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THE WEE PAIR O 8HOON. Oh, lay them caunle doon, Jamie, An" tak' them frne my aicht! TUey mind me o' her sweet wee face, An' aparklin' een aae bricht; Oil, lay them anftly doon beaide The lock o' silken hair; For the darlin' o thy heart an mine Will never wear them mair! But oh! the ail very voice, Jamie, Thnt fondly lisped your name. An' the wee bit hands aae aft held oot Wi' joy when you cam hame! And oh, the aniile the angel smile, That alione like simmer mom; An' the rosy mou' that socht a kiss When ye were weary-worn! The enstlin' wind blnwa cauld, Jnmie, The slum's on hill and plain, The flowers that decked my lammie'a (crave Are faded noo, and g.ine! Oh, diimn speak! I ken she dwells In yon fair land nhoon; But sair's the sicht that blin's my e'e Thnt wee, wee pair o' shoon! James Smith. A PARTING. i ELL, dear, what do you think of It?" said Jack Trevor, Joy fully, as with shining eyes he threw a letter on the table. His pretty wife laid down her sewing, a flimsy bit of lace work, and crept close to his side. "It will separate us, Jack," was all she said, with quivering lip. "But, Alice, look what It -will mean, to us" to me, he had almost said. '"Here have I been slaving for a mere ,plttaiice, and now this piece of good luck comes at last; It Is simply glori ous!" Then, casting a look at the sor rowful face at his side, he said, In a soothing tone, "It will only be for two years at most, love, and then," In a soothing tone, "we will be as happy as the day Is long. You will be pa 'tleut, dear," he added, putting his arm around her, but still glancing at the letter on the table. ,. "Yes, Jack, I know It Is for your 'good.deed, but It Is so hard to bear;" and then scarce able to repress her tears, she crept from the room. Left to himself, Jack paced restless ly to and fro. "Poor Alice," he said, and tlien his thoughts flew away to the quaint little fishing village on the west coast of Ireland, where he had met ber two years ago. Being attracted by her "wondrous beauty, fell In love, and well had married her, and been promptly disinherited for his pains. He had gone and, oh, the desolation that had crept into one loving, lonely heart For three months she had scarcely left the house, dark rings showed about the lustrous eyes; she wandered listlessly to and fro, looking at any little memento that might re mind her of him, her husband, her 'husband, her darling; wondering why the sun' shone and looked at hearts so sorrowful as hers. But one day, with his familiar rat-a-tat, the postman left a letter. It was from him," her idol; ishe could scarce see it for blinding tears, yet all at once the world had turnsd Into a bright and Joyous place. Then, after a blissful half hour spent In deciphering It, she rushed for pen and Ink to answer. But now the sweet 'face clouded. "I cannot do it I cannot do it prop erly," she murmured, a slight pout on 'her red Hps. "They would laugh at him when they saw my letter," and hot tears gathered in the brown eyes and fell one by one like little Jewels upon the unoffending paper. She bent her head upon her hands In dejection; a sunbeam stole through the window and kissed her rippling hair, end as if it had lent an inspiration to her troubled thoughts, her face sudden ly cleared, she sprang up, the glad light once more In her eyes. "111 do it!" she cried. "I -was always good at lace work. Miss Crlckmay shall teach me. I'll educate myself on tho money Jack sends me, and keep myself by my lace. Lady Severn always bought It, and maybe in a year I can save enough to take me out to Jack, my Jack, and it will be such a surprise to him." And all the time with trembling fingers and fast beating heart, she ar ranged her hat, preparatory to going to the select School for Young Ladles, over which Miss Crlckmay presided. . Far away in India a young man was bending over his desk, Just signing a flourishing "Jack" to a letter commenc ing "My dear wife." ... . . "She must never come here," he said sadly. "It would break her heart to be slighted. What would Lady Wintou say to her, I wonder? Not that she isn't far more beautiful," he ended up. Out on the blue Mediterranean a great steamer pulsed and panted on ward, ever onward, bearing its freight of human lives, and in a cosy nook on the deck Alice Trever sat and thought of Jack. It would not be long now, and bow surprised he would be. : , ; . -.