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ibem VS. 1 wikA tf ! I 1,1 lie MISAPPROPRIATING A SMILE. ( wag seated In the corner of a cor, When I got a most excruciating jar Not the ordinary kind To which grlpmen ore Inclined, Out a jolt that shocked me more thou that by fur. From adown the aisle a fascinating girl But my senses iu an amatory whirl, When she turned a pretty smile Toward my corner, and the while Showed the tips of teeth that glistened as the pearl. T responded with a twinkle of my rye ('Tis a little trick I studied, by the by), And although I passed my street, Still I kept my corner seat, For the hope within my heart was run ning hlifli. Then If was I got the doloriflc Jar; Just behind me, on the platform of the car, Stood the man at whom, 'twas plain, She was smiling through the pane, And I'd ridden half a mile or more too far. -Life fr A Walk with Ishbel. $ H DON'T mind tnlklng to you, you know," said Ishbel she Insists ou being spelled that way "because you are uot a stupid boy and you have a nice detached point of view, but you must promise when I tell you things not to Imagine I mean myself." "How could I Imagine you a thing?" I asked reproachfully. "You know what I mean," said Ish bel with severity. "When 1 was quite young," she pursued she Is 22 "I used to fancy that authors put themselves Into their stories. Now I know they never do." "Well, I am not quite young," I said crossly. "Go on." "But you didn't promise." "I promised." Ishbel adjusted her hatpin. "Once there was a girl," she began, "who at the age of 17 was sent to England to visit her father's people. That's rather a nice beginning, Isn't It?" she Inter- runted herself. , "It sounds ns If It might be prlut Do you think If you saw a story with a begluulug like that you would read It?" "Candidly?" I Inquired. "Of course." "1 dou't think I should." There was a dangerous glitter In her eye. "But," I hastened to add, "rending a story la very different to have you tell It, you know. I could listen to you for a thousand years." She wns mollified. "It won't take that long," she assured me with a smile. There Is no word for her smile but de licious. "Do go on," I said. "Did she like the people'?' "Woll, some of them," doubtfully. "You see they .were English and she was nti American." "Yes." "Aud-and young, they bullied her a little. The next time," with animation, "I mean, when we go over, I dou't think they'll bully me." "I dou't fuuey they will." "And so you see she dldu't have as good a .time as she might exactly. But she did have a love affair." "Oh," said I. - j "Yes," said Ishbel. "He was a sort of distant connection of hers, a lawyer, what they call over there a solicitor, you know. lie she said he was very much Iu love and so was she." "Confound"! began. "I beg your pardon," said Ishbel. "I meant," I said, sternly, "It Is very wrong of deterlmentals to make love to girli. "It Is," agreed Ishbel. "But he was very oh, very honorable. Things had gone, woll, they had gone rather far, you know, but the week before she sailed, when he proposed at least he dldu't exactly propose, but he told her he had ouly 300 a year, and that, of course, It was out of the questlou In England to marry on that, aud he couldu't boar the Idea of hampering her with a long engagement and what did you say?" "Oh, nothing." "Are you sure? Yon put me out. Well, be said she wusu't be engaged to -1)1dcJI eqcs off y Sy it aa fin tl d lb na t c i lib i was L him, but he would hold himself engaged to her, and some day when the senior partner dropped off I do wish," petu lantly, "you wouldn't mutter like that." I groveled. ' "Where was I?" demanded' IsbbeL "Oh, well, theu they said good-by, you know, and she was perfectly miserable If you look so horribly cross I shall send you home oh, dreadfully miser able. She felt that she didn't care a straw about other men, and there were she said there were some very nice men In the steamer coming home, too. Balls and parties had no attraction for her, and fancy, for ever so long she hardly took any Interest In her frocks. Oh, It was horrid. She only lived for his letters and somehow they well, they were not exactly satisfactory. She supposed It was because be was so very honorable, and they were uot real ly engaged, you know. But one day she thought It all over and decided that sort of thing would have' to come to an end. She knew she would