The Hillsboro argus., August 08, 1901, Image 4

pflH!ll!OOSE WfALflff
BY MARY J. HOLMES J
CHAPTER XXI.-tCootlsoedJ
Days pined on, tad it list rumor
reached Klla that Henry u constant in
t him attendance gpoo th proud South
beauty; whose fortune waa valued by
hundreds of thousands. At first h re
rued to bellev it, bat when Mary aad
Jenny both assured her it in true, aal
when the herself had ocular demonstra
tion ot the fact, ah gar w to on
long It ot weeping, and then, drying her
eye, declared that Heary Lincoln should
see "that she would not die for him."
Still a minute obeerrer could easily
, have aeea that her gayety was feigned,
for she had loved Heary Lincoln aa sin
cerely as she waa capable of loving, and
ant area George Moreland, who treated
her with hi old boyish familiarity, could
auke her for a moment forget one who
mow passed her coldly by, or listened pas
el rely while the sarcastic Evroa Hera
doa li&eaed her to a waxea image, lit
eaty for a glass case!
Toward the last of April Mrs. Mason
aad Mary returned to their old home ia
the country. Oa Kiln's account lira.
Campbell had" decided to remain ia the
city during a part of the summer, aad
she labored hard to keep Mary also.
i Mjirjsromiaed, however, to spend the
next winter with her aunt, who wept at
parting with her more thaa she would
probably hare done had it been Klla.
Mary had partially eagaged to teach the
school ia Rice Corner, but George, ss
snmlag a kind ot authority ever her, de
clared she should not.
I don't waat your eyes to grow dim
aad your cheeks pale ia that little, pent
up room,3' said he. "Ton know I've been
' there aad esea for myself."
Mary colored, for George's Banner of
late had pun led her, aad Jenny had more
thaa once whispered ia her ear. "I know
George lores you, for" he looks at you
Just as William docs at me, only a little
ore so!"
Ida, too, had once mischievously ad
dressed her as "Cousin," adding that
there was no one among her acqaaint
... aacea whom she would as willingly call
by that same. "When I was a little
girl,'' said she, "they need to tease me
about George, but I'd as soon think of
. marrying .my brother. Xoa. never saw
Mr. El wood, George's classmate, for he's
ia Europe aow. Between yoa aad me, 1
like aim and "
A toad call from A ant Martha prevent
ed Ida from finishing, and the conversa
tion was not agsin resumed. .The next
morning Mary was to leave, and as she
stood in the parlor talking with Ida.
George came ia with a traveling satchel
in his hand, aad a shawl thrown care
lessly ever his arm.
- - "Where are yoa going?" asked Ida.
"To Springfield. I have business there,"
said George.
"Aad when will you return?" continued
Ida. feeling that it would be doubly
lonely nt home.
"That depends oa circumstances," said
to "I shall stop at Chicopee oa my way
back, provided Mary is willing."
Mary answered that she wss always
glsd to see her friends, and as the car
riage Just thea drove no. thev started to
gether for the depot Mary never re
membered of having had a more pleasant
ride than that from Boston to Chicopee.
George was a most agreeable companion,
aad with him at her side she seemed
to discover new besutines in every ob- j
ject which they passed, snd felt rather
sorry when .the winding river and the
Mne waters of Ford una Pond warned
her that Chicopee station was Bear at
hand.
"Oh! how pleasaat to be at home once
more, aad 81000." said Mrs. Mason, but
.Mary did not reply. Her thoughts were
elsewhere, and much as she liked being
alone, the. presence of a certain individ
ual would not probably have marred Iter
happiness to any great extent Bnt be
was coming soon, aad with that ia antici
pation she appeared .cheerful and gay as
usual. -
Among the first to call upon them was
Mrs. Perkins, who came early in the
morning; bringing her knitting work aad
staying all day. She had taken to dress
making, she said, and thought maybe she
could get some new ideas from Mary's
'dresses, which she very coolly asked to
see. With tie utmost good humor Mary
opened her entire wardrobe to the inspec
tion of the widow. At last the day was
over, and with it the visit of the widow,
who had gathered enough gossiping mate
rials to last her until the Mondsy fol
lowing, when the arrival ia the neighbor
hood of George Moreland threw her upon
a fresh theme, causing her to wonder
"If 'twas Mary's beau, aad if he hadn't
been kinder courtin' her ever since the
time be visited her school."
She felt sure of it when, toward even
ing, she saw them eater the school house,
and nothing but the presence ot a visitor
prevented, her from stealing across the
road and listening under the window.
