fact that n healthy. body la absolutely
essential to a lintipy llfr. Anil parents
should leant to know, too, the differ
once between tho child's smile of res
Ignntlou mid Its lienrty laugh of truo
enjoyment. If a boy or girl should bo
made to work eighteen hours n day
and be denied tlmo for proper entln:
of menls the law would eomo to the
rescue. Hut there Is no rescue for tho
r-hlM lm linn n rnrnclnus mmetlte for
nen n rniirona incs to steal iw imnwlmiirn. There Is ns much good
way tnrougu n town it is not larceny for iy a tnll and a lat once In a
but enterprise. -urlillc as there Is In a text book, Par
ents should not force t that nhyalcal
mo reassuring, inrormation conies ,,rrintiment Is ns Important for bul-
froiu Colombia that President Marro- ccss , llfo , , ,MOIltai development.
quin nas not resigned again.
TOPICS OF
TUB TIMBS.
England has placed threo more Isl
ands on the red
; ErY. ' LKA . ff-"nffl rmm IT
Great Number of Divorcees.
STATISTICAL paragraph In a paper which Is care
ful with Its figures offers the rather remarkable
Information that there arc now &1.&U3 divorced peo
Die In the United States, of whom over two-thirds
At the next meeting of the Texas ..n,..n t,i nunrnllr r.uitpa tnimkot In Hi., fat., nf
Ono of the Important things In tlio ivd-ratlon uf Womeu' Clubs this 1 ti,. vtiit tx-atr-s ill vimi-smI n nrl t1mil1 thtM nine! lift v a
cuucnuuu m n w.j question win ik Micmmy uitcutscu: been an emiM number with the womeu. Old th hiubnniU
i
' parishes, hut woo to (ho church that
liiul a lepututloii for inciiiiiitw In
money mailers, llu visited ono such,
where, after Service, thu ilcncun salili
"Well, Dr. Parker, ns lu your fee?"
"It Is llfly pounds."
Thu deacon demurred; Dr. 1'arker In
sisted. Finally thu olllclnls of tho
11,10,1,1 nr cord Is given exlraor- church got together 11 ml paid over thu
OPINIONS OF ORE AT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS M'::;
A
It does a man no good to give him a
dose of his own medicine. After ho
swallows It he Is worse than before.
America may b tho "land of the
dollar," hut tho cry of distress any
where In tho world nlways loosens Its
grasp on the dollar.
llcv. Newell Dwlght Hlllls declares
that "we all go to tho devil on $30,000
a rear." Ulad to nssuro Dr. Hlllls
that we arc still In the Immune class.
Uussla asks China to trust her Im
plicitly. That Is exactly what the Hon hnaih ,houtlng for recognition of tho
said to the lamb. From tho Interior
of the lion the wall came: "I'm sorry
I trusted."
A Cambridge professor has discov
ered a large lump on Mars. It may
have been Induced by the amount of EarthIj. Vaniil6e for Mm Ig a wlfl
attention wc unve oeeu giving lue h u.ldctiintlf, ,ovln, ch.iliI.(,n
planet In recent years. bome Th averni.e woman feels
flint firm hn rl vrwl ttiA tii1ivar nart Iti
With Herr Most advising anarchists ,., h h. . hlll1 ,
to uphold me nag anu Lonsutuuon 01 hef l)reat and uenn) thnt wonJ
uic uniteu states ana to reiram im ..mothcr she know.g wulle tncro
acts of violence we may imagiue me may fame nnd rewarJ, , business,
millennium Is not far away. tue crown ghe wcarg . wlfe 1. milde
of tlllpn Ifold nn,1 Ihprrt mn Iia nr. lik'h
A unauanooga paper " or 1 f n hl mnirll mlrtn, sl.
lady in that town who carveu up ner , t humiinltr aT,e and nuzlle aDi
. . . t.' , , . . 1 .... , . ..
nusonnu some: xuia is mm uiuc
she has used a knife on him." For
real stronuoslty Tennessee and Ken
tucky lead the States,
What Shall We Do With the Men?" , f.,.i., nud die under the bllcht of divorce? Are ther more
That sounds revolutionary and slightly sensitive than the wives aud unable to thrive when the
Impudent: It gives the Impresslou clinging vines arc forcibly torn away by tho county court J
that lu Texas man Is on his last leg. or did the majority rush olt and marry again, thus taking
and may soon rank with tho great I themselves out of the lists of the divorced! Hut does
auk and the dodo: that woman, In msrrIago really take one out of such list? When n man
Texas, at least, has learned to llve's divorced Is he not always divorced, though he marry
Within herself, and has found means ' -mi,,, if (. nnd n second m.irrln&e wines the earlv
of rounding out existence, and making matrimonial record quite off the slate, why Is It that women
1 one grami, sweet song, wiiuoui uio do not seek the same war of cscaneT Whv do mow of
necessity or mans presence, i-et em tucm ,10t marrjr aua coall, t0 i,tf divorcees? Why-but
hum ine men are discussing me , wuat nrollts It to ask miestlons at random? The nrohle
man question: the women are orating 1, a fnelnntliii one and worthy of serious Investigation liv
on the uuin question. There has been ' statistical experts. Why. oh. why, out of 81,000 divorced
uu.o iuiu auoui cuopping xue woru jargons arc 31.000 of them women? Where are the miss
ooey out 01 uie marriage service, i,,,. nx-hnshstuli nf 17(KK) of these sisters? Tli mr.iv
mm n iui m women uaig ivnsu-u ,I.,.,. l, ,.,-., Il I. mm l,l.r-.l In.ll.nn,,,!. In,n.l
.- . .
