FACE FORWARD.
Prother, you are gazing backward, to
, ward the scenes of your mistakes;
'You are weeping o'er your errors till your
proud heart almost breaks.
You're repenting and regretting, you are
sighing, "O, alas!"
And you're missing all the glories of the
present as they pass.
Leave the grim and grewsome picture
look -the other way awhile,
For the face that's toward the future is
the face that wears a smile.
When your back is toward .the future
then the blazing lamp of hope
Throws your shadow o'er your landscape
and with blinded eyes you grope
For the blessings that had vanished with
the times they strove to bless;
Face about and you'll discover all your
groning's fruitlessness.
You'll be dazzled by the. glory of the
prospect for' awhile.
But with face turned to the future you
will learn to wear a smile.
Baltimore American.
SiMt. 4. . .. 4. ! -l 4- "!
I Proposal by Proxy
NCLE, I want your assistance."
'What's the matter, Joe?"
You know Ellen Pickering?"
"Yes; a lovely girl."
"I want her. She la a very advan
tageous match. Help me to get her."
How can I help you?"
'Uncle, you are devoted to her moth-el-
don't deny it and the widow is
devoted to you. Your Influence will
tura the scale in my favor."
"Pooh, boy! Do you suppose a man
of 45, an eld bach, is a proper person
to interefere in love affairs? Besides,
tire you sure Miss Pickering wishes to
marry you?"
"No. I wish your Intercession with
her, too."
"Verv well: I will see what I can
do."
The next evening Major Joseph
Stone, feeling in honor bound to keep
his pledge to his nephew, called at
Mrs. Pickering's.
"I have come to plead a eause," he
said nervously. "Your daughter is a
lovely woman, and I have come with
reference to a proposal from one
whose heart "
The major broke down.
"Indeed!" The lady looked curious
and pleased. "I have noticed the gen
tleman's attentions to my daughter. I
am Hot surprised."
"He may be a little off as to age "
"That would be no objection, I as
sure you."
"Then his income is very limited;
but, you see, I " v.
"I see very clearly, major. The in
come is of no consequence. My daugh
ter is very well off. What she wishes
is a man she can respect and love and
be proud of. The hero of "
"Pardon me. Heroism has noth
ing"
"Not another word, major. Modesty
is the most charming of qualities. You
-will find Ellen in the music room. Go
and plead your cause with her, and
may you have every success. I shall
lie proud " .
The major disappeared In the music
room, and at the same moment Miss
Pickering opened the door of the par
lor, where she had left her mother.
"Oh, Ellen, I thought you were In
there. Your hero has come' to propose
for you. Fortunate girl! He is re
turning. I will leave you here." And
as the major re-entered the mother dis
appeared. ' "Mamma was mistaken, major. Here
I am."
"I am glad to see you looking so
charming, for a woman cannot well
look charming without feeling charm
ing. This win make easier a delicate
mission I have to execute."
"I am listening."
"I came to plead a cause, the cause
of one who loves you.' '
"Oh, major!" dropping her eyes.
"Yet one who admits that he needs
some friend to help him."
"He needs no one but my mother.
If she is pleased, there is no one else
to be considered."
"Your mother sent me to you, wish
ing me success. She has noticed the
drift of this affair, and she will be de
lighted with the match. You see, you
have very good quality, while the man,
though a trifle young for you."
"Ha, ha! What a pleasant Irony!
The man is just the age I could choose.
You know I am a young thing of 28."
' "He has many estimable qualities, I
can assure you. He is well, he is a
bit of a trifler :"
"Oh, major, how you amuse me! A
trifler! You are stumbling along as
you stumbled up San Juan hill."
"That was an easy job compared
with this," taking out ( his handkerchief
and wiping the perspiration.
"I always said, major, even when a
little girl, that I would marry none
but a hero.'
"That's too bad," disappointed. "The
heroism in this case the heroism of
physical courage has never yet been
proved, but; I dare say upon opportu
nity "
"You dear major! You say that as
innocently as if it were really true.
Doubtless you think it so. The great
est heroes are the least aware of their
heroism. One thing I will admit be
cause a man is a military hero it does
not follow that he has courage in tell
ing a woman he loves her."
"I confess there is some cowardice
In this case. A man should not em
ploy any one but himself to plead his
cause with a woman."
"But mamma doesn't . count, you
know. You can't be accused of cow
ardice for speaking to her first. Major,
you are as utterly unfitted for a prop
osition of this kind as you proved your
self fitted to lead men in battle."