She would undoubtedly have been highly
edified could she have heard their con
versation. The interest which George
had felt la Mary when a little child was
greatly Increased when he visited her
school In Bice Corner, and aaw how
much she was Improved In her manaera
and appearance; and It was then that he
conceived the idea of educating her, de
termining to marry her if she proved all
be hoped she would.-
He had asked her to accompany him to
the school house, becsuse It was there
his resolution had been formed, and It
wag there he, would make It known. Mary,
too, had something which she wished to
say to him. She would thank him for his
kindness to her and her parents' memory;
but the moment she commenced talking
upon the subject George stopped her, and
for the first time since they were chil
dren, placed his arm around her waist
and, kissing her smooth, white brow,
ssld, "Sfaall I tell you, Mary, bow you
an repay me?"
She did not reply, and he continued:
"Give me a husband's right to care for
you, aad I shsll be repaid a thousand
fold." '
UutU the shadows ot evening fell
around them they sat there, talking of
the future, which George said should be
all one bright dream of happiness to the
-young gin at nis siae, wno from the very
fullness of her joy wept as she thought
how strange It was that she should be
the wife of George Moreland, whom
many dashing belle bad tried in vain to
win. The next morning George went
back to Boston, promising to return In a
week or two, when he should expect
Mary to accompany him to Glenwood, as
ha wished to see Boss once more before
aba died. -
CHAPTER XXII.
The windows of Rose Lincoln's cham
ber wet open, and the balmy air of May
t in, kissing the white brow of the
T':--a..'-.:r,:-;..vv iK
sick girl, and whispering to her ot swell
lag buds and fair young blossoms, which
his breath had wakened late life, aad
which she would never see.
"Haa Henry comer she asked ot her
rather, and la the tones ot her voice there
was an unusual gentleness, for just as
she was dying Boss was learning to live.
For a time she had seemed so Indiffer
ent and obstinate that Mrs. Howlaad had
almost despaired. But night after night
when her daughter thought she slept she
prayed for the young girl, that she might
not die until she had first learned the
way ot eternal life. And, as if ia an
twt to her prayers. Rose gradually be
gan to listen, and as she listened, she
wept wondering, though, why her grand
mother thought her so much more wicked
thaa anyone else.
On her return from the city Jenny had
told her as gently aa possible ot Henry's
conduct toward Ella, and ot her fear
that he was becoming more dissipated
thaa ever. For a time Rose lay perfect
ly still, aad Jenny, thinking she waa
asleep, waa about to leave the room.
when her sister called her back, aad bid
ding her sit down by her side, said, 'Tell
me, Jenay, do you think Henry has any
love for met
"He would be aa unnatural brother it
he had not" answered Jenny, her own
heart yearning more tenderly toward her
sister, whose gentle manner she could
not understand.
"Thea," resumed Rose, "it he love
me, he will be sorry when I am dead.
aad perhaps it may save him from ruin.'
The tears dropped slowly from her long
eyelashes, while Jenny, laying her round,
rosy cheek sgainst the thin, pale far
near her, sobbed out "Xoa must not die
dear Rose. - Ton must not die, and
leave us."
From thst time the failure was visible
sad rapid, and though letters went fre
quently to Henry, telling him ot his sis
ter's danger, he still lingered by the side
of the brilliant beauty, while east morn
ing Bos asked. "Will he come toiy?"
and each sight she wept that he waa not
there.
Calmly aad without a murmur she had
heard the story of their rain from their
father, who could not let her die with
out undeceiving her. Before that time
she had asked to be taken back to Mount
Auburn, designating the spot where she
would be buried, but aow she insisted up
on being laid by the running brood at the
toot ot her grandmother's garden, and
near a green, mossy bask where the
spring blossoms were earliest found,' and
where the flowers of autumn lingered
longest The music ot the falling water,
she said, would soothe her as she slept,
and Its cool moisture keep the grass green
and fresh upon her early grave.
One day,, when Mrs. Lincoln was sit
ting by her daughter and, as she fre
quently did, uttering Invectives against
Mount Holyoke, etc.. Rose said, "Don't
talk so, mother. Mount Holyoke Semi
nary had nothing to do with hastening
my death. I hare done It myself by my
own carelessness;" and then she confess
ed how many times she hsd deceived her
mother, and thoughtlessly exposed her
health, even when her lungs and aid
were throbbing with pain. "I know yon
wilt forgive me, ssld she, "for most i
verely have I been punished."
Then, as she heard Jenny's voice in the
room below, she added, "There is one
other thing which I would say to yon.
Ere I die, you must promise that Jenny
shsll marry William Bender. He is poor,
I know, and so are we, but he haa a no
ble heart and now, for my sake, mother.
take back the bitter words you one
spoke to Jenny, and say that she may
wed him. She will soon be your only
daughter, and why should you destroy
her happiness. Promise me, mother.
promise that sue shall marry him."
' Mrs. Lincoln, though poor, was proud
and haughty still, and the struggle in her
bosom was long and severe, but love for
her dying child conquered at last
"And, mother," continued Rose, "may
he not be sent for now? I cannot be here
long, and once more 1 would see him and
tell him that I gladly claim him as a
brother." , ' - ' . ' -.
