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:OH, 01NNA ASK ME. . i Oh! dinna ask me gin I lo'e thee; Troth, I diurna tell; Pinna ask me gin I lo'e thee; Ask it o yoursel'. Oh! dinna look aae at me, For well ye ken me true: Oh, gin ye look aae aair at me, 1 daurna look at tou. When ye gang to yon braw town. And bonnle lasses aee. Oh, Jamie, dinna look at them, Ijest you abould mind na me. For I could never bide the laas That ye'd lo'e mair than me; And oh, I'm aure my heart wad break Gin ye'd pi-ore false to me. N-'w York News. I ' I I A Woman's Choice ARGARET ASHTON Razed dreamily at her own reflection ' In the rulrror, and a little smile of satisfaction played around the cor oners of her dalutily curved lips. Yes, she was beautiful, but to-night she must look her loveliest, for she was to attend the DeForsh's ball, and "Charley was to be there. She put a few last finishing touches to her hair and clasped the pearl neck lace carefully about her throat, then" picked up the two separate bouquets that lay awaiting her. White roses and lilies of the valley; she raised the latter to her lips softly, for they were from Charley, of course. They were her favorite flowers and he always sent them, and the roses were from Gerald Lorrimer. She held them up against her dress to note the effect, and instead, of the usual card a note fell from each. She opened Charley Hamilton's first; -It ran as follows: Dearest Margaret You were to give me my answer to-night. If It Is yes, as I fondly hope, please wear my flow ers as a token. Margaret, I plead my love for you as the only basis of my hope, knowing how unworthy I am to become your husband. But, Margaret, I love you with all of a true man's devotion, and will work for you as I never have before. Perhaps some day I will be able to give you all the luxuries you now have and deserve. I pray God that I may. . Think of my love, and if you can give me any hope, wear my flowers this evening. Your old friend and true lover. CHARLEY. Her eyes shone softly and her lips trembled, as she read it through the third time. She picked up the lilies of the valley and pinned them tremblingly against her corsage. Life with Charley! What meant pov - erty or care or anything else, so long as she had his love? Then she noticed the other note lying Jill forgotten at her feet. ,1 -She picked It up and opened it. Let u glance over her shoulder. My Dear Miss AshtoB I take this opportunity of proposing far your hand In marriage. You may be surprised, but I have had you in mind for some time as a most. proper person to share my wealth and .position. I can give you anything you desire, at you well know, and shall think your beauty 'and wit a fair return. If your answer is favorable, wear my roses to-night at the De Forsh's. Yours truly, GERALD LORRIMER. It was short and to the point. Her face grew pale and she shivered -slightly as she read it. There was no mention of love. Well, -she was glad, for she hated him. He was selfish and contemptible In her sight She read the note again. Yes, he certainly could give her ev erything to which she was accustomed. He was wealthy beyond a doubt. She was sorely tempted. Life with him meant wealth and ease. Life with Charley, economy and toll.' She held up one slim hand and ex amined it carefully. It was never meant for hard work. She unpinned the flowers and put them In a bowl of water, then pinned the roses in their place. She sat back in the corner of the carriage with her wrap drawn closely around her, as she was driven away. It was rather late, but what did It matter? Nothing mattered now. She decided to marry Mr. Lorrimer. She must have wealth and Charley couldn t give it to her. Her uncle wouldn't be expected to keep her In luxuries after she was married, so She had put love and gold In the bal ance, and gold outweighed lrve. Weighed in the balances and found wanting. Would she be happy? Charley's face was continually be fore her white and hopeless; she couldn't shut it out. Poor Charley, how he would miss her friendship, how lonely he would be, and she What would she do without him She loved him. They were nearly there now. She called to the coachman, ''James, drive back to the bouse as quickly as possible; I have the wrong flowers." And as the carriage turned she threw the white -roses far into the street, to be trampled under foot Love had won. Indianapolis Sun. GERMANY'S AFRICAN COLONY. Work Being Done to Develop Re sources of the Country. Lady Curzon Is not the only Ameri -can woman whose husband rules over White' paper, without any detail, does not represent snow In a picture, and contrast is generally heightened by the detail in tree-trunks and other objects in the picture being lost in solid black. Where such cases of un derexposure occur, throw away the negative and try again with double the exposure, developing In a metol-hy-droklnone solution diluted with double the quantity of water and at a normal temperature. Camera and Dark Room. Home Portraiture. The usual de fects in portraits made out of doors by the amateur are heavy shadows under the eyes, nose and chin. These are due to the excessive amount of light coming directly from above. To remedy them, rig up some sort of a screen a few feet above the sitter, and also arrange a reflector such as a piece of white card, or a board covered a colonial empire, says the Berlin correspondent of the New York Times. A similar position is also held by the Countess von Goetzen, who is now in Berlin with her husband Count von Goetzen, the governor of German East Africa. The count, while in Berlin on a re cent leave of absence, talked in an Interesting manner of the country of which he is governor. 