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THE BOY
DISPOSES
By SARA LINDSAY
COLEMAN
CVtr(;M, 'IW, lu T. 0, Mctluie
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' l'olly dug lliu licol of her iimnrt llttlo
Mlpper Into lliu earth utiil hunt tliu
hitiumocli forward vigorously. There
wcm only forty inliiutiti of freedom
left.
At (), when thu train rnmo In, nho
meant (0 iIihi from tint luiiiiiiiock, do
llclotn'ly cool In her tm'lrl of whllii or
gitiidlo, mill give Mr. Howard tint noft
out .Mill! jucttlcHt of "ycitos."
Ybdoiin of I'nqitln mill Douciit crea
tion HW11111 before bur inlMtlly. It
would bo it pIciiHiint life. Hhu would
ldi, 1I1 1 vi', golf, yticltl, bit 1111 nrbltcr
of fiihliloiiH, mi organizer of chttrltleii,
it-patroness of hulls. In tliu uprliig
there would ho lltfln Jiiiintii to Ioiidon
mid I'lirls, l'olly pillowed her lii'tul on
her iiriim mid watched hiTself, till bil
lowy satin mid diamond sunburnlM,
tloiit up tlio iiIhIii to tint bentlng of
ilriiniM, flit flutter of flags, tliu envy of
brldctimitldii.
' "Dour," mild n volci, breaking Into
hor roverle, "I think ynu menu to t:iy
yi'H when Mr. Ilownrd coiiu'U up Dili
ttftonioon, mid I want to tell you Unit
1 itfti pleased. Ho will !u very hind;
you will Imvo everything mid i;o ev
erywhere. I loved your rather, hut thu
world didn't mil It it good tiiiilch. You
know what my struggled have been to
Rwp up nppun ranees, mid you linvo
Hindu a neiwlblu decision." 1'olly'n
mother nllppt-d nwny.
Tho ilfar 500 friends believed l'olly
to ho n llttl uiitn-rvi'd hy thu winter
guyetles. l'olly knew that idio wan
summering at tho iiiouiitaln hotel he
t'aiim It wan eonvcnlent for Mr. I low
md to run uii mid atay over HtttnliiyH,
. "The (line Iihh come," t.nhl l'olly,
quoting tho YVnlniK, "and Home of uh
nro out of hnmth" She alinoHt de
cided to meet Mr. Ilowrtid at thu foot
of thu hill. Ilhi hrenthleHiiieim would
Iw purely phyHleal, hut for her nnlm ho
had ellmheil the hill on a good many
Haturday afternoons, l'olly looked at
the tdiluliu: Nteel nilln below her. There
wen; thirty mlnuteii left now. Shu told
henu'lf that tdiu wiih well content mid
then tdilvered umifTonutnbly. It win
tho ridiculous Wnlrtt and Carpenter
Htory; It wan thu memory of tint fato of
jxiti oniTV HAKnn rr.vTntct) a uos that
1'oi.lv knj:w.
tlw ioor llttlu oyfltent, tho poor llttlo
iiyftttiru who Utouuht they wero lu for
Mucit a frolic.
'itay, HIh," yelled Tommy from tho
'hotel ntopH (Toinmy woh thu deaimlr of
hlrt fnmlly), "when you marry old How
ard you'll Hot mo up to peach crcnurcv
cry'tlay, won't you?"
Pojly Hat up, very nngrj'. "Como to
mo thin moment, Tommy nnktr," she
JCltllpJ.
It panned Toinmy to obey. Hu
vttxA beforo her with tho wickedest of
Rrtns upon hU freckled face, HN
lttf liandH clutched a box that Tolly
fcnrop-huw well hIio know H
"I thouijlit you wouldn't n'ctxl cam
imlffit trophlea now," he Haiti. "I'm
foln' to kIvu 'em to U10 fellnra that'H
fjOt Birlii. I ain't got no Rlrl."
lX)lly bent forward with a Ktnllo that
7VY4J Tommy could not reuuit. Ho open.
it! Cw llttlo old tix'iiuuro box, emptied
Itii rontcntit into her lap and beat a
rvHrcut.
