tut Cares t.eaere.
A remarkable medical report toootv
Jtif I he cure of leprosy vii presented
to the Louisiana Assembly by the lap
ouse of the State of Loulalana. Chit
f 01 lepers In the Louisiana Institu
tion In the past two yea re ill hare
prnetlcr.lly curiHl. A row af mod
ern cottages constitute the lepere
Quarters. A surgical building and a
mall Catholic church complete thU
Ifcroup of leper building. For thirteen
. tear four to lx aleters of charity,
fraetlcally alone, hare cared for all the
"want of the lepers. None of these
Isters bit ever become Infected with
Sie disease, and apparently nana of
lem fears It.
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Side Llshta oa H la tor?.
Cotton Matbtr waa persecuting the New
Salem wltcbrt.
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i "Who are those people In that private
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i "I don't know ; mere nobodies, I guess.
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Worn of All.
Mr. Lnne, Mr. llobnrt and Mr. Meek
bad been off fibbing tho day before,
they bad cone unexpectedly, from the
pout office- where they met, and neither
Wis. Lane, Mrs. Hobart nor Mra. Meek
bad been Informed of their where
abouts until nightfall. "And It did
beat all what poor luck we'd bad!" Mid
Ir. Lane, when the three frlenda met
the next day.
"I tried to explain te 8ad!s thai
we kep' staying in the hope of fetching
boruo something that would show why
fre'd stayed, but she said we'd acted
like a parcel o' yearlings, and It woull
be one while before ehe'd bare a hot
pi? for my dinner again, and
,aumplinga. She ran me uphill aud
'flown, I tell ye!"
' "Maria rooks of mv clothse." said
fair. Hobart, forlornly. "She pointed
taut the way the dampness had cockled
Jthat coat I had on. Bhe aald 'twouldn't
liver be the same again, and If I knew
!M anybody that was going to spend
uwmer days beating great Irons and
pressing eut clothea for a man like met
the didn't !"
"Marthy never aald a word," said
Mr. Meek, as the other two men turned
to him, but as they remarked with ont
accord, "That's the kind of wife U
bare!" Mr. Meek looked much do
pressed.
"The only trouble Is," be added, "aht
kaan't spoken yet, and I don't know
when she will."
Calllaaj a Skeptle.
Wayback Senior The time I went to
aee Barnum'a world famous white ele
phant Wayback Junior (Interrupting) He
never hnd a white elephant, dad. It
wna a fake.
Wayback Senior (bristling up) A
fiike, wus It 7 Got durn ye I I a'poee
arter ye go to college fer another year
or two ye'll be tellln' me I never seen
a real live mermaid la a tank UY wa
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' "Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
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new one appears from time to time
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I
I
I Aunt Diana :
7"Ae Sunshine
of the Family
CHAPTER XVII.
Jr. Greenwood had given Aliaon strict
Injunctions that slit waa to keep her sis
ter as quiet as possible, but it seemed
impossible to clierfc the atorm of excited
talk. Mabel's only relief waa to accuse
herself, and put all her conduct In its
blackest light. A weight of Intolerable
misery lay on her mind ; she felt her own
pnlne were richly deserved, but the
thought that she had risked her father's
lifs by her disobedience was more than
she could bear. Iery hour she ques
tioned Alison about his state. Would he
recover? Wa he In any dnnger? What
did the doctoi fear? Alison at last called
Roger to her aid.
"What shnll we do?" she exclnlmed,
half crying. "Misaie will not got any
sleep to-night; she is working herself
Into a fever, and Dr. Greenwood does
not wish to give her an opiate. It breaks
my heart to bear her going on about papa
I think If she could only see him she
would be more contented."
"Shall I go to bar?" be asked, heal
fating a little, for Minnie had expressed
no wish to aee hira.
"Oh, yes, perhaps that will be best.
she said, brightening a little. "I am no
tired and harassed that I probably do
not say the right thing."
"I will come presently; but, Allie, I
am ao sorry yon are ae tired. Mlsa Hard.
wick Is downstairs, and she saya she must
aee yea ; she seems very much upset. Do
yon think you could speak to her for a
moment?"
Alison made a gesture of repugnance.
It waa plain that she did not wish to aee
Miss Hcrdwlck, but Roger waa bent on
carrying his point.
I have to go to my father now," he
said, quietly, "but in about a quarter of
hour I shall be ready to see Miasle.