A brother! How heavily those words
smote upon the heart of the sick girl!
Henry wss yet sway, and though in Jen
ny's letter Rose herself had once feebly
traced the words, "Come, brother do
come," , he still lingered, as if bound by
a spell he could not break. And so days
went by, and night succeeded night until
the bright Msy morning dawned, the laat
Rose could ever see. Slowly up the
eastern horison came the warm spring
sun, and as' Its red beams danced for a
time upon the wall of Rose's chamber,
sbe gased wistfully upon It murmuring,
"It Is the last-the last that will ever rise
for me." '
William Bender was there. He had
come the night before, bringing word that
Henry would follow the next day. There
was a gsy party to which be had prom
ised to attend Miss ' Herndon, and be
deemed that n sufficient reason why he
should peglect his dying sister.
"If Henry does not come," ssld Rose,
"tell him it was my last request that he
torn away from the wine cap, and say
that the bitterest pang I felt in dying
was a fear that my only brother should
fill s drunksrd's grave. He cannot look
upon me dead, aad feel angry that I wish
ed blm to reform. And as be stands orer
my coffin, tell him to promise never again
to touch tbe deadly poison." -
Here she became too much exhausted
to say more, and soon after fell into a
quiet sleep. When the awoke her father
was sitting across the room, with his
besd resting upon the window sill, "while
her own was pillowed upon the strong
arm of George Moreland, who bent ten
derly over her, and soothed her as he
would s child. Quickly her fsding cheek
glowed, and her eye sparkled with some
thing of Its olden light; but "George
George," wss sll she had strength to say,
and when Mary, who had accompanied
him, approached her she only knew that
she was recognised by the pressure of tbe
little blue-veined hand, which soon drop
ped heavily upon tbe counterpane, while
the eyelids closed languidly, and, with
the words, "He will not come," she again
slept bnt this time 'twas the long, deep
sleep from which she would never awak
en. :
Slowly the shades of night fell around
the cottage. Softly tbe kind-hearted
neighbors passed up snd down tbe nar
row staircase, ministering first to the
dead, and then turning aside to weep as
they looked upon the bowed man, who
with his hesd upon the window sill, still
sat just as he did when they told him abe
was dead. . At his feet on a little stool
was Jenny, pressing bis hands, and cov
ering them with the tears she for hit
sake tried In vain to re ores.
At Isst, when It was dark without, and
, lit its were burning upon the table, there
was a sound ot some one st the gat
and In a moment Henry stepped acrova
the threshold, but started and turned
pale when he aaw bis mother ia violent
hysterics upon the lounge, and Mary
Howard bathing her head and trying to
soothe her. Before b had time to ask
a question, J may's arm were wound
around his neck, snd she whispered,
"Roe is dead. Why were you so late?"
He could not answer. He had nothing
to say, and mechanically following bla
sister he entered tbe room where Ros
had died. . Very beautiful had she been
la Jlfe, aad now, far more beautiful ia
death, she looked like a piece ot sculp
tured marble, aa she lay there so cold
and still, snd all unconscious ot the scald
ing tears which fell upon her face a
Henry bent over her, kissing her Una aad
calling upon her to awake ami speak t
him once more.
When she thought he could bear It
Jenny told him ot all Roe had said, and
by the aid of her coffla, with his hand
resting upon her white forehead, the con
science stricken young man swore that
never again should ardent spirits ot any
kind pass his lips, and the father, who
stood by and heard that vow, felt that it
It were kept, hi daughter had not oieu
In vain.
The day following the burial Ueorg
and Mary returned to Chicopee, and as
the next day was the one appointed tor
the sale t Mr. Lincoln's farm aad coun
try house, he also accompanied them.
"Suppose you buy it," ssld he to
George aa they rode orer the premise
'Td rather you'd own it than to see it
In the hands ot strangers.
"I Intended doing so," answered
George, aad when at night he was ths
owner ot the farm, house and furniture.
he generously offered It to Mr. 1-incotn
rent free, with the privilege ot redeeming
it whenever he could.
This wss so unexpected that Mr. Lin
coln at first could hardly find words to
express his thanks, but when he did he
accepted the offer, aaylng. however, that
he could pay the rent, and adding that
he hoped two or three years ot hard labor
la California, whither he iutended going,
would enable him to purchase it back.
On hia return to Glenwood he asked
William, who wss still there, "how he
would like to turn farmer for awhile.'
"Oh. that'U be nice," said Jenny, whoa
love for tbe country wss ss strong as
ever. "And then, Willie, when pa comes
hack we'll go to Boston again and prac
tice law. you and 1"
Jenny looked up in surprise while Wil
liam asked what he meant Briefly thea
Mr. Lincoln told of George a generosity
and ststing his own intention of going
to California, ssld thst in his absence
somebody must look after the farm, and
he knew of no one whom he would as
soon trust as William.
