WAGNERSOONTOCOMH
MUSICAL CONDUCTOnTO VISIT
UNITED STATUS.
Wilt Give Cnnrrrl In tin Principal
Gllli Hon of ItfnnniM'il Orrnmii
roqitpruu HiKlvat tihIuIhb t
Ilnjrrnilh.
Siegfried Wagner expects to visit ilia
United States tills winter (or the purpose-
of conducting concerts In tho
principal cities or tho north nnd enwt.
Ho In tlio son ot Ihu renowned German
compoaor, diehard Wasucr, nnd tho
grandson of tho no less noted (Icrman
inuslclnn, Franz Lkzt. Young Wngncr
first gnvo his attention to music some
Utlrlcan.Mnrs ago. During his father's
llfotlmo' iio had rocrlvcd no encourage
ment to study music, but tho atmos
phoro In which ho crew up was charged
with music, and when ho was loft free
(o follow his Inclinations ho started
out at onco to sco what ho could do a
his father's successor, A lack of am
lilllon was certainly not ono of his
fallings. Ho studied hard and ho stud
ied long. His mother saw that he re-
HERR SIEGFRIED WAGNER,
eclved tho host training imaginable
Hnni Rlchter, ono of the greatest con
ductors on tho globe, taught hi in the
technics of handling an orchestra. He
worked In theory, and learned to play
many Instruments himself, giving spe
cial attention to tho piano. Then,
when nil seemed ready, he appeared bu
foro tho world as a conductor of his
father's works. That was a great event
In the Gorman musical world, though,
to tell tho truth, tho people who crowd
ed to hear hi in wero led more i ctirl
ohlty than by expectation of n real mu
sical Iroat. Slncn then much of his
llfo has bcon npont nt Dnyrcuth, where,
under his mother's direction, ho be
en mo almost as familiar with tho stag
ing of tho Wagner oporas as she waa,
mid she was cortnlnly the greatest of
all Wagner stage directors. Young
Wagner Is not now credited with any
of hla father's genius, but his friends
poln. to the short tlmo ho has btmlod
himself with music nnd predict that
tho futuro has much In storo for htm.
His manner of conducting Is nervous
lather than forcoful. Ho knows the
Rcorcs ot tho grcator part of tho Wag
ner operas, so that ho can conduct al
most without following the books. Per
sonally Wagner is a smnll man, though
larger than his fntlior. Ills fnco is in
telligent, his expression is keen nnd
his boarlng Belf-rcllant. Ills mouth is
sweet and sunken nnd his chin pro
trudes, and ho has been described ns
looking like RJchnrd Wngnor, very
much feminized. Ho Is thoroughly a
man of tho world, and lovca a pretty
face almost as much as ho loves music.
Ho waB given In his youth n thorough
academic training, nnd was lntondcd
for an architect. Tho Liszt tomb at
Dayrculh was designed by him.
DREAKINO DOWN CUSTOM.
Nl'mimn Family' Irotutiier for lloi-f
anil IU ItiaultM.
"Whon I was a young boy tho cus
tom of eating beef began to bpread.
As blood was regarded an unclean nnd
also as Japan has been a stiong agri
cultural country, thero w.is u deep
rooted disinclination to wit beef." snya
.1 Japancso writer In t!e Popular Scl
enco Monthly. "In this, of course, ono
has to rccogulzo the Influence of tho
vegetarian prlnclplo ot Buddlilhm. but
to anybody who luul ever tasted beef
It was so delicious that he could hardly
control his uatuinl appetite by his re
ligious scruplo. My father was ono ot
those who knew Its taste, so now anil
then wo used to treat ourselves .o
beef. Out whero did we eat It? Wo
did not cat It Inside tho house. Wo
cooked and nto It In the open nlr, id
In cooking and eating It we did not uso
tho ordinary utensils, but used tho
special ones kept for the puipojp.
