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• l • »■»•I I.«»« t» •»♦* •»«••« 4 y»»irefwl • •»•»«»»-» at Iks « i»> a»a»»al *«•»»«•• th* »t**W»4 th» «trfs wb'h t>f h-r r»<- r»l vaasaB nag c >•»•>»,le i>f little paid» frufdr »trug gt»«l far at the Monday bargain ter». "Ith." »Its cried. ”wby doe» one have to »Imp in the city? Everything I» a>i hurried, c nfused, compiei. distracting anti nerve destroying! If I were old J truck at East Norley! "I.a»t summer while I wsa there I bad to buy a yard of dark blue ribbon, and I drove over to tbe one store at the < roasruad» to get it. It took »nine five minutes to convince tbe amiable proprietor that I really wanted dark blue and could not be [rersnaded to ac cept light Instead, which be considered more suitable mid becoming to a fair complextoned person of my years; be added reassuringly that anybody under forty was not too young for baby blue. “Another live minutes were given up to his incredulous reluctance to believe that two inches wide would not do as well as three, especially as the three inch width hud lieeu mislaid on a top shelf and lie would have to get a step ladder to get it down. Several more minutes passed in the search for tlie ladder, Its hilrorions portage from the 'cellar. Its erection and repair with a piece of twine, the brace» being broken, and Ids final ascent to tlie dim and «lusty up|MT region, whence the liox of wide riblrons was at length produced. "I found a shade that would do, and he leisurely measured off a yard, fin gered it, then paused to rub a per plexed ear and smile ingratiatingly. " 'Fact is.’ be confided sweetly, ‘1 sold the last pair of scissors In the store Just before you came In, and I’ve forgotten my Jackknife. It's kind of awkward cutting it off, but I'll man- age somehow, I guess there's an ax iu the shed.’ “He curried the silken roll away with him as be started with comforts ble deliberation to find the ax, which, though the hunt for it was long and persevering, evidently could not be found, for we caught a glimpse of him at last through tlie half o|>en door to the I nick sliop severing the required yard of rlblHin with an old chisel. “It was all so serene, so soothing and so satisfactory! I believe I shouldn't be n wreck before New Year's every winter if 1 could only do my Christ mas shopping at the East Norley gen eral emporium.”—Youth’» Companion. FRUITS AND FLOWERS. In setting out an orchard keep to gether all trees of the same variety. Good garden soil is g<ssl for pot plants, but can lie improved by the ad dition of leaf mold. Weak rosebushes may often tie made to grow by giving them an occasional watering with liquid manure. one advantage with small fruits is that they can be made to furnish a supply long before trees come into bear Ing. In planting a border don’t plant every thing in rows. A row of hollyhocks, for Instance, Isn’t half ns attractive as irregularly placed groups that break the outline. With pot plants in a general way too little water Is better than too much. The dropping leaves indicating drought are mere easily remedied than yellow leaves, tlie result of being kept too wet In preparing pots for plants the pieces of brokeu pots or crockery in the bottom should never be omitted, , as without proper drainage the soil tie comes sour, the plants languish and i the leaves become yellowish. No Need to Adjiioro. The legislature of a certain state was tardy In adjourning one session, al though there seemed to lie no lmpor taut business under consideration. Judge Jones, one of the legislators, was met by a friend in tlie street one hot morning, and the two stopped to talk under tlie shade of an awning. ”Goin’ to clear out pretty soon, JedgeY’ "I suppose so,” answered the states man, mopping liis brow. “Anything much goin’ on down at tlie cnpltol?" "No." “Why don’t they wind up. then?” "Well, that's Just the trouble. There's nothing but a lot of petty business to bother us, and we don’t mind that 1 wish something important would come up, and then the motion to adjourn would be In order.” Flnvllnh In Englund. l.»