41
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lLjisorni AXHNKW.
-CONTHASTS OUhlHVtD BV A
HOHTMIHNEW IN AIAOAMA.
While
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l'rirwli CHI.
lllrii.luslisiM Hi
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... iiiintdox ltn"'tl limkn.
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l? ...iiim i"''1 "",,,,- Tll"rH M,n
' rid " ,,ul "
In t lit llll'IM I woriiout
,t.l, red I"'"" and I'.ll-ll
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' ,t in uml nitiiiiid them
... .......
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in ' - .
th i
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III III I II. "
11 tit ,lr ,tf"
" . ,! unlit llV Udt plodm-ed
liulllwl 'I'"'1 llm r'"1'
,.h) nliubiti. '' r' ,,KM"' '"'
1 it. ..hi lintel nml lm lu.
I . V...i,iiiiiiI'Ii"I building ciml
1'" . i, ... mn niilV Iiiinit III till
HI " ' :
Ik III m MlntrH'l tlliciiaugni
111"
brt
w.um up
villi excelil I'T niiuii ""Kyi
i..,. nmt lanky nii'ii. nml learn
t . .1. ..1 u.. I.ul tsVtllllttll .
1 1 ... nini mil i '"
j, k" "i'lll f"r I"",I,M' ,,lUl"' Uvf
. , ,j dirt . d.." mm mwrawimi run-
2' I l ...I........ hi.. I Mailt
iVw nnliitui " -i'"
leCI'tH'. lllfieiMIOI I"'IIIK mi
I ...I lyfllM llilllltd I lllll lllKMI
!iH,
:.ltl,
t.-irrm1wl In-oum the few
... iiimu who lii'l ? "
....... hnvo Ihu ilmwii iwiiy l
ii"
.li.u.
f . . u I I ....
Jl. III f"1"' " ' '
nitmii l lyl' ''''1 r'11"'
nm Mill i'f H-rub lrk. liul In H linr.
p lUIHI '"'I"' I""l',,r "(
' . 1- . III.,., lit.
lIlM III Willi'" "" " ""I " "
U". .... l.l I - - .I...U. i.i
,bfA to i'1" """ w"nl" "
s, tlirru .-Hy. ' "'" ;"rl '?
, twnii. " ii"i. ,1mU ry"''
j-jilMUlY hnlf l--l'- I'M ''r wy wn
,, t". i-mntry bumpkin who "
Hi.uttlt.-I wmi.b r i tliiKln
Jh.n ' ' riirl.niii l".ut thltiK
e familiar l. o". but th l
irtawor wuiiiliT r luiiutra. u tlil
ynifliniil "trwil mm iu rniiii m a ir"
llnill ii llm onxti. in In in iwii,i .11 I..
IIMihw nil IliriiUliulilll.l'n Whli li urn in
I n illnlrMhii'itiiliiii In tli- limlmiiT
ii'iiluir nvul viilli v, m III. Ii wn
iiihIii by llm i.iIIiiIiik of i.n unllclnml
Hl.
Ill thu iliBirlrt nm S.l I run (uriiiii'.M.
Ilvn ri.llniK inilU. mini- f.niiiilrli'N uml
iiiiimr Iiiim, two I'utiiiii Kin miniiifiw
ii.rii'n nml a (in at viiili ty i,f rnlimr in-
Hl'll"!' IH. 1 Ami Hllthl" InIhiI lui-
KHiiiliiM.""" nil with wliuiii I in Ik. "fur
lln' Hii'iit iruliliiin mlvi'il. Curiii'KliMi
biivo nil. i n i lint imr liiw Nilli'im (in In
ikihIiIt iniivi rtililn Inlo mih'1 Iit llm
llitoln iriii'i'mi, uml iim f net m IhumIIiIii nil
tlin fill iiiiit", will Iih i'Iiiiiik'mI mi mm til
priKluin Dm k t tut ih'imIim), CiiriiKKlim
linvii jimt liniinlit !A,iiiiii tnim, nml tlin
llllimmHIitrl ciimiiuiy 10,000 tuim of It,
lint imly two fiiiiumi.it nt urimi'iit run
Hint nut HiIn luw Nilli'im urn. Wlmii till
ilu .) nml ninny in. ii i. mi' Imlli wull,
llniiiiuft rliitiiim iiiiiiuliiMiliiiicmiiK'iiii'H-
ly ii'liirii lln fnl mi' uf lllriiiliiKliitni.
