He Who Listened,
BY MARY KING EMORY.
(Copyright, lfol, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
Ho sat by tho roadside, his elbows
on his knees, his faco in his bands,
gazing at tho sunlit hills boforo him.
Tho afternoon was hot, and ho was
tired and hungry. Ho had walked
many miles slnco morning, and tho
dirty face beneath tho torn hat-brim
was streaked and smeared with perspi
ration. It was a caroworn, hopeless
faco; a faco upon which want and pri
vation had loft their marks, a faco
which childish pleasures had hurried
by; but In tho oyos there was nn ex
pression of defiance, mingled with un
certainty. Beforo him tho sandy road Btretchcd
southward; behind lilm rose tho rug
ged hills, with their scanty covering
of stunted oak and plno trees and a
mcagro sprinkling of scattered houses.
Moving uneasily, ho glanced anx
iously over his shoulder at tho clay
daubed houso in tho clearing, halt
way up tho hill bohlnd him; then his
eyes wandered back to tho hills again.
"I dunno what ter do," he muttered,
at last. "It wero bad aforo Mammy
went away, but et's worse slnco 'Liza
Snow an' th' new baby come. Yestl
day her knocked mo over, an' th' day
afore Dad beat mo, an' now I got th'
chanco I'm a-goln'."
His hand clinched and tho shrill,
childish volco had a defiant ring. Tho
sun was sinking In tho west, Hooding
the hills with gold, whllo from somo-
whero out of tho pines camo tho tlnklo
of a cow boll. Tho boy nhuddercd.
"I dun th best I knowed fur youns
Mammy," ho whispered; "but fur lit
tle Tildy Ann "
His volco ended In a sob, and tears
trickled unheeded down tho dirty lit
tlo faco. Tho hills, tho houses and
tho trees faded away. Ho saw again
tho room In tho houso on tho hill bo
hind him, with Its few battered cook
lng utensils, Its splint-bottomed
chairs and worn deal table. Lying on
a bed in tho corner was a womnn, hor
eyes bright with a feverish light, her
wasted faco turned toward the window,
through which sho watched tho setting
sun.
"Joo," sho said at last, wearily
turning her head. "I'm a-goln' Home
ternlght, an' I wants ycr to promlso
cforo I go thot yer'll take caro o lit
tlo Tlldy Ann. I dun tho best I could
fur ye," sho continued, brokenly;
"though, Gord knows, 'twan't much.
Xer dad won't caro when I'm gone,
and moro'n llko ho'll tako tor bcatln'
yo. when ho ain't got me." Sho looked
yearningly at tho child besldo her. "So
I wants yer ter promlso thot yer 11 nl
lus stan ntween him an' Tlldy; then
I ,kon rest easy."
And, kneeling thero In tho gathering
darkness, ho gave hla promlso to tho
eying woman. That night nil was
over, and ho clay-dribed houso
perched on tho rocky hillside was
filled with tho sllonco which comes
only when llfo has flown. Early tho
next dny ho had helped his father and
some of tho neighbors bury her, In
ti i grovo beneath tho hill, whero tho
pines chanted a requiem and tho with
ered onk leaves moaned through tho
long winter nights. For 4wo years ho
had been faithful to his trust; for two
years, and now
"I dunno what tor do," ho sobbed;
"I dunno whnt ter do!" Ho had lost
sight of tho ugly clny-daubed houso
and tho familiar hills that morning for
tho first tlmo In his llfo. Long beforo
sunrise ho had crept from tho houso
nnd followed tho road as it wound
around tho hills llko some great snako
in tho purple morning light toward tho
distant town. Ho walked until tho
rugged mountains rising above his
homo grow hazy and Indistinct; until
strango scenes and now faces met him
at every turn. Once or twice ho had
been given a "lift" by some friendly
mountaineer, to whom ho boldly
" 'lowed ho wero a-goln' ter th' cir
cus." But when ho reached tho town,
with its unnccustomed sights and
sounds, ho felt alarmed and uncertain
as to what to do. Hesitatingly he fol
lowed tho hurrying crowd toward tho
circus tent; but as he neared it tho
strangeness of the scene, tho music
and tho noise frightened him. Push
lng his wny through tho crowd ho
looked anxiously about for somo
means of escape, when suddenly ho
determined to run around to tho back
of tho tent, for there all seemed quiet.
