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THE OUT-OF-DATE COUPLE.
Wi an "so oat of daU," they aay, I
Nad tod I; - t
Vi lore la an old-fashioned way,
Long since (one by.
Be u; I to Ui helpmate true
la everything;
ad I well, I will own to J on,
lie is my king.
We met la no romantic way "J
T ixt "glow and gloom;" '
He wooed me on a winter day,
And in a room;
Yet, through life' hours of atreaa and
storm.
When grief befell.
Love kept oar small home comer warm,
And all was welL
Ned thinka do woman like hi wife
Bat let that pass;
Perhaps we view the dual life
Through roseate glass;
Even if the prospects be not bright
We hold it true
The heaviest burdens may grow light
When shared by two.
Upon the gilded scroll of fame,
Emblazoned fair,
I cannot hope to read the name
I proudly bear;
But, happy in their even flow,
The years glide by;
We are behind the times, we know
Ned and I.
Chambers' Journal.
ELMER DUDGEON,
TEACHER.
When he first thought about teach
ing a country school the prime consid
eration was to get money enough to re
sume his study of the law. He had al
ways lieen a good debater, and this
young man shared the popular delusion
that a ready speech was the first and
last requirement of an advocate. The
first two or three times he signed ''El
mer Dudgeon, Teacher," in the weekly
report book, he had smiled to think of
himself In so common a calling. But
now that the winter term was half over
he had coine to find other charms In the
business than that of acquiring money.
Like virtue, it brought an unexpected
reward.
In the first place he found himself
ranked pretty high by those plain coun
try people. They looked up to his su
perior information, and made him a
sort of arbiter In their disputes alsiut
life in the larger towns; for be had
never lived In a city of less than 5.0UO
inhabitants In his life.
' Secondly, there were novel entertain
ments. The spelling schools amused
him and the country debates Interested
him. He really felt like Improving the
minds of these people. The Sunday
night services In the little churches
touched him with their evident sin
cerity and the rough eloquence of the
preachers. He saw where they failed
in rhetoric, and resolutely closed his
ears to their assaults on grammar. But
he recognized the force and directness
of their sermon.
i And there was a third reason why he
came to like teaching country school.
That was the presence of Ella Harrity
In the neighborhood. She was not a
pupil at the beginning of the term, but
as soon as the butchering was done and
the corn was husked she declared her
intention of coming. She was a rather
large, rather stout and altogether ruddy
young woman, and she might have bad
half a dozen beaux at one time if she
bad cared to whistle them to her ser
vice. There were other young women. Home
as old as she was In the school; and
they were not half bad, he confessed.
But none of them was quite as enticing
as Ella Harrity.
He really hoped she would not come
to school, fur be had taken ber to a
debate one night and wanted to take
her again. And he encouraged himself
In a virtuous conviction that it would
le bad form for a teacher to "keep com
pany" with one of his pupils.
When she did start to school he
closed bis eyes to the slow enticements
of her buxom beauty and devoted him
self very strictly to his work. That
lasted a week. The beginning of the
second he found himself thinking of
her so much that he was afraid he was
showing her some partiality. He gave
her a good deal of attention, it was
true, but he hoped none of the rest
Imagined he wouldn't do as much for
them If they needed it. However,
when he heard a rumor to the effect
that Granny Dormer had said that
Bomeone fold her that the report was
out that it had been whispered that he
was letting F.ila Ilarity run the school
his resolution was taken. He would
have nothing further sentimental to do
with the brunette lclle.
And In ordf to give bis resolution
the needed infrenchnient he expressed
grave displeasure with the work of the
entire class in grammar aud declared
the next time those pupils came up with
so 111 prepared a lesson be would "make
them stand on the floor."
They came up next time with an even
poorer lesson and he ranged them In
line with their faces against the black
board and told them to stand there till
tbey knew the difference between a
verb infinitive and an adjective of
place. He looked at the slinking of
Ella's broad shoulders and wondered
If It were la tighter or sobs. However
It made little difference. They bad
seemed a little defiant and he was
bound to ptiiiisb the biggest pupils
' Just the same as he would have pun
Ished the little ones. And he stubborn
ly refused to be sorry for the girl.
