O
O
O
•
O
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O
X
and forg« ttwt you eveg **
In. fhere was a dull rktor. and a gran
not meant few your eye«.*« »•
ite l»Sbte was riven apart. A block £2 IÇ
"Prqbably
that
would
19
vb«
AsiRe
fell precisely where she had stood. *
Betty grew within a garden,
sensible course,” he agreed, glwlltg
The color died out of Peggy's face,
Long ago.
fur r
gy-a hand an affectionate AquOM
Manito dr«* her hand within his arm.
Q'gpded by old fashioned fingers,
he recollecjed how often she b*k i«*b»
"RWady, dear Peg,” he said tenderly.
Train»! just so!
Jt>lr«ift of the flowen» they thought her, aeled and sympathized with to»# ’Torfglv» my rougftness. I hope I
2«1> v « bc
their ladies sought her,
didn't hurt you.”
H Irffi he was in hi» ov«® eass
A»i ft>r lov, »nd money bought her,
opened his memorandum tom* * m 4
“W Oifin't mgtrer I—I don’t kno>
L'W B»t.
took out the folded »trap of ¡<g* *♦ to'«
thgnto you," totie gtgmmored.
reread the simple confession. 11»
Ito fh* twilight they walked hoaie to-
JfUr tai fin» »•« pretty Betty.
At »»»nd»»'«,
started to tear It into ple-Ws, but »pme- geth»», both tontierfd by the danger
Long »go ;
thing deterred him; he replaced it, half P*ggy h«d »«raped; Adan* quite a» Pd rather be to grandpa’s boiler
lii her perfumed gown of lacework,
Than any place 1 know ;
ashamed of hl» sentimentality.
much toy tto» new knowlisige of his ,wa
Made for show.
For grandpa says I am his boy
II.
hwt-
brashest dews from heaven hissed her,
I
And grandma loves me so.
"What are you young people going
“Litt!*, girl," M said, abruptly "I When 1 get down to grandpa's houa»
ne'er » balmy zephyr missed her,
to do b"lay?” queried Mr. Bruce, after didn’t know how much you meaat to me
Sunbeam* hastened to assist her.
You bet I'll make things bum;
Dainty Bet.
breakfast tile following morning. He until I thought I Was going to lose you. There won't be no one then to say,
was a rotund geademan, a favorite IN» fallen In and— out of— love any
“Now, sonny, stop that drum."
But their fickle fancies wavered,
with Peggy's friends. “Come out to number of time«, a« you »now; but I
Ijong ago;
the quarry this afternoon, if ygu’ve iun done with trltlliw. I belong to you; 1'11 go barefooted in the grass
And do just as I please;
A-d • rival flower won them.
plea»», Peggy, will you m»rry me?”
nothing else on hand.”
I’ll paddle in mud puddles and
Ah, the woe 1
"Perhaps we will,” Peggy an»weM-d;
A crlmfeMi wave to-placed Peggy’s pal
I'll climb the biggest trees;
Fashion’s cruel whim dethroned her,
“we want to go to Gloucester to »hop lor. After » brief silence, »lie muf I'll slide down on the banisters;
Bobbed her of the prestige loaned her;
mured
:
this morning, if you will let u» have
I'll shin up every door ;
Old-time friends in vain bemoaned her,
“I never thought yo« cared for me— I won't be scolded when I track
the automobile.”
Pretty Bet.
"I can do without It, I guess,” be In that way. Whaf «rx>nt tig girl
I p grandma's kitchen flour.
said, pinching her ear gently. "You'll whose letter you found?”
Thrust from out her native garden,
IiOng ago;
look after them, won't you. Adams?”
"Really, J don't c»r» who »he wa<" When I get down to grandpa's hougr
I’ll be a boy again.
Betty crept upon the highway,
"What am I, a mere man, when girls be returned Impatiently.
you
Folks ain't afraid of freckles there,
There to grow.
are on.shopping bent,” he rejoined gay lov» me, dear?”
Nor liotoher 'bout the rain.
Now she nods from every cottier.
ly. “I’ll do my best, Mr. Bruce."
