IN THE NAME OF PHILANTHROPY "By O'Hyan O'Bryan Copyright, 1902, by the S. S. McClure Company ® Tlie Dawsons were double cousins first in days of calui, but second when storms swept over the land—girls, four teen years old apiece, bright, fiercely energetic and up to date. They owned two adjoining ancestral places well furnished with fathers and mothers, and from cellars to attics, particularly the attics, with chairs and things, and with servants to dust the chairs and things. They owned also one O randiuother In common besides two or three others In severalty. Said their mothers, whom grand mother -in - common's illness called away, "llow fortunate that school Is in s ssion; otherwise the girls might be lonely," a maternal euphemism re sulting from long years of practice. The term closed, however, without the mothers' presence to soften the blow, (h andmotber-in-common's Illness necessitated a longer leave of absence, whh h was granted in a characteristic mes: age: "We're all right, little moth ers. Stay as loi>g as you please. Love to gram." This was indorsed by the Fathers Dawson. That was what the Fathers Dawson were for to indorse. Although much absorbed in trying to double the output of the foundry without Increasing the expenses, they still reserved the veto power at home. Hut the possibility of the overruling two-thirds vote led them to preserve the show of authority by Indorsing, always and speedily. T1 •• mothers were becoming uneasy. The daughters were becoming uneasy too. Usually when these restless fits came on the girls were tactfully guided into the paths of philanthropy. "Great executive ability" their mothers said they bad. and indeed they could dress dolls or make scrupbooks for children's hospitals if necessary, but they Just doted on sales. When a sale was announced, their subordinates drew a long breath. The mothers fell to work with a will, echo ing ilie remark of ltosa, the cook: "Now we "knows where wese at. I can stan' on my feets all day makin' canny, an' I il esu' complains, but It's dese yere suiprisin's dat gibs me de misery in my hald." The restlessness now worked Itself Into a lever, and as it reached its height simultaneously in both girls they started on a run from their re spective homes—rind met under the linden tree on the boundary of their ancestral lawns. In breathless duet they exclaimed, "Oh. Susannah, I have an Ideu!" "Oh, Ilepsibali, I have an idea!" Their names were neither Susannah (afways spelled with an "h") nor Hep sibr.li. Their mothers in youthful ig norance of what good form would de mand in a name later had called them NeKie and Oracle. The girls early came to despise these weakly cogno mens, and when some Harvard author ity in a proud spasm of reform chang ed their Uncle Harry's name to Henry without so much as saying by your leave they promptly said, "We'll change ours." Susannah and Ilep sibali tliey became to each other from that moment. The fathers and moth el's at first stoutly resisted, but might prevailed. The general public now knew no others. "We'll have a sale—a 'fresh air* sale." Then the embryo "lady board" put their heads together and gave their ex ecutive ability full play. At night the Fathers Duwson's in dorsement was called for. "A sale? Certainly." What a re lief! When the girls' signal lights greet ed each other from their windows, each Father Dawson started for the telephone. "My dear," said Susannah's father, "re t: easy. A sale Is on. They are quite capable of managing the I'an- Aineriean, you know, and they can this. The servants, both men and maid, must by this time be letter per fect." When his turn came, Hepslbah's fa thf r said much the same thing. The mothers embraced each other fervently. "The little dears," they said and slept the sleep of the unwor ried. This was Friday. The sale was set for the next Wednesday. Grandmoth er-! n-common was now recovering rap idly. 'i uesdny night the mothers said to each other, "We're homesick." "Wouldn't a surprise be fun?" "Let's go home. I should enjoy a sale when we haven't worked to get ready for it." "We won't even telephone for the carriage. The girls will need all the help they can have." This was true. A sale without the two faithful henchwomen culled for manual labor as well as executive abil ity. Thus it was that the waning Wednes day afternoon found the two mothers hurrying on foot up the street from the st°* Charcltly Handmaiden. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Wells, ward ens of a prominent city church, were not in accord concerning the new roc tor's Introduction of extreme ritual into the service. Mr. Edwards was nggressively on the rector's side, Mr. Wells quite the re verse, and on one occasion their differ ence of opinion cropped out In n lively though brief dialogue which Incidental ly suggests the possibilities for expan sion of tlic servant problem. Mr. Edwards, having exhausted his arguments on his unresponsive brother warden, said: "At least you will own that art Is the handmaiden of religion." "Y'es," returned Mr. Wells savagely, "and I wish religion would give her a month's notice!" BOUNCING BUBBLES. 