'German East Africa Is double the size of Germany," he said, "and has a population of 6,000,000, of which only 1,000 are Europeans. The country Is very productive and rich In mineral wealth. I am now seeking capital for the purpose of building a railroad to connect Klwa, 4n the neighborhood of our capital, Daaresaalam, with Lake Nyassa. This road, if built, will be of immense value, for it will make possible the control of trade between Lake Nyassa and Lake Tanganlcka. "Land is given to prospective set tlers in German East Africa under the most favorable conditions. It is interesting to note, in this connection, that a large number of Boers have set tled in our colony. German East Africa's mineral wealth has been only partly exploited. At Tramba, in the Klllmagaro, a twenty days' Journey from the coast, gold mines exist. Ger man East Africa has an abundance of cattle, which are exported. Game also abounds. "Slavery in East Africa is gradually becoming a thing of the past, slave dealers Being severely punished. The result has been that many Arabs form erly engaged in the traffic have be come very poor. We are still permit ting the so-called house slavery, which can be abolished only by gradual pro cesses. "Daaresaalam. the capital, is increas ing In size and Is becoming an im portant shipping center. It has the best harbor oa the African cost, and is equipped with a dry dock. 'The climate is very enervating, but no worse than that of India and Cey lon. In the highlands of the interior a delightful ' subtropical coolness pre vails. We are now planning to es tablish in the Vsambara mountains. where the good coffee Is raised, a bill station, in which to spend the warm season, patterned after similar ones In India. We shall also establish a biological experiment station, similar to the famous one at Bulten Zorg, on the Island of Java." Count von Goetzen's rule of East Africa has met the entire approval 'of the German government. He was sent to Africa not merely as a military man but as one who by travel and numer ous explorations had become thorough ly acquainted with African life and conditions. His methods have been unbureaucratlc, and in every possible way he has given active support to the merchants and planters living in the colony. He frequently holds meet ings at which these elements are pres ent and hears from them their grlev ances. He has solved the difficult problem of how to obtain men to work on the plantations by bringing natives from districts In the interior. It is his aim to put the colony on such a financial basis that It shall be self-sustaining and financially in dependent of the home government Gov. von Goetzen Is popular with the natives; whom he has endeavor ed to treat humanely and fairly. He hopes to establish a native council, somewhat on the same principle as that adopted by the British In India. OLD HAVILAND INN TO BE TURNED INTO A MUSEUM For 200 years the old Haviland Inn, in Rye, .Westchester County, New York, made famous by the visits of Washington, Lafayette, John Adams and other fathers of the republic, has escaped destruction, and now it is like ly to be turned Into a historical mu seum. William Raymond, owner of the property, was about to tear it down and erect a business building on the site, when John E. Parsons, William H. Parsons and J. H. Whlttemore, their cousin, purchased the property for $15,000. The Inn stands in the village square, vri with a white sheet inclined on th ground so as to reflect light upward on to the face. These measures will modify the shadows and give a much more pleasing portrait. Another point to be borne in mind is to use a de veloper of moderate strength. If pyro soda is employed, the pyro should not be more than 2 grs. per ounce. With many plates 1 gr. is sufficient. Those who use the ready-made developers, of which they do not know the compo sition, should add an equal bulk of water. Exchange. Reduction Formula. Prof. Lalner gives the following formula, by which a very slowly proceeding reduction of the negative Is obtained: Fixing soda solution 1:4, 100 can.; iodide potas sium, 1 gr. After an hour the reduc tion la perceptible; after eight to ten hours' action even a dense fog will disappear. and dates back to 1731, when Peter Brown presided over its affairs. After wards the widow Haviland came into possession, and in Washington's let ters mention Is made of the "very neat and decent inn" at Rye, at which he stopped Oct. 15, 1789. The Rye people gave Gen. Lafayette a great reception HISTORIC HAVILAND INN. in 1824, when he was touring from Boston to New York, and the French hero slept In the same room occupied by Washington. For generations the stage coaches from Boston and New York stopped at the Rye inn and de posited travelers over night, many