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Lite one evening In Atrll. In n private
sitting room on tlin first floor of n hotel
In Albcrmarlo street, a member of the
Ilrlttsh House of Commons was lying
back In nn easy chair, having Just begun
to rend, In nil afternoon Journal, nn ar
flcle nbiint himself, lie was n man ap
proaching fifty, with bnlr become prema
turely intte allrer white. This win what
he was reading:
"Hy bin Amendment of last night,
which was defeated by nn overwhelming
majority, the member for Pin spool has
onco more called attention to the unique
position which ho occupies In contempo
rary politic. Consistent only In hla
hopeless Inconsistency, and only to be
reckoned on for tho wholly unexpected,
one wonders for what particular purpose
the electors of Slngpool ever thought of
tending Mr. Wlntorbourne to Parlla
went. A politician who 1 nt once a
furious Jingo In foreign affairs and an
"ultra-revolutionary at home; an upholder
of the divine right and liberties of the
multitude, who, nt the same time, vrouM,
If he could, force them to close every
public house In thecoutrtry, alike on Sun
day and Saturday; Is a good deal more
dangerous to hi allle-i than to hi' ene
mies, while ministering to his own In
ordinate vanity."
"It sound like the writing of a young
roan," ho wa thinking. "Hut perhaps
It I' true. Perhaps that Is what I nm
like. I wonder if that Is how I appear
to Yolander
Ho heard n footstep outside, and Im
mediately thrust away the newspaper
from him. The next moment the door
of the room wa opened, and the frame
work allowed a living picture, that of n
young girl of eighteen, singularly tall
and strikingly fair, who stood there hesi
tating, timid, half laughing.
"1.00k," sho said. "Is It your Idea)"
"I It your Idea?" ho repeated peevish
ly. "Yolande, you are getting worse and
worse. Why don't you say, 'Is this what
you meant) "
"I this what yon meant) sho said
SHE SAT ON Till: HEAKIHltlO llKFOHi: HIM.
promptly, anif with a slight foreign ne
cent "Como to the mirror, child, and put
en your hat. and let wo see the whole
thing properly."
She dM a he wa bW. stepping over
to the fireplace, awl standing before the
otd-fasfcfoued mirror, a sho adjusted the
wide-brimmed Uuben hat over tho ruddy
roUI of her hair.' For thl wa an ex
periment cotume. and It had some sug
gestion of novelty.
The plain gown waa of a uniform
cream white of aome rough towel-like
substance that seemed to cling naturally
to the tall and graceful flgure. and It
was touched hero and there with black
velvet. She wore no ornament but a
thick silver necklace round her throat
and a plain silrer belt round her waist.
"I It what you meant)" she repeated,
turning to him from the mirror.
"Oh, yes," ald he, rather reluctantly.
I I thought It would suit you. Iiut
yon ee. Yolande, to drive lu the park
In London wouldn't it be a little con
spicuous?' Her eye were filled with astonish
ment; hla rather wandered away nerv
ously to the table.
"Hut. papa, I don't understand you.
Everywhere else you are always wishing
mo to wear the brightest and lightest of
colors. I may wear what I please
and that Is ouly to please you, that I
what 1 care about only anywhere else
If wo are going for a walk or a drive at
Oatlands Park, I cannot please you with
enough bright colors; but here, In Lon
don, everything Is too conspicuous! And
this time I wa bo anxious to please you
all your own Idea; not mine at all.
Hut what do I care)" She tossed the
Hubeus hat on to the couch that wa
near, "Come! What Is there about n
dress) It will do for some other plnce,
not so dark and smoky as London. Come
alt down, papa you do not wish to go
away to the House yet!"
"Well, now, MU Invelgler, Just listen
to this," said he, laying hold of her by
both her small ears. "Don't you think
It prudent of mo to ahow up a often a
I can In the House, bo that my good
friend In Slngpool mayn't begin to grum
' bio about my being away ao frequently)
And why nm I away) Why do I neglect
my duties) Why do I let the Hrltlsh
Empire glide on to Its doom) Why but
that I may take a wretched school girl
for her holldaya and show her things she
can't understand; and plow through mu
couma and picture galleries to fill a rolud
that l no better "than a sieve) Just
think of It. Tho British Empire going
headlong to the mischief all for tho
ake of on empty-headed achool girl!
