XL.
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DON'T LEAVE THE OLD HOME.
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I Ml yau
a Lhawc&t
propoaad laa
la t lam, il
To m laa lul tit r'fbl
MaoaiuiMM wa haa ta wo, it's Ln.a,
Win wa woold iu Pla.
tut ttial t no Mm a raaaiw, lw,
Why wa tuvai nu any.
Tb' u tta erually aor naad J
1 u drl tat), from ou homaa
or lota is y thongst a-j daat
Jo oar Jut Sally coma.
And I lii aaumaa i uauata ' -
By LoegfaJow ai j ra.Md
la pttwm mot bar raaa lut ara -"lo
nay at aotca it boat '
Wo so books ai:4 Vatura a pa.aa toa, -
f r iui wtueb to grow la ouiod
lal lo IU llaaltfcf ,J w.jrk wa do
Wa U ttrB(ih toav Bad ,
and what aarat eoaacioaauaaa a w:a
le Yicitca wamorr a auit a, "
By dome aaraaat iuty Is
Thm jora Ood (Lu.t ul for !
Tba tliua Kay nia, bill, bto wa - ,
Wiih "Oaaapaacia fraauoux ..wo "
at? o lorta ta toa vi rid bo aaa
if watba Itrroct U Laa (fn wo '
To work aur way To feafota of lama;
but Uli toal day baa iaaa.
I at ua tout -a till to aiaim
Tha '. baar and It, yet botua
Lat a brlcbtars (or iba oM folka. Bill.
Ilia i.aya at ttjau daeUna.
Aad wnlia a then Ura aiaaattra til
.' txh tor. brim fours and tbina, -AoA
it .o hn.ay aajtita f man "
lo futoja daya wa nuc
a flood of laawian nsbina taaa
Wlii link oar baaxia win bcaua
ALABAMA COURTSHIP.
Outside, in tee dark niht. the
pice trees were btod.rsg aud waving
Lefore the sweerln,; wind Imlde
was light and music and the gentle
murmur of well-bred voices. Out
side, an Alabama forest,; inside, the
toinforUO e parlors of a winter hotel.
At a small table were two person,
a uiaa and a woman. While the
music went on they taUed. lo a care
less haphazard way. as if the lu al
ter under discuiti. n were onlv of the
sliirbtesl interest, yet wun the
muxlc made pause they, too, were
client.
An open rua'a.ine lay upon the
taUe before thern. Some one was
playing a wait, in Lad time, and
uo ter its cover the voung man ak-a.n
took up the :nvers.4tional ball ,
where hi companico had dropped If. ,
I am rry you don't like my
story. Kujfenia," he said. -I rather
famyit Is the ties t tnink' I have
done If 1 couid only hjve bad
space to extend the idea. Howeier
"It is just the idea 1 don't Iik,"
repliea the girl whom he a id rested j
as lugenix "It Is too jrreatly ex-
panded already. An usual, you have '
tinlHhed off every phrae. every en-1
tence, every paragraph with the ut- j
Ojost polish of which your art is cap- !
ale, and it is capable of a gr atdoal. '
ltl as Rawless" f-he herniated an
instant for the cjuj pari hod, "a-- the '
rnot perfect 'arL Aud It is as 1
cold."
The vounn man fiunhed a little
with pleasure at her wo ds of inean- j
ured praise, hut relapsed Into his j
habitual composu-e as she flnls-hed. '
"That is what I meant It to be,"!
be answered; "we have bad some
what too much of the human pas
sions Id our literature. I'eople are
btioir tauKtit that a purely platoolc
affection cannot poibly exist -tween
a man and a woman. I think
differently.
"Aoa so you would have them
marry without lovltg?" Sbe said
tbU with a sunBesuvegatherlDf seorn
- about her moui.h
'by no means " be interposed; but
just then the musicioppcd a tin aod
be loved with the eye-glasses in his
hand. As he was about to resume
uireola oterrupted him.
listening a the men talked. At the
rut pauM sbe turned to Ayltaers:
'Ball you dance, Gordon?" be
asked
"Sn, you know I don't care for It"
"We moat do something to break
the moootoay of ills awful place.
You won't refiLMj, I bope," sbe said
with to appe-llDf glance at feather
stone. "Only too happy, if Gcrd a will
permit, " was the ready but half sar
castic answer.
