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TpOOnilOUSE TO jpALACE CHAPTER XI. la Ik ld brawn school keu, vr hdowd by apple tree and hlterd. tk wt by kng, teep kill, wher Ik tcornt aad wild grape grew, Mary Howard taught a tittle Bnek at twenty It, coaxing tome, wrglug etkers tad tracking then ill by hrr kind want tad wbuoat ways la kv hrr it thry had never before loved a Inttrurloe, When first she proend M a teacher hi Rk Corner. Widow Perkta. nd ft other who kd no ehlldrra to Brad, held up their Bda In amsseroent. wondering "what Ik world wat rotate.' to. sad If tk ec.umtttrnua, Mr, Kulgat t'peaed thy wa to b rid vr ntuiashod by a town pauper; nut ta ailatetre wouldn't glr her on; and If k did, lk Unitarian iwnltttr wouldn't!" Accordingly, hB it waa know that Ik lottlm) bd bee, paaaed and that aiary aau in nrr pomeatioa a fim p per about three Inches o,ure, authoris ing kr to track a cotumou dlatrlct school Ikia worthy eouclav concluded ikal "either everybody kad lt lhlr apnaea r rlt Mia Mssuu, who waa present at tht.tiariUualiae. kad mi by and whit ped la her ear th antwtrt t all kard question." "la all my bora day I urn a any thine Ilk It," aaid tk widow, an b diatrlbuted kr green ta, twertened wlik " brown tugar, to a party ot ladle, which an waa entertaining. "Bui you'U see, k wea'l ks her Mm aror'n kh? out Bally Ann, paaa tbeui autrakr. No- kody'a golo' to end their children to a : pauper. Tkra Mia Bradlry aaya ah'U jtak kr'a out tk Unit tint tky iwt , licked, liar aooi ntor , Mlaa (Dodge.. I want It rut an, for I believe , It' s-worklo'but 1 tlld her that waro't tk trouble, Mary' too aoftly to hurt a mb)ktr. And to young, too. It' roTrnnint ah'll lark In. It any i kody'U hr a pier of thia drlJ appl f pie, I'll cut It.1 ! Fortunately. Mary knew nothing ot , Mr. Perkins' ( tpleasure, and never S dramd that auy feeling existed toward . her sar that ot perfect frlemUhlp. Blue w lint aaw her, ab bad (rown Into a j tar, healthy looking girl Iter far and , Agar wr round and full, aaj her cow iplexioa, though (till rather palv wa i clear at marble, commuting well with kr dark-brown kalr and tye. wklrk no ! longer teemed unnaturally large. Htlll, ' ah waa not beandftil, It ia trti. and yet Billy waa not far fruut right when k 'tailed krr tk BneaJ looking girt la Ckko pe; and It waa tor thia reaaon, pr-hjpa, that Um-CawpWU watched wth ai- jU.y. , :': , I Every pnaalhl paint kid been taken with Ella 'a (iluratiun. Th brat track .era ktd beea hired to Inatrurt her, and h wa now at a faahlonabl aentinary, but atlll ah did not ptwaeaa on-kalf to 'tat and graceful-! eca of manner whirk trenid natural to krr alitrr. Tk two ! girl had area but llttl of rack other; and oftentlmra when Ella met krr alater 'ah merely acknowirlgrd ker preaear by a nod or a alinjiU "how d'ya dot" 4 When' ahe brant that Mary waa to h , teacher ah aaid "ah waa glad, for H waa mora rrwpectabl than going' Into a factory or working out." Mr. Campbell, : too, felt in duty bound to t xpreaa bet jplt-aanr. aditisg tkat "ah kopd Mary - ; would gir aaliafactloo, but 'twaa x jtrewaly dmiblful, ah waa to young, and 'poaaraard 'of' o llttl dljcnlry T' t'nfortunatcly Widow IVrklna' red col jlag ttood riirrrtly oppoait th avhoot , kou: and aa the widow belonged to that ttlrrliig few wbo alwaya "waak tha breakfaat dlakra and niak th bed k for anyone la op la th hoaae," aba bad ampl lelaur to watvk and report on th proceeding Of the Dr teacher. Now, Mr, ferktua' clock waa Ilk It mia-treaa,- alwaya bait an boar In ndranc f th tra time, and Mary bad acarcrly taught week ere Mr. Knight, "th Com mitteeman," waa duly hailed In the atrert and told that the "achoolinann wantnt look In' to, for ah didn't begin no-mora-In' till balf-paat nine, nor no afternoon till half -peat onel , Betide tkat," ah added, "I think h girea 'em too long a play apell. Aaywaya, arema ef torn on 'em waa out o' door th hull time." Mr. Knight bad too muck good aeoa to kd the widow' complalota, and he merely replied; "I'm glad on't Fir hour la enough to keep llttl aharera cramped up in th noun glad on't." - Th widow, thin foiled in her attempte at making diaturbance, finally gar np th itrifn, contenting herself with quia alng th older glr la, and aiklng them If Mary could do all the hard aurna In arith metic, or whether the took them borne for Mr. Maaoa to aolrel In aplte, however, of these llttl an noyancea. Miry waa contented and hap py. Hhe knew that her pupils lored her, and that the greater part ot th diatrict were aatlafled, o aha greeted th widow with her pleaaanteat amile, and by al waya being particularly polite, finally -orercame her prejudice to a considerable (Xteqt, ; .... , On afternoon about th middle ot July, aa Mra. Perkina wai seated by her front window engaged in "stitching ehoet," a very common employment In aome parts of New England, her atten tion waa anddealy diverted by a tall, tylish-looklng young man, who, driving hla handsome borne and buggy under the shadow of the apple tree, alighted and entered into conversation with a gronp of little girls wbo were taking their usual recess. Mm. Perkins' curiosity was aroused, and Bally Ann was called to ae who the stranger waa. But for a wonder Sally Ann didn't know, though ah "guessed th boss waa one of the East Chicopee livery." "U.'t tnlkln' to Udriy Knight," aaid ahe, at the same time holding back the curtain and stepping aside so aa not to "be visible herself. , "Try If you can hear what he's aayln', whispered Mra. Perkins; but a clasa of' boys in the school house Just then struck Into the multiplication table, thns effec tually drowning anything which Bally Ann might otherwise bav heard. t t "I know them children will split their throats. Can't they hold np a minute," 'exclaimed Mra.' Perkins, greatly annoyed at being thus prevented from overhearing a Conversation the natute of which ahe oonld not erep gneaa. . . The Strang- waa at that moment smil ingly sayings ?Tell me more about her. ,Does abe tver scold, or baa aha too pretty a muth for thatr . , i "No, she never scolds," said Delia Frost, "and she's got th nicest white teefh,' and I gVtess she knows it, too, for ahe show them a great deal," -' "She's real white, too," rejoined Lydla Knight, "though pa says she used to be yauer aa aaffraq." ..... t f , Here there was a gentle' rap Upon the window, and the girls, starting off, ex clalmdi ''(Thefu) w tniist go In." " "May. 