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' RIDDLE OF 1 HINCiS THAT ARE " W wnlk In ft world where no man remit The riddle (jf things that an-, I'rom a tiny ten: in tin- vn IJcy t. heart To the light nf t !- largest star. Yet we know thai ihe ir-.-.-iii i if life m 1. 11 nl Am) tlii- nilt'iici nf death is deep, A we fall niul rise i( the ta-n.'1'd way That leads to tin' Kate of sleep. We Ifrnnv ilmt the problems of hin and pa in, Ami the pie ions that lead ti crime, Arc the mj terien lucked l'r..ii Age to nge In tin' in fid v .' i (lit nl lime; Yet m r li.'t our s : r.v feet and strive Through lln' in: re mid mist In grope Ami tinil a ledge on tin' mount of faith In t!ir iniiri'iiiK laml of Impc. William Hamilton Iliiyii". MISS FAITH'S ADVICK. Miss Fa I tli iit In close companion-t-iiip, as ii-nal, with hiT familiar spirit, .1 pii-ee of crui hi lii edging. Her touch upon tlif miwi's of t ugled thread was cry gentle, even endearing, and her look of contt nl as she lit-ld It up ami noted it I'flVot as a whole seemed vast ly out of iiroiMirtion to the cause. Minn Faith was Kill pretty, with the pu l.hetk' lieaut.v held as flotsam from the r'li of years. Her hair was prettier h.s silver than !l had ever lieeti as brjwn, and her eyes, though tliey had lost their vivid glow und eagerm-tss, had gained a kindly sympathy. Jlcr temlernifvs had even extended to the crocheting in her hand tend Imparled something to thai usually very iniper t-omil object that Iter fancy had fret ted lnio thinking a response. She pass ed her hand affectionately over It now a the ligr-rc of a pineapple, much con ventionalized, repenting it.self like hi 'ury mk:i i'l and again, fell In scallops lo the floor. "It's most done," she thought. "I can go back to the oak leaf pretty soon." A change In the crochet pattern was the chief diversion of Faith's life, that ran on as monotonously to the observer Sfc the lime of Hie famous harper who played UMn only one string. To an fcif. the coining of a stick or a stone may be a great event. It Is not hard to umh-TKtaud how n life that consists in taking Intlnlle pains with many little tilings may get its sip of excitement, lirerest arid novelty from a change lu 3 pattern of crochet. The examination -f the work appeared to Ik. satisfac tory, and Faith laid It on the table nt ber Hide. Tnl 8 table was devoted to the usvs of her art, nor was ever pro faned by the presence of any Irrevehint ubfetMAce. There were rows of s)ools upon it, drawn up In lines like soldiers rendy to receive tin attack, liooks of various sixes lying like weapon by their side, and various rolls of lace, the finished product of their warfare. Faith regarded them with approval, but her hand that hud lain upon the table fell away from tie accustomed task, and fhe sa Idle, watching the red coal, the Hiadows the lHiiiplighl threw upon the carpet, nrx listening to the cla titer that Mary, her moid of all work, was mak ing aa a part of the dlshwajUihit;. "It's a kind of jugglery she go through witii tlioe dlshe," thought Faith ri-grei fully, "a slelght-of luiud performs we, to w how nuiny tricks the tan do before one of them will break." But tx-r face did not doud, for she had learned resignation. She had sur rendered to Mary the dishes and all the rest of the houseJtoUl divinities that she had served wo deftly and carefully for yars that lie might be more at leisure to while away her time In her own in nocent fashion. She wondered, as slie wit staring dully at the blare, how the crocheting had to come to mean so much lo her and could not ihlnk for the Instant, then haW remembered, saddened a lit tle, lout the thretid of memory again, recovered It, and fell lo milling, her elbow noting on the table, heir check 1n her palm She could hfirdly believe now that a certain few years of her life had ever really happened. They must have belonged to some other ami wan dered wILfully Into her own, for there wm no hoane ft I hem In Into or llke- Vcm noiu anything llx-y brouglit. Was It o? They had gone no utterly, go oomplntely, and she was happy now in her own harmle way, far Inland, out of all reach of Btorm and reef. She wag still looking faguely, half wistful ly, at the Are when her door boll rang and someone had entered the room and whji hurry) n to her aide. 