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i m i t 1 x v ar i i w- it i A RESURRECTIONS ; v ?cyy55$$$ f ""I AX 1 trust you, Maiulle?" In what war. "Trust Oerald? I am afruld I bare not Ihmmi paying much ntteutlon to all that you were saying." She turned her beautiful flower-like face toward blm with n mocking mono, her blue eyes sparkling under their dark lashes with a mischievous light lu their depths, and with a couettlsh lift lug of the finely marked eyebrows, which distracted and unuorved lilm from t lit task ho had set himself. Would she ever be serious? ever see that life bold deeper Interests than the willing and amusements of the passing hour? His wlfel-tlils bewitching, lovelv, Irresponsible being! lie went over to where she was lying In a long chair In the shadiest, coolest corner of the ver anda, and taking her two slfin white bands Id his strong brown ones, he knelt beside her and said: "Mamlio, I have to leave you here with Mrs. Tallynur. and I want to feel sure that while I am away from you, my dearest one. yu will bo prudent, and do noth ing fnnlish or uusuitod to your position as my wife for which afterward you would lie sorry or ashamed "Herald!" she Interrupted, with petu lant Indignation, "Yes. my darling, I must speak plain ly. You remember Inst winter, It was unintentional on your part, I know; but still how unhappy you were made by all the wretched talk and gossip that followed !" 'That was three months ago, Herald. I am older now and more experienced. I am sure you need not remind me of that miserable affair; It Is unkinj of you." She withdrew her hands from his clasp with a reproachful gesture, and added, pouting: "After all. It Is not my fault that I am pretty, and I cannot help It if your friends will admire me ml pay me attention." "Hut you will be careful, my darling: promise me ; this fellow reree- val " "0, now, you are going to abuse Lord Perceval again, I suppose; I nm so tired of that topic; I shall not listen to o word against tilm, Gerald; I have known him nil my life; he Is my oldest and greatest friend, and I do not In tend to give him up for any one; no, not for any one, not even for you, Ger-Id-so there!" She sprang to her feet and walked quickly to the edge of the veranda, where she leaned over the balustrade with her heud averted from him In an attitude of mutinous defiance. So small and child like a creature, and yet pos ised of such potentialities to wound and hurt the man who loved, her with 11 the passionate Intensity of his trong and sensitive nature. Such a 11m, fragile-looking being, and yet so powerful In wielding an Influence over the hearts of those around her. A look of helpless and ballled anxiety passed over Major Joeelyu's handsome, careworn face. Without glancing at him lils wife continued coldly: "I eou ider It very ungenerous of you to at tack Lord Perceval lu the way you have done lately, hinting ot things against blm, throwing out Insinuations as to hi character, but with nothing really definite that you eau state against him. You kuow I like him, that he Is my friend I call It mean of you. Gerald. positively menn." There ore plenty of things I could tate agulnst him If I felt Inclined, hut mere is no ueed to particularize. It ought to be enough for you that I tell you that I distrust and dislike the man. Ird Perceval has brought a slur on the names of too many women for any uonest man to care for bis wife to cull lilm frleud." He spoke with nmrrv emnhasls. and afterward there was an omluous sil ence between them for some moments. 't was at last broken by the girl saying, with passionate reproach: "O, It Is cru,.i 0f rou Gt,ralJi t0 gpoak to me us, to waut to quarrel with me In these our last momenta together; to ., ve u:e with angry words upon your jl. making me so unhappy. Her voice trembled and broke, and her tauda went up to cover her tear-laden r. es. In a moment ha u-n. i,. II the severity had vanished from his 'J' aml wto his arms around her he murmuring In pleading accents the Penitence and love which made his pece for hm bcfore he Kft A week had ni.j i r, ., m . i. , . , -u Biiu-a Vienna joce- 'yn had bade farew,n to bis young wife "J carted on his journey through the T,rrt,,t,.Jt,ln ,lle troP8 "'Ivanec. 