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m -m. - i rma w t -v arv m vi i v PnllNbAS HAkUeIN S INHERITANCE INDUCEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE RAISING. jFln awkward, constrained groups, waiting, a they might have ex pressed It, "for tho funeral v mart." The dead woman was lying In the best room. U had boeu th passing away of a hard life. Phineas Harden leaned hit bead against the huitor which had been closed to keep out the glaring light nd ho sat there, half hearing the sound which came to hi in through the opcu window, ho hoard quit distinctly those words: "Died peaceful at the tart, they ny. Well, thore'd ought tor l some peace tn the mn of a natural life, n If there was going lor l any In old Mis' Harden' life, guess It had tor got It innings In at pretty nigh the last lick, an' a close shave at that. My. didn't she loud Dick Harden a life. Rce'leot whou there wasn't a spruoer man In town, hut she took the spirit out of hint, au' It waru't muoh of a Job for con sumption tor finish htm up" I'tilnoaa never forgot that. It had beeu the putting Into words what he had never quite admitted even io mm aolf. The days that followed his mother death passed peacefully enough. After a while he became used to the quiet of the house. It didn't eem lonely to hi m; he had never felt lonely, not even ' at the first. It was only aa though mom discordant noto had dropped out of his life. Peoplo sometime looked curiously at him and wondered If he ever thought of Lorlnda North. But no one could rend the thoughts that were hidden back of his eyes. They were eyes that rather battled you: they had always annoyed his mother. Vheii be was child she had said one day. "Where he irets that look beats me. He minds well, an he'd ought er, seeln' the trou tile I've been to, bringing him tip. Ills hands an" feet are quick enough to do as I say. but 1 can't feel but what there's somethln' back of his eyes that I ain't never touched." Lorlnda North kept a little shop, which was the local exponent of metro politan styles. She was a woman who "Hit I.U.NUMI r.iH tjlUIST AM lttCfc. took li:e hard. It did uot come easy to any of these hard worked, narrow lived women, and she had fought against euch hard knock until all tho softness, which may once have been hers, had been rubbed off. There had been au old love affair between these two. but how far It hud progressed no oue ever quite knew. Some one had once ventured .to ask Lorlnda alwut It "She wasn't going to be au old wom an's nurse." she had said. "She'd al ways made out to make a living for herself, and she guessed she could still. She wasn't going to live In a uy man's house ami have another woman boss It." Perhaps In these years In which there had been plenty of time for quiet thought she had sometimes regretted her lost chance of happiness. Surely they had been lonely years, hard years, too, and they hnd borne their fruit In . Lorlnda North. There wasu't a woman lu the town who did not feel a little uneasy when under the battery of her sharp eyes. I'hlneas Harden had been the only oue who had ever pushed open. even ever so slightly, the door of her heart; and after she had closed this little chink, love had gone to easier pathways, and left the door of Lorln da's heart closed hard and fast. People had speculated somewhat as to how she would take the news of Mrs. Hnnleu's death. Perhaps It had stirred, more deeply than she knew, the undercurrent of her life. Surely, Phineas was of ten. In her mind In these days. Not with any tenderness of feci Ing did she think of the lonely man; hut perhaps because his solitary life bore so closely on her own did her thoughts so often turn to him. As she looked forward, as sho did sometimes of late, to the years and years stretch Ing out their weary length before her, 1 thought, which was at first vague and undenned, gradually took definite ilinpe In her mind. They had both always been regular church attendants. Through the sum mer Lorlnda had sat Just back of Phln ens llnnlon's pew, and the time seemed very long ago when the pew In front had been empty at the evening meeting and he hnd sat back with her. His mother had been dead Just six months. The cold and dreariness of the winter was gone, and It was a soft night In early June. The windows In the old church were open, and perhaps Phineas listened more to the monoton ous voice of the minister. When he was a little boy he had often wished that they would have church outdoors, God seemed nearer there. The woman sat and watched his face during the long sermon. She looked at It more carefully, perhaps, than she hud ever done before. But Lorlnda North was not capable of seeing the real Phineas Harden. All sho saw was a slight, bent figure; a face with eyes that were opt to fall a little before the hard look In her own. She could uot know that'be did not meet her eyes only because It pained him to see the expression which time had printed on tier race. The long service was over, and there was a sigh of relief as the congrega tlon stood and received the benedlc tlon. Phineas hnd never passed out of his pew without stopping and speaking to Lorlnda. To-night lie looked up witn his usual smile; she was Just besldo him, her hand resting on the railing of the old pew that stood between tiiem, Rmnefhliia In her face arrested nun he stormed and took her hand. "What Is It, Lorlnda? Is anything the mutter?" , She looked for a full minute Into his kind. Inuulrlng eyes before she spoke, "No, nothing's the mutter. I only fiiniurhr that.' perhaps perhaps, we mlirht walk home together." He dropped her hand, and the color flashed to his face, But the blood