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t HS «O O* 003 M < The Disappearance Of Miss Griswold By UEORÜE ETHELBERT WALSH I was instantly >lert. If tbe cloak had disappeared it htd probably been Used to cover Miss Griswold In her hurried uud mysterious kidnaping. “Describe the cloak,” I commanded iu rather ¡»eremptory tones. “it was u beautiful cloak of blue silk. <*mbroidered with peacorks in gold. It was a gift to me from a friend in t'hlua. No such cloak was ever made lu this country. My son valued it highly.” “And he couldn't fimi It anywhere in the house. nor the police either?" After a moment of alienee I asked meaningly, “Where do you suppose the cloak is now, Sing Tung?” For the first time his eyes showed change, and an expression of wrath or fear entered bls immobile face, was quiet for a moment and added: ‘‘It was a magic cloak, they say. son believed it, but I do not. It woven for one of our idols in China. There is a story that it shielded a pair of lovers from tbe vengeance of the au thorities. and it was stripped from tlie idol by profane hands, but Its spell nnd magic lasted. Once on the shoulders of a lover, no barm could befall tbe wear er. It had the power of shielding” * ”And spiriting away.” I interrupted sarcastically. The Chinaman's face showed sudden grief and sorrow. ”You do not believe It,” he added slowly, “and you distrust me.” “No,” I Interrupted, “not you. Sing Tung, but your son. We must find the magic cloak, and then I think we’ll find Miss Griswold.” “Yes; If you find tbe cloak Miss Gris wold will be found too.” It was quite evident to me by this time that the old Chinaman was not concerned in the spiriting away of Hel en Griswold, but in his desire to shield his son I thought he would go to any lengths to deceive me. The story of the magic cloak was Intended merely as a blind. The following morning an advertise meut In the morning papers offering a reward for any one who could give In formation about a blue silk cloak with peacocks worked In gold on it brought me several replies. After an hour’s study of these I sifted them down to one. This seemed genuine and the oth ere “fakes.” Down by tlie water front ou West street an old waterman assured me that on tbe night of tbe disappearance of Miss Griswold he bad rowed a cou pie out to a small schooner yacht an chored In midstream and that one of them was partly concealed by a cloak of the description I gave. It was very dark, but the waterman saw the dazzle of the gold embroidered peacocks In tbe moonlight. “Did you get the name of the yacht?” I asktsi anxiously. “No, but 1 heard one of ’em give the order to go up the East river through Hell Gate,” was the reply. With a fair description of the yacht, obtahusl from my informer, 1 lost no o ♦ time in chartering a tug azid sailing up the sound in pursuit of the elusive blue silk cloak. Toward night 1 was considering the ad visability of returning to the city when in the moonlight we discovered a boat in distress near one of the rocky islets which are sprinkled along the north shore of the sound. The boat had evidently run too close to the rocky islet, and it was strand ed on it. In the darkness we could not make out the size or character of the craft, but when we hailed It a voice re- sponded: “Hello! (’an you take us off? We've been shipwrecked two days here." A small boat was rowed alongside of the stranded craft, and when, in company with two of the tug's crew, I climbed nboitrd a light of joy entered my eyes. The yacht was a two masted schooner, and on either side near the stern the sides were blackened and scarred. A young man greeted us. He was so handsome and strong looking that 1 re sented the thought of Implicating him in any plot to kidnup the daughter of Henry Griswold, New York’s most prominent banker and financier. “We're mighty glad to see you,” he said. "We’ve been signaling for help for two days now. but nobody saw us. Wo want to get back to the shore tonight.” “How many have you aboard?” 