When I hm art, bit dearest,
Slug no sad songs for me)
tMnnt ttinn no room at roy bead,
Nor shndy cypress tree.
Be I lie croon prarw above me
With shower and dew-drops we
And If thou wilt, remrmher,
And if thou wilt, iorgi tl
THE WAYWARDNESS OF LOVE.
I was Bitting by the river with the
duchess. She was deep in thought. T
was not thinking more than I could
kelp. Across the sparkling water tho
trees were green and gold, with hore
and there a gleam of silver or a band
of black. The birds were woo.ng ar
dently in the tree tops; indeed, oao
practical fellow seemed already to be
making furniture for the home, or, at
least, sawing the necessary wood.
There was scarcely a breath to Move
the rashes, and the fish slumbered
peacefully in the cool depths of the
river, or glided slowly beneath their
water lily sunshades. Now and then
the little water fairies shot up from
the bottom of the river in their bub
ble boats and flew to Join their play
mates in the clouds, to return when the
rain should come, seated on the falling
drops.
But the beauty that surrounded her
brought no peace to the ir.lnd of the
duchess. "It's such a suitable match,"
he remarked, rousing me from a rev
erie. "Perhaps Lady Marlon might not
think so," said I, aware of what was
troubling my companion.
"Fiddlesticks! She's a sensible gitl!"
"Marriages are not made by being
sensible," I remarked.
"That's my opinion."
"Not exclusively. Your husband told
toe
The attitude of the duchess "iraed
me to desist.
"Besides, he Is much older than Mar
Ion, and immensely rich," I continued.
"Her motives might be mistaken. Now,
If I were to marry you "
"Heaven forbid!" exclaimed tho
duchess, adding, more thoughtfully,
"though I shouldn't have to worry
heaven about It."
"Let us say, then, an old lady."
"Is it a parallel case?"
My better nature asserted itself.
"No," said I.
It is so often the duty of one's tet
ter nature to tell a falsehood. And
really she does not look her yean.
"That'syptgar.'-' sighed the duooess;
"I'm as old as the hills. And I don't
.kip like young sheep, either."
There was Silence for a moment. I
remember wondering how the duchess
would look skipping like a young sheep.
I think the heat had softened if not
partially melted my brain. But my
companion retained her mental
strength.
"Wlnterton himself is the chief diffi
culty," she said, presently. "He wants
bringing to the point"
"You can lead a man to the point,
but you can't make him sit on It," he
murmured.
"Crackling thorns!" ejaculated the
duchess. "Do try to be sensible."
I Bhook my head sadly. The thing
seemed so impossible just then.
"He's not sentimental enough. He
wants stirring up."
I could only think of hatpins, but
dared not suggest them.
"If they were together, under suit
able conditions"
"Moonlight?" I suggested,
Tve tried that"
"Mixed with music?"
"I don't see how it could be ar
ranged." Then a 'brilliant Idea flashed into my
brain.
"Have Peter Macnulty play to
them!" I cried.
The duchess sat tip.
"Yon are really a wonderful man,
MasBingham. Just when I'm thinking
your mind Is permanently gone you
sparkle like this. Mr. Macnulty is the
very man."
"With the man in the moon to help."
. "But how are we to mix them?"
I thought for a moment, and then
aet my scene.
"Wlnterton and Marlon must bo in
veigled on to the terrace; you and I
will be seated In a dark corner ol tho
room."
"I shall feel like Guy Pawkos!"
"The moon, luckily full just now,
will be In Its usual place; and in the
far end of the room Macnulty will play
soft love music as no one else can play
it shaping destinies with his Auger
t'.ps he deus ex piano!"
"It's magnificent!" cried the duchess,
as I sank back exhausted In my chair.
"But how are we to get Macnulty?"
"I know his address lit London.
"Write to him." The duchess rose.
"This very moment," she said.
"You're a wonderful creature, John,
though no one would think It to look
at you or bear you talk. I'm eternally
In your debt"
"Perhaps It won't work.'"
"It shall work," said the duchess, and
swept away over the grass.
n spite of her age, few women
could walk like her. I noticed that
as I lit a cigar.