more mora alowly at forty than at twenty, ami he only said: "Why, yea, Lorlnda, of course," The night wat clear and beautiful. It waa at range how the man noted each sound, and how hi thought weut back to another June night long ago, when he had walked over this same road with the woman beside hint. II looked at her face; even In this soft half-light, It wa hard and eold. There wa some thing pathetic lu the silent walk of these two old lover. They were almost at her door now, and ah turned her face toward him. If he could bav known It, thera were two bright pot ou her cheeks; as It was, he felt a great pity for the lonely woman, II did not know that they were two player in the tragedy of what might bav been. but he dimly felt that she wa trying to bridge over th lapse of time that had come between them, lie remeiu- bored something of th feeling be had once bad wueu tn waa uesiu nun. and a wave of longing, not for her, but for the love that had gone, cam over him. II almost forgot the womau In hi remembrance of th lov which she had once s wakened. A the memory of the old emotion came over him hi heart softened and he turned toward her with ready words ou hi Hps. But they bad reached her door, and she w holding out her hand. "Goodnight, rhlnea. I Daren't any Idea but that you think strange of what I've done to-night, but whatever you think I know 1 can trust you to keep still. Perhaps there thing w all re gret, 1 don't know how you few, Uut " Kb had opeued th door now and had stepped Just within the shop but 1 wou't be busy Saturday night. and If you want to com I II be at home." And before he had time to au swer, the door had been chut and he was alone. It had been a hot week for o early In the season. Phlueas felt tired and speut a be drove home from town ou Saturday afternoon. A h n eared his house Its loneliness struck him at some thing new. The heat of th day. and his struggles with the question which ho had two evading, aud which kept him calling for an answer, depressed him. lie longed for quiet aud peace whether the old quiet life or the poasl hlo iH-aee of a uew one, he did uot know. But his house was not so lonely after all; for, as he came nearer, he saw the old doctor's sulky beside the gate, lie had always liked the cheer ful, sensible old man, aud be hailed hi in now with even a uot of relief lu his voice: "Hello, Phineas; thought you'd be along If I waited a minute." Phineas got out and stood by the tide of the doctor' sulky. "It's about the bill, I s'pose," be said, "I meant to see about It before, but " "See here, Phineas Harden, did you ever know me to drive people on my bills? It Isn't a bill this time, but some thing that 1 ought to bav attended to as oon a your mother died, but It lean slipped my uilud. aud that'a the only excuse I have to offer. I don t now whether you ve ever thought much about your father; he died when you were pretty young. He was one of the best friends I ever had. They said he died of consumption; I said so myself, and I suppose he did; but If ever a man tlieu ot loneliness ana want of sympathy It was Hick Harden. Just before he died he gave, me a letter to give you. He told me to keep It as long as your mother lived, and at her death to give It to you If you were still un married; so, since you're a blooming old bachelor like myself, here It Is. And whatever Is In It, Just remember that your father was a good man, aud lived better than most men die." lu the afterglow of the sunset Phln ns sat turning the letter over In his hand. The fading light was too dim for the faint. Indistinct writing, aud he lighted the lamp. He looked at the date and It gave him curious feeling to know that his father had been younger than he him self was when he bad written the let ter. It was true that he hnd thought of his father but little, and perhaps nothing In his life bad ever touched hi in as did this letter, which seemed a real to him as though It were bis fath er' voice coming down to him through the years. The writing was stiff and cramped. He read the lines again aud again, see ing bis father through each word: To My Dear Son Whether you will ever see this I cannot tell. When life Is almost ended, some things seem very clear. I cannot leave you much, hut per haps you will some time understnnd. There is only Just enough to take care of your mother. I wish, Cod only knows how I wish, that I could leave you happi ness. Lying here I've had time to think It all over, sod I am leaving this letter with the prayer that Clod will somehow make it do the work. There Is just one thing I want to say. Re sure of yourself. Never make friends because you are lonely, There Is no lone liness like that of a heart that cannot get back to itself. Perhaps you will know what I mean; If you don t, It won't Disks any difference anyway, I leave you my dying blessing. Your father, KlUilAlll) HARDEN, The evening hours wore slowly away. When her little, restless clock struck nine, Lorlnda North blew out the light In her sitting-room. Phineas Harden hnd uot come. The Springfield Republican. Oovsrninsnt Reports Fads Encoursf ins la laTeators-CnHlvatlouef Bunr Can sod Tobacco Insures Handsome Profits-Railways and Roads NsedeJ. X)IIT01MCAN WEALTH Peoplo In search of reliable fufortua- tlon about Pmto lllco will Bud a lot of valuable statutes lu the otttclal report of th census of the Island, Issued by the United State War Department. Th census wa taken under the direc tion of Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Sanger, who hasmude his report a document of uuusunl luterost, While agriculture I mow the prin cipal source of wealth to Porto Rico, ay Colonel Sanger, the