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0 THE STOLEN KISS. , btmmock hung between the trees, The tnaiaen ,Blr , !d with ber eyelids closed lie sw her there. .. tt- I ..tini- !...i.rf hp stole ft WIIUIJ ' t'i Uer siue I .oftly t ber ripe, red lip. III. own applied. UlmfJ ber-klsscd the gentle lAaid. fair. so . t l Lt. 1 with l tumuil lu oreail II, m II nu" rnfth be slowly straightened up. With took hut on'. sue ssid tiii sigueu A lot "f 'h-Blcow-o 1'in" S ""r"M I. w Ml IS h jrtfe Kittle Kenyon. HEN Tom Alnslle's cousin Maud announced her eugage- nit-ut to Ullains, the rich .thermal'' sou, every one gaspul Id then sa.d 'Wonder how Tom U It'1 "Too have too much of tbc onquer Ing hero' nlr utout you." "I didn't know that," said Tom. meekly. "Can t you help me to change It? Hecause I like you. you know." lu a low voice, "very, very much." He was staring ut her very hard, and saw the rote tint decpeu lu her chock She turned her shoulder toward dim. "Mr. Sheldon," she called, "you are neglecting me shamefully. Won't you come uver here beside nie? Mr. Alus II la Just leaving." She glanced at Tom out of the corner of her eyes. Aluslie got no Instantly, looked at her a moment, then with a Quick liow crossed the mom to his cousin. "Sor ry, Miiudle. hut 1 must he leaving. Williams. I'll see about those tickets." And he was gone. Sheldon ant down with n radiant smile, but ufter a few moments his face clouded, aud the radiant stnlie was gone. Miss Keuyon evidently did not feel like talking. All the uext day Tom could not get her out of his mind. He was angry. "The Impudence of her," he thought to himself, resolved to Iguore her com pletely. Hut when he stood with the bridegroom lu the big church that aft ernoon, and saw her coming toward him In her lovely white frock, his quite a different picture. The head la Instantly lowered aud the whole UhIt stretches out as straight a rani roil. , Everything aUnit I: suggests Igoad. I aud It skim over the ground like atl arrow from a bow. How It docs It U ' a mystery. I suppooe, as a matter of fact, that the operation l luiineusely subtle aud complicated and that the motion Is derived (mm a series of writhing and contractions, but If so they are so slight and so lft that the human eye cannot follow them. I have studied the snakes In Night time and again and 1 could never Ml that they deviated n fraction of an Inch from a straight line."-New Of&MM Times- DwDoertt For Want of a Column. A Hrltlsn service Journal recently IpOkO laTtfirrll a utrrrtage. ol the bride as "the daughter of Sir Bee tor O'Dowd, commanding the Itoohib tiliah district and l.ady O'Dowd." Whereupon l.ady O'Dowd wrote Ic say that there was some mistake about this, as she was quite sure that in UM dotneatlc circle It waa she who commanded. HARD HAUL ACROSS AFRICA ! QAMBLER PRINCE OF MEXICO. ISUl'POSK WE SMILE. wondered a little hlmaelf. He ! ut"nrt k'nve 0 'ulHr m,le lurn ft,,d ,lu'" d long hi en devoted to bis cousin bud,., ever since ue couia rememiier, f fact, and he had niwnys nan a vague la that at some luiloniine time tuey gjtlit "make it a go -..-...:.. buhl have been a couveuieui mm them both, for she would have fcught Cllffton back Into the family, pd Tom li id the money atie iiiokuh. Hut 1 wasn't worth wniie, mgnea lorn to himself, pityingly, lounlng.back his chair and stretcbliig his long toward the tire. 