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Mir :MSi
Ferhaps the most novel business lu
he world Is that conducted by the
Jthtl-suiclde bureau of tho Salvation
trmy that of saving p:ople from tak
ig their own lives. Just n year ngo
the army established a bureau in Phila
delphia, patterned ufter n similar one
la London nnd the first of Its kind in
the I'ulted States. The success of the
bureaus has led to the establishment of
thers, and the work of savins would
be suicides Is now conducted by bu
reaus In Boston, Portland, Me.; New
Turk, Cleveland, P.uffalo. Cincinnati,
Flttsburg, Chicago, San Francisco and
several other cities. The work In
Philadelphia has proved highly satis
factory nnd during the year of Its ex
istence the bureau has snved nearly
800 persous from self-inflicted death.
Many are the reasons' assigned by
wauld-be suicides for their contem
plated nctlon. OL very frequently
Iren reason Is lack of employment.
lfortunate love affairs, disgrace and
pgradatlou, drink and drugs, are often
le assigned reasons why uufortunates
tsh to kill themselves and end all
elr troubles in tho sileuce and obliv
n of the grave.
Most of those who come to us, says
ne of the oihVers In charge, are in tho
last stage of desperation. Although we
4 not promise financial assistance, we
have helped many.
Most of the peojile who come here
are driven to thoug-iits of suicide be
cause of lack of employment. I recall
the case of a young man, an artist and
tbe sou of a clergyman, who met n--Kerses,
and, after providing for his
Wife and child, left his home in New
Tork with tho purpose of beginning life
anew. Soou he was penniless nnd
Starving. While contemplating suicide
ho thought of thi nutl-suicido bureau
and came here. Now he is nt work
and Is doing well.
Many poisons are driven to despair
through drink nnd not nil of these
belong to the underworld. A short
time ago n man came to the bureau
pretty much the -jvorse for drink.
While lutoxkated lie had left his wile,
and home ut Kansas City, and when
he came to himself he wn n llnirulo.
lie continued to drink, pursuing his
way to Philadelphia. lie had pawned
his $i'0 overcoat, his suitcase, even his
gold cuff buttons and studs. He enme
to us with 15 ef'ts in hi pocket
enough, he s:ij. to buy polni'Sl with
whl.-it l end bis liU- lie win In such
a eoiolition ::ji If :( had had Jtj
ha couH -n't h-i'-e worked. VTa talked
the matter over and decided to send
(he man hack to Kansas City. We
later heard from him; he had given
up drink, and life was hopeful to him.
One day i tall, powerful, well-dressed
man walked Into the office, lie said
he had determined to commit suicide,
but wanted to talk things over wltii
us. lie was heartbroken, he said, nnd
showed us the picture of a beautiful
woman lying in a casket his wife,
who had died shortly before. Crazed
with grief, he had left his home In De
troit and landed In Philadelphia broke.
Well, we prayed with him, and he was
comforted. Ills only hope lay In get
ting back home. Well, we sent him
home, and some time later received n
check from him covering the amount
we had given him.
A woman, whose husband bad de
serted her. visited us. Many women
who come to us wish to die because
' ' 'MM pS
men have broken their hearts. For
merly a school teacher, a woman of
intellect, this one was left penniless ;
she was unable to obtain a position,
sick, with her rent due, she was In de
spair. Ail night she wandered the
streets, trying to get up courage to kill
herself. Fully determined to do so, she
visited n friend to bid her farewell.
Seeing that she was in a desperate
mood, her friend told her to visit tho
Salvation Army bureau. She came.
We prayed with her. and promised to
assist her to find a iMisitloii. So she
brightened. A wek later she return
ed, and we secured a position for her
at the -City Hall. She was so cheered
that she promised to give up all
thought of suicide.
Domestic infelicity Is the cause of
many heartburnings and sorrows. One
day a woman came hci a woman
splendidly dressed, showing every Indi
cation of culture and refinement. She
is the wife of a prominent Philadelphia
physleiau. She told us a pathetic story
of how a servant had usurped her
place In the affections cf her husband.
While on a vacation for several months
during the summer, the girl, a foreign
er, had won the affections of tbe hus
band. When the wife returned, she
was a stranger in her home; the other
woman was no longer a servant, but a
rival. Heartbroken, the wife told no
one; t-lie was nshnmcd to breathe the
secret. So she cam, to us. What were
we to do? fc'he contemplated suicide,
for she loved the man. We sent for
tli" servant, talked to her, and Anally
j succeeded In righting matters.
