TWIN TREE IN
In the Central park, New York city,
south aibterly from the cave and scarce
ly more than the length of a city block
from it, ia an object of interest which
hundreds probably pass without notic
ing. ! Following the rustic pathway loading
down to tie lake, there is seemingly
nothiDg to the left to attract attention.
(while to Uie right the rocky ravine
BABIES IN OLD ROME.
Babies were not allowed much liber
ty of action in the days of the old Ro
man Empire. Old engravings and a
.few pieces of sculpture which have re
cently been discovered furnish ample
; testimony on this point.
! Until they were able to walk these
babies were treated almost as though
, they were lifeless mummies. Heavy
swaddling clothes were wrapped around
; them and then fastened in such a man
ner that the little unfortunates were
hardly able to breathe For hours at a
time they were compelled to bear these
burdens, and apparently they were
hardly permitted to stretch their little
limbs or toddle about as modern in
fanta do.
It is said that many children were
unable to endure this ordeal, and no
one who carefully studies the accom
panying picture will be inclined to
doubt the truth of this statement.
FOR LIFELESS PATIENTS.
Paradoxical, isn't it hospitals for
, lifeless paticnt-v? One would naturally
! suppose the only proper disposal to be
made of a lifeless patient would be via
' 4 V. vtn'l.r,, imrrrn nrt fnrif " ' I " "
: iliCvit.ru w.lI ' .- uuui.i
or the crematory. Not so. however.
(There are patient3 and patients.
I At the Dolls' hospital patients may
I be sen in all stages of crippledom
some even decapitated and minus all
i requisite members. One would imagine,
' as far as expense is concerned, better
! Judgment would be displayed in the
, purchase of an entire new manikin.
Broken Bone No Incuriot
o4 W b Se -flf'jXS " O-c
w t0ut Putt, aw ifrfyft An
. ft Corl9Tn VV'Oi) V
ITmLrff'ai aid Cnt't Ptpehrd
' But that discolored, headless trunk Is
dear to some childish heart It Is pos
sibly known by the name of "Janie."
An obstinate refusal to accept any
unwelcome successor to the beloved
'Manle" is generally the result of well
meant but unsuccessful intention. So
"Janie" to the hospital goes, and by
means of expert surgery is transform
ed from a mutilated chrysalis Into a
beautiful Parisian butterfly, but not
withstanding the metamorphosis re-
The Solution.
Mrs. Jaggs John, what are you do
lor down there, turning the doorknob
round ud round T
Jaggs Duano, m'dearest Can't And
any kash-hole. Oueaaer mush be a
Um-windsr. New Tork Son.
o talot Moat ItNM.
Mmr I oan't stand It aar longer;
I'm cotac to Um dentist's tala Instant
art tew tfel tooth oat
, jMi"n if anas Tow tooth
r3t . IT! oaJj yor laatla-
c
t "'"' Cta HI km Ua aU oat
Ki. mi AJrM!w cf t
CENTRAL PARK
causes one to look that way. But
glancing to tae left one sees an object
w'-ll worth examining. The twin trunks
of a tree are united at a height of
about ten feet by a branch of the left
trunk, which is perfectly grafted Into
the right one.
That the right trunk receives nour
ishment through this branch ia shown
by the fact that the trunk is thicker
above the point of union than below it.
tains the paramount virtue of being
dear old "Janie."
On the books of the Hat hospital are
registered many uniipe and curious pa
tients ranging in style Irom the aristo
cratic ((?) tile (sometimes of the vint
age of M.9, to the Jaunty sailor or nat
ty derby. Apparently these have seen
many a summer, to say nothing of the
interrening hard winters. After the
rest cure, the cold water treatment,
steam baths, etc., they emerge in a
xtate of rejuvenation, for which the
owner gladly pays the small sum re
uired for their restoration.
What is more disreputable than en
umbrella that has teen better days?
Perhaps Old Boreas ,in one of bis frol
icsome mocds. has played such havoc
with the silken parachute that scarce
ly, any portion of it remains intact.
