A
INHERITANCE.
As flow the rivers to the sea
Adown from rocky hill or plain,
'A thousand rices toiled for thee
And gave theo harvest of their gain;
And weary myriads of yore
Dug out for thee earth's buried lore.
The shadowy toilers for thee fought,
In chaos of primeval day,
Blind battle with they knew not what;
And each before he passed away
Oavo clear articulate cries of woe;
lour pain is theirs of long ago.
George
AN ELOPEMENT
By Charles Stall.
T '2 wns to Olilcngo, Milwaukee nnd
I St. l'nul depot on u bright morn-
I lug In August, mid the large, busy
station was full of people. True,
the rush of city men pouring In to bust
ncss by the early suburban trains was
over, for the hour wns half-past ten;
but various trains for the InkeB nnd
picnics stood rendy to depart. The
whole scene was full of life nnd mil
inatlon, nnd no one had time to Inter
est himself lu his neighbor, which wns
perhnps the renson why n tall, hand
some young man who Htooil nt the door
of the wnltlug-room hud not excited
notice.
lie had been there for nearly nn hour
restlessly pacing the room from one
end to the other. From It he could
equally observe the entrance which
led to the departure platform and the
one which led to the street beyond
He walked ns one who had no busi
ness with tho excited stream of people
passing to nnd fro before him. He
scarcely seemed to notice tho crowd.
He never glanced at a time table or
consulted his watch, lie Just watched
the Incoming trains.
And nt last his patience was reward
cd. There came quickly toward blm
from the platform, a slight, girlish 11
ure dressed In white. A pair of large
blue eyes lit up her face, and a mass of
nuburn hair waved on her fair, open
brow. He stepped forward aud took
licr hand.
"You are very late, Lu."
"I could not help it, Charlie. Papa
came lu on the earlier train, so I bad
to take a later one."
They went out to the street. For
some reason Mr. Wilson did not take n
back nt once; Instead, they walked
until they reached Tenth street. All
this time they hod scarcely spoken.
Perhaps It was dllllcult to couverso on
such n crowded thoroughfare, or else
what they had to say was too sacred
to be discussed on the streets. As the
cnb started nt n good pnee Miss Swift
'nsked n little anxiously:
"Is It n long distance to the minis
ter's house?"
"No. About half n mile. Do you feel
nervous, Lu?"
"Not very. I hope you will never bo
sorry for what we nre doing this morn
lug." Charlie bent over nnd kissed her.
"You little doubter! Why should I
be sorry?"
"I wish wo had told them nt home,"
fnltercd tile girl.
"There would have boon n scene,"
lie replied; "it Is fur better to tnke mat
ters Into our own bands."
"I nm so glad It Is n bright morning."
"You superstitious little girl! Are
you thinking of the old saying, 'Happy
the bride that the sun shines on?' "
There was no time for nn nnswer. As
lie llnl8hed, one of the front wheels of
the cab rolled off, the vehicle turned
over, and horse, driver and passen
gers fell down together. It wns n
crowded street, nt n busy time, nnd
people came promptly to tho rescue.
iWllson was none the worse for his
fall, but Miss Swift looked pale nnd
frightened, nnd It seemed for a time
that she must hnve received more In
jury than the shaking to which she
acknowledged.
After n few moments, when the peo
ple hnd dispersed, Charlie suggested
nn adjournment to n neighboring hotel,
where she could rest uud have some
refreshment.
The mistress of the place stepped
forward, and after a few words of
explanation conducted Miss Swift to
n room, where she was able to brush
the dust from her clothing nnd ar
ruuge her hair.
When she r jolned Wilson he looked
decidedly cross. A niau hates to be
made to appear ridiculous, and he
knew that they could not have pre
sented a very edifying spectacle in the
accident; still, he needed not have
vented his anger on the girl who ac
companied him.
"If you had only come on the right
train we should not have been In this
confounded predicament," he said Irri
tably. "Are we too late?" Fhe asked.
It was evident that she did not re
sent his displeasure.
"I am afraid wo nre," he said more
kindly. "I told Mr. Clement that wo
would bo at his house by ten o'clock at
tho latest, and here," looking at his
watch, "It Is after eleven. Shall we go
and ascertain? Perhaps he Is waiting.
We will take a street car this time
eh, Lu?"
"I should much prefer It." i
He looked at her quickly.
