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< opyright , I5OI, by Arthur Morrixjn.
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That roused her’, and she fell to re
proaches bitterer than nil. for she was
the angrier heenuse he had let her cry
alone and hail made no overtures to
ward eouclll.it on —overtures she had
been expecting as her right. Rejoinder
followed quick ami cruel on reply, and
at last, when he talked desperately of
sleeping outside, she answered with a
gesture borrower! of her trade: "(lo,
then! Go! If you can't give me food
and shelter, as other women's hus
bands do, go and let me earn them for
myself! 1 can do without you!"
"And you shall, too,” he retorted,
throwing down the rug and snatching
his hat. "You shall too.” And in a sec
ond he bad tiling out Into the night
and the snow.
They had done It all before, and it
was scarce more than another kind of
acting. But this time the quarrel was
a trifle sliarjier than common, and he
could not go back and make it up with
any self respect for an hour at least.
Meantime It was a cold night and a
snowy one. so lie turned up Ids collar
and strode off straight ahead to be all
111 used and homeless outcast for an
hour, or, at any rate, for three-quar
ters of an hour.
Another snowfall laid begun, though
it was sparse and light, making itself
felt now and again by a moist spot
upon the face. The carolers had struck
up “Noel” some little distance away,
and between their verses the chapel
party could lie heard at the farther
end of tile town. Indeed it was scarce
the best possible night for Hendy’s
petulant adventure. The snow de
clared Itself in the weak spots of Ids
shoes ere he had gone 200 yards and
the wind was in Ids teetli. spiting his
face and coming little short of cutting
off Ids nose.
Thus he came to Cawthorns, where
lived Baring Spencer, esquire, that il
lustrious Invisible; and the high privet
hedge, like a massive black wall, was
so good a wind screen that Hendy
turned lip a side lane and followed It,
walking close, witli bowed head and
shoulder brushing the twigs. The
hedge took n wide curve and. following
this, he ciime plump against a small
wooden gate, which swung Inward at
the shock. At this lie stopped and
looked about 1dm. Without a doubt
tills was tin* kltclieu entrance. Here
was a narrow path, witli a tall hedge
at each side, a short path ending in a
door with a pent roof.
lie took a step hack and another for
ward. Tin- wind was ns sharp as ever
and there was n wetness In the snow
drops, now more frequent, that told of
coming sleet. To follow the lane were
to emerge presently In open country;
here was shelter under the lee of a
good sized house, with a pent roof to
make it better. More, here was a
“situation.” Tlie homeless outcast,
wronged by all the world, would seek
shelter, for half an hour nt least, on
the doorstep of the proud and haughty
capitalist, who. if only he were awake
“Go, then! Go'”
mid aware of the trespass, would prob
ably send bis pampered minions to
drive Idin forth Into the bitter night.
The fancy accorded with the outcast's
mood, and truly for one bent on wal
lowing deep in tile pathos of his pre
dicament lids was the most promising
spot thereabout, and one not nt nil ex
posed to the weather.
He let tlie gate swing behind him
ami walked quietly to the kitchen door.
All was silent, and as he stood under
the pent roof lie saw Hint the path he
had come by went farther and skirted
all the back premises, dividing them
from the kitchen gardeu. As he look
ed. a projecting frame caught Ids eye.
like that of an open window, but near
er the ground than he would have ex
pected. It was but a few yards away,
and he went idly toward it. It was a
window, no doubt left open -by the
carelessness of a servant. There was
a stain on Ihc snow below it which be
trayed tie occasion. Plainly the serv
ant laid thing out coffee grounds or the
like and taken no care to shut tlie ease
ment. The house was rather old, and
for a moment he wondered vaguely
what room it might lie whose window
was so near tlie ground. And then the
answer cam.' to Ids hungry senses from
tlie window Itself. Clearly It was the
larder, and no empty larder either.
Pickles could be smelhsl pickles plain
ly and something else, something of
fulsome steaminess and sweet recol
lection Christmas pudding.
No doubt it was a large larder, though
a mere blackness to sight now; no
doubt crammed to the ceiling with a
superfluity of the Christmas fare that
Heinly saw no chance of tasting. Was
It really so large ns lie fancied? He
felt his pocket and found a matchbox
with a few matches still remaining.
At least it was no sin to take a peep.
Everybody was in lied. He struck a
ninteli In tlie shelter of the window
flame and held It within.