Polly looked at tho llttlo henp. They
wutj far from campaign trophlea. Her
llfwi nvltchetl at Hljfht of a rudo llttlu
hetirt carved from it peach atone. Bucli
t,ttny thins to MWeepJtho phst wldo
oponl llolow the heart was it, cheap,
worn copy of "Luclle," Thoro had betm
ntjyr and coHtller "Luclleo," but never
unotbcr'llko that. .
At tho faint whlHtlo of nn approach
!i6r pubIuo l'olly .tddvered ngaln. Hor
inotber Bald Mr. Howard would bo very
fclnd, but aho wasn't nchlng for kind
mftte.
. sly flAtd. tij'volco atj hor olbosy,
fatcsft you nolny lo-rnn down tho hill
to meet hun?V ' ,
lV)Uy fluug n part of hor voluuilndua
fro' QVcrvhi;cJap,ShQjauKhcd.wlth
PMpI II ll m i I !
Fwwok vAJ!
fi'Miuionteir m ncr-voic5, -hria ma,
vNo;rtn klimlnjt myself goodby."
Tho'tnnn, looked down nt the Klrl ad
miringly. "You're a thoroughbred," hu
Raid.
"Wlioro'f your holrefuiV" nkl Polly.
"Why. tiro you not Willi Iter?"
tiho lm't mine, l'olly. Tho evil hour
tinn.twti put off. Tho helrnw hnn hurt
her foot mid hi too nervotw to bo pro.
posed, to. You've ot tlvu mlmiteii left
to jtHl. Uto hnnn't been nleii to iw,
l'olly, 1mt wo nro not vnnipihihed'.
You'll 'look Jlko a beautiful birthday
cakt-all while mid'TilTlIcry; I'll do n
ckii; tianco up tbo nlHle,"
I'dllv l(il lirtr linn Inln n ui.ill,. I
The train canto on. It puffed mid
rnorted tin It climbed, and tho llttlu
IiIIIh rumbled mid Kriiiubled lit mmwer,
T,ho man lonked down at tho ipilet
(Imiiu mid Htooped and touched thu
Klrl'n llitKerit with hln HpH. I
"Wo wero onco a vrcclotm pair of
fooln, llttlo l'olly. We've learned to
latiKh mid bo wIhc now, hut tiomehow
I'd llki) to bo n fool onco more."
Not 11 lino of thu Klrl'ii IlKUro nllrred.
With it loiix drawn out Khrluk thu train
Hwept around a near curve. Tho mutt
turned away.
l'olly duit her heel Into thu cround
mid Hunt thu hammock out. With a
bound tho llttlu peach Htono heart
leaped to tho miin'H feet. It wan uo-
ItiK to llml out if fatu wiih Hitch a
r curvy Roddetui. It wait koIiik to hco It
nlio wouldn't turn kind.
l'olly and thu man were facing each
other when thu train pounded lu. Mint
had picked up thu "Luclle." Hu held
thu heart of it peach Htono.
"I told you I wan tolling mvBelf n
Koodby," mild l'olly defiantly.
"Am I part of yourxclf, dear?"
l'olly wnn hllent. Her eyon wero on
a titout man who had ntepped from thu '
1'tillmmi and wiih makliiK bin eager, '
ptintliiK way toward her hammock.
"l'olly," Hoinu ono very intieh nenrur'
,'aH pantltiK now, "I couldn't let you
Ivnt your life out in Poverty Htreet; I
cfiitldn't let Itn bare walla crunh your
spirit; I couldn't ank you to giro up all
tho gay, bhi art, empty thlngH you love,
ror'
"TlreHonip thlnKH"
"Polly" tho co' went straight to tho
Rlrl'H heart "you couldu'tl"
"I could," said Polly.
"Then you wouldn't?"
Thu iitm planted Into tho dcptlm of
1'olly'n Hhltilng, ntlHty pyos. Hln tried
to Hpenk, but could not
Howard, not twenty feet nwny, Btop
pod iihort and wiped IiIh wet brow.
