teLAM) for.
LITTLE HOUSEKEEPER.
Golden Fit Int Yur
MWork or Get
earn out of it
Ry JOHN A. HOL LAND
LLt
MAfiY 3EAUTFVL 5POTc5
HOW EAGLE CARRIES ITS LEGS
Not Drawn Up In Front, as Supposed
i OST youu nu n entering
italilf depression whirh follows the clulion natural upon
securing :i lirsi entry into 11 chosen work. In proportion as
this untried work is the ambition of the vounji man, the nov
ice lias reason to anticipate this mental reaction. In this way
often the first few weeks of the young man's apprenticeship
may he the most trying and yet t ho most influential period of
his life.
"Yes. I made a mistake in not sticking there when I
had a chance." is the typical expression of regret that many
n man has had to make whtn. later in life, he has been able to look back
upon an opportunity which he has let dip him because of its undervalu
ation. When it. is considered that thousands of young men, too, take up
their life work with no gnat attraction to it, this problem of preparation
for the discouragements of the undertaking becomes especially momen
tous. In the life of most young men prior to. entry into business moft
of their actions have been prompted wholly by the sense of enjoyment ami
pleasure to be found in them. They have cultivated intolerance for the
disagreeable facts of life. In the case of such a young man. drawn to an
especial work through rosy anticipations of its duties, the chance for n
smashing of his idealism is serious.
Work in the abstract ;s a serious thing. It reipiires the serious atten
tion ami best elfoits of the worker. Kxpcnditure of these forces entails
the physical and mental weariness which so easily leaves the worker open
to the intrusion of depression. The condition is absolutely normal, yet
often it invites the abnormal musing of such a feeling until the victim
lias lost all sense of proportion with reference to himself.
What is tlie trouble with this dissatisfied young man?
Somewhere between this dissatisfied young man and his employer
something is wrong. To determine just what that trouble is and to cor
rect it as soon as possible is essential. If the young man is at fault he
cannot discover the truth too soon. If the employer is at fault, the change
cannot be made too spe'-ddy.
The serious trouble with the young and inexperienced man, how
ever, is that nursing his intolerances he may have an exaggerated view
of his own hard portion which his lack of experience elsewhere cannot
Fcrvc to restore to an eipiilibrium.
MisafTection in tin young employe is not wholly undesirable. Prob
ably one of the blackest marks that might be set against the young worker
could come of an absolute sense of satisfaction in his present work. To
be supremely content in his present work, nursing no ambition even in
secret to better his York in the world, must be indicative of decay. Here
and there the necessities of business may make such a man desirable, but
more often it is something upon which the organizer
frowns.
Manifestly, somewhere between disaffection and
the calm of absolute content, the young man must
I i nd the golden mean. He cannot escape the obligation
which rests upon him to decide. "Looking for a job"
too long lias been exaggerated out of proportion to
its importance: to reconcile one's self to a life work
is of infinitely more importance. Fit into it or got
out. You can't escape the exaction.
German
Capital
Without
Slums
By DR. PAUL ENGELHARDT
that is. a small domicile built in the rear
of some petentious apartment building. These usually look out upon the
garden o the front hoio and usually consist of a couple of bright, sweet
rooms, a kitchen and bath. For this sort of residence ho will pay about
$2 a week.
Thi" (ierntan workingman docs not have to wrestle with the out-nf-rinployment
.problem to the extent that makes life a burden to the bread
winners of most lands. Ii would be a hard task to engage a man by the
day in (icrmany, for under our law a worker must be given eight day? to
four weeks' notice before his employer can HI him he is no longer needed.
In addition he must be given opportunity to find a new place of ser
vice and the time he takes in looking it up must not be deducted from his
wages. Altogether, 1 should say that the condition of those in (icrmany
who make their living in the sweat of their brow is better than in any
nation unless, perhaps, the I'nitcd States.
Prophecies
Never
Come
True
By CLAUDE D. WHEELER j
destruction of all of Chicago lying south
of Madison stmt. Another, a Michigan man, gratuitously makes the
pleasant assertion that all of Chicago and ail of the animals on the earth
will be destroyed. Still another, a New .Ierev astrologer, predicted vol
canic eruptions, earthquakes, strife, strikes, riots, hard times, war,
Attempted assassination of President TaTt and a cold wave and snow
storms fr dune ti. He con went so far as to give a detailed description
of the would-be assassin of 'resident Ta.lt.