"You are very pale still. Are you
sure you are not hurt seriously?" he
nsked.
"Quite sure. I only got n good slink
ing." When they nrrlved at tho house of
tho minister ho was gone. He hnd
waited for them until hnlf-past ten,
Mrs. Clement said. Then, having n
meeting to attend at eleven, he had
departed nnd would not return until
six In the evening.
Miss Swift was frightened. She hnd
And all the old licnrl-swcclncss sting,
The joyous life of man and maid,
In forests when the earth was vountr.
In rumors round your childhood strayed I
Tl. , 1.. t ...... ...!.! '
Comes from the buried years behind.
And not alone unto your birth "
Their gifts the weening ages bore,
lhc old descents of God on earth
Have dowered thee with celestial lore;
Fo, wise, and filled with sad and gay,
i on pass into me mrtiicr nay.
W. Kusncll, in the Washington Star.
taken fnte Into her own hands, nud
come to the city to be mnrrled to Mr,
Wilson, unknown to her parents. It
enme to hey suddenly that fate wns
against her. She wns just n little su
perstltlous. She took the missing of
the train nnd the accident to the cab
ns n warning thnt her wedding wns
not to be. Wilson seemed terribly
annoyed, too.
"Whnt shall wo do?" nsked Lulu.
"We will wnlt until evening," nn
swered Chnrlle, lightly. Then, turning
to Mrs. Clement, ho snld, "Tell Mr
Clement that wo will return nt six
o'clock, please."
As they walked down the street,
Miss Swift raised her eyes to her lov
cr's face with a strange expression lu
their depths.
"Charlie!"
"What Is It, dear?"
re
"Do you think my missing the train
nnd tho accident to the cab every
thing Is n Judgment on us?"
"No, I don't." It wns dlfflcult for
hlni not to lnugh at the poor girl's su
pcrstltlon. "I don't believe In Judg
incuts, for one thing, and, for nnother,
we aren't going to do anything wrong,
We are of age and can marry If we
want to. Put how shall we pass the
remainder of tho day? What do you
sny to our going out to Coouey Pay?
We have plenty of time."
"I nm entirely In your hands," she
replied.
Charles Wilson was destined to bo n
physician. He had obtained his
diploma nnd Intended to go out to
Washington Territory. He had n smnll
Income, besides whnt ho expected to
mnko out of his profession. He nud
Miss Swift hnd met nt n summer hotel,
where they hnd fnllcn In lovo with
ench other, with the result thnt they
nrrnnged to bo mnrrled privately nnd
go out West together.
In nn hour from the time that they
left the minister's house they were
taking dinner at Lake Cooney Hotel.
This over, they left for n stroll on tho
beach. After amusing themselves by
picking up curious stones and shells
for a time, Charlie said
"What do you sny to our linvlug a
sail, Lu?"
"I am perfectly willing, if you wish
It," she replied.
Soon they were skimming out on the
lake, she is the bow of the boat, ho
In tho stern. Lulu took off her hat and
let the wind play upon her brow. Then
she leaned over the side of the boat
aud held her bands In the cool water.
They were more than n mile from tho
shore now. Wilson lnnuugcd tho snll
nnd rudder so ns to run pnrnllel with
the lnnd. Presently he pulled out his
wntch.
"Four o'clock," ho snld. "We've
plenty of time for nnother tnck yet.
lml you ever see the lnko so cnlm?
Then ho took off his cont, doubled it
up nnd stretched out nt full length In
the bottom of the bont, with his head
resting on the seat and Lulu's pnrnsol
over his fnce.
'Don't you think It Is time for us to
return?" nsked Miss Swift, nt Inst.
There wns no nnswer. She repeated
tne question. Still no answer. She
moved uneasily on her sent nnd looked
nt him. Ho wns nsleep sound nsleep!
Her llrst thought wns to wnko him,
then she wns too lndlgnnnt to do so.
To think thnt he could sleep nt such
n time, nftcr nil the sacrifices she had
made for hlml The very thought of It
filled her heart to overflowing, and hot
tears fell from her eyes.
"I wou't wnke him if ho sleeps until
doomsday," she said to herself nt last.
"Oh, if I were only nt homo again!
My mother would forgive me, I nm
sure."
