AN ICE WRAITH,
By John botd olarke.
( '."fight. liiJO, !) John Uiyl Clarke.
rr.iiill,ii. who lintl seen tho river
an j in 11 booming spring llood when
the timber drives wore sweeping down,
nnrcely recognized tlio stream under
present peaceful guise. For tulles
'he white lee stretched away from the
p. l Mill lit tilling, unbroken save near
ii.t w. t shore, where the Upper creek
!i i..1 I. (1 Its i mle current Into the
j' i ,1'it r w atorvvay.
1 In' i her was linlf n mile wltle, anil,
litiotigh tho swift current of the creek
t pt i he Ire open quite half Its width,
.ut'ie was sulllclont room for an Ice
laelit to work by In the stlffest breeze
that ever swooped down the valley.
No niaitef how low the temperature
fill. i. us chasm In the Ice was but
K 1 1 1 i skimmed over, and the luiubcr
i n passing till and down the river
nub their sledges or heavy Iceboats
ilvvu,v gave It a wide berth,
rrankl.vn had the lee Wraith built
u. ' ! his personal superintendence. As
. n as he arrived at tiie landing anil
the stale of tho river he had set
tl, til tin-. u,, ..miction of the craft. Tor
'lui'c mouths tin- Ice would probably
al.'U'd II aioM route up and down
the river, and the possibilities of n
" ifl Iiobiiai appealed lo the young
l d i nulled- at olico.
The olhi'f Icebimts were little better
flail it wood sledges with heavy sails af
fixed ' poti ihein the seniors from up
ho vull.y tiatisporleil their cord wood
t. tin- railway at the landing. The Ice
Uriillh was built after I Ik- most ap
prised h e yacht plan.
I'ratihl.vu's dulles as paymaster and
gem-nil overseer of his father's lumber
amps tool, li tin .'!(! miles up the river
two or three limes a week. The upper
ai i was beyond 1'aiiniK.k's and back
tune distance from the river. Prank
h u always left his boat at Ilanuock's
liitle landing ami usually took dinner
lit Kalmuck's house. Abe ISaimoek
was lailier a hard cllly.cn, even for the
bai h w nods of .Maine, ami tho men who
fri'iuiiitcd the place were, many of
lie in. worse than the proprietor. Abe
.old I ii i in M' lo the siiiTiitmdlng lumber
ii. ws and was more than suspected nf
aiding In smuggling culcrprixc..
I t .inkl ii w.is never molested, how
'i i' He only hail the money for one
1 1 w when he reached Abe's, ami. us
icckli'sh as the old fellow was known
1. 1 be. ii Is doubtlul If he would have
i etmii naiicoil any scheme of outright
lulibeij. Ilesldes. 1'rauklvh had Kit In
oil a f i lend at court In the person of
Abo's wife, u coarse, masculine worn
nn. who could use a gun or paddle a on
tine ur wield an u jos, or drink as
lunch liipior and hold up her end of it
battle witn the best uiau Who ever
eatiio to Ilanuock's. Itut she was n
woman for all that, ami I'raiiklyn's
gallantry ami his Infectious pood na
ture won her at his llrst visit.
nothor member of the tavern keep
er's family upon whom tho civil engi
neer had niaclo a good Impression was
Hose, tho daughter of Abe's half broth
er She had been left to her uncle's
caio when her father died, loss than a
year before. When I'rauklyn had sur
vived his father's purchases, Rose had
not in i n at the tavern, but from Mrs.
Mie l.e rained all tho facts In the case.
1 he n. man scorned to dimly realize
that tlic place was not lit for the girl,
but '-lie I'liuliiteil to the young man that
hi t i.Msl.aiiil htnl dei lareil that "what
uas , i. n en. mnli for lilni was good
cu-uigh f ir Hill's gal. If she was
bronchi cp on milk and water!"
hen lucre was much company, Kose
had in assist at waiting on tho gnosis,
am tbcii arse Jesis and attempts ut
gallantry e iileuilj frightened her. Sic
was irr.v pretty, with a pink and white
prcllitiess. and she looked like a fragile
doll beside her aunt or among I lie rude
fellows who congregated at the tavern.
Her form was small, but pleasing; her
brown hair clustered about her white
b jw. upon which the blue veins show
oil plainly, and her blue eyes were as
clear and pure as a child's. I!ut Prank
1)11 could Hot help woiidoilug, with
mini-thing like u shudder, If her eyes
Wjuuhl liuve the same (nnocouce for
very long.
I'lrst out of pity tho young follow
became friendly with old Abe's niece,
lie saw at once that she was glad to
talk with lilni because he belonged to
that outside world of which she once
had been a part. He found her very
Intelligent, showing tho marks of care
ful home training and some education.
The more I'rnnklyii saw of her the
nn- deeply he felt the misfortune of
her position.
He sounded Abo once regarding her,
but ory carefully, nml learned that
the oh man had never liked her father
u in) seemed to take satisfaction In
keeping Hose In her unsavory sur
roundings. "She's n-wantln ter go Hanger way
on teach skule," sitlil the tavern keep
er. "Hut she' wuiii too much ter tuo
hero. The boys like ter see her round,
an an It draws trade."
Hut I'lQiklyn learned quite by nccl-
dent that Abo Hannoek had somothln
else In his inluil. There was a fellow.
