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Copirlyht, i:rM, by Robert Rarr. •••••.•••••••••.••• a * B t something like It on the stage and, knowing little of military affairs, thought perhapi) the costume of the visitor before him indicated an officer in the Napoleonic war. “Good evening.” said the Incomer. "May I introduce myself? 1 am Lieu tenant Sentore of the regular army.” "You are very welcome,” returned his host. "Will you be seated?” "Thank you. no. I have come for my hourglass, if you will be good enough to let me have it.” “Your hourglass ’ ejeculatetk East ford in surprise, 1 think you labor under a misapprehension. The glass belongs to me. I bought It today at the old curiosity shop In Flnchmore street.” “I admit that technically rightful possession of the glass rests with you; but, taking you to be a gentleman, I Venture to believe that a mere state ment of my priority of claim will ap peal to you even though It might have no effect on the minds of a Jury of our countrymen.” “You mean to say that the glass has been stolen from you and has been sold ?” "It has been sold undoubtedly over and over again, but never stolen, so far as I have been able to trace its his tory.” “If, then, the glass has been honestly purchased by its different owners, I fall to see how you can possibly estab lish any claim to It." “1 have already admitted that my claim Is moral rat her than legal," con tinued the visitor. "It Is a long story. Have I your permission to tell It?" “I shall be delighted to listen," re plied East ford, "but before doing so I beg to renew my invitation and ask you to occupy this easy chair before the tire.” The officer bowed in silence, crossed the room behind Eastford and sat down In the armchair, placing his sword across Ills knees. The stranger spread Ills bands before the fire and seemed to enjoy tin1 comforting warmth. He remained for a few mo ments buried In deep reflection, quite Ignoring the presence of his host, who, glancing upon the hourglass In dispute upon Ills knees, seeing that (he sands had all run out. silently reversed It and set them running again. This action caught the corner of the stranger's eye and brought him to a realization of why he was there. Drawing a heavy sigh, he began his story: "In the year 1706 I held the post of lieutenant in that pnrt of the British army commanded by General Trelaw ny. tlie supreme" command being of course In the hands of the great Marl borough." Eastford listened to this announce ment with the idea thnt there was something absurd about the statement. The man sitting there was calmly talk ing of a time 192 years past, and yet he himself could not be a day more than 25 years old. Somewhere entangled In this were the elements of absurdity. Eastford found himself unable to un ravel'them, but tile more he thought of the matter the more reasonable It lie- gan to appear. “That was during the war of the Spanish succession?" “Yes: the war had then been In prog ress four years, and many brilliant vie torles had been won. the greatest of which was probably the battle of Bien helm." “Quite so.” murmured Eastford. EK TRAM EASTFORD had in tended to pass the shop of bls old friend, the curiosity deal er, into whose pocket so much of his money had gone for trinkets gathered from all quarters of the globe. He knew It was weakness on his pa*T to select that afreet when be might have taken an other, but lie thought tt «'ould do no harm to treat himself to one glance at the seductive window of tlie old curiosi ty shop where the dealer was In the habit of displaying his latest acquisi tions. The window was never quite tlie same, and It had a continued fasci nation for Bertram Eastford, but this time he said to himself resolutely he would not enter, having, as he assured himself, the strength of mind to forego this temptation. However, he reckon ed without ills window, for in It there wns an old object newly displayed which caught his attention as effectual ly as a half driven nail arrests the hem of a cloak. On the central shelf of the window stood an hourglass, Its frame work of some wood as black as ebony. He stood gaziug at It for a moment, then turned to the door and went In side, greeting the ancient shopman, whom he knew so well. “I want to look at the hourglass you have In the window,” he said. "Ah, yes,” replied the curiosity deal er, “the cheap watch has driven the hourglass out of the commercial mar ket, and «-e rarely pick up a tlilug like that nowadays.” He took the hourglass from the shelf In the window, reversed It and placed It on a table. The ruddy sand began to pour through Into the lower recepta