T WAS quite evi
dent that the man
wanted something,
but Captain Kettle
did not choose dell-
nltoly to ask for his
wishes. Overcutios
Ity In uot a thing that pays with ori
entals. Stolid Indifference, on the oth
er ham!, may earn easy admiration.
Hut nt last the man took his courage
In a firmer crip and came tip from the
Parakeet's lower deck, where the hands
were working cargo, and advanced un
der the bridge deck awnings to Captain
Kettle's long chair and salaamed low
before liitn.
Kettle seemed to see the man for the
llrst time, lie looked up from the ac
counts ho was laboring nt. "Well?" he
said curtly.
It was clear the Arab had no Eng
lish. It was clear also that ho feared
being watched by his fellow country
men In the lighter which was discharg
ing date bag alongside. lie maneu
vered till the broad of his back covered
Ills movements, materialized somehow
or other n scrap of paper from some
fold of his burnouse, dropped this In
Kettle's lap without any perceptible
movement of cither bis arms or hands
ind then gave another stately salaam
and moved away to the place from
which he had come.
"If you are an out of work conjurer,"
iald Kettle to the retreating llgure.
you've come to the wrong place to get
mplnymont here."
The Arab passed out of sight without
iiii-e turning his head, and Kettle
lanced down nt the scrap of paper
tvln. li lay on his knees and saw on It a
ernvvl of writing.
"Hello." he said: "postman, were
ion not conjurer? I don't espeot
iHj mall here. However, let's tee.
Muiiiiy's writing, by James!" he unit
tiiil as ho llatteucd out the grimy
n-rap of paper, and then he whistled
villi surprise and disgust ns he read.
'Pear captain," the letter ran, "I've
ifut Into the deuce of n mess, and If
you can bear a hand to pull me out It
would be a favor 1 should never forget.
I got caught up that side street to the
left, past the mosque, but they covered
m head with a cloth dliectly after
ami hustled me on for half an hour,
j in I where I am now the dickens only
knows. It's a cellar. Hut perhaps
dearer may know who's gut my watch.
Tin- trouble was about it woman, a
pretty little piece whom I was photo
graphing. You see"
And here the letter broke olT.
"That's the worst of these fancy,
tilth toned tnates," Kettle grumbled.
"What does be want to go ashore for
Jt a one eyed hole like this? There nre
no saloons, and besides he Isn't n drink
ng man, your new fashioned mate
n"t There arc no glils for lilm to
k!s, seeing tluit they are all Moham
medans ami wear a veil. And as for
going round with that photography box
jf his, I wonder lie hasn't more pride.
I don't like to see a smart young fellow
like him that's got his master's ticket
ill new and ready In bis chest bringing
himself d jwii to the level of a common,
Jlrty haired artist. Well, Murray's got
l lot to learu before ho finds an owner
lit to trust him with a ship of his
jwn."
Kettle read the hurried letter through
a second time and then got up out of
his long chair and put on his spruce
white drill uniform coat and exchanged
lils while cauvas shoes for another
I'alr more newly pipeclayed. Ills
itcamer might merely be n common
.nib tramp, the town he was going to
visit ashore might be merely the usual
lavage settlement one meets with on
the Arabian shore of the Persian gulf,
but the little sailor did not dress for
ihe admiration of fashionable crowds.
He was smart and spruce always, out
f deference to his own self respect.
lie went up to the second mate at the
tally desk on the main deck below and
gave him some Instructions, "I'm go
ng ashore," he said, "and leave you In
.nirge. Don't let too many of these
lingers come aboard at once, and tell
the stewards to keep all the doors to
below snugly fastened. I locked the
' i.arthouse myself when I came out.
Hiv you beard about the mate?"
' No, sir"
"Ah, I thought tho news would have
been spread well about the bhlp before
It came to me. He's got In trouble
nhore, and suppose I must go aud
lee the cadl and get him balled out."
The second mate wiped the dust and
pi rspiratlou from his face with his
1 are arm and leaned on the tally desk
unJ grinned. Hero seemed to be an
opportunity for the relaxation of stiff
otBual relations. "What's tripped
Urn?" he ashed. "Skirt or photo
Brnphlng?"
"He will probably tell you himself
"hen he comes back," said Kettle
rotdly. "I shall send him to his room
f' r three days when he gets on board."
The eecond mate pulled his face Into
seriousness. "1 don't suppose he got
oto trouble Intentloually, sir."
