ASIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUY-'
ING PAINT.
Everybody should know how slmnlj
and easy It Is to avoid all uncertainty
in buying paint material. There arc
many co-called white lends on the mar
ket, which contain chalk, islne, barytes,
and other cheap adulterants. Unless
the property owner takes advantage of
the simple means of protection afford
ed him by reliable white lead manu
facturers, he runs great rink of getting
u Inferior and adulterated white lead.
It Is to protect the paint buyer
against fraud and adulteration that Na
tional Lend Company, the largest mak
ers of genuine Ture White Lend, place
their famous "Dutch Boy Talntcr"
trademark on every keg of their pro
duct, an absolute guarantee of Its pur
ity and quality. Anyone who wants to
make a practical test of White lend and
tvho wants a valuable free book about
painting, should address National Lend
Company, Woodbrldge building, New
Tork, and ask for test equipment
TOMBS OF SPANISH ROYALTY.
fcfost Gancm Burial Vaalls Mar
ble Eflle ( Children.
The Escurial, in which for nearly
three centuries the kings and queens
kf Spain have been burled, Is said to
jbe the most gorgeous burial vault In
ithe world, according to London Tlt
filts. It Is an octagonal chamber, thirty
six feet across, with Its walls, save
hore the coffins stnnd, entirely over
laid with precious mnrblrs. The stair
case which leads to it is of marble
wlth Jasper walls. The general effect
is unspeakably splendid. In the midst
kt .this magnificence are the massive
black martde caskets let Into the walls,
containing the bodies themselves. They
are exactly alike. Inscribed simply with
ihe names of the different kings and
queens. There Is room for Just six
more monarchs and their consorts.
Of another character altogether Is
the vault devoted to Spain's royal chil
dren princes and princesses. , Here
white marble rules, and very charming
re some of tho effigies over the tombs.
The local name for the vault 1 "the
place of the little angels," and though
many of the princes who He here were
not at all angelic In their lives, the Im
pression left by the while marble wings
of the statues Is one of spotless purity.
1 One unfortunate Spanish king, Don
Jamie II. of Aragon, Is daily on view
In the Cuthedrnl of Talnm, In Majorca.
The sacristan of the place takes you
.to a yellow marble monument In the
'choir, opens a cupboard and pulls out a
-very ordinary, coffin with a glass lid.
.As poor Don" Jamie died In the, four
teenth century, he Is uot now at all a
'lively spectacle. His mummy is made
,gay, however, with Imitation royal
irolxs cottony ermine, and so forth.
Mast I'enaloa Themselves,
Domestic serrants In Germany come
under the law that obliges all persons
below a certain Income to provide for
their old age. The postolflce Issues
-cards and stamps, and one of these
-stamps must be dnted and affixed to
the card every Monday. SoractlmvS
-the employers buy the cards and stamps
and show them at the poBtofuee each
month. Sometimes they expect the ser
vant to pay half the money required.
Women who go out by the day get their
stamps at the house they work In on
Mondays. If a girl marries she may
' cease to Insure and may have a sum
of money toward her outfit. In that
case she will receive no old age pension.
But, If she'goes on with her Insurance
she Will have from 15 to 20 marks ($3
to $4) a month from the state after
.the age of 79.
A . .
lamaom'a Reformatio-.
Tin a little town a few years ago
there was a shiftless colored boy named
1 Ransom Blake, who, after being caught
in a nuinter of petty delinquencies, was
- at last sentenced to a short term In the
peultentlary,, where he wna sent to
learn a trade. On the day of his re
turn home he met a frloudly white ac
quaintance, who asked:
. "Well, what did they put you at la
vtne prison, Kanse?"
' -"Dey started In to make an honest
toy out'n me, Bah."
, "Thnt's good, Rause, and I hope they
succeeded."
"Dey did, sah."
-And how did they reach you to1 be
rtonest?"
"Dey done put me In the Shoe shop,
ah, nallln' pasteboard outer shoes to
-soles, sen."
MOTHER AND CHILD.
'Both Full? Xonrlah-d on Grapa-Nnts.
The value of this famous food la
shown In many ways, In addition to
what might be expected from Its cbeml
cal analysis.
Grape-Nuts food Is made of whole
"wheat and barley, Is thoroughly baked
for many hours and contains all the
. wholesome Ingredients In these cereals.
It contains also the phosphate of pot
ash grown in the grains, which Nature
uses to build up brain and nerve ceils.
Young children require proportion
ately more of this element because the
brain and nervous system of the child
. -grows so rapidly.