Most of the cases, however, are ol
men who am down and out, tvho bava
no work find are unable to work be
cause of drink. Whenever we can da
so, we send these men to on of the two
Industrial homos. There we employ 70 ,
to 73 men. They lnl pnper and rags,
repair shoes and furniture, and earo
anywhere from R0 cents to $3 or $tl a
week. We give them good board. They
have no access to Intoxicants, and, as
they are required to go to bed early,
they soon recover from the elTects of
alcohol and can go out nnd take a po
sition. They leavt the home strong
physically. We try to find them posl
tlons, and keep lu touch with employ
era In town with whom we place tha
men.
QTB0SC0PE AT SEA.
Ocean to Be flobbrtl of On More
Terror by the DtIc.
The purchase of the German right
f tua Schliek gyroscope by the Ham
burg-American lino foreshadows the
hear practical use of this Invention for
averting the rolling of ships at sea,
say 9 the New York World. Exjerl
ments made with the device on the Sea
liner, a discarded German torpedo boat,
proved Its practicability, the vcssel'a
arc of oscillation In a rough sea being
speedily reduced from 550 degrees to 1
degree. It Is the Hamburg company!
Intention to equip Its North Sea nnd
channel boats with the apparatus. If
effective there the time will be brought
near when tho sea will be robbed of oue
of Its terrors.
Tho Idea of the gyroscope Is the fa
miliar principle of tiro spinning top,
which rotates In the snie piano nnd
tends constantly to remain upright. As
mechanically elaborated the device con
sists of a heavy fly-wheel propelled on
a vertical axis ut high velocity by a
turbine tueehnulsm. As the vessel rolls
tho gyroscope exerts a contrary pull
toward the center, with the effect of
keeping the equilibrium fairly stable.
In the Seebaer experiments the rolling
dim in lulled after a few oscillations to
a point where the deck remained vir
tually horizontal when vessls of larger
dimensions rolled helplessly In the sea's
trough.
The gjToscoie Is an old astronomer's
top. A writer In McCIure's recalls that
it was used half a century ago to give
steadiness to ships' compasses. A cen
tury before that It was the subject of
experiments in England. Dr. Otto
Schlick In V,m described the theorr of
its use to prevent ships from rolling. It
lias been applied by Louis Brennan to
railway cars traveling on a single rail
at high speed. It is the basis of tlio
dirigible torjiedo, for the Invention of
which lireniian received $rrn,0)0 from
the British government.
The gyroscope Is perhaps a grenter
wonder than the turbine marine engine.
only a few years ago an Inventor's
dream, and now the propelling power
of the greatest ocean liners and tiio
fastest torpedo boat destroyers. Its use
fulness on the sen seems assured. A )at
grenter future uwults it on land. If Its
possibilities of revolutionizing railway
transit are realized. Is n "JKi-mlle-an-
hour railway train running on a single
rail, Its center of gravity maintained
by a system of fly-wheels or trunnions.
a more chimerical notion than was
wireless communication across oceans?
I oM Muiiotiiu) In llrraa.
Our clothes are all alike, mid this
monotony has led to unlimited extrava
gances. What has not been done to
make the eternal pinafore frock look
original'; New elaborations are Invent
ed dally, each one more expensive thau
the last, but nobody Is deceived. It is
still the old pinafore, only a little mad
der, n litVe dearer, every day. London
Graphic.
The female matchmaker usually goes
about disguised ss a -haieron.
Some men are born great tuea pro
ceed to slump.
Al PLAIN AS A NOSE.
Pamatr Who Una lima of 8af
lorlc Uolaaea Trie D4ortta.
"Doa't look tip now," said Hemlock
Homes to hi fellow commuter, tha
horse doctor, according o tha New
a'orlc Sun, "but when yoU to look p
take particular notice of the man sit
ting directly across tba car from us,
Hvho seems to be half asleep."
Tbe veterinarian raised bis eyes af
ter a brief Interval and regarded with
a searching Wok the person Indicated.
"What fio you deduce?" asked Hem
lock Homes,
"VTvW," said the horse doctor, "I
sex uo evidence of heaves; his mind
aeems to be all right. I should say
that be has neither ringbone nor spav
in. Dut 1 should want to see bis gait
efore saying that It has no springhalt."
"Thoso things are matters of obser
vation nnd not of deduction," said Mr.
Homes, n trifle nettled. "Now endeav
or to follow me.