1 aKked, walking across the deck of tbe yacht, “and what are their names?” “is It necessary to take names?" he asked a little anxiously. “Shipwrecked people generally give their names.” "But I—In this case—if you could keep the matter quiet”— I suddenly Interrupted his sentence and strode away, The flash of something at the head of the companionway startled me. In the pale moonlight I was sure «bat 1 suw gold peucocxs on a field of blue. “I am afraid that all depends upon what sort of story > ou can give me.” | re plied slowly. Then, fearing trouble, I <le- cided to adopt strenuous methods at once. The crew of the disabled yacht stood back of the man, and they outnumbered us two to one. “You need not give your name to me." I answered, approaching him, "but later you can give it at headquarters. For the present you are my prisoner.” The mar. startwi hack naiad a ltttU and then, seeing that 1 held a weapon in my hand, laughed harshly. "So you have trapped us! If it hadn't been for this confounded rock, we'd given every one the slip. Well, I suppose we may as well give up.” “Yes; it may prove dangerous to offer resistance. But where is your prisoner in the cabin?” “Prisoner!” He started In unfeigned as tonishment. “Miss Griswold, you mean?" "Yes, Miss Griswold,” I answered. “Oh, she’s there In the cabin, but I didn't know she was a prisoner.” Before our eyes a fair vision suddenly appeared, wearing over her head and shoulders a blue silk cloak with golden peacocks scattered over It. sth» string nt toward us and Inquired, "What Is the trouble, I<awrence?” "They’ve caught us. Helen. This man holds me a prisoner and”— "For what?” was the Indignant Inter- ruptlon. "For kidnaping,” I replied, somewhat weakly. A light, silvery peal of laughter was my answer. That some mistake had been made slowly dawned upon me. and I low ered my weapon. “You can probably explain your pres ence here. Miss Griswold.” I said coldly." "I am open to conviction, but ^att«rn< t»e> very mystifying ” “Did pnpe and n.inss estsd you? ofi. >; you erg g >ri«»m det net •t« ro» tn« lee In tin »irB ‘ - • •• I •» thought u • l> “You did—except tor that cloak; betrayed you ’ KiH Chinaman’s cloak! Oto I had tr use that to disguii myxelf. It wa> •prsag out over one of those funny idol when 1 walked out of the room and house, I thought It waa beautiful anu costly. I Intended to return it, but this accident”— •‘And your w father ’ and mother think some horrible” act Kt-1 nt ha«"— A serious expression appeared < on her faca. .•T know. They must be terribly wor- but we di«l not anticipate this. I had a letter ready to post as soon as— as”— “As we could get married.” Interrupted my prisoner. t ••! am sorry that I have misunderstood,” I stammered in some hesitation, “but 1 CHOICE f HUMOR OF THE HOUR WASHINGTON LETTER NEW SHORT S I ORIES MISCELLANY I Good Hoy« at »ISO PeP<»r. M» III) these Alxeeptlon«. ®i>- cost of ^school for the develop ment of ggn-1 boys Is thus stated by Eugene Wood hi his article, "A 8<ffiool For Boys,” In Ereu’body's. "It costa the state of Ohio about $10# a year for each boy. A useful, capable man Is worth to society ou the average $10,000. These 11,000 boys cost the state of Ohio, thgji. say $2,000,000. Say 7,000 of them were rescued. That Is $70,000,000 recovered to society ou tin investment of $2.000,600. It has beeu figured that every criminal does about $2,0U0 damage a year, leaving entirely out of the estimate what it costa tv maintain our plant for the detection, prevention aud punishment of crime. Each man will be a criminal uot less than twenty years. That’s $40,000 dam ages multiplied by 70,000 boys, or $2SO, ij OO.OOO damages saved, not count Ing the cost of the anticriminal plant. Has it paid to run this Boys’ Industrial school at Lancaster? "Aud even if it hadn't paid financial ly Isn’t it worth while?” Lamlloni U ell, has everything been all right since you’ve la-en with us? lhi>artiug Gueat Yes. only you know *,t wheu We came nn,l found no cup board in our room you promised us you'd put up some 'books, but you didn't. “Ob, yes. I forgot**— "And you told us you’d give us a ta ble to ourselves, bat you didn't." "Well, but-look here"— “Aud you snld you'd give us a room where w e d get the afi breege, while iu fact you gave us one opening against tbe weather boarding of uu- other bouse and facing directly away from the beach." "Ob, well, you”— "And you said the hotel was on tbe ocean end of the parade, while as a matter of accuracy it is from tbe sea." "But they all udver”— "Y’ou said the place was orderly und that the table was good, yet we have uot been able to sleep at all, aud wheu ever we wanted a decent bite to eat we had to go out after it.” "Well, my dear sir”— "Yes, «Itli the few exceptions named everything has been perfectly satisfac tory. and we shall take great pleasuru lu telling our friends so.”