BANDOX RECORDER,
Trenfmrnl nf Ilnrn,
nunis maj 1h oidlnnry, but t;.-j lose
none of their smart it-cause of Ujis case
with which they are aisnlrcd Some
iiersons scoiu to have a ierfcct genius
for getting burned. 1 tbey strike a
uintch. It breaks aud wnn lies them,
while a visit to the kitchen ends In a
burn from the oven or n scnid firii hot
water or steam. Of course iLic dghl
thing to do with a burn 1.4 to get It
awny from nil contact with the air nnd
to do this with all iKisslble haste
Th necessary article for the treat
ment should lie on hand, and they are
baking soda not washing sodit. notice
froh fat fif some sort,jim"f several
thicknesses of cottoyfeldth. It Is an
excellent plan to hfivc a Itottle of car
run oil ready forsuch emergencies.
Carroll oil Is madiby slinking together
equal parts ofJJiiseod oil and lluiewa
ter. If the Stln In broken over the
hum. tice-tlle oil without the coda.
Otherwise (inoIlon the soda with olive
oil or sweet oil or it on litnl or cold
cieani nnd apply It. over this wrap
the c)oth.r Cotton halting Is often used
for torermg the burn and keeping out
the ulr, hut It Is not to be recommend
ed. It Is not a good plan to use flour,
dusting It oerrt burn. forU frequently
hardens and Is of little comfort.
One of the simplest measures for a
superficial burn Is to apply the white of
an egg with a soft piece of old muslin,
adding more as It dries.
, ii A firrdfitr nf Vrrill.
The first production of Verdi's op
era "Othello" took place at Milan, and
nil the prominent musical critics of Hu
ron foregathered In the Cathedral
City In honor r.f the occasion Among
them was n Parisian Journalist of wide
reputation mid admitted authority In
the musical world, tils llrst care on
his arrival In Milan was to seek out
Verdi and ask to be nllowed to be pres
ent at on of tlie II mil rehearsals.
The coinioser received him with ex
treme politeness, but replied thnt he
could uej iMMslbly grant his request,
as he had decided that the rehearsnls
were to be absolutely prlviwe, and he
could not make an exception In the fa
vor of any one Journalist, however dis
tinguishes!. Tlie I'arls critic, far from plencd at
this answer, protested that In these
circumstances his account of the oitern
might not lie all he should like It to
be. "You see," he explained lo the
coinoer. who affected not quite
understand, "1 shall have to telegraph
my aitlcle the Miine ot'enlng. It will
tiecewwrlly be hastily written, and the
Impression In I'arls the lien day tuny
Slllfer in coliequullce."
Hut Verdi was more than equal to
the occasion. "My dear sir," he made
answer. "I do not write for "the next
day.' " The critic bowed himself out
t'llllilnu nn Aurralir.
A self uinile man with a tasto for
art, tliliiklng he would like to luiv
about h Is house some marble pruseiir
meats of his ancestors, ordered of a
fifth rule sculptor n bust of his grand
fntltor.
In due time It was Kent home, and
after a few days, his admiration being
exhausted, the wealthy sian sent for
tils hJuiuImt.
"1 don! mind coiTlng to you
said tlie former, "that 1 don't apiirecl
ate the tine arts mil ens they ure turmsj
to sonic uwful piirjse- Now, I nave
something to suggest to you."
And tie proceeded to give some hi
structkiMS to the iroilesman.
A wpek later, on the anniversary of
his birthday, the millionaire ioluted
out with pride to his guests In the mid
die of his i-uuservatory the bust of tils
grandfather, from the top of wli...
head nwe graeefMlly Jet of bmplif
water, falllrg Into a marble has) In
which Mime line gold slid alher ll.u
distorted Ihemwlvw.-cbrlatlan V.n
deavor World.
llriirlilnu nil t'liilrralniullliu.
The joung man was vlalbly auuoytsl
at tho questions which the heirvsi' fa
ther IiisIsUhI on putting. At last he
could endure It no longer. Ills amrs
tral pride tlamed up Into Ills cheek,
and he exclaimed.
"I would liHe.ou understand that I
am no onlltuiry fortune bunter."
"That's nil right." was the stern re
joinder. "I am Just a iartleular at
you nre. Til line you understand that
I am no plain, everyday duke chaser
either."- Washington Star.
A KrmnrLnlile l.liiliuriil.
Tho humotUt of the Cyntlilaua (Uy i
nemocrat remarks "Oue or the ur
geons of Cynthlaim has discovered H
valuable llnliiicnt. The other day tx
ustMl It on the leg or a Kllllclan wIm
had acnrivly lieen ahW to walk for ev
eral years Now the politician Is run
nine for otliee. Another trial was ou a
friend's arm. The friend Immediately
struck him for ten.''
Intrrln 1 1 u in ii ii I'limi,
Professor Itlley showisl that our prai
rie locust made n delicious dltu w hen
fried, aud he always contended that
there were numerous iiikcru that were
Just as wholesome as oysters, lu New
Zealand a large grub, or, iu Amerlcaus
nay, a "worm." U fouud lu dead tlui
Ur and Is as eagerly sought for as we
seek ror mushrooms. Tbey call the
worm huhu.-Meelmn's Monthly.
Tlir rronlirer I'ulailrU.
"Ttie late editor's wife It iwmiethlng
of n humorist."
"ludetsir'
"Vcs. Took n Hue from his original
alutatory and placisl It ou his tomb
stone." "What wua Itr
M'W are here to stayr "-Atlanta
Constitution.