"That man," Mr. Homes went on. "Is
employed iu an otUce; his liver Is
slightly out of order aod he wears t.pee
tacles when at work."
"Wonderful!" exclaimed the veteri
narian. "How do you make It out?"
"It Is as plain as your nose on my
face," said Hemlock Homes. "If yon
will observe him closely you will see
that the eyelashes on the upper lid of
his left eye slant toward the left"
"So they do,' said tho D. V. S.
"Well, that tells the whole atory, so
far as my deductions have progressed,"
said Mr. Honias. "The eyelashes of
the tipper lid of his left ey slant to
ward the frft because the spectacle Ions
aver that eye when ho Is nt work
presses them over in that direction.
"Tho reason why the lens presses
them ever Is that his right ear stands
out further from his head than his left
ear, making tha spectacle bow on that
side a loose fit and making bis specta
cles sit slantwise. Tho reason why his
right car wings out further tann his
left Is because be sleeps on his Iff t side.
"Ho sleeps on that side because bis
liver won't let him rest comfortably on
the other."
"Wonderful wonderful 1" exclaimed
tho horse doctor. '
The train halted at ft station, and as
Hemlock nomes nnd the veterinarian
arose to alight the man opposite looked
up and said:
"Hello, Doc!. Everything all right?
Yes, thanks. Just been to town to get
fitted with some eyeglasses. Never
wore them before. Must he getting old,
I guess. So long."
BOUNDING UP KAZOR BACKS.
Kirltinit Okluhom Sport In Whloli
1ok Do Mont of the Work.
The wild hog is still to he found in
the Choctaw nation in Oklahoma, says
the Chiekasha Kxpress. W. A. Dund
rldge, a citizen of that tribe, says the
land owners there count on these hogs
and-try to keep tab on them Just as
they did many years ago before any
gcod hogs were raised there.
He says that farmers are raising
good breeds of hogs, but that they still
own some wild bogs which run la tho
open country In the heavily timbered
districts. As many of these hogs as
can be caught when they are small are
marked on tbe ears, -and some are
branded. Then they are turned loose
and allowed to run wild with tho other
hogs till they grow up.
"The round-up," says Mr. Dahdrldge,
"Is exciting sport There Is no use
trying to round up these hogs on foot
r even on horseback. They can out
run a horse through the timber and get
lean out of sight In a few minutes.
We go on horseback nnd on foot, but
se good dogs to do most of the work.
T.ha dogs no into the heavy brush after
them nnd bring them out, and In that
way we finally corrnl them.
'Then they nre kept In a strong ln
elosure for n few weeks, where they are
fed on corn tlll'tbey get fat enough to
butcher. They ura usually leggy and
thin, with long bristles. They live on
acorns and grans nnd seem to be free
from nil kinds of diseases which de
stroy so many of the tame hogs. Tho
ronnd-up season is in the fall, when
the wild hogs nre at their best"
SOSFLACED MONUMENTS.
Klffurea, KiWlrd and Grimy,
The ordinary run of statues, unless
Ihey are royal, have only one real pleas
ant and satisfactory day In their ex
istence, and that Is the day they are'
unveiled. If stone, ou that day they
are spotlessly cleun. If bronze, they
are nice and shiny. After that they
are never clean or shiny again. It has
to bo the statue of a very exalted per
fconago for the soot to bo scraped oft
, and to have Its face washed once a
year. The average hero has to be sat
i" lsfled with belag unveiled. After that
no one takes any further Interest In
I him. But It Is most Instructive to ob
! serve the unholy skill with which tho
I soot and other accidents of the ulr will
lodge on the top of a venerable bald
head and on the surface of what should
be an Immaculate frock coat or a well
fitting untfirm. A itoiuiin toga that
has met with accidents Is not half so
ridiculous us a bronze frock coat and
Immaculate bronze trousers that have
been tbe scene of disaster. Standing
In front of the statue of a great states
man, a man notably tidy in Ids day
and a great worry to his valet, 1
studied the up ilgnltled results of a
family of sparrows that had set up
housekeeping under his elbow ami
thought how Indignant he would be
could he catch a glimpse of this un
fceemly domestic nrrnugemmit. Mrs.
lobs I.aue, lu Fortnightly Itevlcw.
A tiolh.
"So you are learning to enjoy Wng
ncrlau music."
"Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox. "I
tike something poi-llive one way or an
al her. If I can't have absolute qulst
1 want ns much noise as possible."
Washington Star.