It was a seven nty' wonder In th
district. The teacher had made Elli:
Harrity Bnd half a down other "big
scholars stnnd on the floor. Ami In
the glow of commendation which tha
bit of discipline brought him he al
lowed himself to be very good to the
girl. One night she couldn't under
stand her physiology lesson and he told
Irt to stay. after school and he would
explain It to licr.
And sV didn't think a v"fd about
physiology all the way home.
Just before Christmas some of the
older pupil came to him and asked.
with an ominous quality 1 their de
meanor, If be were going to "treat on
the Jolly holiday. He laughed and told
them he "wasn't going to do anything
else." And he didn't When they took
their place la the schoolroom Christ-
ma morning he opened a big box he
had tunuggled into the building some
how and distributed candy and picture
cards till every one was happy. Then
he dismissed them and told them they
might skate all day If they wanted to.
Iuulshlng Ella Harrity had won all
the parents in the district "Treating"
the school established him in the good
graces of the younger population. And
it was a rare day that did not bring
him the assurance that he was the lest
teacher that bad ever come to Collins'
Bchoolhouse.
He went coon hunting one night and
didn't get tired out with a twelve-mile
tramp, and that won him friends
among the active men those too old
to come to school, though he knew they
needed It, and too young to be account
ed heads of families. When he went to
town Saturday afternoon he "wasn't
fraid of his money," and that made a
difference. He waa a good skater, and
he wasn't afriad of a "rassel" In the
snow with anybody.
It wag added gTatffication that Jim
Tucker had quit calling at the Harrity
home sluce Ella started to school. El
mer could scarcely le insensible to the
hints which indicated that he was a suc
cessful rival. Jim bad made remarks
on the matter which, of course, reached
the ear of the teacher; and the teacher
announced without hesitation that he
would stand Jim Tucker on bis head
some day.
Popularity made the teacher com
bative, and he lout no opportunity to
propagate trouble. He grew to dislike
Jim more and more a that ponderous
young man passed unresented succes
sive unexpressed but well understood
challenges. Furthermore, his relations
with Ella Harrity had advanced to that
stage when he considered himself
rather lietter than anyone else In the
world. That Is a sure sign that a man
has established himself firmly In the
good graces of one woman.
Just after New Year's there was a
fine fall of snow, and Elmer Dudgeon
Interested the young fellows of the
neighborhood whose fathers had horses
and sleighs, and they all took an ex
tended and delightful sleigh ride. He
was rather ostentatiously careful that
Jim Tucker was not Included In the
JIM TUCK EH PICKED IP HIS COAT AND
WHIP AST TEACHES) THAT
party. Jim as ostentatiously declared
he wouldn t have been caugnt wun
them, but Elmer knew that was con
fession of a wound. And he was
pleased accordingly.
Indeed, as time passed be grew so
strong he would not bear the whispers
which could have told hlra that the
neighborhood was becoming divided,
nnrl thnt Jlin Tucker, with hla forty
acres of laud and plenty of "stock,"
was acquiring quite a following, w nen
the whispers grew to audible notes aud
he could not avoid hearing tnem ne
greeted them with Joy. HI combative
nature stirred in every moment when
nut iKfimled with his school, and he
really thought rather more of some
means of humbling that yeoman than
he did of anything else. He knew how
superior be was to Jim Tucker and he
kindly admitted It to all his admirers.
After the sleighing was gone the
nelghlsirhood fell into a ratner aim
season. And then they naa cause to
thank their stars that Elmer Dudgeon
i'as a man or resources, tie proposed
n oyster supper. That was a novelty
WAS CHASKD ALL OVER TUB DI.XIHft
WHIM AND THREATENED WITH RCAI.D
INO. In the country. It was received with
joyous acclaiming. Ella Harrity smiled
up at him with her big brown eyes
aud told him no one else could have
thought of such a thing. He was
amused how easy It was to take and
keep precedence in this simple neigh
borhood. He induced Mrs. Collin to give up
her kitchen and dining-room to the
revelers one night, and then be sent to
town for the oysters. He had money,
and while he waa about It he bought
some bananas. He would make It an
event not to be forgotten In the Collins
neighborhood. He sent his Invitations,
omitting Jim Tocker with rather un
necessary display, and thought more of
his social affair than he did of his
school.
