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I FROM jpOflllIOUSETOpAljCE CHAPTER XXII. (Continued.) Whils ths family were making arraage strata Ut mot from Ulan wood to Chico pee, Hear; for ths first Urn 1b his Ufe began to hew little use he wee to himself or any on sis. Nothing wi eX peCted t UBS. COBMQWBtlT BOthlOg WU asked of him, he began t woader how be himself wae heaeefort- to txbrt. H tBthor would be la California, and h had too much BrM to loung around th old boamtrod. which aad eoaa to them throng George Morelssds generosity. Snddealy It occurred to him tht ho, too, would go with ah father-h would half kha repair their fortuo-he would k d kn ho returned home, Hope piloted u Joyful mwetinf with hie k.. lunr aha should bo proud to ackaowled him aa B bob BBd broth or. Mr. Lincoln warmly aeconded km resolution, which poaeibly would hav ever been carried out had aot Henry crd of Mi Heradon engagement l,w . riA nM bachelor, whom BO hod oftea heard her ridicule. Cumin the fickleness ot the fulr lady, uud n11'1 wt that ho had not broken with Ella, whooo fortune, though not what ho had expected, wm eoaaiderable, he bade adieu to hta Batlv ky, and two week after the family removed to Chicopee. ho aU od with hit father for the land ot fold. But alaa! The tempter waa there be fore him, and la aa unguarded momeat bt fell. The aewly made grave, the nar row coffin, the pale, dead aiater and the solemn tow were all forgotten and a de bauch of three weeka waa followed by a violent fever, which in a few day cut abort hla mortal career. He died alone, with none but hie father to witneaa hie wild ravings, la which he talked ot hla diatant home, of Jenny and Boeo, Mary n..l end Ella, the last ot whom he eeemed now to lore with a madneaa .mnathur almost to frenzy. Tearing out handfula of hla rich brown hair, he throat it into kia father'a hand, bidding him to carry it to Ella and tell her that the heart he had ao earneatly oveted wle hera in death. And the father, far more wretch mA than when hia first-bom daugh ter died, promiaed everything, and when kia only eon waa dead, he laid him down to aleep beneath the bin aky of Califor nia, where not one ot the many bitter teari abed for him in hia far-off home could tall upon hia lonely grav. CHAPTER XXHL Great waa the excitement in Rico Cor ner whea it waa knowa that on the even l r the 10th of September a grand wedding would Uke place in the house of Mra. Mason. Mary waa to be married t. th "richest man in Boston." ao te arm ran. and. what waa better yet. many of the neighbors were to be invit ed. Almost every day. whether pleaaant or not. Jenny Lincoln came over to dls- raaa the matter, and to ask if it were aot time to send for William, who waa to be one of the groomsmen, while ahe, to gether with Ida, were to officiate aa bridesmaids. In this laat capacity Ella had been requested to act, but the tears cam quickly to her large mournful eyes, nd turning away, ahe wondered how far reuld thus mock her grief! From one fashionable watering place - to another Mrs. Campbell had taken her, and finding that nothing there had power to rouse her drooping energies, ahe had. toward the close of the summer, brought her back to Chicopee, hoping that old Irenes and familiar faces would effect what novelty and excitement had failed to do. All unworthy as Henry Lincoln had been, bis sad death had east a dark shadow across Ella's pathway. Hour after hour would ahe ait, gating upon the locks of ahining balr, which over land aad sea had come to her in a letter from her father, who told her of the closing scene, when Henry called for her to cool the heat of hia fevered brow. Every word and look of tenderness waa treaa nred up. and the belief fondly cherished that be had always loved her thus, else why in the last fearful straggle waa ahe alone remembered of all Ao dear ones in his distant hornet The bridal day waa bright, beautiful ad balmy, as the first daya of Septem ber often are, and when the aun went down the full eilvery moon came softly up, as If to 'Shower her blessings upon the nuptials about to be celebrated. Many ad brilliant lights were flashing from the windows of Mrs. Mason a cottage, And now guest after guest flitted down the harrow staircase and entered the par lor, which, with the bedroom adjoining, waa aoon filled. Ere long Mr. Seldon who seemed to be master ot ceremonies, aDDcared. Immediately the crowd fell back, leaving a vacant space in front of the mirror. The busy hum of voices died way, and only a few suppressed whis ners of. "Tei!-Look!-See!