"Well, then! to cut the matter short,
you accept?", '
"I do, most assuredly, and with my
whole heart."
"Then, having nothing more to do,
I shall wish you a very good evening
and much happiness," moving away,
"Nothing more to do, major?" draw
ing very near and looking up at him
reproachfully.
"Nothing whatever. It's all settled.
""Then I have something to do."
Throwing her arms about the major,
. she drew his face down till his lis
were within an Inch of her own.
"X know you love me, dear maior.
LEO XII!., THE PONTIFF WHO HAS DIED.
CHRONOLOGY OF LIFE
Born at Carplneto March 2. 1810.
Entered college at Rome 1824.
Matriculated at Gregorian university,
1S30.
Entered College of Noble Ecclesiastics,
1832. .
Appointed domestic prelate by Gregory
XVII., 1837.
Referendiary to Court of Segnatura
March 16, 1837.
Order of priesthood conferred Dec. 31,
1837.
Apostolic delegate at Benevento, 1837-
1S41.
Governor of Spoleto, 1S41-1843.
Papal nuncio at Brussels, 1843-1845.
Made archbishop of Perugia, 1846.
Created cardinal Dec. 19, 1853.
Made cardinal camerlengo July, 1877.
Elected Pope Feb. 20, 1878.
Revived Roman Catholic hierarchy in
Scotland March 4, 1878.
though you have been too blundering
to tell me so, and I love you dearly."
"By thunder!" exclaimed the major
internally, then externally: "Love
you! I have loved you since you wer"e
a child." -
"Confound that uncle of mine!" said
Joe Stone, Jr., shortly after to a friend.
"I sent him to plead my cause with a
girl, and he got her for himself." In
dianapolis Sun.
WAS 8HE A KING'S DAUGHTER?
Leg-endary Spanish Girl Who Lived
in a Mexican Convent.
The story of this young Spanish girl
in Mexico, who lived a mysterious life
in a convent, may be truly called
legendary history. Micaela de los
Angeles was believed to be a daughter
of Philip II. of Spain, who was
brought to Mexico and immured in the
royal convent of Jesus Maria for rea
sons best known to the royal father.
This convent was founded in 1578 by
two Spaniards, Pedro T. Denia and
Gregoria de Pesquera, purposely for
the descendants of the conquerors, ac
cording to Modern Mexico.
Just whenr the nlno Micaela entered
the convent no one seemed to remem
ber, her presence at first being scarce
ly noticed by any but the mother
superior. She was plainly dressed and
kept in great seclusion for a time, but
by and by it was observed that she was
gradually being surrounded with royal
luxuries. The fact naturally incited
Inquiry and with curiosity on one hand
and knowledge even in the minds of
a few on the other it was soon known
that Micaela was a direct descendant
of the king and that her brother, the
Archbishop Pedro de Contreras, had
special care over her. For a long time
it was thought that Micaela had been
brought to the convent while a very
small child, but her Increasing unhap-
plness and longing for scenes of which
the nuns knew nothing, convinced
them that she had been rudely torn
away from all that her affections held
dear, or that she had been falsely lured
to her imprisonment in a convent in a
foreign land. The walls of the old con
vents of Mexico were very high and
thick and a nun once behind them and
protected also by the solemn oaths that
she and all about her must take, was
a nun for life and yet even those
walls had ears and there were eyes
that saw and tongues that told tales. It
was always so. Even Abelard and
Heloiseheard from each other at times.
Whether Micaela's lover was a priest
or not neither records nor traditions
tell, only that she had one. Perhaps
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OF POPE LEO XIII.
Encyclical condemning communism, so
cialism and nihilism Dec. 28, 1878.
Encyclical against heresy and socialism
Nov. 5, 1882.
Recognized unity of Italy. Oct. 7, 1883.
Encyclical condemning liberalism Nov.
6, 1885.
Celebrated golden jubilee, 1S87.
Celebrated grand, jubilee, 1888.
Encyclical on socialism and labor, May
16, 1891.
Celebrated episcopal jubilee February,
1893.
Issued appeal to England for reunion of
Christendom April 14, 1894.
Celebrated sixtieth anniversary of his
first mass Feb. 13, 1898.
Declared 1900 a year of universal jubilee
May, 1899.
Held consistory gnd created eleven new
cardinals June 19, 1899.