cle in a thin, constant stream, as if It were blood that had been dried and powdered. Eastford watched the ever Increasing heap at the bottom, rising conically, changing Its shape every mo ment as little avalanches of the sand fell away from its heightening sides. “There Is no need for you to extol its antiquity,” said Eastford, with a smile. “I knew the moment I looked at it that such glasses are rare, and you are not going to find nte a cheapening cus tomer.” “So far from overpraising it,” pro tested the shopman, “I «-as about to call your attention to a defect It is useless as a measurer of time.” “It doesn't record the exact hour, then?” nsked Eastford. “Well, I suppose the truth is they were not very particular In the old days, and time wns not money as it Is now. It measures the hour with great accuracy,” the curio dealer went on, “that Is, If you watch it; but, strange ly enough, after it has ran for half an hour or thereabouts, through some de fect in the neck of the glass or in the pulverizing of the sand. It stops and will not go again unless the glass Is shaken.” The hourglass at that moment veri fied what the old tnau said. The tiny stream of sand suddenly ceased, but went on again the moment its owner Jarred tl.e frame and continued pour ing without Interruption. “That is very singular," said East ford. “How do you account for It?” “I imagine it is caused by some in equality In the grains of sand. Proba “It wu« the English, Casper cried. bly a few atoms larger than the others That put the French to rout, But what they killed each other for come together at the neck aud so stop I rfeveF could make out.” the percolation. It always does It. and The officer looked up In astonish of course I cannot remedy the matter because the glass Is hermetically seal ment. “1 never heard anything like that ed.” raid about the war. The reason for It The dealer named his price, and was peifcctly plain. We had to fight Eastford paid the amount asked. or acknowledge France to be the dicta That night In his room Bertram East tor of Europe. Still, politics hns noth ford «'rote busily until a late hour. Ing to do with my story. General Tre- When his work was concluded, be tawny and Ills forces were In Brabant pushed away bis manuscript with a and were under orders to Join the Duke sigh of tlmt deep contentment which of Marlborough’s army. We were to go comes to a man who has not wasted through the country as speedily ns pos his day. He placed the ancient hour sible. for a great battle was expected. glass on his table, watching the thin Treiawny’s Instructions were to cap stream of sand which his action had ture certain towns and cities that lay set running. The constant, unceasing, In our way, to dismantle the fortresses steady downfall seemed to hypnotize and to parole their garrisons. We could him. Its descent was as silent as the not Incumber ourselves with prisoners footsteps of time Itself. Suddenly It and so mifched the garrisons out. pa stopped, as It had done In the shop, and roled them, destroyed their arms and Its abrupt ceasing Jarred on his tin hade them disperse. But. great as wns gllug nerves like an unexpected break our hurry, strict orders had been given In the stillness. He could almost Imag to leave no strongholds In our rear tin ine an unseen band clasping the thio taken. Everything went well until we cylinder of the glass and throttling it. came to the town of Elsengore, which He shook the bygone time measurer we captured without the loss of a man and breathed again more steadily when The capture of tlie town, however, wns the sand resumed Its motion. Present ly he took the glass from the table nnd of little avuil, for In the center of It examined It with some attention. He stood a strong citadel, which we tried thought at first Its frame «as ebony, to take by assault, but could not. Gen but further Inspection convinced him fi eral Trelawny, a very Irascible, hot was oak, blackened with age. On one headed man, but on the whole a Just round end was carved rudely two and capable officer, Impatient nt this hearts overlapping and twined about unexpected de'ay, offered the garrison almost any terms they desired to evac them a pair of serpents. “Now, I wonder what that’s for?” uate the castle. But having had warn murmured Eastford to himself. “An ing of our coming they had provisioned till" place, were well supplied with am attempt at a coat of arms perhaps." There was no clew to the meaning of munition, and their commander refus- the hieroglyphics, and East ford, with id to make terms with General Tre the glass balanced on his knee, watch ia wny. “'If you want the place,’ said the ed the sand still running, the crimson threads sparkling In the lamplight. He Frenchman, 'come and take it.’ “General Trelawny, angered nt thls fancied he saw distorted reflections of faces In the convex glass, although his contemptuous treatment, flung his men reason told him they were but carica again and agnln at the citadel and that tures of hlB own. The great l»ell In the without making the slightest Itnpres tower near by with slow solemnity toll slon on It. "We were In nowise prepared for a ed 12. He counted Its measured strokes one by one, and then was startled by a long siege, n >r had we expected stub born resistance. Marching quickly, as decisive knock at ills door. wns our custom heretofore, we pos "Come In!" The door opened, and the discussion sessed no heavy artillery and so were In his mind ceased to consider the un- at a disadvantage when attacking a tlmellness of the visit, for here in the fortress ns strong ns that of Elsengore. visitor himself stood another problem. Meanwhile General Trelawny sent He was a young man In military cos mounted messengers by different roads tume, his uniform being that of an of to his chief, giving an account of what ficer. East ford remembered seeing had happened, explaining bls delay in Joining the main arui.v aud asking fur definite instructions. He expected that one or two at least of the mouuted messengers sent away every day would reach his chief and lie enabled to re turn. And that is exactly what hap pened. for one day a dusty horsFmau came to General Treia way’s headquar ters with a brief note from Marlbor ough. The commander In chief said: “'1 thluk the Frenchman's advice is good. We want the place; therefore take it.’ "But h<' sent no heavy artillery to aid us lu this task, for he could uot spare his big guns, expecting, as he did, au Important battle. Genera) Trelawny, having Ills work thus cut out for him, settled down to accomplish it as best lie might He quartered officers and uten in various parts of the to«n the more thoroughly to keep watch on the citizens, of whose good intentions If the siege were prolonged we were by no means sure, it fell to my lot to lie lodged in tlie house of Burgomaster Seidelniier. of « hose conduct 1 have no reason to complain, for he treated me well. 1 was given two rooms, one a large, low apartment on the first floor and communicating directly with the outside by means of a hall and a sepa rate stairway. The room was lighted by a long, many pulled window leaded and tilled with diamond shaped glass. Beyond this large drawing room was my bedroom I must say that I en joyed my stay in Burgomaster Seldel- inler's house, not the less so because he bail an only daughter, a most -harming girl. Our aequiiintance ripen ed Into deep friendship and afterward nto—biit that has nothing to do with «lint I have to tell you. My story is of war and not of love. Gretllch Sel delmler presented me with the hour glass you have In your hand, and on it I carved the Joined hearts entwined with our similar initials." "So they are Initials, are they?” said Eastford, glancing down at what he had mistaken for twining serpents. “ ‘Yes.’ said the officer; T was more accustomed to a sword than to an etching tool, and the letters are but rudely drawn One evening after dark Gretllch and I were whispering togeth er in the hall when we heard the heavy tread of the general coming up the stairs. The girl fled precipitately, and 1. holding open the door, waited the approach of my chief. He entered nnd curtly asked tne to close the door. “•Lieutenant.’ he said. 'It Is my In tention to capture tlie citadel tonight. Get together 25 of your men and have JAPAN IN WINTER Cnliler In Hon.e. ot the Hlch Tbnn In Open Sanahlue. THE NEW TENANT. Man "I suppose that the American people and tlie Russians are the only western races that really keep warm In winter. ' Still tho(e who dwell In other countries admit that they have the same ideal by their Inefficient effort to attain to It," writes Anna N. Benjamin In Alnslee's. “The Japanese winter is most trying on account of Its contiuual dampness, but the Japanese are content to remain cold. They make almost no effort to overcome It. The old 'bushldo' (chival rous) idea of the ‘samural’ (knights) was that It was effeminate to feel cold, anil such is their severe training that they do not really feel It as we do. The wearing of some extra 'kimonos’ and the use of a 'hlbaehl.’ or brazier. 