Hi fonley, wUo cnuie frequently to tue
tavern, and Mrs. Abe one day let drop
something which assured the engineer
that Abe intended Hose for hliu. The
latter was supposed to lie a guide In
tho reason, but his frequent trip to
anil from "the lino" pointed to hl con
nection with the "free traders." Prank
Iyn felt n sudden tide of inlou rise
within hint us he thought of the loor
Elrl sacrificed to thl scoundrel.
"Do you menu to say Abe will wake
her marry UUu't" he demanded of li"1
old woman.
"Ho! She might do worse." returned
the tavern keejier's wife, hrltlllug up a
Uttle. -She nin't no better blood lo
her veins thuu my Abe Uns, I reckon
she'll git used to t Stio'll like HI wfll
euoiigh ufter tlie's fnt tld to him.
(aU is alius ornery ut flrt."
lint I'rauklyu couldn't bellave Uat.
He tri.-d to tell himself It was uone of
I lii:iuo. Never! hole be could
ii' t dm.- all thouifhi of the girl from
li.s iiiiml. and he often wondered it
tii.-ie wa no escaH- fur Hoe or If he
wu doing rlnht tu Idly seeing her sac
ntlcisl to her uncle's ilte.
It was oug before Ua ilared broach
the subject to Hose herself. He wu
began I., see however, that the Jjlrl
was l,s. sin,- i,er bloom and that the
I"' tt). up Muling blue eyes were grow
ing lark tmged and sunken. Then It
'- 'i "!' itnposs.i.ie for the ougtuee,
' 1 ' " '""gel one da its
" upnti him at table (he hail
i.ne,. iK. i, niited out:
' ! so. wllIt l the matter with vouV
'' . it .1 u.rvoii-dy as though su.
eared , e , .'s p.,,,,,, , UuJ flluU wUh
-iimii nml the sudden, terrified
I". -Ms hi. main n lump luto
"Come. I want to be your friend," he
said -is ,,eH. anything I can .In for
yon v
"lie giiitunl arotitid tearfully, hut
shook her head.
"Come, my dear, yon hum trust nie.
He said soothinsiy. "Von are not hup
''v; , V.' 1 "" "I"' ' set away fron.
this h.iloV"
I'o.' an tiist tut nor face lit up; lnu
then the cleu.l returned, mill she shook
her liitn sadly.
"1 can't leave hole." she whlspoied
"Its got to be."
"Y.ut in,. nn IO . vou'v,, Klt
niarry ihnt ( oitleyV"
She uoilileil. Hushing to her fotohead
Iruiiklyn di-gusted with such tame
noss. was tempted to lot her alone. Inn
something Impelled ,m to mv:
oii don i love that follow, do tin V
i no roil in her cheeks deepened, ami
for an inH'im there was a Hash of MI
gor 111 her e.e.
"What must jou think of mo to ask
that quest . ii V" she asked bitterly
I'liinklyii hastened to make pence.
"I'ardoii u.e. Hose. Hut when a girl
o tnmel.v ablilos by such a thing nn
this It makes me wonder."
"Abides!" she lopoated the word
with a world of passion in her voice,
yet siill ! aklng nnder her breath.
"I'o you yi.'ipose for an Instant. Mi i
Tianklyii. Unit 1 am hot forced to this
,'iwful thing':"
"Why don't you leave, then?"
She looked down upon him for an In
stunt with that hard llcht of miser still
In her eyes Suddenly she unfastened
the prinl gnwu she wine at the throat
ami. turning Iter back to him. stripped
the light dress down over her shoulder.
The tender liosh was crossed and re
crossed with meat blue welts. I'rank
iyn leaped up with a passionate oath,
but tie gbl Hew at him ami prosM-d
her haiiil out his Hps.
"Hush! Hush! I'or (iod's sake. I
ought not to have shown you. You will
bring soim one in here."
I'raiiklyii was forced back Into his
chair, lueathless with rr.ge.
"W ho who did that';" he demanded.
"1'iicle. Hut 111 I'oiiloy hold me."
Prnnklyn's face was deadly white.
"What was it for?"
"Hecause I tried to run away. It
was day before yesterday." She had
fastened her dress again and was sob
bing softly. "I'licle would let me have
no money to go awaj. ami 1 tried to
walk They caught nie after I had
gone nearly Un miles I ln.. almost
reached Linsdcn. They brought mo
hack, and and liulo Alio did that
11(11: M,
I'ltinhtiin," ij-iloi iitd ti
" l i re In j iml .ii(m "
tori t it i' i
Willi Ins iidliig whip. I I cauuo'A
stand si.iii treatment. 1 am a cow
ard." She was irembllng now and half
fainting. "He said -c would kill me If
I told anybody."
I'raukl.vu got up. leaving his diuiiei
scaicely tasted. "If you will let tin
help you, I swear ou shall git avva)
from lids place," ho said.
"I am afraid of I'lj-le Abe and 111.'
'i ll got .von away If thole were a
doK.-n l'nclortbe and (.'onloys. Then
are legal uuStiis, even In a comuitiuit
like this, to force thorn to give you Ui
I suppose, though, that your undo l
jour iigal giiardiauV"
Hose nodded.
