MY BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY
Weak VTeunen Made Happy by Lrdla E.
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Letter from Two Who Now Uava
Chlldrea.
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Finkle, Eoscoe,
N.Y.
From Grateful
Mrs. Lane
"Dear Mrs.
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Connecticut figures from its recent
state school census shows that it has 20
per cent more inhabitants than it had
in 1890. The population of the coun
try on this basis is 75,150,000.
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in England. This is attributed to the
increased opportunities for employment
in consequence- of tho withdrawal of so
many persons who have enlisted for
servico in South Africa.
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0V I do wish we could have a
ripple of incident In our daily
life!" said Milllceut More, closing
her book with a sigh.
"Nothing ever happens to us,' said
her cousin Catherine, with a smile, as
she bent forward to pick up a dead leaf
off her pet geranium.
Mllllcent and Catherine More were
girls of 22 and 25 "old maids the 17-year-olders
called them who taught
school and supported themselves com
fortably by their own unaided efforts.
Milllcent was pretty, with red Hps, a
clear, bright complexion and hair touch
ed with the warm auburn gold that
artists copy and poets rave of, and
Mllllcent had not quite given up her
little dream of love and matrimony,
but Catherlue never spoke of Btich
things. Catherine was not absolutely
a fright, but Catherine was small and
plain, with ordinary gray eyes, hair
like everybody else's, and uot the slight
est pretensions to beauty.
Hut the two cousins were very happy
together after their own unpretentious
fashion, Milllcent supplying t.'ie senti
mental and poetical elemeut and Cath
erine contentedly devotlnir lurself out
of school hours to the housekeeping.
And upon this particular December
afternoon, just as the girls were de
ploring the monotony of their dally life,
the postman tapped at the door with a
letter.
"A letter!" cried Milllcent.
"For me?" echoed Catherine.
And the cousins read It, with their
arms twined about one another aud
their heads very close together.
"Uncle (Jeorge is dead In Australia,"
gasped Mllllcent.
"Oh, Mllly and he has left an orphan
boy!" added Catherine, the tears brim
ming into her eyes. "We must adopt
him, Mllly we must bring liiiu up."
Milllcent drew back a little.
"I don't see why," she said, somewhat
coldly. "Uncle -George never did any
thing for us."
"We never asked him to. Mllly."
"But he knew we were forced to sup
port ourselves!"
"l'erhaps, dear, he was even poorer
than we.' At all events, lie is dead now
and this child is left alone In the
world. I'll sit down and write to the
lawyer this minute."
"Stop!" said Mllllcent, compressing
her Hps. "Do you mean that you really
intend taking a great, rough, half-clv-lll.ed
boy Into this house?"
"Certainly I do," said Catherine, ear
nestly. "Oh, Mllly a motherless
child!"
"In that case," cried Milllceut, "I
shall not remain here. If you choose
to open a gratis orphan asylum It Is uo
reason that my slender income should
be squandered to feed your fancies!"
"But, Mllly, your salary is larger than
mine!"
"And I do not mean to scatter It for
a mere chimera. This child has no sort
of claim upon either of us. Let the
Australian authorities provide for
him."
And Milllcent More could not be per
suaded to take any other view of the
question thau this. The next day she
told her couslu that she had made ar
rangements to secure a home with Miss
Keturah Bayley, who took "a few se
lect boarders," In the next street.
And then Catherine sat dowu to con
sider ways and means. She had taken
the house for a year there was no re
ceding from the rent question.
"I'll let the lower story to Mrs. Hop
per, the milliner," said she to herself.
"1 never used to like the Idea of living
In half a house, but all pride must be
laid aside now. I will take the back
bedroom myself juid little Willie shall
have the front room that looks out on
the street. 1 shall have to do without
uiy new silk dress and to countermand
my subscription to the 'Illustrated En
cyclopedia,' but I shall not mind that;
I'll discharge Hannah and engage little
Dorcas Brown, who Is so fond of chil
dren ami has such a winning way with
her. And I know we shall get along
splendidly-though, to be sure, I shall
have to ask Lawyer Goodale for copy
ing to do at home In the evenings, for
I must be laying up a little something
against Willie's future education."
