tfHEN ALL THE WORLD IS YOUNG, LAD. When nil the world is young, lad, And nil the trees are green; And every goose a swan, lad, 'And every lass a queen; Then hey for boot and horse, lad. And round the world away; Young blood must have its course, lad. And every dog his day. When all the world is old, lad, And all the trees are brown; And all the sport is stale, lad. And all the wheels run down; Creep home and take your place then\ The spojit and maimed among; God grant you find one face there You loved when all was young. j HIS UNCLE'S CHOICE. J If there was anyone in the world that old Mr. Mortimer loved, it was his handsome nephew Harry, and it there was any one thing that was the desire of his heart above another, it was that his nephew should marry to j suit him, and at least live years had been spent in the search for some one i good enough in all respects for his j boy. He was rich, old Mr. Mortimer, and besides Harry there was no one in ; the world to come into possession of all tlie immense estates. "And if you suit me, my boy, in the j choice of a wife, you shall have every i farthing I leave. If you'll marry to | suit me, you and s'our wife shall live | in luxury and elegance. If you don't —but you are no fool, Harry." And until Harry Mortimer was 25 he thought it was the easiest thing in ' the world to keep in L ucie Jasper's ! good graces. And then, ns the fates i would have it, he fell iu love with : Miriam Langton—a lovely, blue-eyetl, golden-haired little girl, with a com plexion like a sun-ripened peach and lips so sweet for kissing. l!ut she was poor and obscure, nnd a veritable nobody so fur as social position went. And of all things Harry knew his uncle most desired him to make a most magnificent match, which the handsome fellow's attract iveness of manner, and the Mortimer wealth to back him, made an easy matter. Brave, bold and honest, Harry went at once to his uncle. "Uncle Jasper, its come at last I'm in love!" "In love! la love with whom?" Aiiil for all there instantly came a thunderous look on Mr. Mortimer's forehead and eyes, Harry went grand ly on: "The sweetest .girl, the prettiest lit tle lady you ever saw. Uncle, she's lovely enough to captivate even you." "Humph! I don't know that I'm so obstinate as to require any extra amount of attractiveness to please me. I'm not a—a stick, not a rock, for all I never married. Who is she—this di vinity of yours?" "The sweetest name—Miriam Lang ton." And Harry pronounced it tenderly and caressingly. "Pretty enough name—but a name alone is not much! Who is she? Where does she live? What's she worth?" And then Harry knew that the tug of war was at hand. "Well, uncle, Miriam lives at the Hampton's. She's nursery governess, and she's poor as a church mouse, sir, and I'm in love with her." Mr. Mortimer frowned. "Then get out of love again Just ns soon as you can, for if you many any other girl than the one I've picked out for you you know the consequences." Harry looked at him. "The girl you've picked out?" "Just so—Miss Arabella Burr, worth a cool quarter of a million, nnd an or phan and a beauty. She is visiting from Liverpool now at the Browns'. Talk about your sweetness nnd your loveliness. Miss Arabella's the hand somest girl I ever laid eyes on, and I'm a Judge, Harry. Something of the blonde, you know." Harry shook his head. "I'm sorry, sir; but I had already made up my mind before I spoke to you. I know perfectly well what 1 resign for Miriam's sake; but, sir, 1 love her, and nothing would compen sate mo for the loss of lier." "Stuff and nonsense. At your age, too, when there's pretty faces to pick from everywhere. You are not going to he a fool, Hurry—an—an ass, I was going to say. Put on your hat, and come up to Mrs. Brown's with me, and I'll convince you you can lie mistaken In Imagining there's but one pair of eyes in the world for you. I'll guar antee that one glance from Miss Ara bella's eyes will settle you. I've seen her, you know, at a distance, and she's Harry laughed as he took up his hat. "Of course I'll go. 1 never could re sist the temptation of looking at a pretty girl. But I tell you, it's no use, I'm going to marry my little Miriam." And for all Mr. Mortimer's face be came very flushed, and his eyes sin gry, and his forehead full of deep wrinkly frowns, he did not say much more upon the subject while they were walking down towards the avenue. But