An Itallinnlr,
Jack That's a line dug you have,
Jim. Do j on want to sell hhaT
Jltu-riUell him for (Ml.
Jack-U ho Intelligent!
Jim (with emphaslD-lutelllgeutT
Why, that dog knows as much as 1 do.
Jack-You don't say so? Woll, I'll
c!vc you W) rents for him. Jim.
Profeor Uobert Oersuut, au oml
csnt aurgeon of Amtrta, Is cnilltod
with an Important dlwewy In the
clentlfic world. It eeaststi of the
use of a mixture of parattla and vase
line In curing physical deformltlea aud
filling In cavities caused by the re
moval of jiortlouii of bguea.
l, - s 1141
.......
The Lenten season Is past and there
Is n return to the gayetios, nnd the
studying of time-tables, and advertise
ment for the most favored places for
our summer exodus, which comes to
refill fi'rntaril .- iit'un i'iyi i on sum ui tlw
trade winds, the latter managinK to
make things so unpleasant thnt every
mm u-lm ...I, ....I ....I ll. ,.11- Iuiviu
i i . .i i i . i
anil the suiimicr resort ojien. Some of
the so-called summer boarding places
in the country that are advertised so
extensively are mere fairy tales, a sort
of " will you wnlk Into my parlor? said
the spider to the lly." The advertise
meiit is alluring, nnd the guileless city
visitor, who in luingiiiatiou sees the
table groaning under the weight of
fried spring chicken, cream gravy, hot
biscuit, luscious strawberries and
peacliesnud cream galore, in more than
one instance linds the table miiiils all
delicacies; and chickens, if they are
served at all on the bill of fare, are no
spring chickens of 1001. The shady
walks In romantic sKjt, the rides
around tlie country, which turns out to
Ikj n ride into town once a week for the
mall, and the restful hammis'k, where
one can lounge anil dream to their
heart's content, prove to U'lnere myths,
Hut these Instances, fortunately, are
the exception and not th' rule. " Where
are you going for your summer vnen-
Hon'.'" Is the query of nearly every one
you meet
I met a lady the other day who has
money to throw away," and whine
only trouble seems (o Is; to try and kill
time which hangs heavily on hur hands
"See this, l'olly," she said, displaying
a tlme-'able of the California North
western Itullwny, " I have la-oii to the
region of Mount Shasta, I've U-en to
Pacific (Inive and old Monterey, and to
the sunny south namely, Im Angeles,
Santa IlarUira and San Diego. I was
tired of tliem all. I actedou theadvice
given in one of your article lust year
and went north on the ( 'allfortiia North
western Itailwav. I thought you was
falry-fdorying a little bit, or, in other
words, draw ing ou your Imagination to
some extent; but I never had a more
delightful summer. The attractions all
along the line are numerous, either Ton
eimiers, boarders, or thr-c w ho prefer
to rent a cottage at any of the many
summer resort. ISesides, It Y conve
nient; for any ilace I may take up my
quarters Is chse enough to the city for
memU'rs of my family to get out of I
town and spend Sunday with me. It
Is all you have pictured It, Polly seen-
cry Utiutiful, cliiimte perfift, and the
whole i-ountry Is a wildertu-ss of lovelv
llowem, ferns, etc. I visited the Cali
fornia Northwestern Pish Hatchervat
l Kluli, ymi told ustiumt. 11 Is a won
derful thing to sec the myriads of luby
trout suurinlllg In the tanks by the!
thousands, and, bwldes, It Is set downlof California oil this year will not ex
In one of the most Uautiful geius of
nature I have ever fcc-n. I have several
tlilie-Uihlos for friends. ,Smi of them,
however, have already decided to pitch
their tents In that most Iswutlful camp
lug ground In the vicinity of tiueme
vllle ou a branch line of the California
Northwestern Itullwny. It is some-1
where in the vicinity of wliere the
Bohemian Club holds Its high Jinks
every ywir. Others are going hi some
of tho numurgus springs, while those
who want Ui avoid this dressing for
llniiur, etc., and want really a quiet
and restful vacation, are either going to
Isian) lu one of the pretty towns or in
-oiiie of tho many attractive ismutry
hoiiun along this favored line."
Polly has licord of guardian ungel
ever nil ice I was big onough to read
Sunday School Usiks nud hear fairy
Ulen, and liuve unit some few persnim
lu my life who were eiititleil to the
name nud by far too modest to claim it.
have one in mind now who l true
blue. She Is bright, intelligent and has
w Inning way alsHit her that tiring
her iimny friends ami holds them as
well. She U a true friend of tlie soldier
Isjys, and ifauyoia' 1ms any doubt as to
the light lu w hlcli they regard her they
houhl vimt her home. Vou might
a home of reminiscences of the wat
ith Slu nud the Filipino. It i-
filled with trophies, etc., brtMight by
Die soldier U.vs to the hidv who. ahhsl
lier wtaile family, carried on tho I"
gissl work of making It pltiuut for the
ys iu blue vho hail pitched their
tent lu lht 1'ronldkj. It wmilil nsiulrt1
ooJuums to toll you of all the things of
Inlerttit In her home, and Hum you
isiuld not half do the subject JuUoe,
To U-glu with, she has a Cuban and
a Sanlh Hag side by snle, and sur
mounting them is a little silk ling, our
own Old (ilory, which wa ums! In the
llrst ivlebration of the Fourth of July
lu Manila. Her father, w ho Is one of
the most hival Americans. Inslstsl that
the stars aud stries U plnttsl over the
others, aud the very way In which they
atv arranged tells you the story. She
wears at her throat two gold coins,
fashioned Into a breastpin, which were
taken irom a dead Filipino's jekut by
a young ollhvr. 'llieie are articles of
ombrolilory which are simply Unutlful,
the work Imlng mi finely wrought that
- -n - m hiiiii vitlifiiruit'l
Is done on a traniareiit material woven
from Hue llUir. Some of the embroid
ered work was In the shnH of large
handkerchiefs lo l worn nons the
shouldurs, and others In uahaied
eill-els. (in of the hitter was taken
from Agulnaldo's home Just after the
family had taken thulr Illght.
