5econd Cousin garah
nr ritr. avtmoh or
"Annb juooe. ariN.iTr.H," "LirtLr. haib nr."
r.Tt.. ert.
f'llAI'THIl XIV.
Two ycnis after the events recorded
In our Inst i Ilii )il it. there wns n Hominy
service of ii iillnr character lirl.l 1111
iter ii riilluy nu ll, In out of 1 1' dink
est streets of ii dnrk nciKhburhouil l Inu
between tln Lower Mn mil mill thu York
rond, l.iiiuhclh. Tim iilui'ii of worship,
tlio worshipers, ntnl the one who prcm-h-ed
lillil prnycd, went nil atriums miicHicr,
mill lin n' was iiiiii'Ii fur skin deep piety
to prnlcsl ngnlust, iiihI fur IrreM'renoc lo
srolf mill Jeer nl. II wim only llm down
right cnrncslncsa of these funllUo illoms
scraped together here, HihI put forlh ll
rill I Ii) x to llm respect of iIiohii who liml
1 1 in o to tlilnk of I hi' mill forum In which
religion i i ii ' nssert Hself. AinoiiKst tint
inyrhida ulm turn llii'lr bucks on church
or chnpcl ortlioiloi, llirri' nru mill n few
villi courngu o Mi'k (loil lu some fnsli
ton, Of tin' leiiela of lliln I'liiiiiiiunlly It In
Hot our purpose or rlifhl lo liujiilrn too
(luscly III these piuies. '1'liu preaching
wns simple, Hie cnnifatuisa wan tnuitlf iMt,
tliu ouu let acemcd forslvrliss In sin
turn, nnil tin' ouu nppcnl win for thi'lr
repentance- before t Ii u hour u too late.
Thltt which wna uioHt rcinarkiihle In llm
ITVll'D W lllO flll't of tin lirllllt CUIldllrt-
nl liy wumiili - a sslluw, hollow-eyed
female Willi n toui'li of fiiniitlclsiu III her
extravagant fcaturca nnil her hlgbpllch
nl voice, nnil lu iho sermon which she
preached lo rnifiicd nnd unkrnipt lui'ii,
women nnd children, tlirrc-fnnrllin of
whom were full of n gnnr, deep Inter
cut. mul llm remaining fraction trry
nnly, mul wnlrhliiir lln opportunity to
turn it portion of thu discourse Into i Illi
cit Ic.
These discontents wrru huddled togi-lli-rr
lii'iir tlm dour, n lirlnuliiK, couidihig,
mul iirliuiieliiK moli, whilst over their
bends peered urcn'luunlly pollcernnu'a
helmet, n mIku of khc0 mul oriliT, that
wna followed hy much horin play mul
Ironical comment oil thu procccdlug-a, af
ter It disappeared.
It liml Iktii a noly nlvbt at Jemmus'
railway nrch, where, we resume our
story; the prenrher hail been inure thmi
usually powerful mul thu opposition more
tlillll cuiniuoiily oppoMtl to her; hut tl.o
Service hml rent-lied ll roiiclualon. l'ro-n
the background of the cuugrt'a'nlluii there
stepped ntiililcnly a tall, wrtl ilrrmcl
jouiik uomiiii uilli hrr icll ilown, mul
ItMim wna iiinili for hrr Into the Inner cir
cle of rnca nml tntlera hy which I. my
Jennliiga wna aurrouiidiil.
' "Mny I apenk to you for a few ino
nrnta lu prlvnto?" nakeil Iho atrnnger III
n low voice.
Thcro wna n tow hrealh of aatonUh.
incut, na l.ury Jriinlusa aurreyril our
hrruluo. Kurnh Knathell hml certainly
chniiKnl In two yenra fur I In) heller, loo,
liclim n toll, henlthy, hamlaoum youiiK
woliinn now; hut aim hml not nlterel out
of nil kuowlcilKo of her frlemla ami nc
iUilllitumi'. There wna llm amue atomly
outlook fruiil thu 1nrk eyra; there wna
aoiiH'thlliir of thu amue amlneaa, or depth
of thouiiht, ripreaainl upon hrr flic,
thoiiiih the pallor hml pnmisl nwny, mul
theru wna fnhit rone tlimea on the eheeka,
which t.ury hail aeeii hint nnateil with u
fever from which ahu hml helpeil to auve
lirril.
"I know you hy your voire," aalil Mi
Jeliululla, atoltilly, "mul 1 Imvu a mem
dry Ihnt iliipo not foil lue. I mn nbote
tnklliK offenau with miy llvlmc aoul, or
nttrlhiillm; to nny liumnii lielnic tnotlvea
for nclloiia which hnru not tievii etplnlu.
il," anlil l.ury Jennlng-a; "hut I cannot,
on tho Loril'a liny I will not iimlrr nny
clrciiiuatnncea levoto mjaelf to miythlui;
hut hla Ncrvlce."
Khu cnmaeil her thin hntiila uiioii the
lioaom of tier ilreaa, nnil lookeil Ui nt
thu atnliieil roof of the railway arch, oirr
which ii henvy Kouthwealcrn trnlii wna
niinhllUK ut thu moment.
"I will enll on you to morrow, If you
Will I'lvn me your mhlreaa," aahl Kuruli
llnathelt.
