the ihm .
NEVEU FORGET FACES
.u, door stands always open!
weary souls. come in—
thst are tired of music, here silence
““ doth begin!
. u shall not rise for dancing, or follow
wandering loves,
u
in my yew-boughs whispers only
B the «»ice ot
NATIVES OF PHILIPPINES MAKE
GOOD DETECTIVES
A|pholo(|rapht| y Ï
-Hl quench your thirst with water, well
water clear snd sweet.
I ll bind «bout with linen your weary
bands and feet.
Lis down upon luy couches that are of
marble stone.
You «hall not lift your eyelids until the
night is gone.
“The »'»> howe'er it whistle* shall
pierce no sleeper's ear;
The rain that cries and whimpers can
never enter here.
you shall not hear men groaning for
things that were divine.
flung to the outer darkness or trampled
down of swiue.
"Nor shall ghosts rise to trouble your
peace as once of yore.
Quiet shall be upon you; behind you and
before
Darkness shall lie, and in it who knows
what dream's to win
Come in," cries Death the landlord,
"you'll And no better inn."
—Lon-Ion Outlook
ù-
Never Fails
Doe*
Him
Among a
to PKk Oat a
an
Injury,
Hundral
Wilk
Xlsn W ho
Although
the Home
Facial Charac .sriatica.
How to Make a Dark Room.
The want of a suitable dark room
robs amateur photography of a great
deal of Its pleasure. A dark room big
enough for all necessary purposes can
easily be construet.*d in tlie «-orner of a
stable, she«l or unfinished chamber aft
er the plan shown in th«* accompanying
cut.
Mark off a square in the corner of the
space to be utilize«! and set up five
strips of 2 by 3 lu-h lumber in tlie
manner shown. Put a "beader" across
between two strips for a doorway and
cover all th«» rest of the wall space with
Ü My Approaching Marriage
i ’
HAI) Just heard the whistle of the
postman at the door, and leaned
over the banisters to inquire of my
landlady if there were any letters for
BSC.
There was no Immediate response to
niy query, aud 1 inferred from the sus
AX EASILY MADE DARK RSOlf.
picious silence that either Mrs. Metcalf
o'- her daughter was inspecting my let black tarred paper, tacking It on as
ters. probably reading the post-cards, if shown in the Illustration, lapping the
second piece over the edge of the first.
there were any. Again I asked:
For a door make a frame out of strips
"Mrs. Metcalf, are there any letters
fur me? I expect a letter of some Im of board, putting a brace from the in
ner corner at the bottom to the outer
portance.”
"Coming, sir—coming!” replied Matil corner at the top. to keep It from sag
da. her daughter, as the latter slowly ging, and cover the frame with the
»«.ended the s lira, gazing very inter tarred paper. Hinge one side to an up
right strip and tack on small strips in
estedly at a post-card.
lu a few moments more she arrived side so there will be no cracks left
at my landing, on tin* second floor, and about the edges of the door when ft Is
gave to me a letter, two post-cards and closed. Put up a broad shelf about two
sides of the dark room, with a few
a newspaper.
One card from my tailor, to notify me smaller shelves above to hold chemi-
of his removal; one from Louis Du
ramie, to tell me that he could not keep larly thrusting Ills elbow Into my side,
a certain engagement with me. and a as I strolled Into Gatti's for my lunch
letter from Percy Creamer, who had that day.
warmed ills slippers at tin* same college
"No!" said I, taking up the bill of
fire with me scarcely three years ago. fare.
His epistle ran thus:
"Oh, come, don't deny the soft im
"Dear Belton—I claim your congratu peachment," said West, with a wink.
lations. I am to be married, next w«*ek.
"What has put such an idea as that
to tlie sweetest girl the sun ever shone Into your head?” demanded 1. some
ti|s>n. There’s surprfs«* number one for what Indignantly.
you. ami I wish you'd go to Silverman,
“And her name's Helen." said West,
the Jeweler. an<1 pet th«* wedding ring, with an Idiotic giggle. "Waiter, a half
size enclosed on a bit of paper. There's bottle of Mtimm! Let's drink her health.
surprise number two. Seriously, old Belton, when---- ”
fellow. It will do nu* a great favor, for
Old Mr. Jessup was trotting across
business matters here ar«* complicated Hyde Park when I unexpectedly came
in such a way that I cannot hope to get face to face with him.
to the city a day lM*fore th«* event, ami,
"Hello!” said Mr. Jessup, turning
of course. I know that I can trust your upon me the moony glare of two spec
taste and Judgment, equally with my tacled eyes. "What's tills 1 hear alxiut
own. Have the words 'Helen, 1893.’ you, my dear young friend? Accept my
engraved on the inside and please send congratulations. Matrimony Is always
by post without delay. Every ours, a blessed condition, and---- ”
faithfully.
