c
OUR DEAD.
! chanced, ono sun-lit summer day, to stroll
Amid tho busy sllcncool ttio wood:
And In tho shelter of tho sturdy oak,
I saw a feathered pair and blrdllncs (our,
And marked tholr happy life
I went that way ORtUn. Tho winter wind
Moaned thro' tho leafless boughs.
Tholr strains of sadness chilled my heart, I
tho't
Tho sighing branches walled n funeral dirge.
And grieving mourned tho do ad.
(Dow sad, I thought; the happy birds nrodcad,
Their songs will cheer no mora
How changed tt stninod that llttlo housoof
sticks
'Tho life nil gone, It lost tho power to thrill,
That now tho birds wcro dead.
Hut, further musing, I remembered then
That btrds had gono before.
.And tho' 1 saw them not, nor hoard thc'.r songs,
I know thoy wcro not dead! buthappy living on
In sunny southland woods.
Hut when tho winter's cold is dono tho oak
Will ceaso Us moaning then.
It shall not thus unheeded ever stretch
Its pleading arms. Tho birds will como again
And till tho empty ucsts.
"Weep not for loved ones gone for summer's
birds
Nor mourn to have them back.
To want and suffer In this winter world.
Let them nwhllo In sunny bouthlands Urot
Tho wlntor o'er wo meet again,
'Think how a Saviour wept a Lnzarus gono,
And wept (or what him dead?
Ah, not Ho know too woll what ho would do;
1 think be wept that ono from Heaven's bliss
Must soon to earth return.
T. 11. IMwards, In Interior.
CHAPTEK VI.-CONTXNtJED.
"I havo a good denl of patience, 01
ive," said her lover, .lifting his cye
"brows. "1 will remind you that if wo
always had to stop and consider the In
terests of the stupid ones wo should
never advance at nil. Hut I won't nrguo
with youl It is always wasto of timo
"tonrguowlth a woman. I havo got to
think nnd act, my dear, nnd your part
Is to trust mo and enjoy the fruits of my
toil. Most people would say that you
had no reason to complain of your lot.
ISomo would go so far as to call you a
Tory lucky girl."
"And they would bo quite right,
dear," sho cried, resting a gentle hand
upon his arm. "Don't think that I do
not appreciate all your energy nnd
pluck don't think that 1 am not grate
ful for your willingness to work for
too. Only only, I nm suro wo shall bo
3ill tho happier if wo can honestly toll
ourselves that no ono Is any tho worso
for our success."
No laughed, a little indulgent laugh.
"IJy nnd by, when wo havo reached
our goal, wo shan't remember tho ob
stacles that wo cleared away from our
path," ho said gayly. "You talk very
nrcttilv. Olive; I am pleased to hear
you express yourself so well. Hut
"later on, when you havo plenty of mon
ey to spend on drosses and knlck-
Un
knacks, you won't sing tno samo song.
ou will givo to charities, of course,
d buy thinirs nt bazaars, nnd patron
ise concerts, and that is nil that can bo
reasonably expected of you."
lie did not sco her disappointed look.
Sho had turned her faeo away, and was
gazing across tho park with grave, sad
eyes. Sho had dreamt of n life that
was to bo lived with him a Ufa full of
lcep meaning and bravo effort, a llfo
thnt was not mndo up of show and self
seeking. Perhaps sho had not counted
much on enjoyment; her pleasures had
been simple and few, and all her Ideas
of happiness wcro centered in him. Hut
sho had pictured them as working to
jrothor, not for themselves only, but for
others' wolfnro also, nnd in a dim way
sho had realized that if wo want to
know what kind of llfo wo nro living,
wo must look for its reflection In tho
lives around us.
"I supposo I need not caution you,"
ho said after a brief sllonco; "but It is
important that no ono should bo told
anything about my plans. Don't dis
cuss my affairs with your unclo Wako;
ho Is a man with whom I can't sympa
thize, a man who has wasted his capaci
ties In an absurdly unreasonable way."
"Of courso I won't toll him anything,"
Ollvo answered; "but I wish you liked
him bettor, Michael, for I already love
him."