'Tin sur- risen iuui i 11 o i i i ' Aiiriijo m fond of Mnudle. and It would hnve een a nice thing all around. Hope K'llllains Is al right for ber. Always Inuc e l the beggar myaelf. And It enis I'm the best man. Henstly nul- lance; all girls and frocks and wedding Eke. I'll have to go through with it, hough, for Maudle's sake. And little lliue Keuyon la to be maid of houor. Jbe fcj never been decent to mo; terms to benr me a grudge. Little Kit- By Kenyon," and Tom alghed again and fpuffed his cigarette. The wedulng wua to take place at once, and a church rehearsal, with a supper ut tno brides home, bad been planned for the evening lieforo. Tom arrived at the luat moment. Just In time to reach the altar as the proces sion came up the church. First the ushers, then the six bridemaJda, who walked stiflly, as If with the weight of nations on their shoulders. Tom's eyes twinkled as he watched. On they came, these pretty girls, sobered be yond their usual wout "hirst time in ber lire Elsie lates n't danced along," Tom thought tint asuiou gin is so ugly, on, by ove lorn s eyes were fastened pen ine buiiiii iiuuic 01 u Kin wall, time to the stately music. She fler eyes. Then she hud passed aud tuken her place near the ue. Ldias wreicn, ' thought Tom. blt- v i h u inw.'tvs seem To art- ..-, M short ri'lienrsjlt w-jm over BUM . .. ..,.. r ... i o .. 1UU 1 ' OO l.ll iiO.lJ A . .1:1 lllliui i 1 i 1 n i i ee l i nit n. uiio on utterly oblivious." She glunccd up nt him quickly. "Oh. no, only sad, Mr. Aluslie. I am sorry for you. You bear up so won- ...fll,- , ..II t.. tt n-on ,.. l.tilc, wulk behind that plllnr, and li excuse you to me resi. just ror i,' n li Mi's. .so.- I on I noon irr ou can -in mi it a trine longer What have I ever done to you, ss konvoii? I ni nil innocent in I louui no nei-i Ul'l jou uuj nuuniii). art speak for oue who Is ouly anx- iiu oi ov ni i relet 10 einniiiK .1001 a distinctly melodramatic manner. She looked nt him serenely for an STHT1T '-v,,,fT att.l rmliantlni ' Bin, IO lit), I r.i,. nlT .. lniul a u- 1.1 w.i. II - . r He managed to secure the chair next licrs at supper, though Sheldon had his hand upon the bock of It, and scowled darkly at Tom when he sat down. Miss Kenyon looked up with a little smile. "Oh, so you are feeling kinder to ward me now, are you not?" he said, bending over her with the devoted air lie had toward women. "Hecause 1 want to ask you a question, and I want you to answer It seriously. You will? Well, why do you not like me?" The girl gave him a curious little glance and her lashes fluttered for a moment Then she answered, looking straight at him: seemed to stand still. In the quick glance he had of her he thought she looked n little pale, but so pretty, so wonderfully pretty. As she passed by htm she looked up at him a mo ment, but Tom's eyes were fixed aliove her head and he never glanced at ber. All during the reception nnd supper It was the same. His eyes never seemed to rest uisin her, although he wus wildly aware of Sheldon's devo tion. Hut after the excitement of the bride's departure had died away, aud almost all but the house party had gone. Tom enme up to her as she stood talking to Sheldon. His manner was as cool as It well could be. MM ".May I see you a moment. Miss Ken yon?" he said quietly, looklug at Shel dou. "Mr. Shelflon will excuse me?" said the girl, which Sheldon did, with as pleasant an expression as he could muster. They walked through the long draw ing room to the little rose reception room under the stairs. It was quite deserted. "I wish to apologize, Miss Kenyon, If 1 offended you lust night It Is per haps needless to nsBure you thut It was unintentional. Will you pardon me?" He stood before her very stiff nnd strnight and with his blonde head well up. The girl was picking a rose to pieces. Her Angers trembled a little. "1 am sorry If I was rude to you last night," she snhl. "I assure you It was quite Intentional on my part, but I was very sorry after I hud done It" Tom moved quickly. "Ho you core for Hint fellow," he said. "Sheldon?" "No," she whispered, her eyes down cast He hesitated a moment "Could you ever care for me, little one?" he asked, wistfully. "Hecause you kuow I love you. dear. So much -so much. I can't let you lo so hard to me," and his voice broke a little. "Couldn't you try to love me Just a lit tle?" She looked up with a mischievous lit tle smile. "You are not the least little bit of a Conquering Hero' now," she said, and lie took her Into his arms. Mr. Sheldon did uot nttend the wed-dlng.