Piggy* dark head dropitod until lie I’ll ride the homeq bareback and
Wildness has of beauty shorn her,
Their departure was made In high could not see her eyes. ‘
’
I'll walk on ev’ry fence;
Till the passing children scorn her,
spirits. The short distance was trav
“I may as well tell you,” ahe avowed» No one’ll scold me when 1 tear
Gypsy Bet.
eled In gisid time, and Adams left “that I wrote that letter.”- New
My pants— gee, that's immense!
the girls at a milliner’s, with the un Orleans TlnietollemtxTat.
She that was so fine ahd dainty,
I'd rather be to grandpa’s houa»
derstanding that he would meet them
I sing ago ;
Because I have such fun.
Ho W m aiaxlog Dowa
in two hours at a drug Bt»re.
Tended by old-fashioned fingers.
He visited one or two sho[»s to yuike
Trained just so!
The late Fame* A. Bhiley, famous »» And I'll be awful sorry when
Vacation time is done.
Grazing kine have tramped and »aimed a few purchases on his own account. the succe»»or of P. T. Barnum, once ac
her,
Then, aa cotisiik-rable time remained, cepted an lnvita'tlon to a dinner ten 1 like to be at grandpa's house
Ami be a boy once more.
Long neglect has paled and shamed her. he went to the library, where, In the
dered to a bride and groom among th» Where 1 don’t get no scold iig whM
And the vulgar youth hate named her
reading roosn, his eyes fell at once "freak»” of hl» circus. He wa* late 1«
1 track up grandma’s flour.
Bouncing Bet.
upon Bernice Shaw.
arriving and found .th» company
—New York Sun.
—Ainslee’s.
_________
"I thought you were buying frills lltely »waiting hlui. There Were living e
<»««•* •>«■«.
and furbelows with Peggy,” he re skeletons, dwarf», C!rc»s»Ion», snake
A good »eale for weighing letter»
marked In surprise, sitting down in charmer*, the “»lei that »i«>kr •even
a chair beside her. “I dropped in to languages and had two head« which may be made by any one without ex
read an article a friend of mine has made fourteen language» in all,” the pense. Get tile handle of a worn-opt
in this magazine. I want to tell him “dog-‘fac«d boy” and .other*. Beaming broom and cut off about fifteen Inches
I’ve read it, when he asks me.”
upon them with paternal air, the happy of ft. Pour water Into a wide-moutlied
!
H--H--»+♦+ ★ ♦•>+•to-M- ■
Miss Shaw appeared disturbed by manager gctnowhslgeff the genial ‘lllel- Jar until Jt Is nearly full, and having
his presence, turning the leaves of her lo, pop,” that Went around the festal attached a weight to one end of the
stick and tacked a «piare of cardlsiard
“You and 1 have always been such magazine without reading them, Ad- board.
g<xxl comrades, Peggy, I am going to num glanced over the articles In ques
"I am lurry ( kept you Walting." h» to the other, the latter to serve qs a
tell you something,” Adams began, tion, atid retired in a discomfited frame wild, taking his place at the table. “I
leaning forward to obtain a better view of mind, as he had hoped for a qulej believe there are several new addition»
of Miss Bruce's pleasant features.
little talk with Bernice.
to the company. Is-fbi* the groom?”
*
As he loungerf on the beach behind
"Only n little while ago, as I was
“No,” replied a deep voice Prom th»
coming along the bench, the wind a summer hotel he pondered deeply full beard »ddresaerl, “I Im th» bMd».”
caught a scrap of paper and swirled It over the mystery of the authorship of
"I I*» your pardon,’! uil<l Mr. Bai
»round so near that I grabbed It, and that confession. Perhaps Miss Shaw's ley, "1 did not recognize the bearded
had rend it, before 1 realized what I embarrassment was caused by her edn- lady. But, tell me, which Is the
wsa doing. It was jsirt df a letter iu
groom ?”
which some girl described her Ideal
“I am." proclaimed a very thin voice.
man for her best friend's Information,
In astonishment Mr. Bailey glarwtei
»nd—I know you will laugh—I couldn’t
up at the figure to»rrlng near his »1-
kelp recognizing inym-if."
bow.
'
“What a conceited thing to do," Peg
“I congratulate you, my man,” as Id
gy retorisl, smiling. "Girl» write tots
the manager. "Sit down, let us on with
of nonsense."
the feaat—»It flown.”