never be happy for a moment till be came out, as she knew he would some day, to claim her, but she made up her mind to stop thinking about him as much as possible and try to seem happy, no mat ter how perfectly miserable she was In reality. The Idea was, you see I think she got it out of a poem to lock his Image up In her heart." "I see," said I. "And how did work?" "It worked very well," said Ishbel, renectiveiy. "sue Knew she was wreached, but she didn't allow herself to thing about It" "And what happened?" I asked brisk ly. "Well, after three years he came." "Oh, he did? "Of course," said Ishbel sharply. "Did you Imagine he didn't?" I coughed. "And she unlocked ber heart?" "Yes," said Ishbel. "And the Image ' "It's a very odd thing, replied Ishbel, slowly, "but It wasn't there." I caughed again. "Was her heart- did she find the receptacle er-empty?" I asked. . ; "She didn't tell me that," said Ish bel. We walked on. "So that," I' re marked, presently, "was the reason why that long-legged English fel low " "But you promised," cried Ishbel. Boston Post RAFTERS OF LIVING GREEN. Description in "Kben Hold ten" of Day la the Cornfield. We climbed the wall as be ate, and burled ourselves iu the deep corn. The fragrant silky tassels brushed my face and the corn hissed at our Intrusion, crossing Its green sabers In our path, Far Iu the field my companion heaped a little of the soft earth for a pillow, spread the oilcloth between rows, and as we lay down drew the big shawl over us. Uncle Eb was tired after the toll of that night and went asleep al most as soon as he was down. Before I dropped off Fred came and licked my face aud stepped over me, his tall wagging for leave, and curled upon the shawl at my feet I could see no sky In that gloomy green aisle of corn. This going to bed. In the morning seemed a foolish business to me that day and I lay a long time looking up at the rus tling canopy overhead. I remember list ening to the waves that came whisper ing out of the further field, nearer and nearer, until they swept over us with a rqarlng splash of leaves, like that of water flooding among rocks, as I have heard It ofteu. A twinge of homesick ness came to me and the snoring of Uncle Eb gave me no comfort I re member covering my head and crying softly as I thought of those who had gone away aud whom I was to meet In a far country, called heaven, wbitner we were going. I forgot my sorrow finally In sleep. When I awoke It bad grown dusk under the corn. I felt for Uncle Eb and he was gone. Then I called to him. "Hush, boy! He low!" he whispered, bending over me, a sharp look in his eye. " 'Frald they're after us." He sat kneeling beside me, holding Fred by the collar and listening. I could hear voices, the rustle of the corn and the tramp of feet near by. It was thun dering In the distance that heavy, shaking thunder that seems to take hold of the earth, and there were sounds In the corn like tbe drawing of (J&NTURY l ft CU CD 1X1 H c r en i ly; (Bis il wila mm CXI C23 wanaJs of ir nas? Ik i IT , C2 IQ CD Ift f my 2 ib ei(jdei; y t a I El Love... 8 Mftrsom ITlboirs&lloia sabers and the rush of many feet The noisy thunder clouds came nearer, and the voices that made us tremble were no longer beard.. Uncle Eb began to fasten the oil blanket to the stalks of corn for a shelter. The rain came roar ing over us. The sound of It was like that of a host of cavalry coming as a gallop. We lay bracing the stalks, the blanket tied above us, and were quite dry for a time. The rain rattled In the sounding sheaves and then came flood ing down the steep gutters. Above us beam and rafter creaked, swaying and showing glimpses of the dark sky. The rain passed-rwe could hear the last battalion leaving the field and then the tumult ended as suddenly as It began. The corn trembled a few mo ments and hushed to a faint whisper. Then we could hear only the drip of raindrops leaking through the green oof. It was dark under the corn. UPON A CATARACT'S BRINK. Thrilling Experience of a Voyager on tbe Ottawa River. The horrible experiences of one wh has been swept away by some mercl less current and finds himself at lus' at the brink of a cataract may possibly be Imagined, but there are few whe survive to relate to us the particulars of such an ordeal. Yet there is one In stance where a man was saved at th very edge of the falls. There are few more Imposing bits d scenery In