PERCY CRESMER.”
"Oh. yes, I don't doubt It," I hur
"P. S.—She Is an angel.”
riedly
Interrupted, “but a—there's
"Well," said I to myself, laying down some mistake alsmt It---- ”
my old churn's rapturous letter, "here’s
"Miss, what did you say?” said old
a pretty commission for a bachelor. An Mr. Jessup, beamingly. "Call round this
angel. Is she? I don’t believe she's any evening and tell us all about It; there's
more angelic than Paulin«* Brooks. But a good fellow. I haven't time to listen
every man thinks his own goose a Just now.”
swan.”
I could have torn my hair with rage.
So I locked my desk, put on my over Mr. Jessup was Pauline Brooks' uncle
coat, and went straightway to Silver- and guardian, nnd I knew that my
man's. Jones was behind the counter. chances in that direction would be all
I knew Jones; I hail bought a gold off If once the fatal story of the wed
bracelet of him for Pauline Brooks, six ding ring got to Pauline's ears.
months ago. Jones was a dapper little
I crossed the park and hurried up Re
fellow, with stiffly wax«*«! mustache, a gent street, mentally gnashing my teeth
cameo scarfpin. and hair bedewed with nnd in my Impetuous haste had nearly
some ambrosial perfume or other.
stumbled over Pauline herself, Just
“Wedding rings, if you please,” said coming out of a florist s with a tiny
I. plunging at once into the object of boutonniere of violets in her hand.
my visit. “Here’s th«* size," producing
"Pauline.” I cried rapturously.
my slip of paper.
But Paulin«- drew ba« k the least little
"Any inscription, sir?” questioned distance In the world, thereby putting
Jones, assuming so preternaturally an invisible barrier between us that
kuowlng au aspect that I could have froze me like an icicle.
cheerfully pitched him in among the
"Dear me. Mr. Belton, Is It you?”
plated ware iu the big glass showcase said Pauline. "I congratulate you. I am
behind him.
sure.”
"Helen.” said I. brusquely, “189G.”
“Upon what?" I demanded, growing
"Emma, sir?" Jones put his hand be desperate.
hind his «*ar to assist his bearing.
"Upon your approachlug marriage, to
"Helen!” I bawled out. painfully con l>e sure," said Pauline, with a smile,
s' Ions that th«» eyes of the three pretty like auroral lights hovering over a
girls who were at the counter beyond snowbank.
were upon me.
"But I’m not going to be married,” I
"Very pretty name," simpered Jones,
protested.
a« he wrote down the order. "Any par
"Oh. excuse me. pray. Gentlemen do
ticular style.
not usually buy wedding rings without
"Simple and solid,” said I; "that's
a purpose.” Interposed Pauline. “Only I
all.”
should think you might have pal«l such
“Yes, sir. It shall be attended to at
old friends as we are the compliment
once. Shall I send it to your residence,
of some slight intimation of your Im
or---- ”
pending marriage."
“Pardon me. Mr. Belton.” cried Mr.
"Pauline."said I-“Miss Brooks-hear
Silverman, who had overheard a por
me There is only one woman In the
tion of our colloquay, “but If It wouldn’t
world I would care to marry, and she
be taking a liberty, might I inquire
stands before me now.”
whether you Intend to keep house or
“Mr. Belton." said she, "you may re
take apartments?"
gard
all this as a very fine Joke, but
"What?" ejaculated I.
"To keep house or take apartments?" , surely it 1» not necessary to add any
reiterated Mr. Silverman. "B«»caus«> In more Insult to it
"I>o you mean that you don't believe
the former case we should esteem It a
favor to supply the silver aud table
• How can I believe you? retorted
ware."
, .
I mutter«*d some not particularly com sbe.
