THE SICILIAN HIGHLAMOS.
CacniSrrnt Reentry Rurrounil Moun
tain Town of I- ln-nrriM 1 .
There lit, except from Mount Ktna
r from the comb of the Cauiaiurata.
fcoui tbe great rut-k above Ouugio
ranirl, or from the walls of Centunpe
r Troina. or from tbe lwb woods
If Maniace at tie summit of tbe Serra
el lie. po view iu Sicily comparable
1 magmnceui range with that lrou
La Geuerosa. as 1'olizzi la suruaiueJ.
ay a vriu-r tu the Atlantic Mouth- j
y.
Thi n.ll fim n .r.. Knrm.nl
yrie of Count Roger b!a mountain
Whip for the Saracen stands on an
extraordinary rock or precipice at au
Vlevatiou of over 3,xi0 feet sheer from
tbe surrounding mountain region. In
tlie middle ages Polizzi was one of the
mioiJ. prosperous inland towns of the
Sicilian highlands, though bo.v It
could ever have been so may ucU pin
tle tbe traveler of to-day. who looks
p to Its tr ig -set bright ell her In tbe
blare of the Merciless beat beating
with a furnace-wing n gainst the arid
rock, or agaiiutt the sleety rain anil
te.iupestuotw cloud of the tromouta or
fregale In the dreaded staginne di tciu
orsle tbe Kc.ihfin of tempest.
Tbe Immense panorama of the view
extends over much of central Sicily
from the la at spurs of the Macedonian
range on the north, above Cefalu anil
the Tyrrhene Sea, to the bright of
-Kitiui, in the south; from the Monte
Biagglore and Cumiiiarata Mountain
range of the west to the triceps of Nl
rexia and Troliis uimI to the snows of
akjr -reaching Ktna on tbe east. Far
tielow In the rock valley from the tor
rents which become the Flinne Kals
(the Ilimrra Merldioualls) and the
1'liime Grande (the Himera Septentro
aulls). Near by are the irecIpltona nc'r,h
borlrig mountain towns of Castclleim,
en tlie flanks of Monte Italia the aite,
it la believed, of the ancient Iniacba.
And even In the little town Itself there
re things of Interest to be wen in
particular some fine carving and other
culpturnl adornment In the Puitino,
er (Iilncse Matrice. as the cathedral
church ia always called In Sicily, ami
In Uie Church of Ma. Maria degil An- j
fell, a rejilly fine archaic triptych,
trougbt here no one are nut to know
rhenorby w hom, but obviously paint
ed by a di.vlple of Mfinlng, if not by
the grent Kloming biinwlf.
" 1 l
FUGGING lilt INIMY.
K,4Miei
The agent for "Tbe Modern World i
f Music" hesitated at the foot of the 1
driveway and glanced again lit the '
tright ted flag which IluUetvd fio.u j
the fidiil p(M !i.
"(siuiing up or nln't ye?" cnllitl a !
Innd voice, as a t ill ligme rie from a
Cli iir on the porch i.ml turned toward
tbe stranger. j
"Are Jon going to have an miction i
er bale you got scarlet fever or some
thing theie.'" callel the agent. J
" Tain't any miction, that'll certain j
liirf," bawled the voice from the
I'orch; "and I don't reckon it'a scirlrt
fever, either, leitstwnya the drwtor ain't
iid no. (iome up, won't ye?"'
"I gnewi tin t to day!" called the lmak
gent, and be Kped on up the road.
Tbe man on the porch resumed bia
emt aivl looked uffoctionntoly at the
nuill red flag.
' xuvlng outside the village a we
An, I don't know bow we'd tnnnnge
without Uint little ting," be remarked
to the summer boarder.
"It comes bandy mote ways than
one. Folks are apt to be kind o' wind
d after they've dim' tip the bill, and
In times, pust we've Iniil agents for
cue thinir or another setting on th.i
libixxarelte botirs at time. Hut I
Most gen ally heir of 'cm In the II
luge the day before, n tut since the ice
man ghe me that little ilag I haven't
Lad a mite o' trouble.
"I gmus now I'll take her In: the
Icernnn don't gen'Ily come by on Thu s
flays, an' yet of enuie be might take
notion; but if he don't get nlnng by
this time o' day I am apt to give lilni
til). Useful little critter;" and he
jncnoothed tile small Ilag tenderly in be
took It into the homo.
