iyHjfi'','v'vw--'-' '"f -''" v.. .- -- ---r - w -w -fw-r- ffwFiifV ?J ppmq 'TIM k , Xhh WdrfTTnrMi "" - ' Thoy wore nlmimt ready to ntnrt, nnd, lilt- it good husband, Mr. Hmokor'wiilt' ft pntlontly for IiIh ylfo to put tliu flu Isliing touches to lior totlot. Hho wits i)dJilMJug hor hut und took n lint pin fioiu a tilg cuithloti. ijuddouly alio ox. tldlmod: ' I Hlllllr it'll ll .ilinmnl" "Vos, my duur," nervously nssonted Mr. Hmokur, I "I menu tho vrny thoso writers my tliut women sharpen load pencils nnd Hjmjii rmiN wltli their husbands' ruBors," "Von, my dear," "Yes, Nov,', I novor do nucli things wllh your razor, and I don't ImjIIovu tiny woman docs nn. tho writers nilogo, 1 looked at your rnxor onco when I liad it hox of HdixlliiiMi to opon, but It van no ttliurp nnd ho wabbly In tho linudlii thnt 1 was nfiald to use It. HcsldoH, whon 1 want to sharpen a pencil and liavo no kulfii I nlblilu a point on it. "You, my di'nr." "Hut If tint writers wish to put nonio- thing triii In tlio pupom why don't they co for tho iiiimi who uno their wives' lint plim for pipe cleaners? misty brutosi" Mr, Hmokor forgot to liny denr,"Now York Times. joint wmnirr'm hrr,ri.h wu-, oducation and lot him say, "Jloro is bo much monoy to run your unl Ono of hlu biographers docluroM thnt voraity and to continuo tho lino of work you lmvo begun." If hu had nen relied tlio wholo kingdom' tint evangelist John Wosley would ?!? hardly linvu found n woman moro uij. no m,ght occompnny biB contribution with certain STJGGES nultiihlo than film whom ho married. ... . , , ,,,,, , .11 , n Hhe dUl not ovi-n conilno horuelf to her TIONS which would undoubtedly m Uiken up, weighed carefully toiiKiift I" her iittnckH. Mon. than 01H13 am nctc(j upon i,y tho bonoficiurv. In othor words, a man when ho laid violent hiindu on him. "Jack," , , , . . . ,,..,. wild John Ilampftou to bin koii, "I wnu ho dotonnlnci Unit n univcreitviH being run better than ho can run niiw on tno point or coiiimiititiK liilirdcr. It wiih when I wiih In tho north of Ireland and I wont Into a riHiiu nnd found Mm. Wesley foauiliiK with fury. Her Inmlmiid wnu 011 tho lliHir, where wlie had been trailing him by tho hnlr of hlu head, nnd h!io hor Mdf wiib Mill I10I.M11K in her imiiil v-ii- onible locku u hleli Mm hnd plueked out by iho lootu 1 fell," itintluuod liaiiip- non, who wan 11 Klaui of u itiiiu, though not one of Wcwl'jy m wnrmcNl frloniU- Mi rvlt n k though I could have knociusi the soul out of hor'-Kvorybody's Xfftifuvlfw. Tlin nnrfriiilrr'a tlrrniK. Bliicv Ihc bar 1m n uoivHiiiir' evil to Koine folk- nnd lu an limtltutlou of tho Mute, lwlni; llcoiiHitl, reference to It oc rn.nlounlly tliuut U excimeil, There'nm koiiiu wry clever men Ih.'1iIui1 the bar, oud oiieu lu awhile u Kxtitlemaii. Tab U usually kept on him by tho metal canli roKUIer. Ho feeN that he I watehfl nt u II hour by 11 mazo of pal onled machinery. If ho nteals a check of 1.' eriitN ho Is caught, joii may wiy. Not at all! The other day In a fashion shto resort the proprietor, big nnd pom pons, "called hm n" one of his men to fore some eustotners. Ah to the quetf Hon of right or wrong I say nothing. Hut presently, when Slgnnr I'niuiMwIty turiuil Ids back, tho bar mnn emptied a full Iwittlo of tho llnest whisky Into tho wnshlug trough under tho bar. It was worth nt least 11X0. 