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THREE WARNINGS.
Dr. Townly'a Hps twitched, but ho
'controlled himself, ft was a vcr scrl
ous caeo. And he knew that men ar.1
women had died of fright.
Everybody in Torbett township know
Just what was tho matter.
Miss Sallno Jones, a very estimable
lady In mlddlo ace, had lala down on
Tier bed knowing that she would soon
die. Sho hnd rocslred tUrco mysterious
warnings. Wberevtr tho oasa was dls
cussed and It was talked of now
throughout tho township and the groat
cr portion of the county nobody oould
bo found who had crer heard of an In
fitanco whero a pereon forewarned had
ver received more than tlireo warn
ings. One tho rule. Cases whoro
two warning.) were given tho doomed
wero cited, but they were not so well
authenticated.
Miss Jones lmd loin In bed now throo
lays. Everybody oould see her falling.
Sho had a hunted look; her face was
pale, sometimes clammy with perspira
tion. She had sot slept mow In three
nights. Dr. Townly'a first resolvo was
that sho should sleep that night but
kept his own counsel,
Ho really feared the poor lady would
lio of fright.
After examining her carefully with a
puzzled expression he entered tho little
parlor, which was darkened to keep the
flies and the light out, and conversed
with Miss Jones' nleco, a bright nnd
fairly well-educated girl. Tho niece
had been sent for In haste. She had
no patlonco with tho story of tho
"warnings," but sho admitted that fiho
had not had much tlmo to Investigate
tho matter.
Sho had tho forethought, however, to
call In tho neighbor who had tele
graphed her that her presence was re
quired In Torbett.
Tho neighbor was a member of tho
leading church In Torbett, who an
nounccd herself as tho mother of a
largo family, thereforo very consci
entious. Miss Jones had not said any
thing to her until she had slept over
the first warning.
"Sho, told mo It looked lllco an angel
with wings. Sho could see tho angel's
head better than tho wings, But tho
wings wero there."
Tho doctor knew the storr. but ho
.asked Mrs. Bennett Kruflly: "Whoro?"
"They wero on a melon a water
melon. It was a melon grown in a
natch Just back of tho henhouse on
tho llttlo bench of land very near tho
ravine."
"Well?" growled tho doctor.
"I did sco tho second warning my
self."
"What was It like?"
"It was on a melon, too. It looked
jusj like Mis3 Jonea told me. It was
Just llko tho branches of a weeping
willow."
"Did anybody else sco it?"
"My son John saw It, and a half-
-dozen of tho neighbors saw It."
"How big was tho tree tho branches,
I mean?"
"They covered the breadth of your
hand, I am sure."
"Did Miss Jones say eho regarded It
a3 a sign sho was going to dlo? Sup
poso tho melon hadn t been piitleu or
somebody clso had picked It up?"
"That's Just It. Sho didn't got tho
melons her llttlo nephew, Tommy
lio's about C years old ho brought tho
melons In to her. Thero wns an old
patch back thero once sho never goes
Into It. Tommy, ho was chaslns the
uens and run thero and found tho
melons."
"Then sho wont to bed, did sho?"
"No. She wondered wliat It meant
asked me what I thought. And I
daren't say what I tnougnt. it was
tho first 'sign' I over saw. And I hope
I may never eco another."
"Did sho show any signs of fright
did sho loso her appetite or cry? Was
eho nervous? Or did she talk much?"
"Neither of tho throe. Sho Just sat
down and rocked horsolf. if nnybody
spoko sho Just looked at us, as much
na to say: 'You don't know anything
about it. It can't bo helped.' Wouldn't
bo coaxed to eat. Wo couldn't got hor
to swallow a cup of tea."
"Well and then?"
"Sho got tho third warning."
"What was It?"
"It was on another melon. It's not
as plain as tho others. Dut. hundreds
havo aeon It. It waa an ovcrrlpo melon
Kind of faded away now. Sho said
when Tommy brought It In that sho
did not need such a plain warning,
said sho ought to bo thankful sho got
three. And then eho laid out, hor
shroud and got Into bed. Of course
dozens of us wore In and out."
"Yos," thought tho doctor, "and
hundreds more, bigger fools, wore tell
ing tho story and adding to It."
"What was on tho last molon?"
"Just an urn tho same as you sco
any place."
"Humph!"
