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red glory fct""N ON THE HILLS V-; Bed glory on the hills. But lengthening hadows here; And In the w-cret of my sout A longing and a fear! The flaming- fire prow pals Beneath the deepening haze. And In my soul a mint of pain Enshrouds the gulden day. The solemn night descends. The distant flame Is gone. And now beside a grave I stand In darknena and alone! Alone, yet not alone! For, lo, there shines afar. Upon my head, bowed down by grief. The splendor of a star! A star whose light Is love Love wonderful and great ; And, lifted by Its power, behold, I am not desolate! A. W. Bomberger. Tb I' BT E. JACK APPLETON. fOwrtlCbt. br Dallr Story Pub. Oo He nt on a gray, wave-scarred rock aa4 gated thoughtfully out to sea. It waa early morning and a tiny aalt breeae was blowing inland, of which Vaa Holden was pleasantly but indo ieatly conscious. His straight, aristo cratic nose was tilted at the proper tsU to catch this odor so keenly ap ptwciated by those who live far from the ocean, and his soft bat was tilted tbe other way, over his keen blue eyes. Vaa Holden was not in lore. He was not even contemplating suicide. Ba bad merely arisen early to enjoy the novelty of such a thing and had wandered half a mile from the summer hotel to this protected little cove. As his digestion was excellent he took from his pocket now a briar pipe, ttlled It and struck a match. "If It were not so beautiful," he re Marked aloud, looking out to the sea M the match burned up. "if It were not a real sacrifice to disturb the absolute harmony of this scene-and if other people did not go in so much and muss ttVwater up-I believe I would take a dip right here and now.' Tne Mteh having gone out, Van Holden track another and lighted his pipe. Then he clasped' his hands about his kaees and rocked gently back and for ward. "I ought really to be in love he went on, "so that I might spout aoetry this very minute. Poor old How much you u iv in-lrk individuals who ins.. ..ir, verse, with you as aa audience! It is really too bad. But I cannot improvise, and I never could 'qaote so you'll be saved this morning. I ought to be in love, but as no mod era Venus is apt to rise from the waTes-by. all the gods, I'm not so are! Whafs that?" Hit eyes opened widely as his solilo- soid. I "Poor old ocean!" fay waa Interrupted by the appearance f a rapidly moving, graceful figure, awtmmlag easily toward him from jiaal tte little promltory at his gt, aad Van Holdea held his breath fr a tsttaent as he gated at It It xm tawa redly what he had thought at Cat gtaaota ,rl or Xoung wo Xtt, swimming toward shore, her rosy ft taraed to one tide, her white arms I 'sjMlif through the little whirl of that the made with long, grace ful aworhaad strokes. Cat before Vaa Holden bad decided C3t aoUeless retreat waa his ens, ,t aaacbt tight of blm; aad then, ' a little eeream, seemingly more frS tkaa aarprlae, aba turned "7 Mt iUrted teaward again. j tunTMaff atamed to retard her XX ttini moment mora the a kaaa, vtta tan of toft hair 9oa It, bad disappeared -DCa Wtttr. J Vf.U $9ng to bit fan, aad j g3 sal eoat Waltta o2y to see that she waa indeed in need of as sistance, he tossed his pipe and hat beside his coat, and plunged into the cool waves, and struck out for the spot where she had gone under. Accus tomed as he was to fresh water swim ming, be found it easy enough to make speed here, and by the time she bad come to the surface again, he was beside her. Slipping one arm beneath bers, be turned upon his back and swam back to the beach, in that matter-of-fact way in which he was wont to do everything. Once there, he car ried the dripping little figure to a dry spot and laid her down. The girl was unconscious and Van Holden turned to pick up his coat to throw over her, when a sight met his gaze that took away what breath he had had left. "Heavens alive!" he muttered, "I have rescued a mermaid, not a mortal. Either that, or I am clear crazy!" She lay on her side, her hair, shimmering with water, her eyes closed, the upper part of her trim body clothed in a reg ulation batting suit; but at the waist line reality stopped and romance be gan. A delicately shaped, tapering extremity like that of a great moun tain trout, dotted with spangles of gold and red, finished the uncanny picture that Van Holden beheld. For a moment he could only stare; then, recovering himself somewhat, he pick ed up his coat and spread it gently over her. Recovering his