early settlers were for tniiuy years engaged lu cuttle raising, aud this 1 still an Important Industry, Hut rich ami luxuriant pas- uies and many streams providing all "tat la uoeeanary r this purpose, It amy be said thut all fruits and vegeta bles adapted to a tropical llmato wilt yield abundantly lu Porto Ulco, and thl It fsiieolally true of the ounce tree, the sugar cane, and Hie toiiacco plant, the throe staples of most luiportauee lu the order named, aud grotut widely over the Island, "In Porto Ulco the eeleet and re nowned coffee Is produced between '.HW and StHi meters above tho sea level, At this elevation are found the towus of Yauco, Lates, Mailcm). I (undo, t'ayey. etc, which form the prudm tlve region of the renowned coffee of Porto Itloo. This region, which In clude something morn ihau the south west quadrant of the Maud, l charac terised by a climate of perpetual spring, 1 he eouxUiit drees refreshes the atmofpliere ami the frequent rains equalise the cHon so that not even lu limes uf dlouglll does the vegetation suffer as occurs on the noutheiu coast of the Island, not dining the taiuy sea on are the nil in so heavy as on the north coast. Owing to these favorable rllmatu' condition and to the fun thai the coffee gioves are situated In valleys heltered from the strong winds, and the soil, of which will presently speak lu detail, Is due tho enviable h-p ntatlon of the coffee of the country. Allltuts Aff U dne tiro will. "In the central range of Porto Ulco Is the Slerm i.imtillm, whli-h has an IT.SO United State, currency. (This I bout what Rio coffee sells for on th wharf at New York.) Th produce Is shipped In bag, containing each from 8,1 to 100 kilogram. The quality of th Porto lllcaa coffe I excellent, aud tho principal market bar been Cuba and Spain, but very little having beeu Imported Into th United States, where it Is not well known. Under favorable conditions the coffe crop of Porto Ulco la easily worth from $i1,(KH),(kk) to $IO,oou,uuu. Being protected by th good cllinst. the Porto Rlcan sugar can Industry Is an Important one. Coast lands, cleared, which receive rslus or Irriga tion and retain humidity (out tlm without becoming wsmped, are good for the sugar plant; these lands not sit uated high above the level of th sea, near the const, which ar flooded by large river In extraordinary freshet, but which mi account of their natural location aud great depth, ar quickly drained, receive the uaiiie of tlerra d vega, and are those used for th culti vation of sugar caue everywhere. These lauds In general ar alluvial lauds, sud are very rich lu fertilising element. I'ultlvstlnn of - Mr Csn. Sugar caue may be produced In Porto Itlio, where the soil Is sandy and loos, at f.'I.Mt (American money) per acre, Cutting the caue will cost liMO au acre more. To manufacture a 1,IKH pound hogshead of sugar from th can costs Id, Besides these there ar various other Items of expense, such as terminal charges, transportation, and shrinkage. Thl latter Is au Important Item, rang ing from tl per cent ou steam vessels to in or I'.' per cent on salllug craft, in 1WIT Porto Uleu produced UUSn.sT-i pounds of sugar, for which the planter received f.'t,"Nl',4tU'i, or a fraction less thsu it cents a pound. As lu Cuba, the tendency Is toward large ptaiiMtlon, with coutrsl mills for grinding Comparatively few of th sugar estate are provided with slesui vacuum machinery for nisklug sugar, and nearly one-lmlr of the cane grinding machine are worked by oxen. The hurricane of Aug. H, INiKl, damaged the suiiar mills considerably, and the flnsu clal straits of the planters hare mad It Impossible to restore Hi plsuts, larger plantations or colonies, liu proved methods of cultivation, and ecu tral tiiICa with Improved mnchluery will In time no doubt add enormously to the output of sugar. Several varieties of the tobacco plant are cultivated In the roiiulry-tlist called (Juiiiiiiro, which I helleved to be down to hi son, ami hi son's son, un til th trad became hereditary. A fnmll that one acquired it took good car not to lose It by bungling, a tn wis women' sometimes did, for th art of killing by witchcraft had this de cided advantage over th art of heal ing, Ihat If the spell fulled there were other ways-it dose of something In the ksva cup or club struu ou a uiirg night, Thus among some of the Met aucslans tribe It I uot too much to say that the population Is divided be tween th companies of those that caused disease and those that healed It" A BOY'S INVENTION. Indolence Lei th Contrivance of Varf l-sstnl Improvam On of the most Interesting exhibit In the tuodcl rooni of th Patent Utile la ta collection of miniature steam en gine. Models of th engines of Hero of Alexandria, of Newcomcn and of Watt Illustrate the successive steps In the development of what has become the giant of our uiodo. i Industry, An attendant shows the visitor a model of the early engine upon which boy were employed to turn the, cocks that, alternating, let tho steam on and shut It off. Uu of these hoys, Hum phrey Potter by name, Instead of set tllug down like a machine to th mo notonous work, kept.hls eye open. II discovered that a certain benm above hi bend worked lu unison with the cock which be opened uud closed. II accordingly connected th two, and after eelng that the device worked properly, ran off to piny. Ilia employers begun to notice a much greater regularity In the movement of th engine than before; this led to th discovery of his secret, ami to the sub sequent aduptlon of bis device every where. As oue looks at the model of the en gin to w hich the scoggan was applied, the wouder Is mt that th boy thought of