Ml.i-g,...JuM.II....M....I....ir....li.ilil.,..lilJt On the Veldt By FRANK H. SWEET 3 Copyright, fflOU, by M. M. Cunnlnuhnin t r'H"l)i"'i'HiniHMiiiniiniii'Hiii'na It was the dry season on tlie veldt, and tbe grans was burned down unit half covered with yellow dust. Not a kraal was to be seen or a habitation, not a tree or shrub so far as the eye could reach only the ochor brown earth stretching away and at lust end ing In tbe same level sky lines to the north and south and east and west, and crossing the sun blistered waste one little animate dot, the canvas cov ered wagon of a Boer family trekking iwlth the sheep and cattle In search of a water course that had not dried up. For three days had the dot been moving across the waterless waste, and for three days had the sun left the thirsty sky line In the east only to glare down pitilessly until It dropped behind the equally thirsty sky Hue in the west, and now the tongues of the cattle were hanging from their mouths and the sheep bleated plteously, and tbe small quantity of water brought along for the trekkers' own use was exhausted. By the end of the second day they (had expected to find water, but the stream counted on bad proved but a dusty, sun dried depression, and for twenty-four hours they had followed Its course, hopkig to find some sink hole from which the water had not dried. Now they were pondering the Mceaslty of seeking the next water course yet another twenty-four hours away. If that were dry also, what then? Other families bad trekked over this .Totdt before them, and more would follow, for this was the annual custom. iWhen tie dry season came and burned every vestige of green from the borne Bracing land, tbe Boers would . load their families Into the great wagons, drawn by many spans of oxen, and. driving the sheep and cattle before them, seek the water courses that bad Oot dried up. And there they would "well," hi said axshlt, "what do you waht!" remain as long as the drought lasted, until weeks of steady and violent rains Should come and transform the dry, barren veldt Into a tropical garden. Then they would trek back home. Long before tbe sun rose for a new day of burning heat and thirst tbe dot of wagons and animals was ready for departure. But even as it began to crawl away from tbe river bed that avas dry toward the one that might contain water, several of the mounted Boers who were circling about the cat tle descried something less than a third of a mile away. In the dim light they at first thought It a wild animal, and examined their rifles; then, aa the object drew near, they made It out to be a man, and that be was on foot Instead of horse back. But It was not until he had ap proached to within a few rods that they discovered he was very young, scarcely more than a boy, and that be was an outlander. Now there is nothing more obnoxious to a Boer than an outlander or wit lander alien. He feels that their com ing into the country threatens his In stitutions, and that the very object of their coming Is wrong. The treasures of the earth belong to tbe earth, and . should not b wrested away. The bustle and desire for change, for wealth, for Investigating, even the progressive ideas of these outsiders are causes for suspicion and dislike. So when n cherry "Hello!" came from the wayfarer their answer was but a gruff and uuinteUlsiblo grunt All this time the 'train was moving forward, but slowly, for oxen are plod ding travelers. The boy was obliged to pause for the animals to pass, and be watched the long, straggling line with the Interest of a newcomer. After the cattle and sheep and tlielr guard came the creaking, unwieldy wagons, with their Inspanned oxen. Beside the first of those wagons rode a large, broad faced man whose white hair and air of authority proclaimed blin the bead of the family. As he came oppo site the boy stepped forward. "Hello," he called again cheerfully. The man looked down at him, bis face hardening, but he stopped. ."Well." be ssl'l herhlv. "who you wiin t? Isn't It a little strange for a boy to be crossing the veldt without a horse?" "Ob, I don't know," the boy answer ed carelessly. "I walked up from the coast threo months ago. You see, I didn't have money enough for a horse and a good outfit, and I needed the out fit