fact that they are as good as men,
when the world knows that they are
a mighty sight better. What of It? The
status of men and women hasn'
changed. The average man wants to
be good and true and prosperous.
Till', story of 1
rlage Is the
friendship an
engagement
The Nevada man who wants a di
vorce because his wife goes through
bis pockets at night will be disappoint
ed. No court Is going to establish n
precedent that would endanger tho do
mestic life of the nation.
talk of amending and revising the
race. It can do no barm, and It will
never change natural love and the at
traction of the sexes which has exist
ed 6lnce the days of the garden of
Kden.
Ambassador Cboate Is going to mar
ry one of his daughters to a titled Eng
lishman. It costs a good deal to be I
ambassador to England, but the lady
members of the family will now be
tell us bow they manage to divert lm
migrants from the cities?
Although much has been said and
written about the servant girl problem,
few families In comparison to the
total number In tire country are trou'
bled by it. This fact would be estab
lished by the census reports If the
average citizen had not noted It In his
experience. The rule is that the Amer
ican family is Independent of outside
help. There are less than two million
t fomir,! ho Inrnstmpnr n """"" "v - """""V1
" 0 I QtAtrnnlnfcna lantil rosira nnixiui trrwti
Nearly 3,000 immigrants reached ;"", 71 . . T
IInllfT .h. .h., ,1, lu,n,l fnr ,llf. ' l"m,' "l "'O
. , . , .'.. ..., I women ore employed In hotels and res
fereut parts of Canada. Ninety per .,. .,r, k ,,
..,. ...Ill .1. ,Mt 1 w ""i"
districts. Will our neighbors kindly ,;,.,," ,r "
.n . h ... . a 1. employed In families, there is less than
one servant for every eight homes. Or,
If the nurses, laundresses and house-
keenera are omlttptl. fhpra im nn, wr.
a signiucam auuioou 10 lae jengiu- vant fnr f-.irp, .nrt , h.if f,
ening list 01 new corporations is re- ii-, The nronortntlon of germm. n
ported from Princeton University. The the numi,er of families Is fairly unl-
nine, nf tin. fl 1 iwl orftnlno nf Inmn. I . .... . .
- - - iorm tnrougnt me wnoie country. The
poratlon with the County Clerk. The states , whlch there are Iarg(, m
object of the corporation is to further hovfeTer, have a larger proportion of
imeresiB ui lue iubii.uhuu " uicu i servants than those having small
iue srauuuies uae bo mutu reason 10 dues only; and the Southern States,
love. The capital of affection. It may wnlcu hayg a iarKe neBro popUlation
DO saia, is an paia in. make .. of moro domestic heln flmn
the Western States. The number of
Interesting has been the remlnls- laundresses In the South Is notable.
cense or tmerson s love ror pie. It Georgia has four thousand more of
nas been remarked that he liked his them than New York The problem of
pie naiteu in aeep, square tins, so that domestic service becomes acute with
like the real estate speculator ho tho Increasing prosperity of the family
couia get a goou corner, named upon and the growing complexity of Its life.
his fondness for this piece de resist-1 The independence of modest means
once of New England cookery, It Is I and modest tastes then gives way to
lonaiy recalled now tne sage replied: dependence on tee assistance of out'
"What is pie made for if not to be
eaten" a delightful hit of Emersonian
philosophy.
siaers ror me gratification of new
wishes. The millions of families that
are still sufficient unto themselves
have little to complain of when tbev
navai ensign iiussner, tne uennan consider the trials of those who are de-
officer who celebrated Good Friday by pendent on others for the management
running ills sword tnrougb the back of of their homes,
an artilleryman who bad neglected to
salute, has been sentenced to spend HE WEARS LONG LOCKS
tour years in prison anu to no degraded 5 t; RESULT OF A OFF
iu rnun. ju view 01 iue system un-
aer wnicn loung iiussner s ideas of Jam ciawson. one of th nmml.
