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By Order of the Czar A Story of Russian Power By MARCUS CHAPTr.Il XXU.-ICntloued.) I ,1.1. L . . .1 . ii . . 1 1 wi.uk vi buw mi uciwtti me wbea I sad tthro of our eirly mirrtage Shortly after ber arrlv tl: "About that I Jave quit mid tip my mind. Vladimir: I llull eeek Killll employment UUtll Ihou bait got aome&lug to do. It will r amwrr for the to t burdened with wlr before thoo art aettled." JtTut, nominee," Mr. Gough iclalm d. "If th Um circa for you. ibt will t reidy enough to wed. uuleia h thluki id kn got ift un to deal llh. I guinnlre dow to manag the Job for ycu, If jrou will lot me."." i "Think you," 1 rvptj coldly. C pr fir to niiiiii my own print affair." ! "Aa you Ilk. Duly I bop you will tiring her muih! to It, Doctor. You ee bow tint my foot li tuenmng d you go ft wlrh me, tbrr I do reisos why w shouldn't itirt fur England ai 6nr. I't ln abwiit too long already, and though I b in trllmt manager, bi'i not Ilk th boM. Tb wive at our plar fcave alwiya bees ud to a married doc tor. They might Dot Ilk to b attended ly a tingle young rbip.M WblUt b ipviki, bop grow apac within m. Thli la ouod reiion. Ma nucha will rwognts It aa ucb and t docll. 1 It piwlll tint happlneaa li to t mln to ioodT Tbli ludilin and uiexpected brlllliuc of my prospect quit itigsera nn. I endeavor to an-' war In a butlnni Ilk toue, concealing My joyful emotions, ' t "There I In whit you ny, Mr. tlough, and I am aur I need only x i)i In th ra to my betrothed. Kb la ttiennibl and tractable. A fly might hid Maruicha If lie but ihow a littl art la th leading. Hli did ipik of follow ing ber profrailnn aa a our until 1 got n tiled, for alia baa a fin aplrit" "Iloab! Htuff and nouMM!" bunt bt th old mm. ' "Hut now, I proceed calmly, "It li different quit out of th question." "I hould ntbir think o," b agata tnterrupta, "It waa a mad cbiw at ey tlm." ,' v -And Maruichi la rba1(ii girt ta U World to makt 1 t boot txHng a tlttlt Jiarrled In, to affair of tbla kind When th nrjrency la mad clear to ber." : "1 ihoQ bop ao." Mr. Oougb'a tone become more decided with every Interjec tion. "Th ) li uot aucb a fool!" , "And 1 would Ilk tin mitter ett)d t ooce; tharefor. If you will exroie We, I will go and meet MiniKba and tall ber th good aewe, and fix matter with her." ' "Certainly, away with yon. , And mind you don't forget th marrlig llcenie; and oh by th way bow about th eaafc. Doctor) liar you aoough In handr 1 aeiltited. "I biea aoma money otIU a Uttla not perhapa enough, but Hoan will lend " "Nothing of th aort" h Inttrrapta. "There' i do nd for you to tik a loan from any mm. I will advene you a qoirter'i wagea. It makei no difference to m. you know I Id fact, I prefer It. lleach ma my check book there, and pen and Ink." I comply, and ha fill and teir oat a leaf. "Get it cubed at niankachlldt & Itrtlt asanas, Unter den Linden," -a aaya, and hind It to ma., I put It Into my pock at book. "la ther anything 1 can do for you befor I goT' I ak, taking up my hat. "Nothing wbiter, thins you, Doc tor," h reHa briikly. "Half an hour will ufflr ma to plain tblugi to Miruirbi,". I obeerr tnignintmouily. "Then alia will b with you again." ' ' "Don't burry on my account," ha r aponda. "You hava tha prior cliim.". "Half an hour," I repeat from tba door. . CHAPTER XXIII. I meet Mimichi on tit itrjn, coining In. Ituihlng out In hot bnite, I collide with her, and meet th rcgnrd of thorn llu yi agiln, In which li Just th urn xprailon of compaaMonnt re proacfa that waa tlier when w parted ao hour ago. "Vladimir! Tbon bait almoit knocked ma oirl What haa coma to ihT" ah aaya. i "Ah,: what, Maruacha? '. Erarythlng haa com to mI" I exult, putting my hand through her arm and drawing bor along with ma to th atreet. Mnicha falla