"None Bdt 0 ON'T say that, Maryt Ton know that I love you and' "Now, Tom Dalton, atop rlfht where you are. I've told you often enough that I like you. You have been my friend and playmate aver since I wa a Utile girl and I ahall alwaya Ilk you aa a friend. No, alrl I won't listen to any love-making. I won't marry you, air, and that'a the end ou t. will marry no one but a brave man and I don't lore anybody, and' "But, Mary, surely I " There you go again, sir. It you ever mention love to me again I will never apeak to you aa sure aa my uaiue la Mary Hart." "Oh, If you put It that way I'll really have to retire, for I couldu't aurvlve the punishment. How do you know I'm not the brave man?" "And I've known you all these years and but I won't have tt brought up again and there's an end ou't, sir." "Well, welll If a woman will, ahe will, and If she won't, the wout, and there'a the end on't,H quoted Tom, 'ally. "Every dog bus his day, Mary. Y.'hat do you say to a aatl down ihe t iy? Let'a have that mother of youra aid take a run down to Elm Inland tor tanner at Cobb'a farm and a bath at the abort beach. It'a a fine morning for a aall and I'll bo bound I'll learn swlui this time." "Tom Dalton, If there ever was well. I know there wasn't. And 1 really be gan to think you were serious, sir. Hut mother wouM never venture out lu that craxy knockabout of yours. Wouldn't It be Jolly? I'd love to go." "It's all right about the knockabout Sue Is high aud dry for a new coat of copper paint. Cupt. Doyle has his new schooner Willie and told me this morn ing be should run down to Elm come flood tide. What do you say, May J Aud-you know I waa In earnest aud "Say! I'm off to mamma at once," and before be could declare what he was In earnest about, she was running swiftly up the pier, aboutlng back to hliu: "You naughty boy, I'll bet you a box of chocolates I am first at the bouse, sir." Mary Hart was the only daughter of the widow of Col. Hart of the Indian aervlce. The colonel had been both soldle. and busluess man, and when be had been killed In a jungle fight, soon after Mary's birth, be had left bis widow a comfortable Income. She had come to America and settled In one of the quiet New England sea abore villages In a cosy cottage adjoin ing the estate of Mrs. Dalton, who waa au old school frleud. The young folks bad grown up together aud been friends since childhood. Tom Dalton, a buppy-go-lucky young man, bad Inherited an Independent for tune from bis father, and now, having passed bis finals at the law school, was about to practice bis profession In Boston. Ue loved Mary Hart with all his heart; but, In spite of himself, M not b.riuu about his love making, though bound t aln ber. Aud the little mlm :.. :( threw dlf- fl:'iilili-s pp'.ut1. !a tt.i h;iv t hrlmrlnir him sharply to account whenever be ' tr.ed tv t's jrt. is tu eti'.jiw' She didn't pi'op:.H; la IjVO or le t ud. And if the evet coiihl U o (oolU!) It must be "a "brjive nnt.- None but the brave deserve the fair, a; 4 you aren't brave, you know you ar tot. sir." VI Vd tide found them skimming a v'0 the bay In the natty little schoon er Willie In a spanking breeze, Jump ing at the sea like a mettlesome horse, while Capt. Doyle stood at the wheel extolling her virtues to Mrs. Hart The young people were camped comforta bly on the deck at the windward aide of the mainmast. "Great, Isn't itr asked Tom. "Now, what would you say to lobster chowder for dinner?" "Tom, you villain! You have bee" plotting this spree with Cobb. You know I dote on lobster chowder." ijown mere iasi weea. xoia 'em we'd be down. Tried to get mother to come, but she wouldn't step her foot In anything smaller than a liner." "And you never told? I can hardly believe It. I never know when to be lieve you, sir." "Fact! Sure enough this time, Isn't It, Capt. Doyle?" "Fact, sure," said the skipper, "Me an' Mr. Dalton bad a bit of a run down to Elm last Tuesday. Tight bit of weather coming borne, too." "Thomas Dalton, do you mean that you were down here In last Tuesday's gale and never told? And you let us think you bad been detained In Boston m business." "Got It straight from Doyle," quotb Tom. The Cobbs were on the beach to wel come tbera. Master Harry bad hauled bis pots that morning and there would be lobster chowder for dinner at 2 a'clock. Would they try a dip at the ihort beach by the runway between Elm and Elm, Jr.? They would, that la, the young people would, and Mrs. Hart would watch the sport from the beach. TJUL'B fti"tee -vnetcrf Mary's spirits seemed DUDDiing over, ana sne was soon daring Dalton to try a race to a dory moored a short distance from the beach. He seemed reluctant at first, and was sure It was too near the cur rent of the runway, but to take a dare from Mary and have her taunt him with lack of courage was too much for t young man of bis temperament. She waa wading toward the boat and wben but a few strokes from It, call ed back, laughingly: "Will you swim for It, Tom? If you reach It first I'll be your prize, sir." He was striking out after ber as soon as the words bad left ber Hps. She bad nearly reached the dory and, confident of winning the race, put ber band up to ca.tch the gunwale; then missed It and suddenly discovered she . .J V. jt.nlk .. .1 1 au. . was uui ul uer utryiu auu ux iuu ruu way current. "Tom!" she cried, and then all Tom saw was a pair of frightened upturned eyes and terror stricken face, as ahe iwept under the surface. A fine predicament for a lover who waa not a brave man and who had not learned to swim! Drawing a deep breath, blind to all danger and with no thought but to save ber or to die with ber, Tom struck, out Into the current and under the