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HOW AN ANGEL LOOKS,
Robin, holding hln mother's hand,
Suyfl "Good nlRht" to the biff folk all,
Throws homo kisses from rosy lips,
Laughs with gleo through the lighted
hall,
Then In his own crib wnnn and deep,
Hob Is tucked In for n long night's sloop.
Gentlo mother, with fond caress,
Slips hor hand through his soft brown
hair,
Thinks of his fortune all unknown,
Speaks aloud In an earnest prayer:
"Holy nngols, keep watch and ward I
God's good angels, my baby guard t"
"Mamma, what Is an angel like?"
Asked the boy, In a wondering tone,
"How will they look If they come here,
Watching mo whllo I'm all nlono?"
Half with shrinking and fear spoke ho.
Answered the mother, tenderly:
"Prettiest faces ever were known,
Kindest voices and swootesi eyes."
Ilohln, waiting for nothing more,
Cried, and looked with a pleased sur
prise, Love and trust In his eyes of blue:
"1 know, mammal They're just like you!"
Household,
DELILAH. I
$ BY HANNA KRYSTOPF. $
SO THIS was hor wedding journey!
And here she snt alone nt ten
o'clock in the evening in the dreary
hotel parlor, whose hare walls and shab
by furniture had become so detestable.
She might have gone with him. P.tit
no, she would never enter that hall
.again! She had sworn it.
Yet Bhe knew her husband's whole
repertoire by heart, knew flie precise
liar in his serenade when lie would close
Jils eyes, the passage lit his scherzo
when he would toss back his hair so
.gracefully. How studied and unnatural
at all seemed. She funded she could
see him now, bowing with a faint smile,
ms though oppressed by the applause
-which thundered around him.
Oh, and how wildly the audiences here
mpplauded. especially the women l Now
they were pressing forward to the
stage to shake hands with him. They
would wait for him nt the exit of the
hall to thank him for the great pleas
ure he had alTorded them, nnd throng
around him to the very door of the car
riage. It was so yesterday, and the day be
fore, and every day. Mine, Andre want
cd to cry. especially when she thought
of her adventure yesterday, when a
crowd of feminine worshipers sop
nrated her from her husband, nnd he,
evidently desiring to escape from en
thusiasm which had become annoying,
in the belief thnt his young wife sat be
fiide him, hnd driven off without her.
There she had stood, and was forced to
liear these women rave about the
"gifted iimn," how handsome he was,
the enthralling power of his glance,
nnd, above all, his superb hair.
Yes, hl8 undeniably nuwnill'MMif n
.aeomed to please these enthusiasts more
than anything else, more even thnn his
.skill as an artist.'
And the notes he received! She had
just rend one; of course the writer
"begged for a lock of his hair, and he
would probably give It to her.
The paper fell from her trembling
:hands. Her slender fingers clenched
convulsively, as wlih compressed lips
she sank back into her chnir. Oh, their
flatteries and cajolery would make him
.n recreant, a recreant to her and to his
,nrt! Rlchnrd was still loyal, he still
loved her. Hut, like every artist, he
was vnln. Perhaps he was more so than
ninny others because he had more rea
son to be; yes, of course he had, far
more reason.
She began mentally to enumerate his
.nttraotions. The stern expression of
lier delicate features softened, a tender
light stole Into her brown eyes. Then,
rising hurriedly, she paced up nnd down
the room several times, and her pretty
face nssumed a very resolue expression.
Surely, he would come soon, her
Richard, her beloved husband. How
hnd she lived so long without him? It
liud grown very Inte. She slipped on an
elegant mnl.e silk teagown, drew the
pins from her hnlr, and let it fall in
curling locks around her shoulders.
Then she turned down the lnmp, leaned
back In the armchair nnd shut her eyes,
as If asleep, and waited for him.
She soon heard his step, the door of
he room was thrown open; but on the
threshold the tall figure paused, the
loor was cautiously closed, nnd Andre
moved forward on tiptoe.
"Rlchnrd, is it you?" asked n voice
from the armchair.
"Ah, sweetheart, nre you still awake?
Tlmt la very kind in you," ire k'iBsed
her. "It has been such an evening,
Elly, Ruch.nn evening!"