111 which an1 a few tiny sticks of lighted charcoal, are the only concessions to winter weather. With the 'hlbaehl' they never pretend to bent more than their linger tips, which they bold over the coals. It Is used when the house Is entirely open. “The houses, ns every one knows, are built of thin, light wood, and the slid ing panels which serve for doors and windows have paper panes. They are as apt to be open as closed during tho day. When I took my first Jinriklsha ride through tlie streets of Nagasaki. I forgot my own sufferings In my sym pathy for this unhappy nation, which as surely ns the cold came endured such misery from It. The coolies wear tliln blue cotton clothes and are always pad dling through the mud. The storekeep ers sit out In their open booths, and the women go bareheaded about the streets. In the houses of the rich the still cold behind the closed panels is often more Intense than that outside In the sun shine, where the air'is stirring. The schools and public buildings are equal ly frigid. “It seemed to tne that the only warm things In Japan were the babies, who looked like bundles of gayly colored crape, their round heads covered by knit caps. They slumber peacefully tucked down their mothers’ backs. The attempt to keep warm in winter Is not eutlrely a'modern Improvement,'though it goes with western civilization. The Koreans do it very thoroughly, the Chi nese to a certain extent. The .lapnnese, as a race, continue to scorn It ns they always have done, anil tills Is merely one of a hundred examples which prove that the Japanese are still true to their traditions in their dally life and as yet little affected in the ordering of their homes by the Ideas adopted from the west." NOVEL CURES. Inique Mr 1 li <> «1 •» Km ploy cd to Over come < ertnln IllNeiiMen. "Stand where u<in an." them ready under the shadow of tills house, but give no hint of what you In tend to do with them In one hour's time leave this place as quietly as pos sible and i.mke an attack on the west ern eutratlce of the citadel. Your at tack is to be but a feint to draw off their forces to that point. Still, if any of your men succeed In gaining en trance to tlie fort lliey shall not luck re ward ami promotion. Have you a watch?' "'Not one thnt will go, general, but 1 have an hourglass here.' “'Very «ell; set It running. Collect your men mid exactly nt tlie hour lead them to the west front. It Is but five minutes' quick march from here, An hour and five minutes from this mo ment 1 expect you to begin the attack, and the moment you are before the western gate make as much noise as your 25 men are capnhle of so as to lead the enemy to believe that the at tack Is a serious one.’ “I set the hourglass running and went at once to call my men, stationing them where I hail been ordered to |>lace them. 1 returned to have a word with Gretllch before I departed on what 1 knew was a dangerous mission Glanc ing at the hourglass, I saw that not more than a quarter of the sand had run down during my absence. I re mained In the doorway where I could I keep an eye on the hourglass, while the girl stood leaning her arm ngalnst the angle of the dark passageway, support ing her fnir cheek on her open palm, and standing thus In the darkness she talked to me In whispers. We talked and talked, engaged In tlmt sweet, end less conversation that murmurs In sub dued tone round the world, being du plicated that moment at who knows how many places. Absorbed as I was In listening, nt last there crept into ray consciousness the fact that the sand In the upper bulb wns not diminishing ns fast as it should. This knowledge wns fully In my mind for some time before 1 realized itn fearful significance. Sud denly the dim knowledge took an actu ality. I sprang from the door -lintel, saying: " 'Good heavens! The sand in the hourglass has stopped running!’ “1 remained there motionless, all ac tion struck from m.v rigid limbs, gaz ing at the hourglass on the table. Gretllch. peering In at the doorway aud looking nt the hourglass and not nt me, having no suspicion of the ruin in volved In the stoppage of that mlnla ture sandstorm, said presently: " 'Oh. yes: 1 forgot to tell you It does thnt now anil then, nnd so you must shake the glass.’ f lic United States Is now patronizing »lie banana plantations of the West Indies and of Central America to the amount of about »8,000,000 a year. That is the exporting, not the retail value. The Island of Jamaica alone is •ending to this country over t.ooo.uoo bunches a year, which means $1,500,- OO) to the produccrs and shippers of the colony. Freezing, baklug. Illuminating, tor- luring. frightening and bruising are among tlie accepted ways of curing cer tain diseases, says a writer lu the Phil adelphia Times. For example, the bak ing cure: When one has a «'ell devel oped rheumatism, be Is placed In a spe cies of stove and tin crystals of uric acid are literally melted out of his body Another odd cure once tried for rheumatism «as burial In damp, warm clay The first rheumatic burial took place at Menominee. Mich. The treatment was not a success, and this form of cure has been given up The freezing cure: This was first III 'roduced by n Swiss doctor. Paul Bur- deyront. He placed bls patients in sheets Immersed in Ice water, [nicking the patient all about with crushed ice. This treatment Is today used In typhoid fever cases. Or the patient is plunged Into ail ice water bath. Tlie treatment saves many Ilves Raging fever above 105 degrees F has been brought down by these means to normal- 98 2-5 degrees —in less than ten minutes. Neither of these modes of treatment actiinlly freezes one. A physician of Paris, M. Figenu. Introduced In 1890 an ammonia vapor method, which really froze the patient. The body was placed In a chamber Into «'hlch certain client- l»als were Introduced. Ammonia gas, by sudden evaporation, then produced Intense cold, nnd the blood lu the body lost most of Its heat, M. Figeau’s method did not meet with success, Some of Ills patients succumbed to tlie drastic measures. nnd the practice was abandoned. The Wheel Problem. Which, at any given moment, Is mov ing forward faster- the top of n coach wheel or the bottom? The answ;er to this question seems simple enough, but probably nine per sons out of ten. asked at random, would give the wrong reply. It would appear nt first sight that the top and bottom must be moving at the same rate—that Is, the speed of the carriage. But by a little thought It will be dis covered that tlie bottom of the wheel Is In fact, by the direction of its mo tion around Its axis, moving backward, In an opposite direction to that which tlie carriage Is advancing.and Is con sequently stationary In space, while tlie [mint on top of the wheel Is mov ing forward wltli the double velocity of its own motion around the axis and the speed at which the carriage moves. Flower Gardrn. of the Sen. Kow, when he left my lite I drew Close shut the < .i>«*iiu*nit uf my heart And locked the r. anti in each |>art Strange darkm • re t ¡^ned, forlorn and w There pierced i - happy sunnhine through The barrier ut fastened doors; Tlie dual lay thi k.upon the tfoora Where romnary was strewn and rue But on a certain day came one VI ho knock»1»! ttnd w >ild not be denied And threw tlu- rusted tegmenta wide And entered with the wind and aun. The dingy wel>. that itrlef had .pun. The dual that »ad neglect had laid, The faded hangings, rent and frayed. Had vanished ere hit work waa done. Oh. ht> hath swept my heart for me Clean of old sorrowing and doubt, And he hath set it all about With peace ami happy certainty! Oh, home be glad for such as he And very sweet nor let him find That ghost one tenant left behind, That silent, sad eyed memory! —Theodosia Garrison in Harper's Bazar. NO BREAKING OFF. Juit II l.lttle DlBHareement Between the Peppery Lover., "See here, Daniel," began file old farmer when lie had cornered his son out by tlie corncrib, “what's this here circalatln round 'rnong the neighbors 'bout you and Patience breakin off yer engagement ?” "Nothin to It ’tall,” with a sullen tone and look. "Bialin'd funny. 1 never see so much smoke where there wasn’t some Are. Did you and her have some words?” "I said there wasn't no breakin off, didn't I ? What's the use of cross ques- tionin a feller like he wns on the wit ness stan’?” "Lots of use, my young man. Ilain't I tole you more times ’n you’ve got ingers and toes that my mind and ma's mind Is sot on this here marriage? Don't our farms Jlne, and Isn't she a only chile, and baln't you a only chile? Hain’t yeti got no gumtion nur com- mon scuse?" "She said not. She said 1 didn't know enough to [reel b’iled pertaters alore eatln 'em or to keep awake when 1 was a -court in of her.” “She baln't so fur wrong, either. Anil what did you say?” "I tide her she didn't have Interlock enough to talk so's to keep nobody awake anil that ef I was a-plckln and a-ehoosln fur beauty she’d be at the foot of the class. That's what I tole her.” "Well?” "She ordered me to git out and said ef she ever see me on that farm from lieiicefor'ard she’d set the dogs on me, and 1 tide her the dogs would have a confounded easy time of it so fur as 1 was consumed. But there was no breakin off.” Then the old man informed the boy that if the engagement wasn’t renewed within 21 hours lie’ll leave every “diirned dollar to a sannytorlum fur tools." Detroit Free Press. World*. l.oiiKe.t Stairway. ÍX Mail Orders... Having orlginst.