“This wasn't nonsense, 1F you please;
. The gumt addressed at o»icw began to
It rang true. I mean to find out who
ascend scvmlngly until hl» head »as In
fh»t girl is" lie declared.
Uie neighborhcsxl of tire canva» roof,
“T belivve you are half In lovs wjth
from which height lie laotoed flown »nd
in Ia
her already,”
she
Instated
wild;
•
<hi4«ously. .
“I wa» Bittin' down, pop—I was Wt-
“I'erhaps I am," Adam* adiiiltt.xl.
tln' down!”—S uccm » Magazine.
vs hilly.
T»e flrtf »«>r »••••«Uat.
“Oh, Mr. Adame,” they heard In af-
When the library of eg-Govemor
fected tones, as Violet Slucfll hurried
* HOME MADE SCALE.
to where they were seated on a ledge of
Pemiypackej- of •Pennsylvania was »old
, r<»ck.s near tl»e sea. "I liojie 1 haven’t
recently, there turned up among other pintform, plunge the stick
odd volumes a complete file of the first water, as shown in the cgt.
kept you waiting long."
“That's all right,” said Adam, rls-.
magazine (silted by a boy. It wa»
The weight should be heavy enough
Ing. "We’i'e going sailing, Peggy.
bought by Mr. Beck, formerly assistant to keep about three-fourths of the slick
Won’t you come along?"
attorney general of the United States. under water. Having done all this, get
“‘No, thank you, I l>ope you will have
This unique volume was entitled. a half-ounce, an ounce and a two-ouneo
“DID YOU AND VI HAVE A QfABRKL.*"
a pica-nni time." She waved her hand
•‘Tlie Juvenile Port-Folio and Literary weight (you may borrow them from
In farewell, and returned to the Bru
svi'ousiies* that the letter was in his Micellany.” It was named for one of your druggist J,» and placing them, one
«■ottage, at which she and her father pussession. Certainly lie was tn a pre the earliest American magazines. Its at a time, ujion the platform of your
were eutertalnlng ,* a»nMill party com dicament. for lie was obliged to own editor was Thonws G. Condle. Young scale carefully mark on the stick the
poseil of Emory A.hints, a young lawyer tliat he did not fee] either one of the Coudie's father was the publisher for water level In each case.“
wliom she h id known from babyli tod,- two girls would satisfy Aim In a wifely otie year of a monthly magazine for I .Thui scale Is somewhat crude, but It
mid Ills mother, besides her two capacity.
adults, and was engaged for many is good enough for all practical pur
triepds, Violet Sincell and Bcrqlce
When he went for them Peggy s.llil years in the general publishing business pose*
rihiw.t
Bernice wa» not coining then, but in Philadelphia. His son, who was
Th» tolght Ml»» •( a too».
liorn in 1797, had a natural fondues» |
M and sky were a soft, cool gray. would mine later by trolley. ,
Th»
other morning we were In the
for
the
business,
and
in
ltd
2,
when
he
1
Vlir light «-hanging from moment to mo-
By the time the hour arrived when’
, metil By the time Violet and Adams they 'were to visit the quarry, Violet was 15 year» old, founded hi» own midst of a three days' rain. The fire
I »moked, the dining room was chilly,
returned from their uftefinvon's outing excused herself on the plea of fatigue, monthly.
The “Juvenile Port Folio" consisted and, when we assembled for breakfast,
an impalpable curtain shut off the and Bernice had not returned.
ocean from view, rain began.to fall, and
“There’will be only you and I," »aid cacti issue of four pages, a little larger father looked rather grim, and mother
♦he waves dashed thunderously against Peggy dubiously; "perhaps we would tlum eight by five Inches, and with two tired ; for the baby had been restless all
columns to tlie page. The editor made tiiglit. IVilly was plainly Inclined to
the rocks. A constraint seemed to have better wait until another time.”
aristm between Violet and Adams, ainl,
"There is no reason why we »honlil a house-to-boose canvass for subscri fUrtiulness, and Bridget undeniably
lifter dinner. Miss Siucell, pleading fa not go,” Adams replied. “It won't be bers, and a list of more than six hun cross, when : Jack came In with tjie
tigue. went to her room The remainder the first walk we have takeii together, dred t>t them is printed in the bound breakfast rolls from the baker's. He
I had taken off hi* coat and boots in tlie
file.
of the party were engaged In a game by any means.”
hall, and he camé in rosy and smiling.