-New York Mall and Express. ELECTRIC GUN. Wonderful Invention f a foM Genius of the Hrltlsli The noiseless aud smokeless electric guu Inveuted by Mr. Newmau, a young aprentlcc at Whitehead's torpedo fac tory, Euglaud. exliu at present ouly In the tiny model weighing sevea pounds, which Is figured in accompany ing Illustration. With this small weapon, however, the inventor has made very satisfactory experiments. Hhutterlng a target at a distance of a mile and also at Ave miles range. The gun has a very high muizle velocity. It Is said that the Inventor has refused an offer of 'J7."..oni from the Hrltlsh Admiralty for his invention. Meanwhile, he Is carefully guarding his secret while he constructs a model weighing HW weight. Mr. Newuinn Is the son of a Portland grocer. His geulus lias de velopcd early, for he is st'U lu bis UiMb year. TAKES SAMPSON'S PLACE. Hear Admiral Farqnhar to Command North Atlantic squadron. The successor of Hear Admiral Samp son as commander of the North Atlan tic squadron upon his retirement will be Hear Admiral Norman vou Heid relch Farquhar. Admiral Farqubar con show a record In the service of bla country that any man might well lie proud of. for It covers a period of forty I years and embraces ninny lustances of bravery and clear-hcadcducss In the time of danger. He was born In Pennsylvania April 11, 1S40, and early showed a liking for a seafaring life. He was sent to the Naval Academy, graduating lu 1801) How Snakes Travel. A little kuot of deputies at the custom-house were talking about snakes. "I have never seen a satisfactory ex planation of their motion," said one of the party. "The text book theory that they get over the ground by fan ning their ribs back and forth would never be accepted by anybody who has seen a conch whip or blueracer In full flight. Where I was raised, In North Louslana, conch whip snakes were cora mou and I have frequently watched them When not alarmed the snake glides along with about two-thirds of Its body extended on the ground and the bead nnd neck raised In a graceful curve, like the prow of a ship. There Is something indescribably smooth and swanlike In its progress and all the motion perceptible Is a slight ripple along the spine. But the moment the coach whip Is frightened it presents ffli n 1 hot liurn'tt Vivrl unit 1 BM DSCjafttl Juurnr in the li,rW i tiniinr'tl. Sixteen hundrnl miles across tbe wilds of Africa, win-re the foot of c!v ll'.xed MM had never hitherto irod. is an expelieUee that presents dangers ai.d dittlcullles enough of us owu to discourage almost any ordinary man. Hut to haul a steuni craft thai distance with the aid of two companions of Wt owu race and a handful of ignorant natives w ithout tbe ordinary resources of modern sf.eii.se Is tbe feat accotu plished successfully by John Thorburn. an African pioneer, who has recently irrlv.il m Uutdon. This Is only oue of a series of notable accouiil shiix-nts and experiences through arhlch Thor burn has asacd lu his thirty ) ears' life in the wilds of Africa. Thorburn is a Scotchman by birth, who emigrated to the Transvaal some thirty years ago. He had u si, ,i m.