f
i
r
Mnbel.
lr."
f T?if thi tc-lc i jobland hard.
W 14 thefic Wu oad smnnwable.
Haughtily th young beauty turned
aside 'whul sat It. uevr mHlctiiK
tti outstretched Hand and . luiiMorlug
.,; eye, that pleaded to lawfully lu Ibwtr
alienee.
Itoimld Norton stood a moment, thou
.-petted th ttxr ami went out, earry-
titg-.wlth titm a wounded heart, ami
I leaving behind one too proud to ac
knowledge In vain. . .,..
Hut MhM Llgb round out hernil
..lake. She did, not extract the tame
aweetncea from life that ibe had lnee
' khowlnff Ronald Norton. Ua houra
: dragged Wearily along, uneheered by
the hone of ; hi proweue to lighten
them.. And, mt than all, It waa for
oo real cause that they were separated,
A word - a "trltlo light aa alr"-had
floated between them at a time wbou
they both took It up and were too proud
to own repentance.
Rouald had uever aald the word that
t would have bound them together, but
'('la a hundred different way love had
spoken. They kuew each held the
other' happluess, and were conteul
ltonald felt that the time had come
wheu he umst UH Mabel of bla hope
and desires, a id secure the prise hla
heart coveted. For Mabel waa a prtae,
- Her beauty and accomplishment won
many a lover to her aide, and Norton
waavgreatry varied.' w ft?" '
No one would hare envied hlul now
as, with a heavy heart, ho paced back
and forth lu his ratuu, through the live-
kuig Wfbt tWnktng oul of the hapnl
Ben, which had beou a lihin jila gra.tp
and then suddenly failed him,
, He knew Mabel to be alow to aneer.
i Vit strong In Wr wrath when, a'rousodr
and he,-ou this night of all nights, had
; ouwfttlngty offended her by tho strong
" aide liebad tuken lu a discussion.
" i lM of argumeut had alwaya been
a trait of Ronald's character, and be
j defended solely for this reason. Mabel
, aupposed be was uttering bis owu sen-
tlments, and her eyes flashed ami her
fceurt beat angrily as she listened. , ,
t Could this be the man w ho was more
' tliau a frlond to her Could she honor
a man who cherished such seutlmeuts
i aa she heard him apeak?
!' Shaded from the light she leaued her
I bead against the cushlou of her cbalr
; and thought, while the geutlemen cuu
,t tlnued tbyir dlseussloii,
j 1 1 ended by her sudden rising, and
laughing command to dismiss he sub
Ject i ' -r-'.- y -:r: '- '" '
The gentlemen apologised and obey
ed, and after a short time of-general
ronversaf!on7onT by"ine look; their
leave. t J,.''t,.'',", ' - -r
Itonuld liUKered among the la.it, eager
to secure a few moment to himself.
Nervously be walked around the draw---tag-room,;
looking at the plcturea be
w had seeu, a hundred times before pick
ing up, and laying down the elegant
volumes, and feeling about as cool and
collected as most meu vould under the
circumstances.;
i " How" brilliant Mabel looked, leaulng
sgulnst the door, as she chatted with
young Syles! How she could endure
such n iMpli)Juy was more than Uouuld
. .could tell, and here she was laughing
end talking with him as If ltonald was
a thousand mile away. ' '
It t certainly wasn't polite to stand
wth her back to him. and It must have
been for half an hour.. Here Jlonald
. pulled out his .watch. No, It waa only
" eight minutes! What fu the world was
Myles staying so late for 1 ' It was ery
" absnrd fnMafcfttto make herself so
fascinating 'to everybody. '
,4 f 1'oor ltonald, lnbxclteiuent. stood
I glaring at ilieiBa'titter'dlflregard of
I courtesy.-- M'cll w-aa It for him that
j Mattel did not see him. '',
i j At last Syles bowed himself out The
; exiiectnnt moment had come.
Mabel turned: but her brilliancy bad
vanished. Instead of Ibe Binile with
whtcb sbe, wi wont to meet -Bonald,
f her face Was coldlnsteatj of sinking
;on s chair orj theh: usual parting chat,
""she stood still and looked t her wajch.
"1 had no Idea It was so lute," she; re-
llohald stood ti-ansflxed. The change
' In her was so sudden, so marked, be
V could not nuderstaud It. --j . j '
But what could he hay? To speak of
love at such a moment was Imposslbla
. But he. could not go silently. .
"Mabel Miss Leigh," be began, des
perately. '
"Well, sir?" was the cool answer from
the cool belle, , ' t
': "May Ithat Is, will you allow me to
speak of myself 7"
- No, sir," came clear and sh.6rt '
"Not now," said. Norton, hurriedly,
1 "to-morrow another time?" , ,
"Neither now nor ever!" was the re
ply, as she made a motion to leave him.
Ronald felt a 'chili 'like Ice 'through
. bis heart' Mecbanlcafl;,be followed
her, took his hat In the ball and held
w out his hand. ' !
Ah, If she bad but taken It, It never
would have let her go till she bad heard
bis heart's message. But; Mabel turned
with her formal "Oood-by" and left
him. ' ' I ' ,
. As be passed the nlgbt bours In grief,
-" be thought of her quietly slumbering;
careless of the-wound sbe bad made,
Indifferent to his fate. , , ,
V But Mabol .IeJgh was paying dearly
for her words. On her knees, In the
room where she ,bad so cruelly dis
missed him, she wrung her bands aqd
wept bitter tears. The flush of angei'
..was gone, and In Jts stead a sense of
the wrong sbe bad done, and (he sorrow
she must endure For Mabel knew that
Ronald Norton love fierand that ahe
loved him. And now all was at end. i
Her pride would ndt suffer ber to re
call him; bis would not" allow him to
" isklt. They had suddenly drifted apart
wbuld the wave of time ever bring
them together agalnr"' V ;
, Mabe bore her burden, tor a few days
until It began to tell upon her health
- and spirits. Her pale cheeks and befivy
eyes revealed that ' something waa
wrong.
