AFITTE
by @ary gEVEREUX
♦V1TH ILLUSTRATIONS BY DON C. WILSON
(Copyngfit, 1902, by £ t'ffk, Brxxm. Ccyvp&y)
C4/S Pr&Vs GejemKfJ
CHAPTER XIII.
The sun was nearly two hours high
when Lafitte awoke from slumber, and
prepared to make himself ready for
the responsible and arduous duties ly
ing before him.
In view of Laro’s dying request, he
had considered carefully the arrange
ments for Lazalie’s immediate future,
and this he unfolded to Ma’am Brigida,
Lazalie s old curse and companion,
after sending Ezrah to superintend
the gathering of such stores as were
to be taken to the shore, preparatory
to putting them aboard the “Black Pe
trel ’ and another craft, which was to
sai4 under command of Ezrah. who. in
addition to his other valuable attain
ments, was a skillful navigator.
As to the slaves, of whom there
were several hundred, it was not pru
dent to attempt taking them in a body
to Louisiana: and Lafitte decided, for
the present, to leave by far the great
er number of them upon the island,
where there was abundant food and
shelter, and take with him only a few.
including such as Lazalie should select
for her own.
A rustle of draperies, a stealing of
perfume like that of jessamine flowers,
a pajr of soft arms thrown about his
neck, and a rain of passionate kisses
on his face and head—these roused
him quickly, as a rich voice, broken
by tears, cried. “Jean, my own Jean.”
He tried to rise, and to unclasp the
arms clinging to him so closely that it
was difficult for him to disengage them
without risk of hurting her.
Still clinging to him. she threw her
supple form across his knees.
“You have been so long, so long
away, and I was so glad you had come
back to me! Ah, Jean, will you not
know how dearly I love you? I would
follow •'-ou to death if you would but
say that you love me in return!”
Jean Lafitte was a mau, and pos
sessed a man's nature. But there was
scarce an added throb to his heart
beats as he looked down into the beau
In the midst of it they were startled
by the sudden appearance in their
midst of a bedraggled and weary form.
It was that of the gunner, Lopez, who,
still wet from the sea, and his gar
ments torn by the thickets through
which he had pushed his way, dropped
silently into a chair, seemingly too
worn out for speech. His face was
white, and a bandage enveloped his
head.
It was as Lafitte had supposed and
contemplated. Ehewah. by help of the
charts he had stolen, had gained the
enemy’s favor; and the latter, in con
sequence of the information furnished
by the Indian, had lost no time in re
pairing damages, and setting sail in
pursuit of the brigantine.
There was general rejoicing over
Lopez's escape. But this feeling was,
in a measure, tempered by anger at
Ehewah's treachery; and hard indeed
would have been the Indian’s fate
could any of those sinewy hands have
grasped his brown throat.
When the gunner's story was ended,
a half-suppressed roar had surged
through the room, to be hushed by the
uplifted hand and reproving frown of
Lafitte. for Lazalie had not yet left
the table, but sat. with Ma’am Brigida
beside her. at the farthest end. Her
red lips were parted slightly, and an
angry light glowed in her black eyes.
“Why did you fail to kill the In
dian?” she demanded imperiously, as
if holding Lopez accountable for a
grave offense.
“Kill him?” repeated the old gun
ner. whose hand was carrying to his
mouth a huge piece of turtle meat.
“Kill him, Senorita Lazalie?”
“Yes,” was her haughty reply. “You
should have killed him.”
“How was I to do that?” he asked
with a scowl, as if feeling the unjust
ness of her accusation. “I had wasted
my knife on the traitor, and it now
lies somewhere off Satan's Key: my
powder and pistols were sea-soaked:
and he took good care to keep out of
“Are you insane, Senorita Lazalie?” he asked.
tiful face. Its glorious eyes, brilliant
coloring, and full crimson lips affected
him with a sudden loathing, while he
felt the velvety arms around his neck.
He yet had the arrogance of youth;
and this gave severity to his judgment,
making him fail to consider her girl
ishness, her ignorance of convention
alities, or to make excuses for her
impetuous, untrained nature.
