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BOOKS AND FACES. Hew BAOjr face (reel the btok'. How many visions thence axis; Hr oft enraptured readers look Oa aome far parasiiae: Oid rye look oa them wit a dehbt Tmeiag tile dark and bloody tUu When in rude battle for the right They fought In foreign clime. Tn youth, 10 eager queat of Sure. Tama, breathlea. leaf oa l.af. a4 kra Kant voice that ah ail ring no more With war's triumphant cheer. Where'er the daring do or dir. Id castle hall. in lover's court. Where'er the flaahJag blade may I, fflw hound and huater sport. Ha follows, who, to fortune given. Read hla renown In ev'ry Line; And dreams that to bare bravely infra Is glorious and divine -Literary World HOW JACK'S DEBTS WERE PAID t J Alilit cuZa uega.i u C II Helen never could stand that, so she tried her best to check iter sanr" flowing tears. What was It all about A trifle People generally do disagree over trifles. This cause of difference, how ever, between Helen and her aunt was twenty thousand dollars, which had beea tart to Helen by a relative. Helm declared the money did not be oag to her. Helen Reeve was a young widow. She looked very pretty as she stood before her aunt In 'jer gowu . half mourning, her wavy b.-' .to hair comb ed back from a broad, low forehead, nd colled In an unruly knot at the nape of br neck. Aunt Eliza was not Inclined to find fault with the fate that caused ber to be the companion of such a charming young woman. "Not belong to your cried Aunt Ellaa. "What on earth do you mean?" "I mean," said Helen, "that this urn will Jnat settle the last of poor Jack's dnbts. and I am going to pay fbetn." 'There 1 only one way to 'settle,' " tald her aunt, "and that Is for you to take this money and be thankful to the good lrd that It hi been thrown your way, and not art so un grateful to Providence for your good Jack." 'I think," aJJ Helen, "1 see what rronili'.'ii'e meant me to do with It. When dear Jack died I know the thing that worried uitu raoBt during his last days wan tlie money he owed bis old friend., Mr. Beth tine. Mr. Bethune was ruined, aunty. The greatest hap piness that thin money brings to me Is the thought that 1 can do blm and bis fjiiiily sum jriwl. The poor man Js M.i;d. They live down near the river somewhere, and are very poor." Aunt Eliza looked obstinate, but fltcir talk ended in an agreement to see old Mr 'larmthers. the lawyer, lie wns consul' ed and would not deny that liien- a as Justice tu Helen's de teraiinatl.m, although he did not con soler I.cr c'l-l upon to carry It out. Bn; s)i. did. Fifteen thousand dol lars was paid lo Mr. Retime. A letter tiuu site reeeived at this time had the effect of closing Aunt Eliza's mouth, no mjttiT what her Inner reflections mighi u . It was from a daughter of Mr. Be; lump, and gave Helen such tiioi ks as made her heart feel warm and ilel chei-k to glow with delight Now t;re remained five thousand more. The other creditor, Mr. Clar eiii Harriett, wax i rich man. Bat tles begun again U'tween Helen and her Aunt Kllzn. "i i: tve never forgotten what I heard U' sjid about Jack, and he shall have hi due if it be only for the op por!u:,;ty of expressing . ray feelings. I tt.ir-t Jack's name chared from ev ery imp-nation of dishonesty." T!.! rv WW ws any on It," said A i i i . t K'.'.zti. "Everybody knew that If had lived be would have soc-cc-sfuliy carried out bhs Lusiueas." "M.-. Bartlett. said differently." ' I declare, Helen, yon make me IIL I managed to set along with the first affair; that turned out a mercy to be eure, for that poor blind man, but this; Why I never beard of anything so un called for." ' But Helen was determined, and In spite of Aunt Eliza the money was or dered Jo be paid. Then Helen -wrote a letter in which she decidedly ex pressed her pleasure In being able to settle the debt, li.id gave Mr. Clar ence Bartlett a rap for, baring ex pressed an 'opinion derogatory to, her young husband, signing it '.'very tru,ly yours" to the most dignified, manner.' To Helen's boundless