Then I began to think of Peter Mao
ulty. A little man. Inclined to stout
jmss, wttfe a merry laugh and bright
ys; a good companion and a thor
ough sportsman. We bad faced a tlgor
together and Macnulty found his
Shoulder Just in time to prevent un
pleasant consequences for me.
But Macnulty shooting tigers was
Just a quiet plucky little Englishman,
with a certain dry humor and forget
fulness of self that mads him a capital
flMBpanion. There are (it Is a matter
ONO.
I "ha., not see the shadows,
1 shall not feel the Mini '
I ("hall not hoar the nightingale
Hlng on an if in pnlnt
And dreaming through the twilight
Thnt doth not rise nor et,
lliiply I may remember.
And haply may forget I
Christina Roimettt.
for congratulation) thousands like him
in this little island of ours. But Mac
nulty et tho picnic. Then you forgot
the plump little body, and the shock of
red hair. And when he had done with
you when he had made you laugh and
cry, and love and hate, and stirred and
tickled your very soul with his muslo
then he was your master, and you
could never think of him In quite the
same way again.
That he was the very best man to
suit the purpose of the duchess, I had
no doubt. I decided that Then. I fell
asleep. I felt I needed rest.
But It is the difficulty that is unfore
seen that spoils the best laid plan;
the runner that leaps the highest hedge
trips over the hidden root Next day
came a bolt from the blue.
Macnulty refused the Invitation of
the duchess. He was In town, and
gave no reason. But there was no
trace of indecision In his reply. He
would not come.
"Why not? What's the matter with
the man?" said the duchess to me,
when she announced the news. "He's
been here before."
"That could not be. I suppose "
"I fed him well. . What more does a
man want?"
There was certainly truth in that.
"You must get him for me. It was
your plan."
"I shall have to go to town," I
sighed.
"Thero's a train at 8 tomorrow
morning. You shall be called at 6."
I murmured my thanks.
"Be back to dinner but you shan't
have any unless you bring him with
you."
"The gallant knight will ride forth
on the quest," I exclaimed. "He will
capture the recreant or"
"He won't get any dinner," added
the duchess, who has no soul for tho
romantic.
"You may rely on me," said I.
"You were always fond of your
meals," she murmured.
Next morning, to my Indignation,
(the gallant knight being sleepy), I
was awakened at an early hour, and
my hostess herself saw me driving off
to the station to catch the train she
had selected.
When I arrived In London I went di
rectly to Macnulty'a chambers, and was
sufficiently fortunate to find him at
home. He greeted me warmly.
"I thought you were rusticating
picking daisies and drinking milk, you
know," he said.
"I have been. Not milk, though," I
answered. "I've been with the South-
boroughs."
"I had an invitation."
"We'll go back together this even
ing." "But I refused it. I think of run
ning over to Paris the end of the
week."
"From the frying pan to the Are.
London's hot enough, but Paris be
sides, the duchess wants you at Eo
cleston." "It's very flattering!"
"You're a charming young man when
you're nicely dressed. She Is very fond
of you."
Macnulty pondered.
'Is Is Lady Marlon there?" he in
quired presently.
I thought a moment. There was a
meaning In that question that might
explain his mysterious refusal. It had
not occurred to me before.
"What's that got to do"
"Oh, nothing nothing! " said Mac
nulty, Jumping up from his scat
"Come out and lunch with me."
With my dinner trembling In the
balance, I thought the suggestion excellent-There
Is no doubt that a good meal
undermines a man's moral character.
He feels comfortable and peaceful. He
wants to know why he shouldn't do the
thing he ought not, and finds be has
forgotten the many reasons that bad
suggested themselves before luncheon.
Probably, if no one stops him, be does
it
It was so with Peter Macnulty. We
caught an afternoon train, to Eccle
ston to act promptly. Macnulty was
carefully fed (I had no reason to com
plain myself), and when the mcoon
climbed over the treetops, she saw us
all assembled In the great drawing-
room that looked out on the stone ter
race where In olden times many wom
en had waved adieu with dainty ker
chiefs to their knights riding to the
war, there to do great deeds for their
love. Here, too, was a great deed to
be done for love; not by a knight in
shining armor, but by a little fat man
at a plana Only be did not know he
was to do It, which spoiled the ro
mance.