'gOftrtd?'" asked the stranger, following them tp the door. "Introduce aie asMn HcuM."?; ' ' Lydla had never Introduced anybody In her life, and, following her companions to her seat, ahe left Mr. Stuart standing in the doorway. With her usual politeness, Mary came forward and received the atrangcr, wbo gave his name as Mr. Stu art, saying "he t-lt much Interested In common schools, atd therefore bad ven tured to call."' :', ). J Offering the seat of honor, Mary n timed ber usual duties, occasionally casting look of curiosity at the stranger, Who ye aeeinod, gyoatantly upon her. It waa rather warm tkat day, and wkea Mary returned from r dinner Widow IVrkln wa greatly kockd al arolag krr attired la a light pink wualla drraa, tk abort ferret ot wkkk ahowod to good tdraatag ktr round, whit aruia. A aar row velvet ribbuM eonlanl by a amall broark and a black allk sproa, euwplrlwl her toilet, with tk txerntlna t a tiny locket, wklrk wa auapmdrd front krr neck by a elrnder gld rbaia. Thia laal oraawtnt laimnllatrly rlrtttd Mr. Ptu art'a attotla, and from turn at rang raua aral Ik color ualrki; to hla far. After a time, aa If to aacertaln wketber It wr really locket or a watcb. k aak J "tl alia Uoward culd tll him th hoarf .. . - "Ctrtatnly, air," aaid ak. and stepping to'tht Vk and consulting a ailr llm- pl about th ala of a dialog plat. ab told klia thai It was ball-aaat thrr. . When tckuol wa out Mr. lUuart, wko arwnrd In no kaat whatever, tatrrrd la' to a lively dltt'uaaioa with Mary concern in! chiU tad book, adroitly managing to draw krr out upoo all th kading top Ira of tk day. Al laal th- eoororaatlou turord npoa t)owra; , awd when Mary chaoctd to luautioa Mr. Maauu'l besot I tut garden k Inatautly xprad a great drair to ar It, and finally offertd to ac company Mary how, provided ah had no objection. 8k could But, of count, aay no. and tk Widow t'wklut ram very near lettlug hrr buttermilk blacult bura to a cinder whra ab saw tk young waa walking down tk road with Mary. Arrived at Mr. Mason', tk atraagrr maulg4 to tank klmstlf ao agrrrabl that Mr. Mason Invited kits to stay to tra. Whoever k waa, k rmd to ua deratand exactly how to tad out what tvrr h wtahd to know: ead htfor Ira aa over b kad learned of Mary a la trniloa to attend th academy la W li bra ham th next autumn. finally k aaid good-night, leaving Mary and Mr. Mason I wander th on what b ran ther for, and tk otk er wketber h would tver com again. Tk widow, too, wondered and fidgeted aa tk ana went dowa behind th long hllL "It brat all aater wtt' kept him ao long," aaid ah, whra U at laat appear td and. unfaatenlug hit aorae, drov off at a furious rat; "but if I llr I'll know all about It tomorrow;" and with tkl consolatory remark ak returned to th beat room and for th .eiualuder of th evening devoted kartelf to Ik entertain nieut vt Unci Jim tad k'a wit, Aunt U!iy. Tkat treeing Mr. Knight, who had bea to th ftoatolflce, rallrd at Mra. Ma soa'a, bringing with him a letter which bor th Button postmark. I'aaalng it to Mary, k winked at Mr. Mason, earing, "I kinder guea kow all thia writta' worka will nd; but hain't thrr been a young rbap to tk rkoolr" "Ye: kow did yoa know ItT returned air, aiacon, wnu alary nuabwi mora deeply thaa ak did when Billy' letter waa handed her. "Why, yoa art," aaswered Mr, Knight, "I waa about at tk foot of tk Blanch ard kill, when I ae a buggy coming Ilk Jehu. Juat aa It got agin wa It kinder alackened and tk for wheel ran off mack and citnr. "Waa k kurtr quickly aakrd Mart "Not a bit oa't," a!d Mr. Knight, "but he was wared torn, I guraa. 1 cut out and helped him, and when k keard I'a from Itlc Corner kt aaid ke'd been Into school. Then h naked forty-'levra ques tions about yon, and Jt aa I waa aeltla' yon up high, wbo abould com a-canterin' np, with thrlr long-tailed gowns, and bate like men, but EUa Campbell sad a great white-eyed pucker, that cam bom with brr from school? Elthtr, Ella's hors wa scary or th did it a purpose, fur th mlult sh got near It began to rare, and she would hav fell off If that man hadn't catrhed It by th bit and held her on with t'other hand. I allua waa th moat aangulnary of men, and I waa building rattles about him and our llttl school marm, when Ella ram along, and I gin it np. for I ae that h wa took, and ah did look kandaome, wltk ber curl a fljln' Wall, aa I waan't of ao more uae. I whipped up old CharlotU and come on." "When did Ella return T aaked Mary, wbo had not befor heard of her alater't arrival. "1 don't know," aaid Mr. Knight. "Th first I se of her waa cuttin' through th streets on th dead run; but I mustn't stay her gabbin', ao good-night, Mia Maaoa good-night, Mary bop you'v got good new In that ar letter." The moment b waa gone Mary ran np to her room to read her letter, from which w glr th fallowing extract: "You must hav forgotten Ueoag Mora land, or you would bav mentioned him to me. I ilk him very much, Indeed, and yet I could not help feeling a llttl Jealoua when he manifested ao much Interest lu you. Sometime, Mary, I think that for a brother, I am getting too eelflah, and I do not wiah anyone to Ilk you except myeelf, bnt I surely need not feel o to ward George, th beat friend I bav In Boston. He I very kind, lending me books, and baa even offered to us bis In fluence In getting m a situation