" "What Is the matter with you, Ma
bel risked, Etta fiyles, dropping In one
6ij,1,"Xoi are but tmjjigJiost of your
former aeU -, t , i J - ul , i
' "Oh, I don't know," answered Mabel,
as carelessly as sberoiild. "1 ouljrjioed
a change, I suppose, t
"Change? Well, suppose 70U go with
M'to'-fhstralfa.j; JflO
'Australia! A sudjen joy shot through
s Jieari.', Hit tad been longlng-
llnga 11 away, as far awf
as possible, from the spot which Mid'
grown unendurablp to her, i
"How sopn arayou gouig?!, stie oh!
"By next Saturday's steamer,"
"I will go."
"Ob, that Is too good I" cried Ma..
ttWkftigibpUaa emblacluk ber.
cixed mother all I could to go with
us, but jh la too Undd., Father ha
cto-tm jo many times ha, will make a
splemlld 'earwt, atid you wm M aucn
delightful company for me.
. Mabel smiled derisively, (lorry com
puny she would prove for ICtta Hylea,
and painful thought crowded upon her
as the heedless girl rattled oa. .
The day on which they sailed waa
cloudy and gloomy In fit keeping with
Mabel's spirits, Bhe had hoped to the
last that Ronald Norton, would, jcoma
to ucr aim siyi - Mnyt nut sua uaa
never seen uor heanl from him sine
that night mayb. aha never Would
ngalu, and scalding tear dropped froin
her eyes at the thought. t
. She had borne up wonderfully since
deciding to go abroad, for th relief of
getting out of sight of all tye and glv
tng way to her grief was what sh lived
for. " : " " -
Their party had com early on board,
and retired at once to their staterooms,
so that Mabel waa alone.
Alone sh felt, separated from ber
home and Mends, every moment bear
ing her farther and farther awsy from
her country aud ltonald! '
Plie lay llsteulsg to th creaking and
groaning of th shim th bustle and
si range aolww which never ceas upon
a voyage; and uever thought of them
at all. Iter heart and bralu were filled
with but on Image, and sh at laat
feft asleep with tear for him wet upon
her cheek. ' ,,..
.-Among the last or the pptMnger
who came abord the vessel Whs a gen
tbMuasi. with a grate, baiidsoiu., fac
and feairvd air, which gnlt a aorl of
faaclnating melaucholy to Mai; and a!
though perfrn tly courteous , h ; kept
,aloot from all seining to, lre(r hi
uooa.or silent meditation to U com
pany. Hour after hour he spent gas-
Ing uHn the foaming tilUowa,' th
matchlesa sunsets, the lovily - moon
light of ocean. it 4
1'oor Mabel and Ktta wera both de
prived of these enjoyments, Etta being
dreadfully seasick, and Mabel too worn
aud mUerahle to leave her reoia,
They had been out nearly I fortnight
when Mr. Sylea insisted o Mahel's
going on deck, declaring It a shame
that she should lute th pleasures of
the trip, which waa so nearly over. -So
Mabel summoned sll her strangtb
and went with hliu. z hi ,
It was a magnificent nlgbt.Tb full
moon, glittering on th watet, tad ra
il ec ted back by each wave, u4 ev
erything with stiver. - J
Mabel waa eutranced. 8b took Mr.
8ytea'. arm and walkd up and down
ouc t twice, tint ber step was lanauld.
and she grew weary. . ,
. Mr.Hyle proptrtusl that she shouhl
alt n' while, so he prepared a seat for
her, aud wrapped her mantle around
ber, but sbe shivered. i
! "Why, you; haven't half , enough
round you! H'a always cool up here.''
deetartd.V ; i.f. :. (
And off went the kind soul for an
other shawl, . ! "
Mabel waited alone,' watching the
groups around. , '
A gentleman, smoking a cigar, had
been sitting some distance off, He
threw It sway and rose ss If to go
below. . -" '';"' ...
As lie wss passing Mabel he stopped
suddenly.
She turned ber face, Inqultingty-and
Ronald Norton sprang towsrd ber.
"Mabel." was all he said., but the
love llght which flashed over his fac
and the thrill that shot through each
heart, In their passionate handclasp,
Hd the truth. ,
Mabel could not utcr one word, but
lay panting with the glorious life that
had suddenly opened for her.
No weary hours now-no languid In-difference-but
two noble hearts, flee
lug from each other, had been turned
back to lore and happiness. , 1
Mabel stayed abroad long enough to
procure her bridal trousseau, but say
alt she know of ocean voyages Is that
moonlight nights are perfectly lovely, j
. - An America a Career.
' la 1807, In the graduating class of
the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,
was a youth of 17, named Charles It
t'llut He was born In Maine, but
rnlscd in the City of Churches. At
that time' he had earned an enviable
rcpututlou for Indomitable application
and enormous power of work, lie was
not a brilliant scholar or speaker, but
In the Milton Literary Club, composed
of Uie brightest students of th Insti
tute,' be ,Wus regarded as one of Its
ablest members'. After graduation, ho
entered Into commercial life, aud be
came first a clerk and tlie.11 a Junior
partner In a small shipping house
known as William It. Grace 4 Co. Tho
Arm bad an unpretentious olllce lu
downtown New York, and was Insig
nificant compared with the older and
larger homes of thd neighborhood, l'et
through the genius of Its members, and
espaclully of Flint It was destlued to
become a great flnanclul power, aud Its
members to bo multi millionaires. The
yQ'ang man applied to business the
same principles .that bad made him
successful In the Inatltjite. ' Within ten
years be was I wen It by man. At 40 bo
was worth mora than a million; to tiny
be Is ranked among the great capital
ists of the world.t-Frank Leslie's I'op-
ular.Monthlyv
.-, All JJ Wa Oood For, '
'"I don't know what to d with that
boy of, mine,'' said a father to an old
college friend, whom be was visiting,
ahd to whom be felt that be could un
burden himself of bla troubles.
