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SONG OF THE SWORD.
t remember the day thai she hung me
here
On the wall by the mmkrt'a side
And kissed my blade with n reverent
touch
For the honor of him who died;
heard her say that 1 pervert him well,
And he trusted his life to me
a he grasped my hilt with his daring
hand
And we swung to the victory.
She came to mo in the dark alone,
An the long years flutleird liv,
And I heard her song and 1 felt her kiss
And I tlirillcit to her tender siglij
I knew that she Raw us in visions sweet
When the bugles blew to the charge
And he swung mc forth to the gleaming
sun
And I swept through the human targe.
She came one day when her locks were
And look me from the wall;
She wiped the rust of her tears away,
F again rang the bugle call;
SIh ml my hilt in n stalwart hand
W, master's boh, I knew,
And the drums awoke and thu troops
marched by,
And the tiumps of the battle blew!
I leaped to the life of the battle-roar,
The spirit of Htrii'o awoke;
I danced in the light of my blade that
niton?
Through the flame of the battle-smoke.
My steel rang clear on the focman's steel,
Then, HtilTflied and cold ami htril,
1 felt the clasp of the hand that had
drawn
My blade with i hero-will.
I am hanging again on the chimney wall;
The eummeis have bloomed and lied;
There are two 'ncnth the lull that are
slumbering sweet
The dead that are gieatly dead'
Sweetheart, mother, she softly glides
Thioug!' the shadows wheicin I hang,
And lays icr ear to my blade to hear
The echo of battle's clang.
Her lips arc warm with the breath of love;
Oh! woman who gave her br.uo
To her country's call and the battle thrall
Anil Hie ncacu of the soldier's Bravo!
She breathes her prnjcr in her tender
way,
And listens to hear me tell
How fierce thrv lode to the lines of death,
How nobly they fought and fell.
Her gray head bends to the song, the
dusk
Steals silently through the room;
The birds are asleep in their little nests
Whete the cannon weie wont to boom.
Her check is soft on my polished face,
Her pale hand claspcth me,
Ah! worn, wan lady, you're dreaming to
night, And the dead havecome hack to thee!
Folger McKinsey, in ll.ilimore News.
jirutJUUUuuuuurrcrcJUM
;THREE RINGS
siaaaaaaaaaaaannaniat!
ANY yours ngo there Uvod
lu un Eastern hind n noble
iniiii who owned a ring of
priceless value. The Rtouo
his
wns n large opal, which reflected
many various mid brilliant linen, but
far more precious than thu beauty of
gems of gold was thu magic powOr
hidden In the ring of making Us wenr
r beloved by liU fellow-men.
The nobleuan, who was the happy
owner of the ring, never removed It
from his linger, and was resolved that
nftcr his death It should also remain
In the possession of his own family.
So he noqueathed the ring to thu one
he loved best among his sons, with
tho condition that ho lu turn should
bequeath It to his favorite sou, and so
through nil succeeding generations.
The Inuerltor cf the ring was always
sure to bu beloved by all who knew
him, and was, besides, to bu consid
ered as the bend of the family without
regard to birthright.
After being handed down In this
way through several generation, the
ring came nt last Into the possession
of u father who had three sons, all
equally obedient and loving and all
equally dear to him. Many times did
the father t-y to decide In his own
mind to which of his sous he should
bequeath the ring, but as ho loved
them nil equally he could not choose
between them.
Itelug one nay alone with his eldest
son he 'promised him that he should
Inherit the rlngnnd nt (mother tlmo
to the second son, seeming to him the
most worthy, he made tho same prom
ise, nnd even did the same another
day to the thli ' foil .Soon nftcr this
ho was attacked by nil Illness, and
feared that his end was drawing near,
yet he was still tumble to decldo to
whom 1" should really Ienvo the ring,
feeling so unwilling to deprive two of
his sons of that to which all seemed
to have nu equal claim. At last, In
the midst of his perplexity, a new
iden struck him, and he sent secretly
an order to n jeweler-to mnko two
ring1 after the pattern of the magic
ring, and to spare no expeiiRo or pains
to make them exactly like It.