-a the system ot iw-udibg uul catalogues from which to obtain order» by mail sotue t weuty years ago, and having continued to perfect the service ever siuce. lu every respect, we believe we need no Introduction to most buyers on this Count, uud to whom we refer as to the andvantages of the system We claim to treat persons we never see the same as though at our counters. Three fourths of our trade Is out of town orders. Wo can't afford to neglect or Impose on It. Our friends In the Interior get the Is st we have to offer aud will continue to Our Grocery Goods and Prices urt- liiiiintchulile COMPLETE PRICE LISTS FOR THE ASKING. D epartments . When In town cull mid HVC us. Smith’s Gash Store, MENTION THls|PAI’Ei:. 25 Market St., San Francisco, Cal Ï $ « w « Naanau'a I.like of Fire. Importera and Dealers tn "I doubt If many persons realize the Book, N.w., fascination to be derived from a winter Writing and Wrapping... spent In the Bahamas,” said a visitor CARD STOCK Just returned from they the other day. STRAW and BINDERS' BOARD “Down near Nassau. for example, 8ß-«7-ru-H . Fti-st st. there Is a curious sheet of water known Tsu. MAIN ISA. » SAN FRANCISCO. as the Lake of l- ire that is worth going far to soc. It Is simply a phosphor escent lake, but Its weird effects cling BAM MASTIN 2.3 yours with to one’s recollection in an uncanny C, For E. Whitney & Co. way. It Is about three miles from the hotel. You drive through quaint and NEW COMMISSION HOUSE narrow streets, with only here and there a lamppost shedding a dim light, ami past the open doors of huts whose occupants seem to till every space in the abodes to overflowing. 121*123 Da via St., San FranclNco. "The gates of the old estate of Wa terloo have long since disappeared, and General Commission and the house Is In ruins, but you drive be Produce. tween the posts which still mark the Specialty, Butter, Eggs and Cheese. entrance down a grass grown roadway to the edge of this wonderful pond. Y’our consignments solicited. The water is only a few feet deep, and the [loud is scarcely a quarter of a mile long. We stepped Into a rowboat by the dim light of a lantern, and in a mo ment, ns the boat pushed off and the oars broke the water Into ripples, we were surrounded by a sea of flame. The divers who swam about seemed literal ly merged In blue smoke, for the effect of this phosphorescence Is more like smoke than water. It reminds one of All the world knows that coffee in the butterfly dunce seen on the stage. excessive use is injurious. And yet The form of the diver Is surrounded by the coffee lover cannot stand taste a luminous glow, and the fishes take less cereals. There has to this time fright and dart away like little flames lieen no happy medium between Into the dark and quiet witters. It Is a Café Bland tills the void with the l>est elements of lx»th. It is richer I than straight cotice, and many will not Is* easily convinced that it is An Early Geiimln Monster. not all coffee. But we guarantee In the fore part of August, 1812. a that Cafó Bland contains less than party of limiters found in a mountain fifty per cent coffee, which is scien ous region now known as Itabun conn tifically blended with nutritious ty. Gil., a being nearly eight feet high fruits and grains, thus not only covered with bluish luilr and having n displacing over fifty iter cent of the canein, but neutralizing that which human face adorned with Immense remains and still retaining the rich eal's resembling those of an ass. The coffee flavor. To those who sutler creature was stone deaf and on that with the heart, to dyspeptics and account seemed wholly unconscious of to nervous people Cafe Bland is the approach of the men. This mon especial 1 v recommended as a health ster seems, from old accounts, to have ful aud delicious leverage, so satis been seen upon several occasions dur fying that only the member of the ing the next four years. tamily making the change'in the In lSltl a number of adventurers cotice knows there lias been one. More healthful, richer and less ex from Virginia, most of them surveyors pensive than straight ooflee. Better working up the unexplored portions of in every respect. 