'Hhtii'ii fi(IO.(MIII,(MIII,()l(l .no uf ted
lifimiiiiM urr In Unit mitt iik u ut ul ii mill
lily liioti- nil muiinil, nml wo cuit turn
II lulu Iron nt !. cim! tlimi nnywlirrd
fl In tlu wnrlil. " Ami in iicli imirn uf
tlin (11111(1 unrt.
llul 1 wiinli-il to know wluit tlin lubor
Inu linn) with K''ltliiK ""I "II ll''"i ""
thi'tr lnlil niiimi vitv Imril Mnrii'n wlill"
tin kh'uI "trikn nml liilmr wur wum on
Klml Ihi It iinlxil tlmt tlmrn nm S.OIHI
isiiivli't inlni'i In I lil enmity, unit tho
Ki'iilli'muil In cliurui' nllnwril urn to
riuiK" tlin vnt lirimiii wliurn tlniMi ti'lil
Kirurlly lill nm I'niillimil. Of tin' 400 or
llii.rf ul Ii iiit tlirii- fimrtlm urn rol
nri'd, nml in I mil tol'l It U In tlm utm-k
niln, A K'i'-I (IkiiI of lilx-rty In ttllnwwi,
ml in llm iiurtTiird wliltc nml black,
nmli' nml f ulii, I'll Joy wu'lal isnmlity
wbii-h wniil.l lnivn iIkIikIiIim! TlnKl"ro
Tllt.m. Im lili'iitiilly I nniy mbl tlmt I
liiirrvimvi-l Win. IInwi-. n whltn wom-
. . j .. ; ..II A 1..
nil. Wh." run" i iiiiitiwiiiik m ah.
Imiiiiii. mi lit' i nwultinit final trlnl mi
tlinilmiitr of iniinliTliiK lT Hti'limm
Klit ftmiiilacciit lv -ittll my nttHitlnn to
llinfm-l tlmt n!i did not " look likn
iiliirib'm"." but I Imvii Hot "wu "IKxri
limn rimimli to l mi fxiMTt.
Tlmrn nrn fl.000 fr lulniti iu tho
roiinly nd lt ."n "ton iutlio din
trlit. mid tb nvi'ri'K""' Vy 1,1,11
fur tlm Uruwl mine I" H 5 per ciny
il if l 1 Ml 1 h
-I) - ' ..V J. I t'LMT
ii fl-"Aiv.
SHE HAD TROUBLE.
riwii Elli'ii
I mn
uml
ii , i ifi'Mi'Vllii1! I
1 1 1 I fm i
KNIS S hKl ONll AVKM'E. lllltMIMillAM.
iflHimni oin rtt lim.n they wmircxm lly
it wniis tnlnl ulr .f liiiliff"ri'in- b t
iunia. Tlmy r mt Mtnlly ikwtitutB of
'iut lmrlliKu. curbmiiy wliirti in tlin
turn nd motor of ironrw wmiy
Mhft rn Thrlr flrnt "igbt of tli mil
nj mini dor nut ruuni even quiviT
ntlioir fiKiw. Mn who work Iu tlin
en Mlliim mill nm ,1,nt
oeof tiicwi fi.llc.w di'livor any bin-k-ixU
pniiluct thrw h li'vr innnif't
ilnli(ilit.t lnti.r.nt In tho IKindiToui
niK'lmmrv nr citron to l''k tlirmiKh tl
fl. Tlmy hiiv.'ii't nvii mubiti"H
fluniKli to Ki t AViink, and if, ruri'ly
Hti nn, oim untM t'Mt much wliinky, w
Jut unt nl.out or fiuht. but drtij-t on th
irrtcmivi'iiiMit -JKit mid it'' to nli-t'li.
Iluw did tin chin orlKiutitf? Tlnn
triidiiicii Iu the outli thut t dry bio
iWeinliinl of thoHM truiui' " low
wl9 t-riiuinul who wore tnui"M"rt'a
(rom KiiKlmid 4ti mirly colouiiil turn'.
