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tt tt fl: u tt it “THE SHADOW» tt Of THE tt »CORDILLERA;« W Or, The Maonofia Fiower. & —•— tt BY VIRGINIA LEILA WENTZ. ft --------•-------- CopriuoHT, 1000, B y E kvin WiSDias. tt K tt tt tt tt tt tt CHAPTER IV. "So moth-r's goliy; to bring home Kur hybrid, black little creature to be timed out educated and an ornament to society! What In heaven's name will she do next?” De Witte Morris threw down the let ter be bad lieen reading and lounged In bls chair. De Witte always lounged. The habit sprang from a large minded desire to counteract stiffness and prim ness In others. You would misjudge him If you deemed It due to laziness. He was the younger sou of a prosper ous Wall st-eet broker, and since leav ing college three years before he had been able t** Und no calling nicely suit ed to his particular line of ability. Therefore he had settled down, It ap peared, to a life of gifted irresponsibll- 't7 It was a February evening In New Yora, and In cheerful contrast to the raw cold of the outside air was the warmth of the Morris' heavily cur tained library on Fifty-seventh street Mr. Morris. Sr., who had just come in, stood on the rug In front of the open Are. straightening himself with appre ciative satisfaction as the sense of comfort penetrated him. "Certainly Eliza has taken a great deal upon her,” he admitted tn re sponse to bis son’s remark. “The girl's education in English alone will be no slight task." lie ran his lingers through bis gray beard once or twice. “As to her training in domestic and social felicities—ah, well. Eliza always would have her way!” He slglie< a little, but somehow as he picked up the evening paper and settled In bls armchair lie didn't look particularly unhappy about that “way.” “For my part.” said De Witte, with a yawn. “I don’t know why the deuce mother didn’t let the girl stay In that fair Land of Manana she writes so glowingly about. Or,” he added wick edly. “she might have banded her over to Robert." Robert was the civil en gineer and the elder son. When nt Inst, however, the young mnn of elegant lassitude was confront ed by Linna Miguel's presence be found himself rendy to chnnge Ills mind concerning the hybrid, blnck lit tie creature and to admit that perhaps after nil bls mothiu- hud Introduced a lively and Interesting element Into the monotony of tlielr home circle. The night of their arrival. Indeed, he signi fied the measure of his welcome by re maining in the house and foregoing the French bnl Actually! Liana presently began to fit In admi rably with Venetian water colors, teak wood tables nnd French bound books. On the whole, there may have been "Eliza alway» would have her way/" some foundation for old Crlstlno's brag of relationship with the conquista- dores;-certainly here and there among her ancestors must have dashed th«« sword and waved the plumes of a Spanish cavalier! By virtue of her re markably line intuitions she learned early that to do as others do Is the golden rule of society. Thereby she managed to save herself amazingly from glaring blunders. Occasions which were quite new to her she ob served with outward passivity. Her gravity was ascribed to her lack of flu ent English. It was in reality the •peeelilessuess that goes along with a ' flood of new impressions nt a critical moment of growth. To be quite honest, she sometimes al lowed herself to be surprised. Such things, for example, as the kaleido scopic shop windows, polite social lies and some of the very decollete gowns she saw did at first call forth astonish ment. But every day she learned. She seldom spoke of the old Mexican life. She did not seem to wish to speak of It. In the beginning there were the fortnightly letters to Inocencio and the “Dear sfcfr- wrote,■'‘‘lie- ■ cause that you gave me Into the bauds of the sweet American señora can 1 ever say enough aves for you?" And to Inocencio she wrote: “The senor De Witte does nothing with bls bands, and they are white, like a padre’s. I like a man who Is strong and has brown hands, like yours. Inocencio. But tell this not” By and by the letters became more Infrequent The friends who loved her so did not quite understand and felt hurt. Time nt-ives so slowly and peace fully In that faroff Mexican land that one does not realize the breakneck speed It has tn a vast metropolitan center. It was Liana's