"Probably not. Hut that doesn't al
ter tho fact that lie has managed It
omehow. 1 don't engage my mates
for amusements of that kind. Mr
Grain, I've got them here to work and
kelp me do my duty by the owner. H
it' v take up low class trades, like or
1 sting, they must be prepared to st.iuil
'ui . urwrniencos. You'll remember
the ..rdrr I've given you. If I'm
want, ,!, you'll say I shall probably be
It by tea."
f'ap'ain Kettle went off then lu a
We tu.at. past a small fleet of pearl
as dhows which rolled at their an
' Ws and after a long pull, for the sea
w shallow mid the anchorage lay five
''les .,ut. stepped on to the back of a
urlj" Arab aud was curried the lat
' ' y shod Parallel to btm were
j -' f t'u-n carrying out cargo to the
1 i' "rs wlAh w. old transship It to
"
the Parakeet, and Kettle lool;ed upon
these with a tine complacency. Ills
tramping for cargo had been phenom
enally successful. He was tilling his
holds at astonishingly heavy freights.
And not only would this bring him
credit with his owners, which meant
promotion in due course to a larger
ship, but lu the meantime, as ho dfew
his ', pfr cent on the prollts. It rep
resented a very comfortable matter
of solid cash for that much needing
person himself. He hugged himself
with pleasure when he thought of this
new found prosperity. That represent
ed so many things which he would be
able to do for his wife and family,
which, through so many years, narrow
circumstances had made Impossible.
The burly Arab on whom he rode
pickaback stepped out of the water
at last, and Kettle Jumped down from
his perch and picked his way daintily
among the litter of the fore shore to
ward the white houses of the town
which lay beyond.
It was the llrst time he had set foot
there. So great was his luck at the
time that he had uot been forced to
go ashore In the usual way drumming
up cargo. The shippers had come off
begging him to become their carrier,
and he had mulcted them In heavy
freights accordingly. So he stepped
Into the town with many of the feel
ings of a conqueror aud demanded to
he led to the olllce of a man with
whom he hail done protltable business
that very morning.
Of course "olllce," In the western
meaning of the term, there was none.
The worthy Had el Moussa transacted
affairs on the lloor of his general sit
ting room and stored his merchandise
iu the bedchambers or wherever It
would be out of reach of pilfering tin-
. gers. Hut ho received the little sailor
I with tine protestations of regard and,
after some giggles and shullllug as tho
women withdrew, Inducted lilm Into
the dark Interior of his house and set
before lilm delicious coffee and some
doubtful sweetmeats.
Kettle knew enough about oriental
etiquette not to Introduce the matter
on which he had come at the outset of
the conversation. He passed and re
ceived the necessary compliments llrst,
endured a discussion of local trade
prospects and then by an easy grada
tion led up to the powers of the local
cadl. He did uot speak Arabic him
self, and Had el Moussa had no Eng
lish. Hut they had both served a life's
apprenticeship to sea trading, and the
curse of the tower of Habel had very
little power over them. In the memo
ries of each there were garnered scraps
from a score of spoken languages, and
when these failed they could always
draw on the unlimited vocabulary of
the gestures and the eyes, and for
points that were really abtruse or
which required definite understanding
there always remalucd the charcoal
stick and the explanatory drawing on
the face of a whitewashed wall.
When the conversation hnd lasted
some half an hour by the clock and n
slave brought In a second relay of
sweetmeats and thick coffee, the sailor
mentioned, as It were Incidentally, that
ono of his olllccrs had got Into trouble
In the town. "It's quite a small thing,"
he said lightly, "but I want him back
as soon ns possible, because there's
work for lilm to do on the steamer. See
what I mean?"
Had el Moussa nodded gravely.
"Suvey plenty," said he.
.Now. Kettle knew that the machinery
of the law In these small Arabian coast
towns was concentrated In the person
of the cadl, who, for practical pur
poses, must be made to move by that
lubricant known as palm oil, and so ho
produced some coins from his pocket
snd lifted his eyebrows Inquiringly.
Had el Moussa nodded again and
made careful luspectloti of the coins,
turning them one by cue with his long
brown lingers and biting those ho fan
fled most as a test of their quality.
Finally he selected a gold .'0 franc
piece and two sovereigns, balanced and
chinked them carefully lu his hand and
then slipped them Into some prlvato re
ceptacle In his wearing apparel.
"I say." remarked Kettle, "that's not
for you personally, old tintacks. That's
for the cadl."
Had pointed majestically to his own
breast. "El cadl." he said.
