, THE HUNTER'S
: wr.it mnTox adahs,
Tlie front lies crisp on the dead brov
grass and jewels the fading trees,
The wild denr tosses its nntlcrcd head and
BnifTs nt the pusslng breeze.
The snow sifts down from the bold old
peaks nnd drifts in the hollow swale,
'And the smoke of the camp-fire floats
away like a vapory bridal veil.
The song of the hunter smites the rocks
and breaks into echoing trills
That fainter grow as they die away in the
shades of the distant hills,
'As tho glad fire cracks in the pinion wood
and tho bacon fries in the pan,
'And the soul of the coffee in fragrant
steam floats out of the old tin can.
Oh, tho hunter's life is the life for me,
away from the world of care,
jWhcro the rifle cracks and its echoes leap
through tho heart of tho mountain
.Where the soul is free ns the air of God
and tho heart In the bosom leaps!
And tho stars keep watch through the
silent night as the man at the camp
J, lire sleeps I
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A COOL SCOUNDREL 1
Tint rcoutun UAXxnn ih which
Y profession isn't a popular
one. Thero Is considerable
prejudice against It. I don't
myself think it's much
.worse than a good many others. How
ever, Hint's nothing to do with my
Htory. Some yours ago, me nnd the
gentleman who wns nt that time con
nected with mo In buhlncss-ho's met
with reverses nlnco thou, and nt pres
ent Isn't able to go out-wns looking
nround for a Job, being nt thnt tlmo
rather hard up, ns you might say. We
struck n amnll country town nln't
agoln' to glvo It nwny by telling where
It wns, or what the nnmo of It wns.
There was one bank there; the presi
dent wns n rich old duffer; owned tho
mills, owned the bank, owned most of
tho town. Thero wnBn't no other ofll
cor but th? cashier, and they had a
hoy, who used to sweep out nnd run
of errnuds.
Tho Imntt wns on tho main street,
pretty well up one end of It nice, snug
place, on tho corner of n cross street,
with nollllng very near It. Wo took
our observations, nnd found thero
wnsn'.t no troujdc.nt nil nhout It. There
,wa an old wnt'clnnnn that walked up
nnd down tho street night, when he
didn't fall asleep nnd forget It. The
vnult had two doors; the outside one
was chilled Iron, nud had n three
.wheel combination lock; the Inner
door wasn't no door nt nil; you could
hick It open. It didn't pretend to be
nothing hut fireproof, and It wasn't
even that. Tho first thing wo done,
of course, was to lit n key to the out-
Y profession Isn't n popular
sidcMoor." As tho lock on the outside
'door wub nn old-fashioned Bacon lock,
nuy gentleman In my profession who
chances to rend this nrrlclo will know
imt how easy thnt Job was, nnd how
wo done It. I mny say here that tho
gentlemen hi my Hue of business, hav
ing nt tlnieii n good dcnl of leisure on
tholr hnntls, do considerable rending,
nnd nro particularly fond of a neat bit
of wrltlug. In fnct, In the way of lit
erature, I havo found mnong 'cm
however, this n dug digression, I drop
It,' nnd go on with tho main Job ngnln.
This wns our plan: nrter the koy was
fitted I was to go Into tho batik, and
Jim that wasn't his name, of course,
but let It pass-was to keep wntch on
outside. Wheiji nny one passed ho
was to llpTno n whistle, nnd then I
doused tho glim nnd lay low; after
they got by I goes ou ngnln. Blmplo
nud easy, you see. Well, the night ns
!?ve ncleeted the president happened o
lie out of town; gono down to the city,
ns ho often did. I got lusldo alt right,
.with ,n Hllde-lnnlcrn, n breast-drill, n
Binall Jimmy, a bunch of skeleton keys
nud a green bnlzo bug to stow tho
fnvng. I fixed my light and rigged my
breast-drill and got to work ou the
door right over tho lock.
Probably a great many of your read-
era Is not so well posted ns me about
bank locks, nud I may say for thorn
thnt a three-wheel combination lock.
