OPE IS WHAT
WE MAKE IT
Life Is simply what we mnko It ns we
hasten heedless on
To the future that awaits us Just beyond
tho glided dawn;
Wo can plant our path with roses, nye, or
wnter It with tears.
Wo can shadow It with sorrow that will
stay throughout the years:
Wc can mako our neighbors happy with
a much or with n song,
Wo enn Bcatter sunshlno nlways as
through life wc pass along;
Llfo Is simply what we malic It; let us
make It bright and gay.
For tho bird that carols sweetly gladdens
all the summer day.
Aye, life Is what wc make It, bright or
clouded o er with woe,
As fato doth sweep the pendulum tinccns
Ing to and fro:
Plant roses In your pathway, weed the
thistle from your door,
lie In whoso heart a laugh Is born cannot
be counted poor:
So mako llfo bright and merry, sunshine
never killed a llower.
And never camo a smile amlsB unto tho
weary hour:
Tho birds doth nil with happiness the
meadows where they throng,
And wo can set tho world agleo with
laughter and with song.
T. C. HAniJAUail.
Jason's Golden Fleece.
BY WILLIAM BLOSS.
(Copyright, 1901, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
When a man has been dlssoluto for
long times together; when his friends
shun his approach lest ho bo about to
renew reiterated applications for "Just
a small loan, you know, old man";
when his clothes have descended from
that sartorial half-basement called tho
Bhabby genteel to tho sartorial sub-
cellar denominated tho ragged; when
even his kindred shun him; when tho
lady who furnishes his cheap lodgings
Intimates that unless tho unpaid rent
of tho last fortnight be forthcoming at
onco, would ho bo so kind as to give up
his key; when tho 15-ccnt meal restau
rant man with reluctance, but firmness,
advises that further lino of credit
will bo lmpossiblo In his caso until
you can do 'a little something, sir, on
this old account which has been run
ning no long why, then, what Is a
man to do?
Broadest among the paths, lying be-
foro him run two. First, there Is sui
cide. One always contemplates sul
cldo undor such conditions. Whether
ono 13 remorsefully sober or sentimen
tally drunken, sulcido Is the solace
springing spontaneously to greet
thought. In theory It Is easy but In
practice only tho desperato rush to Its
chill embrace. Tho icy waters of tho
lako and river do not woo ns did tho
Paphlan goddess. And among thoso who
have mado a practlco of drowning it Is
looked upon as a dlsagreeablo exercise.
Carbolic acid and rough on rats have
features most objectionable
Besides, ono has moral objections to
self-destruction. Tho church has cried
anathemas upon it. Society frowns
upon it by making Its attempt penal in
somo states. It is really not good form.
And then ono owes duties to others
Jason didn't have tho price,
who might grlove, No, it must not bo
thought of, it Is disgraceful, determines,
ho in such caso as has been mado and
provided first herein. .
Truo there is tho dual path of reform
and work. Along its broad and
straight but steep and rocky way Its
twin sign-posts stand sldo by sldo,
pointing with unbent lingers to tho
temple of hopo shining afar in the
fields of ease. But tho ascent is ardu
ous Nor Is It so easily undertaken.
If reform without work Is fruitless,
equally truo it Is that work without
reform Is profitless. And to achlovo
tho ono and sccuro tho other merely
by determining to do so is posslblo
only to those souls whoso fibres are
spun from steel and adamant.
To tho conclusions thus advanced
camo Jason Fenwlck on tho morning
when ho perceived with bitterness that
oven thoso poor resources ho had been
able to call his own had been drunk
nnd eaten all, leaving neither cruml)3
Itor lees behind. Ho had slept uneasily
1.1 " nil n I a I n n11ntfl.t Dolrtnn f r
ill feyji .
411 11 uuuu 111 1111 uu-lllbiiv nuiuuii, AVtll -
ful of ojection from its warmth, tim
orous of approaching tho unspeakablo
"freo lunch" which, beneath tho ob
sorvant eye of tho bartender, held out
Its bawdy allurements only to those
who bad "tho price." Jason didn't
r'
have the price, and he know better than
to Invito the door by making uniustl
flablo advances. It Is betcr to bo warm
and hungry than cold and hungry, ho
argued, and It may bo conceded that
his IotIc was not unsound.