indignation, there came a lettaTj'-rom Mr. Bartlett in which he Informed her that she wa mistaken as to his ever having blamed her husband, and .coolly Informed her that although twttjrproved of her wish' to settle ber hoabaad's debts, she could not do ao where be was concerned; that he had al way . considered . her husband persoiyU , rld. that he would not have troubled ber with thfs letter, bat for the reason that bo felt It due to himself to refute the mle-rep-pseiifafloii which had evidently been so deeply Impressed on her mind. ,'b inosi tn:p irtanf b'f.pr I ever rend In in jr siie declared to Aunt EIi:ji Hut ber aunt would not se It that way.' T ...ill J . . , . , , . , Wi.i g-j aim wer Mi. -rrutiier Phis very day," cried Helen. Aunt Eliza coulo not trust herself to answer. Silence was her only ssfe guard, Down to Mr. fjirrutherb' oflice nihh el Helen, but she bad to be content with his saying: "Very well, Mrs. Reeve. I will do my best." The days went on, and Mr. Carruth- ers said that Mr. Bartlett was out of towit, so nothing could be done with the money which awaited him. Summer came, and Aunt Eliza de cided that after their worry they need ed a change. Aunt Eliza was neither a tyrant nor a miser. Khe cared little whether Helen had a pen ny or not; she had pleuty for both. But she had chosen to be delighted when Helen's fortune came to her, for she had been left with little and bad a great love for beautiful things, and this money would make her feel Inde pendent In the gratification of ber de sires. "I am sure I am thankful that we have anything left." said Aunt Eliza, and she gave a slgb of relief, as if there had . been a time when she thought that Helen was in a fair way to give away not only her own money but her aunt's also. They decied to visit the loscmite, and Aunt Eli.a was (a her element. She would arrange and rearrange tln- ery for herself and Helen; refuse to buy a ribbon because they must en omlze, and next day purchase some article not at all needed, and pay a most eitrava-gnut price with smiling satisfaction. Every one knows the almost im possible roada by stage to "darks" In going down the Yosi-uiite Valley. Helen and her aunt had gone as far aa possible by rail, and were now In lw, la, .-.,. 4 ... . -'"'-' ,mv-.. juuiljejr jje- hlud six horses In the lumbering six seated coach usually ued to finish this trip and convey the patrons to their final destination. There were two la dles beside the brother of the ladles and another gentleman. Helen was enjoying the ride and paying no attention to the fears and complaints of the others over the roughness of the road. There were magnificent views, and as they went higher the ladles grasped the sides of the vehicle and held on to It In fear and trembling, as jjpy looked down the dangerous mountain side. Helen had well-balanced nervei and thought of no danger; but suddenly she was conscious of a crash, a fall, one horrible shriek from the other la dies, then It seemed to her tliat she was rolling on, ou Into eternity. She stopped at last and lay still. Was this death? But after a moment the Inconve nience of supporting a weight that lay across her convIced her that she was much alive. She managed to turn partly over and crawl out from " un der the debris. She was not much hurt, , ' ' "Aunt Eiiza! Aunt Eliza I" called nelen. All vraa silence. She looked about her, but could see only wreckage. A little way up the hill a man lay stlM and motionless, his white face turned upward In the sunlight Suddpn fear made her turn away. Just then a man came from behind a clump of bushes, pa!e, and with his right arm hanging helplessly. "Thank OodI Somebody Is alive," cried Helen.. . ; , Tt la'a miracle," he faintly answer ed. ' '" "Whore are ttje others ?","; , "Oh, I can't tell. I fear they ari all tinder the wagon." ' , "What shall we dor ' I lie looked down helplessly at his arm and Helen asked pityingly: "Brokenr "Never mlnO," he said, "we enn'l lament over that until we know there la nothing worse." Just then several nen