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DIAMOND KING'S END. MARVELOUS LIFE STORY OF BARNEY BARNATO. II 0 Rnti from llumb'e Hebrew Ped dler In London la lis t ti World', c'ict Man -Hi Iraglc Death u Ibe Ocean. A Mml-rn Monte CrUto. Oi;e nf t lit most rfiiiarknbSo specula mis of ilif century ii ti-1 perhaps nt one iln. i !it' rlclifxt, lilrt fortune being cs inif 1 at from 't:n.'i;o to $.-.un,. (i,ii,i,ni, passed uwny :n a tragic man. ivr when Ruiney Rari'nto, tln famous iiliiii:i.il king f Smith Africa, com niiiinl Milrlili.' !' Jumping Into ilia ocean from Ii"1 stcmnei that whs bear him 1 eward lo England. Perhaps no career In history, certain v none I" tli'M century, approached I hat of Pariicy Raruaio, The son of n poor lb-brew it'il(lltr In llu East Kinl of l.oiiiloii, Ills i-arly occupation In life 1IAIINKTT lSArs II A II NATO. was tlmt of II rati driver. He next piddlul secondhand i lothing In IYttl tout In in. iiihI ni'Xt was n Milliard marker In a siiIimiii. In 1ST J lie was .11 help liy some Immigration so ciety to tin- Cape In AM'Ica. His broth ii accompanied lilin, mid liy enter taining tin? passenger on tlu vessel during tlio voyage they earned 5HMI. i iit-y Iiiiriiiito wiin In many re spects the most remit t kulilc speculator cif the century. Of a.l i lie Englishmen wlin liiivo taken purl In ll.c lcv-ii-nunt f South Afrit-1. two only have m-iutfil n world-wide i-i-piitntlnii. These have been Cecil Rhodes mill ltariit-tt Isaacs, more often mnl Ii-fh rc- sis-ctl ully styled Hit matt). Harnatu was mi assumed nniiie, a sort of stage inline, for lie began his life III South Africa by exhlbltln,: a trick donkey some twetily-llve years ago. l p to the Milnt where his fortunes began lo decline he made money by leaps mid hounds, anil. In 1VJ.", when his good fortune was at lis zenith, It was esti mate! that he col. trolled Interests worth In the neighborhood of a hun dred million pounds. It was the fashion to call him the richest man In the world. At that time he was virtually the king of the Lou don money market. In the autumn of lMCi, at the boom In Kallirs, when bis slain iif tlie coinnaiailvely new gold mines of the Transvaal. South Africa, i was at Its height, every man woman mid child lu London with money m in v. st, Invested ll in ' Ninths." The craze was the last of those llnanelal fevers which periodically at nick conservative Fngland, the "Smith sea bubble" being the llrst.' l'or months It was tlie con- tolling passion In London, and It was wai-tvly less rampant in Pai ls and Her till. The shares went to unheard of llmircn ami fortunes were made lu n lay. Th liter of tills tremendous llnan- Hal outburst was P.ar icy Harnato, and he was conservatively estimated at that time worth Iteiwccli ?ltlti,t nm.iKio nnd $l."iii,int.t"n. Among his assets was n bank nrlgliiiiily capitalized at IM'J.ooii.ihiii. In a very few months lis capital stock rose In value to $ t.",ttK, ls n. Little Is known as to llaraato's early life, lie was ll youn-r son and at the it ge of ".ll went to So it li Africa, then a much more savage territory than It Is now and scantily i-ipuhitcd by Kn g.lslunen or persons of English tb scclil, to seek Ills folV.ine. The Klin berly diamond mines were Just begin ning to be productive. With his few pounds of capital he began dealing In diamonds in a sma.l way. He was clever and pushing. Everything he touched lie made successful. In live Jears he had earned enough In the re tall sale of diamonds to purchase hares in the mines from which his merchandise bad come. Refore anoth er live years had passed his holdings nt Klinlverley had bcoun very large, mid when the Tnirsvaal gold Ilelds were discovered lie hail profits to lu t st lu tbein. In 1S-M1 Rnrnatn was a definite money power In South Africa, and began to be spoken of as the rival of Cecil IShnths. Fulike lu temperament mill t v en more unlike In persona! ambition, tin two men started in to Is hot op-l- tii'iits, but In iv tlwy reached the conclusion simultaneously thai their respective Interests could be Isst pro moted by combining forces, nnd the cheers consolidated IllllH'S were the result, one of the most valuable pieces i f property of the kind in the world. Although Harnato represented Klin berley twice In the Cape Legislature, ho had little time n give to indltlcs mid little Interest In that Held of ac Mty. Cecil Rhodes uses wealth only ' means to political control. Hnr bato aspired only to noh control of Ho-ii ii couita from being fibuioualy i IT ? r ii rii'h. Hi record In tl,e Cape Leglsla urt was quite devoid of Incident, "hen the troiiieudoiH lucivase In his uiluiuv lutcrcst calkd fur the estab llshweiu of a Uudou l,nin.