No man eer lied who could tell what part of the earth the ncx.
larlli'juakti would deva-tate nur lieu it would happen.
Inisinos should ri iiiir for 1111 almost
lierlin is a huge ami splendid city,
without slums. Its workingmen are more
decently and comfortably housed, there
fore, than the wage earners of the other
large Kumpean centers. Once it. had some
squalid and insanitary dwellings approxi
mating slums, in which the poorer class
lived, but the municipality bought up the
entire district and lore down the wretched
shacks. To-day thousands of its working
people reside in the cleanest and most in
viting parts of the city. Very often their
abode is what is called a hinterhonse
From time to time letters are printed
prophesying all sorts of calamities with
jippan-ntly no foundation other than the
writer's yearning for a chance to leap into
tlie limelight the. "leap" being supplied
by any disaster that should chance to hap
pen which they could claim as a fulfill
ment of their prophecy, even if the fore
cast has to be bent and twisted to fit the
disaster.
One curious fact about these "prophets"
is that they seldom, if ever, prophesy nnv
t'ning good or cheerful. One predicts the
M'f"
stop
It is a remarkable fact that no one
ever returns from a visit to the south
of Ireland without having something
to say in praise of the country he lias
left behind him.
The south of Ireland on Saxon lips,
generally means the Lakes of Killar
ney; but, ns a matter of fact, thero
Is hardly an acre of the kingdom of
Kerry, especially of its coast line, that
Is not exquisitely beautiful. Now that
means of transit are both so rapid
and reasonable, it ,js a pity that all
this beauty is not bettor known. 1 he
best way to make its acquaintance is
to go by rail to Kenniare, and then,
following the coach road round the
coast, lead up to Killarney, if desired,
as final. From Kemnare the road runs
close to the sea, though high above
it, leaving Dromore castle to keep
watch over the blue waters of Ken
mare bay on the left, until the bridge
is reached beneath which the river
Hlackwnter (one of 17 Hlackwaters in
Great Britain and Ireland, by the
way), rushes seaward down a fern
clad ravine. Thence the track de
scends through thickets of wind
gnarled oak and glistening arbutus,
intersected by water-courses, half hid
den beneath a luxuriant growth of the
great Osimrhda regalls, to Parknasilla.
Parknasilla is nn idenl spot for
anyone in search of warmth and sun
shine. On the north and east it is
sheltered from harsh winds by high
mountains, and the breeze that blows
in from the Atlantic brings with it a
balmy temperature of the gulf stream.
In this sheltered spot palms and aloes
will winter safely out of doors, and
the huge growth attained by delicate,
semi tropical evergreens testifies to
the equableness of the climate. Those
who can afford to travel in the leisure
ly manner such surroundings demand
should loiter a day or two at Parkna
silla at the Great Southern hotel,
once a bishop's palace, whose beauti
ful wooded grounds stretch to the
water's edge. Close at hand is the
lovely Gararish island, where sandy,
sunny coves form an ideal resting
place for a summer afternoon.
Winding up from Parknasilla
through groves of oak and beech, the
road leads at last into the wilder
beauty of the hills, which rise on the
right hand into the precipitous heights
of Crohan mountain. Once upon n
time this district was populous with
miners and smelters, for the moun
tains are rich in copper; but there are
no signs of human habitation there
now. Another interesting relic of the
past, close by, is Cahirdanlel, the site
of an old Danish fort, eloquent of
stormy times. The sea appears once
more at Derrynano, where a ruined
abbey stands ou on a rocky penin
sula, while the erstwhile homo of Dan
iel O'Connell, "the Liberator," stands
within a stone's throw.
From Derrynano the scenery is a
succession of mountain passes until
the road descends to Watervllle, lying
midway between the sea on one hand
and Currane lake on the other.
Watervllle affords ideal headquarters
for the fisherman. The lough is well
stocked with brown trout, which give
good sport throughout the season, and
the white trout come up from the sea
annually to spawn. The sea angler
will appreciate the pollack, n fish
which w ill put. up a good fight on a rod
with light tackle and prove equally
good eating when landed. The archae
ologist also will find Watervllle worth
a prolonged stay, and the prehistoric
remains of Stalgue fort, within easy
distance, nre reported to be at least
2,000 years old. Other points of In
terest nre the cable stations both on
the mainland and Valentin Island.