Onobohller laddie nulled lutoouoofl
tho well-to-do homes jut after a fight
which added one more ictory for the
Americans. The family had evidently
just been in the act of sitting dow n to a
very llnellnncr,nd the soldier t-lted
three platters. One had a little roasted
pig on It, and the other contained
some kind of a native dih They are
quaint, pretty platters, all the Mime
pattern, highly decorated and evidently
belonged to a setof dlh-. It ia my;
tery how he ever got them to San Krsn
y, but then- they
are, not
even chip and grai mg a cabinet
devoted to gift of like nature. Another
I c-l
.seized n half down verv pretty cut
and saucers from a readv-s-t table, hot
he was not so fortunate a- hi- frietu!
for he only saved one cup and saucer
out of the lot, Atiothersc.ldier brought
her a handkerchief that is a curl-lt.v
in ib-elf. It is an immense ati'nir with
a map in the center and proiuely pic
tured, and reading matter, which
nothing more nor less than iii-tructwn
for the soldiers how to hmd their guns
how to tire, and advice a- to what they
should do in an emergency, etc. Every
Filipino soldier was presented with one
and was exjiected to acquaint himself
with the instructions thereon. I hav
reached my limit and am not half
through; Init there's more to follow, as
well as an account of a visit to the l're-
sldiii hiHpitnls with the angel of mercy
BRIEF REVIEW.
Pure Oiet u t Cute for Smallpox
Arizona physicians have Just win
pleted exhaustive tests and found very
satisfactory resiiltsirom tlieu-eof appl
cider lis a preventative and a cure for
smallMx. The past winter, an tin
I Usually severe one in the Southwest
linssts.'iia widespread epidemic of small'
sjx In the extreme southern part of
ATizoua and northern .Mexico. Six
weeks ago an attendant at the jst
houe In Jerome di-covered by accident
that the ue of pure apple cider wa-
helping hi- iMttieliU-, one of them luiv
Ing receivtsl a quantity from the East
and distributed it among his fellow
sull'erers. Prs. WinhI and Kaull made
tots w ith cider on other Mit!euts am
found mot gratifying re-ults. A pint
nu ll dav. In d each hour, dmv
away the eruption in from live to ilftccn
days, anil ten jmticiits were entirely
cured and discharge) w ithin a month
other teb. vere made among the Mex
lean residents along tlie international
I line w here there were muny c:w-. of a
I more violent nature. In every instance,
where pure cider was u-cd, cure were
effected, and fifty barrels more of the
apple Juice have lss-n onlertsl fnun
Illinois anil New York to carry expert
m el its further into Mexico, the Govern
meiit having lcotiie interested In the
extincthm of the s-t that every wititef
ravages
republic
the luirtheni (mrt of the
Cililomii Oil.
Ao.xnliug Ui the tr-Umiites of
;tte
Mlllentlsisl Csilwr ill elitllt mitliot
ceed 4,aO,(M) Isirrels. This i an ave
rage of 3-Vi,(M) Imrrels a month from all
the oil fields oomhiiieil. Tliat much
oil can easily lie used. The Southern
I'ucllic is to take llM" J tstrrels a mouth,
the Santa Fo alsHlt 0(,(i lrrel, the
Marketitreet Ihillway Company alut
ir,( J Inrrels, the San Francisco (las
ami Electric Company erhnps 15,iJ
Uirrols, the Selhy Smelting Works tM
Uirrels, and the I'nion Iron Works sw
sibly a,(Ji1lsira'Is. These five conninc
tiolis alone would consume al.flt iSl.l"')
UirreN a mouth. Tlia. would IenV
l'l,() imrnds a month from the State
Mlnemkigist's estimate with which to
supply the Keswick smelters, which
sjiistune enormous quantities, the Call-
fortihi-stieet Ihillway, the Chum Sugar
Hetlnery, which would ue Tb, Utr
rels iu a seitsou, and the WalMinvllle
factory, which wiMild usealsiut !(,( U
Isirrels lu a season, U-lde many other
iintsinvtive olMmrnlng i-oiuvrns. Pn-
ductlon will prolmhly increase, Ult
there will ls a market for the supply a
msiii as the great fuel consumers adapt
their furnaces to tho miming of oil.
DiHiWyi Brine Llttlr Moory.
The little Isvr tablets that have hiteiy
coiiie into Use In some of the liermau
cities are considered a iltMideratum. A
lover of the spular U'vemge can carry
a little brewery In lie. vet-povkel. Ou
of the tableU, dropped Into a glass of
water, Instantly convert it Into a gins
""'"K isst.
China still has the old-fashioned sy-
teni of private letter-carrying. Letter
shops are to ls found In every town, if
l has a letter to send the Chluamaii
gist, to a letter shop sud bargains w tth
the keeer thetxsif. Ilejsi.vs two-thirds
of the tHMt, hiivlng the nwlver to imy
the rest ou delivery.