Immedlitely out of hrr dlgnlfled rol and abowa ma only th nndligulied wondJrrment of a child In her beautiful fac. ... "What la Itr aha aika. under her breath,' and iha loti uie lend her on, without reilitlug, io cnmpletnly haa cu rloalty taken powciilon of her. ., 1 "I bare got a iplondld appointment. An appointment worth Ave . hundred pounda Marling a year. That la In Hun ilin roitlilea aomathlng Ilk two thoaaand Or hundred." n (.;- Maruicha atarca before her Into apac. Her llpi divide. Tie aum la evidently too large to be taken In all at one. "It la a good thing; yea!" I obaurve, aa I . watch tha . gradual dawning of omprohemlon, In hor Innocent ayea. She ilgfci. "It la a large aum." , 8he look it the ground for a apac, then Inqolrlugly 1 me. ' ' "But I cannot underetand.: When I left the a abort wiiile ago thou knew ait naught of thlaT , Ah, I aie! It li through that dear, good . man, Mr, Oough, that rtioa hnit thli good fortune. Ua hm been buiy In thy behalf, and hni uccaeded la getting the appointment for the la England. .And now I know why hi nked ma whether I ahonld Ilka to lira In England. I am glad I aald I ghould." - :' -:!! ' "Thoo art right and wrong, Maruacha. lit. Qougfc haa not reqnlred to buiy him self la my, behalf, for th gift h haa offered ma la hli to beitow on whom hi Ukea. It la doctor to, il own people t 'New Mllla' In Lanfaihlr. that h Ua appointed m. It la a grand thing tor me, Independent ot th etfpend. . Juat ybat I would hava ohoien,' to hava my work laid, out amongit workerij ,whra I hall b called' on to 'cur dleoain brought on by ldlnei and luxury Proud tm I to belong to th Arlatocracy of La or and la aarrlug It body and soul, I an 0 EASTLAZX honored. And perhapa, Mirwha. I may b prlvoVted to pick here and there, a downtrodden brother from Ui mlr, bd let him on tb road t f rV)to,",i adJ humbly, 'ft " V X. Vladimir." iha ruiponda. And hrr gin li xlema md jupllfted, aa if h aaw the Angel of J.lberty deicendlog from Ui clouda. Ther li a long pine, during which my rhotigbti revert to the object of thla lutrvlw. Th momenta eem partlrulirty.propllloue for broich Ing the delicate nlject Miniecba'a mol U eoft, and apparently labmlialv. Whllij 1 am belting about for aoma happy mod of JntvtUclbg It, & breiki tb illenc. I "Mr. (lough huftilked to m much about 'New MlU' and bli people. What pride he take In thtn a fithir In h rblldrrs! ;I think h la a very good and juat aian, and they ar fortunate who get efeiployntenf under him." V'Vei. MariMV-bih la all thou aayeat. Moreover, , ha 1 a man of Judgment, practical and lenilbl,' A man whoa advlr la worth llitenlng to." Bin uuconcmily play i Into my hinda "That la K Vladimir. Ha haa ao much common aim that I ahouki feel In clined to act on hla advice, even though It wer routrary ta my own Judgment" vKiult lo.MiniU'ha. And when ttda morning he advlwd our Immediat ma rliga J waived my own opinion to hie way of, thinking, lit mad m do o, for hi rraevtia were 6 concloelv that they admitted of no argument." "But eurely Vladimir " "And I aaldV Initantly," I continue, fevtrjihly, "Maruacha la tha last girl In thworld to rati objection under tha clrcamitincea. But la uot capable of uch! fIIy." t ; Kite triea to put In' a word, but I hurry on: ,"My betrothed li not a allly dame da eoclete to atand eg ceremony. I need only i plain to her how Imperative It la ' "Vladimir! My name la pronounced In a manner ao commanding that tha flow of my language la Inatantly checked. My hand ti wbliked with exceeding awlftnea from Ita reetlng p!ae la tha bnd of Maruacha'a arm, Bhe with draws henelf. "Wbit hava I done?" I aik, my mo tlona halting between anxiety and In dignation. "Done!" ah gaepa. "Thoa talk eat aa If I war eome poor, helpleaa creitur. to b twlited round thy flngerl Thlnka Mr. Oough