J
Pw Vrt MTt t-i '''V i ? . . ,
r. 4 i no inn hi
WW.
ALo u d r e was
L li C "
'V .-.venr disagree.
ii .'. ."ablB. The odor
'. ' Jof garlic and
vf,Vcnbbazo and
the dampness
jirt were Insupportable, and
decided to push ou to Dim-
The only vehicle 1 could pro-
wis n rattling two-seated gig.
10 I
1ft.
ture
a ii.my wulie nor"? or nnit-
imt n my destitution was
mi ittllliy
..I. three hours nwny
and I "ii ut
r l,i(, to t any one on the lonely
j suited off cheerfully enough,
reived i,. enjoy my solitary drive to
tllf Utlll""'-
TV I, nlUlit. a It glln:ed on tin
a ft rr.---n "f l"'11'"' nnl "tri'a!i'd
ihopniy f the l'ity roiid. won very
. jmifiii. mi. I before half n league bad
1hii pi" '1 "v,'r 1 m-artlly cougratu
jtcl ui "'If "I'on my Rood fortitiie In
(milling ii""' lirriblo In" ' I-nnlre
After nn hour's drt-niny and delight
ful ride I nnif to a cross road w here
villi illlllnilty I deciphered tin? batter
ti txny'i mid learned I must turn
to tlie li-ft t" n-:ii'li Dim vera. So, cluck
Id up i".v deliberate steed, which pro-
tttAetl In a h lit (llgniueti. nmr proiost-
Ing f;i!il"ti. tnrneii imo a grnssy
law between two tail Hedges anu arove
tbrmik'li n lonely district until tlie
drfiimy liii!""'ii,' f night overcame
nm, mill I drift"'"! lnton somnolent atute
. . ... t ul...i, i ..il tt'n b In
I h:i aroused ty t lie sudden halt
ing of my li'Te. that pave a fright
fiirJ mi'Tt ninl planted both front feet
(Irmly before bl ill.
A tuMi'i'd sobbing, as or a woman
!oc!Mp'i. ii'H "lHin my ear, ami lean
lug forward I peered Into the moonlight
to Jlwi'ver whence It camp.
A libit brlrk wnll ran close to the
r.iadw uy. covered wlih Ivy and lichens,
tail loaning iiir.ilnst an ancle of this, a
fewteps before me, was a alight girl
l,h furin. draped In a dark mniiile.
I sprang lo the ground and softly np
rma.hc.1 her. Iler face was buried lu
W u.ind and she sobbed bitterly.
"M:i.li'iii"U"'llc." I said, speaking In
French, "ymi are In trouble. Can 1
ilt you In any way?"
Sho li f c her head, and the moon
light fell iip"ii the most beautiful face
11 have ever seen. Absolutely faultless
Ud fen inre. It was surmounted by a
jtruwii f yellow hair that shone like
V'M In !'"' l-'lare of the liioonbenins,
labile n pair of deep violet eyes that
'(veil lr:ir-i cniitd not dim looked euru-
e:lv lulu mine.
"Wb.i are ymi?" I nsked gently, "aud
!iy are yn here?"
"I am Ainelle du Uotirsons, monsieur.
ail I resl.le at the chateau Just within
!l!iee pies."
The Sufi, musical notes of her voice
IJeil in tlie powerful impression her
M'ul!to beauty had already produced
:UKn li:y heart.
I "Hut It Is I lie," I continued; "surely
me cre.it inlsf,iitiiii(. must have be
fillen y..u to bring you here ut tlii
1'iir."
I "It Is true, Monsieur," she replied.
rniiKliiu; vxiih a new pnroxysin of
grief; "In nmnow Is my wedding day."
Tlie ttitic of despair In which these
onis were uttered startled me.
f "Hut Is that so terrible nn event?" I
pk.tl.
"If .Tim Imt knew, monsieur," she
MU, "Imw vile ninl brutal Is the man
l-ey nre fnn itig me to marry, you
"uld Hllliiily save me from my nor-
fil'le fnle:"
''lie nivoirpaiiled these words with
n appeai.tf ,ik Into my face, and
l'n site tlrtipped her head ami sobbed
!i:tw.
1 did nut stop to reason upon the
frui(;eii.ss f i t It ts. 1 was n young,
generous -hearted mnn In those days.
"! ctiuM tit r0!ist op,,,..,! frm,
rnii'y In distress.
