Y-- . i t U - - _ 4 HIS HAIR BLEEDS. _ The Profesor Has to Go to Bed After Hls Flowing Locks Are Trim med. Professor Amery is a tailor on Geary Street. In appeaaranco ho is small and alert , with piercing black eyes and finely - ! : ly cut profile. As ho walks along the street he looks like any ordinary man , nor on does not see that he wears on the very top of his head a large roll of fine black or very dark brown hair. His hat lie wears drawn clown almost over { . his ears for fear curious eyes will find out what a strange and luxurious growth he has. a The way ho found out the peculiarity of his harrrn bleedingwasthis : Several years ago ho had his hair cut for convenience - . venienco and to keep people from looking - ing at him as if ho were a museum freak .No sooner was the hair off than ho took to his bed , almost completely ' " shattered in health , and was compelled L to stay there until lie had gained enough strength to take care of himself. After So- - that he let his hair alone for awhile. ' ' Seven mouths ago he was seized with a desire to cut it off again , and as the result he was in bed , prostrated and tin- i able to care for himself. "But I have found out how to manage - age it now , " said the long haired maul. "There is a time of the moon when the hair can be cut without harm. The reason I suffer I have justfound out. It u is because the hair bleeds. "What is the meaning of that ? " "By bleeding I mean that the sap runs out at the ends of the hairs , just as it does in young trees. That sap , con- I 1 sidering that my hair grows so fast and long and is so altogether unusual , takes my strength out with it. It reminds you of the Biblical story , doesn't it ? Well , it's true , and mach on the same lines. " The professor's physique , he said , was still weak from the effects of the last cutting. His hands shook from nervousness - ness , although ho was sitting in his chair quito composed. The professor appears - pears to tic in a fix. He cannot have his hair cut because it weakens him , ' and he cannot let it grow because it takes all of his strength to support it. Amery was born in Maine some 40 years agb. He had a sister with the same physical trait and two half broth- ers.-San Francisco Letter. I A WONDERFUL OLD COUPLE. A Rkodc Island Pair Who Lived Together Seventy-eigkt Years. Lawton Sherman , who died at Providence - idenco the other day , aged 99 years , and his wife , who survives him , were the most remarkable couple , in respect of i the duration of their marital relations , probably in the annals of Rhode Island. Mrs. Sherman is 99 years old , and her health is rapidly failing. The couple , - both of them natives of Exeter , were married in this place on March 1 Some years later they removed to Providence - idence , and Mr. Sherman engaged in business in that city. They had seven children , two girls and five boys , and four of the children are still living. , In 1891 the venerable couple eele- lL brated their diamond wedding , keeping open house all day , and a little army of friends called to see them , coming from " all parts of the plantations. At the time ' of the old man's death the couple had 1 dwelt together 778 years. 1I Mr. Sherman was a mason and whitewasher - washer , and it is an interesting fact that in the past 20 years he had whitewashed - washed the walls and ceilings of one dwelling in Cranston street Providence each season without an exception. Ho never was ill , and ho died of old age. , His wife has been all her life almost equally healthy and vigorous. Both lived in the administration of every president of the United States. Mrs. Sherman was born on June 7 , 1795. It was a remarkable gathering of pee- pie that attended the old man's funeral in his modest and quaint little antique low brewed cottage in Providence. There were his aged wife , four children , grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His oldest child is 76 and his youngest 61.-Exeter ( R. L ) Telegram. I The Paris Anarchist Scare. Persons who assume to know what a the French anarchists are doing-and I l have had proof of the genuineness of their information within the past year -tell me they will seek to establish a reign of terror in Paris in October. The I police are convinced that mischief more serious than any yet attempted is brew- ing. The fact that these fears are so defi- o- nits is the best assurance that they may not be'realizecl , for the expected seldom happens in' France , especially in such matters. There are no apprehensions among the ( public. The anarchist scare would have " quite died down save for the fact that 4 there is a growing restlessness among the Paris lower classes , duo perhaps to the periodical demand of the French nature for excitement It has been an j unusually quiet summer in the French capital.-Paris Correspondent. I A Historical Rock Demolished. 