I.ucy Jeniilnita healtateil heforc ahe mi
nwereil, na Ihouuli mi Inaupernhle ohjec
Hon to renew their iicqiinlutiinco naaert
lit Itaelf too atroucly to hu realateil; then
alio aiihl:
"I ahull ho in Hopo atrcet to-morrow
nt eleven. I will wnlt for you there."
l.ury .lenniiik'a moveil her heml hIIkIiI
ly. mul Harnli Knathell left her aurrotiml
til hy tier eouverta.
An Hnrnli went out of tho ptneo ouu
of (he uiicouverlril plckeil her pockt of
u enmhric tuimlkerchlef, mul wna ithnip
poluteil nt not IliulliiK her purae, whicli
ahu liml left nt home.
Knrnh Hnathcll wna illaturlieil urenlly
hy till uicclliiK with I.ucy JcnuliiKa.
Iter reception hml not been what alio
hml miticlpnteil; there hail hetu n ".olj
tuna, nliuoHt n repulae, In lieu of Hint
welcome which alio hml expucteil nt her
Ii imla Hllll tlm younir holy frum Heilgn
Illll, Worceater, wna of n nnturu not to
hu enally lUuuteil, nnil aim hml como to
Iiniluii lu hot hnatv, mul uiily nttcii.li. I
hy her mnlil, on n mlsaluu of Importnnco.
Tlio next ilny nt cloven alio wna In
IIopo alreet, wheru aha hml heel) tho ilny
heforu iniiklnu luiulrlra, nml flmlluif (.lit
thu new vocutlou of Mlaa JunnliiKa after
n tfrent ilcnl of trouble nml perauverunce.
llopo atreet Inul chmigetl more thmi her
nclf lu thu two yenra alnco ahe hml (jultteil
tho plnce. Thu Hnw-dothn Qnrdena wero
no more, nml two rowa of auinlt brick
liniiaea formeil a slri'ct on their site.
Thero were rnllwny archci croaaln tho
rniul, nml In plnco of the limine of Jen
iiIukh, I'lruworka mnker to the Court,
wna ii bl in-k heap of ruiut, ahored up by
lii'iiiim, nml fcnceil urouml by a bouril
liifc. At cloven to the minute, I.ucy Jen
iihiKD, In the ruatteat of black, nml with
Muck cotton gloves three alira too lamii
for her, caiuu iiIouk tho atreet, atrldhiK
llko n mun, ' It wna with thu aniuu lu
Ik'xlblo cunt uf couuteumico which ilnuut
cil Ha rail Kuatbcll last nliflit that ahe
mlvniiced, nnil thu outatretched hand of
tho yoiiiiKer woman wna tnken ulnioat
with rcluctmice, nml uftcrwurda droiped
coldly.
"I hopo you will not detnlu mn very
lonir, ttlxa Knathell," mild I.ucy, "a" I
linvo u ureat many calla to innku thta
inornliiK. W" will walk Myntt'B VIM
wii)", nml now to biivc tlniu or time la
vnliinblu to me wlint la your llrat ijuea
thin?" There wna no rcatrnlnt lu the reply,
thouiili thuru wna n deepening of color In
tlio chi'cka, us Hnrnli Kaatbell mild cni(
vrly: "What has hecomo of Iteuhcn Cul
wlckV "la that the llrat qucatlon, next your
henrt, thenV"
"Yen," wna tho frnuk nnaweri "why
shouldn't It bo? You linve aecn liluiV
you will let ine know whero hu la?"
"I don't think Hint I ulinll," nnld I.ucy
grnvely, coiiBlilcrlnir tho iniittcr, "when
wo were friends, It wna Ills wlah Hint you
Khoiild not know what has becomu of
hliu."
"When you wcro frlcndal Y'oit linvo
(jmirrcleil tliou?"
"It tukes two to mnko n ijunrrcl," anld
W
W I
I il y JciiuIiiks, "hut tluTu wna n hitter
piirtluii iH'lwei-ii ua, mul I never t'lirii to
ace him ukiiIii.
"I mn norry lo henr Ihla. Why does
he keep nwny frum ua? llaa the loss of
Ida fnlher'a money act him nxnlnat thuao
who wlah to help hliu? Una hu nlleri'il
very uiui'h? lie wna ao Kood-hcnrtcil, ao
K"ud tempereil, au iinYrtlouuto n mini
"II" t r It it liaril to he nml failed-
hen mlarortiiiiu I'aiiiu nml It riiniu
In' 11 v 1 1 y to hliu, mul In mure ahnpea Hum
oni- In Knve up, na cowards do."
"I'll not Micro ll," crhil Hiirnh Knat
hell lliillnliantly; "ha wna never n row
n nl. Ilii'iu wna iiuIIiIiik In his uniuie In
luuku him one. Ilu wna llm brnreat mul
heal uf mini"
"lu your Men of whnt la heat and hrnv
eat, pnaalhly," replied Mlaa Jellllllurs, "hut
Hint mini la n eownrd who lurna Ida fi.io
from henven hecnusn trouhlu has romi)
tu hliu -who Krowa rehellloiia, dlaeoiili'iit
id, mmry who will nut necept Irlnl us
Ida dim who Kuea frum had to worse lu
sheer dellnnei' who Isdlevea In himself,
mul Ida own mine rnhle errors.