Oh. you are his worship, are you
said Kettle. "Why didn't you say so
before? I don't think It was quite
straight of you. tintacks, but perhaps
that's your gentle Arab way. Hut.
say. whiskers, don't you try being too
foxy with me or you'll get hurt. I m
not the most patient man lu the world
with Inferior nations. Como, now,
Where's the mate?"
Had spread his hands helplessly.
' . ... -,,,. trr n(? tllit
"See here; u s no uh - "
game. Yon know that I want Murray.
I my mate?"
! "Savvy plenty."
"Then hand him out and let me get
away back on board."
! "No got." said Had el Moussa; 'no
Cfl. Now, look here, mister." M
tain Kettle. "I've paw you
or justice and If 1 don't have I II
tar in pulling down your old town
tra.ghtaway. Olvo up then e, H
and let us srt back .'" "
steamboat or by James I I I t loose a
wild earthquake hero. If Ju "anl
M tie. murder and sudden
tadel Moussa. Just y ou play monkey
tricks with me. and you II b
eheap. Cadl. are ) ' ,urtb.r
iniiies. you start m . .....
Slk -ml Slve me the Justice that
totight and paid for."
Though tl.s tlr.de was In M
tongue. Had el Moussa caught e (i"1
om Captain Kettle'- ""
,.estieulat.ous. which suppl ed n run
Dlus translation as he went on. Ua
Saw that bit vHor in. ant U.-ncs
: if
0 fl 1 Olf n (?n n" "
i.wTOflO'E;:
-sBYs-
mnnm toe
in.i suiie.1 ti.ut te would go out ami
''''- H iiipi l-mied mate forthwith
"N '. 'Km i.' -a Ml Kettle prompt
ly 'If Join iM'ixlilp mice left here, I
inichi iiiiv i,,,ui.li' In Hudlng you
anln I snow how ensj It Is to hide
a n . tin cti like this town of yours,
fi il one of your bands with a mes--aire
'
Now. to ruut this sentence the
more clearly, Kettle hnd put Ills linger
mi Hie Arab's i-lnthlng, when out fell
i bag of penrk which came unfasten
ed The iK-arls rolled like peas about
the Moor, nml 1 1 it Arab, with grilling
teeth. whlpiH'd out n kulfe. Promptly
Kettle drew also raid covered lilm with
a revolver
"See here." he sHlil. "I'm not n thief,
though perhaps you think I pulled out
Unit Jewelry purse ou purpose. It was
'in accident. Had. so I'll forgive your
mistiness Hut jour worship mustn't
pull out cuileij on me. I'll uot stand
that from nu man living. That's right,
put it up Hack goes the pistol into its
pocket, mid now we're friends again
Pick up the pearls yourself, and then
you'll he certain I haven't grabbed
any. and lieu iml one of your men
to fetch in.i male mid do a I want
Yon'ie wasting n great deal of my
time. Had el Moussa. over it very slm
pie job "
The Arab gathered the icorls iigalti
into the poui'li and put It back to Its
ikicc anions his clothes. Ills face hnd
grown wlMige mid lowering, but It wns
clear that tlilr- little .-pllllre or a sailor
wllh lili. liiiiidy pistol, daunted him
Kettle, who lead these signs, was not
Insensible lo the compliment they Im
plied, but -it tlie same time he grew, II
nnythlng ml lltlotmlly cautious tie
watched his ton i wllh a catlike can
Hon. ami when Had called a slave stud
k'.'ive him orders In lltlelil Arabic he
made lilm tnmslnte his commands
forthwith
Kill! el Moussa protested that he hud
irdeieil nothing mole than the carrying
nil ot his visitor's wishes Hut It
seemed lo Kettle that he protested Just
i trllle too w-lii'tuciitly. and his suspl
?lons ill i-ii in il
He tapped Ills pistol In Ills rcMIng
place and nodded Ids head meaningly
"You've friends in this towu." he said,
"and I diire say you'll have a goodish
bit of power lu your small way I've
neither, and I don't deny thai If Jim
bring up all your local army to Inter
feie I u i n ban1 n toimhlsh tight of It;
but. whatever happens to me In the
long run. ,wm may take it as straight
from yours truly that you'll go to jour
own funeral If trouble starts So put
"Sic larv," lie batil, "I'm not it thtcl."
that in your hookah aud smoke It, tin
lin ks, and give nie the other tube."
Cnpialu Kettle was used to the dila
tor) ways of the east, and lie was pre
pared to wall, though never doubting
that Murray would lie surrendered to
him In due time nud he would get his
own way In the end. So lie picked up
one of the snaky tubes of the greirt
pipe and put the amber mouthpiece be
twecu his lips, ami there for an hour
the pair of them squatted ou the divan,
with the hookah gurgling and reeking
between theiti I loir, time to time a
slave girl came and replenished the
pipe ulth tobacco or Are. as was re
quired. Hut these were the only Inter
ruptions, and between while they
smoked on lu massive illence
to iik ( iiN'nxt;i:i.
llrHl-.-.
