' ;. -,. in can I‘ill ut-
‘ THE mum- “
sour-u souwarx. MARt‘H r.
' FAITH AND WORK:
i No aruwur cornu to those that pray.
And idly stand
l And wait for shines to mil army
1 , At God‘s «immoral.
’ Ho will not break the binding cords
PLAYING FOR LIFE.
A hl‘Y‘S Si‘lll~‘..‘lH TO Tllll‘li Ills
I‘Rls‘ux ut Alum
Mali In: Believe Ileal‘ and Dumb l‘n—
dcr Trying (‘ir‘rnlnstaIu-uaw
ThI-cr-Ihlerupts to l‘ntcli
Him Nan-ping Fall.
“'th General Early made his great
find on Washington. writvs an q‘x-t‘on-
ft dcnitc in the Detroit Prev I‘nsi. l was
u'ritillllL' llt‘lHI‘t‘ll Ills advance and tht‘
« ity. and was caplurml within thc city
Iimtta twenty four hours before his 'bat
tlt flags appeared in sight. I was dressed
in l iiin-Ii‘s t'lollirs. [\l‘t‘lt'lltlt‘d to be deaf
and dumb. and claiiw d to have llt‘t‘ll
driu-n ou' of Itirliniond, III'i'ulIN‘ I had
‘rittcn threatening lcttcrs to Jefferson
llatv'is.
I had lvccn insidr lllt‘ fortifications for
hall a day, and was slowly working out.
“Inn a couple of young men. liolliof
“horn \\l'I‘\‘ considrrabl) the \yorsc for
liquor. haltod Inc and wanted to tight.
I had a prtu'il and a block of paper with
In: . and l “Tutu: .
‘ I am deaf and dumb."
'Inat made no ditl‘i‘rcuce with them.
lmi- I d they dwi I‘tl‘t‘l that it would ‘N' a
um i :ilt‘l to licl. a deaf and dumb man.
nu; Im- of them gave me a mill Ull‘lllt'
‘ t‘Iosml-iys I weighed ltitl p iInids'
s! II III tltt' Ilium II‘ of a pl‘llt- lightnt‘. I
'r.»--I Io get away lrom lllt"l| \iitiiout
fiIler troiiblc. but “ill‘ll IIl|’\ .sn-i-Iurd
.l. :rruiiried to hair a row I :;|\i‘ thriu
A" Ilu-y wanted. a'nl wasn‘t mini min
‘.f ‘ .llh‘lll it \ cum I HI sultll- rs' .‘lll'l
~'\ alums rolltCL-d. lllt‘ pron-st guard
« a... no. and flu :mu‘r wasas l hailun
'V- .. ..'I‘il. I \\ is ;I!Ii~stril and mutual “ll.
lv :‘Itard h-Iist Unc of tho young:
l' who :it'lvrwznti Illl‘ltI‘Il out to lic rv
l. itou member of tlic t‘:ll|lllll. fol
“at me to the Itlllt‘“ of tlu~ prouist
.. mini and iliir-u-d luv with Irwin: :i i
Noon-i sv wiiiml to I'Illt‘l'l Iiu iilolilit
\. \
.‘I ..: I “a «h at atrl dumb. as I iliiIuI-II. ‘-
.. lll|\ t‘\,\lttl!:.ll:it!l \\.is l‘:tllli'il on III
ai' ' I:". In is aslo-d III\' Iruuc. age. I
'« .‘o tr born and a hundred otlwr silh‘s
. and tha n .. in bowl 'I'ln-y found
Imtmrigonuii- of a i"iIIIiII:Iiin: llillllli‘.
Hm I rl-as- u «I :‘~ I‘ I would In,~ dvl iiut-il
H.323 altr- tlit- l‘\l'ilt‘llll IIl ball passmlatul
”1- Norm d Ions-
\lti~r Iiriir: lli'l llllt'tl thrw days an of
Ir-rrutrrml un .piait- Is our Iuoruia;r
iiu‘ «aid to ill
' Wr'l. 'llitii!ll\
\_-> -l:I H
luv niiuutr III at l his slz‘ti outside I
w - on Ill\' guard. lui' hr spolo in sot-h a I
s; t"lI'.tl him that I tzl'il' In at Hivi'u‘u my 5
.. 'f .I\\ I\‘ ”It tli'u Ililli‘l‘i‘l‘l on I\~-l'ill\‘
'i‘ ‘Il‘t; llzi' war I p l‘il“l lll‘ part «If :i
d. it .md’iliuuh mum and I tx-ll \oii it
1.:k- s tll llll‘ llv‘l\'t' :l'ltl ‘tlt s- ‘ll't‘ ol mind
Igat tat in: llu-tloot'.
while I It and his \\ irds. I l“2l\li‘ No
Mr Hull" . .«Ier‘ to lllt‘ and
My
v- ‘1 mm pai‘k up and
m: I count.
3,...
' t‘o-ne, pack up you naps. you an'
to Iw turtud lie-“g“
I .ookc-I him straight in tlu- cyvs with
wit “inking. and alter a bit a loot. of l
\IL‘IL'l'lll stole our his t‘rc and he uio l
timud for Inc to follow llIlll
llc took Iu.‘ to Ili~ pr |\'I\‘l IiiMdial’s
urlo‘r. and I \\.is uslu-I‘ml into a ‘Il‘t\:lli‘
I mt“. whorr the Ill‘lt‘slltll .Iud llll‘r't‘ or
four otht-i‘ otlii ials \H‘t't‘ \t'dll‘ll (in thc
war to the otlivr. as \\I‘ rr ‘ssi‘tl a \\llll‘
Unit-I. lhl‘ tilliri‘r sunlili‘tth l‘\('l1lll\l‘ ll
“'l‘lu-rc‘s a runaway horsr look out T“
if I hadn't lawn cuirrtiu: some .sllt‘ll
thing: on his part I might Illl\I' In lrayvd
lll"\t‘ll, .\s I :ayc no si II. continuing
or with my Ilt“ltl down. I lll';ll‘tl him
Lhi\\lll‘\\_".
ithat
‘ t‘t'lilt II
, t‘Iitl‘s. and |i.:s I‘iprtiiiigI against the sunny
If we depend on pleading words.
And do not lid.
i l‘poii us laid
I
When hands arc. idle. words are vain
‘ - To move the stone:
.\n aiding angel Would tllst‘alll
To work alone.
But be u ho praycth. and is strong
In faith and deed.
And toilcth uaruostly. ere long '
He will succeed.
—J.‘ t“. Heckler-II.
i The San Jaguelo Mine;
To Joshua Maui's widow it had always
“Well. it seems kind 0‘ wicked to say
90.}: observed Geor Geith. the driver.
“but I wouldn‘t. ‘a icon sorry to hear he
wasdea 2“ .
“t‘oine. come!“ said His. (‘hebburnz
“don‘t talk like that. Geithl"
l‘lfr sat on the bovseat along o‘ me.“
said George. “llc‘d come out here to
look artcr the San Jaguelo ininc. So be
told me. ’lln‘d a powerful gift of the
grab. and ii many questions to ask. for he
hadn‘t never been this asway before.
sci-med he‘d a sonconic out here a spell
ago. and they bought a claim touctlicr.
And the son he got married rill of a and
don-like. and then be up and died.
“And so this old sinner. mind you.
.\Irs. (‘liebburm he rnistrusts that the
It.
h
son‘s wife don‘t understand business‘: 80
he has come on to pocket the whole con-
rrrn. profits and all 7-for the San .lagnelo
mine. don't ye know. is trcblcd and
quadrupled in value since they first be-
gun to work it.
“ ‘.\iu‘t you
woman t‘gays I.
goin‘ shares 'ith the
. seemed a simph- thing for people to sup,
port thcmst-lycs. Did not girls
wmnrn do it oftentimes! Was tliei‘c'ever ;
, any ditliculty about it.’ '
Yet. when all!‘ herself was left alone at
‘ tho age of twenty. she did not know in
which direction to turn.
