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A LITTLE LOVC 60N year sc tod-JV. my lo, Hjr hmrt u full of rare: Tb fihwnl cr.rf of tun. kM rear MWI mure 1.10 I aouM tMT, TL I I fnuuilit art pala, The lit duit Ub vgt, fVt future lunsed so dark tm Oee bill year c I tlioti-hl in lrel my lueely peta gatrvrrU laelimr a-lb kiailly vor Ha Iub 1 1" Up uiy OOBl !o Jnuu ut Lw 0 liln ur be 1o Wert my tlia lownl way. Ah. well! Ta said. -tn dukal hew U Jut Is-f ore tbe day " to, tM my deepest niichi hs cease, Ao J life was m l ulffh ton, jMtvoi on n kind car mm you. a? T ber.M In ta dial. Tb tfa'U r touch irf love's ova baas' Ual every couJ away, Aed Imiu viu2 0 .log Sows tm A (W a0 natty AdJ so Uiw nil ry e a blu lx auvtuflr l nilae; Anil (truer, bra haU, with kladly 11 tremUUaz ours eolauai: AM uojrU 0 alia nappy heart, I aslk l.f Joyotrt war. And blast Hi boo a-bleb cam i aw A year ato loUy. Dr Dri t In Mow Tark DOLLY. Dully and bo wer frienda. How or why the frii-uJ-.il I p was Unit struck up U unknown, lint tin much 1 certain. tliat tlie flmt advance iM-iht bav coma from Dolly herself, for a friendship of any kind, much 1ms a friendship with rbub'uv, diinulcd lutl maiden, wh nut much in Jim's line. There wo nothing attractive aboot Jim uuitw the reverse. A great bulk In; fellow, with a sullen fie and evil ). who, young as be wife bul dipped ujore free ly into lifu'a too? than ia writ for any man to dip. And Jim bad not come out of tho ordeal uusoilcd. It waa a rough l Lice, that little western mining r.iuin in which he worked rough place, full of rough men, with whom. moreover, be was no favorite. "I cak'late." aiiid Judg Item!, who was tubing bis eos outside after bard day's work and blowing In a gentle, meditative sort of war the curling sinok from his pipe. "I calc'lut that a more tburotigh pacod young scoundrel than that Jan dun t wluk the earth darned if he do." This acnt'.T' i't. fully embodying the victvaof tuecuuip, kju received with coda of fiMvtiL "And yet," said the J'id'-e. taking the pipe from hit tuooth, the better to enforce tho remark, "Dolly there noma sort o trnck with lum. Tliat'a ao." aaid big Oen thought fell v. The camp ottered a growl or two of protest. Wu;it did Dolly ee in bim? u whut the camp wanted to know a question more easily aitke.l than an wered. Pietty baby Dolly! with her dimpled face and brown cyea durling baby Dollv! the UimI niven bit of childhood which was blos.soniin; in the midst of that band of wild, bard living, hatvl dnnkii:; fellows, not one of whotuit hu wildcat and worst, would have dona toght to bunn her. "Jest look at 'em." aaid the judge, nuim; himself np on bis elbow from the jftgTMt. Tot men followed bis gaze, and about twenty yards away, apieuring over the prir.oh.lir', they !XT two Dolly anted 011 Jim's beautiful horse, Bed ilastan', cue of Jim's strong arms thrown pruU-ctinKly around her, thu other carrying her banket of berrie. full loan eitent that showed that Dolly's chubby littlo bunds hail nevor gathered them nl 0110. Dolly herself waa regarding the lusci ous fruit admiringly. "Daddy'U ylk 'em. Dim. won't he they heard her re murk. "Well!" aaid Jim savagely, "socio' as it ia Daddy, Tve no donbt bo will. Dad dy's ready for rait all be can got There wua a suflirient amount of truth In the statement to cause smothered laugh of auiuseuieut among the listener, In which Daddy, otherwise the judge, good bumoredly joined. Dolly did not langb; instead, her brown eyes grow trotiMo'L Jim's remark bad savored of disloyally to Daddy, and loy alty to Daddy was part of Dolly's simple creed. Suddenly she brightened. "So am I." she announced. "Are ycr. now?" aoked Jim. -Its," tuid Dolly. "Aren't youT Jim made no reply. Catching sight of the spectators, he lifted Dolly and the berries roughly to the ground, and went oa bis way In his customary moody si lence. Dolly, apparently quite ased to such treatment from bur strange friund, picked p her basket and trotted contentedly to hr father's sido. "Who've you been with, DollyT said Big Deo, catching ber np in his arms and Win j her to the sky. "Dim." said Dolly from Ben's shoulder. The men lunghed. "Well. I nm surprised," said Dig Den loftily a littlo cell like you taking np with such as bim. I wonder at you, Doliy." For answer Dolly buried her bands in Big lieu's curls, laughing gleefully. Whereupon ft glorious game of romps eniued. However, it so happened that Jim waa to pve a practical answer to Dolly's ques tion as to whether he was ready for all o ceuld gt Ly committing a theft ft kring theft, and by no menus bis tint, although for the Crst time discovered. "Caught red Landed." aaid Dig Den, h:s band tightening ominously on bis btavy stock whip. The camp was soon ablaze with the twws. and frota every side there flocked agry. Ccrce eyed men. They made short work of such sinners in those days. A few y wds of rope and the nearest tree td to settle the business effectually. A uuia mig'at gamblo or swear or use his pistol as freely as bo pleased , bnt in ocli a community theft waa iieeesaarily the ncprdonablo crime. "To the right about r said Dig Ben, Sternly. Jim rcowled at bim. He did not ask W mercy, knowing that it would be rjclci. ne would havo been the last to fcer it in snch ft cane himself. Suddenly attracted by the tumult ap Pfsrcd DnJy. looking out at the world from h-r rrct sun bonnet "Baaawtyr said the judge shandy; "tiis Vre ain't no place fur little gel'is." t Dolly was an obedient little sool, and sn tirdicary case would nave obeyed. Eat bby as shs wa. somethins; 0 the CgLficsrjce cf the scene came home to ntr: Jun standing alone amid that ring erne! faces. E je g-zcj pitifuHy at bim. "Co away. DoJy- sail Big Ben; j J"4 t novbiag to do with h1"1 lUt thief." Dolly's rym MtgUt Jim's for a denial As be met them with his own reck ls. defiant onea, a s-'nethlng ;le flaahed Into tbem. and then and inure be mured ft downright lie: Don't yon believe 'era, Dolly; I am't m.tliiug of lb sort." And, half inv..luntrily, be threw a wistful glance at l!i IU n. Hpite of hi roughneM Rig Drn must have had a .ft t anmewbere, for, bending down to Ddlv.be said gentlyt "There, you ,. Dolly, I must have be-n mintoi.k. This 'ere fellow, instead of being a thief, is a wirtuous youth, an lnril.