surface. His heart thumped wildly as he felt a mass of that sun-gold hair come Into his grasp and in a moment more they rose to the surface. Through his salt dimmed eyes Tom saw a bit of rope and grasped It. Tbey bad come up un der the stern of the dory, which bad gwung Into the current with tbem, and 8 the Brave " $ I he was now (Irmly grasping a bit of painter which bung over the stern. lu a few minutes more he had lifted her over the aide, clambered In after mi w pifln hup tt ii iitlsi briskly. Mrs. Hart'a crlea from tlie beach had brought the Cobba to the scene and Master Harry was running a dory down the beach to the rescue. It had all happened In a very few minutes. Mary opened her cyea, smiled and said: "You needu't rub ail the skin off my hand, sir." "Thank tl.vll Rh I ill rltfhL" said Tom. "Tom. dear, you reached the dory first. Kins me, alrl You wou!" And then Master Harry's boat grab ed alongside. WANTS A SLICE OF TOAST. ranclM Hlmaelf Toadied Kb Look in fur Table Pampanv. Kingston, Ontn can boast of a good mauy things of which It Is proud, but the latest It cau make Is a little bit eccentric. Of all the craay men, with queer delusion, there Is none to com pare with that of an Individual who la couQucd In the Insane asylum In this city. He thinks he la a poached egg, and for twenty years be has been look ing for a piece of toasi big enough to sit down ou. When visitors come aud ii i ixO Mill ti. !wr innmai'liea them with the request for a moment'a con - versatlou In nrlvate. As he Is perfect- ly harmless the keepers do not put any restrictions upon him. If you graut bis request he whispers tu your ear: "Hare you got a piece of toast about your "No," you say. "What Is the matter with you? Are you hungry?" "Hungry?" ejaculates the man. "Why should I be hungry? I get plenty to eat. I'm tired. I'm a poached egg and I'm looking for a piece of toast to sit on." Naturally tfala request leads to laugh' ter, and the poached egg retires tu high dudgeon, but he comes back reg- ularly on the arrival of the next batch of visitors to see If he eau't have bet- ter luck. All sorts of things which look like toast bare been supplied to the man, but be wants the real thing, and as chairs and couches are uot made out of toasted bread he Is obliged to goon making ble perpetual plea to vie- Itora. In all other respects the man seems normal, and If this crasy Idea could only be got out of bis head he might obtain hla discharge. As he per- slsts In this delusion he will probably speud the rest of his days In the ay- lum.-New York Sun. An Kftlclent Watchman. A gigantic watchman, ten feet ". iue story ok uuw vinuii u.ru from tbe Brooklyn Eagle, Is an on trlch, living on an ostrich farm In Florida. He la named Napoleon, and regularly acta aa watchman, patroll ing tbe camp, and giving at Intervals a cry that may be Interpreted to mean, "All's well." If anything alarms blm, be at once communicates bis alarm to bis compan ions by a series of yells as be ad vances to tbe attack. He Is a bird of nnuisoal lagpUlgroca, but Is very savage. At ulglit it la es pecially dangerous to go near blm. To sea his keeper force blm hack to bis pen In the morning Is one of the sights of tbe furm. A large fork Is the keeper's weaion, and before It the bird slowly gives way, screeching with rage and striking out with bis feet. One night Napoleon rnught a thief. The farm hands were all aieep when there arose a terrible bulibiib. which, as the men became awake enough to distinguish sound, resolved Itself Into the angry cries of Napoleon and the shrieks of a human being. lUndilng to the pen, the men saw the ostrich chasing a negro. The fellow had come to the pheasants' quarter to steal pheasants, aud IihiI been discov ered by Napoleon. When he tried to get over the fence the bird struck him a glancing blow on the tblgh, which ripped open the flesh and expoed the bone. For a time It was thought that the negro would bleed to death. What He Forgot. A certain elderly gentleman suffered much from absent-mindedness, nnd was frequently compelled to seek the assistance of bis servant, says a Lon don Journal. "Thomas," be would say. "I have Just been looking for something, and now I can't remember what It is," whereupon the obliging Thomas Invariably made suggestions. "Was It your purse, or spectacles or check book, air?" and so on, he would Inquire, till be hit upon the right ob ject. One night, after the old gentleman had retired, the bell rang for Thomas, and on reaching the bedroom he found his master rambling restlessly about tbe room, , "Thomas, Thomas," he snld, "I came up here for something, and now I've forgotten what." "Was it to go to bed, sir?" suggest- ed the faithful retainer. "Ah. the very thing, the very thin' Tbauk you, Thomas. Good Uightl" ' To liady Voter. Some years ago a traeveler through Minnesota stopped to read a notice In regard to tbe election of school officers. posted on a tree at a place where three roads met The following paragraph, which was appended to the notice, seems to Ind!- cate that some student of the diction- ary bad seized tbe opportunity to dla- play his knowledge and confound ail Ignorant pasfiers-by: N. B.