-Oh, my!" were beard, as the bridal party took their places. Among the first to congratulate "Mra. Moreland" was Sally Furbush, followed by Mra. Perkins, who whispered to George that "she kinder had a notion how 'twould end when ahe first saw him In the school house; but I'm glad you've got him," turning to Mary, "for it must be easier llvln' in the city than keepln1 school. You'll hare hired girl, I s'pose'r" When supper was announced the widow made herself very useful in waiting upon the table and asking some of the Boston ladies "if they'd be helped to anything in them dishes," pointing to the finger lasses, which how for the first time ap peared In Rice Corner! The half-suppressed mirth of the ladies convinced the widow that she d made a blunder, and perfectly disgusted with "new-fangled fashions," she retreated into the kitchen, where she found things more to her taste, and "thanked her stars she could, if she liked, eat with her fingers, and wipe them on her pocket handkerchief." Soon after her engagement Mary had aked that Sally should go with her to her city home. To this George willingly assented, and it was decided that she should remain with Mrs. Mason until the bridal party returned from the western tour they were intending to take. Sally knew nothing of this arrangement until the morning of the wedding, when she was told that she was not to return to the poorhouse again. "And verily, I hsve this day met with great deliverance," said she, and tears, the first shed in many s year, mingled with the old cresture's thanks for this onexoected happiness. As Mary was lea Ins aha whispered In her esr, "If your trurels lead you near my Willie's grave drop a tear on it for my aake. You'll Bad It ander the buckeye tree, where the tall trass and wild flowers grow." George had relatives in Chicago, and, after spending a abort time in that city Mary, remembering Sally s request, ex Biassed a desire to visit the spot renown' tl aa th burial place of "WUUa and Willie's father." Ever ready to gratify her slightest wish. George consented, and toward the dose ot a mild autumnal day they stopped at a small public house oa the border ot a vaat prairie. The arrival ot ao distinguished-looking people caus ed suite a commotion, and after duly nv apecting Mary's handsome traveling dress and calculating its probable coat. the hostess departed to prepare the even ing meal, which waa aooa forthcoming. Whea aupper waa over aad the family had gathered into the pleasant sitting room. George asked it there was ever a man in those parte by the name ot Fur- bush. "What! BUI Furbush?" asked the land lord. George did not kaow. but thought like ly that might have beea hia name, as hla sob waa called William. "Lad. veer returned the landlord. "I knowed BUI Furbush well-he came hera from Massachusetts, aad I from far moot; but, poor feller, he was too weakly to bear much, aad the first fever he took finished him up. His old woman was aa clever a creature aa ever waa, but ane had some high notions." "Did ahe die, too?" asked ueorge. "No, but It's a pity she didn't for when Bill and the bov died ahe went ravin mad. and I never felt so like cryin' as 1 did when I see her a tearin' her hair and soin' oa so. We kept her a spell, aad then her old man's brother's girl came for her and took her off: and the last I heard the ciri waa dead, aad ahe was in toe Doorbouse somewhere East. She waa ban there. I b'lieve." "No. she worn t. either," said the land lady, who tor some minutes had beea aching to speak. "No. she warn t, eitner I kaow all about it. she was bora in England, and got to be quite a girl be fore she csme over. Uer name was Sarah Fletcher, aad Peter Fletcher, who died with the cholera, waa her own un cle, and all the connection ahe had in thia country; but goodness, sua, what aua touT ahe added, aa Mary turned white. while George passed his arm around ner to keep her from falling. "Here, 8o- phrony, fetch the camphire; shea gom to faint. But Man did not faint, and after smelling the camphor, she said, "Go madam, and teU me mors of Sana Fletcher. "She can do it," whispered the land lord, with a aly wiak. "She knowa a ervbodv'a hiatory from Dan to Ueer- sheby." "This intimation waa wholly lost on tne good-humored hostess, who continued, "Mr. Fletcher died when Sarah waa small, aad her mother married a Mr. I don't Justly remember hia name "Temple f" auggeated Mary. "Yea. Temple, that's It Ha waa rich and cross, and broke her heart by the time ahe had her second baby.. Sarah waa adopted by her Grandmother Fletch er, who died, and shs came with her uncle to America." "Did ahe ever apeak ot her sitters r asked Mary, and the woman replied: "Before she got crasy ahe did. One ot 'em, she said, waa in thia country somewhere, and t'other, the one ahe re membered the beat, and talked the moat about, lived in England. She said aha wanted to write to 'em, but her uncle, ha hated the Temples, so he wouldn't let her, and aa time