A BROKEN CADENCE.
Tklt Bt: Iut aaauaar day
hw ra m4 I aa yawt m aaaailt
Tka ka roa aaia taa n aoara bar
Tm iibm aua u aaiait daaa
A Pimm at mum of Mmfort brlafiaf
Aa (as from aiM of tba lt.aa,
Wa liataa ( the Mid Mrd Mafia
I laneiad than 1 law to plat
A iinoucb 1 aa chiid au uoeaf
That tou aad 1. tauldal lLa hay.
A bill roach a lmia imia,
VI ara lollia fur our daJiv arwad.
Caa tfaa alaat taad aratwd as;
Tm aaailgiit afeaiaa narand.
Mo buy idla farm basda la oca as.
Aa4 lbaa-I laociad df bf diy.
'Ikal trwadaeia nnavi lau luting
Aatawaa o. la tAa old. a. af ,
C uua wood aad at ra.tr. Inoaad ca apifTiBf ;
A ovuu; laaa a louauf tad.
Wktaia a (anat-buaM areata aad oadaa.
On anapaa ana oiHJd aa f lad,
Aad maa a Ula a toll aMia f Uiao.
Thla aranm ail baa cbangad arooud.
M baa la ia baval pajiac fiaiiclji.
AM nad oi ail Maad la dancta;
Taa ml la a b .Ua uaiaf down.
And taU M. vtiaoat aa ' wartiin.
Taur ftaocaa baa cum tram tova,
lad niaaas M IU) UU ttooda bboioihi !
FLUFFY ANDHKR LOVER!
,
Fluff) was ber name. Not tbe
name by wblcb the wa baptized
wblcb I never knew and never car-d
to kiow but ber real name Kvery
oae called hr Fluffy at naturally at
ob calls a cat pusv. It wai herself
br character epitomized la a word.
9be was a cbarmioz little thing in
appearance fbe bad .be lightest
straw colored hair. Ihicb to-ed In
-taall tuu'j ringlet above her fore
bead: eret a blue a tbe speedwell,
and bright Cashing cheek. Iheim
prestioa abegave uie wa of attract
ive youth and surface prettinete,
which no oae attempted to defloe
with more severe accara-y.
- i'lliJly bad ber rrtbodox list of ,
schoolgirl accomplishments. Her,
little fingers touched tbe keys of tbe
j lano at lightly and as vaguely aa a
butterfly flits from f!ower to Uwer,
and with as little apparent urpote.
TiS l;gbt, dreaiur ripple was de
T'lciousfy soothing atter dinner p av- j
jog par excellence, for It was so on '
connected and tueauingless that oo's ;
brain did not attempt to follow it I
1 have beard Huffy render the com ;
position of many roasters wltb per
lect correctness ot note ana lime,
but they all souot.ed pretty mucn trie
same under ber nimble little finger. ,
Fluffv had also been uught to draw !
and paint. Jt was in Kome vnai i
Drst met her. and I well remember
tbe pompom pride with which her
father produced ber portfolio Of
Italian sketches. 1 was glad to be
. aole to allow fonie taient in the man
agement of the colors and the correct
ness of perspect xe, but these good
qualities wer" counterbalanced by a
baffling vagueness and lndeDniteness
of treatment, and a hopeless want of
grasp Tbe failure was the more
balking because it was so difficult to
defloe exactly where it lay.
We all laughed at Huffy and liked
Ler. It was through me tbat sbe
Was introduced to my circle of friends
in liouic knowleJire of f lufiv's
father dated back to prehistoric
times: 'ours was the conservative
fleodshlp of old acquaintanceship:
other wig" there was so little that was
ssooseolal our ta?ej be. a
wealthy merchant. b'i bad rushed
throng busipe-s and
through Dtea-ure: 1. an
now rushed
indolent art '
dabl.ler, who b.'.rdly carei to t-tir
tro;n the p'caj.nt wxiK of my .sunny
stuilio that we should never have
attr:)ctd one another. As It wa
when be arid Huffy, In their mad
career through K'.vope, arrived at
Kome, 1 wa- the flr-t person to whom
be presented bnnsetf and bis daugh
ter. They had settled themselves in
a hotel exactly oppo-lte my studio,
and were evideniiy determined to
"do" Kome or (lie 1 recollect tbe
alarm with wblcb I contemplated the
many calls ujMin nij time aod
patience hicb would be tbe Inevita
ble consequence.