I 5hr was a soft i-i‘cd.timid little woman. .
I with absoIIItI-I) no c\pcrieni-c at all inf
thc ways of the world. and so she went '
and l
l to Ilt‘l' cousin a luisk. bustling widow. i
5 who krpt a waisidu liotcl on the higlr l
I road t - Sorta liarbara. l
I “What am I todof" said she. looking:
, \‘i-ry small and pale in Ill r deep mourn-
i.in-.: lul‘t‘s. “\l’hat is'tn b-womc of met“ .
I "\\'II\' don‘t you go toJoshIiii‘s folks?“
.\lrs. t‘lwbliuru. who was trying crabs
toraparty of ru-ursiuuists who had :it'
rii I‘ll li_\ the noon staur‘
“I Iia\i~ no money." said \lii‘t‘. “lh‘
side. I\\I‘ul\‘ to his lalhwr. and he wrote
, back that iii-didn‘t ask his :iil\ ie‘c about ,
Qt trivia: lll:|ll‘it‘tl. and hi- certainly .
\llt it’dn‘t iiitt-rtcn- in my l-iisiurss now.
Surh a truss. curl. lial Iul li-Pti-rl” l
I “.Ilist liki- thclu W said \It‘s. (‘livli
burn. ti-‘rrcly dink-in; IlI'l‘ pan of \‘Iabs4
with ti. ur. “t‘ouldu‘t you keep mini-rs i
In liiitltil’"
“I Idon't think I Iiri\i‘,t-oiii‘:igi‘ for
“It'spt‘l‘t‘d pintl‘ .\lii‘i‘. "lit‘\l\lt‘.
' it would require a Islt'ui‘ lion“; I'tlrtulurc. .sTI‘Iii'k twelve when Mrs. (‘lirliburu
v apital." wt or up stairs with the candle in but
"Might scivf" \lllfut‘\2l~t‘ “I. lit..." hand.
burn. who had a quick. abrupt way off
speaking which \i as \i-ry apt to dist on-
(‘t‘ll a stratiui l‘ .
“I am dwadt‘ully slow and awkward
“tilt Iltt‘ Ilt‘t'tllt‘,” i'utifysst‘il .\Ill‘t‘. -'\“|ll
soc. t‘ousin ('llt‘lllltll‘ll. I u as brought up
in a boardimz srli- HI. I «an play on the
piano. and ~pi'ak tolu-rablv Fri-rich.
and l I
‘1'. my?" burst in “Is t‘lii-bliurn.
“.\ud p‘mps you l‘tllll'l paint on \‘t-Iirt
an I makv nay llmims. or any such tillicl‘
iii n-Iiiplishini-ul “lllt‘ll would lu- so use
ful out in tlIv-si~ talilotuia mountains.
'l‘lll l't‘. .\li<‘->. iluu‘l rry' I don‘t \\:l!ll t)
liuII yinr t'erfin-gs. rliild. but pvoplv‘s
ideas about "Iliuuitiug :irls arc so lllll't‘l'
lict Illl‘ a plattci‘ two big plattt‘xs tor
lIl~'sv _i“alis. lot) can stay Iici‘r lot .i
\\ltlII‘. t‘s possiblv you tti.t_\ be able 3..
“VIP Inc with tIii' IiUllst‘\\lLl;l\. Iliil I‘m-
no Il\t' tor your I‘ll‘t‘lti‘ll and your piano
playing "
For all \ll\ t‘lirbliurii‘s short. blunt
spvct ll. llll"!‘ \\ is a kitolli sparklc lll Ilt‘l‘
honest. :zrii out-s. and .\lit‘.‘ \Iaiu at
lzrr limitation in tlm spiiii in
\\ bit h it was :iiru .
It was a slIaugt- l‘\l~lt‘ll\ r for thr girl
who had bm-n brought up in tlic :irlit‘u-ial ‘
\‘llrl‘lilllltltllz;s ot' .\.iu I“l‘:lltt l\(il lil'c. this
wild home on llll‘ plalraus, \\ illl Iuonsii-r
halomul Il't't‘s‘ keeping “all It lIu-
heights aboic. guissioii vuws ~‘.\lll‘.:lll:
in purplc fringes over the «slurs of tin
till
I
fill Iv ~
\\itli illl' turning and going ol’ tho:
daily stage. trmi-Icrs‘ ram» and went.
also. ot all \aricth s. and ,\lrs t‘hi-bliui’u.
assisted only by a pair of pallid (‘hina
"it'll. and a fat old t-oloud “moon in lltt‘
i kllt‘lli‘ll. Iuhui; an alisolutiwpicvn. out
I . . ., ‘
‘ 'l‘hm think tlu-x'x'c got .i ‘llt'ht‘l‘. but to- plan .. ,
tlu \‘ll tind ou' tin-iv mistake “ I "ll ~ b Ird \xurk. Io~bt~ stu‘p‘ .1... “m.“ -
IA cm. I" d Elii- t-IIltt‘, knowing that say. "but I am in}. own lltistrrss hon.~
cv" r tr}. l. would Iw nu irtvil to to Ina-3k and I .l lulu? an at Hull” in m. t‘llt‘. n‘ :I
tii't‘\i~s \\"l'l‘ Irma-II
o if to t‘l‘tlf‘;“ ‘l lii'.‘ r\‘ of :irtillrrv l
“.0 lift startling In . Illt‘ iIi-ur for :t
Ir.-.n:« tit. when nun otlhv I'Illl'l ils loukcil
lll‘ ouirtlv and soul
"'I‘akc :l s"II. sil‘. .iIlII \\l“II Illlt‘lltl to
v. z; in a mum ~Iit."
-
z madc no in Irv. but lookt-d aiound
this room in a stupid \lill of way. I was
It vktug mil of III“ win-low on to a roof
wiu‘n Illt‘ SJ‘ltt‘ ollirhil said: >
”You may com“ lorwarilard takv this
ll.‘ down. and ill\
I Lat“:
I stood likc a stone. and he rose up.
nuiu‘ our to ltlt'. :iII-I Ital Inc to a chair
at tlu- table. \\ ilt‘ll I was swat-Id one of
tin others TFll‘l‘lIkl'il'.
“\\'ritc your ltllltl". arc aizd last place
of ri-siilc-Iicc on a slip of papcr."
That was trick number thr-‘c audit
faili-d as the other had dour. lb and by
the marshal wrote no a slip of pain-r:
"\Vho are )“II. and wlii-rwl'roiiif”
I arm" in reply:
"I am (‘har‘ms .IoIo-s'. of Richmond.“
“Birt‘voit arc a l'uioli .man 6“ suggested
our of lltt‘ Ulllt i‘rs alt-lid
I saw his liiis mow. but he got no sign
from me. Tllt‘ examination (‘tllllllllll‘d
in this manner fora full hour. the nivu
using eve-rv .‘U‘liiit‘t' to tnip me. but they
failul to sl‘lii‘r a single point, I knew
thcv Would rrscrw the sharpest trick to
the last and was tht'rcf=-rc ucrved up for .
it. Atlcmzth the marshal pus-hcd back
in his chair. p iiiitcd his finger at my -
breast and angrily cvclaiuu-d:
“Where did that Confederati- button :
(‘uflll‘ from L’“
.
It was another failure. 'I‘ln-n he turned ,-
to his coininiuions and said: ‘
"Gentlemen. it‘s no tis‘v. The man is
h-rtiinlr deaf and il‘imbaud a blamed
fool besidi-sf" ~
“We. have waste-l our titnr." replied a :
“lb- is not only what he claims .
second. .
to be. but. may be of great service. to us.
I‘d have the ofliccr take him over to the
secretary of war.“ .
"lgucss I will.“ said the officer. and =
he run: a bell and I heard the door open.
