ATI
WMrr
7Wf WfiU,. ml,u, lm w f
ll i Hi lit t Jul iul luv.altfjjUl Ijii.
V 1 nu,uiiH IWUy !
rnr buM
iunniM
I ulA
I flf, ii,t 114 illy Th
U4 i.t,lhHlJUt4 uu Uf IMH
hi Ihk til Mi l,
I
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iguum my t,sm
Tr I MI
Uli II, Itiii
; Minn luinHfi,
m in
U M4mln
jf lnMl,t
iftltt, Willi
return Ilirlr
K'MOPSIS. "Hmt w ' mM I'JHim.
7ht4Uf rtv4 In Hu VtHkUiM '11 fiuU4 pm itm 4tm mm m
ImiwI 7k tfmmm kmd iu mm
tmmium m i Urn mm u htk I m4
bn uma Uy I Arty Hrnhi
A Hun flltfM, Mitihur tUirtim," W
jnnm ilumriiy, m km u Dm Brut Ut
mnimi. bhH ttntH a4A4 u4mr mu
tirnlti, ' tor tkm Mill liuMmmm."
himlim Wiflnu Mmtmt t Mm Wll ft
lUfni HimntoK," I htnml Ut af.
Iih iiuH'l mm nu uWimir in
Tkn nil mi i,n th hit Itniurm vm
mnniim. TJi Mm wni IWtttm
mi, ihu (ftflUfrwwN MfM tiuA, nit
mn via h gn ( uitmautu in in
nt ih nriunmnn.
"Ah, II' ;ii, in II?" th HMfft nil (iff
lr I'M I wlh ton u 'timUiHw In lir
'town find II h tl;l, 8ml I'll l will)
h flliir u lili "
'in liul Him v'i1,"
"Ar y, luiniiyT" Mid lint wnniuo
Willi ilwll(lil. "Thmi H' Him IimhI fllii'
uf In lowti yu nlmll Iimvh. Muni, .Mint
ill, Hiiwh niiiHin'ii (ivftr HiMrH dl Him
(uiriiBr lalilw."
" I ' riol Ilia tirlNl'i'Tiiny uf kIoIIh yu
Ktil Iihih," wild Ooreoii, IlKlillUK It Ih
nlnii n II up Ilm miffiiii, "Inn H'h prlinii
mi 1 1 ii K"
I iimlilfiil In ln.y riiiiiliiiiiiiiiiil, mill
1,1 Ih l4t in untttnm tjfMtU
'' U it um uf mi utmmiy
Willi,!, iHina lu iUm t
h,Hi ti.ltnu lo nMtt lit mlui
), l, MM, ilMU III! U ll. t,
'it ut "llliii" T'iAI' ip m,tulli',H4
lit li,utdH uuil II, r hudm ll,a dmad
Jtf '' ilM WlM Am
n llfnil r n(,iH4iiii
In linl iUt liiiitUiiH miiik tit wim l
tiHfmm ill Hl Vmiiiimm In tit lii
Alt, t,l III tmiwl HfinMtllt ll frlnl !4t
,1,1 1 i,lit lu liliH. fl ,Ai.f i.ifMinutn m
llKu(4Nt Mild litnullS hilliimlf i'i i' klAfH
lUntf Will ii n iuAf. win HH lut
Wlli.B, mAu,A hi If U mnN'
lii ( ( (fl(iK ll OrtM liitily
iiiii ill m I Llimftnt iii a r"m "
l4i,iUr TUitiuii mliu mU i.unMHpl
,1 him U mil Until ImJIiIiik Uul Ikn
lHlllii( rfi? t'JIiliU Ijinll II )
1 1 in Ti rill mIiI fu rly Mr wlin f
Mm ff ( inlii il,l T'lifcrMwhl
nil I mill Mnki
in luhl llml h
Iiiild liliimcl li
ny i
U Ih fd
' y flull.
