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A Little Hair Ribbon I
By SOPMIB HAMMOND. 3
2 (Copjrliht, 1KB, by
A cnrdcn in old Annapolis, crowded
with blooms and fragrance; a child up
on a rustic bench, with a lapful of
floworn and a busy, serious faco; a boy
on tho wall aborc, morosely watching
her thoEo aro what the Juno sun
chono down upon, Ionic ago.
Tho child's cagr flngera hnd deftly
put the flowers together, and one hand
dragged the pink ribbon from her hair.
With an effort e.t goncroslty slvs select
ed a sprig ot heliotrope from tho rest
"You may have that, Tom," sho Bald,
tossing It upon tho wall.
The ribbon tied about tho stems, and
tho nrrangemnt held out for n mo
mont'a anxious Inspection, sho sprang
to her feot, nnd running down tho path
and up tho stops of tho veranda,
pushed open tho green-shuttcrcd door
of tho hall.
At tho farther ond her father was
taking leave of a two-days' guest a
young man In a scarlot uniform and
much gold loco, whoso horses and ser
vntit stood at the stops. Tho little girl
wont forward swiftly nnd held out tho
flowers to tho visitor, looking shyly up
Into his face.
Tho young soldier took them gallant
ly. "This Is Indeed an honor," ho
said, with a quick smile "a poaey
from the fairest lady in nil this fair
provlncel Mistress Ilotty may bo oure
thoy shall bo among my troasurod pos
sessionsthat I ohnl! keep them al
ways." Tho child drow back, and rnn to the
big window to watch tho departuro,
straining her oyen to catch tho last
glimpse of tho red coat as It disap
peared through tho trees, n'Bpot of ex
citement burning on each chcok. Ho
had been pleased a roal Boldlor, who
hnd fought tho Indiana ho was going
to keep hor flowors foroveri
"La, child, you havo worked your
solf into a very fcvorl" the voloo of
hor covornoss oxclnlmcd. "Go out for
a walk with your cousin, do, and cool
your cheeks. And bo suro you don't
turn back until you reach the gate."
Dotty got her hat obodlontly. Tom
waB croon ho didn't llko hor horo;
but nothing could mar tho beauty ot
tho day for that proud, happy llttlo
heart.
The graRs wns checkered with shado
and sunihtno all down tho avenue.
Near tho end, tho bluo bay, with its
dots ot whlto sails, camo in vlow.
Thoy had reached tho great stone gnto
posts nnd betwcot them lay hor flow
ers, in tho dust!
Tho boy picked up tho soiled ribbon.
"Nover mind, Betty," ho said, though
his oyos woro full of nngor. "Ho's not
worth crying for."
Tho llttlo teeth shut down sharply
on tho red Up. "I'm not crying," sho
cnld.
ISIght peacoful years had pnssod, nnd
thon another whoroln thoro was no
pfcnco tor tho colonies woro shaking
thomBelvos froa ot loading strings.
But In the llttlo water-lappod city
thoro wero no signs of tho strife Tho
Juno sun was shining down again, so
renoly, on tho garden, and tho flowora
wero giving out their lavish mingling
of odors on tho still air.
In tho morning room, through tho
open windows of which tho gardon
sounds and oconta wero drifting, a
white-capped spinster, the governess ot
yoro, was pouring out n continuous
flow ot tea for herself, and grievances
to tho tnoroso young officer beforo tho
flro-placo.
"I novor go awny," sho protostod
lnjuredly, "but something happons.
The whole town has greeted mo with
questions about Betty's now beau, and
I with nevor a word to answer! Vol
ty tells me nothing, but only laughs,
Bho baa gono oft now to mako the
black and whlto cockados that tho
conimander-ln-chiof boa ordorod in
compliment to our French allies, nnd
ho has followed hor. Your uncle, I
suppose, la Batlsfled. For my own part
I boltovo ho Is a Tory his refusing n
commission Is certainly suspicious;
though, to bo Bure, his manners are
The boy picked up tho soiled ribbon,
charming; and I confess ho seems not
to havo aged a month stneo ho staid
hero before, ten years ngo. What Is
your opinion ot tho match, captain?"