. "He la utterly, worthless," the father
continued, ."and I cannot dd a thing
with 'him. '.! Jle doe nflthlng-.uut, hang
around UVery stables and yon know
what the meral liiflncnca of a livery
stable ls.!'rf r" '' jr;tf
, About ten ver later th?5 two'-mct
again, . . v. -
"How Is your son getting along?"
asked the old college friend. . .
"Did I never tell you?", said the other,
frith, evident prldo. . !'Thnt boy, sir, had
ucJV dedded gpnluajor horses that
I let him take' to horses for a living.
He Is now a. veterinary surgeon of the
highest "kill,, makes, ten. thousand dol
lars' ynr In his profession, and will
be the prop and support of his father
and mother lu thotr.dwlluing years," ' 1
tell you, there is nothing like giving a
boy chance to follow bis natural
Bent." -i '"'' ;, . h.y 1 '
Thls seems. to show Ibpt a hoy; will
aomctljnes turn onC well, lii, spite "of a
fnthprwuo-dnot'krrowr'now tqjraln
A i" g' m n m; rt iiii'ji'in 'ins- '-t
f
SiaBlonafiiolii
Who
t 'OifTOTf'biiiimeim rWin-jfirto
men,
POREIQN SOIL IN WASHINGTON.
Vraac t Ralr Ntw Kasbaaay
Ora4 la h Capital
- BevrI foreign govwameuts, amug
them France, ar negotlalluf for th
purchase of embassy land In Wash
ington. At soon a such negotiations
ar completed th anuexsd property be
comes foreign, soil. ; France's uw hold
ing, for liulance, wilt b exempt (rout
Uxatlon. Th French flag wilt float
over It If on frenchman choose to
murder another wlthlu Jta bound , it
will b non of Unci Ham's business.
, Th quarter! of th prcseut French
tubassy ar latlwattly asoclaid with
th llf of Washington. Th mansion
waa built Just sevcuty Ov ;rs igj
by Richard Rush, itateiman and dlp'u
matlst. Th year befor Its foundation
began to rls Ruth bad been mailed
from th mlulstry to Great Rrltalo to
be Secretary of th Treasury ' nuder
John Qulncy Adam. In ih 'd'i RusU
vacated the hous upon his appntrt
meat by rresldent Tolk a Minister to
Franc. Shortly afterwsrd Hamilton
FUb, then In Congress, moved In and
remained until retiring from Itu Seiist
la 1S57. Fish added a luge bill toutu
to th right of the house ntoper. Th
Hsssxr rssscit ivnv aiii.ptvo.
ar FUh retired gueeo Victoria leased
the bouse ss her American legstlou, aud
Lord Napier, arrlvlug shortly rr Mu
cbaoao s lusuguratluu. look poswsMOti
as British Minister. . Tbeie were It
foreign ambassador her In thoe days.
Ill Lordship wss a dashing young 00
bl of only 88. II wss accompanied
by Lady Napier, four elilklreo a lutor.
a governess, a pompous out cr, a cwicu-
man and two maid servant. Her lady
hip was regarded at the lima J the
most beautiful wumsn lu Wasuiugtou.
During their three years In th Rush
nous It was th sceu of lb most brll
llaat function given at tU capital.
In this house Ktng tdnanl of En
gland 'was eutcrtalud: when Lotd
Lyons was ambassador. In ltkO Ird
Lyoaa was succeeded by 8tr Frederick
Bruc. who became a war a friend or
Charles Sumner. He remained master
of th Rush' bout until he died of
diphtheria. 'lu Boston, during Oram's
administration. It was ncceeVd by
Sir Edward Thornton, who bu ll the
present Btltlsh embassy, 8oou after
Ilrucs'i death Admiral I'orter, succeed
ing Farragut as commanding officer of
the navy, purchased th stately old
manstou aud there remained until bis
death. In 1804, when M. Jules rateno
tre, formef French mb.ts,id r, m'tr
rled Miss Elverson, of rhlladelpbla.
France first leased the property for an
embassy. 1 " ,.
When Franc acquire th land now
being negotiated for It will b th sev
enth patch .of t .foreign soli within '.he
bounds or wasmngton. ureat uritain
waa It first purchiei r of embassy
grounds, and then followed Germany
Japan. Metlco; Core and Austria.' The
fifteen other foreign governments rep
resented In Washington rent their em
bassies of legations. -
CAVE LP WUIOli TO
WED TYPEWRITER GIRL
Clarence Ott'a romance, which cul
minated In an elopement to Jefferson-
vllle, Ind., has a sequel. He Is the son
of a Louisville Widow of wealth,' As
be was but 11) years old, his mother ob
jected to his paying court to Annie Pey
ton. Bhe was one year bis Junior, pret-
UHS, OLAHKNCR OTT.
ty a a picture, and for threo year has
earned ber own way In the world as a
stenographer. , Mrs. Ott'a objections
wera overruled. Young Ott slipped
awny from tho military school at Asho
vllle, N. 0 to which, his mother hud
bundle him, and ho murrlotl his heart's
Idol, ,111s mother refuses to forgive
liliu, and ho Is uow working for $3 a
week, but happy, while hi bride will
hold her position until bl Income Is
larger. 1 ' ' ,
' "', lloosevelt' ThoiiKhtfulnr.