'Hint was hlif way of getting oven. I am Informed thnt It Is the UHiial way of resenting nn Insult from the proprietor. The more stealing of I.' ii-iilH Is it small mutter when the bar mnn In to be trimtnl with thousands of dollars' woith of llquorx I Is not to bo trimlcd with chnngt' Is ho lo Ihj trusted with liquors York Press. (Iriimiiiiir mill Wrltlnw. , Ono day Julian llawthorno wiIhcoiu pllmoiitliig it curtain writer on hU wonderful facility In his handling ot words ami In his construction of sen tences. "You nro u master of phniHus," said tho iiovoIIhI, with u twinkle, und thou lidded: "How do you do II, anyhow?" "I don't know," replied tho writer. don't know any moro about grammar than it cockroach knows about paint ing roues on Jugu." i "That's nil right, my boy, that's nil light," Hnld Ilnwthorim dryly. "No man who's a purist nnd u muster of , stylo over known anything about gram mar." 1 1 nr llrluht Jolneil Cotidcu. Johii Hrlglit's account of how ho nnd Ulchnid Cnhdon enmo, to Join forces ngnlnst tho corn lawn' early In tho Inst century lu us follows: "I was In tho depths of grief, I might also say of despair, for tho light und sunshine of my house had been extinguished. All that was left on earth of my llfo und of a too brief hiippluisis was lying Htljl nnd cold lu tho chamber abovo us. Mr, t'obden called upon me, nnd, hav ing expressed words of condplonco, said: 'Thoro nro thousands of houses In Ihiglaud at this moment whore wives, iiiothoiH nnd children nro dying of hunger. Now, when tho llrst pnrox jam of your grief In past I would art vIm you to como with mo and wo will novor rest till tho corn law Is repealed.' Tho offer was accepted and tho work Was tlouo " Out- A Hen I.nnillorilN. Rent ft out Ailfeilcnn property owned by foreigners or Amoilcmia living abroad Is bollovcd to amount annually to not less thun 520,000,000. , I r f n man knyti'CB. .. V-Now rnvrj ... i it .i... "- .tivMia, .jit; iwn rinirs nt mil rn-v, iiimu nirviiiivii 1111 umi i ; t t ......i .1 , ... , r.j. (ft ,onov iintl to trot n cost of Si M v ...', " i round hero, over lonriied nt HChool except thnt Iho " ' " " " X u -in ,..-. -u n 10 rnj rjigput j.u In a. pruposlllon xori'iiiH tho objoctlvo mm. oilb-o, THE A.MEKlUAiN KKl'UJJUU YUULU UU I'Ab'i.'; oT',"'" '" " ""'i'""in oarher-, vcnfruio hospital line. To save my life I couldn't loll you Iho. pi,T?n AflTTTVfl TT PVT1 ' i, r iJl ." iUrni"- utHngtho If I hnd tuy lingering dllTeronco botwivn tho prosont tense 1 ItOAOIIING 11 S EM). '!?n. "V ftVerflf "hj-adsadny, ' correspondent wns a . and ,. pwdloulo. I wrlto by oar mid ,... . A 'If'JTA'i.0. ."" ', dispelled It. I wns In r S ' THE MOST USEFUL MONEY TO A COLLEGE By President CUTLER ef OokirnbIa University m HE niOHt uwful money thnt enn como to a university or collogo in FREE MONEY monoy to run tbo in stitution, monoy for a miluonniro desires money in tho lino of Wu ho desires to contribute to a univoreity or collogoj WJTIIOUT ANY STK1NGS TJED TO IT. If u. university la not properly couductod, if it doca not know bow to apoud funds intrusted to it, it should not havo a man's monoy FOB, Uh, you axy PURPOSE. Lot a mnn look carefully over tho different inati "Yoh, my tutions, lot hint aolcct tho ono in which ho bus ubeoluto confidonco, lot him eoloct tho -ono whoso plans npproncb nearest his idcaa of' f should leavo IiIh monov ao a free TJON, und hi this way ho would itecoinplinh much better results. MONEY TJLAT IS ASSIGNED J'OIt A-SPECIFIC PUR POSE. IS NOT ALWAYS AN AID TO A UNIVERSITY. For iiiBtnnco, supposo a man loaves or gives $100,000 to found a ccr- (n; cj,'ajr ltl a cortain university. It immodintely fixes this branch , . . . r .... , , . . pf study upon that institution. It cannot dechno it, and whon it is incorporated it must bo maintained, ovon at a I053. ' . . , . ' . , . Whon a mnn gives n certain sum to a univomty for a spcciuc pur- nnRo. tbo univoraitv becomes Bimnlv fund. No mattor what othor urgent needs of tbo institution tlicro , " .... . , ,. . i e .i -r )- be, this