-h this t.H.k t he form of a Harimto bank. From lliut date Ir. t.ilt Uli bt of his time lu London, living llt ,jrM :u Kllrl Sp.-n( Lr town ri-shhilce. but llloV,li; nimliy i. to a ma kiiI ik-i-ut mm ikm overh,klng Hyde Park. When In Africa lu. marrl.-d nnd had thivi. children, two .vti and a .laugh-it-r. Mt. always had, or professed to have, boundless faith In th.. future of the Transvaal, and lis personal popu larlty among all classes of Africanders was treat. In London, where lie was i-oiiKiantiy besieged I y flatterers, beg gars and projectors of nil nuns of en terprises, he finally Ici aine quite Iliac. eesslMe to all except Mis most Intimate flicuds. Ills responsibilities weighed heavily on his mind and he sought -solace" too frequently. IIU naturally robust const it in Ion had W undermined hi- his Inlxuious, exciting life and symp. buns of softening of tin- brain mani fested themselves. His family and partners became. nlnnm-d at tin. prula. bit' effect on his securities If this were known, as they were believed to Ik- de pendent solely mi his personality, ami friends Intended to Iiud Harney I'.ar nato at l'liiichal fur a month's rest. His mind showed sgh of falling uu tler the Ktriiln elcht i lotnhs lh-fore, on which account he was sent away from Kiiclaiid. Ills condition became worse Instead of better, llv made a publk exhibition of Insanity at Johannes-buri; nlMiilt six weeks beloie his death, but it was attributed to temporary causes. Iearness. It has been stated that three persons out of every live lu this country who have attained the age of 40 years are more or less deaf in one or both ears. A large proportion of this deafness is caused by catarrh, and medical treat ment for dlttleiilty of hearing Is usu ally directed to tin catarrhal source. In Kurope, much of the deafness Is hereditary. Ir. James Kerr Love, of tilasgow, recently read a paper on deafness before the Hoyal Society of Kdliiluirg-li, from which It appears that eoligeiiital deaf lli-ss may iN-eltlier lierisl Itary lu tin direct line or lu collateral brjliches, ami that It de'iids on not one, but many atatoiulcal defi-ots. Inter marriage of deaf lersoiis Hr-tuates but tloes not accentuate the tendency of deafness. The hearing brothers and HAIlvEV i:KNAT0S Wil) )V, SI1 E t-l-LAV AND sisters of deaf mutes are as likely to have deaf mute offsprings us If they had been deaf mutes themselves. Con sanguinity of parents emphasizes fam ily defects and In tills way many cases of congenital deafness (s-eiir. One of tin most singular points of Ir. Love's paper was the assertion that the state had tin right to control the marriage of persons belonging to families badly tainted with deafness. DEAN OF THE MASONIC ORDER. Daniel Slckela, tlie Oldest Degree My son In the United State. Perhaps the most Interesting ligure at the session of the Masonic Ciiiml i,,,d was Daniel Sh kels, or "I ncle i.ltan" as he Ls lainlliarly known. He Is now ill his eighty-third year ami re sides lu Hroiiklyn. He is tlie dean of the Masonic fraternity, being the oldest thirty-third degree Mastn In the Fni ted States. Tall and tligullbsl In bear ing, with snowy hair and beard, he Is held ill the lbssst reverence by llis brother Masons. "Fncle Dan" received ills llrst light in Masonry May 4, IMS, In Lebanon lodge, and In the following year wins elis-ted master. In the An cient Accepted Rite on May lo, is 111. lie was created ii sovereign grand Insist tor general, the thirty-third and last grade of this beautiful rite, and was made grand secretary general of Un holy empire. He was tlie creator of the pmsent l'nited Supreme Council of the HAMFL SirKTI-S. Northern Jurisdiction, and wosltsfc-rand sis retary general ft elght's-n years He was the founder and llrst president f the Masons Veterans of the State, New York, and Is the author of several ieit-Us.ks.-NfW York World. A CmiT-nlrnt ThcorT. I must sav. dearest." said the m uia in a tentative way. "that yt.u ah t-r make love rath-r- um -sclen-tltlcnvforaiJirlwho never kissed uu- 0,'...i--." .M T""n My ln the rase, "that I must h.ive had some .racU.e in . previous incarnation Don't you thliik V"-Ciuciu Lu-(julrvr. km m i BICYCLE PATROL WAGON. llo a Tcj t-hrritT Whccla lila Prla uimra to Jull. The bicycle has become an assistant deputy slii riir. Jusli MesseiiBer, dep uty nhorilT of liraysuu County, Texan, ") Is t lit n in u who A' l;as inaile It He arrests hi prisoner all throtiKli hi terrl lory ami briny n tlieni back to Jail on his wheel. How he docs It he tells himself in tlie following hinituat:e: "Some people tliink my way of briuuliii: a prls oner In Is ipnvr, but that Is be kuow the cin-uin- lilllNolNn IX A I'IMhoM.ii. cause tli,.y llo Hut slanci s. I l av fur lour vears bci u lu tills business and nfier thlukiui; It over, made up my mind to sh what I could do with the bike, 1 rluneil up a step on tlie back of the wheel Just like the ordinary rear one, only ig. p r, and 1 was ready to try It. I welch 1T."i is.unds and my w heel weighs t wen- T " ti:xas mi vi 1. 