"I'm frightened!" 1'olly'n voleo qirtv
orwl chlldlHlily. "Wo uued to"
"Wu did," with conviction. "It got
mi out of every scrape'
Howard wiped hln perplexed, middle
nged brow; then ho wiped IiIh jiendcx
I'd, npectacled eyen. Ho wn very con
ventional, and tho gossamer web of
convention wiih torn in nhrcd.
They weru headed for a llttlo Hum
mer hoitHi! a hundred yards nwny, run
ning lightly and easily, hand lit bund,
laughing, two truant children overtak
en lu mi act of imuaunl nud dellclotia
naughtiness.
I.rnil rVMc-ll Wood.
'I'lirft fuuliti. i.u...l I.. .1 . .
.iu Winn imii in mo iiiuiiuiiieinru
of penclla iii this country is that which
KfOWH In Florida, tliu common nil
cedar with shreddy bark mid aromntiof
henrtwood. Tho wood is shipped front j
luiniu 111 siiinit HiaiiH, a llttlo longer
tlmit a pencil, n llttlo wider than four
or, Hlx peticIN placed Blilo by sldo nnd
of proper thickness.
Thti ccdnr ensc of a pencil id uindo
lu halves, each half being equally
fhattneletl, -o that tho place wheru
they Join cornea against tho center of
thu lend.
l'lrst wo linvo tho Blab of wood as It
I&' HhTjipetl from Florida. TJds slab In
pasHed under a rotary cutter, which
planes tho Bttrfaco perfectly lint and
Hinooth and at tho Bantu tltijo groove
It to recelvu six leads. Theso lends nro
now laid in thu grooves of ono of theso
Bltirw, nnd another Blab, similarly
planed nnd grooved, In spread with gluo
nud laid upon It Tho two thus, put
together aro placed in i press and
when perfectly dry nro taken out and
passed twlcu under n grooved rotnry
cutter, llrht on ono side, rounding ono
hnlf of tho pencil, nnd then-on tho oth
er, llnlshlng tho rounding of tho wholo
pencil nud separating ono from tho
other nt tho wuuo tlmo.
Theso Blnglo penella nro then passed
through other machlnea which polish,
varnish, tdninp nud put them lu eases,
ready for deliver? to tho trade. '
Su?l iruu,
"So you nro really engaged, iV-nr?"
Mtkl Bisio gushingly to her particular
rriotia .Mndgo. (
"Yea, dear," was tho blUHhlngarcply,
"I nm really engaged at last."
"And to that fl'terh, atolld looktug fotv
lowvAlec -Wlleoh?!'
"Oh, yea, d'ea'r," replied her .friend
quickly. "Ho often says that of tor Wo
aro married hq means to mauago tho.
hottso, look nftcr my personal oxpendl
turo nn well nn his own and, in fact?
novo ma own way i ovorythlng."
"Good grnclousl And you Hoiiouqly
tell rao you menu to umrry n man llko
ttuit?" cried Elslo In astonishment.
'Oh, yefc dear. I wouldn't givotttp
Uto idc,a pa ony nccount. You etqr, Jt
WjlLbo slich.futto show Itlm'how $).'
BurdBtfcli'Ideasroro, won't 1?" Atid
th spetosr emlled a wicked .fdnlle.t
rruiKu uij , viil'l' aicc vugut V) intra
Bpa. tut luckily didn't.
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A SURPRISE
(Original.
MnrKtiorltn, wlfo of Prlnco HorgluH
cnioff, chief of pollto nt HI, I'ctoni-
m?K, poRM'iHiM'd n rnro Intellect. Her
htiiibmid admired her vigor of brain,
but WrtH not Btiro that It wiih leadlii
her In iiafo chiinnolH. However, tho two
' wcro vt'ry "Wy tOKclhor, nhd fortuno
wlci on them.
film 1tiv ilrtti fjtff tnyntrvfl n 4ittllitn
Ono day (Jciiroit received n lorrlblo
Bhock. Among a number of Intercepted
letters that hud fallen Into tho hands
of tho police and wero laid beforo him
wiih onu written by IiIh wife. It read: j
llrlni? It to tho rear, door nt 11 o'clock
tonlftlit ttuit lu, If tho emperor's trip linn
I'cm Ik'KUH nit announced oil that day. It
tlia trip In postponed net accordingly.
