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I m v m I -raft - i a ui " . V : T rllllf td IIIISS t'l.ll there Wore I' i! M nnii) Kara nml Lucy Whittles)-, two i. ..in IVIIIIaiu lllnl John, who nwi youth's estate uu ill- old furm In kin ml County. , was II Ilium- liny IIU li:iji;il. ? were those on wlili h lit' Mm I nml .1. ,1 l i w lam I was i ft v. Hi- was like unto neither till Ham. He Wadi long Into tin- night. IIll' HSHNIM iii' ill t III Hilling. .i.,ri.,d if nilviniinrii i..l tin going fortli Into the world in i t. r in,, ..... i .. ri u " " " v. I.IUII-, m- I t..m ., , i I . , II.. .1 Ht'l, I ....... ....... ... .111.1111111 onqoMUS of pile of gold, of ex- rain'ii" ......... .. ...I. i .1 ..n luirlllllfifil III ) l' anil. .. III v.'s - " in in- nui it u n HI it crt'il uu iiiiiiu oi pimming .I'lim. lie OIIJ". ,-.'(.. till- llliillWI, . origin freaking sun. more I . , ullti'llfi-.l fill. I ill.. I 1 1 ... I Ul"n - - ...... i' .li . .li ii liccoine ine restless v imam. n;s era centuries lung. Than win 'aUlllitloU Wlllrll III' WHS of II llllllll follow more tlian OHM He detested Hill I I - in in' till ill. uu mi . l:r.. ..f it... i.i. .i. el.v ilivlroumellt, the old. old roll . day In. day nut, ami tlnally, after nil years of uncomplaining Kervl , he determined to run away. I every penny, every ulekel. every 00 noted ttiat the dollars Were lg care of themselves In a Utile of their own. There u-ori. two of them III the slnlie tar mi until :u inv iienii ui ins in i. lie sun was biukiiik neniiin uie III:. 111! s ticiiui tine. I nri e. ni me lie Minnow in i lie Mure rnnui wuere alipt Willi tile peaceful. KWeet coll- esltlc the lied, his forty two dol ead out oil the iiillt liefore bin. a the dim dark inns. "1 will do the cry of a woman dowu below, the foot of the stairs. ii iiikiiii. ii ii.i.iiii. I. o linn- ii, hi uu in Ilk." All. Nil', llllll III III I'll nil- I'ni ill .1 Nl f "'i nut hup It ohl Iiiim eiiiiin Inn ll he the last. For many years has been my duty to go down the dustv mid to tJfocii's for the evening IK. i cauiini see w in lamer lines nut :i n u v. ii i o si tine i'n v bis own. Hut, tio, I must trudge, i tin i n it i n u n si on. it s ni - u .i in 1 1 1 1 ' ' ii .. 1 1 i i in 1 1 ' tii.it t'. ii i in ni- tii' i t t I titii iiiiii iiiiiiii lie tiiiii- l for milk. Hut this shall lie my last k vt iiiiam. v iiiiam. am i yew ever go- f u r that milk?" A .... the feminine voice from the of the stairway, s. mother. I'm comln' now." 'Imy dropped all tie forty-two dol nto his trousers pockets, anil, afier ciiik li t' siiiiic i n t '.1 1 k nil us sunt the head of the bed, slowly shaiu- il tin w u the stairs. lucres tn pan, v iiiiam, sain ins I IT llil 1 11 1 1 11 1' lull' 'i 1 i I I ll' in up hy the kitchen window. deepening darkness. le was alone on the ro.nl. The siotie n, nil ii 1 1 1 1 . 1 1- u . .1 v i,ii. .il ii, nn't- yellow gray In the fast gathering ' . Vim ninl tlii'ti Wllli.'lm Id stoop and pick up a stone and Ilir It I 1 1 v toward .1 ins l whence n ii i in until hi ii ii " i i, , er i in mate. He Mumbled once or twice ,i j .1. i .. i.i ai man ne w in c e i. n fen years oi iiinllotonous existence, called 1 .1 ft". ',, .,, I I ll.i.ll.- ..ll'.iU I..I.II'., I S III I ll s lie remembered the ohl swim- iiiz io t. I lie earner n ins inr n nii i III Hie 11.1,1 n Iipimiii ni"us iiise ne carr i'il n scnnni wnu nun one spring, and the beech whistles useil to make at recess. Ami the lunv hunts anil the names of voillli. , ' I ......i.. e .. i.i... I,, ti i 1 1- n . 1 1 1 s. i his memory. Ami at the end he sahl himself, "Well, It is over now. for ni'-ll t I almll in n wa v Never Bffsln ui 111 am IlKe mine ine muin ' . This is my last walk." His mind was set, determined. n' "mined alnng the mcny pain m me Hk'honao nil Oreen's farm, ami stood silently, while the hired man tilled pall, then he trudged hack over that ll- li, . .U.-..H1. Iiirlit II....L-..,1 tile llaga of the woods on the left, and t shimmering shadows on the stnne .his. And William dreamed of the wealth the Indies that would one day he Irs. r tti.. r I... .' ... n.i.i til., irra.-ir "ii name that awaited him. out In f world, beyond the ken of life on Whittles)- farm. Suddenly the hoy stoppetl--so SUddeO" . Meed, that the frothing milk s.op d over the top of the pail ami fell In hu ...I I .1... . 