"And how old are youV"
"Sovelilecll."
"And to be lied to that scoundrel!'
nn, tli-reil li'iiiiklyn. There was I In
sound of a guilt voice In tho oulei
room lie I'ccugnUud it as Coule.v's
liose shrank away, the terror couuuii
back Into her eyes.
"Keep up your lieurt," whUpeicd tin
ugiiicer "I'll make my plans, see a
lawyer ami toll you what steps to ink.
when I come buck the next time '
Thou he lounged out luto the Ixiriooni
iald his scire to Abe, nodded to I 'on
ley and sot out for the lumber camp
in he got back to Hannock's. ,
was nearly ditrk. H' ""' ,!oM' ""
where about house, although h.
Inlt'd a uiiiineiit or two. but iiikui g.
lug down to Ills Icelsiat a little llgtin
crept out of tho bushes and spoke i.
hint.
is iQrou. toseV"
"Yes." Uie whlKfied. lie could
.caicil.v see her face but the fact thai
she sI.hmI so near him thrilled him
Hiani.cly. Ho had begun by pitying
the alii, but he found hluiM'lf wouder
,iii if he should end by falling In love
Willi her.
i II do what I cuu for )ou before I
i-eiee Ui next llllie." he said, and he
-,i. ke more (oldly than he Intended,
he shin Ilk back a little.
i I ouly wanted to tell you that
ilini If you can bring we any helji It
niiift be very soon."
"Why?"
iVcaiiso uuele and III are deter
jn'ned that the-tbe matter slwll end
quickly. Perhaps tuy re afraid I
will tell somebody."
You uicait tlwt tbey are going to
g. t you married rlsbt awayf
"Ye."
HowV There's no wlnUier In the'
pans now."
Hut there's a Jutlc of the wc
up at ihe Palls, a friend of Ill's. He'll
do It In plte of auy objections on my
part."
Prauklyu's Jaws came together with
a snap. "Wuen" be asked.
V..I for several days. I think. The
Jii.tl.-e is aw a. Just now."
II si. me da after tomorrow."
dc- lare.1 ii.-' i-nine.T, and a moment
later Hie l.e Wi.'ilth skimmed ..ut nil
till- rlvei.
"Hy thunder!" muttered Pmnklvn
after he had started. "1 wish hu
sw-umr her aboard bore and carried her
"IT. She e.mld have tnkeii tho train
at tho Ian n for Itaugor. Hut. then
thai wouldn't hue lieeli fair to he
It would have started some in II tongue
to waggiiii.- ihe legal way Is the best
and safest method."
Hut after he had talked with a law
er he began lo believe that au "elope'
incut" would have been the best way
out or the illllleulty. after all. The
legal process promised to be a long
one. anil there was a grave donbl
I'ninklyn's mind If Hannoek and III
t onley would await the pleasure of the
courts before carrying their own plans
llllo oiled
OLD DUTCH WERE CHOLERIC
iirj- C illicit IIncli Oilier "Sniippcrl
i'" nml i:en Worm.
What a contentious crowd the In
habitants of the village, then known as
lirouckelen. now part of Hrooklyn
was!
Ihe earlj records are tilled with
reports of Inquiries Into the cause
rioting anil disturbances of the neace
The early court records consist largely
of actions brought for slander and as
sn tilt. It Is recorded that a man was
arrested for calling au olllcial a "snap
pertje," another was put hi Jail, eharg
ed with having called his neighbor a
illck beeste" and still another was
clapped Into Jail for having called
certain olllcial a "bloodsucker." Some
of the old I Hitch records make Interest
lug reading.
And the court inoted out Justice In all
those cases with a regit n! for common
sense and a illsiegard for statute law
that one cannot help but admire. One
Instance of curious nillusiii'.'iit of
penalties may be cited:
The village tavern keeper and a con
teiitlous woi i i.i 1 1 both appealed before
the court, asking Justice. I'hcy had
quarieled. The woman had accused Ihe
Innkeeper of watering his brandy, and
he In turn had applied an npproln lous
epithet to the woman. The court after
hearing the evidence adjudged both lo
bo guilty. Willi rare discrimination
In making the pt'iilshmctit lit the crime
the man was lined ii gulden and the
woman, who had Impugned ho quality
of tho brandy, wa lined -.'(i gulden.
With hundreds of nines the iopiila
tton toiht, the courts of Hrooklvn do
not have one tenth ihe slander or a
sault cases that the had some u'ihi
years ago, ami as for a riot, there has
not been one of any magnitude oven
threatened in inure limn a scote
years. Hrokl n llagle
Tlie I.leutf-nuut'a Itrothsr.
It tuny not be generally known tlmt
It Is considered n serious offense for a
flcrniaii soldier, no matter what may
be his rank, to appear In public except
In uniform, even though he be on fur
lough. The iiriny regulations stilctly
enjoin that he must always wear his
uniform.
A certain Lieutenant Schmidt, who
was engaged In some lively adventure
or other, dressed up as a civilian and
was having altogether an enjoyable
time until, on turning u corner, he un
expectodly met his colonel.
The lieutenant did not, however, lose
his presence of mind. He protended
that he hud never seen his colonel be
fore and In a changed voice asked:
"'an you tell me, sir, where Lieuten
ant Schmidt llvcV I am hlsrother
from the uiuntry anil am paying him a
little visit. Inn I happen Just m-w to
have lost my way."