Canada than where the Ot tawa River pours thundering aud foam lng over the Cbaudlere Falls. Wbei the water In the river Is low, as it li In autumn, there is a fall of about fortj feet, but when th river Is swollen bj memng buows id. the spring the ap parent depth of the fall Is lessened. Al any time the rush and swirl of the great river over this ledge of rock Is a sight worth seeing. In some places the water pours over In a dense and Irresistible volume, while at other points a shallow stream will spray itself over a higher table of rock. On the upper Ottawa are floated booms of logs which feed the large lumber Industries of that region. Han dling these wet logs Is a treacherous business, and It Is easy to lose one's foothold and fall into the swift stream. Accidents of this kind occur frequent ly. The only case that did not have a fatal termination is tbe one referred to here. The man was busy forking these logs with those sharp tongs used to swing them about and draw them In, when he missed his footing and fell Into the I river. Though a strong swimmer, he could not withstand the current and was swept out Into the stream and on , toward the falls. Neorlng the falls, he I found himself still conscious, aud , it happened that he was being floated over one of those tables of rock where the water was so shallow that he felt himself touch. He struggled to regain his feet, aud was successful In so do ing, so that he found himself standing In, perhaps, a foot of rushing water, at the brink of tbe cataract, a great cur rent surging by him on every hand. I But It seemed hopeless. He saw na way of getting to shore, and no one from the shore could get to him. Many people on the banks of the river were watching him and trying to study out some plan to save him. Finally a large derrick was brought to bear, such as Is used In building operations. A great arm with ropes was swung out over the current, and when the man had fastened himself securely with the ropes be was raised up high and swung In, just as a large stone would be raised In constructing a building. Work and Atmosphere. During the building of a railroad in Switzerland, at an altitude of ten thou- sand feet, the discovery has been made that the atmosphere Is so rarltied that men employed upon the work cannot continue their labors for half so long a should pull through with careful nurs tlme as Is possible when working lu a lng ruck. lower atmosphere. The cold also mav nave Bomeiuiug m uo who h, r0r, at every one knows, the atmosphere b ,coiut-3 mn nuu tviucr iuv grearer U1S tance It Is above the surface of the earth. Were It not for the atmosphere. Indeed, theordiuary temperature of the world would be below sero to the ex tent of three hundred degrees Fahren heit - Too many culinary assistants art sure to Impair tbe flavor of the Qoa somma. ,i i .. - 1 1 .. i. - . HUMOK W THE WEEK STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Odd, Corlons and Laughable Phases of Uaman Mature Graphically Por trayed by Eminent 'Word Artlata of Our Own Day-A Budget of Fun. lie Philosophy, my dear madam, la something It takes all one's life to ac quire. She What, then, Is the use In acquir ing It? "The supreme satisfaction of know ing that one's whole life has been a mistake." Life. Blame It on the Moon. "The moon exercises a marked Influ ence on commerce, astronomers say. "Oh, yes; whenever a man walks with a girl on moonlight nights he buys her a lot of caramels and other stuff." Chicago Record.- Barcasm. "01 burnt me hand terribly bad." "How did yez do It?" "Sure and 01 put me hand In th' wather to see if It was bllln'." "And was It?" "No, frazln'." An Injustice. "The fact that you were disguised makes the case against you very dark," said the magistrate to the prisoner. "Your honor," replied the prisoner, courteously, "you do me an injutl:. I was not In disguise. I was merely traveling Incog." Pittsburg Chronicle- Telegraph. ReconrlJered. He You need not fear. I shall do nothing desperate just because you have refused me. "Then, darling, I repent. It was only the thought that you might do some thing romantic that made me refuse you."