- . .T : Lady Wlnton's ballroom had " never been surpassed; soft lights, glorious exotic plants, beautiful women! Jack, felt the spell as be stood apart for a moment, listening to the sweet strains of the opening waltz. Suddenly he turned pale and almost staggered, clutching a chair for support. A beau tiful woman had Just entered, and was being presented by Lady WInton to a Xew select friends. Gentlemen crowded round, anxious for Introductions and dances, to all of whom she was gra cious as a queen; but ever and anon an suiilous look came Into the glorious (OTP What are known as "Invisible photographs" may afford a great deal of amusement to the amateur. These pictures can be produced very easily, and when properly made the paper on which they are printed shows absolutely no trace of the picture or other matter. Immediately upon being dampened, however, the picture, which has already been impressed upon Its surface, appears plainly, only to fade away again when the paper becomes dry. A tasteful method of mounting prints Is by Indenting a plate mark some what larger than the print Into the surface of the mount itself. This may easily be done In tho following maimer: First, secure three pieces of zinc or heavy block tin, two of which should be of the same size as the mount to be treated and the third of the exact size and shape that the plate mark Is desired to be when finished. The edges and coiners of this third plate should be carefully rounded. Then select the card and pass It several times through a clothes wringer between three or four sheets of blotting paper, which have been thoroughly wet. After the mount is evenly damped in this way place It between the larger sheets of metal with the smaller piece on top of the card, and in the exact position on the mount where the plate mark is desired, and holding them firmly run them through the wringer backward and forward three or four times. Winter affords excellent opportunities for the amateur photographer to secure pretty views, and to thoroughly appreciate what a beautiful art pho tography Is. Outdoor work Is very interesting, and allows one plenty of chance for experimenting. If before taking out his camera for actual work the beginner should make it a practice to observe the surrounding snow scenes whenever an opportunity is offered, he will learn a great deal about lights and shade. I often, on observing an attractive snow scene, stand still, and closing the left eye entirely and the right eye partly, survey the scene carefully, so as to get an Idea of what it would look like as a picture. At the same time I carefully note the effect of light and shade on the snow In differ ent directions. Newly fallen snow will not make a very good picture, as the white ex panse is too monotonous. The deeper the snow, and the more tracks it con tains, the better are the possibilities of securing a good negative. I always endeavor to show the shadows well in photographing snow, and this, of course, can only be done when the snow Is broken up In waves, and when the sun is out. Without direct sunlight, as much detail cannot be obtained. It is best to take snow scenes with the sun rather to the front or at the side of the camera. Beautiful effects may be secured with the sun slightly to the front of the camera, as the light shining through the top of the snow makes a very pretty effect. Pretty pictures may also be secured when the trees are covered with Ice. Backed plates give good results for snow scenes, Or if one cares to bother with double coated non-halation plates they will give even better satisfac tion than the former. The latter are especially "good for photographing snow scenes at night under electric or by moonlight. Any good lsochromatlc plate may be used for snow work. Camera and Dark Itoom. . eyes, as if there was a someone or a something missing. Jack soon regained his composure. "So like," he said, "yet . so unlike. Why, Alice is thousands of miles away; besides, she never could act like that even if she were here," he added bit terly. ... : " ...,.. . ,- - She had turned and looked at him; he stifled with a cruel hand a certain sweet wlldness that had Bprung up In his heart at that look. He moved a little nearer he would, he must have a dance; he need not deny himself that. Only to hold ber In his arms once, even though it would be short. A sudden boldness seemed to take possession of him. He pushed Lieut. Faversham slightly aside, bowed, and with his heart thumping against bis side inquired If she was engaged for the next dance. A color soft as roses spread over cheek and neck, she hand ed him her card without speaking, and he had scarcely written his name when the music began. Rising with a smile, she laid her hand upon his arm. "I do not wish to dance; let us sit It out In the conservatory," she