Tho Jeweler was very skillful, nnd
succeeded so well In his tn$k that
when he brought the two rings he had
made, nud sho..ed them to the noble
"kQrnn with the original ling, the Inttcr
could not discern which of the three
was the true one. lie paid the Jeweler
n large bum of money for his work,
and dismissed him. Then ho called
his eldest sou to him, and took n ton
dor farewell of hlni, bestowing upon
him his blessing and one of thu rings,
( which the son of coursu supposed to
bo tho true and only one. Ho uoxt
sent for his secdnd son, nnd spoke prl
vntely In tho same way to him, giving
him nlso u ring; nnd so with the third,
nnd soon after this he died.
Ills bona burled him with great
pomp, nr.J when the funeral was over
tho eldest sou spoke to his brothers
and tr lie friends who were assem
bled nnd claimed to bo tho head and
vuler of the fm lly, as being the pos
sessor of the ring, He was happy In
tho feeling that, besides bestowing
upon him this power, his precious ring
wor' l cause hint to bo bo beloved by
nil t no one would envy him the
poi"I on ho claimed, nud ho resolved
In his own heart Hint ho would be so
loving nud kind to his brothers nud so
good to all around him that be should
nlwnys show himself worthy of
fathers choice.
(Jrent was the astonishment of the
other brothers, and all were amnzert
when each showed his own ring and
told of his f-itlur's last words to him
nnd made the same claim that tho eld
est had made.
Then arose an eager discussion; the
rings vi" i examined, and It was
found Impossible to distinguish the
magic ring from the others, nnd the
brothers determined to bring the mnt
ter before the Judge. The Judge ques
tioned all the brothers closely, but
eaeh one atllrined exactly the same
thing, that thu father had privately
promised to give the ring to him alone,
and that upon his deathbed he, had
sent for him nnd had actually given
lil m the ring.
Not one of them was willing to be
lieve that the father had deceived
him In tne matter, but eaeh was more
Inclined to suspect his brothers of
bringing forward n false claim, sup
ported by a ring which he pretended
to be the true one. Hut even this they
were ver.r unwilling to believe, for the
brothers bad always lived In mutual
love and trust.
The Judge was at first much per
plexed, and exclaimed, angrily: "Do I
sit here In the sent of Judgment to un
ravel all the riddles that foolish peo
ple may bring me? 1 cannot pro
nounce which Is tho true ring nnd who
Is the true head of tho family., Hut
stay," he continued, "you tell me thnt
the true ring possesses the magic (low
er of making Its owner beloved. This
must decide It, then, for the fnlse rings
can never have such power. Now,
say which of you Is most beloved by
the other two? Speak you are silent.
Do the rings, then, only work Inward
ly upon yourselves, so that each one
loves himself best? Oh! then you are
all deceived, and deceivers, too!
Doubtless the true ring Is lost, nnd
your father has bestowed upiu each
of you a false ring.
"So if you wait here to bear my
sentence you wait In vain, but If you
seek my advice, I will gladly give It
you. My counsel Is this: Return to
your home nnd cease your strife.
Kneh one has received a ring front bis
father; let each one believe his ring
to bo tli2 true ring; nnd In order to
provu to others tin truth of his clnlni
let each one strive to make himself
the most beloved; let him show a gen
tle, generous spirit, n noble forgetful
ness of self, sympathy with others,
truth, fidelity, modesty and, above all,
piety towrd God. So will he who ex
cels most In these virtues bo tho most
beloved, and so will nil seo plainly
who is tho owner of the true ring."