Unnoticed and alono ho crouched in
tho grass until, gaining courago with
said good-naturedly, "whnr'd ycr come
from 7 Look or hero, pals," ho Bhout-
ed, "hero's a brat what's dared ter In
ter th' prlvato apartmonts o' th' ft-s
tors o' 'Th' Greatest Show on Earth.' "
Lifting tho boy to his shoulder, he cur
ried him to tho center of tho tent,
whero tho other occupants quickly
gathered about thorn. Somehow the
tired, unchlldlsh face seemed to nrousb
tho sympathy of tho rough-looking
men, for they showed him the nnlmals
and gavo him food, until, happy and
contented, ho forgot his timidity and
unhesitatingly answered their questions.
"So yer dont llko Mis' Snow an' th'
baby, nn' ycr dad boats yer?" the big
man said, handing the boy nnothor
hunk of bread ami meat. "Wall,
how'd yer llko tor como wld us?"
Tho boy looked at him In amaze
ment.
"I 'lows I'd llko tor," ho said nt
last.
"Wnl, yer can cf ycr wants ter. Ycr
looks honest, nn' we needs a boy tor
"I been n-lookln' fur youns,
rub down th' 'orscs an' things. Yer'll
get enough tor eat, an' nobody won't
beat yor. An' maybo," persuasively,
"yer can ride a 'orso an' wear fine
clothes, llko these gentrmen Bomo
day." waving his hand toward his
companions.
Tho boy's eyes sparkled and tho un
childish faco flushed with excitement.
Enough to eat, and no beatings! Ho
caught his breath.
"I 'lows I'd llko to go fust rate," ho
said, "ef ef I ken tako Tlldy."
The man looked at him In surprise.
"Who's sho?" ho asked, good-natur
edly; "your dawg?"
Tho boy hung his head, abashed.
"No," ho said at last, with dignity;
"her ain't no dawg. Her's my sister."
Tho men looked at ono another in
silence, then at tho child. Tho big
man whistled softly.
Wo can't tako no gals," ho said,
kindly. "But cf yer goes wld us may
bo yer'll como back somo day wld
heaps o' nionoy, nn' then yer can tako
hor away. Como on, boys," ho shout
ed; "et's tlmo fur th' show ter begin.
Good-by, sonny," ho said, turning to
tho boy; "an', recollec', cf yor goes
wld us yer'll havo ter bo on ban' by
'lovon ternlght, fur then wo moves.
Tho boy looked at him searchlngly
for a moment, then nodded his head
"I'll bo back aforo 'leven," he said
gravoly.
Crawling under tho canvas again, ho
ran across tho fields to tho road be
yond, whero he commenced tho walk
back over the mountains to toll Tlldy
good-by.
At first tho weary miles seemed
short .to the boy, whoso mind was filled
with happy visions of tho future. But
now, as ho sat by tho roadsldo bolow
his home, In tho fast-gathering dark
ness, ho felt miserable and uncertnln
as to what to do. He had just como
from tho grave beneath tho hill, after
covering it with vines nnd waysldo
flowers; but somehow tho red clay
mound seemed to renroach him for
faltering in his trust. When ho start
od up tho path to tho road again ho
had determined to go awny without
seeing Tlldy. Yet ho still waited,
though tho shadows wero lengthening
and tho katydids wero beginning to
call. Thoughts of tho child that ho
had "taken caro of" for two years
haunted him, whllo tho remembrance
of his promise kept ringing in bis
cars.
"I dunno what tor do!" ho moaned,
covering his face with his hands; "I
dunno what tor do!"
Tho dark chieftain night crept up
tho hills, whllo vanquished day, fol
lowed by his banners of crimson and
gold, slowly disappeared. A light
shono from tho cabin on tho hill and
harsh voices floated out on tho qulot
evening air. Tho boy heard footsteps
coming down tho path from tho houso
and n timid, childish volco called,
"Joo!"