"She camo over to my house that
afternoon. I'd Just got tho parlor
closod and was going to Ho down when
eho walked in without rapping. A
thing sho nover did In her life. 'I am
going to dlo sooiu' sho said, then sho
cat down. 'I want you to boo that
everything Is right. You know tho
most about my things.' I expected
then sho had another warning, but I
waited to sco what sho would say
euro enough sho had. So I wont over
with hor. Then sho showed mo tho
melon. I declare, doctor, I almost
fainted then. I had to sit down. And
I had to holp her Into bed and send for
Mm noirlibors. That's all I can toll
you."
Tho worst of it was It was all truo,
Deacon Prltchard had called repeat
edly and prayed for her; old friends
flocked to tho houso and filled it from
tho porch to tho sickroom or, rather,
tho dying-room, as It was now caiica.
Tho leading druggist pooh-poohed
tho story. He had a theory. Ho Im
agined ho could sco scmobody experi
menting with chemicals. But if tho
experimenter was wise ho'd "sing low."
But ho ought to write a letter confess
ing how tho trick was done It wa3
nothing but a chemical trick of somo
sort.
Meanwhile Miss Sallno Jonc3 wa3
surely but certainly falling. Sho could
not live u week, In tho daotor's opin
ion, if sho fell away at tho rato ho had
reckjnod. However, ho would adhore
to his original plan. Ho would glvo
her enough to Insuro sloop for four or
flvo hours. Mcnnwhllo ho would "over
haul hla log." He had sorrcd boforo
the mast when in his teens. Tho sailor
lingo still found utterance when ho
was puzzled.
His thoughts turned toward tho
melon patch. As far as ho oould loam
nobody had visited tho melon patoh, a
olroumstanse that did not surprise a
man who argued that not ouo man or
woman in ten could see two inches bo
yond their noses.
On hla wny out to hl buggy he
asked for Tommy. Tommy had been
taken in by a friendly neighbor. Tho
doctor sat upright In his buggy whon
Tommy mado his appearance.
Ho was very much alarmed when
tho doctor asked him to tako a llttlo
rldo with htm as far as tho end of
tho lane.
"Can you show mo near whoro you
got tho melons for your aunt, Tom
my?" tho doctor asked In a kindly
voice. Tommy thought ho could.
"I'll drlvo nround tho old back lot,"
said tho doctor.
A heavy growth of locust screened
the old back lot from Mlsa Jones
SHE GOT THE THIRD WARNING
house. Tho doctor lifted Tommy out
of hla buggy and entered tho old melon
patch. Ho remained In It ten mlnutos
or more.
Had anybody passed" that way ho
would havo heard a gurglo Jlko that
mado by water dropping Into a brook
It was tho doctor. His broad chest
roso and fell, Ills ncad snook con
vulslvely, his eyes wero cast upward
very much to Tommy's alarm. Then
he wiped hla cyc3 (Tommy said after
ward, "The doctor c'led"), and, placing
Tommy carefully outsldo tho dllapl
dated fence, drove rapidly away.
Ho returned later In tho day, and
summoning tho neighbors who had
seen tho last warnings, closeted him
self with them In a room. There ho
displayed to their wondering eyes fac
slmllc3 of tho plcturo thoy saw on the
melons. Tho pictures tho doctor ex
hlbltcd wero mado on putty, curved
to rcscmblo tho surface of a good
sized watermelon.
"Now," said tho doctor In his brisk
cat tone, "I want you all to como to tho
'dying-room' with mo."
Tho whlsh of skirts that Miss Jono?
said sho wis care was tho wings of
tho angol3 who would carry her to
heaven proved to bo tho retlnuo that
attended the doctor, fully resolved to
carry out his somewhat vaguo Instruc
tlons.
The palo face of tho oplnster flushed
slightly as tho room filled with her
friends.