most. Besides, I was raised on a farm and am used to walking. A man I met carried my outfit to the mines, and I pegged on behind." "And now you are going bnck home empty handed?" the Jloer asked, 'sar castically. "No. Indeed," quickly. "I didn't come here for fun. I'm going to college some time, and that takes money; and I've (jot half a dozen brothers and sis ters who nre planning for different things. It was easiest for nie to leave, so all of them put In their savings to ward my expenses. Of course I don't expect to get rich," frankly, "but I shall work hard to take back enough to get us all a good start." The lloer grunted. "Why nre you going back, then, with out your outtit?" he demanded. "Got to have something to eat," the boy answered easily, i "I went to the mines first, but the only opening was to work for somebody else or to buy a claim at a fabulous price, so I shoul dered my outfit and struck off pros pecting. I kept It up three weeks, and now," bis eyes flashing eugerly Into the grim ones above him, "I believe I've found a spot that will turn me In a lot of money. But I'm out of provisions and must go back after a supply. I don't suppose you have any you would sell?" i "No," shortly, "but where's your out- fit?" j "Oh, I've concealed that In the sand. I guess It'll be all right. Anyway, . there was nothing else to do. But I didn't stop you to talk about myself," coloring a little. "I wanted to say that your cattle are awful thirsty. At home we would drop everything to furnish I such cattle with water quick." The Boer's face relaxed somewhat. "Even If there was no water between four days' journey?" he asked con temptuously. "You ultlani(ers, who would do nil things, can make rivers as you need them, I suppose?". "There Is the water course only one day's Journey behind you," the hoy re torted, "an 1 your cattle show t'icy were not attended to there. No matter the hurry a man may he ln. lt Is a crime to neglect beasts as you have yours." "The water course behiud was dry, as this Is, and as the next one may be," the Boer said. "My tea His have not had water in three days, and Ood knows what may happen If the next river bed Is like this one and the last." The boy's face paled suddenly. "The river dry." he gasped. "Why, 1 counted on getting water there. I've only just enough with me to last one day." Then he forgot himself lu con cern for the cattle. "You must turn back toward the place I've found," he cried authorita tively; "it's only live or six miles away. There's a hole lu the river bed that has water, and It's thirty yards or more across mid several feet deep. It will be enough to supply your herds for some weeks. And beyond It are three or four miles of good gracing where the soil has not yet became dry. If you keep ou this course the cattle will all perish." The Boer had straightened up. pre paratory to riding ou. but at this be turned sharply. "Water," he cried, "and. plenty of It." He raised bis ba:id to his mouth and called to the men In frout. Oue of tbem rode buck. To him be gave a quick, peremptory order. Theu, he turned back to the boy. "Do you understand what you have done?" he demanded. "This place you have discovered will ueed wuter to work It, and If we use that, as we doubtless shall, you will lose all the benefit of your discovery for this sea son." The boy threw back his head as though to ward off the insinuation. "Tbe cattle need the water more than the land," he returned. "If the water Is gone when I return with the pro visions, I can go and prospect some where else, and perhaps come back ufter tbe rains set lu. The folks at home would not want me to put by money at the expense of suffering." The Boer leaned down and held out his band. "It is well," he said simply. "You will go back to the basin with us. We do not sell provisions, but we have plenty which we will give you. And It may be," with a friendly twinkle ban ishing the last trace of hardness from bis eyes, "that we will be able to ad vance the success of your object here." "Chamola" gklne. Charles C. Druedllng has written an article In the Journal of Pharmacy on chamois skins. The commercial article of that name, he says, Is really oil tanned sheep or lamb skin lining. The supply of skins from the chamois ani mal Is very limited. Enough