—London Tit Bits Doniiulck’i Loa« of Memory, "OH, I HKE ; YOU ASK A t’KIVATZ DETEC TIVE.'' may make amends. I promised your par ents to return you to them dead or alive and to arrest the perpetrator of the deed. There Is no other course for me to choose.” "But we have committed no crime, and you cannot arrest us,” Miss Griswold re plied sharply. "No, but you can’t get ashore without my assistance. If you will come with me. I will—will give you time to find a min ister, and then If you will go with me my duty has been performed I might In —er—emergency act as best man at the marriage." Ths mysterious disappearance and re turn of Helen Griswold did not reflect much glory upon my professional life, for there were circumstances about It which I could not give to the newspapers, and Mr. Bromley, who had determined to marry her against her private wishes, was prone to talk too much for one who knew very little about the circumstances. Henry Griswold was so overjoyed to re ceive his daughter back that he was will ing to forgive her for marrying the man of her choice, and. what Is more char acteristic of him, he paid my fee without a question after he knew that I had aided and abetted the couple In their clandes tine marriage. — Belter Tin» tlie Toothpick. B'e are told that the health and pros perity of the teeth are greatly promot ed by the prompt use of the toothpick immediately after eating and that this being so only a “Miss I'rim" or an "Aunt Betty" would presume to object to it. We reply that If this Is so the person affilcteil should at once repair to the dressing room and, away from the observation of others, should relieve his teeth of their fatal burden. It Is advlslble, however, that lu- should em ploy for the purpose the highly hygien ic dental floss. This is pronounced by all good deutists far less harmful to the teeth than the ubiquitous tooth pick, which has, as we firmly believe, pushed its way into pretty good so ciety by false pretenses and a species of blackmail.—Leslie’s Weekly. 1'olltene«« of Children, Tile politeness of children is only skin deep. One cannot heli» aympathlz Ing with the little London girl who said sleepily to her hostess at a party she had not been old enough to enjoy, “Please, will you tell me which is the lady what's giving this party, ’cause I promised mummy to say, ‘Goodby, thank you very much for the nice par ty,’ and I can’t go home till I’ve said It, and—and I do so want to get away from this horrible place!” But one's wholo heart goes out to the little boy who, having greatly enjoyed one small Insufficient chocolate, was asked sharp ly, “Well, Johnny, what do you say?" “More,” answered Johnny. A Stone With n History. Some mouths ago Dominick Maison vltcb, who bad been worklug lu the mines of tbe Lackawanua company, hurried to Europe to bring over his wife and family aud neglected to draw his nay. The other day he returned and, remembering the undrawn mon ey, made application for it. But to the amusement of the officials and bls own consternation lie could not remember the name under which he bad worked. There are few foreigners who are known by their proper names in the mines, for the reason that so many of the names seem to be so similar that It is necessary to give them an English name. Dominick may recall his former payroll title In time. In the meantime lie will be known as Mike Smith, al though for a time he did think rather seriously of making It Mike Mitchell or Mike Roosevelt.- Scranton Tribune. Not the I aonl Thing. “Chillum is a very original person." “What makes you think so?” “He looktMl me over after my sum mer vacation without telling me that he never saw me looking so well.”— Washington Star. A Scheme. "So Galley really had to pay Miss Pertuian $10,000 for breach of promise, eh ?” ' Yes, and now he wants to marry her for her money.”- Baltimore News. SeltliiK Him Hight. Haiti He—Are you quite sure you not fishing for a compliment? Said She—Of course I am. The I’iirent of lladlam. If the earth, says Professor E. ltuth would be foolish to fish In such a erford, were supposed to have been low pond. Chicago News. composed Initially of pure radium the activity 20,000 years later would not be greater than the activity observed 1^'; in pitchblende today. But since there Is no doubt that the earth's age vastly exceeds 20,000 years it Is necessary In order to account for the existence of radium at all In the earth to suppose that It is continuously produced from some other substance. At the present time it seems most probable that ura nium is this pareut substance. The ob served activity In a good specimen of pitchblende is about what should be expected If the uranium contained In It spontaneously breaks up into radium. Radium Itself Is continuously trans- formed Into an emanation, which in turn Is changtsl into other types of matter, and there Is no evidence that the process Is reversible. ■ iS: “MT Curious