Why all these things? Ilecnusu beef
was unclean and we did not llko to
spread Its, unclcanllncss Into Mir
jiquao njprejn o "go'd shelf Is kept
nnd iuto our ordinnry utensils which
might bo used In making offerings to
tho gods. Tho day when we nt beef
my fnthcr did not offer lights to the
gods nor say evening prayers to them,
as he did usually, fur he Knew he was
unclean and could not appioach the
gods."
fioyr Uo for Klcclrloltjr.
Borno tlmo ago tho statement was
iniulo thai tho advanco ot senile do
cay could bo checked by tho applica
tion of electricity to tho base ot thu
brain. Now n Fiench scientist, Dr.
Remond, has mnilo the discovery that
electricity may bo used In tho devel
opment ot mental culture, This does
not, at course., mean that thero is
now a royal road to learning, and that
all tho learning of Greece nnd Homo
can bo transferred Into any skull by
ho many voltB of electricity. Hut it
meaue, according to Dr. Hemnud's
claims, thnt tlio receptivity of tho
bruin can bo so Increased and tho
capacity for learning extonded, Tho
volts 'do not tako Instantaneous ef
fort; the course must be prolonged,
MAN'S PHVGICAL DCFPCT3.
V'nrwn Hluitililrrt, Arm, I.o unit Iflp'
Aro Nttnirrotn.
A man can be measured to tho best
advantage, tailors say, away from n
glass, Standing before a mirror ho is
nlmost certain to throw out his chest,
If he does not habitually carry It so,
and talio nn attitude that ho would llkr
to hnvo, rather than tho ono ho com
monly holds; whereas the tailor wants
him, ns the portrait painter wants his
subject, In his natural puce und man
nor. With tho man in that attitude,
tho tailor can bring his art to bear-lf
that Is required In tho overcoming of
any physical defect, and produce
clothes that will glvo tho best attain
able effect upon tho figure, ns they will
bo actually worn. Tho phjslcal defect
mast common In man Is uiiovAiuicbs of
tho ihoulders. One shoulder Is higher
than the other, and this Is a defect
often encountered, though tho differ
ence In tho height may not be to great
as to bo noticeable, except by ono nr
customrd to taking noto of such things.
This Is n defect that is easily overcomo
by tho tailor, when it exists In n com
paratively moderate degree. It Is ilonn
sometimes simply by cutting the coat
to fit on each shoulder, the perfect lil
ting cont carrying with It tho Idea nnd
the nppearanco of symmetry. Some
times, nnd this Is commonly done in
cases of moro pronounced difference,
symmetry Is attained by tho familiar
method of building up or padding the
lower shoulder. Tho Influence of the
lower shoulder extends i'.o,vn on that
side of tho body, so that sometimes It
is necessary below tho arm to cut thnt
side of tho coat shorter. Next to un
evenness of tho shoulder?, round shoul
ders nro perhnps tho commonest defect.
A very common thing Is uncvenncas ot
(ho hips. A dlffcrcnco ot half nn inch
hero would not bo nt all remarkable;
it is sometimes much more. If n innii
finds ono leg of his trousers the legs,
ns ho knows, being alike In' length--touching
the ground, while tho other
clears It, ho may reasonably consider
that there Is a difference somewhere in
his legs. It may bo that ono leg Is
longer than tho other, but It Is more
probable that one hip Is higher than
the other, or ono leg fuller, so that It
takcB up tho trousers moro nnd thU3
gradually raises tho bottom more. It
would bo a common thing If men were
seen with their waistcoats off, to find
suspenders set at uneven heights. The
vnrlatlon In tho suspenders might be
required, to bo sure, by a dlffcrcnco In
the shoulders, nnd not In tho legs. It
1b common to find men's arms ot differ
ent lengths. Tho difference may be so
slight as to rcqulro no tpcclal atten
tion In tlio making of their clothes, but
It Is ticquently accessary to make the
coat sleeves of different lengths. The
fact appears to bo that there arc not
many perfect men, that is, men ot per
fect hnrmony ot development and per
fect symmetry of proportions, In which
respect man Is like all things clso in
naturo, like horses, for instance, nnd
trees; but In the greater number of
men these defects arc within such lim
its that they might bo described as
vailatlous rather thau as substantial
defects.
