Softened the BI?w.
From the Richmond Courier.
There's a prominent Judge living in
the rural districts of Virginia, where
bathtubs are not to be found in every
home, who was the proud possessor of
such a luxury, which he permitted no
one else to use. One day he found
that someone had been using his tub,
and. reaching the conclusion that it
could be none other than Mary, his
housemaid, he summoned her to appear
before him an i charged her with hav
ing transgressed his unwritten law’.
Mary confessed her fault, and the
Judge, after enjoining her to sin no
more in this manner, as freely forgave
her. Observing that the maid seemed
somewhat hurt at the “calling down"
pe had thus given her. the Judge, by
miv of softening the rebuke, said:
“It is not that I object to your using
my tub. Mary, but I hate to think that
boil would do anything behind my back
fiat you wouldn't do before my face."
Marriage in Scotland.
From tho London Dally Mall.
Civil marrlagos aro greatly on tho In
crease In Scotland, and their arrange- |
merit provides a lucrative business for
a certain class of solicitors in Glasgow |
and other largo towns.
All the newspapers, particularly those '
rlrculatlng In the country districts,
contain many advertisements, of which (
ihe following Is nn example:
"Marriages privately completed, 10
Shillings. Particulars sent free; exper
ienced law agents; convenient to all .
stations,"
That Is to say, for the modest sum of
JO shillings these men aro prepared to :
secure the tying of the nuptial knot for
any couple according to tho law of
Pool land. Tho extent of this business
Is shown by the figures for last year,
■when 1,368 couplo In Glasgow were mar- i
ried before tho sheriff—an Increase of
J21 over 1907 arid an Increase of 304
over 1906. '
The ceremony Is of the simplest
form. The couple go before the reglst- j
rar of marriages and doclare that they !
accept each other as man and wife, j
On reaching the sheriff they nre simply
asked if they are the persons whose (
names aro given. On two witnesses,
however, dovolvo the real part of tho j
ceremony, which Is to swear that one '
of the parties has lived In Scotland for
21 days previous to marriage and that
they have accepted each other as man !
and wife of their own free will and
while In their sound and sober senses, j
tienerally speaking, sheriffs look up
on these marriages with disfavor, some
'even treating them contemptuously. I
One sheriff has been known to marry
a dozen coupleh In succession. Tho late
Sheriff Principal Guthrie, a most relig
ion* man, always gave such couples
(the parting advice to go and got decent- !
ily married by a minister.
During the last year representatives
of every trade and profession presented
themselves before the sheriff at Gins- ,
gow, these Including doctors, lawyers, [
music hail managers, teachers, students
and commercial travelers.
e Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press. I
The more a man can fool a woman the
more It’s because she wants to be fooled, 1
though she can see through It all.
If a man wears a necktie that matches
his girl s ribbon It convinces her how
delightfully be makes love.
A girl takes it for granted that If she
was much prettier she couldn't help being
a little vain about It. I
When a woman's garter comes undone
It's a sign she will try to make a man
"think she Is taking a burr out of her skirt. ;
It's noxt to Impossible for most people
to realise that whan a rich man Is,
hungry he can like steak and fried po- i
tatoes Just tbs way they do.
The largest known species of orchids
grows in Ceylon. The leaves measure
up to 10 foot In length, and a single
plant will have as many as 3,000 blo*< i
toms in one year.
SURPRISED HIM.
Doctor** Test of Food,
A doctor in Kansas experimented
with his boy In a test of food and
fives the particulars. Ho says:
“I naturally watch the effect of dif
ferent foods on patients. My own lit
tle son, a lad of four, had been ill
with pneumouia and during his con
valescence did not seem to care for
any kind of food.
"1 knew something of Grape-Nuts
Hid ItB rather fascinating flavour and
/larticularly of Its nourishing and
nerve-building powers, so 1 started th?
boy on Grape Nuts and found from the
flrst dish that ho liked it.
"Hie mother gave it to him steadily
and he began to improve at once. In
less than \ month he had gained
about eight pounds and soon became
so well and strong we had no further
anxiety about him.
"An old patient of mine, 73 years
old. came down with serious stomach
trouble and before 1 was called hRd
got so weak he -ould eat almost noth
ing. and was in a serious condition.
He had tried almost every kind of
food for the st-k without avail.