1ml 1 iiiir.O.in.I that tho at' "
have bHMi nrniitwl coiiHldtinilily by tlm
toft from ollmr rlunnwi. Tlmy randy
oiiumit erium of any kind md are ritdi
nlly diHtim-t from tho "iikk'H"'"'"0
ditillTM mid fighter of vl'"" we hnve.
read mi nituli. tlluy eutnr are "till fm'"1
miitiK them, and I have hud a fi'w
Muted out to mo, but th temliiney or
ihntchniH in to din nut. The 'ly
ffwted in a jK- nlmrwuxy kind without
jwrtieleof urit, and hoiiio ihyHK'imiH
awiuuiiu Unit tho hnhit nwull from o
Mt f low Krndo nerofuln which nlTwl
(be Rtiuiiach lininn. Tin ch'Hy clay re
lievi. tho irritutloii, and hence tho ernv
lag f,,r it. Tho noKroo. miiiouK '1,oin
thehul.it Ih very ruro, miy it i" uotlnuu
but nhiftleiwimMH. " Day doau' do notn-
U, lull
lawfln
tt. ftu Mil i-liitf lilr
the leuriiiul il h.un.wiH of our hotel P"rw
bo uildH that "day ininhty neldoin miir
'ceiitiu 'iiioiik Vim-olvi'. lwy
cuasiiiHan hioh. " " A rognlmi clay wtuli.
lDru low dowu clay ea'l. in u'
wutry ueKro'H term of extreme ooii-
wmjil.
:....i...i. .nmli ni'uriKW. doiiiK the
iim u in." - " , .
L-rmlii work at W0 oetit a duy,
ot herd at tl. So the entimut-
of miner proper
M40 !-r day. uud h few of tho mart
. ...... i.- :t Tim hiulut wuue in
the diHtrkt ure paid to tho head roller
I., ilf... mill-niunelv, 115 p day
t he linn to pay two help-
r. Himilnrly tho Uiim poddlcr Kot
1 niiv helper
... . . .1... furnace I all tho way
.. . ...ii Common labor
""ylbovo (1 . day.. u.d nmnyhmi-
dml of neKroe me WorK " -The
neitro l"a"r of tho city are by
1 . i Ihivh ever eon, north
ouu. um f - - how m
And llr ll.i.lmiirl Ki iiIhIihmI Why
H'm Willi. ml t.li.
Po wuit iivlili ntly lmt iikhi prodiio-
liiK mi ImpriwHion not only upon tho old
' tin i lit iiii4i uliii hud JtiNt met, but up
on nil tho ullmr imhiiIb iu the cur n
well.
"Ye", 1 henrd you )md come buck to
Chli iiK'i to llvo," ho "aid. lifter Kre't-
Iiihn had beeu xchiiiiKod, "but really
1'vo not liiid tiinn to (tome to hoc you. I
linvn no eiHik Kerviint lira tho plauo
of n lioiiM'kmmnr'" lifo 111 t'lili uKo.
'Ah, 1 iippoo you keep it (pxxi
tllllllT V"
"Willi, you know, wn can't et tliem
well tral I, mid it I one ieroii woric
to kii'P them K"'"K.
'Oh. well. 1 hiiven't hud mm il trou
bin. but then I onlf keen two. How
iiuinv"M.
Of oonriie, my hoiiHO Im lurgo mm 1
in Hurt iculnr. "
... M A
Whom urn Vim liVlllU liowr 1 want
truuinm In Hi Ml VOI1.
On i Iim north ido. I only wmn i
roulil uk vou over to dinner, but it i"
imiMMWibln no l"ii u 1 am wiuioui a
. . 1... f.tf,
nook, nun IN 1 mil uurin-uiiit n..'"
nreiicon 1 may not bo suited for u long
tiinn."
"How lucky thut I met yon toiuiy.
An old cook of inino iKhuntin jdaco ;
hIio will jiiHt milt you, for kIio i mi ex
cellent nervuut, fond of children, ncldoiu
Kh out, mid"
How ulcel nave you
iiincn you cunie bai'k?"
I wiw iioltiK to w tier loony.
o iniximiH to Ki t ChriHtino a pmce
1 thoiiKht llm wight take lior, mil now
that I've met you I tdiull uot need to go.