A Va. mother found the value of
Crape-Nuts In not only building up her
-own strength but lu nourishing her
Jaby at the same time. She writes:
' "After ray baby caiue I did not re
cover health aud strength, and the doc
tor said I could not nurse the baby us
l did not have nourishment for her,
h besides I was too weak.
"lie suld I might try a change of
- diet and see what thtt would do, and
recommended Grape-Nuts food.
i bought a pkg. and used it regularly.
. A marked change came over both baby
i and I.
' "My baby Is now four mouths old
1 is in flue condition. I am nursing her
- ii nd doing all my work snd never felt
better In my life." "There's a Ilea
son."
r Name given' by Postum Co., Buttle
- Cum k. Mich. Iteud "The Road to Well
-(vl)le." In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
' one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
..interest.
Strong and Steady
By HORATIO
CIIAPTEK XXII. (Continued.)
Jack ran hastily to the snot hoping to
gain possesion of the plnnk which had
been of such service to his opponent, snd
want of which had entailed such misfor
tunes npon hira. But Walter was too
quick for blm. The plnnk was drawn
over, and attain he faced his Intended vic
tim With the width of the ditch between.
lis looked across at Walter with a
glance of baffled rage. It was something
new to him to be worsted by a boy, ana
it mortified him and angered him to such
an extent tlint, bud ho got hold of him
at that moment, murder might have been
committed.
'Tut down that plank and come
across," he called out. Walter did not
reply.
Jack might have waded again across
the ditch without inflicting much addi
tional dAmsge upon his already wet and
miry clothing, but he fancied that Wal
ter was In his power, and hoped he would
capitulate. To this end, he saw that It
was necessary to reassure 1dm, and de
ceive him as to his own Intentions.
"Come across, boy," he said, softening
his tone. "You needn't be afraid. I
didn't mean nothing. I was only tryln'
to see if I could frighten you a little."
"I'm very well off' wharo I am, said
Walter.' "I think I'll stay where I am."
"You won't want to stsy there all day."
"I'd rather stay here all day than be
on the same side with you." -
"Come, boy, I'll make a bargain with
you. lou ve put me to a good deal ol
trouble."
"I don't see that."
"Ton locked me up In the closet, and
you've kept me all night buntin' after
you."
You were not obliged to hunt after
me, and as for locking you up In the
closet, it was the only way I had of sav
ing my money."
Jack did not care to answer Walter's
argument, but proceeded : "Now I've got
you sure, but I'll do the fair thing. If
you'll come across and pay me ten dol
lars for my trouble, I'll let you go with
out hurtin' you."
"What Is to prevent you taking all my
money, If you get me over there V"
"Haven't I said I wouldn't?"
"You might forget your promise," said
Walter, whose confidence in Jack's' word
Was by no means great. A man who
would steal probably would not be trou
bled by any scruples on the subject of
violating his word.
If you don't come. I'll take everv cent.
and give yeu a heating beside," said Jack,
his anger gaining the ascendancy. .
Well, what are vou coin' to do about
It?" demanded Jack, after a brief pause.
I ll stay where I am."
'I can come over any time, and act
hold of you."
Perhaps you can," said Walter. "I'll
tako the risk."
Two hours passed, and still, besieger
and besieged eyed each other from oppo
site sides of the bank. Jack grew more
and more Irritable as the cravings of 'his
appetite Increased, and the slight hope
that Meg might appear with some break
fast was dissipated. Walter also became
more hungry, but showed no signs of im
patience. At this time a boy was sen coming
across the meadow. Jack espied him, and
the Idea struck him that he might through
him lay In a stock of provisions.
"Come here, boy." he said. "Where do
you live?" .
The boy pointed to a small farm house
half a mile distant.
"Do you want to earn some money?"
"I dunno," said the boy. who had no
objections to the money, but, knowing
Jack's shady reputation, was In doubt
as to what was expected of him.
Go home, and get a loaf of bread and
some cold meat, and bring me, and I'll
give yon half a dollar."
'Didn't you bring your luncheon?"
asked the boy.
'No, I came away without it. and I
can't 'spare time to go back." '
It occurred to the boy. notlclne Jack's
Usy posture, that business did not appear
to be very driving with the man whose
time was so valuable.
'Perhaps mother won't cive ma the
tread and meat, be said.
"You can give her bait the money."
The boy looked across to Walter, won
dering what kept him on the other side,
Our hero saw a chance of obtaining heln,
"1 11 give you a dollar," he called out.
"If you'll go and tell somebody that this
man is trying to rob me of all my money.
I slept in his house last night, and he
tried to rob me there. Now he will do
the same If he can get hold of me."