MAJOR RUSSELL B. HARRISON.
Major Russell II. Harrison, Inspector
general at Santiago, who was recently
critically 111 with yellow fever, Is tlft
only son of former President Bcnjn
mln Harrison. Major Harrison has had
a varied experience. First he was a
mining engineer; next ho was cm
ployed for eight years at tho United
States mint at Philadelphia. Then ho
went to tho west again and served ns
Eccrotary-trcasurcr ot a big cattle com
pany. He turned to journalism and
published his own paper In Montnna.
In 1SS8 ho becamo Interested In Judge
nnd Lesllo's Illustrated Paper, In New
York. Returning to Indiana, ho en
gaged In tho electric railway and elec
tric lighting business. Fur some tlmt
MAJOR RUSSELL B. HARRISON,
tho enterprise prospered greatly, but
In tho period of depression following
1393 Mr. Harrison's Intorosts sulferod
considerably, and when tho Spanish
American war broke out he entered tho
at my with a major's commission. Ma
jor Harrison la really a man ot flno
qualities, nnd is popular In nplto ot
the latent antipathy which his fre
quent public mention awakened whll
h'.A father was president.
I'lolorliil I'oilotr.l Crfi.
Some Ideu ot tho pictorial postcard
crazo in Germnny is glen by tho fig
ures Jiibt published by our consul ut
Kraiikfui t, says tho London Globe.
About 12,000 workmen nro employed
In produilug these postal souvenirs,
and It Is estimated that every day
about 100 new designs nro published.
Allowing for each card an lssuo of
1,000 only and this Is a modest esti
mate It means a total ot 100,000 per
day, or something llko 30,000,000 per
annum, Since tho Introduction ot tho
souvenir card tho number ot postcards
dispatched In Gnrmnny has Increased
by 12,000,000. The latest cards aro a
great Improvement on tho earlier onos,
end somo bear etchings by artists of
repute.
TO SUCCEED TOM HEED
AMOS I. ALLEN WAS LONOTHE
SPEAKER'S FRIEND,
Colli(fn Chum 4t Old ilimiloln Allen
Wan'lteed'M Sfcrntnr.T Whllo the Lat
ter Wa !i'alr of Ilia National
Ilntuo AUn an Ailrlncr.
Amos I. Allen of Grand Beach, Me.,
who Is being frequently spoken of ns
tho Biiccosaur of Speaker Thonas II,
Rood In Maine's congressional delega
tion, Is 02 yearn old, but Is still vig
orous and active. In early boyhood
Speaker Reed and Mr. Allen were fellow-students
at Ruwdoln college They
weie warm personal friends In those
Jays and often built nlr castles to
gether. Subsequently they drifted
apart, but thoy wore destined to como
together again in later years. When
Speaker Reod assumed tho gavel of tho
national houso of representatives ho
nindo Mr. Allen his prlvnto secretary
nnd confidential adviser. In this ca-
AM03 ALLEN,
paclty tho friendship which the two
men entertained for each other waxed
stronger; In ftict, they beramo almost
brotherly companions. Hpcnker Reed
is said to be warmly In favor of Mr.
Allen's election to congress from the
First district, and this fact, taken In
connection with Mr. Allen's own in
dividual strength nnd popularity in tho
district, seems to make his election
well-nigh sure. Speaking of Mr. Al
lon, ono ot the correspondents ot tho
New York World says: "Ho Is quiet
nnd reserved In manner and has an
easy dignity at all times. In conversa
tion his tone Is low and soft, nnd his
remarks nro to the point. Ho uses the
simplest Inuguago and Impresses one aa
being n rnpld thinker nnd a thorough
logician. On the platform, when he
Is portraying tho merits of his party,
his volco Is strong nhd vibrant, and hid
talk Is punctuated by tho dry wit of
tho old-tlmo gentleman. To enjoy Mr.