When tno porter nnd his early morn
ing mop began tho ablutions which
wore intended to restoro the floor to
decency.hosolzed up Jason's chair with
that contemptuous authority tho black
man loves to exerclso upon his poor
wnito brother, and sot It upon a pool
tablo that he might tho better uso tho
mop. Thus evicted, tho young man
wandered aimlessly out of tho door,
Remorso bit his soul and hungor
gnawed his stomach. Tho west wind
was keen, nnd pricked him.
"After all," ho said, "I'm n hcslta
ting fool. Let'B end this comic trnge
dy." And ho set his steps resolutoly
toward tho Randolph street viaduct
and Lako Michigan boyond. As ho
passed tho towering cliffs of tho Audi
torium and tho Annex, tho savngo
wind, pent ns In n funnel, assisted him
with ovon moro ncrldity nnd put an
edgo upon his purpose. Ho walked
"I havo found a lady's watch."
on doggedly now, determined, nnd tho
hand of Providence alono could havo
moved him to turn him bnck.
Tho trampled snow lay In glisten
Ing ridges upon Michigan avenuo, al
most deserted at that early hour, but
tho marks of thousands of runners
showed that tho sleighing had been
good tho day before and that tho woll-to-do
had been out in numbers to en
joy it. Ho smiled bitterly as tho
thought Hooded him. Onco he, too, had
driven flno horses on tho boulevard
That was when ho had been Mr. Fen
wlck, tho rising young lawyer. That
was when ho thought ho was about to
marry Edith. Well, ho would drlvo
onco more to tho Styx tlris time and
ho would wed, with Death, the grim.
Ho had almost reached tho eastern
curbing of tho broad highway when
something shining in tho snow drew
down his glance. Tho now risen sun
had thrust n dart through tho crene
lated wall reared as a parapet shield
Ing tho eyes of tho Lako Front park
from tho brutal utilitarianism of the
railroad In the depths below and It had
found a golden target. Jason stooped
and picked from tho snow a lady's
gold watch, set with a wreath of dia
monds. For an instant ho stood in stupor,
holding tho glistening Jewel in his un
gloved, unwashed palm. Then with a
swift motion ho thrust hnnd nnd watch
into his pocket, clutching his prlzo
eagerly, and looking sharply about to
seo if thero were any to dlsputo his
treasuro trove. Ho who had been
nbout to die, now would havo fought
fiercely to retain tho means of living
on. Visions of broiled steaks and
their noble entourage formed hnlos In
his brain. Not Alnaschar himself be
fore ho kicked over his basket of glas3
waro, indulged in moro day drcam3
than did Jason in traversing tho sovon
city blocks from Congress to Ran
dolph streets. Ho had walked north
ward mechanically, toward his original
destination, and with an Impulse, un
expressed oven In his own mind, to
got quickly as far away ns possible
from tho sceno of his raro fortune.
No cry of "halves" could bo tolerated.
No vaguo assertion of ownership
should be listened to. Tho prlzo was
his. all his. Had ho not found it?
Columbus and tho Spanish dual crown
had no better claim upon tho vast now
world.
Tho wind nnd the arctic air had been
forgotten. Ho felt a glow from car to
toe, and, within, his heart leaped In
exultancy. An angel's arm had
snatched him from tho grnvo. Well,
ho would prove worthy to bo saved.
Ho would rehabilitate his manhood.
Tho path of reform and work, should
now be his.
Suddenly, ns If his brain had en
countered a llvo electric wire, camo tho
shocking, sickening thought that oven
wero this prize his very own ho could
not uso It. Its valuo wns extreme.
How much ho did not know, but his
trained experience had suggested at
tho first rapid glance that It had cost
hundreds. Novorlheloss, it waB dross
In tho hand which clutched It. Should
ho try to pawn It, ho would bo ar
rested. Should, ho. try to sell to any
reputablo person ho would bo looked
upon with suspicion and refused. If
ho took It to a "fence," .somo "leveo"
thioves' bnnker, ho must accept tho
tenth valuo which would bo offered.