- has throe wheels In It nnd n slot In
. each wheel. In order to unlock tlifc
door you have to got tho three slots
. opposite to each other nt the top of
tho lock. Of course If you know tho
number the lock Is set on you can do
this, but If you don't. you hove to do
po'id tin your Ingenuity, Thero Is In
each of these wheels a small hole.
through which you put a wire through
the bad; of the lock when you chango
tho combination. Now, If you can
lioro a holo through tho door and pic)
up those wheels by running n wire
through thoso holes why you cau open
the door, I hope I make niycelf clear
I was boring thnt hole. Tho door was
chilled Iron; about the nentcst stuff I
ever worked ou. I went on tstendy
enough; only stopped whori Jim
which, as I said, wnbn't his real numn
Whistled outside, nud tho watchman
toddled' by. Ily nud by, whou I'd got
pretty near through, I heard Jim so
to. meaK whistle ngnln. I stuppqd
nnd pretty soou I heard footsteps, but
Hide, nnd I'm hlowed If they didn't
come right up the bank steps, and, I
heard n koy In tho lock. I was so
dumbfounded when I heard thnt,
tlUt .you, could Imyo slipped the. brace
lets light on mo. I picked up my Inn
tni,aHd I'll bo hanged If I didn't jet
the nllde slp down nnd throw the light
ylilMn to the door, nnd there was the
urMUtent. Instead of cnlllnn' f or holn.
"' an I 8H4womh1 he would,' lie took'nsten
ituid tti door, and shaded his eyes
witk nl ttitB4"d looked nt me. VI
kuowed I ofkt to knock hlia down
LIFE FOR ME.
in dcsteii risr.
When tho red sun peeps o'er the snow
rrownod peaks, like a ball of eternal
flame,
Ho is up and nwny through the trackless
wilds in search of the noble game,
And the deer leaps hiili at his rifle's crack
and falls on n bier of snow,
Its "life-blood staining the fleecy bed in a
' pulsing and crimson flow I
He, follows tho trail of the fleeing ell:
through tho rocks on the mountain
side,
And standi o'er the form of the fallen
king with n feeling of lordly pride.
And 4hq mountain lion far up tho cliff
r6rids n growl of defiance down
At the bold intruder of strangcat form in
the garbing of canvas brown!
Oh, tie hunter's life Is the life for mo in
the wilds of the mountain pass,
Where the frost lies crisp with it spark
ling eves like gems in tho dead brown
grass!
Whcro tho smoke of tho camp-fire drifts
away on the breast of tho wintry-air,
And the heart beats light and the soul is
free from the talons of clinging care!
a nonar.AU ciucksd a bank,
nnd cut out, but I'm blest IC I could, I
was that surprised.
"Who nro you?" says lie.
"Who nro you?" says I, thinking
that was mi Innocent romnrl: ns he
commenced It, nml n trying nil the
tlmo to collect myself.
"I'm tho president of the bank,"
snyfl he, kinder Hhort; "something tho
matter with the lock'"
By George! tho Idea cumc to mo
then.
"Yes, sir," snys I, touching my cap;
"Mr., Jennings ho telegraphed this
morning as the lock mis out of order
and he couldn't get In. and I'm como
on to open It for him."
"I told Jennings a week ngo," snys
he, "that ho ought to get that loci:
fixed. Where Is he?"
"IIo's been a writing letters, and he's
gone up to his house to get another
letter he wnnted to answer.','
"Well, why don't you go right on?"
snys he.
"I'vo got nlmost through," says I,
"and I didn't want to finish up and
open the vault till there was some
body here."
"That's very creditable to you," snys
ho; "a, very proper sentiment, my man.
You enu't," he goes on, coming round
by the. door, "ho too particular nhout
avoiding thuvery'BUsplelon.of evil."
"No, sir," Bns1 1, kinder modest like.
"What do you suppose Is the mutter
with tho lock?" says ho.