Allen's company for oven nn hour one
cannot nvold the Impression that his
tastes aro quiet and scholarly. He
has kept abreast of tho times' and it
Is his recreation to sit In his cozy little
library nnd rend tho latent books on
science and sociology. Ho bears the
weight of years lightly nnd his step 13
light and springy. Ho Is at nil times
cheery and companionable Mr. Allen
has hold nil sorts ot public ofllccs
which havo taken him all over tho
country, but ho never gave up his
Maine homo, where ho went to llvo
soon after ho wn3 graduated from Dow
doln. He likes to tell now how ho
was made selectman of his native town
several years ago. Mr. Allen was born
March 17, 1837, In Waterloo, Mo. He
earned his own way through college.
Mr. Allen's threo years nt Ilowdoln
were years of hard work and good
times. Ills eyes sparkled the other day
whon ho said: 'I was nlwnys on hnnd
when thero was fun going on.' Mr. Al
len's acquaintance with Mr. Reed be
gan In their first collego year together,
and they becamo unusually firm col
lege chums."
Ilauallan Commerce.
The Hawaiian Islands nro an exnm
plo of commercial development under
a close or protected system. It was In
18GC thnt the Inlands first tuuehed nn
Interest of $1,000,000 In our Import
trade, chlolly through tho whale-fisheries,
us they made a convenient stop
ping place for American whalers. Tho
Interest was not doubled until tho reci
procity treaty went Into effect (1S77),
nnd sugar became tho great article ot
commerce, with rice as the second In
importnnco, but representing only one
tenth tho vnluo ot tho sugar. The
granting of free entry Into tho United
States for theso two products was
equivalent to remitting to tho Ha
waiian planters tho sum of $1,000,000
a year, every dollar of which acted ns
a bounty on production. It was na
tural to find thnt so liberal a gift waa
soon appreciated, and tho energies ot
tho islands wero directed into laying
out plantations ot BUgar and rice. As
rice proved of uncertain profit th e
cultivation for export has not pros
pered, although tho domestic consump
tion Increased through tho influx of
Asiatics. The exports of this grain
wore 2,250,000 pounds In 187C, attained
i maximum of 13,684,200 pounds In
1887, nnd aro now about G.500,000
pounria a year. Harpor's Magazine.
Ktlcted from the flrave.
Fancy bolng evicted from your last
resting place If your relatives neglect
ed to nay tho rent! Yet this Is what
happens overy day In that island wo
havo boen boarlng so much of lately,
Porto Rico. In tho Cunipo Santo, tho
consecrated field, which lies on tho cliff
edgo near San Juan, it Is Imposslblo
to buy a grave right out, except nt n
price which puts It out of tho question
for poor people Tho graves nro leased
tor a term of years, nnd If nt tho end
ot that tlmo the leaso Is not rcnowed
tho remains aro dug up and tho ground
relet.
POPULARITY OF CORAL.
Product of the tlnilnU I.lttlo Creator
That Lire In thn Hen.
Tho popularity of coral Is growing,
both In Europn and In this country,
and those best qualified to speak on
tho subject express tho belief that tho
demand for coral Jcwulry this fall will
bo very considerable. Tho beautiful
cameos nnd carved pieces which for
merly were fashionable nro no longer
sought, tho demnnd being confined to
simple forms. Almost all the vnluabli
coral nt tho present day comes from
Italy, and most of It Is cut there, al
though a not Inconsiderable part Is cut
In Germany. It in Imported Into this
country ready for mounting. It Is
cut either round, pear-shaped or en
cabochon, rounfl or oval. Hcart-nhnpcd
pieces nro nlno cut to Bomo extent. The
round pieces are used chiefly In tho
form of necklaces, gunrd nnd lorgnetto
chnlns, sometimes ultornntltiK cither
with pearl or with tuiquolHe; thn pear
shaped pieces ar lucd chiefly for senrf
nnd lace plmi, nnd pendants, link but
tons, studs and rings mounted with
cabochon-cut pieces. Tho gems which
seem to comblno with tho best effect
with coral aro diamonds and prnrls.
