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THE AM ERICAN, OS tMt nun of oiut, ari i i-wA, tit fmt am-atia ir ! ( a! t1 e tt wr im M Wa Ml wwt, I sw la Msts f T r-i it., fa t4 W t )!' I'll !. 1 1 T ff . tOiottg- I Ui WHiMllWl .. ' I I , f"l ImM aafcoa ! It t 14 .- I in .Ul Aat'4 - A4 ! Irtn t tni ' tail twi 4av - CatM ai.-4 f r Wd l ti mh a 4 f !m it" a, 1 (0-4 ka, It at t-a it at ' V 'I ttft I hi" trfl nf lt:Hl ;VlHlll r.:.l hrt a tit i nd ..' I I H1. h' iiM ( 111'' In i-k't I l i , a n. w f - Inter tVestt SIIK WASN'T riA(vri('AL "Ned! NoJ' Where aro yon, Nod?" Kllle Colehridge's tone a a nno of tattoos Impatience a she cam lulu the silting riKiiu of her pretty coutitrv botlSA. The window curtain parted, ro sealing In llio tloop window seal a little liguro curled up, poring over an open book "What it tho ninUer?" Inquired Ned. Id ft sleepy drawling voice. "Matter mid Kill dolefully, read thai letter. No von will go lo tloop over It. I'll toll you what' In It The Claxton are coining thin afternoon." ' I thought thoy wore to corao next month?" "Ho they were an I here Chnrloy him pono for n week to Itoston. and Muggio left til i m mo niln. Mia only the eleventh girl 1 huvo hint In i.x week" Ned puckered up n protty rosebud of n mouth, and it mint bo recorded, hocking as it la Nod whistled. There nae luck about the house," as clearly a a hoy. Oh. Ned. what can I do?" mild Elllo, there nro four people, and how can I entertain thorn and do nil the work und cooking for such a family." "FourP ' "Mr. and Mr Claxton. tholr boo Hurry and daughter I aura." "H in yes. 1'vo hoard Charley talk of thorn!" Don't you know thoin?" Klllo asked, amazed. "I thought they were 'hurley s most intinmte friend " "Very true; butt though Churloy Is my brothur, you must remember whllo ho wni at Harvard funning the ac quaintance of the ( luxlons and various other people, 1 wus with mint Jane at Hultlmore going lo school nnd learning housekeeping oh!" tried Nod, lis a udden idea fceemed to Htrllio her. 'Oh, Nolllo, have you got noma calico drcuKOH and big upronuP" Of coume I have!" -"KO't-te I-whera the bad li In anchor at homo! Dutchman Hut Kllle, and I'll be aro you lend me omo of your your Maggie!" "Kdmonla Colobrllgo, cra?yP ' "There, you have no more to my. My name for the next week, by tho way, In Jane. Nolls rather too ro murkablo for a nervant girl. I am morally convince I there was a streak of Insanity In our family whim J wan chrlstcnoi 'E imonliu' ('hiirloy made e l' of It before I was a year old. There my i oiir. You will bo lata" Very mistrustfully, Mrs. I'olobrl go brought her guests from the station. 1 urlng hoc short sc'iuulriliitice with her hiiMhand s sister. No i ha i exactly Terllied Charley' decrlptlon of her. He had told his wife: "No I Is the i curost girl In tho world, but d run my and fond ol books; knows more actually at I'J than mot women do at :!() of book music and drawing. Mio will bo literary, ( guoss; hut practical never," To this aramy girl, who confoHsed to have written poetry, Klllo had, un der the pressure of clrcunislaiioos, trusted tho household alTah s for four unknown guests. It must be confessed tint Klllo car-, rled u smiling faao over an anxious heart as she led her gunli to their rooms and descended to the kitchen, Ved was thoro. with all her curls twisted Into a domuro knot at tho buck of a shapely little head; a blue calico, rather roomy and long (Klllo being the larger of tho two, ) but half hidden under a great chocked apron and narrow l!nn collar, transform trig ber Into the neatest of servant. i pon tho table stood a pan of bis cuit light as down, brown und tempt ing; broiled chicken lay upon a great d th near the fire; coffee sent forth romatlo