-Speak!” she cried, showering
hisses upon his clothing. “Are you
dumb, that you will not answer me?
Then I will draw the words from your
lips!” And pulling his head down,
she kissed him.
At this, gripping her white arms
with unconscious force, he tore them
from his neck, and pushed her from
uim as he rose to his feet.
"Are you insane, Senorita Lazalie?”
ne asked, in a tone whose coldness
caused her to shiver, as she stood like
a criminal before a judge.
“You are unnerved by what has
come to you, and do not know what
vou are saying,” he continued, in a
low. even voice that affected her like
an icy torrent rushing into a tropical
stream. *‘I will be your friend; and
you must believe that you have my
sympathy, and my wish to be of all
possible service to you.”
She showed no recognition of his
offer, but remained silent, with droop
ing head and heaving breast.
"Forget what you have raid, as
shall I. and let us be friends.” he add
ed, still calmly, but with kindliness.
Let us work together, for there is
much to be done. Remember, he
?aid finally, in answering to a ques
tioning look in the face she now raised
to him. "we must sail this night for
. ew Orleans, or the English may
make us prisoners, and deal out such
insults to you as I might be unable to
prevent*’’ «
She made no reply, but turned and
left the room.
Two stories of the building were
tbove ground; how many there were
below was known definitely to no one
iave Lafitte, Lazalie and Ma'am Brig
da. Ezrah and a few of the sub-of
ficers knew something of the vaults
%nd passages; but they were ignorant
5f the treasure concealed there,—its
oulk. value, and location.
Lafitte, not wishing the Arab to ob
tain more accurate knowledge, pro
ceeded, with the Irishwoman’s help, to
empty the chests and pack their con
tents for removal.
The chests were soon emptied, and
the bundles lying reay for removal.
Early in the afternoon the entire
crew came ashore with the body of
their dead captain; and all on the
island were given a half-holiday, in
order that they might show respect to
its interment.
Lazalie was not present: and La
fitte saw her no more until evening,
when, with high-held bead and scorn
ful air, she joined him and the others
at the table, to partake of the last
mail that would be eaten on the Bar
ra da Hierro.
reach, after I came to my senses
aboard the English ship.-’
“I understand,” she said, now in a
more gracious tone; "and we are very
glad you escaped. But.v she added,
"what could have happened, that Ehe
wah should think of committing such
an act of treachery?"
Lafitte caught Lopez's ®ye: and.
obeying the command he saw in the
former's look, the gunner made no re
ply.
J.azalie appeared to have forgotten
her question, for she remained silent,
and in a fewr minutes went to her own
apartments, followed by Ma'am Brigi
da.
The meal was soon finished; and
then the men gathered from the table
the gold and silver plate, packing it
into canvas bags, which were borne to
the shore, to be taken aboard the
•Black Petrel.”
The greater part of the slaves, to
gether with those brought from the
brigantine to be turned loose among
their sable fellows, were, of course, ig
norant as to the plans of their owner;
and when they retired for the night, it
was to slumber but little less deeply
by reason of their brief respite from
labor, while the new arrivals, half sick
trom their long imprisonment, with its
darkness and poor air, slept far more
soundly.
But the next morning, the former,
awakening in affright at the lateness
of the hour, and wondering why no
overseer’s lash had roused them long
before, soon realized that something
unusual had befallen; for the sun was
not two hours high when a compact
body of scarlet uniforms and shining
guns was seen advancing from the
island's shore.
The greater number of the fright
ened slaves fled irland. to hide in the
thickets and gullies. But some of
the more intelligent sought the shel
ter of the stone stronghold- and. find
irg it deserted, they quickly shut and
barred the oaken gate.
It was not long before a storm of
blows upon the gate called some of
them to it: and. looking through a
loophole, they saw the strangers gath
ered behind a commanding officer who
was demanding entrance in the king’s
name.