Celebrated ninetieth birthday March 2,
1900.
he followed her over seas. Perhaps It
was to part her from him that she was
sent to Mexico to the royal convent.
Perhaps the parting had the usual re
sult, of strengthening the ties of love
and making the lover more determined.
Who knows? Alas, no one in Mexico.
But that does not matter. Micaela
was unhappy and she had a lover who
would have taken her from the convent
If he could. That is enough to stir the
heart.
One night the convent was attacked,
whether by Indians or robbers or
heretics it could not be discovered in
the darkness, for Mexico had no street
lights in those early days. But the at
tack was repulsed, the doors doubly
barred and guarded and on one enter
ed and none escaped".
After that those who passed by the
royal convent frequently heard sad
moanings and demonical laughter and
loud calls, repeated and repeated, until
the voice seemed to die-away in the
distance or to be shut off by many
walls and closing doors at times even
by the sudden placing of a strong
hand over the mouth of the maniac.
When the mad nun of the royal con
vent died it was known that Micaela de
los Angeles, the daughter of Philip II.
of . Spain, was free and many secretly
prayed that she had joined her lover
in heaven.
Lounge Anatomy.
The modern interest in science
through "observation" has become
more or less of a mania. Even the
children are bitten by it. The Little
Chronicle says that Georgle, aged five,
takes a great interest in physiology
and anatomy.
One day some members of the fam
ily had been studying a dissected por
cupine, and making drawings of the
bones.
Not long after his sisters took an old
lounge apart, and Georgle watched
them. Presently he came running to
another member of his family, his
eyes on fire, his cheeks flushed, and
his locks flying behind him.
. "Come! comer' he cried. "If you
want to study physerology, now's your
chance. The girls have got the lounge
all to pieces!"
Same Old Plaint.
"Women," remarked old Growells,
"are the ruination of men."
"You shouldn't say that," replied
Mrs. G. "When you were sick wasn't
I always near your bedside?"
"Oh, of course," rejoined Growells.
"You were there for the purpose of
going through my pockets all right
enough,"
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THE ECSTACIES OF DREAMLAND
It la One of the Most Delightfnl of
Sensations.
Among the strangest of all the phe
nomena of life those "baseless fabrics
of a vision" dreams may surely be
included. In dreams everything is
exaggerated, and the "old Adam" as
serts itself far more aggressively than
in waking hours. Especially is this
the case after a late meal of indigest
ible food when, in some, a dream of
dire horror ensues, and in others a
violently pugilistic spirit is developed,
the dreamer in thundering, stentorian
tones shouting defiance at his assail
ant. This is an especially inconven
ient form of nightmare from which to
suffer when staying, for instance, at
an hotel with but lath and plaster
walls between the rooms.
But probably most people's dreams
are of a pleasant character; and with
the exception of a dream-vision of the
glory land with which some have been
privileged the most delightful of all
these ethereal reveries is the thrilling
pleasure of casting off the trammels
of earth, and ranging at will in the
air, on the water, or over hill and
dale.
We are in some part of the fair
earth where all is beautiful; lovely
flowers bedecked vales, rising acclivi
ties crested with tall palms with grace
ful fronds waying in the delicious
breeze; scattered monarchs of the for
est from which depend gorgeous
orchids, amongst which flit many-hued
humming birds; while the broad ocean,
a vision of azure and glittering dia
monds stretches out to the horizon.
Exploring the beauties of the scene
we find that we need but lightly touch
the ground with the foot, and at each
step we spring through the air many
yards, vaulting over any obstacle, and,
in the exuberance of our delight
bounding and curvetting about, now in
the air, now on the land. Or perhaps
we glissade down a hill and up the
next, sliding along without exertion
as though It were all ice, and describ
ing impossible figures or the deep hill
side. And now arrived at the cliffs edge
we take a delicious flight down to the
waves breaking on the shore beneath;
now skimming over their foam-bedecked
rests, or making a momentary in
cursion beneath their curling -hollows,
or taking an upward flight, and, from
a towering height making a swoop
downwards; then, joyously gliding over
the heaving surface, down into the
troughs and over the undulating waves,
in a positive esctacy of gladness; again
flying landward, we hover on our way
over a beautiful treeclad combe cleft
in the cliffs, or gambol in mid-air,
thrilled through and through with a
glow of transporting enchantment.
Then resolving to explore the un
known, we soar up higher and higher
Into space, soon leaving our planet far
away in the dim distance. And then
we awoke; and behold alas! it was
but a dream.