"Miss Jones," began tho doctor In a
hearty voice, "I've brought theso ladles
hero for a purpose I am suro they will
like. I am going to ordor them to make
as much chicken soup, waffles, gravy
and mashed potatoes a3 they can pro
pnro In nn hour's time. Thoy are your
gucsta my guests also. I'll help foot
the bill If It's permitted In short
nothing would glvo mo moro pleasure
When thoy havo everything prepared
I want you to get up and Bet thorn n
good example by eating Just as much
as you can. You need It. It won't hurt
you a bit. I'd advlso you to glvo your
shroud to tho poor board you won't
havo any moro use for It than I havo
for a fifth wheel to my buggy." '
MIs3 Jonea craned hor head sho was
not suro sho waa not dreaming. But
thero wero nearly a scoro of familiar
faces. She eat up and gazed at tho
doctor. Tho doctor laid down a parcol
whero she could sco It. Opening it, ho
lifted out threo flat pieces of stone,
saying:
"I have brought you theso stones to
show you whoro your three warnings
camo from. I found them in tho old
molon patch whero thoy have been ly
ing ever since Jabez Strong smashed
hla wagon and broko tho headstono
designed for his third wlfo Into smith
ereens. Ho tossed them over tho fonco,
Thero aro enough left, I should Judge,
to make a dozen more warnings. Pro
vlded tho molon lying on thorn Is big
enough to gather weight "
i no doctor nevor unlstied his re
marks.
Of nil tho women present no two can
bo found who will ngreo as to tho pro
olso words Miss Jonea usod. Sho lifted
ono Etono, smiled, sat up, demanded
hor clothes Immediately, got up, so
lected two of hor visitors to assist hor,
drovo tho others out of tho room amid
peals of laughter, nnd spoodlly ropalred
to hor kitchen.
All tho women agrco upon ono thing
that sho got up ono of the beat din
ners thoy over ate, and ono and all
aver that sho violated all rules by the
wny aho ato whon sho had served her
visitors.
WISER THAN THE PROFESSOn.
Old Colored Woman Who Know Pom
thing Alinnt rMll.
A scientific gcntloman of Washing
ton, who Is greatly Interested In fos
sil remains, recently leceivetl a very
fine specimen, purporting to bo of the
Devonian or aome other old period.
Ho wns delighted, and he called In nil
his friends to decide on what manner
of thins tho animal wai during Its
lifetime. They woro not nblo to de
cide, and they wero on tho point of
appealing to somo of the government
goologlata. Tho great trouble wns thnt
tho specimen had no head, and tho
absence of thnt member combined to
make a mystery of the missing link
variety. Meanwhllo tho skeleton wna
kept carefully guarded In n cabinet es
pecially made for It. One day, after
a short absence from tho city, tho sci
entist opened the cabinet and found
that tho fossil had been provided with
head. Ho was delighted. When ho
made Inquiries his son told him that
tho friend who had sent him tho trunk,
had found tho head nnd forwarded it
to him while ho was away. Tho pro
fessor called In hla friends, and thoy
decided that tho head flttod perfectly,
and that It belonged to tho fossil.
When thus equipped It looked for nil
tho world Hko ono of tho dogs ono
would Imagine tho cave men to havo
kept as tholr pots. The professor folt
that ho ought to wrlto a treatise on
the canines of tho paleozoic ages. An
old colored woman who takes care of
tho ofllco came In ono day nnd saw
tho fossil, with Its recent addition. Sho
went up to It and dcllboratoly knocked
tho head off with hor dustor. "Foh do
Lawd's sake, puffcasahl" sho cxclatm
cd, "what yo doln' wld a ol chicken
carcass on yo' skolllngton?" On mln
uto Investigation tho professor found
that tho old woman was correct; but
ho does not speak to his Bon now.
Washington Post.
CITY MAKES THE PROFIT.
How Ownership of Street Itnllwnrs
Operates In Glnscow.
From tho beginning Glasgow ownod
Its own streot railway lines. It wan
too careful of IU stroots to allow any
company to control them. Though tho
conditions under which a company
leased the lines for 21 years wero high
ly favorable to tho city, at tho expir
ation of tho leaso it was decided not
to renow It. An offer was mado to tako
over tho company's rolling stock, sta
bles, etc., on an arbitrator's valuation,
on condition that tho company should
not put on a rival lino of buses. As
this was declined tho council started
car shops nnd equipped tho lino with
now material entirely. On tho day of
tho transfer tho competing omnibuses
appeared, but tho citizens had long ex
perienced tho advantages of loyal Bup-
nort of their own government. All
the blandishments of tho omnibus con
ductors wero unavailing; tho omni
buses ran empty, whllo the street cars
were crowdod, and aoon tho chngrlnod
rivals withdrew from tho uneven con
test. Scotch shrewdness has been Jus
tified of her children. For short dis
tances a system of 1-cont fares has
been Introduced; tho cars havo been
mado moro elegant and comfortable;
olcctrlc traction Is bolng Installed. In
ono year tho number of passengers was
doubled; and after paying intcrost on
tho capital and providing an adequate
reserve fund, a surplus of $200,000 is
left to pay for open spaces, baths nnd
wash houses, river forrles, art exhibi
tions, music and Improved sanitation.