I u Japan poor childnMi have laUds
with their names and addrvssct. hung
unHind their neck as a safeguard
apilut ltltig'.h-t
Itiisslau law allows a man to marry
only four limits, aud he must marry
tieforo S) or not at all.
The French Legion of Honoris the
biggest order of merit. It iiuuiUirsM,-
(U menthol.
The prusont lSdie, lsj. XIII., Is the
sixth of the century, and the S7th
The growth of girls W groat. iu their
llfUvutli year; of Uiys In tholr seven
bvntli. One hundred smuds of raw lssf
weighs only 07 muiid after roasting.
Thu world grows JLlUUttLQiU Ion of
I nut sugar a year.
lmdon has i,3(U mill's of
sewer.
A POKER F.UUY TALEchoice miscellany
QUEER CLIMAX DP THE WIND UP
JACK POT OF THE GAME.
Muni) DUpUrrd Wosderfnl
of I'rrrrpllon nnd Analrl Won
tbr 1'onl nnd ina HI' Opponent
the Ainoonl of thr tatt Halse.
"Manxy was one of the lt poker
players 1 ever saw. He was a good
winner and a good ker. He played
his cards all the time for everything
they were worth and then some more,
and he played a game that was simply
Insoluble."
The Isnard of trade man leaued back-
In hl i hair and smiled reminlscently.
"Manxy not only had Hyle down so
that he could recite tbe jioker rules
liackward aud sav 'sir' after each
word, hut he ro-o to tbe higher science
of the game. He made a careful study
of every man r round tbe hoard, and he
ncM-r played a card bat what he darted
a keen, sweeping glance at every play-
r and drew his conclusion as to what
hey wen- almut to do If a player tad
my little tricks or habits that asserted
ihemselves In hilte of efforts to repress
them. Manxy know tbem by heart.
i will never forget tbe night he took
Carter Into camp. Carter was a good,
cool, nervy player too. Me was au old
player and possessed splendid Judg
ment. One night we bad been playing
everat hours, and as It wa getting to
ward daylight we acreed to have one
more round of Jack pots and then go
home. V'e had our round of Jack pots,
three of which carter won. and then
decided on oue last consolation Jack
tiot. with no limit but the roof and
lo i-oine In. Carter raised the come In
to $"Ji. and everybody dnapped out ex
cept Manxy and one other plajer.
Manxy called for three cards, showing
that he had only one mlr or uothlns: at
all. the other man took two cards. Indi
cating that he must nave threes of a
kind, or else he wouldn't have Wild J2U
for the privilege of playing any longer,
and Carter stcsxl wLf,
"That looted had Carter had never
Is en known to stand pnt on anythiu
but somctbltic that was worth while.
He must have had .something pretty
gMs to raise the coiiie In to j'jo. and
Ids standing pat argued that he either
hail fours or else a straight or a tlusli
He hail Im-i nyed a itcrvoii start when
he tirst pliktd up his hand, and it
argued thai he had seen something aw
1 uily good Now. Manxy had seen the
start that (attcr gave and knew his
style of play well enough to argue that
arlcr had seen suinethlng even beltei
than a straight or a tiuh, aud that was
a straight flush, suinethlng that comes
once iu m great, long while in a poker
game. In fact. Manxy came to the
inclusion that Carter had a straight
Hush, and the fact of the matter was
that a straight flush in spades, king
high, was Just exactly what Carter had
seen In his live cards when he picked
tbem up
Manxy deliberated a long time Us
lore he came 111 with his $'Jo. but he
was out f't or $U") on the game, and
as It was the last pot he determined to
stand a good bit of money lu the Iioik-s
of making a recoup. He drew- lo a pair
of tens and caught one more. Manxy
started the lieitliig with a $lo bill. The
other man dnMsl out. ami i nrier saw
tbe $IU and raised tS That looked as
though Manxy's sunnls- aliout tbe
straight 0uh which he thought Carter
was holding was goisl He delllieruted
for some time. Then he said'
('alter. I think and everybody
around here thinks v-ini- got some
thing U tter ;hau fours I was playhi)
you for-mat. nut now 1 11 tell jou,
Carter, what I'm ging to do. I've no
tleed that ionr eyeslgiit is ,,I nud that
tobacco smoke when it is right hi front
of jour face always Interferes for a
moment or two with .tour vision. Just
as you picked up .lour cards 1 noticed
(hat you puffed a great . I.uul of smoke
out of your mouth and Unit the cloud
of smoke was In jour ejes when jvju
looked at your curds Now, I believe
that you think you haw- a si might
flush, but 1 don't bellcw that you read
your cards correcjiy. I iim going to do
somethlug that uiay s,Vm to be awfully
bad poker, considering (lie hand I huve.
hut I am going to pluj jou for your
ssr eyesight. I sw jotir liot of S'i!i
and rulse It i'Ht luoi-e on the ground
that our ejes deevhed you. You'd
Is-tlcr study your cards before you see
uiy raise.
