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3 NLY CHAPTER IV. Rid It been possible for Winifred to tutu Errol Hastings' re I foiling sh wnnld bare been forced to confess how ""' she had misjudged him. He was (or the first time in his life unreasonably, bewilderingly, in love, and his Judgment was at war with his passion. Reflection did not help him, either. "I have heard," he thought, "of men counting the world well, lost for a wom an's sake, but I never realised the feel ing until now. Now I feel that I would girt all I possess If I could raise her to my position, or sink to hers. She i only a bright, charming child yet, but what divine womanhood she will grow Into when she begins to love. I ranuot imag ine any greater happiness than to look Into the depths of those beautiful eyes, and read there, 'I lov you.' or to take those little, slender hands In mine, and hear the confession from her lips. But I could not trust myself to stay here and see her often; silence would be impossi ble. If it were not for our cursed Hast ings pride I might tell her now, this very day, how I love her, and marry her if aha would have me. But that cannot be. Have all my ancestors kept their resolve In spite of everything until now, and shall I be the first one to break It by my weakness or cowardice? No! no! no!" ha thought, passionately "the honor of our house first. And so Errol made np his mind that he would see Winifred no more he would not yield to temptation, or expos her to disappointment, and when he passed the next day with Miss Champion he kept his face steadily averted from the Farm, little guessing how bitterly the woman ha loved was commenting on his apparent aeglect Several days passed, and the house was (nil of guests. Everyone declared that HaseU Court was the most charming country house to stay at, and that Mr. nasungs was tne penecttou or a noat. He and Lady Grace Farquhar made the . most delightful arrangements for the gen eral amusement; and everybody waa v amused and pleased in consequence. Miss Champion and her brother were over at the Court almost every day, somewhat to the chagrin of Lady Ulrica St. Ego, who had resolved to do everything in her power to win Errol Hastings. Her sis ter. Lady Angela, had similar intentions toward Lord Harold Erskine, who was almost aa rich, though not of nearly such , old family. One day, when Errol had ordered his four-in-hand to take the party driving, he asketfMiss Champion, who was sitting on the box beside him, which way they . ahonld so. . . "Over the common and up the hill, I think ia the prettiest, answered Flora, " with the malicious design of passing the Farm, that Winifred might see them. Jnst as they came np to the Farm, Win ifred, who had been standing at the gate, turned and walked away to the house. "I aayT cried Lord Harold, "what an elegant woman! Misa Champion, yon re the great authority In the county please tell me who that young beauty lar "She is a farmer's daughter," said Flora, coldly; and Errol almost hated her for saying it "A farmer's daughter! I could have worn, with that figure and tournure, she elonged to one of the best families in the county. I waa Just indulging hope, Hastings, that we should see her at the . ball. Do you Lnoig her?" "Tea," said Errol, gravely, "I have that honor." . "Could yon not Invite her?" Lord Har old went on. - "Ask the ladies," answered Errol, with n unwonted tinge of sarcasm, "whether they would consent to the presence of a girl who was only a farmer's daughter?" "Indeed, I am sure I would," cried Misa Alton, who was too pretty to be jealous; but the others remained silent. Winifred had turned away from the gate with a swelling heart "He may not care for me," thought the poor child; "but he need not come past so often with his aristocratic friends to ahow how far above me he is!" The day before the ball, Errol had retired to his sanctum, after lunch, to write two or three letters, when there came a gentle Up at the door. "Come in!" and Lady Grace appeared on the threshold. "Will you pardon jny Intrusion V she aid. "I have always wished to see your haunt and request I hare to make to you haa at last given me a fair pre text "Ton might have taken my consent for (ranted," he answered, with a pleasant mile; "but I am quite content that you hould think It necessary to ask it, since your scruple brings you here." "My request relates in a measure to one . of the dearest friends I had, poor Wini fred Champion." "Champion?" said Hastings, interroga tively. "Yes, the daughter of old Sir Howard." "I did not know that there waa another