appeared, who had. been driving In sight of the accident 'Ttiey flrsUreUaued (be la dies under the coach and then placed them gently In a wagon. Finally ev ery one was disposed of but Helen and the gentleman with the bruken arm. "I have a one-seated buck not far from here," one of the mountaineers aage ted. Xbe gewueaoeo look doietvH at Us arm "Oh. 1 ran drive if that's all." said Helea. It's go. It's only a short distance. You are suffering trrri I 1'ly." as she saw hlia growing pale. -I believe I am," be answered. j They drove off, and after the flrkt ! few moments began to talk. i It seemed to me that we rolled , over and over for an endless ti.ue.' ! Mtid Helen. "lou did turu a complete xou.er j aault. I was thrown off at the first J lurch. The rtderfy Udy I do not think is much hurt. Your aunt, vou -ailed ! herr j "Yes. my aunt." i "Are you frlghunedr' he aked j suddenly, looking at ber curiously "I don't know." said Helen. "1 feel rather wild." "few young ladies have as ervlc able nerves as you." Helen fl'd not answer at omr, but cried, as a turn of the nad brought a houw In view: "Oh. there Is the hotel: 1 glad" An hour later be was walc'ting by her aunt'ii bedside. She felt relieved at the physician's ShKuram-e tha' Aunt Eliza wax not seriously hurt. For two or thn days she was kept a prijiicr but Aunt Ki'za was not one to pet ailments and was wm about. The next day but one after tiie a. ddent Heleu's driving companion win to ask after her health, and she was appalled b the name on ihe unl "Mr. (Mareiiee Karl let t " Aunt Eliza lauyheil liesrtilv at ihr absurd situation. "I think It very Impertinent of blm." said Helen. "To get his arm broken?" "To Inquire after us. "Perhaps he does not kiuiH w hu are," said Aunt Eliza. "I think I would pcrhap like lu leave here tomorrow." was Helen's reply. Aunt Eliza did noi argue. a flu knew It would only Increase Helen's prejudice, but she proposed to tay where she whs. It was rtot long before Helen and he met. Bhe was on an tipper piazza, early one evening, and came face to face w-itb him. His arm was In b sling and he looked pale and worn, but was evidently pleMst-d t" ee le-r again. He held out his hand. "I am glad to have tuude jour ac quaintance, Mr. Iteeves. You will iu troduce me to your aunt, will you not? Your husband and I were good friends. I was also a friend of jour father, although I was young at the time." - She could not refuse, and he talked so pleasantly that Helen coulii not help forgetting her prejudice, anil did not s her way clear to bringing tip the money question. Aul Elila was delighted, but shrewdly held her jx-ace. Such a first meeting n they fud had naturally causil their acquaint-, ance to grow rapidly. Mr. Bartlett was most agreeable, and ail his ef forts fended to make Helen's days happy. They stayed six weeks at the bote) and It was the evening before they were to go. Helen and he were on the piazza enjoying the sunset, when Aunt Eliza came up with n let ter. "For you. Heieu." She stood and chatted a few Ino merits and then said she must be off and finish packing. Helen still held the letier in her hand, turning It over and over In embarrassment, for she recognised the writing of Mr. Car-, ruthers. She was nervously fumbling at the clasp of the bag at her skle, to put tne letter out of sight, when Mr. Bartlett said: "Pray read your letter." "It is of no consequence," Helen answered. ' Helen otiened the letter and read the crablied handwriting In great haste. Mr. Carruthers wrote to say that Mr. Bartlett refused to take the money and "wished to hear no more about It" She flushed and glaaccd at her companion. He was looking at her with a qalet smile. i "I think I know whom your letter) Is from," and he laughed. "Please don't" she said, coloring more brightly, but . determined to speak now. "Mr. Bartlett 1 want 1o talk with you about this. I want you' to do me a favor, but first promise 'i she hesitated. "You don't want me to promise until I have beard what It Is. do you'f" "Only that tiresome money. I want you to take It." "Oh," he answered slowly and gravely. "Yes; say you will. It will make ma so much happier." . He waited a moment and then said: "I will lake It on one condition." Something In his voice made her eyes drop suddenly. "That I niay.take you with It," he whispered, a lie leaned : over her. "May I. Ilelfen?" 