if
The smiling fsce of William
J. Jeffords wi mn en our
atresia yesterday II lives 'n
('Inrlmistt, ami has done well.
It It hit Brit visit to hi old
bonis In twenty years. He li
topping with hU aged p
rents, Osptslo and Mm. V. J.
Jeffords,
That ) Just it homely
niri Item clipped from a
country paper. It has mime
thoughts In It for you. Sir.
Iliur Man.
Nearly all of us live In
the future. Wo nre on the
rlflit Hide of BO, and have,
we hope, many lone years
lirforn us. If we lire rich
we ho;w to become- richer.
If we aie poor we hope to
become wealthy, and few
people who consider olil age
ami n completed career a
something illtnnt Hop to
think of the duty we owe to
the old folks -Mown In the
country." That is where
the majority of the success
ful business men came from.
In thousands of cases father
and mother are still on the
old farm, content to die
where they have lived, far
from the strife of city life,
close to the soil and nature
This year you should slip
a few things Into a grip,
catch the last train and spend Christmas
at home. It will be different from other
Christmascs, for hospitality means much
lu the country. It'a genuine. It's uu
mixed with business considerations. Yonr
father or the hired aian will meet you
at the depot, and on the way to the old
home on the farm he will tell you of the
things you did when you wore a lioy
He'll point out the old schoolh.iuse
where you learned your a-b nb's and had
some of the cussedness licked out of
you, and the little old church where a
preacher preached brimstone and fire In
a way that made your flesh crinse and
you didn't dare sleep alone.
It will all come back to you. You had
almost forgotten that, .you were a boy
hadn't yon?
You'll fill yonr twigs with pure air.
feel the stinging breete against your face
and your heart will begin to throb with
good Impulses. Here everything seems
to be honest and real and good.
And the welcome! Don't be ashamed
of the tears that wet your cheeks. An
old man with snowy locks, trembling
with affection, a grand old woman, your
mother, who weeps softly, as women
do, because her heart is filled with hap
piness. You couldn't make that woman believe
that yon ever had a petty meanness; that
you had even thought wrong; that you
took a narrow view of Ufe, or that you
had enmities that embittered your ex
istence. You couldn't convince that old man
that In the world could be found a
smarter '-boy."
Love forgets faults and exalts virtues.
To them your little successes seem like
triumphs.
Don't forget the little room. You oc
cupied it as a boy. You slept well In
those days. You hadn't a care. You
were free, and you were sound in mind,
morals and body. It Is good to think of
those things. It is good to think or
Christmas Day, of the gifts and the
pleasure and good will that went with
them, 'of the dinner and the long table,
surrounded by relatives and neighbors,
too poor to have their own Christmas
dinners.
And when the gray old man bows his
head, nn J with the faith of a child, says:
"We thank thee, O Lord, for the mer
cies thou bast shown us," the simple
prayer that follows will appeal to all
that is good iu your and give you new
hope, new life, new courage. Cincinnati
Tost.
i Oil UEMl LIE h
THE city's streets were thronged.
Crowds of Christmas shoppers hur
ried to and fro. Electric lights from
the big stores shone on their rosy and
happy faces, and the younger ones
laughingly shook the snow from their
hair and capos. Charlie Wemper noted
all this as with his band on the con
troller be held the big suburban car in
check. It was crowded to the doors as
it started on its trip Into the country
with its human freight. The passengers
were In a merry mood. They had re
mained until the last car, the opera run,
and were going to their homes on the
line, with their arms full of bundles and
their hearts filled with good cheer.
All this swept through the brain of
the tired motorman, and there was no
onsweriug smile as gay laughter reached
him through the closed doors of the ves
tibule. Here it was Christmas eve. He
bad had fairly steady runs up to the time
the summer business began to slack off,
when the time table changed and be went
on the board as first extra. A wife and
two little ones at home had td be fed
and clothed, and bis 20 cents an hour,
with an average of six hours a day, bad
not placed him In a position of affluence,
nor enabled blm to look forward to the
glad Christmas time with any degree of
joy. He thought of the scant supply of
coal In the shed, the almost depleted
larder and empty purse with pay day
still more than a week off, and sighed to
himself.
"Eight dollars and a half coming to
me," be said, as he almost savagely
swung around to six points. The car felt
the current and sprang forward along
the shining ribbons of steel which show
ed up in the glow of the headlight in the
endless stretch of white ahead.