Ella H:irrlty and half a dozen of the
other girls declared themselves able to
cook the oysters, and they were as
signed the task. The young fellows
carried the dishes, the girl borrowed
from the neighbors, and about thirty
people gathered In the big room of the
farmhouse on the Saturday evening
when the event of the season was to
occur.
They sat around against the wall
through the first hour, much em
barrassed as a rule, and the general
eye followed the teacher, whose easy
carriage proved him "used to com
pany." Some of the other youths tried
to talk, but they confined themselves
to covert allusions. Joke on each other
and remarks about the weather. Ella
Harrity was gay In a new brown dress,
with a lace collur and real furs, which
she declined to lay aside for a long
time, alleging the rooms were chilly.
But when she had been proierly ad
mired by everybody she said she didn't
care If she did catch cold, and tossed
the wrap aside.
1'resently the most officious of the
young women summoned the rest to the
dining room, and iu the absence of
formality w hi h followed an occupation
they all understood, the Bpirits of the
party rose perceptibly.
Someone asked if Jim Tucker wasn't
coming, and somebody else replied,
with a giggling glance at the teacher,
that he guessed Jim wasn't And the
teacher's eyes twinkled with delight
at the discomfiture of bis rival. For
he was having a very good time. He
Insisted on helping the girls "set the
table," and was chased all over the
dining-room. He Invaded the khchen
and offered mock assistance, and was
threatened with scalding. He moved
about the place In a very atmosphere
of adulation. And he paused, with a
premonition of something unwelcome,
when he heard a sturdy rap of knuckles
on the outer door.
It waa Jim Tucker, who expressed
surprise to find all the young people
gathered, announced that be had come
over to see "Old Man Collins" and
passed palpably triumphant into the
sitting-room where the old farmer and
his wife were toasting their feet at the
lire. Elmer Dudgeon was not Just the
hero he had fauded himself. He knew
Jim's coming was In the nature of a
challenge, and he would be expected
to do something. However, the excuse
was a perfectly reasonable one, and be
must not appear too dictatorial.
Supsr was anounced, and the com
pany gathered about the long tables.
Ella Hartty and two of the others vol
unteered as waiters, and conversation
HAT, 8AYISO I1K THOUGHT HE COULD
EVER TAUGHT SCHOOL.
became an easy thing. Whether the
oysters were good Is a matter quite
foreign to the purpose of this story.
Everyone declared they were, and there
was deserved commendation for the
forethought that had provided the
bananas. Pickles and choped cab
bage, milk and cider, bread and butter,
all from good Mrs. Collins, big cellar,
completed the menu; and if It had not
been for the presence of Jim Tucker
there in the fr nt room Elmer Dud
geon would have' known his supper
Was a success.
Then came the "second table." One
of the girls declared It was hardly the
right thing to leave Jim Tucker with
out an invitation, now that be was right
in the house, and the giver of the feast
saw with disappointment that he was
likely to be braved by the very ones be
had bidden. So he tried to waive all
objections, and Jim was summoned
maybe urged, would be the better word
to the table. He came, and from the
first It was evident thy bad been losing
more than he had. He was a witty fel
low, and his sallies provoked the most
genuine and general laughter they had
known In the evening.
Somehow he stood on better terms
with more of the girls than did
any other of the men. They said he
"had such a way with him." He cer
tainly dared adventures that would
have frightened other. And It really
did not seem that he lost favor with the
girls by doing It. Moreover, they were
all at the table with him and the one
or two other young men who had been
"left over," aud who were of the In
offensive variety.
Clearly, If Elmer Dudgeon had ar
ranged this affair for the discrediting
of Jim Tucker, it was a failure.
