-' J.I-
trfcy llMit nrk TUHe Tl Times.
Sucking U ft natural stimulant for
fable. A wry young baby trigs to get
be v hole hnnd In Its mouth, btv, find
ing thi fraught with danger, lie sdvts
more cuullnns and finally falls on tlto
thumb rs tho most enticing member of
the burnt, Sucking the thumb act as ft
nfe pick me up to lnggard organs.
The loncfVial effect arising from the
act of deglutlon Is one of nature's
fcnpplost stimulants. It Is generally
melancholy and fretful children rather
than those who nre strong and full of
life who develop decided tendencies In
this direction. The ineou of this li
evident. In states of Vspreilon, wheth
er casual or chronic, 1cm blood goes to
the brnln; If. then, the thumb be put
Into the month nnd n u-klng process
Indulged In tV heart will lo stimu
lated, new blood will be sent to the
brnln and contentment will take the
place of peevishness. '
III One fa nit.
"Oh! ye, ('holly Is n harmless sort
of fellow. The only thin about hhn
la that he has brain trouble."
"Nonsense! He hasn't any brain nt
all."
"I know; that's the. trouble." rh! I
odelphla Iodser.
The closing of the leaves of plant f
the evening coms on. was nt firt sup
posed by botanists to bo due to tlio dif
ference in temperature, hut on trans
planting the plant into a hot house it
waa fonnd that the same plinnompnon
occurred, the leaves closing nt sunset.
FADED TO A. SHADOW. ,
Worn Dona by Fir Year of Setter-
Ins from Kidney Complaint.
Mrs. Remethe Myers, of 180 Smith
Tenth St., Irouton, O.. 6nja: "I have
worked hard in my
time and have been '
exposed again and
again to changes of
' dermy kidney gave out
V. (TCTr ,,,ll a,.,, oil tn nlin.i
.rtJWtMlH:,
I was fading nway and
flnally so weak that for six months I
could not get out of the house, I w as
nervous, restless nnd sleepless at night,
and lame nnd sore In the morning.
Sometimes everything would whirl and
blur before me. . I bloated so badly I
could not wear tight clothing, and had
to put on "hoes two alr.es larger thail
usual. The urine was disordered and
passages were dreadfully frequent I
got help from the first box of Donn'i
Kidney I'illa, however, nnd by the time
I had taken four boxes the palu and
bloating waa gone. I hnvfs been In good
lien 1th ever since." )
Sold by all dealers. f.O cents a box
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. I
Not Made Clear.
A bulletin from Washington said the
ceremony had gone off "without & hitch!"
"It'a them sensational papers," re
marked an observer. "I'll bet they were
died all right." ,
THREE DOY8 HAD ECZEMA.
'Wcro Treated at Dispensary Did
Hot Improve SaaTerad It Months
Perfect Care by C'nllcora.
"My three children bad eczema for
Ave months. A little sore would, ap
pear on the head and aeemed very
ltcby, Increasing day after dny. The
taby bad had It about a week when
the second boy took the db-ease and
.a few sores developed, then the third
iboy took It. For the first three months
X took them to the N Dispensary,
and tbey told, me that the children had
.ringworm, but they did not see in to Im
prove. Then I heard ov' the Cutlcura
Remedies, and I thought I would write
you about my case, nnd when I got the
Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura Ointment
I bathed the children's beads with
warm water and Cutlcura Soap and
then applied the Cutlcura Ointment. In
. few week they had Improved, and
when their heads were well you could
mcd nothing of the sores. I uhouid be
tlad to let others know about the great
Cutlcura Remedies. Mrs. Kate Kelm,
513 West 20th St, New York, N. Y.
; Nov. 1, 5 and 7, 1000."
' Recreation of aa Ezpert.
The detective at the boarding hou
table, having satisfied, himself that no
body had observed him, folded up hit
'magnifying glass and put it back in hit
pocket.
Yes," he said to himself, "they've got
-the Mine girl they hed when I was hert
'two years ago. I recognize her thumb
juiot In th hutt-r."
i Oat a needs 9 Feet Laaar.
' The John A. Balaer Heed Co- Lt
Crosse, Wis., are bringing out a new oati
this year with heads 2 feet long I Tbat'l
a wonder. Their catalog tellal
Spets the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw I Catalog tolls 1
ran
Our mammoth HH page Seed and Tool
Catalog la mailed free to all intndJn
boyera. or send Be in stamps and receivt
free samples ot new Two Foot Long Oati
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A. Kaiser Seed tJOM lies V, IA
Oosss. Wis.
Quite Kaaeatlal.
, "Young Box ley 1 learning to b
machinist."
. "Ah, very commendable ; wanta to hart
a. trade so that if anything should hap- j
pen to his fortune he. can "
"Nonsense: IV). ne aimpiy wants 10 nt
able to keep his automobile going."
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Poilar' Rrward
for any esse of Cstsrrb that cannot be
ured by Hall's Catsrrli Cure.
, . J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undrrilKUed, b known V. i.