Removing his long clouk, he turned
up the light. The clear glow fell upon
his handsome figure. The regularity
,of the pale features were animated by
the sparkle of the dark eyes, now glit
tering with joyous excitement. Hut the
most remarkable thing about Ills up
jienrnnce waB the long, blnck hair, which
fell In soft, waving locks nearly to the
shoulders, giving a striking chnracter
to the man's whole person.
He took his sent nt his young wife's
fllde.
"Ah, if you would only come with me
tin, Elly!" he said as he-lighted n
irette. "The enthusiasm, the np-
the, flowers! You know I do not
y itu,duo value on such things but'
se
It ought to make you very proud to see
your husband so much applauded."
"Hut It doesn't," she answered, with a
somewhat forced laugh. "To tell the
truth, It nlakesme feel ns ifl wer" quite
too insignificant. Hesides, dearest, I
love in you less the artist than the hus
band of my foolish heart, and you are
more thnt at home than In the concert
mill."
"You are right; 'here I am a man, here
I may be' and, therefore, you see"
He gave her a hasty kiss, then slipped
out of his dress cont into a comfortable
lounging jacket, and threw himself
down on the sofa, while Hlly lighted the
lamp under the tea kettle. For a time
they chatted gayly together. Richard
had stretched himself out at full length.
Elly sat at the table beside him, nnd
her fingers played at times with his
curls. He was speaking of his pro
gramme for the next concert. "We must
continue our journey so very soon, Elly.
I want to drain the cup of success to the
dregs; one more day like to-day and
oh! oh! Klly!" he suddenly exclaimed,
rather crossly, "what are you doing?
You have certainly pulled out some of
my hair!"
"Why, my dear husband "
"Yes, you have! See. there ore at
least a dozen."
He raised his head and looked nt her
reproachfully.
"Why, I2II.V," he said, "what is the
mutter with you?"
"Oh, nothing, Richard," she replied,
smiling asslic endeavored to hide the
strange excitement which hnd taken
possession 01 nor. "uut perh.ips you
have forgotten thnt. during our en
gagement, you promised me a lock of
your hair?"
"And because I have kept .my worn
you want to pull out hairs enough, one
by one, to make u lock? You are cer
tainly one of the most uil'eetionnte
wives that can be imagined!"
"Oh, no! If I really pulled it n little
It was purely accidental; perhaps I
moved my hand rather quickly, because
1 was vexed by the thought that you
hud not kept your promise. Yes, that
was it."
"At that time, sweetheart, there was
no traveling. I was with you, with all
my hair. So you needed no memento."
"All the same, you didn't keep your
promise, and I don't like it u bit, es
pecially as you have been kinder to to
tal strangers. Let me cut oil' the lock
now, please! May IV"
"Hut, little wife, consider the season
of the year.
"Only one little lock, Richard, where
you can't miss it." A pair of scissors
glittered in her hand. ".May I?" Her
voice treiribled.
"Oh, 1 don't care, Elly. Hut"
Her agitated face vanished an instant
amid his dark curls. He felt u kiss
pressed on them, then heard u hissing
noise.
"For heaven's sake. Elly. here in
front, on my forehead? And so much?
Good gracious!"
He rushed toward the mirror, but the
room suddenly became perfectly dark.
His wife had put out the light. Two
soft arms clasped him around the neck,
and Elly, leaning her head upon Ids
breast, began to cry like n child that
knows It has done wrong and deserves
punishment.
Hlchard could not understand the vio
lence of his little wife's grief, but when
she begged so wildly for his forgiveness
for what she had done he smilingly
granted the pardon.
The bright morning sun shone Into
tlio room.
"Disfigured! 1 nm utterly disfigured!
How could you do it?"
Hichnrd turned angrily from the mir
ror and seized his hat and cane.
"Good-by!" he called loudly, to wake
his wife, who was still asleep. She
started up.
"Where are you going so early, Rich-
"To the barber, to have my hnlr cut."
His voice sounded actually threatening.
uiennrci, my dear hiisounu, you see.
1 wanted " Then, conscious of
guilt, she paused.
"Ah! So you meant to do it!"
He placed himself where the light
streamed full upon him, took oil' his
hat and stared at her.
