UUHHUUT0 PALAut
I BYMARY I
- .CHAPTER XXII.-lContlnucd.l
. ul 16 the inmllr were making arrange
ment to move fr .m Glenwood to Chico
pee. Henry for the first time iu his life
'began to see now little use ho wns to
Jitraself or anr one else. Nothing wns cx
.pected of lilm, consequently nothing wna
naked of him, he bognn to wonder how lie
.himself was- henceforth to exist. His
father would be In California, an.l he hiul
too much pride to Lftinge nronnJ the old
homestead, which had come to them
v through George Morcland's generosity.
Suddenly It occurred to him that he,
too, would go with his father he would
help him repair their fortunes he would
bo a man, and when he returned home,
hope painted a joyful meeting with his
mother and Jenny, who should be proud
to acknowledge him as a son nnd broth
er. Sir. Lincoln warmly seconded his
resolution, which possibly would hare
never been carried out had not Henry
heard of Miss Herndon's engagement
with a rich old bachelor, whom he had
.often heard her ridicule. Cursing the
fickleness of the fair lady, and half-wis!
lnc that he had not broken with Ell.
whose fortune, though not what he had
expected, was considerable, be bade n dit
to bis native sky, and two weeks after
v. the family removed to Chicopee, he sail'
ed with his father for the land of gold.
Rut alas! The tempter was there be
fore him, and in an unguarded moment
he fell. The newly made grate, the unr-
row couln. the pale, dead sister and the
solemn vow'wero all forgotten and a de
bauch of three weeks was followed by
violent fever, which In a few days cut
ehort his mortal career. He died alone.
with none but his father to witness hi
wild ravings, In which he talked of his
distant home, of Jenny and Rose, Mary
Howard and Ella, the last of whom he
seemed now to love with a madness
, amounting almost to frenzy. Tearing out
.bandfuls of his rich brown bair. he thrust
at into his father's hand, bidding him to
carry it to Ella and tell her that the heart
ihe had so earnestly coveted was hers in
death. And the father, far more wretch-
ed now than when his first-born daugh
ter died, promised everything, and when
his only son was dead, he laid him down
-to -sleep beneath the blue sky of Califor
nia, where not one of the many bitter
tears shed for him In his far-off home
.could fall upon his lonely grave.
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Great was the excitement in Rice Cor
nier when it was known that on the even
Ing of the 10th of September a grand
wedding would take place in the house
'Of Mrs. Mason. Mary was to be married
to the "richest man In Boston." so the
story ran, and, what was better yet,
many of the neighbors were to be Invit
ed. Almost every day, whether pleasant
or not, Jenny Lincoln came over to dis
cuss the matter, and to ask if It were not
time to send for William, who was to
be one of the groomsmen, while she, to
gether with Ida, were to officiate as
bridesmaids. In this last capacity Ella
bad been requested to act, but the tear-f
came quickly to her large mournful eyes,
.and turning away, she wondered how
Alary could thus mock her grief!
From one fashionable watering place
'to another Mrs. Campbell had taken her,
.and finding that nothing there bad power
to rouse her drooping energies, she had,
toward the close of the summer, brought
her back to Chicopee, hoping that old
scenes and familial faces would effect ,
what novelty and excitement had failed '
to do. All unworthy as Henry Lincoln
had been, his sad death had cast a dark
shadow across Ella's nathway. Hour
after hour would she sit, gazing upon '
the locks of shining hair, which over laud
and sea bad come to her In a letter from
her father, who told her of the closing
scene, when Henry called for her to cool
the heat of his fevered brow. Every
word and look of tenderness was trens
urcd up, and the belief fondly cherished
that he bad always loved her thus, else
why In the last fearful struggle was she
alone remembered of all the dear ones in
bis distant home?
The bridal day was bright, beautiful
.-and balmy, as the first days of Septem
ber often are, and when the sun went
down the full silvery moon came softly
up, as If to shower her blessings upon
the nuptials about to be celebrated. Many
tind brilliant lights were flashing from
the 'windows of Mrs. Mason s cottage.
And now guest after guest flitted down
the narrow staircase and entered the par
lor, which, with the bedroom adjoining.
was Boon filled, Lre long Mr. Seldon
-who seemed to be master of ceremonies,
appeared. Immediately the crowd fell
back, leaving a vacant space In front of
the mirror. The busy hum of voices died
-away, and only a few suppressed whis
kers of, "There! Look! See! Oh, my!"
were heard, as1 the bridal party took their
places.
