IT 13 NOT TRUE.
Jt Is not true that Joy lies dead,
Although today our ln-nrts hare Med
For mo nntl you It h not true.
It Is not nio that llfo H vain,
If, from our team, llfo 0110 ilrop Rain
Of love's jmre dew It Is not true .
It Is not true that death ran end
What Joy's loss doth nl:not amend
'Neath sorrow's hue It Is not true.
Py heaven's blue, by imsslon'M fire,
Hy our love's deep, yet chained, desire,
It is not true, It Is not true.
William Kt rut hern lu Home Journal.
THE LAST CHAIIHT.
Slisf Carmen's pet. rlmrlty now was (lie
fund fur Mexican Indian. She liarl it
since three jears uro, when a lmtulsonic,
enthusiastic yonug curate, who was stay
Ing in tho same summer hoarding hotiso
nf herself, had Interested her lu It. He
had been on a ranch lu northern Mexico
the year after he graduated from cdege,
nnd before he had decided to go into the
ministry. Miss Carmen, who had a very
vague idea of what a ranch M'as, confus
ing it In her mind with cowboys, plun
dered roaches and rescued maidens, consid
ered Mr. Howard one of those reclaimed
victims of a life of d!s!pal!on (he was, by
the way, when she met him, just 2il years
old), though he had In reality never done
anything particularly wrong iti his life.
.Mips Carmen belonged to that class of
women one never knows Iiom' to speak of,
"whether as a "lady" or "young lady,"
unless one Is addressing the person her
self, M'heu one Is npt to venture on
the latter term. And It must also lu) ac
knowledged she could not. resist the at
traction of a man who was "turning over
n new leaf;" this species sometimes even
toot precedence of hercharity in her favor,
nnd that is saying a good deal, for her
charity, whatever it happened at the time
to be, was to dear to her heart it mado
Sier almost a dread to her friends. Per
liaps.you met her in a store; before you
could hurry by with a "Good morning,
JUiss Carmen," she would stop you: "Oh,
ZLauraLafargc, you're the very girl I want
to see. 1 want you to take a booth at rho
fair next week for the charity. You
can have any booth you wish, but won't
you bo in the 'Mikado?' I M ailt girls who i She agreed too to find a man for her vis
will get up handsome costumes, and you ! a-vis, and left her friend radiant oncq
know, with your taste," etc. Or: "Mar
Karct Wyndoff, I'm so glad I ve met you;
just stop wide here a moment, will you?
I'm going to a.sk you to help me In a little
(International tea I'm getting up for thoso
rpoor such poverty, such distress, I can't
tell you liow they appeal to me. Now do
iprmiiistt to furnish llowers and appear lit
'the Greek group (he costumes will be
very simple, and I've asked for veil," etc.
Or on the street: "Good morning, Mr.
"Gnrcy, won't you turn around and walk
wlthmen few moments: I'm going to ask a
favor of you, which 1 want you to promise
to grant me. It's really nothing at all for
you to do, and It is for a very worthy
charity; young Mrs. Parley has Paid she
will bo Lady Washington, and I Mailt you
tio bo George lu an old time tea party."
.Arid often before you can refuse she is
'gone, with "Good-by; 1 knew you Mould;
kind of yon; good-by."
Now 11 Mas theatricals, and for tho
Mexican Indians again. Her friends, to
'tell the truth, were getting u little tired I
of doing for these creatures. They had
Cl)eeu to teas for Iheni, to a klrmess for
them, to tableaux, to lectures for them;
enough of things to have educated wholo
trils's of them, Mrs. Ned Hrown said, If
they hud only b.'cn there theinelves.
:nd, she added, she really didn't see why
thev should be made to suiter anil pay
both; U they must give these things, give
them, but make the Indians go them
selves. However, Mrs. Hrown M'as a
lllghty little Moman whom every ono
laughed at In their sleeve, while people
nil did admire Miss Carmen, though they
wire getting u little t ivd of their churl
JLies. All these things Miss " rinen felt In an
Indcllnlto soil of May r she camo homo
from the mission m i .1 ono afternoon.
