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How to 'Keep House.
With nil tho luxuries and treasures
of this life, Its big enjoyments find Us
smaller comforts, thero Is nn offset or
antithesis which wo have to contc 1
with in tho form of nches and pains.
In some wny and by somo means
every one has u touch of them In
sumo form at some time. Trilling n3
some of them mny be, the risk Is
that they will grow to something
srealer and rack the system with con
stant torturo. There Is nothing, there
fore, of this kind that wo have a
right to trifle with. Taken In time,
the worst forms of pains and aches
aro easily subdued and cured by tho
free use of St. Jacobs Oil. No well
t-egulated household ought to bo with
out a bottlo of this groat remedy for
pain. It Is the specific virtue of pene
tration In St. Jacobs OH that carries
It right to the pain spot and effects a
!rompt euro even in tho most painful
capes of Rheumatism, Neuralgia Lum
bago, Sciatica. You wont it also In
tho houso at nil times for hurts, cuts
and wounds, nrd the house that al
ways has It keeps up a aurt of Insur
ance against pain.
A married man's idea of heaven la
a place where he won't bo compelled
to dig up tho price of an Easter bon
net. MotlicrGraj'n Street Powders for Children.
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in tho Children's Home in New York, euro
Constipation, Feverishness. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30,000
testimonials. At all druggists, 25c. Sample
PREE. Address A. S.Olmsted, Lo Roy.N.Y.
Honesty Is undoubtedly the best
policy, but a good many people some
liow fall to keep their premiums paid
up.
Piso'r Curo Is tho best medicine we erer used
or all aQectlons of tho thi-o.it and langs. Wm.
O. Ekdsuct. Vanbvron, Ind, Feb. 10. 1900.
He Was Still Mad.
Ono day, during a lecture, a Har
vard professor, with a peppery dispo
sition, grew furious because of somo
interruption, and slamming down his
book with an exclamation of rage,
rushed from tho room. Tho boys
were very much distressed by his
action, but did not know what to do.
In a few minutes, however, the pro
fessor apparently came to tho con
clusion that he had done a foolish
thing, for ho returned and resumed
his lecture without a word. Anxious
to show their good will and to atono
if possible for their rudeness, tho boys
took ndvantago of a good point In the
lecture to applaud tumultuously. "No,
no, no!" exclaimed the professor,
lioldlng up his hand with a gesturo of
protest, "I want you to understand
that I'm as mad as h 1 yet."
Representative Clarence D Van
Duzer says that a miner once told him
of tho red man's greed for whisky.
"I was riding over tho plains once,"
he said, "with a pint bottlo sticking
out of my breast pocket, when an
Indian met me, and, seolng tho wills
ly, wanted to buy it And do you
know what that Indian offered me?
"Well, sir, ho offered mo his buckskin
breeches, his shirt, his saddle, his
ulanket and his pony all for it pint
of whisky What do you think of
that?" "And you did sell," asked Van
Duzer" "No," said the minor, "I didn't
It was my last pint.
"Black Teeth."
Emigrants from southern Italy nre,
many of them, disfigured by what is
known ns "black teeth." Tho teeth
of these persons are affected during
the period of growth by somo gaseous
constituent of drinking water, proba
bly from Impregnation with volcanic
vapors. Tho effect gives a sinister
look to nn otherwlso handsome face,
but, fortunately docs not, it seems,
affect tho strength or" durability of
the teeth.
The man who wastes his money
should not expect to havo all of his
wants supplied by prayer.
A fare exchange may be no rob
bery, but the trolley companies aro
making a lot of serious charges.
SOAKED IN COFFEE.
Until Too Stiff to Bend Over.
"When I drank coffee I often had
sick headaches, norvousness and bil
iousness much of the time but about
ti years ago I went to visit a friend
and got in tho habit of drinking Pos
turn. "I have never touched coffoo since
and tho result has been that I havo
been entirely cured of all my stomach
and nervous trouble.
"My mother was Just the same way,
we all drink Poatum now nnd havo
never had any other coffee In tho
house for two years and wo are all
well.