1 A Pretty and lastrnstirs HifoA meat That Is Bully Trial. Fur the benefit of those girl* and boys who have never heard of carbonic acid let us explain that It la a perfect ly colorless and invisible gaa, like air. But It is very much heavier than afn for even gases hare weight; and some are heavier than others. Therefore If we can fill a jar half full of carbonic gas and thon fill it up with air the car | bonlc acid, if the jar Is not disturbed. I will remain for a time below the air, just as water would do, though you i cannot sec any difference between the top and bottom of the Jar. For this experiment we will nee tar taric acid, which is a white powder. Mix this with an equal quantity of baking soda nnd put the mixture In the bottom of a large glass jar. An ounce of soda will produce seven or eight quarts of carbonic acid, so a half ounce of the mixture will be enough for a two quart Jar. Cover the jar with a piece of cardboard, with a small hole in the center. Through this hole by means of a long stemmed funnel add a gill of THE BUBBLE FLOATIKO. water very slowly as long as bubbles of gas continue to rise from the mix ture. Then gently remove the funnel, but not the cardboard. The Jar Is now partly filled with car bonic acid. With soapsuds and a pipe, which you have prepared in advance, blow a good big bubble, slip off the card and drop the bubble Into the Jar. If the bubble has dropped from a sufficient height, it will rebound from the invisible cushion of carbonic ncid like a billiard ball from a billiard cushion, and after bob bing up nnd down several times will remain motionless. Then replace the cover, and you have the bubble appar ently suspended In air, but really float ing on the carbonic acid as a wooden ball floats on water. The effervescence or "sparkllag" of soda water and mineral waters Is caused by bubbles of this gas. The blue paper of a seldlltz powder con talus baking soda, with other things, and the white paper contains tartaric acid. So a seldlltz powder may be used In this trick by mixing the two pow ders together and then adding the wa ter. Or ordinary baking powder, which contains both soda and tartaric acid, may be used.—New York Press. The First Toy Ilfillooa. Perhaps in old time days the children had playthings which nowadays are quite unknown. There may have been many toys at which we cannot even guess now, because not even a remnant is left for us. But one thing is certain, and that is that the children now have the benefit of a great many little con trivances for their amusement which were not known then, although there may have been other ones to take their places. For example, there is the toy balloon which is so much enjoyed by the little tot of two or three who has never seen anything like It and who cannot understand why the gay little colored ball should float In the air with out apparently anything to keep it up. It was in the eighteenth century that the art of making the air castles, as they were then called, became first known. The first one was constructed at Paris In 1783, by a certain M. Mont golfler, who dkl many wonderful things in the course of his life, but the most wonderful of all was the invention of the balloon, which has brought pleas ure not only to thousands of children, but has also added much to the re searches of science. A Poet Who Told "Stories." The poet Shelley as n boy was pos sessed of a marvelous imagination. So wonderful, iudeed, was it that it gave his parents many an anxious hour. He would recount imaginary scenes nnd conversations as though they were ac tuul, and It really seemed as though he were unable to distinguish between the little fictions of his Imagination nnd actual fact. This characteristic was strong with Shelley throughout his not very long life and frequently gave rise to unfortunate complications between himself and those who did not understand his nuture and habit. Nmnma'* Kinnes. A kiss when I wake in the morning, A kiss when I go to bed, A kiss when I burn my finger, A kiss when I bump my head, A kiss when my bath is over, A kiss when my bath begins; My mamma is full of kisses— As full as nurse Is of pins. A kiss when I play with my trumpet, A kiss when I pull her hair; She smothered me nearly with kisses The clay I fell down the stair. A kiss when I give her trouble, A kiss when I give her joy; For mamma's Nttte boy! Chameter la the Hat. "Does the hst reveal character?" said an observant person whose specialty Is character reading. "Of course It does. "The man whose bat fits him exact ly and Is set square and straight 011 his head Is nearly always sn orderly, de liberate man, regular In his habits, bat very often commonplace ss regards mental attainments. "Men of large mental powers, think ers and philosophers, affect hats a trifle too large for them. They are men of large Ideas, and their big hats will of ten be found In conjunction with loose, easy fitting clothes, for In this, as In other matters, the body reflects the mind. 