Then he turned to me. cart-less a.- you
i we. and said:
“Go with the oiliccr.“
1: figs- their last slint. I never moved
n muscle until the officer approrn lied and
placed his hand i-ii me. [was taken
flu-k tn the guard lit-Ilse. kept a prisoner
for another week. and {Ilt‘tl tbedisuusted '
nah! turned me loose in the streets.
I-
600! Food and Buttons.
Good food is almost as important a
hear! of human happiness an orthodox
’ . Second we reckon buttons.
and here we mint be emphatic. The
Frenchman who comraitmt suicide his
are. he was tired “of this everlamng
bumping and 'nnbuttoning". might have
firedtoeomit a womonneif in but
{fit} and wooden-e task he had {and a
mitotic .
The no giro baa wellcooked food
ad well-tunnel! buttons hat a
dial to be thankful war-3'0.
an». > .
3:12.“; .
Illilll‘l' talks too loud. Itau turn him out .
ofthr housc. If a traywlrr tiruls fault.
with Illl' II‘ii..ssro-l l‘lllt‘bt‘ll. lt';lll bid
him go tnrthvr and suit himself lit-ttt-r,
.Iosliitns \\'ltlt|\\' is \\'t‘l(‘unii‘ tun huntii'
here. though I Inisloubt iin- .shc'll turn
out a poor. slliftlt‘s's‘ timid thing.“ I
llII‘ )Irs. t‘liebburn “as favtirably ills“
appointed. Joshua‘s widow proved tu'
, lit- poss'i sud of bcttcr tpialitii-s than slu-
: had thought. .
‘ Sltt‘\\:is‘ quick and dainty “ill! tltt‘
[ (li-ssi-rts'. tistt‘lul iti tlicarraugruii-Iit ot’
tlu- rooms. and atl'ct-tionati‘ly anxious to
span-hm iousiu all that she could of
work or Worry.
"I may make scmcthin;r of the girl
yet.“ said Mrs. (LIit-bliuru. "Poor dear?
slu-‘s \‘t‘t‘y young to bc lclt a widow.
“dial a selfish swinip that old father in-
law of hers must tic! Joshua was as
titiv a fx‘ilo“ as ever lived? tint-sax he
? wasn‘t Iik'" the us! of his ltlllxsilllnllgll.“‘
: 'It was our Dt‘t‘t'lllllt‘l' I‘\'|‘Illll‘_". th-ri
tlit‘ liravy wiutcr rain was pant-ring: on
the roof of tho house and Ii ailing dowti
the shuddering bonulis of the Ivdivood
. trees. and the stag-.- was several hours by.
hind time.
“Suppl-nil lii- cl: an spoiled.“ said Mrs.
(‘hcbburiu with a d‘srontt-Iitcil :"lttllt‘t‘
ttiwurtl the kitchen. "and thi-tl they‘ll all
br grumbling. ;\lcn an- so inconsiderate 1“
Just then. lltl\\‘t'\'t‘l‘. l.IIiII.'tlic tallcsl
l and ycllowest of the (’hinamcn. camel
shuttling: in. with the news that the rairr:
‘ hail washed away part of the stccp andi
narrow road that wound tliniugb thcl
. gorge. that the stage was overturned and ‘
“allcc folkscc killed 3" ‘ :
(‘bcb- "
l
.
I
.
, “Linn. you area fool 3“ said Mrs.
' burn
“.\lis‘scc look for shes'cll’.“ [wrs‘ltcd
‘ Linn. “Alli-c den-l! “Uht‘t‘ leg broke!“
.‘ind presently ”two or thrcc nicu came ’
up the hill. bearing the senseless body of
i an old man. who represented the “flllt‘t‘.%
, folkso c“ of Liun‘s terrible talc. ‘
. With this cxreption. the travelers had 4
been more fr‘ghtcncd than hurt.
i “ls llt‘ tit-ad?“ said frightened Alice.
with a glance at the yellow pallur of the
face. tcinisimrily pillin on a folded
shawl.
“X0.“ said Mrs. (‘hebburm who had
no contrmptible knowledge of simple
I surgery. “he isn't dead. But there are
i some ugly bruisi-s on his head. and I
’ think there‘s a rib or two broken. Get.
tlu~ little corner room ready. Alice. as
nick as you can. Light a fire and see
t t the bedclothes are well aired and
that there is plenty of hot water.“
_ When Mrs. Chebburn came down stairs
again. to snperintend Linn and Ghee Sun
as they s:rved the slipper and to keep
old Amity l-‘elicia from braining those
brisk (‘clestjals with her pewter spoons
“for there was always a intermine
warfare between the Mongolian and
African race- in the kiteWthe
driver was warming his chilled hands
before the fire.
hedging
“He ain’t dead, eh?” saiflhe,
at the stairs.
h0h. Manon, no!” hid In. Chet:-
i
Ways he. ‘that you Wrstcni pcoplc was
I served
house have acquired quite a local celeb
._ I‘ity but she looked quickly up. ‘ ' ,
"Ithln‘t say what his name was. did
)cf“ said she.
“No.“ saivl (icith: "llt't‘llll‘t‘ I don‘t
. or liripc. or Grind. or some such 'Thing‘.“
: he made Iristc to obey the summons to
. stay-3' “as iiglucd and‘ a relay of Ilul'si‘s
'stt-pp-ul on thi-
{promptu hospital ward.
‘ its
« slic.
‘l‘ ': ':I:ur-. '-‘. . .
tliy \uie own fitht r Iiildi 1.Iittr \\ h} ‘ amid recently Inst-rlcd m the [L‘iPI‘l‘i to
. inform the gin-at: army of “bachelors and
“ ‘.\in‘t the papcrs all 'iti my ua 'ict‘
says he. with a let‘r. ‘l‘vr al‘ays hccrd.‘
sharp on business.’
“ ‘Not that kind o‘ business.‘ says I.
‘I sw‘ar.‘.says I. ‘cf I liaiu‘t the biggest "
mind 1 Her had in my life to pitch you
oil the box into the llt‘tl of th‘é‘vrcek lies
Iow!‘ »
"And. sure as you livn.it wasn‘t til'teeu
Illilllllt‘~ More the lurch came. and over
we all‘wmn togi-tht-r! Most likc a jcdgu
meat. now ain‘t It.‘ And I declare I‘m
‘most sorry he wasn‘t killed outright 3“
.‘Irs. t‘hcbliurii was busy sprcaditm'a
luscious cream meringue over the top of
a pineapple pudding for the tlcs’sr rts
by the lady of tlic licdwoml
_....__._ .. e~ __.w..- .-. . -......_-.. A
know niysrlt' Grasp. I should ri‘rkou
.\tid he chuckle-d at tlu- clumsy joke as
supper.
It was late in the night l'cl'orc tlir
supplicd. so that the tide of travel coul I
oncc Irorc lloiv onward; andtheudovk
"\Vlio‘s‘ that talkiu‘,"
threshold
slit'asktul. as slit- a
of tlic int i
."Il‘s thcsit-k limit.“ .saiil Alicc. “The
doctor said hc would bcuiorc or loss do i
lirious for a «lay ortwo. Do you know. i
cousint‘ht-bliurn. he keeps talking all the *
time about Joshua" .\ud'<Iook at lht‘
volorot‘liisi'yi-s.aml lllt‘ way his hair
irons do\\ It on his tort-brad T"
“Yrs," said \Irs. t’lirbbut‘u. glam-iii:
ki-viily trout t'u‘ rcsllv ss bond that rolln-«l
to and froou the pillow to the pair. ‘
startled f'u-r illiqu it.
“I know who it
“Honing her hands
tallwrm ,
"Hush?" said \l's‘. t‘hchhorn. “I kind
o‘ siisiiivioiad it \\:is. Now. don‘t try?