pipe also, he walked dazedly to the rock from which he had first seen her. So rapidly had the remarkable inci dent occurred that he found the tobac co still alight, and for the space of a minute he smoked fast and furiously, trying to think what he could say or do. At the end of that time he turned and looked at the pathetic little heap and saw her stir. "What an idiot I am," he cried, springing to his feet. "Mermaid or girl, she needs attention, instead of foolish gazing at where't ray flask?" He found It, still uninjured in hit hip pocket, and stooping, he gently forced the pretty lips apart and poured a few drops of brandy into her mouth. "Where am I?" she said, pressing her hands to her ears, and making that time honored remark in excellent English. "Did I go under again?" An embarrassed expression came across her face, as she added, "And you had to go after me? It Is too bad but I am very grateful, sir." Sir? Van Holden looked again. She was a mere child, not over fifteen or sixteen at the most, and Gracious Heaven! she was stripping off that remarkable extremity, as if it were made of rubber! As she shook herself free from it and stood up in a very fetching bathing suit and stockings, be smiled and took a swallow of the brandy himself. "If you'll excuse me," he said apolo getically, "I your appearance rather upset me." A rare, but strangely pa thetic smile answered him. "I don't wonder," the aald; "you must be colder than I." Shaking her self free of the sand which clung to her dress, she gathered up the remark able covering and rolled It Into a bun dle which the tucked under one arm. "I am very grateful to you," the aald again, "and I hope you bare Dot worn yourself out " "No," he Interrupted, "but before you go will you kindly tell me why yon are out to early In tbe moraine, alone, and with that moat peculiar peculiar costume on?" Tbe girl's pretty face grow seriously wistful. "My father," aba aald, aad then went oa la a lower toae, Ton mutt aot breathe a word of tala, for ba would punish ma If you did; but ba makea me lean to awla to. My mother died tact winter. Then my father, whom I bad sever aaaa before, came aad took mo away, aad I aa learning to twlm with tbat tail. It la like awfmmlag without roar feet aad that wouldn't bo Ttry easy, woala ltr "I thould imsgine not." answered 1 Van Holden gravely. "I think your father thould be thrashed himself for making you do this. How old are you. my little siren?" "Fifteen." she answered. "He wants me to be a mermaid in the show this summer. Vou wouldn't make me do that If you were my father, would you?" the added suddenly, at if ttruck by a happy thought. "Assuredly not," answered Van Hol den, taking one of her cold little hands in his; "what is your father's name?" "Frank Moras." she enswered. "It It Moran's Great Three Ring Circus, you know." "Yes," said Van Holden, a curious HfTht coming into his eyes, "I do vnow." The child came closer to him id looked up at him for a momen thout speaking. Then: "You are good," she said slowly you are strong, too. I think I like you very much." Ere he could stop ber, she stood on tiptoes, pressed her iretty lips to his, and turned and ran lleetly away toward the hotel in th far distance. Van Holden smiled and called after her, "Good-bye, little mer maid!" She paused a moment to wave her hand to him, and answer, "Good-bye, good man!" Then she was gone again. "Frank Moran, indeed," said Van Holden, the determined lines about hi mouth showing plainly. "He Is addin kidnapping to his other fine art: Well, Mr. Moran, I have stopped som of your smaller games; I'll see if . can put an end to this. Poor little mermaid!" By five o'clock that afternoon Van Holden was back in New York, and a day later there was a brief but Intense scene in the room which Mr. Moran occupied at the teaslde hotel. At tbe end of that scene. In which Van Hol den, Moran, an old but determined lawyer from New York, and a fright ened, shabbily dressed little woman. who proved to be the small mermaid's aunt, took part, Van Holden showed the circus owner the door, with the admonition: "I give you two hours to get away; at the end of that time if you are still here, or If you try to take this child again by pretending to be her father, or any other relative, into the penitentiary you go!" And that evening the little mermaid, whom ber delighted aunt called Ma rian, was placed in the motherly care of Mrs. Hargrave, the manager of the hotel. A few days later Van Holden's