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o o • £ o Hrs. MAGUIRE S STRATEGY By M. Louise Cu»niny < , ( I CopgriyAt, /»■«. La Ö AaxHcon 1‘rriu M Mrs. Maguire turned to aid him in his search. “Confound it!” He grout* one heel I iuto the.tlled floor. “If those fellows had not come east when I did 'and Insisted on celebrating my last bach •Mr evening"— Politely oblivious of the thickly mut tered soliloquy and apparently satis tied that the ladies’ waiting room was 1 empty, Mrs. Maguire untied and ab- sorbedly fob led a large apron, evi dently prepared to depart for the night. The strings shook in the hands i which a moment later slowly unrolled and retied it, her fascinated gaze re maining fixed on the still swinging ; doors through which her late com panion bad passed. A gasping breath 1 rose in her throat as she saw them 1 WASHINGTON LETTER HUMCR OF THE HOUR CHOICE • [Special Correspondence.) Is lu-law Relation, The president has practically estab- llslied a rule that will interSBt tbose members of the cabinet who are lu de- luuiid for spe* limakiiig at public gath erings. Senator Cullom recently presented to the president a committee of the Un ion League of Chicago, who came to »••cure the oratorical services of Sec retary Hay on Washington's birthday, Not receiving an affirmative response from Mr. Hay, the committee Bought to enlist the good offices of the presl- dent in the matter. The president frankly Informed the committee that Mr. Hay's health was aot sufficiently established to warrant him in undertaking at this time labor of the character Involved in the invi tation of the Union League and said that the secretary should nbt be asked to undertake IL The president improv ed the occasion to say that it was his desire that members of the cabinet should not be called upon to deliver ad dresses except on occasions where they might properly appear as public offi cers. There 'a a certain small lady In Wushingliu who lias distinct and orig inal ideas of her own. Nut long ago the governess who presides over the nurs ery destlales of tills young lady and her even younger sister informed them ttiat their parents were soon to cele brate tlietr tenth wedding anniversary, «nd the tots accordingly began to "save up" for a present. When the auspicious morning arrived Mistress Margaret walked solemnly into the room where her mother and father were sitting and laid first on one lap and then on the other the small packages that brought their love and congratulations. “This,” aald she to her father, “cost 75 cents, “and this,” she added to her mother, “cost a dollar." "But," the mother asked, “you don’t love mamma better than papa, do you?" "Well, mumle, It’s this way,” ex plained Margy. “You see, papa’s our papa only by marriage, while you’re our mumle by bornatlon.”—Lippincott’s Magazine. RS. MAGUIRE had been ab sent from her regular du ties for several hours to at tend a christening. It was almost her usual time for leaving when she returned and, dis- missing the girl who had filled ber place, took u survey of the surround itigs. The waiting room was nearly empty. At Mrs. Maguire’s feet lay a bundle of rugs and umbrellas near a leather portmanteau. While she still speculated as to their owner a girl entered with slow, weary step. The rough material of her close ly fitting suit, the heavy shoes and plain sailor hat proclaimed her Eng Huh nationality. The expression of the wide gray eyes puzzled Mrs. Maguire. The House of Lords t'pbeld. " ’Tlsn’t trouble, exactly,” she solil "Say, pa,” said little Henry, who had Knooked Ost by President. oquized while the girl sank Into a It is reported that President Roose been listening to his mother and the chair. velt proved his right to the title of ex minister as they had discussed ono of Whatever it was. a sudden radiance- ponent of the manly art of boxing by the great questions that are always up swept it away. She sprang up. In its knocking down and out ail army offi for the consideration of the English turn the flash of Joy was killed by cer In n boxing contest nt the White people, “do you think it’s WTong to some inner thought. marry a deceased wife’s sister?” House recently. Mrs. Maguire, turning to ascertain "I do, my child, I do," replied Mr. Lieutenant Granville It. Fortescue Is the cause of the nwlft changes, uttered the officer in question. He Is a cousin Henpeck. “Even if there were no legal a low “H-m-m" of gratification. “A of Mrs. Roosevelt. President Roose complications to be risked, I'd advise fine, clane boy,” was her mental sum velt is gaining flesh at a rate not to trying some other family.”