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BY A. L. CROWELL
A little pool deserted by the tldo.
Willi seaweed fringes motionless, un
stirred, And all Its life quiescent, doth nbtde.
Though distant plash of restless wave Is
heard.
"What sccth It but rocks, unchanging,
grim,
That forward lean with frown and men
ace drcarT ,
A little, pool shut In from rim to rim.
Though llfo abundant sweeps so fast
and near.
Yet mirrored In Its heart are sky and
stars,
And faint reflection of the rising moon,
That brings new llfo to overllow Its bars;
Tho full .flood-tldo shall break upon It
soon.
Therefore, my soul, with Inmost peace
enduro
Enforced Inaction In a time of stress;
Hero or hereafter Is tho moment sure,
Tliy life's flood-tide shall breul: on thco
to bless.
Van Ness's Honeymoon,
BY ADA MAY KRECKER.
(Copyright, 1001, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
Tho boys bad sent for Ashbeo to help
them. "She's tho sort of thing n fel
low never forgets,',' Dalblac had
written. "Sweeps everything before
hor without any body being ablo to
impress her. Wo fellows are not ut
swords' points; I'd God-speed any
lucky chap who got a run on her.
You're a pretty clovor ono and say
your heart's of marblo so you'd bet
tor como over and vlndlcato us."
After that Ashbeo had rather looked
for something superb, and during his
first few moments besldo Miss Ro
adie's hammock was perhaps at some
loss to understand tho potency of al
lurements which radiated from so
nondescript a faco and flguro and cor
taln boyish attitudes that flavored
of a boardlng-houso hoydon out for
fun. Tho apple of a score of glowing
masculine eyes and tho solo Inspiration
of half as many nppeallngly diligent
tongues, the little lady In the middle
of tho evening suddenly leaped out of
her hammock to scamper across to a
cluster of wall-flowers. A number ot
men trailed aftor her. Ashbeo, whose
converlatlon with her had sparkled,
turned fretfully to Dalblac with:
"It's hor blasted Indifference that
drives you donkeys mad. Why don't
you get up a rival game? I see there
aro lots horo that are worth while."
"That's whero you're off it, Gooslo,"
Dalblac answered. "We'll all back
you In anything you try but tho chest
nutty Jealousy trick Is no go. You
should see her egging us on! But 1
thought you probably would bo get
ting busy with tho lady by this timo
so mado other plans for tho evonlng.
Como along!"
"Thank you, I'll stay here," Ashbce
rejoined thoughtfully, remaining In
tho very chair ho had first chosen for
an Inspection of tho lioness, and soon
"I don't believe you care."
growing dreamily apathetic to his en
virons. Lato in tho evening whon tho doso
latlon of tho verandah had been per
fected and the empty chairs wero
ghosts of tho earlier mirth, Rozelle
can flulUrlng back after a book oho
had left in tho hammock. Sho glanc
ed at Ashbeo but ho kept his eyes
fixed upon a widow with her small
boy tracing a lugubrious stroll over
tho lawn. Rozello tossed herself into
tho hammock and lay thore, keeping
infinitely silent. Well, Ashbeo had
"I'm a villain, too."
been somewhat piqued and If Rozelle
would not speak neither would ho. It
seemed a full half hour when sho at
last observed:
"I don't beliovo you caro especially
for womon's society, do you?"
"That would bo a rather rudo ad
mission to make to you, Miss Rozello.'
"Oh, no, you mustn't mind roc," tho
girl laughed. "I think that's flno and
wish I could talk with you. You won't
caro just for ono evening will you?
When it's almost over at that!"
This irresistible Ingenuousness molt
cd away every barrier to a long and
delcctablo teto-a-tete. As tho two part
ed Ashbeo suggested that they go for
a walk on tho morrow, and whon sho
cried "Jolly!" ho smiled a thousand
times while reflecting, upon tho In-
stantuneousncss of his success. "A
llttlo coolness; that's all sho needed!"
As for tho others, prlntor's Ink can
not portray tho paralysis that solzed
tho knot of young fellows and nil the
cloud of witnesses at tho hotel as one
after' another, by little and little thry
perceived tho miracles that wero be
lng wrought by Ashbee's hands.