lilMkllitf Iriilti ImniHi In III
Imld )in,l ImUml in h
I M llllll
jraiur iiiimi fifiiin iiiiui
r-fii iii)fly j(l Mi nrl dinwlil l
likff wlifi Ih I(hmi' niur mi ih
lliiKiil I mill' y vlilla lii liifnn uf II
Ilm linlfi
in I it
Uli
lliifil iilll'i Hll Hi IllIll fif Hfi('l
Hixl ID ttrli.kftn lit llili loMUly ll liunllll,
1,1 iijrllf Ut In iiii III lint I
luilllitl, lilt Ih i.v'lil wllli luiii
lliii f)rl(liinir. rifJliiiKli Hint
If Umii llirn I In li i ill 1 1 null
luuuny Mil mimimm win lm pwld
jic lii nunU Iihk iixlil liy
li lllMIMl
OMAPTBH XIV-ConMniuil,
Vim, I ilii'iNii mi," hhi I ilryly
' Hill Ilm woiniiii Iiiih ilnmi inn iiiirvfnii
hivih iriy lllii, f niuy my i ml I'm
willing In fiMK"' 'Iih Imil In ir,"
"rinir nut for inn in my, nun Imi
Hiiiiii'fl iiinr(i iIiIuhu liHiiimii, tin
ilmiM"
TIiIh mil"," I (inniliiiinil, "In will
lull nvnr Iihi niiliin I ilnn'l linnw
wIiiiIIihi II muiiu (mm w in tint lull
If uliii mini II I iiihhI mun line (t nniv
lm it Him uf iifu nr ilimlli fur mu."
"An' If l illilnl immii f i mi liiirT"
iikliml ii iKilliiiiiiiiin Mlirnwill).
"TIiiiii," imIiI Krlmlv, "H'h lllKily In
lm H ciihii df iiuuiii f vtiiihiru uloiiu,"
'I'll lull ymi wlml, Mr Wlllnn," hiiIiI
!nr(iii itflnr n wm. "if you'll wall
Ml, I'll kii Willi you Umi 1 If
llmru Imi'l Miininliiiily nlmi ynn'il llliu
Imlinr in Iihvu Iik your itliln Innliihi.
Vim ilnn'l f Mile in lm yu it it y nf vmir
frlmiilH iilmiil "
"Jiml Mm ililnii," kii lit limnllly.
"'rimru'ii nu nun I'd rullmr Iihvh. WII
kii iliiwn iu iiimiii iih wo imil imi u lilln
In mil."
"I'll Iihvh III Wnll ft Ml, him', mi my
rnlluf (ifimmi. Ilu'll lm iilnmc himhi. An
fur khIIImi; w lillu, ynu tmn't tin luittur
Miltli wnll till ymi pi In Mollmr Ww
on'. U' u iomkIi lilmm, Imi lt' un
iiiuiiu (nr nwil (hxiIUhk."
I w(t liuwlltlmtnl.
"I Kttiiuu Uimii'H not mnuh to lm unl
m lliu VtY ( iiKtlttit lit Ilm immm.
Vlmru vu tmlMiiK lo(t it yuatur
luy mtmilHK tmt tlu vt" l unotw
www wwmwww wnmi
"t'liut'n numv. nw," lm nUI, Umk
In uyw It w wuh it Jom tmlilml
tlm ywvtW. "mt 'twivu nil Uturtt wlivnt
SUil'uorno wiut l nut w U ym
. wn vvlntiv; tUo t)uli NIoH lu tho
k w m. wy wo took
Wy U tU txnvmi vtiou Uo
yyouiuu wuu vowltiiK OUl ttumu Uuvk
lilwvK vuvo tu u wny ti would
wmw v ww ot w (out icmV Ului
t(."
UtvtO w bouio UCMU uiyatvry
Uout IUU. t UU my touuuo wlttv thu
tttvtU'u tUu V I'M Mtwv lt t
HvmUuvvu out tuuu vVnk w ntuuv
Uto .v umtU5 MutV ttvtuw outtht to
nuow
oviou'u Utv( ioou uiuwvv.t. "U'
4 uunty utitvt," uo WUUtj vuttoulua ui
titivy i UUvt VHl0 v tlo uUuuUvh ou
iUU Vvut
"U'n nooit (or tuwux uu UVw u aurk,
"IVu Jt uuyli i ulht, ivi wo bud
wUvu VHmnUUou wn iuutiMv4- KHi
U uitua tT"
"lk I rntuU. tt? Auv Ukwb- tv tvrijH I
U7 WvOi. iv oivu'fuut, t,tiuw to you, u..