flavors, and a iplce of tea m'ngled therewith. "lie off!" was Ned's salutation. "You are not to como here for a week." ' -Laughing. light-hearted Kllle went Into the dining-room. All tho bent china, diver and glass upon a snowy damask cloth, upon the table, baskets of cake light a a fuatbnr, glass bowls of (trawborrles, cream aol sugar in silver pitchers and bowl. rndlshe4 upon crisp, green loavos even glasses of flowers were there. Khe stood admiring, while Ned br ought In the chicken nnd biscuit the coffee and ten, and demurely rang the bolL "tou can ring If you want ma " she said, putting the boll upon the tan tray and dropping a snuey courtesy before vanishing Into tho kitchen, -and Kllle, we breakfast late. Thinking that it would be too bad to present Ned yet to her guests, Klllo did not touch the boil noting that there wot an evident enjoyment of tbeir fare amongst her guests. Kllle fully intended to get break fast on the following morning, and never opened ber blue eyes until the dressing bell rang vigorously at tt o'clock. By tb time sho was dressed her guest bad assembled In the sitting room, and there was nothing to do Vttt 4 - f ' dini-! ttv jri not . t M ., t !) n t i U ''fc 1 t nor-fll!? a M it.t ftj-tiHjf ') S Ult If ft, I l l: t tliM iiit' i t . I I -1, . Wat! l m I . t j lfn,r m 1 .., -f ' .. I h fcm I t . M i i t'Hiliiipg aitti i?n,ini t v-isiiK f- -,t i a r ( I n H'li'i nl . .- ttN It ni nt. ! n" n t f tint WMli-d i t.t . t. J ) WS t. Mr '! r rnt .! -tin ilmi' '' Uhut a t'ts 'n ion ii lni,i in t h kiti ti " )( i Mf ti ui Mot liif dn (irtd diil ' I lime nn . n r th.s niirn- Iftf ' Mlrt llvlllitill lpl), "): a tfiiii-' ' Ihiitlii ti.il I'j- an I Mr t'lm. Un td t I lltt 4H ) Iiiikw Mr ColilirHgiV I have nver ph vmir I rt-iii-.'' Mm dt.'S tlui isiom wlill.t a a urn at breskfnt and I tirvnr aaw nn h inl mom, and she M a UM" -o i t't ly veu never have t. rmg lor any thing." You will soe hor to nichl' said Kllle; for Ned hud lu-liMlly Imide time Ui go lo loan nnl sn-ure a twelfth domeillo, who as ttnlng trained while Kllle sixike tind I shall have the pleitMiro also ul In troducing f hurley s sister, lidinonlit'' Ah!" Ihls was from Marry Claxton. who looked up from the newspuper. 'I want to meet linr so much," said I. aura, "we heard of her very often when Mr. Colubrldgo was in Cambridge " She Is very talented. Is alio not?" Harry asked. "We tnink so," Klllo answered. 4-die plays on the piano bettor than any amateur 1 ever heard, and sings remarkably well. Mio win the best scholar in tho school when sho grad uated, and sho don't toll her 1 told you writes poetry, real poetry, not, merely rhyming linos." JI in!" thought Hurry. "A talL raw-bonod, strong minded female." And whllo the thought was in his mind there entered a little brown eyed mite, with long auburn curls, a complexion like a blush-rose, and Bdft. full draporios of bluo and white muslin. A littlo croiluro, with low, sweet voice, and eyes lull of droarny beauty. Thoro was undeniably a falling off In the culinary department though Ned and Klllo slipped away often te superintend tho perlormnnce of "No. as Nod culled hoc; but If the others found the table lo.