1 The peculiar shaped rock which stood on the parade grounds near Fort Clinton - ton has been blown into a thousand fragments. Workmen have been engaged - ed during the past week drilling holes in the old landmark. The rock had been " a trysting place and furnished shelter for the cadets since the founding of the academy. Several years ago a proposition - tion was ma do to blow it tip , but General - eral Sherman indignantly protested against its destruction. The limited space for military maneuvers has made its removal imperative. A legend exists that when.the first Christian missionaries - aries canto among the Indian tribes in , t the highlands this rock was their pul- Pit-West Point ( N. Y. ) Dispatch. Long May She Wave. Secretary Carlisle has directed that t herafter the United States flag shall be hoisted over all public buildings under the control of the treasury department during the hours of business unless stormy weather prevents its display. The revenue flag is also to bedisplayed ; over custom houses . .r . - - - - - - , . , - , * . v _ yrr RESCUED HER BABY. ' Illother's Wonderful Self Control Savca the Life of Her Little Girl. A little child rescued in a drowning condition from the bottom of a deep well by her mother'is the incident that excited the residents of Green Lake last week. ' The three children of John L. San- dell , who lives in a comfortable home , three-quarter i of a mile east of the lake , were playing in the yard a week ago yesterday. All were girls , two of them 6 and 8 years old respectively , and the youngest a little tot' not quite 2. Near the house is an 18 footwell , with water in it two feat deep , the entrance to which was surrounded by a frail picket fence. The children in their play pulled and tugged at this railing until finally it gave way , and before the older girls could comprehend what had happened their little sister , going too far , had fallen into the well and was struggling on the blacksurface of thewater 16 feet below. The children at once called to their mother , who was alone inside the house. Mrs. Sandell , horrified , ran to the curb , but could see nothing but the yawning cavern that held her child. She thought of a ladder at the barn 150 feet away , and without losing a second's time she brought it to the well , but it was only 12 feet long. She realized that desperate - ate chances had to be taken , for the child had already lain in the water several - eral seconds , and a few more meant that its life would be gone. She dropped the ladder in an agony of fear lest the ends should strike the baby dead. The instant - stant it had settled in place she forced herself through the narrow aperture at the top , measured momentarily with her eye the distance' to the ladder against. thin wall six feeet underneath and dropped. By a chance that seemed i miraculous she caught it squarely , and , balancing herself , 'instantly descended to the bottom of the well. There she found the child unconscious. It had been in the water at least three minutes and was almost dead. Mrs. Sandell lifted the helpless infant - fant and climbed to the top of the ladder - der , at the .same time calling to the children above to run for help. While they were gone sherepeatedlyrolled the baba upon her own body , forcing from it the water it had swallowed until she was gladdened with signs of returning life. life.It It was half am' hour before the children - dren returned , and when they came back they brought Otto Aura , an employee - ployeo of the Fremont mill. He.obtain- ed from a neighboring house another ladder long enough to reach to the bottom - tom of the well , and in a few minutes had helped both mother and child to . Seattle Post-InteIli- safety above. - - - gencer. THE LIBRARY TUNNEL. It IstoI c Used In Transferring the Nation's 1,000,000 Books to New Quarters. It is known to only a few that a tunnel - nel is to be constructed from the crypt of the capitol under the east park to the vaults of the great building for the congressional library , now in course of construction. The plans for the tunnel have been completed , and work upon it will soon be begun , that it may be finished - ished in season to be used for the transportation - portation of the nearly 1,000,000 books and pamphlets which make up the vast bulk of the library from the old rooms to the new. It is probable that a temporary - porary railway will be laid in the tunnel - nel , that cars may be employed to carry a large quantity of books at once. One of the most remarkable transfers of the hind in the history of libraries was that in Berlin some years ago , when a regiment of soldiers were put to the work , received their burdens and marched and countermarched under perfect - fect discipline , accomplishing in ashort time the vast labor of removal. It is possible that when the new building is occupied a pneumatic tube may be laid through the tunnel , that congressmen may immediately receive books which they desire to consult without - out the trouble and loss of time which would be