daughter than Lady Valanton." "Yes, but she mads a mesalliance, and Sir Howard, who is a dreadful tyrant, has never allowed her name to be mentioned ince. I was very fond of her, poor girl, although she was some years younger than I was, but I never saw her after he ran away, for I was abroad with my husband, and before I returned to Eng land, she died. Her governess, Madame le Montolieu, was a very good and charm ing person, and I have always kept up a correspondence with her froir to time. I Invaded your retreat 'his fter noon on purpose to ask if I may bar the pony carriage, in order to drive over and pay the old lady a visit." "Why not take the barouche, Lady Grace? Lady St. Ego and Lady Marion have declined driving this afternoon, and the young ladies Intend to ride over to Mrs. Champion's before dinner." "Thank you, I would rather not discon cert my old friend by too much state; De cides, I have a great fancy to drive your pretty ponies." , "By all means, then," exclaimed Errol. Lady Grace Farquhar arrived, very quickly at the little cottage, and pre pared for a long chat with Madame de , Montolieu, who was very glad to see her. "I heard," she said, "that yon bad ar rived at (he Court but I scarcely ven- tared to expect you until after the festiv ities were concluded." "I should have come over long ago," Lady Gaaoe answered, gayly, "but I am doing my duty at the Court aa hostess. - Ton aee, dear madame, I am getting ao old that it seems quite natural for me ta (a acting a Mr. Hastings' mother." , A FARMER'S I DAUGHTER. By MRS. FORRESTER. This Mr. Hastings," asked Madame de Montolieu, "do you like him?" "I think him charming. He is so agree able, and clever, and well bred." "But is he good, and honest nd true?" Lady Grace looked a little surprised at this question, the more so aa it waa put with an unusual degree of earnestness. "I cannot tell, but I should think so," she replied. "It seems to me aa if hia greatest failing was the hereditary Hast ings pride. Why do yon ask?" "I remember hia mother," remarked Madame de Montolieu, checking herself. "She was very good and amiable." "She was. Indeed." sighed I-ady Grace. "I have been going to ask you, in so many of my letters, what has become of poor Winifred's child. She was a bright looking, intelligent Httle girl." "Ah. Lady Grace," aald the old French lady, sighing, "she gives me the keenest anxiety." "How ao? Is she not turning out well?" "Too well, too well," ejaculated Mad ame de Montolieu. with an expressive shake of the head. "She la all the fond est mother or friend could wish; beau tiful, amiable, graceful and accomplish eda child to be proud of. Ah, dear Lady Grace, I fear greatly that I have taught her too much, she la so far beyond her father's station; but, indeed, I did it all for the best I honed Sir Howard would have noticed and brought her out, but he sternly refuses to have anything to do with her; and they are all ao cruel and disdslnful to the poor child it breaks my heart" "It Is just like that detestable old Sir Howard." cried Lady Grace, with un usual energy. "He always insisted on. sacrificing everything to his stubborn pride. Can nothing be doner "I fear not," replied the old lady; and then she proceeded to tell her friend of Miss Champion's treatment of her cousin. Lady Grace was highly indignant "I can quite believe It" she remarked. "Miss Champion haa an air of haughty superciliousness that offends me greatly. I cannot understand how it la that Mr. Hastings aeema to admire her ao much." At this moment the door opened, and Winifred entered. She drew back on see ing a stranger. "Enter, my loce," aald Madame d Montolieu. "This ia Winifred Eyre," aha added, addressing her visitor. Lady Grace was fairly astonished at the sight of such a graceful, elegant crea ture. "Come here, my dear," she said, gently, "and let me see if yon are like your moth er. Lady Grace left the cottage that after noon perfectly charmed with Winifred. "I will see if something cannot be done to bring her Into a position" for which she is fitted," she thought, as she drove slow ly back to the Court "Ah. if I could only have had auch a daughter!" and poor cnuuiess tay ursce sighed heavily. CHAPTER V. Winifred had just left the Farm op her way to the cottage, when she met and was accosted by Hawkins, the gamekeep er. "I beg your pardon, miss, for making so free," he said, taking off hia cap re spectfully, "but I thought maybe you'd like to see some of the grand doings up at the Court to-morrow." Winifred colored painfully, and Haw kins, remarking It, waa terribly concern