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In the morning Merovinge took occa
sion to congratulate him on his suc
cess. "That appeared to go”—here Me-
rovluge winked in a highly complimen
tary manner—"as the Americans say,
on reels!”
Francois replied with happy self ap
preciation. adding a warm comment
upon Miss Lennard’s attractions.
“She Is beautiful? Ah. yes! Have I
not said that there are English worneu
—all. the most bewitching?” The cap
tain sighed retrospectively. “I? Yes.
yes, I know It!”
But Francois had little interest to
squander upon Merovlnge’s past tri
umphs.
“The back of mademoiselle's neck."
he went on. “white, innocent. exquisite
—one sees Its counterpart only in a lit
tle child or In the picture of an angel.”
Merovinge came back from his own
tender recollections with some dissatis
faction.
"Indeed?” he said rather coldly. He
had not observed the back of made
moiselle's neck, but he was prepared
to take its charms on trust. Meantime
Francois could have all the leave he
found necessary to fulfill the duty
France required of him.
The party from the fort that came
aboard the I.oup-garou for dejeuner In
eluded Colonel Lennard, his daughtei
and n pink faced young subaltern ol
marines.
Co della was handed up the gangway
by tiie incomparable lieutenant. lie
paraded her about the deck. He spoke
to her of his hopes and his struggles
of his past, of his future, of his ambi
tions. He was plainly making rapid
headway in the girl's heart. Judging
from tiie absorbed attention with
which she listened to ills rhapsodies.
She plied him with sucli apt and intelli
gent questions. She realized, with a
fullne. j the affections alone can teach,
how great were the dangers he must
face in Ids career, the storms, the fe
vers and the climates.
He perceived himself to be the envy
of his comrades in arms and glowed
with a racial exaltation of spirit. When
Pat Cannon came aboard later, smart,
straight, alert, as usual, with many
apologies for the delay duty had forced
upon him. Francois received him with
effusion. This kindly feeliug was yet
further increased when he observed
Cannon go up to Miss Lenuard and say
a few words, to which the young lady
gave a short answer and promptly
turned her back upon him.
"You can fetch your adorer and ids
monkey gang along any time tomor
row,” Fat Cannon had said, rather
sov.rly. It must be admitted, for Cor
delia's behavior toward the dapper
French lieutenant pleased him little.
She was playing a part perhaps, but it
appeared to him that she entered into
the fun. if fun it was, witli a quite un
called for amount of zest and enjoy
ment. Cordelia only replied, "Very
well,” in her coldest tones and took up
the running with Francois immedi
ately.
Now, Francois had had Ids own prep
arations to make for the reception of
his fair guest. Early in the morning
after shaving lie had occupied himself
in his cabin by taking down the photo
graphs of the girls of yesterday, his
former conquests, ami hiding them in
a book. It was not desirable that the
present and the past should meet. Sc
Coralle of the Opera Cotnlque and
handsome Marie Girrol of Marseilles,
the girl who lives beyond the market,
were deposed.
Now, it must be understood that
Francois ill the depth of Ids conscious
ness recognized the fleeting character
of Ids own regard for the English girl,
yet he desired above all things on earth
to leave upon her memory a tender
recollection of himself that should nev
er be effaced. In the future he would
dwell with a delicate pleasure upon tiie
knowledge that faraway Cordelia Leu
nurd still sighed for his loss, still treas
ured his words and looks iu her heart.
Even when married to some dull,
coarse grained British husband she
would turn back through I lie yea is
with appreciation of the superb young
lover of long ago.
Filled with these praiseworthy iuten
tlons. lie fluttered about her. eudeu vot
ing to deepen the impression be believ
ed himself to have already made. The
wind liad blown the soft chestnut curls
about her brow, her ears, her neck, and
she seemed more than ever adorable.
He took her below to show her where
her lieutenant lived. He fancied she
would always picture him there, hie
hair wet with the spindrift of tiie
stormy seas and other heroic concomi
tants. She would make that cabin the
borne of her romance. As a matter of
fact, she didn't. She merely thought
it stuffy, but was too civil (and inter
ested) to say so.
By an unfortunate mistake she put
her band upon a book that lay upon
the table, the book into which Fran
cois bad put the yesterdays. A yester
day fell out. It was a striking photo
graph of Coralle of the Opera. Fran
cois picked it up skillfully.
“My beloved mother,” he said, "be
fore her marriage to the hero, my fa
ther.”
“Which?" asked Cordelia Innocently
She had caught sight of more than
one.
"The others are my sisters,” he has
tened to add.
“You have a great many sisters," she
remarked, with Interest. “How many?"