Ere another hour had passed the skv
rapidly darkened, the thunder com
menced to roll, and large drops of rnln
to descend. With n cry of alarm Char
lie sprang up, pale, trembling, horror
struck. "Why, I must have been nsleen!" ho
exclaimed. "Lulu, how could you let
me "
"If you could go to sleep nt such n
time, you might be suro I wns not go
ing to wake you."
On looking nround. tho youner mnn
knew thnt his llrst task lay lu getting
the boat safe to shore. It now pluuged
wildly through the waves, but at last
they grounded on tho beach, nenrly a
mile from the hotel, wet, dripping, nnd
half blinded by tho storm.
Miss Swift sprang from tho boat and
ran for tho shelter of n tree nt the
bottom of the bluffs, Charllo following
ns soon as ho had pulled tho bout out
of tho reach of tho waves. Then ho
looked at his watch, nnd the perplexed
expression on his fnco changed to one
of vexation nud dismay.
It was already six o'clock. Their
train had been gono half nn hour, and
there would not bo another until ten
o'clock. Tho rain now descended In
torrents; it poured ns if tho Hood-
gates of heaven hnd opened for a sec
ond deluge. The wind, boisterous
everywhere, was even wilder and more
pitiless on the lake shoro than else
where. Urged on by the pouring rniu,
they started to climb the bluffs nnd try
to reach the depot. It wns n task of
great dllllculty, for both the wet grass
aud the earth wero slippery, nnd they
had to pull themselves up, hand over
hand, grasping tho bushes nud trees
to help them. Fortunately nt tho top
they found nn old shed In which they
were able to take n short rest.
Lulu did not llinch; she had reached
such n state of misery thnt she almost
felt sho did not enre what hnppcucd.
Their wndlng through the smnll rlvu
lets on the hill side had tilled her shoes
with earth and water, her thin summer
clothing cluug to her like paste, nud
her white dress wns n sight to behold.
Her lienrt wns full to overflowing;
tenrs trembled In her eyes; there
seemed to bo nothing thnt could alio
vlatc the unpleasantness of her post
Hon. Wilson's Indifference made It
worse; ho did not seem to care for her
misery, so taken up was he with his
own troubles. He bad uttered no word
of reproach against himself; had not
once said, "Forgive nlo. Lulu!"
At last they reached tho depot. In
reply to Charlie's question tho ticket
ngent nuswered:
"No, thcro is not nnother trnlu to
town until ten o'clock."
By this time Miss Swift's teeth chat
tered nnd she shivered with cold. To
do Wilson justice, he now seemed very
much concerned.
"Whnt on enrth can I do? Shall wc
go to the hotel?" he nsked.
"No. I will go home. I nm suro
thnt will be best."
"But can you?" he nsked. "I thought
when girls rnu nwny from home they
always left a note on their dressing-
table nnnounclng they wero going
away to bo married."
"Well, I didn't. I simply told mother
I was going to town, shopping. And
now try to got me home, plcnse."
Thus enjoined Wilson started off
with a bystander In search of a horse
nnd vehicle to convey them to the city.
in about nn hour they returned with n
wretched looking nnlmul nud dilapi
dated buggy.
"It Is tho best I could get," snld Wil
son.
In spite of her trouble Lulu could
not refrain from laughing when she
beheld the horso and buggy.
They started on their loner drive.
but, lu splto of exhortations, thrents
nnd the whip, the horse refused to go
nt n fnster pneo than a walk. It was
half-pnst ten when they reached the
city depot, nud Miss Swift's train loft
ten minutes nfterwnrds.
Up to this time, nlthouch tho e-lrl
hnd, with wonderful self-nossoRslnn.
nssumed n cnlm demennor, she wns in
renmy intensely excited and Indig
nant; her heart was swelling, throb.
blng, ns if It would burst from its frail
tenement.
After they hnd entered the wnltlnc.
room which fortunntely wns empty-
sue put out tier hand.
"Good-by, Mr. Wilson," she said.
He looked at her In surprise.
"What do you menu? I shnll see von
snfely home."
Sho shook her hend.
"No. I think- It will be for the ImRt
to put nn end to our eugngemcut. Per
hnps I hnve expected too much. But
nfter a girl bus forsaken home, pnr
cnts, everything, in fnct. for n mnn
who enn cnlmly sleen the nreelniiH tlnm
nwny well, I-I think It Is best for us
to pnrt."
She drew a ring from her fincror and
put it Into his hnnd.
Lu, Lu! You ennnot menn It. sure.
ly? You're not colnir to brenk with n
fellow for n trifle like that?"