"Hut you must nut think, I.ucy. he
cause he will not listen to your doctrine,
Hint he la uttered for the worse. If he
never wns u religion man I don't know,
I enn't any whether hu wna or not atlll
tin wna nlwnya kind and true. Tell inn
where hu la," anhl Huruli liupntlently
"he Is lu dlstreaa, nml you keep me tnlk-
Inu here. II you hntr pnricil from him
atlll Jim know of Ida mlafortunca. Iluw
la Hint?"
"Why should 1 explain to you?" snhl
l.ury letchlly; "you heloiii' to thu old set
from which I nm apart. I nui utterly
nlolie."
"Your brother John lie"
"Ilu la alrnld of me the poor wretch
run nway from me Ionic nuo."
"I wish to be of service to you. nml
to Iteuls'll Culwlck, mid to your brother
John - the three associated with my hap
py dn)a lu Hope street."
"Huppy tin) !" anld I.ucy mockhuly;
"and Jon look hack at them cheerfully,
of course, from thu irrund housu which
heloiiL'B, by rlnlit, to Iteuhcn t'ulwirl;."
"Which I wish tlmt I could itlve Idin."
"la that true?"
"Vt," answered Knrnh, retumliii' Hie
sternly Kale Into her eyea, "na I hopj to
live."
"There'a n dent of Rrntitudu left Hill.
Knrnh Knathell rlchea Jinvo not ajiolhil
you yet, na they mny presently. I wish,
now," ahu ndded, "Hint you came tu my
Sunday scrvlrca."
She strode, nwny from Knrali Knathell,
IrnvhiK her inotlmilrsa for n while, till
Knrnh recollected that the mectliiK had
been nil In vnlll, mid rnn nfter her.
"You you hnvu nut told lint where
Iteuheii Culwiek lives," Knrnh Knsped
forth na ahe came up w ith her.
"And I never will. You ran do no
good you nro n foolish child who will
only mnku him worse," she anhl, turning
nwny nicnln.
"It Is you, then, Hint ynuld keep him
pour. It Is you who hate him. I.ucy Jen
nings," crhil Knrnh, ludlgunnt nt Inst.
I.ucy hurried on without piiyini; heed
to Knrah Knsthell'a reproaches. Kho wna
ery white, but very Drill. The Interview
hml terrlhly'dlsiurls'il her; the old world,
eieii yit, was nut to bu reKnrded with tlm
stoicism of n purr soul apart from It; hut
no good could nrlse from this wenk younir
w onion's meeting with Iteubcil Culwlck,
she wna sure.
"Ilettcr na It Is," aim muttered; "he
mi 1,1 that he would ueter sen her In his
poverty."
It wna nt thla Juncture Hint n white-fnci-il
man, perfectly destitute of eye
brow a mid eyehishes, nml seedily nttlred.
turned the corner of the hedge rowa Unit
were atlll green mid luxuriant, mid fucctl
Miss Jennings.
lie wns eiignged In smoking, but Ids
short pipe dropped from his mouth nt the
sight of her, nml lie stepped Into the rond
to nllow her to par., mid looked iluvp
Ishly away.
"John," she said sharply, "n little fuf
tlier along that rond you will find Sarah
Knstbcll. She wants her cousin Iti'iilum's
address, (live It to her. It shan't lie
said Hint I stood lu hla way," alio mut
tered. CHAPTKlt XV.
John Jennings ran Ida hardest oft'r
Hnrnh Knathell. He run hurriedly pnst
her, for In Ills mind a eye he could only
see Hie I li k poorly clad girl of two yenra
ngo hu wna even looking out for n etrlp
cd cotton drcga the worso for wenr nm!
tear. lie would hnvu run fairly out uf
sight of her. It n female voice liml not
culled out "John," mid stopped him. Then
hu looked buck, open-mouthed, and wait
ed for Sarah to approach.
"You vou were running nfter :ne
your alater sent you. Are you offended
with mo too, John, that you will not
shake hands?"
"I I beg your pardon. I hnrdly liked
to I I didn't know you, miss." And
then, wenk, llnbby John Jenlnga burst rut
crying, nml put hla right coat sleeve be
fore Ida eyes.
A little gloved hand touched hla nnn
and lowered It.
"Isn't this rnther childish, John?" said
Bnrnli, In n kind reproof,
"I kuow It Is, but I can't help It," un
awrretl John, brushing hla tears nwny
with n mutilated hand; "I'm not what I
used to be mid seeing you has tloored
me. There linvo been ao many changes."
"And you are n lady! that's the won
derfuleat part of It."
"Now, John Jennings," she said conx
iugly, "before another word la spoken,
tell mo where my cousin Itcubcn Uvea,
plenae. I ask It ns a favor from tin old
friend."
"Ho lives In Drury I.nno No. 700
nt Hie ironmonger's."
An empty cub pnsred nt thta moment,
mid Harnli Kaatbell raised her pnrimul.
The vehicle stopped, and Sarah and John
Jennings, thu latter with evident reluc
tance, got Into It.
"Now, whnt lins hnppened?" raid
Hnrnh, nftor tho cnhiunn hnd been told
hla destination nml hnd driven on; "It la
a long atory, hut prsy get It over before
wo rencli Ileubcn's house."
It'a n short story," aald John, "and
soon told. After you left IIopo street
luck left It, too. The Hain-dotlm (Inr
dens burst up, nnd let me In for n lot of
money; wo were nil In trouhlo nnd In it
muddle, mid tho brokers were In, when
Iteubeu thought of tho picture which his
father wanted to buy."