It. but that anylasly before hlw should have fulled tn do so, This Is the "after thought" of a great many notable Inventions, (ipp.nu'iits of the patent system often raise the point that all areut luvcutlon are 'In lb air," that the same suggestion sooner or Inter will come to a great ninny dlf ferent men, and hence that the patent Is simply reward to the oue who hap pen to arrive first. Patent export acknowledge consid er bl basis for this contention, They say, alsovthat the lament often seen In the ue'wspaiers. "His Invention died hOScience &.nvention COMKK PLANTATION IN LAltUS. Kxouses Given by Looters. The Russian papers contain comical stories of the effects of the Russian ministerial order against looting In China. A private soldier hauled be fore the provost marshal with some valuable gauze ornaments In his pos session pleaded that he meant tbem a a gift for the Vlndivostock tnuseutn. He got off, and a few daya Inter bis escape placed the military Judges In a furelcul dilemma probably without precedent. A man had been caught with a live Chinese hen In his haversack and ne, too, pleaded that ho hod thought of sending tils prize to the museum. Tho pnpers aver tbot this culprit also wa permitted to escape. Light from a Distant Hiar. It requires rour years and four months for a ray of light to reach us from the una rest star, and yet light travels ui me ruie or iwi.,i,iu miles in a second. It would take 2,r0,000 years for a cannon ball, traveling at the usual speed of such projectiles, to reach this Alpha centun, whlc-b Is our nearest star neighbor. How does It happen that all milliners come from New York, Chicago or Pari? elevatlou of 1.Q0U meters above the level of the sea, and It Is observed that above the middle height or this moun tain coffee groves do not exist. Wheth er owing to the climate or to the soil, which tusy tie unsuitable, where grow only some shrubs lu thickets aud some worthless herbs. It Is true that after WW meters hnve been passed the coffee Is uot seen, aud all attempts to groAv It at that altitude have bmi without re sults. "Coffee growers modify the climate by employlug shade-that is, they plant their coffee groves beneath the shade of a grove of thick trees; ns for exam ple, the bucaresvguaba, Jobo, guaina, mango, etc., aud under the banana treea when the coffee groves are young. "The coffee grows on hills of low elevation, associated with many other trees, which afford shade, modify the temperature, and protect the coffee from hurricanes aud torrcutlul rains. The coiiqiosltlou of these coffee soils Is variable, but In nil of them sand pre dominates, and ou the surface there Is an abuudant covering, the product of tho decayed vegetntlou of the forest. The land which produces tho renowned coffee of Porto Rico, as to Us physical appearance, seems to be a very flue clay, and when It rains becomes as slippery as soap, and transit at such times is dangerous. It has a red color when moist, and when squeezed through the fingers resembles In Its color and smoothness the oxide of Iron paint, but when dry It becomea very hard. There are small plantations where the cultivation Is both Intelligent and Intense, which produce thirty quin tals (3,000 pounds) aud more pet hectare (two and one-half acres), but this Is exceptional, for there are lauds lu the snmo region which scarcely pro duce one quintal (100 pounds). As au average crop, taken from the different classes of land, and taking Into account also the variations that occur from year to year, a production of from ten to fourteen qnlnals per hectare may be counted ou as the result of fairly Intel ligent cultivation." The coflee treo Is completely devel oped and producing after seven years If the conditions under which tho growth has been perfected have been favorable. Otherwise It will need ten years, and the product will never coin pete with that of a good, sound tree. The cost of one cuerdn (about oue acre) of good coffeo up to the (lute of pro duction will average S180, United States currency. When the tree Is four years old It will not produce sufnclent to covor ex penses, and If the soil Is not of tho best Qunllty the conditions will be the same after tl v or six years. In such dis tricts of this department (Mnyoguos) as Lns Marias and Marlcoa, the pro duce of one cnerda (acre) will range from 200 to 1,200 pounds. A fair aver age will give for every cuerdn 400 pounds. The topographical conditions of the coffee-growing districts are such, and the hills so steep, that tho only agricultural Implement that can be used with effect Is the common machete, or chopplug knife. It Is used for cleaning the ground and for mak ing the holes. The total cost of a hundredweight of coffee ready for market, Including ex penses for cultivation, Is from 1 10 to f 12, rorto lllcaa money, equal to $0 to a native of Venesuela, the Vlrglula blnuca, the Corasou do ?aca. the Cu bauo, aud others. As yet the selection or the variety beet suited for the pur poses or the manufacturer has not bteu made. He prefers a leaf with color, elasticity, large Intercostal spaces, and small ribs, which are the best for the manufacture of the different kluds of cigars which the consumer demauds esseullal qualities which oblige the maker to seek the loesllty productive of good tobacco, ludced the only selection that Is now made. Classed with agricultural Industries Is stock raising, which Is an Important and remunerative Industry, la ISO" the Island had (I7.7.M horses, valued at .', ouo,ot0; 4,407 mules, worth about $l4. wo, and ao:i,UI2 cattle, valued at u (KMi.OtHj, The w lue and sheep statistics were luslgulllcstil. there are tltl.lKia landed