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MY SWEETHEARTS.

 

'My first was young and very fair,

' With bright blue eyes and yellow hair;
A surplus white in church he wore; . .
I loved him for a month or more.

My second he was gaunt and thin,
All around the hemispheres he'd been:
He’d shot at lions. killed a bear; .

I loved him for about a year. :1

My third had flowing cold-black looks
(I were then green and yellow frocks),
He played and sang my heart away;

I loved him one year and a day.

My fourth was handsome, but so poor!
That only made me love him more;
I wept and sighed but had to part.

i. It almost almost broke my heart.

My fifth was—well, I cannot say
What he was like, but one fine day
I swore to love him all my life:

And now he calls me “Little Wife."

My sixth? My sixth is very small.
I'le hardly seems a man at all;
But. oh, I could not bear to part,
- With ei her Fifth or Sixth Sweetheart.
——London W eekly Times s;

A PAIR OF EAR DROPS.

The queerest things that happer
never find their way into the newspa.
pers. It is difficult to say why; per-
haps it is because they are too queer.
For instance, I doubt if you have evex
heard of a certain strange incident
that happened .only a season or two
ago in that select section'of the fash-
ionable world known as “society.”

A lady of title, Lady Barmouth, re-
quested me to call on her one morn-
ing aboutthe beginning of June, the
London season being then at its height.

“I want your help, Mr. Lowe,” she be-
gan, and then stopped awkwardly.
“Perhaps you are not aware that at
several balls and dinner parties this
season there have been jewels and
ornaments stolen. It has, of course,
caused a great deal of unpleasantness.
In several cases, trinkets have even
been actually taken from the wearers
without their knowing how it was
done, or who did it.”

“I presume, then, that the—er—thief
is a guest-a person in society?” I said,
inquiringly.

“I am afraid so. Two 'or three
things were missed at a dance which
I gave' last week. Now, I am giving
another dance next Thursday, and I
am, of course, most anxious it should
not occur again, at any rate in my
house.

We made arrangements about terms,
and it was agreed that I should be in-
troduced as an American, by name

 

' Captain Burke.

' “I suppose, Lady Barmouth,” I
said, carelessly, “you don't suspect
anybody in particular?”

“Oh, no,” she said, but I noticed
what I thought was a look of anxiety
on her face, and made a mental note of

Vii:

As I was leaving, Lady Barmouth
said, “Of course, Mr. Lowe, you quite
understand, there must be no expose.
If you make any discoveries, they
must be treated as secrets. I can't
have a scene of any kind. It must be
hushml up.”

I returned to the ofiice impressed
with, two ideas. First, that my task
was one of those delicate cases that re-
quire all your tact and yield very little
credit; secondly, that Lady Barmouth
knew more, 01', at any rate, guessed

. more, thanshe cared to tell.

Thursday "evening arrived, and I
went to Merion House.

For a [long while nothing occurred
of the smallest significance. But at
about two o’clock in the morning,
while I was sitting in a snug corner
of the conservatory, where cigarette
smoking was permitted, I noticed acou-
ple take up a position in the opposite
corner. They were both young, and
evidently very much in love with one
another. The girl was handsomely
dressed, and were some valuable jew-
els. I11 particular I noticed a pair of
diamond ear-drops, which had jest
come into fashion again. These two
young people were sitting out during
a dance, and they flirted all through a
set of lancers, without any impatience
at their length. '

At last they got up and went into the
ball-room again. On the chair, where
the girl had been sitting, lay some-
thing shining. I strolled across and
examined it. It was her vinaigrette,
which she had probably left there by.
accident. I replaced it, thinking it
might serve as a trap for our fashion-
able thief, if he were in the neighbor-
hood, and withdrew to my corner,
where I was almost invisible.

Presently an Old gentleman strolled
He was :1,

out to smoke a cigarette.
tall, handsome, intellectual-looking
man, with the air of the true ariSio-
cl‘at. His name I didn’t know, but I
had noticed him chatting with the
guests. He was evidently known to

everyone, and was a man of social im-.

portance.