'Aunt Kilth," wtid a glrlUh, tremu UroH roice, "I've come to ak you to fcelfi tne. Mother aald you bad suffered like this voce and you bad learned to fomret, and I thought perbnpa you could show me the way." Faith looked down upon the slight figure ifotK-hed there, sobbing, a ltd laid her hand (enily upon the brown head, but she did not understand aliout the uffetinc. What Is It, GraceT she askeil. "O. It's Thill" she crtcd. "He doean't care for me any more. He's taking Jennie Tboiuimon now, and I can't bear It. Mother said other women had to bnsr Mich tiling, but she'd always ben happy, and I could cotne to you. You could help me," she said, looking up inlinHy. "You could teach me to forget" "Yes," said Faith, slowly. Then It came back to her, all her own I itle slory, and a dim, broken memory of lie first heartache and her own long ing to forget. Poor little girl," whispered Faith, stroking (be beautiful maas of golden fcslr. "How waa It I learned to forget? It tue think. Yea, I remember bow. Walt a minute, dear. I will abow you." KaMh slipped out of the room and soon returned, bringing three rolla of very broad crocheted lace, "Oau you erocbst, OraceT" "Not rery aBUcb," said Orace, won 4W)aglr. "Walt, I wlU teaofa yoo. Thto la the ry wiiv I learned to forget. The edle slips in and out, and the sun in n ml lirelight shine on It. and the e v;-o'. ami is so pretty, and it ns 1 urn fort. Wiien 1 be;an I uidn't seti.e die- U. how long ago ,t i! fi"' Til' VmI's. That was !,wi U:n-w he uii, ild never come again, d 1 li.nl my wedding drevs all ready grow ;-i-)!nv in a che-l in the gar ret. I'.llt ;iU- ;i while til" la'-e limk up 111 .v trouble drop by di'op till it wad gone, and I couldn't tell you to-day w hi le It Is. So I'll ti acli you, dear. Thi'e in-' the three rolls 1 did In the three y. .,1-, one for fii.-h. V-ey are yellow liuw, .MiU see." l-'ailh opened one and spread It out. It was an Intricate pattern, and very broad. "It's hard to do," she said, "but that Is all the belter for the f4.rge-tt.lug. If I'd Ix-eu a man I should have gone awiy lo Africa. I've often thought lit would do a good deal toward making a body forget 10 see the sun falling dow n like a ball and the dark come as if somebody had blown out the light. Hut I couldn't cry well, so I learned to crochet. I never gave the lace away, you see because 1 had worked my trouble Into it, and I was afraid. I thought along time nlHuit It w hen Alice was married, but I was afraid It would some way make her sad w hen sJie wore It. So it's all here. This Is the first year's- you see I've numbered it one and this is the si-eond's, and this is t he third's. There's the thne. Fa i ill handled the rol is over s ml over, lost for a in 1 11 11 1 in the associations which they revived. 1 1 or niece seemed to have I'i rgntieii her own grief for the time, and was observing her aunt curi ously as she bent over the lace. "That's a fern pattern," said Faith. "It's very pretty." Faitli s,-it silent for a time, smooth ing out the creases of the liu-e and drawing it 011 1 lo its length. It seemed to have tlie effect of an enchanter's wand, for It summoned old faces and scenes at will, and Faith grew blind to the little loom and the need.