Harper s Magazine.
Tho Aastrntlnn llnnylp.
Legends of a weird crcaturo called
tho bunylp, said to have onto inhabited
tho Australian lakes and rivers, still
survive at tho Antipodes. Whether It
was nn nborlglnal myth or a vanished
reality continues to bo a dobatnble
point. Somo aro Inclined to think that
it was tho former, as not n bono or
vestlgo of tho bunylp Is to bo found In
any museum or scientific collection, If,
howovcr, we aro to believe Buckloy,
tho most ronowned and remarkable of
tho wild whlto men of Australia, tho
bunylp had a real existence Ho al
leges that ho actually saw ono In Lako
Modowara, a fow miles to tho south of
Goolong. "Tho watora of tho lako are
perfectly fresh, abounding In largo
cols, which wo caught In great abun
dance. In this lako, na woll as In most
of tho others Inland, and In tho doop
water rlvora, is a vory extraordinary
amphibious animal, which tho natives
call tho bunylp, of which I could
nover sco any part except tho back,
which appeared to be covered with
feathors of a dusky gray color. It
seemed to bo r.bout the color of n full
grown calf and somotlmcs Inrger. Tho
creaturo only nppearn when tho
weather Is very calm and tho wator
smooth. I could never learn from any
of tho natives that thoy had seen either
tho bond or tho tall, bo that I could not
form a correct idea of its size, or what
It was like."
A Ilnd llrnnk.
Philadelphia Bulletin: Rlva Did
you say, "This Is bo sudden J' when
Jack finally proposed? Nlta No; I
lntondcd to, you know, but I was so
llustrated that I forgot and cried "At
last!" instead.
lint Scotch Win.
"It'o a cold day whon I got loft,"
said the proud pink lomonado. "I
never get loft on a cold day," replied
tho haught hot Scotch.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
JOME GOOD STOniES FOR OUH
JUNIOH HEADEHS.
fho Ylllncn Diirnluc- Nrcitlo JmhO
Vollm ItaliiJ- Days Tho (liuuol Tjmt
May lln HiJ"l lu Make T-lieiil llrlch
trr Iho lia.tof tliu Dolls.
Mr I.lltto 1 1 ox.
A'hen my llttlo boy U cone,
lloimo tti lonesome all tho day,
can hardly stnnd tlio milel
Ami I want to cot awiiv.
tllence seems lllco something real,
And It settle:! Ilka n slono
)n my heart until Ood help met
lien my llttlo boy U toit.
"Then my llttls boy's away
Kverythlnir seems kind of blue.
Inn his playthings In the corner
Act a if they missed him. too.
Sold their llttlo hnndr to me,
Like there s aomothtnc thor wauld say-
Hutely cnlllnc for their master
11 V my little boy'n away.
Snt I thi.iW my Ood for this,
It is but a little while
nil I'll hear hl.i happy prattle
Ana win see his d muled smile.
With a heart of gratitude,
l'or tho hone I ihus onlor.
"o I pray the common Father
To protect my llttlo boy.
Would rnther boo Ids face,
He.i- his liamy lnuahlm; rlntr.
Havo him loll mo that ho loves ine.
Than to i-e a Reentered Kins.
nd I ask no boon but this:
Just to hoar him at his nlay:
flint tho child who came from heaven
May rcmnln with mo alwny.
tVhcn my llttlo boy cornea back
llo'll drlvo out this bpiisttv nulet.
Ho will nil tho still, old houso
Willi Ills hnimy. child sh riot.
All his plaything will bo Kind
And thou won't bo any lack
Df (ho sweetness of tho sunshlno
When my llttlo boy comes back.
Denver Nows.
Tho Vlllncro llnrnliiE-Nocdle.