'lAmone the first to. conera'tulatn "Mr.
Ttlo'reland" was Sally Furbush, followed
by Mrs. t'crklns, who whispered to
George that she finder had a notion
how 'twould end when she first saw him
In the school house; but I'm glad you've
got him," turning to Mary, "for It must
be easier livin' n the city than kcepln
.school. You'll have a hired girl, I s'nose?"
Win n supper was announced tho widow
made herself very useful in waiting upon
the tn bio nnd asking some of the Boston
ladles "If they'd bo helped to anything In
them dishes," pointing to the finger
glasses, which now for the first time ap
peared In Rice Corner! The half-suppressed
mirth of the ladies convinced the
widow that, she'd made a blunder, nnd
perfectly disgusted with "new-fangled
fashions," she retreated into the kitchen,
where bIic found things more to her taste,
and) "thanked her stars she could, If sho
liked,'' eat with her fingers, and wipe
them on her pocket handkerchief."
Soon after her engagement Mary had
asked that Sally should go with her to
her city home. To this George willingly
assented, and It was decided that sho
should remain with Mrs. Mason until tho
bridal party returned from tho western
tour they were Intending to take. Sally
know nothing of this arrangement until
the morning of the wedding, when she
was told that she was not to return to
the poorhouse again.
"And verily, I have this day met with
n great deliverance." said she. and tears,
the first shed In many a year, mingled
with the old creature's thanis for this
unexpected happiness. As .Mary was leav
ing she whispered iu her ear, "If your
travels lend you near my Willie's grnvo
drop a tear on It for my sako. 1 on 11
find It under tie buckeye tree, where tho
tall grass and wild flowers grow
George had relatives iu Chicago, anil.
after spending a short time In that city
Mary, remembering Sally's request, ex
pressed a desire to visit the spot renown
oil as the burial plaro of "W illle and
lllle's father." Ever ready to gratify
her slightest wish, George consented, and
toward the close of a mild autumnal day
they stopped at a small public house on
the border of a vast prairie. The arrival
of so distinguished-looking people caus
ed quite a commotion, and after duly in
spectlng Mary's handsome traveling
dress and calculating Its probable cost.
the hostess departed to prepare the even
tag meal, which was soon forthcoming,
When supper was over and the family
had gathered into the pleasant sitting
room, George asked If there was ever a
man In those parts by the name of Fur-
.bush.
"What! Hill Furbush ?" asked the land
lord
George did not know, but thought like
ly that might hare been his name, as his
son was called William,
"Lud, yes!" returned the landlord. "I
knowed Bill Furbush well he came hero
from Massachusetts, and I from Var-
mont; but, poor feller, he was too weakly
to bear much, and the first fever he took
finished him up. His old woman was as
cleter a creature as ever was, but she
had some high notions."
"Did she die, too?" asked George.
"No, but it's a pity she didn't, for when
BUI and the boy died she went ravin
mad, and I never felt so like cryln' as I
did when I see her a teariu her hair and
goin' on so. We kept her a siiell. and
then her old man's brother's girl came for
her and took her off; and the last I heard
the girl was dead, and she was in tho
poorhouse somewhere East. She was
born there, I b'lieve."
No, she worn't, either," said the land
lady, who for some minutes had been
cblng to speak. "No. she warn't, either:
knov all about It. bhe was born in
England, and got to be quite a girl be
fore she came over. Her name was
Sarah Fletcher, and Peter Fletcher, who
died with the cholera, was her own un
cle, and all the connection she had in
this country; bnt goodness, suz. what ails
you?" she added, as Mary turned white.
wntle Ueorge passed his arm around her
to keep her from falling. "Here. So-
phrony, fetch the campbire; she's goin'
to faint."
But Mary did not faint, and after
smelling the camphor, she said, "Go on,
madam, and tell me more of Sarah
Fletcher."
She can do It," whispered the land
lord, with a sly wink. "Sho knows ev
erybody's history from Dan to Beer-sheby."
This intimation was wholly lost on the
good-humored hostess, who continued,
Mr. Fletcher died when Sarah was
small, and her mother married a Mr.
I don't justly remember his name
"Temple?" suggested Mary.
