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? IIIIIIHHHII THE HEART is Zjtejt9 TTT V 1 1. 1. r hi ; i Hn-m'Knnm'i'Hnttm tnt UK had just returned from the crowded concert hall, where he had enjoyed a veritable triumph. Her race was nusnea auu smiling, aud she still held In her hands the great bouquet of. roses her favor ite flower which had been given her as she left the platform. She was re called to her surroundings by the voice of her maid, Fanchion. "There U a telegram for madame on the table," Bbe said. Denise picked it up; It was addressed to "Mrs. Fielden," which was unusual. She was kuown to the London world and her friends as "Madame EU-ua." She opened it sharply. It was brief and to the iwint. "1 think it is right to let you know that the boy is seriously ill. "MICHAEL. Unconsciously she crushed the mes sage In her hand, and her thoughts flaw to the Lincolnshire village where It had been written. "Bring me an 'A, B, C,' and pack a bag. I am going into the country." "I wonder Is he is really very HI?" he pondered, as she sat In the train. "I think Michael would scarcely have ent for me unless he were. The meet ing will be awkward and uncomfortable for him as for me. Poor little Michael, what a name to give a child: I won der what he is like now? He was not pretty or interesting child. I remem ber he was always crying." After a drive of nearly an hour she recognized a familiar gateway; she re membered the old coat-of-arms cut in the stonework, though she could not tee It now, with the motto, "I live! I die!" "Master Is upstairs," old Hannah said distantly, in reply to Denise's greeting. "I will go op at once if I may," and before Hannah could raise any objec tion she was half way up the stairs. What a great room It was! And how solitary those two figures looked In It! ' - "I am sorry to trouble you," the man said, getting up as she moved. "I am afraid you have had a long, tired jour ney; but I thought you ought to know." "On, you poor little soul!" she cried, a sob la her voice, and the next moment her arms were over the bed, and the little figure was gathered to her breast, where she crooned over it, calling him aer. baby, her little Michael, who she self and showering soft kisses on the wan face in the same breath. "He la very weak; you must not ex cite him," a warning voice said. - "I shall not hurt him," she said, hold lag the boy close to her breast "See, be ts already more content." The little (ace certainly looked less tired and troubled, and one wasted arm had gone ..up around her neck, while he made him self at home as a matter of course In those unknown arms. "Hhs he been long like this?" she asked. "You ought to have told me! before." "He was never strong, as you may remember," he answered coldly. "He does not take after my family; he pines for warmth and sunshine, as you did. I must remind you that you have never given me reason to think you took any' particular Interest In biui. I was nut at all certain you would come now.'". "Not come!" she exclaimed. Then she remembered. "I beg your pardon," she said humbly; "you are quite right It la I. who am to blame I who am in the wrong. But but," ber voice grow ing husky, "I did not know be wanted me so badly. I was so young when I went away" I am not very old now and I did not understand many things. Perhaps if you had reasoned with me' If you had pointed out " "h you think I wanted a captive Instead of a wife?" be asked harshly. "I saw you fretted and pined like a caged creature, I saw the bunted look In your eyes; L knew you would wear your life out In a little while if It went on." "It was so dull so dreary," she mur mured, "and noliody wanted me, not eveu you, I think, after a little while. I ought not to have married." ' "No doubt it wag a mistake, but In Justice I must say that that was more my fault than yours. I was years old er and t took advantage of your youth and Ignorance to fasten a bond on you ; of which you did not understand the " Import. No doubt you knew yourself beat You have the life that salts you; , yon were free to go your own way." "As, you yours." , ' "As I urine." something la the voice Bade Denise more uneasily. For six years the man and the child bad lived here .together; her husband, her child. . .for six years she had nearly forgotten both; not quite, though she bsd tried to do so. The man and the child had been' btowIiic