Clni'liimill 1'ont.
DAYS COME AND QO.
Igir) mil mill Doners fade,
I n m nmir ami go;
Now U nwrrl miininer laid
luw in her lenfy k'lmle.
liw llko it fragrant innl.l,
Iiw, Inn', nil, low.
Tears full and ejelids Hclit,,
Heart orcrlloiv;
Hero fur our dejd lore's sake
I-t iw our farewell nuke
Will li again awake?
All, 110, iiu, no.
Winds lgh nml klM nre gray,
Days mine nml K:
Wild bird are ikiwn nwy.
Where are Ilia bloom of May?
Distil, dead, this many n tiny,
Umlrr the unow.
IJH nldli ami cheek ate pair,
llcnrtu overUWi
Will not some Mine or tale,
Kl. or Montr (rnlt, ,
Willi our iImi! love arall?
All, no, no, no.
Vnturjr.
frplIUVM, linvo to go liouae-liunt-Iiib,
now, nml tlmt'it nil there ti
to It," anhl Mr. Klynn. ilecldcil
ly. na alio oponeil tho now lodger'
diHir. mid prepared to aweep the room.
'I'lie new lodger, n worn youni; wom
an, luul pnaned nwny four dnya mtD,
nml had left a tinby girl of four yeara,
but, uulinpiilly, no money with which
to care for It. It wna thin fnct Hint
railed forth romiirk limited above from
tall, Btcm Mra. riynn.
Dolly. I ha lodger'a llttlo girl, wna
kneeling on a broken chnlr gazing wlat
fully out of the iluaty window. Hpot.
her dog, and only companion, waa
curled up on the floor asleep.
"Vea, they'll hnvn to go liouao-hunt-lug
for aure," repented Mr, c'lynn. "I
havpn't nothln" to keep tho dog on,
intUh le the child." Dolly lookwl up,
hearing tho wortK "Come, run out
with your dog whllo I awcop," anld the
landlady, rpenklng to the child, who
allppod to the Hour. "You can't go Into
the kitchen Valine Mary'a wiiahln' nml
alie'll bile your head olT, like na not,
nr.d you can't go Into the parlor with
that thero dog. Hit youmelf down on
the atalra 'till I'm through. Hun,
now."
Dolly trudged patiently down tho
narrow winding atalra, and Hpot pat
tered boHldo her.
"Iiok out for tho torn place In the
carpet, Dolly," alio murmured to her
Hclf, repenting tho phraao ao often on
inother'H Him.
Ah ahe pnuaed on the second land
ing n long mirror cnught her eyea
through tho half-open uoor, nun, on
terlng the room, alio went close to the
gin an.
"You a'poae wo look Rood 'nougli to
to houae-huutlir, Hpot 7" sue hhkimi, nr-
ter surveying the chubby llttlo llguro
for n few moment, "lolt Hpoao wo
do? Miiinnm dreased me up when we
turned here. Hpot. but i can t ureaa you
up Valine you'ro only n dog. Hut wo'll
imi bouse-liuntln' Just tho same."
The two llltlo friend continued their
alow Journey down stnlra, nnd. to Dol
ly's great delight tho front door wna
open. Mary stood on tho otcpa with
her alcove rolled up, talking to tho
postman.
'T'r'iiP "ho won't seo us," miir
mured tho llttlo girl, doubtfully.
" 'Cnuso l'vo got to go."
Mnry did not pay nny attention to
the child and dog ns they slipped past
her down to tho sidewalk, but n tlioy
were nboiit to turn up the street, tho
postman put out n long nrm nnd caught
Do v.
"Where nro you goln, nilau?" ho
naked, laughing. ho struggled to
free herself. "You'ro too llttlo to go
iin lown alone."
"Dolly Madison, Just you tnko that
dog and trot Into tho house, where you
belong." cried tuo exnsperiiieu servnui,
"If you don't move iiulelt, liowy slip
nilded threatening, n tho postman set
tho child on tho lower step.
' Hut lhekiunll carrier showed signs of
rnnllnulnir tho conversation, nnd when
Dolly pleaded eagerly to bo allowed to
go Into t)io"!trcct, nnd Mary caught
tho naino of hor inwrcss, buo roicuieu,
wiving carelessly:
"Oh! Mrs. riynn enld you could?