In rings tho stones nro set cither singly
or In comblnntlons of three or five
grndunted, frequently In combination
with diamonds nnd pearls. Tho favor
ite color Is n pale shade ot pink. For
mounting, Roman gold is peculiarly ef
fective. Coral, as Is well known, Is an
anlmnl product, conslntlng of a chnlk
llko deposit mnilo by n colony of ray
rlads ot mlnuto polypi. It In found In
a shape resembling a tree, with
branches spreading In nil directions.
Thn present supply Is almost exclu
sively produrrd In tho Medltcrracnn,
nlong the coast of Italy, Franco, Spain,
Algiers and Tunis. While some coral
Is found nt n depth ot 40 feet, most of
tho bpst rorul lu found at a depth of
from 100 to 150 feet below tho surfaco
of the water, firmly nttached to some
other object near tho bottom. The
depth Is too great to make It posalblo
for divers to work profitably, and ac
cordingly a special device, consisting
of two bais of wood firmly lashed to
gether In the shape of a cross and sup
plied with a large number of nets, Is
used by tho coral fishers. This ap
paratus Is heavily weighted and drop
ped owrbonrd from tho barks used for
thu purpose. The coral becomes en
tangled in tho nets, and is then pulled
from Its nnchorngo by main force. Tho
dark-red coral, which Is moro plenti
ful than tho pink variety, is largely
used for anklets nnd necklaces among
uncivilized tribes; somotlmcs It Is cut
Into larger pieces, which aro strung
Into girdles or used ns ornamonts in
tho Orient. White nnd very palo pink
coral, nlthough very scarce, and con
sequently expensive are but little used
for Jewelry. Jewelers' Weekly.
EMPEROR'S DROTHER COMINQ.
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of
Emperor William II., will bo America's
guest of honor some tlmo this fall.
Prlnco Henry l3 at present In charge
of the German squadron In Asiatic wa
ters, and ho expects to set out for San
Francisco within tho next few weeks.
From San Francisco ho will Journey
ncross tho continent to Washington,
D. C. where ho will bo entertained by
President McKlnley. Though bred In
the purplo of royal ease, Prlnco Henry
Is ono of the best naval commanders
on tho globe. Ho Is a fine disciplinarian
and a thorough tactician. Ho knows
the Orlontnl waters as well as ho
knows the German fatherland, and he
possesses tho loyal esteem of the gal
lant tars who serve under him. Prince
Henry could secure tho rank of ad
miral merely by asking for It, but he
doe3 not caro for promotion, except
upon the ground of merit, and ho pre
fers to wait patiently until the honor
In bestowed upon him In duo season. Oq
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA.
account ot his genial traits ot charac
ter Prlnco Henry Is universally popu
lar at homo.
(live tho Wife thn Same rower,
Tho Texas court ot appeals, It Is
noted, has affirmed tho right of In
ferior courts to lssuo Injunctions at
tho request ot a husband forbidding
nny third person to "speak to, wrlto
to, or In any way communicate with
his wife, whenever such act shall bo
piejudlclal to tho applicant." Tho af
firming decision Is sweeping nnd gen
eral, nnd under It In Texas n husband
may enjoin not only tho male object
of his Jealousy, but his mother-in-law
and "all his wife's relations" from
holding communication with her
whenever they may not npprovo of his
conduct. Now, If somo authority will
glvo the wife tho powor to enjoin
her husband against speaking to.writ
lng to, or In nny way communicating
with third persons whon such act shall
bo unpleasant to tho applicant, Toxas
families will get on famously, and
thero will bo no moro divorces there
than In South Carolina. Charleston
(8. C.) News.