For the remainder of the journey
the way crosses rocky moorland In
terspersed with bog and heather, until
the railway is regained at Cahirclvccn.
The Interest in this section of tin
road lies chiefly seaward, whore- be
yond cliff-bound Halllnskelllgs bay lie
the two Islets known as the Great and
Little Skelllgs. The Great Skelllg :l
a lighthouse suuion, ano on tlie sum-
mil of the rock are some Interesting
beehive dwellings reported to be of
monastic origin. The Little Skelllg s
fit cfSjtz??&m
s';"
rARKrtciLLH, court ry y.
one of tha largest breoiltnp stations of
tie- Kannet atul inillln roiuul our coasts,
ami the Iuiro colony of birds who do
not leave the rock until the autumn
Is well worth vlsltlg on a calm day.
The whole distance from Kemnare
to Cahiivlveen Is SO nitles, ntul thero
Is not a mile of It that Is not worth
seeing, both for Its beauty and Its as
social Ions; bui a shorter route more
suitable lor cyclists or those who do
not care for a low; coach journey lies
over tlie mountain pass of HallaRh
beina. Ily this route the traveler fol
lows the main road from Kemnare as
far as the l.lackwaler bridge and then,
turniiiR aside, follows the stream up
into the mountain which divides Its
watershed from that of the CnraRh
river. Following this river he comes
down to Caragh lake, where the rail
way appears again. The salmon and
trout tlshing, both in the lake and the
suiToiimlinK rivers, uro excellent, and
should he desire to try them he can
not do better than stay at. the New
Southern hotel. The C'araph river Is
reserved for the guests here, as are
25,001) acres of shooting. Indeed, a
winter visit to Caragh in search of
snipe and cock will well repay the
trouble of a channel crossing, llnth
Ing and boating are perfect, and thero
is a golf course close at hand.
PROSE POEM BY HAWTHORNE.
Description of "Old Maid in the Wind
ing Street" Ond of tho Best Things
In the Language.
A taint of insanity affected the whole
life of the lovelorn "Old Maid In tho
Winding Street." bereft ns she was by
the sudden death of her lover. Put
so quiet, sad and gentle, so utterly
free from violence was she, that she
was suffered to pursue her harmless
fantasies unmolested by the world
with whose business or pleasure she
had naught to do. She dwelt alone
and never came into the daylight ex
cept to follow funerals. Whenever a
corpse was home along the street, in
sunshine, rain or snow, whether a
pompous train of the rich and proud
thronged after It, or few and humble
were the mourners, behind them came
the lonely woman In a long, white
garment which the people called her
shroud. She took no place among the
kindred or the friends, but stood at
the door to hear tho funeral prayer
and walked in the rear of the proces
sion as one whoso earthly charge it
was to haunt the house of mourning
and bo tho shadow of affection and
i-ce that the dead were duly burled.
So long had this been her custom that
Hip inhabitants deemed her a part of
ewry funeial as much ns the cotlin
pall or the very corpse Itself and it
augured ill of the sinner's destiny tin
less the "Old Maid in the Winding
Street" enme gliding, like a ghost, be
hind. Once, it is said, she affrighted
a bridal party with her pale presence
appearing suddenly in the illuminated
hall just ns .'he priest was uniting n
false maid to a wealthy man before
her lover had been dead a year. Kvll
was the omen to that marriage. Some
times she stole forth by moonlight
and visited the graves of venerable
integrity and wedded love and virgin
innocence and every spot where the
a-dioB of n kind and friendly heart was
mouldering. Over the hillocks of these
favored dead she would stretch out
her anus w ith a gesture ns If she were
nattering seeds and many believed
that she brought them from paradise,
for the graves which she had visited
were green beneath the snow and cov
eied with sweet flowers from April to
November. Her blessing was better
ti.au n holy verse upon the tombstone
Tills wore away her long, sad, peace
ful and fantastic life. From "The
White Old Maid," by Nathaniel Haw
tliorne.
Bound to Have a Brother.