"les. Temple, that's it. He was rich
and cross, and broke her heart by the
time she had her second baby. Sarah
was adopted by her Grandmother Fletch
er, who died, and she came with her
uncle to America.'
"Did she ever speak of her sisters?"
asked Mary, and the woman replied
"Before she got crazy she did. One
of 'em, she said, was in this country
somewhere, and t'other, the one she re
membered the best, and talked the most
about, lived In England. She said she
wanted to write to 'em, but her uncle, he
hnteu the Temples, so he wouldn t let her.
and as time went on she kinder forgot
.n.l .11, In'. t.nn... ml .11
.1.., uiuu v ii nuciu iu ujreci.
temples, exclaiming! "It's come If
cornel I remember now the largo gar
den the cross old uinn the dead mother
the rosy-cheeked Kiln I loved so well
"That was my mother my mother," In
tcrruptcd Mary.
For n moment Sally regarded her In
tenth-, and then catching her Iu her arms,
cried over her, calling her "her precious
child,' nnd wondering she had never no
ticed how much she wns like Kiln,
"And don't you remember the bnl.v
Jane?" asked Mrs. Campbell, who was
present.
"Perfectly perfectly," answered Sally
"Ho died and you came Iu n carriage, but
didn't cry nobody cried but .Mary."
It was Iu vnln thut Mary tried to cx
plain to her that Mrs. Campbell was her
sister once the baby Jane. Sally whs
not to be convinced. To her Jane nnd
the little Alice were the same. There was
none of her blood In Mrs. Campbells
veins, "or why," said she, "did she lento
us so long In obscurity, me and my niece,
Mrs. George Moreland, Hsq,?'
This was tho title which she nlwnys
gave .Mary when speaking of her, while
to Kiln, who occasionally spent n week
In her sister's pleasant home, sho gave
the name of "little cipher," ns expressing
exactly her opinion of her. Nothing so
much excited Sally, or threw her Into so
violent a passion, as to have Ella call
her aunt.
"If I wasn't her kin when I wore a six
penny calico," said she, "1 cortnlnly nm
not now that I dress in pnrplo nnd tine
linen."
When Sally first went to Boston
George (procured for her the best possl-1
blc medical advice, but her enso was of '
so long standing that but llttlo hope wns I
entertained or her entire recovery. Still,
everything was done for her thnt could
be done, and after a time she been mo far
less boisterous than formerly, and some-1
times appeared perfectly rational for
days.
True to her promise, on Mary's twenty-
first birthday, Mrs. Campbell mado over
to her one-fourth of her property, nnd ,
.Mary, remembering her Intentions la-
ward William Bender, Immediately offer
ed him one-half of it. Hut he declined .
accepting It, saying that his profession
was suttlclent to support both hi unci f an 1
Jenny, for In a few weeks Jenny, whose
rather had returned from California, was '
coming and already n neat little cottage. I
a mile from tho city, wns being ptepar-1
ed for her reception. Mary did not urge
the matter, but many an article of fur
niture more costly, than William wns able
to purchase found its way Into the cot
tage, which, with Its overhanging viues.
climbing nnes and profusion of flowers.
seemed just the homo for Jenny Lincoln.
rnd when tho flowers were In full
bloom, when the birds sang amid tho
trees, nud the summer sky was bright
nnd blue, Jenny came to the cottage, a
joyous, loving bride, believing her own
husband the best In tho world, and won
dering If there was ever nny one ns hap
py as herself. And Jenny wns very
happy. Blithe ns a bee, she flitted about
the house and garden, and It in the morn
ing a tear glistened in her laughing eyes
as William bade her ndieu, it wns quick
ly dried, and all day long she busied her
self in her household matters, studying
some agreeable surprise for her husband,
and trying for his sake to bo very neat
anil onlerly.
There wns no place which Ella loved
so well to visit, or where she seemed ho
happy, as at the "Cottage," nnd as she
was of but little use at home, she fre
quently spent whole weeks with ieuff.
becoming gradually more cheerful more
like herself, but always Insisting that she
should never be married.
yjniiurar
Hhmnrtrmtthii
TnkliiK l'ortrnlu nt It. line.