"I, don't rightly know yet," snys I,
"hut I rather think It's n little wore on
account of not being oiled enough,
Theso 'cro locks ought to be oiled about
onco a yawl'
"Well," snys he, "you might n well
go right on, now I'm here: I will stay
tin Jennings comes. Can't I help
you? hold your lantern, or aomethlug
of that sort?
Tho thought enmo to mo like a flnsh.
niul I turned around and snys
"How do I know you're tho presi
dent I ain't ever seen you afore, nnd
you mny bo n-trylng to crack this
hanlc for all I know."
"That's u very proper Inquiry, my
mnn," snys he, "nnd shows a most re
marknblo degree of discretion. I con
fess (hut I should not have thouclit of
tho position in which I wns placing
you. However, I cau enslly convlnco
you tlfnt It's nil right. Do you know
wlmt tho president's nnmo Is?"
"No, I don't," says I. sorter surly.
"Well, you'll find It ou thnt bill."
snld he. tnklng a bill out of his Docket.
"nnd you sco the sumo name on theso
letters,'' nnd ho took some letters from
his, cont,
1 supposo I ought to hnvc gono right
on theu, hut I was beginning to feel
Interested In making hhn provo who ho
was, so I says:
"You might havo got them letters to
put up n Job on me."
"xoirro n very honest man," siiys he
"one among a thousnnd. Don't think
lin ftt nil offended nt your persistence
No, my good fellow, I llko It, I like
It," and he laid his hand ou my shoul
dor. "Now here," siiya he. tnklnc a
bundle out of his pocket, "N a pack
ngo of ten thousand dollnrs in bonds
burglar wouldn't be nut to carr
Uiobo nround with him, would he? I
bought them In tho city yesterdny, and
I stopped hero to-ulght on my way
homo to place them In tho vault, and,
I muy add, that your simple and man
ly honesty has touched ino to that I
would willingly leuyo them In your
hnnds for safe-keeping. You needn't
blush nt my praise."
1 supposo I did turn norter red when
I fee them honds,
''Aro you satlsilod now?" says he.
I told him I wns, thoroughly, nml
bo l was. Ho I picked up my drill
again, nnd gave him tho lantern to
hold, so thnt I could sco tho door. 1
heard Jim, (is I call him, outside onco
or twice, nnd I llko to havo burst out
laughing, thinking how ho must ho
wondering what wns going on inside.
I worked nwny, nnd kept explaining
to him whnt I wns n-trylng to do. Ho
wns very much Interested In median
les, ho said, nnd he kuowed ns I wns
n man n was up in my business by
tho way-1 went to work. Ho asked
nio about what wages I got, and how
I liked my business, and snld ho tool;
qulto a fancy to inc. I turned round
onco lu a whllo and looked nt hlnv n-
setting up there as solemn us a Idled
owl. with my dark lantern In his
blcaed hand, nnd I'm blamed it I
didn't think I should have to holler
right out.
I got through the lock pretty soon,
ml put in my wlro and opened It.
Then he took hold of the door nnd
opened the vault.
"I'll put my bonds In," says he, "nnd
g6 home. You enn lock i'p nnd wait
till Mr. Jennings comes. I don't sup
pose you will try to fix the lock to
night."
I told hhn I shouldn't do anything
more with It now, ns we could get In
before piornlng.
"Well, I'll bid you good-night, my
mnn," soys he, ns I swung the door to
again.
Just then I heard Jim, by name.
whistle, nnd I guessed the wntchmnn
wns n-conilng up tho street.
"Ah," saya I, "you might sponk to
the wntchmnn, If you see him, nud tell
him to keep nn extra look-out to
night." 'I will," says he, nnd we both went
to the front door.
"There comes the wntchmnn up the
treet," says he. "Watchman, this
man hns been llxlng the bank lock,
nnd I wnut you to keep n sharp look
out to-night. -He will stay here until
Mr. Jennings returns."
Good-night, ngnln," snys lie, nnd
wc i hook hnnds, and he went up the
street.