"Uo, deu't mixtd me. I wtll to out
and look for your wit be. Hutrb,"
"And we will dlcus your theory
of platonic lore," replied leather
stone, leadiiaK bis companion awar
where tbe strains of the violin were
already call In tbe dancer.
It was very dark In the pines, now
tbat be wax beyond tbe Itgcta from
the hotel, and Aylmera started at
finding some one crouching betide bis
path, f "re Id if forward, be was able
to distinguish the f.rtu of a woutao.
Sbe sttik to htm tremulously, a If
half fearful of physical rioleoce. I
"lon'tweod me away, sir, ple-i."
sbe pleaded; "I don't meao no barm
here"
By her vole he could tell she was
one lit the people of the region; a peo- '
pie wno are cruoe, uncu tlvatd, un
; schooled, but slu,ple and kind y, yet
i terrjMe wid roused by passion. "
i bat are you do. eg here:-" AtI
; ers asked the ouestloo ncrt tcuse !
he cared In the leant, but because It
seemed incumbent upon blm to make
some answer.
I ' I was wait ng tosee blm- wben '.
j he comes out," ti,e woman said, besa
latiririy. 1 aw tim thrvugh tbe ,
winuow, dancmrf. with hj arm !
I around tbat tall, dark, beautilul I
' K rl " '
, Me (topr-a s-uddcnlr. as if afraid 1
' she had f.a.d too much. There was
: an ominous Dot in her voi. e, as irit
was Cot well for ibis nameless one
tbat she had seen him with bis arni
about that other woman.
"You i-aw h m dancing, eh? And
with another girl? Then ou mean
your lover, I suppose? liut how can
that hurt you- You will have bim
all to yourself after awhile, won't
jou?" He tipoke half-ruo kiiigly and
his onteujptuou note caught the
woman's ear.
I don't know why I should tell
you." she answered, sulkily. I know
vou are laughing at me. liut I will,
for I mum t;i some one. No I
sha'n't have him after awhile, be
cause be don't f ate for me. but be
fcha'n't have that other guL
"My poor woman," said Aylmers,
more gently than was h.s wont, "I
don't kn w whom you are talking
about, but If Idid I should caution
him to look out foryou ef pec a V on
a dark night like thU Aodmyad-
tce to you is to go borne and to bed."
"You don't know who I mean?
Then look!" i
The woman he lied bis arm and ;
pointed back toward tbe hotel, where
in the sudden glare of ligbt from ao :
open door two flrures were revealed ;
In distinct silhouette.
Something la the attitude of tbe
two. in the way tbe man bent
toward bis companion, aod the in
terjtneee with wbkb sbe appeared to
listen to tbe word, stung Airmen
la tbe s gbt of God?"
In tbe sight of Gud ye.
Euar'cla touched ber gently. "My
poor girl," sbe said.
But 1 est shrank from ber and fled
away inic the nlgbt.
Featberstooe was superintendent
of the Lenoir mines, wnere they were
digging black diamond frvtn tbe
bowels of tbe earth. In the morning
h s work called him away early, an i
be left without having seen Kugenta
again. At the mine there wa moj
trouble with the nwbinery, and be
dki not return for some data. So
Aylmera aud Kugfna were left much
to themselves fur companionship.
There was more restraint between
them now than there bad ta. and
Aylooers thought Kigenia looked
pale and troubled As for hlmaelf,
be was notlceab y leas M-if-poaaeasel
than usual, and leas r-a.ly In conver.
sail .n. rhape it " was lru.se
neither felt bright enough to start
new topic that the tak o'lee writ
back to Aylmer's story.
I "lerhaps my criticism was U se
' vere," said Eugenia "It may be
best, after all, not it feel too strong
ly. One is safe then. I can see your
meaning, as far as tbat"
1 "Ye; and we can tee what the
other eit eme mean. That poor
woman whom I found the other n:ght
' Is very unhappy. It it because she
cares for f eaiberttoe too much,"
( "Don't let us speak erf ber," in
terrupted Lugenla And then in
, ;If-C4ntraj!ctloo she continued:
"but i-be is not to blame. Miebas
, not been educated to our superior
plane. She has not learned that the
( emotions are cm of date."