1 ti I.ii" or n Took.
Interview rd by the Hook Monthly,
A. M. S. .Methueii admits that "an
f iionnoiis amount i ubbiiih in pab-
Halted," but be bohls that ln-cause it j
lias no likelihood of living it dons little j
liarin, Theie are fov pople. lie iclm j
Us. who realize how sho: t the lire of;
mi average ho ik i an I Innv far short- 1
er It Is getting. "Fifteen ye ns ago I
Jon could count on IN existence for j
two or three je.irs. Now three books j
mt of fonr me almost dead ns
tniiMon In three months. Yon
may sell n fe-.v copies af ler -var.l.
but the sale that rcimincintes the au
thor and publisher lit over before vo;i
know where jon are.' Taken alto
gether, Mr. Mithnen considers pub
lishing 'the most difficult business In
(the wot Id." lidding that "with cwipe
t!tJon It ts getting more dllllcult," The
'jiublMier need not look for wcillh;
but among his compensations Is the
Interest of bis cnlllurr"llie literary In
terest, which is grateful mid agree. h
Under all eircumstuiices." Iondoii
Outlook. i
1 wo K o'l-" of Actors.
"Allots nowadays," taild Mr. Storm
Inpton llar.ies, "uie dividd inlo two
great clashes."
"Tnigerllaiis nm! comedians?" quer
ied tbe friend.
"No. Anuiebewers nud accne chew
trVWftsliliilitoii SHr.
When Iheie U u death In the family,
people begin to renll.e tlie kindness of
ome nelglibnrs. A curd of tuuuke I
reeJl creditable.
IM i i t
- OLD
FAVORITES
H Ain Coontrre,
t am far frse my bsnie, au' I'm weary
sfteuwhile.
For the bulged for hame-bringine. an' toy
I 'B t ner a elcorne soil irs.
111
d er
be fu' content outil mine eQ
I do aee
5"he gowden rates o' heaven, an' my ain
i . Co u tree.
She urth in flecked wi" flowers, mony
tinted, freeh. an' gay,
(The birdies wsrhle blithely, for my
i r'aiiirr lumlv them sae;
ISut tUeoe siclits au' tlieise. louu's will t
I naething to me
hen I bear the angels singing In my
aiu countive.
I've Hid pnde word of promise, that some
gladsome day the King
To bis ain royal palace bit banUbed
hnme will bring;
r een su wi hearts runnln o er, we
shall see
The Kins in bis beauty, an' our ain couu
tree.
My sins ha' been mony, an" my sorrows
ha' been sair.
Dut there they'll ne'er mair vex me, ne'er
be remembered tuair:
His bluid hath maile me white. His hand
shall dry mine ee,
When lie brines me home at last to my
ain couutree.
Like a hnirn to Its mltlier. a wee birdie
i to Its nest;
I wsd fain be gnnging noo to my 8a
I viour's breast;
I For lie pathers in His bosom witless
wortlilew lambs like me.
And He carries thein biuisel' to bia ain
couutree.
lie's faithful, that hnth promised; He'll
I surely come aji'ihi:
He'll keep his tryst wi' me, at what hour
I (liiinn ken;
Cut He liidn me still to watch, an' ready
nye to be
To ft nc at any moment to my ain coun
tree.
In wntrhln nye, an aingm o my
name a I wait,
For the soun'ln' o' His footfa' this side
the gowden gale.
God gie His grace to ilka ane wha
lintroS Him to me.
Tlint e a' may gang In gladness to our
ain couutree.
Mary I.ee I)eiiiaret.
IoiiKlas, Dcn yl.m, icndrr and Trne.
Could ) eoiue luclt to uie, lloug.u:
I'onghis,
In th old likenesis that 1 knew,
I would 1 so faithful, so hiving, Doll;
Ins,
Iiougias, Ijougias, tender nud tfiiti.
Nprt-r a sroruful wonl lmtil I grieve ye,
I'd smile on ye sweet ns the angels
do
Bneet as your smile on me lione ever,
Uoiigl.is, Ihmgias, tender aud true.
0. to call back the days that nre not!
My eyes were blinded. Jour words were
few;
Io you know the truth now, up in
heaven ?