1 held her baud riow--flnd It was not withdriivn. Waverley. Too Mnoti tor Her. Maud What book are you rending? Irene "Sartor Hesiii-tus.'' Maud What a queer lis me! Ig it In teresting? ' Irene No, It's awfully tlrionie. Maud What are you reading It for, then? ,. . Irene I've got to write a paper about it at the next meeting of our literary club. , Maud What Is It about? Irene I don't know yet I've only all tbey wanted wai the right of nav got to the 2o7th page. Chicago Trlhw Ig.ttlng It and (be permlaelon to ex une. i j iore the unknown eoantry to the weat- If you would adrertlae your tnm-i w"r1- . M ' , , 4 HHMTHUttt OLD FAVORITES The Turf Shsll Hm Mr Friirtal ebrlac The turf shall be Dij fragrant shriue; My leniilr. I-oid! that arch of thine; My --nur' breath the inountaia airs, And sileut (bouirfals Bii only prayers. My lior siiali br the Uiooiilii:!)! waves. Wbm uium.nriiif toiiifn n1 to their iavrs. Or wtru tLr siilliies of the sra. Even lunrv tlisn uuisir, brih of Thee! I'll sm-s, by day. m.iu a'ade unkuown, All l!ht ud si'eiiee. like thy Thron! Ali! ttr pair slnrn -viial! r, at nibt, Tlit- "id) ej ids; wsieli my nt. Ti. bestrii, "u in h 'u bh to look. Slmll tx- lit i.iirr n l sliiuing Inn.k. Where I sIj.iII rend, iu Kurds of flauif, The :l"rie ef th eiilrMii iinnir. I'll rrki iii sio;ri 111 M. r.n k That rloiuls svtliilr the ds) tjesm's trsek Tliv meny in It iuur- hue Of siniuy lrii;h!" bresLIn; !li rough! There' t.eiliir.g brtj;hl. sImivi, liow From fh.u.n. thai bloeiii to star tl.it Iul in Us ligl.t iu soul run k-c Some fnstTire f,f tby iir. There'r Et.!!:i::r dsrt. It-hiw, s!.-Tf. But iu its gl'Miin I trie- thy love. Aod meekly wait tlist inoment, whcD Thy touch shfill turn all bright sgain! Thomas Moore. Aoicrit'tn AristtstracT. Of all the notable thinu ou earth. The queerest one is pride of birili, Among our "here deuiiK'racy!' bridge across a hundred yesrs. Without a prop to ssve it fnui sneers. Not even a i-ouple of rutteu peers A thing foi- laughter, fleers and jeers, It Americnn sri'tnerscr ! English siiil Irish, French aud Spauish. (iermaus, ltnliauk, Iiutch and Danish, CrORsiu' their veins until they vanish In one conglomeration! subtle a tangle of blood, indeed, No Heraldry Harvey will ever siuveed In finding the ciri-ulntion. hepend upon it, my snobbish friend. Your family thread you can't ascend, Without good reason to apprehend Yon may find it waied, t the farther end. By some ilebeiliu Vocation! Or, worse than tlnit. your boosted line Msy end in a loop of stronger twine. That plagued mime worthy aviation! John !. Saxe. ' " A BIT OF HISTORY. Jefferson, Hnnroi snd Miuaion tiallded Better Than They Knew. Mr. Jefforsev wms President of Oie t'nited Suites at tliat time, nisi be was a man who hated war of any dcr1p tion. He certainly did not wish to fight with his own countrymen, and he as certainly did not wish to fight with any othnr nation, so he searched around for Mime aort of a compromise. He thought hat if America could own even one port on this iiHt-ful river and had the right of Mississippi navigation tb; mut ter would U sotflfd with aatisfiiction to all parties S, be writ Janx-s .Mon roe over to Paris to Join our minister. Mr. Livingston, and see if the two of them together could not Iwrsiiade Krani-e to sll them the Island of New Orleans, tin which was the city of the same Hume. Now NaiHilcmj was the ruler of France, ami he was dreaming dreams and heclng visions In which France was tin- most Important janvcr In America, Ixx'auw' she owned this won derful Mississippi Klver and all this "Ixmlslana" which stretched lack from the river to the rorkli-s. He already held forts along th' river, and he was plannhig to strengthen tlxwe aivd build sime