BED -
After sunset, sort o' dusky, when It's
neither night nor day,
When tho lights away to went'ard change
,. from crlmnon Into gray.
When the katydids lire callln' and firefly
with his lamp
Goes a-strnyln' through the evenln' where
tho mnplo leaven are damp,
There's a drowsy, dronln' murmur bows
tho sleepy, noddlu' head.
hen tho whlppoorwlll Is Ringing' and )ti
llmo to so to bed,
Down across tho dewy pasture llkotho
murmur In a shell, 9
Hero nn' there tho drowsy, dreamy, fur
oft tinkle of a bell,
Comes the myriad cricket chorus blend
ing In harmonic blur
With tho heavy, boomln' rumblo of the
clumsy beetle's whir,
When the hard day's work Is over and tho
weary horses fed
When tho whlppoorwlll Is slugln' and It'tf
tlmo to go to bed.
Paint tho sun that mounts tho 'heavens;
paint the crimson afterglow:
Spread upon your living canvas all tho
sophistries you know;
Iireathc the spirit of the masters Into pic
ture of tho day.
From the rlsln' of the miii until tho hills
begin to gray;
But you ennnot paint the mysteries that
charm tho weary bead.
When tho whlppoorwlll Is slugln' dnd It's
tlmo to no to bed.
IP
A Professional Visit,
BY FRANK II. SWEET.
(Copyright, 1901, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
It was bitterly cold, and the two
flguros threading their way down the
mountain side bont to avoid tho slant
ing particles of lco that stung their
faces. Yet only tho day before tho sun
had shone and May flowers had opened
their petals to a soft breeze.
"Hurry! hurry! Doctor! for mercy's
Bako, hurry!" implored one of tho llg
ures, shouting In ordor to bo heard
above tho wind, and tho other figure,
strong and athletic though It was, throw
Itself forward still moro fiercely in vain
endeavor to overtake tho old man, who
was plunging on ahead. "Hurry! hur
ry! hurry!" camo back to him as part
of tha wind. "It's ten miles yet, an'
sho may bo dyln'. For mercy's eake,
hurry!"
Only a few hours before, Just as tho
storm was "bursting, tho old man had
appeared at tho door of a small iso
lated hotel In tho mountains and de
manded a doctor, and when assured
thoro was not ono within twenty mlloa
ho had thrown up his handa with a
despairing, "An' sho may bo dyln'! Sho
may bo dyln'!" Then suddenly
straightening himself, ho had asked
harshly to bo shown tho road to tho
nearest doctor. At that moment tho
young man had appeared.
"I am not a doctor," ho had said, "but
I studied medicine two yeara before
deciding upon tho ministry. I have
only just arrived, so I know nothing
about tho location of doctors hero. As
you aro In a hurry, I may be bcttei;
than none, and am at your service."
Hardly a word had been spoken since
then, except Iho Intermittent "Hurry!
hurry!" Down slopes they had plunged,
dodging trees and bowlders, slipping
and stumbling, and up Blopes they had
climbod and scrambled, clinging by
Bheer force of Angers whore they would
ofton havo fallen back, their ono
thought to cover distance aa rapidly
as possible. . Mile after mllo fell away
behind them nnd still they bent their
faces to tho slanting particles of lco,
tho young man unable to see whero ho
was going, but following hla compan
ion, who was apparently oblivious of
fatigue or pain.
But suddenly as they hurried on tho
old man's foot caught In some projec
tion and ho was thrown violently for
ward. Almost Instantly, however, he
was upon his feet again and plunging
a.
"Hurry! Hurry!" ho called,
on. But only for a few slops; then he
tottered and fell.
"Hurry hurry!" he cXted. "I've
broko my anklo, and can't keep up.
Foller tho ridgo till yo como to a gul
ley with plno treea on ono side. Keep
through it, and then turn to the right.
My cabin's in tho oak scrub boyond."
"But you," protested tho young man
anxiously. "I cannot leave you like
this. Let mo attend to your ankle
first."