J ""'it. tell m,.," j gni.i, ..lmw ran
ve iii from this distasteful mar
fr'Ke? H j w isi, t0 I1VP
fuvej.me,. ,.se by, nm will gladly
fcort y.ui to a pl;i-o of safety."
j"To(lj- would avail me nothing." she
flowered with a nweet sadness; "they
J"uM follow us and force mo to re-
Blrn."
1'Iiiit how else can I save you?" I
helplessly.
"I do nl know." slic replied, with a
""li'iiM'ss that suggested ,le-J'"r-
"Hut unless you can Hud some
no succor mo I shnll take my own
jTberp was no doubt, from the rxpres
' of lift ,v, earnest voice, that she
'ant t hi mi i
Dnt the thought, I racked my brain
null, iiiii-fi u-iiii niiiiui nriifi .
:- ""' y to preserve bolh her life
f'l '"ll'pllless.
Itlu" 1,11 l,,,,n ca,ne to n,p. '" '
mie,l nt my own presumption as I
l.k'este, t,
r.lniU,,,nM.1e," i mM ufllt1Kiy, "I
0110 n'ternntlve. You must
irry nip,"
r' v!''' ''V', I)PneJ wide n gur.
Ma,T.v you, monsieur?"
tL M rn ,;urs,lt would be useless. He-
.i " y"" W0,,l,1 t',"'ni,e this vll
,ns""' "boil weddlnir von. I
luM.?!"1 a1'1" ,0 'y "'I tlmt
drill v"ur happiness.
aud I
tl ,r.i. . '"Ve J' very dearly.
It
ranrl nl" n "trnnger to you. but
tl" ,riyo"1,h"nHniM wayswor
h'i,d 1,ut1' J"our 1'eart and your
tt?tn.7''' "'"h Pamestness Into mv
sfcwiv " 11,0""'nt. and then replied
J ti.:nk I
"'ill trust yon. monsieur.
'i.'i-.i
i.innot n..t..
I will be
w if,,
n ,,, . "a 110 yness In her answer.
iil, "'' "le pnl"' ' utirul face;
-t i.'i' . '""'iniiiaiided my re.
Tt "''miration.
4 "'me- I said, eagerly; "we
Nf.,re r, "I"' " midnight
tt n"le to reach rianrers.'
l! lurk ""V'rH'" replied, shrink
1 ,, .' '"'''t to take her hand:
tj ti.' Tr''giine; there Is no
'C,1',,V111 n" u. and we
h. j z ..r,;m ,lrs,"," o
tX- "' answered, "let us be
iTl niy t,ronr,'r,,I assistance.
tnd . 1M '0,ked ,0 rar
t. R,pr"n ""ly to the back
ids
I' - i 1 ,L V .1 U
wkwardly I Qok my
n,l ,i.. ' . """ r!,, "P the reltis
, s swittly u,
'U 1 J lu.
w Hi L ,i inn. .,, t, , . .
Made,(,,s,,Il tl,T iiai (i (
1 -""-Me,,;Mllllt
" " '""X '"'Ive di.
she
-;"'. i it' ll it tl)
1 dll'e.'t in,.
to the
i regouiie
roiid.
With tiinple tliu,.
f"f refle.-lloii, mv
nuveiiliiiv now lie.
gall to seem rallo-r
ipieer am) illi-;i nn v
II tl.l )!' I i... i
dlscovtreii ti,,. w'.,,, :, ....
twinkling
'" f"le lls I had come to
doubt tit,.
Pi'llict Wisdom ,,f ,i,v
"'lit coinse.
pri s-
''"I It as to,, ;,t , (r;i ,(i, k now
-and the gin w., V(.r i,,.,,,,,,,-,,!
'"l l'ls Is t. nmai-y'H," said mv oin
pni.lott, h, r low. sweet voice. ,,.
eating by a gesture a rambling M ,-,..
Hire from !,., windows gleamed a
single light.
i i.
' ""I" ut. round Hip do
end of a long padiwav, mid
upon It himllv.
r at the
knocked
tall, thin man. beyond Hip middle
nge holding a tallow candle high above
his In ad, answered my call.
re I ne lm iirv?" in.L-,.,1 i.r..r.
iy.
lie iioililed assent.
i wish to in. married."
".Married:" ,0 ,.,h()l.j
"but when, monsieur?"
In surprise,
"Now; nt once."
"Hut the bride, monsieur?"
"I will feteli the bride. She ( wnt
lug without."