that It la on of hla mill girls be haa to deal wlthf I am aurpria i at the. Vladimir, to think ao little of my dignity aa to allow this Engllah man to Imagine that thoa bait but to beckon and I will b ready to wed tbeeP "Maruacha, wilt thoa llitcn to th Me lon the very weighty reaaone "No reaaona could Juattfy such, an an- emly proceeding." "Mr. Oough return to England la a day or two. I go with htm. Witt thou let m go a ion 7" I put tha quntipo la cold, procl ton, forcibly holding a barrier to tha aurglng wavea of paeilon that threaten to aweep my aouL Bhe glancea at m aikanc. Her lip la atill trembling with anger, yet In th corners of bar tyea lurke a ahadow of aelf-dlatniat The a newer cornea, 4ow and uncertain, but atlli It cotnee. "Why notT rit la enough r I aay between cloaed teeth. Th barrier la down and th flood leap and raga unchecked. Only my tongu l under control, and my word form theroeelvea with a atrang diatlnctneaa; alow and calm. - "In that can, Maruacha, aa I depart In a fw houra, and bar builneia to trinnct, perhapa thou wilt be good enough to make thy Intentlona known to Mr. Gougti." I lift my hat and atrld rapidly away, neither knowing nor caring whither. Me thlnka aa I go I catch her vole uttering my nam In half animated entreaty. What la It to me? la It poaalbla that now ahe regreta the ungentleneia of her ipeech, but the fact remalna th aama. In the tumult of my bitter thought I heed not whither my hurrying footitepi ar loading me, until tree ar ruatllng over my htid, and I dleoover that I am aklrtlug tha "Tblergarten." I plunge Into one of tb many ahady alley a, fol lowing Ita winding courie to deeper ahaiie, and by degreea tha coolneea and quietude loot lie my vexed iplrit and tern per my heited blood. Then I remem ber the check in my pocketbook, and Itoien, who may b waiting dinner for me. and retrace my atepa to the town. On my way from tha bank to tha "Stein Btraiie" I hava to paaa "Hotel liondon." I glance up at a certain win dow. Ther la a little flgur comnlcu oui, with a wlntf jl fac gaalng Into th etreot I rait my hat with th formality of a eoldler lalutlng hli chief. I permit not my eye to rest a ilugle Inatant on it, much aa I dcilre to read Ita ex ores lion. My mood, though lubdued, la dark and grim, (July I am conecloua'of a ieu aatlon of fierce triumph transient aa a flash In the pin became my knowledge of Maruacha, luforma nie that ahe la craniug her neck to watch ma out of eight, longing to ace me turn, and that It wrlnga her heart atrlnga to observe my unbending demeanor. Thla little flavor of vengoance le mine! . Hoeeu la hanging over th balcony, alio on the lookout, aa I coma up. "Look quick, Vlaahal" he calla ex cltedly. "Thou haat apollt the meal with thy dawdling!" i ' ' To talk to me ot beef! When we are aeated at tha dinner ta bl 1 tell hint, without any elation, of my appointment, i i "What luck!" hs exclaim. "And thou allteit there with, a fac as long as an undertaker telling ma thla great newel What Is wrong T Is It that thou Ukeat uot to eettl in England? Or perhapa Maruacha': - ' "Yea, Maruicha," X Interrupt, aharply mpbaalatng th nam, "Canet thoa credit it? Sh refuiei to go with tne, at such short aotlca, and will stay here. supporting hnlf, until ah thinks fit a m at view t Whilst I am Speaking Rosas, wtars a knowing smli. us sayst ' "I wtU give yoa a bit ot advice, Vlaaha, Qat th maxrlag llcenie. Say nothing further to Maruacha. Praaarrs aa air ef tnelmrholy reilgaitlon. sod Uiv her l herself. My aime 1 Bet Krl 1U.J U se UU tli ga wruut b.rr 1 admit to myeelf tbit la a tecret re cede of my heart hii dwtlt all ahmg a bop that iu(h mlgtit be U end. Tint hop tikee definite ihipe now; It ae umee em-fa dlmrnlm Uit my ipietite dlaippeir befor It, md fh . moment dluner li over I leav th