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dora of tho West pitted against the ' H"t H -H t
ciusivcnes or the Hast. It tlili Issue
should sot Into politics, no man could
tell what the outcoino would be.
Tlio life of tho Irniup In the Wist la
full of horrlblo possibilities. One was
about to receive sentence for drunken-
;: In the Ruins of (
Old Jerusalem. J
t"H t t 4 -H-M H H
Tbe (ircck Catbollc monks, who arc
.f? ftpl'.r "0VCr rcad WPPv ncss tho other day when tho firmer In possession of tbo chief portions of
"U.wc,.! tjiat Is discouraging. wi,0 i,n,i u)m nrrtsted gafd: "Don't the Church of tho Holy Sepulcher, aro
' , 1 1 1 send him to Jail, Judge; let mo havo going to tiulld a bazaar opposite
uuiuumiia iciiiiMu nun IKKn lounu, iiui him "All rlKlit." said the Judge: "t " wiicro pilgrims may purcnase sou
tho plumbing Is reported to bo In bad
condition.
A revolver Is such a useful thine to
cnrrjMi round with you! No fool should
bo without one.
will sentence hm to you for thirty vculrs f their visit to Jerusalem, Dur-
days." Tho farmer had to sit on hi 'W " process or clearing llie sue tne
prisoner all the way homo to keep him lounuaiions or an om mediaeval
In the wocon. but his neighbor envied church, forty meters loug nud thirty
him becauso ho had secured a harvest w'le. three apses, were dlscov.
Tho meanest burglar on earth has
Tjeerf roTffid. He"roubed a Child's hank
of lis few pennies.
Mr. Schwab Is overworked. Well, It
must keep him pretty busy shoveling
tho money back from tho spout.
The Santo Stcfano tower In Venice Is
threatening to tumble. It seems to bo
high time for Venice to brace up.
Tho more money n man saves when
young tho more he will have to spend
On patent medicines when he gets old.
hand. On a freight train which was ,
wrecked In Kansas fifty or sixty tramps
were making their wsy to Colorado "-for
their health." The farmers promptly
offered them two dollars a day and
good food and lodging, but they de
clined, thinking to "bum" their living,
Tho farmers thought otherwise. They
"rounded up" the hoboes with shot
guns and set them at work In the
Holds, where the women, armed with
guns, guarded them. Some amateur
photographers who thought the chauco
too good to miss arc said to have bad
difllculty in getting their subjects to
look pleasant
Some men are lorn great, some
achieve grentness, but the majority do
not 'troublo themselves very much
Mifuf It
1'It Is hard to satisfy tho western farm
er. Ho crumbles when his corn Is
burned up, and tic grumbles when It Is
drowned out. , 1
i Carnegie Is now giving libraries to In
dividuals. If he Intends to go all
around there Is little danger that the
field will soon lie covered.
leze majesty.
anyway.
It Is reported from Washington that
General Crotler, chief of the orduanco
department of the navy, has perfected
a time fuse which Is to revolutionize the
fighting Industry. Hqnlp a shell with
this device, thick walls nud a high ex
plosive, and It may be mado to pene
trate fourteen Inches of Krupp armor
before the detonation. As the heaviest
armor used on ships of war Is only
twelve Inches thick the shell could
reach the Interior of any or them with
out exploding, and then deal destruc
tion In every direction. Exclusive pos
session of such a power would make a
. Atiu.rln. tin. Hn l..t mma." .aivs n comuaiam irresisuuie uuuer uie pres-
A. i i. i. I ent conditions of defense. Moreover,
Alitor of the annual that Herr Krupp 1 Is pointed out that there Is a limit
U.nnl iMiiiMwen! to mulish neuiile for lu ""-' "enj'u oi oruiuc uicu a suiii
a sacrifice of speed anil carrying ca
pacity would be necessary. Such In
volitions should be balled with greater
Joy by the unswerving friends of peace
than by the enthusiastic exponents of
war. Tbe certainty that tbey will In
crease the carnage of war U bound to
act as a deterrent on military powers.
and It may be said with confidence that
they have had that effect already.
There has not been a war between na
tions of the first class since the strug
gle 'between France and Germany,
though International Jealousy and ha
tred have been very pronounced upon
occasion, and In Europe at the present
time tbe disposition seems to be to
wait for accessions of strength, both
from alliances and from these new In
ventions. Meanwhile the progress of
Invention Is so nearly even that no
government maintains an advantage
for any great length of time, and all
governments count the probable cost of
modern battles. The whole situation
Is summed up In tbe phrase, "one is
afraid and the other darcsn't"- It Is
only ,whcn provocation comes from
weak and half-clvlllzed people that
martial ardor Is encouraged to the
fighting point" by responsible states
men. Undoubtedly another cause ot re
straint among civilized communities Is
growing aversion for war, but the
Inventors have had their Influence.
They are unwittingly among the great
est benefactors of mankind.
'Iltfxscll Sage fell from tbe platform of
ji Nj!W York street cur ami narrowly
escaped being run over. He wasn't
.hurt but will probably Insist on hav
ilng'hls illckWretumfd
1
9 Tho doctor who attended Christopher
iL. Mngee, of I'lttsburg, during his last
Jllni'Ks hns been awarded a ree or fJS.