"If you tell that, I'll wring your neck."
exclaimed Jack. "It's all a lie. The boy
Slept at my bouse, as be any, and stole
some money from me. He escaped, but
I'm bound to get It back If -1 stay here
all flay."
"That Is not true," said Waiter. "Car
ry my message, and I will give you a
Collar, and will, besides, reward the men
that come to my assistance."
The boy looked from ons to the other
fat doubt what to do.
"If you want your head broke you'll
so as n says, - said Jack, rather uneasy
lie won t psy wnac ne promises."
"Yon shall certainly be paid," suid Wal
tr.
"You'd better shut up, or It'll be the
worse for you," growled Jack. "Go and
get my breakfast quick, boy, and I'll
pay you the fifty cents."
"All right." said the boy. "I'll so.'
Fifteen minutes later Jack lose to his
feet. An idea had occurred to bim. At
the distance of a furlong there was a
rail fenoe. It occurred to him that one
of these rails would enable him to cross
the ditch and get at his victim. He was
Sot afraid Walter would CM-ape, aince he
could easily turn back and capture him
II be ventured across.
Walter did not understand his doslgn
in leaving the ditch. Wss it possible
ttiat be meant to raise the siege? Thi
semed hnrt'ly probable. He watched,
with some anxiety, Mm movements o li
foe, fearing some surprUe.
When Juek reached the fence, and be
gan to pull oftt oue of tke rails he un
dCTKtoou his object. His position was
evidently becoming mora dangerous.
Jack came back with a triumphant
mile upon his face.
"Now," ho suid. "I've got you !"
Waller watched him wsrijy, and low
ered the plunk, ready to convert It "Into
a bridKe a soon as necessary. Jack put
flowu I lie rail. It was long enough to sou
the ditch, but was rstlier narrow, so that
some caul loo win needful in crossing It.
Warier had moved severul rods further
Bp, snd thrown the plank serosa. T hooch
bis chances of eseapn from the (wril that
tsenaced him seemed to bsve diminished
ALGER, JR.
I
bridge, and It became now a question o
uperior speed, Walter was not alarmed,
Indeed, his prospects of deliverance apt
pearcd brighter than ever, for he caught
ight of two men approaching across thi
meadow, and he suspected that they were
sont by the boy whom he had hired. These
men had not yet attracted the attention
of Jack, whose back was turned towsrds
them. He crossed the rail, and, at the
same time, Walter cross the plank. This
e drew across, and then, leaving it on the
bank, set out on a quick run.
CHAITEU XXIII.
"What's the matter?" asked one of the
two men as Walter came up.
I got lost In the woods, and passed
the night In that man's house," said our
hero. "He tried to rob me, but I locked
him In the closet, and jumped out of the
indow and escaped. This morning he
got on my trsck, and would have caught
me if it hadn't been for that ditch."
You locked him In the closet?" repeat
ed the other. "How were you able to de
that? You are only a boy, while he Is a
strong man."
Waiter explained the matter briefly.
"That was pretty smart," said Peter
Ilolcomb, for this wss the nsme of the
man who questioned him. "You're able
to take care of yourself."
I don t know how It would have turn
ed out If you hsdn't come up."
I happened to he at boms when my
boy came and told me that Jack Man
rum had. offered bim fifty cents for some
rcakfast He told me about you also,
and, as I suspected Jack was np to seme
of his tricks, I came along.''
I am very much obliged to you," said
Walter, "and I hope you'll let me psy
you for your trouble."
I don't want any pay, but you may
pay my boy what you promised him, if
ou want to."
"I certainly will ; and I never paid
way money with more pleasure. As I
haven't had anything to eat since yester-
lay afternoon, I should like to have you
direct me to the nearest place where I
can get some breakfast."
Come to my house; I guess my wife
can scn.ro np some break fust for you.
She II be glad to see the boy that got
the better of Jack Mangum."
How long has this Jack Mangum
lived about here?" asked Walter, after
cccpting with thanks the offer of a
breakfast.
"About five years. He's been In the
county jail twice during that time, end
there s a warrant out for bim now. He's
confirmed thief. He'd rather steal any
time than earn au honest living."
While this conversation was going on,
they had been walking toward the farm
house in which I'eter Holcomh lived. It
was an bumble one-story building, with
an attic above. On one side of It were
htoad fields, some under cultivation ; and
there was an appearance of thrift and
comfort despite the smallness of the
house.
"Come in," ssid Peter, lending the way.
John," he added, addressing the hired
man, who had accompanied him, "you
may go into the potato field and hoe. I'll
be out directly."
Walter followed him into a broad, tow
room the kitchen in which Mrs. Hol
comh, a pleasant looking woman, was en
gaged in cooking.
