WOODLANP
Across the woodlands bare and still
rhythmic note In heard,
as ir some liaml with tender skill a vl
. .. i . l'l"", nni atlrrwl :
And hark! the bluebird's silvery throat
....... Hisvorln echoes Hnir
V.lth that flint thrilling, soulful note that
wakes the sleeping spring.
Like strains from some glad mlnstrers lute
the swelling cadence uears,
And voices that have long been mute re-
"t-ho In our ears;
vtltn siren songs they seem to woo our
steps from haunts of man,
And south winds blow as If they blew upon
tht pipes of I'an.
THE STORY OF
The clerks In our office decided today
that the story of Shylock II. must he
given to the world. It was also tvgreed
that the literary part of the work must
be done by me, Jack Slade, because
last year I won a silver watch In a
competition by guessing almost exact
ly the number of pens In a bottle.
Well, to begin with, four years ago,
Harry Heywood was the best-liked
fellow In our office. Four months ago
he was the best-hated man in the
place.
This loss of popularity was entirely
due to himself. From a bright, cheer
ful kind of a chap, up to no end of
larks ftnd always impecunious between
ay days, he became a quiet, miserable
looking beggar and a regular miser.
Young Baines awfully clever young
ter, by-the-by says that a miser Is
the most unselfish of all men, because
he denies himself all his life for the
ace of his heirs.
But, anyhow, you can understand
that Heywood gradually ceased to be a
favorite with us. Some one christened
him Shylock II., and the name stuck
to him like a leech.
We knew for a fact that he lived In
lodgings and had not a relation In the
world, so that the venerable yarn about
upporting a poor old mother and a
bundle of sisters wouldn't answer In
this case. It was also known that he
had been engaged to be married, but no
ne had seen him with the girl for a
long time several years. The most
plausible explanation was that a
broken engagement had soured his
heart and turned him into a misan
thrope. His clothes were worn to the very
last stage of shabbiness. It was five
years since ne bad had a new over
coat, and as for his eloves. they were
extinct altogether.
And yet, somehow, most of us liked
him, although we were ashamed to ad
ult It There was something so sad
bout hls face. Not that I or anyone
else ever heard him complain; he'd
too much grit for that
And as for his miserly habits, we
couldn't think they were adopted for
, bis own benefit, otherwise what be
came of the money he saved, and why
did he spend so little on his clothes
and food?
Of course, I'm arguing these matters
now In his favor, but at that time the
opinion of the fellows was entirely
hostile. I think we were all Inclined
to imagine the poor chap could have
Justified himself, but he never tried
to do so, and perhaps that turned us
against him; and after a while we had
drifted so far apart that no one in the
office spoke to him except about busi
ness. How he stood it I don't know.
I expect he felt bad sometimes, but he
gave no sign, except that he seemed to
grow thinner and Bhabbler every day.
But all this time he must have been
saving nearly a hundred pounds a year
out of his princely Income of one hun
dred and fifty.
II.
One evening I had to meet a train
at Blucher street station. You know
what an old rabbit-warren of a place
It Is, so you will understand how I
only found the platform at the last
minute. The porter told me It was
No. 7, and so I fixed myself there with
a cigar so as to impress the girl favor
ably when she looked for me as the
train came in.
I struck a grand attitude and hung
on to it until the train stopped. The
uard skipped out of his van, and Just
to make certain I asked him If he had
come from Clapham.
"Not exactly," he answered; "this
ia the south coast express."
"Oh," I said, and looked round for
the porter who had accepted my two
pence on false pretences.
The next moment 1 forgot all about
everything else in the shock of seeing
(Shylock II. He was shaking hands
with a fellow who bad Just come In by
the train. They wajked down the
platform together as friendly as could
be, and when I saw the other man's
face you could have knocked me down
with a feather. He had formerly been
employed by our firm as a lift man, but
waa discharged for making bets with
tht clerks in the offlM. He used to
"make a book" on every race In the
year, except the human race, and that,
he said, was too uncertain to bet about.
I felt downright sorry at seeing
tnee two together. The instinct that
bad told me Heywood was saving for
tome straightforward purpose oozed
out of me at once on receiving such
a squeeze as this.