Thon go along, for coodnoBS snkol'
Dolly darted eagerly to tho sldowalk
ngnln, followed by Spot, and together
they hurried up tho short trcot Into n.
inoro rcspoclablo, peopled one. An they
turned Into (ho crowd, Dolly breathed
moro frooly, Bho wni half nfrnld that
Mary would chaugo her mind about
I DOlirSlHHW
I lid HAZING SEASON HAS OPENED.
granting thl unusual freedom, anil
send Unit nivful ponlinnii nfter her.
On nml on they went, past groat
iliiorit where throng of people were
entering "nil leaving, nml past dloru
window full of toy wIiIpIi, iiihiUict
tiny, would have delighted Iut. No one
liottccil tlit III (lit runaway, or, If they
Mill, It wna only In KtnllP, nml remark
limv bright nml cnriieal the brown eyea
were, nr how tin low wliltp Nock luul
nlliii'il down Ml ii h to lip nlmost In
visible for Mr. MihIIboii drewied Iht
linliy nil wpII ii h aim could nfforil. even
neglecting Iht own lire In ilo no.
Dolly took no Interest In tho gny
throngs of people Hint alio ikhpi1. She
liail mi Indistinct liU-ii of wlmt alio
winded to tin, nml alio ki'it on.
Hoon Hip street grew lea noisy, nml
broader, thero wiih mi occasional tree,
nml thf aldewnlks wcro smoother.
House took the ilnro of atoroa, nml
llio clillil began to realize liow tlrptl
alio wna. llor llttlo fppt won' burn
Inc. anil seemed very hard to lift, nml
alio sighed, n aoft baby sigh. Then hor
face lit up.
"Now we'll look for tho nicest, pret
tiest house, Spot," alio until eagerly,
"then wo'll rlnK tho lioll unil thoy'll any
'coiiip In." Tlmt'a wlmt iimiiinm illil."
In n well-furnished library, n gentle-
man waa lying on n aora, ono iooi,
which waa tightly bandaged, mi n pil
low. The doctor, who hnd Just re
moved hla hand from the bandage,
rose to go.
"It's too bad, old man, ho anld.
It'a n bad sprain, nnd will tnko some
lime to cure. It was the first time
you'd been out alnco Kthcl'a death.
wan t It?
Tho patient nodded nnd cleared hla
throat nt the mention of his tl yenr-old
girl, who hnd died two weeks before.
Her mother waa dead, also, ana tie
wna alone. Ill kind, genial nature
had changed since tho death of his
child.
Tho doctor took his leave, and Mr.
Abbott was left to himself. He picked
up a Iwok, tried to rend, threw It
down, nnd picked up n magazine. Hut
that soon followed the book, mid ho
rang the bell Impatiently.
(let me n cigar, will you, Thomas?"
hp said to an old servant.
Thomas did ns ho was told, casting
a pitying look nt his young master.
'It's too bad, sir, lie said.
'It's beastly slow," grumbled Mr.
Abbott, with n little kick nt his wound
ed foot. "Thomas. If n. y one calls,
show lilm In."
Half an hour later the doorbell rang,
and ns Thoinn went nlong tho ball,
Mr. Abbott pulled the iifghan moro
smoothly over hi foot, saying half
aloud:
Thank heaven, I need not spend tho
nflernoon alone."
Ho looked expectantly towards tho
door n Thoinn pushed It open, say
ing, "A young lady to seo you, sir,
unit to his surprise, n child, hntless,
and with faltering step entered the
room.
"Thoinns, what do you mean by
this?" ho asked sharply. "If you call
this a Joke It Is a very poor one."
Ho was hurt, and n sharp pang went
through hi heart. Thoso brown eyes
brought his lUhel hack to lilm. What
right bad another child with brown
eyes? nnd what
Thomas, n very red Thomas, was
nbout to explain, when tho child spoko:
"I camo house-huntln'," she snld
simply, but " And n llttlo sob
rose In her throat "If you'ro cross,
I'll go nwoy."
Mr. Abbott looked at her In somo
surprise.
"Who nro you, child?" ho asked.
Hut Instead of answering, tho tired
llltlo crenturo suddenly covered her
face with her hands nnd burst Into
tears.