The
magazine
liad
a
life
of
a
little
<4 bridge, with the exception of Peggy
They sauntered along in a merry
|
“Here's the paper, sir,” said lie to his
mi<l Adams.
more
than
four
years
until
young
Gon-
mood. Adams thinking that, aft<^ all,
father, witli such a cheerful tone that
Miss Bruee, who Adams thought there was no girl quite like I*»ggy. die graduated from the University
hi» father's brow relaxed, and lie said,
looked very well in a soft, white gown, When she married, things would hardly Pennsylvania and began the study
"All. Jack, thank you,” quite pleasantly
seated herself at the piano and liegan be the same, he reflected. The Idea law.
Although Condle has often been in
Ills mother looked tip nt him smiling,
tlie Bjnhms Wlegenlied, while he leaned did not suit him; he tiecame more seri
ferred to as the founder of Juvenile nnfl lie Just touched heV cheek gently as
ngalnst the Instrument, listening to her ous.
Journalism. this is the first time evi 1« passei I.
playing. Suddenly she raised her
“I think Bernice e»pect<M to meet
“Top of tlw morning to you, Polly-
brown eyes from the keyboard to his Mr. Totheroh,” Peggy confided ; "It dence has been found to «upport that
title,
n»
the
other
til«»
of
Id»
paper
wog,
” lie wild to his littl« sister, and
lace, its strong features framed In isn't announced yet, but I don't mind
havr disappeared.
deli i»r»fl the roll« to Bridget, with a
HiiKwth lustrous hair.
telling you they are engaged.
"Here you »re, Bridget. Aren't you
"Y<>u look worried. iTinory?" she "fc
"Really I” Adam* replied, »bgently.
Tk» Hr«»« I» to»«kMp**r«’a *1*»,
•orrj you didn’t go yourself thi» beuu-
served. "Did you ami VI have a quar "He Is a go"d fellow; I know him
John Trevlsa wrote that "th» by »»» <if»i fl«f?‘’ .
rel this afternoon?"
w«IL"
I» a cru»l 1>»a»t like to.th» »«»iff In fla
He gsv» tli» fito- n poke and opened
"Oh, bless you. no.” h» hastened to
“Don't be ao glum,” Peggy »nswtred vouring »ml glunong. ft 1» toi» kind to
th» flanqisr. The »moke ce»»»d, and
say. "She was frightened at the fog, after a little, when »fgidficant alien«»
chang» •»■*< For he I» •<>» mal»
p'r»»»ntly tl>» coal» begnn to »low; afd
mid once she clutched me around the »ere punctured by remarks on the
now female »nd 1» ttierefliM an un- five minute« »ftet Ja<'k came In we
neck and nearly upset tbe boat. She Is weather and the scenery. "If you nr*
clean b»n»t. And
to hoq»»» toy gathered aroutoi tins table, und were
t< nice girl, and an awfully pretty girl; still worrying about Vi. I will tel) yon
night and Felgneth man'» «ole» »» h» eating our oatm«»l ns rheerlly n» pos-
yet I think I should feel relieved If I that I saw that new boarder we met
For men »liquid tto>* that It 1» » «IW». Till» seems very simple in the
knew tlmt «lie didn't write that l»t- at the Ocean View going out with his miy.
and herd» tell that topiong «ta telling, «ml Jack never knew be had
ilmn.
ter."
camera slwrtly before she decided not bles he f»lgneth »itotoh of mankind
flon» anything at nil ; but he had. In
"Now that 1« too bad.” Teggy tokl to Join us."
and calleth tonne man by toi» own fact, changed tlu- whole moral atmos
li!m. “VI has taken a great fancy to
“Then her young affection.« are not name and rendeth him when he hath
you. She si>eaks of you and IVMtou In blighted." he responded, with «11 at- him without. And he felgneth oft tlw phere of the room, and bad started a
gloomy day pleasantly for five people.
the same tone she uses when referring tempt at Jneulnrlty.