It was that gentleman's second
night at tho hotel and the moon swam
from out a cloud at half after eleven
to lliumlno his largo frnmo and to glis
ten on tho auburn tints ot Miss Ro
zello's dark tresses as the two mean
dered in and out among tho Bhrubbery
on tho lawn. Tho third night, and
when tho circles along tho verandah
had been broken up for tho night cor
tain discerning eyes spied a rowboat
floating down with tho tide, thoy two
alono within. At tho hop a day or
two later Ashbce had Miss Rozollo's
best dances and at Intervals between
boro off with hor to lover's crevices
among tho palmy decorations. Ono
morning sho tripped over to tho sta
tlon with him. There was a certain
coquettish unobtruslvcness about tholr
movements which was past finding .out
and mado them tho more serious.
To bo sura tho men did not stand
by Ashbeo ns Dalblac had guaranteed
nor did tho aforesaid gontlcnian wish
him God-speed in his run. "It's nil
very well," ho remarked gloomily,
"but Ashbco's heart isn't mnrbly any
moro."
"Comfort yourself with tlio reflec
tion that tho substnnco that affects
marblo i3 acid," Van Ness laughed la
rejoinder. lie alono ot nil tho men had
been impervious to tho effects of Ash
bco's glories. Tho affair had rathoi
entertained him and that dcsplto tha
fact that beforo tho conqueror's arrival
Rozello had vouchsafed him somo few
favors in tho way of promonades. Still
ho had novcr mado further headway
nnd seemed contented with whatever
gifts tho potlto goddess provided him,
niwnys good-naturedly laughing ovct
tho fuming of others, assuring thorn
thnt tho game was not worth tholr
agonies.
At about the end of Ashbco's second
week, howovor, It appeared for tho
moment that tho young woman had
returned to tno out love, alio rose
with her customcy abruptness from
tho circle of trousers, remarking that
perhaps Van Ness would fancy nn nlr
iug. Ho sprang up hurriedly to tnkn
ndvantago of this wonderful sugges
tion with every mark of delight. But
thoy wero not away long. Soon Ash
bee, with a suspicion of vainglorious
ncss, asserted an unimpaired power
over tho hollo by drawing hor away
for a walk ot his own, thus summarily
repudiating and avenging his Blight).
In tho secret places ot his heart,
howovor, thcro was tho most penetrat
ing humility. Its marblcncss was
merely a shrine for very ponltcntlnt
prayers. Ashbeo had flirted and gay
ly deceived over slnco ho had flret
donned tho Insignia of his sox's dress
or even beforo, but ho still bewallod
every gontlo heart ho had afflicted. He
felt now that it would not do to have
this ono moro girl lmoglno ho - was
serious whon well, when everything
was a Joke Rozello must bo warned,
oven If It was going to bo very hard
and very awkward. So whon they
camo out among tho wnlnuts where he
hod always waxed most sentimental ho
began softly and Blowly with:
"Miss Rozello, I wonder whothor
you can understand a really frivolous
man, a regular chump, you know that
goes and does nil sorts of things ho
ought not to, plays with flro whon ho
knows It's going to hurt somebody at
a very vulnorablo place and nil for
his own amusement?
Rozello said nothing.
"Rozello, girl, you hurt me when you
aro so quiet, and I've got to toll you.
I'm Just that kind of a villain. There,
It's mighty tough, to say It. But don't
you know I've acted tho slmplo slnco
I'vo mot you. I don't"
His Interlocutor continued ominous
ly suppressed. Ho blundered tho
more. "But thoro aro lots of nice
follows who would roll over In tho
mud If thoy thought it would please
you. I'vo boon thinking, and Roping
that perhaps you cared for Van -Ness
a trifle! Now, he's a flno follow, that
boy. He's worth your while. I m not;
I'm"
Then tho lady spoko. m
"Stop It, Mr. Ashbeo. Ncvor mind
It's nil right. I'.m a villain, too. Mr.
Van Ness has told mo all about it
from tho beginning. You bco I havo
known that he's worth while. I I'm
married to him. Wo'ro on our honey
moon; wo thought wo'd do something
out of tho ordinary, you know, nnd U'b
boon lots of fun. But botweon you
and me, wo'ro going back to tho com
mon rut of cooing bridal couples to
morrow morning, way up In tho moun
tains all by ourselves. So good-bye,
Mr, Ashbeo, and don't feel too sur
prised and don't try It on other girls.'