The city had been left behind and the
farm bouses quickly slid back into the
shadows as the car sped by. The s.'iiu
ing rails no longer showed up ahead. It
was all a dead level of white. The swiftly-falling
snow had covered with Its
mantle the rails of the line, but the
wheels still sunk through it and clutch
lug tho rail drank lu the electric fluid.
Thoroughly acquainted with the road,
and with the cor under perfect control,
Wemper, one of the most careful, but
also one of the newest men on tho road,
had no misgivings as he sped along the
now covered way. Suddenly ahead there
was a bluish light which seemed to dance
In the air. "My God, what's this?" he
exclaimed as he sprang from his seat
white as the driven snow which Bur
rounded the car. Ha shut off the cur
rent and put on tho air with such force
, as to bring the car almost to a stand
still, and throw the passengers from
their seats. Quickly the controller swung
nrounil and the car slowly started to
move backward. To the man in the
Vestibule it seemed an age before the
wheels began to revolve backward. The
car was oa a long but abrupt curve.
Wemper knew what tho bluish light
meant. It was an Inbound coming to
ward hint at full speed.
What caused the tuliup Wemper did
not know, but ho did know that to be
caught on that curve meant certain death
to himself and the sixty odd passengers
ou the car. The hesdllght of the Vip
proachlng car now loomed Into view . It
was coming at breakneck speed, but
Wemper's car with its load of human be
ings was now also speeding backward.
There had been no orders at the last
telephone booth and the out-bound car
was supposed to have n clear track.
Whatever tho error. It was a palpable
fact that the coming car was upon blm.
There seemed to lie no effort on the
part of the man In the other vestibule to
attempt to check the speol ami the tinvrt
Kemper could hope to do was to lessen
the force of the collision. On came the
opposite car until less than 100 feet. It
waa one of the newest and most power
ful on the road and Kemper's heart
dropped as he resitted that fact. The
passengers by this time had ascertained
they were speeding back, and the con
ductor had his hands full striving to
check the panic.
Uxiklng now right Into the vestibule
nf the opposing car, Wemper saw a livid
face with glaring eyes. One strong, Iwny
hand clutched the controller, trying to
force It still further amnnd to gt more
speed. There was a terrible smile on
the white face. Tho man was mad. A
town at the end of the 11ns for ?100.
"A Christmas for tho weo ones, atttr
all," exclslmcd Wemper, his face light
ing tip. "Here. Mill." he shouted to the
conductor. "Ws go whacks on th
cash."
Mill was loth to accept, but finally con
sented and there were two merry Christ
mascs on the Main IJne. - Detroit Free
I'rcsj
HISTORIC CHRISTMAS
Noteworthy ccnrrence During? the
Holiday Season.
While no event comparable with the
event of all events In the history of the
world which Is commemorated by nil
Christendom on Dec. 23 has ever taken
place on or about that day, It has never
theless marked the occurrence of not a
tew noteworthy deeds and other happen
ings in the annals of our race. Some of
these things have been of that happy and
propitious character In keeping with the
spirit of the time Itself, and others have
been quite the reverse of this. Among
what may be regarded as Joyous events
taking pls.ee on Christmas day, or there
abouts, may be Included the coronation
of William the Conqueror, which took
place on Dec. 3, W In the same
category we would place the lauding of
the Pilgrims, which occurred only four
days before Christmas, In litiiO. The
same hsppy season. In ISll. witnessed
the ratification of the quintuple alliance
turn and Is given a rosette with which
h must "decorate the true," ICach per
son alma to pin his or her rosotts un or
near to the highest number vf the tree,
Ksch competitor hns three trials, tho
three numbers to which ha plus nearest
being written down to his credit by the
hostess, who keeps tally. The ona whoso
three numbers added together gives the
largest sum total wins tho first prlie,
"Christmas candlss" Is a good old
time game. A lighted candle Is placed
upon n table. The player la blindfolded
niul stationed with his back to tho caudle,
alnuit n foot from It, He's then told to
tnko three steps forward, turn around
three times, then to walk four steps
toward the candle and blow It out. His
attempt to do so will probably be as
amusing to the audience as disconcerting
to himself.
CHRISTMAS IN SERVIA.
tun tit Clntia H retires 1'rrsents Instead
of (living Them,
In Servla they keep Chrlstmns eve In
a somewhat peculiar way. The father of
the family goes Into the wood and cuts
down n strnlght young oak, choosing the
most perfect ho can find. Ho brings It
In. saying, "Good evening and n happy
Christmas," to which those present sny,
"Slay Cod grant both to thee, and
mayest thou have riches and honor!"