It M'as Mr. IIownH's mission and ho had
Hpokcu to beautltully lo the poor children
that day. Hut then he always did. He
.liad spoken so kindly to her, too; some-
aiOM' or other some people seemed to take ,
it for granted thai she (ould goout in any j
Jilnd of weather, with no matter Iiom bad
n cold, without any danger, And today
3iad been her birthday, she did not think
what birthday, the fact Itself Mas bad
enough without being numbered. Sho
was getting old, she thought with iv sigh;
lcnr me, much too old to bo thinking so
much of this handsome young minister,
And much too old to have that drop ou
her check; she must wall; fasteraud think
of something else, and es, she Mould ask
her slLtcr to tal;e her mission class, at
least for awhile. She passed a wretched
beggar sitting ou the curb grinding a
unnll organelle thut had stops nearly a
minute long between each note. Miss
Carmen looked quickly around and
then furtively dropped a quarter
into the tin cup, uud passed ou.
the had been told such charity Mas mis
applied, but then she had felt, just like it
uud was willing to run the risk. So Mr,
JIOMtird m:is really going back to Mexico,
not as a ranch man this time, but as a
missionary. What should she do when
lio Mas gone what, had ll come to thlsf
She must think of something else, and
tho hurried ou, without noticing two '
voung girls who passed her quickly. "I
was afraid she Mould see us," ono of them j
ald. "1 know she'd ask me to bo in a .
booth or tuke part in those theatricals."
Girls Mho uecr did any good in tho
world, and probably never Mould, Mho
would not een appreciate the self sacrl- 1
icing lalxu tf Miss Carmen. Undoubt-
dly the latter did lack Judgment, or let 1
us say moderation, but in her projier 1
inhere, or under able guidance, what I
might she not accomplish!1
Sho found a note at home for her from
Ullss Tower, saying she was sorry, but
lier health M-as so wretched this winter
her physician had tnlxxied theatricals,
Sho also found Mr Garey's curd, with a
hasty note on the hack, which read how
much lie regretted he Mould not be able
to take the part Miss Carmen had kindly
Assigned to htm.
Miss Carmen sat dn n and cried. Sho
knew it Mas silly, but she didn't care. Sho
was tired out nnd over worried and she
threw herself dow u ou her couch ami had
& "good cry " She Mas lmllilng her eyes
o , , . . - - - -
mid smoothing her hair when the maid
urouguni-r .nr. uunan j n ini. oiiu . .
ill another hair pin uud then went riuut
down. .....
Oh," sho said, without even greeting
him.
m, "I'm iHTfectly wretcluHll Two of
my Kopie have harked out. I did think
when 1 hmt only three lu the play I should
have no trouble, but tin only two whocuu
net won't act What shall I do?"
And shu laughed nervotuly, feeling dan
ft'truusl)' rear her mood tiptalis. How
nl felt ery orry fur lier, m norry lio did
not know what to say. Plnully Ua iiiur
fcitiiixJi " wUh I amid Mp you of
I
couve I couldn't net but can't yonf" Ti s
added quickly, as the tlioiiKht came to
lilui. "Why don't yon take MIbs Tower's
part?" Miss Carmen hltmhed ami
laughed. "Oh, no I I am too old; I
couldn't." And Howard answered:
'How absurd, MIks Carmen; you know
you" And then stopped einbarras-ed.
Jte knew lic wan older than he; he had
deplored that often, especially of late.
He s afraid pcrluipi fhe looked lovn
on lilm. He d!d not care alMiut acre. "Iain
getting so discouraged," she went on, "I
am always tryliiK to help or do good In
some May, but I don't seem to succeed.
My May Is not the right one; I've over
done it. People ate itettliiK tired of my
Mih-cription lists. If I could only do
fcome honest work myself." An Idea M-as
forming in Howard's m!ud, one full of
hope,
He could give her the opportunity
h1ig wished for. . His ago ought not to bo
a stumbling block; he Mas sure lie could
not 0ve lier more dearly were lie twenty ,
or thirty years older than he was and
Just then a young lady was announced.
"Oh, Annie!" exclaimed Miss Carmen,
"I'm so glad you've come; I am In tho
greatest trouble. Will yon help met"
"Of course I will If I can, but you must
tell what It Is before I promise, nnd I
warn you befoiehand, I refuse to be a Ite
becca and tell lemonade, and on no ac
count Mill I dress myself up for a Japan
ese woman. I did ft once and it Mas too
hideously unbecoming; now tell mc"
"1 only want jou," continued Miss Car
men, "to take part lu n little play to bo
given privately here O, excuse me, Mr.