"Como here," snld tho lnvnlld, kind
ly, nnd ho put out his hand and caught
her dross. "Who nro you, and vhy
did you come houso-huntlng? Won't
you tell me nil nbout It?"
Thomn quietly withdrew mid closed
tho door, hut ns ho moved to and fro
In tho next room, ho could hear the
murmuring of tho llttlo girl's voice, nnd
then his master', onco more kind nnd
tender, as ho comforted tho tired child.
' rresently tho bell tinkled again, nnd
Thomn oponcd tho door Into tho li
brary to bo mot with tho words:
' ''Hushl She's nil tired out, poor
child. Can you lay her on tho louugo
without waking hor, Thomas? Bho Is
an orphan, poor llttlo mlto,"
Thomn lifted tho sloeplng; child
from the floor nnd laid" her on tho
loungo.
"Bho has n look llko Ethel," mur
mured Mr. Abbott, softly.
Tho houso which Dolly, when a lit'
tlo girl of four yenrB, selected a "tho
nicest, prettiest house," has been her
homo ever since. Wavcrloy,
i
NEEDLE AND 8POOL OF THREAD.
The lluala Upon Which I'rnnk TunnlM
lliilll u Fortune.
When Krn nk Pnrmelcp. founder of a
f'hleago trausHrtntlon line nnd a man
of iniieh wealth, died 111 Chicago the
other d u y there
wiih round In tho
pocket of tho coat
which he had last
uorn thread and n
needle. Ho had car
r I oil them o
throughout h I
long and success
ful career and they
nero burled with
him. To them ho
.. .. - ,!... 1 I.I
MUM! i-aiiuixeE. 0'ieo nutiuuini
n, ,, nml li never wearied of tell
lug the story of hi "noodle und thread
capital."
Kcvcnty-slx years ago, when I'armc
lee was 12 yeara old and living with
hi mircnta at Hyroii, N. Y.. he decided
to leave homo. Tho family wa poor
ami the boy conaldcrod himself old
enough to make his own llveltnoou
III parents granted their consent re
luctantly, and the ton arranged for n
"Job" III a atago coach olllcc at Krle.
I'n. Ho wa not conccrneu ns 10 in
manner In which he wns to reach that
point because hi future employer
were willing to transport him most of
the wny and he could walk If ho had
to. The day of hi departure his moth
er bade lilm good-by iu this fashion:
"Franklin, I wish your father was
able to give you a little mouey to Btnrt
on, but you know be hasn't got It. Now
then, rrniiklln, your mother, who
thinks good deal more of you than
you ever Imagined, I Koinn to glvo
you n bit of advice and something else
with it, and she want you to treasure
both of them.
"Above all things I want you to
tako a great deal of pride In yourself
and Just mako up your mind that you
are going to be successful. And you
must nlwnya keep neat arid clean and
keep your clothe In good repair and
don't let the button como off or else
you won't respect yourself. Now then,
I'm going to give you a reminder."
Tho mother held out her hand and
young l'nrineleo reached for tho "ro
inliuler." It wn a spool of black
thread with a needlo stuck through It
crosswise.
The boy kissed his mother nnd put
the thrend nnd needle In his carpet
bag. Then he stnrted out for Hrlo.
Ho afterword went to work on the
lakes, saved money, started a street
car line In Chicago and later engaged
In the cxpr.es business.
Jan In Amorlonn Army.
It may not bo generally known that
the United Stntes nrmy of tho future
will Include n command of .lapnneio
soldiers, but this Is a fuel. They will
not como from tho armies which nre
lighting In tho far cast, but will bo
enrolled from our Jnpaneso citizen
In tho Sandwich Island. It Is need
less to sny that n very largo lmrtlon
of the population of tho Islands, nnd
especially of Honolulu, ,1s composed of
this nation. Ttiey nro rounti among
tho banker, merchant nud profea
slonnl men nnd nro Included among
tho wealthiest resilient or tno city.
One of tho principal schools of Hono.
lulu Is nt tended exclusively by Japa
nese children and hero ha been en
rolled n comtnnud of cadets which I
to bo mustered Into the United State
mlllttn ns soon as Its members aro old
enough. It Is drilled by a former
Japanese nrmy olllcer and although
organized but n few year ago this
battalion ha already attained high
stnndard of elllcleney. It Is frequent
ly seen on pnrado In Honolulu nml
attract much attention.