Uoj. VSiuim tttyu.') wov. NY'4 V"rttc
luovtuif, Vvu wou't, mtnO, Ht,oi)4iH
to t,t kuU wUU un. wlU yv, 1U
VVVOtU"
'Vvvlub' oi." I wvlii with iv Ulvir,
bn.U tvt, Uj hi I m MUMiiWUgiv ot uim
iM' uua Imil ut, tin vhUI o( Ui (ok
nuiA Uv vult,Lu wUU VUwt, Wv, U
voW yuvov tiou W U Kn.
"YOU'VM uo OVVivWkV" NiilU Coryii.
"Wv'lt utOP nutl got omw. VU lnivy mUn
iWM t,.V t,iHU.''
ntvt uo UuviiloniilK "WW 0;m on
t,liu ulnlH vl)vn Uvnr.v Wlon nyuh
vulkl;iii ttouU t,liv IniliN on Un v,u
to hi Uyiali. Uut, Uio Nloiil-lwurM
yp)l(jiuuu V.v M),v nIOo Khvo im von
OiJomjv, uut) uo NlfW tthywyd Uw nnw
imyo ot vV'i.v uk I Hoourviil, Hgnry'H
Upavy ovoiv'oat, um) Uto Iiho vovolvor
Uo lnul ittn mu) w took our
vvny (Jgsvu Uo nUlru.
A, uliort, viHit t,o Uo ui'im.v. foul
nmllliii; biuioiuoijt, ot Ug Ctty MU, a
tjrUK yalK MflOi Uio ouWiik wlml ut
our lingkH tuJ I (olt, iftUwr Umn kuw
Unit, woro til Uio iNli;iliorhooil of
Dig yno of my mlvgutuio.a of u.Ullt
U)fi,t, hM.4 ijoiuo no iMjur qyutiiiK m' my
tffv, UUi Uiou I, ijaw, WlO IliiiiSilU. HlKII
' 'it t. -,f ' .
tivrt- iv m!i4 tM mmmmrr
vutktmiy mt t Ui
Utm4 Mr run. if'. mtU thts pmmA
pm 4s t4 m wttr4 te
(ItMMkMM TW f ni w th
hrtui ugut4 mmMm,
) I mir4, Or lw U
4 Urk4 th 4" .
-m 4vw)." M Ml Wt
rale, mklmc m " 4r Jr d
MMMi rjkai ImM fk u4it Tm tin
atrUf utmrntnifi mt4 nM l
inmt A nn, u WAM ummr m4
Amir lo r f'" titt
"WUU kf ym I (ImM
kif ywT' ttfiik-, I'i' Ut a hunel
rirm, kr t tiil tiM m my I
"I rmlly Mn'i y," I rtvlW
Uiiy "Ym bav Vmmt mm m m twn
tmrvUm tr4y. TW'i Um .
mm I fciMwr Kfcy fw stwM m am
TIm (W4 ItoM x IIm fM kUtf
m tmxmi ml tk mtA at my rmmtt,
m4 ih iM wtmmrn wAmmi mwnti
imglr
twa knc tA mmtMrja trmttM tm
fw Iwr, 4 fn.rmt, k ou9 lr 7
fir i'r mtjf0M t. wtto
Uwr Kwtjt Wifat kmrlmK wdm.
'smimtmmmm lmz 1t , hiw
'f Mac oMr X MtkUi't IHk
v wfi r MifW MtXimic mX urKtr
y rtmtr
No mi 4M't irfUAT- I uU XOr
I Jk M 14m tikt VJmM. ThAl t
wfcr Mr frf4 CriMt It mrVtai; kh
Alf- 4tfx Mmtn."
M mm 'ft VsnUm &tvi m. n vii4
wM nm4 bg444. I hopM I hmA mm4k
hr rvrt Ik er4 mmimmmtttm tm km
WlUtmxUm ift Um ptmurm lo Me M
h. tmriitiw, tri toamv..
I mj 1 M. -I wm In hf way
W m lii". to A hw. an4 klll';l."