< If >(ftht h»d ■Mil M h> fw-d the »«<«■* tut a short Hi requested that he »end money |< over the I«■! »yell the »Indent tiadl I he tieeveaary coin I rmh hie already rapidly diiuinMilng little l«nk fireouat ! and «ent It 1» Ills friend. That was lite I last he heard from him. There was no reply to hi» lettersand he t<».k advan- lagr of a vMkttam to visit the ranch, whh-li was in an adjoining Blate, and invretigate the cause of his friend'» strange allene». Arriving Iu the tow u he wan driven hi the ranch only to llud it deserter! and hut a live animal on the place. The owner discovered that ou receipt of bi» last money order, bis so- called friend whom tie had tried to as sist, had sold everything, pocketed a neat sum ami fled to parts unknown. All effort» to trace him proved fruitless. Forced to give Up Ills college career, lie came to California and launched out Into a business that took hliu into vari ous |iarts of tlie country. One day as he left tlie hotel ill a country town lie came face to face with the man who had defrauded him and whom he bad I mcii seeking. A more forlorn and piti ful-looking object one could not well imagine. He had lost Ills hands and one arm up to the shoulder: liis face was scarred and seamed and lie was ragged and dirty, au outcast and a Inuup upon tlie road. He staggered back in terror when lie first saw tlie man lie bad wronged and then ad vanced. “1 supisise you are after me,” lie said. “Since I treated you the way I did misfortune has followed in my fisitsteps. 1 haven’t had one happy moment. I have lieeu cut to pieces iu a logging camp and maimed for life. Pity it didn’t kill me. 1 have n't lieen out of the hospital long, so 1 haven’t a tiling to make restitution. I’m your prisoner. Lead on and 1 will follow.” “I think you have been puuished suffi ciently by a higher power and 1 have no wish to prosecute you. Your guilty i-ouscieiice is enough,” lie said, as lie turned and left tlie wretched nmn standing in the pathway." prep»« of th* y they have ii the • brt»tma» pur* ba»iog to lefiu • > early. 1‘ieaitdy the reatttUf for this m Dial the merchant« have never Iwfore displayed toy» ami everything destined for the holiday trade mi early as the very first days of Novemlier. In fact, Mime of the mer chant» bad their »Iwrw-window» filled tile last two weeks III October with hol iday oveil les. Buch pretty and at tractive toys they are showing, ai <1 they range from tlie rattle, varying in price from five cents Io a couple of dol lars, to bicycles, tricycle» in all vanetie» of prices, according to tbe make. Every one can be suited. There does uot seem to lie mi great a demand lor fancy work that Is, the working of pillow top», etc , for they cau purclume such attrac tive articles anti lieautiful at that, for so small a figure that it does Hot pay them to »pend their time in working tbe designs, let alone tbe cost of ma terials. Tbe stores are fillet! with pur chasers, all evidently intent on avoid ing the I'liristmas iusli by buying now. They are wise. They have the time now ami a lietter op|s>rluuity of pro curing wliat they want, making their selection is-fore everything has lieeu picked over. Tlie clerks are not rushed anti cat. devote tlie time to attending to their wants. Polly does not wonder tliat so many girls faint at tlie counters during tlie X-uiaa rush. Hometimes the customers are standing four or live deep waiting impatiently to be waited on or demanding where their purchase is that they should have had at an early hour on the day previous or con tending that they have not received the right change. .Sometimes half a dozen are trying to talk at once. The iiew ildered girls listen to this from early in the morning till late at night, and it is no wonder tliat they lose conscious ness. All told, it is the liest tiling to do to commence laying in your holiday supply as early as |sisMilde, and tlie merchants have wisely made this tiling BRIEF REVIEW convenient by iqs-ning up their Christ mas in voice of gistds early in tlie season. Pneumatic Tires Unnecessary. « « « « By a simple device placet! la-tween To save time and insure the salesgirls the running gear and the Issiy ot a iieing prompt every day for from two heavy automobile and given its first three weeks lieforet luistnias the < lerks trial recently, the problem of the pneu are compelled to take their luncheons matic tire may possibly lie solved. The and suppers down town and are given device eoiisiats of small springs regu alsiut twenty minutes to enjoy their late l by an air cushion anil carries the meals. The pnqirietors of tlie stores Issiy of the vehicle over a rough sur secure a room in the building and a face as comfortably as it could la- car cook furnishes hot coflee, soup, or any ried l>y pneumatic tires, on which, ac thing else tliat may is- desired. The cording to the Inventor, renders the use girls usually bring their luncheons or of pneumatic tires unnecessary. The make a few purchases at the numerous tent w as made on an automobile of forty delicatessen itores in tlie vicinity and horae-|M>wer and weighing alsuit 2400 with tlie hot coffee have a fairly