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jj FAVORITES j; 4-M-M- I l-r t' ! A Iot Chord, Heated on ilny at th organ, I waa weary ml III at m, Ami 1117 fingers wandered Idly Orrr th noli keys, I 1I0 uot know what I wai playing, Or what 1 wiii dreaming thru, Hut I struck on chord of mtialc I.Ike tl nound of great Amen. It flooded tlm crlmann twilight, Like III clom (if nn angel' walm, A lul It lay 011 my fevered aplrlt, Willi 11 touch of inllnlln culm. tl quieted pain and Borrow, I .Ik r lor overcoming atrlfr; It eseinod Hit harmunloiia echo From our dlecordant 1 1 f . It linked nil perplexed meaning! Into on perfect peace., Ami trembled away Into alienee, A If It wer kin til to caaa. I have aauiht, tiut I seek It vainly, That on lo.t chord divine, That rain from the' iul of tli orgas, Ami ntrrHl Into lulnn. It may Im that Drth' bright angl Will apeak In tlmt rhoril again; It may lis that only In heaven I lmll hear that icrnnJ Amen. Adelaide Ann Proctor. Honat r III Mllrilt Ha ml. Into th Hllcnt Laud! Ah! who ahall lead 11a thither? Cloud III tb wenlng sky mur darkly g arbor And ahaltered wrrcka II thlckrr oil tho trnlid. Who lenda 11a with a initio hand Thlllirr. (). thlllirr. Into th Hllrnt I.nn.ll Into thn Hllciit I.nn.l! To you, y boundleea region Of all perfect Ion. Trader morning vlaloua Of beauteous aotila, th futuri''a pledge ami liand; Who In llf'a haul firm doth atntid, Hhall hear lln' trmlrr blossom Into the Hllrnt 1 41 in) T O, Land! O. I.nn.ll Tor all tlm hrnkeii hrnrtrd The mildest herald hy our fate-allotted Iteckona, and with Inverted torch doth atand To lead ua with a gentle hand To th land of the great departed, Into the Hllrnt Land. Henry W. !,ongfellow. BOY SILLS HIS HEAD TOR $3,000, Arthur Jennings, n 17 year-old peanut Tender of Florence lina achieved nn tlotinl publicity because of it deal Inio which ho entered some time ok Trillin writ known Eastern modi cnl college for the sale of hla licml nftc death. The I ml, throiiRli sicklies whin very young, nan ntTccitV . nf (tin , n Ittm nlii liaa Ionic ticrii nn oln Jcct of study fi r locnl physicians, who lire A. itSNINOS. surprised Hint lit- ha lived nn long na he lina. Arthur' hend hna not grown ntiy for tlto past year, but It la now large enough to cause the boy a great dial of Inconvenience mid may reanl' In hla auddrii dentil nlmoat any dny. Tin1 hend measures thirty-two Inchea In I'lrc'tunft'rciirt'S nnd la anld to be the large! cm nl 11 m on n liuninn being In the world. Iicnl physicians any the enlargement la due to wntir. . The licml la ao Inrgu Hint the xpltinl column lina been affected, niul young Jennings la compelled to use n enne when lie wnlk to keep fnitii losing hla lial.iiiio II la iHidy In fnr below iiormnl size. Jennings hna iilreiiily received $1.M cm the drill. The remaining f.MNKl will be pnld Ui Ida hulrs after Ida death Young JenuluKi) laughingly refers to the ante of hla hend nnd thlnka lie lina perpetrated 11 good Joke nil the col lege. "I feel nil right find do not be lieve I nm going tu dlo very mum," liu says. Muncln Come. .Mustnutin doe. Tucked nwny In nn uptown aide street under Hut ahndow of n towering hotel la nn nthlctlu trainer who gets from all Ida client the llbernl sum of J.V) n weoU to keei them In Rood pliyn lenl condition. They uro 11 credit to lil in nnd look na If hla aerrleea were worth the money. They crow HtroiiK ih 11 mutter of conrae. the fnt are re duced In bulk and the 1 1 1 1 11 iimdo Idutuper. lint there la one other pern llnrlty of their trnlnliiK which It not no much n matter of conrae. This la the tendency of nil tlio tralner'a cll cnta to dlapenao with their muxtnehea nfter they lmvii hnil 11 courao or two under I1I111. Ho la the determined t'liemy of the muatnehe. Ho bellevea It luannHnry nnd n aurvlvul of thoae primitive dnys In which meu'a fucea were covered with linlr. Tlio trnluur tnlka cloiittently of the lmpoaalblllty of keeplui; a muitiicliu entirely clean, eapcclnlly when a imiii ntuokea. DurltiK the few minutes of dally exerclau that IiIh system reipilrca tlio trainer talks on ninny aubjecla. Ilia conversation covers n wide raiiKo, Hut ouo atlbjoct nlways renppeni-H, He never nexlects tlio uuhenltlifulueaa of the muatnehe. Bo his patients, If they 41 ro to bo called that, como to hnvo a certain dlatnate for the mustache, even If they hnvo worn ono for years, When ho aeea a sIru of wenkneHs tho trainer Htlcka to tho attack. Ho to ward tho end of their training period It. generally happens that tho mua tnehe disappears. Homo patients have withstood tho trainer's arguments, Hut moat of them ciucrgo from tliulr course of treatment stronger nnd with nowly shaved upper Hps that aro colli Bclotudy stiff after years of Bccluslon under tho sheltering mustache. Now Tprlc Sun, When Jbero nro no.men In tho film Hy, a woninii occasionally gets a turn nt being bIcU without reeling that sho Is Ktepplng