"No, no, no!" screamed tho old man
harshly. "Go on, I tell yo. There's no
tlmo for mo. I'm all right an' know
every toot o' theso mountains. If my
anklo is broko, I can hobblo along, nn'
will get there 'most as soon as you. Oo
TIME
on. I toll yo! Hurry! hurryl For mer
cy's sako, hurry r Sho may bo dyln'!"
Tho young man sprang nway obe
diently. Along tho rldgo and down tho
gulloy ho hurrlod, dodging tho trees
nnd rocka when ho could see them, nnd
bruising himself against thorn when ho
could not, tho storm still beating in his
face, but tho bitter cold unnoticed in
hla hasto. At tho end of tho gully ho
heard tho rush and roar of turbulent
waters, nnd presently camo to tho bank
of a stream, thirty or forty feet wide,
whose current was broken into white
ridges by Its force against tho rough-
"Ho fell thcro after ho saw me."
ness of tho river bed. Thn old man
had not spoken of this. Doubtless ho
Knew of a fording placo, and had ex-
pecieu nimeoif to lead tho way across.
xnero was no tlmo to look for a fnrd
nov, and without hesitation thn vnnni-
man flung himself Into tho Icy water.
Ho was a strong-swimmer, but whon
ho drew himself laboriously up tho
opposite bank ho was breathing heav
ily. Another ten foet of tho whirling
Icy current ho felt would havo been
more tnan no could havo overcome
For a momont ho lav nantlnir nnd
trembling; then roso stiflly to his foot.
in nis wet garments ho would soon
frcezo unless he kept moving.
Far up tho slopo ho could seo tho
scrub oaks, and among them was
doubtless tho cabin. It was still miles
away, nnd would require hard climbing
to reacll It. But tho verv ororltnn nf
such a climb would bo tho best means
of keeping him from freezing. Up, up
ho climbed and crawled, all. tho tlmo
moro Elowly and painfully, hla gar
ments soon freezing; stiff as bonrdx nnd
his fingers becoming red and blood
stained. But at last ho reached tho
scrub, and soon after saw tho cabin
in which was tho lifo ho was to save.
It waB late tho next day when tho
old man followed him up tho slope,
oven moro slowly and munfullv. it
required sovernl hours to hobble to tho
scrub, and, several moro to reach tho
cabin. Whon ho puuhod open tho door
with an Improvised crutch, ho saw a
girl lying on a couch, her faco palo
and frightened, but her eyes clear nnd
bright. For tho first time tenrs began
to mil from tho old man's eyes, for tho
brightness of tho girl's faco told him
that Hho was saved. Upon tho iloor
lny the young man breathing heavily.
"Ho fell thoro after ho aaved me,"
tho girl cold, hurriedly, "but first ho
took somo of his own medicine. IIo
said ho would try to got to tho flro.
I could only lie hero and wait nnd
watch. It's been awful, for maybe
Henry la dying. You must hurry for
a doctor, uncle."
"Yea, yes; I'll hurry for ono right
oft," said tho old man thankfully; "he's
earned that. But first I'll git him on tho
bod an' give him something hot to
drink. I reckon mobho ho's got chilled
and used up,"
But as ho bont over hlrn, tho young
man opened IiIb eyes; at first blankly,
then with growiug Intelligence In them.
"It's moro exhaustion than anything
elBo," he whispered, "that and tho cold.
I'll bo all right in a day or two. Don't
go for a doctor; you're not able. You
might hand mo my box of mcdiclno. It
foil on tho floor. And and "
The old man bent lower. 1
"Is la El-slo doing well? You
might glvo her another spoonful
from (ho glass."
Tho old man codded, a surprised
look coming to his fnco. But the
young man had fallen back uncon
scious. Three days later tho two wero out
sldo tho cabin together. Tho old man
was sitting on a bench, his nnklo
bandaged.
"Your nleco is all right now," tho
young man was saying. "If sho has
another attack, glvo her tho medicine
as I have directed. And you must bo
very tnreful .of your anklo for n week
or two though for thnt matter I shall
bo back again soon. I you sees I
used to know your niece. Wo attended
schools in the eamo town. Then she
disappeared, and I could not obtain hor
address."
"Yea," Eaid the old. man, "an' you'vo
found her horo?"
"I've found her hero," simply, "nnd
and sho says I may cnjl again. But
good-by."