We all waited In breathless silence
for a moment, then Carter quietly
threw his cards face upward on the
tabic
lou re right, he said quletlv. 'I
thought I had a spade straight flush,
king high. Iu my hand What I thoucht
nas a nine of siades h, a uitie of
lulw. I lose ' "Chicago Tribune
sirrr I lrnr uf siiini.ii, -nra,
"I seldom advise iu) in(lents to stop
moklng Istacse I knott it's a waste
of breath to do " leitiHrkcd a subur-
oan pit) kit iti jesicrtiii.t "in mailt
cases I do adtisc iuih. ration iu the use
of ihe weed, and w lieu a uitlent has a
oak throat then- Is one thing that 1
positively Insist upou, mid that Is that
be shall not ride iu the smoking cars
attached to railroad tnilns. ilreuthliig
that atmosphere for half au hour will
do a man more injury thau smokim
half a dozen cigars In tho os?u air or In
proierly ventilated room that Is not
rotwlcd with other smokers. Smote
If )oii muot. I say hut steer ch ar of
uioklng car"- Philadelphia liccvrd.
MUrrad Ibr slitM.
How is it. aL.sl the victim. "Hint
you charge me X. ceuts whetl the gu
says. i iit class hair cut lo ceni.r "
"Hut )ou hat on t (mt class hair." re
JIhI ihe barber -Philadelphia North
A tuerlcaii
Tbe Kngllsb statute
ttaudard )urd.
mllo Is 1.7)
Hurt- In sirru -'hnu Augrr.
"JiKlge." said ibo lady who was ac
cused of haltering ur hushaud. "It U
true that I stria k bliu. but the weapon
I ued mves lUat 1 did so tnorv lu sor
row thau In soger "
"What did jou fait hlM withr
"A sadiron, jour honor."-Italtliuore
Awericun
t rrlilirrlural.
"1 am diwipp,.iutel In 'Uuole Tom's
CaUlB.' "
"W'M. bji did jou expect A Queen
Anne villa ' 1 'ttn.it Journal-
llunaln llrnil on Muner.
Sis-retar '..i-c u tew days ago re-
juestisl tho Mi.ithsoiiian otflclals to ar
,. .1... l...K..rti, t ..n
r.HIC lO I'' ll'SU Hie uuirau v.. vu
r.xnr ami i.nutinr with a tilcuiro of
t'.e head o. .1 buee bison which Is
u:ral llgun m the natural bltory
i.aii .if the National museum, tlie on
int being (o iw It on the third of
new series of hank notes that Is being
lued by the department The 1 uoto
of this ene. which Is the handsomest
from an attistlc standpoint ever Issued
In- tbe got eminent, has as the central
flgure au American eaglo. The $j note
of tbe same series has an Indian head
while tbe $1" uoto now being innde
will. Id addition to other changes, bear
ls central tizure the head of an Aruerl
ion buffalo
ii ss i!- intention to have one of
our war tess. is cmiieiusii mis noie. oui
for some ri :ism the subject was chau
fd. The case holding Ihe group of buf
falo from which the photograph w-ns
made is not much smaller than an or-
dlunrv tetictnent house and contains
herd of rite of the finest specimens of
the tnnlsiilng bison In existence. The
bull tvhoe head will enibellMi the Sid
note l ald by Ir. V. W. True, exoou
live curnior of the NHtlnuai museum
to lie the Inigest animal ever captured
on the Missouri Yellowstone divide. It
weinlis at least t.iVU pounds, his verti
cal height at shoulders being six feet
In making the photograph the huge
irlasn. whi h ttiis In two pieces, had to
be removed and It will bo replaced
with as huge u single plate glass as Is
made. This only illustrates the groat
care taken by the tienstir.v department
to secure. Inith In itortiiilture and tig-
ure. the best models to be procured, nil
not traits being made from the best
likenesses of the subject In existence.
riilcnco Tribune.
t i-. tVnj of 1 1 1 r I n ir "Sntira.'
Two nthlctic yoinlis, with more on
thuslasm Ilia n money, wont recently
to one of the city's cheap theaters to
see a prlKotlshter then slurring and
sinrrlug for - cents admission. Tlie
next day iln-y wore half rueful, half
nmuscd expressions w hich called for an
explanation.
'Well, admitted one of them, "we
had ihe funniest trick played on us we
ever struck. We iv the play, and or
course we chipped as hard us we could
at the Itoviiig imrt. Then one of tho
ushers ciimc up and said cotilldentlally
that by paying in cents extra we coul
go round to the hack and see some
more boxing We Jumped at the chance
and went round behind the scenes.
sooner had w e got there than some one
called out: Mote supes! More stipes for
tho stleet scene!' aud a man rushed up
anil said, 'You go on and stipe fur Hit
scene, and w'l! i of unit your inane)
We were tickled lo death, being han
up. so ou tie went. After the scene
there was an nwful confusion, nnd tv
wele hustled out somehow. We tried
to get our money, hut they wore too
pry for us. We Just paid 1(1 cents
apiece to go nroiind and siipo for those
people." - New York Tribune.
Itniild t'nslnl st-rt tor.
I'hat the postal service of Heliill Ii;
long been the model uis yet linattalu
blei for the lest of Ihirope Is wo
known llul it Is nut equally matter of
common knowledge that the excellent
of the licrliu postal nri'tiugeinonts n
.teslerdny no longer satisfies the post
authorities of today. The latest lino
vn I Ion has hot ii a still more I t t i iti-n t
Icaring of ihe letter Ikixcs and a inon
nipld tlelltcrt lliaii eviT. Tho letter
boes lu ihe iriiuipul thoroughfare
are now cleared every I." minutes tlur
lug the bust hoiiis of the day. 'I'll
rapidity of ih-liwry of loiters recetitlv
oven rtsullcil iu the saving of a human
life. A girl determined to commit sul
clde w rote lo her parents of her lliton
Hon anil sicd ihe letter, which was
Iclivctcd within an hour of Mng pos
etl. This cmibleil the fnthor to hurry
oil in a cub to the spot In the Thlorgiir
ion which his daughter had montloiio
ns that wheto her botlv would be
touud, lo catch her alive, box her ears
ami take her home. Sidney Whitman
In Harper's Magnjilne.