said softly. He glanced at her quickly, a faint glimmering of the truth dawning upon him. "Alice," he almost gasped, as they reached a quiet spot, "is it you?" But two soft, pleading eyes were all his answer, and then two lovely arms went round his neck, with "Jack, my love, my darling, see what love can make me do." New York Evening News. MESSAGES 8ENT IN BOMBS. Diepatchea Placed in Cannon and Hnrled to Their Destination. One of the most interesting sugges tions recently submitted to the mili tary authorities is that made by Cap tain Hardin Beverly Llttlepage, at present employed in the division of naval war records in the Navy Depart ment It Is a new method In the for warding of dispatches In the time of war, a system by which time will be almost obliterated, while there will be no danger of the courier falling into the hands of the foe. The means is an ordinary cannon, from which a "dispatch boom" can be fired to the distance to which a shell Is sent. The projectile Is a cylinder or sphere so constructed as to Insure its flight, its explosion at the proper time, Its breaking into harmless fragments and at the same time unfolding a trail lug streamer of any color preferred, containing the message. A dispatch at night could be made of luminous ribbon, so as to be readily found in the darkness while the shell itself would be so pyrotechnic In char acter that It would plainly indicate its course while In the sky and be easily seen at its explosion. The shell, which can be timed so as to explode at any point desired, Is so arranged that when explosion takes place the sides of the projectile will fall apart, releasing the ribbon on which the message is writ ten and allowing it to trail on the ground. This method will obviate the diffi culty which so hampered both armies during the Civil War. Captured cour iers have been the reason of one branch of the army being delayed or maimr routed through their Ignorance of or ders which were Intercepted, while the bad results of such orders falling Into the hands of the enemy cannot be over estimated. Had the French during the siege of Paris by the German army employed such methods they could have sent messages bver the heads of the enemy right Into the hands of friends. The confederates could have signaled over the Union lines In the Civil War at the assault on Fort Fisher, while at the Investment of Fort Morgan, after Far ragut's fleet had passed Inside, and the fort was entirely cut off from the Con federates, the latter could have sent dispatch bombs over the Federal lines without a single message being Inter cepted. At present the navy Is experiment ing with wireless telegraphy, says the Washington Post, which, of course, can be used as a means of communi cation even with an enemy Interven ing, but there are many points about the bomb which render It efficacious In places where the telegraph could not be conveniently utilized. Artificial Limbs. The manufacture of artificial limbs Is of very ancient orleln. The grand father of Catiline in earlj -,fe lost his right hand in battle, but made himself an iron substitute with which he could handle swoid or lance. About fifteen years ago a tomb was ODened at Ca pua, which contained a remarkable specimen of a well-made artificial lea- It was composed of thin sheets of bronze, riveted together, and fastened to a wooden core. Iron bars connected the leg with a bronze belt round the waist of the skeleton, and there were traces of a wooden foot. The Iron hand of Gotz von Berllchlngen Is historic, but among the German knlehts of his time there is record of one who had an lroii foot which weighed nearly ten pounds, and with this Dedal extension he could kick so hard that his servants finally stole It and threw it into the untne. tie bad a second made which shared the fate of the first, and he then contented himself with a foot made of German oak. The servants and retainers of his castle did not ap parently mind being kicked with an oanen root, Dut they drew the line iron. . ... . at Butterfly Buns. Millions of butterflies are eaten ev ery year by the Australian, aborlelnes. The insects congregate In vast quanti ties on the rocks of the Bueonar Monn tains and the natives secure them by kindling fires of damp wood and thus suffocating them. They then are gath ered in basnets, baked, sifted to re move the wings, and finally pressed Into calces. Tested Him.. "What kind of an impression did you make on Miss Uotrox?" "Dunno; result rather ambiguous, told her I would die for her." "Year - . -, "Well, she smiled sweetly." "" " "Of course." "And begged me to try another piece of