It Vinu III' Itlnok llnnd.
"Charley hnd n dreadful tlmo last
night," said young Mr. Torklns. "Ho
snys ho wns n victim of tho 'Illnck
Hand.' "
"You don't say so!" exclaimed tho
caller.
"Yes. Ho camo homo without a
cent. I don't quite understand tho par
tlculnrs n ho explained them. Hut
they pulled n deadly weapon on lilm
that la known ns n club Hush." Wash
ington Star.
Ill Vo.l I Ion.
Mlfklns What position does young
Sloboy play on tho village football
team quarter-back, half-back, or full
back? Hlfkln Tho only tlmo I ever snw
him In n gnmo bo was the draw
back. More Appropriate.
Ii Montt Harker U always brag
glng. Ho say In Hoston oven tho bath
house aro built of brownstone,
Ia Moyno Hrownstone? Seems to
me they should bo built of soapttono,
GOOD
Shorty
tofies
A Hcolcli gamekeeper, a great llatlit
n one of Hip klrka, wna naked tho dif
ference between tho Krco nml tho Unit
ed I-ree eliuclica. "(live ine tho nctll
nl illffereneo In n almple form," tho In
quirer reiiiealil, nftcr n Ionic lecture
from the gamekeeper. "eii, air, - miu
John, "If you wniil It plainly, It la thin:
II nil bo anveu mm im-y n mi uo
dimmed."
"On n very hot day, recently, two
ciillnd L-emuieli' were chaltlnc outsldo
my window," said Alex. H. Thwentt, of
the Southern Hallway; "one was a
bright mulatto, tho other blacker than
stove-polish. 'How yo' feel, Abo?' ask
ed tho mulatto. 'Kind o' warm, Jake,'
answered tho darker chap: 'how' yo'-
so'f ' 'Hlght peart, thank you,' saia
Iho mulatto to hi cboiiy-lmod friend;
hut snr. Abe. yo' shore do hold yo'
color fust rate dl hot wentherl' "
It I not often that tho stage aspi
rant manages to reach tne omcc or
Wells Hnwks, who Is the right-liana
man of that Napoleon of theatrlcnl
managers, Cliarle Trohman. Of
course. It wa n woman who did the
trick, tho other day. She apparently
rented a fair Impression, for the gen
erally busy Mr. Hawkes asked her:
"Aro you married or unmarrieuc as
ho prepared to book her application.
"Unmarried four times!" was the re
ply that startled the placid manngsr.
Justice David J. Hrewcr, of the Hu
pretno Court of the United States, said
Hint tho best way to reach the young
men Is to send the young women after
(hem; that ever since the days of Moth
er Eve they hail been n ixiteut factor In
catching tho elusive man, nnd that
they are a strong now as they cvor
were. Ilo told the story of the re
ligion man who took bis Hlhlo In ono
hand and his little son by the other,
nnd went for n walk and initructlon.
They enmo upon a bevy of youn girls
playing In tho forest, nnd tho boy ask
ed what they were. "Geeec, .my son,
geese." replied the father. "Oh. catch
mo one, father; catch me one!" cried
tho boy.
Admiral Dewey' fnvorHe story Is
of nn Amerlcnn nrmy olllcer who. when
in Culm, whs extremely dlssatlMled
with tlie cooking. Ho Insisted that
tho Cubans put sugar into everything
they cooked. At last he nnnounced
that he would cat nothing but boiled
cera "They can't aujar them." he
declared. So he ordered them next
Hut. before he appeared at
the table, another officer had tilled the
salt cruet with sugar. "
kicker" appeared, hla eRK were
brought to him. He opened tnem wuu
a gloomy complacejicy, and sprinkled
over them plenty of the doctored salt.
At the Drst mouthful ne lurncu pur
ple. "Sugared! Sugared: ne exi-iaiui-
cd, and rusuod rrom inu iuuic.
a vmini- man who was trying for
the sheepskin In Missouri, and who
had made n poor showing, was asked
by Senator Vest, one of tils examiners.
If he would like to be questioned fur
ther. "I regret to Bay." remarked Mr.
Vest, "that you have failed to come up
to the maiA In the branches of law
iikii which we have examined you.