-r on the Yaal Hirer, and made considerable i money trading with the Datives. Na ture, however, conslpred agauial him. ami the Vaal. after successive drv sea sous, was completely dried up. I'nde lerrcd by the dangers of the undertak ing, Tbofbnra at one detenu ncd to take the boat across country to the waters of Helagoa Uajr. a distance of l.tUHJ miles. The Unit was thlrty-acveti feet long, but was loaded en a wagon drawn b eighteen oxen. Its englm s waft dls Kiscd of on a stmllnr vehicle, and the Journey was begun. It l.d throngli a perfect wilderness, much of which had never been trodden by man. Ron da were cut through this and wngnus drawn along as rapidly as pi ss t I -Numerous mishaps failed to discourage the indomitable will of the Scotchman, ami after encountering forest tires, which nil but deetrOyed the little pariy. and iN'Ing deserted by all bis native helpers, he successfully reached Pels goa Hay wlih his cbargtt In the Transvaal Thorburn was Inti mately associated wlih two noted characters. One was John O'ltelllv. who was responsible for the discovery at the diamond mines of South Africa, aud the other was Hans de Hocrs, w ho owued two of the most famous mines of South Africa, the Ik' Iteers and the Kluihcrlcy. O'Kellly's discovery wai due to tbe accidental play of a little girl with a bright river stone. He pur chased the stone from the girl's par ents. saying he thought he could sell It for a good price, and would return her one haff of the proceeds. This he did, realizing S00 on the sale. Half be returned to her. the rest be used to purchase ground In Soulb Africa lu which to exploit his II ml. He Ileers sold tils diamond Interest for un insignificant sum. He knew of the Immense value of tbe ground, but did not wish to lie bothered with the wealth, ouly taking enough to keep hlin for the remainder of his days lu quiet and obscurity. He died evcutu ally In Thorburu't owu cottage. ! ai.OOO .Day thenar and llai Made a.' Praise. Mexico has a Monaco which ontdOQI the sensational murvcla of Monte far lo. This gauibllug palaet Is situated in the center of Ihe City of Mexico, al No . Qanta street, lis proprietor ami mniiiiger, Don ftUpn Martcl, le no only a self made prince, but a phetiom ciial character. For Iou Mint is not only the klug of gamblers, but a devout churchman a ml the chief backer of the municipal treasurer. Mexico City Is almost de pendant Uiou this one citizen. Muriel was a rich man before the Mexican QoTernmenl decided to abol Ish gambling houses. Many Influential HUMORCUS PARAGRAPHS FROM 1 Hfc COMI J PAPERS. Plraaanl IsMtdenta I'ccurrlna the Skorltl Oret Majluaatnat Are Ibecr ful to Old or Tuuai Kuaaj Belec tloua tbat Krerjlmdj Will I ..i Hicks There Ut some summer girls who are constant. There's Smile Small, for example. UM kept com pany with Fre.i Dun man uii the whi ter. Wicks Yes; mid they made love to each Other furiously, but what of that? Mexicans objected so seriously lo Hit It was only lu remembrance of their country flirtation last rammer. A son of souvenir siwou, so to speak. Boston Transcript. RECENT INVENTIONS. HKAB ADMIRAL FABqrllAB. and going at once to tbe coast of Africa to assist lu breaking up the slave trade. During the civil war be waa with the North Atlantic blockading squadron as lleutenunt. He becnnie lieutenant commander In IStiO, aud commander lu 1872 and captain lu 1880. When tbe frightful hurricane swept over Apia, In Samoa, March 10, USA, demolishing even the most powerful vessels In the harbor by throwing them with tremendous force ngnlust the rocks and causing the loss of hundred of lives, he was In command of the Trenton at the Pacific station. Capt. Farquhar's splendid seatiiaimhlp and presence of mind were shown very strikingly on this occasion, for he ex tricated his vessel from the harbor and put to sea without losing a mnn of bis crew of 450, while all about hlin ves sels were being wrecked atul men drowned by the hundreds. The Massa chusetts Humane Society awarded blm a medal for his gallant conduct He was made a member of the Light house Hoard, and later appointed chief of the bureau of yards and docks lu the Navy Department. Cost of Rhlp Itopoa. The ropes on a first . lass man-of-war cost about $10,000. LAYINU FIELD TELEGRAPH WIRE TO SAN FERNANDO, IN THE PHILIPPINES. There