Elly was startled at her own work.
From his forehead to the right temple
a clump of hair stood stiilly up, giving
Richard's angry expression a somewhat
comical aspect.
He rushed out of the room, while his
young wife murmured, amid her tears:
"Perhaps he won't forgive me, but it
could not be helped!"
The first part of tho programme was
over. During the pause the great con
cert hall began to fill,' for now Richard
Andre was to nlav. Ills udmlrers
poured in and took their places in the
front row. As If by an electric shock
the thrill of expectation was commu
nicated to llic i'est of the nudience,
which so far had been somewhat apa
thetic, only the pause lasted soniowhnt
too long, longer than usual.
At last the artist appeared on the
slage and was greeted by thunders of
applause. Several bouquets Hew
through the air and fell at his feet.
Hut the enthusiasm soon died nwny.
The hunds which hnd clapped so madly
suddenly paused. A strange murmur
ran through the hall; people cast in
quiring glances at one another.
This was not tho artist whose per
sonal beauty was so remarkable, but
a very ordlnnry man, nowise different
from thousands of others. Why, he
looked ulnibst ridiculous, for his clipped
hnlr stood up like bristles nil over his
head!
Hlchard bowed his thanks for the en
thusinstic reception, whose abrupt close
somewhat vexed him. Then, as he
again stood erect and plnced the violin
on his brenst, he iniule the movement
of the head with which he hnd formerly
shnken his hnlr back from his brow.
During the first few bnrs of the music
he noticed the uneasiness in the hall
and felt somewhat embarrassed by It;
then he became absorbed In playing,
nnd heard only the exquisite notes
which he lured from his instrument.
"He surpasses himself!" the connois
seurs nnd critics whispered, while the
orchestra and conductor gazed as
though enchanted at the great mu
sician, who had forgotten himself and
his surroundings.
When the piece was over Hlchard
once more became conscious of his sur
roundings and stood waiting for the
customary response from the nudience.
Here and there were tokens of approv
al, but the majority remained strangely
indifferent. This state of nll'iUrs con
tinued until the close of the performance.
"He looks not only hideous, but ri
diculous," whispered a lady just In
front of the stnge to her neighbor.
"Yes; what Induced him to do such
a thing! He looks like a convict, or a
clown, and those ears!"
"He has forgotten his wig," said a
third.
Andre heard the remarks, ns the ex
asperated ladies probably Intended
nnd, with his vanity deeply wounded,
he left the scene of his former triumphs.
His music was no longer appreciated,
lie had become an object of ridicule.
And he owed nil this to Elly, his fool
ish, jealous wife!
lie clenched his teeth and his face
Hushed. She should pay for it!
ltlchard - had not noticed thnt Elly
hnd entered the carriage with him. lie
was thinking solely of the humiliation
lie had suffered he, who had played
liken demigod!
IClly had leaned timidly back into a
corner nnd was crying. Whenever the
lanterns of a passing carriage cast u
ray of light into theirs she gazed anx
iously into the fifoo of her husband, who
sat staring into vacancy. She would
lather have endured anything, re
proaches, even his contempt, but Rich
ard's silence oppressed her too heavily.
How wretched he must be, the proud
artist, so accustomed to the incense of
applause.
"Richard," she whispered, plending
ly, at last, "forgive me. I know 1 have
been very wrong." He made no reply.
".Just one word, Richard," she sobbed,
lii4.kt.l ,f ii;f 1111. Vnil Gdli K
41... iintnu iffi,, irnvn 1111. to reml
all asked for locks of hair, till at last
they drove me wild!"
"To think that you should have been
there,' Elly," he muttered, "at this con
cert!" "Oh, how 1 suffered for you!" she
cried.
"IIowi they treated me!" lie burst
forth, clenching his hands. "And why?
It's incredible, but true! Heenuse
I had had my hair cut!"
"Yes, Richard, and the favor of such
people was your pride, your glory!
What do they know of your art? And
you played magnificently to-night; I
know it; I can value you, even without
your hair!"
Richard again lapsed into silence.
Hut suddenly, before the carriage
stopped nt the hotel, he threw his arm
around her, clnsping her passionately
to him.
