THE BACKWARD LOOK.
When grandpa reads )ut the wiy the business men combine
And raie the price of this ur tiist sloug their special Hue,
He shake his bead ul take hi pip out of bis mouth, and says:
"I duauo whai we're rviuia to in these new-fangled days;
We uaier be eoateut t live l.ke ihoe from bom we sprung.
But dow Iff might different from the time
Wbeu 1 wau J onus"'
Whea father pick bic paper up and reads about some swell
Who fare a banquet !o three friends that cost a thousand well.
He kind of wriggles in bi chair, sad then be slapa bis knee
And swears the wurid has lust Its wind, as far as he can see;
"We used to have as good a time,' be says, "out there among
The poor folks in the country when I tired
When I was young.1"
la year to come, when we are old. and airahlpa All the sky.
And radium autoa dash about when tiring' a twice aa high.
We'll hare this satisfaction: we can call oar children 'round
And say about what graudpa sail, and know just how 'twill sound:
"This age is far too swift for me, too burrlsd and high strung
W didn't go this foolish pare, my boy.
When I was young!"
Jack Appleton.
LOVE IN A
fHE Nelsons were still at their
city home iu B , though It
was July, "l'ater," as his only
did called hiin, was kept In town bf
easiness that, like evil, could not
Nbrook delay;" and his wife and
laughter refused to so without him,
r he was more to tbita than shore
C society. So on the morning of the
fourth of July, 1900, Mater aud Pater
elaou were at breakfast in their gem
a dining room a cool creation in
ram and Holland blue with an
tnpty chair on Pater's right, lit which
glanced Inquiringly.
"Where is Norma ?"
Mrs. Nelson dropped her spoon with
westure of despair.
"You would never suspect," her tone
a keeping with the gesture.
"Well?" said I'ater, quizzically.
."She ia (he cemetery '."
"Whati" incredulous horror in the
JonofsyllaMe.
The explosion of a bunch of tire- J
ckers under the window at that
somen t, together with the blowing of
an bonis and various aud sundry
' ther diu inseparable from ludepeud
ace Hay, prevented conversation,
vhleh was resumed at tbe first lull.
"You know how Norma dislikes alj
)s noise and 'disharmony,' as she
tils It? Well, she took her little Br
illow and a book and Pedro aud a
basket of luncheon, aud her revolver"
Mrs. Nelson checked off these items
boughtfuliy with her fork), "and start
ad, on her wheel at three o'clock this
' Morning for Sleepwell Cemetery. She
mid there was no other quiet place
at the Fourth, and go she would re
mrdless of anything I could say."
And Mrs. Nelson sighed in self rigbt
aea exoneration of any participation
j thl unwonted proceeding.
smite curled the tips of Pater
Kelson's soldierly gray mustache.
' ''Ob.," was all be said as he settled
jtoj.! CDmfortably to his coffee and
Jto tnancial page of the morning
gttper, is though Norma, his darling
tea pride, were at his elbow where
to loed to have her; for Le knew
be could take care of herself wher-
er her girlish whims might lead her,
an-t'jese same girlish whims always
tttused hi in.
Norma possessed about all the bless
Ags that fall to the lot of mortals,
A dressed in her bicycle suit of
fchakl brown, the mounted her wheel
an the dewy dusk of that Fourth of
Jaly morning. Home, friends, perfect
keaith, beauty, admirers what did
to lack to complete the golden circle
t perfect bliss?
lie of the bow and arrows knew.
JUmself an early riser at times, Cupid
torched his dimple - self on the handle
tor of Norma's bicycle and winked a
eeptlcal eye at ber "maiden medita-
as "heart whole and fancy free"
flaw along with the greet St. Ber-
aatrd bounding clumsily In her wake.
Bat to lore wits this beautiful
tratid she certainly was In sympathy
rith the soft breeze that tossed ber
toJr and caressed ber cheek, with the
Cfj oilsU, waiting to blush the King
4f Day a welcome and then die be
Matb bis fiery cbarlot wheels.
' , Norma drew a deep sigh of relief
delight as tbe dismounted at tbe
gates and passed Into the
of the great trees, guarding
. awinw mt aircpera ni uieir reel.