Burial Whims. The glass coffin iu which Tamagno, the great singer, was burled the other day was not the first which has in closed a curious character. There was a miserly Sir Thomas Bancroft, who lu old I.ondou days heaped up great riches. Even when his time came to die he could not bring himself to give his property away, and so be left his estnte to be Improved until he should rise again, which he expected shortly to do. He had a window built In bls coffin, movable from the Interior, and windows and a glazed door to bls tomb, and ordered that at frequent In tervals these should be opened mid himself Inspected by the trustees, But the latter had had enough of the gen tieman. They built almshouses with his estate. A stone with a remarkable history is kept nt the British naval olfices lu Portsmouth. In the fifties of the hist century It saved a vessel of the queen's navy. The frigate Pique ran ashore oi: tlie Japanese coast, but was refloated In what was thought to be an undam aged condition. It proceeded to Ports mouth and was docked, when It was found that the stone hail Imbedded it self firmly in the planks of the ship's bottom. The stone prevented leakage and had it dropped from its position Japanese Pnper Making. during the homeward run there is little Tlie striking point in the manufac doubt that the Pique would have been ture of Japanese paper Is the absence lost. of machinery. Everything Is done by mnnual labor. Factories are almost Sise .of the «on. unknown, the Industry l>elng carried We sometimes sec a huge ring or on In a small wny by each family sep halo round the moon, occupying a arately. Except where the members space In the heavens so large that nine of a family are insufficient, there la no ty moons' breadths would but just suf hired labor, and consequently pnper fice to span It. Yet the body of the sun making families are less affected by would fill all that space ere we had ap the rise and fall in prices which fol proached within 2,000.000 miles of him low the variation In the demnnd. late Once on his apparent surface were we ly one or two paper mills have been permitted to travel thereon and with erected, notably In Osaka and OJI, a the speed of an express train It would suburb of Tokyo. require five whole years of continuous journeying before we could make the The Town Jsy Gould Fonnded. circuit of this orb. Gouldsboro, Lackawanna county, which was named for the late Jay A Man of HI« Word. ‘T've been trying that pbyalclan you Gould, who was the founder of the recommended ao highly to me.” town, he having operated a tannery at "Ah! And you found him all that I that place before he l>ecame eltlier rich or famous. Is a deserted village. Ac •aid, reliable in every respect, eb?" “Well, he assured me lie would put cording to the report of School Super Intendant Taylor of Lackawanna coun me on my feet inside of two months." ty. Its public school lias dwindled to a "And did he do It?" "That’s what ho did. I’ve just sold paltry attendance of fifteen pupils, and my automobile In order to pay his Its tanneries and sawmills have entlro ly disappeared — Philadelphia Record bill." Au interesting controversy bus arisen in Washington regarding the date with' which the architects for the bouse of representatives office buildiug have lu scribed the eoruerstoue of that struc ture. As engraved, the stone bears the line “MDCCCCV,” whereas uiauy of the savants in the national capital claim that it should read "MCMV,” and the plain people are asking why it would not be better to inscribe it plain “1906," so that even members of cougress would be able to read the Inscription. Carrere & llastlugs, the architects, are said to be res|K>nsible for the unique method of Itoiuau notation em- ployed, and they malntaln that they have a precedent for this method of indicating the date 1905 lu the inscrip tion they placed on tlie New York Pub lic library. They also claim to have submitted the question to Harvard and Yale universities aud to the French in stitute and to have been supported by the opinions of all three. Based on Precedent. It Is expected that some eminent scholars lu congress will have not a few words to say ou the subject when they reach Washington, aud Elliott Woods, superintendent of the capltol, seems to appreciate that the end Is not yet, although he is determined not to commit himself Irrevocably as to bls opinion on the subject. Meanwhile the average man Is wondering why the su pcrintendeut, the congress committee mid tlie architects do not solve the problem by the easy method of going around it aud writing the date In