Now, Francois had no means of
knowing the exact number of yester
days which Miss Iamnard’s sweet blue
eyes hail seen, so he left an easy mar
gin and answered:
“Fourteen!”
“Really? Fourteen? Do let me see
them.”
“Spare me your eyes, your”-
"Where are you. Cordelia? Time’s
up!” The colonel's big voice rolled
through the open door from the mess-
room.
“You are coining ashore tomorrow?”
asked Cordelia timidly. “We—we could
go over the fort. Yout friends ndglit
like to come also?”
Francois was transported with his
luck.
"Alas, dear mademoiselle.” he re
plied. “with what Joy and dispatch
would 1 come! To see the fort nat
urally affords me precisely the excuse
I need to briug some of my comrades
with me. but that favor is denied to us
by your Jealous country."
Cordelia stood for a seeoud thought
ful.
“Should you really care to conic?”
she asked demurely at length.
The ardor of his reply left nothing to
be desired.
“Then I think I can manage it. My
father always allows me to do as 1
like. Why should we uot go over the
fort?" She looked Inquiringly at him
“But Captain Cannon
what of
him?" Some instinct told Francois
that Cannon's red head held the acutest
material available at Fort Tcbeu.
Cordefia opened her eyes with a cer
tain dignified astonishment.
"Are you not aware that my father la
the commandant?”
Had Francois belonged to any other
race lie must have betrayed his real
meaning by some useless denial. As it
was. he tried to touch the fingers that
somehow eluded his, while he replied
with a fine theatrical earnestness:
"1 comprehend that, dear mademoi
selle. but were 1 M. le Capitaine Can
non I should use every, artifice to keep
other men from worshiping at the
shrine of my own devotion.”
Cordelia colored.
"My^fatber Is calling me," she an
swered coldly.
He followed her on deck, trying to
soften her evident annoyance, but it
was only at the last moment, when she
was already on the gangway, that he
ventured to whisper, “A demaln?" but
Cordelia gave no sign.
Thus another day passed. The Re
becca arrived with coal and the little
gunboat was filling up her bunkers
when Francois In desperation sent on
He photographed her in miiiiy place*.
Imploring note to Miss Leonard beg
ging her to see him again; that if it fa
cilitated matters the whole ship's com
pany were ready to go ashore with
him, for in the interval he had begun
to imagine that Cordelia's invitation to
others besides himself meant a natural
desire on her part to veil her real mo
tive. which was no doubt to secure a
tete-a-tete.
A couple of hours luter an Invitation
to luncheon .arrived from Colonel Leo
nard for Captain Merovinge and the
officers of the Loup-garou. Francois
was naturally of the party that went
ushore in response. He had no man
ner of doubt that the festivity had
been worked by Cordelia and was in
some shape an answer to bls impas
sioned appeal.
At luncheon be surpassed himself.
Even Merovinge gave place to him.
The others had also their orders and
were as comparatively silent as It is
given to Frenchmen to be. They al-
lowed Francois to take the floor, so to
speak, nml he availed himself of the
chance In a manner thnt thrilled bls
compatriots. He was magnificent. He
sunned himself in the smiles of the
fair, he told stories of the duels he had
fought and the dangers he had braved,
be dwelt on bls approaching departure
with a point and a quiver of feeling
that won him many compliments later
on round the mess table on board, and
all the time Cordelia’s attention never
flagged. She sympathized and looked
terrified In the right places. In fact,
she satisfied even the exigent vanity of
her admirer.
Francois, however, directed most of
his conversation to Pat Cannon, whose
labored imlitenesses delighted Cordelia,
for in spite of all Cannon was as Jeal
ous ns a red haired man has a right to
be. He was a young fellow of parts
and sagacity, but he was very human,
and .Cordelia, like many another wo
man, dealt hardly with an affection of
which she felt secure. Colonel Len-
nard understood the various elements
of the scene wonderfully and smiled
from time to time grimly enough under
his heavy mustache.
At length lunch and Francois’ tales
of Ids own prowess came to an end.
It was still too early In the day to go
upon the roof, and Cordelia proposed an
expedition by some sheltered passages
to the fort, where in a cool gallery,
with embrasures open to the sen breeze,
the men night smoke and saunter for
awhile.
There was a pause. Then Colonel
Leonard slowly agreed to the proposal.
Cannon demurred a little, but his ob
jection was overruled, and , Francois
led the way with Cordelia, his heart
beating in Ills throat as In Imagination
he saw himself being decorated for his
achievement.
Cordelia had put on a big white bat
that only made a frame to enhance the
beauty of her face.