Mrs. Brown was not at homo when they arrived there, and Mr. Mor timer was forced to lie content with simply leaving their cards. "Unless you wish to see Miss Burr, sir. She is at Ltome in she back par lor." But Mr. Mortimer ha<l*not as yet had the great happiness of an introduction to Miss Burr, and so he was obliged to murmur something about "some other time," and "regrets nnd pleasures." Nevertheless, as they passed the rose hung bay windows, where the lace cuvtains swayed to and fro in a soft. per fumy breeze, Mr. Mortimer could not resist a glance into the precincts of the back parlor, and having looked, he nudged Hardy's arm delightedly. There she is now! Take a good look at her! See her? Sitting by the back window, with her hair all crinkly and puffy. Ain't she a beauty? Did you ever see a finer turned shoulder in your life? Illess me! It makes me wish 1 was 2i> years younger! Wouldn't I enter the lists and cut yon out!" But Harry made no answer. He stood stiirfaig at the lovely, graceful figure, with the golden hair lying loosely on tlio shoulders, and a tiny spray of blue hyacinths nestling among the flossy puffs. "Is that Miss Burr? Are yon sure It is she?" "Am I fool or ahl't 1? I'm not pur blind yet that I know of, if I am ris ing 70. Is it Miss Burr? Yes, it is—the girl I've picked out for you to make my niece," They walked away together. Harry unusually quiet while Uncle Mortimer talked vigorously. "Will you marry her—that's the question? Yes or no. Consider it well, Harry—a beautiful, ladylike, educated wife, with a fortune beside herself, my blessing and favor, and a luxurious, happy home, with no wish ungrati fied. Yachting, summer residence at the seaside, continental travel when you wish—everything, and that lovely girl for your own. Or " And the ominous silence was suffi cient description for the reverse side of the picture. Then Ilarry laughed. "If you wish me to marry that beau tiful girl you showed me I'll do it. She has captivated me already." And old Mr. Mortimer slapped Har ry's shoulder heartily. "Bless the boy! 1 knew he hadn't an idea what a darling she was. Wow go ahead! Mrs. Brown and I have talked it over, and the lady herself is willing to meet you. All you've to do is an easy walkover. Tomorrow I'm off on a visit to the cape for three months. And when I come back i d like to bring yt.xr bride a wedding present—oli, Harry?" "It shall not be my fault. Uncle Mortimer." And while Jasper Mortimer was chuckling as he rode along in the trapi 24 hours later Mr. Harry was sitting in Mrs. Brown's back parlor on a gray and crimson satin sofa, with his arm around the waist of the beautiful girl his uncle had pointed out to him." "I never was so surprised in all my life as when he insisted upon it that you were Miss Burr, my darling! Even now I can hardly realize that it is you, my own little dear, domesti cated with Mrs. Brown as companion." Miriam lifted her lovely face to her newly engaged lover. "I hadn't been here two Hours, Har ry, when your cards were left, and Miss Burr had only gone out of the room a moment lief ore. There really is a general resemblance between her and mo, which accounts for the mistake your uncle made." Harry kissed the red lips. "And what a grand mistake it was Miriam! He ordered mo to marry you, and I shall obey his orders—inside of three months, too. Oh, yes, you need not look so startled, because it must be as he says, and as 1 wish, my dar ling. We will take Miss Burr and Mrs. Brown into our confidence, shall we?" And a grand secret they all found it —even pretty, insipid, good-natured Miss Burr, who was enchanted by the romantic turn things had taken. So the weeks went on, and a few days before it was time for Mr. Morti mer to be home he received a letter from Ilarry stating that His one wish was accomplished—he had that morn ing been married to the young lady whom His uncle had chosen and shown him, and that he would welcome him in his own house on his return. Mr. Mortimer found his house bril liantly lighted when be reached it, early in the dusk of an autumn even ing, and in the exquisitely decorated drawing room Ilarry met him, with his beautiful bride on his arm, blush ing. smiling, lovely as n picture. Mr. Mortimer kissed her rapturously. "My dear, I am very happy to see you here. Ilarry has done the most sensible tiling he ever did. Welcome, my children! My dear, you will ac cept