\ sii k room ain't no ‘Ililt‘t‘ to 3:“! t yritml
iti. .{’l‘|\\’\"-‘I kH‘p «alm. :llltl ‘lt‘sl It‘l
l‘ioi id. In i- workout its own s;il\.ilion “
.\t‘:ll‘) two \ievks i'ltpsml lit-fon- old
min.“ \laiu rccoxcicl two “ta-ks of
pain and siiilciiiiu; two \H‘rks during
\\IllI‘.liIlt‘ ltIHkI‘IIgl‘illl death toll in tin-
lzur '
“Who are you!“ he shal‘plv askcd.
whru tint he lim‘alui‘i‘iitisi‘ioth that a nous
th-haud was Iiiinistcring to him day by
ll.l‘\.
“I am Joshua's widow.“ Ali-v :I‘ully
aiiswx-tnd. -
II \ Iosnd his \h-ary cvos‘. and askml no
Iuorr lint llI' thought ol'tnzini things
“I sli-uild havi- (Iird if it Ii ulti‘t hccu for .
you. shouldn‘t l’” was his new abrupt
titti‘sllntt "lint lion docs- it liapptii
Joshua's widow lu‘rr. takinucarv of tnv‘”
“lIlt llN M‘Itllit‘il .'\Ill't‘. “Iliill‘l try
to talk now. Don‘t «you try to tliink‘”
llizt he put out his skeleton I..lllll to '
Illlll Ill‘l‘\
“I“nt'u’ivc tne'“ said he. in a choked
\iiigl‘. ”Holy say that you foi:i\c Inc?"
"I-‘or what slii' :islaul. in :uuan-Inrnt.
“I"or all that was in my heart" said
Ilt‘. “I“ui‘iiil that I might liaic done. if
God had not stayed my sinful liaualf.
.\li-c lbs-y i':i'.h‘d you .\lll'l‘. Iliilii'l
Illl'_\ 1"
“lbs,"
“You have bw-n like~ an angel to lltI‘.
llillil‘liir\\1|l‘«l. nothing shall cit-r p‘izl
Will you -_;o bark to the East with
lllt‘. Alice!”
7 .\Iiil .\Ilt’l‘ writt. only too happy that
Joshua‘s father-had learned to low hvr. .
She ncu-r kuvw might of thc darker
side of his character. " Siagrsdrivcr
th-ith never iamr that way nowadays.
and .‘Irs. (‘hcbl-uru was one of the tow
;\ I Irv:
Joshua's
in ‘ cried
"it‘s
. women who i an kcv-p their own counsel. I
\
“He‘s good to the child uow.‘ said
“'l‘ln-y‘ri- as happy together as if
should I intcrft-rcf"
And so thr- San .laguclo mine made lit
”0 Alice rich in Ilt'l‘ Eastern liolltt‘. and '
old Scwcll Main trcas'urcd hrr as if she i
were a rare tropical flower. \Vliilc every
year thcri- ramc solut- loving tokt-ii of re»
lllt'ltllil‘tlltt‘t‘ ar-ross the Sierras to Mrs.
(‘IicbliurtL who still presided over tlic'
Rcdwood House. and kept the pcai-c.’
with ever—inrreasinar dillirnlty. between
Antity Felicia and the two sons of the
sun. -'
“'l‘lic child doesn‘t forget me.“ said
Mrs. (‘hcbburiL with a smile and a tear. .
allele-a Pin-res! (ll-«res.
"——.—- -—
Fuel of the Future. ,
The house of the near future: the libs» ‘
for. Journal of Commerce thinks. will have 5
no fire ilacc. Stt‘tllll pipes. chimneys or;
fines. \‘ood. coal. oil and other forms '
of Incl are about l0-tll&‘lppt‘ttl' altogether
in places having.r factories. this has be— I
. come .so cheap that already it is snpplaut- §
‘ ing fuels.
A single jet fairly beats a
small mom in cold weather. A Now i
York artist has produced a simple design ‘
for heating entirely by gas? at a merex
nominal expense. It is a wellsknowné
fact that gas throws off no smoke. soot '
or dirt. The artist tilled a brazier with?
chunks of colored glass. and placed sev— i
cral jets beneath. The glass soon be« I
came heated 'sntlicicntly to thoroughly”
warm a room l0x3tl feet in size. This '
design does away with the necessity for '
chimneys. since there is no smoke: the ;
ventilation may be had at the window. I
The. heat may be raised or lowered by :
simply regulating the flow of gas. The ;
colored glass gives all the appearance of
tire; there are black pieces to' represent
moi. red chunks for flames. yellowish
white glass for white heat. blue glass for
blue flames. and hues for all the remain-
ing colors of spectrum. Invention already
isdlsplacirig the We: fuels for fur-
naces and cooking and glass do-
ing away with delay and arch disagreea- '
.blo objects as ashes, kiwiling wood, etc.
'l‘lienseot paper ruledin square for
lines has been iorhiddoq in the
wailnscws “Minn-cha- been
fonndtoinjnre the e might of pn its.
Only plain paper, orwltk ruling straight
acre“, will housed in Men.
j woman.
3 fell under tln- discussion of :i
l llt'r tiltl li‘it‘ltils‘. out~ of \\ litiui spoke iit
. (If her broad. :n-nrnius charity. a
E of hrr kwn instinct ia rradiugrliaraI-tcr.
, a III-lllt‘.
. lb" \Vcst I it) a log
. which she had st-irml lll Iii-I
, \\ .u‘d
’ ul‘
l \‘Ilttl‘ti tvr as load!)
' a blush if it was the. place when-lrcbould .
. which ul‘rl‘e was not the vestige of a hut-
\l‘OliAll‘SjltiRLI);
PLEASANT LITERATURE FDR
FEMININE READERS.
\
Only ()llt‘fi.
You ask uni. love. how many time“
_ I think-of you natty.
“ [frankly nnsvmr, "only once."
And mean just. what tiny.
You sewn disploanod and somewhat. hurt,
lint wait and hear the rhyme.
Pray . how can one do more than once
What one doesnll the time?
take the rebuttonirig of his vest. She
settled. forthe young man fcll deeper
and deeper in low. Miss Ridlcy recipro-
“'auhlngt on "Tens."
“A tea“ and a "hiuhtva" in Wushing- ;
ton have a significant-t- according to the l
. loft in society to which cithcr is applicd.
“A ten“ simply is in the aftcrnooii pad is '
generally attended by married ladies and -
young maidens. with a slight sprinkling.r
of society youngmrndcx'oratwl with their
fin-It perceptible moustache 'I‘ht‘ refresh-
merits of an onliuary “ti-a“ consist of tea. 1
cotlt-e. Iross'ip. ices. take. more lt'tl and
more» gossip. The hours are usually
from :i to .‘i o‘clock. "A high tea“ is a
much more rut-usin- t‘ltlt‘l‘lttllllllt‘lll than a i
simpli- “toa.” and is attended by sorii-ty ‘
people gun-rally.
t
The New est Ill...“
Tb" faShionablc ‘woluan this season
goes with a limp. lIrr gate is a cross
lli-Iacen that or the any and it‘stn'c
dromvdary and r. horse with Mic string
halt. 'I‘liis picturesque evidence of blue 3
blood and eighteen carat breeding is aw-
fully Englis‘h. you kn m. and a direct
lineal Lawrcucc-Townlt v .Ii-si-cudant of
royalty itsclt'. In th siit't'l t-rstwhih-
some thin-ago the like. \Valrs
sprained her anklc. an I iu-t‘orc thc lini‘
merit was fairly dry all fashionahlv
noun-Ii in New York and Iloston whoa
on the mm P lookc-l as though somcho ly
had struck tlii-Iu with :i 'Iuh It docsa‘t
Inattcr. how cvvr. which It“: is in fashion
as long as sutiti‘lliin: :{ot‘a with a limp.
-- [NIH-i! Join" .r'.
uss DI
‘Nlnk in: it Home.
A... A
.\t a rna-pti ~n iti \l‘ashiuqt‘nii l-iti-ly. a
famous in the last :rnaatrm.
