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3 THE OTHER i OME at list! Grip and umbrella dropped from the girl's bauds. For tbe last four days she bud sat iu ber rullman section, picturing this home coming, and now that it was a deed accomplished she could have cried as she bugged the hideous old marble lion that guarded the steps. Safely home! Tea; but explanations would be in order; and from tbe ab jnee of lights it would seem tbat ber father was dining out! Well! A shrug; a laugh; and she ran up the steps. ! Tbe hall was unchanged; tbe same carved chairs, tbe same lounge by tbe staircat. Tbe last time she bad slid j down those banisters Hardwick Hoi- j den bad caught ber as she bumped up Against tbe post at tbe bottom, and .laughed aloud over ber performance. ; A step sounded ou the upper stairs, then a cough. "Master's oc?.," an in visible some one remarked and Hess darted through tbe nearest door. Tbe voice was a strange one, and she was not prepared to make explanations to new servants. She laughed again as she tiptoed Into tbe half lit library. What right had father to break into ber plana this .way by being out? What would he ,thJi)k of ber crossing the continent ielone? What would other people think ! Aunt Anuie and Hardwick Holder), for instance. Hardwick had no busi ness to think anything; she bad not come to see bim! Bess smiled serenely; but tbe se renity changed. What ailed the li brary? Mother's picture bad been taken down, and the table1 why, tbe dear old library table was gone! She had sat on that table when she was a mite arid played checkers with father during tbe black, creepy hour of 6 and 7. In later years she bad at there and wept over her first geometry problems, which father in despair bad tried to solve for her, and couldn't; and life had been a hoviing wiJdenitB to tiieui both un til Hardwick brought sage counsel and arranged to come iu evenings and help her. Tbat table would have to come back; it shouldn't be pushed aside; it stood for a big slice of home. Aid the. dear, old, beautiful times were all going to come back, too. Yes, everything would be perfect now. Bess decided as she smoothed back her hair; for Hardwick bad so much tact. Tact? Supposing Hard wick, with his superabundance of tact, should consider it necessary to keep out of the way! If he once made up bis mind to it. he could be come invisible, even if his great, empty, lonely house were only across the street She knew that of old; it had happened once when, among oth er things, she had told bim to mind his own business; and the time that followed had not been a pleasant one. The room had become uncomforta bly hot. and Bess pulled off her Jacket with a sense of Injury. He needn't haveebeen so stupid as to write on to New York three months before and ask ber to marry him. The next moment she was scramb ling her belongings together and had slipped Into tbe ellibby hole of a room ail joining the librJry; for the step that bad lirst sent her flying into the li brary was abroad in the hall. Ten minutes later Bess was roused by the sarcastic comment, "Don't let me disturb you. Take your own time." This must be a new butler. "Look here " Bess began, sharply; but the roan Interrupted. I "Oh, I see. All right A precious mess you've made. Did these rags come out of tbat drawerr He picked them up. "Look as though they might have been a sunbonnet once. Master'U be mortal aagry over this." Beea stamped ber foot "Man!" "Young woman, more'n like) you'll go to the lockup " But just then a voice outside tbe door Interrupted voice that was well known to ber. "What It Roberts r' 'Please, sir, this young person " "Yes, 1 see. Ton can go, Roberts." "Shall I go for tbe police r Roberts asked, hopefully. "No! Get out, will your Roberts vanished. Tbea Hardwick Holden came forward, hesitated, stop ped, ftoniethlng In tbe girl's eyes for bade further approach. "If you wen so terribly anxious to get rid of these these things" her voice was little more tbea 'a whisper as she pointed to tbe littered desk and noor "why couldn't you hare sent the the letters to me when I was In New York lasts of sending them back homer "Bess, how old you gat tar he ask ed, Imwlldorod. "1 l..tve a