-ts tempting, Henry Cliixtoii only know tho parlor had gained a now charm. He know thai Kdmonla was talented and pretty; he found bur beautiful and modest as a violot The hours besldo her. In tho garden, In the par lor, on the moonlit porch, spe.l by like minute and the party lingered on till Charloy en ma They learned duets together, and thoy would talk, nover tiring of books and tho current topic of tho day. till tho man found himself won dering at tho rare intellect In the curly bond. Chnrloy looked on well pleased, but upon Mrs. Cluxlori's fair matronly face rested a shadow of anxiety. When the visit had extend ed over tlireo wnuks, Kauni having left for a provlom engagement bear ing Harry's regrets fur break I tig1 tho same, Harry dared his fate nnd won Ned's confession that she gave love for lovo. And Mrs. Claxton, In Klllo' room thus accounted for the shadow upon her brow. "You eo, dear, I am old fashioned In my notions, and I bolievo In edu cating girl for wives and housekeep ers as well us for parlor companions, As soon as Kniira loft school I taught her to cook so that sho can either su perintend her servants, or. If necessity roijtilrr It lake their place. Yet she Is not the ios-i a graceful lady, I think." "You aro right' She Is a lovely a girl as I ever mot" Kllle said, half guessing what was coming, "And, dear, that is what worries me about Harry choice, 1 think Kdmonla Is ono of tho most charming girls 1 over mot pretty as a (lower, graceful modest and accomplished. Hut sho seem to mo so dreadfully helplos and dreamy. "I don't know how ofton I have found her ourled up like a kltton In the window seat her e es seeming to be looking mile away, and her hand lying Idly before her, You know, dear, the write , too, and llterury women aro too o tun Imprnotlcablu "To bo euro Harry will have money enough to give her ovory comfort, and he has a good start in hi pro fession. Hut still, dear, I oould wish hi wife had some Knowlodge of hotiHoly ways, and was not so droarny. t Kllle smiled, nnd mildi Do you rornembor our Invisible girl Mrs. Claxton - the one who was bore when you llrst camoP" "Yea my dear, I have wondered why you sont lior away. Tho one you have now doesn't compare to her, I nover, ate suoh blsoulL Why did ho leaved Did sho drink, nftor alii"' Mio did not loavo. 8ho only changed ber name to Kdmonla Colo bridge," "My den '!" cried the astonished old lady, "you aro joking!" I wa never moro sorlou In my life," said Kllle, and gavo a detallod aocount of her perplexities and Ned' devotion. "Well, well, who would dream he hid so much energy under that sleepy manner. You huvo lifted the only care from my mind, my doar. 1 can oongrtulato Hurry now with my whole honrt " Anna Shield (n Texor Sifting. Vnntllsteri I liana. Willie Mo, what' all those holo In the Swiss chooso forP Ma Ob, those are to lot the tmell out Truth. I t - M l , .. ' W lira 1 ai v- .t.4 a f I tt if a ln Item Ka tln III . It .". T M a tHiram t t I S l,tiMa iifiitt4 an I a He. i I ,f li tlei H( t f tH l(f U il daw It t' t,uftna i t-t t'r t ,w,t 1 1 ftiioU lutl, ihm al on b"- n4 for a tiwi a t- ! I el I aa, atien a tli4 Ul J j ear mit ao ar et a' 1 b ' rh.nl hn ei,l aa a..orJ tn itnrj' tut Irsf of iv lh llhir a Mle, dermg tha (ri 1 1 ! I iv. h iiolti-n and lh ju pi ine a amMk'di t Am.-n. a x two rvlmMa ninlJs at the et ul Stliin leotliof di iiiikiii hemti-d iit tlr whlia the rlitid Fi taHn la Npw ttrisn Alter the I renrh rttortUit lha tiloat vigilant eaTh lor the lol prlnea during many year failed to I nd hint, and tt lerm universally ronoednd by the family that the vhild us lout at sea r in ado way with, lha child wss lpt nd by a pret ahia well known loyally to the lioiie of lUmrlmn was uiiiviotloned. and was hniued (iuillnume I.euU do heiirbon. after one of lis distin guished ancestors Mr. no lUnirlion eiiino to Heading front New tlrleaim, end settled hero when a young man. Ho was pOKond of gentlemanly bearing re lined appearance, of punc tilious dne.s all of which stamped him as a man of ordinary iim-estry. Tho writer of the article any a: "Ills age corresponds with the event ful period of the French revolution Ho often told me that his parents died while ho was an infant and tout his aunt raised him. lie spoke It li a native language when