ed. "I am snre, miss, I meant no offense I hope you won't take what I aald as a liberty." The man looked anxiously at her. "Indeed, no," exclaimed Winifred, re covering herself; "I am much obliged to you for thinking of me, Hawkina." "You see, miss," said the gamekeeper, eagerly, "it waa In thla way. I says to myself, why, the doings at the Court to morrow will be quite a sight; there's the ballroom done np In that beautiful way aa 'nd be a show Is itself, let alone all the county fam'lies coming from miles round. They tell me aa how the master would make everybody promise to be there by half-past nine, so thinks I, If Miss Eyre 'II just step round about ten o'clock I conld let her into the little garden that the ballroom looks into, and she could see all the gay dolnga without a soul being the wiser." "Thank yoq, Hawkins," said Winifred, gently; "It was very good of yon to think oi me." As Winifred went on her way she was terribly hurt at a proposal so injurious to her dignity; hut It waa impossible for ber to feel any annoyance with the man, who had evidently spoken from sheer good-will and the wish to afford ber a pleasure. But the idea of her, Winifred Eyre, going to look in surreptitiously at a window to see the upper classes amus ing themselves was a dreadful offense to her pride. But it frequently happens that when we violently repudiate an idea at first we are all the more likely to come round to it afterward. And as Winifred walked along, insidious thoughts crept in to un dermine the stronghold of her determina tion. "After all," whispered Curiosity, "why should I feel so bitter at the thought of being only a spectator of thla grandeur? I shall never be able to participate In It, and why should I refuse an opportunity I have so often coveted, of seeing a really grand ball?" Then she fell Into a train of thought "If I had only the advantage of being Sir Howard's granddaughter, that Flora Champion has if I could have met Mr. Hastings In society, and ridden and danced with him as sne has done, I think I could have made him love me; but aa a farmer's daughter, what chance have I with an admired, aristocratic beauty?" Here words failed her, and she sat down on the bank in the lonely Woods, and the tears streamed down ber face. So intent waa she on ber misery that she did not hear footsteps approaching her, and when a man's voice sounded tenderly In her ears, saying, "Misa Eyre, are you In trouble?" she started, blushing, to her feet. "Mr. Hastings," she exclaimed, covered with confusion and crimson shame; but somehow the sight of his handsome (ace banished the memory of her sadneas, and a bright smile came into her eyes. "I am so glad to see a smile again," Errol said, with the tenderest Inflexion of his voice, "I could not bear to aee you In distress." ' "When people hare not very much to occupy their minds," Winifred answered, "they are rather subject to fits of de pression, without adequate cause. I envy you almost now 70a are ao busied ia en tertaining and amusing people, yoa have 0 time for regrets. "No time for regrets!" echoed Mr. Hastings: "for the last three weeka my life has been oue unceasing, haunting re gret." Winifred looked up Into his face in quiringly. "It is a trouble I cannot ask anyone to share you least of all," he said, after a pause. Winifred's eyes drooped beneath his gate it was so sad, yet so eager. A voice waa heard calling, "Hastings, Hastings!" In an instant he had taken her hand, kissed it passionately, and was gone. Winifred turfed away quickly, and went on her way to the cottage. She was trem bling, roufused, glad, surprised She scarcely knew what her real feelings were. But as Hawkins proposal re curred to her tuiud, she determined to accept It. When she arrived at the cottage, she found Lady Grace, as has been described. When she had accompanied her to the pony carriage, ahe returned to the little drawing room. . "Dear madame," said Winifred, kneel ing beside her old friend, and half hid ing her face. "I want yon to take me to the Court to-morrow night" "The Court." exclaimed Madame de Montolieu, in overwhelming surprise; "has Mr. Hastings, then. Invited you to his ball r "Oh. no, not that," Winifred answered, quickly, with a deep blush. "To-night, aa I was coming here, Hawkina met me, and asked me if I should like to see the ball. He said he would let me into the little garden under the ballroom, and there would be no one else there. At first I was angry at the idea, but t have chang ed my nunu; and, oh, madame," ahe con cluded, earnestly, "1 do so want to go," Madame de Montolieu looked