entailed in going to the library - ry in person or awaiting a trip by a messenger. It is not expected that the work of removal will begin beforethe spring of -Washington Car. Pitts- burg Dispatch. A Palatial Church. The erection of the magnificent c no- py over the high altar of Our Lady in the shrine of Guadalupe has been com- pleted. The pillars to support it are each of a solid block of polished Scotch granite weighing seven tons. The diameter - ameter of each pillar is 3 feet and the height 20 feet. The altar will be ready for dedication on Dec. 12 ( Guadalupe day ) . and will be the most elaborate and costly one in America. The additions to the church edifice will not be completed - pleted for nearly two years at the present - ent rate of progress. When finished , the shrine of the Lady of Guadalupe will be one of the notable Catholic church edifices of the world. The solid silver altar railing weighs 26 tons , and many millions of dollars are in other ways represented in the palatial place of worship.-City of Mexico Letter. Driving Across the Country. State Senator Eugene Ives of New York , the author of the Ives pool bill , is emulating Novelist Black's "Strange Adventures of a Phaeton" by driving across the country in a surrey. Mr. Ives started on this trip from his home on the Hudson , 30 miles above New York , on Aug. 2 , driving a span of high bred roadsters and accompanied by his and their 15-months-old . wife - - baby. Traveling at an average rate of 40 miles a day , Mr. Ives and his companions covered - ered the distance as far as York , Pa. , over the battlefield of Gettysburg , along the Shenandoah valley , across the mountains and into Virginia without going a mile by rail. He will drive home the same way he came. His only guide is an ordinary map of the United States , . supplemented by a bicycle guide. -New York Herald. A STRANGE AFFLICTION. The Mysterious Case of Anna May Darace - of Surrey County , Va. Miss Anna May Barnes of Claremont , Surrey county , this state , has been in a most remarkable state of mind for the past month , and none has been able to diagnose her disease. She was ! st taken aotm with a neit pus prostioucaused , . it .was thought , by becoming excited at a religions meeting. She was seized with violent convulsions and many times was thought to be dying. She has had as ninny as 52 spasms in a single night. During the first of her illness she was occasionally delirious , and her actions reminded one of a person with delirium tremens. She would imagine she saw her own coffin , and would plead tearfully to be taken away from the cause of her horror and fright. Before the townspeople had heard of the death of Dr. Randall at Oakford , Pa. , she stated that the old man had passed away , accurately described the room in which he died and repeated the inscription on the plate of the casket. Since then she has lingered between life and death and has been pronounced by her physicians several times unable to live for but a few hours , yet today she is apparently strong in body. Her mind , however , seems to be completelyitrans- formed , and her actions savor strongly of the supernatural. She seems to be a being of some other world than this. Last evening , while in an unconscious state , she sang "In the Lowlands , " a song of 12 stanzas , most beautifully. When conscious , she could remember but a few lines. She never sang before her illness , but now her voice is a rich , clear , melodious soprano. With her eyes securely bandaged she reads passages - sages from the Bible. To show that the young lady was entirely and wholly unconscious , the lid of her eye was lifted - ed , when it was seen that the eyeball was completely turned round , and only the white of the eye could be seen. What her disease is no one can tell. Whether or not she is.growing insane is a question. It is the opinion of many that she is a medium of great spiritual powers.-Petersburg ( Va. ) Special to St. Louis Globe-Democrat. GOLD IN ALASKA. Latest Reports of Finds Seem Very Enticing - ing , but New York Still Suits One Editor. The very latest reports of new gold finds come to us from the Yukon region , Alaska , and the treasury at Washington has received advices that an amount of the precious metal valued at $100,000 has been brought to Unalaska for ship- ment. Three months ago we had encouraging - couraging reports from the gold placer mines on the Yukon , and both the Juneau - neau Journal and the Sitka Herald told of men there who had got piles that were worth getting. An Alaskan from whom we heard in May last declared that over 1,000 men were then searching - ing for the stuff ; that the excitement was spreading , and that there would certainly be a big rush to the Yukon country if itwero not for the obstacles to travel and transportation. If the amount of gold in Alaska bears any appreciable proportion to the amount of ice , there will be no trouble about getting people to go there. It is alleged that the white population of the purchase at this time numbers nearly 10,000. We are satisfied that Alaska has been undervalued. It has extensive fisheries , canneries and salteries , it has larger areas of arable land than anybody knew of before the publication of Maj Powell's report this year , it has vast ad valuable forests , and it has mineral re- sources. Though a great part of its territory - ritory in uninhabitable , it is worth the price we paid for it. Itwas an Alaskan editor who once said that when Alaska becomes a state of the Amerccn Union it will be the "shining star of the Arctic - tic ocean. " We cannot at this time , however , advise - vise people to leave New York to settle there.