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THE SONG THAT WAS LOST. There war r poet born who had docp in his heart a souk ; He sprang from the soil ho plowed the fields in spring; But he conned the songs of the ancient bards—he studied well and long, And ever he sang to himself the song that God gave him to sing! ' And he loved the mother who bore him, and as they toiled away | He thought of the joy she would have to heur him sing his song some day. I In secret moments of the night his heaven ly song he wrote— Letter by letter, word by word, and, likewise, line by line; And he sang it unto the beasts of the field; he caught the song bird's note And held it fust, and in his eyes wus the light that is divine— The song that he had been given to sing be poured from his heart, and then He ran to sing it to her whose love sur passed the praise of men. He sang the song—the song sublime that had burst from the depths of bis heart; Sht* dumbly heard him sing until the lust note died away; “Ab, but,” she sudly sighed, “ ’twill bring you nothing in the mart, For men have little gold to give in trade for songs to-day!” He gazed into her face and saw but cold, sharp wrinkles there— Ilis song became u sob—he turned, and plowed on in despair. —Cleveland Leader. THE ARTISTS DREAM. WO souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one.” Ralph Tltorudyke was possessed of a dreamy, poetic nature, far beyond the ordinary. He owned a pretty photo graphic studio, and Ills business was congenial to Ills artistic temperament; there was so much in it to cultivate love of the beautiful. lie had reached tl»e age of 27. "heart whole ami fancy free,” or apparently so to his friends. To-day Is his birth day, and he is thinking Intently of a realistic dream of the night Just passed. Just a year ago a vision came to him,- a face not beautiful, but strong and earnest and sweet. She appeared to him In a portrait which he seemed to be looking nt. The little brown hair was In natural waves over a smooth fore head, and the calm, steadfast eyes Were of a deeper hue. Now, a year later, the same face liad again appeared, and Ralph Is thinking of the message that came to him. “Pa Hence, one more year, and 1 will eome to you.” He Anally awoke from his reverie and startl'd for his studio; on the way he picked up a package from the sidewalk. Soon reaching his cozy little office, he opened it, to find two photographs by Sarony in a folding frame; one was a draped figure, the right hand raised to the forehead, the face protile, the other, uh! the same true brown eyes which haunted him for a year! The brown hair, with golden tints In the high lights; the fair com plexion, deepening Into a wild rose pink on her rounded cheek. The photo was benutlfully painted In water color, nn<l life-like. The artist soon made copies of both pictures and took his plates Into the dark room to develop, with good results. Toward night a little urehln stuck his head In at the door and aliouted: "Jour nal!” "Here, boy,” said Ralph, “never mind the change,” ns he tiung 1dm a nickel. He rend the news, then glanced at the advertisements. Under “Lost and Found" appenred the following: Lost Two photos of Indy, in a folding gold frame, between Wellington street und postofflce. Fiuder please send to 1> 070, Tlu* Journal. Ralph Bent them to the nddress nnmed, congratulating Idinsel^luit he possessed such satisfactory copies, and resolved to enlarge the profile for him self. It was n labor of love, to work on it day by day, and a most beautiful work of art It was when finally finish ed. Time went on apace; another year, with Its pleasures and trials, lias passed. Aliout It o'clock next day the electric bell rung “three ring«,“ a signal that a subject was ready to be posed; it was the work of a mofneut to put the nega tive for exposure Into the plate-holder. As Ralph walked toward the camera what lie saw took Ids breath away. The vision of bls dreams! The same wom anly face, the graceful form! The pleasant voice of a well known society woman broke In: “Allow me. Mr. Thorndike, to present my friend, Miss Marlon Beane, to you and your best effort In art." The artist bowed, expressing himself the best be could, with such a whirling brain as pleased to favor them. He postal her. then she went to the dressing room to don another costume; her friend, Mrs. Claremont, cliahed with Ralph, saying: “I'm so glad that you two have met today. Marlon Is so romantic; would you believe It? She Is waiting for an Ideal; she lielleves that every one possesses half a soul, that somewhere In the world the other half Is waiting to be recognized and claim ed; If the two halves Join, then la the union perfect and two Ilves made hap py. otherwise unluippluess and discord result from tlie III assorted union of two |S'ople. “Two years ago she went Into a trance or sleep at midnight while at Newport, nearly frightening every one out of their w its. She came out of It, however. In a few hours; a year ago | the sntne thing occurred at the same hour, while she was visiting me. She returned to her home the next mornlug and lost two photos of herself, made In New Yolk. I it<lvertl»ed the loss and received them the next day." Marlon's appearance at tills time put a stop to further confidence, and Ralph had all he could du to euutrvl himself tu be the *rii»L " "-'•I When the ladles were about to go he said: “I would like to have you ladles visit my sanctum sanctorum,” to which they gave a glad assent. When