"Elly!" he gasped, "you nre right! 1
have learned it now. The lesson hurts,
but it has cured me. Such external van
ities are unworthy of n true artist. I
owe this recognition to you, my new
Delilah, and and from this
day my hair shall stay as it is now."
Again the light from a passing car
riage shone upon Elly's face, nnd Rich
ard saw that she was smiling roguishly
through her tenrs.
"Listen, Richard," she whispered;
"we will let it grow again! There is no
danger now, for you or me, nnd, with
your long hair, dearest you
certainly are a handsomer mnn."
From the German, In the International
Magazine, Chicago.
Following the Utile.
Teacher (giving out words to spell)
Sell,
Child S-e-1-1.
"No, you must say double 1, not 1-1.
Now spell "Seen."
"S-e-e-n."
"Hnveu't I just told you to sny the
word 'double' when two letters alike
come together? If you do not re
member next time I shall punish you.
Now let me hear you read your lesson."
The Lesson Up, up, Lucy; it is
time for school.
Child (rending) Double up, Lucy, It
Is time for school. Judge.
Dolnur Her Own Worlc.
First Neighbor lsnw Mrs. Jones kiss
her husband nt the door this morning.
Second Neighbor Yes; they are too
much reduced to keep n servant. De
troll Journal.
The longest stretch of straight rail
road line in America is on the Lake
Shore railway, beginning at a point
three miles we'st of Toledo, 0., and run
ning OS) miles without u eurvte'.
WHITE FOR CHAIRMAN.
TJio Democratic; Congressional Committee
Honor the Ciilifornlit fcoiiiitor 1'olltlcAt
Significance.
Washington, Jan. 21. The new dem
ocratic congressional committee elect
ed as chairman Senator White, of Cali
fornia. The election has attracted a
good deal of attention In the house,
owing to Its bearing on the speaker
ship contest. Senator White was sup
ported by the friends of Ropresontn
tlve Hnlley, who are favorable to that
gentleman's enndidncy In case tlio
next house Is democratic. An unex
pected dark horse developed In Senator
Cockrell, of Missouri, who was defeat
ed by Senator White by the narrow
margin of 18 to 15. The meeting
adopted a resolution afilvmlng Its ad
herence to the Chicago platform. The
election of Senator White was re
garded as a distinct triumph by the
silver men, who were anxious to havo
n chairman whoso record on the sub
ject of sixteen to one was unques
tionable. FLOODS IN KENTUCKY.
Tho Ohio IClver Threatens Part of Louis
ville, ICy. "Ihrt'H Drowning lteportud.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. '21. At six
o'clock this morning the danger lino
on the Ohio river was only three feet
oil', and by noon this distance hnd
decreased by nearly 11 Inches. Tho
waters are touching the curbstones at
tho foot of Fifth and Fourth streets
nnd the people there havo packed
their belongings preparatory to llight.
Much dainuge was done through
out tho state last night by a
heavy rain and windstorm. Thomas
Cross, a drummer from North Vernon,
Iud., was drowned while crossing
a swollen stream near West Raden,
Ind., while a son of a farmer named
Drury and a negro farm hand who
were riding a horse across a Cumber
land river fork in Jackson county,
Tenn., were drowned.
A BIG UNDERTAKING.
Mounter Itrlck HiiUilIng ut Kmmis
Will Itn moved Olio Itlock.
City
Kansas City, Mo., .Ian. 21. A now
and interesting experiment is to bo
tried at the stock yards by a local firm
of house movers. The 125x150 foot
two-stor3' brick boarding stable owned
by the stock yards 'company, located
at Seventeenth and Hell streets, Is be
ing raised and will bo moved one block
north. To raise tho structure required
the use of 400 jackscrews and
to move it 500 rollers will be used. Tho
movers are to receive 811,000 if they suc
cessfully locate the building on tho
new site and they have given a bond
to protect the yard company against
damage to the building. The barn la
a substantial stable and originally cost
522,000. It will require nearly four
weeks to complete the work.
TO STOP CARTOONS.
Senator Kllftwnrth'rt 11111 Hcfore tint New
York Assembly Widened In Scope.
A Mi any, .N. Y., Jan. 21. Senator
Ellsworth Introduced a bill yesterday
which combines the features of his
anti-cartoon bill of the last session
with provisions of wider scope touch
ing tho responsibilities of newspaper
publishers and editors.