In otw of the best law offices In the city." After reading thia letter Mary aat for a long time thinking of Ueorg Morelatid ot the time when ab first knew him of all that William Bender had been to her since and wondering, aa girla some times will, which ahe liked th best. Billy unquestionably had tha strougest claim to her lov. but could h hav known bow much aatlsfactlon ah felt la think ing that George still remembered and felt Interested in her h would hav had some reason for fearing, aa he occasionally did, tkat aha would never be to him aught aavt a titter. CHAPTER XII. The summer wa drawing to a close, and with It Mary'a school. She had suc ceeded In giving satisfaction to the en tire district Mr. Knight, with whom Mary was a great favorite, offered her the school for th coming winter, but ahe had decided npon attending school her self, and after modestly declining bis of-, fer, told him of her Intention. "But wbera's the money coming from?" aaid be. . . - Mary laughingly aaked him how many bags of shoes he supposed sh had stitch ed during th laat two years. "More'n two hundred, I'll bet," said bt. "Not quit aa muny aa that," answered Mary; "but still I have managed to earn my clothes and thirty dollars besides; and this, together with my school wages, will pay for one term and part of another." "Well, go ahead," returned Mr. Knight. "I'd help you It I could. Go ahead; and who know but you'll on day be the president's wife." " . When Widow Perkins beard that Mary was going away to school she forgot to put any yeast In the bread which aba was making, and, bidding Sally Ann "watch It until It rlx," sh posted off to Mra. Ma son's to Intulre the particulars, reckoning up as she went along how much fourteen weeks' wages would coma to at nln shil lings per week. But with all her qulning and "pump ing," t Judith called It, she waa un able to ascertain anything of importance, and, mentally styling Mrs. Mason, Mary, Judith and all "great gumpheads," sh returned home and relieved Salty Ann from her watch over nnlearcned brd. Both Mrs. Mason and Mary laoghed heartily at the wldow'a furiosity, though, as Mary said, "It waa no laughing mat ter wher th money was to torn frwa which ah needed tor hrr hooks and cloth ing." Everything which Mrs, Maaoa rould do ft her ak did, aad ra Judith, who waa never famous for grurroslty, brought la on Hatunlay morning a half-worn atria, which ah thought "mebby ruuld h turned and atongd, aad mod Into aomethln' decent," adding, la aa under tone, that "h'd had It out alrlu' o th clatha he for ntor' a twe kourt!" ,. A fw day afterward Jenny Idncidn cam galloping up to lb school houa door, declaring hrr Intention ot ataylag until tckool wag out, and ktvlug a good Hat. ... i . "I kear yr.it ar going to Wllbraham," aaid ah, "but I want you to go to Mount Itotyok. W ar going, a wkol lot of h thai U, If w ran paaa xauiluatlou. Hum Isn't plea ard with th Id, but I am. I thluk 'twill be fun to wtab po tato and eocur knlvr. I don't brttev tkat mother would vrr havt arnt Ha thrr It It wr not that Ma rVkle la going. Iter father and hrr Aunt Mar tha ttttd to b schoolmate with Mis I.yon, aad they hav always Intended that Ida ahoutd gradual at Mount lloh yok. Now, why can't you g, tool" "I with t could." aaid Mary, "but I can't. I harra't money tnough, and thrr la ao on to glr It to me," , "It wouldn't hurt Mr. Canniiirll to help ymi a llftl," returned Jeuny. "Why, laat term Ella apnl aliuoat enough for randlt aad gutta prreha toy a to pay th rxpru of halt a year's schooling at Mount Holyok. It' too bad that ak should hav everything and yoa nothing," (To h eiintluiied.) Cure Vttmma of Drwgra. A church uuUm now txlatt la New York tor the moat remarkable pui-pee oa record. Ua avowed object I to cur th victim of th uisrplilu and other drug habit and a mot I luipr aiv ltd of well known clergymen bat registered themlvv lu support of th acbeme, which 1 conducted by lr, W. N. ttlchl. . Th plan of Ir, Itlchle'a work ami th mean by which b huoea to make It effectual are to I made public a ood a tHwallilo. All that la withheld from the public la the elements of tit myntertou foiuitomid, which la, Mr. Rlchl allege an absolutely titfalltlil panacea. . Men and women who hav aunk to th ruweat level of drgradalloa hav, It la claimed, by th ua of thl cur become perfectly rt'geueraled. I'hy ai dant of established reputation private ly I odors th cure, a ud the testimonial appear so couvlm-lng (hat th clergy, men wbo hav formed a union on th strength of It fcvl absolutely sur of It efficacy. Dr. Rlchl aaya that h obtained th cur from a friend of hla, wbo In turn obtained It from a tlcrman savaut. Th friend referred to, having once beconi th slave of morphliHt and having but It rui left In th world, converted It Into a K-cent eta tup to addreaa a letter to th German who had originated the cure, Th rectp cam, waa made ua of, and lb nian, when Or, Hlelile knew him, was enjoying an tumor i old age. A committee baa ' formed to re ceive tlonatlmia for the cur of such pa tient ai ar not able to pay. How Uridstet Hpolled Thing. Chart! and Manil ar not friend any more, and Bridget la to blame for It all. Charlie I tb promising scion ot a Iroect avenue borne, while Mantle la the aweet young thing ou Marshall atrr-rt for whom aundry florist' and confectioner' bill hav mouuted up to an alarming height lalely. Bridget la th maid at Mamie' home, and a Maml la a moat bewildering young person with a decidedly Indolent streak, It happen very often that Bridget la luatructcd to aay abe la not at horn when the cold facta ar that Maml I reclining luxuriously on the library couch, with the latest tuaga glue and a box of fine bon bona. The other evening Charlie thought that he would surprise the young wom an, and ao railed when ahe did not ex pect him. Mamie had an unusually fascinating novel, and waa not dressed