- "JDo you know, papa, I nm very glad
to hear that)" she said, quietly, and aha
'at on the hearth rug poforo him, "for
now I think my dream will aoon be com
ing true.".
""Your dreamt"
"My dream. The ambition of my
ife," wid she, seriously. "It Is all I
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wih for and hopo for. Nothing else
nothing eNe In too world. It Is to make
mjself Indispensable to you. Listen now,
papa. Surely It la a shame that you
have wasted so much time on me,
through so many years alwaya (.timing
to seo me and take mo away. I have
mom sense now; I have been thinking;
I want to bo Indispensable to you; I
want to be In London with you al
ways; and you shall never have to run
nwny Idling, and you shnll never hnve to
think that I am wearying for youSwhen
I am always with you In London, That
Is it now; I wish to bo your prlvato sec
retary." "No, no, Yolande," he said, nervous
ly. "Iindon won't do for you It It
wouldn't do nt all. IWt think of it
even."
"Pnpa. what other member of Parlia
ment, with so much busbies as you have.
Is without a secretary) Why should
you answer all tho letter yourself)
For me I will learn politics very quick
ly; I am sturylng hard. And Just to
think Hint you have uever allowed ma to
hear you speak In tho House! When I
come to London the ladles whom I sec
will not belle' i that I have never onco
been In the House. They know all the
speakers; they have heard all tho great
men; they spend tho whole of tho even
ing there, and have many como to seo
them all In politic. Well, you see,
papa, what a burden It would bo taking
off your baud. You would not always
havo to como homo and dlno with me,
and wasto so much of tho evening In
reading to me. Then all tho day here,
busy with your letter. Oh, I assure you
I would make prettier compliment to
your constituent than you could think
of."
"They seem to think there," ho said,
with a sardonic smile, and he glanced
at tho newspaper, "that the country
would be better off without me."
It was too lato to recall this unfortu
nate speech. The moment he had spoken
she reached over and took up the Journal,
and found her father's name staring her
in the face.
"I It true, Yolande)" he anld, with a
laugh. "I that what I am like)"
As site read, Yolande tried at first to
be grandly indifferent contemptuous.
Ami then, In spite of herself, tear rose
slowly ami filled the soft gray-blue eyes
though she had kept her head down,
vainly trying to hide them. And then
mortification at her weakness made her
angry, and she crushed up the paper
twice or thrice, and hurled It into the
fire; nay, she seized hold of the poker
and thrust and drove the offending Jour
nal Into the very heart of the coals. And
then sho rose, proud and Indignant, and
with a to of her pretty dead, she said;
"It is enough time to waste oxer such
folly. Perhaps thep oor man ha to
support a family; but he need not write
such stupidity as that. Now, papa, what
shall I play for you)"
"I "must lie off to the Home. There
is Just a chance of a division; and per
haps I may be able to get In a few
words somewhere. Just to show tho Blag
pool people that I am not careering about
the Continent with my school girl. No,
no; I will see you safe in your own
room, Yolande; aud your lamp lit, and
everything anug; then Oood night!"
"No. Not until you say, 'I lore you." "
"I love you."
"And I may go out to-morrow morning
as early a ever I like, to buy some (low
er for the breakfast table)"
"I don't like your going out by your
self, Yolande," said be rather hesitating
ly. "You can order flower. You oau
ring and tell the waiter "
"The waiter!" she exclaimed. "What
am I of use for, then, If It Is a waiter
who will choose flower for your break
fast table, papo)"
Take Jane with you, then."
"Oh. yen."
Bo that was settled; and he went up
stair with her to see that her llttlo sil
ver reading lamp was properly lit, and
then bade her tho real last good-night.