1. 111. I 11 Ina I p, nia. i i-a "1 shall nut go home. I shall leave 11 w !" he cried. He walketl to the edge of the road oods. "I must bide the pall." he lil. "hut where?" roe a moment he stood In the shadow. I k 1 1 1 I. "1 renieniherl" he exclaimed. "The II there." He walked a few roils forth, r np IDS oad anil then sheered off Into the oods. Hy anil liv lie came out Into m ttie plan that had sugestcd Itself to mind. The milk pall had been metd lu the old tree trunk. I'or a moment be hesitated. He took bis csp sod stood bareheaded under -r . . w vulval. Hie sky, the ravs nr n,.. ... bin In a Hood Of silver light. MOoodbjr Oood-byr Tlie wt.r.ls were spnken to the l.reez-f nnd were Imrne to the silt ,nIlt tl);1 iii.nle reply with shriller ehlrplngs. Then William turueil ami went hack down the fntintry rnad. Ves." the statlnn agent at the cross ing told him. "there will bo (rau along for the west In thirty minutes" William Whittles)- had dreamed of ColondO, ami 'twas there he meant to gn. All hour later lie was rolling oil Ids wny. Ami the years came and went. Not a Word was ever motived by the Whlulesys from William. And after many IDOOtbj ihey came to regard lilm as dead, ami no longer hoped that one day his form might again darken the kitchen door. With William all mnl well ttm ! ad In Chicago Just long enough to lenru mat there was nothing fr him there. He poshed his way further west. He succeeded ill Ills first venture, ami live years had not elapsed bofoN his name had come to he known throughout the DlnlDg country. Often he thought of that bonii hack In Michigan, and fre q nefltljl he said to himself, "I will write;" then something would Inter fere with the carrying out of his Inteu tUn, and no word would Ik- sent hack. Thus the days ami weeks and years sped ou until a llfth of a century had passed. William Whittles)- had accumulated niie hundred thnusaiid dollars In the twenty years he hail lived and tolled In Colorado, ami one day the desire came to him llronger than ever to go hack to the old noma and gaze once agalu Into the ohl eyes of father ami mother. So he returned. The slat Inn at the crossroads was the same, It seemed to him. It had not even been painted 111 all those twenty years. The agent was a stranger, and the farmers arntiml the little depot did lint recognize In the man who alighted from the trnln that morning the Will lain Whittles)- who had so mysteri ously disappeared years hefore. Alone ami unknown, the man wended his way alnng the country road to the old house on the hill. He had crossed TIIK1IK S Til PAH., WII.I.IAU, Ills MtlTlll.lt. SAID the lane below the woods when he rec ollected that pail of milk that he had bidden In the hollow leg twenty years before. "I wonder If the pall enn Ih there yet," he said to himself, and smiled at the thought. "I'll see.' 1 He remembered the spot as distinctly as though he had but left the day be fore, lie went to the blasted trunk, kicked away the stones nml moss and twigs and looketl down. Yes. It was there; but In It nothing. He lifted out the old tin pall. Its shies all full of holes eaten by time ami rust, and con tinued on up the road. "I shall knock at the kitchen door," he said to himself; "ami when mother answers I shall sny: 'Here Is the milk.' " Ami William Whittles)- laughed klotuL The house appeared unchanged. To be sure there were honeysuckles grow ing up the back DOrcb that had OOt 1 n there went he went away, hut twenty y. ars Is sultlelcnt time for honeysuckles to live and die. William Whittles)- ascended the steps quietly and knocked nt the door. It was opened by a kind-eyed old lady. William thrusf forward the rusty, bat tered pall and said. "Mother, here's the milk " The woman looked at him with wonder U her eyes. "Wou't-won't-yon come In?" she said. William entered the room. It was the same ohl kitchen he hail known when but a DO. And there by the tin-place sat a man, feeble, and wrinkled nnd gray, "father, I have come back," cried William Whittles)'. The old man turned In his chair aud gaaed at the stranger, unknowing. "Don't TOO see who I am?' cried the long lust. '"1 am William. 1 have on, back. I went away twenty yea ago " A peculiar light rame Into the eyes of the WOmon. who, during tlm strang er's appeal to the old man by the areolae!