they entered the door Marlon gave a violent start, for, facing the en trance, wus her own figure In life size; under the portrait the words, “Looking Into the future." She blushed, then turned pale, and her eyes met Ralph's with something like recognition. Mrs. Claremont saw that there was some- thing In the air and retired gracefully from the office with a remark about some errand that must be attended to immediately. Ralph advanced toward Marlon, and, taking her hand, said: “I was the for tunate tlrnler of your photos and have liad this portrait for my dally compan ion a year. May I hope in the future to possess the original? We have in reality known each other two years and need not measure time in the con ventional way; I feel that I possess your soul's mate. Is it not true?” Marion gave him a glance full of faith and trust, saying: "Even so, my heart is yours.” It is needless to add that Marlon never went into another trance. What could It be? Did her soul leave lth earthly surroundings to seek Its mate? She believes that It did, und found it, too.—Boston Post. Ah ANCIENT SENTENCE. Bones of Anabaptists Again Hung to a Chnrch Tower. Not long ago a curious ceremony w‘s performed as a finishing touch to tue rebuilding of the Latnbertus church, | one of the finest examples of pure : Gothic in Germany. The three “man- high” Iron cages that have hung front the great tower sUice 1537 were hoisted up anew to a height of 325 feet, in | order that the sentence of ancient bish op’s court be carried out, which read: “And there, on the highest [stint in Munsterland, they shall hang for ever and ever, as a warning to evildoers from now on until Judgment day.” These cages were the prisons In which the world-renowned Anabap tists, John van Leydilen, “King of the Universe,” as he called himself; his chancellor, Krechting, and his gov ernor aud lord high executioner, Knip- pendolllng, spent the last six months of their lives, and that served them, or what was left of them, for coffins after death. The cages thus Installed at the top of the high tower are somewhat smaller than the originals, for when the latter were taken down about a year ago. to allow of the rebuilding of the tower, April 1, If possible, that date being hl» birthday. The illustration shows the lines and style adopted by the architect The structure is symmetrical and massive, but it Is not ornate on any sense. The Interior decorations are sculptor work for the greater part AN ODD CANNON. The Only Double-Borreled Ou) In the World. The old double-barreled c.nnon of the Mitchell Thunderbolt» is now- owned, says the Atlanta, G»., Banner, by the city and Is on the City Hall lot. Capt. Barnett lias been instructed to have the cauuon mounted at the head of the park, on College avenue, near the Confederate monument. There is a history of unique interest that goes along with this old cauuon. It, In the first place, is the only double-barreled cannon in the world; in the next place it was Invented with • peculiar idea in the mind of the inventor. It belonged to the Mitchell Thunderbolts, a com pany of old men organized here in 18t>3 purely for home defense. One of the company, John Gilleluml, Invented this cannon aud bad it east at the Athens foundry. RECENT INVENTIONS, Tobacco plis's can be thoroughly cleaned by a new device consisting of a pump to be attached to the bowl of the pipe to draw water in through the stem and forcibly discharge it to dis lodge the Impurities. The skin can be quickly removed from potatoes by a new cleaner formed of a tubular net of sharp cords hav ing a number of knots on the Inner sur face, the tulsrs being placed In the net and shaken rapidly. A bandy cup for eggs boiled In the shell has slots near the edge for the insertion of a tableknife to remove the top of the shell, the cup having a re movable lining so as to bold eggs of different sizes. For use in curling the hair a newly designed instrument has the ends of the tongs flattened, to be heated and press the hair after it has been damp ened and wound on curl papers or crimping pins. An Australian has designed a new diving drees In which steel rings are woven Into the cloth or sewed between two thicknesses, for the purpose of re sisting the pressure of the water at great depths. A German Inventor has patented a dock for attachment to telephone In struments, which has levers to be set for the number of minutes' conversa tion desired, the connection with the other instrument being broken when the time expires. Shoe laces are to be made with a core of hemp or other strong cord Inclosed iu a loosely woven casing, the core ex tending Into a tongue of colled wire or soft brass at either end, thus forming a string which will not wear out easily. JAMES COULDN’T IMAGINE. A Story thnt a New York Club Woman Tells About Herself. AS THE CAGES NOW LOOK. they were found to be In a dilapidated state, as rust bad eaten away part of the framework. So new cages were constructed with the old material, and, of course, in strict Imitation of their original form, and with all the para phernalia that served to make the re maining days of the Anabaptists ter rible. There were some skulls nnd frag ments of bones in two cages, and In struments of torture In all of them. The bishop's court had decreed: “We give your flesh to the birds and your bones to the winds that rage above, so they may carry particles of your cursed bodies to all parts of the earth,” but the winds had not finished tlieir work a year ago. Two