—Chicago mary of the tail, advancing figure. his liking, and he invited Lieutenant Record-Herald. The young man took the girl’s out- Fortescue to put the gloves on. The stretched hand. At the Fancy Ball. young army officer accepted the invi "There’s another train from the west tation promptly, nnd the president and due in an hour,” he said hurriedly. his companion began punching ench “Shall you wait for It?” “I must. There Is nothing else for “H’as there any one ye wan lookin’ for, other with great vigor. nirt” The contest was entirely friendly, me to do." impetuously pushed wide again and but the president beume so earnest “Do you—may I remain with you?" Dr. Thorburn enter. The knowledge In Ills work that he dealt the army of “I think you had better not.” Her chin quivered like a child’s. At that the young men must have ficer a stiff right hand punch which sight of It the man’s square Jaws were brushed elbows outside sent the blood landed squarely on the left cheek and locked. Ills fingers tightened over hers in a tide to her heart. She went di knocked Lieutenant Fortescue down rectly to meet him. nnd out. until the knuckles showed white. “Maybe 'tls the worst day's work The blow caused a slight discolora “Anyway—1’11 come back.” He jerked the words out. “If I don’t find I ever done I done this night,” she tion about the left eye, but the Injury you here—I know that It is—all right” said, trembling, "but I saved that little was slight and was a source of much amusement to Lieutenant Fortescue ns Mrs. Maguire looked from one white, gerl for ye!” Ills eyes contracted. She saw the well as to the president. tense face to the other. Cabinet Dinners. “H-m-m,” she thought. "He’ll come blood leap to Ills face. "Oh, he was here all right enough— Each cabinet officer lias been Inform back, and if he don't find her ’tls all the other fella,” she went on. "God ed by the president that he Is not ex wrong ’twill be for both of them.” "If”— The girl slowly raised her forgive me! Even though she was pected to confine Invitations for din eyes. When they reached his, her voice promised to him, is It let her go with ners In honor of the president and Mrs. that tipsy boy no older than herself Roosevelt to the cabinet circle alone. stopped as If broken. The guest list will, as usual, be sent "Ruth!” The words rushed from him. I would?" “Where”— to the president and Mrs. Roosevelt "Why need it be goodby? Why”— "Oh, he’s gone!” for approval. “Oh!" He took nn impetuous step forward The matter of precedence in cabinet There was no mistaking her ex pres dinners will be cast to the winds. slon now. A slow, shamed rod rose to toward the door of the inner room. Holding it partly closed, Mrs. Ma Heretofore the secretary of the treas her temples. His hand unclasped hers. and, as if it had been her only support, guire laid a hand which still shook on ury would uot give his dinner for the president and Mrs. Roosevelt until she fell back Into tin? chair. Mrs. Ma her companion's arm. “Don't ye ever let me be sorry for after that of the secretary of state guire rose and, bringing a glass of wa what I done this night, don’t ye!” she had lieen held, and the secretary of ter, held it to her lips. pleaded I ' fully. commerce and lntior always was the The man threw her a grateful look. Ho too .lie hand In his. Mrs. Ma last to entertnln the president. Here "Will you take care of her?" he asked guire, looking deep into keen blue eyes, after these dinners will lie held In such huskily, and Mrs. Maguire nodded. She stooped to pick up the glrl’B bag saw the same steadfastness with order as best suits the convenience of which centuries before his forefathi rs all members of the cabinet. The old gage when he turned away. Polly—The way man looked at “There's a sofa over there behind that hail faced death when they fought, custom of limiting Invitations to the me was positively Insulting. covenanted and died among their cabinet circle brought the president screen,” she said quietly. Dolly—Did he stare at you long and The girl rose and stumbled after her. heather clad hills. Her heart grew face to face with nine dinner parties insolently? with the same persons