Douglas, Douglas, tender and true?
I never was worthy of yon, Douglas,
Not half worthy the like of you;
Now, all men beside seem to me like
shadows
I love you, Douglas, tender and true.
Stretch ont your hanil to me,
Douglas,
Douglas,
Drop forgiveness from heaven
like
dew.
As I lay my lipart on your dead heart,
1 lonells,
Dnugl.i". Douglas, tender and true.
Miss Mulock.
QUEtH 7HINC.S TO EAT.
W'hut Wm Served the Table of a
London Kiiuuro.
Here la u topical insect menu, of
which no one need lie afraid to par
lake, since every Item has been known
and csieenieu by insect eaters for gen
erations past. It was served, not long
ago. according to Feai-son a WeeKly,
at the t;i tiic of a rich London epicure,
who Is also mi eiitinixiasile advocate
of an ilisectarian dietary: tireen cater
pillar soup, fried locust with wood
louse sauce, currrd cockchafers,' wasp
grubs baked in the comb, stag beetle
larvae on toast, moths baked In bat
ter, deviled wirewoiuis, grasshoppers
"ail filllti:!."
The given caterpillars that compose
the soup feed enliiciy upon vegetables,
and mostly upon pirlcuir wgptuides
must relished by man, such as cab
bnges and leilii'-e.
In .appearance the soup iiseif is not
unlike clear UUtie, while lis flavor is
delicious.
'I be lo -uts. which const (ate the sec
ond course, have, ns evt ry oae N
aware, been esteemed by gourmets tic
world over, and I rum the reuiolcsi
antiquity. "Fat ye the locust after
bis k:lid," win tlie biblical Injunction;
and John the ltaplist is rcconled ns
having lived for some considerable
time upon "locusts and wild honey."
There are, of course, many ways of
preparing them. They can be fried,
after their legs and wings have been
plucked off, wlilcli was. ns n matter
of fuel, the process adopted Iu tills
particular Instance. Or they may be
powdered and baked into cakes, or
curried, "or boiled, tu.ning red, like
lojisteis. In the process.
The woodloiiso snme, If properly
made wit 1) fresh butter, flour, milk,
pepper nud salt, will be found fully
equal to sin Imp, which It much re
sembles In tasle, Indeed, the wood
ilolise, iiltlioildi he lives on laud, Is
first cousin to that much re, .shed crust
icean. j Cockchafers, cttrrled or otherwise,
litre delicious If selected of aervlce-
abte alt acd plumpueea. Ho, too. ar
their grulwi. when full grown. They
ahonld then be at least two lncbea iu
length and fat In proportion, and may
be eaten oneooked, tike oyatert, or
atewed In milk.
Tertian, however, tbe most tooth
some of all Insect delicaclee la that
which cornea forth on our "menu ol
tbe day" warn gru ba baked In tin
comb. These grubs have beeD fed by
their parenta on a aaccbarine fluid com
posed of fruit and vegetable juicef
and are almply tiny balls of augarj
fat, possessing a flavor aa exuuisite a
,t Is uninue. Xo one who baa onct
tasled thera will ever again be surpris
ed at tbe preference shown by flsb foi
thla particular grub wbi?n used as a
bait
The atag beetle larva Is. of course
Identical with the coscus, which th
old T.oman epleurea used to fatten foi
their tables upon floor and wine. Tin
sixth course should be served steam
lug hot, since there Is no more ap
petizing odor than that einunatm;.
from a plump baked moth. .
Deviled wireworms are eaten In th"
form of a paste, spread upon aippet
of toasta. and taste not unlike an
cbovies when treated - similar fash
ion.
W0R3S AND THclH USES.
A boot 6.1KK) Only Are Used by I-du
cuted I'cople.
No one can any bow many word
there are In the Knglish language, be
cause there are bo many words c.
dou .tful standing, says the Sprlngtlei I
Itepubllcniv Tbe Ontury dictionary
coulains about '2'2&M worua, and tin
new edition of the Standard Cictioiiar.)
lays claim to over 300.000. Of thei-i
many are obsolete, atid many otlien
are rarely used. Science ha addi J
a vast voi-abulary of polysyllatiles tin I
are scientific formula rather than re I
words. They bave no place In genera
literature. The ordinary Fngilsh vo
ciibulury may be said to contain frotc
.'iO.OfiO to 50,000 words, the latter esti
mute being large. No single writer ( I
literature baa used so many as tin
lower Dumber named.