Howard Miss Gordon, my rector, Mr.
HoMiird, I am so upset, you know, I
quite forgot myself. The piny is for"
"The .Mexican Indians," Miss Gordon in
terrupted; "I knew it; well, why don't
j ou ask Grace Jlenleyr"
"I did, and she refused."
"Hell Matthews then, she nets."
"Her mother wont let her."
"Why not, Mrs. Porter"
"Her husband doesn't npprove."
"How absurd! What's the tnatterwith
Sue Tower"
"Oh, her physician has forbidden her
nctlng, and you're the only one left; I
wouldn't ask you for I know you nro
very busy, but 1 am getting desperate."
Miss Gordon said she would do what
she could, and took the play book home
M'ilh her, though she (old .Miss Carmen she
couldn't, promise to he a credit to her.
JHUIl, i un nwii v niiini ii lulu i iuiiu
you've taken oir my mind," the latter
said to A iinle, as sho went away with Mr.
Howard, forgetting how long ho was
holding her hand until Annie coughed.
Miss Gordon told her mother that night
if there wa's not so great a difference in
their ages she Mould think there Mas
something between them.
Hut the next day well, Miss Carmen
said she Mould have to laugh, if she did
not she would have to cry again, it was so
crushing. It reminded her of the tlniO'
she had a beautiful portiere embroidered
to rnflle for the beuellt of some poor mis
sion, and the minister, Mho M-as opposed
. lt-,,, L-tiM ,i1it.t Inml
, to rallies, persuaded her they M ere wrong. ,
No one Mas M illing to pay what tho por-
I tierc M-as worth, so It ended lu her buying
It herself and giving up her Washington
trip that winter. Now today thu noon
I mall brought a letter from Annie. Gordon,
' Mho wrote to know why in the world she
! .ll.ftit ft. ill l.i.t. fli.it... it'itu utiwrliii. Ill till!
part, and asking her If she did not know
IIMlll v ll u iii-i .in iu imn fiiiKiii ii.
that she, Annie, could not slug a. note.
And In tho same mail came a letter from
the brother of Mr. White, M ho had been
her stand by all through, saying his
brother hnd the measles, and so, of
course, would not bo able, elc. Tho the-
atricals looked dubious. In the midst of
her consternation Mr. Howard arrived on
the scene. She gave hint a trembling
hand, and M'as as frightened as could bo
lest she should cry. Ho told her almost
Immediately what he had conic to ask.
"I know I'm young," ho stammered.
"O, no!" sho Interrupted, "1 am old."
Hut what followed Is theirs, not ours, nor
Mrs. Hroun's, wlio said afterward:
"Wllat is tho man thinking off She's old
enough to be his mother!" Fho was not
really, thougli wlmt if she mcio if they
. loved each other?
As Howard started to leave at dusk,
after ho and Miss Carmen had fully dls-
cussed the advantages of Mexico for a
honeymoon and for work, she said to bin :
"It will bo a wedding instead of theal
ilcals."
"Yes, and you will piny the heroino
after all," he answered.
"If you'd like to have me ask Miss Gor
don" but she never finished that speech.
William Clyde Pitch in New York
News.
Nutritive Value of I'omU,
In tho United States the tendency to
extravagance, combined with the mis
taken notion as to the nutritive value of
costly food, causes exceptions to tho rule.
Taking the world through, however, tho
poorer communities anil classes of people
almost universally select those foods
which chemical analysis shows to supply
the actual nutrients at the loMest cost.
Hut, unfortunately, the proper propor
tions of the nutrients lu their dietaries are
often very defective. 'Thus in portions of
India and China rice, lu northern Italy
maize meal, lu certain districts of Ger
man) and in some regions and seasons in
Ireland ixitntocs, and among the poor
whites of the southern United States
maize meal and bacon, make a large part
of the sustenance of the people. 'Ihese
foods supply the nutrients in the cheapest
forms, but they nro all dellcleut lu pro
tein. Tho iH-ople who live uism them nro
111 nourished, and sutler physically, intel
lectually and morally thereby.