I saw .Tim, no-cnllcd, In the shadow
on the other side of tho street, ns I
stood on the step with the wntchmnn.
"Well," ny I to the wutchmnn,
'I'll go nnd pick up my tools, nnd get
rendy to go."
I went bncl: Into the bank, nnd It
didn't tnkc long to throw the door open
nnd stuff them bonds into the bug.
Thero wns some boxes lying nround,
nnd a snfo ns I should rnther have
liked to havo tncklcd, but It seemed
like tempting Providence after the
luck we'd had. I looked nt my wntch,
nnd sco It was Just n quarter past
twelve. I tucked my tools In the bag
on the top of tho bonds, nnd walked
out to the front door, Tho watchman
wns on the steps.
"I don't believe I'll wnlt for Mr.
Jennings," snys I. "I suppose It will
bo all right If I glvo you his koy."
"Thufa nil right," snys the wntch
mnn,
"I wouldn't go nwny very fur from
the bank," snys L
"No, I won't," snys ho; "I'll stay
lght about hero, all night."
"Good night," says I, nnd I nhool;
hnnds with him, nnd me. nud Jim
which wnsn't his right nnme. you un
derstandtook tho twelve-thirty ex-
press, and the best part of thnt Job
wns thnt wc never heard nothing of It.
It never got Into tho papers. San
Frnuclsco Argonaut.
3
New Use of Wood Shaving.
A great step forwurd Wns taken
when the veneering mnchlno wns In
vented. It ennbled tho Joiner to con
vert a log of Hue cnblnet wood Into
fifty or n hundred sheets with which
to cover chenp lumber. The next step
wns when n bright Ynnkce glued these
veneers together so ns to form chnlr
seats nnd barrel hends, thereby secur--
lug a maximum strength with n mini-
mum of mnterlal. Another Inventor
mado still thinner veueers and out of
these fashioned tho wooden butter
plates, baskets nnd kitchen-ware
Which Is now so common. The cost Is
luslgnlllcnut, and tho convenience so
great that tho demand gives employ
ment to thousnnds. At this point
tho men censed making improvements,
nnd the women took up the task. They
round thnt theso veneers or shnvlngs
could bo woven Into basket work nnd
curled nnd twisted Into nil sorts of
decorations. They soon developed an
Industry which Is now pursued by sev
eral hundred pcoplo in New York, nnd
by mnuy thousand in tho country.
All sorts of wood can bo used In
fnct, nny kind which when green or
when boiled or steamed Is not brittle.
Tho tools required nro n shnrp knife,
n pulr of shears, u pnlr of pliers, nnd
sometimes a smnll riveter. With tho
apparatus the women mnke biiskets,
ships, birds nnd nil sorts of figures
which they sell to tho florists, who cov
or them with llowera. They also mnke
ornate library wasto-paper baskets.
bon-bon boxes, bureau cases, and sta
tionery holders. Tho more enterpris
ing till orders for ambitious designs
such ns lire screens, veranda curtains,
rustle portieres, nnd basket work pan
els for summer cottages.
Little Aitnlph's Vxctiip.
Miss Mary H. FltzGernld, n. teacher
In tho Ryerson School, received this
note yesterdny:
"Miss Flt7.Gcrnld: Adolph swnllowed
n brass padlock last night, nnd If ho
tins nny pnln In school this morning as
a result you will pleaso excuse him,
and oblige his mother.
"MRS. OIILEUGII."
Miss FltzGernld had Adolnh exam
lncd by tho school niedlcnl Inspector.
who reported thnt thero wns no evi
dences of tho boy being lu dnnger.
sue was unensy, however, and sent
tho boy homo. Adolph explalued that
mo lock wnR a smnll one. He wns
regnrded ns a hero by his schoolmates,
Chlcngo Record.
ObservHtlnn.
n ... . i . ... - ...
ouuio iiiuu iuvo wun rnun. some
with hope, the rest with chnrlty.
Any man mny throw a Innco In be'
hnlf of benuty, but ho who chnmploiiK
womnn Is tho true knight.