Ono of tho nuwt Interesting fentures
of amateur photography In the taking
of portraits. This work Is of two kinds
- tho out of door snap shot portraiture
thnt Is often very successful, so far ns
the "likeness" goes, lint nlways lacks
tho line balancing of light ami simile.
nml (lie artistic Mulsh of a portrait that
is taken where the amount ami the ill-
eetlon of tho light can be controlled.
l or the majority of amateurs the
light tli.M comes from the ordinary lower sash will form the boekgrouud of
LIVING WOMAN HAUNT3 HOUSE.
Dentil of n Mini Who Win (he Moat
l-'iiiiiotis n f Ills l.lnr.
After suffering for forty yearn from
paralysis MtHlaliit'il In a fall from a im
pexo, Henry M. Mnglllon, whose ncro
Initio font astonished tin' people of tvi
continent!, died n few weeks nun nt hi,
home Iu Phllailelplilii.
When a mere hoy Mngllton lluunitlvo-
ly leapeil Into fame. Ho hum caught
Hovrrnl t hints swinging handsprings in
the hael( yard of his home, it ml his
feats were such as to attract the ntten
'tlou of the whole neighborhood, Ills
I brief but marvelous earner wiin ended
I when In tho presence of (Jtiecn Victoria
'nml n great itmllenco In the AllmiuhriL
tho light down upon the sitter. Over 'I'l'top. London, ho missed his grip
this Is put a cover of hlaek eloth. that ' wllllu '1'Ihk from n flying trnpeio and
the light may not come through and '''H ' the Hinge, a dlHtaneo of only six
strlo the lens of the eamern. 'rl", W,,M tut' W" . nml
White and black paper will nnswer P" nilyHlw resulted, The world's best
ns well iim eloth, The camera must bo lhyHlclaii8 tried to euro him, hut from
plneed high enough on the tripod or 'lmt ' helpless from hi
tho hood bo brought down low ennuuh . waist down.
so that no light from the upper sash Mullton was ns much nt ease whl
may fall upon the camera lvus. If the
camera Is placed directly Iu front of
tliu window, the cloth covering the
y.i!-C
house window must be utilized.
The trouble encountered here Is that
tho portrait. If the sitter sits with hi
engaged In feats of Juggling on a gal
loping, horse as 'lie was on the Hying
trnpoxc. As "Jocko, the Ilnulllmi Ape.''
he traveled through the cities and
towns up and down the Mlsslslppl, per-
.Him t
sine toward the window, n background ' ur"""K 'eais mat nave never sinco
should Imi hung from the sldo of tlio ' Imitated, He wns it short uinn
hood. coiiiIiik down behind the sitter. n1111 Attired as nil ape, he
If nt any time the light Is too strong,
n squnro of white muslin can be pinned
ncross the base of the hood nbove the
head of tho sitter. This will diffuse
the light somowhat nml temper It.
Itli tlicso suggestions the amateur
! would leap nlonjr the gnllery rails of a
theater, from one proscenium box to
nuother, and then Into the pit ami onto
the stage.
While doing this act Iu the city of
Charleston he caused it panic. A scrub
AnnAXOKMK.NT koii i. niiTixu a sittkk.
and after she took crazy she never would
speak of her sisters, or own that she had
any."
"Is Mr. Furbush burled near here?"
asked Ueorge, and the landlord answered
"Little better than a stone's throw. 1
can see tho very tree from here, and may
be your younger eyes can make out the
graves, lie ought to have a gravestun,
ror ne was a goqu reuer. '
The new moon wns shining, and Mary,
who came to her husband's side, could
plainly discern the buckeye tree, and the
twd graves where "Willie and Willie's
father" had long been sleeping. Tho
next morning before the sun was up Mary
stood by tho mounds where often In
years gone by Sally Furbush had seen the
moon go down, and the stars grow pale
In the coming day, as she kept her tire
less watch over her loved and lost.
"Willie was my cousin your cousin,"
said Mary, resting her hand upon the bit
of board which stood at the head of the
little graves. George understood her
wishes, nnd when thoy left tho place a
handsome mnrble slab marked the spot
where the father and his Infant son wero
burled.
CHAPTKIt XXIV.