Tho young man put down his cup,
"His manners, as you say, nro his
ctrong point," ho answered, contempt
uously; "but my cousin, of courso, will
choose to suit herself," and taking up
Ida hat ho turuod from tho room.
Tho woman sighed, and poured her
eolt unothor cup ot ton. "Ho Is ns
taciturn ns over," Bho murmured;
"thoiiRh considering tho dnuco Betty
hii led him all thceo years ho tukco It
tvRuurlcably quiet, poor boyj"
The object ot her pity had paused
cutiitU tho door, and then aimlessly
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crossed tho hall to his uncle's study;
but beforo his hand bad touched tho
knob the door opened and tholr visitor
camo out and passed him, his usually
bland faco wearing so black a look
that tho youngor man stopped to
glance curiously after him. Then he
pushed open the door.
A girl sitting by a little sowing table
lifted her fnco as he entered a faco
not beautiful, but which bad worked
untold mischief In Its short career.
"What Is the matter with Peyton,
Betty?" ho asked abruptly.
"Wo had a discussion," said tho
girl, with a laugh, "and I told him tho
story ot a certain llttlo bunch of flow
ers ns a moral which ruffled his tem
per." Her cousin camo nenror, nnd looked
down nt hor st'ornly.
"You have danced with him, and
ridden with him, nnd led him on, un
til tho whole town couples your names
together; nnd for a childish grudge "
Betty gavo n llttlo shrug. "Ho
spoiled ono day for mo," sho said;
Looked down at her sternly,
"ono of the happiest ot my Itfo. I am
not Ukoly to let him spoil another."
Thon her wbolo manner changed.
"Now, Tom," aho said, impresslvoly,
"proparo to bo sufficiently gratoful;
I'm going to glvo you my colore to
wenr to tho war."
But tho young man flushod darkly.
No, you will not," ho said, through
his tooth. "You hnvo had all tho
amusement nt my expense that you aro
likely to hnvo, madam. You spend
your wholo time making fools ot men;
you nro not worth "
A pair ot brown eyes hnd been raised
ocklngly to his, and kept there. For
m
a moment or two ho held out, then tho
old charm proved too strong, and ho
put his arms around hor.
Dotty Bottled hor head, with a faint
laugh, against his shoulder. "You al
ways woro a bear, Tom, you know,'
sho said softly. Then sho flashed
anothor glanco into tho lntcnso fnco
above hor. "Do you want to know
what mado mo toll him about those
flowora?" sho asked, vory low. "I
helped Chloo pack your boxos yester
dayand I found that old hair ribbon
In your desk."
POPE DID NOT WANT NEW GOWNS
t,o'i Disinclination to flpeml Money (or
Ilia Own Uses.
This story la told to lllustrato tho
pope's dlsllko ot spondtng monoy on
hlmsalf: Tho othor dny Plo Contra,
his old and trlod personal nttondant,
openod tho discussion while drosslng
him In tho morning, by romarklng
that his gown wus not as now as It
might bo. "I suppose I havo yourr
holiness' permission to order your
gowns for tho Jublloo?" ho nddod.
"What gowns for tho Jublloo?" ro
pliod Loo XIII, sharply. "I havo throo
sots alrondy, and cortalnly require no
moro. Why should I spond good
monoy for what I do not wnnt?"
"But, holy fathor,' protested Cen
tra, who knows his master's weak
uosh, "supposing Bomo ono ot tho
gront porBonagos who aro rocolvod by
your holiness should notlco n dofect
such ns this (pointing to an invlslblo
spot on ono sloovo)? Ho might think
you had put on your old clothes, not
consldorliiR him worthy of tho host."
Aftor n pnuBO Loo XIII. snld with a
sigh; "Well, perhaps you aro right.
Ordor thorn but only ono, mind you;
nnd my poor peoplo will havo to go
without so much broad. How drond
fill to bo obliged to spond so much
money on ouo'b clothos."