Truo adverse criticism cuts llko n
surgeon's lancet; malicious criticism
tenrs like nn nssnsslu'u dagger.
Wo cannot all nchtevo greatness, but
none or us need ho menu.
Tho dumb mnn Is safe from sus
picion of babbling.
Thero never wns n bright womnn
who hnd not some histrionic lustlnct.i.
Conversation nt many dinner tables
would bo Improved by careful editing.
PUiiaueipnia uccoru. ,
Forelgns lonns are no longer n novel
ty In the Amcrlcnn financial markets.
Wfli Is snld now to ho the "prince
of golfers," which Is nnother evidence
thnt he still ennuot he king of any
thing. There were J.1,122 new books pub
lished In France Inst year. About
twenty-three of them were moderate
ly successful.
One of (he peculiar revelations of the
last census Is said to be n demonstra
tion that the nverngo ngo of ranrrfnge
In tho United States hns been increas
ing nt the into of n fortnight a year
for several yenrs past.
There wns n time when the- Span
lards surpassed nil other nations In
maritime architecture; hut It Is stated
that the Spunlsh Government has
inn.de a contract for the construction
of Its new ships In France.
rhllologlsts are nlrendy noting that
tho English Inngungo Is to ho enriched
by three' new words ns n direct result
or tho South African war, namely,
"khaki," "kopjo" nnd "commandeer,''
to ench of which future lexicograph
ers will give a distinctive meaning. It
Is remarked thnt the Spanish war wns
barren In this respect.
Experiments mnde by the Govern
ment experts point to the conclusion
thnt nuts, generally speaking, nre not
Indigestible, despite the populnnr Im
pression to tho contrary. They are npt
to he munched nt odd hours nnd on
top of henrty menls, when tho diges
tive orgnns hnve nlrendy been suffi
ciently tnxed, nnd In thin wny they
hnvc acquired nn undeserved reputa
tion for unwholcHomencss.
The ndvent of an Amcrlcnn circus to
tho Gorman town of Alx-ln-Chnpello
produced a genuine sensation, accord
ing to Consul Brundnge. Tho bill post
lug wns a revelation, tho erection of
the tents nn nstonlshmcnt, nnd whon
the circus arrived not a workman
went to tho factories and their spin
dles' were Idle. Tho Consul recom
mends thnt tho Amcrlcnn mnnufnetur
er's ngent should follow the circus, ns
the people now say, "Anything la, pos
sible to Americans." x
President Angell, In his annual re
port to tho board of regents of Miclil
gnn University, reviews thirty yenrs
of coeducation In tho university nnd
Its results. He pronounces coeducation
a success. Tho attendance of women
la. nt present five to one, and the pro
portion is continually lncrensing.
While npprovlng higher educntlon for
womnn and her entrance Into tho pro
fessions, President Angell snys ho docs
not bellovo lu women lawyers, nnd hns
dcclnred thnt women phnrmnclsts sel
dom succeed.
A Brooklyn department store hns hit
upon nn Idea which It seems should
huvo been ndoptcd sooner. Instead of
showing a lot of dead llsh henped to
gether upon a slnb, this store gives
tho customer tho privilege of selecting
tho llsh ns It Is swimming nround In
a largo glnss storage tnuk. Tho fish
haying been caught, by u novel pro
cess, Is tagged for idcutlflcntlou and
allowed to remain In the water until
the time for Its delivery. Consequent
ly tho woman who buys fish at this
store can ulwuys bo'suro of gcttlug It
fresh. Tho Iden ought to prove proQta
ble.
Few appreciate tho tremendous part
coal plays In nffulrs. In n yenr our
rnllronds enrry the Inconcelvnblo totnl
of 1,000,000,000 tons of freight. If a
crowd wero asked what Item made
the largest showing, nine out of ten
would reply, grain. . and yet, of tho
wholo quantity, only 00,000,000 tons
nro grain, whllo 20.;,000.000 tons aro
conl. For every pound of grain of nny
sort thnt our rnllronds carry, they
transport nlmost live pounds of coal.