good |H>unds. The teat seemed to l>e emi meal and are back in their places in nently satisfactory. Solid rubber tires less time than it would take them to go had iteen placed on thenar wheels of to their homes. the machine and the device was at »•»• tached to the running gear. The auto Every boy some time or other in his mobile was driven over the roughest life makes a rasli vow that when he pavements that could lie found on the grows up he is going to annihilate some West Side, New York, thoroughfares. body or do soniedreadful tiling to atone How im|M>rtant such an invention will for some grievance that he is cherish tie to tlie automobile trade may be real ing in liis rebellious little heart just as ized when it is rememliered bow much soon as he is big enough. How belongs of the trouble encountered in automo- to Is- a man, and what pictures he billng is from puncturing ami the dis weaves for himself of how he will make ablement of pneumatic tires. the party squirm who is res|M>nsible for all liis childish misery. Usually they New Device for Fighting Fires. outgrow tills desire to do liodily harm An interesting piece of machinery to their intended victim, but there are known as the pneumatic fire-fighting cases where they never lose sight of tower that has recently lieeu introduced their vow. Tlie following is an instance ill Pittsburg. The real nevelty iu the of tins kind. Some forty odd years device is the mechanism by which the ago Julia Dunfee, now a millionaire four ladders are operated. They are contractor, was a ragged tssitblack. He attached to steel tubes which telescope sat down oil the ste|>s of the Pike into each other. These are mounted on block to eat his lunch, when the janitor a steel tank, which contains the air. spied him and emptied a pail of dirty The pressure carried is 2nd pounds, ami water on him from an upper window. the ladders can lie raised and lowered The boy was filled with wratli and he with fifty pounds of air. It is the cus called out, “I’ll own this bloek some tom to fasten a man to the top section day and I'll fire you.” The other day before it is hoisted. He can take a line Dunfee bought the block from Henry of boae, hook it to the ladder and have Dugrud and is now the sole owner of it raised with him. With other exten this valuable pro|>erty, which is in the sion ladders hose has to be carried up center of the business district and is by hand. This ladder standing in the valued at >225,000. The objectionable air will permit a fireman to play water janitor is not in the block now. “If he into a window without having to have was," says Dunfee, "I would keep my bis ladder against the building, so that promise and fire him quick.” People the flames siiiMitiug from a window will wlio heard tlie ragged little boy’s threat not scorch him. no doubt smiled at his vow, yet in the Light and Mechanical Pressure. heart of the angry child that vow sank Perhaps the most interesting single deep, and lie commenced paving the way by tlirilt, economy and speculating achievement of the year 11411 was the with his small funds to do just wliat he ex|ieriuiental proof that light exerts a had said he would do. He owned the mechanical pressure. The fact had l>een block, but no doubt if that old janitor foretold by Clerk-Maxwell from pure had still Iwen on the premises his heart theory. It was verified by experiment, would have relented and lie would have Ixitli in Europe and America. The showed more feeling for the gray-liaired premureon a square meter is four-tenths janitor and would have forgiven him of a milligram for alMilutely black Issl- then and there anil return gissl for evil. dies and double Hutt for |ierfect reflect or*. • ••» “You must learn the shop language before you can go shopping tn Eng- laud.” says a girl who has just re- turned froui there and hns many sto- rles to tcll of the ditll. ulties met in the shops, "Shoes are not shoes unless they are slippers, all boots are high, and you can't to save your life get a spool of thread because there Is no such thing-only a reel of cotton. If you wish cotton, sheeting for instance, you ask for cnlico. and tlie tape needle to run the ribbons tn your gowns Is a bodkin. There is not such a thing as a shirt waist to be had in all England, for they have nothing but blouses, and I have in mind another instance of one would go continually with wet feet If she did not learn to ask for ga returning gissl for evil. A young man loches." who had run away from his uncle’s home when he was a mere Isiy on find Ill» Mistake. ing he wa> an unwelcome addition to “Is this a commission house?” asked his uncle's already big family, shifted the tall man. "Yes. sir." said the commission mer from one place to another when he finally procured a permanent position chant. "What can we do for you?” "Well. If you sell commissions I'd at a misleratesalary and attended night like to buy one. if they're not too dear, school, studying every spare minute for my sou. I want a lieutenaut's com until he felt himself qualified to take a mission In tlie army, for my son wants li seller’s examination, which he suc to lie a soldier, and he's too iaxy to go cessfully |iassed and at once secured a to West Point."