for caller, therefor ahe Instructed Bridget to aay ahe hnd gone over on the West Side. Illildy got through the mewaage all right. The Incoitnlderate young man, Instead of going away, aaked: 'Can you tell m when ab will re turn 7" Bbe faltered, then loat her brad com pletely, and blurting out; 'Sure, an' I'll aak Mlaa Mamie," ruahed down the ball, while a very angry yet dignified young maa walked down the front atepa to return no more. Milwaukee Sentinel, Tk Job H Was Aflae, A very small pile of coal lay on the sidewalk, A rorreftpomllngly small son of Ham wa aouuterlng along and, swing it, acentod a job, He rang the :jor bell. "Am dat you all' coair he aaked th lady who appeared at the door, "Ye." "Waut It roU-d Inf "Ye." "Kaln't I git de J!?" "Why, you're pretty amall, and then you might charge too much. You might aak more than I could pay," How much la yo' got?" asked the stnnll man of bualncM. "Kin yo' raise a dollah?" "Oh, my good noes! No." "Seventy-five cent?" "No, run along and don't bother me," and ahe atarted to close the door. "Mebb ao yo'll gib CO cent." - "No, no; run along." "I reckona yo-all ain't got er qua'- tahr "Ner a dime?" "Na, not even a dime," replied tb woman, beginning to laugh. "Well, how much I yo' got?" qtiea- tloned Ham, showing hla Ivorle. "I aut'uly does wanter git de job." "I've Just got a nickel." "Well, I'm Jua' Vookln fer nickel Jobs," and be straightway began, Washington Star. Brooklyn lilacoverr, ' Brown Say, I've been trying the finest cure for Insomnia that I ever hoard of. It Is for one to count each breath that be exhales while lying In bed. SmithAb, then you go to sleep. BrownNo; but after a little while n fellow gets ruther Interested In the work, and the night piibhcs away so quickly that he doesn't mind lying still so long. Brooklyn Life. Tit for Tt, . Biopsy I want you to make another suit for me. Tailor (reluctantly) Yea? Slopay Yes. Now, let me see some thing In the way of a check. Tailor-All right, but suppose you do the same for me. Philadelphia Preas. Could Not Be Repeated. - ' "I met Miggiubee and he stopped me to tell me what his little boy said, but I'll bet one thing." "Hunt What's that?" "I'll bet he didn't tell his boy what I said." Indianapolis Press. tf Satan ever gets short of fuel be ought to b able to us excuses. HANIO Hit LIAr TO DIATH. , Whit Ktk Foreed u Vkg jdgaal mt th ttkaek ladtaaa. I Whit Elk, lb on of Btaadlng Bear, th Bhoahou cblftalu, aat itollilly la th grim elrcl of Indiana that aat arouud lb council Br. II aat un moved aa ach Indian In turn thruat I hi haud forward with th Bugert out 'apread and th thumb pointing down ward, Th laat Indian In tb ilrcl had mad th algu, ' Standing Bear true and itod tlff knd tteru In th red lights ot tb buruiug uiber. Every y waa upon him. Whit Elk aat looking atolldly at hlui through half cluMd eyelid. Btatidlug Bear thruat bla arm out at full Iwigth and slowly prad hla linger apart and turned hit thumb toward th earth. A acream ram from a group of women atandlng near th chief lodg. . Then two old quawi led away a young Indian ' woman who atlll aobbed In aptt of th , ttorled atolclam of her race. Th ten ,teur of death had been paaaed on Whit Elk. II alowly roe a hi fa ther turned toward him and extended I a plec of black wampum. II took It Bud tucked It In hi girdle, bowed alow ' ly to th council, and at rode away to hi own tepe, wher b aat calmly puffing at hi pip long after the couu ill had broken up and Ita member had goo quietly to their lodge. Whit 1 Ktk aat alone In th alienee of th night I'ttrnlug to th rushing water of tb ! I'opoagle. It waa th vole of hit exe cutioner, Thro day mor aad h wai to 1 1 cast from a high rock luto th vriac of Punishment." th deep hole In th mountain which awaUowed up tb rushing I'opoagt and carried It somewhere deep down Into th bowel of th earth. Into thia place Whit Elk waa to b thrown because the 8lioliotie believed that th person who disappeared Into th deptlia along wlrh the roaring wa ter of the I'opoagle died a death Ittor dreadful than auy otber that could b WHITE ELK'S meted out to blm, Because th I'opo agt drew Its victims so deeply down Into th dark regions under tb earth that the aoul could never ecape and find Its wsy to the bam bunting ground of th tribe. White Klk waa not afraid to die. II bad met death far to face a doteu time, aud had ot trembled. He had fought with the Blarkfeet and the Blous, and led bis warrior to victory ou many a bard fought field. II had fought hand to haud with the murderous Apaches, and never knew what It waa to be afraid. But In spile of hi teeming Indifference he shivered aa h beard tb hoarse roar of the Popoagle tutu Ming rlotoualy over tb rocks and leap ing down th precipice to dUappear In th dark depths below. He pictured bis soul fighting with th nugry water to regain the upper sir that It might ascend to the happy bunting ground In the clouds. But he knew the i'opoagle would triumph. II was certain that no soul rould defeat tb malevolent aplrlt of th I'opoagle. Whit Klk could regard death with equanimity, but ha could not bear tb thought ot an eternity spent battling with the aplrlt of the water whllo Laughing Eyes waited for him In vain lu the happy hunting ground. Whit Elk's hesd dropped forward snd be groaned. 