The brothers returned to their home
and followed the wise counsel of the
Judge. They vied with each other lu
showing an amiable, unselfish temper,
until, by the constant practice of the
virtues which the Judge had recom
mended to them they grew so unsel
fish tnnt the dlsp to about the ring
wns forgotten, ..ml they passed their
Uvea together lu hntmony and hnppl
ness, nnd so thu deceit of their weak
nnd unprincipled father had n better
result than It deserved. New York
News.
Tho r.wjer' lllght to Weep.
The Supremo Court of Tennessee
has decided thnt n lawyer has tho
right (o shed tenrs to Influence tho
verdict of a Jury, nnd, In fact, says
that If ho cnu bring tenrs to his eyes
nt will ho Is derelict If ho neglects
to do so. The case was one In -which
tho defendant had nppenled on the
ground that tho weeping of the attor
ney for the plnlntft liml unduly Influ
enced the Jury. The court fouud thnt
the point had never been raised be
fore, nnd nsscrtcd thnt tho mnnuer of
defense must be left largely to the
Judgment of attorneys. "Some," said
tho Judge "deal wholly In logic argu
ment without nuy embellishment. Oth
ers uso reneioricat nnu occumouiu
flights of fancy nnd Imagination. Oth
ers rely upon noise ind gesticulation,
earnestness of manner nnd vehemcucc
of speech. Others appenl to tho pas
sions, prejudices nnd sympathies of
tho Jury. Others combine all of these
modes." Ho" declares that no cast
Iron rule should be made, but that
tenrs have always been considered
legitimate arguments before a Jury,
nnd would appear to bo one of the
natural rights of counsel, as It would
bo dlfllcult to decidu whether or not
tho emotion wns natural If such a
point should bo raised. He says n
trial Judgo should not Interfere with
tho shedding of tenrs unless they nro
Indulged In such nn excess ns to
"Impede, embnrrnss, or delay the busi
ness before the court." Chicago Trib
une. Suiplclous Liberality.
"It was n menu trick," snld Jones,
with n smile, "but I wnnted my wife
to como home, nnd It was tho only
wny thnt 1 could think of to get bur
back. She went nwny about flvo
weeks ago on a vacation, nnd left mo
alone to get along ns best I could. It
wasn't long before I grew tired of
tho arrangement, tired of getting my
meals down town, tired of sending
checks In reply to her demands for
more money. Tiireo unys ngo i re
ceived a letter asking mo to send her
?'J5 nt once. It wns then that my plan
suggested Itself, lly return mnll I
sent her n check for double tho amount
that sho had asked for, and enclosed
It with a uoto thnt read; 'Don't hurry
back.'
"It worked ns I thought It would.
My wife returned by tho first train
with a strange gleam of inquiry lu her
eyes nnd n set about her lips that
bodes troublo fir mo If sho confirms
tho horrible suspicions that sho Is In
boring under. However. I havo her
nt home, nnd I am not losing any sleep
over whnt sho may suspect" Detroit
Free Prees.
CAUFOHNIA'S DIG TREES.
"Hwnjnl In tho Slrrrn llrcnrn When
Clirlst.Vt'nlkeil tlmlliuth."
The Department of Agriculture has
Issued a report on Investigations of
the big trees of California thnt brings
out some Interesting and new conclu
sions. It shows that the dimension')
of the big trees are unequaled and
thnt their nge nuikes them the oldest
living things. They nre described by
tho report ns "the grandest, largest,
oldest and most majestically graceful
of trees," und "the scarcest of known
tree species, with the extreme scion
title value of being the best living rep
resentatives of a former geologic nge."
The report says the bark of tho big
trees often Is two feet thick nnd al
most non-eombustlble. "The oldest
specimens felled," It says, "arc still
sound nt the henrt, and fungus Ib nn
enemy unknown to It. Yet the big
trees apparently have not Increased
their range since the glacial epoch.
They have only Just managed to hold
their own on thu little strip of coun
try wheto the climate Is locally favor
able."