25 cents per lb. Georgia and the Carolinas, formed Your grocer will get it for you. themselves Into a party for the express Ask for purpose of capturing the uncanny be ing If possible. They scoured the hills and valleys for several days and at last returned unsuccessful to the starting point. The many tales told of this extraordi nary being seem to have created quite n stir all. along the Atlantic coast. A printed circular issued by a land com pany In 1815 says, "The climnte of Georgia is exceedingly mild, the soli productive, and the danger of attack Prouounced cat fay—accent on last syllable from uncouth beasts which are repre sented as being half beast and half man are fairy tales not worthy of con Too Clns.lc For Them. sideration." A resident in a small suburban town BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE PAPERS MARTIN, CAMM & CO. In the World. The Philadelphia city ball contains the highest continuous stairway in the world, and tourists who have boasted >f their muscular ability In climbing tee stone steps of the Bunker Hill monument nt Charlestown, the Wash ington monument or the monument to General Brock near Queenstown, On tario, will tell their friends of their feat of ascending the 508 steps which lead from the seventh floor of the city hull to the landing about the feet ot William Penn's statue. It extends from the seventh to the sixteenth floor and contains 508 steps of iron, arrang ed about a square central shaft. In which runs an electric elevator. To reach the tower stairway the climber may mount 245 granite stairs in the stairways at the northern end of the building, thus making a total climb of 743 steps. Tower climbing Is one of the fads of tourists. Hitherto the Bunker Hill monument, with Its four hundred odd Barrymore noil Moiljesks. stone steps, and the Washington monu Maurice Barrymore earned a reputa ment, which has a few more, have rep tion as a wit ami really deserved It. resented the acme of opportunity for His style could be less successfully tests of physical endurance In this transferred to the stage, as Ills efforts country.—Philadelphia Press. at comic writing showed, but in Its spontaneous phases Its effect always Remarkable Power, told. One of the stories told was about A dear old lady was taken one day his experleimes with Mme. Modjcska. to a musical service lu a Boston church. with whom be acted for several years, She had heard much aliout the fine lie had been as careless ns lie often voice of the soprano and was prepared wns on the stage, and Mme. Modjcska, for a treat. with all the conscientiousness of a She sat in rapt enjoyment until tho great artist, protested that be had no service was over nnd then turned a ra rigid to take bls calling so lightly and diant face toward her escort, who was tlmt If he did not owe it to bls reputn a young grandson. lion to do his best he at least owed it to “Dear boy,” she said, “you've given her. because slie had done so much In me a great treat. Iler voice Is perfect bls behalf and had put him befoie the ly beautiful. It made cold chills run public In a dignified and serious line of nil up nnd down my spine.” pa its. "It's too bad, grandmamma,” said "Why. madam,” lie said, "it Is not the boy, "but she didn't sing today, you who brought me before tlie public though.she was there. 'The gentleman and made me known. People had next me says she's been suffering from beard of me all over the United States a bad cold, nnd one of the chorus had when they thought thnt Modjcska was to sing the solos for her." only the name of a tooth wash.” "What, dear?” said the old indy, look ing momentarily distressed. Then her A Crushed l.mryrr, face cleared, nnd she patted his arm Some time ago a well known San renssnringly. Francisco attorney, who prides himself “Never you mind,” she snld. "We upon his handling of Chinese witnesses, can come again some time. But, after was defending a railway damage case. nil. If she can make me feel that way Inst» nd of following the usual ques without singing I don't know that It tions as to mime, residence. If the na «ouhl be «-Ise for me to hear her. Now, ture of an oatli were understood, etc., would It?”—Youth’s Companion. he began: "What Is your name?" "Kee The sea lias its Hower gardens, but Too Profnae. the blooms are uot on plants as they Managing Editor—Qulller writes more are on the land. It Is the animals of tlinn twice ns much as nny other man the sea that make the gardens, the on the staff. He really deserves to corals of tlie tropical waters partlcu have his salary raised. larly making a display of tloral beauty Business Manager—On the contrary, that fairly rivals the gorgeous color he ought to have It reduced. Just think Ing and delicate grace presented by of the money he costs us In a year in land flowers. So closely do they resem the matter of pens, ink and paper!