fatebksy, of. course." "And tbe desk ; I thought It was lacked." Hardwick said, aneertelnly. "It's wy desk. Don't you suppose 1 Bare an key to It t" Ch touched; but he cams tsrwsrd wfct sn exclamation' of aasmay. Hem. dtd ' you tsar up Chat nun ktt tr Us snatched the Utah tat t rt from tbulsMe. TTdi sMuat w ' -asfjusasi ttP bisw Gft ne.ef dried Cowers la tbe til author ; ftjethooli you used Is earrtnahM the vst of the rMtag vm I ttruw away ' r JUHt tft flap Ct Mkf UfU MAN'S HOUSE on with gro zing scorn; bat be inter rupted. "Be, what right bad you to do that?" "To save father the trouble of car ing for them any longer." "He has nothing to do with it. These things are mine!" Her eyes narrowed as she looked at him. "Considering the fact that this rubbish was sent here to our house " she began, flippantly; then, "Where's father?" she burst out. Hardwick walked over and kicked tbe andirons. Then be came back again. 'Did your father know you were coming.' "N'o. I wanted to surprise hi in." "You baveu't bad any news from here lately, have you?" ".Xo-o. Why, Hardwick " She was beginning to be frightened. "Then why have you come?" "I came to be with father. His let ters have been so queer. And when ever I asked to come bock, be said no, for me to suty and enjoy myself as though I could have a good time any place so well as at home with father." Bess dabbed her eyes fierce ly. "So I came on without asking leave; and then I found that you had sent all my letters back. Just because Here Bess suddenly collapsed, and, sitting down, dropped her head on the desk. "I wish you would ;o away; you've spoiled my whole home coming." "Bess!" His voice was startingly near. He must be bending close above her. "Why did you refuse to marry me?" wouldn't have done it if you hadn't asked me." An interval of bewildered silence. Then, "supposing I were to ask you again?" be ventured. "But you -sent back my letters and a lot of other things I didn't even know you had," came an Injured voice from among the notepaper confusion of the desk. "I sent none of those things back; but I can't explain until we are en gaged." She looked at the floor. Hardwick waited; then he pulled out his watch and handkerchief. "I'll give yu one minute more," he said, delib erately. "If by that time you haven't said you will, I shall consider it done." Bess wheeled around and stared at the watch with fascinated eyes. "Half a minute gone," he said. "I I oh, I Hardwick, put up that watch!" she ordered desperately. "All .-( 1. , V"r T ' m .i t ri r t A rlrv " " a.Mv. - r, n " J your eyes oh, that's orthodox; en gaged people always do and you are not to be frightened at what I am go ing to say. You see, there really is no cause for worry; It's going to turn out all right Why, in three years he'll pull out as good as new! But last spring, what with stocks going down, and the mines, things looked pretty black. He's Iseen up at the mines for the last six months and, Bess, the house had to go." "The house? This bouse?" "Yes, your father bad to sell It. You see, there was a mortgage ou it, and enormous Interest " "Ob, Hard " "But I bought It in " "Ob-h!" "Because we couldn't have strangers living in the old home, oould we, Bess? And now " "No." Bess shook herself free and pressed her hands to ber cheeks. "You mean we're poor I'm poor "Poor? Owning me?" "Don't laugh. I can't be engaged to you now!" "But you are," be laughed. "But I refused you when I thought I was rich " "Sweetheart," he whispered, draw ing ber close, "I thought you would feel that way; that's why I wanted you to promise before you knew." !But " "What difference does It make? There's only one thing aren't you sorry you pried Into my things and tore up tbe pink sunbonnet '" Half an hour later, when Hardwick wasfttaking her over to Aunt Annie's for the night Bess confessed tbat she wss. New York News. Ag of CHmlnaMty. With reference to New York's special police court for childish offenders. It is noteworthy that both British snd American law Ox the same sge of criminality. In defiance of theology tbe legal codes of sll nations regard man as sinless by birth. Before at taining a certain age lie Is regarded as Incapable of crime. In England snd America this