huUliiigs, or "estates," In Porto Ulco, comprising about ,1,20o,U0U acres. Among the great drawbacks to agricul ture ure the lack of highway ami rail roads, and the Inferior agricultural Im plements In use. llencral Davis, the military Governor, Is trying to remedy the luck of highways, and has expend ed over 1, 000,00(1 In the repair and con struction of roads. Keen roads lu the Immediate vicinity of the cities are lu poor condition, and during tho rainy season nearly all of them are almost Im passable for vehicles, The total length of all railroads Is about ir! miles, all trucks being narrow-gauge, and the rolling stock, roadbeds, etc., very In ferior. Coffee Is the main product of the Island, and 41 per cent of the cultivated land Is given over to the crop. Sugar caue occupies 15 per cent and bananas 14 per cetit of the Innd. with him." referring to a secret process Is rarely borne out by events. The things that only one man In the world can discover lire few. But this does not lesson our Indebtedness to the person who discovers things first. Youth's Companion. NfcW BOSS O BAN r AHS. Harry Harris, the little Chicngoan who outpointed and outgeneraled Pod liir Palmer at the National Sporting ('tub, In London, the other night, has twice lieoit defeated, and hardly comes up to the requirements of a champion The French roller boat built by M. Bassln has been broken up at Prestou, England, after being exhibited for tome time a a curiosity. Her construe tlon was most Intricate and th amount of metal Used enormous. A commission ha been appointed to examine lute lb rapid death or tn elm tree In New Haven, and It I found the tree are dying from lack of plant rood In lb streets, multilatlon by horses, poisoning by Illuminating ga ml by Insect aud elm tree ueetle. Koine tlm ago an attempt ws mad attribute th death of tree to tray electric current. During th eclipse of th sun In May, 1000, au Kugllsh observer, Mr. Ever bed, a reported at recent meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, noticed point on tho edge of th moon where lb sun was shining through very deep volley, aud where th lunar mouu- talus seemed to be about sn.ooo feet in altitude. Thl exceed by 0,000 feel the estimated height of Mount Everest, the loftiest mountain on the earth. Tb edge of the moon 1 so broken by peaks, ridges ami valleys that tho length or totultty during a solar ecllps it affect ed by them. American peanut crop averag about ,000,000 bushels year, and twenty- two pounds of th nut make a bushel. About $lo,0OO,oiJ worth of peanut early are consumed, wither lu their ii i ti nil form or lu candy, v sst quant! ties of pound I are shipped each year Oreat -Britain aud tb coutlneut from both Africa and Asia, where they are converted luto "pure Lucca olive oil." A bushel of peanut shells will afford about a gallon of oil, and th men! u used for feeding horses, and I Is.) baked luto a variety of bread which has a large sale lu Ucruiany aud Prance. Value of the collections In the "gold room" of the Metropolitan Museum of Alt Is estimated at $300,000. and they are protected by a most admirable series of burglar alarms. Visitors are carefully watched, aud th room ar constantly patrolled both day and ulght. Luch individual object which I valuable I connected with a burglar alarm, as well as the cases themselves, The wires run direct to the olflc of be director, and If uy article la H- ttirbed the Iron door or the room are at once closed, thus catching the thief In a trap. The devlc Is tested at In i-rvals to iniike sure Ihat the door closing mechuuisru Is In perfect order. Prof. John Milne says that upon kuowlcdge derived from the scientific study of earthquakes uew rules and formulae rr engineer aud builder have becu established, aud these prlu Iple have been widely applied lu Japan and other countries, thereby minimising the loss or lire and lrop- erty. Such studies have also been or practical use in tho working or rail- ways, especially tn Japan, by locallxlng fault lu the rocks aud sugcstlng altera lions lu the balancing or locomotive. Another advantage gained relates to ocean cah'es, as It has become possible to Indicate parts or (be sea bottom that should be avoided lu laying such ca blcs. Differences in taste depend simply ou the varying Intensity lu uerve transmls sloti, according to Dr. Mendelsohn, and are much affected by temperature, The sense of taste for cane sugar Is temporarily destroyed by holding the tongue for a minute In water at about 123 degrees P. Cobl, on the other hand, has the same effect, alt power of taste being lost for a brief time after the tongue has boon held In water at 33 degrees to 50 degree. Taste Is strong est between 50 degrees and 70 degreea. This Is also the temperature at which beverages are most effective, and water at about 00 degrees Is really the best for relieving thirst, Instead of, as Is usually supposed,. that at about 40 de gree. by such dlsait? is baa Just com upon th young woman whom Smith Induced to marry blm her parent cannot es cape sum of tb responsibility for what happen. A young woman' lire is too precious thing to be Intrusted to tb first plstislbl stranger who asks ror ber band. But from recent events on must conclude that tbl bas been for gotten In Brooklyn.