could not be obtained In a year to supply the United States for more than a single day. He made special Inquiry ou a visit to Switzerland about the annual crop of the chamois skins nnd ascer tained that from 5,000 to 6,000 skins would be a fair average yearly crop. This skin Is heavier than the skin of the sheep or lamb, also much coarser. For strength and durability the cham ois skin is preferable, but for ordi nary use and appearance the oil tunned sheepskin lining would in most in stances be preferred. Got Near It. Druggist Try it again, little one. Whnt was It your mamma told you to get? Little Girl (with another severe mental effort) I think It was "I died of possum." I want 10 cents' worth. Youth. . ' BOLIVIAN PETTICOATS. They Are Nnmeroue end of All the Colon of the linlnbon. The prized possession of the Bolivian Indian woman nnd her chief pride also, whether she la m'e Indian or choln, is her petticoat. Her dowry is In this, garment. LJk the Dutchwoman of tradition, she carries her wealth nliout with her. These petticoats are of all colors of the rainbow and divers other hues not found therein. I first noticed them at Nazarene and re marked the love of color, which must be Inborn, for the garments were of yellow, purple, violet, fiery red, crim son, scarlet, subdued orange, glaring saffron, blue nnd green. They were short, reaching barely below the knee, and no difference was observed be tween childhood, maidenhood, matron ly middle life and wrinkled old nge. Glancing from my window lu Tuplza, I thought It was, a parade of perambu lating balloons. These women have a habit which the bashful traveler does not at first un derstand. When he sees one of them calmly removing a petticoat be Is apt to turn away, but he need not do so. It may be that the advancing heat of the day has caused the wearer to dis card the outer skirt, but more likely It is the vanity of ber sex and the desire to make her sisters envious by showing what Is beneath, for each new vesture disclosed is more brilliant than the one which overlapped It. I sat In the plaza at Tuplza and watched two Indian wo men try to make each other envious. The first one removed the outer petti coat, which was of purple. This divest ment disclosed another garment of blazing red, and after that came n brilliant yellow. The other womnn started with a green petticoat and gradually got down to a mixture of blue and yellow. By that time I had begun to fear for the consequences and made a pretense of turning my back by strolling to the hotel. National Geo graphical Magazine. THE TACON THEATER. Havana's Famoue Plnyhouae Haa an , Interesting- lllatorr. . The history of the Tacon theater of Havana Is very Interesting. In the year 1835 Francisco Marty, who was then the leader of a band of pirates which .Infested tbe Island of Culm and who had a price of $10,000 on his head, was captured and ordered to bo put to death. Seeing there was no hope for him, be asked leave to see General Tacon, who was then governor general of Havana, and told him If his life was spared he would denounce his entire band and assist hi in In ridding the Is land of the number of pirates which In fested It at that period. Accordingly General Tacon gave him a two weeks' parole, and Inside of a week Marty bad denounced bis fellow pirates and turn ed them over to the government For this Ben-lee he was pardoned. In 110 Marty asked for the conces sion to bnlld a national theater on the site of Tarque Central. It was granted to him. General Tacon went further and allowed him the privilege of the use of forty convicts who were then confined In Morro castle to. assist him In the work, each convict receiving the sum of 20 cents a day. In 1838 the theater was finished, and Marty, as a proof of the grutitune he felt toward General Tacon for sparing his life, nam ed It El Teatro Tacon. During the In surrection In Cuba many exciting Inci dents took place here. In one Instance a regiment of Cuban Insurgents barrl ended themselves In tbe theater and held It against the Spaniards for three days. Finally they were starved out and as they were making their escape all were shot. The theater h built of white stone, with decorations of marble, nnd faces Central park, being In the center of the fashionable district of