4
By Special
i Delivery
By
GEORGE ETHELBERT WALSH
Con rlKht, 1904,
by George Ethelbcrt Walsh
fWniZ KEV. SEXTUS WORTER-
LY gatheretl the loose sermon
M leaves in hLs hands and shoved
them aside, not hastily or Im
patiently, but reluctantly, as though
yielding to a temptation. The day was
aot suited to sermon composition.
lhe Kev. best us Worterly sighed
heavily, sighed with the unconstrained
freedom of a man who knows that he
Is alone.
There had been a time when the Rev
erend Sex t us (uo one had called him
this for short except a defunct maiden
aunt, who dared not approach nearer
to familiarity than the compound
name) was happy In his loneliness. "A
man can do his best work when un-
trammeled by the responsibilities of
family ties," he reasoned in those days.
Ihoe pessimistic days had faded
somewhat. The maiden aunt who had
ministered to Ids few material wants
m uis nousenoiii was only a memory
now. A longing to hear lips abbreviate
ui name even to uie extent of two
words mm possessed him latelv. It
was a species of madness that he did
not acknowledge to himself. None
ever suspected sucli weakness in the
man of stiff broadcloth and high,
starched collar who so graciously and
successfully filled the Dalevllle pulpit
every Sunday.
Least of all. probably, did the gentle,
demure soul of Widow Trimble, who
ln her own intense loneliness pitied the
pasior ouiy as sympatiietlc creatures
can. sue uau nurtured and guided two
husbands through the winding path
way of married life, tearfully laying
them, with the help of the Reverend
fcextus In his capacity as oiiiciating
clergyman, beneath the sod when all
earthly powers had failed to renew
tneir lease of lite. She was alone
again, alone In her double bereave
mom. but seeking to give rather than
requiring comfort.
Cynthia Trimble was a name to con
jure wan. it iiai a sweet, muk rous
sound in verse and a subtle suggestion
that the amorous mind could readily
traee to all sources of beauty and love
liness. The Reverend Sextus had
broken his fealty to a single, bachelor
existence by falling in love with
Cynthia. But he was not versed in
the ways of the lover, and he shrank
from the possibility of the reeipient of
his affections ever discovering his
amorous inclinations.
Had tile Reverend Sextus died yes
terday there would have been no scrap
of paper found in his possession P"lay
to indicate the slumbering of a great
passion in his life, none that is. there
had been none - which could betray a
lovesick soul, but within his inner
pocket there was this day an epistle
men nad
caused Tdm to Mgh and
turn reluctantly from his sermonizing
It was a proposal to Cynthia, whieh he
had indited after mm-h painful thought
and elaboration. If ever the time should
come when he could find the courage
to speak he would rejveat the contents
of this letter. Its diction was fault
less, its confession earnest, but not
too affectionate, its wording to the
point ami not uo verbose. It was a
masterpiece of its kind.
But it was never intended to be de
Hveriil. The Reverend Sextus had not
HE I'LACEl IT WITHIN HIS IKNIiK l'OCKLT.
composed it for that reason. No eyes
othor than hi own should ever rend it.
The proposal to Cynthia was the Rev.
Sextus Worterly's masterpiece. It re
Uected his highest mental and spiritual
expression. Today he read It over and
over and reluctantly thought of" the ne
cesslty of destroying it lest something
Khould happen to reveal its secret.
But a moment later he nlaced Ir with
In his Inner pocket. "I shall stroll
nwhlle, and I may need it," lie said as
excuse for his sudden change of mind.
Despite his threescore and five years,
the Reverend Sextus was a man of
strength and agility, a youth in all ex
cept years. He strode from his study
and swung down the llower scent in lane
with the easy grace and muscular pow
er of a much younger man. He loved
to wander afield seeking new sights in
distant pastures and communing with
nature in all her many perplexing
moods.
Today he rather strained a point.
When he rested in a deep" wood he was
many miles from home, with the noon
aour approaching. It was delightfully
?ool and retiring in the wo:ds. There
was no house within three miles of his
:lell. On all sides were the shadows of
l great wood.
'reat was his surprise to hear voices
anon stilling the sounds of the woods
and hushing the warbling of his feath
ered friends. The Reverend Sextus turn
rd to greet the newcomers, wondering
not a little at their strange appearance.