Ou the other hand the Scotchman, as
shrewd in his diet as lu his dealings, tlud.i
a most economical supply of protein In
oatmeal, haddock and herring; and tho
thrifty inhabitants of New Kugland sup
plement the fat of their pork with tho
protein of beans and the carbohydrates of
potatoes, and supplement maizo nnd
wheat tlour with the protein of codfish
and mackerel; and while subsisting
largely upon such trugal but rational
diets, are well nourished, physically
strong and distinguished for their intel
lectual and moral force. Professor W.
O. AtM'ater in 'The Century,
New lt for Wlrts
A new use for m Ire Is described by Tho
T jilnli'i.r Hills! rll In sii'liliiiineher Zeltlllitf.
It (a vlnl. si lluif in vnrlmw ntllltiirv ills,
..i.i . .. ......i . ....ii. ,.a
uiuin vi lliiiiil mm pvuiiii viiiuiiiuj, na
Well as lu Holland, trials have been mado
ot wJrt, ROj,,rt couml wltll II SllbstallCO
: nmbllng India rubWr. These soles nro
Laid to lw inoVe durable than thoso mado ,
1 of it,..fher. and to cost onlv about half tho
prlco of Ica'ther New Orlcaiii Picayune, i
It Is mighty hard fur er man dat nuWr
xa in trouble ter Is) yer trtiefrleu'. It
lake u frot ter kwcetvu do wild grujca,
' 0. V. llmllngton, tho lllty iiillllonalre,
ns4xi to jksiiuo out miner uy mo ihjuiiu iu
Wi9 iiiiiura m Wttiijorunt,
THERE. WAS A CHANGE.
flow the Mnjeaty of Director Affected
lUillroail 1'orter.
Two or three gentlemen, including among
them a director, were traveling together on
the London nnd Northwestern line, when the
train drew up at Wlgan station.
One of tho pasingers, Ignorant of the par
ticular locality, put his head out of tho win
dow, nnd, seeing a jiorter MiKtiiig, olitely
aid:
"What station Is this, my good ninnf
"YVlgnn, to bo sure," replied tho twrter in
a very Mirly tone.
The director, hearing what passed, was
much annoyed, and, turning to ids compan
ion, remarked:
"This sort of thing will never do we must
k.i.. i.w.rn KllltV ..ll ll.fu III,,. Will . II
. ml(li;.ssillB ,)0 Keiitleinan who' had not yet
upokcn, "kindly put the sumo question to tho
jKtrter when lie comes this way"
Six in tho limn imix'iu ihI, nod thu gentloman
, si.ld. "Porter, " ill you ! good enough to tell
j me the name of thN Vtntionf"
"Wigun, to lu sure," eumo thp answer,
with n frown nnd u surlier tone tlinu before.
i "Now," said the director, "I will njenk to
him and you will sco tho change in his de
meanor." Conscious of his importance, nnd of tho
paralyzing ell'ect his presence would have on
1 the railway oflleiul, he looked out of tho car
! riago window uml joiniou.sly asked, "Por
ter, what place may this IjoT' .
' "Find out, you old idiot I canto tho an
1 wer that nlmo.d. took his breath away. Yan
kee lllade.
fjlinngeiililtt Weather.
Maine Man (lluMiing a story)- Yes, sir. I
killed that Ix-nr with uothin' but this little
juckkuife. Guess you never lied a tussle with
a bear, did ye
New York Mar Oil, yes. I was out fish
ing one day on Staten Island, when a big
ler mado a rui.li for mo uud knocked tho
m)Io out of my liiind, leaving mo without
even that means of defense. Well, sir, I
grabbed that, bear, threw him down uml held
him there until ho froze to death.
Maine Mini (gasping) I might V dono
that many a time myself, but the weather up
our way don't change so quick as it does here.
Now York Weekly.
Tho IMIIor'n Joke.
Physician My dear sir, you need sleep.
Tell me, do you sleep well nt night?
Patient Doctor, I have not had a night's
l sleep for eleven yearsl
Physician hy, it's a wonder you are not
deail or insane! Does it interfere with your
busiueshf
I'a! Ifii t No, doctor, not n bit.
"Indeed? What is your occupation, may I
ask ('
"I am an editor of a morning paer."
Doctor leaves In dlegtist. Ijiwreuco Amer
ican. Ordinary I'iiisciiith IIhvo To.