Tho old man reached Into his pocltot.
"I wish I could glvo you something
.Uko what you'vo dono for mo'a worth,
Doctor," ho snld, wistfully, "but I
can't. Elslo's paw was rich, but ho
died, an' Elslo camo to llvo with mo.
I git my llvln' huntln'. This Is all tho
monoy I'vo got, but you must tauo It,"
and he held out a silver dollar.
The young man glnnccd at it smil
ingly, with refusal on his Hps. But
something in tho old man's eyes mndo
him change his mind. Ho took the
dollar nnd slipped it Into his pocket.
"Thnnk you," he said. "Now I must
bo going."
When ho camo to tho crossing to
which tho old man had directed him, a
treo fallon across tho river, ho paused
and took somo letters from his pocket.
Ono of them ho opened and rend
thoughtfully.
"Dear Jack: Allow mo to congratu
late you in advance upon your success
in tho suit All that was needed was
tho ovldonco which you write you
havo oecurod. Tho monoy la unques
tionably yourB, and oven tho other sldo
tacitly admits this, while counting for
success upon qulbblo of tho law. But
you must bo careful to havo your ovl
donco in court on tho 20th, or tho caso
will go by default. Five thousand
dollars Is' not much, but It may bo of
great uso to a young follow llko you,
who ia Just starting out In life. Yours
as over, . ."
Tho young man toro tho letter Into
strips and dropped thom Into tho
swirling current of river.
"It is now tho twonty-socond," ho
said contentedly, "and the caso has al
ready gono by default. But what of
it? I havo found Elslo."
THE DRAGON SOREEN.
Porcelain Wall the Only remnant of
lleantlful ground.
i Very fow people ovon in Pckln socm
to havo heard of It. For, of course, till
lately nono were allowed to drive along
tho excellent carriage road by tho
lake through tho parklike grounds In-
tersporsed with rockeries. Tho screen
is perhaps twenty foet high, and of
porcelain throughout, nnd on It in high
relief a row of dragons standing on
their tails, and possibly flvo feet high,
old gold, dull red, cream, dark blue,
then over again, tho two dark bluo
confronting each other In tho contor.
What was that screen meant to shel
tor from tho world? Now behind It
there Is only a scene of frantic desolu
tlon of tho most completo vandalism
trees hacked nnd broken, marble col
umns rnzed to tho ground, Images torn
from their lotus scats and cloven In
two. Hero a broken head lying In tho
grabs, thcrotn gilded hand, and behind,
a little to tho right on an eminence,
a templo llko that which crowns tho
hill at tho Summer palace. Covered
with a thousand Images of Buddha out
side; all of imporlal yellow brilliantly
shining, it causal tho spectator to sigh
and think how cxqul<o must havo
been tho other destroyed building,
slnco this required no protecting
screen. "I do not dep'.oro Its' destruc
tion at all," says a German Sinologue,
"tho Chinese must be humbled some
how. Best humble them through their
palaces and temples." Tho Cornhlll.
Tho Population of London.
To population of London, according
to the authoritative nnd careful calculation-
of Mr, Welton, published in
tho December (1900) issuo of tho Royal
Statistical Society's Journal, amounted
to only 1,000,000 in 1801. This figure
had doubled itself by 1841; nnd in 1891
tho total reached G.44-J.O0O, and by 1901
was probably 0,250,000. Tho area in
cluded, it should bo snld, is not precise
ly that of tho census returns', so that
the figures, though based upon tho cen
sus returns, differ considerably from
them. But practlcnlly we may say
that In tho lapse of a century tho In
habitants of Loudon multiplied sixfold.
This enormous population, greater1
than that of many European states of
tho second class, Is compressed within
a Bpaco of about 130,000 acres, or, say,
200 squaro miles. National Review.
Photograph Without n (.'itinera.
It Is often desired to photogrnph nn
engraving or plnto.In a book that can.
not bo taken from n library, and where
tho camera cannot bo used. A mean
of taking tho photograph In sucL'
cases, has been devised by nn English'
man. Ho coata a cardboard with a
phosphorescent subatanco, expos'ea 11
to sunlight or to tho electric arc light
and then places It nt tho back of tin
engraving. Ho then closes tho book
wraps It In a blnck cloth and leaves Ii
bo for from 18 to 00 "minutes, accord
Ing to the thickness of tho paper, and
thus obtains a fairly satisfactory nejr
ativc.