boue. In a bookiaWa Uw I eximlne tha page of a directory for th addm of the Eug lln, clergyman, and to hla reiideac 1 Inimedlately haiten. II gr4 me with an extenJv die- play of very fin tveth, and o(fr me ble hind. He le s ruddy-eklaned,' pro peroue looking man, atoot and bile, b Ing In thla couutenance tit arldauc of perfect eelf-contentmeut in what way can 1 aenr you, sirr h aeka. J 1 etite my tnilneee and la an Incred ibly short time It le traneacted. I am In poaaeMlon of the llcenie and Mr. Carr of hla fee. 1 " f (To be continued.) , - WANT HONEbT UNDERWEAR. Trade CoeapUlaU Abowt Practlco of ) hklotplaa- !, An agitation la dow going on in th underwear manufacturing trado in favor of aUbllahlnc some standard of alia for garment on which both tb retail dealers and tbo public can depend, and which, If adhered to, will put a stop to what Is really a fraud on tb public, says th New York Times. Tb number marked on a garment is uaually suppoaed to indicate it actual alio. Thus ' a 88 garment ought to measure tbirtj-elgbt Inches, a 40 gar ment fort Inches, and so on. As a matter of act, however, io the cheaper grades of underwear th practice; of making up elzes baa gained ground so fsst that the numbering has come to mean little or nothing.; This Is eape- clally so Uils sea bod on account of the high price of cotton, ' which tempted the manufacturers to take advantage of any scheme to' cheapen the gar ments. Now in the cbespest grades a garment marked 88 may only measure thirty-four inchea, and ' the retailers have been overwhelmed with com plaints, which they have pawed on ta the Jobbers, and which the Jobbers la turn bare paaaed on to the manufac turers. This kind of skimping, has only been tried on the cheapest grades of garments, but there has been anoth er method which Is even more anno' ing to th consumer and which has run through nearly all the grades. This Is the practice of skimping material In other ways, while making th garment to measure Just what it Is marked, so far aa the main dimensions are con cerned. Thus a shirt marked 40 will measure forty Inches la the chest, but will be an Inch or two short In the body, and a pair of drawers marked 38 will measure thirty-eight Inches around the waist, but the legs will be so narrow that the wearer will prob ably split them the first or second tlmo ho tries to put them on. The chief reason for this condition Is the practice prevailing In the under wear trade of selling goods at a fixed price). A garment most be made to sell at 25 or 60 cents, and if cotton goes up the retailer feels that he can not get 20 or 62 cents for the aame gar ment He demanda that the manufac turer atill furniah' him with the aame garment or one equally aa attractive to sell at the standard price, and the result is that the latter is forced to cheapen hla output in some way. The manufacturer is so far from the cun Burner, all the bualnces In this line be ing done through commission houses and Jobbers, that he often feels that ue aoes not neca to study tne public i wants at all. For some time there hat? been an agitation in favorof asklngthe retailers to try to change the system of fixed price selling. Jt obtains In no country but the United Statoa, and the Euroicau manufacturers who sell goods here hare simply refused to fall In with it They have priced their goods at actual value, and In spite of the advance in cotton hare maintained the quality of their output Of course moat of the Imported underwear is in the better grades, but even the cheap stuff Imported has kept up its reputa tton for honesty. Why Illinois 1 "gnoker. In modern Egypt, which la in the southern part of Illinois, some of the native men gave a banquet In honor of an eminent politician of the Ilk. There were many speeches in praise and panegyric