Shaggy of beard, unkempt and unclean
af body and clothes, thej- appeared out
of all harmony with the scene.
Hl"-1 1 "11:
a
i
.u. .-snaggx. wo nave sometuin
I k,.r." ....1 . .1 :.i
u .-jf.,ivi- win- vi (iii-iii, mi .i (uiuij;
i 111 his accent "U'hnt il'vo ."ill Itv
m - - - - . ........ .
1 J .1 . , . . . . .
ooineuiiu oroKi: loose ironi the picter.
SI III!
:gy pushed his
companion In the
Daekground. replying: "Ye don't under
stand yer bisness. Pete. It's me ole
Men what gave me a lift when I wuz
a youngster, lie's a minister. Ain't
"ou :
The Kev. Sextus Worterly rose witii
dignilied slowness from his seat on a facing, broad sailor collar and nttrav
log and made reply as befitted his posi- tlvu sUh,vo nro strjk,nir fentllr0s,. white
tion In life
"You surprise me at your rudeness
It pains me exceedingly to see you in
your present plight"
"Jest what 1 was tellln' me pard,"
fehaggy made sharp reply, advancing.
us puiuiui 10 ne nroke, air were
sick of it. We've cum to ask ye to
help us."
"I should be only too glad under or
dinary circumstances to lend assist
ance to you, but the suspicious appear
ances of things compel me to"
Ye shouldn't suspect honest men
jest because they liappen to be down
on their luck. Now, see here. If you
wuz
The man seated himself on the log
which the aged miulster had Just va
cated. but Pete suddenly pushed for
ward and growled
I ain't got uo time fer yer tomfool
ery. Shaggy. Ye can sit here an talk
with the old gent all day. but I'm off
after I get what he's holdin' in his
pockets. Come, old man, shell out!"
rote had thrust a hand into the
pocket of the affrighted and dum
founded minister, and while he was
rllllncr it the TIovoren.1 sptIi fnit.mi
CT - - - ....... ,.u f,.
aloud:
"Do I understand that this is high
way robbery that I'm ii victim of foot
pads, of common thieves?"
Unresistingly up to this time the vic
tim of the holdup had permitted them
to extract from his pockets all that
they contained, but at the sight of the
letter addressed to Cynthia his whole
manner underwent a marked change.
He clutched the hand that profanely
held the love epistle.
"Not that!" he said. "All else, but
not that!"
"An why not?" demanded Pete. "It
nui'St be valuable if ve set so much
store by it."
lie thing the detaining hand from
him ami held the letter above his head.
The Reverend Sextus lost his balance
and rolled in the dust ami leaves. When
he recovered himself the two men
were moving away, counting
tleir
e;is-
cash and and yes. reading his
tie to Cynthia.
TO KEV'ONTINUKl). J
WE SHOULD READ POETRY.
Tin
Xeed to Keen AIIe Knlth
In
Spiritual I. if cm In re.
ua lysis is encouraged by our civili
zation more than the sense of beaut v
It is a scientific age. and we are ail in
danger to some extent of that atrophy
of the imagination of which Darwin is
the most famous case, poetry is In
literature that branch which appeals
primarily to the imagination and helps
to keep it alive, as eercis,. hcl- to
preserve the body. As we do not pro
duce much poetry or other imaginative
art we are thrown back upon the past.
uid this increases the necessity of edu
cation in poetry, for forms of expres
sion which are not contemporary are
c.'Iilom entire! v ;i!rirti-';i f i I wltrinnt
' .-I!-.- ....v.. ......-.'..i
training. Often people of the best nat
ural tasle are less open to certain beau
tics than others less naturally appre
ciate, but with more mental and aes
thetic exercise in youth. The most
sincere minds reject mot emphatical
ly any pretence of caring for what they
really do not enjoy. Thus among the
truest natures of our. acquaintance one
sees nothing in early painting, another
in iM.etry and a third In the higher mu
sic, all from lack rather of training
than of eye, ear or fancy. In the cir
cumstanoes of our day it Is more im
portant in a child's education that he
should be prepared to like and under
stand Spenser and Wordsworth, Mil
ton. Burns and Shelley than that he
should early acquire a realistic mode
of thinking or a start In scientific in
formation. Exact knowledge and logic
in this age will take care of them
selves, but it requires more care to
keep alive that
S sublime ,
Of something far more uoply Interfused.