11 beard a sound be hind him and sprang to his feet, laughing Eyes stood be life him In the moonlight. Sbe-tuotlntied blm with ber haud and he followed her out to the cliff overlooking the deep crevice, down which the Pnpoagl loat Itself. On the cliff th two sat In ths niooui'ght. "You must not glr yourself to th spirit of th Popoagle," said th girl. "You ran go away. I will go with you. Th Black feet bav been your enemies, but they lov you, for you ar a mighty warrior To them you can go and they will uiak you a chief, and I will go with you," White Elk aat silent Then he spoke: "I must dl because I did lint put to death Natalia, the Blackfuot chief. I bad my aprar at his throat. I might hare kill ed him. But years ago Nnxnlla spared my life w hew as a boy I waa bunting nlono In the forest. H gav me food and water and showed me the way back to my own people. I could not kill htm as he lay wounded. But the Shothonet fear Naxallal They thluk that with him dead tb Blsckfeet would never more triumph In battle. I would rather dl and disappear Into th under darkness forever." The girl fell on her knees and entreated him. White Elk softiy stroked her hair. But he only shook his head lu reply to her entreaties. Long th two sat , there Then they arose tud walked hack to ihe village, and Whit Elk left Laugh ing Eyes at' tha door of her father's lodge. Three days paaaed away, and the next morning juat before sunrise all the Shoshhnes were gathered in View of the great rock thkt lifted Itself shove the deep sink hnl of tha Popo agle. The medicine men of the tribe swaying their bodies chanted a death hymn. ' "." As the first rays of the sun shone down the valley snd rested redly upon the little group on the rock White Elk stepped forward with a strong young Indian on either side. II turned and looked keenly bark' at the group of women who stood about Laughing Eyes.- He gave a sign and the two young Indians reBted their hands on his shoulder. . White Elk stood with his. fare lifted np for, a moment to th clouds. He cast his eyes around' and took a lust look at the woods and at his people standing grim and silent In the clefts of the rocks. Then lit sprang forward and shot straight downward from the top of" the cliff. Ills body turned half over In the air. ; Then It struck with a Bplnsh" tn (he ronrlng water and was drawn downward and disappeared forever In the cavernous depths ot the "place of, puidRbmept.", The Indians stood looking downward where the" form of the' yolihg chief had disappeared, .Then there was a cry and all looked agali toward th top ef th rock Juat aa they aaw Laughing Kyet hurl brtlf bedlong downward toward tha rusmng water, Bh aank from algbt and br body,, too, waa drawn downward to th depth. Whit Elk'a aoul would Hot bar t rap th apt rlt of fopoagl to mt that of Laughing Eye. HAS VOLCANOM TO BURN. Uaet sa Ma Cbale AMrlsl la tk rbllll lelaad. Th United Bute Geological urvey will publlah befor long aom facta about tb volcano of the Philippine, willed appear to b verjr Uitrting. On of them la th moat aymuntrlcally beautiful volcanic con In tb world. being even mor perfect thaa tb fa moua fujlyauta, tb aacrwl mountain of Jaimn. It I llttl Ivaa than ,000 ftwt high, and tha nam of It I Albajr. Albay waa an txceedlngly actlv vol' ratio during th laat wntury, baring buret Into eruption at leaat twenty fiv time alncth year !. It brok out only laat year. with renewed pin tonltf activity, and bark In 1IU do fewer than 1,300 live were loat la con aequenc of on ef It bad pll. a vll lag four mile from th crater being under lava and aabe to aurn depth that th rldgpol of tb botuet wer hidden. lletween Albay and Laguna d Bay ar many extinct er dormant crater, Tb magnificent eon of Banajao, T.fJU feet In height, la vlalhl from Manila bay. Ita crater, 700 feet deep, wat oc cupied by a lak up to 1T30, when a vtlolent eruption took place, bunting out the aoutbero aid of tb crater and pouring out both water and Incandes cent lava. On an lalaod In th Lak of Bombon la th remarkabl Taal volcano, which I readily aoceaalbl from Manila. Ita central crater I oval In ahap, a mil and a quarter acroaa tb great! dl a meter and baa within Ita rim two Inkea of hot water, on yellow and th LEAP TO DKATIL other green, aud a small actlv con fifty feet In height, from which strap steam aud sulphurous gaae. The strange color of lb water ar due to th presence of cbajnlcala evolved lu subterranean laboratorle. - The greatest eruption of Taal took place lu I'M. wiping out four village. Apparently the volcanic ash lenda won derful fertility to the soil, and present ly a new growth of bamboo and palm npHnr where desolation bad reigned. Even th localities most seriously and constantly threatened by volranoe In th Philippine ar promptly repopu Inted after every disaster, their fertil ity, surpassingly beautiful situation aud beallhfulne charming tb people Into a prompt forgetfuUiess ot. past dlsHatcr. ...,. , , - , Th worst volcanic diaturbance on record In the Philippine occurred Jan. 4, KM!. They teem to bar ceut rallied at the southern end of Mindanao, wber there I a formldahl group of "fir mountains," aa th native call them. Three outburst took place on that day lu different portions of the archipelago, accompanied by earthquake which were felt aa far sway ss Cochin Cblua and Cambodia.- A Spanish squadron was off tb south coast of Mindanao, and tome of th sbli wer almost overwhelmed . by falling aabe. ' la Luton, lu Union province, "three hills aud several villages were thrown Into the air In fragments snd utterly annihilated."-New York Herald, Aa Inverted Fable. "Now,"ald the Big Buck Deer to hla eldeat bora, "1 will show , you a sight tbnt you never aw befor and 1 niu so proud of that I feel Ilk walking around on my hind legs all th rest of my llf." '' !,.:'., "Why!" ald tb fawn, "It la man, ss I llv!" "Ye," said th fawn's proud parent, dragging out the carcass from behind a tree, "aud now, like a llttl good deer, run aud get me my sharpest knife, while I skin him snd prepare bla bead as a dlnltig-rootn ornament. And Shall I tell you how your papa did auch a brave deed? Then listen, my son. This morning, In company with my faithful bloodhounds, , 1 tracked th , man through tlio forest, drove him Into th lake, having first ascertained that he was unarmed, and then, ss he was swimming about almost exhausted, f put forth In my cano and shot hluY at lelaur In a nlc vital spot wher It wouldn't show-" ' ' ' i ? ' MOUAL. 