Pel haps it has been a cherished gift or
a certain originality of handle has
struck the owner's capricious fancy and
therefore is reluctantly discarded. A
visit to the hospital and presto! An
entirely new article is returned, which
the owner finds difficulty In recogniz
ing were it not for a few familiar land
marks. HER EAR A FACE.
Portrait photography plays
tricks, but it la seldom that a
many
camera
ia so ungallant as to perpetrate
such a
jfke as illustrated by the above pic
turesa face in a woman's ear.
Perhaps there may be some peculiar
ities In the conformation of the organ
which lend themselves to this most
pronounced suggestion of the human
physiognomy, but undoubtedly the
camera In Its mistaken humor has been
largely responsible for the accentuation
of the resemblance.
This picture, the portrait of a well
known actress, was made by a theatri
cal pnotographer, who disavows any In
tention of having fun with his subject
and who places all the blame on the
eccentricities of his camera.
Mikado to Edward VII.
Among the costly gifts which will
he presented to King Kdward VII, on
the occasion of his coronation will be
two beautiful rases from the Mikado
of Japan.
They are of silver and richly encrust
ed with gold, and they represent the
work of 30 artisu for seven years.
The Ainu women, In North Japan,
tattoo their faces to give them the ap
pearance of men with whiskers.
Fish are sold alive in Japan, the ped
lers conveying them through the
streets In tanks.
Example.
"Vou ought not to smoke right before
the children, Henry," expostulated Mrs.
Chlnner. "Can't you see that you're
setting them a very bad example"
"Oh, that's all right, my dear," re
plied her husband, easily. "If they fol
low your example of carrying pins In
your mouth they 11 never live long
enough to be harmed by my example."
Syracuse Herald.
aothar Hold.
Parson Tot! tat! my 1UU boy, jot
aoati't cry over spilt allk.
BoyAw. o oa, attar; this Isn't
wSZkt-W basr.-rm04tll ftaooK
A BbDE AWAKENING.
He (tme from a county far away,
ilia whiskers were long ami his necktie
Kay.
And his carpetbag was chock full, they
say,
f bills that hi? wanted to pass;
Rut in splta of his whiskers and queer
attire,
There is one small faet that we must ad
mire. The lamilady vouches, if you Inquire,
That he didn't blow out the gas.
We gazed on him a sense of cheer.
And we said that steadily, year by year.
The hayseed statesman who once drew
near '
Was turning to fashion's glass.
We etriiled. though his trouper were all
unertased;
Thuujjh his hair was oiled mid his boots
were gr;..-i.m.
We could point with pride and declare at
least
That he didn't blow out the gas.
But as we biKistrd, a shrd-iw fell
That broke the eh.irra of the sunny spell.
And the joy-bells turned to a j.ravevard
knell.
And we frequently said "Alas."
For we learned that his room up n- ar the
sky
Has elxtrlc j;iits And aK.'iin we s!nh.
For thttt was the only rea'in why
lie didn't blow out the g:is.
Washington Star.
An Interrupted Revenge.
B Y Jul IN ASTON.
(fopyrlijht.
by Authors' Syndieato.)
lO is
the distinguished
lool:ins? man who came In
then with Mr. C-impbell?" !
The person to whom thw ',
question was. addressed j
glanced across the recep- j
tion ball and replied:
"Robert Cordon, lie is '
the fc liow about whom the (
are caving so much the !
UeWspapel s
1U""-T1 ,,"s w !' K
-ceded in getting the Consolidated lei-
ephone ordinances through the council.
handsome, isn t he?
"Remarkably so. Still, on a closer
viw his expression is not entirely
pleasant, and I should say that he bears
marks of dissipation not gronsly, but
thera is something that suggests wine,
v.omen and song at unnoiy noun: or
am I mistaken? Is that pallor,
natural?" j
A woman standing near bent a keen 1
glance at the man as his name was ;
mentioned, and the slightest suggestion
of a flush appeared on her cheeks. It
was the first time she had laid eyes on !
him since the night she had jilted him
for Frederick Markham. That was 19 !
years ago. They were both young
about IS and had been i-weethearts
from childhood. lie was still in col
lege, a brilliant boy and a career pre
dicted for him. But the career was a
long ways off and Gordon had little
other than expectations.