"A trifle! I don't tnke It ns'a trifle.
I feel ns If I'd hnd a revelntlon tn.
day. Hero comes my train. Good-by!"
Ho stood watching her as she
dragged her wet, weary limbs to tho
train. A few seconds Intnr Mica Swiff
wns borne swiftly westwnrd, and
Chnrles Wilson walked slowlv to bin
hotel with rather a graver face than
usual. Wnvcrley Magazine.
Ilnlllnc Cuts For Money,
The rearing of coon-enta t n Mmtnn
Industry. Coon-cnts arc worth to-day
from five dollars to one hundred dni.
Inrs apiece, and the supply does not
uegin to meet tne demand. Excentlnn.
al specimens hnve been known to fetch
two nunureu or even three hundred
dollnrs. At the present time all of
them come from Mnlue, simply for tho
renson that tho breed Is noonllnr a
yet to that Stnte. Their popularity Is
such mat mo business of breeding
them hns been rapidly growing dur
ing the Inst fow years In that part of
urn country, nna one shipper not very
far from Bar Harbor exnortod In iRnn
no fewer than three thousnud of the
anlmnls.
Strnugo to sny there are rnmnnrn.
tlvely few people south or west of New
Ungland who know what n coon-cat Is.
ir you nslc thnt miestlnn "iinwn
Mnlne," however, tho citizens win
seem suprlscd nt your ignorance, nnd
win expinin to you, in n condescending
way, that tho crenturo In question is
half raccoon the descendant of "n
cross between a 'coon and a mm mnn
cat." Coon-cats have been recognized
as a distinct breed In Maine for so long
that the memory of tho oldest inliabi
tnnt runs not back to their beginning.
You will flud several of them in ninmo
any village In that part of the world.
I'liunueipiiln Saturday Evening Tost.
Not mi l.'xIiuni'iiiiH Aid.
An observing and
try merchant gives this Information
and advice to other business men:
"Advertising space in the newspaper
Is as much n part of your business and
property as the display window or tho
business olllce. and t list nu lmllciw,n
sable. Get rid of tho common but woe
fully mistaken idea that advertising
i wuinciiiiiig outside or a business a
mere external aid. but tint ii.i,,,.i
part. Advertising space Is n valuable
part of your stock in trade, nnd it mul
tiplies a thousand fold your opportuul-
ties ot uomg uusiuesH."
The new name for n combination of
corporations Is "n community of Inter
est."
The ehnnirn of the rolcnlm innnnrrli
In England hns opened n new Held for
tho postngc collectors. There will be
a rusn for the llrst Edward VII. Is
sues.
Arizona newspapers declare thnt deer,
antelope nnd mountaln-shcep will soon
be exterminated there unless Immedt
nto steps nre tnken for their prescrvn
tlon.
The grent Nile dnm, which cost two
years of labor, and ten millions of
money, Is now completed, ready to re
deem from famine which follows crop
failure a fertile territory of 000,000
ucrcs.
Some confiding British llnnnclers
have come over hero to look nfter the
nlleged rights of the minority stock
holders In certnln corporations. These
must be desperately Ignorant Eng
llshmen to Imnglue that minority
stockholders lu America have any
rights whntevcr.
Jinny English convicts were sen
tenced to Imprisonment "during Her
Mnjesty's plensure," nnd ns Her Ma
Jost is now dend tho question hns
ut;v.ji uahuii wneuicr uiey enn lawfully
bo retnined In prison. They nro likely
to stny. When a doubt exists tho
prisoner rarely gets the bcnellt of It.
The traditional ofllco boy who gets
excused from duty to bury his grand
mother during the bnsebnll or circus
senson hns found a prototype In renl
life. A Connecticut lad wns convicted
of stealing nnd was sentenced to Jail
for one day, his term being thus limit
ed because his grandmother wns dend
nnd he wnnted to attend her funeral.
Farmers Bhould encourage tho es
tnbllshmcnt of cnuulng fnctories nenr
nt hnnd, even If they hnve to Invest
somewhnt In tho stock In order to get
them started. Thcro Is prollt In grow
Ing fruit nud vegetnblcs when there Is
n mnrkct close nt hund. Co-operative
estnbllshmeuts, owned by tho men
who nre to grow tho products, should
pny well If properly managed, states
tho Amerlcnn Cultivator.