1 pour-a my wots into tbe sympa
thetic ear of one of my artist friends
Tretbam by name, a yonng man of
very attractive bearing and ready tal
ents, who waa much sought after in
society. He wa saaicfeotly aware of
his value, but bit conceit was of so
subtle a nature and so bidden by the
cbarm of bis manner, tbat it would
have been forgiven In tbe moment of
discovery, even If it had not been
more than counterbalanced by a very
real gsnerosity and innate goodness
of dlspviaitlon.
Tbe worst charge ever brought
Against Tresbam wa that intellectu
al! t be was somelbinguf a snob, lie
was certainly exclusive in his choice
cf acquaintances as a rule; so that,
even though 1 suspected bim of hav
ing caught sight of my visitors of the
day before, 1 was tolerably taken by
surprise when he said carelessly,
' If you Introduce me to these
people, I dare say 1 may be able to
save you the annoyance in some de
gree. I'm aadly lazy tbls warm
weather, aod I'm on tbe lookout for
a legitimate excuse to be Idle "
1 was only too delighted to shift
tbe responsibility onto other shoul
ders; and tbe Introduction took place
In my rooms tbe following evening.
1 was forced to admit flu fly's charm
tbe charm of quick dimpling smiles
and flitting blushes as she entered
tbe room to ber white and pink
gown. There was something sug
gestive of apriogtime about ber,
eometblog freeh and young and un
formed, which seemed to reader ber
very abortcomings natural aad ine
vitable, while it constituted an
aocowscioue appeal fur tenderness
a4 toieraace. . i,
Tretnatj became more affable and
condescending Uua I ever remem
bered bias. He was consciously 1st
Mg himself down to ' ber level of
laic; but It amused and pleased him
to ttotax twd ebo wu chatting to
btta with the freedom aad ' Ineonav
oence of a child. la tbe Intervals
of hat tAtbAft jtDMsvotw eoovA a
Uoo wf whbsh I was left to bear tbe
AiiUrc wsjigh'-I CaUiatt fragBwatdi
j f tbeir tnore frivnlou U t fresh
j am, who hsted daoetng. wu, I found,
eodeavoriog to persuade Fluffy
j into go) ok to a fsncy dress ball,
) wblcb be bad anathematized tome la
round terrus.
b' 1 should love to go 1 inuat
go?' cried fluffy, clipping ber bands
in naive excitement "I bare never
been tbat it I nieao I have been to
an ordinary ball, but never to one to
fancy dress. It mutt t to ao ro
mantic." We must see if we cannot propiti
ate the ruling power," Tre-hera ao
ewered, smiling benevolently. I
hould not Imagine it to be ao im
possible task. " -
Ob, no" Fluffy looked affection
ately across tbe room at ber father's
beavv. vacant iace "papa it tbe
dearest man; be always doee as 1
with. JBut toll me, Mr. Treshan. In
wbat coat u me shall 1 go?"
Treabani pondered gravely over thla
momentous ucstiou for mdo time;
then an inspiration came.
If I were you. I should go at
o' methln. toftand ftbery
would be ture to anil you," be tab!
"Doo t yon tblok, then, said Fluf
fy, ratting ber btg blue eyee with un
expected rogulshoesa, that it weatd
be much more in character to go as a
goose?" :
Later in tbe evening Fluffy played
to as Tbe piano was oesr tbe win
dow, and ber slight igure wa darkly
silbouted agaloat a bskgrovad
nooaea witn rica yet softened iigbt,
wDicn maoe a nio or im one small
curls round ber bead.
It waa a nret-
tv picture, aod doubtlea helped to
sorten Tresham's futidiout criticism,
although I w htm make an in vol -uotarv
grimace. '
After tbey bad gone, be sat smok
ing In my room a full hour, and waa
unusually lciuacioua. '
Wbat a dear little thing she U!"
be said, "and what a delightful rest
she gives to one's braio every way!
Such an affectionate, yielding creat
ure would be an ideal companion, un
til rou were b ired by having all your
owq way, and wanted some one to
quarrel with. Iv you think she ever
could Assert herself'"
"Really. " I returned lazily, 'you're
as well able to answer the question
a I am. My acouklntanrA wltb
r may is not oi mucntonger aurauon
inaa youra
'he is so charmingly complaint
and laconse'iuenu" he went on, not
wanting mr opinion In tbe least.