The slgnlftcnnco of theso figures shows
tho greatness of conl fnr butter'thnn
any elaborate tables of descriptions,
observes the Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
Wonderful ns tin corn crop
Is, It never won u plnco In
European households or families
until very recently. It now seems
probable thnt Knnsns, however cnor
mous her crop mny be, will neve
ngnln bo cnllcd upon to burn corn for
fuel. Tho demand for this ccrenl 1h
now coming to us from Bohemia nnd
Turkey, nB well ns Itnly nud Sweden
All these nre now mnrkcts; nnd with
tho door open "to the Fnr Enst wo mny
bo KUro thnt the corn product mny bo
doubled In qunntlty wlthou lower!:
tho price, thinks tho Now York Inde
pendent. 'Ill .kg:- of Europe nnd
Asln, nnd even Afrlcr- will lenrn the
delights of mush and nillllc, Indian
pudding, samp and succotash, v
ILDRCN'SM
1SUrE MOU
rive I.IUln ISrothors.
rivo little ..-others set out together n,T
To journey the livelong day, ,
In a curious carriage nil mauo"of leather
They hurried away, awnyl
Ono big brother nnd three quite small
And ono wco fellow, no eire at all.
The carriage was dark nnd none too
roomy,
And they could not move about.
Tho five little brothers grew very gloomy.
And the wee one began to pout,
Till the biggest ono whispered, "What do
ye say?
IJet's leave the carriage and run away!"
So out the rcampercd, the five together
And on and awav they sped!
When Bomchody found that carriage of
leather,
Oh, my, how she shook her head:
Twas her little boy' shoe, .as everyone
knows,
And tho five little brothers were live lit
tle toes.
Trelgtitng' a King.
Jehnngh'r, the Grand Mogul of Del
ht (U50o-ld2t). kept his birthday by a
curious custom. In n room In the pal
ace, or In a gorgeous tent pitched for
the purpose, he hud n lingo pair of
scnles set up. The scnles wero plnted
with gold nnd so wns tho benm, from
which they were suspended by strong
chains. When nil wns rendy the
grent noblemen were Invited to come
nnd see him weighed. Tho king sit
ting in ono scnle was llrst weighed
against silver, then against gold, nnd,
llunliy, ngnlust precious Jewels. This
must hnve been done to gratify his
vanity, unless he really didn't know
which wns the hcnvlcr, a ton of lend
or a ton of feathers. The object of
the ceremony wns to find out the stnto
of tho Emperor' s health, for ench
yenr's record wns carefully noted, but
the doctors nlwnys mnnnged to sponk
of It In the most glowing terms, no
mntter whnt the scnles snld. For who
would say the king hud been weighed
nnd found wnntlng? In honor of the
occasion the Grand Mogul wns kind
enough to give tho silver ngnlnst
which ho hnd been weighed to the
poor. Sir Thomns Roc, tin English
Ambnssndor to his court nhout 1018,
witnessed the whole performance, nnd
wrote an account of It Cnsscll's Lit
tle Folks.
Fussy's Idcns of Life.
What strange creatures human be
ings are! I keep four of them, and I
am never weary of studying their' queer
wavs. I sometimes wonder vhy I ever .
boushtthem; that Is, If I. eyer did buy
them, which is doubtful. The fnct Is,
I cannot recollect whon or how I came
to havo them In my possession nnd In
my home. Ever since I'can remember
wo havo been togother, and I find thcni
so useful that I would not glvo thorn
nwny for the world.
I Ecarcoly know whether to call theso
four human beings my servants or my
slaves, but I think that slave is tho
Icht name for thero; for they taico
care of my houso and' serve ray meals,
nnd I often use them na beds, and yet
nover have to pay them wages nor
even thank them for serving me. I
believe, therefore, that I enn qulto cor
rectly cull them my slaves, although I
always treat them Kindly, and more
llko humblo friends than dependants.
have never onco found It necessary
to scratch or claw ono of them, a slight
growl being a sufficient warning that
I .might bo severe If necessary.
