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HIGHEST FORM OF JUSTICE.
Dy Detphln M. Del man.
Is If true that on exact ami rigid enforce
niont of the linv Is the most desirable function
of human tribunals In other words, Is It tho
highest form of luiiimn Justice? And Is It
true that the loftiest conception which cnn lw
formed of a Judge Is that of one who, in the
discharge of bis olllce, looks at the law as It
is written ns his sole guide, nnd to Its unbend
ing enforcement ns his sole duty? The most
perfect conception of a magistrate is that of a Just
Judge, not of n learned Judge one who, knowing the law,
also knows that Its ndinlnistrntlon must subserve, not
thwart, the purposes of Justice, Vpon what does the
fame of Lord Mansfield rest If not upon the fact that
his genius liberated the ndnilnlslrntlon of Justice from
the shackles In which the unbending rules of the com
mon law and the narrow conservatism of common law
Judges held It In thrall? And Is not the same true of the
great Judges of our own country?
One of the most eminent of Judges, lawyers and law
writers whom this age has produced one who -still
lives to enjoy In the ripeness of his years the fruit of
o long and illustrious career has left ns the recorded
result of his long experience on the bench and at the
bar these memorable words: "I always felt In the ex
ercise of the Judicial oflleo Irresistibly drawn to the In
trinsic Justice of tho case, with the Inclination, If pos
sible the determination, to rest the Judgment upon the
cry right of the matter. In the practice of the pro
fession I have always felt an abiding confidence that. If
my case Is morally right. It will succeed
CIVILIZATION REACHES DANGER POINT.
By F. M. Barrow.
European and American civilization is now
iu a precarious state, and seems to have
reached Its zenith. The physical prowess and
the Intellectual force of man have curried It
so far ; and now it la subjected to a dendly
materialism, chiefly ow?ng to the relative deg
radation and servitudo of women.
In the old times, when politics chiefly rv
-I ferred to carrying fire and sword into some
neighbor's territory, women had little influence, and no
responsibility. Hut In a modern world, where politics
chiefly concerns the rights and wrongs of our fellow
citizens, surely women should be made responsible equal
ly with men. Consider the all-Important mntters now
engrossing public attention. About all these questions
women s public opinion might be healthier than that of
men. So many of them know exactly where the shoe
pinches.
While the social state required the subordination of
women within the family the highest law justitled It, as
It did formerly that of slavery. But when the need
passed, ;he Justification also passed. And. unless we
wish to remain In an arrested stage of civilization, and,
therefore, a decadent one, we must take the step that
progress d mands namely : grant woman the full exer
cise of all her faculties equally with man, and make her
equally responsible
INDICTMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
Dy Samuel P. Ortb.
First, the pupil does not galu real knowl
edge, lie studies about things in an Indefinite
sort of way. but never learns the solid facts.
Tho whole system, from the happy "kindergar
ten to the mlmlc-collcge high school, Is perme
ated with the haze of lndefluitenoKs. Sec
ondly, we are told thut the pupil does not
even learn to use his mind. The school Is an
enslaver of memory Instead of an emancipator
of reasoning. Originality Is tabooed, and servility de
manded. The curse of the lawyer, the search for prece
dent, Is written ou the .brow of pedagogy. Ixgle and
reason are not encouraged. And. thirdly, the results of
our schools are not practical. This Is heard on every
hand. The schools do not fit for bread-and-butter earn
ing, they make a boy or girl unfit for the hard tasks"
of life. A fourth count In the Indictment Is sometimes
added by the moralist, who claims that the moral traits
of the child are hardly awakened, and that the boys and
girls, especially those who break the ranks before the
eighth grade is reached, are entirely unfit to meet the
severe demands that the temptations of life make upon
tneni. The Atlantic
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CHANGE IN FAMILY LIFE PREDESTINED.
By Ada May Krecker.