1; siiKum. ty-llve. That makes I'm) poundH for me to pedal along, outside of the pris oner. 1 meant to say that I had a rear step on each side of the wheel, milking two all together. I found that my scheme winked like a chnriii, and I had a number of Instances where co ple thought the prisoner would K''t tlie better of me. l'ulks said they should I'Al lJIlTKIt. think I would Is- afraid to risk myself lu the prisoner's power to that extent. "I had to go out to Southinayd the oilier night to get a man, ami he thought lie was going to have mi easy time to get away, but I showed there was nothing of the sort lu prospect for him. As a matter uf fact. It Is every bit as safe to bring every prisoner lu standing on the rear step of your wheel as in any oilier way, ami possl. lily safer. If the fellow Is on one horse and you on another, he may make some motion and get the better of you before you can help yourself; but If he Is slain ling on the step uf your bicycle, he's got to hold uli to your shoulders. It does not make a bit of difference how dark a night it is, If he goes to make tin h ast unusual motion you can feel him and ymi can throw him off tin wheel before he call wink an eye. Refore he can get up again you can cover him with your gun, and there he is." ttuecr Causes of Death. Nelson Clark, a sti-amhoatiuaQ of Padueah. Ky., was scalded to death on the steamer Jennie tillchrist. He placed a plank on the boiler and went to sh-cp, w hen the safety valve opened with fatal result. Mrs. Helen Sayers. of Chiisipis. Falls, Mass., w as drowned In what ls known as tlie Hleacliery pond, In the rear of Dunn's hleacliery. Mrs. Sayers was giving her dog a bath, and In some milliner lost her bahin.-c ami fell forward Into the water, lb-r head was submerged and she was un able to call for assistance or to get .out. William Kaiifin.'inn, of Wright County, Iowa, was attacked by hiccoughs. He swallowed the proverbial nine cups of water, and his family attempted to frighten the mild convulsions from him, but he grew worse. He wus a man of strong constitution, but won compelled to take to his bed, and siton nfter died In terrible ngotiy. William Johnson, of Richmond, Va., was lu a boat out lu the stream, with compan ions, lb l.t his balance and fell over board, sinking quickly out of sight. A frultb-s search was made for the lsnly, nnd when Johnson's friends went to pull In their heavily laden seines they were horrified to HilI the dead man's body eiitangl.il In the twine. Mistaken Pride. Phil May, the artist und caricaturist, tells of a funny experic he had on his return from a tour for tlie Graphic: When 1 came back to Iuid'Ui I luis-teiH-d to the ntlice, and Imagine my giatill.atlon win-u I saw everywhere scriptlon in large letters, -'Welcome to May." This Is in.b-e.1 fame," I thought; nnd when I got to tlie Crnphlc ofllce there was another Inscription, i..u-..r nn.l all the rest of It: with Wtd- c, me to M. and ;." The (i. worried me a bit. but then the name of the man who weut out with ui commenced with (i- I told tlie editor of my gratification. "Why you egotistical Idiot,' ha re marked politely, "it's (j'tthlnn to do with you! It's the marriage of i'tioca Geor aod Maces Ml." RUSSIA A PROGRESSIVE NATION. I WonJcr'ul ftlinulu lo Iniluatr Ulvctl bjr the Mn.iow imiiun, The Itrltlsti ceiiml at Mwnii, lu a report ou the MJul Niivni.ro.1 exhibi tion, descriU-s the Industrial growth of Kilssla ince tlie Mwwi exli bitluli of us very ureal. The prugics uuidu lu textiles Is marvel, ills and many of tlie tillk and print exhibits equaled any tiling tlmt Lyons and Manchester could produce. The machinery section whs full of good work, but agriciiliuial ma chlnery left IIIUcli to be desind. In tlie mines secllou then uijv me n dcrfiil pieces of Iron w . . i k which would attract attention m any ceiiutry, but ultlioiigh the constant remark Has that every objevt was iiiiyI,v Kiissiall. I'.nt isli and (ierniaii foreim u aiv largely emplutisl lu the Iron works, French men lu the silk and u.niiy of the print works, while ltrillsh siiI'JccIn have still very much to do with the cuitun mil's. The development of the natural wealth of tlie country Is ceii greater than that of the manufactures. The