I have always (except. Indeed, ouce
In my life) gazed at the game of life
as a spectator, and found much amuse
ment and at times not a little sorrow.
in Its contemplation. Here was a seen
that would be interesting. With all
the power, and, I did not doubt, the
will as well, to use bis muslo for his
wn ends, Macnulty was to aid bis
rival with It I felt I ought io warn
him. But then, the duchess And,
after all, Che woman would choose for
herself. It could but hasten the aevs-
opment
The duchess displayed considerable
skill In arranging her tableau. Winter
ton' and Marion were lured on to the
terrace (by a suggestion that the park
was well worth looking at in the
moonlight), Macnulty was cajoled to
the piano, and the duchess herself took
a seat by my side.
But then matters went awry. After
Allaying a few soft, low chords and let
ting his fingers run gently over the
keys for a minute Macnulty broke sud
denly Into one of the wild, grand mel
odies of his native land. There were
the skirl of the pipes, the shouts of
the tribesmen, and the clang of
their broadswords all the wild bar
barism of a fierce battle of the clans.
It stirred the blood In my veins. I,
too, grasped a claymour, and bounded
over the heather, ailed with a wild
lust of slaying. There was a kilt
around my waist, and I felt the sharp
sting of the heather on my bare knees.
I would shout and kill kill and my
arms would never tire while the shriek
ing of the pipes rang In my ears.
Presently I looked up. The duchess
was standing by me, with her hand on
my shoulder.
"This will never do," she whispered.
"The music has not moved her. Possi
bly she found It difficult to imagine
herself In a kilt."
I looked out on to the terrace. Wln
terton was tapping with his foot and
looking at the moonlight country.
"Tell him to play something soft,"
said the duchess.
I rose obediently and walked across
the room.
I am approaching middle age, and In
clined to stoutness, so that surprise at
my request for something sentimental
was but natural. I felt I must furnish
an excuse, so I pointed to the couple
on the terrace.
"They would like It more," I said
softly.
I was determined he should know
what be had to do.
Macnulty' face grew very grave.
"Did she usk for it?"
He was thinking of Marlon, I sub
stituted the duchess.
"Yes." said I.
He turned sharply away from me and
laid his hands on the keys. I returned
to my seat. The duchess was smiling.
Then Macnulty began to play, at
first softly, as of a lover thinking; then
louder, in a passlonat appeal. I saw
Wlnterton's hand steal slowly toward
Marion's, and close over it. (The duch
ess leaned a little forward in her
chair). But the hand underneath was
gently twisted away, and Marlon rose.
I could see her lips move, and then she
came through the doors into the room.
Her mother gasped audibly, and for a
moment I though she would have bar
red her entrance, but she sank back
again into her chair. In the dim light
I could not see her expression. I was
sorry for that.
Marlon walked to the piano, but
Macnulty continued plaflng as if he
did not see her. But it was no longer
music that he played; it was the man
himself speaking, a passionate torrent
of words.
Wlnterton leaned over the terrace,
and I saw s gleam of a match. He had
lit a cigar. For a few seconds we re
mained motionless; then I rose and
went out on the terrace, and, to my
surprise, the duchess followed me. I
think she wanted more air than the
room afforded, and did not realize the
danger that lurked under the softly
shaded lamp that stood by the piano.
She had scarcely gained the terrace
when the music stopped. The duchess
and I turned quickly and looked into
the room. Macnulty had risen and
was standing by the piano, holding
both Marion's hands In his. The duch
ess bounded (I can see no other word)
into the room. Macnulty sat down
again quickly.
"Marlon," she cried.
"Yes," responded that young lady,
quietly.
Macnulty's hands came down heav
ily on the keys. Again the pipes
shrieked out their music, but now in
wild strains of triumph and rejoicing.
For the Clan Macnulty had won a
victory.
Of course, the duchess was annoyed,
but Mr. and Mrs. Peter Macnulty were
very bappy. The Lady's Realm.
