THE BLEEPING 07 THE W1SD.
tTbe treat red moon was swinging
Alow in the purple east ; ,
tThH robins bad ceased from singing;
The noise of the day had ceased;
The goldon sunset islands
Had faded into the sky,
lAnd warm from the sea of silence
, A wind of sleep came by.
St came so balmy and resting
That the treetop breathed a kiss.
And a drowsy wood-bird, nesting,
- Chirped a wee note of bliss ;
ilt stole over fragrant thickets
As soft as an owl could fly,
And whispered to tiny crickets
The words of a lullaby.
OTien slowly the purple darkened,
The whispering' trees were still,
. And the hush of the woodland harkened
To a crying whip-poor-will, ;
And the moon grew whiter, and by it
The shadows lay dark and deep; -But
the fields were empty and quiet,
For the wind bad fallen asleep.
-Ladles' Home Journal.
When John Delmont went south with
Ills wife they arranged to have Laura's
mother and sister come and care for
the bouse during their absence. The
Delmonts started a day earlier than
they expected, and, consequently, were
away when Emily Trevor and her
mother arrived. A note that Laura
left explained the change of plan, and
ended with this postscript : "John has
secured seats at the theater . for you
and mother tomorrow night. It's only
a step to the car and you won't need
any escort Be Just as comfortable as
yon can, you and mother, and let us
hear from you often. Lovingly, Laura."
Emily Trevor turned to her mother.
"Only think, mammal" she cried,
"Isn't that lovely V
And Just about that time John Del
mont was saying to Laura as tbey sat
'at luncheon In the dining car : "I didn't
like the idea of those two women stay
ing alone in that big house without
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SHE DIDN'T LIKE THIS AT ALL.
any man within call, and so I tele
graphed for brother Jim. Jim is In
Philadelphia on business for the
works, and they have decided to open
up an office in New York. So he can
sleep at the bouse just as well as not."
Back in the Delmont home the visit
ors were settling themselves for their
two-week stay. There were many little
details to arrange, trunks to unpack
and clothes to put away and the maids
to consult And then, quite without
warning, an exceedingly uufceleome
visitor arrived. It was an attack of
neuralgia, and the elder lady was the
victim. She was familiar with the foe,
but that didn't make the attack any
more endurable.
1 'Toor mommy," cried Emily, as she
busied herself with various attempts
to soften the infliction. "It's Just a
shame. And you were feeling so well,
too," And then she suddenly sank
down in the nearest chair. "Oh, mom
my 1" she gasped. "How can I go?"
And then the girl suddenly sprang
up and ran into the library and came
back with the morning paper in her
hands.
"Listen to this, mommy dear."
She found the place and read an
item aloud:
"Special Notice For the conven
ience of ladles visiting the city without
escort, the management of tills house
will maintain a select corps of young
men who can be secured for escort
duty by application at the box ofllee.
Those young men, who will be found
unexceptional in drees and deportment,
may be engaged to call at hotels or pri
vate residences If requests for their
services are 'made not later than 7
o'clock."
The paper dropped from the girl's
fingers.
"What do you think of that, mom
my?" "My dear," said the older lady, "I
, know you mean to do Just as you
please in this matter. I won't oppose
you."
Emily Impulsively kissed her moth
er. Then she dnrted Into the library
ana cauea up me rneaier. xne con
versation was a brief one.
It was not later than 7:13 when the
hell rang and Emily, lu her becoming
long coat and daluty hat, answered the
summons.
The young man in the vestibule
raised his hat Emily gave him a hasty
glance. He was good looking and well
dressed, although not in evening
clothes a fact which occasioned the
' girl some surprise.
"I'm quite ready," she said. "Good
night mother.'
"Goodnight." cam a faint voice
from the library.
fhea the girl, assuring herself that
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she had her theater tickets, her car
tickets, and the latch key, all snugly
stowed in her glove, stepped out In the
vestibule and closed the Moor behind
her.
"Ton are a little ahead of time, I
think," she said, as they went down
the steps.