Driven to a sort of frenzy. I dragged
plimentary answer, and went out of the
Percy Creamer's letter from my pocket.
shop, closing the door behind me with
Her f»c* cleared up as she glanced
•«me emphasis.
over the contents of poor Cresmer’s
“Going to be married, eh. old chap?”
•aid Bill West, a stock broker, famll- ecstatic missive.
H
cals, plates, paper and trays, and the
dark room Is complete. Webb liounell
lu Household.
The securing of good cloud effects is
becoming more aud more a study, and
it Is well to remember that but few
pictures are takeu where time and pa-
tience are more in demand. Sunset of
fers the best opportunity for such. One
authority sas a clearing sky after an
aftern.Kin downpour Is probably the
Ix-st time to secure good sunset ef
fects. The clouds are apt to bang low
and tie full of moisture at such time, the
atmosphere clearer aud the lightbreak
in through rifts in clouds much strong
er than otherwise. The seasous of the
year best adapted for sunsets are either
lu early spring or fall. A time exposure
is much the best, as a snap shot will
not get the delicate detail.
Lee at
least an F lt’> stop, with several sec
onds time. And let the developer be
very weak in starting out until you
And out Just what there Is, then a lit
tle stronger may be trl<-d. The develop
ment must lie carried well along, cou-
siderably more than usual.
If prints curl up after toning, it may
remedied by laying the print tace
down ou a sheet of blotting paper, and
stroking the back of the print back
and forth with the fiat edge of the
ruler or the back of a knife. Repeat
this a few times and the print will be
quite flat.
I m *
If you ride a wheel, carry the ca mera
suspended from the shoulder In prefer
ence to having It attached to the bars
of the bicycle. The latter method gives
too much vibration and is liable to Jar
your sliutt**r out of order.
“Poor fellow.” said she. "lie's very
much in love. Isn't he?"
"Not half as much as I am," said I.
And then in the smllax-bordered shad
ow of the florist's shop I pressed my
suit.
I ordered th«* duplicate wedding ring
that very night. Pauline said it was too
soon; but 1 quoted the ancient proverb,
"Delays are dangerous," and w e are to
he married In a month.
And if it hadn't been for the provi
dential commission of Creamer’s wed
ding ring I might still have been skiv
ering on tin* brink of an unspoken pro
posal. "Blessed be w edding rings,” say
I. Spar«* Moments.
Easy Lesson« In City Lite.
When Moses K. Armstrong was elect
cd delegate to Congress from the Ter
rltory of Dakota, he uiade an experi
mental trip to Washington to accustom
himself to metropolitan ways. In "The
Early Empire Builders of the Great
West" he humorously describes some
of his first day's experiences in nn
Eastern city.
Dow n at the corner of the next block
I heard an auctioneer crying out. "Go
ing for fifty cents!" I struck straight
for his voice, ami ns I entered the
room, lie caught my eye and nodded
bis head.
I returned the compliment. At that
moment be cried out: “Sold and gone!"
To my surprise, I found that by nod
ding my hear I had bought a woman's
head-dress for fifty cents. I paid the
money and left the prize on the counter.
1 skipped out and walked slowly down
the street, muttering to myself. "Sold
and gone and I have not nodded my
head at a man since I made that bar
gain.
Being a single man, I felt a little blue
over that purchase, ho 1 pushed on
through the rain up the avenue, and
soon met a bootblack who off.Tisi me a
sliltie for ten cents, 1 |H>ked my foot
out to him. He pulhsl his artist brush,
looked at me and said:
"Boss, you looks like one o' dem Con
gressmen. Chuck down de cash la-fo’
I spit on your boots; we don't trust
deni M. C. fellers."
I paid him tlie dime, and he black«*«!
one boot, and then asked If I wsnteil
the other polished, saying that his
price was ten cents a foot.
By this time I began to get mad. and
I turned from Sambo, and walked rap-
Idly on with one boot black and the
other brindle. My brindle foot nt last
attracted so much attention that I
steppe<l the other Into the mud to mnke
a match.
Maine Sardines.
"The sardine towns on the Maine
coast,” says the Kennebec Journal,
"are congratulating themselves on the
fact that herring are l>eginnlng to
come. Every year the little Ashes are
called upon to do their lightning
change act by arriving as herring and
departing as sardines.”
Courageous Malden.