I thought he Intended to protest, so
I left liiiu abruptly and returned "for
the lady. She was already coming to.
ward the house, mid n I lllt m.r RR.
Honed me to go before, while she
followed silently up the pathway.
The notary .idmlited us without any
ceremony, and wo entered a suiali,
dlnily-Ilghted room that appeared to
be a study.
My companion at once seated herself
In an arm chair, but without removing
the miillllngs from h,.r face.
The notary snuffed tlie candle, ar
ranged his books, and, turning to me
with a penetrating l,,k. said;
"I must know your name, monsieur."
"Klchard Harrington."
t , i i
..i ;'ii'.m-i'
-.-'5c?;ii!.-c.
h
a. .
I V
"Your resilience
"I am an American."
lie wrote the answers In his book.
Then, glancing toward the arm chair,
lie continued:
"The holy's name?"
I untied for her to reply, but as she
remained silent. I answered:
"Ainelle ile ltoiitsons."
"Who';" cii'd the noiary In a loud
voice, springing l" his feet, while a look
of fear ninl consternation spread over
his wrinkled lace.
"Ainelle de ISotirsotis." I repeated,
slowly, infected by the mini's agitation
In spite of myself.
The notary stared wildly at the muf
fled form of the lady. Then he drew
out his I dUiTcliief and wiped the
beads of perspiration from his fore
head. "What does this mean, monsieur: I
demanded gfi'y.
The mail heeded me not the slightest,
but clutching the edge of the table to
steady himself, and extending his long,
bony linger toward the girl, he ex
claimed: "Are von Ainelle de ltoiirsotis':
Slowly, with admirable grace and
dignity." the lady drew back her man
tle and her marvelous beauty was
again revealed.
The notarv. with distended eyes fixed
upon the vision, sank Hack lu his cha'.r
wltu a 1""' uman.
Tills must be explained, monsieur.
I cried, striding lo hi side ami g-m-p-lug
his shoulder. "Is there any reason
why I should Hot marry Mile, de Uoi:r
u.OwV
"Mile, de lioiirsotis," returned the no
tary, hi ill regarding her with horror,
lias been dead these forty years:"
"Iicad:" I echoed, staring first at the
notary and then at the girl, while a
senseof bewilderment overcame me.
Mile, de Itoiirsons arose with n
charming smile and came to my side.
"See, monsieur." she exclaimed,
mockingly, nml giving mejicr hand, j
"do yuu also think me dead':" I
Tlie hand was as coin as ice. on. ,.-
touch sent a strange thrill through my
bodv.
Tome, monsieur," I said to the no
tary, who watched the sc-ue In nmn.o
incut, "read the ceremony at ou. e. W i
are in haste."
Slowlv ami with trembling voice Li
mitary obeyed, the girl at m.v s'-l" I-"'
turning the answers in a sweet, coll
ed voice that disarmed my fears .mil
calmed to some extent the uotn.'y h;:n
s, If.
I drew a seal ring from my tlngei
and placed It upon her Icy hand, and lu
Its place slipped a large ruby from her
owti band upon mine.
The ceremony coiicliete I. I paid ti
notary, tl.aui.ing Liu. brl.-lly for h.
services, and follow, -I by my bi!d'
it t .1..UI, the rath to my carriage.
I'll., liot.irv stood lu
11 ftOi vi- .
tlie doorway.
lighting us with the
candle.
At the carriage I
tunicii to nau.j
wife to her seat.
but she had dlsap
' . '
t' - T I
jr. i -r tr' i i
I ft:' i I i ?.', 31- t" M
THE II AND WAS A3
Ml
pcared. I ran back to Qr
doorway.
"Where Is my wife?" I nked.
"She followed you don tht fmU."
aid the man.
"Hut she Is nut there:"
Without n worj the uotary aeeom.
panled me back to tlie carriage. No
trace of the k-!t vsll tl) v j.,.,,
K!-ht and left among tlie shrubbery
1 searched; 1 called aloud her uame,
entreating .r tl, 0lne t) lm, liu, n(,
sight of the beautiful face rewarded
my efforts.
1 r,',llr I to the notary's study filled
lili vague misgivings.
"Where can she be?" I asked, dismally.
"In
her grave,
was the hoarse nn-
s w , r.
"Mom'.etir:"
"I told you before that she was dead.
It U true. Voti have wedded a ghost:"
The next morning. M company with
the notary, I drove down the road till
we came to the brick wall where 1
tlit saw Ainelle do ltoursous.