It seemed such a pity to think that
a fellow of his age should be so irre
trlevably entangled. A slave to gam
bling, a mere low-class plunger! But
It couldn't be so; there must be a
better explanation. I was trying to
think out some excuse for him all the
way out of tht station. As for the
girl, I forgot, all about her, and that's
tht truth.
VOICE3.
They open to our charmed gaze green Tlstas
cool and wide,
And coverts In whose bosky maze shy ham
adryads hide;
They lure na on 'neath smiles of May where
dimpling brooklets creep.
Where l atklo'd willows bend and sway, and
mottled shadows sleep.
They tell of lenf-encurtnlncd dells, where
lowing cattle stray.
And softly swlnit their tinkling bells from
morn till clime of day ;
And still with siren song they woo our
steps from haunts of man,
And south winds Mow as If they blew upon
the pipes of I'an 1
Helen Whitney Clark.
SHYLOGK II.
Half-way across Waterloo bridge I
collided with a chap who was staring
miserably down at the river. And
when he turned round I -saw to my
amazement that it was the very man
who was troubling my thoughts.
"Looking at the river?" I said, try
ing to speak In a friendly tone.
"Yes," he answered, drearily; "It
flows very smoothly, doesn't it?"
"Why, yes, I suppose it does. But,
look here, Shy Heywood, whnt's the
use of being such a miserable soft as
you are? Look at me; I've far more
troubles than you, and yet you don't
catch me moping."
"It you've more troubles than I
have," he cried, passionately, "then
may heaven help you!" and he turned
away to the river again, and his head
dropped miserably on his chest.
, "While there's life there's hope," I
said, trying to cheer him tip, "and
however bad your luck is, It's better
than despair. That would be a miser
able gnme. It would simply be ad
mitting you were beaten."
"And I am almost beaten," he
groaned. "Four years have I fought
and done the best that could be done,
and now the end is closing in and the
odds are all against me, and in three
days from now on Oh!" He shivered
from head to foot as he spoke, and
clutched me by the arm. "Look here,
.Slatle, I think you're a kind-hearted
fellow. Come and spend this evening
at my lodgings. Come and talk to me
or I shall go mad. The suspense Is
killing me."
It was now or never with him. -"You
mean you are killing yourself." I
said, sternly; "as for the end coming
In three days from now, that's Impos
sible while you hold on to your situa
tion." He stared In such a pitiful, aston
ished way that It almost unnerved me.
"What do you mean?" he said,
quietly.
"I mean that If you will give up this
gambling you've the best part of your
life, and a happy life, before you. And
If you'll promise me to give up gam
bling I'll help you amy way you like,
except with money, and that I don't
possess."
This time I'd touched him up, and
no mistake. His face Was as white as
chalk and his eyes fairly blazed. And
yet the poor beggar was so weak after
his years of semi-starvation that he
had to hold on to the bridge, he
trembled so much. But I stood firm
and waited for his reply. And when
It came I believe I felt more shaky
than he did himself.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you," he
said, quietly enough. "You misunder
stood me, but I ought to get used to
that after four years. Good-night."
"But how have I misunderstood
you?" I cried. "You live on a third
of your salary, you meet and are
friendly with a professional gambler,
you talk of the odds being all against
you, and of ruin coming hi three days.
The Derby is run three days from
now "
"Good-night," he said again. "You
are mistaken, but no matter, I will
ask for no more sympathy. Good
night." He turned and hurried away, and I
spent the rest of that evening alter
nately patting myself on the back for
my firmness and then wondering
whether we were all wrong in our
opinion of Shylock II.
III.
The next day he did not turn up at
business, nor for many days after.
When a wck had gone by I became
anxious, and looked up his address in
our book at the office.
I went round that evening, and a
miserable little place it was, away up
four flights of stairs, at the top of a
dreary old house in one of the poorest
suburbs of the city.
I tapped at the door gently, whilst
all manner of sympathy and pity tore
through my heart. Gambler or no
gambler, he was down on his luck and
should be tenderly treated. And as I
reacnea out to seize me nanate tne
door suddenly opened from the inside,
and Jones, the betting man, stood be
fore me.