I t-he spoke with a forced rapidity
and iigbioes of tone that caused
; A rimers to l.ok at her lo surprise
1 "OQieiiaie 1 tbluk I do not un-der-uod
you, Kugen a " he said, "but
yet I want ta"
He looked at .ut tbe room to see 11
there was any daoger that be would
be overheard, and then went on In ;n
even, careful tone.
"I want to understand you," he re-
peaveu. "i wisn mat we might un
derstand each other. I care vry
much for you. If you w.ll tru-t
yourself to me 1 shall try to keep yuu
happy.
"Aud safe," hhe added, as if
prompting blm to a word he bad for
gotten. "Yes, and safe," he repeated with
out noticing ber manner.
Which means," sbe taid, adopting
his own even monotone. 4 that you
wish me to tie your wife"
"t'ertainly," said Aylmers; "what
else could it mean?"
ery well," she answered; "then
PERIL IN EASING PAIN.
I will he Mrs. Uerdoo Aylmera I
think I shall like tbe name."
At the approach of spring Aylmers
ana fcugenia decided to be married
before their return t tbe North.
rbere was a quiet wedding at the
bott, and Keatherstone was among
the guests. When be congratulated
tbe bride be whispered something In
ber ear that made ber turn pale, nut
the answered him with careful dis
tinctness. "You fotget that I kaow ilea
Montro."
In tbe throng tbat iurniiode4
them ma they wett to the train ltea
like a whip, fle turned to tbe ; Mootrrs ere ft doe to r ugeoia.
woman with renewed interest; be be
gan to understand tbe pa4ion that
swayed ber and to teel some klnsbin
with ber.
What is be to you?" he asked.
"I know blm and be Is not like
other men. He le kind and gentle
et you make your bero, Palmer ! not rough and eoaree."
liut you see, there it the other
woman, the one be is with now." In
spite of tbe hurt to himself be felt a
malicious pleaaure in adding to tbe
woman's torment
"What b she to me? That:"
Alymers beard a twig snap quickly
in her bands and shrugged hit sboul-
tbe Huggeetlveness of the
Alnsworth, chotiee his wife at he
would a horse w th a eala consid
eration of what was best tutted to
bit neeu."
By th. time the suggestion of
acorn had deepened until tt Indicated
positive contempt, aud the flashing
glances from Kuvenla Klngaoa'i eves
denoted clearly that she, at least, ! dr -
would not be chosen In that manner, i touoa.
"That U quite r gbt, " said ber com
panion, with the stubborn persistence
tbat author always show in defend
ing their work, whether they are
right or wrong; "you see. It led to
bapplneee for both."
"In your ttory yes. In real life
it would bare been misery and shame
nd humiliation to the woman
when she came to know bow easily
she had given herself up."
"She should never know." He
poke with a quiet etcphasla that
seemed to Invest tbe conversation
with some personal element tbat It
bad before lacked. Eugenia took ad
vantage of another lull in tbe music
to av id an Immediate reuly.
Some one augMtted dancing, and
tbe various groipe about the parlor
disintegrated and reformed about a
common center to discuss tbe propo
sition. Eugenia rose to take part lo
thJt, while ber companion rema ned
and turned thoughtfully the page
that scintillated with tbe brilliant
and epigrammatic, but Icily cold,
cffpouTlngs of bla pen.
Suddenly a voice Interrupted his
re very:
"Come, old man. don't lit here
wsoonlng We are all going to the
dining-room to dance. Let's tec if
we can't make noise enougn to keep
out Uie sound of the wind. It howls
to-night a If tbe witches were
broad."
Aylmers koked up curiously Into
tbe bronzed and bearded face above
hUn.
"Ah, Faateertione, yon are bore,
are yon? Didn't know you could
leave tbe nine and tbe black dia
mond long enough to show In society
eve the society ot tha plney
wood. And, by the way, since wben
have you been troubled with fancies
awut witches?"
Y eatberstone laughed aoftiy.