Bewildered, and unable to comprehend
n word, Sally listened while Mary told
her of tho relationship between them;
but the mists which for years had
shrouded her reason were too dense to
be suddenly cleared away; and when
Mary wept, winding her arms around her
neck and calling her "aunt;" and when
tho elegant Mrs. Campbell, scarcely less
bewildered than Sally herself, came for
ward, addressing her as "sister." she
turned aside to, Mrs. Mason, asking in a
whisper "what had mado tbem crazy?"
uut wnen Mary spoke of little Willie's
grave, and the tree, which overshadowed
It, of the green prairie and cottage by
tho brook, once her western home. Sallv
listened, and at last, ono day, a week or
two after her arrival In Boston, she sud
denly clasped her hands closely oyer her
The spring following Mary's remora
to Boston, Mrs. Mason came down to the
city to live with her adopted daughter,
greatly to the delight of Aunt Martha
whose home was lonelier than It wns
wont to be, for George wns gone, and
Ida, too, had recently been married to
Mr. blwood and removed to Lexington
Ky.
Aud now a glance at Chicopee. and our
story Is done. Mr. Lincoln s California
adventnre had been a successful one, and
not long after his return he received from
George Moreland a conveyance of tho
farm, which, under Mr. Parker's oil)
clent management, was In a high state of
cultivation. Among the inmates of the
poorhouse but few changes have taken
place. Miss Grundy, who continues n
the helm, has grown somewhat older and
crosser, while Uncle Peter labors Indus
triously nt n new fiddle, the gift of Mary,
who is still, remembered with much af
fection.
Lydla Knight, now n young lady of
sixteen. Is a pupil nt Mount Ilolyokc.
and Mrs. Perkins, nfter wondering and
wondering where the money came from
has finally concluded thnt some of
George's folks must have sent it!"
(The end.)
n north window In n dwelling house
admits too small nu ninount of light,
while the direct sunlight of a south
window Is as bad as are out of door
conditions. The strong light of h sun
ny window mny be made to serve the
purpose of the portrait tnknr.
A dark cloth Is pinned ncross the
lower sash, before which the sitter It
placed, either hack to the curtain or
with the side of tho body toward It. ne
cordlntf to locution of the rnuicrn. In
front of the upper sash of the window
Is constructed n hood. Tho framework
of this Is of strips of wood put together
In the form shown In the Illustration.
The curved pieces enn bo mado of bar
rel hoops.
This framework Is mndo to hang up
on hooks against the window casing. It
Is covered with white cloth to relief.
ought to be nhle by exiierlmentlue to ! 'unait with n stuffed hahy was stn-
uoneii iu iiiegauery, .Mngiiton suntcli
ed the baby from her, nud leaping nlong
the edge of a proscenium box, he bint
Its head against a pillar. The audience
became horror stricken nml panic en
sued, Kverywhere .Mngllton, "the Yankee."
as they called him abroad, was hailed
with acclamations, Huropeiin royalty
rewarded hint for his entertainments;
princes dined with him and crowds fol
lowed him on the streets. Victor Kinnn
uel, late KIiik of Italy, gave him n cost
ly gold ring set with n cluster of eight
diamonds.
MNKllton's wife died many yenr ago.
No family survives him. 1 From the
money he saved while able to perform
he lived comfortably nnd spent much
of his time riding, lie was able to
innro n bo nt only on his lisuilt.
reach a successful method of portrait
taking In his own house. Some expert
meutlug Is necessary, since In no two
houses are the conditions of light and
windows exactly the same. Webb
Donncll, Iu the Household.
The so-called seusliometcr number of
dry plates Is a delusion. Why plate
makers keep It up Is one at the things
photographers cannot explain. One
(Inn uses 'JO as Indicating about the ex
treme of rapidity, another has 00, nud
there Is a third with 10. What dees It
nil amount to, anyway? Dry plates take
on rapidity with age, and a plate that
Is "medium" when new will lie chain
lightning, or whatever elso you want
to call It, ufter It bus been kept long
enough. Some of the makers of (he
IK-Mt plates an dropping the numbering
nml giving a mime to distinguish the
slower from the extremely rapid. That
Is till right and answers all purposes.
A scratch on the negntlve can ho 1111
cd with Canndn balsam thinned down
with chloroform, so that It will print nil
right, ns the refractive Index of balsam
Is nbout the sntue ns glass.
Dust out your holders and rub over
the sides carefully. WJpo off tho pbtle
nlso before loading. The sprinkle
flue holes often found on (he ncgatlv
ls caused by dust.
A COWARDLY SOVEREIGN.
Men Who CIiuso After Fires.