monoy cannot bo divertod from tho specific purposo for may Wllicll It was donated. I do not wish to bo understood . chairs in universities, but I do want if thoro is a margin ovor and abovo ...... branch tho collogo ought to bo allowed to apply it to tho payment af o.xpciwci of tbo university in general, THE GREAT NEED OF OUR PREC MONEY. AND THE GREATEST GOOD A MAN CAN DO TO WARD PROMOTING EDUCATION IS TO ESTADLI8H FREE FUNDS IN ONE On SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH HE HAS CONFIDENCE. THE VALUE OF HE world is moro than a gamo of cards. Ilistory is moro than a record of gambling oporation3. Fidelity is moro than SELFISH HELIEF In tho accuracy of anothor man's predictions. To a community which has no higher ideals than theso dostruction is approach I HKiSk how tsffiFJ.':.' ing rapidly. If it woro true, as somo metaphysicians tell us, that all ... au ..wwuw... .. j MW..M... ...w w...r . -v..w wv.. ..... , T.i 1..T niti TA. h ii,c, .1 nil i L-nrttv iinf tnitofii i rnnM fill! Ud,. v ' i miiv, mm, per- .... w.., .--v-0w . .....v..v. '-"jpk.ijn.rta .wia.iIa .wl..t iKaim ir!nl.Ann AlltiiMj wi. nAitAAiil if -Tm. itn vnct iinilS for 111.. Il..,t.. l.t- . ' .fAH .... ..tl.A. l.A TTA.M..Hn- liLW Ulll'a riu iiu iiuiiui mull cuiiiuiiiivas. uiuwia ill aj wuiiv.wiii ik j.iu.1. mu iwji - ...mine ui inn Ron, silO mun hu ljiuvi iuuji. uui.ti.t,i11vt,ii.,imi ,,., . . .... ' - ... . . mnv lnk,i nn O,.. .. ...j.. . . I.... . .... .JFP"lliral " of tho world and a fow go bo far as to conceal it from thomsolves , Ml,h . ,,,:; '.":,;;.","'.. r . u"3 ,3 l muai uaYg sureeeucu i,rciv aChl will .!. ...i..i -:.i i ...1.1 .....!M i. now Tnl. Inch i.m.. .;'.". ' ""r" weii, ror iny uow uiu iiuju ouuiu uiuui wum 'huhvo .if,u ,it.,u vjvi av -" "" " i) svrveo. tne intr renlv I PIECES. If it woro true, as a largo . S 18 I, or ; to believe, that a man's succoss ofliccs which ho can command III (iruut's cstlmatu of tho abilities of tho generals of tho armies, says tin of (U'or of (! rant's staff In tho National Magazine, 1 think lt Is safe to s.iy that Sherman stood llrst. For John A. 1 gan he perhaps entertained tho warm tut pcrMUinl feelings. Ills friendship for this brilliant soldier was very pro nounced, (touoral Thomas ho consid ered a Hnfo mnn and an ludomttiiblo fighter. .Sheridan wns ono of his espe cial favorites. Ho considered this dash ing soldier almost Invincible. Oooil Sonaa. Good Bonso Is a fund slowly nnd painfully accumulated by the labor of centuries. It Is n Jewel of thu (lust water, whoso vnluo ho nlouo under Ktnuds who lino lost It or who observes tlio lives of others who have lost It. or "v !'"" l imic price too great to pay for gaining it ami Keeping it, for tho possession of eyes that boo and n judgmont Wagner. thnt discerns. Charles r Mnktnir Alloivnnoes. Itronson I don't boo why you Bhould bo bo nngry at your aon for marrying. Wo hnvo to mako allowances for tho young, you know. Muusoii Confound It "that's what I'm kicking about I not only hnvo to make un nllowanco for him, but now I'll havo to mako ono for his wlfo too. Kansas City Journal. '.a i . iiiiii m 1 UAwna ifi a j 'i tab wiiiLin limn i ii mi n'n ip r k. lflJBFgFT1 HMMMKII,, fB .tfBUBIIIVfH gunoral purposos. If, therefore, J to do tho greatest good with his education, lot him givo tho train fund to bo used nt its DIBOKE- tho CUSTODIAN of a trust ' (I I. i to disconraso tbo founding of!' . . to be understood as saying that ' tbo expenses of this particular ' EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS IDEALS Dy- President MADLCY of Yale section of tho community seems . . , i .. B measurod bv tho monoy and tho i that tho tost of a good education ! i A Qurr riotitlnw Inlnnd. There Is n Moating Island In Derwcnt-i water, 1-higlund. not far from Lodbroj falls. Its travelers are restricted to til tornatlous between thu bottom of the lake and tho surface. Whon moved to retirement It sinks and remains In wa tery seclusion for jH'iIods which vary from a few mouths to us long as hovon or eight years. Us existence above c-ri noiow water appeal's to uo ueterminea by tho presence within tho island of gnsos whoso ipmntity oorns Its buoy-' aiicy. nsthwnlto. lake, in tho B.imo iiolghboihood, boasts a not less ptiz-, zllng but more uiucnablo Island. This lifts served as a ferryboat to conduct un ..itiiiu o lllllTJtl ,U1PUICI III II IIJ1IU ncriws tho bosom of tho water upon which It i ides. A I.ltornry Ilecnnt. Sir Edward Uussoll's recortl in tho way of literary work was Ids article on ' Matthew Arnold on tho day thnt great ' man ulccl. sir Kdwnrd had oxcluslvo iiiionuauoii ot tno event, wiucn uap pened on u Sunday. lie did not got to work until half past 7 in tho even ing, and lt was necessary for him to catch n train at 0 o'clock, lly dint of dictating to his Bocrotnry and writing himself, ho got through a biographical article ot a column and a half and a two column lender within ono hour and twenty minutes, Such ti feat has !.. j.... . . .... never uoon exceuou. , -n J' " MLKELLAIfEOUg ITEMg, Too piintor of Mars In inclined to tho plane ot Its orbit About 25 degree, Thnt of tho carpi U inclined 23 degrees 24 minutes, It wo a JnpivnuM scientist. Prof. S!?.!l!L.!!!IO!Uii 1 ,? '",croM:0Ut Every wornli.fr I como In to buMncna vrlfo rilncorenx! thftt the loait, narrow , , , lockjaw gorrn lire- In thu enrth and on inSa ,nnd CVcry morn,n l P""9 con only work nt lt dangeroim trade a box ,n tho tnt,on on w,,,cl1 ' when hurlud deep In a wound whrono n"tlcc, "Drop your pnpern for patients air can roach It, I in tho tiospltalu," I pnsflcd this box Capt, Pcott, with the DtucoTvry.lma! ottcn without paying nny nttcntlon to pcri4rolI 100 mile noarer thouth, H. hut ono day I was obliged to go to polo Umtt any prurlotu explorer, and a ltonpltnl myself to undergo nn opera dittfoVcred an extcnulre mountainous ' tlon, nnd after being dlnchnrgcd Jthe reghn hitherto nbaolutcly unknown.' nn tlmo I pned tho box I put In He thlnku this Imllcatca Unit land my papcr. j 1)a(1 wrttcn on tho mnr ntrutcliM to the polo In a neriea oi Tery oltr lofty mountain. I H ' . , ., . , . lr ?iu.nni. n .1 v m .l ' Goo& niornlnff, patient I trust you are JMV'jJemplofl, the boad of the Oer- feclinsr much Improved this morning and rrmn nntiiuolnrJn expedition to New, that the time will soon como when you Guinea, announces that ho hns tllscor- "j S2fe'?'S Mlv,aia tew ored nn aquatic in.ect which destroy. T M kMP you nA the anopheles mosquito, and that he , rfV 'ZZVu T "ff propose to cultivate the creature ar- ,,ut dJd not U,!nk lt ,,kcly l wou,d cvcr tindnlly In the hopoof fcxternlnaUng Lpar trom iho Ze "Inco lt was nd the mosquito, tiieroby exterminating drcsBed to no ono In particular. Still malaria, i there la sufllclcnt romnnco In every 'J3oyo strath, usually unsuspected, man's naturo to fancy thnt some fair Ir, OortfoM. Gould attributes much of Klrl, etc human misery. JI finds evidence that , I did receive a reply, nnd my first act it was indirectly responsible for the' vraa to glnnco nt tho nlgnnture. I con opium habit of Dc Qulncy, causclthej fC38 I wa disappointed when I saw EXvE CZ nd "if r,n8 f ""o'" n- The nolo rends Cnrlylc, nnd gate Urownlng his lnnil- . , ... acheu ntwl ,riin U..in,. i t. i (A' "avo no 'icA what a pleasure your acne nriil vertigo. Printing book in ch,y note gave. On opening- the paper wuteink