:.'4Tto soft paths were moist and gave
feack bo sound from her light tread.
Ch birds were twittering drowsily, a
Caw breaking into full-throated, exult-
'tK song. The alluring murmur of
K &lllSr W&ter wnneri her an, n-ith
refl - little laug at the horrors
-Js tod MicA tuxl N'urrnn 11...
8ad abtll th Wank of a little stream
SmMI iaer quest. : There she sat down,
Kli'ijrihatbetlc Petlio at ber side.
t watch th miracle of the sunrise.
xnia is sucn an enchanting and en-
t J.m bad the seeing eye and the
v trj.af, aud iron of this wonder-
!"T af tbe dawn and the full
escaped her worshipful recog
Lt -Her happiness was complete,
Xatgbt-eren the white be;id
Jwttnesses to tbe negative side
C bar ao disquietude. Ouiy
Ttit CopW bad that mouieut
1 pm Ma go) Tar coald do that.
' ' ""'7$ Kffbt .tto raploalon of
1 CZ&f4 allamt: bwf at
CEMETERY.
boomed and the multifold ordinary
noises of the city added their jangle
to the general discord.
The sick moaned in helpless miiterv
babies started wailing from sleep, and
even the strong aud vigorous were
vaguely conscious of an iiicreasfd
nervous tension and Irritability they
could not explain.
Harold Hammond, the junior part
ner of a prominent lirm of architects,
had been at his office projecting plans
for a wealthy but exacting client the
night liefore the Fourth, and being
unusually tired, had been able to sleep
through much of the early morning
turmoil; but at last he sprang from
his bed with an exclamation of des
pairing indignation, roused by a deaf
ening explosion directly under his
window, folio wed by numerous minor
r. ports of torpedo and cracker origin,
accompanied by the delightful crackle
of the youthful perpetrators.
"Idiots," he growled, wrathfully,
"I'll get out of this infernal racket if
I have to go to a to a graveyard:
Jove: that Isn't such a bad ideal If
I have to stand this pandemonium all
day I shall be a maniac."
Ho, making a hasty toilet, the young
architect dropped Into a cafe for a
hastier breakfast, ineutally cursing the
deafening and distracting racket iuscp-
arable from the celebration of our In
dejendence Day; and then he. too,
mounted his wheel and pedalled In
furious haste toward Sleepwell Ceme
tery. It was nine by the clock when Har
old dismounted at the gates and looked
at his watcn. With tortured nerves
responding grateruiiy to the sweet
quiet, he walked on, trudging his
wheel at bis side, Intent on finding
the most secluded spot in all that city
of slumber.
I-ong before, Norma had made her
self at borne at the foot of a great
tree at the brookside where the ground
sloped, forming an ideal resting place.
Who can say what mystic attraction
drew young Hammond's steps In tbe
game direction until he caught sigitt
of a patch of vivid red Norma's fir
pillow, which she had tossed aside.
He stopped at this, inexpressibly
annoyed to find that even here the
solitude had been violated by some
human creature. But be looked again
and annoyance was transform, to
love! Noiselessly leaning bis wheel
against a tree, he stole forward to look
and adore.
With hands folded under her head.
Norma was lying lost In contemplation
of the satisfying harmony of color
and motion In the wind-swayed tree
tops under the brooding gentleness of
the summer sky, herself a part of the
living Whole. Every nerve her en
tire consciousness vibrated In loving
response to the beauty of the visible
creation.
Harold Hammond looked long and
ardently looked his heart away! For
his life he could not take his eyes from
that carelessly reclining figure. In
stinctively he removed his hat, sur
prised at the feeling of worshipful
reverence that possessed him.
' Norma was tall, above the average,
with a well-knit frame, muscles of
strength and spring under firm, pink
flesh and satin skin. Iiesplte ber at
titude of complete Indolence and re
laxation, activity, health, happiness
the very Joy of lift and that sweet,
nasi which comes only front , soul
soaiidi-M -seemed to radiate from
Iter.;' ';.