And yet that very fact waked rom
liatlveness In the man. He was mas
ter of ceremonies here, aud be would
prevail.
"How's the walking outside, Jim?"
he asked, cheerily, and the company
wondered.
"Pilliy good, only the wind is blow
ing." "Must be blowing from the direction
of your house, Isn't It?"
The Imputation that Jim's arrival was
thus accounted for won such encour
agement as Is Implied In laughter. Jim
saw his strength must lie In the Inno
cence of his Intentions.
"No, I walked. I Just come over to
buy some beef of Squire Collins. We're
mighty nigh out of meat nt our house,'
"Oysters are cbeaer If you don't
have to pay for them."
Jim Tucker bounded to his feet, and
half tipped over the table. He wa
white with rage. Abundantly able to
pay all bills, that thrust was the one
lie could not suffer In silence.
"rV'hat does your second hand oyster
supper cost?" be thundered. "I'll pay
the whole bill."
"Tbey were second-hand oysters,"
said Dudgeon, steadily, though be
knew a conflict was coming; "but the
cooking made them pretty good."
But Jim declined to be caught In such
a trap. He walked straight up to the
school-teacher, aud thrust some money
In hi face.
"You ain't so rich as yon think," he
declared, very much excited, and very
much desirous of such a calm as be
saw on the face of his antagonist,
"tither people's got money. And yon
ain't so smart a you think you are
with your good clothes, and your stuck-
up ways. I'm Just a good a man as
you are."
"This Is no place to argue a question
like that," protested the teacher, never
moving, never raising his voice from
the steady, even tone.
"Then come outside, and settle It,"
Jim Tucker threw all restraint to the
wind, and started to the door.
All the guests, with old Squire Collins
and his wife, hurried Into the room.
There was great excitement Dudgeon
bad skillfully thrown the blame for the
uproar upon the countryman. For hlm-
AND THEY TIIF.T WALKED TO HEB HOME
TOGETHER.
self, he protested be would lie glad to
meet Jim anywhere later, but that they
bad no right to make a disturbance
here. And there, opposed to his steady
composure, ranted the rage of bis ene
my. Jim danced about In the yard, and
clapped bis palms together, tore off his
coat with unnecessary violence, and
hurled his bat on the ground as if It
had been burning blm. He was wild
with the desire to fight
Up to this time everything had gone
on Just as Dudgeon wanted it to go.
Ella Harrity stood beside and tnoour
aged him in what she called his "gen
tlemanly" bchavUr. But Just here a
change apjicared. Half a d .eD young
men, known to be partisans of Tucker,
clamliered over the fence and Lurried
across the yard. They hud lt:i wait
ing. The teacUr, as well as the rest,
understood ths significance of their
presence.
"You brought your sluggers along,
did you?" he asked, suddenly warming.
The women were more Importunate
than before, beseeching him not to pay
any attention. The men were only
mildly restraining. They wanted to
see a fight Dudgeon looked toward old
Squire Collins. Out of regard for that
veteran he would have passed the prov- !
ocation, even then. But Collins him
self had been a youth In bis day and he
spat energetically on the ground and
declared himself:
"You boys ain't no business comln'
around here looking for a row, and I
don't see bow the teacher kin help go
In' and trouncin' the whole pack and
boodle of yon."
In half a minute Elmer Dndgeon
and Jim Tucker were tangled all up
In the most Informal of conflicts. Tuck
er's friends were the more numerous
and the more Inclined to assist their
leader. He was a fixture In the nelgh
Isirhood. Teachers came and teachers
went every winter. The friends of
Dudgeon gave blm little help.
It was a long and losing combat for
the city man. All his skill, all his
science and the strength ho had felt
was greater than that of other men.
availed him nothing. When he gained
an advantage he was robbed of it by
interference which his guests did not
resent Aud the end of It was that Jim
Tucker picked up his cap aud put on
his coat and vaunted In loud voice bis
belief that he could maul any teacher
that ever went Into a sehoolhouse.