'T distrust equally the man who wears his hat at the back of his head and he who habitually goes about with It tilted to one side. The first Is of a candid, easy going type, but spt to be flighty; the latter, with a disposition for sport and frolic, Is at the samo time often frivolous and conceited. Neither of them, however, will be a coxcomb, like the man whose hat Is too small for him, nor 'deep' and crafty, like the wearer of a hat which is al ways pulled down over the eyes." Danger In Poisons. It Is lamentable that neither repeated warning nor sad experience seems to have the desired effect of making the ordinary person cautious In the use of poisons. In the last few days three children have died presumably from taking poison that was carelessly left within their reach. One would suppose that such accidents would by this time have become almost impossible, yet they are constantly recurring with a frequency that demands further warn tng. If parents would learn to keep poisons In a place where they could not be reached by others there would be fewer accidents. It is the old principle of familiarity breeding contempt. It cannot be too strongly impressed upon every one that the only Immunity from danger is through constant care and precaution. It is a lesson that needs to be impressed upon every individual without excep tion.—Philadelphia Inquirer. An Old Bnsllah Superstition. Attention has been called to the sur vival of folklore In rural parts of Eng land by evidence given In a stabbing case tried at the Essex assizes. To quicken the healing of the wounds, the knife with which they were Inflicted was smeared with grease and laid on the bed of the patient. The purpose served by the application of grease or oil to the knife or to any steel instru ment that has inflicted wounds is to prevent it from rusting, for If the steel la allowed to become rusty the wound la supposed to be affected and fester ing and mortification follow the prog ress of the rust Another quaint be lief is that the application of an oiled knife is a certain and quick remedy for scalds and burns. Conld Believe Some of Tltem. An amusing story la told of a New England minister who often apeaks In behalf of a certain charity In which he Is greatly Interested. He has a fine voice and a graphic way of telling In cidents both humorous and pathetic, so that his hearers arc often "moved to laughter or to teara." At the close of one meeting, at which he had spoken with great effect, aud a large gain for the charity had been the direct result, a little old lady ap proached the minister. "Oh," she said earnestly, "I've been so Interested In hearing about those poor, dear children! And 1 suppose a great many of thoae stories you told are really true, aren't they?"— Youth's Companion. Animal Sense Perceptions. In the course of an article on animal sense perceptions, In which special at tention Is directed to nauseous or of fensive odors as a means of protection, the editor of the Zoologist warns his readers against regarding animal eti ology too much from the human stand point. Because animals cannot speak we must not assume that they have no modes of communication; It Is by no means certain that the ordinary ex planatlon of "warning colors" Is the true one, while the evil smell of the durlan fruit does not render It distaste ful either to the orang or to man him self. Curiosity. "What did that lady have the screen across one part of the room for, ma?" asked little Harry, who had been male iug a call with his mother. "I suppose she had something there she didn't want seen," replied his mother. "And was that the reason, ma, that when you thought she wasn't looking you peeped behind it?" Complimentary. "Gentlemen," said a Judge addressiug the Jury In a recent Irish case reported In Law Notes, "you have heard the evi dence. The indictment says the pris oner was nri#itcd for stealing a pig. The offense seems to be becoming! common one. The time has come when It must he put a stop to; otherwise, gen tlemen, none of you will be safe." The Eany I'nrt. Teacher—After all the trouble I have taken, you arc most imperfect In your lesson. Surely, you could not have found it so hard to learn! Pupil—lt wasn't because it was so hard to learn, teacher, but because It was so easy to forget! Amuied Them. Artist—Have you takcu my picture to the exhibition? I'orter—Yes, sir. It seemed to please the gentlemen very much. Artist—What did they say? Porter—Oh. tljey didn't say anything. They only luugbVd. OVERPETTED PETS. Dga and Cats Spoiled by Appetite For Unnatural Tidbits. roMlbly the dog world might afford a better specimen of a living skeleton than one In the kennel next to ths door of a boarding place tor animals, but It would take a day's Journey to find him. "What's makes him so thin?" was asked of the attendant "He won't eat" was the reply—"that Is, he won't eat hospital