For It never occurred to Catherine
More that she was doing a brave and
heroic thing In denying herself for the
benefit of one whom she deemed yet
poorer nnd more helpless thau herself
nor to Mllllcent that she was acting
the part of a recreaut.
The little room hi the front of tho
cottage second story was fitted up pret
tily for the orphaned Australian boy
Cat herlne had sold her cabinet organ
to buy the furniture and Dorcas lu a
clean white apron aud ribbons was
bustling around, while Mrs. Hopper
had already arranged her stock of bou
uet f raiues, ribbons and artificial Hew
ers lu the lower windows.
It was a lovely June day, with the
ky blue and clear as a baby's eyes
and tho air full of scents from the blos
Wiulng buckwheat fields. Catherlue
i
WlLsLsIB.
More, having, not without difficulty, ob
tained a temporary substitute in her
school, went to New York to meet her
new charge in the steamer Harvest
Lass, which had been telegraphed from
Sandy Hook the day before.
"Little Willie will know me," she said
to herself, "because I sent my photo
graph by the last mail. I wanted my
face to seem familiar to him, poor lone
lamb."
She stood on the pier eagerly scan
ning the countenance of every child
that landed, her face brightening once
or twice as she saw a boy whom she
thought might be Willie, when all of a
sudden a hand was laid lightly ou her
arm and she found herself looking up
into a handsome, bronzed face far
above her.
"Sir!" she cried, starting back.
"I beg your pardon," said a frank,
pleasant voice, "I did not mean to
alarm you. But is this Miss More?"
She Inclined her head.
"I am your cousin William."
And this time Catherlue started back
in more surprise than ever.
"Sir," she said, "you are mistaken.
William lb u mile boy."
"Hardly," returned the tall stranger,
"unless you would call me a little boy.
Dear Cousin Kitty, no one ever told
you I was a child or poor. It was your
own Inference. Thank heaven, I am
independent nnd wealthy, and, as I
have come to man's estate, I think it is
rather my duty to take care of you
than to allow you to take care of me."
Catherine looked at her handsome
cousin in mute amazement. This grand
upsetting of all her theories and ideas
was more thau she could conipreheud
just at once.
"But, Wil -"
"But, Catherine. Nay, my dear little
gray-eyed cousin, the lawyers have told
me how willing you were to adopt and
care for the homeless orphan, aud how
my Cousiu Millicent shrank from the
task. And from the bottom of my
heart I thank you for what you are
ready to do."
How Dorcas started when she saw
what sort of a fellow "little Willie" had
proved to be. How Mrs. Hopper gig
gled behind her bonnet frames when
she thought of the little child's crib and
the picture books upstairs.
"Of course, such an elegant young
gentleman as that will go to the hotel,"
said Mrs. Hopper. But he did not. He
stayed at the cottage, sleeping on the
back parlor sofa until other accommo
dations could be provided for him. Aud
when Milllceut came over with her
prettiest smile nnd outstretched hand
the youug Australian received her with
an odd, curt coldness that made her
feel excessively uncomfortable.
"You see, Cousin Mllly," said he, "you
didn't want to be bothered with me;
you thought the Australian authorities
ought to be compelled to provide for
me."
And when Mrs. Hopper heard that
little Catherine More was to marry her
rich cousin she wasu't at all surprised.
"It's the most natural thing in the
world," said she, "only it's a pity that
Cathie Isn't a little prettier."
But Catherine More was satisfied
with her lover's declaration that to him
her plain face was the sweetest in all
the world.
A Costly Fly Exterminator.
Ills house is steam heated aud he has
been troubled with flies all winter.
Every time he sat down to eat a dozen
would fall In his soup. Last Sunday
there were half a dozen guests to din
ner and right In the midst of the meal
six tiles fell Into the salad. He swore
vengeance. He would rid the house of
those tiles or die In the attempt. After
the guests had left he got his wife,
daughter and the hired girl aud they
"shooed" the tiles into the pantry after
a good half hour of hard work. Theu
he prepared his "exterminator." He
took au ounce or more of gunpowder,
spread It over a pan and put some
sugar temptingly In the center. When
the flies had finally settled In it he
touched off the fuse and shut the door.
The next Instant there was a puff aud
then an explosion.