"1 immediately put him on Grape
Nuts with good, rich milk and just a
Utile pinch if sugar. He exclaimed
when 1 came next day, 'AVhy, doctor,
I never ate anything so good or that
made me feel so much stronger.'
“I am phased to say that, he got well
on Grape-Nuts, but he had to stick
to It for two or three w-eeks. then he
began to branch oat a little with rice
or an egg or two He got entirely
well in spite of his almost hopeless
condition. He gained 22 pounds in
two months, which at his age is re
markable.
"I could -viote a list of cases where
Grape-Nuts has worked wonders."
"There's a Rea-on." Read "The
Road to Wellvllle." In pkgs.
fiver read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time
They are genuine, true, and full ol
human interest.
't- ■■■ -.- -]
The House of the Black
By F. L. Pattee Ring Copyright, 1905 11
CIIAPTKR VIII—Continued.
"That man tried to hire me. He of
fered me $500 In postage stamps if I’d
let him go. He said It was hid In that
cave."
“Cave” snapped the Squire. "That
don't go. I’ve lived here all my life, •
and I should have known If there was
a cave.”
"Hut we can prove It two minutes.
Squire Hartswlek," broke In Jim,
eagerly. "It's only a few steps."
"Now that's fair,” assented Arnos.
"Come on. I’m Jest dyin’ to see It."
"Nosuh, It's a trap."
“II ain't no such thing. Squire. Now
you look ahere. That feller there 13
the one that's been doin’ theso robber
ies. You can see that by the looks of
him. They have got a cave down there
that we don’t know anything about. I
suy it’s nothing more’n right that wo
take a look at it—at the outsido of it.
If nothing more. Come on, sheriff."
"That’s fair," assented tho man.
"There’s no risk In doin’ that. Come
on, Squire. Now, Farthing, no monkey
business. I've got a revolver here, and
I'll plug you the minute there's foul
play." The Squire hesitated a mo
ment, then followed the trio Into the
Run.
Over Central Pennsylvania lies a
blanket of limestone, 500 and more feet
thick. Imagine from tho top of this
a mighty layer lifted like a slice from
n loaf, and behold a chaotic landscape
of winding caverns sparkling with stal
agmites, huge chambers frescoed in
myriad colors—a section of a sponge,
a cut across an ant-hill.
Those born on tne granites and the
schists never overcome their wonder f
at the limestone. Its vagaries are ever
new and astounding. Great streams
burst out of the mountain gaps, wind
nwhlle through the alluvial, thon are
sucked down suddenly by the maw of
a sinkhole; again miles away they
burst Into tho daylight, boiling springs
with mighty rush of water sufficient
to turn great mills. Farmers plowing
In tho field sink out of sight In a '
twinkling, horses and all; a field as
smooth as a floor, suddenly In an au
tumin flood springs a leak; there Is a
sink-hole In the center, and by night
there is a yawning gulf down which
has disappeared tho fertility of many :
square rods of tillage; great towns
have no sewerage outlet, the whole tor
rent from countless sewers being dis
charged Into some sink-hole. Some- 1
times a whole field, acres in extent, be
gins to settle. Down and down It goes
until It has become a gulf with pre
cipitous sides. In tho famous Sinking
Valley there is a plot 12 acres In ex- 1
lent, which began to sink In 1864, and
today it is a chasm a quarter of a mile
In depth. And still It Is pulling grad
ually down acre after acre of the fer
tile land.
It Is the rountry of the weathered 1
and grotesque out-cropptngs, of thin
noil, a mere crust over the rock mass— ■
of sink-holes, and Ice caves, and blind
caverns—millions of them unmeasured 1
and unsuspected by man.
"Here we are,” said Jim at length.
"The mouth of the cave Is In that rock '
heap.” They threw the light of their 1
lanterns Into a Jagged fissure lying low 1
amid the tangle of Juniper. "See that !
big stone? Give It a push on the left I
side."
Amos bent over and pushed the
atone. It rolled hark noiselessly, dis
closing a black void.
"I swanny now! That's mighty
neat, ain't it?" He looked up at the
ring of faces. "A feller might hunt a
week and not find that. Re's go In.”
"Nosuh! It’s a trap. Don't you go
In there." The old man spoke deci
sively.
"It’s a cave all right." Amos flashed
the rays of tho lantern far into tho
hole. "And It’s where them robbers
have made their headquarters Jest as
sure as you stand there. Come on,
sherllT, If you do your duty you'll go
In.”