\‘utr‘t‘it‘ (it.
her “it and power of rrpartcc. anothvr
lbiI‘il
“To Inc." will tli-nvril I' ".shc “as
most remarkable for IliT ability to "Likt‘
I‘m In I‘ tas I have s a u don.» in
cabin with llt'llltll:
but son c wood-~uchairs. a pins“ of mu-
liu. an open tiri . and the odds and rods
trunk. and
'hours into a
(it til: lli'l’
:ttttai :l\‘k
slit- w. it'll turn it in a to“
charming \l\\I‘IIlli-_( tillht‘.
gills. that iiasto utt- ltll‘ tn-isl
. null \\ o-uzuily . ”
.\II .\IIl|‘Tlt‘.|ll who st“ in his youth an
l“:llL:li‘ll\\Iil|Illll pI‘v I‘lllllll‘lll at that tun-
fo': hvr lcaruiu: and was .pirs
ti'ixu-Il as to his i'IipI’i-ssLoa of tar. “filo
o\'tr\\lirliuwl lit" “uh Ilt‘r kit-mic
Itt'l‘ Ii'oad. Ills r ii \i« \\ - :uul lti‘l phil
thropy oprurd :i uww world to in» l .t
IIiI‘ lt|\'\l illstiml Tl‘tl'ilt‘I‘llI‘ll I lt.i\t' til
tln- \isit is l‘at ~“.\ and dirty Liliir \ h-th
lllt‘ greasy «arty-rt. and the :islu‘s strewn
hilt “in at r\"‘ 'lu‘ llo-II "
t‘aililc. who hid li-c‘n. usml to ours:-
hilll‘l“llllllll‘:s 1: his r .rl_\ lli‘lllt‘. was
ill! ply Imprvssul l\_\ tliv~ rt {hum-ail. the
pull) “has n: plruisliuzg.‘ tlu- truth
hood. in llll‘lltllllt‘ oi tar winiaa lir uh I
littll‘l‘it‘il. and the tiinsl patlu‘lu
part of his wilt-s history is Ilt‘t‘ hcrou- of
tort to uiio this dainty (harm to the
rough |l\\i'lllli:\‘ it which Ii - pl n ml lu-r.
’l‘liric is no trot in lllt‘ I'iltgilslililall
strmmrr than his lI-\" «it Ii our. and h ‘l.i‘-‘
hr is apt to \‘till‘ l't \\>‘l|llll thv .puiity
“lll.:h.ll“' a liousv~ .ilioic all utliczs
'l‘uv sailor's wifr “makes tho livait‘t‘ti
chair." to show lot 9 :_\ at his I‘xtIIrn It
is llu- “Ilullst‘lt-‘Iil lltitllvll\h ol “ords
worth‘s idcal w ‘lllI Yli‘u arr “light and
frt‘l‘.“ and :ill Slizikrsoc-iw‘s Invalilv llt'l‘tv-
itics arr ilonirslic \\\‘:Iit~tl.
“Is‘t m ~ see you" linttli‘. and I will t ll
you what you arr." tiu‘ llussI-ui I‘axilo
\llt‘ll says to his i-Illlllr}'\\nlllt‘ll_ Illll'
.\uu*rita.i girls. In t h‘ll‘ mail for rims“;
art. or it may be .. .Iliwrslup. arc \Illlt‘
liiurs apt to tome: this 'l‘lu‘y Ii':|\r thr
r)\i':‘sl‘_;lll and Ilr- II- I iils of lioiisvkci'piu:
to scriants. fury-thug; that the soiloi
Illllll‘i Iot‘i lll‘l unis. tarptt i. ll tabs at
mid ctnphatiz all} :is
do lli'llllll"‘ and l .st '.
’l‘ltt-I forgot, too. that while lllt‘Il pic
ll rv or sun: or shirt may prove a fillill't‘.
a dainty. clivrrl‘ul home is a perm “Illi'll
any woman may :in‘ to thc world. and
one whirh all lllt‘.l can undcrstand and
will certainly trikv- to heart. ——l'n:«’h\‘
(‘omlwn m ‘l.
gt'llill‘.
- Love and llut tons.
The maidens who arc in: mlwrs of the
New l‘rntury tlnild are in the full cu»
joymcut of a liitlc romance. \vliich has
sprung.r from the advcrtiscnu-Iit which the
other Iiut‘ortiuiatcs" that buttons would
IM' stumgly sewed on. and the various
garments of the masculine portion of the
2 community repaired and kept in good
_ order fora very trifling fee.
The charge
for membership in thc guild being s‘olow
and the attractions of the homi-likc cs~
tablishtucut so nuuii-rmis. a grcnt many
Women and girls have taken :lthIlllltlgl‘
Of the opportunity to enjoy the plcas‘ul‘e
and iiistructiouto be found thcrc. and
among. thc number is .\li'\s' Matilda .l. ,
liidley. of Salem. N. J. About two ,
Weeks ago, as slié was leaving to go 1
home. shortly after 9 o‘clock. she ull‘! on I
the step a young man carryinga smalll
parcel. lie was good looking and well;
dressed. and touching: his hat. asked with T
have some buttons sewed on his vest:
Miss llidlcy replied that he had come to
the right address. arid that she would be !
delighted to serve him. vest buttons be~ ;
ing her particular branch of the business. l
So they went into the reccption room.
alld- Align Runes quickly procured a
work basket. and. seated before the
cheery open tin~ ilat‘c. they chatted as she
dextrously sew. on seven buttons and
l
. repaired a little break in the binding;
t
Once the matron looked in. but judging
them to be old frienda. didnot intrude.
When the rest was quite itself again and
had been once more tied up in its brown
paper wrapper. the young man arose to
g“. and enquired the cost of the repairs.
“Twenty-five cents. if you please." i
was Miss Itidlcy‘s smiling reply.
Thcoe ten—cent pieces were produced.
but the young lady had no change. '
“Wait. a moment, and I will get it for
you.“ the said, starting toward the door.
“Oh. please don‘t. bother; let me have
this 'for change," remarked the young
man. picking up the spool of cotton
which had been used in serving on the
buttons. . _
Mim Ridlcy laughingly agreed, and he
went away.
The were next evening the lame young
man returned with another rest. on
I
v
ton. and en aired for the MS
who had so quilltnlly served Won the
previous night. After a moment‘s in-
l he. told Ill‘l‘ of his- position and prospects.
' is popular.
lgeste-j. has established the following
cat-«l his affection. and three days ago
proposed and was accepted. —I'Mlac1t1s
[M'l‘ll’ l’l"f'l“‘l’. . i 7
Fashion Noted.
llouni-ts ur.~ small and hats high.
Red cvvrywhcrc and in everything.
(‘ats‘ eyes figure largely in new fringes.
All the new cotton dress goods are
thin. ‘ .
Illackrrape is turd to cover crimson
satin. _
Plush continues the favorite fabric. for ;
mantles.
llouu-s-uun comes in
great variety and
Now is thctinic to buy and make up ‘
Wash winds. '
tiold .llbl's‘lht‘l‘ tinsvl is seen in all the
new rucbiizgs,
Skirts are either plain or laid in per
pendicular pleats.
Polls and pads around the armhoies are 7
tliing< of tin: past.
Amber is: nun-h usrd for nc-‘klaccs'.
Combs- and hairpins.
\lorc :irtitirial hair is worn than has
In till tltt‘ misc l'ur .slmn' liIIlI‘. ,
Illnusr drcsscs arc still lllt‘ most poplis
lar stylv to.“ young children.
During the suiuaicr hair will rotiiimic
to br worn high on the Ill'l'nl.