"Ah! 1 remember," cried Snrah.
"lie got mi artist friend to sen It, nnd
ho said that It wna worth two hundred
pounds us It wna, nnd might bo worth
more If restored nnd ho would bring n
purchaser In three dnya' time. Wo wcro
nil In high spirits, though I.ucy nml I
hnd a terrible row ns to what wo should
do with tho money but on tho very day
tho purchaser wns coining wo blow up. I
wns mixing material when, bnugl wu
were nil In tlio Btrcet or the buck ynrd,
and overythlng left III tho house win
burned or hlowu to cinders! Tlio picture
Itcubin's books nnd papers, furniture
I'Verylhlng clean gone to smash, ami nut
n furililiig of Insurmiee anywhere."
"Ami lleiibeii?" nskeil Harnli aollelt
ously. "He wna out when ho came hni k the
Incu was n ruin. All his unnera wcro
gone, thu money Hint ho had, thu novel
Hint hu wna writing hut hu dime to in
mo In llm Imspllnl that night, Just ua If
nuthlug hnd happened. Thu worst .mun
nfter thu blow up. I had burrowed money
on the alrenglh or selling tlio picture,
mul lleuheu hnd hecomo my security; mul
when I couldn't pny, be wns dropped on.
mid hu tins been working off my lonii un
well ns hla own ever since killing blur
aelf with work, poor hoy," nnd Jennings
Is'gnn to weep iignln.
"There, there, the worst la over, now
Hint I have ciiiue to help you," she said,
"We will change nil thla."
"He chniiged by degrees -he beennm
more iliscnnteuled nml Aggravating like,
lifter his awful bad luck. Then l.ury
went raving innd hnd her 'call,' she anys
and took lo preaching, nnd bullied Iteu
beu mid ino about our souls, till olio day
lleiibeii gave lit r n plecn of Ida mind
nml wo nil went different wnys nfter Hint
Hliu spoke to nm thin morning It wns
thu llrat lime fornix inunlha. Shu passes
mo llko dirt sho " '
"There, don't Is'gln to cry ngnln,"
Hnrnh adjured; "I nm sorry, hut It .night
linvo been worse. I'm very glad Hint I
came to London, to lend the wny to bet
ter times!"
John remained silent till tho rnb stop
ped In tho dingy Hioroughfnre of Drury
I. line, before n small Ironmonger's shop,
na shabby nnd rusty In Its exterior us Hie
Jew-holsteretl theaters fur which the par
ish Is flllllOIIS.
"Here!" said Knrah In n tow whlaiicr.
"Ho Is closu tu hla work ho anvca
omnibus hire mul shoe lenther hut t.o
loarn the country nlr nml cheerful society
of Hope street," explained John Jennings
with n sigh.
Thu cabman wna dismissed, mul John
Jennings pnused on the curbstone nnd
pointed tu mi open door on the left turn!
aide of the shop.
"You go In there, nnd up to the very
top of nil the stnlra, nnd It's tho buck
room, Miss Knathell."
"Htop uno moment," cried Hnrnh, ns
John wns about to bent n precipitate
retreat. "You will not mind this. You
are nut proud, nnd I nm Indebted to you
yon nru poor, nnd I mn n friend with
too much money. I'rny do." she snhl
very hurriedly, then h bnuk nolo w na
thrust Into his hand, nnd she dlsnpp-nred
in thu murky pnssngo uf the house, whith
er be hnd not the courage to follow lor.
"Whnt n dreadful plnce!" she nmtlerel
to herself ns she went up the dirty, mi
corered atnlra, glancing through Hie
lauding window ns she passed nt thu
wilderness of houscroufs stretching be
yond It. Two yenra uf nllluencu hnd set
tier old life wonderfully apart from her.
She renched the top of the home, mid
wciit with slow, drugging steps to tho
back room door, on the pnnels of whicli
she knocked.
"Nut In!" aim whispered to ben -If as
she knocked again, and again the deep
silence in the room bpyund her warned
her uf the fruitless sequel to her expedi
tion. Shu tried thu handle of the door,
which shu found unlocked; thero wns un
other pause, theli she opened the door nnd
entered Iho room with vacillating steps,
resolii'd lo wuit till he came back, ns,
under dilTerent circumstances, mid with
her In distress, he would linvo wnlted half
n lifetime.
(To be continued.)
LIVES LIKE A REAL SATYR.
Kccclltrlc Kslstence of ml Aiuertcun
.Ullllunulre In the 1'ur ihisl.
Ill ii paper on defectives rend hy Dr.
Miirllti W. Hair, clilcf physician of
the IVlitiHylvnnln school for feeble
minded children, heforu the summer
scIumiI of philanthropy, recently, n re
uiarkiilile Instance wus mentioned liy
blin of degeneracy tlmt has caused
ciiniinent In Iindon and continental
scleiitlllc circles;. It wns the case of
tho iniiltl inlllloniilre, who Is nt present
living In fur distent countries, nml
lending n life of such wityrllke excess
ns to lie nlinost Incredible. Attempts
to learn tho Identity of thin ilegenernto
American have been fruitless, nnd Dr.
I ta rr has tnken the greatest pains to
conceal It from the public for tho
wisest possible reasons.
According to Dr. llarr, this man Is a
neurotic. It Is estimated that his for
tune Is In the nelghliorhooil of $10,
tsjO.OOO, but no attempt has been made
In have him ileclnred un Incompetent;
he Is left free to run Ills course. Ills
family nre retlned, socially prominent.