Whose dwellhu; Is the llM of setting
si:r.s.
And th round ocean and the living air
And the blue sky ami In the mint! of man.
Whatever truth may be. it is larger
than the little naturalistic thoughts
and observations that sometimes claim
the title. There is more of it In a
Beethoven symphony than In one of
Herbert's Spencer's essays, and more
in Macbeth's soliloquies than In four
teen weeks in natural science. Col
lier's Weekly.
ICnox tind Scotland.
Scotland owes to Knox not its exist
ing Presbyterian government this was
the subsequent work of Andrew Mel
ville but that which Is the chief fea
ture and main fitrength of Prcsbyterl
anlsm viz, tho full recognition (lack
ing In Episcopacy) of the Christian
laltj' In tho administration of the
church, combined with that orderly
subornation (which Congregationalism
falls to secure) of tho whole church to
one representative and supreme au
thority. It la owing to Knox and his
fellow reformers that tho Scottish
church avoids the danger both of hier
archy and of anarchy. "John Knox,"
by Professor Henry Cowan.
French Art.
There must be more vitality In
French art as a whole than you would
guess from a visit to the salons. Nay,
there Is. I do not say that It is healthy
anywhere. The great days are gone,
but still, out of doors In posters, in
Illustrations for the Journals, In bijou
terie, in the ornamentation of shops,
even in the pictures In railway ter
minithere are still signs that the
plastic arts have a vitality in France,
more vitality than with us. It is often
vulgar enough, but at least it Is bold. -London
Outlook
Heap Your Kcivnril In Ponce.
You have a disagreeable duty to do
at 12 o'clock. Do not blacken i) and 10
and 11 and all between with the color
of 12. Do the work of each and reap '
your reward m peace, so when the
dreaded moment lu the future becomes
the present 3'ou shall meet it walking
in the light, and that light will over-
come its darkness.- George McDonald,
WOMAN AND FASHION
HnndMOiue IIIoiimc.
How many times during a season oc
casions crop tie when a wardrobe
seems absolutely inadequate and each
separate frock tails to till our demands,
A natty extra waist will often save the
day. and the accompanying illustration
shows a stvlish model. A doen voice
linen, trimmed with narrow red sou-
wiibi- wiru SAiLon collak.
tache braid am. finished with a dash
Ing lie of red -ilk, will make a stuu-
liiug blouse af er this pattern. Blue
linen with dec irat ions In white or tan
with bror.it ro also good combina
tions. Fremit tlannel or any of the
light woolen i taterials may be used for
ibis waist.
Sill."' Paxil lonulilc.
Silk has u i gone out of fashion be
cause ot lb- advent ot hot weather.
Taffetas ant fancy silks, not to speak
f foulards mil other utility silks, are
immensely ; pular. Clowns for elabo
rate oceasi. is are made of the charm
ing pomp.x'otir sillcs, which are so
hi;ni;ifi!i that they never May out of
fashion v. r long.
Xovcltle.s In Stven ter.
A sweater bolero is something new.
colhirlos. -tiding just above the waist
line and nv: fastening down the front.
It is made with loose bell shaped el
bow sleeves. Another novelty Is the
ordinary blouse form, ending at the
waist, which has a square neck, stand
ing collar and cuffs knitted of con
trasting color.
I':icliiiiK Drexs Skirt.
No crease is permissible In the front
panels of dress skirts- or petticoat:
Uh.-r, for that matter, in packing
kirti neer fold through the middle of
the front breadth. Professional pack
ers leave ine ironi oi tne skirt un
Teased except for .a necessary cross
wise fold and fold th" skirt around it.
n tins portion goes without creases or
wrinkles they declare the rest I- pretty
sure to come urn all right. Soft paper
ami plenty of it Is a neeessitv tor
gowns. All folds excepting tlio-e actu
ally pressed in with the intention
should be separated by layers of paper
Outdoor Xcffliccc.