When a man does try to get a little
ahead In this world by saving bis
nosey, people say he Is "tight." '
Every man thinks his friends are
mora devoted to hiia tbua the really
nro.
Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
ranaaoaaanBanoBBoanaaannn
CITY MEN AS FARMERS.
Ul'AT Is the riehl of protitiuln due the nun
Gl who makes money in trade or profession
I ally and spend It on farming as a' fad.
I IT- I .. 1 1 I .ft 1... l. - 1 . ...
iiw in liiufciit-! bl iij lilt? rem $ itiimhui y nn
one to whom the propr purpose and value
of ready cash nre unknown, and who scat
ters It on fantastic experiments; but the
amateur tnkes his own course and enjoys It more than
bis critic Imagine. A city's most energetic opulatlon
Is recruited from the farms, and the old merchant or
practitioner, as a rule, craves the country when he re
tires. The passion Is strong even among those born in
cities, nnd If they want to amuse themselves with little
extravagances on the soil they ought to have sympathetic
encouragement. It is seldom thnt farming is attempted
on Monte Crlsto principles, but surely It Is better to scat
ter n million on the soil than to see It lapped Tip by
brokers In a single night. , Occasionally a wizard In se
lectins and crossing plants comes along and causes the
world to marvel by the new varieties he produces and
the old ones he Improves. Inventors who have never
lived out of a city street constantly add to the machinery
that places American agriculture far In tbe lead. Give
the city farmer the glad hand. The money he "fools
away" Is not barren. He finds health and test. If noth
ing more, In the operation. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, i
THE QUESTION OF COPYRIGHT.
tjRIN'G the last two sessions of Concrete the
D question of copyright has come up In all
I its old complexities and with some new dif-
ncumes. i ue attempt to secure longer
copyright for the authors of books has
been practically confused with the question
of musical copyright In relation to phono
graph records and the roils used In mechanical piano
players. .
Under both, these practical questions, which must be
divided separately, lies tbe fundamental theory of copy
right. Copyright, like trade-murk or patent right, Is an
artificial monopoly, determined not by "natural" Jus
tice, but by arbitrary statute. Tbe man who makes n
-machine or an nttractlve name for soap or a novel ask
tho public to give him exclusive use of his Idea, lu order
that he may profit. The public grnnts him this exclu
sive use, not for his snke, but for Its own sake. The
Idea Is that such special protection encourages men to
produce Ideas.
The words of the American Constitution express clear
ly the attitude of the governmentthat Is, the public
toward the the Individual. Congress Is tMiipowered "to
promote the progress of science and tiscful arts by se
curing for limited times to nut bora nnd Inventors the ex
clusive rights to their respective writings nnd discov
eries." In this the emphasis Is on the welfare of tho
public, the progress of the art anil science, and not on
the well-being of the Individual.
The Individual mny ask the public to secure to himself
and his descendants the profit of an Idea for a hundred
"They need an extension of the 8o
rlety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals out In Alaska," said the mar
ried man. "They ought to appoint
branches lu the backwoods of Canada
and In Siberia and every other pluco
whero there Is a fur-bcarlng animal.
It's simply fearful the cruelties to
which the hunters nud trappers resort
to obtain the skins that you women
( seem to tnink so mucu or. 1 ve oceu
rending nlwait It."
"Dear me!" remarked his wife. "Is
that so?"
"Yes, that Is so," replied tho married
man. "It's funny about that, too. They
call yours the 'gentle sex' and here
you nre Instigating cruelties that would
make an old Spnulsh Inquisitor blush
and shed tears of pity."
"I wouldn't talk nonsense if I were
you," said bis wife.
"It's all right to cnll It nonsense,"
said the married man. "You wouldn't
call It nonsense If you saw a horse be
ing beaten, even If It was balking out
of pure cussedness. You'd v bustle
around to find a policeman; but Id
like to bear of one of you sympathizing
with a silver fox or mink. Just tin
ngine! Here's a pretty little silver fox
trotting along through tbe forest en
joying life In Its own fashion when on
a sudden a sharp report rings out nnd
the Innocent, harmless creature falls
writhing in Its death agonies on the
snow. That's a nice thing to think
about, Isn't It? Oue moment full of
life and happiness nnd tho next the
prey of some brutal half-breed, who
probably will spend for whisky the
money ho gets for tho pelt. That's en
couraging the cause of temperance, too,
I supitose."
"Ho might buy salt pork with It,
mightn't he?" asked the man's wife.