Chruvy fur tbe lt 13 rears, and beller
' bleu perfectly bomirsble lu all buslnrsi
, trausst-tlnui mud flutm-Ully alle te carry
out any olllj,-lnn made by bis firm.
WALDINU. rj.NNAN' MARVIN.
W bol.-iile Druggists. Toledo, O.
Hll' Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
' aetlii dlrretly upon tbe blood and mac-out
aurfiii-rs of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75 ceuts per bottle. Bold by all
1 L.. ,.,.laJ 1
-Take UaUVFanilly Plils for constipation.!
onethiaa; to A J mire.
"Count Bmit'de Castellan Is not so
alow," obnerved Mr. Gajboy. "H man
aged to catch tbe Gould family com lag
nd going
Garfield Tea. the mild laxative, bene-
f t th entire aystem. Best for liver,
tldueys and bowela ; for cousUpatioO and
t' Jl headache.
(5&
Hhina holds tbe world's record la th . Martha, decisively,
sr of execution.. There are at least "You ar. too kind." replied M. Van
7'') executions yearly. ' deloup, eoolly, "but I prater to stay with
- , . I my silent friend. He wu on of th sail-
wrm S4wMi .
Hf.SllPfrlU'MI .
. , -,. m a. wil b
tiaieear u.aslaia f
WW
Madame
7iy Ftru
it
-4)9f
CIlArTER XI. (Continued.)
"What are these?" he asked, touching
the white blossoms lightly with his finger.
" "I do declare it's that hemlock !" said
Martha, In surprise, pulling the white
flowers out of the bunch; "and I never
knew it was there. Tab !" and she threw
the blossoms down with a Future of dis
gust. "How they smell !"
Gaston picked up one of the (lowers
nnd crushed it between his fingers, upon
which It gave out a peculiar moony odor
eminently disnmeeablc-. It was hemlock
sure enough, and he wondered how such a
plant had come Into Australia.
"Does It trow In your garden?" he
asked Martha.
That damsel Intimated It did, and of
fered to show him the riant, so that he
could believe his own yes. Vandelpup
assented eagerly, and they were'-aoon in
the flower garden at the back of the house,
which waa Waiting with vivid colors, In
the hot glare of the aunshme.
"Thera you are," said Miss Twcxby,
pointing to a corner of the garden near
the fence where the plant was growing;
par brought a lot of seeds Irom nom,
and that beastly thing got mixed up with
them. Tar keeps it growing, tnougn,
cause no one else has got it. It a quite
u
a curiosity." I
Vandeloup bent down and examined the
plant, with lta large, round, smooth, pur-
nle-snotted stem lta smooth, shining
green leaves, and the tiny white nowera I
with their disagreeable odor.
"Yes, It la hemlock," ha said, half to
hlmslf! "I did not know It could be
rrown here. Rome dav. Mademoiselle, he
said, turning to Miss Twexby, and walk-
inc back to tha house with her, I will
ask you to let me have wine of the roota
of this Dlant to make an experiment
with."
"As much aa you like," said the fair
Martha, amiably. "What are you going
to make out of It?"
"Nothing particular," returned vande-
loup, with a yawn, aa they entered the
house and stopped at the door of Tierre's
room. "I'm a bit of a diemist, and amuse
myself with these things."
, "You are clever," observed Martha, ad
miringly; "but hers'a that man'a room
1 we didn't give him the best" apologet
ically "as miners are so rough."
"Mademoiselle," said Vandeloup eager-
, ly, as ahe turned to go, "I aee there ire
a few blossoms of hemlock left In your
flower there," touching "it w ith his fin
ger; "will you give them to mo?"
Martha Twexby atarted; surely this
was the long-expected coma at last she
had secured a lorer; and auch a lover
handsome, young, gallant the very hero
of her dreams. She almost fainted In
delightful surprise, and unfastening the
flowers with trembling fingers, gave them
to Gaston. He placed them In a button
hole of his flannel coat.
. "Well," ahe said to herself, "If that
Isn't a case of love at first sight, then my
name ain't Martha Twexby," and she sat
down in the bar with ber nerves all of a
flutter, ai she afterward told a female
friend who dropped is sometimes for a
friendly cup of tea.
Gaston closed the door after him, and
fonnd himself In a moderately large room.
There were two beds, and on the farthest
of these Tierre was sleeping heavily. Go
ing over to him, Vandeloup louhced him
slightly, and with a spring the dumb man
ant up aa If he expected to be arrested,
and was all on the alert to escape.
"It'a only I, my friend," said Gaston,
In French, croslng over to the other bed
and sitting on It. "Come here; I wish
to siak to you."
Pierre roae from his sleeping place and,
stumbling serosa tha room, atood before
Gaston with downcast eyes. Gaston
coolly threw hla straw hat on the bed and
then, curling one leg Inside the other, look
ed long and keenly at I'Icrre.
"You saw Madame's husband to-day?"
he said sharply, still eyeing the slouching
figure before him, that seemed so restless
under his steady gaae.