-ent anitel. in fact. Now run away." 80 Dolly di-parted Mtbflel. After shn left sib-nee and heaiution fell opon the men. The little scene bad tonchl them. After a whispered con sultation the judue, stepping forward, cut the cord round Jim's wrut, saying curtly, "Here, yon young scoundrel. woU let yon i'ff this time. But clear out of thiu: wefl.in t want no thieve here." Without a word Jim turned on bis heel. (Some men would have left the place at oiu-a. Jim was made of differ ent stuff. Expelled fro'n the camp be built hiuiK-lr a cabin on the outskirts, not trying to live the dingrace down, but enduring it with the doggnd obstinacy which was part of bis tiatnre. The miners, even I Jig JJ'n. ignored bim com pletely; r B. n,O r all that iimtant of SofttieMi, lial certain rugged fibers of fridu about Qui which led him to treat ft thief with uiercilins jnitice. The slt ta of this "severely letting alouu" a stem were not very appaiQt, which waa no doubt the reason of its be ing carried on so long. If Jim bad only shown a in(er spirit of penitence be would have been forgiven. But, except that be was a trifle surlier, be went on bis way iretty much as bsfore, even Dolly being treated in public with savage silence. Bnt as )iu was not alienated there is reason to hiim that be mended bis manners when they were alone to gether. For together they still were at tiiuea; and although mntterud t ru teats went on from the camp on such occa sions a man but had inaulinees enough to refrain from making Dolly part of Jim's pnnUliment, 80 she and "Dim" and ' Ited Mustang hisfe many ft fine scamper togutber over too prairie. Bnt there cuue time when Jim and Red Mustang hetweru them were to do ft flue work a time when a sudden dan ger loomed out, and Jim rose to it like Uie brave luan tisat be waa when with clenched teeth l.u subdued the demon within him, uud proved that on occasion be was ready, not for all be could get, but to give op all that he had. For savage "whoop" rang out one night on tho unsuspecting camp. Men knew what it was, and sprang to their feet with ft anurl of rai. It 1 tin in hand they rushed out. "Injin," said the judge, coolly loading bis rifle, and in the moonlight gleamed the dusky ptiinted flgnrea. There was little love lmt between Injun and white man. The "muu-and-a-brothir" theory bad not leti prootiii.Ud on either side. It was war tothekiiifoon both. "Steady I boy, hteadyr mid the judge, to whom uch scvues were by no means new. Beady there? Now at Vm.1" And "nt em it was. Down swung the luuiikot. out flu -died the shot, and with a look that was not good to see npoa their races tne boys tHgaii their work tdiarp work butchery. The sav ages swanni-d into the camp only to be cut down. It was mkw over. But the In dians bud fought bravely, and, old, tried band as be was, an uneasy light had leupi-d to the judge's eye. "It waa a close shave," he muttered, wiping the great drops of sweat from bis brow as be watched the tlecing band "ft close shave. A little iiuire, aud" The pause waa auggestive. The day waa already breaking when the judge turned in home, "Hope the little bus hasn't bx-n scared," he thought; and, involuntarily, queer, Under gleam passed over the weather beaten face as be thought of bis "little "Dolly 1" be said, opening the cabin door. There was no answer. "Dollyl" and then again a little quicker, "Dollyl" Again that night the men were aroused by cry an awful cry, wrung from a strong man lo pain; and when they hur ried forward it was to nnd the judge with the foahion of his face all changed, pointing to the empty cabin, on whose floor shone thu glouiu of a tomahawk. That and the confusion of the place told its tale all too plainly Dolly bad been carried oil by the Indians! And not buut among them but shud dered, for Indian revenge is a very hor rible thing at its Ixnt, and the pitiful helplessness uf a little child wonld have no weight with a Blockfoot warrior oa the warpath, especially if the child's people bad defeated hi owu. In the dated silence Jim stepped lor- ward Jim, with bis shoulders well squared aud a resolute look on his face. lie eyed the group rutin r scornrully. "doing to stop her all duy?" he asked. Ociu' as this is juat the right time to give your horses a rest! I'm off! And so be woo, be aud Ib-d Mustang together, racing over the plain. But not before he bad seized the judge's baud in a fierce grip, saying, with a totally unexpected catch in bis voice, "Jedge, if 1 can I'll bring ber bark." Not much, bnt it lueant a great deal. Thoroughly roused, the ret followed his example not one bung back. All that fleet bones and brave hearts could lo wonld be done for the bttle one. I used to think Red Mustang the finest torse ia the world, and never wondered at Jim's pride In ber. A beautiful creat ure she waa, indeed, and what was more to the purpoHe, swift and strong. She bad been pH-uliarly vicious, and Jim had broken her iu himself. I waa present at that breaking in, and, boy as I was, I re member to this day my feeling of ad miration as Jim quietly mounted upon ber back. 