I felt savage, and told him so before
entering the room. But he only
shrugged his shoulders as though In
different to anything I rnlght say
about himself. And I believe the silly
ass had been crying. His eyes were
all red and swollen.
Heywood was sitting up in bed,
propped with pillows. The doctoa was
by his side, and a motherly-looking
old woman, the landlady,' stood staring
at the fire. And her eyes were red
and swollen, too.
But If I dwell on things like this
you'll never know the end of this
story, so I'd better go straight on and
get it done.
Poor old Shylock smiled faintly when
he saw me. "It's good of you to come,"
he said, "after our last meeting."
"How about the suspense the three
days?" I cEked.
"It's over now," he said; and .his
thin, white hand patted the counter
pane gently.
"Did you know I was engaged to be
married," he said, presently, "about
four years ago?"
"Yes, I had heard so," I muttered,
huskily.
"We were to have been married that
summer," he continued, gazing through
the window as though he spoke to
himself; "but Bertha was seized with
Illness some spinal disease. The doc
tor said her only chance was to go Into
a certain home for a few years, but
that It would cost a lot of money, as
she was not eligible for' free treatment."
He stopped speaking for a moment,
for his breathing was difficult. And
my eyes were red and swollen now, as
I knelt by the bedside.
"We mnnnged it," ho said, quietly,
In a minute or two, "and she seemed
to be getting better. I got Jones a
place ns attendant at the home, and
he used to bring me news of my poor
girl. Then the doctor said that if she
would undergo an operation she might
be cured almost at once. It was a
very dangerous operation, and painful;-
but she agreed, and It wan fixed
for three days later.
"She died Ihls morning," he added,
with just a quiver In his voice, and
lilft thin hand trembled.
I don't know exactly whnt happened
next or how I got out of the room, but
I wasn't the only Idiot next morning
nt the office. Poor old Shylock never
really recovered his health, but we
did our best to make up for our past
unklndness, and I think the dear old
chap understood.
ARMY OF 400,000 LED BY 'PHONE.
Every Stroke Correctly Timed by
Field Marshal Oyama Util
izes Up-to-Date Methods.
Among many things which the Jap
anese have done during the war which
they are now waging nnd.whlch have
attracted the attention of the world,
their use of the telephone Is one. As
each advance was made or a trench
was dug connections were made w'lth
headquarters by telephone. Thus, not
only was all Important Information
transmitted Immediately to the com
mander, but fighting was directed from
the latter point by the same means.
The commander was able to direct
the fire of the guns and to order ad
vances when the proper time arrived.
The telephone in this service has tak
en the place of the courier and does
the work better and more quickly.
By Its ability to communicate instant
ly with many and widely separated
points not only are the army's opera
tions directed more effectively, but one
commander Is enabled to control a
larger force than was possible under
the old system. Could Field Marshal
Oyama have directed the operations of
400,000 men and have timed his
strokes so exactly had he been forced
to depend upon orders carried by
horse? How could he have controlled
a fighting line a hundred miles long?
Without the telephone the operations
would have been carried on by a num
ber of generals, each acting according
to a certain plan, but depending large
ly upon his own judgment for what to
do and when to do it. That the fight
would have been carried on as bravely
none can doubt, but the telephone co
ordinated the actions of each division
and reduced the armies to one vast
machine. Nothing was left to chance;
every stroke was correctly timed, and
the commander-in-chief was at once
Informed of its result Even the fly
ing columns were followed by the en
gineering corps and the result of every
skirmish and the taking of every vil
lage were known within a short time
at headquarters. Electrical Review.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
A Missouri paper claims that farm
ers nowadays walk and stand much
Btraighter than they did 30 or 40 years
ago. Improved machinery and more
scientific methods of farming are cred
ited with this result.
Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not so tall as those born In the
summer and spring months, and the
growth ot children is much more rnpld
from March till August
The British mint has been busily
engaged In coining larthlngs. Until
very recently farthings have been al
most unknown coins In many, perhaps
the majority, of the British posses
sions. They are only coined to en
courage thrift in the colonies.