"One gel so tired nowaday of opin
ionated girls all tbe varieties of the
species political girls, masculine
girls, learned girls, artisit" girls!
Tbe pretty little helpless noodle we
used to be so familiar wltb In three
volume novels bat entirely disap
peared and 1 don't kuow that her
luccetaor is aoy more to' my taste.
Every emancipated schoolgirl thinks
herself entitled to an opinion in any
rciejly; It Is considered as insipid to
gree as It was ouce ron idered rude
to disagree. "
I looked at Tre-bam In helpless as
tonishment during this tirade. Oer
Lainlv tbe.-e sentiments were a oov-
eity from his lips. Hitherto he had
sedulously cultivated tbe socisty of
those whom he now affected to de
spise, ' mbaro," 1 exclaim d. "youare
clearly bewitched: I must congratu-
late finny on your conversion, i ou
arc ao elojueat apostle of insipi
dity. '
1 suppose that sobered him, for he
soon took his leave.
tor some days I saw little of either
Tresham nr rlu'y; but 1 have good
goo-1 reason to believe that they saw
a good deal of each other. Tresham
took a quite unprecedented amount of
trouble to Ingratiate himself wltb
both father and daughter; and they
were only too glad that be should
constitute bimeif their guide. He
knew every Inch of itonie, and quite
awed fluffy by tbe amount of infer
matii n be had at his command.
"Mr. Tresham is so alarmingly
welt-Inform? d." sbe said rather wist
fully to me one day; "tie knows a
great deal, and I only bait ,know a
very little. He has su h a clear
brain: ail bis facts, and bis Ideas
about them are engraved lo firm de
fined lines. H can always seize
bold of wbat he knows: while I I
am a wool I v- beaded little thing, I'm
afraid!" Sbe shook her bead a, me.
and laughed as she spoke, w hile all
tbe pretty fluffy curls danced as
though In rorrobation of tbe fact.
"My mind Is always In the twilight:
1 can hardly tell whether 1 possess an
Idea or not. it Is all so Indistinct."
"Well, Huffy," 1 said, "you are
developing quite a remarkable vein
of analvsis." , .
"fiont laugh at me!" sbe Implored,
although she bad laughed at ber If
tbe moment I fore. '1 feel myself
to hopelessly foolish and frivolous. I
never could really satisfy anyone who
was clever for long."
Sbe was so simple that sbe did uot
know ber own trans; arency.
1 was conscious of a sudden sharp
pang of compunction at seeing ber
bright face over clouded even for a
moment, and of sometb'ng like fear
at my heart, as 1 reflected that If It
was true, ae she said, that sbe wu a
woolly headed little thing," it wa
also true that nature bad gifted ber
with wonderiully clear aod truth
ful instincts where ber heart wu
concerned.
Meanwhile 1 was puxzled by Tret
ham's behavior It wu not difficult
to divine that be wu rut falling In
lore, or fancying himself to lore,
with thla little creature who wu to
different from hi former Meal of wo
man. .
Now and then be appeared to At
tempt a futile resistance to his feel
ing for her. but It wu half-hearted
aod eaJcontafuL - With all bte
vaunted total, tgenee - he hexl net
enough penetration Into character or
keextosxajof Ttrton to teach Mai tnat
oltrmate happiness could only depend
rpt the ready wapoaat of ailad to
xolatL tad adai to tool: ut, what
Iiftalr. ae van wUMulur
blind, aod bad not tbe slrena-th of
mind tuaacriCoa u tbe future tbe
neod of the moment
Hut one morning a ttrange event
happened. 1 wa dttlng at the open
window of my stud in, overlooking
tbe terrace gardens below, ablaze
with flower whose vivid tint showed
their brighten in the clear, hot sun
shine. Krom t neighboring balcony
a parrot screeched, while 1 lazily ma
tured some scheme of vengeance
with as much animus as tbe drowsy
beat would permit, a shadow crossed
my open doorway, it was Treshaiu's.
Ills expretsloo was to peculiar a
curious mixture of distress aod
mortification, with a hidden, shame
faced unAercurrenl of relief, or so I
fancied that I knew In a moment
that sometbiDT had happened, though
wbat, I waa at a lota to conjecture.
"I am leaving Home for a bit," be
said abruptly. "I thought I'd come
in and say gcod-by to you."
