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She stood anil watched him as he
walked across the meadow toward the
river in the distance. Then slowly and
thoughtfully she went up the walk to
her cabin. Looking about to see that
she was unobserved, she went into the
room adjoining the one where the baby
lay asleep. Lifting a plank in the iloor.
she took out a rusty oyster can half
filled with coins. She counted them out
slowly on the table.
"Twenty-six dollahs en sixty cents."
she said. "But, bless yo he wouldn't!
ieK it i urn me, be so proud. I done
tried Mm too many times w'en he Is
need er 11T pocket change. Most white
chillun would, dough, mighty oucon
Earned, but Marse Melville ain't da
sort. Well, I reckon marster Is sho
'nough hard up fur money, but ain't h
des d other day buy Marfy! En what
dat lazy wench hatter do sence we got
'er but fan 'erself en listen fer de din
nor hawn! Seem lak he is set 'isse'f
to own mo' darkies dan any other man
In dis county.
She held the coin thoughtfullv in her
fat palm. "Now, 1 wonder," she wen
on, "ef I wuz ter give dis yere money
to marster, ef he wouldn't give it to
Marse Melville to buy dat newniform
Seem lak he al'ays did want me to bo
good to his chillun. He might do it
sly-lak en not let Marse Melville know
whar he got de money fum. Dat would
be er funny joke on young marster. en
I'm gwine to try It"
She broke out into a long, subdued
laugh as she clutched the money in her
hand and waddled around to the front
of the great house. Softly she tiptoed
across the veranda and down the long,
old fashioned hall to the door of the
library. Squire Howe sat before an
open window smoking and reading a
newspaper. He had noticed her ap
proach.
"Come in, mammy." he said kindly
as she stood at the door. "What is
wrong today?"
"Nothin'. marster," she replied as she
came In and stood irresolutely at the
mantel, awkwardly concealing her coin
filled hand beneath her apron, "but I
des want to ax er favor er yo', suh. My
young marster"
t .
iter voice oroice. anu sue couui go no
further.
"Well, what about him. mammy:"
the old man asked reassuringly.
"Nothin', 'cept he in er sight er trou
ble, marster. De young men In town,
all de quality boys, is got up er UT
army er suppen nur, en Marse Melville
Is jlne urn knse he want ter be long
wid' de res' um. Well, dey is up eo
'lected 'im captain, de haid man, kaso
he de most' knowenes' one en de bes'
lookiu' one dej- got Well, dey is all
done paid fur der newnifonns 'cep
Marse Melville en is all rahly en wait
In' to put um on en march erbout to
show off, but dey cayn't move er peg
kase Marse Melville ain't got de money
fer his'n. en so he is in er heap er sho
'nough trouble. I found out 'bout it en
offered Marse Melville dis yere money.
but he wouldn't tek it fum me, so I
Mowed I'd nx yo' to give it to Mm en
not let Mm know it fum me, so's he
could git his suit all right Dere is
mo'u 'nough."
As she finished she stepped anxiously
nearer and laid the money on the win
dow sill near the squire. His features
were an interesting study for a mo
tnent as his eyes wavered between the
pile of coins and her expectant face.
He fumbled awkwardly with his news
paper and then struck a match on the
sole of his lKX)t and lighted his pipe.
Finally he pushed the money toward
Mier.
"Take It back, mammy. You are a
good old soul." he said, smiling to hide
his emotion. "You have always been
as true as steel to him. He does not
need vour monev. He shall have all he
wants. He asked me for it, but I was
so worried about other matters that
I did not think how important it was
to him. I shall talk to him tonight. It
will be all right. You say he was elect
ed captain? I did not know that He
did not say anything about it"
"He didn't tell me, nur. but de dar
kies was all braggin rouu 'bouf dcir
young marster, en I heard um. Hey
seh dat ever' las' one er de young men
wuz In fur Marse Melville fum de start
en dat dey cheered lak wildcats w'en
he got de place."
The squire could not conceal his prid.
and gratification.
"He is a good boy. mammy. If I do
say it. He attended to business like a
thorough planter while I was away.
Samson says he can i&'t more work
out of the hands than I can. I suppose
It is because they like him so much.