'He's a blessed young scamp," said a man near ina in involuntary aeiirm, but, by Jovr, be can rider So he rouliL Red Mustang exerted all ber powers which were by no means slighb in the wsy of backing, rearing, shying, kieking and plunging, to no pur pose. With his feet well in the stir rups and ft firm grip on br.r sides, Jim tuck oa, sparing neither whip nor spar, and making the biab carl nrnnd ber ia a wsy that 1 thought then, and still think, was brutal But when, all trembling. tie bowed ber heautif ul husvl, and with the dark fire of ber eye owned hint mas ter, be flung away the whip and never used it again. That was just Jim. But after th first memorable tussle, when it bad been so emphatically de cided whose will was to be obeyed, mas ter sod horse came to very good under- ending. Re4 aiaataaf ftjectioa, la-1 Wd, ha I antnctulng pat net lo in It, and the fact that she showed the reverse to every me ; certainly did not lessen Jin. f,.r brr. Over the prairie the little cavalcade started, IU J Muttang, with that easy swinging atrido of hers, taking the lead and keeping it. But Jim pulled ber np sharply as t In tm am- a tnmuphaut shout frmu la-hind, "Here's the trail!" Uiding up, Jim looked at it with his keen e)ea. "That's no trail!" be said contemptuously. Now, tlie ret of the men lis ving stated that it waa the trail, and bOug at least aQ II able vj Jud o a Jim, did not re evi e his remark in the pteuantet spirit "It are the trail," aaid Daryl Dish, in ft quietly conclusive wav, as if that set tled it, "But it aren't!" said Jim squarely. Now, Duryl Dxili was one of the most trusted hand in the cauiii, and being backed by Big Ben, th Q; naturally took bis side. "This ain't no time for fooliu'," they aaid very sternly. "Ilerc's trui plain as can be; and we're goiu' to follovTu np" "I'm uot foolin'," retorted Jiin. with a kind of desjierate earuestneatO "That trail's too plain for Injins to hav left, unless they done it a' purpose. I can find the trail right enough if you let me. Trust me, boys." My poor Jim! As a man sows so shall be reap. Wlint bad be done, in all bis reckless, dissolute life, to be trusted now? He was not trusted; nsy, more, be was left, half mad with anger aud despair, to find bis trail alone. "Take it, or leave it." the men bad said as they galloped off uon their trail. Away in the east the sun was touch ing the sky with rQ gold lighL Great crimson bars, flecked with orange, gleamed out broadly, and then melted into the softer harmony around, and be fore one knew it, the whole shining inuas united and out flashed the sun. But be fore it did that Jim bad made up bis mind to do ft very risky thing to rescue Dolly single handed. Who els was there to do It? The others had ridden away in direction which was every moment taking them further away from the right track. "My Ood!" be said wildly. Was it a prayer from those rough lips? a prayer which the Good Shepherd beard and auswered? For Jim played a hero's part that day. lie found the trail. For the un, glinting downward, caught the light of a small pink object on the brush wood and rested there lovingly. Noth ing much just tho torn string from a little child's siinbonueL But at the sight Jim broke iuto a suppressed whistle of triumph, and raced Red Muh Juitig forward as beQad never been raced before. I never like to think about that ridu. Enough, the Rod Mustang responded loyally to the situation. From "noon to dewy eve" she carried Jiin steadily. But when, trembling, foam flecked aud lurched with thirst, be stopped her as the Indian camp loomed in sight, he knew that hie work was cut out. "Quiet! old lass! quint!" be said, cautiously dismounting aud patting ber with ft look on bis face that few but Dolly or Red Mustang bad ever seen there. The gallant beast seemed to under stand, and suppressing a whinny, rublied ber nose wUtfully against the cares sing haud. Half gliding, half creeping forward, Jim took iu the situation at a glance. The Indians bail evidently only just topped and were hastily improvising a tort of camp. But, unsuspicious as they were of being followed so soon, Jim know that this first caruluss bustle of ar rival would not loot loug, but that sen tries would be set to guard against any approach.- Suddenly bis blood thrillod, for there before bim, not dozen yard away, lay Dolly reponing on an old blanket in the healthy sleep of child hood. It was ft foolish thing to do, perhaps, considering tho state Red Mustang was in, but Uien Jim was desperute. ilow be crawled forward, seized Dolly and got buck to Red MueUng unsrcoived be could nevor have told himself. But get back with her be did, and in a flash the three were off. "Dim!" said Doily, clinging in blissful content to the rough red shirted arms, "Ay," Jim answered, glancing dowu t ber as he tightened lied Mustang's girth; "you go to sleep, Uolly." So Dolly's little brown bead nestled down, and Jim and 1W Mustang made what speed they could, which wa not a very groat speed, although there cam sounds from behind which made the mar tear forward and turned Jim white. Th Indian were in pursuit Mile by mile, hour after hour, that fearful race went on, Tlie rugged line of bills which marked the camp wer 'u sight now, but could Rod Mustang bold out? Sb was already trembling omi nously, and Jim knew that the time was come. li sb wer to reach th camp at all, it must be without his weight est ber bark. "DoIIlT he aaid with ft shake which mad Wif open her sleepy eyes, "I want you to do aomethin' for me," be went on persuasively; "I want to get down here, Tv