-, had stood still, at the end of the . . , t.i ii.in.l on her hip. lanie no mn - . ., ..IInnderstanil now. she salil. WUHnm looked his thanks In his ey. s. He was about to close his arms aU.ut the old lady's face when . she Wared him back. "I understand, she a-nt M "Arter vnu went away your nmth-r ,,:,,, and lu'liciiuvi nrr ptiitiar rled me. Then when he died I mar riedCcnrgc there, a,.' w, ve W- U ,u' ol' Place ever sence So yiw see we ain't your totta arter aU ,JbM HWely eg no. yew JTe some legal connection wllh us ,., William put his hand 'ohtolwwand reeled-. He staggered to the Mug. with his hcaJ bowed upon Me hreast. he walked slowly - own the country road. And .ha. f .' ' b,ek to the WraL-DetroUj-ree Tress Keen a dumb clock can make Lteatf understood with Its hands. A ROMANY MONARCH. Cr..wiilB u,c V,B llf ,hf mm,, ii aalaa, With much qoalal pomp and cen mony, and lu the pres. ne of a vast concourse of ste.'tator. a gypsy king was cmw ned on Kirk Vetholm Qrae. j Tim ehoeea of tbs Roauny inie u M i Cnarlea tUyths Ratberford. Hoi has passivi the age of three sore and tea, and baaldea heins eraweod kins. 1 h:s gypsy snl.j ,',-t, .i, proclainied 111 ui Karl of Little Igypt Prince Charlie, as he Is familiarly termed. Is a tine specimen of mauliooi It Ii years since he gave up the rnvlng nabltl of his tribe aud devoted himself to the inure prosaic occupation of keep ing a Lodging house lu the rtllago of Kirk Yethnlm. hut his admirers proud ly proclaim that he Is descended from royal gypsy houses of Kaa, Hlytlio and Ratberford. Charles Wythe Uutherford,s mother was yuccn Ks'.her. the last gypsy sov ereign crowned at Vetholm. Bethel does not appeal to have been too heav ily endowed with this world's goods, seeing that she applied for parish re lief aud was refused on the ground that she had visible means of support as a "mugger" that Is to say, she possessed a horse and cart to convey her muss to the customers who patronized her. The gypsy ipiis'ii was offered admission to the poorbonaa, but rsfneod, ami iivsd ou until lssj in her own "palace," a low. one-storied, whitewashed cottage, with an open hearth tire, the smoke from which passed out through a hole In the roof. Qnlte recently Charles himself removed Into this "palace," the lodging house not having proved a lucrative Investment. The "Archbishop of Yethnlm," who placed the crown on the Romany mon arch's brow, was Mr. (Hailstone, the Tillage blacksmith, whose father crowned PrlQCO Charlie's mother, and whose family are said to possess the hereditary privileges of crowning the gypsy sovereigns. The crown Itself was made of tin, adorned with tinsel and surmounted with a thistle, ami the archbishop, In performing the cor onation ceremony, delivered a speech In the Romany tongue. After I'rlnce Charlie hail duly responded, a proces sion was funned. In which mounted men, a brass band, a niaco bearer ami herald preceded the royal carriage drawn by six asses, ami afler the neigh boring villages had been visited the proceedings wound up with athletic spurts, a public dinner and a dance. It Is. of course. In Its association with the past tint the Interest of this novel ceremony lies. The Tans, from whom Prince Charlie Is descended, claimed that their name was a contraction of Pharaoh, and asserted that they were connected by blood with the ancient kings of Egypt Sn far back as 1M0 James V. of Scotland made a treaty with "Jobonne Paw, Lord ami Brie f Kittle Kgypt." acknowledging his king sli p and giving him the right to admin ister law ami Inflict punishment ou Ms fellow Egyptians, Not lung afterward, however, James changed his attitude and issued an order commanding his loyal subjects whenever Ihey found three gypsies together to slay two of them without mercy. London Daily Mull. MINIATURE BICYCLES Wnntlcr United Aiiioiik KiiBlial) Kua- tlca by the Kirat Rood tkatsa. Road skating has bean called the missing link between cycling ami walk ing; it Is really roller skating out-of-doors. A writer In the Standard tells how he took nn extended trip, meeting with admiration and derlsiun by the way; how he fought against the wind, ran Into the roadside weeds nml knelt there, ami on a favnrnble road envered three miles In fourteen minutes. He says that, in appearance, the new road skates resemble uuililng so much as a pair of tnlnlatUN bicycles. I