honor were developed it is surprising nent men of Southern Illinois, has not
that he was punished at all. This Is
severe shock to German militarism,
but unfortunately It does not revise
the "regulations." They remain to de
velop other Ilussners and to excuse
other murders,
On the order books of the Women's
Exchange In New York City, it ap
pears, is a worker known as "the
cheerlng-up lady." She Is kept busy
all the time. It Is her function to visit
lonely homes, to play cards with ven
erable widows or spinsters, to read,
talk and "look pleasant." Here should
be a laborer never falling to be worth
moro than her hire. Professional
mourners we no longer know, nor
wish to know, of professional
bad bis hair cut since Cleveland made
his second race for
the Presidency and
was defeated. "Un
cle Jimmy," as ev
erybody In Gules
county calls blm, Is
73 years old, but
the fire of youth Is
In bis eyes and bis
step is quick and
firm. He Is as
straight as a West
Point cadet and
takes an active
part In public affairs.
Uncle Jimmy was a firm believer In
the success of Cleveland each time
that the New York man ran for the
"CKCIE JIMMr."
cneercrs-up it snouiu not be vos-
slble to know too many. We be-1 i.ri,i , 1...
y!0! ,f,r tb." "on Claw'son madVa beTwlth ZZ ot
Z. m 7, J T . 8 ap.' Dls HepuWIcan neighbors to the effect
5 fuL "1. SS?tae"s that " never would have hi. hair cut
,ut:a until Cleveland should be elected.
r u . ,. u!'onroug.n Tu Democratic candidate was beat-
no culture moro Important or prcs
Ing than that of the smile which
means good cheer.
Ni
Tho Gct-Rich-Quick Victim.
O community Is Immune from the blandishments of
the "get-rlch-qulck" swindlers. All that Is required
to make a victim Is, Indeed, a willingness to believe
that men having an unusually good thing are In a
fever to give It away, and a little of the blind boldness
which leads certain people to try such a hazard and see
what comes of It.
Tho truth cannot be too often stated that when a man
discovers a sure way of getting rich quick, tho last thing
he does with It Is to tell strangers about It. He wants all
there Is In It for himself and possibly for his close friends.
He communicates the discovery In a whisper; and nerer.
never seeks partners In the odd corners of the country.
But sometimes people arc caught by the plausible though
cheap pretense that he needs money to carry through his
Idea that he has the scheme but has not the money, and
so Is seeking the contributions of small capitalists every
where, if he cannot get capital from the men who are
looking for money-making opportunities. It Is becauso they
do not believe there Is anything In his little plan; and they
are men of shrewdness and experience who are Infinitely
better Judges of any such plan than the avernge outsider
can possibly be. When they shy at It, It Is time for all
other people to take to cover.
A good rule for the average man Is to button his pocket
up tight when the Insinuating stranger conies to him with
the story that. If he will only let the said stranger hold
his money for a little while, he will get It back doubled or
quadrupled. And It Is Just as good a rule when the Insin
uating stranger approaches one through the postotllce as on
the street Montreal Star.
T:
The Dacil.'us of Suicide.
HE prevalence of suicidal mania In Washington Is
accounted for by a hitherto unknown scientist, who
has studied the subject deeply aud trailed the microbe
of suicide to Its native lair. In the unseasonable
strawberry. Clifford Howard Is the name of the discoverer
of the bacillus of self-destruction. He la an assistant sec
retary to the District Commissioners.
Mr. Howard's methods of scientific Investigation nre no
less unique than his conclusions, and his process of rea
soning Is admirably simple. Suicides are most frcauent
In the spring. Strawberries are out of season In the lati
tude of Washington In early spring. Unseasonable straw
berries nre eaten In Washington. Strawberries eaten out
of season Invariably produce mental depression. (Proof
of fact not given.) Mental depression causes suicidal
thoughts. Therefore the bacillus of suicide Is tracked to
bis lair In the strawberry.
Most remarkable, however. Is Scientist Clifford Hon-.
ard's discovery that the deadly microbe enters or develops
In the strawberry only when the fruit Is transported from
its proper banitat to a higher latitude. The April straw
berry Is Innocuous In Georgia, but may not be eaten In
man authority, by laying In n strong
solution of alum, and then careruny
drvlnir.