I'v partie'ler reason for wanting to get down here" and the arm holding Dolly's as gently as a woman's kept ber head turned wed forward. "Red Mustang '11 take yon to the ramp all right, if you'll be a brave little gell, and ko alone," "Oh!" and Dolly's frightened clutch Was very firm, "Will yon, Dollv!" said Jim feverish ly. "Dolly! Dolly! Little lass! Will yon? For me." "las. Dim," said Ddly with quivering WP .... Dismounting. Jim fastened her swiftly and firmly to th saddle and Rave Red Mustaug the word. "Oood-by, Dolly," and Jim's inoustarhe brushed the rosy bps. "Dood-by, Dint." said Dolly. Red Mustang whinnied uneasily. But ber master had told her to go, and she went "Shell do it," sai l Jim with a great sigh of relief. The Indians were very close now. In a curious, concentrated kind of wav. Jim gazed at the plain, which the moonlight was kindling into peaceful beautv. Then with an ngly light in his ye, be drew ont his bowie knife and turned to li what was before bim. "Whoso givetb a cop of cold water to i of these little ones, b givetb it onto me. And Jim nsa given more uiss that be bal givm bis life; for the next day Big Ben and the rest found bim on the plain scalped. Chambers' JouroaL Tb harvester was Invented by Cyras IsxCortilck in 1D31, and baa been im proved by many subsequent Lot so tors. GOSSIP AND SLANDER. DOES THE RESPONSIBILITY LI6 WITH MEN OK WOMEN? Oplalaaa Thai Dlffar the aUJaaS-A Charga Agalatl Maa's Clba Thar Are rtotbads of (eaadal Dnl Miapaalatad Wans Are tVaral of All. Who ia responsible for the scandal, the slsndrr thst Is abroad In tb world? Mao ays it is womsn, and woman stands with accusing Anger pointed at man. A young girl cams to uie the ot brr ilar and said, "I've mads a fool of myself:" I imliuly tried to look surpriaeil, though I wun'i. "Yes," she continued, "I have; and I'm so msd wiQmysrlf that I could bite my tougus out and ue my lirad for n football. Why? This Is whv. Tho oilier evening two gentlemen called to o me. D.iaaas afrieodl bad known from childhood, a great, splendid, wholehearted fellow that brings sn atmoopliere of rherices sod pertuul good nature with bim. He Is alwaysso courteous, so considerate, so ap preciative ami o complimentary that it 1 a pli aiur to be In bis company. "The other geiitleiftan was a roan of great Intellect, whose dealrs to meet ma bad flllid ma with a senae of elation. I was walking on air. W talked of all sorts ot subjects, sud I fell thai I never had spent a more delightful evening of its kind In ny life. Hut dear tne Jiut before its cloe something bapened," and th young girl looked so lugubrious that noth ing would bsva surprised ins. "You see," eontluuwl she, "wa bud talked about peo ple, lui tilings. At last the tiaiua of a cer uQffoman was mentioned. The person enjoys considerable prominence. Uue of the gentlemen said, 'Doyou know her?' 'I know who she la.' 'Did you never meet ber she Is so 1 harming a con vvrwllixutlM I am sure you would like her.' 'Yea,' I re plied, aud there lnut bare been Something in my iiihuuit which chslk-oged a ques tion, for immediately it cauw. 'What do you kuuur about her? You evidently do not approve of her?' " Now the young girl baa more wit than diseretlou and she replied, "Well, If you must know, I've hcurd she was 'shady,' and some one one took the trouble lo warn us girls not to be seen talking In th streets to her, or to have any thi ug to do with ber." lloth the geullemen looked shocked. "Why," anid th man of Intel lect, "1 have visited her many a time, and I have never seen snythlng Iu her bebsvtor that could be eousidt-red the least out of the wsy." Then lbs young girl forgot aha was talk ing to men, not thai shs wished to discuss undelsslabla suhjecta, but she forgov what is al a ays said when one woman falls to agree with a mail in bis high aatimate uf another woman, ho In the beat of the sr Itnmenl she eit'Ulmed: "Well, all I know ia that some of her aa?iutes have been drpel by society, and it wou't do for Toting Indies lo aliempl to go counter to the Uiililin uf society traders, li may bs Very fVfel and lovely and all that, but if a girl does attempt to do so she herself sut lers without U iiig able to do one tiling to ward rehabilitating the 'shady' person In the garment of re-peetahilily." Thru both the gentlemen lonked pained as well as Shnrked. "I know they went sway thinking that I would lend myself to the envious detrac tion of another woman, and I wouldn't In the Oral plare both of those geulteniM overestimate the Importance of that peT son's position. They do not know as I do thai many diairs are closed against ber, they do not know that, from tb stand point of in y Set, she does not poasMsaons single attribute or attainment that can arouse envy." My frleuil's experience led me to make Inquiries. "Where do you ihiuk scandal originates?" I asked a bright society wom an, young In years, but old in worldly wis dom. "Where? With women," she re plied unhesitatingly, and then added, "But let me modify thnt With the memory of all I have heard in my life, aud the knowl edge that it generally could b traced to the afternoon gossip of a men's club, I must take that back. A men's club is th Tery hotbed of scandal. Those f. llowa, old and young, want to be thought Irresistible or omniscient; they can't deny themselves tho pleasure of being thought successful where others have failed. Uy a smirk when a woman's name is mentioned; by a significant look, a sbrug of the shoulder. even a twirl of one aide uf a inustaebe, the Insinuation is made to say nothing of the open discuuiou of a woman's charm, and the speculations as to ber being