Havana. It Is one of the largest theaters In the world, seating over 3,000 persons. Cuban Re view. ' The Range ef Applee. "Pinenpplc" nnd "love apple" (tomato) are Instances of the manner In which the apple has been habitually taken as the typical fruit, the name of which Is naturally borrowed In naming all sorts of fruits nnd vegetables that only re motely resemble It. Dr. .Murray's dic tionary gives an Imposing list of them Jew's apple, devil's apple, kangaroo apple. and so oe. A writer of the sev enteenth century speaks of "the fruit or apples of palm trees," and a four teenth century man says that "all mauere aples that ben closyd In an hardo skinne, rynde, other shale, ben callyd Nuces" (nuts). In the year 1000, apparently, "earth apples" meant not potatoes, bat cucumbers. And even Eve's "apple" Is believed to have been a citron. The Metaphor of the Spider. Better than most metaphors that have been drawn from the spider's way of life Is the delightfully human one of Alpbonse Karr's in bis "Voyage autour de mon Jardln." The spider, he says. Is more truthful than man. When man says, "If my wife does not love me I shall die," he does not die. But when the spider says so he knows he is speaking the truth, for If bis wlfo does not love him she kills him. London Saturday Helw. Great Expertntlona. Mrs. Mark Gracious! I never saw so many soiled faces lu my life. Why don't you use some soap and water? Tommy Tuff We nre wnltln' fer de angel, mum. Sirs. Mark What angel? Tommy Tuff Why, de lady dat coino fru here last week and give one of de kids n nickel to wash his face. Chl eago News. Some people will never leuru any thing for this reason: Because they un derstand everything too soon. Pope. NEW ' ORK CHURCHES. Trinity it the Land It Oocnplea Vn il at 12,BOO,noo. Trinity i h Is vnlued at $12,500, 000. This e .mate Includes the land oc cupied by i churchyard. It is In the most valuai part of New York, If not in the mot" valuable division of prop erty In the orld. St. Paul's . liureu is valued at $5,500,. C00. Grace ehe-i-h. at what was once de scribed ns lie bead of Broadway, is valued at $.i."0.000. The First Presbyterian church, on Fifth avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. Is vnlued ut $750,000. St. Mark's church, on Second avenue, nil old him. murk In that neighborhood. Is valued ut $275,000. The Marble Collegiate church, Fifth avenue and Twenty-ninth street Is vulued at $1,000,000. The Church of St. Paul the Apostle (the Puul.rt church), at FIfty-nlutb street and Columbus avenue, is valued at 700.000. The West Presbyterian church, on West Forty-second street. Is valued at $150,000. St. Thomas' at $1,700,000 and the Fifth Avenue Presl .vleriau church, It n;d 11 West Fifty-ninth street, at tI.i:o:.00O. The valuation of the Temple Eiuauu El Is $1..-:!0.oik). of St. Patrick's cathe dral $'i.ooil,iKHi, (r the B'nai .leeshuruu synagogue $:!00.00. of the Temple Iteih-EI. at tlie corner of Firth avenue and Seventy-sixth street. Sl.Iloo.OOO. of the Croud way Tabernacle. Broadway and Firty-slxtli street. :.:700.000 and of the I'hrlstlun Scientist church. Central lV.rk Wet-1 anil Sixty eighth street $.J0O.ii(io. New York Sun. PRACTICAL PICTURES. OdJ Parlor Orii.-iiuviit und a Very SnliNltintlnl lifnm-r. There Is a practical minded milliou-ali-e who has invented a si..;: tltutc Tor vaiti... le pictures which it is ii.ped will nut coiiiiiii-nd Itseil' to oi.icr.i. He l.:is had a large ntiin'oer t":iU notes framed, and Ihe.-e are h.'i.. i.pon the wail where the pictures shoi.U be; lu the drawing' room Is oi.e fr-'.me tl: :t contains a li mit n i!j for aliM,'st-l. and he nays: "There is the money in else I find n picture which is siii'.lclent iy valuable to pay that price for It. Meanwhile the note tells Its own tale aud save.) me .from explaining to my visit us that 'this picture cost so much.' as most other rich men do. "Tlie chief pleasure of these collectors appears to arise not from the beuuty of the work, but from the cost of It; then why not have checks or brink notes for a large sum hung on the walls, as I do? rallies, 1 find tat I: Is much more In teresting to my .: itors. Tor most of them look long u:id c.i:v;'ully at the uauk notes who would but glance ot the v.ork of art." This eccentric man gave a dinner on the same principle. In the s np plates thore v.