on bobo other person's privilege. When somo people do you a favor they uever allow you to forget It, ou. 1 "JM AMEIIICA'f) MANSIONS. Tjp of Iliilldlim th Unit Wealth of the Country II l'roilucd Header will recall bow ninny pUKM of the Archlteclural JteWririmTe J'Mii denoted In r-cent ioori R tio reyre senlfltlou of roafly city houai-H and country place erected not only by tho Vnuderbllt family, but by tho (luulda, th Aalors, lloir. I 'our, Whitney, Wctmore, Huittlngtuu, llciiedlct, Ilourne, Coatar and other a reiflater of the great opKrlunlllea that mv broil provided for the American nrchl tect by the natonlahlng liicrenaii of wealth In this country, and nn I ml lea Hon al) for thn world nt large of the new Slid ItittTtiatllig ilnvelopmiiirt of Amirltviti soclnl life, which s yet hna attained to barely more than Its be ginning. Nothing comparable to It ox lata elsewhere In thn world, write II. W. Deaiuond, In Ardiltecturnl ltecord. The bulldltiga It has produced (nnd In tho future will demand) nre very decid edly differenced from the Hugllali coun try home, their iienrent contemporary dualoguo. They dirfer even more from tho American houiea that arono after the war nnd when prosperity returned to thn country. Neither are they at nil kindred to tlione old colonial Iioumh which addwl the chief charm to our early social life, tho remaining etam plea of which ail 1 1 retain an Indentruc tlbln atmoiphero of delight. The aijulre of U10 old iliya. or, rather. Ills Ameri can counterpart In tho Houthcrn plant er and tlio Nw Knglaud trader, tins been rcplnced by tho merchant prince, and tho liomen tho latter Is now CTent Ing. especially along tho eastern lit toral, may best bo likened to thus which thn merchant princes of Mcdt- claii days erected In a mniiner nnd with a purp" t entirely dlsalmllnr to tho mniiner and purpose of their un dreamt of American auci'eaaors. These bulldlnga 11 ro the registers, and, let ua hope, enduring chronicles of our very latent days, of our rapidly accumulat ing wcnlth, of the prodigious rewards of high linn lice, and the extraordinary degree of luxury that has become com patlhlo with American life. Tlm Olt.-Atiloneil 'Woman. Oh, well I remember thn hoin of my chllJhood, t Th hill that I climbed In th auDllght and dew; Th rabhlta that bid at Its bat In th wlldwood, Th hunters that often would trouhl them, too. Hut better than thea wai th ivy-growa dwelling Oh, why did I ever sway from It roam? Wher lived the dear woman whoa story 1 HI telling, That old-faahloned woman who mad It a home. That lore-fashioned woman, That awet-faihloned woman, That old-fashioned woman who lived In the boms. Oh, where has she gone with her apron and knitting. Her calico gown snd her aunbonnct dear? Hh nvr was on that was given to flitting, Her home waa ber temple, her empire, her sphere. Hh cared not for rlchea, nor travel. nor pleiaure; The wealth tlmt ah craved waa bo neath her own dome. Her husband, her children, ber friends wer her treasure, That otd'faahlonrd woman who lived la tho home. That dcr-fahlnned woman, That loul faahlonrd woman, That old-fashloued woman that lived la lh. knm. ' Th Ivy-grown walla of that homestead ar railing, The hramblr have choked out th blnaaom the weeds Grow wild and unsightly tbo night hawka are calling When day Into darknesi and silence rrccdea. Oh, never again shall I haste then to gather The flowers that grow In the awcet scented loam When my heart and my steps wero1 as light ns a feather To greet t lint loved woman who mndo It a home. That old-fashioned woman,. That homo-fnshloncd woman, That riod'fnahloncd woman that lived In tho home. Chicago Itecord-Herald. " An Unfortunate) investment. The story pf tho man who pnld the minister his marriage fee In yearly dividends, according to tho valuo of tho matrimonial goods, Is matched by one which the l'ltllndclphlti Telegraph relates. A Southern clergyman had married a pair of negroes. After tho ceremony tho groom naked, "How much yo' clmhgo fo' ills?" Well," said tho minister, "I utu- ally lcavo that to tho groom. Some times I nm paid five dollars, some times ten, sometimes less." Oat's n lot ob money, pahson. Tell you' what Oli'tl do. Ab'II gib yo' two dollahs, nn' den ef I fin I aln t got cheated, I'll gib yo' 1110' In a monf." A month later tho groom returned. All's yere, lak Ah promised, pah- son." Yes," said tho minister, expectant ly- Ah tor yo' ant ef It was all right. Ah'd gib yo 1110' money, didn't Ah!" 'You did." 