The two sides of a person's face are
never alike, according to the Indian
apolis News. The eyes are out of line
In two cases out of five, and one eye
Is stronger than the other In seven
persons out of ten. The right ear Is
also, as a rule, higher than the left.
A barrel is nailed to a tree on a
barren island in the Straits of Magel
lan on the southern const of South
America, and used as a postoffice.
Ships passing there drop their mall in
the barrel and it Is taken out and for
warded by the next Bhlp which comes
along bound in the direction of the let
ter's address.
Bad fathers are rare among birds.
Usually the male rivals his mate in
love for their children. The carrier
pigeon in fact, so do nearly all birds
feeds his mate while she Is on the
nest. More than that, the crow, the
most dismal of birds, often sits on
the eggs in the nest In order that Mrs.
Crow may have an hour or so of re
laxation and gossip among the other
Mrs. Crows of her acquaintance. The
blue marten . the black-coated gull,
the great blue heron and the black
vulture all do the same.
The World of the Window Seat.
There's a little laddie serous the street.
Who sees the world from a window scat.
There he must stay tin livelong day,
l-'or he's too cnui'l to no out to play,
And mother's too nirenil to let lilui stray,
And unite too Iiiih v to take hi in away.
Ho all his world Is a piece of eky
And a street where the noisy tenuis go by.
Yet he plays anil laughs and life Is sweet,
Though he sees the world from a window
scat. liidluuapolls News.
A Laughing Plant.
There Is a curious plant that grows
In Arabia and is known by tho name
of "laughing plant." This name comes
from the fact that any one who eats
Its seeds cannot control his laughter.
Tho natives of the district where this
funny plant grows dry the seeds and
reduce them to powder. A small dose
of this powder, says the Indianapolis
News, makes those who cat it act very
much like the foollnh people who drink
more liquor than is good for them.
The soberest person will dance, shout
and laugh liko a madman and runh
about, cutting up tho most ridiculous
capers for an hour.
At the end of this time tho reaction
comes. Tho dancer Is exhausted and
a deep sleep conies upon him. Af!er
a nap of several hours he awakens
with no recollection of tho antics he
has performed.
Sparrows as Samaritans.
The sparrow has never been noted
for its good works and kind deeds, but
the following little story throws a
new light on these despised little
scrappers:
Last spring a young robin was found
floundering about a gentleman's lnwn.
It was unable to fly and had evidently
fallen from its nest. Fearing that the
cats might devour it in the night, tho
gentleman took the bird to the rear of
his yard and placed It In an enclosure
covered with a wire screen. While
dressing the next morning he looked
out of his window and Was amazed at
the action of a couple of sparrows that
were carrying worms to the young
robin In the Inclosure. They would
fly away, only to return a few moments
later with worms, which they dropped
through the screen Into the upturned
month of the captive. They kept up
hls charitable feeding until the rob
In waa liberated, and even then they
hovered around like self-appointed
guardians. Indianapolis News.
Evening Fun.
A little game that will make lots of
fun Is called "Fate," says the New
York Evening Mall. Write the name
of each boy guest on a card with a
prefix "Mrs." Then seal up the cards
In envelopes addressed to the boys,
but of course the prefix much not be
used In these addresses.
A girl now enters the room with a
black robe and veil thrown about her
and with her eyes blindfolded. Tho
envelopes are all handed to her, and
holding them under her veil she says
in a deep. Inpressive voice:
"I am Fate! Blindfold, I see Into the
future and will tell to each boy present
the name of his wife. The fate of the
girls I cannot see! It Is not clear!"
Then, taking the envelopes out, she
passes them, one at a time to another
girl, who hands them to the boys to
whom they are addressed. When all
have been distributed, a signal is giv
en,. and each boy opens his .envelope,
when he sees his own name with the
"Mrs." before It. This will make a
great laugh, of course.
White Rabbits as Pets.