FISHING FOR BLUEFISH.
Sportsman Causrht a Shark and the
Fan Was Great.
We had so much to do during the
daytime that we never succeeded in
getting over for the day. So it was
determined to have a go at it at night.
We went over twice. The first night
we were fairly successful, getting half
a dozen good fish. The second night
it was pretty dark, and we had taken
two fish, both of them coming on my
line, probably because I was more ex
perienced and got the line out farther
than the others. But at any rate
things were getting rather dull when.
after a cast, I felt something strike,
and from the stroke thought I had on
a good-sized fish. But almost imme
diately the line slackened, not -enough
to show that I had lost him, but, as I
supposed then, enough to show that he
was not a very big one, and more than
that, was swimming up with the line,
says a writer in the World's Work. I
pulled faster, lest he should unhook
himself, but was not particularly in
terested until I felt a pull like a horse
which absolutely stopped my hauling
in for a second. I called out to the
man next to me. "I've got a big one
this time," and then my attention was
too much taken up for further re
marks. He came along sawing from
side to side, and when he set back I
feared for the line. Just before he
reached the surf he made one break,
and the plash thereof was enough to
make me think that I had caught the
real king of bluefish this time. As he
came through the surf I ran down
Into the water in my excitement and
Interest to land him safely, and by this
time two of my companions were
about me ready to give aid. As he
came splashing in he looked at least
twelve feet long, but not quite the
shape and make of a bluefish, as one
can imagine, for, as we beached him.
he proved to be a shark, and although
not fully the twelve feet that he had
looked, he did actually measure more
than nine feet in length. "He was
neither as useful nor as valuable as
a bluefish of five pounds, but he was
far more Interesting and the fun was
great.
London's Army of Horses.
In a recent paper on "Electric Au
tomobiles," read before the British
Institution of Civil Engineers, H. F.
Joel stated that in London alone there
were over 16,000 licensed horse-carriages,
apart from private " vehicles,
tradesmen's vans, etc., and it was es
timated that over 200,000 horses were
stabled each night in London, neces
sitating the daily removal of more
than 5,000 tons of manure and refuse.
Foreign Criminals in Kuglnnrt. .
There are now in custody in England
and Wales, undergoing terms of im
prisonment for crimes 625 aliens of
comparatively recent importation. An
investigation Into the antecedents of
these criminals shows that in a ma
jority of instances they were driven or
assisted out of their own countries and
entered Great Britain unchallenged.
Conditions Hatt Changed.
He Remember, madam, that you
were only my typewriter when I mar
ried you. ..
She Well, what of it? You will
please remember at the same time
that you were my boss when you mar
ried me, but now I am yours. Com
fort.
Churned.
"Yes, stranger," drawled the up
State farmer, "that train Is loaded
with butter."
"But I thought it was a milk train?"
interposed the city man.
"So it was, but coming down the
mountain it left the track and when
it got back again all the milk had
been churned to butter."
Poer Thomas.
Stone-Cutter What name shall I cut
on the headstone?
Widow Simply put "Thomas
Burns."
Not Aaglinsr.
"Well, there is one thing that can
be said of Crawfoot. Although he
went fishing himself on the Sabbath
he didn't let his little son fish."
"I am glad to hear that. Was the
boy at Sunday school?"
"No, baiting the hooks."
A DIFFERENCE IN EYES.
Potato Well, old one-eye, how did you like the circus? ,
Needle Oh, not at -all! Couldn't see anything. There were too many
rings going on at the same time.
Potato Gee! I thought it fine; had a great time.
NeedleWell, why shouldn't jrou think it fine? With all your eyes you
tould see all the rings at. .once. ,
Good Ad-vice.
"You have nad some experience with
the fair sex," said the Inexperienced
youth who had been jilted; "how is
the best way to get around a girl!"
"With your arms!" tersely replied
the old-timer.
Something in It.
Mrs. Chugwater Josiah, do you be
lieve there is anything in palmistry?
Mr. Chugwater Yes; I have been
told that some palmists get as high as
$100 a week out of it.
Jarred.
Composer How much ought I get
for my new song?
Critic Six months.
The Strennons Life.
Caterby What are you doing in
town? I thought you were living In
the country playing golf, ping pong,
tether ball and going to dances.
Peterkin I am. But I have to come
to town occasionally to get rested.
He Knew.
Teacher I feel for you, Tommy. I
feel for you every time I have to pun
ish you.