her cake." Baltimore News. Beauty is often one woman's thorn in anoUier woman's flesh. ORIGIN OF THE TITLE. WHY ENGLISH HEIR IS CALLED PnlNCE OF WALES. Diplomatic Trick br Which Edward 1. lndnced People of That Country to Accept an KtiglUh Ruler An Uplaode in VeUh Hlntory. Few stories In British history are more interesting than that of the first Prince of Wales and the manner In which the Welsh, then bitterly hostile to the English, were Induced to accept a Prince of the lioyal family as their ruler. The ancient Welsh were a brave and warlike people, tenacious of their rude Independence, Romans, Saxons, and Normans alike undertook the subjugation of Wales and alike failed. In their almost lnucceslble fast nesses, the mountaineers found a ref uge when defeated In the open field, and the parses of tiie Snowdon range were so difficult of. approach and so easy of defence that, after exhausting themselves In efforts to penetrate the mountains, the Invaders usually turned back and left the. Welsh to them selves. It was not until the time of Edward the First that any substantial progress was made In the conquest of Wales. Edward I. was crowned In 1274 and di rectly after his accession to the throne he began military operations for the purpose of bringing Wales completely under the authority of the English crown. Assembling a great army, he marched Into Wales and first seized every point of stateglc importance in the principality. Llewellyn, the EDWARD II. Welsh Prince, was defeated, yielded, then rebelled, and, in the first engage ment after his rebellion, was killed. As before, the Welsh took refuge In their mountains and, deeming that the pass es could not be forced without too great a loss of life, Edward adopted the policy of fortifying and garrisoning the towns, and, in order further to secure what had been gained, he com manded that strong castles be erected at favorable points on the coast. Of these the most important were Carnar von or Caernarvon, Conway and Beau marls, the first named being at the southern end of the famous Menal Strait "and the other two at its north ern extermity, one on each side. Of these, the first begun was Car narvon, Its foundation being laid in 1282, though it was not completely fin ished until 1322, fifteen years after Edward's death. Two years after the foundations of .Carnarvon were laid and the fortress bad already grown to considerable dimensions, Edward en tered Into negotiations with the Welsh chieftains for the purpose of bringing to a close what promised to bo a war of interminable length. He was im pelled to this course by the apparent impossibility of successfully carrying the war Into the Welsh mountains and also by his desire to release bis army from Wales and employ It in Scotland. But the Welsh chiefs were reluctant to enter into any compact with the Eng lish King. They loved their Independ ence and were exceedingly loth to ac cept even a modified form of English sovereignty. The negotiations seemed on the point of failure when Edward, who was as clever in diplomacy as in arms, bad recourse to a trick. Ills Queen, Eleanor, had recently come to Carnarvon on a visit and while the ne gotiations were In progress was de iivered of a son, the birth taking place In a small room near one of the gate towers, for the royal apartments of the castle bad not been even begun. Two or three days after the birth of the child, later, the unfortunate Ed ward II., the King, assembled the Welsh chieftains, who, it is stated, un der a solemn oath of safe conduct. were his guests In the castle and made them a proposition to the effect that If they would accept the English sov ereignty and cease fighting he would appoint as their Prince a person born in Wales, and who spoke not a word of the English language. The honest, unsophisticated Welsh men at once conceived the Idea that if they consented to the terms proposed the King would appoint one of them selves. They were all born in Wales, none of their number spoke English, and each, therefore, fulfilled the re quirements. So the chiefs consented, and after their submission had been confirmed, recorded and ratified by oath, the King produced the infant and told the chiefs that this was their Prince. The Welsh leaders were not at all pleased with the outcome of the Inci dent, but kept their oath, paid their homage to their new Prince, went back to their bills, did a little grumbling, and then devoted their attention to trading with the English merchants and raising grain and fattening pigs to sell to the English army. The paci fication of the country did not take place all at once, for