Bcuroff wiih unnerved. It wnH plain
that his own wifu wnn in lenguo with
nihilists to iisnaHslnatu thu czar. After
awhile hu tupped a silver bell on hln
desk. An attendant entered, and the
chief directed him to pass tho Inter
cepted letter. Then ho ordpred his car
Huge and drove to thu Winter palace. I
"Your mnjestj," hu suld as booh nn
ndiultt.d to liliu emperor, "I beg that
you will excuse me from attending you
this evening." j
"Why so, prJnco?"
"My spies imvo inicrccpted, a letter
Indicating that a bomb Is Uruo deliv
ered to 11 certain person at 11 o'clock
011 the night of your departure. It id
dotibllenH to bo used on your return.
Your majesty will bo safe, at least,
j from this danger 011 your outward jour
ney, and I wish to attend jiersonally to
, the capture of (he bomb and Us bearer
j myself. I consider it too important a
matter to lev to any ono else."
' "As you think beat, prince."
' Hcarorf returned to his house at -1
( o'clock, threw rotnu things ittto his
vjIIho nud bid his wlfo goodby. Kha
had known that hu was to nccompany
the czar It was his custom to do so
whenever his muster Journeyed nnd
there wan no surprise.
"The trip not being put off, I pre-
.' oupio theru Is no suspicion of danger,"
remarked the princess.
"Nono whatever."
Without looking at his wlfo ho start
ed to go. He had reached tho door
when ho heard her call him:
"Kerglusl"
He turned. Slio wiih looking nt hint
reproachfully,
"You linvo forgotten."
"Pardon me, dear. My mind Is pre
occupied. These nihilists who aro con
Rtmttly conspiring against the Ufa of
the czar keep mo always thinking."
Hu returned nnd kissed hor.
"How cold your lips nro!" aho nald.
"Something Is wrong. A blow Is sure
to fall somewhere beforo morning.
Bomo person or persons will gd to tho
BcnfTold. I wish you were engaged in
another occupation."
"Tho chief horror of It 1b that xro
ofllccrs of tho jwillco never know when
it will bo our duty to turn over to tho
executioner some ono near nud denr to
us. Last week ono of my deputies wns
obliged to nrrest IiIb own sister."
"Urendful."
Tho prince passed out. Well might
1,1s wifu cnll his lips cold. It wns n
wonder thnt he could control hlinsclf
us well ns he did, slhco ho was going
to watch for a bomb to bo delivered to
his own wife. Starting In the direction
of the railway Htatlon, ho soon guvo
his coachman, orders to turn nnd drlvo
to hh prlvato otllce, which was sepa
rate from thnt In tho headquarters of
police. Tltcro he dismissed his car
riage, telling his coachmnii that ho
would go to tho ritatlon later nnd on
foot. Entering hln otllce, ho remained
thero till the clock struck 10, then
emerged,, disguised ns n pennant, and
directed IiIh steps to his own houso.
Taking position near by whero ho
would bo unobacrvctl, ho waited nnd
watered.
t a quarter to 11. n mnn enmo Uown
ho Btrcot nnd wltiiout looking nbont
him to see If ho we.s watched wa mak
ing Rtrtilulrt for thu rear door wImh a
hand was laid cat hla Bhoulcter, and
one lu roogh poarmut garb covarcd him.
jtu n revolver. Ills captor led him
to n Bl-.ort dlstmiico from, tho house, put
him Into n carr-fage and tho two iivero
drlVMii to tho pi.dvato otllce of tlw rtilef
of police. As -.toon as tltey were alonn
it', tho dillce S'.-aroff threw oft httt pcs
tit's coiitumn and revealed his ldtni
tlty.
"Vnlevltch " ho exclaimed.