The colonel quietly gave the desired
Information, and Lieutenant Schmidt,
cougruluhrUug himself on his lucky es
cape, hurried home and put on his uni
form w$h all possible speed.
He thought, of course, that he had
taken In his superior oillccr, but such
an Idea wits rudely dispell', when on
tho next dii.v he mot his colonel, and
the hitler said.
"Lieutenant Schmidt, If your brother
tfoni the country pays you nnother vis
it I'll have him placed In close confine
ment for SO days."
UiinrilliiR Her Trrth,
It is easy to misunderstand and easy
to be misunderstood, and sometimes,
happily, It Is ensy to give mid to accept
nil explanation.
"I did think I would nevr,- come to
see you again,' 'f-nhl a cousin of the
prominent society woman who had
come to the country to visit her and
was about to start homeward. "It's
kind of you to ask me, of course, but I
remember thnt when I was at your
house In the city, two years ago, you
dlil not seem glad to sco mo. You were
kind and hospitable, of course, but I
remember you did not smile once dur
ing the entire two weeks of my stay."
To her astonishment, her city cousin
hurst Into a lit of laughter.
"Maria," she said, "Just before you
came I had the misfortune to break the
porcelain 'crown' fui ono of my new
front teeth, and as my dentist was out
of town on his vacation I had to wait
for his return. I didn't dnre to smile
when any one was looking at me. for
fear of showing, the ghastly metallic
'back' to whlclrilio jsircelalu had been
attached. It was a strain, Maria, hut
I was equal to it. and I did not want to
have ti, explain." O
And her smile, now without a me
chanical Haw, re-onforeed tho renewed
Invitation. Youth's Companion.
Thr CoilutilnK llrnn.
To the ordinary housemaid tho fall
ing of t hotine plant Into a violent
paroxysm of coughing Is naturally
disconcerting. Yet there ore plants
which will do this when the broom
or the duster beglus to make dust Hy.
This singular plant Is the "coughing
bean," known to the botanist as the
Kutmla tusslens. It Is a uatlve of
warm and moist tropical countries and
cannot and will uot stand dust. When
dun settles upon the breathing (tores
lu tho leaves of this plant and chokes
them, a gas accumulates inside the
leaves, ami wheu it gains sutllcleut
strength forcibly "blows off." clearing
tbe (tores of dust and making a sound
exactly like coughing. At the wttne
time the leaves tremble and tho plant
actually "gels red lu the face," through I
the .Inking of the green chlorophyll
groins and the appearance of ted (r- I
tides on the leaves. This plant Is '
sometimes used as a house plant, and
sweeping Hu- in sets it coughing, to
the Inti-use at iin-limeut or person
not familiar w tii us peculiarities.
THE ACT OF A HERO.
Ilr Snntrtiril I-lfe Out of n I'.m.i f
.Mnttrli Mctnl,
Taree men came up carrying a long
Iron shaft, which had been cut In two,
so that an Iron ring could be Inserted
between the two halves. An empty
crucible a foot wide and deep hung lu
the ring. The forward end of the pole
hold n crossbar, making It, as It were,
a huge T. Two men held the T part of
the polo; the third grasped the rear
end. The crucible hung between. The
remainder of the molten metal from
the caldron was tipped luto one cruci
ble, and the men trotted off with It, the
two lu front with strained faces, the
man behind driving them complacent
ly, the oddest team lu the world, lie
steered them through a doorway, mid
they emptied their crucible Into a smalt
mold. As they went they kept stop in
an unusual manner, instead of step
ping out light foot with right foot the
left man's light leg and the tight man's
left leg went forward together, knee
with knee, foot with foot. We asked
why.
"That," said our guide, "Is to prevent
them from Hipping. If they should
fall, you know, thnt metal would pour
over them."
'Of course such '. hlng never hap
pened?"
'Yes, It did once. One of the men
went down. The other Jumped clear,
but the fellow on the Hoor swam lu It."
Horrible! Of course fie died Instant
ly, poor man?"
"No; tho foreman of ihe carrying
gang, taking in the situation, made
several tenille leaps for him. Jumped
light into the middle of It. picked hint
up and threw him out of it bodily.
Then he Jumped . lear himself, with
the stuff dropping from his shoes.
They both wont to the hospital, but
they are all light now. Heroic, wasn't
It? Hy the way. that's him, the fine
man, .Iltn II.. over there now. lie is
still looking after those fellows."
We looked over to where a big mus
cular fellow was directing a gang of
men manipulating .'nnltcn metal, lie
was not dlsiigmeit. ami he did mil look
like a hero, but thereafter the grime
that covered him seemed noble Indeed,
and he would not say a word of his
feat when we sought to talk with him
about It. Hut Jim II. will probablv
never want for a Job as long us llahl
win's Is working. - Prom an Article on
tbe Halilwiii Locomotive Works In
Prank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
ONLY AN OLD SONG.