"Mary, said her husband, "can't vou
scsre up some breakfast for this young
man? He stopped at Jack Mangum s last
ight, and didn t like his accommodations
well enough to stay to break fast."
"You don t say so," repeated Mrs. Hoi-
comb, her countenance expressing curios
ity. "That's about the last place I'd
ant to stop at."
She went to the pantry, and speedily
reappeared with some cold meat, a loaf
of bread, and some fresh butter, which
she placed on the table.
It looks nice," said Waiter, "and I
don't know when I have been so hun
gry." At that moment tbe farmer's boy, who
ad served as Walter's messenger, came
Into the kitchen.
' "You got away," he said, smiling.
"Yes, thanks to you," said Waiter.
Here is what I promised you." .
"I don't know as I ought to take it,"
said the boy, hesitating, though he evi
dently wanted It.
"Yon will do mo a favor by accepting
It," said Walter. "You got me out of
bad scrape. Besides, you had a chance
to earn some money from Jack Mangum."
I wouldn't have done anything for
him, at any rnte. He's a thief."
Finally Peter, for he was named for
his father, accepted the dollar, and, sit
ting down by Walter, asked him about his
adventure In the wood, listening with
great Interest to the details.
"I wouldn't have dared to do as you
did," bs said.
"Perhaps you would if you had been
obliged to."
The farmer absolutely refused to ac
cept pay for breakfast, though Walter
urged it. It was contrary to bis ideas
of hospitality.
"We don't keep a tavern," he said;
"and we never shall miss the little you
ate. Come again and see us if you come
back this way
"Thank you," said Walter, "I will ac
cept your Invitation with pleasure, but I
shall not feel like calling on Mr. Man
gum.
Walter thought he had seen the last ot
Jack Mangum; but he was mistaken,
Three days later, while walking in the
main street of lllverton, with a book un
der his arm, for he had received a fresh
supply from the agent at Cleveland, he
heard the sound of wheels. Looking up,
lie saw a wagon approaching, containing
two men. One of them, as he afterwards
learned, was the sheriff. The other he
Immediately recognised as Jack Mangum.
Thera was no mistaking his siuinter fAce
and forbidding scowl, lie had been tak
en early that morning by the sheriff, who.
with a couple of men to assist hi in, hud
visited the cabin in the forest, and, de
spite the resistance offered by Jack, who
was aided by his wife, he had been
bound, aud was now Isin conveyed to
Jail. He also, looked up and recognized
Wulter. His face became even more tin
1st or, as he shook his lust at our hero
1 vow 1 II be even with you some
day '." he exclaimed.
"Not If I can help It," thought Wal
ter, but he did not answer In words
He was rather grstilied to hear the nex
ilny that Jack had been sentenced to six
months' imprisonment. He felt some
pity, however, for Meg, who might hare
trim a good woman if she had been mar
tied to a different man.
(To be roiitiaued.)
The life of ths noderu battleship kf
put down at fifteen years,
r
J.lccllnn llnr,
Election l.ty Is th Snbbith of pa
triotism. Jlcv. O. ltcckninn, Meth
odist, EI Puso, To..
Intellect.
Tho great power lu the world Is,
after all, not money but Intellect. Itcv.
Joseph II. McMiihon, Itomau Catholic,
New York City.
Defending; Christ.
The best way to defend Jesus Is not
in sermons but to iili.nv Ills spirit In
our lives iind deeds. Rev. Thomas
Knox, Presbyterian, Aurora, 111.
I'cr .onnllly.
Every ninn curries bis own atmos
phere nnd gives It off. Every man has
bis own ininlHtry nnd power; you can
not hide your personality. Bishop
William Qulgley. Methodist, Chlcngo,
The Spirit.
Everything depends upon the spirit
with which we think and live. We
must not serve Christ by rote; our
prayer book must not become a prayer
wheel. We must not say our devotions
as they might be said by n music box.
Rev. II. C. Swentzel, Episcopalian,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Paaslon Against Passion.
To oppose tho lust for weulth nnd
power with an abstract principle is
like rending a lullaby to a mad dog.
Passion must be arrayed against pas
sion ; tbe passion for righteousness
against that for unrighteousness. Rev.
L. A. Craudall, Baptist, Minneapolis,
Minn.
fielf-CoAfldence.
Faith in himself Is a necessity for
any young man, lie should not pity
himself nor allow anyone else to do
so, but with the knowledge that God
Is on his side, nnd that be does right,
lie should be able to fnce all life's
battles bravely. Rev. W. L. Itutlcdge,
Methodist, London, Can.
Knd o! Man's Creation.