Ono would supposo that a cat would
find It agreeable to live with creatures
of his own kind; but such la not tho
case. Human beings are far more sat
isfactory and useful In domestic lire.
Tho only cat that I have with mo Is a
very young one a mere kitten, In fact
who took un hlB residence in ray
house some tlmo ago, and who, in splto
of the broadest hints on my part, in
suite of my growling violently when
ever I saw him, Insisted on remaining,
After a whllo I became accustomed to
him, and found him very nmusing to
play with. But, altnougn l nave inere
foro become resigned to his presence, I
havo nover found him of tho slightest
ubo. It 1b tho human beings who take
rnre of my houso and do my work
My house la divided Into various
parts. Tho part called tno parior is
full of dollclouB places to Bleep on
when ono feels llko sleeping; and, as
thrco of my slaves spend much of their
tlmo there. I also Btny In It a great
deal. My fourth slave lives in me
kitchen; and that room also has its
attraction, for It Is there that I take
my meals. Three of my slaves aro fed
In tho dining-room, but lor somo en
vlous reason I never get a chance to
go Into that room at tho same tlmo.
As I said before, tney aro Biran;
creatures; and many of their customs I
ennnot understand,
My nnmo Ib Thoma3, but my slaves
pronounce tho name Tomnr. I heard
ono of them eay, "Puss hns a French
name
They havo a way of calling me
"Pubb." which Is a mere nlclincme, and
moat disrespectful; but I cannot bear
to punlah them. Indeed, I fear I quite
snoll my slaves, for they aro occasion
ally Insolent. I heard one exclaim
lately, "Well, tho Impudence of that
cat!" Would any ono believe mat Dy
"that cat" Bho meant myself her maa
ter? Her reason for the exclamation
wns that I havo a habit of making a
eort of nest of nny garment left on a
bod or sofa, and sho objects to tho
hulrs which I leave on Buch garments
Henco tho Insolent speech which I havo
quoted.
However, this female alavo of mine
hao her uses; for sho Is able to act as
my secretary, and to both Interpret and
write, out my Ideas of life for. me, Alice
P. Carter, In Chrlstlau Register. .
1(1
'A
T0inECL'OpTHE"LlON'TAMERr "
SJgnor Torrcllo was n lamer of Vona I
His nnme fn tho Bible wns Brown
He could make tho fierce brutes, jump' tlig
rope, wall: the wire.
And turn somersets nnd lie down
Signor Toreho
, , Wns quite a gay fellow, .
Ana rapidly whining renown. '
Sitrnor Torello onaldaV met a maiden ' -c
, i charmed by hfs soul slfrring art,
Stood n front or the cage and applauded
the lions
As- each played ft wonderful part
Hignor Torello,
In words that were meUow,
Laid siege to the fair maiden' heart.
Sip'nor could Irtolc at a lion ' """
And cause it to cower in fear.
But tho look that gave Leo the chill had
no" terrors
For the lady who figuring here
Hignor Torello
Alas! the poor fellow
Was conducted nroimd by the car.
SIrnor Torello no longer tames lions'
ino neasts turned agitinst him one !ny
Tho look that once charmed them haj
ceased to ie potent,
They roared and refused to obey
Signor Torello,
Unfortunate follow.
All bloody, was hustled away" - 1
Sicrnor Torello. auHii-fI and discouraged.
iow woriw oy tnc iay with ills hands
And is badorcred for losing tho look that
mnuc lions
In terror obey his commands'
Signor Torellw
Alack! hoW lie fell! O
His case as its own moral staniM
Chicago Tinles-HcraiJ.
HUMOR Of THE DAY.
"Is Miss Trilfer nn obliging sinKor?''
"Oh. yes; half the time she refuses ia
sing." Phlhtdelphta Bulletin.
Cupid look the maiden'a heart.
By dint of being very clc-er;
But lost it, for he left ono man
To garrison the place forever.