When Loril ltnglun Spunks,
The Idiosyncrasies of .orators pro
vtdo on almost luexhaustlblo otudy,
says tho Loudou Leader. Ono of tho
ktrnngest hnblta ot n speaker Is as
nurodly that possessed by Lord Rag
lan. Tho habit Is only observable at
post-prandlal functions, nt which tho
moment tho son ot tho famous field
marshal rises to speak ho arranges on
tho table In front of him everything
within his roach, Just as It ho woro
playing an lutrlcato war gamo.
Bottles ot ovary slzo nnd shape,
Kinases, salt cellars, knives and forks
and oven tho very table decorations
themselves nro pressed Into tho sor
vico, and by tho timo tho noble lord
resumes his sent tho disposition ot his
Imaginary troops, which is productive
of uo llttlo ntuusetnont to thoso around
him, la complete
Fortunate is tho man upon whoso
faco naturo has written a letter of
credit
THE VOLOANOES OF KAMOHATKA
Jjxrn Flowi nnd Itarlhijaakts Dlstarfe
Ira ml n B,
Kamchatka has many volcanoes, the
only ones In Russian territory that
aro still active. They are unusually
Impressive. Their summits are al
ways jsmoklng and often glow with
molten lava, though thoy aro clad In
otornol snow and aro covered with
glaciers.
Tho volcanic eruptions aro very
grand, but being witnessed only by a
fow natives or Russian officials they
awaken but little attention In tho
west. About forty of tho mountains
aro ot volcanic origin, but of these
not moro than twclvo are still active.
Ono of theso remarkable eruptions
occurred lant fall at tho Avacha vol
cano, 8,210 feot high, on tho southeast
eon nt of Kamchatka. Tho eruptions
woro accompanied by subterranean
rumblings thnt woro audlblo for six
ty miles. Theso phenomena aro often
attendod by violent earthquakes which
sometimes ralso tho waves to n groat
height, flooding tho coast and awcep
Ing away the tents ot tho natives.
This was tho case during tho recent
eruption.
Tho accounts that havo bcon sent to
St. Petersburg of this eruption say
that a moro magnificent and awful
spectnclo was probably nover present
ed. Lava flowed In dcop streams
down tho sides of tho mountains. Tho
streams looked llko wide, molten riv
ers. From Assures In tho earth nox
ious gaBcs escaped, destroying nnlmnl
and vegetable 11 fo near tho mountain.
Even nah woro killed by thousands In
tho neighboring streams.
Tho volcanic eruptions in Kamchat
ka probably surpass those- of any oth
er part of tho world In violcnco and
duration. An eruption mentioned by
Krashmeninnlkov lasted four years,
from 1727 to 1731, nnd that of 1737,
which was far moro violent, dis
charged vast lava streams, melting tho
glaciers nnd sweeping avalanches ot
lco and water Into tho aurroundlng
valloys.
TEARS OF DENEFIT TO THE EYES
Ono'a Sight Is Clanrer Aftor n Copious
Flow of Mm Hnlty Liquid.
Tears do not wenken tho sight, but
lmprovo It. They act an a tonic on tho
muscular vision, keoplng tho cyo soft
nnd limpid, and It will bo noticed that
women In whoso oyes sympathetic
tears gather quickly havo brighter,
tendorer orbs than otbors. When tho
pupils aro hard and cold tho world at
trtbutea It to ono s disposition, which
s a moro flguro of speech, implying
tho lnck of balmy tears that aro to tho
cornea what salvo Is to tho skin or
nourishment to the blood.
Tho reason some- women weep moro
easily than others, and still moro
readily than tho sterner six, has not
its dlffcrcnco in tho strength ot tho
tear gland, but in tho possession of a
more dellcnto nervo system. Tho
norvo fibers nbout tho glands vlbruto
moro easily, causing a downpour from
tho watery sac. Men nro not nearly
so sonsltlvo to emotion; tholr sym
pnthotelc nature tho term Is used In
a medical sonso Is loss developed,
nnd tho eyo Is theroforo protected
from shocks. Consequently, a man
should thank tho formation ot his
norvo nature when ho contemptuously
scorns toars ao a woman's practice
Their Consolation.