Pierre nodded and Shuffled his largo
feet.
"Sit down," said Vandeloup, In a per-
emptory tone, pointing to the floor. "I
wish to tell you what I think. I need
haTdly remind you that when we landed
In Australia I told you that there was
war between ourselves and society, and
that, at any cost, we must try to make
unH.a nut hftva Aril fAan a hla t I
earn an honest livelihood a way of get
i at " " "- -
ting rich which yon must admit Is re
markably slow. Here, however, Is a
chance ot making, It not a fortune, at
least a good sura 01 money at one stroke.
This M. Villiers Is going to rob his wife, I
and hla plan will no doubt be this: Me I
will He In wait for ber, and when she
drives slowly down the hill he will spring
uii v.-- - a-- 1
t trnn 11 nrl nprhJl n ft rtrm nr t I
viii her: at all evenU. he will seise the
hnT vintslnlns tha nugget and try to
... . t-w t. I . 1 . . I
make on witn u. now ne iniruus 10
manage It I cannot ten you 11 must be
left to th chapter or accidents; dm when
be does get tn nugget w muu ontain it
Urn w I
"V-u a a.,, v..,
. JL. T.JTt " -o
...,tW returned V.nl
f Liu,. mn m,m M...I
tell no tales, but It la a mistake they Kitty waa eagerly waiting for him, and A case called one nurse into a cm
do, and to kill him la dangerous. . No, taking her la hla arms, kissed her tender- nesa section of the city. Every day
If wt stun him we can go off v-ith the ly. Then, after assuring himself that ahe passed two Chinese at work on the
nugget, and then make our way l Mel-
bourne, where w can get rid of It quiet-
c..l 111.1... im I
ly. as 10 Btauaiue Mine, u ner nus-
UBliu aiivvva um w iit-, win iiiHav uur
excuse to her for leaving the mine. Now,
I'm gotog up to M. Marchurst house, so
you can meev me m tne top 01 rne nui, at
eicht O'clock tO-nlght Madame will prob -
ably atart at half -past eight or nine, so
that win giv ua plenty 01 urn to aee
what m. viiuers 1a going te 00.
Tiiey both roae to their feet Then
j Vandeloup put on hi hat and, going to
th glass, arranged hla tie In aa cool and
as, arranged hla tie In aa cool and
lant a manner aa f h had been
planning th detail, for a picnic
of a poMlble crime. Humming a
tune, h walked gaily out of the
uumuoiiiiii
merely
instead
merry tune,
room to the bar.
"This heat la enervating, and I'm go -
lng to walk up to Black Hill. By the
way. mademoiselle," he aald, "a I see
then ar two beds in my friend's room I
will stay her all night.
"You shall bar tb best room," said
or In the ship when I was wrecked, aa
yea hav n. doubt heard, .a4 took upoal
Mill sort ot ftUab
Midas
Ham
tfr-
CHAPTER XII.
Mr. Viillers walked In a leisurely man
ner along the lower part of the town,
with the intent of going up to his desti
nation through an old mining gully. Ar
riving on the plateau of earth just In
front of the gully, he tramped along In
deep thought. The way being narrow, nnd
Villicra being preoccupied, it was not
surprising that as a man was coming
down In the opposite direction, also pre
occupied, they should run against one an
other. "Really, sir," said the stranger, In a
rich, rolling voice, nnd In a dignified tone,
"I think you might look where you are
going. From what I saw of you, your
eyes were not fixed on the stars and thus
to cause your unwatched feet to stumble;
In fact," said the speaker, looking up to
the sky, "I see no atars whereon you
could fix your gae."
This somewhat atrar.ge mode of remon-
stranee waa delivered In a solemn manner,
with appropriate gestures, and tickled Mr.
Villlera so much that he leaned up against
tt greet rock abutting on the path, and
laughed long and loudly.
"That's rl;tht, air," said the stranger,
approvingly ; "langnter is to we aoui wnm
food is to the body. I think, sir, the
1.. ,t
tnougni is a nappy one.
Villlera assented with a nod and ex-
aminej the speaker attentively. He was
, medium iiniirht. rather nortly
than otherwise, with a s'oan-abaven face,
clearly cut features, nnd two merry gray
eyes, which twinkled like stars as they
rested on Vllliers. He had small, well-
shaDed hands, one of which grasped a
light cane, and the other a white silk
pocket handkerchief, with which ne ire-
quently wiped hla brow. He aeemed very
hot and. leaning on the opposite aide or
the path against a rock, fanned himself
with his hat, all the.tlme looking at Mr.
Vllliers with a beaming smile.
"What's your name?" asked Mr. VII-
Hers, wondering whether the portly gen-
tleman was mad.
For reply the stranger dived Into an
other pocket and. bringUg tj light a
long billposter, held it up before Mr. VH
i'ers. 1
"Read! mark ! and Inwardly digest !" he
said In a muffled tone behind the bill.