old tog-ether without love or happiness while she bad laugh ' ed and sung. There was nothing young - in the bouse not even the little form she' held In ber arms. . J. iKMiise waa slrtliis alone one evenlns la the faded drawing room whan her husband came In. As a rata she saw vry Utile of hint; they seemed to avoid ;. ar-a nthur hw tacit (Must "There la something I wis to say to " ya if yon are st leisure," he f . cI am quite at year tertlcV 4 verrd. "Uttk Michael to ta be ;:"!fp. nod I hate hpthbag U. y:m m abowt him i m u ' am, e he wt dowa. "He i iotatw," , ." , . '' 7 nftS e vary sO." "f.ii, K i 1 ' ' -4 , HIUI1II MjM or THINGS It quickly. "He needs a great deal of care he could not stand much." Could be mean that they wanted her no longer? she asked herself, with a thrill of fear. "As you say, he needs a great deal of care," he answered slowly. "He also needs more comfort and different sur roundings to what I can give him. I have wondered I have wondered," he repeated, "if you would like to take him with you when you go?" "Like to take him!" she echoed, her face lighting up with Joy. "Need you ask me?" "No, perhaps not I thought that you seemed attached to him." ''Attached?" fehe repeated again, with a laugh. "I love him with all my heart. I couldn't bear to be parted from him now. But don't you mind?" looking at him with inward resentment at his in difference. "Won't you be very lonely without him?" "It will be best for the child to be with you for a time at least, I think, as you are willing to have him. . As you say, he Is not strong enough to stand any shock, and he would miss you. 1 suppose your engagements will necessi tate your returning to town soon." "Yes. I ought to have gone before," flushing at his evident anxiety to get rid of her. "We will go as soon as the doctor says he can travel." Then as he was leaving the room,, "I I should like to thauk you very much for trust ing me for letting me have him." "There is no need. I have been think ing it over and it seemed best for the boy," he answered, as he closed the door. "O course, there would be no thought of me In It," she said to herself bitter ly. "I wonder why he hates me so much now? Once upon a time," the rose color In her cheeks growing deeper. "1 am sure he cared for me more than a little In his curious restrained way." It was still early when she went up stairs to bed, but she was tired of her own company. As she lit the caudles the boy opened his eyes he slept In a little bed In her room now and call ed to her. "I am not a bit sleepy. Come and talk to me, mother," be said. She sat down In the low chair and laid her head on his pillow, as he liked to have her. "I've got something to tell you, sweet heart," she said, tucking one of his hands under her cheek. "What do you think has happened? You are to come with me to my mother's home. How will you like that?" A wiser and more prudent mother would have hesitated to excite the child at that hour, but Denise was a creature of impulse. "Go away with you and see nil the beautiful things you have told me about? Do you really mean it, mother? How lovely!" springing up in bed with shining eyes. "And Is fattier coming, too?" "Father does not want to come, dar ling." The childish face grew pale. "It will be dull for father all alone here," he said seriously. "You ask him to come, mother; he'll come for you." "Not for me for me perhaps least of all,' she murmured, forgettlug that she was talking to a child; but little Michael was wiser than his years. "Go, now, mother," he said, coax ingly. ."Try Walt I'll tell you a secret; it can't be wrong to tell you. Father keeps a picture of you locked up, and I saw him looking at it one night, aud and," in an awed whisper, "he kissed it before he put it away. People must love a person very much to kiss their picture, mustn't they, moth er?" Kisses baa been rare luxuries in bis life. "Kissed my picture? Are you sure, little Michael?" The child nodded, watching ber intensely. Denise thought of bow she was going to make the des olate borne more desolate, and tbe tears rushed to her eyes. "I'll try, my sonny I'll try for your sake," she cried, and sbe went from the room. Her heart was beating fast with fear and excitement as she hurried down the stairs before ber courage fail ed ber. What If be should be angry; what If he should repulse ber? Sue shivered at the thought She softly opened tbe library door, where be was In tbe habit of sitting at night A lamp was burning dimly on tbe table In the center of tbe room, snd Its light fell, on the bowed besd of s man; some books and papers bsd been overturned as be threw out bis arms and mutely emphasized that aspect of despair. Denise forgot her fears. "Michael!'