Now, take your money and go back to
the quarters. I shall see him tonight"
At dusk that evening the squire sat
on the front veranda looking on the
green lawn that extended from the
house down to the road. The sun had
left a blood red stretch of sky beyond
the shadowy hills. The air was filled
with the melodious songs of the blacks
as they sat in front of their cabin doors
in the negro quarter. The old man
saw his son walk dejectedly across the
lower part of the lawn and lean against
the fence.
"Cynthia." be said to a little colored
girl who lay half asleep on the floor,
her bare legs thrust under the bottom
rail of the banisters, "go tell your mas
ter I want to see him."
Melville received the message and
came ratlier reluctantly up the walk
and sat In the vacant chair at the
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not wanted you they would have se
lected some one else. I don't know
when I have felt so good over any
thing. It has made me a boy again. 1
have been thinking of my young days
ever since I heard of your success.
could never have taken such an honor
as calmly as you do." The squire was
silent for a moment Then he pressed
his son's knee a trifle nervously and
went on: "1 am afraid, son. that I have
neglected you a little lately: that I have
not been In sympathy with your ai:n
and plans, as was my duly. I have !ei
my own affairs run away with my us
ter judgment"
"Why, fnther"-
"No; wait till I have finished. W'l'.on
you spoke of your uniform the siM. 'i
day I was busy and did not realize its
Importance to you. I am sorry I did
uot listen. Jake brought the suil from
town this afternoon. It is very nice
It is In your room. I have put some
thing In the pockets for you. You will
need money. As captain of your com
pany It wonld look well for you to en
tertain them here often. I should like
to see you drill your men on this lawn
I like all those boys the last one of
gled perplexity aud distrust, wonuer lArAPYT,'! wi An?rfl"PV
Ing if he wtre setting a trap for her JlAii 1xjJ JH lUJLlUUIlI
and his sou. She could understand how
one could, out of principle, avoid doing
an improper thing, but to take the trou
ble to confess to only a temptation
seemed an unnecessary proceeding.
"Well, dat do take de rag off'n de
bush sho!" she laughed. "But ef yo'
say my young marster tole yo' I ain't
gwlne to 'spute wid j'o but 1 des
would lak to heer Marse Melville owu
it wid his owu mouf, so I would. It
seem mighty funny!"
"You saved him from temptation.
mammy," said the squire as he turned
away. "I shall not forget It soon."
Aunt Clara went back into her circle
SOME REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF
THE POWER OF RECOLLECTION.
An EnellMlminn Wlioiie Wonderful
Gift of Retention llrouRht Dlxiuuy
to Voltaire A Reporter "Who Did
Not Have to Take Notes.
Extraordinary memories have at
tracted the attention of men In all
ages, and in these days a man with a
retentive memory is considered to be
more or less gifted.
Some good instances of remarkable
memories are to be gathered from the
of candlelight and drew her work into records of Greece and Rome. Themis-
her lap again, but her needle remained
inactive. She sat for a long time deep
ly perplexed. Finally she rose and be
gan to arrange her bed.
"I cayn't mek head nur tail er it,"
she said to herself. "Seem lak marster
was tryin' to ketch me erslcep 'bout
young marster en dat wheat, but I
reckon he ain't so sneakin'. De Howes
ain't much dat way. Well, Marse Mel
ville will hab his newniform anyhow,
kase marster done promised it. I'm
gwine to sleep en not bother my head
about It any mo'."
CONDENSED MILK.
tocles, a famous Greek general, is said
to have known every citizen in Athens.
No doubt Otho, 'the Roman emperor,
owed much of his success to a remark
able memory. He learned the name of
every soldier and oflicer in his army,
and this, among other things, rendered
him so popular that he was nt length
acclaimed emperor.
Ilortensius, the Roman orator, Is said
to have been able, after sitting a whole
day at a public sale, to give an ac
count from memory of all things sold,
with the prices and names of the pur
chasers.
Coming to later times, the following
anecdote affords an instance of won
derful powers of memory: An Eng
lishman went to Frederick the Great
of Prussia for the express purpose of
giving him an exhibition of his powers
of recollection. Frederick sent for Vol
taire, who was then residing at the
Prussian court. At the king's request
Voltaire read a long poem which he
JOHN RUSKIN.
WOMAN AND FASHION
YELLOWSTONE PARK."
Itn Ilneovery Win llrotifirht About by
n Woman' Experiments.
"How and when was condensed milk
discovered?" said a milk dealer. "Well,
that is an easy question, known to all
venders of the article.