Washington on pain of Inevitable mental depression and . .. ,1i1u,hi fP n, imtnto.
prooauiy sutciue. wiicn tne wasiungton strawuerry ripens, , , WUla .,,.,, ltl VtxmvU colonies.
nowever, any oui strawuerry may be emeu by wasning- Co,-H (j0.,.n, ,,. nUble of tho
.v,.... t-iuire Biuei,. .... ., ,,.,.., rnnillv. Its tubers,
scientist uowatus niiice to mono wno would ansiaini... .. ,,, ,.,i u i , ,. i r in
....... ., . . . , ,1 til, ,, HirtM.v ,,,, ---
.rem suic.ue is mat mey rcrraiu rroin eating strawuerries ,... .........i,,. ,i, U,,to lu
until no fruit is ripe nt home. Wonderful are the discover- lin)r , , ,nmo wnr,
American. "I0 of the human rueu Is still
tieing sotignt. i no wiueiy uccei'u-u
ttmitrv ,,r Mtiv Mnlli'l-. lulled on hill-
tlrench of PromNe. gunge, trachea that limit's early lioiuii
one action for breach of promise of mar- was In India; but mime ethnologists
story of all. Acquaintance ripens Into Urn now Inclined to agree with Prof.
nil friendship Into an engagement. The Illrt that the Aryans tlrst lived In the
comes to au end, whether from tho territory uoith of the Carpathian
fault of one of the parties, or of tho other, or of both. If, Motinlnlii. near the boundary Hue be
however, the tlu.ll breach Is not clearly the fault of the tween Austria Hungary and Itussln,
lady she cau If so disposed sue her late lover aud obtalu now occupied by t.elts nnd l.llhu-
money uamnges. the amount of which depends on many atilans.
circunismnccs. apart rrom me wrong sue has sutrered. Tlio oiotililng apparatus for vitalising
other side of the picture Is far different. Th mau may 1,t,,lllllill,1.., .u icu chamber
be treated ever so heartlessly, he has not the same remedy. ... iH,.H)lll., neressarv tmrt of the
viuiiii ur til ik ii i iirirr wuuiii ue lauiiiiru uui ui euuri. ,... i,.,,..,-. ,,,iim lp .1 It H. Ilnriles.
iue man wno asueit putuiciy ror golden saive ror injuries nl, i:ui, ,.-ii,.i ,. remirts hav
.iuiic .u iii-aii nuuiu ucrif .urine iui nmiii ruuiriiqii. , u., ,ll0 010,or a aovvrl case
i lie question arises wliemer now mat women are claim- ,,1i ,.,,,ii,.i...i .vtii, i.n.ii
iiK .iiuiiiii, iu go uinar respects iucy ougui not to suuiuu r,y , w, mmu.,nle
to equality In this. It may, of course, be urged that the mi i1,r.,l. - i n,. nlr .if thu
lusiuui ui uruposiu unuivci in iiupurisut uiiuueuou oe- rooul. wi,eli was followed liv ran d
tween the sexes, aud that Is undeniably so. The womau improvement of the pallcul'a condition,
who has been Jilted cannot revenge herself by Instautly 0l.iiilr nr.. l,..iti n....t l.,i fur bet-
uueriiiK utr imiiii 10 iue inise ones iriruu. inn, uu I ..rlinr tlio nlr nf farlorles
otuer iirniu, it must uoi tie lorgottcn iue ureacn us prouine
action Is the resort not of tlio,e who really suffer, but of
those who, by the very fact of exposing tholr broken hearts
for the gayety of nations, often suggest doubts as to wheth
er their seutlmcuts are sincere. London Dally Newt.
myself. Homo
llinn ago yull liiul Hn iilitl Ho" men.
Honing n somewhat tihsetirn inlliUU-r
"h prvnch hele. Voti know Unit his
church la a struggling line, nnd Unit ho
Is n poor mau with n largo family,
Vim refused to pay ltl i n menu than Ills
Intro railway fares. To redeem this
Iniquity on your part I have charged
you tlfly pounds, and I shall send It
on lo III in as his fee fur the sermons
he preached hero." Youth's Companion,
ALL COME HOME TO JAIL
A Scif-Mado Man.
HEItE are many men who are proud of being self
made men. They carry their heads high aud claim
thnt (tipr titivn limit., fholr nwn niv-Aia l,v IIiaIp nivn
unaided efforts. They claim that no on. can say that . W,u'" . ra '"' "'
they were helped with loans of money, or that they were
ever boosted Into positions by tha strength of others, yet
Ti
There abounds lu Paraguay a tree.
growing to the stature of au ordinary
chestnut tree, from which a kind of
vegetable silk Is obtained. Consul
uulllii, nt Asuncion, says ho believes It
can lw woven Into threads, but tho
chief use at present suggested for It Is
lu stutlltig cushions aud quilts, for
which purpose It appears to bo well
adapted on account of Its extreme
Itiolls, which are six Inches In length
and nlKiut four and a half Inches In
this Is all a mistake. No person ever made a success In '''""'e'T. tho substauco resembles a
life without being assisted by others. Think of the assist
ance given by the mother when the self-made man was
glossy down,
When a balloon passes orer a forest
a helpless babe; think of the helpful advice of the father, 11 descends, and ballast must lie
tli row n out to keep It up. This Is ex
plained by Prof. Moulllefert, of the
trench Natloual Agricultural College
mother, brothers and sisters, when tho self-made man
was Immature; think of the Inheritance from father, moth
er, grandfather and ancestors back for a thousand Tears.