"Lovo Is a valuablo article and ought
not to bo given away In haste," said
Mlchaol with ono of his indulgent
smiles. "Hut as you aro to llvo under
his roof, it is well that you don't find
him unendurable. Vou will havo n feast
of books, llttlo woman. Ah,, that pleases
youl"
She looked up with all tho light of
youth and joy lu her beautiful faeo.
"It scorns," sho said, "as if I should
never got to tho end of all my delights.
Aro you going to tnka mo homo now?
Woll, Michael, wo must go to church
this evening."
"To satisfy you, I supposo wo must,"
ho replied. "You women scorn to think
that you can't keep good without golug
to church."
lie was vory kind and gracious as
they went homownrd, nnd told her tho
names of tho strcots, pointing out ob
jects of interest with untiring good na
ture. Tho Wakes did not ask where
thoy had been. Samuel Wako's own
faeo brightened whon ho saw that his
nleco looked happy. And then camo
tho Sunday dinner, and afterwards a
pleasant afternoon spont in a larger
sitting-room upstairs; and Ollvo and
Michael turned over piles of books to
their hearts' content. Tho Bhopkcoper
Bold second-hand volumes as well as
now ones, nnd Ollvo liked tho old
books best of nlL Sho was a llttlo dis
appointed when Michael said that ho
never read any poctrj nowadays.
"You used to llko eorao of tho verses
In my 'Christian Vcnr,"' sho said re
gretfully; "I havo heard you repeat
them." jg &
"Very llRcly; but I havo outlived all
tho pootry of llfo. That only comes to
us at tho beginning of tho journey,"
bo answorcd.
"And at tho cIqso," Bald Unclo Wake.
"Woll, I'm not near tho closo yet"
Mlchaol spoke with high good humor.
"Hut Olivo may rend ns many verses
an sho pleases. I havo got to think ami
work."
"I shall work, too," Bald Olive, with
a quick, bright glance. "I must begin
tomorrow."
Michael's brow darkened.
"If I had my will you should not do
anything," ho cried.
"Hut you cannot havo your will, dear
Michael," sho answered, gently. "Von
know that I was coming hero to gel
work; and Unclo Wako has satisfied him
self that my employers arc rospcetnblo
people Ilcsldcs, I don't want to bo Idle."
Michael turned back to tho books
with a dissatisfied look, and Snmuol
Wnko began to point out the merits of
some quaint old engravings. Then camo
tea nnd tho young pair set out for West
minster Abbey
A slight rain had fallen, nnd Michael
laughed nt Ollvo's enthusiasm for tho
showery lights shining every whero and
nnd tho thin clouds blown by soft winds
ncross tho crowd of housetops nnd
spires. Sho was Bllcnt when they drew
near tho abbey, and her hand clung
closely to his nrm. They wcro Into, tho
Ecrvlco hod ulrendy begun, nnd it great
wavo of music camo swooping towards
them. Tho girl bowed her head and
BCXDAY AFTKHN00N.
hid her tears; already sho was realizing
that sho must not let Michael got too
many glimpses of her inner solf. Of
courso ho loved her. Did ho not speak
confidently of tho futuro llfo that thoy
wcro to llvo together? Hut what Bort of
a llfo would it baV
Hero in tho solemn old abbey, with
tho misty arches overhead and tho
waves of music rolling over her, Ollvo's
heart was throbbing with nwo nnd
gratitude. So much had been given al
ready; sho lmd been led out of a nar
row world Into a wido one; hero wcro
chanting voices and deep organ-notes
expressing nil that words could not sayl
A flood of feeling overwhelmed her;
sho wns worshiping nnd giving thanks
in her tears and silence. .And Mlchaol
by her side stood perfectly unmoved,
-wishing that thoy had not como.
"I'm glad it is over," ho said as thoy
wcro coming out "Another shower,
nnd a heavy one, too. After all, Ollvo,
it Is a good thing you havo your old bon
net on; It will stand wotting, nnd I
havo not seen a singlo acquaintance all
day."
CHAPTER VII.
AMOXO FLOWERS.
Mrs. Wako was ready to acccompany
Ollvo to tho flower-shop on Monday
morning. 1'alo and shadowy as over,
tho llttlo woman wns quito equal to tho
occasion, and oven spoko n few words
of encouragement to her companion.