1 can give her tho beHt or recomiiienoa
tioni, no you"
Yen. 1 nnvon t loen lAWix ior n emu
timi). Hho live plainly. 1 "'" nu7
poorly, and, of courw, we don't go out
together at nil. "
Indeed. Now, linoui uio coo , .(
I wild her to you, or
"Oh, don t troublo yourwu ; i
"It la uo trouble t nil What i" yonr
nnniber?"
Dear me, I don't believe l mive
card with me. I intcudnd to "top at mo
engraver' t.Kluy, but the full thing iu
the ihop were to loveiy
bout it."
Too bad. However, I can wine
down your nddrtw; yon will Hud imr a
treasure, I niwcro yon.
Viu. vw: uo doubt. But roil uy, i
am getting along vrry well, and 1 bute
to train." . ' .
'Hut you won t need to tram linn-
tine. 1 did that myHDir. ami i n
now only I huve a treanure already."
'Ye. Do tell mo tr you ever ...;
TJpwell now?"
'YdH, iudeeo. incy nave jimi.
to boarding. Chrintme hut neon Jiving
with them for a year, mid Laura was
perfi-otly delighted with her. You hud
iM-tter engage her at oure. Why, inn t
that your huMiuiid coming m r oo gum
to ee yon, Mr. Van Tompkins. 1 am
perfectly delightiHl to nee Dora looking
ho well. Wbjr, she hiwu't cbunged a bit
iu five yearn. '
"Indeed she hiiHu't. I think it is won
derful t. Kit year worried, and I the
way thut woman has worked! why,
Him never bad a hired girl in the house
except once, when the twins had scarlet
fever Why, Dora, I haven't seen you
hluh so t n compliment since you were
a girl 1" Chicago Tribune.
II Wm la ItaiuUt.
Among the wliuowm who "piiflfirM
Ih fore the civil court tlio inner imj in
mi "etloii of tort wa melam holy
yon ng mini with a noticeable arrange-
llieut of feutuie". vtiicu no
place uu (ho wllueH stund tho exumiii-
ing couiihcI tieguii with the tereoty'd,
'Are you a uiarrico man or
miinJ" . . ,
The wIlneH nhlfted niioui nucnT"'-
froiu foot to '"' l""u
tadly. "1 don't know."
It wa tho luwyer turn n. "
. , ..A .1.. u.ll.li.MU llll.ll
mieiiiy, lie gliuicen ni i
ut the court mid linully. running u eye
tlm length of the young man, n n
alxmt to give a gimn on hi weight,
..mL,.,i in kind of nil nmuied ways
"You're tlm first young mun of your
ngn that I ever met who couldn't re
iixmd either arllrmativcly or iiegativoly
.... !.,. nil lll.lu.rlllllt (lUIWtlDll
till II.Hk J . .
l omi't." "aid the witiie, tnrntng
i.u i,h If the mbiect wn to hlin
diHUKreeabloono. The lawyer asked him
why, and, finding that he must amwor,
ho replied : ,
1.W..11 1 un married a conplo
..louths mm to a wonmii who had hud a
........ i. mii iiiurriime annulled
..........i il.i.t Kim wa iiisune ut tho time
i... .a uruH iierformed. 1 have
III" w. ni.'fj - ,
....M,,.i i Jielleve thut he wu in
nine when lm married me. If she
WttMi't," and hi feature relaxed into
i i.,.i. .lli.. "1 think I niunt
I...... iu..,. i. .Mime to have murriod her.
I .m ooiiiu to let the court decide it
luter ou. " Uontou Oloue,
color Scheme foh imall housi.
MIii Oood tli AnU."
Life.
Her Error.
'I see thut yon have been buying a
bicycle," he camiuHy remarked, as vuey
sat side by side on tho sofa.
" Yon.
r,r iiiKinllment?"
ll.,r n week." she admitted.
iA ihnH it wa she unknowingly
cnmied him to postpone his proposal for
nearly a year. lndiauapoii journal
Flaasd Her,
"If there is anything Hike," said
t. m- "it is a woman wno
"" . .inula, ntlil r v.- . lintminr.