'Well, pnlison, as dls yero nm a sort of speo'latlon, All reckon yo' owo mo about n dollnh nn' elghty-llvo cents, an' Ah come ter git It." The Novelty Had Worn Off. A good Indirect comment on the American Idea that n live man Is a live workmnu Is contained In this from tho Chicago News: "Your father must bo getting along In years," said tbo city cousin. "Yes; lie's ulght on to eighty-nine," "Ls his health good?" "No: bo hasn't been right pert for somo time back," "What seems to be the matter with him?" I dunno, I guess farming don't agree, with him nny more." At High Altitudes. nalloonlsts who ascended about 10,- 000 foot In Kuropo, tho other day, found a temperature of 27 degrees bo low cro. No man over tlnds fault with another mau It Uioro Is u woman bo can lay It lillJt1111111 RMBltfnmHBI ' MltS CIIAI'THII XVII. A week before the theatricals the Prin ces .rllkoff, I. aily Dora's old-time friend, arrived at the Court. I.ady Dors waa charmed tu havo her friend with her sgnln. Coming every day to rehears with I.mlr Horn, Winifred saw, with the ter rible Inntlnrt orjealouay, that the pale, beautiful, languid I'Vench woman loved the master of Hatell Court Hh watch ed them uarrowly, not seeming to ae them, and yet painfully conaclous of ov rry word that passed between tbein. Hh fanrlml, sud perhapa It was not only fan cy, that th old teaderm- Sir. Hastings kad shown for her was creeping Into hi manner to the Princess .ellkotr. II was always at her aide now when aha rode, when so sang or when she sat apart from tb rest of Hi company. Hometime Winifred, atung with jealnuay, would try the power of her old fascinations upon him. Hun apoke to I1I01 in the low, aoft Ico lie would bar given half b pos sessed to hear In the time that waa past; she looked with pleading eyes Into his face and aaug the songs be loved, and et she could not keep lil in by her side. Tho agltstlon and excitement of tn sst few days before the Court ball wero almost too much for Winifred. Kb bad no sleep at night, she could scarcely bo Induced to touch food, and Mr. Cbsin- ilon really felt a little anxious at seeing her so hollow-eyed. Ktery one waa charmed with th enter tainment. It bud not been too long. Th tnbleatis were lovely and as for th play. Cross Purposes, it was charming. .oi very much plot in It, perhaps, hut so won derfully acted. It wss so rare to ir gentlemen and Indies ploy thoroughly well; and they had all been so bssdsooM, so graceful. Miss Champion and I.ady Laura may hale suffered some psngs of Jealousy at the admiration Miss l'.frt excited, but the Princess .ellkoff was In a torment of Jealous psln. Khe, the unsusceptible, tb pale, Impssslbl Dians, as sb bad bu called, was at last lu lore, and with Mr. Haatlug. Hhe did not know If he cared for her; nay. when she saw hi psaalos ate look at Winifred nt the end of tb play, a terrible fear aelied her that bla affections were, centered 011 th graceful Kngllsh girl. Kbe must lore liltn, too; the most finished actress could not hsv thrown such expression Into ber eyes, had not somo deep emotion been working In her heart. Two weeka later the marriage of Klor Champion to Mr. Maxwell took pise. It waa a grand and atately affair, yet It waa a relief to every one when the break fast was over and the bridal pikr bad started on their Journey. As ihe drov off In the barouche, drawn by four mag nificent hay horses, Flora Maxwell look ed Ilk a tpicrn. Perhapa ah felt Ilk one aa she bowed right and left to tb crowd of country people who stood on tllber sld of tbo Manor gates to see hr pass. Mr, Hastings and Winifred danced to gether at Ihe ball In th evening; , but there was an unpleasant kind of atlffncss and rescrre between them. Hhe fancied be wished to avoid ber; he thought tb same of ber and danced mora than usual with the Princess .ellkoff. "How glad I shall be to get sway from this!" poor Winifred said to herself, with exceeding bitterness. "I think I should die if 1 were forced to stop and see blm lore another woman. Perhaps wbra I sm back at Hndon Vale 1 shall forget him." She was delighted when the dsy cam for her to leave Hurst Munor. Her only regret wss iu purling with ber grand father, who had been rery kind to ber. and to whom sb had really become at tached. I.ady Orace wns expecting a party of guests at l.nJon ale. and Invltril I.ady Ada Fordice to accompany Winifred home, aa I.ady Valsntou and her eldest daughter were going o visit in the north. All tho uouseliolil were giau to nare her among them sgnln: sud as for Hlr Clayton, ho had such long arrears of copying nnd references for her to niak up, that I.ady Urace waa oMIged to In terfere and rescue her from her musty labor. Lord Harold, who was st the house again, complained bitterly of her frequeut snd prolonged absence; but nfter a time lie grew more tolerant, and seemed to find some consolation In the conipauy of I.ady Ada Fordyee. He was still very much In love with Winifred, but he begun now to reflect sngely that It wns folly for him to bo iilnlng nnd sighing after her if she had really made up her 111 1 lul that sh would not marry him. Some one gave out the Intelligence at dinner nt Kudou' Vale that Mr. Hastings had goini on n yachting expedition, and that I.ady Dora and the ltusslsn princess accompanied him. Mrs. Clayton looked from umlemeiith her