"Mlchaol Chaso doesn't want you to
work," sho said. "Hut yon will bo nil
tho happier for an occupation) Olive. I
wish wo had found something 'for our
.Tesslo to do. Wo kept her here, moon
ins about tho houso and troimr for aim
less walks; and so it camo to pass that
tho Idlo young womnn met with an idlo
young man. lie thought sho had money
becauso sho had nothing to do. Idle
ness is a sign of riches. If sho had
been a busy working girl alio would
havo escaped Gcorgo Hurnctt"
"Tho wlfo Isn't nlways wrong," said
Samuel, who had been listening with
rather a sad smilo. "And tho foolish
father was tho chief person to bo
blamed. It was ray fault, Ollvo. Poor
Jcsslo was a delicate-looking white'
thing, pretty in her way; and I thought
sho was too frngilo to go Into a busi
ness. Gcorgo Hurnott took her for an
heiress, I suppose. Ho believed that I
could afford to keep her, and her hus
band, too."
"You aro fortunate, Ollvo," sighed
Mrs. Wake. "Michael hn't courting
you for what ho can got Ho loves
you, doesn't ho, Samuel?"
Samuel nodded, und added, mentally:
"As much ns no ean lovo nnyonc."
Ilo nlways preserved a vivid remem
brance of his own youth, and nothing
would havo induced him to meddle with
tho courso of a lovo affair. Hut was
this a truo lovo affair? Ono person was
in lovo with hlmsoli, nnd only wanted a
wife to food and nourish his sol Move;
tho other wn3 clinging fondly to nn ig
noblo being, tricked out. in n fancy cos
tumo of hor own making. Truo lovo
dwells among dreams and fitful lights
and shadows; but its dreams tako a
definite shapo and como to llfo, and then
it is not afraid to stand faeo to faeo
with them.
This curious, unsuccessful old man
understood Ollvo very well, nnd ns tho
days wont on ho saw thut sho suffered
from fcollngs that wcro many and com
plicated. Sho was always trusting and
mistrusting; doubting and longing to
beliovo; unqulot, becaubo tho truth that
was in her would not let her bo satisfied
with shams. Very gladly, would hoj
havo tolled for her, and spared hor all
necessity of work. But ho know that
work was good for hor that tho world
was good for hor that tho sight of
many faces and tho sound of many
voices would help her nlong that diffi
cult unseen path which ovcry ono of us
must troad alono.
Sho bottled easily and naturally into
h placo in Uurridgo's flower bhop, und
all Lucy Cromer's predictions wero ful
filled. It was only with Michael that
,01 ivo was nervous and Bhy; with other
people sho could hold her owu modestly
and quietly, yit with resolution, Tho
ceaseless roar of tho groat street. Boon
ceased to bo confusing. Sho sat steadily
at her work behind tho counter, bend-
ing her small brown curly head over
tho fragrant blossoms. There was al
ways n great deal to do. Wreaths and
crosses for tho dead; bridal bouquets;
snravs and rrrnceful trailing clusters for
! ball dresses. Her doft lingers did won
ders with flowers, arranging them
among many shaded leaves and dclieato
mnldcnhnir. Tho window wns filled
with specimens of her handiwork;
passers-by paused Bpelllound; tho
charm of her fancy gave n now beauty
to tho fair, frail tilings that sho touched
with dninty skill.
Ono ilay some ono camo into tho shop
nnd ordered a spray of yellow roses.
Ollvo was ns busy as usual; but when
ho spoko sho looked up. Ho wns a well
built man, slightly above middle height,
nnd ho was looking at her with n pair
of thoughtful gray eyes, dark and
rather lethargic. Ilo had n clear, gcntlo
voice nnd slow manner, in which, how
ever, there wns not tho slightest affec
tation. Nothing in his faeo was re
markable; tho skin was bronzed, tho
features Irrcmilnr. nnd n tawny mus
tache drooped over tho mouth. Yet
tliero was something in those, heavy
lidded gray eyes that mndo Ollvo tlilnk
of them ngnln.
Thoro was a lady with him; a well
mado woman, not beautiful, but dis
tinctly thoroughbred. Sho woro a
jacket nnd gown of brown tweed, and
tho plain costume seemed to ndapt itsolf
to all tho easy movements of the wearer.