Iln l.niriiKe".
Ila) lozenges are the popular con fee
tiouoiy among army horses lu the Phil
ipplues aud South Africa. Tho food, or
rather the form of It, Is a Yankee lu
volition, eallod into existence by the
circumstance of wnr lu a country lack
lug good ituitU Hay put up In tho or-
tllnar.t hale cuuiiot be transported on
iiorschih k because of Its weight and
bulk. It Is therefore compressed by
sworfiil machinery Into disks a foo
or is: inches in dlamotoitutI two Inches
iiiit K. i lie disks are pnekes into tolls,
like the lozenges the train boys soil
and huug in slings from the horse's
iaok. one on each side. A single lot
once, wtion broken up and opened out
muses a imai for a horse or mule r$ii
will cure him of that hungry feeling as
quickly as a tuamterful of fresh lmv
The compactness of the now hale also
moans a great wiring fr,,Kijt
Youth's Compnulou.
Mot Inn I'lclilrra I'nr llir llllinl.
The new est mot lug iiitture nmohlne
Is for the blind. It Is a i iiuu.alogrupli
in ttinou ioss miner tin- timters of the
blind n series of reliefs lopiesoutiiig
i ne same object iu uirrereut ks1(Ioiis
ti e brauoh of w tioe. a bud or any uih
cr obJict. This couto.ts iho wimo I in
prosslon to the bllud that the iuovIul-
pictures do to one w bo can see. The
scheme has been tried ttlib ucies by
it. imssani oi uie l-sjonolnglcNl lusll
tule of I'arls, who also has detlsed au
electric tlbratlou Hbicb gltes lo tbe
uicurnui) iltsir tbe motion of inushin
rhythm. Pur those not entirely deaf
he has Intoniisl a "gradual ampllfler o
touuds" wUich supplciui-iila tbe oraut
of hearliig and lu some casts Improtos
mow.
A Now ork iHthce comuiisionr .1..
tiaretl the oilier da) lhai Ii whs csslor
10 natig a man lor uiurd.r ibere ibau
to disuilss a sl Its-ma 11 i.i j,r
he saltl. "Ibo hoani had 10 iaj ,Hi
JiaOAXK) In bark salaries 1,1 uu-u i,
bad liecu ri-iristaltsj bj the courts "
New York I Is 1 lies law reguUim
aloons has jieldcd Ml uai.uii t n,J
stale ami local iteastirio slme n )MU
age Uto j ears Mjru viou bIU)
creaMKl from S3.lX.Hj iu -Jixxn and r
rests for drillikoniiess diiuli,lt,ed from
VI to 'or each 1 10 of poi-- ' on
THE BURGLAR'S BIBLE.
llr said Tlml lie Woold (irl It Dnck
Axnln. and llr Old.
.senator .blm '. Sihwuoi of Wiscon
sin vhfi a young man wns attorney
for t" icn tiinrgod with stealing.
There h-il been taken from the men n
t.i worn P.iblo and n small drawer.
On tho lit leaf of the Bible was the In-
scrlpt.on. To My narutig noy. i rom
Mother "
The triii I ttas laid the next day, and
the fuiutc senator made a brilliant
Mieoch to the Jury. He exhibited the
Hlblo and pointed to the Inscription,
anil tv ithotit leaving their scats the
Jurv returned a terdlct of "Not guilty.
After the trial the young men gave
the hitvyer$50.
"Hoys." said Mr. .Siiooner as they
were about to separate, "I nm curious
to know why jou carry that Hlblo and
the emntv drawer." Then the senator
listened with astonishment to the his
tory of his clients.
"Wo arc professional safe blowers
and have boon for five years. 1 his Hl
blo has a double cover and opens like
this" (here the self confessed criminal
nrcs-cd n hidden spring lu the thick
oter nnd disclosed a hollow In which
there lay "to steel files nnd n small
utvi, "nml this old drawer has u secret
Iwttom. whore we keep our tools."
The future senator confiscated the
Hlblo mid the drawer.
duo of the thieves shouted angrily,
"Weil get those things back yet, you
mini: my words!"
Several yours passed, and then the
Incident was brought back to Mr.
Spootier's recollection In the following
manner: One etotilng lie and his family
attended an entertainment, nnd no one
was left at the house. When they re
turned at n late hour, they found that
the house had boon entered by bur
glars and ransacked, but that nothing
apparently was missing. The next
day's mall brought a letter which read
Pear Sir l'leae euue the wiy we came In
last iiIkIiI. but tlie door was locked. We netei
ilikl lliitik )ou trrated Uf annate by anlptnjr our
outfit, ami no hp came t-atk alter it and found
ou ut-re not at tiome. te ala)a keep our
Kord tours (nil), Jul ko Jis.
Saturday lltenlng Post.
THE BARGAIN CRAZE.
.Urn, II Is tlliut-il, Arr a .tlneh In.
ff-ott-il hi (Up Wimirii.