A wet duy on Washington street:
The Conductor Stop tho car at thecro-ssiu',
next time, .luck?
Thu Driver What do you want to stop at
the erossin' for?
"'Cause my wife's goln' to get oIT, an' she
don't know how to swim.': Iloston Times.
A I Slid SIkii.
"Do I look unwell?"
"No, I can't say tlmt you look any M-or
than usual?"
"Well, 1 didn't know, but our family un
dertaker met mo twice today and shook hands
with mo each timu. I was beginning to get
alarmed." Philadelphia Times.
Why Un Waited.
Night Editor (roaring furiously through
SK'iil;iug tube) It's !) o'clock! Why don't
you go to press? What are you waiting for?
Foreman (with equal fury) The dash blank
regular dully dispatch about tho salo of thu
Adam Korepaugh circus hasn't come yet!
Chicago Times.
A Mlntulii'li I'unililo.
At a recent performance In a Now York
! opera house, after the great football game, an
a number of students lelt their seats between
the nets, n good lady was hoard to observe:
I 1. , 1 I . I... . . 1 F..II I... ....
I illll I II. iuii mill mill iiiusu fiuui ii'iiuws nut a
to go homo and go to studying?" Texas Sitt
ings.
An .Mlu-lit lln i:pt-eled.
Dude Doetah, where do neuralgic pain
aw generally attack one?
Doctor They usually seek out somo weak
sK)t in tho system. Where nro yours?
Dude Mine aw mine ure in my bwaiu,
dootah. Chicago Times,
(.'mine lor TIiiiiiUh.
"I aw quite fohgot myself foil a mo
ment this morning," began Willio Washing
ton, who was trying to bo conversational.
"For which,"' Interrupted MUs Hello Pep
pcrtoti, "you ought to Ik very thankful."
Washington Post.
All tii ;iiiivi'iiii'iui..
Tourist (in a coal mine, after passing
around cigars) Kverything seems to bo wet
and tin in . Where can 1 strike a match?
Miner Height here, sor. Dinuls, lift th'
rubber cloth otl'eu th' jiowder keg l Now
York Weekly.
Wliut lie llml Killed.
A French gentleman, after a grouse drlva
ill Scotland, being it si. is 1 by his host wliut he
hud killed, replied: "Of ire grouse none zey
are too dllllcult; but of so vild sheep I have
seven over re hill!" Kxcliaugc.
la Union Wllfti' tli 1 1 nil t In?
"You don't love mo any more, John. Tim
idea of getting homo at this time of night."
"Why, my dear, it's a grcut deal earlier
than 1 Used to get homo whilu I wiu courting
you," New York Sun.
Thoughtful for 1IU Witr.
I
Old Mr. NolghUrly-Why don't you hitch
llllll 10 UlO post, Klllliy I
Suminv Father did. but I w as afraid h
- - - -
misht brwik it ami get muiy.-I.ife.
. .
A Iu" u'm', T""rl
I?irt Citlten-StruwUirrn in the market,
I ""tiro.
Kooowl Ditto-Ye-, mid it' a long wy
from
my mouth to market, Washliii;tou
PO.U
Vrry llni'lded,
Culluwhy-MU IVrl U a deulded blond,
isn't ho I
lint Ye, Um ilml'lud, You ouiiht u
ImVM heaitl hr rjM( imt.oIjtMreiicti Auwi
run,
rit COULD KEEP A SECRET.
A Tarn About fltnnnnalt Jackson and an
Iliqnlaltlvs Cnlonel.
An old soldier at the capital yesterday told
this story of Stonewall Jackson:
; It was during bis valley campaign, and a
, battle was expected within a day or two,
though Jackson's plans wero so carefully
' guarded thut not oven his adjutant could
guess them Intelligently. This self reliance
vins characteristic of Jackson, and his aver
' sion to telling his plans was well known
amongst his oillcers and men. In fact, it was
his ixjllcy to surprise bis own men no less
thnn to surpris. the enemy.
Geo. Jackson was ono of a group of officers,
and another of tho group wus a Georgia
colonel who Is still living. Conversation wus
dragging. Jackson was thoughtful and had
little to say, and tho effect was dampening.
Finally, Just to revive tho conversation, the
Georgia colonel asked abruptly:
"General, will ue have a light to-morrow."