Shakespeare, whose vocabulary II
larger than that of any other Knglis.i
poet, unless it be Browning, used abonl
15,000 words, while Milton, tvhos?
range was narrower, employed only
about half that number. The vocabu
lary of tbe illiterate baa been set in
low as 30 words but this must be ex
ceptloual. It's more likely that tin
"ordinary worklngman" uses from 2,
OOO to 3.000 words, while, of course
he Is familiar with several thousand
more, which be recognizes iu print liul
doea not himself use. The commoi
estimate of the average vocabuiarj
of educated people Is from 5.000 ti
(i.Hio, but in tills cane the number ol
words which are not used is enormous
ly Increased. A w ell read college grart
liate should be familiar with perhaps
luo.itco woi'.'s. while in the course id
a year he might not use o.OOO of their
In his writing or conversation. Sho 't
hand reporters lind about U.ooO won
signs and contractions ample for rep
resenting tlie words which are com
tuonly used in public speaking.
Dead Mioia Are Alt Itenf.
"I see you are a rifle shot," remark
ed Philosopher Simeon Ford to a milt
who r.'ler a good deal of sparring foi
place at last sat down in the hotel cor
ridor by the aide of New York'a land
lord orator.
"How do you make that out?" asket
Mr. Ford's companion.
"Ob, easy enough. You are deaf It
your left ear. All rltle shots are deal
In their left ears. All the Creedmooi
experts are that way. I nm deaf li
my left ear myself and got It shoot
ing lilies. I met (iildei -sleeve ouci
and I, was bucking and tilling anc
dodging to get a position where ini
light ear would bear on blin mid hi
was maneuvering at the same time fo,
an opening where be could rake nit
with his right ear. Then Cihlersicevi
said to me, as I ba't; J...U 1 .' .'. b you
that he observed I was a rifle shot
It was the first time I had beard tint
all rjfle shots were deaf In their Iff'
ears, but I have noticed It ever sinct
and know It is true.
"Tbe reason of It Is that all tin
concussion of the rifle explosion come
on tbe left ear drum. Tbe right eai
is partly turned away and pnniy pro
leeted by 'he gnnstock being bronghl
up to the cheek when the gun is tired.'
New York Sun.
lie (.Ml tin- 'lip.
A certain literary pen-ton who l
fond of giving an airing w!u-i,evii
fi-ns.lile to tiie fort ig.ii laiigu. .g.-t
wh.cli for the most part lie U co.u
pci.ed to keep in cold s.,rige li.ip.ielt
e.l Hie oilier day into au n.bl little lis
tiuriiit where there Is a mii.c Fiend!
waller.
lie gave his orders in French. 'I In
waiter stared. He repealed tin-in l i
I'.ugiisli. The waiter uuiie: slno.l him
at once. As the dishes were hdi.H
served the iitleiutenr observed, per
haps In a slightly aggrieved tone;
"How does H happen that you don't
understand me when I order Iu
French "
"Ah, monsieur," said the waller,
with exquisite tact, 'you see, I win
born In Alsace I.orri'lne, where they
speak very bnd French. "
( OlltlllOtl to A II.
Nell She and Mr. (labiile appear to
be talking very aniina tedly. The)
seem to have something In common.
Helle Yes. They're discussing the
weather. Philadelphia Leilcer.
A mini Is nwny from home nil day:
be wiiiiih to stay home In the evening
A wor.n;;l Is at home all day; slu
wants to go somewhere In the evening
This. In a nutshell, la tlie cuusu of tbe
latest big quurrvL
mm
Opinions ct
Fewer Men Teachers. j
ATTENTION has been called to the fact that the re
port of the United States Commissioner of KJuea
tion regarding common schools show that there has
been a marked diminution In the proportion of male
learners in those institution. It is asserted that
while the mascuiine Instructors formed more than
forty-two per cent of tbe whole In 18S0, they now
number only about twenty-six per cent. Itougbly speaking,
there are three female teachers for every male teacher In
tiie common g -bonis throughout the country.