on olnck paper Is n suggested my oyo fell nt once on your note on the means for leesc ning ere strain, nrst ! J am sure that a man with m llurn,. .,.? T -I., t, t, , .. much kindliness its you have displayed Kurge and Prccht, Itevue Sclentl- , this matter mdst bo a Bood follow to Ikpio, hare classified radium by the know, and I would llko to know you. spectroscope. The most intonselmisf. j of the spark-spectrum of rnditim are rigorously analogous to the strongest lines of barium and its congtrhurwrmig- neilum, calcium -and strontium.' They Ozonizing sntwratns t,.r viti.iiin. the atmosphere of the sick chamber may I)Ccodi a necessary pnrt of tho physician's outfit. Dr. J. E. S. Ihrnci ," . "K , " lwa,cV m.nn report, hav. T- .! ... . r ""f o'oiuicr in a iievre case of pneumonia compiicati ith pieu- r! w 1. i. "';'. '" M,e ""11 w nn immediate rooinnwh'lC- ?T.!".J'.,0a,r"f.",c .u,.uniu l,r rniiiu im. nJ: rint? ment of the patient's condidon inn nri! iKlliir iuhI nl.n n. i. ng tht, nir of factories. BARBER'S TOOL KIT. InretmiU nrMMrr la Si sail i " Tht In Anr Otk ot tk Skilled TkUIm, w-c considering his emlng capacity, tho barber tit-rhnrM Inm.. ...-.. ,l lars In the tool, of hi. trade than doc uie crartsmnn In any other line of skilled work If hebentironrletornm!, "" v,,e "lomic weignt of rail urn nt .-n, i.t,w ,. ., 2.',7.8. Thl. Mi. ."i ... " " "- ""-'- ....... ..v nishe. In ' ::Z u '",' r prcullarltlea about It No, my ease wlU, Ul.IcI. lu ... In. . ".,:" tluit a on,an ,,ad writtcn " clectroni to tirodiirn n.,unn.,i a. ' a man'8 to It was not hnu lo furnlfh his khop, the situation er.,a """E''1 fr0" a patient at this hos ts illfT.r..nt .,,t n. . iJ... Ml,,il""n pnal. As soon ailsm porfecUy ristored is (lin-irtnt. hut n Journeyman he is i will keep my promise to send for you .... i,ui wcueii hiih nn iota or tus weight of tools thnt belong to the oar- pi-nter, plumber, itonecuttur. cn.Mn.L. I mnker, and klndn-d trad. Half a , down rrwors, two pairs of shears, n, hone, a strop nnd n mug and brush I equip him for a position nnywhiTe, wijs the Chicnco Trllmno I As for the r7nr .i. ...., . (. , dim in lUVIIIIU VltJV hpleco, prohling that tnch Ih good, ' . , on,y len facC8 ft,ul ,M?I honing; nt another tlm. It mnvshnvo .V"'1 ,;; '"f0"" "'r. shears, the two pairs at may shnvw only ten faces mul m.i . ,. '. " nCB anil IMJetl a " tun.eiiiruii it. grimier flnalh weirs out IhesheorsbT shortening the blades ratlior thnn I wearing the blades too thin to close I A hone is hotiRht for a lifetime, and a strop may lntt for 20 years. A brush may last a doron years, mid the mug for 100 If It Ik not broken. Altogether a barber with the salary of one week might easily equip himself for Uiooc- cupatiaii of a lifetime. -neiMi urenii'r imnn Tfmt of Miihl. Two years at-o a now shvr lilnr.! ,. In the- constellation Perseus. Such new stars are br no means ran. hni this wns so grmt ond nrled in brll- j Unney so rapidly that it wns speciaJlv noteworthy. Soon after tho ontlnir. wini, n.iuie the star so bright it was niiii ui nc uixuuinesa. fo und to be surroundiMl by nobulnBxlio 'a' must havo been left off." ami tnts nebula Ktir.ui ouiwni nrouiui the nucleus e-m4liinllvtJ.ib.'' 