K30.23. He wanted S-00,000, but the
jury evidently took Juto consideration
ftho fact that Mr. Mageo died.
SA Missouri paper tells of a man who
ras cured of a case of rheumatism of
sixteen Tears' standing by bottfg
Thrown from a horse, The physician
who" signed the death certificate pro
nounced the cure permanent
ijjThe recent session or 'Congress may
to remcmuereu-in nistory as tne "Ultcn
Congress." Tbe national system or Ir
rjuntlou which Congress authorized
Will be n network or ditches, nud the
canal across the Isthmus will certainly
be facetiously described as "tbe great
ditch", between the two "big ponds.'
No placeMs; exempt from the ndver-
' tlslns sign nuisance, it would seem.
Ho has Invaded the cemeteries In some-
towns and tacked his disfiguring signs
on -the trees, there; Why don't adver
tisers stick to the newspapers, where
thcy geBomereJurnsJor their money
cand avoid, disfiguring the landscape'
land violating tbe proprieties, as in this
crcd. A number or fine capitals, rrag-
mrnts or basalt pillars and bas-reliefs,
with symbolic animals, were found, nil
these remains having doubtless be
longed to the choir of the church. I-sst
year a valuable silver shrine contain
ing a piece of tho holy cross and relics
of the AlHwtles Peter and Paul ac
cording, nt least, to the Inscriptions on
them was found at tho same place.
The patriarch of Jerusalem, It Is
Bald, Is keeping other discoveries se
cret owing to his dlsllko of the Itomaii
Catholic Church. Those mentioned
above are all the more Important as It
can be ascertained to what church they
belonged. According to the statement
or a mediaeval traveler the hospice
ami the monastery which tbe citizens
or AmalQ founded about the year 010,
as n refuge for western pilgrims, were
situated due south of the holy sepul
cher, about a stono'a throw away. The
first church was built In honor of St.
Mary do Latlnls and the second, tho
ruins or which have now been round,
In honor or St John, the ltaptlst. The
French monk Hernard, who lived there
In 870, highly praised the hospitality
and the large library or the hospice.
A Mohammedan historian says it was
destroyed by the Khalir Hakem and
rebuilt shortly nrterward. while ac
cording to another account It pros
pered down to the time or Klug llald
win or Jerusalem, rrom 1100 to 1118,
when the two communities or St Mary
and St John adopted tho Utter as their
Joint protector. This was tbe origin
or the Knights or St John. The re
mains now discovered, thcrcrore, are
the ruins or the cradle of this order.
listening. Then, with much bleating,
tho whole flock raced to tho woods,
Wondering at this strange freak on
the part of tho animals, tho farmer
went about his work. About an hour
later the sheep returned, but It was
soon discovered that one of the Iambs
was missing.
Tho next day the same thing
currtHt, and again a lamb failed to re
turn. Tho children tried to keep the
snccp m the fields, but when they
could not do this followed them luto
the bush. They rcKrtcd that they had
distinctly heard n bell tinkling In the
distance.
Then It dawned upon the farmer
that tho bell ho had fastened to tho
neck of the wolf was the same which
had been borne by the father of tho
flock In tho previous summer. Tho
quick-eared sheep had Vccogulied tho
solum of tho bell, and, true to the!
instincts, had hastened to Join last
year's companlou. Ther found not ex
actly a wolt In sheep's clothing, but
a woir with a sheep's bell attached to
hi in. and ready to dlno on sprlug
lamu.
The rarmcr will not release any more
Delicti wolves.
In tho Depths of tho Junsle.
The friend or the returned -traveler
looked nt hlni with a smile.
ell," ho said, "wo vo got one now
thing at least to show you.'
"And what Is thatl" the traveler In
quired.
"It's ping-pong.'
The traveler's tun baked face
crinkled lu a laugh.
"That reminds me of a Uttlo expert
enco I had In Central Africa last win
ter," ho said. "I had gone Into the
Junglo looking for big gamo when
was surprised and delighted to see a
white man approaching. Ho was equal
ly delighted to seo me. lie explained
that he was an English trader In Ivory
and was on his way back to tbe coast
'Ny George.' he crlod. "Pro awfully
glad to see youl Just hold on a mln
ute." And with tint ho hastily drove
four stakes In the ground and stretched
n section of an elephant hldo tightly
across them. 'Now, he cried, 'we II
have a game.' I looked at him In
It is most unfortunate that the preser- "nioiemcnt I fancied roc a moment
vation or these ri.rv inimtin r. that he had tho Jutigle fever In his
mains seems lmnossllile. owlm- t.i tin. blood. 'A gamo or what!" 1 asked. He
111 feellns which exists between tbe kicked a square box that was lying at
Greeks and Itoman Catholics In Jeru
salem. Loudon Standard.
LEO X11L PUTS IN SUMMER
IN AN ANCIENT TOWER.
- - A visitor from Scotland to the Toron-
'to conference suld-n sreat many people
tin his country regarded Canada as "the
ulclng on the American plum-cake." Less
poetic than the characterization, "Our
ILady of Sorrows," the description of
Jthe Dominion yet appeals to tbe Imag
ination of tho epicure. The visitor
indded the significant remark that be
believed Canadians themselves bad a
ETeat share of the cake.