age Is 7 years, and before this s child can not be prosecuted. After lis 7tU birth day a child is accountable for Its deeds, but If under 14 the prosecution must show that he wss acting with crim inal Intent. The same age of crliui nsllty Is held lu Russia snd Portugal. In France and Belgium child must be 8 years old before being prosecuted. In Itsly and Hpala a further year of grace Is accorded. In Norway, Greece. Austria. Ien marfc, Holland and Mwltsrrlaiid.'ssys tbe London Chronicle, the age Is 1. The , little German can play pranks with Immuulty until 12 years old, walls In Sweden no posecution Is al wwutf when tbe offender I under lu. who are "peculiar" can essUy carry It too far. THE WORD FULLY EXPLAINED.! When He Understood It, "Baa It Ma" Gave the Old Mas a Maw Idea. Back from the day's bard work In the wheat field the discontented par ent sat down to interview the young man who was home from college in "nest of a brief vacation and of re cash. "I do not comprehend tbe meaning of many words which have appeared In your letters." complained the par ent "For instance, in your last letter you wrote this: 'Financial besitzes are on the blink again.' I compre hend 'the blink;' that Is what your education Is on tip to date, but 'be sitzes' is beyond me. Explain." The young man smiled a superior smile and gracefully lighted a tinted cigarette. He said: " "Besitzes' is a new word In the lan guage and can be used as a substitute for all tbe other words or. rather. It is a word which may be used to ex press the universe in Its Infinite eu tirety and lu minute detail; anythln and everything, separately or together is 'besitzes.' The purpose of 'besilzcs Is to relieve monotony of diction In the classics of tbe future. "Thus the reformer will protest against the 'besitzes' of political abuse; historians will allude to the ancient Roman 'besitzes' of Julius Caesar; the poet will sing tbe sweet 'besitzes' of the springtide; even the parson will minister to the spiritual 'besitzes' of his flock all tbe various entitles In literature, science, religion, and art will be known as the intellectual 'be sitzes.' But that Is not all." "You don't say!" " 'Besitzes' are also people and things. For instance. In your distin guished person you represent my own parental 'besitzes.' Ha! ha!" "Indeed!" "And you are 'frizes' in a general sense." "Am I?" "You eat 'besitzes.' drink 'besitzes,' and engage In 'besitzes.' Merely "be sitzes comprises all the 'besitzes;' and it Is very odd 'besitzes' that you should be the 'besitzes' under the remarkable besitzes:' Ha! ba!" The young man laughed uproarious ly, for he was tickled by the fun he was having with the old man. As the lattar rose to answer the dinner bell he remarked: "You needn't go back to that college. I don't believe you are just cut out for the classical 'lesltzes.' You can re port for more appropriate 'besitzes' In the wheat field with the rest of us at is.ni. to-morrow." Kansas City Star, Worships a Big Rag Doll. Carrying in his arms a huge rag doll, dressed in tbe clothing of hit dead wife, "Jerry" Mooney, a farmei riving near the village of .Montague" Lewis county, X. Y., goes to his work in the fields each day. For fifteen years, ever since his wife Molly, died of paralysis, Mooney hat carried this dummy about with him He refuses to believe his wife is dead After her burial be made a rag womai and dressed It in his wife's clothes. He often places the figure in the fav orite chair of his wife and spend long evenings before the flre talkiin to it. At meal time he draws tin chair containing the figure up to tin table and helps It to food. On Sundays be dresses the figure In the be, clothes his wife had at her death, geti out all of her Jewelry and places l about the neck and on the hands of tbi doll. Week days when he goes to the field the rag doll is carried by him and placed under the shelter of a tree In summer or In some protected spot lc cold weather. He always carries lunch eon for himself and the doll and nevei eats the la iter's portion. Mooney and his wife came frou Londonderry , iu the north or Ireluud. In the early '50'g and settled ou l small farm. They were rigid Cove Hunters and, baring no children, liv