"What do white rabbits most like
to eat?" Almost everything. They are
not in the least fussy as to diet For
that reason, and for their attractive
appearance and playful ways, they
make excellent pets. Always have an
amply supply of good, clean hay and
oats before them. Good green food
once or twice a day, and only In quan
tities that will all be eaten. If at.
any feeding they do not tat all yon
give them, omit the next feeding, and
then give less thereafter. They are
fond o almost any kind of grain or
vegetable In fact, anything that a
cow or a sheep will eat; and they will
devour almost any wild plant, exerp"t
poison-Ivy or wild parsnip. Among
the favorite delicacies of the summer
are clover, dandelion, plantain, black
berry briers and blackberry leaves.
Give them water once or twice a
day. Some dealers and breeders may
tell you not to do this; but if you
love your pets, pay not tho slightest
attention to such advice. It Is cruel
treatment Hay should be kept In a
rack on the side of the hutch; oats,
In a "self-feeder" or In a firm dish
that will not tip over easily. Clean
the hutch frequently, and cover the
floor with a light layer of sawdust or
fine shavings. St. Nicholas.
Chats for Little Mothers.
Dolly's hair must be done as nicely
as her little mamma's.
Fancy combs and hairpins are to be
had for Mrs. Dolly.
Little girl dolls often have their
hair parted on one side and tied at
the opposite side with a pretty bow.
For a pretty dolly whose hair Is
parted at the centre a lock may be
caught up at each side. Narrow rib
bon serves for these two bows.
A school girl doll will look very
well with her hair in braids. One start
ing from the crown of her head with
a straight-across bow, the other at
the nape of her neck, where it is
caught with another bow.
All sorts of Pompadour excesses are
allowable for grown-up dolls. Or
dolly may affect a clussic style, her
wavy tresees being drawn sedately
around at each side.
Doll's hairpins are to be had in all
sorts of sizes nnd kinds. In gilt they
are quite stunning. 1
For a llx ornamental hairpin the
sniull Imitation s'-nil ones at a few
cents each do admirably. This fair
ly amounts to an ornamental comb.
One little mother bus iniiile an
evening wreath out of some tiny pink
rosebuds from hct blg sister's old hat.
It clasps dolly's coiffure in horseshoe
shape.
A filet of peurls Is easily arranged.
One little glti managed it by buying
a tiny string for a quarter In partner
ship with two others. These tiny
beads made three beautiful headdresses
for as man y dolls.
Doing a doll's hair Is as Instructive
as It is amusing, and one little moth
er tries every coiffure which the hair
dresser does for her mamma upon her
grown-up doll. Ra often discovers
something quite new on her own ac
count Philadelphia Tleeord.
The Fire.
Everybody bad left Locust Dale for
the afternoon except Clarence nnd his
!ltt!o s!:;tr Mailire, and Steve, the col
ored boy. In fact, Steve had been li ft
In riinrgq of the place and of the two
little folk until Mr. and Mrs. Mallory
should get back frnm their long drive.
Even the cook had gone to the vil
lage, nnd nurse had taken the baby to
drive with father und mother.
Maybe you think Clarence and
Madge would bo lonesome without the
rost of the family, and would wish
they could be driving, too. Not a bit
ot it. The little brother and sister
thought Steve the funniest person In
the world, and playing circus wUh
him much Jollier than anything else.
But the game of circus did not get
very far that afternoon, for Steve had
Just stnrted to give his exhibition by
turning six handsprings at a time
when his quick eye caught sight of
a queer little blue lino of smoke wrig
gling out under the kitchen roof.
"For de land!" exclaimed the circus
performer, leaving the Imaginary ring
In a great big hurry. Up the kitchen
steps he rushod, his two littli charges
hurrying after, and there he found
the cook's room full of hot, blinding
smoke.
Whnt was to be done? There was
nobody to do anything except our
merry black showman, and he soon
proved that he was fit for something
better than a circus.
U First of all he hustled Clarence and
Madge out to thd lawn for fhfe keep
ing. Then he fastened the lawn
sprinkler on to the kitchen spigot, and
tugged the nozzle end up the steep
kitchen steps. Soon a good stream of
water was sizzling through the hot
smoke, wetting walls and floor and
bed, spoiling cook's Sunday clothes,
and making a big mess.