Wright Smooth Suppose you were In
danger of being kissed, sweet maid,
bow would you meet auch an emer
gency.
Polly Wogg 'the milkmaid- Fa«-e to
face.—Cincinnati Enquirer.
NEARLY SIX BILLION CIOARS MADE
5.110.93H.369
3,» 1W11 sat ... i70.'«3L3<». the lar»
The total produ- tlon of cigars in this co'iBTrT/'<r'h'
fòun>d The prev.a-1. heavy year was WWW. -hea the
, .... i n ’be bu.iaess «ad »ho are
•* quantity produ.-ed in tw.*|ve months s-n e the in . • y «
, ,
‘ n-
,
w 4(.è <-
-
production reacted 4.900.000.000 Accorila» to the s st*
student« of present tenden - e«. prodwt >o
'
*
to 6,900.000 •*■» r «-ed eel _______
ta «** « la-«
• w >«•" "uu'1
fore 1904 production «ill have in.-reaaed
the
earth
at
the
equates.
Shvat 230,OUU a«L»w, or tea tax-« »'»«*• '
o O
A United States soldier, who has Just
returned from the Philippines, tells
some iuteresliug stories of Fliipiu s
He says the ordiuary Flllpiu» is the
best detective ou earth; that our Haw k
thaws, England's Scotland Lard ex
ports aud Paris Vidoeqs are mere ama
tours evuq>ared to him. They never
forget a face.
“The natives had been guilty of so
many meau little tricks that a man lu
our regiment resolved to get even with
a fellow who bad made himself espe
cially obuoxious by his lying aud de
celt. The soldier got hold of a bright,
new peuuy. which be gave an extra
polish to sud passed It ou the d -honest
native for a »5 gold piece.
"Of course, discovery of the fraud
followed when the victim weut to
headquarters to have bls money
changed, aud he made a terrific roar.
He was more ludlgtiaut than he would
have been had the soldier slain his
wife aud .children. The government
policy Is to court the good will of the
natives, so the soldiers were lined up
sud the injured dealer iu decayed trull
was told to pick out the guilty tiuiu
which he did without tlie slightest lies
Itatiou, lu spite of tlie fact that the
soldiers were all dressed exactly alike
aud mauy were of the same size and
build, aud had the same facial cbarac
teristics.
"Singular about that they do their
bookkeeping iu their head and can tell
strangers like a Chinese laundryinan
They never failed to pick out the sol
dlers who had wronged them, and the
statement of one of them outweighed
a soldier's word.
"This caused the soldiers to abandon
the methods that they liad adoptel to
get even with the wily swindlers. For
a while tlie soldiers, or rather some of
them, worked off Confederate money
ou the natives, but this graft met with
a similar fate.
"The natives are great gamblers.
They will risk every cent they have on
cock fighting, which is one of tlie prill
clpal amusements.
Their favorite
game with cards Is monte, a game
played with forty cards. Their two fa
vorlte cards are tlie seven spot aud the
cabayo, which lias a horse ou it iiu l
corresponds to our Jack. A native will
bet more on this card than on n king
In spreading civilization we Introilui e I
the royal game of crap« and tlie na
lives took to It. But they are still a
little wary and will not stake more
tlinn a dime on the turn of the dice.
“We called the natives by all kinds
of pet names and they reuented only
one. "nigger." It makes a native light
ing made to call him n nigger, and they
loathe a negro as they would a reptile
The natives were all delighted when
bicycles were brought over. I was on
the Island of Penny when the wheel
was Introduce 1. Bicycles have been
the rage ou the Island of Luzon for a
long time, and no other pleasure ve
hicle can be seen. But they are Just
IntriHlucIlig them at I'nnay, and we
had free circuses watching the natives
learn to ride. However, they soon mas
tered the art, and you could not get a
bicycle unless you appli<*d three days
in advance. Those fellows would
work for 40 cents a day and then spell I
It all on bicycle riding at the rate of
30 cents an hour.
"The natives arc very fond of Jewel
ry. A Filipino woman will work for
thr«*e months for a ring or other glin
crack that pleases her. Some of the
women are beautiful, but they an* the
Spaniard* or half breeds. In the Isl
aud of Luzon the soldiers could not
work up flirtations with the ladies
Those magazine stories having for
their theme the love of a Filipino girl
for some thoughtless soldier are all
products of romantic Itngalmitlon. ir
a Filipino girl In Luzon allowed a sol
dler to make love to her her father
would likely kill her.”