'Then you expected me?" said the
escort. He had a pleasant voice and a
decidedly respectful air. Of course
She must be reserved, but there was
no necessity for treating the man as if
be were a block of wood.
"Of course I expected you, but not
until 7 :30. My mother would have
gone with me to-night but she was
suddenly taken 111."
He nodded respectfully.
"I am sorry to bear that," he said,
"and trust she will soon recover."
"It is more painful than serious.
When she has these attacks she must
remain perfectly quiet Of course, she
will sadly miss the theater."
And Just then the car they wanted
stopped at the crosswalk and they
stepped aboard, the escort helping the
young woman with a firm uplifting
pressure beneath her arm. As she pass
ed the conductor she handed him two
fares,' an act that caused the young
man to frown a little.
Presently the young man spoke.
"Am I to understand that you have
tickets for this performance?" he ask
ed. "Of course," she answered shortly.
"I didn't know," he somewhat hum
bly explained. "You see, I've never at
tended the theater under Just these
circumstances. If I had known about
It a little beforehand I would have ap
peared In the the conventional garb."
'Your system must be faulty," said
the girl. "I'm sure there was ample
time to let you know."
"I received the message," he answer
ed, "but there were no particulars en
closed." He turned and signaled the
conductor. "Here is the theater," he
said. - ,
She was glad to notice that the the
ater people did not seem to recognize
him, and a moment later they were
seated in the very excellent orchestra
chairs that John Delmont had reserved
for her. . .
She took another glance at the es
cort lie certainly was a fine looking
fellow, and was It possible? he was
bowing and smiling as he acknowledg
ed the greeting of some fashionable
looking people In the nearest box.
Emily Trevor felt her cheeks flush.
She didn't like this at all. He deserved
a rebuke. She leaned a little forward.
"Customers?" she asked.
"Why, no," he answered. "Merely
friends."
He certainly was a very presuming
young man. And there he was bowing
again to a lady across the aisle, quite
a distinguished looking lady, too. And
Emily fancied that the distinguished
looking lady swept her with a critical
glance and then looked back at the es
cort as If she meant him to understand
that the young woman with him would
do. At which Emily flushed again.
The curtain rose and fell and rose,
and presently the dainty fantasy was
at an end. The escort helped her with
her cloak and then they were in the
throng In the lobby. She noticed that
several people spoke to him and she
quickly decided that he must be a
member of some good family that had
fallen Into financial distress.
The memory of the play was still
dominating her mind as they rode
home and she was silent most of the
way.
"You like the theater?" said the es
cort.
"I like good plays," she replied.
"There are other good plays to be
soon Just npw," he somewhat hesitat
ingly remarked.
It was quite apparent that he was
advertising his business. She would
give him a sharp reproof.
"I suppose you would like to have
me engage you by the season," she
said.
He laughed.
"I would be delighted," he answered.
He was quite brazen.
On the steps of the Delmont home
Bhe turned to him.
"Come In," she said, "and I will pay
you.
He didn't answer, but meekly fol
lowed her Into the hall.
As they entered somebody met them
at the library door. It was Emily's
mother.
"Why, mommy," cried the girl, "are
you Btill up?"
"Yes, my dear," the older lady an
swered. "I was so worried I couldn't
sleep."
"Worried? And the neuralgia?"
"Frightened away. My dear, there
has been some dreadful mistake." And
she glared at the young man. "Ten
minutes after you started a man called
and said he had been sent to take you
to the theateri And there you had gone
away with an entire stranger !"
The girl, her face flushing,. turned to.
the stranger. "Aren't you a profession
al escort?"
He suddenly smiled.
' "Why, no," he answered, "I I am a
professional caretaker."
"Then how dared you take me to the
theater?"
He smiled again.
"If you will kindly recall the cir
cumstances, I think you will admtt I
went at your invitation."
She drew a long breath. She wanted
to laugh, but that would never do.
The young man suddenly removed
hla overcoat and put down his hat
"Come Into the library," he BUd,
"and let's talk It over."
"Certainly not," cried Emily.
"It isn't very late," he urged,
Emily's eyes dilated,'
"Who are you?" she demanded.