Continuing, the report says: "The
only grove now thoroughly snfu from
destruction Is the Mnrlposn, nnd this
Is far from being the most Interest
ing. Most of the other groves nro
either In process of or In danger of
being logged. The very llnest of nil,
the Calaveras Grove, with the biggest
and tallest trees, the most uncontaml
iialed surroundings, and practically all
the literary and sclentllc associations
of the species connected with It, has
been purchased recently by a lumber
man, who came Into full possession
on April 1, 1000. Tho Sequoia nnd
General Grunt National Talks, which
are supposed to embrace and give se
curity to a large part of the remain
ing big trees, are eaten Into by n
sawmill each and by private timber
claims amounting to n total of llT.'l
acres.
"The rest of the scanty patches of big
trees are In a fair way to disappear
In Calaveras, Touloma, Fresno, nnd
Tulnre Counties they nre now disap
pearing by tho axe. In brief, the ma
jority of the big trees of California,
certainly the best of them, nre owned
by people who have every right und
lu mnny enses every Intention, to cut
them Into lumber."
Tho most recent Investigations, ac
cording to tho report, conllrm tho es
tlmntes thnt these giant trees probnbly
live f.000 yeTS or more, though few
of even thu Inrgcr trees nro more thnn
hnlf as old. The nvcrngu rate of
growth Is estimated at one Inch of di
ameter for every twelve years. Tho
report also corroborates the state
ments of one authority who says that
one tree, on which ho counted 4000
rings, was undoubtedly In Its prime,
"swaying In tho Sierra winds, when
Christ walked tho earth." The report
states nmong other things as tho re
sult of tho olllclal Investigations:
"Tho only place In the world where
the big trees exist Is In ten lsolnted
groves on the west slope of the Sierra
Novnda Mountains. T'e species, how
ever, represents n surviving prehistoric
genus of trees once growing widely
over the globe. The Southern groves
show some reproductions through
which there Is no hope of perputuntlng
these groves. In tho Northern groves
tho species hardly holds Its own."
New York Times.
To keep a mother and a babe pris
oners In a hospital for debt suggests
that Cincinnati needs a Dickens.
ftsaoojasofrHsftsaoKOo&SKCSM
It has been decided thnt the pralile
dogs Injure land nnd must be poisoned.
After the prnlrlo dog Is extinct scien
tists will probnbly discover Hint he Is
much needed In order to kill olY some
worse pest.
"Atitocaiette" Is the lutest verbal
horror. The thing Itself may be ad
mirable. The nnme makes Itn author
worthy of Imprisonment for tho re
mainder of his natural life, at hard
study of English grammar.
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Hereafter the gold Under In Alaska
will not have to spend all he earns,
for tho necessaries of life are becom
ing ns abundant and cheap In ninny
parts of the Teirltory as they are In
the older sections of the United States.
good oacls oies
PMIVllsiC It trviiiiuus iif p ioiii
HOUSEMEN, bicyclists an
automobile owners are stl
trying to solve the oxntloi
(- question of good roads. A
Professor Koch Is now convinced
thnt, lu consequence of the discovery
of the Important role played by mos
quitoes In the conveyance of the mala
rial poison, It will be possible by
means of Judicious measures to eradi
cate malaria in most localities.
Young Mr. Lemon, of Hlooinsburg,
Poiin., has married a young lady of
Orangevllle, This has not been beaten
since Mr. Stump, of Maryland, who
wns married to Miss Tost by tho Uev.
Mr. Lockwood In a church In Garrison
Forest, celebrated bis wooden wedding.
The number of lives lost at Johns
town has never been accurately de
termined, but Including tbosu missing
and who are belluved to have perished
In the Hood the total Is about 'JItOO,
while tho dnmage done thero to prop
erly Is conservatively estimated nt
f9.7C0.000.
s
A comely young woman In Ohio has
been sent to nn Insane asylum because
sho Imnglnes that her fnce Is ugly.
Moro of this samo sort of feminine In
snnlty, Judiciously distributed, would
do no harm. The victims should not
bo locked up, but should bo exhibited
ns moral examples.