Whenever they speak of the son's
course, they refer to It ns his "ner
vousness." They will not admit that
ho has u ilernnged Intellect, though ho
bus left friends nnd position here to
take up ii life among the "haultis," tlio
gravcdlggers ami social outcasts of the
fur east.
"Ho wns n physician, rich, handsome,
cultured, of esthetic tastes," snhl Dr.
Ilnrr lu his paper, "n graduate of una
of tho most prominent tuedlcul col
leges In America mul n man who hail
undo u pronounced hit us a special
ist." His fort uno enabled him to securo
every medical nppllaiico kuowu to scl
euco, and for tome years he enjoyed,
phenomenal success. Wluo nml wom
en proved his bane. He sank lower
ntnl lower. His excesses no longer tol
erated nt home, he drifted from capi
tal to capital of Kurope, and dually es
tablished himself lu Japan with n
harem. With nil appetite still unsatis
fied, he exhibited new phases of moral
degeneration, causing his body to bo
tnttooed with wonderful skill, every
picture n work of art. Ills back horo
n lingo (Irngon, the Blinding of every
scnlo showing perfection of detail,
This, on re-vlsltlng America, with ut
most vanity he sliniiielessly exposed.
Ho wns turned out of the clubs. Ite
tuiiitng to Jnpiin, ho bought n per
forming benr and wandered from place
to plnco clad lu the gaiii of n h.iulu,
exhibiting himself, his boar nml his
harem and distributing photographs uf
each nnd nil In endless varluty.
"Tills past muster of vice," said Dr.
It hit, "shocking both Kurope ami
America, nnd nshuindliig even Japan,
next hires n siiuail of Japanese buys,
pmetlenlly Inlying them outright from
their parents, who, nttlred In full uni
form, nre trained In military exercises.
To these uro opposed tin eiptal number
of monkeys dressed ns Chinese sol
diers, nnd the wnr of China nml Japan
Is constantly renewed for the enter
tainment of himself nnd Ids harem,
who wntch In nil ecstasy of delight
tho suffering of the poor bnilos. Ho
winds nre offered mid tho mora bloody
the contest nnd the grealer tho ntrnrl
tlou tho more Intense Is thu grntlllca
turn."-Now York Coimueielal Advertiser.
In the i nui hi- of Hume digging uperri
Hoiih In ii garden nt lliisleineie, I",:i
gland, n gin donor uiicnrlhed n num
ber of muli'iit vessels of peculiar
shape, togelher Willi ll (tinntlty of cfll
clned human bones, it a depth of
nlsitit two feet below the surface. Tho
Ilrltlsh museum authorities, who have
examined tho illsruVcry, pronounro llib
vdssHh to belong to the late Celtic
ngo, iilioiit It. !. irl. Only thrco or
four vessels were found to be In a
perfect condition. Ho computed that
twenty-two urns mid pots were origi
nally Interred at tho spot.
Itrlght colors assumed by maples,
sumacs and atnpclopsls during tho au
tumn months nro tho result of Hie oxi
dizing of the color compound", or col
or generators, of the leaf cells. I)iig
protracted cool weather Is moat favor
able to the production of autumn tints
and alight frosts that are not sevoro
enough to kill tho cells hasten the dis
play of beauty by producing an eniy
mo Hint brings forth the bright pur
ples, orange mid reds. I-aves con
taining much Uinnle arid never give
bright nuliimn tints, while those con
taining sugar glvo the very prettiest
An Italian scientist claims to have
established that electric tramways aro
grr-nt mediums In the disinfection of
towns. Ho points out Hint tho elec
tric spark, which Is so frequent an oc
currence to the overhead trolley, and
the emission of light from the car
wheel when tho rail Is used for tho
lelurn current transform the oxygen
of tho nlr Into ozone which has a puri
fying mid disinfecting influence. Tho
high discharges, lie says, aro frequent
enough to Influence greatly the atmos
pheric constituents, csiieelnlly where
the lino pusses through nnrrow thor
oughfares. They become antiseptic
n gents.
Bailors visiting the Island of I.ny
Ban, In the Hawullan group, are great
ly amused by thu curious antics of the
I.nysan nlbntross, or gony. Tbeso birds
sometimes perforin, lu pairs, a kind of
dance, or, ns tho sailors call It, "cako
wnlk." Two albatrosses approach one
another, nodding and making profound
bows, cross their bills, produco snap
ping and groaning sounds, rise on
their toes, puff out their breasts, and
flnnlly part with more nodding and
bowing, only to come together again
and repeat the performance. Occasion
ally three engage at once In this singu
lar amusement. The spectators aro al
ways Impressed with the extreme "po
liteness" of the birds.
811 OH or 1-odge, eminent by his dis
coveries nbout electricity, believes that
he has found a method of electrifying
the atmosphere on a large scale, and
that In Uils manner dangerous fogs
over rivers nnd harbors may be dissi
pated. In some experiments at Liver
pool he wns able to clear a space more
than 100 yards wide In a dense fog.