One of the most sensible mores In
connection with the army Is the pro
sposed change In uniforms. Kahkl has
been round by Urltlsh experience In
'South Africa to bo too light, so the I
proposition Is to dress our soldiers In a
worklnggarb of olive-drab that Is bard
to distinguish at a distance from their
environment of trees, haze ami earth.
The change proposed is practical and
businesslike, but, alas! what becomes
of "tho boys In blue'"
The art of retracting without taking
anything back If the bull may bo al
lowed seems to be understood In Ja
pan. A young orator nt a tiolltlcul meet
lug culled a public official n thief. A
policeman ou duty gravely rose and ad
dressed a remark lu a low tone to the
speaker, who thereupon said: "Tbo
chief of police requests mo to retract
tho word which 1 have Just spoken. .U
though tho word of a sage should never
re-enter, let us make' a concession; let
CONFUSING TO NAVY'S CHIEF.
Ilonora 8)iowo Jllui ou I'leaaure Trip
utxtet ill, Equanimity-.
Secretary Moody doea not think over
time- about the Importance of his ih-
sltlon as head of the Navy Department
Unless the rigors of social lire lu Wash
ington demanded It, Mr. Moody would
probably not give a second thought to
precedent One Saturday afternoon not
long ago be left the Navy Department
before closing time, entered tits carriaeo
and told the driver to take him to the
navy yard, where, with a party, of
which Speaker Henderson and Itepre-
sentatlve Metcalf were members, Mr.
Moody had planned to run down "the
Potomac over Sunday on the Presi
dent's yacht, the Sylph.
Thoroughly appreciative of this
chaifcc for relaxation from the duties
of his office. Secretary Moody was
thinking of the restful pleasures of the
morrow. Ills mind was dear of the
drivel of routine office work and un
burdened of the frills of official eti
quette. Then be woke up. The car
riage passed under the sallyiort and
Into the navy yard. Realization of this
fact was brought home to Mr. Moody
by the clatter and snap with which the
marine on sentinel dujy at the gate
brought his rifle to a salute. As ho
whisked by Secretary Moody bad
hardly time to return tbe salute.
La-ra-tuh-r-a-a-ata-ta-rat" blared a
bugle, and as Secretary Moody's eyes
sought the cause or the sound he saw
all the marines stationed at the yard
whole battalion drawn up aud all
ready to salute blm. Looking severely
stiff and somewhat warm lu their full-
dress uniforms. Rear Admiral Terry,
commandant of tbe yard, and all the
members of his staff bad turned out to
pay the customary honors to the Sec
retary of tbe Navy.
The bugle sounded again, and Oils
time It was "tbe Secretary's call." Mr.
, Moody was surprised. This was about
tne nrst omcial experience of this kind
his feet 'Ping-pong,' he cried,
"And did you play It?" Inquired tho
friend.
I should say we did V replied the trav
eler. "We played It so deuced late that
we bad to steep In trees that night to
keep away from tbe Jungle maraud-ers."-Gleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Prince's Ileaaon.
A few years hence the Uttlo prince
who figures In the fullowlng story rrom
tbe London Express will hear or the
Nile and Trafalgar and the great vic
tories won by Urltlsh merchant sea
men, and will know that to be a sailor
requires skill and heroism; but Just
now his view or this noble profession
and or his royal rather as well Is re
freshingly natural and boyish.
Not long ago the Prince of Wales
went unexpectedly Into the royal nurs
ery, and found his little son busily en
gaged drawing on a bit of scrap paper
the picture or a ship.
"Well, laddie," said the prince, quite
proud of his son s creditable perform
ance, "I'm very pleased to see that you
are fond or ships and sailors. I am
sailor, you know."
"Yes, daddy," cried Prince Edward,
excitedly, "and I want to be a sailor.
too, when I m grown up!"
"Ah." said the Prince or Wales, smtl
Ing, "and you want to be a sailor, do
you? Because daddy's a sailor, I sup
pose?"
"Not because or that, I think," said
the young prince, thoughtfully; "be
cause I 'don't like doing my lessons al
ways, and you needn't be clever to be
a sailor, need you, daddy?"
5
A STUDY IN SCARLET.
UN DOYLE.
SI BY A. CONAN DOYLE
CIIAPTlCIt V.
Our Advertisement llrlnga a Visitor,
Our moraine's uinrtlomi hnd boon
too much for my weak health, and I
was tircu out in tho afternoon.
Aftor Holmes' douarture for the con
cert, I lay down unon the sofa and on
deavorod to got a couple of hours'
sleep. It was a useless attempt.
Mr mind had been so much excited
by all that had occurred and tho
strangest fancies and surmises crowd'
ed Into It.
Every tlmo that I closod my eyes I
saw boforo mo the distorted, baboon
llko countenance of tho murdered man.
So sinister was the Impression which
mat raco produced upon tne that I
round It difficult to reel anything but
gratitude for him who had removed Its
owner from tho world,
If over human features bespoka vice
"And that is?" I naked, eagerly.
thnualit, and having aeon her safely
Inside, I perched myaelf behind. That's
an nit which every iletactlvn should bo
mi expert ut. Well, nwny wo rnttloil,
and never drew rein until wo roncliril
(ho atroet In question. I hopped off
boforo wo cnino to tlio dour, and
, itmllod down tho street In an easy,
louiiRlim way- I saw tho cab pull up.