Tbr Hta naan absorbed l! these
aa a tktotba plait drinks the rauv
SKAT1SO HIMSELF AT UEB SIDE.
l'p to this moment be had found do
answering echo lu bis heart to the call
of love. Women had annoyed and
puzzled him, arousing In bitn a woe
of irritation that they could do no
more, when he felt that at least they
should make him admire, at the most
love! ,
But he must move nearer. He must
see tbe sweet curve of the rosy lips,
the dark, silken fringe of the golden
brown eyes, and the flaxen hair, look-
lng like the aureole of a saint In the
sunlight.
"r ' amrr uu near, rruro, stow
ling, showed his teeth and walked
toward the intruder. Norma sprang
to her feet, alert, but with no hint of
fear in bar face or figure as she stood
straight and tall, ber hand on tbe little
revolver at her belt
im aignt or a Handsome young
man. square of shoulder, deep of cheat
and long of limb, tbe look of reveren
tlal admiration still on his face, wa
reassuring.
Her band dropped from the revolver.
Pedro waa called back, apologetic, to
the feet of his mistress.
"I beg your pardon," said Harold,
advancing, hat In "hand, and bowing
humbly, "I bad no Idea oi finding any
one here. I came to esc-ape the noise.
it makes me tired," he added wearily
and convincingly.
Norma laughed.
v ny, i came nere ror that very
reason. I left home about three o'cioc
this morning."
Harold regarded her approvingly.
"You hate it, too all this Infernal
roar aDd racket?"
"Of course I hate it. If I were king
president. I mean I would make It
a crime to go alout on any day of the
year making life miserable with all
this 'roar and racket." as you call It.
W hy don't they celebrate tlie day
with tine, soft music In all the
churches and halls and pars. so that
wherever one went there would be
!eautlful sounds? Then we could
think gratefully of our forefathers,
instead or neing ungrateful as we are
now, because they are In a wav re
sponsible for all this discomfort.
The brown eyes of the maid looked
Into the shrewd blue eyes of the man
With a woman's discernment she read
chivalry and honesty in their depths;
so when he said
"Would you mind if I sat down?'
she answered
'No. not at all, but you had better
make your peace with Pedro first. He
feels responsible for me, you see."
Then to Pedro, "It's all right, Pedro,
shake hands with" she stopped and
liliislied, suddenly remembering that.
though a common indignation had
made them friends, he was a total
stranger to her otherwise.
'Harold Hammaud, at your service,"
he said, smiling aud bowing with an
air of courtly homage that reminded
ber of her adored "Pater," as she al
ways called hiin. and again a sense of
perfect security and trust in tbe owner
of the deepest blue, and deepest set,
eyes she had ever seen, emboldened
her to say
Mr. Hammond, Tedro," and the
stately St. Iiernard gravely extended
a mighty paw in token of tbe estab
lishment of friendly relations.
"Do you know." said Harold, seat
ing himself on her side, "I think tliia
Fourth of July misery is getting seri
ous, its coarsening and stupefying
to the 'kids,' and utterly execrable and
unreasonable every day."
Certainly it is," said Norma, warm
ly. "It is time that all unnecessary
hldeousness should be replaced by
something beautiful and harmonious.
The taste of the people should be cul
tivated to reject everything that jan
gles tbe nerves and affronts eyes or
ears. I love silence, she added, en
thusiastically "the silence that lets
you hear the rush of the wind through
the trees and leaves a smooth road for
the bird-songs to ripple ever."
Harold Hummotid looked his en
dorsement of these sentiments, and
could not conceal the admiration he
felt for the girl who uttered them.
Her words, slowly enunciated, were
balm to bis tortured sensibilities, and
ber tones, peculiarly soft, as though
her' beloved silence bad modulated
them to a sweetness be had never
expected to find in any woman's voice.
He took up the eulogy of quiet where
Norma had left It, saying
"You sret right Take our modes
of travel. There's noise enough in a
railway train or a trolley car to mad
den one not hardened to it I'm satis
fied that our barbarous way of get
ting about Is a 'back number,' soon
to be replaced by one that is both
noiseless and clean. Why, I like the
wheel because It Is quiet"
. "And I like a cemetery because it
Is quiet," said Norma, looking con
tentedly at the green mounds and
white headstones. "It's a lovely place,
don't you think so?"