at her with Impressible astonishment. She al most failed to believe her senses whes proud Winifred Eyre made auch a re quest "I know It mint seem atrange to yon, Winifred said, Imploringly; "you think I am forgetting my pride, and my self esteem; but I have a reason Indeed I have." "Winifred!" cried Madame de Monto lieu, in a pained voice, "you are think' ing too much ot thla Mr. Hastings." She caressed the head that lay In her lap pitifully and tenderly while ahe aald: "I will go with you If you wish it." "I do wish it; thank you a thousand times." The next evening, shortly before ten o'clock, Winifred and her companion. cloaked and veiled, appeared at the little garden gate. The faithful Hawkina was wsiting for them, and, true to his prom ise, not another person waa to be seen. He had placed two chairs for them behind a clump of laurels, and as the ballroom windows were down to the ground they could see plainly everything that took place. Winifred saw Lady Grace Farquhar, robed In delicate satin and lace, stand ing with other ladies on a kind of a velvet dais, receiving the guests aa they entered with stately grscioutness. Then she saw something that made her trem ble and turd pale. Mr. Hastings entered the room, looking more handsome and courtly than she had even Imagined, and on his arm leant Flora Champion, with the proud dignity of an empress. A jealous pang shot through Wini fred's heart at the eight, and when ahe saw Hastings bend down to Flora, and perceived the smile that was reflected back in hia eyes, she clinched her teeth over her lips to keep back the tears ot mortification. She turned to Madame de Montolieu and said, in quick, gasping tones: "It is enough let us gol" (To be continued.) LATE PRESIDENT'S SURNAME. Comes front Gaelic MacFhlonnlalgh, Meaning "Fair Hero." The surname of MacKlnley or Mc Klnley (the latter as spelled by the late President) Is the same with Flnlayson, both meaning "son of Finlay." The name Is distinctly Scottish, but occurs also In the north of Ireland among toe descendants of the settlers of the "Scots plantation of Ulster." The name, unlike most other Scottish surnames beginning with Mac, is not a very common one, and occurs only sparingly In the public records ot the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as McFludlay, McFlnlay, Melnlay, Mc Klndlay, McKynlay and McKInley. In Gaelic orthography, says George F. Black in the New York Times, the name Is MacFhlonnlalgh (wtth fh si lent). So early as the end of the tenth century the name Finlay Is found borne by a powerful earl. Flnlalc, son of Rualdhri, Mormaer or earl of Moray, a province which at that period Included almost the whole northern Scotland. The "Icelandic Saga or History of Olaf Tryggvisson," gives his name In a Norse form, Flnnlelk, and states that he suffered a severe defeat In Caith ness at the hands of Slguard, earl of the Orkneys, about 085 A. D. In the year 1020 Flnlalc was murdered by bis nephews, the sons of his brother Mael brlgde, and Tlghernac, the Irish annal ist, In recording the death of his suc cessor, calls Flnlalc Rl Albaln; that Is, "king of Alban," indicating that he claimed a position ot independence, both from the earls of Orkney and the kings of Scotland. His son was Macbeth, the usurper and murderer of Duncan, whose ob scure career Shnkspeare has Invested with the splendid light of genius. The Duan Albanach, an old Irish poetical chronicles of the kings of Dalriacla, said to have been written about the year 1057, In giving length of Mae beth's reign, says: "A seacbt blladbna deag mac Flonnlaoich;" literally that Is "seven years and ten (ruled) the son of Finlay." The early forms of the name given above show ns that It means "fair hero" (from Gaelic flon fair, white, and laogh, hero), a meaning which Is quite In accord with the prin ciple upon which early Celtic personal names were compounded. Effect of Rag-Time Song. Sunday School Teacher-Now, chit dren, what did Pharaoh say to Moses? Children We don't know. Teacher Oh, yes, you do. He told Moses to go and do something. Now, what did he ny? Class Go way back and sit downl Baltimore American. Thl. False World's Ways, ' "Any society news out In your su burb?" "Oh, yes; those folks who moved there only a month ago are moving away Just when It is their turn to give a garden party." Detroit Free Press. The man whom gin ruins writes his nam on the margin of defeat A Curious Elliptical Bridge ft Mm VIEW SHOWING TUK POSITION A clever and peculiar example of bridge construction h recently been carried out upon the seacoast of Comi ty Autrlm, lu