he chose to. One of the stipulations made by the wily emperor with the maids was that hu should receive no education but lie was taught a trade on his arrival at the proper ago. The women wore loyal to the mandates of their master, for the reason that a monthly pension was at stake and the sagacious emperor well knew that education would invite the prince to investigate as to Ills true origin." ' In support of this It may be stated that Mr. do Ituurboa when he came to Heading, was a wood eurvor, iuk. tho article declnros that tlio maids who took the young prince away from France received their regular monthly allowance! until Napoleon's banishment, to bt iioloua Mr. de llourbon was never married, and when he died last year lie gave tho hulk of bis fortune to his aged and life-long housekeeper and lo the public chanties Ono of the concluding paragraphs of this interesting article is as fol lows: With tho death of William l.ouls do llourbon another link of the llour bon dyuiisty Is blotted out. He had no Issue and was. therefore the last of tho blood royal In bis line. Thoro was a strong resemblance In his face and build to many of the llourbon. whose life sled portraits can bo soon In many of tho art galleries of I'arl to this diiy." Tho writer of this article Is mi aged physician In n neighboring city, who claims that he ohl.ulnod his Informa tion whllo on a visit to I'urh over forty years iuro nnd by a visit to Now Orleans, and that he was on tirms ol coiilldentiiil .rluudshlp with Mr, do llourbon, Tho article has created great public Intoro-t by reason of the mystery surrounding tlio early life of Mr. do llourbon and tho position he nllalned In Heading us one of the oldest and host known hotel pro iirlel.ors In Kastorn 1'omisyl vriniu. ItMililrilM'.nii . At a gathering of players one of tho party told a little story that amused thorn all. "It was In London that 1 hoard It" said he. "Three actors wore dining together and one of them left the labia a 1 Ittlo early. J'oorold Hick' ays one, thinks lie can piny Hamlet! Why, ho Isn't up to melodrama ' 'Thais so, 'say the other, I saw him do a serious part once and It was tho funniest thing of the season. Well, I must got to tho theater, flood night old miin!' Tho ono who was lo t at the table gave him good nlht nnd as ho watched him receding down the room ho folded his arms across his breast and soillo qulodi 'I'oor old Hi,! Think ho can play Iago. T e audacity of that man Is sublime.' After he had smoked up his cigar ho likewise arose and stalked out. '1 hen the waiter ran his linger through hi hair, rested on his right foot put his hand Into his waistcoat and In lrvlngesiuo tone exclaimed for his own benefit: These youthful popinjay fancy thnt thoy -they, forsooth have loarnod tho art of acting. Now, whon I was In the legitimate' Hut Just then ho caught tho landlord oyo nnd began to clear -way tho dlshos." ilm Wh la Itass if Suw ,1 iry. Ono of tho famous while oak of Now Jorsoy stands In the I'rnsby torlun churchyard t Masking Kldge. It measures 1 1 feet I inches In cir cumference at f feet high, wnllo the brunches (hade a circle of 1 lo feet in d 1m motor, It has been a famous tree for moro than a eentury, and it wa no doubt a noble poolmon In 17MU when a log church was built on tho ground whore the present ono now stands. Kiliiralli n I Kis. Trlvvot-Kducatlon pays, l'rofoss or Human ha rocolvod f '.'OO oach for discovering tivo comets in two years. Dloor That' $1, (M)0. In that time a high kicker in tho ballet earns about $10. 