He laughed.
"I thought you'd ask that present
ly. I'm John's brother, Jim. He tele
graphed me to come here and take cara
of you."
"Oh!" gasped Emily..
And then they all went into the li
brary. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MOJTKEY HELPS CATCH FISH.
Maater and Valuable Aaaistant . Co
operate In Landing Catches.
For some years I lived In a small
town not far from Frome, and being
very fond of fishing I was able to In
dulge In my favorite pastime very often,
as the little river abounded In trout
and I had permission to fish about
eight miles of it '
The only boat on the lake belonged
to a Captain C, who rented a large
house with grounds coming down to the
lake, and he very kindly allowed me
the use of the boat at all times. The
captain was perhaps the finest fly fish
erman I have ever seen, an enthusiast
at the sport and was often to be seen
in the boat bis page boy rowing him
about
The other occupant of the boat was
Invariably a monkey, that sat stolidly
In the stern sheets. But when the cap
tain hooked a fish Jocko was all activ
ity, dancing about the boat in a most
excited manner, and as soon as the cap
tain had drawn the fish near enough
the monkey, holding on to the gunwale
with one hand, would Belze the fish
with the other, throw it into the -boat
and then resume his usual seat
I never saw the monkey lose a fish,
and Captain C. told me that he very
rarely did miss one. He, never took a
landing net with him when the monkey
accompanied him. I am well aware
that few will believe this tale, but it
is true in every respect, and there are
no doubt many still living at Stourton
or in the neighborhood who could tes
tify to the correctness of what I have
written. London Field.
CASE FOB BRITISH SEAMEN.
Looked After by Moat Admirable and
Unique Institution.
The Interests of the British seamen
are looked after by an Institution which
is not only the largest of Its kind In
the world but is in many respects
quite unique in its way, it being gov
erned entirely by nautical men. The
Institution is known as the Mercantile
Marine Service Association, and this
year celebrates the Jubilee of its ex
istence, it having been founded as far
back as 1857, while six years later Its
alms were recognized by Parliament In
a special law of Incorporation.
The history of this great organiza
tion has been one of steady progress,
so that It has come to be recognized as
the head of the nautical members of
the merchant service. In almost every
port of the world Is to be found Its ac
credited representative, to whom Its
members, of whatever degree, can turn
for advice. These representatives give
their services voluntarily. The opera
tions of the association are not only of
benevolent character but they have
their political aspect In looking sharply
after any parliamentary legislation
which might affect the seamen.
On the benevolent side It administers
large funds which have been founded
for the pensioning of, members of the
merchant service and the relief of the
widows and orphans of seamen, It has
Its own homes for aged mariners, Its
college and training ships and runs a
quarterly magazine, In which are given
the full text of discussions at meetings
of the association and details of any
legislation likely to affect the service.
It Is an Institution run by seamen for
the benefit of seamen.
More Valuable than Gold Mines.
"Cotton is king," declared James
Henry Hammond on the floor of the
United States Senate as far back as
1858. But even that optimistic states
man did not foresee the time when, of
the world's total production for Its an
nual output of $2,000,000,000 worth of
cotton goods, the United States was to
supply three-fourths.
For the year ending June 80, 1905,
America's cotton exports were valued
at $410,C57,752i as against $410,205,653
for all other agricultural exports. In
addition, the prosperous planters sold
more than $200,000,000 worth to feed
the 25,000,000 spindles of this country.
And still the king Is Increasing In
stature. During the fiscal year Just
ended raw cotton and cotton goods to
the value of $453,000,000 were exported,
while American looms were busy with
an Increased quota. All the gold mined
in the world last year would have paid
southern farmers for only half their
crop.
Java'a Population.
Java is very thickly populated, and
cultivation Is pushed to an extraordi
nary distance up the steep slopes of
the hills. The plain of Leles In the
mouth of July "Is one sea of ripe
golden rloe, with here and there a vil
lage of brown-thatch roofs nestling In a
group of green cocoanut trees." In the
middle of the island white chimneys of
sugar mills peep above miles and miles
of sugar cane fields.