'ho still, blue heat of an Egyptian day "od,.d over the quiet villa, which " Its lack of algn or sound of life '"'d to be prolonging Its mid (lav ""a linn tin nrnnlnn Tl. thankful to see you! You are the very person who can help me," he cried "Anything wrong, dipt. Ferguson?" she asked eagerly, as he Joined her In the shade. Then taking in Hie details or his horse's heaving sides and his owu heated and worn appearance, she added with increased apprehension: "You have ridden fast-no bad news I trust?" "Yes, very bad news: the wnnt far as I am concerned! Poor Jocelvn my greatest friend, ua you kuow such a good sort he was. I never was so cut up about anything In my whole life ne sans, iioslile tier on a seat with nn air of dejected melancholy and passed ma mum wearily across his brow, lias there been a skirmish already?" '" Jiniyour asKeu tireathlessly. "I did not know any lighting was expected jei. me loionol reported all quiet lu ins last, is poor Major Jocelyu wound eu? "He Is dead, poor fellow! There has been no fighting. It was an accident with one of the guns, I Imagine, but the telegram only said: 'Accident; Jocelvn Hilled; meet train to-ulght.' That is all I know "Good God!" Mrs. Tallyour exclaim ed. "Gerald Jocelyn killed! How shock ing! I am terribly grieved. Ills poor young wire: only married six mouths!" 1 he tears rose In her eyes as she sske, les. nis wife," Capt. Ferguson an swered anxiously. "I rode out nt once, imping to und you here, and that you would Kindly lireak the news to Mrs, Jocelyn and relieve me of the painful responsibility. I have not the courage to uo it, tnough I dou't suppose she will feel It much. He spoke with much bitterness, and Mre. Tallyour answered him qulcklv "Y'ou misunderstand her Indeed you do, Capt. Ferguson. Poor child! Poor pretty child. She Is but a child after all. The shock will be enough to kill her. A thoughtless, frivolous creature she may be, but I believe her love for Gerald is ireiidiiie snd far deeper than any one suspected, deeper even than she herself Is aware." "She has a curious way of showlug It, then. I must confess." Capt. Forgu sou replied with acerbity. "I never liked her; you know that, Mrs. Tall your. A brainless, seltlsh coquette, without a spark of real feeliug for auy one but herself. I am sure I pitied poor Jocelyn for the life she led him last winter In Cairo, flirting with every man she met! And then that poor fellow Cummlngs shooting himself, that was a horrid business. However, this will sober her If anything will. Where Is she now?" "She Is out rldlug with Lord Perceval. They started soon after breakfast and may return at any moment." "That fellow Perceval! Brute! I wonder Jocelyn did not put his foot down there." dipt. Ferguson frowned and related Into gloomy silence. "See that little cloud of dust. That Is their party, no doubt." Mrs. Tallyour pointed to the distant undulating Hue lu the desert. "I dread this business! Poor little soul! She Is not of the stuff for hearing trouble well. God knows bow she may take It." Some few minutes after the little cav alcade rode up, laughing and Joking, to the villa, all unconscious of the two people who awaited Its arrival In sor rowful silence, dreading the moment when their sad Intelligence must be made known. Maud Jocelyn sprang from her horse and ran lightly up the steps toward them with a laugh on her lips. Then something In the strange expression on the two faces that con fronted her froze the words of merry greeting on her tongue. "O, my dear! my dear!" Mrs. Tallyour said pitifully, taking her by the hand and drawing her away. "0, what Is It, Mrs. Tallyour? What has happened? Herald! Is he III? tell me quickly; you have heard bad news," Maud stammered In territlc accents. "Yes, dear child, there Is bad news; be brave!" and the elder woman led the girl quickly away to her owu room. There. later, a voice walled forth In anguish, "Gerald, my love! Gerald- 0, I