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m s r w .'[i »-' ijj >' 'X \*?*!£3!£n <**> 'M'-.i'l*' %jr FranK, H. Sweet Oftpytight, ItWJ, by tho & S. SleCluro Company \.Doyou-thjnk SJatobay will run?\ • - Th e girl aid not reply, but her Hps began id tremble. The faces of tho man bending toward her grew dark, but it •wnis the darkness of despair, not of purpose. •\Perhaps If he knew what yon hayo j told roe,\ He hesitated,. \Mnlobar is brave and strong and noble. He would not atoop t o a small deed.'' \ - \X promised him with the now year that to should run for mo at the green ..corn dance, I— 1 old not know then.\ looking plteously Into thegloomy, deli- cate face above her. \Malabar would not stoop to a small deed—no. But 'tills i s not, small. He has lot It bo known tWt be Will run for me. He, would not ti>i?n from bin purpose a hair's breadth--not If ho saw some-| thing In front that would crush htm. j And—and It i s right .for a great war-, rlor, Ankotia, but It Is Hard.\ \Wo will fly. White Egret, into th e deep,est fastnesses of tho Bverglades!\ he. cried hoarsely. \There aro places •where even Malabar's relentless arms would bo powerless,\ But White Egret only looked at him wlth-sorrowful eyes, \We are Senilnules, Ankonn,\ she/c-! buked gentjy, \;¥OP know our laws. Ion would b e tlift JkWt one to break them,\ I Hla arm/ell back impotent. Yes; ho, iwoald ho the last one to break them, { \Perhaps Malntmr will not be proof j against the black drink Mils lime,\ he'. Suggested. \Wo »n» killed, an d It will bo made strong. Others have dW. But, no, no J Malabar Is u great ctih-f and a better man for the tribe than I, He has tasted the black drink before and will not die,\ . . •'• \•\Ton soy well, Ankonn,\ broke In a •tern, powerful voice, and ft figure, dark, towering and Implacable, stepped away from tliero and.atrode Wo the forest to be by. himself. tffcttt, too, war siiaiaharis way.- ' ' \ [ . Not WUi the maiden* were brought 1 forth did Mslafyarreappear, ' \I 'Will race for my sftuaw at puce,\ ho called to a voice thai al l could bear, .\before th e White Egret grows weak through waiting, audi shall give her oue-half'tbe distance start; because she ia'a Woman, Ankonft will Also enter toe race with me, and I will give him one-third the dlstance'because he is\ but half a man,\ \\.ettheinbe placed.\ The spectators stiiE^-and gasped. A'nkona, his: rival, to enter the race and to be given one-third the distance, and White Egret,. th> fleet \footed to 1% given one-halt! Ho oue could win's race thus handicapped. An d yet was It hot Malabar? • He swept them with hi s glance. \I shall win,\ ho Said confldently, \because I will have it so.\ . Ankonn had been watching him with baleful eyes, For an instant he drew hack as'though \6 spurn the concession, Then, as ho saw White *3gret being led forward td her place, he bStrled t o hla own position. And for a brief space after the signal was given and they were speeding on with straining muscles ho had a wild, Insane belief that h o would win. But only; for a brief spaecf Tlion came that steady, accelerating, Sin. placable rush behind, drawing nearer and nearer lag tance.had been covered, Malabar was four march paces ahead. Suddenly, he turned. Whltp Egret was almost with- hi bis reach. \Stop Aiiltona!\ Malabar called. \Have I uot won?\ AuUontt did not answer, - \Have I not won?\ sternly. \Yes Malabar, yon have won,\ An- bona aiisweral, and his voice was full of a great despair. \It Is well Now you may go on nnd enteh the girl. Malabar will have no squaw win? does not coiuo to him willingly\ And*he turned proudly from the race and strode back Into the forest. ; PoUnin-4 ji(kj*CfJMt.te*iiftr, \No is. no;'? nU'pt'oftt in our ho* m«4,\ <?e.cte(t ti*e inanagar o! &#\»*.'