Pur au ord.nao innlso such as re
sults from uu ill directed hammer or
from u dooi sliutiluit ou ono's ringer
use a mild nsiritigeiit or some sort,
smii as wlu h hazel or vinegar. Keep
the bruise i oio-tiintly wet until the
pain leases. uhi: a blindage of old
tiiiisllli for wrapping If the pain Is
very lutein"-, laudanum limy be added.
After the Wln has ceased and only dis
coloration and swilling remain to tell
i he tale It U a good plan to apply a
stimulating llulmeiit. TUU Induces an
extra How f flesh blood to the kpot.
In the case of a severe brule the sup
ply of IiIihmI to the Injured part must
lie' lessened by elevatlug It above the
heart it ml applying cold water or even
Ice.
Of coum) when the urulw, or eoniu
slon rather. Is of ucb moment house
remedies should be Indulged In only
while waiting for m doctor, a iruih that
necessarily applle to all the various
emergencies that arle. lu caes of ne
ver burn physielous are often ham
pered by the home remedies that cover
the burn aud hide the real extent of
the Injury
llmioiir Par ,4pcplri.
The medical prnfesfclon recoguites to
dav a It ba uever done before the re
markable aid of massage. It has done
marvelous ihlugs for paralysis, cu-n
for apoplexy, at which doctor once
looked ou helplessly. Apoplexy Is cans
od by a clot of blood on the brum, aud
If that clot can be brokeu up. If an
oiupljlug can be effected of clogged
veins, recovery Is In sight, foustant
masagc of the forehead and skull will
do It Hbls bas Ixwu proved over and
over agalui. while paralysed lluibs. by
patlout. constant kneading, can bsre
new life rubbed luto them. - Oooil
Housekeeping
Anioug the many change necessitat
ed by the death of Queen Victoria oue
which is not uuluiporiunt Is tbs print
lug on all legal dneuuieots "dod save
the klngl" for "(Jod save the queen!"
This Chang alum .i i estimated, will
i,.st souielb r,f i.U- S-"X"w
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Www
T.;..
MATCHES AM) MONEY
UNROMANT1C COURTSHIPS ARE THE
RULE IN GERMANY.
Tlirr,- llif Women r lllillril tn
llnti- Some rintineliil lliinireon
When The .itnrrj I lu t int ( Ac
I u I r 1 ii ir ii lllllnr lliialiniul,
lu Havarla every girl Is expected to
get married. Asl; a Hiivarlan. and he
will tell you that It Is Impossible for a
IHiitloiiliws maiden to nml a husband.
If a girl has no money for a dowry,
therefore, she sets herself at work to
save one.
Marriage In Oermany Is nearly en
tirely a matter of business. The father
of the gill nnuoiinces the sum which Is
to go with her. while the papa of the
prospective husband holds out Tor
more. That Is the first stage or the
negotiations. Utile by little each yields
to Hie other. I'lutilly. often after
mouths of delay, the contract Is drawn
u p with minute specifications by a
notary, and then lite loemaklng may
begin. The courtship Is ory circum
scribed and Is piobalily uot altogether
satisfactory, for the Herman maiden Is
ti romantic creature, and the opportuni
ties she has for getting acquainted
Willi her husband before marriage are
very meager.
The parental supervision is s0 inbred
In the nation that even the government
takes a hand In It with its servants. A
(ieruimi army ollicer Is a splendid crea
ture to the eye, but his pay Is very
small, ranging from a matter of a
week for a lieutenant to $,0 a week
for a rull fledged general, lu order to
prevent the possibility or secilluess In
appearance or hi. vie or living the gov
ernment forbids an ollicer to marry tin
los he deposits a certain sum - It Is
J'JO.OPO for a lieutenant and becomes
gradually less for each higher grade -Willi
the authorities, the Income of
which Is doled out to lilm semiannual
ly. This Is In tenllty putting a price on
the man, because the greater number
of (icrman olllccrs are very poor and
can get the money required only from
their brides.
The money which a wife brings to
her husband, unless there Is an ixpress
notarial stipulation to tho contrary, be
comes absolutelj Hie husband's proper
ty. Woman In I he e.ve of the law has
practically no rights except such as her
husband niit.v allow her. lie treats her
very often as merely a piece of live
stock. If the woman rebels, which she
does very raiely. he displays a very
short temper and an aptness for wield
ing a poker or a walking stick lu a use
for which they were never meant.