The wheels art six Inches In diameter, ami are attached to the boot. Jointed leg-splints extend from the skate to the kins', relieving the ankle of an un bearable strain, and nn automatic brake, acting upon the front Wheal) Instantly corrects any backward run. and so removes the greatest difficulty I In hill climbing. The akatiu weigh from six to eight poundl a pair. I The amazement of natives, when this mode f locomotion dawned upon them, ,1s well expressed in the tplerles of no old man who, with "an apparently hyp notized donkey," seemed to be tha only Inhabitant of n certain hamlet upon Uii route. "Wart's them?" he asked. "Skates." "Wart?" Skates." "Skates?" "Yes." "Wart are they for?" "Skating." "Skntln'?" "Exactly." 1 "They ain't bicycles, then?" "Xo; skatea." "Ear I "Skates:" I "You needn't 'oiler so loud; I slat leaf! Warl's them sticks for?" I "To rapport l he ankles." I 'Tnclcs?" "No; ankles." i Wonderful) I wish my old 'oman was 'ere to see 'em!" So do I. Where Is she?" "Dead an' gone well-nigh fourteen .ar ago." "I am very sorry for you." Wnrtlf 'I'm s"rry You must miss her sad- 'J'" 1 "No, Sally wa n t Vr name. It was Jane, same ns the donkey's Is. I cslled 'IB after 'er." n,,n eonreraatloo languished, snd the traveler rolled away. Johnny's Id ' "What Is the meaulng of the word tantalizing?" asked the teacher. "Please, ma'am," apoke up little Johnny Boicomb, "It means a circus ,,. , p issillg the School house and the pupils not sllowed to look out." Hm-ltl Distinctions. Young Doctor-1 And It hard to draw the line between bay fever and Infiu- enee. Old Doctor-It Is hard, my boy. but toclsl distinctions bare to be made; there's do help for lt.-DetTolt Jourosl. Every little while yoo bear people ssy: -There Is something wrong" lt worse than that; there are a lot of things wrong. OTJB BUDGET OF FUN. HUM-lROUS SAYINGS AND DO ING3 HERE AND THERE. Jokra jii.i lobolete that Arc gapa - i la Miic Hri-i teaaattj PJora uii; ami BalngB that A re OdSKCSWtOSM mi l l.uii..liU- The Week's Humor, Mi'iiiitiiiu Upward, "My good nOOS, what airs the Hobb leys are putting on lately I Mrs. Ilolib ley ami the girls are so stuck up Unit they scarcely deign to sjiciifc to one any more. I wonder what's the cause of li r "Oh. don't you know? Why, since the eloctloa Ibe papers have gnl to re ferring in old Hobbley aa -isiss.' " Why Have ll. Foreigner And why tea eel tat you Americans have what yuti call r.e Thanksgiving? What tea se- ah-slg- nlfeecancel Native- It tnnrks the end of the foot ball season. .inI fur loi:irlr'a Kikr Mr. Bennlker Marie, wny do you keep thai T8 fur rug out here lu the living room? Don't you see that It Is getting ruined 1 Mrs. Bennlker-1 know it ought to Ih III the parlor. Horace, trtttJBy dear little doggie does so oe to play that he's lighting Hie tiger mid whipping It. V tilling. The Colonel-Say. what have you got agalnet our Congressman, anyway? l know lie doesn't belong to your party, but really he doeon'l tlcservo all the harsh things you say of lilm lu your paper. I wonder If there will ever come a time when you will be phased to come out ami say that he has done the right thing when you will have a word of praise for lilm? Editor of the Weekly Hidebound Oh, yes, I've got an article In type now, In which I praise lilm very hkhly; In which 1 say that he never ditl a ills I "iii st thing lu his life ami ought to be numbered among our greeteet men. He'll die some day ami then I'll print ll." Victory. "How 1 lit young 111 id II pi if ever suc ceed in winning old Hocklngbam'e eoa Sent to marry his daughter! The crusty ohl kcrmudgaog has drireh away a dozen better fellows." "1 hear that llnrduppc look the old man's w In el apart, f leaned It nml Stored ll away for the winter." Kum Tliinir. "I Understand that she had an uncle w ho committed suicide." "Well. yes. you might call It that, lie stole a horse out lu Arizona." A Orsal l'e nl tatdy, "She died of expiating gas," sahl the colored woman, proudly, "an a house was built in memorandum of her." New York Commercial Advertiser. Reckless, "That orator has n wonderful gift of language," remarked the ImpfOSelOB able young man. "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "He is always throwing language around ns If It didn't cost anything." Washing ton Star. Ilia I tilling. Ber Bother 1 am