In this age of the practical, when the
dressing .-cks or negligees are no
longer limited to the confines of one's
boudoir or bedroom, dainty designs
for these graceful necessities are plan
ueu who as great can ami tiiougl.- as
any other girnient in a woman's ml-
robo. There has always been a certain
charm ab;.:it these fascinating little
negligees which appeals to both men
and women, for they carry with them
an air of comfort which is distinctly
agreeable and satisfying. As they
often have to be slipped on htnriedly
IiKl SSINO SACK.
those that are simple In construction
are often the most desirable. The
model here shown is all that could be
desired. Made in one piece, it requires
only a few minutes' time to fashion a
dainty garment. The trimming may
be of bands or of contrasting material.
It requires only one and one-ninth
yards of forty inch material, so that
almost every woman would bo able to
have a few dressing sacks from pieces
left over from other garments. Made
of silk or lightweight cloth it becomes
a wrap that may be worn on the street
and is qu'te enough protection from
cold for so'ie time to come.
Knee Screen For I.eperN.
In the leper colony of Audljan, Tur
kestan, there are a number of women
who have become professional beggars.
The sad creatures on whom the fright
ful disease has made visible marks use
large fans made of leaves to shield
their faces when they present their
palms for coppers
The oddly shaped
screens are Large enough to entirely
conceal the head, and if the hands, too.
have begun to show signs of the dls-
ease pieces of linen are sometimes
wound over them.
MAS.
mm
V,
1 tY.CTS IN FEW LINES
'I he latest Loudon quotation of ra
liuKi was $:JO.U0J.
There ate 7-: 7 varieties of we'd in
the Philippine i.nvsts.
More thai; o.ihiO persons aim ai.y ;!
appear in the 1'nited States au.i .t:
never heard from again.
Alkmar, Netherlands. Is to have ;
steam tramway, to be built by the
"Noorder Stoointrninwagmnatsehap
pij." There are four towns In the Philip
pines witJi a population exceeding 10,
000 each and thirty-live with a popula
tion exceeding 5.000.
Six miles Is the length of a petition
promoted by the British National Ca
nine Defense league in support of the
bill for the prohibition of the vivisec
tion of dogs.
It has been found in Victoria. N. S.
W., that unscrupulous tanners there
have been Increasing the weight of
their leather by the use of barium chlo-
Vide, a poisonous chemical.
For thirty-seven vacant posts of a
minor character In the Victoria (N. S.
W.) civil service no fewer than 01U
candidates recently presented them-
selves. The highest salary was 500
a year.
The town council of Neuchatel has
unanimously adopted n scheme .by
which water for drinking, taken from
Lake Neuchatel at a depth of 2(50 feci.
is to be conveyed to Paris, a distance
of 250 miles.
A i -row hunt was recently held by
hiriy-nine hunters of Elgin and Kane
utilities. III., lasting two days. Their
record was 1,131 crows, besides f0
butcher birds and 5 hawks. The score
of sides was 071 to 5G0.
in the mountains of Tyrol It Is the
custom of women and children to come
out when it is the close of day and
sing. Their husbands, fathers and
brothers answer them from the hills
on their way homeward.
It is sahl that the people of Tangier
received King Edward so enthusiastic
ally because It was raining on the day
of his arrival. The country had been
suffering from want of rain, and the
Moroccans thought he had brought it.
J. W. Thompson of Adams has a
number of pictures of a wood chuck
which has climbed a tree. This is a
very unusual thing for that animal to
do and Is never attempted except In
the most dire necessity. This particu
lar "chuck" did it to escape from a
dog.
In addressing hihlanders who placed
wreaths on the memorial cairn at Cul
loden on the occasion of the anniver
sary of the battle recently T. Napier
said "the Ilauoverians" had now ruled
for 200 years, and he thought they
should "make a graceful bow and re
tire." What is said to be the smallest elei
trie light installation In the world Is b
be found in the village of Bremen, near
Dormbach. Thuringia. It comprises a
single arc lamp installed in a church,
the lamp being operated by a small d-
namo driven by the wheel of the 11
lage mill.
A large bald eagle dropped from Its
talons a live lamb In the dooryard of
Pearl Martin of Harmony, Me., one
day recently. Tho lamb had a few
cltiw scratches, but otherwise was
alive and smart. It appeared to be
about three or four days old. and Mr.
Martin is raising It as a cosset.