"It chanced that In 1S54 the journey
from New Orleans to New York was a
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coi.Muciauiu inp. a certain lauy- hn(1 Just composed. The Englishman
Mrs. Albert Cashingor had a sick ..,s nroont ,.nd was in such a nosltion
them. They are a line, manly set. You lmb"' and 011 account of that condensed ti,at i,e could hear every word of the
ought to be pi-oud to be their command m,,K was discovered. poem, though he was concealed from
ing ollicer." Cashlngors baby was so HI Voltaire's notice. After the reading of
The young captain's eves were down- th!,t sIl roa,izwl tlm Jt would be nec- tj,e poem Frederick observed to the au-
cast He started to speak, but hesitnt- tM'"- lu "'I' lu iUI lu thor that the production could not be
ed. The squire looked at him in sur- rweIv0 expert medical attention if she nn original one, as there was a foreign
prise and laid his hand affectionately IH pou lo s:n u UIU cnua 3 ,1Ie- mic 10 gentleman present who could recite
on the bov's shoulder. uintl u,iU lon lsiai,--e me emm nan evi.ry wortl of it Voltaire listened in
"Why are you so quiet, son?"
"You are too good to me. and I don't
deserve it after" -
The words were spoken almost with a
sob. Melville rose abruptly, walked to
the end of the long veranda and stood
half hidden from his father's sight by
the low hanirim; honeysuckle vines
From the negro quarter came on the
gentle breeze the soft, faraway twang
of a banjo, the jingle of a tambourine,
the clatter of dancing feet. Mrs. Howe
sang softly as she came down the
broad stairs and went into the parlor.
"Son. come to me."
Slowly the boy retraced his steps and
stood beside his father's chair.
"I wait you to fell me what Is the
matter w.tii you." said the squire.
The boy aiik on to the railing of the
baluster and swung his foot nervously
to and fro. Mentally he was flghtiug
something, and he soon conquered.
"Father." he began. "I must make a
confession. If I don't I shall not go to
sleep tonight. I was ashamed fo ac
knowledge to the loys that I could not
raise the money to pay for my uniform
to have milk. Milk wouldn t keep
fresh more than a few hours. So there
she was, kept back from making the
trip merely because she could not sup
ply the child with fresh milk.
"In her despair she began to experi
ment to see if she could not preserve
milk the same as she did jelly or any
thing else. She fried several different
methods and finally hit upon a plan
which seemed to give satisfaction. So
she preserved several big jars of the
stuff, put it upon a sailing vessel and
made the trip. The child fed upon the
milk and was nourished.
"In New York several men learned
of her discovery. They tried to make
some of the condensed milk in the man
ner that she had told them, but failed.
They followed her to New Orleans, and
there she unwittingly unfolded her
valuable secret On the island of Gal
veston these men started a small fac
tory, and there the first salable con
densed milk was made.
"The woman died poor. The manu
facturers made a fortune. Now con
densed milk is sold in every part of
the world." Louisville Herald.
squire's side.
"Did you want to see me. father?"
he asked.
The squire put his hand caressingly
on his son's kuee. "Yes, I want to talk
to you." he said softly. "I heard to
day of your election to the captaincy
xof your company. I am very glad of
It, and-and I am proud to know that
they thought so much of you."
"I was the only one that knew that
had studied military tactics." stam
mered the boy.
"Well, that may be, but If they had
CHAMPAGNE MAKING.
The Method That Arc Uned In Pro
ducing the Wine.
It Is to the invention of the cham
pagne cork that the world owes chain- consideration any verse required from
amazement to the stranger as he re
peated, word for word, the poem which
he had been at so much pains in com
posing, and. giving way to a momen
tary outbreak of passion, he tore the
manuscript in pieces. He was then in
formed how the Englishman had be
come acquainted with Ills poem, and
his anger being appeased he was will
ing to do penance by copying down the
work from the second repetition of the
stranger, who was able to go through
it as before.
There lived in the sixteenth century
at Padua a law student who had train
ed his memory to such a high degree
of perfection that ho could recite 3(5,
000 words after once hearing them
read.
.ledediah Buxton, an illiterate per
son of the eighteenth century, used to
put his memory to a curious use. On
one occasion he mentioned the quanti
ty of ale he had drunk free of cost
since he was twelve years old and the
names of the gentlemen who had given
it to him. The whole amounted to
o. 1; pints.