Whew he returned to tho sitting room for
his hot and coat, there was a pleased
and contented look on his face.
"Poor Yolande.' he was thinking; "ahe
Is more shut up here than in the country;
but sho will noon hire the liberty of Oat
land Park again."
He hod Just put on hi coat and bat,
and was giving a last look round tho
room to ace If there was anything ho
ought to take wltli him, when there wa
a loud, sharp crash at the window. A
hundred splinters of glass fell on to the
floor; a stone rolled over and over to the
fireplace. He seemed bewllderod only
for a second; and perhaps It was the
startling sound that hod made hi face
grow suddenly of a deadly pallor; the
next aecond noiselessly and quickly
he had stolen from the room, and was
hurriedly descending the stair to the
hall of tho hotoh
CHAPTER II.
The head waiter waa In the ball, alone,
and staring out through tho gins door.
When ho beard some one behind him,
ho turned quickly, mu! (hero wits it ngmi
alarm lu his fare.
"Tho tho lady, sir, linn been here
ngnln."
Mr. Wlnterhtiurno paid no heed to
him; passed him hastily, nud went nut
The lamplight id hi wed it figure standing
there on the pavement tho figure ut n
tall woman, dnrk nud pate, who had u
strnuge, ihtsod look In her eyes.
"1 thought I'd bring you mill" she said,
tauntingly, nud with n alight laugh.
"What do jou want)" ho said, quick
ly, nud under his breath. "Have you im
slinme, woinnnt Come away. Toll tue
what you want!"
"You know what I want," she said
sullenly. "I want tin more lies," Then
an nngrler light hinted up In the Impns
slve, emaciated face. "Who ha driven
me to It, If I have to break a window)
l want no more lie aud hidings. 1 want
you to keep your promise; aud If 1 have
to break oery window lu the House of
('omnium, I will let everybody know.
Whoso fault I It)"
"What madness have you got hold of
uow)" he said, lu tho anuio low voice
and all hi anxiety seemed to be to get
tier away from the hotel. "Come along
and tell me what you want. I suppose
I can guess who sent you. I suppose It
waa not for nothing you came to mako
nn exhibition of yourself In the public
streets. They asked you to go aud get
Kome money )
"I will take them some money, If you
like," she said, absently. "They are
my only friends now my only friends;
they have been kind to me they don't
cheat me with lies aud promises they
don't put me off, and turn me nwny when
1 ask for them. Ye. I will tnku them
aome money."
lty this time they had reached the cor
ner of Piccadilly, and as a four-wheeled
cab happened to be passing, be stopped
It, mid himself opened the door. Sho
mado no remonstrance; sho seemed ready
to tin anything he wished,
"Hero Is aome money. I will pay tho
driver."
She got Into the cab quite submissive
ly, and the man wa given tho address,
and nald. Then tho vehicle wa lrlvou
.off; aud ho was left standing on the pave
'ment. still somewhat bow lldered. and not
conscious how hla hands were trembling.
He stood uncertain only for a second
or so, then ho walked rapidly back to
the hotel.
"Has Mis Wlnterbourne'a maid gone
to bed yet)" he asked of the landlady.
"Oh. no. sir! I should think not, sir,"
the buxom person answered; she did not
observe that his face was palo and his
eyen nervou.
"Will you please tell her, then, that
we shall be going down to Oatlaud Park
agalu to-morrow morning) She must
have everything ready; but she I not to
disturb Mis Wlnterbourne to-night."
Then he went Into tho coffee room,
aud found the head waiter.
"IMik here." said he, "I suppose you
can get a man to put In a pane of glass
In tho window of our sitting room the
first thing In the morning) There has
been some accident, I suppose. You ean
have It done before Miss Wlnterbourne
come down."