"Now I uon't know," he said, hesi
tatingly.
"Wal, I'm goln’ in whether or no, and
I'm goln' to run for sheriff next fall.
Here, give me your revolver."
"All right, we'll go In. Amos, you
go ahead; Jim, you go next, and re
member I've got my revolver right In
my fist. At the very first sign of
monkey business I'll shoot yeh as quirk
as I would a rattler. Squire, you come
on behind with your lantern."
“Nosuh. You don't catch me . in
there," he snapped, but Amos Was al
ready out of sight. Jim, Impeded
greatly by the manacles, was following
closely. Then the sheriff crept Into the
narrow opening and the Squire stood
alone. All was silent save for the
waters of the Run, which gibbered and
hissed at his feet. He stood a mo
ment undecided; then he, too, crawled
In.
The place was damp and narrow at
first and so low In places that they had
to bend almost double, but all at once
they emerged Into a chamber as broad
and high. Judging from what they could
see In the (Urn light, as a barn. The
roof seemed to be made up of Innu
merable points like Icicles, wot and
gleaming, some a brilliant yellow, oth
ers dull and lustreless. The floor was
I Jagged and Irregular, made up ofblunt
I ed stalagmites and broken fragments
from the roof. The walls near them
■ glistened under the light of the lan
terns as n freshly smeared with paint.
Amos was the first to break the sl
1 ienee:
i "Wal—I'If—be dumbuzzlod!"
"Lona took us to this room." ex
I plained Jim, gesticulating with hts
head. "See, there's the remains of our
* lantern; she found It at the entrance
and took It in. We sat on those rooks
right there, und she seemed nervous
' and excited. She made us keep as still
! as death, and every little while she
would say, 'Hark!' and listen as If she
, expected to hear something awful.
I She went to the entrance two
' or three times. and she would
, come back saying wo couldn't
go out Just yet, but that we must go
the very first minute wo could. After
a long while we heard a noise way off
1 In that direction. She Jumped up as
If the roof was coming down, and told
| us to run for our lives. We started.
' and Tom smashed the lantern against
the rock there. We tried to get out,
I hut lost the direction, and while we
were trying to find it, two men with a
lantern came right round that rock
there."
"Was there two of them?” asked the
sheriff.
j "Yes; the one up there in the barn
and a little black haired one. Tom
; stood right there, und Lona stood there.
| The minute the big one saw them he
1 stopped short a minute and started as
j If he was going to run. then he began
1 t ' swear. He pulled out his revolver
and said lie would shoot Tom like a
snake and me too. Then Lona made a
dart for him and tried to get the re
volver and It went off. I made a leap
for him and landed him right there on
that flat place. The little feller stooped
over Lona a minute and then run."
"He's In here now, then?” exclaimed
the sheriff, getting excited. "Let's see
what’s In beyond there.”
He cocked his revolver, and they
I pushed on cautiously, pausing now and
i then to listen. There was no sound
save the slow dripping of water some
where off in tho darkness, echoing In
tlie hollow void like blows on a tun.
The passage grew larger. At length
they came out into another chamber
somewhat broader than the other. At
one side of It there seemed to be a door
In the solid rock.
They Investigated closely. A branch
of the cave had been walled up at some
time with stones and mortar, and a
narrow door made of two solid oak
logs hewn smooth was fitted into the
wall as if a part of it. It was evidently
locked; for there was a large key hole.
They kicked on It and pounded on It
with stones, but it was like pounding
on the side of a rock.
“We'll let this go for a while,” said
the sheriff decisively. “Let's see what
else there Is.” Again they pressed on
and on through the narrow passages.
Then they came apparently to the end.
Another doorway It was, but this one
yielded easily, and they found them
selves In a spacious room with boarded
walls and floor, and a confusion of
roughly made furniture. A ladder at
one end disappeared Into the darkness
of the roof. There were cupboards and
closets, a bed and tables and chairs.
The nature of the place was evident
at a glance. They were in the home
of tlie robbers; there could be no doubt
of It. Blankets, clothes, shoes, canned
goods—everything that had been taken
during the winter lay scattered about
the room. Amos bustled here and there,
feverishly opening cupboard and box,
and dragging out their contents, while
the sheriff Identified them.