-LIfQ, Intervals In an Exciting Life. "Ma, when I get big I'm goln' 'way off to be a pirate." "Are you, Bobby?" "Yes, but don't you be scared; I'll come home at night to sleep." Chicago Record. An Admirer of Honesty. "Yes, sir," said Farmer Corntossel, ."if there's anything I do like an' ad mire, It's an honest man. An' that's , why I'm so proud of our new neighbor down the road a piece. Ef there ever was an honest man he's one." "Are you sure he's honest?" "Certainly; one of these frank, gener ous, sincere kind." "How do you know?" "Traded horses with him day before yesterday, an' I reckon I got at least sixty dollars the best of him." Washington Star. The Fickle Thermometer. "Here, young lady, I've brung back this thermometer you sold me." "What's the matter with it?" t "It ain't reliable. One time ye look It It it says one thing, and the next time It says another." Just Like t.ther Men. She Which would you rather marry -the prettiest woman in the world or the homeliest? He The prettiest, of course. Why do you ask? She Merely to find out if you weren't Just like all the other men. Detroit Free Press. Hia Views. Jack Bachelor (engaged) Of course, I realize that matrimony Is a very Im portant step, and all that! Ned Newlywed (hoarsely) Step? Great Scott, man! It's a whole flight of steps and something to fall over on every Btep! Puck. No Limit. "I understand that you are a distant relative of the wealthy Goldmans." "Yes." "How distant?" "As distant as they can keep me." Philadelphia Record. Favorable Chances. Rudolph If I should ask old Bullions for his daughter's hand what do you tnlnk of chances? Harold ery fair. You have youth, bealth and a good constitution and Many Lines There. Telllt To be successful in business a nan must confine himself to one line. Asklt What If he Is a palmist ? Bal timore American. Woman's Rights. Stox Do you believe in women hav ing the same rights as men? Stnggs Yes, I do. There was one stood In front of where I eat In a car to-day and tramped all over my fett, and if she'd been a man I would have kit her one, sure. Detroit Free Press. Trust Worth. . "Is he a trustworthy patriot?" asked the earnest citizen. "I should say so," answered Senator Sorghum. "A man that can make mon ey as brilliantly as he can Is worthy or all the trusts he Is able to control. -Washington Star. Worth Remembering. "It is the man at the top of the ladder who can reach things," remarked the haughty representative of a noble fam ily. "True," remarked the sarcastic man in homespun, "but It is the man at the bottom who can upset the ladder.' Chicago Evening Post. What Constituted the Insult. "What did you strike this man for? asked the magistrate. "He called me 'Reuben,' " answered the shock-headed individual whom the police had brought In. "What Is your name, anyhow?" "Reuben, your honor but he didn't know It." Chicago Tribune. Just Her Idea. Wiggles They say that a man and bis wife grow to look like each other after they have lived together for a long time. Mrs. Wiggles-Do they? That's lucky for the men, now, Isn't it?-Somervllle Journal He Had It. "The fact is," said the fat man, "I married because I was lonely as much as for any other reason. To pnt It tersely, I married for sympathy." I "Well," said the lean man, "you have mine." New York World. Wing Repartee. The Easy Mark She said she bad 'other fish to fry.' I wonder If she In sinuated that I was a fish? The Soubrette Impossible! All lob sters are crustaceous. Chicago News, i Happy Retort. "Now, don't gimme any song about misfortune an' wantln' to be a bard worker 'n all that," said the hard-faced lady. "I can see right through you." "Gee!" said Dismal Dawson. "I knowed I ain't had nothln to eat for three days, but I didn't know It had thinned me down like that." Indian apolis Press. Wisdom of Solomon. Teacher Who was the wisest man? Little Boy Solomon. Teacher Give an example of his wis dom. Little Girl-He had 600 wives.-De-troit Free Press. A Compromise. sa-wvr - Parson Why, Johnnie, I'm sorry to see you stealing. I shall report the matter to your father. Johnnie I'm sorry, too, parson, but now I'm caught I'll divide with ye, If ye won't tell dad. Come now, what do ye say? In the Wrong Class. "Mrs. Pheedem's boarders seem to be nearly all students who belong to the normal class." "Yes, but she tells me that their appe; tites are abnormal." Looking for Bargains. "Mrs. Bargalnhunter seems to be dreadfully worried about the health of her children." "Why, they looked to me exception ally strong and well." "Yes; that's what worries her. A cut- rate drugstore has just opened In the neighborhood, and she's crazy for an excuse to see what kind of bargains they have.'