He stood for a moment apparently list
ening If there was any sound upstairs;
and then he opened the door ngaln aud
went out. Very slowly ho walked away
through the lamp-lit street, seeing abso
lutely nothing of the pasersby. or of tho
rattling rnbs and carriages; and although
ho bent hi steps Westminster-ward It
wa certainly not the affairs of the na
tion that had hold of hi mind. Itather
bo was thinking of that beautiful fair
young life that young life so carefully
and tenderly cherished and guarded, and
all unconscious of this terrlblo black
shadow behind It. The Irony of It! It
was this very night that Yolande had
chosen to reveal to him her secret hope
and ambition; she wa to be always with
him; sho wa to tie "Indispensable;" the
day of her banishment were to lie now
left behind; and the two, father and
daughter, were to be Inseparable com
anions henceforth and forever. And hla
reply) A he walked along the half-do-serted
pavement, anxiously revolving
many thing, and dreaming many dream
nbout what the future might have In
store for her, ami regarding the trouble
and terrible care that haunted his own
life, -tho final summing up of nil hi
doubt and fear resolved Itself Into this
If only Yolande were married! When
he passed Into the House It wa to seek
out his friend, John Shortlauds, whoso
rough common sense and blunt counsel
had before now stood him In good stead
and served to brace up hi unstrung
nerve. The tall, corpulent, big-headed
Ironmaster, he at length found with two
or three companion's. Winterbourno
touched hla friend lightly on the shoul
der. "Can you come outside for a minute)"
"AH right,"
(To be continued.)
Wanted a IHk "Itar'L"
A nowspnpor toll tliu story of n
storekeeper In n country town who,
nfter twice tolling; a young man that
ho had no "onions," reverted to tho
matter nftor tho customer Imd gone.
"I declare," ho an.Id, "I do' know but
what It wa ingnn that follor
wanted!"
A similar tnlo la told by n young
woman who, doing; In search of a bar
rel to catch rnln-wnter, applied to tlu
vUlugo Innkcopor.
"Iluvo you n hogshead that I could
buy)" alio anld, with tho enruful ontin
clntlon that ho had learned In child
hood. Tho lnnkoopor shook his head.
"Not nny wort of hogshead)" alio
naked, with gentlo pendstonco. "I
thought you must havo n good many."
"I wondor wbnt sot you to thinking
that)" wild the landlord, looking nn If
ho considered bor demented. "I
haven't kop a Hlnglo hog for ton years
back, and when I did koep 'em I novor
had nny call for their heart."
It was tho youns womnn's turn to
look horrified.
"Oh, I don't know anything nbout
hog's bends!" alio anld, excitedly. "I
want a hogshead, nn old molnsios
hogshead, or somothlng."
The landlord looked nt hor, and light
dawned at last
"I behove you mean you want n
hugshud," ho said, shilling broadly.
"You step this way mid tako your. to havo some morits. At tho Ontario
choice of what I've got" Experiment Station calves were fort
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Sltu'ti putiltrymeti lmvo begun lo ul'
nt n lilgli Htiuitlnrtl lu ckr production
mill to atrlvo for tho two hundred
egg hen (the tjpo not tho Individual),
much ndvnticii hna been made. ''
though tho Whllo Leghorn still heads
tho Hat. Of course, there urtt hen
nml hens even tif thl oggloylug
breed, nml aoiuo of them full f'r be
low tho standard. It Is Inton'sUug; to
nolo the formation of the real egg pro
ducer, nml tho Illustration, which Im
been drawn from n photograph of n
prlxo egg producer, will ahow thl for
mation very clearly, na ctiinpnretl with
the nvemgo lieu tif thl or any other
breed.
The egg producer hna a long bnck,
which I easily noted when shu Is seen
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with ordinary fowls. Tho breast Is
also low, nud tbero I n heaviness of
the Ixidy behind. In one word, tho
enrensa tuny be called plump. The
comb and wattle tiro fiery red, tho
eye bright, and the bird has nn alert
ness which doe not seem lo bo prtiinl
limit lu other Individual not ao good
layers. It pays to look over tho bird
very carefully, ami If one has n stand
ard to go by It wilt bo eeti thttl nluo
cases out of ten tho bird which look
like a layer of few egg will bo found
to bo so. Indianapolis Now.