food. He's been spoiled. Lots of dogs and cats that arc brought here have been spoil ed. Tlielr owners think It Is a sign of high breeding to cultivate an appetite for a peculiar and unnatural diet. They train animals to eat all kinds of food that they would never touch of their own volition. This emaciated fel low has been taught to like fruit. He Is particularly fond of pears; but, In case he can't get them, peaches, apples and bananns are a fairly satisfactory sub stitute. Unfortunately, his present ail ment mnkes a fruit diet extremely dangerous, nnd since he Is deprived of his favorite food he Is literally starv ing himself to death." The attendant passed on to a neigh boring cage nnd poked his finger spor tively Into the side of a large gray eat that "meowed" plaintively In response to his cheery "Hello, there, Caesar!" The cnt had such a healthy, whole some appearance that the visitor in quired what meat he was fed upon. "Humph!" said the attendant. "You've missed it there. He doesn't feed upon mont. He's a vegetarian. He likes onions better than anything else, un less it's melons. A good ninny cats like melons, nnd most of them are also partial to raw nsparngus. The fact Is you might run through a list of all the dishes that find a place on any up to date menu and you will find that some of our patients have acquired a taste for them. This epicurean appetite may denote aristocratic tendencies on the pnrt of my boarders, but I don't ap prove of It. Most of these acquired tnstes are a perversion of the natural animal appetite, and It Is likely to prove harmful In the end. The trick is pretty expensive for us fellows that run eat nnd dog boarding houses, and I'd like to put a stop to It."—New York Times. APHORISMS. Liberality consists ratlier In giving seasonably than much.—Cicero. Labor is the divine law of our exist ence; repose Is desertion and suicide.— Mazzinl. Unbecoming forwardness oftener pro ceeds from Ignorance than impudence. —Guville. Kindness Is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and under stand.— Bovee. Every one complains of the badness of his memory, but nobody of his judg ment.— Rochef ouca uld. He who has no Inclination to learn more will be very apt to think that ho knows enough.—Powell. It is not what he has or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.—Amiel. Most people would succeed In small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.—Longfellow. Justice is the insurance we have on our lives nnd property, and obedience is the premium we pay for it.—Penn. Cnt* of Anctent Enypt. By some persons the popularity of the cat in Egypt has been attributed to the fact that the animal was valu able in ridding the palaces of rats and mice nnd also in hunting fowls. There are several paintings in the British museum, executed by aucicnt Egyp tian artists, representing Egyptian sportsmen in bouts on the river Nile, accompanied by large cats, sitting on their haunches In the stern. Other pictures show the cats swimming with birds in their mouths after the manner of retriever dogs. These pictures have greatly perplexed modern naturalists because the cat of today has a strong aversion to water, and it is Uitllcult to reconcile such different traits even aft er the lapse of thousands of years. Food We Onfflit to Fat. It has been said that a man should be In very good health If he takes no more than three different kinds of food at any one meal. It should be served as nearly as possible In Its simple state. More food is required on a damp, raw, cold day than on a cheer ful, dry one. As a rule, It Is safe to assume that what we crave for. is best for us, though In cases of Illness this point should not he strictly adhered to. Men require a good deal more food than women; those who work hard .more than those who lead a sedentary life; those who are growing more then those who have reached maturity. Trne Conrntce. Spartacus—What Is the greatest act of bravery that ever occurred within your specific knowledge? Smartacus—A man with only half a dollar in his pocket went into a swell cafe and ordered 40 cents' worth of food right out loud, so that people at (he next table heard him distinctly.— Baltimore American. Kidnaped. "So Daisy Dasbahout's diamonds wore stolen, were they?" inquired the patient newspaper man, suppressing a yawn. "No," corrected the enterprising press agent; "they were kidnaped. She had tliein set in her teeth, and they had to take her too."—Cincinnati Commercial. All In the Drmv. Wigg—Many a woman discovers that she has married the wrong ma 11. Wagg—Well, I've heard that marriage sometimes mnkes another man of a fel low.