But, when the grown-ups came home,
the house was still there, and the tiny
fire was out. You may believe there
was a heap of fuss made over our
circus boy a five dollar gold piece in
his pocket, and kind words of praise
worth more than gold.
Where do you suppose the fire came
from? When cook moved her clothes
press to clean up the room, there was
a half-burned mouse's nest under It,
made of chewed paper and rags, and
a double handful of burned matches
woven Into It. There must have been
one unbnrned match among them, and
that had started the fire.
"Just see, chicks," said father; shak
ing his head at Clarence and Madge,
"how much harm two little things can
do!"
Why He Ddln't Go Overboard.
Dempsey's Philadelphia tug Peerless
came into Norfolk with the liveliest
sensation aboard which has been on a
ship hereabouts since the Spanish
war. Cnpt. Robert Freburger, com
manding the tug, reported that as he
pasned Old Point yesterday morning,
outward bound, the Iron-hulled tug
struck some obstruction which made a
thundering noise and gave out a metal
lic sound. The concussion felt, he
said, as though the tug was about to
be torn to pieces.
The nervousness aboard when the
obstruction was struck was nothing
to tho shivering which began when the
tug's chief engineer, Cnpt. Herbert
Grooms, reported to the captain of the
lighthouse tender Jessamine that the
Peerless had struck something which
he thought might be a wandering
buoy and was told that the thing was
a torpedo.
"If I'd (t-known thp.t when' we hit it,"
said Capt. Freburger, "I'd a-gone over
bourd right then." The captain of the
Jtjisemlne calmed the tug men to
some extent by explaining to them
that the mine they struck Is not ex
ploded by contact, but is one of those
connected by wiie with Fort Monroe,
which nra blown up by electricity at
the will of the artillerymen in the fort
Baltimore Sun.
Music in the Air.
"Did you ever see one of those mus
ical rocking chairs?"
"Did I? Well, 1 guess I did! I used
to own one.
"You did?"
"I certainly did."
"How did you like it?"
"Like it? Say, the first night after
I bought It I went home nnd fell
over it In the dark; took nil tho skin
off my shins, nearly broke my nose,
put one eye out of business; and
when I picked myself up, blow me if
tho pesky thing wasn't playing 'Home.
Sweet Home.' " Yoakers Statesman.
After a recent storm amber worth
$1504 was picked up on the beach at
Newkburg, a German village on the
Baltic coast
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
A single honor acquired is surety for
more. Rochefoucauld.
Opportunity, sooner or later, comes
to all who work end wish. Lord Stan
ley. The man who does his whole duty
has precious little time to criticise the
work others are doing.
Enthusiasm Is the genius of sincer
ity; and truth accomplishes no victor
ies without It. Uulwer Lytton.
A great many people have a habit
of expressing surprise at the exposure
of corrupt Ion that they were cognizant
of all thtt time.
If we could read the secret history
of our enemies, we should find In each
man's life sorrow and suffering enough
to disarm ull hostility. Longfellow.
In dreams the will and the reason
are feeble, but the desires and real
nature of the soul have full play and
discover themselves. Hence, as a man
dreams, so Is he. Dr. Frank Crane.
One of tho most massive and endur
ing gratifications Is the feeling of a
personal worth, ever afresh brought
Into consciousness by effectual action;
and an Idle lire Is bulked of Its hopes
partly because it lacks this. Herbert
Spencer.
In all the chief mutters of life we
are alone, nnd our true history Is
scarcely ever deciphered by others.
The chief part of the drama Is a mon
ologue, or rather an Intimate debate
betwen God, our conscience, and our
selves. Huskln.
LIVES FULL OF HARDSHIP.
Unceasing Toll and Suffering the Fate
of Middle Class Chinese Women.