Hliuplo Ourtleii .Marker.
A marker t one of thu bandy tools
of tho farm, aud la readily inadu by
taking n strip of Inch material of tho
desired length, nml, at the proper dis
tance from tho ends, making holes In
which to Insert pole to form n shaft
to which n horse limy bo fastened. At
Interval mi this strip make hole so
Hint tho teeth may ho moved ns de
sired. Theso teeth mny bo mndo of
wood and of varying thleknosso and
length to suit tho vnrlotis seed. A
few bolts will do the fastening per
fectly. For general use tho necessary num
ber of teeth may be mndo triangular
In shape, tho upper end containing two
bolt holes, ho ns to lengthen If desired.
(Seo Pig. 1.) A neat adjustment of a
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maiiickii vou tiik oAiinnrr,
tooth is shown at Fig. 2. Heavy board
teeth may bo used whoro course seed
Is to be iiaed If ono desires, tho teeth
boliig nttached to tho bar lu tho samo
manner as tho others, Figs. and 4
nIiow such a tooth and Its attachment
to tho bar. Kxchango,
Get Acqiialntod With Your Cows.
That Is tho advlcu of Wnllaco's
Fanner to thuso of Its readers who
tako milk to creameries. Then tho
Farmer explains what It menus by tho
phrase, "getting acquainted with your
cows." It Is n curious fact, hut ono
that Is as true ns tho multiplication
table, that there nro thoiisniids upon
thousands of farmers who really know
less about their cows than any other
nnlmnl on tho farm, They never know
iiow much milk they give or how much
butter or cheeso thoy mako or how
many In tho herd nro paying for their
. board.
Cnlvca liaised Without Milk.
As a tubstltiito for skim milk In rais
ing calves, coconnut shell tea appears
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f lea luiule by bulling one fourth
poiiml of cocoa Nhells In two gallon of
unlor. They galueil l.Ti pounds In
eight week, while two other cnlvos
fetl on two giilloua of kU I ut milk per
day In niblltloii (u the other feed
galiii'd 118 pound lu the sumo pe
riod. The cuiuitvdnii was that ahull
made as good a substitute for klm
milk as could be hail, but that noth
ing could entirely take thu place of
milk for young stock.
Heat Cure for l.iiuirnr.
A roomy yard or largo box stall I a
butter place for a horse requiring real
mi account of lameness than a grass
Held. Very often the rest inn)' ho ren
dered more complete by Judicious sur
gical shoeing, which throws the part
actually Involved lulu n state of rest.
Many make the mistake of turning
horse out during the day ami bring
ing them In nt night. (Iciiurally speak
ing, the aiilmnl would bo better off out
at night than during the day, the ex
ception being when there I a great
variation between tho day nud night
temperature. The horse I not'turnal
In lit habits; bo can grar.o nud get
about comfortably lu a low medium
of light, If bo cannot nettialy "see lu
the dark." a he Is popularly sup
posed to be able lo do, and he can get
food, moderate exercise and the bene
tkirt! effect of night tlews nnd damp
grass to hi feet, and I subject to no
disturbance. American Cultivator.
Nklni Milk for Pigs.
On nny farm where pig nro raised
nml skim milk I nvnllable, It may
be fetl with profit lu connection with
grain, of various kinds. To use tho
skim milk without thu grain U not
getting tho best out of It. The usual
plan of feeding skim milk to pig from
two to three months oltl Is to make n
mixture of middling or ground corn
with live time the quantity of skim
milk. This ration furnishes nbout the
same iiutrliiirut that does the milk of
the sow, and the pigs will thrive on It.
Some pig raiser try n ration consist
ing of one part of middlings, one part
of nil meal nud four part of ground
corn mixed with water lu lieu of skim
milk, nnd find It fairly satisfactory.
Considerable care must be limit lu the
feeding of young pigs, nml It wys to
try nml arrange n ration which will
keep thorn growing ns sturdily n h.
slble.
Mmiucl VnreU na n Hlock Peril.