From New lork conies a story
about a little plrl which might have
come from one of Mr. Itnrrle's stories
The little girl, whoso age Is about. 12
wanted for a long time a baby broth
er or sister. When she told her fa
ther of her wish, he said: "You had
better keep your eyes open, and some
ilay perhaps you can steal one." Well,
the 12-year-old miss took him at his
word. She kept a very alert eye on
all the baliles she fell In with, and
one day last week she saw one In a
baby carriage outside some Hiiinll New
York shop. Stie took the baby and
l.in away with It, but her possession
of her prize soon cnine to an etui, for
the baby's mother, finding an oinptj
j , -firrlar.e when she Pit the store, an
i pealed to the police, and fie police
j were equal to the task of restoring
the baby to its parent.
by Many, But Trailing Behind
When Flying.
When the new $110 gold piece was
Issued. In 1!10T. a critic of the design
on the coins
asked: "Who ever
saw an eagle In
llight with Its legs
trailing behind it?"
This touches upon
a question that
has often been de
Eagle Flying.
bited, but Dr. ('. W. Townsend thinks
that the designer was right and the
itle wrong. All birds of nrev. lie
says, habitually carry their legs be-
hind In llight, except when about to
Hike their quarry. Water birds also
ly With their leus extended behind.
and pheasants, grouse and other galli-
iicoous birds do the sumo thing as
soon as they are well under wav. Hut
the passeres or perching birds, such
as Kngllsh blackbirds, sparrows, rob-
is, ravens, rooks, crows and swallows,
hen In night carry their legs drawn
up in front. The habit of huininlni:-
birds is uncertain, although some have
been photographed carrying their legs
In front.
EXPLODING TOY GAS CANNON.
Fitted with Soark Plua and Con-
nected with a Small Battery
Gives Loud Report.
If you have a small cannon with a
bore of 1 or l'i Inches, bore out the
fuse hole large enough to tap and fit
lna small sized spark plug such as
used on a gasoline engine, says a
writer in Popular Mechanics. Fill the
unnon with gas from a gas Jet and
then push n cork In the bore closo up
.' ,, , . II. ' I . fl.l-'f-
Gas Cannon Loaded.
to the spark plug. Connect one of the
wires from a battery to a spark coil
and then to the spark plug. Attach
the other wire to the cannon near the
spark plug. Turn the switch to make
a spark and a loud report will follow.
STATES CALLED FOR FLOWERS
Patriotic Way of Finding Partners for
Dinner During the Holiday
Season.
A patriotic way of findimt your
partners for supper at a holiday sea
son is by states and state (lowers.
hacli girl is given a card on which is
painted or pasted the picture of one
of the state flowers, and below it is
written tho name iff the state. Kaeh
boy is given a card on which is drawn
one of the states In outline, while he-
low Is written the name of the state
flower. It is sometimes surprising t.i
find how different a state looks with
out Its surroundings on the map. The
girls and boys have to find the cards
that correspond, which usually takes
them sometime. The following list
gives the flowers for different states.
Alabama, eoldenrod: Arkansas, as
ter; California, columbine; Delaware,
pouch blossom; Idaho, syringa; Iowa,
wild rose; Maine, pine cone and tas
sel; Michigan, apple blossom; Minne
sota, moccasin Jluwer; Missouri, gold-
enrod; Montana, bitter root; Nebras
ka, goldenrod; New York, rose; Okla
homa, mistletoe; Oregon, Oregon
grape; Rhode Island, violet; Vermont,
red clover; Washington, rhododen
dron. SOME SUMMER CONUNDRUMS.
What docs Sweet William carry
when he goes out walking? A sugar
cane.
What does Hlack-Kyed Susan use to
keep her hair in order? Cockscomb.
What form of entertainment is com
mon among the flowers? Hops.
Whnt disease is common to young
(lowers? Nettle Hash.
On what does the Wandering .lew
rest when tired? Toadstools.
Which parent made Johnny-jump-up?
His poppy.
Whnt tree always uses the second
personal pronoun? Yew.
What tree is formed by two letters
of the alphabet. ? L. M. (i;iinl.
What tree is the most dapper?
Spruce.
What tree is the sweetest? Maple.
What tree Is the most melancholy?
Weeping Willow.
What tree Is proud of being a
parent? Pawpaw.
What tree Is a sorry Invalid? Syca
more. What tree Is used In building mate
rials? Lime.
What tree keeps one warm In win
ter? Fir.
What tree does history make con
stant use of ? Pate.
War Time Ink.