He had forgotten to remove a couple
of cartridges which he had opened to
remove the powder, but had not used!
Monday he purchased a ?."0 set of din
ner dishes and the carpenter's bill was
$20
Lengthened Iayt.
To-day the average man lives almost
ten years longer than his grandfather
lived. Indisputably, therefore, the year
1SHH) finds conditions more conducive
to longevity thau existed a century
ago. This Is true beyond a question
for the masses, who feel Immediately
the effects of plenty, hunger and cold
the great physical dlspeusers of life
and death.
After a house has been upset three
weeks, no man Is good enough to ad
mit to his wife that It looks any cleaner.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPHY.
Its Great Success in Great Britain Dur
ing the Pant Thirty Years.
W. S. Harwood describes in the Cen
tury the successful working of the Gov
ernment telegraph in Great Britain.
Since the British Government, in the
year 1870, assumed control of all Inland
telegrams, the business of that depart
ment of the general postoffce has
grown to enormous proportions. The
object of assuming this control was
twofold; first, to reduce the exorbitant
telegraph tolls of private companies
tolls so high as virtually to be prohibit
ive for many kinds of business; and,
secondly, to safeguard the public
against any return to former charges.
It matters not what one may think as
to the desirability of the introduction
)f such a system into the United States,
the fact is patent that in Great Brit
ain itv has proved a signal success. The
twofold object was long since attained,
and there is no likelihood that the sys
tem will be overthrown.
The report of the Postoffice Depart
ment for 1800 gives the latest available
figures. This report shows that the
people so far appreciate and utilize the
system that they sent In J 81)9, up to
the date of the closing of the report, In
ordinary telegrams, which are exclu
sive of press telegrams, cable messages,
Government, franked and reduced-rate
dispatches, over three million messages
more than during 1S08. In 18(iD, the
year before the Government assump
tion, seven million messages were sent;
In 1809, nearly ninety million mes
sages. In 1S(9 the average charge for
telegrams was a little over fifty cents,
while the charge for the same message
to-day, inclusive of address, is about
fifteen cents. In 1809 there were un
der three hundred employes, whUe
there are at present over three thou
sand In the London office alone. Last
year, after allowing for a deficit of at
least a million dollars In the depart
ment devoted to the daily "newspapers,
the system cleared above all cost of
maintenance over one hundred and sixty-five
thousand pounds; in round num
bers, eight hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Stage Thunder and Lighting.
The reason why the mechanism foi
making the noises that give realism to
a play are never seen by the audience
Is because the illusion would be com
pletely destroyed if its operations were
exposed to view, explains Franklin
Fyles in the Ladies' Home Journal.
The noise of the waiter falling down
stairs with a tray of dishes, for in
stance, is simulated by dropping, as
often as necessary, a basket filled with
bits of broken china; and a cylinder of
silk, turned with a crank, drawing the
cloth over wooden flanges gives a per
fect rain and wiud storm. A llghtnlug
accompaniment Is made by touching
an ordinary file to a bit of carbon both
on live wires and the thunder by roll
ing ten-pin balls In a long, narrow,
wooden trough. The rumble of the
wheels of a carriage Is Imitated with a
vehicle like a miniature freight car on
a wooden track, and the striking of
wood or metal on hard or soft surfaces
serves to convince an audience of the
approach or departure of a horse. When
there is war a single shot or two is
usually the real thing, but a rifle vol
ley effect is obtained by rapidly beat
ing a dried calfskin with rattans, while
heavy strokes on the bass drum will
convey the Idea of cannonading. U
this mechanism were seen In operation
by an audience It would make the
whole performance seem ridiculous.
tnproll table.
It has been settled to the satisfaction
of the agricultural experts of the gov
ernment that spiders do not produce
silk of commercial value. Large silk
spinning spiders are found In the palm
trees of Venezuela. Some of the spi
ders produce white silk and others yel
low silk, nnd this silk has been made
into handkerchiefs, but silk produced
in this way cannot be made valuable
commercially, because of the trouble
some necessity of keeping the splderj
separated to prevent their devouring
each other. Their food being Insects
this also Involves considerable difficult
lu supplying them. Attempts to util
Ize the silk of a Madagascar spider o:
the same species some years ago result
ed In tho discovery that the product
was more expensive thau ordinary silk.