Hut, he added, in a mosv nuu'j !"..
wo will question you runner, it you
so desire." "Well, Bir," responoeu m
applicant, "I would suggest, if you
please, that I be questioned on tho
stntutes." At this Mr. Vest smiled,
sadly. "My dear young man." added
he. "I do not doubt that you're up on
the statutes; but I do doubt that you
will succeed In the law. fcuppose ou
should have the utmost familiarity
with tho stntutes, what's to prevent
the leglhlaturo from repealing all you
know'"
NAVAL CADET VEGETARIAN.
Midshipman from Ohio W Carrjlnu Out
Tills luca.
i.'nr tho first time In the history of
the naval academy at Annapolis n
vegetarian has been admitted as a
midshipman. His name Is Charles W.
Adair, and ho halls from Xenla, Ohio,
say the Philadelphia North American.
Tho question Hint now confront the
young mnn, and one that will b close
ly considered uy me auiuonucu, i
whether or not he will be able to go
through the course of four years and
remain steadfast to his principle.
Hlght nt the start It may bo said that
It 1 a thousand to one ho cannot.
While Undo Sam Is willing to pay
vounc ineu to aid In nn Investigation
of pure, or rather Impure, foods, to
food them on borax and to watch them
fade away upon a diet of cold storage
food, ho Is not Inclined to mice nny
chances with the young fellows who
nre to be bis mllltnry ana navai otn
ccrs.
Medical men who have studied the
question of diet for tho cadet huvo
fixed upon certain classos of foods as
being good for them, from ootn a puys
teal nnd mental point of view. The
diet contains Items of flesh and fowl
nnd fish. Of course, thero aro vegeta
bles In plenty, but tho question of
whether the variety Is sulllclent for the
now middy tq mako tho needful ration
without eating meat I one not dltHcult
to answer In tho negative.
Tho physical examination passed by
Midshipman Adair was most oxeollont.
"I found lilm," said Director Jiogart,
"to bo a nonnnlly built youth. He Is
within n few months of "0 yours of
ngo. Ilo is live leei leu mm iiircu'
qunrter Inches tall nnd U8.8 pounds In
weight. His strength u normal, n llt
tlo better than tho average.
"Llko nil midshipmen, Adair has cer
tain minor defects, and for theso spe
cial exercises aro proscribed," tho doc
tor wont on. "Ho nsplrc to play on
tho footbnll team nnd ho seem to pos
ses tho physique to mako n valuahlo
momber. Hut tho work is tiara hero,
If the vogotablo diet Is not Bufllctont
to keen him lu absolutely normal
health, wo shall Insist upon his chang
ing It We must have sound young
men, and no fads Bhalt be permitted
to stand in tho wny.
"For the prescut, however, I see no
reason for Interference. I think It a
vrU-establlshed fact that' Americans
pnt too much went, nnywny. Tlicy ilo
not ncwl nil the incut tlicy bolt. A
certain amount of albuutltiol nro re
ulrcil, but tlicy dj not!-; necessarily
llnvp to oo me ffdin m'ntH.1
"Moat vegetarian pnt "butler nml
drink milk, nml get wlmt tlicy neeil In
that wny. I umlcratnml ttint Ailalr In
not nt nil 'criinky,' nml feci certain
' (tint If lie do Wit get enough vegeta
ble to keep lilm III good physical trim
wo ahull not hnvii iiiiipIi troublo In In-
i iluolng lilm to inoillfy hi lde. Wo
l will not inakn on exception In hi
' cae."
I Hp I n finely built, handsome young
fellow. Hla checka ifro red, hla eyea
ui,, m rumriHretl with mine of tho
tlt,r tnlildlra In tho Kymnaalum lie
wein n giant lll snouidpra nre
broad, his hand largo and linn, and
tho poise of the whole Imdy Indicates
that he I In perfert health.
Ho discarded meat about four year
ago, and believes that hla atrength and
general condition nre better without It.
Ho disclaim any pet thporle on the
aubject, although be ways be ha found
beans and peas the moH strengthen
ing. Since arriving at tho academy,
ho ha used a little butter on hi bread,
and drjnks plenty of milk. "Hut," he
adds, "I shall not starve for the sake
of carrying out my theories as to diet.