went on ahe kinder forgot em. and dldn t know where to direct. and after she took crasy ahe never would apeak of her sisters, or own that ahe had any." Is Mr. Furbusb buried near here?" asked George, and the landlord answered: "Little better than a atone a throw. I can aee the very tree from here, and may be your younger eyea can make out the graves. He ought to nave a gravestun, for he waa a good feller." The new moon was shining, and Mary, who came to her husband's aide, could plainly discern the buckeye tree, aad the two graves where mine ana willies father" had long been sleeping. The next morning before the aun waa up Mary stood by the mounds wners often In rears gone by Sally Furbush had seen the moon go down, and the stars grow pale in the coming day, aa ahe kept her tire less watch over her loved and lost "Willie waa my cousin your cousin," said Msry, resting ber hand upon the bit of board which stood at the head of the little graves. George understood her wishes, and when they left the place a handsome marble slab marked the spot where the fsther and his infant son were buried. penny csllco," said she, "X certainly am not now that I dress ia purple sua nne tinea." When Sallv first went to Boston George procured for her the best possi ble medical advice, but her case wa - so long standing that but little hope waa entertained ot her entire recovery. Still. everything was done for her that could be don, end after a time she became far Was boisterous than formerly, and some times appeared perfectly rational ror daya. True to her promise, on Mary a twenty- firat birthday, Mrs. CampbeU made over her one-fourth of her property, ana Mary, remembering her Intentions to ward William Bender, Immediately offer ed him one-half ot it. But he declined accepting it. aayiag that hia professioa waa sufficient to support both himself and Jenay, for la a few weeka Jenny, whose father had returned from California, was coming and already a neat little cottage. mile from the city, waa being prepar ed for her reception. Mary did not urge the matter, but many aa article oi itir- aiture more costly thsa William waa able to purchase found its way into tne cot tage, which, with ita overhanging vines, climbing rosea and profusion ot flowers. hhmJ Inst the home for Jenay uincoia. And when the flowers were ia iuu bloom, whea the birds sang amid tna trees, aad the summer sky waa origni and blue. Jennv came to the cottage, joyous, loving bride, believing her own husband the beat in the world, and won dering if there waa ever any one as hap- n aa herself. And Jenny was very happy. Blithe aa a bee, she flitted about the house and garden, aud if In the morn ing a tear glistened la her laughing eyea aa William bade her adieu, it was quics. I dried, and all dav long ahe busied her self in her household matters, studying same sereeshle surprise tor her huabami, and trying for hia aaka to be very scat mnA AFiferlv. There waa no Dlace which blla wvea a-eil to visit, or where she seemed ao happy, as at the "Cottage," and aa ane waa of but little use at home, ahe fre quently spent whole weeks with Jenny, becoming gradually more c&eenui more like herself, but always insisting that ahe akniiM nerer he married. The anrina following Mary'a removal la Boston. Mra. Mason came down to the city to live with her adopted daughter, greatly to the delight ot Aunt aianna who home waa lonelier than It waa wont to be. for George was gone, and Ida, too, had recently been married to Mr. El wood and removed to Lexington, at. And now a glance at Chicopee. and onr story is done. Me. Lincoln s l aiiroma adventure had been a successful one. and not long after his return he received from nim Moreland a conveyance ot tne farm, which, under Mr. Tarker'a em dent management, was in a high state of cultivation. Among the inmates ot the poorhouse but tew changes have taken place. Miss Grundy, who continues at the helm, has grown somewhat older and c rosier, while Uncle Peter labors lndua- trionslv st a new fiddle, the gift ot Mary, who ia still remembered with much af fection. I.rdis Knight, now a young lady sixteen, is a pupil at Mount Holyoke, and Mrs. Perkins, after wondering and woaderina where the money came from. has finallr concluded that "some of George's folka must have sen it!" (The end.) STRANG K SEA FIGHT. THRILLING ENCOUNTER WITH A MARINE ELEPHANT. Hare Aal-aat Atasost Forty Feat 1st Leaa-th aad Welhlaa Thtrteeat Teas la CaptareJ Near Valktaad Islands, OaT tba Patagoala Coast, One ot the atraugest tea fights ou rec ord la that which the crew ot th Brit ish warship had lately with a aee. ele- .-... I... I .1 ...... ,.. Kt. MM eitfatitra puaut near th. Falkland tfeata. o ctntur) if0 tu, htYlu, been P ib..o8totr.t.g.la. . tbacho-n peopled HlnauuU tAara. 