"Crrtil off. Morn )lfcHjr. I dm't
ty u H rwWa't htA In kltllu' 7.-.
If, ym umi, vm'A Int of Mikity (Mali
ii In trtNn' UIim If rm an difad;
( tmt ym mlrM tm got to Ulk If thfj
BESSIE AND THE FLOWERS.
A L'ttle
Convention In th
That Dod Good.
Ay iLMim mimt,i, I kmm, 'fhM(i ''1 7" In a 'jwlt trfa!.'
M IxrfUrr :m flnit It tmwiiirtywi
ffut wbr 4M ym ttU imi nt U
Ikhm othar Rfxtit HhH m f In
plaiu i litN IMn i I Kit Imil you
wtrro Mf? X"1' '"ftt y lietlur
wirf l nmi mint?" lb had Inwifi al
mt fifily, IhiI Hit niku Kfw lfh
wr n'l hritir m h vrnt on,
"Why," I nkIiI. ImwIMtti-rtil Kfii,
"llio iom HHmkmi HWRy frmii nn
or, ut (mat yon lri m mIonk In It,"
"How wan tlittt?" alii kabml KrliMly
Ami I (Irtarrtlinil rihl':My iHy t
liurtmutH In (Iih 'tBafrlml ImfMlng.
Aa I iro'HilMl vHh my Kiln hii
hiiiiukhI liKik iiiiIni!i Ilm limrali lliioa
of MHMiilfilon on Modixr Horlon'M fun
"Oh, my Imi!" aim nrlml Willi a
iiliiinMii. "Oil, my ImM Iiow vitry Knwtn
ymi r, my liny, Oli lm! ho do!" Anil
Hum tilm luinxlmil mi liiwuril, Hnlfmm
Niimlm; IuiihIi llml iuiIIinI up itiiylliliiK
Imi Ilm fmilliiK of NymiiHllmlin mlrtli
"I'm Klinl II iimnaMM yon," I hiiIiI
Willi Injiiiml illMiilly.
"(Ill, my llvnr! Don'l. you mm II
yel'' Don'l ynu mdh Unit yon iillinliml
lint Hury Wll
kIvu forth Ha urumlKu uMhi. vualmli li
tn'tuiliyyoHt UllVt inniJjL toliiiJi
thou ntuvWl vi tiv romuibiru60 ot j
Uic oovioilon ot ovw 1j1u tn UiW yhiww
M tU liudy.w u( MulUw UwlWH (wll
ui;wif thw tuVUu
"U you will ko niLiUitrii," nkti uaW
Hourly. "You ktiow (ho wuy. I kumi
vv tiUnul viu unmo you,'
"In tfivto un.vthtnjj that ouu't V M
Vniuvv Utnif" I iu)iil
"You'U Vv Hufof U.v uj- mo Mau Ui
kin" nh MM, wlAh wuuM) M hir
twii.
"'Vi. . I tiltow I :im iiifw Ui,
but, bow 1m U yIU uivv UUnU II I 1a
1W? W yuni Wstbi' uuil
wi'UL ko VoiotUr.''
'iUit (Horn iwmMm1 ssUU a IhimU Ihut
HJKl Ui u iiuarl.
"It U0 kuii Hhw U whm tfo Uxo
wouM bn imr (uu than vu su th
oU)r ntaht.''
"l,Vn't on:y tiljout m), Mr. WUKwh,'' ;
Mittl Vwriwn wUJi a ttrtfi. hUmI
lnr orowtj oft, biffyi, iiiO I gun it i
UKnli) K Um uifttU omK. Wut L'o ntih- J
yr moh! Ik tfolvo Ml IftMUlO."
"Von wan HHiOfii ti ni8 bui tfs
not, vurH4l( in win UliwiK (or It."
Hiili) Moi'iir WoiImii tthmuly. "TlinVU
bo no Uoulilo tiwig uwilnbt Voiiik
uIoiik." Aiitl Uio olil H'yimvn, MUiriml
(or Uio Uoor.