A larder it was, Indeed, with both
windows—wire within ami glass with
out — left open; ii long, brick paved
place-tlie floor was n yard at least
below the path he stood oil ami titled
round witli shelves everywhere. And
on the shelves—
He gnz.eil till tile match burned Ids
lingers. But tlie picture remained viv
id In ids mind. Six plum puddings
(was II six or seien at any rale six)
tn a rmi. in ehlmi molds, with clollis
tied on top; a cut liam on a disli, and
three whole ones, hanging; two birds —
geese hanging also; a mass of cold sir
loin. half cut away; another mass of
sirloin, uncooked; a large dish of mince
(des, a tub of water In a dark corner,
with oatmi-al spilled alsmt It—oysters,
no doubt; rows of jam pots, butter,
cheese everything. The agony of it!
Was it six puddings or seven? No
I arm In eountiug. at any rate. He
struck another match.
Xlx iduni puddings! And what could
one num a bachelor want with six
l>hnn puddings, to say nothing of all
the rest of this extravagant provision?
Probably the housekeeper or the cook
was swindling tier master and prepar
ing all tills to regale herself ami her
friends. It would serve her right If
somebody were to walk off with one
of those puddings and. say, one ham-
a mere net of Justice, Indeed. Not
that lie Could do such a tiling as that
himself, of course, though, indeed, it
would be rather a lark—the sort of
Joke you could tell your friends of
years after—how the rich company
monger supported the drama, after all.
without knowing It.
It would be the easiest thing in tlie
world to get In. too—as easy as going
down stairs. Nobody would know, of
course, and It would really seem a
capital Joke afterward. Ami, while
this would be a joke, going without a
1'lirlstiuas dinner would be a serious
mutter. Were they oysters tn that
lull? Tlie spilled oatmeal would seem
to indicate as much, though you
couldn't tell with certainty at this dis
tance. And then—
Mr. Baring Spencer sat late, with a
box of cigars anil n decanter. He was
a florid, heavy Jowleil man of forty
live or thereabout, and it was probable
that in his lime lie had emptied more
decanters than this one. A few draft
prospectuses and such papers lay about
the table, but they were done with
hours ago. He had discovered a very
excellent port In the cellar, anil now,
the decanter being empty, Mr. Barlug
Spencer, after a look at his watch, de
cided that on tlie whole lie would see
about another bottle. The rest of the
household were In bed, so he took a
candle ami want down stairs himself.
He was on tlie cellar stairs when he
heard a slight noise In the direction of
the larder. Perhaps a cat hud got 111
to it.
•toe Hendy had burned his last
match and. with u pudding dangling
by Its doth from one hand, was feel
ing along the shelf with the other in
pursuit of tlie cut ham when the door
flew open behind him, and his heart
tlew up Into his mouth. There were a
light and ii crash and two hands on
his collar behind, and at that, with a
yell of despair, Hendy twisted about
and fought wildly with both hands.
Tlie candle went over and out, tne
pudding mold smashed against a shelf
and the cloth, still gripped In his
lingers, shed cool, moist pudding about
the heads of thief and flnaucler alike.
But Hendy was tlie weaker, and the
shock had despoiled him of wind.
Presently he was dragged through the
loor and found himself imploring par
Ion mid release in abject terms. He
was starving, ami the window was
open Io tempt him; lie laid a sick wife,
no food for her. disgrace would kill her.
and so forih.
“Come,” said his captor, hard of
breath himself; “you Just come along,
mid we'll see about that.” And he
pushed the captive, now all terror mid
submission, up stairs before him In the
dark, tripping and stumbling. For it
struck Mr. Baring Spencer for reasons
that possibly, 'f no particular harm
were done. It would be better to terrify
the Intruder and send him about Ills
business rather than engage In trouble
some business at a police court. So at
the top of a short flight Hendy found
himself pushed first across a dimly
lighted passage anil then through a
study door.
From a landing high above came a
trembling female voice: “Mr. .Spencer,
sir! Are you there, sir? I —I thought
I heard a noise!”
Whereto Mr. Xpeneer, in the passage
without, replied witli so terrifying a
mouthful of language that the voice
was heard no more.
Poor Hendy. pale and trembling,
smeared across the face with pudding
mid staring at the decanter on the
table without seeing It. started at that
amazing string of rhetoric. Surely—
surely the Idiom was somehow fa
miliar.
Mr. Baring Spencer came In at the
. ..... . mid for the first time their eyes
met in full light. Both were to some
extent disguised in pudding, but Ilendy
knew his man a» . once. "Why,” he
gasped. “Fitz—Fitz-Ho ward!”
“Eh?" grunted the other sharply.
“What’s that?" for his own recollection
was slower. But the name—
Hendy took a long breath, wiped the
back of his hand across Ills face mid
tut down uninvited. “My name's Hen
dy," lie said: "Joseph Hendy. juveniles,
Trevor Fitz Howard's company, Leeds;
Trevor Fitz. Howard's company, Bris
tol. You've got your pudding back;
give me my I mots."