“Yessuh; there’s the very blanket
they took down to Snyder’s, and there’s
the fur coat they got at Heisler's." It
was Impossible to Identify the canned
goods, but canned goods had been taken
at nearly every place entered. Amos
at length pulled out a drawer in an
old. home made dresser.
“Look here,” he cried, holding up a
dingy book.
"Here, let mo see it.” The sheriff
sprang toward him excitedly. “Mv God,
that's the Keichline stamp book. How's
this? There wan’t two.”
"Let me see it," asked the old man
grimly.
“It’s the same book. See there, and
there.”
"Humph!”
"There's something strange about
this. I'll take that right along with me.
The stamps are still in It.”
“Here, look here, sheriff.” Amos'
voice came from high above them.
"Where are yeh, Amos?”
“Up the ladder. Come up, quick, for
God's sake.”
"Here, Squire, you keep your eye on
Jim. I'm going up.” He disappeared
up the ladder as if on an errand of
mercy.
"Where are you. Amos?”
“Here.” He looked up and saw the
excited face of the man peering down
at him through a round hole the size
of a barrel head. “Come up through,
sheriff.” In a moment they stood to
gether In what seemed to be a cellar.
A round lid was standing up, hinged
at one part like the cover of a coffee
pot.
“Say. the whole thing's clearer 'n
daylight. Look here.” Ho closed the
lid, which fitted with utmost nicety.
The top of it was of the same com
position as the earth floor. Without
tlie most careful Inspection one might
not tell there was any opening.
“I’ve been here before. This is the
cellar of the old Heller house. The
whole thing's clear's mud, as Lem sez.
The gang’s been here all winter, and of
course there needn't be any track In
the snow. Here’s where they went the
night Dan and I chased ’em. I 'spose
they had to do their cookin' up there
on account of the smoke. Pshaw, It’s
easy ain’t it? The reason why snow
don't lay around the house is on ac
count of the warm air that comes up
from tho cave. My senses, won’t I
knock out Lem’s pow'wowln'? Come,
let's go down 'n tell the Squire.”
They found him wrathful and excited.
“He tried to kill me," he cried. “If
he hadn't had his hands tied he'd have
murdered me, sure.”
"You see that stamp book?” Jim was
standing by the table, the book before
him. "The minute you got out of sight
the Squire took out his knife and begun
to scrape off some of the marks. I
stopped him, that's all. Lona said you
found that stamp book In our barn,
and I don't want this one altered.”
“It's a He." shouted the old man. “He
tried to kill me."
"Wal, Amos, you take charge of It
now, and you be careful of It. It's a
valuable .find.” There was a business
ring In the sheriff's voice. “Come on.
We'll go back now.” They started out
together through the winding passages,
tho sheriff explaining to the Squire
what they had found at the end of the
ladder.
"That clears the whole thing up
then.” He stopped suddenly and faced
them with animation. ”A1 Farthing
knew all about this, of course. He had
these two old partners of his In there,
and could sneak In and out Just as he
wanted to. You remember, Amos, how
ho slipped In onto you and Dan that
night In April. Clear enough now you
see It, atn't It?”
Th« others made no reply. They
wound silently on through the marvels
of the cavern, out into the dark warm
of the summer night. There was no
hint ns yet of light In the east. All
was silent save the boom of the Run,
and tho sighing of a little breeze in the
rhododendrons and cedars.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE EAST OF THE HARTSWICKS.
It seems to be a rule of nature that
like shall seek like, and that they shall
move together In swarms. Hence a
variety of proverbs: “Birds of a
feather." and "It never rains but It
pours," and "Misfortunes never come
singly.” Elfe drones on for a man's
age without Jar or change, when, all
unheralded, the break comes, and
shocks and horrors crowd one upon the
heels of the other.
Thus the little valley stagnating
among the hills, with no change In a
year save the weather and the season
and the moon, all of a svidden crowded
Into twenty-four hours a lifetime of
sensations. The robbery, the discover
ies at the barn, the mob, the vanish
ing of the fugitives, the tragedy of
Eona, the cave, the solution of the cen
i tury-old Heller mystery, the strange
captive—all Jammed Into a matter of
' hours, and the end not yet.