Then they throw over him grains of
corn, Presently the young tree Is placed
mW ;3kmnmtf& TO
t m
...ia,ni,pW,iM.,
CUTTING CHRISTMAS TREES.
CIVILUtD MtN SHOULD DC ABOVE WAR.
m- Kenrr Isftoar Here.
I prefer teaching our children Unit wnr Is one
of the direst curses Hint Millet this earth, nnd
that, while all should be prepiiroil, If needs be, to
defend our Independence, our persistent nlm
should be to avoid nil wnrs, nnd as was well
Mid by linl Percy "nations should collider,
not how little they can concede to ono nuolhir.
out how fur they can meet each other's views."
This Is the spirit tlinl now animates the unik-
lug men of France, of tlennany, and of Itnly. Their lend
er are ever deprecating any recrudescence of the military
spirit that lias conduced ho often In wnr In the pnst. It Is
the' spirit that animates our own wurkliignieii. if we were
attacked they would need no inllltnry tomfooleries In na
tional schools to Induce them to tight for their country.
Hut they know that pence Is the best of policies for lliein.
ns never hns there been n wnr which hns not been harm
ful to thote engaged In Industry. Napoleon Infused n mili
tary spirit Into Frenchmen. What did the worklngmcn
of France pi In by hit conquests? What do Mrltlsli work
ers gain by our nnnexntlons of Vgnniln. of the Soudnii and
of the empire of Sokoto? Wha,t hnve they gained by our
war In South Africa, except having to pay more for some
of their necessaries and the knowledge that It has pnved
the wny for the Introduction of Chinese chattels to work In
the Transvaal mines for the benefit of cosmoHlltnii mil
llonnlrest .
A tribe of savages Is always cultivating a military spirit
Its solo occupation Is wnr, nnd the arts of peace nre de
spited ns contemptible to men of spirit. Among clvllltcd
men there ought to be n higher Ideal, nnd there would he
were It tlmt there nre usually too many missionaries of
strife among them ever appealing to the baser passions
nnd trying to persuade their fellow-countrymen tlmt there
Is something noble nnd elevating In wnr nnd that n soldier
1 the noblest of human beings. Armies nre necessary
evils, but for my part I prefer n procession of trnde-uiilon
Ists to the marching by of nrmed regiments, nnd the simple
nnd homely garb of n worker to the tawdry trappings of
men of war. I respect n man who honorably fulfills his
calling as a soldier, but he Is no better In my eyes than the
jmnti who honestly labors In other and more peaceful avocations.
WHY IIEUOCS TAME IS ACCIDLNTAl.
fir T, r. O'Connor,
There are hundreds In every great city, and In
I every country there are thousands of men,
women mid ihlldren with a Intent capacity of
heroism who go through life unnoted or despised,
because no accident has evoked It. Again, the
I recognition or precognition of those heroisms
which nccldeut has evoked Is often accidental
They happen, perlmpH, Inopportunely, when at-
Mention Is absorbed by something which Imisises
I more iion the public Imagination. In the same week In
which the name of the boy hen) of the Norgo was In every
paper and on every Hp n hnv hero of our own. who threw
himself In front of nil express train to selie n little brother
and tllng him nslde off the track nt tho cost of tits own life,
attracted hardly n moment's notice.
I Dumoiit records the following Instance of n woman's
heroism during the siege of (ilhrnltnr: "The count d'Arlots
I cane to St. Much to visit the place and works. I well re
I member that his highness, while Inspecting the lines In
company with the Duke de Crlllnn, both of them with
their suite, alighted, nnd all lay tint on the ground to shun
the effects of a bomb that fell near a part of the barracks
! JR.
cold sweat broke out on the forehead of
Wemper. A cottage within which sat a
woman smoothing the hair of a little boy
while her body swayed gently to and
fro as she lulled the baby to sleep, came
before his vision. Who would fill the
empty larder now? Who replenish the
dwindling coal pile? A groan burst from
him as they, pursuer and pursued, sped
by the iower station nud back over the
switch. There was no danger from be
hind and tbey dashed ou back Into dark
ness, leaving the sub-station keeper root
ed to the spot wltn astotusnment. The
fatal race was drawing to a close. Not
ten feet now Intervened between the
headlights of the two cars when sud
denly there was pitch darkness. The
speed of the cars slackened and the
wild In-bound gently came upon the spe
cial. There was a crashing of glass as
the two headlights, now dull and dark,
came together; a slight Jnr and the dan
ger was passed. The sub-station tender
with a heaven-born gleam of common
sense bad stopped the machinery and
turned off the power.