-a no soup, but so -erelsns; for fish were served live-pound notes, for gime checks and for sweets shares In a thriving coi-ipany, and t!iei- s not n guest who illd not enjoy this "liter talninent more than any he or s'ie had over before been pr-.vie.it nt. London Truth. Deaa Snlft on Si1llnn. Dean Swift roundly denounced tbe poets of his day who had Introduced '.he ' barbarous custom of abbreviating v. jn'i to fit tlrmi to the measure of their verses." Swift Instiuic.-s "ilrndg'd" and "dlsturb'd" as mortal offenses. Tbe cistora so Introduce. I had begun to dominate prose. Another cause bor rowed. Swift sugMUd, from the clip ping process which he held bad con tributed to th.' intimitis of the lan guage, "Is n foolish opinion advanced uf I at? years that we ought to spell ex actly a.) we speak; v.'jich, besides the obvious lncoive;ilene of utterly de stroying our etymology, would be a thing we should never see the end of." Illaka la rt-i! "7 Joorneya. The idea that tlie loan who goes on a railway Journey tal.e-s his l,l: lu his hand aud Is rather more likely than not t ) meet with an untimely death at the first curve the train negotiates Is scarealy borne out by tlie fact that fie chances against any oue passenger meeting his death on the railway are 30.000.000 to 1. Tills immunity from disaster reflects considerable credit rpon the companies, but still ti:nre upon engine drivers and signalmen, whose skill und cure nre the main factors In the safety of the passenger. Loudon Court Journal. Reason. Reason, reason as much ns you like, but beware of thinking that It answers to everything, suffices for everything, satisfies everything. This mother loses her child. Will reason comfort her? Does cool reason counsel the Inspired poet, the heroic warrior, tbe lover? Reason guides but a small part of many, and that Is the least Interesting. The rest obey feeling, truo or false, and passion, good or bad. Taklnir lllm Down, "Crlttlck was pleased to say that my play had few equals as n bit of real Ism," remarked young De lliter. "lie said even more than that," said I'ppprey. "Indeed?" "Yes." bo muled, "und positively no In ferlors." Excha nge. Cnreleaaneaa Somewhere. Gladys Mamma can't see anybody today. She's upstairs with the new baby. You see, they sent her a girl when she'd ordered a boy, an' she's so disappointed she's sick. Puck. Tho nieu who go through life with chips on their shoulders always avoid meeting the right man. New York Nnws. A FOOL AND HIS MONEY. ) The Credulity of Men and the Goepel of the Pnrasltea. The credulity of a multitude of more or less thrifty people, who, In their ninula for money, are reudy to believe that they can amass fortunes over night, makes them the easy prey of a swarm of parasites who Infest the financial districts. The gospel of the parasites who build ulr castles for their victims and real castles for themselves Is terse: "A fool Is born every minute." "A fool nnd his money are soon parted." Posing as bankers and brokers, the financial parasites scour the country for the fools nnd then exercise their nimble wits in devising schemes to ac complish tbe partition. How many millions of dollars are parted from the fools every year may be conjectured from the millions of dollars spent by tbe pseudo-financiers in advertising. The bulk of the financial advertising In the lending newspapers of the coun try Is Intended for the fools. Another Index of the richness of the hut-vest of parting money from the fools Is the occasional exposure or some particu larly glaring and bungled Imposture, when the calculable "swag" runs Into the hundreds or thousands, ir not Into millions. But these frauds are seldom exposed, for the victims are usually as anxious ns the victlmlzers to escape the limelight of publicity. Most men prefer to lose thlr money rather than hear their neighbors quote from the pnrusltes' gospel, "A fool and his I money nre soon parted." Success. SHAKESPEARE'S NAME. The Great Poet Himself Spelled It In Different Wnya. Our great poet Shukespenre spelled bis surname In two ways viz. "Slink spere" and "Shakspeare" In writing the three signatures to his will, now at Somerset House. Besides these three there are t other ard'i'itlc signa tures, of