FOli BOYS Am) GIRLS
IOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.
fhn Vitiligo Ihiriilni;-Ncedto Jru.'
l-'olUt Ilnliiy lnjr Thu Uhiiici Thnt
Muy tin I'UjimI to Aliiko Them llrluh
ttr Iho IVuitof the Dull,
Jl I.I I tie llnj-.
Alun my little hoy U gone, lt j,
Houii' ho lonesome) nil tlio day,
inn hnidly unnd tlio qulol
Ami I want to Rut uuny.
llluticu seems llku Buinuihlns real,
And It Mottles lllco n stone
3n my liourt untll-Uod help mot
When my little boy ts gone.
iVhen my lltttc boy's away
IJvrrytlilnjr n-onis kind ot blue,
Iml his plaything n tlio corner
Act ut If they mlsHcd htm, too.
Hold their lltllo hand to mo.
Like thcro'n Kotncthlni; they would say-
Mutely calllnp for their innatcr
u'liw my llttl'j boy's away.
Sat I tin. k my fjoil for this, "Tv
It Is hut u llttlu whllo a..
nil I'll hear IiIh Imppy prattlo , .
And will kic his dimpled smile. . '
IVIth ii heart of Kratitude, t
1 or the hopo I thus enjoy. C"
o I pray tho common Father . s.
'io prolict my llttlo boy. iAu
1 Wontil rather fco his face, ''.
lle.v- Ills happy laughing rlnir.
.iitvo him toll me that he loves mo,
Tlinu to i c n sceptcred King.
And 1 ask no boon but this:
Just to hour him nt his play:
riint tho child who came from heaven
Jlny remain with mo nlwny.
tVhon my llttlo boy comes back
Ho'll drive out this beastly q.u!ct,
tin will ill! tho still, old houso
with his happy, chlldUh riot.
All his playtlihiKs will be Rind
And the, won't bo nny lack
Of tho sweetness of tho suiishlno
hen my llttlo boy comcB back.
Denver News.
Tho Villuco Diirnln-Nccitle.
"Oh, what shall I do? What shall I
Io? I've lost the vlllago darnlng-nee-Sle!"
cried good Mrs. Dickson, wring
ing her hands. It was n bright July
ay in tho year 1776, soon after tho
ilgnlng of tho declaration of Indepen
dence; but the people of Mystic had
aot heard of that great event. It took
lays, sometimes weeks, for news to
3e carried to towns that wero far nway
from the large cities and seaport3. The
news of tho loss of the vlllago darnlng
nccdlo was n great blow to tho good
wives of Mystic. Out they ran, somo
to scold poor Mrs. Dickson, who had
lost lt whllo on her way home from tho
mill, and some to look for tho needle
which was, of course, n great deal
more sensible. Tho vlllago was a long
way from nny place where new darn-Ing-nceuics
could bo bought, and
women did not go shopping In those
lays. They stayed at homo nnd spun
arhat goods they ncedea for clothes and
oeddlng, Instead of going to buy it.
So It happened that Just at that tlmo
there was only one darning-needle, nnd
all tho housewives used it in turn. It
was sent, carefully wrapped up, from
one houso to another. And now Mrs.
Dickson had In somo way let it fall
from her apron while Jolting along on
horseback from tho mill. Threo miles
of forest road along which she might
have dropped it! It was n deal of
spai.0 in which to hunt, but hunt they
must, or btocklngs could not bo mend
ed! All the children, and all tho
women, yes, and some of tho men,
turned out to look for tho village darning-needle
that bright July day. Mean
time, the news of the declaration of In
dependence had reached another vll
igo fifteen miles nearer to tho city
than Mystic was; and after tho people
thero had got over their first excite
ment, nnd had settled down to plan
ning how they should celebrate the
Fourth of July properly, even If lt
was a few days late, some one proposed
that the news be sent on to Mystic.