Frederick Markham was rich and
i
i , j
well-connected and 10 years her senior. ; (is a result of your henrtlitssneK.
He offered her all the things so dear to ' what I am not iu the result of your
the girl just budding into society, and i faithlessness. All the reasons that
she had accepted him and thrown Gor- umlv me in your estimation an unfit
don over. She had not anticipated such husband for vour daughter are the
a scene, however, as followed when she result of vour ambition and vour ad
told him that she was to marry Mark- vice. I was not a man of bad instincts
ham. He accused her bitterly of heart- i old days. 1 was not void of am
lesness and of deliberately leading him j l ition. All this vou deliberately killed,
on for the sake of amusement. He j Yon sapped all the good out of my na
swore that she bad ruined his life and j ture and threw me aside, a mere husk,
for the wreck that, would follow she ', kow vfm appeal to the moral nature
was responsible by every law of God j yo destroyed. I never dreamed of so
end of man. He told her that he would perfect a revenge until I saw the glrl--never
again believe in the sincerity of I your very second self, and then I saw
human creature. He would live, he de- J the way to make you suffer even as I
dared, solely to gratify his sense, and j
he wished her much joy in the sale sh
had made of herself. It was the speech
of a hot-headed, high-spirited, disap
pointed boy. It all came up before her
this night many years later with start
ling vividness as she looked at him
across the reception hall.
And It had eventuated much as he
had predicted. He had finished his
college course and studied law, while
plunging into extreme dissipations. His
great natural abilities had carried him
through and he had settled in New
York, where, instead of devoting him
self to his profession, he had used his
brilliant qualities to forward all sorts
of questionable schemes. He had be
come a very successful lobbyist.
He had never visited the home city
since his Interview with the woman
tintll this time, when he had come to
fnrrp through the c!y council the most
audacious and notorious measure that
had ever been attempted In the city.
And he had succeeded and It was whis
pered that he had secured a email for
tune for hia work.
She was surprised at the great
change in the man, and still more sur
prised at the unchanged resemblance
to the Ingenuous, enthusiastic youth
she had known. He looked scarcely
cider, excepting for the prematurely
gray hair, although the fare had lost
its roundness and the cheeks were
white with pallor.
While all this flashed through her
mind Robert Gordon and Mr. Campbell
were surrounded by a merry party of
Jadles and gentlemen, to whom the
former was being presented. When
Mrs. Markham glanced toward the
party, Gordon was being presented to
her daughter, a tall, handsome, viva
clous girl of IS. The mother noted the
look of startled recognition In his eyes
(the girl was a perfect prototype of her
mother at the same age), and noted
also the slight flush In his pale cheek.
The mask of indifference had vanished
from his face and he entered st onc
into an animated conrersatlon with the
girl. An expression of anxiety came
into the face of Mrs. Markham and the
shadow of a great apprehension crossed
her heart Then she straightened her
self haughtily and muttered to herself:
"What an Idea. I must be going into
second childhood."
During the entire evening Gordon
monopolized Miss Markham's attention,
and at the close handed her to the car-
Bound to Have His Beer.
Deacon De Good Here, waiter, I'm
afraid to drink city water. I'll have to
tnKft beer
Waiter That Isn't city, sir. It's a
pure spring water, bottled In the
mountains especially for this establish
ment. Several distinguished chemists
nd physicians have pronounced it the
(nest water ever served.
Deacon Da Good Um bring some
aver anyhow. New Tork Weekly.
n Manitoba and Aaalalboa there are
04,' ."0,000 acres of rich and arable land,
wiiak con Id support ,000,000 persons.
GM ramt population is paly S10,00.
riace all to the considerable discom
fiture of her mother.