", Cripr to tho time. that Mr, Roosevelt
waa made I'lesldctit of tho New York
I'oilce .Board no , provision had ever
been made for policemen who ruined
their uniforms lu rescuing persons from
drowning, Mr, Roosevelt took the mat
ter, up before hp had been In the office
a week and ordered that every uniform
thus unfitted for use should be replaced
at the Cost of the city. ' He went still
further: down -on the river front was
one old roundsman who bad been lu
the service mnny years, and during
that time had saved 'twouty-ulne per-,
sons from drowning. He was at once
inude a sergeant, aud, as If to colebroto
the promotion, 1 he saved his thirtieth
life the next week. Ladles Home
Journal.,'., . .,,;.;.. . .,: :.?... a
Age at Entering College. ': J
It. appears from --President Knot's re
port of, lust year's work at Harvard
that boys enter college a trifle yougar
than they did a generation ago, (1
oporuotiully Vtn
aHe tafo rs. Thetdin
il,ls stent)
that
'(fry scuc
further to reduce the aver
age of entrance. .
Cawr-of tbtui -pr
flrUlrWiMv
T-JHrtor "tntfwtiraanfi
oneht still
51 A TtWfc
mi ''j 1 - " iu m. rv
WiilfflH
v I 1
4t4t
AY DAT Is dead, flier ran tx
no doubt about tbla, when w
, compar th deiultory efforts
t celebralltig now made with thuns
that used to b many years ago. It U
Ilk th twitching of th body of some
poor thing out of wn'cli th soul has
mug lnc gona niT masculsr rou
trsctlou, a It were, animated by no
spirit Th mo who said "w hav too
many holidays, uyway,M must have
been happy when he looked over bl(
calendar and took -not of how little
Uty Day Is uow observed; for Urn was
when that pretty, festival was th
brightest and most delightful of ('
whole jesr. It npreneuted so many
thing that made lire sweet and whole
siiiue -the welcoming of spring, the ad
vent of the best season of the year, th
budding of plum life aud th beginning
of love'a joiing dream-for tb year
thai to kuow It Is rast becoming obso
lete 1 apt to inak tb lover of old
customs and Idea a bit sad when the
coniempla i th situation. -
Where th young peopt rose at early
dawn aud t looped into the surrouudlug
held to gather wild flower and pre
pare th May Hiie, they now take th
picture down trout Hi wall and help
the men divorce the carpet from the
flour, or get breakfast whll th hous
girl pack up-for May day In this cen
tury is move-day, ami poetry has given
w ay to economy, ( ;
Of Aiclmt U-lpln.
Jttst when the old fanblnuad May Da;
becaui to he utinerved history does not
say. being a trifle Itsxy Itself on th sub
ject. The eusioiu ass held as a more
or less sscied one suiting the early Ro
mans, snd the entire beautiful month
was devoted 10 the god Apollo. Nearly
every day w a festival, and tiny were
well observed,' loo. An Idettl month,
snd so Ideal day, when every 'man,
woman and child became, wHhout ef
fort, a poet In soul If uot In pen, and
aaianiNo roc Mortn.s
lived for Ufa Itself and Its liappr mo
ments. Only three day durlcg the eu
tire mouth were soleiun ones- the nth,
t lib aud I3th, during which the fe-i vl
of Uunui ln was observed wlib so.emiil
ty In memory of the dead, -
The name May Is of doubtful nMgio.a
ire many good th nis.ltuiay ruU-ervel
In passing. Xiu.t sehulnrs agree that
It probably came from Mala, th inotli
er of Mercury, to whom tlm Romans
wer ai-customed to offer saeiaices ou
May Day, Th Druids were aocustoiued
In Kugtantl to make huge bonfires oil
the summits of th hill on rtie eve of
Msy Day, and not only wer the hotme
idorned on the followlug day with flow
er aud green boughs, but .the churches
is well. '
England, usually to th front with ob
servance of all kinds of holidays, took
kindly to May Day, aud for many cen-
TURNED OFF THE WELL OAS.
How tb Ownsr of a Producer Account
ed for lu rllttr.
Here I a story of the late Paul Ral
noy, tho coke magnate, and hi friend,
the late Charles Latimer, eminent en
Itucer. Mr. Latimer wa a Arm be
liever lu tb peculiar virtue of tb di
vining rod. lie used It with singular
nieces. He wroto a pamphlet about
it. He wa widely known a a sup
porter of the claims that wera made
for It Consequently when his friend
tlainey went ahead and bored for nat
ural ga without consulting Mr. Lati
mer aud hla divining rod th engineer
(elt hurt and a little provoked.'
"Why, man," he said, "her you'v
ion ahead aud let blind chance guide
you, while I would hav located th
sure thing If you bad only stmt me
word." :''
-IW I struck It," protested Ms, Ral
oey. 1
"Struck what?" cried Mr. Latimer.
"Struck a pocket tbat'a what you've
truck. You'll see. It can't last, I tell
you. You've made one of tb biggest
mistakes of your life.'' '
And thereafter every time Mr. Lati
mer met Mr. Ralney ha berated him
for scorning the divining rod, , and
warned blm that his gas supply would
toon be exhausted,, ' -,.,
Mr. Ralney began to expect this at
tack, every time Mr, Latimer came lu
sight' And ho prepared himself to
counteract It by saying: "But th ga
ntlll flow, Charlie." And tb divining
rod' backer would walk away, shaking
hi bend lu a foreboding manner, And
then one day Mr. Latimer died very
uddenly. 1
"It wa only a week or two before,"
said Mr. Ralney In telling the story,
that Charlie met ma and told me for
the fortieth time, more or less, that my
well was no good, nnd by Jore the very
day be died the flow suddenly (tapped!
Yes, sir, stopped right short ou th day
that Charity died, S Confound 11 If J
didn't believe that he wont, straight
down and turned It offl Yea, alr JurtKj
U it oni icveiano iivn ueaier. I
OPPOSED TO IRON SHIPS. .