Tho, other stood mute. , ,
"I told ro y wife tonight that tho Hor
ror of my enreor was hover knowing"
w',u ,wi) must nrrest some one, wo
knmv boi ho onu dear 6 lis, Tut dawn
iho bomb ," ,,
Vnlovlt jch, tho brother of tho prlucetss,
placed Ae box on a Jnblc. Scrglus up
proaeho d it and put his car to if.
''Oh, heavens I" ho cxclalliictl bitterly
"It is so. I hear tho cllclcof tho clock
work that is to regulato. (ho explosion.
You, Valevltch, to Tcad y'dttr own slater
to th.o Bcaffoldr"
Vf ilevlteh stood mpokly looking1 nt tbe
prli ico with ft peculiar cbcprcsslon; tlc
he went id tho box, ilrow a Blldlng
t'o- rcr nnd t6o"k out a lock of nntlqaff
AVji-kmniuhip,),
j "What, h ynn ctosk-tho clock of
V jo terrlli'ca'r which I imvo so lonrr
7eslrcdy'',,
"Yes. Rtguorltc has Intendeds aur
priso for" yoUj," ,
, Rent-off atocd trttounded, a jjreatc
llof spreaairig over nin rncc. nett ne
took out hlfl watch.
"Hbwpii five," lie mild. "If you hur
ry you'll not bo far "behind time. If
you tell Marguerite of this I'll send
you to Hlbcrla."
Tho next morning the prince nt break
fast time, on neelng an antique clock ou
the mnntc), manifested the most de
monstrative surprise, and when told
that It wan n present to him from I1I0
wife embraced her with far more ton
dcriipss than the occasion seemed to
requlm WE8TCOTT AT WELL.
CRRISTMflS'nT
ntirilirop 1 irr' Mrvntlvo estimate Is that bankers nnd
DUO 111 hob Llrt:brokcr8 8ftV0 nwn? WflWflQO In re-
Custom of Merchants and Bank
ers Who Reward Employees.
MIJ0H MOHEY Ifl DIBTEIBDTED,
taut Year a Department Htora Ovrn
r Spent 6,000 In Glrlntr HncU of
IIIm WiiHon Driver if50 lloxr One
Oitniiilmiloii llonni) IlevYurtln Xtn
CK-rku Lnment of a Ilanlc Cleric
TVlto Ileoelvod a I'renent oC titoel
Block.
The following hi taken from an article
ou tho obscrvunco of Christians In busi
ness circles by Italph D. I'alno in tho
World's" Work for December:
Lust year the owner of one of tho
largest department stores in the coun
try expanded his customary system of
rewards by giving $30 to each of the
drivers of his delivery wagons. Thero
were 1G0 of them, and they received
fS.OOO. They wero paid for their over
time, but their work was bo uncommon
ly arduous that (Ley deserved some
thing more, and It came to them as a
surprise. In the height of the rush tho
wagons were delivering from -10,000 to
0,000 packages dully. On the day be
fore Christmas 100,000 patrons visited
tho store, and It wan promised that all
purchases, Including pianos, mndu be
fore 0 o'clock nt night should bo dellv-J
ered nt their homes before breakfast
Christmas morning. This lmmeusu un
dertaking ws accomplished, nnd it was
loyalty ns well ns wnges that inspired
these drivers to make good the promlso
of their employer. To them the extra
tlfty dollar checks camu as wealth un
forcbcen und wero accepted lu tho true
spirit of Christmas. The Christmas
spirit was In this trausactlon, although
the employer was paying for value re
ceived, and this year ho will similarly
nurpriso miidc other column of his vast
army of Industry.
This proprietor has ou his payrolls
during Christmas time more than 11,
000 employees, nnd n system is in oper
ation whereby the majority of them rc
celvo extra money lu tho holiday sear
son. It Is in payment of extra service,
yet it Is so distributed thnt tho Christ
urns bplrit is not wholly obliterated.
For ten days the store Is kept open un
til 10 o'clock lu tho cveulug, and for
this work after retrular hours tho s.ilei
people receive a commission 0:1 their
Bales Instead of llxrd wages for over
time. Last year saleswomen made as
much as $50, $75 and $100 on these
holiday commissions.