cannot bear It-It Is not true. Dead! my dear love! Dead! Gerald, husband: 1. vtng deail while I rode laughing and Jesting across the desert?" Then the thought of their last words together flashed across her mind; she seemed to see again the proud, hand some face, and hear again that plead ing, earnest voice. "Can I trust you, Maudle? Promise me." And she had spurned his warning; bad refused his last request and set her whims In defiance of his feelings and wishes. As she roue y " "' Lord Perceval that day on the banks nnnl. she had lisieueu uu Hon. flrtuehnirnr of om.rf aw.,.,, ',' ''"1;"'""V s:!..,ee. U.e .;.,. the I! liri u !.,.:. . . ad ..::.ier an I ; .: ly the I rade. u ! ;:!: iii v..ls S!;i! of their : i thi i !es'. ! I :. o., i ri :..:. i an l ' I he u.ia ci. ' Gi r '1.1 J. , , .j : i---: Ju.i.ti 'y i, i; , I'hh-.;.;,. u u.u,. uu ,, dVa j.-e a .-l.-se.l e.i" n tip !:i ualch ; .. I i 1 1 . ii t i .. . '"""lofthe,!,! vu.N v. uIm.um':';. "V leaned l'.k l."v.!e h,.r. Il.i -1'i n !.;;. ,. .s;.e u-,n lee i ,,ii nt.. , ,""" alt.-r hearing of d'e t .rn,i,V, ' . Y.'"'-v ai,""",,Vt ties of a young klngblnl. kept a captive, . . " "i'i in. ii a i.i!.t fin.. NHS lit ll:;;. ecileieiy u '. an.Iaia fev, jar ; riage was '1'ailjour ImMi: icarii'N. movable sea ively fr.u,i i in. 9&mi AI mmm rate constitution. Nicholas II. will ner. or be chief of nil army ur master of any s.xirt. U delights to khut hluntelf li) In his study to read, to write, to think oer state nff ilts, anil to utten I prompt ly t. mutter brought h!m by Hie d:tl!v I iMiu'erw fneii St. IVierb:irg. Afiir illlilier lie h,i:,i.rs n few cigarettes, and then en. rally pl.i.ji bllllur.U for an hour. At 11 o't ItH k he retire for the n:;lit. nud !eei as peacif ully as a child until S or s.::o a. in." , surrosE we smile. HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM THE COMIC PAPERS S.li has Drlaklnir Wain-Drop. The Interesting doings and peeull.irl- well Capt. hie I. Is I'ergiix are dicrilxtl by Mr. II. C. Kumpiw lu Science. The kingbird lives till Insects, which It generally captures on the wing, and the young bird that Mr. Hum pus experimented with caught falling drops of water by striking at them with Its bcik. but could not U Induced to drink from a dish after the manner of a chicken. This leads Mr. Huuiims to uggnst that kingbirds may le In the habit of quenching their thirst by sol nig railing drops of rain. A Wlie lllrd. The same little captive described grave. !l WHS uTMii.t! ,1... , IM.II "W and whispered to Mr lailyour that ua. Irilll, w.lt theu he withdrew from Uer sight InMde be suitlon. I'uKinK and pai,;i,iu. ,. train swept In; there aa ,.,, . silence fur a few s.vomU. followed In a linitlled munniir of voices, the s.ii diers bent forward eagerly, and a inc. s.ige was passed down their line from one to nnoiher. uo.i.iiipaiiled by ,mk of- amazed surprise. M,s. Tallvoiir pressed her companion's l.nn.l ii..!..... - .......,.! ,, arrived-how ,ut" prmMing paragraph gave an would the girl fare u? vs It possible amusing proof of the excellence of lis mii sin possessed sullielent strenpth of memory aud the quickness of Its oIm ... .. ... ,uv ,or le uorrlllle ora,.ai servatlon. The flrst time It saw a large .... . u . mi ser nerseirr - , nrow n ant It seized the Insect aud mull i mn .Mrs. lullyour saw Capt. Fer el It In its mouth, but finding the taste t-im-iKV mini in,, station with a dazed look of consternation ou his face the result evidently of great aud over-' powering emotion. He came hurriedly toward them making signs to Mrs. Tallyour. which in- luueu 10 understand. '-Has It not come?" she whispered to hliu as he approached. "There has been a mlstukn" ho nn... A up . mured in reply; and Maud-thouith at- I,ootor. 