1 s""i" "But, papa," said the fawn, "the man had no chance at all against your skill and scleuce. I don't see anything brav or to be proud of." '- ? "But yoti will," said the Big Buck Deer, "when you get to b as big at 1 am." New York Life. '' - a Qnetlon of Salutations. ' "What Is your tfuvorlte salutation f she asked the dilatory youth. . "Ebt Why,' I don't know. What's yours r Th fair girl yawned wearily. "It would hav been good-ulght," ahe said. "But In about two minutes It will be good-morulng." Si "Good by," snld the dilatory youth. Cleveland, Plttlrt Dealer,: i e J J i . t .It Was Easier Then. i ' Husband (bltteriy)Now that I aim making fifty thousand a year you don't aoem to be aa happy as -when I was making tent , , f ': vyifrVerJ) :rue. my deaf!. ;Hut you must remember that then It was so much easier tor us to live within our Income. Puck. , , , ,, ,,, w . Why Spring Is Femlntue, Blobbs Why do poets always refer 1q spring as being lo the faoilolue gen der? -" " ' " '": . U Slobbs-I suppose because , she it usually late.- Philadelphia Record. "As soon as;a man Is promoted to a fair Jj bla wife plans a visiting tour. , Dou'tflgUt yourself, "a.,.. ., . PUBLIC VIEW Or HER FACE WORTH $50,000. Complaining that a corset Urn bad taken th fsc from br photograph and uard It ot) th pictured tom of a partially disrobed womaa for a new ppr dvrtluint, Mis Hlen Orsntley baa begun suit In tb Su preme Court of New York against tb concern for tSO.OUO damage. "Thl picture," Mum Urantley'g com plaint continue, "Include th bead and far of tb plaintiff (Ml Grant- RBttsT BaBTLIT. ley), and waa Intended to and did eon vey to th public tb Idea that it wa the picture of tb plaintiff take In such a aiat of dre." Ml Grantley says that tb plctur brought upoo ber puullo hatred, rldl cut and contempt, and that conse quently ah suffered severe nervon hock snd mental anguish, and that ah was greatly humiliated by scoffs and Jer of person wUo recognised ber far la tb plctur, OAR 4,B49'a MYSTERIOUS LOSS. a Mister Clr4 U by Cwbog's Die rover j u a Vnr. Santa r car No. .M0 bad Ift a well known fruit packefe establish ment la th Ran tiabrlel valley, Califor nia, during tb latter days of March of th preseut year, loaded with "elect oranges, consigned to a commission firm In on of th great Kaat era mar kela. It waa a bright, fresh-appearing car, with all th modern cold etorago appliance, recently put in order for th frult-ahlpplng season, which was Just at It Inception. for day tb heavy laden train, man ned with a sturdy crew, wound It way en Ita long Journey over th Sierra Madr and Sierra Nevada mount Ina. and atarted on Ita Bight to Trinidad, not far to th east, wber th am tlonal incident of tb Journey trans pired. Car 4,fM0 bad mysteriously and strangely disappeared. At Raton, a di vision station on tb Banta Ke, that particular car, with other, bad beeu noted In tb conductor's report aud turned over to th new new. Strangely thia car did not appear la th train report when Trinidad wa reached, Th Ill-fated ear had drop ped from eight, at If swallowed up by the earth, and Ita miraculous disap pearance could not be explained by the train crew. The mystified trainmen "were called upon the carpet" and sub jected to a searching Inquiry at to tha whereabout and magical disappear tnce of No, s.JWtt, The bewildered con ductor could offer no solution of tb mystery that surrounded th lost car. After many days of perplexity, coufu- slon and aunoylng Investigation, a cow boy In charge of hla herd reported a Strang discovery, which cleared away th mystery. No. 4.HIU waa lying at tht,bs of a precipitous embankment In a thicket of underbrush, with It tide dlatenderl, Its roof bulging, and a confuted mass of choice oranges ap pearing through the clef is of its wreck ed outline. The car was lying on Its tide, dismounted from Its trucks, a mass of ruins, with It contents pre served by the crisp mountain air under a cloudless sky. The trntn In Its rapid descent at a sharp curve bad broken the 11 an gee of a set of wheel and th 111 fated car wa derailed. Upon Ita discovery th cowboy was suitably rewarded, th train crew re instated, a major portion of th cargo was recovered, and the shippers reim bursed. SALT SERVES AS A HOODOO. Hew Bprt)tloa Cleveland Woaeo tit Kva with Their Landlord. A number of Cleveland women had a llttl discussion th other day over a new form of hoodoo, at leaat It wa new to most of them. It Is a species of applied Incantation that It resorted to ay tenants wbo want to get even with th landlord or th landlord's agent. When they leave, after the last load Is ready to start, they throw salt behind ths front door. That hoodoot the bouse, or the apart uientt. Why," aaid on lady, "I know a cat where the outgoing tenaat did that and they couldn't rent th room tor thre months. Tbat'a right Nobody seemed to went them. ' Tb. agent was con UtRiitly kept busy running with pros pective teuants who cam to look at th: apartments, only to refua them." "I heard of a cast," said another lady, "wher th landlord raised the rent on a family, and when they ; left . they , threw salt behind the door, and you never heard of auch luck as the, land lord had. lie got tenants in that wouldn't pay and he'd hav to sue 'em snd put 'em out on the sidewalk and. one tenant set the room afire with a gasoline stov and the landlord couldn't , get any Insurauce, aud tbe'wlvea of two tenantg presented their husbands with twins and .this cost the landlord tour months' rent, .'cause he couldn't got 'em moved until they reached th movghle age. It wai just awful!" "Ou,h ther are lots of such cases. said the woman who mentioned th hoodoo first. '"And they say ther Is but on way to break the spell," .: "And bow Is that?" cried the other women In chorus. , . .)' "Th landlord,", .replied th hoodoo expert, "must bav th hinges