plain Arabic figures, which rural visitors could read without hesitation. John M. Carrere says that the in scription was based on ample prece dent, since the Institute of '‘'rance had some years ago decided that the longer method was the correct one. When a similar question arose in regard to the New York Public library, Mr. Carrere added, the matter was referred to Co lumbia university, which decided In fa vor of the longer form. !l'll Kainer'a Gift to the President. Captain Hebbinghaus, naval attache of the German embassy, has presented to the president a valuable collection of engravings Illustrative of the life of Frederick the Great, the gift of the German emperor. Captain Hebblng- liaus, who has just returned from Ger many, was also the bearer of a per sonal message from his sovereign to the president. The president asked Captain Hebbinghaus to thank the em peror heartily for the gift and the greeting. The president will aso ac knowledge them in a letter to the em peror. The collection especially ap pealed to tlie president because of his study of the life of the great emperor. Get out o’ the valley o’ Desolation. It’s only a step to the hills of Joy. where the stars are shining and the morning break« In splendor to the mu sic of the trumpets of God. Atlanta Constitution. Ilnnnlns the Gantlet. "Running the gantlet,” a punishment supposed to tw [»ecullar to tlie Ameri can Indians, was originated in the Brit ish navy. Every sailor In the crew but the offender to be punished was pro vided with a switch, which he was re So Ingncement. qulred to lay briskly on the bare shoul tMmbett* once offered a prefecture, ders of the man who did the running with ngatwrr of francs, to an In between the two tines. The Indians »orrlflbto * iftenilan, who.. however, observed the punishment inflicted In dedlaed with thanks, saying. "I can Virginia and Canada and copied it as a ’hHU •nt by ,,orrow[nt” form of t'jgture.« CHORUS. 'Tls the song, the sigh of the weary, Hard times, hard times, come again no more; Many days you have lingered round my cabin door. Oh. hard times, come again no more! While we seek mirth and beauty and music light _ _ and _ gay There are frail forms fainting at the door; Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks will say, Oh, hard times, come again no more! THE FBIKND TUGGED AT THE MlNISTEll’S COAT TAIL. ed sadly that he had been greatly pain ed to note how the Inhabitants of the beautiful, thriving western cities dese crated the Sabbath day. "And," bo continued severely, "I am grieved to state that for all I have vis ited a uumber of towns iu the mining legion it has remained for me to re ceive my greatest shock ou this beau tiful Sunday morning In this lovely municipality of yours. Ab, my beloved hearers, the drink evil is bad enough, but I fear for the future of the town In the window of one of whose largest gin mills la allowed to remain th« sign, ‘We need no mother here.' ” "Doctor,” whispered his ministerial friend, tugging at his coat tail as a smile spread over the congregation and there was an audible titter from the rear pews, "they are exhibiting a new Incubator In there.”—New Y’ork Times Senator Pettus of Alabama on a bright April morning was defending the government’s bestowal of seeds up "Jones Is just married.” on the farmers. "Ha, ha! That's a good joke on "Those who oppose this custom,” he Jones.” said, “are Ignorant of the farmer's "A good joke?" work and of the farmer’s needs. They “Y’es. He’s always boasted of being are as ignorant as a little Alabama Independent." girl of whom I heard the other day. "This little girl’s mother handed her Well, That's n Good Deal. a damp towel. “I hope you help ma all you can “ ‘Minnie,’ she said, ’take this towel about the house,” said May. into the kitchen and hold It In front of “Y’es. When she’s busy,” answered the fire until It Is dry.' Nan, "I keep out of the way.”—Phila “ ‘Yes, mamma,' said the child, and delphia Press. she threw tlie towel over her shoulder and departed. Dark Outlook. "The mother continued her work. Tom—I told Miss Gotrox last night She forgot all about her daughter. that she was the light of my life. Ten or fifteen minutes passed. Jack—Well, what then? “Then there sounded from the kitcli- Tom—Thon the light went out.—De Civil Service I'o.lllati«. troit Tribune. The number of persons who would en a clear young treble voice. “ ‘Mamma,’ It called, ’is the towel he affected by the legislation proposed True l.ove. Is surprisingly large. The first civil done when it's brown?'"