A RATTLESNAKE’S JOURNEY.
Arrive« In Denver on « t’nlon
Kallrnatt Train.
Pacific
A rattlesnake nearly four feet long,
bruised and daze-1 am! chilled, but still
alive, rode Into Denver over the Union
Pacific this morning upon the sand
board In the middle of the rear truck
of baggage car No. 1,091.
Car Inspector T. J. Roden was malt
Ing his usual rounds, carelessly whist
ling a bit of a tune. He came to No.
1,«»1 and cast keen glances at her run-
nlng gear, here atei there tapping a
steel bar or adjusting a valve. All was
well, He passed to the rear truck and
atopp«"! short. He rubls-d bls eyes with
the back of his bam!. The morning
was damp and misty and lie hail risen
early. Perhaps he was a bit sl«**py, be
thought He looked again with eyes
widely opened.
There upon the low sau-lboard which
stretches across the car from side to
side lienesth the ruld<Ue of the truck,
was a rattler, feeble and hurt,but colle«l
for defense
Inspector Soden watched It silently
for a moment, snd then, as If to Teas
sure himself, tossed a bit of gravel at
the strange passenger. Instantly It
straighten«**! Its tired inaly and *h-x>k
Its tall defiantly Tin-re was no sound
of ratt!«m. however. They bad been
shatt«-r*v! and lost on the trip.
The trainmen gathered round and ex
pre*««! tlmlr opinions about the man
ner in which the rattler attained bls
position on the sandlioard. •Nearly all
of them are confident that the snake
was lying on the ties and the train
swept over It. Tlie suction of the fly
Ing cars whirl«! It up. and by chanee
It lodged on the sandboard, There it
lay during the remainder of the trip,
greatly enrag«"! »nd frighten«!
Examination of the t«oerd and those
parts of the truck close to It revealed
tiny drop« of greenish yellow venom
The snake. In terror of its unusual <-ne
• y <1
rectlon many times -luring Its wild,
disagreeable ride.
I•.
O
I up-.-.
and wood so plentifully that Its fangs
must Have bwu eibausted on reacting
Dewver Its bite woul-1 probably bars
l*«»en harmless w lien It roll«*«! Into tlie
depot. Its body was painfully bruise«!
in several pla«-«*s and <*ovet*d with dust
Its weakness wa* appareut, for with HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.
difficulty coukl It bold Itself erect for ,
several minutes at * time. Then It
woul«! relapae.
PlMMat
I »videa t«
Ovcarrlng the
A friend of lnsp«*ctor Sod«*n took the
WurldOvcr Sal lu*« thst Are t beer
rattler home, promising to take care
ful ta Old or Youuu Fuuay Salac*
of It. and the trainmen have named it
tivù« that knrjixKl, Will hujoj.
Union Pacific.” l«enver Post.
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
A Martyr.
Rhe—I don't see how I can possibly
get along with thia paltry allowance
you give me of three hundred a month.
lie - But, my dear, that is more than
I pay most of my clerks, and they have
w hole families to support.
She—May be ao; but I am auro they
are not continually annoyed by vulgar
tradesmen the way I am.—Puck.
A Draw.
May Jack bet Bess that he'd be en
gaged before she was.
Pamela—Which won?
May—Neither. They're engaged to
each other.—Puck.
I gave th«* felon a terrible look.
"Are you not ashamed,” 1 thundered,
“to be a mere thief w hen It Is so easy
to be an astute financier?"
"But It was not my fault." whimper
A Kent^iiard.
Au ordinary piano contain* a uille of
ed tlie fellow, "that my victim had ouly
Mra. Dedbeto—Why are you so par
wire striug.
|M '
_______
ticular aliout there being a fire escape
With the aid of a mlcrophouc you can
leading from our apartments?
A Creditab'e -Movement«
li«»ar a fly walk.
Mr. Dedbete 1 simply waut to guard
Mrs Horse A lot of us girl* have
The larg«»*t enclosure of deer I* said *t*rt«*«l an Audubon dub."
against paying the reut.—Ohio State
to be tlie royal park In t'opeiihageu.