*' ciusjve\ «hoe»toro io the Fifth mapM aistrict, -Ht Is *ruejve.a|-the iftt x>i people oif Mottey/,<wh'eh, meaB,s that la eases pi running account* we have t« ! wait tiy the end of-ihtt year for bur inc-noy. because they scorn..anything but yearly sett|em.ents-~that isj wa reader our bill* o,h. Jim' 1 and get buH woney some thne.before Juno. .Rut our cjdff-fiomrce of iosa is, from polished; -well th\ e 3' J '\'i thieves.'t How *au a man pet away with-a palr^of shoos? : WJiyf by'pn'tlng'thqm on his Wet and wsiik- fcog away with Ihenj. These thieves; men anfl wome», wmo ln r with Ktter ajr 'of wealth \and gentility,' Select fixpen-: sive.shoes, try'them oh-^both fthoes aro irtfld en, you' know, in a ^rst CJUBS placor-and wblie pretending to walk up and down t o tr y the feel of the' shoes they divert the?saiesBifln'& stteiy- tion ana simply walk outof tbe store ^evith twenty dollar shoes-6n their feet, leaving a doflar and a half pair mow Sands, Don't think we ate • l easy,Vbi)|, tiore ate s o many ways In wbl«6 this can bo .worked that we sonietlmefcToso three or- four pairs of shoes la a week.\ ~-New 5Tork Times. Henopjinflcia'n Xor*»> Disraeli, afterward Lord Beacons- field, wrote to his sister when he' waa a proung man:' \By the bye, would' you •MH»P then onnoslte then nass. I lk0 IMC ^ Z < tat a slSicr-m-kw^' W ion three fonrth«' of ZSP 0 ** ol ^ et - f25 ' Q0 ° ana *»«««««» A \ Mhon thwe-fourthsof thesis- ^ ^^ ^ ^ fr j enfls ^, 10 mrrm for love and beauty either beat their wives or live apart from tbem. This la literally th e case. 1 may commit many follies in life, but 1. never intend to marry fo r 'love,* which l a m sure Is a guarantee of Infelicity.\ Within four years pisraelt had mar- tied, not Lady Z., bu t the rich widow of Wyndham JOewls, of whom he had written o n meeting he r for th e first time; \A pretty little woman, a flltt and a rattlej Indeed, gifted with a, vol- ubility I should think uheqiiaM and of which I ca a convey ho Idea, She told me that sho liked 'silent, melon- cllWj\tnen.' I answered that I had no doubter It,\ ' Rom tho gathering shadows. \I shall not fa| l before the Hack draft. I t wontd teijje a Jit ending for a wa r , rlor.\ ,*• \*•' ! Whlta ^fet threw' back her head »nd regarded him steadily. Ankonn bowed his bead. «Xou heard' all?\ he queaUonefl in rt irtr»lned voice. ••Alt;* calmly. \It was childish prat- tle, I shall run for the WhUo Egret, for have I not Mid .ft, and !KW sh e uo t rondo her promise?, It Is only wheo Ht*forget our promises that we become svetk and chlldUb. Ankona Is young yet nnd should M hnmored. I will let him run the race with HIP ami will give him one-third tho dlstauce start a s du e to «l« weakness, Now go!\ .- \They went, with a SIIIRIO despairing gl*tico toward each oilier, Ankoua's face was bloodless and set—l»loodlc»a flrtth pride crushwl, «ct with forekaowl- edgexst utter Jnnhlliiy to cope with this nvui o f Iron will and stwngtln Bcttei: be crushed than allowed to exist by Bufferance, Other forms were appearing from th e forest—warriors In 'full headdress and Jegjdngu, carrying th e guns they ha d pfcljchaied from while, traders; squaws With ctwp equipage, medicine men •talking soleiauly and mysteriously, with eyes bent upon the ground: chil- dren and dogs, sflrae from the camp on White River bay, some from Ofeeeeho' bee, «omu from th e shifting camp ttnjong tho &t?y8—all coming for th e great annual green corn dance, where trtbitl lews were to he viatic, marflagcs celebrated and criminals punlttticflfc (Those criminals were now moving nawatcbed, uhnotleed, In many cases Unknown even,nmo«g the others. What- ever crime they had committed during the year had gone unpunished a t th e time, but now tribal honor brought tham her& to_.cigiate their misdeeds. On tbeuiofrow they would b e placed In closely shut tents and almost suffo- cated with steam made by pouring wa- ter upon ho t stones. After that they wonld drink of the blaek draft I f they died, they were guilty. On th e Other hAndj If they were strong enengtf to survive, their Innocence would he clearly established. .Later the racing for wives would take place, ' Malabar was known to every one^j revered, feared, honored. All knc' that he was to race for n wife nnd that before the race he wa s to drink the dreaded black draft. Ordinarily they ,wduld have scoffed at such absurdity. If a. man drank and lived. It would bo a notable proof of strength, but to drink and live and then race for a wife! As to his crimc, It was ohly what any W them would have done If brave • enough. He had killed a man! True,\ but he had beeu provoked. He must be ptmiaheu*, for tilat was the law, but the?' did not wish him harm.