Some Novelties of the Day.
Monument to a Robber. 1
The Duchess of Beaufort performed
tho other dqy tho chief part In open
ing a baznnr for the restoration fund
of tho parish church of Avcning, Eng
land. The church contains somo fairly well
preserved .specimens of early British
architecture, but its chief claim to dis
tinction Hps In tho fact that It Is prob
ably tho only church whero a high
wayman has been honored with n
monument.
Lord John Chandos gained his bnr
ony nnd tho grant of Smiley Cnstlo by
his strenuous support of Queen Mary's
claims to the throno. Afterwards, when
that ill-advised queen was hauling hor
subjects to Jail and to death as horo-
tics, Lord Chnndos, though opposed to
tho executions, had to act as tho
queen's Instrument. His son, Henry
Brydges, connived at tho cscapo of a
family marked for punishment, and bo
Ing recognized, ho and his servants
wero forced to lead tho lives of out
laws. At hla death his admirers put up tho
monument to him in Avonlng church.
Whero Air Is Pare.
During the recent scientific expedi
tion to Spltzborgcn, undor tho direc
tion of Professor Nnthorst, tho bacteri
ologist of tho expedition, mado careful
examinations of tho polar atmosphero
to detormlno tho amount of impurities
it contained.
In more than ninety different places
on Bear Island, Spitsbergen, and King
Charles Laud, air was filtered nnd not
a slnglo germ wns found In it, nlthough
over 20,000 lltors of air wero subject to
the test.
Similar Investigations wero mndo In
regard to tho purity of tho water,
snow, nnd Ice. Even salt water from
a depth of 8,000 feet was subjected to
tho bacteriological test A fow bac
teria wero found, but they wero cx
trcmoly rare.
An examination of tho intestines of
different polar animals proved that tho
anlmala nro almost frco from bacteria.
Only tho polar gulls mado an excep
tion. In tho Intestines of polar bears
and seals somo bacteria wero discov
ered which resomblnd tho buctorln usu
ally fouud In humvn Intestines.
A Wooden - Legged Cow.
In an animal's hospital In tha East
End of London there nro to bo seen
many curious four-footed Inmates who
aro in different Btages of convalescence
and our illustration Is taken from a
photo of u valuable cow which recently
had ono of its four legs nmputated.
The quadruped is shown with an in-
goniously mado leg of wood, which Iiub
been affixed in plnco of tho missing
motnbor. It waa thought at first that
tho cow would havo to bo killed, us
the Injury to Its leg wns a serious one,
but tho owner begged that ovory offort
might bo made to save' its life.
Johnny ou the Heaver.
Tho benver is an animal wun sharp
tooth and n tall llko n largo omelet.
It Inhabits watery places, and is vory
fond of its young, of which it usually
hna several. Tho beaver Is vory indus
trious, and acquirer great skill In the
uso of iti) tall, with which It plasters
its dwellings. Tho way a beaver op
erates Is an follows: It selects a largo
treo growing ou tho banks of a brook
or somo similar stream, nnd then it
gnnwa tho treo till it falls across tho
stream, thus forming a dam. It is not
wrong to say dnm when you aro spenk-
FEEDING THE FIGHTERS.
How nrltUH Turs Art Supplied with
'l'hiilr I'coil.
Certain foods nro Issued to men of
tho licet dally, Bays a London news
paper. But these, apnrt from being In
many cases of insufficient quantity,
aro also not varied enough to keep the
men In good health. 3utter, chceso,
milk, Jam and fresh vegetables uro
often conspicuous by their absence.
So to inakb good these vory necessary
articles thn men buy them from the
Ing of heaven. Wo should nover In
dulge In profnno swearing if wo can
avoid it. Wo should over romombcr
tho lessons wo learned at tho kneo of
our dear pnrenta when wo worn little,
but a benvcr dnm Is far different.