An American Wit
Tho story hero related 1b so typical
of our dUtlngllshed representative at
tho court ot St. James that ono would
havo no hesitancy in vouching for Us
genuineness. A neml-stnto reception
was given at tho residence of a certain
lord in London; our lnlmltnblo
Choato in his "court dress" of plain
broadcloth was extremely lnconsplcu
ous In comparison with tho gold-laced
and insignia-decorated representatives
of other countries. Whon tho night was
waning ono of tho departing guests,
whoso indulgence probably mndo him
forgot that English lackoys on aucb
occasions woro tho livery of their
ofllco, approached Mr. Choato and re
quested him to call him a cab. Tho
response was a blank Btare. Upon his
repeating the request, ','Won'k you
call mo a cab, please 7" Mr. Choato re
spondod, "Certainly. You're a cab.
Imnglno tho indignation ot tho insult
od Englishman, who, upon making
complaint to tho host, was usked as a
favor to point out tho offender. After
a search through the crowded saloons
the Englishman was quite at tho el
bow of Mr. Choato when ho exclaimed
"That's tho man!" Tho whispored
reply: "Why, that's tho United States
nmbassadcr." Philadelphia Telo
graph.
Nil me DIDIcuU to Fi'onounco.
While Professor Vlrchow has been
an indefatigablo worker in aclonco and
politics all his llfo, on ono thing ho
surrendered, years ago, convinced thot
it wub useless to struggle against hi
fate any longer. This thing was tho
pronunciation of his namo, Tho Eng
llsli, tho French, tho Italians, tho Rus
elans, nil had tholr own way of ncco3t
lng him, and oven tho Germans gen
orally got it wrong, moBt of them ad
dressing him as "Wircho" (tho German
W being pronounced llko tho English
V). Tho correct pronunciation, nc
cording to tho professor, Is Plrcho (tho
1 being like 1 in pin, nnd tho ch being,
of course, pronounced in tho German
way). New York Post
-
I'll! 1
One of tho elovercBt deceptions prnc-!
tlccd Ui recent years is tho world tour
ot n cook for one ot tho native digni
taries ot India, who has been posing as
Princo RanJIt. Ho deceived oven tho
elect of London and the European con
tinent and it was not until he arrived
on this side of tho Atlantic thnt his
Identity was discovered and his de
ception exposed. But ns far ns his
wealth wns concerned there was no de
ception. Ho has plenty of monoy and
upends It with a lavish hand whorovor
ho goes.
Tho arrival of tho putatlvo princo In
London was unannounced nnd for this
reason his pretensions nwnkened" sus
picion. But although he hud n rctlnuo
of a score of attendants nnd personal
hnggngo sufficient for a regiment of
ordinary mortals, society looked bb
kancc. It was not regarded as posslblo
that so distinguished n pcrsonago
should lenvo his nntlvo land nnd travel
half way around the globo without
sending in ndvnnco como Intelligence
of his coming. At first his claims to
noblo birth woro looked upon with
suspicion and his display ot wealth
was spoken of as tho assuming of nn
adventurer. But thoro was enough in
his prosonco nt tho English capital to
set the tongues of tho gossips going
and it was not long ero Inquiries re
vealed tho fnct that not only woro his
claims genuine, but that ono-hnlf had
not been told. Ho wns a man of far
greater Importanco thun ho assumed to
bo, while tho wealth his retainers do-
clnroil he possessed wob not u figment
of tho Imagination.
This bogus Indian princo has JiiBt
been dazzling tho natives of Canada by
tho magnltlcenco of his entourage, and,
what Is more, ho proposes a tour of
tho United States. Ho trau bcon ut Que
bec nnd Montrcnl, where ho was re
ceived with high honors, although ho
did not scok them. Indeed, ho ex
pressed regret that 1i!b coming was
mado the occasion for a display on tho
part ot tho lton-lovlug Canadians, de
claring ho would hnvo greatly proforrod
going his own way unnoticed by the
society pcoplo of tho towns through
which his journey lay. This seeming
medesty was, howovor. llko hta tltlo,
merely n pretense, for It Is manifest
that tho honors showered upon .him
PSEUDO
wore of his own seeking nnd a part of
a woll-dovlsod plan to gratify an In
ordinate love of flattery with which ho
is possessed.