“What? What d'you mean?”
"All right, all right.” Hendy went
on. now clem- in mind and dangerous.
P'raps you might bluff It off with one
Hone broke busker, but there's Miss
itemimont here, too; same company.
You owe her a week or two salary.
I think. An' there's Norton—Teddy
Norton.
Ilemember liitu?
Walking
gentleman. Trevor Fitz Howard's com
pany. Leeds."
Mr. liming Spencer sat down.
‘Well?" lie said, after a pause.
"Well,” Ilendy went on slowly, “you
seem to be doing pretty well now.
P'raps you can afford to pay off those
■irreit rs.”
"till." answered the other laconically,
mid there was another pause. "But
suppose I won't? Suppose I Just cull
the police and put you In Jail? For, of
course. I know nothing of all this non
sense you talk of.”
"Very well." Hendy replied. rising
wearily, "call 'em. but I'm afraid you'll
get county courted over those salaries.
An' when It begins I.or’, when will It
stop?”
This was quite true. For If all tlie
unliquidated debts Incurred In Mr.
Trevor I'itz Howard's theatrical ca
reer wire to be called tip nt ollce by
creditors nil over the country Mr. Bar
ing Spencer would be squeezed very
tight Indeed.
Ami once the two
names were identltied the rush Mould
Iwglii. But there was another con-
sldirat'oii. Mr. Bmlng Spencer was
at a critical stage in Ids present opera
tlotis. but Ids name Just now stood
good for anything: whereas, Mr.
Trevor Fliz-iloward was a notorious
swindler So anything that might re
cal the fact that the two names stood
for one tinam ial operator would mean
n crash Indeed. So Mr. Baring Xpeu
cer, like a man of business, went to
tlie root of the matter straightway.
“Look here." he said. “We'll fool
about no longer. How much do you
want?”
Ilendy silt down again. “For me,”
he said, "say four weeks at thirty Imb,
and say nothing about the boots. Miss
Beaumont four weeks at thirty Imb,
too, an’ Teddy Norton a fortnight at
the smile. That's fifteen quid.”
The sum seemed etiormous in these
lean days, but he was defiling with il
capitalist and the estimate was honest
enough. "A h ' then.” he went on. "you
might give poor ohl Leatlierby a lift
on the road "
"Never mind all that.” the other said,
unlocking a drawer. "Yon don't expect
to make me believe yoll'tV interested
In all those pimple, do you? Or that
you'd give them a cent? I ain’t a baby;
no more are yon. Xee here.” lie took
n small parcel of notes ami counted,
“One, two, three, four, live a pony;
£25. Take it and clear out, mid keep
your mouth shut. As for getting the
show on the road, do it anyhow you
please mid as soon as you like. Only
mind”—and he raised his linger—"If
any of those others get on the scent
and come here I shall tell them you've
got their money. Now you can go as
soon as you like.”
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But, Indis'd, Mr. Billing Spencer was
Just a trifle too clever. He was much
too clever, in fact, to suppose that
Ilendy a man Just caught stealing
pudding—would part with any of that
money unless lie were obliged. He as
sumed, of course, that Hendy would
keep the money to himself, say nothing
of the encounter, and, moreover, use
every exertion to get the show out of
the neighborhood, because of the threat
to set the others after a share of the
notes if lie, Spencer, were troubled by
them. Indeed, he judged it a very
cunning shift to shut Hendy’s mouth
mid clear away tlie players from the
town at one stroke. He was never safe
from recognition among players.
But lie miscalculated, for Leather-
by’s company signalized Christmas by
two dinners fit tlie Crown, one nt mid
day and one at 7, mid Leatlierby gave
the health of Baring Spencer, founder
of the feast, with great fervor and pro
claimed him an ornament to the theat
rical profession, which he had so lately
left, for Ileuily had made no secret of
whence he had the motley* or of the
debts It was to liquidate, mid some of
It he represented as subscription to
ward a Lentherby benefit designed to
set the show on Its legs again in the
fiext town. And the company called
Mr. Baring Spencer a noble fellow anil,
moreover, insisted on tearing the butch
er from the bosom of his family (the
drover was not to be found) and mak
ing him drink Mr. Xpeneer's health,
too. n great many times, so that they
were all mighty merry together that
Christmas and every hour was an
hour of Jov and feasting. And at
list, to cap everything, all the male
part of the company, with the butcher
In the midst of them, stood 111 the early
i veiling on Mi', liming Silencer’s lawn
roaring "For lie's ii jolly good fellowl”
at the top of their voices, to the amaze
ment mid scandal of all Crowbridge
and the speechless fur.' of the Jolly
good fellow himself, till at last he
found his voice mid. throwing open u
window mid slinking Ids list, flung out
lonli a showered’ the rhetoric that Ilen-
fy so well remembered that the play-
i rs went off mightily astonished.