able to meet the requirements of a Cesar s wire. "I don't mean lo say thai a perfectly pure, good woman, whose conduct basal ways been above reproach, will become the prey of their con versa! Ion, although such cases bare bappeiieiL But you know tl ere are hmls of womeu and young girls who Will do Imprudent things. Many of Ibem are women now iu a stratum of society not where they Itelong by birth or education. They duu't know bow to behave. They are not thoroughbreds, you are. They foolishly take pleasure In defying public opinion. They don't mind being talked about. They boast of their eseapadea, and yet they do have lota of friends, sweet girl friends, who absolutely ref us to believe that 'dear ' la aught but so Impru dent and soma man comes home from the club some father, brother or busltaad and warns lbs women of his family not to be seen with 'Ho-aml-so1 any more; that ber name baa been mentioned in the club. Oh, my dear," continued the society womsn, "the shore of clubdom sre slrewu with w recks of repulaliimsl "On the other hand, the wurt detractors of women sre married women every lime. You lake a woman whose own career has been a failure. She is always on lbs look out for Improper behavior among youngrr and more attractive women. She cannot forgive them for receiving what she 110 longer can bold the admiration of men. When you find such women iu hotels and boarding bouses, they are to be dreaded. They make wild endeavors to bold their own with the jounger women; tbry fall; they sre bitter; they devote themselves lo lying In wait for fresh game all the time; their grip Is weakening, but they clutch all the same. Oh, my drsr, if you ask ma bow scandal originate. I must go back to my fin answer sud say with women, with fagged out Jaded, disappointed passe women. A young matron, secure in ber position in soc iety, bnppy In ber husband's love, and surrounded by ber children, is too sweetly sellWu, U10 wrapped np In ber own bappineas to be envioue or Jealous. ehe la not the detractor of bar sex. Francisco N s Letter. W hy the ITIe. f Snap Was Ralsa. Tb pric has been advanced fiv cents ft plate for sonp order al Young1 hotel because w would like to frees out tho who ar known a th "soup fiends." They order a plat of sonp, and, not content with the allowanr of bread nd butter usually accompanying snch an order, ask for more. Sometime thi order Is repeated twice and three time, so that when w com to reckon np tb profits of the day we find that w ar not infrequently out from ten to fifteen cent on soup orders. This is tb reason w ttav raised tb pric of soup from fifteen to twenty cent per plat. Tb sam difficulty has prevailed la other hotels, and I am pleased to learn that tb pro prietors, Lk ourselvee, hav mad ft sotabl advanc In th pric. It i th only way to bop for anything lik a profitabl boainee wnhii peopi. ltrvtw la So ton (slob. err.'.':! z a PuriCTUATcrt lV!lnl t am if Trying e Jimw flapM teii,-J f tea, Hint !' ttalea. "Tin tu, nr I ..v, i!h re's nothing b'- It It'. Is it- r li si. Trt Hi In six wei ks,' la--Ciiiv oU r.111 e 1 tk ,1 i-it yourself In s ii.o-o I ., o t 'i-t jra.it n iisnllv siiy or t'dnk nnjthlugai 'nut fol in 1 1 1 s Mile, T-vke II I I sullfnl sa-iirti-.n, whit li rnalls otir tvhnollor l'r): 'Tlie Is y totl en the I'lir-OMg ilifk, column, w In nee ail bin be bad tled,armieln; the H.iiik- that lit tlie llie bill!, ' wr -ek, fa-tniiio, shame ar-iind him o'er the 1I10.I, riisl ' That's grand, that 'a luspiriiig, oil have u.l thelieauty and all the salitlinetit. Slid !xidis you punetiinleaa ti-u go uh-ng. ami so lulu. la the artist it-ami the liselul. Brown was quite lukeii with this new p'.uu for learning bow to punctuate prop erly. He had often fi ll l.ke a brut her to the fellow w ho wrote a Uaik without any punctuation whntevrr, simply adding in an appendix aenmpli-te li-t of punriuailoa marks, from w Mi ll the reader could select and punctuate as much or as little as bo plea-a-d. The first b-awon went off swimmingly. Browuso fell into the spirit if it that as be walked up the street afterward be found himself sohliuUlug! "I woodir, Comma, If I had better gel that nregoric. commit. tr the baby, romiua, before I go borne, petiud. IVrhiips, comma" Then be sllpi-ed up us a piece of bauana skin and Went down flit with two estlamallun poiulantid enough stars lo equip several Uaues of a "blaukcl sheet." For the first lime iu bis life be Ml like Using the "dash" aud also making a dash for the lulseriaut w ho threw tiiat murder ous peel there. He Uy ou tw.-avmeiit lung enough jSXyU-liole several paragraphs, thru got uuVllu dilllculty and limped down the street Hut the magia power of thst first leon was si ill upou him, and meeting a newsboy be begau, "Well, com ma, my hoy, comma, have you Th Star? Interrogation polut." The sharp eye. I lit tle rascal stared al bim curiously, sud then replied: "Com-ah? Come off. When did yer Vape from tb' 'sylum?" After punctuating the town generally during Ihe nest two limire ami getting a crowd of small l)s at his heels, whom be escaped by seeking refuge In aii empty school building a plate the average bo) never enters if be eau help It be look bums to bia dear family a somewhat bat tered but still large supply of punctuation. Al It a, m. bis wife nudged him, "John John, there are burglars In the house:" "What ah? Burglars, burglars." Now wide awake, he aprang to the floor ex claiming, "Uearrat, Comma, I will defend you, comma, even with my heart's blood, comma. If necessary, exclamation point." He then threw opeu the chamber dour right in the far of two maked burglars, who beld pistols to bis Itreast