"I do," said Harold, emphatically;
"l prefer it to any place in tbe world
Just now."
At this Norma, changing tbe sub
ject suggested a walk, and the young
people strolled about chatting, ever
accompanied by the. watchful Pedro,
until tbe hostess proposed luncheon,
which was spread on big green leaves
the four-footed friend participating
at a respectful distance.
After tbe repast conversation went
on. punctuated by periods of silence
quite as eloquent, until the shadows
lengthened aud Pedro arose and shook
hi shaggy self, thus Intimating hla
belief that It was time to go home.
Tbe llftle cavalcade was soon under
way. Harold baring' asked and obtained-
permission to escort Miss' Kelson
to ber own door. Pedro trotted sedate-
la with the empty lunch-basket In his
south, wall . p rased with bis situa
tion, while Norma and tor cavalier
fwwd sack pleasur la tta petaty of
each other tnt parting without the
proojw-ct of meeting was not to he
considered.
As they came once more within
range of demoniac young America
Harold said eagerly
loull let Die call on you some
time?"
"Yes," said Norma; "there's i'ater,
now."
"Pater" stood ou the stoop smoking
his after-dinner cigar aud saw tbe
graceful figure of bis daughter riding
j up the street with au equally graceful
- i n very aiuerent uKUre at her side:
"Well. 1 11 be blessed:" be muttered,
throwing away his cigar and hastening
to meet bis daughter.
Norma dismounted quickly, ber color
rising as ahe said
"Pater, this is Mr. Harold Ham
mood, and he dislikes Fourth of July
noise ss much ss I do and " the
ususily self-poised Miss Nelson paused
in pink confusion, surprised with the
cvuaclouaneiMi of something new snd
sweet st ber heart playing tricks with
ber tongue.
yuite a recommendation in your
eyes, no doubt, but hardly sufficient to
Justify his eworTing you home If he
had no better," was the curt reply.
Whereujion Harold proceeded to fur
nish overwhelming satisfactory cre
dentials; and with a sad heart Pater
felt that the pretty tnjy of the bo
and arrows had used his daughter's
love of quiet to awaken In her that
other love that "makes the world go
round," where at the happy little god
on tbe handle bar cut a delightful and
confirmatory pigeon wing. Waverley
Magazine.
OUR WATER SUPPLY,
Aqueduct of Old Home hurpaucd b
Thooe of New Vork.
The aqueducts of old Home wera
nine In nunilier. extended 2-19 mila
and furnished the' city at a period
when its population was largest with
:.ouu,(0 gallons of wuter a day,
equivalent to 1'KJ gallons for each iu
liubitant That was the standard of water serv
ice under conditions not easy to dupli
cate In any large modern cltv and
never rivaled during many centuries
in any Kuropean city. New York to-
d:iy, remote from high mountains and
obliged to go a long distance for its
source of water supply, has a system
uot equaled anywhere.
The average daily consumption of
water in New York is -PxvjOO.uiO gai
h.ns, which Is greater than any l!y of
ancient or moderr. times has ever at
tained, and which Is thus divided:
Manhattan and The lironx, 27,",0"i,-
00 gallons; Brooklyn, iX,0"0.0'iO;
Queens, 2O,fsTO,Ofi0, and Richmond, 5,-
000.000.
There are Or) miles of water mains
in Manhattan and The lironx, and the
maximum dally supply of water for
Manhattan and The Hrox Is 3S0.0OO,
000 gallons nearly enough to supply
the whole five boroughs. The Brook
lyn water mains are 700 miles in
length and there are over 7,000 waler
hydrants In Brooklyn, the number lu
Manhattan and The Bronx being l.'J.OOO
20.000 in all.
The maximum dally supply of the
Brooklyn water system Is aoo.OOO.OO
gallons. There are 22.'! miles of water
mains in Queens and J-K) miles of
mains In Richmond, the water supply
of these two boroughs being furnished
n part by wellR.
Over $iri.om,ouo has already oeen
expended for the construction and le-
elopuient of New York's water sup
ply, and the constant increase of the
demand for water makes it probable
that other exiienditures In large
mount will be necessary each year
for many years to come. New York
Kun.