lasnes at Yt inirreo:, and noted the sudden sickly whiteness which cntne Into her face. "A hi how 1 wish I could help her!" she thought, piti fully. "A real friend might oftcu be able to savo a girl )eiirs of uuhsppiness and legret. If sho would only tell me!" I.ndy Ornce had devoted a pretty, bay windowed sitting room to Mrs. Clayton'a use, and there she and Winifred often sat for hours together undisturbed. They were very fond of each other, very sym pathetic and caressing, yet neither men tioned the subject that was nearest ber heart. At last Mrs. Clayton resolved to dissi pate tho reserve. She knew that to gain conlldence you must be prepared to glv It, nnd strengthened herself to th task. They were sitting together aa usual, one tyich side of the window, sometimes speaking, oftenvr silent. The dsy had been sultry, and the windows wer thrown wldo open to let In the little air tlmt was Btlrrlug. Mrs. Clayton had been watching her for somo time. At last she spoke: "My dear Winifred, you will go on reading and dreaming about Oenon until j oil have completely Identified yourself with that forlorn maiden." Winifred turned her eyes dreamily to the speaker, "I waa not even thlsklng of Oeuoue." and then her band closed tlio book which had been open at her favor ite poem, "Confess now you are Jealous of the attention Lord Harold pays your cousin V Wlnirred laughed gayly. "O, Fee, you aro a bad diviner of se crets. I am waiting la dally bopo that he will propose to her. I could not fancy two people better suited." "I could." "Who, Fee?" "Yourself and Rrrol Hastings." "0, I'eol" cried Wlalfrcd, with Impa NLY A FARMER'S DAUGHTER. FORRESTER. tient pain, "why do yon speak of blm? You know sll Is over between ns!" "I should like to speak Juat this oace. dear; and It you will hear me, I will be silent lu future. I know that Krrol loved you very dearly; I csnuot but bellev you cared for him. Do not let some foolish trifle, some false pride, insc th happiness of sll your life!" Mrs. Clsyton spoke with Intense earn estness, and when sb finished, tesrs of pssslonata rtgrat stood In Winifred's eyes, - "It Is too late, Feet Yon do not un derstand. Your words only msk mi more mlsersble." "Why too Isle?" "Ilecaua I bhavd wickedly to blm; becauae h must dtaplat me, and became be will go and marry that French woman, who lovea blm snd Uta blm sa It." "Did you rfns him, then?" "Don't sak me, Fe. t think my pride blinded me. If I could atone for It now I think I would aik him nn my knees to marry me. I can't tell you the true atory. I know you lot m and would not will ngly pain m. I bare eald my fat with my own folly. Do not ever apeak about It again." It was nearly tb end of September when Mr. Hastings called one afternoon st I'odon Vale'. Aa b rod up the ave nue b met Mr. Clayton sauntering down It. "Mr. Hsstlngs!" she cried, with real pleasure In her voice; "I hsv wanted tu sea you eueh a long time." He dismounted and walled along by her side, leading his splendid bsy horse. "Ther Is nobody at hom but me they are all gone to a picnic, and I should bar ben with tbm but for ode of my bad headache." "It la batter now, I trust You do not look III." "No; I am getting quit atrong here. Lady Qrar Is so good to me, and Wini fred," sh added, looking sidelong at blm "I think I never knew any one so sweet and thoughtful." Hh noted tb slightest quiver of his Up, but he aald nothing merely bent bla head ae though In polite acquiescence. "Will you not com Into the bouse?" abe saked. "Not unless you are going." Ind they went together lalo what was called the .awn garden. "Am t to congratulate you?" abe said, looking up st blm suddenly. "Congratulate m. Mrs. Clayton?' he repeated after ber. "Os what?" "I beard you wer going to marry the Princess Zellkoff." "Tbea some one bis been taking ss nn warrantable liberty itltb the Princess Zelikoff's nam." "Not altogether unwarrantable. Mr. Hastings." ' "Hurely. yes. I am quit certain that sb never gar tb slightest foundation for such a report. "Come, confess now that It looks rather aiuplcloua when a gentleman takea a lady a crula In bis yarnt. "My dear Mr. Clsyton, what do you mean? "Did not your cousin and the prlsress accompany you on your yachting expedi tion?" "Moat certainly not. No one went with me but I.e Marchant and Asbburton. Mra. Clayton looked, rather blank, but felt aecretly pleased. "Then we bar all been misinformed.' she ssld, laugblog. "And, forgive my pertinacity; but, seriously, you are not vugsged to the princess r "I am not. I feel greotly vexed that there should hare eren been a discussion about the matter. Mra. Clayton sst down on a garden bench; ah was allent for n moment, and then, looking up in her companion's face, aald, with some hesitation: "W ar old friends, Errol sre we not?" "We are. Indeed." be returned, smiling. with some surprise. "May I take an old frlcnd'a liberty?' she asked agalu, with