'This perennial Joke about the love
of women for bargains wearies mo,'
Mild a blight business woman the other
day. "With most piosumptuous supe
riority men charge our sex with an ex
travagant zeal for bargains, but I see
enough of business men to assuie me
that Ihoy me Just 11s eager as women
mo to got 1111 article ut a few cents less
than the usual price.
Mr. A Is generally extravagant
lu his personal expenditures, hut he Is
keen after bargains. The other day ho
ciiine Into our olllco wearing mi air of
groat satisfaction, and Ids Jubilation
had 110 other foundation thau tho dis
covery or a street stand tt here .sec
onds' lu lend pencils were sold nt
cents each.
"If you know a good pencil when
.ton see It. ho explained, 'you can rum
mage In the pile aud pick out 5 nml 10
coin pencils at 'J cents each or throe
for :,.
"And lluit reminds me of another
bargain. You know the 10 eout cigars
I smoke Well, thete Is a little shop
down near the ferry whore ton can
et them four for n quaiter. 1 Just
hoard of the place and ran down there
at luiiehtlmo and tilled niv Dockets.
liieat hiirgaln.'
'And ttoultl jou believe It. that man.
whose iraiisacilons run Into the mil
lions, went on tolling my employer of
nargiiius in clothes, stationery, etc..
and Mr. It - sionned In Hie midst of
his estimates: on n big contract to note
iihliesses and 10 11-II Mr. A of bar-
Kitiiis iati discovered in neckwear
mid shoes and household supplies.
tot women 1110 said to tnonoiiolizo
the bargain liuiitlliir tils ease." ett-
101k Press.
t'osl of n London !-'nic.
A Loudon fog Is mi expensive tislta-
Hon. A day of It, counting the dav nt
eigni Hours, is estimated to cost any
thing from t.W.iss) to 1(h).(hk) irf hard
cash. No small proportion of this goes
to the gns and electric light cotnnmiles.
ttiucii mi to to supply aliout a third
noie potter thau usual. Hut there ure
Hso iho rallwnys l-'og signaling Is
evpciisit,.. .t Chiphnm Junction alone
t..o mis iwii Np,.lt ,v Hinge rnllttnv
oiupmiy dining n day's fog In extra
pa.t lo the plate layers. When the red
light cnniiot bo seen at 11 distance of n
Hundred .vards.he plate layers become
fog signalers, and for this they are paid
shilling a day In addition to tholr
regular wages ami foiirpence per hour
in orinne. providing the overtime does
not run Into a second shilling.-Undon
Liirtuiicle
U'li.m tlH il...1....... .,
11 iiiinisione ttas mivo. ho
mis oiii'e dlsciihsing ttith some friends
it 1 1 lltt union cast e Iho creaiest ,iv 1,.
the worlds history. Pncli tuomber of
tue g&nip was asked to saj ou which
ui) no, 111 ttie past or Ihe future, wool,!
prefer to live. It being supposed that ho
noiiid until uis present knuwio.1.... ni
niiertiiirii roturii to his present exist-
tice. ,tir. t, niilstouo r un... ,i ,..
. . . ' " '",., to
roece tt lion Athens was at in 1,1..
Slt'lJ
lllflrrenl Pol u nt vi.i.
Willie (orjingi - Mamma luu.i......
Joe hit me Willi a great big brick lloo
tlist:
Mamma
And what did jou ,h to
him. tlcarV
Willie- I
i.t, 1
ill "Oil COUIIV It I 1 it....
same little brick bo threw at me.-
11111 is-r s iiainr
Slun. of iiirii,rl,n.
Mr
' Sliuiikliis ,! our ,,., 1(
!' ellgilged "
must
liolhej seem fond of each other?"
-No. luit he li, heituii r ,i.i ,
wlthhor."-Chhairoli,.,H1r.i u"
lteful.,1.,,.
"They are accusl,,.. ,ou of , ,
nlo nionej ou, ,,f ,Utf ,,,,,.
uti give 11 nttnj
Now. Isn't thai iiwt,,,,,,,,,,.. ,
tho cold blooded iw,i..,i. I.." .Ia"u
body who knows me ki.. ...... -y.
ould got money out uf J'"
nsi.ury I would..', gU. lnvT"l,".
hang on to 1," a,ttu..t..
.-mi
The cos, Hem Ibealer ma".
first one s.,1,1 for ,i, j uijti v . ...V ""'
crt lu Now York lu KS ' , ",u" '
Saud was ..uibtrjr
FACES.
b the ee that lights to meet us and the f,
that smiles to greet us
tre the sliadows of the future and the Imp,,,
of the f'.
And Ihe cheek that In Ita ilattnlnj Butted ai rot.
as the mornlnir
Sluits the outline of Its heauly sa It fades a.,
at last. '
And Ihe little children's faces mid their dimple,
sre l!ie trares
Of the maiden's sctowing beauty and f
hood's brow of care,
lu! the rimtiliery of gladness and thn al
Ihe sadness
To the tliouthtful e.ve that caaeth are tbe?
lurkln rter there.
put the faces that are ncareat and the facet ibit
are dealest
Are the true, the tender faces that our trust ini
lotlnir in:
Then, when comes to them the shading, bentl,(
ro-es snail ne laoinK,
Like the tase tdth light Illumined al.aU ( ,
tbe soul ufthln.
Woman s Life.
MARRIED HANNER HIMSELF.
Tlir Wedillim Cnine Aliout Tli rough
n Drnl Oter it MortKUur.