Whon my grandfather was a boy ho
went to school whero thcro wns noth
ing but prairie, and tho boys whis
pered becnuso tho teacher could not
find any switches nnd had a boil on his
hand. Ono day tho teacher took a dried
bcavor'n toll out of his dosk and spank
ed tho whole school with it, nnd it
didn't lcavo a ninrk on the beaver's
tall, but there never waa nny moro
whispering. My grandfather Is blind
in ono cyo, but his memory is good.
Tho beaver is bocomlng very scarce,
nnd you hnvo to go to tho Field Mu
seum to seo one now. Johnny.
I Gliild Captain In theflrmu.
Tho Kentucky stnto guard numbers
among Its members tho youngest In
dividual that over donned shoulder
straps In tho United States nrmy or
who has been undor llro In battle. This
person Is Cnpt. Mnnloy Lnwton, eon of
tho lato Gen. H, W. Lnwton, who, al
though only 13 yonrs old, is tho bugler
for tho first battalion nrtlllcry, Ken
tucky stnto gunrd.
At tho ago of 11 years this boy was
on tho firing lino nnd undor flro. Ho
wont to tho Philippines with his father
nnd served In various commnndB until
his father's death in Dccombor, 189D.
Soon nftor arriving ho wns assigned to
tho position of volunteer nldo on his
fnther's staff with tho rank of captain.
Ho served faithfully nnd woll, going
through tho cntlro campaign, taking
part In all tho expeditions, nnd endur
ing tho snmo hardships as tho others of
tho command.
Bcforo starting on that long north
ern expedition with IiIb father to Lu
zon, tho result of which meant bo
much, ho Borvod for somo tlmo as nn
oldo t6 Gen. Frod Grant whllo tho lat
ter was stationed nt Bac'or. Of all tho
rollcs brought back from tho Philip
pines, says tho Philadelphia Inquirer,
CAPT. MANLEY LAWTON.
tho most treasured by him aro tho of
ficial papers showing IiIb usslgnmont
nnd promotions while serving in tho
volunteer nrmy of tho United States.
Prophocy of Automobile.
Nuh u in, tho Elkoshlto, ono of tho
tersest nnd most compact of tho Old
Tcstamont prophots, may havo fore
seen tho era of tho automobile In his
momorablo utterunce, entitled "Tho
Burden of Niucvah," ho uses theso
words: "Tho chariots rago In tho
streets; they Jostlo ono against another
In tho brond ways; tho nppoaranco of
tlicin Is llko torches; thoy run llko tho
lightnings." Solf-motorB in Now York's
chief thoroughfnro meet that descrip
tion exactly.
Odd Fnots Affecting Calendar!.
Those persons who havo tho double
advantago of ancient family nnd care
ful forefathers, by turning up tho cal
endars unfortunntoly, they nro not
printed ones for tho twelfth contury,
by Solomon Jarchus, will find tho days
and dates coincident with tho present
century. Such porsons can savo tho
oxponso of buying for 100 years. Again
those with a frugal mind who havo
prosorvod tho nlmnnnca of tho nine
teenth contury will avoid an outlay for
calendars of tho contury commencing
January 1, 2201, as tho dates for tho
hundred years following will bo coinci
dent with thoso of tho last contury.
But Ufa is scarcely long enough for
such economics.
Pistol Used by Booth
Tho assassination of President Mc
Kluley recalled to George Plowman, a
theatrical architect of Philadelphia, tho
murder of President Lincoln by John
Wilkes Booth nt Ford'a theater, Wash
ington, D. a, on April 11, 180C. Mr.
Plowmun Is tho possessor of tho der-
cantcens, partly out of their own
pockets and partly with money ob
tained from Belling portions of their
rations bacfc to tho government.
This tatter transaction on tho part
of tho Admiralty Is called "savings."
In slilps In tho chanuol gquudron and
on foreign stations a restriction Is
placod upon tho quantity of fresh meat
which may bo saved. Thin, howovor,
Iw only that the local purveyors may
not havo to deal with too great a flue
tuntlon )n tho quantltien which they
may have to order.
ringer, a amnll vost-pockct revolver,'
from which Booth fired tho fatal Bhot
"Several limes it has bcon doubted
that tho derringer which I have is the
ono with which Lincoln was mur
dered," said Mr. Plowman, "but thero
is absolutely no doubt thnt it is tho
enmo wcnpo.n. Threo or four yeara
nftor tho ahootlng, whllo Gcorgo K.