Thoy wero tossing about on tho
wild and rostloss ocean In a small,
opon boat, at least 100 feat from tho
boach. Ho was struggling manfully
to battto with tho surging waves and
to pull for tho shoro; sho was sitting
In a heap In tho storn ot tho frail
bnrquo, holding on llko grim doath,
and mentally vowing that sho would
novor again bo tomptod by hor lovor's
daring spirit to vonturo so far from
land.
"I know v;o shall go over," sho
shrlokod, as tho boat gavo anotbor
lurch. "Oh, Goorgo, try and Aianngo
Itl"
"I will," ropllod ho, firmly. "I could
got along splondtdly If tho waves did
not mako It go all waya at onco. Don't
bo afraid, Sarah. Wo'ro gottlng near-
or, aron t wo? '
"A llttlo. Oh, Qeorgo, what shall
wo do It tho boat la lost?"
"Don't you worry yoursolf about
that, my dear," said Ooorgo, soothing'
ly. "ion mustn't worry yourself
about othor peoplo s uuslnoss. It Isn't
our boat."
Ami ho continued his fight with tho
cruel, remorseless wnves.
l'roeilent Established.
A boglnner In nowspnper work in a
Bouthorn town who occasionally "sont
stuff" to ono of tho Now York dalllos
picked up last summer what Boomed
to him a "big story." Hurrying to tho
tolograph offlco ho "quorlcd" tho tolo
graph editor: "Column story ao and
so. Shall I send?" Tho roply was
brlot nnd prompt but to tho enthusi
ast unsatisfactory. "Send GOO words
was all It said. "Can't bo told in less
than 1,200," ho wired back. Beforo
long tho roply camo: "Story ot crea
tion of world told In COO. Try It"
Now York Post.
Americans In llurko'a retime.
Tho names of llvo Amorlcan naval
ofllcors appear In tho 1002 edition o(
Burko's poorogo. Admiral Schley'e
daughter marrtod n brother of the
present oarl ot Wharncllff, tho daugh
ters of Commodore Price and Magru
dor became respectively duchoss ot
Marlborough ami Lady Ablngor; Llou-
tenant it. v. iockiou marnoa a
daughtor of Sir Matthew OiibIow, and
PnymaBter Hodnoy married his cousin.
n granddaughtor ot Sir Hugh Owon.
Ot tho naval offlcoru namod only
Schloy and uodnoy survive,
Thoro la no love without Joalouaj,
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Academy
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Tho newest thing In tho educational
world 1b n seagoing nendomy, which
will bo launched during tho summer.
Tho plan under consideration Is to
tako a class of boys on a four years'
crulso around tho world, and (ho
courso will Includo n curriculum that
prepares for collego or business; phys
ical development and dlsclpllno In
cident to sea llfo under United States
naval regulations; travel and obser
vation In all tho principal countries of
tho world; studies of foreign com
merce by direct contact with tho com
mercial methods and needs of all pur
chasing nations. For tho study of
Bclcnco and natural history collectors'
outfits will bo provided with deep sea
dredges and all necessary nppllanccs.
"Some dny," says Santos-Dumont,
"wo shall bco monnrchs nnd Princes
of tho blood having not only their or-
dlnnry balloons, but aerial Btato
coaches."
Already Prlncea aro turning to tho
sport. Ono, tho Archduko Leopold bni-
vator of Austria-Hungary, recently
mado a remarkable Journey across tho
Alps In his balloon, tho Meteor. Not
content with making trips on his own
account In ono or nnother ot tho threo
largo ballons which ho had mado, ho
has commonccd taking his wlfo and
children with him.