Ono New Y'ork merchant has for
mauy years presided over a Christmas
gathering of his cutiro force. The cus
tom, begun when less thau 100 guests
wero eligible, Is maintained now when
1,000 employees, from managers to cash
boys, meet ou equal footing for, one
night of the year and listen to the sin
cere greeting and recognition of loyal
service which aro spoken by the pro
prietor as the head of tho table. This
traditional observance lias done much
to inspire in this force a notablo esprit
do corps. It Is n genuine Christmas
festival.
In tho words of n humblo toiler of
tho houso: "It doesn't help pay my bills
nnd it doesn't raise my wages, but tho
dlnnor is tho real thhyj, for to hear tho
old man tidl: of his aiart ns an errand
boy In n country store and how ho (
fought his way up ty tho top makes 1
him oue of us. Aud wr-n .- wlbh him
'Merry Christmas,' u thousmnl Btrong,
a good many of us mean It, and I think
he do when ho nuouCs It back."
In ouo commission house, whoso his-
nrv ii .. nnrt nf tl rnlYoQ trmle for
four jjenoratlous, the (present partners
ure two brothers, both bachelors, who
bttvo added wealth to inherited for
tunes.. It hn's been their custom since
tney succeeded In control ot tho house
to present each of tholr clerks with a
Chrtstirihs gift, sometimes equal to half
his yearly Balary. The amounts nro
not ilxed, however, nnd unlllco most re
wards of this kind tho partners take
into account not only tho services ren
dered, but .also tho persoilal needs of
.ho recipient, In other words, tho
fr.lcndly interest Is not bounded by tbo
oflV co walls, nnd tho brothers llnd i
qulot pleasure' In Investigating the con
ditto ns which pleaso or worry the young
men who work for tftoift. One, of them
who ;told me this story said:
' "If ono of tho office staff la Blnglo and
3 abUi to llvo conlfbrtably on his Bal
ary ho may got jp500 for Christmas,
whllo Ai-young fellow yhp.,Wfls threat
ening unatrimony Inst year was. handed
,w. -w .. ,....- . .
11 cnccK ror 4.ouv. mm hu m Kiy
I hatred ' clerk who is supporting a sister
) kd.a 3u.JC dazan of tor children audi
hnn other relatives hanging on his coat
tails got $1,000 when his Balary Is only
$1,800, which is all ho Is worth to the
firm. Of course, good work and loyalty
are counted In, and it's a system of re
ward nnd merit, but It Is finely torn
pcrod with human interest." Theso
gifts nro distributed with n formal
courtesy and n personal groetlng that
make of this ofBeo tho reception room
of a host nnd his guests for a brief time
on the day before Chriotmnn. s
Wall street is lavish in its glf In when
the stock market Is froe with its favors,
nnd Inst year mndo n high water mark
for this form of distribution. A con-
warun 10 employees, ana in uio iock
Exchange $10,000 was raised for Its
working force. These gifts Included
,53,000 gold certificates in one houno and
nn entire year's snlnry to employees of
mora than one bank. Whllo such mu
nificence mndo ono Joyful Chtistmns,
failure to equal It thin year will spoil
many holidays. Hitch magnlflcont gen
erosity" lias ItiriTuw, as hiiow'nT Ujr tEi
lament of ono favored bank clerk:
"It was n wonderful Christmas last
year. I received a whole year's sal
ary, and I had been with tho Arm only
ono year, nnd I wns bo happy when I
went home that I did not bother to
criticise the fact that tho salary was
in Steel stock at the market ite. My
wife and I wero beside ourselves plan
ning n country cottage, the dream of
our lives, and of course when Steel bc
gifn to 'slump' we held on and hoped
for an upward turn nnd nre still hold
ing on. My Christmas present has
Bhrunk, nnd our dream is smashed, and
nil I ask of Kriss Kringle this year Is
tiiut ho will restore my last year's pres
ent to its original size."