He also thinks It possible that rnln
mny lw produced by the electrification
of clouds. At a recent meeting of the
l'hystcnl Society In London he demon
strated his method. Klectrlclty de
rived from a high frequency alternator
Is most effective, but It must first be
turned Into n straightaway current,
and I'rofessor Ixxlgo employs for this
purpose tho Cooper Hewitt mercury
vapor-lamp, which possesses the pow
er to rectify an alternating current
BOY HAD PLENTY OF NERVE
Was Not DUcouraaetl by tho 3Iad
Kutli of infuriated Hulls.
There wns an accident shortly nfter
tho close of a nodlltida nt the l'laza
Mexico that came near resulting lu the
death of a few young hopefuls who
took It Into their beads that they would
like lo Join In the national sport.
Shortly after the crowd left tho ring
u half dozen young tioys of ages rang
ing from 1- to 15 yours got down luto
the bull ring to play bull light. One
it tho number thought the game was
oo slow, so while the ring attendants
wcro busy about other work he entered
tho pen where the bulls were conilneU
nnd slyly let one of them Into tho
ring.
With n mad rush the big black bull
entered tho ring. One of tho little
boys hnd been using his plush linen
cape for n capa In his plays with the
other boys nnd he was near the door
when the bull entered. Although ono
of the opposite gates was open tho bull
niiiilo no effort to get nway, but rushed
nt the boy with tho cape.
There was but one thing for the boy
to do, mul he did It. With all the
knowledge which he had gained by
watching the matadors In the rrng he
let tho bull charge the cape, lint his
arms wero too short nnd tho bull
struck hliu n hard blow, knocking tho
little fellow fully fifty feet aud tearing
his shoulder with his horn. The angry
bull then turned his attention to the
red cape.
When tho other boys saw the bull
charging them they tied for tho fence
nnd climbed to safety, where they
watched tho bull tearing tho cape.
Finally It occurred to one of tho older
boys that by all charging for tho bull
ho might possibly bo scared nwny
from tho prostrate body of tho Injured
lad. Ko with clubs nnd boards they
drovo Iho bull from the ring. They
gave their uttentlon to tho bull nono
too quickly, for ho had tired of pawing
tho capo and was making for tho boy.
When tho doctors got In their work
on tho Uttlo fellow, whoso nnino Is
Angel Morelos, they found that tho
wound was tho only thing of conse
quence, mul Hint although lite boy was
senseless from tho blow thero wns
nothing of a really dangerous nature to
fear from tho accident, ns tho hurt
wns n flesh wound. Mexican Herald.
CAIRO STREET CRIES.
Bounds nod Voices that Travelers
Hear In the I (irptla.ii City,
Take n chair outsldo n busy enfo
near tho market place aud tram center
nnd wntch street life. Thero nro no
hungry men, no starving, pinched
child faces, no flngcr-worn mothers,
for this Is tho land of plenty, nnd tho
people's wants nro few mid simple.
Thus sunshine and laughter spray n
welcome fragrance over the novelty
nnd romance of the gay city's streets.
Here Is u street melodist twanging
n monstrous one-strluged "something,"
mid ucciimpntilcd by n tiosc-rlnged girl,
who taps deftly on n species of tam
iHiurlne, whllo bystanders ejaculate
"Allah! Alluh!" -tho Arabic word fur
applause. If not quite In accord with
jour prejudice concerning music, well,
niiinhilsh (never mllull, It Is not nearly
m distracting ns a street cornet at
liome, and they will go nwny If you
tell them to, Tho baboon, tho donkey
mul boy are In evidence, with a score
of performing tricks that are very orig
inal and certainly funny, and you eon
solo yourself with tho hope of n mini
mum of cruelty In the training.
A fruit seller, basket on head, with
luscious grapes mid flgs, saunters by
singing In a quaint minor; "0 grapes,
O sweet grapes, that are larger than
doves' eggs and sweeter than now
cream! O angels' food, delicious figs,
bursting with honey, restorers of
health!"
There Is a drink seller, bent under
the weight of the odd-shaped Jar slung
over his shoulder, a lump of Ice pro
jecting from Its month, conjuring cus
tom In a similar strain, ns ha struts
up and down, making the nlr resound
with the rythmical clap-clap of two
brazen saucers: "O refreshment of Oie
weary! O quencher of parched llpsl
O blessing of heaven!"
Another atreet cry which may be
heard In the main street of Abbassleh,
a suburb, contains the following en
ticing announcement; "To-morrow, O
people, I am going to kill a camel.
The doctor says It Is young and
healthy. Oh, Its flesh will be tender
as the quail and Juicy as lamb. Its
price Is but 1V plasters (7 cents) a
pound. Do you lovo the sweet flesh
of the camel, then come early and be
satisfied."
Not the least picturesque figures In
the streets are the city police In their
neat white drill and red tarbouches
In summer and blue serge In winter.
London Traveler.
SKIMMED MILK IN PAINT.
It Must He Mil. J with Cement to
Produce tba Batt Iteaulta.
A use to which skim milk, sour milk,
buttermilk or even whole sweet milk
Is not often put la palnt-maklng, yet
this product of the dairy makes possi
bly one of the most enduring, preserva
tive, respectable and Inexpensive paints
for barns and outbuildings. It costs
little more than whitewash, provided
no great value Is attached to the milk,
and It la a question whether for all
kinds of rough work It does not serve
all the purposes and more of tho ready
mixed paint or even prime lead and
paint mixed In the best Unseed oil.
It Is made as follows, and no more
should b mixed than Is to used that
day: Stir Into a gallon of milk about
three pounds of Portland cement and
add sufficient VeneHan red paint pow
der (costing S cents per pound) to Im
part a good color. Any other colored
paint powder may be as well used.