.' sbe cried In a sobbing voice, ber srms round bis neck, ber cheek to his "Michael! I've been a bad wife, but I want to be a letter one. Will you toke me Iwck?" He looked ip, snd she saw that his eyes were wet "Is that you," he said benvily. "What Is It what has happened?" "Nothing," softly, "except that I have found ont that f want you. We both want yon, little Michael and I. You won't send us away or you will come, too?" "Want me your be said In a busky whisper. "Is It really true, Denise r He held her In bla arms as one holds something very preclooa that ene la afraid to tow. "I had almost tlvee op praying aad hoping." The Kta. la their party clothes tea Ilka Gar1ataa dalla. RIFLING GREAT MAN'S MAIL. BnobbUhoea and News Enterprise of BoawelL Samuel Johnson has been called "tbe brightest ornament of the eighteenth century," but without the fussy, ob trusive but superlative talent of Bos well, tbe actual life of Johnson would never have been revealed to us. Boa well was in deadly earnest He took Infinite pains to collect material at all times. In all places, from all men. Tba author of "Tbe Memoirs of Thomas Uolcroft" has recorded a story of Mt Mauritius Lowe, a painter and a prot ege of Johnson, which shows Boswell's "nose for news," and bis snobbishness as well. Lowe had requested Johnson to writs him a letter, which-Jahason did, and Bos well came In while It was writing; his attention was immediate ly fixed. Lowe took the letter, retired, and was followed by Boswell: "Nothing, said Lowe, "could sur prise me more. Till that moment he had so entirely overlooked me that I did not Imagine he knew there was such a creature In existence, and he now accosted me with the most over strained and Insinuating compliments possible. " 'How do you do, Mr. Lowe? I hope you are well, Mr. Lowe? Pardon my freedom, Mr. Lowe, but I think I saw my dear friend Dr. Johnson writing a letter for you.' " 'Yes, sir.' " 'I hope you will not think me rude, but If It would not be too great a favor you would Infinitely oblige we if you would, just let me have a sight of it Anything from that hand, you know, Is so Inestimable.' " 'Sir, it Is on my own private affairs, but ' " 'I would not pry Into a person's affairs, my dear Mr. Lowe, by any means. I am sure you would not ac cuse me of such a thing, only, If It were no particular secret " 'Sir, you are welcome to read the letter.' " 'I thank you, my dear Mr. Lowe. You are very obliging. I take It ex ceedingly kind.' "Having read, Boswell went on: 'It Is nothing, I believe. Mr. Lowe, that you would be ashamed of ' " 'Certainly not' "Why, then, rny dear sir. If you would do me another favor you would make the obligation, eternal. If you would but step to Peele's coffee house with me and just suffer me to take a copy of It, I would do anything in my power to oblige you.' " Lowe was so overcome by this sud den familiarity and condcseenclon, ac companied by bows and grimaces, that he had no power to refuse. They went to the coffee house. His letter was presently transcribed, and as soon as he had put his document In his pock et Mr. Boswell walked away as erect and proud as half an hour before. "I ever after was unnoticed," says Lowe. "Nay, I am not certain," he adds, sarcastically, "whether the Scotchman did not leave me, poor as he knew I was, to pay for my own coffee." Structural Changes in Man. Recent researches have furnished some startling facts regarding changes which man Is at present undergoing physically. It is believed that man was formerly endowed with more teeth than he now possesses. Abundant evi dence exists that ages and ages ago hu man teeth were used 8b weapons of de fense. The practice of eating our food cooked aud the disuse of teeth as weap ons are said to be responsible for the degeneration that Is going on. In an cient times a short-sighted soldier or hunter was almost an Impossibility; to day a whole tuition Is afflicted with de fective vision. It Is almost certain that man once possessed a third eye, by means of which he was enabled to see above