Nsral Officer Long Doubted tha Prac
ticability of Thas Vasaela, ' '
; "Naval officer were the most violent
oppononti of Iron hlps," observed a
well-known Tiaval officer to a star, re;
porter, 'ami fought their Introduction
In every way possible, but the Iron ship
got the best of It lu the long run. Far-
rugut and hosts of ether officer refused
outright to sail In an Iron ship, aud
loaded down the records of the navy
with TcRsons why an Iron ship wouli
not take the place of tho wooden, ship,
It' ls'lntcrostlhg now'to road 'these' old
ret0r(s tn1 -view ,ot the I faot that IfherK
ara-orifiMraUy (PA.wppdpi( h!p3,u;ft!
They argued and provetUo. thelr0wi
atlsfactlon, too, thai tBd'Hrod 'sVlfi1
n-nnld ho too Cold. In Winter and too
IndVfoevefyonl wb
tofle ItfJl fhtjfi-1
matlsra and dozens of other dtseasr-s. I
ft
TUB MAVPOLK DANCB OF LONG AGO.
turles It was celebrated lu beflUlug
style by all classes, from the highest to
tb lowest Polydor Vergil tell u of
bow Henry VIII. rode to Mooters' 1 1 111
with queen Cstharlua a-Mayltig, and
took a vigorous part In the ceremonies
which heralded the coming of sprlug lu
all It loveliness. At early dawu all
rank of th people rose betimes, aud
went out Into the fields aud woods,
where they gathered flower aud
boughs and had msny sports aud game
lu honor of the day, , It was a sort of
natural craving, this desire to go Into
tho woods and become nature's children
again, and It w as well satisfied, for Joy
reigned supreme and songs and dances
were kept up all dny long, Hawthorne
btanches were gathered and brought
back to the vlllsg snd towns early In
I he morning, and the doorway and
window of ihelr btiuse were decoraied
by the people, while the tabor aud
horn wer vlgormndy played. The hsw
t homes could usually lie counted ou o
bloom at this time, and by a natural,
transition, the bloom was llunlly called
"May" Itself, and the ceremony named
"tU r bringing home lb May." For
many days 'he blossoms hung about tb
lion-en, giving them a refreshing ap
pearance after the dreary aspect they
had show n during the wluter months.
Hut prettier than the blooms, ami the
flowers themselves,; were the Queens
of the May. whom Tennyson has cele
brated In his much used laud much
abused) poem. The prettiest girl of the
village was chosen by acclamation to be
the Qiiecu for one tiny, aud she was
duly crowned with the richest wreath
of flower -ltalnahhv Then a bower of
blossoms was made,, and hi' (his the
pretty girl was enthroned, from which,
sbe observed the dancers' who circled
sImhii her scat of stale, and sang aud
made merry for her, And many a queen
of May would dutihllc have been a
queen In trutn had mere beauty been a
passport to tha relguiug power, for the
fresh beauty of th young girls was
much enhanced by that of tho early
Experience has shown every one of the
objections to be without foundation.
"The people who forced the Iron Silp
on tho navy were hiudslmrke In every
Instance. They knew little about the
sea themselves, but Just the same they
thought It would be au Improvement
on tho woudeu ship, aud they were right
about It The only thing .that I can
compare It to was the opposition to the
elevated railroads lu New York City.
Three hundred! of 1n physicians of the
largest practice In New York City Join
ed In a protest-against the building of
the elevated railroad, They Insisted
that If the elevated curs were run that
lu less than six mouths one-third or
more of the people living along tho lines
of elevated railroads would be driven
craxy; that Jhe,nols!. tod the Jnrrlng
would have 'such an effect upon, (ho
nerves of the peoblo that tliey could no
exist. Hundreds of fsiii'iin naval sur
goons and hundreds tint so famous are
on record the same way nitnlnrt tho Iron
sl.lp. The long-list of diseases that
were to follow their Introduction have
not yet materialised, 'and the Iron ship
persistently refuses to 'sweat' In tho
terrlblo way that was predicted for it,"
-Washington Star. U ft . " .
j ' MiNQljirrOr' THE RACES. ' ,
Alliances Between 'Different People
Ar Helpful to the Whole.
Man is nn niilmnl nnd Darwin lias
showu that not only Is ho 'closely nkln
to other aulmnls, but that the laws
which control the development of the
lower animals also control the develop
meut of rutin. U has also shown that
cross breeds. of animals are larger and
stronger than either parent. When we
examtno luto the origin of the English
people we And Uie ntictcnt Britons
fighting and mingling with the Rotunna,
and imlweqnently with the Plcts, Scots,
Danes, Saxons hud Normans, For more
tlm u "1,000 year these, various breeds
Of men bavf crowteil'and reciosscd un
til' they have -been uwlded Into that
homogeneous, liianatlint we know as
isngiisbmeii, I I i ; ; , . 51 -1
Turning to tho United Stales, wo find
the foundations of a uow lintlon laid
by the sturdiest and most enterprising
of these sumo Kngllshmeu, They land
ed on the thcu tllHtant shore, conquered
the wilderness, orgnulssetl a uow! gov
ernment closely aklu to t,he old and In
vited the people of nil tho world to Join
them. The Blnvs, tho (lertnnns nnd
the Latins mingle together and In a few
yours; f becoma J4'o-4ttij;lt)-iixona,i or
what mny be mote properly termed, An...
glo-Amet'leanH. The evolution going on
In tho .United States li also going km Ip
Canada. In south .Africa. In Australia.