000. Danish Hiitlrr. Tho Dane load tho world as butter makers. Danish butter has taken the first prl e at most of the world fulrs, Including the Philadelphia centennial. U 'SH t ttn ., a, a . lH O p- lll 4i t I 1 1 I I 4 I . -I Ifcr tl l n a ei-r ! m t-i'icat for a Hi lennlllS .t .l l lha RfSt ttl , I I-.IH1 I in I l I ' I t S il ! I .1 (el( i dirt to go a a4 ' . nf it .pn m it I rtitixt li-1 si thst I t, 1 1 en l'i hu ll ..p.il tt t atlie. ! a , I i -t on l li ! j iat.-i i niiii I and t!i tt aiinthel nnii) nit Iml lir ut I it .'.ant til I ti '- lae!ti,, i,ti mt t nem look tiu up at t!i i!a it diiiiiv lie en, s mitia , I hit an,i had t ant II (ih ot'ihod the golden li t an I t rim tio4 out rt.'ie-l the sty still burtiialiM.l by tin' tiveiting yiow. I'teveitiiy I h.iard a tlotr softly rlo nn.l it gror hatr'd oil VtMgur opened tlio nil i grtdo. Willi alt tlio eio jietieo of an. eh I am master Ion tii iitei) him to let mo into tho siterod I .Hi.i Ho hesitated ail stioo's" his bend. "tery well, bn sa d "it Is aijllat the rules, but us you ,iv II Is a Ituig way from ,iiitia;ia I'll let you III If yini don t mind sto,ip a; iii nl i fur an hour I shall re: mil men but I nml lock the dour behind inn Do you ht ll wish lo go Inside ''' Thniklng nlm warmly, I sahL "Certainly, yes ' I got under the great dome which hnii' like n luminous cloud above full ufhu'y unenriuin shadow, a faint circle of liirlit Hitting around the huge piers while llguros gleaming here and there In shadowy recesses, miirble warriors heroes and states men. Kooldii',' npwanl a faint, circle of tight marked the soaring vault, and jiiHlubnvo my he ml I saw a rope imaging down from the vast, height above. 'J'he i I rem imbored the spider wobt I had seen outside all ivo llio bell and cross and as 1 sioml and listened I heard taint sounds of ham mering and knocking Men wore at work hundreds of feet above; lights shone hero and thoro. twinkling like slurs. In years gone by I used lo bo a famous gymnast and the si,'ht of tho rope hanging lib Co mo put me in uund ol my former prowess. How many times, I womlorud, could I, hanging on to that rope, draw my chin up lo my knuckles:' 1 leaped up and caught the rope. Once twice, thrice. Drawing myself up and down until I grew tired I stretched myself, ex pecting to reach tho ground With my toes. Hut I could not, dancing below mo I saw with horror that the Mooring bill vanished from under me. I was swinging sus pended by my hands hlg i up toward the dome! If I had dropped at that moment I might have boon safe, but I hesitated, and was lost. Slowly and steadily the rope was being wound up. J shut my eyes, Was this a hideous delusion:' No, I looked down the floor below me was inmost out of sight. There I a wun g a tiny human speck halfway between heaven and earth, My m solos wuro wearied wlt'i the load. I made huge efforts to grasp the rope with my feel also, but un possible. I could not do it 1 could there fore on I hold on. I was now on a level vllh the plinth that u Ton ids the great arches of the dome, tho colossal fresco llguros seemed to mock my agon '. I must be half way up now conk 1 hold on to the end;' Hut to my de spair, I now saw that tbo seeming dome was a false one, above which rose the real conical roof another lot) footi or more, and that Ihrouuh a vast round orllleo, tho sham dome, the rope was to ascend to the uppermost peak. In that moment of tort re I saw that my fate was Inevitable. My muscle were now relating m grasp would fall and I must fall and be dashed to pieces. Confused thoughts whirled through my brain. Voices. 