* Aid they all knew Ankona, the gen- tle one, the dreamer and story maker, and, though none o f them revered or feared him, thoyall had a tender place for him In their hearts. If he could race with White ISgret and win her, they would be glad. But Malabar came , first, for White Egret hebself had made it Jo. . l . • • .Malabar was the first Who presented hlmselftor pnnlahment, While he-was in th e closed tent the tribe stood about .silent, with eyes furtively watching the point Whence the condemned would Walk forth innocent or lie brought forth : guilty, ' .At length the tent flap was raised, and he Staggered out . Fo r a moment he stood there hi the .sunlight, his hand to Ms head, swaying blindly. Then- they saw him throw, his Shoulders back Wl&fcniifihty effort, asonewhosa-will iwa«; streng.. chough to cast off; tho flight or'air totogs. sWiy he'ttiraed Some Jleiimrlmble Ouim. At the Slogo o f Khodei the Turk's constructed mortars by hollowing bul cavities In the solid rock at th e proper angle, and hi the aiwiiiil nt Malta Is a trophy of the long and glorious defemic of Valetto, la n Turkish gun, about a BIS pounder, composed of a copper tube colled over with strong rope and \Jack- fited'* with rawhiae, In the game col- lection ttre some antlnuo \rnUcte flrcw,'* breechloaders, with small bores and Immensely long barrels, like punt guns. Tito Malay pirates put great trust la, tho long brass swivel guiw called \lela and It! Horace these lelaa were used as n klndof currency, largo sunn being estimated In guns. The Chinese cast excellent bronstc gutm (there is a floe specimen/of them In Devonport dockyard), but so llltle did they understand gunnery that In the so called \opittm war\ the forts of the Boeca Tigris, defending the Canton rhvr. had the gaiis\ built Immovably Into the walls. The,Sikh gunners op- posed to us In the two Punjab wars, though they loaded with am«*teg reck- trames, slioveilngr In the powtler from open hoses, stuck to their guns to the last. Th e blood of the first man killed was smeared on fhegun, and the whole detachment died beside it sooner than retreat— Chambers' Journal. . Hlx Pttt StiitornHUcm. \Sapersttlton secum to h e connected In tho minds of most people with wo- men, ladders, rabbits' feet an d horse- shoes,\ said the youngglrl at the piano. \As a matter of fact, however, 1 know that me n are fully as superstitious a s the women of my aeo,ti4lntnnce, and sdhtotlmes more so. One young man of my acquaintance, for Instance, wh o has literary yearnings an d who feels sure ho coutd astonish tie public with hla brilliant stories If he could only get some editor to accept them, spends his summers in th e country gathering in- spiration, local color and—four leaf clovers. When wlnlercomea he-returna to his hallroom to the city, writes sto- ries b y the wholesale an d dispatches with each cdnslgouiont to the editors a four Mat clover. Sometimes the arti- cles are accepted, and theu the writer scribes his- sueees* t&- the talisman. ore often, however, ihey are re- rned, With the mascot In a imjro or iss crumpled condition, and he spends ha;f leisure hours he has in trying t o flgure out why it *s those clovers don't work every tlnic. Kever for a moment does he ascribe failure to any faults in his manuscripts. Isn't that the llnilt in the way of. superstition?