ed by themselves. When his wifi died In 1888, neighbors, not seeing hei about, called at the house-and found her deud in bed and ber husband sit ting by tbe side of tbe body talking to br. Mooney will permit no sue to eittei bis house. The existence of tbe rs woman was dim-over ed by persons wh wstcbed the house snd saw him car rylng It back and forth from the fields Ou sll other subjects Mooney Is pa tloual. The Pleasant Way. Tess Yes, Mr. Trotter wss on mj csrd for one dance last night sad I enjoyed It very aiuch. Jess Nonsense! He's si clumsy si sn elephant. Tess I knew that, so I Induced blu to sit It out Fbiladeiphls Press. Comets Lighter Shan Air. Professor Rsbhuet bss proved thai comets. Instead of having a solid IvmJj with s gaseous tnlL sre mueb lights! In weight than our sir. Even If comet were to strike tbe earth It would bartMy penetrate Its atmosphere. flood Reasons Air Passing By. Weary Wrsggles Hey! you won'l git potbln' decent In dere. Dem ps pie is vegetarians. Hungry Ilsnk Is dat right? Weary WragglcsYeh, sn' dy got a "log wa't slo t. Philadelphia Press NoTl.tke iIj7 "Poor Msrkley's gone." "Yea. and I nnderstssd he dfcd hard." "Strange. Everybody who ever tries' to borrow from Mm proved him to bf dead easy,"-Phildrlphla Press. Nature seems to hat a man; tot sh miners are either loo wet or too dry A weed always go's along. cience I Recent observers have found that plumb lines for accurate work should le of cupper or bronze. A steel wire In a deep shaft was slightly deflected by the earth's magnetism. In bis latest rewarcbes Professor Crrie has found that racliuui keeps its own temperature at 1.5 degrees C. above that of the atmosphere. This paradoxical substance emits more than enough heat to melt Its owu weight of ice, yet turre is no combus tion nor chemical nor molecular change Peat fuW in freight locomotives iu Sweden has hauled the maximum load, the cost being about the same as with English coal. To avoid the expeuse of an wstra fireman, however, tbe peat is now mixed with sn equal weight of coal, and tbe mixture has proven so satisfactory that It is to be tried ou pjisst-uger trains. A new form of safety lamp, giving no beat and Muieising no Ha me, has been invented by Professor Hans Mo Ilsch, and described before tbe Vleuua Academy of Sciences, but it n.ay not prove commerclajly successful. It con sists of a glass Jar lined with a com pound of sultpcter and gelatine, in which a colony of luminous bacteria Is caused to develop. Such a lamp gives a bluish-green light, sufficient to render coarse print legible, and to make faces recognizable at two yards' distauce, and the luminosity lasts for several days. An English invention for the use of a current of electricity liihtead of steam to heat a radiating surface con sists of a layer of jiowdered carbon, placed between enameled Iron plates, and kept In position with asbestos cardboard. This constitutes tbe ra diator. Into which are led three cop per strips, one at the center and one at each end. and a continuous current of electricity Is passed from the cen ter strip to the end strips. With a current of eight axnperea, at 200 volts, a beating surface of 25 square feet can be kept at an average temperature of 11XJ degrees Fahrenheit. A new kind of glass that resists great heat as well as sudden changes of temperature Is made from Brazilian quartz pebbles. The pebbles are heat ed red hot and then thrown Into dis tilled watPr. The purest pieces are next selected, and welded with the oxybydrogen blow pipe Into long stems like knitting-needles, from which glass vessels of any shape can be made. At present the quartz glass Is chiefly em ployed for makhig laboratory appara tus. Into a test-tube made In this way a wblte-bot coal can be dropped without breaking it Vessels of other forms can be heated wblte-bot and then plunged into cold water without cracking. Records are now being searched for notices of the rare white water, or phosphorescent fog, of tbe Indian Ocean and other seas. This appears as a weird haze, but proves to be a luminosity without mist and it has been encountered as an ocean river a mile wide and as a brond area through which a vessel sailed fifty miles with out touching