Everybody knew in no instant that the
blunder was irreparable und nobody realized
this more than the colonel.
Jackson turned quickly and stared full in
the sjieaker's fuce. Then he slowly surveyed
the colonel from head to foot, and back again.
The silence us puinful.
"Colonel," said tho general slowly, but not
in an unkind tone, "can you keep a secre
"Yes, general," was the warm, if er .ir
rassed, assurance, "I know I can, al.
Yes, sir"
"Are you quite certain, colonel T'
"I am quito certain, general."
"Well, colonel," in the sains quiet, even
tone, "so can J, sir,"
j l lie coionei s luce nusneii crimson, ano mere
was a iieutmy silence lor a Halt minute or
moro.
"Now, colonel," said Jackson, with some
feeling, "that rudeness of mine hurt me ss
much as ic did you, but I trust thut it has
taught you u valuable lesson. If wo do have
a light to-morrow, colonel, your regiment
shall have a chance." Atlanta Constitution.
Suppressing: tlit l'ren.
The arrest of two editors for printing
an extract from another paper question
ing the validity of the anti-lottery law
is certainly carrying things prettv high
in this land of free speech nnd liberal
government.
Toe 1'oil has no objection to the stamp
ing out of the lottery companies, but the
line should he drawn, it thinks, at that
point where irresponsible underlings of
the government attempt to stamp out
the press.
Oil this line the Atlanta Conslhnl iun
says tli it " this policy will not work. If
lotteries cannot he destroyed without
also destroying the freedom of the press,
the people will be in favor of letting the
lotteries alone. We cannot nflbnl to
yield our right to speak and publish fair
criticisms of public measures. If we
yield tho right in one instance, we may
expect to be forced to keep silence when
over it suits the government to demand
it. Fortunately it is no easv matter to
bulldoze the newspapers ol America.
The. menace of tine nnd imprisonment
will intimidate very few. No matter
wliat Federal odicialB may hold, the
newspaper men of this country will not
change their conviction that an honest
criticism or discussion of tho provisions
contained in the anti lottery law cannot
with any show of justice Ihj" held to be
a violation of that law. If they are mis
taken in this belief, then the law will
have to be repealed or modified. In this
Republic the goverment cannot array it
selt against the pn ss and have the suj
port of the people "
It is the policv nnd practice in some
of the monarcbles to inhibit criticism
hy the press of the acts of government,
but until thu enforcement, or tlieallegtd
enforcement, of the anti-lottery law no
ono rii earned that such a thing would be
attempted in the United Slates. Hous
ton (Te..) 1'urt, September 10.
Tho Ileal Ciiiikp.
Hostess What a modest youth Jimmy is
in society! Ho hesitates to address himself
to tho belles, while you, Frank, are just tho
other way.
Frank Pshaw 1 it Isn't modesty that ails
Jim.
"No. What then?"
"It's lack of nervo." Chicago Times.
rem full
"Awful accident at the museum.''
"What was it?"
"Tho wild dog from Borneo got loose last
night and ate up three-quarters of the ossified
mini while ho slept."
"Doos the ossillcd man know it!"
"No; they're afraid to tell him." Life.
Why She looked I)oeful.
Ho (meditatively) What makes that
toll
lady in blue look so unhappy?
Sho (carelessly) Oh, sho was disappointed
in love.
Ho (interestedly) Fellow went back on her?
She (sharply) No married her. West
Shore.
lln Tried to Fill Her Tlace.
"My wife is a great and noblo woman, of
wonderful domestic eudowmonts."
"Why this sudden advance in your esti
mate of her?"
"Shu left me to tako care of the children a
couple of hours yesterday." Chicago Times.
A Stroke nf Tortim.
Hobbs I made ten dollars just now.
Pobtis How so?
Hoblw I met Nobbs on the street, and he
asked me to lend him twenty dollars until
to-morrow. Luckily, I had only ten dollars
iu my pocket. Sotnorville Journal.
mine It On.
Prisoner (to prosecuting witness) Can't
you lend mo fJo, sir?"
P. W, Why, you thieving scoundrel, you
stole f 75 from me yesterday."
'Pri-souer I know It; but I needed a hun
dred, Washington Star.
A DlncourutliiK ltrply.
AITectiouato Relative Why do you sit to
far off, Cousin Jennie' Come over here on
the sofa and sit alongside of me.