Hill tl 1 1 1 ii t rn I t-il II..' '.lrlolty til n
New I orU I'riivv .1,
It was only a song, and an old one at
that, but It caaie near causing a block
on ihe HioiulHav surface Hue the other
day. Tho singer was i.t black as the
oal Ii, tho .ail ho was driving, but
that faet cast m. shadow on Ids exuber
ant spirits. As ho swung his chariot
from Hroadway Into Coitlandt street
he raised his mice. Thou 111? trouble
began.
When tho Holes of'()ld Hlack Joe"
rang out high ami clear above the din
of trallle, expressions of blank amaze
ment overspread the faces of tho hur
rying podestr.tiis who thronged the
sidewalks. Necks were craned lu a 1
vain search for tho lo t Hon of ' -'e '
newly patented phonograph. Ciow Is ,
collected ami gaed vacantly upon tho I
air, as If i icy expected lo locate the
sound In some olllce window; teams
were drawn up until a long Hue of
trucks extended up Coitlandt stiect to
Hiondway, barling access to tho street,
that their drivers might ascertain lh
ause of the crowd's curiosity. Sud
denly a newsboy eiied:
Ah, rubber! Duuteher see It s only
do nigger a-slnglnV"
The crowd laughed. The darky, now
lustily holding forth on "The Suwannee
Itlver," turned sharply Into Church
street, totally oblivious to the excite
ment ho had caused. The crowd then
dispersed, mid the long lino of wagons
began to move once more.
Well," exclaimed a Jerseyiuai. on
Ids way to the ferry. "New Yorkers call
ountry people curious, but - He
shrugged his shoulders and passed on
New York Mall and Kxpress.
Tri-iisilrrn of Hie Wiilli Hiiiinc.
There nie doiiblless U every large
Ity In thecouutr larger and more val-
able coVectlons of brie it-brac cud art
furniture than Hint to be found In the
private apartments of the executive
mansion, but It is a question whether
there Is In Vie length and breadth of
the land any other half so luloresiiug
11 rily Is, of com sc. a universal chiirnc
listlc of the artistic gems Hcntlcicil
through tho home of the presidents,
but bettor than Unit !- iLe fact that nl-
most every niece Is fr.mght with meiii
orles and asMM iiillons that make It a
lulled nossesHloii Of the w-holn nunc
her probably half are tin- gifts cf kings
and rulers, tokem of appicctatlnn from
friendly nations, and the remainder.
Imviiuf been fashioned esH-clally for
White House, have no duplicates
nnyOoro vWo in the world. -Woman's
Home ('.iinp.uiloii
'-r l.lUt it .Si-Hitilnl.
lids dollar that I hold In my hand."
he said, "reminds inn of a deep. dark.
aiidalous scciut."
"Oh, Ooorge!" his vlfe exclaimed.
dioppiug her luiniis In l'nr lap and
bonding foiwird etujerly. '"'ell nie
about It.'
"Yes." In- went on, "It lellllllils Ii.t ol
Hi-ret of that kind, hecause It'i so
haul to keep "
And thill she refused to speak lo lit in
for three hours. Chicago Tliue-Hci-
u Id
ll'a VV'lllil.nldlim Tl.nl Cnata.
Iilner-C'oiiie. tell me straight. Is It
auy real advantage to i man who gives
you a Hi 1
Truthful Walter Honestly. I eau'i
say that It Is. but It Is apt to go hard
with the geutleiunn that doesn't Hp
me.-Itoslou Trunscrlpt.
What au Pugllsh paper says Is the
greatest Incubator lu the world Is at
Ilatary, near Sydney, Australia. It
accommodates 11,110 duck eggs or II.
(0 hens' eggs. I
ruimii.ni i.r i Movie,, u-i.n u-n
,. .nian(i i,u. ...i.n )., iini, (,HM '
(l) , iikiuif tnu0 (1 ,j10 ifuru wiy
for M,veru joars. has Just taken out
nturallanou (apors. Ho was loyal
g(JjW,l (0 n,e luto Queen Victoria, hut
W1(f a king ascended tho throne, as
Ult, t.Uh(. ,a hoen. ho renounced al '
,.fian. .-i.. i.n at Ilrltaln and has been
Uia,Jt ,lU i, . rh-an citizen.
BJUT1SH HANKKUPTS.
PRIVILEGES WHICH ARE ACCORDED
BY .AW TO PEERS.
S.mlr Knullsti I.pkiiI lli-elalona Ha to
Wl.iit Constitute tin .NrerssHrlpa of
I, tfr The) Wlilrly DlnVr I'rniil
IliiUe tti tlr.lli.nr Morlnl.
Itecent bankruptcy cases In Loudon
hnve brought up various legal decisions
which have been reached In Knglnnd
on the subject of what are necessaries
of life for men of various stations and
degrees who me tint In command of
their own Incomes.
A duke, for Instance, or even a mar
quls or an earl Is entitled by law to
one bottle of champagne a day If hi
trustees hold the money to pay for It
lu the case of the former Duke of Man
Chester the law decided that seven hot
ties of champagne a week are neces
sary to a duke whose affairs may bo in
the hands of trustee and that If he
had not the control of his own Income
he must be allowed to have a carrhi
with one horse, a tiding horse a well,
one manservant and a house with
rent of not less than CJ.'O a year: oth
erwise ho must be allowed to have the
use of 'J,POi a year, while tho res
might be allowed to accumulate for tho
good of tho estate till the trustee pe
riod expired.