Ages and eons and millions of years pass as
leisurely hj ip consummation of the changes,
but however slowly, stupendous revolutions are
surely wrought. Old Mother Kurth persists,
but she dresses differently and behaves dif
ferently, harmonious with the alterations In
her age. Likewise all her children, mineral
vegetable, human and superhuman. And the
family of the present passes into the family of
the future. The race is growing as It has grown In the
past. And as It grows It Is bound to need new condi
tions, new habits, new environments. It 1.. predestined
by Its growth to expand beyond to-day's Institutions, as
a child outgrows lis clothes, us a seedling bursts from
the stifling ground.
Change are foreordained in the fact of evolution. The
radicals sea and promote them. .hem, hasten them.
The conservatives are blind ai i impede them. Hut the
changes come. Welcome or not, ihey occur ceaselessly.
The patriarchs, the proudest nnd noblest and loveliest
of them perhaps, would have stood aghast at the thought
of the twentieth century husband toilsomely earning
money for his lady wife to get gowns and culture and
travel wllb. They would have deemed family and society
morally fated were wife to be free, were homes to be
partnerships. Yet twentieth century husbands vastly
prefer contemporary wives and women and homes and
children to the ancient
WINTER SERVICE.
In the htislipd midnight of the year,
To him who listens well
Shall come the sound of twelve notes
clear
From Time's unfailing bell.
White-robed the priestly Winter standi
And reads tho service then :
About him, with uplifted hands,
The trees breathe an Amen!
Then in the distance, soft and sweet,
Celestial voilces sing.
Arise, my Heart, and run to meet
The choristers of Spring !
www r j"
No one knew anything ubout the
little widow. She moved Into the neigh
borhood without so much ns a "by your
leave." Mrs. Clara Ilerford was the
Inscription on her cards. It looked
strange nnd unconventional. But by
the time the ladies had decided that
aueh an Inscription was unusual they
had culled and so It was too late.
She had, fortunately or unfortunate
ly, a lovely face, with red gold hulr,
violet eyes, a dazzling complexion and
small, conspicuous, perfect teeth. It
Is a little suspicious for a woman to
be as beautiful as that. Sti;'., Mrs.
Richard Henry Sands, the mo t exclu
sive woman In the neighborhood, over
looked this splendor of countenance
and Invited her to her first luncheon
of the winter.
The conversation turned on Jewels;
Mrs. Keepers, a lazy-looking blonde,
with a delicious accent born of tem
peramental indolence, exhibited a new
ring. It was an opal, the color of a
ripe pomegranate, set about with little
.diamonds. She told Its history, which
was rather commonplace.
"You must invent n better story than
that for It," cried the widow, and,
holding it up where the light would
play upon Its florid splendor, rdio de
vised a wild and romantic tale to suit
it. The hostess, who sat next to her,
led the applause.
At the conclusion of the luncheon
Mrs. Keepers said as she arose;
"But I iiiust have my ring, or 1 shall
be leaving It. You hive it. dear Mrs.
net-ford?" '
The beautiful widow shook her head.
"I gave the pretty thing to Mrs.
Samls." slic said. "Mid 1 not, my jrood
hostess?"
"To me? No, you did not hand t'.ie
ring to me. Mrs. Ilerford. Perl aps it
was to the lady on the other ld. of
you." But that lady g.ivc u flat denial.
An awkward pause came. Mrs. Kocp
ers s'iilled preciously.
"Ton shall not wait here Is-cause of
my ring." she said, with her slow smile.
"I has been dropped. The servant
wkil find it cud brim; It to me."
But this gracious courtesy could not
put the lost Jewel out of the minds of
any of the guests. The next h ur wn.i
unpleasant. Kry one felt that lu
spite of the unchanged politeness of
the hostess and the sweet amiability
of the owner of the ring Mrs. Ilerford
was suspected. She felt it, too. There
was a flash in her eyes and her lips
were strained. But she stayed cour
ageously till the last.
By tacit agreement the ladies called
no more. She was bidden to no more
luncheons. She took solitary walks,
went alone to the matinee, sat alone
by her fire day in and day out, till a
pallor began to dim the glow of that
brilliant face and the eyes acquired
a pathos new to them. Some of the
women pitied her. One ventured to
send her some flowers, but they were,
unfortunately, white ones, such as are
sent to the dead. When Mrs. Keepers,
the owner of the lost ring, passed the
old-fashioned house where the young
widow lived, she made a point of look
ing the other way. But she uttered no
word of suspicion. It was her friends
who talked.