was one department of the army, not of the Une nor exactly of the abUvStdU? Z fall in any emergency In the war a fg ub TZX'Z tIgnarm.ndgotevered thTtuUwe, with gbry The field tele'-r.iph followed close to the firing Ime. and gwerTl Tn the rear could keep In touch with the center and both wmgs of i. force and naving the bert of information from all part, he could gne h "rdersTnulUgenUy It require, even more nerve to lay telegraph hue. under hrr than to fight under fire- id H . V Jr ' .4 Hroken rudders ou ships nt sea car be replaced by a Canadian's teuiHirn ry steering device, which compresses a let of brackets shaped to tit portion )f the hull, with guy ropes for holding than In position, the rudder frame bo ng carried by the brackets. To Insure the retention of a waist belt nt tho top of the trousers a new attachment Is formed of wire loop secured to the under surfnee of the holt, with an obstructed opening nt oue Mid of the loop which can be slipped jver the bullous un tbe bands of the trousers. Fore ami aft sails on boats can lie rapidly reefed by a Itoston man's In Tcutlou, lu which the boom Is lifted in a socket on the mast and provided with a gear wheel, meshing with a wheel attached to a crank shaft the action of turning the crank winding up the sail ou tbe boom. Train orders can be delivered to the engineer while the train Is under high ipieed by the use of a new order hold ing device, which has a wire limp with i clamp on one side to grip the mes sage, a socket being provided to hold the loop lu position, to 1; euslly de tached by the engineer. A Ciinndlnn bus pntentetl n bulletin hoard which does away with the nCOM ilty for pasting the dispatches, tho lOlfaca of tho board Is'lng covered with a series of wires fitted on a frame at the sides, the dispatch laing leld on the board by drawing the frame back to stretch the wires lo place. Over tho Telephone. The way lu which a kmg and ardu ous conversation ou the telephone can and m nothing at all Is well known to ny on who tins used the Instrument It la Illustrated In a dialogue rciioru-d In an exchange: 'What number, please?" "One thousand two hundred and sixty-four." "I don't catch tnat." "One thousand two hundred and alx ly-our." "Try It once more, please." "Twelve hundred and sixty-four." "Seven hundred and sixty-four?" "No twelre hundred snd atxty foul -one thousand two hundred and sixty four." "I can't give you two numbers at jnce. Which do you want Brat?" "Ob, I WU giving you the same num ber In tw different ways." "Tan. Well, what number do you want?" "Twelve hundred and sixty-four!" "Suppose you give me each nuiiitier (M-jmrately, UM oue, two, three, for In stance." "All right. One, two, three, four, five, six. seven, eight, nine, ten, elevcui, twvlve. Got that?" "Yea." "Now, one, two, three, four, Are, alx. 'lot that?" "Yea." "One. two. three, four. Oot that?" "Yes. You want twelve, six, four, do .i . , ,. .,i uicir m.onie (ins time that the authorities thought they would achieve a clever compromise by ileiiuimllng from every gambling resort a dally license lax of fl.is.H). No one supposed thai the gambling spirit would le strong enough to rise nliove this obstacle. This prov.il to be the case, and one by one the gamblltig- honeee dosed their doors. WlH-n the fl. l.l was clear Don Fellp. Mnrtel approached Hie authorities w ith 11,000 lu cash ami demanded a day's lice Doe. lu a few hours his place was thronged. At a single stroke he had wou ihe Qatronaga of Mexico, aud hi. doors have never leoii fjlnaed since The dally outlay of gl.lNMI Is not missed fnM the daily revenue of thousnmls It Is noi remarkable (hat Don Fel le's personal fortune should have reached fgOUMMHO III spite of his con sisnt lavish expenditure. Hie chief establishment Is as gMtterlngly ap pointed ai a palace, Llreried attendant! minister to guests, ami refreshments ami cigars are served ot the host's ex im'Iis.'