As again showing that retentive gifts
were not found in the educated alone,
there is a notable Instance of "Blind
Jamie." who lived some years ago in
Stirling. He was a poor, uneducated
man and totally blind, yet he could
actually repeat after a few minutes'
Some Characteristics of One of the
.Moat IntcreMtlnff of Men.
Ruskin's kindness had Its roots In
the essential sweetness of his nature.
Everything in life had conspired to
spoil him. He was often willful and
wayward and extravagant, but the bet
ter elements of his being prevailed over
those which, to his harm, were to gain
power when he was released from the
controlling influence of his father's
good sense and his mother's authority.
The extraordinary keenness of his per
ceptions of external things, the vivaci
ty of ids intelligence, the ardor of his
temperament, the immense variety of
his interests and occupations and the
restless energy and Industry with
which he pursued them, mnde him one
of the most Interesting of men. And
combined as they were with deep po
etic and deeper moral sentiment as
well as with a born desire to give
pleasure, they gave to Intercourse with
him a charm which increased as ac
quaintance grew into affectionate
friendship. His mind was indeed at
this time In n state of ferment. He
was still mainly busy with those topics
of art and nature to which his writings
had hitherto been devoted. But his
work lu the field had led him into oth
er fields of Inquiry, which stretched
wide and dark before him, through
which no clear paths were visible and
into which he was entering not with
out hope of opening a way. Hence- 11,1(1 fagoting,
New Warm Weather Dlonae,
The new model for a summer blouse
here shown Is of white taffeta mous-
One Meets With Nature's Surprises
There at Every Tarn.
Probably no area of equal extent
seline. gathered at the top to a plain POHta,s so great a number of natural
yoke, winch is bordered with little half rUJecla capable 0f arousing wonder.
enthusiasm and awe as are found
crowded together In the park. Its
wheels composed of bands of the silk
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NEW VliAlS YOKE BLOUSE.
Bands of fagoting, bor-
fl. l.lc l.ln4 ..Icclnn K-no 1ln nnf (lCTOd Wltll tllC Wll(!elS. tHlIl tl)P frOTlt
lui lu uia niiui. uiioatuu nuo iuul- uj t i i , ,,, . .
of the guide in matters of art, but of of the blouse, the lower part of which ua,l PilInftluP oC erap. ?L I!
the social reformer. Charles Eliot Nor
ma ny scenic features of restful charm,
found alongside areas of never ending
activity, with weird, grotesque sur
roundings, surprise one at every turn.
I'ellowstone lake, the largest sheet of
water In America at so high an eleva
tion, with its indented shore line and
140 square miles of surface dotted
with forested islands, presents to lov
ers of nature a series of picturesque
landscapes uncqualed upon any other
inland waters. The far famed falls
of the Yellowstone, with their unique
and marvelous rock setting, and the
Grand canyon, with Its majestic out
lines and brilliant coloring, are worthy
of all the praise bestowed upon them
and merit a separate descriptive arti
cle. More than n score of waterfalls
and cascades, some of them of ex
quisite grace and beauty, pour the wa
ters of mountain torrents and plateau
lakes from the uplands to the low
lands. Many of them well deserve a
visit, but their fame Is obscured by
the real marvels of the Yellowstone.
Again, the fossil forests, so seldom
visited, tell a most Interesting story of
a buried plant world, of explosive erup
tions of mud volcanoes and the grad-
ton in Atlantic.
STONE ANIMAL WORSHIP.
forms a wide bow plait nsuea- AU inese enticing as mey
The stole collar and the cuffs are seem aPPear msignincant wnen com-
parea witn tne uyarotnermai pnenome
ua displayed In geysers, boiling
composed of an applique cut from
white cloth and embroidered. The
ruffles aro of brussels lace.
Imagrcs That Stand For the Buddhist
Idea of Reincarnation. j Headgear For Morning Wear.