, The driver jumped down, nnd I saw
him open thn dour and aland expect.
i nntly, Nothing citmo out, thounli.
.When I reached hint ho.wna arnplim
about frantically In tho empty cnb, and
giving vent to thn nnest nssniteu roi-
"My flddlo would bo the belter for ' wtlnn of oaths that ever I listened to,
ow strings." ho remarked, rut your -jhnro was tin sign or Irnco of
When tho fel-
lila pits-
rnnger, and I fear It will h some tliun
now
nlainl In vnnr iiorket.
low comes, sneak to him In an ordinary i.r,,m i,n tots bin faro. On Inuulrlnir
wnv I.nitvn tlm rest to 1110, 1)011 1 VI,, in 1 roiim! Dial thn lionsn lin.
frighten him by looking at him ton (mKOIi m a respectabla pnper banner,
hard." I nn med Keswick, and that no ana of
"It la S o'clock now," I said, glancing the iininn of either Bnwvor or Dennis
at my watch. i had over been hoard of there."
"Yes: ha will probnbly ho hero In a "Yon don t mrnn to any." 1 rrled, In
few minutes. Opon tho door illtttitly. ' amninmonl, "that tltnt tottering, ::l-!o
That will do. Now put tho koy on tho old woman was able to get out of thn
Inside. Thank youl This la a qttcur cab whlln It wna In motion, without
old book I picked up nt n stall yester- . cither you or the driver seeing her?"
day 'Do Jure Inter Oentiia' pule j "Old woman bo d dV Mid 8hor-
I shod In Uit In nt I.eigo in tun low- io"k Holmes, snarpiy. -wn worn mo
lands In 1C43. Charles' head was still
firm on his shoulders when this little
brown-hacked volume was struck off."
"Who Is tho printer?"
I'hllllppo do Crny, whoever he may
ot tho most malignant typo they wern been. On tho fly leaf, In very
cortalnly those of Enoch J. Drebber. of '"''''J'"' i written 'Ex I Ibrls lu Hob
Clovcland ml Whyto." I wonder who William
Still. I recognized that Justice must Wtiyto was? Bomo pragmatical sov
i.. .i... ., enteenth rantury lawyer. I n resume
victim was no complement In th eves His writing baa a legal twist about It. Now, doctor, you nro looking done up,
of tho law. ''cro comes our man, I think." , Take
old women to he so taken In. It must
Ho saw that ho wna muoweii, no
doubt, and used this means of giving
tun tho slip. It shows that tho man
hnvn been . young man, and an active
ono, too, tioldes being nit Inrnmpnrn
hie actor. Thn get-up was Inlmltnble,
wn nra 'after It not na lonely ns I
Imagined hn was. but has fi lends who
aro roady to risk something for lm,
Tho mora I thought ot It the moro
extraordinary did my companion's hy-
potnesis, mat tho man naa noon pot
toned, nppear.
I remembered how he had sniffed his
Hps and had no doubt that he had de
tected somothlng which had given rise Bs uo opened It.
Aa ho snoko there was a sharp ring
at the bell. Sherlock Holme rose
softly nnd moved his chair In thn di
rection of tho door.
We heard the sorvant pass along the
hall, and tho shnrp click ot the latch
to tho Idea.
Then, again. If not poison, what had
caused tho man's death, since thero
was nelthor wound nor marks ot
strangulation?
But, on the other hand, whose blood
"Does Doctor Wason live here?"
asked a clear but rather harsh voice,
Wo could not hear tho servant re
ply, but the door closod, nnd some ono
beenn to asron.. the steps.
Tho footfall was an uncertain nnd
tnr ndvlro and turn In."
I wan certainly fooling very woary.
so I obeyed hi Injunction.
I left Holmes seated In front nf tho
smoldering fire, and long Into thn
wntches nf the night I heard thn low,
melancholy walling of hi violin, and
knew that ho wa still pondering over
thn strango problem which ho had net
himself to unravel,
was that which lay so thickly upon tho "hutlllug one. A look of surprise passed
floor? There were no signs of a strug
gle, nor had tho victim any weapon
witn which ho might havo wounded
an -antagonist
As long ns all theso Questions wore
unsolved i reit mat sleep would be no
easy matter, clthor tor Holmes or my-
seir.
His quiet, self-confident manner con
vinced mo that ho had already formed
a tneory which explained all tho facts,
though what It was I could not for nn
Instant conjecture.
over, the face of my companion as ho
llstoned'lo It.
It camo slowly along tho nassace.
and thero was a feeble tap at tho door.
Tomii in!" I cried,
At my summons. Instead of the man
of violence whom we exnected. n very
old' and wrinkled woman hobbled Into
the apartment.
tlho appeared to be dstsled by the
sudden blase of light .and after' droo
ping a courtesy, she stood blinking at
(To u cuiitinus-t,)
ODEYCD ORDERS AND WON
Incldtnt si tnt Civil Wtr That Shawl the Vstut
I Unauiitlenlsjl Dliclpllnt,
As u Illustration of tlio Idea of oba
illenco and discipline Inculcated lu tlm
Wont Point cadets, James llarnes tells
a story full of significance, says tint
Chicago Chloulcln. Ihirlng tlm wr In
Hie lxtlrs a young officer euro report" I
to a volunteer brigadier that ho had or
us with her bleared eyes and fumbling den from dlvliimi hen, In tisrlitrj In laic,.