third spring In New York. She was now nearly 19 and was considered sufficiently skilled In the amenities of civilization to be intro duced to society early the following winter. Anna Abbott, debutante of the previ ous year, had teased Mrs. Morris into allowing her protegee to spend the summer with her at the Abbotts' coun try place In Twyeffort-by-the-Sea. “It promises to be a Jolly senson. and, you know. It will gl’n Liar’" a nice little foretaste.” she bail aigped sagely So, accompanied by Anna s maid they set iff for Twyeffort. whence the family had gone some weeks in advance. They had somethlug like two hours to travel and a compartment quite to themselves. The maid put her feet up comfortably ami dozed at Intervals. Anna was in high spirits. At last she had dear Liana quite to herself. Liana took her so thoroughly In earnest, which her other friends did not; she sympathized so fully anil, above all, so quietly, making Just the fun of her that was essential to prevent her brooding. Then she bad the most orig inal ideas about everything from the arrangement of a ribbon upward. Yes, decidedly, she was a dear! “The Maitlands have been in Twyef fort for the last fortnight.” Anna be gan tentatively. She heli out a box of chocolate mint. tinually -except when he's doing one of those few thltigs you Just mention ed.” “1 brought m.v canvases nnd colors with me.” M. I'evrac explained Illi voice was electric and deep, with a touch of Gallic accent so slight ns to require a fastidious ear to notice that It was an accent at all. Presently Anna discovered that she wanted to show Charles how high the vine bad grown that he helped her plunt last searan The vine was on the other euil of the wide porch, of course. Peyrac. getting up from the steps where he had been sitting, pulled a low chair forward au«l sat down to talk by Liana’s side. He said nothing much, but lie put vivacity Into every thing be uttered. Unconsciously the girl contrasted him with De Witte Morris. “The little vine over there seems to be large In Its powers of attraction,” Peyrac commented nt last. And then be hummed: Qu4nd las canards vent deux a deux. C’eft qu'il-3 out a purler ent re eux. "But ’.tat is uot always true, mou- sieur.” laughed Liana, tickled ut the absurdity of the words. “We, for in stance. cun have nothing particular to say." [ to be CONTINUED.] Pingree und Pityraç sut doun to talk by J.iana'H side. “I have been tninKing it." said t.tana in her prettily deliberate English. “Why, you witch? And bow?” . Liana shrugged her shoulders slight ly and reached for another chocolate mint. "Why and how?” “Well, then, you have been so—walk ing In the air!” She glanced at her companion merrily from beneath her long lashes. “Tease! Anyhow you're going to find Margaret quite your style of girl. You will like Charles, too—for my sake at least?” “Of course,” replied Liana demurely as a nun. The Maitlands bad been spending tlielr summers at Twyeffort for several years and were neighbors to the Abbotts. By her own account Anna was deeply in love with Charles, the only son. “Ob, look here,” exclaimed Anna, sit ting bolt upright with an energy that split the chocolates nnd nearly woke the maid. "The greatest fun in the world would be to have you lose your heart to that wonderful personage they have up there!" “No doubt.” Liana leaned back against the cushioned seat and laugh ed softly for a whole minute. “But what wonderful personage, goosle?” "Oh, a painter or something. He's up with Charles for a month or so. They were chums in Paris, I believe. But. on the whole. 1 guess you won’t like him. This is what Margaret says in a letter I got yesterday.” Anna hunted in her pocket and pulled out an envelope. "1 kept It on purpose to read to you,” she explained. Then she found the place she wanted. “M. 1’eyrnc Is a man of surprising beauty, and he has the face of an an gel. but lie's Impossible. He remem bers my existence every now and then and comes up to me with bls gleaming eyes. He has eyes that make you think a declaration at the very least Is coming. Instead of that this Is what one gets: ‘Have you bathed this morn ing, mademoiselle? I did not see you In the water.’ Not very consoling when you happened to be in the water under his nose all the time. The first thing you venture to say thnt Is not monosyllabic off goes his attention goodness knows where. You can see his eyes roving in every direction but yours.” The girls looked out of the car win dow and laughed. They were merry that morning. Twyeffort was a pretty place, uniting the advantages of seaside and country. The Abbotts’ home was built facing the sea, with its garden sloping In three wide terraces toward the beach. Back of the house and behind the winding white road that led to the lit tle station there were green and shady walks. Charles and Margaret Mait- and had driven to meet Anna and her friend. Secretly Liana was disappointed In the nine days' wonder she had heard so much about. But she liked Marga ret the moment she saw her. She de cided there was a soul behind her dark, purple eyes and perhaps a trifle of sadness mingled with the sweetness of the unworldly mouth, as of one who yearned overmuch. Liana went about for the first few days admiringly. The bowlder down on the bench was such a mighty one! That shadowy nook, further down, formed by the rocky overhang, was such a fine place to read in of a warm day! That spot in the woods where the overbraaching was so heavy, leav ing no more sky at your head than nt yom- feet, was Just like a tiny chapel! Bur tin discovery that brought her most ,H.v. touched, it may be. with a shade of pain was n fine old magnolia tree. I lie m i oml evening after their ar rival I ".¡a l. s fetched bls artist friend over to < n!l He was. indeed, as Mar- gi'.ret had described hint, a man with a face of surprising beauty, a clean cut. even profile, a clear, open nir complex ion. frank. Innocent eyes and waving hair of the palest Saxon yellow. Charles had met him In the Bohemia of Paris, being fond of the same effects In liteiature which Ills Gallic friend se cured with an indolent nnd facile brush. As a matter of fact. Peyrac knew Paris from the towers of Notre Dame to the debouchment of the sew ers. “What do you suppose we have been doing today?” asked Charles as they all sat on the old fashioned porch In the moonlight. “Playing tennis? Smoking cigarettes? Getting Into n tangle of tnlk?" suggest ed Anna accommodatingly. “Not at all," replied Charles scorn fully. “We have been Improvising a studio in a building outside the bous-t, where our friend here can work con HE COWED THE LION. Mosby. When Hazen S. Pingree was coming Into prominence in Michigan politics, lie was In Washington one night and stroll«<1 through the corridors of Wil lard's hotel, which he had not visited since will times, when it was the popu lar rendezvous of the city, political, military and otherwise. A friend Intro duced him Io Colonel Mosby, the old guerrilla chieftain. "Why. hello, colonel,” said Pingree in his bluff, offhanded way. Just as if he was In the habit of meeting Mosby ev ery day. “I have not seen you for 25 years, but I rem« inber very well the last occasion when we met.” “Ah." said th«* Virginian politely, “what incident recalls It to your mind? I really fall to remember you. much to my regret." "Oil, well." said Pingree, “you would not In* so apt ns I to remember tin* day. I was captured by your men. ami, hap- p ‘iilng to be wearllig a very good, near ly new uniform, you confiscated It on the spot ami gave uie your old ragged butternuts. But that's all right. All's fair in love and war. I know. Let's have a cigar.” Without a word of protest Mosby ac cepted. and a long friendly chat fol lowed. She Wn, the Ghost. "A certain lady and her family.” says Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff in Ills “Diary.” “hired a place in Scotland which was hit tinted by the ghost of a woman who was to be seen constantly nt night wandering through the rooms and passages. When the family arrlv «*d, tin* lady w its much struck with tin* place and said. '1 must have been here before, for I know this place so well, only there ought to be two rooms here, and there is only oil«*.’ “The agent replied that within a few weeks the owner had caused a partition to be taken down nnd made tin* two rooms into one. Still the liuly was puz zled at her knowledge of tin* place, till slu* remembered that it was a bouse she used to go to In her dreams. "Well, some tlnn* passed, and the agent was i:p at tin* house again, when the lady complained that one part of tin* contract I iiii I not be«*n fulfilled. They had hiretl a lions«* and a ghost for the summer, hud no ghost had slu* seen. Th«* agent replied: 'Of course not, be cause you are the ghost. We recognized you the moment we saw you.’ ” Short noil Sweet. Perhaps one of the shortest court ships was that of an eminent Jurist. He was ou his way to hold court lu a town when he met a young woman re turning from market. “How deep Is the creek nnd what did you get for your butter?” asked the Judge. “Up to th«* knee aud nlnepence,” was the answer ns the girl walked on The Judge pondered over the sensible brevity of the reply, turned his horse, rode back nnd overtook her. "I liked your answer just now.” he said, “and 1 like you. I think you would make a good wife. Will you mar ry me?” She looked him over aud said, “Yes.” "Then get up behind me. and we will ride to town and be married.” She did get up behind, and they rode to the courthouse and were made one. It is recorded that, brief though the courtship had been, the marriage prov ed a pre-eminently happy one. A Remarkable Suicide. One of the most remarkable cases of suicide was that of the king of Falalia, on the west coast of Africa. The king was attacked by a Moham medan force, nud, finding resistance impossible, he assembled Ills family and principal officers, and after ad dressing them and intimating his de termination never to accept Mohamme danism nnd inviting those who did not agree with him to go away lie applied a light to a large quantity of gunpow der collected for the purpose aud blew into atoms the palace and all who were In it. Bottle». In using bottles these two hints ought to be so borne In mind that the practice of them becomes habitual: Always keep the label uppermost when pouring from a bottle, so that if any liquid trickles down the side the label misses It. Result—your labels keep clean nml legible for much longer. Secondly, if you want to deliver drops (or a very small quantity) of liq uid Just molsteu the lip of the bottle with the finger.—Exchange. THE DARKY BELTED ALL THE FIGHT OUT OF MONARCH. l.uugliHlilt* Manner In Which the Big anti I k 1> <lrcuM Animal Wa« Re turned to the Showman After a llullroad Smash I p. A TRUE FISH STORY The Prcallar Idvrniorr dlua Hiua. ut a Wrd- Snppre»»1na: Crnelty. The Strike ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “Alami the qu« crest fish story 1 klMMv of,” >aid a highly truthful look tug man—Indeed, lie was a ch rgyman "lutpp«*ued to me at a little hike In \\ s- eonsin. where I used to summer with my family. One «lay my wife was out In our b««at with a party of friends. Rhe was letting her hand trail In the water, without thinking about Its shrinking effect, and when she finally h took her hand In her wedillng ring was gone. The lake was det*p at that point, nml although we made considerable effort to recover th«* ring It was fiot found. "Naturally It worried her a good «leal, nnd the next year she would not go back to th«* same place, nor did we go th«* following year, but the third year w«> w«*nt then* again, ami one da« I was In th«* woods nlsait a mile from the lake with my boy, trying to get a Doirna lit KCnKland. Importers and Dealers in shot at soln«* denizen of the forest or Don't Imagine that a dozen always Book, New«, As we went peering around other, Writing and among th«* trees to get a siptlrrel w«> means 12 things. In the Staffordshire Wrapping... had seen I notice«! something shining potteries ami in th«* earthenware trail«» CARD STOCK o*l a twig of a tree about 25 feet from a dozen to tills day represents that STRAW AND BINDERS' BOARD th«* ground. I sent my boy up after It. number of any special article which ft5-A7-ru-M . Flrat St. nnd when he cam«* ba«*k I was mor«* can la* offer«*«! at any fixed pi le«*. Tau. main 109. 3U SAN FRANC ISCO For Instance, the pitchers, which nr«* than astonish«*«! to find that the shining called Jugs In the trade, are sold as 2, thing was m.v wife's wedding ring. "Ho*.v It ever got there was a mys II, 4. If. 9, 12. 18, 21. fio ami 3«> pieces to Hr I \ as-’S-s tery at first, but I was not a believer In each dozen, th«* prie«* for a dozen being fairies nnd that sort of thiiig, so I be constant. I LI r stngl.’