"It Is his modesty,” said Leatlierby,
outside, with teais of gratitude trem
bling In his eyes; "just Ills modesty.
Truly lie is a noble fellow!"
But the story spread about Crow
bridge. mid ere long it was very gener
ally known that Mr. Baring Xpeneer
was Mr. Trevor Fitz Howard and that
Mr. Trevor Fitz Howard probably liad
half a dozen other names as well. And
it was even said in the end that the
thing hastened Ills arrest by three
days. lie had -bought the house at
Crowbridge, had managed to pay for it
in worthless shares mid had mortgaged
It instantly for hard cash. His compa
nies were limed to burst just after the
new year, mid he was laid by the heels
Just n day before his appointed steam
er left Liverpool, n sad victim of his
own excess of cunning mid the mis
placed gratitude of others.
A nlmfl I m In Opera»,
Wagner has introduced animals Into
all but three of his operas ("The Fly
ing I tnjchmiin,” "Tristan" and “Die
Meistersinger"i horses In “Rienzi,"
"Tannhnuser." "Die Walkure” and
“Die < iotterdammerung,” swans in
“Lohengrin" mid "Parsifal,” birds In
"Lohengrin." "Xlegfried” mid “Die
Gotterdum nierung,” n ruin In “Die
Walkure" mid a bear and a dragon in
"Xlegfried." The swans, the dragon
and the forest bird are expressed by
some of the most beautiful music In
i he operas.
Wagner hits been milch criticised
mid was nt the time much laughed at
lor this use of animals In serious opera,
but not even Ills friends mid brother
musicians could argue him out of it.
Ollier composers. It Is true, had oc
casional! iutrisliiced animals Into the
opefe, notably Mozart in the "Magic
Flute." But in Mozart's iqiera the ani
mals have no . entinl connection with
the story. Their Introduction Is al-
ni< -I as n -eldenfnl mid Irrelevant ns
.lie happening! in n vaudeville.
Wagner was the first to make the
animals purl of the cast, dramatically
connected with tlie whole. Our Ani
mal Friends.
The Sen! anil the Hear,
WOMAN AND FASHION
The i ii does not stop his search for
f o<l until be has completely satisfied
1 1‘retty Blouse.
Ii . excellent appetite; then he takes a
Blouse of white silk tucked all ovet
g, >il nap. lying upon the very edge of mid trimmed with ecru laee insertion
ili • Ice or as eli se ns possible to bls . The fichu and sleeve caps are of sky
hr. .idling hole. The slightest sound
will awaken him and. without waiting
to timi out the sourev or direction, lie
rolls into the water, lie cun stay un
der for only thirty live miuutes. hut
where he will come up none can tell.
This no one knows better than the
bear, and if the bear realizes that it Is
impossible to steal up on tin- leeward
side of the seal, haviug bis black uose
covered with his paw and 111s bloodshot
eyes closed, when the seal has his open
and on the watch, lie looks about for a
favorable point of departure, dives un
der the ice, and if he rightly Judges the
distance anil direction he comes up at
the very spot where the seal has ex
pected to go down. The seal's fate Is
thus settled, and the bear's shrewdness
earns Its reward. Xt. Nicholas.
The One That ('hone tn Pay.
Three mon had been out on a spree,
ami on the way home late at night
they made a wager that the one who
did not do as his wife told him should
pay for a champagne supper the fol
lowing night.
The tirsi one returned home, and his
wife greeted him thus:
"Hello, you beauty! That’s right,
knock all the ornaments off the mantel
piece!”
He knocked them all off.
The second returned and on going
into Ills house fell against the piano,
whereupon his wife said:
"(Io on; get a chopper and smash it
tip!”
He did so.
The third returned, ttml on going up
stairs liis wife said:
"You miserable scamp, fall down
stairs and break your neck!"
Needless to say. he paid for the sup
per London Spare Moments.
A »'BENCH NOTION.
blue panne trimmed with tho Insertion
and finished with applique bow-knots
made of tlie velvet and insertion. The
blouse fastens invisibly on one side.
White la Still Popular.
There Is absolutely no waning In the
popularity of white. Never before was
so much white worn. Cloth, alpaca,
homespuns, w hite china crape and oth
er materials are much In demand, while
inevitably for summer wear white
muslins will be all the rage, dividing
popular favor with white pique, which
will be exceedingly smart made up
with tiny gilt buttons and touches of
Tlie Solemn Quaker.
gilt trimming.