Ho was very lato n return ns-so "' ""' ."' " iionoui. piianj nn- nailery mat Held Ilia ton ot a sween-
late that I know that tho concert could KOrV. . . . ... Ing sloim on the front of the Confcder.
nnf hfivn .in.ainn.1 .it ii... I giainceu nv my eoiupanson. anil IPS ... n.- .i.n. . i
Dinner was on tho tablo before he an- ,I,CB n".umeM ,lrh . disconsolate ,,uvint, taM ,), iii i...
Dcarcd. expression that it was all I could do !,' ' " ' "...JIVJ ...
"tt wn. mffni(i,.n. - , ..m .. ""OP mr countenance. woiei
that tho nowor of nrndnrlnr r.n.1 nnnr. rarnl- .r.K...r, nra yuu going hi iry III ISKn
elating It existed among the human has brought me, good '.. g" s wi i cavairyr impossible!
rnco lone beforo h nowor nf nwh goiitlemcn." she said, dropping onother ou ran t do It.
was arrived at. Perhaps that Is why courtesy; "a gold welding ring In the "Oh, yes, I ran, sir," was thn reply;
we are so subtly nfluonced by t "r!"uu ronu- " oeiongs 10 my gin, "i vo goi 1110 onief in my iKKkcl."
Thern nro vnpun m.mnHn. In mt.
Sally, a was married only this time This West Pnlninr ,11,1 t,ni .l.,i, i..
souls or thoso misty centuries whon twelvemonth, which her husband Is the leart what ho was going to do, nor
.1.- , . ... ... Inf)wnrl itlin...l m IIh nn l.tnt mm.t .. . . n " 1 .
ihu nunu wh in iiH rniiiinootl,
"That's' rather a broad Idea," I ro-
ruarKco. u "cr mmuui cr ring is mora ,ii i-.,.,. i.
"One's Idea, must bo as-braod as an I can think ho being short l' T.Lr' 10 I??"!
Nature ir they are to Interpret Nature," enough at the best o' times, but moro '"""" " ",7 J , i J
- -"-j .... ..M.,,u .-iti-v. ill.) ly
thn position of thn guns, and lie brought
thorn back with him.
A nird'a Dump of Locality.
On shore the penguin Is an awkward
creature, says Professor 0. K. Ilorcbgre-
Vlnk, tbe Antarctic explorer, lu Les
He's Monthly. Water Is Its element
When bunted on tbe Ice floes tho birds
generally try to run away In an up
right position, but Just as the- hunter
thinks be has got one the bird lies down
on Its white belly and paddlea along
over the snow very quickly, the bard,
. I. Ml.. .11 1 .. .........
Ui" '"J i? h g0?e e ed eJ, almost wUhout Wctlou." Trl
" "uw uuu i"e not- tun-tab e characteristic of f hit nenmiln
Leo. according to custom, left bis
apartments In the vatkan nud went to urnl modesty be possesses did not lend
the qualut old building which Is known enjoyment to the situation. Perhaps
as "Leo the I ourtUs Tower," and Mr. Moody was a bit eonrused. tint hn
which has long been a favorite summer did his part all right
residence or the successors or Ht feter. The carriage swept on. It brought .imii., t i, .
This tower was constructed In tbe up as near as tho driver could get to .i.- in-. a-i i .. .. ..
m"CC"'.1::,",'L 'f.u m i dorck',where was " Sylph. Boe after diving and swimming ror a
.... . .u . v.u., uiu. air, diuuujr ieppe)l out anu ITieU to
Grim and unattractive Is Its massive, look unconscious and was congratnlat.
exterior, but once inside the portals, ing himself on the fact that In a minute
tbe pope finds himself In a most de- he would be aboard, where already sat
llghtful Home, The rooms are large Speaker Henderson and several or bis
Is bis bump or locality. Itoth. on shorn
and In the water he never loses his way.
To human eyes one Ice floe Is precisely
like another, but under that roof or
full mile under water.
aud are furnished comfortably though
us take buck tbe word nnd keep the PIaln,y. tTom man7 ' tue windows
1.1 If ST, A h
iui-u. i,reni applause and cries of
"Uravo!" greeted the orator's escape
from his dilemma.
there s an extensive view, which can
not fall to please a true poet like Pope
Leo. Furthermore, the air bcre is cool
and bracing, and the pope's physician
Is confident that It will aid greatly to
ward maintaining him In bis normal
Womcn-of.tbu present- . generation
havo not lost nil the charaetpriHo
hclr graudmotjjers. No colonial house- BOod heMh
i wife could have done iwiini- in - I
' ironcv than thn Knw J.,r.,- Simple, Indeed.
fell Into n well the other doy As tber U HemB a8 " the acme of fnjBallty
; was no one withlu call, she had to save had bee? fca?hed, 0 rrencu 'hcer
bergelf ofedrowu, so sho climbed I nn who exPIalncd- wltn maDy appropriate
itho'fopo.WhSn she got out she dls esturc8': nlB yttem ot U8talnIng lire
icovereu mat tho kitchen had caught ""',, " ".'