Springing from the vestibule as soon
as be realiied what had happened, Wem
rer climbed into the vestibule of the
other car, livid with rage at the danger
Into which the otner motorman naa
Dlaced blm. There was no need for bis
anger, for it was a dead band that held
the controller, and the stare was one of
cdhblned madness and death. Not a
living soul was on the in-bound car.
Turning off the current, Wemper took
the controller from the atiaerlog angers
and ran back to tho sub-station, about
a quarter of a mile, and the power was
once more turned on. During bis absence
the truth was discovered and when he
came back to the well-lighted and com
paratively uninjured car, a cheer went
up. The men passengers grabbed him
by the hand, while the women shed tears
of gratitude. His own eyes moistened
and a lump came In his throat as he
thought of the cottage and its occupants.
Coupling the two cars the journey was
resumed and the passengers began to
get off. As tbey did so every one drop
ped something in the hat at the door.
When the end of tho run was reached, a
man came forward. In bis hand he. held
a hat which was stuffed full of bills and
silver. Taking a slip of paper from his
pocket tho passenger folded it and turned
it with the other contents of the hat, Into
the cap of the astonished Wemper.
"Take this with a Merry Christmas
and a God bless you from the passengers
you saved from death," he said, and then
left the car.
His eyfcs glistening, Wemper counted
the treasure. There was over a hundred
dollars in money. The slip of paper was
the check of a prominent banker of the
for suppressing the slave trade.
But, strange to say, occurrences of a
sad and tragical nature seem to have
been more common on Christmas than
any other notable events. During the
fourteenth century there were three dra
matic Ohristmases. In 134S the black
death was raging. In 13St the persecu
tion of Wycllffe was rapidly bringing on
that paralytic stroke by which he died on
Dec. 31. S.iddeit perhaps of all was
the Christmas spent by Isabelle, Dow
ager Queen of Rdward II., In Castle
Itislng, where she remained a prisoner
for the next twenty-seven years of her
life.
For the Stuarts of England Christmas
sometimes breathed a tragedy. Mary,
Queen of Scots, was bora on Dec. 8.
Eight days later she was hurried off to
France, immediately after the death of
her father, James V., on the 13th. Dur
ing December, 1044, Montrose opened his
fruitless campaign In Scotland; on Dec.
23, 1018, Charles I. made his last mourn
ful Journey, under escort, to Windsor,
and in 1G50, on Christmas eve, Edin
burgh surrendered to Cromwell. On Dec.
22, 1CS8, James II. escaped to France,
leaving Judge Jeffreys to flee for safety
to the Tower, and on Dec. 28, 100-1.
Mary Stuart, wife of William, dies,
comparatively young. On Dec. 22, 1719,
the old Pretender landed at Pctershead,
and, curiously, In 174S, It was during
December that the campaign opened in
Cumberland. Philadelphia Ledger.
Santa Clous In the Philippines.
Santa Say, young fellers, I can over
look the absence of chimneys, but you
must have stockings.
Two Christmas Games,
A Yuletldo version of the donkey par
ty Is played thus: On a sheet sketch or
paste a design of a Christmas tree. Iinvu
each branch of thu tree terminate In a
circle containing a number, using the
numbers from one to ten or one to twenty-five,
according to the size of the tree,
Each person playing la blindfolded In
upon the coals, where It remains until
ChrIstniamorn!ng, which they salute by
repeated firings of a pistol.
The national dish In Servla Is pork
The poorest family In Servla will pinch
themselves all through (he year so as to
have money enough to buy a pig at
Christmas. Skewered to a long piece
of wood, the pig Is turned over a blazing
Pre until cooked, the guests watching
the process with Increasing Interest. Af
ter dinner stories are told and songs
sung. Santa Claus, who. In the person
of an honored guest, Is present to receive
Instead of to give presents, departs, af
ter the feast, decorated with a long ring
of cakes nround his neck nnd laden with
such gifts as his friends can bestow.
MEXICAN CUSTOMS.