Sho too looked at Olive; and tho girl's
quick oar caught tho sontenco that tho
man said to hor In a low voieo. It was
something about Dante's Matilda, "who
on tho edge of happy Lethe, stood
wreathing flowers with flowers."
Thoy departed, and Ollvo went on
with her wreathing. Often, In a silent
fashion, sho talked with tho blossoms
as bIio picked them carefully out of the
scented heaps beforo her, and confided
her thoughts
To tho lily-belts tender
And gray heliotropes."
And thoy In tholr turn breathed out
fragrant memories of her childhood and
early girlhood; of tho plants that her
father nnd mother had tended In tholr
cottugo garden; of tho May garlands
that tho village children had carried
from door to door: of tho nosegay that
Mlehnol had brought her ono summor
morning, his first love-gift Slmplo
memories indeed, yot they helped to
keep her spirit fresh nnd sweet and
cherish hor old lovo for tho humblo
country homo thnt was now so frr
uway.
Nowaduys, with all tho stores of
Unclo Wake's shop at her command,
sho spent a great deal of tlmo In book
world. And tho books filled her mind
whllo her Angers wcro busy, and kept
her brain so happily occupied that sho
missed many undcsirablo things which
sho might othcrwiso havo Boon nnd
heard. Whllo sho Ret cluster bcsldo
cluster, sho thought sometimes of Pcr
dlta at tho shco'p-shcnrlng, offering
posies to tho shepherd's guests; or per
haps of Nydta, tho blind flower-girl of
Pompeii, weaving hor chnplcts in tho
Thcssallan fashion; or of thoso heaven
ly flowers which St. Dorothea sent to
Thcophilus after hor martyrdom. And
all tho whilo tho roar of tho great
world was going on, and tho endless
procession went swooping along pala
tial Regent street, whllo ono quiet
maiden dreamed her dreams and wovo
her garlands in peace.
She did not forgot Lucy Cromer, that
dear friend who had onco sat in this
very placo, busy with tho Barao dainty
work thnt bIio waa doing now. Llttlo
as Ollvo know of Lucy's story, sho had
guessed at soma of its details, and folt
that a weary, passionato heart had
throbbed over tho flowers' In thoso days.
Why had llfo boon mndo bo bitter to
Lucy, and bo sweet to Ollvo hcrsolf?
Why had tho ono been taken and tho
other loft? This bright girl, young nnd
undismayed, thought pityingly of her
who had leant upon a broken reed, and
rejoiced proudly in the trusty staff that
supported hor own footsteps. Tho timo
of loneliness and desertion was nigh at
hand; but sho was happy and confi
dent still.
Nothing of importanco happened In
theso days of oarly summer, whllo Ol
lvo sat wreathing flowers in the Re
gent street shop. Tho routino of her
business lifo was seldom broken. Ono
in nunniDUE's flowf.r-buop.
customer, who had ordered the spray of
yellow roses, camo in and wanted more
Ho seem to require a great many bou
quots nnd sprays, and sometimes tho
young lady in brown tweed camo with
him, but more often ho was alono. Tho
flowers wcro packed In tin boxes and
Bent to Seaward Aylstono, Esq., Cecil
street, Strand.
If Ollvo hod forgotten tho existence
of Aaron Fenlako, Jano Challock's let
ters must havo recalled him to her
mind. Hut sho had not forgotten him,
and had asked many questions of Mi
chael about tholr oldfriond, Sho had
Boon discovered, howover, that Michael
hated to recall oarly associations, nnd
his answers wcro so curt and unsatis
factory that at last sho dropped Aaron's
namo altogether. Still, It voxod hor
sorely that sho hfednonows to Bond to
Jano, for although thoro had boon no
openly avowed engagement everyone
in EttBtmcon had known that Jane
Challock and Aaron Fenlako wore
lovers true. In a Tillage it la not easy
to do one's courting unobserved. Tho
birds of tho air tell tho secret; the
trees whisper it; the stream babbles of
it night and day. Aaron's unspoken
lovo wan freely discussed by all hlold
neighbors; and poor .lane's unuttered
hopes woro tho property of nil her girl
friends.