, Ore from nn overheated stove. She In- K lg Blmple' Te.rce' vcrco lmP,e. be
jstnntly pulled n bucket ot water im sald to.ll)e frlen'1 who bad exPrc"ed
(from the well, hnd rushed to ThVhoZ araa"ment at, hto fcat; 'Sunday I go
with It aud nut out tlm n, ! to ze house of a good friend, and zcre
Then
she got Boino dry clothes on aud went
jnuout ncr work as usual
. Iu spite of all that can be done to
'eradicate tbo sectional issue, It persists
, In obtruding Itself. Its latest manifes-
f tntlon appears lrtj,th,e disagreement bo
, tween tho Kastcrn and Western mana-
gcra'bfjttfe Utymsylvaula Italhvay. The
Kas'terii 'manager has Issued an order
forbidding passengers to exchange
JtoLvit! JUiciXfleuila 'i tbe
City Ktallon. Tbey must give such
t:rcctliigs,niul fnreivolls where they will
not obstruct trnlltu. Tbe Western
uuiuiyrcr say. ibis order will not be
enforced on Ills side of the Alleghany
Moilntnlitf. And there you have It
the brpajl, expansive osculalory free-
I dine so extraordinaire, and eat so
veree much, zat I need no more till
Vedncsdoy.
"On zat day I have at my restaurant
one large, veree large, dish or tripe nud
some onions. I abhor zo tripe, yes, and
zo onion also, ana togezzer zey make
mo so seek ras .1. nave no more any
appetite till Sunday, You see, It Is
vereo slnipli" - ' . ,
It's easier to pick a fuss with your
.neighbor than It Is to jilckmuslc out f
a banjo. """"" '
There are 'more ways of deserving
punishment than there are of escaping
It ,
"'iiwh of the charity tiia't' beglrui at
homo Is too weak to travel.
Difficult Dentistry.
The Nawab of. Itampur, which Is
about (300 miles to tbo northwest of
Calcutta, came down from his home to
call on Dr. D. S. Smith, says a London
paper, and brought ICO people with
blm to see about bis mother's teeth.
She wanted a set of false teeth, and
because Englishwomen bad two sets,
the mabarlma must have two sets, also,
Tbe Nawab of Itampur Is a Mohamme-
Jaken by surprise, the Secretary dan, so, of course, the mother could not
former colleagues In the House,
But he had reckoned without full
knowledge of the "stunts" which naval
etiquette requires when tho Secretory
of the Navy steps Into a navy yard or
goes aboard a ship. Secretary Moody
had not reached tbe deck when a report
from a gun boomed tho first or a sa.
lute.
almost fell off tho gangplank. HI
friends aboard the Sylph saw the hu
mor of tbe situation and made the Inci
dent tbe caUse of hearty laughter, and
of considerable chaff to tbe Secretary
during tbe ensuing trip.
Secretary Moody says he has taken
measures to see that It does not occur
again. Washington Correspondence
New York Herald.
show ber face,
Likewise on that account Dr, Smith
bad to go to Itampur to do the work.
Two thousand miles to make two sets
of false teetbl It cost tho nawab 4,000
rupees,
Tbe old woman lay back with her
face covered, and. tbe dentist worked
at her mouth through a bole In a sheet.
Modern Convenience.
Tbe prospective tenant went with tho
ncnllt tn thn linilRa Which WAR fni- rnnt
y.rmer'. Bum DW Not nesott Exactly Bayl! tUe Glasgow Evening Times, but
aa lla llad Planned. .1--.. .... '
round tne place unsatisfactory,
THE BELL WOLF.
a He Had Planned.
A settler on the upper Mattawa Hir
er, Canada, caught a wolf last winter.
He bad read that ships Were sometimes
cleared of rats by fastening a bell
around tbe neck of one of them. And
the Idea occurred to him, say the New
York Sun, that In a similar manner be
might clear the adjacent woods of
wolves. He therefore fastened a bell
on tbe wolf's neck and released blm.
After the buow had nearly disap
peared, he allowed his flock of sheep to
exercise their lambs In tbe fields near
tbe bouse. While be stood watching
tbe gambols of tbe lainbs, the sheep
'I'm not very well Impressed with It,"
be said. "TUe yard Is too small; there'
hardly room for a single flower bed,"
"It I small," replied tbe agent, "But
er couldn't you use folding flower
beds?"
The Young; Mother,
Two year ago she showed to me
Her B. A. with on honest pride,
To-day ibe ha a new degree
M, A., with B. A. BY her side.
-Life.
When a man proposes be doesn't
seem to reallzo that it may result In
pricked up their ear as If Intently I hi losing control of himself.
answered. "What' tho matter?
You'ro not looking qulto yourself. Till
unxion road nnnlr Has upset you
"To tell tho truth. It has." I said. "I
ought to be mora caso-hardenod after
ray Afghan experiences. I saw my own
comrade hacked to pieces at Matwand
Wltnout ioslne mr nervn."