1U carefully tora off Pt and who baa protected them from all harm, "IUvause my people hT tn nntrua to the gotldew of Are," said the aged prlcat in Ula own language, "aha haa da creed that I ahall die childless, and with nia must perlub the secret of Bra. tone. Except for few shuddering crlea from tha spectators, there waa breatUUwa stillness until tha old man stepped on the ground ouc more. An Immediate rush waa mado to ex amine the aoiea ot hla feet, which had been carefully scanned by phyalclana before the exblWtlou. The same medi cal weu were first to look when Papa Ita etenwd off the glowing lava. Hla feet were unharmed. Ouc again he walked acrosa the furnace, stopping tu th middle to gas about hltu. aud one mora he waa found to be unharmed, lie clalma that hia secret haa been IlUMOIl OF THE WEEK STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN Of THE PRESS. Carloaa aad Laaaeable fhaasa af Uasaaa Nature Orauhlcally Par trayed by Keeiaeat Ward Artless af Oar Owa Itay-A Badamt at Vaa. Aa usual he waa monopolising tha newspaper. Please let ma bava tna woman a band- As actual proof ot tha tremeudoua alto ot this little known marina mon ster, Ita nead. truuk aud rlbe have betju aeut to the British Museum lu Londou, where they' will be put ou exhibition. . 11. M. S. Flora la a aecond claaa pro tected cruiser. She had Just arrived at Port Stanley, In the Falkland Islauda, aud th commander, desiring to go ashore, ordered the gig to b lowered and maimed. The sea wa comparatively amootb. and th boat abut along rapidly, pro pelled by alx atalwart blue Jackets. On ueariug the shore, however, they aaw a atrange creature lu th water. What it waa they did not know. It cuurnea and beat the water into th wblteueaa ot enow within a tew fathom ot th boat. Then th splashing and beatlug i-eased, aud from th biasing foam arose what seemed to be th dark bead of an Infuriated elephant For a aecoud th hI It to her. It waa a full page advrtlaement ot a UM millinery opeulug, and he enucaiea a hit own Jok.-Chlcgo Evening post eal elfish, Mra. Belldow Holme-no you tnow anytiiing anoui mi isum lug Into th flat In th nett bior. Mr. Nexdoro-NO, uui I uima nicy are rather eelush, disagreeable people. They took all their household furnltur there In then Itlg, covered vsus, so no body could tell what It looked llk. Cblcago Tribune. Thaaa Maasbnae af Basba'ads. "Did your buabaud go with you to your picnic, Mra. Joncar "No; bla employer ia an mean wouldn't let poor Hfnry off. but Henry gtv him a good talking to about It. . . a a t.l. and I guee b got asnauieo oi uiunvu, for n aald Ileury could hava a two day' fiablog trlp."-cuioago iiecoru- Nat Us the Mark. Magatln Editor-Haven't you got a poem to go on thia pa get Aaatslaiit-llere t on that I don't quite get th meaning ot, but I luppua 11 Weald f aem to. BuWertonMay I imiulr what your t Iha .At knw n arha I sin able to!hit1nM I etraittferr I walk on fir without harm. I only Birauger (hauglullyl-Blf, I'm a many of our reatlera will understand It. v tw.. it i. ...j ,. it I. th .i Msestlna Editor-That wont do. I power of Htuanul I te-Aara exproeeed Rubberton-Well. I reckon that'a Uaut something that will puwl very- In a tairad. It I bo trick." good business, atranger, but you r um rjotiy.-Juag"'. While he waa In San Francisco h th only man that'a failed at it waa urged to glv an exhibition, but aid he wat admonished by th goddeaa not to do ao, but to return bom with all apeed. DRY SHAVING IN CHINA. Oaa Aattserlty Re re This Has Made Hearda Diaaaroar. "Dry shaving haa been a bleating to China, and In less than 800 yeara haa almost removed bearda from th face rvature glared at th astoulahed boat's 0 h men of th empire," observed an ore ;theu, with an ear-spltttlug scream, intelligent Chinaman to a Washington lowered Ita head, and Ilk an arrow came for the boat. There wa no time to do anything, to jump or even think. Crash! aud th frail craft rose bodily Into th air, while the bruited and half-stunned oc cupant were thrown violently Into th Fortunately for them, th won Star reporter. "Originally th Chine I had heavy beard. Tbla ia easily veri fied by an examination of any of th old prluta of Chinamen, for all of them ahow long bearded men. In tiro th people fouad out that tber wa no par ticular us for a beard, and that th wearing ot It waa expeualv outside ot A Protest, "Why am I going to thraah you, Fr- dluandT" "I dunno. Ain't It bad enough to ater's attention seemed exclusively rlv- . .......n. ..n i. tri.nn.in. hav a whack In' without bavin" to an .....I. .... ... " "vv"'"v" '" . I a .. nvaii hIa. wrr vtfuunui vwm mm sj SMART BOYS IN WALL STREET. CHAPTEB XXIV. Bewildered, and unable to comprehend word, Sally listened while Mary told ber of the relationship