.-\I.mr dn-s-m‘ ‘il'o mule with long
waists point at Il‘H‘ll rind lurk
Harm-I It i.:‘ -:‘:..i:u.~::‘.s and j ~.\i-.r_i in
many In“ \l"\i‘I\ u! again ‘.'l high
\Ul‘llt‘
'l'hr brims of sprir: hats firi‘ ncithcr
wot“ u Ir «1“ Nitric l'liry arr uairowcr
iII tlu- lurk l’lu': in from.
llurnIt-rs for I‘Tlltrt‘ skirts lor si-lr and
bu k panels :lllll for parts or r n ks ari-
lhv ft -iIuru In spring st_‘.h~s
'l‘lo orly article o! \i-uiiiiu: .ippih‘l
\\‘Illi‘lk “knows strain“ of turnqu'
Ibis s: asou is blark liois. r_\.
l.”
Ilals in two \l‘..i\‘ ‘s of lir.i\\‘i ah- lic—
mmingly trIIunn-d with gold luxuls in
b. ml\.m pa v and dc p I airs.
Niioksd prarl ornauirrits
min-ii \\i!li dill. I'Hnl and
lit ikoi: a on c'. or out run-tit
Zirr‘
i
\ll’l’i
sin‘ll.
b “ul\.
lil‘-I\\ll is the. most list“l of Hill 1‘ I'zor.
‘Iltll "stiizlirs ltt blown" arc u iupytu};
ill" :illi‘llliul Ml t‘\i t: it.“ I l.IHl\
t‘aps for iillrrly Irilios conning Ill“
top o: the Il' .i l. and \iItlroit ~ll‘it :s or
inns are made of but till lungs or l.lll~itil|
li‘l .
llIat k bounds are llb‘sl faiorvd for
ciruinz: “car. and pt is lll' iamwiitc gar-
ltilttt‘i‘. liu‘litwl up by a bi of . ohir. red.
)i‘lmi“ «It llilli'
.Nituo- ut Ih- nvw hint :as which an be-
iisid as ~_: irniturr tor custard-s In iki-
mm b :.~isc otu‘ would \ll‘ll.tl\t‘ thi‘
"t‘aiupbt lls arr u-Iuaig. ‘
'I‘loi' original ‘lt‘l‘t“\\ haw gone out. and
the pun ~ut oat-s arc so Illlt‘. with lll-‘ll‘
lzl'h) \‘Jil II‘. i‘ttlls. i-p lllil‘lll s. lu- pin-1:.
that :i i.i~\\ hat“! is ll-I“ In which
in;
.\ti
viii.
'l‘anuy b 'llltt‘2\ .nr worn with yvlh ii.
If llw «I\rrilt.-ss ilt‘ ol‘ya‘liuw it sliwultl ln‘
mplush. and it lit" brown is usth for
the on rdri-ss thv y. .iow lit‘lllt‘ all should
be in satin,
.lcrsI-ys are now mob in :1 Variety of
\\ ay s. mum oi thorn Ii ni- plaiI-ul i'hi m~
is tics of \t I\-l iiii'i Hills to r urwspond.
oth r2 are Ian‘il our toll plastrons of
iozitrastiou or I.\l‘ll\«\lll!lll:: suitili. and
s:i.l :itt' t‘oycnal with braid
iliil but IlIlIt‘ of th‘ original Iiiatc'ial is
., ca,
others so
>7, —-——I_—-—~ -
llatclkccnin: kinks
\tt WItl kink is Illt‘ hurtling si‘t’ri't of
lbw llllllllIt‘r.ItllllI‘ t'i-ouis “Ilt‘l‘i‘ dcatlis‘
h..\i~ occurred. It the llllllillt‘t‘iillt‘t‘ gets
into the urn spapcrs i: is a sourci- of con~
slant :iviuoIaIu-i' for months. t‘\'I’l'} patron
of tln- liutcl through the t nuiiiry having;
apparcuilj. uiadw a mental notc ot that
number for future rct‘crruvv. It is ass
tonisliiiig how longthi‘ thin: keeps up,
and hoti-ikccpi-rs imariably b -_: u-portt-rs‘
in \\ ritiug‘ up’di-aths at their hush-tries to
omit the IiIiIobt-I‘of the room. Perhaps
the most notable case of this specics of
superstition occurred at the l‘nltucr.
Vuhcn- tlic room in which 'I'hcrcsa Starla
killt-d t'harlvs Stiles was Virtually boy--
cottol by travelcn for a loin: time. and
even yet a Lftll‘s! now and then asks not
to be gi\ in that haunted chamber. “' Ill re
it is located noun-but the older haliitucs
around the hotcl know. for the number-
in: has been changed in that hallway and
the tatal number dropped.
'I'lic bt‘ll boys could furnish a larger
number of kinks about hotels. perhaps,
than any other source. Taken from be-
ginnim.r to finish. they are a very smart
lot—toosuiart the clerks sometimes think.
A smart bell-boy is a skeptic. He
has wonderful powers of vision. and can
tcll morc of the guests and their doings
than could a half dozen shadow ilctcc~
tives. Of this power the. bellsboy takes
advantage to turn an honest penny. and-
tlic unfortunate wright who liwomes his .
victim can but pay llrl price. "is chance ‘
comes in where some gut-st m‘erstcps the I
rules and regulations of the house and
has private sociablcs in his Normand this
will happen despite the most stringent
management. the hon-Linen say. Then
it is that the bellsboy :si-cs and must be '
“.swn,“ to use a political term. 0f 1
worse the oll'cnse would result in the
sudden exit of both licll~boy and guest if
it became known. but the bellsboy is
quiet and sois the guest. and there the
matter generally cnds.~—t‘la£orgo Tribune.
Digestlbility of Dilercnt Foods.
M. Leube in a German scientific jour-
nal says that the practical. experiment of
examining the stomach with a sound af-
ter tlitlerent kinds of food have been ie~
scale of digestibility for dilicrciit foods:
The most. digestible are beef broth;
m-at gravy. milk. (raw or lightlyi
cexxkedieggs. biscuit free from sugar,
or English cakes. The lea digestible,
or second degree. comprises calves‘
brain: (boiled), aweotbrenda (stewed),
stewed pigeon: (if they are young and
the skin in not eaten). stewed calves
feet. tapiooo The third degree oom-
prisea beef raw orvery slightly cooked,
raw grated barn, mashed
intone,
white breadmot too new. mil cofiee
with bread. The fourth d con-
tains roast fowl, roast ‘ roast
venison. roast «a: mastheofmq
indigestible w n .
d hare ’ Misad-
‘ke, trout an an very
ale. Haearoni. rice. broth. 19inch. and
wine retard digital“ process; sauces
‘ i of
fixelmhwm a group
lounghtto“forbidden. « 4
l of :ilttltst“tli‘lll :is
Eggé¥$m§itfirghztg goéfirgngfil BUDGET OF FUN.
“These labor tumbles. Derringer. lire
going.r to ruin the country.
h-ctivcly»-"
“Oh. they don’t dumber. me. in the ag~ ‘
girgatc. Broinley. but simply in their ins
dividual aspect.“
“Why so?“
“Well. labor has been a trouble to me
all my lifetime. I wouldn‘t work a
stroke. if 1 could help it." --—PliilaJrIpMu
("0”.
No Furl licr \\'nrk for the Dog.
\‘l'it‘c treading the papery ”Well. I
declare. if that isn't the queen-st thing I
H‘cr heard of.“
Husband «"\\'hat‘s that?“
“'ifes ~“Why. Iii-re in the paper is an
‘ account of a wedding.' up in Manchester.
and among the wedding presents was a
bull turricr. given to the. bride by her
father, ,
llusluuid~ -~[ don‘t sm- anything odd
about that. She was the «hi man‘s
youngest daughter. nos-1‘? shc‘"
Witt- “Yes. but \\ but has that unit to
do with it ?"