produc tion of colli has trchltd lu the last fif teen years. Coitoti planting prospers in Taslikeud mid Krivmi and tin n suits lu the new plantations of tlie southern Causasiis an excellent. Costly lAperiliieiit near Kaku have produced a Kiissiau tea which Is show u with much pride, and toueral Aliliciikoff is planting Ameri can vines in Turkestan; tobacco Is also being grown from American seid near Samarkand, (iencrally speaking, ev ery binn.h of Industry has Improved except agriculture, which grows worse year by year. Mr. Medhiirst thinks that tireat I'.rlialn slioiild still be able to supply Itiissia with portable engines, high picssiire steam ImiIIcis. steam threshing machinery, heavy iron plows bicycles and machine tools. Calico and kindred stuffs a pear to le made siittleicnlly well at pricis which are so low tlmt they must affect Hrltlsh trade, but he thinks some years must elapse before Russia can con st riiet satisfactory spinning machinery In sulliciciit iiiauilllt s to alTcci llrltish makers. He saw nothing In tin hard ware section to alarm our iiiaiiiifaeuir ers of high class goods and, generally, he came to the ct .ncluslcii that tie trade In cheap goods Is slipping away from us. but where high class articles of the best maleiiiils are required. It Is inlmiiled titan the Hrliisli stand first, except In Manchester goods. The consul says that when F.nglaud first permitted the export of spinning and wniving machinery In 1M:I there were :!:.o,iiiiii spin. lies in all Itussla. which produced yearly .'i,tJ:il ions of yarn. ; 111 lMi.'i there were .MMMl.lMin spindles ami -Jiki.oiki looms at work, producing lf.l.HiKi tons of yarns and giving em ployment to -lui.ooo hands. Ilrili-'.i and (icriiiau foremen are being grad ually replaced by Russians and at tempts have been inade -w iili very In different results so far to suplant Hrliish machinery by that made In Hussla. FlYorts lo provide Inr own raw material have Isen more fortu nate. In 1WI tin- total value of cotton g Is produced 111 Russia was il'T.V'.'i'.- IHKiand In 1MI.' it amounted lo :. !". (ititi. The Russian silk trade lias pros pored since IsT.'i. The woolen industry Is not so prosperous. Tlie best Rus sian chilli Is made by an I'.nglNh linn, setiled near St. I'etersburg since 1M1, which employs I'.HW hands. Sclciilllic America ti. I'aper I'sctl In Oxford llltdes. j The psipcrinnklug for Oxford Hibles j Is a specially liupoilaut tun! interesting part of the work. At Wolvcrcotc, a j mile or two out of oxford, the univer sity has a large mill for the supply of lis own requirements. A go.il thai of ! the paper Ihey turn out hen is made out of old ships' sails, the materials of which, after battling w.th storms in all quarters of the world, come lu re for the purpose of being made Into paper, printed In almost evi ry laiiguai:e under heaven ami Ismnd up Into volumes to j be again scattered far and wid" into I all the uttermost i mis of the earth. This Wolvcrcotc piper mill has much to do with the great reputatli 'i the Oxford has acquired In the production of Rihlcs and i.l her devotional b.oks. Twenty years ago ami mote the milli ng -lit hit mi a valuable Invention lu paperniaklng, and ever since tnen Indi i paper has I u the envy and the puz zle of inaiiufiictui-ers nil over the king dom. There are said lo be only llnci persons living who know the secret of Its make, mid. tbotiuh the pi o lias never been legally pr.'e.'i.l. and all the world Is free lo Imitate tin ex- tr ly thill, but thoroughly opaque and wonderfully strong an I durable paper of the U'st Oxfoid liihl. s f the)' only know how, all the I has hhh- erto quite falhsl to do o. It Is thin as tls-ue, but peif.s-ily opaque, and so strong that a sii of It three Inches wide has i-rov-d to Is capable of sustaining a quarter of a hundredweight, over wo ;t and islltloiis are now printed on this paper. Tbls snis hil advantage lias very large ly helHsl Oxford to retain tin leading pmlti which It oi igliially ,aluisl by being nearly the llrst If not quite tin flrsl printer of l-.ks in tie kingdom,' and by the pros: ige of Its name. Cham bers' Journal. VV nl out I'r J n lice. Dick And how did you prons d? 1'risi Why. I J1"-' went up to her and akcd In-r if sl'f would marry me. Dick Without Urst telling her how much you IomI her and all Unit sort of thing 'f Fred tif . "iir-e; I did Hot want to prejudice her Judgment. - Houselohl Words. A l'"i "f l.latlnct on i "Yes sir," ppeated a mini mm h given to talking. "I played with Irving for sevcial years." "Why." said Ids friend. "I ilidti t know you w. ie ever on llo- stag-." "I wasn't." rejoined the gossip. "I plaveil iiiail'h s with lilin when we were boys at school."