Tommy Well,, you found me all
right that time.
They Obstructed the View
Prospective Customer What have
you got in the way of fruit this morn
ing, grocer?
Grocer (misunderstanding) Oh, a
couple of boxes of soap, sir, but I
can easily remove 'em. Columbia Jes
ter. At St Lonis.
Quinn Airships will be all the rage
soon.
De Fonte Well, It Is nothing un
usual for people to fly In a rage.
- Knew the Ianrhter.
"Well, have you found a stage ca
reer all that you hoped? Has Dame
Fortune smiled on you?"
"I haven't met the old lady yet.
But I know her daughter. We have
traveled together for several year."
"Her daughter?"
"Yes Miss Fortune." -. ;
Would Be Palatable.
Reginald Bah jove, that barbah
should be more progressive.
Harry In what way?
Reginald Well, if he must get that
shaving soap in a fellow's mouth he
should have it flavored with vanilla
and wlntergreen.
Easily Accomplished.
"I'd like to be popular, out here,"
said the millionaire from the East.
"Wal, pard," drawled Amber Pete,
"if you want the boysto think you
are any good you must kill your
man."
"That so? All right. I'll have my
chauffeur let me run my automobile."
At the Dinner Party.
Gunner What a cold and reserved
beauty Miss Beacon Is! She preferred
to walk into the dining room unescort
ed. Guyer Yes, she reminds us of time
and tide.
Gunner How is that?
Gnuyer She waits for no man.
He Carried on Warfare.
"That's won on me!" said the gen
eral's horse, as the enemy surren
dered. Columbia Jester.
A Bad One.
The Husband (during the quarrel)
You're always making bargains. Was
there ever a time when you didn't?
The Wife Yes, sir; on my wedding
day.
His Love.
"Poor fellow, he loves her for all
he's worth."
"He loved her more than that yes
terday." "How do you mean?"
"He borrowed, a . ten-spot from me
to send her' some Easter flowers."
Philadelphia Press.
Too Practical.
Bess Why did you break off your
engagement with Jack?
Nell I asked him to guess my age
and he did.
Very "Shocking."
Young Housekeeper Please send me
two pounds of butter, a dozen eggs
and a box of seeded raisins.
Grocer Anythin else, ma'am?
Young Housekeeper Why, yes; you
might send two pounds of those elec
tric eurrants I hear so much about.
I'd like to try them in the fruit cake
and see if they are any better than
the old kind.
Strennons Bores. .
May me Are you going to the sea
shore this summer?
Edyth Not me. I bored almost to
death there last year.
Mayme Not enough men?
Edythe No; too many mosquitoes.
An Enjoyable Evening.
"Yes, I went to the muslcale last
night and had a delightful time."
"Last night? Why, the storm was
so terrific I should think it would
have kept most of the guests away."
. "It did keep some away, and for
tunately they were the ones who were
expected to supply the music."
Washington Star.
Beal Mean of Him.
"I don't wish to take up your time,"
the caller said, "unless you think it is
likely I might Interest you In the sub
ject of life insurance."
"Well," replied the man at the desk,
"I'll not deny that I have been think
ing some about it lately. - Go ahead.
I'll listen to you."
Whereupon the caller talked to him
45 minutes without a break.
"And now," he said at last, "are'
you satisfied that our company is one
of the best and that our plan of doing
business is thoroughly safe and con
servative?" "Yes."
"Have 1 convinced you that we fur
nish as good Insurance as any other
company and at rates as cheap as you
can get anywhere?"
"Yes, I am satisfied with l the show
ing you make. Perfectly satisfied."
"Well, don't you want to take out
a policy with us 7'.
"Me? Oh, no.' I'm a life insurance
agent myself. I though I might be
able to get some pointers from you."
A cable road at best is but a wire
pulling affair.
THE OLD-MAID AGE.
A Woman Not Beyond the Line Now
Until She Is 30.
A few years ago 25 was regarded
as the age at which a woman became
an old maid.
The limit has. now been set at 30.
In other words, at 30 is the imaginary
line which separates the term of
splnsterhood into halves, the first
stage being that of eligibility to matri
mony and the second that of forced or
voluntary resignation to single bless
edness. Although the cry of "old maid" may
still be heard, it has ceased to alarm.
Indeed, there are no old maids in the
sense in which the expression was
once used, and the idea that marriage
Is the chief ahn of women no longer
exists in the minds of sensible peo
ple. Nor is a woman supposed to have
lost all power of attraction because
she has entered her third decade.