. Mexicans flml no muaeUMBI more alluring than a visit to No. I Qanta tr.vt Doll Felipe's strong religious tenden cies are so well known that nobody was surprised when he built recently In the village of San Angel n church that cost more ihau f.VUMHl. Tbe poor People of the vlclulty, ami many of the rich as well, have come lo regard him as a fairy prince. His own style of liv ing encourages this belief. The Muriel mansion. In Mexico City. Is a magiilll cent nrralr, constantly lllled with guests. A curious feature Is Unit It contains forty windows the number of cards In the Mexican deck. Iceberg sometimes last for two bun dred years. i.utiMwt1T dates from A. D. 54(1, while smokeless gunpowder dates buck to 1843. What are known as "tldnl waves' nao untiling to tin wlih the tides, but are supposed to be caused by earth quakes. They do not therefore, app. ur at regular intervals The ancient Kgyptlnns usetl kn ws. In a private tomb ul Thchcs one was ills covered with several oilier carHnter's tools. The blade Is of brass, a little over 1(1 Inches long ami l',t Incites wide There are so many lunguaKos spoken in the provinces of Austria Hungary that Interpreters nre employed In the various parliaments to Interpiel a; eecli es of Ihe delegates ami make them lu telllglble fo all (he uiemlaTS. Mr. (ihiilstoue was prime minister four times for a total period of twelve yenrs and :CI7 days; Disraeli, In two admlnls(rn(lons, served six years, ,'t,Vl days; Salisbury has served already more than twelve years. Siamese women Intrust their chil dren to the care of elephniKs. whleb nre careful never to hurt the little crea ture, and If danger threaten the sn gacioua animal will curl the child gen tly up In his trunk, nml swing It up out of harm's way upon Its own broad back. The first railroad In America was constructed In 1M1 a four-mile track from the Qulucy quarries to the Ne ponset Hlver. It was made fo trans port stone for the Hunker Hill Monu ment the granite being eoiivey.il by boat from the Neponset wharf across the harbor, The six Inrgest cities In the world are London, with a population esil malisl at six million; New York, with alsiiit 8,600.000; Paris, with about o.Mki.ixki; fJhleagO, about l.Slsl.lHMI; Berlin, nlsiut as many; ('anion, ier- imps 1,000,000, or Vienna, with about l,.VKI,OO0. At Astl, In California, Inst year, a cistern 104 feet long by H4 feet wide and '24 feet deep was formed lu n hill side for the storage of wine. 'Hie Im mense tank was lined with concrete two feet thick ami coated Inside with a glnz.- as Imper able as glass. The capacity of the lank Is fiOO.dOO gallons. Ao Kiplauatloa. Jones How did you manage to get through that crowd so quickly? It took me Hourly an hour. Hrown Vou remember that cigar you gave me Mil mornlugV Join s Yes, but Brown Will. 1 was smoking It Chicago News. t'un.e of Va.atlnna. Jlmmle Ain't It good of de school hoard to shut up de schools In summer so we can have a rest? Tommy Aw, dat ain't de renson Dey aaftet .te tie teachers a chanet to learn sonis more. -San Frniuisco Examiner, Dead Hroke. Itnbb He looks all broke up. Where did he spend his two months' vacation! Pcuu At Monte Carlo. w. ii PUaaad, AlauT. In Kri.lence. "I oarer lose my temper," cried the little wife. "No, dear,1 grumbled hubby. "I wish you would."-Tit Hits. I'ool In I lancer. She Tell me, v hell you were lu the army, were you cool lu the hour of danger? He Cool? Why, 1 shivered. -Tit- Hits. Juat think of It. Tommy Scvoggln I'd hale to be dat two headed boy at tie museum. Jliiitule Wiggins He has lots o fun. Tommy Scrogglns I know dat. but Jos' link o' barm' two faces to warsb. -Ohio State Journal. Ills Vacation. "What do you Inland to do for a va cation tills summer'" end my w ife and family out of the ity." Chicago Pott liitrrme Old Age. The Scribe - And to what do you ut tribute your extreme old age? The Centenarian Principally to the time I have lived. 