At tlie funeral of a lawyer of state
Among the favorite combinations are
reputation who lived and practiced in black ami white ami green ami white,
i town not far from Philadelphia and both of which are striking. Particular
who was known among bis friends ly in foulards these combinations are
'hereabout as an unbeliever an emi noticeable The prettiest among the
nent gentleman from Philadelphia new silks are the white ground fou
nached tlie house after the minister lards witli black spots and the white
had begun tlie sermon. Not knowing foulards with green foliage designs
how far the services had progressed,
running through them. The latter are
lie accosted a well known Quaker of
often trimmed with a touch of black
the town, who was a friend of the de
guipure edging a flounce of net or one
ceased ami who was noted for his great
of white or ecru guipure. The effect is
sense of humor, and, leaning over his
strikingly original.
shoulder, asked in a whisper:
"What part of the services have they
French and American Women.
reached ?'*
The American woman is first of all
To which the Quaker, without a neat. She likes things snug and trim,
smile, replied:
and all this fancy ami theatrical busi
"Just opened for tlie defense.”—Phil ness does not appeal to her. Her crit
adelphia Times.
ical faculties are free, and when she
CLARK’S LATEST AMD BEST.
FuruisheU with solid Disc it you wsm them.
Wood Extenstou Head it you prefer ¡1.
XII steel. in-vei-Hlble, Double Lever. El-
It'ilHioii Ili-ml. '1 he ber>t Disc Harrow uuw uu
tii. market Lightest draft. Dues the best work.
< an i»e u.st <1 to throw the earth Ivor from the treei
('an be drawn together and used In the regular
length or extended us ubowu 5, fl and s feet cut
.»! • icversible and curry the Extension Head 10
and 12 feet cut are not reversible.
FAKMEItS AND MÀNLFACUIERS’ ASSOCIATION 01 AMERICA,
222 Mission Street, San Francisco.
Tlir Hermit Irttl»,
BiAKE,
Importers and dealers iu
Book, Nawa,
Gently crack the shell of the whelk. ,
Writing and
for yon will find it almost impossible to ! MOFFITT
Wrapping...
extract the occupant alive otherwise, ft TOWNE I
CARD 8TOOK
and y ou will see what you may lie par.
STRAW AND BINDERS' BOARD
doned for supposing a miniature lob
M-57-BU-U I First St.
ster, but which in reality belongs to an.
’ll. Mcaltl.
SAN (It ANFIBIO.
other distIn.'t species namely, the her
lidt crab, Paguriis liernliurdns. Wbeth- 1
er he has obtained occupancy by force 1
of arms or merely through decease of
the original tenant is a moot point, hut
tlie first supposition Is highly probable,
us he is a most belligerent little ms
timer.
An amusing scene may lie w itnessed
bv placing several hermit crabs depriv
ed of their shells in an ordinary soup Interview Witli Edward Short
plate, with a little sea water and some
of the San FranciNeo Cull.
empty shells fewer shells than crabs.
Tlie fighting and struggling to secure
houses is ludicrous in the extreme One
Mr Ettwnrd .Short, vuunt’t’ltHl with the busi
may be seen almost successful in moor ut-ss depurtuit’ut of tlie Suu Francisco Call
ing himself within a shell, which, by iutrrv lewed :
Q - du arc ie|M>i led lu have boeu cured u!
the way, Is effected by means of the
shelly plates at the extremity of Ids diubelvN?
A —That is right.
soft and twisted tall, when another
Q — Arc you sure It was diabetes?
seizes him by the nape of the neck, as
\ —1 wiis rcji’ctod for insurance, and later
It were, and he Is drugged reluctantly failing rapidly, our physi( kau told tne I hud
and to put my affairs in shape
forth. The evfi ter still holds him strug diah'des
(,» —Have more than one physictuu*
\
Yes
I had another coullrin it. He. too.
gling at claw s' length, and not until he
I ('otild not live long. I hud dropped from
himself is safely ensconced does he re sa.d
•.‘tn to i .'L i pounds and was very wean. A neigh
linquish Ids grasp. Chambers'Journal. lx r told me <>f the Fulton Compound
Diabetes and
Bright’s Disease.
Tbr Beller In n Devil.
A maidservant belonging to one of
the women's colleges had been out
with her lover without leave from her
mistress and was returning late along
my road, at the top of which lived the
lamented Professor Nettleship. Now,
the latter had a large yeljow dog that
took the usual canine delight in seeing
eats scatter and flee, and, the better to
pounce on them when they were
stealthily crossing the street, lie would
perch himself on the top of the pro
fessor's garden wall, surrounded and
half hidden ill tlie foliage. As the tru
ant maidservant passed beneath liliu
ho caught sight of a cat in the middle
of the road and, making a spring at it,
collided with her and knocked her
down. She picked herself up and ran
screamlug home, almost mud with ter
ror, because, as she said, the devil bail
jumped on her back and thrown her
down.—International Monthly.