Sailing from England on Oct. 24 the
alleged prince nrrlved in Canada In
duo season. Nowa of his coming had
preceded him and largo crowds as
sembled on tho landing to glvo him
welcomo. Hla departure from Liver
pool on board tho steamer Lako 81m
coe was u notable event. First-class
passengers, It was announced, woro to
embark from the landing stngo at
noon. It was only when tho ship's
buglo was sounded, tho gangway
cleared and tho last hawBer thown off
thnt tho throng realized Its disappoint
ment. Tho princo had embarked early
in tho morning, unobserved except by
a few officials,
In conscqucnco ot n very boisterous
passago the princo and his sulto, In
common with a majority of tho other
passongers, wero kept in their cabins
for two days. It was not until throo
days out tnat tho princo appeared in
public by attending a concert given in
nld of tho Liverpool Seamen's orphan
ago. Ho allowed his dancing girl, Miss
Bahar Dux, and a couplo of musicians
to contrlbuto an Indian song nnd danco
to the programme.
In tho absence ot Captain Carey, who
could not leave tho bridge, tho chair
was taken by C. H. Kccfcr pfOttawa,
who said he felt sure ho echoed tho
Bentlment ot all present In thnnklng
his highness for honoring thorn with
his presence Tho prince, ho added,
was a loyal British subject, and us
such he would receive every welcomo
and hospitality both from hie brother
subjects in Canada and from tholr
friends and neighbors in tho states.
Tho princo was evidently pleased and
emphasized his appreciation by a po
llto bow and pleasant smile.
In the couo ot tho rendering of tho
vnrlouH It ems on tho programmo tho
princo evinced great interest nnd
clapped his hands enthusiastically nt
tho end of each plcco. At tho end of
tho Inst "Indian song and danco" his
highness arose to tnko hla doparturo,
having shaken hands with Mr. Kcofor
and mado his "salaam" to tho audi-otlco-,
and retired to his stateroom, pre
ceded by tho ship's surgeon" nnd fol
lowed by tho dancing girl nnd his ret
inue. As In London and Liverpool, thcro
wns much speculation on board ns to
who tho princo really was, whero ho
camo from, whither his destination nnd
why ho wished to visit Cnnnda and tho
United Stated. As to his identity,
this entry appears In tho list of pas
sengers: "His Highness Princo RanJIt ot Bo
loochlstan and retinue."
It Is now said that tho mysterlqus
traveler's real name and title aro
Princo Joo Ranjut, princo of Kurachl,
and that ho Is tho son and heir of tho
rajah of Boloochlstan. Ho Is of aver
ago height and 24 years old. His com
plexion is swarthy nnd his hair, beard
nnd mustncho perfectly black. Ho has
beautiful teeth and small, sparkling,
sympathetic eyes. Ho betrays consid
erable nervousness and physical weak
ness and Is evidently nnxlous to avoid
public observation.
SHADOWLfSS LIGHT.
In nn Improved form of arc lamp
for street and other lighting purposes
designed by nn Inventor of Washing
ton, D. 0 tho carbons nro so plnccd
as to throw no shadow undorncnth tho
lamp. Ono ot tho objections to tho
nro light heretofore has bcon tho shall
ow cast by tho mcclianlsm ncccssnry
to support tho lower carbon, but tho
new lamp overcomes this by suspend
ing both carbons in nn obllquo posi
tion from tho top of tho lamp as Il
lustrated. It la understood that tho
light In nn nro lamp Is produced by
the paBsago ot tho eluctrlc current be
tween tho slightly separated points
RAJAH GIVES AN ENTERTAINMENT
of tho lower carbons and to main
tain theso points In a propor relation
tho Inventor has provided a clamping
mechanism nctuated by tho expansion
and contraction of tho central rod of
tho governor. Tho first action as tho
rod expands Is tho clamping of tho
carbon pencils to prevent further
IMPROVED ELECTRIC ARO LAMP,
downward movement, and tho second
Is the spreading of tho points until
tho nro is rmod botwecn them, An
soon as the points are consumed par
tially tho rod Is again drawn upward,
allowing tho points of tho carbons to
fall together onco moro, which feed Is
assisted by tho coll springs attached
at tho upper ends of tho carbons.