-i of her gues,t. At last liace moved Impa tiently. "Yes, yes," said Faith, like one awak ening, "to forget. This Is tlve way. Here is the old pattern. I will teach you." She bustled aliout, finding thread and needle, seated herself at Grace's side, drew the thread through her fingers, and began her wmrk. "There," she said after a minute. "lo you see how It's done? It Isn't hard. Try it." Grace took the needle helplessly. "Do you think I could forget so, aunt?" she asked hesitatingly. "1 did," said l'Vth. Grace had reliintnl to her task and made one or two awkward motions with the needle when there came a ring tit the door. ' It's Phil!" exclaimed Grace, spring ing tip. Urnce!" said the recreant lover, wtMrnliiig awkwardly by the door, after Aunt Faith had admitted him and had retrealed toward her chair. There Vi-re shame and pleading in his voice. Grace caught her bat and wetut to hi hi without another word. "We'll try the crocheting sump other t;:ne, A U ill Faith," said Grace. Then seeing her aunt's ha if -dazed ex-p-i-ssion, as if she hardly understood j tins new development of affairs, she ra t baek and kissed her. Grace's fuce I'. ire no trace of sadness as ske turned to Phil, and liny went out chatting merrily. l-ulth li.slem-d till iJjc last footfall on tin crust had died away, then carefully loi.eii up the lace. "She thinks she's happier," thought I'liiin, inn 1 m not so sure. A mans heart la uncertain property, but a cro chet nis'dle," as she laid her hand ap provingly ujon those on the table, "Is always the same." Fx. S uon bunk 11 mil! Their li fleets. An eastern exposure is not best for either a raspberry or liluckbcrrv plan tation or for a young nursery. Most of our heavy anowstorms come with west erly winds, and the pllea of anow that will fall on young trees and shrub will Inevitably bring them to the ground, and nearly always breaking tbe branches from the trunk of the tree aa It goes down. But this same eastern exposure, as It protects the surface soil from blowing winds, will In an orchard make tbe snow lie evenly over tbe sur face, the water sinking down Into the subsoil aa the snow media. Thus the same conditions w hich are unfavorable for nursery trees are best for full grown orchards, which when they be gin to bear, require large quantities of moisture to perfect their crops. A Thirst for Knowledge. The country clergyman was nailing a refractory creeper to a piece of trel lis work, noar bis front gate when he noticed that a small boy stopped and watched blin with great attention. "Well, my young friend," he said pleased to see the Interest he excited, "are you looking out for a hint or twe on gardening?" "No," said the youlh; "I be waiting to see what a parson do say when be hammers his thoomh." Pick Me Up. WI111 1 He Forgot. "Didn't you forget aomethlng, alrr asked the wallar. "Yea," replied (ilnipy, reaching foi his hat. "You were so long bringing dinner that 1 forgot what I bad or dered." Philadelphia North American. (Jetting It Down Floe. Ttmklna Tbat'a fine mualc, lan't ft T Slmklna Wbjr, tbat'a a hand -organ. You certainly don't conalder aucb mimic fine, do you? Tlmklna What could be Oner? It's ground over and over again, lan't It? Wben a man aays be want to get away from hla environment, he usually nieaiM that be want to get away from Ida kin. AN. l.ty TIi is Writer Claim thai em e i ine's l.il . It is an open qui si u 1 on the human body are t eicil ;is blemishes, lull an :. ler claims I ha I I in-re is in. c ever as to their riu:ii!ii ant-e. ognoiiiv Is a knowledge nrr caivful con -ideiai ion of li II li Uioli'S Ulsiil- la Iglisll 11 I i- iiilil whnl As physi- 'I at by a l.-elv in gem-mi, more particularly the face, so from the iiioh s which are s.-.n n red over the person do we glean an insight into the iiialili'-;i!ion.s and attributes of the mind. You will find thai mules on the face answer relatively to the parts of the body, t lie neck correspond ing with the thighs and arms, and th;? enrs with the ribs. If there be a iimle on the forehead an other will l.o futon! on the I, .