We entered the gates and wnlkisl to
the chateau that stood in the neglected
grounds. An old woman admitted in,
the car" taker, and at the notary's re
quest allowed us to visit the gallery.
The notary throw Pack the shutter
ami the sun came In and Hooded the
portrait of a beautiful girl whose violet
eyes regarded me with tlie same sweet
expression I had noted lu my bride of
the previous evening.
"It Is Ainelle do r.oursotis," said the
notary. In n gentle voice. "I have seen
this picture often, and heard the girl's
pitiful story, and that Is why I knew
her last night to be a mere pliant. on.
Iler fa titer was a storti, hard man. who
Insisted upon i,.r marrying a person ut
terly distasteful to the young girl. She
tried lo escape, but was captured and
brought home to confront her faie. nn
tlie wedding morning they round her
dead. She had taken her own life.
That was forty years ago. monsieur.'"
As we left the room I glanced curi
ously at the ruby that sparkled on my
linger.
It Is the only evidence I hare ever
possessed of my phantom bride. St
I.otils li lobe-Democrat.
VARIATIONS IN ACORNS.
No Two Urdu Nor Kven 1 wo Lrnrrs
l.loi-tlr A Ike.
It Is said that In individual trees
scarcely two leaves can be found ex
actly alike. What l true of leaves Is
true of seeds, and. Indeed, of every
part of a tree. It Is also true of the
- :n.r
mm
. . -.
r"b it.-
fc'.H.
COI.l) AS U K.
behavior of trees during Ihelr life ca
reer. In ac ri:s e-pe. I il y one may ti.de
a remarkable difference In their beha
vior. Solne species of acorn will pre
serve tlie r vital power without much
ilillicully for a couple of years, while
others can rarely be found with life
after tl few in m t ' s. Some when put
Into the earth will remain months be
fore sprouting, while others will sprout
before they are fairly or of their cups
on the trees.
The acorns of the live ink of the
Sou t li often sprout before lliey fall.
Tlie proccs of germinating Is among
tlie most remarkable of all American
trees. The root pus1 -s out from the
acorn tr a distance of many Inches be
fore it eiileis the ground, the root then
goes Inlo the earth while lie bud or
plumule ascends lo form tlie incipient
tree trunk. Tlie young tree or the live
oak will frequently be distance of six
Inches from the acorn. In this respect
the behavior of tills species of o.ik cor
responds nearly with what Is almost
universal In inoiiocolylcdoiious seeds.
Aiiotlcr early sprouter Is the com
mon white oak. These have not been
known lo sprout on the lice. Put they
scarcely reach the wound before the
little ra.licile prepares to enter the
earth. It does not wait to get to the
surface of the earth before doing llils.
Oil shelves or boxes where there Is
some number of them together the
w hole will be a mass of roots before a
few weeks afler gathering. On the
other li.i nd the nut of the burr oak will
remain a long time before showing any
disposition to sprout. It Is these vary
ing characteristics which make rules
T.r the transporta'l n of seeds difficult,
each kind has to h. -e a method of lls
own. So far ns iho two onks ure con
cerned. It has beer found better to
sen,) young plan's long distances than
the acorns them 'Ives. Median's
Monthly.
I ( ontldence itie Keynote to Micros.
Ilollbt lltl'l llllbellef IllellU destlU"'-
tloti lo any business, and a man who
j ,,., s coiitl'letieo In Ids own affairs finds
failure awaiting him In a short time,"
! w rite I'.vangellst Moody to his Itll lo
! Class ill the Ladles' Home Journal.
! "l iii ert tiiu'y dls.piallllos for work ami
- usefulness nn 1 doubt that causal the
' recent state of depression lu our busi
ness Interests Financier and econo
mists differed In their views regarding
the political cau-cs of tills feeling of
in.is iiritv. but they generally agreed iu
directly attiibntiiig th" reverses to th :
lack of llsslll.'lllce III business circles.
(Villi. I
e cry
.lice Is essential to success in
nurstilt of life. And tills self
sktii"' truth is no
ess e I. lent In Spirit
s In temporal affairs.
ual things than it
lb - only Christian nt" mat is userui
to the church of ibl and to fellowmeii
ii, the one which is ii-nrcd of lm owu
s-ihatioii I'.strust and unbelief mean
dne.s nn. I aro n nnj "iil: '"it y)
u1d r,,t e with the eertu'u knowl
edge of forgiveness aud fvur .t
God."
