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LONESOME IN TOWN. Ths long day wanes, the fog shuts down. The eave-trough spouts and sputters; The rain sighs through the huddled town And mumbles in uue gutters. The emptied thoroughfares become Long streams of eery light ; They issue from the mist and, dumb. Flow onward out of sight. The snarling trolley grumbles past, Its snapping wire glows ; kgain where yon pale light is cast The back man's horses doze. tn vain the bargain windows wink, The passers-by are few ; The grim walls stretch away and shrink In dull electric blue. A stranger hurries down the street, Hat dripping, face aglow ; O happy feet, O homing feet, I know where mine would go! For oil, far over hills and dells The cows come up the lane, With steaming, flanks and fog-dulled bells A-tinkle in the rain. Youth's Companion. The Woodman "Now, little mother, if you say 'Roger' to me again I'll refuse to make his acquaintance when we get back. It's bad enough to hear the girls rave over him and his good looks, and to he asked silly questions about his life abroad, and if he really is engaged to Lady Westhrook In London. How do I know? I told Laura the other day I didn't know him, had never seen him, and have a great mind to disown him as a relative. For heaven's sake, don't mention Roger's name again!" Myrtle's mother, whs was reading a novel In a comfortable chair while her maid brushed her handsome gray hair looked up and laughed easily. "You can't help meeting him, child. and knowing him this fall. He's the lion of the house since his book on the Central American explorations came out. He Is a very nice, good-looking young man ; I really don't see why you would disclaim him for a cousin. I am sure he wrote you quite a pleasant note when he got back. If you had accepted his invitation and gone on his touring car, you would have enjoyed It im mensely. His auto " "Oh, yes, I know," said Myrtle, laughing. "It is the finest motor car ever seen in these parts. Laura told me all about it, and how delightful Roger made himself. If he wants to preserve his self-respect and retain proper understanding of himself and his merits, he had better go back among his Aztec ruins and the tombs of dead kings, and get away from all these women who flatter him and from our sensational social whirl. I be lieve It Is more his millions than hU book that makes him so dreadfully popular. I'lease don't mention'' him again." Mrs. Cartson smiled at her handsome daughter, who was puMIng on her gloves to go out, and agreed. "Very well. We'll taboo Roger and keep him at a distance. I daresay he found the ancient civilization as good as ours. The Aztecs lived in Mexico, you know. Remember, we leave at the end of the week. Do drive to Then followed a list of commissions. to which Myrtle listened dutifully Rut when in her coupe, driving down the avenue, Myrtle thought of Roger more than of her shopping. It was a relief the week following to get away from friends and intimates (so dreadfully prone to gossip and scandal), the noise and dust of the city and its manifold and sometimes wear ing social exactions, of which Myrtle had had rathor a surfeit all through tho winter and the equally gay spring. She and her mother agreed that two months of a quiet life on the very top of the mountains, where they would see no one and would spend the cool summer days driving long distances or rambling Idly through the great prim eval forest, would he pleasurable by way of contrast, besides being extreme ly recuperative. One special June day Myrtle, coming down a path, saw a young fellow In rough garb, flannel shirt, leather belt, rough trousers, boots and a felt hat, pulled down over his face, cutting down a towering hemlock, which had been partly killed by lightning. "Rest looking mountaineer I've seen yet," thought Myrtle, sitting down on a fallen and decayed log to watch him I ml see the fall of the tree. The tall hemlock quivered and shook under the sharp strokes of the cleverly wielded ax, and It was evident Its fall was approaching. Pausing and looking up to shape the direction of Its crash, the woodman for the first time saw Myrtle sitting on the tog and watching him. Seizing her by the arm, he dragged her rapidly to one side, and none too toon. Quivering in Its great length and bending, first slowly and majestically, theu coming down with lightning sieed and a tremendous crash, the forest giant accepted Its doom and fell to the earth. Its sparse branches spread around, covering the very sjwt where Myrtle had sat. "I suppose my hat and sketch book are gone forever. I'll never get them out from under those branches, I don't mind the hat, but I would hate to lose mjr sketches," Myrtle said ruefully. "You came near losing something much more valuable," the mountaineer old, smiling down at the purple-blue WWW I a news Item