W'Neto' Zealand 'and lri""dth'dr it) a 11
pfrtVeB iealtered 'aitjiMi thoworl
iTbfV.IMJlPl' MW Mniod,pn
011 fVe sfronJM lino on'v-'b'll'n'tt
slbl'o to jcoustryct human beings.
dlffirififc sfettans of this new race
a comfcon'urnijunge nnd llterntur
same lawa nnd customs, nnd the
U I
llW
iV8
the
trend1
n
flowers, the gay dress, and the happy
spirit. Even queen Kllaabetb-who
would not hav been chosen a May
queen on account of her beauty, per
haps, had she been a commoner used
to keep th Msy Day at Greenwich, and
Indulge lu the gay "May-games" that
grew up In connection with the delight
ful festival
Th Marpiils,
Next to the May queen lu Importance
was the Maypole, aud a most Interest
ing part this pretty affair played lu the
observation of May Day. Tb lad
among tha early riser on May Day
would repair to the forest or tb neigh
boring woods aud groves, and there
chop down th tallest aud stralghtest
youug tree to b fouud. Securing a
cbalu about this, teams of oxen would
be bitched to It, ami with their uecks
surrounded with garland woven by the
lasses, the pstleut beauts would drag
the pole to the village green, where,
with many a lusty shout aud song, It
would b raised aud sot In the ground.
The pole, although shorn of most of Its
limbs, would be decorated with flowers
and Handkerchief of th lassie tied
near the top, while long streamers of
gaily colored ribbons hung from the
spex. While the youths were rutting
sud preparing the pole the lassies stole
away luto the meadows and there
bathed their pretty faces In the spark
llugtduw which huug upou grass and
shrub-a recipe for gaining and retain
Ing beauty which probably had more
truth In It than they knew. They gath
ered flowers, too, and wove garlanJs
for themselves a well. , , ...
The Maypole dsuce Is almost too well
known to need further mention here,
for the mauuer lu which the young meu
aud women circled about the pretty
pole, each with a ribbon streamer In bis
or her hand, weavlug a bright covering'
to the pole aa they narrowed the circle.
Is familiar to mom of ns. It was a pret
ty ceremony and befitting the occasion.
Slimmer bouses w are told, wer also
built near tho Maypole, as well as floral
of Industrial clvillcatlou gives them
Identical political Intcresta.-Englueer-Ing
Miignxlue.
GOT THE WORK HE WANTED.
11' iBiiaiiiiaiijiiB-naa
I ffronterr of the Applicant Palled
Ibe Kellroeit Manager.
United State Revenue Inspector
Wllllum A. llavett vouchee for the fol
lowing story of a well known Southern
railroad man: , ,; i f: ,-.
11. M. Iloxle, general manager of the
I. & G. N., was universally considered
a good fellow by bis friends lu Texas
and elsewhere. A Slight deformity
caused blm to limp, and the brukemen
011 the road, with the quick adeptness
which railroad men possess tn giving
nicknames, promptly dubbed blm "Old
Flat wheel." ,
One day Mr. lloxlo snt In his otllce
when a typical Texas "brakle" (talked
lu and stood with his lint on In the
middle of the floor.
"1 want a Job." said "he. '
After a little talking Mr. Hoxle slig
gested that his manner was unbecom
ing, and suggested that he would give
him a practical lesson In how to ask
for a position. , ? . . ;
"You take my seat" he said, "nnd I'll
show you how you ought to act."
The brnkemnn took the general man
ager's chair and Mr. Hoxle stepped out
Into the hall..' After giving a respect
ful knock he enmo In and stood Uncov
ered before his temporary superior, j
"Well?" aald that worthy. .
."I am looking tor a position, sir,"
said Iloxle. "1 have 'braked' for four
years and I think I could fill a position
ou the International.,; What can you
thi for me?", , ;
Tho tough brnkemnn leaned back In
his chair nnd stuck his thumbs lti the
armhole of hla vest. "Well, ;'01d Flat
Wheel,' I'll, Jt give you a. Job,", he
drawled. , ? , ., . . :
"It took me off my feet," 'said Mr.
Iloxle In telling the story nt a Gnlves
lon'taiiquet, "But I laughed In splto
of myself, and tho applicant ; began
work ou the International a short time
after thnt.'-DotroltiFree Press. '
A SLAVE, OF TOBACCO.
Love of the Weed One of the Weak
; ; neasee of the Great Cartylr,
'Wis yell known, Thoiims Curly lo,
the great, Scotch essayist mid blstortnu,
was a slave lo tobacco."- lu his home,
his study or out of doors, he was seldom
aeon without hi pipe; aud he smoked
the strongest tobacco he conld procure,
During th Inst, part of his, life ho was
a sufferer-froin; lusomnla, . anil 1 his
friend, Sir Gborl.es Ga,van P.uffyv ptice
eiurgcttt od ;to. dil nt li (Ts.ti ono lui fin (T
vr
ed ao Ai'ueh froin liitlsiiNtV;siKt
1:
fllBesllbtl-mighf-.tmr t smoke M1
Iiti-
B,tntfflt.''''riU'l-U'yoptled 'that1 hei'liml
ouco given Uii' s'illAU'llfg' Tor riil "efillre
J'i'WVat Jbu JtlS.lAUtia.i9f IVilftilQtV Who
asslitted .him ithak hJs.onJjl ailment ,vfas
itoo:much' tolincoo. VAt itlia entl oR the
veat Btv Was Walklrtg one'ei'eaing In
1 J vllxvilcJJ IA-1IJ U JIJ Si
bower, irbor and seat antwlned with
flowers, whit cske sellers aud "aid
show" cme toto vogu at the place,
much aa they did'at tb fairs, although
In lesa number. Great feasts wer
served, and a tb day wor on tb rev
elry grew faster and mora f urtous. At
nlgbt bug bonfire wer lighted tha
custom left by tha Drnlds, of count
and tb queen of May retired, leaving
her consort to conduct tb rt of tb
ceremony, which wa rather wild at
time, may be Imagined, for not un
til daybreak again would the Morrla
dancer and their companions leave tha
now much trampled and flower-strewn
ground. ' ' '
Sometimes tb Msypol. after It wa
one well flted on tha common, wa left
tber until nearly the end of tb year,
aud wa often retorted to at other sea
sons of festivity. It I said the last
Maypol erected In London wai 100 feet
high, and wa on the spot wber tb
present church In the Strand now
stand, near Somerset House. It waa
taken down In 1717, and wa conveyed
to Wansted Park, In Essex, wber It
wa fixed a part 'of tb support of a
larg telescope set up by Sir Isaac New
ton. Her It saw star for tb old dis
coverer of the attraction of gravity, a
It had seen fun and frolic for other In
tb past . ' .... s "
America Mr Dar. .