Havana's Cemetery.
Havana's cemetery is typical of the
burying places of all Spanish-America
n countries. It consists of a wall
eight to ten feet thick, honeycombed
with niches for the reception of coffins
and surrounding a plot of land which
la sever used for burial purposes, and
is usually in a neglected condition. The
cemetery is run by the municipal au
thorities and the niches are rented.
The payment required upon the seal
ing of one of these holes in the wall
Insures an undisturbed resting place
for its contents for three or five years
from that time, according to the par
ticular custom of the locality. Then an
annual rental must be paid for a pe
riod of 25 years, at the end of which
time the tenant gets a title In perpe
tuity. But how few ever find a last
resting place In one of these niches is
shown by the fact that, despite ths
tremendous Increase in population
since It was built two or tree centu
ries ago, the cemetery has never jwen
enlarged, and there are always plenty
of vacancies. Upon default of pay
ment of the rental the bones are raked
out tf the lncbe, and it is ready
for the next occupant. The bones are
placed In one corner of the cemetery
and there, at least, they lie undis
turbed through the passing years as
the pile constantly grows larger. .
Reason for it
Reggy And you really believe h
tells the truth?
PerrT Oh, uo doubt about It He'i
taken it up as a fad. Detroit Frei
JPrssB,
CHANGES IN TIIE MAP.
FEW OF THE EUROPEAN COUN
TRIES MAINTAIN THEIR OLD
BOUNDARIES.
Only Four Remain Intsct Great Brit
ain, Norway, Spain and Swtxer
Isnd the Sams Germany, Italy and
Turkey Rejuvenated Some Kalel
doscople Rectifications.
The events of the past 100 years or
to have wrought many Important
changes in the map of Europe and have
esulted In the righting of some wrongs
snd perhaps In the perpetuation of oth
ers whosa full effects are not yet felt
The history of the centuries before it
a history of struggles, a story of ag
grandizement, the clashing of conflict
ing interests, are always worthy of
study says the Church Chronical.
Take the map of 100 years ago and
the map of today, put them side by
side, and one is struck by the small
number of countries that have escaped
change. Great Britain, Spain,, Switzer
land and Norway remain colored as
they were 100 years ago; all else bave
assumed a different outline or a dif
ferent color. Some states bave disap
peared, others amalgamated, and some
have sprung up that were hardly
dreamed of before. Right In the centre
of the map, where was the confedera
tion of the Rhine, and Prussia and Si
lesia In a different tint to the north,
all covered yellow, is now a multiplici
ty of tints. We have a purple-tinted
Oerman empire, a sea-green Austria
Hungary. The pink hue of France in
the earlier map spreads northward
over Belgium and the Netherlands and
southeastward over Italy. On the oth
er hand, the yellow tint over Russia
has overspread the Duchy of Warsaw,
figured In deep orange a century ago,
and Turkey, which seemed tottering to
her fall when last century was young,
though still existing, Is much attenu
ated, for in the northeast corner there
are the separate states of Servla, Rou
mania, and Bulge-a.
These kaleidoa oolc changes have
each Its individual story and we trace
them back, most of tbem, to the French
revolution, which was responsible for
more changes in the map of Europe
than any other event In modern times.
Before this occurrence Poland had been
absorbed by Russia, Prussia had risen
to greatness, Sweden bad fallen from
her temporary hegemony In northern
Europe, the Spanish Netherlands had
belonged since 1713 to the house of
Austria,, and the French Bourbons
held parts of Italy.
With the French revolution began
that series of changes by which Napo
leon extended his empire all over Qer
many west of the Rblne, over large
areas In northern Grmany, embracing
the Netherlands and most of Italy, part
being Incorporated with the empire and
part held by himself as king of Italy,
while his brother was king of Spain
and his brother-in-law king of Naples,
It was a wonderful piece of aggran
dizement This aggrandizement was
however, not destined to survive,
When Nemesis overtook Napoleon
France shrank to her original dimen
sions, the minor German princes con
federated, with Austria at their head;
Italy was parcelled out into principali
ties, Austria taking the Venetian do
minions and the' Netherlands becoming
again a kingdom, though afterward
split up Into Holland and Belgium.