.at low The ordinary pitcher holding a «piart rates Country gan to Investigate for material causes. patronage solicited, and no pains will be spared represents 12 to th«* dozen, while n pint to make them comfortable during their visit. The top of the trae hail deadened, and with a suspicion in my mind I sent my pitcher Is 21 to the dozen nnd Is so call BOB Market st. and 9 Ellis st., corner ed when dealing with that size. boy up to se«* «hat signs might la* storkton, San Francisco. Few of the articles of the trade art* tibove the green boughs. He called Telephone Red ftM. MRS. RANFT, Prop. down to me presently that there wen* sold In dozens of 12, plates being al remains of a lishbawk’s nest In the most the only ones nml some of them SAM MARTIN CHA». CAMM For 2.3 yours with forks of the tree, and, putting this being sold do, 7o and even So to the For 3 roars with C. E. Whitney & Co. C. K. Whitney A Co. dozen. ami tImt together. I came to tlu* conclu Besides these curiosities in figures sion that tin* hawk had caught the tisli NEW COMMISSION HOUSE that had gobbled up my plfe's ring In tin* potters have peculiar names, such t’oe lake ami had taken it to the nest ns coikspurt, twit!«*rs, etc., that tmikt* for tlu* young hawks. They didn’t up a trail«* languagt* of itself. Tlu* baker's dozeu of 13 is a recog cure for Jewelty and bail left that part of the fish in the nest, from which, nized tignre In their trade. 191-1218 IhivlK^St., snn FmiiflMco. A publisher’s dozen Is usually 13 ns tin* m*st was blown to pk*ces by th«* wind ami beaten by the storms, the copies. General Commission and Among fishermen in Cornwall a long ring bail dropped out nml by chance I Produce. hail caught on the twig where I found dozen consists of 20.—London Answers. “It's queer how animals will act In a railroad wreck," said the boss canvas man. “Now then* wus th' Saberlee wreck. Six cars wus lu th’ ditch an half o’ th’ show's deus wus under 'em. There wus oue cage o' monkeys masb- ed flat that we kuowed of, an a lot o* th' other animals b ld took t' th’ woods, little animals, zebras au wolves an «leer au such like. Nothin t' do any harm ezeeptiu th' big lion, Monarch. Ills den wus bottom up in a little puddle o' ditch water, w itlx a hole stove in it big enough t’ let out a cow, an Monarch himself wus gone with the little ani mals. “Well, It wus all off with makin th' stand that «lay, so we put up th’ runs, got th' cookhouse outfit down ou th' ground, had breakfast an started In t' dig th’ stuff out o' th' ditch. Th' rail road company's wr<*«kln crew come along t’ help us, an we'd got party well under way wlieu a tall, black buck darky com«* out o' th' woods an stood round rubberin. “Nobody paid any attention C him fer awhile, but by'n’by Mack, th’ chande lier man, spoke t' him. kind o' kidded him about belli han'some, er some such guff. It wus Missouri, an In* wus a r. al black buck. Didn't have anything I’ say back—didn't say anything at all. in fact, fer awhile, .les’ shuttled round In Ills cowhide boots from one foot t’ th’ other au grinned bashfullike. By’n’by when he saw we didn't roast him hard In* kind o' t^ok courage. “ ‘Did any o’ you gemtnen lose«! a gi raffe?' hi* says. " 'Giraffe?' Mack says. 'No; we nev er owned no such tiling with this trick. Why?' “ 'Well. boss. All done foun’ some thin up In mah 'into patch this nuiwii- In. an Ah 'lowed as maybe hit 'longed It. In any event, if that was uot the way It got there, how did it? For ft t’ you all.' "Mack got Interested. 'Wot does it surely was there, nnd my wife Is wear ing it today."—Exchange. look like?' “ ’Bawdy. boss, hit’s nios’ monstrous. Rattier Vcnonion». Nevah did see no secli ole tiling befoh. A tenderfoot who visited the Y’oseml- soli. Big eat vahmlnt, with yallereyes. an 'lit done com«* a-snahlln an a splttin te in the old days thus related Ills ex perience: The stag«* driver found out at me soon ns Ah got out o' bald.’ that lu* was seriously afraid of snakes " ‘When* Is It?' says Mack. “'Oh. Ah eawt lilt all righty. Done ami immediately proceeded to make Ids put a rope roun’ hits neck ail tied lilt hair stand on end. "Venomous reptiles? You bet. I don't t’ mnh cabin.' “ 'Go an git It an fetch It down here.’ know whnt reptiles is, but them snakes says Mack. Then th' wreckin crew got you « an Just bet your life is venomous. a tackle roun’ another den, an we for Why. title day I was comln down here ilrivin a wagon, when 1 catches sight of got all about th' darky. “Maybe it wus 2(1 minutes, an maybe a snake in the brush all ready for a It wus half an hour when we heard a spring. My horses starts, an 1 whips noise over on th' road amongst th' trees 'em up fast to clear tlu* snake, don’t -a noise kinder like a nigger ilrivin a you see. afore he could spring. Hi* mule or like somethin belli driven. It makes one clear spring, the snake does, come nearer an louder an louder an an In* misses the hors«*s.” “That was lucky. But you—you”— nearer. Everybody stopped work an "Lucky? You bet your Ilf«* It was listened, an th' ole man himself come out o’ his car with his napkin liangin lucky. Hi* missed the horses, th«* snake did. but In* stuck his fangs clean roun' his neck. “ ‘What is that?' he pipes up lu his through the wagon.” "You don't say!" snappy way. 