new ones. But you know what happens to the plans of mice find men ouietlmes. Napoleon was depending upon his army to lielp him out on these plans, but bis armies In San liomlngo were swept away by war ami sickness, so that on tlie day that he had set for tlfcpm to move up Into IxmLslana isrt n man was able to go. At the name time Nai-ilin bad on hand another tfcixane against England, which was even more Important than his plans for America, mid which demanded men and money. Beside this, lie was shrewd enough to kimw that he could not hold this far away territory for any I,ng time against England, which had so many niore Rhlps than France. He suddenly changed his mind alKitit his Annrlcan possewt-Ions, ami ntiirly sent Mr. Mon roe and Mr. Livingston Into a state of collapse by offering to "ell them' not only New Orleans, but also the whole province of Louisiana. Tliere was uo time to write to Presi dent Jefferson and psk his advice, and this was In-fore the days of tlie cable; ho Monroe and Livingston, took the matter Into their own hnml, and giBnpd thf. contract which transferred the Louisiana territory to Use United States for the con si deration of $K, (XtO.OOO. They severely criticised by i.- raanT of their own coiitstryme-n, and they bad some doubts of their own about the wisdom of their action. You ee. nobody knew then that com and wheat would grow ao abundantly In this territory, or that beyond the Mississippi there were such etroteh of glorious pasture-la ndsi,' or that trn- derneitb Ita mountainous regions there were aucb mines of gold, silver and copper. Americana saw, only the com mercial posalbllltles of the river, and A B QiU hafspeiaM) a buiVsevd years ago; and today Oaat old Louisiana terrltotr) Is. in natural rewourcra, the wealthi.au !-art of the whole UnitMl SUt. With out that territory la our possess-too we fclsooid have no Colorada and no Wy oming, no Iiakutaa, or Nebraska, or Miuneasta, or Montana, or MhawHiri. or Iowa, or Kaiieats. or Arkansas, oi I-oulsiana. or Oklahoma, or Iialiao trrtti-y; iikI naturally, no fair at Ft. 1ouis this year. St Nicholas. LUXURIES FOR SERVANTS. frieata Bath aud Suites ia Boaae at the Nesctl Moaaea, The ne pahicew built lu thin city every year du iKt supply luxuries for their owner alone. The employw are also looked after and provision is made for their comfort to a degree never known anywhere elw. In one of the new Uou- on au up town Hreet near the avenue the man sen ant quarters) consist .if three small rooms on the t p floor. Adjoiuln; them is a small filei room with a atiowet and plunge ,Nrh ami pri.vn lu fht same room are three ImsJus lu ordet that the men may all wash slmul taneonsly if they want to. iHiwndalrs adjoining tin- entrance hall is another kh-eping mum for a liiiu servant, and It has as much light am. air as any In the bouse. In H-lit t i-.ii K having a private luih. the r-siins for the woman xitcnis are on the third fl-sir, and aceoiniinsl it six. TlsHy are so arrangwl that twx sJ.-ji in each nsuii and have the u of a tiatiiriMim. In suoitiou to un- spMrtmnits there are two r-sins nia a bath to be used by any M-nant wh hapiM-ns to be 111. These two rooms are. so situated rtiat a siT-.'ant lu then nay tse quarautlui-il so eoniploMv at If out of the binse. Adjoining the nurM-ry and ncparaitd frnn It otily by a dresssing-room Is tht apartment of the head nurn which Is of course, snipplieil with Its private bath. Near tlie piom of the mistjvesi of the lertihe Is the room of her maid and It ha the Mini- coiiveniincc an tlie others. Thus are the servant of the wealtly houed. When it Is taken Into con tduWatlon that Oicsk- rooms are keit ia order and supplied with evT,vthlii w'dful by the housekeeper, the lot oi Che household stTvant In flirt United Staten w-eins more desirable than ever Moat housee lu which a large stnfl of sen ants are employed have also I Ittitigrooni for their diversion. OI course, not all of the new hiHiw-a bitlll now have such an equlptneut aa thli one. it u interval fur a young coupii married only