Presently his eye caught the little
jewelled vinaigrette. He looked care-
lessly round the conservatory, to see if
he were observed, and picked it up.. He
now had his back to me. I was on
the point of stepping up to him, when
he turned round, and replaced the vin-
aigrette and walked quietly away.

It was lucky I had not moved. I
should have looked rather foolish.

,Some curious instinct bade me mess
the conservatory, and look at the vin»
'aigratte again. Without thinking about

it, I put it to my nose.

The next thing I remember .is, that:

I found myself sitting in a chai1. Grad-
ually, things became clearen The ,vln-
aigrette lay by my side.
ged.
consciousness.
sick, but knowing that everything de-

pended on my being prompt and acute, ‘

I managed wih an effort to pull muelf
together. '

'Then arose the question: ,WV :1: it
should I do next? Should I go st1.11:ht
to the man who had tampered w ti: -'he
vinaigrette? ‘ A‘ moment s' the ' ,r'ui
showed me that that would be 11' ._ wise

 

V - than uselessf

.It was drug—;
For a few minutes I had lost
I still felt dizzy and‘ ,planation.

Barmouth was mad. There was no

 

I had no proof of any
thing. The situation must be allowec
to develop itself before I interfered.

After some little reflection, I decidet
to go back to the drawing-room, when
I could see what was going on. .Unde1
any circumstances I must not lose sight
of the girl to whom the vinaigrette be
longed. .

For nearly half an hour I waited ir
vain. She danced with two or three
different men, but did not seem to
have missed it.

At last, after one of the dances, sha
appeared to be looking for something.
W'ith what was, I presume, an apology
to her partner, she skipped across the
room to a. group of girls. Evidently
she was asking if any of them had
seen her vinaigrette. For some time
she got no information, but presently
a girl who was passing, leaning on a
man's arm, turned round and made

some remark, pointing with her fan to

the conservatory door. The owner 01
the vinaigrette gave a little nod oi

' thanks, and hurried across the room.

All this time I observed that the man
who had drugged the scent-bottle, and
who was chatting with some of the
people standing about, watched the
girl closely.

As soon as she had left the drawing-
room, he broke off his conversation,
and strolled quietly towards the con-
servatory. As he passed through the
curtains, I noticed that he glanced
round to see if he were being followed.

That settled it; I had found my man,
and must act promptly. Lady Bar-
mouth was standing near the piano.
Remembering her injunction that there
was not, under any circumstances, to
be an expose or a scene, it was neces-
sary to proceed With caution. I caught
her eye without much difficulty. She
understood at onve that I had some-
thing to say, and disengaged herself
from her friends.

“Will you come with me to the con-
servatory?” I said, quietly. “I be:
lieve I have solved the mystery."

She turned pale. “Very well " she
said. “Give me your arm. Be careful
what you do, Mr. Lowe,” she added
in a troubled, voice; “it must be
hushed up. ”

then we reached The conservatory,
we found, just as I expected, the young
lady lying back in a chair unconscious.
I-Ier ear—drops were missing.

“Miss Dainton has fainted,”
Lady Barmouth.

“One moment,” I said; “there is no
cause for alarm. Do you see what
has happened? Her diamond ear-drops
have disappeared.”

said

‘ i‘Do you know who it is?” she
whispered.
“Yes. Her vinaigrette has been

drugged—not sufficiently to do her any
harm. I saw it done.”

“What shall I do? Fetch Lord Bar-
mouth, will you? He must advise me. ”

‘,‘W_hich is Lord 3111111911111?"

She came to the curtains and pointed
him out to me. '

“Very well,’ I said. “Chafe Miss
Dainton’ 8 hands, and try to bring her
round, but don' t send for any help at
present.”

I don t think I ever felt so reluctant
to proceed with a case as I did at that
minute. The man whom Lady Bar-
mouth had pointed out as her husband
was the man who had drugged the
vinaigrette—who had followed Miss
Dainton into the conservatory. In a
word, Lord Barmouth was a klepto-
maniac.

“Will you come with me into the
conservatory, Lord Barmouth?" I said.
As I spoke I looked him sternly in the

'face. He turned deadly white, and'his

eyes shifted nervously about the room.