surprised at ciiaiies squandering so much money on a phonograph. The Wife I am not. lie-always did like to hear lilmsidf talk. Harlem Life. A n tlltttiintnm. "Look yuh, domes, i ze de boabd oh strategy in die ca in pel gnl Keep dem rapid tire heels out oh action mid do ns I tells vcr, or It'll be a sad but glori ous day fo' you! llenh me?" Vim. Kcviainn Neededa "A man can die for his country hut once," said the court philosopher. "I presume," was the Chinese em peror's comment, "that you are limning something written before my day," Indianapolis Journal. a Ciinimiin Camplolat, Be Tea, she Is living under an ns Slum d name. She Horrible! What Is It? He The one s'le assumed Immediate ly after her hii-band married her. Syracuse Herald. inula!' I in Point. "How did those M'nile get the lin prcsslon that I was a deaf mute?" said Willie Washington. "I guess Ihey must hnve seen you or dering your dinner from that Pleach bill of fare," answered Miss Cayenne, Washington Star. Like Beta. Ami' Wh'.m dues your new little sis sister look like-) our father or your other? LiMM Emma - Both' she has no tee tbefe like momuicr. And she's hair less, like pnppc-. Toronto World. Cnlr "nr ObfeCt In View. "Well. I'm surprised to hear that Bastings has political amWrJamM "1 don't know that he has." "Hut didn't you Just say that he had begun studying law?" I aaplclous. Mr. Serum Here, Martha, Is a book I got to day. It's a religious novel and Is t reating s great sensation. Mrs, Borum My g todness, hurry and bide It. then, so the children won't get bold of It Wants a OodltohlO ' hawing. "Yoo ssld Hosier was getting ready to fall." "He Is; hut be hasn't got bis liabili ties big enough jvV MO Ollulll 10 Kima, In our asscuuer Ira tile.' nti"reed the railw ay magnate, "It has I ecu my obooerattoo thai only the middle class nctually pays." "How do .vol' ricurc that nut?' naked the Interviewer. "It's simple enough," was the reply "When a mini's vry Mor he eau'i gf ford to buy a ticket and when lie's very rich he travels on a pass." Plalag the Btasss, Td like to know why It Is," said yoUBg BrokJotgh to his tailor, "thai every time you make a pair of trousers for me you get thi'lii a little short?" "I don't know," was the reply, "un less ii's became l usually Bnd you that way when I pre-eiit the bill." A Thmiwhlfnl Ctrl. Mother (reading) A Western invent or has Just patented a machine thai win toss a man "" feet Into the air by simply touching a spring. Pretty Daughter (loudness gracious! Let me destroy that pai el Is-forc pnpa go's hold of It. m t'.C.ij " . . f J - "8 booting pains lu the region of tin stomach." HO Hint l ost Ilia 1 11. 1. line. "I Vic's no use tnlkln'." sahl the gray haired burglar. "I'm gettltt' Iiki old fer de bis. I'm golu' to retire." "W'y, ole pal. Will's tie trouble?" link ed a fellow professional. "Me glims Is IWIIa1 me, dat'a de trouble," replied Hie old man ns he trletl lii suppress a sigh. "Las' night I spent tree hours rrncklu' a safe and when i Baly baa ted it open twaaa'i nuthln' but one o' dem nieasl) ole fold In' beds." Unite Natural Wabash 1 Md Sinlilison die a natural death 1 Ogden Sure. lie was struck by one of those feuilcrlcss curs. Concl titled to do OIT. Klin Una has sloped, Bllaa So i heard. Did ebe run away a uii the coach meal "llh. no; It was an up to date elope ment." "1'p-to ila! elopement?" "Yes; she ran away wllh her cntltlle." - Youkers Btateaman. One Cure. "Doctor, I am troubled with falllii memory." "My rule, as you know, Is pay lu ad ranee."- Jewish Comment, Hun Duy nml Ntajfeti Howies Dhl you climb the Alps while you Were abroad? Cuppa No. Just ran up a bill, that was ull. Indianapolis Journal. A way tipt "Are the Hllmhcrscs In high society, ns Mrs. BU tnberS claims?" "(lb. yes, they belong to a cartl club that Is compos, il of people who live on the ninth Hour of their Hat building." Beaded it. He Do you know how to carry on a bandkercblet iiinatlonT She N i. I have iicmt associated much with lunatics. PaaetaaBesn "llobsull weius to lie the hero of the pciioil," said the latly Isiurtler. "I ihougbt the Colon was all he was after," said Ihe Cheerful Idiot. -Indian upolls Journal. Not III the I'rrai'rlptlnn. "What yOU want to tin," said the druggist, as lie handed the ohl darky the patent medicine, "Is to take a d se of this afler each meal." "Yes, sub." was the reply, "an' now, will you please, Itth, tell SM whnr I'm gwlaa ter git tie moalaT" Atlanta Con stitution. A - 1 1 ' -1 ' ' " ' Krasnn. "And w hy dhl she choose him among sn many?" "Ihe others dhl not propose."