-as!, if oil the brow near the right ear there vv 1 1 lie one on the right side of the Issly, If on the left ear then on the same shoul der, if on the nostril there will be one oil the .shoulder-blade, or between tie? shoulder and elbow. If one is found oil the extremity of the face there will In 11 not her on tne hair of ilie neck. A mole in the hollow of the ear popus. to one in tin' palm of the hand, but If on tlie back ul the ear. It will be also on the back of the hand, and one on bone of tin- arm below the ellsiw w.il have a corresponding one on the aukh bone; the chin lieing the lowest par; of the fail', the feet answer lo it. Kvery one can tes( the truth of this them wives, but it must be lsirne In mind that natural causes, which are the fun dainenl.'tls of the science, are not Inva riably certain. "I assure you I have no moles," I have been told, but this is impossibli every human creature when it is born bears on some part of its body the mark of the sign or planet which governed nt tlie hour of lis conception and nativ ity, and moles are contingent on these impressed by (he Influence of tlie celes tial signs, and answering thereto, not only in their formation and position but varying according to the dominion of the several planets. Moles are of three colors red. honey color, and niack, tint or raised like a wart, those on the right side of tlie face or person being usually symlioli- cal of good, while those on the left mostly denote Ills and misfort villi's After a long and exhaustive study of the science, 1 nm convinced that not only the character, tastca and disposi tion of an individual, but the future it self to a great extent may be deter mined by 1I10 local jtosition, relation and general appearance of these nat ural marks, and by them I can draw a truer signilicatlon than a study of palmistry or phrenology would ever yield. The reason Is very simple for the moles which we bring Into the world with us we carry to the grave; the toll of years is puwerlesH to obliterate them; whereas, as you will readily see, the lines on the hand deepen and change materially, being largely dependent on the life, age and occupation of the In dividual, wlille bumps on the head are quite as often due to accidi nt as to nat ural causes. If tlie sun. at a nativity, isi in Aries and ascendant, the mark of that sign will le round 011 the head, probably on the left ear. W hen Venn- Is lady, a flul violet mark will bo I uiud on the thighs. When born under Gemini, the mark is 011 the arms. 1 1 lioni under the lirst part of the sign ol 1 'ancer, the marl; is above the breast, and baa no finding If pierced by a lieeoie. Those who are born und Capricorn have the sign on the knees. When Leo Is ascendant the marks are on the left breast. If Mercury lie lord, the marks are on the left side, or upon the legs. The nativity being under Virgo, there are black or reddish sxU on the stom ach. The last of the signs Pisces governs the feet, and those liorn under this dominion are of pleasant counte nance, brave and Ingenious. A man having a mole on the right side of the forehead will be exceedingly lucky to a woman It denotes gifts from the dead. One on the left aide of the forehead foretells, to a man, long Im prisonment; to a woman, that she will have two husbands, and probably live out of her own country. If It be In the midst of the forehead, It denoted In a mau a cruel mind, and it shows a wom an to be foolish, simple and Idle. A mole on the hinder part of the ueek predicts a happy life, but threatens un timely death by drowning. A mole on both sides of the ueck, opposite to each other foretells dangers and perils with ill fortune. A man having a mole on tbe loft side of the upper Hp rarely mar rlea, and In a woman It denotes trouble and Buffering. If on the under lip, It howa her to lie Improvident, and a man had best lewar of her. A mole In the hollow of the chin de notes a woman to be contentious and quarrelsome. On tbe edge of the chin it shows good fortune, happy marriage ami a long life, of whatever color It may be, excepting black. To possess a mole UKn the throat Is very unlucky, Indicating that the Individual will die by the hand of Justice, or should It ap pear as a wart, he perishes by water. On the right side of the uper lip, a finger's breadth above the mouth, a mole slgnilles to either sex great good fortune. A woman having It will be comely, graceful, healthy In lsdy, and careful for things of this world; she will marry well and live happily, her best time for marriage being between 19 and 24, and she will make a true wife and an exceptionally happy mother. COLOSSAL TREE IN MAINE. Twenty-three Feet Rnuad-Ite ranch e Contain Hand 1 (and. Jay, Me., claim one of the biggest trts In MaJne. It stands on the banks of the Androscoggin, on tbe lawn of a apace of ground 270 feet In clrctim- roor feet from the ground la 23 WHAT MOLtS f nit six feetj are seven Its trunk I o U ! inches I s radiating fro; ire from Is iih hi i.