still more heslta tlon. You may do anything that you wish or please, he answered. "Aud you promise not to bo offended I "1 promise sacredly." "Thank you. Theu, Krrol, I am going to say something exceedingly distasteful to myself and perhaps painful to you. for Which some oue else would, I think, never forgive me. I am bold am I not? 1011 are enlgniuticnl, Mr. Hustings replied, still smiling. I like you very sincerely; I love her," Mrs, Clayton went on, hastily, "and I want you both to be happy; therefore 1 am about to perform a Quixotic action, which may be the means of losing me your friendship 11 ml ber love. I see you frown! perhaps you guess of whom I uui speaking." "I would rather have a certainty than a surmise," ho said, gravely; "tell me. If you please." "I speak of Winifred Eyre. My task Is sll the mors dittleult because I do uot, In truth, know', nor can I guess at tho circumstance which has caused your es trangement Do uot be angry with nie, Errol, I must ask you one question do you lore her?" "I lor ber," he said, seeming to fore the words from unwilling lips, "but t am trying to forget her." "Hut Krrol, If you thought she cared for you, would yon still try to forget her?" "I cannot answer you," he Bald, speak ing abruptly, after a pause. "Miss Dyre Is not what I thought her. I believed her to be sweet, and gracious, and womanly; and I have found ber hard, and proud, aud. cold!" "Oh, Errol, you mistake sho Is neith er." "She Is to me," he said, sternly. Mrs, Clayton waited for some moments. "If I might only tell you," she said, la great perplexity. "She broke down once when wo werd speaking of you, Slip con demned her owu false pride bitterly; she said you must hoto her; that she" And Mrs. Clayton stopped auddenly In ber, rapid utterance, feeling a terrible fear that sho had committed an unwar rantable breach of trust A sudden thrill of pleasure came Into Errol's heart, but the expression of his face remained unchanged. "Mrs. Clayton," he said, with some pas sion, "I asked Miss Eyre twice, uay. three times, to bo my wife, I made my self her slavo because well, tho. reason matters lltUo sufllce It that I humbled my pride Into tho dust for her sake, She treated me with scorn, snd yet I bore It, for I believed in ray heart she loved me, When I asked her the last time, ber ra- final wis coocV.r) la such terms Out I felt tb utter Impossibility of s thought of love.comitir between na asaln." "Hh baa forgiven yon now from the urpin ot ner neari. Anil an annera, Erroluffera; and nt plght when abe la alone, sh cries bitter (ears. I went on night to ber room, and I beard ber Bob bing as though her beart would break, and went away again." Mf. Hastings felt a sudden choking In bls'throst snd turned swsy. The groom wss Juat bringing his hors round. He rose. "Tbsnk yon s tbonasnd times for yur klndneas," he aald. In s low voice; "I shall not forget It Oood by;" snd b took her little whit bsnd In his snd kill ed It. Then be rode thoughtfully sway. For days snd dsys sftcr hla conversa tion with Mra. Clayton, Mr. Heating muaed upon her words. Ho msny donbts divided hla mind, and kept him from de ciding on what course ba ahould pur sue. "Could be In truth rely upon her words?-dld Winifred really lore him. and rrgret ber harshness and pride to him. or was It a kindly though mistaken attempt on Mrs. Clayton'a part to brlag them one mor together?" If he aonght her again, and ah gare blm the aam answer, bis pride wonld nrr recorer sncb terrible bumlllstlon. A whole month of restle nneaslness psssed swsy before be conld mske up his mind to rlalt Eodon Vat again. Then one morning b pluckd up courag aud denly and went At Drat Mrs. Clayton bad anticipated the happleat resulta from ber talk with Mr. Hastings: bnt as day after day wor on, and he did not return, she fell Into despair, and wished with soma bittern of heart tbat she bad forborne to Inter fere. One thing was fortunate she bsd not breathed s w6rd to Winifred of what bad passed between them. (To b-continued.) LIVING IN IDYLLIC EASE. Ilesldentaof Pitcnlrn Island Have Lit tle to Worry About. One of the most delightful spots on tbo habitable globe Is Pitcnlrn Island. In the Houth Hens, which Is chiefly In habited by tbo descendants of the mutineers of the English ship Ilounty. These people are entirely Isolated from the world, with the exception that they live sutllciently near one of the great ocean routes to Induce the captains of vessels wishing fresh meat or fruit to make a slight deflection from their course, sight the Island, land on It with one of the ship's boats and get their needed supplies. The Island has no good barltor or roadstead, hence In stormy weather It Is practically unapproach able. According to the official report, the Islanders are under the government of one of their number, wbo appears to be a man of ability and determination, and are iu a contented, though