Journal.
Mr. Horae What's that?
4.200 acres.
Mrs Horse Why. we are not going
Easy.
Au ostrich which was lately dissected to wear birds or w Ings ou our hats.
"Which would you rather. Tommy,
In London had iu its stomach a small
I m * born lucky or rich?” asked Uncle
Bf-rvav -»I.
prayer book.
Tredway.
The lock of Gibraltar has four huge
"Both,” replied Tommy, »eaten-
ri-servolrs. capable of holding five mill
tlously.
iou gallons of water.
Overstocked.
New South Wales has fifteen thou
"I arguetl and argued with young
sand miles of wire netting as a fence
Nlbba to have more self «teem."
prot«*ctlou against rabbits.
"Was he Influenced by your efforts?”
l'aluis never live more than 250
"He's got so much now that I can’t
years. Ivy has been knowu to live
stay aruuml where he Is.”
45«», chestnut 8<>0. oak 1.000 aud yew
2,880 years.
Cause ot Hrr Cot-1-
“Poor Emeraotila has a very severe
Taking Into consideration th«» muni er
cold," aalil Mrs. Baekbay to Mr*, liost-
of ships that are on seas aud naviga
lug.
ble waters of the world It Is «»stlmat.
"Yea, the poor child took off her
ed that about 1,700.000 of the world's
heavy-weight spectacles and put ou her
l*opulatlon are «-onstautly afloat.
summer eyeglasses too soon,” replied
A philosophical statisticinn calculates
th«* latter.
that in the year 200«» there will be 1.-
He I've lost a wealthy aunt to-day.
700 <><«>.000 people who speak English,
She When did she die?
A Frn«e of Fitness.
ami that the other European language«
Lady of the Hous«* You needn't ask
lie Oil. nil«» Isn't «lead, but her niece
will be spoken by ouly 500,000.01» p«*o lias Just Jilt«»«! me Judy.
for a cup of coffee; our gas stove has
pie.
ln8*n turned off for hours.
Education,
Tramp Coffee, madam. Is out of the
Only on«» person lu fifteen has perfect
"These Indian* who have been cdu-
question; have you auy left over sher
eyes, th«* larg«* percentage of defective-
, cat«»d *t college Hceiu quit«* ilk«» the bet or yesterday's lemonade in the ice
n«*ss prevailing among fair ha in*«! p«*o
others, do they not?"
chest ?
pie. Short sight Is more common III
“Except for tlielr Rail! rah!' at each
town than among country folk, aud of
eml of the war wlioop, yes."
Fractional.
all people th«* Germans hav«» a larger
—
"I am told that you've been marrie«!
proportion of short sighted persons.
W it bin Bountls.
before, Mr. Sooter,” said Miss Bunt
Clublierly Have you ever been so
Th«* tea ns«*d In tin* household of tin*
ing to her proposer.
d«-H|>«*rately
in
lovi*
that
you
felt
a*
If
Chinese Emperor Is raised Iu a private
"Yes, er—yea."
'
you
couldn't
control
It?
garden surrounded by a high wall At
"Your first wife had at least a por
Castleton No. All tin* girl* I've been
the tlun* of harvesting the pickers
tion of your h«*art ?”
must wear gloves, must bathe three In love with hav«* been only moderately
"Yea er- yea.”
times a day. and must abstain from I well off.
“That'» what 1 thought. Well. I
eating tlsh. lest their breath should
For the Public Goo I.
couldn't «»ouseiit to marry a half heart
"There's another thing Carnegie ed man.”
taint the nroma of the tea.
At Essex Conn , the other day a warn might do."
Of C«»»ir«e.
"What?”
pum belt owm*«l by a descendant of
"Start fr«*e Ice-cream soda water
Herman Garrett, who was appoin t»«!
Governor over the Peijuots In 11155, fountain* all over the country.”
wa* sold for $320. Th«* relic Is com
Caustic Menntie««.
posc<l of a string of Hhells forme«! Into
"Apple*, niw apples, nr«* now »aid to
a belt two ami one half lucliea with* lit* good literary diet."
and thirty-thr«*«* inches long.
"Y«*s; and for som«* poets l'<l prescribe
The chafing dish Is among th«* moat green apple* to keep them from writ
nnclent adjuncts to the culinary depart Ing.”