mother came, looked at the child, looked at her ton and took the former to her heart, for all time. - That was five years ago. Today Van "Where am I?" Holden is no longer a careless, Irre sponsible bachelor. If you care to look blm up, you will find him en sconced in a delightful little flat, deep ly and increasingly in love with his wife graceful and beautiful in every way and calling her, at times, "mer maid dear." Battle of Tel-el-krbir. On September 9 the British under Sir Garnet Wolseley was attacked by Arab! Pasha's forces at Kassaggln and the latter were repulsed and fell back to the intrenchments at Tel-el-Keblr. On the night of September 12 the. Brit ish broke camp at Kassassin, removed their baggage to the railway and with an army of H,000 marched silently and In the dark toward Tel-el-Keblr. The army baited before dawn within 1,000 yards of the fortification without hav ing been discovered. There the lines were formed and tha battle began. Tbe English carried the intrenchments and completely routed the Egyptians. Thousands of the latter were killed and about 3,000 taken prisoners. Ara bl Pasha was taken prisoner two days later at Cairo and his power complete ly crushed. In the negotiations which followed Great Britain practically gained control of Egypt. Our Flag and Mia Hun. During the summer months It It laid that the sun always shines on some portion of the territory of the United States, but at other times during the year there are periods of the day when the United States with Its possessions it In darkness. It it stated that Oreat Britain, France and Holland are the only countries having colonies to lo cated tbat the tun alwayt shlnet on tome portion of them. The PI t II pinna. Neptune It the farthest off or out side planet of tbe solar tystem. known to tcience. It It Invisible to tbe naked eye aad la the telescope appears at a tar of the eighth magnitude. Dlacov ared In 14. Revolves about tbe tun at near dlttance of about -.700,000,-000 mllea. Its year la equal to 1W of oura.. In diameter about 17,000 miles. Ita volume it about 100 timet that of the earth and Ita dentity a little less tbaa that, of water. Doping An Elephant. 0-8 of the most remarksble opera tions ever performed on an animal has been done in tbe Hanover Zoological Gardens of Hanover, Germany, on the big female elephant Marly. The "huge earth-shaking beast naa a foot disease tbat made it necessary to amputate large parts of both her hind feet to save her life. As it was manifestly Impossible to operate by force, tbe great animal was anaesthe tized. It Is believed to be the first successful anaesthetization of an ele phant on record. Marly waa presented to the Zoolog ical Gardens of Hanover by tbe broth ers Janneeke. She is said to be one of tbe wisest elephants in the world. And equal to her wisdom Is her con stancy. She loved a man once and she never has forgotten him. The man whom Marly loved was the elephant keeper of the garden. He knew her thoroughly and understood all her moods. In return she gave him her unquestioning obedience and affection. There was nothing tbat he could do to her that Marly would not suffer in silence. Twice be operated on her foot and each time she bore it STRETCHED FOR without even wincing. At times, dur ing the progress of the operations, the pain would make her mighty body tremble from her wide ears to her lit tle tail, but she did not move her suf fering foot an inch. And when the keeper spoke to her Byropathetica!ly and coaxingly, as he cut deep into her tender soles, she would stroke him gently with her trunk even while she was groaning with agony. Men say that whenever the taw her beloved keeper approach Marly's eyes -those piglike elephant eyes-would become almost humanly beautiful. Tbe visitors to the Zoological Garden who did not see this know tbat the man never could arrive in sight without eliciting mighty trumpetings .and stampings and other elephantine signs of deep Joy. Under these circumstances the fact that Marly was a great sufferer from sore feet did not bother any one much, for the keeper could enter her house day or night and cut and saw and Ms and sandpaper her toes till they were in proper shape, says New York Press. But, after almost fifteen years of un interrupted companionship, the old man died. For several weeks after that Marly permitted others to min ister to her and was docile enough, but without cessation she kept watching and calling for her friend. Every ap proaching pedestrian who