. .. .. ...ki ,,, ii.i-t.ii. d..v.'., , i... oi.nnvn hi urr. .yw. -
HeriilKI av.i.... . .(i,riti,i ;-i t tl,n kevholo
iiitkucssI tlmt ii uibi ..j whereat tue servnuv B.w - -- -
iftlemwH. "Day doau' no noin-
i, mi no duy waul to be pickin at
ii, an day ain't got vittels to picK
ho day pick nt do clay." Hrh ,H
i, i i ...... from sticn i"'"
'o n liiouiiurc iu , . ,
Pie to IlirmiiiKliam mid it very i w'J
Pwule. In 1881 I visited tho city, but i
niiut recognize a sjiot I thou aw. iri
'nnue hotel I patronised K""' "
ih. ... i . . i.i.- U of stone and
fek. Tho city then had 8. 100 inhub" -Wii
the censu" of 1800 '"!'''"."
with 27,000 mid the county witb .
WO. but w after all the residence
aliorbs were auuexod and now inc
k..i . ... inoliultttiou
"iwii ceiiNUi luoicnioe" . ,
" 82.C0O. The city .trctche. from Bw
Monmuiu to Noitb Ibrmingham
. . ... i.-...i Luke, and t
ore 16 nuburbuu towns ootstae m
suck
. i.,.r...a utirinu
. .. .. i..uti i inmseivea -i "
I r."0ln. . ... a littlo ,tilnce to deal
w th. A pathetic proof of tho narrow
11....1 ..,1,1 me. with a voice of
S2, been put
(2fl rr, a - ";-.husiluiHctalk
' ' Tintof material by
thb-icrsl.rovethatiron
!.. K i'.lll. Ill
111 IIH' " "
... i i s io noiu,
l ,ll.Ul ItllMl 1W " '
mll.giia... -.. ,i,e Man
,e """" Wlirl(i
1 ..x iT I Hit livn
i '"" j t n,.
..vent mite, umi io
...1,1 be wearisome.
llv to have im,-
HiiiH'iiriKi iu i"
whom 1 tu
irliidmws, that
he iimdo
where else
tho HHK"'
Chester, nil
r......ulnrH will '
ers nich figures w
i ..Ji ti null
Whether tms , - , )10)
000 people ... ""-.rt, is more
K(M)dasiiii'"l,r-
Liriiiiugham.
.nlil not renressa snme oi uiu.i...
Albany Argus.
UUhly Contnglooi.
ChoDr .'rciKling paper) Gwaciusl
m.. u...i.inu nf Wnlns haB a cold.
Chappie My goodness I Send out for
some cough medicine, (loan ooy,
both of us. Truth.
A Kln Thought,
Kirle i7pitefully)-The men are
, . .,,,relvl But some hav
more money than others. -Boston Tran
siript
Unlvenuil.
All
Thero are m i
of
1-rui.e. For th. World.
..ii vr O.uoo m-i
" v . ... ;.. lr.
but whicn win -..
oi
fruit. A
Iwrefore.
to 10,UOU,uvv
. l...l.,rl 1.1 in VI'.
I'" " : ,nnt
rilly; .will mean, tl-refor
1.000.000
KemnrkBble Ink
One of the jS'-'lS
nrat.on of l1"?"'"," hirio acids. The
with nitric and hydroci gjn.
writing done -' - heu expose4
Klarpn.rrtyrf rjug itt ooJor
tn the liRl"1 liu1. ...jr nlaced in
when takou into the
iwrfect darkues.
I
Sbe-1 really don't tmux' n
nat agaiu in theatricals. I always feel
as though I were making a fool of my-
"CHe Oh. everybody thinks
Pick Me Up.
that I
Mo Proof of HI Power.
"Ethel!"
"Yes, papa."
"I believe yon told me once that
youug Litewait claimed to be a hypno
tist" . .
"Oh, he Is one, papa. I know he is.
"He' proved it to your satisfaction,
ho he?"
"Vm. tiuW.1. "
"Wu he tryiug to demonstrate it
when I saw him kissing you in the con
servatory?'
The beautiful girl blushed.
"V.w. imin." i-he sain.
"Yon considered that natisfactory
proof, did you?
"Yea. nana.
"And you're sure it was hypnotism?'
"Perfectly oertaiD, papa. "
"You wouldn't try to deceive your
poor old father in a matter of thut sort,
would your .
"No, indeed, papa.
The old man shook bis head doubt-
.......
"I think it would nave iookiju uuo
like a genuine case of hypnotism if he
had kissed your mother or me, "he said.
"However, we'll not discuss that. I
have made up my mind, though, that
all hypnotists must keep awuy from
here."