\—-Philadel- phia Ledger, ' A Batch of. Anecdotes. •Some interesting anecdotes and gos- sip, now and old, of the law courts are given in tho English illustrated Maga- zine. Th e Writer of the article, Mr. A . J, Hughes, was once present in court when a juror who opened the ball by saying, \This cnue, my lord, really lies In a nutshell,\ received th e reply, \STou icraekltthcu,\ There have been times when clover witnesses have go t the hotter of coun- sel in a skirmish of words. When the farrier wa s asked where he got hi s knowledge of the mare's age from, he said, \From the mare's own mouth, Sir.\ Irish-lawyers are generally endowed by Bame Nature with qfiick wits, ^mo'ng-them all, perhaps, Cumus held the palm fox' lightness and vivacity. When soma one told hi m that no BUI- deht Should bo called to the bar wh o did not possess a lauded estate of hi * own, h e retorted, \Ho w many acres inakett wiseacre-*\\' But it was a Scotsman, appropriately enough Lord Brougham, who, socihg- his horses take fright,, yelled to. the coachman, \Drivo into souietbine cheap!\ m 35 £fm*r>0 '^m StoppeU th<? SteoUnar. Tho Rev. Joseph Brsklne of Edin- burgh atone time In hla llfo lost hand- kerchief! after handkerchief, H o foand, on investigation, tlint It wa s on Sun day Jheao losses occurred, and accord Ingly Mrs. Brsklne sewed hla handker- chief In the tall pocket of bl« coat. \Noo said she—\noo Jat v» aeo what wult happen,\ / * Mr. Brsklne, with tho tewed In band- Jjorehlef, passed down |hh olslo of tho church that morplng, n s usual, to as- cend to $ho pulpit, but a s ho sailed by tho amen corner he felt a gentle tug behind, a delicate nibble among 'his conttatts. Thereupon he tarned on tho disappointed old woman hi the cornet and said, with a triumphant sialic: „ \No* tho day, honest wuraau, no* tha day.\ . *____ Saved. Tho ttatclcr to Ireland will d o well, when be engages a Jaunting car, to make sure o r the step to which In mounting life must trust lite weight. Tho carman does not help blta to mount, A gentleman once said t o the driver ho, had engaged: \I'm nfrald that step Is loose.\ The man took hold of It nndsdjook: It \Ah sure,\ said he \it's too sthrong, It 1st What are ye nfrald of i\ At that Instant It catue off to. hi* band. But hfc turned to bis - fare with: the •runniest o f smiles, *\We!t sure.\ said ho, \didn't I save yer honor \from a broken iegt\ Among the famous ttjeh of \srickwiirf before tbe warj one is* theojost prsoinl', nent WM A '.Mr, MeKftttt ^m tWOiu* m»u?ked*to»onta* fwelnaividusl•«jp«N The first -was Ws pej^hareowttr?dlcei Stilt more lndlviduai .wds tofi -pote^rijf;. setting a%lde i n «*. -«Rnv<Kt«^oa« prejndlces of the ptibllc mind which. would have enishei any other mm He wa s a t one time a candidates .for Enlted, States senator. .The oppcwing cahcilaate was (tonera! Qultmoai \( * isneech McSutt said:.. \ITelltjw cittasfas, i undOrstandtbat^G^ener^l Quitmaw'.<% daow^in the eastefn.epuntlef-isy.i^^ his.ndU'Ia, and that,*e says whpan lje meets me he intends to- whip me, Uow I tell him at this faroff dTstancfftrMtlf ho whips-me i t wilktw because-he#» outran me, for I have a great horror for the barba\rous practice of-, personal violence.\ *r'. Snch a speech, from any oJMi; ansa\ wonld. have woo him the contcuv\Pt ?t hts ijstenprs, but it was :Sf,e3*utt. trnd;- people laughed and applauded.—\Recol- lections of Mississippi.\. * ^ . 'i , Inatanii, and Cltl»en«l,lp. - Indians who maintain their trib*rt re- latloaBare not permitted to votq in any' state. They ..arcj^oot citizens cJC the United States, but anorely •njaEgs of the nation.\ In all the sjtafesV webe- lleve, an Iiidlaa who has severesd, Uls tribal relations and become a cjttuen and a taxpayer has aright to vo>to on an equality with tbe wblte3, to the matter pf voting die fifteenth anaond- ment to th e constitution prohibits the states from making any dlscrlmhaallon on account o f raco or color, Our- nat- nralbsatloa laws, fo r Instance, do not admit Chinamen to naturalization, but the supremo court fcas decided tliat a Chinaman bom here Is as much a citi- zen as \are tho deacendanta of those' ^Ellc» came over with John Smfcth to Jamestown or with the pilgrim fathers to \PlyAiodtb^rock. And tho Indian ought to have better rights here than the Chinaman,.