Squire Hartswiek, however, was not
. philosophising. His capacity was one
• idea at a time, and he drove the trag
> ody on with yJentless precision. By
i daybreak he had Jim and the stranger
1! safely Imprisoned in the Hartswiek
| mansion, and was driving arrange
merits by telephone for the preliminary
hearing. It would of course be a mere
matter of form, and soon over, and the
sooner the better; for the prisoner*
must be safe In the county- Jail before
night. But the justice before whom
tho hearing was to be held could not
arrive before 10, and the Squire fretted
and fumed.
By 8 o'clock the space about tho
store was crowded as if for a farmers’
picnic. Every available place for hitch
ing, for rods up and dowi^ the road,
was taken. The people were even scat
tering Into the Hartswlck grounds.
The morning, however, was eventless
until shortly after 9, when a strange
hush came over the multitude—a hush
so instant and complete that those
withjn tho house noted it and looked
out. Squire Hartswlck even ran to the
porch. An unfamiliar buggy was on
the driveway, and the woman by the
driver,—there could be no mistake,—
was Rose Hartswlck. The Squire
rubbed his eyes, and fumbled for his
spectacles. Then he bustled out to
meet her.
Why, Rose—”
“What does this crowd mean, father?
Quick; what's happened?” She leaned
far over In her eagerness.
"How did you get here? "What are
you here for?" he blurted out almost
brutally.
"I came because I was needed. Now
tell me what you’re doing. Tell me.”
There was a dangerous light in her
eyes.
“Go to your room, Rose. I'll see you
there.” He turned abruptly and start
ed toward the barn.
“Father!’ 'she called eommandingly,
but he did not stop or turn. Then she
saw her mother’s face at a window, and
ran quickly up the path.
“Rosie—why, Rosie!’’
“Tell me. mother, what Is it? What’s
happened?”
“Tho sheriff’s here, and they are go
ing to have a trial.”
"What for?"
‘‘Somebody broke into the store, and
they've arrestoi Jim Farthing and his
lather.”
"What proof have they got?” She
was fairly shaking in her excitement.
"They found the goods in Mr. Farth
tmr's barn.”
The goods stolen from father's
store?”
“Yes; and they found Karl’s stamp
book there, too.”
“Where’s the sheriff? I must see him
this instant."
“He's In the dining room—but, Rose."
But Bhe had disappeared into the din
ing room where the sheriff was making
preparations for the coming trial.
“Are you the sheriff, sir?”
"1 have that honor, madam,” he re
plied Importantly.
“Then you’ll allow me to attend the
trial. I have Important evtdence.”
“You'll have to speak to the Judge,
madam.”
"All I ask is to be allowed to re
main in the room; will you allow that?”
“All right; sit right here. We’ll be
ready in a minute." He placed a chair
for her near the window.
There was a commotion In the front
hall; the Justice had arrived—a florid, .
stout old gentleman, with a stern eye.
Squire Hartswlck, who was with him, I
stopped short when he saw Rose, then
strode over to her angrily.
"This ain’t no place for you,” he
whispered sharply. “There won’t be
only men here. Go to your room at
once."
"I shall stay right where I am,
father,” she replied calmly.
“What?—what’s that? Indeed, you
won't stay here; I forbid It.”
“You have no authority.” She looked
at him cooly, and settled back In her
Beat.
“We'll see about that. Here, sheriff,
conduct this lady out where she be
longs.”
“I told her that she might stay here,
and she may unless the Judge orders
differently.”
“Squire Myers, are you going to al
low women spectators In this court?
I don’t care to have my daughter here :
during the trial.’’
"I have important testimony, very I
Important testimony," she said
earnestly.
“Let her stay.” The old man
dropped Into his seat with a look on
his face of mingled wrath and appre
hension.
The Justice took his place at the
head of the dining room table, and ar
ranged half a dozen sheep bound vol- i
umes before him.
“Let the prisoners be brought In,” i
he said.
There was a moment of silence, then
the entrance of the sheriff, the three
prisoners and the six deputies. Jim.
erect and alert, cast a curious glance
about the room and stopped short as
his eye fell on Rose. A tide of color
leaped to his face and ebbed as
quickly, leaving It deathly pale. Rose
gave no sign; she sat motionless and
Impassive. Then the group seated it
self at the end of the table opposite
the Justice.