I will wait for you here. Miss Hard
wick will not detain you many minutes;
go, dear Allie." And Alison reluctantly
obeyed him.
Eva waa pacing np and down the long
drawing room, and came np to Alison
en Icily, holding ont both her hands.
"Oh, Alison," she said, and the tears
were running down her face unchecked,
"I know yon do not want to aee me, but
I begged so hard of Mr. Roger to send
roa. Of course, you hate the aight of me.
Tou think I am the cane of thia; bnt,
Indeed, Indeed, I never knew Mr. Merle
would be ao angry I"
You tempted Mabel to deceive and dla-
ebey her father," returned Alison, severe
ly, for her heart waa hard against the
gM. "Tou knew that he disapproved of
Captain Harper, and then you encourag
ed and planned this scheme. How could
any father fail to be angry when his com
mands are so entirely set aside?"
'Ton must not speak against Anthony.
Alison," returned Eva, In a subdued voice.
I am engaged to him ; he la only my
half-cousin. Mabel knew this, and she
thought it woold not matter coming with
na. Mamma would have told you, only I
did not wish It to be made public. AH
this has quite spoiled my happiness. Poor,
dear Mabel ; if I could ouly aee her, and
beip you to nurse her. But Mr. Roger
taye It la quite Impossible." And she wiped
away some fresh tears.
There waa so much feeline in Eva's
werjjls and manner that Atison'a coldness
relaxed a little.
"Too must not aee her," ahe said.
gravely ; "I believe papa baa forbidden
that for the present, bnt I can give her
your love, and tell her that you asked
after her."
"Tell her I ahall come every evenlnc
to inquire; tell her, toe, that I shall not
have a moment's peace, thinking that I
am partly to blame for thia. It was wrong
of ns, Alison; I see that now. I deserve
to have something to bear as well aa aha.
poor darling! Ton and Mr. Roger muat
not be too hard on me, for, Indeed, I am
aa unhappy aa possible; Anna will tall
yon so."
" "I will try to forgive von." returned
Alison, with a warm kisa, that evidently
surprised and gratified her. "It does not
snake things better to he hard and bitter
against people. We need not add to our
own nnhapplnesa In that way. Now I
must go, please. Give my dear love to
Anna; I know she will be fretting about
os. Ana wttn a quick nod Alison ran
pstalrs.
"Well?" observed Roger, Interroira.
lively, aa ahe came to bia side.
I sm glad you told me to ao down"
waa her reply ; "there la good in every one,
and Eva certainly appeared to advantage
thia evening. She la really fond of MIssle,
and she cried so about It all. She la not
a bed-hearted gin."
"No; and all thia will do her a rraat
deal of good. 'Evil la wrought by want
or tnougnt, aa wen aa want of heart,'
Allie, now lei ua go to poor Mlasla."
MIsale flushed up very much when she
lloger, nut the next moment her faoa
grew wan and pale.
"Well," he aaid, cheerfully, taking her
kot little hand, "thia is a aad affair; bnt
at least we may be thankful It is tint
Worse. I almost think father look a a lit
He better to-night; Mra. Meyrlck thought
so, too. There was certainly a alight eon.
eusalou of the brain last night, but thia
evening be seem more like himself.'
"Oh, Roger!" and Missle'a eyee were
Bmng in a moment, "do you really think
SOT" nut the last word became a soh.
"Yes, dear, and Nurse Meyrlck aald the
same ; he spoke more clear and articulate
ly. Now," kissing her forehead, "von
Will be easy about him, and will try to
steep r
"There la no aleep In my eyee," she re
turned, with a little of her old excitement
"Oh, Roger, you don't know what it Is to
be bruised and battered all over, and not
te be able to turn without pain. If It
were not or that I would go to him
"Perhaps you will be able to ao to mor
row," be returned, humoring her, for her
Bushed face and exeited look made hi
anxious. "You will try to lie patiently un
til toe morning, Mabel dear, will you not
Alison la ao worn out, she must sleep to
night, and, indeed, we are all overtired
and harassed."
"Yea, and I am the cause," ate return
td, restlessly. "Oh, Roger, I will not nsk
you to forgive me; Alison has, but then
she is different. But you, of course, you
can never care for me again I"
"Indeed, you are wrong, my dear little.
Slater," be aald, soothingly; "I do care
for you very much, all the more that you
are ao unhappy. When you get well again
yon ahall aee how proud I ahall be of my
two sisters, snd what nice times we shall
have."