1 thought were calling mo. I was slipping slipping, and I fell. JIow do you feel now sir? " was whispered close to my car Was It possible'.' Was I still alive? Yes my brain was consciou ., Hut, my frumoP shattered, no doubt; a mere human wreck I only dared to use my ears, and yet I hud no feeling of puli). An old man was bending over mo, tho same who had admitted mo; ho had a wine-glass In hi hand A caudle by his side formed a littlo chamber o light above us. "Am I knocked all to pieces? Do ay?" I whispered. "1 don't think o lr; you aro not hurt a bit Hies you. lr, you only fell about three foot" 1 stretched out my arms; thef wore all right and my legs were sound "How Is this!'" I said sitting up and looking about me. "1 thought I was carried up into tho dome." "And so you were. You'd have been a dead m m by this but just In tho nick of timo I came buck. I don't supposed I should havo noticed you, because of Iho light but I caught sight of your body against the gilding, and then you gavo n sort of a moan. 4say I; 'There' death hero If I don't think of something at once.' Then I recollected hearing that the workmen chaps whistle three time when they went the rope low erud, so I piped nway and tho rope began to come down. I shouted to you to hold on end keep your heart up but you didn't seem to hoar nothing. "When your foet came within a ta I in iit-i ti,il i ah nt I inn aim, tt try int uiaa n, ,i I I,,, j I - s 4 mi ittitit 1 t'a ! i- tf. Ui i ,t"' 1 ' M, . ial M poll tip a - t tiji ; It.- -i . I ! mi -a at a Ik nvf ,(,.!, ,. .Hi t t,a an I x s In t ut. r I t tt t s is a H as ii i. . M i ii t I Suit vi a u H vv i f , .Ktivt i-am lv an ttptMaa's Hep a-i-l II, ptopi eliir enle that lilt t- i It . ai tK a ! "ir stiipi-4 !tn a t lo . np.ui nr. ' I li" t a- "' li "il l diiti't i in lo lit me tbm't .e.t tit arly and tltstltli li an I I b 0 splitt-ng lien. I ach-a ImM of the tlet,. I Im iii Irian d neinr a ati l hut ha lii., d a no t-nooa'h fur an oe ru Ut Hu I'taeiie.i'l Win ria-.- taititiilly l-imnl tlisl on ttin id a and thn on lliiMtlhrr tesltnl thi'in with h etes and niessiirn I t lie it Willi his ins. hieo tiipimd hi leiiiln-ii thiiithht fo iv and lonkeit ahurply a. Ilm pa tionl weuma who all litis tliun lut I bout! regarding bint an loutly. Then Im miido her sit down in front of n whilo car. I lh,vl was rovmo I w ith black Idlers mil rlnfi and line of various lengths nnd slut pet, and (oread hr to re in a in thoro half mi hour and look at t .f in through single and do ible barreled glasaos Inmly he M il very soliimnly : Your eyes are m vary bad stuipiv Vary bad very bad. indeed How long have yoi. boon wearing glasses.'" "A bout six years. " 1 see Well, malum tlio cornea has collided with tho cop In, and of course necessarily, naturally, your pupils are now two oxtravasaled ! cornucopias, " 1 I am not sure those aro the words ho used, bul that was the Impression I I got At any hi in he frightened tho woman and probably that wat ' Wi at, ho wanted I Tlio Ire ible is " he went o,i, just as solemnly i s ever, -ttm trouble, U I you've been buy ng cheap glasses, 1 and m -eyes could " i His voice died away, and instinc tively he retreated a step For the . woman s injured ovei rfero (lashing j tiro, uni her faeo was pale and sho i lookod as though hIio wasn't exactly ' pleased. j Why. " siio said "why ovory pair I of glasses I ever I, a I In tlio world I bought right here In this shop! They wore prescribed for me by people hero und I never paid loss than im! a pair, Do yon know what I think about you, slri'" No. " "Well, sir, I consider you a hum bug, sir an unmitigated humbug, (iood morning, sir:'1 And sho walked out and left tho pro prletor and mo alone together. I. i- I,. IV I'll imi. Hoarded women have existed at ul I periods of the world's history, Kvon Herodotus, tho "Father of History," gives us an account of one I'ednsnes, "who lived nbove Halicurnnssus. " a priestess o Minerva, whoso chin reg ularly budded with a largo board whenever any nuho calamity im pended. Hee Herodotus, book I., paga Si, Hartol Caret, 