of th front door put on the opposite door pott, to that the door will awing the other way," . , . , . V And there th discussion ended. Cleveland Plain Dealer. BEST SHOES FOR WALKERS, Much Com'ort May Be Had In Wearing German Army Foot Coeertna. The best foot covering lu the world for men who hare to walk about In all sprit f, places," suld a professional hunter in the employ of a local market man, "In the cloth used In tb Qerman army In place of socks. A friend of mine text me a couple ot sa tuples last fall, tud I gave them a thorough trial. The result hi that I'm, never going .to wear anything l whn I'm out on a hunt, Tb cloth i mad ef medlum wdght woolen goods aud I about tb sis and sbap of an old-fashioned red bandanna handkerchief. It Is simply folded about the foot and then tied around th ankle wltk a pier of tap. "At first blush," tb hunter wnt on, "that would seem to be a very uucom fortahl arrangement, and I felt cer tain that tb crra would toak th thing a torment to wear, but I can only aay that they do nothing ot the kind. "Of cours, a grot deal depends upon tb way th cloth I folded, and I found, after soot experimenting, that tb best srbera was to pine tb foot In th center and then cross tb tides diagonally over th top of tb In step. Drawing np tb back completed a sort of rough mocessin, which the tape kept firmly In position. I wor aa extra large abo and never felt a crea. Th principal advantage of th foot cloth over socks ar the: . W ben a hot I worn In It all on has to do Is to mak a slight shift: then It It very easy to wash, and If It gets wet It can b spread out and dried In a few mo ments at a ramp fire. AM these ar Important considerations on a bunt, when a man may b In th wood aad marsh for a week or mor and can't afford to b Incumbered with much be sides cartridge. I'm surprised that tbj cloth hasn't become well knows and popular long ago, ' Hereafter I shall b th Jerry Simpson of th shotgun fra trnlty."-Nw Orleans Times Demo- erst . . -- - ''.-. i PICTURE OP PRINCE fllCMAEL. Mra. Fred Grant has just received th first photograph ever taken of her grandson, Prior Michael Cantacuxen Speranaky, tod and heir of tb Russian Prlne Cantaetiseu. The little prtnc I not quit a year old. He Is a great grandson of Gen. L'lysses S, (Irani, grandson of Gen. Frederick V. urant, who beautiful daughter, Julia, Is the wlf of Prlne Cantacusen. Gen. Fred Grant ha never yet met raises, ptTHta xt moths. bis noble son W lw, but Mrs. vjrant vlsjted blm last year lu 8t Petersburg. aud brought bark glowing accounts of the happiness that retgu about her daughter"!' home In Russia, - IHaanond at a Discount. , Our there waa a merry villager In a tulemu opera company wbo bad aspira tion to be a whole constellation all by herself. Sh witched the starry firma ment very carefully aud -noticed that every stsr had plenteous collections of Jewelry snd so many diamond sun hursts thst they got tanned wearing them, bbe forgot to remember that sll the stars had written testlmonlsls to patent medicines, aud thst the pic ture ot one of them or'another went with every bottle of tonic. She thought sll were stars who glittered and straightway saved up her salary for ten years snd soon bsd a bureau draw er full of kohtnoort, She then applied tor a Job on the strength ot her gem museum. But th'e manager asked ber If her pictures wer sll over the town recommending a new sort of nutritious puppy biscuit Then she sadly replied that It was not He replied: "You won't dc. The diamonds are all right but we can't put them on a billboard." Whereupon he blew cigarette moke through bis nose, which signified that the Interview was over. Moral: A bucket of paste; bn a bill board la worth two reel dlamdnds In the top drawer ot a 1ouU Seise chit-foulcr.-Ncw York Commercial Adver- tlser. ., " ' ; What "Sardonic Smile" Means. The origin of many of our common wnnta makes an Interesting study. We often bear lu conversation or rend lu books a lo t a sardonic smile or a sar donic rrln. but we never slop to think that "sardonic" Is derived' from the name of an Island In the Mediterranean S..a-8ardlula. There grows' In Sar dinia a certain plaut which when eaten pucker the face of the ater Into a peculiar expression resembling a smile From the irrln caused by eating of the Sardinian plant a smile that a person's face sometimes wears, wtticu, as vteo- stcr's dictionary says, "gjves the ap pearance of mirth or happiness, but covering pain or misery" Is said to be sardonic. 4 ''"' " . ., Hoyle' Literary Work. , ... . , The father of the. game of wWetf Ed mund Hoyle, lived to be UT yeiirs old. Hi's Hretttise oh 'cards', has been pub lished lu all Ianguasjes.a.n4 'probably no work except the Bible baa passed through more edltloua. Tlio original work appeared In tondon In It-Kt-and by 1770 It had reached Its tffteeSth edi tion, Then the commentators, revisers,, critics, Iconoclasts, pirates and ex pounders set In antj from thnjt time on down to the preBeut flnj luuuluerahlc "Uoylet" have been Issued. , & ? ,.?'"' Willing to ObllRe. "What nice things you 'snld about that man In his obituary notice. Don't suppose you'd say such ulee .things for me?" said thu cittern. T "Oh, yes, I would with pleasure," re plied the polite newspaper ninn.- Yonlt era Statesman, fif.-y .Jj pj't : ''" His Financial Proposition, "tintv. Bennle. -here's tile incdlelna. and here's the dime papa' lett to pay you for taking it." i ; .. , n : "All rlifht. mamma: If you take It and dont tell, I'll give you half.'Hairer'aj ttasar. A Happy Hugsrestlon. - v '' Author I am troubled with Insom nia. I He await at night jpourfter hour, thinking about tny literary Work. Fttend How very "silly! : Why don't you get up and read some, of ''WJ Glas; gow Tlmcs. . ; j . : . Boys say you should use a red cork. In fishing: that a red cork beats k tthlte or blue one, ' i '..