"Oh, no," she returned, bursting into
tears, "I never expected any one to be
fond of roe again. I have made your Ufa
miaeruble, Roger; I have tormented yoa
aat for love of teasing. II I wore not se
wicked I should like to die, and tfiea per
hape you would be sorry for me. If any
thing happens to papa, I could not live,
Oh, if I could only aee him, and aak him
to forgive me !
"My dear, he .has forgiven and
over again," returned Roger, in rather a
husky voics, for he found all this very
trying; "that is the best ct It. One need
never be afraid of losing a father's love,
it la not to be lost, Mabel; the thing is
against nature. If I sinned against fath
er ever so, I know he must forgive me.
,net because I am hla eon.'
" 'I will arise and go to my father,' "
murmured Alison, half to herself, but
Missie heard it.
"Yea. read that to me; I have been re
peating fragments of the verses all day;
that la, if you are not too tired, Alison,"
with renewed thought fulness
"Roger will read It," returned Alison,
feeling the task would he good for her
brother, and distrusting her own voice;
and though Roger looked a littl shy over
It, he did not refuse.
MIssle lay with closed eyes snl listen
ed, and be harassed expression passed
from her face.
"Thank you ; that waa beautiful," ah
snld, when he had finished. "How nicely
yon read, Roger! Now I will try to be
good and not wake Alison. Perhaps
when the light Is shaded, I may drop off
to sleep."
Alison wna In sore need of rest by this
time; her head ached aa well as bi-r
limbs; but ahe had one more duty to per
form before she laid down in the little bed
that had been prepared for her in Missis's
room, and that waa to bid her father
good-night.
He welcomed her with a smile. "I
feel easier . to-night," he aald, and his
voice was stronger. "My good nurse has
made me very comfortable, and I dare say
we shall both he able to aleep a little.
How la Pussie?" the old name escaping
from hia unawares.
"I do not think she It any wotse," she
replied, cnutiouslv; "but she still suffers
a great deal, and she Ts making herself
so unhappy sbout you.
"Tell her not tc do that," be replied.
with a little effort, "he need not take
the blame of the acclient on herself: ahe
has enough to bear without that."
"May I give her yur love papa?"
"Oh, yes," he aald, aa though aurnrle-
ed by the question, for he knew nothing
of the child'a misery. "Tell her I hope
she will have a good night And then,
aa he seemed weary, ahe left hira.
Missie rmvlved the mu,,n In
- ""euv,
, fg (he light wna dim, Alison could
not see her face. She fancied that lust
ss she wss dropping off to sleep there
waa a sound ss though some one wss
crying; but her senses were too drowsy
to take In the fact that It might be Missie
sobbing In the darkness. Her last recol
lected thought wna about Aunt Diana.
Roger had promised to write a few lines
from the office, and ahe had wondered If
be had done It.
"How shocked Aunt Di will be." ahe
thought, "and bow aorry for ua all ! The
half-finished acntence waa completed In
her dream, for ahe dreamed that Greville
was rowing them both among the water
lilies, and Aunt DI waa gathering roses
snd throwing them Into her lap.
"Do not cry, child, it will all come
right In time," Aliaon heard her eay;
'there le a silver lining behind everv
cloud, you may be aure of that" And
then she woke with a start. Something.
ahe did not know what, had disturbed
her; ahe sat up and looked round in be
wilderment The moon waa ahlning full
into the room, and Missie a bed waa
empty.
CIIAPTER XVIII.
Nurse Meyrlck waa aleeping on a coach
in the dressing room. It had been placed
so near the dor of communication that
ahe had a full view of her patient. He
had Just sunk into a tranquil doze, and
she had followed bis example, when a
faint sound, like sn opening door, roused
her, and a moment after ahe caught a
glimpse of a white-robed figure with long.
fair nair. A young gin in a loose, dress
ing gown waa standing by Mr. Merle's
bed. Nurse Meyrick's quick eyea discern
ed that one arm waa bandaged and in
splints. It must be the young lady, she
thought, who had been injured in the ac
cident; perhaps she was light headed.
The next minute ahe touched her aoftly.
"Come, my dear, come," she said coax-
In gly; "you ought not to be out of your
bed at thia time of night ; let me heln vou
back, there'a a dear young lady," for Mla-
aiea wide, feverish eyea alarmed her.