William pressed the little fat hand
which had slid Into his, and replied that
much aa he would like to oblige Mr. Lin
coln, he could not willingly abandon his
profession in which he wss succeeding
even beyond his most sanguin hopes.
"Bnt" said he. "I think I can find a good
substitute in Mr. Parker, who is anxious
to leave the poorhouse. He is sn honest
thorough-going msn, snd his wife, who Is
sn excellent housekeeper, will relieve
Mrs. Lincoln entirely from care."
"Mercy!" exclaimed the last-mentioned
lady, "I could never endure that vulgar
creature round me. First I d know she d
wsnt to be eating at the aame table, and
I couldn t survive thst.
Mr. Lincoln looked sad. Jenny smiled,
and William replied that he presumed
Mrs. Parker herself would greatly prefer
taking her meals quietly with ber bur
band in the kitchen.
"We can at least try It," ssld Mr. Lin
coln In a manner so decided thst his wife
ventured no further remonstrance, though
she cried and fretted all tbe time, seem
ingly lamenting their fallen fortune mors
than the vacancy which death had so re
cently msde in their midst.
(To be continued.)
CALLS WOMEN POOR SAVERS
Mrs. Hetty Oreo Tells Why Thsy
Can't Aaaass Fortunes
Mrs. Hetty Green 1 the author of aa
article in Success on woman's Inability
to accumulate money and the dangers
she encounters when going Into specn
latlon. .She says that If women could
become rich In a day or a mouth ail
would try, but they can never make up
their mind to work years to accumu
late t fortune, as men do. Women
would much rather spend than earn.
And because women spend so much
they, are hardly ever In the field for In
vestment when tbe chance comes
along.
No person, according to Mrs. Green,
can Invest unless be has the where
withal. Most great fortune have been
started by men who saved and saved,
and finally had a few hundred or a few
thousand dollars to Invest whenever
the opportunity should come. . There
are many women who earn good salar
ies and who might lay by a few hun
dred dollars a year If they were to
minded. But that Is not the way of
women. They spend every cent they
make, and In most cases have their
monthly salary all spent before it It In
their hands. At long a women won't
save there are not likely to be many
women millionaires In this country.
In their anxiety to get money without
working for It, women are the victims.
Mrs. Green says, of the first bucket-
shop man who get bold of them. Tbe
man tells them that he'll double their
money In a month or two, and they be
lieve him. After a while tbey hear tbat
their broker bat failed In business snd
left the country. Then tbey weep and
bewail tbelr fat nnd promise . their
husband they'll never do It again. But
they will. Gambling is gettlug to he a
popular vice with women. There are
worse things than bridge whist taking
bold of the women of New York. The
old saying that "A fool and hit money
are soon parted" might be changed to
read, "A woman and her money ore
toon parted" and be just as true as In
the original.
Proof Positive.
Briggs Bertler It an ass, that's what
he It. He it always on tbe wrong side
of every question.
Harlelgb But be lays the same
thing of you.
Brlggt Well, and doesn't that prove
what I tay of him 7 Bolton Transcript
At) Ill-Kxpritl Idea.
"How much It that employ short?"
Inquired the commercial acquaintance.
"Short!" echoed tbe bank director.
"We're the one wbo are short. He It
away abend of tbe game."-Washington
Star. .
Not Her Way.
"I suppose that woman orator spoke
her mind freely on the subject ?" .
"Not much. She demanded half of
her 60 In advance before to went on
tot platfornV'-Philadelpbla Bulletin,
COULDN'T FOOL COUNTRYMEN.
Yeaasj Chicaa Oct lato Scrap
from Poltua,
On young man In Chicago found him
self In a very embarrassing position
during Grand Army eucampment week
because of the fear of soin of the vis
itor from th country wbo thronged
th city. The newspaper had pub
lished columns of warnings to th peo
pi from th country igaiunt the tuiooth
tricksters wbo twarnied tbe city, wait
lag to lead th stranger to th tunnel
to te th "explosion," or something of
th kind, and to relieve them of their
ready cash when thy reached th first
dark allay.
Urbrt McCulla, who travels for a
wU-kitown Chicago ga lamp company,
bad just returned to this city over the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad,
and waa walking south on 6th avenue
to go to hit bom on to West Ski on
a Wt Madison street car. At he
nerd Randolph itrcet he encountered
two gray-haired veterant from the
country, and overheard on ot them
advl th other to go to tbe policeman
on th next corner and ask where th
Briggs Hon was. McCulla knew
very welt where th hotel wat situated,
and. stepping up to th strangers, be
saw:
"Th Brtggs Hons Is Just around tbe
corner on Randolph street Come
along, I'm going right past It aad will
point It out to you and tar yon the
troubl of looking for a policeman."