the north of Irvlnud. At thla point the shore drops precipitously into the sen. the cliffs, which are known at "(lobaus' Cliffs," being 'JOO or 300 feet high. The teacoaxt scenery Is of the wild est and wlthnl most bcautllful In Its solemn grandeur In the north of Ire land; and to enable visitors and tour lata to v(e the spectacle from Ita moat advantageous points, and also to gnm PECt'LUB BIIIIK1E CUSBTRl'CTtU.N. access to the many remarkable caves in tne vlciulty. a walk lias been cut out and built In the face of the cliffs. This pathway la only from two to tnree feet lu width, and winds along the face ami climbs the cliffs lu a moat extraordinary manner, which from a short distance limiarta tn the promenade a most perilous appearance, since Immediately below the waves thunder among the rocks. Hut the walk has been most skillfull? and clev erly designed and constructed. Steps are cut roughly and broadly Into the solid rock, but to Insure iiorfeet safe. ty to climbers a hand rail has been TWIN.SCREVV STEAMER "MINNESOTA." THE LARGEST VESSEL EVER BUILT IN AMEUICA. The Minnesota, recently launched at the yards of the United States Ship building Company, New London, Conn., for the Great Northern llaliroad Com pany, Is the largest vessel ever built In America and has the greatest freight capacity of any ship In the world. She Is (30 feet long, nearly 74 feet wldo and 56 feet deep. She has nine decks. The Minnesota will ply between Seattle, Honolulu and Yokohama, and In order to make theso long trips she lias been provided with bunker space for 8.000 tons of coal, which will be automatically delivered to the stokers. Her total carrying capacity Is about 30,otK) tutu dead weight. The Minnesota will not be an "ocean greyhouud," hor speed being only about fourteen knots, but every provision has been made for the comfort of passengers aud crew, and several novel features Introduced In her construction have resulted In a great economy of space. It Is suld that If the Minnesota should prove as successful as Is hoped for the purpose for which she Is Intended several vessels of exactly similar model and size will be built as soon as possible- for the Pacific trade. It Is believed that vessels of such enormous carrying capacity, where there will no abnormal con sumption of coal In the effort to get great speed, will be more economical of operation than any steamships ever built. REAL FEMININE INSTINCT. Jennie Was Bouod to Succeed In News paper Work. She bad a gawky girl with ber when she appeared In the editorial rooms of woman's magazine, 'My daughter Jennie," she an nounced by way of Introduction. "A fine looking girl," commented the editor. 'Yes, and I want to tell yon about ber," said the woman. "She knows more about how to do things than any other girl living." "She does?" ' "Well, she thinks she does. She can It In the parlor and give me advice better than any one I ever knew," "Capable, is she?" "With her tongue, she Is. I don't seem to ever do anything just right myself, so she tells me. . She advises me about cooking." "Yes." "And I've been cooking since before he was born, while she never has made anything but' fudges. She tells me bow to make pretty thing out of barrel heads and old boxes, too." ' "Most important." "But I don't see that she's able to make any of the things herself. And, ayl yon ought to bear the advice she gives me on bow to be beautiful. Why, the rules she lays down wouldn't leave a woman time for even sleep!" 'It a woman duty to make her- elf attractive." 'But I don't notice that she's worked herself over Into any Venus, And then there's etiquette " 'But why do you come to us? Is be Inclined to shirk ber own duties? Do you wish us to advise ber " "Advise nothing!" retorted the wom an. "She's so- loaded up. with advice that I thought you might like to give her a Job. Seems to me that every woman who gcita hold of a pen or a 7 VI "ff MS? w ; OF THE BUllHiK ON THE CLIFFS. provided. The Intervals between the rocks are spanned by delicate. aud spider looking brWIges of Iron. The length of the walk so far constructed' Is tiearty three miles, aud It Is to be continued for another two miles, which It Is anticipated will be com pleted wlthlu a few months. The moat notable triumph of engi neering In connection with this work Is the erection of wlmt Is known ss GotiHtis' bridge. This structure I dis tinctive owing to its curious design, being elliptical lu shape. Thla piece of work waa rendered necessary to span a gap tl3 feet lu width, giving ae cess from the lunltilnnd to an Isolated rock known aa "The Mau-of