Dr. Charles K. Roys, a missionary
at Wei Hsien. China. In a letter Just
received by the Presbyterian board of
foreign missions, throws some ugnt
on the condition of the middle class
women of China. He says:
"We have been employing a Chinese
sewing woman for a couple of weeks,
snrl I have been much Irnnressed with
the cheerfulness and force of charac
ter shown by these poor creatures.
condemned to hobble through lire on
feet not much larger than a sheep's
hrmf Thla wfimnn enn CO tin Stairs
only with great difficulty; she can't
run a foot power sewing machine
without pain, so our little hand macn
Ine is a boon to her. Although carry
ing any burden Is very painful, In
their own homes women have to carry
n hi.pvv nhllri n ron nil with them
while they do their housework, but
toning the child into the front ol tneir
plr.thlni? to keen It warm through the
winter. Yet many of the women have
cheerful faces and kindly smiling eyes
verv much like an old southern mam
my who has seen much trouble, yet
remains cheerful and content, inis is
esneeially true of the Christian Chin
ese women. So much so that their
neighbors say some magic changes
their faces.
"Todav I nassed some women wash
Ing clothes In a little stream In native
fashion, where they crouch for hours
In the bitter cold, sousing the clothes
back and forth In the water no soap
and no washboard lucky If they have
a mat or a stone to sit on. Another
heavy task In the fall season is the
making of wadded garments for the
whole family. It Is no easy matter
when added to all that a woman Is
expected to do. A woman near us
tried to commit suicide last fall be
cause she was asked to make her hus
band's uncle's winter clothes. These
wadded garments are ungainly look
Ing, but are said to be very comforts
hie hv missionaries who wear them
They are made of two layers of muslin
dyed blue or black, with a layer of
cotton batting between them. Each
individual wears three or four of the
wadded coats, and usually one pair
of trousers, the latter very loose ana
hneev above, and very tight around
the ankle, where they are secured by
a strap. The accumulation ol coats
makes a man look as round as a bar
rel, while the little children are
spherical, and if they fall down nave
hard work to get up again. The win
ter hat is a great hood of wadded cot
ton like a fisherman's sou-wester, Tail
ing over the back and shoulders, and
in children ornamented with all the
colors of the rainbow." Special Cor
respondence of The Washington Post
Named for Great Men.
There are more Grant townships in
Kansas than any other kind. Twenty-
eight bear this name. The fact that
Grant was doing things and making
news when the townships of Kansas
were beine named is chiefly responsi
ble for this. The name of Lincoln is
a close second. There are twenty
seven Lincoln townships in Kansas.
Other statesmen are well represented.
There are twenty-three Logans, twelve
Shermans, eight Harrisons, nine Jack-
anna air Rlalnes and four Clevelands.
Many townships are named after
states. There are six Ohio townships
and four Illinois townships. Kansas
City Journal.
African Hospitality.
Hospitality may be considered as
one of the characteristics of not only
the Veis, but of the whole African
race. It is considered the duty of
every citizen to entertain strangers
without the smallest compensation.
Places of rest sfand always open, and
when these are found occupied by
strangers, a man goes and tells his
wife, who will send her servants with
water for the strangers to wash their
feet; for, as they wear no shoes, they
naturally need such accommodation.
Afterward rooms and cloth wrappers
are given them, food is brought from
all quarters, or. they are Invited to
eat with the people. The Century.
ilUSINESTCAHDa.
K. JtsDONALS.
ATTORNEY-AT-tAW,
fntsry fubllo, rsal eitsis agtnt, fsMll
I'-cured. collection marie nromntK QU
in eyn ncais buiiumg, Heynoldsvllla, ra.
Jjlt. h, K. UOOVbH,
KKVSOl.PSVII.I.E. PA.
IteMilsni demist. I- the Dwt-i satldlal
an firesi. ir-tiriB m operating.
J)U. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST.
Office on secorirl floor of First ITa
fionui bank building-, Main street.
J)R. B. DEVEKE KINO,
DENTIST.
Offlco on second floor nevnnlrini,
Real Estalo Uiuiding, liafn gtreei
Et'.j'iiuiusvijin, i'u.
J NEFF,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACB
Aud Keal Estate Agent
Itej'noMsviJle, Pl
gMITH M. McCKMlOHT,
ATTOUN flY-AT-LA W.