"Got along with you," said one of the
strangers. "We're onto you confidence
mn. We've read of you lu the papers.'
Th accommodating Chicago n laugh
ed aad started to leave to stranger.
but Just at that tlm a blue-coated offi
cer appeared around th corner and on
of th strangers rushed up to him and
reported that th man with the vallae
waa a confidence man and bad just
tried to tnttc them to go with him to
that M could rob them.
Th policeman rushed after McCulla
and grabbed blm by th collar, demand
ing blm to explain why he had tried to
lead th two stranger with him. Tbe
drummer explained to th officer tbat
h had merely volimtered to direct the
strangers to then hot! and explained
wbo h wat and what firm be worked
for. Tbe policeman was skeptical and
would not believe him. and asked him
to bow evidence of hit Identification
aa a traveling talesman. McCulla put
hia band ta Ma pocket to get a card or
a letter, but discovered that he did not
hart a paper of any description In hit
pocket by which he could prove bis
statements, aad to keep from going to
tb atatton be wat forced to open bis
rail on tb street and produce letter
from hit firm and show hi sample,
after which tb officer apologised and
released him. Chicago Chronic!.
A Vae Kemlalaceae'.
Though It happened In one of De
troit' swell hotel, neither of tbe prln
clpala belong here., He bad just seat
ed himself at th dinner table, when
ah and another lady cam In wltb
th usual flourish of handsome and
well-dressed women.
. H turned a shade or two paler. Af
ter conning her menu sbe looked across
the table, and her face took on a put
sled expression. When their eye met
during the meal each pretended to be
studying the tablecloth or tbe opposite
wall. He left first, and she watched
through tbe door.
"Amle," she said to her companion.
"I certainly know that tuau, but I can't
for the life of me place him. I tblnk
he knew me, too. but I couldn't bow
to him unless I were sure, couid I ?
You know tbat I never snub any
one.
He wandered- Into the parlor later
while tbe women were there, looked a
little too fierce for congeniality, and
got away a soon as he could. She
again gave out the conviction that sbe
knew him, and wondered where It was
and wbo be could be.
'Never mind," said tbe companion;
"he's nothing to us. Forget blm."
"Oh, foolish. It iHn't tlint, but you
know bow It Is when your memory be
trays you, and I don't want hi in to
tblnk me rude. Bnt bubby will be here
to-night, out! I'll have blm find out all
about It."
Half an hour biter she smothered a
scream and rushed Imploringly at the
other woman. "For heaven's sake.
Amle, don't you say a word to my hub
by about tbat fellow. It Just came to
me."
"Well?"
"He was my first husband In Chica
go." Detroit Free Press.
Did China Hve a Noah?
A London paper has discovered a Chi
nes picture tbat represents or la sup
posed to representNoah's ark resting
on the top of Mount Ararat. The picture
It of great antiquity. Aa It well known,
the religious literature of almost every
nation and race contains an account of
a deluge, but a Chinese manuscript,
recently unearthed, follows very close
ly tbe story at recorded In the Bible.
It 1 particularly Interesting In tbat
th roof of tbe Chinese ark Is of the
gable variety associated , with tb
Noah't arkt which prove inch enter
taining toys for our youngsters. The
Chinese picture, however, shows a
double-storied vessel, and, to far from
there being only one window In the
roof, there are window In every possi
ble space.
Economic Value of Bird.
It I averred that tbe destruction of
bird In France hat produced disss-
trout effects upon agriculture, horticul
ture and the grape Industry. In tbe De
partment of Herault alone, It has been
calculated, the destruction of birds ac
cuatomed to feed upon insects costs a
Iota of more than 2,000,000 gallona of
wine every year, Rom bird consume
about 600 Insect! each day, and a tin
gle insect-eating species. Mont. Levtt
estimates, may be the meant of tavlng
8,200 grains of wheat and 1,150 grapes
perdty.
A Curiosity of Nature.
A pine tree and a birch tree have
grown to close together In Woolwich,
Me., that one trunk tervet for both,
ending forth pine branches on one tide
and birch on the other. Tbe union
seems a bappy one, In aplte of tbe fact
that the two trees are at widely sep
arated by the botanist at two well ran
be, and the gnarled branches of the
pine embrace the birch In a most affea
tlouate manner.
THIS WOMAN KEPT A SECRET.
Now fkt't Married aad Apparently
Happy that th Dtda't Tsit,
Judge John II. Baker of tb United
State District Court at Iiidlanapollt
was lu bla private ottlc tbe other day
when a well dressed woman, hardly
more than 20, knocked at th door, and
In response to bis luvllallou walked
Into the room aud approached his desk.