It Is not especially dillicult to understand the probable
causes for this change. One of them is undoubtedly the
rapid Industrial growth of the nation, making it far more
proli table fur young men of intelligence and ambition to
seek fields of employment in which compensation was not
only greater, but where there was a prospect that it would
Increase as tbe worker proved bia worth and acquired
more skill.
A que-itlon less easily answered Is whether it Is better
for children of both sexes to be taught, as a rule, by wom
en. S inie of the British investigators who have visited this
cnuiitry within the past year, have expressed the opinion
that there was some danger that American boys might
become "feminized" by instruction of this sort. Home ob
servers of tbe average male youngster are not likely to
think that such a process lias gone very far as yet what
ever more or less direful poss.bilities tbo future may have
In store.
In any event, there nre no signs that the tendency of
women to fill a growing proportion of teachers" positions
has any present probability of reversal. Women are enter
ing the gainful occupations In jdeater relative numbers
each year. So far as teaching In tbe common schools Is
concerned, It looks lis If they might eventually have pretty
nearly Uie whole field to themselves. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Why Russia Occupied Manchuria.
BRITISH opinion on the whole seems to take the
view that tlie Utissian occupation of Manchuria, and
of Port Arthur In particular, was an act of wanton
aggression, principally the work of prancing pro
consuls and ambitious generals, whose proceedings
have been reluctantly endorsed by a government too
far remoxed from them to arrest the execution of
their projects, and that now the same government would
be only too glad to be quit of tlie whole entanglement.
Tli is, we believe to be a common notion In France, but It
is deduced from Inaccurate premises. The expansion of
Itussiii In the direction of China has not been the handi
work of adventurous spirits, whose proceedings could have
been easily disavowed if unsuccessful. It is, on the con
t;,-t :-y , a deliberate ami well-thought-out scheme of compen
sation for checks in Furope. It is recognized l:y Hussiaii
statesmen, if not openly avowed, that projects of develop
niciit-in the Near F.nsl are not likely to prove remunera
tive for some time to conic. If ever, and that China offers
a far more favorable licld for their energy. If this be the
case, it is easy to account for the immense efforts made
it 1 1 t expense Incurred In civilizing Manchuria, in building
towns iiml railways, which the last few years have seen.
The I'.rit.sh pi-ople bad indeed spent u great ileal less In
money and labor in the development of South Africa before
the Boer war than Russia bad spent in Manchuria before
the outbreak of war with Japan. Why should Russia, then,
be any the more ready to retire from Manchuria, even if
Kuropatkin be mure decisively dcfentc.1 than be has been
at present, than tlie Itritish were to give up tbe struggle
afLer Coltuso? Tbe Saturday Review,
A School For Brides.
IT Is In Philadelphia that a school for brides is to be
opened. The prospectus Isn't out, but the supposition is
that the Institution will fill a long-felt want In the lives
of young women who simply couldn't wait to be mar
ried, and who had neglected most of the preparatory steps.
There are some such. They look mighty sweet clad
In white, smiling divinely an 1 saying "I will" In a trem
ulous whisper, while a tear slips down a pink cheek. For
a little while they board. It Is unsatisfactory. There
Isn't much home to It, and it takes a lot of loving to cover
(lie coffee spots on tlie tablecloth and make the Roggy
biscuits seem like angel's food. There is nothing that
CVXJOOOCXJOCXXDCO
l P&-FARIIG rOR WOMEV. S
DCX)OCKXsOOOCKDCOOOCXXXX)000
Six years ago a daughter of Dr. W.
Seward Webb began nn experiment in
stock breeding on Shelbiirne Farms.
Doctor Webb's countryseat on Fake
Champlain. She was suns she had
some business ability, and could make
money If her father would give her a
chance, says a writer In Country Life
iu America.
This her father agreed to do, and
the young girl invested twenty dollars
of her own money in a brood sow, ami
with her father's permission in i.le ur
rni!geiueii;s Willi the shepherd to care
fur the ko.v aui littie pigs. As there
was nn abundance of skim inliU, this
was gikeii lo her without co-it, but all
tile grain was c',uir;cl for at market
plicis. From ibis sing'e investment
siiC cleared ninety doilan the lirst
year, two bundled d-dbiis (lie second,
nud three hundred dollars the third.
lly this time the stock had so In
creased In number as to outgrow Its
quarters, and was proving s, proti table
that Doctor ebb thought it advisa
ble lo buy licr out. So at the end of
the fourth year be took over tlie stock
nt market prices, nud gave her a check
lor seven hundred dollars, which rep
resented the year's profits.