As these reflections crushed him, his
head was bent again nnd onco moro
tho wind slung him like a whip.
Then a now idea camo to him nnd
Jason turned westwnrd and hurried to
tho saloon across tho court from tho
public library. Ho seized a morning
paper and feverishly turned to tho
Lost nnd Found "ads." Ah, hero It
wa3 tho first thing:
LOST While driving In Michigan boule
vard. Thursday afternoon, botu-rnn
Jackson and Thlrty-llrst street, lady's
gold watch, set with diamond wreath. It
h valued as a souvenir and 250 will bo
paid for Its return to 2900 Michigan ave.
An hour lator a worn and tired man,
1 1 I kby I
p!y
bluo with cold, U from hungor,
grimed, unBhnvon, shivering, timidly
rang tho electric bell at tho vestlbulcd
doorway of No. 2999. Ho wns shiver
ing, partly in apprehension that ho
would wako up nnd find ho only
dreamed. A neat maid responded to
tho Btimmons. Sho looked him over in
dubity. Such callers wero not usual.
"I havo found n lady's watch," ho
stammered, "and see by tho
paper "
But tho maid cut In on his speech.
She smiled graciously.
"Miss Edith will bo so glad," sho
said. "If you will como in, sir, 1 will
call her, If sho Is up."
Ho waited long, In a drawing room
whoso aromatic breath mado him
think of nil tho unforgetablo past
and then thero floated from behind tho
portlcro n dlvlno vision of loveliness
nrrayed In morning robo of cerulean
bluo nnd looked upon him in tho dim
light of tho drawing room. Ho hud
risen, hat in hand, with his old court
ly grace, to greet a lady.
Then, ns ho stared, speechless, tho
vision swept with a slnglo undu
lation to his very breast and threw
both of her fair arms about his neck.
"Oh! Jason!" sho cried, "Hnvo you
como at last?"
"Edith!" was nil ho said, but being
mortal, ho kissed hor whore sho stood.
The law firm of Jennlson nnd Fen
wick has tho reputation of dividing
the most lucratlvo practlco In Illinois
courts, and especially is its Junior
member regarded by tho members of
tho bar which his talents adorn as ono
of Its brightest lights.
Miss Jennlson's parents, you see, had
only recently purchased No. 2999, and
Jason didn't know It. In his case that
llttlo knowledge would havo been n
dangerous thing.
COUNT EGOS DY THE MILLION.
Chicago Dealers lilicuit Itecent .Ills
Order from tho Unit.
South Wntor strict men tho other
day discussed tho recent order of an
eastern man for 2,400,000 dozen eggs
to bo supplied by tho commission men
of tho west, says tho Chicago Chroni
cle. This order runs into big figures
and counted In eggs or dozeuB it looks
largo. At nny rate, It means, even at
tho price of 10 cents per dozen, n trans
action of nearly ?250,000. Tho eastern
buyer Is undoubtedly making his pur
chase for cold storago purposes, anil
will calculate to mako his profit on
tho ndvanco In prlco next winter. Com
mission men are recalling tho trans
action last season by which Cudnhy
of Omaha and Chicago parties col
lected and stored several millions of
dozens of eggs which wero nfterwnrd
sold at tho winter price and at a hand
somo profit. When talking about a
recent offer mado to tho convention
of Kansas and Oklahoma commission
men to buy 2,400,000 dozen eggs sov
crnl South Wntor strcot dealers said
that such an order could bo easily
handled by commission firms In tho
ordinary business way. Ono was of tho
opinion that there aro firms doing
business with headquarters In Chicago
that would not bo stumped If called
upon to furnish twico that quantity
In tho courso of n couplo of months
Thoy would simply set to work among
country nnd call for nil that could bo
supplied at stated times.
Ho Wan Correct Knougli.