"Aro you Huro ywu'ro all rlm'
iinkoil Cornou in a low volno. "TIjwij'k
linn Rouo up VIiomo HUilrti Unit, onm
Oown wlU), n slmot, our Uin,''
ii'H U) rtRlltr-WMl. tti. unlow
Utnro'H i)unKi W you in loavlni; you
"Xh 'Jo uJiortu I'll wait (jr , IM
lift lj0f( lti tWO Uft HIIJIIHhuiOH,
Vhivtnoil.nlJr MhiIiup Morton, viho
, wiiti 8!owQlj!B, ni nt Iwm. to owi
tuto th nt huiwtu Vjatc uuil wuut
Uir.uib ou lo Um ow stiowt?" Aud
nkw rutaiNMMl Uto kr tiit uf sllout
UHNTCtlUIMlt.
t, folt tvoiUh vituutfk uh tbv truth.
ttnnluKt oM um. I UmU. WMt wy sinsy
ot UUvo4lw Uv t)W xAvutut BOUM, uhU
aud. Uu Oacivvd by Ui uiWnuc
ut tfew iitiMiuU yhiH X U twv bulk!
UIM.
"ktut what about tt lvt?" I ttnkvd
"t siH yiMw oit, it's vgry tuti-iwtbt
Wfcii :iliwt II"
Whttt ilvtr
ny. i uovv khjw. vtw yon
wroi mm nboHi. '
Muthur aVKtoK tMHt titrwmtd uuil
nurod my dm wtUt br ki
XtIM.
"On." nh awtft ak Imtt "Uw uh I
rotn yo ubiwu. fa, fory(.t it."
'tfhlH win iMtwirWMilWK. Mow contl
I UvLwtnl on imi) wlw uiwuury mu
Ujum imurlgiviw?
"Xw.' uW I itlwomliy; "1 supyiwod.
you mJshl Khww onnthltt about it,"
"ShoH Hi Ui Hotw," stiw aitl aharv
L rniuolud ikirvtiMh my uvKt until
I fuiiiiil It, MutJiMi' Uurtwii ulututwd It,
hold It uu uo iht uiimllu, mid .suidUd
It tor two or thr4 uilimbMi.
"WlltM- ilttl l KMt tt'
I dttsorlhod th qlrunnwuuioo ku
wliloli tt luul Qonm tutu my uoowliji,
and rouxNiUd ti)n i80iniidH of Cor
ihhi's HltMV. MwUit VurtMU'H lmr,
wl ftm wuu Uiimuiw4o diiriMK my ro
ojuil, Wlmi) it su ilouo iniitr
WrU:
"QtiHiim u, ft, tm th." 'tniHo aim
uI'vr.Jl te qwiaMjrt ri a, mtMiitN Of
Hiorj,.
flwl rimmmiHK.
tun wa klllJ.'
' Vwi," adrnlltwl Mother HortAn;
iby tlioHKht he carrion" ip'r, and
maybfi tlioy ain't Kt ovr tint lloa ylt
l' Jat na w5ll you'ro lior Inatld ol
rmvliiK ii little riowtear with Tom Ter
rill and Darby Meeker and tlielr pala.'
"Well," aafil I, itn cli:erfully n I
oelil Hnder the (lonroniilni! clrcum
taneii, "If limy want lo kill me, I
lon't we how I ran ki-ej) them from
eltln5 a hnrif:e aoorier or later."
MotliMr Morion looked anxious al
lila, and aliook her head.
Von miiMt rail on your men," une
said deeldedly. "Von miut hav!
unrdM."
lly Hie way," I an Id, "that remlniU
rue. 'i nn men haven I linen paid, anc
hey're looklui: lo me for money."
"Wlio'n lookliiK lo you for rifonoy?'
"Dlidiy Njihl and the otlinrx, I aup
inae.
"Dinky Nuhl?"
"Why, yua. He ankitd mo for It."
"And you i;n vii It to hliuV" ahu aukei)
huriily.
"Xoo Unit In, I Kiivn liliu Inn del
lira mid told him hii'd have lo wall
fur thn real. I haven't uot the money
fiom (he (inn UiiiCh iIoIiik thu hlrliiK
ynt, ho I couldn't pay him."
Mother llorlon Kave an evil nrln
mid aliHorlii-d itunther Inward IiiukIi.