"I want to thank you," she said lu a
low, mimical voice, "for having tout nit
to th reformatory aud also for secur
ing my pardon. I am now married aud
happy, and I ow It to you fur baring
placed ute where I would no longer b
nuder evil Influence."
Th Judge recogutxed tb woman
and spoke In words of praise of hsr
conduct lu the prison and congratulat
ed heron her better surrounding. Then,
a It recollecting something, b asked:
"Now tbat you have been released
from th reformatory, ar you uot
ready to tell who gave you tb counter
feit money?'
Th young woman seemed thoughtful
for a moment and then, shaking ber
bead slowly, replied:
"Oh, 1 don't have to tell you now."
Judge Baker recognised hit visitor
it a young woman who wat brought
befor hint fir year ago on a charge
ot passing counterfeit money. Bh wat
tbeu about 13, and neither th court
nor tb district attorney waa disposed
to prosecute ber very rigorously, but
they were aoxjout to learn from whom
tb received th money, that th maker
could be punished. Two men were un
der suspicion, but th Government had
no evidence that would Justify arrests.
Th girl was asked from whom tb
received th counterfeits, but the re
nislued silent, aud no amount of coax
ing could get th Information from her.
Finally th Judge told her he would
end her to tb reformatory till she wat
of age unlet tb told th nam of th
person from whom she got th money,
but would release her If the would tell.
Tbe girl kept silent and wat tent out
to tbe reformatory to spend tb night,
the court hoping that a sight of th in
stitution and tb prospect of spending
tlx year there would cause her to
name her confederate. When the waa
called before htm tbe next morning the
was aa obdurate aa ever, and be pasted
sentence upon her.
GROWTH OF OUR LARGE CITIES.
Ttlrtjr-tlaht ia This Coaatry with a
FOBBlatla of 100,000 r Jfr.
The census bureau has Issued bulle
tin, prepared under direction of Will
iam a Hunt which give th popula
tion of th Incorporated cities, towot,
village and borough separate from
tb population of tb towushlpa, pre
cincts, districts, etc., of which they
form a part Thla bulletin placet th
total number of Incorporated placet In
tb United State In 1000 at 10,1)02, aa
tgaluat 7.578 In 1800.
Speaking of tbe growth of the large
cities th bulletin ays: If cltlc with
a population of 100,000 or mors ar
taken to represent tbe large cities of
the country tbere ar 38 tucb citle In
11)00, aa compared with 28 In 1800.
Of the 38 large cltlet In 1000 three
contain upward of a million Inliab
Itsnts, tbe same is In 1800, while
for cities having between 600.000
and 1.000.000 Inhabitants those In 1900
number three, as against one only In
1800. Tbere are no cities In 1000 con
taining between 400.000 and 500,000 In
habitants, but at tbe renaus of 1800
there were three cities of this class. On
tbe otber band, there ar five cltlet In
1000 with a population of between
800,000 and 400.000, but In 1800 there
were no cltlet coming between these
limit of population. Tbe cltlet having
between 200,000 and 300,000 Inhabltaute
numbered eight In 1000 at against nine
In 1800, while tor cltlet of from 100,000
to 200,000 InhtUtantt there were 10 In
1000 at compared wltb 12 In 1800.
Pittsburg It In lie class with a popula
tion of 800,000 and under 400,000, and
Is outranked In this class by Cleveland,
Buffalo, Sau Francisco and Cincinnati.
Somi Florida River.
In Florid on may have another odd
experience) a river ride In an ox-cart
Florida rl"ers are usually shallow, and
when tbe water la high you can travel
for mllea across country behind oxen,
wltb more or lest river under you all
the way,. Tbere are ancient Jokes about
Florida- tteamboatt tbat travel on
heavy dews, and use spade for pad-
dlewheels.
But those of you wbo have been on
Itt rivers know tbere hi but one Florida,
with Itt bearded oakt and fronded
palma; Itt dusky woods, carpeted wltb
glassy waters; Itt cypres bays, where
lonely crane pose, silently thoughtful
(of stray polllwogs); and It birds of
wondroui plumage tbat rite with star
tled aplaih when tbe noiseless canoe
glide down upon their bauntt.
Every strange fowl and every hideout
reptile, every lingular plant ind every
tangled Jungle, will tell tbe American
boy bow far bo It to the south. Florida
Is, In fact, bit corner of tbe tropics;
and tbe clear waters of Iti river,
stained to brown and wine-color wltb
the Juices of a tropical vegetation, will
tell htm, If be reads nature't book, bow
different tbe sandy toll of the South It
from the yellow mold of the great West
era plains. St. Nicholas.
Largest City South of tbe Line.
Ten census returns for tbe metropoli
tan district of Sydney, N. 8. W., show
tbat during tbe past ten yean Itt pop
ulation bat Increased by a little over
100,000 persons. Tbe total It now 380,-
850, of whom 107,227 are males, 180,032
females. Sydney now rankt is one of
tbe large cltlet of tbe world. It It tbe
largeat city south of tbe line. Tbe
United Statet only contains tlx larger
cities. New York Commercial Adver
tiser.