— Baltimore Herald. I tclnsil and put in his spare time study ing medicine. The money tiebad saved S«t Nlsaardlyr. “You asked her father for her hand?” he invested in a small stock-ranch and "Yes.” stocked it witli cattle, giving it into tlie “And he refused you?” hands of a needy friend to care for on “No, lie didn't. He said 1 could have shares, liesides furnishing the living both of ’em.”--Cleveland Plain Healer expenses of the ranch. He hoped that tlie result* of his farm would keep him Hl» Embittered Balsteaee. Check»- You're the sourest, worst and enable him to pursue his studies without any worry as to where the tempered man In town. Black Well, you sec. I live next door money would come from to keep the to a public school.—Chicago New». wolf from the <li»>r and furnish him A curious custom prevails in Korea. I f a man meets his wife in the street, he ignores her presence and passes her as if she were a stranger. The first shipment of wheat from < 'luengo via the lakes was made in 183K. The shipment consisted ot seventy eight bushels. Every man should know something of law. If he knows enough to keep out of it he is a pretty gissl lawyer. If you discover that you have made a mistake, don't stublstrnly insist u|«>n keeping it up; let go and run. f?f i >rw wfnnir' f *4tU»»4 Wsstau f If** sf * «■*• I*»» •» 4» 4*« ft* f--««'-'« !♦»•*♦ 4 4fi> tfc» 4»trettli tt»4»»» -if t*» f 4«hfWtl»M» »rt» it »f «•»•»it PtStlSS» Ma t t nd r»s titre» '•* rrtm*m • ear »h-rt red «lllrt» 4l»re »nd isitfa that flirt let toMd« Ilk» th» win«« .if dor«» From I*»»• th the point« nf their Mac* capa th* children tare »1 y<m with wnts eyre full of Ilia curtuahy of animal» These (MHiple live In houare built of «culptured granite and sleep In open work i jiMet» carved like tbe luoucbara lileks of Egypt. In spite ot tlie "Breton Interiors” and “Return» of the Fishermen” with which iminters «wanip the market this race I» still unknown or lulsuiider stood, fur they should be seen not in pa lot nigs, but In tbelr homes. In their old time streets, on market days and when, iu fair time, the tents are pitched Iu tlie village market places. Fiery little horses draw to market fish, tine vegetables »lid all the early produce of Roscoff. They are spread out u|Kin the sidewalk. Chickens cackle; goats bleat; pigs, tied by the leg. strain toward the vegetables, sniff Ing at the fresh greens. Farmers in sabots, carrying great blue umbrella» under their arms, with tlie two rlblioiis of their felt bats float ing down their tiacks, pick their way among tlie Dinan cliina displayed on tlie ground—capacious soup tureeus, cider Jugs ami plates covered with imluted flowers and grotesque figures. The peasants converse with but tew gestures; they bargain in gutteral toma, Tbene taciturn people forget them selves In the barrooms on fair days. Tbe taverns are full of noise. You may hear the sound of an accordion and tbe plaintive note of the blniou (a sort of bagpl(>ei, leading monotonous dances. Into the harbor come boats laden with fish; other Isiats go out. The fishermen are full of business, Next week will occur the departure for the new country. There are women who weep. Alsive all this agitation the smoke of the village chimneys mingles with the great w hite clouds. The quiet sea mir rors the suu.—Artist Castaigne In Cen tury. LITERARY TREASURES. Some Which Have Been aad Some Which May He Lost to V lew. The world, we have been assured time and again, knows nothing of its greatest men. Perhaps it is equally Ig norant about its greatest books. Are we quite sure that the idols In our lit erary pantheon are arrayed in their due order of precedence? The rules of precedence change, and who shall as sert that those prevalent at any given time are the final ones? But. above all, are we quite certain that there may not lie a notable work of genius lying unnoticed and unknown amid the wrecks of the river of time, waiting only for some lucky accident thut shall reveal it iu all its beauty to