■ee Miss Kent, who wondered st bls absence. I stt me down in tbe twilight cool But why should she remember him? Of a busy summer's day, Was not rich young Townsend, who And close my eyes, and live again was said to be “dying for her,” ready A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE Tbe time so far away. BOYS AND GIRLS. When Eddie aud James and John were at her call? And were there uot picnics und i>arties, and excursions, lu which here, Myra Keut was tbe principal figure? And the tears to my eyes will creep. Bnmething that Will Interest the Ju- For I seem to sit in the old browu chair, Iloweu often asked himself if the girl ▼eulle Members of Every Household A-rockiu' tbe boys to sleep. knew that she had uot seen him. It — Quaint Actions und Bright Hayiugs was iu valu that be scoffed at himself, I bring John back from a borne of wealth, for every hour iu tbe day he must own of Many Cute and Cunning Children. Where fame and honor dwell, And sing and rock him to sleep once that be loved her—that tbe thought that lie must live bis life without her "You're a coward!” A sentence cal­ more, was so unbearable to him that Liu culated to make any schoolboy clench More happy than tongue can tell. | bis fists and promptly endeavor to make fought against It. 1 brave the storms on a shoreless sea Where tempest and surges sweep. Ou tbe fouitli day from that ou bls accuser prove or eat his words. And James is here and I rock aguin which the conversation on the balcony "Yes, of course you are, or you wouldn't "My wandering boy" to sleep. bad been held, Itowen said that ___ ___ bo told that you were one of the party that would give this one day to the search,' upset old Mother Tuck’s cart;' and Dan I build a stair to the heavens tall, and. If tbe bauble was uot found, he Isaacs, the bully of tbe school, scowled And reach in its sweet doinaiu would summarily cut short tbe fascina-1 at the delicate-looking, slim lad, who For little Eddie and bring biui back tiou which bound him—be would take stood quietly. If nervously, before him To my lonely borne again; In tbe cricket ground. tbe evening train to Ixmdou. My throbbing heart is heavy now “I think I am losing my senses,” be ' “Perhaps I am,” was the reply, “but With a yearning strong and deep. said, as he strolled down the road, his then I diR. DETWEILER. this week. lie fished the whole long moruiug Dr. Detweiler has lived In Reading through. thirty-six years. When starting out in The whole long afternoon. Until above the chimney tops life he made a vow that as be pros­ l'eeped up tbe laughing moon. pered In Ills profession or business he would give a certain percentage to tbe Then winding up his line, he said, cause of religion and charity. He has "They will uot bite to-day: done so. More than ten years ago he It must have beeu those barking dogs made another vow that whatever in­ That scared the fish away.” come be might derive thereafter from bis practice of medicine would be given Took Them Along. Anecdotes of dogs are Innumerable. In these good causes. The amount of Au eutertaluing one tells of a farmer, money he hats given since then aggre­ who, having sold a flock of sheep to a gates tens of thousands. Although to­ dealer, lent him his dog to drive them day not considering himself an active home, a distance of thirty miles, de­ practitioner, his receipts from Ills pro- siring him to give the dog a meal at I fession last year amounted to probably the Journey’s end and tell It to go 8140 a month, all of which was or will home. The drover found the dog so be donated to religious and charitable useful that he determined to steal it, purposes. During the Spanish-American war he and, instead of seudiug It back, be locked it up. The collie grew sulky, contributed $225 for tbe purchase of aud at last effected its escape. Evident­ Bible» and testaments for tbe soldiers, ly deeming the drover bad no more aud he paid for much other religious right to detain the sheep than lie bad ' literature that was sent to them. to detain itself, the honest creature Candy for the Soliltera. weut into the field, collected all tl.e Candy of good quality, consisting of sheep that had belonged to its master, and. to that person’s great astonish­ mixed chocolate creams, lemon drops, ment. drove tbe whole floek home cocoanut maroons and acidulated fruit drops, has been added to tbe regular again. ration of the Americnu soldier. One Who Was Shot? New York firm lias shipped more than A duel was once fought by two men fifty tons of confectionery during the named Sliott and Nott. Nott was shot past year for the troops lu the Philip­ and Shott was not. In this case It is pines, Cuba and Porto Rico. The use better to be Shott than Nott. There of candy as an army rntlon originated was a rumor that Nott was not shot, in some experiments on tbe diet of tbe but that Shott was shot notwithstand­ troops conducted by the German gov­ ing. Circumstantial evidence is not al­ ernment ten years ago. They showed ways good. On trial It might appear that the addition of candy and choco­ that the shot Shott shot shot Nott, or it late to tbe regular ration greatly Im- might be possible that the shot Shott proved tbe health and endurance of the shot shot himself, when the whole af­ troops uslug it. Since that time the fair would