Six months later Mrs.' Keepers went
to Paris to find out what civilized eo
ple were doing and one of her first er
rands was to her dressmaker. He pre
sented himself with many expressions
of pleasure at again meeting a lady
who appreciated the art of tine dress
ing. 'Madame," he said, "you are a grand
patron. You know how to give encour
agement to the artist." He lifted his
hand in demonstrative gesture, and on
it gleamed an opal, quite large, the
color of a ripe pomegranate.
"Pardon, monsieur," said the lady
languidly, "but I have the effrontery
to envy you the possession of a re
markable Jewel. Will yon kindly tell
me how you came by a ring so curi
ous?" "It came from your own country,
madame, and Into my possession lu a
way that that relates to business.
Such tilings occur."
"Will you tell we the story? 1 have
a reason for wanting to know."
"Madame will pardon me. It Is busi
ness. It Is personal."
Mrs. Keepers half shut her pale biut
eyes.
"Monsb'ur," she said softly, "I 're
quire to know. Please do not deny mj
request again."
The Frenchman perceived that tin
curiosity was not idle.
"Madame insists? In confidence,
then, a lady of your city sent it to me,
by my consent, in payment of n bill
a bill which had loen unduly delayed
In settlement."
It took not a lHtle diplomacy to In
duce tho milliner to divulge the mime
of the customer who had done this,
but lie yielded finally.
"It was Mrs. Richard Henry Sands,"
said he.
"Thank you," said Mrs. Keepers.
"We wi!t now talk of my order."
An hour later she drove to the sta
tion of tho Atlantic cable, and she scut
three messages. One was to Mrs. Sands,
one was to Mrs. Ilerford, the widow;
the last was to her dearest friend, to
whom she gave Instructions to cull on
every lady who had been at the un
lucky luncheon and tell the truth.
When she returned, three months
later. Mrs. Sands had gone West for
a tour. She was In Japan, It was said,
and might return by way of New York
in a year or two. As for the beautiful
widow, she had opened her doors nnd
was extending hospitality. She had
been forgiven for the sins she did not
commit and the beauty she could not
help. Mrs. Keepers wears the opal
on her large, white hand.
"I wear It to remind me of a num
ber of things," she said, nnd the re
mark, though vague, carried to listen
ers its own significance. Pennsylvania
Orlt.
Wonderful.
"It was the strangest sewing party
I ever attended."
"How was that?"
"We really sewed." Houston Post.
Be Johnny-oii-l he-spot when there Is
an opportunity to be grasped, other
wise you may iinil it missing.
FASHION INFORMATION.
CIRCUS CHILDREN.
The Making of i-mh( dralaa B
Karl 7 Ae.
It Is nothing unusual f r tho larger
circuses to carry thirty sud forty chil
dren, ranging all the way from mere
battles to boys and girls of to and 10
years of age. The majority are travel
ing witli their parents', both the father
and mother doing dally duty In the
ring, and while often they are trained
to follow in the steps of their riders
they are seldom allowed to perform In
piielli .
It Is a common belief among (incus
i.ien that the performer whose drain
ing Is not started until after the ago of
' will Mldoni make a distinctive rec
ord. Following the afternoon show I
often saw groups of boys, some of
whom could not have been over 4 and
5 years old, practicing rudimentary
Muiieisaults and hand springs, while
their parents looked on with a -gratified
smile, These were the families of
the 1 1 reus aristocracy, who treasure the
records of their ancestors with the
pride of a son In his father's sword
am', who see no more Inspiring calling
for their own children than that of the
great white canvas.
Not that their education Is neglected
In other respects. Several of the fami
lies often hire an Instructor perhaps
one of the performers who has the time
ami ability for such work to coach
their children in the standard studies.
One circus has a traveling school for
the youngsters. If they are to be acro
bat", they are to lie educated acrobats.
Bohemian Magazine.
SHORT METER SERMONS.
Mortal lHnllnetloaa.
Making social distinctions Is sotting
aside that for which the church really
stands hrotherllness. Hev. rt. Wood
vine, Baptist, l.'tlcn. X. Y.