God must have bnd sonio sublime end
in view In the crentlon of ninn made
In Ills own linage and likeness, the
masterpiece of His omnipotence, tho
noblest work of (Sod. Man is to glvo
Hiiu back that glory 6f which lie wits
robbed by the fallen nnjjels. Rev. J.
S. M. Lynch, Roman Catholic, Uticn,
N. Y.
The Muster's Work.
It would be much better If men tired
themselves In work for the Muster
rather than lu so much work for them
selves. Slumber would prove more re
freshing and rest more grateful when
the consciousness of work well done
for the . Master lulled the mind nnd
body lu quiet rest. Rev. Richard Wil
kinson, Methodist, Augusta, Ga.
The Snhhatu.
Gixl Intended the Sabbath to be a
delight, n time to be looked forward to
with pi (sa sure and looked back upon as
fragrant memory. It is a day intend
ed to supply n need of man's nature
and, as thin need Is not .the same for
everyone, so the observance of the day
cannot be the same for all. Rev.
Henry Medd, Methodi.it, Hartford,
Conn.
Christ tho Physician.
When Christ came into this world
Ho came with healing power. He was
the great physician. lie cured men's
bodies ns well- as their souls. There
nre grounds for our believing that to
be a Christ Inn Increases n man's phy
sical well-beliiR. What the real connec
tion between these two Is our purpose
to discover. Rev. C. Waldo Cherry.
Presbyterian, Troy, N. Y.
Win Ilnnlslies Peace,
Sin banishes tbe angel of pence from
the fireside of the human heart. It Is
the will of God that Ills ungel of pence
should dwell within our hearts. God
never Intended that the human breast
should be the home of sadness and un
rest, or the human face should be
slindow-talutcd, or seamed, or scarred
with furrows of care Rov. Campbell
Coyle, Presbyterian, Dulutli, Minn.
:i(nri n Tr:tiiformcr.
Let nature touch you to value and
strive for the beautiful. Slio abhors
the uIy and sihuiis owr sockimr to
transform it Into loveliness. I have
necn in the northern woods nn old
trunk, half HtibmergiHl, out of which
n duster of dowers was rowiti us If
nature were endeavoring to atone for
and hide the uui;llilly. Rev. H. P.
Dewey, t'onresationalist, Minneapolis,
Minn.
7' ho (inlili-n Hole.
The golden rule must be applied to
business methods. lSrotlicrhood must
be pvuc!ii'il. not class haired; and the
strong must f not be permitted to
trample down the weak. The demand
to-day Is fur an ethical revival; for a
doing of what God requires, nnaiely.
"to do Justly, to love mercy and to
walk humbly with thy God." Rov. It.
J. Kent, (.'iiiireiTalii'iialist, I'.rool.lvii
N. Y.
T)it CtirlNtlnn Home.
There arc blcssiu-cs In family Hie
The natural life N ii:c married iifc.
I'nh'ss iht .'-c is some goad ivas.ii!. peo
ple 'slu'iild love and live, together lu
the- heavi r.-ord.iliu d way. The tend
ency of yotiii men to in' sutisiicd wlih
club life and of ye;mg women wirh
foliimereial Mtcee-s Is to bo dolo:-e.l.
One of .the greatest bh-ssinr't in the
world is a l'hri'ti.r. home. Ilre'.v is
the man wan Hi::: a rood uin.Ia-e ami
has it ooil wife, for these. sire I vr i o
earth's greaiesi hies. !:- ;,.v. V. V.
lttisinrd. F.tpihtt. I test i :n. Mass.
When a man finds o,i! that h
never be n nc!al iieee:s as an
dinner Mieal.cr: lion he e.in'i
c.r
afioi
laii.-t
..ILJ
lilld that Ills S'I'!:'.1V is liol c;elie
lldmlred, he be,:''' to !e-i:-:i
sorts of tricks r.t cards. So -r
a woman's admiral i in ' r a man
at!
at h
V.'.li
can make cards dl-. po. -a,
tb.
Hi:
that the orator, the dai eer :
Hid
fi.n
I
Mi.
t:
singer are all c'nyinj; bi n la
evening Is over.
oinen who marry cither jret ver;
much the best of U, or very mud
tbe worst of It
LITE ITSELP THE HIGHEST ART.
By Ada May Krecker.