________
ment of all nations. It was In great
No tlove He*i«<»-«.
demand at the grand feasts given by
Mrs. O'Flatilgan Be'gora, If we call
"Expect to do any hunting this fall?"
th«* wealthy citizens In anchuit Rome
"Yes, my wife mid I are going to wan o' the twins "Kate" what'U we
Some of tlies«* dishes have recently
« all th«» other wan?
start out next week.”
been found among th«» ruins of
Mr. O'Flanlgau Dupli cate. Din- In
"That’* rather early. Isn't ItT”
Pompeii. They are of exquisite work
"Maybe It I*, but we'll g«»t the Htnrt noti Enquirer.
manship.
on tin* other hou*«* hunter*, who are
The Difference.
Th«» number of eggs laid by bird« ap now out of town." Philadelphia Preaa.
Jonkley He used to lie a newspaper
pear to lie related to th«* abundance or
man, but a rich uncle left him a small
rarity of th«* species. The wild pigeon
Al the Lunch Counter.
Mr*. Stickler 1 don't ilk«* blackberry fortune.
laying but two eggs, Is Infiultely mor«*
Coakley — But I understand that
abumlant than «-crtalu hawks laying pie, but I Hiippo*«» I'll have to take It.
Mr*. Sclioppen Why ho , If there's wasn't to miik«* any difference.
two or tlir«»«« times as nqjny. The rob
Joakley (>, ye*, lie's u Journalist
in, laying four or five eggs, I* far mors aoine other kind you Ilk*» better?
Mr*. Stickler I'm In mourning, you now. Philadelphia Press.
numerous than the house wren or
Chickadee, which lays from six to nine. kuow. l'hllmlelplila Pre»*.
No Wonder lie Blanched-
AN INDIANA GIRL IN PARIS
Miss Ethel Gowdy the clever daugh
ter of Colonel "Jack” Gowdy, United
State* Consul Gem-nil In Purl*, I* re-
cigvlng a great deal of attention She
defended American girl* from tin* ou-
Out Five.
He came to borrow five, ami I
W hs out.
It's Just a «in'.
I wouliln't have li«en out if I
Ila*! only not been in.
—Philadelphia Presa.
A Hot One.
Wife (with a determined uir) 1 want
to see that letter.
Husband What letter?
Wife That one you Just opened. I
know by the handwriting that It is
from a woman, ami you turn«*d |Mile
when you read It. 1 will see It! Give
It to me, air!
Husband Here It is. It's your milli
ner's bill.
4. a leu uat I** Circumstance.
“Shall I open the window?”
"Why?”
"So you can get the air.”—Detroit
Free Press.
Mamma What makes you so III? I
hope you haven't b«*»-n chewing tobac-
co.
Tommy—O-boo hoo! No, ma'am.
Mamuiu -I’m glad to hear thut, but
what-----
Tommy—I wna goln’ to chew It, but
—boo hoo 1 saw you cornin' au’ 1 swal
lowed It.
A IlHiiqtiet.
First Mosquito Anything ou thia
"Young Mr Dawdl«*s h.-ia become afternoon?
Second Mosquito—I believe not.
very iliduHtrioua since he deci«l«*d to go
“Then come over to my house and
, Into business. Ills ollie«* hours are from
Join me at a baby'» nap.”—Life.
8 a. tn. to «1 p. in.”
"Yea." Htiswer«*«! MI hs Cayenne; "I
* omethlne Between Them.
. understaiKl that he bus had to raise
"1 have call«*«!," begnn Mr. Forehen
, his office boy's wage* for staying nil
Hunt, “to s|H*ak to you alxiut your
that time to tell people that Mr. Daw
daughter. You must have noticed that
dles has Just gone out, but would I m -
there la something between us.”
Ml»« » TU« I. OOW IIV.
in at 11 o'clock next morning ”- Wash
"No,” replied Mr. Goldrox, “but I'm
Kin light of M. Edouard Beaute, the lec ington Star.
sure
then* will be pretty soon.”
turer. who »aid they wera too pushing,
"Ah!"
Lo«lc.
wnlked In advance of their mothers, led
"It will be the Atlantic Ocean. I'm
Mam! When are they to be married?
them lu conversation and were physi
going
to semi her abroad till she learns
Ethel
—
Never.
cally too Htrotig for womanliness. Ml««
a little sense.”