'I.Ike the Atlmlrs'. Mr. Stubb John, Is that you coming borne at such nn unenrlhly hour? Mr Stubb Yes, M Murln; the club had a little D Dewey toast to-night, Mrs. ItUbb WMl, you remind me of Dewey. Mr.llubb In w-whnt way, M-Marta? Mrs. Stubb A loug time coming borne. The Mnn Who Would He Hoaa. "Put me In Wushlnglon," saltl the egotist, "and I'd show you how to ruu the Philippine" "The Philippines dou't run," replied the bystander. "It's tbe Filipinos that run; bill you couldn't run them by stay ing In Washington; you'd have to go (o tbc frout." Taking No Chances. The domestic mail rang the hoarding bouse bell. Mrs. Skinner came to tbe door, spoon In hand. "Madame, do you take children?" "Do I take children, eh? Ah, yes. I know you. You are one of these hired detectives. If I said I took children you'd Implicate me In the kldnaplug wave that's going over the country. It ut I'm too smart Now, you git!" Tbe lllher Criticism "And how did you feel when you came back ami found a man. working lu your place?" "Oh. I felt relieved." Hehliul the Mcenee, "Ye gods!" exclaimed Howinnd Hntitts, as he peered through the peep hole, "we have an alms asylum to ulght." The sw.s't singer stared blankly. "1 dou'l understand you. Mr. ltaiifts. Did you say we had nn alms asylum?" "Ves, or. lu other words, we have a poor house." In I hleaan. She (musically Inclined)-What la your opinion of Waaler's works? He Never saw them: but I don't inppoeo they are In It with Pullmau's." The I'rofeaaor'a tpnrtnnitlea. "She told Maine Simpson that the professor said she looked like a Creek goddess." "When did the professor ever see a Creek goddess?" "Oh, he knows lots o' foreigners. He's loach tag a Sunday school clasa down lo the tlngo mission." Cleveland Plain Dealer. netting On. "Done anything yet?" nsked the fond father, who proudly siwaks of hie young son as a coming lawyer. "Oh, yes. I succeeded In htivtng my relit reduced, and have a line bunch of nccounts ngulust you for collection. I'U get there."-Detroit Free Prt-as. Haah and Daring Act. you V Itoyal Pastimes. A St. Petersburg society piiMr slates thai Ihe Ctar and I'xarlna when a lout lake kceu delight 111 cutting oul carica tures of themselves from foreign Jour nal., and pasting them on the whHe walls of one of the rooms of the palace. They laugh like children over the long procession of ridiculous figures. In the palaitt nt Oalxirne there Is a nursery used by the little Bettonbaff, princes. In Sfhlch the dado Is decorated by a scries of absurd pictures lu cray on done by their father, Prince Henry, for Ih.ir a in use men t. (Jin-en Victoria In her younger days was fond of weaving, ami found ron amusement lu the use of n loom. At the OoOtelHaiai spoaMog In Phllailolphla a fine cambric handkerchief ami a damask napkin of exquisite ibitlgn .-!-.- exhibited by the (Jue.li as spssd mens of bar skill. The Princess Ixiulse Is an expert draughtswoman and sculptrcse. AH the Queen's daughters are fond of sketching, and show more or less skill The Princess of Wales Umls ber amuse, meiit In photography. She often ilevel- , and mouuis her pictures with great Yes! Twelve hundred sixty-four! Do 1 patience aud uLsiy vou understand now?" "Yea, I understand now. (An In slant's silence.) TweWe elxty-four'i busy now. Hlng off, pleaaer Adulteration of Food In Missouri. Auy one In Missouri found guilty of placing arsenic, calomel, bismuth, am monia, or alum In any kind of food may be fined not less than $100. om en Marguerite of Italy la a fear9 les. mountain climber, aud although a heavily built woman of middle age do llirhte In walking loog dlataus-a. The young (Jueen of the Netherlands ' la fond of iKiultry, and has