Transition.
Transition now is equally as great
ns tn the time of Christ. At all times
there are transitional periods. Rev.
D. A. Petty, Cougregntionallst, Aurora,
III.
A iiiimenieii t.
All wholesome amusement are need
ed, but Instead of trying to abolish
them the church should seek to purify
and uplift them. Itev. A. K. Bartlett,
Baptist, Chicago.
Ucveloolun; Vlrloea.
Character is devolood by hardship.
Strength, fortitude and reliability are
developed by being exposed. Blessed
Is the man that endureth. Hev. A. 11.
Meldruin. Presbyterian, Cleveland.
Serin One'a Fault.
The Individual who sees his faults,
turns face about nnd starts out In an
other direction Is sure to be more use
ful each succeeding year. Uev. L. C.
Bentley. Methodist F.plscopallan, In
dianapolis. Strength of ltellu;ion.
V.ilglnn has ti .hold so strong that
no argument has been able to eTTect a
disbelief In the Creator, the Infinite
Power that makes for righteousness.-
Itev. lr. J. Schurinan, Congregntionul
Ist, Ithaca, X. Y.
Chief Interest.
In domestic affectiou. In social re
form, iu public duty, in national and
racial ideals, hopes and endeavors we
have, doubtless, the chief Interest of
our existence. Uev. (ieo. A. Gordon,
Congregational 1st, Boston.
The Mynterr of Life.
The miraculous and the mysterloui
alsiut the life of Christ are the sunie
minnies and masteries that are about
our lives, only larger. Some day Ho
will conquer till lands, nnd rule In nil
hearts. Rev. K. Perry, Methodist
Episcopalian, Milwaukee.
Perl In of Wealth.
Wealth has many perils. Increase ol
wealth ( rentes a populur desire to be
come rich ; nnd this desire may
strengthen covetousness ; may produce
money madness Willi all Its attendant
evil. Itev. W. M. Taylor, Christian,
New Orleans.
llrltira.
Let us learn to make mornl differen
tiations. Let us .remember that if there
were no bribe-givers there would be no
brlbe-tukers. Let us not be so sure
that the bribe giver does not invite tho
bribe-taker. Itev. J. L. Levy, Hebrew,
Pittsburg.
ICnt hualnxin.
A need in the armament of man in
the battle is enthusiasm, it Is not
only necessary to believe, but one must
have th Inspiration. Men do not gala
fame by chance, but men do gain it by
boundless enthusiasm. Itev. D, ()
Howney, M"thodlst, Chicago.
.Moral Ileatluy.
More and more the conviction growl
that to teach men how to fulfill their
moral destiny here Is to fit them to ful
fill it hereafter, and that to do this It
to bring down the New Jerusalem
from heaven to earth. Rev. Caleb &,
8. Out ton, liiltaiiiin, Brooklyn.
Modern Tendency.
Oeiiomlnatiomilisiu due to fine hair
splitting Is no longer right. Agreement
on essentials and co-operative work
and even organic union are In the
minds of men to-day. The church la
federating for mutual help, and for a
common work. Itev. Kiie I Linda,
Congregational I st. Providence.
Moral ICdm-alloa.
Children should, ns far as possible,
every day breathe unhealthy religious
atmosphere In their schools, where not
only their inlnd.-i i;re enlightened, but
where the seeds of faith, piety nnd
sound morality are nourished and In
vigorated. Cardinal Cihhoru, Itoiniiu
'athollc. Baltimore.
Wlml i oiinla In ii S.orj,
As heard a i'am mis raconteur tell
ing n story I had he ml in one form or
another for many years. 1 could not
but recall the rl.itc 4noiit of some one
to the effect that there are but five
stories extant and that all we hac iye
merely variations from the original
five. As Genor il Taylor, who is some
thing of a story teller himself, puts It,
"The story doesn t amount to any
thing, lis the edition that counts.".
Boston Herald.
Childrea's Fashions ia Some Instance Will Rcaala the Same
Lait Year.
Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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THE BULLYING OF WITNESSE3.