Aaron Fenlako had always been a
shy, slow fellow, ono of thoso unlucky
men who fail to express their feelings
by look or voice. Ilo had often scowled
nt Jane when ho hud meant to smilo
sweetly, but. J ano preferred his frowns
to the smiles of other men, and in her
heart she did not envy Ollvo for having
won tl'.o inagnllleont Michael, so dear
was poor gloomy Aaron to her. .Olive
herself respected Aaron and liked him,
not only for hlsdevotlon to Michael but
for tho r.tendfnst honcbty thnt she had
nlways found lu hlra. No, she did not
beliovo that ho had changed to Jane.
Men of his stamp do not change, but
they sometimes despair. Aaron might
lose his hope but ho would never forget
his love.
Ono day when .Tunc was drawing to a
closo shu wroto a llttlo note to Aaron
Fenlako and sent It to Hattcrsby's
works. Sho asked why he had not been
to sec her and told him that he would
'find her nt homo any evening In the
week, Sundays excepted. On Sunday
bho belonged exclusively to Michael,
nnd some Instinct warned her that he
did not want to bo intimate with'Aaron.
Yet, submissive us sho was lu mo.st
things, Olive folt that a tried friendship
had its claims and that something was
duo to Aaron Fonlake. It pained her to
tlilnk that Michael did not acknowledge
thnt claim, nnd then sho soothed herself
by fancying that he had shown his grat
itude nnd good feeling to Aaron in ways
unknown to her. Hut that was not
enough; sho would bo kind also, and
sho must sco Aaron for Jane's sake.
Sho had posted her note on Monday,
and on Tuesday evening when bho was
sitting alone in tho room uphtnlrs.
Aaron camo In. Ho paused awkwardly
on tho threshold, and Olive rose and
went to him with an outstretched hand
and n bright faeo.
"Oh, I am glad to sco you nt last!"
bIio cried in hor sweet voice. "Why
iiuvo you boon bo long In coming?"
lie looked nt her In nn odd, con
strained way. "I didn't know whero
you wore living," ho said, bringing out
hin words with a visible effort
"You did not know? Then Michael
must havo forgotten to givo you my
messages."
"Did you really cend messages to mo?"
ho asked eagerly.
"Indeed I did," sho answered, "and I
havo been thinking you quite unkind."
Ho looked nt her ngnln very search
Ingly, ns bho stood illuminated in tho
evening light that touched her brown
hair with gold. Sho was wonderfully
pretty prettier thnn ho had ever seen
her yet; It wns ns if sho had suddenly
bloomed into fresh sweetness nnd
brightness. Her altered stylo of dross
had something to do with her new as
pect; but Aaron, being a man. could
not bo expected to understand this. Ho
did full justice to her beauty, but ho
took no pleasure In it And yet when
sho spoko ngnln nnd drew him gently
to n scat by tho open window, ho was
touched by tho tender gentleness of tho
face. Thero was a look of humility in
tho liquid eyes that softened him.
to m: coxTiNur.n.l
THE USUAL WAY.
r crimps All or Us Will ApprecUt
Hit of' Description,
"navo you seen a short stout
with a red mustacho around hero
This
man
dur-
Ing tho lost fow minutes?" asked a
stranger of a dock hand at tho Camdon
& Atlantic ferry houso about 4:80 tho
other afternoon.
"Yes," replied tho deck hand.
"Walking nervously up and down,
lack had just finished polishing
tho shoes of a well-dressed nnd gentle,
nppcnrlng man. Tho latter was un
fortunate In having a deformity which
compelled him to wear a shoo on ono
of his feet with nn exceedingly thick
solo, thus endeavoring to mako up mo
chnnicnlly for what naturo had denied
him. "How much shall I pay you?" ho
asked tho boy. "Flvo conts, sir." "Oh,
but you should havo moro than flvo
cents for polishing my shoes," said tho
gentleman, tapping tho thick solo sig
nificantly with his cano. "No, sir,"
Bald tho boy; "flvo cents is enough. I
don't want to mako no money out o'
your hard luck." Tho customer handed
out a coin, laid his hand on tho young
ster's head for a moment, and passed
on. Who says tho days of chivalry nro
over? United Presbyterian.
Is the Knrth's AzU UhunglngT
Observations mado for somo timo past
at Herlin, Potsdam, Praguo and other
cities of Europo havo shown that their
geographical latitudes havo decreased
by 3-10 of a becond. It is supposed that
tho axis of tho earth has shifted by that
much in space, and in order to settle
tho matter an expedition has been Rent
out to Honolulu, which, bolug tho anti
podes of Central Europe,, will show an
equal chango In tho oppostto direction
if tho explanation is correct Tho ex
pedition will remain tliero for a year
under tho direction of Dr, Macuso, of
tho Herlin observatory.