Tho boy, sitting In tho Bhndow of tho
oak trcos, started.
"I been n-lookln' fur youns every
whar!" tho child sobbed. "Whar Is
youns, Joo?"
Tho boy rose, slowly, his mouth set,
hlB eyes filled with a look of determin
ation. Hitching his suspenders over
his shoulders and pulling his hat far
ther over his face, ho turned slowly
toward tho rocky path.
"All right, Tlldy," ho called cheer
fully, "don't cry; I'm a-comln'!"
NOVEL-WRITING INDUSTRY.
Ortr 800 I'nbllshctl ltecrntlri 1J00O
cllneil by 1'nblUhrni.
There wero more than 200 now nov
els published In tho United States dur
ing tho fall. Thoro havo been porhnps
6,000 written that tho publishers havo
declined. The phenomenal success of
n few writers of fiction dulng tho last
few years some masters of their craft
and somo mere stago carpenters who
set tip spectacular scones has had tho
effect of mnklng novel writing appear
to bo an Industry. Few persons used
to mako It a business; for, regarded as
nn Industry, It did not pay for thoila-
bor it required. Hut now it is regarded
by many as n way to fortune. Lonoly
women, disappointed teachers, Impe
cunious preachers these, but not theso
only, try their hands at it. You never
know whom to suspect. Your physi
cian, ovon your broker, men In public
life, ladles In society your own
grandmother or your own grand
daughter for nil you know all theso
havo taken to tho Bccrot practlco of tho
crnft. For Instance, ono publishing
houso which docs not publish many
novels has within n given period ro-
colved 800 volunteered book manu
scripts, of which 650 wore novels. Of
these, four wero accepted for publica
tion.. A few such facts as theso Indi
cate tho oxtent of tho delusion about
tho profits of the Industry. "Father,"
said a boy of 11 tho other day, "I
want yon to buy me a copy of tho
'Century War-Book.' I'm going to
write a novel of tho civil war." There
aro other books Hint tho world wants
more than It wants novels histories,
biographies, social studies', adventures.
Theso seldom yield sudden fortunes.
But thero havo been men who hnvo
made very eonsldnrablo incomes as
historians and biographers. Their
incomes hnvo as often como to their
children as to themselves; but almost
every important historical work hns
brought a fair reward at last. As a
gainful Industry novel writing Is not
worth tho lnbor It costs. As an art It
is one of the noblest and most difficult
nnd only thoso who regard It as u groat
art havo any right to undertake It.
Tho World's Work.
GIANTS AMONG THE SEALS.
Habits of n (Jroup ot Amphibia of the
Houth l'aoinc.
Professor C. Chun, a German scion-
tlst, has begun mnklng a study of tho
sea eleplmnts, tho gigantic seals found
In many portions of tho south Pacific
ocean. Ho lias ueen assisted in nis
work by Robert Hall, a learned nntur
allst, nnd tho two Investigators hnvo
gleaned mnny now factB rclntivo to
their habits and life. Theso Interest
ing seals aro only found in tho south
ern son, nnd mnlnly in tho vicinity ot
tho Kerguoles islands, whero they go
In August for tho purposo of pairing.
They roinaln thoro until February or
March. During tho winter they nro
very dull nnd apathetic, but as spring
approaches thoy becomo moro lively.
Of human beings they aro not in tho
least nfrnld. Mr. Hall says that ho
went sovornl times through n herd of
forty or fifty nnlmals whllo thoy wero
dozing, and only a row wero disturbed
lfy.hlm. These seals live In communi
ties, and In a slnglo bay may often bo
scon from llvo to ten colonics. Hitherto
It has been supposed that thoro Is novor
moro than ono male In a slnglo herd,
but thero now seems to bo nbundnnt
proof that each herd contains seals ot
only ono sox. Thus, In ono bay. thoro
will bo flvo or six herds ot mates and
In another flvo 6r six horda of females.