"A neighbor of mine a great coffee
drinker, was troubled with pains in
her side for years and was an invalid.
She was not ablo to do her work and
could not even mend clothes or do
anything nt all where Bhe would havo
to bend foward. If she tried to do
a little hard work she would get such
pains that sho would havo to lie down
for the rest of the day.
"I persuaded her at last to stop
drinking coffee and try Postum Food
Coffee and she did so and she has
used Postum over since; tho result
has been that she can now do her
work, can sit for a whole day and
mend and can sew on tho machine and
she never feels the least bit of pain in
her side, in fact she has got well and
it shows coffee was the cause of tho
whole trouble.
"I could also tell you about several
other neighbors who havo been cured
by quitting coffee and using Postum
in Us place." Name given by PoBtum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
took in each pkg. for the famous
little book, "The Road to Wellvllle."
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CHAPTER XXVIII. Continued.
One morning the llttlq street car
stood, as was Its wont, at the terminus
of the track, near tho front of the wide
grounds of the old mansion house.
This was far out upon tho edgo of the
little city, and few wore tho pntrons
that might bo expected; hut It was
held but mere courtesy to offer the
services of tho street car line to this
family, so long recognized as one of
the unlmpeachahly best of this South
ern city. This modern innovation of
tho street car was not readily taken
up by tho conservative community,
and though It had been established for
some years, it might bo questioned
whether its shares had over paid much
Interest upon their face value.
At this terminus of the line nt the
outskirts of tho town there wns each
morning enacted the same little scene.
Tho driver slowly unhitched his mules
and turned them nbbut to tho other
end of the car, In readiness for the re
turn journey. Matters having pro
gressed this far, the mules fell at
once into a deep state of dejection
and somnolence, their ears lopping
down, their bodies drooping and mo
tionless, save as now and then n faint
swish of tall or wag of a weary car
bespoke the knowledge of some bold,
marauding fly. The driver, perched on
his scat, his feet upon the rail, his
knees pushed toward his chin, sat with
his broad hat drawn down upon his
forehead, his hands clasped between
his legs, and all his attitude Indicative
of rest.
Presently from a side street, faced
by a large brick dwelling, thero came
with regular and Unhurried tread n tall
and dignified figure, crowned with a
soft Panama', and tapping with offi
cial cane. As It approached tho car
tho driver stralgh'tened a triile on tho
seat.
"Good mawnln,', Judge Wilson," ho
said.
"Uh-ah, good mawnln', James," re
plied the Judge. "Uh-ah, Doctah
Gregg ll'l late this mawnln', eh?"
Franklin drew
"Yessah, seems like," said the driv
er, his head again falling.
In perhaps five or ten minutes, per
haps half nn hour, there would be
heard tho tapping of another cane,
and Dr, Gregg, also toll, not quite so
portly, and wearing a white beaver In
stead of a soft Panama, would appear
from the opening of yet another side
street tributary to the car.
"Good mawnln', James," said tho
doctor as he passed; and the driver
jnswered respectfully.
"Good mawnln', Doctah. You ll'l
late this mawnln', seems like."
"Well, yessah, I may be a leetle
late. Just a leetle. Good mawnln',
Judge; how aro you this mawnln',
sah?"
"Very well, Doctah, sah, thank you,
sah. Step in an' seddown. Right
wahm, this mawnln'. Uh-ah!"
So tho judge and the doctor sat
down In the car, and conversed, easily
and In no haste, perhaps for five or
ten minutes, perhaps for half an hour.
Now and then the driver cast a glance
out of the side of his eye over toward
the lion-headed gates, but no one was
uneasy or anxious. The mules wero
to apparent view very sad and still,
yet really very happy within their
souls.
"Young lady ll'l late this mawnln',
seems like," remarked the judge.
"Oh, yes, but sho'll be 'long dlreck
ly, 1 reckon," replied the doctor. "You
know how 'bout these young folks.
They don't always realize tho impoh
tance o' pressin' business mattchs.