No, no, returned Missie. recoilinr
from the nurse's gentle touch. "I could
not stay in bed, I could not sleep until I
had aeen papa. Let me stay and look at
him; I will be good and not wake him."
But the nurse shook her head at thia.
"You must not stay," she whlapered.
not daring to raise her voice; "your feet
are bare, and you look aa bad aa possible.
Come, my dear, let me carry you back to
your room; It will so-art your father to
aee you standing there."
"No, no," returned Missie, shrlnkina
still more ; "I must stay with papa. Why
deea he look so pale, and He so still? Is ha
dead? No one told me he was dead.
Papal" she cried ont, for she waa be
wildered by the dim light and her own
feverish fancies. "Speak to me only one
word, just to tell me you are alive."
"Oh, hush!" exclaimed the nurse; but
she was too late. Mr. Merle woke up;
but In hla weak com' Jon hla daughter'a
presence did not seem to startle him
"My dear," he aald, feebly ; "they ought
net to have allowed thia. You will make
yourself 111 leaving your warm bed."
"But I could not aleep," abe sobbed ; "I
could not rest. I thought thev were hid
ing things from me. If you bad died, and
I had never told you I waa sorry, I should
have died, too. Oh, papa, It must have
killed met"
He smiled faintly, and gathered the hot
little hand In his.
"You were aorry all the time, my pet.
were you notr
"Yes, I am sorry now," creepina still
closer, "I could not ask God to forgive
me until you had forgiven me. Oh, papa !
why do you look ao kindly at me. when
you know it la all through my wickedness
Uiat you are lying here? Of course, no one
can lovs me any more. .
"Not love you, Pussie ! Come, come my
child, fathers are not like that. I forgive
you freely; everything is right between
us. But, nvy poor darling, you are HI and
suffering, and If you care to please me
let nurse oeny you back to bed."
"Will you let me kiss you first r'
Ilia only answer waa to stretch out his
arms to her; but he wondered to see how
slowly abe came to him. How could be
gueka each movement waa agony to the
poor child? How ahe bad ever managed
to crawl from her bed and across tfct pas
sage only she berelf knew.
"I have only one arm to put around
your neck," ahe whispered, aa her long hair
fell over hla face. "Dear, dear papa. If I
could only bear It all !" And aa ha felt
her tears upon his cheek he understood
how heir young heart waa wrung with re
morse and sorrow, and holding her
moment tried to comfort her, and be
sought God to bleee bis pet
Alias waa just sitting p la affright,
looking aronnd the empty room, wtten
Nurse Meyrlck appeared, carrying Mis
sis In her arms.
"Oh, Mabel, where have you ben?
You have frightened me so!"
"Go to sleep, Alison," returned Missis,
In a Jiappy voice. "I have only been to
aee papa, and he has forgiven me, and
now I can rest."
"She will be quiet now," whispered the
nnrae. "I have eovered her up warm, and
she will rest until morning." And she
was right. Though Missie lay awake,
feverish and full of pain, she gave no
more trouble, and poor Alison waa allow
ed to aleep undisturbed until morning.
For the next few days Missie waa very
III, Her agitation of mind brought on a
alight feverish attack, and when thia had
yielded to the doctor'a remedies her weak
ness was excessive. Her nerves had been
Jarred and unstrung by the accident; and
the least noise, the slammlrfg of a door,
or even a louder voiee than usual, made
her ehnnge color and burst into tears. 'It
waa lmnesible for her In her ahattercd
state always to repress Irritability.
Agnln the old sharp tones and words re
called Mlssie's faulty temper. But there
wss this Improvement she struggled
hravly agnlnst her besetting sin, and
would ask pardon quite humbly of Alison.
'I have been so cross to-day," she would
say, wit'i Uars la h:r ;"!; "I wish y-j
would not be ao sweet and patient with
me."
"I will promise to scold when you are
well enough," Alison would say, In her
most cheerful manner, for ahe knew Mis.
sie must not be encouraged to he morbid.
Just now, darling, I can only remember
you are III, and that your poor arm it
giving you trouble. I know I should be
rrosa If I had so much to bear."
But In spite of Alison's assumed cheer
fulness she waa growing pale and thin.
Her close confinement in Missle'a room
tried her ; no one but Alison auited the
sick girl's fancy no one else seemed to
understand ber little wars. Miss Leirh's
gentle mournfulness Irritated ber; ahe
bad never cared much for Anna, and she
had lost all desire for Eva'a companion
ship, and though her father had generous
ly withdrawn his prohibition, Eva had
only once been admitted to her room. The
interview had been a little embarrassing.