Francis H. Nichols in his journey Hats for morning wear are mostly of
through the Chinese province of Shen- the Breton sailor type In a variety of
sl saw a temple where stone animals colored straws, with little straw roses
were worshiped. He says: "In rows and straw bows. Bright cerise shading
of heavily barred brick cages are stone Into paler pinks and dark browns tak-
images of animals. They are all life ing in notes of brilliant orange, bright
size and are remarkably well executed, blues deepening Into navy, are among
Among them are elephants, tigers and the smartest examples of this type of
monkeys, whose sculptors must have neat headgear to be worn with the tai-
secured their models a long distance lor made for morning wear in town
from ShensI, where the originals are and on various occasions with the
not found. The stone animals stand practical frock.
for the Buddhist Idea of reincarnation. A simple hat is of flexible shaded
They are worshiped as sacred and are brown straw. Owl's feathers encircle
supposed, In a vague way, to bo en- the crown, the broad brim is lined
dowed with life. It Is to prevent them with tucked shnded brown silk, and a
from escaping and running away from large bow of the same rests on the
their worshipers that the cages have hair at the back.
wooden bars in front of them. Be- Large white picture hats Inset with
tween the two temples was a pond, lace and adorned with one large os-
where fish were fonged or set at lib- trich feather are among the season's
erty. In its workings the system of novelties.
fonging animals has very much the ef
fect of a humane society 011 the west- Luce on Sleeves Going Ont.
ern side of the world. On the theory Six months ago all fashionable street
springs, hot lakes, solfataras and num
berless fumaroles, which have gained
for the park the appellation of the won
derland of America. Unquestionably
it is this hot water treatment which
the region has undergone that has de
veloped most of the objects of interest
and made the park famous the world
. .a W A.
over. Even tne lane owes mucn oi its
attractiveness to Its hot springs and
paint pots, and the Grand canyon
would lack its brilliancy of coloring
and its sculptured buttressed walls
but for the long continued action of
hot as well as cold water. Arnold
Hague in Scribner's.
PITH AND POINT.
pagne, according to Court Purveyor J.
Fromni of Frankfort, Germany.
This wine is said to have been made
successfully by the butler of a monas
tery near Epluay, in France, in UM'X
Until the early part of the nineteenth
century sparkling wines were made
only in the French province of Cham
pagne.
Next to the wine, carbonic acid forms
the most Important part of cham
pagne. The picking of the grapes used
any part of the Bible, even the obscur
est ami least important.
An instance of a wager being won
by a feat of memory was that of a
person who repealed an entire newspa
per, advertisements as well, after a
simrle reading.
The power of retaining events has
sometimes been manifest in a marked
degree. A laboring man named Mc
Cartney, at fifty-four years of age,
claimed that he could recollect the
requires great care to prevent discolora- 0Vents of every day for forty years,
tion. The grapes should not contain A t,.st Wjls ,.ule hy a well known
too much acid and coloring matter, but ,,uMjc m:ul who had kept a written
considerable sugar. ,.n,..-,i f,,r r.-tv.t?v. v,r Tln man's
In order that the grapes should not statement was fullv" corrobora ted-in-
become warm, thereby fermenting pre- dml st, ;K.t.unit0 w:ls hs recollection
maturely, picking is done in the-early ,. ,.mill, ,.,.....), wjti10iit annarent
No grown person should ever hate a
child.
Any man who has money c"an have
lithographs printed claiming a big
show.
The trouble with having a good word
for everybody is that when you pay a
compliment it doesn't count
We hope we are not lacking in sym
pathy, but when they tell us that a fat
woman Is "delicate" we laugh.
After a man has been engaged three
that any of the brute creation may be and carriage gowns were made with
the dwelling place of the soul of a for- sleeves filled with white lace. This
mer human being, lame and sick anl- fashion was a boon to the woman with
nials become the care of the priests, none too lovely hands, and her poorer or four -weeks he begins to find oppor-
iii some oi tue larger iciupies sol-ciim sister nasteneu to uress up uer last tunities to take sides In her quarrels.
l"u,,a,u" 13 v.u, nmiuis uil ir awiiK met- ui ujc .,nf if ronnlroo to
cats and dogs. To fong an animal of cuffs Now is the time to rip off the skmful Qt rt JnIes3 lt
any kind is considered an act of su- lace, because lace trimmed cuffs are Io tl . OQ .,, nQ hon thp hnhv
preine virtue. To obtain good luck a gone. It Is almost the badge of being
pious Chinaman will sometimes pur- behind the time to have lace deck the
chase a live fish and have a priest fong wrists. Black lace is not so bad, and a
it This is done by placing lt In the bit of white niching Is proper, but
pond reserved for the purpose near the white lace Is hopeless. The end of this
temple."
A PAPER BAG.
Used an a Life Preserver It Saved a
Man From Drowning.