This document set forth In red, black
and blue letters that the celebrated Wop-
ples Family, consisting of twelve star
artistes, were now in Ballarat, and would
that night appear at the Academy of Mu-
sic In their new and original comedy,
called "The Crtwt-Stand." Act. I. : Pep-
per! Act II.; Mustard. Act. III.: In-1
egar. I
"Yon, then,' said Vllliers, after he had
perused this document, "are Mr. V op-
Dies?"
"Theodore Wopples, at your service,"
said that gentleman, and rolling up the
bill, then putting t nto bis pocket, he
produced therefrom a batch of ticket..
On of these" handina- a ticket to Vil-
Hers, "will admit you to the stalls to-
night, where you will see myself and the
children In 'The Uruet-stand.'"
"Rather a peculiar title, Ian t It?" aald
Villlera, taking the ticket
l"J " U..O, .., I
rr;.;i:r?;V7.L'..d",;'J
1IJ f. T'l. .atnt... !.. I
a it does with the adventures of a youth I
who hide his father'a will in the cruet
stand, which is afterward annexed by a
comic bailiff."
"It'a very kind of you to give me this
tleket," said villiers, in whom the gen-
tlcmanly Instinct atill survived.
"Not at all; not at all," retorted Mr.
Wopples? with A wink. "Business, my
boy, business. Always have a good bouse
Drat night, so must go Into the highways
and byways for an audience," and with a
iracioua wave of his hand he skipped
lightly down ths path and disappeared
from sight.
It waa not getting dark; so Mr. Vil
llera went on his way, and having select-
d fining shaft where he could hide the
nugget, he climbed up to the top of the
hill, and lying down under the shadow
of a rock where h could get a good view
of Marchnrst'a house, he waited patiently
till such time ss his wife would start for
homo. .
"IH n Ton out for .11 von've don-."
he muttered to himself as he lay curled
"P tjl black shadow like a noisome
UP T1' ut- lady!-tlt for
CHAPTER XIII.
Pinner at Mr. Marchurst s house was
not a particularly exhilarating affair, Aa
a matter of fact, though dignified with
the name of dinner, It was nothing more
than on ot those mixed meala known as
high tea,
After dinner Madame sat nd talked
i t. r--.i.... u..a, t.-tj- h t .1
wu-u m nicuui at. uu u .viiij wriit ouisiuv i
it .k .,bM.. h. .,.m,,
niA) nH triA
' - I
M if ner iOVer was coming. She was
rPWrded, tor
M. Vsndeloun came up
Rbont half past elfht o'clock, having met
pierre as arranged. Pierre had found
. Ttlt ! V 1- t. I Jl - 1 .1 I
ul m "'"'"J ".au.w."
watcntni wm wniia viuier. wtteaea tw
1. mind tn.t thlnr. were eoln. smoothlr.
V.nH,.lniin me nn te the nnrih whon
Madame waa aafe with Marchurst, h put
his arm round Kitty's waist, and they
I It..! .. - j .u ,w.
wa.sru up .uu uuwn lue iiblo uu i
i nniui wmu fi'JiviiiK 111 itrii w a, bum .ho
perfume of the wattle blossoms permeat
lng the drowsy air.
1 Snddenl thev beard the no se of a
l rti.le helne tnnida the bntisn.
,n(j gnew tjjt Madame waa getting ready
to go. They moved simultaneously to-
warj tn. uut In tha porch Gaston
paused for a moment and caught Kitty
by the arm.
Bebe," he whlapered eoftly. "whea
"Bebe," h whlapered eoftly. "whea
Md,m, i, ,on I am going downtw hill
to Ballarat, o you will walk with m a
,ittl. way. will you not?"
. 0f course, Kitty was only too delight-
ej ,t being asked to do. so, and readily
1 consented, then ran quickly Into th
house, followed by Vandeloup
-You herer cried Madame In aurnrls.
pausing for a moment in tb act ot put
ting on her bonnet. "Why are you not
at th theater?
"I am going, Madame," replied Gas
ton, calmly, "but I thought I would com
up In order to assist you te put the nug
get In' the trap,
, ,'Oh, Mr.. Marchurst, would have don
that," said Madame, uioch gratified at
Yand.loup'a attention. "l'a sorry you
ehonM miss our renins' pleasure fat
that."
"Ah, Madame. I do hut exchange
lesser plenRtire for a greater one," said
the gallant Frenchman, with a pleasant
mile; "but am yon a'ire you will not
want me to drive you home?
"Xot at nil." said Madame, as they all
went outside; "I am quite ssfe."
"Still, with this," said Mr. Marchurst,
bringing up the rear, with the nupget
now safely placed in its wooden box, "you
might be robbed."
"Not I." reolied Mrs. Villlevs brightly,
as the horse and trap were brought round
to the gate by Brown. "No one knows
I've rot It In the trap, and, besides, no
one can catch up with Itory when he
once starts."