Iliisbaui — .“\\'liy. otconrsc. if she and
all the rest wcri~ married. he had no
turtln-r two for the dog,
Jun 92...”,
N _ 5 It»: I‘v’i'Ii‘
\‘ol Remarkable.
discussing
them said:
"unit-s h:-
.\ party of gentlemen \\t‘rt‘
dotIii-stii~ subjects. (the of
”Uh. of r‘uursc. when a man
' may naturally c\pm~t to surrender :nany
' of his lib 'rtit‘s‘.
lb~ cannot stay out latc
at night. nor can he so to so mam plac '\
be c -ull prmio is to
Iiiariiagc. 1 don‘t supp isc ll‘o‘l‘v t‘\t‘l‘
“as a woman so sw- ct te'up-rcsl that slu-
rnl'raincd fro-n scolding lll‘l' husband for
staying otit late-at night.“
“You art» \\ rung." some on: 1‘l‘t‘
marked, “No matter how latt- I
out. my wife dot-s not M‘ulil nic."
“5lu- may not s Wild you. but slu- show‘s
by her lt‘lli‘ of your if not by hr. r‘ words
that slic tltws not like to b.- h-ft alone."
.\- sir. The other night I stayed out
u-xtil I'Io‘clm k and \\Il"ll I went humi-
Iny “ifvdidn’t say a word.“
“Iii In‘t she ask you “hora~ you had
bri‘lt
“No. I thI you. slit~ didn't say a word.~~
h‘~
sla_\
“\‘hc must be a \‘cry rcmarkabh- ‘N‘r' .
suit."
‘1 lb. no. nothing rmiurkalilr about
no In . it‘ir.ri!ii-s‘.
.ll- .
Iit‘t‘, .lll‘l sllt‘ .
o:il\ lli‘t' slw is that and dumb "
‘ . ~ . r .
- I? Iv! . .
I) l\\I'~\[“
oi",
"c Skipper! a Sale.
“About b or wicks ago." siv i it firmer
on th-. ltiftl‘lu‘l thv other dav ‘I - .3,
\‘l'l‘lt‘il to get rid of st'\l‘l'.ll old s"I'2~;:s
‘lt‘tl‘ lll" ii.il‘?l. :iiil l Villllt‘ in a-al purs
\ lzil . -l \ "l‘.t' giant v-ntridgc-s \ \: -l:i_\
t‘mvi .i ii; I \\' Iit at tlu‘ rub, and hat Inst
2 It 'i . ‘iI'IIidgr l‘tlllp.‘ l down it tin- tirst
stimui \\l|"ll I saw a Inziii drivi- up ‘o téir
lli‘t‘l‘t‘ 1‘ mt \\ ..
boom 2. atil I light d the tIIsi- and ran
irnuxul Iii- barn to \\:\'t for Ill“ c\Ii':o
stun l lt‘ul only 2‘“ ill lilm‘t‘ Viiu‘ll I
Ilt‘util a \t‘lt’l‘ t‘a‘liug-
" ‘.\h' thy-W. Sharp‘ I want t»
you thc I\\‘\l “adorn.r :Iiaihinv-
Iiiaxlv "‘ '
“I! was the « hip \\ llv' had biz an up.
and lb} will ll'lrl s-“It him out to ti'mf
lllt up. llc “as within tvn tort of lllt‘
stump when he tailed. I h:~d a t\\.-
lli'lill‘f’ law oi ilic cartridg- whrn I
hear I his rob» and l va‘zh-d bu k:
“ 'l"or llcaw-n‘s sakv‘. g t on: o‘ What"
s‘w-ll
t3 ‘\ t‘l‘
“ '“lt. I‘ll :I‘l Nit. at r I Izau- sold
you a machine. Sharp, “to Iv TIIi' you.‘
"Well. sir \ou «an ban» my cars it
that idiot «lidti‘l walk up :iul :os? his
rllnovs on ilc stump. and hi \\:lsll|.‘l’t‘
whz ll shc « \pl iii-d lI-I to k l risc of
. si\ or ciuh‘ for com" d mu s3r~;ul»
caglt- fashion aul th-ii suarulii-"l “1i-
:inil made for hEs wagon “sill slikrrs
sticking“ out all ou-r him. “hut he
\H‘iit In the “filth“ my wife asked him'
if the machine sivcd trn p r c--rit. in
soup. but In- a -\cr anus-rial nor t‘:t‘.ltt‘
to a halt. He just sailed over the I. r '7
wheel to his suit on the wag-xi. :‘in- the
horses a cut with the whip. and \\.as a
mile away when I “cut out to the road
to inquiri- it' his machine “as full p-w-
cli‘d.“-~Ik-‘roif Fro" l‘nsx.
(‘nsh Paid t‘or (‘als‘ trains-3
“Did you ever hear.“ asked ~iIiold l‘t si-
dvut a few days ago of a 5W.- ir-pnrtx-r.
“how the 's‘lcmghtcr of the cats‘ was
brought about I"
“No." was llli‘ answer. “I Iicvcr kal-w
of any partirular slaughter of the feline
Slm‘lt“.
"\Vell.“ continued the old resident.
“forty years a:o or thereabouts there was
a square not far from tho putt-m otficc in
. which the. cuts had multiplied so that
it. was a mound question whether the to.
dents or felincs \Vr‘h‘ in the asccriderwy.
The cats and kittens fairly swarmed. and
those who lived on the squari- finally
mule to the conclusion that the party who
would devise some ctl‘cctive means of
thinning them out would be cutitlc l to
the gratitude of the neighbors. This set
the wits of some of the. inhabitants at
work. and it was not long before there
appeared before one of the doors an im-
mense. placard: ‘Wanted! (‘ats‘ hair.
T Highest cash price will be paid.‘ As may
be supposed. this soon attracted
the notice of the lxiys. and due
inquiry elictcd the reply that a sudden
demand for genuine cats‘ hair had sprung
up and that the article at that time com-
manded $2.50 per pound. The immediate
result was that for several days nonr- of
the boys of the neighborhood could
be seen on the street. but the would
nous sound of stones thrown at the cats in
the alleys told where they were and what
they were about. Some six or eight days
had paged and the sign did not appear
to have drawn in the first ounce. About
sundown the dealer noticed approaching
his shop from an alleyway a crowd of
some thirty boys. bearing in their midst
a long five-bushel hay sack stufi’cd full.
It was dropped at his door beneath his as~
tonished gaze. ' '
“ ‘Why. boy's:~ asked the dealer, ‘what
_ have you there?
“ ‘Cats‘ hair, sir.‘ aid the boy.
‘Every bit cau' hairs killed them first.
andthenplnckedthehair; can swear-to
it all. sir.’ -- -
“ ‘Why!’ exclaimed the dealer. [fear
that you will butane if you fit your
in a run t bring‘ in .
Hammad” "g
“The bag was carried in andalnattly
“bathe dealer exclaimed: “rut.
Taken col~
:o‘iiitig‘ to bother our, ,
cenqu the pound; on will make ans
per und.’
“ his satisfied the boys and they re-
did so. and used the same spool of cotton § ul‘MOROI'S SKE'N‘BES FROM turned with the bag. and it is needle-no
which had done duty before. the min t . . . . say that after an attempt to se rate .tho
man producing it from the left was: 1 \ ARIOtS 80" “cm I hair tlicv gore up the 30b. _ e, neigbs
pocket of his coat. . “ 1 bars ha accomplished their object and
“hen he went away he said he had ‘_ Troubled About labor—So l-‘url tier- :1 the nnnibt‘r of cats'wcre reduced to less
still another vest to be furnished with} l'se for the Dog—48m Roman-has itlmu'notlilna'.“ s—lhulmghm Star.
new buttons. would she do it for him the ; ble—-He skipped a sale—(3.3m I » -- ~~-—-
m-x‘: eygenirlig! 'tl l ' l Paid l‘or- Cat‘s flair. \ A Soldier of Fortune.
' ‘er am v. wr i ieasiire.‘ I 7 _. _ . . _ ,- -
From ihal time ml‘ it was as good as ' l Glancmg through a Plllltldt lpara new“
: paper a few days ago my attention was
arrested by a brief paragraph. date-d. at
l an inter-in} town in that State. which
i read as follows: .
l “Isaac Taylor. a former citizen of thii
lplacc. munnittcd suicide last night by
-. hanging. .\lr. Taylor had been employed
l until recently as a clerk in the trcasury
5 department at Washington. D. (‘."