The terrified slaves—a few of whom
understood the words—lost no time in
obeying, and were soon assured that
no harm would come to them from
I the invaders, whose leader, upon
questioning the negroes, was made
aware of the condition of affairs.
Meanwhile, northerly sailed the
“Black Petrel.” with Lafitte in com
mand, and with him Lopez and a pick
ed crew—such men as he knew had
j his own cause at heart.
It was noon when the "Black Petrel’’
| reached New Orleans; and Lafitte
I came ashore immediately, bringing
with him Lazalie and Ma'am Brigida.
No others left the brigantine, as its
commander's sole business in the city
j was that of providing for the girl's
ImmeataC.# future, after which he pro
posed sailing at once for Barataria.
One of his most intimate friends
was Philip La Roche, a man of middle
age, and a banker of New Orleans. He
was of fine family, of high social posi
tion. and a gentleman of the strictest
honor.
It was to his care that Lafitte com
mitted Lazalie. after seeing her quar
tered safely, in company with Ma'am
Brigida, at the Ursuline convent in the
Place d’Armes.
Lazalie had, during the voyage, pre
served an air of calmness to which
was added an occasional touch of
scorn; but when, while they were
alone, Lafitte bade her adieu, she
put out a detaining hand, as she stood
with downcast eyes before him.
“When am I to see you again?" she
asked in a listless tone.
“That I cannot now say; but the
mother superior will know how to com
municate with me, if I am needed," he
answered gently.
“And may I not return to the Barra
de Hierro later on—after a while?’"
she inquired, with a humility which
surprised him.
“It would be most imprudent for
you to do so for some time to come,
if ever, as you must surely know,"
he replied firmly, looking down into
her face. “The English must have
seized* the island, and will doubtless
hold it; and, as Laro's next of kin,
you can scarcely hope for success,
should you assert a claim to it as own
er. But why wish to go back, when
you are in safety here, with a fortune
which will insure you perfect inde
pendence? What more can you ask?"
“I ask your love, and I want to be
with you!" she exclaimed impetuous
ly, snatching her hands away and
throwing her arms around his neck,
while with a sobbing cry she laid her
head against his breast.
Lafitte’s face hardened as his fin
gers closed about her wrists and
loosened her arms.
“That can never be. Lazalie—never.
I have never known anything of love,
and have no desire to learn of it now.
I am not worth any woman's loving;
nor can I afford to have any woman’s
fate linked with mine. Believe this,
and accept it. and let us part friends."
She turned from him, covering her
face with her hands.
“Mr. Philip La Roche will call upon
>ou in a day or two. He is one whom
you can trust, and with whom you can
advise safely; and I shall place your
affairs in his hands."
Lafitte had moved toward the door,
and. turning at the threshold, he add
ed. “Adios, Lazalie; and believe me
when I say that if you ever need my
services as a friend, you may count
upon me.”
She dir* not reply; and when she
uncovered her face he was gone.
(To be continued.)
GOT PURSE FROM THE BAR.
Winner of Race Had Close Call in
Collecting Money.
Mars Cassidy, the starter, is fond
of telling the story of an incident
which occurred when he was racing a
string of horses on the unrecognized
| tracks of the outlaw circuit.
It was the last day of a meeting in
a town not far from Jersey City and it
was up to Cassidy to win a purse or
walk to the next racing town. He had
a fair skate in the last event of the
day and had engaged a dare-devil
jockey who he knew would take all
kinds of chances. Just about a hun
dred yards from the finish on this
roller-coaster track, there was a pitch
nole, such as often is seen on a coun
try road in winter.
There had been so many falls at this
spot, that the jockeys always eased up
when approaching it. Cassidy com
manded his rider to make his most
desperate move right at this point
and. sure enough, when the others
took a wrap before reaching the gully.
Cassidy's boy dug the spurs into his
mount and won the race.
The owner, with a great load ofT his
mind, went into the secretary’s office
to collect the purse.
‘Til have to send out for the money.’
said the secretary. “I have paid out
everything on hand.”
Cassidy's jaw dropped with a click,
but he managed to say:
“Serd out for it. Send where?”