— ble plant blooms that It Is hard to be Boston Transcript. lieve that they are wholly animal in organization Dr. Blackford says that Many men In China do not marry, among the coral gardens there are the priests who serve In the temples fishes of curious forms and flashing and those who take up literary pur colors darting about. Just as the birds suits abstaining by choice, while many and butterflies dart about plant gar remain single by reason of their pov dens on land.—Chicago Chronicle. erty. The Indian Territory, which increas The Actors’ club nt Budapest has ed In population from 180.000 In 1800 to held a demonstration In favor of pro- 301.000 In 1000, Is an asplraut for the hlbiting playa being performed In Hun same territorial representation In con gary In a foreign language. gress ns Is now given to Its neighbor. The best collection of Chinese coins Oklahoma, formerly n part of It. The white population of the Indian Terri to be found outside of China baa been given to the Archivologlcal museum of tory Is largely Increasing. the University of Pennsylvania by People give more time to recreation Bev. E. W. Twlng, a Honolulu mission than they did years ago. and tlie world ary. The collection goes back to a time Is the better for It. Occasional out over 2,000 years ago and Includes those ings, railroad Journeys, visits to Inter odd early Chinese coins which were esting isiints batli nt home and abroad, made In the form of spades, razors, bnve gra-ntly swollen the tide of travel. keys, shirts and tools. M K M had a visit from a German friend who knew little English, but played the vio lin well. One of this resident’s neigh bors gave a "musicale,” and of course he and his visitor were invited. Tlie German took bis violin, and when bls turn came he played one of his best pieces from one of the great masters. When lie had finished, there was an awkward silence and no applause. The people were still looking expectantly at the German, wlio looked disappointed and flustered. The silence grew pain ful. Finally tlie hostess, quite red In the face, edged over to the side of the Ger man's friend. “Can't you get him to?" she whis pered. “What do you mean?” “Why, now that he’s got tuned up. Isn't he going to play something?”— London Tit-Bits. Wrote Sermonn In III*« Sleep. Narrating “Some Itemarkable Cases of Double Personality,” Dr. II. Osgood Mason cites in The Ladles' Home Jour nal the case of a “young ecclesiastic In the seminary with the Archbishop ----- of Bordeaux, France, who was in the habit of getting up at night In a condition of somnambulism, going to his study and composing and writing bls sermons In the dark. When he had finished one page, he read It over and properly corrected It. A broad piece of cardlMinrd Interposed between his eyes, and his writing made no difference to him. He wrote, read and corrected Just the same as If there had been no obstruction. Having completed his work to his satisfaction, be returned to bed, and In the morning he had not the slightest Idea of what he had done In the night and had no knowledge of It until he saw the manuscript in his own handwriting." Lung" "You live In San Francisco?” "Yes" "You sabbie God?” “Mr. At torney. If you mean ‘Do I understand the entity of our Creator?* I will slm ply say that Thursday evening next I shall address the State Ministerial a’ sedation on the subject of the ‘Divinity of Christ' and shall he pleased to have you attend." Needless to say. a general roar of laughter swept over the courtroom nt this clever rally, and ft was some min Him Late Hnnra. ntes. much to tlie discomfiture of tin "You never think of staying out late,” la «yer for tin* defense, before order said the convivial and ill bred person. wns restored and the examination pro "Sometimes I think of It,” answered ceeded u|M>n ordinary lines. —Argonaut Mr. Meektou distantly. “But you don’t care for that sort of A Telltale Bon.t. thing.” Nell She used to bonst that she was "Not In the least.” one of the charter memliers of the Wo “Perhaps yon never had any experi man's Suffrage club. She doesn't op ence?” pear to be as proud of It now. “Oh, yes. I have. It wns only Inst Belle Oli. she's Just as proud, but. night thnt I was out nt half past 2 a. you know, the club was organized 15 tn. Henrietta sent me out to see If I years ago. and she must have l>een nt couldn't keep the back gate from slam least 20 when she Joined. Philadelphia ming."—Washington Star. Re» ord One of flic smallest parishes In Wall's The geographical divisions of the Is the historic parish of Sher, In the fulled States are the north Atlantic Bridgend Union. It has only a popu group, the south Atlantic group, the lation of eight or nine souls. Nash and north central group, tlie south central Stembridge, two other parishes, only uuuiber U Inhabitants between them. group and the western group.