Taylor was one of the characters of
V‘Vashingtou. Thirty years of his life
(he was sixty at the time. of his death)
i wen- spent in trawl and adventure. He
had visited every habitable country on
the globe. He spoke half a dozen lan~
, guano; fluently. and was one of the most
' delightful conversationnlists I have ever
. known. He run lc the overland trip to
(‘alifornia in his early youth. In San
E Francisco he joined a party of Americans
bound for the Sandwich Islands. “'hiie
- cu route Taylor disordered that the ob-
.lN'l of the expedition was the overthrow
of the existing monarchy in those lands
. and the formation of a now uiivcrnnicnl.
Tin-ro- was a rebellious spirit afloat in the
. kingdom. and the adventurous foreigners
-r.ilculatcd to take advantage of it for
. their own ends.
, . Taylor said nothing. but upon their ar-
' rival in Honolulu he sought 8'! audience
5 with the kins: and unfolded to him the
idetails of th- plot. The conspirators
rt‘t- bmishcd from tho island. Taylor
,n-uiairicd and was spec-lily installed
as lht‘ king‘s fivoritn To crown all.
the king‘s sistcr. a beautiful Hawaiian
, princess. fell in love with the dashing
American. and. at the king's suggzstiou.
Hllt'h‘ll him her hand and fortune. Taylor
rm- in-d the most positive assurance that.
his lll:ll‘fl:l'_{‘"lfl the pIi‘icns‘s would make
him heir to tin-crown. He declined the
honor. lzou ci'vr. with littt’uk's‘ In talk»
. in: with his “'ashiriut n friends Taylor
used msuy that. although he never re
:re‘tcd the refusal. h" fclt pusitivc. that
. had he espoused the duskv princoss. the
kirg’s Plt‘llgt' would have been faithfully
, kcnt.
5 \‘r irs afterward Tailor wturned to the
l-lllit‘tl >lates’. azul s‘cr. ml as a soldier in
a Pe-nnsvlyrmia Tt'fllll nt. In the course
i of time he drifh-tl to \\'::sh5n:ton. where
i he sn-cun-d a minor r _--rkship in the
treasury tlt‘pat'ltttl'lll. Abnxt sir months
ago h.- was dismissed fr-vm government
so-ri it c on an non: of his irregular habits.
llrokcain health and In fortune. he at
his! rt-Iurnml totlu- obscure Pennsylvania
: villa-Jr which lll' qtlillrtl a lighthearted.
:lll«t“lllirilll\ buy f-rt) roars igo \“itliia
:i 3' 'llli'JliI altar his arriyal he I lt'lt‘tl his
. life in tho inaiiIu-r also c dcsvrilwdfa
f (7.": 9:,11 ‘\'p.'¢‘\
. . ..__._ .
Funny t'ansc of: Panic.
In souu- stoz'ies of John ll. liough. Eli--
li‘llll mar-iv h-«turvr. priiitn-d by thvl
Philadelphia 7.5 .-~’.orcurs lllt' following
illiv of llu‘ Int-s! l!"’llltli‘ si‘t‘nt‘fl l (‘\‘t‘l'
\\ itru-ssrd thrdufmid my forty ycan‘
truce-r as a pal-Ii. sp-a‘o-t’. and yet one
\\ ith a \‘t ry ludi. r its side to it. occurred
in I‘i. lIrI'roI.‘s cliurs h. Ihc first l‘rvsby
lcriau. I'ittslinig. iu l\7»l_ l was spcakA
' in!" to a ilvtist'l} |‘r\|\\\ll‘.l lIuItsc. wltrtl
; all of a snddt-ii thcrc was a trrriblr- crash
in Illt‘ gall ry. .\ frightful panic custtcd.
‘I‘Iu’ ti.u;ilr- lllflllfilll lltt‘ :zlllt'l‘} “.h‘ fall-
- in: and in ole a s‘atiipc-Iv lo i-srapc from
3 Illt‘ l-zii‘ding, >~utic titi'i‘w thrnisvlics
troni the :allrry to the ti tor lh‘lt|\\‘.
l'illi’f\ unripe-.1 {torn lll‘ window s. In
thr midst of Ilu- \ afasloii the stove was
ups l. t‘onunattrty the tire in it was
\rry low. and run outlugrition followrd.
but llli‘ manna-nu .- lt rulird the already
I‘l‘ultlli 'M‘it‘)ll‘, Alamo lln' tlll’l l could
hmr tlu- str n:ori..:i toms of Ilir'ee or four
powrri'ul int-a in ilu- lrll::l\{ll11‘ 3;th ry.
who s. (“lilt'tl to In- try my; to quell the
panic Ii‘y shutting at Iin‘ top of their
\‘nii‘r.\\‘liilc tlici :v-stie llljlt‘t‘l wildly with
. their hands a: d arms. "The riddle! it
was the ti lillt . t 0 ti idle." but what on
earth the fiddle could I|:t\r‘ to
do with it was "an.“ III in I could make
out, .\t length some good brother near
tlu- pulpit struck up “From Greenland}
Ivy \Iottutaius." Ut‘ei-‘I‘s‘ jo’nr-ii in the
foul iar hymn 1nd order and. quiet were.
at lungzh ri~stor.-d_ The meeting did not
In»: long. though. after that. _\\’hcti the
audiriu' _ had dispersed, tliv floor was
sin-wit with {also haEr.’ hairpins, hats.
lmuizets. oversiuws. gloves. skirts. canes.
‘t‘apt's and wraps‘ of all kinds. overcoats
‘ and cvcry conceivable article of wearing
apparel. .\ largccsrt Ion-l of these things
were taken to the mayor'sotticc the next.
morning to await tizcl claims of their
.owaers‘. Aftt-rtéu- trouble was all over
[learnt-.1 that tho crash which created
tlu- iuinic was caused by some man's
stepping upon thc big bass tiddle. which
,was at that time used in thc choir and.
. which. when not in requisition. was al-
lowed to repose on the gillcry‘ floar. This
‘ was what the mt‘?l in thc gallery whom I
, llt‘zll‘d shouting about the tiddlr were try~
ing to explain to the fright~crazcd people
i below. ~
..... —.—
—The Young Idea.
Little six—ycar-old was obliged to take
_a dose of nit-divine that left an un—
g pleasant taste in the mouth. \Vhen asked
thow he liked it he slid: “Its good.
enough. all but the end of it."
"\\'by. I thought you and little l-‘lossy
Brown were great friends." Little Miss
l-‘asliion——"So we are: but you wouldn‘t.
have me. play with a little girl who
dresses her dolls in last year‘s fashion,
wnild you. niauima!“
Bobby is carrying an umbrella open
when it is not ruining or the sun shining.
He is askcd why- he does so. “Clause
when it rains pawmas it. and when the
sun shines ma watits it. an‘ it‘s only this
kinder weddcr I kin git tir use it at all.“
“John.“ said a schoolmaster. “on
will soon be a man and will have to at»
tend to businmx “'hat do you up!“
you will do when you have to write let-
ters unless you learn to spell .betterl“
“()h. sir." luswcrcd John, “I ehll put
easy words into them."
,“qu. \l'illis.“ mid a coaxing mother.
“I don‘t like to take medicine any more
than you do: but I just make up my
mind to do it. and then do it.” The
child looked up through his turn. and
replied' .: “And mother, I just make up
my mad that. I won‘t and then MIX”
A bright mt“ girl Who line no. Chi-
cago, asked fora Iooond saucer v ice-
cmni the other evening. “I don‘t think
“‘8 800‘] for gig. ask your father.” aid
the mother. gut venue eh library
“51 m an auction. “Nd loch,"
said {nth . ‘ y‘ “P.”
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