From this start the present piggery
on Shelbiirne Farms has been devel
oped. It is the most profitable depart
ment of the place. Two hundred or
inoie plg nre sold yearly, averaging
from two hundred and fifty to three
hundred pounds in weight, and bring
ing one-half cent per pound more than
the ruling market prices because nf
the superior conditions tinder which
they are kept. The piggery Is n model
of Its kind. The building Is In keep
ing with the others on the place In ex
terior style, ami the Interior Is finished
with bard pine, cement Uoort and iron
troughs with fixture.
rMBv m m,M m mm
ureat Papers on I import
makes a newly married couple yearn for a home of their
own like life in the average boarding bouse. And tbe
they get home, There isn't uiueb money. Tbcy realize
that they spent more than they should on wedding fixings,
and Charley discovers that be must give more attention te
business and less to household matter If be is to continue
to draw b weekly stipend.
The girl who doesn't know bow in cook and dust and
sweep, and make beds and run a home, is miles deep In
a bole. She Is going to realize It sixty-three times a day
and have a little weep every time the awful fact comee
home to her. She is going to read a cook book and feel
more hopeless every time she goes over a recipe. She la
going t lose some of her pretty looks and a good deal of
her sweetness while experimenting In the kitchen over
hot stove, and unless she has the disposition of an angel,
and her husband is ripe for a'haio, tbe first quarrel will
occur at mealtime with poorly cooked "grub" for Its foun
dation. There should be no necessity of a school for brides
There should be no marriages without the home education
necessary to make them successful and happy. But tblnge
are not what they should be. In this world, and ao let'
hope that tbe Philadelphia experiment will prove a auccest
and that a host of giria will be graduated iuto useful1
wives. Cincinnati Post.
bedside speaking
down her face
.tlittlimil, W lieu 1
her poor blind
I want you to bury
A girl's piggery is a new avenue of
opportunity, and one that might be
followc-d with more or less advantage
by almost any country Rirl.
GREAT TOMB Of- CONFUCIUS.
Burial I'lnre and Its Approaches Are
trcetics of Ifvniarkable Interest.
The city of Cliuluhsien, the Mecca
of the believers of Confucianism, is in
the province of Sliangtuiig, one of the
most populous districts of the Orient.
Here Confucius win born, and here
lbs sacied bones lie buried. The tomb,
whicb is located in one of the largest
cemeteries In toe province, three miles
out from the city above nii'iilionid. is
one of tlie ino.si imposing i'u the whole
empire.
TI e grave itself is surmounted by an
earth mound 1- feet ill height, tins
who, e surrounded by n cluster of
iiaricd oaks and stately cypress trees.
Itclore Uie mound is a lanlct H feet
broad and -O feet high, upon which
uie inscribed the names and deeds of
the great founder of Cmiliiciaiiisin. a
religion adhered to by -bio.no'i.onn Im
i.t.iii beings. The burden of Ibis in
scr'plicn, nceorditig to reliable trant-lu-tion,
is "reflect One," "Absoiulely
Pure," "Perfect Sage," "First Teach
er," "(Jreat. Philosopher," etc.
The avenue which leads up to the
philosopher's tomb is even more Inter
esting than tbe nctual place of burial
itself. On each side of the avenue are
rows of figures of huge nnlmals cut in
stone lions, tigers, eiephants and
horses, besides numerous mythical
cren lures, such ns nnininls half dog
nud half frog, beasts with four legs
mid twice us many wings, besides a
multitude of uiinamabre monsters that
never lived on earth, In tbe water or In
Hie nlv. Taken altogether, the burial
plnee of Confucius Is one of the chief
spots of Interest In tbe Orient,
If ii man cun get Into it bunk after
blinking hours, be considers himself u
prouilueut citizen.
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am auojecis.
Doils in Heaven?
ITTLE JESSIE UAYFIELD.of Kansas City.bHnd n4
still In babyhood, was dying. Tbe mother stood by her
cheerfully while tbe tears that ran
welled up from a broken heart.
