THE DAISIES KNEW.
Om afternoon o sat on the llttlo
hrmhouuo veranda, looking down the
road, as city boarders wilt, as though
ezpeotlnc something to come along aid
relieve It monotony, when something
did come. Ovor the bill In tbo lato
aunshlno of 6 o'clock came Pink and
Harry, walking and talking, he hatlcss
and smiling, she grave; both deaporate
ly Interested. Pink held a daisy In her
hand.
Within ten .yards of tho house they
Bcatod themselves upon a rock, Pink
otlll twirling tho daisy.
I saw that Pink wan pulling It to
pieces, and that Harry's face grow by
turns hopeful and sad. "Not!" I heard
him exclaim onco, then ho reached out
and got another flower, which Pink
pullod to pieces. "Notl" again, ho
echoed, as Pink pnrtcd her protty lips
and shook her head. "It Is nil non
sense, nnywny," ho added. Hut I
could seo by Pink's faco that sho did
not agreo with Jilra.
"I'll lenvo It to n mutual friend,"
Bald Harry nt last, as Pink continued
to shako her head. "Como down," call
ing to mo, "nnd ottlo tho dispute and
my fnto," I heard him add.
On a big rock sat Pink with Hnrry
bcsldo hor, tho daisy petals scattered
around her. Thcro was an awkward
pauso ns I stood nt tho rock. Pink
looked at Harry pleadingly, but found
no mercy. "It's this way, you goo,"
enld Harry, nervously. "I know It
Isn't well you co tho fact la that
I havo asked Miss Pink to marry mo
nnd sho has "
"Asked tho daisies," put In Pink,
softly.
"And they enld," ventured I.
"Thnt ho loved mo not," almost
whlsporcd Pink.
And then tho wholo plot dawned
upon mo. Thcso two silly young por-
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HE LOVES MB.
sons had boon trusting their futuro
bapplnocs to tho petals of a daisy,
"I picked thorn off, ono by ono," said
Pink, gathering courngo, "and I said:
'Ho loves mo, ho lovos mo not,' and It
camo out, 'Ho loves mo not.' "
"Try agnln," I vonturod.
"I did try thrco times," snld Pink.
"And so bIio tins refusod mo," said
Harry, lifting an Injured face from tho
rock on which ho was loaning.
Thoro wns nothing moro to bo nnld,
for beforo I could put In a word Pink
sprang up nnd ran toward tho Iiouho
as fast ns sho could go and wo did not
seo hor again until evening. Thou sho
appeared In a long pink cloak, dos
pomtoly becoming to hor, nnd walked
tho voranda tor half an hour alono.
Harry spoko to hor once, but sho
hung hor head and did not answer him,
said thoro woro tears on hor lashes.
Of courso that sort of thing could not
bo endured long, so next day Harry,
aftor vainly watching and waiting for
Pink to put In an appoaranco sho
breakfasted In hor room sauntered
down to tho rock and seated hlniBolf
behind It. Soon thoro was a rustle, and
to tho Bolf-same placo camo Pink,
flushed as from crying, and not seeing
him at all.
Novorthaloss, It was to tho enmo
rock that thoy both called mo Utor to
bear a now chapter In tho daisy story,
Harry hold tho bunch, and I noticed
that ho carefully selected a daisy, run
ning ovor tho petals with his Angora.
"Boo how this ono comes out," said .to;
nnd ns ho spoko I thought I saw him
pull out ono of tho potnls.
"Try this ono," said ho.
Pink took It, Hnrry looking on, but I
thought ho seemed loss nervous about
results.
Carofully Plnk'B protty nngors trav
eled ovor tho petals, pulling them out
as sho said: "Ho loves mo; ho lovei
ino not"
"Well," said Harry.
"Ho loves mo," announced Pink,
"What did I tell you?" said Harry.
"But yootordayl"
"No niattor," Insisted Harry; "tho
Noa know today."
And from their happy faces, when I
saw thm walking together In the orcn
Ing ca tho veranda, I knew that Pink
thought so, too. New York Uvenlnf
World.
9TRANQE FRIENDS.
Horsen as a rule are particular
docile, and bo It Is not surprising to
find Instance of friendship between
them and smaller animals, though oc
casionally tho choleo of their compan
ions Is not a llttlo strange. Maty are
tho cases of mutual affection existing
between horses and cats, tho moet
famous being that between Godolphln
Arab and n black cut, which on tho
death of his equine friend refused to
loavo tho body, and on bolng driven
away retired to n hnyloft, refused food
and dlod of a broken heart.
Moro Btrange, however, was a cooo,
tho truth of which Is vouched for, In
which a horse struck up an acquain
tance with a hen nnd displayed im
mense satisfaction whenever sho enmo
Into his stnll and rubbed against his
legD, clucking greeting to her friend.
Dogs and horses generally get on
well together, but tho following story
from Mnnehopter proves that In some
ensos tho friendship In something bora
than a mere toleration of oach other.