large oolleo tlons of chickens of fancy breeds near her summer palace I The trouble with the average man la ' that be baa no one Ut censor his talk. The Parsoii What do you think, Brother EJotopOto, of de theory dat Adam wuz a nigger? Hrothcr Hotspots Kf he wuz, Pah son, dat apple must a both a water melon. Colli. Ion Inevitable. Passenger -Porter! What wna that Shock? Has there been n collision? Porter Specs so, boss! Two slout ge'uieu tried to pase In de aisle. Her tittle Joke. "Your faiher'a cane," groaned the lover, "came down on me with such rnpldltr that I thought a cyclone had struck me." "Well, It was a burry-caue," ventured the sweet girl. And yet ti.ej say girls have no sense of humor. Obedient to ths tetter. Hobble's mamma .Now, mind, Hob by, If the)' pass )'uu the cake a Secoud time at the purty, you must say, "No, thanks, I've hud plenty," and dou't you forget It. Hostess, at the purty Won't Hobble bare tome more cuke? Hobble (who hasu't forgotten) Nope, thanks I've bud enough, an' don't you ferglt It! Cleveland Plain Dealer. Main In Mia tine. First crook Jimmy nlu't got euough spunk. He takes things uff people Second crook inn's bl. biz. He's a pickpocket i seretssa "We have walked eleven mile, thla nioiulug without stopping," said ous Filipino so'.dler discontentedly. 'That "s so. euswereu loo oilier The Veteran There Is one piece of music that always moves me to tears, recalling us tt does the rustiest and most during act of my life. She Ah, some stirring martial nlr, I presume. The Veteran -Not exntily. I mean Memkissohu's "Wedding March." ' Jots nf Khnpplns;, Husband (wearily) Well, bow are you getting on with your shopping? Wife Oh, splendidly! Iet me sec; we've been to flfteeu shops and 1 haven't bought a thing yet-Tlt-Hlts. I'onr llualnaaa. "How Is Surloyuc getting on in the butcher bualuess?" "Very poorly, I beer. They say lie docs so little that he can't afford to kill more than half a cow at a time." Tit-Hits. Wanted to He Pure. "Johnny," called the Throop street lady, "ruu arouud to the cigar store and see If the score's lu yet." "I'm surprised," remarket) her via Itor, "to see you take so much Interest lu baseball. I dou't even uuderstaud the game." "Neither do I, dear. Itut you see 1 waut to ask (leorgu for a llttlo pin money. If the Chicago team won, I'll nsk him the minute he gets lu the door. If they lost. I'll ask blm to morrow, or mu be the duy after." fcelf-Kvldent Mrs. Snooper I wonder If It Is true, aa Dr. Jacobl says, thut the baby ol to day has a better chance of living than the baby of fifty years ago? SniHier C.-rtalnly It Is. The baby of fifty years ago la half a century old now.-Tit lilts. Old Humptuary l.na. The sumptuary laws that were pass ed In tin- Middle Ages are quite for eign to the spirit and temper of the nineteenth ceutury. They alined al keeplug each within bis proper sphere, by fixing limits to the expenditure of citizens upon apparel ami other per sonal concerns. A complete schedule of tbe clothing (hut should be Worn In every class of society was prescribed In the act of the third year of Ed ward IV. 1 1404i. Apparently an ex cess lu attire sprang up tbat bail not boon provided for In this act for an other one follow etl lu the ensuing year, prohibiting the wearing of shoes with leng-pooked toes. The pictures of the people of the Elizabethan age depict what many would consider an artistic taste lu apparel, but w hich was looketl upon at that time as an excess, aud called for a proclamation (HiHO) against broad ruffs, long cloaks and swords, ami loog spikes ou the bosses of shields. The Coruhlll. Afraid of Poisoned Food. During periods of nervousness tbe Turkish Sultan restricts himself to a might as well Jolu a golf club aud I boiled egg diet. la-caie thla food cans be done with It" Washington Star. uot be easu poisoueu. . -r