Needed Rest. -
The Cuban at the age of 150 years
was about to pass away.
"What's the use, doc?" he asked,
wearily, when told to brace up, "This
thing of howling a century and a hah?
for liberty really is wearing." Phila
delphia Ledger.
When a woman begins to dye her hair
she begins to suspect some other wom
an's figure of being unnatural.
When an awkward man lends a hand
he's apt to put bit foot In It
"You don't ask me what I did," said
che man's wife as the man returned to
his everlasting paper.
. "Well, what did you dor
"That's always the way. with you.
You don't seem to take the slightest
Interest When you tell me anything
I'm Just as Interested as I can be; hut
you never do. You know perfectly well
what I went .down town for,. If you
don't it Isn't because I haven't told
you twenty times. If you'd tell me
something I wouldn't be likely to for
get it, I know, but I might be the
merest stranger Instead of your wife
for all I ever learn of your doings. I sit
at home all day "
"You didn't to-day, did you, my
dear?"
"Now, aren't you aggravating, Wil
bur? Didn't I Just tell you that I had
been downtown the whole livelong day?
I'm tired to death, too."
"I'm sorry," said the man.
"Well, do you want to know what I
did?" :
"Yon shopped, didn't you?"
"Shopped I"
"What was it then? Matinee?"
"Wilbur, didn't I tell you when you
went away this morning that 1 fyou
would wait until the next train I'd go
with you? Would I start out at 9
o'clock In the morning to go to a mat
inee and would I go to a matinee when
there's so much to be done at home and
nobody on earth to do It but me? I
told you that I was going to get some
white serge for a dress. Didn't I dis
cuss the whole thing with "you last
night?"
"I think you did, dear."
"I do wish you would try to pay some
attention when I talk to you. Now,
when we start for the bay and I say
something about my outing dress you'll
be wanting to know all about it Just
as If I hadn't told you. Oh, you can
read If you want to. I won't say an
other word. Excuse me for troubling
you with my little,, unimportant af
fairs." "
"I'm not reading, honest Did you
say you went to buy your dress?"
"Yes. I saw some advertised at 98
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Short Qtoties
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A Georgia professor wrote an arith
metic that contained such tough prob
lems that nobody could solve them. One
teacher wrote asking for a key. The
professor replied on a postal card :
"Dear Sir It has no key. It's a stem
winder." Barber He admits that he shaves
himself; says he's too nervous to let
a barber do It for fear the fellow
might take a notion to cut his' throat.
Man In the Chair Ridiculous 1 Bar
berAin't it, though? Man in the
Chair Yes ; there never was a barber
ouch 1 who had a razor sharp
enough to do that. .;"
"When ex-Governor Pennypacker was
still a Judge," said a Philadelphia re
porter, "he showed me In his uptown
house his superb collection of old news
papers. As he turned those faded pages
I said: 'Do you think, sir, that our
newspaper have Improved?' He smiled,
his eyes twinkled and he answered:
'They have grown larger."'
The man who applied at headquar
ters for a "little help" from the chari
table association set forth his case with
so much tact and moderation that the
secretary was beginning to be favora
bly Impressed. "I can't ask them to
do too much," the applicant said, mod
estly. "You see," he continued. In an
outburst of delicacy and ingenuous
ness, "they paid for my wedding last
mouth, and 'twas a real swell one."
"We fishermen," said Havelock Mor
ton, California's famous fly caster, "are
continually being accused of intemper
ance. The accusation Is false. No in
temperate man could ever cast a fly.