A carriage homo, accompanied by his
stablo companion, n retriever dog, to
which he was exceedlnly attached, wni
drinking at a trough near tho exchange.
Whllo tho dog wns wnltlng for hlfl
friend to finish his draught n largo
mastiff picked a quarrel with him
which ended In a light. Tho mastiff,
ns may bo supposed, had tho better of
tho battle, and tho retriever was se
verely bltton. Tho horso, from tho
moment ho heard his friend's cry,
broko from tho man who was holding
him, hurried to tho rescue, and after
'
kicking tho mastiff across tho street,
roturnod to tho trough nnd flnlshod hU
drink.
ANIMALS THAT COUNT.
Wonilerful HumIhii Homo Thnt Knon
"Up to Tvronty-rivo."
Dr. Timovioff, a distinguished Ilui
alnn physician, has computed tin
crows can count ton, parrots four, dogs
twenty-four nnd cats six. Dr. Tim
ovioff found ono horso belonging to a
peasant thnt, when ploughing, nlwnya
stopped to rest at tho twontloth fur
row, no moro and no loss. Ho nlso
drovo after ono horso that hnd been
trained to stop for a feed nfter every
twonty-fivo vorsts. On a familiar road
this mado uniform footling places.
Onco, howovor, on a rond this horso
had novor beforo traveled, It stopped
for food after trnvollng only twonty
two vorsts. Tho doctor watched caro
fully In returning over tho samo road,
and saw how tho horso had mndo Its
mlstnko. In tho courso of tho twenty
two vorsts, which woro all carofully
markod by tho tolograph company,
woro throo othor stones similar to tho
vorst signs, Theso tho horso had soon
and counted, bolng, of courso, unablo
to distinguish thorn from tho othors.
Couldn't Ilt Mupny If a Did,
Sho Do you think, dear, wo shall, bo
really and truly happy In our married
llfo? Ho How can wo help It, dar
ling, when I shall try so hard to bo
good to you? Why, It wns only yes
terday thnt I Insured my llfo for 5,000
In your favor. Isn't that tho beat ovl
donco thnt I am going to maJco you
happy? Sho (doubtfully) Hut suppose
you should live? Sparo Moments.
lie Filled th n Yiirnnry.
Judgot Mother "Dear me, Bobby,
your teacher tolls mo you stood nt tho
foot of your chua this month." Hob
by (blubborlng) "Well, that nln't my
fault. Thoy'vo tnken Tommy Tuffnutt
out and sent him to tho reform school."
KIWlARMEY LAKES FOR SALE.
Beautiful and world famous, the
Lakes of Klllarney, with their sur
rounding woods, meadows, hills and
valleys, are for sale, and In peril of
becoming prlvato property, says tho
Now York Herald. This fact has sent
a thrill of fear to tho heart of every
loyal Irish-American citizen, especial
ly those who have visited the historic
chain of waters, nnd who havo lived In
tho hope that beautiful and romantic
lilllarnoy would ever bo a spot free
to all who cared to go and see. ,
Practically tho wholo of Klllarney
district, which is owned by tho Karl of
Kanmaro nnd Mr. Herbert of Muck
ross, has been placed In tho hands of
their Dublin solicitors for sale, and al
ready prlvato capital has been Inter
ested In Its purchaso. In a few weeks
tho mansion houso and desmcsno will
bo offered for salo to the highest bid
der. Irish-Americans havo boon awaken
ed to tho meaning of n prlvato sale of
Klllarney, nnd It has been suggested
that Irishmen by popular subscription
purchaso that most vnluablo asset of
tho kingdom of Ireland Klllarney
maintain It as a nntionnl park for tho
people of Ireland, and thereby perpet
uate tho world wldo Interest that has
centered about Muckross Abbey, Dln
lsh Island, tho Tore waterfall und the
Gap.
Tho plun has met with pronounced
approval thus far. Several prominent
Irlsh-Amorlcnns who wero Interviewed
on tho subject expressed themselves as
THE UMBRELLA'S STORY.
It Ii Thought to llu Thousnutli of
Yours Old.
Tho umbrelln Is of very ancient ori
gin, says tho Woman's Home Compan
ion. It Is found In designs on Greek
nnd IJtniBcan vases, ami Is traced back
to ancient Ugypt, tho mother of arts,
Its ilrst uso was undoubtedly to protect
from tho burning rays of tho tropical
sun; Its Latin derivation Is from um
bra, a shndo. Tho English get tho
umbrella from Frnnco, nnd tho first
man who carried this rain protection
LARGEST
Tho nbove Is a correct plcturo of the
In width, or 31 feet loncer nnd 41 feot
Kepubllcan. will be held within the
miWmmmim . - ill f WsSh wsj
II -"gSfEgfca-a-affi t. abbey W
strongly favoring the movement, nnd
tho concensus of opinion wns that
thero would bo no difficulty In raising
enough money to purchnso tho prop
erty and Insuro Its preservation as a
national Irish park.