which the first, lu the con veyance of his Blackfriars property. Is written "Shakspere," and the. second, In the mortgage deed relating to tbe same property, has been Interpreted both as Shaksijere'Vand "Shakspeare." "Shakspere", Is the spelling or the al leged autograph In the British mu seum copy of Florlu's "Montaigne," init the authenticity of the signature is considered doubt fnl. The name of the poet's father occurs sixty-six times In the council books or Stratford nnd Is spelled In sixteen ways, the com monest form being "Shaxpere." Al most nil references to the poet In the, seventeenth century give the form "Shakespeare," which Is used also ou tbe grant of arms In l.'Oti, In the li cense to the players of WoJI and In the text of all the lepnl documents relat ing to the poet's property. That the poet sanctioned this spelling Is clear from Its adoption In the "Venus and Adonis" of 15!)3 and the "Lucrece" of 1504, which were produced under his supervision. London Standard. THE SPANISH WOMAN. She la Brnntlfol. Prond, Simple and Radiantly Fenilnlne. What women are more adorable, so proud, so simple, so radiantly feminine? As a type, the Spanish woman of the south Is unique. She Is small and slen der, exquisitely proportioned, with tiny bat beautifully shaped hands and feet Her bead, poised proudly on a torso of classical symmetry, Is small, and ber hair Is black and crisp, of the bluish' tint peculiar to the raven. Her face Is oval, such as Ruskln admired, finely chiseled, frank and childish; ber Hps full, red and pouting; her nose slightly aquiline with nervous, quivering nos trils. Her eyes, almond shaped, dark, lustrous, pensive and passionate, now flash open like globes of Ore,' now dreamily close as If In sadness. In ber white lace shawl' and tbe flowers of Spain In her hair she Is quite Irre sistible, yet no prouder creature ex ists, nor less coquettish a nature. Her love consumes ber, and she would no more smoke n cigarette than she would play hockey or golf. She is simple as a bird, wayward and captious as a child; sincere, for she does not know whut It Is to be Insincere. When she loves she will die for you, but when she hates she will slay you with a glance as keen as any dagger. New York Mull. . Dlaconrteay. If we Inquire closely Into the com plaints of modern deterioration of man ners in the lower classes we should find that the real sting does not lie In actual rudeness, but In the shock of receiving ceurtesy when respect was demanded. Tbe complainants feel In their modest degree very ranch like Henry LIX. of Hochneunschloesser Flchtenwnld, when the American stu dent on being presented said genially, "Pleased to make your acquaintance." Miss M. Lonne in Contemporary Re view. Her Supposition. "I'm glad to say," remarked Mrs. Strongminde in nn insinuating tone, "that my husband Is not a sporty man." "Oh," replied Mrs. Knflyppo, looking very sweet and Innocent "I'm surpris ed to hear you say that. I have always supfioscd that he must have married vou on n bet." Chicago Itecord. Firoct of Familiarity. "Ereeves Is pretty familiar with the law. I am told." "Wonderfully so. I guess that is why he manages to get himself fined for contempt every session." Snnie People. "Halloa, Bilkins! Who are you work ing for now?" "Same pcople-a wife and five children." THOMAS wEFFERSON. Wonderful Peramnil Chnrm of the Old Timv I'Hlrlol.' In DecemU'r, lSt.o, a fe- days after cjngress had for the tlrst time met lu our new metropolis, I was one morn ing sitting alone in the parlor when the servant opened the door and showed in a gentleman who wished to t.ee my husband. The usual I'i'aiil.uess und care with which I me! stran-.-ers were somewhat checked by the d.'iiilled and reserved ulr of the pie. e.n visitor, but the chilled feeling was o..ly momen tary, for, ufter tukhu the chair I of fered him lu a free and e is..- manner und cnrelessly throwing his arm on the table near which he sat, he turned to ward me a countenance b imlug with an expression of l.enevole.i. e and with a manner aud voice nl!.. j.-t f uil.iiauly holt and gentle entered bit i conversa tion ou the commonplace to;iics of the day, from which, before I was con scious of it, be hud drawn me Into ob-t-ervatlons or a more personal aud In teresting nature. 