Robert Gordon did not return at onc
to New York as he had announced pre
viously. The weeks faded into months
and still he occupied th-? handsome:-?!
F'lite at the Royal and hunir, around the
('r.luty hand of the yountf heirers of
le M.irkhem fortune. Mrs. Markhan
f . tf.l an d.-;tewed, but her cxitosaill!
tions fell oa unheeding ear3. The girl
felt the strong attraction toward the
handsome man of the world ever felt
by daughters toward the men who
have been the unsuccessful suitors for
their mother's hands; and a3 for Mark
ham, he was charmed by the dominant
personality of the New Yorker.
The mother's apprehensions were
not unfounded, hovvevpr. and one day
the father awoke to the situation and
there was a most serious t2lk between
Clare's parents. It was fully evident
th.il the clil was mae'ly iu love with Ue
I rilliant lobbyist, and when the miter
was talked over Frederick Markhani
saw at once that it was not a proper
match for the daughter. Then then
was a serious interview wish the irl.
who was told plainly the character of
the man. She resented it passionately,
p.nd the rep tilt was that a few days later
Robert Gordan formally proposed to
Markharn for the hand of his diutphtcr.
In reply to the indignant rfMsal of the
father Gordon coolly informed him that
he already had the consent of the fti r I
end proposed to marry her in any
vent w ith the parental consent If pos
sible, without It if necessary. Clare
when consulted cast her lot .with Gor
don. All revelations concerning Gor
don's career and record were without
avail.
Th:n the mother in desperation wen!
to Gordon's apartments at the Roye.l
and made a pathetic appeal to him.
"There can be no happiness In such a
match," she said. "When she awakens
to the realities she will be heartbroken
as you well know. There is no hap-
l pinr-sa in such a marriage either for her
. Qr f()r vou , (,() m)( know w!,a,
aro afjr t w, no insi)t you h
j timating that you seek her money. If
you do it shall be yours without a mar-
: riage. In anv event I conjure you by
! a mother's love; by the memory of the
' (,!d times when we were friends more
: than friends, do not destroy my daugh-
ter's life."
Rising from his chair where lie had
sru nonchalant and unconcerned dur
ing the interview. Gordon advanced di
rectly in front of the excited woman
who stood with chrped hands and
Bushed faee pouring out her heart, and
said In a voico hoarse with emotion:
"It has been my dream for 19 ycarf
to see you In front of me pleading for
i something dear to your heart. I never
: dared to hope the dream would come
j true certainly not in the manner It
has. Iet me tell you. I will give you
your heart's desire just as vou g ive me
j mine 13 years ago. You chose deliber
; ately to ruin my life. You were nierci-
less even scornful. What 1 am. I am
have suffered. And you must suffer to
the end." I will not spare you. Go and
tell the girl what I have said and that
I am your old lover. If you pleas". She
will not believe it and I will deny it.
It is your turn to walk the floor now.
I have done it for 19 years. Oh, I will
lead your proud and sensitive girl a
pretty dance, I promise you."
He caught her as she fainted, and af
ter applying restoratives, showed her
to her carriage.
The wedding was a swell affair and
the newly-wedded pair went abroad
for a honeymoon tour.
It was 10 months later at Venl",
when the crisis came. They had lin
gered there for five weeks enloylng the
soft languor of the Italian Bkles. The
months had been a revelation to Gor
don. Never had he supposed earth held
such joy as he had found in the golden
weeks that had slipped by since hi?,
marriage. As he penetrated further
and further into the nature of the wo
man who had married him despite
warning and evil report, he sounded
depths of tenderness that he never ex
pected had existed. Far from carrying
out his threat and intention to break
her heart, he became inspired day by
day with the deepest reverence for her.
This soft evening In Venice the climax
came. He crossed over to where his
wife sat and Bald:
"Clare, I have a confession to make.
I cannot go on In this way with a lie
In my heart. I did not marry you with
a clean rouI and from a pure love. All
they have said about be is true. Your
mother knew me better than any living
person, and she told you the truth.