—St 3\»outa Itepubtlc, Tntlnlntc-nn«»I«n Polteemea*, Tbare Is a pollcensea's eoltego In St, PetereUurg to train applicants for tho force. There la h, museum coralilned with the school where the pupils make j themselves familiar with the tools of , crinalanlB—Jimmies, drlllB, chlseh* and , contrivance* for robbing collection jboses, a special Bold o\f Bnsslan thieves. The Hussion passport sssloni la trtudtod In detail. The. dotlcs of the dvornltw, a aort of assistant police, aro taught They keep wutelt on lira real* donees, report on tbe habits of tcsnmUs, their visitors!,- e*en»aI«o tho ptipew of ttowcomers and- direct them to wport theniaelvc* at tho |»lleo station. The meiabers of such it -clever and ssempll* eafed syateat need csareM Initroctlon. A C»rlo»ltr at SaaMi), If when riding in a balloon, nt n height, say, of 2,000 foot, a cluarKo of guncotton be tired eleetrlcally 1O0 foot bctow the ear, tho wsport, though really HS loud an a cannon, sounds m» mow than a mere pistol snot, powduly jpartly owing to tho greater rarity of O&o air, but ehlelly bceau»e tlro-somid, Slaving' no background to reflect it, adiuply spends Itself In tlie sir . TltcU, always and under ail condition* of atnicsBphcw soever, there ©Mines absoluto «llcnee until tho time for tho echo back; from earth ha* fully elapsed, when et deaf- ening outburst of thunder rises; from below, rolling o n often for moos* thaif half a minute. . tt«n»t\^rrf#•[#*.' ' ^ov.IP!i^«otiwul»*^*or*.,i the' gohft*' nidaned ** ' bW^ttiBM - »a& \jmm- • $b* firtpnd^':B#ade:at,.th.e;p|i^ 'er 'iible-.-We're--n^' : *i^''.-de*r:-t6 'nie* Whtii ilivisden ithesseTsWhSoo* #'* tenement) they JloScked'tQ sefe me Uight-' ly, 'ciltorong the\*talw »'inur^ mur, When I mpVed.'td *be^^ SwBii t»oy fol!ow*d nie. .WhenvJjriMsttlBd i» afanialca, the ride \to niy hodse ^i. S9 t &eem. ( .too \long for theni, wr'did ithey.. \miad'the lotirney; honieyit 3 er* Wttte momtog. Wbeitt ia.'qalfcseu' th«t. X ,W«. gapporting them, with my los'sesti tore- ^p the earns And cracked the cliifts witha ; hamuierV When, to*:beliold.e** 1 ery mother's son,of them kaw hie hoi retire! I lived s o fas.away thSibit waa Impossible to find time to come to vlsjt tnq/ll am sure that lif-I had, openedta j»o]jer game-in the^darJksflt^cell in the fcottoin of the bottomless pit tbey would have come to play,with jne'\l!e regain. taelr friendship it's only necessary to annonnceTfr reopening of' the game.\*— New York Press. Artistic Ednrutloh. Artlstle education, whether by tha direct teaching which develops- tho power of creatiou or b y the indirect lrt< iluenee of surroundings, which improve the taste and enikhle lifc>*tB.not a lux« ury and should never be ( so regarded. Luxury pampers the hady, art jglad. dehs the so'ui, luxury seeks for dainty food and soft raiment, art seeks for tho beauty which ennobles the mind and Uplifts the heart; luxury weakens the. powers; art, on the other hand, Strengthens taem; laxnry debases tho ideals o f life, art inspires and eiaiut ' The Wtoo-iver. '* \A -widower,\ remarked the elderly ^female, ^'always reminds me of a baby.\ , \flow's thaty queried theyoting girl. \baring the first six months h e cries a good: deal, the next six taotiths-iie be- gins to take notice, 'and the Odds ate against his getting safely through his second summer,\—Chicago Sews. ' One ThtasvSlie Hadn't Seen. \And now,\ said tlie country cousin to the city girl, \I have shown yo n ev* erything on the farm,\ j \Oh George, you\ haven't done atty such thing. Why , I heard father Sfty before I started that yoti had a, mort- gage on I t that covered nine-tenths of thO ground,\ Wfcr H e »ldn't Cull, You don't call o» JUM C«tjltxg any hiore^I hear, Blobbor}\ \Dldtihe reject you?