And poor Dudgeon was led, blind and
bleeding, through the dining room
which was to have been tbe theater of
bis aggrandizement to the room where
he waa to sleep If, Indeed, the drowsy
god could reach him through tbe thrill
of pain and the agony of humiliation.
By morning be was what might safe
ly have been called a sight His fea
tures were swollen out of their proer
proportions, and he was sore iu body.
But he bad returned to first principles.
A' teacher's one duty was to teach. AH
the rest of this had lieen of a part with
his valnglorifylng, and it bad brought
Its reward. So be went to school, and
conducted the exercises though there
was a bushed awe that told blm con
stantly how far from conventional bis
appearance was.
As the days went by he recovered
whatever beauty he had originally pos
sessed. But he refused to mingle with
tbe young people In their social affairs.
His spirits were crushed. Nothing but
duty was left him. Above all things
be groaned when he remembered tbe
hints dropped In bis presence that Jim
Tucker was going with Ella Harrity.
Yet even that could not spur him to
former efforts.
Tbe girl had not Iwen to school since
the fight and be was deeply grateful
for that With returning strength came
a rising sense of wrong and tbe desire
for vengeance. But what was the use?
So he confided bis resolves to Ineffec
tive dreaming.
One evening as he turned from the
sehoolhouse he was startled by seeing
Ella Harrity approaching. He thought
she had not yet observed blm, and he
stepped back Into the building and
hoped to avoid a meeting. But lie was
mistaken. She paused directly In front
of the little gate and waited. But he
was resolved to avoid a meeting. May-
be she wanted to taiust lira. Then she
railed, and be waa ootnpcUsd to oieo
the door.
-Come out here," said aha. 1 want
to se you."
"I ll be with you In a moment," said
the teacher. Impressed with the Idea
that he must not seetn to have avoided
her.
"Too haven't been pp to our bouse
for two weeks," said the girl.
"No, I have been pretty busy." Then
their eyes met and each knew conceal
ment was u-les. "Why did you call
for me?" asked the teacher.
"Because I like you," said the girl as
directly. And they walked to her home
together. ,
Hours later as he came away he en
countered Jim Tucker, Just dismount
ing at the gate. He fell upon the coun
tryman without warning, for he felt
that his shorn locks had returned and
brought his strength with them. Jim
was as a child in his hands. There
were no supporters to encourage and
assist Lilni. lie was badly used, and
the teacher had the exquisite pleasure
of leading him straight up to the door,
and displaying a face as twittered as his
ou t) had leen.
Curious bow a man's Idea of life will
change. Dudgeon never went back to
the study of law. He took his Tride
and drifted away to the West, where
he Invested his money in city lots, and
sold while the "boom was on." He be
came a leading citizen, and the big,
brown-eyed young woman has remain
ed hi pupil, has remained bis consoler,
even to this day.
Italian I an of Chestnuts.
Here we are Iu a n-giou Of chcatnu
tre, writes an Italian oorrespoudeiri
to the New York IW, The imnieut
groves cover the hillside oil about us
the leave turning to warm gold in th
damp riiictiing of this rainy October
aud In the yeJlow light they cat m"n
women and cihlklreu may be aen bus
laying In store for the winter; fol
those nuts, far lamer Uian ours, but
In a raw state not nearly so sweet, an
tlie 1ilef staple of fssl to many of tin
peasantry of the region. A Mule three-
pronged rake Is used to collect thf
burrs, and a sort of wooden mallet ft
oening Them, as well as a sharp-curved
blade for cutdng those not yet open
On every waik one Is sure to tuH
women and children with the great
bags poised on their heads, the grace
ful head erect with Its burden, while
the Utile body sways rhythmically at
ench firm step.
The nuts are dried 1n little stone
house curiously built for the purjose
wlrh no windows, the only opeulng
Is-lng the dfr. A man on a ladder was
Just placing his bag In a loft as I looked
in In tint wlllgiit one day. He explained
thstt the floor of the loft was a sort of
open network to let the bit through
Below, a door opened, and I was
fthown tbe groat glowing logs whl
are kept constantly burning until No-
venrter, when the nuts are dry.