What Francois said during that mem
©ruble hour, his eloquence, bis pathos,
can never be written down, but lie cun
ningly led She fascinated girl hither
and thither, past endless sentries, who,
however, stood only rigidly stupid as
the couple paced the length of the for
tification. It may be added that Cor
delia herself was astonished at the ex
traordinary number of men on guard,
the fact being that Cannon had no Idea
of allowing her to be for one moment
out of earshot alone with her enamored
companion.
After a time a favorable opportunity
offered, and Francois made the request
be had been working toward since he
arrived in Tcheu bay.
“Dear mademoiselle, you will permit
me a recollection?” he said, with eager
ness. as lie produced his camera. “I
scarcely dare to ask so much, but in
the lonely moments at sea. when per
chance the last storm that 1 am des
lined to bear Is blowing. I will take
one last look at that exquisite face.
You cannot refuse me?"
Cordelia's eves were alight. Never
lm«l she looked so beautiful.
"To place witli ; ur mother and sis
ters?" she demanded, with what Fran
cois deemed to be a shy delight. That
was as It should be. She bad clearly
no suspicion of his real design.
They were on one of the bastions.
Two old sun warmed guns frowned in
nocently out over the gleaming water.
Francois begged Miss Lenuard to place
herself by one of these, turning an apt
compliment out of the contrast. He
was Inclined to be a little contemptu
ous of tiie girl's blindness and her fa
cile responses to his flattery and ad-
vane« - Moreover, he largely despised
the British, who could look with com
placency upon these obsolete pieces of
artillery or remain ignorant of the
very patent fact that the whole forti
fication would be about their ears In
ten minutes under the shells of a man-
of-war. against which they must be en
tirely helpless, as none of the ancient
specimens of cast Iron he saw about
him could throw any projectile more
tl an loo yards and that crooked. And
then In- turned with zest to take a look
at tin- opulent Island to the south, one
small corner of which couhi be descried
from tiie spot where lie stood. All, the
future!
lb* plac«*<l Miss Lennard and. retlr
Ing got his focus. In many places ami
In divers positions he photographed her
ami with her the fortifications coveted
by the war office nt Paris.
As his professional outlook bright
ened tli«' more warmly glowed the
words of tiie inflammable Gaul. At the
first picture she was “chore mademoi
selle.’’ Before the last she was— But
never mind. Miss Lennard might read
this story, and then where should I be
if I told?
ABOUT GAS METERS.
AHY THESE ERRATIC INSTRUMENTS
DO NOT EXPLODE
MISLEADING MA>IMS.
Some Thnt 1 re True AetaaMly. but
Often 1'nlue '.letnplrorieally.
FOREIGN FACTS.
Th«* 1 death rate of Madras Is now
al>.
lit) |»*r thousand, or double the
mean of the last ten years.
Oue-tlilrd of the German eX|H>rts to
Togolaml .«nd one-seventh of those to
East A .
. .insist of ai«-otiolic drinks
Last y«-iu 52,<lt*O Russian emigrants
to Siberia return«*«l to their old homes,
uot being satisfied with their new ones.
Strong lights, with ba ns of petro
leunt below them, are now used In
France to destroy night flying Insects
that injure vineyards. As many as
4.8WS Insects have been caught In «
basin in one night.
The nickel <-oinag<* shortly to l»e put
futo circulation in Belgium Is pierced.
This, it is claimed, will mnke th«*
pi«.« « « of 5 ami IO centimes which com
pri<e the Issue much more convenient
for business purposes, as they can be
strung like t’hlnese ami Japanese
“cash.”
Germaii’s oldest seagoing Ironclad,
the Kron, has been struck from the
list of the strength of th«* fleet. She
«-as launched 111 England In 18(17 ami
«ns then considered the embodiment
of all that was now and effective in
armored warships.
A publisher In Amsterdam. Holland,
is getting out a book which contains
In alplmls-tical order the names of
many aristocratic Englishmen wlm
have been kllleil or wounded in the
Transvaal, lie calls the «-ork "The
Almanaeli de Botha.”
Perhaps no maxima are so mislead
ing iu l lie Judgment of those who Im
plleltly lielleve them as those which
Such nn \e«*l«l<-ul 1» Xo Mur. I.ILelr
assert «hat is uli- lately true actually
«o Happen to I beiu I him Iu Milk
ami very often false metaphorically.
Uottle« or Sall
lluu»—What l)oe.