1 know n it bow It was, but th'M'e was sniiictliliig In his manner, bis countenance and voice that at once nnlocke.! my heart, and In an swer to bis casual Inquiries concern ing our situation In our new ho.iie. as he called It, I round myself frankly ti'ilin.; 1 1 i in what I liked o. disliked in our i-.'se:.t c!r'-i:ni-lances ami alude. I k:i"-v not wh i lie was. but the Inter et ; villi which lie llstene 1 to my art less il"tail Induced Ibe Men he was some i uliiiale acquaintance or friend of Mr. Smith's and put me perfectly at my ease in tin ill. so kind and con cilia;::!: were his looks and manners that I forgot he was not u friend of i:.y own until on tlie opening or the d.ior Mr. Smith entered and Introduced l '.in stranger to me ns Mr. .le.Tcrson. I felt my cheeks burn mid my heart throb, and not a word more could I speak while he remained. Nay, suc'.i was my embarrassment I could scarce ly listen to tbe conversation carried on between ...... und my husband. For Kijver.il 3 ii'" !.e had been to me an object of peculiar Interest In fact, my destiny- for ou Ids success In the pend ing presidential election, or rather tho success of the Democratic pnrty (their Interests were Identical), my condition In life, my nMm with the man I lovedj depended. "Washington In Jefferson's Time." by .Min g iret Bayard Smith, In Scribner's Ma ; '.In-'. POINTED PAKACiriArHp. It's as diilicii:; to liud a fricn I as it M to lose an enemy. A luxury becomes a uecessity alter you get u.-ed tj it. Unless you have money l.i burn ilo.i't try to keep the pot boiling In a poker game. It's difficult to convince a i.i .n (hit his uio:i".v Jsj-'t on u sure t'ai.ig uii after the r-tce. Don't worry over lr:.'..s. If ymt tnnt worry, pick out soxntshing worth v. UIU', then get busy. When ycii bavit them they ur 'n loin: when other people h...- ..jjm they a le delusions. It's an easy mailer to kI -.c u;i a m.in ..' h! do;: crawl under tlie h use ev ery time he sees him approaching. Wheu a mau I -lis you how you ought to run your business. Just take n look at the w.-iy he l running hU owa. Chicago News. Ilalaac'a Dutteaa. Balzac wore a blue dress coat with metal buttons. A play of his, "Les Bessources de Qulnola," was In re hearsal at the Odeon theator In Paris, and Balzac, ever bopeful, expected an Imr.ic-.'.ne success. In order to appear In gala costume ou the oieuiiig night he ordered a blue dress coat lined with satin, the buttons or which were of aj;;j eighteen carat gold. "Qulnola" w.n a ghastly failure, and for aoine ;l:;ie after It left the bill Balxnc was exceedingly hnrd up. Whenever ready money failed him and rejdy money fnilL'd him often he used to cut one of his buttons off nnd sell it to a Joweler. ;ind to the day or his death the coat with the gold buttons nnd Its suc c;sors were called by Balzac and bis friends "Les Bessources de Qulnola." A Flavor of Antlqalty. In the little town or Munsledcl, lu Bavaria, there exists oue of the most curious charitable foundations In the world. One of the burghers, Christo pher Wanner, died lu 1451 and left his fortune for the establishment of a home for aged poor. He attached, bow ever, the condition that every old man who was taken In should wear his beard and the same cut of clothe and cap as be himself used to wear. Con sequently, after the lapse of hundreds of years, the ancient pensioners are till to be seen wandering about tbe streets of Munsledel In the costumes of the fifteenth century. Ilia Only Oeenpatlon. "Yes'm, but if I do younh laundry work, ma'am, I must have de nndah standin' dat my husban' collects de pay." "But why can't you collect It your self. Mnnda?" "Well, you see, ma'um, I don't want to rob de ol' man of de only Job he's evah likely to get." Cleveland Plnln Dealer. The Truth of It. Blusters I dare say I do look mad. I understand Jigley says I'm the worst liar he ever saw. Wiseman Oh, that's a gross libel! Blusters Of course It Is. Wiseman Weil. I should say. Why. everybody admits you're a pretty good liar. Catholic Standard and Times. Literary Cluba. Literary clubs nre a very harmless form of hero worship. They make just' the same excuse for literary people to meet together ns whist or bridge to a less bookish class. Sphere. 77
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