each season. With the abandon of utter weariness warm with comfort. Polly—No. He gave one glance and “You need have no fear,” he said she threw herself on the horsehair Proposed Memorial Bridge. then looked at something else. couch. Mrs. Mugulre gently stroked quietly. "If only my sister had not General Humphrey, quartermaster been away at her summer home, I”— the hand nearest to her. general of the army, Is a strong advo- ‘ Candor. Mrs. Maguire released the strong cate of the construction of the propos “There now,” she said soothingly, "I understand that you went to Bllg- hand, to which she had clung as to an “sure, ’twill all come right, whatever ed memorlnl bridge across the Potomac glns to borrow money?” anchor, and almost pushed him from and the Improvement of the national 'tls, with the help of God." "Yea,” answered the amiable but im “If I might tell you”— Iler face her. cemetery at Arlington, Va. Referring pecunious man. worked pitifully In the effort at self “Go for her!" she begged with quick to these subjects in a report to the sec "What's the trouble? Have I ever control, “Maybe you would know ening breath. "If ye have a sister-a retary of war, he says: refused you anything?" what I ought to do. In all this great married one—for the love of heaven go "The necessity and value, from a mil “No.” country I have not—a woman friend.1 for her. And don’t ye see the little itary point of view, of a bridge at this “Then why didn't you come to me?" “The Lord help ye!" gerl again till ye’ve got her with ye!” place are moat nppnrent. nnd therefore “Well, the truth is you’re so easy "I catne out from England—to lie She was forced to open the door wide It Is earnestly recommended that an ap that there's no sport in It.”—Washing married.” to make way for some belated women propriation be asked from congress for ton Star. Mrs. Maguire waited, bewilderment travelers. His eyes went longingly to its construction at or about the termi growing In her face. the room beyond. nus of New York avenue and Observa Just Like n Woman. "But If that was himself"— she haz Mrs. Maguire drew him outside, tory hill, which bridge when construct She (sentimentally)—Would you dare arded at last. calming lier tone to deal with mascu ed will not only furnish a direct route anything for me, dear? "Oh, no! That was a friend. Dr. line density. to the national cemetery, but also be He (passionately)—Anything, dear. Thorburn. whom I met on board ship. "Don’t ye see,” she said slowly, “that the means of direct and rapid com She (rapturously)—Oh, what, for in His father had been educated abroad 'tlsn’t easy all this la goln' to be for munication tietween the cnpltal and the stance? and was my dear father’s closest the little gerl—at first? Oh, 'tls the Important military post of Fort Myer, He hesitated a moment and then- friend at Oxford.” light of yer eyes ye are to wan an Va., adjoining the cemetery. kissed her! Suddenly she sat up, her whole fig other. didn't 1 see that? But 'tlsn’t Washington's Trees. She (angrily) — How dare you? — ure stiffening, a slow red dyeing her with sorra ye nor rne'll want her to Two thousand four hundred and sev Brooklyn Life. face. look back on this day. Man, don't ye enteen trees were planted on the streets “The man I was to marry has failed fear. She’s as Ime as u sue was in during the past year, and 1,759 trees Something Sew, to meet me or send me word," she said heaven with Maggie Maguire till ye were removed, leaving the total num "Of course the novel isn't much, but slowly. come.” ber of trees now on the streets of the heroine is quite a remarkable “oh. it is a Just punishment for al • • • • District of Columbia nbout 88,065, an the young person.” lowing myself to be persuaded”— She “Again?” Increase of only 648 over last year. "Indeed?" stopped, choking. The appropriation for the parking The depot master looked at Mrs. Ma- “Oh, quite out of the ordinary. She "By the man that was to have met gulre over bis glasses with a ssu med commission, which Is practically all ex doesn't once nppear In ‘a gown of some ye?” Mrs. Maguire watched her close severity. pended in the planting and enre of soft clinging material that accentuated ly "Well, sir, ye see”— trees, was $25,000. For the present fis rather than concealed,' etc.”—Philadel She raised eyes heavy with shame "Last time it was a christening; now cal year $<30,000 was appropriated. phia Press. and pain. 