of the chief guest They were superlatlve'to that degree which Is the full tether of grammar. A young preacher present was moved thereby to get so far back aa the com' paratlve in a story. He said: "A short time ago I attended a baa quot in Indiana at which were prea ent many men from other States, and In turn the speakers of the occasion soared to the empyrean many times, and sweut the skies, and gathered stars in their glowing and extrava gant eulogies upon the merits and vir tues of their respective common wealths. The Texan was eloquent about the 'Lone Star,' the Kentuckian became lurid concerning 'the dark and bloody ground, the Ohloaa went wild on 'buckeyes,' and one waa moved to say something for Illinois. " 'Wa of Illinois,' he said,'. 'frequent, ly hear these beautiful boasts of ottnr Btates, and we not only listen with bated breath and prof ound -Interest, but believe it all Implicitly. Tha rea son for this is that we are, individual ly and collectively, from Galena to Goshen and from Chicago to Cairo, at Is wall known throughout th civilised world, and In soma parts ot Now 3f sey, simply suckers.' ! "Wo. at thla tab! tp-lligbV, . thi young preacher concluded, "belisra all that has boon said of our distinguished guest, as Is becoming to true 'Suck rsV IN i ( 't 1 ' y. ittii)T' There appears to be no end to the unique uses to which photography may be applied. The very latest tiling in the photographic novelty ISie is the imprinting of portraits snd other subjects as tflr actual surface ot apples, pear, etc., but though the lateat, It la merely 'on of a group ol-'dlstlnct novelties that hare recently been evolved and wLlch bring mucyjoj to the lover of .the unuaual. . r -S A few years, ago when photographs n',buttoryvrereannoufleed by eriicrprjiing photographers the snnouncetnent carried with amount of Un to Ut general public who would wear their heart or their badgeon their enter clothing to reref In. but now the girl wbo delights to carry., photograph iAiuM ot eff beloved shout with her need hot conUftit henelf with such comparatively clumsy devlrea ss button or brooch- a frame fojberpMJI she desires she may actually have the photograph muihofltTer own dellcateBkln, and there, where there la no danger of, lo1g it, Bhe may retain it )aa long as Bbe wishes. Btlll snother jderlce that might prcbauce catch befr Vagnunt fancy a Having tne photographic print made on her linger nalLBut If these nov-i eltki'do lot entirely satisfy ber whims, abe can exteiyT Llije Hit to almor unuiougnt-or enda. The photographer Of the present is as obliging as hey la resourceful. He will print the picture' on gloves if ahe wflls it so, oryier handkerchief If abe Ukea, on Cups, aautsrs, rsses; practically anythmgeflthl a surface on which a film can be spread whether living Or dead or manufac tured matter, may be made to aerve' the purpose of her wishes and come out of the DhotoirraDhera handa adorned wth' the nlcture ahe haa desired o presented. Thotographlc printing on fruit um-ii, ujougo ii is or iue same mea 'aft. B I il m 'prang, and is susceptible of being put to many novel usfl-t Alrpady has broome quite a feature of the banquet boards in IndoiCttdrtareejit mansion bouse affair the souvenir was a large red apple at each pbue, adorned with a photograph of King Edward. . ' (i V The proceaa by which photographic and the surprise about it Is that it was the use of no new principle, and hi merely the adaptation of photography to new materials. It la simply a mattter of sensitizing the surface of the object on which It is desired to print All of these novelties in photography bad their origin In Farls and are of anch recent date that they have only recently begun to make their appear ance In this country. Singularly enough, only the finger nail