But we must fo'glve hen, Juuge, wo
must foglve hen, foh she suhtlnly is
well wo'th wait In' foh; yps, indeed."
" Uh-ah f. Quite right, Doctah. qulto
right! Fine young lady, fine young
lady. Old btock, yes Indeed! Beech
nms o' Fehginny. Too bad Cousin
Sarann Clayton keeps heh so closo
like. She Jltten to bo received, sah,
to be received!"
"Yes, indeed," assented tho doctor.
"Yes, sah. Now, ain't that the young
lady a-comin' down the walk?"
Judge and doctor and driver now
turned their gazo beyond tho Hon-
headed gateway to tho winding walk
that passed among tho trees up to tho
old mansion houso. Far off, through
tile great columns of the trees, thero
might indeed this morning now he
seen tho fluttor of a gown of white.
The faint (jounds of voices might be
heard. Mary Ellen, conscientious mar-,
keter, was discussing joints and salads
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with her aunt. And then Mary Ellon,
deliberately tying tho strings of her
bonnet under her chin, turned, answer
ing her mint's summons for replevin
of a forgotten fan. Then, slowly,
calmly, the gown of white became
more distinct as she came nearer, her
tall figure composing well with thu set
ting of this scene. For her patiently
wnlted the Judge and tho doctor and
tho drlvor.
"Good mawnln', Miss Ueochnm."
snld the driver ns she passed, touch
ing his hat nnd Infusing more stiff
necs Into his spine.
"Good morning, sir," she replied,
pleasantly.
"Uh-nh, good mawnln', Miss Beech
nm, good mawnln'," said Judge Wil
son; and "Good mawnln'," said Dr.
Gregg.
"Good morning, Judge Wilson," re
plied Mary Ellen, as she entered tho
car. "Good morning, Dr. Gregg." Tho
gentlemen made wny for her upon
tho shady side of tho car, and lifted
their hats ceremoniously.
"L'll late this mawnln', Miss Beech
am, seems like," said tho judge, with
no traco of resentment In his tones.
Dr. Gregg upon this morning began
his customary reproach also, but It
halted upon his tongue. "Miss Beech
nm," ho snld, "pardon me, allow me
aro you 111?"
For Mary Ellen, settling herself for
her regular morning ride with her reg
ular companions, all at once went
pale ns she gazed out of the window.
She scarcely heard the kind remark.
She was looking at a man a tall man
'with a brown face, with broad shoul
ders, with a long, swinging, steady
stride. This man was coming' up tho
side of the street, nlong the path be
tween the fences nnd the burdocks'
that lined the ditch. His shoes were
white with the llmstone dust, but ho
seemed to care nothing for his way
of locomotion, but reached on, his head
up, his eye senrchlng eagerly.
Not with equipage, not mounted as
a Southern cavalier, not announced,
her closer to him.
but In tho most direct and swiftest
way in his power had Edward Frank
lin come. Strong, eager, masterful,
scorning the blazing .sun, his reckless
waste oi energy marKCd mm as n
stranger in that place. Ho stopped
at tho gateway lor ono moment, look
ing up the path, and tlrtm turned swift
ly toward tho car ns though culled
audibly.
As with a flash his face lighted, and
ho strode straight on toward a woman
whose heart was throbbing in a sud
den tumultuous terror. She saw him
stoop at tho car door, even as rfnee
before she had seen him enter nt
another lowly door, in another and
far-off land. She felt again tho fear
which then she half admitted. But
-in a moment Mary Ellen knew that all
fear and all resistance wero too late.
The eyes of Franklin, direct, as
sured, almost sad, asked her no ques
tion, but only said, "Here am I!" And
Mary Ellen knew that she could no
longer make denial or delay. Hor
thoughts came rapid and confused;
her eyes swam; her heart heat fast.
Afar she heard the singing of n mock
er In the oaks, throbbing, thrilling
high and sweet as though his heart
would break with what ho had to say.
Judge Wilson and Dr. Gregg polite
ly removed their hats as Franklin
entered the car and addressed Mary
Ellen. Confused by the abruptness of
it all, It was a moment before she rec
ognized local requirements, and pre
sented Franklin to the gentlemen.