-Chicago Times-Herald. A Congenial Fellow. Blobbs What a companionable young fellow young BJones Is. Slobbs-Yes; he frankly acknowl edges that he doesn't know anything about politics, religion or golf. Phila delphia Record. Circumstances A ter Cases. She I like him because he's so ex travagant. - Her Aunt That isn't the best Dossl- ble quality in a husband. She-Of course not! I'm not eolne to marry him! Puck. What's In a Name? Mrs. Waggles Do you know why this is called a golf hat? Waggles-Yes, my dear. It is be cause people who play golf don't wear them. Judge. . Jealous Beauties. Rob What does that mean? Both of those pretty girls cut you dead just then. ' Roy-Alas! yes. I made a stnni.i mistake. I told Lily she was as sweet as a rose, and Rose that she made me think of a Hly.-Philadelpbla Bulletin. Homeric Tbe following very little classic comes from Cornhill: A few years since two eentlemen each bearing the surname of Homer not an unusual one in Dorset contest ed a county division, and at a public melius oue ot mem, reeling suddenly unwell, had to retire, when a local hu morist, on ms opponent's side re- marked: Homer's Odd, I see." Homer s 111, I add promptly re- joined an adherent The Open Door. Tbe Empress Do wager .trembled with rage. "Shut the door!" she shrieked h- towlng a terrible look upon the Chris- mn powers. Don t you see you're let ting in about a million flies?" Her majesty's strenuous resistance tn the inevitable Is thus shown to proceed upon uie promptings of her basic fem ininity, and Is hereupon a mystery no longer. Detroit Journal. To believe that a task Is lmpossiblt U to make it so. THE POINT OF VIEW. Thlnn Appear Differently to Different Kes. One of the essential things for one rht would Influence others is me a on ity to see things as they look to those whom he addresses. A lack of this ability has been . responsible for the failure of many persons tnai woum otherwise have been successful as lawyers before and even orators and statesmen Striking illustrations of the different nsneets thlnes wear In the eyes or an ferent people are constantly coming to llslit. A nartv of American travelers, Jour neyiug leisurely up the Nile, expressed a desire to celebrate Washington's birthday In some appropriate manner. Their chief accordingly preparea great frosted cake, upon which he ex ecuted In confectionery a representa tion of George Washington, after hav ing familiarized himself with the life and achievements of his subject. As represented In sugar, Washington wore a turban on his head and a great sash across his breast; he was smok lng a long pipe, and before him some dancing girls were performing. This was the way the greatness of George Washington looked to the Arab cher. In China, that land of strange con trasts, many amusing Instances oft a similar kind may be found. "Pilgrim Progress," as recently translated and Illustrated by native artists, shows Christian with a long pigtail, the dun geon of Giant Despair ns the familiar wooden cage of Chinese criminals, while the angels are arrayed In the latest productions of Pekin dressmak ers. A Chinese publication describes Americans as "living for months with out eating a mouthful of rice," and nev er enjoying themselves "by sitting quietly on their ancestors' graves,1 but. Instead, Jumping around aud kick ing a ball as If paid for It. How does this thing look to the Turk, the Chinaman, the Boer, the Englishman, the northerner, the south erner Is the question that we should answer. In any controversy, before be coming too sure of our own position. All the world does not look through the same spectacles. St. Louis Star. HOW THEY TRADE IN CHINA. Americans Wou'd Be Exasperated by Such Absurd Method'. When a man or a woman goes Into a shop in China a clerk, with much cere mony, brings fragrant tea, which Is served In fine style. The compliments of the season are exchanged, there are talks about the weather in fact, every kind of evasion is employed to keep away from the real reason of the visit which Is to buy something. Tbe pro prietor solemnly watches these pro ceedings from afar. The style of com pliment is of this order: "In what ce lestial country did your exalted excel lence purchase the superfine garments upon which I feast my eyes? Surely in no miserable and unworthy land ljke our own?" When the tea and talk are exhausted the little pipe