"Why, papa?" i
"My observation convince me that
yon are too good a subject to make it
possible for any of them to demonstrate
any real hvpnotic power to my satisfac
tion. As "for young Litewait, you may
gay to him that I feel certain that 1 cau
hypnotize him so perfectly that he
would never know what hit iim."
Chicago Post.
Bhe Felt IlcourKd.
"Yon seem downcast," said Mrs.
Hnnnimuue'g husband.
"I do foel terribly discouraged. The
servant is going to leave, "
"That's too bad. That makes thefiltn
in three months."
"Yes. I feel like Riving up. No soon-
An I learn to cook to suit one than
another comes, and I have to start all
over again." Washington Star.
An Eye to Iluninene.
He What did the doctor say was the
mutter with you?
She Said X was run down.
"What did he recommend?"
Rinuiln 1'illi HIT. "
t that will make business for
him. because you'll run other people
down. " Youkors Statesman.
An Exception.
Sn vnn have taken to cycling at last,
have yon?"
Wriv Hiil von find that out?
"I saw yon on your wheel yesterday. "
"RvJovn! I'm glad to hear that
All the rest of my friends hnppened to
E mnwhen I was off. "Richmond
Dispatch.
A Modern Delilah.
Aa hn leaned lovingly against hrr she
playfully snipped off a few locks of his
hair. f
"Heavens!" he exclaimed, when fie
realized what she had done, "you have
mined the best half back in the busi
ness. "Brooklyn Life.
Iaiii w ProceM.
"And must we say farewell?" she
faltered.
"Yes," be answered,
film shuddered.
She hated to sit up another two hoars.
.t ha uk a firm in hlS BUrpOSe. i
troit Tribune.
Defined.
Annt Jessie Now, Percy, can yoa
..U mn what "larv" means?
percy Lazy means when you want
vour little tister to get it for yon.
TVuth.
i
At fld Woo rredoinlneio la rnnr.
brnry mid Uliilnf itnotu.
How few jieople when furnUhlng
mull houim or flat rwiiemiwr inn uiu
blue I" one of the huppient color to
chimwi for a foundation, write France
Ami Houdley In The uuiu xi '
Jouriiul. Ill a limine wnere, um
all the room" "pen "noumr,
iwcial cure liinst lie taken io pre..,
burmony. It I belli thru to "elect one
color which "hull run through all the
room. Old blue I the color par r..e,-
lence in inch acuse, combined w
gray or white for the rug", while th
same ncheiiie prevaiU In the heavy dra-
I ' ' I. ...1.. line
A lovely mtie uouno m " -
purl. ud library in one. iw in
rug, covering the greater part of the
room, i old blue ami gray. u
the fireplace i a long, light gray fur
one. A broad, low lounge
with dark gray. It i always better to
cover a lounge in a olid color, a It
taken more kindly to the pillow of end
li s hues. Tho largo dining room rug
ii old bluo and tun, with smaller rug
of tawny brown. The bedroom ha an
old blue and white large rug and white
.,r -.ll,.r mien. Let old blue predomi
nate everywhere in the floor furnishing
and draperies, but not to the exclusion
of all other color elsewhere, for whore
one color only i used the effect a a
whole is flat. Let there be odd bright
the war of pillow
i.m.n Mlmden. odd bit of china and
brio a-brao, bnt with alwayi au eye to
whut i the proper color for ach room.
When all furnished be careful to nee
whether all of the room blend into a
beautiful harmony.
In a bedroom white enameled or bird
ve niunle is exquisite where two or
three pieces or iresn om umuo""
..... . .... ,l. .Lav't 1111.
nddod. fcuen lieigiiieuii mo - .
ir iii n most churmiug manner. A room
furnished entirely in mahogany give
n heavv. dismal effect, but in a parlor
and library combined, ay iu a flat or
small house, place a. large, quaint y
carved old dunk aud oue of those highly
A tablefl. ana pee
,.ui nit. thev oive to the modern
and equally beautiful furniture. la the
dining room a square mahogany table
like elae. and even a
small buffet or china cabinet, will be
quite enough of the antique to set off
.,,,tiii.,ii 1ha in the room. Have ex
quisitely drawn linen doilies, candles in
rose colored shade and a profusion of,
say, pink carnation and yon have a
lovely lunch tabla In a house the hall
should be a loading feature enticing,
not cold, bare and cheerless, repelling
one from further acquaintance with the
house and its mistress. A hall is like
an introduction
On tho Tm In "pnl".