For an instant she planned flight, es
cape. Sho would have begged Frank
lin to return with her. Fato In the
form of the driver had its way. "Git
ep, mowel!" sounded from tho front
of tho car. There was a double groan.
A little bell tinkled lazily. The rusty
wheels began slowly to revolve.
"It's an awful hour to call," admit
ted Franklin under the rumblo of tho
wheols. "I couldn't get a carriage and
I hadn't any horse. There wasn't any
car. Forgive me."
It is only to bo said that both Judge
and doctor wero gentlemen, and loyal
to boauty In distress. They both
earned Mary Ellen's love, for they got
off eight blocks sooner than they
should havo done, and walked more
than half a mile in the sun before they
found a place of rust.
"Oh, woll. yessah. Judge," said Dr.
Gregg, half sighing, "wo were young
once, oh, Judge? young once ouh-:lvos."
'Lucky dog!" snld the Judge, "lucky
dog! But he seems n gentlemnn, nnd
If he has propah fam'ly an' propah
resources, It may ho, yosaah. It may
be she's lucky, too. Oh, Northohn,
yersnh. I admit it. But what would
you expeck, Hah, In those times? I'm
told theh are sonic vehy fine pcoplo
In the No'th."
"Deep through!" snld the doctor,
communing with himself. "Cnrrlea
his trunk gran'ly. Splondld creatuah
sploinlldl Hnve him? O' co'se
she'll hnve him! What woman
wouldn't? What a cadaver! What a
subjeck "
"Good God! my dear slrl" said tho
judge. "Really!"
Franklin nnd Mnry Ellen snt looking
out beforo them, silent. At last he
turned nnd placed his hand over tho
two thnt Iny knit loosoly In her lap.
Mnry Ellen stirred, hor thront moved,
but sho could not spunk. Franklin
leaned forward and looked Into her
face.
"1 knew It must ho so," ho whis
pered, quietly.
"What what must you think?"
broke out Mnry Ellon, angry that she
could not resist.
"There, there, dearest!" ho said.
"Don't trouble. I know It wns to be,
1 came straight to you." He tightened
his grip upon her hands. Mnry Ellen
straightened nnd looked him in the
face.
"I'll admit It," sho said. "I knew
that you wero coming, 1 must havo
dreamed It."
There In tho car, upon tho public
highway, Franklin cast his arm about
her waist and drew her strongly to
hliu. "Dear girl," ho said, "It was to
be! We must work out our lives to
gether. Will you bo happy out thero
with me?"
Again Mury Ellen turned nnd looked
at him with a new frankness and un
reserve.
"That's tho oddest of It." said she.
"Out on the prairies I cnlled the South
'back homo.' Now It's tho other way."
They fell again into silence, but
already, lover-like, began to read each
other's thoughts and to And less need
or speech.
"You nnd I, denrest," snld Franklin,
finally, "you anil I together, forever
mid ever. Wo'll live at the Halfwny
House. Don't shiver, child; I've built
n fine new house thero "
"You've built n houso?"
"Yes, yes. Well. I'll confess It J
bought tho place myself."
"Then it was your money?"
"And It is your money.",
"I've a notion, ' began Mary Ellen,
edging uway, biting her lip.
"And so have I," said Franklin,
stooping and klslng her fingers with
scandalous publicity. "I'vo a notion
that ou shall not speak of that. It
Is ours. We've more than a thousand
acres of land there, and plenty of cat
tle. Curly shall bo foremnn ho's mar
ried the littlo waiter girl, nnd has
come back to Ellisvillo; they live noxt
door to Sam nnd Norn. Aunt Lucy
shall be our cook. Wo shall havo roses,
and green grass, and flowers. And
you and I you and I shall llvo and
shall do that which has been sent to
us to do. Mary Ellon dear Mary El
leu "
Again the girl threw up her head,
but her pride was going fast.
"Then then you think you think
it is no sin? Is there no lapse in this
for mo? You think I shall not be "
Franklin drew her closer to him.