In a certain regiment was an export
gymnast, who taught his brother sub
altcms how to walk ncross tho barrack
room on their hands. Whllo thus en
gaged ono evening tho door opened,
and tho colonel, n stern disciplinarian,
entered tho room, looking attentively
at tho Inverted company, shook his
head gravoly nnd departed without ut
tering a word. Extra parado duty next
morning was tho least punlshmont ex
pected for this broach of discipline.
Somo days passed, however, and, no
notlco being taken, It wns thought
that an apology and explanation
should bo offered by tho prlmo insti
gator of theso unsoldlerly movements.
V referenco being mado to tho evening,
tho colonel amazed tho Intondlng apol
ogist by exclaiming: "Hush, my dear
fellow, I would not havo anybody know
It for tho world. Tho fact is, I had
been dining out with nn old brothor
officer who had served with mo In In
dia, and 'pon my llfo I had no idea tho
wino could havo such effect upon mo;
but when I looked In to seo If you wero
all right in your quarters I could havo
sworn that I saw you all upsldo
down!" Tld-Bits.
Mother Uinta.
Mothers often complain that their
babies do not appear really 111, und yet
do not grow and look as healthy aB
thoy should. Tho dloffronco between n
healthy and an unhealthy child Is very
marked. A perfectly healthy baby
sleeps a great deal of tho tlmo during
tho first fow months of Its life, and
when It is usleep wears an expression
of nbsoluto and blissful repose. Tho
Ittlo eyelids are completely closed, tho
lips very slightly parted nnd tho
breathing is rhythmic and scarcely to
bo heard. Thoro Is no vl.slblo move
ment of tho nostrils In tho healthy
baby whllo sleeping. Whon a young
baby sleeps with tho eyelids incom
pletely cloHcd, so that tho whites of
tho oyes show, bo suro that something
Is wrong. When tho baby's rest Is
broken by pain, even colic, tho oyellds
will twitch, and tho eyes will not com
pletely close. But the samo symptoms
Indicate often tho pppearaneo of a se
vere Illness, so that tho mother should
nlways bo on guard.
Iron Mining In "Ynil; Hlutr."
Iron mining Is now cnrrlcd on ex
tensively in northern Now York. Ono
shaft in Clinton has already passe'
through a small vein of pure ore, nM
five feet below hns entered a 23-foot
vein.
LIFE IN
I PICKHO OUT MONTE (RISK-
The man nnd tho girl sottled them
selves In their scnts Just ua tho orches
tra was playing tho ovcrturo to tho
first act of "Monto Crlsto."
"Now, what Is tho story of tho
play?" asked tho girl as soon ns sho
got her breath. "I
read tho first two
chapters of tho
book onco nnd
then 8 o m c t h 1 tig
happened and I
forgot to read tho
rest."
Tho young man
tried to look Intel
ligent. "I rend It
ten yenrs ago," ho
confessed, "nnd I'm
afraid I don't know
much about it. But
Monto CrlBto or
I don't know
whnt ho was when
ho began to stir up
things, but ho's
frightfully rich in
tho end nnd thero's
nn Island mixed In
with It. nnd he
"All
drop dead nt the KOca to Parla nd
sight of him." nU ha 0 n o m l c s
drop dead at tho sight of him of some
thing of that sort."
"Oh, yes," said tho girl, doubtfully
but smilingly. Sometimes women show
real heroism even if It Is unnoticed.
Tho first act was nearly through
when tho girl clutched tho young
man's arm. "Monto Crlsto must bo
thnt gloomy individual who is plot
ting," sho said triumphantly. "But I
don't seo what that foolish young
snllor is frisking around so for. Thoy
talk so fast I can't get tho thread of
tho story."
Tho young mnn looked worried. Just
then tho gendnrmes sent by Vlllofort
snatched tho sailor from his. wedding
feast and curried him off to tho prison.
Everybody on tho Btago promptly
fainted.
"Can tho snllor bo Edmund Dantcs,
nftorward Monto Crlsto?" nsked tho
girl with puzzled brow. Tho young man
shook his head restlessly. "Perhnpa
tho next act will make things clearer,"
ho cheorcd her up.