the limits. One observer found the sea to the depth of a foot to be densely packed with luminous j Ashes an Inch long, while at another time microscopic animals were obtain ed In chains three Inches long. The phenomenon has been seen before vio lent storms, and it has been suggested that some unusual atmospheric condi tions may drive tbe luminous ocean animals in sboals to the surface. BUTTONS ON BUSHES. Btraos-e Nut from Which Button Ara Made In Great Mumbara. No, tbe Ivory buttons you wear do not represent tbe deatb of an elephant In tbe wilds of Africa; your pearl but tons were probsbly never nearer than you took them to tbe shell of a bivalve mollusk, snd the probabilities are tbat no rubber tree was erer tspped to pro duce tbe bard rubber buttons that adorn your overcoat. Down In On trsl America there is s fruit produc ing palm that has quite metamorphos ed tbe button business snd formed tbe nucleus for one of tbe most Im portant Industries In the United Ststes. Tbe seed of this fruit contains s milk tbat Is iwsit to the teste snd relished by the natives. The milk when sllow ed to remsln In tbe nut long enough becomes Indurated and turn Into sub stanoe as brittle and bard as the Ivory from the elephsnt's tusk. Tbe plant thst produces these nuts Is called tbe Irory plant. Most of the buttons now .used In A merles, whether termed Ivory, pesrl, rubber, born or bone, come from this lyjry plant. Thus tbe probabilities sre that yonr buttons are made from a vegetable milk, and they grow on bushes. Tbe Ivory plsut is one of tbe mar vels of tbe sge, and Is rewarding Its growers with vast fortunes. The nuts are brought to tbe I'nlted States by the shipload snd hauled across tbe continent to the big button fsctorles, from wblcb they Issue forth In every conceivable design, color, grade and classlflcstlon of button. The Ivory plsnt ha recently been discovered In California, bat the nut II produces In Its wild stsie Is of In ferior quality and will not maka goad .buttons. It la believed though, that Hrlth tbe proper cultivation tbt frui ; would be as ralnsM at the Central American. If so tbe growing of but tons I America would heron an In dustry of Importance second oly to the growing of corn, wheat and cotton, for everybody wears buttons. Tbe best Ivory nut for csmmerclal purposes is found on the banks of the River Magdalerla, In the United States of Colombia, where by some li Is called the Tngua palm. The fruit forms a globular head about twice th size of a man's head and weighs from twenty to twenty-eight pounds. Tli head Is a kind of cluster of bulbs, and In all contains from fifty to sixty seeds. The seeds are allowed to dry and art bnrrestpd several tildes a year by th natives. The Apparel Gazette, the great deal ers' authority on everything that peo ple wear, fays: "The ivory nut is used almost si, My in ihp manufacture of buttons, though some factories also make poker chips from them. Tht nut, however, has superseded tin archaic mud. rubber and bone buttont lu vogue focni-rly. It admits of wid er and mure varh-d treatment for tbil putMise than any other known sub stance, ami Is easily worked. Tb United Klaies consumes more than one half of tbe world's product of ivory nuts and nine-tenths of the vegetablt Ivory is manufactured into buttons. "When the nut reaches the button factory it in cut into three niab. In the process of cutting out, the button is partially shaped. Afterwards thb thread holes are drilled and counter sunk. Tbe button Is then sent ,to tbe polisher, who uses the shavings and powder made In drilling to polish them In their while state. Afterward they are iw-nt to the designer, who traces on the buttons in Indelible dyes the designs needed to make them match the various weaves, coloring and textures of fabrics. After receiv ing these outlines. If the buttons art to remain smooth and receive anothei coat of coloring, they are put into dye, If they are to he stamped with a sen rated pattern, they are put Into pressing machine fitted with dies ol the pattern desired." Popular Me cbanlcs. CROWNING IS UNNECESSARY, Plenty of Mooarcha Heig-n Comforta bly Without tbe Ceremony. The Miggestlou Is made In certain high quarters that the coronation