'tls a wedding. Evidently these young While the commissioners were much “No; by his mother. For the past people can’t get along without your gratified at the Increase, they believe Feminine Amenities. . year, since my father died, she has aid." that a larger amount should be appro Visitor—Your governess seems very- given me no pence. She snfd that the Mrs. Mnguire looked her superior priated for tills purpose. good natnred. little money I had would give us such fixedly In the eyes for a moment. I<ady of the nouse—Yes, poor thing, District Buildings. a good start In this country; that Phil "Mr. Fletcher, sir,” she said at last There are at present in the District her father lost a lot of money, so I ip’s life would be spoiled If I failed to slowly, “that's the truest word ye ever of Columbia 46,648 brick buildings. took her as governess for the children. keep my promise. We had grown up spoke F’ Visitor—Poor, poor thing. Isn't it ter 20,061 frame buildings and 14,361 together. I supposed that I wns In rible how unfortunate some people are! sheds. honor bound to Cotne.” The Mnnntaln Monarch. The building Inspector recommends —London Punch. Her face was dreary with despair. Unlike the Jungfrau, the Right or legislation toward providing a board Mrs. Maguire rose. Removing the Reni girl’s hat. she gentlv laid her head other European mountains. Including of examiners to ere.-nme and !!cen»e Vesuvius, »liicu have neon conquered builders and architects. He also recom Blinker*—Could you lend me your back on the pillow, lifted her feet to by the modern engineers and now wear mends that the present Are escape law racing auto for the afternoon, old the couch and tucked the heavy skirt the harness of a railway to or near be amended. It Is the Intention of the i chap? up around her. their summits, Mont Blanc Is an alwo commissioners to recommend this lat Tooter—Why—er—yes. "Take n nice little He down there lute monarch, and no mortal n.av.aet ter ivgislatlun io congress. Blinker»— Tukuas aw iuily. And, say now f.„- yv:\-.df," zbe<aU soothingly. the limit of its reign. The Goths and —er—could you lend me the price of a 'Tls worn out ye are. and no wonder, Army War Cnllegc. Vandals of old. the armies, the tourists with yer journey and this trouble.” Regarding the Improvements In prog couple of fines or so?—Puck. Drawing the screen completely round of today or tomorrow may pour down ress at the Washington barracks reser through the Alpine dedles. but Mont Tells Why. the couch, she went quietly away. vation. General Mackenzie, chief of Aunt Julia—Why did you break off As Mrs. Maguire reached the door Blanc through nil such changes Is mon engineers, says the present limit of way a young man. scarcely more than arch still. Its snow capped peaks rising cost of the Army War college. $700,000 your engagement with young ifug- a boy, his hat pushed back from a far above all else and the avalanches will be sufficient, though none too gins? Pretty Niece—Because he got a fool Bushed, damp face, came swiftly to down Its sides, more to be feared tharf large. Unexpected foundation difficul ward her through the wide hall l>e any of Its other dangers, defying the ties were encountered In the buildings notion in his head that I Intended to skill and courage of many a climber.— yond. for the engineer school. The working marry him.—Baltimore News. Mrs. Maguire's eyes fastened on him. S. E. Illlles In Harper’s Weekly. season of 1903, General Mackenzie Misunderstood. her lids narrowing liehlnd their glasses says, was very disastrous so far as To Work Is Honorable, Lawyer (for defense)—Now, Fete, until their grayneas between showed market prices of labor anil material There has existed and still exists to tell the jury all you know aboutkhose keen as points of ateel. Probably were concerned, and It was also found never before In all the twenty throe some extent a false sentiment that la- Impossible to utilize the old buildings chickens. Pete—I don’t reckon I will, boss. If years of his weakly, dissipated life bor Is degrading or belittling. The con t» the extent figured on tn the original I did that I'd go to jail sho’.