“What’s the matter?” he said, husk-
ily. “Is anyhing wrong?” ,

“Miss Dainton has fainted."

“O'h,” he murmured, with relief.

“And her ear-drops have disap-
peared,” I added. For a moment I
thought he was going to drop down.
I put my arm through his, and led him
towards the conservatory. He was
trembling like a. leaf.

When we got well into the shadow

of the curtains I stopped. “Lord Bar- '

mouth,” I said, quietly, “take my ad

'vice, and give them up to me at onCe.”

“What do- you mean?” he said,
hoarsely. .

“The ear-drops. It will prevent a
scene.”

He put a trembling hand into the
breast pocket Of his dress- coat and

gave me the ear— ~drops. He did it like,

a man in adream, and I really believe
that for, che'time' being he ,was uncon-
scious. Then he turned away and, left
the'dr-awing room hurriedly. V

“Will he not come?”
mouth, wi‘. 11 an awful look of terror in
her eyes.

‘Lord Bz'umouth is not well,” I re-
plied. “Ile1e are the ear— —drops. "

She was thoroughly unnerved. _Miss
Dainton showed ‘_ signs of' returning "

consciousness.
“Now,” IVsaid,

back into her ears.

what has happened. ”

“put the ear-drops

Lady Barmouth replaced them with

trembling fingers.

‘Send some one to look
girl: I ll stop with her till helu come
But you must go and ill id' 10111 hus
band. hlake haste," I added, signifi-
cantly,_ “or you will be too late."

My work was not quite over. When
Lady Barmouth found her husband in
his dressing- -room he was, as I fea'r,ed

on the point of committing suicide. She‘

saved him. A number of trinkets,-
some of great value, were found in his
safe. There is, of course, only onee‘x-
On that one point, Lord

'object, in his stealing ladies' orna-
ments, as he is' a very wealthy man,
and had not put them to any use. ' '
There was not much difficulty in find-
ing their respective owners. I returned
them myself, asking each one as a mat

lei" of courtesy to make a no inquiries Vaa

to how they fell Jinfo my possmssin...

effort met with 110.

said Lady Bar- _

She' won’t know thus describes the ring:

after this?

than the other fingers.

 

“GLAMING” IS THE_ LATEST FAD.

ilk, Sun-bathed Air and_ Happy Thought!
Used in Combination.

Glaming is the latest occupation of
women who devote themselves to the
pursuit of health and beauty, says the
New York Sunday Journal. Glamer is
a raw word, which represents the chief
object of. these disciples of physical cul-
ture. Those who seek it are said to
be glaming, and are denominated glam-
ers.

Some of the essential rules 0f glam-
lng may be briefly stated for the bone:
fit of inquirers. They are:

To drink milk fresh from the cow at
a temperature of ninety-eight degrees.
To inflate the lungs at regular inter-
vals, close the eyes and let the mind
dwell on one of the pleasantest pros-
pects in life. To repose at regular pc—
riods during the day in air which has

recently been in motion and on which

the sun has shone. To have the skin
kneaded daily with sweet oil. Glam-
ing, it is claimed, retardsindefinitely
wrinkles, gray hair and all the other
signs of old age; beautifies the com-
plexion, gives the eye wonderful pow-
ers of fascination, keeps the figure
youthful and elastic, and preserves the
powers of the mind

The aim of the glamer’s diet is to
prevent the ossification produced by
the deposit of calcareous or mineral
matter in the heart, brain and arteries.
This deposit is the cause of old age.
Physiologically one may become old
at thirty as well as at sixty.

To guardagainstthis ossification; it is
necessary to prevent or dissolve the os-
seous deposits. One or two pints of
distilled water daily are of great bene<
fit. The diet should include apples,
pears, grapes, orange juice, cherries,
plums, peaches and berries. .

As animal food, fish, poultry and
young mutton are recommended, be-
cause they contain less earthly salts
than other meats. Phosphorous is nec-
essary for the nourishment of the
brain, and this is to be found in lean
meats, fish, cheese, whole wheat, oat-
meal, almond nuts, white cornmeal,
beans, peas, figs and prunes.