AN ATTACK AT SEA.
How Expedition of Hmsll BoaU Ooea
About Capturing; Hostile Hhlp.
Imagine a hostile ship lying at an
chor in an apparently secure position
on a dark and cloudy night There Is
Just enough breeze and sea to make
sounds on tbe water indistinct Around
a low headland half a mile away from
tbe anchored vessel steal four or Ore
boats, pulled with muffled oars and
filled with armed men. Tbey approach
nalselessly.
Perhaps they are not discovered and
thus reach the sides of the ship. The
next Instant the armed men were
pouring over ber bulwarks and a des
perate fight takes place on her decks.
Perhaps tbey are discovered before
they reach the vessel's side. Tb
alarm Is given. Tbe men in the boats
hear it, and lash their oars through
the water In a determined effort to
reach the ship before the rapid Mrs
guns can open upon them. Flashes of
fire Illumine the night The search
lights send out sliafts of blinding
white. Tbe sharp peals of the six.
three pounders, the rapid hoarse bark-'
lng of Hotcbklss revolving cannon, the
vicious sputter of Uatlings. break
upon tbe frightened air. "Give way
with a will!" shout the officers of O.e
boats, as tbe men bend to tbe oars and
the light guns In the bows burl their
defiant answers bark at the wall-sided
ship. As the boats sweep tip to tho
vessel's side, gongs clang and rattles
sound, calling away the riflemen to re
pel boarders from fhp boats. If the
(mats' crews can board the ship and
clap down her batches before the crew
gets on deck, theirs Is tbe victory; but
If her secondary battery Is manned and
her riflemen stationed before the
boats are alongside, then good by lo
tbe boat expedition; for there is noth
ing more pit less than Oatllngs and re
volving cannon. ft Nicholas.
If we owoom an old fiddle and a mat
should offer as $400 for It, be couldn't
fst tat bis poCket book antjtop osUck.
i
;
I
The city of Paris h this year
pened a scientific inform Un bureau
t the Sorlsjnne. and the Inquire al
dy reach as many a twenty io wu
le days. While mtecU! consideration
i given to scientific matters in Pna
nd France, foreign subje.ts of French
Merest receive auentiou.
Tbe recent excitement lu the cottou
aarket has served to attract atlen
'n tu the possibilities of cotton rala
lg In various places where that iudua-
ry bas not yet been developed. From
logota. for Umtanee, comes the in
iruiatlou that iu some part of lom
la cottou can be seen growing wild
u land that has never been till and
be uewspapers of that couutry are
rying to create a sentiment in favor
f tbe cultivation of cottou there.
A remarkable lnstauce of apparent
uiuihry lu Ceylon ha been brought
o notice by Dr. A. Willcy. A fish.
ommouly knowu a the sea -but, strik-
ugly resemble a decayed leaf, and a
eceut obsener reports purilin one
f these llsbeii with a small net. when
he creature kudden y disappeared, and
he pursuer saw only a yellow jak leaf
vntiy and inertly sinking to the l)t-
om. As tie turiKHi away, me iij-
misi-U le;it ngllleo. lle. I aim u; m-u
ff.
The appearance of solidity in photo-
jiiphs the sici o-cpic i ffc t -Is u-u-
ily given by trto pictur.n taken Iimiii
sliglitiy different ucwx.iut. 1'r.
Iradcnwliz dcscril.es a new single
us that shows a fur-distant iinase of
photograph, free from distortion,
mi, under the same condition of iip
a rent size, distinct lie, perpi-ctlv
i;iil and h:id' as thosv under which
tie objects llieinselvcn u.mld lie seen
villi a short photi-grsipliic ol.ji-ctne.