Notary Puldle and Usui Ketats Agents. Of
tactions will r-oirn .iom.t attention. Offls
111 the l("ynolflvllla lliir.livnro Co. Butldld,
uniu trtai, 111 711111.IHVIIUI, rt.
MAI1I5LETS,
PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Whfat No. rod I . ai
KynNo.2 Mi
Corn No 2 yollow, oar hi
No. a ynllow, flhnllud .VI
Mixed frnr 41
Outs No. 2 white s-j
No. 'A white m
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ft
10
11x1
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l5
Flour Winter patent
Fancy Htrulittii winters....
Hay No. 1 Timothy
Clover No. 1.
Vici No. 1 white mid. ton....
Brown ml'MltiiKH
Hran. hulk
8:ra it Wheat u
Oat ft
Dairy Product.
Butter Elirln creamery.,
Ohio, creamery
Fancy country roll...
Cheese Ohio, new
Now York, now
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13
n
Poultry, Etc.
Hens per lb f 14
Chickens ilroHKPd 14
Eirn fa. and Ohio, frenh u
Fruits and Vegetables.
Ajjilea hbl g 3 1
Potatoes Fancy white jior bu....
f.'nhhnirsj per ton
Onions per barrel ju
40
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent $ s 0;
Wheat No. X red fti M
Corn Mixed 51 W
Keen in fj
Butter otno creamery sij
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent I 6 M
Wheat No. S red 99
Corn No. 2 mixed &i
Oats No. X white W
Butter Creamery 20
Etfgs Pennsylvania firsts IS
NEW YORK.
Flour Patents f D1)
Wheat No. 2 red 1
Corn-No. M
Oat-No. whits
Butter Creamery
tugs Miate and Pennsylvania..., li
1 d
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LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Extra. II.V) to Vt lbs 1590
Prime, ldnu to HO0 los 6 74
Medium. IHj to 1300 lbs. 60
Tidy. 10&J to 1160 6 30
Butcher. WO to 1100 .... 7i
Common to lair 850
Oxen, common to fat - frs
00
M
5 76 1
Bf
4 10
875
403
Common to good lal bolls and cows i 50
Milch cows, each 1600
Hogs.
Prime heavy hor S5M
Prune medium weights &5S
Best heavy yorkers and medium- 6 SO
tiood pigs and lightyorkers ' 840
rigs, common to good 4 74
Wonghs 7
Stags
Sheep,
?tra f 490
tood to cholcs 40
Hedlum la
Common to fair 1 50
Lambs (so
Calves.
Veal, extra 4 60
Veal, good to eholos 650
Veal, common heavy 101
45 00
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6 If.
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6 50
4
4 1
8 90
5 00
45.
4 75
400
800
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A Girl Evangelist.
Miss Myrtle N. Parke, who has
been called to the pastorate of the
Christian Church at Ramsey, 111., Is
noted as an evangelist. She is but 13
years of age.
The unveiling of a monument to the
memory of Gambetta at Bordeaux wns
. . -.1 . .U AlnlMn rV
that orint KVrr -di m a rt unnn tho Crati-
tu.'.e of his countryman, states the
New York Times. That Gambetta had
defects oi tempcratment and even of
character is only too truo, but he ren
dered two great services to Frauce,
More than any ether one man he sup
plied France witli the political organ
ization that made the republic pos
sible nfter the fall of the empire, and
mor? than any one man he developed
the constructive policy by which order
and security were obtained under the
republic and the popular longing for
a "strong man" was replaced by a
sense of safety undsr representative'
institutions.
It the greatest study of mankind is.
man, the next greatest Eturiy is the
soil; for upon the 6oil depends the
pre:-ervaticn of man, says Cyril G.
Hopkins. If it is true that American
agriculture ia the fundamental sup
port of the American nation, it ia
equally true that soil fertility is the
absolute support of American agri
culture. If he who makes two blades
of grass grow where but one grtw be
fore is a public bcaefactcr; then ha
who reduces tlte tcrtility of the soil
so that but one ear of coin groTS
where two have been grown is a pub
lic curse.
The two sides of a person's face
are never alike, according to the In
dianapolis News.