bearer, who al ways attends his master or mistress out of doors, lights a pipe for his em ployer. There are only a few whiffs in each pipeful, so the process has to be frequently repeated. Then business begins. The shopper asks the price of the required article and makes an offer that Is much lower. This is promptly refused In language that is courteous and polite beyond de scription. Then the possible purchaser departs with great dignity and ele gance. When a bargain Is completed the purchaser never pays It himself. The chief steward Is called, notified that the article has been accepted, and when the bill comes in the "boy" settles It, giving an acocunt quarterly to his master of money disbursed for the household. Money as we have it Is un known In China. There are no silver dollars, no fractions of dollars, aa quar ters and 10-cent pieces, no paper bank notes. There is a coin called "cash" with a hole punched in the middle that is used for small transactions. "Cash" can be strung like beads on a string. It laues iwj pieces to equal the value of one standard cent. Gold Is only used for ornaments In China, never for cur rent coin. A Famous Vine. Everybody has heard of the famous grapevine now one hundred and thirty- iwo years om at Hampton Court. Its roots are popularly supposed to extend as rar as and under the Thames, which I B 1 . "cunjr Lour nunarea yards away. A visitor was actually heard the other aay telling his friends quite seriously iutti uie roots or. the vine reached na far as Ditton, on the other side of the river, a mile or more away, and the same person asserted that the annual crop consisted of three thousand bunches of grapes. As a matter of ract, the roots of the vine have been rouna at a' distance of about twenty Ave yards from the main stem, and, al though every year the vine "shows" nliAiif V. n lu,e mousana bunches, only twelve hundred are allowed to remain. Domestic Arts. !rt T- r, r u .-,am:e. Germany, Belgium and noi.ana girls are drilled from the era die In every branch of the domestic qrra. a trench or German mald-of-all work is a household treasure just be- .ue sue nas oeen taiieht her hni. ness. Cooking and housework do not le naturally.. We dou't exnert carpenter or plumber to learn his trade . i out we expect miracles in our kitchens, and we ask Ann to per form duties she has never been taught .r .a piemy or capacity in the ""'K'"B Sin, nut She needs to be help ed and technically trained in domesUc arts and crafts. Child M'orkers in Europe. bwitzerland allows no child under 14 years to become a wage earner, tbe age it which, under the English factory -aw. he ceases to be a child and is rank ed as a young person." English boys of 12 years of age ma, stiU work I ! fe? fr fifty-f0- I'onrs a week which is longer than the hours for men n the mines of Northumberland and Durham, England. e talhlt disappointment m a love affair is featherweight gref Sad wfh PUU,ing P With 8 c husband vho was defeated at an elec- lifeahrVWaillOfm0tiVe thSt makM NEW RECIPEIFOR SOU Newark Man DUcovers How ,, , Live Bo Cheap , l'H The cheap way in whiei,' borers, pushcart men and otheii'1, .1... II.... "vl S Of tha. of that Sued i resident of Brooklyn n-i, i"f88fli been recently to poke around i ? t...ta .M iuia uujr huu tg Vlelnitv the New York Times Mfl "I was In Newark a WRpk . . ago, said be, "when a friend I pointed out a number of Italian, ? were buying small baskets of toil.. In large quantities. They eost 15 each. I expressed wonder at whai" were going to do with so many 2 7 upon my friend replied that h. J? show me. He led me to the bacS of a house, where a number of itav. live, and there I found the basket, ' ! high. NearbywasareceptaeieVi looked like a section of a beervat had been sawed in two. The lt!i who were handling the touiatoe,!!! them up into small pieces and thi them Into the vat. Then they J crushers made from blocks of WZ with handles, and pounded those hT toes Into a pulp. m "My curiosity increased with er, plunge of the crushers and the Haifa, looked at me with quiet amu8enm! Presently they , stirred some coram In the mass and then some flour m the stuff became a pulp. The next ste was to throw this on what bakers would call a molding trough and head it, adding enough flour to make It stiff pulp. The less said about the state of their hands the better, but that It, trivial matter. Then the mixture was molded. Into little pats about the of a fishcake. These were placed 01 boards and taken to various roofa to dry. In a short time they became u bard as brickbats and can be used at missiles In case of emergency. "What do you do with those thlngsr I asked one of the Italians. " 'What-a we do?' he answered. 