"Would that make it any pleasanter 1
for the fox?" demanded the married
man. "That's the way a woman rea
sons. Here's another thing. The half
breed may not kill tho little creature
outright. He may merely wound It and
then It limps off, leaving a crimson
trail behind it, to die a lingering death
later on. Her poor little cubs, deprived
of their mother's care and protection,
either starve or are killed and eaten
by some prowling beast. I should think
tbe maternal Instinct would prevent
you from countenancing such horrors.
If nothing else would."
"I think you ure perfectly ridiculous.
Isn't a fox a beast of prey?"
' "Suppose It Is," retorted the married
man. "A tout cat is a beast of prey
and you were throwing a lit the other
day because a boy was stoning one. A
beast of prey has its feelings Just the
same as any other beust. How wouli
you like to have a steel trap smash
Into your ankle, crushing the bone and
lacerating the skin, nud then have to
stay where you were enugnt for hours,
perhaps for days, suffering the most
excruciating piln nnd tormented with
tuuger aud thirst, uutll souitt man
HIS
TT I Hvlng,
I I hour's
I tr.,.. I
came along nnd knocked you on the
hend with club?"
"I shouldn't like It at nil," admitted
the man's wife. ,
"Then you might have some pity od
the poor fox," said the married man,
severely. "Of course yc -lon't go out
with a gun and kill It yourself. You
ure too tenderhearted for that you
women; but you are quite willing to
encourage the half-breed to do It for
you. If It wasn't for the demand that
your vanity creates there wouldn't be
any such cruelties. It really shocks
me to think about It. Thnt nrtlcle
made n deep Impression on mc"
"I think you misunderstood me," said
the man's wife. "I don't want you to
get me a silver fox set of furs. Cer
tainly not I know you aren't In any
liosltlon now to buy anything ns ex
travagant as that."
"I thought you did," said the mar
ried man, In a mollified tone. "As long
as you don't though, I take it all
back."
"A good marten will be rnther more
within our means," said the man's
wife. "I dou't want to bo unreason
able. The price Is so much less that
your sufferings over the denth of the
benst will not be very severe." Chi
cago Dally News.
Joy to Come,
A popular New England preacher
says that If his sermon ever stretches
beyond the twenty minutes to which
be menus always to limit it the words
of his little daughter ring In his ears,
aud he reflects that some of his con
gregation nre doubtless feeling ns she
did on a memorable occasion. The oc
casion was the litllo girl's sixth birth
day, which chaueed to como on
Thuuksglvlng day. She went to church
with her mother and sat quietly
through the service. The sermon was
unusually good, the minister could not
help thinking. Ho had plenty to say,
and he suld It fluently.
"How. did you like my sermon?" he
asked his young critic as they walked
home together, her small hand In his
big one.
"You preached awful long, father,"
suld the little girl, "but I beared It be-
ennso I love you, nnd I knew I'd have
a nice dinner when I got homo ami for
get what I'd been through."
jin-loum.
"it is whispered that you use money
to Insure your election," said the cen
sorious friend.
"Now, look here," said Senator Sor
ghum, In a tone of vexation, "I can't
please everybody. And whatever hap
miis I shall be in a posh Ion to prove
that I didn't hoard all my money."
Washington Star.
A man may have some liberties wheu
he Is single, but afler be is miirriM
he Isu't free to ndd as much us a tin
ran to his environment.
A man who flatters generally seeks
f littery for himself.
years. Society replies, in effect, "We do not care about
you or your family. How can we get the "most out of
you? How can we coax and encourage you to produce
your best, and nt the same time have use of your Idens
with the least profitable restriction?"
To determine where to draw th line, how long copy
right shall endure, how long a patent shall live, Is a
question of psychology. The effort of law should be to
cut the term down as low as reasonable generosity and
the facts of human nature w ill permit Youth's 'Com
panion. -'.....
LIFE CHEAPER THAN COAL. .
HE facts ofliciallv shown hv the Invest lr-
" I lion of the Department of the Interior con
I I cerulug the cost In human lives of coal
iiiiuiiijK iii turn iTMimry art? sui'u tin t:itii xur
drnstlc action, and nt once. We cannot af
ford to be distinguished In the industrial
world as the nation which holds life of
least moment In securing our coal. It must not be at
such a price that we carry on our great Indutttrto and
get the coal to make our homes comfortable. The effect
of the continuance of such revelations of slaughter as
the Investigations show, as the reports of the past fort
night from the mines show, will In the first place bo to
stlgmntlM tba nation as the crudest on earth.