Marchurst nut the nueget under tha
seat of the trap, but Madame was afraid
It might slip out by some chance, so aha
put the QotimininK ;t n front, and
then her feet 0:1 the box. so that it waa
absolutely impossible that it could get lost
without her knowing, then saying good.
by to every one, nnd telling M. .Vandeloup
to bo out at the Paelolus befori noon the
next day, 'she gathered up the reins and
drove slowly down the hill, much to tha
delight of Mr. Villiers, who was getting
tired of waiting. Kilty and Vandeloup
strolled off in the moonlight, while Mar
chnrst went back to the house.
Villicra arose from his hiding place, and
looked no aavngely at the serene moon,
which was giving far too much light for
his scheme to succeed, fortunately, how-
evt!ft no Baw tt great black cloud rapidly
A(jvnncing which threatened to hide tha
nioon . he set off down the hill at a
riln m or,iPr to catch his wife at a part
q.. ron,i ,.nmP fliH(nnce down, wheT
. . ,nitll tie rotnnMlcd to go slowly, and
tm,s lve j,m a chance to spring on the
trap an(j tak nt,r uy gurprise. Hut quick
as ne waS( i;0rre was quicker, and. both
Vandelouu and Kitty could see tlie twa
D)ack finUrcg running rapidly along in tha
moonlight
"Who nre those?" asked Kitty, with
a sudden start. -re incy going alter
Madame?"
"Little goose," whispered her lover,
with a laugh, "if they are they will never
catch up to that horse. It'a all right;
Rebe," with a reassuring smile, seeing
that Kitty still looked somewhat alarmed,
"thev are only some minera out on a
frolic."
Thus pacified, Kitty laughed gaily, and
they wandered along m tlie mooniignt,
talking all the fond and foolish nonsene
they could think of.
Meanwhile the great black cloud had
completely hidden the moon, and the
whole landscape waa quite darK. mis an
noved Madame, as, depending on the
moonlight, the lamps of the trap were not
liehtedT and ahe could not seo In the
darkness how to drive down a very awk
ward bit of road that she was now on.
It was very steep, and there was a
high bank on one side, while on the other
there was a fall of about ten feet, e
felt annoyed at the darkness, but on look
ing up saw that the cloud would soon
pass, so drove on slowly quite content
Unluckily she did not see tne ngure on
the high bank which ran along stealthily
beside her. and while turning a corner,
Mr. Villiers for it was he dropped sud-
deniy from the bank on to the trap, and
coucht ber by tie throat
(To be continued.)
noth Thought So.
In the recent brier biograpiiy o
recent
Eduard Keiuenyl, the great Hungarian
r ... ronl,, who
" " " " . 1
things from the humorous point
of view. One afternoon at orc coi
llns, Colorado, where ne was to piay
that night, Remenyl was sitting on the
nlnzza of his hotel, when he was ap-
n - Bhet hr n hie. burlv neero norter.
"What do vou do In the show?"
, - .. f
" "
"I am the end man," replied Re-
menyl,
"I thought so! nave you got some
Influence with the boss of the show?
"i think I have a little."
! thought o! Could you get some
tickets for me nnd my old woman?"
"Maybe I could."
"I tbonght sot Try hard!"
"I will try mighty hard."
A little later Remenyl s manager
gave the nmn two passes, which he re-
celved with his stock ejaculation, "I
thought so !" He accompanied them to
the opera house In the evening, and
Remenyl gave him his ylolln case to
carry.
"Who plnys this fiddle?" he asked.
"The end-man," replied Remenyl,
"I thought so!"
After the concert the porter was In
me lODoy, waning iur v.umusi a.iu
the manager with a very long race.
Remenyl again gave him the violin
case, nnd as tbey walked along he was
heard to mutter. At mat ue said aioua:
"You bet you fooled me !"
,"I thought so!" said Remenyl, with
dancing eyes.
Dr tha War.
The life of the visiting nurse Is one
of sober and sad reulltles, and lt Is
fortunate that many a bit of humor
comes in to brlghteu the dully work.
Some of these "lighteners of labor" are
.moted In "Charities and the Com-
. . . . a .VJ.t-1
lions." me nrsi lonuem
a Mrs. Partington of the slums,
... . ,11., a .Inn
Mrs. isrian was. auiui uu
who lived round the corner, ana wno
had an ulcer on her leg. After express-
inir her svuumtby. she remarked, by
way of advice:
wb don.t jn hftve R trimmed
nurSO? Shell put fertilized Tags OH
IH SOre, and it'll BOOn be Well.
iower floor 0f tbe bouse where she
t A -iwava nodded cood-morning
't,u' "uu
t() thpm At j(,gt canje R day wnen 0Uy
one John was to be seen.
"Where la your partner!" asked the
nurse.
"Hltn In hop'tal," was the reply.
"Cllste-au gentleman hit lm on the
head."
"And who are you?" asked a nursa
I . ,ln.ii child of seven who opened
th- rtoor for he, ghe had never seen
the lltne gIr, before, although she had
the mte gIr, before, although she had
b rgitng the house for some weeks,
,Z T 1 the answer
"! UxL
Tin gran ma i little niece.