Balzac had laid down the theory that
a woman at 30 is at her most fascinat
ing and dangerous age, . dangerous,
that is, to the hearts of men.
She cannot boast, perhaps, of a long
train of admirers. Partners- at balls
are less persistent and fewer In num
ber. The delicate aroma of flattery
has become fainter, and now and then
a verv vounsr man miv mnko her fool
like her own grandmother by asking
advice about his love affairs. Never
theless, many women who have enter
ed the thirties are the center of a
drama upon which the curtain is not
likely to fall for many a year.
In all womanly honesty. It may be,
she revels in her part of heroine, and
in the disturbances and agitations of
which she is the cause. This kind of
woman, as Landor puts it, "warms
both hands at the fire of life."
It Is not only a fact that women
marry later in life than they used to,
but It is equally true that everywhere
the more mature woman is to the
fore. The young and inexperienced
bud has ceased to be the reigning
queen of the hour. She has been forc
ed to yield her place to the maturer
woman, the woman of broader experi
ence and wider knowledge.
As a matter of fact, the woman of
30 or thereabouts often has a feeling
which is akin to pity for the sweet
young thing of 18 a. feeling which
would doubtless surprise the wide
eyed girl in muslin and blue ribbons
who thinks the whole, world lies at
her feet.
"One thing I am thankful for," says
the bachelor maid, "and that is that
I am no longer a bread-and-butter
miss.
"There is no period of her existence,
I think, wherein woman appears to
less advantage. It is almost impossi
ble for a fflrl of 18 not to be conscious.
and she has so little knowledge of the
world that she is unable to hide her
awkwardness.
'T i- 1 nrmicfn,. T, 1 ,AV
the efforts of the poor thing to ap
pear natural and at her ease and to
say her little say without betraying
that she has prepared it beforehand."
A word to the glorified spinster of
to-day let her take her stand boldly,
firmly. Let her never pretend to a
day less than her years really number.
Let her look as pretty as she can and
as young as she can as long as she
can. Let her preserve all the graces
and coquetries of womanhood that
possess so potent an attraction. This
is her woman's prerogative.
But no klttenishness, no Juvenility,
no shyness. That is not her role.
Shyness in a young- girl is charming.
But it weakens the position of the un
married woman. It makes her seem
apologetic, and this she should never
seem to be, as her position needs no
apology. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Only Sampling It.
In the grocery division of a big de
partment store a young woman was
making an exhibit of a new prepara
tion of wheat On the counter in
front of her were little plates. These
she filled from time to time with
freshly cooked samples, which she
passed out free to customers who
wished to try them.
One man, a lean, dyspeptic-looking
person, had emptied his dish with evi
dent relish, and the young woman,
sure of making a sale, addressed him
with her most engaging smile:
"Well," she said, "how do yon like
our new breakfast food? It's only fif
teen cents a package."
"It Is very good," he replied, set
ting down the dish, "but I never cat
any breakfast."
Bird Slaughter.
The total number of . packages of
osprey feathers sold In London last
year was 1,608, and of the birds of
paradise 19,552. A package of osprey
feathers varies in amount from two
or three to over 100 ounces, but a
careful computation shows the aver
age to be about 30 ounces to the pack
age. This gives a total of 48,240
ounces, and on tne received: estimate
that four birds are required to yield
one ounce of plumes,' we have a total
of 192,960 birds killed In the breed
ing season to furnish one year's feath
sales. Of the birds of paradise 13,993
were catalogued as females.
Thii4r RihlAH a MinntA.
The Bible publications of the Oxford
University Press have been Issued for
800 years, and can be published In 150
languages and dialects. Every year
fully 600 tons of paper are used for
... . .unA nA.. inn
tniS pUryOSe IU1 A.W,-
000 Bibles are quite common, and the
supply of printed sheets is so great
that an order for 500,000 copies can
ha rtmdilv filled. On an a vera ere. from
thirty to forty Bibles are furnished
every minute.
Then He Made Op.
He (after a tiff) Going home to
your mother, eh?
She--Yes, I am.
He Huh! What do you suppose
she'll say to you?
She She'll say: "I told you so."
New York Weekly.
Different Now.
Burton Your garden Is pretty small,
isn't it?
Barton It seemed so to me before I
hecran to take care of it. Somervilla
journal.
Whenever a boy sees dirt he wants
to get Into It.