flifl iffi4 ills Situv &sk$j fjsl vWl'iiiilini1',"il,' jtJ rVERYTHIN IS JIST AS ADVERTISED '." sJUA-ivtw- HOT N COLD WATER IN TH' HOUSE - BED M& , """" ROOM OVERLOOKlN' GARDEN-SCREENS fetaWHr',,.. ON TH' PORCH -SMALL LAKE A NO Siw' A STREAM BATH TUB- ' COURSE YOU m" DONT GIT THE RUNNING WATER IN , ALL THE ROOMS TILL Wg HAVE RftlNj Fete Parsnipps of Pickerel Bun Pickerel-Co. Banner. eyes and long black lashes. "What made you sit so near? Did you not see the tree was going to fall in your direction? You would have been crushed if I hadn't pulled you to a place of safety. I hope I was not too rough; Did I hurt your arm?" "You certainly did. Rut as I owe you my life I won't quarrel with you over that. Indeed, I am most grateful. If you hadn't been so quick I would be where my hat Is now, under that huge trunk. How frightfully big a tree looks when It Is down ; Just see how it has crushed the smaller ones." "Sit on the stump while I try to un earth your book. You look quite pale," he said, brushing off some chips with his hat to make a more presentable seat. "A remarkable looking man," Myrtle thought, as be sprang over the fallen trunk and pulling aside the branches, tried to discover the sketch book. Returning presently with some torn leaves he presented them to Myrtle. "That is all I could rescue, I am sorry to say. Did you draw those sketches? The view of the valley and hill Is certainly excellent." The woodman and Myrtle met again, this time at the weir above the mill. Myrtle sat on a rock fishing for speck led trout, and the woodman came sauntering down to the water's edge, I OWE YOU MY LIFE. possibly to Inspect the forest growth around. The woodman seemed distinctly pleased to see her, and Myrtle saw no reason why she could not be polite and gracious to a man who had saved her from a horrible death a few days be fore, so they chatted pleasantly, and Myrtle was surprised to find it was growing late before she knew it They shook hands and parted. "It's a horrid bore, but I suppose we'll have to go, little mother. They will le drendfully offended If we de cline. Who wauts to dance a cotillon at a mountain hotel? It's as bad as bridge," sighed Myrtle. At 8 that night they drove up to the Green Park hotel. Getting out of the trap and walking leisurely up to the porch, Myrtle stopped suddenly, and laying her hand on her mother's black lace sleeve, said with a short gasp, Mother!" "What Is it Myrtle? You frighten me to death! Are you 111?" "The woodman! The man who res cued me when the tree was falling on me." 'Where, Myrtle? Show him to me. I wish to thank him," said Mrs. Cars- ton, raising her lorgnon. "Why, if that Is not Roger! What In the world brought you to these wilds? So glad to see you. Roger, my daughter Myrtle. Perhaps you don't know it, but you are distantly related. How well you are looking. Do look after us and save us from the hol-pollol." Mrs. Carston was awn surrounded hy the inmates of the hotel, being a pleasing and fashionable woman. Roger led Myrtle to a comfortable sofa on the porch. Mrs. Cartson was gracious and ani mated. 'So It was Roger who saved Myrtle's 9PHP MR? of the season. Is Taking in Summer Boarders. life! It Is preordained!" sne reflected, with suppressed Jubilation. New Or leans Times-Democrat. EMFBESS PLIE3 NEEDLE. Kalsertn Spends Moors Sewing on Cruise of Hohensollern to Corfu. The Imperial voyage to Corfu wat one long delight to the Empress of Ger many, not, however, solely on account of the, change of scene, but because sin was able to devote so much time dur ing the cruise of the Hohenzollern from port to port to an occupation not often connected with queens that of needle work, says the Philadelphia North American. Day after day, seated un der an awning on deck, she passed hours plying the needle, the Emperor from time to time approaching and watching with interest the progress of her work. Her majesty is a cM.er needlewomai. but favors chochet work rather than sewing. All the embroidery of her per sonal linen Is of her own handiwork. She Is also an expert in the use Oi knitting needles, and on one occasion, several years ago, surprised the Em peror on his birthday by presenting him with a pair of woolen stockings which she herself had knitted. These his majesty, however, has never worn, but he appreciated the gift so highly that the stockings have occupied a promi nent place In his private apartments at the palace over since. While the Imperial yacht was In course of preparation for her voyage to Corfu, a case was brought aboard, with orders that It should be unpacked and placed In the Emperor's cabin. It contained her majesty's workbox her only one which she had used ever since her marriage. The only daughter of the imperial family, Princess Augusta Louise, Is fol lowing In her mother's footsteps. The young princess, who as yet has a very limited