A common flour sack a paper bag
and the use of his wits saved Chris
fashion Is heralded by many with ac
claim. The white lace dragged In ev
erything. It was constantly in the
way, and at tea or luncheon table lt
was a nuisance.
A Warm Weather Frock.
A charmlne warm weather frock la
Hansen, a hunter, from drowning at slown In tbo illustration. It is of H.-ht
Sausalito, Cal. The Quiver tells the hIim hifrm,Mto nvr iuu hi tnrn
story. Hansen had been accustomed to
The upper part of the skirt is finely
spend the early morning hours shoot- t ked nml tn , t whIcQ ls
I A 1. S t l- II .. 1 I '
"Thunk God that you did nut d. it r
and I was going to sell a load of our
wheat. Mammy saw me when I was
filling the sacks in the barn and pcr-
cnaded me not to do it."
The boy paused. His father started
suddenly, and an expression of bewil
dered pain darted across his One face
He seemed unable to speak for a mo
tnent Then he leaned forward and
clasped his son's hand Impulsively His
eyes were moist and his voice qua
vered.
"Thank God that you did uot do If
he said fervently. "It would have ben
unworthy of our name. I am ver.
glad you did not do it; very glad. Yen:
would not have been tempted so far if
1 bad-been more thoughtful. There; I
hear vour mother at the piano. Don't
morning Hours. J lie grapes are then
placed In the press at once and the
Juice squeezed out very gently. After
twelve to twenty-four hours it Is run
into vats, where its impurities are re
moved. After the first violent fermen
tation is over the young wine Is put in
cool cellars, into barrels of from 123 to
l."0 gallons. Toward the end of De
cember the young wine is drawn off in
order to separate it completely from
the yeast.
The wine is then mixed with wines
of other years and kinds. It Is then
bottled and the progress of fermenta
tion carefully watched, the bottles be
ing opened to "disgorge" the albumen,
yeast and other products of fermenta
tion which It Is necessary to get rid of.
It is then sweetened and stored In cel
lars to mature for the market
One Kind of Soft Answer.
It lacked but live minutes of the time
for fhe train to start from the down
town station, and the suburbanites
effort the state of the weather on any
given day during those forty years.
Another instance of a wager being
won by a feat of recollection was that
of Mr. Futter. who several years ago
was a well known tithe collector lu
Norfolk, lie wagered that he could
recollect every word of a sermon that
was to be preached and afterward
write it out verbatim. He was not seen
to take notes and at the close of the
sermon retired to a room and wrote out
the sermon. On comparison with the
manuscript, which the preacher had
been asked to bring for the purpose, It
was found to vary in one instance
only, where a synonym had been used,
but In that Mr. Futter was proved to
be correct, for the clergyman had a
distinct recollection of substituting one
word for the other In his delivery.
When reporting was forbidden In the
houses of parliament and any one seen
to make notes was immediately eject
ed the speeches, nevertheless, were
miblished in the nubile press. It was
think iifiv mnrr nhnilt It. I'll tpll voil
something Go put on your uniform were ""nylng into it when a man In discovered that one Woodfall used to
and comedown and surprise her. It the garb of a mechanic sat down by the bu present in the gallery during the
will be a good Joke. Hurry up, before
she leaves the parlor.
"Mammy saved him!" said the old
man to himself as the boy turned away.
"She lias had more to do with forming
side of a finely dressed passenger in
one of the seats In the rear car, took
a paper from his pocket and began to
read.
4I'lf?ii" tf ftinnfv citnlu In lioro vnf
speeches and, sitting with his head be
tween his hands, actually committed
the speeches to memory. They were
afterward published.
Lord Macaulay had a marvelous fa
fug on the bay. One morning, while he
was returning in a skiff from the hunt
ing grounds, his shotgun, which was
lying in the bottom of the boat, was
accidentally discharged. The full con
tents of the barrel passed through the
bottom of the skiff nnd tore a large,
jagged hole.
In a few minutes the boat began to
settle, and the man's most desperate
efforts could not stop the Incoming
water. He grasped the oars and, snatch
ing a tough paper bag which he used
for carrying his game, began to tie
them together as a float to assist him
to reach shore.
When lie had finished his task he
Jumped Into the water. The boat sank
a moment later. Hansen could not
swim well, and he found the oars but
little support He was beginning to
lose courage when he noticed that a
portion of the sack used In tying the
oars together had become filled with
air. He snatched it up and held the
open end toward the breeze until lt
filled with wind.