all of whom have bequeathed to this so-called self-made of Urlgnon, ns being due to the exist
man peculiarities which haro aided him on the road to enco aliove every forest of a prism of
success. These ancestors have bequeathed health and vigor eool, moist nlr. prodticiil by the ahuu
of body, strength of mind, common sense and the lncllna- '","t transpiration of tho trees, and ex
tlon to virtue, but further than this, the self made man has tending to n height of from 3.U0U to
been assisted by those who have labored for him. What ,(XX) feet nliove the treetops. Prof.
manufacturer, farmer, nurseryman, editor, phrslclan. law- Moulllefert also snys that while for
yer or minister has not been aided by others almost dallr ests drain me noil underneath them
throughout bis life? No. we may do much to Improve our ,bey keep the upper layer, to a depth
conditions In life, but we nre never entirely Independent of ur ruur ur nvo miles, miilsL
mo helpfulness of otbers.-Green's Fruit Grower. Prom seven dlamoiids-welghltig
from two to twenty-one csrnts-tlint
I.M..A ..I..I -.1 .... ,.. 111. 1
. . n r ,,,, v.-, iini ui iu ti ibvuiibiu ami
Useless Polar Expeditions. adjoining States. Prof. William ii
HE promised submarine expedition to the North Pols Hobbs traces tha diamond fields of
Is surprisingly unscientific for Its German source. North America to the volcanic region
Sir Clements Markham has already laid down the of the Caumllnn wilderness, south nf
reasonable and accepted attitude on this matter. The Hudson bar. Tho onlr kimwn iuiHi-It
tale of three centuries' effort Is, as be says, complete. Wt of the diamond Is thu black shnlc-or
aireauy miow an tnni is to ue Known about the Arclc re- "blue ground"-nround tho necks of
glons. No one Is more vigorous than Sir Clements In de- burned out volcanoes. Tho loose atones
nounclng those who question the utility of Polar eiplora- found seem to hnve been transported
tion. Since bis voynge half a century ago he has nteadllv bv ulaclera. and on follmvlnv un
supported the work and aided It by the soundness of his probable courses of these ancient Ice
ineoreticni nuvice. .ow ne declares mat further expedl- rivers the lines converge In tho bar
nous nru useless. Any attempt to reacn me pole Is now a ren territory stated.
luuiliuruj rmrrprise which is tue personal BUSIr Of the I Tk l'.,..l. tn.fllll.. l... t .j
t7,jiuti.. (.uu u uiuic t-iiiuiru iu our support inno tue cross
ing of the Atlantic In an open boat or the feats of a "fast
Ing man." London Chronicle.
T
i ii 1 1 ; m-i 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 in
i Parent and Child
Before the Law. I
inn n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! ! in 1 1 it
A very Interesting paper on the
above topic was given In a number
of Harper's IJazar, which sets forth
some little known points of law, re
lating to the obligations of father and
mother to a child.
The father of an Infant Is bound to
provide blm with necessaries, In'
eluding food, clothing and medical at
tendance. If be does not provide such
necessaries, a stranger wbo furnishes
them can bold the father liable. The
obligation on the part of the parent
to maintain the child continues until
the latter Is in a condition to provide
for bis own maintenance generally
speaking, as long as be remains
minor. Hut by the statute law of the
country this obligation only ends with
death In the case of children wbo are
blind, lame or physically or morally
Incapable of providing tbclr own sun
port It Is the purpose of the
law not to compel a father to main
tain Idle and lazy children In ease
and Indolence, but to provide the
young and Inexperienced with the nur
ture and sustenance to which tbey are
properly entitled from those wbo
brought them Into the world; this to
continue until they have gained
trength and ability to care for them'
selves.
it is oouDtrui to what extent a
mother Is bound to support her child.
In general, she would not be bound
to do so during the life of Its father,
Under some statutes an adult son Is
compelled to support his mother. A
father cannot avoid bis responsibility
for the support of his child, even
en that time and "Uncle Jlmmr" let
. , , . . i ur iue Buiiyuri. ui uis vuiiu, even
his hair grow, as be bad promised. tuough u0 roay asree wth tne motuer
He was pleased with the, result. Hn I ... ... .. ..
m..M. ..... ... ".. : i lu uo BUi uuu -" . y
American Medicine, in an appeal
against overwork of children in the
public schools, says that In many cities
the nervous child Is moving parents
end physicians to appeal for fewer
hours of study and less pressure. Eye
strain is an evil that American Medi
cine bitterly protests against School
children In spectacles are becoming
alarmingly common. Mind strain muy
not show Itself so plainly on tho ex
terior, but Is there any reason to doubt
that It Is any less common than the
other? Certainly It Is moro serious In
Its ultimate results: Education Is
highly Important, but It Is not as Im
portant as mental and bodily health.