his head. The human eyes formerly regarded the world from the two sides of the head. They are even now gradually shifting to a more for ward position. In the dim past the ear flap was of great service In ascertain ing the direction of sounds, and oper ated largely in the play of the fea tures. But the muscles of the ear have fallen into disuse, for the fear of surprise by enemies no longer ex ists, i Again, our sense of smell Is markedly inferior to that of savages. That. It Is still decreasing is evidenc ed by observations of the olfactory organ. Thn Parental Catfish. "Tbe cattish," -said an angler, "It tbe only fish I know that seems to have any sffectlon for Its young. Oth er fish disregard tbelr young altogeth erwill even eat them at times but not so with tbe 'catty.' Tbe first time I discovered tbls good trait was laat summer. I was angling In a mill dam, and in tbe clear water I saw a boat of little catfish, accompanied by two adults. Tbe adults husband and wife, no doubt watched over tbe babies wltb anxious care. They darted In this direction and In that keeping tbe coast clear, and If a stranger Osb ap proached they ruffled up snd fought It off like lions. They did a thing that Indicated great Intelligence In tbem when they saw me. Happening to glance up and catch my eye. they feared that I meant mischief, and In stantly they sank down to the bottom and thrashed the mud about wltb their tails, thus creating an opaque cloud wherein their young and tbey were Invisible. HI nee that time I have often seen catfish with their young. There have been two adults In each case to look after tbe small fry, and In tbe presence of some great danger the opaque cloud of mud has always been drawn about the brood." Phila delphia Record. Waca yen bear pralae ef a aua roa dittike, de yon not hate aia all tfc aim earilallyf T ' SOLDIERS' STORIES. ENTERTAINING REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR. Graphic Account of Stirring 9cenee Witnessed on the BattleBeld and la Camp Veterans of the Rebellion Re cite Experiences of Tbrillina Natare. "Do you know," asked the Colonel, "that General Green B. Raum closed the debate in the House on the pur chase of Alaska? That was a time wuen the Republicans aud even the old soldiers were divided. The treaty ceding Alaska to the United States was signed March 30, 1H07. It was not ratified, however, until June 1!0, and the House did not pass the bill appropriating the $7.200,X0 purchase money until July 2.'!, WX, or two months after General Grant had been nominated for the Presidency. "Many Republicans were disinclined to regard the Alaska purchase favor ably, because It was the work of the Johnson administration. In the House the question of voting the money was one of mixed motives. Some who fa vored annexation were disposed to be w-sentful toward the Senate, because the treaty was ratified wfihout consul tation with tbe House as to voting the money to carry out the treaty. Bunks led the annexationists, and lien But ler tna antis. The main fight was In the Committee of the Whole, and Itaum, a nCw member, suggested to Banks and Garfield that under the constitution, the House must vote the money to carry out a compact made by the treaty-making power of the gov ernment. "He was asked to prepare an argu ment on this point and In presenting It locked horns with Butler and other lawyers of the House. He contended that ss the treaty-making power had agreed to purchnse Alaska, tbe House was in duty bound to vote the money. Logan and Cullora, more tenacious of the rights of the House, took a differ ent view, and in the end they with Farnswonh and E. B. Washburne vo ted against the bill as amended in the House and as agreed upon In confer ence. Raum's speeches In favor of the bill attracted the attention of Grant. Seward, and others, and the boys of his old regiment took special interest In them. "One of these boys, by the way, had a very trying experience. When the war came In 18G1 be was a first-class engineer on one of our best railways and was earning $150 a mouth. He willingly gave up the 150 a month and accepted $13 a month as a volun teer In one of the Illinois regiments. He aerved through the war without a serious wound. On one occasion a cannon ball swished so close to his head as to stun and blind blm for a few minutes, but he regarded the In cident as scarcely worth talking