tiain» of » id * man for to ninfee boutai»
to heaven ami the angels,"
When they reached th'* quarry Peggy run out that b» m«y «nt» tnd eat
CBmtnt Ggtaw
The consternation expressed on Ad clambered around here and there In a them."—Shakt<*areW Natural
The beading of this paragraph will
HI»
mils' face at the Information sent Peg- fearless manner. Her father, who had
b» sure to attract the attention of the
tory.*
Ry Into a gale of laughter. "Don't look exjiected to meet them, bad tieen called
boys and girls, for uf course they.all
like that." she ga«j>ed ; "I don't believe away, but all the workmen knew Miss
A toaasiuto irtooBacac.
like currant cake. B> this Is meant
her Infatuation I* serious—you needn't Bruce. Adams watched tour small, trim
A polite little girl wa* dining <>ne the cake tliHt tsis little black sp<>cks all
if Jecl obliged to propose."
figure as she sprang from rock to rock day with ker frafidinother. Everyth^* I through It. which l< 9 for all the
Adatts «»me nearer to Peggy's side. with the increasing conviction that a<> at the totoble was usually dainty and \v»rld, like dead files. ♦£ you will p»r
« Mis.« Shaw is hardly the kind of a girl woman could ever lie to him What l'<w upetreptionable, but on this gartlralar don the exprewdju Evi-rybody calls it
who would disclose her feelings easily, gy was—the truest, dearest little r»m- occasl'to the little girl fogud a hair In currant cak»,«l*t the little black
It seems to me," lie confided. In a low- rade In the w'ltld. Suddenly hl* toeart, her fish.
>
specks, yotr- will pr>#iably De surprised
cm! tone. “I like her; she has a leaped Into his throat.
"Grandmamma.” sin «»Id. •veetiy, to tiOr, are not Airrants Ht all, but a
strong, fine personality. But------ "
“Peggy!" Bis voice rang out. fllwm. Nytiet kind of fish Is this?”
kind of ralsl^k made from little grapes
“Halibut, i^r dear.”
"Are you determined to run that ;wx>r Imperious, ns he rushed fonv»<4 flnff,
that grow In the idqpd Zante and in
girl, who wrote a silly letter, to earth?" seizing her ann. Jerked her ^ul'Otlg
"Oh,"Replied the child, "I thought other-Greek Island
The way they
Xto-ggy Interrupted. "Take iny advice, out af th» daugerous position
FfW glrhaps it was mermaid.”
caoi» to b* •¡led'jcu&ants is ratlm
»
«
o
Someone’s Leiter
At
• •
*•
a
cca
' Strange,
In olden times they were
called "corlnths,” because they grew In
great profusion near Corinth, aud eith
er from that fact, or from the name
"currants,” as they were sometimes
called, came our word cyrrant.
S
"currant cake” is really “raisin cake,
but lt's good, uo matter • hat yuu
call It.
If you haw anything to say too a
mu|g,
It to bls face. — ('hi<**to>
Sol an Eao> Task.
Daily News.
A new military prison chaplain was
Anthn>iH>logy Instructor What effect
raeent/y ap[s>luted in a certain town In has the climate on tlie Eskimo? Stu-
Scotland. He was a man who greatly dent—Cold led.
—Harvard Laliqioou.
magnified his office. And entering one
Officer—Seen any Hi I ng of my bag
of the cells on the first round of In-
gage, sentry?
Sentry She’s waitin’
s|H-etlon, lie. with mu to pom;>osity, thus
round the corner for ye, sir!—-Regj
address«! the prisoner who occupied
me lit.
it:
“Did I tell you the story of the old
“Well, sir, do you know who I am?”
“No, nor I dluna care,” was the non church bell?' "No. Let's hear IL”
"Sorry, but It can tie tidied only uu
chalant reply.
Sunday.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“Wsel. I’m your new chaplain.”
He—So they got married and went
“Oh, ye are? Well, 1 iiae heard o'
off in their new motor car. She—Ami
ye before.
“And what did you hear?” returned where did they s;>end their honey-
the chaplain. Ills curiosity getting tile mono? He In the hospital. - London
Tit-Bits,
better of his dignity.
Foote I.lghte— Has your sister a
“Well, I heard that till- last twu
kirks ye were In ye preached tlu-rn strong part in the new piece? Miss Sta
balth empty, bat I'll be hanged If ye Brette Why, y«; she lias to carry
find it such an <>asy matter to do the around one of I Ims«- heavy spears! —
Yonkers Statesman.
same wi' this one.”