Yet a friend of mine had the effrontery
to declare that out walking In the coun
try he had met an angler beside a
brook and had said to the man: 'How
can you tell the good places from the
had when you come to a stream r "By
the "bottles, the man answered. 'Wher
ever the most empty bottles are scat
tered Is the best place.' "
A "Battery Dan" Finn story, and a
true one from New York, sets forth the
circumstances of an arraignment tt
several sons of the sod after an espe
cially hilarious celebration. The
charges were the usual In such in
stances. Two prisoners had been fined
and the third came to the bar. The
light through the windows of the
Tomb Court shone upon the prisoner.
but not upon the magistrate. "Well,
what have you got to say to this charge
against you?" asked Finn. "Well, bless
mr owl," said the arraigned, "if it
aint Danny Finn on the blnch. Sure,
I fildnt know who twus until I heard
the rote. Whot have I got to say to
me old frl'nd Finn? What? Why. I'm
goin' straight noma I That's what
&S7
cents a yard and I thought it might
be a pretty fair quality. That was at t
Pennypacker's. Well, I thought first j
I'd see what there was at Corby's, so
that I could compare the prices and
qualities. They had one lovely piece
there, double width, and Just as soft
and pretty as could be, but I didn't buy
It It was $1.60 a yard. Just think 1"
"Pretty steep, eh?"
41 Well, I don't know that It would
be. It was a lovely quality and it
might have been economy in the long
run. Walt, and I'll show you the sam
ple. Why, no ! That's marked 79 cents.
Is that a 7 or a 9? One of them was
single width, I know. There's the silk
I intended for the collar. At least, I
intended to get a taffeta at first but
there was a surah In at Eckstein &
Bracks that I thought would do. That's
It What do you think? Of course. I
could use china' silk that Is, If I de
cided to have a collar. I've got some
china silk samples, too. ,
"Well, there was nothing In at Pen
nypacker's that I'd look at I don't
believe they ever do have very good
bargains there. They had one for 50
cents, but It was so sleazy and cot
tony It wouldn't be worth the making,
I feel sure. So I went back to Corby's
and I thought I'd get something there
they had for $1.18. I did come very
near buying it, too. I'm glad I didn't,
now. 1 I Met Helen Banks at the braid
counter. I was going to trim It very
simply In braid, you know. You
wouldn't think It would be difficult to
get braid, would you? But I walked
Just blocks trying to find it. Eckstein's
had some that would have done, only
It was Inch and I wanted Inch and a
half. Well, Helen says that ',- white
serge Is rather out of style now and
advised me to get duck skirts and wear
them with shirt waists. I don't know
but I will. What do you think?"
"What will you do with your serge
stuff?" asked the man. "Return it?"
"Return it?" echoed his wife. "Why,
I didn't buy any. - I didn't buy any
thing. You, don't seem to be paying
any attention to what I'm telling you,
Wilbur. Aren't you Interested?"
Chicago Dally News.
have to say." He went, too, without
any Interruption from the magistrate.
PASSING OF THE SOMBKEBO.
Famed Hat Sow Seldom Worn
Upper Claaa Mexicans.
The famed Mexican sombrero is now
seldom worn by Mexicans of the upper
class when riding, driving or hunting.
Not so many years ago even here at the
capital men of position were occasion
ally seen wearing the sombrero, a most
suitable hat under a tropical sun such
as we all feel at midday. -
Pity that the sombrero should have
given place to the black derby or bowl
er, a hat that should be catalogued
among hats that are not hats ln any
true sense, Just as Charles Lamb made
up a list of books that are not books.
Nor Is the narrow-brimmed modern
straw hat a sufficient shade for the eyes
in this land of glaring sunshine.
The Panama hat real or Imitation.
now In high favor among the younger
men, is almost ideal as a protection to
head and eyes. , It is light, almost uni
versally becoming and growing ever
more popular. '
The Panama has come to stay un
less fashion, so potent nowadays, ex
iles It Yet it would be absurd for
denizens of the tropics to give up the
best of hats for any caprice of Dame
Fashion.
Of late years the wearlnsr of straw
hats in winter here has been frowned
upon by the glided youth who give the
law of style to the young men of the
middle class. Yet there Is hardly a
day in the year when, under the sun
of Mexico, a straw hat is not suitable.
Some very sensible young Britons wear
straw hats the year through, realizing
that they are dwellers in the tropics.
Mexican Herald.
Aa Exchansre of Good Wishes.
A successful school teacher who is
loved as well as admired by her pupils
says that during her first year of
teaching she received a little lesson
which taught her what Saint Paul
probably meant by the "foolishness of
preaching."