When dry, the nuts are taken to the
mills to 1k ground, and as many of the
peasants have no money the miller
paid In three or four kilograms of the
flour for his ta-bor. I tasted a little of
laxt year's flour In a cottage one day
and found H agreeable quite unique
In flavor. It i very nourishing, and
the eainW show in their healthy col
oring a better condition than those
whfe chief food 1s either lxdenia or
maroul.
Social KquaJHy a Beautiful Thing,
Equality Is such a beautiful thing
that I wonder people can ever have any
other Ideal. It is tbe only social Joy
the only comfort. If you meet an Infe
rior or a superior, you are at one
wretched. Do you have any pleasure
of the man who stands behind your
chair at dinner? No more than of the
man across the table who because be Is
richer or of better family, or of greater
distinction, treat you de haul en has
You spoil the Joy of life for your Infc
rior. Just as your superior spoils the
Joy of life for you. The sense of lnf;
rlorlty Infuriates; tbe sense of superior
ity Intoxicates. The madness Is more
or less violent, as temperament varies
but In some form It Is felt wherever in
equality Is seen: and good society
which always hates a scene, Instinct
Ivelv does Its liest to ignore Inequality,
Of course It cau do this only on a very
nartlal and restricted scale, and of
course the result is an effect of equality
and not equality Itself, or eqimliH
merelv for the moment. Century.
Havel by a Shove.
"1 was making for a tibu-e where til
imrapet had been worn down by m
running over It. In order to avoid Ui
exertion of mouutlng up even foil
fis-t. when a young soldier passed rne
irii my li-fi side. Hiid. doubtless, not no
ticing I was wounded, ktweked my arm
heavily, saying: 'Move on, sir. please,
As lie passed over the iKtrapet wit
his rifle at rhe trail, I caught It by the
small of the butt to pull myself up. II
turned round angrily, asking. 'What ure
von doing? And w hile his face wasls-u
on mine, a round shot, passing my ii
struck hint full between the shoulders,
and I Kicimcd over his body, so el
haiitd as to le strangely Itidifferei
to the preservation of my own lifi
saved by the soldier having Jostled tin
out of my turn nt the gap." Sir Job
Wood, the Crimea, in 1H.V1.
Two Bird with One Hlonc.
Ooodfello If my clothes were not too
big for you I'd give you an old suit.
Hungry Hank (gratefully) Bonn,
you'd give me the price of a square mea
I warrant they d fit me all right
Truth.
Decidedly.
Blevins-lt Is us bard to stand sur
cess ns It Is to stand failure.
Unstick-Yes, but there Is a novel!
about success that makes It I mere
Ing Truth.
He Do you think my picture look
like me? She (sympathetically)- Ycm
I n in sorry to soy It does? Soinervlil
Journal.
SARDINE INDUSTRY IN MAINf.
Caaisaad tfca. Hat t Eqnal tks
klsja Prodact,
An account 'of the sardine buslnsssj
Maine, to aDpear In the forthcoming
report of the bureau of labor and Indus
trial statistics, thus conclude: '
If an outside observer, who clsinsf
to have no definite practical knowled V
of tbe business conditions which govern
the sardine business, may be allowed to
make suggestions, the writer would
say that the quite general custom of
Imitating the French label seems to
him to be altogether w rong. The nrsi
point should be to acquire and control
the American market, aiid tbe manu
facture of a superior and distinctively,
American product should be the first
step In this direction. An maepenu
ent, reliable trade should be under
taken and built up for an American
brand of goods, and Its claim on tn
public should be based solely on Its ex
cellence above all others. We can no
eny the fact to-day that certain Frencn
sardine are superior to ours, nut is
fact that a Maine aardlne can be
made eaual to any in the world. It I
already true that tbe average brand of
foreign sardines Is not superior to ours.
"There Is a class of consumers In tne
United States who Insist on hav.ug
only the test With these superior goods
comes In a large quantity of the cheap
er grades, which sell because they come
from France. Let us be done with Imi
tations as soon as consistent with sound
compliance with business condition.