—Philadelphia Record. "Incurable" Heart Disease Soon Cured! By the Great Specialist in Treating Weak and Diseas ed Hearts, F'anklin Miles, M. D., LL B. Will Reml $4.00 Worth of Hl* Special Treatment Free as a Trial. To demonstrate the unusual curative powers of his new and complete special treatments by malls for heart disease, short breath, pain in the side, oppression in the chest, irregular pulse, palpitation, smothering spells, pulling of the ankles, or dropsy. Dr. Miles will send four dol lars worth free as a trial, to all who mention this paper. His treatments are the result of twen ty-five years of careful study, extensive research, and remarkable experience in treating the various ailments of the heart, stomach and nerves, which so often complicate each case So aston ishing are the results of his complete sp cial treatments that he does not hes lta'e to offer all persons a trial free. Nothing could be more generous. Few physicians have such confidence in their remedies There is no reason why every afflicted person should not avail themselves of this exceedingly liberal offer, as they may never have another such opportunity. No death comes as suddenly as that from heart, disease. Mrs. A. Kroneta, of Huntington. Tnd., was cured alter thirty physicians failed; Mrs. Flora (Jmotor, of Brirtolvilie, 0.. after thirty two; Jas. It. Waite, the noted ac'or alter a score had pronounced him incurable; Mrs. Frank Smith, of Chicago, after tlvo leading physicians had given her up; Mrs. Juilog Relator of Chicago, after ten; Mrs. It. l'arkcr after sixteen faih d. A thousand references 'o. and testimonials from, bishops. Clergymen, Bankers, Farmers and their wives will besetit lree upon request. Send at once to Franklin Miles, M. I). LL B 203 to 211 State street, Chi cago, 111 , for tree examination blank, pamphlets and free treatment before it is too late. .Mention Freelam! Tribute In Your Reply. rtAILKOAD TIMET AfaLEfc LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. Noveinbei lti 1902. Ahkanokment or Pabsxngek Trains LEAVE FHKELAND. > 12 a ni tor Weatherly, Mauch Chunk Alleutown, Bethlehem, hastou, Phila delphia and Sew York. 7 29 a iu for Sandy Hun, White Haven. Wilkes-Bar re, Pittston und Scrunton. 8 15 a m lor lluzleton, Weatherly. Mauch Chunk. Alleiit* wn, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadelphia, New York, Delano am: Pottavllle. .4 58 a m tor Hu/.ieton, Delano, Mahuuoy City, bhonaiidouh und A.t. CarmeJ. 11 32 u in tor White Haven, Wiikes-Barre. derail ton and the West. 114 ani for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al lentowu, Betlileheiu, F.ustou, Phila delphia, New York, Hazleiou, Delano, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel. 144 Pin for Weatherly, Mauch ( bunk, Al leutown, Bethlehem, Huston, Philadel phia, New York, llazletoii, Delano Muhunoy City, Sheiiandouti, Alt. (Jamie and PotUville. J 83 P*m lor bandy Hun, White Haven Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and all point West. 7 29 P m for H&zleton. AH HIVE AT FBERLAND,. 7 29 a m from Pottsville, Deluiio and llaz letou. d 12 a m from New York, Philadelphia, Eas ton, Bethlehem, Alleutown, Mauch Chunk. Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shenaiideah and Mt. Carmel d 58 a in from Scranton, Wilkca-Barro am White Haven. 1 1 32 uiu irom Pottsville, Mt. Carmel, Pben uiidoah, Mahuuoy City, Delano am iitUitilOD. 12 35 P ui lioui New York, Fhihtdtlphiii Hastori, Bethlehem, Alleutown, Mauci Chunk and Weatherly. it 44 p m front bcrauton, Wilkes-Burn am White Haven. ( 33 P m from New York, Philadelphia Easton, Bethlehem Alleutown, Muuol Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Carmel, bhemti douh, Muhunoy City, Delano and Hazle 7 29 p m from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre a White Haven. For further information inquire of Tick gents OLLIN II.W LBl 'H, General Buperliitendci 2H Corf Intuit Street, New York (If HAS. N. LEE. Genera Passengei Agent, 2ft Cortlandt Street New York (.'it. G. I. GILDHOY, Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pt, Delaware Subqikiiann* ** Schuylkill Railroad. Time table in effect May 19, ltlOl. I rains leave Drifton tor Jeddo, Rekiey. h • rook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Uiiad, H iiid Hazleton .lun.tmn at aOU an•, din •xcept Sunday; nd 707a ni 888 p tn. Sum •> Trains leave Drifton for Hnrwood.C rani err oinhteken and Deringei at H (Mi m, da? except Sunday: und 707 s ni. 28S p m or lav. Trains loave Drifton tot Oneida -'uiietii • larwood H<*ad. Uumboldl Hoad, Oneids a -heppton ut ft (K) a m. daily except Su ay: and 7 07 a ra, 2 88 |> m, Sunday Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Harwooo ran berry, Tom hick en and Iu ringer at 686 j •n, daily except Sunday: and -63 a m, 4 22 p m Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oner 'unction, Harwood Hoad, Huinloldt Lor Oneida and bheppton at ft (2, 11 10 a ui, 4 41 p lally except Sunday; and 737 a m. Mil r und ay. Trains leave Deringer tor Tomhicken tie oerry, Haiwood, Hazleton Junction and l< it 600 p m, ilaily except Runday hi ni, 6 07 p ui. Sunday. Trains leave Hhoppton for Oneida, Huiuioi Hoad, Harwood Hoad, Oneida Junction, Hazh ton Junction and Kosn Ht 7 11 h m, 12 40. 5 p m, dnilv except Sunday: and 8 11 a m, 3(< o ra, Sunday. 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