A viscount or a baron Is allowed by
law to describe as necessaries things
which smaller fry might struggle along
without. Hut a viscount'. Income
provided there Is anybody to pay It-Is
tl.xed at 1,,'tX) a year and a baron's at
1.000. He I. suppos.ag any guard
Ian have a few thousands a year to
pay out to him according to discretion
only entitled to claret as a beverage
for his yearly wine allowance only runs
to (io, which would not keep hint In
champagne unless ho drank It very sol
ilotn. The duke's wine bill may run
to ir0.
The viscount must have a carriage
but It may be attached for debt, and
ho cannot force his guardians to give
him a horse. Of course. If ho has no
guardian, nor any Income, either, ho
must do as oilier people and go with
out, but these things are considered
necessary to poorx A manservant
allowed to a viscount or baron, but
tho house rent need not exceed "00,
nor can It be less thun.f 1,7
A doctor Is better off than a viscount
lu one way -Ids carriage cannot lie
seized lu most cases, nor cm the ox
lionses of It be reckoned In Ids Income
tax icturns. In-selling up a doctor for
debt ho may retain one horse, ami two
of his eaiK'ts are considered as neces
saries ' ) hliMuislncss In the hall and
consulting room -and reckoned at i!0
apiece, lie may have surgical Instill
menls and medical appliances to the
value of fl.ono, ami these cannot hi
seized.
Au ordlnaiy man can retain nothing
but his chillies, his hairbrushes and ii
few stein no essailes of that kind. No
wine Is f.ilovvoil to a doctor, but If a
student lu the hands of trustees, ho can
demand u couple of servants and a
house tent ..f 00 per year.
Tho ton of a well to do merchant or
tradesman uuikii.g about I,(mni a year
can demand neither wine nor horses
iioi servants, bin the law may allow
him a lout of 1-7. and another ir,0 or
f'JilO to keep himself on, supposing he
Is in tho hands of guardians, whether
under or over ago. As to debt, he call
be sold io. bar Ins personal necessaries
ii ii. i ins clonics, iiiiingii no is inn gou
orally allowed lo keep mote than six
suits "fMie latter.
If he has more a Judge might allow
them to bo taken Willi the other chat
lols, and he can bo left without a chair
to sit on or a spoon lo it with, .lewd
ly, If ho ha any. can be taken; but If
he has, say, two pairs of valuable
sleeve links he -an keep ouly one of
them, lu the same way ho may keep
.1 ilris suit, but If he has two an order
I may be iiiado in sell up o'io of theiii.
A lawyer can have roo ' ooks on legal
subjects or In some way pertaining to
law, ami those have to be left alone by
Ihe brokers. I hero are cxticnic iiisos
I In which ever thing, even necessaries.
may lie taken, hut the lawyer may also
' demand exemption even In such cases
for his wigs, or at least two of them,
ami two gowns. As a student In the
hands of guardians he can make them
(my lilni S0 a car for chambers, and
they must pay his examination mil
id her fees.
A clergyman in inlnUlcr of any klm!
is vvorat off of all and can keep very
' little for himself. He can make his
guardians come down with Ihe fees his
j profession needs, however, mid If he
I lives In the country lis a curate mid
has Mime trustees and alo a guardian
'''' '" "inke them supply him with n
gaiildicr
Why Mir il.
Among the .Mnlnoles, descendants of
the Spartans, thieving Is cniishlcietl a
very honorable employment. An Pug-
i lish traveler, being entertained at the
. house of one of the mountaineers, took
' some silver articles from a packing
case ho had with lilni to eat his dinner
' Willi At the sight of such costliness
un old woman began to cry, the Pug
i llshmnn having asked what affected
her so much.
"Alaa, my g"il-slr," she replied. -
weep been u m) iny son Is nut here to rob
you of those beautiful things!"
.No (If iiIIi-imiiii,
"Maine," said the girl lu the red shin
waist and plaid skirt, "ain't he Just n
prince?"
"Oh. rats!" replied her lady friend
with dlmiliy "Any one kin see that he
I wears a ccllyhild collar, and them
, trousers Is fl ones." - Philadelphia
1 North American
What we call "time" Is but a single
sun my thrown across the Infinite void
of eternity, and "life" Is but a lloatliig
Dicker or unite that vanishes even as it
his,-oiueg visible thereon.
One of the latest Inventions Is an
imitation vaccination scar that you imi
paste on jour arm and thus fool the
health ollleer. The scar costs a dime
The gullnrlos of coligicbs now beein
to reneiublc the orchestra chairs of u
theater in the evening This Is not so
witch due lo the bright and pretty 101
tuiuea of numerous brides, hut to the
fu c t that neurly all the ladles icmow
Uiolr 'la,', " ' " "evv custom lu tin
k'allerles but It Is one that gives to Hi.
sessions of the senate the characti r ol
an afierii"u 'ca
mm
THE EXPERT S THEORY.
It XVns Tim lii.'l.islip 11 n.l U'rnLonrd
Mill us ii W llnpas.
One of the older members of the Hal
tlmore bar tells this anecdote of the
late Severn Teackle Wallls as Illustrat
ing the cleverness and sarcasm of Mr.