-Brooklyn Eagl. HEATHEN HAVE POPULAR CULT, Christian f'rence Practiced bf Inhab hunts of South He Islands. Those who believe In "Christian Sci ence" are recommended to study the beliefs of the South Sea Islnudcrs, Kven In those archipelagoes of "fnr-oll Isles of ICden, lying In dark purple spheres of sea," tho fundamental prin ciples of the "scientists" seem to be known, according to the Medical Rec ord, for among the South Sea-Islnnderi no man falls sick or dies from naturnl causes. They would argue, If called upon to nnnlysse their belief, that health Is tho natural condition, and that every departure from It must bo caused by supernatural agency, and since disease Is on evil, you must look for Its ngchtB uinnniT thoso who wish you evil, Thus far they are nt ono with many good people In Europe, who take com fort In the thought that every visita tion of sickness Is o divine Jndgmeijt for their kIun, but savages push the i logic further. Their gods do no ml chief for mischief's suke, and since all men have enemies, and are all free to Invoke tho unseen powers for either rood or evil, the sick man hns only to make his choice among the number ill his Ill-wishers aud charge his heirs h avenge him. ' "Every skilled craft tends to speciali sation. A few successes lu caiming Ill ness by spoils gave a man a reputation as an expert. "The unsuccessful found him roody to remove their enemies fo a consideration, he took to the business aa a profession, haudlng hi secret IIAIlHT HARIttS. compared with others who have held tho title. He hiisn t got the punch, it I though as clever ns boxer as ever drew on the stuffed milts. Steve Huucgan, now dead, and Clarence Forbes wer tho American boxers who took Harris measure before bo dreamed of crossing tho big pond to conquer the old tlstlc world. in Time of Peace. An article by Charles Frederic Stonsbury, In the Illustrated American shows that the Maine was uot the first United States ship of war to meet de structlou by explosion In time of pence, On June 4, 1H20, the Deiun logos, whk was also known ns Fulton 11., was de stroyed by an explosion lu the harbor of Now York, Twenty-four persons were killed and nineteen wounded, Tho mystery of the expiosiou was never cleared up, The Demnlogoa was Inter esting as uemg tne nrsi steam war vessel ever constructed. She was to hnve been used lu the war of 1812, but wns not completed In time. Somewhat Inter In the century tho United States warship Wasp put to sea nud wns never heard of. Her fate can only be con Jecturcd. When a Man Marries, Joe whose lust nnme Is no pnrt of this story-was as peculiarly non-res'st Ing ns most bridegrooms, Something hnd led him to tho nltor, nnd now had turned and something was stee Ing bis course down the alslo. His cars bussed and there was a mist before bis eyes. Something dung to his nrm which he tried twice to shake off. When he got Into the vestry ho discovered that It was his wife. Then bo found his voice: "Oh, It's you, Muttle!" "Why, Joel" "To tell the truth, dear," he said, looking over his shoulder to make sure no one heard him, "I hadn't on Idea who It wns!" HOUSEKEEPING IN PARIS. Keerr Convenience Ie Provided, bat Mill It Mae It IMsedvaaUgs. Housekeeping difficulties vary In dif ferent landa, but are never entirely lacking, A writer lu Harper s Bazar Introduce American reader to ou of tb drawback of tb system of house keeping practiced In Part. Housekeeping ought to b all a de light, on would think, In a bouse where there I no wsthlng nor Ironing to b arranged for, where bread, cake aud pie bav not to b baked, aud there I no breakfast to prepare. More over, when company come unexpect edly tb fortunate housekeeper baa only to run round th corner and bny a delicious morsel In tb shape of a fowl ready roasted. Tb llttl detail of every day lire also are very manageable In thla Paris- Ian borne. There I do difficulty lu pre vailing upon tb conclerg to attend to the stove, wslt t table, run arranda, polish floor, and do tb thousand abd one odd job that are tb ban of a housekeeper' existence. But let no on belles that tb mis tress of a Parisian household 1 with Cut her trial. Chief among them la th principle of caste, and next come "tb on In the franc." Th French cook doe tb marketing, and for every franc th spend tho get a ton; and, human nutur being what It Is, It 1 un necessary to add that tb cook like best to do her shopping where he will spend the greatest number of franca, When It Is understood, further, mat custom doe not favor th doing of ber own marketing by the Parisian house wife. It will be fairly evident that housekeeping I not without It difficul ties. I have known but on womn nA Paris who did ber own merkeung, says the writer, "and eh was a penu rious and wealthy person who wa ac customed to put on a long ulster and carry home ber purchase beneath It "One day, a'he passed a courtly Frenchman, a leg of mutton dropped from the friendly shelter of tb ulster and rolled over on the sidewalk. 'Th gentleman picked It up and handed It to ber. 'Madam, here I your fan,' wa all he ld." Vejasss' CREDULITY OF THE WOMEN. They say Mars Is n tunny world. If it 1 funnier than this oue, It must be g freak. Are Prone to Ilelleva the Yarns De lanlng Men Spin for Them, It seems strange that young women will trust themselves to meu about whom they know practically nothing uud that their parents do not make a more rigid Investigation Into the ante cedent life of tho suitors ror the bond or their daughters. The latest disas ter resulting from feminine credulity and parental carelessness has befallen Miss Emma Seaman or Brooklyn, who was married to Charles Tel for Smith alMittt six weeks ago and ou Tuesday discovered that be had a wire and a halve In New Kocbolle and that she was not a Wife at all. The plight of this young girl-she Is only 18 years old-Is pitiable. Her dream of bappl ness Is ended. Tho young man with a tlue presence nud taking manner who talked about bis wealth hod hn pressed her nnd she bad married him while on a visit to Utlcn, where he hnd followed