War." Owing to the exposed position of the site of the bridge, the. turbuteuey of the surf piny lug ujion the rocks liiitne Uintely below, and the strength of th tides. It was found Impossible to erect the bridge on the spot. Vuder these circumstances the structure was erect ed at He I fa st and transferred Intact to a scow. The latter was then lowed to "The Man of War" rock ami care fully brought to, aa far as possible, im mediately below the spot where It was to be Installed. Lifting tackle was tbeu placed In position upon each side of the gap to be spanned at the road way level, aud the lifting rabies at Inched to each end of the bridge. The hoisting operation had to be carried out with extreme care, owing to the cramped space lu which the lifting tackle was operated, aud to prevent the structure. being thrown by Its own swluglug motion when suspended In the air against the faceof the rocks, which would have seriously damaged It. The structure was. however, lifted to Its position without mishap. It was originally Intended to stay the bridge when In position with guys, but when the bridge was erected It was found to be suttlclently rigid to dispense with these addltlouul supports.-Montreal Star. typewriter gets the Idea that she's a regular mine of wisdom aud Is spe cially ordained to tell other women bow to do things. I figure that In an other ten years half the women hi the country will be telling the other half what to do and how to do It, and In twenty" years there won't ha anybody left to do anything except give advice, That being, the case, I suppose Jennie might as well start In now. All you've got to do Is to give her a pen and a bottle of Ink and a pnge on which to spread herself and she'll be In the front rank mighty soon. She's got the real feminine Idea." Brooklyn Eagle. Yankee Ideas Invade Syria. For the first time the ancient and primitive methods of labor In the Holy Land have been disturbed by the Intro duction of Western Inventions. The natives of Syria have been jolted out of tbe rut of ages by the boom of (ho thrashing machine and the musical whirr of the reaping machine! Last summer an enterprising Ameri can Imported tbe first reaper and set It to cutting the grain In the Syrian fields. He had It lent all the way from Chicago. Then a little later a steam thrasher, the product of an In diana foundry, was beard of in Cocle Syria. It created great excitement among the native farmers. They were afraid of It at first, then later con cluded it to be tbe work of the evil one and tried to destroy It. They were with difficulty brought to see Its many advantages over the old way of tread ing out tbe grain. The American windmill speedily fol lowed tbe thrasher, and a month or more ago flour mill, with machin ery and oil motor engine complote, from Indianapolis, began grinding wheat in Lebanon. A helping band four aces, Phila delphia lelegranh. A A FEMININE FINANCIER. CkUa Waaaaa Troves Uaa 'Head far Hu. !." The people who rsshly slb-ge that women have "no brad for buslneaa" will And It hard to msliiialn their r gtiniettt lu the face of laU told by the Chicago Post. The slory began with the wife. "George." she suld, "mother has srnt m a cheek for forty dollar to get a new gown." "Very thoughtful and kind of her," he commented, to be spent for nothing else, the says," "VJulte right." "I wish you'd put It lu with your bank account. I'll ask you for It when I want It. I cau't do my shopping Just uw," I That was the first chapter of this financial tale. Now we route to th second. I "George." she said, about e later, "I wish .you'd bring me bonis the money to night. I'm going down town to-morrow," lie brought the money home and gav It to her, and that ended tbe second chapter. Tbe third contained a sur prise. "George," she said, toward tbe riot of another week. "I wish you'd bring ui home that forty dollar that moth er sent." "Why, I gave you that last week," he protested, "Ob, you gav me forty dollars, of course," the admitted, "but you re member mother aald ber money waa to be used for a gown aud nothing else." "Ye." "Well, I didn't use that for gown, to the money wasn't hers. I got so 111 1 things for th rhlldreu snd the bouse with It, and now 1 wsut brr money for the gown." "O ho!" h exclaimed. "So you mis appropriated funds." "I did nothing of the kind!" she s scrtctL "She gnrt you th money for a cer tain purpose snd you expended It fut something else." be argued. "Thal'i a ch ar case of misappropriation." "Not at ail" she Insisted. "If 1 bsd pent It for th gown It would bars been ber money;. but so long as I did