For there Is no good reason why coal mining In this
country should not be safer than In any other, Instead
of. more hazardous. The best talent of Invention and
Improvement Is at our command. If we should but make
the most of what we already have conditions would be ,
much better. Hut there should be no remission of effort
until tbe work Is taken out of the realm of hazard and -made
only a little more risky and less unhealthy than
factory work. This Is possible, and would have been
achieved long ng had there been as careful nud per
sistent and compelling Inspection for the few years past
ns there Is likely to be for the years to come. If the re
sult shall be n prompt and saving Inspection now, not
all of these dead will have died In vain. New Haven .'
Register.
QUEER JUSTICE.
Is the si nit1 e tale nt hmthnr anrl atefnr.
ou Staten Island, within a half
Journey of New York. City Hall:
i. n .. n ....!.. i . 1 . v.
a 1 1 1 1 int? uumiviui ticjii i-nniuu, uu-jr i-ut-
eled their brother-in-law's life Insurance.
Brother-in-law himself was an obstacle,
wherefore they hired a needy person, tem
porarily out of work, to remove the obstructive .relative
by knocking him on the bend. In a moment of weakness
their employe informed upon them. They were arrested,
put on trial for conspiracy to murder, and confessed.
Thereupon Justice vindicated Its mnjesty by sentencing
the brother to ten months In Jail and paroling the sister.
Thoughtful sociologists who study America's abnormally
high murder rate should take account of tuU case. Col
lier's Weekly. . .if
WHAT HE WENT AFTER.
Tha Office Dor Uave th' Baalneaa
Caller Bom Information.
The big bell lu the, city hull tower
hud Just banged forth the noon hour.
and the office buildings wero emptying
throngs of workers luto the streets to
fill tho lunch rooms. :
In an elaborate office, seated lu a
large chair, with his feet comfortably
resting on the edge of tbe manager's
diBk, was Plugsy, the office boy pt Jan
worth & Co., brokers, says Llpplncott's .
Magazine. His bead waa cocked ou oue
side, and with evident relish be was
ruffing a huge cigar which his employ
er had neglected to finish.
Suddenly the door opened, and Mr.
Whiff, a client of tho firm, rushed In.
"Where's Mr. Jan worth?" ho de
manded excitedly. . ' "
"What's that?" said Plugsy, slowly
removing tho cigar from tho fur corner
of his mouth.
"1 want Mr. Janlvorth right away.
Whero Is Le?" repeated Whiff.
Just then the bell of u tire engine
clanged below, aud Plugsy leisurely
rose and walked to the window.
"Gee," ho said thoughtfully, "peoplo
do git skeered o' them fire earls, all
right, all right!" Turulng around, ho
continued: "Boss ain't lu. . I'm runnln'
til' business Just now. Want any quo
tations or " - ' , ;
"No, you Idiot!" yelled the client.
"Where bus he gone downstairs?"
"Yep." i
"Will he bo back after luuch?"
"Naw," yawned the 1 future flrnj ;
"that's what he went out after."
Tho Craft? Brother.
A man had two sons. The elder was
virtuous and dutiful, the younger wick
ed nud crafty. When the father was
about to die, he called them before hint
and said : "I have only two things of
value my herd of camels aud my
blessing. How Bhall 1 allot them?"
"Give to me," said the youuger son,
"thy blessing, for It may reform mo.
The camels I should be sure to sell and
squander the money."
The eider, disguising his Joy, said
that he would try to be content with
the camels nnd n pious mind. It was
so arranged, aud the man died. Then
tho wicked younger son went before
the cadi aud said: "Behold, my broth-,
er has defrauded mo of my lawful her
itage. He Is so bad that our father, as
Is well known, denied him bis blessing.
Is it likely that he gave him the cam
els V"
So the elder brother was compelled
to give up the herd and wns soundly
bastinadoed for his rapacity.
Tulklow Golf.
Prom the window she saw him com
ing up the steps.
"lie comes!" sl.o exclaimed Joyfully.
'I hero was a bit of lee on the top
step (for it was au early day In June).
He struck It. Then b struck each of
the other steps In succovhIom.
"Heavens!" she cried. "He has
foosled bis approach !" london Trib
une. '
"If this keeps up," said a woman to
her husband, "I'll go crusy," "If yo
go crnsy ubout that," replied the hus
band, "It Is a slgu you ure looking (or
a chnuce to go crazy."
What has become of tha old-fashioned
man who was referred to as
good ok! soul?