be as at first, and Shott German government has Issued cakes would be shot aud Nott would be not. of chocolate and a limited amount of We think, however, that the shot Shott other confectionery. Tlie Queen for­ shot shot not Shott, but Nott; any way. warded five hundred thousand pounds It is hard to tell who was shot. of chocolate in half-pound packages as a Christmas treat for tlie troops In tbe To Be Gentlemen. Transvaal. American jam manufactur­ The students of the Waterloo high ers are considering a movement to add school of Auburn. Ind., have subscrib­ Jam to tlie army rntlon. It having been ed to the following rules of propriety, found wholesome for the British army. which marks quite a departure from the usual rowdyism of college boys: "Bridge," or ’’liussiaii Whist " 1. We will not communicate uor ask America has already rivaled England to communicate while iu tbe school as a home for whist; It will be Inter­ building. esting to see whether we shall also fol­ 2. We will keep refined positions in low the example of our trans-Atlantic cousins In the mania for “bridge,” or our school seats. “Russian whist,” which Is now all the 3. We will cultivate a light step. 4. We will uot ask for iudlvdual fa­ rage In London, and in many card cir­ cles has made whist as obsolete ns vors. 5. We will prepare all writing ma­ “Boston.” It Is a sort of dummy whist. Different suits of cards give different terial in the morning. values to the tricks, the red suits, for Thought All Dogs Barked, example, being more valuable than the "Are you an old sea-dog?” asked black. The dealer does not turn up a 4-yenr-old Bobby of his sailor uncle, trump card, but has the privilege of whom he had Just met for the first making any suit he pleases trumps, or may declare no trumps, which In­ time. "Yes, that's what they call me,” was creases the value of the tricks. This value, also, may be doubled again and the reply. "Well, then," continued Bobby, “let again by the holders of good hands, so that It Is a game of uncertainties. The me hear you bark.” best authorities use the American leads, He Divided Equally, which are rather dropping out of use In “Robbie, did you divide the orange English whist. A treatise on bridge in equal parts betweeu your little by Archibald Dunn, Jr., has lately been friend and yourself?" published In England, and there is like­ "Yes'in; I gave him all the outside ly to be demand for American books.— Springfield (Mass.) Republican, and took all the Inside.” WONDERFUL A Wisu Child. Nerve of u Mun with Broken Leg Hop­ ping Towurd Home, William Frauds, 42 years old, of 300 Van Slcklen avenue, Brooklyn, aston­ ished the police of the Liberty Avenue Station, In tlint borough, with a re­ markable exhibition of nerve. Francis was found ou tbe street near the Van Slcklen Avenue Statiou of the Kings County Elevated Railroad hopping along on one foot In the direction of his home. He would fall, and then, with great effort, pick himself up again and continue hopping. "What's the matter with you?” ask­ ed a policeman. “Guess I've broken my leg,” return­ ed Francis, quietly. "Broken your leg? Where did It happen?” gasped tbe surprised police­ mail. “Oh, I fell on a sidewalk over In Manhattan.” replied Francis, about to resume his bopping toward home. The policeman stopped him. "Do you mean to say that you came all the way from Manhattan to East New York with a broken leg?" he asked in amazement. "Why. yes; I thought the best thing I could do would t>e to come home, aud 1 came. "How’d you come?” "By the elevated." The policeman called an ambulance, and after Francis had been attended by the surgeon he was taken to bls home. "Gee. 1 suppose If he'd broken both his legs he'd have walked home on his hands." declared the policeman in pro­ found admiration of Frauds' nerve.— New York Times. Pretty nearly everybody understands, of course, that house rents are very considerably greater In London than they are in provincial towns, and that in the metropolis they vary greatly, and are very stiff iu the regions in which society hovers. But a writer in Tit-Bits ventures to think that even few Londoners have much Idea of the enormous figures paid for the rentals of fashionable bouses In Belgravia aud Mayfair, or realize how few square yards of the west end it takes to pro­ duce a million sterling iu this way. Now, take, to start with, Park lane, that highly fashionable thoroughfare. It is rather staggering to learn that $50,000 a year Is really not at all very extravagant rent to pay for a good house lu this quarter! The plain, sim­ ple fact of the matter is. however, that you cannot get a decent bouse here for less than $15,000, and even such a one would only have three or four bed­ rooms,, and, generally speaking, would not have greater accommodations than a bouse at $250 or $300 a year in tbe suburbs, or at halt that price In a pro­ vincial town. Grosvenor square and Berkeley square are renowned headquarters of society, which pays astonishingly for its residence there. Consider the for­ mer first. The whole square comprises fewer than sixty houses, but ft is a fact that their combined annual rental is aliout $750,000! Big as the rents are. getting a house here is a matter of great difficulty and seldom is there one to let for long. Nothing can be