Hick Art.
Mrs. Neurleh Show me something la
what they call high art
Dealer v en, uere is a picture .oa
that order. The price Is $230.
Mrs. Neurlch Oh, that Isn't neat
htgli enough. I want aomethlag for
about $3,0ts). ' -
Book learning Is about all I tan
needs In this world providing bs)
epeuds his time In Jail
STUDIES OF GULF FISHI3.
(arnpuln, Laboratory Finds the Sea
llrnlirni Have Short Memory.
The I'erneglo Institution laboratory
nt the Tortugas consists of eleven build
ings upon loggerhead Key nnd Is de
signed to afford the best possible facili
ties for the study of life of the Gulf
stream and the eor;il reefs. The lab
oratory I provided with a seagoing
yacht and three good Inuuclies for vlnlt-
Ing the nelghlioiiiig reefs nnd for
cruises over the Gulf Rtrcnm. The
yncbt Is sixty feet long and can remain
nt sea for weeks nt a time, being pro
vided with ft powerful engine and sails.
RcHcn relies have been conducted dur
ing the i;tst two summers. Tho follow
ing brief statement will give ft fair
Idea of eonie of tho best established
results achieved by Investigators work-
ins nt the laboratory:
One investigator studied the hnblts
of the reef fishes and found that the
most aliutidftnt predatory Huh of the
Tortus.! reefs was the gray snapper,
w hich commonly feeds upon n little sil
very sardine.
If some of these sardines be dyed
bright red and then thrown Into the sea
together with some normal silvery sar
dines the silvery ones are nt first
en ten more readily than the red, but
the grny snappers soon lenn that
bright rod sardines are good to eat
and will then devour them as eagerly
as if they were normal In color.
The Invpptlgator then dyed some sar
dines bright blue und threw them In
together with red nnd silvery ones. At
first the blue wen? relatively avoided,
but soon the gray snappers learned that
they, too, were palatable. Small por
tions of jelly fishes were now attached
to the blue sardines nnd the gray snap
pers seized them greedily, but Were
stung by the pieces of Jellyfish. In a
few minutes they learned to avoid the
blue, but still ate red and silvery sar
dines. The next day, however, the
gray snappers had forgotten this expe
rience and the patient Investigator was
obliged to teach them anew.
Another Investigator demonstrated
that even such lowly creatures as sen
anemones and corals pursue the meth
od of trial nnd error lu their behavior
and that they recognize things Injuri
ous and avoid them. Moreover, they
nt first avoid each sort of Injurious
stimulus In a fixed and constant way,
but If this falls they adopt new meth
ods. The associative memory of caterpil
lars mny endure nlout half a minute,
but they cannot retain the memory of
nn experience for so long n time as a
minute nnd n half. ResulU such as the
above may apiienr trivial to the lay
reader, but their Import Increases when
It is considered thnt those simple
forms relate to the beginnings of mind.
The Licorice Plant.
Bluck licorice Is made from the
Juice of the licorice plant, mixed with
starch to prevent It from melting In hol
weather. The licorice plant grows foi
the most part on the banks of the TIgrli
and Euphrates rivers, which' flow
through Immense treeless prairies ol
uncultivated land. The climate of thest
grent plains Is variable. 1 Half the yeat
It Is mild and pleasant but for three
months It Is very cold, and for thret
months In summer hot winds sweep
across the country, raising the tem
perature to 104 degrees for weeks at 1
time.
The licorice plant Is a shrub three
feet high and grows without cultiva
tion In situations where its roots can
reach the water. The usual time of
collecting is tho winter, but roots art
dug all the year around. At first tut
root Is full of water and must be al
lowed to dry,, a process which takes
nearly a year. It Is then cut Into small
pieces from six Inches to a foot-long.
The good nnd sound pieces are kept;
nnd tho rotten ones are used for flre
wood.
As the valley of the Euphrates con
tained one of the earliest civilizations
In the world, lt Is probable that llcorlct
Is about the oldest! confection extanl
and that the taste, which pleases near
ly all children to-day, was familiar to
tho little brown boys and girls of Baby
Ion and Nineveh 3,000 years ago.
Couldn't Bo the Same.
Judge Your face Is familiar. Seetnt
lo me a young man about your eta with
a black patch over bis left eye was
tried once befo'.e.
The Prisoner Youse are mistaken,
yer honor. It weren't me, cut I wui
wearln' me patch on me odder eye den.
Kqaal Mlsfortaaea.
Sympathetic Friend Do you ootid
how badly Popklus looks? He tokl mt
that for nights In succession he walked
the floor In mental agony.
Heartless Cynic Which waa Itl
Peculation from his employers 01
teething baby? Baltimore American.
The Hr.iuablaaee.
She Fashionable golf society must
be something like Wall street
He I fail te. see any resemblance.
She Don't they both make mtach of
"puts" and calls? Baltimore Ameri
can.
Ftrat laaaraaoe Company, 1689.