about. On his return from the army he ap plied for a position with the railway company, and the manager said at once he could have his old place and salary. The rules required, however, that the applicant pass a physical ex amination, which the recently dis charged soldier. In superb health, and the manager regarded simply ns a mere form. But the examination de veloped the fact lli.'it tbe soldier with a fine record of ban! service could not distinguish colors anil could not hear well. "That swishing cnumn bull had In jured eyes and ears and had disquali fied the omerwise wr ll-cqtiippcd man for his old duty as engineer. He did not complain, but accepted a position wltb the same company as a station ary engineer, at $00 a mouth, and worked patiently and steadily for years. General Raum used this case In later years to illustrate the limita tions Imposed on willing workers and ambitious men by the Incidental hard ships of military service, which were not recognized In pension or other laws. I have no doubt that hundreds of old soldiers have carried the same mysterious handicaps through life, and I know that a good many heroes have gone unrewarded to their graves." "That applies," said Dr. A. W. Gray, "to tbe men who did not come home, as well as to those who did. There was John McBrlde of Company D. Fifty-first Illinois, for example. John came Into tbe regiment a tall, slender boy of 16. He looked like a boy. acted like a boy, and bad a boy's voice. But he took to soldiering like a duck to water, and at Btone River made what the boys called a great hit We. like a great many others In that battle, had been driven back and were resting In line with clusters of cedars and big block of rock in our front, "McBrlde, restless and venturesome, was prospecting out In front, when be discovered a Confederate picket or sharpshooter biding behind a big rock not far away. He decided to Investi gate on bis own responsibility, and by Jumping from one cluster of cedars to another, and from rock to rick, be finally reached 'the rock behind which tbe rebel sharpshooter was biding. Without thought of consequences, be Jumped upon this big rock and looked down upon four Confederate soldiers i taking their lunch. Without a mo ' ment's hesitation, he shouted. 'Come on, boys, hero they are. Surrender, ! every man of you.'- Taken by sur prise, tbe Confederates surrendered, and McBrlde came buck to our line, guarding four prisoners. "He waa greatly elated, of course, as we all were, aad as we opened our line to let him paaa through General Roee craof aad staff paaeed. McBrlde, for getting the etiquette of tbe occasion, shouted. Dee, General, I bars cap tared fear Johaales.' Boaecraae torn ed with a frewa, bat sailed aad said, You have done well Take them har k to the rear.' Thereupon McBrlde burst out 'But General. I don't want to take them back. I want to go out to the front aud get some more.' And the prisoners were sent to the rear un der another guard, McBrlde returning to the company for the fight that came before we were ready for It "Unuer the compensation rule of life that young fellow, the hero In such a daring exploit should have returned home to receive the compliments of bis old schoolmates and other friends, but on the first day at Chlckamauga, when our command was lying near the Vineyard farm, or near that big corn field populous with dead soldiers, It was. our- fate -i elmrge-n 'lie ridge that had been fought for most of the day and finally to occupy It The men, when the rebel fire became hot and furious, were Inclined to slide down a little from the top of the ridge so as to be sheltered from the ruin of bul lets. Seeing tills, McBrlde raised him self on his elbow, aud, waving his hand to those behind, shouted, 'Come up boys, come up. He had scarcely Uttered the words when a bullet struck him lietween the eyes and he fell dead at the top of the rldge."