Where the ono Is gained at tho cost
of tho other the" substance Is thrown ,t is not tall enough," on which Pat
way ror mo suauow. i-areuw can- exclaimed, "Oh, bedad, I'm In no hurry,
BOl Keep too cvuBuuiu tu ujiuu uiv 1 1 can just wait till It grows. '
much so, that when Cleveland wan
elected again four years later he did
not sacrifice his locks, but let them
grow.
Pat Outwits the Devil.
An Englishman, a Scotchman and an
Irishman fell under the power of the
Evil One, who condemned all three to
be hung, but allowed them to select
the treo on which the suspension was
to be effected. While the Englishman
choso on oak and the Scotchman a
pine, the Irishman selected a goose
berry bush. On the devil waving his
hand, tho three selected objects duly
appeared and the representatives of
England and Scotland were forthwith
strung up. When It came to the Irish
man's turn his Satanic Majesty walked
around the bush and said: "I'm afraid
own fault may forfeit her own claim
to support she cannot forfeit that of
tho children.
A stepfather Is not bound to support
his stepchild unless be practically
adopts blm by taking the child Into
bis family and providing for him.
thus giving him the same status as
a natural child. An adopted child and
the person legally adopting have all
the rights and are subject to all the
duties of the relation of parent and
child, Including the right of Inherit
ance. The duty of a child Is, first of all,
honor and obedience. Failure to ren
der these, or Ingratitude, may be pun
ished by disinheritance. The father
may cut his children off entirely, but
be cannot leave more than half bis
property to charitable Institutions If he
has a wlfo and children living. (This
Is true In New Vrk.)
According to common law there Is
no legal obligation resting upon a child
to support a parent, In case of either a
minor or adult. In some States stat
utes have been enacted to enforce this
duty, with the result that the State
has been greatly relieved from the
care of paupers.
A father has a right to the services
and earnings of tho child while the
child lives with blm, and Is main
tained by blm a right resting on the
parental duty of maintenance and fur
nishing some compensation for the
service he renders the child. How
long this right continues Is open to
question, but certainly until the child
reaches the age of 14, and usually dur
ing the entire period of minority. Hut
where a father refuses or neglects to
support the child or compels him to
support himself, the right to bis earn
ings ceases. At common law a mother
has no Implied right to the service and
earnings of a child, as she was not
bound like tho father for Its maintenance.
Its "Desert Ilotanlcal Laboratory" on
the shoulder of a mountain two mites
west of Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson
Chamber of Coinmcrco has given tho
Alps or cycle fifty miles a dny, to an- site, and will Install a water ntiimly
otuer to ue unuer n ireo or on tno and an electric plant for the Inliora-
beach. Hut In nomo form the rest Is tory. Tho object of tho undertaking
inevitnuie, unless mo urcaunown is to ns to study tlio plants characteristic of
come. The hours from which business arid regions. The mountain on which
is entirely excluded every day, the the laboratory Is to stand ami tho ad-
weeks from which It Is entirely exclud- Jolnlug mesas possess n splendid rep
pastures near them. Tho houses are rcseutntloii of these forms of vegeta-
by the man who means to last.
Queer I'liod Pinlita.
In the department of agriculture at
Washington, hidden away In an ob
scure corner. Is an odd sort of exhibit
of queer fojds eaten by out of the way
people.
There Is a loaf of bread made from
the roasted leaves of a plant allied on
tlon. Proposed sites In Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona, California, Chihua
hua and Honora were examined before
tho locatlou was Dually chosen,
WHERE LIFE 18 8TRENUOUS.
Relaxation from Work Will Make
Man Knjor Ltf Longer.
There are men, and plenty of them
wbo start the business of the day, or
thinking about the business of tho
day, almost as soon us they nre out of
bed, and keep It up with scarcely an
Interval until they turn In at night,
says the London Express. Tho busl
ness telegrams and letters brought to
the bedroom in tho morning and tho
continuation of mental labor and wor
ry Into tho small hours of the next
morning, until sheer Inability to go on
compels a reluctant halt for Bleep, are
ovll modern phenomena that occur too
often. And the hurried midday lunch
Is not worso for the digestion than It
Is for the mind, which Is thus cheated
of its due pause for rest
This Is certainly not tbo way to get
most work dono In tbo long run. Tho
men wbo have put most work Into
their lives and been able to keep on
longest at It have been men, like Mr,
Gladstone, who know the full value of
absolutely banishing work from their
minds for somo tlmo every day. In
the height of political excitement Mr.
Gladstone could always contrive to
shut out politics and official business
for an hour or two whllo he read
Greek or a novel.
Ono man may seek Ills relaxation
with a tennis racket or a bicycle, an
other with a book, anothor In talk (not
about business); but complete relaxa
tion In some form every man should
have every day. And an entire and
absoluto holiday, long enough to count,
Is no less Indispensable- every yenr.