The most Important chango of all
has been that In Germany, which, from
being "a mere geographical expres
sion," applied to a number of German
speaking states, obtained in 1871 that
unity which had been a dream of ages.
When Napoleon overthrew the Holy
Roman empire in 1S06, there grew up
confederations which oscillated toward
and were dominated in turn by Prus
sia on the one hand and Austria on the
other. Midway in the century it
seemed as though a German empire
would be achieved in connection with
Prussia, but Frederick IV. in a half
hearted way, refused the Imperial
crown, and through the irritation of
Austria against her exclusion from tho
confederation he scheme was delaye:!
tor a couple of decades. It was not un
til the Italians were victorious under
Cavour that the movement obtained
a freeh Impetus, and when Prussia had
beaten Austria at the battle of Konlg
gratz, the great northern federation
was formed, Hanover, Hesse-Cassel and
the Danish duchies being joined to
Prussia and Austria being kept out
altogether. The south German states
also formed a confederation in alliance
with the north, and five years later
the king of Prussia was proclaimed
emperor of a united Germany in' the
Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
Next to the founding of the German
empire ranks the unification of Italy.
When Napoleon's power was upset the
map of Italy showed a kingdom of Sar
dinia, a kingdom of Naples, the papal
states, with various independent duch
ies, and Austria having a large holding
in the fertile regions of the north. The
first movement came from the emperor
of Austria, who caused himself to be
crowned at Milan as king of Lombardy
and Venice, but Austria becoming tem
porarily paralyzed by an insurrection
in Vienna and Hungary's claim for In
dependence, a movement for the uni
fication of Italy commenced.
Mazlnl Inflamed the national feeling
against Austria, aud, when an Insur
rection broke out in Milan, the
king of Sardinia declared war
against Austria, and RadeUky, the
Austrian general, had to retreat But
the sanguinary struggle thus begun
ended In favor of Austria, and for 10
years, during which Austria dominated
the whole of Italy, no further move
ment was undertaken. Then Cavour
came upon the scene as minister of the
youthful Victor Emmanuel, king of
Piedmont and Sardinia, and, formed an
I alliance with Napoleon III In 1169,
they won the batle of Magenta, occu
pled Milan, and had occupied Bolfer
Ino, when Napoleon came suddenly to
terms with Austria It seemed as
though a death blow hnd been given
to Italian unity, but Victor Emman
uel and Cavour were not cowed by he
defection of Napoleon. And now a new
hero came forward. Garibaldi, with
bis volunteers, destroyed the Bourbon
dynasty in Sicily, and tho Independent
duchies, one after the other, declared
for the young Pledmontese king. Ven
ice regained its freedom In I860, and
in 1870, when the Italian forces took
Rome and forced the pope to take up
the role of prisoner of the Vatican, the
final stage of Italian unity was reached.
MONOCLES IN KANSAS.
Tne Burning Ambition of 8enator F.
Djmont Smith For Culture.
F. Dumont Smith, state senator
from the 3Stu district, Is responsible
for tho Introduction of tho monocle
Into the short grass section of Kansas.
Mr. Smith has prepared an Ingenious
defense of his action, and, as be Is a
candidate for re-election, it cannot be
known whether or not bis defence Is
accepted until the votes of the district
in the November election are counted.
Senator Smith has been suspected for
several years of a desire to Introduce
"genuine" culture into the prairie
country and his ability to wear a mon
ocle lias plven him his opportunity.
Several years ago be took home with
him from Topeka a package of blue
grass seed and had visions of a lawn
of the finest Kentucky grass which
should otend from Great Bend to Sy
racuse. His dream ended when the
last spear of sickly green grass with
ered tinder the rays of the July sun.
Now he believes be has set an exam
ple which will lead every cow punch
er In bis district to adopt the monorlo
ami that In time It will be possiMo
lor stramjo-rs to recognize a resident
of the district by the character of glass
ho wears.