-Chicago In ter Ocean. Gift from Patriotic Lailie. During the war the ladles through out the North were scarcely less patri otic than men In t he ranks. Though they did not march to the front and face the missiles of death, like the Spartan women, they devoted their lives to the interests, and labored night and day, many of them, for the com fort of the men In the ranks. Many a poor soldier was made happy, received blankets and clothing, and rejoiced in delicacies not on the army menu through the efforts and labors of the generous women at home. The hos pitals especially were the frequent re cipients of these gifts. These articles contributed by the self sacrificing and patriotic women were not uufrequently family keepsakes that partook of the nature of heart offerings upon the altar of the country. They came labeled with sentiments of devotion and love that were In some instances peculiar and Interesting. On a lc 4-quilt was a piece of paper on which was written, "My son Is In the army. Whoever is made warm by this quilt,'which I have worked on six days aud the most of six nights, let htm remember his own mother's love." On a pillow sent to the hospital was Inscribed: "Tbls pillow belonged to my little boy, who died resting on It It Is a precious treasure to me, but I freely sacrifice it to a soldier." On a pair of socks was pinned a pa per inscribed: "TUese socks were knit by a little girl 5 years old." On a bundle of bandages was writ ten: "This Is a poor gift, but It Is all I have. I have given my husband and my boy, uud only wish I had more to give." On some eye shades were written: "Made by one who Is blind! Oh, how I long to see the dear old flag you are fighting fori" A Good Fatnaritan. On the 4th of September, 3SJ4, an ambulance train was proceeding from our army to Harp''""' Ferry with a load of sick soldiers. Near Charleston a party of Mosby's gnerriiias dashed upon the- train and captured It. The prisoners were taken through one of the neighboring mountain gaps, and thence southward toward Richmond. Near Iiectortown his captors becutne convinced ttmt one of the prisoners, Corporal Daniel A. Tremaiu, Company F., One Hundred and Fourteenth New York Volunteers, was too sick to pro ceed, and they left hltm at an old school house. The situation of the poor fellow would have been deplorable, but for the kindness of a Good Samaritan, a sterling L'nion woman who lived near by, who had hltn brought to ber own house snd kindly treated. Being fearful that he might be snapped tip any day and sent to Richmond, this noble w6inun caused information to be sent fo Hie. nearest Union headquar ters, and soon the eyes of the sick soldier were gladdened by the sight of a company of blue-coated cavalry galloping Into the yard. He was taken to Alexandria, where be was given a sick furlough. He died st his fath er's bouse toe next January, of coa sumptiou; and nothing but tbe kind lie ss of this woman restored blm to bl home for that brief time. Tbls waa not the only Instance In which Mn. Holland, of Fauquier County, Virginia, manifested ber Interest In the Union cause and in tlio men who were giv ing their lives and health to uphold It Many veterans to-day cherish tbe most grateful memories of ber. Tbe grand balance, or scale, used la tbe Bsnk of Knglaml Is probably tbe most wonderful piece of mechanism to be seen anywhere. It stands about seven feet high, and weighs probably two tons. This teste Is so perfectly ad Justed that It can weigh a grain of dust or 4, MX) pounds of gold. A postage stamp placid on one of tbe two weigh ing portions will move the Index six Inches. If the weight placed upon tbe scale is beyond Its rapacity an electric bell Is set ringing, the machine declin ing to execute a task of which It Is In capable. There are more school gardens In Ba varia and Oldenburg than In any other part of Germany. In Prussia there are none, although there are a few public schools In which srborlcultnre Is taught. A school for tbe cultivation of vegetables was established for yeung people who were pest school age la Ba varia, Germany, some yean ago. Kaaul la eae ef oar greatest eae- miee; remunerative labor ear lasting (rtaaA-afi REPLY AMAZED ENGLISHMAN. Llnaerlna "napiclon In His Mind that hhe Poked Fan at Hint. "The conversational versatility of your American girls astonishes me." said the Kugllshman who was ap proaching the close of his first month In New York. "Not only do I tjnd that in society the young women have quickness of perception and readiness of repartee, but I have found that In the downtown restaurants, where girls are employed as waitresses, they are extremely handy with their re torts." "Been trying two Jolly 'em a bit, eh?" said the college graduate, who was finishing off In I'nde Jim's Wull street office. : "Not at all-not at all:" replied the Englishman, hastily. "My observa tions are based