Tho Washington Tost has observed
a tnnt Iced dodluo In the uso of the
wheel. Society seems to buvo given
It up altogether, nnd now It Is chiefly
used ns nu nrticlo of utility, to get
clejkB and workmen to and from their
business, and occasionally lo curry
former blcyclo duvotees to tho golf
grounds.
I'liuy Could Heart Her Own Letter.
"I havo a cnt thnt enn rend," de
clared a lady. "At any rate, she
knows when a letter comes for her."
"A letterl" exclaimed her friend, In
astonishment.
"Yes, a letter. If you don't bellovo
It, I will prove It to you. Just wait n
moment whllo I direct one."
Sho left tho room and presently re
turned with n scaled envelope, ad
dressed, "Miss Pussy, No. I! tank
street, City." This letter was duly
posted.
The next morning the postman came,
nnd soon nfterwnru the scrvnut en
tered with n bundle of letters, nmong
which wns thnt for Miss Pussy.
Placing them near her feline highness
on the floor Pussy's mistress said:
"Now, Pussy, pick out your letter."
Surprisingly enough Pussy nt once
showed nu Interest, nnd In a moment
had pushed aside with her paws the
envelope addressed to her.
"Walt a moment," 6ald the mistress,
"nnd she'll open It."
Scnrccly had she snld this when Miss
Pussy tore open the envelope, nnd lu
n moment was literally devouring Us
conteuts cntnlpl Iluffalo Enquirer.
Origin at the Iteit Sea.
M, A. Issel, In a recent Issue of the
Hullctln of tho Geological Society of
Belgium, discusses tho ubovo Interest
ing question. He believes that In Into
iniocene or early plloceno times the
Nile, a mightier river than it now Is,
emptied Its waters directly Into tho
great lake, tho outlet being an Im
mense, waterfall. Even In post-pllo-ccno
times tho Nllo continued (o scud
a portion of Its waters Into the lied
Ben. Traces of this connection are
furnished lu the actual faunas of the
two seas. Thu opening of the Straits
of Hnb-cl-mnndeb w.is caused by vol
canic nctlvlty followed by a period of
subsidence und erosion of the barrier
which separated the Ked Sea from tho
Indian Ocean. It Is remarked that
tho opening of the Suez Canal has sen
sibly affected tho distribution of somo
forms of life.
When tho noxt war .looms np the
English press purposes a Joint note to
tho War Otllce asking that experienced
Journalists bo mndo censors In the
place of Insolent, underdono subalterns
and cocky olllcera. Tho correspond
ents ngreo that the greatest hardship
of tho Hoer War was the exasperating
censorship.
Maxim gun drill Is now carried on
In the various schools of Instruction
In Canada. Cadrt corps reguIntlouS
have been extended to Include not only
universities, colleges, colleglnte Insti
tutes, nnd high schools, but tho public
schools. Provision has been made for
tho formation of endet bnttallons nnd
endet corps to bo attached to existing
battalions of mllltla.
Tho appearance of Cornelius Van
derbllt In tho political arena Is as
cribed both at Newport and lu Now
York to his clever wife, who Is deter
mined that if ho Is not to bo tho chief
of the Vnndcrbllt family In point of
wealth, ho shnll bo Its acknowledged
superior In Intellect, public spirit nnd
usefulness to tho community nmong
whleh his lot Is cast.
OiiSOt:J5?0)3Oi:3(lSax3
HolvlK n Vrviitliiim tjiiollon,
OUSEMEN, bicyclists nud
still
exatlous
Ml
agree that the country should contain
enough good roads, so that everybody
who wishes to move about either for
business or pleasure should havo an
opportunity of doing so with the great
est possible comfort and economy.