"Tho progrnm says eighteen years
olapso between acts 1 and 2," said tho
girl as tho curtain roso on tho gloomy
prison sceno. "I supposo thnt Is why
Dantes has so many white whiskers."
Not till tho old prisoner dies, con
fiding his secret to tho young man toy
ing with tho ropo In tho background,
did tho bewildered couplo conclude tho
whiskered gontlcmnn was not Dantes.
Tho shock unsettled the girl's mind
so that she snt spellbound during tho
terrific storm sceno whoro tho body
in tho. sack is tossed into tho raging
sea, nnd Dantes, cutting his way out,
carelessly swims through waves war
ranted to knock down tho Masonic
Temple if given n fair chance. Tho
swimmer reached tho rock and mado
"THAT'S MONTE CRISTO FOR
SURE!"
his usual speech about attaching tho
whole world nt ono full swoop.
Tho young man brightened. "I ro
membcr that," ho snld eagerly. "That's
Monte Crlsto for sure!"
Tho scene In tho wretched inn again
plunged them In gloom. "I guess tho
priest is Dantes In disguise," said tho
young mun comfortnbly.
Tho guileful priest Immediately bo
gnn telling young Albert nbout his
brothor, tho fumous Monto Crlsto.
"He can't bo!" snld tho girl irritably.
"Listen to that! Why don't they wear
signs ho one can toll? And I wish thoy
didn't havo such a rackety storm out
sideIt's a very bad cllmato, seems to
mo!"
The wicked Villefort sends tho old
woman upstairs to murder a peddler,
supposedly Vlllofort's nnnoylng broth
er In disguise. Tho pcddllcr kills her
instend and disappears with tho glow
of tho limelights thrown on his right
eously noblo face, dlsgulso cast off
Villefort cowers In fenr.
"Why. tho peddler wns Monto
Crlsto!" said tho girl in oxcitcment.
Hear him denounce Vlllofort!"
At that instant tho priest bursts in
tho door nnd sees Villefort fall dead.
"Ono!" counts tho priest dramati
cally, raising his finger to heaven.
"No," said tho young man In dis-
Kust, "tho peddler must havo boon
Vlllofort's brothor tho priest Is Monto
Crlsto and ho is chocking off oncmy
No. 1."
Tho girl sat back angrily. "Any
how," she said, "my head aches,"
The young man bought her some
his enemies
A GREAT CITY
chocolate nnd changed tho subject.
Surreptltl-jusly ho took out a pencil
and trlod to mako a chart of tho plot
on his programme edgo, but gavo It
up. Tho play went on. Haughty gen
tlemen denounced each other, dropped
dead occasionally, when thero wns
nothing clso to do,
were defied nnd tri
umphed. Any ono
of tho three or four
hnd tho real Monto
Crlsto nlr. Tho girl
was counting on
her fingers nnd her
eyes had a vacant
stnro, tho young
mnn was plunged
In gloom. Flnnlly,
everybody w o 1 1
maimed and dls
n r m e (1 , tho
haughtiest of tho
I'nrlslan men who
hnd been fooling
nround tho forest
"Thank henvens," of Fontnlnoblcau
said tho young doing French duel
man. stunts throw down
his sword, snld "Mo cho lid, mo wifol"
embraced tho excited youth who
wanted to fight every ono and tho
fnlntlng lndy who was walking around
In tho snow in a ball gown nnd struck
an attitude. Tho curtain wont down.
"Thnnk heaven," Bald tho young man
fervently, as rapture broke over his
face, "for tho first tlmo this evening
I nm certain which wns Monto Crlsto!
There's no mistake, becauso tho rest
aro all killod off."