At the annual meeting of the parish-
loners of I'arnworth-wlth-Kearsley
parish church, near Bolton, England, It
was mentioned that the sexton of the
church. Ceorge Holmes, had celebrated
his jubilee. He had commenced his du
ties when sixteen years of age and has
officiated at nearly 10,000 funerals.
At Pompeii, Naples, San Martino and
other Italian cities tourists could ob
tain formerly with wise permits to
snapshot historic places for a nominal
fee. but now the objects intended to be
photographed have to be specified in
writing, and a tax. varying from 10
cents to .1, Is imposed for every nega
tive.
Because bur husband did not wear
a dress suit at a dinner at which she
had guests Mrs. Ulysses Craig, wife of
a financier of Indianapolis, Iud., sued
for divorce. Judge Leathers granted
her a divorce and nwarded her -17,000
alimony, a house worth $33,000, cus
tody of her four children. 200 a year
to clothe the children and 50 n mouth
to support the children.
There ar seventeen mills In Ger
many engaged exclusively in the man
ufacture of tissue paper. Germany
turns out more tissue paper than any
other country in the world. The ex
ports of German tissue paper, especial-
ly those qualities used for cigarettes,
copying books, artificial flowers, chlm-
ney shades, carnival articles, etc., are
steadily increasing.
One of the most unlquo canes In ex
istence is the property of Mr. D. V
Beans, paymaster of the Burlington
railway. This cane represents 100.
000.000 In money, 2,250,000 pay chocks
and 5S0.000 miles of travel. The cam-
was made by Mr. Beans himself from
part of the pay checks paid out in hi:
flftecn years of experience as paymas
ter.
The viceroy of the Twokuang prov
luces, Chlua, recently put out u proc
lamation that no pawnshop was to
take arms In pawn. Being later him
self in need of funds, he sent his own
agents with arms to pledge. Five
shops nccepted them, 'and these he aft
erward fined in the amount of 7,25)
on eh
In sawing a huge rock maple which
was cut on the farm of C. F. Webber
at West Kennebiiuk, Me., a piece of
granite was found Imbedded In the
wood. The piece weighed several
pounds and Is thought to have been
imbedded In the wood of the tree by a
blast many years ago when the rail
road was being constructed.
Charity Herein n at Home.
The absentinlnded Professor Lump
lln is always so shabbily dressed and
presents altogether such a broken
down appearance that the other day
on seeing his own Image reflected in a
large mirror he drew out his parse to
give himself an alms. Lustlge Blatter.
He Induces It.
Gerald The faddists claim that
yawning Is a most healthful and beau
tifying exercise. Gladys Well, If that
opinion gains ground Cholly Sapphead
will become much more popular with
the girls. Louisville Courier-Journal.
I HUMOR OF THE HOUR
An Unfortunate Selection.
"You say the prisoner was singing.
Uid you notice the song?
"Yes, your honor. lie repeated it so
many times that it Impressed itself
upon my memory. It was something
auout a dafrydil.'
"A new song?"
"I had never heard It before, your
Honor. It was a sentimental song.
someuung m the popular line. No
doubt your honor knows the sort."
"Perhaps I do. Can you sing it, offi
cer." '
"I can make the attempt, your honor.
lhe air is simple, but the words are a
tntle hard. Do you want me to slug it.
sir?"
"Yes. Silence in the court"
"One moment, your honor. Will your
honor kindly recollect that the prisoner
was intoxicated at the time and that it
was not altogether easy to catch the ex-
act words?"
"Proceed with the song."
les. your honor. It was like this:
'Py sha-ty nook an' guggling rill I
sawed for thee, my daffydil. I bat my
heart, bees till, bees till, an' cried
H-ud for daffydil oh, daffydil, my
daffydil. 1 love thee still an' ever will.
Hie days zat go are all so slow, I mlz
see zo. my daffydil,' etc."
"You say the prisoner sang that?"
"Yes, your honor."
"Six months at hard labor. Next
case." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Only One Who Did.
Grayce- I don't see why you picked
out sudl n feIlmv as George to marry
You know dozens of better looking.
brainier and richer men.
Gladys That's very true.
Grayee Then why are you going to
marry George?
Gladys -Simply because he has asked
me to, my dear. Louisville Courier
Journal. .Instated IIIn Own Defeat.