Hut what kind of a road will best suit
all persons Is the question on which
all seem to split. The farmers declare
that the roads ought to be of stone
so that farm produce may be taken
to market for twelve months lu the
year Instead of for only nine mouths,
the time lu which a dirt road may be
mod oidlnarlly by the fanners. The
I'anueiH put up a strong argument,
saying that the fanner Is the back
bone of the Republic, and that when
the fanner does not prosper there can
be no general prosperity. Then the bi
cyclist comes along with it splendid
argument to show that a stone road
Joggles too much for the wheelmen.
The cyclists declare that the road
ought to be either of ordinary dill or
of macadam where It will not pay to
have asphalt pavements for the wheel
men. The automobile men who are
now rapidly Increasing lu numbers,
rather side with the fanner who needs
a rook road that can be used In all
kinds of weather, but the driver of
light harness rigs t the rider of
horses steps Into the contest and de
clares that stone roads Injure all
hoif.es that have to travel faster than
n slow Jog trot. The horsemen de
clare that the stone pavements breed
all kinds of trouble for horses that
travel moderately fast, 'Including the
horses driven by tradesmen nnd dellv
erymen. The Injury of the stone
roads, they declare, are to tho foot,
leg and lung. Dr. II. 11. Kane, Presi
dent of the Drivers' nnd Hitlers
League, of New York, Is out with a
statement on this subject, which will
no doubt attract the attention of nil
classes concerned, nnd which may lead
to a compromise In the demands made
hereafter by the various organizations
with the happy result thnt e erybody
will get some of tho things ho desires
even If he does not have thu wholo
rood to himself. The plan proposed
liy Dr. Kane Is as follows: First,
there should be one road along the
mnln artery of trnlllc to nnd from tho
principal markets built of stone for
thu farmers and all others wlfb have
lo do heavy trucking; second, on either
side of this stone rood should bu n dirt
road about el,'ht feet wide for the es
pecial use of horsemen nnd nil kinds
or harness vehicles. Tho dirt road
might In most cases stilllco for tho
wheelmen, but lu case there was any
unusual demnnd for Increased spaco
for bicycle riders, Dr. Kane would rec
ommend thnt on the outside of tho
dirt road there should bu a specially
constructed blcyclo path. This plan
of having a complete road, the horse
man thinks, would give every class of
road tisers tho kind of n road It needs,
nud would Insure harmony nmong all
road users. He snys that the members
of tho L. A. W. are strong enough gen
erally to get whnt they wish, and In
some sections the farmers prevail and
they get what they wish. The riders
and fast drivers, ho says, havo never
made much milted effort to get whnt
they want, but he believes the time Is
coming when such action will be ncc
essary ror tho preservation of valuable
horseflesh. Ho contends that the pro
posed plan would enablu the farmers,
the wheelmen, tho drivers and riders,
as well nu the uutomobllo men to work
together for n composite rortd centre
stone, eight feet on each side dirt, and
bicycle paths on tho outside. New
York Sun.
NEW IDEA AOOUT DOXEHS.
ICrrry Wntclnimn or llonrkeeiier hi t'rlitn
it Atuinher.
Writing of "Tho Revolution In China
uiiil Its Causes," In tho Century, U.
Van Hergen gives considerable Infor
mation ns to tho Hoxcrs.
Any Intelligent man who hns lived
at Peklu for six months knows of
theso so-called Hoxcrs, nnd has, know
ingly or not, employed one or moru
of them. Hy tho term "Intelligent" Is
meant a man who does not supposo
that every huninn being must neces.
arlly understand his own language,
but admits the fact that thcru are other
tongues, and also that, when ho trav
els or resides In foreign countries, It
becomes him to familiarize himself
with such foreign languages.
Every resident of Pekln employs a
watchman or doorkeeper, and thnt r
son Is, In every Instance, n member
of the Tn-chunn (literally, "Hlg Fist");
or, as It Is now called, "Hoxer," soci
ety. Properly considered. It Is not n
secret society, but bears a great re
semblance to our labor unions. Its'
purposu Is mainly benevolent, namely,
to provide for old or disabled mem
bers. The society of tho Hoxcrs Is made
up of men whose physical and muscu
lar st length has been trained purpose
ly and from early youth, not that they
may cuter the athletic nrenn, but that
they may engage In a perfectly lawful
and recognized caieer. They are tit
gaged as watchmen by wealthy resi
dents and as guards by travelers car
rying it large amount of money, or to
convoy species for grent distances.