Ashamed.
"What a beautiful red that rose Is.
Euocbl
"Yes it's probably blushing at tna
prio they ask for It" Ufa,
TEACHING HORSES TRICKS.
Inllnlit, I'nllrm-o Is Ittxtulrcit to Acuoin.
illti Anything.
It requires an Immense amount of
time and patience to teach it horso tho
tricks with which ho astonishes m
audience. 'Puke, for Instanco, tho find
ing of tho handkerchief that has always
surprised children since tho first circus
took tho road.
First tho horso must bo taught to
blto. To do this tho t minor tickled tho
animal on tho shoulder. It mndo no
impression at all, apparently, for near
ly half an hour. At last tho horse grow
tired of It and made n snap at tho hand.
Tho hand was taken away and tho
tickling began again an Instant later.
Another snap und another tickle, until
finally tho horse realized that thero was
u method in all this seeming madness,
and responded with a snap directly tho
hand approached his shoulder.
Then a handkerchief was Introduced
and more time was consumed beforo ho
could get It through his head that ho
must take It In his mouth, more, tlmo
still for htm to understand that ho must
pick it up from tho ground, und then
came tho burying of the handkerchief
and the finding it. which invariably
awakens enthusiasm.
Hero tho whip comes Into play, but
never as an Instrument of torture. Mr.
Dookrlll believes that nothing was ever
gained by striking a horse. Tho whip
Is used only as u pointer. Throo or four
mounds of' sand are formed, and tho
handkerchief burled In one. The whip
leads tho horso to all of them In succes
sion, and remains by tho last ono, and
so tho horso Is told that tho handker
chief Is there. In tho same way a horso
Is taught to tako a silver dollar and oven
n llvo fish from a tub of water, but tho
time required would break an ordinary
man's heart
Practically everything Is dono by
touch. In this pretty stepping that n
horse duos when a woman Is on his
back, every move Is directed by tho
rlder'B heel on ono Blilo, tho gentle
touch of tho whip on the other, or both.
If ho Is to walk, raising his foot high In
tho air, tho rldor presses her heel Into
his side, und an attendant raises ono of
his forefoot, urging them forward at
tho samo tlmo. This is repeated tlmo
niter tlmo nnd tlmo nftcr tlmu until tha
horso understands what Is wanted.
Press a tiny boot against his side
whllo ho Is standing in tho stall, und
ono of his forefeet will go upas though It
wero operated by some kind of mechan
ism. Thoro is ono good thing about a horso
ho never forgets anytlilng, and ho Is
always looking for n reward, if that re
ward partakes of tho character of some
thing good to eat. Neither will ho do
wrong after ho has onco learned that a
certain act on his part Is to bo followed
by an unusual and disagreeable aut on
tho part of his muster.
' While, of courso, Mr. Dockrlll's esti
mate of a hor.so's intelligence Is exug-
erated, thero Is no question that ho can
bo taught n wonderful lot of tricks, but
the man not possessed of patience out
shining Job's would do woll not to take
tho contract to become his instructor.
N. Y. Recorder.
THEOSOPHICAL CALENDAR.
According to It, Wo Saw I.lvo lu tho Iron
Age.
From a thcosophtcal point of view tho
four ngos aro follows: Sata Yuga
(golden ngo), 1,728,000 years; Trosta
Yuga (silver ago), 1,290,000 years; Ihva
para Yuga (copper or bronzo ago), 804,
000 years; Kail Yuga (Iron ago), 402,01)0
years. Tho totul of thoso four ages
mako ono Malm Yuga, or great ago, of
4,020,000 years. One thousand Malta
Yugas malto ono Kulpa, or day of
Hrahma, equal to 4,020,000,000 years,
after which tho night of Hrahma, a pe
riod of equal duration, comes on, und
tho earth vanishes from tho objective
plane of existence. Three hundred nnd
sixty days and nights of Hrahma mako
ono year of Hrahma, and 100 yenrs of
Hrahma make tho Great Kalpa, a period
of 011,010,000,000,000 years, after which
tho entlro solar system passes into Its
night, nnd ovorythlng in i. is destroyed
on tho objcotlvo plane. Tho "great
night" ihen lasts for an equal period,
und then a' new sun arises on u now
solar system, and evolution begins onco
moro, tho Karma of tho provlous sys
tem being carried over to tho now ono.