Interest Is added to tho Pacific cable
project by tho announcement that
Germany Is planning to lay a cable of
her own across that ocean, to servo
the needs of her extensive empire and
of her vast and Increasing commerce.
It Bhould bo constantly kept In mind,
however, that the United States has
most need of such n cable, and has In
comparably tho best route along which
to lay It. Wo hope it will cro lone bo
added that the United States Is llrst
In tho Held to perform the tnsk.
A few chnniplons of tho Amerlcnn
trotter nro uncomfortable because tho
number of pacers bred In this country
has inndo remarkablo gnlus In com-
parisou with tho total of trotters.
But, nftcr all, what's the hnrm? if
Amerlcnn breeders nud buyers of fnst
animals used In light harness prefer
the pneer to tho trotter, nny effort to
balk their preferences will surely bo
futile. Let them hnvo their way with
out lamentations or protests. If tho
pacer in the long run docs not justify
his predominance, the trotter will sure
ly come to his own again In due time,
remarks tho New York Tribune.
A' new Industry hns developed
abroad, hnvlng Its origin In nn Ameri
can custom. Straw hats nro now
niude for horses. Our humano truck
drivers have been wont to protect their
horses' heads from tho scorching rays
of tho sun by n coarse harvest straw,
with two holes cut In the brim for tho
equine cars. This idea, it Is snld hns
been adopted In England. A hat hns
been made especially adapted to Hint
purpose, nnd over 10,000 of thorn sold
Inst summer. This season prepara
tions have been on foot for n grent In
crenBo in such snles. Why not Intro
duce them here, where the Idcn orlg
iuntcd? queries the Dry Goods Econ
omist. In view of the fncts which nro now
kuown in relntlon to consumption nnd
the extent of the rnvnges (hereof It
seems strnngo thnt nlmost no effort
has been mado to npply legislative
measures to the restriction of the (lis
ease, and that Stnte tuberculosis snnl
tarla aro virtually unknown. In tho
United Stntos for several years tho
annual deaths from consumption havo
numbered 150,000, while in the civil
ized world tho victims hnvo numbered
5,000,000. Yot tho scourge Is now re
garded as curablo lu its early stages,
and high authorities deny that It Is
hereditary. That much could bo done
toward preventing the spread of tuber
culosis by tho enforcement of rensonn-
bio laws and by tho establishment of
public sanitaria for Us treatment by
specialists fow medical men will deny.
fWATS
Tho Mum I'Hinlljr.
There is n funny family,
Of which I often hear,
In which the difference in siro
To me seems very iiucor.
1 lie family, I judge, is small
Two seems to be the sum
And Minnie Mum the one is called;
The other, Max I, Mum.
Now Minnie Mum is always shown
To be exceedingly small,
While Max I, Mum, a giant is,
So very large and tall.
But hand in hand they march about
As fond as fond am he,
And proud they arc to let the world
Their striking contrast sec.
This thought I might have given you
In one short rhyming verse,
And that would be tho minimum,
Or, what would be much worse,
Ihrough stanzas something like a score
My muse I might let hum
lo tell the same, nnd that, you sec,
Would be the maximum.
Chicago Itccord.
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Toys of Chliirsfi Children.
Few Chinese toys arc of n durable
nnture. There nre not ninny toy shops,
but chenn nlnvtli iil's are sold liv nu
Itinerant vender of small wnros. whnso
approach is announced by the beating
or n gong, which cnlls the children ns
tho music of the Pied Piper of Ilnme
lln is snld to hnve done. Fliruros of
genu nud idols abound, and now and
then nn extrnordlnnry ilgure Is seen,
whoso light colored locks, tlcht flttlnir
clothing nnd tlio stick carried In the
nnnci proclaim it to be intended for n
"foreign barbarian."
Why tho Htnrs Twinkle.
Why do the stars twinkle? Many
persons supposo that It Is due to the
changes that nro constantly going on
In tho star's own ilres, the effect pro
duced on our eyes being much the
same as that produced by the flashing
nnd tuckering of a terrestrial Are.
Tills, however, Is only a popular fat
lncy, tho renl cnuse of the twinkling
being tho pnssage of tho star's rays
through our atmosphere, the twinkling
varying according to tho condition in
which tho atmosphere mny be. On tho
top of n high mountnln, for example,
where the ntmosphere Is much lighter
nnd rarer than It Is on the lower lev
els, thcro is, us u rule, no perceptible
twinkle, nnd even on tho lower levels
there Is none during tho dead calm
thnt often precedes a storm.