All tho boyB in town wero eager to go,
kut Paul Davenport was soon chosen,
ecauso he had tho swiftest horse, and
was known to be a bravo and fearless
lad. It was no uncommon thing in
those days to meet with Indians in that
part of tho country, nnd one had to de
pend mainly on a bravo heart and n
fast horse then. Paul felt very im
portant as he rode out of tho village
tnd started on his Journey. It was
lucli n lovely day that It seemed as If
laturo wus really smiling for Joy. Most
)f his way lay through the woods, and
do could hear, the songs of birds and
tho chatter ot squirrels as he rotlo
ilong. Fortunately Paul mot no ono.
Few peoplo traveled far from their
borne In those days. At length he
:nmc out ot the woods upon the high
way that led to the village, lie had
mado up his mind to tide straight to
tho green, dismount there, and tell his
aews with all the ceremony lt ought
'jo have. Ho entered the village flying,
but strangely enough, he saw no one.
Tho fields were empty, nnd no houso
wives wero out on the doorsteps, or
iprcndlng their webs of linen to bleach
.n tho yards. Doors and windows
ffera wide open, but no faces looked
forth. Paul leaped from his horse and
went to one of the houses to look in.
Everything was in order, and a baby
!ny asleep In its cradle.
"It could not bo a raid by the In
tlans," thought the boy as ho went
ut. "They would not loavo a child,
ind, besides, thero aro no marks of
attle around." Just then ho heard a
lalnt sound of shouting. For n raln
ito ho was frightened, thinking It was
perhaps n band of Indians; but, as ho
ooked, ho saw on tho edgo of tho vll
ago n crowd of women, boys and girls,
vlth n feir men carrying on their
ihouldcrs a llttlo girl. Tho children
rere capering nbout nnd shouting,
Hurrah! Hurrah! Ruth found It!
Ruth found It!" When Paul got up
the crowd ho found what wa3 going
in. It was tho party of searchers for
ho lost darning-needle. They had not
lad to go very far, for before a half
nlle had been searched, tho bright
lyes ot little Ruth Endlcott had spied !
tho shining necdlo In tho road. As x
soon at Paul got a chance, ho Jumped
up on a tree stump nnd told his now
in n loud voice, nnd then how tho peo- .
pie shouted "Hurrah!" The wholo vil-
lage at onco set to work to plan n big
celebration that very day, but In nil
their fun they did not forget tho llttlo
girl who found tho.dacnlngtne&iUe She
was placed nt the head of one of tho ta
bles, and somo ono proposed n toast to
"llttlo Ruth Bright-Eyes." And
"Urlght-Ecs" sho was always called
after that. MAY W. CLYMER.
Itnliir Unj-s.
"Printing by magic" Is great fun.
Tako a mustard tin and half fill It with
boiling water. Add to this six thin sli
ces from n cako of soap and a toaspoon
ful of turpentine. When cold It will bo
n Jelly. Now get somo papers with pic
tures; paint a very llttlo of this Jelly
over tho picture, spread a
clean sheet of paper over lt,
and then press lt hard. Sepa
rate tho pices of paper from tho picture,
and j'ou will find you hnvo two pictures
Instead of ono. Havo you ever tried
coloring tho pictures In periodicals or
papers or even advertisement pictures
with colored chalk. ABk mothor.lt she
will give you n penny to buy n box of
chalks, and next wet day try It, nnd I
am Biiro you will agree with mo that
It Is a mo3t delightful employment.