! ' 1' li " It ,
mm
Xl 'i .
3-0 .1
TIKMUH HORSE TRADERS.
fbelr DcTlnus Way of Making poor
Horse hell Well,
j The first Monday of every month Is
liorso-swnppltig day In Toum-see.
! There are thousands of men who gain
i their livelihood by their wits in this
business. The tricks of the TeuuesM-o
horse traders nre legion, and unless n
I man Is accustomed to hnr-.es it is folly
I for him to depend iiHin his ow n know j.
edge In dealing Willi tlie tri, ksters iti
1 the horse markets of the Stale.
When u Tennessee horse trader w ants
to make a true-pulling horse ..-ilk. so he
can purchase him at a low price, lie
mixes caiiiharldes and corrosive suPll
unite, and bribes the stable Imy to
bat ho the horse's shoulder w til Ihe mix
ture, tine of the greatest fraud-, is lo
make a good horse appear lame. The
professional trader takes a single hair
from the tall, puts It through the eye of
a needle, lifts the front leg. and presses
the skill bet won the outer ami ml. I, lie
tendons. Then he shoves (he needle
through, cuts off the hair at each end
and Ids the foot down. The horse goes
lame within twenty minutes. When he
desires to make n horse siand by his
food aud not eat It, he greases the front
(colli and tlie roof of the mouth with
beef tallow, and the horse will not eat
until its mouth is washed out.
A horse Is made to appear badly
foundered by tlie fastening of a tine
w ire tightly around Its fetlock, between
the foot and heel. The wire is never
left on over nine hours, or the horse
would become permanently lame.
Many men buy nice looking nnlnials.
but by the time they get the horses
home tl Hit these to ho badly allllcied
with the heaves. The trader has sim
ply lo fore,, half a pound of small shot
Into a hmsc's sloinaeli to disguise the
heaves. A small quantity of moiled
butter poured into the ear of a horse
will make the owner think the horse
has (he glanders.
When n horse goes dead lame III one
shoulder Ihe defect Is always disguised
by a sin. liar lameness in the other
shoulder. This Is done by taking off
the shoe and inserting a Ih'iiu between
It and the foot.
A lame hoise Is nerved lo appear at
Its host by a small incision about half
way from the knee to the Joint on the
outside of the log. At Ihe back part of
the shiuboiic Is a small while tendon
w hich Is cut off aud the external wound
Is closed with u silich. The horse will
then walk on the hardest pavement
and not limp. White horses are benull
II cd with black spots often by Ihe ap
plication of powdered lime ii ml litharge
lied together. When 11 professional
trainer llnds a man who wauls a hand
some horse he often produces a star In
lis forehead by spreading warm pitch
on a piece of coarse towel of Just the
size of the star and applying It to the
part shaved. The pitch Is left on ror
three days, and thou Is washed away
with elixir of vitroil mill! the wound is
well. The hair that grows out Is w hile.
An (dil horse Is made to appear young
by filing dow li the teeth ami removing
the dark markings with a hot Iron. The
depressions over Its eyes are removed
by puncturing tlie skin over the cavi
ties and tilling them with air from tho
mouth, forced lu through a tube. New
York Sun.
What Ills Uiml Intentions lost.
There wns Just one vacant scat In tho
Wabash avenue cable-ear when a wom
an carrying a large basket mid leading
a small boy by the hand came lu and
1 took the seat. She placed the basket
carefully In her lap and let the boy i
stand leaning against her- an arrange.
lueiit that suited everybody except the
' boy.
j "I 'ant to sit there," he bawled, try.
Ing to push his mother aside.
I "Look out, Johnny! you'll break Iheiii
eggs." remonstrated tho woman.
"Iion't care if I dul" kobbed Master
Johnny.
"I'll make you care:" answered his
mother, sharply. "I'lve dozen eggs, an'
every Inst one of 'cm fresh:"
His answer was a kick aimed nt I he
basket. A man sitting opposite here
Interposed.
"Conie, my little man, and sit on my
km ."
"Ain't a goln' to sit on your knee,"
ami tlie youngster kicked tliu eggs
again.
"I Just wish I bnd you home.
Wouldn't I lay It on"' said his mother.
"I'd trounce you right here If I knew
vtliat to do wlih this 'ere basket."