allowance of money at her dis posal, has to depend upon her own handiwork in order to make birthday and Christmas presents to her father and mother and the other members of the Imperial family, by whom her small gifts are highly appreciated. ROYAL SEAMSTRESS. Italy's Queen Delights In Making; Clothes for Her Babies. Although Queen Helena of Italy is now tho mother of a gaod-slzed family, consisting of three girls and a boy, she seems to enjoy preparing the most elaborate layettes for each new arrival. The wardrobe for the latest little daughter, Princess Giovanni, Is even more elaborate than the one made for the first child, whom the whole nation devoutly prayed might be a son and heir, but who bears the name of Prin cess Yolanda. Many of the little garments were made by the Queen herself, who Is an expert needlewoman, like several other European queens. She designed some of the embroidery and the monograms which mark each piece In the layette. The crown is always In the monogram. Sometimes it is embroidered on the hem of the little dress or petticoat, sometimes under the coat collar and Id other conspicuous places. Queen Helena also made the soft, ex quisite pillow on which the babe was placed soon after birth and presented by the ministers to the members of the court. According to law the ministers must become sponsors to the nation that the child Is really royal and not a strong plebeian smuggled In to take the place of a puny one. This pillow was fashioned so that the babe could be slipped cozlly Into the case and tied In. It had a white satin cover under a slip of sheerest linen and Valenciennes lace, and the babe's head rested against an embroidered design of the erowu and a dove carrying In Us bill an olive branch, the symlwl of peace. Different. "Did he propose to you last night?' "No." "Rut I heard you say, 'This is so sud den'!" "He was paying me some money h owed me." Houston Post. ItiiWntion The Rrltish government In India 's ;onsiderlug a project to link together the rivers Indus, Jhelam, Chenab, Beas, Ravi and SutleJ, In order to equalize the flow of water for irrigation pur poses. Thus when there is a flood in one of the rivers a part of the water can be diverted to a point where it may be more needed. In this way it is believed that the district of the Pun Jab, a name which means the Five Riv ers, can be assured a sufficient water "upply at all seasons. The Philippine Journal of Science recently published a list of 63 kinds of trees growing in the Philippine Islands, producing wood of commercial Im portance, belonging for the most part, to families and genera but little known to the botanists of the temperate zone. The list Includes only dicotyledonous woods, and not. the palms, bamboos and screw-pines which also abound In the islands. An Interesting fact is that growth rings seem to be characteristic of only a part of the Philippine trees. Many show rings of seasoned growth when young, but not afterward. An important phenomenon of recent recognition In bacteriology, says Dr. Simon Flexner, is'that of the "microbe carrier," by which Is meant an indi vidual who harbors disease-germs while aiparently suffering no ill effect him Belf. The existence of such cases has been known for some time with regard to the bacteria of diphtheria, but more recently the phenomenon . has been shown to extet for the germs of ty phoid, dysentery, plague, cholera, and many other Infectious Protozoa. Bac teriologlsts are also learning, says Doctor Flexner, that while the forc;s of Immunity may be In active opera tion as far as tests with blood made outside the body indicate, the very bacteria from and against which such forces have developed may be still sur viving In the body. Commenting upon a recent German book on the interior state of the earth, Dr. A. C. Lane, well known for his re searches on this difficult subject, makes a very Interesting remark. He says that without making a sweeping state ment at the start, as to the gaseous in terior of the earth, it is perhaps safe to say, in view of what we know, that "some of the elements of the earth's Interior are in a gaseous condition, and the earth, for them at least, might be likened to a toy balloon, but one In which the gas was so condensed, under such pressure, that one could easier dent a steel ball than It. Under con ditions of temperature not easy to dis prove, that should be the condition of all the earth's elements toward the center." Dr. Lane adds that the study of seismic vibrations will probablp set tle this question. The average citizen, it is safe to say, has a very hazy Idea concerning the size and constitution of the United States Army. A writer in Harper's Weekly, gives some interesting facts bearing upon this matter. The gov ernment dreams of an army number ing 70,000 men. The present strength Is 57,000. Of the theoretical 70,000 