"I2t to long m you have . about
Ktotale love, I judge, Gordon. At
it I have not attempted to develop
mt trxrte lato a colt. Yea. I've
rmm u PMOMiy clever aketcb, out bar last word. Aid it
.' 3rry tot tod h yon baiieva rt wblrper tbat Bee aaw wared
. isrznmwmmmm a mm Etta
"Don't t rash, my good woman:
It won't pay. And at don't mailer)
very much If we don't get juat what 1
we want"
"Maybe not, to you.-'
Tbe man laughed at this ready ap
plication of bis philosophy. j
"Weil, Iamffolof In." be said, I
and It might spoil your chance If I
Featbmtoie aaw ua here teg ether, i
Betides, this wind Is to I doleful. !
'Much he'd care," the antwered,
"and I like tbe wind. It sulu me
to-mgbt"
In tbe perlort an hour later tbe '
three drew together again.
"I have bad a unique experience,
Hugh," tald Aylmera "Out here In
tbe pines 1 chanced on an admirer of
yours, who bad come out merely for
tbe pleaaure of watching yon through
tbe windows."
FaaVbaratone triad In repreee a look
of annoyance as be antwered;
"beat aiafitroae I wtrpoee. A poor
girl here who teem to have taken a
faacy to to Why, I can't Imagine."
Aylmers laughed easily.
"It was too dark out yonder to
Judge of her style or beaaty," be
said, 'tat I think a nan would have
his bandi fall who would undertake
to curb bar temper."
Eogeola rose and walked away
from them to tbe end of the parlor,
where the low windows led out upon
the gallery. Sbe paused there a mo
ment and then lifting th aasb
stepped out Into the night. At a
little distance, beneath tbe tieea, she
could make out tbe form of a woman.
Sbe stepped down fearlessly upon the
carpet of soft pine needier.
You are beet Montrose," she said.
"Yes," answered th woman,
briefly.
"Than tall me, aad tail me
truly, as ooe boneat woman to an
other, what is be to yon?"
In tha Intensity of bar 'feeling
Eugenia bad salted ras by tbe arm
and brought tbelr faoas clow togsth-
er, ao what shethad only to whisper
1 lied to you tbat nlgbt" the
aid. "I thought I would tell you.
But If you bad not given blm up I
woold have done with you like
that" Aod again she broke a twig
sharply In ber hands.
Wben Aylmers and bis wife bad
gone, Featberstone mounted bis
horse and rode gloomily toward the
mines. On the road he came upon
Bess. She made a gesture as though
tbe would stop blm.
"Out of my way!" he cried with an
oath. "You have already done me
barm enough. Let me never see
your face again."
When he bad gone on a little way
be drew reign suddenly, turned and
rode back to where tbe woman still
waited.
"he," be said, "bow much do
, you care for me?"
Tbe woman laaghed drearily.
I "Don't you know? I've lied to
I keep you here. Tvesold my soul to
j tbe devil to drive her away."
j Featberstone looted at ber closely.
( Sbe was not uncomely, albeit Illy
I dressed and showing the unmistak
able marks of toil and poverty.
Hugh reached down and took her
band.
i "Come, lie," be said gently,
I "let us go to the parson, l'erhaus
i this is best after alL Neither of us
is platoolc." New Orleans Times
I emocrat.
j Called Down.
I Young Snoberly It very anxious to
create tbe lmpressluo tbst he Is "a
don" At French. A few evenings ago,
at too du broom, be took a rrertcb
comic paper. od for batf ao hour be
pretended to be absorbed in lu con.
tents. Every oooe in a while be
would smile feebly, as If be bad been
carried away by tha Joke, aad say,
aadibrV, "Moo, tree boo "
There were several gentlemen at
the adjoining uUe wbo bad been no
ticing Hooberley-s anUca. At last
one of them sa 4
"See tbat Snoberly over there pro
tending to read tbat French paper
I am certain tbat be does not under
stand French. He is Just doing that
to Impress tbe people with bis knowl
edge as a linguist"
"I suppose he must understand
French, " replied one of tbe party.
I "I'll bet a bottle of wine tbat he
doesn't, aod I'll prove It"
"I'll take tbe bet"
' The gentleman who bad made the
bet walked quietly over to Hnoherly,
and said. "Monsieur, qu'elle beure
est 11?" ("What o'clock If. It, sir?")
. Young Naohorly txnilod a Parisian
mile, and gracefully banded over th
paper! ,
The only Mm the woman folk do
! not say "Don't" to boy Is whoa he
i soaaks off to bad early.
atai ta Draff aad
Wa. Vp Twa Lavaa.