-New York Sun. On a Water Cycle. The attempt to cross the English channel on a water cycle has apparently been abandoned for the season by the Frenchman who tried it and failed early in August , says a London paper. It is not untikely , however , that the feat will be attempted by Robert Brown , sculptor , of Newport , Wales , who on Wednesday crossed the Bristol channel from Newport to Weston , a distance by steamer route of 14 miles , but Brown , owing to the tide and other causes , actually traveled 21 miles. The time was 33 hairs. He finished in good con- dition. Brown's cycle consists of two cigar shaped tubes , each 17 feet long , lying parellel and three feet apart They are filled with compressed air. In the center space is a platform and seat for a driver. Two paddle wheels , one on the outside of each tube , are propelled - ed by the ordinary cycle pedals and chain gearing. The steering gear consists - sists of two rudders , which seem the weakest part of the machine and would probably come to grief in rough water. Cissie and McCarthy's Son. London is talking about the elopement - ment of Cissie Loftus , the greatest of themusic hallfavorites , and Justin Mc- Carthy's son. Cissie is only 17 years old and is one of the most wonderful mimics ever on the stage. McCarthy is just twice her age , has been a member of parliament and has some literary ability. The couple event to Edinburgh and were married by the sheriff. They are now willing to be forgiven. The girl's parents , who enjoyed her big earnings - ings , are not disposed to be reconciled and threaten McCarthy with the serious penalties of the law. A Grewsome Curio. A English hunter after "curios" has been trying to secure the carriage in which M. Garnet was sitting when Ce- sario stabbed him. To induce the town ronncil of Lyons to let him have it he offered 2,000 , to be devoted to the poor or the hospitals ; but the offer was refused. . _ _ _ _ . , . _ _ . , A NIHILIST PLOT. Truth About the Accident to the Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia. Thom is great excitement in imperial circles at St. Petersburg , according to trustworthy information , because of the accident to the Grand Duke Michaelo vitch and the Grand Duchess Xenia , the daughter of the czar , on the evening of their marriage a few weeks ago. The telegraphic dispatches which were sent from Russia at the time declared that I on the way from Peterhof palace , where the wedding was celebrated , to the castle - tle of Prosha , where the honeymoon waste to be passed , te coachman's eyes had t been blinded by the bright calcium lights , the carriage had beelt overturned and the occupants severely bruised. But this report , it now appears , was highly colored by order of the imperial censor , who wields such autocratic power - or over the press and telegraph offices in Russia. The truth appears to be that the accident was the result of a nihilistic - tic conspiracy to murder the young pair.On On the way to the castle the newly wedded couple had to cross a bridge spanning a dangerous cut The bridge had been tampered with by the conspirators - ators , so that when the imperial carriage - riago rushed over it the timbers gave way , and the carriage anti occupants fell to the bottom. The coachman was so badly wounded that ho died before he could be removed to a hospital. The grand duchess was badly bruised about the head and body and had her right arm broken. It is also feared that she was injured internally. Her young husband - band had also severe cuts about the head. The excitement , of course , was intense in the city when the truth becanto known , despite the efforts to suppress it and to spread the news that it was an accident. Many reasons are assigned as the motive - tive for the attempt to kill the favorite daughter of his i mjesty. It had been expected , some say , that the czar , in honor of the wedding , would pardon a number of political prisoners. When it became known that these hopes were not to be realized , the nihilists determined - mined to revenge themselves in a way which would hit the ruler hardest-the death of his daughter. They almost accomplished - complished their purpose. The czar and other members of the family fear that the wretches , maddened by the partial failure of their plans , may try some other way of seeking revenge. The police - lice for this reason have orders to be unusually vigilant.