fa mous Americans being among the guests. The action of the Parsons family in saving the old landmark is greatly ap preciated by residents In ths district, and it is said the place Is to be filled with relics and souvenirs connected with Rye, since it was a parish of Great Britain in 1060. GOLD FEVER IN VERMONT. Iahabltanta in Borne Sections Bee Vis ions of Great Wealth. The residents of several of the south ern towns In Bennington and .Wind ham counties, Vermont have for sev eral months Been experiencing a se vere attack of gold fever. Many of tbem have become convinced that they are living In a new California, and that untold wealth in mineral production can be found In the rocky hills. Many persons who have bought claims have sent samples of their rock to Prof. Mason of the Rensselaer Poly technic Institute of Troy, says the Bos ton Herald. In every case his replies have been unfavorable, and he has done his best to discourage confidence in any profit from gold mining in Ver mont In returning some of these samples to a party with a decidedly unfavor able report, the professor says: "There Is no gold in paying quantities to be found in the New England States; and very little east of the Mis sissippi river. There are traces of gold in sufficient quantity to reward the worker everywhere, even In the backyards of Bennington, but there Is no "pay dirt' or gold in this part of the country. When I have warned some of your Vermont people wno have brought specimens to me, that it would be better for them not to in vest money in the hope of reward in gold .mining, I have discovered by the long faces of some that the warning was too late and that the property had been purchased with the idea that it would prove to be a bonanza." In the towns of Readsboro, Wilming ton and others near by, thousands of dollars have been thrown 8-way In the last eighteen months In wildcat min ing enterprises. 'An Anecdote of Dumas. Speaking of Alexander Dumas a writer says that his chief characteris tic was his utter disregard of money. He made millions, but never bad a franc at- his command. "For exam ple," said he, "upon one occasion Du mas had invited company to dinner, and. finding that he did not stand sessed of a single cent drove to a friend s and asked him to lend him two louis. This his friend readllv did and as Dumas was taking his leave suggested, as he had Just been trot. ting some very fine Dickies, he wnM be glad to give hjm a Jar to add- to bis dinner. The servant was sent for the pickles and when he put the Jar In the carriage, Dumas, having no other change about him, dropped the two louls In ths man's hand." THAT MONUMENTAL NUISANCE. THE UNINVITED VISITOR AND HOW TO TREAT HER w: HEX the uninvited visitor which usually happens on the year, though In truth It would be difficult to tell her when her visit would be least opportune she takes the precaution to follow her letter too quickly for us to adjourn her; or she drops down upon us without any premonition, quite as a matter of course, and proceeds to make herself thoroughly at home without more ado. Naturally we do not expect any great amount of diffidence on the part of a person who is bold enough to intrude upon the privacy of another without special request, and we are therefore but little surprised when we find her Investigating the upper story of the bouse, or devising means for Invading the rooms that have been closed to her, or interviewing tne "help;" when she demands eatables not on the table, and tells us about the luxuries provided by her last hostess, when, knowing the breakfast hour, she wilfully lies in bed till that meal Is spoiled; when she Is impatient If something is not being done for her entertainment; when she complains of the temperature of the dining-room in warm weather and the torment of the flies, the persistence of the rnosqui tos. without seeming to realize that they are annoyances to which she has voluntarily subjected herself; or when she Is curious about our work, even asking, if we are wage-earners, what we "get" In the way of remuneration. Now, the question is how to deal with such guests as these. Speaking for myself, I heartily approve of the heroic manner In which an acquaintance of tnine a most hospitable woman by the way dealt with one of them. Having been annoyed and aggravated by her peculiarities and Imperti nences for more than two weeks, she said, when at last the longed-for time of her departure arrived, "Please, wait for an invitation from me before you come again." "Oh, dear, I couldn't be as formal as that." was the airy reply. "But I Insist upon it," continued my friend, quietly but firmly. "And furthermore. If you do arrive here again without an Invitation, I shall certainly not receive you, and you will hare to return home by the next train." As may well be imagined, the defeated one. In every house into which she forced her way after listening to that declaration, abused and slandered her late hostess, but the latter cared very little for that happy In the thought that she had effectually got rid of a guest who understood nothing of the etiquette of visiting and showed an entire lack of even the alphabet of good-breeding. THE FASHIONABLE DOUBLE BED. THE "TWIN