"I'll hold the basket, ma'am," said
the inn n opposite.
lie reached over and look It. Every
body hoped to see Johnny get his
deserts, and a hush of expectancy fell
on that car. Hut what that scheming
woman did was to pick up the boy,
cuddle Ii I in In her arms, mid give him
a comfortable sent In her lap. And
the little wretch smiled at the general
diseo'iutlture, while the man opposite
let the basket of eggs Jounce as tiny
would, ninl glared Willi murderous
ferocity nt Johnny and his mother.
Chclago Tribune.
l irklnic l.lnen.
The marking of linen Is ipilte a busi
ness iu these days or sumptuous trous
seaus. In stores which make a special
ty or line napery orders are taken for
tin- working of Idters when the linen
Is selected, so tlilil It can be sent homo
In boxes ready for use. tine flauceu
wlil choose two unpretentious Initials
placed side by side at.d worked III pill I II
raised satin stitch. Another chooses
larger letters, to be intricately Interlac
ed aud elaborately worked with both
solid mid open laced stitches. Huge or
namental monograms lire also conspic
uous lu nape iy and bed linen, ns well
ns on tea cloths. Three letters nre n
good rule in rase of house linen, one
for the rosp' c'l"' 'tibials of the Chris
linn name of the hi Id" and groom mid
the third for the family linine.
The Mrlnus
Smart lilrl-Mr. Nice fellow, this Is
my little sister, Miss Klla. What do
you w Irs It. pet '; Why are you regarding
the gentleman so Int'iitly?
Utile Sistcr-I w us looking for the
strings, thin s nil.
"Strings? What strliigV"
"Why, tintiiii.ii said joti had two
Strings to jour I , an."-Foster.
The !.! fluvr.
"Is Miss oldly out of the nintrli.iou
la I market jet';'' o
"No, but sin's r.ti the remnant counter."-
I ieiri.lt Free l'r.s.
"I am as ..i,'q o ii s Canton, Ohio,"
s-'if a ii. an nt ti.e ib'M,t t his inornlng,
tftt-r secltg his l est g il off ,( trsla
THE CYCLING
- '.r': CV' - rfi( ay V 'S3.AV ? ft
GROWING IN POPULARITY.
The tonne or 1'ii.k -t-' nil I Kupldlt
(iiilnlnu tiriMinil.
The rapidity with which basket ball
has grown in popularity since lls lu
opt Ion only a lew jcais ago has been
nicsl i, m il k.ible. It did Hot grow, Ike
oil er -anu s, base ball for Instance,
from simpler , uies. but was iincii.e.l in
a library by James Nalsinllli. an in
striiclor of physiology in Sprlngueld.
Mass . is.,,,. , pi,,,',! to day .in
hr practically tho same rules as . fi
Mr. Nalsinltli's desk. Ile Invented It
for the Young Men's I'luisllau Asso
nation ,,f Siuinglleld. Now there are
in least I. noo basket ball teams play ing
In this country, and a considerable
number in Canada, lu Montreal one
of Ihe social allairs of the season Is fi,.
annual basketball game between the
ministers and doctors or Iho city. Tlie
game is popular ill colleges for no'ii.
and the "college girl" takes most kind
ly lu it. The spoil has many dlsclplin
III) fea lures besides lls Millie as all
athletic exercise. It tenches Ihe player
to subordinate his own imlhldiinl play
to lea in work, to keep bis head lu Jlio
most , x, lung iii. .niciiis and to cultivate
iicciiiaey. self control nn. strict oh
senaucr of tho rules.
The feminine temper cannot m all
times stand Hie strain or basket ball.
An expert who has rcfcrccd many
games says that tl maddesi woman
he ever saw" was a public school
teacher, a member "r a basket ball
team, who tpicst inncd olio of his de
cisions. Tlie Amateur Athletic Colon has rec
ognized the game, adopted rules for Its
government and assumed Jurisdiction
over ils conduct. The game can be
played on any Moor or ground free of
obstruction where there Is less than
o,.iiill square root or actual playing
space. More space llinii that w ould ho
Impractical. It Is a sort or root ball.
but ir played i ding to the rules il
hicks the roughn ,-ss of that game, A
hall or gymnasium Is the best place to
play basket ball. The players line up
live on n side. Pack of each line Is
hung on tlie wall u network basket.
The object of tlie game Is to get the
ball Into your opponent's basket, (in
each side are live players - a collier,
two forwards and two guards.