her. And now she learn that he Is a scoundrel who betrayed ber, It Is not surprising that she should have beeu Impressed by the young mnn or that she should hnve been little lu oulsltlve about him. Young women ore not HI tne nuou oi unoiuug mat uie men who propose marrloge to them hnve wives already, Their confidence and their trust lu tho goodness of the world ore too great for that. They know that bigamy Is a crime aud they do uot think thnt a mnn of good man ner will deliberately be guilty of vio lation of the law, much less be guilty of the greater offense against the lur noeence of unsuspecting virtue. But tho parents are cot unsophisticated. If they have lived long enough to have marriageable daughters they must know that there ore scoundrels In th world and that It Is easy for a villain to pass himself off ns a saint .for a short time lu a largo city. It Is notori ous thnt there Is no better place for a man to hide than In a crowd And a mnn can conceal not only hlmseir rrom his pursuers, but he can move rrom one pnrt or the town to another and his new associates will know nothing about his character nud will make rew If any Inquiries. Indeed, he can live with one wife in the city aud woo an other woman and marry her without either victim knowing anything about the other, Oue would think thnt the parents would seek to know who the inen are thnt seek their daughters In marriage. It would seem ns If they would not only learn something about the manner of life of tho wooer, but would also find out something about his family and about what thut family thluks of the proposed uulon. Under proper circum stances a mnrrlngo between the chil dren of two families results In the ac quaintance nt least of the porents by an Interchange of letters If la no other way. Where the daughter 1 overtaken Woman's L'nlqn fchool In China. While not many miles away the Box er fanatic were murdering mission aries and converts, Mrs. Annetta Thompson Mill, who I at the bead of the only school for desf mutes In China, waa living In perfect safety at Cheerfoo, with na tives of all classes aud beliefs ready to come to ber assist ance In a minute. mbs. sum. Mri M,. woo formerly lived In Chicago, bo been In charge of tbl unique school ever sine the death of ber husband. Dr. Mills, who died In 18U3. The school Itself I fourteen year old, and 1 entirely a private enterprise, never having re ceived the aid or any or the various missionary boards. Before Dr. and Mrs. Mills began tbclr work In China deaf and dumb people were looked upon as outcast, who were punished In that way ror aotne crime, and were treated even by their parents with great cruelty. Even to-day the Mill school Is the only place In the great empire of 400,000,000 people where such unfor tunate can be properly educated. Con tribution for the support of the school are received from all over the world. and the Chinese people themselves are contributing more and more to Its sup port. v Social MleUkee. Perhaps the greatest or all social mis takes Is to be continually talking about oue's seir. There Is no word In all the vocabulary or conversation so tedious to other as that personal pronoun "1." Though one or the smallest words In use, there Is none thnt take up more room In the every-day world. "I Is bore; It Is better not to mention bis nnmeortener than can be avoided. An other social roily is "gush." There is an Insincere ring about It True, there are peoplo who gush rrom sheer good nature In wishing to give pleasure, yet they should remember that even ami able exaggeration la like a coarse sugar plum, agreeable at first, but leaving a doubtful taste lu the mouth afterward On the other hand, there Is a certain class of people In society who are equally foolish In going to the other extreme. They reign Indifference alwut everybody and everything, sel dom expressing either Interest or ad miration. They tbluk It "bad rortu" to show any pleasure In lire, and sign or superiority to be Incapable or enthusiasm. A social folly Is to Im oglne thnt peoplo are always looking at or thinking of you. Such Ideas are often the offspring of conceit As matter of fact, peoplo very orten look at you without swing or thinking or you, They have other things to think or. ir we rould only convince our selves thnt we are not always the pivot or our Mends' nnd acqnnlntnuces thoughts there would be fewer hurt reellug? and Imaginary grievances. When Women May Govern. Many people have been confused by the various law of succession which prevail In Europe. There are three dif ferent systems, the most general being that known ns the Salic system, under which women pre completely excluded This Is the rule In Belgium, Sweden nnd Norway, Itnly, Denmark nnd Ger many. Thnt there Is the German Dutch system, under which males of all degrees or relationship take piece dene or females, the throne passing to tho female line only In case of the ex tlncttou of all tho male lines, however remote. This is the rule In Holland from which It takes Its name-Russia, and some of tho minor German states. The third system Is thnt prevailing In Great . Britain, under which females are excluded when there are mules In the same degree of relationship, but tuke precedence of males whose degree of relationship Is not so close as their own. Thus on elder daughter of the ruling sovereign of Great Britain give way to nil her younger brothers nnd their Issue, but takes precedence or male cousin or a nephew. This system Is the rule In Spain nud Portugal as well ns In England. Mrs. Wlggle-Doe your husband bar a "dear Mrs. Wnggle-No. b roars all orer th bouse.