J fcooi-, buiu mc tuiiu, '
way to touch her mother's face,
my dally with me. nen 1 get t
heaven then I can see her and, oh, mamma, next to you I
love her so." The poor mother, almost fainting In he
grief, promised tlie child. "I love my dolly, mamma,, au
though I bate to leave you I am glad to die, because I caa
see what my dolly looks like. BUe mid I Uave been play'
mates a long time."
Treading softly, the mother took the doll and put II
into the arms of tbe dying child. Fondling dolly with hej
weak arms, she spoke words of love and tenderness. Anif
then that "old, old fashion, death," touched the girl anil
she slept.
And afterwards as she lay in her little white coffin t
her simple white dress, tbe doll, dressed In tbe same pure
white, was laid upon her breast and her wasted arm
folded over It. And those who came and looked upon tb
child could scarce see her for the rain of tears. ,
And look you: Who will say the child will be disar
pointed In her wish? Who would put his cruel fingers upon
those sightless eyes to keep them forever from "seelnf
what dolly looks like?" They must be as kind where she U
going as they are here. Can they refuse Ler pleadiugs fal
dolly? Des Moines News.
How to Lrve.
T Is well to live many years if we can, provided we try
at least to make the years useful. Fach year meanl
three hund 'cd and sixty-five more days of possible effort
each day has its twenty-four hours in which a gool
thought or n noble ambition may be born. Rut we de
vote altogether too much time to this mere thought of
long life and good health. We should adopt some defV
ti j te plan of self control and self-denial with the hope ol
living to be old.
Hut the plan thns adopted should become a matter ol
constant habit, working without any thought or effort oa
our part, as tbe heart works in its lifelong pumping. One
our physical plan of life Is mapped out, our thoughts should
be diverted from it. From that moment every particle ol
energy we possess should be devoted to the task of maklni
ourselves useful. We should concentrate our lives upoi
some form or upon many forms of mental activity. W,
should compel ourselves to know the important work tlnv
is being done around us, ns well as the great things tha:
have been done in the past.
We should resolve to ndd something, no matter ho
little, to tlie good work that men huve done. If we o.tnnol
create we can at least spread knowledge. If we cannoj
do the great things, we can talk about them intelligently,'
in n way that will stir up ambition in the minds of those"
that are younger and abier. New York Journal.
TELEGRAPH MANAGER AT
14
Jnlliis Diet, Whose Parents Are
V.jo
pert liperutors, llejimw Vonng,
Julius Did, 14 years old, on Oct.
been uie maimger of the Western Unio
telegraph ollice at Madison, N. J. ThiI
place requires au experienced ijiera
tor, and one who iR well versed In alj
the details of an oiitcc, but Julius i
well qualified for it.
Horn within sound of the telegraphy
he says there never was a time wheij
he did not know what the sounds ol
the in-striitiK'nt meant. Ho
0 workcl
ns be wtifj
Uie tdcgrnph key us soon as
able to speil. His mother uiwl fathel
were both telegraph operators.
Fast spring Julius' father disnpl
pea red, aid Julius had to assist li)
naming a liviiie for bis mother and 4
little baby brot'ber. He became n me
senucr at the Pnslal Telegraph Com4
pan.v's M-'ri-istinvn otlice. A few d:iyt
ego be t.:Jl W. II. Under, m:imige
of the Western Union ollice here, thai
he was going to apply for u pla.ee n
operator. Mr. Finder knew that tin
place in Madison would become va
cant, and wrote to the Western Fn!n
urging tlie.in tm put. Julius in there. A
first the New York ollice thought II
was a joke, and laughed about It ovel
the wire, but when they found thai
the Joke was absolutely serious, the
w ere thondeixtriu k. The Idea of pub
ting a boy of 1-1 In as manager of a
ollice did not appeal to town. The
began telling Mr. Finder vnrioui
things over the wire. Julius . wm
(here, and, hearing the convert! Hon,
concluded to take a hand In it himself
and sat down at the key. In fiftee
minutes he convinced the New York
ofllce of bis nbliity. Letter to New
York Tribune.
ho I o it It Too Ol'ieil.
"I don't see why you cull him stuplo,
He says a clever thing quite often."
"Exactly. He doesn't see in to renlla)
that It should be utld ouljr OCfc"
l'hiuulelpbIa"'rrM.'