-New York Trib- une. NEW FOUND WEALTH. Over 32,0 ( ) Discovered in an Old German Family Bible. James Pateman is a wholesale dealer in potatoes who lives on Federal streets Camden. His wife's maiden name was Oberstal , and her mother sold fruit and vegetables for 50 years under the old Market street sheds. She died in 1879 , and her daughter was surprised to find how small her savings were , although she had been a very thrifty woman. It was believed , however , that she had given - en her money to a frolicking spendthrift son , and the matter was forgotten. Two weeks ago a relative called on Mrs. Pateman to ask what had become of the mother's German Bible , saying that it contained the family births and deaths and should be looked up. Mrs. Pateman , after some reflection , remembered - bered that an old trunk contained sonic of her mother's clothing and at once made a search therein. The Bible was found-a huge folio , 18 inches square I -and it contained much besides good precepts , for between the leaves nestled a 5-20 United States bond for $500 , with all the coupons attached , and $750 in legal tender notes. Further search brought to light a nest of gold and notes in a battered old tin tea Cady. Some of the eagles are dated 1820 , and there are over $50 in $1 pieces. In all the treasure trove is about $2- 100. Mrs. Pateman already wishes she had never seen the money , as about 20 nephews and nieces are going to law for a share of it.-Philadelphia Times. A Soft Thing In the.Crab Line. Just think of a soft shell crab weighing - ing 24 ounces and measuring 2l inches from tip to tip of the extended claws. Such a crab was received by Mr. S. R. Scoggins yesterday , with two crates of other soft crabs , shipped from Deal's island , Maryland , by Mr. W. J. Webster. ' In a letter which accompanied the shipment Mr. Webster wrote that it was the largest soft shell crab ho kad ever seen or heard of. Mr. Scoggins , who has been in the fish business over 50 years , said he had never seen one which even approached in size this giant soft crab. He sent the crab by express - press to the Smithsonian institute at Washington for permanent preservation. Th soft shell crab varies in size from two inches to the size of the gaint crab sent to Mr. Scoggins. The "donut" crab , which is considered full size , measures 9 inches from tip to tip , is S3 inches long on the shell and 2 inches across theback-Baltimore Sun. Twenty Years After. Twenty years ago Daniel Wynkoop caught a turtle in Mud creek , a little stream two miles south of this city , and after cutting his name on its back , with " 1874" attached , put it back In the water. Yesterday afternoon Wynkoop tried his luck at fishing in the same creek. Of a sudden he thought he must have hooked a shark , but after a hard pull finally landed the biggest turtle he ever saw. On looking it over he was astonished to find on its shell very legible - ble the handiwork lie executed when a boy.-Lockport ( N. Y. ) Dispatch. Making Use of Their Experience. Smallwort I wonder what the Chinese - nese government are calling home their men in America for ? They surely have enough men at home. Mrs. Smallwort-I guess they want the 1aundrymnas scouts to scour the country.-Cbicinnatl Tribune. . HE TOI-D THE TRUTH AT LAST. Had Not a. Nickel to Pay ills Fare , buta Conductor Trusted Him. "Dead broke" is a relative term. Some men are "dead broke" on $10. Some don't call it "dead broke" until reach nickel. It's " a they a pretty "dead , broke" when you haven't even the one uiekei Ion car fare , want to got from Twenty-third to Fulton street , are in a hurry , coaldi't walk for a fortune and know there's money waiting for you at the other end if you can get there. This was the case with a young man bone - one day : ast week , and this -is how ho o- got there. Boarding a Broadway car at Twenty-third street among a crowd of others , ho walked forward and took his stand bcsiclo the gripman. It was some ' time before the conductor reached him when he fumbled for change , as though ho know ho had it in vest and trousers pockets , finally remarking that since ho couldn't find it ho supposed he'd "have to get off. " The conductor saw it in that light , too , and politely made way for the young man , who by this time had reached Thirteenth street. , Walking down a few blocks , ho boarded - ed the third car following , and this time the conductor called forhisfare. Again he affected the searching process , and again the conductor waited patiently , while the car spun along until at last the young man anxiously declared that ho must have lost his pocketbook. The conductor dinged thin bell , deciding that the best thing to be done was to step off and look for it. Eighth street was now reached , and again at Fifth street a