For Instance. "Where there's smoke
linppcu ’ll < a.e ot I'irr.
there's Are” ami "Straws show- which
Tile prom-m-ss of the average news way the wiml blows.” If by smoke we
paper reporter to attribute cellar cmi- understand m-audal and gossip, tlieu
llagratlous to the explosion of gas me there Is often a good deal of very nas
ters represents what appears to be an ty smoke and no Ore at all. Neither,
Ineradicable race trait. No amount of metaphorically speaking, do straws
contradiction and no accumulation of show which way the wiml blows, for
proof that such nn accident Is an Im such are the cross currents of charac
possibility seetus to reach the news- ter that you can seldom Judge of its
gatherers, who go on reporting the ex general trend by a trivial aetlou. A
plosion of gas meters, doubtless be- man may save a penny and yet not bo
<-nuse>ihe tiremen have a tradition that mean or throw a way'a pound without
meters an- explosive ami give this ex being geuerous or even habitually ex
travagant.
planation of every tire which they can
Take, for instance, the common York
not otherwise account for.
For tin- reassurance of nervous peo shir«- saying. “Wlit-u in doubt. <l<>
ple It gives us pleasure to say that no nought." Ho«’ very seldom the princi
gas meter ever explode«! since the ple herein contained can lie applied
world began, and until they are made witli advantage! Ilow many weak wills,
on very different plans and contain we should like to know. Ims this pest I
gas of very different composition from lential little proverb contributed to pat
that now used for Illuminating.pur nlyze? "All things happen to thus«-
poses such an accident is no more like that «ait.” And so they do «-alt. till
ly to happen to them than to milk bot the only tiling which is sure to happen
to every one does happen, ami they
tles or salt bags.
The domestic gas meter has a more die.
Could they but have realized that
or less well deserved reputation for
habitual mendacity, though as likely "he who hesitates Is lost” contains fin
to lie against the gas company as for more truth than Its opposite th«-y
It; but it has never done anything to might have done something in life.
warraut the suspicion that it is liable Not that this energetic assertion of an
to go off with a bang. It is a tin box occasional fact is by any means a sure
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
of a little less than one cubic foot guide. Wlm is not familiar with the
There are seven chicory factories in
capacity, put together with soldered man wlm never hesitates before nn.i
decision and nearly always laments Ids Michigan, with au aggregate capital of
seams and Japanned.
Into and through It passes the gas. pri-eipitation, usually aloud? Who has $175,000.
Date palms brought in from Africa
which enters through the service pipe not got tired of imploring such n one
connecting the main with the house, to make tie- ls-st of a bail job or of ar«* tliriviug In Arizona ami southern
usually of half an Inch diameter. It suppressing the obvious comment of California.
If the t’nited States were as densely
has very little capacity for gas storage, “We tohl you so?”
All tin- same, believers in a motto peopled as San Salvador, the smallest
and Is uot strong enough to carry gas
under a greater compression than, say, which spurs them into foolish action of American states, the population
hnlf a pound per square Inch. More seem to do better in the race of Ilf«' would be 350.000,000.
than this would bulge its sides. In than those who rely upon one which
Th«* cost of tiie water supply In Man
l>oint of fact tiie pressure of gas In preaches nothing but caution. And hattan and the Bronx nt Its present
That evening Merovinge said:
“My friend, let me embrace you. Y’all meters Is rarely more than enough to hasty people generally seem to arrive scale Is at the rate of mon* than $2 per
have achieved a success. You have balance a column of water two or three at their goal, in however bad condi head for every one of the population.
tlon. London Spectator.
achieved an immense service to France inches high.
The courthouse in Williamsburg. Va.,
If a gas meter is exposed to great
nml to me. Be tranquil. You will have
« hero Patrick Henry mad«* his famous
Wu TI iik ' Fann’« Enalinh.
heat from external tire, nothing very
your reward.”
speech on th«* stamp net. Is still in ex
Some Washington officials were re
Francois responded us was expected serious happens. Tiie soldered seams
istence. It is used for Judicial pur
cently
«-onverslng
with
Wit
Ting
Fang,
of him, but his heart was unreasonably will probably melt, allowing the gas
poses. nnd every Saturday morning
when
one
of
them
said
to
the
Chinese
heavy, nml. though he tried to persuade to escape. This gas Is not explosive,
petty offenders are tried there.
minister:
himself that tin- great desire he felt to however. It becomes so only when
Th«' sensation among mining men In .