Senator Smith enys he has adopted
tho monoclo because he believes that
he s'jonld no longer delude his con
stituents into believing that he. tins
two eyes. He says only one of his
eyes has rendered hlra any service for
yer.rs, nnd be knows no necessity for
wearing the two glasses. Mr. Smith
says he bps worn tho monocle six
mouths, but, as he Is just returning
from Chicago, it is believed that ho
adopted the reform In that city and Is
waiting here for the news to reach the
short grass country. Then, If there Is
too lug an uproar, he can discard, tho
single plrtss and declare the story a
lalirlcntloii. Senator Smith was
asked today how bis boom to succeed
But ton, In the United States senate Is
progressing and told the following
story to illustrate It:
"My boom Is something like 'Bill
Sterret s elephant. It Is not as dan
gerous as It seemed. 'Bill' Sterret
had been drunk several days and
a'.-'oI;e one morning to ' find an ele
phant In his room. The animal was of
enormous size. Its back touched tho
colling and It so completely filled tho
room that Its trunk reposed on Bill's
bed. Sterret never hnd had experi
ence with elephants and did not know
what be could do to get rid of the
creature. While he was trying to
solve the problem, tho elephant
backed out of tho roora through tho
keyhole." Kansas City Star.
A Fr'jhtful Accident.
A laborer wes on his way to his
work the other morning as a "through"
train was about to pass a little Btatlon,
where a crowd had assembled for the
"way" train, duo In a few moments.
A child who had strayed to the edge
of the platform seemed about to
lose her balanro In her effort to get
a good vlow of tho oncoming engine.
Quick as a flash the workman
jumped forward, tossed tho child back
to a placo of safety, and was himself
grazed by tho, cylinder, which rolled
him over on the platform pretty
roughly.
Several pooplo hastened to his as-
alntance, but he rose uninjured, nl
though with a face expressive of grave
concern.
"Confound It! Just my luck!" he
exclaimed, drawing a colored hand'
kerchief, evidently containing lunch
eon, from his pocket and examining
it ruefully.
"What is It?" Inquired the onlook
ers. "Why, the salt and peppor's all
over the rhubarb pie, and the eggs
well, I kept telling her something
would happen If she didn't boll 'em
harder!" Youth's Companion,
Not Her Business.
Mrs, Plummor Is one of the gentle
clinging women who are guarded and
guided by some strona; and well-balanced
member of the sterner sex as
long as they live. When Mr. Plum
mer died sho was overcome by grief
and a sense of helplessness.
"Now, my doar Emily, what are all
these bills?" asked her cousin one day,
when Mrs. Plummor bad been a widow
nearly six months.
"They are gas bills." said Mrs.
Plummer, looking apathetically at a
small pile of pink slips, "and those
blue ones are telephone bills. The;
are beginning to comnlaln at the tele
phone office, and they've said some
thing about taking out the telephone,
and the gas company has shut off the
gas already, I eat In the dark last
night"
"Well, but why on earth don't you
pay the bills?" asked ber bewildered
relative.
Mrs. Plummer looked at ber guest
with reproachful, tear-filled eyes.
"George Has always paid the gas
and telephone bills," she said plaint
lively. "I supposed you'd understand.
Youth's Companion.
Remember The Little Memberl
Ton may keep your feet from slipping
And your blind from evil den In,
Hut to puiird your tuiiguu from trip
ping, What iincenKtng earn It needs!
Be you old or ue you young,
Oh, Ill-wore,
Take good euro
Of the tittle-tattle, tell-tale tonguel
Ton tnny feel Inclined to quarrel
With the doetrino thnt I prenrh
lut the sounilneon of the moral
fad experience will tench i
lie It eulil or be it sung
Everywhere,
Oh, lien-nre
Of tho tittle-tattle, tell-tnle tonsuel
Henry John-tone, lu St. Nicholas.
Tender Animal Mothers.
A wild beast tamer of long experi
ence tells some interesting things of
the affection of animals for thoir
young. He had an eltphant once, ho
says, who did all lu her power to
spoil her young one. She fussed over
It and cuddled It up so that when over
time came for it to leave the cage
It was simply unmanageable. When
one of the men made a bold move to
ward the baby he was promptly butted
In the stomach and bowled over in a
peculiar way which the youngster had
of expressing his feelings toward those
whom he disliked. At last, by a ruso,
the mother and don were separated.