In ti Herman newspaper one may al
ways II ml n column devoted lo matri
monial atiiiouneeinents. There Is no
romance In these advertisements. The
man tells how imirh money ho litis ami
how much lie wants. The woman
names her dowry lo the very pfennig.
Very often the man lias no money at
all and cxpresros his desire to marry
luto a business, but the woman knows
that It Is useless to advertise at all un
less she has some money, if It amounts
only to J1U0 or so, which may be re
garded as the lowest sum worthy of
consideration as a mltglft.
Ou the other hiiml. It Is the woman's
privilege to name the calling which she
prefers the man should follow. She
usually chooses au oillclal clerk or por
ter, a ml lei-it uu i or a ear conductor, all
of whom have tenure of olllce and an
old age pension. She litis more of an
eye Instability t hit n to ambition.
It is In lite so called higher classes of
society Unit one llnds I lie baldest and
most businesslike matrimonial trans
actions. There are few young men of
this class who have either money or
nny prospect of making any otherwise
than by a wealthy marriage. When
they inherit fortunes, it Is the fashion
to dissipate them, and when I hey don't
Inherit it Is against ihe prejudices or
their education and training to seek
employment or to engage In any kind
of business.
Therefore most of them enter the ar
my while waiting for a rich bride.
Daughters of rich brewers and mer
chants nre acceptable to these gentle
men, but their gteat and persistent
dreum Is to capture an American heir
ess. They confess the matter frankly
to any one and every one who will lis
ten. Traveling American heliesses are not
so plentiful In Germany ns lu France
and Italy; still, they are to bo found.
It would seem, however, that notwith
standing tho fact that (Jcrman titles
are at least a little more valuable than
lhoe of the Latin countries they do
not iKissess the same glamour lu femi
nine eyes, becnuse Ihe Herman title
captures tho American bag of gold
comparatively rarely. Perhaps It Is be
cuuse the Teutonic wooing Is more ar
rogant aud supercilious than Insinuat
ing. Of all countries Germany Is perhaps
that In which roiuautlclsm flourishes
most. It Is Instinct In Its traditions, in
Its history mid its literature. Yet lu
tho affairs of dally life and pre emi
nently In Its matrimonial affairs mili
tarism rises to the pluno of worship.
New York Sun.
A llllnil Snlr,
All exchange tells of a novel plan
adopted by an Hugllsli hostess to se
cure funds for a charily In which sho
was Interested. She gave a dance, In
troducing In the cotillon nn auction
Cgurc. In this the ruvors were ror sale.
A table was spread with them, from
which selections were made. After
the chofto the purchaser found the
price affixed on the reverse side. This
might be a penny or u pound, the limit
?f cost, and was set without any regard
to the apparent value of the article to
which It was attached. Tho most tri
fling at tide perhaps had tho topmost
nark, and vice versa, making choice so
Jar ns price was concerned pure
chance.
The pain produced by a hornet's
Ulug Is caused by a poison Injected lu
te tbe wound, sud so Instantaneous Is
Its offoct as to cause tho attack of this
Insect to resemble a violent blow In the
facs.
riimuL'b the liberality of T. M. Hutrd.
Jr., of Victoria. H C a tract of land
on the const of sncotiver Island. opio
nit fai. flat tin. has b'ii presented
for a seaside botanical stutlon of the
l:nlverslty of Minnesota. Preparations
arc bung made to open the work of the
stall, ,n uixt June-
MICE QUICK TO LEARN.
fin Sity a ii Mnlni- Vlnii Wtio I'lnil
Ttirni liilt-rrslliiK IV,
Out on Purest avenue Is a mouse
fancier whose residence, lest he lose
raste with bis uciuhliors. Is withheld,
lu a pen he has half a doxeu or so or
dinary Held mice.
They ure the mo-d sociable pets 1
ever litul." bo remarked, "and any one
of them will rise to attention as he
hears my step approach the pen. I
have had thee young ones about six
mouths. They don't live long when
cooped tip. and they will come freely
to my hand In eat or drink Some of
them ate so lame that they will ellnib
to my shoulder and display not the
slightest alarm at being touched They
haven't acquired so much faith In all
humanity, however, and have refused
to trust any one else so far.