Cousin Jennie I'm thinking that for a dis
tant relative you uro uear enough already.
Texas Sifting.
Where 11b f.et UN Olir.tuuU.
Mr. Cumso (reading) "F, O. Kant, who
lives near Wheohug, bus a complete set of al
in.iuaes runuliig back to the year 17SS."
Cumso Kaut I 1 don't recall any mlnttrel
of thut uaiue. Yeuowiue'i News.
Drtli:iilnc
He (of Montreal) Do you tieliera In tho
iinnxatUm of I'auaila to the United State?
She wf Now York, coyly) Do you mean
nationally or individually I
lie My darlmgl 'Time.
Vlir kho llould (! It,
"I wttuul like a Chine) boat for my colleo.
t!un of 0iirluttie. Whore voul4 I uH on,
Mr lluiuvrl
"At th Juuk thep, uiftdiUi.'-Muusejf'i
IN LOVERS' WALK.
In Lovers' Walk the wind Is wild;
To right and left tho leaves nro piled.
Or writhe amid tho branches bare.
Or pad the runways nf the hore.
Yet here tho sweet June days have smiled.
With wonders then the woods were aisled;
The freshest rose and nlrs most mild
Wero found hy those who wandered there
In Lovers' Walk.
For all those hearts unreconciled
That were with whispered words tiesrulled
When larks were recline In the air.
And scents were blown from everywhere.
The wind is nobbing like a child
In Lovers' Walk.
-Hester Mlddlelon Symes.
All He Coitld Kt fur Ttio Cents.
A young Bostonian visiting this city,
and who thought himself very smart,
was easily sold by an old "gag." Pre
tending to be something of an epicure,
he was praising the sea products found
near tho Hub, when a Philadelphia law
yer remarked: "But you should eat our
oysters. They would knock you silly.
Why, I can give you all the Philadelphia
oysters you can eat for ten cents!"
The Bostonian bet fifty dollars on his
reputation as an oyster eater. So one
evening, after a period of semi-starvation
to fit himself for the contest, he and the
lawyer went to a well known oyster sa
loon not far from Broad and Chestnut
streets. The lawyer threw a dime on
the counter, and told the oysterman to
go ahead. Ten oysters were opened and
rapidly consumed by the Bostonian. His
month watered for more, but the lawyer
declined to order them, claiming lie had
won the fifty dollars. A storm of re
proaches greeted him. in the midst of
which he calmly remarked: "My dear
boy. have you not had all the oysters yon
can eat for ten cents? Ask the man. ilo
won't give you any more for the money "
Philadelphia Record.
Wiimrii uml Age.
I just wonder what makes some wom
en so mean to other women about tho
question of age. I was at a reception the
other afternoon not a man in sight
goodness! wasn't it dull, and one girl
said to another:
"How old do you think Miss El is?
"She will never seo thirty." said the
oie questioned. "I kneM her ten years
ago, and she was out in society then."
"She makes herself up cleverly." said
the first speaker, and just then Miss
H walked up You ma' never be
lieve it. but she went straight to the one
who was inquiring about lier age and
who poses as a debutante, and asked her
if sho remembered when the cholera was
here. It was positively awful. Then
they gave each other the sweet smile of
mortal hatred, and parsed on to new
victims.
It is so foolish to try to dispute with
time. I would never do it. but all the
samo it is very ill bred in people always
hinting about Iiom- old you are when
yon are still in your teens. Detroit Free
Press.
Smoke Itliihsoma.
"Did you ever see a smoke blossom?'
asked au old smoker. "Well, the way to
make them is this: Blow a ring in a still
atmosphere und then wutch it. The
smoke making the ring revolves toward
the center ius you look toward it. While
it is floating uwiiy a part of the ring
shoots slowly away from the rest, form
ing a loop. When the two sides of this
loop comes almost together the loop
seems to burst at its apex, and a lily
shaped blossom appears there. Some
times this blossom will break up into
other smaller loops and they will pro
duce smaller smoko blossoms as did the
larger one. I can't account tor it. but a
smoke ring invariably bears these queer
blossoms. " New York Sun.
Children
alTraysi
Enjoy It. i
SCOTT'S
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almost as palatable as milk. j
Children enjoy It rather than !
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