an aston ished world? Such accidents with such results have been frequent in the history of the past. Indeed such accidents have pre served or have revealed to the world no Insignificant proportion of Its now acknowledged masterpieces. The books of the Bible themselves have experienced the narrowest es cape» from what ndgiit have resulted in their total loss. The most notable example is that of Deuteronomy, which dlsup|H-arvd from the Jewish world for over a century. The story of Its re discovery by tlie high priest Hezekiah during the reign of good King Josiah Is set forth In the Old Testament. Shakespeare was practically forgot ten In the days when Addison wrote bis “Account of the Greatest English Poets,” with never a mention of the name of the very greatest, yet it was shortly afterward that Shakespeare was resuscitated. Fitzgerald's "Omar Khayyam" and Blackmore's "Ixirna I>oune” dropped stilllsirn from the press and later won a sudden popularity by accident—Wil liam S. Walsh in Era Magazine. Patleace With Eccentricity. Many of the leading people in Eng Ush society regarded Thomas Carlyle with a feeling almost akin to reverent delight when he chose to behave like an lguoraut boor in their drawing rooms, even taking his seat, it is said, unbidden In the presence of the queen. This generation, however, has little pa tience with such eccentricities. It was au English bishop who, when the historian Freeman bad worn out his patience with his rudeness, intro duced him to a waiting audience as “the distinguished scholar that so ad mirably desorilles and illustrates the savagery of our ancestors." A Pan That Failed. At a public dinner a careless waiter stumbled when bringing In a boiled tongue. The tongue slipped over the edge of the dish upon the tablecloth. "Never mind,” »aid the chairman cheerfully, “it's only a lapsus llnguse" (slip of the tonguei. The Joke was received with a burst of laughter. A gentleman present who had no knowledge of Latin, yet saw wtiat boisterous merriment it caused, secretly determined that be would repeat the whole |>erforinance at his next little dinner party at home and give his guests a great laugh at his wit. The occasion arrived. There was to be a leg of mutton, and the host bad Instructed the waiter to let it fall when coming in. The waiter did so. to the great dismay of the guests. “Oh. never mind." cried the host cheerfully, "It's only a lapsus linguae.” To bls groat disgust and astonish ment. however, nobody seemed to see It. and now he is suspicious that some thing mint have gone wrong some where.—rearson'». Tlie niolareie* which is left as a resi Re Had Lear»»* It. “I beard a good story the other day,' due from twet sugar manufacture is uti began the grocery man. "about a cer lized ill Germany to make alcohol. tain politician.” A fast man is very slow when it h> a "That will do,” Interrupted the dl» ease of |>aselng his debt*. appointed officeseeker. "In the first place, there are no certain politicians it Is lietter to have loves! and lost —Chicago News. than to have married on $30 a month. * « ■' I •»*<« 4 *t>»f '4 Ike «Uli. *1 . i m » i »» Rtekmsa ft»» i»*‘’‘f*st -if th» •t. ■ . . 1 I tWU** •»» 4 HI' ■•»•••• 4 •ken I4uhm«n ••« pt»t 4« in • n«t of **!•* I*» pstfutire»»» »»re laity <4r»m« |n«t •ht.-k th» .he mfcb-r < ••t)»r«4»li I »it» J»»»»» lady I n« n«<t |Mt <»ft»r«»rd lady f*4imer»tn*i Lady Tbe •tnr* inrnt.sd l*n lifother» Heftmi Mr« Itrumnsind f4iirenll (after • nith< rner» by litrth •ho t*«me es • ant lady Wnlnuahhyi, the I’rlni»«» tr»n»»d thrun»h teve of the same •» K«teeha«y and the t ounfea» l.ieten ■(»n Tbe «»r itreah» uni »ml utw of Their »mile« oy frowaa coualgAed men them Join» hl» fortune« • th the I’nkm • nd »'Mueu to happtnrea or d*-»p»lr It army, tlie other with the t'onf»derntr 1» hard to* ua tu eoacelr» tbe linpur forces rhe crucial moment of th» taaea which ••• attached tu »»ttlng pint (M-cnrml in the third act. A m ene ■dinlsaloii to Alniaek'» <*f the ;•«> ofll ■how« the rampart» of Vlrhaburg Iieing cer* of the Fuut guard» nut more than The half a doaen were honored with cards besieged by the I nion army to this temple of the t»-au monde. The brother» sre In ouuiimiik I of the re ■peettv» force» The t 'oiifederale broth goierament *•• ■ pure dre|Mitlsin. every government by woman la tsiuml er oimea uism tbe »tag», point» out hi» to be. and a boat of lutrigure was aet brother tu bl» oflleera. denounce» him as a traitor aud gloats over their (s>m aet tn motion tu get an Invitation. Very often person» of rank w bo bad lug revenge. A certain point in the the entree anywhere were excluded