tills as my gift to you!" And he handed Miriam a check for thousand pounds, just as Mrs. Brown and a pretty, fair-haired girl In trail ing black silk and diamonds swept into the room. "Wo arc? very glad to see you, Mr. Mortimer. Allow me to present my niece. Miss Arabella Burr!" And instead of returning Miss Burr's tarft' Uncle Jasper stared like one who is transfixed with amazement. "Miss—who? Miss—who ?" "Miss Burr, my niece. You remeiu bor " "Then, who the dickens Is this?" lie waved his hand wildly toward Miriam. Harry stepped forward. "My wife, formerly Miss Miriam Langton, sir—the young lady you pointed out to me in Mrs. Brown's house and requested me to marry." And Miriam sprang forward laying her lovely little hands on the old gen tleman's sleeve, and lilting her eyes pleadingly to his face, looking so sweet, so enchanting, that even an an chorite would have felt his pulses stir at sight of her. "Please forgive him, sir—please do! It was all my fault. I—l love him, and " For one minute Uncle Jasper strug gled against the influence of her beau ty and sweetness—for one minute he was full of wrath—and then he grunted nnd said, "Humph!" and sighed lugubriously. Then he smiled down in Miriam's upturned pleading face. "Well, my dear, you are pretty, and no mistake, and I'll be hanged if 1 wonder at Harry's imposition on me. I Your fault? Bless your sweet face, give me a second kiss! There children, we'll all live together, eh, until Mir iam—that's your name isn't it?—de cides what she will do with her check." And so Harry Mortimer and his fair brfile were happy, and Uncle Jasper never tires of telling them always to "obey orders" even if it "breaks owiv ere," which In this ease—well, Miriam often wonders who owns her, llarry or old Uncle Jasper, so "much does lie love and depend upon her. —Chicago Times-Herald. TEA AS AN ACTIVE POISON. It. Cltaractm-iiitlc Klemoiit Kill. Cats atKl Itubbits in a l.uboratory. Tea tippling has become the fashion able dissipation. We have borrowed the habit from England. Over SO.UOd 000 pounds of tea is consumed each year in the United States, i. omen with overtaxed nerves are the great con sumers. Dr. J. 11. Kellogg declares that tea Is an active poison—that its active principal, a substance called thetn, which can be distilled from tea in a dry report, is fatal to life. The tbein in tea is about G per cent, of the total bulk. Experiments have proved tlint about one-eighth of a grain of it will kill a rabbit and 7 1-2 grains will kill a cat. In one pound of tea j there is an ounce of poison—enough to kill 50 cats. Ten grains of thelm will make a man ill and a half ounce of tea con tains from 10 to 10 grains. Professor Lchmann, a German phy sician, gave several men from eight to 10 grains of thein each byway of ex periment. None of them was able to work for two days. There are tea drunkards. There have been cases of delirium tremens from tea drinking. By chewing tea leaves people can become thoroughly intoxicated. The woman who is tired takes a cup of tea and is relieved of her weariness. But the sensation of weariness is a danger signal. Under the influence of a stimulant she does not know when she goes beyond the limits of safe exertion. Tea is a drug, not a Too— Not only docs tea contain no nour ishment, but it interferes with diges tion. The craving for it is not nat ural—as is the desire for food. Taste must become vitiated by its Habitual use before it becomes an apparent necessity. Children drink it for the j cream an- sugar, older people for uie effect Every one knows that tea contains tannin. Add a little iron to ten and it becomes black. Tea made in an iron | kettle is as black as ink. Even stir ring a strong cup of tea with an iron spoou will make it turn black, xtie combination of the tannin of the tea with iron makes ink. Leather Is made by soaking hides in a decoction of bark which contains tannin. A man who eats a beefsteak and drinks a cup of tea starts a leather manufactory in ids own stomach, tor the tea, combining with the connect ive tissue of the steak, soon trans forms it into strong leather. To prove this, soak a piece of t>eef stenk in a cup of strong tea tor iui.i an hour. At the end of that time the steak will be so tougli that it will be Impossible to chew it. Not only is tea a hindrance to the digestion o.f fats and albuminoids, but it prevents the digestion of starch. Saliva digests starch, and the tannin contained in tea hinders the produc tion of saliva. The 5 o'clock tea table lias become a social evil. The prevalence of tea drinking is due to the fart that women are trying to do more than their strength will permit. W hen ineir energy is exhausted they turn to tea. But the habit is spreading among men. If that were not the ease the con sumption of tea in tills country would not amount to about S9,OfK),tXtO per an num.