"I can understand. Thern la n my. Inquired, taking UP a pencil.
tcry about this which stimulates the ",s nuncan trcet. Houndsdltch.
Imagination; whero thoro Is no lmagl-wonrT wny Rota here.'
, , , . . I "Thn Tl .1 . Inn m,j .1.
iihuuii uiuru ia du mirror, iiaro you
especially when ho ha the drink. If
It Plcaiej you. sho went to the circus
last night along with "
"Is that her ring?" I asked.
'Tho I.ord bo thanked I" cried thn
old woman. "Sally will bo a glad
woman this night That' the ring."
And what may your address be?" I
LAND OF MANY WONDERS
OtUpajsi tiltsdi Cenlila Stimlnjly N End
I of Mlnmli.
A Captain Itlcliard Nye, who was ono
Tho Brixton road doe, not He bo- ",07,0B sioamer .r. -Helps,
flrnn thn nvnnlnfi- nnrinrt'
"Nn." said Sherlock Holmes, sharnlr.
"It gives a folrly good account of the . Tho ol(' womnn faced around and
affair. It does not mention tho tact ooke' keenly at him from her Uttlo
that when tho man was raised ud a ron-rimmoti eyes.
tween nny circus nnd Houndsdltch." .J'8 V l"15r.wo.,"le" 0 fbo Ualapagos
. aiM.iun, n,ii, inn, .I'nn.ii VIP(1J,
... . l .n .. . .
an iniorview at nan rrancisco lie sahlt
woman' wedding ring fell upon tho
floor. It I Just aa well It docs not."
"Why?"
"Look at this advertisement." ho
answered. "I had one sent to every
paper this morning Immediately after
ine anair.
Ho threw tho paper across to me,
"Tho gentleman asked me for mr ad.
dress," sho sahV. "Sally lives In lodg
ing at 3 Mayfield place, Peckham."
'Ana your name is "
'My name 1 8awycr hers Is Don.
nls. which Tom Dennis married her
and a smart, clean lad, too, a long us
he's at sea, and no iteward In tho
and I glanced nt tho place Indlcntcd! company moro thought of; but when
It wns the first advcrtlioment In tho on "horo, what with tho women nnd
"Found" column. hat with liquor hops "
"In TirlTtnn m,i " it i-on . ninin "Hero I your ring, Mr. Sawyer." I
gold wedding ring, found In' tho road- Interrupted In obcdlenco to a sign from I
way between tho White Hart Tavern
nnd Holland Grove. Apply Dr. Wnt.
son, 221D Bakor street, between 8 and
9 mi evening,
Excuse my using your name." ho
said. "It I used my own some of these
my companion; vit clearly belongs to
your daughter, nnd I am clad tn be
labia to rcatoro it to tlio rightful
ownor."
With mnny mumbled blessing and
protestation ot gratitude, tho old
dunderheads would recognize It, and crono packed It away In her pockot,
want to meddle in tho affair. ul,u uumcn ou uown mo stairs.
"That Is all rleht." I nnnwnmri "nut Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feat
supposing any ono applies, I have no 'ho moment sho was gono and rushed
ring." Into his room.
Oh, yes, you have." said he. hand- Ho returned In a fow socond en-
Ing jne one. "This will do very well, volopod In an ulstor and a cravat.
It Is almost a fac-slmlle." "I'll follow her," ho said, hurriedly;
'And who do you expect will answer 1 "he must be nn accomplice, and will
this advertisement?" lead mo to him. Walt up for mo."
"Why, tho man In the brown coat T1'o hall door had hardly slammed
our florid friend with tho squaro too.
If he docs not coma himself he will
send an accomplice.
"Would ho not consider It as too
dangerous?"
"The Islands aro as full of minerals
as a shad Is of bono. On Albemarle
there is an oxtluct crater, miles In ill
motor, In which there Is In sight -10,.
000 tons of pure sulphur, The crater Is
about ten mile Inland and a tramway
will bo necesmiry for transortalion to
the coast, bnt this should bo n small
matter considering the possible profit.
"Ono of tho queer things iu Albe
marle Is that It Is overrun wllli wild
dogs, Tho animal are a mongrel breed
and wero loft on the Island by whaler.
The dogs have become wild and ex.
tromoly vicious. Tbey ao wolfllko In
their habit and run lu droves."
Captain Kyo also tells of u remarka
ble lako on tho Island of Chalham at
an elevation of 3,000 fret above tlm
level of tbo sea. This lako, according
to tho captain, rises and falls with' the
tide, and'no sounding line has ever
reached It bottom. Many relics of an
ancient raco wero found.
Juit Around the Comer.
A tall, green sort of a well-drcstod In
dividual walked Into an Kast Knd place
tlie other day, wlieru they wero talking
politics In a high koy, and, Mrotchlng
hiinrelf up to Ma full height, uxelulmod
iu a loud voice j
"Vhoro aro the fioclnllst7 Hbow
me a socialist, gentleman, and I'll
snow you a nari"
behind our visitor beforo Holme had
descended the stair.
Looking through tho window. I could
seo hor walking feebly along the other
side, while her pursuer dogged hor
Not at all. If my view or the case somo llttlo dlstanco behind.
is correct, ana i navo every reason to wumt ms wnoio meory is inenr. i t i........ .....
bcllevo that It Is. this mnn would rnlh. roct" I thought to mvsolf. "or a). 1 , . n'sianv a mail siooil nolorti I lie
er risk onvthlng than loso tho rlne. he will be led now to tho hoart of tho '"I!" 'n wurllko attitude and ox.