looked at all like him was greeted with trumpet blasts until he came near enough for the elephant to discover that he was not the one for whom she was waiting. At last she seemed to realize that her beloved keeper would not return. And from that moment Marly was a changed beast. She attacked none of those who served her. But her ba havior spoke clearly of her frame of mind. Had she been able to speak she could not have expressed more clearly ber dislike for ail In th gardens. Still, with the great eenge which she had displayed during the twenty-five years of her sojourn in the Zco, she objected actively to nothing except one thing. She permitted the new keep ers to scrub her big sides and to play the hose on ber. She submitted to be ing chained and rubbed with oil. She moved from place to place with ready obedience. But she would allow no man to touch her feet. And her feet bad been and were the source of con stant trouble to her. Regularly at first the keepers tried to work at them, but regularly Marly resented It in a manner that showed them unmistakably that she would go to tne lengtn oi dealing aeatn to the man who Insisted on working around ber. So gradually the keepers, who were not paid to act as victims or ele phantine idiosyncrasies, abandoned all attemDt to attend to ber feet. Tbla state of affairs lasted for sev eral years, until tbe borny growth! on the bind feet of tbe huge beast bad become to great tbat operative Inter-fa-anr waa neremctorv. The pertt who were called In were helpless for a long wnne. Every enon to loot at the elenhtnt't feet was frustrated by tarage attacks. At last Dr. Ernest Behsaff director of the Hanover Zoo logical Oardent, bit oa tbe idea of building a great pen of live oak in Marly's Inclosure. When the pen was finished Marly was coaxed In by means of ten pounds of candy, which lured her tho more readily because she had been subjected to starva tion for several hours pervlously. The pen was so narrow that, once the ele phant was in it, she could not turn around, and it was planned to chain her on all sides and then perform tbe necessary paring of heT feet. A huge anchor chain used by a great steam ship bad been borrowed, and this was and mighty as it was, Marly burst it with her first effort the moment one of the surgeons touched her feet, and she would have stamped him into nothingness had his colleagues not pulled him out Just in time. It was then decided to drug her with morphine, which was done with 43 grains. Fortunately the beast did not re cover her senBes at any time during the progress of the work. Inch after Inch the horny masses disappeared un der tbe blows of the little ax until the feet had something like their normal size. Then a keen spokeshave was used THE OPERATION. to pare them down thoroughly. When this tool got down to the tender flesh fastened around Marly's middle and bolted to the sides of the pen. Heavy Marly began to kick spasmodically, and ail hands got out In a hurry. But It was a false alarm, and the work was taken up again Immediately. After the feet bad been entirely re lieved of the horn, the cutting away of the diseased portions of the feet be gan. This, the most important and necessary, also was the most danger ous and exciting part of the operation. No one could tell bow much longer the narcosis of tho elephant would last, as this was the first one ever anaesthe tized. At any moment the vast brute might awaken, and to awaken while the Instruments were cutting away at the nerves of her foot meant that she "DOPED." would go mad with the pain. So swift noes of work was essential and tho surgeons soon had tools going like lightning. Despite tho great sensibil ity of an elephant's foot, It was found tbat there was so nmch gristle that knives could not cut It as fast as de sired. So recourse was had at once to common carpenters' chisels and mal lets, and they were plied busily. As quickly as a portion of the diseased flesh had been loosened sufficiently by the chisels, a common hand-saw was used to sever It. Still tbe elephant, beyond twitching bis legs spasmodically once or twice, bad not given any Indications of pain during the two hours consumed by the cutting and chiseling and sawing. But when the Irrigation of the wound be gan Marly flung her legs around in so lively a manner that the lnclosure was vacated In a hurry. The tame demon stration occurred during the cauterl tation, which had to be done most thoroughly. But It the anlmtl felt ptln during