"That which Is before us now Is Life,"
he said. "Dearest, how sweet how
very 'sweet!"
A caged mocking bird nt a little
near-by house burst out Into a shrill
paean, fellow to that of the wild bird
of the oaks. Mnry Ellen felt hor
senses melting Into n mysterious, be
wildering Joy. Unconsciously Bhe
Bwnyed slightly against the shouldei
of her lover. In her heart the music
of the bird thrilled on, even when the
tinkle of tho little bell ceased, even
when' Franklin, stepping from tho car,
held up his hands to her uud wills
pered, "Come."
(The End.)
Buying a Good Fortune.
Four littlo green birds sat on a cago
fronted with a tray. Tho tray hold
folded slips of paper. A man carried
the whole. He strolled east In Grand
street, near Mulberry. A woman,
swarthy of complexion nnd with a
shawl drawn around her head and
shoulders, looked ,at the birds nnd
hesitated In her walk. The man, keen
to notice nny Indication of trade, saw
her hesitancy.
"Fortune, lady?" he asked.
The woman stopped and passed a
coin to his hnnd. Ho lifted a bird from
Its perch and placed it on tho edge of
the tray. Tho bird picked up a folded
slip of paper. The man took tho paper
and handed It to tho woman. Tho
woman opened it, read, smiled, and
passed on. Tho man nodded approv
ingly. "Gavo her a good fortune, did you?"
asked a man standing by.
"Sure," said tho mau with the birds.
"All the fortunes are good. Birds tell
no bad fortunes,"
Then ho smiled wisely. New York
Press.
Not What She Expected.
An English lord was recently din
ing with a family in Now York. Tho
hostoss's littlo girl sat opposite tho
lord and stared solemnly.
"Aro you an English lord, really and
truly, sir?" sho said at last.
"Yos," ho nnsworod laughing, "real
ly and truly."
"I never saw an English lord be
fore," sho said. I've always wanted
to."
"And now you're batlafiod, aren't
you?" said the young man, gayly.
"No, I'm not satisfied," responded
the littlo girl. "I'm dlbappolntod.'V
The Children's Visitor.
DWARF TREE8 IN JAPAN.
One 10 Inches High May Do 300
Years Old and Worth $150.
A Japnnoso nursory garden is a
revelation. Thoro, on henchos, in
rows, sit tortured trees In their bowls
or pans of fntonco. Their perfection
Is a mnrvel of patlouco, requiring
years for Its accomplishment; some
times ono man will give ns much nn
30 years' attention to a single littlo
cherry tree.
Each curve, each leaf, each twig
has Its direction and proportion regu
lated by the most rigid nnd Immemor
ial principles, nnd to hnvo nny vnluo
In Japanese eyes n dwarf must con
form absolutely to tho Iron rules laid
down by tho canons of taste In tha
days when lyeynsu Tokugawn para
lyzed Into nn udnmniitlne immobility
the whole artistic nnd Intellectual life
of tho country,
The effect Is, of course, oxqulslto In
Its elaborate and rather morbid boau
ty. But it must bo snld that thero
aro ninny dwarfs, very many, which
go Tor low prices, owing to the Imper
fection of their development; they
hnvo n bough or a bend thnt Is not
prescribed.
Consequently the Jnpnucso will buy
thorn Indeed, with pleasure but will
not admit their claims to ho works of
art.
Tho untutored Bavago eyo of tho
west entirely falls to sec any differ-,
once botweon a perfect specimen 10
Inches high, three centuries of equal
night, of flvo yenrs growth and n dol
lar value. Mncmillan'B.
DANGER 8POT8 IN A STORM.
Places One Should Avoid While the
Lightning Is Playing Pranks.
Now thnt tho senson of thunder
storms Is approaching people should
understnnd what spots to avoid in or
der to reduce to tha minimum tho
chnnccs of being struck by lightning.