Professor Chun, who has studied tho
seals thoroughly In their nntlvo
haunts, says that for a long tlmo after
tho animals return to tho Korgunles In
tho autumn they do not take any food,
but remain torpid In beds which they
form until they havo Bhed their old
hair nnd nut on n new coat During
tho winter ho snw several sealB killed,
nnd not n particlo of food waB found
in their stomachs. Mr, Hall, on tho
otbor hand, says that tho sealB during
this period feed onco a day, going down
to tho water to obtain a supply of
fish. In any case. It Is certain thnt
theso animals can llvo without food
for a long tlmo, slnco they havo under
their skin a layer of fat which Is fif
teen centimeters in thickness. Chlca
go Chronicle.
Americans nro much Interested In
tho recent importation of n wonderful
blue diamond and speculation Is rlfo
bb to tho probable purchaser. Tho
largest and most vnlunblo diamond In
tho world, tho Koh-I-Noor, Is one ot
tho crown Jewels of Great Britain and
will he worn by Queen Alexandra at
tho coronation In June next. Besides
Its great size, beauty nnd value, this
gem hns nnd a history with which
omaiieo has had something to do, and
sens of blood have been shed for Its
possession. It camo Into tho posses
sion of the British crown ns n part of
tho spollo of tho conquest of Indln and
It will doubtless remain as ono ot tho
English royal Jewels as long ns tho
cinplro shall Inst, for such Jewels uro
lnnllenablo nnd enn only bo wrested
from Urltnln by forco ot arms, nn
event that Is exceedingly Improbable
of occurrence.
Where this greatest of diamonds or
iginally camo from no one can tell. All
that Is authentic regarding It Is ot
comparative recent date. It was In
1783 that Its existence first camo to
tho notice of Englishmen through tho
visit of n British nmbassndor to tho
mogul court of tho Rajah Jehnnjlr.
Johanjlr's grandson. Aurung-zcb
wore tho Btono In IiIb turban and
hnnded It down to Shah Alum. This
monarch and his two successors wero
murdered nnd tho mogul empire wns
fast going to pieces.
In 1849 a mutiny of two Sikh rcgl
ments gave tho English nn excuso to
Interfere, nnd tho Rajah Dhullp-Slng,
a moro boy. was Induced to sign n
treaty, which provided for tho nnncxn
tlon of his dominion to tho British
possessions nnd for tho transfer of tho
Lahoro treasure to tho East Indian
Company to reimburse It for tho wnr
expenses. There wns a proviso that
tho Koh-I-Noor should be presented
to Queen Vlctorln.
Thus In 18C0 tho great diamond of
India reached England nnd became ono
of the crown Jewels. It then weighed
180 carats.
Other diamonds havo acquired
world-wide celebrity. For many years
mond In tho world Iho Pitt or Itegrnt ;
diamond.
Tho list ot fnmous dlnmonds might bo
stretched nut much longer. Thero Is
tho Nnssak, which was stolen from a
tcmplo ot Shlrn, nnd now shows its
elghty-nlno-cnr.it beauty In tho duko
of Wcstmlnstei s Bvord hilt.
Thero Is tho Hastings diamond,
which wns part nnd parcel ot tho War
ren Hastings ecundal and inspired
many a street ballad. Thoro Is tho
great Austrian yellow, weighing 139Vi
enrnts, nmong the Austrian crown Jow-cls.
Thoro Is tho Dnrya-I-Nur, which Is
tho shah of Persia's chief pride. It Is
tho llncst Jewel In his rognllu, weighs
180 carats nud Is set In a bracelet, with
tho TnJ-o-Mnh for compnnlon. Tho
brncclets nro valued nt X 1,000.000.
Tho Pasha of Egypt, a forty-carat
stone, Is tho finest diamond in the
Egyptian treasury. Tho Green Dres
den, In tho Green vaults at Diesdon,
weighs caiats and is Snxony'o
bonHt.
Tho Nizam belonged to tho nlzam of
Hyderabad nnd weighed 310 carats, but
nothing certain Is known of It now.