The Society of Assurance for Wid
ows and Orphans was tbe flrst known
life Insurance company and waa estab
lished In London In 1600.
.The average man who is kept grind,
lng away, In order that he miry collect
his salary, feels that he could put up
with au Income tax all right, It he had
the Income.
Every neighborhood bos its "I'll paj
back to-morrow" neighbors.
morid
Business. When men attempt to di
vorce business life from religious life
It Is n criminal attempt; they cannot
be divorced; they are really, ns far ns
tne world Is concerned, Kiuuieso twins.
Rev. II. S. Pardlilugton. Methodist
Bethel, Conn.
Be Master. I'.e master of yourself.,
Io not lie the slave of habit or of pov
erty or of superstition or of time, but
stand facing life, the uncrowned king
of circumstances, nnd in -it nil plan for
eternity. Rev. C, C. Tierce, Baptist,
Lou Angeles, Cnl. -
Kuowi'dgea There Is some knowl
edge thnt : likewise ninkea the knowcr
Korer. The more we rend some books
the HV)rer we nre. The books may be
true, but tlieVicta mny bo of the Im
poverishing kind. Rev. F. J. McCou
nell, Methodist," Brooklyn.
Iemagouos. Many people climb up
Into the social world by a church so-
lety ladder. Such people usually pull
up the ladder trfiilnd them. Tho dem-
ngogim Is one of the most despicable
rentulvs 011 earth, Rev. W. G. Par
tridge. Bapliat. Pfttsburg.
The Changing Man. The ago In
which we now live Is nn age midway
between superstition and science. The
world Is undergoing 1 a wonderful
chnngo nnd this changa seemlugly af
fects man and not woman. Rev. R. L.
Foody, Disciple, Worcester, Mass. ,
Civilising Forces. The civilization
of the nation Ih largely the legacy of
the Hollander, the Huguenot, the Pur
itan, and the Cavaljer, and the three
great civilizing forces nt present an
tlie Ktatc, the church, and the school.
Rev. J. M. Kling, Methodist, Philadel
phia. '
.The Ordained. The preacher has
been ordained by the church for the
exercise of certain ministerial func
tions, but the laity have also been or
dained to high nnd lofty service by the
Holy Ghost. And so we labor togeth
er. Rev. G. Holm, Methodist, Phila
delphia. v ,
Profit and Txks. The average man
of to-day Is a creature of dollars and
cents. Ho sometimes has inoro dollar!
than sense. He is always calculating
his chances of making money, and
everv otiier iiuriiose in lire is muae
subservient to this one. Rev. R. II,
Sawyer, Disciple, Missoula, Mont
A Manly Christ. It Is unfortunate
that the mediaeval nrtists portrayed
Christ os a feminine man, for we have
evidence that He was n manly man.
When we consider how Ills disciples
always held Him In such great respect
we see that He was manly yes, more
than manly. It was suponuanllness.
Rev. 3. F. Cooper, Methodist, Prorl
deuce, R. I."
Engineering SelL Perfect engines
get hold of the track. Orders come
with lightning raoidity to the engineer
and they must be ilieyed without ques
tion. The reKponsl.'MlIty for tlie orders
is not with Ulm, his responsibility is to
execute them. God cm run this world,
but He has put it into our bands to
run yourself. Rev. M. W. Stryker,
Methodist, Cliwton. X. Y.
MRS. HEED CK00T.
Wife of I tan Senator Rejol
Her Hnalinnda Victory.
One of the happiest women In tht
land Is Mrs. Reed Smoot, wife of the
Senator from Utah, who recently was
declared entitled
to tako his seat In
the United States
Senate. Mrs
Smoot, who Is the
first and only. Is a
woman of refine
ment, and a tal
ented musician.
When her hus
band was elected
to the Senate she
Bins. BKKD SMOOT.
accompanied him to Washington and
put up at on of the first-class hotels.
Social ethics are peculiar at the nation
al capital. They require that the new
ly arrived wife of a Representative or
Senator or cabinet 'officer shall nyike
the flrst calls on others In the official
set. Mrs. Smoot did not know what to
do. She had learned through, tho news
pnpers thnt the jvomen of the official
set were not frleudly, and so slio did
not take the chance of a rebuff. - She
made no culls. The women of the offi
cial set did not call upon her, and the
snub, therefore, was pronounced . and
emphatic. Mrs. Smoot
quick, packed her trunks and went back
to her Western home, as she put It, "to
stay there until my' husband is vindi
cated." That vindication has now
come.
Now thnt the Senator Is sure of bis
seat, Mrs. Smoot will return to Wash
ington, bringing the children with her,
and the early autumn this Western
banker will have an establishment Cf
his own in the fashionable northwest
section of the city.
The Mlllennloiu.
United States Senator Foraker telh
of a remarkable Heeiii made by nn
Illiterate siwllbluder lu a Western
State, wherein the orator, gradually
working himself Into a hysterical con
dition, exploded his peroration some
thing as fellows:
"Fellow eltiiseuH, when these princi
ples of ours Is triumphant, we shall
have happiness and prosperity from
Maine to California, from Florida to
Alaska, from Alpha to Omaha 1"
An lafereaee.