W li'M'.SS should Imi made to understand at
once upon taking Hie stand what Is ex
pected of him, and to suimilt graciously and
patiently to any kind ot examination short
v-f physical attack which lawyers niaytntike.
Suppose an attorney snarls, snaps and
growls at the witness, or sneerlngly smiles
a suspicion. What of It? A witness Is only an unpro
tected, defenseless citizen doing his duty; to lie terrified
or cajoled Into revealing his Innermost thoughts accord
Inn to tho way the lawyer Intends him to speak them.
To Impugn the veracity of a witness by Insinuation or
veiled threats is a legitimate device for rolling hlui to
the point of saying something which may be used to ad
rantage against him. Whnt! A witness to lie allowed
to tell a simple tale of what he had seen or heard, un
interrupted and undismayed? Never! Justice might bo
precipitated, and witnesses might retain their self-respect.
Witnesses may lie distressed, bullied and cowed,
but legal tircuinlocutlon must be preserved and the dig
nity of the aeocate safeguarded. Washington Post
DISSOLVE THE F0O.
1TF flrnatfat mitaiii tn A.vn ana narlimHnn
I is the fog. It is a jrowlng danger, too, for
I I the multiplication of craft on the high seas
guards are Invoked to make sure the pas
sage of human beings and freight over the
melancholy waste of waters, danger Is ever
present In the dense white vapor which settles down and
shuts from view the vessels threading the trackless high
way. Without modern building and equipment the Re
public would have sunk In a short time after It was
rammed and every passenger would have hen lost. The
water-tight compartments saved the lives of nearly all
those on tswrd by keeping the liner afloat thirty-nine
hours after she wns struck. While the wireless sum
moned assistance from a dozen points In a brief time
the Florida was Able to rescue the passengers and crew
without help. But he usefulness of this Invention was
manifested In a way never liefore so Impressive. The
submarine bells also proved their value in locating icrll
at sen.
Man has accomplished much to make Journeying over
the oceans safe. But the fog still bullies his genius. Re
move tills from the pathway of the steamer and the most
dangerous obstacle is a thing of the past. From the dug
out to the magnificent, wean liner the condensed mist
has been the terror of navlgntors. It is responsibly for
more dlslsters at sea than till other causes combined.
The world's acclaim awaits the genius who can banish
the fog Ctlca fllobe.
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UNHEALTHY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
UK Health Commissioner of New York City
states that of 2"r.WlO pupils In the public
schools his medical olllcers have found
more than 70 cr cent physically abnormal.
"Unquestionably the present school sys
tem which oonisls children to obtain a
smattering of fifty subjects and no real
knowledge of any one of them Is to a certain extent re
sponsible for these figures," he concludes. And, in addi
tion to medical attention, he finds the remedy In "elim
inating a lot of useless studies that wear out their nerv
ous systems without improving their brains."
Troubles of the eye, nose, tonsils and teeth were found
in frequency corresponding with the order given, while
from 13 te It per ceut were amende.
Similar conditions to these In New York prevail In
the public achools of all large cities. The fact Is undis
puted, and aome remedy will be provided after we have
wasted a few years In discussion.
The health of the race detwnds on the health of its
children. Ordinary common sense would Indicate that n
system whlca compel every boy and girl to acquire more
or lesa school training and entirely neglects any pro
vision for health mnBt be not only unbalanced, but crim
inally Inefficient. Chicago Journal.
BARB KIND OT MEN WANTED.
LL the world wants a financier, but that
J 1 does not mean that It wants an economizer.
f I Everywhere there Is a spendthrift era,
I r?n- fa tli. sVt tt riMi arn trim 4 Vi n rfrno I- nuait
of a financier. Nations have been living
beyond their Income. But do they desire a
minister of finance who will teach them to
live within It? Not at all. What they crave la a finan
cier who will enlarge their Income without taxing any
body! Their demand Is like that of Sir Henry Holland,
whose doctor told him that he would get well if he
dined at 4 and went to bed at 10. "Oh," Bald he, "J
didn't come to a physician to tell me that. I want to
know now I am to get well If I dine at 8 and go to bed
at 1." Similarly, the financial expert for whom the peo
ples wait Is one who will tell them how to have the re
wards of frugality while persisting lu the Indulgences of
extravagance. New York Post.
y sm
Modesty Is all rUht lu women, but
ta wen It savors of hypocrisy.