“To the bartender,” said the secre
tary. suavely.
“And. sure enough.” says Cassidy, in
relating the story, “it was from the
bar till that they dug up my purse.
If the bar had been closed, I guess
I would be there yet.”
DISCIPLINE NOT HIS FORTE.
Stage Manager’s Kindly Heart a Fatal
Drawback.
The stage manager of the spectacle
“Mother Goose,” the same being W.
H. Carleton. a six-footer, was having
trouble with some of the children em
ployed for the ballet.
At the matinee the other day he dis
covered that two of the children had
gone upon the stage without make-up
on their faces, which is as necessary
for them as for the soubrettes, and so
he summoned the culprits before him.
“See here, you,” he scolded, “don't
never let me catch you again coming
rn the stage without your make-up.
It is a very awful offense, and I will
have to fine you for it.”
”Yeth. sir,” lisped the offenders.
“Now this will cost you a cent, miss,
and you. too, young man, and if I ever
catch you doing it again it will be 3
and 5. Now remember.”
“Yeth sir,” they stammered, and
scampered off.
That night when he got to the the
ater he found the children waiting for
him. One little hand clinched a penny
and the other a couple. “Here’s your
money, sir,” they volunteered.
“Oh. I don't want it now. We never
collect fines until pay day, and then
we take it out of the salary.”
"Yeth, but when we get our pay
we want it all,” they insisted, as
though it was the greatest thing in
the world. That was more than the
stage manager could stand, and he
grabbed up the little ones, kissed
them soundly, make-up and all. and
sent them on their way, each with a
handful of small coins to safeguard
them against similar emergencies in
the future.
First you spend a lot of money tc
give a boy a college education and
then a lot more to support him in liv
ing up to it
Winter a Color Season.
The winter has proved unquestion
ably a color season. Indeed, any
fashionable congregation of women
this winter may well be likened to a
rainbow, the colors are so varied and
so delightfully soft. The evening col
or* are very faint off tints, while day
time claims, and rightly, the more
decided shades. Only a brief season
agone was it not that we .auded the
all-white costume? Now we are all
too willing converts to this new fash
ion for color. Not that white is os
tracized; far from it; but it is now in
variably seen offset by some color,
usually introduced as a trimming.
The black hat is very often seen with
the white costume, and velvet tri
cornes and toques and picture hats in
the lavender and violet shades are
tremendously effective with the white
frock that has the same color intro
duced in its trimming.
First Rate Turkey Croquettes.
Chop the fragments of turkey with
any other left-over meats, very fine,
adding for seasoning a small portion
of bologna, ham or tongue, together
with a bit of onion, salt, pepper and
parsley to suit the taste of the family;
make a thick cream sauce, allowing
tor a pint of meat the following pro
portions. Put into a sajcepan a heap
ing tablespoonful of butter and two
level tablespoonfuls of flour, and as
soon as blended pour on a cupful of
hot milk, stirring until thick and
smooth; salt to taste; add the meat
and beat until well mixed; if more
seasoning is needed, add, then set
away in a cool place until very cold
and stiff; form into cones and dip
in beaten egg and roll in fine crumbs;
place in a cool place until quite dry,
then fry in deep fat; stick a sprig of
parsley in the end of each just before
serving.
Parisian Fancy.
Hunter's green cloth walking suit.
Coat trimmed with hand embroidery.
fancy braid and stitching, tight fitting
buttoned and cape effect on shoulder,
skirt box pleated stitched and fancy
panel front.
Waving Paradise Plume.
The paradise plume, either in the
natural feather or some one or an
other of the skillfully made imitations
—and some of these are simply mar
velous in their fidelity to nature—is
one of the best things of the season.
The hat Is of seal brown paon velvet,
the fabric stretched tight over the
brim, with a shirred edge for binding.
The crown is high and narrow, and a
soft drapery of brown chiffon faille
ending in two reversed loops and
caught with a smart jet buckle makes
a good trimming effect. The paradise
plume is posed at the right side,
starting at the crown, and the slander
tips fall over the brim. There is no
bandeau to this shape, the head size
fitting comfortably without.