Out of doors trcos should bo avoided,
nnd if from tho rapidity with which
the explosion follows tho flash It is
evident that electric cuuds are near
at hand a recumbent posturo is tho
safest. It Is seldom dangerous to
tnko Bhelter under sheds, enrts or low
buildings or under the arch of n
bridge, and n dlstnnco of twenty or
thirty feet from tall trcos or houses
is tin eligible situation, for should a
discharge tnko plnco these elovotod
bodies nro most likely to receive It.
It is well nlso to avoid wntor, for
it Is a good conductor, nnd tho height
of a human being uenr tho stream
may determine tho direction of a dis
charge. Within doors wo aro toler
ably safe in the middle of n carpeted
room or when standing on u thick
hearth rug. Tho chimney should bo
avoided on account of tho conducting
power of tho carbon deposited In it
and gilt moldings or bell wires aro
sources of risk. In bed wo nro tol
erably safe, .Hlnco blankets and feath
ors aro bad conductors.
It Is Injudicious to tnko refuge In
n collar, hecnusu tho discharge Is
often from the earth to o cloud, and
buildings frequently sustain tho great
est Injury In their bnscmonts.
Embarrassing Reminiscences.
William H. Crano and Willis P.
Sweatnnm met the other day for tho
first time In years. In a quiet, digni
fied, and severely earnest manner,
they began to tell things to ono an
other. Mr. Sweatnnm took umhrngo
nt a remark Mr. Crane mnde regard
ing his youthfulness.
"Now, don't bo n bnd boy and throw
stones," said Sweatnam. "I remember
hack In '72 seeing a mnu of your name
wearing a toga In nn oxtravaganza."
"Well," nnswered tho exponent of
Hnrum, "I remember going out to tho
fair grounds In Indianapolis In 'C4 and
seeing a husky boy pounding n bass
drum In tho band, and they snld his
name was '
"For tho Lord's sake, hush!" ex
claimed Sweatnam; "thero may ho
ladles present." Now York Times.
Zebras as Beasts of Burden.
South African native traditions
have It that In the long-forgotten days
the zebra was a domesticated animal
and was held In complete subjection
by Its master, man. In modern times
several attempts have been mado to
train this hardy beast. Experiments
at tho London zoological gardens in
dicate that zebras can be readily
made serviceable. There aro innu
merable herds of zebras running wild
In South Africa and If they could be
broken to domestic use their subjec
tlon'would solve a problom which for
generations has been a puzzle to the
best experts. For the zobras or South
Africa arc Immune from tho tsetse
fly and tho horso sickness which has
lately been ravaging Rhodesia and
other iKirtlons of the continent.
Two Notable Army Officers.
First Lieutenant Rudolph E. Sniper
of tho Fourteenth cavalry Is believed
to bo the youngest commissioned offi
cer In the United States army. Ho
was born Dec. 5, 1882. The tallest of
ficer Is Lieut. Ernest D. Peek, first
lieutenant, corps of engineers, a na
tive of Wisconsin. Lieut. Peek stands
six feet four and n half inches and
wn a star grndunto at West Point,
whoro the other boys used to call
him "Pike's Ponk." Ho has given
espoclnl attention to road construc
tion and soon after his graduation
supervised the building of a military
road which 'Is now know nas "Peek's
Pike."
To-day.
To-ilny
t'neullUtl eomon to thee newborn:
To-morrow m not imiiiv
The tfun limy i-hhco lo ohlna
I'or thee,
or ewim ximu
greet Iti
morn.
Do (Mirimst, thou. In thoUKllt uud (ml,
Nor fttnr upproacMiij; iIIkIU:
Claim com) wltb ewiiilim- light
And hop ami pNiee thy duty nepd.
To-day. Itiwkln.
rOO POOR TO BE BANKRUPT
Pllfjht of Man Who Sought Relief
from Debts by Legal Action.
Bankruptcy Is a word that means
tho limit of financial mlsfortuno to
most huslnoss men, but it Isn't tho
limit by any monns. This truth was
brought out most forcibly yesterday
in Uio ofllco of Henry F. Cnsslu, U. S.
commissioner.