A Handy fcemlna; ( hair.
For the benefit of her sisters un In
diana woman has luveuted sewing
chair that will save much Jumping up
and down to look
for mislaid articles
and searching for
lost thimbles. The
space beneath the
seat of the chnlr is
built In, and one
side of the Inrx-like
structure is on
hinges nnd opens
like a door. Fasten-
skwi.no ciiaib. p,i to thlH door aro
arms which support two baskets, In
which may bo kept needles, thread,
scissors, etc., and materials that may
be needed for thu -work In hand. Only
women who do much Hcwiux can ap
preciate how much time and trouble
will be saved by this slmpe device
which keeps everything In one place
and within easy reach. The chair
can be fitted up Inside with any lit
tle improvements which may suggest
themselves to the owner's mind, such
ns strips or loops ou the side to hold
pins, needles or scissors. It run also
be used for other purposes than as a
sewing chair, and will be especially
convenient for invalids or aged peti
ole.
that they point
Improved Faocet.
From tlnio immemorial the spigots
of faucets have been constructed so
directly downward,
lielng at right an
gles to the sink or
other receptacle
alsivo which they
are placed. Natur
ally,
such
drop
tical
i.'rtLiiiTnfTyrfl"
water from
faucets , will
in a direct ver
line. Accord-
lug to a Connecticut
Inventor, tills piinci
HIs theory Is that
point Inwardly. If
new rAUcrr,
pie Is all wrong,
the spigot shouh
the flow of water from the ordinary
vertical spigot be very great, the wa
ter Is sure to splash over the sides of
the sink, nils objection Is overcome
with the Improved spigot shown here.
The discharge f water strikes the
sink at an angle, and is deflected ou
to tlio back and Ixiltom, practically
none splashing to the front or sides.
Whether this faucet would be service
able In all cases is very questionable
articles are heliuj cooked In the regu
lation manner on a stove. Tho latest
form of n tireless cooker Is that of a
keg ns hhown herewith. The Jacket
of the cooker is made In the same man
ner as the best liquor kegs of quar
tered white oak, with the grain run
ning crosswise so that they will not
seep, sonk or absorb. It .ias a steel
lid or top which is fastened securely
by a single turn of the eccentric
knuckle. Tlie cooking receptacle la
arranged to rest on a steel rim, so
that tho -can does not come in con
tact with the Jucket, thus leaving u
vacuum chamber between the outer
and Inner wall. This affords an In
sulator, and Is a non-conductor of heut
or cold.
Tho cooking In an apparatus of this
kind Is done by schedule. The cook
knows which viands require tho long
est treatment, and theso are subjected
to the heat of the gas burner or stove
for a slightly longer period than oth
ers and the schedule tells how soon
the articles will be ready to be taken
from the cooker, although no harm is
done by leaving them in a longer period.
Corn Cob Loan Terror.
Through the Ingenuity of a New
York restaurant man, corn on the cob
may now be eaten without annoyance.
This man has de
vised a combina
tion corn holder
which not only
keeps the ear
from roiling off
one's plate, but
also enables the
diner to manipu
late it by means
cob if hold icn. of a rod at either
end and avoid smearing the fingers.
A form of corn-holder was Invented
several years ago, but did not meet all
the requirements, as does this latest
type, and fell Into disuse. The hold
er described Iu the cut consists of a
trough n little longer and wider than
uu ear of corn and with slots In Its
end walls. Two rods, with knobs with
which to hold them, are thrust into
the ends of the cob. When eating the
corn the cob can lie held by theso
bundles, and when the ear is laid
down It can lie placed li. the trough
wit bout fear thut it will roll off the
plate and leave n truck of salted but
ler on the hostess' snowy linen.
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HONS IN THE BUSH.