-r. ll,el.r.',..-i, '( gr.iid.l f u 1,1. ill 1:, e.s spc -ad over ' '- in cireuni-.ii.e'l.-r. Where e in!';; of the com I :." m ound ! ion , of :l !eei 1 .Il.-h.s ,.:IV ail s,. e:j f,. is been cp s-;,ts twelo place on hi A I'.uslOII ge n:ly and tin ti, tr the ted t ll. a I there which Cooler found. I..V fee a li-iml stand pi r-oiis. A is cannot be llelii.tii w as riding tree aiiracied his .'It letll lu it ami w lie wen the lice . If" e ainined and measured died ai its dimensions, ilh the remark Unit if s asloii away was on Ids lawn .fin.niMi would- II t lil'V i'. It was set out I'.' years ago le P.ean on the dav of his by l.ai'.-iv doparl in i- e I'd- California, whence he luriied. I'.osioii Kecord. never r. 1J A book of stories for children by the late Prof. I irtimmond is In preparation. It. will he illustrated by Mr. Louis Wain. "Outlines in Color," a companion vol ume lo Vignettes of Manhattan." will be Prof, liramler Matthews' only book fur tlie year. The new volume, like the earner one, will contain exactly a dozen sketches one for each mouth. The Bookman states that Lord Charles I'.eresford and his eollatxira- tetir, Mr. Wilson, have discovered over a hundred hitherto unpublished let ters of .Nelson's, with which they will enrich the work upon the great seaman on which they are engaged. The lSowen-Merrlll Co. of Indianap olis w 111 bring out Mrs. Klizabeth Cady Stanton's new volume of recollections, "Kighty Years and More." The same firm is to publish Miss Susan B. An thony's reminiscences, speeches, etc., which will form two volumes of GOO pages each. W. W. ,Iacols, whose first long story 'The Skipper's Wooing," was recently published, is engaged In writing one mow novel with the flavor of the sea When that Is finished he proiwsed, In succeeding work, to make a determined effort to get away from boats and salt wa ter. Says tlie African Critic: "Unlike the old-time grubs, 'grubbing in Grub street for their grub,' modem men of letters thanks to the ubiquitous author's agent can afford to winter abroad. Whilst Iludyard Kipling, 'in search of sun shine,' sails for the Cape, Robert Hlch- ens (of 'Green Carnation' celebrity), Guy Booihy, and Gilbert Parker have already left for Northern Africa." Miss itraddon, the novelist, ia an author whose plan of life might well be copied by younger and more aspiring writers. She never allows her pen work to interfere with her home life. and her home ,a beautiful old Geor gian mansion dating from 1720, testifies to her own good taste and to her skill as a housekeeper. Her own den la lined with books on the walls, and lota of fine china as fine as that which she frequently describes with gusto In her books. An odd piece of furniture is a sofa dedicated to the dogs of the estab lishment. Of these there are two, a black poodle and a fox terrier. Both of these accompany the authoress on her long walks. NOTES FROM THE KLONDIKE. Borne Choice Nuggets of News Gleaned by a Veracioua Correapoiidcnt. The Gold Mine Bank has moved all 'che gold dust and nuggets from Its vaults to the woodshed and Is now stor ing such valuable articles as beans, doughnuts, canned goods, etc., therein. Some miscreant with the roaring red hot furnaces of hell staring nliu In the face broke into the mission building Sunday night and robbed the contribu tion box of a paltry .fliTS.fKlO worth of gold dust w hich had been contributed that day to the fund for founding an asylum for delirium tremens sufferers. If discovered the ineitsly skulking co yote will be hung in front of the Limbo saloon, lu accordance with a promise made "Aurora Bill," the proprietor, that the next necktie party should be held in front of his place. Yesterday