Let us thoroughly Amerlcanlxe our sar
dine business. Let us cease to strive
for quantity and rest our main case on
quality. In a few years America and
the world Is ours. We must always
make the cheaper grades, but let us
call things by tbMr right names and es
tablish a scale of prices to correspond
with the quality of materials used and
the amount of careful attention be
stowed on the manufacture. Time will
irove that only In this way can im
ported sardines be made to glva way
to the domestic In a permanent and sat
isfactory way." t
The Rhoae a I.ight-Hrarted River,
Of all the rivets which, being naviga
ble, do serious work In the world, the
Hhone Is the most devil-may-care and
light hearted. In Its flve-hundred-mile
dash downhill from the Lake of Geneva
to the Mediterranean Its only purpose-
other than that of doing all the mischief
possible seem to be frolic, fun. And
yet for more than two thousand year
this apparently frivolous, and fre
quently malevolent, river has been use
fully employed In the service of man
kind.
It ha served under many masters.
In the Uhone Valley of tbe present day
Celtic flints and pottery underlie Bo-
man ruins; here and there a bit of Wo
man magnificence remains almost In
tact; on the hilltops still stand the
broken strongholds of the robber nobles
who maintained their nobility upon
what they were able to steal. Natural
ly, these rulnd castles, and the stlll
exlstent towns of the same period, be
ing so conspicuously In evidence, tha
flavor of tlie river Is most distinctly
medieval; but everywhere, to the dis
cerning eye, are traces of tbe barbar
ism, of the civIllMtlon, and of the
seml-barbarlsm which successively
were plowed under before what we
have the temerity to call our own civili
zation began, Century.
Penguins of Possession Island.
It was most remarkable to see what
a regulated system or roads tne in
habitants of Possession bad arranged.
From tlie lieach a broad main track
led straight Into the middle of the .
Island, and from this secondary roads
went out to all parts, tbe whole form
ing a network of roads apaprently ruled
by a most civilized department With
beak and feet the penguins, had care
fully put away most of the pebble and
stones from their footpaths, and where
snow covered the grounds the roads
had by constant use become so smooth
and so neat that Macadam in all his
glory would have acknowledged him
self lieateu. The most curious thing
of all was the way In which the pen
guins seemed to maintain order Iu these
paths. Currents of penguins were con
tinually moving from aud towards the
beach. While the fat new arrivals al
ways kept to the right, the thin pen
guins, which were moving off to the
continent, always kept to tbe left; and
I never saw any fighting among them.
The colony oidently formed one peace,
fill community. Century.
l-.-its Worth $l,ooo.
In a down-town window Is displayed
the skiu of a muk ox. on which Is a
lalicl stntlng that It Is tlie most valu
able kind of a skin In cxlstcix-c, being
valued at $I,imh. Jt is the property of
Mr. Herman Burrell, who secured It
on his trip to the Arctic regions, or
thereabout, last year. With It Is a
l.iH made of the skins of very young
calves of the musk ox species, which
Is valued at ?.'!. The large skin Is
covered with long, line hair, Is-neath
which Is a thick coat of fine fur, tho
coat and overcoat ls-lng necessary to
the comfort of the musk ox In his froien
home away Inside the Arctic circle.
These skins come high, but fortunately
js-ople don't have to' have them. Any
one who gss out hunting musk ox
skins will find that they will cost hlin
more than fl.us) apli-co, liesldea the
discomfort of traveling In the Arctic
reg I on s. O regon I a n .
Argentine s Chief Port.
The chief port of export of the Ar
genllnn Republic. Is KoKario. In Feb
ruary, lWir,, tlicre were 145 steamers)
and sailing vessels In Hosarlo either
chartered or seeking freights.
"No, lr," he khM, Indignantly, a ha
turned from ihe electric light In Ma
room, "I won't stop here. The Idee of
ft hotel's fryin' ter run np a bill on a
man by put tin' M gruj M a a rmwf
so' It enn't be blouud otiH"U'B.i.!
' liigton Star,