—New York Journal. A New Kind of Fly. An astonished, lint niqiarently satis fled spider was one upon which a gen tleman recently made an experiment. The result of ills investigations is told in Public Opinion: While watching some spiders one j day, it occurred to him to try what ef- j feet the sound of a tuning fork would have upon them. He had a strong sus picion that they would take it for tue buzzing of a fly. Selecting a lnrge, fat spider, that had long been feasting on files, he sounded the fork and touched a thread of the spider's web. Tin- owner was at one edge of his well and the thread selected win on the other side. Over ids wonderful telephone wires the buzzing sound was conveyed to the watching sp.der, but from his position lie could not tell along which particular l.uo the sound was traveling. He ran to the centre of the wMi in hot haste, and felt all r.ro'ii"! urfp he touched the thread against the other end of which the fork was sounding. Then, taking another thread along with him, as a precautionary measure, he ran out to the fork and sprang upon it. At tills point he found out his mis take. He retreated for a short dis tance, and stopped to survey this new buzzing creature which should have been a fly. but strangely unlike any in sect he had ever seen. At length, ap parently convinced that the object at the outer edge of ills web was more suitable for amusement than for an article of diet, he got on it again and danced with pleasure. It was evident that the sound of the fork was music to him. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. A railway is to be constructed from Damascus to Mecca In order that pil grims may be saved from a sea voy age It is proposed that the line shall be built by soldiers. Wasps eat honey, honey dew and the Juice of fruits, but they also are carnivorous and live largely upon other Insects. Pollen of flowers they are not supposed to use At one place in England, at least, slates nro washed twice a day with a disinfecting fluid. The slates of children should be carefully Inspected and great attention should lx' paid to the sponges with which they clean them. Irrtgation is of the utmost impor tance in Persia, as cultivation depends upon it, and water is extremely dear. It hns been suggested that artesian well manufacturers might find an ex cellent opening once that the success of these wells was assured. The application of scientific irriga tion methods has recently given a new development to rice culture in south western Louisiana, as explained in a bulletin of the department of agri culture. Rice requires wet lands, bu't on such lands harvesting machinery cannot be used. The difficulty has been mot by flooding the dry praTrie lands during the growth of the rice, and then draining thorn by a system of pumps, canals and levees, when the crop is nearly ripe. On the drained sands it Is possible to use reapers to harvest the rice; thus the cheap labor employed in foreign rice-growing can be met by American machinery. The application of the turbine prin ciple to the motor machinery of ships lias achieved another triumph* In the case of the British torpedo-boat de stroyer, Viper. At a recent meeting of the engineers at the Royal Insti tution in London some interesting facts concerning the surprising speeil of the Viper were discussed. On ner second preliminary trial she attained a speed of 35.5 kiK/ts, equal to nearly 41 statute miles per hour. This is as great a speed as that of many express trains, and if it could be developed in a great passenger ship and maintained continuously would cut down {he time needed to cross the A tin about three days. When running either slowly or at top speed the Viper ex periences little vibration, and it is an ticipated that she will eventually sur pass her own record. The balloons used by the English army are different from those of other nations, gold-beater's skin being em ployed in their construction insteaii