Visiting nnd Ol villi- Presents the Peat
urea of Yaletlde,
A series of festivities beginning nlnt
days before Christmas and ending on
Christmas evo marks the Yuletldo cele
bration In Mexico, In n clrclo of friends
it Is arranged that nine visits shall be
paid to nine different houses. Each
evening's gayety begins with prayer and
the lighting of candles. These are fol
lowed by the presentation of a gift from
each guest to the host or hostess of the
evening. The first evening's gift Is of
small worth, but the value of the offering
Increases with every succeeding evening.
That there may be nothing unfair in the
distribution, the recipient of the first
evening's offering one year becomes the
last the following year. After the pre
sentation there are dancing and supper.
At midnight the candles are extinguish
ed. No two evenings' entertainments ar
exactly allko save In the offering of pray
ers, the lighting of candles and tho pre
senting of gifts. On Christmas ove, a
few minutes beforo midnight, all proceed
to church to hear tho midnight rrnss, nnd
this ends tho Chrlstmns celebration for
the year.
Good Tiling, Too.
Tha Christmas Tree It Is strange
that children are so green as to beliove
in the existence of a Santa Claus.
The Christmas Candle (sputterlngly)
Hut they are not evergreen. Woman's
Home Companion.
Tough Jjiiolc.
"After all," said the busy merchant,
"Christmas comes but once a year.".
"Yea," rejoined the old man who had
seven children and nineteen grandchil
dren, "and I'm heartily glad of it."
The night before Christmas Is one q
the rare occasions on which the small boy
Is threatened with insomnia. Puck.
where n Frenchwoman bad a canteen. This woman, with
two children ou her arm, rushes forth, sits with tho ut
most sniiKfold on the bombshell, puts out the match, and
thus extricates fi-oni'dungcr all that were around her. Niim
hers were witnesses of this Incident, and Ills lilghnc
granted her a pension of three francs a day and promised
to promote her husband after the siege. Tho Duko do
("rlllnn Imitated the Prince's generosity nud Insured to her
a payment of live francs a day."
Here, from a contemporary Journal, Is nil account of an
act of similar Intrepidity, giving tho names of the heroes!
"After n royal aaluto from the principal fort, St. Ilellere,
In the Island of Jersey, the mulches used ou the occasion
were lodged In the niiigaxlno without being properly ex
tinguished. Ou the uiciilng. of the mime day amokv was
perceived to Issue from an air hole lu one end of tho mngn
due, and the alarm was soon spread. Three men volun
teered their services and wen lild enough to advance to
and break open the miignrlne, where tbey found two cais
sons of wood, tilled with aiiiiiiiinltlon, on tire, near which
stood no open barrel of gniiowder. A llauiie) cartridge
was almost burned through nnd wimo of the beams Unit
supported the roof were on lire, lly their exertions the
lire was extinguished. The mngniliie contained IStW barrels
of gunpowder, besides charged bombs."
lOKIinC TILLING IS UNStltNIIIIC
ftr Anitrvw Mlton.
To nssiimo that In some mysterious fashion or
other the Indications, not of chnr-ietor merely,
but of n person's past and future, nre to bo deter
mined by n survey of certain lines ou the palm,
Is to assert n doctrine which Is monstrous In re
spect of Its absurdity. Such n statement Is easi
ly made, but when one calls for proof he does not
llnd It In the results of the palmist's pmetlee, nud
certainly no explanation Is forthcoming from Hut
side of physiology. The whole sisithsnyliig business is a
matter of tricks, such ns can Impress the credulous alone.
I never hcurd the case ngnlnst palmistry and fortuni-tell
lug at large better summed up than lu the expression nf
an American critic. He declared that If there was any
truth or reality In tho art. the palmist could make Ills for
tune on the turf by Imeklng winners. Hint his oHrstlons ou
Hie stock exchange would soon render blm Independent,
and that If a life Insurance company could trust to his
ii'vclflthiua regarding tho duration of life of Insnrern, ho
would be retained by It nt the salary of a president.