-Tbe wisdom of our laws bav- Ing tolerated woman to cast the light of her benign Influence beyond tbe cou- flnes of the nursery, by permitting ber to practically use the genial rays of her susceptlble Intelligence in directing the moral and mental culture of man. It Is therefore desirable that the lady voters of this school district should use their franchise with a steadfast purpose to training of the rising generation, to whom destiny intrusts the guardian- shin of human haDulness In the nonr future. Did you ever notice, that a boy hunter never wears a hunting coat, which has game pockets on the Inside? A boy wants to carry his game where It can De seen. When a woman past forty disappears from sight for a few weeks, it is a sign she Is getting new teeth. There Is such a thing as overeautlon that excites suspicion. There la many an uptled knot In a cord Not till 17-19 were the forts and fortlfl of wood. I cations of the town demolished nnd thu sfe&flvcntion A factory tor liquid air li being erect ed at Los Angeles, Cal., for refriger ating purposes. Careful experiment by Monsieur Bruulies, lu France, Indicate that the X-rays have a deflulte velocity which l of the same order as (lie velocity or bghl There are Ji tirni lu uermnuy en gaged lu the acetylene Industry. MomI of the burners ate made at Nuremberg. There are uu fewer tuitu twenty six sum II towns lu Germany lighted by acetylene ana. The mat plant of tliU Mud for lighting small towns lu tier I ""uy was erected at llassrnrt, a towu ; of S,au) lubabltnuta,'" lu England a lump-punt tins been In troduced which combines a lire hy drant, tap aud Ore-alarm box, The by draul cau be used for Ore purposes, fill ing water carta aud for street (lushing, w hile the small tap can be used by au ludlvlduul for domestic water supply. There Is a water meter aud slphou at the bottom, by which the water la shut off from the hydrant, thus Breve n tt f? tt from freealng. According to a report pulilhh.nl by the Home Office lu Loudon shor-'lug th mineral production of the world tor the last year, the I'VbHt State leads all Its rivals lu this ft rm ' of wealth. Great Britain ranks .viu, but far behind the leader, t'i total product of the United Slates laving . Ix'en atwut ITSi.tKw.isiu, while 'that r Ureat Ilrlialu waa IOii,0,imiO. tier- mauy stauds third, with nearly Sl'OO, UOO.CMK). , r Lord Haylelgh. In dlscunslug our abil ity to tell the direction from' which sound proceeds, calls attention to au lu- ami ears w'tb regard to the lite of the , waves that strike them. The average wave length of light Is about one ten thouMtudth of the diameter of the pupil of the eye. On the other buud, "the waves of sound Issulug from a man's mouth," saya Lord Itaylelgh, "are about eight feet long, whereas the di ameter of the paMnnge of Ilia ear Is quite small and could uot well have ( been made t large multiple of eight feet." One consequence of the oilnute- uess of light wavea In eomnarlsou with the sixe of the eyes Is Umt the; lenses of the eyes are able lo concentrate rays of light upon the retina with great citb clency. 'lof. ihn Trowbridge has recently had lustalled at Harvard University the niosi powerful apparatus lu the world fr the production of electro-motive fore. The plant comprises INMMW ator- age cells givlug mm electrical units of pressure, and this can be Increased lo S.ooo.otM) tolta. But In order to ob taiu ine run errect or so euormotis a, preMUrc, Professor Trowbridge says It tain the full effect of so euormotis mtlit ltd niuiMi.f, 1 1 MitiMV. 1 1 1 a a , paratus Into the center of an open field , and elevate It at least thirty feet from , the ground In order to avoid loss from the Indue the action of floors and walls. I With this great battery tbe highest de gree of lustauianeous temperuturo yet I attained can be rfHt4l I,refMWe , Trowbridge hop's nun lis aid to ot tain some clew to the tciuperatmv at which hydrogen ei!'s lo the stare. This plant f until iu -a, he itJ, a Menl meinod of producing the a rx.v. WAYS OF THE OLDEN TIME. Htsjulatlona that M'ara Onre la Vog-ua at ionarala and Cbnrche. Diving into tbe old records of one of the most charming cities uf our com monwealth, Northampton, we find much of deep luterest as revealing cus toms and habits of rldeii times. No fire w as found lu "tbe meeting bouse" In olden time, aud comparatively recently foot stoves were carried to church, as were tallow caudles to the evening meetings. In 177 the Important vital question at a legal town meeting was, "Shall men and their wives be seated together In pew a?" and the vote waa au emphatic "No!" lu 1744, about tbe beginning of Jona than Edwards' trouble In the parish. It was voted not "to pay the charge of bringing his daughters from Brook field." In 1738 this appears on the town records: "Taking Into consideration the dlllleulty Mr. Edwards hath labored under this year and some time past w Ith respect lo hie firewood, the town voted that those persons who have not this year brought blm a load of wood might have liberty between this time and next Tuesday night to bring ench one bis lond of wood." If there was not a suf ficiency of wood by that time, the town then voted, the selectmen shall see that the deficiency should be met at the cost of the town. Later, In 1738, we find In the warrant for town meeting this entry: "To pro cure firewood for Itcv. Mr. Williams, to choose a committee to seat the meeting house." A most serious business to de cide, who should take preference In the broad aisles: The "nigger pew," well remembered by the writer, caused no trouble to snld oliicer, as that was rend- Hy accepted by tbe "colored brethren," Hke cows In the stable, who went dull fully to their separate stalls. Not only the living bad special rules governing their conduct, but tbe rules ,,ou' ",e aena were very quaint, as by this report of committee,' May 11 1780, to whom had been referred the conduct of fuuernla, as follows: Whereas, It Is the opinion of this" town that funerals ought to be con ducted with great decency and decorum In order to Impress on rising and risen generations the Importance of the awful solemnity, and to render the house of mourning better than tbe bouse of