'Who Is that out there? "1 do say. and maybe you don't be Go an see what thnt racket Is, some o' lleve it. but It's a fact. He stuck Ills you boys. Hurry up, now.’ "Nobody paid any attention t' him, fangs « lean through thnt wagon, an an th’ noise got nearer an nearer. In thnt wagon is swelled up so bad that a couple o’ minutes a cloud o' dust sailed out from behind th' trees. When It got within a hundred yards o’ th’ Dogu and SomerManlta. track. It cleared up a bit, an there wus As there Is more than one way of that big. black nigger with a rope in one mil an a piece o' fence rail in th' cooking a goose, so there is mor«* than other. On th' other end o’ th' rope wus one meihod of teaching a «log to throw somersaults. But the most practical Monarch. “Of all th’ mean, sneakin, under and thorough manner Is to fasten a handed cat animals that ever traveled cord around th«* body of the animal with a circus Monarch wus th’ worst clos«* to the forelegs, ami two people an a powerful fighter when lie had any should liolil the ends of the cord on sort o’ show. Sometimes we'd put our either side of the unfortunate dog. A third party armed with a stout hands on th' canvas cover o' bis cage when be had t' run over th' train, an rope takes a position immediately in there never wus a time, day or night, front of th«* canine acrobat ami with a measured and masterly stroke flogs tin* that he hadn’t a slap ready fer you. "Well, that darky wus a-laminin floor at close quarters to the dog's him with Ills chunk o' fence an talkln nose. At epcli stroke of the rope the «log mule talk t' him wuss than anything springs backward, and Hint movement you ever saw in th' south. “ 'C'm on 'long lieali, you yaller is the trainer's golden opportunity. As eyed devil,’ he wus sayin. ’All don’ the dog spring backward the rop«* pass know what you Is. but you aiu' goin ing under Its body is Jerked upward, snaiil ner spit at me. nohow. C’m on and, although th«* first fe“t attempts 'long theh, you big sassy vahmlnt.' au may prove futile, the somersault Is ac with that he'd lam him with Ills piece quired In course of time. An intelli o’ fence an let drive with his cowhide gent dog soon sickens of this order of things ami throws somersaults with boots. “An you kin bet your life Monarch out th«* assistance of ropes. wus a-comin. I never saw a critter so cowed as lie wus. Why. when that nig ger brought him right In amongst us there wus nobody that took th' trouble t’ open up a gangway, .in I reckon any young one could 'a' took him by th’ scruff o’ th' neck an turned him over on bis back. II«* wus Jest a great, over grown pct tomcat, with all th' tight an meanness walloped out o' him “We’d yanked his den up on to th’ road bed with th' hole In th' end butted against a wagon. Th’ door wus open, an when Monarch saw Ills hnppy little home waitin there fer him he Jerked th’ rope out o’ th’ darky’s hand an’ bolted Inside It. lie couldn't get fur enough Inside, either—went away up In th' fur corner an tried t" hide. Saberlee shut th' door an spoke to him. but Monarch wus th’ worst whipped eat animal you ever saw.” —New York Sun. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Does not and has not affected our ability to ♦ ship goods anywhere. All orders, large or ♦ small, are promptly filled............................ ♦ ♦ PRICE LIST IN PREPARATION ♦ Sugur SEPTEMBER I lower. Granulated 85.15 and $S.RS per 1OO lbs ♦ Hams and Provlsicns continue firm. ♦ Plentiful Stocks of everything. ♦ ♦ ♦ Smith’s Cash (Dept.) Store ♦ No. 25 Market Street, San Francisco. ♦ A Blunt Qnery. A good story is told of one of th«* dig nitaries of the Scottish church. Before he b«*cam«* known to fame he was min ister of a remote parish In Perthshire and was not considered a particularly attractive preacher. At his suggestion extensive alterations were made in the transept of his church, and the»«* had the effect of sweeping away consldera lib* seating accommodation. One day after th«* alterations had been effected la* visited the church to se«* how It looked. “What do you think of the Improve ments, John?" he ask«sl of the beudle. "Improvements!” exclaimed John lu disdain. “They're no improvements at a’. Whauran* ye goin to put the folk?” "Oh,” said the minister, “we have abundance of room, John, considering the slz<* of the congregation.” "That's a' very weel the noo,” retort ed the beadle, "but what will we do when we get a popular meenister?" BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE Tur riiCTrD r n “"«'“ I HL. UUU I “ MARTIN, CAMM & CO. I Work ot tin* Earthworm. When we behold a wide, turf covered expanse, we should remember thnt Its smoothness, on which so much of Its beauty depends, Is mainly dm* to all th«* Inequalities having been slowly level«*«! by worms. It is a marvelous ratlection that the wlioh* of th«* superfi cial mold over any such expans«* lias passed and will pass again every few years through the bodies of worms, Th«* plow Is on«* of th«* most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions, but long before In* existed the land was. in fact, regularly plowed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so Important a part in the history of the world as liavi* these lowly organ ized creatures. Soin«* other animals, however, still more lowly organized— namely, corals—bav«* done far more conspicuous work in having construct ed Inmimerabl«* reefs ami Islands in tin* great oceans, but these tire almost con- fined to the tropical zones. Why the Mole I» Illlnd. The creatures which dwelt in tin- darkness of the depths naturally lost their powers of vision after awhile. It 1s th«* same way with the mole, which is doubtless descendeil from progeni tors which could s«s*. Blindness in tilt* mole Is the result of a degeneration of the optic nerve, the consequence of which Is that Images formed In the eye itself are not transmitted to the ani mal's consciousness. Occasionally a mole can see a little out of one eye which has retained Its communication with the brain. It is uot Hint th«* mole is born blind, but that It Inherits a tendency to atro phy of the visual organs Just ns peo ple derive from tlielr parents an incli nation to consumption or other dis eases. Some «lay In the future there may be no such thing as a mole that is uot entirely and hopelessly bliml. II rad a Mach Alike. Most expert crnnlologists insist that It Is extremely difficult to determine sex from th«* skull, but admit there are a few «llstinetlous which taken togeth er Indicate sex. Perhaps the most marked distinction Is tin* prominence of the bony projection over the nose. Th«* skull in mnn Is thicker and stron ger, nml the mastoid processes beneath the ear ar«* larger. Broca Is authority for the opinion thnt if the skull rests on the mastoid proc«*sses It Is almost certainly a man's. In woman the top of the hen«l appears flatter, while In man the curve from before backward Is more smooth nml even. Greek sculp tors always recognize this.—Health Culture. A Kick From Mexico. Tourists come here and shout to wait ers, hotel clerks, shopkeepers, etc., I>e- lleving that If you only yell forth your English it Instantly becomes compre hensible. And a common error In breed ing nnd one not confined to tourist for eigners Is to make unpl«*asnnt ramarks about men. women and things In a tone of voice which conveys at once to the natives thnt something disagreeable Is being said. So we acquire not without reason the reputation of being muy gro- seros, or very rude, and too often we are.—Mexican Herald. Serina Aroand Corner». Many a man who would be ashamed There ar«* many Insects which have a to strike a brute beast with a bludgeon very much larger field of vision than has no shnme In making a bludgeon A Xew Elen... of Ills tongue to strike human beings In One of tile men in a large pottery we have. This Is due to the greater con the tender places of their being—tlielr took two or three <l_ys' holiday now cavity of their eyes, enabling them to social sensibilities and tlielr self es nnd ngnln. nnd when he came bnck. on see around the corner, so to speak, be teem. Cruelty In Its gross and outward being asked what was wrong, he sal«l hind nud nt the sides. Tills develop forms we have In good measura sup In* had been away burying his grand- ment In man would have Its objectiona ble points, but also its good ones, not pressed, but the refined cruelty of the mot Iter. bitter wortl the unio 'ng censure, tin* He did this two or three times, and the least of which might be the detec abusive harangue. Is not yet extinct. then he thought he had better change tion of piclqHKkets.