That which also surprises me Is the ful III which cul
tured people occasionally are found to place lu fortune
telling. I hnve rend of cases In which It was averred that
a lady looking Into n crystal described to bystanders scenes
she had never witnessed, tint with which si cues (hey were
themselves familiar. Now. one would wish, here for much
more exact evidence than mere hcam.iy. In a scientific In
vestigation we should have nil the evidence duly liotisl,
and every possibility of fraud or error avoldisl. Theru
would require to be nu exact Inquiry Into all the circum
stances under which the alleged reproductions In the crys
tal, construed by tho brain of a person unfamiliar with
the scenes, were carried out. I do not know If In a slnglo
Instnuce this plan was pursued. Why should we not apply
the cure we exercise In ordinary matteri) of llfetto the pre
tension of the fortune-teller? llesldes, even on scientific
grounds, we might llnd In certain tiraln-vngarles materials
for accounting for' the phenomena on the lines of uncon
scious memory and reproduction of Impressions. As for the
pnlmlsls. let us del on lly hope we hnve hoard the last of
them. On this point I have my doubts.
NEW ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVc.
Future ltallrouitlnir Mar lie Greatly
Chuugcd by HK-edjr Kiigliir.
A now electric locomuttvu which tuny
revolutionize the motive power on rail
roads was given u trial nt Schenec
tady. N. , n few days ago, while
scores of men prominent In railroad
nnd electrical circles watched the
tests. The locomotive was built In that
city for the New York Central terml
nni service lu New York City, nnd the
trials demonstrated Hint It will ultt-
mctmpotls. With one of this typo,
trains of ten or moro cars tuny bu haul
ed at express speed of IK) to 70 miles
per hour, and the design nnd mat hod of
control are such that two or moro lo
comotives can be coupled together and
oMTiitod by n single engineer from the
leading cab. so that the site of tho
train that may Imi under tho control
of one engineer Is practically unlim
ited so far ns the question of motive
power Is concerned.
The locomotive Is double-ended and
can bo run In' either direction with
. r-r-
. ' f
NEW YORK CENTltAI8 NEW ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
mately provide high er"'d motive pow
er for rullroud tralllc. It Is expected
to develop n speed of 100 miles un
hour.
The official tests of tho big, 05-ton
electric locomotive took placo on n
stretch of four miles of especially pro
pared trnck near Schenectudy, nnd In
tho presence of many leading railroad
officials nnd hundreds of deeply Inter
ested spectators, This extraordinary
locomotive, the most powerful trans
portation englno In Uio world, pulled
n train of four henvy coaches ut tho
rate of 72 miles an hour, and only
the shortness of tho track prevented It
from attaining an oven higher velocity.
In the cab of the locomotlvo when It
left its shed for the trial wni W. K.
Vanderbllt, Jr., who worked the con
troller. The engine was pronounced
a great success nnd nil who watched
tho tests were strong In tho belief
that it will bo a great fcaturo In rail
roading In the future.
This locomotlvo Is the first built of
40 ordered by tho Now York Central
for Its New York terminal. It had hnd
several preliminary trials, but this was
the official tost for pecd, drnwlnir ca
pacity nnd acceleration. Prominent
electrical engineers and rallrond men
from nil over tno country wero pres
ent. Thcro is llttlo doubt In tho minds
of tho officials who witnessed tho tests
that n speed of 00 to 100 tulles un hour
can bo mndo.
There wus no hont In the cab, no
noiso snvo tho whirring of tho ntr com
prcssora for the brakes and no snioko
to nolluto tho clear country nlr, yet
this huge machlno with Its D.OOO horso
nowcr pulled n train of ten earn
weighing 000 tons, nt tho rnto of CO
mllea an hour and nctunlly bent nn ex
press train which passed on another
track. It also pulled a 400-ton train of
five cars nt a speed of 02 miles an
hour.
Tho locomotive Is ono of a number
ttiat will bo used by tho Central for
hauling through passenger traKs
through the Park avenue tunnel In the
equal facility. The maximum horso
power of this locomotlvo Is approxi
mately 3,000, which Is considerably
greater than that of thu largest steam
locomotive.
WHAT WOMAN CONFE8SED.
When Wealth unit llusloess Come In
Love Flew From the Hearth.
