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.
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