During th early part, of tb nine
teenth century In America, May Day
wa mor or lea observed, though May
pole were not numerous. But even cus
toms that are dead cannot kill tb love
of a spring In tha bressts of children
and poets, and certain ceremonies have
grown out of the old May Day wblcb
bear a resemblance to the original. Ar
bor Day, for Instance, which the school
children of tbls generation celebrate by
planting treea, la a relic of May Day.
although the trees ar usually planted
during the middle of April or a little
later. May Day poem ar recited In
th schools on May Day, and not so
many years ago, when tb mother of
the present school children were young,
little May queens wer enthroned at
MAT DAT SOW !
school, and held their brief iway amid
garlands, st tired In their best bib and
tucker. The country schools, although
no regular May Day la celebrated there,
usually have some special program. In
which ."itpcsklug pieces" takes first
place, and It would take very little to
revive the old Maypole days among
them. If the teachers would set their
minds to doing so, 'Surety a prettier
custom could not be reintroduced or re
vived. . , . '
Poor May Dyl She was sweet and
dainty holiday as loug as sbe lived, but
she did not lire long enough. If resur
rection there Is to be, the poets and the
children aud the icople will pray that
It com oou, for In the hurried race for
dollar and fame nowadays It would be
a national relief to go a-Maylng In the
fresh woods and fields on May I In
place of telephoning the furnl'uraran
man to hurry up and not delay the
household procession.
the country, so weak that he was hard
ly able to crawl from tree to tree, wi.pn
ho suddenly determined that whatever
was amis with blm "that fellow at
least did not understand It." and be re
turned to tobacco and smoked after
ward without let or hindrance. In bis
bitter dnys be used a clay pipe made In
Dublin and knowa aa the "Repeat."
He was unable to renrw the supply
and Sir Charlea Duffy assumed him
that these pipe were strictly reserved
for believers la Irish nationality and
promised him a supply If he qualified
In the ordinary manner. Carlyle never
qualified. .,i ; . , . , , ! -
Sorrow la t be House.
There is a tlghtuess lu the "help'
market of Suu Francisco. Servant girls
have beeu growing scarce for some
months,, aud at present the stringency
has become ninrked to a fdir degree.
Tho surface Indications arc, a fnlllug off
of numlier at the eiiiploymentj orllces,
ah"ahttenee of -responsa to advertise
ments for houVhmltls lid a growing
tendency among thoseNvho are engaged
to throw up their places at short notice.
A deeper slgQ la the standard of . the
wnjres of house aorvants. Twenty-five
dollar places now bring thirty dollars,
thirty-dollar cooks bring thlrty-flve'or
forty dollars, while . Jwenty-doliar
housemaids aunot be fonnd, lu a num
ber of house-holds whore' It has been
customary to have ,tbe housework done
by female servants, the mistress, rrotu
utter Inability, to secure, tme, has been
obliged lo hire Japanese day labor at a
dollar aud a half a day,. This seems
to be the time when tho energetic East
ern woman should follow the now pro
verbial advice and go West
I f I y ''-' '" f itgf -
J j Altwnl' Karly' Suocess? j I ) 5
- Asa chlltT Mine, Albanl made such n
ucces8 In bor first appearance on the
concert platform that she was sur
rounded with bouquets. That was lu a
eon vent In j Montreal, where she re
ceived her education.' At U she waa
first soprano In, a Catholic eholr nt Al
bany, N. Y., nnd at sudden nolle, be
came organist Then her singing abil
ity was noticed. A fund was raised,
and she was sent to Europe for study
lu Fails and Italy.-"The rest Is known.'
Mme. Albanl's appearance In Messina,
jihere alita was encored, flftwia timea,
mid her subsequent triumphant appear-''
auce In Loudon are fresh lu the minds
of music lovers. 4
t4-
A card bearing tha following Inscrip
tion was recently displayed lu a down
town window: "Boy wanted One who
Jfitt troubled witn tnat tired feojlfi,
and' docsiAlyMtio Imeh.TI A f 1 1 1"
"My ,i.y.yniJigicd!IJilil
;iitlei'stnnd what you see In uie to make
5?" lovo. weu, Jjhe
Jrplled, tlhTjrpfuftd utjJulli
Jie restfluVl6lkl aaV . '
Wigs, according to
the language of
Ffforvfiw, Bilistibftlle!
it
. Towsou-I our daughter a finished
musician? .Yorkrod Not yt hot th
neighbor ara making tbreat.-Baltl-mor
American.
"Wlgf-I understand you art related
4 to that pretty wouiau-ovar la lb cor
ner, Wsgg-Only by marriage. Wlgg
-V0 I nel Wagg-My wjf.
A I'esslbl Explnatloo.-"I wonder
why tb Strait didn't iovlt 01 to their
daughter' wedding?" "Mayb they
didn't want us." Chicago Record.
Necessary Discretion: 'i auppo
you'll b telling people that I'm a foot"
"No, dear; tber ar some thing w
must kep to ourselves."-Tlt-filta.