Oi'.y In rare and luminous minds seems to
arise the Idea of applying to character and
career the laws of beuuty as they are applied
In the fine arts; of molding life as an art ob
ject, with faithful adherence to the principles
of symmetry and proportion ; of fulfilling the
noble precepts of Stobeus that "all the pnrls
of human life, In th same manner ns those
of n statue, ought to be beautiful." Illerocles,
the Greek, reasoned thot the body was the temple of the
soul, then subordinate thereto, nnd the soul was the
shrine of tho spirit, hence its Inferiority. It was meet,
therefore, that the spirit be accorded first honors, and
noblest service and culture, that tbe lesser powers of tho
soul receive next rank, and the body, the humblest of all
man's Instruments, be given the lowest place, occupy tho
least thought. For, as another old Greek averred, the
virtues of the cattle are in the strength of body, but the
virtues of men are in nobility of Intellect In the view
of yet another follower of the immortal Pythagoras, the
deformities of the body may be tempered and healed by
the proper culture of the soul.
It was tbe reckless abandon to the beauties of the ma
terial man and the material world and the oblivion to
the things of tho spirit that stamped as Inadequate the
Ideals of the brilliant English essayist, novelist nnd play
wright whose nature was instinct with beauty and
prompted his noble apostleshlp of all that fostered the
dense of the beautiful in bis world. He held that life
was the supreme art, and that n handsome career was
worth a thousand handsome books.
MAN SEEKS THE SUPERFLUOUS.
i Py Proi. X.
he Intelligence and aptitudes of man have
manifested themselves in a thousand ways,
which nia'y be included under the general
name o industries. Pacific or warlike, re
lating to the Individual or to the whole pop
ulatlou, they often differ In different rices,
in different peoples, sometimes almost In dif
ferent tribes. The greater number conse
quently may be considered as o many char
acters by which the different groups pf the human species
may be distinguished.
Now, the animals have only physical waflts, which they
satisfy ns completely as possible. But the end once at
tained, they go no further. The animal, when left to it
self, does not know or has scarcely a suspicion of the su
perfluous. Ills wants, therefore, are always the same.
Man is alwas seeking the superfluous, nnd often at the
expense of utility, sometimes to the detriment of the
necessary. The result Is that his wants Increase from
day to day. The luxury of the evening becomes the In
dispensable of the morrow. Moralists at all times havo
blamed this tendency nnd condemned those Insatiable ap
petites which are always asking for what they do not
LIFE'S MX&ROB.
There are loyal hearts, there are spirits
brave,
There are souls that are pure and true;
Then give to the world the best you have
And the best will come back to you.
Give love, and love to your life will flow
A strength In your utmost need ;
Have faith, and a score of hearts will
Bhow
Their faith In your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gifts will be paid In
kind,
And honor will honor meet ;
And a smile that Is sweet will surely find
A smile that is Just as sweet.
Give pity and sorrow to those who
mourn ;
You will gather. In flowers again,
The scattered seed from your thoughts
outborne,
Though the sowing seemed but vain.
For life Is the mirror of king and slave,
'Tis Just what we are and do,
Then give to the world the best you have
And the best will come back to you.
Madeline S. Bridges.
He saw the graceful figure, In its be
coming blue habit, the flecked sunlight
upon her shining hair, ahead of him,
and reined up his horse. She looked
over her shoulder and seeing hhn, gave
n vicious cut with her whip.
"As if I would Intrude upon her! A
heartless coquette a woman without
womanly principles!" ho said bitterly,
drawing his horse down to a slow
walk.
She disappeared around the bend in
the rond in a whirl of reddish dust.
Guy Mortimer's thoughts, as they fol
lowed her, were not pleasant. Only last
summer he had been the accepted lover
of the prettiest girl In nil the Blue
Ridge region of Virginia, to find him
self one day suddenly supplanted by a
wealthier rival. He wondered why she
had come back to such a quiet little out
of the way place ns Vlnto, and why she
hud not married. The horBe slowly
made its way along the shady road and
turned the bend. As he did so tho man
gave such a start as caused them to
drnw up abruptly beside the dismounted
rider standing in the middle or tlie
road.
"Have you bi-en thrown Mub Miss
Andrews?" he asked, springing out of
the buggy.
She moved toward him. the sunlight
resting upon her red gold half, her eyes
ou the ground. "My horse tho saddle
Wonietlillig was loose." (die murmured
Incoherently, "and when 1 got down to
see if I could II x It why -the horse
run off. I hope he will go home! Do
you think he will?"
"I should not worry about him nor
myself," he said slowly. "I inn goliis
your way and will take yoi ns far a-i
the plantation In my lm-.-y. It wifl be
no trouble ut nil," ha continued, In an
swer to her qui s'.lon, of protest. "I
BtipiHise you are staying at the planta
tion." She hesitated nn I'lst'int. the red
blood mounting to her face at his tone
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HOW CIVILIZATION MAKES BARBARIAN3.