aud demanded, "Your mouey or your llfel" Willi one whirl of bis strong right arm b dashed the pistols aside, two bullet perforating the ball window Instead of bis bead, as was Intended. With two more whirls of that trusty arm he sent the burglars, as surely ami swiftly as one sen truce follows another iu the mouth of a two-hundred a-minule speaker, out through the window after the bullet, remarking: "There, comma, tow, comma, you can bunt your bullet at your leisure, period. Call agalu, comma, aud I'll show you how to punctuate better, comma, but you can't put a period lo my existence Just yet, period." Then, rushing back to bis wife, he ex claimed, "Joy of my life, exclamation point, light of my eye, mora exclamation points, come to my arms, period." They fell, weeping, upon each other's necks. Stars and dashes coin In here, denoting a domestic scene loo sacred for the eye and ran of th vulgar public Washington Biar. A Rtraage Dreaa. As I rod along in on of th suburb in tram cars I pasaed a cottage wherein a stranger happened awhile ago. Nearby 11 veil an old man who bail received many kindnesses from the true hearted nitstreas of the collage, who took oompasaloa upon bia necessity. Early on morning this lady wok In great aflrlght hbs had tliesmod that lha old man was calling her lo Irantio bast to com and help bim, 6b looked at th clock and noted the time. It was 4:30. Later on tb lifeless buiy of tb old man wa found in a well. The medical opiuion was that it must have ll'-l iuto th water at about 4:30 that morn ing. Thai was their Independent testi mony befor they bad been told of the cu rious experience of the woman. The dis tance of the well from the house made It In-possible that aha could have heard th old mau cry. If he really did cry. How then can oue explain the Incident? I Alight relate other facts similar In their nature, all showing Ibat there is In the world mora mystery than we have yet comprehended. Kapuuda Herald. Obeersatluas of Jepllar. Jupiter st all time is wlthoutwooht th most Interesting of all the planets, not only on account of bis gigantic sixe sud system of satellites, but more on account of the actual betirtlt derived from observation of the movements of bis satellites, which for purpose of navigation double discount for precision the finest of chronometer. There ar continuous transits, ecllisr or Occupations which the national obwrvv tory at Washington has predicted with ah solute accuracy for al le-ist two year In advance, so that in any part of the world on may, by observation of the system of Jupiter, ascertain the mean time al Wash ington, verifying or disproving observa tion taken by other met hi. U. On account of th great distance al which thi system is situated, lbs angle for paradox ia ao slight that any obaervatlon taken fro.u any part of the earth will be virtually as If taken from tb center. Detroit Free Tress. Oaa far J vsea. The other morning Jones tamed apatthe office even latet tbu usual. Misemploy, r. tired of wailing for him, had himself art about registering the day's transactions usually June' finis duty. The enraged merchant laid bis pen aside very delib erately and said to June very sternly In deral. "Jones, thla will not do!" "No, sir," replied Jones gently, drawing off bia overcoat as lis glanced over bis em ployer's shoulder, "It will not You bsvs sntered McKurken's order in th wrong book. Fsr better to have wslled till i ana." Exchange. The Calev ef the Sky. The blue odor of the sky la probably merely the color of the air seen tb rough a length of shout forty five miles. It bss been observed by those who have s trended shout five miles above tb earth's surfac that tbe sky appears of a dark Inky bo, owing to the very small reflection and dis persion of tbe light while the blu color no longer sppears above but below them. Similarly the blue color of distant bills is owing to tb sam cause. Lund on Til- tills. The Other flaee. "Soro persons, including myself", said tb parson, "believe that ia tb next world w bat eontion tb work of "And too expect to preach la heaven, doctor?" "Ye." "I think HI go to lsewhr. Epoch. Tbeodrsr Weld, one ft famous an ti ll a very lecturer, is bring comfortably with hi oo at Uyd Park, Masa. II I ti year old and is said to ckmlj smbl tb post Bryant la looks, TI1K FACTORY LASSES SKETCHES Of THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT LANCASHIRE MILLS. Preilslaaaa la4e by the Ostaral raelar Oaaers for Ih Roereallaa af Their v.iMula,)eea Maw lha Olrle Itreae aae raert IhemaM-lve. For th recreation of their hands mills Csve 110 provision whatever as a rule, that ia Ther nr a few exceptions, and only a few. I'nnjn certainly ar th Oxford mills at Ashton-utider-Lyne, in connection with whliii the late Mr, Hugh Mason founded a little colony. For outdoor spurt there is a large play ground, with swing, etc., and bowl ing green attached. When th weather is tiuf.iv orabl th hands can go to th revtention rooms. On th ground flour of lhe is a reading room liberally sup plied with iiewapupa-rs and periodicals, and having a library of ?UU volume. A colic room lead off it, ami from that aguin th hath ar reached. Up stair is a large lecture room fitted with deaks and with a platform at tbe eud. Busts of great men ar on pedestals round the walls. Scott and Burns ar in a niche together, as is fitting, aud near them ar Homer, iihakeapear, Dalit and Milton. Michael Angela looks at Raphael, Bright slid Colxlen. New ton and Watt. Fraukliu and Wash icgtou all ar ther; and at intervals there are also bung portraits of In ventors and Improvers of cotton ma chinery. In connection with