speech was the cue for the ap|ie»ranee from tbe club. Such as were admitted of a Union otHver ellmblng over the had to dress in conformity with tbe ramparts, followed quickly by hl» sol edict of the tyrants, no geutlemau be diers. The curtain usually descended ing allowed tu ap|s-ar at the assemblies on the victory of tbe Union force», to except in knee breeches, white cravat tbe tumultuous applause of tbe audl and crush hat. On one uccasion tbe euee. On tbe occasion referred to by Mr. Duke of Wellington was about to ascend the stairs to the ballroom RleiimAn oue of tbe Union »oldiers. dressed In black trousers when the a little fat German, mistook the cue guardian of the establishment stepped aud tiefore the proper time cltmtssl forward ami said. "Your grace cannot over the ramparts and stood alone tie admitted it» trousers,” whereupon against the entire Confederate army. The audience tiegan to giggle, but the the duke, wlm had a great respect for order», quietly walked away.—New German was all seriousness and stood with bis gun isilnted at tlie Confeder York Tress. ates. At last, noting tbe laughter, he looked behind him and saw that tbe USE OF FALSE TEETH. rest of the supers were not in their Two MllMoa» MaaatactareU Aaaul- places. ly la the LaiteU State». “Come on, you loafers!" he shouted. Probably uot less than 2.000,000 arti “We are getting licked! "—Philadelphia ficial teeth are manufactured In tills Ledger. country each year, and still the outpu' goes on Increasing Never before wa> Gar» the Commogor» FrlraAly Tig. Several retired naval officer» were HUeli great care manifested for teeth a? lias lieeu exhibited during tbe past fivs talking together and let the conversa years. In tills res|iect Americans lead tton drift back to the days Just after tbe world, not even tbe fastidious tbe end of tbe retielllou w hen tbe navy French excelling tbe people of th» yard waa at the foot of Washington av United States Iu their solicitude fot enue, or Pine street, as that highway the preservation of natural teeth and In was then called. Various anecdotes their application of the arts of dental were retold concerning the absurd situ science when substitutes have to b* provided for nature's molars. Englishmen are notoriously carelem about their teeth, although iu late years great progress has been made hi this matter. A prominent dentist of New York de clares that nearly every patleut with a mouthful of decayed teeth la a foreign er. "They let tbliigs drift,” he say», "and come only when pain drives them here. Americans, and especially south eniers, hasten to tbelr dentist lmmedl ately they detect even the slightest signs of coming trouble, and tiie result is that there are by far more ‘saved’ teeth In tills country than In any other Englishmen and Irishmen are remark ably apathetic about tlielr molars and will go about for years with hopelessly decayed teeth.”—New York Times. Gtuek la a Fraaay. When Gluck composed bls immortal works, a bottle of champagne was al ways placed on either side of tbe piano, and Its effervescence helped to inspire “OH, THKBK H LOTH OF TIME TO WoKK ” the great arias of “Iphigenia,’' “Arml- at ion that frequently developed through da" and “Alceate.” Wheu tbe final re tbe fact that politics rather than «-tn hearsals were held of the "Iphigenia.” clency was tbe secret of success among Gluck had not yet written tbe melody employees of tbe yard. No employee to the "Dance of the Scythians.” Na- with iMilitlcal influence feared for bis verre, the ballet master, becoming un Job. One anecdote had to do with Com easy over the delay, went to liiui one modore Marchand, the commandant of morning to urge him to hurry it up. the station. He was making a private As he entered the composer's anteroom tour of inspection when he came across lie heard unusual and terrific noises a painter seated on a spar smoking a emanating from Gluck’s library. He pipe at an hour when he should have approached stealthily and through a been at work. crack in tbe door saw Gluck in shirt “What are you?’ asked Marcliund. sleeves, his face as red as fire and dis "Painter,” was tbe laconic reply. torted by horrible grimaces, singing, “Why are you not at work?” gesticulating aud Jumping about like a “Oh, there’s lota of time to work.” madman. Naverre, frightened by the Raid tile man. proceeding to refill ills extraordinary spectacle, pushed the door open. “Ah, there you are,” ex Pipe. “Do you know who I am?” asked the claimed Gluck. “I am Just finishing commodore, angry clear tbrougii by your dance and will let you have It right away.” It was then that Gluck this time. "No," said tbe man. without the had composed that grand orgy of the savage» which created such a profound slightest appearance of curiosity, strik ing a match. sensation on tbe stage. “I am Commodore Marchand and tbe commanding officer of tbe navy yard!" Blind Men a» Shnmpooer». “Ia that so?” asked tbe painter quiet “I do pity these blind men so,” said a stranger in the city who had been ap ly. between puffs. "Well, you have a proached by so many “blind” men in first class Job. and Id advise you to walklug down the avenue that he won hold on to It.”