By Oustave La Bon.
2-J further
flilch he ailoV. hliujslf To be impressed if wojd8 apd
imagei wh'icii would be entirely Without action ofi each
4f trie Isolated Individuals composing the crowd andto
be Ifidyced to conimU acts contrary to his most obvious
interests afld his best known habits. An Individual In
a crowd Is a rnjn M and amid gfher grains of sand
which the wind stirs Up at Will. However personal and
original he may be, or ruean jo be, j.ie takes his color
and characteristics from Ea surroundings.
The most striking peculiarity presented by a psycho
logical crowd 1b the following: Whoever be the individ
uals that compose it, however like or unlike be their mode
of life, their occupation, their character or their Intelli
gence, the fact that they have been transformed Into a
crowd puts thenl In possession of a sort of collective
mind which makes them feci, think and act in a manner
quite different from that in which each individual of
them would feel, think and act were he In a state of Iso
lation. There are certain ideas and feelings which do
not come into being or do not transform themselves Into
nets except in the case of Individuals forming a crowd.
The psychological crowd is a provisional being formed
of heterogeneous elements which for a moment are com
bined exactly as the cells which constitute n living body
form by their reunion a new being which displays charac
teristics different from those posscsssed by each of the
cells singly.
Do Quatreiaeit.
and coolness ; but she allowed herself
to be helped Into the seat beside him,
nnd looked straight ahead.
"I am putting you to a lot of bother,"
she murmured at length. "It la too
bad the horse left me. I could walk "
hesitatingly. "Oh, I hope nothing will
happen to the horse."
"He will go home of course. I oni
surprised at his running away from
you ; the plantation horses are gener
ally more than gentle they are poky,"
he replied.
There was a pause. "Do you think it
will rain?" she asked.
, Guy looked at her and then looked
ahead again. "Fair in the lake region,
sunshiny on, the Gulf coast, and an area
of depression over the corn belt."
"You are Just as mean as you can
be ! - I'm so very sorry to subject you to
al! this annoyance-"
"No excuse necessary one can en
dure anything for a while. I did not
intend coming here this summer, only I
supposed you had gone far to other
fields, and this little country place was
so restful." ' ,
"Thank you 1" coolly.
"I had no Idea you would bury your
self here again when you could enjoy
the fashionable world under Mrs. Wads-
worth's chaperonage."
"I really don't know how I withstood
the temptation," she retorted, "since
Johnny Wadsworth is such a nice fel
low, ne would take me any distance
In his buggy or auto and never snub
me once." The eyes that looked Into
bis from under the visor of the Jaunty
cap were full of laughter, and in an in
stant bis control of himself was gone.
"I see you still find me amusing !" be
exclaimed bitterly, "you laughed at me
then; and you laugh at me now; you
gave me the discipline I deserved for
thinking of you that way, but it was a
true love on my part, even if it was
Iaughnble to you. We two have come to
the porting of the ways. I shall leave
you at the plantation, nnd drive on to
the station ; so I will not Intrude upon
you again." He flicked his whip and
the horse broke Into a brisk trot.
There was a light In the girl's eyes
that had not been there before, as she
leaned over and took the lines from
his hand. "Since this Is to be our last
drive," demurely, "there is no need of
hurrying. It will be over soon enough."
He turned nnd looked at hor, his fnce
white with emotion and his throat
throbbing fiercely. "What new scheme
is tills? Is it only to play with me
longer make life harder to live with
out you?"
There was a little tremor In her
voice. "Listen," she said. "When you
told me what I was to jou. you told
i no lu the next breath how Jealous you
were of Johnnie Wadsworth, of all per
sons on earth. Why, he could never be
anything more to me than n friend, nnd
besides he-Is to marry cousin Laura.'
Ills nioihcr Is good to me. She and my
mother were schoolmates, and since
mother's death nhe has tiled to tako
her place us far as she v.ns nbl .
tried to exi;,i!:i to you, but you would
not listen ! reason. Vu left me with
out a word. I have not seen you for a
whole year; aial If that horse had rot
deserted me in the lonely wooda "
Hut Guy ::,r ;i.ie.- had llsicied in
pa.'f-ivc t-ilui.e Unix ei;.,u.!;!i.
As they drew tip to the picket sate
all !ioi r later, tin le seemed to lie a
f.imae'.ion !:i de yard. The v.l'.oV
fami.y wer.f gflthcrl-.i ulwti: a voiia :
hter who a:o, d In !i'.;i ; the truant I.' i-v.
"I led yi It I saw It i:i.v: e!f," he vv,
Huyhy. "U ii!i:'t i" I'c. I v an a-eo;.-.