"Never heerd how I got the best of
ole Simmons, did you?" queried the
farmer from the upper part of tbe
state, who N visiting his son "You
knowed what 11 sklutllnt ho was)
Worst I over see or rend about
"Well, you been tlopplti round a good
hit 'bout ole whldoiors glttln married
agin, so I'll toll you how it wns. Sitn-
mons held n mortgage on that south
forty, lie beat me outen the tnotiej
on a sharp dicker, nud 1 boon road;
tor put the scalpln knife enter hlru
over sciico, nut I cniKenaied thot I'd
have tor settle or give him the land.
While I wns satin up tor clear off the
morgnge 1 got n iiiiermnsiiing trum
SI iMke that olo Simmons was payln
toiitlon tor Ilanner Wutslng. SI gl'me
the hint and same lliuo tolo me he was
lottln on lor be llaimor's stlddy Jest so
as tor devil Simmon".
When I went tor see the olo skin-
Hint 'bout gltin 1110 11 lectio more time
on the morgnge, no nmuer giggles
touud and looks like he'd boon stealln
sheep and ast me what the tall: was
bout SI and Milliner. Now. I ain't no
college porfessoi'. but I see right off
what wnj i'jo wind wns blowin. and 1
spun a yam liout it tiom common re
pott as how Ilanner and SI wns goln
ter hitch.
I thought ole Simmons would have
11 spell, nut 1 nraccii mm up mi tue
time a lellln him thot SI aud Hauucr
would ho n good match. Well, the up-
shoot ttas thot he said of I'd git SI ter
move lo liidlanoy and stay there 1
could hate the mor'gnge c Ion red with
out p.i.tlu a cent. SI was blamed glad
ter go for S.". and It cleared 1110 bout
jil.r.uo Hut ole Simmons was so tar
nel moan lu talklii 'bout It thet he got
my mail up. nud I sailed lu 11 nil mar
ried Ilnniier ui) self. Thot's the way
vou got j or now mother-in-law nnd
of you oter hear of mo belli kuocked
over ton mtesiergate ole Simmons."
Doliolt I'rce Press.
I'olaou 1'rouf !roilr.
There 1110 entire communities of poi
son proof people who partake of dosoi
of while arsenic tilth as a uch zest aj
the atcrage person pat takes of a meal.
Chief among these singularly gifted
people are the Styriaii nnd Corinthian
liophciils who Inhabit tho districts of
I.amprecht. Siilzburg, ' llnrtborg. I.eo-
beii. Oborzoirung anil the lirzgohlrge
mountains. The sturdy mountaineers
consider that arsenic Improves their
wind for chamois climbing.
Some .tears ago Or. Knaiip put two
of these 111011 through tholr paces be
fore the (iorinun Society of Physicians
assembled nt Oratz. The one nto six
grains of white arsenic, or enough to
kill throe men, without experiencing
the slightest inconvenience. Tho other
partook of four grains of yellow arse
nic, or orpiinoiit, wPh etiml Impunity.
It was explained that, seeing the good
effect of the drug upon the coats and
condition of their Hocks, ninny of these
hepherds Mart the practice under the
inipicsslon that token iu modern tlon It
Is gootl for human beings also.
I siuilly started with a smnll weekly
dose spread upon brenil and butter, the
einhrjo arsenic eater hns to undergo a
lory severe test of his devotion to the
drug. Violent sickness ami burnlir;
pains m company Its ilr.st use. and the
drug speedily asserts tt-. fatal s.tver
nor Us dctnlcc.
Any ntteiiM.it to leave olT the drug Is
gei'crnll) fatal. Tho tvotuou of these
iisenlo eniiiig districts nre famous for
their beautiful eomplexlor-s ntid luxurl-
mil tresses.
A .Mnilrrii I'oloiiln.
son," said the fond but wis
"My
parent, you are leaving tue to go ut
Into the world. I have nothing to give
jou but advice. Net or tell a lie. If
.vou wish to put one lu circulation, get
it published, a lie cannot live, but It
takes one 11 blunitsl long time to fade
nit of print.
Always read your contract. A man
might consider he was getPng a slue-
'lire It he wore offered n tio.sltlon nick
ing blossoms oir a century plant hut.
Sou see, ho wouldn't havo'n remunera-
Hie occupation If ho were nald on
piecework.
Ho not ovorcrltlcal. liven tho Uct
ordinary sort of n conhis enn toll when
tho other fellow Is making a fool of
himself.
Itoinombor that the votinu man. like
Iho angler's worm. Is rather bettor for
being vlsil.ij alive.
He careful in the choice of vour sur
roundings. Kiivlronment will do a
groat deal for a man. For example
tlour ami water In a china Jug Is cream
sauce. In pai tll0 uiovnlk It Is
tilllstlcker's paste.
U011 1 forget that there's a time for
ever) thing ami that everything should
ue none 111 Its proner time. Never
hunt for bargains lu umbrellas on a
rainy day.
ou may make enemies. If you
know who tbey are, doli't mention
them. Silence Is golden It saves the
money that lul-ht otherwise be snout
In defending n libel suit. If you don't
know who they are well, abuse lav
ished on a concealed enomv Is llk
charity Indiscriminately bestowed, lt'
a good thing wasted."-New Yorl
Commercial Adtertlser.
The government of Ww inland nor
sends commuuicatlom br carrier p
geons between Auckland aud Orett
itriiniu uiand. a distance across tie
water of ao niih-s. The service Is coi
trolhM by the ststofflce departtuiit
nil f0r a sltlBle m,;sa8 I
hllllug, and a stamp for this amouil
baa to be bought at the postottice