Mrs. Kelly 'Tis another of thim
The Telegraph Blunt.
There is a queer shrub growing in »oovyneer post cyards from me darter
India, whose tri foliate leaves move in Maggie—the foorth this month, be-
She sluds me wan every toliue
a way much like railway telegraph sig gorry
she changes her place. 1’Uek.
nals. The two side leaves rise and
Anxious Mother 1 hope you are not
fall alternately^ for a time, and then
»re still, soon starting into motion thinking of marrying young Clarkson,
again, The leaves are most active in He spends every cent he earns. Pretty
the early morning, SdUietlimw many Daughter (.Hi, Well, he doesn't earn
pf them are In motion at once; at other very much.—Chicago Daily News.
"Do you ever talk back to your
times, only a few of them are; which
show’s that their actioti do« not de- wife?” asked the solicitous friend.
“Sometimes," answered Mr. Meekton,
pend on the wind.
"a very little; Just to show her that I
have not gone to sleep." Chicago Dully
PROSPERITY IN EGYPT.
News.
•»ilfllng Operation» in Progrena in
Tommy Ikies It make any differene*
e I1|ny I’urtw of Cairo.
If baby takes all his medicine at once?
Tlie charming residential town Of Baby's Mother (in horror)—Good heav
Cairo of ten years ago 1 found disfig ens ! Of course It does ! Tommy—■
ured by huge blocks of buildings five But It hasn't made a ny différence. -
Stories high; enormous hotels built and Punch.
building; where was then park Is now
go first, you
Mrs. Wlckwlre— If
studded with villas; tramways every will wait for me on
otlier shore.
where, even out to Cheops pyramid: won’t you, dear? Mr.
motor» careering along, followed by pose so. I never’ went anywhere yet
clouds of dust and heralded by the without having to wait for you.—Illus
deafening sounds of born or hoot, says trated Bits.
a writer In-Blackwood's Magazine. All
“Any accident In your motor trip
the constructions are higgledy-piggledy,
through Italy and France, Morgan?"
without line or order. Huge-ungainly “Nothing worth mentioning. My wife
blocks alongside of unpretentious resi was thrown out and bruised a bit, but
dences; buildings being torn down or the machine never got so much a» a
foundations being laid. The conversa Scratch.”—Life.
tion» overheard were mostly of the
“So Jack's been made secretary and
prlc» of plots of land, or the’ rise or
treasurer of the company, has he?”
fall of shares or of companies floated
“Y’es. He has to copy all the letter»,
or being floated, or of people who had
.and take all the dejsislts to the bank,
become millionaires or expected to be
and, oh, .Mary, I’m so proud of him.”
come such.
—
Harjier's Bazaar.
One realized at one: .ant one was
Church
—I like to sec a man who can
among a community intoxicated with
sucetNM. In the feverish excitement- of ferget an Injury. Gotham -Well, there'»
speculation. The luxurious hotel, open that neighbor of mine; he’s suing the
ed only some seven years before, was. rallnwul company for nn injured leg.
while ’I was staying In It, sold to a and every once In a while he forgets to
company for £450.000. Its proprietor limp!—Yonkers Statesman.
A kind old gentleman, seeing a small
(the sei 1 st >. reputed’ to bp a milllon-
alre, Is laying the foundations for a ls>y who was carrying a lot of news
still grandpr hotel, on a site which was papers under his arm, said: "Don’t
al) those p«i»ers m«ke you tired, my
once a prince's palace. ;
.
Two well-authenticated transactions boy?” "Naw; 1 don't read 'em," re
will give a fair conception of the enor plied the Ihd. Canadian Courier.