The latest thing for tiro Insurnneo
ngents to do Is to be on tho snot look
lug for new business while the aid busi
ness Is burning up. One of the can
vassers of n New Knglnnd company be
gan to make money so rnpldly a- few
months ago thnt home of his compctl
tors tried to find out how ho did It.
They learned that ho made a sne
clalty of following the flro engines, nnd
If the flro happened to be In a tone
ment house or flat ho waited until the
flames wero subdued nnd reaped a har
vest by Insuring the other tenants nud
neighbors. Hosts of people aro apt to
be bo badly scared by a flro near their
home that If not Insured they are glad
to take out policies on the spot. It
didn't tako tho other agents long to
catch on. and it Is Bald that tho other
day after n lire twenty-one agents
wrote soventy policies In tho Immcdlnto
neighborhood.
"It Is a great scheme," said ono of
thcBO agents yesterday. "All ono has
to do Is to hit tho Iron whllo It Is hot.
Don't talk Insurnneo to any of tho ten
ants or neighbors while the flro Is go
ing on, because tliey aro likely to bo
too excited to think of anything but
their personal safety, When every
thing is quieted down and the flro en
gines aro going away Is tho time to
Jump In with your proposition." Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
A Profitable Pjsilb llty.
Solomon Shall wo pay that bill to
day, Ikey?
Isaac Not to.-day, Solomon. Wo may
die before to-morrow. Somervlllo Jour
nal.
Ill) Fult.m's Unhappy Life Tliroiiali
Kear of Assaaslnntlon.
The most arrant coward among tho
royal folk of Europe Is Abdul Hnnilil,
Sultan of Turkey. A record of his life
would be n drnma of cowardice, and
the most fenrful of dramas at that. Ter
ror of man. of disease, of the calamities
of nature, of aught spelling "death," Is
the trait In the Sultan's character that
dominates all the others.
One day M. Vnrabcry, the Hungarian
orientalist, was received Informally at
the palace. This wns not an unsual
thing, as Prof. Vambcry hnd been Ab
dul's tutor. Quite naturally, then, th
pocket, his face pallid. The gesture of
the harmless old savant looked to him
like assassination.
ABDUL irAMID.
Sultan turned to the ono guard In the
apartment and ordered lilm to retire.
The guard took a step backward and
halted as rigid us before. Abdul re
pented tho order; snme result. Onco
more he had to command and this tlmo
the man obeyed.
Prof. Vambery was astonished at this
evidence of lack of absoluto .power In
the Sultan's prlvnto household. Abdul
smiled, and explained. It happened
often that he wished to show faith in a
guest-that Is, only apparently. Ho
would order tho guard to retire, the
guard would remain, and Abdul would
go on with the conversation, seemingly
under tho Impression that tho guard
had really gone. Only the third com
mand was to ho tuken literally.
When tho Sultan has finished tlHs llt
tlo confidence he Invited the professor
to sit opposite him nt a llttlo table nnd
have some tea, Now, tho Sultan does
not take sugar, bo ho forgot to offer his
visitor any. Tho bowl was at tho Sul
tan's elbow, but the professor was not
used to asking monnrchs to wait on
him. Still ho could not drink the tea as
It was, and he leaned over tho tahlo to
reach for tho sugar. All In a flash tho
Sultan was on his feet, his hand Is his
Hludy What Von Most Afreet.
Scientists now acknowledge that edu
cation hut most effect upon mediocre
minds. It can do a great deal will
them, less for thwo that are defeetlv
and still less for those highly endowed
for talented persons, even though they
may receive an tho usual connes of In
teiiectuni training, usually educate
themselves. They gain their most vol
uable education through the cxerclic of
their strongest faculties. Work Is their
tutor nnd self-direction their college.
Parents nnd tutors need to have
care thnt their efforts to bo helpful to
ciinuren cio not lutcrfero with the n.i
ural development of their faculties
This Is sometimes done through not roe-
ognlzlng their special abilities, quite
irequentiy rrom a wurn to tlx their den-
times in accordance with Mmo conven
tional standard. We should study tho
iimivmuamy or our child from his
uinn, so we may avoid a wasteful i-m
ploymtnt of his energies In pursuits
mm are mien to ms disposition and for
clgn to his needs. Womau's Home
companion. ,
Ills Speech.
As a specimen of what cniidlilnto. fn-
pariiameninry Honors have occasion
ally to put up with from their "support
ers" tho following little Incident Is
worth recording:
lilting a north-countrv
tnr tha .,. .1 ,
... .uu , o tiiuuiT nour. n rnrtnln
candidate was advised by his agent to
olu "". supporter who hop
pened to work at tho pit, to say a few
words to his mates.