between them but the mists which for years hsd shrouded her reason were too dense to be suddenly cleared away; aud when Mary wept, winding her arms around her neck and calling her "aunt;" and when the elegant Mra. CampbeU, scarcely less bewildered thsn Sally herself, came for ward, addressing her as "sister," she turned aside to Mrs. Mason, asking in whisper "what bad made them crasy?" But when Mary spoke of little Willie's grave, and the tree, wnicn oversnaaowea it. of the green prairie and cottage by the brook, once her western home, Sally listened, and at last, one day, a week or two after her arrival in Boston, she tud denly clssped her hands closely over her templet, exclaiming: "It a come! Ira come! I remember now the large gar den the cross old man the dead mother the roty-cbeeked Ella I loved so well in "That was my mother my mother,' terruoted Mary. For a moment Sally regarded her In tently. and then catching her in ber arms, cried over her, calling her "ber precious child," and wondering the hid never no ticed how much the wit like Ella, 'And don't you remember th baby Jane?" asked Mrs. CampbeU, who waa Dresent. "Perfectly perfectly," antwerea oauy, He died and you came in a carriage, but didn t cry nobody cried but Mary." It wit in vain that Mary tried to ex plain to her that Mn. Campbell wat her jisler once the baby Jane. Sally wat not to bt convinced. To ber Jane and the little Alice were the tame. There wa none of ber blood In Mra. Campbell i veins, "or why," said the, "did she lav ua so long In obscurity, me and my niece, Mrs. George Moreland. Ksq.7" This was the title which abe alwaya gave Mary when speaking of her, while to Ella, who occasionally spent a week In her sister's pleasant home, she gav the name of "little cipher," at expressing exactly her opinion of ber. Nothing to much excited Sally, or threw her into so violent a passion, at to bare Ella Call her aunt "It I wasn't her kin when I wore a tii Maaaaaarsr Bay Who Devise Meaas for Bcatins; the Backet Shop. Wall street sharpens the wita of boya and frequently tempts tbein to dishon esty. In one case, says the New York Sun, boy who carried order from the office partner of the firm to the board member fell under suspicion The tlrni found that a certain bucket shop seem ed to know of its order even before they were placed. Individuul order do not always affect the market, but tbla particular firm lepresented Inter ests that did frequently control the rise and fall of certain stocks. The mes senger was carefully watched, but at first nothing out of the way could be discovered about him. He went straight to the exchange and hurried as though his life depended on It In bis haute be often collided with other lwyt. Final ly It wat noticed that, whenever be had an order of any importance he Invaria' bly had a collision. He ran Into a boy, whispered to him the order which be had on a slip of paper, disentangled himself from the mlx-up, and sped along to the exchange. The second boy ran to a bucket shop In the neighbor hood, turned In the tip. and bis friends there acted on the firm's Order even before It had reached the floor. Another scheme which stirred up the whole exchange was worked by four boys. Three of them were messengers. The fourth was an expert telegrapher. None of the four was more than 13 years old. ' The young telegrapher was In the tel egraph room of the stock exchange, and, although he wasn't one of the ope rators, he could read by ear everything that came over the wire. When any thing Important turned up he gave In formation at once to a boy outside. It waa never found out exactly bow be did It, but the boy outside the door bad a baseball whose cover was slit. He tucked the slip of paper under the leather and threw a hot ball to another boy half a block down the street. This third boy drove the ball to a fourth boy, at the door of a well-known bucket shop. , This boy took out the slip, read It, and made bucket shop dpals accord' Ingly. The boys had only a few hnn dred dollars to start the game with, but they always won; and, in times of great excitement and fluctuation they made big spins, for they had tbelr informa tion before newt of the big movement could reach the bucket shop through the ordinary channels. The bucket shop brought about the exposure. . A scheme very similar was worked on the consolidated stock and petro leum exchange by three boys, only thia case the boys passed the tip along by a sign language and the third boy, posted at the door of the exchange, or dered bis broker to act upon tbe news. eted uuou the boat, th fragments or which It literally smashed luto match Neither tb commander nor hla men teem to know very well how they reach ed laud, ao exhausted and unstrung bad tb experience