As glame in the system becomes
more abundant the pulse will become
firmer, the skin take on a healthier
hue, the eye grow brighter, the step
more elastic and day by day life will
be better worth living. _

Glame enters the body with the oxy-
gen we breathe and passes out with
very exhalation. The following rule of
glaming is intended for the benefit of
the lungs:

Sit or stand perfectly still in some

place where the air is in motion, or has
been recently, and upon which the sun
has shone. It it not' necessary to sit
in the sun.
most capacity and hold the breath long
enough to count three or more. The
time should be about three seconds.
Let the breath escape very slowly. Re-
peat by drawing in the breath very
gradually and hold for five seconds.
Alwaysinhale through the nose‘if pos
sible.

This is the first of four rules. The
next directs the glamer to take a. gen-
tle breath very calmly. When‘ ' the
lungs are easily full, but notcrowded,
she closes the hand so tightly that the
most delicate pressure is felt. Then
she is to think of the happiest prospect
possible. A flutter of ectasy will be
so plainly felt that its presence will
teem with vitality. ' '

 

,Watehes are Small.

Watches are Worn smaller than ever,
and although an effort was made. last
season to revive the watch chain, the
response, for
watches are still fastened to the bed-
ice with a jewelled brooch, and the
Chatelaine proudly holds its own. In
Paris and New York the. latest fadis
to have a watch in the form of' a ball,
thickly encrusted with emeralds or
enamelled with glistening green.
Another watch, in fashion of a, beetle,
has a bod,~ of dull gold_shlning with
gems. You touch a spring and the

wings open as if to fly, disclosing a.

peep of the time o’day. Among other
items of new jewelry are the Russian
girdles and belts of White or 'eolored
enamels, tricked out with gems either
false or real, according to the price one
can afford.

About. “Wedding Rings.

The associations called up by .a wed-
ding-ring are very touching, and it is
the last thing'that even the poorest.
wife will part with. If- it ever was
considered a badge of servitude, it now
is much more suggestive of queenship
and sovereignty. An old Latin writer

because the. mutual love and hearty
affection of 111at1imo' 1y should be for
ever, their continuity remaining as
unbroken as the (irclet'itself. It is an
old—and, exploded—notim that the
ring is placed upon the feurth finger

because a small artery connects with

the heart. The real reason probably is
that the left hand is not used as much
as thehright, and the fourh finger less

 

’eflections of aIBael1elm-. ,

Some girls can’t talk to you an hour
without asking you if you don t th1nk
it’s so silly to be romantic.

If a woman knew when she would
fall out of a window and catch by her

heels, I wonder what kind, of clothes

she would put on.

A girl will tell you you may call her
by her first name with the Same tone
shewoulduse if she were giving you
a set of diamond shirt buttons.-—New
'York Press. ' ’

 

Fill the lungs to their u't-w

match theskht.

It is circular, .

 

. FQR meiotic. WEAR.

' Particularly Proper and Pleasing Col-

tunnel for State Occasions.

__.(By Special Arrangementwiththe N, Y_. Sun.)
. Evening gowns of. all. kinds are in_

great demand at this time of year, and
a prettydress for a young. girl, is of
white figured taffeta tucked round the
hips below a band of cream lace in-
sertion from which the skirt is hung.
the low bodice of cream lace over rose-
colored silk has a tucked silk waist‘
band which crosses in treat, and he
sleeves are a puff of silk with frills of
silk and lace falling over them.

 

Sleeves in evening dresses are short,

yet they are much more,than mere sug-,

gestions, and the long-sleeved evening
gown appears very often among the
latest fashions. The one illustrated

Is of flounced pink silk, tucked on the

hips, giving a panel effect in front.
The bodice is of spotted pink chiffon,
trimmed at the neck and belt with
lewelled trimming, and the sleeves are
1 puff of chiffon, with a lace frill fall«
lng over and a long transparent sleeve
of the lace below. The persistent lit-
:le figaro ShOWS itself again on the next
gown of yellow moire, and it is em‘
broidered with applique lace and
pearls. The bodice underneath is of
yellow velvet, with a lace bertha fall-
lng in front, and the sleeves are of vel-
vet and lace. Black evening gowns
are, perhaps, the most useful dresses
of all, and black tulle with rows of
tulle plaitings on the skirt makes an
effective covering for the old black
satin dress. Three shades of flame-
:olored ribbon form the wide belt, and
a loose spray of nasturiiums is ar«
ranged on one shoulder. black rc~
iieved by a color is always a stiiking