In tho same Institution thero was an
cmployca whoso Christmas gjft had
the saving grace of Individual consider
ation. Ho was a bookkeeper, nearly
forty years In harness, and he had been
overlooked in former years of fatness
in wall btrcot, except for a customary
nnd unvarying ten dollar gold piece.
Several days beforo Christmas last year
the office became ngltntcd with rumors
of an unprecedented flood of good for
tune. The old bookkeeper tried to keep
cnlm, but his hopes ran riot, and the
day before Christmas found him in a
nervous flurry. He saw his fellow em
ployees called into the cashier's otllce
one by one, each returning with a
sealed envelope. Tho bookkeeper wait
ed for his summons, but It came not
Even the otllce boys emerged biting
new gold pieces to test them, and the
roll was complete an hour before the
bookkeeper summoned courago to send
In an Inquiry whether a mistake unci
been made in the case of Mr. JInuk
und whether an envelope had been
overlooked. The nnswer was:
"Tlicro is no envelope for Mr. Blank,
but the president wishes to see him for
n moment."
The bookkeeper saw only one Inter
pretation. This meant his discharge
for failing efficiency, ne fairly tot
tered Into tho sanctum, a pitiful figure
of panic fear.
"Sit down, Mr. Blank," said tho pres
ident. "I have omitted your name In
the list of Christina rewards for faith-
ul service, and I regret that tho bank
wilt have to And another man to till
your position after tomorrow. Com
pose yourself, sir; tears ar'o'uudlghlfled
Hi this office. You should know better
nftcr being here for so long n term of
service. Don't go. I have a few words
more to say beforo you leave. The di
rectors have decided to rotlro you on
full ray for tho rest of your life, and
tho year's salary will bo paid you In
advance. This docs not establish a
ruinous precedent, for employees with
thirty-eight years of faithful service to
their credit -mm not sprinkled very
plentlfulir through Wall street."
A SamtreBiictl Tcniiymm Poem.
In narper's Mngazlno for December
J. 0. Thomson bus collected n large
number of Tennyson's suppressed
poems, Boino of surprising beauty. Of
tho ono quoted below and referring di
rectly to America Mr. Thomson right
ly asks, "What reason can Teuuyson
have had for suppressing euch stanzas
nB theso:
Gigantic- daughter of the west,
Wo drink to thco across the flood.;
Wo know theo mot, wo lqvo thco best.
For art thou not of British blood?
Should war's mnd blast OBhln ho blown,
i'crmn nounou ino yrnni jwwem
To flght thy motner hero atone.
But lot thy broadsides rour with ours.
Oh, rise, our strong Atlantic tow.
When war m;nlnst our freedom sprlngl
Oh, Bpcalc to Europe through your trunsl
Thoy can ho understood by kings.
Fmtn In aicu'a Clotltca.
The London tailors are doing every
thing thoy can to induce their custom
ers to uso colored material for evening
clothes, says tho New York World.
KShadcs of blue, green, crimson ana
plum, whlcjvlook well by artificial light,
tuiU browns are worn. Yet few" men
havo tho courago to identify themselves
with tho Innovation, which has a tend
ncy to Iniiko them look1 , llko lUrakfcs.
Tight waistcd, double breasted over
coats wjth bpldJapela are Veljis worn
rby drossfcr Loudoncrs, chiefly .hi gray.
Tho craza for "lud," fnucy watcoats
conttaue. 1 ',
OVenttIe-u of 'on Arm
Newton 'Loetir of Milton, near Indian-
'inoliS! ind.', Wd an arm crushed in n
Redder several days w:o. nad th
member had to he amputated. Ho In
sisted tho limb should Imvo n regular
burial, and accordingly tho funeral
took plnco in tho Milton cemetery tho
sther day, says tho Chicago Itecord
Ilernld. Tho arm was placed In a sat
in lined coffin, and tho services nt tho
grave were tho same ns though n body
was being burled. Loehr's relatives
from Andcnon and other pqlnts In tho
county wc.ro present nt tho itllermeut
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I T.flut Conttiry'.i Dent,
: It is estimated thnt D.000,000,000 peo
ple died 'Inst century. This of conrsu
tnkoo In tho wholo World nnd is ncccs
Bnrily approximate.
z VcncMucln,
Irl midsummer tha towns of Venezuela
seem deserted during tho doytimo. The
sun is so hot that exposure to It with
out n hat for only fifteen minutes usu
ally results In Illness and death with
in a day or two.