-Phlla- had he been measured as that shrewd trary Is true. An Ideal condition of so project CARL SCHOFIELD. delphla North American. glance measured him. Ere he had clety can come only wheu every mem Slippers. traversed half the Intervening dis ber of It recognizes that be is bound to ■nt Lived to Tell It. ~ It is said that the woman who wants tance Mrs. Maguire's Ups were closed exrclse whatever skill or strength or t’pgardson -What on earth ossi you in a straight line. When he reached faculty he possesses to Its full capac to have beautiful feet should never up like that old fellow? Been kicked lier. the vague and vacant look which ity not selfishly or for the sake of gain wear slippers The moment the foot by a muís or run over by an automo a Celt can put on or off at will had merely, but for his own hnppiness and is relaxed it expands. Now, of course, bile? Atom—Both. The one kicked di'scendcd like a veil over her tea development and for the benefit of all. by this is not meant that a woman me In the way of the other—Chicago And there should be no restriction on should wear, foolishly, tight shoes, but tures. Tribune. • "Was there any one ge wgs looklo any one, either legal or social or a shoe that is a support and a trim fit through association, in regnnl to his ought to preserve the shape and beauty for. air?” RIs Rapa. ' ' He threw a glance at the elderly labor or Ita fruits. If by patient appli of the foot. Elder—Bo you're to be married, eh? cation or natural endowment a man _____ face apparently a* lacking in Intelll Children like fun. but they cant little I hope you fully realize that It's a seri possesses more skill than his fellow or' for it jn tx»oks gen*- ----------- An uncle on Ills bands ous step. Younger-Well. |f I never If h* chooses to be more Industrious *< "Yes, "Yea. lady, a young lad*" he r# knisa Is worth all file written realize that ft was a serious mis pll<s$ inipntle^itly, peering Into the Is entitle*! to the full tienefit ■< it. 1 words of tl* hmUorlsts.-T. P. O’Con step i'll be satisfied - Philadelphia i Cluclnnatt Knqutttr. nor. I »■in Inbond. Press. , o \\\\\\ O * a o O a MISCELLANY NEW SHORT STORIES ---------------------------------- Ktulutloa of tbr Horse. AdvitUi'i* *»i Mvdlval *»c|<‘ucr. Thanks to the discoveries of the American lint era lists, we i*ossess now an almost complete series of links con necting the small fire toed mammal of the lower eo»-ene rucks with the win ners of the Derby. Two or three mil lion years come between the earliest nnd the latest forms, aud the primitive is so unlike the perfected animal that no one would ever have supposed the one to be derived from the other but fur the finding uf tlie continuous series. Flesh luterest has been given to this subject by the recent researches of Professor Osboru, Professor Ewant and Professor Ridgeway. One of the results of Inquiry goes to show that there has been not one line of descent, but nt least five, leading to as many varieties. In this tale of development the strangest feature Is the gradual dim inution lu the number of toes until we arrive at the preseut one toed ani mal. The so called foot of the horse is tlie single remainlug toe, so that. In fact, the animal wulks, as the Cam bridge Zoology says, on the very points of Its Unger nnd toe nails, and It pos sesses only one finger on each hand (or forefoot) aud one toe on each foot, aud yet "next to the wings of a bird the feet of a horse are the most finished organs of locomotion in the animal kingdom.”—Loudon Telegraph. T1W lut ? Fust mast* . d Henry Payne Ltd a friend in Milwaukie who la a |i|i> si -lan and own* at^ X ra> ma chin% say* lfc<- New Yo < Titres "T|»e doctor," -aid th*' jate po-ttuia* ter generul, lu relating th*' story, "was interrupt«! one day by the Lurried en trance uf a yuuug man. ‘Doctor,’ said he, 'I have swallowed my diamond pin. I wish an examination made.' "Tlie doctor was not enthusiastic, tor tlie young man already owed a large Step» Toward the Ideal. The dream of the ages has been of tlie Ideal time when nations shall learn war no longer. For the first time in human history there is an organized ’effort in that direction, dating from The Hague conference and the estab lishment of the court of arbitration. The fierce struggle in South Africa, with its ghastly death roll and its enormous financial burden, was an ob ject lesson to the English people espe cially and to all civilized nations in general. The present war In the far east has intensified the popular horror of war and la building up a still stronger feeling In favor of peaceful means for settling International dis