n year ago. The bride'i motlw-r gave It ns Iht whting present and It will cost SiXlO.OOO when com pleted New York Sun. THE SAMURAI AND JIU-JITSU. The Moat Wanilerfnl Hjilfm of Atb letlca Kauwin In the World. More than twenty live hundred yean ago there sprang into existence, ii: Jajun. an ord-r of knights who wen known as the samurai. To th-m wa: imparted all the learning, the iollt breeding, and the forms of superlorltj that mark the gclitielim ti. They wtr sklllist iu arms ami versed In the arti of war. for they wen- the EmiM-ror"! lighting -men, and none but Ihey wen allowed to bear arms. As there could not always lie war ot luitid. and as it was considered Ix-iieatl the dignity of the samurai to go any ordinary callings, It came aboil iiatund'y tluit tlitse little knights fount much Idle time on their hands. Bcliif men of war, they turned their attentioi to athletic feuts. tjne among flu samurai conceived the Idea of leariiliig by pnictliv, the hwallon of every sctisl tlve nerve and muscle In the lody After tliat he discovered all tlie Jufnti of the bones that could be seized Ir such a way as to give momentary powa over tla- musj-les of an adversary, n4 pracibi with his fellow samurai, au thus by degrtN was developed tin most wonderful system of atJileKIci known In the world. The Japanese cat this work Jlu Jltsu. Tlu deft pressurei Hpilltl In the practice of jlu-jltsu pro duce only momentary pain but do not really Injure the muscles or nerves In all other things the Japane- are tin most polite jH-ople in all the world S i It follows that eveu lu their tight Int they have developed a humane yet effective method of self-defense. Thcj do not strike out with the clenched fist and seek to bnilse, as ' do tin Anglo-Saxons In their Isixlng content A knowledge of the Jlu Jltsu enable! one almost iiiStaiitly to convince bit opponent tliat it Is UM-lesa.. to fight There are now schools of Jiu-jitsu everywbiTe In Jiipau. EviTy aoldler, sailor, and policeman is obliged to la-r feet hlnifielf In the systm. A JnpanetM failicemati, pf)sess-d of the art, hal known slngle-hatiditl to riluce to sub mission and to take tn the iiollce-stathir four sturdy sailors of a foreign Asiatif squadron. 8t Nicholas. . This Tramp Was F.eonomtcal. Joatlali Plynt wudint of trnmpa has Hta memory "Jxred wlrti odd ro marks heard on the rmd. "On tie otitakirtH of IVajton," sjild Mr. Flyv one dsy, "j; fell, lii'wun yteira ago, with a lotut haired tramp I I sit nil y ever sjw such long h"lr aj tills fHlow haik I otulln't ratUt til temptethm to oisrsik to him shout It 'Why don't you get )-our hnlr cu T I said. ' . . . . " 'Becatiae,' he amrwered, 'tltU Uiil would lie three alzea to big for me U I did,'" B ttlan's Poiiulallon Varylns;. Clfty yeans ago the poimLttlon oi England and Wales was divided equal ly between city and couutry; now 71 per cent of It la urban tt m ln,.n , ,. ,... ' lr ZlZZ' A New York lady has jual revvveMl from the United Slates goverateait a sum of money that was clalaaed by ber incestors 105 years ago. Of the 27 members of the Ma -ihutts Legialatttre only seventy aW are college men, twenty-nine of tbeaa from Boston University and tweartf Ave from Harvard. The sum of S7.CU0 was paid at auc tion In Loudon recently for a amaU Jag of Fnlliam ware, strapped with atUver bauds. The Jug. which la 9 lucavea high, five Incbc in diameter and M the date of l."l, was discovered La a cupboard of a church at West Ifalltac Kent, a few years ago. A tier man doctor, who has Isnea col lecting Information about the habits of long-lived persons, finds that the ma jority of those who attained old ax Indulged lu late hours. Eight out of ten iserssoiiM over eighty never went aa bed till well into the small hours, and did not get tip again till late lu tfct lav. At I'lieisoii, Itussiii, lovers have bees) I'orhiddi'U I" ki in public. A kiss iven iu the street incurs U-e, anal I lover who in ken bis seeWh-art hf he waist is tinisl. while the lucre pitt ing of a cross to signify a kiss oa a Kst card is alwi against the