skulls were left, a broken and battered leg bone, and odd pieces of ribs ami fingers, the latter having caught and being stuck fast in lome of the crevices. One of the skulls, large and massive, was in the king's cage, Its identity be ing further vouched for by an Iron crown fastened to the head by spikes. The other instruments of torture found In the cages—rusty daggers, big nails and pincers—were also found iu a good state of preservation. The idea of Mr. Gilleland was one of considerable ingenuity. A fifty-foot chain with the ends attached to two cannon balls was the charge, and the idea of the inventor was that, when the cannon balls came out of the muzzle of the cannon, they would have a ten dency to cliverge, draw the chain taut and mow down an entire company. The company took the cannon out into tlie country near Athens one day to test it. It was properly charged, and was touched off with great ceremony. One of the balls got out a little ahead of the other, and then the mischief was to pay. It bad a kind of circular mo tion, and plowed up a quarter of an acre of ground, the members of the I company in the meantime scattering in I all directions to keep from being hit by , the flying chain. I Tlie old cannon was never used after | that except at an occasional Demo cratic Jubilee, when charges of powder Mould be fired. About five years ago the old cannon disappeared, and not until a few days ago did our people know where it was. Last week it turned up in a junk shop, but it was promptly purchased by the city. Mr. Neumyer, who owned the cannon, liad been of fered $50 for it, but when he learned that it was a rare old relic and our peo ple wanted to keep It he promptly turned down the offer nnd swapped it to the city for an old bell. j tions. nnd the elaborate structure will soon be ready for the burial of the lrou Chancellor. The tomb lias been erect ed under the trees of the Forest of Sax ony. close to the old castle of Frled- riclisruh. It stands in a grove of beech nnd oak trees, near the top of the Schneckenlierg (Snail Mountain), which Is In plain view from the castle grounds. The mausoleum Is severe In Its archi tecture. Roman In style and In perfect harmony with its surroundings. The heavy foundations are constructed of large bowlders, taken from tlie adjoin ing woods. The upper structure, top ped by a stately dome. Is of grayish building stone. The entrance to the tomb Is In the side next to the woods nnd furthest away from Frledrichsruh. Stone steps lead from the entrance gates on one side to the spacesdesigned for the graves of the members of the Bismarck family, ami on the other side to the chapel and the meusoleunt prop er. directly beneath the dome. It Is there that the "True and trusted tler- uian servitor of Kaiser Wilhelm I.” Is to be laid at rest next to his wife, whom he had survived. It was decided several weeks ago to conduct the final burial ceremonies of the dead prince an of solid gold. Inlaid with precious stones. At one time some of the stones were stolen from one of the legs of the chair, ami the indignant Shall ordered the arrest of a numtier of his servants and held the keeper responsible for the lows. with the intimation that If the thief were not discovered, the keeper would be beheaded. The culprit, be ing eventually found, was forthwith tieheaded and his head carried on a pole by the Imperial body-guard through the streets of Teheran. Here Is a good story which a club woman tells about herself: "At one time,” she says, “we had a colored butler, who stayed with us for years, aud who admired my husband Immensely. He thought that I)r. II----- was a marvel of manly beauty, as well BISMARCK'S MAUSOLEUM. as the embodiment of all the virtues, domestic, professional, and otherwise. Finislilni; Touches to the Tomb in Of course, 1 quite agreed with the but Which He Will Forever Sleep. ler ou this point, but the fact is I some Work on the Bismarck mausoleum is Where the shah sits. times plm'd to have him pass Ids en nearing completion. The final touches Tlie Sliah of Persia owns the most thusiastic compliments around to the ire being put to the interior decora- valuable arm chair iu tlie world. It is I family, and not bestow them all on the I doctor. So one morning, when Dr. II hail Just left the breakfast table, 1 and was even then to lie seen, an Im posing picture, as he stood on the front ; steps drawing on Ids gloves, I remark ed to James. " ‘Dr. 11-----Is a handsome man, Isn’t he? *' 'Y ob , ma’am. ’Deed an’ he Is, ma'am!* with gratifying enthusiasm. "Then, hoping to get n rise from James, I added with an absent-minded air, us If 1 scarcely knew what 1 said, but was Just uttering uiy Inmost thoughts: " 'How In the world do you suppose that such a handsome man as Dr. 11----- ever happened to marry such a homely woman as I am?’ “Well, James Just stopped short and rolled Ids eyes and shook Ills head as If he gave It up. Then lie ejaculated: “’lleaven kuows, ma'am!’"—New York Sun. BISMARCK MAUSOLEI M IN THE FOREST OF SAXONY. Prevention of Vonaumpt on. Sir William Broadbent, who is one of the most eminent authorities on con sumption In Great Britain. Is prescrib ing fresh air as the best of preven tives. day and nlglit, summer and win ter. He says everybody ought to sleep with the window open ami the bedroom ought to be ns fresh In the morning ns when It Is entered nt night. He be lieves that If we all slept with open windows the mortality from consump tion would be reduced by one half from this alone. l,iv.