soldiers the fifteen regiments of cav alry, which never lack their full com plement, comprise nearly 14,000 officers and men; the six regiments of field artillery, 5,500; the coast artillery corps close upon 20,000; the ; thirty regiments of infantry, 27,000; the engineers, 2,000, and the remainder consist of the staff corps, Indian scouts, and a small number of native soldiers in Porto Rico and the Philip pines. Tho total number of commis sioned officers amounts to about 3,900. LONDON POLICE. Poorly Paid Brltlxhera Who Cannot Do Bribed. The police of London, England, have just been through a severe Investiga tion by a royal commission which is a sort of glorified legislative commit tee. All sorts of people came forward with charges against the police, but only two or three alleged that they had bribed policemen, and In every case the charges were lacking in proof and were regarded as merely spiteful hy the members of the commission. Nearly every police magistrate In Lon don gave evidence, and they all agreed that the police were Incorruptible. High tribute was paid recently to Rrltish police court methods and Brit ish policemen by Police Magistrate Hogan, of New York, who not long ago was a London visitor. He said: "Everybody is treated alike, and I like the way your police do their duty. They don't seera to forget things over night, as many members of the New York force often seem to do. I should say that the Loudon policeman is re markably honest and far too good for he Job, considering the pay he gets." The magistrate, whom the cops con sider their worst enemy in the London police courts, Is Mr. I'lowden. Mr. Plowdeu's treatment of policemen, pros ecuting In the witness box, is one of the sights of the town. But even he does not believe that the English policeman would accept a bribe not to Ho his luly. The saloon law is very strict in Eng land, and the opportunity Is large for the species of "graft" said to be plen tiful In many American cities. The pay of the English police force is miserable compared with American police salaries. In London ?6 a week Is a cop's pay after a year's probation. With this In view possibly there might be- more bribery and corruption, more open "graft," but for the organization" and discipline of the force. These are simply superb. The roundsman, ser geant and inspector. In England really work. The- constable on the street dares not get off the beaten track. The punishment meted out to erring police men is Intensely severe. There are no mere reprimands. The English cop must be without blemish or instant dismissal without any red-tape or ap peal results. CEMENT SCHOOL BUILDING. Colli nnrood School Horror Leads to Citadel Scheme. Following the recent Colllnwood, Ohio, school fire horror, In which 169 children lost their lives, an unusual type of cement constructon for school buildings is proposed In the Cement Age. Use of the new construction, it Is insisted, will absolutely guard against perils of fire and panic, such as occurred at Colllnwood. The main feature of the new type le a circular, central citadel, extending from basement to roof, an Independent structure around which school rooms can be built. These are connected with the -citadel by fire doors. Inside the citadel, which is to be fireproof, are stairways of sufficient capacity to PROPOSED CEMENT CITADEL. provide for the ready exit of the chil dren. Once inside the citadel, the chil dren can take their time in leaving, as it is heat and smoke proof. A stand pipe, running from the water mains to the roof, gives firemen an oppor tunity to work in a protected position, the walls being punctured with numer ous loop holes through wheh the hose can be operated. WHY DTD SHE LOWER THE GASr Man Who Proponed in the Sigrn I.nn-srnaa-e Is Puzsled. A certain gentleman, who is an ex pert in the sign language, relates that one morning lately he was on the top of a tramcar when he became interest ed in a discussion betwen two mutes, says the Bystander. "I want your advice," "said one ol "them, using his hands as vocal organs. "I shall be happy to oblige you," said the other. "Are you well up In the tricks of wo men?" inquired the first one. The second man modestly admitted that he knew something of the gentle sex, although he disclaimed being an oracle. "Well," resumed the one who wanted advise, "you know I am in love with Mabel. At last I made up my mind to propose to her. Last night I made the attempt." "And she refused you?" eagerly In quired his friend, his hands trembling with excitement "That Is what I am coming to," said the first. "I don't know whether she did or not. You see, I was somewhat embarrassed, and the words seemed to stick on my hands. And there she sat as demure as a dove. Finally my fingers stuck together, aud I could not say a word. Then Mabel got up and lowered the gas." "Well?" "Well, what