The meaning of "rest" varies with the
Individual; to ono it It rest to climb
DOCTOR PARKER'S KINDNESS.
Tinned by Itiigcediies Wlian Daallnu;
Willi ma world.
The vein of rugged humor which an-
the century plant. Another kind of I pen red no frequently In the pulolt ut-
bread Is from dough of Juniper her- tcrnnccs of the Into Itev. Dr. Joseph
lies. These aro relished by some Parker, of tondon, continually cropped
tribes or Indians, while others mauu- 0ut In the everyday clerical affairs of
facture cukes out of different kinds of I his life. He was onco atinronehe.1 in
.. i ... .--
the CItv Tcimi e bv a couutrr rl,.r..
The prairie Indians relish a dish of man. whoso church was In nn etnliiir.
wild turnips, which civilized people ra,led flnnnclnl condition, and asked
would not be likely to enjoy nt all. In ,a nreach there on nnv dnv . nn.
... Bicui ".u,o, umii im uour, mat migui suit ins convenience,
wuicn grow on mcsquue uusucs are ..i. . tmnoss b e." renlle.t II- .
Utilized for food. ..i iinTO nlrendv mnr .nn..
u.. i..i. . ,.i. i. . . . .
i wv.... .u.,,,01. mi, hhi nmum i m.nti ttinn l rnn rillllll."
aiei ror some snvnges in mis country, M. mrkcr, who was present saw
.yiiiic iii V.U.UUW,.,. mi- vupiivr vuiurmi i , m li ster's ook of illnnmmlni,,,.,...
aborigines uo not uisuain me seeds or ., .ho in hi in l.nr i,.i....
' -. . ",, u u .
salt grass. mi must to. This tri'iitlomnn l..
il.. f rt.tiA...f. it.. t, i - -
wumuiiiia iuo uiKKrr III-1 -,. innir il ntnnrn In , v
Jl.n. ll l ....l ...--. -... - . . .
.,... uv. ,.... ,.,., wiuniuiin mii.t make It noss II, in"
I t,.l i.lnn.w,. ... I. I ..,! I .. I . I "
vttti.u i'iiiwmvu, uj ,,,u,(,,a uivi ajfntiui I i,,irai I
II.a (- llina .i,dI,, lhA I 11-
...V ..VVCT, ..u. .HUOI.I, ,UT tlUI. U
fall out of the cones. At ths same
time a sweet gum exudes from the
bark, serving the purpose of sugar.
said he, looking Into tho
faco of bis rural brother, "you see I
must go. Fix your day, and I will be
tbcro at 12 o'clock,"
Tho village pastor returned his
Outer Hjstsm of Irenllnic Convicts
1'racllcrd In llllii, lUnnll.
"The most unique method fur handl
ing petty vIolnlotM of thu law," re
iimrUnl a gentleman nt the llalelgh
last evening, "la lu dally operation nt
lllln, the capital of the Island of Hit
wnll. I was seated on thu pnreh of the
Hllo Hotel one dny Inst winter, trying
tu evade the mimqullue nud I lie sun
ahliie, when I noticed n .core of nit
this lu slrlpul canvas uniform break
lulu a dend run lu thu direction of thu
J H II . Thu heiivy Iron doors swung open
to ndiult them, nud they tiled In our by
unit to become prisoner for the night.
I Icnrucit Inter that tlitwu men were
'ahurt-term' convicts, and thnt their
hurry wits Inspired by the foil r that
they might be 'locked out of Jnll.' "
"Hut how did they escnpu?" be wn
nskiil.
"Escape?" repented the unrrntor.
"They did not escape; they were turn
ed loose at 7 lu the morning and In
structed to report behind thu bars at
fl lu the afternoon. Let me explain:
An alleged crlmnal Is tried, convicted,
and sentence paused upon lilin. Nhiiuld
his term exceed one yenr be Is confin
ed lu a cell mi the third floor of the
Jnll, from which escape Is prnclleully
luiK)sslble. If he Is a "ahnrt-lrrm"
man, however, he Is titled up with a
blue and whllo striped canvas suit nnd
hired nut by the dny to tuntrjictora or
the managirs of nelgliUirlng planta
tions. Ills wages, usiinlly U.'i cents per
dny, nre paid to the clly. These for
tunate convicts are lxitli fed nnd lodg
ed In Jnll, ami In nddltluii to their
clothe are allowed a small rntlou of
tobacco. Every morning, nfter break
flint, they inny be seen elnlmrUIng on
their duties. They are not gunrditl lu
any manner, hpe, or form; In fact. It
resolve llnelf Into au extreme rate of
'honor among thieves.'