"While mice eat a great deal for an
animal so small when food Is abun
dant, they can exist for a surprising
long time with next to nothing. Any
one whose house has been Invested
with mice and who had passed weary
weeks when everything that possibly
could serve as food was carefully un
der lock and key. tlnally calling to
service ut active ferret, will appreciate
tills raet. lie Is a mighty nggressivo
and tlleless forager idler rood, not
hesitating al walls or similar obstruc
tions, tliioiiuh which lie patiently
gnaws a path As a test or persistence
lu this line I bung a basket or rood
rrom the celling by a rope ami nfter
a week's fast placed a mouse nt a hole
in the ceiling above the basket. He
descended some eight feet or more on
a slender cord and safely reached his
haven. Inter climbing up again.
"All of my mice I have taken from
nests about the premises and notice
that the invariably seek shelter be
low or behind something, never lu so
exposed a locality as almost any other
animal would select. Por a nest pa
per, cloth or any sort material seems
to satisfy, and the exceeding lluencss
with which It Is chopped suggests some
mighty artistic work with their teeth."
-Portland llxpress.
A VERY PARTICULAR BIRD.
It (lie lln I hi Dish llliln'l Mill lilm.
Hi Weill 1'imi itntii-il.
"Hlids have as much character as
human beings." Mild n specialist on
birds, "Some are the most arrant Utile
aristocrats, while others are regular lit
tle plebeians. I bad a little follow
some time ago who, despite all tny ef
roils, would uot bathe. Koch morning
when. Willi his while porcelain tub lu
my hand. 1 approached his cage, he
would resolve himself Into the sulkiest,
dreariest Utile ball of feathers you can
issby Imagine. I coaxed and plead
ed: I even bribed. Hathe he would not.
So consislenl was lie In Ills determina
tion not to bathe thai I named lilm
Cramp. One morning 1 broke the tub,
and lu lis plnee I took a shallow blue
and white ill-It of .Inpanc-o ware.
Tramp e.ved for n moment with all
his old hostility, and then as he caught
sight of lite pretty dish lie flew down
from his perch wllh chirps or Joy and
thirled Into Hie water before I could
lake my baud from the cage
"I hail found Ihe way lo It's heart,
nud his morning bath now became a
dally source of Joy to both of us. Hut
out 'fatal morning 1 broke tbe blue and
while dish. In an apologetic manner I
brought lo Tramp once more the regu
lation white Inn Ii illsli. hoping that bis
eleiiiily liablls weie by litis time so In
grained Unit he would overlook the
piosalc appearance or Ills tub. Not so.
An angry flutter ( wings, a threaten
ing little beak, a perfect tempest of
shrill cheeps nud twitterings and then
sulky silence on the topmost perch.
"So It went on till 1 secured another
blue and while dish and then p e
nml harmony and morning ballis
ngilln."- New York Commercial Adver
tiser. llHllronil Mn' I'ruyrr.
All old inlltoail man, having been
converted, was asked to lead lu prayer.
The following was the tesponse: "O
Lord, now thai I have flagged thee, lift
up my reet from the rough road of life
and plant Iheiii safely on the deck of
the train or siilvallon. Let me use the
safely lamp known as prudence, make
all the couplings iu the train with the
strong link or thy love and let my
hand lamp be Ihe Hilile, and. heavenly
Put her, keep nil switches closed that
lead oil' Ihe sidings, especially those
with a blind end. O I.oid, ir It be Ihy
pteasuie, have every semaphore block
along the line show the white line or
hope that I may make the run or lire
without stopping. And. Lord, give us
the Ten Commandments for u sched
ule, nud when I have tlulslieil the run
ou schedule tl ind pulled Into the
great dark stutlon of death may thou,
the Superintendent of tbe universe,
say, 'Well done, thou good and faithful
servant; come and sign the pay roll and
receive jour check for eternal happi
ness.' " Hallroad Gazette.
TiirLr) llroir lu .illirna.
The turkey 'Jiierchant Is the most
wondeiru! or sheet vendeis. He ar
rives wllh "' k or .".(Hi blids, which be
drives alsiut town for n week or two,
telling th one by one. He Is armed
with a long pole, with which he lunch
es up iHy or quarrelsome birds. They
gobble continuously, ami he shouts
above the din, "Gallons, gallapotlla,
gallopule:" ("Turkey cocks, little tur
keys. Illlle hen mi-keys."! When ono
drove meeis another face to face or ut
right anglis. they pass through with
out couriisioii. and no bird changes
master S tiblier's Magazine.
Vlual I i-l I r of Mm.
"Clareine uiiluleiitlonally offended
the aspiring young poetess."