on what I heur them saying to other men. The girls are quite bright, y'know." "What led you to think them other wise?" said the American citizen. . "I did not look for the quality of gllbness in girls of that class," fcald the man from Ixmdon. "Iu eating places on the other side the waitresses never talk to you, not even after you have tcn going to the restaurant every day for months. Here In New York ft Is vastly different. And they seem to know where you are from, too. "I went to my usual restaurant to day. There was a uew girl at my table, and the one who usually waits on me was n sort of assistant head waitress. She came over to the girl at iny table la-fore I had a chance to tell what I wanted aud said: " 'Bring the gent n rasher of bacon, two eggs, underdone, a toasted muffin and tea. Is there anything else?' and she looked ut me. I said that would le all right, and remarked that the weather was changeable, and what do you thitik she said?" "Something equally bright," I sup jxse," remarked the college man. The Englishman eyed him a mo ment "I wonder If she was poking fun at me?" he said. "Well, she Just answered: 'We have so many foreign ers In New York we have to have all kinds of weather to suit 'em. This Is not our day for English weather, but I hope you won't get tired waiting foe your turn." Mail and Express. GRINNERS AND GROWLERS. Two Claatea that Make Up ThL Odd. World of Uura. A young woman recently applying for a position as domestic In a western family, after on exhaustive examina tion by her prospective mistress as to qualifications, said: "Now, ma'am, let me ask you one question before I say I'll work for you. Are you a grlnuer or n growler?" , "What do' you mean?" "Do you try to make the best of things as they come or do you make the worst of them?" "Why, I try to make the best of things, I believe. I never gave much thought to tho matter before." "Then I'll work for you. I never could work for a growler, but I'd work day and night, too, for a grlnuer. Growlers are so plenty now. 'taln't easy to find an out-and-out grimier." It Is a qui-stiou every housewife might well ask herself: "Am I a grin, ner or a growler?" says Itolxfrt Web ster Jones ill the Housekeeper. It Is a question upon which depends the hap piness of every household. No other department of life affords grander op portunity for the exercise of optimism than the home. Pessimism Is creepi,ig Into every corner of the social fabric. It permeates business and society aud educational Institutions. "What's tlia use?" la the cry. Keep this mournful, nerve-destroylug, soul-destroying wail out of the home, which should be tho brightest, cheeriest spot on earth. Every time a growler Is changed to a griuner the world become a little brighter. , "Grin aud bear It" was old advice, and it's good to-day. Cheer fulness makes for long lives, good di gestion and worldly success. Cheerful ness Is tbe most contagious of all con ditions. Let's catch It ourselves, mid then do all we can to give It to others. Let all who are grlnners continue to grin aud all who are growlers turn trlnuers. Blander of Public Bpeakers. Others beside Irishmen blunder when unexpected demands are made upon tbem. A well-known public man was lately assured by the chairman that the assembly welcomed blm "with no unfeigned pleasure," at which the vis itor was so embarrassed as to say, "I I'm always glad to be here or tiiy where else." It was sn English May. or who ordered au luterrupter to Kit down and go out. A suburban speak er suggested that the pending prepo sition "be postponed to tbe future er some other time." Tbe recent ap pointment n' Midland authority ef a lady as un-dlcal officer brought a pro test "against women becoming medi cal men;" which reminds one ef tbe convening of a meeting of "women of every r luss regardless of sex or con dition." Sir Francis Scott, who com manded the late expedition In Ajdiaa ttw. In subsequently reviewing bla troop, said that "If there bad been any fighting there would bare been absent faces here to-day." This re minds one of the scantily attended meeting ot which we beard the chair man say, "I am sorry to see to many ibscut faces here. . Uncle Manbnn "aval . De man who can't And aimifcin' growl shout am de man who It ueb ber qalte happy. Whenever we bear the rteauhjMaa. dim raJlgtaas light we waaaW ir umi mates tut the wlaaewa waalaag. ... -