Tho Plgott diamond, llko tho Regent
nnd tho Hastings stones, wns connected
with tho Anglo-Indian scundnls. An
English merchant finally Bold It to All
Pasha, who treasured it mightily
When mortally wounded ho ordered
his fnvorlto wlfo killed and tho dia
mond destroyed In his presence. Ho
would leuvo neither to nnothor man.
Tho first order wns not carried out,
but tho second wns obeyed, nnd that
diamond vanished from history.
MARRIAGE IN FRANOE.
Noma HtrlkliiR lract unci lUnieult Prob
lem I'rriinnlett.
It Is a mere truism to sny that tho
welfnro of the Individual, of society
and of tho state Is best served by mar
rlago, and by curly marriage, too. Tho
fact has been established for forty
years that tho death rate among all
married men over twenty years of ago
day an object lesson from which the
wholo world may derlvo warning nnd
Instruction on tho questions of mar
rlago nnd tho fnmllly, those grcntcst
of social Influences.' Alnslco's Magazine.
Curol a Hail Club llnblt.
Tho visitor from Milwaukee wns
talking about tho disrespect shown
th speakers nt n recent big dlnnc
which ho nttonded 'in this city. "In
my club in Milwaukee tho samo condi
tions used to provnll," ho said, "but
now It Is different. By tho tlmo cigars
wero around thoro used to bo n nuro
bor of men who would not refrain
from talking and laughing whllo tho
nnswers woro mndo to tho toasts. The.
spcakors would bo embarrassed and 90
por cent of tho men nt tho table an
noyed. But a fow weeks ago an at
torney began to Bpcnk. Then h
stopped for' a moment. 'Mr. Chair
man,' he said, 'I move you that a cora
mlttco bo Instructed to tako down nil
tho names of thoso who hnvo persisted
In talking nud lnughlng during tho,
speeches tonight, and that charges bj
preforrcd against them if they nro
mouthers of tho club. If not members
I nsk that thoy bo excluded from tu
turo dinners.' When tho applause sub
sided tho chairman said ho thought
thoro would bo no further interrup
tion. And thoro was none." Phila
delphia Times.
l'rrolilentlnl Cbulr.
Tho ohnlr which President McKlnley
occupied nt sessions ot tho cnblnet la
now the property of Secretary Cortol
you. It has been tho custom for tins
retiring president to present to Bonid
frlond tho chnlr used by him whllo pro
Biding over tho meetings of tho cnblnot.
President Harrison gave his chair to
Executlvo Clork Crook, nnd tho lattoi
rognrds It us ono of his most valued
possessions. President Cleveland pre
sented his chair to his prlvato secre
tary, Daniel S. Lnmont. Thoro Is a law
which requires thnt government prop
erty shall not be given awny, but that
"Well, I'll bo gol-durnod."
tho passing moment, he cropt nearer
tho tent Looking timorously around,
ho cautiously raised a corner and pro
ceeded to crawl under the canvas. Suc
ceeding at last In getting through, ho
scrambled to his feet and hastily
looked about him.
Tho tent wns filled with shabbily
dressed women nnd rough-looking
men, ono of whom grabbed him ns.
surprised and frightened, ho started
to crawl back under tho canvas.
"Well, I'll be gol-durned," the man
An to tho Next; "Mnltl."
Mnrmnduko writes In tho London
Graphic: What will oventually bo tho
limit ot Individual wealth Half a
century back "ten thousand a year"
was considered to bo a vast fortune.
Then "fifty thousand a year" was tho
phrase commonly used to describe
tho Income of fnbulouBly rich men or
women. Later wo took to speaking of
'millionaires." In qulto recent times
tho "multl-mllllonalro" with twenty
millions had reached tho limit ot prl
vnto wealth; then forty millions; now
tho limit has risen to a hundred mil
lions, nnd already tho word "billion
aire" has como into use in tho United
States. Will tho multl-bllllonalre over
replace tho multl-mllllonalro?
Term.
"Sir!" exclaimed tho legislator who
had been "approached," feigning In
dignation In tho hopo of n raise, "how
daro you offer mo this gross Insult?"