Steamed Chicken.
Rub the chicken on the inside with
pepper and half a teaspoonful of salt;
place in a steamer in a kettle that
will keep it as near the water as pos
sible, cover and steam an hour and a
half; when done, keep hot while dress
ing is prepared, then cut up, arrange
on the platter, and serve with the
dressing tover them.
The dressing is made- as follows:
Boil one pint of gravy from the kettle
without the fat, add cayenne pepper
and half a teaspoonful of salt; s4ir a
tablespoonful of flour into a quarter
of a pint of cream until smooth, and
add to the gravy. Cornstarch may be
tised instead of the flour, and su»ae
eooks add nutmeg or celery salt.
Footgear to Match Gowns.
Fanciful boots and shoes ars being
built for the smart women to wear out
of doors. One girl who is careful in
the little details that mean so much in
the general effect and who has plenty
of pin money with which to gratify
her taste takes pieces of the materials
of her different gowns to her boot
maker and has the material combined
with leather to produce a pretty pair
of boots or shoes. Footgear that is
partly of cloth and partly of soft kid
is most comfortable.
Opal Dandelions Now.
A hair ornament of wonderful
seauty is in the form of a dandelion
seed ball. Each seed is a small, white
opal, set upon a slender silver wire.
The workmanship of this delicate
thing Is beyond reproach, as the
slightest tonch or breath of air will
set It all aqulver.
Another ornament is In the shape of j
a dragon fly. The body is one mass
of brilliant gems. A great ruby is !
set into the head and the eyes are of
opals. But all this solidity is lost j
when it comes to the wings, which j
are fashioned of a special metal,
drawn to the fineness of a thread, and
then woven with faithful accuracy to i
the structure of a natural wing. The
effect is beyond description.
At last some genius, at loss for new
iceas, has utilized the wild carrot in
hair ornaments. An example is one
representing the full-blown flower, the ,
center of a solid mass of opals, the '
surrounding circles being of white j
enamel. The entire flower is worked
out in detail, and diamonds further
separate the natural divisions of the
bloom.
While- ther[
Tba \
Cameo belt buckles are pretty.
Strapped seams finish the severe
tailored coat.
Belted backs obtain in many run
about coats.
Motor caps of fur are round and
have a long cape.
The all-brown fad is getting just a
little overworked.
Tilt a peacock feather jauntily in
your walking hat
Black astrakhan is one of the dis
tinctive furs of the w inter.
Ermine muffs and stoles generally
have white cherile fringe.
Foliage hats adorned with red holly
berries are worth a second look.
Collar and cuff sets make dainty
gifts, and they are quite as much in
order as they were last year.
Veils are seldom worn with the
fluffy beaver hat. To hide the fluffi- j
ness is to discount from the charm of
the hat.
New Styles in Laces.
Laces are used as borderings and
as wide flat trimmings and as decora
tive bits in the gown. But, instead of
being inset, the lace is laid flatly on
top of the goods gnd is bordered with
a narrow band or a piping of silk or
satin. This gives it a wonderful
strength and a fine finish.
A great many laces are applied in
long panelesque fashion and, for this
purpose, the strong heavy laces are
used. And, then, along each side of
the lace panel there is an opportunity
for some very fine hand-work. One
lace panel was bordered with embroid
ered daisies in the middle of which
was set a little rhinestone. Another
lace panel was bordered with roses ;
upon the petals of which there were ,
fastened the smallest seed pearls, ■
just enough to look like drops of dew.
Coat for Young Girl.
A charming little coat for the
twelve-year-old girl is cut from dark
red frieze, in the box style, with
double-breasted front. The sleeves are ;
bell and flare broadly at the wrists, !
and for very cold weather an under
sleeve can be inserted from the el
bow. The collar is high and turns
over, monk's hood falls from under
it, lined with rich red silk. The only
trimmings are stitching and large
burnt pearl buttons.
To Clean Oil Cloth.