After gome llttlo persuasion th nt.i
man acceded to tho request, and this Is
what ho said:
"Weel, mates, I ain't a-coln' ter tn
yo as wo'ro getten n real straight, fair,
honest candidate. You knows ns weli
as I does as thero ain't no slch thin
as n honest politician breathln'. n0w
sumcver, Pvo heard both candidates
on' Pvo picked oot wot I think Is tho
best of a sorry pair! Yo'd hotter Vnt
for him, chaps! This," Indicating tho
oy no means comfortable candldnte
'this Is Mm!"
That was all.
RECENT INVENTIONS.
A new form of sealing wax lifts re
cently been devised. It differs from
the ordinary stick wax In that It Is In
closed Iu a glass tube, from which It
mny be poured by heating the cylinder.
A new smoke cap, suitable for lire
men, Is now being served out to British
ships of war. The helmet has a list
of merits of Its own. Tho wearer can
hear, see nud breathe without nny nc
qusKory hoso or uhcmleals. A small
pump Is the one needful ndjuuet, and
It Is used to force air Into the reservoir
behind the helmet. This new hat,
which Is lighted rather than light, nnd
which fairly outdoes that of the diver,
Is fastened on by straps that pnsx under
the arms of tho wearer.
Tho object of n recent Invention Is to
provide n new aud Improved process
for manufacturing lime and carbonic
acid In such a simple and economical
manner that both the lime nud the car
bonic acid are nlmost Immediately lit
condition for the market. The process
consists essentially lu passing a mix
ture of highly heated carlmnlc acid and
steam up through a column of lime
stone to expel the carbonic acid con
tained Iu the limestone and to convert
the latter Into calcium oxld.
A now method of manufacturing Ori
ental carpcts.has been plneed upon tho
market by an Kugllsli syndicate, which
has secured the rights from the Invent
or. It relntes principally to tho weav
ing of Turkish "piled" nud "tufted"
enrpets, nnd the process embodies n.
revolutionary advance. By hand about
half a day Is occupied In making a
square yard of this textile fabric, but
the now loom has u capacity of thirty
live squaro yards per day. The process
of coloring the yarns for the design Is
nuother novel feature, This again In
almost entirely accomplished by hand.
Know tho Hopes.
"I supposo," said tho tenderfoot to
Two-Tooth Thompson, "I suppose that
you aro what wo Easterners call a 'bad
man.' "
"Wcjl, I don't exactly know," refilled
Mr. Thompson, "but I'll say this for
myself, Ijlon't need no guide when Pm
huntln' fer trouble." Baltimore Ameri
can.
A koy of old will not unlock tho gates
of wisdom.
Till) Kxtlnut .MooUliia-Illr.l.
Tho nioeklng-blrd Is practically ex
tinct save lu captivity, and there aro
but few of them captive, for tho bird
does not tako readily to a cage, and
unless caught when very young. It U
reported to commit sulcldo rather than
enduro Imprisonment, or to bo supplied
with poison by the free hlnlM that pity
rate- it wan discovered not long
ago that many of tho negroes on tho
pluntatlons, knowing very little about
ornithology, shoot nuy bird they uoino
across and aro Indulging In potplo intido
of the American nightingale. a,
litis slaughter has been largely
Btopped by tho llcenso taxes placed
on the sale of shotguns nud nmicunl-
(ion. This action was not taken, how.
ever, until thero wero very few intuit
ing birds left In Louisiana. Tho sumo
truo of tho giimo law which M-aa
passed only nt tho last session of tliu
Legislature, when tho ducks hud been
killed or largely driven from ibuls-
lannj ami tlio action of tho Ornltlplogl.
enl Union In regard to boh biffs also
camo a 111 tie Into. f
Growth of Human Hiur-.
Authorities differ ns to if rato bf
growth of human hair, iiiuft Is said
to bo very dissimilar In dinrent IndlJ
vldunls. Tho most mu0 accepted'
calculation gives six nud nhalf Inches
per nnnum. , ,
Kleotriolty In '
Already nearly S-10
Invostod In electric uuu
rgmtlnn.
)Q0 lins been
takings In tha
Argcntlno llcpuhllc,