David Iturle, in uu address before
n Wisconsin Institute, gave excellent
advice from n long experience In swine
breeding, making u few good point.
He said: "I am satisfied wo must
nil so more mangel for our swine.
They are peculiarly adapted for fur
nishing cheap nutrition, easily digest
ed and lieallliglvlng. I nm sure wo
must look more carefully to thl ques
tion of dry matter In root. Wit hnve
certainly overlooked the value of food
nutrients In thl form, nut only fur
feeding pig, but all kind of live stock.
In my Judgment no other root growth
will tako their place. Potatoes surely
will not. I hope fanners will earnest
ly tnke hold of thl question nnd raise,
ao far n their farm arrangements may
permit. uiniiK"! wiirxel." National
Stockton n.
To Hallcve lleuvca.
Wet all food. Feed green grnss In
preference to liny. Do not work soon
after a meal. (live half ounce Fow
ler's solution of arsenic twice dally.
Hreedera Curette says the disease Is
Incurable, but may bo relieved by this
treatment.
Poultry I'lckliigs.
Tlicro Is less profit hi half-starved
ben than In those too fat
Tho crocodile, tho chicken aud tho
ostrich take pebbles with their food to
aid In grinding it.
Tho qualifications for a successful
potiltryuinii nro patience, perseverance,
pluck, enterprise ami capital,
If you tlo not love your poultry well
enough to give tliein the proper care,
you had better go out of business.
If there Is any tendency to looseness
of the bowel among tho poultry, give
them coal nshes to pick over, Thl
will correct It.
Milk may soil tho old hen's feath
ers, but there Is luithlug better for her
In tho way of food iiiul drink.
A good way to clean thicks, after
picking Is to rub them well with A
cloth that has beun dampened nod
dipped lu corn meal.
To snvo the aiiiioyauco of foul-smell-lng
chicken boxes lu which you lmvo
llvo poultry, slip two or three sheets
of thick papor In the bottom; when
empty throw theso away,
Oiirdeu llliit.
Tho California poppy I u ,M0,t
brilliant red annual, Do nut trans
plant.
Early plants of marigold ihnvor In
pots boforo replanting, nml never stop
until frost.
Zinnia is gorgeous and always In
llowpr, It is well to get selected
strains for puro colors.
How Hwmit pea ealy nml cut tho
flowers promptly If you want flowers
through thu wholo season,
Hwcot William, tho "cliiHtor-IIowored
pink," Is very fragrant. Ilemembor,
it likes moist, rich soil.
Mornhig glory is (lie best vino for
the trellis. Honk tho seed In warm wa
ter boforo planting. It solf-no w. The
first frost kills It
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krVsAArVVV'sAAA
"Law-son's associates will lint talk,"
says a lloslou dispatch, Liiw'sou'h as
Hiiclatcri probably tin nut get a chance,
Washington Post,
Ail mliiil HoroHfurri wants the Untied
States and (treat llrllitlii to have una
Mag. Judgment 'will be suspended uu
til the Admiral specific tho Hag, Mil.
witukco Sentinel.
Young Itoclicfollcr doe not deem II
itecesNiiry to defend hi father. He
I light. Tho old gentleman Is able to
letalu good lawyers for that piirpo,
Pittsburg (laietle.
Itussla protest that Japan propose
to kid imp the Kmperor of Korea. Why
didn't Kiitvpatklu stay ami seo that
the outrage wa not perpetrated)
New York Evening Sun,
Mr. Carnegie lias presented King
ICdwnril with -i tllploitocu. ' He neg
lected the usual provision that thu
King should supply a dlploitocu of
equal value. Washington Post.
Tho University of Chicago ha "cut
out" the lamp of learning heretofoni
appearing on Its seal, litis would seem
to be a direct slap at the Standard
Oil Company. i'opeku Herald.
Talking about frcitxlfrt Itiianco how
Is it that New York legislator, with
llrfx) per milium, Increase their bank
accounts to $'i.".iMl III n single ses
sion) (iiieliinntl Commercial Tribune.