these rooms there is a good bras ttand. Hewing and oilier 1 laaeee. too. are held, while during th winter mouth concerts aud lec ture ar of frequent occurreuc. Of ell this it should b noted Messrs. Thomas Mason & Sou defray th ex penses. O From other portions of the district we take the following. The secretary of cotton operative spinners' asMciaiion ia slated to have said: "Any girl who wants work can have it in tli mills. That labor market Is never overstocked. At tbe preaeut time, particularly in the spinning department some firms ar short handed. Nowadays many girls iu Manchester do not car to go into the mills; they would rather work in the. warehouse and shop." "There ht beeu an Improvement In th lot of th factory workers?" asked th Interviewer. Jjea," replied th secretary, "in vry way, wages ar higher, hours shorter. But, nunO you, hands hav to work harder while they ar at it, because the machinery runs faster and they hav to look after uior of it Why, In my yonngdayta weaver tended only two looms, now she lends four." Throstle spinners, the writer adds, work with as little clothing as possible and generally in their bar feet, though some wear slips-rs. Card room hands wear straight pinafores, cnt away at th neck and with short sleeve. Th dis tinctive parts of th mill girl's dress ar clog on the feet and ft small suowl 'handkercbiof,"they ar called on tb shoulders. Weavers, though thor ts nothing pe culiar about their dress, can generally b distinguished from other factory girl They hav a personal trade murk their trout teeth ar often bad, and beside many of them hav at time 4 peculiar gnsturo. Drawing in th breath to suck weft through a shuttle causes the teeth to decay. Tb mannerism is similarly explained. In a weaving shed tbe noise is deafon ing. You cannot hear your own voice. So tbe weavers attract oue another's at tention by a shrill "Wbool" and con verse by means of signs and by watch ing tbe movement of th lips. They ar so proficient In labiomancy that they ran follow a private conversation any where if they can see the speskers' face. This circumstance explains coin moo olucrvation that i otherwise nlguintl cnl. "Mind what tha'rt ssyin'" on gust-tip will remark to another, glancing auspiciously at th object of their talk, oo's a wayver." Some mill girls never do a,- 7 bonse work; their iguoranc In widen oraiicb of fnmal education U coiiseijurntly colossal. Hundred cannot make pud ding or pie for tC Iif of Uiem, and th writer ho heard of las putting rabbit in ft dish whole and making cni't for it with suet There are factory girls on tlie other baud and theaw ar in tu majority who take their full suar of cleaning, cookery, needlework, eta A rule, too, tbe loose ar In vory way respectable. When factory lass and ber sweetheart go off on a trip or take a week at Blackpool or Southport or tb Ul of Man, a often a not sb pays th expense. She It U who in due cours buys th furniture ays, and perhaps th ring and all th rest Whether eh ill stand treat in this or not, th four loom weaver need never remain single. Among factory girl she correapoods to th beirea of ordinary life, and a such ia no diflleulty in obtaining a husband. Wbeo offsprings lioroin old enough they sr sent to tb mill, as their parent were before them. The typical Lanca shire woman doe not like th Idea of their aiming higher. A they soon re ceive good wsge their (tare nt ar rap idly placed In comfortable circumstances more comfortable than they ever knew petbap. This stat Is th factory oper ative' snmmuin bnnum th position beyond which be or she very rarely goe. Caaaeli Journal Oea4 Tens la Bf la. A Kansas paper says th entlr snpply of Jerusalem corn cam from two ker nels. Thee produced tb seed from which five bushels Were raised tb fol lowing season, and the next crop amount ed to 60O bushel. The plant grows to the height of about three feet and resemble broom corn or sorghum. Tb grain I whit and an swers every purpose whirh ia served by Indian corn. It make sweeter and bet ter bread, and is delicious when boiled after tb manner of oatmeal la wet weather it runs to stalks and grow six feet blgb, without any grain to speak ot It produce best when tb season la dry, and after th plant get start it Is aid to b absolutely impervious to tb Influenc of drought and hot wind Tb farmers of western Kansas ar pre paring to engsg to it col tor next sea 00 to larg extent Tbe roe Mis, Mamma (to professor, who sr bsv been lacerated for aft boar) Don't yoa think lbs desr child should bsvs bw role tultivstedf Ths IrofsSBor (grimly, Yes, If sb tBtUt . at Flsid W-1 Ixaarlaal rra la (llrt'i Ufa. The yrsrs from twelve In ai iters sre per hap the itit linporMiil iu girl's physi cal history. She is ptaaing from child bond iuto a more mature stags, sud mind Slid bndy ar both taxed to th u I moat to aieet lb demands Un them. 8h needs sit snd tender care at thla time, help lo umlrrstand tho new problems that ar fun-lug I . iiisrlrea upon her, and to be surrounded with the lesl bjglani condi tions to secure n adequate physical de velopment. If s rhild lis Iteen proa-rly drrsaed and fed, bad s sullli Irnry of exercise, plenty of fresh sir, su ample allowance of sleep, and Dot beeu permitted to overstudy, she roc lies this critical age well prepared for tbe si ruin she la to encounter. If.ua the other hand, 110 car ba beeo eaeruavd In these Important mutter, they should si onci be carefully attended to, Iu order to n medy, aa far us poaaibe, lbs ill tdecte of put negli-ct. o these days, when ao murh ia said snd written on tb subject of hygiene, lbs ear of lb health receives an attention that was very uncom mon a generation ago, and Jet ther ar still mothers who, from want of thought or th presaur of other cares, do not glv ll the rouaideration thai It ought to bsvs. It is much easier to preserve health than to restore It when II Is lost. To do lb. It la not neeessuiry to badge a girl around w It b s b u ui her of tiresome rest rtctios that fret and worry ber. If she lis been al lowed to form bad bahiu, of course they must be brokeo off, snd this is never a pleasant proceeding. Apart from this. Judicious regulation of food, rest exercu sud dm nerd not be partlculsrly Irk some. It ll Is begun Iu eirly youth it be euine second tistur, snd tbe girl uoooo scluusly obeys the law of health becsus sbs has never been accustomed lo vlolal Ibaoi. 