left them. Returning later to tb cruiser on a shore boat, the commander determined plucklly to orgnulxe a party for tb hunting down and. If possible, th cap ture of their assailant On th follow ing day. nine boata went forth, each containing tbe full complement of men armed with rifles, and among whom were eeverat harpoonera. Advancing In a aeml-clrcle, th boata drew acrosa tbe amall bay which bad been- tbe scene of th previous day's incident. Till within fifty yarda from the shore nothing unususl occurred. Then suddenly a bug black mass rose threateningly In a clrcl of foam and auite close to the center boata. Tw harpooners poised their weapoua, which In another instant stuck quivering in the monster's body, while a shower of bullet followed In a volley. With an angry snort of pain, tb or shaving It 11 ow many Americana of to-dav are forced to attend several 1 1"1"' hours a week In a barber's chair t Many men that I know, Americans and Enro ll is Prefereace, OldhamAr you going to th lectur peaua aa well, spend twenty minutes I to-night on "Th Girl of To day r In th barber's chair every day "Tb Chinamen of tb olden time th kind of Chluaman who figure at a pirate In your prlnta, for the good Chinaman never teems to hav got hit picture In your book at all, until with In tb last fifty yeara at most, always wore a long beard In reality as well at In th plttupree. But even h found out that then waa no necessity for It The learned men ot Ut empire were asked to consider th matter, and they arrived at tb conclusion that dry shav Ing was to some extent a remedy. Any' bow. official edlcta wer Issued giving thia Information. Tbe old fellows who had bearda of roars wer not In It and Younger-Uues not Th girl ot to night Is mora attractive. j.mmi tniviirti tna nearest boat only to be met by another deadly eep urn race name... . rotiev. fired at very close range, wnicn geusu. - rlpjMHl aud tore It unmercifully. Daaed oy such a reception, the monster ap peared to hesitate. Another volley fol lowed, and when the smoke cleared there was nothing visible on tb sur- a trenkliiB of blood-red foam. Whir! went the harpoon line, while the of people If the people wanteo to nare men sat excitedly waiting a reappear- them disappear. ance of tbe foe. He's making In for the abor now, sir!" shouted one of the officers to th commander, and tbe boat were signal ed to close In. For nearly two minutes the brute remained below, swimming The "trans History of Masterpiece , of reottleh Art, Tb long neglected and dishonored Rubens not long ago discovered m Wap- slowly back and forward; then, on r- pIngi Knglnnd, was not tb first work ppearing, it my quieny, as tnoogn e- of Br ,0 forgotten and thrown aaia. Pro'tMloaai Masteries. lilglfs -Your friend, th doctor, la funny fellow, Isn't he BlggIu what way Is he funny? Dlggs-Why, he's always . taking somebody off. Heal V. IdeaL Rural Visitor-Doesn't It cost an aw ful lot to live In tb cltyT Native Nc, It doeau't cost much to live; trying to keep up appearance la what paralyse a man' bank account He BaaarM tb Mlns n (cautloualy)-Would you-er-oo- they lived out their daya and paaaed ject If I wer to call you by your first out of existence with full beams, out name? tbe young were asked to "dry shave." Hue No, indeed. I don't Uk my sur- Thus th reform started, and In five or I name, anyway. alx generation of the people th aver-1 He-lf you could change It what age Chinaman to-day does not hav to I name would you choose? devote over one-halt hour In a month to She Yours. last Uk a Mae. . "You lived on a Texas ranch for a number of yeara, I believe " said tbe wan. "Ye." replied th woman. "Like It?" queried tb man, No; it was too lonesome; no nelgb- Wlllla W. ala Nv Ml War. Little Freddle-Mumma, dou't Un ci Hob Ilk plum pudding? Mamma-Ye. but th doctor won c let him eat It. Little Freddlo-Well. If waa at big I at him tber wouldn't b any doctor big euough to stop ttW.-Hoeton Her ald. ..J Aa wared. "But how do you pat your iiuit- aaked tb lady from tb city of th re tired buslneo man who bad settled on farm. "Wll " said tb retired boaineaa nr "I toend a good deal of It In xplatulusv to Inquirer how I get along out her,--Homervtll Journal. Aa Kahtaltlea Btaat Mamma-Th whlpptng you got yes terday doesn't seem to bar Improved you. Your conduct bat been vn worsa today. Wlllle-Thafa what I wanted to prov. You aald i was oaa a i possi bly could b yesterday, an' 1 knew you was wrong.