is bothering me is this . Did she do that to encourage me aud relieve my embarrassment, or did she do it so that we could not see to talk, and so stop my proposal ?" A Man's Necktie. Ever since a regiment of Croatian soldiers marched into Paris three cen turies ago with their necks swathed In silk, and Louis XIV., delighted at their appearance, decided to adopt the fashion himself, the cravat In itsva rlous changing forms has played an Im portant part In the attire of men. And so reliable is it supposed to be as an index to its wearer's personal charac teristics that Buff on, the French sa vant, was once led to remark, "The cra vat makes the man." A Hard One. Tommy Say, mamma? v Mamma Well, what is it. Tommy? Tommy How does a deaf and dumb boy say his prayers when he happens to have a sore finger? Kansas City In dependent Sls;hs. A maiden sighed. Alone was she; She was beside , Herself, you sea. Detroit Free Press. - FHE WEEKLY i. fa''-i? sift iss J 215 Magna Charts signed by King John. 1009 Champlain left Quebec to explore the lake which bears his name. 1610 Champlain defeated the Iroquois near the mouth of the Rlehelieu river. 1706 Madrid entered by the English and Portuguese. 1741 Alliance between ' George II. of England and Marie Theresa of Aus tria. 1745 Louisbourg, N. S., taken by tha British from the French. 1775-:Battle of Bunker Hill. 1778 British evacuated Philadelphia. 1793 City of Archangel, in northern Russia, nearly destroyed by fire. 1795 Union College founded at Schenec tady, N. Y. 1S12 United States Congress declared war against Great Britain. 1815 Battle of Waterloo. 1819-The Savannah, first steamer to cross the Atlantic, arrived at Liver pool.... The State of Maine separat ed from Massachusetts. 1820 The Earl of Dalhousie assumed of fice as governor of Canada. 1831 Reform bill reintroduced "n tha British Parliament. 1837 Accession of late Queen Victoria , on the death of William IV. 1839 Total defeat of the Turkish army by Ibraham Pasha on the Euphrates. 1840 Montreal and Quebec incorporated as cities. 1 1850 -Steamer Griffith burned on Laks Erie with loss of 300 lives. . 1853 Termination of the Burmese war. 1856-President of the United States rec ognized the filibuster Gen. Walker as President of Nicaragua. 1859 Repulse of the French and English squadron on the Peiho. . .Commodore Tatnall of United States navy, in Chinese waters, made his famous ut terance: "Blood is thicker than water." 1863 Japanese ports closed to European and American traders. . - 1864 Alabama sunk by the Kearsarge. 1867 Execution of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico. .. .North German consti tution promulgated. 1868 Mumaita evacuated by the Para guayans. . 1869 Kansas negroes petitioned Con gress for suffrage. 1870 Treaty of peace between Brazil and Paraguay. 1871 Corner stone for the New York -State eapitol laid at Albany. 1872 Earl of Dufferin assumed office as governor general of Canada. 1890 Armenians massacred by Turk near Erzerum. 1.893 'Monument unveiled in Waldheim cemetery, Chicago, in memory of the "Haymarket anarchists." ISOo Baltic canal opened by Emperor William. 1900 Spain ceded the Caroline Islands, to Germany. , "v"" 1903 Regina, Saskatechewan, incorpo rated as a city. 1907 Tl;e French chamber voted to sup press the agitation in the wine grow ing districts by force.... The Mayor of New York .turned the first sod la the construction of the Catskill water supply. . . .President Roosevelt signed a treaty with Santo Domingo. V iOLLEAES The Chicago Board of Education hat decided to bar all candidates for positions as teachers in the public schools who ara over 50 years old. The Minnesota school for the deaf thik year graduated seven, students, each of whom has learned a trade, in addition to his academic training. Contractors are now at work on a building to be erected at the Minnesota school for the deaf, which will cost closs to $50,000 and is to be completed this Tear. President Northrop of the University of Minnesota notified the students that any one having unpaid bills outstanding at the close of Che school year would not be graduated. . At the annual meeting of the alumni of the Minnesota school for the blind, held at Faribault, Dr. Dorr, superin tendent of the school, was presented witk gold-headed cane. At Reno, Nev., the entire State took i holiday the other day to celebrate the dedication of the Mackay School of Mines and the reception of the statue of Mac kay, both being presented to the Stata and University of Nevada by Clarence EL Mackay and his mother. In revenge for the passage of a prold Sition law in Alabama, which deprived ths schools of Mobile city and county of $S0v 000 annual revenue, the anti-prohibitionists at a special etectioa.- defeated a pro posal to levy a special one mill school tax, leaving the schools without financial support ;C(jfi003L