- SMiM Pi liny. An t . Id Atqaalnt'im e' "I didn't know you Were aequiiilite.) With old M'U.ev t'l'g " "Oh, y " "How h.ng have you known him':' AlH.ut tin ce enia at 1U per icnt." Ftin. No Teil-n, Strii w t r W liy do j ... thin!; .ol v. .1 have any trouble lu kis-piug the . a gilgelnelit secret? Singerly I bad to tell the Klri, ti.iU.i t 11-Scottish -V.'hts AMERICANS MAKE ABSINTHE. It I Until the Urnu nr Km ill A' tic e In All aliinii. The Hiaiiiifacture of genuine French absinthe s the latest American indus try. This Is guaranteed lo In tin real stulT. straight from the buiilei aids. Franco -maniacs who frequent tin cheap table d'hote restaurants uf (he Upper i-ilst and west sides liuliibe this sintT, which In an arrangement of com plicated glasses is allowed t" drip Into a glass of water, where it acquires an opaque hue. The absinthe Is pre viously a clear light green liquid. It Is made from the common worm w I which Is found In many old New Fug laud gardens and from which a tin. ', oil Is distilled, ll lias been found by nil examination of culom house evpuris that sixty years ago large quantities of this American wormwood were i v ported from New York and ci-mont to France, where It was used in making ai'sllllbe. Hut so large has the home consump tion now grown that we now use all the wormwood for our own production, as well as live li s us much which is Im ported from llerinany ami France. The American wormwood is regarded as Ihe best In tin world. Anoihcr expensive herb that Is grown here Is saffron, which is worth from S'l lo per pound. I nlll quite recently Ihe supply of saf fron came from Vermont, bill a severe drought there killed must of the plains ami the price lias Increased In conse quence, lu many Western Stales, as well as In Mexico, It has since been llf tlilclally propagated In Michigan there are vast ilelds of ; pepiM'riulnt. which Is cultlvilleil care-I fully and sells for a high price. An other medicinal herb grown lu M.clil- -gait Is sage, which Is sold at t" per Ion, In addition to which pn b'lis of sago are luisirted Into Ihe I'nlied States every year nt a value of f'-'1 per ton. most of II coming from llaly. In 1 the mountains of North Carolina and j Tennessee Imiiesel, pennyroyal and ; thorn apple leaves are cultivated, as j well as mandrake, hloodrool and black cohosh, all of which are Used In pati lit j medicine. California and Cape Cod lire the ho s of hurchuitml. which ; makes a cough medicine. This country raises a greater variety uf medicinal herbs than any other, pro iliiclng those lhal grow lu cold and hoi climates, as well as lliosi lhal Ihrlve en dry mountain tops and In the humid valleys. Hurtlock. angelica and bay lierry are some of these roots ami olhe.s are spikenard, unicorn root, casciirill.i. cramp hark, thyme ami pigeon berry. New York Journal. The Onceii nt I noli l.nggnn. There was a picture lu one of tin Hritlsh galleries which has mi minis Ing story couuecl.il Willi It. ll Is cull tied "ls-h l.iiggan," and was painted by Sir Edwin l.atulsecr. It show yiiecti Victoria III a plain gown lies1,,!, her camp slool, at which she had a few moments before been sketching, by th shores of I.ik Ii Laggan. lu the High lauds i.f Scollau.1. In the center ol Ihe picture stands a pony with a deer on Ms back. Its own cr, a stalwart Highlander, at lis head with nil expression of amusement and surprise oil his face. Near at hand ar. Hie Oiiecn's two Voting children, tin Princess Royal now the Empress Fiudci-ick of lierinauy- and the Prince of Wales. The story Is this: At the time when the scene which the picture rcpreselils iN'ciiiTod, Sir Edwin Lnudsoor was in Scothiml giving lessons In palming t" the young Oticcu lit llalmoial. The guceii had gone out to sketch and to receive her lesson, when Su Edwin, walking to Halmoral lo give II missed his way, mid had lo cross a ililllcillt piis e of country load. Coming across a Highlander with a pony. In bade biiu hurry on ahead mid leil Ho (Jilecli that he would reach her en long. The man ms ded no second bid ding, and Jumped on his pony's back. He bad Hot pro. eed. . I far around tin lake before he drew up in front of a lady, whom possibly lie regard. .1 as ol ordinary appearance, and who, acisini panletl by two children, was engaged lu sketching. The Highbinder dolTisI his cap, and said: 'Could ye tell ine, nia'lllll, where I might IM.sslbly find the yueetiY" "Oh, yes," replhsl Hie lady, turning from her drawing. "1 am the Ouooti." The Scot lookisl again. Tills was loo much for him. Putting his hands on his knees, ami lis.klng very min-ii amused at what