"It Isn't once lu a year that escape Is
crin attempted, and the records lu thu
county Jail show but one Instance
where such nn attempt lias been suc
cessful. It Is sunning to see lime be
lated culprit running nt the tup of
their speed for fear the doors of this
novel Institution will be cloud ngnlust
them. Those thnt may arrltl- Inter are
admitted through another entrance,
nnd au additional three or four days
are ridded to their term as punishment
for their tardiness."
"How do you account for this pe-
cullnr system being atlll In rogue?"
wn nskeiL
"It exists merely hecnuso of lis ef
ficiency. Hllo Is a const town; the Pa
cific Ocenn guards It safely un the east,
whllo to the wist waid tin re la noth
ing but the high road nnd the Jungle.
Tho Jungle nud the sen mean death,
nnd the high road rapture; so you sio
there Is a stronger force than hoinr
which Impel the return of the convict
to bis prison home."
BRITISH rORAGEKS UI1ING
SORKOW IN SOMALIIAND
The Hrltlsh aro having troubles of
their own lu Homnlltand, nlthoiigb they
are said lo be gradually bringing tho
recalcitrants to terms. One of En
gland's greatest dltllcuttle ha been
thu provisioning of her army. Hho
hn been obliged to resort to n system
of foraging which I most effective.
though not Just what thu natives
rouAauia in couAi.u.Ami.
rri. I. i m iuu
... :T. tuu,UUJCU "' thanks, and went his way with a radl.
mil i-uuiiii-iiiiiii-ut aiiu uuy euine, mo
Tlio Desert Illossoina. church was crowded. Dr, Parker
The Spcnkuian fruit farm, near Neo- preached In bis usual telling manner.
sho, Is ono of the most Interesting and pleaded for a gcucmus offering
places of the kind In Missouri. It con- as be alone couiti plead. At tbo con
slsts of 800 acres In fruit and or- elusion of the scrvlco tho pastor came
chards. The ground Is covered with Into the vestry, and expressed his ln
rock aud it wos necessary to loosen debtcdncss to Dr. Parker and the grat-
It with dynnralto before trees could Undo of tho church for his valuable
bo planted. And yet on this sterile services, asking at tho end:
soli rich, luscious fruit Is raised every "How much, doctor, aro wo In your
year, Mr. Spcakman has 100 acres of debt'
strawberries.
Ill Cbanca.
Father Wouldn't it be funny If I
should becomo a little boy again?
Hobble Maybo It wouldn't be so fun
ny for yon, pa. If you wuz to be littler
'Forty-nine pounds, nine shillings
and sixpence," promptly returned Dr,
Parker.
This staffL'erpri llin mlnlntnr. tvtin
managed to stammer out: "It will tako . lmonds can be bought for thut-Now
would prefer. Tho Illustration shows
flock of sheep rounded un for tho
English army by tho untlvo scout and
baugers on. To the credit of thu Ilrlt-
Ish olllcers It should bo mentioned that
they nover fall to pay for any Mil
iums mey may feel ubllged lo lake In
this unceremonious manner, though
the owners suffer n long period of be
wailing tholr supposed Ill-fortune, as
It Is Impossible for tho nvcrngo Bourn
lllander to understand why anybody
who Is not required to pay his debts
should ho foolish enough to do so.
Interpreted.
"Father," said thu youth, "what Is
your understanding of tho snylng; 'The
rnco Is not always to the swift'?"
"Practically, my son," replied tho
wise father, "It menus thnt In tho
raco of llfo tlio fast men don't usually
eomo out ahead," - Philadelphia
Press.
A Dream or lllla.
Dora Wouldn't It bo lovely If we
bnd ;15,000,000?
Clara Of course,
Dorn Perfectly hoavcnlyl This bonk
on "Facts and Figures" says a ton of
u little time to pay It nil."
Well, I will not take less," said Dr.
mo 1J?.,n!,.I.d, T"0 Up a fH Parker." "And meantime, as you have
tiling. l-uiliiueiiuia nmi, .!,, H,,,i. .i
ivv uui ws. iwvnv V KUUII5H VU1IIJ
up to sco me In London, take thls"-
has caused men to read the news. P'acing two sovereigns in me minis-
papers more than anything else?
ter's hand "to cover your outlay.
Mrs. Btubb-Yes, John; women iiia(i' "ot 0 h"l'enny less to mo than
standing up In the street cars. ,u0 sum nnmen-uui you can take ctcr-
uuy iu puy 11,
Dr. Parker would accent nothing but
third-class fares when bo visited poor ,
The world Is but a rlug ou which
men cut their eys teeth.
York Weekly.
Tlio Candid Iidltor.
"You ask me to criticise your poem,"
wrote tho editor, "and I 11 111 frank
to say that I found nothing lu It but
six stamps." Atlanta Constitution.
It Is up to the opera slugcr who
needs a change of air to breuk Into a
church choir.
Political whltowash brushes cover a
multitude of rottcu fences.