The milk will bold the paint In sus
pension, but tho cement, being very
heavy, will sink to the bottom, so that
it becomes necessary to keep tne mix.
ture well stirred with a paddle.
This feature of the stirring Is the
only drawback to the paint, and as Its
efllcleney depends upon administering
a good coating of cement It Is not safe
to leave Its application to untrust
worthy or careless help. Six hours
after painting this paint will be as lm
movable and unaffected by water as
month-old pnlnt I have beard of
buildings twenty years old painted In
this manner In which the wood wns
well preserved. My own experlenco
dates back nine years, when I painted
a small barn with this mixture, and
the wood to-day second growth Vir
ginia yellow pine shows no sign
whatever of decay or dry rot The
effect of such coating seems to be to
petrify the surface of the wood. Whole
milk Is better than buttermilk or skim
milk, as It contains more oil, nnd this
Is the constituent which sets the ce
ment. If mixed with water Instead of
milk the wash rubs and soaks off read
ily. This mixture, with a little extra
of the cement from tho bottom of the
bucket daubed on, makes the best
posslblo paint for trees whero large
limbs have been pruned or BawcdolT.
Sslentlllc American.
Housekeeping In France.
In a tnlk by Miss Maria I'arloa
on French housekeeping, she said that
economy nnd patience wero two strong
traits of the French housekeeper. Many
Inconveniences nnd conditions un
known to American housewives have
to be overcome, but, notwithstanding
this, the French home is a model of
neatness aud comfort outside of, per
haps, the ono point of temperature,
for In France the question of fuel Is
an Important one. According to Miss
Farlon, French cookery Is not compli
cated, ns Is generally supposed; for ex
nmple, the usunl French breakfast con
sists of a cup of coffee or chocolate
without cream and a slice of bread or
roll, and high seasonings of food nre
unknown, herbs nnd vegetables being
used lu preference to spices. This
statement of the situation Is contrary
to tho general belief, mid certainly if
we accept it as literally true, the highly-seasoned
dishes we obtain In Ameri
can largo cities must be originated by
others than Frenchmen.
l!lg and Little Purchases.
"O Rudolph, you must get an auto
mobile." "I can get the automobile on cred
it, nil right, but how long would your
grocer trust us for tho gasoline?
Fllegendo lllaetter.
Giant of tho I'qnllio Itaoo.
The greatest slzo a horso lias been
known to grow is 20Vj hands high.
This Is the record of a Clydesdalo
which was on exhibition In 1SS9.
SUoreil Concerts.
Yarmouth, England, corporation for
bids smoking on Sundays lu Its new
pier pavilion, as the band plnys sa
cred music.
There aro some women who never
play the piano In any other way thitu
as If trying a piece for tho first time.
When you observe some ono's fault,
see If you can't ilnd a virtue, too.
It Is better to cscapo through n little
hole than uot at all.
ilUMOJt OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD UY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
Odd, Curious nnd Lmiuliabls I'haaes
of llllinuil Nittlire Urujjlllcnlljr 1'or
troyed uj r.inliient Word Artist uf
Our Own llujr-A lluiluet of I'un.
Tom -I suppose you spent a pleasant
evening with your best girl.
Dick Pleasant? Huh, a fellow can't
nuke lovo to his girl In n crowd.
Tom f)h. was thcro it crowd there?
Dick Yes, and tho chump didn't
have seti'o enough to reallzo Hint ho
wasn't wanted. Philadelphia Press.
Itcnson rnouuh,
Shn I don't care! 1 Just know
you're wrong.
He Oh, come, now, dear, why do
you persist In saying that?
She Ilccnuse you won't admit It
Phlladelphln Press.
Did your watch stop when you
dropped It on the Moor?"
"Sure. You didn't think It went all
the way through to the cellar, did
you ?"
The llmptj Hand.
'I thought ho married n woman with
n million In her own right."
"So he did. but he hasn't been able
to get his right on nny of it, and so
he's left." Philadelphia Press.
Easily Kntlsflel.
Alice I think that younx man who
sits in the Watsons' pew would be n
good man to marry. I am sure that
he would be easy to get along with.
Kate Why so?
Alice Well. I have known him for
three yearn now, and I have never once
b"nrd him complain about the weather.
Somervlllo Journal.
llxplalnej nt Last.
"I should like to know," remarked
the landlady as she rended the chick
en limb from limb, "what the meaning
Is of that foolish remark, 'The higher
the fewer." "
"You wouldn't cull It foolish," re
plied the wise guy. using both hands
on his work to cut his pie crust, "if
jou were getting bald on the very top
of your head." Cincinnati Times
Star. Little to I'rcr Upon.
Cholly Cnwn't Imagine what's the
mnttah with Gusslc. There seems to
be something preying on his mind.
Miss Sharpe Oh, whatever It Is, let
It alone. It will probably die of star
vation. Philadelphia Ledger.
Safely Occupied. T7
Jerry You never try to manage
other people's business.
Jo! No; It keeps me Jumping to get
enough business of my own to man
age. "llubberr
Hop hi Transit.
Ernie 1 guess he will be famous
some day. They say his ver&es are
always moving' forward.