\ **Jy'ot exactly, bu t when I first began calling there wa s a mat at the door With thft word 'Welcome* wovent In it and a motto on tbe wait tlias read 'Let Us Love One Another.* Later I noticed that tlie doormat was cXaanged for one that said 'Wipel'our Fcesi,' an'd a niotto declaring that 'Early to Bed and, Early to ttlse .Make it Man Healthy, Wealthy «|d Wise* haul the pktcs of the eShea\ QnaltOect l'r*lge. Nate. Balsbury raid, Bill Nye- were great friends. When the humorist first engaged in newspaper work iia New Xbrk city and took a house fltt Shtten isKfid, the SttotfBHtB weat'tt \dinner With him, Ny e exploded sbnx«e new stories, and Salsbtrry, turning to hl» host's little girl, Said; \Very clever papa you're got, my dear.\ \Yes responded; the demure; llltle miss, \when there's company.\*'\\\' . Too Sensitive fry ualfc Terence (with thehod)—Yer not work- in', Dinnle. Arc yez out of a job? Dennis—Sure, 01 fell Off a nine stho- ry buildlh'/ylsterday, an' 01 go t mad an*d.nit. / Tefenee-Aw, go oh! rer too slnst uve!-^-Judge. From Killarney. Kady Tourist—Driver, ho.w many will your ear hold? w. ...^ _ Jarvey-Weil, if yeislts ttojaceat I can take Only six, but i f y e site \fa- miliar t can stow ftway nine of ye. . Almost an Invitation. fired—SOur fattier i s a man of great presence of mind, I a m told. Stella—Sos, and of wedding presents aIBo,-^SIx;cnan^e^. .' . _ .• . Impertinence, Sir, Todgers—Why huve yon sent Maria, th e servant girl, away sto sud- denly? . Yon told me yesterdaar that Bhe was th e best girl you ever had, , Sirs., Todgers—She's an Inipeartkmnt hussy. I -wanted to borrow bKr go- loshes, and she said she* Was oJ&aid I couldn't get them on! At a .Bokrdtingr Home, StOut Man (whose'appetite has been the envy of his feilow boarders)-^! de- clare I haire three buttons off my vesti Mistress o f the House (who has been seMig to give hita a hintj—Yon will probably find them in the dinlngsroom, she. • I No Doubts Abbot It, t _ \How d o yoU. know It is rlaettma- UsinT asked his fHend. \TouliaVcn.'t seen a doctor.\ \I know What It Is, all right,\ sepiied the victim. ''Rheumatism is »nii of these things that cton*t heed ari. intror dnction.\ A Frealc Olnnt. '.v Manager of Show-^Havp I. got: a va- cancy for a/ giant? \Why JOUE iiotft look five feet!- dandiaate-Xes, thafs just it. r* ffie?m»«^t;jriant:9»tt?prd,'' .: :$ t -I •ywwifcw 1 Tke Etini«!tte •»* Caex. la China, the menlake as much prides In their hair as women, and the \plfc tall'.' is a thing of no little moment, In making the cue the whole bead is sha'v*'- ed except a circular patch npon the •erowp. '£he hair from thWJa braided, and! strands of- silk are add§d, whieli «Ud'ln a tassel reaching to tho hechi. In foil mourning, the black strands ar e replaced b y white ones and tn second mourning by light blue o r green, ' •It I s an Unpardonable breach of etl- ..auette for an inferior to enter the pre's- ence of a superior with his cue wound round bus. net* or head, as it i s fre- quently disposed of during, -work, and thB greatest Insult one ma n can offer another Is to pull hi s cue. It seems •»fity odd t o sea-sallora and soldiers on ship or I n barracks combing each oth- er's long tresses or coolies a t tbe street comers performing the same friendly ofllee. Custom forbids a man t o wear a beard and mustache until be become* a grandfather. * H« oo< r». t There I« a keen knowledge of human nature In the foilqwtnrBlt of fu n from tliQ Lewlsion Jourimi, but no more than might b e expected from n down cast tavern keeper who has bad a long ex- perience with autumnal sportsmen, of •whom many aro called, but few got up: A ni'ghty.nuatcr from Boston \pnt W at a quaint little Mala© hontelbry anil left word la tlm offleo that h* wWh- «4 to he catted at Iialf |a*t 4. In tbe morning. Sharp at that time tho next morning camera thundering rap at bit door. \All rlgh'S 1*11 be down la, « rata- tubf* called a mutHed yolco fxotn uWtef tha quilts. * ' l \V'ou get up hero now and aim tM» tie (pt r cowtuandqd Undo CJr. a>celp<* r Wl»at receipt!