Till duy wu a hard on. I ld good
hy o Hubiiiun and took another look at
gloomr. UK leaved old Purraeuelloa. I
trumped along green itulJie aud bar,
billsidn. 1 dlntoverwl and rJi"kd
two or three iiameles puuhlo. 1 c"la
ml IUwed my wuy round mountain
ledMO which would bare struck trro
Into the marrow (ic ) of uy HwUm
Buldc, I cr td Uiu skulUou bri.lg
iwung high Iu air over the Jalon and
found my wuy through the "emidark-
uei of nevou long tuiiuei.
I begge! and unugbt na to,e rtm
and wine and encumber and frait at
lonely house aud from market going,
ved the fury of a terriflu
thundnntorm and found aafoty and rent
within the great church at lauuiayna.
hxiked op at it pure wnue pnw
reiliug and dome, with IU tnroug n
taint and flowers, till, tireiioi my
t n .ii.n in the main aisle aud wa
only disturbed by a very masculine and
nn-Christiau kick from au old verger. I
called on the alcalde, who gave me per-
mission io occupy the lower dooi i i"
hospital, where I deposited my bundle,
aud then marched rouud the old city. It
Is oue of the dirtit, yet moni iui..-
ng of old world towns. a vugnu.
la Spain" Lauffinauu.
HERE'S A NUT TO CRACK.
A Puiile That Mn Oivo a Lelinre Mind
Something to Think Or.
have found the following interest
iug problem in an old notebook, write
Sir Walter Besant. I have no recollec
tion at all of its origin. Perhaps every
body knows it. Perhaps everybody does
not Those who do not will find it, I
think, unless they bring algebra to bear
upon it, rather a tough nut to crack.
Here it is. Once there were three nig
gerstheir wickedness is a negligible
quantity; it does not enter into the
croblem who roDDea au uauaiu,
ried away the appies in
them up in a barn ior tne nigui. wiu
went to bed. One of them woke np be
n Hnvrii. nnd. being distrustful of
his friends, thought he would mate
snre of his share at once. He therefore
went to the barn, divided the apples in
to three equal heaps there was one
over, which he threw away and car
ried off his share. Another nigger then
woke up with the 6ame uneasiness and
the same resolution, ne, too, uiviucu
the apples into three heaps there was
one over, which ij imov. " j
his share, and carried it on. Ana men
the third nigger woke up with the same
emotions. He, too, divided the remain
ing apples into three portions there
was one over, which he threw away
took his share and departed.
In the morning every one preserveu
silence over his doings of the night;
they divided the apples which were left
into three heaps one was over, which
they threw away and so toon eacn nis
share. How many appies were iu
ma OM-V? There are many possmie an-
gwer8a whole series oi numoers dui,
let us have the lowest unmoor oi nvF'"-
oossible. Senior wranglers must oegoou
onnnuh not to answer tnis quesuuu.
Moralists, if they please, may uai"
the subsequent history of these three
niggers, apart from the problem of their
apples.
The Glowworm Cavern.
The greatest wonder of the antipodes
.. ... . i i....tii-(it"ih invent.
is the ceieuruicu
discovered in 1891 in the heart of the
rr. irilHeriiRKs. The cavern or
ianuiuii.(.u ...... .
r there aonears to be a series oi
..h naverns in the vicinity, eacn sepa
rnt and distinct) are situated near the
nf Snnthnort. Tasmimia, in a iiiub-
i.i.,bf uhnnt four miles from Ida
BIU11G l'H.. ! " "
Tho nmienrance of the mam cav
ern is that of an underground river, the
entire floor of the subterranean passage
being covered with water about a foot
and a half in depth. These wonderful
rr. ,.;,. raves nre similar to all cav-
ems found in limestone formation, witn
the exception that their roofs and sides
literally shine with the light emitted
bvthe millions of glowworms which in-
habit them. St. uoom mi"'"-
a u dollar if beaten until its snr
face was enlarged 810.8U times would
become a golden film not more than the
l-KfiB 020th nart oi an uicu m
An Achievement.