It provides that any person who, as principal
or agent, conducts or ongnges In tho business
of editing, publishing, printing, selling, dis
tributing or circulating any licentious, Inde
cent, corrupt, depraved or libelous papor, or a
paper which corrupts, depraves, degrades or
Injures tho minds or morals ot tho public or Its
readers, or of the people among whom It circu
lates. Is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction of any such offense, shall bo pun
ished by a lino of not moro than 11,030, or by
Imprisonment for not moru than one year, or
by both such flno and Imprisonment.
AGAINST MAXIMUM RATES.
It In Siild thn Mipriiina Court Will Hold Ne
briixliii Law 'Void.
Washington, Jan. 21. There is
every reason to believe that an opinion
is now actually being written in the
Nebraska maximum rate case, which
has been before tho supreme court
for a couple of years. As nonrly as can
be discovered the opinion Is adverse
to tho state, and declares that
the law fixing maximum rates is un
constitutional, because It deprives the
stockholders of the. railroads of their
proporty without due process of law,
and is an attempt to fix rates upon In
terstate commerce, which is tlio pre
rogative of the federal government
KANSAS NATIONAL BANKS.
Abstract of Tlinlr Condition nt tho Close of
HuiilneoH December 15.
Washington, Jan. 21. Tho abstract
of tho condition of the national banks
of Kansas at the close of business on
December 15 shows the nverngo re
servo to havo been 5.2l per
cent, against 514.47 per cent, on
October 5; loans and discounts,
Increase from S18,182,122toS20,50y,315;
stocks and securities, no change; gold
coin, increase from S1.0B0, 139 to 81,050,
B10; total specie, from 81,483,740 to 81,
515,042; lawful money reserve, decroaso
from S2, 195,494 to 82,177,754; individual
deposits, Increase from 819,187,549 to
319,090,55!!.
Ohio Womun Will Not Vote.
Clevki.AND, O., Jan. 21. President
Hugh Huckley, of the Cleveland board
of olections, says:
Exporionco In Ohio proves thnt women nro
taking no Interest In voting. At tho last spring
slectlon wo were compelled to provide "00,000
Ballots nnd now registration books, nnd yet
snly 400 women registered nnd only 228 voted.
Tho expense of those votes was about 47,000, as
Shis was tho amount It cost tho city to rocolvo
them. In tho Interost of economy I bollovo tho
law should bo repealed. ,1 do noj; know thai
my npuelal olTort has been mmlu to ropral it,
)r thnt any petitions havo bcua clroulat'pd tor
)r against lu repeal . ,
M'NALL WINS ONCE MORE.
Tlio New York f.lfu Kettle tho Jtamoil
illllinon Insurance Chko.
Topkka, Kan., Jan. 22. The final
chapter of the celebrated Illllinou
case, as far as tho Now York Llfo In
surance company Is concerned, was
closed yesterday. Tho Now York Life
settled tho case by paying the claim
against It in full, so Mrs. Hillmon's at
torneys say. Tho attorneys for tho in
surnnco company refuse to say how
much they paid, but it Is snld to bo
$15,000. The claim originally amount
ed to $10,000, but with interest and costs
it aggregated S22.000. Tho New
York Mutual Life and tho Connecticut
Mutual Llfo are still holding off.
Tho claim ugalnst the first named
amounts to tho same as that of tho
Now York Llfo, whllo that against
the Connecticut Mutual is only half as
much. Tho Now York Life having
broken tho combination which has
existed among the three companies for
tho past 18 years In resisting tho pay
ment of the Illllinon claim, it is pre
dicted that tho other companies will
now fall in lino and effect a settle
ment. Within 15 minutes after the settle
ment was reached, the Now York Life,
through its attorneys, made applica
tion for a license to do business. Su
perintendent of Insurance McNall im
mediately issued n license, not only for
the year ending March 1, 1893, but also
for tho year eliding March 1, 1899.
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
UrndBtroet' Report Given u Cheerful View
of tho Status of Commerce.