Wiillls:
Mr. Wallls was defending the will of
a wealthy testator, and, as the lawyers
say, when the estate Is large n lawyer
"will wrestle with a will with a will."
A prominent physician was called !o
testify for those contesting tho will.
The doctor became restless under tho
lengthy and exhaustive cross examina
tion cf Mr. Wallls, and dually he petu
lantly exclaimed.
"Oh, Mr. Wallls, 1 believe the testa
tor was Insane!"
Mr. Wallls kept his temper and said
ipiletly: "Doctor, you are the llrst per
son who has ever Intimated In or out
of court that the testator was Insane.
Why do you say he was Insane?"
"I believe," the doctor replied, "that
every man Is more or less Insane on
Niime one snbjeet."
"Is It your deliberate professional
opinion," Mr. Wallls then nsked, "ex
pressed hole lu court under oath, that
every mnn I more or less Insane on
wine subject V"
"Yes," the doctor replied; "I will say
hero under oath that from my reading.
knowledge and expel lonoo I, believe
that every man Is more or loss Insane
on some one subject."
Then Mi-. Wallls said In that line
lone of sarcasm for which he .vas not
ed. "Ooctor, has It over oceurieil to you
that you me Insane on tho subject of
Insanity?"
Immediately the doctor tired up ami
exclaimed, "itut, Mr. Wallls, I am not
Insane!"
Mr. Wallls arose and said: "Doctor,
m-cordlm: to your own sworn theory.
you must be Ii nine on some subject. 1
protioioiiv you Insane on the subject of
Insanity.
Court. Jury and spectators laughed
aloud, ami nothing more was said about
the testator being insane. Ilalllmori
Sun.
Tar Stilllllinaler'a Ctltv.
A certain farmer Is 'idling mean
things ..bout a Hocklaud shipmaster.
l'he shlpi aster," ho says, "bought a
cow of a man down my way; good
critter- iiuthln the matter with her.
Hut It cceins Hie captain's wife one
day thtugltt the milk tasted funny
and segesled Hint p'raps she'd been
(a 1 1 n spruce boughs; said the milk
tasied 10 spruce. And what does he
do but go out lu the pasture to watch
the cow, lo see what she did eat. The
low was laylu down, chew In her cud,
mil he went erlong and run his linger
In her mouth to soo what sho was eat
In. Thou he was mad. He r'lt a rope
on the cow and started off with her.
He met a neighbor, who sas, 'Where
are you goln with Ihe cow?' '(Join to
take her back to the feller that sold
her to me. He's cheated me, and I
won't st-iiid II.'
l'he man wanted to know what was
thu matter, ami he wont mi to tell
nbotit It and says: 'She wasn't catln
boughs, but she was ehewln gum;
that's what's the matter with the milk
nti'l mnkes It taste like spruce. And,'
he says, 'that ain't all. She's so addlet-
d to the li.ililt that she's worn nil her
teeth out. She ain't gut an upper looth
lu her head. Hack she goes, quick.'
Of coin se, Hie man told him II: it It
was all nonsense that cows never had
no upper teeth. Hut he didn't believe a
word of It and went on ami had a tnr-
uril row with Ihe man that sold him
the cow. (iui ,s he was never satlstled
about It or knew what a dnrr-d fool
ho was maklii of himself." Itockhind
(.Me.) Opinion
(riieroiia lir-lll llrllnlli,
llrltalu's "earth hunger" Is a commr,.
sneer on the continent, tint look at
what we have given away without the
least reason!
took the Ionian Islands lu lSo:i
and bunded tliciu over to (.'recce for
nothing about .Ml years afterward.
Corsica bhous tieorgo III as Its king,
but wo abaiidolioil It thice years later,
and the I'lcm-h naturally grabbed It.
Tangier came to us by tho mariiago
of Charles II. We abandoned It at the
end of -J years
Wo took Cuba III 170'J and handed It
back to the .Spaniards, after holding
t for 10 mouths. We tisik tho Philip
pines ami returned them to thu ha mo
country for fWKMKXl-whlcli was never
paid.
Here Is a shoit list of other places
which wo once held ami gave up with
out compulsion; Mlnoica, .Sicily, .Sar
dinia, Iliienns Ayics, Montevideo, .lava,
I'oudlchorr.v, Celebes, Moluccas, i:ib.i
and about W other (daces.
Wo took Capo Colony lu 1703, hut
gave It up Again to tho Hutch. In 160l
wo took It again -and kept It. London
Ktandard.
A Triumph of I'holoura ulij-.
Of course It was a Mlssourlan, one
of tho "you'vo-got-to-ohow-mo" type,
who remarked to a companion ns they
examined with nwestruck Interest a
plcturo In which there was seen th
faces of all the presidents of tho Unit
ed States, "Say, Hill, how In thunder
did the photograph man ever get them
men all together at oncet?" Kannas
City Journal.
A Wrlirr'. Aauirnili.il..
They were looking through tho II
hrary. "If you had tho dlvlno gift!
what would you rather write?" asked1
tho romantic young woman. !
"Checks." rent ed tho sord d TOllllfi
man, Philadelphia Itccord.
UruiiKeuients tire being made hi
the Culled s'ist-s (ieriiiauy and (Ireal
liiitain to icluihtiiao me unlives uf Sa
111011 for rllles given up after the Sa
moan war. The plan Is to my the total
amount lu three or four Installments
The natives are like children lu money
matters, ami It Is feared they would
plunder their pay mid probably create
disturbances.