feasting. Be it therefore rec- ommnnded to all the Inhabitants of this town to observe the following regula- tlons at funerals: 1- That the relatives of the decensed follow next tbe corpse, two and two. 2. If the deceased was a mnlo per- on the males are to follow next tbe mourners, two and two, and the wom- en after them, two and two: but If the deceased was a woman, then the. worn- en t0 follow next tlie Illollllleis the men after them, 3. Those on horseback are to follow In nft(,r tlie foot folks' llorel, two and tw0- am1 the cai'rln"w' ie to follow In the rear of the .'oeesslon. And It Is requested flint uo person wall;or ride ou either side the procession from the house to the grave. Ten of the prominent meu of the city were appointed and requested to attend t funerals aud to regulate the process t01l thus recommended until the same shall become habitual to the people. In 1745 the question wns raised In the an nual town meeting "If the tovfn would be nt the expense of coloring the meet ing house, and Jtpnssed In the nega tive!" Evidently they thought that nature would do It without expense. 2di timber and bonrda add for th,Nm-ni of the town. Laws were ptuAt rela tive to the schooling of boys a d thu aiuouut of wood the? should biu,f the seboolhouse; girl a were of ue so couut In those dnyt. HE VOTED FOK JACKSON. Kt-Bauatoe I'ra Ibtir.r a Notalls Fl st are tit National Ultr.t J nines W, Bradbury., of AavuMa. Malue, ea-Senatur of the rulM iltiifs. riH'ltllll i1.t.,li 111 O.'ilh lllfli Imf The career of this venerable ahWi..u covers a period of Amc.ii.tu l.lVi uti- example lu the experience of ao.eotl.er man. He was born lu it'C taut Nmffc- qnonlly Is able to give p -i sm.x., lections of the war of 112, bclib a Ind or 10 wheu that struggle wasLu pro- greas. Ho was IN yea re old when Maine was udmlltcd to the I'tiou; be helped welcome I.nfnyette to tliHtate T m fox-.;".:'4.Wi.' - arwVL imjm -W an r ' " i i ? f. , v a, ..Mi's w, miattuunv. In l(Cl; be participated tu the celebra tlou of the semi centennial or An urlcan dependence In l!OJ; be was a 'ulted States Senator from 1N47 to 1, aud was colleague and personal M ud of Webster, Clay, Benton and O liotiu; lie Is the only suvlvor of the P I men who sat lu the Ketiato during hi term; he Is the only living member laf the Bowdoln elm. of 1ttU5, which Mudcd lAingfellow, Hawthorne aud John C. AbUitt, Mr. Bradbury baa lived In Au gusta for sixty three yenrs, over half a ccuiury lu the house which he ijow oc cupies. From Jackson to Cleveland he voted for every Deiiuieratlo I'rpsldeu tint nominee. He baa uever tasted liquor or tobacco and to-day Is ible to attend to his considerable eorr spond cuce without the aid of an amanuensis. GIVES BACK A FORTUNE, Ameriran Mllllitalra Maturna Monty Won at a U.wbitnat Tabip. Leliili Hunt, formerly of Saatile. Is an American uilllloualre who owqs uiore,,'ul ,ll,'re' Their marriage took place gold mines aud hydraulic confessions , from the government of Corea ban all of the other forelguera lu that jouutry ! put together. He la not yet HI aud la reputed io be worth flM.uui.uiioj acquir ed cslefly through lucky luvesiviils lu the Orient. Five years lu Corli, most of the time living lu simple styl among the natives, have made anf eeutrlc out of him. He baa Just arrival from the Orient and erldeutiy left there with the Idea of making up for bis pisi lack nf lintliln ttn i . u.j j.f-i-wfrirrr'r'iMiiinittii'uH'U tta-m M7' "' ' wiJUugly uratvn imo u poKe? 't-nc on the s'r i.ni'f. The limit 'oa Uutclted the celling and Hunt n.d iU T'e St. LlUUTelU, l!iO HViglilU Vl C (Ul on oillclal busiueM, wt J vtti only ones who coui l tul tbe . Vcssurc. Baton !e St. Labinui w. tblprlnel pal factor In brluglug aUiut n 'el tie- iiient of tho Chinese quenllon, cord- Ing to bis owu version of the sify. The men gambled w ith huge J kpots which until early lu the morning, by time the Belgian diplomat had with all of his loose cash and t. aggregating f.i,tX). luiernntloii h'lirled U.'s plications were matters of a mllty piist wheu the bnrou trembllugty llokucd lo Hunt's next suggestion. j "1 don't want to keep your ney," snld the American cheerfully, Irl.et'i shake dice and you enn win It inl bm-k by doubling every time you slke." By this time the two formed the cen ter of excitement for all the 'Wen gers on board the ship. Flftein min utes later the $:i,.'H) had lucre seil to something over f 12,000, and t'ii the baron broke dowu and wept. I "I wouldn't take your moneys' snld Hunt. "You can't play pokef nor shake dice, anyhow, aud I'll k't you off on one condition." Five minutes later Captain lyhnis before the 200 passengers took l sol emn oath of Bnron De St." iJuneut over a Bible that he would nev piny csrds again. I This wus the most wildly ec tittle act of the American on bis seus; lonnl trlp.-Snu Francisco Cull. GREAT BRITAIN'S ELECTOI ATE. It Has Increased Nearly Pev nfold HurlnK Victoria' KHn When the queen camo to the Iron there were less than a million cljciors out of a population of more tunO twenty-five millions. Tbut Is as much to say that only 14 In every UjD adult mnles were possessed of the franchise. A. ml fcj five yeurs had passed time the rent re'orm bill bud, been plnT'l upon trt statute book after nn elK '.i nnk li. e buttle.. To day nearly TV ii . ent of the adult mnjea la tiio r'nlujLu-.. don) posn(ss the fi'mich-lffo.""' 4 ie In crc-ifo In population, added ) tie In crease lu the percentage of prcientn- tIdff,TraiiHioVAylyja.uj n tlectc ra te of about six and tbroe.qj.arter millions, IIIIOIIS. ;l It Is as well to note that during this extraordinary development of tld dec 's of tornto tlie eleoted represeutatl the people have