law. At .dihiii a kiss lu public Is punished by i line. What is claimed io be one of U largest clocks In the world baa beea placed in a new tower at Elisabeth, . J. It is thirty eight feet In diane ler, with eigliti ti fot hands. The tow , w hich is XiO fe4t high, was built -iprcssly for tlie clock which will bo llumiiinti d at night, and will be rlaibsa lor many miles around. Perhaps the most remarkable bridge n the world an the kettle bridge ka Itussia and Sllierla, of which Ooamak i!diers are expert builders. They are . iuilt tip of the soldiers' lanceo and i-iHjking kettles. Seven or eight lancaa ire placed under the handles of a uum ser of kettles and fastened by meaoa if ropes to form n raft. Each of throe .lifts will twar the weight of half a ;on. According to Secretary Moody'a re liort, eight-nine per cent of the Wue jiickets of our navy are c0r,ea "ot tba c'nited States and aeventy-alx per cetat ire patUe born. A few years ago the uajorlty of them were foreignera irlncljially Scaudluavlnus. At the osaV ireak of the war with Spain many coa .inental newspapers prophaled that the aliens would desert leavlus On slUlis dangerously short-handed, hot ihey proved loyal to a man. Eastern rallronds do not know, or , iced, the rotary snow-plow, whusw jK-ctactilar opciutlons are bent wlt-lesm-d In the Kin ky Mountain reglo This Invention, as a writer In t)& scientific American shows. Is an eaToc .Ive substitute for the old plan of harglng Immense snow drifts with a ,iuge plow driven at a seed of sixty ir seventy miles au hour by half a lostcn pushing locomotives. By that plan It was sometimes the plow ami ho locomotives which suffered the. nowt unuiiige. Bui the roiary plow, ictlng on the snow-bank like an itiger, with a swiftly revolving; steel vheel, twelve fi-t In diameter, having ilades rem-uibliiig those of a ship's impeller, cvis n p.-issjiKc through aolld Irlfts at the rate of from two to twelva niles an hour. The snow is shot from t spout attached to the plow to a Iss uance of lifty or one hundred feet. Noise a furutlve AaTnt. The Chlmwe do-tor wts up a terrsbU racket when called to triut rhc Hick. Fhia is Htipifosetl to drive evii tqiirits iway, and U uiMjucMtlonubly a eta weft n a great many ciimck Civiliiuitioa Jemande rent aud ijulot; all isoUe la oUJTed from tlie sick room. T)s Clstn c Imve detnoiiHitrutisl, uiikiiawiiigly, a great pRychoJoglcu! or paycuoiitho- "' logical fact. A path-tit of mine- had re .clvel tlx; law ritew of thi; church, tha pulse had coiwsd at the wrh ami ho iud sunk Into timt coma whiuh pro- . Litth tVnith. i Soutcbotty in the m.-xt house wlmii up "The Anvil Cliorun" frwn "II Trov atore." I was very much annoyed and :' d::rtfscd and triid lo stop it tjud'-ieu-ly the pul-alloii at tu? wrist ' tn-ga ' igiiln, the patient gradually opem-al hie eyes aud motioned to hls'siwu. She lss'iit low mid he w-Vjipercd' hi Uef ear. "Te duni te dee; that Is my favor ite tune," said he. We mused trim, fed him, and today, ten ytfirs atUsr the,, event, 1m weighs '210 xi'jtnta. The .. .UnTiKutles of vibration or. noise U yit ' to" be wiHiten. So 1 have .dj-jetsvei-ed , Unit anyihing tluit csin aroiiso'tbc sttli coriHciuue subllmltjil self win. rvtre my '' j atlent wheu all drugs fall, "and nub U a vry cheap agent Mwiioai nrk." Malayan Tree Dweller. j, .,.. . Tlie mi k Bis, or tree dweHer,ef th Mtihiy' Peninsula build thoit-hojises itt '" romcu i revs a uozen re. i alauie ground, and reach them by means of baJulHio la.kUyrs. which they draw up when safely h.msfd out of hrfn' wtjX ' Tn.l ' . house Itmdf Is a rude kind of "thick, made of bum boo, and tbeftoor taf la laslied ttsjfetlnr piece by -ujece -j4 . , bound aecurely to the tree Unl by,ratl , tan. Tbeae curloua people are , ralh er small ami lighter In complexion UnB ?,v the Malays though much miller, T'tw '" ' have no form of r.l.gion at all u'oil eieti Idols no written language and ' peak ctntit form of Malay, " ' !; - Olllllltlea thill lliuka a ll fierior HI'e usnaltv il,u j.a. .. . . ' " """ '" "USO - ni hi. m i