I am not so unreasonable as that,"
THEOHIE8 ABOUT THE SUN.
Mo Immediate Danicer that It Will
Hum Itaeirout.
The current theorje concerning tho
sun and the planet arc that the sun
was once vastly hotter than It is now,
and that for n long period It has been
slowly but steadily cooling. This doc
trine Is built on the notion that the
sun Is a mass of fire In progress of In
tens and fierce combustion, and that.
like any other fire, unlots It fuel Is
replenished, It must burn out ond be
come extinguished. Some astronomers
teach that the sun 1 supplied with
fuel by vast quantities of comet and
meteor that aro shoveled Into It by
some process of nature, but other as
tronomer like Sir Itoberf Hall reject
the possibility of any such systematic
supply of fuel, and they believe that
the sun as It burns out shrinks In size
nt the rate of 220 feet of Its diameter
!n a year. A the mas of the suu 1
something like 8S0.WX) mlle-i to diam
ctcr, It Is calculated ttlll to last for a
irood long time, but there Is something
extremely melancholy and saddening
In the Idea that our grand luminary
will one day burn out with n spas
modic gleam and a whiff of lll-imell.
Ing smoke like the snuff of a candle.
It 1 with great satisfaction that we
are allowed to believe In the possibil
ity that tli sun Is made of radium,
nnd that It can continue to give off
heat nnd light for on lnconceivnblo
lapse of age without being In the
least diminished either In size or ca
pacity to warm and Illuminate u. The
ilea that It is not losing 220 feet of It
diameter yearly is particularly consol
ing. There Is another suggestion which
would enable our solar system to con-
t'nue Its operations without elth
suffering an Instantaneous connagra
Uon or being consuired by slow com
bustlon, and this Is that the sun and
the various bodies which revolve
around It cont!tute cnelectrtc dyna
mo and an Incandesceut'lamp on such
o scale as could be designed and cre
ated by combined omniscience and
omnipotence, to go on It beneficent
course forever. Such a notion mcts
ouly the contempt of science, which In
sists upon the existence of actual fire
In the sun, that must sooner or later
burn Itself out to complete extin
guishment Until, however, astrono
mer like Prof. Langley shall make
a flying machine without balloon at
tachment that will enable human be
ings to fly, their vagnrle concerning
the playlng-out of the sun may well
bp 'neglected by all except full-fledged
scientist. New Orleans Picayune.
MANNERS OF CHILDREN.
Neglected Youngster Are a Menace
to the Communlt-r.
Every child should bo taught nt
home to treat with respect Its teach
ers and elder.
If each mother would send forth her
children thu fortified, the public
school teachers would have a less Irk
some task, for good manners are cer
tainly lufectlous. Every bad-mannered
or neglected child lu the community
la a menace to every other child In
the community, a dUgrace to parent
or guardian and a stumbling block to
the public school teacher.
Each nation has Its own peculiar
customs for Its children, and the small
folk must abide by the teachings of
tho elders. I think the young Ameri
cans can hold their own with the
young people of any nation, remember
ing, of course, that one country mny
have a preter way of displaying the
same courtesy than iinother. Tho
Jnpaneso children, for Instance, on en
tering the dlnlng-rooin for their morn
ing meal, make n pretty, low bow, nl
most touching the floor, to their par
ents, and say a soft sweet "Qood-
morning," while the Amerlcnn child
will rush to Its parents' arms with n
hug and a kls.
Atone..of the bestrJoardlnB schools
In New York, where all the teachers
wero gentlewomen, the pupils were
taught to say "Yes, mother," or "No,
father," or "What Is It father?" or
"Yes. Mr. Smith," etc. "Yos" and
"No" only would not ho tolerated. If
talking to n person of great distinc
tion, a pupil must give the full name
ortltle, ns "Ye, Prnfeisor Smith, what
Is It?" or "Professor Smith, I did not
hear you." An abrupt "What?" wns
considered coarse, ond tho culprit wn
punished.
You can neither teach nor expect a
very small child to repeat the name
of tho people with whom (t comes In
contact dally, but It can bo taught to
say "Yos, mothor or father," nnd to
speak with a low, gentlo voice. It Is
uot so much tho words "what" and
"yes" nnd "no," ns tho wny In which
they ore said. The tone Is ruder than
tho word very often, and sometime
a look without any word offeuda or
pleases.