photographs have been taken up by New York photographers. - WORLD'S RICKtST GIRL TO MO. It Is announced that Bertha Krupp, the 10 year-old owner of the Krupp gun worki at Eaaen, Germany, Is be trothed to Dr. Heck, of Rheodt, Rhen lah, Prussia. Miss Krupp, who Is the wealthiest girl In her own right In the world, owns practically all of the 140,000,000 capital stock of tha Krupp gun works, v besides" Other "wealth, amounting to 135,000,000 more, which her father left her. She has an an nual Income from the Krupp worka alone of $2,400,000. She has already given great sums to charity and is planning other philanthropic work for the benefit of her workmen .and. the poor. She was expected soon to make her formal debut in Berlin society, un der the special protection of the kaiser, who. was a close friend of her father. She was said recently to have express ed Ideas In regard to matrimony which her relatives regarded "Impossibly romantic." One of the declarations made was that her husband, whoever he be, would have to come and live In the factory town ot Essen, as she would never consent to leave the town where Bhe said her life work lay In bettering the condition of the Kropp worktnguien and their families. ( i . EVOLUTION OF, THE FLOWERS. They Become Sophisticated, but Lose None of Their Charm. - ( . . It is a far call, indeed, from the wild rose to the American beauty; from the dainty, old-fashioned "pinks", to the Lawson and the enchantress' carna- llons; from the pretty little china asters of our grandmothers' days to the su perb chrysanthemums which rear their magnificent mops as trophleB of the florists' art. ' "v There are really very few things In use lu the world to-day which haTe not been materially changed by the forces of methodical development. . Civilised men aud women' them l:lves are the best examples of this all-pervading in fluence, comments the Kansas City Star. The beasts of burden and the creatures which supply the world with animal food are remotely1 different from what they were in the beginning. The work of breeding and training has added beauty and usefulness to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field, and the same upward tendency Is noted in these latter days in the flow ers which gladden life with their love liness and which admonish man per petually of his frailty. ' 1 Tleasant It Is to know what may be called the sophistication of flowers has robbed them of not a whit of their na tive charm. There Is7 in the sensuous BKBTHA KRITP. lotmjrapht) J) snd addeJ a wrinkle Jer tbosa' S 'l. ! " however, is something in a classty, irom wnicn an me otoer poveines nave. . m A. ... L' print are made on fruit Is slptpleJ not thought of before. It inv&hreTH odor of the American beauty, the mag ic to revive in any mind attuned to the heart of nature sweet memories of tan gled Tines snd wild roses, creeping and blooming along country roads. The scent of a rich and full carnation will call up In a moment tender recollec tions of borders of spicy little pinks tended by loving handa that have been folded for year liv dreamier rpower In the regal chrysanthemum is seen the smaslng product of brave little as ters which came to embellish the door yard with the first chill of autumn and after all of the summer blooms had perished, - "' ,' Flowers, thank heaven, are beyond the reach of affectation.. They may be rendered, by careful culture, more radiant more prodigal of beauty and fragrance, more replete with the power to brighten the hour of gladness and to - lend comfort to times of sadness and affliction, but. they can be spoiled or deteriorated never. As long as the world abides flowers will exhale their beneficent fragrance for all, and will never tire of the riot of beauty which they have provided since the morning stars sang together for the delectation of man..