BEDSTEADS." Hygienic reformers have declared against the ordinary double bed In which the emanations from the body of one sleeper may be absorbed by that of the other. Greater comfort it is argued, is also insured to indi vidual sleepers by the substitution of "twin bedsteads" for one large bed. In case of illness or restlessness on the part of one sleeper, the other is less likely to be disturbed unnecessarily when separate beds are occupied. The bedsteads illustrated are known as the "Sheraton," and are made entirely of brass. ROMANCE OF TREASURE HOUSE, Events in History of Bank of England Reads Like Thrilling Fiction. The Bank of England that ram bling, ramshackle, loose-Jointed struc ture of gray stone, blackened by cen turies of London smoke, London grime and London soot and forming an al most complete square from Threadnee dle street In the south to Coleman street In the north does not at first sight seem a likely place for romance, and yet Its history teems with stories of love, hatred, ambition, rascality and adventure. William Paterson, who at one time of his life had controlled every pri vateer that ran the Spanish main a grim, black-muzzled Scotchman was the founder of the bank. He laid the foundation of his fortune in the buying and selling of slaves and the clearing of 100,000 as bis share of the gold found on a sunken Spanish galleon. It was with this 100,000 and the profit derived from his buccaneering expedi tion that Paterson, banished to Hol land by James II. and the implacable enemy of all the Stuarts, found part of the money for the Prince of Orange's expedition across the Boyne. Concurrently with the advent of William III. on the throne of England the first plans for the foundation of a national bank were made and those who know of the inside history of those times doubt not that William III. was Indeed the moving spirit of the scheme, and that Paterson was his official tool and mouthpiece at the weekly meetings or famous gatherings of financiers known as the Wednesday Club. Vain was It for the Jacobites of that day to denounce the bank as a revolu tionary Institution through which all the wealth of the nation would go Into the hands of the sovereign. The only concession that the Tory malcontents were able to obtain from the govern inert was a law that remains In force to this day that the bank should not lend money to the king orthe govern ment except by consent of both houses of parliament. Blood-red in the annals of the bank lives the story of Charles Walter God frey, partner of Paterson. Crossing the channel In the teeth of a fierce storm and laden with 00,000 ($:SO(),000) In drafts for the aid of King William, at that time besieging Namur agalnxt the forces of the fourteenth Louis, Godfrey insisted on his right to de liver the warrant for the money Into the bands of the king, who was then In the trenches under a hotfire. And as, with humble obestance, he handed the paper to bis taciturn majesty, say ing In response to the king's gruff re monstrance, "Am I then more exposed to danger tLan you, sir?" a cannon ball swept his bead away. Over the massive fireplace in the directors' room stood some years ago three rusty specimens of the old Brown Bess, together with a number of rough writes us that we mar exnect her very most Inconvenient time in the ly shaned bullets. In these relics la embodied a -picture of that dreadful night In the November of 1780, when the mob of Gordon rioters mnrohod down from Newgate, setting fire to ev. ery catholic chapel on the line of marcn ana advancing with a force of ,uw upon the bank. Then was it. savs the New YrV World, that the clerks, armed with muskets, remembered that they were unprovided with shot. Before them lay rows of leaden Inkstands, mutely suggesting the possibilities of a new use. In less than half an hour the Inkstands had been melted and turned into bullets. The muskets were loaded. At window of the bank stood two marks men, their guns trained on the crowd below. Yet the mob came nn ncvor halting, never hesitating, until they were witnin ten yards of the bank gates, and then, sharp and clear above the pandemonium of yelling, was heard the order to fire. From those windows poured a dnadlv volley, and when the smoke finally ciearea away 250 rioters lay still or writhing in the agony of mortnl wounds on the open space covered by tue espinnaae of the Royal Exchange. The attacking army wavered.' stop ped, broke line and fled and the Gordon riots were at an end. Pearl Under a Plaster. Tam Quang wore a porous plaster on his back when he landed from the steamer China a few days ago. It was a harmless looking thing, but the customs Inspectors were suspicious. They moved the plaster and a larire and very valuable pearl dropped to the floor. Now Tam Quang Is in custody. Quang is wealthy. He Is a member of the firm of Quang, Tuck & Co., 625 Dupont street. Besides the pearl in the plaster the Inspectors found eight single stones and two strings of pearls sewed in the lining of his blouse. An other coat revealed much dutiable goods concealed cleverly. Inside the lining of a gorgeous bedspread was a bolt of heavy embroidered silk. Deputy Surveyor St. John ordered the man arrested. All his goods were seized. The