Mau«l Never? An«! why ao?
Gowdy I* also b«*lng look«-«! to by the
Ethel She will not marry him until
Intellectual of I'arf* to establish a lit
No Change There.
erary ami artistic salon when that of he has paid hla debts, and he cannot
"Thia Is a good year for peaches,"
!
pay
his
debts
until
she
marries
him.
—
Min«*. Adam era*«** to exist.
said the Inn kster. "If you'll buy 'em
Fun.
by the basket, ma'am, you'll find the
Wealth of the Unite«! State*.
price Isn't high at all.”
Tee l’*«t.
Wealth of the Unit«*«! Stat«»« la com
She—You were a long time In the
"No," sal«l Mrs. llauskeep, "but the
pute«l every ten years from the census
Philippines, weren't you?
tiottom of the basket Is as high as
returns. The total wealth In 1850 was
He Oh. yea. Ever since the first ever.”—Philadelphia Press.
put at |7,135.7W>.228, or F3<>8 per cap
time the war ended. Life.
ita. ami In 1870 at L'Mi.«*w,518.507. or
The Pope's Paraphrase.
*780 per capita. Thia amount rose In Green Apples Are Now in o«r Mldet.
An
amusing
atory of the pope's g«Mxl-
IHMO to »43.M2.OtWM»». or »870 per cap
Mrs. Belletleld Well, it's a good natur«*d humor Is In-lng told In Horae
ita, and again In 181*» to »03,037,091.107 thing that Benny came past the Fourth
Just now. Ills hollne*» Is mu< h sought
or »1 .«KPI per «-aplta.
without injury.
after a* a sitter by painter* whose
Ex|>ert statisticians estimate that the
Mr. Belletleld But don't boa«t, my |M»wers are not always equal to their
amount for 1WW will lie at least-»!*».- dear. The gr«*en p«*ach season is corn
»mbitlons. Quite recently one of the»«
000,taio,«*». or nesily »1.200 per capita. Ing Pittaburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
I-al nt era, having fiu!»h«*d his portrait.
When it la consider«*«! that the latter
|H*gge«l the |Hq>e to honor him by in-
amount represents accumulated sav
One pr the other.
“That nodal reformer has a very scribing upon It Home scriptural text,
ings of »«'*.«••*. or nearly four times the
with bls autograph. Pope I-co l<M>k«*<l
average of 1850. for every family of ' spectacular way of presenting some ex
dubiously at the picture. It was medio
traordinary
theories.
”
five persons. It la evident that the world
cre enough nnd little like himself; but
"Yes. The man Is either posing or
Is growing rich at an astonishing rate
he reflected a moment, ami then, adapt
under the operation of ma< blne produc ' supposing all the time."- Washington
ing the familiar line In St. Matthew to
! Star.
tion World*» Work.
the jH*«-ullar efvruuwtaucee, he wrote as
follows: "Be not afraid; It Is I.—Leo
Not Kesv st All.
A Trick for <*«>lf>rs.
“No,” said the Impecunious one. "you XIII."
According to the Cork Examiner
there is a proliablllty that liefere long can't tn-lleve all that you s«»e In the
Maocaffni Wear* Bracete««,
golfers will Imitate the billiard player j newspapers."
Mascagni I» one of the men who
"Are you prepar«*d to ap«*clfy7" the
by a|«plylng chalk to their rluhe l*efore
wears bracelets, aud they are not con-
driving Thia precaution. It I« said, ef other msn a»k<-4.
"1 am. I saw a statement In the fin«*«! to hla arms, but ornament bh
fectually safeguard» what Is known as
"sllilng." which frequently occurs financial rvdumna that money was easy, ank-e« as »ell. The creator of “Caval
but w hen I trie«I to negotiate a lean I leria Ruatlcana” la said to I« passion
when a golfer Is taking a long drive.
ately fon«! of jewelry, and numbers
found tha' tlie reverse was t»iie.”
Every Imy whose father sella -audles
"Yon ml«ilii<ler*t«MM| the paragraph. many splendid and valuable rings, giv
r I-'
•
.. J ■.
It didn't say that pe>q>le were easy.”— en to him as well aa bought by ble own
instead
money, among bls persone! effecta
Ju-lge.
lluav.