- (..-.. -:.; "Contrast of City Lire. ' "Many are the ways of living m' great city," said the treasurer of a upturn club. . "That man who went out as you came in to aa example. ' ."His business Is hunting game. He Is employed by thjs club and several householders to procure game in sea son. , - "He lives up In the Bronx, 'and has a large family to support ' Notwith standing his . success In procuring game, I know that he has not tasted a bite of game of any sort In years. t ; "On the contrary, his. table in. .the meat line is decidedly frugal. "He told me one day that he had not tasted quail for bo long that he would not know what it was if it were served to him when he was blindfolded. k .."Wen, it's the same old .story . all over town.. A diamond expert in one of the big houses in New York Is so poor that he walks home at night, a long distance, to save car fare. ' "A woman who is employed by three families' to make the purchases for their tables has six children depend ent upon her earnings. : One who Is familiar with her life assures me that her little ones are sometimes half fed, although the mother Is as generous in supplying their, wanta . as, her means will permit" New York Suit.'.' . . . ' Dropping a Gentle Hint.' -"James," said Mr. Rakeley,- "I be-' lleve you saw me er saluting " the maid.,:,- .'v,- ,. !..:!.'; ..'t-i; "Why, yes, sir,", replied the butler. . "Well,. . I .want, you to keep quiet abo"tlt .Do you understand?" (..,!.,, "Yes, sir," said the butler,, with out stretched hand; '."silence Is golden,' you know, 8ir.'-Fhladelphia rreBs. Conditions "Reversed.'',;';; kldder The proverb, ''every -dog has its day." doesn't go In" Algiers. '' . , Easly Whyr'41-: -' Kldder--For the Very "good reason that there every ' dey 1 has his dog.--i New York Times. dp ;: ci-y c b I . Ills. Idea. . .. - . .Wife 'According to the papers dress goods will. come much higher this, Sea' son than, last,.,,, , j ., i )1t5 ,a ..... , .Husband Well, i am glad of.lt J never did approve of those- .despUei costumes. '.' ' " ' '' ' ' "' ' A penny saved by a miser means a dollar burned by his heirs later on. I GROWTH C-F CATCH PrtftAt -. ! . t Had I'ri oiler Ilcgianlng. Nearly every neb(U at times been j puzaled to. account for the origin of worda and phrases tbey hear used In ; tb con versa t'o of 'thoa with wtcii they com la dally' ctnfaef. fcSoW4f the- are r oliar ia their etymology , &s-1 giv,t .r Indication of their par- en Use. The .word "hurrah." forvla- atan. ta a fnkeo of Joy In use for centuries. It is tue battle cry of tb ; old Xors Slitngi as they swept : dowjr to bnfnand murder among! thepeaceful! Eritlah. 'Tur ale!" Mi ! tlielr war fry,' which meana -Jtotf" i JkT an apJf4l;for help to Tbor, the j gVl of battel. ' ' fTIt's allbnrnbugr Terhaps It la. it i. ir fry I botffl Ilsmbug li tlft Irtah "u!m bog, ntonced hnmliug, meaning money. Klrg James II. coined worth ... i . . . . . ...... i iea money irom nis mint at uuonn. lid ..20-BhUlInj va4.Ba i'i'rt ',l'ic w usriijjfc vtui lU.ai U , w , x v zodo years ago who first asked "where th shoe pinches." He had Just divorce his wife and his friend Voter' to know what' was the flatter wjthjabe womaffrTbey declared she was good andpretty. "Now.,!-said the hus band, taking off his aboe, "isn't that nice shoe? It's', a good shoe, yrh? A pretty shoe, eh .-A new shoe, Vh? And none of you i can tell where it , w- . ,1 ' pinches me.". t Before you can say Jack Robinson? arose from the behavior of one John Robinson, Esv no was a fooL Ha was in such a burry; when he called on his friends thatt he would ba ft oerore ne naa wen Knoctea at'ino door. Thatphrase was coined at thetf feat'orthe Spanish armada. The gmtneet of the' Spanish Invaalon was 'drivan by storm snd stressof tEngllsVttacki north to the V$ der rivV and. south to tbo Skelder river thaStheidt Do you know; jvhy a hare is called Tusa"? Thla i 'not. a riddle, shut Juat an example) oi now '. words tgt twisted. The ancient Norman knights who cams over Jwlth William tha Conqueror pronounced the word "la puss." The puss to remalna to-!