Eva had" cried an(J begged MIsale to for
give her, and Missie bad been kind and
magnanimous In her answer; but after
the first few agitating minutee their talk
had drifted into alienee ; Missie waa lan
guid and out of spirits, and Eva did not
possess the art of soothing the bond of
sympathy between them aeemed broken.
Both of them had yet to learn that simi
larity of tastes and the boisterous spirits
of youth do not lay the fonndation of a
lasting friendship. While Aliaon and
Anna aeemed to cement their intimacy
more every day, as the good qnalitiea of
each became more apparent, there were
symptoms that Missie and Eva would
drift still further apart.
(To be continued.)
NEVER MISSED A MAIL.
And Old Postman In the "Ghost
Conn try" Never Haw a Wraith.
Few , regions In Pennsylvania have
more mysteries and ghost stories and
thrilling traditions to the acre than the
wild and stony country stretching along
Swamp crock from Sumneytown to Fin
land, a few miles east of Pennsburg,
writes a correspondent of the Phila
delphia Record. Massive bowlders are
piled up and strewn about In weird con
fusion from the edge of the creek to
the tops of the high bills on both sides.
Here and there Is a small tract of land
where a Pennsylvania German farmer
tries to oke out an existence by tilling
tho thin soil. The chief products, how
ever, are spruce and cedar trees and
blackberry and huckleberry thickets,
among which snakes of fabulous dimen
sions have their habitat.
Almost the only outsiders who ven
ture into the Swamp creek region nro
baas flghcinicu, who have been let Into
the secret that some of the biggest nnd
wiliest bass In the Inland waters of
Pennsylvania are In this stream. Par-
tie of fishermen from distant points
have been coming here year after year,
camping for a week or more along the
creek. For the summer boarder has not
yet lirvadcd this country, and hence
there are no resorts for the entertain
ment of visitors. Therefore those who
would enjoy the piscatorial delights and
the scenic beauties of the Swamp creek
valley must rough It
The feature that attracts the most
attention from visitors is the "Indian
cave" near Finland. According to the
tales of the natives, a spook of most
forbidding mien guards this cave.
Sometimes the apparition la In the form
of a huge dog and sometimes It Is the
regulation ghost of the old-time story
books. At any rate It Is declared that
this supernatural guardian watches
over a chest of gold which robbers in
the eighteenth century are supposed to
have burled there.
Few of the natives venture near the
cave. Several years ago a Pennsburg
clergyman resolved to explore the cav
ern to prove the falsity of these super
stitious beliefs. But when his Inten
tions became known a vigorous protest
was made by bis friends against the
proposed venture, on the ground that he
would unnecessarily Imperil hla life, ao
ho finally abandoned the attempt Im
mediately, however, another clergyman,
the Rev. J. A. P. Harris of Garlsvllle,
Bucks county, undertook the task. n
made a thorough exploration of the car
eru and found that It was about fifty
feet In depth, but contained little wor
thy of mention and no traces whatever
of anything supernatural.
The one man who knows every nook
and cranny of this region Is John Ueltz,
who for twenty-two years has carried
the mall between Finland nnd McLean
station, on the Perklomcn railroad,
without missing a trip, no matter how
bud the roads or bow deep the snow. lie
bns lived on a farm about two miles
from Finland for nearly fifty years and
"Paradise" la the name he has bestow
ed on his farm, in the midst of sur
rounding that hardly recall the ens.
toinary descriptions of paradise.
A Bad Ulnader.
She Cook baa given notice,
lie Why?
She -She says you spoke In a brutal
manner to her on the telephone yester
day. lie Yesterday? I thought I waa
speaking to you! London Opinion.
Although the sea has washed away
819 acres from the BrltUth lalea In the
last quarter of a century, it haa added
mora than 80,000, which will becone
productive la time.
Basket for Clothes.
An excellent device thnt would be of
grpat ii wist i nee to the housewife la the
combined clothes nnd clothespin recep
tacle shown In the
illustration. Or
dinarily the wet
clothes are cur
ried from the
waahtuh to the
yard In an ordin
ary wicker basket
for attachment to
the clothesline.