scarcely Inert number by a score. In 1801, union of tbe British and Irish ed In the nrlla- merits, there were COS members f the House of Commons. DlHfraucblslncnts and suspensions of writs redneji the number In actual practice to 640jjj0und about which figure It remained i jir. uinastone in im; raised it to uli, the present total of the house, . It Is quite probable, tbcUBtoftfthat, snoiuo: tne mucn-diacuKfeed "tn:liiiiooil suffrage" ever come Intfa opetnii In this country, It will not add,, j!Ke member to the dlstl.nguUhed gathering at St, Stephen s. Nor. a n mnu, ni fact, will It add to the eleetorBhj-.tself as a large proportion ns bus. been td.led to 'screw quickly into place, nor should mention Lewis Ncnle. Aiirnm iioti.ngs lu the last thirty-three years. or In they be left on the table nor wiped worth nnd Isaac and David Brown, that time 50 per cent hn been idilcd with towels that have been hanging In. wlloso descendants ure still living to the rate of adult male repietenta-, the kitchen. Any of these acta make iround Winchester, tlon. A mere 30 per cent more ttiuld thf sterilizing process useless, as germs Isnc Brown, grent-grnndfnther of the give every man over 21 a vote... if b , may bo picked up In this way after It writer, bad three of the exiled Friends cared to use It. London; Express. Ijobat ei-fl. ; Hubby-I feel like tbje deuce ibis morning. I'm afraid tiose oHm I ate lust night didn't ngtjee w ith i, e, Wifey-I wfls afraid 1'iey wot (da't. They were green when I bought .tliein, and I told the fish man) I didn't Milnk they were ripe, and he p7j1Hbji always come that way. Ilarpef s uiier. MRS. BRYAN. M. II band's 1'artnar la) Law and ! Ill 'fo 01 otitic, at Wall aa at Mom. one who baa watched the career of jWllllntn Jcnultig Itryan since his l '!it nomination fur the Presidency can ' failed to observe the devotion of 'h'sj remarkable man to lila clever little lio, nor her enthusiastic co operation lit Ida poll lien I work, she Iihs been au I Puliation and aid to lilm ever since hi entrauce Into public life aud bus '""H ,,""t'"'t companion on niuuy i( l,U ,v,,,,'t ruinpulgrilng tours. Hhe Mm cl,l',u lu ,81H'' W,1,M1 1,,,'t't'l' eloquence flushed across ""8 t'l""f naaemblnge of Demoerats " ,,'rl",'d Umt bU numl,,' !,,m wnl, """"''y P'""lble result. Fob hwiUK ,,,Ht ,V1"" w wllb ulm over thoiiKniids of tulles of rallroud lines and sat ntt hundreds of platforms with hi in, her heart swelling wllh prlda a she saw hint slund before millions nf lila fellow-couulryiueu and receive their npplituse. Klie wna tllnpp(iliiieil by his defeiit, but wllh au abiding faith lu tils future, was not dUlienrlcned. During the catupntgn juat closed she remained at noma until about two weeks before eleelluu, when, fearing that the terrible strain waa breaking her buaimud's health, she Jolued him at New York, believing that ber preaenace woiuu impel linn to ie more cautious aa to bis physical condition, aud re-: limlned w ith hliu until the end. Elec- lli.ii day she went with blm to Inspect their farm and In the evening she en - terialned his frlvuda while receiving election returus. ir bis e.-conl flereai uistHiurageu iter, sue gave uo mauire- ioiioi. or it. Mrs. Bryan's maiden name waa Mary ElianU'th llnlrd. She attended a seiu- Inary adjacent lo Illinois College, at Jacksonville, when Bryan was a slu- J'r ne was aounueu io me lur' Without neglecting tbe duties of I"'r l""'. e (MhI herself to follow ber husband Into the broader fields of human activity. In JHM7 she took courso lu law at Illinois College an w hen tbey moved to Nebraska she w admitted to the bar. She kept always lu touch with blm. White bis chief lu- .r , .u ... v . . uT S i" , 1 ,B b'?0f1r, When be turned tu Nliln and tniH fJh ,t,T- ynij u .11 . fiUvl lut'lil tit U 111 c-iitly aud enlmustttely. Mr. Itryan frani.'" n'lifewi the aid sh Um en itCllflf mill ast llHIIlt ut iiliii hi pr.-p.n lug bis aldrv s. Dur- j Ing bis town Ui iho Hotmo of Befir n- HH. w. t. HnvA. I tmices sue never rmieu to w in the unl- IV". , L i. i. ,, T,., . ..' .....I. .. picacnce sitiruliiled us Lk aid before Inn! pn pined III in, Tbe most pleasing phase of the Bry ana' life Is their dumostlc circle. While participating lo her husband's public life, Mrs. Bryan tins not Leglected the home. She keeps oue servant, but does much of ber ow n -work aud her three chllilreu-one boy aud two girlsshow the results of ber careful tralulng. At home Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are like un married lovers. I Finger Nulls and Gentility. lu China long linger nulls are a mark of gentility. They arc au Indlcatlou that their possessor Is a ninn of leisure. When they are excessively long, an- lironcblng the dignity of tnlotis, as they sometimes Uo, they Indicate that tbe u'cnilcmnn-or hidy-attached to them has pnssed the mere gentility line, aud has become a full-fledged aristocrat In Aniinui, where the finger-nail habit has persisted for hundred and perhaps thousands of years, these slgns-mnnunl of extreme gentility sometime attain hy careful cultivation the length of six or eight Inches, and Instnuces are on record where a length of sixteen and even eighteen Inches has been attained. This custom prevails generally throughout what Is known as Indo china, which Includes IS In in, Burmali, Cnmhodln, Laos, and the Shan states, etc. It la also common throughout the Chinese Empire, more especially lu the southern provinces. It Is snld that some of tbe Annnmese noblemen never have their mills cut from the time of birth. In such cases, of course, the poor creature are prac tically helpless, and have to rely on ser vants entirely for assistance lu the dls- charge of the most common otllecs, be-' Ing unable to either clothe or feed themselves. New York Sun. fieM-rht df New Mexican Idfe, been honored will establish her rank Besides tlm iMitleMJiikeH, tlie XeffWtr'rh up to the present has been In Mexico c"d of the Itocky Mountains Js d bt--nuiong the ilndles of the dlnhv !i!"fctl ivllii AW tiiMiiiiiiiu, the scorpion and the centipede. Then ther' the lla tuon.