There nre few persons, perhnps. even
nmong the most Indifferent observers
of the heavens, that have not seen
some of tho brighter sturs, say, Slrlus,
Arcturus, Cnpelln, Vegn, Aldebaran or
Itlgel, flashing llko grent jewels, with
all tho rainbow tints when near the
horizon. It Is then thnt twinkling, al
ways n beautiful phenomenon, be
comes nn exquisite spectnele, nnd It Is
duo to the passage of tho star's light
through the denser part of the earth's
atmosphere. The samo star, when
overhead, or oven nt n moderate elevn-
Hou above the horizon, docs not twin-
klo one-half so much.
During windy wcntlicr, however,
nnd especially when tho wind Is from
the north, the twinkling is very no
ticeable, even in stars Hint nro lu the
zenith. It has also been noticed thnt
there Is a marked Increase In twlnk
ling when there Is a good deal of lui
mldlty lu the nlr and the barometric
pressure Is consequently light.
From all this It Is very evident that
twinkling is duo not to the varying
physical condition of tho star, but to
tho condition nud tho movements of
tho earth's atmosphere. Philadelphia
Record.
How tho Umbrella Whs Introduced.
About 150 yours ago on a very wet,
dlsagreeablo day, n man wnlkcd
through the streets of Loudou carrying
an umbrella.
"Aud what of that?" some one may
say. "You can see hundreds of peo
ple doing the same thing on any rnlny
day."
Thnt Is true, but a century nnd u
half ago you could not hnvo seen a
single person In England currying nn
umbrella to protect himself from the
rnln. People snld: "A mnn who enn
not stand n little wetting Is n rather
wenk mau," nud so they allowed na
turo to sprinkle her showers down
upon them at pleasure.
But finally there wus n man who
thought differently, and In those days
It took n good deal of character to
como out and oppose tho old beliefs
and do contrary to public opinion. Jo
nas Ilauway was strong enough to do
this, and, knowing that ho would ho
greatly ridiculed for attempting to do
such an unheard-of thing, he dared
on this rainy day to walk out lu tho
streets carrying an umbrella over him!
Peoplo stared nt him in astonish
ment, rudo boys laughed and called
nfter him, and some of the rudest
threw stones nt him. The idea of try
ing to protect oneself from rain! Why,
no one had thought of such a thing lu
all these years! Soino of the wealth
iest people had umbrellas lu their
houses, aud servants sometimes held
them over the heads of "my lord and
lady" as they stepped out to their car-
luges In a heavy rnln, but no further
uko was mado of them. But Jonas
Haiiway bore the ridicule and still car-
led his umbrella until by nud by peo
ple begun to think It was not such a
bad Idea after all, nud to-day people
think no more of carrying an umbrella
han they do of walking down tho
street.
KlKlK'd by 111" Cnolf.
All dishes at Hie English royal (able
aro marked with (ho mime of tho cook,
custom which originated with
Gcorgo II.
COOD.3YE En HOWDY.DO.
Pay good-by rr howdy-do -What's
the o-lds betwixt the two?
( oniin -gom'-rvriy day
licit friends first to no nwnv
Grasp nf haniN vnu'd rutlier liild
1 linn their weight in soli,! old.
Slips their grip while greeting you
Say rood hy it howdy-do.
Howdy-do, and then good-by
Mixes Just like laugh and erv;
Deaths and birth-., nnd worst nnd best.
I angled tlieir eontrericxt:
Every jjnglln' weddin' bell
hkcerin' up some funeral knell
Here's my son nud there's vour siahT
Howdy-do and then good-hy.
Ray pood-hy cr howdy-do
Just the same to me nnd vou;
1 .nint worth while to make no fuss,
Cause the job is put on us;
fjoinc one's runnin' thin concern
I hat s got iiuthin' else (o learn
If hes willin' we'll pull through,
cay good-by rr hnwdy-ilo!
.lames Whileomb Hiley.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.
"What .4. ' you doing for Hint baby?"
"I'm simply avoiding nil (ho ndvlro
my frlciuh have given inc." Harper's
Hnr.ur.