Hansen used this improvised life pre
server to assist In keeping him afloat
and easily remained on the surface of
the water. The tide and the use of
his legs gradually propelled him toward
the shore, and the drifting man soon
got a foothold.
extremely full, hangs loose and Is in
set with three bands of point applique
Is to think as quick as when the baby
has the croup.
Ever notice how people reach over
the preserves after the pickles? And
how they Insist on passing pickles In
stead of preserves to others? Atchison
Globe.
THE BLACK PANTHER.
OOWN OF CHIFFOh'ETTE OVEK TAFFCTA.
his character than I have. God bless am,,t t''pre?" growled the man In fine cillty for remembering what he read.
He once declared that if by accident all
the copies of Milton's "Paradise Lost"
were destroyed he would be able to
write out the whole of this long poem
without a single error. In fact, lie
once performed the marvelous feat of
her dear old soul!"
He went round the house nnd down
through the bustling negro quarter to
Aunt Clara's cabin. She was siumu a:
a table in the dim candlelight piecing
a quilt
"Why, bless me. ef It ain't marster!"
she exclaimed as she looked up and
saw him at the door.
"Come out here a minute, mammy."
he said. "I want to see you."
Suddenlj' grown suspicious, she drop
ped her work at her feet and awkward
ly shambled out to him.
raiment, moving along grudgingly.
'Yes. sir," pleasantly replied the
newcomer, "nut it win no crowueu
pretty soon, and I thought I'd pick out
a gentleman for n seat mate while I
had a chance."
lace surrounded by narrow black chan
tilly lace. The bottom band is straight,
but the other two bands are cut In
double curves, nnd nil are appliqued
to the skirt by tiny blue silk cord.
rm.s I. .1 1 i i ...in. - ..it i
I Hailing from the heart of the deepest
I , . . . , blouse and large bishop sleeves and is
African jungle, lithe and supple of ...
, , - . , .1 4 11. I mUHUVU Mil IS ill 1 tiaMiUllVVl O<l If-CAA
, ,,,'.. cape formed of two bands of applique
tiiiniitlni. nifnnnjla 1 1 fnrni1tl fl I
So Fierce That Even Lion Trainer
Dare Not Handle Him.
Of all the big, dangerous cats, none
Is riore unapproachable and more
treacherous than the black panther.
"Humph!" grunted the other man, repeating the whole poem, making only
uncertain whether to feel compliment- one omission.
ed or Insulted, but realizing the hope- Charles Dickens, after once walking
Iessness of trying to make any fitting down a street, could remember the
rejoinder. Youth's Companion.
An UDtrKKf.
Conductor You'll have to pay fare
for that child, sir; he's over six.
"So you knew that Melville was plan- pa er (Indignantly)Welli thntV
.... in. t-rtll tlint wliiuitV o.llil 111. I " ' '
ning to sell that wheat?" he said In
troductlvely.
Her eyes went down. She did not
speak at once. Then she looked at him
closely, carefully weighing his tone of
voice and trying to read the expression
of his face in the half darkness.
Huh!" she grunted evasively. "I
hain't said nothin' 'bout no wheat
marster."
"Oh. I understand that," ho said
quickly, reading her fears. "But Mel-
the first time I've ever been asked to
pay fare for that baby, and he's ridden
with me on cars for nine years and
more.
Knny Explanation.
"How do you account for the fact,"
asked the doctor, "as shown by actual
Investigation, that thirty-two out of
every hundred criminals in the country
are left handed?"
"That's easily accounted for." said
ville told me all about it, ana now you the professor. "The other sixtv-elcht
advised mm not to uo wrong. nre rjKut handed." Chicairo Tribune.
She continued to stare at uim m mm-
names of all the shopkeepers and their
businesses. London Spare Moments.
Arc nml Respect.
A writer In the Ladles' Field state
rigorously that she is not a believer in
"respect due to age." "Why resp
should be considered the sole prer .:.
live of age ls a thing I have ne er I s- t,
able to understand. When people h:n
displayed consistent foolishness or .
cuity throughout their youth and niiiV.
age why should a younger and perhap
wiser generation be expected to loo!
up to them with reverence simply be
cause seventy years have passed over
their heads? Hespcct, surely, should
be a question of character and uot of
age."
lace and black chantilly lace mounted to
a small pointed yoke of fine ecru batiste
embroidered In the English cut out
yirk an edged with a ruche of very
narrow black chantilly lace.