The ball Is put In play by the refei
throwing It up In the center of tlie
open space between the teams. After
tlie play begins there are no rules iis to
the player's positions, but the theory
Is that the center and forwards are Un
aggressive players mid the gnnrds shnll
keep Hour the basket to defend the
goals.
Snobbery of lidil -allon.
I'Milorlally, lu Ihe Ladles' Home
Jouriinl. I'M ward W. Ilok expresses
himself vigorously In deprecation of
Ihe tendency to I lit iodine a dangerous
element of snobbery Into education, lie
notes the pervading "I know so much"
air that Is encountered on all sides, nnd
the feeling that 'I line is being drawn
on a so called educational basis. Mr.
I!ok contends that "an educational
process which shut pens nn. I polish1 s
only n girl's lutellici. and either dead
ens or neglects her heart or soul, Is a
soiry imitation of what mi education
really stands for and Is. 'Ihe
pin, lice followed by some girls '.v lio
have been at college of holding tl.ol.'
heads above those who have not Is a
foolish proceeding, and smn' ks of the
most repulsive kind or siiobhoiy. It is
iievt r safe for us to assume, that we
know more ihali the people around is
win thcr we arc college trained or not.
The longer we live In this world the
more wo become convinced liovv lit In
we know. The people most hi'tnble lu
their opinions nre generally the best
educat.-d. It is nn nrt wide1! only n
few of us learn; to be rethni of our
own opinion when every one n round us
Is expressing Ids. Yet tills Is one of the
attributes of the well cdll'nte.l. Si
lence often speaks louder than speech.
Hut the girl fresh from her hhik no. I
college does not always p'-rche this.
She Is apt to assume, for example, mat
people nre uneducated If lioiv Slid
n gain they speak niigrauiio it li n.'lv.
Hut she does not know that ho most
vital truths ever spoken or written, tint
truths which have done mankind the
jrreat)st good, hnve not always been
which would
hnve borne gram-
maikal dissect ion.
Their good lay In
liAMK t'K HASKKT HAM, AT YAl.E.
CRZ IN LONDON WH EE LWAY
what was said, rather than in the iui
111 Which the sentences wore IIMIU .1
"d. It Is when we are joting that no
believe that all (hat is wortli knowing
Is pi Intel In I ks. When he aie older
we II ml that tlie deepest I I'll lis nre
never written. It Is well cii.oi.:h for a
girl lo hold up for herself n sl ii'dard
in giaiuniar or niiythliig else. Cut she
Is unwise when she bcliexes I1, at b.r
slaudaid Is the cue by which she must
Judge and measure others She l.r no
light to do so In (lie llrst place. And lu
tin' s nd. she Is far more apt to be
wrong lu her de.luot..ii than sic- Is lo
be correct."
QUANTRELL'S RENDEZVOUS.
V li, re Ihe Nolcl OurrrllU Vm Wont
to Krllre wlih ll Mrn.
Nelson County, Kentucky, wns the
faionte resort of (.Mianliell mid some of
his associates dining ninl Immediately
after the civil war. The man who
stood closer to iiiiiiutretl than any oilier
man in this part or Kentucky was the
late Cnpliilii A. I. I'euce, ror ninny
years sheriff of Nelson County, lie
possessed many relics mid memento of
his old commander, (he most notable
among w hit Ii wns Ihe snsh worn dur
ing Ihe war by the famous guerrilla
chief, i.iiiantrell captured the sash
from the I'edenil general, llloiinl, near
Lexington. Mn., u Jsti'J. Ile prized It
highly and wore It until lie whs fatally
shot lu IMsi. It was a custom villi
the guerrillas, when one of their num
ber was killed, to divide his hissos
si. his. each or the guerrillas receiving
something ns n memento. When Quiiu
t nl I was shot his effects were divided,
mid his sash fell to the lot r Frank
.lames, who afterward gave It to Cap
lain I'ence. It was ninth) of fine,
heavy silk, and the ends were richly or
namented with bountiful tassels, tjilan.
troll was wearing the sash when mor
tally wounded, and the silk was stained
lu several placed with his life blood.
Another Interesting memento of
(Juiiiitrcll was long In the possession of
a lady living near Itloomtleld, only a
short distance from La w renceburg. It
was o poem written In an autograph
album by the noted outlaw shortly be
fore he received his deulli wounds.