"Home, my dear, is that certain place
wherever two people of opposite sex
can make themselves happy," said he
as a clincher.
"How convenient!" exclaimed she.
brightening up suddenly. "I hope It
does not matter to you, but I have de
cided to live with my father." Cincin
nati Commercial Tribune.
Choice of Erllfi.
Tommy (dressed for evening party)
Mother, shall I wash my hands or put
on gloves?
lie llnd Some.
Kocruit (with young lady on his arm,
meets his sergeant) Ult. ah, good even
In, sergeant. This Is erer 1113 cous
in. Sergeant (with sardonic smile)
Yes, 1 know. She was my cousin once.
- Ally SIopeT's.
IIItlhiK Uncle.
Mrs. Laker I am a true daughter of
Eve.
Mr. Laker I'd like to know In what
way? You can neither cook nor wash
dishes.
Mr.-. Laker
Chicago News.
-Neither could Eve.
I.tieliy Dose!
Mrs. Kidder Oh, yes, he leads a reg
ular log's life with her.
Miss Gatissip Indeed? Do you know
I suspected she wasn't all that she
Mrs. Kidder Yes, she's petting anil
kissing him all the time. Philadelphia
Press.
Ill Kxithcr'ft Wealth.
"It strikes me as strange that a mil
lionaire's son should believe In an
equal distribution of wealth."
"He lias six brothers and sisters.
and only by an equal distribution can
he get his share." Houston Post.
1'arndlne In Advance.
"The man died eating watermelons,"
sone one said to Brother Dickey.
"Yes, sub." he replied, "sometimes
Providence puts us In paradise fo' we
gits ter heaven!" Atlanta Constitu
tion. Not Informed.
"Didn't you advertise 'no mosqui
toes?' " asked the Indignant guest.
"Yes." answered the summer land
lord, "but I guess the mosquitoes didn't
read tho advertisement." Washington
Star.
Practical.
"Never mind your poverty, darling.
Ours will be the old story of love In a
cottage."
. "Yes, but who's going to supply the
oo'Uige?" Brooklyn Life.
P$haw.
Summer. Jumnier. Summer,
Jijter at tho Shore.
Pop's In the Sizzllngr city
Trying to make more
S ?. S S. S S.
So Sijter dear can wfii
A dud" with Standup collar
Loaded down with tin.
Houston Post.
Von Know Him.
"Oh, yes, he's a very Intellectual
man."
"What makes you think that?"
"I Judged so from his talk."
"What does he talk about?"
"He's always talking about how In
tellectual he Is." Philadelphia Press.
Explained.
"Why does a woman always cet off
a car backward?"
"Because she's never quite sure she
may not change her mind and want
to get on again' Life.
fii r a
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Bum Cunt $7s;.o(H.oeo.
We have the word of the statisticians
that the chinch bug annually destroys
crops valued at r0.000,000; that the
grasshopper eats up $:.0.)00,000 worth,
me nessian ny .0,000,000, the corn
root worm, the corn ear worm, the cot-
ton boll weevil and the codling moth
of apple each 20,coo,000; the armv
worm $15,000,000. the cotton boil-
worm 12,000,000, the grain weevil and
San Jose scale 10,000,000 each, the
cotton leaf worm ami the potato bug
S,000.000 en eli and the cabbage worm
.n.i:(M),o00. i his makes a total of $25)8,-
000.000 worth of products that might
have been expected to but never do get
to minuet oecause oi the ravages of
these most numerous insects. And this
is not the only loss charged to their ac-
count. Shortage of crops affects vari-
oils Industries and increases prices.
and a deal of money Is spent in fight-
ing the pests. Taking Into account sill
these things, the annual loss In this
country from Insect pests, distributed
among the various products, is estl-
mated as follows: Cereals, 200,000.
000; animal products, $175,000,000; for
est and forest products, 111,000,000;
truck crops and hay and forage, 53.-
000.000; cotton, 50,000,000; fruits, $27.-
000.000; tobacco, $5,300,000; sugars.
o,000,000; miscellaneous crops,
800,000, and products in storage. $100.
000,000, making a total of $7S5,000,000.
New Bedford Standard.
The Admiral nnd the Dojc.