Have Couiax?.
ij How long did von have to take it?
\ —About a year before I was perfectly well
i,» l»id \oiir ph\sicians then li st for sugar?
A
HotIi did lioth reported normal They
u re \ < r\ . ii at!\ surprised at my recovery, for
th *\ had told me diabetes was incurable
Q —Know of any other cures?
A —Several I told my friend, William Mar
tin, an S I’ (’(inductor of Stockton, about it.
H had d la bides, and was about to give np hi»
poxiti.in when I told him. He got the name re
sults I did, and wax well when killed a year or
ho later.
(¿.—Any others?
A —I told William Hawkins of the Custom
House and ('aptain Hubbard of the barkeutiue
S N Castle, upon hearing they hud diabetes.
Both of them were cured I u I fo told a neigh
b<>r who hud drop-In a month it was dim
In vied. I can t recoiled all I've told
Q.—Did it fall in any ease?
A Not one I is a positive cure lu Bright s
Dlsc ise and l> abides. Go over and see Haw
kins and ha will tell vou the same thing
Medical works agree that Bright’s Disease
and Diabetes are Incurable, but 87 per ceut. are
p<isitivel\ recover ng under the Fulton I’oui
pounds (Common forms of kidney complaint
oner but short i esisi ance.) Price, fl for the
Bright’s Disease and ?! 60 for the Oiubetie
Compound. John J Fulton (’o , 4J0 Moutgom
er\ street, San I-1 ancisco, sole compouudera
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SHORT SERMONS.
You must have courage, my boy. No
Think of time as the doorstep to eter
matter what baud of circumstances ar nity.
ray themselves against yon. if your
Thorns lust in wreaths when th«
purpose is right you will succeed. Life roses die, yet few regret having been
is n beautiful thing. The chance to clowned.
fight is a great blessing. No matter
Think not about thy siu so as to
how hard the situation may seem, keep make it either less or greater In thino
on lining right, bravely face the future, own eyes. Bling it to Jesus and leave
set your standard high, work and wait, It to him to Judge thee.
be patient mid thankful, and you will
Be thy longing desire to see God, thy
win. Yon may never be rich ns the
fear to lose him, thy sorrow to be de
world goes—not rich in money or rich
prived of him for a time, thy joy that
In power—but yon may be rich in tlie
he can draw thee to himself, then wilt
knowledge of the truth that you have
thou live In profound peace.
made the best of your chance to be a
Since God Is love, love is the supreme
man. Don't set your standard by the
men who have achieved great wealth. law of the universe, mid man's first
That Is nothing compared to the riches duty ami highest perfection Is to love
that belong to him who has struggled God and all men. This is the gospel,
to enlarge and ennoble the circle of the glad tidings, arousing million«
A PicturcNQue lint.
life
in which be Is cast.—Schoolmaster. from sleep in the shadows of death.
This picturesque hat of white leg
Brenklnjc It Geatly.
horn lias tlie edge of the brim draped
Ilieslalit ut Spliier« unit Seurpluns.
In tlie province of Holstein, noted for
r
Spiders have wonderful eyesight, but Ils superior breed of cattle, the country
I am quite sure that the scorpion's vi people arc not only very thrifty but ex
sion, notwithstanding his six eyes. Is ceedingly feud of their cows, as may be
fur from being acute, says tin English gathered from the following character
naturalist. It it very dittleult to catch istic story:
a spider with a pair of forceps, but a
Farmer Jan was walking sadly down
scorpion can ensily be captured if no the road one day when the village
noise is made. Spiders see their prey pastor met him.
before they are caught in tlie web, but
"Why so sad. Farmer Jan?” said the
the scorpion makes no niovemi'iit what pastor.
ever to seize files or cockroaches until
"Ah, I have a sad errand, pastor,”
they indicate their whereabouts by said Jan.
movements. This being the case, it
"What Is it?”
can readily be understood how easily
"Farmer Henrik's cow Is deud in my
the scorpion may be roused into motion pasture, ami I am on my way to tell
by the vibrations of music.
him.”
If a tuning fork be sounded on the
"A hard task, Jan."
table on which I keep my caged scor
"Indeed It Is, but I shall break It tu
pion, he at once becomes agitated and him gently."
strikes out viciously with his sting.
"llow will you do it?"