A review of tbe ttaliati'i of a
noted s leotlflc medical cure dis
close tbe appalling fact tbat a large
rerrvotage of tbe patients applying
for trealoieot are women. Further
Inquiry tr tne Hoatoo Tranwript
shows lb it housekeepers aod tbo e
employed In various branches of la
bor constitute a g eat number of
tbtsse unfortunate beings, whose
lives are wrecked by continuous in
dulgence la narcotics. Tboe who
have spent years in otudylng this
subject agme tbat the victims in
nearly eery case have begun with
tfrug. merely to e se a temporary J
jam and have realised wben tt was !
too late toat tbe babll bad be urn e i
et 4br.ned. A farmer's wife finds !
herself a sufferer Irotu periodical sick ' jlsl
neaaacoe. a aociesy woman on me
verge of nervous lollapse. a brain
warker unequal to the Uk she bas
undertaken. A suiall dose of mor
phia, a third of a grain of quinine, a
drink of alcobol in one oi tbe many
forms. een to ilsrida water aad
per fu aier r, it a quick but dangerous
fttinulant Tbe next day, at tbe
tame hour, the same remedy is at
band, aod be'ore many weens the
vie Mm is chained to the habit Th
is particularly true of tho drurf.
uich have none of the social tetup
Utkjns of llyuor drinking. There Is
no pleasure in taking drug, and
thoe wbo continue to do so confess,
wben cured, the horrible, Indescrib
able agony, both mental and physical,
of attempts to o Ithout IL Three
grain of morphine are generally con
sidered a faUl doe, )et many
w .men wh j apply for treatment are
taking enough every day to kill flity
persons.
one of the mot d.stressing phise
of the drug habit is its effect on (he
moral sene of its victim investi-
gator.s are author. ty for the state-i
' tnctit that women and of course ;
'men at well are ab-ouie'y un- j
j truthful even retrardloi tbe niuat !
trivai ariait, when they have ac
quired the habit In this particular,
oplun is much more to be dreaded
than II juor. The Intensity of the
craving U ruist horrible to witness ;
as wa shown oy a recent Instance. '
A woman was arrested on om nil- i
nor cbarye and locked up. She sent i
to a friend to br.ng ber her accus-1
tomed dose of opium. InmeaJ ot re-1
moving tbe cork, which would have!
taken but an Instant, she clutched j
tbe bottle tightly between ber hands)
aod tossed broken glasa and jowder !
Into ber mouth. 'I ten ber calmness !
returned. Those who know con
firmed opium eaters le!leve they
would walk barefooted over live
coals or 'ace any horrors for the sake
of appeaaiog their craving. So sat
urated doe the body become after
years of opium eating that Its crys
tals elude through tbe akin aod about
tbe ointa. Those wbo use tbe hy
podermic needle are enabled to take
much largei quantities than by
swallowing tbe powder. The desire
forany of these drugs aad also for
liquor Is periodical, and the scientific
cure, which bat proved so successful,
combats this regular swing of the
nervous nendulam by rhythmical
treatment
j The waiter towed and withdrew. In
t tbe course of lime be relumed wltb
tbe coffee, but lh- grapea did not ap
pear After about twenty annulet.
however, be entered the dialog rwosa,
Uanng a large platter, which be
lalJ before them. Tbey looked at
It aod at each olber. Then they
looked at tbe waiter.
lg pardon," tad ba "Ao't
everything ail right'"
"Tbo." gapd the yourg woman.
pointing to tbe platter, "are not
Ielaware grapea "
"I-telaware grapes:" "echoed tbe
waiter. Then he lifted tbe platter
again.
' iteg pardon," be said. "1 nder
stood you to order deviled crabs'"
IFOOLS THE CONFIDENCE
itwJIaiaaa-l aatita Tr
1
I
i
4
i it it ortel
walking a
glancing i
men and I
in alow U?
Portrrbouae tad Teoderlola.
A carcass of ter Is cut into nine
teen pieces. All the pieces and the
names are in the di llonary. Look at
aud you will Bod tbe names
"tends loin" aod "porterhouse"
' two names that tbe loexpereneed
; buyer baa always on b t lips. Tbe
porterhouse It a delusl n and a snare
n a va-t majority of caw. Tbe ten
, derloin i tbe thick part of the sir
Io n after a few round bone steaks
I ae been rut off, and 1 called the
. tilet de btxuf. It takes a choice
plee for n lasting, but If not sold In
a lump l cut into sir'.o n steak of
three grades. The Brst and wcood
grades are technically ' hip rloln
steak" and "fat toe s rloio steak."