After the honeymoon marriage be
gins to resolve Itself Into a guesslng-
contcst.
Most town folks admire their coun
try relative for vUltln purposes only.
why Women Fail as Wives j
f BY CLIZADCTII M. GILMER
comes to a woman by Inspiration, and not through preparation, Whon tho
average girl marries she doe not even know how to make a man physically
comfortable. Nobody can be sentimental on an empty stomach, and
bad cooking will kill the tenderest affection in tlmo. Ive Is choked to death
on tough steak as well as slain by unfaithfulness, nnd many a young hus
band' Illusion about his bride havo been drowned In watery soup.
All of this seems very material and sordid to a woman, but It Is very
Important, nevertheless. When n mnn marries, ho marries for a home. Out
In tho world to-day he ha all that he can endure, nnd when night come It
find him with wrecked nerves, nnd a spent body that long for some quiet
place where he can bo at peace and rest It Is the woman's part of the
marriage partnership to supply this, and unless she doc he liaa defaulted on
her contract nnd she deserves to be posted a an lmposter who ha got
goods on false pretense. If every girl who married were a good free-hand
cook, fewer wive would have to go into liquidation In love.
Lack of companlonablcno Is another reason why so many women fall
as wive. There Is not one woman In a thousand who know how to chum
with her husband, and enter Into the things be want to do. Tho oUier
nine hundred and nlnoty-nlne seem to think that matrimony 1 n reformatory,
n'nd that it 1 their sacred duty to keep their husbands from enjoying them
selves. The average wife never has such a self-righteous feeling u'i4t she Is
doing her full duty by her husband as when she is Interfering with his pleas
ure, or trying to change his habit.
Then there are the children. Whatever degree of companionship did
exist betwen husband and wife during the honeymoon generally get it
quietus from the first baby. After the baby's arrival, the husband
simply exist henceforth to supply baby want. The young mother dooan't
dress, because baby pull at her ribbon and laces. She doesn't spend the
evenings with her hmbnnd, because baby has to be rocked to sleep. Tho only
topic of Interest to her Is sterilized baby-food, and she 1 relieved, and not
sorry, when her husband take to going out of evenings to amuse himself,
because In her desire to bo n good mother she has forgotten what a very
poor wife she has become. Women do some queer figuring sometime, but
they never make quite so big an error In their calculation a when they
decide that a baby Is worth more than a husband.
Women fall as wive because they lack appreciation. Wives complain
Instead of giving thanks. They grumble because they haven't got automo
biles, In place of being grateful that they have somebody to furnish their
car-fare. They weep because they can't go to Europe, when they taught to bo
beaming with Joy because tlicy have a home to stay In. Now, n man doesn't
want his wife to get out a brass band and a torchlight procession to cele
brate his virtues In supporting his family, but he doe like to feel that hi
toll and his effort are appreciated, and that hi sacrifices are not mado in
vain.' After a man has worked like a slave from morning until night year
after year, for his board and clothes and that' about all the average man
gets It must be pretty hard lines to feel that all the thanks he receives are
whines and reproaches because he doesn't make more.
Finally, lastly and mostly, women fall as wives because they are too
lazy to keep the love they have won, and to make the man happy who Is
devoting his life to making them comfortable. To be a good wife la not an
easy task. It Is one of the most strenuous undertakings on earth. It requires
labor and care and skill and tact and unselfishness, but that 1 tho kind of
service a woman agrees to give when she gets married. If she doean't like
the price, she can stay single.
The dignified clUzen had Just finish
ed telling his story to the grand Jury
nnd, duly Impressed by his Importance
a a cog In the machinery of the law,
had started for the door. He was halt
ed by n call from one of the grand
Juror.
"Mr. Hlnksl Just a moment!"
Mr iiinkn stomied. slowlv retraced
his steps nnd again took tho witness
chair.
"Mr. Hlnks," said the Inquiring Jur
or, "didn't you say you live on me
north side?
r MA nlr." snld Sir. Hlnks. with
the Importance which some north side
people always assume. He looked nt
bis Inquisitor, but the black beard
tinged with gray of the grand Juror
and the twinkling eyes behind the
glasses told him nothing.