According to my notion he dropped It mystery,"
while stooping over Drebber1 body. Thero was no ncod for him to nak
nnd did not miss It at the tlmo. After me to. wait up for him, for I felt that
leaving the house be discovered his sleep was Impossible until I heard tho
loss and hurried hack, but round thn result or hi adventure.
police already In possession, owing to
hi own folly In leaving tho candlo put.
burning. Ho had to pretend to be bo.
drunk tn order to allay tbe 'suspicious plpo and skipping aver the pages ot know?"
appearance nt tho gate. Now put your- Ten o'clock passed, and I heard tho
self In that man' place. On thinking fobtsteps of tho maids a they pat-1
tbe matter over. It must havo occurred torod off to bed. Etovon and tho mnrn 1
to him that It wa possible that he stately tread of the landlady passed
naa iosi me ring in uie runu uiior my ooor, uouna ror ma same destlna-
leaving tne nouso. wnat wouiu no ao tion.
then? Ho would eagerly look out for It wna close upon twelvo hnfnm i
, i. , .- i , i. i a , . ... - .
iiiu ovuiuiiK imuuru, iii iim huijo ui nn"- M cam mo snarn aonnii nt h a nirhinv
Ing It among tho articles found, Ills Tlio Instant ho ontored I saw by hi
claimed;
"I am a Socialist,, slrl"
"You aro?"
"Yes. sir: I am."
"Well, sir, Just slop around tlio wr
it wag closo upon nlno whon ho net nor with mo, and I'll nhow you u fe.
t. I had no Idea how long ho might low who said I couldn't find a Social
nob:dla nrJl,"ynnai.niJ; !! Aytl,eI.ar,I eliould" llko" to
Chance for a lllvnrct,
HeI understand young Hlmklns and
his wife ore not living happily to
gether, Hho What seems to be the troubl?
Ile-Incuinpntlblllty of temper,
rihoWhlch Is nt fault?
!fnnnth. Hit fitnt.l.,.. ,1.- ,..
ovo. of course, would light upon this, faco that ho had not been successful, patlblllty and she supplies tile te ii.nr
Ho would bo overjoyed. Why should Amusemont nnd chagrin seomod to - Uwpfi.
ho iear n trap? Thero would be no ,e struggling for tho mastery, until 1 "low.
reason, In his eyes. Why tho finding tho former middnnlv mi-rlml l,n .in "Wero thora anniini, .., .
of the ring should be connected with and ho burat into a hearty laugh. ' go arouudV" asked Krma, spcakln ' of
thn murder. Ho would coma. Howl "i wnnMn't hnvn ti, g..n..j v..., 7, .', ' ",ui peaKin,i, or
come. You shall too him within nn or know It for tha world" .n nrimt
hour," dropping Into a choir. "I hnvn
And then?" I asked. chaffod them so much that thoy would
Oh, you can leavo mo to deal with novcr have lot me hoar the nnd nf it
him then. Hnvo you any arms?" I can afford to laugh. becaiiBo I knnw
i navo my oia service revolver unn mat i win do even with thorn In the
long run."
"What Is It, then?" I asked.
' Ull, 1 don't mind tolllne- n otnrv
against mysoir. That croaturo hud
gone a llttlo WnV whnn 1,a l,nA
I went ,to my bedroom nnd followed limp nnd showed every sign of boln 1
his advice. When I returned with the footsore. Presently sho camo to a halt
,fr.w l,l. vmuiv ,.M wvv. w.vmiw.., UIIU IIUIIUII U lUUMVnflA I. Ulllh .,H
Il.l.. l 1. 1.. ,avn.lln . , . nn
a fow cartridges."
"You had better clean It and loan it.
He will be a desperate man, and though
shall toko him unawares It is as won
to be ready for anything.1
tho mouutaln retort.
"Yes," said the girl 'who hnd not
been hugged, "but I hoy who too bashi
ful to go around,''
Her Britain,
Ho Mrs. Wlifo scoui to understand
how to uinuago her husband prott'y
well.
She-Yes. She lets hi in have hor own
way In everything.
Th Iluatiuud Knew,
City Editor See here. In your oblfu.
his fnvorlto nnsslnir I mnnmnn in i, . . .1 ary or this prominent club wnmnn
occupation of scraping upon his vlo- her ob to hoar the address, but I noed ,ny ,lle "'" a BOod w""" Vou mean
I mvw Mvwsi ou niiJtiuiiB. inr mi in Biintr
It out loud onough to bo hoard at tho
othor eldo ot tho street, 'Drive to 13
Duncan stroet, Houndsdltch,' alio
cried, This begin to look genuine, I
"The plot thickens," ho sold, a I en
tered. "I havo Just had an answer to
my American telegram. My1 vlow of
tho case I the correct one."
was," or course.
Iteporter-No, I mean "Is." Mr.' Hen
peck, hor husband, told me ir I wonted'
to Jjo absolutely truthful that was the
way to put It. -Philadelphia Pres.