Beaver a Nalsanoe la Colorado.
Beaver have become to numerous In
the southern part of Colorado that tbe
ranchmen want them killed off to tnrv
their property.
Wben a man hat nothing to do.
nobody wants him around. Ever no
tice bow a business man scowls when
in Idle man comes In to occupy hit
chairs, and "talk?"
The greatest distinction to a tick
woman It wben her doctor accompanlei
her wben the goes out on ber first
drive.
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS Of VA.
RIOUS HUMORISTS.
Pltaanel lacldtata OccsrrlM
World Uver-Hjlas thai Ar Cr
rut to Old or on-,'sr
tUaa Ul to Will KJoy.
"Did you hav a good tlm on the
Fourth?"
"Never enjoyed anything tt well lu
my life. You know that mean old
bunks that wakes m up so ofton at
daybreak by running hia lawn mower?"
"Yea."
"WeH. th night before the Fourth
I gut all the boy In my neighborhood
to agree to shoot firecracker In frmit
of his bouse from mUlutght till T o'clock
and then 1 went out Into the coun-try."-Chlcago
Tribune.
Hat Not lite race.
Oule Gunn-lto you know I paint?
Willi HuftU'lgh-Aw-weally. Miss
Gush, I nevah noticed It.-Ohio Htai
Journal,
A tra He tact to.
He (rending notice) I shouldn't bav
thought It.-Th King.
Hastlia tloawbald.
Careful HoUKekecperUrldget you
may get all the preserves we canned
last year, and boll them up again. I
am arrald they have begun to work.
Bridget Like enough, mum, Ilk
enough. Everything 'round till bouse
has to. Harlem Life.
After the Ktcoaciliatlen.
Dootey Say, llooley, gin me a punch
on th' jaw opposite pbwere yea kicked
me.
Hooley-Phat fort"
Duoky-l want ye to straighten out
me face.-Bultlttior World.
A inia Toaih.
"You say that yoa don't care for tbe
alary, so long ta you ctn get a chance
to work?" aald the btllloualre.
"That's the idea," answered tbe youth
wltb the sharp' nose and chin. "I'm
willing to start right In it a big reduc
tion and take one of thone 125.000 posi
tions you say are so bard to fill at batf
tb money." Washington Star,
Tactfat
Mr. Noscpoke John, dou't you tblnk
It's about time for b to call on our new
neighbor?
Huslinud Why, they only moved In
this morning,
Mrs. Nosepoke O, I know, but ill
their stuff will be dowusialr snd I can
see It bettrr.-Ohlo State Journal,
The Terrible Infant.
Host-So sorry you have to be going.
Uuest Indeed, I am, loo. By, the
way, I'm not sure about my train- It't
nlne-aomcthltig, but
Host's KMet-lt' 0:8:', Pa said be
hoped you'd take that one. Philadel
phia Record.
A Knack HaaU
"Sir, I shall be, at 8 o'clock to-morrow
morning, at the Bols d Boulogne wltb
my seconds!"
"Sir, you will find tbat I am not easily
frightened! I shall be at the same hour
iu-Miurruw, wnu 1117 seconas, at tne
Bolt de Vlncennctl"
Denned.
"Say, pop, I've got to write a compo
sition on bope. Whit Is hope, any
way?" "Hope, my boy, It tbe Joyout expedi
tion of being able to dodge our just
Oeert."-Llfe,
What Hart Him.
"I shall sue hlin for libel," said tbe
man who It making Urge sumt of mon
ey out of the, credulity of the masses.
"For what?"
"He called me a common twlndler.
It's pretty hard for a man who bit
worked as hard at I hove to be original
t to ne referred to as 'common.' " Wah
I Ington Star.
I Voluminous,
I Boder-Bryght't new work will be In
four volumes.
I Boggt-Foiir? The man I foolish to
attempt to float a novel of that tlte.
I Boder But tbe public would be sus
picion If be made It any thorter. You
know the book Is to be called "A Chi
cago Woman's Love Letters."-Judge,
Trn Resignation,
The Spinster (an luvalld) Is It really
true that marriages are made In heav
en? The Parson-Yes, I believe to.
The Spinster (reslgnedly)-Oh, then
I'll tell the doctor be needn't call again.
Chicago Newt. '
A Libit
Ascum-He said he taw you In a ttore
the other day looking it trouiert.
Cholly-Twousert! The Ideal Why,
I never look at anything bat twoater
toga. Twouxeri are all ready-made, ye
know.-Pblladelphla Pros.
f- ; &t
.
A flo4 ttaanen
"Aaln't you most afraid to have John
g to war? You know these frhoot
In' gun will hit a man a mile au' a half
away every time."