Tho closing chapter of Quantrell's
life was full of Interest. Ile wns still
In his prime when he was taken inl
aw arcs mid attacked by Terrell's men
while quartered on the Wakefield farm,
where lie was mortally wounded, after
w u ear gt AVTiir.i.t. ts in nmo.
which he wns conveyed to the house of
James Wakelleld, near the line or
I Spencer mid Mercer ('utilities. From
j there he wns removed to a military hos
j pllal lu Louisville, where he died nfler
' a month of Intense suffering. Ills re
mains now Ile In sn iinuinrkeil nnd
weed grown grave, lu n Utile cemetery
In ihe suburbs of Louisville. It Is said
that while tjiiuutrcll lay dying or his
wounds In the hospital he purchased
the plot or ground where his remnliis
now rest.
ktross.
IIKI Till
mSmmm
A STUDY IN INFANTILE EXPRESSION.
f X, IV ru r
IN HYDE PARK.
MRS. J. ADD'SON PORTER.
The Wife of III hnreturf In Ihe
I'rf.l.lfnl no. I Iler I lliciul linllc.
The wife of the receully appointed
olllclal whose card roads "J. Addison
roller. Secretary lo tlie 1'resideilt."
naturally takes n central place in the
life of the iini-( liileresilng of Ameri
can families The delicate health of
Mrs. Mckinley will Hot proven! her
from undertaking the social duties de
V",N "I""1 the lulsiress nf the White
Mouse, yet every iostiblc additional
social duty w in . performed by those
nearest to the wife or tlie President,
and much, therefore, will devolve upon
Mrs. Poller, who Is well lilted to meet
these requirements.
1 lie llrst social function nt
Mrs. I'orler appeared was the
which
reoop-
' S s
whs. j. a i D i son rontsn.
lion nt the White House given by Mrs.
Mckinley lu honor or Ihe Indies of tho
lilploiiiutlc Corps, and the manner In
which the wife of tlie rrcsldcut'l sec
rotary assisted lu the blcasaut task of
iici-oiduig a gracious and cordial wel
come to cullers won for her the regard
of all present. Mrs. Porter Is tho
daughter of Cd. Holts, of New York,
who Is n sou of Judge Hetts, the fa
mous lawyer. She wns sent at an early
ago to Miss Porter's school at Farm
Ingloii, Conn., w here she remained un
til. she went to France to attend a fin
ishing school. After her marriage In
lvt to J. Addison Porter her home
wns for some lime In Washington, she
speaks French fluently and Is fond of
the study of languages. Mr. and Mrs.
Porter have two-children. Their names
nre Agnes nnd Josephine nnd they sro
Just about to enter kindergarten. Tliu
Porters reside In a pretty, attractive
house, formerly occupied by ex-Secre-lary
of tlie Interior Hoke Smith nnd
his family.
Th Water lllcjrcle.
Hull bearings and scientific gear are
creating a revolution lu motors of all
sorts. A new and promising Invention
Is Iho liydrocyclc, which Is built on the
rataiuaraii principle, with cylinders o
galvanized steel tilled with air. A
slight rrnniowork connects these two
cylinders, and a bicycle enr Is attach
ed which drives light pndd'o wheels of
eight blades. The sprocket w heel Is
set between the pedals In the same way
ns the sprocket-wheel nnd chain of the
bicycle. The steering gear consists of
two small steel rudders, operated by
rudder-chnlns connected with the
steering gear, somewhat after the fash
ion of tlie ordinary bicycle.
The hyilroeyclo Is capahlo nf a speed
of teu miles an hour without bard
work, and as the craft Is so built that
It can neither sink nor upset, the pleas,
ure and safety of It nre at once nppnr-
out. The cylluders ure made with com
partments so in-ranged that the frac
ture of one will not affect the other.
The machine sits lightly ou the water.
ran be turned lu almost lu own length.
nnd, like the ordinary catamaran, will
live lu II sen which would upset a bout
of a much Inrger size. It draws but a
few Inches of water, Is light, tunti-
ngenble nnd novel, a combination of
iuulltles that makes It extremely at
tractive to those who nro fond of water
ports. Those already built will curry
five or six hundred pounds, aud are
n Imui t ten root lu length of cylinder.
Only a few have been built, but the
experiments already made nit suffi
cient tu satisfy experts thnt the hydro
cycle Is one of tliu coining fads, and
promises to furnish a great deal of
pleusurnble ninuseiueut.
KealUtlc Teeth.
"Hasu't she lovely tooth?"
"Almost too lovely. I can't make up
tny mind whether they are real or
renlliitlc." Indianapolis Journal.
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