of oiled silk, it being much lighter, and much more Impermeable. The enve lope of 10,000 cubic feet capacity weighs but 100 pounds, and the com plete weight of balloon and appliances ready to lift two observers is less than 200 pounds. The cable which con nects the balloon with the ground weighs 87 pounds for a length of 550 yards. To inflate the balloons hydro gen is employed, and it is carried com pressed In steel cylinders for use when desired, this method having been adopted in preference to generating the gas on the spot with chemicals. These reservoirs form the heaviest part of the equipment, as cylinders for one charge weigh 2 3-4 tons. An Inventor's IleinMrknblo I.ui-k. Speaking of Bell's telephone, it Is not generally known that he came near losing all his English patent rights and would have done so, but for a most remarkable piece of luck. At the time of the telephone's invention Lord Kel wiu was in this country and he took back with him to Scotland one of the crude instruments which Bell had made. Intending to exhibit it. to his college - classes as an American curi osity. At that time the transmitter had a spiral spring on the upper side, and while the model was knocking about among the scientist's baggage in its journey across the ocean this spring among the scientist's Vaggae in its journey across the ocean this spring somehow got bent upward. When Lord Kelwin came to give the prom ised exhibition the thing would not work, because the spring was bent Up too much. It is almost impossible to believe, but it is nevertheless a fact, that It never occurred to the giant in tellect of this great scientist to press that spring down again and he had to apologize to his audience for the fail ure of the much advertised experi ment. A publication previous to ap plication for a patent is a bar in Eng land, and when the great trial to settle the validity of the Bell patents came up over there it was sought to prove that there had been no publication In this lecture because the model would not work. Had Lord Kelwin pressed down that little spring and shown those Scotch laddies how the telephone worked it would have cost the Bell company many millions of dollars and made telephones very cheap in Eng land.—New York Sun. A Mother's Faith. During a recent visit to Chicago Dr. Robert Collyer told how his mother had heard him preach for the first time in her life at I.eeds 35 years ago, and walked proudly away from the church on his arm. Looking fondly at him, she said: "I'm not sure, lad, that I understood thy sermon this morning, and I'm not sure I would have believed it if I had, but make sure, lad, I believe In thee."—Argonaut. According to a Gorman newspaper, there are at present in Europe 71 mar riageable princesses and only 47 map riagcable princes. WAYS OF KEEPING COOL. Attention Should Ho Given to tlio Arrunce* ment of Living Kuoms. Not every one can tlee from the sum mer heat, but the nuuiy may easily in crense eheir comfort by a little judi cious preparation. As early as possible in summer car pets and large rugs should be sent to the cleaner's, then packed away in camphor for the season, and matting substituted for floor covering. The imagination plays such a strong part in the affairs of life that tlio mere ap pear-anon of tho soft green and yellow of the matting makes one feel cooler. Small rugs may be placed before seats, as some persons are sensitive to the chill of the matting. Such rugs can be shaken every day, and thus kept free from dust and the possible germs that float so freely iu the atmosphere during the summer. The next point of importance is the covering of all upholstered furniture with cotton covers. Here again is re lief to botn body and mind. The fabric to be used is not necessarily the old fashioned linen crash that had. it must be admitted, a somewhat funereal ap pearance. Art denims, so called, arc used generally now as covers, and may be chosen in soft, cool colorings to har monize with the matting. A charming room seen lately had blue and white matting and furniture covers of blue denim, with decorative printed design of white fleur-de-lis, conventionalized. The lace and dam ask window hangings were replnced by blue and white muslin draperies that could be removed and laundered easily through the summer. Narrow window boxes on the outer ledge were filled with geraniums and other freely blossoming plants, while