"And so both your children ar study
ing professions'" "Yes; Louis Is in
Boiton studying to b aa architect and
Tom I la New York learning to b a
Diilltoer." . ,
Wife-It wa very nlc of yon to
bring m thl candy. Husband-Yes; It
reminds me of yon. Wife-How gal
lant 1 80 sweet, eb7 Uusbsnd-No; so
xpenilv. ., , 4
"Yes," remarked Sqnildlg, "1 mad
myself a present of thla ot'tslo boa on
my birthday." "Qlttm yourself alri,
eh r added Uc8wlI!lgou,-PIttsburg
Chronicle. ,
Blue-grsss Aristocracy: "And I b
reckoned on of tbe arlatocracy In Ken
tucky r "Oh. decidedly! Her family
feuds with tbe very best people there!"
Detroit Journal. '
Mr. Hleepylze Henry, tb alarm
clock Just weut off. Mr. Sleepy Is (half
asleep) Thank goodness! I hope tb'
tblng'll never come back. Columbua
(Ohio) State JournaL ;
Quickly Adjusted: Reporter-Tber'
a newsboy 00 tb street yelling out a
lot of sensational stuff that Isn't In tb
paper. Great Editor-lice V bit taker!
Then put It In.-New York Weekly.
Ilully flee!; Sbo-I wonder who It
wa who wrote "Drink to Me Only with
Tblu Eye." He-Maybe It waa tb
am fellow wbo Invented the expres
sion: "Here's looking at you."Fhila
delphla Press.
"Why did they break off the f ngsge
nientr "I don't know. 1 ss w a pslued
expression cross his faco w.'.s n'.ght
when she asked blm If Joso of Arc
was Noah's wife. but. of course, a
trivial thing Ilk that wouldn't cause
"You believe, then, afier il. that
8hakspere wrot the plays himself 7"
Sbe-Yes; but to make sure, the first
time I come across him in nea veil I'll
ask him. "But s'imjh be Isn't there r
Then you en ask nin."-Brooklyn
Life. - . ;. H .
The following call for professional
services was sent by a local rvtUdcnt to
a doctor In a neighboring towu: "Dear
Doctor: My wife' mother Is at death'
door. ; I'lease com at otic and see if
you can't pull ber through."-Kausas
City JournaL ,
Too much of a good thing: Jimson
What became of that man wbo bad
twenty seven medals for saving people
from drowning? Dock Worker He fell
In on day when be bad them all on,
and th weight of 'em sunk blm.-New
York Weekly.
"Thst Is a cosy-looking couch, -oW
man." "Ye, but I never get near It"
"What tb mattery "Well, there are
only three pillow that I'm allowed to
put my head on, and I can't stand the
wear snd tear of olcklns them out from'
the other seven." . .
"What ort of a fellow Is Swellup?"
"Well, he' on of those fellow that
you can never convince that there's
plenty of room at the top.'' "t'tssimii-
tic, ear .oi at ai oui oe tuiuts ue a
there already, and that be occupies all
the space." Pbtlade'phla PresJ "
"Oh, no, tbey baveu't always had
money; tbey are mere upstarts-got
rich during the boom period." "In
deed! How did It bappeu-trust or
gold miner "It was more sudden
than anything of tbnt kind; her father
wrote a historical novel." Chicago
Times-Herald. 1
"1 see It Is maintained by some peo
ple that niiraclea still occur "So they
do. One happened at our bouse last
nlgbt My wife discovered after It waa
too late to do any ordering that we
didn't have a thing lu the way of re
freshments around tbe house-and uo
body called."-Cblcago Times-Herald.'
Quite Proper: Misa Do' 8tyle-Oh,
I've Just plauned tbo sweetest Easter
bonnet It'e to bo Mr8. De Style
(reprovingly)-Fte. I should think dur
ing Leut at least' you would refrain
from dwelling upon earthly things.
Miss De Style-Earthly! My gracious,
mamma, this bouuet will be perfectly
beavenly.-Phlladelphla Press.
"Uoodevlnln, ma'am," said the
tramp, presenting himself at the back
door, bat In baud., "Oh, you're after
lomethln' to eat, I supposed' sad the
lady, wiping her chin with her aprou.
"No, ma'am; you're wrong, lady; t don't
want uothln' to eat. All I want Is the
prlvelege of sleepln' In your barn over-,
nlgbt Since these kidnapers hav
been about nobody can feel safe out
door."-Yobker Statesman.
"I hear." said the reporter to the
manager of a railway noted for the un
punctuality of Us trains, "there was an
accident ou your line last nlgui." "Oh,
da you?" was tho sarcastic reply.
"Yes." "Do you know anything about
It?" "Only that It happened to the
train which was due av 8:15.". . "That
train caine in to tbe minute, sir." "Are
you sure of that?? . "Of course!" "That
must have been the accident referred
to." -"And the reporter dodged out
safely.
-1 t
t Bui-prisotI Them Both.
' Marcus Clark, author of "His Nat
ural Life," related to a fiieud that he
bad once discovered a French novel
that he considered a work of.'geillus.
He translated it Into English, and when
a Melbourne firm bouglnX.it out., pub
lisher and translator were astounded
at discovering that be had merely. Eu
gltshed a French translation of one of
George's Eliot's work. ". ;.'
,' it Our First Savings Bank.
; The, first savings bauk established lu
tbe TJulted States wa lu Philadelphia,
Which bpe'ned Dec. 2, 181C, It Is said
that the first deposit made In this bank
was the sum of three 8hIUIngs, handed
over-tn couuier iy a ooy. 1 11 is nanlc
was entitled "The Savings Ftind So
ciety of Philadelphia." ...
- '11.
llatn In Arisona. "T
Th
he people of Arizona are retuilng'
u1li1tbe bfNicitilnfall Uiera
tlJfUiearsJijG f
tba
for
We don't suppose a man ever started
on a walkwl a resol
Jpsiilat hi Itdi
Ilonf.' " 1
, resolution, not wjteal
1 t late a basket
a -
A laxy man Is always trying to $rov
ithatibick Is, aaalnist bun., ink'-
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