I was so startled v bis manner
that I could only gasp,
"It's rather sodden, Un't It:'"
"Vet," be aatd grimly, It's sud
den."
Then we stood awkwardly tileot
for SSm'e mlnut?. . I hardly dared to
the question that trembled on
my 11 pa. At last I teotured, trying
', to speak car
-1 S rljj
carelet'ly.
1 know you are going?"
He Interrupted nit with a sort of
sonrnful aspatleao&
' f mnru
sbe knows!
asking you If
I Do rou remember my
Fluffy ocrild ever
rt herself?
Weil, sbe has answerrd
tbe question
for use."
"You doa't mean to
say," I aa
id
slowly, ta utter aatooisbment,
tnat
abe has refused yoo?"
You put It correctly, my friend."
be aosvered with tbe same bitter Im
patience in bis tone. "That ' Is pre
cisely wbat has happened. Fluffy In
forms me thai our characters are not
suited to oae another; she is not my
affinity. In short aod aotblng 1 can
say will alter ber opinion."
"Hut the cares for you?" I said,
mystified by tbe turn of affairs.
She can't care for me," be an
swered roughly.
1 stood thinking It all over tor a
few minutes, and then courageously
went over to the enemy.
"I believe Fluffy Is right," I said,
"and 1 am Astonished at ber penetra
tion aad decision. You are not
suited You are pleased now at her
pretty ways, but all tbe time you are
saying to your-elf tbat, Intellectual
ly, she Is not your equal If tbat Is
so now, bow will it be when time has
stolen tbe smiles and dlmplee, and
clipped off the bright curlaP Now go:
and thank Heaven tbat Fluffy bat a
wise heart as well as a loving one."
It was hardly to be expnd I that
should at once win over tbe disap
pointed wooer to this middle-aged
and ratloual v,ew of tbe case; al
though I knew tbat there was within
him an unwilling conviction; that I
was right.
For tbe p'esent Tresbam left
Borne, disgusted wltb me ind, 1 am
afraid, with Flu fly, too, at first, tor a
refusal Is one of tbe hardest things
for a valo ma a to bear gracefully.
When he bad gone 1 weut to find
Fluffy. At first sbe sent word tbat
sbe was oot well and could not see
me; but presently she came down.
The poor child's eyes were swollen
and disfigure! with vehement crying,
her balr was tumbled In wild disor
der, and a more doleful face I ueer
saw.
"Why. Fluffy, what is all this?" 1
said In my most fatherly manner,
tak ng her hand. "I thought you
cired for Tresbam "
"And so so I da" she said, be
ginning to cry afresh.
Then what 1 the raeanioc of It "
I asked
I knew," sbe said, "that really at
tbe bottom of bis heart there was
just a little contempt for me. Of
couise be liked me: I amused, hi m. I
sjppose be bad got tired of grand,
learned ladles, and 1 was a change,
but but tbat could not last. lie
would have been unsatisfied. And
theo " sbe looked up with a sobbing,
hysterical laugh 'you must oot
think me selfish over It. I shouldn't
have been happy either, I should al
ways have been trying to walk on
stilts, and I should only have
tumoled. 1 can't bo clever when I
try; It worries me and makes my
bead a be. Aud so It is very mu b
belter for us Loth tbat we should
have the courage lo be a little un
happy now. rather thao be mor un
happy afterward Oh, I know be I
thwarted and mortified, but bo will
be easily cured. And as for me, I
can't cry for very long together 1
baren't character enough to make a
tragedy."
Khe stopped and looked at me with
sucb a plaintive, quivering mouth
tbat I stooped and kissed ber.
Indeed, Fluffy." said 1. "I think
yon have a great deal of character."
Waverly.
Albrno Aalraala In Japan.
Albino animals are regarded by tbe
Japanese in a superstitious light.
Tbe appearance of one It considered
a good omen for the reigning Mikado,
and occasionally slgnallrt a reign.
For example, one reign Is called "tbe
period of the white pheasant," an
other "the period of the wh te
phrnix." -A white fox Is often men
tioned in tbeir fables, and a . white
serpent appears lo their pictures of
tbe goddees of fortune, Among tbe
Japanese, u among tbe ancient
Greeks, white bo tea were dedicated
to the gode, and are still attached to
tbe larger temples of tbe couutry.