hardly u progressive, state. The entire commu nity numbers about IS mem hern, with a somewhat disproportionate number of females. There are no diseases on the Island, and absolutely no medical means of treating them If they were. The local authorities when offered med ical supplies said that tbey neither needed nor cared for them. There ap pears to be an abundance of fruit and vegetables, and a sutliclent supply of goats to furnish the comparatively lit tle animal food required In a tropical region. The system of control Is evidently largely socialistic. From 8 a. a. until p. m. all of the male grown popula tlon ure engaged In public works of va rious kinds. After p. m. tbey are at liberty to do what tbey care to for themselves, or to enjoy their leisure. They are all devout members of the Seventh Day Adveutlst faith, and tho American missionaries of this religious organization are .endeavoring to do what tbey can to build up some slight commerce between Pltcalrn Island and Tahiti, believing that It would be of advantage to the people of the former Island. These latter appear to be In certain ways undergoing a species of degeneration, lu consequence, presum ably, of too close Intermarrying. Ono evidence of this Is the very early loss of their upper front teeth, although, on the other band, it may be said' tbat when tbey arc engaged lu public work they appear lo have the strength nnd endurance needed to do more than most worklngmeii would In this coun try or lu Europe. Another defect, due to extreme Uloatloov Is the corruption of language. There bus been a tendency among them to adopt what may be termed a language of their owu, made up by the cureless nud clipping use of English words, so that at the presoat time It Is somewhat dltllcult for the younger members of the community to quickly understand English when tbey nre addressed lu that tongue. True to Her Charge, Every now nnd tbea we bear a story of 11 man or 11 woman who has never ridden on n railroad train, though liv ing for n generation within sound of tbo locomotive's whistle. Similarly, the telephone Is still nn uiicnntiy mystery to numbers, even In our big cities. In one of the residence sections of Phil- ndelpbln a gentleman bad a telcphono Installed In bis bouse the same day on which bis wife bad engaged n new ser vant. Tbo first time tho girl beard tho telephone bell ring she went to the front door, found no ono there and re turned puzzled. Then sho beard her mistress' voice upstairs. Thinking that alio waa being called sho went up to tbo room. Tbero sho saw tho tele phone In use for tbo first time tit ber life. Sho could thluk of but 0110 ex plunntlon. "Oh. the poor thing gone crazy. Don t worry, damn . i n staud by," sho tried, nud was Immediately or dered out by ber ludlguaut mistress. "Never," was tbo reply. "Never will It bo said of mo that I left my poor lady talking Into a wall, uud ber with three little children." I'Vnrs 11 l-'uel Fnmlno. Unless vnst now stores of coal which can bo mined and transported at a rea sonable cost nre discovered ero this generation draws Its last breath tlio expenso of crossing tho Atlantic In tho fastest steamships ls likely to soar to lofty figures. Tlio number of coal-consuming vessels, naval and mercantile, Is Increasing rapidly every year, anil tho demand for fuel for such craft Is steadily expanding, Conl Holds which can bo worked to advantage for tlio supply of steamships do uot contain In exhaustible treasuries of carbon, The biggest nud fleetest boats on tho sea burn 600 tons or moro each day. Long before this century ends tho fuel prob lem mny become perplcslng. New York Tribune. 4-e-T-M-elMt GOOD f iiSborttorieJ:: HIM I 1 I I I'M IMIII IIHIM At rehearsal at the London Lyceum Theater, before filr Henry Irving bad arrived, ona of the actors In the com pany, wbo wan noted for his accom plishment as a mimic, proceeded tn give a lively and elaborato Imitation of the actor-knlgbt's highly characteristic mannerisms. As he finished his dem onstratlon, Hlr Henry's well-known voice came from the depths of Ihe darkened auditorium: "Very good! Very good, Indeed! Ho good, In fact, that there Is no need for both of us In tbls compAny." An anonymous writer in To-Day tells an Interesting anecdote of a visit paid by Gladstone to a little bookshop nenr tbo Odeon, In Paris. As he entered, aladstone saw a strange-looking man In conversation with the bookseller and carrying an old copy of Villon's poems. "Ills drewi wns ragged and dirty, bis face, was matted with hair, and he had the eyes of an archangel, with tbo mouth and Jaw of a baboon. Nevertheless, (be respectful attitude of the bookseller showed that the man was a personality, fllatbrtone entered Into conversation with blm about Vil lon, and for an hour they talked about early French poetry. Then the stran ger shuffled out of the shop. 