To clean oil cloth or linoleum nice
ly, do not wash it more than absolute- i
ly necessary. Wipe it over every
morning with a cloth saturated in
paraffin once a fortnight
Alcohol will take out candle grease.
Brooms will last longer if dipped
occasionally into boiling suds.
Cornstarch is recommended as a
most effective agent for the removal
of grease.
Always fold a skirt the right side
out for packing, for thus only can you
insure its smoothness.
To remove grease spots from wall
paper cover the spots with clean blot
ting paper and press it with a hot flat- j
iron. i
Starchy foods should always ha
cooked in boiling water which con
tains a little salt, to render the food
digestible.
A few drops of turpentine poured
on a woolen cloth and rubbed vigor
ously against the leather will cleanse
tan shoes most satisfactorily.
When milk that is not perfectly
fresh is used in a cream sauce or soup
do not. add salt until just before serv
ing, to prevent the milk curdling.
Net Gowns of the Season.
The net costumes studded with tiny
rhinestones instead of the steel pail
lettes are very effective and newer
than the ordinary spangled gown. On
pale yellow, turquoise blue, shell pink
or white net the rhinestones show up
excellently, and their glitter is always
attractive with a young girl’s bright
color. A white net on chiffon gown is
rarely effective if made up over a col
ored lining, and with a dress of any
shade the silk slip should be of a cor
responding color.
The Use of Borax.
Borax employed intelligently is a
great aid to the housekeeper. It can
be used to wash the most delicate of
fabrics. A few spoonfuls of solution
added to the water makes glass and
silver bright, while for washing
brushes and as a mouth wash nothing
is better.
Velvet and Fur.
Brown velvet and fur make a pretty
and useful dress. The girdle is gold
cloth, and gold braid is put on in a
scroll pattern either side of the front
and as a heading to the flounce on the
skirt. The sleeves are caught below
the elbows with a fur cuff and frills
of lace are above and below.
Brown Silk Waist.
Blouse cf sicilienne in a bronze
shade. The plastron is of cream
guipure, bordered with a band of
ruffles of the silk.
The puffed sleeves are finished at
the elbows with ruffles oi the ma
terial. The girdle is of velvet.
A Hint About Buttons.
The buttons of the winter are rich- j
ly elegant, but the person who does
not want to pay quite so much for her
buttons as Dame Fashion requires,
can still keep in the march of style
by making her own buttons. She can
cover button molds and make a set
of buttons every whit as elegant as
any she can buy.
One lovely button set consisted of
button molds covered with turquoise
blue velvet. In the very center of
each button there was sewed a little
bit of pearl. Another and more elab
orate button was covered with blue
silk. And on top of the button was
a very tiny blue silk rosette, making
a button as round as a ball. Buttons
with much handiwork on them are
used for ornament, not utility.
There are button sets, made of but
ton molds covered with silk in all
sizes, to be used in various ways in
the trimming of a costume. There
are the tiny little buttons, and the
buttons of medium size, terminating
with the great flat ones that are used
for the backs and the fronts of the
Directoire coats. Thus one manages
to get variety.
A set of this description was hand
embroidered, in white, each button
with a different pattern worked upon
it. Crosses and other conventlona.
designs were worked out and the set
when completed was as stylish as one
would want.
THREE CHIC TOILETTES.
Pale Gray zlbeline with mink fur trl mmings. Black chiffon velvet and
Irieh lace. Pale pink broadcloth with cream lace waistcoat.
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I do not believe Plso's Cure for Consumpoo*
has an equal for coughs and colds.—Joht W.
Botch, Trinity Springs, IntL, Feb. 15,1JUH
To Preserve Cider.
Where cider is used from the cask,
to prevent spoiling in the partly empty
cask, pour upon the cider a quart of
some tasteless oil, such as olive or
peanut oil. The oil will form a thin
film on the surface of the cider and
prevent access of the acetic and putre»
factlve ferments always present in the
air.—Southern Farm Magazine.
A New Longest Word.