un less privately performed should It future be discontinued altoga-tbes, There are various potent reasons fot this. In the first place, tbe sovereign In these days docs not require corona tion. Tbe fact of his being on the throne Is sufficient Justification for hii sovereignty. In the old days, before the ceremony became a mere religious function, as al present. It was regarded as ewwntial to crown the king befors his right and title could be looked upon hs unquestioned. He was then actu ally accepted by the nobility and lb people as the rightful sovereign against whom all pretenders bad evei aft'T no legal claim. Nowadays the coronation does nol evetj serve the purpuntr of hyriiuol'iAiiy, kingship. That fact Is assumed by the accession ceremony following th death of a predecessor. That the cor onation ceremony is not now regarded In the same light as heretofore is at tested by tbe fact that most of thf reigning kins of Europe have nt-vei been crowned. The kals'-r, who has now been ob the throne for over twelve years, will probably never have the crown, clthei of Prussia or Germany, placed upoj his Imperial head. There Is a story prevalent on thi continent that the bishop of Posen whose predeeessors have crowned Prussian kings for many generations Is persona non grata with the kaiser and that as long iik the prew-nt bishop lives the sovereign will not allow bin to perform the ceremony; but there ll also a belief that the kalsi-r Is not particular whether be Is crowned oi not. so long as he Is on tbe tbron firmly and Irrevocably. Victor Emmansi-I, king of Italy, hai not been crowned; nor has Queen T11- belmlua of Holland, who. though bet coming of age was generally mistaken for a coronation, has not yet bad bet crown placed ou her head. Tbe same is true of the king of Spain, whose coming of age and ac cession were not an actual coronation The sultan, who Is now one of th longest-reigning monarchs In Europe, has never had the ceremony perform ed, and it Is certain that be never will be crowned. There Is no crown sym bolic of Ottoman sovereignty. Loo dun Express. Tolstot's Little Joke. An old frit ud of I-eo Tolstoi, writing to tbe "Xovoe Vremya," related an In cldent which occurred la lbs novelist's recent visit to the Crimes, says an ex change. A rich American arrived In bis yacht, accompanied by a party of friends, snd asked permission to see the grt st Russian, w bj was III, prom ising thst tiny would be content with a glimpse and would not trouble bim with talk. Iave was grunted. Tolstoi sat iiwjii his balcony, "like a Buddhist Idol." as he snld. snd the Whole party or Americans defiled slow ly snd silently befoxe bim. tsklng their gsce ns they passed. One lady, bowerer, refused to be bound by the contract. Hhe stood still for a minute, and shouted: "L Tol stoi. Leo Tolstoi, all yonr noble writings have bad u profound Influence upon my life, but the one which hss taught me the most is')our Here she forgot tbe name of (he work. The sick author 'liid over the rail of the ba-cuiiy. t ud whispered with a smile. "The Heal HoiUr "Ten, yea," she replied. 'That book," said Tolstoi, "was writ leu by Oogsl, nol by uie." , Their Identity. Inquisitive Party What art those peculiar-look Ing iblugsr Dealer Pressed fan 11 skeletons for, the closets of flat unrl'ers, 'ushm A LOYAL HEAR .'ea-ro to When Gratltado Wae Raw Aa Empty Bound. 4 As the Mllledgeville, Georgia, Newu i'IIs the story, one of the young col red men connected with Rooker T. Washington's school at Tuskegee has iiauy of the qualities which go to tbe unking of a hero of romance. About birty years ago Mr. Edwards of Mil .edgevllle picked up a very small black boy and uudertook. In bis language, to raise him and make something of nlm." Mr. Edwards fed and clothed the loy, and in a general way taught dim many things; and tbe lad, who was bright and capable, made such re turu as be could. His name was Gar ner, and In time he became known as Garner Edwards. After Mr. Edward's death his two sisters continued to care for Garner, lie was proud of "his family," loved the two ladies who were befriending him sincerely, am! as he grew older he was a comfort and protection te them, for they also were now aions in (lie world, without parents or broth ers. When he eiiuie to manhood be did not forwike them or the home thnt bad siielieied b'im. but Insisted tbat It wa the only home he had ever known, and th.