Cook I h In h Kelt,
Wireless telegraphy is not iiccom
pUshed entirely without wires, and fire
less cookery li not arrived at without
nllre. The advantage
of the latter sys
tem of cookery In
l-JZ5r ,liat " 11,U"
rr -r-r (TlUM !l irriMit- I..
r - i, , n ii j in
that the operation
of cooking having
been started lu the
regulation manner,
either on ll coul or
riHKi.KNH cook KB. gas stove, it Is con
tinued through thu entire process to
the end In the improved cooker
without the further use of fire.
Viands iu the course of t real men t are
thoroughly cooked without the least
danger of burning and demand no
watchful car as la required wbea the
eT Tool for Harbera.
Barbers will be Interested lu tho new
Implements dcalc'icd by a Canadian in
ventor to prov ide an easier method of
trimming and dress
ing men's hair, which
Is shown lu the ac
companying lbustrii
tiou. In form It Is
a combined riiy.o'
n ml couib. lu the
latter Is a longitud
inal slot. In which
the blade of tin1
razor rests. Instead
of first dressing the
hair with a comb nnd then cutting
It, us Is now done, the dressing and
cutting is accomplished lu the oih
operation. By drawing thu device
through the hair the latter Is parted
by the teeth of the couib, the razor cut
ting It off at the proper length.
COMB AMI KAZOB.
Lions were not specially Included in
the program of Abel Chapman, he de
clares in his book. "On Safari," when
he first landed In British Kast Africa,
and although, during his three months
In camp iu the wilderness, ho heard
Hons calling almost every night, yet he
did not see a live llou except on one
single occasion.
It Is perhaps needless to remark that
lions do not roar , when hunting nt
night. It would be a very foolish beast
that did so. When the Hon hunt was
arranged and iny position given me, I
stationed myself in the long grass
about half a mile from the noisy Hue
of beaters.
My Somali gun bearer, Elnil Hassan,
lying beside me, pointed Into the wood,
saying, "Seel two llonat You no see?"
I ceralniy did not see. For soma
time I could distinguish nothlrr mov
ing whatever; bit at last, as the Hons
came exactly ntposlte my position,
where the wood waa rapidly thinning
out, I saw them.
They were not easy to detect, so low
and stealthy was their advance. At a
point exactly on my front tho two
beasts iny down in two green bushes
that grew within a dozen yards of each
other benenth the last straggling trees.
I beckoned to my left-hand neighbor,
told him what I had seen, and ar
ranged that he should advance from
the left, while I wont strulght in to the
Hons In front.
Naturally, under such circumstances
one went in with every sense on full
stretch, anticipating and prepared for
any contingency; but on drawing near
er and nearer to those two bushes
without seeing a sign of movement
within, the tension began to slacken.
At twenty yards' distance it seemed
Impossible that so large a beast as a
Hon could bo lying In so small a bush
without my seeing it They must, I
thought have slipped uway unobserved,
and I was walking on almost careless
ly until within ten yards of the right
hand bush, when Elmt suddenly seized
my arm, pointing tho rifle he carried
into the base of the bush, and hissed,
"Seel see! the Hon! Shoot, blm
spring i"
Once more I must admit that I could
see nothing. Strain my eyes as I would.
I could distinguish nothing. Yet Flint
was so positive that I decided, perhaps
rather recklessly, to fire.
There was no mistaking the response,
a growl more savage than ever I had
heard In my life before. I saw, through
the smrke from the Paradox, the elec
tric convulsion with which the beast
pulled itself together for a spring. That
movement disclosed the position of the
head and shoulder, and before there
Lwas any time for mischief, I sent the
second bullet, and the beast dropped
dead. i
Whllo rushing forward to examine
I he beast, and in Hie excitement forget
ting the second Hon, I wus promptly
reminded by shouts and two rapidly
tired shots tn that direction.
Turning, I was Just in time to see
this second beast isiuud out from the
thick covert. I remoiiilier seeing her
white teeth as she commenced a growl.
She was only twenty yards away, but
that movement was her last. A Paru
lox bullet on the shoulder dropped her.
Ilrforr tho liar,
"I have here some vagrant verse."
"All vagrant verse gets thirty day
lu a plgoou hole," declared the stern
editor, "That Is, utiles you can pro
duv your poetic llceuaa." LoulafUle
Courier JouruaL
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