fresh car was boarded. Another search after change was gone through and another kindly suggestion from a conductor looked for , but this one said : "Ain'tgotnomoney ? How far are you going ? Fulton ? Oh , no ; you'd better get off. " And ho got off after three elaborate bits of acting just 20 blocks below his original point. "I guess I'll try the truth now , " ho thought to himself , and this time ho stood out on the back platform and didn't make a first dive into his pock- ets. Ho had gotsickof it , and it wasn't paying either. "Look here , conductor , " ho said , "I'm dead broke. Haven't a nickel. Will have lots when I get to Fulton street. Will you give me your number and trust me to ride down ? " "Ride you do , " said the conductor , and that conductor hasn't regretted it. He's got mere than the fare since , and the young man who began on the lies has learned a first rate lesson on the old fashioned policy of honesty.-New I ork Herald. , Fertilizing With Sugar. There is a diversity of opinion as to the land most snitc(1 to the cultivation of melons. Sandy , light soil , very highly fertilized with phosphate andwith salt , will produce an abundant crop of large , fine melons , but there are many planters - ers who affirm that they should be planted on a good quality of soil without - out fertilizers of any kind , as the artificial - cial ingredients contained in the fertilizers - lizers detract from the native sweetness of the fruit. They also claim that the highly fertilized vines bear all their fruit about the same time , making a short season , while vines planted in unfertilized - fertilized soil will bear gradually one melon after another , affording freshi fruit for a long period , even until it is so late in October that the first frosts have killed the vines. An old planter of ancient days , fond of experimenting , fertilized the soil in which ho planted his melon seeds with quantities of sugar - ar , producing a mostsatisfactoryresult , the melons being of unusual size and sweetness. That was clone in days when expensewas no object.-South Carolina Cor. Philadelphia Times. A. Buttermilk Well. Did you ever see a buttermilk well ? I mean a well that yields buttermilk. No , there are no buttermilk wells about hero that I know of , but I saw one out in northern Indiana once. It was connected with a creamery. There is no market for buttermilk there , and the inhabitants of the town , who can get all the buttermilk they want for nothing by simply going after it , never touch it. As fast as the great revolving chums have precipitated their wealth of golden butter the milky residuum is run off into the troughs that lead to the buttermilk well. From thence it is pumped up to feed hobs , being distributed - uted by a system of troughs among the pens. These hogs are merely kept to utilize the buttermilk , which would otherwise go to waste , and the fatness of these animals so fed defies words. Very little else is given them. Buttermilk - milk pork is said to be superior , especially - cially when supplemented with corn. -New York Herald. Religion and the Regulations. The following story reaches me apropos - pos of soldiers changing their religion : i A soldier applied in the usual form tea certain C. 0. for permission to change , his religion. The C. 0. was a little hazy about the regulations , but he was quite clear that there must be two parties to an exchange. "Very well , " he replied. "I have no objection. But you must get a good man to exchange with you. " - , s London Truth. In the Newspaper Line. Banks ( in the newspaper line- H'mph ! Here's a squib credited to the Perkins Junction Banner that I wrote six years ago for The Daily Bread. Rivers ( fellow laborer-Do ) you remember - member everything you have ever written - ten ? "Of course I do. " a "What a cave of gloom your memory must be-Chicago ! Tribune. Some one has said that a diet of oatmeal - 1 meal and brown bread tends , to promote the growth of the hair. However this may be , the diet is a good onofor many more assured reasons. f Bicycle riders in Southland , Australia - lia , are required to dismount 22 yards. ii from an approaching horse and draw their wheels past. i a i 3a 3aI I r HER LITTLE FLOWER. ( , And She Sault to hest Clutching the Tiny a l'rcasurc to liar Breast. + Slo found the tiny , tender plant J when first it showed its trembling head above the travel worn slabs of granite I' " that paved the narrow alleyway which was her only playground. She gave a ' ' cry of delight when she saw the delicate - cate shoot peeping out from between the cold gray stones , and front that moment - ment it filled a part of her life that heretofore had been empty. She nourished - ished it with water and jealously guarded - ed it from the onslaught of roaming i boys and the too near approach of cart wheels that came crunching through the alley , and often did her violet eyes tremble with suppressed tears as she saw the ponderous wheels