1 a woman of Copenhagen, had a beard reaching to her wast Charles XII. of Sweden, had a female grenadier In hi army who possessed tho beard as well as the courage of a man, Mar garet, duchess a Austria nnd gover ness of tho Netherlands had a Inrse, wiry stitT beard, of which she was vory proud. Of lute yours, Albert, duko of H'lvuria report having had a young lady governess In his house, hold who was the "proud possessor of a vory large black board." "In' k'l'W Will Sim Winlail. Old l ady I want a watch that won't tick so loud. ( lerk They all tick liko this, ma' ii hi; (here's no other k nd. Old Lady -Sho' 1 know bettor, l'vo heard of them vllent watches of tlio night' ever iliice I k n remember lllack and While. OPE.N FOR REMARKS, Tho pawnbroker' window Is the commonest type of loan rxhibltlon. "Wanted, a yourg woman who can rock und dress the children." I'oor little dears! (singers fretpipntly grt stuck on a high note We suppose this is owing to tiie pit h, The i hrysuiit.liemiiin would be al right If Its mime could bo abbreviatei' about 78 per cent AMUSEMENT NOTES. A suburban poultry ra'mer advertises "eggs laid to order," If a man stays at home nights he will not bo found out. The embarrassment of a stuttering man in the a -t ot us dng for a loan is something painful to behold. When mi American heiress presents herself abroad the foreigners follow the example of the prize ring and put up their dukes. Lancaster -Are you making as much fuss over your baby imw as you we.ru two months ago? Forrester Oh, no; I've quit all that Tho baby is milking all the fuss now. Huntley School Teacher Noah took a pair of every living thing Into tho ark so that they wouldn't be drowned Little Johnnie Hay, ma'am, was that the reason he took In the fish? "What does this mean?" asked the lord of the household. "Seven o'clock and not a sign of supper! Where's your mother?" "Mamma's down town taking her cooking lesson," replied the child. Doctor Troubled with sleepless tics, eh? Knt something before going to bed. Patient Why, doctor, you once told me never to cat anything be fore going to bed. Doctor, with dig nity Thnt, madam, was in 1HSU. Sci ence has made great strides since then. iMiniastim t nmifi u not-4, tiit i i,.s,it, tta til VStltt ..! at V I list- la I l nHf.a i-f tti ti!,tf nett tit In 4. Hi with itli lttta - (tola! data i la I i - a. t, I Biant f I lt Ian I er iarSi ,.t,iH-r (ii niaVa IttAir he' ti'H i i n a.tov't to a inl ttur (0! in the l 1 a,. i .( Iin, ul ..(! tr : i' n a , i l. t t llnlr vm e i n - i iO I'm Saw f l tt I M 4- -. In !. nlm n,i t.t pt i. -, i... an I ., lit t-iotditinn ahull Kftto 1 4 tf leant" littMlial aetwl I'O iH'lt'ilsrt Ilia t-iiltillt oits ami pett n. I, mi human lintmti 1 ln- ll 1 1 t t )i i a ti i s ai i iirdiiig lo lhi-lr u is! l tt nna ami eiiiilu-i- ll,eii ntclal tilt t'"i i ens a ill) t, iuaUtl nf U, pint IliiyifUfl us (itcn and ao ui'N a tun. i l,ii. atiitid fall to r og m e but almin Ilm rrlMca more ai uin, ri-ndl y bail as models and types lor their itndi-els ul h n in A n lis I nni, 1 heir i Inn hi .-i nin iimti ly all ir.onliled on slots, they are niiimaled tiy motive and ceiisideraiiiins which' are unite ttiipitsiihliv nnd they t a t tt as hums ii behis tieviT lalheil In Ibis world. I het lb nl net o illi lha ai epllonal. h cli Is pnsslbln nod artistic, but alili the Impossililit, which Is carica ture I heir old I'nmiinx and barons and highwaymen, etc, slulk through the scene mouthing putilMiles Mild ' nu tun ills '' wher, 'a- wti limy bo quite ceituin Hint tliny nt'eup'" I tiiem-elves iluoily with cheating, Iviug, cring ing stealing scheming dining, drinking, dissipating working, gos sii ug, gaming, and laiiung slang, just us men nro doing