"Oh, whnt shall I do? What Bhall
lo? I've lost the vlllago darning-nee
dlo!" cried good Mrs. Dickson, wring
ng her hands. It was a bright July
lay In tho year 1770, soon after tho
ilgnlng of tho declaration of lndopen
denco; but tho pcoplo of Mystic had
oot heard of that great event. It took
lays, sometimes weoks, for nows to
so carried to towns that wero far away
from tho larco cities and seaports. The
news of tho loss of tho vlllago darning'
ncedlo wna a great blow to tho good
wives of Mystlo. Out they ran, somo
to scold poor Mrs. Dickson, who had
lost It while on her way homo from tho
mill, and somo to look for tho nocdlo
which was, of course, a great deal
moro sensible. Tho vlllago was a long
way from any placo-wherc new darn
Ing-nceulcs could ho bought, and
womcu did not go shopping In thoso
Inys. They stayed at homo and spun
vhat goods they needed for clothes and
bedding, Instead of going to buy It,
So It happened that Just at that time
thero was only ono darnlng-needlo, and
all tho housewives used It In turn. It
was sent, carefully wrapped up, from
ono houso to another. And now Mrs
Dickson had In Eomo way let It fall
from her npron whllo Jolting along on
tiorEcback from tho mill. Threo miles
of forest road along which sho might
havo dropped It! It wns n deal of
Epaco In which to hunt, but hunt they
must, or stockings could not bo raond
td! All tho children, and all tho
women, yes. nud somo of tho men
turned out to look fqr tho vlllago darn
lng-necdlo thnt bright July day. Mean
time, tho news of tho declaration of In
dependenco had reached another vll
tego fifteen miles nearer to Uio city
than Mystic was; and after tho pcopl
thero had got over their first excite
mcnt, nnd hnd settled down to plan
nlng how thoy should colobrato tho
Fourth of July properly, oven If It
Aas a fow days late, somo ono proposed
that tho news bo sent on to Mystic,
All tho boys In town wero eager to go,
kut Paul Davenport was toon chosen
becnuso ho had tho swiftest horso, and
was known to bo a bravo and fearloss
lad. It wns no uncommon thing In
thoso days to meet with Indians In that
part of tho country, nnd ono had to de
pend mainly on a bravo heart and a
last horso then. Paul felt very Im
portant as ha rodo out of tho vlllago
ind started on his Journey. It was
luch n lovely day that It seemed a3 It
lature wa3 really smiling for Joy. Most
3f his way lay through tho wooiIb, and
lio could hear tho songs of blrdB and
tho chatter of squirrels as ho rodo
llong. Fortunately Paul mot no ono.
Tow peoplo traveled far from their
home in thoso dnys. At length ho
:amo out of tho woods upon tho high
way that led to tho village. Ho had
mado up his mind to rldo straight to
tho green, dismount thero, nnd tell his
aews with all tho ceremony It ought
to l.vo. Ho entered the vlllago flying,
but Urangely enough, ho caw no one.
Tho fields wero empty, nnt no houso
wives wero out on the doorsteps, or
ipreadlng their webs of linen to bleach
In tho yards. Doors and windows
novo wldo open, hut no faces looked
lorth. Paul leaped from his horso and
ivent to one of tho houses to look In.
Everything was In ordor, and a baby
ny asleep In Its cradlo.
"It could not bo a raid by tho In
Ilans," thought tho boy ns ho went
jut. "They would not leave a child,
tnd, besides, thero aro no marks of
lattle around." Just then ho heard a
lalnt sound of shouting. For a min
tto ho was frightened, thinking It waa
perhaps a bnnd of Indians; but, as ho
opked, ho saw on tho edgo of tho vll
ago a crowd of women, boys nnd girls,
nrlth a few men carrying on their
moulders n llttlo girl. Tho children
rero capering nbout nnd Bhoutlng,
Hurrah! Hurrah! Ruth found It!
v.uth found It!" Whon Paul got up
o tho crowd ho found what was going
in. It was tho party of searchers for
lio lost darning-needle. Thoy had not
mil to go vory far, for before a half
nllo had been searched, tho bright
qres of llt'lo Ruth Endlcott hart si-lad
tho shining nocdlo In tho road. As
soon ns Paul got a chance, ho Jumped
up on a trco stump nnd told his news
In a loud voice, and then how tho poo
plo shouted "Hurrah! The wholo vll
lago nt once set to work to plan a big
celebration that very day, but in nil
their fun thoy did not forgot tho llttlo
girl who found tho darning-needle. She
was plnccd nt tho head of ono of tho ta
ble, and lomo one proposed n toast to
llttlo Kuth Bright-Eyes." And
'Bright-Eyes" she waa always culled
after that. MAY W. CLYMER.