'nsen. who returned Inst parently unaware of what w. lf. "."m,m'r huttl ! attempt to reach UHigreeable. Instantly rejected the morsel. "The next day the bird was taken to the same tree, and on poroolr Ing a second ant of the same pecles, eyed It closely and deliberately, and men shook its head and vigorously wiped Its beak with unmistakable signs of recollection.' around her-canght his wonls, ber face woke to nnlmatlou, she leaued for ward, saying: "A mistake! He has not come! O, tell me quickly. I can bear It. he Is not dead, he Is alive-l see It on your face; for Pity's sake don't keep me lu suspense let me out I must go to him." She was struggling to open the door when some one put Capt. Ferguson quietly aside, and then w ith a loud cry Maud sprang past Mrs. Tallyour and fell sobbing on her husband's breast. Yes! there had been a mistake. Ger ald was alive, though not uninjured; for he carried one arm In a sling, and a bandage round his head accentuated the startllug pallor of his face. Two words omitted In the telegram that day explained the mystery of his resurrection. "Accident, Jocelyn wound ed, gunner killed," altered the whole meaning of the message. Private P.rown, R. A., bad the honors accorded to him which bad been prepared for Major Joeelyn's funeral, and Gerald drove back to the villa with Mrs. Tull-1 your and his unconscious wife. Joy never kills, they say, but Maud ap proached very ucarly to the shadow land of the great unknown. She came back from the borderland of eternity, ' no lunger a laughing, thoughtless child, : but a woman in mind ami feeling. The shock of a great sorrow, followed by a great and overwhelming Joy, had awak ened her sleeping soul, and brought to maturity the deeper and finer traits of ! character which she iiosscssed, but ; which, hitherto uutouched by the mold ing hand of sorrow, had lulu quiescent lu her and unknown, Capt. Fergusou averred that he had faced the horrors of war and endured many terrible experiences, but at no j time In his life had he some so near utterly losing his presence of mind as j lu that moment when his dead friend, ' ierald Jocelyn, stepped from (he train and laid a hand upou his arm. SL Paul's. ' the north pole, although be got nearer to It than anyone else has ever lieen, reports a fact which upsets old Ideas alsnit the Polar Sea. He found that the sou north of Siberia Is shallow In its southern portion, averaging only HO fathoms deep, but H at ubove latl tilde 7l degrees. It suddenly becomes profound, the IhiUoiii falling to n depth or l.iioo to I.Inki fathoms. If this ap plies to the entire polar basin, then the north pole docs not lie lu shallow water, as many have supposed, but Is situated In the midst of a deep sea -a fact which has a bearing upou the problem of how best to reach the pole, Microbes I.rso Mauri. Professor Frauklund told some very Interesting things alwut mlcrolies lu water during a recent lecture at the Itnyal Institution. He said that these little organisms sent Into the .Niagara Itlver from the sewers of Ituffalo take the tremendous leap over the great falls, and pass through the fearful tur moil of the rapids and whirlpools be- lieath wltb little or no barm. Hut after they have reached the placid waters of Lake Ontario they rapidly perish, and almost entirely disappear. This and many other similar facts were ailil need to show that quiet sub' sldcnce In undisturbed water Is far more fatal to bacterial life than the most violent agitation lu contact with atmospheric air. Hence Professor Friinklnnd argues that the storage of water lu reservoirs Is an excellent method of freeing It from microbes. JOCKEYS. What Asnnlrs Tliejr FnfTcr "Waiting" Themselves t Kcduce Welsh!. A prominent physician, In a discus sion of the superiority of the new meth od of reducing the weight of Jockeys believes the floating Is due to Floating Metala. If a small rod of lron-a straight piece of wire, for Instance be greased, It can be made to flout on water. The grease apparently prevents the break lug of the surface of the water, and Hie Iron lies cradled In a slight de pression, or trough. Recently Ir. A. M. Mayer, experimenting with rods and rings of Iron, tin, copper, brass, platinum, aluminum, German silver, etc., found that all metals, even the densest, will float on water when their surfaces are chemically clean. A per fectly clean piece of copper or platinum wire, for Instance, forms a trough for Itself on