'I hue are the stealui that tbe young
housewife jays t it afor. Tltere are
not over s x of each kind in one car-
i a.vt, iui the c ance'arc thai sbe pays
her good money for a third cut, or
round o e sirloin," which Is In it
self a capita! steak.
Port" rbouse steak are cut fnm the
su ail end sirloin steak, and ooe car
caxs contains but a few of the i . In
ge o out but hers understand tbe
knack of cutting the small end sir
loin so as to Include other portions
of the beef, thus enaM ng them 13
sell Uith at porterhouse prices.
Good l'cl has a .uic. or sappy ap
peaiarice, with a Due, sruo th grain,
wbkh is easily noticed The fat,both
ouUldc aud through the muhdes, pro'
acnu a eiear, straw-colored appear
ance The best) s ou!d be cherry
red. When the treat rises quickly
alter being pressed It may te consid
ered prima When the dent made by
premiug r ars slowly r not at all, de
pend upon It tbe beef .a ptx.r.
Oraal Bkastlwa.
Without doubt of all the battles
recorded In modern history the long
est and sternest, as well as one In
which most men were engaged, was
tbe memorable tattle of Lelpslc Oct
If, 18, and 18. 1113, called by the
Germans the betUe of the nations.
The number of troops engaged Is
variously stated by different writers
at from i:,OOo to 110,000 on the
tide of Napoleon 1 and from 23U.OOO
to 2VO.000 on tbat of tbe allies uuier
Pr.nce Hebwarueoberg, lilucuer, and
Hernadotte, lu this awrul battle
the slain on loth sides amounted to
I' i.OOO and thousands of the wounded
lay for days around tbe city, in the
battle ot. Koeolggratx, or Sadowa,
July 3, m, fought during the
"seven weeks' war," the allied Aus
trian and Satoo troops engaged
amounted to about zoo.aoo men,
while tbe FruMlaos, under tbsir
king, mustered, In rouod numbers,
AO, 000 combatant Tbe total loss
of tbe Austrlana, etc, amounted to
about 4, 000 men, while tbat or tbe
Prussians was lO.ooo
If we go back to the melees of an
cient days we And It stated tbat at
ooe fought at Tours In 732 between
tbe Franks and tbe Saracens from
350,000 to 875,000 men were killed
on tbe field. Tbls would of course
mean tbat many more men were en
gaged than at Lelutlc In a battle
mentioned in II Chronicles between
Asa, KJngof Judab, and erah, King
of Ethiopia, we are told tbat tbe for
mer bad an army of a thousand
thousand, or 1,000,000. Canon Kaw
llosoo observes that tbls statemsnt
dose not exceed tbe number of other
oriental armies. Darius Codoman-
ous brought into the Held a force of
1,0. 0,000 men near Arbela, where be
was finally defeated by Alexander the
Great, 331 R C Xerxes, too, as
frot lUwIlnson says, crossed into
Greece with certainly above 1,000,000
Oosn beta uts, aod Artaxerxes Muernon
collected 1,100,000 to meet the at
tack of tbe younger Cyrus.
Faithful to Ilia Trust
Into ttw City Dispensary recently
was brought a tuau on a stretcher.
He was haltered and bruised and un
conscious. He bad been knocked
from a bridge to tbe ground below.
He was a strong, rugged-looking man.
1 he doctors lata blm on the operat
ing Uble to examine him. Tbey felt
his chest, and hi ribs, aays the In
diana polls News, his arms and legs,
and carefully went over bis bead.