Itnlny rij.
"Printing by magic" Is great fun.
Take a mustard tin nnd halt fill It with
boiling wator. Add to this six thin sli
ces from a cake of soap and a teaspoon-
ful of turpentine. When cold It will bo
a Jelly. Now get somo papers with pie-
turw; jwlnt a vory little of this Jolly
over the picture, sprend a
clean eheet of paper over It,
and then press It hard. Sepa
rate the piece of paper from the plcturo.
and yon will find you havo two pictures
Instead ef one. Havo you ever tried
colorln- tho pictures In periodicals or
papers or even advertisement pictures
with oolored chalk. Aok mother If sho
will give you a penny to buy a box of
chalks, nnd noxt wet day try It,. nnd I
am euro you will ngreo with mo that
It Is a most delightful employment.
Then I wonder If you know that It Is
posslblo to buy boxes of modeling clny
(red nnd grey nro tho nicest). With
this clay you can build alt kinds of
things ships, houses, animals, almost
anything you llko In fact. Tho clay
enn bo used again nnd again, nnd, us
It Is only Just moist enough to mold
and not moist enough to bo mussy,
thero is no need to havo a special room
In which to ti30 It. Tho simplest plan
Is to spread newspapers over nn ordi
nary dining table. This clay can be
gotten from toy shops clthor by tho
pound or box. Anothor gamo la "my
house." For this you want aomo ad
vcrtlscmont pngea containing lltustrn
tlons of chairs, tables and an nrtlclo
that would bo usod In furnishing a
houso, Vnne8, clocks and things of
that kind all como lu. Cut all theso
things out, and thon either arrange
them on a tablo or stick thorn Into a
scrap book till nil tho Iioubo la furnish
cd the dining room with Its tablca
and chairs, the kltchon with its poti
and pans, and so on. ,
Jesns's Folks.
Little Charllo S. was taking his first
railroad Journey nt lenst, tho first ho
could remember. Ho and his mamma
woro going east. It was such n sultry
midsummer day that nearly all
tho passengers hnd fallen into
a dozo. Llttlo Charllo wondered
how anybody could eleep whon thoro
wns co much to bo seen and talked
about. Ho wasn't sleepy, no, Indeed 1
His bluo eyes woro wldo open to
catch everything going on, both Ineldo
nnd outsldo tho car, Thero woro so
many things ho wanted to know! At
that particular moment ho wanted to
know If tho train had loft Pennsylva
nia yet; If It woro any nearer Now
York. But his mamma, too, was asleep
and bolng a manly llttlo follow ho would
not disturb her. "I can't ask anything,"
ho thought. "Everybody's nsleep. I
do wlah something would happen so I
could talk." Presently something did
happen. Tho train slowed up, and tho
porter called out, "Bethlehem! Both
lohem!" That didn't seem to arouso
nnybody, not even Charllo's mamma;
but Charllo wa3 so much excited that
ho called out In hla clear, high voice,
"Mamma, mamma, you must wako up
now! Hero's whoro Jesus' folks llvo!"
Whon his mamma explained that this
Bothlohem was not tho Bethlehem
where tho Christ child had lived, the
llttlo fellow was greatly disappointed,
but tho rest of that afternoon tho pas
sengers found plcasuro In both cntor
tnlnlng nnd bolng entertained by the
wldc-nwako llttlo boy.
r i
Tho rit at Dolls.
Every girl In Toklo, from tho tiny
toddlers to tho maids who think thorn
selves women, dovoto a wholo gala
week to their dolls. Tho dolls nro
beautiful, nlcoly modeled and clad
often In n quaint old court dross of Ja
pan. And yot, whether tho dolls or
their ownoro llttlo girls, maybo of
Bovon, with their hnlr 'Mono up" nnd
boflowercd, and walking about In long,
fantastically colored kimonos, with
port airs and solemnly affocted dignity
aro tho moro entertaining, it would
bo hard to say, Tho llttlo dolls bo
longing to ono llttlo girl Invito tho llt
tlo dolls belonging to another llttlo girl
to a feast, and everything la conducted
with decorum nnd Btatollness. Thon
tho Invitation comes from tho other
sldo. And all day long tho llttlo dolls
nro being taken round to cnll on othor
llttlo dolls. For sovon days this charm
ing Feast of Dolls lasts, tho most
eagerly looked forward to festival In
tho Japancso calendar. J. F. Frasor,
In Round tho World on a Whoel,
The Two Rhurehllls.