he regarded as an at tempt to play a Joke on him, he ex plalinisl: "Canimon!" Ry this lime Sir Edwin, win. had made ns rapid time across the hills as the Highlander hud made around the road, arrived, lie made a sketch of the iceno with the ovcrcunny Scot In the very act of expressing his Incredulity. llsbl.lt Nuisance In l.lnho. Jack rabbits have Is e so nil memos and troublesome In Cassia County, Idaho, that the farmers are organizing round up hums lo lessen the iiiiiiiIm'I-s of the pests. At a hunt of this kind held last week by fanners living near Oakley, live thousand, one bun. dred and twenty-six rabbits were roundel up and killed, mid two coyotes sml a lynx were also caught In the ring. The method followed In these hunts Is fur the runners and their help lo spread over a large section or coun try, form a ring, and then all work to ward the ceiiler, Is'iillng the Interme diate territory thoroughly, and driving the rabbits Into the center, where Ihey die killed with clubs. Street lla rles. An odilltv of Chill are the milk sta Hons. Here mid there III nil but Ho' I principal business streets Is a platform iisiii which a cow Is lied, and milked j to order by a dairymaid whenever a , customer calls. On a table near by are found incii.iics, cans aid elcnli g ass. s, and often a Isiitle uf brandy, so Hint u thirsty man can mix n glass of punch If be likes. Ill Hie morning these stall. Is are surrounded by servants from the principal houses, women and children, with cups and bin ki ts, awaiting their turn, while as fust as one cow Is ex hatistfd another Is driven upou the platform. A rhrla'Un fplrlt. "Janet, lisik at our noelior'f bairns enjoying the nisei's " Sabbulh day! V.it nu' set the dog ou their In-ns; Ha Lord must have vengeance one way or lultUT."-lIlutruti-J Hits. FAMOUS WELL. About Ii U ll "1 hn O'.t Oaken Uncket' r.l ten. Alsuit twenty live miles from Ronton, III (he little Village of (irccllhllsti, thf mini .-. ho w i dr.t ing me to die rallroa I station toitl lo i; lit out the old home of Wood worth, the author of 'The ' lid l Liken Hil' ket," a h-iii which nil Ihi-s, cmbiiliiKsl In every quartet in the land. Wlurever the quartet habit prcva Is (hi re you will find famll larlty with every line and every vers., of this ballad, and I is'iifixs that It was Willi eliu lie delight lh.lt I gazed upo'l the V 'l-y scene that i-olijurisl up In the brain of ihe couqsisltor w ho went home one hot day ami added his mime to the list of Immortal under tlie Impetus of what would be called today a "crying Jag" The mall who drove mo confess-i-d lo the qiiartei habit hlmoclf, and as he slon d lo uillit out tlie house UkwIo which Ihe o!d well stood lie hiton.sl ll ilii p, rcsoiiaul iioii-s the Hues: "i he old oaken bucket, Ihe lilons cov- Itsl bill ket. The iron bound bucket that hung In tlie Well." "i ll -re It Is." he colli luiiisl In his sing ing voice. "Just bch'tid the kitchen. So many people came to tet ll thai Hn' folks that own Ii now got a brand new paper bin ket and a kind of patent Hi ring -.ii.i.i to haul It up Inn -a use tlie oM bu. k.-t and well sweep are out of date. Well, some Chicago mrtli come along and il .lu't like the piiM-r bucket, and so they IM'ollll-Hsl to sell. I tllolll nil oak en one to put III Us plait'. They did solid ll. 'i'was all ilxisl up wlili briiKs tiiNips. I ts'lleve theiv's a copper pump oil the w ell now." j We emu IiiiiihI on our way. and a mo ment later Hie eliarlotis-r burst Into song: "The orchard. Hie meadow. I lie deep, tangled w IIiIwihmI, And all Ihe lovisl m-eiies that my In fancy knew ." j "There Ihey aiv," In said, and there, siiii' enough, was a bit of land skirting a broad mill pond that uilglil well have suggostisl I In Hue of description. "The null that stisxl by ll" stands there still, as It has stiNMt for more Minn .in ynirs, ; and they arc gi lading Hour In ll after Hie Kline fashion thai was followed w hen the Indians llvisl In Ihe neighbor-j IiihnI and were apt to levy contribu tions mi ihe Inhabitants In Hie w ay of ( hair or provisions at any moment. It Is an Interesting sjv.it, on the whole, j and If Hie trm-lis of the village know-; their busliKsss Ihey will keep Ihe mill ami lh. pond nod the wll.lwo.sl Just as they are, ami xee to M Hint no one Is allowed to replace them with a can vas forest and an Imitation mill, and thou run excursions from the lietir by Alliens to lisik nt Iheni.