-it it was his duty and pleas ure to aid In supporting It. and be came to bear a considerable part of Its ex penses. Garner learned the trade of a brick mason, and finally moved to Alabama, where lie became acquainted with ltooker T. Washington, who helped him In getting work that would en able bim to take a course In the school at Tuskegee and at same time he self-sustaining. Here, as in ail of his other positions. Garner made a good record and won many honors. After finishing school he married, but con tinued In the employ of tbe scbooL and Is still there. In the meantime Garner's white Iwn ef actors have never been forgotten. His remittances to them have always continued. For many years be has paid the taxes on the old home: h h:s cared for the two sisters In Illness, provided the best medical attendance and supplied every want. When one of the ladies was painfully Injured by a full, his wife, a trained nurse, hur ried to Mllledgeville to care for "Gar ner's white folks." and performed er- No one of any color could more nobly have repaid a debt of love. The beet part of this simple story of a humble soul's gratitude and devotion Is that It is true. HORSE THAT SHOWED SORROW. Repented the Coat of a Moment of Folly. An Incident which may serve as an Illustration of "horse sense" was wit nessed last winter by a number of Brooklyn gpntlemtn who were on their way tu (he railroad station. When within a few yaids of the building titer lioticed a large gray horse belonging to a brewer, whose stables are In the rear of the depot. It was plain tbat he had escaped from bis stall, as the stablcmau was making vain efforts to catch him. He would not be caught He had stolen a few moments to cut up pranks In the snow: and with head up and mane flying, he was throwing tbe snow Into the air with his hind feet, and snorting with delight. He was not alone in his enjoyment A beautiful Scotch collie belonging to tbe same man. and no doubt the stable friend of the borse. Joined In the fun, now Jumping at the horse's mane, and now at his tail. It looked for all the world like two schoolboys, overflowing with life and spirits, who had escaped from an overheated class room and embraced the opportunity to frolic In the snow. Rut the dog's pleasure was brought to a sudden end. The Iron-shod beela flew out and met an unintentional vic tim. It was pitiful to hear the dog's moans of palu, as he lay lit the snow ten feet away. The stableman ran forward and carried him Into the of fice. Then came the display of "borsu sense," The old gray, when he beard the painful yelps. Instantly stopped in his antics, and witb neck extended snd nose alinost touching tbe ground, walked after tbe man, and stood mo tlonless while the dog was laid on i blanket iu the offlc?: then be turn ed toward the stall. His grflt was now as If be were drawing a beary losd. He looked neither to tbe right nor to the left, his head was lowered, bis steps were slow and beary. He remained perfectly still while the driv er put on tbe harness for tbe day's toll. A more moving or convincing picture of repents nee would be bard - - - " mv natwuw DIM felt sure thst tie was ssylng to him self: "What s fool I wss to do thst! The few minutes of fun bsve been thn mrsns of Injuring my poor friend, I'm sorry !" Youth's Companion. Too His; a Heart. At Darenaum, Nortbwlch, s singular case was Investigated by Coroner Vstes. Hsrry Eaton, 85, cbemicsl la borer, was found dead lu bed. Tbu rase being Insspllcsble, Ir. Hsward made a post-mortem examination. Ha said tbe deceased's heart was tbe moat eitraordlnary be bsd erer seen. It weighed thirty-live and one-fourth ounces, lustesd of 10 ounce. Tan walls were two Inches thick. What Kuglsntl'a Navy Ctoasa. The navy wblcb gives England tbu supremacy Of (be seat costs $186,000. 000 a year, or s I ttle more than th United States psys lu pensions. Brsry time we see s certain woman with ber husband, she seoo-a tu ba abusing bim. Wbsaj a msn U stuck Bp, they nan tbat ba bai a featb-r dowd bis back.