Tbe Bilk aod butter ot wbite row
wore formerly prized m a medicine
Wlelde of tVwcretiaa.
Lucretius, the Latin poet, la aaid
to bare becoase Insane, and during
his audawM be committed suicide
Tafiaa It always some place
womaaft d rata where abe keeps
at dIoa '.! is . !. i
on
Aloi
MOW TO CHANGE CHARACTER
Sar la Wa flwant ladar AU ltraa-
Frof. Albert Ltauarh told tbe mem
bers of tbe Human Nature Hub. of
Brooklyn, bow tbsy might '"alter
their characters aod change the shape
of their beads' Among otbelr things
the professor said were
Some jest ago I began to prac
tice facial a1 voice Imitations, and
wu surprise? to floe tbat I could not
assume an expression of anger, or
love, or vanity without myself feel
ing for the lime being these pusloni
On one occasion, lo a dark, lonely
wood, 1 began to practice tbe gest
ures, facial expression, and a voice
of fear, and 1 found I bad to stop It
or run away, being overcome by tbe
fear wblcb 1 bad only assumed, t-o
on another occasion, when 1 wu In a
state called tbe blues' I began the
practice of Joyful emolloo u exhib
ited lo the genu re, face and voice,
eed at long a I practiced this tbe
blue were gone. - An Idea occurred
to me why not put on and try to
feel and express In tbe face, etc, the (
feeling of bope, agreeableoeT. '
friendship, acd all the sentiments
tbat- lead, to ar pines? I began at
oad. if I me i a mas toward whom
I bad ao 111 feeling I put on a pleas
ant expression
a friendly voice, and
the bodily sttftode of sympathy, try -
log within to feel well towarl him,
u well as assuming tbe expression
without. Bepealedly doing th e made
me like the man. In a measure, and
the Ill-feeling died out entirely.
"Have you a sour disposition?
Study closely the sweet ex press loo of
content oo the face of someone who
never feels soar. Do you get into
flt of stubboroees, and keep a stiff
upper Up, and talk in a bard, metal
lic Teton, and held your bead hlgb?
Aod tie yea waol to get over it?
Haa4 yeur bead forward, assume a
soft voloa, open your lips, and your
stubboraees will gradually leave you.
'When ydu alter your character
you change tbe shape of your bead
and face. Tbe lace will respond first
It your aseotb looks tike a slit in the
face yeu can gel full, plump l!pe by
making love and suppressing the ex
pression of haired. Is your nose
long, lean, and pointed? Cultivate
the trait of character that belong to
full, short-nosed people. With tbe
exception of accidents and diseases
leaving scars, breaking tbe nose, or
knocking out ao eye, your face Is just
u your character makes iu aod to al
ter your face ail yeu ooed to do is to
alter your character, by assuming a
given facial expression repeatedly you
get both tbe physiognomy and char
acter that Is associated with tbe ex
pression Your bead will also change:
cot so quickly or decidedly, tecausett
represents what might be caied your
permanent character. Hut by con
tinued activity of certain faculties of
the mind, the corresponding organ In
the brain first becomes more active
and generally enlarges. "New York
Times.
BIG ARIMES IN BATTLE.
Tba OratMt Number EafatadHa Modrra
TIhsm Was at I I pair la ISIS.
Without doubt, of all the battles
recnrdari In modern h si rr fhn lorn.
est and sternest, as well as the one
i -h,-, m,.-i mn m, r. ,n..H
wa tbe memorable battle of Leiptlc.
Oct. lo, 18. 19. 1813. called bv the
Germans tbe battle of tbe nations,
says tbe Brooklyn Eagle. Tbe nuiu
her of troops engaged Is variously j
stated by different writers at from ,
M-.OOOto lvO.Ooooo the side of Na-J
poieou L, acd from 230,000 to 2ftV!
on that of tbe allies under Prince '
Scbwartsenburg, lilucbcr and lier
oadolte. In this awful battle the
slain on both sides amounted to 8 1
Ooo, and ibouaaods of the wounded
lay for days around the city, lo tbe
battle of Koniggralz, or Sadowa,
July ?, I6, fought during the
"Seven week' war," the allied Au
strian and Saxon troops engaged
amounted lo about 200,000 men, while
tbe I'russlaos, under tbeir kiug, ;
mustered in loutid numbers CO.OOO '
combatant. Tbe tout lost of tbe
Auttrlaus. etc. amounted to about
40.000 men, while that of the Prus-'
hlans was 10,000. If we go back to
tbe melee of ancient days, we And It
stated that at the one fought at
Tours in 732 between the Franks aud
the haracens, from 360,000 to 375,000 !