Ibis conveys to the lira very tial.nai
lfis-t, suggesting uii'tm ion- y a cor
vt perception of relief and di
nices. The steam heating and eicclric-
1,,'litiug cumbiuatloii now Ijeiiij; t-:-d
' Drexl'-ii proiuws to open a new
a lu niiinii Ipal ii-.,i;..iuy. A huge
lit r:i 1 station of tlie Suon gtneni-
leiit contains ten g-'nerators. pioitic-
ig over .V,,0"O pounds of steam per
lour, and this is distributed through
( reit mains to the Koyal !pe;a
Jioiise, the Picture (iaiiery, (lie Zvvin-
,t Museum, the llnvai Palace mid
rtiier bui.'iiii",'. Alter the morning
icatiiig. little steam Is uccipd to keep
lp the temperature, so that most of
lie su;ip.y inn be Uh1 fi,r geuenit
ng cloctricliy, for lighting and other
mrs,ses during tlie hitter purl of the
ii.y.
Iu Ucrmany, the home of technolog
ical instruction, there are seven spe
:ial schools devoted to the sole purjjose
5f training locksmiths and biack
4tnlths. They are in the cities of
i'.urgstadt Orossenlialii. Frankenberg,
Meissen. Uluuchau, Itosvvcin and Zit
f an. Only graduate of public s hools
are admitted. The course of Instruc
tion in three of tlie schools lasts three
years; lu three of the others It Is
shorter. To the school at Kosswclu
are admitted such students only as
have completed a course lu one of the
other six achiMiIs, and the curriculum
Is highly advanced, covering physics.
chemistry and electricity, with par-
licular reference to practical construc
tion of machinery. The si-hisiis are
supported by the blacksmith and lock
smith gilds, aided by subventions from
the government of Saxony and private
seneficence.
When Visiting is Pleasure.
After nil Is said and done, visiting
'ilcnds must always be the most lieli
te of pleasures. Of all forms of ho
;lal enjoyment, a well-chosen house-
party is perhaps the most complete
tud satisfactory. ' It is only during
such short vacations (and on board
'hip) that tlie galling harness of every
day routine drois completely from
jiie's weary shoulders; It Is there only
that we escape entirely from the my
riad little cares and worries that lie
In wait for us outside. On looking
back, many of us will be surprised to
find bow most of our truest friend
ships date from the occasion offered
by a visit One may go on meeting
people for a decade at formal enter
tainmcsta, and at the end of that time
know leas of their real selves than la
revealed by one short "week-end"
passed together under a congenial roof
specially if It be a home where the
welcome U sincere and the liberty is
complete, and where the host and
hostess have taken the trouble to sleep
from time to time in their guest-chambers.
Century.
Aa t'nhisiorio landmark.
When Justin II. Kmitb visited tbe
towus a Ion- the Kennebec ICIvcr in
endeavoring to trace exactly Arnold's
march from Cambridge to Quebec, he
Inquired everywl)in for traditions and
especially for relics. In his book be
trtves this Incident as a result of one
tuch Inquiry: ,
Near tbe point where tbe iirmy left
the Kennebec are (our or Cte acies of
ilea red ground and two small fanji
'aoasen. Mr 8mi;h Inquired of the yen-
rable proprietor of vntt of these place
if there were any evidences In the
ft iciulty of Arno.'d's march through tie
country. - ' 4
. "Oh. yes," replied the old man,
"there ued to be a big rock In mr
iiiowlng-l c d, with 'B. I). A.' ou It; '
but the old thing was in the way, ami
I blasted l,t out" - , , j
"What did those letters mesa. B. f
D. A.T" asked Mr. Hiultb, .... , -
"Why, Beanie Dick Arnold, of
vVRIIttG tur "H1'
Here is n ainu-in llttie dcp"o"
that v..il uisy PW "I Uiisupert1to
fnel.N. Perhaps It "M ' Uir
..,rrot io aj ti' 'I".' i f lie ,r'" k
on themselves which l'lak.-s " " thm
funnier Vuu l 1! tlcm mit to do
and it is not your fault that they don't
know how to do It
liive your li. tim a slip of stout writ
ing pai-r and the stub of a soft black
lead pencil, not very sharp. Ak them
to shut his eyes and lay the paper oa
his forehead, holding it there with tbe
thumb ami forefinger of his left hand,
one pressed to each temple, while tho
palm of the hand covers his eyes. Tho
next thing he has to do is to writs
bis name on the paper wlD ,ue PB(rU
held Id his right hand. Writing la not
easy under such conditions, so no on
will expect the signature to be veiy
pretty or very legible, but everybody.