"There ain't no bullet that'll catch
John If he git a mil an' a half start"
-Cleveland I'lalu Denier.
Qaiie Likely.
Tb Chronic Dlscutalouurt (trnculetit
y) If Andrew Jackson wer alive to
day what would be bit seutltuentt lu
thla matter?
Tb SoberMlttded CHIaen (wearllyH
H would b glad b w dead, I pr
turn. Puck.
Ta Two I'erloU.
"After all," said the Old Codger, la
hit tmual dry way, "I kinder Uiluk tbat.
Instead of there belli' seven age ot
man, as Hlmkspcar contended, ther
ar only two before b I married and.
afterward. Durlug tb first period b
puta In th moat of bit time trying to
make the My think be I a devil of a
feller, awl during tb second be spend
till tiKir of It In eudeavorln' to eon.
vine ber that be ain't" Puck.
Prof Positive.
Singleton-Do you believe It It possi
ble for one person to hypnotist anoth
er? Wederly-Never met my wife, did
you?
Mlugleton Why, no. I nev .
Wederly (Interrupting)-So I thought
Othrewls you wouldn't have aaksd me
such a tool quettott.-Oblcago Newt.
Tk Madara Way.
Knlcker Wat Jooea' ow book a tue
ceast Bocker-No, It only reached Mm two
hundred aud fiftieth edition bsfor It
was printed, to th publisher didn't
tblnk It worth whit to get It out.
Judge.
I Mo I Mb
"It Is true h I young, handsotu and
well to do, bnt tb only question, my
child, concemt tbe heart Do yon love
hltnr
"I will be frank with you, mamma.
I never could love a man, n matter
bow attractive externally, wbo say
'all during.' "-Chicago Tribune.
Mall t.
"Why, ye, your Hat It cosy," said
th visitor, "but how do you ever man
age to live In It? It tookt lo m at If
tbere wasn't room enough to twlng a
cat here."
"We haven't any rat," explained tbe
tenant-Soiuervllle Journal.
Latest la taaia Millinery,
Old Hots-Part with It? Neigh,
neigh.
A Little Parana i',
Mlsa ritiuiperiiiat (of lady liaselmll
ulueV-l am uot going to pilch for 1I1I
game!
lady Manager-Why not?
Mist l'lu in perso, uat (Ind guaiitlyi
While I was practicing somebody lu the
crowd yelled. "Get onto her curve,"
Brooklyn Ktgle.
- Th Kad. .
"Mist Sharpe-Vera." be began, "you
must know why I've been coming here
to much; why I sit Iwre In the parlor
with yoa night tfter night, and-"
"I uippoae, Mr. I'lnchpcnny," Mln
Vera Bharpe Interrupted, "It't cheaper
to do tbat than to lake me out anywhere."-Philadelphia
1V.
A Testimonial,
"Dear Doctor: When I begin using
your balr medicine three months ago.
you assured me that my balr would not
trouble me much longer. . I take pleas
ure In stating that you spoke th truth.
Could you give me tbe iddrest of a
good wig tnakerr-Baltltnore Amerl-
Lna In Artihmstie.
"Now, Tommy," said the teacher, "If
your father had ten one-dollar bills and
your mother tsked blm for half of
them, bow many would he bare left?"
"He'd still have the ten," replied the
wise child. Philadelphia Record. -
I Ifflcnltle In th War.
WigglesDo you call your kitchen
girl a maid? , ,
Wigglet-How cm wet Her name It
Mrs, Mortnrty, ind tbe hat eight grown
up chitdreu.-Souiervllle Journal.
vla oay,
Mr. HardJiead-I aaved a big pll of
money to-day.
Mrs. II. That It lovely I Row
Mr. II. Intteid of suing a man for
what he owed me, I let blm have It
New York Weekly.
L'seofthe Automobile.
" With the Increase of endurance and
tbe perfection of motive nower and me.
chnncal parts, the automobile bna
grown popular. A crippled beggar In
Paris, who formerly propelled blui
self by hand In a cart, receutly bought
a one-horse power machlue and la now
making money by running errands. A
fmbllc service It to be established In
Honolulu. Routoi are being laid out
uimr, i ue iving oi( unginnu
Is having a car do luxe buHt In Paris.
Socialist! ire to make a propagandist
tour through -Pennsylvania n a ma
chine of their own. Kmperor William
hat been offering cups for Contest!.
The London and New York Ore depart
mcnts are both using auto, and a self
moving Ore engine lias been In ute for
yean In Hartford. Conn. The State
Department of thla country ha re
queued our consult abroad to furnish
it with the rutet governing the opera
tion of automobiles In foreign cltlet.
The list of significant things It almoit
endlett. World' Work.
A man toon forgett bit faults when
they are known only to blmielt