- , ; i "Mamma, Is heaven Ilk a circus T" Why, of cours not. Bobbler WII. I hav always been afraid I should b dhuippoluted U) It" Life. School Examiner What Is the mess ing ot fiil doctrine? Schoolboy Please, air, It's when th doctor gives th wrong stuff to people who ar sick. -Tit Bits. "This la an Imposition. Your sign says: 'Shoes fiepslred While You Waif md her I'v been ever two hours." "Well, Isn't that waltlig?"Pblladr phis Times. , T , , s Llttl to Bay: II 1 may be wrong, of course, but I always make It a nil lo aay Just what I think, Bhe-You'r not much of a talker, ar you?-Phlla-delpbia Pre, ... , K(t Tb Sigulficanc: GUdys-Well. did th fortune-teller say you would event ually marry the count? Edith (algk-lug-Alea, do! .Sbs.said I would dl rlcbl-Puck. A . , ,., , Celestial Costumes: Muslisnd-I won der what w (ball wear' In heaven. Wife-Well. If you get there, John. I Imaglu most of us will wear surprised looks. Smart Set Throat trouble, eh? And yea are a musk-Ian? Music Is often very bard on tbe throat What Instrument do you playr "Tb baa drum, doctor." -Philadelphia Time. ' Dun well I thought when yon sold m thl dog you ssld b wss a good bird dog? Ik Clodbopprr-He Is; yoa jest try feedlu' him on fried chicken ao' se. Ohio Slat JournsL ,, ... "I bear ther wss doing at McGbooK tghan's wake." , "Dolngt? Ther wor to many foln fight, me boy, tbot tb' wake was rarpoorted In tbe apoortln eolumn."-IndlanaK)lla Press. . , He Plesds Not Guilty: Mamma Flghtlng again? Why, a good llttl boy wouldn't hurt a balr ot another boy'a headl Johnny-Well. I didn't! I Just punched his nose.-Puckv , . "Wliat is It that will go down a stove pipe down, and up a stovepipe down, bat won't go np a stovepipe np or dowa s stovepipe opr "Give It up. What I It?" "An urobrella."-Excbsnge. Indlgnsut Mother-George, If yon had a little boy wbo made himself ss dirty ss you are. what would you do with blm? George (aged three, muddy from bead to foot)-l-rd wash hlm.-Ex-change. ' ' . 1 - :!s.. .-. Crawford -Come'around to tbe bouse and have dinner! old tiny. Crnbshaw Not on your life. I brought you hom-i when you were drunk, the other nlgbt snd your wife got a good look st me. Town Tslk. , Keen Observation: Pearl-1 don't believe tbe Van.de Courtneys keep any servants. . lioby.-Why do you tblnk so? Pearl--Becanse you never see any broken bric-a-brac lu their oRhbox. Chicago NVwa, '' 'rlt. ,'': ' 4 ' Progreis: "How Is you pergreHsIn In yob Shakspear clubT ask'ed Mr. Eraatu Pluktey. Beantlfut," ahswer ed Miss Miami Brown. "I sholy Is goU tin' dls white folt' dialect down tin." - -Washlngtoa Star. i Harniy Bytupntbetic: Pollcenian Your 'usbaqd's up. the way; he was so bad w simply 'sd to run-Mm In. ' 'K wnfs yota to come up and ball Mm out Wife-Bate ''Im out! Wy. alu't you got a tummick-pymp?-Moonshlne.: Sterling Qualities-. Gotrox-I dis charged my last butler because be got druuk. Nevj. .Butler Well, ypull never 'ar to discbarge me h'on thst b'se- count sir! H'l could drink h'all day b'and then walk a crack. Puck. ; Mean: Teas When I met May to- day I had my hew gown on. Naturally I expected her to say something about It but she pretended not to notice It Jess Yes, she's an awfully tender hearted glrL Philadelphia Press, , A schoolmaster recently received tb following note: "Deer Sir Please ex cuse my son Jack, from ' attending school to-dny.-as Jifslint to be at th funeral of Jhlsdwe aunts, I will see that It does notVc-rgaln.'' Tit-Bits. Just as Eaay'Bud Cheaper: "Do you go away,; this, summer?" "Noj we've taken a smairer bouse, and we think we cnn. be Just as uncomforlable at borne as we cnn In a fashionable hotel anywhere." Chicago necord-Ucrald. How It Looked: Farmer Greene What's ole man Perkins' son studying fer to be at college? Farmer Aiel grease A ' missionary, I guess! He keeps touching the ole man up fer "In demnity" every, week'or two. Puck. , Cousoletlou: Mr. Kondpnr Ak the doctor to pome b my- house Immediate ly. My wife doesn't quite like th bauy looks.,: ' Noroh file's out sure, but iqu,'t yet . worry th ' homeliest babies sometimes grow up quite good looking'. Brooklyn Life. ' Modem Journalism: t suppose that ft Is 'necessary to know 'what not to print V said the luqulring friend, "ber- taluly It If." said the successful editor ot the great dally newspaper; "If I did not know what not to print, how should I Jie able to print It?" Exchange. , . . j the Right Side; "I wouldn't fight, my good men," said the peacemaker. "But he called, uie, a: jrfclet.'t'slr," exclaimed one of thcombu4uts. 1'And he called me a Insy loafer,", cried the other. "Well," snld the peacemaker, serene ly; ''1 wouldn't fight over a difference of oplnlonr-jumay both be right Ttt4UUk--l i 1 U t - ' .,;, A Liberal-Minded Tribute, t & "i "There 1 one thing that f admlr atiout germs'," said the professor, who has no patience with people wbo doubt scloutifle discoveries . , - ' "I didn't know they had any praise worthy , traits whatever." ' :.- '- "They have at least one. They ar Industrious and take things as they find them.' - Thty settle "down to their busl-. n ess of making trouble, .and don'f, waste .time In debates, concerning any human being theory." Washington Star. ' ' , Whore' Knglish Is Spoken. - '""Englishes -spokeu by' 48,000,000 per sons' In the Rrltlsh Isles, by probably B7,(KM,000 of th 00,QO0,0t)0 Inhabitant' of the United States, by 4,000,000 per. L! , V, .1 1. n ,.. ... - 1411 iu inHtiuu, ujr oAau,uuu lu &US-, trails, by 8,700,00t) West Indians, and by t,000,000 In India aud. other British Colonies, bringing the total ot the Eng- 'ltsb.-spjea.klng race to couslderaby over loo.ootr.oiHt. , - Molly XEy llttl sister's got measles. Jlmmle-Oh; . So has nvlue. Mollle Well, I'll hot yon my little sister's got mors measles than yours has. Tlt-Blta. wise man makes dollars from th tcwl't want of tense, i ; , : - i (,'s.H-"tw1'(