"Walk this way, madam." said the
bowlogged floorwalker, hut the lady
refused to walk Hint way.-Tho School
master. "I've turned hlghwnyman," chuckled
the sofa. "Wlnul" exclaimed (ho
choir. "Yes; I held n couplo up last
nlght."-Phlladelphla Itccord.
Straugcr-'Tonld you direct me lo
the Carnegie library?" CI(lzon-"Car.
negle library! There Is none In this
(own." "Whnt ! !"-Indlnnopolts Press.
The stub (ailed hen said "I am not
.lust, spoiling for n slugging mn(ch,
'"Jr.".'." aml worms 'round this hcie spot
Will find I'll come up to the scratch,"
-Chicago Itcrord.
Miss Withers (showing photograph
of herself) "I'm afraid It's TnHier
fnded." Blnks (Inexperienced, aged
nineteen) "Yc, but It's Just like you."
Punch.
Mny "Did you know (hat sail Is
being used as n heart stimulant?"
Clarn-"Ycs. Why?" MajW'You
might get Mr. Faintheart to try It."
Brooklyn Life.
"It's no use to feel mo wrist, doc-
thur," snld Pat, when the physician be
gan to feel his pulse, "(be pain is not
there, sure It's lu mo stuinmlck."
Whnt-To-Eat.
He heard about the widow's mite,
A cobbler, lean nnd small;
And when the deacon passed lhc pinto
He placed therein his awl.
1'hilndclpliin Itccord.
"If -I ever get married, It will be to
some struggling young fellow whom I
can help to make n fortune." "Glvo
me some struggling millionaire, whom
I can help to spend one." Brooklyn
Life.
"Don't you often wish you wero n
man, Miss Beiietlehl?" asked young
Mr. Fltzgoslln. "Why, no, of course
not, Mr. Fltzgoslln," replied the girl.
"Do you?" Pittsburg Clnonlclc-Telc-graph.
Miss Fuzzio "I want to brenk my
engagement, but don't know how to do
It without driving the poor fellow to
suicide." Little Brother "Why don't
you let him sec you In curl-papers Just
once."-Tit-Blts.
'My volume of poems Is filled with
typographical errors!" cried tho poet.
Yes," replied the disgusted publisher.
Even the proofreader seems to havo
balked at reading It through." Phila
delphia North American.
Fogg-"It Is evident that Miss Sin
gleton Is very anxious to get married."
Bass "Any particular renson to think
so?" Fogg "I heard her remark, tho
other evening, that she wouldn't havo
the best man that ever lived." Boston
Transcript.
Observations.
If women would let men stand upon
the level, Instead of placing them upon
pedestals, fewer broken Idols would bo
noted.
Tho most piquant gem of any litem-
turj! can be rendered commonplace by
a bad setting, or emphasized by a flno
one.
The woman who never thinks need
fear no wrinkles.
You must cut deep to wound tho
masculine heart.
Women dress to displease other
women, and please men.
Women who forgive aro forgiven.
The finest talker stammers beforo
some being, usually a critic of the
other sex.
Sympathy and pity nre not the snme,
yet both nro related to the divine pas
sion.
To be virtuous Is to remain so.
Truth must stand.
Revolutions, like utmosphcricstoruiB,
seem to clear up sultry conditions.
Aversion mny turn to love, but not
so enslly ns lovo to aversion, Phlln
dolphin Itccord.
A NtiiKUlill- Accident,
Lewis Fries, a boy of twelve yenrs
of age, while hunting rabbits nenr
Parkeislnirg, W. Vn wns shot in tho
leg by a rabbit which ho wns nfter.
Fries was with his father and another
man, and they chased the rabbit Into
a hole. Whllu ouch one was watching
one of the three entrances to the holo
the rabbit caiuo out of one of them
and, hopping upon tho gun which tho
boy had thrown down on the ground,
struck the trigger with Its legs and
discharged the gun. Both barrels were
emptied Into the boy's leg, but he was
not dangerously hurt. Baltimore Sun.
l.uril ItolicrlM iim it rreriiiiiu.
Previous to tho present campaign In
South Africa, from which he so re
cently returned, ho had received tho
freedom of twelve cities and boroughs,
nil since his return a great number of
Important cities nnd boroughs In the
United Kingdom hnvo resolved to con
fer upon Earl Huberts the honor oC
being a freeman, Consequently ho
Ither is or shortly will be n freeman
of more Important cities or boroughs
lu Great Britain than any living sub-
ect of the Klug.-TIl Bits.
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