Goodwin and myself wero running tho
Wnlnut Street theater in Philadelphia,
tho stngo carpenter, who was work
ing nt Ford's thenter tho night of tho
nssnsslnatlon, put In nu appearnnco nt
tho Wnlnut Street theater. Ho In
formed Mr. Goodwin (thoy had been
friends for many years) in n confiden
tial manner that ho had In his posses
sion Bomothlng that had caused him
great anxiety. Tho c 'venter, whoso
namo I do not recall, toid Mr. Good
win lu my preaonco that he had tho
dorrlnger thnt Booth had used to mur
der Lincoln.
"Tho reason ho had not said any
thing about it prior to that tlmo, ho
Bald, waB becnuso ho was afraid of be
ing arrested. Tho carpenter snld ho
DERRINGER WITH WHICH LIN
COLN WAS SHOT. ,
'
picked It up on tho stngo of Ford'a
theater nftor Booth lmd fled to Vlr
glnln. Ho pocketed tho weapon and
kept it n secret. Ho drow up a state
ment of tho occurrence and signed it
In our presence. Thon ho gnvo tho
dorrlnger to Mr. Goodwin. When Mr.
Goodwin died his widow mado rao a
present of tho weapon, together with
tho stage carpenter's signed state
ment." Mr. Plowman prizes tho weapon very
highly, saya tho Philadelphia Inquirer,
and no amount of monoy could pur
chaso It.
Device for Truing Up Hallway Wheels.
A simple dovlco, It la reported, has
bcon put In operation on somo of tho
railroads by which tho wheels can bo
trued up without Interfering with their
uso. It consists of n brnko-shoo thnt
contnlns pockets, filled with grinding'
material, so that when n wheel bo
comes flattened, It is only necessary
to romovo tho old shoo and put it In
Its placo, doing tho braking as usual,
tho wheel becomlug turned down in
tho course of a little while.
Aids In Carrying, lantern.
Whllo tho Invention shown in tho
cut has been designed principally for
tho uso of railway conductors in ex
amining tickets at night, yet it may
bo utilized to advantage by persons
who must havo thulr hands frco for
carrying packages or for doing other
work.
Tho nrrnngomont consists of a frnmo
of metal rods, which nro hinged to
gether to allow tho lantern to bo tilted
In any desired direction so as to Im
pede tho work to tfio smallest degree.
This frnmo is attached to the, arm by
two Btrnps, whlgh pass around a curved
plato at tho rear of tho frame,
Tho straps uro of spring metal, hav
ing several eyelets for varying tho ad
justment. With this arrangement In
uso by tho brnkemnn ho will havo both
hands froo to assist pnssongers lu yet
ting on and off tho trains and yo", the
spring clamps allow tho light to be
instantly detached for waging a. signal.
Voriatllo Dr. flitting:-.
In addition to inventing n now proc
ess for manufacturing Iron Dr. Enoch
Gltttngs proposes to displace steam aa
a motlvo force, abolish coal and har
ness tho tides. Hq has also discov
ered n euro for cancer, and is writing
a book on psychic phenomena. It
will not bo Dr. Glttlngs' fault it thcro
Is nothing doing for tho noxt few
vmirp T itllla nlnlm.rinmnii.at
Tho King' KnglUh.
"Thoy say that King Edward VII.
is careful of his speech' and ofton cor
rects an error in langiiago mado by
othors."
"Woll, ho la tho natural guardian of
tho King's English, you know." De
troit Frco Press.
As a rule, tho saving prlco Is fixed
at nbout two-thirds of an nrtlelo'tf
value. Salt pork, for example, costH
tho government Gd a pound, but If thoy
buy 'it buck from tho men thoy glva
any 4d for It, As showing to what
extent food Is bought by tho men, thfc
report states thnt the annual turn
over of nn nvorngs battleship's can
teen ofton exceeds 0,000. If sailors
had enough and sufilclentlyl varied
food allotted thom, tho "flavlngB" sys
tem would soon dlo out of Its own accord.