there were chief tains who held back and clans which refused to acknowledge the sovereign ty of the English Prime, but. little by little, the civilizing Influences of trade accomplished what military force had been unable to attain, and the Welsh became loyal subjects of the crown and especially devoted to the heir-apparent. In whom every Welshman felt and still feels a lively personal Inter est AN ECLIPSE IN CNINA. There Vai Some Histpke in the Cal culation! of the Aatronomera. In China an eclipse of the sun or of the moon Is regarded as an evil augury for the emperor, Intended to warn him to examine himself and correct his faults. Hence an eclipse is always looked on as an affair of state, and the greatest care Is taken to calculate the time when It will happen. M. Edmund Plauchut in bis book, "China and the Chinese," describes a scene he wit nessed when the moon played the as tronomers of Pekln a mean trick. The Imperial astronomers had an nounced that on February 7th, at eight o'clock In the evening, the dragon which wanders to and fro In the re gions of the air would endeavor to swallow the moon. The eclipse was to be total, so the astronomers had warned the people that the attack of the monster would be terrible, and that the moon would very likely succumb If the shouts aud noise of the gongs did not put the drag on to flight. Long before the appointed time mil lions of Chinese Issued from the towns to the open country, there, nose In air, to watch the wonderful phenomenon. Ihose who had been unable to get gongs had provided themselves with saucepans, rattles, pieces of bamboo stems ,and Immense quantities of little red firecrackers. But what a ' disappointment! At eight o'clock the gazing multitudes saw the moon rise, a full unspotted dlsls, without a sign of anything unusual. At nine she was still shining pure. Just as all hope was disappearing, a tre mendous noise began on every side, for the watchers saw a black spot ad vancing slowly across the face of the moon. It Is Impossible to describe the rage with which the Chinese beat their pans and gongs, whirled their rattles, and let off the crackers. The dragon was evidently frightened away by the row, for after lookuig up at the full moon for an hour and seeing nothing more of the black spot, the crowds, jubilant over their victory, began to disperse. -. It was learned later that the empe ror sent word to the astronomers that the next time they made such a mis calculation he would relieve them of their appointments and send them into exile. . SHORTHAND MACHINE FOR RAPID WORK. M. Lafaurle, a Frenchman, is the Inventor of a machine which he calls the stenodactyl. He asserts that It will write shorthand at the rate of 210 words a minute. On this point several experts who have tested the machine agree with him. A board containing ten keys constitutes the principal part of the stenodactyl. These keys when touched leave marks on a strip of paper, which Is continually In motion. A simple alphabet is used, tbe Ave keys which correspond to one hand representing the consonants or groups of consonants, and tbe other five keys, FRENCH INVENTION. which correspond to the other hand, representing the vowels and diph thongs. The simultaneous pressure of one or more fingers of each band pro duces entire syllables. Shah's Tooth Pulled by Proxy. A story Is being told In Paris of the shab which savors more of previous monarch than of tbe present occupant of the Persian throne. When he went over to France the shah suffered from toothache, and so a dentist was sum moned to remove the offending tooth. But like less exalted mortals, the shah, when be found himself face to face with the dentist, discovered that his toothache had disappeared, and so ab solutely refused to be" operated on. However, his majesty declared that he did not wish the dentist to lose bis time, and so commanded that a tooth should be extracted from each of bis suite. He said this with his eyes on the ground, and then, suddenly looking up, found, to bis intense amusement, that all bis ministers and staff bad quietly slipped away except the grand vizier, whom he complimented upon be ing tbe only one faithful enough to undergo a little discomfort for bis sov ereign's sake, and then dismissed the dentist with a present New York Press. The Crookedest Hallway. Tbe crookedest railway In the world is one from Boswell to Freldens, Pa., tbe air line distance being five miles. The road doubles on Itself four times, and at one point, after making a loop of about five miles, the road comes back to within 300 feet of itself on a grads GO feet lower. It is becoming almost as daneerons to ride In automobiles as to be In front of them. This may bring reform. Ex. Culture: Ruth Mr. Jenkins has such n air of culture, hasn't he? Tom (Jealous) Hum yes. agriculture. Kan sas City Journal. Defined and Described: Teacher What is a farm? Bright Little Girl A piece of land entirely covered bv a mortgage. Detroit Free Press. Teaching Him: Tom I can read your thoughts. Clara-I can hartllv believe it, for If you could you wouldn't sit so rar away.