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M0FFITT
& T0WNE
ttnpuriera and Dealers tn
Hook, IMawa,
Wrlttrnjand
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OA nD BTOOK
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NI:YV COMMISSION IIOUSU
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I'J l-l-.'Jt ln l s,, sal ritinelseo,
(ictict'jil Commission jiiuI
Produce.
Spodaltv, lliitter, Kggs nml Cheese,
Your I'linsiKUiiieiils solicited.
The.
Coffee
Heart-
Thousands of ooU'ee drinkers have
heart pains, mid fear they luive
lieaii disease, mid ninny U-lleve
tliey actually have. Nino times,
out of ten the trouble I Hint they
have a "coHis' heart." It has been
over-sthiliilalcil by ciiU'eln and cull
not stand coll'eo. Cereal Is tasteless
mid entree hurts. Hut there Is a
middle ground, and Cafe llhinil
covers It, It Is so rich nml satisly
lug that you will not be easily con
vinced that it is not all cnlt'cc. Hut
we guarantee that It contains but
-Ml per cent eoH'ee, the rest Ik-Iiik
iiultltlons fruits and grains. Ask
yoin grocer to get it for you mid
you will never drink anything else.
Hut 'S cents per pound,
OifiS Klnnd CoMee Co.
riOS Cliiy Ktruot,
Kim PrnucUm.
Printers'
Snaps.
Wonkd News Ciihch.
Wit liuve sovi-rul hundred pulrs of llu)s
i'iihi'n Tliey urn u Irlllu smaller lliuti
lull Nil., wire uteri liy two It-mllng
ilullft'H bolero l.lno's I'liiiui In. Thoy urr
pis! tho slco (o fitcllltulo i-iiiiiiHislilon
hi ported unlor. I 'fly cents per putr
I : I ii c (iomlmi alohhcr.
New slvio, Sxl'j, Hi-i-uuit-huml, wltfj
llirnwsirt, In Mrsl-duHs condition, Una
ililo stomii Mxluri'S unit In uuo of the
liost si'i'ond timid pri-HHCS wo liavo.hiid
lorn long tlnio. ItlHusuiip.
Seooiid-limid Cylinder.
s.. .'oluiiin ipitrlo. Will work INU un
hour A ImrKnUi fur n country dully.
Home ISoily mid DlHplny Type.
IIhh not seen ono iiinntirs uso Homo ot
11 hardly alslmd Hi-cnnd liiliul prlcoa
PACIFIC STATES TVPE FOUNDRY
ROH Clny Street, 8. I'.
.,r nml Thrift.
The late Professor Shuttlevvorth of
London was particularly fond of telling
how, when he once tided as locum
tenons In Dovoushlie, hu had to pro
claim the banns of marriage of a
young yokel and a village maid. A
fortnight later the young swain called
at the professor's lodgings.
"Vou put up the banns for me," hu
Mill I.
'Yes, I remember," replied Mr.
Khiittlowoith.
"Well," Inquired the yokel, "has It
got lo go on?"
"What do you mean?" asked the pro
fessor. "Are you Hied of tho girl?"
"No," was the unexpected answer,
"hut I l.'ko her sister better."
"Oh, ir Hut original gill doesn't mind,
you can many her sister."
"Hut should I have to bo 'called'
agaffi?"
"Certainly, that's necessary," an
svveroil Mr. Shuttlevvorth.
"Hut hh'-'ihl I have to pay again?"
"Yes. It would cost you three and slt
pence."
"Oh. would It?" rejoined the yokel
nfter relloctlon. "Then I'll lot It re
main as It Is." And he did. -London
Telegraph.
Thry I'.nt ThrmarlTf a,
I'roni various causes, such as anger
and fear, many animals cat their own
Mesh. Kilts, when caught lu a trap hy
tho leg, will gnaw oft tho captured
member, and mice In captivity have
been known to bite off their tails. Hut
there are some creatures which go
much further and actually eat parts of
themselves If left for too. long a period
without food.
A hyena belonging to a menagerie.
was kept by tho proprietor without
food in order to tamo It. Ono morning
he was horrified to tlnd that tho fero
cious creature had actually eaten part
of Its own leg.
An eagle In the zoo a few years ago
was noted for the fnd that It would
now and then pick pieces of llcsh out
of Its own legs and cat them.
Certain caterpillars am) toads devour
their cast off skin. This may bo due
" 'r. imi ii muss uuu economy.
'' '"'f1-' ' J"' trace of this charac
lonstic in uuiiiau oeings. uuiiureii
"'lien In rage bomotluies hlto their own
""" '' "n"3' niinougn it must nc
"'luiuicu uuu uiey nesisi nuen u 111-
gins to hurt.
Mvv llxeiiaiul allows no child under 1 1
jours to become a wage earner, tho age
ai which under the Kugllsh factory law
he ecu se 10 bo a child and Is ratiketl as
h "young person." Kugllsh hoys of 1'J
jeurs of age may still work In the
mines fur Til hours a week, which Is
longer than the hours for men lu mines
of Northumberland nml Durham, Kng
in -J.