the surface of water Just as If it were greased. The same Is true of a small rod of glass. Doctor Mayer film of by means of coverings electrically heat ed, says that probably no one under goes such labor on such low diet as the ockey who Is "wasting" himself so as to scale with another lucky fellow whose nature runs less to fat. In the hottest weather he piles on clothes and takes sharp walks. He labors hard, and the more he sweats the more he feels he has done his duty. Then comes the muzzle. After the labor there is appetite; after the sweating there Is thlrst-a raging thirst-but the food must be strictly limited, and the drink must be of the smallest, or all the labor would lie for naught. The prlva-' Hon Is horrible. Training for condition Is bad enough, and has made many a j good fellow throw athleticism to the ! dogs; but training for weight Is a far j greater Infliction. So many pounds have got to be got off, and there are ' only so many days or weeks In which to ! do It. It Is done by physic, by sweat- j Ing, by hard lalKir, and by starvation, j A successful Jockey Is envied by thou- j sands; but on the other hand It must , be remembered that tlie-e are few 1 sir condensed on tho surface of tho glnss or metal, because If tho rod bo heated to redness, and as soon as It cools be placed on water, It will sink; but If It be exposed to the air for a short time It will float. How Onld I'rnetratr Lead. Very wonderful are the experiments of Prof. Roberts- A listen on the "diffu sion of solid metals." The proteor has proved, for Instance, that gold, without being melted, will diffuse Its atoms through a mass of solid lead. Of course the amount of the diffusion Is slight, but It Is easily measurable. lu some of the experiments cylinders of lead about two and three-quartern Inches In length, with gold placed at the bottom, were kept at a high tempera turebut not high enough to melt either of the metals for various periods of tlmo. In these days enough gold had passed upward through the solid hvid to lie detected at the top of the cylln ders! Gold and lead kept pressed to gether for four days, without being heated above ordinary temperatures, vri) trolli'tv united. Solid imM uln.-. occupations which demand so niueo or , mmtHI , ,olll gllver aI1(j BOld copper, solf-dciilnl. and email such painful dls- j JUi fnc(. are rPK(lrii,M tamMi,).f clpline as that of the Jockey. The or- , ronnrnia,ion 0f the view long held by dml comes when he Is working himself Irof (irinm that "the three condl down to scale. A man lu ordinary con- , t,flu of nmlter Bod, liquid and gase dltlnn hardly varies in weight from day . rolnb!y always exist In every FRUIT THE PROPER THING. It Ailvaiitnuca Orrr llread and Vee tublra Art Many, As compared with the nourishment they i,ive, frulis mid inns have the I least proportion of earthy salt. Auiienl llesh coii.es licit, then vegetables, and fourth in rank we have tho largest amount of the earthy matters. I'mmi Hie analysis we see that fruits ns dis tinct from vcg-lnblos have fie bast ninoiiiit of earth salts. M.i-t of then contain a large quantity of water, but that water Is of the purest kind - a dis tilled w ater of nature - and has In s. lu Holl vegetable ulbuiiicii. We also notice that Ihey are to a great extent free from oxidized iilb-i-incus-glutinous uud fibrinous sub stances; and many of them coiit.il.i acids rlc, tartaric, malic, etc.--which, when taken Into the svsteiii, act directly Umui the blood by lucieas- 1 lug Its solubility, by thinning It; the process of circulation Is more iilly carried on and the blood flows .no-c easily In the capillarles-w hlch become , lessened In caliber as age advance.. -than It would if of a thicker nature. 