men were killed on the flcla. This
would, of course, mao that many
more men were engaged than at
Lelpalc In a battle mentioned in
Cbroricles II., between Asa. King of
Judab. and iierah, King of F.thlopla,
we are told tbat tbe f. rmer bad an
army of a thousand thousand, or
1.000.000. Canon Kawllutoo ob
serve tbat this statement does not
exceed tbe numbers of other oriental
armies. UarlusCodomannus brought
into tbe field a force of I,00,0O0rueo
near Arbela, where be wu finally
defeated bv Alexander the Great 331
It G. Xerxes, too, Prof, hawllnscn
ays, crossed Into Greece with cer
tainly above 1,000,000 com ba tan'.,
and ArtaxerxM Mnemon collected
1.240,000 men to meet tbe attack of
the younger Cyrus.
liuck Waa wish Him. j
One of tbe most distinguished navl-1
gators in the United - 8ia tee Navy
wu engaged, some yean aro, a navif
gator on oae of theold fa-hloned sail
lug sblps of tbe navy, aod, as it wu
hit first billet, be wu very desirous
of sinking a good Impression. For
the Drat few days he took bis reckon
ings with the greatest care. Hut
when tbe ship had been out aeveral
days he forgot to wind the chronome
ters which kept Wuhingtoo time, i
It wu impossible to mike any calcu
lations' on tbe ship's position. He
did not dare to tell the commander
of bis anlshep, aod so be roatlaued
to take the altitude of too tun every
day la the most serious manner and
MfxKted tbe ship's position He wu '
ooly able to tall mate his poalttbn by I
dead reckoning e my uncertain
operation. Karty oae xaornlng, wbea
be thought tbey mutt Im bear itarbe
doe. tbeir firtdetioatl o. be called
a young sailor to him. aod said: "My
mat). 1 aot sou to go to tbe mast
bead and look out fer land; aod wbeo
you sight It do not call out "Land
hu" in tbe usual maaiier, but rome
down quietly aod tell me about M."
Tbe sslior rso up shift, aod when at
about aeven bells or ball p.st eleven
o'clock be saw a thin blue streak to
tbe south ard he ran down from aloft
and reported It to the navigator.
"Go aloft and report laod in the
usual manner at eight 111" said
tbe navigator. Hardly bad tbe tailor
reached bis per. b wbeo tbe captain
came on deck, and, walking to tbe
navigator, sala: "About what time
shall we sight Barbados, sir?" "At
precisely eight bells, sir," wu tbe
answer. 'Wbat," cr.ed the captain,
"do you retted to be able to Bgure
to tbe minute tbe time we will sight
land? "Why. I never taw a navi
gator wb could flgure within two
biur. and 1 have seeo some good
ones." At tbat moment tbe bell
struck eight times, and tbe cry of
Land b!" rang out from tbe mast
head. The captain took bis navi
gator's band and said: ' You, sir,
are tbe Boost navigator afloat, and 1
shall repo'l your splendid work to
tbe Depart meot" Tbe captain kept
bis word He wrote to tbe avy le-
; part men t about the excellent work of
bis navigator, wblcb wu tbe direct
cause of his rapid promotion.
i Trlflra That Make IHaiwry.
I It Is a Spanish tradition that tbe
' fate of Oolumbus once bung on a
game of chest, says tbe New York
Ledger. For years tbe schemer had
Haunted the Spanish court, trying to
interest some one In his cause, bnt at
last, despairing, be determined to
leave aod go to France. The night
before his Intended departure be
sought an audience of the (jaeen to
oussmentcnte bis intention and to
i take bis leave. Tbe v ueen asked
bim to wait while be made one more
effort to interest tb King, and left
, tbe room for tbat purpose Hbe found
Ferdinand engaged in a game of
chess, and disturbing b.m by her en-
, trance and thus causing bim to lose
a piece, be let fly a volley of o uhs at
seamen generally and at Columbus In
particular, and then informed Isa
bella that the result of ber petition
would depend oo the result of the
game It grew wore, and things
looked blue for tbj discoverer of
i A met lea, but Isabella, overlooking
the board, wbisiered to His Majesty
a suggestion aa to a move that could
be tua.e; tbe Kiug adopted tbe sug
gestion, ana America was saved
I It U a queer story, but no stranger
' than the one told in Kome at the
time the divorce of Henry YIIL wa
under discussion thai the negotia
tions were broken off by the Karl of
; Wiltshire's dog. This unmannerly
cur bad follow so" bit master into tbe
' court, and when tbe pontiff, at the
close of the audience, put out bis
foot to be kissed by the earl, the
dog bit it aod so angered tbe Pope
and horrified tbe court tbst the ne
gotiations were suspended.