' Pardon me, but may 1 ask If you
develop his plates was only the outcome mixed with air in certain definite pro
tlx* southwest is th«* discovery of rich
learned
English
in
America
or
nt
of professional zeal, that It had noth portions.
anthracite coal in Arizona in Inexhaust-
Should this admixture exist iu a home?"
ing whatever to do with the human in
lbl<* quantities. This means the de
"I
learned
the
lauguage
In
China."
re
terest contained in the photographs, he meter, which is almost Impossible, Its
velopment of vast mineral beds hereto
plied the minister.
shell
Is
not
strong
enough
to
offer
any
was obliged before long to own that
"It Is wonderful," said the question fore practically useless for lack of fuel
Ills motives were not purely patriotic— great resistance, and should an ex
There are about 8.OUD self supporting
er.
“You u-•«■ it as well ns 1 do."
plosion occur by reason of tire reach
were, iu fact, a little mixed.
"I us«- it better than you do.” replied Pueblo Indians In twenty-six villages,
So tiie I.oup-garou put out to sea, aud ing tiiis admixture of gas and air the
Wu Ting l ang, "because you who live twenty of which have day schools,
Francois, gaziug back at the receding meter would b«* wrecked, but It Is
in lids country do not use pure Eng costing th«* I'liited States not less than
fort crowned ridge, acknowledged to doubtful of any other damage would
$20,000 annually, besides the much lar
fish.
”
himself that lie had Indeed conquered, result. None has been wrecked from
ger sum expended upon the boarding
The
natlv«*
born
American
hesitated
but tiie conquest had left a sting in his this cause.
a moment at tin- frankness of the mln schools.
If
tiie
seams
of
the
meter
are
opened
memory. As the shores of China were
Inter and then said. "I know we do not
growing with every moment more in by the melting of the solder or by frac
BETWEEN THE ACTS.
but I mean that you speak It as correct
distinct there came across the ame ture from accident, the gas within it
ly
as
if
you
hail
leiirm-d
it
at
Harvard
thyst water a dull, reverberating noise, wouhl escape, and. if It had the chance,
Bertha Gallaud was born In Scran
College.”
and tlieu lignin, and yet again. It was burn. Outside the meter it might have
ton,
Pa.
"I speak purer English than 1 should
almost as if blustiug were going on. opportunity to form the explosive mix
Miss Maud«* Thomas Is considered to
If
I
had
been
taught
anywhere
In
thl»
Captain Merovinge opined that the Eng ture with air and do some damage.
be one of the handsomest women of
What actually happens In the case country." the minister said. “In Chino the American stage.
lish were probably trying to tire a sa
«■lien
we
learn
English
we
learn
pur«
of tires attributed to the explosion of
lute from "those guns!”
Charles Frohman has engaged Rich
English. At Harvard every one ha»
tin the Tonquin station it is very gas meters Is usually this: Gas which
ard Bennett for one of the br«>tbers In
some
Ynukee
dialect.
”
difficult, almost impossible, to get leave lias leaked from defective pipes or
"Sweet and Twenty.”
of absence, amt so a weary mouth wore worked into the cellar from broken or
Cnl I n ii I m ’ m Galley«.
An English version of Paul Her
on witli«* 1 raneols yearned to return to defective street mains accumulates in
Prince Orsini, who Is the owner o( vh-u’s new play. "L’Enlgme.” Ims been
China. Tiie photographs and informa pockets formed by rafters aud else the beautiful Lake Netui, near Rome,
secured by Mrs. Beerbohrn Tree.
tion had been duly sent to the proper where and remains there until It comes has facilitated Iu every possible way
An Itnllau actor Is endeavoring to
authorities iu Paris, and upon their an Iu contact with au accidental tire the efforts of the Italian government
swer Francois built hopes of securing of some sort. A fire starts in the cel to nils«* the two galleys of Caligula found a th«*ater in Rome for th«* pro
time to return to Fort Tcbeu, for that lar and the temperature gradually rises which «-ere sunk A. I). 41 off the shore» duction of old and new melodramas.
Miss Margaret Bourne, who plays
desolate spot lie now knew had an ir until the smoldering rubbish bursts in of this lovely sheet of water. Sufficient
remediable hold upon ills lieart. Judge, to flame. This reaches the mixture of Ims been recovered nt present to dis the Countess of Ilauterive In "The
then, of ills feelings when a letter ar gas and air along the celling and an close the astounding fact that the v«-s Forest Lovers." Is a native of Malden,
Mass.
rived for him bearing upon it the un explosion follows.
seis In question menstini respective!)
Carrie Behr Is th«* soubrette of Han
The meter, naturally enough, is 225 feet nml 237 feet in length by (it
forgotten handwriting of mademoiselle.