Bengal tiger. He is the only big feline
that the lion trainer does not venture
to train, and he is the only cat so abso
lutely distrustful that he shuns even
the light of day. Often he will lie all
dav lonir In a duskv corner of his cage.
" " I v. w .
his yellow slit eyes shifting and gleam- ",B,OM ia S,MTM'
Ing restlessly. ne fashionable sleeve shows a
Even the roeding hour, when pande- marked tendency to Increase In size,
monlum breaks loose among the big Kelow the elbow a really dressy sleeve
cages, when hungry roars and squeals can hardly be too voluminous, and the
mingle with impatient snarls and lm- strictly tailor made costumes are also
pacts of heavy bodies against steel launching out into big puff sleeves
bars, is apt to have no effect on him. over a very v. me cuir.
He may He eying his chunk of raw
Queer Taatea.
Speaking of mysterious tastes, that
of a man who was recently before the
magistrate at Greenwich Is not very
easy of expfanatlou. Three weeks ago
a legacy of 130 was left to him. The
first thing he bought It seems, was a
set of billiard balls, and he now has
nothing else left to show for the 130,
which has disappeared at the rate of
43 Gs. Sd. weekly. Why billiard balls?
It ls a singular and rather Interesting
form of craving. It Is perhaps true
that a billiard ball ls one of the very
few perfect objects produced by man.
It Is all of a piece, lt Is thoroughly ho
mogeneous as regards material, and It
is, or should be, faultless In form. Yet
only a strong strain of mysticism in
the character would account for a man
hungering and thirsting for billiard
balls above all other earthly things.
London News.
Eyelet Sold by the Million.
"Eyelets," said a manufacturer, "are,
like needles, pins and matches, sold by
the million instead of by the pound. I
don't suppose anybody could tell how
many million eyelets are sold every
year In New York, but the number Is
prodigious. Eyelets are made for a
variety of uses, from the huge white
metal loops sewed into the corners of
ships' sails to the tiny eyelets for the
dainty slipper of a baby. The greatest
number of eyelets made are, of course,
for shoes. They are put up In boxes of
100,000, 250,000 and 000,000. Only
those proportions are packed. They
cost anywhere from $50 to $130 a mil
lion." New York Times.
Low Delllns'.
What used to be known as "low bell
ing" was formerly a common sport In
England and an effective method of
capturing all sorts of birds which roost
on the ground, from larks to partridges.
Boys still sometimes amuse themselves
with lt In tne rural districts of Eng
land, and the peasants of Spain and
the south of Europe make a business
of lt. The only necessary apparatus Is
a large bell, like a cowbell or a dinner
bell, and a lantern with a reflector to
cast a bright ray of light on the ground.
The fowler turns out on dark nights
and walks the fields ringing the bell
steadily and searching tho ground In
front with the lantern. The noise or
the light, or the two combined, havo
such an effect in dazzling or terrifying
the birds that they may be picked up
in the hand.
beef suspiciously and not venture forth
until day has waned and the last vis
itor left to tear meat from bones with
his long, white fangs.
In fact, so ugly and vicious is this
beast that frequently he turns on his
own kind, and in many Instances it ls
impossible to cage him, even with a
mate. McClure's Magazine.
Saved by Karly Inntrnctlon.
Mrs. Crawfoot I'm glad we taught
our boy Hiram never to loaf around
corners. Mr. Crawfoot Got another
object lesson, Marin? Mrs. Crawfoot
Yes. The paper says a young man lost
a fortune on a comer In Wall street
Philadelphia Record.
Don't eat when tired and don't work
when tired. It ls a mistake to work
,when not In a fit condition bad for
the work and worse for you.
Bloodlean.
"I see Jennie Gnylelgh Is to undergo
another operation."
"Dear me! Appendicitis again?"
"No. She's going to have her hu
hand amnutated." Town TodIcs
Overheard on Ihe Tier.
"Is this all?" demanded the custom
house Inspector as he finished up
Sinks' trunks.
"Well, no," said Binks. "I got a new
wife over In Paris. That little woman
over there with the pink cheeks is she."
"All right," said the inspector. "We'll
have her appraised. She looks like
work of srt" Life.
Marked Attention.
"Has he shown you any marked at
tention?" "Why, yes; he left the price tag op
the ring he gave me." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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