'ffe mak'-a da summer food 'n da winter food.' "Each cake, I learned after rnucn questioning, will make enough soup for six men. This, with a little black bread, constitutes a meal for many of those fellows. One can see how cheap ly they can live and still eat food that Is quite nutritious. These cakes t r peddled to their fellow countrymen bj some of the Italians and sold at a ridic ulously small price. When I had de parted from that backyard after a two hours' investigation the saying came to me with greater force than ever that 'one-half the world does not know how tbe other half lives.' " FREAKS IN LUNCH ORDERS. Walter Calls Attention to the Imita tive Hobit Among Patrons. One of the amusing things to be no ticed at the lunch counters is the habit of imitation. If the man on the end studies the bill of fare and then orders a ham sandwich, pumpkin pie, a 1 a glass of milk, all bis neighbors are like ly to duplicate his order and soon there will be a whole row eating exactly the same things. Sometimes this similar ity of appetite causes serious embar rassment. This Is Invariably the case If the occupants of the high chairs shift about the same time and the men on tbe end have numerous chances to set ex amples for twenty or thirty patrons. Then, the pumpkin pie or sandwiches are sure to give out before the noon hour Is past. "It's funny how lazy people are," said one of the waiters at a down-town lunch place. "There are lots of men who won't look at a bill of fare and they Just stare over the counter and ask for anything that comes Into their heads, if they dou't happen to see an other fellow eating just what they want . If we have something sort of out of the ordinary, like filed oysters, something that can be written on tbe card in Ink- so It will make a good Im pression on the public, it's a losing in vestment if the fellow on the end near, the door happens to pick It out. Then every one that passes him sees the oys ters and soon there Is a regular chorus of yells of oysters. There ain't a pa tron that wants corn beef hash or cold tongue. "People are Just like sheep or geese. They like to follow a leader if it's In nothing but eating. I've seen big worded articles about thoughts and Ideas being catching or contagious. Any philosopher who has a chance to wait on a lunch counter would believe in that there theory. Ideas is as catch ing as the measles and don't you lot get it." ' " A Tame Gull. Vincent S. Stevens. In the Christian Advocate, says that birds do not be come tame nearly so readily as most other animals, and then relates the story of an exception which he noticed when livin.?, in the coast country. Looking over my neighbor's fence one day, I was surprised to see. on bis door step these queer companions: A beauti ful white sea gull and my neighbor'! pet cat, sitting quietly together. Becoming interested, I jumped the fence, and asked Jones about his bart ered pet. . He told me that some W had shot the gull a few days before and broken Its wing, and as they were passing bis house he noticed the poof suffering thing and bought it. He bandaged the broken wing, and the gull, seeming to understand his kino intention, became quite tame and nestied Its pretty head against b hand. - Jones entertained me by showing hoff tbe gull usually took its meals. Bring ing a plate of oysters and a fork, he called: "Goosey, goosey, goosey: u the bird came running to bim. Then he beld out an oyster on the fork, ana the gull seized it quickly with its yel low bill and ate It as demurely as " oysters had been served to it in tb-s way ail Its days. The oddest thine occurred one w when my neighbor gave the gull e small pieces of meat for dinner. He placed the meat on the ground near u gull, but the gull, espying a pan of wa ter nenr hv. took the meat piece J piece, and walking over, dropped it into the water. Then, true to its nature, began fishing for its dinner. Tbe World's Highest Chimney Antwerp has the highest chimney m the world. It belongs to tne d-' n-nrb. rnmfm mil is 410 feet h:ga, ! .1 The interior diameter is 25 feet at th base and 11 feet at tbe top.