He clasped it to his heart ami retired thrown down aud probably torn from feet and 75 feet ill width. Their decks lon's "Superba.” She «-¡Il be remem
to Ids cabin to read its contents. Good Its connections, nnd tiie conclusion le were evidently covered with splendid bered as a prominent feature in many
ness only knows what lie expected reached that. Instead of being the vic mosaics, ami already an immense num of the E. E. Rice productions.
Helen MacGregor, who has Just been
them to be. What they actually were tim of the accident, the Inoffensive me her of magnificent bronze objects,
is given here, together with the com ter is the cause of all the trouble and among them a beautiful head of Medii engage«! to succeed Cisslc Loftus ns
meats of tiie gentleman to whom they Ims indulged its inherent propensity to sa. are to be seen at the prince's villa lending lady in Mr. Botliern's company.
set the house afire after lifting it from when- eventually a museum is to 1» Is twenty-three years old ami has been
were addressed.
1« .ir M. Francois- I hope you Lave not quits Its foundations.
organized of objects in connection wit I on th«* stage for eighteen years.
It Is a perfectly safe generalization the sunken galleys.
to« .«toil t'orl Telieu and our«. 1..-
(Neviiirc,
d a .einoiseUe!>
Do you remember those photo that the gas which makes trouble in
graph« which you took while you were here?
TURF TOP'CS.
cellars Is wholly outside tiie meter and
A Tree Siiaaemtlon.
(i'ruiKoi* cam hi» eye» upon one of them which
Grindstones some
hung over the locker.) I am going to ask you a never inside of It.
A Philadelphia tnan suggests thni
Prescotts’ turf labors are nearly over.
favor. (It 1» »¡ready granted, ma belle!) 1 was times explode with fatal results In saw
trees plant«*«) in public squares and ot
La«ly Geraldine, 21H». will b<* brinj
very fond of the old fortification», but our stupid factories, but the excellent old ladv
streets sliouhl be of the nut bearing va to Onward Silver next spring
government had condemned them »« effete. . M -.«■
who.
after
rending
of
such
nn
accident
riety lie believes that a-sense of lion
ttieup I don’t know whether I mentioned that
Peter Stirling, recently sold for $9.
to you when you were here.
(What perfidy!) ami recalling that there was an old
or would be cultivated in boys, even It
2<K>. is to be used as a road horse.
They were destroyed the day you left
There ate grindstone in on«» corner of tiie cellar
the
worst
neighborhood.
If
it
were
ex
new ones on the ridge looking toward the is
Hans McGregi r is picked for king of
which had been there twenty years, plained that th«- nuts belonged to then
land, but though they may be much more useful
the Buffalo snow path this winter.
they are not nearly so picturesque as the old, and hired a couple of tramps to carry It to
nml that they would only damage tlieit
I »iiould fee-1 very gtateful to you if you would tiie extreme corner of tiie garden and
The Gentlemen's Driving club of Pe
own property if they Interfered will
let me have ■ copy of one or two of the view» pour water on It for an hour, mean
oria. 111., will giv<* two meetings next
tln-ni
befor«*
the
proper
time.
Tliei
you took that day. My husband sends his com
pliments to all on board the Loup garou.
And, while giving thanks that it had not
when llie nuts were ripe they woulc season—July 1 to 4 and Sept. 1 to 4.
blown herself and family Into eternity b<- tnken from tiie trees under the «11
Auntie Shucks. 2JIX'«. the fastest
thanking you beforehand. I remain your» sin
etrrfj,
C ordfi ia C annom .
"unbeknownst to any of us.” was of rectloti of the city forestry depart pacing mare In Canada, Is owned in
the type of those who. through fear of nient and a tie«' festival day be itiau London. Out., by II I Barn«*s of the
II <>w to Broil and Roast llirdm.
gas meter explosions, are all their life gnrnted. marking their distribution.
Barnes breeding stables.
The directions for broiling are the time subject to nervous chills.
Timelier Hninbletonlan. th«* veteran
same for all small birds. Bear in mind,
There Is not a gas meter in use under
Michigan sire, Ims n new trotter this
1 Morniiiic llalnbow.
however, that for the extremely small which It would not be perfectly safe
The nppearai»«-«- of a distinct rainls«« senson in Alice Mack. 2:28. Her dam
ones a very hot, bright fire is needed, to build a lionfire, provided, of course, in a clear sky the other morning ere Is by Hninbletonlan Clmrtn.
as the birds should be only browned; there was not a quantity of gas out ntc«l a sensation in Richmond. Ya. Th«
James Hanley of Providence. R. I.,
consequently the time required for side of It which the same Are could bo«- was visible for more than an hour
Ims sold to John Splnn the fast geld
broiling them Is very brief. Singe and reach.—New York Times.