"I iiii'ldiii Ilm moiiKy'U como all
llllit," wald Mnthnr llurton, racovnrliiii
front hnr mirth. 'Ttmrn'H one inorf
iiixIiiuh than you to have 'em paid
ami If ynu ain't found out you'll have
It 1 1 Kht away. Now for iiuardH, take
I'mul no, hn'H hurt. Take llrown
ami I'm tor and HurkhouHt) and Fltr
IiiihIi. Thoy'ie wlilnawiike, and tltiu'l
lulk niucli. Take 'nut two and two.
mid never K without 'cm, nlht oi
day. You Htnp here to-nlht, uuil I'li
Bit 'em for you to-morrow."
I ili'oUui'd the proffureil hospitality
with thauku, unit an a compromise
Hurond to call for my hoilyKiiard lu th
iHirly iiioriiiUK. HeJululiiK Coition, 1
explaliunt Mother Uorton' theory ol
the plot that had brought mo tlilthor
"Hhe'n like to ho right," said the po-
lleemiui. "She knows the gang. Now
U you'll take my mtvlce, you'll lot tht
nita have your room for this nljrht
ami I'ome uIouk up to umuu foluo ho
tel
The Hilvli-w appeareil kooiI, ami tlf
ti'en iiiluutiiti later Corson was drink
liiK my hiuilth at the l.lok House bar
aud I'tillluK on the powers of ll(;ut ami
ilarkmiHs to watch over my safety as
I slept.
Whether itue to his prayers or uot,
my sleep was itiulUturbeil, ovoti by
ilieauia of IKutilrlilKe Kuapp anil his
ohttviulug but scornful UauKhtor; am)
with the full tide of life ami buslucsi
llowlug tlmntsh the street lu th
moriilitt: hotus I found myself ouco
mote lu Mother Morton's illnsy eathiB'
room, orderlns a breakfast
Mother Itorton Ignored my eutruace,
ami, vrchinl on a IiIrIi stwd behlui)
the bar uuil cash-drawer, reminded me
ot the vultute KitardliiK Us prey. Hut
at last she Wintered over to my Ubl
aud tooft a seat opposite.
"Your men are hte." she said short
ly. Aud then, as I expressed ui
tUuuks, she warmed up aud save urn
a Uesorlptlou by which I should know
each aud lvd me to the room whre,
as sh said, they were "corralled."
"Uy the way," I said. baUlmc out
sWe the door, "they'll wuiit soma
UHay. 1 supvwe. Do you kuow how
'"I'hey're yukt." sbe said, aud pushed
ouii th door before I could express
surerhte or astt further uueottvai. I
surmised that she hud paid theui her
set( to save uw trow auauyaiKe or
VOMilMe duuxer. aud my gratitude te
UUh struuKe creature ruse still higher.
I't'O atK v"0.vtlNfJ.)
TtmAt went Into the gard'S to play
It va Um mix tenter tardea, and
May, Many of tke bloMoma were jaat
coMtK mio bestitlfai hloorn. Heile
Ioy ut took at the hloMotAi, but she
did not waaWer tb-lr righU, v) she
MKaH imtlfn them off and throwing
them o the Kround. After ahe had
Untroyed a Kret number of the most
beautiful bloMoms that had been srnll-
Iak to aweelly at her ahe heard a ,
vt,cn nay Inn Just at her elbow: "Now,
little ajlrl, alwee you have killed so
many of my bnautlful and Innocent
cernradefl. how do you feel? Are you
Klad to look at thoae dying blossoms
lying about on the ground? Wore they
not much more plonalng to your eye i
when they were living and nodding In
the br"or.e and nmlllng toward blue
heaven? And how aweet was their,
fragrance too, for It floated about In
the air making It dellcloua to the hu
man nostrils. Ah, little girl, do you
know how wicked It l to wantonly de
al roy those dear llowers?"
"Uut how can thoy ho dead when ,
they nover breathe?" aakod Ignorant
IlosMle. "Flowers don't live they
can't walk."
"Yes, wo do live, little girl," ex
plained the volco which came from a
tall tlgor Illy. "We all live and grow.