a large palm in a huge blue and green jardiniere stood in the middle of the bow inside. From each end of the window boxes a slender cord was carried up to the top of the window and across, and on this nasturtium vines clambered, framing the windows in green. Even the pictures were made to min ister to the idea of coolness; the bril liant and sunny sketches of Moorish housetops and Mediterranean boats under dazzling blue sky, that seem so full of light and warmth in winter, were banished to another room, and on the walls of this "summer parlor" were New England snow scenes and dim forest interiors, infinitely restful and refreshing to look at on a sultry summer day. Much of the dainty bric-a-brac that was the pride of the housemother's heart in winter was put away and the whole suggestion of the room was airy space. Even the multidiuous. soft cushions on the broad divan were di vested of their plush and velvet cover ings and encased in India cottons and denims. The electric fan is extending its friendly offices to the private house with encouraging rapidity. A few years ago it was reserved for business houses and restaurants, but now the electric fan may be installed in any home at a slight expense, and is a boon of the first magnitude. Conspicuous among the "dou'fs" of summer should be: "Don't shroud pic tures in mosquito netting or muslin, as if in a cheap restaurant." If the flies are allowed such freedom as to endan ger oil paintings and gilt frames— which ought not to be necessary—tlie best way is to remove such pictures from the wall, cover thorn carefully and put them safely in a closet. Then scatter the pictures that are left over wider spaces than they occupied be fore. If at first the walls seem bare, take comfort in the thought that in a day or two they will seem only cooler and more airy, nud that when autumn comes there will be a new delight in re calling them to their places, like old friends returned.—New York Tribune. A Persian Book Store. In every big bazaar a certain number of shops nre set apart for the sale of books. In these one finds the booksel ler—in his long, dark, outer mantle and high, black, lamb's-skin hat—seated on the floor, surrounded by his little stock in trade. The front of li'.a shop is open like a butcher's, while Ills books are eitlici arrauged in shelves agaiust the three walls or in heaps upon the floor. His collection usually cousins of litho graph editions of Korans, school books, favorite poets and historians, but the assortment is limited. Besides those, bidden away in a corner, he often has one or two manuscripts which he has either bought as a speculation or is trying to dispose of for a friend.—The North American Iteview. The Discoverer of Johaimeeborg. In a sense, the discoverer of Jo hannesburg. says the London Chron icle, was the late Sir Hercules Itob inson (Lord Hosmead). Ukllug over the primeval ltnnd during his first sojourn hi South Africa, lie suddenly said to ids companions: "There's gold under neath here, and plenty of it, too, if I'm not mistaken." He had previously been an Australian Governor for seven years, and his keen eye had detected certnin superficial geological indica tions that carried ids mind back to the gold fields of the Antipodes. Skating i" Per*iu. Caplt.il skating is generally to be had in Teheran, Persia, at Christmas time, but the Persians have never taken keenly to the amusement When the late Shah was alive he was so delighted with the performance of En glish residents on the ice that he got some skates for his Ministers, who were far too fearful of losing their i heads to disobey his command to put them on. Their antics on the ice amused Nasr-ed-Din to such an ex j teut that he nearly had an apoplectic lit. The total number of compound loco- I motives built in the locomotive works j of America is 1800 up to date. THE FOOR MAN'S FRIEND. My wife, she bought a coolcln'-book thet tells lolks how to save Th' remnants uv u simple meal—here's one receipt it gave: fTh' dish is tailed -The Poor Man's Friend," which intimates thet it Is people short on money th' receipt had olighter hit). Th' ment f'r t.h' foundation—jest a scanty onnee'll do— Riot does th' job th' nicest is th' kind from Irish stew, ('N* these small remnants thet th' poor man alias throws away. His wife kin use ez corner-stones f'r cojitless wealth some day.) Aca take some fine spring chickens— this