Dr. TaykH, the slate chemist, explain» ing Pilot Evans, 2:13' «. Mr. Splnn has
wi|>e the birds, then spilt down the
the picture ns tin- reflection of the sun’s shipp«*d the hors«* to «'Idcago.
middle of the back, remove the con
Why Snow la Not Block or He«l.
rnys upon minui«- pnrtlcles of ice crys
The «lams of Shadow Chimes. 2:06%;
tents. pound the birds lightly to flatten
Why is the snow white? Is a ques tills thnt hnd been carried «liigh in ths
the breastbone and wipe thoroughly tlon frequently asked. Because black sky nnd by the cold snap of Severn The Monk. 2:O8l/|. ami Qtt<* Allen.
with a damp, clean towel, taking care snow would lie dangerous; so would days’ duration. The heat from the stir 2:09al. are all owned Iu Austria, and
that everything is removed and the red or yellow. These are “warming is sufficient to drive the light through all three were bre«l to Caid, 2:07%, this
birds are left perfectly clean for cook up colors.” nml they change the sun’s the icy batik, nml in this penetration season.
ing; season with salt and pepper, rub rays to beat. Such snow would soon the colors flint cause th«' resemblaner
PITH AND POINT.
thickly with soft butter and dredge melt again nnd prove a very poor pro of the phenomenon to a rainbow art
with flour. For squabs or quails about tection. But white snow throws back generated.
Every man hid«*« his deformity.
ten minutes are required for broiling. the sunlight in Just the form In which
We are all caught oftener than we
Smaller birds require less time.
It receives it. anil thus the snow can be
Z«- ii « i * n I'nrnd««».
Imagine.
To roast birds draw and wash quick long on the ground. Throw dirt on
Many persons «ill recall the famous
When a woman acta mad because a
ly. wipe dry. season with salt and pep tiie snow and its dark color quickly paradox of Zeno by which lie sought
guest doesn't stay longer, she never
per and pin a thin slice of pork on the makes It eat its way In whenever the to prove thnt all motion is Impossible.
means it.
breasts; put the birds in a shallow pan sun shines on it. After a snowstorm,
“A body." lie argued, “must move
When you suddenly meet a man you
In a hot oven and bake for 15 or 20 once let llie horses’ feet mingle the either in a place where It Is or in n
minutes. Partridges require 40 min dirt of tin- road with the snow and place where It Is not Now. a body In hate, ever remark thnt you hope you
utes. Serve on toast with currant Jel sleiglilrg will soon he over.-Professor the place where It Is is stationary nml are looking «veil?
Every man cuts his eyeteeth in
ly and with bread sauce, which is S. C. S< hmm-ker In I-adles' Home cannot be in mot Ion. nor. obviously,
time, lie may keep bis troubles to
made In the following way: One pint Journal.
can It Is1 in motion In ths» place where
himself, but not one ever escaped.
of milk, otte half cupful of fine bread
It Is not. Therefore ’t cannot move at
-*l»«-Hk«-r hiu I Speakers.
crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of chopped
Some women Just naturally boss
nil."
There 1» a tali- to the effect that while
onion, one tablespoonful of butter, one-
Bodies do move, however, utiil that their hil.sbntids. while others arrive at
half teaspoonful of salt, one-lmlf salt tlon. Thomas Brackett Reed wielded Is a sufficient answer to tin* Ingenious th«* same res’t’ by lielng clinging
spoonful of white pepper, two thirds tiie gavel a gentleman took his little
vln«*s. .Mebr.-*«n Globe.
pliilonoplmr.
of a cupful of coarse bread crumbs boy to the gallery of the bouse of repre
Artillery nml Bnlloon».
and another tablespoonful of butter.— sentatives. IxMiking «town upon the
rtissorlcnl ««Balls.”
Some experiments with artillery Art
Sallle Joy White In Woman’s Home more numerous branch of the federal
Grave historical writers arc occasion directed against a captive balloon linv«
legislature the child naked, "Father,
Companion.
who Is thnt large man sitting In the ally guilty of wlint are called "Hlber- been recently «nrrled out In German,'
nicisms." The foil.«wing passage oc at the school of Instruction at Altei
A HroiaS Threat.
pulpit with a mallet in his hand?”