taking stock, a it were of tbe broken
bones. He was Mrloualv Injured, and
It was a question In the winds of tbe
doctors as to whether be could re
cover. When be lgan to come to
his senses he gasped for brealb aod
coughed in a dry, hard way tbat
made the doctor fear an Internal
hemorrhage. Tbey would not have
been surprised to see blm give up tbe
struggle
"lie's trying to say something, "
said oee of the physicians. Tbey
gathered around blm, waiting. Tbe
expression on tbe wounded man's
face was full of anxiety, aod be
seemed to be trying bard to say some
thing important
"tjlvc him a stimulant," suggested
one of the doctors. A glass of
whisky was brought and plaodtohls
lips. He drank it all with an evident
effort, and between the
ladwlauaa law ta
There Is a growing fashion
traveling men to attach
satchels aod valise those well
Utile strap fastening lo tbe I
sf tbe baggage a small leatbg
Into which is slipped a card IV
tba owner's name. At a tri
walkt aloog tbe street carryln?
baggage (but tagged It Is ofte
V t vtffa un sjaius OT tBJ a 1 Ug,
ment at bis tide aod
tag.
ine continence men
Uerers have not been
sover mat lact, and tbT not
quenlly In this way learn tbe a
jame or iheir intended victim
sut tbe assistance of the usual
federate, wboe business It Is lo
(be victim's name and place of
jence.
I bave a frieod wbo travels a
xeai. ou i whose appearance of i
less and child like Innocence ati
toe bunko man as sugar ate
files. He baa become accuatouJ
thetn now. Tbey never dupe I
but their attentions sometimes J
blm.
He drifted Into tbe city affair
long ago, aod as belaid his sal
upon the hotel desk I was turpi
to see thai it bore one of ihe I
leather tags containing the cars'
Mr. Jabct L. Slmonds." 1
Jab'. I . Slmonds was not toy frig
name, and 1 laughingly said to i
"What's this mean.' I'll bet yi
swapped Uggage on the train I
have got some other fellow's sa ten
My friend smiled, winked slyii
the hotel elerk, and said rnvsterl
ly: "No, I haven't That's
satchel, but It Isn't my name. (I
nuUIde with me after a while
I'll show you how It works. If
bave my usual luck."
We went accordingly, and
friend carr.cd tho satchel with i
He had his "usual luck," and 1
how "It worked." We bad
walked three blocks from the Gri
l nlon Hotel wben a dapper little
low came up behind ua I d.dn't
ttce that he even glanced at
saicnei, out, nj must, nave aone 'J
course. He walked up briskly,
though lo pass ua, then, turning l
a well fe gned lo-.k of recognition
neia out, nis r-ana, enusiveiy grH
my friend at "Mr. Slmonds," and
tuning in on toe same old bud
formula, wheu iny friend nudged
and interrupted blm
H.lad to see you, Johnnie."
aid. "My name isn't Jalz
kimonos, ana i m noi so green at
Nok. I just keD that tag on
baggage for the sake of chaps of y
kind, wbo are o fond of recogni
old friend. Good day. Johnnie: hd
-
you're not offended."
1 like to do It," he explained
me as we started bark toward
boteL "It's lust a fad of mine."
Tha Walvcr'a Mlatafee.
The waiter Is tbe one Imperturb
able being on tbe face of tbe earth.
Mo order can move him. He would
probably look serenely unconscious of
any incongruity In a breakfast order
of black coBee and cheese or a dinner
of oatmeal and milk. The other
evening, sayt tha Now York World,
be Indicted anew hit right to be con
sidered the one Impassive Individual
no earth. ,
They bad eaten a leisurely dinner
of sever: courses, god bad Anally
eon -to th coffee. Tbey ordered II
aad than aba Ibipad that aba thought
Ilka aoaw Delaware graoa.
gasped out; "I wih you'd tell
my wife that the meat for
dlnr.er's In my coal pocket"
Then he fell back on ine table aod
was carried In an unconscious state
to his borne.
"Faithful to bis wife's last com
mission," was the doctor's tender
comment
oidftat Ncythn In ihe World.
Quietly r posing oo one of tbe
many weli-QIled shelves In Flinders
l'etre's private museum In London Is
an aucleot agricultural implement,
which throws much light oo tbe art
of husbandry as practiced by the
prehistoric Egyptian. Tbls antique
farming tool b a wooden scribe
blade, wblcb was found securely im
bedded In tbe mortar of one of the
oldest tombs
Among tb Hpaniarda,
In Cataluna you are conitantly
minded, among tbe women, of
timely ivpe of Trc-vence. Stralgl
weil-balanced women, w th brlgi
eager glances, so different from tt
Dther Spaniards of their sex; tt
beautiful, tut alert easy f fcarrla
Beamy, ana Mithefui worker, at
at times sororislngly free of tbe
lacesoie oegrsdation of tbe nu
wnicb is characteristic of a people
uccay. nov o attractive as
pleasant Proteaeale, of a surety.
in something of ber sooare b
and look of diminished Homao.