The stu ry may be- true or false, but
In either case is an excellent demon
stration of the value of the trICe,
! nen liher"' "cur
an exalted personage
Iu the life of
an exalted personage and gives point
U? lbe ren1'ark m"de l lKh1 ",oni
t theaamo lloe, tbat if the none o
C.eopatra bad been an loch longer o
ong
f
or
! shorter tbe course of the world's hls
, lory might have been uiatoiUliy
changed
Tie Poke of Teas.
Iu a couolry p.,rith In tbe north
east of Scotland there lived a worthy
old minister, who was wont at times
to boa-.t tbat he made the service in
his church as impressive and Interest
ing to his fiock as possible: but there
was one of those 'Tel'g'ous rites"
which be bad not been able to Intro
duce. This was the responding by
hs lougregatloti with "Amen!" at
several parts of hit prayers, ilan
after plan was brought up. but as
quickly ahmissed In despair be
consulted wltb John, the village
beadle, who bit on a rather orlg.nal
but very sensible plan.
'Nothing could be simpler," said
John. "ou will buy a nn worth
f peas, sir, and every time you drop
a pea on my head I will answer
Amen:'"
What the minister thought of it Is
not for me to sav but he ylsl-ied
gracefully, not daring to question
John's superior wit. Were th re no
misgiving lo the heart of Johu as be
look bis accustomed seat Delow tbe
pulpit that Sunday Nona The
usual repose of h s calm and beolg
oantcountenaoce was uuru.1 ed when
In tbe course of prayer, a pea struck
tbat part ot his cranium where the
growth of balr was leat. and be ut
tered a solemn and fervent "Amen."'
Kcarce sixty seconds bad pat ed ere
messenger number two hit ibe mark,
but John wm equal to the occasion.
Before breathing space wu given
bim three more followed, and John,
wltb no other emotion ihan tbat of
surprise uttered u many "Amens."
The crisis came, however, wbea
tbe minister, leaning over to John,
who was balf-rboked In his endeavors
to keep up with tbe peas, tbat now
showered around him in all direc
tions, whispered. ' Wbeest, wbeest.
John! The poke's burst!"
Jelly filaaava.
A cheap way to make Jelly glasses
la suggested by a bousekeeper wbo
never thinks of spending a peony on
glaeses for Jelly. Take botUe of tbe
atse desired beer botilee make
eplendld ones and uturate a cord
with coal oil, then tie It tight around
tbe bottle lie sure tbat none of the
coal oil r.ns down the side of the hot
tie; U ltdoet wipe Itoff. Touch a light
ed match to tbe tlringaod tbe bottle
will cut lo two u neatly u though
aaada that way. Wrap the eord three
ttme around close together, and net
at the thredt drop away dash a nop
of cold water on tba bottle aad tap
tba aaek with tba baodte of a kalfa,
HORSEFLESH FOR HUMAN
Thai VMM far II HavaaallajaT la Bad
i fWaraaac frmai ataalMaJ Ma.