not It was yours, and I spent It for your children snd your bouse, Now I want the money that mother sent," The poor man brought home a not bet forty dollars, and considered th Inel dent closed. But In th course of another week the wife remarked, "You have fifii-n dollars left of mother's money, aud I believe I'll tak It now," "But I gave It all to you," be pro tested. "You gav me forty dollara," th re plied, "and I apeut twenty five dollars of It for a skirt. Thst wss mother s money, but tbe other fifteen dol!sri went for the children and ih house, so that wasn't mother's. There's Just enough left for a Jacket." "I'll meet you to-morrow," he (aid, "and we'll go together snd get that Jacket, 1 don't believe I rare to tak any wore chances with that money." A day In th planet Kros Is 5V& hours On all South I-ondon street railways the fare la now one cent. By the sea San Francisco Is farther from New York than It Is from Liver pool. The tubes In the boilers of large ship .would reach ten miles If placed end to end. The average European Is 5 feet 0 MO Inches high; the average American. 6 feet 710. Their respective weight are 1.18 and 141 pounds. Kegnrdlng cuckoos, It Is said that the long tall of these birds so Interfered with their balancing that they bavt necessarily developed strong feet with two toes polutlng backward and two forward. By this arrangement tbe cuckoos are able firmly to grasp their perch. It may be the Oxark rocks and cav erns in Arkansas contain evidence of a more primitive man than has been found elsewhere tn th middle Mis Isslppl valley region. It Is Just pos slble that they may contain tbe evi dence, sought by scientific men for yean, that cave men existed on the American continent at the end of the last glacial epoch. It Is believed that tbe largest mule In the world Is owned In Callaway County, Mo. Tbe animal Is the prop erty of "Mike" Murray, of Hereford, and It stands eighteen hands high and weighs 1,841 pounds. The mule Is bare ly three years of age, nnd Its owner expects to have the phenomenon weigh upward of 2,000 pounds by the end of the year. Mr. Murray Is not working the mule, but Is feeding It for exhi bition at tbe St. Louis World's Kulr In 1004. . Not Her Only Loss. Tbe widow Blmonds had appeared be fore Squire Benson with one complaint after another. This time she accused one of her neighbors of stealing two ducks. "I missed them from tbe duck pond yesterday," she said, plaintively, "an' this morning, square, I'm Jest as sure as I'm standing here that I saw them In Harr'et Shaw's yard. They had a different look from her own ducks." "O, nonsense!" said the squire. "Mrs. Shaw Is as honest as th sun, and you know It! Why, I've got half a doscn ducks In my yard this minute that are exactly like yours!" "Well, square," said tjc widow, lugubriously, "these two aren't the first nor the only oties I've missed this summer, but you know I never was one to make complaints till I'm sure of my ground." Youlb's Companion. . Where No Wheels Can lie Used. In the whole of the Madeira Islands there are no wheeled vehicles, for the roads are too rough and uionnini,,,,,,. There are a few heavy sledges drawti liy bullocks, but the favorlto modes of locomotion are hummocks nin,.n .... poles and borne by natives nnd basket siongoa. the latter nro used for de scending the mountains. nm1 ,... i.u fully guided by a runuor behind. CUTrUT OF TOOTHPICKS, IIIIiib SUaaraetared la a Man laaaurUit, Thers Is tin art lei of nisnufs.-tur, t.Mt la llttw.l IA t.-l. alv.,1, I.. .. ted NUI that no one hat an Idea &T .,. . . ..1 .......1 I " me annual iiuaiiin i-viiBuiui-u, Itatiiely wooden toothplcka. According to ta eipirt. th number I simply iiu-ah-ul. aide, Mlllluna upon millions of n tnf wooden silvers are turned out eilr; year from American factories tins., aud on top of this lrmndoiu output com Importation from Portugal 114 Japan and other countries nearly large as th domestic product, Most of th American toothplcka, ae, c rdmg to the New Yoik Timet, rum, from Krankllu County, In Maiu, IHt th forest home of the while l.lr.li, out of Which Oft per rent of th doinettk; toothpicks sr mad. Thla wood a and pliable and of admirable rrslstanct for the purpose for which It Is used. Whole mills lu Maine sr devoted t supplying th country with toothplcka, and lu III Industry Is to b found sum of th Aural and most Intricate of mi. cuiiiery, no ireiiirmiout is III oulpuW I or the machines that lu a brief sa I ton, during the spring, enough tooth- V picks can t mad to supply the mar. kts ot th entire country fur the )sr' to com. A further