-Baltimore Life. A total Hranrt. "Gallagher is bound to timi a wife." "What lias he doooT" "Staried a chain-letter prnpoaal."- Olncinnatl Baqulreri Hoclsl Mjalrrlca. "Wasn't It lovely In the JonoeM to ask us to eat Thanksgiving dinner with tl ?" "I don't know; they waited so late I think they ex ted us to ask them." f)Kna Multiply. "Here's mother aigu of a hard win ter." "What Is Itr "The holes Id the doughnuts are smaller than usual." Nut I i' to Now. "Aunt Marietta Is so old fashioned." "In what resjiect?" "Kbl pi'i sistM in calling her rain stick an umbrella." How to Write to (lie I'npe. A letter to the l'oK' Is hedged around with mure formality ami difficulty than ei en a letter to Ihe Autocrat of the Itussliis, If It Is to have the most slen der chance of reaching his august hands, it must ha written In Latin on sMselnl paper made for this purxac In Kabrlnuo. Then It must commence) "B sail calms Pater,' ami must Ih b elosetl lu an envelope addressed In Latin to "Ills Holiness POM List XIII., reigning happily." If Ihe letter ! then hand. si to a diplomat accredited to the Papal court, or to a gentleman of the Hope's household. It may reach Ills Holiness. There Is, however, one meth od of Insuring this object, snd that Is by addressing it to "Ills Holiness the ltts, Prefect of the Holy Human and fjsuoial in inisiiion." aii letters thus addressed must be dellwred Into the Hope's hnnils under pain of e mil ul'atlou - Saturday Kvetiing I 'oat. A Self Kstlmete.-"Whst do you think of HiifflngtoD ?" "Ob, be Is tbe kind of s uiao who thinks that when he steps on one end of tbe country lbs other end i.ouiida up Into tbs air." Vanity 'lr. SS s.Vl si- THEATRICAL RECEIPTS. ii.nii . Reade H lered W in Tiier ttnr Ho l.iirue in Am -iii'.i. "Kiln iii Booth in Loadea" is the mis tf an article In the fciiiury by H. H. llOUaa, Mr House tells of all Inlereat- ng meeting bet weaa Booth ami Charles Iteinle. ami reports the following eon rofaallon. n-latlug to the appearance of Booth and Irrlng together "Is It irile tlfat the prices will lie .hanged;" "Donbled, I believe. Irving aya they must be, Thai Is one of l he risks I .peak of, but he is full of confidence, lie tines It more for my sake limn any thing else." "Then I hope It will turn out well. What are tin- Indications?" "Very good. I hear. I cannot Judge myself; the eomllllotis are nil different from What I am us. si in." "I understand We are tun slow ami thrifty. I suspect to run the swift Aincrlcaii pace. Yet 1 can't see hy there s!.,i, be such an SUM Si tig dif ference lu your theatrical business ami Jlirs. The stories we hear of New York profits sound fabulous. should saj Ihey were fabulous If I had not seen the returns of Wallack's nhcii one of my plays was produced there. A him Iretl pounda a night are nothing to fata It seems." "Two or stagger us.' four or Bra eltraethMi three hundred would not ' sahl Booth, smiling, "nor for n very great and special Por several years the proa Mmus houses In New York consider, d one thousand dollars a fair average the year round. 'Stars' traveling through the cnutitry. for hum the reg iilar prices were ralstsl. could some Him s draw much mure.'' "Wage rou g all prepared for the law er receipts here?" "Not really prepared, I was told what to expect, but paid mi intention. Clarke said I should get nothing at the Princess', hut 1 did Hot take his 'nothing' literally. I thought I might count upon n ihnuaand dollars a month at the very wnrst. He was right, how ever." "I can't make II out," snld Iteade. "Your thsalOTI are not larger than ours, and the prices of tickets are about the Same Yet 1 see the Atlelphl or the St. TllUSQ1 packed, wllh BbOUt MM half the result that Wallack's shows. It beats my arithmetic. You can't get more people Inlo ii place than ll will hold." "We do that. too. sometimes." laugh etl BOOttV "Hut, as I say, you must come nod llml mil nil nl.. nil It for your self. Mr. Heinle. Your sadlSMM will be larger than Ibe halls can hold, so you can study Hie problem under Ihe best conditions." "No, no; you tempt me to my destruc tion." Hut the