Thoro nro many members of tho
other reigning houses who havo made
aerial trips, notably tho King of Italy's
two cousins, tho Count of Turin and
tho Duko Abruzzi. Tho Duko of
Abruzzl, in particular, mndo a num
ber of ballooning trips boforo starting
on his arctic oxpedltlon with tho ob
ject of ascertaining to what extent he
could utlllzo this modo of conveyance
in tho polar regions. Apparently, ho
was not Batlslled with tho practical re
sults of his experiments, as he did not
tako a balloon with him In tho Polnr
Star. Tho widowed Duchess of Aosta
and tho young DucIicsb of Genoa,
while theso trials wero In progress at
Turin, took advantage of tho oppor
tunity to mako several ascents, but
woro ultimately forbidden to do so
again by tho lato King Humbert, who
wns alarmed for their safety, and in
sisted, In eplto of all that was urged
to tho contrary, that they wero risk
ing their lives.
Tho Emperor of Germany nnd his
oldest sister, Princess Charlotte of
Saxo-Moinlngon, havo both been up In
a balloon. It wns, however, a captive
one, and tholr ascent took placo at
Paris during tho International Expo
sition ot 1878, whon, It may bo remom
bered, tho most gigantic balloon ever
produced used to ascend dally from
tho Place des Tullorles to a height so
great as to almost disappear from
Bight, then to bo drawn back to enrth
by means of a couplo of powerful sta
tionary stciun engines. Tho present
Kaiser was at tho timo In Paris In
cognito, intrusted to tho care not of
tho Gorman Ambassador, but of Lord
Lyons, tho English Ambassador, as a
grandson ot Queen Victoria, and tho
party who mndo tho nscont In tho bal
loon on that occasion was restrlctod
to Princo William, as tho Kulser was
then called; to his sister, Princess
Charlotto ot Saxo-Melalngcn; tho lat
ter'B husband, Princo Bornhardt;
Count Seckondorff, Grand Mastor of
tho Housohold to Emplro Frcdorlck;
and two or threo others.
King Edward, Queen Alexandria, tho
Into Duko of Albany, th Duko ot
Brunswick nnd of Cumberland, who nt
that timo boro tho title of Crown
Princo of Hanover, and HkowlBo tho
lato Princo Jeromo Nnpolcn, all mado
ono or moro nscenta In this balloon,
ns did nlso old Queen Isabella of
Spain, tho Crown Prince and Crown
Princess of Denmark, tho King nnd
Queen of Greece, nnd, of courso, King
Leopold of Bolgium. Princo Fredorlck
Leopold of Prussia has been up sev
eral times In tho military balloon on
tho Tcmplo Hof maneuver grounds,
nenr Bolgium. But when tho Kntaor
himself wished to nccompany his
brother-in-law his ministerial and mil
itary advisors urged him to abstain
from putting his project Into execu
tion on tho ground thnt ho hnd no
right to risk a llfo ot such vital Im
portance to tho omplrc. Tho Emperor
only yielded to their arguments when
thoy woro rolnforced by tho Empress,
for ho shares tho conviction of Arch
duko Leopold Snlvntor of Austria that
thero Is no moro danger In ballooning
thnn In driving nt tho breakneck speed
which ho Invariably affects.
l'ushln; Use nt Illro.
An nssoclntlon of mon Interostod In
growing rlco nnd figuring on widening
tho market for it has oponed "rlco
kltchonB" In Washington nnd In a
number of largo cities, whoro freo
cooking lessons aro glvon at certain
hours ot tho day, and nt moal tlmoa
rlco concoctlonB nro sold to tho turn
ery. Thoy havo rlco crain, rlco salad.
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Tho school will be conducted on
board tho Young American, a modem
full rigged sailing ship, with auxiliary
stenm power, built especially for tho
purpose. Tho keel of tho Bhlp will bo
laid within n month or two. Tho num
ber of pupils will be limited to 250
nnd tho faculty to 25. Shoro leavo
will bo governed by tho department
records of the endetsr, who will always
bo under tho personal supervision ot
professors. Tho organization will ue
nlong naval lines, tho cadets bclnn
formed into companies and tho com
panies divided into sections. Cadet of
ficers will bo appointed on tho basis
of merit. Tho school will bo non-sec-
tarlan and thero will bp nmplo amuse
ment, including athletics, band con-g
ROYALTY WHO. SAIL IN BALLOONS.