But there was no such thing as keep
ing them apart The baby rubbed the
kln off its forehead and trunk, try
ing to get through the bars, and both
wailed so long and piteously that the
keeper was obliged to put them to
gether again.
A shy baby camel that passed
through the hands of this same train
er refused to look uflon the world
except (from its favorite station, be
tween its mother's legs. The mother,
too, would show her displeasure at
any effort toward intimacy by spit
ting violently at every one In sight
The kangasoo also is very fond of
her offspring, and will patiently carry
It about long after It Is ready to hop
on its own account.
But for a display of pure affection
the mother monkey beats any other
animal, and when there is an addition
to the family circle there Is general
rejoicings A baby monkey sticks fast
by its mother, and asleep or awake
it seems always In her thoughts.
How Rsts Outwitted s Msn.
There is a story told of a certain
hotel In a large city where the rats
Increased despite dogs, cats and fer
rets. A few were bagged with a rifle,
but soon they grew too wary for that
Traps and poison were matters of
household experience, and even tho
young and inexperienced In ratdora
know enough to avoid them. Then
the manager hit upon another ex
pedient. Ho swung a lid on s barrel with a
swlved, filled the barrel half full of
water and fastened a lump of cheese
In tho centre of tho lid. As soon as
a rat alighted on either side of the
lid, over he would go Into the barrel,
and for a while rats wero drowned by
ihn dc.-on
Then It was evident that they had
held a rat council, for the number ot
victims grew steadily smaller. Some
times of a morning there would be
two or thrco rats In the barrel; oftcner
there would bo none at all. The ob
servant manager felt that they were
all the time trying to figure out how
to got that cheese. Sometimes two
rats would' got on tho edge of the bar
rel opposite one another at the same
time, and balance the lid as they
crtjt In toward the centre. This
worked well until one or the other
forgot tho need for caution, when both
fell In.
Finally cno old rat mastered the
game. For several nights the cheese
disappeared, and there was no rat
there In tho morning to show for It.
One night the manager caught the rat
In the act of dropping from some ot
tho pipes right In the centre of the
lid. Ho balanced himself tor a mo
ment, then quietly nibbled at the
cbcese. When be had satisfied him
self be carefully moved off along the
line of the swivel and dropped to the
floor, safe.
"That was the point where I gave
It up," said the manager, in telling
the story. "Tbero are some other
people figuring on It now, but the kind
ot man who is able to beat those rats
will probably be able to command a
higher salary than I can afford to pay."
Tribuue Farmer.
' Firing at Unseen Marks.
Now that the United States govern
nent Is experimenting in building a
naval cannon for which a range ot
more than 20 miles Is claimed, the
possibility is opened that some day
in the future there will be a battle
between ships and forts that are so
far apart that neither can see the
other.
Until the last few years the army
rather thought that it bad the better
ot the navy In the way of rifled can
non of Immense weight and power.
Naturally there Is a limit to the size
and weight of a cannon Intended for
a ship; but for land defenses, whore
the guns are fixed In place once ant
for all, there Is no limit whatsoever,
and the slxteen-lncn gun seemed to be
ths last word.
"But now, if the government suc
ceeds In getting a type of gun that
combines lightness with unheard of
power, so that It can firs a projectile
to a distance of mors than twanty
miles, the army will hare a black ysr
for a gun that can shoot more thasj
twenty miles really Is ot HtUt- use to
a fort
This Is because a ship cannot be
seen very much beyond that distance.
It Is bull down then, owlug to the
curvature of the earth. And, ot
course, If the ship Is Invisible, there I
no use in shooting at It.
But tho ship can Just as well shoot
at the fort even If It cannot see the
land; for the men on the ship know
exactly where the foit Is and can
not move away, while the men In the
fort never can tell where the ship Is,
and if they did now and then get Its
range, the vessel can move away in an
Instant.
But there is one respect In which
the forts still will remain ahead of
the ship that Is In the amount
of protection tht they can utilize.