"Strange," said tho girl philosopher
to tho girls In tho sowing club, "how
tweivo hours can
chango oiio'b point
of view! I don't
know when 1'vo
felt so saintly as
I did yesterday
mornlijg. A n d
when I found tho
AMLv f quotation for tho
2kl!f,hJ (dnv on mv calendar
was 'A brother Is a
friend given by na
ture' It Just set mo
thinking how many
times Bobby posted
mv lnttnrn nml rnn
? N,ca,y tor special delivery
lyzed tho Boy." Rtmils fop mo A
regular wavo of tenderness swept over
mo nnd tho result was that I nearly
paralyzed tho boy whon I went down
to breakfast by patting his shoulder
and hnndlng him tho money to buy lib
luncheon. ' Ho docs so hnto to carry a
lunch box since ho entered high school
that nothing could havo pleased him
more.
"Ho snld I was a brick, and not nn
Ice-cream ono, cither, nnd wont off
whistling 'Thero's Just ono girl,' leav
ing mo with sunshine In my heart ex
actly llko a character In a Sunday
school book. But last night Fred Bns
com camo to call. What ah elegant
looking follow ho is, anywny! And
perfectly Btunnlng In a panne-velvet
hat! Why, yes, that's what thoy aro
of courso, and why men cnll them 'silk,'
I loavo It for tho ridiculous creatures
themsolvcs to nnowcr. And perhaps
they could tell, too, how n man so
handsomo as Fred can bo so bashful.
It's boyond mo. Well, I don't bluBh
to own that I havo boon wishing he'd
take mo out. Just becauso ho'd mako
such a flno sotting for my new suit,
eo when ho began tnlklng nbout tho
nutomobllo show ho had my full at
tention. " 'You've read all nbout it, I sup
poso,' ho said. 'You bet wo have!'
camo in a loud volco from tho back
parlor. Fred Jumped nnd looked at
mo as If ho thought I woro a ventrilo
quist, until I explained that Bob was
studying there.
"And then, Instead of going on about
tho show, ho began to ask all manners
of questions about that boy. You'd
havo thought his only Interest In life
was Bob's past, presont and future,
and tho merits and demerltB of our
high school systoin. After a whllo ho
started to go, but In tho hall 1Mb mem
ory seemed to suddonly bridge tho
chasm anil ho began, 'Oh, If you think
"SO BASHFUL."
you'd enjoy going down to tho nuto
mobllo' but Just thoro Bobby burst
wildly Into tho hnll, with hla tousled
hair hanging down over his oyes, nnd
shouted: 'You'd totter Jump on that
quick, Florrlo!'
"But I couldn't not quick enough,
nny way, to stop Fred. Ho simply
I THE GIRL PHILOSOPHER!
turned and fled, nnd I went upstairs
nnd wroto under tho quotation, 'A'
brothor is n friend given by naturo,'
tho heartfelt prayer, 'Heaven save ua
from our friends!' Then I felt bet
ter! "Chicago Dally News.
THE SNOB IN SOCIETY.
U!trn-'Urlulvoneis nt l'ertonn Who Inw
ughio Tlirmirlvr HocliU Lender.
Tho accepted definition of n "snob'
together with Ha nttcndnnt adjcctlvq
"snobbish," Is not tlio snmo In Ameri
ca as In England. On tho other sldo It
means social pretense of somo kind,
nnd Thnckorny has shown undor thnt
head what n great variety of tho spe
cies there Is. But with us it docs not
necessarily Include pretense Whon
wo call a person n snob tho Idea in
tended to bo convoyed is that ho or
sho Is ultra cxcluslvo nnd wishes to
associate only with porsonB who aro
consldorcd very smnrt. In fnct, to bq
"Hinnrt" n person must necessarily bo
somewhat snobbish, according to tho
American ncccptnnco of tho word, for
oxtremo oxcluslvonrsa Is even moro
necessary to tho malntonanco of n
smart set In n republic thnn In places
whoro tho lines aro doflnod by rank.