contraband articles are: Twelve strings of pearls, eight single pearls, one large pearl, one pair of Jade bracelets, three Jade stones, two flat Jade stones, three pairs of Jade ear rings, three Jade bracelets, ten gold forks, one piece of embroidered silk, eighteen ivory chopsticks, fifteen sil ver-tipped chopsticks, 406 pieces of cut Jade stones and ten garments of wearing apparel. The goods are val ued at $000. San Francisco Examiner. Nature works wonders then man steps in and proceds to work them off on the public at 10 cents a head, chil dren half-price. Sometimes a man is willing to re main at the foot of tbe ladder for the purpose of pulltag others down. TRUMPET CALLS. Bass's Horn Sounds a Warning Not ta ttm Unredeemed. jrf2 CTp HERE Is little sal si xrxr Ji Ta0on to tbe ger mon prepared for f virtue is not a aeceasea vice. Sorrow is a stronger link than Joy. Fine harness does not make the fast horse. The greatest things in life are the things that all can do. The only way to arbitrate with the devil is with a shotgun. Greatness of soul is not synonymous ith littleness of sense. Prosperity Is liable to turn the Chris tian race into a dull trot God's Justice cannot be weighed la the scales of our scruples. A good deal of laziness of mind la called liberality of opinion. When David takes Goliath's weapon he loses his heavenly ally. , The modern pharlsee knows enough, to adopt the publican's prayer. It is better to give evidence of salva tion than to be able to understand it The sign of the dollar Is the one most sought by this sinful generation. The flight of time ought to remind us of the coming of the time of our flight If there was salvation In legislation Moses would have rendered Christ un necessary. It is of little 'use making earth like heaven until we make men's hearts like God's. It Is hard for churches to grasp the law that when they are dead they have to be buried. To be called God's child is not so much an expression of your doctrine as of your destiny. The Indifference of tbe masses Is to be accounted for partly by the differ ences of the churches. There are churches where Christ in stead of driving out "the traders would have to cast out the devils. The survival of the fittest may be the way of law, but the salvation of the failures Is the way of love. It la hardly fair to expect God to provide us a home there if we shirk the responsibilities of a home here. CANNON BALLS WERE GOLD, They Were Used in India to Repel an Invading Army. Not long ago an old peasant was wandering In. the Jungle about half a mile from the city of Ahmadnagar, In India, when he found a round toall of metal. It was black and looked like an old Iron round shot, but when the old man lifted It he was struck with its Immense weight He carried It home and found on scratching It, that It was a lump of solid gold, li weighed eight pounds and its sale made the finder rich for life. There are many more of these can non balls, each worth a small fortune, lying hid or burled In the recesses of this Jungle and their story is a curious one. At the end of the sixteenth cen tury Akbar, the greatest emperor Hln- doostan ever saw, was at the height of his glory. At the head of his con quering army he summoned Ahmad nagar to surrender. Tbe city and Its rich treasure were then under the rule of the Princess Cande. Knowing that resistance could be but short and In bitter rage against the oppressor, she caused all the treasure of gold and silver to be melted down. She cast the metal into cannon balls and en graved upon each maledictions against the conqueror. These were fired Into tbe Jungle and when Akbar entered the city, instead of the rich hoard he had hoped to win, be found a treasury absolutely empty. That this is not the only occasion upon which cannon balls of gold have been cast is proved by the fact -that in the treasury of the Shah of Persia there may be seen, In the same room where stands the famous peacock throne, two small globular projectiles of gold. They were estimated by a recent visitor to .weigh about 31 pounds each and are very roughly made. Their origin or purpose Is, however, totally forgotten. It is only known that they are very old. Privilege of a Legless M. P. . More than one member of the House of Commons has been privileged to speak In a sitting posture. Tbe late A. M. Kavanagh, for example, an Irish member of the pre-Paruell period. It would have been Impossible lor him to address the House otherwise, as he had the misfortune to be born with only the most rudimentary suggestions of arms and legs. Hence his West minster nickname the "Turtle." Ho was a fluent and eloquent speaker, and In spite of bis deformities enjoyed life fairly well. By Ingenious arrange ments be could ride to hounds, writo letters, and do most things as well as people supplied with arms and legs. London Chronicle. Natural Deduction. "Do you manufacture your own palls, Mr. Brokerlelgh?" asked the sweet girl who was on the verge of graduating. "Palls!" exclaimed Brokerlelgh. "Why, I have nothing to do with palls." "Oh, excuse me," said the fair bud, "but I understood papa to say thai you were connected with a bucket shop." A motor In the middle of a main road la worth many stuck In the mud.