The late General n. V. Boynton dis
liked dogs, says the Cincinnati En
quirer. He said one day in Washing
ton:
I know a lady who always receives
her callers with a yapping, snapping
spaniel, pampered and spoiled, on the
sofa beside her. An old admiral, a
friend of mine, visited her one after
noon, and the spaniel took a dislike to
him. It began to bark and growl and
show Its teeth, and It leaped down
from Its velvet cushion on the sofa and
icgan to make little feints and springs
at the admiral's legs.
"He as he talked held his cane in his
land and kept the tail of his eye on the
ufernal little beast. Its growls and
yappings redoubled, nnd its felntlikc
springs at his legs increased. For anx-
ety and rage he could hardly follow
the thread of the talk. He took a firm
grip on his cane.
"The lady said calmly:
" 'Don't be afraid, admiral. My little
dog never bites any one.'
"And even as she spoke the nasty
brute nipped the admiral's ankle, tear
ing the stocking and drawing blood.
"He swung his cane and gave the dog
a rap on the skull that rolled it half
unconscious into a corner.
"'Don't you be afraid either, mad-
am,' he said. 'I never strike little
dogs.' "
Colonel nrndHhnvr'N Moner.
I olonel Blythe while in Topeka told a
good poker story. A northerner got In-
to a game with some southern gentle-
men iu Alabama. When It came time
10 qmi ne was way to the good. Colo-
nei Bradshaw. one of the southern gen-
tlemen In the game, owed him $o00 and
gave his check for the amount. The
northerner was tit the bank bright and
early the next morning and presented
the check. The cashier looked at it,
Janimed it down on the book, went to
the vault and got a stack of bills, came
back, counted out 2,000. counted It over
again to make sure and then shoved it
through the window. The northerner
was delighted. He gathered It up, went
over to a desk and started to count it.
A.s soon as he looked at the first bill he
stopped with a jerk and exclaimed to
the banker:
"You have made a mistake."
"How so?" asked the cashier.
"Why, this Is Confederate money,"
said the northerner.
"That's the only kind Colonel Brad-
shaw has had in the bank since the
war, replied the banker.
World. -New York
Coiiccrnliis: Collcee Athletics.
There are certain general principles
that ought to be kept in mind. One
j . 1 1.1. - . . . 1
U,CIU ls in:lt professionalism, If It
uc nonesti admitted. Is not an Im- the same to him. but he makes his cer
moral thing. The wrong is in playing t.-iin u-.-iv nhont the streets with tho
tho professional as an amateur and iu
trying to make yourself believe that
your professional Is an amateur. This
is hypocrisy of a very odious kind, and
its lntluence on the young men In our
colleges Is deplorable. Though honest
and openly avowed professionalism ls
not Immoral, It ls, we believe, fatal to
true college sport, for if you admit
that It Is proper you destroy absolutely
all healthy Interest In college contests.
If an athletic association may hire a
star halfback, why may It not hire n
whole eleven to do nothing except play
toot ball? Of course If any degree of
professionalism be admitted there Is no
reason why this should not be done.
But games played by such men would
not be college games In any deceut
sense of the word. Indiannpolls News.
Train or Crinoline f
Two ladies are said to have been
mobbed in America who went out to
shop In such vast crinolines that thev
could hardly get through tho shop
doors. I do not know which is the
greater nuisance to others, a lady
puffing out her petticoats like an in
flated balloon or one wearing a long
train. I am Inclined to think the latter,
for the lady occupies more space. What
grace or beauty there is in a train
trailing after a woman I have never
understood. A peacock has a tine tail
conferred on him by nature. B:t when
he wants to show It off the feathers
are stiffened nnd form a fan. The bird
is not so silly as to suppose that he
would add to its adornment by drag
ging his tail limp behind him. Possi
bly, however, were the lady peacocks
adorned with tails they would do this.
London Truth.
Hotv He Won.
How did you get along with that
mining proposition that fellow wanted
you to go Into?"
"I made 5,000 out of It."
"You did! How did you do that?"
"By not going into it" Houston
Post.
Snaring: III Feellnsr.
Alice He thinks he hasn't made any
impression at nil. Clara Oh, yes, he
has, but I'm too considerate to let him
know what kind of an Impression It is.
New York Press.
NEW SHORT STORIES
Dr. Peck Obeyed the Lair.