Ilerlln'x Oliicftt Tavern.
, Tho oldest tavern in Berlin, ,"Zur
Stadt Uuppln,"'wris built early In tho
j llfteonth century.
I'cenn Tree.
1 From seed n pecan treo will licght
producing in seven years, nnd nn aver
age tree will yield from one-half to
three bushel.. A peculiarity of thu
pecan tree is that It grows a good crop"
only once in thrco or live ycaxK.
' THINGS THEATRICAL.
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"A Stagestrttek Vlllngo'' Is the uamo
of n new fnrcc.
Virginia Ilnrncd recently started n
fund for tho relief of Mme. Janau
schok. James O'Xell will Btart stnrrlng iii
Conan Doyle's dramatization of hhs
own story, "Brigadier Gerald."
Carrie Nation's piny is called "War
bn Drink." It is a melodrama In four
acts. Mrs. Nation has tho role of tho
Home Defender.
Miss Gprtrudc Elliott is a great lover
of Japanci art and has a largo col
lection of dainty Japanese brlc-n-brae,
paintings on porcelain nud. silk.
Mrs. Tatrlck Campbell will bo seen
before long lu an English version of
Ilnclne's famous French classic, "I'ho
dre," made famous by Bernhardt.
James K. Ilackctt recently cabled Ids
representative In England declining tlie
offer litado for thu London rights Of
"John Ermine of tho Yellowstone."
Chorus girls for musical cotuodlcs
are beginning to realize salaries prd
portlonntcly handsome with thoru
selvej. Some get 10 nnd $50 per
week.
Kucournced by -the success of his
later pieces, George Ado is thinking' of
Iiollshlug up and taking tho dents out
of his first stage attempt, "TJ10 Night
of the Fourth."
CHURCH AND CLERGY.
Missionaries are well treated lu Slau; ,
and the -king, a Buddhist, Is giving tlw
, site for a new Protestant church iii
Bangkok.
Itev. James Roosevelt Bayley of th
Roman Catholic diocese of Newark.
N. J., has Just celebrated the tlftleth
auulversary of his consecration aa bish
op. Bishop Boyd Vincent lately talked t
.business men nnd thus counseled them
"To say nothing of your self respect,
never forget what n good Investment
there Is, even In business, in that graud
old name of gentleman."
The Lutheran church ranks flnt
among I'rotcstnut denominations In the
United States, having 1,200 congregfl
tious and a membership of 1,500,000,
4S theological seminaries, -J3 colleges,
50 academies, 10 young ladles semina
ries, 22 hospitals, 52 orphrtn at-ylums,
20 homes for tho nged and 8 deaconeso
houses.
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ANATOMICAL.
Th proper distance between tho eye
is th width of one cyo.
vTh wrist contalus eight bones, tho
palm flv and tho lingers fourteen.
T&cre are over 10,000,000 nervejt.
branches aud minute ramifications that
ootumt with the bvnln.
Tho School of Experience.
"Daughtert-i'ou dught not to wear
those high heeled shoos. They, will
make corns on your feet."
"How do you know, mamma?"
"'By experience. I used to wear them
when I was a girl."
"Did' grandma toll you thoy would
mako corns ou your feot If you woro
them?"
"Yes." . , t h."
"Uow did sho know?"
"Sho found out by experience, just
as I did." , gj
'"Hadn't she any mhmm'a'to .warn her
against wearing thein?"
;"Oh, xes."', J . j?
V'But sho wbro them Just tho Ba'nib?''
"Trf.be sure." "
"Aitd you did too?"
"Yes. That is what I was telling
you."
''WelLf J over luivb' ohy "daughters
t blight to be nltlQ 0 $lvo thjem n warn
ing against high, heeletl Bliocs'frotn my,
o.wiif.cxporlence, ouglita't I?" Chicago
Tribune.
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