Judge Thatcher of Mississippi wa i an
obstinate bachelor ano r p"-
himself upon having resisted the charm
of lovely woman when on all side bb
friends had fallen yioiimn w w "-
ion arrow of fate.
He wa a solemn looking man, w.
with plenty of dry bumor in his nature.
He bad a pioasans nomc, u.oi
his relutivea sometimes presided.
Upon one occasion a iaay
some charitable errand, and the servant
being out for the moment the Judga
answered the beiL
The caller, who was a stranger, askeoT
for the "madam." .
In a grave aud deliberate voice tha
judge replied, "There is no madam.
Tho stranger instantly detected, a, sor
row and spoke with sympathy m loo
and voice: "Alas, 1 seei rrtiu -
This was too much for the bachelor
pride of the judge, who felt that he
could not be worsted of his years of TIC
torious solitude, so with triumphant
remembrance he shouted with joy and
oiinn ; No. madam, not a bereave
ment, an achievement, thank heaven
an achievement!" 1 ,
Beginning of the Leather Trade.
A census wa taken in 1790, a second
one in 1800, but no statistics were col
lated. A first account of the indnstriea
was in the census of 1810. The popu,,
lation was 7,239,703. The manufactures
of leather, shoes, harness and trunk
were valued at $17,935,477. The num
ber of tanneries waa 4,816. Of these
New York had 867, Pennsylvania 716'.
and Massachusetts 299. Their yearly
production included 2,608,240 pound
of sole leather and 44,053 dozens of.
calf, sheep and goat skins. One-third
of the hides used came from South .
America. They cost 5 cents a pound.
The other raw materials were princi
pally sheep and deer skins. Nearly all
the country folk wore breeches or aprons
of buckskins, fulled or tanned in oil.
The largest tannery at that time was in
Northampton, Mass. It was capable of
tanning 5,000 hides a year. Shoe and
Leather Reporter,
I
a...A chamois as polishers aft-
, i., I.-.- heen thoroughly washed
iu hot soapsuds will make it glitter and
sparkle.
Authorities on chesa declare that the
Mm was known to the Chinese in the
year lil B. v.
Vitality of Seed! Tested.
Professor Lazenby of the Ohio experi-
ment station," in making tests ior
taining the purity and vitality oi seeou.
notes the remarkable power of reger-
mination which is exhibited by various
species. Different samples of wheat
germinated no less man wu umw
intervals of a week or more, during
which time the seeds were kept perfect
ly dry. Corn will germinate neariy a
often. Clover and tne grass seeus la
minate but once, as a rule, inis neii
to explain why a good stand of grass or
clover is difficult to obtain in unfavor
able seasons, while failure witn wn
or grain from alternate wet and dry con
ditions seldom occurs, provided the soed
is good. It may also be one reason why
certain garden seeds will endure much
greater neglect than oumre.
and Forest.
An Oddity In Toeo nnd Digits.
There is one curious fact respecting
the animal oreation witn irao
will never become acquainted if you de
pend on your textbooks for information.
It is this: No living representative of
the animal kingdom has more man u
toes, digits or claws to each foot, hand
or limb. The horse is tne type "i
toed creation; the camei oi mo
toed; the rhinoceros of the three toed
and the hippopotamus or iour iubu
mal life. The elephant and hundreds of
other animals belonging to different or
ders belong to the great five toed tribe.
St Louis Republic
Scotch Sarcasm.
Tha Scotch keener has but little con
sideration for the feelings of the ama
teur sportsman. A novice from the south
was out on a moor in the west highlands.
and having unsuccessfully nrea re
a covey of birds that rose less than 20
yards ahead, he exclaimed excitedly:
... m .t.A. oll T .
"It's strange thai none ui. um
positive some of them must have been
struck." "I dinna doot, " returned the
keeper, with a sarcastic grin, "that they
were struck wi1 astonishment at gettin
off sue easy. "Realm.
A Case of Correction.
Customer (in dry goods store) Will
this stuff wash?
Clerk (from Boston) No, madam.
Customer Well, I don't want it.
Clerk But it can be washed, madam.
Detroit Free Press.
A IMfrereaee.
She I understand you don't like
music? Does my playing annoy you?
He Not at alL Your playing is all
right It is the music I have no ear for.
Pick Me Up.
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