In tlie south war time Ink vie-'
make from the Juice of poke berries
com pounded with vinegar, or from the
distillation of vegetable products
known ns Ink balls. It was a fair
substitute when freshly made, hut
soon failed from its original purple or
crimson color to one of uuly rust.
fllP
At my liniiM', tlirn'H ii little imtiil.
The pn uli'Ht evi l- si'.'ii;
fiii'li Koo.lli K nil.' ilo. h luiUe for mo
Ami lO'i pH the house hii chilli.
ht curls her hull', ho Ihl.k ami fair,
Ami wear micli iliiinty frnrkM;
Keeps tuitions tiewe.l on all my riot lies
An. I neatly .Inns my Huek.i.
t I'll..' tlilM ilarllliK little nial.l
I'.iy iimie ihiin KeiiiM or koM:
An. I IM not lose her, nut for hII
Tlie w.vlth this wurlil coiihl hohl.
TICKLISH TRICK OF HINDUS.
Feat of "Bag and-Spear" One of Great
est of Migician's Art, Requiring
Rare Skill.
The feat known as the bag an-spear
trick has been considered one of the
greatest of the Hindu magician's art.
In this trick the Hindu fakir has his
assistant. In a sack and then uncere
moniously hurls his helpless victim to
the ground. Without a sign of warn
ing, the fakir drives his spear through
the center of the bag.
After withdrawing his weapon the
fakir stands and gazes dreamily over
the heads of the spectators. Tlie body
within the hag flounders about as If
in mortal agony. At last, when the
occupant is apparently dead, tho fakir
ag.iln plunges his spear into the mo
tionless body. The same antics nre
repeated. Then. the fakir releases his
attendant, uninjured from the bag.
Although the trick Is performed with
all the carelessness imaginable, it calls
for more patience, skill and exactness
than nny of the so-called black art
achievements. From the time the at
tendant enters the bag both fakir and
assistant count every breath they
take. When a stated number of
breaths have been taken the fakir
makes his thrust nnd the occupant of
the hag Is prepared to avoid it. Then
the count begins again and at the
proper time the spear is driven
through the bag a second time. In
order to evade the spear and make It
appear to pass through his body, the
assistant doubles up In as small a
form as possible. Ills legs nre drawn
up close, with the chin resting upon
the knees and the arms folded round
the lower limbs across the shins.
When in this position, at the fiftieth
breath, the spear passes under the at
tendant's anus.
The slightest miscalculation by ei
ther the fakir or his assistant would
mean a serious If not a niortal'wound
for one and an unhcard-of disgrace
for the other. The fakir and his at
tendant are able to time themselves
to breathe in perfect unison.
Not the Same Thing.
At a certain college there was a
master who was extremely fond of
llgs. He watched his llg tree vory
closely and tenderly, for ho held that
In the existence of a fig there was
but one tit and proper moment at
which the ripe fruit should be eaten.
To eat a ilg either before or after,
that supreme moment was, said the
master, a neglect of an opportunity
nnd a sad mistake.
One year, for some reason, the tree
produced only one good (lg. and one
day the master's examination of this
solitary fruit led him to the conclu
sion that It would be nt Its best on tho
day following. Then he did an ex
ceedingly foolish thing considering
that there were undergraduates about!
He wrapped his precious fig In a
piece of silver pnper and labelled It
"The Master's Fig!"
At what he Judged the exactly right
moment of the next day the master
went to (lie tree, nntidpntlng a brief
but exquisite pleasure. Alas! the
fruit had vanished, and the empty
branch bore a label with these words:
"A Fig for the Master."
Poor Charles.
A grade teacher at Colby, relates
the Kansas City Journal, after having
a medical examination In her school
loom recently, wrote the following
note to the parents of a certain lit
tie boy: "Your boy Charles show
signs of astigmatism. Will you please
Investigate and take steps to correct
It?"
To which she received a note In re.
uly, saying: "I don't understand ex
actly what Charles has been doing
but I have walloped him to-night, and
you can wallop him to-morrow, nnd
that ought to help some,"
Find States Named Here.
Mrs. Ippl wouldn't let Ida hoe in
the garden nor Delia wear Carollna't
iev.- jersey, because, she said: "
a:.- t ni to go riding with the othei
glils. Miss Ouri rode Island. Virginb
said: "I'M mount Tana," but Georgia
Mild- 'I'll day homo ro can sas
ma." They had a race up the main
,oal, l'it wouldn't let Mary land u
v Ir.ner.