—Chambers’ Jour Let us be as careful tf men's Inner Ills excuse, so. on lining naked the next nal. skin ns of their outer.—Exchange. Trouble Either Way. time, lie replied: Running the gantlet as a military "Well, my brother, the sailor, is at Mrs. De Good—Why aren't you going punishment was, It Is said, originated Cleanllne«« In Cooking. home Just now. and be Is so used to to church? Say« a Chinese writer of the eight- the sound of the waves that I had to by (fnstavus Adolphus to punish Mr. De Good— Igist Sunday the roof eentb century: "Don’t cut bn tn Imo lash pailfuls of water on the window thieves in his army It was borrowed lenked. and three or four drops went by th«* English from the Germans, who shoots (the Chinese equivalent of ns all night before lie could sleep, and copied It from Gustavus, nnd. living* Otil down my back. Mrs. De Good—The roof lias been re pnragus) with nn oniony knife. A g hh I then 1 bad to sleep during the day." ployed In the British regiments io cook frequently wipes his knife, fre paired since then. America, was readily taken up by the quently changes Ills cloth, frequently Mr. De Good-Huh! Then they'll be Pin Money, Indians of this country. scrapes Ids board and frequently wash wanting money to pay for the repairs. Spoiled Wlf<* Why nre you dividing es Ills hands. If smoke or ashes from Never praise a woman’s cake unless —New York Weeklv. your month's salary In two heaps, his pipe, perspiration drops from bis you are prepared to eat every slice on Henry? Nothin» at AH. head, Insects from the wnll or smut Indulgent llusbaml I thought I ought the plate.—Atchison Globe. Brown—There's a lady pianist at the from the anm epan gets mixed up with to put this live In th«* bank this month, circus who plays with her toes. the food, though he were a very ehef The path of glory leads but to the Jones-Umph! That's noUilng; my among chefs yet would men bold tbelr love. 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Herodotus, who lived about 1.790 years after that “great’spiral way to heaven” Is said to have been at tempted, says that lie saw at Babylon a structure consisting of eight towers raised one above another, each 75 feet In height, but whether this ruin was tlie remains of the Tower of Babel it was even then impossible to ascertain. Herodotus, usually minutely exact In Ills writing, leaves us in Ignorance as to how the upper level of each of these 75 foot towers was reached from the level below. As might be expected. even in tradi tion. a wide difference of opinion exists ns to the height of the tower. Most ori entalists maintain that God «lid not put n stop to the work until the tower liad reached a height of 10.000 fathoms, ot nboitt 12 miles. In Ceylonese tradition It Is said to have been ns high as 20,000 elephants, each standing one above the other. St. Jerome asserts on the au thority of persons who had examined the ruins thnt it did not reach a height exceeding four miles. Other state ments are still more extravagant. Steered Strnlfcht. "If 1 thought thnt any girl would ac cept me." casually remarked the bash ful Mr. Dolyers. “I'd propose tomor row.” “Why not this evening?" asked Miss Fosdlck coyly. The affair will take place In about a month.-Detroit Free Press. Flrwt I’nlillc I’lnnint. Of all tin* myriads who piny the pi ano how many know that "Tom Bow ling" Dibdin was the first tnan who played the instrument in public? That was in 17G7. nnd the feat was perform ed nt the first night of “The Beggar's Oneta" Invention A New- York newspaper remarks that "ferries cant«* nnd ferries go. bridges rise nml bridges fall, but tunnels last forever." There is a scientific truth In th«* observation. Of all works of man earthworks, plain earth mounds sodded over, nre about the most enduring. A properly constructed tunnel Is essen tially a work In earth and so almost as permanent »s the great globe Itself.