It is stated that that portion of the
beautiful lake offered for sale embraces
about 13,000 acres, which can bo
bought for J15OJ0O.
Ono gentleman said: "I will sub-
Ecribo $1,000 or
$5,000 It necessary
to Insure tho suc
cess of such an un
dertaking, and I
know of Boveral
others who will
gladly do like
wise." Another declared
It to be a capital
idea, and contin
ued: "By all means
let tho Irish-Americana
prcsorvo tho
torest of beautiful
historic
Klllarney.
ln-
wn uo an in my power to aid a
movement to make tho place a nation
al park presented to tho people of Ire
land nnd maintained by the purchasers
of tho historic spot. There should bo
no hesitancy on tho part of any Irish
American citizen to help such a grand
movement, for many of our younger
folk will want to visit this romantic
country In years to come, and the only
way to mako such visits possible is to
preserve tho lakes and their surround-
lli England was Joseph Han way. who
began tho practice when a young man
and continued It until his death In
1784. Hanwny was famous In his day
as a philanthropist, but ho Is romem
bored now qulto as much for his per
sistence In carrying an umbrella, and
beating down the prejudice against the
uso of It, as for any of his purely ben
eficent deeds. When Hnnway died, all
the people In Englnnd were carrying
umbrollns, and they have been, carry
ing them ever since. Indeed, nowadays
Englnnd would not seem Englnnd
I Roii
BUILDING IN THE
iti .-a
Chicago Coliseum, which Is being
Wlllnp Hintl Mn.llon.i Clin, o r. ..1 .... I..
w u o e "nh V; , ,""'V,".
. - n- v "n
lng3 In their original condition. Let
every true lover of his mother country
put his shoulder to the wheel and
make Klllarney Park, Ireland, a last
ing monument of his remembrance. I
nm heartily In favor of such a plan,
nnd I am ready to contribute what
ever amount Is considered to be my
share to Insure Its success, whether it
Is 11,000 or more."
II - u
Only tho Dumb Kcallj Sato.
A sharp watch over the tongue Is
necessary In Germany nowadays.whero
a careless remark easily brings tho
speaker under the heavy hand of tho
law. Only the other day a workman
nttendlng his father's funeral was ov
ercome with grief a3 ho turned away
from tho grave and sobbed out: "Fare
well, wo shall never meet again." His
words wero reportod to the magistrate,
who summoned tho workman for an
outrage against public morals by de
nying tho Immortality of the soul and
without tho ever-present umbrella.
Though tho umbrella camo from tho
East, reaching first Italy, then Spain
and France, and nfterward England
and Germany, tho pendulum now Is
swinging back again, nnd lato com
mercial statistics show that tho city
of Paris Is exporting C00.000 umbrel
las annually to Turkey, whllo In Eng
land In ono year 810,000 umbrellas wero
manufactured for shipment to Burma.
Indlnn bats measure six feet across
tho wings.
erected on the site nf t!, i t m,
, - . Mul)
""V,..1"?: " " Ll Kely tnat tuo
cuauj eum uUjVuy pcrSOIlB.
sentenced him to fifteen days' Impris
onment. Hnrdonlc Humor.
Prom tho Sing Sing Prison Paper,
Star of Hope: Tho stato takes undot
Its special protection nono but tbos
who merit It by their character. It If
certainly remarkable how well wo en
dure our confinement, considering how
everybody In tho world that wo wort
-r
chased from Is cujolncd to takt
plenty of exercise nnd llvo aa
much as possible in tho open
nlr.
Of course you'vo heard this
beforo. Once upon a time a )t
tlo girl visited this placo with
her mother, nnd, seeing a lono
"con" Btrolllng thro' tho yard
(a rare sight then, as now), ex
claimed, "Oh, look! There goes
a tamo one!" But this little
Joke, ancient as It Is, tickled mo
into n lnugh when I had six
and six staring mo In the face.
Tho authors of "My Excesslvo
Sentence," "A Victim of Moro Circum
stance," "Falsely Accused," "ino
Keeper's Inhumanity," nnd other pessi
mistic nrtlcles written for the Star of
Hope, who havo threatened to discon
tinue tholr contributions unloss - tho
above-mentioned articles are published
at once, will no doubt bo surprised to
learn, using tho language of tho ' con,"
that "thero nro others," and we do not
believe thnt In tho multiplicity of
choleo our readers will beg for their
talcs of woe.
CONVICT NO. 1509.
Costliest To ml).
The most magnificent tomb In tht
world Is tho Taj Mahal In Agra, Hln
doostan. It was erected by Shah Jo
han to tho memory of his favorite
queen. It Is octagonal In form, of pure
whlto marblo, Inlaid with Jasper, cor
nelian, turquoise, agato, amethysU,
and sapphires. Tho work took 22,000
men twenty years to complete, nnd
though thero wero free gifts and la
bor was free the cost was $10,500,000.
Tho average whalo yields" 2,000 gal
lons of oil.
WORLD"
prlSOll, It Is 352 feet lnnir nml 170
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