Since I have known you as wife I have
come to learn somewhat of your real
worth, and a great loathing of myself
has taken possession of me until life
seems only tolerable on the condition
that I cease to act a lie and that you
know me as I am. Forgive me? I was
cruelly hurt by a woman once and
charged It to all womankind. I will
make any amends you say. I will leave
you if you will It anything, anything,
no matter how .hard, bo I stand at least
honest In your sight."
With a broken sob he Bank on one
knee and burled his face In bis hands.
In an Instant she was beside him
with both arms about bis neck.
I knew you better than you knew
yourself," she whispered.
Be Knew the Stuff.
Miss Takes I'm so glad you've call
ed, Mr. Gusher. I've baked a cake for
Willie's birthday. Won't you have a
piece?
Mr. Gusher I'd be glad to, but I'm
afraid Willie might object
Willie Not much! You ain't no
pertlckler friend o' mine. I don't care
what happens to you. Philadelphia
Press.
Spain to Sand a Minister.
Madrid, June 1. It waa announced
today that the government has de
cided to appoint a minister to the
Cubaa republic.
CALLING
7
In GazaJaad the horse, street car and
automobile is usually a cow. The
1 lustration show a lady mounted for an
ailing or ready to make a polite call.
I, l. Mi.Vjntti.r ,K.ti-.l it la niiild Him.
ne II faute to go vlbiting ia tins . with tnem an-i a nuinoei . ,..wR.a..-
lashion. i showing th-ir African life. Among the
The ladv on cowback is an American, j lutt' r few Interested their friends here
Mrs-.. W. L Thompson, wife of Dr. so much as this, which shows how Mrs
T!ii.:unson. medical misisonary at the i 'I honi.sn, a most cultured, gentle and
Mebetter district sUUion of the Ami ri- refin. d lady, acc ustomed to all sott
can Hoard of Foreign Missions. The : graces of life and up-to-date ways of
first brick house In Gazaland was built j journeying In this country, goes call
fit this Rtaiou within the last decade. ing in KCiie n her African neighbor.
NOVEL CAR RAIL.
England ha a new rail for street cars
which is attracting much attention ami
certainly differs in some marked re
spects' from the rail now In use.
I la principal part Is shaped like a
trough turned upside down and is pro
vided with a suitable depression, over
which the flanges of the whit-ls are to
pa.-. The trough rests on a suitable
.Validation, and the street on each side
is raised so that it may be on a level
wiih and fit as closely as possible to
the sides of the trough. The rails are
laid on the track in the ordinary fash
ion, but are connected together in a
in .nner somewhat different.
Experts claim that rails of this type
will lat-t at least 2u years ,and that no
i.ireei In which they aie laid Is ever In
jured by them in the least. Moreover,
it claimed mat tne coki or tnese rails
considering their great advantage!!,
quite low.
Is
LOOP PUZZLE.
Nothing is very complicated In the
puzzle hereshown. It consists of three
parts, one large and two small, the for
mer being mad" of flexible and ihe two
latter ot stiffened material.
Through the large part are cut two
parallel vertical slits, In such a manner
that a Btrip Is formed between them,
md tni ; n hole Is made through the
flexible p.vee directly beneath the strip
Finally a looped string Is passed
through this bole, from the front to
the rear, and then around the otrlp, and
to each end of the string are fastened
the two Emali'T stiffened parta.
Any one who has pored much over
puzzles will readily see that It renuirc3
rather deft manipulation to arrange
these various parts properly. More
over, In this puzzle the looped string
plays a prominent part, and that a
string of this kind Is a regular will o'
the wisp In all tricks Is well known.
Doctors' Bills.
"Why, ther are physicians In Ger
many who charge only 2 cents for a
consultation and 4 cents for a visit,"
said the mean man.
"Well, If they always get that much,
ihey beat me," said the doctor. Von
kn Statesman.