"Pardon me," replied tho lobbyist,
who knew his man, "but this offer Is
absolutely net." Philadelphia Prose.
The Object or Attention.
"I see that your wlfo takes great
Interest In manual training." "Yes,"
answered Mr. Mcokton gently, "and
I'm tho man." Washington Star.
World' Oreuteat rigcon Farm.
Tho largest pigeon farm or ranch
In the world Is Bltuatod on the out
skirts ot Los Angeles, In California. It
has over 12,000 flying pigeons. Theso
llvo In three largo tiers of coops or
houses, and in numerous smaller ones
Tho largest of tho houses contains
3,000 coops Inside, nnd 749 outside. Tho
other two principal buildings nro mdo
up of 2,000 and 1,000 coops respective
ly. A remarkablo fact In Connection
with this place Is thnt tho pigeons
novor lcavo tho ranch, nnd It Is vory
seldom thnt ono over gets beyond tha
largo wlro fenco that surrounds tho
place. Thoy nro fed on assorted grain
and screenings, at a coat ot about 2
a day.
tho Hopo Blue, ns a bluo diamond in
tho collection of Henry T. Hopo is
called, has held n unique pln.co ns being
by long odds the finest bluo diamond in
tho world. It weighs only -HVfe carats,
but is of a beautiful Bapphlro blue,
excellent In shape, nnd absolutely flaw
less.
Mr. Hope bought It for 18,000, but
It Is valued today at about 30,000.
Tho origin of tho stono has been wrap
ped In somo uncertainty, ns Is tuo caso
with most great diamonds, but it 1b
practically certain thnt the Hopo Bluo
Is ono ot threo fragments into which
the fnmous French Bluo was divided
nftcr being stolen with the other re
galia from tho Garden Mcuble.
Shah Jehan had owned many of tho
most famous Jowols of the Orient,
among them the Great Mogul. The
Greav Mogul weighed 900 curats In tho
rough and was a true diamond of flno
water, shaped llko an ogg cut In bnlf.
Tho Oiioff diamond, which ornn
mcnts tho Russian royal scepter, Is
larger than tho Moon of Mountains,
but not so pure, being slightly yellow
ish. It, too, was an Indian cut stono
and weighs 193 carats.
Another famous diamond Is the Eu
genie. Catherine II. of Russia had
this flfty-one-cnrat Jewel In a hnlrpln.
Sho gavo It to Potcmkln, who was thon
her lover. It wns In his family until
his grandnloco sold it to Nnpolcon II.,
who gavo It to Eugenie. It was tho
center diamond of the famous neck
Inco which wns afterward Bold to tho
galkwar of Baroda.
Tho French roynl Jowols hnvo had
varied carcors and many of the best
were lost before Eugonlc, tho diamond
lover, camo to power; but Franco hns
what Is, perhaps, the most perfect dla
Could Happen Only In a Cltjr,
flew York Is n pretty big place after
all. wo men from tho samo country
towiAcnmo to the metropolis six
moritSA ago on different trains. With
out wJrwIng It they put up at tho
samolvUartment house. In fact their
roomnitidUnlneil, ,,ut 11 waB not Mnt"
ycstortvS' that thc.se two men knew
that tliiVvy lived In tho samo houso.
They hart never happened to meet
each othbf In their goings In or com
ings out.'iAThoy wero In different busi
nesses. "Hello, Jim .what are you
Is less than that nmong unmnrriou
men; and that tho death rato among
all married women over twenty-flvo
years of ago Is less than that among
unmnrrlcd women. Tho homo bolng
tho cornorstono of civilized llfo, Bocl
ety Is enriched by tho multiplication
of homos, nnd Impoverished when thoy
nro not in normal proportion to mo
total population. Only within tho past
few years has worhl-wldo nttentlon
been drawn to tho startling fact that
tho well-being of n mighty nation Is
menaced by tho predominance of coll
bncy. Moro than half tho men nnd
half tho women of Franco nro un
mnrrlcd. Tho foreign Immlgrntlon
Into Franco 1b today greater than tho
natural Increnso of Its own people,
Tho excess of births over deaths In
any yenr among thoso mnny millions
amounts to only about ono-half of tho
population of Nowark, N. J. Tho ro
suit Is that whllo other nations ot Eu
rope nro rapidly Increasing in popula
tion, France Is almost stationary.