- y Pays Abe id. She I can't understand w hy none of the neighbors have called on us. We’ve been here three mouths now and uot a soul has come to welcome us tu the neighborhood. He Oh, w ell, never mind. As soon as they tind out that I'm a railroad man and can get passes for my friends they'll not permit you to get lonesome. An Imprestloa. ••Are those people holding an investi gation?” said the tourist. "Well, they are supposed to be. But some of them behave as If they were trying tu let ku of it."—Washington Star. 1 I ' 1 1 Paper Water Rags. The Japanese make water bags of rice paper, which are said to be more durable, as well as lees expensive, than similar articles made of rubber. Be tween the layers of paper, which is soft and flexlule. resin is used, aud the outside Is covered with lucqiier. EARLY FIRE APPARATUS. For a great many years the United States has led the world iu the science of fire-fighting aud the invention and Improvement of fire apparatus and equipment. Boston hits ettiier led In the adoption aud use of the latest fire I machinery or it has been among the first to do so. Boston possessed the first fire engine on this continent, which It imported from London In 1678. It had six en gines when Philadelphia, the second city to possess one, purchased its first In 1718. New York was third in 1732, Salem fourth in 1749 and Baltimore fifth In 1769. All of these engines were small affairs, without either suction or leading hose, and were built by Rich ard Newsham of London, who built nearly all the fire engines used in the world at that time. i Only one of these engines is known to be In existence at the present time, the one built in 1749 for Salem, or, rather, fot Richard Derby of that place, who presented it to the town. It was in active service there for many ( years, and a number of years ago was | presented to a Philadelphia fire com pany, and Is now in possession of the Veteran Firemen's Association of that city, and Is on public exhibition at their headquarters. It is the oldest piece of fire apparatus on this confluent. The first American fire engine was built by John and Thomas Hill of Bos ton in 1733, the next by Anthony Nich ols of Philadelphia in 1735, and by William Lindsay of New York in 1737, none of which was a success, and none was ever in the service of either of the places named. As early as 1654, Bos ton, then twenty-four years old, gave its selectmen authority to purchase of Joseph Jenks of Lynn live engines, but there is no record that the engines were purchased or that Mr. Jenks ever built an engine. The first successful American fire en gine was built by Thomas Lote of New York in 1743 and was used by No. 3 engine company for a number of years. Other fire engines of that city were also built by him.—Boston Globe. Neuralgia occurs more frequently in women than in men, owing to their more delicate organization. A tea- spoonful of elixir of hypophosphite taken after each meal will build up the strength materially. Where supposed blood trouble de pends upon constipation and excessive acidity, 2 grams of cream of tartar and 35 centigrams of flowers of sulphur, taken after each meal, forms an excel lent combination for increasing the cir culation. The best tonic pill for Improving the blood of anemic girls or women is as follows: Dried sulphate of iron and carbonate of potash, each 15 cent!- grams; aloin. 5 milligrams; extract of nux vomica. 8 milligrams; sulphate of quinine, 15 milligrams. Take one after meals. Painters and a great many people brought in contact with paint, com plain of chronic lead poisoning. This causes constipation, weakuess of the muscles, pains, simulating rheumatism, and debility. Five drops of a saturated solution of iodide of potash in a wine glass of water after meals will help sufferers of this class. There Is no virtue in the color of flannel—gray, blue or any other color Is equally useful. Where children are subject to bronchitis, flannel should al ways be worn. The baby should have no medicine except where there is ' fever; an elder child afflicted should I have the chest and back rubbed with ammonia liniment night and morning. Thorough rubbing of the back with chloroform liniment will greatly ease I the pain and stiffness of the muscles Involved in lumbago, but the avoidance I of intoxicants and late hours, and a Turkish bath every four days, will help | still further. Lumbago is really mus- | cular rheumatism affecting the lumbar | muscles. A mixture of salicylate of soda, 8 grams: oil of Wintergreen, 4 grams; fluid extract of caseara sagrada. } 15 grams; wiue of colchicum seed, 15 I grams, and simple syrup up to 90 , gTams form an admirable prescription for those seriously affected. An ••Animateti” Cycl rams. A novel feature of the Paris Exposi- ] tion will lie an "animated" cyclorama. 1 The well-known French painter, Louis Dumoulin. Is preparing a canvas upon which will be shown various countries of the world. The animation will lie found in groups of natives from each country who will exhibit national dances, exercises, costumes, etc.. In front of the section of canvas furnish ing scenes from their res[>ectivs lands.” South Sea Island Relief. There is a belief among the South Sea Islanders that no man can enter paradise who has lost a limb, and for this reason a man will often die rather than submit to amputation. About the easiest thing In the world to lose Is a diary. 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