HcsjukoTSchtsoliina.
The State Besjukovschtschlna. In
Russia, Is probably the only place In
the world that Is run eutlrely by wom
en. This state Is made up of seven vil
lages, each presided over by a Mayor
ess, the whole under the superintend
ence of a lady named Easchka, who
acts as President. There are women
magistrates, women preachers, women
policemen in fact, every capacity lu
the state Is filled by women. The roads
are made by women, and women sell
milk aud deliver letters. If you want
to bring au action against your neigh
bor in this state you go to a woman
lawyer; and if there Is anything In
your house to be stolen, then a bur
glar of the weaker sex steals It. No
place of any importance Is filled by a
man.
When a woman announces that she
Is coming on a visit, It Is necessary for
one member of the family to stay at
the depot to meet all trains for at least
three days.
DAN GROSVENOR SAYS:
'Peruna Is an Excellent Spring
tarrh Remedy I am as
Well as Ever."
Oa-
Hon. Dan. A. (Irosvenor, ot the Famous
Ohio Family.
Hon. Dan. A. Grosvenor, deputy
auditor for the war department, in a
letter written from Washington, D. C,
says:
"Allow me to express my gratitude to
you for the benefit derived from one bottle
of Peruna. One week has brought wonder
ful changes and I am now as well as ever.
Besides being one of the very best spring
tonics it is an excellent catarrh remedy."
Very respectfully, Dan. A. Grosvenor.
Hal P. Denton, chief national export
exposition, Philadelphia, Pa., writes:
"I was oomnlptuly r'.m dovn from
overwork and the responsibility natur
ally connected with the exploitation of
a great international exposition. My
physician recommended an extended
vacation. When life seemed almost a
burden I began taking Peruna, and
with the use of the fifth bottle I found
myself in a normal condition. I have
since enjoyed the best of health."
Almost everybody needs a tonio in
the spring. Something to brace the
nerves, invigorate the brain, and
cleanse the blood. That Peruna will
do this is bevond all question. Every
one who has tried it has had the same
experience as Mrs. D. W. Timberlake,
of Lynchburg, Ya., who, in a recent
letter, made use tf the following words:
"I always take a dose of Peruna after
business hours, as it is a great thing
for the nerves. There is no better
spring tonic, and I have used about all
of them."
For a free hook ou "Summer Ca
tarrh," address The Teruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Chi-Ut forAll.
It must never be supposed that the
beautiful words and condescending acts
of Christ were just for Peter, James
and John and their companions. John
is not the only beloved disciple who is
encouraged to lean on the bosom of his
Lord. His love for the family in Beth
any is not a singular love with which
other families have nothing to do. It
is a specimen of his love, rather, in
tended to make glad ten thousand other
families. George Bowen.
Quarreling among the members of
the households is extremely rare in
Japan. This is because the Japanese
eat very little meat. Among great
meat-eaters irritable tempers prevail,
and family disputes are common.
Smoothing irons heated by electrici
ty are used by the inmates of the luna
tics asylum in Pontiao, Mich. They
keep an even temperature, therefore do
not need to be changed, like those heat
ed on the coals or with gas.
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base wall coating,
la S lb. paper packages, made ready for use la
white and fourteen beautiful tints by mixing
with cold water. It is a cement that goes
through a process of setting, hardens with age,
and can be coated and recoated without washing
off its old coats before renewing.
ALABASTiNE
Is entirely
different
from all the
various kalsomines on the market, being durable
and not stuck on the wall with glue. Alabastine
customers should insist on having the goods In
packages properly labeled. They should reject
all imitations. There is nothing "just as good."
ALABASTINE
Prevents much sickness, particularly throat and
lung difficulties, attributable to unsanitary
coatings on walls. It has been recommended
in a paper published by the Michigan Stats
Board of Health on account of its sanitary
features; which paper strongly condemned
kalsomines. Alabastine can be used on either
plastered walls, wood ceilings, brick or canvas,
and any one can brush it on. It admits of radi
cal changes from nail paper decorations, thus
securing at reasonable expense the latest and
best effects. Alabastine is mnnufnetured by tbe
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