According to tho "Secret Doctrlno" wo
nro now living In tho Kail Yuga, tho
lust of tho four agos, und it began near
ly fi.OOO years ago, with tho death of
Krishna, H. C. 0102. Tho first minor
yolo of tho Kail Yuga will end in tho
ears 1807-s. o navo sun somo rJ7,uuu
ears loft, however, boforo wo arrive ut
tho end of our present ngo. Tho Kali
Yiura is known ns tho black ago. tho ago
of spiritual darkness, and during its ox
istcuco tho human race pays up for its
misdeeds In tho provlous ones.-Haiti-moro
American.
NEW KIND OF A SKIRT.
ItU Kxcccdlngly llrlllluut nnd Very I'retty
How to SInlui It.
A wolcomo relief from tho overworked
bell skirt idea is tho daring Innovation
of n'fumous French milliner, nnd ex
pressed in ono of tho daintiest of sum
mer materials, stripou moire, cream
white, with lines of tho pompadour
colors, blue, groon, and pink. Tho
striped material is draped in a fitted
labllcr over a plain petticoat, orna
mented with three ribbon ruches, each
mado of tho three colors in tho stripe,
as follows: Ribbon, two inches in width,
green in color, is plaited in box plaits,
and through tho center of this tho pjnlc
riblKn, half un inch wide, Itf plaited and
overlaid in turn by tho blue, Btlll nur
rowor, Tho singlo row of stitching
through tho middle leaves tho loose full
edges to flutter out In a soft frou-frou
of color. Through tho center of this
tablier tho stripes moot in a succession
of mitred points, which continue up In
to tho IkhIIco. A tight-fitting jacket of
rich loco covers tho bodice in tho back
and slopos back in front, expostng a
girdle of tho plaited ribbon. Full sleeves
finish at tho elbow with broad loco ruf
lles over undoraloovoa of loco. Tho
train, cut in tho conventional linos, is
Unbilled on tho underside with n rush
at ribbons, which makes a pretty effect
whon the gown Is lifted up In walking.
N. Y. Sun,
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FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.
Chocolate lofng. Put Into a sauce
pan hnlf n pound of powdered loaf
sugar, two ounces of grated chocolate
nnd about ono gill of water. Stir on tho
lire until thu mixture assumes tho con
sistency of smooth, thick cream. De
troit Detroit Press.
linked Tomatoes. Cut tho toma
toes in halves; pour juice nnd pulp over
hoiiiu crumbled bread; popper and salt
Fill up thu tomatoes with tho mixture;
put In n buklng-dishi sprinkle with
crumbs of bread, llttlo salt and pepper,
nomo bits of butter, nnd bake Hoston
Hudgot
Lemon Jolly with Hnnnnn. Mnko
Romo lemon jolly, using throo lemons, a
cupful of sugar to half n Ikw of gala
tine. Lot it get n llttlo stiff. Peel und
slleo quite thin somo line solid fine ba
nanas. Pour a layer of jolly in n mould,
then put In u layer of bananas, then tin:
other of jolly, and so on, until.. tHo
mould ts full. Lot It stiffen, and servo
In a bed of Htlllly whipped cream.
Household Monthly.
Lobster Soup. The liquor from
can of lobster, a pint of milk and n pint
of stock. Heat to boiling in different
vessels the milk nnd stock. Heat tho
lobster liquor, but do not boll. Pour
tho stock Into tho luroun, whisk In tho
milk, nnd tho lolwtor liquor, salt, a
speck of cuyonnn and a grntlng of nut
meg. Wlilslt thoroughly una, serve
Ladles' Homo Journal.
Deviled HIscult Mako two tablo
spoonfuls of butter vory soft, nnd stir
Into it ono tcnspmmful of mixed mus
tard nnd about one-tenth of a teaspoon
ful of eayonno. Spread this on six thin
water crackers or eight Saltenas, put
ting a thin coating on both sides of tho
cracker. Placo In tho toaster nnd hold
over tho flro until brown on both sides.