Mr, Cnsslu was approached by a
ninn whoso tnllor-mado gnrmentB had',
grown slippery In somo spotB and
frnzzled In others. Ho woro n care
worn expression nnd tho need of a
hair-cut on IiIr ftico.
"Is this tho plnco to Institute bank
vuptcy proceedings?" naked tho man.
"It Is," said Mr. CasBln.
"Well, I wnnt to fllo a potltlon, I
hnvo been In business for sowral
Years nnd linvo mndo nn awful mess
jf It,"
"The proceedings will cost you
tbout $35," snld Mr. Cnssln.
"I havon't got nny $35 and cat 't
Set It," was tho response
"Sorry, then, but wo can't to nny
Uilng for you," Bnld the commissioner
"I know I wns hard up, but blnmcd
f I thought It was possible to ho too
Olniuod poor to become n bankrupt,"
iald tho applicant ns ho turned up his
:oat collnr and mndo for tho door.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Fair Warning.
At ono tlmo Horace Grcoley llvod In
A. pleasant cstato on tho Hudson river.
It was approached by n narrow lano
f.-om tho street, says a writer in tho
Springfield Ilcrubllcan, and was four
miles out fro.ii tho city hall pn tho
Hnrlem road.
Tho ground from tho houso on one
side sloped down to tho river; on tho
other was a garden which boro fruit,
acccsslblo to boys. On Sunday, their
day of froodom ns woll as Mr. Gree
ley's, tho boys sought tho orchard.
Mr. Greeley never saw or heard
them. But Mrs. Greoloy always saw
them, and from her plnco on tho
piazza sho would cnll to Mr. Greeley
to put on his hat nnd "deal with
them."
Mr. Greeley would never have dis
turbed them, hut ho always compiled
with his wife's wish in his own tlmo
and way. Ah ho slowly reached for
his lint ho shouted:
"I'm coming after you, boys."
Of course, not many captures woro
made.
First Picture Postcards.
Picture) postenrds aro said to havo
irlglnatod during tho Franco-Prussian
war. In tho earlier part of tho con
flict, during 1870, a camp of about 40,
)00 mou was formed in tho depart
ment of the Sarthe, and in this local
ity thero was a hooksoller nnd sta
tioner, n M. Leon Besnnrdeau,
It occurred to him that tho soldiers,
3ncampcd 111 such numbers in lib
neighborhood, would bo glad to have
somo method of Indicating their sur
roundings to their friends nt homo,
which would not necessitate lengthy
written descriptions or tho addressing
at envelopes, which wero often dif
ficult to procure.
Ho had, thereforo, a number of post
cards engraved with ennnon, shells,
tents, and the like, and found such a
demand for tho first scries ho issued
that ho furnished a second set.
When tho camp broko up the idea
wob forgotten untlj it was revived In
Germany nnd Austria In tho early 90s.
Stray 8torIes.
Something Tillman Forgot.
When the Washington friends of the
hill to glvo former Queen Lilluokalanl
$lfi0,000 were talking tho matter over
In the senate lobby after tho adverse
vote. Mr. Tillman, who had voted
against tho measure, expressed regret
that tho dusky daughter or sovago
kings did not seem able to understand
the strong prejudice existing in somo
parts of tho country against tho black
races.
"Now, If she could show a strain of
white blood," ho oxclalmed and look
ed defiantly around.
"Beg your pardon, Tillman," retort
ed Senntor Lodge. "Havo you forgot
ten that her grent-grandunclo ate Cap
tuln Cook?"
In the roar that followed Mr. Till
man said something about reconsider
ing the vote. New York Mall nnd Ex
press. B NEXT WEEK. &
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Natural Coloring for Silk.
French scientists havo discovered
by experiments thut silkworms may
bo made to produce cocoons of almost
any desired colors. As tho ordinary
white, yellow or greeu was known to
vary with the food, this was colored
artificially and worms eating dyed
privet loaves yielded cocoons of cor
responding red, blue of otlior color.
Plants havo been similarly colored
by food, some blue French beans ex
hibited in London . a few years ago
seeming to havo 'resulted from a
jhemlcal peculiarity of tho soli.