got for less than $5,000 a year and from this figure an Intending tenant may go up to $30,000 a year. Berkeley square Is likewise illfHcult to get Into. It is rather old-fashioned and severe and the average man or woman from the country might not be able to see anything about the houses which would Justify a heavy drain be­ ing made upon a tenant's pocket. But all the same houses here are always at a premium and you will not get much of a residence for $2,500 a year, nor yet, so far as that goes, Is the accommoda­ tion very astonishing if $10,000 a year is paid. St. James' square is another ultra­ fashionable quarter which a millionaire might have to wait years to get into if he desired to live there—$15,000 or $20,- 000 a year is quite a moderate rent for a bouse so situated—while Norfolk house, where the Duke of Norfolk re­ sides. and such others as Lord Derby’s residence at 33. would easily realize $50,000 a year in rent. Carlton House terrace, where states­ men and ambassadors live, also costs Its tenants dearly. At least $20,000 a year must be paid for anything good in this particular neighborhood and Mr. Astor gave more than $.300,000 when he purchased one of the houses In the ter­ race. formerly occupied by Lord Gran­ ville. Yet the ordinary man would re­ mark that the houses are not even semi­ detached and that outwardly, at all events, they are far from imposing. Since Maw Joined the Club. My maw has joined some woman’s clubs, an' I ain’t doin’ a thing But havin' just the biilliest time I've ever had, by jing. I go out every day and play all around the neighborhood. An' no one tells me when I start, “Re­ member, now; be good.” If I feel like it, I behave, an’ if I don't I'm tough. An' when the other kids get gay, I give their ears a cuff. For I’m the whole thing round here now an' I ain't no cheap dub Since my maw went downtown one day an' joined a woman's club. I can’t spend time to go to school; I have to stay at home An' mind the bell and take the cards of visitors that come. It’s heaps of fun to meet a lot of ladies at the door An' tell them that my maw is not a livin’ here no more. 1 gab about my paw and me, an' some­ times almost die To see ’em wriggle round an' try to find the reason why; 1 s'pose they think she’s been divorced, an’ all that flub-a-dub— I tell you, life's a picnic since maw joined a woman's club. My paw an’ I get dinner now down to a restaurant. An’ he’s as good as be can be an’ give ma what I want; I have ice cream—all I can eat—an* oranges an' such. An’ every night I eat enough, paw says, to kill the Dutch: I get plum puddin’, pie an’ cake, an’ coffee strong an' black. Just like the kind they bring to paw an* he don't send it back. I like to live like this, you bet, we have such bully grub. An' I shan't kick if my maw goes an* “ An El «tic Currency. joins another club. “What we need is an elastic curren­ —Minneapolis Journal. cy,” said Mr. Geezer, who was elucidat­ ing the money question to his wife. Htopped His Paper. “Then, why doesn't the government The Judge at Beira, 8outh Africa, print bankuotts cu thin sheets of rub­ has stoped the Issue of the Belrn Tost tier?” demanded Mrs. Geezer, with ths for two weeks, as the responsible ed­ air of one who has aolved a mighty itor necessary by the Portuguese law, problem.—Harper's Bazar. Senor Lucianno Lanna. has been con­ Inspector—Suppose 1 lent your father flOOin June aud he promised to pay me back £10 on the first of every month, how much would lie owe me at the end of the year? Now, think well before you answer. Pupil—£100, sir. Inspector—You're a very ignorant little girl. You don't know tbe most elementary rules of arithmetic! Pupil—Ab, sir, but you don't know father!—Punch. Church Cats. There exists In Naples a race of cats which live lu churches. They are kept aud feil by the authorities on purpose to eat the mice which iufest all old buildings there. The animals may often I* seen walking about among the congregation, or sitting gravely before tbe altar during the time of mass. Acetyl ne-Gaa Signals. Cremation In Iemiloa. From Corfe castle to Bournemouth In 1885 ouly three bodies were dis­ West Cliff English military men have posed of by the I-otidon Cremation So­ passed acetylene gas signals, a distance ciety. In 181)8 the numtier had risen of twelve miles—the message being to 240. clear to the naked eye. To Make a Holiday. HOUSE RENTS HIGH IN LONDON. Deal ruble Quarters Command Big Rates iu the World’s Metropolis. Varying Effects of Inst. The average numtier of horses killed Frost baa a variety of effects upon in Spanish bull tights every year ex- different products. Under the «ame In­ e« burst, apples con­ bulls are sacrificed. tract sud potatoes turn black. demned to that length of imprisonment for some technical offense committed twelve months ago when be was Com­ missary of Police. Comet». No comet, so far as is known, has ever come in contact with the earth or mingled its sulistance with our atmos­ phere. The nearest approach ever ob­ served was the comet of 1770. which approached to within 1,400,000 mile« of our planet. Paternity Encouraged. French parents possessing seven or more children have certain exemption« from taxation. In France there are 150,000 families so exempted. The actions of a small man sometimes make him great.