Archduke Leopold salvator's trip across the alps.
Archduke Leopold Sclvator and Ills Balloon.
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ftoulo ot the .Duke's
rlco cakes, rlco gravy, rlco pudding,
rlco plo, and a numbor of othor good
things ndultoratod with rice.
Smokers Will Ilnnlly llelleve This.
Somo of tho clerks In tho war de
partment played a Joke on n well
known clerk In tho tolograph ofllco tho
othor day. Thoy got a cheap cigar,
filled It with smnll pieces of rubber and
thon gavo It to tho telegraph man. Ho
Is nlways playing practical Jokes on his
follows nnd they wero merely trying
to oven up. Ho stnrted in to work ns
usunl and puffed vigorously on tho
cigar. Ho must havo had a cold In
hla hend, for ho didn't seem to notlco
tho foul smell thnt soon permeated tho
otmosphoro. His associates could
hardly stand It, howovor, but thoy
didn't know about tho cigar. Tho odor
finally becamo overpowering, and tho
smell ot rubber wns unmistakable. As
thoro had bcon some troublo with tho
tolographic apparatus tho Innocent vic
tims concluded from tho smell that tho
Insulators had caught fire. An export
electrician was summoned horn tho
Western Union olllco nnd spent somo
timo oxnmlnlng tho Bwltchbonrd con
nections. It wns not until after ho re
ported thnt thero wns nothing nt all
tho matter with thorn that tho truth
dawned upon tho operators that It was
merely a caso of "bad cigar." It was a
curious commentary on tho smoker's
taste that he didn't know ho was not
smoking tobacco until those around
him Informed him ot the fact
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certs, sight seeing, a library, a month
ly periodical printed on board tho ship
and a photographic plant.
Boys between tho ages of 14 and 19
years who nro not of retarded develop
ment or vicious habits will bo ac
cepted nnd tho cost por school yeai
will bo $1,280, including tuition, board,
clothing, books and other expenses
Tho first crulso will begin in Septem
ber, 1903. During tho four years the
principal ports of tho world will be
visited.
By tho recent census tho population
of Now Zealand Is fixed at 815.820.
London bridge, when widened, will
bo lighted from tho center and not
from tho rides.
Flight .Acrou the Alp.
Trnlts of the Ithlnnceros.
Commander Whltohouso of tho Brit
ish navy writes as followB of his ex
perience with tho rhinoceros In Africa:
"Ab a rulo thoy do not lntorforo wltl
travolers that let them alone, pi
somo cases, of courso, they aro danger
ous, but It was easy to got closo tc
many for photographs. It Is often sale
that a rhlnocorous will chnrgo tho per
sons that ho gots tho wind ot; such li
not my experience. I walked closo ui
to tho first I Baw by accident a cow
and Its calf. They certainly got mj
wind at a distance of less than twentj
yards, but after looking at me for
fow seconds, thoy both bolted. On an
othor occasion, on tho Athl plains, out
camo up toward us and, stopping lesi
than 20 yards away, watched tho cara
van go by, with tho wind blowing
Btralgth from us to him. Probably hi
was used to seeing Masai nnd other na
tlves, and rhinoceroses in less fre
quented places might havo been mon
clangorous. Two aro allowed to bt
shot by license. It Is very poor Bporl
shooting thorn, but, llko tho hippo
pcHamus, thoy nro n cheap presont ti
gain tho nntlves' good will In famlnt
timo. Ono shot at Kin was ontlrolj
eaten that day, and the next mornlns
wo found somo poor stnrved creaturci
picking off what flesh wns loft on tin
head and eating It raw."
Tho road that Is paved with good
Intentions generally has a disinterest
ed frlond at everycomer,
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