'i iv tii.kMni.A.1 ...... i . . vn jriz -V ... iinvw K) v, lKCnilfi,QX(TIl'3ttnr'8 great distance, but rea. Jf 1m en col- menu speed. In fuel. cuuueu thnt this sji?. so great !.. I, X. It seems hat the sprrul of coidtt hni been enljna,ry matter due to th at nil. n mitfl'l'sUfl thnf. fiiA appare wn ritdlv only a progi imlnntlon of the ncbu- lou Hght from theexnlodcd stal nof.,Sjhjon Newcomb cai eul tiffs will not account for it WAS at Wat tan of light, W have thus no- ttrved a tnotloq n jybji hmv 1 MZM sSWSSi Mumvli lUHMpal oHftnf iHsMPi imIbHR MsMMBMWY mE'ithAT Bfllro vvIl HJSni POINTS ON HOSPITALS Original. I JIvo la tho vicinity of a great city. FUEDEniCK HUDSON. ' I fltudicd tills letter carefully to find somo trace of a woman In it, but there was none. No woman would have urcd tlie expression, "n good fellow to feminine suspicion and put borno out n"J' sn. I wrote a Hlmple reply t,mt v'bcn 1Ir' nudson ,cft tll ,10,Pl' tal l would llko to see him at my ofllce, n I hnd resolved to take nn Interest 'in Hospitals and would be pleased to ... tallc over wIUi blm tho best mcUiod of procedure. To this I received a reply Umt tho writer had very little hope of being dls- """"' " -" ""uji uu t.....l !... !... l l. ,, n L " " - " ... ....., ,i u long vcon tinned residence would cnnblo him to glvo mo many points connected with these homes for tho Blck, and some tlmo when ho felt llko receiving a visitor ho would let mo know und I could use my own pleasure In calling. I replied that I would bo happy to call and thought no moro about the matter for Homo months, when I re ! cdved nnotucr notc from Mr- Hudson, uo 4U,,""D I am recovering from a c.-vso of dlph- und glvo jou tho points with reference to tho management or hospitals. I replied to this note thnt thcro must certainly be room for Improvement In the institution where he was since a patient had been exposed to a con tagious disease. I felt a good deal of syuipalliy for him in this nddltibnal nilsfortnne, which I expressed as well lot? renlv ou rnuat l' a brlelcyot ono man In hnnHv.1 irnnll ISSKV trnnliln In - press simtmty lirH strnncer as you I hao done, LtWeeUniT all rlcht now, tliouch n UtmLjhaky, on my pins. Come tiffvorrow evening at 8 o'efqek wuy to do good doubt that my man this notc uo hurry for ,,:s V"m m "MPltaIS- Dut conclude t0 ,;ecD u,i appointment dropping In to fceo u,, on IUJ" way to an ongago- ment half an hour later. I was ush ursd Into a private parlor at the fuH end of which sat a trained nurse nbout twenty-live years of age. She looked' like n convalescent, but her cheeks took on a very rosy huo tho utqja.un.t h en torod. Indeed she was blushing llko a schoolgirl. Iloldlug a paper Uefore her eyes, she begun to read. My experience Infhonjiltala both as stu dt ut and L'rudiutltf haa called to my no- "o- Jt i ' "One moment," I Interrupted. "Are you Frederick Hudson?" Viae lmf T ncmilli. ca11 mv AnI WS IIoj; t!i julschlof did you contrlvo to writo those mauliko letters Y "I didn't I got u man to wrlto .them." . "And mako up all there was tbimr In "Their contents are tmo." "Tho diphtheria?" L'tfH "I havo boon dlsnppolntod," .v "I havo done veiy wrong in deceiving you." v "Not a bit. My disappointment was, in receiving a reply ttftn & man instead' of a very lovely girl?' Sh made another effort to go on with ber pager finjiospjtahj,. J i&$flt inter-, 7fro"wlfiref.pujiRrnduflnyJiir vclcV weakened, and nlio'lnnly Btopped'And looked nt me In dire confusion. I con eluded to holp her out: "After nil, I hnve to thnnk you for a very plenslng Incident While you have been rending I haye been thinking over your letters, nnd although they were misleading I do not see that you have' stated n single untruth." "You forgive mo7" "Yen, nnd thnnk you." Tho rest of tbo story k an oft told tale. HENRY S. SPIOER. Moorish Bntho, In Spain, while tho Moors' were In tho ascendency, luxurious hot baths wcra cstabllnltcd. They were tlscd In con auction with the religious rites; of 14 lam. The Islnmltea were required to bntho frequently. Tlio manner of bathing wan as follows: After undressing, tho bather la wrap ped In a woolen coat, sandals arc put on and ho walkH