Then I wonder If you know that It Is
posslblo to buy boxes of modeling clay
(red and grey aro the nicest). With
this clay you can build all klnd3 of
things ships, houses, nnlmals. almost
anything you llko In fact. Tho clay
can bo used again nnd ngaln, and, as
It is only Jii3t moist enough to mold
and not motet enough to bo rausey.
thero Is no need to havo a special room
In which to uso It. Tho simplest plan
Is to spread newspapers over an ordi
nary dining table This clay can bo
gotten from toy shops, either by the
pound or box. Another gamo Is "my
house" For this you want somo ad
vertisement pngca containing Illustra
tions of chairs, tables and an article
that would bo used In furnishing a
houso. Vases, clocks and things of
thnt kind all como In. Cut all tho3o
things out, and then either arrango
them on a tablo or Btlck them Into a
scrap book till all tho houso is furnish
ed tho dining room with its tables
and chairs, tho kitchen with Its poti
and pans, nnd so on.
Jcniis'a rolk.
Llttlo Charllo S. was taking his first
railroad Journey at least, tho first he
could remember. Ho and his mamma
were going east. It was such n sultry
midsummer day that nearly all
tho passengers had fallen Into
a doze. Llttlo Charllo wondered
how anybody could sleep when there
was so much to bo seen and talked
nbout. Ho wasn't sleepy, no. Indeed!
His blue eyes wero wide open to
catch everything going on, both inside
and outsldo tho car. There were so
many things he wanted to know! At
that particular moment ho wanted to
know If tho train had left Pennsylva
nia yet; if lt wero any nearer Now
York. But his mamma, too, was nsloep
and being a manly llttlo fellow he would
not disturb her. "I can't ask anything,"
he thought. "Everybody's aBloep. r
do wish something would happen so I
could talk." Prosently something did
happen. Tho train slowed up, and tho
porter called out, "Bethlehem! Beth
lehem!" That didn't seem to aroust)
anybody, not even Charlie's mamma;
but Charllo was so much excited that
ho called out In his clear, high volco.
"Mamma, mamma, you must wake up
now! Hero's whero Jesus' folks llvo!"
Whon his mamma explained that this
Bethlehem was not. the Bethlehem
where tho Christ child had lived, the
little fellow was greatly disappointed,
but the rest of that afternoon the pas
sengers found plcasuro in both enter
taining and being entertained by tho
wlde-awako llttlo boy.
Tho Fenat of Dolls.
Every girl In Tokio, from tho tiny
toddlers to tho maids who think them
selves women, devoto a whole gala
week to tholr dolls. The dolht aro
beautiful, nicely modeled nnd clad
often In a quaint old court drcna of .la
pau. And yet, whether tho dolls or
their owners llttlo girls, maybo of
seven, with their hair "done up" and
beflowored, nnd walking nbout lu long,
fantastically colored kimonos, with
port airs and solemnly affected dignity
nro the moro entertaining, it would
be hard to say. Tho little dolls be
longing to ono llttlo girl invito tho llt
tlo dolls belonging to another llttlo girl
to a feast, and everything Is conducted
,,wlth decorum and stateUncu. T,h.cn
tho Invitation comes from tho other
side And nil day long tho llttlo dolls
aro being taken round to call on other
llttlo dolls. For seven days this charm
ing Fcnst of Dolle lasts, tho most
eagerly looked forward to festival in
tho Japancso calendar. J. V. Frnser,
in Round tho World on a Wheel.
The Two Churchill.
A man's doublo has been a fruitful
thcrao In literature, but now hero Is a
case of a man's namesake, as It were,
rivaling him In almost overy field.
These two men nro contemporaries,
and very nearly of the same age. Both
aro ambitious In literature, and both
havo begun to mako names for thom
Eolvcs. One of these, Winston Church
HI, 13 an American, and has Just writ
ten a most successful novel. The other
Winston Churchill, is only Amoricnn on
his mother's side, being tho son of
Lady Randolph Churchill. He hnn
been In nctlvo servlco In India, wiu' n'
war correspondent in Cuba, nnd rodo
with tho Twenty-first lancers In Its
famous charge at Obdurman. Har
per's Baiar.
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