—Philadelphia Times. dered bow these beggars picked him out so readily. • "And yet,” said his host, "there are many Hue* of work which they could do instead of beggtng. For example, most of the shampooers In Japan are blind men. Some are so well to do that they own their own houses, and their patrons go to them for treatment Others who have not succeeded so well go from bouse to bouse, and tbe rest of the people from sympathy guide them from place to place. Some of them walk alone, blowing on bauitmo whistle». There was a time when some of them were doctors a* well as sliam- pooers.’’—New Yo'fk Tribune. Mortar To»»rr». There 1» no bod carrying in Japan. Tbe native builders have a method of transferring mortar which makes it seem more like play than work to the ouluoker. Tbe mortar is mixed up In a pile in tbe street. One man makes this up Into balls of about six pounds weight, which be tosses to a mau who stand» on a ladder midway between tbe roof and tbe ball. This mau deftly catches tbe ball and tosses It up to a man who stands on tbe roof. This plan wouW scarcely work for skyscrap er». What Bo«aal»(» Do Not Kaow. How water, commonly called sap, necessary to tbe life of a tree, passes from the roots to tbe topmost leaf and evaporates Is a problem not yet solved by botanists. It 1» known that tbe ascent 1» made chiefly In cavltlee In tbe sapwood only, the heart and bark serving other purpose». That Is tbe extent of our knowledge of tbe matter Beyond 1» mere conjecture, and every theory yet advanced has failed to stand tbe test of experiment The «»otatloa C»ai>lete4. Bishop Fowler of the Methodist church on oue oeeasiou found iiinmelf opposed in conference very bitterly by oue of tbe other members and. after listening to a lengthy tirade eoticern lug tbe matter tu questivu. replied In a manner that seemed to make very little Impression on bls opponent, w ho. aris ing. stretched hla arm iu the direction of the bishop, rolled bis eye» upward very solemnly aud exclaimed: “Deliver me from tbe snare of the fowler!” “And from the noisome pestilence!" added tbe bishop, rising quick ns a flash and mimicking tbe roll of the otb er*» eyes and tbe stretch of tbe ariu. A F1aa»el»r'» P»a. •»rlI •• for the g Ml,.« ». l»f tk« CWfWUlt 1wH (mlx th# da*«*« «»f ft ritirale, *»wt f«< *ha varhiut 1 egal |»r' Ihtga mtglit ba It AI mhi * » H <\ lM»wr«r w»* Kndhi« Kia » lit« •«M-rt*far) A| iMu« < lai k II u «. ahde * heat* a****rrt« hr r< prstid »iNdlcatkHi* tu tlie priests aud (Hillsted tlie InforiuMtlon mi gained It •a» really publishing an almanac • lien, as Livy relate«. Flavius exhibit ed tlie fasti on white tallies around tbe foruui. From this time similar tablets containing the calendar, the festhala. aatroiiuuiieal phenomena and sometimes allusions Io historical events became quite (Himnion. They have be.-n dug up In Pompeii and elsewhere. There »re also extant Christian cal endar» dating as far back as the fourth century, which give the names of the ■sluts and other religious Information. One of tlie most famous of the cal eudars of the middle age« ia that com piled by Petrus of Dacia iu A. D. l.Uat. A manuscript copy is preserved its the Savlllati library at oxford. The Sym bollcal Man or Man of Signs iHoiiiu Kiguorum), still a common feature iu almanacs, appears in this Issik, not, it Is conjectured, for the first time, as it seems to have Is-en a survival rruiu the time of Ptolemy's “Aluiageai,” a «ollee- tion of classic obsei v aliens and prole lems relating to geometry and astron omy. The first printed almanac was the “Pro Pluribus Annis,“ Iswued at V ienna in 1437 bjr an astronomer named Pur bach. The earliest known almanac de voted expressly to the year of issue was published by Rabelais in 1333. Thenceforth tiie ephemeral yearly character of tbe publication came to be definitely recognized by almanac mak er». Nostradamus set tlie fa-bion of ineor|>orating predictions of coming events Into almanacs, a fashion that has contluiKsl to this day in all purely astrological brochure» of this sort despite