—Salt Lake He—Would you love me as much, service regulations. Issued In pursu Herald. dear. If I didn’t own an automobile? ance of the law of 1883, included 13,824 Back, Back, Back to Duluth. She—Yes, If you promised to get one persons, aud by March, 1885, this num A story was told in a Duluth restau at once.—Kansas City Times. ber had been increased to 15,573. Last rant recently of a man who had se year the grand total of classified em cured a position In Chicago and was to A More Teat. ployees was 154,093. The number of leave Duluth to go to work. He—Does she still love him? excepted and uoncompetltlve positions However, he got mixed up with some She—I think so. She always listens was 80,789 and of unclassified positions with admiring Interest to everything he 49,764. Under late executive orders, friends will le saying goodby and was soon In such a condition that he didn’t says.—Somerville Journal. however, substantially the entire civil care whether he went that day or the service has been brought either direct Danger. ly or Indirectly under the scope of the next. So he hit upon the brilliant Idea She (meaningly i—Do you believe kiss civil service scheme, with the excep of sending a postal to his new employ ing is really dangerous? tlon of regular presidential appoint er saying he had missed his train as an He (meanly)—Y’es. It often brings on ments. It Is today estimated that excuse for not being there on time. marriage.—Puck. there are approximately 287,700 civil When ba did get to Chicago he asked Ills boss If he received the curd. service positions under tho govern In Spirit Circles. “Y’es," the boss said, "I got the card ment, with 6,200 presidential appoint "What sort of demonstrations did n>ents additional, n sklpga grand total all right, but what I can’t understand Is how you could miss the train when they have at the Bt-atire issi nightf ! of 292,900. the card didn’t” "Just medium."—New York Press. The Hygienic Laboratory, Neither did the Duluth man under The treasury department recently let latent Intuition. stand. That Is why the story comes tho contract "to clear a plot of ground, from Duluth. He returned.—Chicago When ma put on our boy’s fust pants I vow you'd oughter seed plow and sow In rye for use of the hy Infer Ocean. How that skeered Infant slunk around gienic laboratory." This tract lies to An' sorter hawed an' geed. Hl« Memory Failed. tlie south of the hygienic laboratory, an As though, In spite of all our talk Richard Golden, star of “The Bad experimental Institution for Investlgat That he was growln' old. He kinder balked, unconscious like. Ing the common ailments of man, trop- Samaritan,” says that he once traveled At what them clothes foretold. with a company whose property man Icnl diseases nnd surgical problems. The prosecution of this work calls was a Scotchman with n weakness to It warn’t no us« ter tell that child That he was 'most a man for every manner of experiment, many Indulge In liquor occasionally notwith An’ that some day he’d be like dad. of them of an unusual character. Guin standing a sincere devotion to religious A-drlvln’ of a span ea pigs, rabbits, occasionally a dog and principles and n compliance, however He jest contln'ed. stul*>orn like. now and then an old horse too old and perfunctory, with his Ideas of worship Ter slink an' make a fuss. As though his little heart was full Infirm for much else are subjects of nnd reverence On one occasion he ar Of shame or somethin' wuss the experiments. The guinea pig nnd rived nt homo very late, undressed An', coms ter think, 'taln't re’lly strange the rabbit have given the best results with considerable difficulty nnd knelt He took ter pant, ao alow iu an experimental way, and at present down beside his l>ed. muttering Inco An’ sorter hated like ter l'arn the hygienic laboratory has several lierently. Thet he was bound ter grow. "What's the matter, John?” asked III« thousand of those prolific rodents, to I reckon somewhere» In his soul say nothing of sundry rabbits and cats. wife. "Are ye no feeling well?” He had thr r feclln strong Thet babes la always sweet an’ right. "Am feelln’ a’ right." said John, “but In the building erected some years ago While men 1» mostly wrong. a canna mind a wired o' me prayers." • I.urana W. Sheldon In New York Times. for that purpose in the rear of the In stftution CARL SCHOFIELD. Hubby (dwperatelyi—<jjve me your Her Little Composition. clothesline. l‘m going to hang myself. A class was reciting in a school. Wifey i fi’t i\ • < »1 jm ‘‘Who can give me,” said the teacher, sorry. This clothesline Is so rotten it ‘‘a sentence tn which the words 'bit won t hold you. You’ll have to buy ter end’ are used?” one. dear!