'Mr. Hlnks," went on tuo juror.
"HONEST JOHN" MORLEY.
Distinguished l'arllmeutarlan to Visit
America.
At Inst Andrew Carnegie has suc
ceeded In getting his particular crony,
John Morley, to come to America, auu
the Hlght Hon. John Morley will be
tvnHh cpetiie. Ho comes nearer than
nny one else to being tho successor of
his old friend, Ulaastone, ns En
gland' most distinguished plain citi
zens, partly becauso of hi great name
as a man of letters, nnd partly bo-
John uonusv m. r.
..o nr ii,,, iiohrht nnd general re
moteness of the political pinnacle on
which ho sits, looking down rather
sadly on the squabbling ana muuuung
that goes on below mm.
Tf ia nni fn Mnrler'H rtrofound schol
nrulilt, Ida rnro Intellectual KlftB. his
i.rininni iitornrr achievements or his
statesmanship that he owes tho unique
position wtucu ne occupies in puuue
esteem here. People may differ from
II 15 first renson why women fall as wives I because
marriage has never yet been OTteemod one of the learned
professions, which only a highly qualified Individual 1
fitted to practice. On the contrary, It is held to be a
kind of Jack-leg trade that any girl can pick up nt a mln
tito' notice, nnd carry on successfully without the slight
est previous knowledge or training. No girl would b
conceited enough to think that she could pracUce medl
clno or law or dentistry without devoting years to It
study. She wouldn't even drtom of hiring out as a sten
ographer without first learning how to mako pot-hooks,
but she blithely and cocksurcly tackles the most dltllcult
and complicated Job existing, that of being n wife, on
the fallacious assumption that a knowlodgo of how to
manage a man, and make hlra happy and comfortable.
"didn't your father at one time keel
a drug store on the north side?"
"He did." replied Mr. Blnks, won
dering what that had to do with hi
testimony.
"Now, Mr. Hlnk," pursued th
grand Juror, "didn't you nt one time
steal a number oi wine bottles from
your father "
"Certainly not sir!" shouted Mr.
Hlnks, standing up Indignantly, while
tho other twenty-two Jurors stared
at the bearded member.
"Yes. you did, Tom," exclaimed that
mysterious person, leaving his seat In
the row of Jurors and advancing; to
Mr. Hlnks with extended hand, "be
cause I helped you and I took 'cm
around to the front and sold 'em again
to the old man. Don't you know mo.
you old fraud?"
Then they bad a reunion and the
grand Jury took a recess. Chicago
Dally News.
htm In matters of opinion the majori
ty have generally done bo but politi
cal friends and foes alike are all one
In their belief In bis bedrock of hon
esty of purpose. It is this which has
won for him the familiar sobriquet of
"Honest John" In the House of Com
mons. Not even for the advantago of
his party and for party ends many
good men have done some shady things
nnd found no difficulty in quieting;
their consciences will John Morley
stray by a hair's breadth from what
be belloves to be the right course.
Hefore entering Parliament Slorlcy
wns a writer, having made his literary
beginning on the Saturday Hevlew In
London.
Ha Unme, but No Hnakos.
The American who happens Into
Newfoundland will find Innumerable
causes for Interest and surprise. The
Interior of tho Island Is a wilderness)
primitive and practically unexplored.
A quaint slow, uncertain railway
traverses tho heart of tho Island, but
for COO miles of travel over mountains,
through denso forest nnd by tho mar
gins of salt water bay and estunrles
not n town 1 to uo seen. Herd of.
caribou, us tamo ns barnyard cattle.
Btand staring nt the pnsslns train.
From the bosom of hike and river
trout nud salmon nro forover leaping.
Ilrunt, geese, wild ducks, grouse and
mnny wild birds that mlgrato hither lu
the summer can bo found all over the
Island, Hero they mnto and bieed, and
tholr gosling nnd chicks make the
woods nnd wnters vocal all summer
long. Newfoundland, like Ireland, Is
innocent of snakes or reptile.
Where the Preacher Work.
Church The average man like to
sit Idly and seo somo other man do all
the work.
Gotham Why Is It, then, that more,
men don't go to church? Yonkcru
Statesman.
' Tho modern golden calf looks sus
piciously llko a high-priced russet shoe,