The dripping wa
ter collects In the
bottom of the
CLOTHES HASKET.
basket, soon rotting and destroying it
The basket shown here la made of gal
vanized wire to prevent rusting. The
mesh being wide, the water from the
wet clothes readily drains off. At one
pnd is a receptacle for the reception of
clothespins, while suitable straps are
secured to the back by which It can be
Supported at some convenient point
These straps are also used to carry the
receptacle.
Tennis Posts Hold Net.
Tennis posts that will do double duty
and obviate the neeoHslty of taking the
net In over night have been Invented
by a Pennsylvania
man.
Each post resem
bles a large metal
tube, bisected. At
the bottom of each
h l a long spike and
-li inside is a rod
ij which turns like a
reel. The ends of
the net are fastened
to these rods and
Is rolled on one of
TENIS POSTS.
(hem. When In position the posts
taud firm and hold the net taut during
bard usage, and- when the gamea are
pver one of the posts can be pulled
from the ground and the net rolled up
Inside the other. When the two posts
pre brought together they make a
round, waterproof case for the net,
which can be left outdoors not only
over night, but in the severest weather.
Another advantage of such a device
Is that the court can be laid out wher
rver desired, as the posts need only be
pressed into the ground. Any person
who has had a costly tennis net ruined
The dolphin can travel forty miles
an hour.
The Bible Is printed In five hundred
languages.
Thimbles of lava are usvd by the
women of Italy.
The total postal savings In Japan
have reached the large sum of $52,
150,930. A union of the 18,000 milk producers
who supply Chicago is In contempla
tion It is hoped to form a close or
ganization to regulate the price of
milk nnd to buy feed and supplies on
a co-operative plan. i
Sir Isanc Newton experimented
with the thermometer but his scale
was not accepted. He also proposed
to use "linseed" oil Instead of alco
hol, melting snow and the heat of
the human body to be the extremes or
heat and cold.
The new ferryboat at Gullleboeuf,
near the mouth of the Seine, has two
pnddlewheels, which are driven at
thirty revolutions a minute Dy two
electric motors making 540 revolu
tions. Current for each motor Is sup
plied by a De pion gasoline engine
and dynamo of seventy horse power.
The Dion-Bouton automobile fact
ory, Puteaux, France, has built what
tt terms "the theatrical car of the fu
ture." This is an automobile suffi
ciently commodious to curry a com
pany of about twelve persons with
room for the baggage on top. In such
a vehicle the players may go from
city to city at a much less expense
than by railroad.
A traveling exposition, taking a ten
months' cruise around the world fov
the purpose of exhibiting In all the
principal ports of the world Spanish
manufactures and agricultural pro
ducts, is a project which a number of
the Influential merchants of Barce
lona, Spain, are contemplating, accord
ing to a report to the Bureau af Man
ufactures. The platinum output of Colombia Is
netnd only to thnt of Russia. This
precious metal, washed from the grav
els of the Choeo, Is always found
mixed with gold, sometimes one or the
other metal greatly predominating. Al
though platinum occurs to a small ex
tent In other parts of the Choco, the
main sources are the Platlna aud
Condoto rivers.
A month-old baby with a full set of
auiiill but perfectly developed teeth
caused a sensation at a receut meet
ing of the Vienna Medical Society.
The premature appearance of teeth has
been known before, but In this case
the child Is normal in the develop
ment of bones and hair aud .In nutrlJ
tlon, a healthy boy of normal parent
age, and the doctors are at a lows to
explain the twenty flue teeth.
The light intensity of the moonless
night sky is estimated by L. J. Lewin
sor at 0.001 of a caudle-foot; of moon
light. 0.004 of a candle foot, and of
daylight, between 8 a. m. and 4 p. in.,
from 2,000 to S.OOO cuuille-fect. Some
clouda Increase, others greatly de
cieaae the inteualty of llht
Pake Pearls Kuaal la Gesslae,
Two strings of pearls were held up
side by side one worth $10,000 aud
the other 08 cents! Not one of the
r
by moisture when it was forgotten and
left out in the rain will appreciate the
merits of this invention.
Trlasa aad Crimps Pies.
When anyone mentions that great
American Inatitution, the pie. ninny
millions of people at once sit up and
take notice. Consequent
ly, It Is not only house.
wives and bakers who
will be Interested In
learning of the invention
of a New York man by
which the making of
pies con be expedited.
This device is known
as a "trimmer and
crimper," and consists of
cam pa pies.
two rotary dlHks, lying
one agnlnst the other, and with a han
dle by which they can be trundled
along. Both disks are provided with
teeth along their edges, but one Is
smaller than the other and acts as a
flange.