New Youk, .Jan. 22. Hradstreet's
commercial report says:
A largo moasuro ot activity In business and
Industrial lines, 'with In some Instances pre
vious records surpassed, and very general
steadiness In prices of staples, Is, perhaps, tho
most notable fcaturo of tho trade situation
this wcok. Quotations ot cereals show tho
most nggrcsslvo strength, whllo those of somo
makes of pig iron betrav rather moro decided
weakness than they did a wcok ago. Mild
weather Is frequently mentioned as nn Influ
ence tending to check retail distribution ot
treasonable goods, ohlelly becauso of tho effect
on country roads. Spring trade opens slowly,
ns usual at this tlmo of tho year, but conll
denco Is still unimpaired. As already inti
mated, tho immenso current production of pig
iron, amounting to fully 1,000,000 tons per
month, has begun to oxcrclso an Influence upon
the price of that staple, but decreases report
ed nre still only fractional. Tho outlook In
tho steel rail trade Is reported us a flat
tering one. Lnrgo orders for railroad
account already booked havo been increased
within tho wcok, an example or this being
furnished by sales ot 15,030 tons reported from
Chicago nt full prices. Higher prices for wool
abroad, based partly on short yield reports, aro
reflected in the llrmness of domestic quota
tions, although demund, while comparing well
with most prccecdlng years. Is smaller than It
was at this time In 1897, when tariff changes
were being anticipated. The industrial situa
tion, with tho slnglo oxcoptlon ot tho cotton in
dustry, Is ono of exceptional strength. As yet
tho strikes In this branch of trade, however, nro
largely confined to Massachusetts.
A further falling off In the number of busi
ness failures Is roportcd In tho United States
this week, the total bolng only C03, ngnlnst 3ii
last week, 423 In this wcok n year ngo, Mi In
this week of 1B00, 312 In 1993 and 333 In 1891
FOR AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Gov. I'lncrce Suyn 1'rcHcnt I.'iclc of Kmplny
numt Aliiken It n NeotiHtlty.
Dktkoit, Mich., Jan. 22. More than
200 members and guests of the Alger
Republican club enjoyed the ninth an
nual banquet of that organization in
the Hotel Cadalllc yesterday evening.
Features of the occasion were tho ad
dresses of Gov. Plngrce and ex-Con-'
gressmnn James O'Donncll, both of
whom are aspirants for this year's gu
bernatorial nomination. Gov. Pingree
' remarked that, as governor, he had ''a
1 license, not a franchise, to offer sug
it II in. ! ! 1 t!
was that, in view of present lack of
emplo3Tment, caused chiefly by concen
tratlon of wealth and business, n uni
versal eight-hour working law had be
come a necessity. As an employer, ho
favored this and he had written tho
governors of tho various states urging
consideration of the question by the
legislatures and asking their views.
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.
A St. LoulM Cliemteal Export Claim IIo Ciin
HlHku Wool from Stone.
Andeuson, Ind., Jan. 22. C C. Hall,
a St. Louis man, brought to Alexan
dria to tako charge of the Uniou Steel
company's chemical laboratory, has
made a most remnrkable discovery
whereby he is enabled to convert
limestone into mineral wool. In
making experiments a month ago
in hopes of finding a chemical
solution needed at the steel mill
ho found that certain kinds of
limestone wero converted Into a
lava .when subjected to chemical
i preparations and heat Instead of be
. coming brittle. On Ibis ho began .to
j work and has succeeded in making tho
; purest white mineral wool that could
be found. In a refined state it can bo
i used In the finer textures and in tho
. rough state it partakes of tho nature of
asbestos.
FLOOD IN INDIANA.
At KnelUh Three ltrldgen Aro WuHliod
Away ami Much Live Stock Drowned.
Enolisii, Ind., Jan. 22. Ono of the
most disastrous Hoods over known to
English was felt Thursday night when
three of tho five bridges over Little
Blue river were washed away. Fifty
persons on Court street bridge when
tho brldgo went down wero saved with
difficulty by old citizens. Tho town
during tho night was a pandemonium
with the cries of horses, cattlo and
hogs turned looso by their owners.
Many horses and cattlo were drowned.
Many of the houses in the low grounds
wero four and five feet deep in water.
Tho loss to'1 loggers will amount to
'tnuny thousand dollars. , ' , .
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