Including the writer, will be surprised
AN AM'SINU IMIUir.MI-
to find if written backwards that 1
if the victim has succeeded in writing
an;, thing Hum can lie made out at all.
Nine pcro:i nut of ten Icci) to wrils
lit tlie h ft c.v-biovv inn! write toward
the right eyilitow. Put this Is not
leaity unting from left to write, M
until -.huu'd he done, bin from r'glit
to left. .ec.,lle w t I II the pnper is
taken frmii the forehead and la.- on
the t.i'.le It x turned end for end.
loes the writer make the mistake lo
catise he says lo himself, "l-ct me see,
now, I must l.cgin at the left." and
theri -i"!c begins at the 'i ft eye? ProU
iililv i:.t. for if he stops tu think be U
llpt I'l Utile inrrec'iv. The trick
IlmM lll.cly lo i-llc. ceil n hen the writ
ii'.r i ;. ( li-luj e. llnell-ive!y. will - "I
ihiiil.ing. So vou ihiiuid not say any
iti.tic ahollt wiitili'., or cell show tbf
pencil, until I be paper is held on tbf
(oivliead and th"' eyes closed. Then
slip tin- pencil ii.tn the person's blind
:iiid t-ii him to Jillc The mistake li
just one of thoe queer things In hu
man nature that nobody has yet ex
plained The precise directions about holding
the paper and the left bind mislead
the writer aud make him more likelj
lo en-, but their main object Is U
guard the eyes against tt possible tal
with the pencil, and for similar re
sons a short blunt pencil should b
used. People's Home Journal.
A PRCPMfCY ItLlfltUO.
"When failure overwhelms you. be
lieve that all will come right and work
for a future success." That Is tbf
morn! to lte drawn from a story told
in I.a Nouvelle ilevue by iloiis. Phil
ippe ISunati-Varllla, limt minister from
Panama to the 1'nited SStates.
Iu ivs.i, he says, everything was ap
parency going well at Panama. Aftei
the great spo.latlon, or In spile of t,
the engineers had done great work.
Much of the excavation had beeu ao
coiiipiislied. but much more remained
lo be done. The mat-hints were ou Um
ground, the workmen were there; 11
remained only for au honest adminia
trillion, making use of these mat
rials, to lltiisb the work. Enough wort
had been accomplished to make a via
ibie basis for negotiating a loan. Thai
panic seized the French people, sat
the euterprlse went to pieces.
Two years later, thoroughly diseour
aged, the engineer was in New Vorl
City, where he consulted John Ulg
low, formerly United States luiuistea
to France.
"What shall I do " he asked.
"Write a book," replied Mr. Blgeloir
"But who will read Itr asked tin
discouraged French man. '
"lo not worry about that, said Ml
Bigeiow. "Do not write It for to-daf
Write It for ten years Tfum to-day."
Monsieur Bunau-Varilla went k
work, and prepared a concise and
est statement of exactly what
bad
been done and what remained to da
with bis estimates of time and es
pense required. He published it It
March, 1S2. Ten years later, In Juna
1WJ, the United States Senate vote
In favor of comnletlua the Isthmiaa
canal, aud the prediction of Mr. Illga
low was ruinlled. The book of tut
French engineer, sane, nractleal hn
est, bad been one of tin' greatest lufla
ences in turning American -?.ntlmeB
trom .Nicaragua to Panama, and bring
lng success at Inst to the great ditch
Her M mm la It,
"Our u)iu.ster Is very atmtw' u
favor of Itlbie revision," snld.Tcss.
"Ko Is hi daughter," said Jess
"Who? Mae?"
"Yes, her name was, 'Mary Calk
erine' In their family Blfjie until sh
scratched It out inid made It
Kathtyn." Phr:a(lp1 tl prea
Mai
Having passed ihioutth (he FourtJ
without gelling killed, a 'uiorher nun
be pretty well assured th t her "son.
will live until Chrlsfmaa. If the koaj
away from tbe river. " '
It la a question ou a iunu in summsi
whtelP will drop dead from over wort
the sooner: the fsriuer In lb Bold,
bis wifa In tits kltcbsa.
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