Ida Yes, Indeed. He writes the
Jingles for the health food ads. you
see In the street cars.
l!atx Now,
'It's rather hard to lose your daugh
ter, eh?" Bald tho guest ut tho wedding.
'No," replied the bride's father, "It
did seem hard nt ono time, but Mary
llunlly landed this fellow Just as we
were losing nil hope. Philadelphia
Press.
He Content.
'I llko to see folks satisfied with
what they've got," snhl Deacon num
ber. "What's the use o' moanln' over
the rabbit that got away, long as
you're eatln' the pie that the one that
didn't sit nwny Is mtido of ?" Ilrown
lug's. Which? -Dashuwny
I was with Miss Twin-
klcton nil last vvenlug and we never
spoke to each other.
Cleverton Quarreling or making
up? Detroit Free Press.
About the Hiss of Illra,
"Pit, what Is a model man?"
"A model man, my son, is generally
ii very small saniplo copy, or fucslmlle,
of u real uinii, nnd is usually made of
putty." Smart Set.
A Collision of Auiilm,
Ccorirluiia Mother, vou look cross.
eyed In your new photograph.
.Mower wen, tno artist toiu mo to
look whero I pleased.
Nutiiriilljr.
Out
III).. 1,1.
Not Uncommon,
"I heard you wero nt tho matinee
yesterday," said tho girl, as she met
a friend In thu evening, "What did
you think of the play?"
"Oh, I liked everything but tho end
Ing."
"Whnt wns the matter with It?"
"Nothing that I know of. The peo
plu In front of mo were putting on
their things and all I could see were
elbows and hats."
l:iliilntil,
"How do you llko yuur now minis
ter?" "He's very yosr.g. and not a very
good speaker. Ills delivery Is very pe
culiar. I do not understand It at all."
"Nobody could solve his delivery at
college, either. He was the crack
pitcher of the nine, you know." Phil
adelphia Press.
Oooil l!xnuiile,
HII.1S Too much education Is a dan
gerous thing.
Cyrus That's whnt I say, by heck!
Thar's .eke Crawford knew how tn
spell tho longest word In tho diction
ary an' when he tried to cut It lu tin
Ice with his skates he went plumb
through.
l'xplctlng Too Mllcli.
"What I want," snld the politician
who thought he had n strong pull at
Washington, "! a Job that will give
me a lot of traveling around, with not
much to do, and with a good salary
attached to It."
".My friend," replied the dispenser
of Jobs, "even at the pie counter you
don't got your pie for nothing." Chi
cago Itecord-IIernld.
Willing to l'rove It.
Mistress Arc you a good cook?
Appllcnnt Indeed I nml Just giro
me a can of soup nnd see how well I
warm it up." Somervlllo Journal.
Sensible I'n.
Krnle Why was It Mabel's pa re
fused the count when he showed a pic
ture of his great castle in Kurope?
Ida Ilecause somo young man cams
along and showed a plcturo of his
small manufacturing plant In the Uni
ted States.
Not One.
Cholly I suppose I do look down in
the mouth. Miss Pechls told me last
night tnat she could never love any
man.
Miss Pepprey Hut why should that
discourage you Philadelphia Press.
A Hot Ketort.
Mr. Newwed This dinner Isn't cook
ed like my mother used to cook her
dinners.
Mrs. Newwed If you made as much
money as my father used to make, I
wouldn't have to cook dinner.
Talae Thrills.
Elsie (In Inst row of balcony) Oh,
that violinist Is simply divine! lie
sends cold shivers down my splno the
Instant he begins to piny that weird,
uncanny music of his.
Julie (practically) D3 you suppose
the open window back of us has any
thing to do with those shivers? New
York Times.
Bold Himself.
First Citizen (Indignantly) I am sur
prised that young Longhead would
lend himself to any such scheme.
Second Citizen Lend himself? Why,
man! ho was bought Judge.
Asked aud Answered.
"Do you believe In plntonlc love?"
asked the very young man.
Well." replied the coy widow, "It's
ull right as a starter."
Unpleaaant Memnriea.
Meandering Mike Et youse could
live all yero life over crglu, what
would youse do, Pete?"
Plodding Pete Pd cut out nil de
days wot I uster work when I wus er
kid.
Indellnlte.
Her I have no sympathy for a man
who !: cowardly enough to use a
knife.
Him In Ughtlng or eating pie?
How She Wanted Theui.
"How long shall I bo.l tho eggs,
ma'am?" asked the cook.
"I dou't exactly know," replied the
young housewife, "but cook them un
til they aro real tender." Chicago
Post.
What He Might lixpect.
First Plckuocket Poor Swlnnuvl
Didn't get a thing but chewing iruui
nnd matinee tickets.
Second I'Icknocket Well. I warneri
him to keep away from do shopping
districts on an afternoon.
Strikes.
Mr. Jones struck oil,
And his men, so they say,
Struck for eight hours' work
And for nlue hours' pay,
Jones struck bis horse,
Aud struck for the spot;
The horse, struck with fear,
At ouce struck a trot.
The clock had struck five;
He was wet to the skin;
From his blue flannel shirt
The color struck in.
Borne baseball players
Struck up a shout;
The batter struck a pose,
And then he struck out
Jones struck a bargain,
Dut soon struck a snag
For It struck oil his proQls,
And be struck his flag.
And now you hove, struck
On this history true,
How, striking a balance,
Does It all strika you?
-St, Nlcholna.
A man seldom forgets a favor lis
does another,