1'etersoD Magsalu. UM'ls fur th Heir. Even the baby la a victim of reform. Mel bud employed twenty years sgo ar O Intolerable In the ourasry of today. Th infantile don'la ar almost as aa ttaerous as IbeetiquetlUsal negatives. Among lb approved are: Don't rock tbe lushy. Don't let hint sleep In a warm room. Duu'l let blin sleep with bis bead under over. Don't let him sleep with bis mouth open. Don't put him to sleep. Don't let him be kissed. Don't bsv ball button on th back of bia dreas. Don't cool bis food by blowing It Dou'l feed bim with tablespoon. Don't bathe hUn tuor tbso three times a week. Don't allow a comb to touch bis bead. Duu't whip blin. Don't rusk bim cry. Don't notice blin wbeo he pout. IWl frighten hint. Don't tail hlui about gboata, bugaboo or had places. Don't dance, Jump or dandle bim. Don't let blin chow painted cards. Don't srrrara In bis ear. Don't lift bim by ton wrlats or arm Don't starch suy of hia clothe. Don't sllow bim lo wear wot bib. Don't worry blin. Don't gi) him anything tosatbttw tneala. l'hlladelphla News, rnaealslati. Not frequently convulsions occur lo In fancy In eonscapieoi- of some internal did enlty of a temporary nature, and ar never repeated In after life. But w her tbey ar of frequent ocriirrenr la childhood ther re grounds to fear that ths sulTcrrrwill sooner or biter beooma epileptic. Indeed, a large proportion of these trouble may t traced lo th frequency nf Infant 1 1 couvul sions. It Is very dlfllcult to discrtminnt between those early attacks, which ar simply accidental, snd not likely to recur, nd thoae which sr but th bojlnulng of life long epilepsy. llenr It I slwsy requisite that tb Ut most care ahuuld lie tuken to prevent their recurrence. It I doubt Iras tru that In mny tuataun children born with ao piieptl tendency ar cured of It by tb Intelligent car nod nursing of paronts, whereby their bodily weakness. Sr slrvugibomyl snd their entire nervous sys tem greatly changed for lbs belter, svsn to a stat of successful misiano of tb threatened evil. All pare u la aro uodor serious responsibility iu revnect to all mat ters stTecllug ths pre-awl good benltusnd future well being of their natural off spring. Hall's Journal. Oased Fattd Iter Mother Important. Errors In food ar dsng-roiis In nursing mother, who not only damage their owa beauty for life by oor nourlsbmoDt but fall to supply children with strength of constitution. Sir Henry Thompson, tbe eminent writer on food, ssysi .Mt of tbe disease which embitter tb middl and latter wrt of lifo are do to avoidable errors In dirt. Them error begin many times when the child is a few hours old snd continue through tb earlier year of life, Uving the fuunduiloa on which to build th future person." "To fully nourish a child," wears told, "ths mother or ours must furnish from l.UuO to 1,400 pounds of go-id milk during Ui first year of It Ufa, aud this must con tain from Vli to 110 pound of solid matter more than many women weigh," says Dr. Cool, who goes on 10 slut that tb nervous system contain as a oonslituetil a pbosphurised oil found In the volk of an sgg, in lbs human blood, and la butter and cream especially. Shirley Dars's Let ter. Rareae Marry Ofteaeet Mis Mahal Goddurd, who ba beeo Studying th relatlou between Industry sud matrimony for the l ten years, state In pamphlet form that the propor tion of marriage ia greateal among trained nurses than say other cl.ts of women workers. It rosy be gratitude that move th heart of men, aud undoubtedly ad miration and allectlon bar anniethiiig to du with the result, but whatever tb main cause th f-sct remains that quiet docile, Intelligent snd competent nurse find themselve st ths bead of homes snd faod lies la a remsrksbly short litn after grad uation. Lik th Vassar girls, tUes dsughters of merry marry well. Saa Fran cisco Argonaut, Olve th aall Children TTaler. Small children generally receive water only as they gel it in their milk or milk food, alik lo summer and winter. It Is prob sbls tbsl tbe fact seldom occur to s mother or nurj that a child uicy b thirsty with out being bongry at tbe sam titr.o. Cer tainly many a discomfort and even sick ness lo a child is conditioned opon tho fact that It has been compelled to out la order to get it thirst satisfied, and often has to suiter thirst because tborrtiui lated and Injured stomach wllliaks r raor ooorUhtnent at Irregulur and too short la larval. Herald of it salt a. tie Waa Pesadee. Th millionaire was desirons of em ploying slugger to protect bim from dangerous visitors, and a big two fisted fallow applied for the place. "How nincb will you charge for your erricesT iuijaired th cautious millioo air. "Aw, 1 don't know," said th .lnt-yer carsleealy. "About fifty dollar a pouud, 1 guess." Th milliooair looked st to rr'.i cant's knotted muscles and henry har.oi aud concluded ttat tho Sjrcs wtra tit too klgh. Dvftrva Frw 1'rn. O O O