-Puck.
He "I nlwnys used to overestlnmlo
my abilities." She (consolingly)
Well, never mind. Your frleuds nev
er did." Tlt-BIts.
"I'm sick of life. In fnct, I wish I
wero dead," sighed the despondent
mnn. "Then why don't you seo a
doctor?" rcmnrked the Cheerful Idiot.
Ho hnd n cough; she feared that ha
Might die, so off slio ran
And summoned very speedily
A life insurance mnn.
Philadelphia Record.
Did that girl encourage you nny?'
"Well, when I cnllcd she didn't nppeur
herself, but she sent her mother In
to see me Instead of her father." In
dianapolis Journal.
"Dick and I hnve bought a horso In
partnership." "What's tho nrrnngc
inent?" "Dick's going to feed him nnd
tnke enro of hhn nnd I'm going to ex
ercise him." Chicago Record.
"How many runs did your cluba
mnke, Larry?" "Thrae, sor." "Three
rims, eh?" "Yls, sor. A run for th'
umpire, a run for th' doctor, nn' n
run to th' police statlou. Answers.
Jackson "No, I never tnke the news
paper home. I've got a fnmily or
grown-up daughters, you know."
Friend "Papers too full of crime?"
Jnckson "No; too full of bnrgnlu
sales."
"lie soya thnt I Inspire .him to poetl-
cnl outbursts." "You do?" "Thnt's
whnt he snys." "Oh, well, I wouldn't
cpronch myself too much If I were
you. By striving to do good in otucr
wnys you mny ntone for your evil In
lluence In this line." Chicago Tost.
"But, father," protested tho young
woman In tho enso, "I don't seo why.
you should object to him. Ho Is so
sednto nnd staid." "Well, I don't
know much nhout his ability to seo
dutes," replied her father; "but I do
know thnt he stayed until 2 o'clcck
this morning."
"Do you think these carnations nro
becoming to me?" sho naked. "Oh,
vno lin Hnnl I rwl lt11t- tl t mn tt f Atltitti
flowers which I should rnther. see you
wenr." "Prny tell me whnt they nre,"
snld she, nlwnys anxious to please.
"nnd I will wear them for you." "Or
ange blossoms!" ho cried. So now It's
nil settled. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Education 1,11 France.
In Franco there nre now sixty-eight
lyceuins nnd colleges for girls, where
as, previous to 1880, with the excep
tion of private schools, thero were no
Institutions for higher education for
girls. Of tho sixty-eight mentioned
forty-eight nre lyceuins supported by
municipalities nnd twenty-eight mu
nlclpnl colleges. "The lyceuin for glrU
lu Tunis Is Included. The teachers for
this Institution nro trained In tho high
er normal schools nt Sevres.
During Inst year there wero In tho
lyceums 8i'M and In thu colleges 3."0Ii
pupils. In ninny provinces boarders
arc taken, nnd nil tho lyceuins take
day bonrders. Those who board out
of the school are under supervision.
Some live with their parents, others
at the houses of teachcrH, or In hoard
ing houses recommended by the Insti
tutions or under their supervision. But
mnny more girls received their higher
educntlon In convents than In tho
schools nfcutloned, tho former being
regnrded as much mora commo 11 fnut.
-Philadelphia Record.
Tree (IrowliiR in Kitnsna.
Fifty years Jienco Knnsns nnd tho
States planting trees to-day will bo
supplying California nud tho const
Btutcs with timber. One need not bo
particularly gifted with foresight to
predict such nil event. It Is nn ludis
putuble nnd lumcutnblc fnct that at
the present rnto of forest denudation
ou the Pacific Const It will ho but n
short time before nil tho timber on
thnt section of the const hns gone.
The Oovernment will realize when It
is too late the great loss this despoil
ing of cur forests means, Kansas lias
formed nn organization for the preser
vation of tho trees which other Stntes
would do well to Jolu. Chlcngo, Trl-
mine. - - . v , -. - -