-iter sik! loiiDy poisonous lizards. Of all Hit tli? centipede U pcrlmpsi the ' t uicutitnl andaJLii nX livi, r . , . . nmonir me ceinna ratters or oiu auono houaes. At n ght. when a man Is sleeping, It drops, and If It strikes his body It leaves a wound that takes months to heal, provided some blood dls- order does not develop nnd kill the man. Tho glla monster generally does not tilKht, imo.uuii.nB . inn uirurpion anu tnrnntuln Inflict wounds more painful than dangerous. Lids of Fruit Jar. Tbe lids of fruit Jura taken from the top shelf of the kitchen closet, where they may have lain loug In retirement KhAntil im sterilized before uslnir t'.,r tum into cold water and bring the Wnjter to the boiling point; take them w oue by one with a clenn skimmer ,m .n . n-i. ..i i.i loot be handled with the flnirers exeent h.ik been accomplished. ! , m Bnll ' snall farm has been atarted by a farmer of Anet, France. He hn i. refidy 200,000 ,of these creatures, and fruit and I send you-a few of the ap they eat as much green foddor as two pies froro the orchard on the farm now cowa. nwmit nnd nccunled bv two Erand- A letter from a relative Is more apt ici contain advice thaji money. DICK CHOKER IN ENGLAND. Olimpa-e of Ilia Life Tbare froaa Iks l'n at a British Writer. One of the most discussed political figures lu the hut campulgu waa Bleb trd Croker, boss of Tammany Hall, who sailed for Europe after It was all over to take the waters of Carls bad for tbe boucllt of his health, lu England, where be speuda a portion of each year, Mr. Croker la well known, and the following account or his life there, taken from Blnck and While, will be read wjiu Interest by A merli n ns. It Is now more than five years, any thu writer, since lllchard Croker came llllilAllt) C'KOKKSJ, over here to try his fortunes on the En gllsh turf and chose for his residence the old Mout House at Letcombe, near Wantage, Berks. I'eople who ouly know Mr. Croker as the leader of Tarn many Hall would be o united at the quietness aud utter luck of ostentation w bleb chiiraeterlxe tils life at I,ctcomhc. A iiiiiu of medium slut lire, with Iron gray hnlr, beard and mustache, and a strong American accent, be la often to be seen during the summer months, rid lug or driving In the neighborhood of Wantage, am auyotio who has bad the fortune to drive with Mr, Croker Is not ' tKi.y to forget It, for bo goea down mm, ot t,e ,,.,,,, Berkshire bills at a fu,u mv9 i uu muttf. slushing vlg' ormwy wt,, h w,p B( th0 tiw. u wU drU a (M )om,t flm tmt nieans n,ry ta ,-,,,.-, BMj f , ,m be 1IU M,ug(, lH, Dot plemto blm. no mtu,r wlult tlw fm, of )t j, jug, l0j fP Wmj t wm ft, I A most extraordinary, love for enl- ,,,, , oll0 uf ,,, ,.inrrterlstlca aud he ,,,, ,t m M,m, UUHB flv bulldogs, tvn.m ,)rix cats and five St. Bernard .,,,. Twu of . biilLloifM. Itoduer Ktoue-tbe clmmplim of the world and fur Whbrb he puld 5,0tK-UHd Bromley Vrtt) h Hlk ,mrk )0 America with him. )nk)Jt Qt i,,,,, imMg0 for tu,. i ig me loeni cniiniies, wio writer con- tlmii-a. li I a HIhThI muIim-pIIm-p. On Sunday mornings be usually drives over to lleiidred, a village six tulles distant. to tho Itomnn Catholic Church, and lu IIim ji f ti.rtKuiTiH Iia tfttiiiirnttv ,ut In miA over hla stnbleg aud farm. He la a man "f ' Phyrrfcm strength, and on ....,' ,,.., ' l to lift a aeveu-foo, flywheel on to a dynamo, but seemed to have a dllll eulty In doing so, Mr. Croker got up and put hi shoulder under one of the spoke and lifted It himself ou to the crank shnft The tiger's head, with open mouth and teeth showing, which I tbe IhhIko or conl of arms of Tammany, Is to be seen here and there In the Moat House, lu the draw ing room It appears on various menu curds which were used nt the great Tammany buuqncta. The New York papers are a source of unfailing Interest to blm, and be Is often much amused at the cartoons of him self. MLLE. MARGUERITE DE CASSINI She Has Been Made a Cooutesa la Her Own Klirht t the Caar. Mile. 'Marguerite do Casslnl, who has Just been made a countess In her own right by the Cxnr, la tbe grnmlnlcce and adopted daughter of Count Cnsslnl, the Busslnu ambassador to the Tutted States. The new Countess Is a lady of remnrKniue neauty ami or most ennrm Ing personality. She baa lived In II.I.K. MAROUKRITI pa CASSINI. Washington since she was 17, and has wou the adlmratlon of all who huve met her. Tho new title with' which she has uai;lcfset. It was rumored recently that the fair youug Countesa bad been heirothcd to M. l'avloff, the Russian minister to Korea, but the report has been denied. nCMADIADI c noouADn ntmMmnui.i. v.w.if-inw, Uvep ffl y d . Ueorlmc Fruit, wllon ij0rd Howe landed In Cecil county ou bis way to capture I'blladel- pula a nmier of Friends, from their BUin,osed sympathy with tho Invading ariuy were arrested by the Americans nml gUUt to Winchester, Va., aa polit ical prisoners. Many of them belug of the most respectable aud wealthy cltl- sens of the nbove-nnmcd city, tuey were uot long In Winchester before the officers In charge of them, finding them to be men of honor and truth, paroled them on condition that tbe Friends of the neighborhood would board them free of expense to the then ruling nower. says a writer In the Baltimore su- Amon8 xm w h. took..tm 1 at his homo, three miles north of Win- cheater. While