-Sommervlll Jourusl. Dodson-Tapley hopes to b a social lion. Fogson-I don't see wby be shouldn't be; be I already a cub.-Har-. lent Life. Mr. Newed-Uni! Seem to me, my angel, tbl bash baa a queer taste. Young Wife-Hash? That fruitcake. -New York Weekly. MunuybsgsMy daughter Is going to marry i duke. Reporter what you need, Mr. Muonybag. I a press agent -Ohio Stat Journal. Hap I look upon you, sir, a a ra caL Prtee-You ar privileged to I k .... I. ... un Am. Ir to assume, sir.-Ex. "Yep. Blirkens has gon stark, atarlng daffy." "What caused Itr "Trying to keep track of tbe base-ball war." Cleveland Plain Dealer. He-Dou't you tbluk that Is funny tory? She-Yes; but 1 have got tb neuralgia too bad to-day to laugh at anythlng.-Sommervllle Journal Tb Kangaroo A hunter chased m ten mile to-day. Tbe Ostrich-I ll bet you were mad, eh? Tb Kangaroo Madl I wa hopplng!-Town Topic. Ill Profession: Prlsoner-I wa quietly attending to my work when thl man at rested m Magistrate What I your business? Prlsoncr-I am a burg lar.-Tlt-Blts. Jake (timidly)-1 wlsb I knowed what you would do ir 1 should steal a kiss. Miss Linda. Miss Linda (coyly)-'T wouldn't take no great while to find out, Jake.-Puck. Caeey-Wbol don't ye pay Cassldy th' tin clnts y owe blm? Coitlgan Faith, Cassldy puts up such a good rolght 01 wudn't be friends wld blm fer anythlng.-Judge. "Pa." asked little Georgle, "wbat'a tbe pomp and circumstance of war, any way?" Genersl Miles." replied tbe old e-cntleman. without looking up from bl pper.-Chlcago Time-Herald. "My daughter bad a quiet wedding on account or nor nusnauu s m-vut bereavement." "Has be lost a near relative?" "Yes; bis first wife ha been dead ouly six months.'' Chicago Record. "These druggists uiske me feed with tbelr uperfluou directions." "Wbat'a tbe matter now?" "Why, this prescrip tion I bad filled ror tbe ague bas a label on It: 'Shake berore taking.' "-Philadelphia Press. I tbluk Miss Sorosls Is a girl of very pronounced character "What leads you to thai belierr' "She got all ready lo go to the theater ana never once asked ir her hat was on straight" -Philadelphia Time A Different Point or View: Willie (crying) Mamma boo-boo! - Joe bit me with a great big brick', uoo-uooi Mammn-And what did you do lo blm. dear? WllUe-l bit blm gently wun that same little brick be threw at me. Excbauge. Crlteek-That Western Napoleon of Finance whom you bave written up In to-day's paper must be a man or enor mous longevity. Edltor-WbyJ - Crlt-eek-You say, "He Is reputed to bav made alx mllllou dollars tn as many year." Philadelphia Record. Quashing an alibi: Defense Advo cate "Sir, the ottlcer charged with be ing Intoxicated while on duty Is above tbe breath or usplclon." Police Com- . ..I.,.. . 111 miBSlOUer i5ir, jour lnmrui IB iii- tluied; tbe accused Is even at thla mo ment munching c!oves."-Judge. Tom my-r Mamma makes me go to bed very night at o oeiocsv aiiuisier Well, yon know, she does that to make you heaituy. lommy i guess mais so. 1 notice when pa doesn't get bom to bed till after midnight be don't look healthy next mornlng.-Phlladelpbia Record. Henrietta, or Catonsvllle, savs: "My papa objects to my admirers sitting on the step and talking with me until a late hour at night He claims that be cannot sleep on account or our noise. What would you advise?" "Advise papa to sleep In the daytime." Balti more American, "You told uie," said tbe infuriated purchaser, "that that brook on the farm you sold me never ran dry." "Guess I did," said tbe real estate man. "It baa been dry all summer," "When it was dry, It dldu't run, did It? Therefore. It could not run dry; we never deceive." Indianapolis Press. Mrs. Church-You say they will not take any children In these flats? Mrs. Gotham That's the rule, and they carry it out tq the letter. "Why, when came up-stalrs 1 saw three or four dirty-faced children on the stairway." "Oh, well, those belong to the Janitor." -Yonkers Statesman. Mrs. Stubb John, 1 expect to attend the sewing circle to-night. Mr. Stubb -Well, Maria, what Is tbe program? Mrs. Stubb We ar "going to discuss this man Agulnaldo. Mr. Stubb Absurdl What bas he to do with sewing? Mrs. Stubb A good deal; don't the papers say be Is hemmed In and his temper Is ruffled ?-Chlcago News. "Do you tbluk you will win her?" asked his friend. "I am sure or It If onlv her rather keeps his word with me." tepliod the suitor. "W hat do you expect him to do?" "I expect him to live up to his threat to kick me out ot the bouse tbe uext time 1 call, and it ne 8 "Well?" "Well, you know something about girls, don't your Chicago Post. Don't whistle; It takes the attention of the people rrom tbelr own affairs In woudering what tune you are trying to hit What Hissing Signifies. imerpreiHuou ui a uiss uojn-uua al together on where one happens to be' when the Blblllant sound Is heard. In civilized countries It Is always a mark of disapprobation, but among the Basutos of South Africa It has exact ly the opposite significance, a popular orator being always received with long continued hissing, lu West Africa the natives hiss when they are astonished. In the New Hebrides when they seo something which to them appears beau tiful. The Japanese, who have not yet become accustomed to occidental meth ods, show their reverence by a hiss. Patching Up Two Naval Relics." Two of the most venerable relks of the French novy-the dispatch boats Inconstant nnd Pnpla have been bought by the republic of Ecundor and are now being patched up to b sent to their destination. Weather Wit. "What makes your bonds so cold this morning, dear?" "Oh, 1 suppose I should call It 'win ter's Icy grip,' since I've been shaking with tlA Arvlri "Iiif1a'A Tlm la an expert beauty slaughterer.