Father Young I pperten Is going to
propose for your hand soou.
Daughter How tlo you know?
Father I bear he has been making
Inquiries as to my fliiaiiLiol standing.
Illustrated B;ts.
A wise mau flatters a woman by tell-
. . a.. 1 I ......1.1a frrt n1Mtaiul
mg ner umi u . uau.
her . .
Oecaaloually a staid young inaastajfl
too long to please the old man
J "if
ftfcSsircit.-"
Hot? ft l!nrlene
Where's the little girl?" ,
"Playing out In the street Dldn'tj
you Just see her dodge nn automobile?"'
"Where's the little boy?"
"Out on tbe back lot throwing stone
nt the neighbors' cats."
"Where's the bnby?"
"Down In the basement playing with
ft box of matches."
"Great Scott I Where Is the mother?",
"Over to Mrs. A.'s helping her to'
write an article for a mother's ningn
rlne entitled: 'How to Raise Children.'"
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Dr. Claudlo rinilla, who took a proml-j
nent part in the settlement of the Acre;
question, has been made Minister of For-'
elgn Affairs inBolivia.
Mr. WlneloW Suoiarse ran tmr OhOttmrn
kmbiMl Knui ike sua, Uaaaaaakea, mk
kn mU. nia wlmaxOU. ekaaile.
Possible neaaons.
"Senator," asked the inquisitive con
stituent, "why are appropriations for in
ternal improvements, such aa ' erecting
public buildings, making rivers naviga
ble, and the like, called 'pork'?"
"Because," said the statesman, "you
fellows squeal till you get it, and Uncle
Sam grunts when he pives it out."
Stood the Test. I
. Allcock's Plasters have I auecessfully
atood tbe test of sixty years' use by the
public; their virtues have never been
equalled by the unscrupulous Imitators
who have sought to trade upon the repu
tation of Allcock's by making plasters
with holes in them, and claiming them "
to be "just as good a Allcock's."
Allcock's plasters stand to-day indorsed
by not only the highest medical authori
ties, but by millions of grateful patients
who have proved their efficacy as a house
hold remedy.
Norfolk County iu England, gave a
name to the Virzinin town.
Carfleld Tea Just simple, health-giving
herbs! Th; best medicine you can take.
It regulates the liver and kidneys, over
comes constipation and purifies the blood.
Got the Foil Ueneflt.
"When I first came to Kansas and
found that the State had no grand Jury
system I thought surely I was beyond
tbe limits of clvlllzntion," said Col.
Bill Hackney the other day. "So I Im
mediately became a reformer nnd start
ed for a law creatfns grand juries. I
was sent to the legislature two or three
times, and nt each session I tried to
get a grand Jury law through, but
failed. Then I went to the Senate for
a couple of times and kept np my fight
but failed.
"Then as a meunVr of the third
house for a couple of terms I threw '
my Influence In favor of a grahd Jury
bill every time one showed up. Finally
after seventeen years of ceaseless toil
I was amply rewarded. A grand Jury
law was passed. I went home happy.
I had heljied to do something to protect
the rights of the people.
"In order to see how the thing
worked, the people of my own county,
where the agitation had been the fierc
est, had a grand Jury called and I was
the flrst man Indicted. I was accused
of betting on election." Kansas City .
Journal.
Effect of Overwork.
Adam had just named the giraffe.
. "It really ought to have been a longer
name than that," he. said, "but I'm all
j tired out from naming the megatherium
Wearily turning away, he deferred tha
Job of christening tbe ornithorbyncbu un
til tbe next dir.
FOOLED THE PREACHER.
A Doctor' Brother Thoacht Postaai
Waa Coffee.
A wise doctor found out coffee wai
hurting him so he quit drinking it
He was so busy with his practice
however, that his wife bad to writ!
how he fooled his brother, a clergy,
man, one day at dinner. She says:
N "Doctor found coffee waa lnjurlni
him and decided to give Postum a trial
and we have used It now for four yean
with continued benefit, fn fact he li
now free from the long train of Ills thai
follow coffee drinking.
"To show how successful we are U
making Tostum properly, I will relatt
an Incident At a dinner we gave
Doctor suggested that we serve Tost
urn 'Instead of ordinary coffee.
"Doetor'a brother, a Clergyman, suj
posed lt was old fashioned coffee and
remarked, as be culled for his second
cup, 'If you do preach against coffee 1
aee you haven't .forgotten how to makt
If"
This goes to show thnt well-made
fully boiled rostum has much tbe fla
vor and richness of good coffee, al
though It ha an individuality all Its
own. A ten days' trlnl will prove that
tt flea nnna et tha , I ....., - r.f ,
-
. ordnary bllt wl
I troubles caused Uycoffes. "There $
reason." Nan-.- furnished -by Fostum
Co., Ltf, Cattle Creek, Mich. "
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