"But to-my minil.”. said the clerical
mous rise in tile value of projierty In
flic best part of Cairo. A sum 11 villa tourist from tlie East, “a plurality of
I
erected some twelve years ago. at a wives Is uns|ieakable.” “Huh,” snort
cost of alsiut £3.«'oo found n purchaser ed the gortil-natured Mormon. "I never
recently at £.'12.000. A property pur even heard of one wife that was uii -
chased for £17.000 eight years ago wns sjieakable."—Philadelphia Press.
being treated for. while 4 was In Cairo
Ypung Lady—You nre a wonderful
at £ ]50,flfN).* In fact, it Is no exagqera- * .master <1f the piano. I hear. Professor
tion to say that property ‘in what was f von Spieler (hired for the occasion)--
“the residential part of Cairo has in-' 1 blay aggompaniments zmnetijnes. “Ac
creased In value during the last five* companiments to singing?" "Aggom
or six” years elghtfqld to tfinfold. The paniments to gonvcFsatlon«.
rattler.
price of land there may be said to vary >
Waiter Mr. Brown s leit his timbrel-
From £4G to £SW per squafe meter ,la again, str. I do believe he'd lenre
(3.1 yards), equal to tlk value of land Ills belief if it were loose. Robinson—
In the crowded parts of the city of Lon I dare say you’re right, I heard him
don.
say only yesterday be was going to
Tn Alexandria a nearly.slmflaf qppre- Switzerland for his" lungs Ally Sloper.
elation In the value of town lands has I
Church See that man going along
taken place. Lands toward Gabarl, |
with his head in the air. sniffing with
which a few years ago were only of a hliftiose? Gotham Yes; I know him.
nominal and prospective value, have t'hurcli I suppose lie ts-lleves in taking
recently changed hands at fabulous In the good, pure ozone? Gotham No;
rates. The site of the Victoria Col- bo’s hunting for an automobile garage.
leg». bought about ten years ago for I lielleve.—Yonkers Statesman.
£1.300. was sold nt the ’beginning of
”1 cracked a lawyer's house tlie otli-
this vefir for £100.000.
er night,” said the first burglar, dis
gustedly. ,Jnnd the lawyer was there
Wuc-ntlollM About III rd».
with a gun all ready for me. He nd
There is still a great deal unknown
vised me ter git out.” “Yoti got /»ff
about the birds migratjng. Why do
easy,” replied the otlier. “Not much 1
they leave wheu there Is still food
didn't! He charged me $25 for de ad-
enough for all and pleasant weather?
r|Ce.’’_philndelphla Press.
WIiHt tells them, or how do they kivnv,1
“Hi the summer," remarked the Obese
winter Is coming—a season of cold and
passenger with tlw lilg diamond stud,
famine? What birds mingle and what
should eat nothing but col<4
Journey by themselves? And how do "people
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food and drink
the coldest w-ater
they know their course?—St. Nicholas.
t ¡tillable," "Ah!" exelainfeii the rail
way detective, 'you are evidently a do<--
On to 111m.
“You know,” said Bragg, “I expect tor?” “Not me. ,” replied the o. p. "I'm
to spend my vacation on a «tea tn an Ice dealer.” —-Chicago News.
Parson (on a bicyling trip)—Where
yacht.’’
“How foolish!" exclaimed
Knot. Is tlie other man who usi-d to lie her»
Park Gatekeeper Ilea
"Why don’t you take a rest Instead of ns keeper?
looking for extra work? Besides stok- deail, sir. Parson! with feelitog) Dead !
ing Is sueli u hot Job.” Philadelphia Poor fellow! Joined the great mnjorj-
ty, elit
L’ork Gatekeepi-r -Oh, I
Press.
wouldn't like to any tbnt, sir. He Wus
Positive.
a good enough man, as fur ns I know.
“Ara you sure that the studies your —Punch.
son Is pursuing are really useful?"
Tlie llook unil I tn (’ontentn.
"Positive.” answered Futone t'ornto« '
"Gracious!" exclaimed Mrs H'lmp-
sei "Anything Is useful tli.M will keep
Josh from goln’ out an' gettln’ Into I» n. "I've lost my jawketlaszk,'
"Never mind, dear," replied her hus
tights with the neighbors.”—Washing
band. “I'll get you another pocketbook
ton Star.
and y-a can easily oolks-t more dress
“Puppy love" Is always so serious at goods iwinples.”—Philadelphia Press.
the.tln* that the victim wonders af
When ilia visiting team Rlnsgiiliout
terward how he ev»r recovered so
nil the czjdit it gets As a rtqmtation for
qulckfr.
being lqgk.v. •
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Every young ninn in love with a
Every old tinier w£ tell you there
Isn't much grace in tl0 modern dM>e.
liow^y» cook.
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