"Did anybody over tell you that In
some far prehistoric 1 1 tno i was lu lovo
with my husband?" said Mrs, Komulnu
carelessly. "Well, I was. 1 used to
go to afternoon services In iA-nt und
pray for that lovo to last, bccnuso tho
sensation wus so much to my taste. I
used to have ecstatic feelings when his
foot was on the stair nnd I sat sewing
llttlo baby clothes. Wo lived In a
plulnlsh wny Htlicii; f.3 spent In two
thentcr tickets wns n tremendous out
lay; nnd wo walked out to dinners 1
tucking up tho train of my host gown
under a long clonk and laughing If tho
wind snntched It nwuy from mo nt tho
corners nnd whipped It around my
feet. Then lio grew richer, nnd wo
broadened tho borders of our phylac
tery, nnd then how when dear
knows If I can remember, wo grow
fnrthcr nnd father nway from each
other. Now, when he Is nt home, I
mn nwnro of It, because bo Is there
behind n newspaper; but Hint Is nil I
When our Hps meet It Is like two
pieces of dry pltli coming together, I
know nothing of his affairs, nor ho of
mtno, I hnvo money In nbiindnnco.
Money money who cares for monoy
when a innn'H.heart und soul and brain
hnvo gone Into It?"
Tho aboro Is a true experience In
mnny n woman's life, soys (1 cor go T,
Angell In Our Dumb Anlmnls, nnd In
reading It the thought comes wlmt a
blessing It would bo If a hundred
thousand Amerlcnn girls, now striving
to get places In shops and stores and
do unhealthy work In offices, could
thoroughly prepnro themselves for do
mestic life, nnd, marrying young men
of about their own nge, be content ns
wo wero yearn ago to biro n lltllo
house out of town nt $I.V rent, nnd
living with economy, with no need of
wentth. have moro of heaven In this
world than they nre ever likely to t
In nny other wny.
RECORDS OF WAR OF 1012.
l-'otlilit Aitionir Waste Paper Hcnl from
ICiiulmid to This Country,
What scorn to bo tho original English
records of tho American naval prison
ers of war taken In the war of 1S12
have coimi Into the possession of F. W,
Hnrwond of Springfield, Mass., says
tlin New York Tribune. The records,
which nre In three IxuikM, contain thu
names of hundreds of prisoners and
the iinmes of the ships from which
they were taken. The handwriting Is
old-fiishloued In style, although clear,
nnd tho luniks hnve been kept with tho
utmost accuracy.
Mr. HarwiNsl Is a gold beater nnd
uses hand-made paper lu a certain part
of tho process to protect the molds.
Such paper Is very scarco In this coun
try and gold beaters hnvo been send
ing abroad for it for some time. Re
cently Mr. Unrwixxl has been getting
his paper from un old hook storu lu
England In tho shape of old ledgers
and bVink !ooks of various kinds nnd
old legal documents. I-or business rea
sons bo does not euro to reveal tho
namo of tho book store, but says ho
cannot Imagine how such Important
records should have come Into tho pos
session of the store.
The hooka are hand ruleil with Ink
and ono Is bended "(lencrnl Entry
Hook of American Prisoners of Wnr,
at Ilarlmdocs, Lieutenant John Darker,
It. N nud niiother Is similarly headed
with tho word Jnmnlcn substituted for
Itarbiidoes. Then follows a careful
tabulation of tho namo nf thu ship
making tho capture, thu time of tho
capture, the placo of capture, tho namo
of thu ship taken, tho character of tho
boat taken nud n list of tho prisoners,
tho qunllty of each prisoner nud, final
ly, when discharged, If discharged ut
all.
Tho iinmes of such well-known boats
as Doflance, Decatur,. President, Vixen,
Loyalist, Enterprise and Yuukuo are
among tho prizes taken, and of theso
the Decatur und tho Loyalist hnvo tho
longest lists of prisoners. Something
of the fnto of theso prisoners Is learned
from a few romnrks In tho records.
Most of thorn nro discharged or ex
changed, but occasionally there Is it
noto that such n prisoner died from
fever, another wns shot by tho guard,
and still another was shot while trying
to muko bis escnpo by cutting n holo
through tho boat Soiiiii nro dubbed
riotous characters, others notorious nnd
still others despnrntn. Often thcro Is n
record of tho dlschnrgo of .a prisoner
becnuso of his being of other national
ity than American, as Spnulah, French
pr Musslnn.
Tho documonts contain no accounts
of battles, but itro merely dry records
of tho prisoners taken mid their final
disposition, Such good names ns Mad
ison, Iluchannn, A ml rows, Stouo, Har
rison, Williams, Leo, Morris and Hams
dell nro found In tho list of prisoners.
Whothcr theso records have been
carelessly sold by the Mrltlsli govern
ment for wasto paper or hnvo fallen
Into tho hands of tho booksollors by
some othor moans Mr. Ilarwood has na
way of knowing.