"In w hat way V"
"He sent bei " xnyly ilecoiHtcd waste
basket a u lilrll-duy present." Phila
delphia lleiord
Arllallc.
Sue You said joii were going to
marry an urtlt. and now you are en
gaged to marry u dentist I
l-'lo-Wcll. Isn't he an artist? He
draws from real life.-Philadelphia
Hullelln.
People marvel at Ihe mechanism of
tho human body, w ith Its l!r' bonus end
O) arteries Hut man Is simple In this
respect comjiariil with the carp. That
remarkable lUh moves no fewer than
-l,a.il Imjiic and muscle every time It
hrenibe-i. It ha veins, tn say
I nothing of IU W muscles.
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Vlh box t ?. outs onoemvr ointment.
Original .Mull Order Ihniko.
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1 l.r 'tilvcrtnl Cr iitileil. it Mitn.
Ncvci did the vvoiM tall mole loudly
for .voting men wiin force energy and
purpose, young men trained to do some
one thing, Hutu today I'hough hun
dreds of thousands nie out of employ
ment, jet never befoie was it so hard
to get it gmul employee ror almost any
position as todaj. V. erywhere people
are asking whole to Mud a good serv
ant, a pnlllc aud ellielent clcik, au hon
est cashier, a good stenographer who
can spell mid punctuate aud Is general
ly well Informed Managers and super
intendents of great Institutions every
where ate hunting for good people to
till all sorts of positions. They tell us
that It Is almost impossible to llnd elli
elent help for any department.
There ate hundreds of applicants for
every vacant place, but they cither
show slims of dissipation, are rude or
gruff iu manner, are slouehy or slip
shod lu diesM. are afraid of hard work,
lack education or Induing or have some
fatal defects which bar litem out. Hvcu
If they are given positions very few are
able to hold them, and so this great ar
my tramps about from store to store,
from olllce to factory, wondering why
others succeed vv lien tlicj fall, why oth
ers get the positions when they nre de
nied. The head of oue huge commercial es
tablishment says that the blunders and
mistakes of Its employees cost $'J.',c;0 a
jeur to correct, notwithstanding his
utmost v igllance.-Success,
r,i,,,l of I'reliUlorle Jinn.
1'poti cMiniliilng some skulls dating
back from the stone age Mr. Charters
While. M It. '. S.. noted Hint several
of the teeth, although quite free fiotn
carles, were thickly coated wllh tartar.
It oeeuried In III III that II would be
pOSS Ible by n rough analysis to Identify
any particles of rood thai might be Im
bedded lu Ibis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 colietele and so
re'veal the character or the ailment
partaken ( by prehisloile man. Ids
solving the tartar lu u weak acid, a
residue was left which, under the mi
croscope, was round lo consist or corn
husk particles, hairs from the outside
of tlie busks, spiral vessels from vege
tables, pantiles of starch, Ihe point of
a llsh tooth, u conglomeration of oval
cells probably of fruit. Ihe barblcls of
down and portions of wool.
In addition to this varied list were
sonic round ted bodies the. origin of
whli'h detled detection nud many sandy
particles, some relating to quartz and
some lo Hint. These mineral fragments
were very likely attributable to the
rough stones used In grinding the corn
and would aeeotint for tho erosion of
Ihe ninsileiiiiiig surroces, which In
many cases was strongly marked. This
Inquiry lulu the food of men who lived
not less I ban I.ikmi years ago Is a mat
ter or great arclueologlcal Interest. -
Chambers' Journal.
Piior Oprrii (lln. sc.
"Cheap opera glasses are au abomi
nation," said mi eye specialist iceeutly.
"Tlieie Is no doiibl about this. I have
made n special study or the matter.
Lots id eyes are neai ly mined by them.
I lint! Ibis puitleularly true or young
girls who go a great deal to the theater
and who si i lo lltlnk they must have
opera glasses. To their way or think
ing an opera glass Is au opera glass,
aud (hat's all Iheie Is to It. So I hey
buy cheap lines nml then wonder why
they have such headaches.
"I'liles the very best lenses are Used
I should advise everybody to taboo op
era glasses. The farther f i diu the stage
one Is Ihe belter and nioie pel feet tho
glasses should be. Hxuelly the leverse
or this Is aclually Hie case, for the peo
ple who sit lu Hie rear seals or In the
balcony ate usually Ihe ones who bnve
tho poorest glasses. A peiforniaiice
viewed wllh the naked eye Is much
more satisfactory, to my way of think
ing. An opera glass gives but a limit
ed view, and only tho one object on
which II Is focused Is visible. I don't
see why people use even the best of
them."-- Philadelphia Iteconl.