'Who Is that gentleman?' asked Gladstone; 'he has an extraordinary knowledge of French poetry." 'Monsieur, he himself Is our greatest poet- Cest I'aul Ver lalne!" Artistic folk frequently haTe vaguo notions about business. Home of them, says Collier's Weekly, nre quite Ig norant of It, others utterly Indifferent to It and others yet bate the very name of It One of the Last-named cat egory was Liszt lie bad returned from a successful tour, nnd Princess Mofternlch, the wife of the celebrated statesman and diplomatist, was ques tioning blm regarding the concerts he bad been giving abroad. "I hear," she said, "that you did good business In I'arls?" To which Liszt gave the tart reply: "I only played some music there. Ilunluess I leave to bankers and diplomatists." To another lady the musical cleric gave a still more sarcastic answer: "An, Abbe," she sighed, "what a great fortune you could make It you could be induced to go to America to play!" "Madam," returned Llazt, "If you stcod In need of that fortune, believe me I would go at once." Shortly after the appearance, of his first book, "Ten Months a Captive Among the Filipinos," an enterprising manager Induced Albert Sonnlcbsen to go on a lecture tour. The young au thor made bla debut In a small New Jersey town. In a dismal, Ill-lighted ball, before a handful of people bud- died In the front seats, and a multitude of empty chairs. The manager, as de jected as the lecturer, sat In the rear. under tbo gloom of the balcony. Mr. Sonnlchsen ended bis lecture In a state of nervous collapse, and then. In order to live up to his program, said: shall be pleased to answer ally ques Hons you may care to ask." An oppres slve silence followed. Mr. Sonnlcbstn repeated his offer, with the same re sult Something bad to be done. Iu desperation, the lecturer pointed to "that gentleman over there," Indicat ing the manager, and suggested that he looked "as If be wanted to ask. question." Tbat disgusted Individual, seeing an opening to get back at the author, wbo bad attracted attention to him so unexpectedly, shouted back Yes, I do. Sonnlchsen, how do you feel?" How He Keeps Contented. W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware & Lackawanna railroad, was discussing the question of happiness with a friend not long ago. Various arguments were advanced as to the best way to find contentment "I was greatly Impressed," said Mr, Truesdale, with a talk I recently had with the president of one of the largest bank ing Institutions In the country. I met this man about six o'clock one night on an derated train In New York city, and expressed surprise tbat ho should have been working at bis office so late In the day, 'This Is noth ing unusual for me,' said the bank president; 'I am down town as late us this every day, and very often I remain until seven o'clock. I havo tried a good mnuy ways to And contentment In my life, and have decided that the only thing that brings It Is good, hard. steady work, day In and day out' "Thoso words have stayed with mo ever since. There are many people In tbls country whoso aim Iu life seems to be to get money by 'book or crook,' without working for It, and thero nre many others who Inherit largo fortunes. These persons spend their Uvea In dawdling in this corner nnd that corner of tho world, trying to spend their time without doing any thing In particular, and they fall ut terly to find tho peace nnd happiness of which they are lu search. "Young men, and old men, too, should learn the truth that tho only real, lasting pleasure In life comes from being actually busy at some work every day; doing something worth while, and doing It as well as you know how. The more wo appreciate this fact tho more will we be able to inako tbo most of our lives." Suc cess. Likely tn Got Even. Old Friend What became of that beautiful full length portrait of your self nnd your first husband? Mrs. Twotlmes It Is hidden away up In the garret. My second husband has never seen It yet. I'm keeping It for a surprise. A surprise?" Yes, If bo ever again. glvts mo a' ten cent bottle of perfumery for a Christmas present, I'll glvo him tbat pnlntliig for a Now Year's present." Itecoqiruemlatlon tn Hum, Mlstrcss-l bopo you have some rec ommendations. Ilrldget Ilicommcndatlons, Is It? Sure I have IS or 14 In the Inst four months. There Is nlways room at the top of a ball costumo for more costume. A DICKENS aniEVANCE. Tom Pinch's flt HmOT4 from fountain Court. , Dickens worshippers nra btmcnUiiK tho mysterious dlsnppeArrtfie of tho seats from Fountain Court, In tlio Temple, says tho London Kxpreeui. Always numerstM hero, they havo a real grievance to discuss, for this now violated shrine had hitherto beon held sacred to tbo memory of lovers' meet ings and Martin CliuxxlowM. It Is easy to Imagine that Ruth Pinch and John WeeHlock John so liold and Until so shy may bnva sat on these Identical seats. And What would Tom Plnch.