In' the I.!.;!: v. ay l!i:n; ;'i (he w.chJs,
tthcu Misj y...U -id c!f :iu noise, and
i0
possess. I cannot share this view. When men are once
fully satisfied nnd have no moro wants progress will
corns to a standstill. The want of the superfluous has
developed our Industries, has engendered tbe arts and
sciences.
Another way In which man distinguishes himself Is In
his self-respect This is common even among savages,
although they rarely are given credit for th-'Mii. Modesty
shows itself in customs and practices widely opjiosed to
our own. This hss given rise to many misconceptions.
It Is the same in matters of politeness. We rise and un
cover tho head before a stranger or a superior; in a
similar case tho Turk remains covered and the Poly
nesian sits down. Though differing so-entirely In form,
are they not inspired by the same sentiments? It is ths
same also with the sense of honor. The history of sav
age nations abounds with traits of warlike heroism, and
nothing is more common than to see savages prefer tor
ture and death to shame. That which we call chivalrous
generosity Is by no means wantlug In savages.
By ths mere fact that he forms part of a
crowd, a man descends several rungs In ths
ladder of civilization. Isolated, be may be
a cultivated individual; In a crowd he Is a
barbarian that is, a creature acting by in
stinct He possesses the spontaneity, the
violence, the ferocity and also the enthusiasm
and heroism of primitive belmis. whom ha
teflis to f eseTEpTi If the facility with
hit him a cut with the whip, and Dolly
came a-tearln' down the road, pidu't
you, Miss Mabel V he added, as the
buggy scattered the group. ,
Mabel's face was very red, but be
fore she could frame a denial, Guy
sprang down and slapped the youngster
on the back. "Of course she did. Jack,"
he said gleefully, "because I was be
hind to pick her up. Here, son, thero
is a circus coming next week," and he
slipped a dollar Into his hand.
The youngster looked after the laugh
ing crowd as they trooped back into the
house, and at tbe money In his hand;
then he rubbed his bead. "She looked
mighty shamed faced, and never said
nothing; but who," reflectively, "can
even understand a woman?" Waverly
Magazine.
She Worked tho Snaka Care.
Novel crimes are occasionally com
mitted in Paris, as, for Instance: An
old gypsy woman called on a doctor
living In the Place Plerrlere and asked
htm to visit her daughter, who was
lying ill in a caravan on the fortifica
tions near by. "I have tried the ser
pent cure," she said, "but there was
no result If you will nllow me to pay
your feo In advance I shall be sure you
will coine."
Tho doctor consented, and the old
woman handed him a $100 note. As
he was getting the change out of the
safe she again mentioned the "serpent
cure" and he asked her what it was.'
"This," she said, and, taking a box.
from under her rags, she turned half
a dozen rnakes out on the floor.
The doctor was startled and rushed
out of the room. When he returned
wltii a stick he found that the woman
nnd the snakes had vanished, while all
the money in his safe hud also gone.
He still held the $100 noto in his hand,
but this proved to be a forgery.
A Victim ol Leprosy.
"On my travels In Venezuela," said a
New York man, "I stayed In a hotel
with a young man in whose family
there was the taint of leprosy, though
he apparently did not have It. One
night sitting at dinner he became an
gry at a waiter and brought his hand
down on the table with full force. He
instantly renll.ed that he did not feel
the blow nnd snt looking nt his hand,
his face whitening with horror. "Give
me your knife. Hob,' he said to his
chum. He grabbed the pocketknlfe In
a frenzy and stabbed the side of his
hand with vicious cuts from finger
tips to wrist. You limy not know that
leprosy appears In the side of the bund,
numbness being n sign. The man did
not feel the cuts. lie arose from the
table, knocking over his chair, rushed
out Into the courtyard of the hotel, and
we heard the quh-k tat:g of a revolver
shot, telling us how he had conquered
the leper's curse by ending his life."
Tlie ISriilny Ilunt-li.
Mr. Slide- Do ymi ci those three
people walking together down there?
M.-s. (letup Yes; who are they?
Mr. Slide One Is a sommuuhiillst.
one Is a kleptomaniac nml one is u
plagiarist.
Mrs. fielup I.iutv Fakes! 1 never
dreamed we were colr.g to meet so
many -brainy people lu it hunch. Kim.
::as City Nevt shook.
Cui l in t Itisk It.
rirwt Sportswoman (utter Jumping a
t;UU) Come nlong. 1 o have a try!
luoi.d r'poi-rs-.vii!uau--0!i. It's all
very well f yo i to risk your nock,
U:t I'm going to Le manli'd next week)
Punch.
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