—('leveland leader. t’p jamped a little girl excitedly. “I can, teacher, ’’rhe cat ran under the Sad H.-«nlt nt Etp.rlnx-nl, Aunt Ann You think John no longer bureau and the dog ran after her and loves you? New Wife (sobbing)—I 1 . bit her end.’ ” know It, auntie! I p-put on an ug ugl *To produce the largest sized young rid hat this morning and he never no ' the parents should be large, heavy and ticed tlie dlf-dlf-dlfference!—CBUag > full breasted birds.—('arm Journal Trlbunq. i Waiting Far ths Train, Flavio old lad), reading a b.-ok Another, who» fussv. to judge by her look: Man with a suit case who can't find his train. Officl.il on duty too bored to explain; Retire. -tnall boy a-squlrm like an eel; Proud college widow with ejes that cun- geal; Man from far west, with a flapping Celt • hut; Urundma and l>uak«t containing her cat; Hunter w.th -logs going two ways at once; Dutt hman with bundles, who wheesee and grunts. Two . el...... . gentlemen, rigged out to kill; Boy with big water can. coolere to fill; Smull girl, an immigrant, green shawl on head; Nur-, n.aid in picture hat, purple and red; Man with a "phis ' a pirate might wear; Gul ut a mirror arranging her hair; Ludy too stout, munching apples with seat; Freshman with bulldog aud fancy silk vest; Two politicians, both talking too much; Sweet, bright eyed child, with a smile— and a crutch; Tall modern beauty, blooming as Hebe— "Who In the world," whisper women, "can she be?" Widow, deep mourning, face marble white; Jovial drummers a-grln with delight; Baby In arms, the most recent arrival; Octogenarian, latest survival; Girl doing sums, and, what Is worse. 1. in a corner, writing this verse; Hissing of steam pipes, loud clanging gong. Rumble of freight cars bumping along; Youth In the news stand, manners blase— "All aboard!" My train!—I run away. —Tudor Jenks. Hard Times. Towel Was Done Brown. Mew Civil Hetlrement Plana. Gems In Verse Let us pause in life's pleasures and count Its many tears. While we all sup sorrow with the poor. There’s a song that will linger forever tn our ears Of hard times come again no more. Another plan for a retirement sys tem In the government service seems to be taking substantial form. A civil service retirement association has been organized. Its members are not de manding the creation of a civil pension list, for they know congress would not be Inclined to grant such a request. What the present organization does want is permission from congress to create a pension fund out of a certain small amount to be deducted monthly from the salary of each clerk. Such a system Is now followed in many cities of the country with reference to school teachers, firemen, policemen and other municipal employees, and many of the government clerks believe there should be no objection to trying ft on the larger scale here. A Carrfal Wife. Climb I p. I The Rev. Fisher Howe of Ten •fly. N. J . tells the following story ou one of New York's prominent elegy meu who Is uoted as a reformer: Re cently stopping at a certain western city where Sunday is not very rigidly Observed, the tfew York diviue was called upou to address the coiigrega tlon of the church of a brother mln Isterial friend. The New York clergyman was Jos tied by several intoxicated individual.- on his way to church Bunday morniug The theater l>ox offices were selling seats for widely advertised Sunday aft ernoon and evening i>erformances. Tin saloons, billiard halls, bowling alleys and sbiMstlng galleries and stores wers o | h * u and doing a large buslnesa, out saloon In particular lielug unusually well patronized by the male Inhab Itailta, in the window of which the vis Itiiig minister was shocked to see a large sign prominently displayed l>e:ir lug the words, "We need no mothet here.” When he arose to address the congre gation his face was very long and very grave, and In substance- he remark- A Mew C'oan tarfelt. Chief Wilkie of the United States se cret service has announced the discov ery of a new counterfeit ten dollar United States (“Buffalo") note. It is reproduced on two pieces of paper, be tween which blue and red silk fiber has been distributed. The counterfeit Is fully three-eighths of an Inch longer than the genuine. The back of it Is a very dark green. It was passed In New York on a subway ticket agent. A Home Per Wornont Fire Horses. If there Is any one class of horses de serving of special care and considera tion above any other It is surely the faithful animals that serve the public lu the lire departments of our big cit ies. It Is gratifying to