Idea of tbe rapacity of tl( machines may b bad from th fact that only 100 men ar necetsary to operate and run all the ml tit lu Frsukllu Coun ty. Other mills of this kind ar teat tered throughout rettnaylvaiile and Maasachusetta and wrat.rn New York, but th real home of th toothpick la Main. Wtilt birch la not the only wood u4 for th domestic toothpick; maple 5J poplar sr employed a well, but tilrrh hat th property of retaining lit forest odor and swm-tiirsa. The felling of toothpick trees It only Incidental to th regular lumber work of the Main forvatera. No especial wen ar sent out to bum up sniitbl tree. But whenever th f. rcmnu of 1 gang of woodsmen eouiv across a trr especially adapted to toothpicks he or der It felled and Is Id sslde. Tin branch of th tree sr then trimmed V tud only Ih trunk Itself Is transported to th mills. There th bark Is skin tied aud th baked trunk Is run through a mscblji which sever It Into veneer. "Vencere" Is th technical ripmlun for thin strips of wood no thicker than a piece of blotting paper and no w idtt than th length of t toothpick. (in- th trunk hat been cut Into these theeta of wood, only on process remains to turn out th toothpicks fit for packing and shipping to market. Th vnirnt r fed Into a second machine tuppllid with shsrp. rotary kulret that whirl at tremendous high tperd, snipping th veneers Into toothpicks at th rite of hutulri-da of thousands sn hour. It Is only the so-called "fancy" tooth pick thai Is uot mad In thla country. In Portugal, from whir most of th orangewood picks ar Imported, ths ticks ar sharpftied by young girls who. In return for turning nut "picks" sharp as needles snd smooth ss Ivory, sr psld 8 cents a day. The Japanese toothpicks are mad ot fine reeda, and r distinct from tho sent to ibis country by th I'oriugueae manufacturers, A J n pa ties toothpick Is delicate and thin as tissue paper, and iievcrthclcaa strong aud pliable. Jljt fellow cry Japanese toothplck-makcf less than Ills Portuguese man, bis remuneration being a fract more than 2 rents day. In short, t thousand toothpicks may be bought In Japau for ss much' a It costs to park and box 6,0ii0 of American make. "Ikey, (let Oft the Wsgou," Tbe quick wlyof one of tho ushers at a recent wedding averted what might bsv been tragedy following the Joyous ceremony, He bad been th life of th large bout party attending tbe wedding. One of his stories particu larly pleased th father of th bride. The calch line In It waa, "Ikey, get off the wagon." After the bride ami bride groom had started on their honeymoon number of the gums went to a thea ter, then to upper, and It was 1st when they drove to the home of thlr host. The house wss dark, and though a ring of the bell would hav brought on of th servants, It was decided for s lark to try to get In, undetected, through a window opening on th porch. Being In a happy mood the party forgot that there had beet no talk during th day of the possibilities of burglars mak ing a try for th valuable wedding pres ents. The window fastening was not very secure and a little pressure released It. Then the usher got his head Inside the window. He saw the glint of polished steel In the dim light at the end of th hall, and he realised his danger of be ing shot for a burglar. Quick as fWh he shouted, "Ikey, get off the wsgoA' When the bride's father opened the door and let them In, he still bad th revolver In hi hand. He (aid, a little more soberly than he bad before, "My boy, that's a great story." New York Bun. Unique Indoor Snowstorm. Nature tells of an Indoor snowstorm on a very dear, cold evening at a party given In Stockholm, Sweden. Many people were gnthered In a single room, which became so warm as to be Insufferable. Tho window sashes were found to be froxen, and a pane of glass was smashed out. A cold air current rushed In, aud at the same Instant flakes of snow were seen to rail to the floor In all parts of the room. Ths atmosphere was so saturated with moisture that the sudden full In ten), perature produced a snowfull Indoors. -New York Tribune. Htatno 10 Ino. General Pltchugh Lee, referring t Virginia's proposnl tn nln of Hobett K. Lee In the national Capi tol, say he thinks they should hotior Washington, the successful, as well at Lee, the defeated. Deer In Mew Zealand. The red deer of New Zealand are es timated to number betwenn 4 OOO and 5,000 Individuals, the nffonrlnir of two tags and six binds tbnt woro turned our in 1MJIH When a man pays bis wife mor man tne usual attention, they say It is a sign she Is about tn "hear aouie- tning" on him. lot 1 ( V 1 1