rolling so ' close to her treasure. Under her care and watchful attention - tion it steadily grew , and when delicate . leaves unfolded themselves and disclosed - ed to her delighted eyes a blossom of sweetness her happiness was complete , and she sank beside it and feasted her vision on loveliness she had never seen j before. One day she did not come at her usual hour to moisten the thirsty plant , and it would doubtless have perished but for a gentle shower that came to kiss the drooping head The next day she did not come , and the lonely plant got its only help from the leaking of a passing water cart Fur upinone of the narrow rooms she lay on a little cot panting for breath. Her once rosy cheeks were riow polo and white , an(1 the soft blue eyes shone with a sparkling - kling glow. Her head tossed restlessly from lido to side , and moans of pain crept from the drawn lips. Occasional words broke from her , but of such an incoherent nature that none understood her until a boy came softly into the room and gazed at the suffering face curiously. "Shewants herflower , " ho said as she moaned again , and like a flash he sped from the room , to return in a few moments bearing an almost withered plant in his hand. As lie held it aloft the lustrousoyes sawit , and two tiny wasted hands arose from the cover and were outstretched to receive her treasure. She lifted it to her lips and rained kisses on the dust covered blossom - som , which seemed to answer her caress in a glean of returning freshness. She sank to sleep , still clutching the flolver to her bosom , and awoke later P with a calm look of contentment cover- lug her features. As the hours wore on she grew weaker - er and weaker until , when the shafts of . morning's golden light first found their way into the quiet room , they fell aslant the cold , still form of a little girl , at whose cheek nestled a faded and withered flower , mingling itself in the , faint smile that lingered yet around the perfect month.-Atlanta Constitution. : Casitington's "Finest. " ' ' Hero and there in the halls and corridors - riders of the the shun . capitol , } guardians - ians of the public peace , clad in imntac- ulateuniforms sitsilont and indifferent , ruminating , to judge from the slow and regular action of their jaws , upon the ( leStinie5 of the nation , though caring for none of these things. Fine speci = mens most of them are , too-broad shouldered , healthy skinned , fair , quiet men , whose solid nerves nothing could surprise , whose firm but gentle mastication - cation no political convulsion could re- tard. They arc of a very different type from the burly New York Policeman. One can hardly believe that they are really colleagues of the colored. functionary - tionary in similar blue cloth and brass buttons , who stands in all his glory at the corner of Pennsylav nia avenue , monarch - arch of all he surveys , whose slightest gesture could stop even a cable car and whose lofty stature and speckless clothes call forth the admiration of the colored nursery maid and can impose good behavior - havior even upon fair haired little boys and make the soggy faced , blue eyed "toughs" look a little less as though they had bought the pavement for their own convenience and would refuse to let it even at a high price.-Marion Crawford in Century. Climbing Higher. A New York girl , Miss Lillie J. Martin - tin , has gone to Germany to enter the University of Gottingen as a student She is a Vassar graduate of the class of 1880 and has been a teacher , occupying responsible positions since she left col- lege. To go abroad and perfect herself in higher branches of science , to which study she is specially devoted , she resigned - signed the vice principalship of the girls' high school at San Francisco , a position she has filled for several years. She hopes to enter the department of experimental psychology.-New York News. Lamb and the Scotch nnn. Charles Lamb said he never could mpress a Scotchman with any new truth ; that they all required it to be spelled and explained away in old equivalent and familiar words and phrases. He said ho had spoken to a Scotchman who sat next to him at dinner - ner of a healthy book. "Healthy , sir. Healthy , did you , , ay. "Yes , healthy. " "I dinna comprehend. I have heard of a healthy man and of a healthy scorning , but never of ahealthy book. " Helen M. Stoddard. Helen M. Stoddard , president of the Texas W. C. T. U. . , has been for the past 20 years an ardent advocate of woman suffrage. She was converted by lecture of Susan B. Anthony's. The Texas W. C. T. U. is doing a great work for suffrage under the impulse of firs Stoddard and its other proaeslivo eaders. A clock with a human face has been made by a clockmaker in St. Peters- burg. The hands are pivoted on the ose. At midnight the eyes close and the month yawns. About 2 in the morn- rig the month emits a gentle snore. This is done by means of a phonograph n the interior.