putes. Probably the time is far dis tant when war will be but a relic of the past, but the nations are traveling the road which leads to its extinction. Cotton Picked by Machine. A cotton picking machine has been invented by a planter in Georgia in which a current of air is set up in a tube by means of a suitably arranged fan or blower, the same discharging into a receptacle, the suction thus pro duced serving to remove from the plants the open bolls of cotton which are ready for picking and to convey them through a tubular conduit and then through the blower mechanism In to the receptacle. This apparatus Is mounted on wheels and Is designed to be driven down the rows of cotton plants In the field. As the end of the auction tube passes over the open bolls the cotton Is separated from the plant. —American Exporter. The Scoarae of Beriberi. This disease, peculiar to rice eating people, was the enemy of the mikado's army In the war with China, causing tlie death of nearly 45 per cent of the land forces. Beriberi la a disease that is the result of nonelimination. Uric acid accumulates in the blood, and the first symptoms are distinctly rheumat ic. These are followed by complete pa ralysis of tlie extremities. There Is lack of sensation and the power of locomo tion, and this paralysis continues to ward the vita) centers until it reaches the heart, and the story Is ended.—Ne braska State Journal. Finest Crown Jewels la the World. The late king of Baxony left the richest collection of crown Jewels In Europe. One glass case In the "green xauila'' at Dresden cuuiatns assorted sets of the most costly gems, bn one Is nothing but sapphires, tn another em eralds, in another rubles, tn another diamonds. In another pearls. The lar gest rubles weigh forty-eight and fifty- nine carats. The rarest gem Is a green diamond weighing forty carats There are two of Martin Luther's rings and one of Melanclitbon’s. True Womanly Beauty. Such a blow to the Englishwomen! A woman doctor has made the state ment In one of their magazines that they are growing plainer. She says that what makes for what beauty there Is today Is the result of com bined efforts of "the coiffeur, the mo diste, the dressmaker and the face spe cialist, whereas true beauty.” she de clares. “Iles In exquisite coloring, lux uriant hair, lustrous eyes and deli cately molded features.” Wnthlitfr Doln«r. “Dear,” said the poet's wife, notic ing bis abstracted look, "you are wor ried about something." "Well—er—yes,” replied the poet. "Tell me. What have you on your mind?” "Nothing. That's what worries me.” —Exchange l.lgeld Quarts. Willie—Pa. how many quarts does It taka to make a peck? Pa—It all de pends, my son Less than one quart, for Instance, will sometimes make a “peck of trouble "—Exchange. ---- -- < ■ An Autumn Leaf. I m a and pretty fello*. I>- • ked in sold and red an4 yellow. I’m a charming little courtier When l>ame Nature h«.ilde her court. See me dance upon the breeeae— Oh. the naughty breeze that tease«. Shakes» gnd tumble«, whirl« agd «quees«^ Laughs aud call« it sport! And the sunbeams try to kt«s me! Ah: I m sly They often miss me. But I cannot bear to grieve them. Bo I let them right away Oh, such fun. you couldn’t guesa It. And no won's could e’er express It. Playing peekaboo with sunbeuins All on an autumn day! —Harry E. Fosdick. Nobody's Dog. Have you feasted today, old fellow? Had a sniff of & >ine meat or a bone? Were you generously fed upon gravy and bread By some one who called you his own? Your ribs, sir! How plainly they’re show ing! Your legs s<-em uncertain and weak! *Have you searched every street for s morsel to eut? Are you just a town dog. sir? Com«, speak! Has any one patted your head. sir. Or noted your great, sunken eye? Have your unkempt ears heard any kind, gentle word From some human friend passing by. Or have folks just kicked you aside, sir? Why. you’re trembling now, where you •ta nd! Have they struck you eo much that you quake at my touch And cower at sight of my hand? Volunteer t horoe Girls. “What chance have I,” said a girl to me recently, “against that?" She half unconsciously glanced down at a shab by shoe and a well worn skirt. She had been "out” for a couple of months. Her savings were atl gone, and, though she did not admit it. a little observa tion could tell that she und hunger were not on unfamiliar terms. Certainly the most sanguine of mor tals would not back her in a contest for employment against the girl ahe bad pointed to. “That,” as she so bit terly called her, had dress, pocket mon ey and a comfortable home from nn in dulgent father. The only wages she asked from a theatrical mnnager was to be allowed a chance of gratifying her vanity by posing on a stage. Her dress anil appearance were an adver tisement of prosperity for any touring company. Can it be wondered that she and oth ers like her are every duy driving trained aud hardworking actresses deeper and deeper Into the slough of poverty nnd despair?