record the fact that a true lover of dumb animals lias risen up In the person of Mr. Nicholas F. Brady, one of the youngest of Wall street's successful men, who proposes to see that these worthy old veterans of tlie tire wagons are hereafter treated according to their Just deserts. Mr. Brady will buy at his own expense and pension off for life all the horses dis carded by the New York department, and they will spend their declining days ou a big farm, where rich pastur age In the summer and warm shelter '•a the luclement season will never be lacking —Leslie's Weekly. '' ' T Why Sullirra Mere Aul It «< IHpeclal Correspondence ] There's a pale, drooping maiden, who toils her life away. With a warm heart whose better days are o'er; Though her voice would be merry, ’tie sighing all the day, Oh, hard times, come again no more! —Author Unknown Alons. I miss you. my darling, my darling! The embers burn low on the hearth, And still la the stir of the household. And hushed is the voice of Its mirth; The rain plashes fast on the terrace. The winds past the lattices moan, The midnight chimes out from the min ster, And I am alone. want you, my darling, my darling! I’m tired with care and with fret, I would nestle in silence beside you And all but your presence forget, In the hush of the happiness given To those who through trusting have grown To the fullness of love In contentment, But 1 nm alone. I cull you, my durllag, my darling! My voice echoes back on the heart; stretch my arms to you in longing, And. Io, they fall empty apart! I whisper the sweet words you taught me, The words that we only have known. Till the blank of the dumb air la bitter, For I am alone. I need you, my darling, my darling! With Its yearnings my very heart ache«; The load that divides us weighs harder; I shrink from the jar that It makes. Old sorrows rise up to beset me; Old doubts make my spirit their own. Oh, come through the darkness and save me. For I am alone. — Robert J. Burdette. Nocturns. Up to her chamber window A slight wire trellis goes. Ami up this Homeo’s ladder Clambers a bold white rose. I lounge in the ilex shadows; I see the lady lean, Unclasping her silken girdle, The curtain fold« between. She smiles on her white rose lover; She reaches out har hand And helps him In at the window— I see It where I stand! To her scarlet Ups she holds him And kisses him many a time. Ah, me, It was he that won her Because he dared to climb! —Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The Balance of Power. We take some etutea, not less than three. Let’» call ’em "A" and "B" and “C;” Not Russia. France and Germany, But each a simple letter. Hupposlng "A" should buy a gun; Then "I< " must purchase more than ons; "Then "C,” who will not be outdone. Must go a cannon better. Then "A." If not entirely mad. Another gun or so will add. As many as the others had. Until he overtops them. And ’’ll" and "<*” will purchase more. Exactly as they did before. Ar.d neap up Implements of war Till lack of money stops them. And this Is "the balance of power," Diplomacy’s climax and flower. If w-e were not afraid of the guns we had made, We should all he at war In an hour. —Boston Transcript. The Point of View. Johnny, ago ten: "The mean old maid who runs our school, Because my sums I did not do, Just made me alt there, like a fool. Among the girls. Boohoo, boohoot" John, ago twenty: "Although our parsons have gons back On old tints creed of scorching hades, 'Tls sheol still, as there ws'd lack, Of course, the company of ladles." —Clara Marshall. All human history attssta That happlnesa for man—ths hungry sln- ner— Slice Eva ats apples much depends on dinner —Byron. Oatraaeon«. Grnnt-Who-WHI Tower. “I want ten two-eent stamps." said Mrs. Y’onngwed, “and please charge them, because I have no change." “We don’t do that, madam,” replied the clerk In the postoffice. “The Ideal Why noj? We always get our letters from you." Philadelphia Ledger. Anne, the duchess In wooden shoes, .who brought Brittany In the pocket of her wedding gown to her husband, the king of France, kept the government for herself, and when tbe bishop of St. Malo protested against tbe strong bold which she built to cow the too Independent Maloons she carved on her tower the Irreverent Inscription, which maj still l>e read there, "Grunt who will, Jo shall It be; ’tls my pleas ure," and tbe tower "Grunt-Wb^YVIH” (Qulcqu’en grogue It remains to this ,dav Huxley’s tables of the weighty of man show that the human body Is made up of thirteen different elements, of which Are aye gases a ad eight .aollds. e o • o 0 •• o