 

dress, and by changing the belt and
flowers it furnishes variety. Black
moires with floral waterings are very
much worn by matrons. and they are
made with the old~fashioned printed
bodiccs, and trimmed with lace and
jewelled embroidery. Velvet as a trim!
ming is a decided featme of all the
wool gowns and a brown velvet ove1
another of cream lace, and brown vel
vet epaulettes over the sleeves. Three
rows of velvet trim the skirt, and
bands of velvet with a jet edging fin-
ish the bodice. One of the novelties
in skirts shows a deep flounce headed
by three bands of fur, which appears
again on the cloth bolero] A vest of
velvet finished on the edge with small
buttons opens over another one of lace
tied in a cravat at the neck. Plaid vel
vet with a black cloth bodice and white
chiffon vest is the next combination,
with velvet tabs lined with scarlet-
silk falling over the hands. A simple
dress of brown cloth is trimmed on'the
skirt with black velvet bands on eith-
er side ofa band of white satin, with
gold Russian braid through the centre.
The bodice shows the same trimming
fastened with velvet bows and gold
buckles. Another pretty model for
ienovating an old gown shows 51 waist
and sleeves of fanci silk and a
braided and iur trim med bolero to

 

 

H [:1 Middlexmnn.

Cassius Vhiarcelluslioomis. of Chica-
go, tells the, Chicago Tribune how he
found out what his middle name and
that of Cassius M. Clay was. At his

birth he was named Cassius M.,afte1; .

Clay. “But, ” he says, “no one though'i
to enquire what the letter ‘M’ stood
for in the name ” .Time ran on for
some thirty-eight years. when ,the

newly born, having is: urited an in-
unisitivc turn of min l. 1.1'ote Mr Cl: 1)"

for the desired information Mr. Clm-
responded. sending his 11a121esakc 21
photograph of himself and :1 friendly
note, in which. instead of stating di- .
rectly wl1.t his middle name was 1:.
quoted two- lines from I’op‘es " 'Essay
on Man”:—
And more true joy \Iarcellus exiled
feels
Than Caesar with a senate at hi s heels.
and added :——“you will find your name
in the above couplet. ” -

 

 

.\'

Consistency.
. Irate Lodger (to young clergyman)“
Seehere, Mr. Loudshout, I a11rtired of

being regaled with your rehearsals 1.. _~

your sermons through this thin partin
tion.

Mr. Loudshout—I always practici.
what I preach sir.—Up-to~Datc.

 

V The Apple as Food.
The apple is the most valuable of
all our native fruits, being richest i1:

sugar ‘and albumen. The juicicst arc
the most digestible, but the n'rt'ii'r-z'
are the more nutritious. ’fllOl'x}.. 4:14:
masticated, digestion begins imme
diately, but some. people cannot ea
them uncooked "as a dessert. The a..-
ple contains more phosphx 1's
any ether fruit or re geiablc. 1.-

\aaz.“

a German writer, thus discours: s on
apples as food and“ medicine: "The
apple is such a common fruit that few
persons are familiar with its remark-
ably eificacious. medicinal properties.
Everybody ought to know that 'the
very best thing they can do is to eat
apples just before going to bed. The
apple is excellent brain food because
it has more phosphoric acid. in an eas-
ily digestible shape. than any. other
fruit known. It excites the action of
the liver, promotes sound and healthy
sleep, and thoroughly disinfects thtI
mouth. It also agglutinates the sur-
plus acids of the stomach, helps the
kidney secretions and prevents calcu
lus growth, -"while it obviates indiges-
tion, and is one of the best prevent-
ives of diseases of the throat. Next
to lemon and orange, it is also the
best antidote for the thirst and crav-
ing of persons addicted to the alcohol
and opium habit."