was a magnificent day, The thermometer rose to 150 below zero and everybody took advantage of the pleasant weather to lay In a new supply of firewood There has been a great and much needed Improvement made at the post office. "Dawson Ian," our hustling postmaster, has put In a number of boxes, and the mall will now be regu larly distributed and banded out when called for. This Is a great deal more convenient than the old method of dumping It Into a cracker barrel and letting everybody hunt out his own. I'otaah Haifa for Manure Heupa. Some of tlie potash sails which con tain polash that Is not cnusilc are e cellent to apply to fermenting manure heaps. They will absorb the ammonia, ami as they attract, moisture from the air, they will help prevent the manure from being wastexl by flre-fanglng. Tht continuation of ammonia from ferment Ing manure wltb potash makes a ni trate of potash, which Is one of tht rnowt Htlmnlatlmr fertilizers known for all kinds of vegetation. It seem" odd that a woman ran be a cracker-Jack cook for Ihe heathen, al church festivals, yet always need a Mred girl to cook for ber husband. Wben two brothers marry girla ta thti aame family It la a sign that If there are any more girls In the famU. tbejr are worth going after. ft! - T . diameter 7 feet. A I from Hi" ground tli-:i' ,rTV' OLAhA WO,-iRlo' ONLY" SERMON. Vi'orilsof the famous Artrr lirnliulit heiiiTto Ifev l.uyal Oilicliinuii. Clara Morris, the will known actress, mal.c- 1 ; t i" !'n-s a,,eaianee as an all I'luiess jn li,,. Ladies' Hume Journal. 1 -ri si irtiiiii a grateful tribute lo an old ''id l.yal servant Muhn lliekey: Coachman." lu her maiden effort as a 1 to; .. -toll, i- sH. i-, euiils the only ser mon she ,Ms (.ver preached. It was de livered lon-th-ve her CaMiil'ul retainer's i!'ier,iig bi-oiight .-1 1 1 1 1 1 through some l itieied quarrel with his church nhe thulic chiirchi-iu resin lse 10 his ''''a il: "It's hard, madam that a man should lie made -It's hard to lose his soul." "'Never say tiJ;,t again, .luhn.' cried," writes ihe actress of the In- iient. " There is just one man created win) can Jose your soul for vou, and that man is John Hickeyl' "lie looked at me a moment, then putting one forefinger on my arm he asM-u solemnly, .Madam Clara, are vou talking as a Catholic or as a Protest ant now V "Faugh I had to, though I saw It hurt tin' pour, bewildered one before mi. ami neiieu tne lears in my own eyes, i'Ut I made answer qiiicklv: 'I'm speaking neiiher as Catholic nor Profc estia.ul, luit. simply as a woman, who; like yoursell, has a soul, and does not want to lose it: Don't look so unhap py! Your church is beautiful, great and powerful, but there is Gn; who is great er, more beautiful and more powerful In all the ages lliere litis been but One wlio left, the unspeakable joy of heav en to come lo earth lo sutler and toil, to love and lose, to hope and despair. and finally to give up His perfect life to an ignominious death, Us-ause His boundless love saw no other way to save us from the horror of eternal death. He paid loo great a price for souls to cast them easily away. There Is but one Savior for us all, be we what we may: There is but one God whose smile makes heaven. We travel by dinerent paths-oh, yes! We wear dif ferent liveries, some showing tlie gor geous vestments of the stately Catho lics, some the solemn dralw of the Quakers, others' black roltes. But the paths all lead to the" same place, and the great quest ion are, do we love the One we seek, and have we loved and helped those we trawled with? John, make Christ your church, and the mightiest cannot harm you!" and, catch ing up the scant folds of my riding-habit, 1 fled from the only sermon I ever preached in my life." NEW YORK AND LONDON. Figured of Compariaon Between World'a Two Urea teat Cities. the The people of New York, though few- er in number by 2,000,000 than those of Loudon, consume more food, are richer and are better cared for spiritually and educationally. Here are some Interest. lug figures: The annual consumption of meat In New York is 542,500,000 pounds; In London 480,500,000. New York's egg supply yearly comprises ;i(;0,000,000 eggs; London's .'',50,000,000. New York ers expend $10,500,000 anntiallv on woolens; Londoners $15,400,000. The dally water supply of New York la 2()8.