-N'ew York Journal. I iitl Inn Children at I'lnjr. Mrs. Alice C. 1 h i. her is. nil Unites to the Ceiilury nil article on "Home Life Among Ihe Indians." Mrs. Fletcher says: "i he summer days are none too long for Indian children at their play. They mimic Ihe iss upatloiis of their elders. Miniature tents an set up, and the lumber's shawl Is sometimes pur loined from In-r pack to serve as tent covering. If the Uiys are Inclined to milium v. tiny will cut lull sunllow- er stalks for sdes, and there will be line ss.rl with a lent large enough to ens p Into; no matter If fisl and legs proti'iiile. lu'lids ure under cover, ami children are chll. Iron all the world over lu the ib light of "make lsllcve." Hoys ami girls sometluioN Join In playing "going on the hunt;' the play louts are taken down, mid ts.lcs and bundles thsl ujh.ii tin- Is.y jmiiIis, who are obe dient or fractious ns the case may lie. obstinate when fording st reams, and stampeding when nttackisl by ene mies. Koine boys carry Hu-lr pony rep illations through life. Women have laughingly polntisl out to me ccrlalu elderly men who were lu cIiIIiIIuhmI their "very bad" or their "very good. SllllS." Hie I'listln Look Uriiocb t. A novel piece or Jewelry Is the pin Ie lock bracelet, the chain of which Is secured by ii hs k formed of three re volving phss-s elignived with figures or letters. Only by arranging these lu some particular combination forming a private code can the hsk Is opclitsl, mid as the ligure may iiiake an Im mense number of combinations, the "open sesame" Is well lilgh Impossible of attainment except by the owner. The Idea of this device Is that the bracelet can be taken off ami usisl to chain a bicycle to Ihe railings while the rlih-r Is In a Iioiim or store, as a fiistenliof to a traveling bag, and for ti v tiuriioscs or the sort. Most peo ple would U- apt to suffer qualms of anxiety lu leaving It ns a hs k to a bi cycle but for Ihe maker assurance that Ihe bracelet, which are made In a variety of tb-slgns, are so stnmg to render the length or lime required rir llllng them through a risk which the bicycle tiller would not venture to liieur while It Is lnqssliile to i.na the lock or to open It In any other way than by the mysterious code.- I lillanol plila Record. - Makers or Dwarf Trees. ('locly n-labsl to the Chlmsie runn er ls the class of men who, with a taste for the quatnt ami artUtlc, earn I living as lamlscrape giinleiiiMH. They delight In prislu.-ltig miniature copies or iintun'. Nurn.w walks wind lu ami out through dwarfisl iuid mti.iuc shmbUry. Tiny is.nds are sMiniusl b) dainty bridge. The . -I- a i.bivgn.uiid for Hie olio wee oim-s, either little child rett r falrU, To ppsliu-e the dwarf tnsis, th iranb'iier ell her nine t in nsus whii in ii sum 11 Iron Isuind cnsk.or the more rapid mcthtsl U to cii.n a vigorous branch upon the dinlnsl ins, and bind around It a band of leaf mold. This In kept moist until nsits crep hi to Uio mold; then the bl-mich Is severed fnn the tree Sis.n (lowers and f nilt do volop, for tlxir buds were fortius! by the j.ar.iit tree. - Llpplm-ott's M.igii rim. Jual the Thin. "You have made fun of me a lot," ...i.i ii... aaianilnc Inventor, "but tula time I have a triple-plated cinch." "What Is Iff" asked III frletld, with very slight Interest. "A camera lens with wrinkles lu It" "What ou earth Is that gissl for?" 'To take sister photographs, of course."- Indianapolis Journal. I j It may not do a pour in an any good to ubuse a rich man. but It cannot be denied that It la tulgbtj comfortuig. TAG WAS IN EVIDENCE. Vn.l She Knot lha Clothe Were Not I ll.ir Made. He Is the pink of iieatm-twt and pro priety. he Is violently In love with the sw.eicst till lii town, and, to odd to H e m .cry of th.se absorbing (iron in staiici s. he Is at pri-si nt decidedly jusir. Tin latter condition is of recent date, however, ami ll was only last week that he if. lined the llrst ready-made sun which had ever graced -r, as he considered, dlsgnns'il - his wardn.be. lie called his mother ami sisters Into the i i, after getting into It, and lui n.. I nervously around Is'fore them. "Does It 111 decently?" In queried, In nn agony of doubt. "Why y-y, what'i Hie mailer? oh. yes; a tag. I supse all l his sort of clothing is tagged, Isn't it :" Never before, surely, were garment tagged us were those, however; there was a tag ou the hem of each tnniser leg. on. upon tlie left coat-tail, and a not her on the vest l'nmt, and still another on the sh-ove. Even when he bade them g.Hid by. after waiting lin patiently while all Hie visible bits of tlguied cardlsiard were cut away, they called lil mi back to remove still another. Tin r.isiilt was that he finally reached Hie boil f his Inamorata In anything but a peaceful frame of mill, I. She. too. was nervous, and they de parted for Ihe theater In Haste, lie no Heed, Just as s.miii as he slipped