Tlir Mlol.t-r Won.
A minister was one day walking
along a road. and. to his astonishment,
lie saw u ciowil or boys sitting lu front
of a ring with a small dog In the cen
ter. When he came up to them, bo put
the following question: "What are jotl
doing to the dog'"
Ono little boy said, "Whoever lolls
the biggest lie w ins It."
"Oh," said the minister, "I nm sur
prised nt you llltlo boys, for when I
was like you I never told n He."
There was silence for awhile until
one of the box s shouted, "Hand lilm up
(ho dog!"- London Leader.
Ihi-r In Htti-ileii,
"Over lu Sweden tho suburban rail
way lines have to provide a freight
car ror Intoxicated persons."
"I don't suppose they label It that
waj-, do thoyV"
"I don't know. 1'robnbly they brand
It either 'Spirits In package' or else
Hardware' "
"Hardware?"
"Yes. Skates."- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Klintr. of m l.lf rllior.
nourd itppeursi to grow at the same
rate and to follow tho same rules of
personal conduct us the hair of the
head. Ho If man begun shaving when
he was ID ami lives lo be 70 your old
ho will have cut mure than u little bit
off the lop. If bo could keep III posi
tion all he bus thrown uvviiy, a bead of
hnlr I!.' feet long and a beard '.'7 feel
long, all in oue bunch, would enable
lilm to travel with u circus milliners
mid sit In ii store window to udvertlse
m hulr restorer lu the winter.
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I'roiiouiiri'it C.if M- iinn'"ti last sj lUM.
lloi lllillnr llniVl-lltlil'ri'll llruilt-r.i'M.
It vvas befoie (ieiieral Henderson had
been elected lo congress, and Illaluo
was speaker of Ihe house. Henderson
was lu Washington, and naturally
lllalno was one of the statesmen that
he much desired to meet, and Ihe op
portunity came of a morning Just in
(bo speaker was passing through tho
lobby ou Ids way to Ihe inarblo ros
trum. The formal greetings were ex
changed lu a brief moment, and Gener
al Henderson vvas left lo nee the twing
ing doors cose on the form of the lte
puhllcim lender.
Six years later (ieneral Henderson
again came to Washington, this time to
get Iowa divided Into two Judicial dis
tricts. He put up at Worinlcy'N, where
lllalno also lived, It being lu those days
a fashionable I nourishing hostelry.
A week or so after bin arrival from
Iowa, as I ieneral Henderson was en
tering Hie dining room, ho met Illaluo
after having passed and repassed him
many times. The Maine man grasped
him cordially by tho hand, called him
by name and Inquired about lovva.
"I had heard of Senator I liable' ,s
wondeirul faculty for loiuembcrlng
names," says d'eneral llcuderton.
"When I bad seated myself at tho
table. I beckoned ( (ho bend waller.
"'Hasn't Mr. lllalne asked you my
naiiieV I siihl to lilm. 'Now think hard
nml he sure of your answer.'
"'Yes, sail,' replied tho waiter. 'Ho
done called me ovnh las' night au
asked yo' name au all about yo'. 1 told
hlio jo' vvas Mlstab Henderson.' "
Wanhlngloli Post.
Ilrlnln of llir Vo.i-nilli- Vitllry,
It Is perfectly obvious to those famil
iar with glacial phenomena that Yo
M'tiille Is quite an ordinary aud neces
sary prod net of glacial erosion under
the conditions prevailing In that local
ity. The inn 1 it glacier came down Te
naya canyon, culling It to a steep but
fairly uniform grade. Yosenillo valley
Is hut a continuation of that gorge.
Tho end of the glacier ut the tlmo that
It was culling Yosciulte extomltsl not
far beyond Port Moiiroo. It remained
there ror a long lime ami therefore
plowed out the hoito'ii of the valley to
i considerable depth, llrauch glaciers
Jollied tlie i'entiya glacier when It tilled
YoKiiilic coining down tbe valleys of
YoAciulle, Little Yosciulte. Illllollettu
and llrldul Yell uud oilier creeks and
forming hanging vatic) ut llw Junc
tion iKilnts. Tlie foiiiiutloii of tho ver
tical ell lis of the valley may have been
due to undermining and may have been
aldid by the cleavage of the rooks. On
the iccomIoii of Ihe ghuiur doubtless
the bottom of Hie valley was occupied
by u lake which has since been partial
ly tilled by detritus and drained by the
erosion of Merced river cutting through
the lock wall at the foot of tho valley,
- .National (Jcogruphlc Magazine,