1 These ncids lower the temperature of the body uud thus prevent the west ing process of oxidation, or coiubus Hon lu the system. ' F.xhlluratlng and stimulating etfccls j produced by tea, coffee mid chocolate ; are caused by tlielue In tea, caffeine In , coffee, and bromine In cocoa or elmo-1 late- tho latter containing a smaller percentage of the stimulant than H'o ;! others. All have a similar alkaloid ; base. I Milk has become extremely popular j with ull clnsKcs of physicians of hue years. Formerly a fever patient w,s ' forbidden to take milk, lu modern practice milk Is about the only food al lowed. An exclusive diet of milk 'a! found very cfllcactous In diabetes. At ! the German spas, Caiisbad, Wiesbaden, : etc.. a Very little bread Is nllou-ed mi l the diet mostly made up of milk, eggs, , grapes mid lean beef. I A non starch diet Is the rule, broad, ; starchy vegetables and cereals being almost excluded. Rice Is easily digest ed ami an excellent food, except that It , abounds In earth salts. Fruits are not only digested In the first stomach, but they have u large part of their nour- j lsbuieiit already In a condition to be I absorbed and assimilated as soon as cat en. I The food elements In broad and re-' reals hnve to undergo a process of dl- i gi'stlon in the s, munch and then bo passed on to Hie Intestine for a still further chemical change before they j are of use to the human system. This , Is the great ndvnnlage of a diet of loan ! meats and fruits. North American Re- 1 view. ! Why Ha WaaGlad. First Artist-Congratulate me, old man. I've Just sold my masterpiece to Hunker Parvenu for 3,000 mark. Second Artist Glud to hear It tli miserable skinflint deserve to be stuck, - Fllegeude lllaittcr. riraaaat Incident Occurrlna lha World Uver-Kajrlnga that Ara Cheer ful to Old or Youuc-Kuunr Selec tions that Uvcryboilj Will Kujuy. A PurprUe. "Pld you bear iilsuit tho funny thing that happened up ut Oumloy's bouse?" skod Wigwag. "No, what was It?" "iMimlcy added two wings to the old building and a chlinneylue."-phllu-dolphlu Record. Hii Nou lira. Wllley-I tell you. It s better In the end to be honest. Old you ever know a rogue who wasn't unhappy? shalley- but then one would hardly expect a rogue to Ik happy when bo Is known. It's the rogues who are not known w ho are happy.-Woousoekot lit. I ) Re porter. A Uliioil-l nrdlinv Prt. She-I wonder why the Kurds per sist 111 murdering the Armenians? lleoh, I suppose It's Just n whey Of tliclrs.-WiishliiKton Tillies. I'albljr an Owen. i YA I A . 1 if m siv? I. mm lira tt n Out. "How did you fool when Charlie was proposing?" "I fell sure I'd say yes If be ever got t hroug h."- do vela nd 1 .ender. "Waal, go) iliirn me, I knowed tbet I th' bicycle lied druv people to uslu' liorsi, nieat, but I wuudcr what drur em tor this." A Man of Heaourcv. t . -m w sr mmm, "P.ut If you are so hard up. why do you keep so many servants?" "To borrow froiu."-The Sketch. Itcllevt-d Mini. He (Indignantly) I beg your pardon, miss, but I always keep my word. She (complacently) I can easily be. Hove t lint, for no one would take It Washington Thiiea. At H one. Indignant butcher That dog of your has boon getting Into my sausage. Polutor Well, be seems to kuow hit place, docsu't he? Youkers Statesman. In the Champion City. FHiilelgh Old you attend the base ball bouetlt at Ford's lust ulght? Wedlolgh No, the baby's teetulug, snd 1 was at home doing things to bene, fit my own bawl lessor. Hultliuor News. Misunderstood. "I am sorry I bought one of tno doormat wltb 'Welcome' on It" "Why or "Some stupid fellow mistook th moaning of the word and helped him self to It tho first night." Cleveland Plain Dealer. AT THE DEBATINQ SOCIETY. EKBCtVU'lIKJ lie Knew .Matir or. The other day Maurice Thompson, tho writer, visited Calhoun, Ga., Ills old Itoyhood bouie. 'Who's Hint yandor?" asked an old coititryiiuin, Indicating Thompson, who I was Maiming lie fore a grocery stote, whittling a pine Ihix. "The tall follow V "Yes." 'That's Tboinpsou-Maurlce Thomp son." "What! The feller whut use tor piny c.-ouu' here?" 