compliment greatly pIciiMtfd the author, wlm fitted to hear sin rfflilni:s said, thniiL'h he nffecletl a lofty ladlfferel tO praise. Justice. The secret of lllicrty Is the power within ourselves that makes fur justice. Iter. Lyman AblMiit, Congre gatbinallst. Itrooklyu. N. Y. The Tree of Life. I Hiring the past fifty years the Tree of Life has laen grow lag nt the roots. Ilev. J. II. Keith, Congregatlotiallst, Denver, Colo. Not Alone. The Son of Cod could not and would not UVS alone. Without Christ we can tin nothing, Itev. ('. C. Hail, Preebyterlsn, New York city. PtOOf of Loynlty. To prove our loy ally to our country, lime, labor, wealth mill life mUat be lost sight of when sacrifices are demanded from us Ber, ll. it. Lasher, Rabbi, Boston, Mass. Eternity, If you would be eternal by nml by, i. eternal now through the (Hiwer of Hie rcsurcctlell III your life. - Bar. Dr. George Blllott, Method Is t PbUadelpbla, Pa. Worldly Sorrow. Worldly sou"" produces despair and destruction, but Qgdlg sorrow, repenlnnee nml ftn glv -Mas nnd peaceful happiness. Itev. rims. ii. Budgins, ito , Qa, Patare Beward. As the bapplneea of age depends upon the dlaeraBon ami self discipline of truth, so If man Is to live again wa must reaaanably believe his future peace win be proportionate to his present faithfulness. Itev. ('. K. Locke, Methodist, San PnOCJaCO, Patriotism mid Itellglon. I'nlrlotlsm worthy the uniue Is rellgltili In the mak ing, ii teaches men to rtoVt than selves lu the larger null. It demon ll rales also the lUOXbUUStlblS rcsuiirees nf the soul. itev. Bdward d. Towlo, Cnltarlan, Brookllne, Mass. Oonteatment We should be content with what tiotl has done for us. I. ul nut OOatonl with what lit tic we have done for lilm. It Is certainly dlapleas Ing to I. od lo llml fault wllh his bless- itik-s nml mercies itev. Q, w. Perry man, Baptist, Cincinnati, u. Winning One's Soul. The winning of ane's soul is the aajargemeai nf one a whole -1 ' 'oil nature. Home people grow little SOUled, otlieta big suuletl. Kvery uiie's mural ami spiritual lUCi sea depeade upon becoming large soulen. - Itev W. Pi Ifcwam. ('ongregalltiuallst, OhlcagOi in. Qeeusaa Assay's Oosne dBaad irr abac el Cher Is the only colored baadawater la the Mcminn army, lie Is at the head of the musk corps of the Royal Prussian regiment of grenadiers Klnir Frederick HI. iNo. I Last 1'ius slam, which garrisons Koeulgsberg, Prussia. Hnhac el Cher Is said to be reinarkubl) hanilsoiiie. Ills father was born in lower Kgypt. I'rluce Albrecht of Prussia found him at tbe court of the Khedive and brought htm to Merlin. He married a liermmi wtunaii. Sabac el ( her played tbe riefla when he wag H years ohl and received all excellent musical islucatlon. The band Is lu great demand. Wales' Mil a. The I'rlnce of Wales is colonel of thirteen llrlil.) regiments, the Duke of Connaughl of eight, the Duke of York three nml the Duke of Cambridge eight. These, of course, Include regu Isrs. Tolutiteers and yeomanry regi ments, and tbe positions sre mostly honorary. Home people have a good time, but It Is la a fool way. WHAT THE LAW DECIDES. The arrest of a street car passenger by a policeman called by ihe conductor Is behl, In Mule Hock Traction and H I 'ooiti-i Ii v i-s U , ' . I til I 4,1 t If A t t line mi riHUI oi .Ifiitui i- i isi the street car company If tin- COBdao tor's authority extended only to putting the passenger off the car. An apartmeat bouse constructed foi resilience purposes only Is held In Me Murtry vs. Phillips Investment Cum pan ilvy.i, 41) I.. H. A. 4S, to b a per mlsalble structure under a deed limiting Hi.. ue of the property to "residence purposes." An assignment of wages for the peri od of one year by one working untie t a contract, whether by the day, the week or otherwise, la held valid. In Dolan vs. Hughes ill. I.I. 40 U It. A. 73.V under n statute allowing the as signment of future earnings. An awning which makes a permanent encroachment on a street Is held. In 1111. Intnl. S. II. A Co. vs. Chicago till . 