 

Winter Feed for Fowls.

While variety is unquestiohably the
spice of life, it is equally true, variety
in food for your chickens during: win-
ter is absolutely necessary if you keep
them in good health, and working.i
e., filling the cg basket. Boiled
mashed potatoes, in which corn and
oats ground is mixed until it crumbles
and fed warm, is all my chickens re-
ceive for breakfast during winter.
Whole grains ofvarious kinds of feed
for supper and for the midday meal,
they must scratch out millet seed or
other grains from oat stiaw scattered
over the floor , of their scratch pen.
Pure water and sweet skimmed milk
form all liquid food required. Shel-

careful, methodical way you do other
farm animals. and you will be con-
vinced that they give you as good
profits on the money invested as any
other farm product.

Vacant Lot Farmers Win.

York, several of the vacant lot farm
planters competed for cash prizes ag-
gregating $100. The fact that one of
the women carried off eight first
prizes, three second prizes and two
special prizes, amounting to $55, and
that others planters took prizes
amounting to $45, is a tribute to the
success of the movement.‘ The ex-
penses of the farms for 1896 amounted
to $4,500. The receipts of the planters
were $9,500. In addition the Associa-
tion for Improving the Condition of
the Poor, under whose management

several hundred bushels of potatoes,

among its beneficiaries. The exces-
sive wet weather of the early season,
followed, by the extreme heat, proved
disadvantageous. .

 

_ The Value of Roots as Food.

The feeding value of roots is much
higher than the average farmer
thinks. The best American shepherds
recognize that the English practice is
a wise one of feeding roots as neces-
sary to the best profit with steep.
Qamparing roots with corn meal at

average feeding value of $3. 08, man

' gel-wurzels 1.52, turnips 271, rutaba-
gas 2.02, carrots 1.82, but their real

value is considered greater than this
by many careful feeders. Roots are
excellent for all stock, including

and cows.
Next Year’s Apples.

 

.less he quit e short in the sections
where it is so large this season. That
is almost invariably the rule. A good
'crop may be looked for in other sec-
tions, unless next season is unfavor-
able. It is plain, therefore. why the
best-informed commercial orchardists
are by no means discouraged at pres-
ent low prices. They are giving their
orchards better care than ever, and

for, especially in the newer sections.

 

.Anothor Remedy for Chokéd Cattle.
If the substance. is so large that it
lodges in the. throat, get some onewith
a small hand to take it out. but if it

'large spoonful of powdered saltpeter
onto the. roots of the tongue. As soon
asthis had hadtime to dissolve, or
in fifteen or twenty minutes, the sub-
stance will go down without any fur-
ther trouble. as the saltpeicr causes
the guzzle to stretch so that anything
that will go down the throat will go
clear down—E3 S. Dodge.

 

VTo Dispose of Cheap Crops.
Farmers rarely ever gain by keep-
ingtheir crops after they are fit for
market. Wheat will shrink two quarts
to the bushel in six months. It is
therefore more profitable to sell in the

.ary at a figure ten cents higher. Fifty
cents for corn as soon as husked is bet-
ter than 60 cents if kept until March,
and the general proposition is more or
.less true of other crops —Jonah G.
Thomas.

What is that word of five letters or
which, when you take away two, 01111

 

one remains ?—_Stone.

'Brooklyn phlvsician, translating ilULV

ter and feed your poultry in the same

At the American Institute Fair New

the farms were conducted, received

beets and cabbages for distribution.

about $20 per ton, potatoes show an.

horses and hogs, as well as Vpoultryi

The apple crop next year will doubt:

gets started down the guzzle, throw a'

fall at a market price than in Febru-'

many new orchards are being planned -

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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

IN BUSINESS BECAUSE SHE LIKES; 1 T.

Lizzie Willoughby Drives n Milk Wiza- ,
and will Graduate this Ion.

Of all the girls in Westfield. N:- Jo"

fifteen-year-old Lizzie Willoughby is

attracting the most attention JillSt

now.