-wbc.o. loved this fountain refuge, have said to tho grat uitous Impertinence of their removal? Borne of tho most delightful senti ment In all Dickens Is associated with this spot Here It was that John West lock's secret assignation with Ituth was stumbled upon by Ingenuous Tom, "'What nn extraordinary meeting!' said Tom. 'I should never havo dreamt of seeing yon two together here,' " 'Quito accidental,' John waa beard to murmur. "Exactly cried Tom; 'that' what I mean, you know. If it wasn't acci dental there would ba nothing remark able In It' ' To bo sure,' said John, "Such an out-of-the-way place for you to have met In,' pursued Tom, quite delighted. 'Such an unlikely spot And so on, until Ituth managed to get around on tbo further aide of ber brother and squeeze htm, as much as) to say, "Aro you going to stop here all day, you dear old blundering Tom?" 'Afterwards came another, and a more fateful meeting. "Why they came toward tho foun tain at all was a mystery, for they bad no business there. It was not their wny. They bad no moro to do with the fountain, bless you, than they had with with love, or any out-of-the-way things of that sort." 'However, there they found them selves. And another extraordinary part of the matter was tbat they seemed to have come tbero by a silent understanding. Yet when they got there they were a little confused by being there, which was the strongest part of all; because there ls nothing naturally confusing In a fountain. "What a good old place It was!' John said. With quite an earnest af fection for H. "A pleasant place. Indeed,' said Ituth. Why fly that tiny, precious, blessed little foot Into the cracked corner of an Insensible old flagstone In the pavement, and be 59 very anxi ous to adjust It to a nicety?" 8AYINQ A WORD FOR MULE. MUaoarl Animal Shown to UaiTe Manx Point of ltxcellanc. In maty respects the mule Is tbo noblest beast that has been placed un der man's dominion, but unjust ridi cule for somo unaccountable reason marked the long-suffering brute for Its own and by obscuring bis many vir tues and playing upon his few defects and Idiosyncrasies has compelled blm since the day he was discovered by Anah In the wilderness to live under the. torture of a false and slanderous report At last however, he Is being restored to his proper position In the social and economic world. In truth the mule, if be happens to be a Missouri product, ls a valuable. beautiful and lovely beast For gen eral all around purposes. In compari son with the horse, mules are supe rior. Tbey are easy and cheap to raise, easy to sell and hard to blem ish. They go to the market early and, bring bigger profits for the time, work and money expended In grow ing than any other stock. Time nnd hard work have less effect upon them than upon any other kind of flesh. Disease rarely touches them. Adver sity and hard knocks make them stronger and tougher. A mule docs not wither or weakou with age. The process of years sim ply turns his coltish frlskluesi to con templative sedateness, his silvery voice to a raucous roar and his ob streperous heels to the paths of peace. His habits, as they aro bet tei understood, are less feared and more appreciated. He is tractable. gentle, sympathetic and very intelli gent When well treated he loves his master, as Sancho, the companion of Don Quixote, and many old negroes Iu tho South havo proved. He eats little and requires uo shel ter and tolls to the bitter end with out complaint or fatigue. He quickly understands tbo whims of his driver and will go nnd can be guided without whip or roln. He Is a d.niuma In hide, an engine on hoof it perfect ma chine in flesh nnd blood which rarely ets out of order or temper. Kansas City Journal. Itoyond Help. One of tbo street philanthropists who always has an eye and ear for childish troubles stopped to comfort a stout little boy wbo was Ailing tbo air with lamentations. What Is the matter, you littlo dear?" she usked, solicitously. M-my b-brother's got a vacation and and I baven'tl" roared tho af flicted one at last 'What a shame!" said tho com forter. "Then you don t go to tbo same school, of courso?" I I don't go to school an-anywbero yet!" came from the littlo boy with fresh Durst or sorrow. Thirty illble a Minute. The Hlble publications of tbo Oxford University Press have been Issued for 200 years, and can be published In ICO languages and dialects. Every year fully 000 .tons of papor aro used for this purpose alone. Orders for 100,- 000 Illbles are qulto common, and tho supply of printed sheots la so gruit that an, order for 000,000 copies can bo readily filled. On an averugo from thirty to forty Ulbloa aro furnished every minute. Substitute lor Human Ifalr. A substitute for human hair is now made from cellulose and nitrocellulose ccordlng to a derma 11 scientific peri odical. At tbo end of a hard day. when you look over your work, bow' little you havo accomplished!