Iiie men are rougher and plain!
and, while both sexes geniculate al
re voluble enough, tbey posseaa
IllUe of true Provencal effervescer
coughs he as they do of ( avtlillao courtesy ai
cnarm. t.ood nature the women off
as apology for brains, but tbe mldi
aod lower class male Is franklv ti
crabie. I
Tbe very dialect be atieakt
writes is to hideout to the siubt al
ear that there Is fear of tbe foreign
approaching him wltb prejudl
Juttsotuave and beautiful U t
language of CasUlle. composed 0f t
most musical vocables, and hard
less harmonious on the printed pa?
than lo tbe educated ten u I a. Jd
to bartb and barbaric is Lb is dials'
j of Catalonia.
It Is not, I think. ImDrobable UJ
the sound sf tbe a, each we habitual
otter may be a guiding Influence urx
our manners. I offer thts as ao a
planalloo of tbe poll ten ess of tl
t'ranfh lull W . n J
of the Valley of tba . .aLr
Lower Nile. The snaft of ihe lnJ-h-.aT".'.UI . ,-w"5
, , .-uo a aiataiai, SUV tjMk
a tweeL and ha i . ki
strument, at already luted. Is of
wood of some unknown species, the
edge being careftlly t with a row
of fllote so as to present their Jagged
edge lo a manner Dot unlike that
exhibited by the teeth of a saw.
These flint teelb are of uniform site,
the base of each being fashioned so
as to Ot tbe tbe curve of the wooden
blade, at ooe would naturally sup
pose, but are aacb Oraily cemented
In place, tbe material being of such
excellent composition, and tbe work-
ansblp of ucb superior quality.
guege. Mt iraocls of Asslssl h
coo versed In vain with bird aod be
in Catalan; and Mr Pbilio Rid
were less captlvatlog if his cbl vain
sentiments had been expressed
peecb so barbaric. Good Word
"be Made Pawa Ttiwd
A veteran editor of ihu eit i
uowo w nit ciub a few n gbt
a. 1. .... 1. 1 1 -
vuwvaii.a; orer a "good" on
bit wlf. bluing nut hi- said
that affr a l.r- l .' ." . hKmt w" V DlW
v. - .mr tiara uwair sip marriafl nun . j
proilmatlng ,0oo year, they appear happy e.r t7 baV, Taen Two
a. sound and perfect a when Orst lu to ak you a quaatloT"
v,-iua. vwssr. i leaSM raLhair tn aaa Kin l
-St. Inula lrv., .!.. I. .. . w .ai au
'- -."v. sentimental nua-wi aha .ki
i .w v m i ou
"Any
hanrf n
a Hunday
tb(
quetlon you plaase, be
A Rawer ad.
a a. .a a-v 4S-. A - m
auw auuoriuvcDtiSDV OI a BUnflaV- I ..ur.li ..........
cbool was one afternoon explaining r ,., . V et,lullc1'
to hi. scholar, the story of WHah a2 LT"l.lo.a,k blh-' ' '
me proiibeu or Haal; bow Elijah
built an altar, put wood upon It aod
cut a. bullock in pieces, and laid It on
tbe altar.
"And then," said the superintend
ent, "be commanded the people to
Bll four barrels with water, and to
pour It over tbe altar; aod tbsy did
this four time. Now 1 wonder If
any ooy or gin cao tell me why all
tbls water wa poarad ovr the bul
lock upon the altar."
There wa slleno for a few mo
ment, wben on little LuytaoM an
"Fleas, lr, to ma tba gravy."
liked better tbao yuu do me."
wny, no, of course not "
"Well, did VOU aver aa an atari
fou liked a much?"
"No, Indeed: oertalalt not"
"liUt bow about John"
VOW John Wa the awUat au anJ
the apple o ber aye. 1
'Dh. well" the Mid, tia, I diffr
int tou snow I bora him '
"WalL aoyou do am. sau
tbaa th lather went to tba dab, J
-atauoaai upmi
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