Wbnt boots tho Cisar's rescript, re.
moving the more vexation disabili
ties from the Pole mid Lithuanian,
when lie I llkoiy to recall It n soon as
the wind changes) Ihutou Transcript.
The Duke of Manchester condemn
the American scramble for the al
mighty dollar, but see nothing to en
sure In the Hrltlsh scramble for rich
American heiresses. Iiulsvllle Her
ald. Whllo so much I printed lu thu
newspapers alnut Mr. Tnft, tho aver
age cltUeu will feel like wondering
what ha become of the Vice-President.
No notice of his death ha been
published. Illnnliigham NVws.
Henry Clew give n 111 of Ut men
whose fortunes range from flft.tssl.
(ssl to fMMMioO.txiO, but It I dollar to
doughnut that he dhl not Imso hi "
tltuntes on any Information gained nt
the assessor's olllces. Spuknno Hhikt
luaii Itevtew.
A iiiIhi ndor Cboate I stilt being as
sured by our klu n cross the wnler that
be Is n Jolly good fellow. Mr. Chosto
I expected to bring home one of ttti
most gigantic rase of ilypeM'n that
lins eier been Imported. Chicago Itec-nril-llernUI.
If Secretary isft should eer ltow ,
for a now nml nn original mat of arms
he might hnve a lid rHHi'HUit. n Pres
ident expectant nml a Ibiwrii nnd
IMiiiils-Miinblile rutirl.unt a Mrt of
the arrangement, with a pretty kelll.i
as n crest. Cincinnati ('o;iimwri-tal
Tribune.
Outside of Chicago the roitntry H
weary of the strike ami would L'ladlv
lace It ended, though pot directly con
cerned, lu the matter of the pllbllj
pence the wholo country I rowvriHil,
nnd desire to see It maintained,
whether the strike eotitlHiies or nt.
Pittsburg Onselte.
"The profes-mrs, the teacher In col
leges nud universities, these ar tha
true aristocracy, those are the han-pleit-
meii," any Andrew Carnegie.
Ileglnulug of their" three months'
vacation season eoiivluse two week
men that they are so In fact. -New
ork livening World.
Lumber Is ordered up the ladder
another round or two by the Christian
gentlemen forming the combine to
whom, to quote ltaer, the Almlghtv,
In III Infinite wisdom, ha commit
ted the lumber properly of thl tuition
that they may care fjir the comlort of
HI people. St. Paul Dispatch.
Secretary Mortoni rcortctl lo havo
said that the complaints about (ho
railroad overcharging shippers are
mostly unfounded. It I also roorleil
that Mr, Morton Is to retire from tho
Cabinet to re-enter the railroad busi
ness. Is there any connection between
the two rt'iMirts) Oakland Tribune,
A Cleveland genius has Invented n
contrivance to prevent women from
stopping off backwanl when they leino
street ears. This I n good work. Wo
hope the Inventor will now turn hi
attention to the business of Inventing
omu kind of a device that will keep
frols from rocking boats, Chicago
Itccord-Herahl.
President llooaovolt Is peculiarly
fortunate lu having his Americanism
on Mtralght at all times. In the posses
sion of that uncommon commodity
known as common soiino ho I almost
the richest man lu public life lu thl
country, And so long as ho Is able,
by somo odd process of Intuition, to go
as straight to the mark ns he did In
his Chicago speeches, lie will cominaml
the respect of his countrymen and
win now evidences of approval. Do
trolt Freo Press.
One Inkstand at ?,',00 Is of Itself a
thing hardly worth talking about. Ilrii
as an evidence of (hat vulgar osten
tation In thu details of government
against which thu founders of the re
public wot their face, It spunks vol- i
times. lloslou. Post
Now that thuro la a discussion of
safer menus for the transportation of
high explosives, Interest cunters lu tho
method that will bo employed" In con
veying Thomas W. Lnwson from llos
lou to Ottawa, Kan., for his Fourth of
July spoijch. Indianapolis Star,