What is believed to be the longest
word In the English language has just
been discovered by an enterprising
druggist. It is “ortho-ethoxy-ana
mono-benzoyl-amido-quinolin,” and Is
the correct scientific name for a welJ
•mown proprietary medicine.
Steel Fishing Rods.
Steel fishing rods have been brought
to such a state of perfection that they
are now being sold extensively in the
place of those of bamboo. It is said
that they are handier to carry, and
are better balanced
Keep Your Postage Stamps.
The Berlin law courts have decided
against the claimant in an action to
recover 5 cents, the value of a stamp
sent to cover postage for reply to a
letter. The court held that the stamp
was the legal property of the receiver.
Shouting Their Praises.
Kirkland, 111., Jan. 2nd.— (Special)
—Cured of the terrible Rheumatic
pains that made him a cripple for
years, Mr. Richard R. Greenhon, an
old and respected resident of this
place is shouting the praises of tbs
remedy that cured him, Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
“I had the rheumatism In my left
limb so that I could not walk over ten
to fifteen rods at a time, and that by
the use of two canes,” Mr. Greenhon
wye. “I would have to sit or 11®
down on the ground when I was out
trying to walk and the sweat would
run down my face, with so much pain.
I could not sleep at night for about
five or six weeks.
“I tried different doctors’ medicines,
but they were all no good. Then I
sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and
almost from the first they brought
relief. By the time I had taken four
teen boxes of them my rheumatism
was all gone and I can truly say I
feel better than I have in the last
twenty-five years.”
Refuge on Mount Blanc.
The Grand Mulets is a mass of
granite on Mount Blanc "rising up
like an island in a tremendous hillowy
ocean of ice and snow.” In the face
of the rock a rough shielding of ston®
and boards has been built where a bed
and refreshments can be had. It is
In charge of a woman who ascends In
the beginning of the season and re
mains there three months.
Pure Air for Cities.
When the transformation of cities
by electric power and light is com
pleted we may expect the air to b®
practically as pure as that of th®
country. It Is estimated that the car
bonic acid exhaled yearly by the peo
ple of New York city Is about 450.000
tons, but that this is less than 3 per
cent of that from fuel combustion.
Latest Lingual Atrocity,
In the rathskeller a crowd of stu
dents were bawling out popular songs,
keeping time with their beermugs.
"Those boys are good in mathemat
ics,” said the man who was safely
entrenched behind a stein and a 11m
burger sandwich. "They are very
fond of lager-rhythms.”—Cincinnati
Commercial-Tribune.
Copper Mining Once Irish Industry.
Copper mining once flourished 1b
Ireland. The Ballymurtagh mine, in
Wicklow county averaged 6,000 tons
of copper pyrite per annum between
1840 and 1843. Desultory prospecting
is going on at the present day in sev
eral localities.
HABIT’S CHAIN
Certain Habits Unconsciously Formed
and Hard to Break.
An ingenious philosopher estimate*
that the amount of will power neces
sary t^* break a life-long habit would,
if It could be transformed, lift a
w :lght of many tons.
It sometimes requires a higher de
gree of heroism to break the chains
of a pernicious habit than to lead a
forlorn hope in a bloody battle. A
lady writes from an Indiana town:
“From my earliest childhood i was
a lover of coffee. Before 1 was out
of my teens I was a miserable dys
peptic. suffering terribly at times with
my stomach.
“I was convinced that It was coffes
that was causing the trouble and yet
I could not deny myself a cup tor
breakfart At the age of 36 I was
in very poor health, indeed. My sis
ter told me I was in danger of becom
ing a coffee drunkard.
"But I never could give up drlnw
lng coffee for breakfast although It
kept tr.e constantly 111, until I tried
Postum. I learned to make it prop
erly according to directions, and now
we can hardly do without Postum for
breakfast, and care nothing at all for
coffee.
*‘I am no longer troubled with dy»
per s’a, do not have spells of suffering
with my stomach that used to trouble
me so when I drank ooffee.” Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look la each pkg. tor the famous ,
little hook. "The Hoad to WaUTill*"