The trial, like all rural hearings,
was to be an Informal affair. The
charge was to be brought against the
prisoners, each was to have a chance
to speak for himself, and then the
Justice was to bind them over to ap
pear at the next term of court. He
announced in due form the nature of
the three cases. The flrst would be
that of James Farthing, charged with
breaking and entering the postoffice
In Sugar valley, and causing the death
of Karl Kelchllne, the postmaster. I
(Continued Next Week.)
Ignorance Aide Appetite.
From the Washington Post.
Merrill E. Gates, secretary of the
board of Indian commissioners, was de
scribing the splendid work that his
board Is doing to wipe out the tubercu
losis scourge which at one time threat
ened to make the American Indian ex
tinct.
“But the Indian,” said Mr. Gates,
“needs to be educated in sanitation. He
Is shockingly Ignorant there. In fact
he Is as ignorant as an old farmer I
used to know In Warsaw.
“A friend dropped in on this old farm
er as he was frying a bit of bacon.
“ ’Grand bacon, that,’ said the friend,
sniffing affably.
” ’Grand bacon! Well. I guess It Is
grand bacon,’ said the old man. turning
the siloes in the pan. ‘And it’s none
o’ yer murdered stuff, neither. That
pig died a natural death.’ ”
Not to Bo Forgotten.
From the Washington Post.
Mr. Hammond's face was so ugly as
to be almost grotesque, although no
body ever thought about his looks after
hearing him talk. "If I hadn't known
1 was one of the homeliest people in
the world, I might have been surprised
at a remark made by old Pomp, the
body servant of one of my southern
friends,” he once said.
“I hadn't seen Pomp for 15 years,
and as I had grown from a boy to a
man In that time, I did not expect hint
to remember me, but he said, 'Howdy.
Marsa Hammond, sah!' the moment he
caught sight of me.
" 'So you remember me. Pomp?’
I said.
“ ‘Couldn't neber forgit yo’ face.
Marse Hammond, sail,' grinned Pomp.
"Hit's so kinder complicated.' ”
Tourists In British Columbia must be
careful of the trophieJ or mementos
they buy or try to buy. A new game
law prohibits the dealing in or offer
ing to buy or sell tha heads of moun
tain sheep, elk. moose or caribou or
the teeth of elk or wapiti
MEMORY OF MILLER IS
THE WONDER OF ALL
At 80 Can Recall Happening*
of Infancy—Endowed With
Sixth Sense.
Fruitland, Md.—Joslah Fooks, ot
Fooks Mili. near here, has a memory that
probably is unequalled the world over.
Though £3 years old, his mentality Is as
strong and active today as that of a man
of only half* his years, while his physical
strength and powers of endurance are
marvelous. He remembers very well the
days when he wore short dresses, and he
declares that not since the day when he
put on his first trousers has he been half
et> happy.
Visitors from Salisbury, Fruitland and
the surrounding country flock to Fooks
Mill on Sunday afternoons to hear the
venerable miller relate the many interest
ing little incidents that happened in his
boyhood days and take up matters that
were of national import three score and
ten years ago.
But Fooks’ wonderful retentive mem
ory is a mere bagatelle as compared with
a certain peculiar “sense” with which he
seems to have been endowed. Local phy
sicians and men of letters hold to the
opinion that Fooks was especially favored
by his creator in that he gave him a
sixth sense, hence his rather long sobri
quet, “The man with the sixth sense, or
The Memory Man/’
Recalls AH He Has Read.
While doubting Thomases may experi
ence some little difficulty in getting it all
down at one gulp, nevertheless it is true
that Fooks remembers very distinctly all
that he ever has read, and that is a great
deal, and can sit for hours and recite ver
batim newspaper articles he read in the
long ago. Could he hold out, the opportu
nity to give a doubting Thomas a recital
“sitting” of about two months’ duration
would afford him a great deal of pleasure
and amusement.
The old miller also is a Biblical scholar
one does not have the pleasure of meet
ing every day. While his Scriptural inter
pretations may not always have the trade
mark of the up to date divinity school
stamped upon them, yet they are worthy
of and command the consideration of the
thinking mind. There is not a book in
the whole Bible with which ho is not
thorough familiar, and; his interpreta
tions of the Scripture and the ideas which
he advances concerning the soul’ of man.
not by any means conflicting with the
doctrines taught in the Bible, shows the ;
master mind of this simple, unostentatious
man, who all his life has been content to
“live by his mill,” like the proverbial
Dusty Miller, and take long range obser
vation of what the outside world was do
ing and study his Bible hemmed In by
the sylvan beauty surrounding hb* old
water mill.