While, a century ngo, Frenchmen com
prised a fifth of tho European poula
tlon of tho world, thoy now form only
a tenth of It. Tho Importance of their
country ns n world power is not grow
ing. Their International commcrco
lags far behind that of other leading
nations. How empty In tho boast of
rattlepatcd orators that Franco will
some day gloriously avengo Sedan,
when she can add only 300,000 con
scripts a year to tho army, whllo C00,-
000 recruits aro annually enrolled
across the Rhino! Wo shnll speak
later of tho mistaken motives, tho
policy ruinous allko to tho cltlzon nnd
tho state, thnt Induce many of tho
French to restrict tho number of their
children, arid unit oi them to go
through llfo unmarried. Franco la to
doing hero?" said Bill yesterday when
ho met Jim coming out ot tho samo
apurtment houso. 'Why, I llvo hero,
Bill. What aro you doing hero?" "I
llvo hero, too, Jim." This would ap
pear an Incredlblo story to somo of
tho Sun's friends who llvo in country
towns nnd villages. Now York Sun.
Tobscro tho lleit Inieottclde.
Most of tho Insects Common to houso
plants dislike tobacco bb much as ho
does the cleanly hnusowlfo, Tho best
way to uso It as an Insecticide upon
window plants Is to securo a good
it must be formally condemned nnd
disposed of nt miction. No ono hns
over questioned tho right of the presi
dent to glvo uwny his chnlr, howovor.
Socrotnry Cortelyou wns very anxious
to get tho chnlr which his chief had
occupied for bo long, and It was nc
cordlngly ofllclnlly condemned, put up
for salo, nnd bought In by tho dovotod
secretary. Buffalo Commercial.
Arrhlteotura In Japan.
Europoan architecture is gradually
gaining n foothold In Japan nnd mimt
sooner or later domlnnto, Just ns Eu
ropenn styles of d,ress nro soon to
dominate In tho big cities. In Toklo
nnd other largo centers of population
all tho new business houses aro built
on European plans. Thoy aro found
to ho moro practicable. Tho resi
dences aro still of tho Japanese stylo.
Somo of tho larger and finer residences
In tho cities aro built llko American
housoB, but moBt stick to tho old cus
tomB. Tho government does not own
Its buildings, but rents them, nnd
thoso, without oxcoptlon, nro of Eu
ropean design. Tho Europeans nnd
Americans novor stop at tho Japanoso
hotels, bocnuso thoy cun not do with
out chairs, Our hotels havo nothing
but couches. Corrcspondonco Wash
ington Post.
Bnalli n Fnvorlto Ui.
As is well known, certain species of
snnll form n favorito dish with French
gourmets, nnd tho cultlvntlon of theso
land mollusca Is conducted on a largo
Bcalo In tho outlying suburbs of Pnrls,
pnrtlcularly In tho department of
Aubo, who'ro thoro aro largo snail gar
dens, with plantations of thyme, mint,
parley, -and chervil for tho nrilmnls to
feed on. When u Frenchman takes
snails wild ho leaves them, if prudent,
n fow days to digest tholr Inst meal,
for thero Is a current hollof thnt thoy
may bo dangerous If they have re
cently fed on poisonous plants.
handful ot tobacco stems, place them
In nn old basin, pour boiling wntor
upon thorn nnd let thom stand for
several hours. Thon drain oft tho
liquid In a basin or tub deep enough
for Immersing tho tops ot your plants
In, nnd dilute It with wnrm water
untl lit shows only n faint tint of
brown. Thon tnko up tho plants ono
nt a tlmo, und hold them, tops down,
In tho wntor, washing thom clean,
Ladles' Homo Journal.
Ho who avoids tomptatlon
sin. '
avoids