On touching him with the vibrating
"I shall tell him first that It is hl«
tuning fork lie stings it and then culls mother who is dead, ami then, haviug
himself up, as scorpions do when o|M>ned the way for sadder news still,
THF. DOLLY VAKDEN.
hedged in.
I shall tell him that It Is not his mother,
with Irish lace. A wreath of shaded
Imt the cow!"
hydrangeas and foliage covers the up
Aii Adroit Aimner,
per brim. There are strings of black
The celebrated physician Zimmer
The Evil Eye.
ribbon velvet.
man attended Frederick the Great in
The <'orslcans are not the only i>eo-
his lust illness, (me day, us the story ple in the world who believe lu the
The Ta Hein Jacket.
Is recorded in "Salad For the Xocial," evil l ie, for th«' Turk Is «o affected by
The taffeta Jacket of this season Is the king said to him:
It Halt he thinks It extends Its luflu-
not an Eton. It is more like a blouse.
"You have, I presume, helped many a eti< i's to whntever animals belong to
It is absolutely covered with trimming. man Into another world.”
him Strings of coral are sold on the
Is broad across shoulders, loose across
This was rather all unexpected thrust
bust and drawn snugly into the waist for the doctor, but the dose lie gave the streets nml said to be n preventive
with a broad, stitched belt of silk that king lu return was a Judicious mixture against tlie evil. It Is very curious to
see the donkeys, crowds of Which are
1ms ornamental tabs hanging from the of truth and flattery:
found ill the streets, with strings of
back.
“Not so many ns your majesty nor coral twisted Iii their tails.
It Is usually laid In a great number with so much honor to myself."
When he gets in a violent rage, the
of large and small box plaits. Between
Vi i y worst thing Halt a Turkish gentle
these are stitched bands or pieces of
A Mnn mid Illa Heart.
num can threaten Ills donkey with is
velvet ribbon Hint float to the waist
Once upon a time there was a rich
line finished with fringe tassels of the old man who had a heart so weak that the taking away of the jewels which
protect him from the evil eye, for lu
silk.
its faint beatings could hardly be
The front has a deep facing of fine heard; yet. In the metaphor of our tl is way In' will give him over to all
lace that turns over for an inch or two time, that same heart was filled with kinds ol ' ruelly and the possession of
the demon. In the markets lilts of
on the outside. There Is a wide circu love for a fair Indy.
eor.il are laid among the purple grapes
lar collar of lace, and the huge plnited
The laily beard of her wooer's physic
sleeves tire put into wide cuffs that fas al and financial condition and looked or green vegetables with the hope that
ten nt the back with great fancy but upon his suit with extreme favor. The . ..... I luck will come to them and they
will bring a higher price.
tons, usually of oxidized silver, set with result was that they were married.
gaudy stones.
Moral.—Faint heart sometimes wins
IrHIi LnceiiiRklnat.
fair lady.—New York Herald.
Sirniiplna Is Popular.
It was in 17IF. that the Dublin society
sees a thing she asks: "Why Is it made
so fanciful? Why not more simple?”
Colorless varnish for use on tine la
This is the reason why French hats
bels or other prints, as well as for
lose much of their grotesqueness when
w hite wood and other spotless articles,
identified with the better class on this
is made as follows: Dissolve two and
side. In fact, good taste is pretty much
one-liillf ounces of bleached shellac lu
the same the world over, and the really
one pint of l ed Hied alcohol; to tills
sty lish American women are similar in
add live ounces of animal boneblack,
their tastes. The difference Is in figure,
which should lirst be heated, and then
the association, ami the conditions of
boil the mixture for about live min
life and necessities are really account
utes. Filter a small quantity of this
able for the difference in dress. The
through tillering paper and If not fully
American woman In the same position
colorless add more boneblack and boil
us the French woman would probably
again. When this has been done, run
dress similarly, and the French woman
the mixture through silk and through
under similar conditions in America
Altering paper. When cool, it Is ready
would bring herself undoubtedly to our
for use. It should be applied with
standpoint.—Chicago Tribune.
care and uniformity.
Colorle«« Varnish.
Tlie Invention ot the SteumlioHt.
Robert Fulton's Clermont, the lirst
steamboat of any practical value, was
launched into the East river. It Is not
known who first conceived the idea of
propelling boats by steam; probably
Salomon de Cans, in 1(>15. Many per
sons experimented with steam propul
sion between 17(13. when William Hen
ry of Pennsylvania placed a small boat
on the Conestoga river, and 18()7, when
the Clermont made its trip to Albany.
Among them were the Marquis de
Jonffroy, James Ruin&y and John
Fitch. These men produced models
which were worthy of the name steam
boat, but tlie Clermont was the first
steam vessel produced which actually
curried passengers and freight, anil Rob
ert Fulton is fairly entitled to the cred
it of inventing the steamboat.