A man's doublo has beon a fruitful
themo In literature, but now hero Is a
caso of a man's namesake, ns. It woro,
rivaling him In almost every field.
These two men nro contompornrlos,
and very nearly of tho Bamo ago. Both
aro ambitious In Iltornturo, and both
havo begun to mako names for thorn
selves. Ono of theso, Winston Church
111, 13 nn American, nnd has Just writ
ten a most successful novel. Tho other,
Winston Churchlll.lB only Amorlcan on
his mother's sldo, being tho Bon of
Lady Randolph Churchill, Ho has
been In nctlvo Borvlco In India, wni' a,
war correapondent In Cubn, and rodo
with the Twenty-first lancers in its
famous charge at Obdurman. Har
per's Unzsf.
OUR BUDGET 01f EUN.
SOME
OOOD JOKES. ORIGINAS.
AND SELECTED.
A Variety of Jnkrs Olbes nnd IroBtasv
Orlglnnl nnd Holrotnd Flotsam
Trunin from tlio Tide of II u mac
AVItty fjnyliiK.
Monoj1 Wanted.
An amusing story Is told nbout
prisoner who wns charged with felony
tho other tiny nt Bow street pollen
eourt.
On his wny to tho police ntatloa hoi
bcramo qtilto confidential with hla cajK
tor, nnd remarked:
"Thero Is ono thing I am norry torj
"What is thnt?" nsked his captor, ex
pecting to hear n confession.
"I had my hair cut last night," nam
the prisoner, in a dejected tone, "t
might havo Bnvod that 3d. It's
my luck." Sparo Momcnls,
Inconsistent.
Uncle Hiram I don't llko the
thero upper berths In them uteaas
kynrs.
Nephew Why not, undo?
Uncle Hiram Why, you havo ter n't
up ter go ter bed.
Hold.
Her dilating eyes left no doubt that
eho was deeply horrified.
"What dreadful people!" Bho cried.
"Tho Orientals, I mean. They actual
ly cell wives iu department stores. 1
read hero!"
"Well, wo can't brag much!" pro
tested tho man, her husband, speaking
in gcncrnl terms, it Is truo, but glaring
fixedly at tho 80 cent rocking chair sk
bad thnt day paid $2.C0 for at a bar
gain scramble. From the Detroit
Journal. , . .un.(
v
Whnt's CItIIT
A llttlo boy with an Interest 1b tha
meaning of untnmlllnr words Bala to
his mother: "What's tho meaning ot
civil'?"
"Kind nnd polite," answered this
mother.
A puzzled look brooded for a second;
on tho boy 8 faco. Then ho said:
"Was It a kind and pollto war that
was In this country onco?" Pacific
Unitarian.
Itnnch on tlio Tongli.
Hearing footsteps on the stairs, tho
burglar was so frightened that he swal
lowed a small ring set with precious
stones.
"This," ho muttered, nftor a short
pause, "Is a caso of a diamond la tn
rough, for sure."
Uttering n low, but hitter lnugh-ho;
confiscated u blcyclo lamp and left Uae.
premises.
fiho Couldn't.
"Boys boys!" suld nn ngod grand
mother, "I would not alldo down those.
banisters I would not do It!"
"Why, grandmother, you couldn't!"
snld llttlo Charllo, as ho picked him-
toll up from tho hall floor,
Thoso Mean Women,
Philadelphia Record: "Dr. Do Stylo
Is at our placo two or threo times
week, but I never aeo him at your
houso."
"No; wo don't owo him anything."4
Itrllllaut
Sho Ib Mr. Earleodawn very bright
He I fancy ho 1b. Thoy Bay hk.
(urns night into day.
Tho Hummer Vneuuin.
"Awfully stupid lot of men at this,
csort."
"Don't deceive yourBolf. Smart poo
plo don't try to bo entertaining whea
hoy take n vacation."
Jiivvnllo SiifTurlnc.
Chicago Record: "What is Bobby
jrylng nbout?"
"Our now neighbors nro baking gln
ter bread, and wo'ro not acquainted:
with them yet."