Can Quote Bible.
It Is a safe claim that the old milter
can quote more Scripture than any man
In the world, for where is the man today
who can recite from memory chapter after
chapter anywhere in the Bible, word by
word, just as it is written. Fooks can do
It. Where is the man who can pick up
the latest edition of a metropolitan daily,
read a column or two of news or a spe
cial article In an offhand way, and then
repeat it Just as it is In the paper.
Fooks is the man who can perform this
feat, and has done it a thousand times
or more.
In fact, there Is hardly anything of in- j
terest that he has read that he can not
give to his auditors verbatim. The
speeches of great orators and writings of
noted authors he has at his fingers’ ends,
and he knows Shakespeare’s plays better
than most children of today do their
evening prayer.
The Latest College.
Senator Depew says that a man can ob- i
tain a very liberal education If he will
read the best books while his wife is get- |
ting ready to accompany him.—News Item, j
Pa’s versed In Greek and Latin,
He can speak in German, too;
He knows some Esperanto
And is up in "parley-voo. ’
Though he never went to college,
He is wise in spite of that,
For he studied Greek while mother
Was putting on her hat.
Though he never heard a lecture.
The philosophers he knows;
All the "ologies” he’s mastered
And there’s nothing, I suppose.
In the sciences he hasn't
Read about, while sitting there
Waiting patiently for mother
To adjust her wealth of hair.
He’s familiar with the poets.
All the sages he can quote,
He is up on Aristotle.
He has read all Darwin wrote.
He is up In mathematics
And he learned it all, I guess,
Waiting patiently while mother
Went upstairs to change her dress.
—Detroit Free Press j
The Obligation of the Land Owner. !
From the Atlantic.
While great fortunes have put It In j
the power of man to acquire land in ;
great tracts, nature has placed a limit j
on the ability of even the most capable
to manage it properly if it exceed the j
dimensions which reason and common j
sense would dictate. It might easily !
happen, for instance, that one of our
modern millionaires should purchase a
tract as large as one of our smaller
states; and yet the man does not live
who could manage a form the size of
the smallest county in the smallest j
state. In such a way as to get even
moderately good results from the whole
of it. By a farm is, of course, meant
a tract of land suitable for general ag- I
riculture, and not a pasture range,
which is rightly held in much larger
areas. But be the land tillage, pasture,
or woodland, the standard of conduct
for him who assumes its ownership
and management is precisely the same.
“Let the earth bring forth grass, the
herb yielding seed and the tree yielding
fruit;** see that you do not hinder it;
do not take the land out of commis
sion; this law is written large in the
evident purposes of nature and the
needs of the world, and It lays upon ,
the land-owner an obligation so sa
cred and so imperative that it not only
demands his best powers of mind and
body, but forbids him to undertake
more than he can carry out. For he has
assumed the kingship of a portion of
the universe; he is dealing directly
with the forces of nature and of evolu
tion. _ ^ _ ,
Reflections of a Bachelor.
From the New York Press.
A girl wants a hammock on the piazza
either because she Is engaged or because
she Is trying to be.
Even the man who cuts the lawn thinks
the way he does it is proof ho understands
public affairs.
A widow has learned better than to
trust a man, but she has also learned how
to hear disappointment.
The great trouble a woman has about
keeping a secret Is that if sho does It
doesn't seem to her a real secret.
A man doesn't seem to be able to put
in a hook for the hammock unless the
whole family stands around and admires
the brilliant way he screws It in.
Napoleon said, no matter how rav
ing or raging, he never dared to tat
bimsell get angrv above the throat.
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Disraali Among the Lords.
From the Westminster Gazette.
Disraeli was a past master of the
art of flattery, but his audacity carried
him out of danger. Soon after his ele
vation to the house of lords he wad
asked by » brother peer how' ho felt
in his new surroundings, "Oh, don't
ask me," he groaned, "dead and
buried.”
Then remembering that his question
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Powerful Motives.
From Tit-Bits.
Teacher—Yes, children, when the wai
broke out all the ablehodied men who
could leave their families enlisted in
the army. Now, can any of you tell
me what motives took them to ths
front?
Bright Boy (triumphantly)—Locomo
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