The Willoughbys are in good cir-
cumstances. The father is in busi-
ness, but the family affairsare such
that little Miss LizZie is regularlyzdis-
tributing the milk of thirteen cows.
and is building up a trade that is the
envy of the fourteen milkmen of

i'Westfield.

 

Regularly every morning Lizzie is
out of bed before 5 o’clock. Then she
hops into a‘ light spring wagon with
an enclosed box top having window

in front and on the sides. There at
two slits in the frame of the forward
window through which the reins pass.

The milk cans are in a forward com-

partment. There’s a. comfortable back
seat with cushions and blankets. so
that Lizzie drives on her milk route
pretty much as if she were sheltered
in a coupe. If a chill morning hap-l
pens along, she takes along a lantern ‘
for a foot warmer.

.. “Of course I like the business,” she
says. “I wouldn’t .do it for one mo-
ment if I didn’t. Father has plenty
for us all, but I like to be doing some
thing.

“I finish my rounds about 8 o clock,
then I change my clothes and go to
the High School. I’ll graduate this
year. Then I’m going to study and
become a teacher.”

MONKEY PLAYS A VIOLIN.

Can Bender Several Waltz Tunes in aCred-
itable Style.

John C. W'arren, a young musician of
Philadelphia, purchased an organ
grinder’s monkey some time ago be-
cause he was charmed with its danc~
ing and thought it would add pleasure
to the evenings at home,.when he
played the violin with which instru-
ment he is a fine performer.

Noting the perfect time kept, and
also that the monkey was apparently
able to imitate everyact it saw, he
concluded to try to teach it to play a
violin, says the Philadelphia “Inquir.
er.” For some time very slow head—
Way was made, but finally Jocko seem-
ed to catch the idea and would ply the

 

’ bow over the strings, with, however,

very little regard to time or tune. Fe
an hour each day his master tried to
teach Jocko the elements of music, and
after ,the man’s patience was almost
exhausted his efforts ». were crowned
with success, and the monkey began
to play one tune fairly well.

That tune once mastered._seemed
to awaken all of the latent musical
talent of the animal and he became
passionately attached to the violin,
becoming more proficient each time
he played the instrument. Now he
executes several waltzes, taking the
violin in his arm in correct position
and keepingtime with his feet and
head'as he plays, not only furnishing
the music, but waltzing at the same
time. While his. master does .not ex-

pect him to become a model-to play,

he is nevertheless very proud of his
monkey, and claims that he ‘is a bet
ter player than the average man who
considers himself fairly proficient.
Mr. Warren has almost closed a deal
by which he is to dispose of the mon-
key violinist to the proprietor of a 'Bos-l
ton museum. Theprice-to, be paid is

said to, be over. $500.

 

‘Echo Answers.

Of what has heaven given us an
equal share?—Air.

What does a rumor often do as. it
flies?—Lies. .

Which is the loveliest flower that
grows ?——Rose.

Which children are we apt to think
the sweetest. fiowers?——Ours. '

What in manner is sure to please?—
Ease.

What will frequently overc—Ome the
most austere?——Tear.

What losesitsflavor when we bor-
row it?-—VVit. ,

that is it that wealth seldom extin-
guishes?—Wishes.

What traits are difficult to extermi
nate ?—Innate.

What did Cleopatra to her bosom‘
clasp “—Asp. l

__.__.

ZIMMERHACKLE’S PHILOSOPHY. .

The face of a hammer presents most
striking features.

Strange, but when a man isbroken
up, it has a tendency to break him
down.“ /

Bishop Newman asks: “Is it acrime
to be rich?” Most of us are willing to
become criminals, if it is._ '

Some men are credited with being
conservative, when in reality they
only-lack the gumption necessary to
take a decided" stand.

Time works many changes. Before
marriage she was an artist, and drew
pictures, now it is a baby carriage she
le'Sfl‘V. . ,

A deaf and dumb man and a'deaf
and dumb woman were married in
Chicago. Their heneymoon goes with-
out saying '-

Because a man wears a lot of motto
buttons on his lappel, it is no evidence;
that he has a full complement of but-
tons . en __ his a trousers. -—Dansv_ille
Breeze.

 

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