'The very same." "You don't toll nie?" "Fact. But he's the great man now- one of the most successful of literary men. ' "Onpnsslble." "Fact, I tell you. He's a great man now." "Well," said the old man, doubtfully, bit may be so, but lilt dou't look reu- soiinhlc." "Not rensonnbkj?" "No! Why" and he drew closer and lowered his voice a Utile "ho used tor go flshlu' with me." New York Tribune. T0-NI6HF DC BAIT vfcftS vl v&i' 'ra mm - Mrs. Dlucklock Which ob dein Is da mlghlloi' In )o' opinion, Mlstuh Cutlshf D pen or de swisle? Mr. Cuitiih Well, In de fust pluo.. I'sa never I n In de pn, sn" deteoon' place, I don't link do iwuie is in it wif a tmih. A tlnnieat'C lift ill. "How many time," exchilim-d Hie Chicago housewife, Irritably, "must I notify the laundry people that we do Uot want our drinking wafer lurched?' -Oelroll Tribune. of the ca v'-at:erof h.r. ,,..". .' i-mliv to bis whispered words "ntlon of the .nll,..- i..i.i. nof Admiration: words which cuvejed HI lUllllllllllUI V I " 1 veranda, a middle-aged woman, k '"'rongly marked features and ii t P,'P" P'al'Hed her a per 0 of Intelligence and decided cha Ier- She threw aside the book she t "'llng. and advanced toward the t'r lf top where the rider, an ar from s"lrPr' already dismounting W th ll0,", Ai he cauK''' "'Kht ot iiieh dnrk oloud of ,orrowful nit',r vTr llu"8 over hi countenance was T'r lightened. Ir. Tallyour, I aa Indeed to ber mind the roues worsn.p i boau;v. and at the Mine time Insisted that ueh ts'SUty was wasted on t ie grave and serlous-miiid. d s..ld..r. who was engrossed, heart and soul. In bis profession. She had listened wltb-.u protest to Lord Pen oval's thinly veib-d sneers at her absent husband; she had lieen disloyal, a traitress in her passiv ity; false In word. If uot In d.l. to the brave and louder heart which beat w',:a uch true and passionate love for her. That evcnlDg, ouulde the railway s:a- to day, and he may Keep nis weigui almost without change for mouths and even years. It Is not so. however, when training has brought down the weight far below Its natural level. Then every cell In the lody seems hun gry and athirst, and a moisture la sucked up as by blotting paper. Many break dow n under the strain, the star vation tellin.' on their nervous system before it affects their flesh, while oth ers throw up the effort rnllier than con tinue the misery of starvation which Is Involved lu keeping the -al'-s on the rieht side. Illrdt an Fog hignala. The cries of sea birds, especially sea gulls are very valuable as fog sig nals The birds cluster on the cliffs a ad 'oast. D 1 t!l"ir rr!''' wsrn bott' men that they are near the land. Fvery ab'.e-lsslieJ "l!le In Norway itojcrvelntheaniiy. The first year rvs fifty-four days, the second ,w,.nty-four. and the third yer twenty four. H gw only bis board. liquid or solid sulMtance, but that one predominate over the others." The Habits or ItuaaU'a Czar. The most Importaut personage In Eu rope to-day Is the young (,'rar of Rus sia. The nihilist believe they have frightened him already out of his mind, and are rejoicing thereat, claiming that he suffers from Iom of memory. It is said Prof. Mainhi, the famous Iterlln alh-nlst, was sent for some time ago to s- e him, and that great swrocy attend ed his movements. However, he Is Dow at the royal house party at Bal moral, having come there frorn Den mark. An oWrver at Copenhagen thus dcrlbe bis habits and manners: "The emperor has not been here long, but It Is already easy for us to see that bis habit are tobilly different from those of hi father. Alexander III. loved bunting, riding and walking. His successor scarcely ever walks or hunts or rhb-a. In fsct, he eschews almost entirely everything demanding physical siortlon. Of medium height, and dU- Afrlo ins at a 4'ainp Kirn. The African strikes happy medium with regard to the benefits derived from a fire. He lies so close as to got the-utmost boat and Just escape the rousting point; his thick hide will stand lot of toasting a degree of heal which would blister the skin of while man. On the coldest night, provided he has plenty of dry wood, he can keep himself comfortable outdoors with Hie thermometer down to the freezing point. He builds a big fire, which he keeps going nil night, the attention a- parently costing no sacrifice of his rest; during the night he shift his po sition to adapt himself to the fire. Sleeping lii flannels, with an overcoat and throe blankets, have failed to keep warm; have had