receipt'll call f'r three, (Which eny poor man's larder kin supply "at sight," y' see), A. pound uv homemade butter, 'n' some thyme 'n* cel'ry, too, (F'r y' got to kill t ii* flavor in thet ounce uv Irish stew). Y' place it on th' lectric range, inside a silver pail, Drop in a terrapin 'r two, a pa'tridge 'n' a quail; Then flavor it with cel'ry salt 'n' epi- * cure's bo'qiiet, 'N' it's ready tor th' table when it's simmered half a day. Y' serve it 'n a golden dish, ef one is kickin' round, 'N' garnish it with lotus buds—they add a charm profound— 'N' workin' men sh'd thank tkor stars thet this here book wuz writ On household economics, for ther case it's made to fit. —Fred J. Eaton, iu Truth. HUMOROUS. Nell—They tell me the bride is quite gifted, Belee—Yes, indeed. I never saw so niuny presents. "Hut seriously," said the moralist, "this is a funny world." "Laying all jokes aside," agreed the editor, "it is." lllbbon Clerk —Your hair is parted just like the floorwalker's. Lace Clerk —Oil, 110, mine is merely a counter part. "That,." observed the duellist, after pinking his adversary in a carefully bloudiess manner, "that is the pink Df politeness." "What makes you think their en gagement will soon be announced V" "Well, tlio last time I called I saw Tot showing him her cooking class diplo ma." The Benedict—l tell you, my boy, a wife is a great comfort. The Bach elor—Yes; it must be comforting to have some one to blame when tilings go wrong. He decided that he'd win her, So he planned with insight grim That he'd pay her no attention— And she foil in love with him. Deacon Goodly—Boys, don't you know that you shouldn't play ball on Sunday? Johnny Jones—Oh, that's nil right, deacon, we ain't playing; we're practicing for tomorrow's game. School Teacher—What little boy can tell mo where is the homo of the swal low? Bobby—l kin, please. School Teacher—Well, Bobby? Bobby—The home of the swallow is tho *tufiJ rnick. Mrs. Youngwlfe—l want to get some salad. Dealer—Yes, ma'am. lloW many heads? Mrs. Youngwlfe—Olv goodness! I thought you took the heads off! I just want plain chicken salad. Smith—l understand you are working luiir time now. Joins—Yes, and looting the other half. Smith— Well, working half the time is better '.ban nothing. Jones—Yes, and half a loaf is better than none. "And you think I married you for your money!" tearfully exclaimed poung Mrs. Waxwlng. "Why, llarold, you know I would have married you if you hadn't a cent—with the excel lent prospects you had." Ethel (perched on rear seat of tan- Jem) —We're scorching, George. A'ren'C you afraid that policeman will see us? George (pumping away for dear life)— He? Not much. He never sees nie. He's been owing me s."> for more'n a year. "Lady," said Harvard Ilasbeen, "I'd thank you for a meal of some sort." "Ha!" remarked the bright house keeper, "you're one of the after-dinner speakers." "Well, lady, I ain't that exactly or I wouldn't bo so hungry. I ain't got as much as a chestnut about me." Where King Arthur Was Slnln. Lovers of our literature will assuredly not be backward In assisting to relieve the distress caused by the almost de struction of the little Cornish town of Camelford, because of Intimate con- -j ocction with the Arthurian tale, says the "Westminster Gazette. It is not only that King Arthur's traditional •nstle of Tlntagel is hard by, but that, iccording to no less an authority than Leland, the famous antiquary of the w lays of Henry VIII. "King Arthur our Hector was there slalne." Camden of Elizabethan times was not in sure on that point, though he ad uilted there were "eertalne verses in in unknown Poet living in the middle :lme, of Cambula"—now the river darnel—flowing with blood, shed In a bnttell of Arthur against Jlordred;" 'pit he cautiously added: "In very leed (not to deny this of Arthur) I nave read In Marlanus, that the Brit ons and Saxons fought in this a Moudy battel, in the yeare of our Lord 823, so that this may seeme a place consecrated to Mars." This kind of "hedging," however, was not consonant witli tlie idea of :(iii contemporary historian Carew, who with precision declared that "A. >. 525, upon the river of Camel, neere o Camelford, was that last dismal mttel strooken between the noble ving Arthur and his treacherous iepliew Mordred, wherein the one took ds death the other his death's wound."
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