—T. P.’s Weekly. Gems In Verse “BBO PARDON," OBSERVED T1IE DOCTOR, bill. However, tlie examination was made, but it revealed no sign of tlie diamond. “ ‘I am sure that I swallowed it,’ pro tested the youth haughtily. “As a plausible explanation the doc tor suggested Innocently: 'The rays reveal only solids. Perhaps the dia mond was paste.’ " 'I did not come here to be insulted.' retorted the youtli. " ‘Likely you came to pay that little bill,’ encouraged the physician. “ ‘I’d pny you now If 1 had the mon ey with me.’ said the caller. “ 'Beg pardon,’ observed the doctor suavely, ’the X rays located a coin in your vest pocket which will at least pay for this examination.’ "The bills which encircled the silver dollar were sufficient to wipe out the entire debt, and the young man left, cursing the advance made In nledlcal science.” light Meal In the Evening. A Georgian tells this story of the late Alexander Stephens, says the Nash ville Banner: “Mr. Stephens was slated for a Joint debate with Rance Wright during a presidential campaign. Wright by way of a tale aald that Stephens hud said be could eat him (Wright) for break fast, Ben II111 for dinner and Bob Tuombt tor supper. "Mr. Stephens poHsessed very little storage room In his stomach, and when It came his turn to reply he said that he denied that he had made any such assertion. ‘If I contemplated any such feast,’ said Mr. Stephens, 'I certainly would have changed the order. I would have tnken Ben II1II for breakfast. Bob Toombs for dinner and my friend Rance Wright for supper. My mother taught me from early Infancy to eat a light supper, nnd so I would have top ped off with Wright.’ “The answer completely snuffed out the good Impression Colonel Wright had made." It’s the way of the world, poor old fellow Just a struggle for bread or a bone. And some of us know how you feel whet you go To your bed In the alley, alone! Were you sleek and well cared for and handsome Friends would feed you and love you al sight. But It’s different, sir, with a poor, luck less cur. Just a dog around town! There, good night! -Balt I«ake Herald. Red The The And The Passing of Summer. scarlet is the chestnut moon. east wind pipes a gathering tune. year is come to afternoon. summer's dead. Along the empty cornfields soon Her funerM flowers «hall be strewn. And deep In valley, high on dune. Tones sadder than the pigeon's croon Shall wall her glories «pent and shed. The maple mourn« In flaming red Her passing, and the aster« spread Carpet« where blue and purple wed. Whereon her fleeing ghost may tread A b she goes hurrying after June. They shall not coffin her In lead Nor build a grave vault overhead Of marble« and gray grsmlte hewn; But she shall lie In gra«sy bed With walls and roof of rosea red— Our summer dead. —Nora Chesson In Lady's Realm. THE COLOR OF SNOW. Although It Appears White, Really a Delicate Bine. It Is Sckiice, while it gets at the inarrow nnd essence of things, upsets many pretty delusions and fancies. We have been taught from childhood that snow Is white, aud the Impression conveyed to our brains through the medium of sight appears to settle the question be yond the possibility of s doubt, yet, though the Judgment of our sanaes Is to the contrary, it can be scientifically demonstrated that Its true color la blue. It Is ii faint and delicate cerulean tint, to be sure, but decided enough to make the scientific declaration that suow is blue one that is issiltlve and Irrefuta ble. it Is n well known fact that pure wa ter 1n small quantities is perfectly trnnspnreut. In lurge niasses it is dis tinctly blue. Snow Is simply the crys tals of pure water. The reflection from these is that of aFl the colors of the rainbow or prism, but by uniting be fore they reach tlie eye cause snow to appear to be white. "But," you will