There Is, of course, no limit to the
mountains of earth which the army
engineers can pile over and around
their batteries. And no steel plate
ever made is as effective In stopping;
a projectile ss Is plain, common dirt
A good earth work will stop the
mightiest of the new halt-ton steel
shells, with all the'r a; mor penetrating
devices. The Toe can throw In as many
explosives as ho pleases; the modern
earthwork Is so constructed that It
will practically repair Itself. Ordi
nary breaches in It are closed up al
most automatically by the dirt that
slides into the cavity from above.
So, even if a fleet should at last
get an armament that would enable
it to lie so far away that curvature
of the earth hides it utterly from the
gunners in forts, the ships might
pound away for many days and yet
do little damage. New York Press.
Chenchu at ths Toyman's Shop.
It was the fifth day of the fifth
month, and one of the greatest holi
days of the Chinese year, the spring
festival. A fair was being held at the
largest Buddhist temple in the city,
and both Chenchu and her brother,
Yushan, were to be allowed to go.
Tho large black mule was hitched
to the cart the ofucial cart with red
wheels, notched tires, two window
on each side, and a red oilcloth band
around the bed or body of the cart
It was like a very large Saratoga
trunk on two wheels, and would bave
been rough to ride In but for the fact
that It WB. 1 ! 1 I .11. V. I h
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Both children and the old nurse
were packed In the cart, while one
servant walked on each side with one
hand on the shaft, and another led the
mule. They went Just as fast as the
legs of the servants could carry tbem,
bumplty, bump! bumplty, bump! over
tho rough streets, with clouds of dust
following them all the way. When
they reached the temple, you could)
have written your name with your
finger in the dust on their fine silk
garments.
But what did they care for dustf
Besides one of the servants soon
brushed it all off with a piece of silk
tied to tho end of a stick, with which
every cart is provided. There were
too many attractions to allow tbem
to think of dust, or of anything else
except the many things there were
to hear and sea and eat and drink.
It was like Fourth of July or Bunker
Hill day on Boston common, with
many other side shows and entertain
monts added to tho list
First and foromost, before they en
tered tho gato, was the peanut man,
with Chinese peanuts, American pea
nuts, hulled peanuts, salted peanuts,
sugared peanuts peanuts In every
ffll-m I V- II t M'HI 1 1 . 1 rlt.nnl t V. A .,, Inn.
of the child.
Next to him, but just Inside the
gato, was the toyman; and, as they
entered, Chenchu, forgetting for the
moment that sho was the daughter
of a great official, and realizing that
she was only a little girl, exclaimed;
"O nurse. Just look at the toys!" "
"Yes," said the nurse, "would you,
like to buy some?"
But as she spoke the toy-seller turn
ed from a poor little girl who did not
have money enough to buy the doll
she wanted, saying:
"No, if you do not have the money,
you cannot have the doll. What will
the little lady have?' this last to Chen
chu. " W 1 n f AnAa alia .nfH i,1.l -.V
chu, pointing to the poor little girl.
"She wants the large doll, but she
does not have money enough to buy
it"
"How much Is It?" Chenchu con
tinued. "Twelve cents," said he, adding two
cents to the price he had juBt asked
the little one.
"Give it to me," she said. And, tak
ing it in her arms, she placed it gent
ly in the arms of the others saying:
"Do you like it? Nurse will give,
him the money. Would you like any
thing else?"
"You are very kind," said the little
girl, with a polite bow and a thank
you. "I would not dare to ask for
anything else."
"Yes, she wanted this cart,' said)
the toyman, with an eye to business;
"but if she could not buy the doll, she
certainly could not buy both."
"Would the cart make you happy?"
asked Chenchu; "because my papa let
me do whatever I wish that will make
any one happy," looking at her nurse.
The nurse paid the money without
a word as though It was something;
she was accustomed to doing. Tbem
purchasing a toy or two for Chenchu,
they walked on, leaving the little
girl very happy with her doll and
cart Isaac T. Headland, in Our Lit
tle Chinese Cousin.
The bill for a 130,000 railway map, to
be used by the government, recently
proposed, has been approved by the
senate committee on Interstate oota-
mere.