(HM),(HMi gallons; that of London la ino.ooo.ooo. The saviags bank deposit In New York foot up $508,000,000; those In London only $-100,000,000. The vulu of church property in New York Is $74,- 000,000; in London $40,000,000. New Yorkers yearly expend on public edu cation the sum of $11,000,000; the out lay lu London is only $9,500,000. The number of paupers in New York Is 5,- 000 while in London it reaches the Im mense total of 120,000. The area of Greater New Y'ork Is 306 square miles; that of London Is 124 square miles. There arc more Germans lu New York than In Ihe ancient city of Cologne, the number being !!20,000. There are more Irish In New York than In Dublin, the population of Dublin being 245,000, while the Irish In New York number ;;oo,ooo. Way to lie Safe. He wag a slip of a boy of 4, with Una face of a cherub crowned by golden curls, wJiIeh persisted in -wandering Unto ids large bine eyes. Next to bin sot u mini, i huge six-footer, Intent on readl ng his iper. The trolley car aped along till It reacbed the brotw of a very steep aud Lou bill. The child eyl the nil. doatrvstfully for a second, then eet- tied back with a contented algih. Tba mau jrlaiwfsl up from bla paper, and, noting the movement, the boy aafced: "Are you s-ared, mister?" Tbe man glanced at the mite, amlled, aud suJd: "No, not very." "Well, you ncvdji't le," raising bia eyes tlnroiib the uiasn of tangled cria. "All you have to do Is to just put your trust in the Lord."-I'iick.. Clever Hlr Charles. Here Is a slory of the Lord Chief Jus tice of Knglnnd. When he was still know n us Sir Chnrlea Itusnell he went to Semi hand to help tlie Liberals in a certain eamjifllgn,. He purposeiy le gan Ids pech with some very badly pronounced Scotch. After the confusion caused by hie apparent blunder bad niilisldcd. Sir Charles said: "Gentle men, I do iiot sjieak Scotch, but I vole Hcoloh." Trmnemlous applause follow ed, whereupon Sir Charles proceeded: "And I oftxwi drink Scotch." After thte lie was the hero of the bow. An ewers. Old friend with New Kac-ea. Mlse Whelex Do you know that Daisy Hcorchlelgh la mo auperatUloua? Cholley SproeklUa No! Ia nhe? Mlsa Wheeler Yea; a be my that ev ery time you aee a red-beaded bloomer girl you'll aee a whit bicycle. Puck It Is a wlae dude that knowa whetbat a flrl la amiUnf or Lang bin at him. WOMEN S ALLOWANCtS. A Much-Needed Little Lecture to tha .iarricJ Men. 1'erhaps :;ieti think I am exaggera ting the i vil. J'erhaps they don't know that t'he only advice married women iii e to engaged girls, which never var ies. "j;e sure you ask for an allow ance from tlie first, because if you don't y-iii may never get it.'' I suppose the majority of men don't known that their wives hate to ask them for money, say Lin.- Woman's Hume Companion. Of course, tt doesn't seem so terrible to tiio.se of us whose fathers occasionally want to keeji back enough money to buy coal, when our daughterly demands get refused. But we never imagine that a girl's lover-husband this cour teous si ranger whom she lias loved and married - should ever forget his theater and American beauty days sufficiently to say "What did you do with that dol lar 1 gave you yesterday?" Now, frankly speaking, it never oc curs to unmarried girls that their hon eymoon can ever wear off. We look upon husbands as only married sweet hearts. We sort, of half way believe them-- at least we used to before we observed other girls' husbands when they tell us thai they long for t'he lime w lien they can pay our bills and buy our clolhes for us. We never thought, until we were told, that any little gen erous arrangement which we expect.nl lo last must be fixed during the first weeks of marriage. 