\ demanded * ,it wldeitwako volec, *ntl the bed *y aked loudly. ' raal,\ granted Undo by, *'I don't ct .crlnte to have ye huniplug down to tt oDiee nt 8 o'clock dcclartn* that jr» ah'fcueca ealled.\ A H»i*orol»* Xixtxre. la a Scotch church a n old minister who was very deaf waa nht$ wry anx- ious, to introduce some ne w hymnbook* Into tho church nnd asked his precen- tor t o give oat tha notice immediately after the sermon. The precentoy^hair- lug a notice of his own, gave out that members of the congregation within* to bate their chlluren baptMcd were to send their names Into the .vestry. The old minister, thinking tbatlt w*s the notice about the hyhuibooks, stood up and said, \And t wish to *ay,*for the benefit of these who have not any, that they may be hadjta the vestry any nf temoofl, between the hour* of 8 and 4-ordlnary little ones at; a shilling each, and special Httte one^wltii red hacks, at one and three. 1 ' \s EBTort and It * Eftect. ' It pays to think, it Is like putting =Bssssy 6Ut a * Ister^sfe B&Usas *»«»*-& dollars, and thonghts make other thoughts. We are 'so accustomed ia having this ol d World reward us for things we d o In dollars that We forget there is such a reward as brains-men- tai growth. Happy the One wh o sees all these things In their proper light who recognises in every failure a les- \aon learned, to every effort & reward, bo It only a little speck of mental energy.\* i • *** \ The Self Effacing-Act. Myer—In olden time it is said that it was posalblp fo r a man to render him- self Invisible. \ ftyer—Pshaw! Thatfs not at alb re - markable. Men In this country are do- lug it every day.\. . Myer—Yoti don't tell met How.do- they manage it?- dyer—By marrying famous w'omen.- Chlcago News. S^snlBcant. in a well known thoroughfare in\Lon- don outside o f a noted reatanranfmere might be^eeh the following nonet's \Tjhls .Is th e best restaurant In Lon- don! Our fish ctthnpt.be approached!\ —London Kbagi Toflnj-. Today }s a ktoe in disguise. Today aiways'looks ineab,to the'thoughtless, h) the face o f a nnifbrnt .exp'erienfee that all good and great and iiappy ac- tions are- made up precisely o| these blank todays, r- . * . , A 5****1 fejifl-Jiioinija. \Lady (engaging-a maid)—Was your last in{stre>s\ satttfledvwith yOnt Maid--We11, injflh, sh e said she wa* Very pleased Whenileft. ' Women's hearts ar e like yale iocW- iio «v o ajike, ahSbut one tn8n carries ^kev-toJ!*, : . x .••'• \.''''• \fdw-'wrUrtn ot m firlQur custom of thiowtog a»• • W*; W*P» ?*^ [ft aewly marrfed pair fprlii^fiascbeMttraeed ba.ek to a *^e.!M!h ^-Mmtorigto^by % young\jma-a mterested-In fdiWore,and tjuajnt oiiwtoms. ti i i^dtherh \grajuce •it teif the wcddlhg c^wmOhy^thB ilrl Is escorted- 'ttt>h«r^n|w-.^»t'hy;hlr i i gfri frlend^-and: left aione.-The yodijg bus- band^iisoi*'^ iwinrui of \his friends, ifcne-tt-iect to* lj»ttS4 couple of-'Itfiii^ died yards' aWay fitipi th e dwelling, whsi*-a-K*ltis njade^ acheii the girl's :tod suitor, if there be 8«eb.h.one, a- himself withHn old sabot, or Wooden fdfi», while the. bridegroonj!, ducking hi« head, h)aH«s» • 4asb fpi? the houie. -The d^sgrtthtled suitor throws as hard and as tffle a* poiaihle, and the crowdleheersor derides,according to toe .BUCCMSS bf\^eTshoTTAr?itodden shoe, h? a foraddabie} mlsiiile Jn the hands of «n angry swalh, and the \brldej&foom is Justified itt having «Qme misgiving* sp he sees his defeated rival practicing In antlelpatlop of the wed- dlpg day, Just think, says th e search- \er Into folklore, •now BKSftt a relief it •would.be , even to,this country, to take *a~crack at the fellow who had done you out off ?