i If ippophagr. or tbe habit of eg
horseflesh. Is spreading in f.ui
says tbe New York Herald. V
savage man It known to have i
blsra venous hunger on horse fie,
any other variety of lesh be
find, the modern origin of this pf
lar tute dales 'rom tbe sirgi
Paris, during tbe Franco-Prui
war, wbeo tbe populace were
ptlled from dire necessity U saci
this noble quadruped to sustain
Many acquired a taste for the i
and tbe demand for it aid not
with tbe capitulation of the city
wu to be seen on sale at many of
butcher.' sU'Is aod has been
since a staple article of dlefl
thousands of tbe p or ot tbe tti
capital. For horse flesh Is of
cheaper than beet Beef la Peri
worth 20 cents a pound, while hi
flesh can he had for 8 cents a p
wbl b afforos a reason why the
La roue custom should lake such a
bold upon tbete people' when i
Once planted in Par It the prarf
tpread to other continental citlesj
oeciany rerun, wnere worse e
now consumed in eonalderable qd
titles by tbe poorer clan at, and
medical authorities and haasaoltt
aas are raising their voices nasi
wbat tbey justly ooasMer a barb
and dangeroas custom. The med
men warn - the eatert of horse
tbat tbe horse Is peculiarly M
the disease known u trichinosis
found In bogs, and while cooking J
erally destroys tbe germs or tbls
ease. It cannot always be depended
to do so The disease la frtgbtr
fatal In Iu effect and heT.e tor4
kill Tbe humanitarian take
ground of seotlmeot urging tbe
most human affection of the h
and ibe close compantooshlp be
shared wltb man since tbe daw
th human race. A base return, i
deem It, to slaughter aod eat lhl
ble creature. In spite of these wJ
logs so I profsl blppopoagy tl
, the mcrease In Kuropa It has
' yet reached England, bor Is it li
to as long a the rout beef aod n
ton of Australia and Pew eaiJ
last. Mill If the teotlmenat Hrlt
ers are too squeamish to eat 1
horses they are not too squeamish
sell them to the continent u
eau-n. Quite a number of uf
nuated equlnet are exported for t
purpose. ' '
I No Kan.
I There is a goo I anecdote told
Cham, the rrencb caricaturist.
Pbillippe Gllle, a man of letH
Once tbey had a violent quanel I
theater after tbe play was o
Tbeir friends Interceded, but ni
matters only wjre.
One of the men challenged
other. J-ecouds wcrt named oo
spot: and Uith men ins sled that
prellmlcar.es of the meeting sh
be arranged at once. J he ser
stepped into an adjoining roon
make the vriiu arrangements for
duel, leaving tbe two principal
the same apartment.
"What shall be tbe weapons''
second a-ked.
llsUils."
"No," said the flrtt speaker; 1
pistol It It all over so quickly t
one has no chance to see anything
The partition between tbe room
whlci this discussion occurred
, tbe one In wblcb Cham and G
' glaring at the floor, were waitlog
' so thin that the two ueu Ik-hp)
word. They looked at each other
That isu l ve-y funny to he
said Cham.
' -Hardly, "said Glllje: "we'd be
go out on th stage."
Tbey went out lo thesolemn gl
of the descried stage, and found t
also uopleasanL
'Let s go out Into tbe street,"
one to the other.
They went out, and presently
a go-fd many people going Into 1
taurant. Ihcy followed uiccha
ally, and sal down at at table. II
an hour afterwards, when the sect
had completed the arrangement
the fight, they were surprised ho
find the principals where tbey If
them. and. when tbey went in ea
of them, they found th'-ni supi
; merrily together, entirely reeouo
Hitmen in flilna.
The parent in-law bully
a w
terribly, and many girls prci
tnairlage the shelter of a 1 uJd
nunnery. Light girls, Iu
drowned themselves rather
marry. .StueUme thev. like
daughters of Danaus aud tbe Hr
of Lammermoor. prefer to kill th
young men. lint & a mat tor i.f r
these caes seem to be the eir-entl
and in novels married people li
even rapturously together. Tbls
the Ideal, lood wives slay lb
selves rather than survive tbl
lord.
in the poor districts girls
drowned u "bouohit Inutile."
u we see that "No Adverllsemr o
are to be stuck op on a given wa
so by a Chinese pond you may see
notice board; -Girls are not to
drowned here." la Pckin there
practically no Infanticide intH
in Hong Kong harbor a great tna
, dead children and one poor dying I
faot were discovered two nr Ihr
' years ago. Poverty, of course, it II
cause oi inese Atomloationa
' Tha AauaH.
A Christian legend says tbe u(4
quivers wiui sbame because irom
wood the cross was made. ObsetvH
of nature have discovered, howevc
tbat tbe qulverlog of upt-n leaves
dun to the fact that the leaf-stalk
fiat 00 the Sides and - an thin a ho
the middle tbat the sllgbtest bre I
of wind set all the lesvu a-waegirf
bor itontally. a tingle leaf p ticks'
off aast token by the end of tbe lei
betweea the thumb and tbe 'fore fit!
car admirably IlluaUate tbe pecrf
i iiamr or toe u.a.
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