When this utensil Is run In a circle
over a flat strip of dough It cuts out
a round piece and "crimps" it at the
same time. This crimping process
causes the crust to bake with the cun
ning little puckers around the edge,
that used to be made by pinching tho
dough. Another use for the device is
to perforate the dough so the steam can
escape while the pie ts baking.
I,ama Moat Adjastable.
The most serviceable and the most
practical desk lamp designed up to the
present time Is that patented by a
Florida Inventor. In
addition to being
adjustable to every
possible position, it
Is of pleasing ap
pearance and occu
pies but little space.
The huge joint at
the base and the
ball and socket
ADJUSTABLE LAMP. 0lnt "ar tUe 8ha,e
allow tne titmost
freedom of adjustment for use on
either a roll or fiat-top desk. It is also
equally adaptable for library or piano.
The parabolic shade with Its aluminum
reflecting surface diffuses and localizes
the light, relieving the strain on the
eyes ennsed by unshielded or poorly
directed light.
half dozen people present the clasps
being kept covered could distinguish
the genuine pearls from the artificial
copies.
The necklaces were then passed
around, and the difference in weight
was found to be very considerable,
the manufactured pearls being feather
liKht and the genuine pearls weighing
substantially across the palm. Clever
manufacturers of pearl beads are
now weighted them with i a filling,
which gives them added durability
and makes them more than ever like
their costly cousins.
Pearl leads become much more
beautiful in cdlor by constant wear
against the flesh. Many women buy
ing a string of pearl beads keep them
on day and night under the frock and
close agnlnst the skin until the white
freshness of shop counter diiys has
become a creamy, lustrous pearl color
by association with the warmth of
the body. For this reason makers are
now stringing pearl bead necklaces on
slender gilt chains Instead of on cords
of silk.
Many of the better makes of pearl
beads are so beautiful in form and
color that they are mounted with dia
mond clasps, and are sold by jewelera
of repute at substantial prices.
OUS RICHEST MEW.
Classification of Millionaires bp n
New York State Bank.
The list of the richest men of the
United States, given below, was com
piled by a New York State bank : J. D.
Rockefeller. $000,000,000; Andrew Car
negie, $300,000,000 ; XV. W. Astor, $300,
000,000; J. Plerpont Morgan, $150,000,
000; William Rockefeller, $100,000,000;
II. H. Rogers, $100,000,000; W. K.
Vanderbllt ' $100,000,000; Senator
Clark, $100,000,000; John Jncob Astor,
$100,000,000; Russell Sage estate, $80,
000,000; II. C. Flick. $80,000,000; D. O.
Mills, $75,000,000; Marshall Field. Jr.,
$75,000,000; H. M. Flagler, $60,000,000;
J. J. Hill, $00,000,000; Oliver Paine,
$.),000,000; J. II . Hlgglns, $50,000,000;
Hairry Field. $50,000,000; nenry
Phlpps. $40,000,000; A. G. Vandprbllt,
$40,000,000; Mrs. Hetty Green. $40,
000,000; Thomaa F. Ryan, $40,000,000;
Mrs. A. W. Walker, $35,000,000; George
Gould, $35,000,000; J. Ogden Armour,
$30,000,000; E. T. Gerry. $30,1X10,000;
Rolert W. Goelet. $30,000,000; J. II.
Flagler, $30,000,000; Claus Spreckles,
$30,000,000; W. F. Havemeyer, $30.
000,000; Jacob H. Svhlff. $25,000,000 ;
P. A. B. Wldener. $25.00.000 ; George
F. Baker, $25,000,01 HI ; August Belmont,
$20,000,000; Jnmes Still man. $20,000,
000; John W. Gates, $20.000,000 ; Nor
man B. Ream, $20,000,000; Joseph Pul
itzer, $20,000,000; James (I. Bennett,
$20,000,000; John (1. Moore. $20,000.
000; !. G. Keld. $20.om.OOO ; Fred
erick Pubst, $20,000,000; William 1).
SltKine, $20,000,000; James P. IHike,
$20,OOO,(M"O ; Anthony Brady. $20,000,
000; !. W. Vanderbllt. $20,000,000; p.
W. Vanderbllt. $20.000.Ihhi.
An Idle Question.