We eat from tho noil and drink of rain
and dew. Wo como from tiny aeeds
ind grow Into (lowering plantu to
nnko tho world more beautiful. Did
not your mamma want mi here? If
ho had not loved us nlie would not
have had the gardeuur plant uu and
tend uh uo Industriously. And here
M'lthlu a few minutes you have tie-
wlroyed tho Uvea of Mowers that have
li'ien growing all through tho upring,
putting forth their fresh, soft leaves
and blossoms to help make thin gnr-
kn a pitmen of homtty aud purity. See
A LESSOh IK SCIENCE.
Simple Apparatui fr Generating Hy
irfen Explained by Pref. Mlhaxi,
Broken pi ecu of aluminum mbt
or kltclwo umit emu be ud for er
erul lateTsiag chBlcal exp-flmeuU.
Th fofknuing Is a elfnplu on'- Hr
from a druglt a tool or two of rub
ber tubing, a stopper with a amall
gls tube running through It and a
few ounces of cauatlc potash or soda.
. , Select a bottle Ui match the stopper
and In It place the broken pieces of
aluminum. Pour orer them some luke
warm water and add a few spoonfuls
of caustic soda. (This chemical Is
not fre dangerous to handle as sul-'
phurlc arid, yet ronUct with the skin
should be carefully avoided). An ef
fervescence will at once take place
mi 'WtWrn
Simple Apparatus for
Hydrogen.
Generating
Placing the Half-Wllted Flowers In
Dainty Bowl of Cold Water.
Iiow thoso little blossoms on tho
ground are withering under tho sun's
rays? Ah, within another half hour
they will be entirely dead. Hut had
you not pulled them from their parent
stem they would have lived many,
many days, to add beauty and lovo to
this world. And before their natural
death other sister and brother blos
soms would have boon on the same
and will last for several hours in splto
of tho fnct that tho Ihiuld Is no longor
lukewarm.
Hydrogen gas will bo gonornted, es
caping through tho rubber tube, nnd
tho gas may he used for any of thu
experiments described In books on
chemistry. It should not bo Ignited
directly at the end of tho tube unless
fully a quarter of an hour has elapsed
nfter the beginning of tho offorves
cenco. Disregard of this caution might
cause an explosion on account ot tho
oxygon left In the bottlo.
A given weight of aluminum dis
places nlmost four times as much hy
drogen as Is evolvod by tho same
weight of zinc, and some day, there
fore, aluminum will ho used Instead of
zinc for tho Industrial preparation of
hydrogen. Tho method Is at present
more oxpcnslvo thnn tho ordinary
zluc-aud-acid process, yet It should bo
given tho preference In several cases
on account of tho following two
points of superiority:
1. Tho gas Is free from hydrogen
nrsonldo, hydrogen sulphldo and acid
vapors. Its greatest purity becomes
especially apparent when It Is used to
tntlatc soap bubbles. With tho class
ical apparatus tho experiment cannot
bo mndo unless tho gas Is purified
after leaving tho bottle, becauso tho
acid vapors It carries along break tho
hubbies long before they reach any
considerable size.
2. Tho apparatus is simpler and the
operation easier thau in the caso of
the zlnc-and-acld process. Thoro Is
no need of a Wolff bottlo with a con
trivance for the gradual addition of
small amounts of one of the reagents.
All thu needed alkali Is placed lu tho
bottle at the outset, and tho gas is
generated continuously and regularly
A Hurdy-Gurdy Romance.
TW dtiy wuu suaay and warm. The
shadu of. an oak. tree overhauling a
board reuee ottered i;rultui shulter to
the old woman who wbeeUrd a hurdy
Itwrdy slowly down th streot Leav
ing tfw organ at the curbstone, the
woman seated herself on the ground
vtotw to the fence, untied a red ban
diiNHU, trout which she produced a
luneheon uut ever dainty or aupoUst
Ui In appearance, spread out a news
paper, and set forth the meai, evident
ly vApecung some quo else.
The old hurdy-aunly man soon Join
ed her. bringing with hltu tho pall
ot beer for whloh he had stopped on
j tho avenue. He was brown and wrink
led aud grimy like herself.: but be
fore hegiunlui; the meal he bent dowa
and klnsed the old woman, aa It ub
ttrvliig a suurumunt.