In the middle of a term one of her
pupils was obliged to leave school, as
the family was about to move out of
town. When the teacher said good-by
to the little girl, who had been an in
telllgent and well-behaved pupil, she
felt moved to add a few words of ad
vice.
"If I never see you again," she said,
with much earnestness, "I hops you
will never forget to do your best wher
ever you may be, and whatever tasks
you are called to perform, I hope you
will always be an honest, upright wom
an, truthful and Wave,"
"Thank you," said the little girl, her
round, eager face upturned to her
teacher, "and I hope you'll be the
same."
Cheerful Counael.
Turn failure Into victory,
Don't let your courage fad
And if yoo get a lemon, why.
Just make the lemon aid.
Princeton Tiger.
WOMAN TO EJVESTiaATB. " -
Receives Government Appointment
to Seek Truth About Panama.
Miss Gertmde Beeks, of New York,
secretary of the Welfare Department
of the Civic Federation, has gone to
Panama to Investigate the bousing, food
and amusements of laborers In the
canal zone. This Is regarded as being
one of the most important commissions -ever
awarded to a woman by ,the gov
ernment Secretary Taft gave her the
appointment ond the errand has the
sanction and support of President
ttooseveit. nuue mm is i" u iiu
portant Federal commission which Miss -Beeks
has had, she has 'raveled from
one end of the country to the other la
the Interest of Welfare work.
"Welfare Work for Government Em
ployes" Is the latest departure In the-
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MISS GEBTBUDE BECKS.
work of the Civic Federation, and for
this purpose a national committee, of
which Secretary Taft Is chairman, ha
Just been created. John C. W. Beck
ham, Governor of Kentucky, is first vice
chairman; George W. Guthrie, Mayor
of Pittsburg, second vice chairman ;.
William R. Wlllcox, postmaster of New
Yqrk, third vice chairman, and Mis
Beeks, secretary. ,
Miss Beeks, who is a southern girl,,
having gone to New York from Ten
nessee, Is not at all dismayed by the-
lmmensity o ner commission, wr it i
In the line of work In which she has
been engaged for a number of years.
The entire planning of operations after
arriving on the isthmus Is, left with
her. ' 1 ' ;" :'"
mm ot.ohe'S CAPACITY.
The Time When the Earth Will B
Fully Peopled.
Professor Ravensteln of ', the Royal
Geographical Society estimates that
the fertile lands of the globe amount
to 28,000,000 square miles, the steppe,
to 14,000,000 and the deserts to 1,000,
000. '
Fixing 207 persons to the square mile-,
for fertile lands, ten for steppes and
one for deserts as the greatest popula
tion that me eann coum pruyeny
nourish, the professor arrives at the
conclusion that when the number or
inhabitants reaches about 6,000,000,
000 the earth will be peopled to Its full"
capacity. At present It contains some
what more than one-quarter of that
number. ,
If the rate of increase shown by the
latest census statistics should be uni
formly maintained, Professor Raven
steln shows that the globe would be-
fully peopled about the year 2072.
New York Tribune. "
AdOYpULT
Off, Tsnmrr.jiaattt
' LucknoTT's Great Hall.
Connected with the Mohammedan
mosque at Lucknow, India, Is the larg
est room In the world without col
umns, being 162 feet long,' 54 feet wide
and 53 feet high. It was built during:
the great famine in 1784 to supply
work for a starving people. It is a
solid mass of concrete of simple forrat
and still simpler construction. In it
erection a mold or framework of tlm-.
ber and brick several feet in thicknes
was first made, which was then filled,
with concrete. The concrete was al
lowed about a year to set and dry
when the mold was removed. Al
though the building has been standing;
so long,, it is said to show no signs of
decay or aeterioration.
1 matt;! nation.
Bacon The author of that new novel
has a wonderful imagination,
Egbert Why, have you read tho
book?
"No, but he Bald that 10,000 copies of
the volume had been' sold." Yonkera
Statesman.
Find out the secret hope of any maa
past middle age, and It it that ha may
ha allowed at the last to go quick 17. .
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