1 dare say most of us had planned to say, in answer to the money quest ion: '.iust: as you like, dear. I'd rat her have you manage such mailers for me. You know so much more about them t.han I do." It is a horrible shock, from n sentimental point of view, lo be lold to' say: "I'll take an allowance, please," and then if two amounts are mentioned to grab for the biggest. Oh, it's a shame. It is a shame to be fold that we'll be sorry if we don't and to know that we shall have no op portunity to show how unselfish and trusting we are. It is all your fault, you men, thai ju don't think of these things more. You might stop a moment to consider that it is rather a delicate matter for a wo man to ask money of a man. If your wife is like most wives she Is doing aa much to help you make your money as you are. She is keeping you well and happy and your home beautiful. You couldn't keep your mind on busi ness an hour if she didn't. Therefore she deserves every dollar which, after discussing your future life together, you feel that you can afford to give her. She oug'ht to be made to feel that she has earned it and that she may spend it freely and happily or invest it Just as she may choose. Do you think that you wouldn't get the whole of it back if you were ill and needed it? It Is a ungracious thing to call her to account for every dollar. Origin of Postage Stamp. The incident which resulted in the in vention of the postage sitamp was a curious one. A traveler journeying through the north of England chanced to reach the door of an inn Just as a postman stop ped to deiiver a letter. Tlhe young girl for whom It was intended came out to receive It. She turned It over and ovar in her hands ami asked tlie price of the postage. The price demanded was a shilling, aud as the g-irl was oor she returned it to the posit man, saying that it was from her brother, but that slie had not that amount of money. Tlhe traveler, in spile of her p rote-sit, paid the money to the postman and handed the letter to the girl. Wrhen the post man departed, the yoang girl admitted that she and her brother had arranged by certain marks upon the letter that th; other should kuow that the writer was in good health and prospering. 'We are so poor," she added, "that we wore foirmi to invent this waj of ltsttiog each other kuow of our wel fare." The traveler continued on hJs way asking hiiuwdf if n systen giving rise to such fra tills was not a vicious one. The sun had not set before Roland Hill (such was the traveler's name) bad plar-ned to organize the postal service on a new basis. His views found favor with tlie Eng lish Government, and on Jan. 19, 11340, the ft nst postage stamp was issued and a postal sysitem started by whJcb not more tha.n o penny was paid for letters which circulated over the whole extent of the British Isles. This bold schema surpassed the wildest hopes of the legislators. Ten years later, in 1850, the number of letters lnu-eael from 1,000,000 to T.iSM.WK!. Philadelphia Record. How tlie Klephant Bleeps. One of the most erroneoua of' tbe many queer Ideas which tbe layman has on the questions of natural history is the one respecting the elephant's mode of sleeinlng. Kven the old school of naturalists declared Mint the ele phant had never been known to sleep except in a staudlng position. Of late, however, say, within the last century, It has been learned that the error came alMii-t by persons studying the uaMts of such beasts as had not been long In captivity. Such animals, when under going tin- process of domestication, have been known to eland for twelve, eighteen or even twenty-four months without once lying down to sleep. Thla is regarded as a want of confidence In their keepets, coupled wltJh a lynglua desire for liberty. While rphanta are at perfect ease and reconciled to their faitc, they will He down on theli side and sleep as all other boasts do, An laaorant Teacher. Willie Say, pa; dldu't you tcJl m tbe other day that It waa wrong to strike any one smaller than yownetf? ra-Yes, WIIHe; that's what 1 aald. Willie Well, I wish you'd write my teacher a note lo that effect. I don't ttatk ahe knowa about It. .