Politician Conjiralulale me,
dear; I've won the nomination.
my
Ills wife (In surprise) Honestly?
Politician Now what In thunder did
you want to bring that point up for?
The Globe.
When a man can't remember the
name of a pretty gin. that la a sigu
the gray hairs are here.
Amerlcnn railroad shops employ 300,
000 men earning $200,000,000 a year.
CURED IN ONE DAY
Munyon'e Cold Remedy Relicvea tht
ftead, throat aad mage almost Immediate
ly. Checka Kevera, stops Discharges ef
the nese, takes awsy all aches and pilot
causes by cqlda. It curea Grip and ob
stinate Coofhe aaa preventa Pneumonia.
Fries 26e.
UHave yea stiff er awellea joists, no mat
r how chronic? Ask your drofglat for
nayon's Rheumatlim Iteuiedr and see
how quickly you will be cures!.
If yon have any kidney er bladder troa
ale cot Moayon't Kidney Remady.
Muayen'e Tltallcer makes weak msa
Strong and testerae lost powtra.
HE OBLIGED A LADT.
Little Bill Saw to It That rally
Had a Cracker,
Parrot stories are many, but new
ones are rarer. Here Is one which may
be accurately dated July 4, 1008.
Little Billy bad been sent to spend
the Fourth with an aunt at her new
country cottage, where ahe kept several
pets, among them a parrot a bird be
had never yet seen.
He arrived late on the third, and
was at once sent to bed. The next
morning, very early, ha woke and stole
downstairs to explore, taking his fire
crackers with him. Not long after there
was a terrible commotion, and his aunt
ran down In her wrapper to Investi
gate. Mingled sounds of sobs, squawks and
screeches, following the explosion
which had roused her. led her to a
screened pore, where she found Billy,
weeping and shaking his fingers, while
the parrot flapped and fluttered at th.
end of Its tether, scolding fractlcally
at the curl of smoke which still rose
lazily from a bunch of exploded crack
ers at the foot of the stand-perch to
which It was fastened.
"Why, Billy!" cried the lady, re
proachfully. "You've almost blown
poor Polly up, and frightened ber quite
out of her wits and you know you're
not allowed to set on crackers all alone
by yourself, anywsy. blow could you?"
"I wasn't alone!" protested Billy,
tearfully. "She was here, and she ask
ed me to. Mean old thing, to make
auch a fuss when I ouly tried to please
her! They wouldn't have all gone off
at once if she hadn't screamed at me
so I dropped the match on 'em, either.
I think she's horrid!"
"Asked you to?" echoed the maligned
parrot's owner, shocked at the apparent
fib. "Why, Billy!"
"Well, she did," Billy insisted; and
Just then Polly, cheered by the pres
ence of her mistress, spoke up nnd con
firmed him.
"Pretty Polly," she croaked, genially.
"Polly wants a cracker. Crack err!
Tretty Toll !
"There!" said Billy. "And I didn't
give it to her for ever so long, 'cause
I knew I'd have to Are it for her, if
she can talk. But she kept right on,
and father always says to oblige a
lady !"
Billy's sunt sat down suddenly and
began to laugh.
"Whenever you can, Billy." she
agreed. "Only be quite sure what the
lady wants. There are crackers and
crackers."
"Oh !" said Billy. "Why But.
aunty, you see It was the Fourth."
Youth's Companion.
Earthquake Carpenters.
The term "earthquake carpenter" t
first glance might give the impression
of a person capable of doing a Job la
fast time, regularly shaking the work
together. To some persons it might
convey the idea of a man whose work
was so poor that it was likely to drop
to pieces at any moment. Actually It
Is a Jamaican terra, and was used a
great deal in Kingston after the disas
ter there. It really means a man whose
work is in wrecking, a man who takes
apart the fallen bouses and sorts out
the timbers.
BACKACHE,
Sideache,
Headache,
and a
Worn-out
Feeling
May all come
from
Constipation.
Lane's Family
Medicine
(called also Lane's Tea)
is a herb Tonic-Laxative and 1
will cure constipation and the j
ins mat come iroui n. j
It is a great blood medicine a
and one of the best for all f
Btomacn, kidney and bowel
complaints.
All druggists, 25 and 50 cts. j
hflkESTINTHE WORLD
I civ a a lot of new aorta for
f trial with every order I filL
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Illustrated with over JJUha
,700 engravings of vegetablsa
and flowers. Send voura and
-y -your neighbors addresses.
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