40 L It. A. mi, to constitute a purpr. s turei anil mi order of Ihe City Council permitting It Is held to lie only a II as nee, which cau be revoked at any tlmt). Mere promises to pay a forged note are held. In Harry vs. Klrklaml i Ariz. I, 40 I.. It. A. 471. Inea flic lent to create a liability, In the absence of circum stances to create an estoppel, when the promises w ere mudO nt lor uisturlty. without consideration and without full knowledge of the material facts. PTOOOCUtlon under a municipal ordln anoe Is bald, In ag parte Kagg (Texas), 4u I.. It. A. 211'. to he only tpiasl crlm- Itial, whatever the farm of the pro dure, and It Is held that an ordinance cannot make ll an offense against the city to tlo what Is already an offense ngslnst the Slate under a statute, ami triable only In a court of record, where the eonetitutloB roQulres ail proaaca Huns to be In the name of the State and by the authority of the State. Allegations that a child less than 2 y, ii "Id was capable of rendering and did rentier valuable services to the par ents by doing errands nnd performing lorries nix. the house, such aa bring ing fuel a. 1 raring for a younger child, are. held, '" " 1 beta Ballroad Company ts. Corenia nJa i 40 I ll. A. aWi to I lusiifl.. ' state a cause of action ' the ! hlbiv s .-. vlcea. aa tin it t will ' ' I cognlr.ance of the .. "int ancb a i Is Incapable of reudern.. valuable scr vlcea. Tlie Wurlit's Orest Apple IVoh'em. I'robaldy our great ancestor. Adam. Utile thought of the trouble he WOUM cause posterity tiy eating an apple. Hut now the question as to how many ap ples be really did eat Is a new dltll cully. BOW many apples did Adam antl F.ve eat? Was It one. or was It millions? Whim the subject was llrst mooted Ihe editor very nnturnlly replied, "Why, one. nf course." "No," sahl the ssslstant editor; "Kve ale on, aud Adam ate one, too, that's. . . . 9." Then tho sub-edllor passed alongasllpof paper, on Which was written, "Kve SI and kdam M. milking Hut the poet, who Is a man of Imagination, capped tills wllh, "Kve fil and Adam bit, liVJ." Then the publisher trletl hla hand, am) his contribution was. "I've M 12 see how It tasted, and Adam Nli!, etpials. 8,l.)4." Hut his assistant heat the publisher, asserting that, "Kve NI42 ace how It tasted, nml Ailnm Uii keep In r company M.-'M ' The poet, who dislikes tie Ing surpassed as much as he hales barbers, came up to tho scratch again with, "are shj see how It tasted, ami Adam Hi;j4'j keep her company. . . . 8U.:iSi Then ifjgw bnmortoti who had been listening ipiletly, aaadad in hi" Mntributloa, "Kve s 12 lee how It taste.l. snd Adam S.I24.'Jln tier a husbantl was he to sen her eat shine, etpisls R,n2,o."2.' There the mater rests for the present, nml ag are very thankful It does rest. Saturday Evening Host. 4'ure HITected. hen people "gel out of the wrong side of the bad" In the morning that Is to ssy, Ix.gln ibe day In a cross fash ion the difficulty can generally In? remedied by self applied moral ana. A story Is lold iililch aiiguests a euro for this tendency lo nd up "wrong sldu out," as It is sometimes Belled, A small boy who was In the haldt of occasionally revealing the "cross" side of his disposition In the morning, was sent back to his room hy his mother. wiih orders to take off every article of his clothing, turn It wrong side out, put It oh again, and then come dnwu-stnlrs. The mother waited for a time, ami the Imy not having app.- I she went up to see what hail become of lilm. She found lilm standing ' f.H, the looking glass, s picture of despair. Tin clothes were on wrong side out. nnd there wire seams ami ravelllnga, raw sdgee and threads ami rough spots. The l.y preseiitisl a decidedly fantas tic ami "etuitniry" look. "Well, my boy," said his mother, "how do you Hko It?" mother." he gasped, "it's horrible! Can., put them on right?" ..Yea," she said, "If you'll put your tBn,M.r right side out, too, an, I promise tllW(,r u thnt way. Hut, remember, If you forget anil put your temper on wrong side out, you will have to put your clot baa on the same way." The boy tiilckly restored his clothes to their normal arrangement, antl came down-Stairs In gmul temper. Be had learned the lesson. Husy enough. - Harry Say. old man, I'm In a horri ble tlx. , Prod What's up? Harry I've gone and got engaged to two girls. How tbe dickens am 1 go ing to get out of It? Fred Oh, that's easy enough. Just contrive to get them together so that they can compare notes It Is the little that a man wants here below lhat'e alwaya the hardest to get After a womsn passt a her 70th birth day she delights lo tidi ng ber age. 21' SI