-Pblladelphla Becord. Oeat ttsasladar. Ilortu (consulting hla watclo-Un't your clock a little alow, Mist Cutting? Mis Cutting (suppressing a yawn- No, I think not; but there are time when It does seem so. Beat Be Caald Da. snnear abaolutelr. It tool urn to bring thia about, but In the life ot a na tion auch a thing aa a century should not be allowed to count much. I think beard would disappear from Ameri cans and Europeans In fiv generation hon u,k p ,ne wulu.n. You mean there were no neighbors iffi USED AS A TARPAULIN. to talk about," said the man. It All I'spends. Young Mother-After all, nothing la so perfect aa a baby. Bachelor Brother That's rlglit-esp. clally a a nuisance. Gurat-Waltreea, there's a blond hair In my soup. Blund Waitress -Shall I dye my balr black to pleas you?-Meggendurfiv lu, . -m M M ' , 'AW ' Taea Uke reM tb PI. ' Mrs, Htrongiuliid-Wtiy don't you go to work? Tramp Please, mum, 1 made a sol emn vow, twenty yesra ago, mat la never do another stroke of work tilt women waa paid th' asm wages a men. New York Weekly. hausted. The boata approached cau tiously, and when quit close five more harpoons were transfixed; then Instant ly dividing, the boats pulled rapidly for tbe shore. Now commenced a tug of-war lasting for nearly three hours, till at last weak with struggling and loss ot blood, tb huge monster wa hauled Into shallow water to await tb receding tide, not one of the party, from the commander down to the little middy, but was thankful for the rest. In about an hour's time tb tide had gone out sufficiently, and the battle be gan again, but now all the advantage lav with the sailors. After a vicious struggle In which several blue-jackets were severely injurea ny fragments or rock burled about by tbe monster In Its death throes, It lay battered, silent and motionless. This gigantic specimen of sea life Is macrobtuus elephantlnus or proboscid ous, measuring Just under forty feet long, and weighing over thirteen tone. It has a trunk four feet long, and a general conformation closely resem bling that ot the ordinary elephant save that there are buge fins In place of leg. It Is found only In Antarctic waters. Why Didn't H Palt tbsTeethr .ff .ft a. Tber Is a certain famous Scottish pic ture which underwent ven mor strtk Ing vicissitude of fortune David Scott, R. S. A., presented the work In 1834 to Blthop Carruthera aa a testimony of gratitude. It wa th sen tatlon of th year at th Royal Scottish academy. It wat engraved m meexo- tlnt by Hodgettt, and the print enjoyed phenomenal popularity. The picture Itself became a part of the aitar piece of the Roman Catholic C'burch lu Lo thian street, Edinburgh. Time passed, and about thirty year ago tbe Catholic community migrated to a new church. Tbe canvas of the altar piece waa rolled up and left lying In the schools, where it wat eventually Carpenter-Well. boy. . . . -1. .i. i -i. i t ....... . i ...i ,i,t, i ... . lorgoueu. nuraiu; """I ground all the tools, as am, tne wnoie iuiihi oiu iw wh. been out? trifle to a DrOHer, WOO tnougnt so lime n(,.i, .nrenlli.ll-Ya mae. of bis prlae that for a time be used It Lw , but tht. re hUMW, An' I as a tarpaulin, covering an ouinuu ,... thft .. ou. . -1 .ur i -tJlttlL'ssTJtV- ' kslsssaSsl! I have you I told you, Tried Moral f aaalaa. Honstrr Schoolmaster- Don't do any whipping here, eh? Eastern Pedsgogu No; w us moral suasion. Hoosler 8ehoolmatrrMorl suasion. eh? I tried that In Indiana, but It made a heap of trouble. Tb glrlt didn't object to the kissing, but the old folk rut up Ilk all possessed. New York Weekly, Caaslaa Iks Posy, She-It your friend going to marry the widow? , He-1 think not. II told m he had a better offer. The Smart Bet. . The Worst. "I went Into town yesterday," said th Longuell man, who thinks be has all th fashionable diseases except housemaid's knee, "and I told my doc tor that I Insisted upon knowing the worst." "Yes," said bis friend, with a world of sympathy in bit voice, "and what did b tell your' "He said his bill came to $T0."-Mon treal Star. Mild Form of Insanity. "Cranker pays as he goes." "Hat plenty of money, eh?" "No; merely eccentric."-eJmart Bet LAST OF THE FIRE WALKERS, ... Tahitlaa Who Will Carry to th Orav Carlo as Bsc rat. Papa Its, a South Sea Islander who has been In California for some time, has sailer for bis home In Tahiti and will there devote the. remainder of bis life to tbe service of Hlnanul-l-te-Aara, the pagan goddess of fir. With blm will perish a secret which has baffled many acleiitlnc Investigators. Papa Ita Is able to walk to and fro across the stone bed of a furnace when the rocks glow witb beat. Th tame stone will sear and blacken fresh meat In a sec ond, but thl vcnerab'e islander walk unscathed. When he siepi off tbe atones the soles of his bare feet are not mark ed In any way. While In Honolulu recently Papa Ita, In the presence of a number of Ameri cans, gave one of bis wonderful per formances, A large square space was dug In the earth, and Into It was thrown a great quantity of wood. On this was luld several tons of lava and then the wood