out of his topcoat, that her eyes sought hi ligure constantly and Interestedly, but his Inward uncertainty alsuit Hint suit made lilin glower so that she said noth ing, mid the orforniance was half over Is'fore he gathered courage to speak of tin subject himself. "How do you like my new chrthes?" he asked at last, with what eitlmnesa he could muster, and the girl blushed nervously. They're quite mtty. I think." she said, with an aNlogetlo smile, "but ' "1 don't know whether they tit me very well or not," he Interrupted, des perate with the fear that she had ill vhbsl the secret of their origin, "for I tried a new tailor, and, although he gave me several fittings, and what'i the matter'" he broke off to exclaim, wildly, as he saw the light of a dawn ing laughter lu her eyes. "What Is It, dearest V" "Nothing." she responded, solemnly, although the laughter beneath her pret ty lashe grew stronger momentarily, "only -only - then1! a prb-e-lag on your coat lapel!" And so there was, a small but dis tinct legend, rending, "size 3-1; stylo 7; price bl..t. Her Danghtere. It Is not uncommon lu some parts of New- England to hear n mother refer to her Isiys and girls as "a mess o' chil dren." It appears that nt least one Southern woman has a still less fl lit tering form of sioecli. She recently appllisl to a Justice of Ihe peace In the Maryland town when she lives, to pmteet her and her fam ily against tho nnnelghlHirly trespass ing of ii certain William Dnvls, who was not distinguished as a law-abiding citizen. "I want purtect ugnlnst William Davis," said tho woman, sitting defi antly upright In the stralghtest chall In the Justice's office; "that Is what 1 want - a purtect against William Da vis, lie won't keep his hens off o' my land. Fact Is, 1 think he encourag-ei 'em to come over. And It's different with me from what It would be ll there w as a tiiiui to look after my Inter esls. I'm a poor lonesome widow wom an, with nine head o' gal children, and not a txiy amongst 'em! Bo what 1 want Is a purtect." A llltoh In Ihe Prooeedlnga. There was half finished wedding Ihe other day at Toddlngton, England. Everything went swimmingly uuttl the lirldegriMim waa asked to repeat the fa miliar formulary, "I, (ieorge , take tins," eic. At this stage there was a sudden pause on the part of the bride groom, who, In a tone almost Inaudible to the congregation, and quivering with emotion, declared that bli name was not fleorge but Charles. Every one (i.Mnrcd to Is In a dilemma; the bride gnw pale, but fortunately did not faint,, and the parson stared with niniixeini'iit. It was only then ascer tained that the banns had been er Miieoiisly published. The bridegroom Hew iilsiut and did his best to hare the wedding go ou that day, hut It could, not Is done. The banns had to be published again the following Sunday, In proper form. Hut Charles la all right now, or flatten himself that ha Is, for the knot has since been tied. How Hugar la Made White. The way In which sugar Is made per fectly white, It Is said, was found out In a curious way. A hen that had gone through a clay mud puddle went with her muddy feet luto a sugar-house. It was observed by someone that wher ever the tracks were the sugar waa whllenisl. This ted to Some experi ments. The result wai the wet clay, came to lie used lu refining sugar. It Is used In this way: The sugar la put Into wissleu Jars shaped ai you see the sugar loaves are. The large enda are upw ard. The sniuller ends have a hole In them. The Jar Is filled with sugar, the duy put over the top and kept wet, Tho moisture giea down through the sugar and dros from the hole In the mull end of the Jar. Tola makes th sugar perfectly whlte.-Pblladelphla Ledger. llnrbarlo Cblneae Mualo. Chinese music 1 described by a writer In Uppluewtfa Majrnxlne aa eompossl of almost unlieard-of sound t .;Uropeau ears. tHituc-se tnueic has a sort of soruifM aiwi luttuwcnoiy m lis tones that sometime pUaes, but U la so Intolerubly monotonous that If pro longed It Itoeoniea exceedluly Irritating to the nerves. TUy have no swHltonea; Indeed, they eiu only to blow Imto th Instrument or twang atrtngs at ran dom from Uie Inspiration of the mo ment. However, It apiears they hava notes, though their compositions ar uo of much sctcm.ll llo. value. You sometime hear tumieUilng like ilmpl tnclixly. not unlike that which run through the cluuvta or savage. bhlrt-t'ollar Holder. A device to keep In tmslttou the points of flannel or unlaumlered shirt con sists of a circular wire passing uruWr tho turn-down collar, and provided at the fnmt end with V-hmed looi. which cuutp and retain the corner ta) poaltlm. ' ' O