-Indlanapolls Jour nal. Fully Covered: A woman on the death of her husband telegraphed to a distant friend: "Dear Joseph Is dead. Loss fully covered by Insurance." Tit Bits. All Hers: "Ah, but, count," she cried, "do you love me for myself alone?" "Yes," he replied, "you are your fazalre's only chlId."-Chicago Times-Herald. Little Willie-Say, pa, what's an ego tist? Pa An egotist, my son, is a man who tells you those things about him self which you Intended to tell him about yourself.-Cliiiago News. Instructor (In despair)-Well, at least you can tell me where the Magna Charta was signed? Student (cheer-fully)-Oh, yes! King John signed that at the bottom.-Ilarvaid Lampoon. ' Sure enough: Little Elmer-Papa, what Is the baud of providence? Pro fessor Broadhead The hand of provi dence, my son, Is what we usually see In the misfortunes of others. Puck. "Bridget, did you hear the bell?"" "Yes-sum." "Why don't you go to the' door, then?" "Sure, mum, I'm not ex poctln' anny one. It must be some body to see you." Baltimore Herald. To Remove the Shells: Mrs. New wed (t l dInner)-MaiKly, why do you serve nutcrackers with the turkey? Mandy Well, yo' done tole me to stuff de turkey wlf chestnuts. Detroit Free Press. . Tommy I think mamma Is an awful gossip. Ethel-Oh, Tommy! how caa you say such a thing? Tommv WelL she Is; everything I do she Immediate ly goes and tells papa. I bate gossip. -Tlt-Blts. "I see Newlywed at tbe Country Club quite often since his baby came. I thought he was firmly anchored to a home life." "He was, but at the first squall he began to drag his an chor." Puck. ... Optional: "Do you have to ask your wife for money?" faltered the little man with the hunted look In his eyes. "Not on your life!" replied the large, brusque man; "but rather than go without, I sometimes do!',' Detroit Journal. A Hardship of Modern War: She The strain on the soldier In modem warfare must be very great. He It Is. Sometimes the photographer Isn't ready, and you have to wait hours, and then the pictures may prove falL ures. Judge. Y Eurly lessons In ornithology: Squire (to rural lad) Now, my boy, tell me how do you know an old partridge from a young one? Boy By teeth, sir.. Squire Nonsense, boy! You ought to know better. A partridge hasn't got any teeth. Boy No, sir; but I have. Punch. An enthusiastic sightseer In London was telling heir friend that she had been fortunate enough to get a good view of Lord Kitchener. "Ah," said the friend, "I suppose he is a very bellicose man?" "Oh, no," was the reply, "quite slim I assure you." Chi cago News. Mother You naughty boy! You've been fighting. Little Son No, mother.. Mother How did your clothes get torn and yojr fnce get scratched? Little Son I was trying to keep a bad boy from hurting a good little boy. Mother That was noble. Who was the good! little boy? Little Son Me. nttsbure Bulletin. Answered by telephone: ; Parker What's wrong, You seem : worried.. Streeter I atn.v I wrote two notes- one to my broker asking him if be took me for a fool, and tbe other to Miss Qolding asking her If she. would be mine. While I was out somebody telephoned 'Yes, and I don't know which of 'em it was. Chicago News. "Would you advise me to read 'The Virginian'?" tbe fair young girl looked up and asked him. "Not yet" he gravely replied; "always wait until a book has been on the market for a full year and a half before you read it" A little later he murmured softly to himself: "By that time I may be able to get her a copy fof 15 cents." For, in addition to giving sage advice., he was not averse to turning an hon est penny. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A stylishly dressed woman entered, a' restaurant The waiter handed her a bill of fare written in French, and said: "Please mark off the dishes von wish to order." Could a woman, dress ed In .the height of fashion, confesa that she could not read French? Tak ing tbe pencil, she made a few dashes. and tue order read: "Dinner, 2s."; "Nov. 20," "Vegetables," "Please pay at the desk," "Celery." The. fluudlnh waiter brought her beefsteak and on ions, but she did not dare to raise.' a. word la protest Tit-Bits.