«ur best gjurl Without hav- ing the police step Inl Over in Franc* the custom has a wider meaning. It signlflei that tbe Inst ill feeling 1» thus thrown away, and I t Is the depth, of disgrace for the man who has thrown tho shoe to. harbor sn y tether malica against the ypung couple, \** - A *t>yi»ir T«p»ii**t'. She mm a nice Uttle r cousin-from th« conntry, and sh e had come to a city Jwicheon jriven by eome «weU friends, M'VS a New tork.papcr. She^wiui hav. Ing a boautlf nl time and chnttiag away merrily when the salad •counw eamo,. on, and de butler passed a «na)l cream cheese, I t wa« on a dolly placed on a flat plate, and * silver fc»tf« lay by it' i Tho coontry cousin was bu*r talking, and without an instant's hesitation*aha took the plate, cbeesft and all, and set It down by her own,salad plate,. Thflr bntler gave a decorously repressed tfart of horror, th o otter guests begau to talk very fast and th o little coualn, iuddenly appreclaang what she bad done, turned scarlet and sat and gated at that chceso Jn dumb agony and wished she could die then and there. But tbe hostess, who sat by her, said, ftatly patting the action to the words \Do let tt» cut yea a pIece~ot tk« cfcewe.\ And thth tho plate wan passed, on, arid everybody bogim to breathe- >i)m more* But the consul dlda*-, 0/J* »«aln for te a minutes. _ 'i \ \A. H«*v*»- ou t^urtk. The ancient mogul buildings In to* palace ot tho kings of Delhi art mar* *»!« of \btiiuty. Two o f th*«—tit* Diwaa-i-*m, o r hall of public audience, and tb» DlwaB-i-khn, or hull of prt- v»tt> aodI«Noc*-w«rf built by the Em- ptror Shah Jahan about two and t h»lf ctatnrift ago, when the mogat ityl* of arehitoettir* had reached iu mo»t decorttlre pariod. The smaller of tlw two, tb« Biwkn^kbftt, la fa- wxts for Ml J*wtt*tike fmlib, and it l a «und the walW at thl* apartment that * to* farstah iMedpUon run«,\\lf there ia a, h»*T«o o n *«xu, I t i a ana.\ The Urgar JMOI osiettaia* the great mogul throna. Both ^oUdbita ar e of marbl* Inlatd with daaig&B In precious atones. A Tmrtl* Itmea, ,\0n» off this moat curluua races I ever uw,\ writta a correspondent of tha toodoa *3*»tiar, **wa*,o»i *n>» Carl H«. geabackfs lawn at Hamburg, \3omo isren children mounted on tha hacks of targi ttutlaa or tortoJata raced serosa the Jaws. To give Impetus to their queer steada tnost of them armfcd them- aelvea With cabbages, which they tied t to th e \and of atkka, ever an d anon dangling; them aa tempting morsels in front of the turtle*. It was a strange race v and occupied some time. Every now and ilren a tsrtte^would ggssp a pjece o f cabbage and then Ciuletly eat it before resuming Its journey.\ flwtemt «i ike at^gre. No actor who I s imbued with the an- perttltloria of hla :prpfesaI6tt wh*I give yellow roses to a fr&hd, nop will fee accept them himself, a a be fancies the flowers are harbingers of- misfortune, lealousy and loss of friendship. - Soma \managera Will allow ho natural flowers Whatever 1 to be used by way of \proa- ettlea\ npoh the stage, tratthat fs tauV rying the matter.fufther than la hstial- iy considered essential. TTncoinfOTtalile Foaltlon. S'lnnjcxxs-t wonder Wh y tt la- that those who attain the' pinnacle of. suc- cess never seem t o be happy, Cynnletis—Because the pihnacle of Success Is like the top of a particularly' tall hghthhui rod with a gartleularly sharp paint, and those who succeed in perching:, temporarily npon it usually find that they ar e targets for al| the. World's iighthing.—Towh and,Country. To* Boaat mt »n Expert, TUB, ladles and gentiemen, is tho celebrated trick mule, \Dotj\ said the tiown a« *th9;anhnal\*Was ted' into tho' rhig., '•AJttfer toahy yJ^ars of effort I aih able-ib say 1 can make hhn do ahyr thing he wants to'.\ .'•''. Sald,a cbtydenttopa anctioneer: \La- dl^ and j^ntlemen, there is ho; sham abod| these carpets. They are genuine- tapestry carpehi, I bbtlght theih from bid ^apfesfty- mmseijfi?'' ' TBrntf-Tm OaaiMiuittaii. \iJey te«# W^ said unciB IHbsn, \•da* eohtAhtaeht U i beftelrdan riches, •m I 'aj^Id^ dat •*«: deproper 4aclil* •>*¥ I