-y. "Go to Halifax.?! That town was a place of special terror for rogues because of the first rude guillotine invented toero by Mannaye for chop ping off felons' heads. Halifax law was that Abe criminal "ahonld b condemned ' first ' "and Inquired upon ; j after." Coventry had a queer law in j j idtewj?: men pf .the city .could practice . trade there. Strangers were starved out-' Hence the -phrase' of shutting1 man out of human company "sent to . Coventry." ."Spick . and span" comes from the" "spikes and "span-t ners" 4he. : hooks - and . stretchers for Btretchlng cloth new from the loom. -To "dun" a ' man for debt comes -from the memory of Joe ,Dun, balUff " of Lincoln, who was so keen a col- - a - a . . a. '. a l 1. lector ta ui name naa uecome a . proverb. "3- .'' 1 "Newe" is a queer word the Initials of north east, west south, 'which ap peared on the earliest Journal as a? slgu that information waa to ba bad here from the four, quarters of; that world ThIgn waa-N E W S, and' gave ns our word ."news.".' .., r ,'.,'A Fish's Appetite.' A " singular Instance of tenacity. ' in the digestion ;of fish is reported from 5 Sheffield, Englanad.' The fish, ;'wh:ch' was four feet )6ngfia3 wTiajTappeared to be an' abnormally hard liver. "'But the cutting up process revealed some- thing far stranger! ' The supposed hard ; liver turned out to be: nothing selBe f but a piece of atont netting," over two yards long and fourteen Inches wid; a which had been pressed into'the form of a f oo tba in How this great mass of Indigestible material came to be swal-s lowed by . the creature Is'a mystery, : and the suggestion that the fish caught. :. In the tolls of a fisherman's net solved j the problem of how to escape by de- ; vouring his prison walls' is not on- ,. sidered scientiflcally practicable., " , .... - . . . . i i .'..'.r'-j i Unreasonable Woman. :"' ' - ' ' His wife asked him to read to her.' Taking up the paper, he turned to th : woman's page-and started with the , flrsrt article that attracted his atten-u tlon. It was by a distinguished njed . leal authority on th? subject of correct breathing and began: . r , . . v. r t "As a means for preventing wrinkles .; in the' face it is certain that the prac- ' tlce Of keeping the mouth shut is one J of the most positive." r K r"' : 'That will do, sirr she snapped. ' "t ; asked to be entertained, -not to be 'in-''- suited New York' Pressi t i .v , ! ;!" . .' , i . ; .. ' , -f.-it 'iij''s; . ' . People Who Radiate Cheer A Who can estimate the value of sunny" soul whoscatterr gladness' and . j good cheer.1 wherever he1 goes Instead ' ' of 'gloom and sadness? ' Everybody is ' " attracted to these cheerfur'faces and' 1 . .... . . i . , i unny uvea ana repeiiea Dy tne gloomy, the; morose and the sad. ! 'We "envy 7 people who radiate Cheer ' Wherever ! ! they go and fling out gladness' froW ' eVery pore, ; .Money, honse and jarids it look contemptible . beside suchi s -dls--., position. Detroit Free Jress. ' ; s ! r-.s-.. A Broad Hlni. 1 i fThe Barber (lathering customer and ,;1 gazing out the window) I tell you, Mr, a the man who shaves himself keeps the d bread and, butter :, out of . some t poor ' 4 barber's mouth. .".The Customer .(fierce)-.:., ly) And incidentally the lather out of , I his ownlPuck.,, . , . " j A , prayer -for .those who: pass ' sev. . enty: "That I may never be shipped from one of my children to the homo of another, Just as a pauper Is sent from town to town,"