this time It gave no Indi cation of it other than by those mo tions. It did not bellow and Its regu lar deep breathing continued without Interruption. Fortunately, the wounds In her poor feet and tbe amputated portions were not wbere they Interfered with stand ing, and tbey healed rapidly. Marly It feeling fine now, aad hat recovered her old good temper entirely. Cawaralaa of aharfca. Many tales bar been told of bow human beings have been devoured by the fish that is known as the man eater. Although many of these have been greatly exaggerated, they are to a certain extent true. It is also true that sharks have been known to fol low a ship for days, picking up and eating that which had been thrown overboard as waste. Notwithstanding all of this, the cowardliness of sharks is well known among men who have been much to sea In southern waters. The fiercest shark will get out of the way of a swimmer if the latter sets up a noisy splashing. A shark fears anything that splash es In the water. Among the South Sea Islands the natives never go bathing alone, but always In parties of halt a dozen or so, In order that they ma; make a great hubbub in the water and thus frighten away the sharks. Once in a while a too venturesome swimmer among these natives fool ishly detaches blmi-elf from his party and forgets to keep up his splashing. Then there Is a swish and the man eater comes up from under blm like a flash and he is gone. Pensacola Reporter. STRICT DISCIPLINE. West Point Military School Is No Plara for Trdy Youths. There are about 18,000 opportunities for a cadet at West Point Military Academy to be "late at roll call" dur ing the four years. For each tardi ness one demerit mark is given. Two hundred demerit marks received in any one year cause dismissal. Every dereliction of duty is noted "one but ton of uniform coat unbuttoned at drill," for example and punishment follows hard upon it. This Is the meth od of Mother Nature stumble and the fall will hurt. Punishment Is im mediate, inexorable. Just. The result Is the formation of fixed habits exact ly fitted to the conditions, natural In the one case, Imposed In the other. Besides tho written code of the acad emy, tbe cadets have an unwritten code of their own. No man may lie and remain a comrade, for example. "Conduct unbecoming a cadet and a gentleman" Is an offense against the written code and Is a!so punished by the cadets themselves who refuse to associate with a man under such a ban. L'p to a point their unwritten code Is wholesome. Of very late years It has been carried entirely too far owing to the recent growth of "class spirit." The written law does not, and should not, recognize class presidents and the like, and by a return to the old meth od of recognizing only the officers of the cadet battalion the remedy for re cent irregularities is at band. The hazing of new cadets must bo stopped once and for all and discipline must be In the hands of the officers only. The country at large haa decided this point definitely and the cadets have accept ed the decision loyally, as they are ac customed to accept all orders of their lawful superiors. Let them look out side of the little government reserva tion at West Point and see the fields In which they will soon be called upon to work. Upon (heir steady adherence to the motto of the academy, "Honor, Duty, County," the future of the United States In two hemispheres will largely depend. In the future, as In the past, their country can rely upon their faithful efforts. Annthsr Me from Kansas, y Kansas has developed a new lndlistry At Concordia, Mrs, Lottie Clark has for four months been undergoing a process of tatoolng which makes her the most tatooed woman In the world. She has 185 designs on her body, In cluding a picture of the battleship Maine and a picture of the head of Christ She bopea to make a fortune aa a living curiosity. Had l.lhl for McaslM. Children with measles are wrapped In red cloth by French peasant wom en. Noticing this Cbatlnler patted red paper on the windows where patients having measles lived, and the result. In all case, without medicine, have been favorable. He finds that other colors, especially strong thadea of violet, excite the akin, while aubdued red light rests It Mat Stains aa ak. Mud ttalnt on tilk can generally be removed by rubbing with a piece of rough cloth or flannel. - Sometimes, however, a stain It left where tbe mud haa been. Rub this with a bit of clean lines dipped la benilne or al cohol. '