Tho so-cnlled Four Hundred Ib, an
everyone knows, divided tip into nny
number of sots nnd cliques, but nov
crtholess, desplto nssortlons to tho
contrary, thero Is nlwnyB ono sot that
Ib fashionably paramount. That Id to
sny, invitations from its lenders aro
moro prized than any others, nnd to bn
admitted within Its limits la a coveted
honor. And hero wo como back to our
nccepted definition of tho word
"Bnob." PcopJo who mako nn effort to
get into this society, nnd by so doing
overlook and neglect old friends, nr
termed snobbish, whllo tho members
themselves, who havo no deslro to cn
largo tholr smalt ootcrlo or to hldo
their indifference to tho world nt
largo, como undor tho snmo classifica
tion. Thnckorny's pooplo, with their
mlscrnblo llttlo nttompts to pass thom
solves oft for others thnn thoy nro
(nnd wo may safoly assort that thero.
aro moro of thnt Ilk In Englnnd thnw
America), we would call ends so that
the uso of cither term by an American
does not necessarily convoy tho snmo
Idea as whon spoken by an English
man. Now York Tribune.
FORETELL COMING STORMS.
Telegraph Wire, Aro H11I1I to Ho Unfail
ing Wonthor 1'roplioU.
According to Dr. Eydnm, n Clormnn
physician, thoro nro no moro rollnblo
weather prophots that telegraph wires.
This novel discovery was mado by hlnv
In tho following mnnncr: Ab ho wn;
waiting for a train nt a country sta-,
tlon ho heard a shrill sound, which'
was mado by tho wind ns It passed
through a net-work of nearby wires.
At onco tho doctor romomborcd thnt ho
hnd frequently heard a similar sound
cither lmmodlntely beforo or nftor 11
storm or n heavy fall of rain or nnow,
nnd It naturally occurred to him to
try nnd ascertain whothor thoro wn
nny connection between the sound nnd
sucit changes In tho wenther. An n
heavy shower of rain fell within forty
eight hours nfter ho had hoard tho
sound nt tho railroad station ho con
cluded that thoro was auch a connec
tion, and ho then determined to lnvoa
tlgato tho mnttor thoroughly, As 11
result ho now maintains, first, that nny
unusual dlsturbanco In tho telegraph
wires is nn Infnlllblo Indication of bad
wcathor, and, second, that tho naturo
of tho changes In tho atmosphoro may
bo learned from tho sound which tho
wind mnkes whon passing through .tho
wires. Thus a dcop sound, ho says,
which la of consldorablo or medium
strength, Indlcntea that thoro will bo
slight showers of rain with modorato
winds within from thirty to forty-eight
hours, and, on thho other hnnd, a
sharp, shrill sound is tho iiuro tokon
of a heavy storm, which will bo ne
compnnled by much rain or snow.
Chicngo Chronicle.
Colored hlilrts la lllack nnd White.
Colored shirts should open only in
front, havo two buttonholes, not count
ing thoso In tho band and cuffs, cut
olthcr equnro or sharply rounded. I
ndviso having them mado to opon nil
tho way down tho front. Tho cuffs,
which should bo nttached, aro nbout
two nnd one-half lnchcH wldo. On
colored shirts for ordinary wear tho
collar Is rarely attached, but on negli
gee shirts used for tennis It Is porhnpH
advlsablo to havo It so. Vortical strlpoH
or lines on bosoms nnd culTs nro titlll
the most usual ( but ono need not fool,
In tho leiiBt degreo, limited to any ono
design or manor of nrrnngemont. ' 1
may say, however, that at presont It
looks as If black and whlto woro to
bo much In voguo during tho coming
spring und summer. Colored shirts nro
moro usually and, I think, moro prdpor
ly worn only with sack suits or ont
Jng clothes, but tho rulo is not n strict
ono, und nny nfternoon nt tho fashiou
nblo hotels nnd enfes ono may boo
smartly dressed men wearing oolorod
shirts with frock coats and with dark
morning coats. I havo seen colored
shirts worn with frock suits at aftor
noon rccoptlons and ovon by tho groom
nnd ushers nt wcddlnga, but tho uso
can scnrcoly bo called good. Voguo,
Itoiwllng Mutter for Soldiers.
Thero Is u grent demand for reading
matter among tho troops stntloned at
distant posts In tho Philippines nnd
In Alaska. Tho Army and Navy
lenguo of Washington is endeavoring
to meet this wnnt ns far ns posslblo
and has Invited contributions of books
and magazines.