was set on fire. When nothing wat left but live coals, tbe lava having become almost white hot, Papa Ita removed his shoes. Then he placed a wreath of leaves on hit brow, and holding In bis right band a wand cut from a shrub be approached the fur nace, crooning what sounded Uk a mel ancholy Incantation. Without hesitation he stepped upon th rocks and walked across, all tb while singing In a low wHh it A traveling showman made a bid for tbe canvas, thinking It would do to ornament th front of hit booth, but be did not get It A last Indignity wa contemplated by the broker, who was seriously considering the advisability of cutting off the beads and making of them pictures of a convenient site for selling, when an art collector spied the treasure, and secured It for a small sum. Tbe church authorities made vig orous efforts to recover the masterpiece When, after careful restoration, the value of tbe picture was disclosed. The efforts were without avail, for the sale bad been a valid one. Youth's Com panion. , Was th Piano Safe? Some time ago a famous pianist was giving recitals In an Irish city. He In variably took a piano with blm to the different towns where he performed. This was not the Instrument made use of at public performances, but was one on which the pianist practiced at his hotel, and was a valuable Instrument of which be was particularly fond. One night after tb conclusion of a recital the musician wat alarmed to learn that bis hotel was on Are. In the greatest anxiety he questioned the messenger as to the fate of his beloved Instrument, and eagerly asked if.lt bad been removed. The messenger replied that an attempt bad been made to get It out, but this was not successful Noticing the crestfallen look In the face of his questioner, the man hasten ed to add: ' "But make yer mind alsy, yer honor, Bur, tb planner will be quite safe, for s I waa leavln' the bos was plsyln' on lt."-London Tlt-Blts. Punch, Every on has his day; and tb mn also Include a few nlghUv Ills Little Job., Flnnlgnn-OI bear yes hov a glrrul baby at your house, McManus. Phwat Is It yea are attber calllu' th' Infant? McManus-Bhure an' It do be Caro line tb' owld woman tells me, but 01 call her Carrie for short, 01 dunno. Flnnlgnn-Carrl, Is It, McManus? Faith, an' tbot's a good name fer a fay male nilsslnger boy, Ol'm thlnkln. Juit to H Pleasant. Nell You surely don't think Jenkins' wife pretty. Belle Certainly not "But you told May Sowers sh was Just lovely." That was because May wot an old fin me of Jenkins'." Philadelphia Rec An Inquiry. . Suburbanite Pushlngton was on of the most successful men w ever bad In our place. City Friend-Yes? Succeeded In sell ing out, did he? Puck. A Sharp-Tongasd Woman. ' Mrs. Wicks When my husband says anytblng I hav to take it with a grain of salt. Mr. Hlcks-When my wife says any thing I hav to tak It with good many grains of pepper.-Bomarvltl Journal. N Harm Would Result "Do you mean to say a man might smoke cigarettes constantly for a week without any particular barm result ing?" "Certainly." "Why, It would kill blm." "Of course, but It wouldn't seriously affect any on lt."-Pbltadelpula Press. Thaa Lov'a Olrla, Maude Do you think my new bat la becoming dear? Clara-Yea, Indeed. Why, It actually make you look ten year younger, A Chtaatr Way. Doctor To take th rest cur will cost you 1100 a week, Henpeck Why, doctor, I can send my wife away to th country for half that. Vry Queer. "It's mighty queer that Frank Tlckle ton should turn out to be a defaulter,' remarked Tenspot. w "That's what It Is," added BuntHig. Nobody ever heard him alluded to a Honest Frank Tlckleton." Puck. Her Dear Prlend'e Kasck. Nell I Hies Mitt Antique com of an old family? Belie-Both her pnreutt ar over 90," and still llvlng.-l'hllndelpbla Record. United Bute' Ingratitude. Robert Morris rendered Inestimable service to his adopted country by put ting his private fortune Into the breach In those early days when th Infant nation was In tbe closest of financial straits, says a writer In the July Lip-plncott The l,fi00,000 which made It possible for Washington to carry on th cam paign agatuat Lord Cornwall! wus raised entirely upon his own personal security. For the most trying eight years of our history thia noble man stood at the monetary helm of our gov ernment and guttled It through many perils. Years after, In his old age, un fortunate In ml simulation mined him. Hit creditors deuiuiulud Immediate payment. Ills country could have sajred Morris by paying back a tithe of what be had freely given to It In Its time of need. This wat not don. To our lasting dlsgraco he was thrown Into a debtor's prison and died there, an old man ot T2. Some music Is given out by the choir, but the drummer dispenses It by th pound. i f