Grobov. The lialloon was allowed t<
Mrs. Jlgsby (the discussion having
“lie, my son," replied the fond par curs In a popular history of France:
It Is extremely doubtful whether ascend to a height of 30«) meters (984
become somewhat personal)—You may ent. “Is the bouse of representatives."
this prince. Merova-us. ever existed at feet», and tin* «ns opened upon it Ht
talk till doomsday. George Jlgsby, but
“And who are those other men sitting
you’ll never get me to admit that a In semicircles around him?” inquired all. but In- Imd a s m. Chihlerlc. whose n range of I so«» meters (very nearly
existence Is well authenticated."
5.000 yards). Sixty rounds were to
wife Is bound to do ns her husband the tiny chap.
The following Is nlso from n historic hnve been tired, but at the aevcnti-enth
tells her.
“They are the speakers of the house
the l-nlloon was struck, the envelop«*
Mr. Jlgsby- By gravy, madam, if I of representatives.” answered pater nl work:
“Like Ramson of old. who. armed was torn, and the gas Ignited, the ear
outlive you I’ll have It engraved on familias. — Champ Clark Iu Leslie's
only with the Jawbone of an ass. put falling to tin* ground.- Loudon Vulted
your tombstone lliat you were n good Weekly.
1,100 Pbillstiiit-s to the sword.”
Service Gazette.
tad-obedient wife! Chicago Tribune.
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Th«- hiigeM sum ever jiaid for a pre-
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ci'i'o, Aug. .'ID, 1901. The tramder : i-
volved in coin ami stock $112,500.99 : <1
« is |«ii«( l»v n party of business tm n » i
a '¡s'l'iti or Bright’s Diswise ami I «
betes. I. inerto incurable di'«a >> .
They eoinnu-nceti the serimi' in ■
■ration of th«- epecific Nov. 1«, l ‘ '
They inti-rviewed scores of the cu ■ >1
ami trie«! it out on its merits In pint ■
mirtlirce dozen cast's on th«* tiealm* .
nml «¡itching them. They alsogol phy
sicians to name chronic, incurable ca-i -
ami a<liuinistcre«l it with the ph) .-ici.-ins
forjudges. I'p to Aug. 25, eight) »• '■ >
per cent of the test cases «ere eitli. r
«ell or progressing favorably.
The*-* Ix-ing but thirteen per cent of
fai!ur«the juirties were satisfi«-«! and
closed tin* transaction. The procetsling'
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clinical reports of the test ca- s wen
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Pronounced cat-tny—accout’oti last ayllable
A
Mailer of Opinion.
She hnd been having fun with Dude
kins a long time, nn«l be made up what
mind he Imd to get even. It took tiie
form of a brilliant and cogent conun
drum, whose answer Dudekins thought
was looked in his manly bosom.
“I have a conundrum for you, Miss
Fannie,” lie said, «-ben lie saw her
next.
"Alt.” she replied, “«hat is It? Who
gave It to you?"
“I made It up myself,” be asserted,
bridling somewlint.
“Indeed? What Is It?”
"Why are my clothes like the moon?"
Sin* hesitate«! for a moment and
Dndekliis began to look triumphant.
"You may think,” she said slowly,
and Dudekins someho« felt the sand
slipping from under him. “it is I m *
cans»* they have a man In them, and
you have a perfect rlglit to think as
you please, but. Mr. Dudekins, opinions
differ." London Tit Bits.
Hnd
n
n«*t(«*r Story.
"Did you see the account of that
flnsh of lightning that btirn<>«l the hair
from n boy’s head without otherwise
hurting bitn?"
"I did,” answered the cheerful liar,
“and I was pained to note the incom
pleteness of the story. Now, I happen
to know of a case that is really re
markable. The lightning entered a ba>-
ber’s shop ami not only undertook the
task of singeing a man’s hair, but it
mug up the proper amount on tiie cash
register.”—Exchan«'“
111« Everyday
Salt.
Dixon—I don’t believe young Short-
lelgh Is half as extravagant as people
say he Is.
Hixon—Perhaps not, but I’ve noticed
that he has a suit of clothes for every
day of the week.
Dixon—Is that so? Why, be hae al
ways had the same suit on every time
I met him.
Hixon—Well, that’s the one.
No Cllnibina.
"Ah, my friend,” sighed old Skin-
flynt, who was dying. "I’m going a
long, long Journey.”
“Never tnlnd,” replied the friend, who
knew him. “It’s all down bill.”—Phila
delphia Record.
There has lately been formed In
France an International committee on
the price of wheat. It has already re
ceived the support of France. Austria-
Hungary. Portugal and Switzerland.
The object of the association, or com
mittee. Is not simply to register after a
mechanical fashion the prices quoted
In the bourses of different countries,
but to obtain Influence, little by little,
tn the ultimate fixing of the market
price.