With Charity For All. Miss Lola Ln Follette, the daughter say. "the single crystal also appears to of the governor of Wisconsin, has gone be white.” This is true beyond ques on the professional stage. A Madison tion. the reason being that that which appears to lie a single crystal is tn woman said of her the other day: "Miss La Follette hns a randy nnd reality a multitude of microscopic threads, prisms, Hues and dots. rather caustic wit. in spite of their appurent great di “At a meeting that we held here for a charitable purpose Miss La Follette versity lu form aud shape, which may was one of those who pass*<d through vary from halrllke crystals to perfect the audience with plates for contribu stars of beautiful, delicate and intri cate designs, they may be said to be tions. “A rich miser Rat in a rear seat alone, absolutely uniform lu original delinea and when Miss I<a Follette extended tion, that of the hexagonal prism. The primitive form is that of a straight her plate to him he said grimly: needle of ice. radiating from a central ” ’I have nothing—nothing.’ “The young girl knew the man was nucleus, always at symmetrical dis wealthy, and. with a little smile, she tances and at angles of either 00 or 120 degrees. What may on casual exami said: “ “Take something, then. This collec nation be taken for exceptions to thia tion, you know, is for the poor.’ ’’— rule are the little disks which occasion ally fall. These on close examination Baltimore Herald. proved to be six sided planes, the angle Balfour's Retort. still being 120 degrees. Premier Belfour has his pleasant sal lies with members of parliament now WINDMILLS. and then. Karope G«t Them From the East John Morley took him to task some Thronsh the C'raaaders. months ago for lax attendance in the It Is supposed that the crusaders house of commons. Mr. Balfour deDfed that there was brought the idee of using the wind to any disinclination on his part to attend grind corn or raise water back with the sittings or to listen to the debates. them from the east. Early writers record their wide On the contrary, he declared, some of tlie momenta of greatest repose that he spread employment in Europe in the could snatch frjta a Lnwwt.it strtiu twelfth. -vqiD-rj- Rty-knia-un girea aa ous and laborious official career were instance of one at Pipewell abbey, those spent on the treasury bench 11 b - Northamptonshire, in 1143, and we also tenlug to his oratorical friends.—New read of one, about 1190, at Ilaberdon, in Riiffolk. Another early instanca of York Times. an English windmill Is that in whl*ffi Too Slow. Richard, earl of Cornwall, took refnge John Barber of the Pittsburg Stock after the battlo of I<ewes In 1264. In Exchange tells of a hustling young so the fa mona song connected with that licitor far a New York publishing event the "sayles" of the "mulne" are house. The youth was vainly trying to mentioned, showing that It really was sell a set of books to a Philadelphia a windmill. The oldest windmill in Belgium and bank cashier and st last got so excited lie accused the cashier of being slower probably the oldest In Europe, the his toric "Grand Moulin de Silly,” was to than molasses In January. “You people here can't even eat tally destroyed by the great storm at the end of January, 1900, after a con snails!” he said tinuous existence since the eleventh “Why not 7' asked the cashier. "You can’t catch them!"—New York century. It Is said to have been built by Otto von Trazegnles, the crueadlng Times ________________ lord of Silly, In 1011.—London Stand RIs Interpretation. ard. ________________ Little Amzi (who has an Inquiring Discontent. mind)—Uncle Tim. I saw the word in The peacock heard the nightingale the newspaper. What Is the “curricu lum” of a college? Uncle Tlmrod singing. "That seems easy to do,” said the big (promptly)—Curriculum, eh? Why. that’s what them ere mop headed col bird. “I’ll see if I canT sing as well lege students comb their hair with.— as that.” At the dismal squawk that followed ■xehanga. » moment later every living thing with Preaieilaa Faiailed. in he iring distance fled In terror. Farmer Whl®rtree -Bill Perkins' son “Curses on my fatal gift of beautyF’ Dan has got a political Job Farmer exclaimed the pesco*. "Why wasn't ■fedk!ere-flesh. I nil«»*- said that feller I wde plain, like all the great musi- 'd grow np ter be a Mkfer!- Vu<* ctans!"—ChL*o Tribune. a