The late Rev. Dr. J. O. Peck, so well
known in the Methodist church, was
U admirer of c6nsistencj When nre-
paring for college he attended a co
educational school, the old Newbury
SPIinrv m v.mmf i
tS' , 7i , 7 77
down to regulate
Ule assocIatIon ot the sexes.
une mornmS Qs no reached the en-
tranco to campus a young lady also
Arrived from the opposite direction,
nml J't the same moment a drenching
shower began. Young Peck had an
umbrella, but the lady had none.. so he
gallantly held his over her head until
he left her at the ladies' entrance to tho
chanel
Being called to account for tills, Peck
replied: "No wrong was intended, but
I could not see the huH- tret wot when
I could prevent it. Neither did I wish
to get drenched mvself. so anxr nn nth.
er way but to share mv umbrella with
her."
"But." rcnionstmtwl the mive nro.
fessor.."do you not know, Mr. Peck,
THEY WALKED TEX FEET APART.
that ladles and gentlemen while stu
dents at this seminary are not allowed
to walk together without permission
from some member of the faculty?"
"I do, sir. But allow me to ask if
a lady and gentlemen thus chance to
meet on their way to the seminary how
far apart they must walk not to In
fringe upon this rule?"
"Keally ahem! I should say ten feet
at the least."
An exchange of notes between Mr.
1l''k nni1 tlie young lady caused tho
two t0 reacn the campus entrance tne
following morning at the same mo
ment, and Peck was carrying in his
hand n ten foot pole. Politelv handing'
one end of the pole to her, he carried
th other, and thus they went to chapel.
Boston Herald.
A Story of JcfferMon.
New York still has at least one of its
old time firms of booksellers, the sort
of business house which Is law unto
Itself and alters not the law to suit tho
convenience of any otie. however great.
says the New York Times. Joseph Jef-
ferson had been a customer of this
firm for years, but had never seen ei-
ther of Its members, who may Just as
well be called Jones & Smith as any-
thing else. One day Jefferson called at
the shop, his errand being to protest
against a long delay in delivering"
some books he had ordered. The old
gentleman arrived In a very irate state
of mind, but soon cooled off when he
observed the pained expression of the
shopkeeper.
"You understand," said the veteran,
'that I don't wish to be offensive to
you. It is your confounded iirm 1 am
complaining of. If yon nre Jones, I
say confound Smith. If you are Smith,
I say confound Jones. I don't mean to
be personal at all."
mind Man AVho Tell the Time.
Charles Bohannan of Taylorsville is
totallv blind. Light nnd darkness aro
aid of a cane and sometimes puts to
shame men possessed of two good op
tics. The other day Charlie visited the
county Jail. After talking awhile he
pulled out his watch, an ordinary gold
timepiece with a dotfble case, held It In
his hands a moment in the usual way
and then snapped it shut, with a sigh
of relief.
"Well, it's time for me to start
home," he remarked.
"What time ls it, Charlie?" he was
asked quizzically.
One minute to 3." was the prompt
response.
Every watch In tho crowd except
Charlie's came Into view. It required
longer for the men with good eyes to
verify Charlie's observation than it did-
for him to ascertain the time, but ho
was declared correct almost to the sec
ond.
"Good by!" And he was off without
waiting to hear the discussion his feat
had precipitated
Louisville Courler-
Journal.
The Only City.
An amusing story of Hans von Bu-
low, the famous German pianist and
conductor. Is contained In the volume
of his letters that has just been Issued
In Germany. After a very successful
appearance which he mado at a con
cert In Chicago he came forward In
acknowledgment of the applause.
Beaming on the audience he began:
After all, ladles and gentlemen.
there ls only one city" here he was
Interrupted by a prolonged burst of
applause. When there was a lull ho
concluded, "and that IsNew York."
Harper's Weekly.
A Duty.
Jlmson It's very unpleasant to speak
of tills, but I feel that it is only a duty
to myself to remind you that you owe
me 5. Stimsou (turning on his heel)
Don't mention It, old fellow. I'm glad
you've discharged your duty so well.
Pouted.
Mistress (trying on one of her .new
gowns) Norah, how does this dress
lit? Norah (without looking up) Not
very well, ma'am. I found it a little
tight under the arruma. London An
swers.