Servo hot with choose Good House
keeping. Tho suggestion Is offered by a clever
needle-woman that u better stocking
darner than thu woodon or porcelain
egg or polished solid cup Is a discarded
slipper sole, or rather tho solo of a dis
carded slipper, for the two should re
main united. This Inserted In tho stock
ing offers a smooth and moro available
surfuco for stretching tho holo over
than any other. N. Y. Times.
Roasting Coffee. Many people grind
their coffee but do not rfenst It, nnd If it
Is .Ixiught In largo quantities tho de
lightful aroma that always attends
freshly roasted coffee Is in tlmo lost. If
tho cook will placo lu tho oven each
morning, for a few minutes before
grinding, tho quantity sho Is to use, tho
snmo result may bo obtained us if It
wero freshly roasted. Food.
For burns tako equal parts of lin
seed nil and lliuo wutur mixed und
poured over tho burn. A cotton or lln
non cloth wrung nut of the mixture and
laid upon tho wound. If this prepara
tion Is faithfully used It will ba found
to remove pain und give a great deal
of comfort Puro glycerine Is a most
excellent remedy also. When first ap
plied it causes smarting, but this soon
censes and tho actual pain from tho
burn is much relieved. Glycerine Is
said to favor rapid healing. Tho sooner
It is applied after tho accident tho
quicker good results will bo obtained.
Fried Chicken. To prepare tho
chicken, dress and wash thoroughly;
cut up tho usual way, put Into boiling
water to cover it and boil until tender,
then remove from tho vessol, allowing
tho gravy to remain. Drain the chicken
und roll in flour, season with salt and
pepper. Placo In a hot frying-pan a
lump of butter, into which you place
tho chicken, frying It to a nlco brown
and turning it often. Have u fiat dish
in tho oven which will lie warm to re
ceive tho chicken when dono. To mako
tho gravy uso tho liquid tho fowl was
boiled In, put it Into tho frying pan and
thicken with a teaspoon ful of flour and
season with popper and salt; pour a llt
tlo over tho chicken nnd garnish with
colery leaves. N. Y. World.
DISHONEST PRACTICE.
Tho Way Stray Ken Jmtlfy Unprincipled
Dealings,
A fow years ago a well-known finan
cier died in Now York. Ills family were
overwhelmed with grief. Ho had been
a faithful and tender husband and
futhor. Tho servants of his household
stood sobbing around tho door of his
chamber when ho was dead. He had
been always, thoy said, kind and just to
them.
When tho estate was settled thero
was not the claim of a penny against it
from any tradesman. Hutoher, baker,
all persons whom ho omployod, had
boon paid cash day by day,
One of his maxims had boon, "It is
dishonest to owe a poor man for his
labor. That Is his capital. Pay him
cash or allow him interest"
Yet this man, who in his individual
dealings was scrupulously honest and
kind, had gained his fortune by shrewd,
remorseless management of a great cor
poration that controlled a monopoly,
and fattened on, tho necessities of tho
people. Tho public was preyed upon
by tho monster as by somo ravenous
beast, and a wholo community suffered
that It might grow rich and powerful.
This man used to try to answer tno ro
prouohesof his conscience by Baying,
with a laugh:
"I am not personally responsible. I
koop my own hands clean. You must
not look for a soul or conscience in a
corporation." f
Ills peculiar "Ynornl blindness Is a
common disease, and his method of
reasoning a popular one- ' ' i
Corporations, firms, town councils,
even school committees will bo guilty of
unjust, cruel and somotlmos dishonest
acts from which tho individual members
would turn with Indignation in a pri
vate transaction. A soerohant who
would scorn to cheat a customer by
adulterating-his goods will join a cor- .
poratlon in watering stock, and thus,by
enriching himself, will rob ovory Ignor
ant purchaser who may aftorwanl be
come n shnroholdor. J:
Tho corporation, it is true, has no.
soul of its own, but tho soul of each
member Is responsible for its acts if ho
aids and approves thorn. Ho forgets,
too. that there will como a day of rock-
nnlnir when God will deal, not with.
, rlnKT or olubs m. flrra8i i,ut with oucn
J raan who has belonged to them.-1
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