they were with him in the spring of 1778 they planted an or- nhnr with nnnle trees. Ever since i. -i.h i, hnnrinor daughters of Isaac Brown, Ellsau and Pmn olno tha mrl. """" " "'Ill: lifi nuv oiutuiuijr wiiu uia a, uv w w aprlei as reminder of toe many bap;iy days of youth speut wltb tlieia over three score aud more years ago. The same bouse occupied by the Friends Is still occupied by the present owners. . In the Historical library can be found the diary or the exiled Friends at Win chester, which contains the correspon dence their wives bad wltb (Jen. Wash ington wben tbey applied to blm for their release. He declined upon the ground that they were stale prisoners and were beyond bis control. .Tbe Gilplns, Wbarlous, rcmbertoiis, Fishers, Drinkers, IVnnlugton aud other well-known 'cltlaena of I - blladI plila are the descendants of tbe Quaker spoken of above. ONE Of BOOTH'S SOLDIERS. Aanarlcaa Noblewoman a Worker la tb talvatloa Army. The Couuless of Taukervlllu, one of the most devoted iiiciuIht of Gen. William Booth's Kulvallon Army, Is now In this country and Is accompanied by ber husband, who was also a mem ber of the Kalvatlon Army at Tacoma, Wash., where the two first became ac quainted aud were married. At that time the Earl of Taukervlllu was third lu succession to tbe title. Tbe Countess was Miss Lcnora Van Marter, a resi dent of Tacoma. and It was while en gaged In army work there that she at tracted the Furl's notice. He was so smitten by ber rare beauty that be abandoned the gay life he was leading lu order to be near ber. Together they worked for many months In the streets Of TTOiwr,"wtirPp- whom tbey came In contact. Finally the young man. by the death of rela tives, came Into possession of bis es tate and title. Ho at once married the young army lass and together they set out for Kngland. Here they despised the gayetles of tbe social set they were entitled lo euter and continued their work In the Salvation Army, winning high praise from Gen. Booth for their teal and efficiency. They return to tbe l ulled State to continue their chosen work for a time. Whether or not they will remain permanently tin not yet been determined. If the work here shall seem to require their services they will stay; If England offers a more promis ing field for their endeavor ihey will return there. In any event they are determined that they will not forsake the army In the days of tfcMr perlty. - Highland Venison. Most of tbe red deer venbu td -b ' i i- finds Its way to Loudon Is Scotclt- wild veulsou, shot In the roreru. Tuetr Is great difference In quality ,i thl hlghbiud reiilaou. To be goo I. ' ;...,,b need to be fat, and uullke t. '. 'u the "artificially fed" deer, or, rather, the deer that eujoy the feed of a good Lngllsh park, la better for the table than when picking up a hard living on a Scotch mountain, but there are varie ties of Scotch deer. Those ou forests with plenty of low ground attached grow fat and heavy, and the meat Is as good as that of an English park-fed stag. At the end of October and be ginning of November the flesh deterlor- atea rapidly and Is rank and poor, evi dence. If any were needed, that the shooting ought to have closed earlier, but a good deal of Russian venison, shipped ready and cut up luto Joints, Is very poor stuff. The same rules as to sen son govern the supply of red deer venison from Fugllsb parks, but the weight and quality of the hitter arc su perior to the Scotch. Most large pro prietors find a sale for their spare veul sou near home, and consequently It Is less common In the market. Red deer hinds are again In season lu winter, but tbe fallow venison Is In every way bet ter. Some Is even stall fed, and the car casses show almost as much fat as does small mutton. 8he Knew, Marjorle Is the small and only daugh ter In a family which boasts of several sons. Aged rour js .Marjorte, petite ami Imperious and enjoying excellent op portunities for becoming spoiled. She has lately attained to the dignity of tbe kindergarten and comes home dully with some fresh acquisition of wisdom. few days ago it was addition, and sho proclaimed proudly at the dinner table: I know how much two and two make and free aud two aud four aud two." And what," said her father, "do you and I moke, Marjle?" Without a moment s bealtat on over these new factors lu her problem, the little maid answered, with a dimple and a smile: "Sweethearts." And all the family were satisfied with Marjle's arithmetic. JtiHt in Time. A circus paid a flying visit to a small northern town not long ago, nud the price of admission was sixpence, chil dren under 10 years of ago half-price. It was Edith's tenth birthday, and her brother Tom, aged 13, took her lu the afternoon to see the show. Arrived at the door he put down nine- pence and asked for two front seats. "How old Is tbe little girl?" askedthe nioney-takcr, doubtfully. "Well " replied Master Tom, "this Is her tenth birthday, but she was not born until rather late In tho afternoon.", Th money-taker accepted the state- ment: and handed hliu the tickets. But lt was a close suave. i.ouuon Moments. Spare Klcotrlc Motor lor Surgery, New surgical Instruments operated by electric motors are coming luto use. The most wondeVful Is an electric saw, which cuts through bone aud tissue with lightning speed This machine hna already found an extensive use In pi cot x teh or TAXitravii.i.B. large hospitals, and has proved of value ! mates tbe present, population at 40, ln severe operations, where the shock 031,471. attending the use of -the slower acting handsaw would have frequently proved fatal to the patient. The needle you hunt for in a hay stack never pricks your finger. Tbe rlcb man' travels when be will; the poor man when he can, . m It Lover (ardently)-I love the very ground you walk on. Heiress Ah! I thought It was my estates you were at-ter.