Rear Admiral Joseph Coghlan, Fnlt
ed Stales navy, has been presented by
some of the petty officers of tha Lancas
ter with a handsome flag, accompanied
by an engrossed card, as follows: "To
Rear Admiral Joseph Coghlan, United
States navy, in congratulation of hav
ing obtained bis flag rank, and as an
expression of esteem and token of re
spect by the undersigned, who served
with him on the United States steam
ship Raleigh: B. H. Bryan, chief mas-tr-at-
arms; Patrick Murphy, chief
boauwalna mate; Bdwln Adamson,
boatswain's mate, first claas; William
B. Johnson, sallmaker's mate; James
O. Duncan, electrician; 0. Connolly,
oiler. U. S. N." vawwuy,
I --M- A
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ft
p. . . (
I k Ariil-M.
".!. at i
j The ml!on lands.
consisting of 24.000
mid picturesque,
Thompson by Cecil
j). ! acn s, higii, ienie
were given to it.
Kho,!
Dr. and Mrs. Thompson recently vis-
iu-i tins country, miumuK mauj
EMPEROR'S RARE SILVER.
No ru!r in Europe has such a costly
an 1 innui'itie. tit collect Ion of silverware
as K;ii-cr WiihHm, and in it there are
few pieces whhh are more prized than
tho.-e deigned to be used by the ernpe
ri.r hiniiieif, and they are constantly
used either by him or by some mem
ber of his family.
When the emperor (then Prince Will
lam) married the Princess Augusta Vic
toria, on Feb. 1', lbSl, the cities of
r'ar
iw ".i i.
'K
4-"KS
fe'Ue. .-.VJ. .f t. 0
Germany presented him f.nd hU bride
with a silver service containing 257
pieces, and valued e.t 420,000 marks,
and of this service the pHces of silver
shown In the picture form a part.
From the time of Frederick William I
the emperor's ancestors had been col
iiitir.g silverware, and. though many
of their treasures were sacrificed in
perilous or needy times, there were still
many wonderful specimens of the silver
smith's irt in the Imperial palace when
the present kaiser ascended the throne
so many, Indi-cd. that their value wag
estimated at 5,000,000 mark.
A few of the?e treasures were re
cently photographed by the emperor's
permission, and It Is from one of these
idiotographs that the accomDanvinir
picture was made.
MANY THREADS, ONE NEEDLE.
It looks Impossible, yet It is really
quite easy, to put Beveral threads
through the eye of a needle. The first
thing necessary Is a needlo with a long
eye like that In an Ordinary darning
needle, and through this must be put a
thread about sir feet long.
This thread Is then to be drawn
through the needle Into two Ammt
lengths and next at a distance of about
a yarn rrom the eye the two threads
are to be carefully untwisted and the
needle is to be passed through the two
loops which aro formed in this way.
AS 8 result Of this nrellmlnnrv nun.
Hon the thread 1ms been drawn through
iwo mvibiuie ears and everything Is
ready-Jor the performance of tho trtcir
itself.
If you are enterlnlnlnir a ,r
you may now wat vnurwir nt ni.i-
and safely promise Ihnf without looking
nt your nan'is you will put from pKnt
to ten new threads through tho eye of
the needle. All you have to do is to
hold the needle upright with your right
hand and then grnsn una nt n-.
" -in? LIJItlliN
at a point between the eye and the
small loops and draw it In such anVin-
ncr that these loons Will Maun Ki.Al...k
the eye, for In doing so they will natur
al. carry wun tnem the threads which
have been passed through them. Tbere
aro now three threads through the
needlo, and the operation here described
can be continued with them.
In his annual report Mr. Belcher, the
British consul at Heirs, says: "As re.
ported last year, game In this district
Is still very much on the demise In
fact It Is reported by professional
hunters of experience that the redbuck
e and, rhinoceros, hippopotamus and
elephant will become In a very short
time extinct unless some stnpi re tak-
h. PhT.tBt n?tlVM ftn'1 unB'-'nclplod
white hunters from continuing their
destruction. Chlrlngoms, a district
under Chief Lubuko, "formerly one o
he best p.rts of the country for game
r. .r . - m i ft.Tf u