intermittent efforts to sup press It by royal authority in Franco and elsewhere —Era. WEATHER PROPHETS. Blow out a candle, and If the wick continues long to smolder look for bad weather. If it goes out quickly, the weather will be fair. The twelve days after Christmas In dicate the weather for tlie following year. Each day in order shows the weather for one mouth. When it begins to snow, notice tlie size of the flakes. It they are very fine, the storm will be a long one; If large, the storm will soon be over. If the chickens come out while It rains, it is a sign that the storm is to be a long one. If they stand around under the shed, the storm will be short. When the cattle lie down as soon as they are turned out to pasture in tlie morning, it is tiecause they feel a rheu matic weariness In tlielr bones, and you can look for rain soon. When a night passes and no dew- falls, ft Is a sign It is going to ruin. This omen I ohcs much of Its mystery when one remembers that dew lias uot fallen because tlie night was clouded. When you see the sun drawing water at night, know that it will rain on tiie morrow. Tbe sun is said to be draw ing water when its rays can lie seen shining through rifts In distant clouds. Brain strain. A French Investigator has come to the conclusion tliat the brains of mili tary men give out most quickly. He states that out of every loo.ooo men of the army or naval profession l'Jtt are hopeless lunatics. Of the liberal pro fesslous artists are the first to suc cumb to tbe brain strain, next the law yers, followed at some distance by doc tors. clergy, literary men and civil servants. Striking an average of this group, 177 go mad to each 100,000.— London Express. A Palnfal Inference. A teacher was Instructing a class of boys aud had spent half au hour trying to drive into their heads tlie dlffi-rciiee between man and the lower animals, but apparently with little aucces». “Tommy.” he said couxiugly to a lit tle chap, “do you know the difference between, say. me and a pig or uuy other brute?” "No,” replied Tommy innocently. Iiut another teacher standing by laughed. I/Mldon Answers. HI» Dialect. "Mike,” said Plisldiiig Pete, “did you ever go to school?" "Sure,” answered Meandering Mike “I don’t have to talk dis way. If I showed off me literary accomplish menta, folks would wonder why I wasn't readln’ de help wanted ad ver ■ tlaements instid o' buntin' fur band- i suta.”—Washington Star J Pierpont Morgan, Charles M. Mllllu» to Be Sued. Schwab and several friends were at "I once threatened to sue an old fel Mr. Morgan's kennels looking over ' low In Vermont for $10 that he owed a some of tbe prise bunting dogs. Mr 1 client of mine,” said a New York law Schwab fell In love with a flue looking ! yer. "but tbe threat did not seem to irn pointer and asked Mr Morgan the dog s press him much. ualre “ ‘What good will It do you to sue "That dog's name Is Russell Sage.” me? be asked. said Mr Morgau. “ ‘It will get tbe money,' I answered. “And wby do you call him Russel! “Here tbe fellow cauie up close to me Sage?" asked Mr Hehwah and said, 'Say, If that's so, sue me for “Because.” said tbe great financier $20, won't you, and give me tbe other “U» never loses a scent.”—World's $10.’ Events "I gave up hope of collecting that claim.”—New York Times. Th» Nataral EH»»«. "Just think! He swallowed his false teeth." “And now I suppose be ha« a biting pain In tbe stomach.”— Philadelphia Bulletin. Home DI ■com fort«. “Nft” grumbled the busband In a spasm of confidence to a friend. “I have no place at all for my books. Tbe storage room ia kept exclusively for my wife.” How H» Felt Aho»« It. “Ob, she puts away those things that ”1 wish I could give up work and are a trifle too good to be destroyed. take a long rest.” 1 yet scarcely good enough to be of use.” "You'd do It If you could, would —Brooklyn Life. you?’ Her Call. "Well, I'm not sure I'd,do It If I Th» Breach »f Peace. "I ran Into town today to do some could. It'» one of those things you'd “How did you come to select Olive shopping, dear.” said Mrs. Hubbubs, like to do when you can't.”— Brooklyn •s a name for your baby?' entering her husband's office, “and Life. “Well, yu*i »ee, my wife'a father ole I”— jected to our marriage, and when the "I •»♦.” he Interrupted, “and you Ju»t It 1» agreed by medical authorities little one came be forgave us. so we ran In here because you ran out " that tbe virulence of an epidemic msy thought It was no more than right to "Ran out?" be increased by tbe element of fear In let her have proper credit"—Chicago “Ye»;- of money.” tbe public mind. Record Herald.