A THOUSAND-DOLLAR DILL
It l'lgurc In n Htory Concerning nn
Indianapolis Hank.
A story In which a thousand dollnr
bill figures prominently Involves 11
citizen of Indlnnapolls. This man was
acting ns a truatco during tho panlo of
1893 ami lind tho trust fund on deposit
in tho Indlnnnpolls National bank. A
day or two fcifore tho bank closod its
doors tho man received n wnrnlng that
tho Institution wns doomed. Ho ac
cordingly hastened over to tho bank
and drew out tho monoy which he hold
In trust for another. When ho receiv
ed jtho monoy, which was in bills, ho
rolled it up and "placed It. in his coat
pocket, whero ho carried it for several
dn'ys. Ono day Harry 07 Adams enmo
Into his place ot business nnd snld:
"Hnvo you such n thing ns n hundred
dollnr bill about you? I need ono right
away." Tho man reached in his pockot
pulled out tho roll of btlls, ami taking
off tho top bill handed It to Mr.
Adams. "Grcnt heavens!" ejaculated
Mr. Adams when ho observed that tho
bill called Tor $1,000, "you surely don't
carry thousand dollar bills around in
your pocket, do you?" "I havo no
thousand dollar bill," retorted tho
man. "I'd llko to know what you call
that," said Mr. Adams, holding up tho
bill so as to show plainly tho figures
1,000 on Us faco.
Tho scono changes to tho Indianapo
lis National Bnnk. Tho mnn ontcra
carrying tho thousand dollar bill In hlu
hand. "Did you find nny shortage in
your cash tho other day?" ho naked
of Caahlor Roxford. "Did I?" exclaim
ed Mr. Roxford. "Well, I should say
I did. I was short 9900 and havo lost
hours ot sloop ovor slnco trying to
locnto that shortage''
"Well, you can tako a llttlo rest
now," answered tho mnn, "for horo la
your monoy. You paid mo n thousand
dollar bill for a hundred dollar bill
tho othor day." Tho cashier suddenly
found that ho had "buslncsB outsldo,"
and It Ib said that money wbb put Into
circulation at a neighboring refresh
ment stand, although this part ot tho
story 1b not clearly substantiated.
Utlcn Globo.
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS.
Vccotiibln Oirri Which Cntoh
nmt
Devour Various Innects.
Tho most romnrkablo of nil. carnivor
ous plants grows In tho Btato of Mary
land. It is commonly known In that
AT SEA.
region as tho "butcher plant," though
sclcnco calls It Dlonca rnusclpula,
and its business is tho catching of in
sects chiefly files. At this it is uo
clovor thnt an unwary fly that ven
tures to alight upon it lias practically
no chanco to escapo Immediate death,
Tho loaves of thlB vegotablo curiosity,
which crcopa along tho ground in
boggy places, aro Ho modified as to
tako tho form of Jaws, armod with
saw-Hko tooth. Undor ordinary con
ditions tho jaws aro held wido open,
and tho wholo plant is a vcrltablo
bench of trnps, wnltlng for prey. Tho
trnps aro baited, too, each ono of them
having on Its inside u sweetish sub
stnnco which is nttractlvo to flics nnd
othor such creatures. When a fly
comes along it 1b obliged, in order to
get nt the sweetish stuff, to enter be
tween tho JnwB of ono of tho leaves.
Each jaw has three almost microscopic
hairs, so arranged that a visitor can
not holp coming In contact with them
a contact which notifies tho Intelli
gent plant that a victim is at hnjid.
Instantly tho hairs acting ns feelera
tho Jaws Bnap together, Imprisoning
tho unfortunnto insect, which Is held
fast until digested and absorbed by tho
vogctablo ogro, Now York Presa.
Appeal to Honesty,
Customer "By tho way, Mr. Yolker,
there wns a chicken in ono ot tboao
eggs." Dealer "So? Chickens ara
two shillings a pound, you know, t
auppoao you aro willing to do tho right
thing?" Boston Trnnscrlpt.
(
Lou "I declare, slnco I camo back
I'm quite another womnn." Biddy-
"Oh, won't your husband bo pleased."
Whon Satan employs Idle hands tht
work Is always well dono.