to tho hot bath. Af Kc a thorough hot bath ult parts of the. body nrc rubbed. Tlio soles of the feet nro rubbed with pumice stone, then the body Is nnolnted with oil and sprinkled with perfumed powdors. When the Moors were drlveu out ot Spain the first thing tho people did wax to destroy the Moorish bath honsei. This was done because of rellglou prejudice ngnlnst tlio Moors. Three Cartons Kpllnphs, In a cemetery near Dublin tho fol lowing words nppcar on a tombstone: "Here lies John Hnrley whom fnthoj and mother died while on their wuy homo from America. If they had 'lived they would have been buried here." The following epitaph adorns thq tomb of a gravcdlggcr In the Tnibacli cemetery In the south of Wales: "Hurrah, comrade, parson Is dead! If he hnd lived he would hnvo buried, all of uh." Hore is another curious epitaph which wns recently discovered; It marks the gravy of nn lndefutigablq smoker and contains only the following four words: "My pipe Is out." I'lricapplcs In Xatnl. Pineapples grow o plentifully In Na tal n.t certain seasons Unit It In not worth whllo carting them to market, nnd they are often given to tho pigs in consequence. Pie Crust, lu baking pie crust for lemon or oth er pies lu which the crust la baked flirt and l.s so npt to collapse place tho tin bottom sldo up, roll tlio crust to fit place lu soma larger tin nnd bako still upside down. If the oven Is right It will como out a good shape. i, IllnU In Italr. Tho wholesale slaughter of birds fot; food in Italy hns ono advantage. It includes thu sparrow, which In that country Is consequently a rara avis. Clinlk In Water. In a layer of sea wntcr a mile nquarc andTOO feetdeep there arc sixteen loin) of chnlk. I'rencrvcd 1'Uli. rresorved flah are generally moro economical ns food than fresh fish. Thus salt cod furnishes W) por cent more nourishment than does, fresh cod, Sllncrul "VVntcr. ncld addetl to sea wntcr pre-. the salt, making a harmless iter. Seven ounces of citric supply a shipwrecked mail marine lemonade for a week. Son Kimls Vkkm, It is a strange fnct that eea fowls' eggs are almost conical lu form, so thnt they will only roll In a circle. As many of them nre laid on tho bare edges of high rocks this provision ot naturo pre vents them from rolling off. A-imuti. iVTlVTW toYinnll ta mi.i viiilhiifnlid'fnMjf lilOi small clearings, where juWive -MJKes havo been built. r ,V. ffirW l-ulillo 0e'ni lijjlShniy 111 nearly every BtreotriKhiliancsn cities ls'n,nubllc oven where for a soiall i, feo housewives may have their dlnncri and suppers cooked for them. The 1'rcaldeiit on Good Ilomls. In his address before tho national good roads convention President lloose. vclt madu some good points. Among other things ho said: W is tho habit ot road building that gives to a people permanent greatness. "Tho development of the Iron toad has been all that ono could wish, but it is mere presumption to consider good railways as substitutes for good high ways. "Wo want to seo cities built up, but not at tho expcnsdof tho country dis tricts. . "If tho winter means to tho nvorago farmer a long lino of liquid nlofnsseu through which ho must painfully forco his team if boat on business ami t through which ho must wndo or swlci . if bent on pleasure, if an ordinary rain storm means that the farmer's boy and girl cannot use their bicycles, you havo got to oxpect thnt thoso who live lu tho rural districts will uot flud farm llfo attractive "Wo should all encourage any check to tho unhealthy flow from tho country tnllw. nlti.JI IW HW rt' L, n ( tw m. r0 i .Cfc-Ie 2flUdf I I. t(J 'v v1 www. pntf.., p -" "WBMtawiaiBaiftr'tiiuitaBirg ijkt rwAJru.s2si,.-"- rsm2m' m tiHKMsrWHirv"1