in tiie kI cuts, nutrlx, puliiic odlces theaters, etc., of 1'arU l.oniion and NuV York today. And beneath ail llils action there was al ways a crude philosophy, classifying and nnalylug both motives nnd action. One would Imagine from the romantic representations of these phases of life that this reflective liabil of mankind was au Invention of ycslcrdiiy, and did not. really dale beyond tlio (Incline of ilm Koiiian em pire to the philosophy and civilisa tion of Creece. These same virtue nnd vices exist lo day, and never will bo eradicuted. no matter how high civili.utlon rises; but. except in the very lowest plane of human life, where the rclution to Immunity Is scarcely more than that o' tee human form, men In all ages have sought for a solution of the riddle of o Istonco. and heneo have, In a more or less crude fashion, ro !ucled upon nclion. QRAN'DAU . V CAME AT LAST, Tlui ( lilldi-mi l.t-rt Hint In Kin, lint a lli lltciily Motrin! Iiiiih Mini I i. It was a lonely road running through the pi no unit 1 was deep In the wood when 1 name upon un old negro limn seated by tho roadside, lie was blind, toothless, bald, and, ev.dently moro that H) years old. While I was jet thirty feet away I hca d hi tn culling in a ijulveri', voice: 1 knowed It Chilian I knowed you'd como buck for grun'daddy! I knowd yo' wouldn't leave de olu man to die in de woods!" Who nro you?" 1 nskod, a I halted beside him, io' de Lawd! but who's dal? Han't do chlllcn cum!'" 'No; how did you como to be hero In this lonely place? Where nro your children "' "I neber dun heard yo'r voice bofo'. " he slowly answered. "Noi I'm traveling, "Yo' see, 17.0 ole an feeblo an han't no good any mo'. Do chlllon was movln' obor to Aluburn' nn dey didn't want to lake mo long wbl 'cm. So-so-" "You don't mean they loft youliere to take euro of yourself?" "i os, dey dun put rno outer do cart right ycre an drlv' on. 1 called to 'orn but dey wouldn't stop. 1 hoard do lectio chlllon o'yln' fur gran'daddy, but W illiam would' n turn back, '. bin paym an' p'ayln', an' when I heard yo' Cum 1 felt sure it whs William." If bo doesn't return what will you doP" I asked. I'll ax do Lawd to take kenr o' mo an' he will do It" I promised to lend him help and rode away, say a Chicago Timet wr tor, It was already lato In the aUrnoon. and by tho time the pro per county olllclal was found It wa evening, and a storm wa rag ng. Ho would not move till morning came, and I then rodo back with him, J ho old man wa lying very quiet and we thought him asleep. A we lifted him up he opened hi eye aad smiled and whispered i 1 keep hearln' de leetle chlllea cry In' back fur grun'daddy! l'ze com ic', chlllon; l'ze tryla' to cotoh up wld de cart!" While wo were trying to revive him from tho fainting spoil which followed ho itralgbtenod out and breathed hi last but with bl last bieath he called out: "Holo on, chlllon, hole onf Yo'r pore grun'daddy am dun com In' comin' com !" In Awkttaril Mnntant. wa on the avonuo. A young It Harvard man walking rapidly down from tho now bridge overtook a pretty giri he know. The two walked on together toward tho chopping region of tho city. The girl bad to stop to Inspect a lint in a new building, an errand for her father, and the young Harvard man stopped with her. llut they got through the errand In no timo at all for tho janitor asked them how largo their family wa and how soon thoy should like to move In. And now thl girl makes ber father In spect the Hat lo his now building himself. I' iii-r-llsSliiK, Tho Printers' Journal says the an of paper-miiKlng ha reached the point whero It is possible lo cut down a growing treo nnd convert It Into paper suitable for printing purpose within the short spaoj of twenty, four hours.