-Tlt-Blts. rarke "I've Just bad my telephone taken out" Lane "What for?" I'arke - 1 T;'Mjr "e door 'B1' P"t ou. Iu.- Harper's Bazar. Bad Times. "He has always run bit business like clockwork." "Yes, and now bis creditors have wound It up." l'blladclphla Bulletin. Mra. Bicker There you go again! You always were a fault-finder. Mr. Bicker 8ure; and I'll never rorget the day I found you. Chicago News. Tbe Bachelor-"Hlngle bIesednes !i good thing." The Benedict-" WeJl, Isn't double blessedness twice hi . i 'ft i Ii uuer oiuiesiuau. Justice "What were yon doing lu Colonel Bullet's chicken coop?" Uncle Mose "Fo' de Lawd, Judge, I was Jes takln' de ceuus."-Harlem Life. Snarley "You don't have tr-tt . artist to draw a check." but you have to be a royal acrdi-mlti ia to get It cashed." Syracuse. 'J I ral I "It Is claimed that tbe I)o;;i f hi. press of China started In life as a ser- mivr :ZS&Jptwler tbe- !.;.,! w of ber.-;UveUind !lat i.-. "Would you start out on a ionrney a Frldayr "n0, Indeed." .'Xar- people so superstitious?" "I'm not st Dentition l m nnlit , e.innin.''- Answers. She "I wonder why It is that so many old maids bate fat bunk ac counts?" He-'Trobably for luck of anything else, they bushand tbelr re sources." Brooklyn Life. "How did you ever happen to marry blm?" "Why, be made me mad." "Mad? Howr "lie acted as if be didn't think I would aud rather hoped I wouldn't." Chicago I'ost "What Is that quiet, Inoffensive little man over there In the corner?" "In offensive? Say, don't you start blm up; he's the professor who Is master of eight languages." Chicago Record. On the Contrary: Vane Glory I hope Swaluaton said nothing about me the other night, old chap? Cecil Swarve Not a word, old man; lo fact, we bad quite an Interesting little chat.-Judy. "Mr. Ilardcase," said the minister, "I saw your son In a saloon yesterday." "Did your replied Mr. Ilardcase; "I bope be bad the politeness to ask you to have sometbing."-I,biladelphla Rec ord, City Nephew "What do you think of Dr. I'lUsbury as a physician?" Farmer Hayroob "Safest doctor Buy where In this part of the country . nearly always off fisblu' when he's wauted." Judge. Hoax Why Is the merchant wbo doesn't advertise like a man In a row boat? Joax Because be goes back ward, I suppose. Hoax No; because he has to get along wRbout sales, Philadelphia Press. " V,'.r .Fr;!--! ' yt-if" frku'Her than err to . wtc .-he ,; Unto troubte tvlili iho Tuiin.nisL Vi icli- .w Ire-Yes; ahe now , claim, thut she )' i-n our war with j'-bc '' '"' wst . i..t. -.fib'. -h1 Friend: Cbrbnlon Sci- fi i.- j-;, ... t-i must eliminate fear. V ,,.! --tHyt 'iu ) r-'srjr ('! r'f-t'aa Scleutist 5one whatver. Wltherby " ' Then you're just the oue I'm looking for. Come and help me discharge my cook. Life. Falrlle Jack, have you that ten pounds I lent you tbe other day? Flyutie Not all of It, old chap; but what I have will do me a day or two longer. Jolly kind and thoughl'ful of you to Inquire, though. Glasgow Even ing Times. "Don't you find that Mr. Aster's poems," said the young poet's mis guided admirer, "are full of words that burn?" "Well, no," replied tbe editor, "I never put them to that test; 1 merely drop them In tbe waste basket" Phil adelphia Fress "Don't you get tired," said the talka tive customer, "stauding there hour by hour Ironing one stiff-bosomed shirt after the other?" "No," answered the Chinese laundrymau. "It rests me to think I don't have to wear them." Washington Star. There Is safety In numbers," said the tlte conversationalist "There Is," an swered tbe man wbo talks on politics; If you can't convince a man by your argument you can always Bllence blm by quoting a lot of statistics tbat he knows absolutely nothing about." Washington Star. ' "What did you expect to prove by that exceedingly loug-wlnded argu- mnnt nf vnnrs?" nskeil tlm friend. "1 didn't expect to prove anything," an swered the orator. "All I bope to do was to confuse the other fellow so that anything "Washington Star. The Only Way: Mrs Dlmpleton My dear, It Is being reported around that we owe everybody. Dashaway And the worst of It Is, It's true; so what are vou eolne to do about It? Mrs. Dlmiile- 00 -i0? : Wijy, Trcrrct-BnetV,-, an Impresslori immediately by giving an elaborate dinner party.-Llfe. Blanche i wish you'd listen to this. ' Laura writes to have me hunt up liter ary Information for ber club paper on no less than seven topics." Dorothy "Dear me! What will you do?" Blanche "Oh," 1 won't fiud time to an swer the letter until after she has doue needing the information." Indianapolis Journal. One of Gilbert's Pungencies. W. S. Gilbert, the famous librettist, was quick at repartee. A noteworthy Instance followed the discussion In the papers upon the Incomes of high eccle siastics and tho well-worn remark of Becky Sharp was quoted: ''Easy to be good on $25,000 a year." "Yes," added Gilbert, slyly looking around on the company, "some or us nave to ue good for nothing." Tauslug for the mur- mur of approval that came promptly enough, ue aouea, "Ana some or us are!" Population of the British Isles. The census will be taken on the last day of March, 1901. Ten years ago, when the last ceusua took place, the population of the United Kingdom was 87,740,283. The registrar general estl- AU in the Interest of Science. Prof, Emll Yung of Geneva, Swftaer land, has counted the ants In flveiiests. Their numbers were 63,018, 157,470, 12,. 033, 03,004 and 47,828. Aa the Bait savors tbe broth, so .does labor give relish to pleasure, M