And II fw seemed audduuly purer and
wwr tm the ytwsorby. N. Y. Pcess.
stem with them to take their place
wheu their term of life was expired.
Now. little girl, do you realize tho In
jury you have done to the helpless,
though helpful, tlowers?"
Kossle stood quite still fur a minute,
thou she replied: 'Yes, I've been a
uttushty girl this Morning; but I shall
never, never kill auothor ttower Just
for the fun of pulling It oft the stem.
Ot course. If niaunna eaya to gather j
some tlowers for the dinner wiblo or to
carry to a sick frtotul l'xt will be dif
ferent. Thou, with your permission,
Kood Mr. Tiger l.llv. I'll gather a few
of the full-blc-wu blossoms, for they
wotildu't live much loufctr. attywiy."
"Flowers love to be tmtbrod to
adoru the dining table and to make the
room ot a sick pcrsou cheerful." said j
the voice. "They ure then put luto
ulce fresh water uud do not die for ,
ever so long a time, uud their beluK lu
water prevents them from sutt'ertu i
ludeed. tbey enjoy themselves verv '
much when dolug sued. It's ouly when 1
being ruthlessly destroyed as you de-1
s'-royed so many ot theiu this morula '
that they suffer "
"WeU. uever uyulu will a dear little 1
blossom suffer at my haude." dvehtred
Veesie. "And It I could put thue poor ,
heads back on their necks again I'd do
so." And so saytaic :ihe plelted up the
withering blossom from the grouud
and held them tenderly lu her hand.
"I know what I eun do, though," nam
addd. "t uuh put them la a bowl ot
fretih. water and st thmu la u euol,
suudy plan In uty room, where they
Biay teel buppy Ut adding their rra
graace what Isn't already destroyed
to the delicious muruiug air "
Ajid then BwHaie run to her room,
placing the half-wilted tlowers hi a
dainty bowl of cold water Aud almost
Uaniedlately they buitnu to onuii up
and look refreshed and huppy. "Oh,
you dear things. ' exuluiuiwd Motisiu. "I
shall hio you always and always alter
ttiu inoruing'ti chat with old 'ClKer
Lily ." WmihiiiKiou Suir.
until the last bit of aluminum has dis
appeared. Scientific American.
A PUZZLER,
How old hi thta lady? What hi her
tuvorltu iftmly? Wtlt nam uuued?
Auwvrtf-lM In ovvr 14. Sk hi ta
lent ou Itftturn. k Ih buaul to
u.ee.
Ptrat t?unctuatJon Marks.
FuiiuttniMon luarjia were drat uued
Seolni the Sights.
Llttlo Buy (to his iuuUliirw,i)UH butjt
are on a visit to London, polnUiiK Ui
MIk m) .Mtivvur. do Join nuo Unit
hh; olock over tliure?
Muthur Ibuamlni; uu hur llLUu nun)
xea, darling?
Llttiu oji-So du I, muvvur.
Hf-n VahleiV.
Smith, (to Jvhw. who im aot vufltud
bin uhib tor ihm ttuiul Well, old
ehup. whru havu yoit bt al tiUu
Owe?
Jon -0! l"vu bxoit doitur a bit ml
travullUK tauiy uud UmJhh4 up by sue.
Iuk a piuee ot Africa: uhL I say, I
, eroiwd thu Nhmara hiUn Ih a Uture,
; I was Just aolu tw tull yon what I
j crossed the Nimtttra b'alln hi! Cau any
ut you fallows Kuenn'.'
j SmithNever in a boat?
j Joiiuh No. T'ry uitiiUt!
Blarimy An airship
Junes No. SimiutaiMif tmtru aurinl
I Uiau Unit! UiMe It up?
Smith Yea, I suuhimm w.
I Jomw itrltimphuntiyi fti a deuaui?
Butter Than VriUnu Poutry.
UUiniey work lu all right hut tfcu
surest way In maku your nuimi a
hiiuiiuhiilll Wfinl Ui tit adwurtiaM urtMu.
I slvul. Soimu'villu JuuRnul;