('KlIneMH nt n Premium.
In the town of Hasclimann, Ger
many, prizes are offered yearly for tho
men who will marry the ugliest or the
most crippled and to the women over
forty who have been Jilted nt least
twice. The money was left by a big
financier, and lie, realizing that beauty
is an attraction hard to overcome, made
n provision in bis will that out of the
income of tlie fund not less than £1G
shall go with the ugliest girl In any
year and the cripple shall receive £12.
The four women over forty who have
been Jilted by a lover receive, when the
funds will permit, £10 each, but the
trustee call vary this amount and at
Ills own discretion offer a larger prize
to some one who will marry an unusu
ally ugly girl or one to whom nature
Ims been specially unkind.—Tatler.
The Columbian Summer School.
The Columbian Catholic summer
school, which has for several years
past met at Detroit, will this year have
its sessions in St. Paul, Minn., opening
on July 8 ami continuing for three
weeks. A number of prominent men
have already been secured as lecturers,
including Bishop Comity, rector of the
Cutholic university of Washington;
Rev. T. E. Shields. Ph. I».. of St. Paul;
Rev. Dr. Joseph Campbell of the satue
city, Hon. M. J. Wade of lowa, Hon.
Strapping, always so effective, is now
J. ('. Monaghan of the Wisconsin State being carried out In panne, the latest
university and Rev. William J. Poland novelty being panne velvet strapping
of St. Louis. The subjects cover the upon tucked taffeta gowns. The pret
usual lines of broad education. A new tiest way of putting on such strapping
feature of the school will be a Sunday Is done by crossing it In various de
school conference to be held during the signs, the ends finishing in diamond
second week of tlie sessions under the shaped points.
Ills KnonlolKf.
direction of the Very Rev. J. F. Itol
A Waited Compliment»
“I suppose, Mr. Casey.” said the pas
phin of Xt. Thomas’ college.
Idly—You don't mean to say you
senger to the Irish pilot, “you know
have broken with Fred? Why, I heard
where all the rocks are along this
Cnrillnnl I.eilochowskI Blind
him say only yesterday there wasn't
coast.”
Cardinal Ledocliowskl, the Polish another girl In the world like you.
“Faith, Ol <lo not," replied the pilot,
Minnie—That's Just It; much as to
“but Ol knew where they ain't.”—Phil noble, one of the three surviving car
dinals who received the purple from say I'm a freak. I'll never speak to
adelphia Press.
tlie hands of Pio IN., has lost the sight him again.-Boston Transcript.
of both Ids eyes, and several members
Fatal to I) o 11 n .
Clnaalfled.
Aunty—Where is Hint pretty doll yon of his family have arrived In Rome to
remain with the aged prelate for the
Helen—What tin old crank old Wrin
had when I was here last?
Little Girl—It's gone—died of the lest of his days. The cardinal is the kles Is for a mail who Is reported as
head of the house of Ledochowski, that being so wise!
grip.
bore the title of count before the Ho-
Maud—Yes. a sort of cross wise.—
“The grip, eb?”
heuzullerus were ever lieurd of.
Yonkers Herald
“Yes’rn; baby's grip.”
Salad riiinta.
The salad plants contain no apprecia
ble amount of nutrient and are not
esteemed for this reason by those who
recognize tlielr value and deem tlieir
crispness and cooling properties nn In
dispensable i>nrt of the ideal dinner.
The nature of their component parts,
along with the oil, acids nml condi
ments used to dress them, makes them
most useful aids to the digestion.
The First Ulas« Window.
offered premiums for competition by
lai emnkers. But there does not seem
;<> lane been a combine«! effort to plae«>
the Industry on a commercial basis un
til isjli. when a Mr. Walker, haviug
married the daughter of n laee manu
facturer in Nottingham.brought over to
Ireland some twenty girls to teaeh the
peasant women about I.lmerlek the art
of Ineciimklng. nml from this small be
ginning arose the great Limerick laee
Industry.
Ills Good Behavior.
The first glass window in England
Mother I don't like the looks of that
was put up in an abbey about the Isiy 1 snw you playing with lu the
year GStl. Glass windows, however, street lodai
You mustn't play with
did not become general for many hun bail little boys, you know.
dred years, nml as late as 1579 the
Son <>h. lie ain't a laid little boy,
glass casements at Alnwick cnstle, the minima! He's a good little boy! He’s
Duke of Northumberhind's seat, were .... .. to the ri fornì school two times,
regularly taken down when the family Hid they've let him out each time uu
was away from home Noles and ie,-(llmt of gis d behavior!
Ouerles