a chilled spot In the small of my back, as If a block of Ice were there. My men by their lire have been more comfortable; but It has boon very miserable for them march. Ing lu the early morning, with frost on the grass, lu bare feet and loin-cloth. -Century. No I's parlance. "Aren't you afraid of cows?" he ask ed tho blushing maiden. "I really dou't kuow," was the shy response. "I'vo uever had much ex perleiice. Ymi sec, my father Is a milk man." -Sialidard. Like Mr vera. Tommy Pu w. what doe It moan In the paper when It says that the leaders of a party are working like beavers? Mr. Flgg It might mean they are I saying nothing and sawing wood, but It usually melius they have begun throwing mud. Indiuiiiisilln. Journal. An Inquiry, New Arrival I'm a reporter for the Dully Sensation. Mephlstophelos (at home) Intend to lay or have you merely come fo write us up for Sunday's pupcr?-Ilrooklyii Life. Monte Carlo Victim. The gambling table at Monte Carlo I bare claimed two more victims, and j the authorities, as usual, are annoyed 1 at the secret having leaked out. Monte j Carlo has never boon In good odor. Kv- ery addition to the long roll of suicides : stirs up afresh the widespread desire i to have Its gambling tables done sway , with. Hence strenuous efforts are1 niado to prevent cases of suicide being made public. The local prens Is lavish-1 ly bribed to keep the reports out of the paper. Hut people frequently go away from Monte Carlo to commit (ill clde, and those are the case which come to light. In the little place Itself. , when a man Is known to have lost ; heavily, he Is closely watched. Not uti- j frequently the authorltie) make him a small present of money, accompanied with a word or two of shrewd advice. Hut a few shillings plus all the advice I in the world will not bring hope tuck ' to f'Millsh, ruined humanity, and so ml-! clde remain popular. Sussex New, j Pad for Hualnra. He-Kveu the undertaker wa over come wilh grief. She Was he a relative? He No, but Hie deceased was the only doctor lu Hie town. Answers. A Ooo I Keavon. HI Miatalta. Mr. Foote (the shoemaker) Who wa It Invented this walking through th grass barefooted? Mr. IlliM k- I believe It was a mlulster. "Well, he seems to have mistaken th kind of sobs he should try to sar." Youkers Statesman. Terrible Accident. Mr. Freshly Old you bear of the ter rible accident that occurred during th slorni yesterday afternoon? Mis Newcomer No; what wa It? Mr. Freahly-The wind blew up tb hike. Chautauqua Herald. A Pit that Waa Ml. fit. "That shoe fit you like a glove," snld the shoemaker, "I'd rather It would fit me Ilk hoe," laid Joe Cose. "I'm not going to wear It on my hand, you know." Phil adelphia North American. A f uaplclon. "I wonder why so many telephone operators are women," said the man who cultivates an Idle curiosity. "I tou t know," replied the misan thrope, "unless It's been use the occu pation puts them In a position to have Hie Inst word every time." Washlug. ton Star. IMITerrnt. "I ay, do you think that Wlggln I man to be trusted?" Trusted? Yes, rather. Why, I'd trust hi in with my IKe!" 'Yes, but with anything of vain I mean.' -liostou Globe. We have noticed that the men who have the highest Ideals about woman are tbos who r not married. Irishman (who ha been dropjieil from half way up icafToldlug) Fwaht the dlvll d'ye mane, Pat Hooligan, by dropping the winch an' well nigh break In' me bsck? Voice from Top Shure, the whistle wlnt for dinner. Ixudoo Pick Me Vp. Friendly. Magistrate Were you ever np before me? Prisoner Sure I don't know, your wurshlp. What time doe your wur ship get up? Tlt-Hltsi. A Ior. Mr. Flgg Tommy, I hear you bav been telling lies. I never told lie when I was your age. Tommy When did you begin, pa?. IndiunaKills Journal. Marl to I nleralanil. She The duy are getting shorter. He I dou't see why they should; they are uot married. Kxchange. A Good Idra "I Intended this poem merely as a pot boiler," said the young man In t lofty explanation. "That's a good Idea. Take It right home and let your folks start the flrf with it" -Washington Stiir,