Such a guard or watchman lusuies
perfect safety, for It places tho prop
erty or person under tho protection of
the Ta cliuaii Union, nnd thieves or
malefactors (head arousing its ven
geance. Not a single Instance Is
record where a member of tho Ta-chu-an
was faithless to his trust.
The Government tccognlzed thu un
ion and frequently employed It to con
voy treasure. The father of Prlnco
Ttuin, and grandfather of the heir ap
parent, Is, and has been for years, tho
otllclnl patron of the union.
It Is evident from this explauntlon
thnt n member of the Tn-chunn corre
sponds somewhat to tho modern call
ing of private detective In our soclnl
arrangements. This Is further con
firmed, since, In either case, men mny
be hired for speclflc purposes, and not
always In strict conformity to law.
Tho history of tho United States con
tains Instances where cotporntlons,
In fear of depredations by striking
workmen, have engaged a body of pri
vate detectives to repel any attack
upon their plants. A man In possession
of a well-lllled purse could, nt Pekln,
engagu any number of Tn-chunn mem
hers for purposes which would not
bear publicity.
Excitement pervades the United
States Fish Commissioners' experts.
Professor Hnrton Warren Evormnnn,
nn Ichthyologist, hns found two llttlu
minnows, or darters, which do not be
long to nuy known species, lu I.nke
Mnxlncuckce, Indiana. Without re
gard to their feeling, ho named them
"Undroptertt Mnxlnkucklcaisls Ever
maim" nnd "Esthcostouin Aubeennubel
Evermann."
rollilieit Floor In Munlln,
Thero nre millions of feet of floor
ing In tho Philippine Islands which
havo been hewed with the adz. Some
of the floors of tho best houses of
Manila are of this nature. .You can
see tho rough places where the chips
have been cut out, but the grain of
tho wood Is so tine that, from dally
sweeping and scrubbing, It hns taken
a polish like that of a plate-glass mirror.
It Is gratifying to loiirn thnt the ef
fort to nccllmatlze the reindeer lu Alus
ka hns been successful. Although
most of the C20 nnlmiils Imported from
Lapland nearly three years ngo died
en route from tho over-richness of the
diet of hny, on which they were fed
becauso of the impossibility of provid
ing tho tundra -moss on which they
thrive, a small number survived. Tho
herd, which wns Jater enlarged by tho
addition of 700 reindeer doo from BI
berln, now numbers 1)000 head, and Its
rapid Increase uudcr Government pro
tection seems assured. The Introduc
tion of a domestic animal capable of
sustaining llfo on t' i blcnk tundra nnd
equally useful as a beast of burden
and food Is an event of tho greatest
Importance to our Arctic dependency.
Convict anil CIooil llonds.
The agitation of the League of
Amerlcnn Wheelmen to hnvo convicts
used lu building public roads Is slow
ly making hendwuy. On this subject
tho Now York Post recently contained
tho following:
"Tho League for Good Itonds.ln Onol
dn County, reporta favorably on the
experiment of employing convicts on
road-making. Under tho direction of
the Hoard of Supervisors nnd tho su
perlntcfidcuco of a trained engineer,
tho county prisoners havo constructed
a macadam road, one nnd three-tenths
miles long, through tho village of Now
York Mills, near Utlcn. Tho county
authorities mndo n contract with tho
rond district, whereby it wns to fur
nish inborers at twenty-llvo cents a
day, and allow the uso of Its stone
crusher, stcnm-roller. etc., free of
charge. The rond district furnished
tho necessary fuel and material, and
paid for supervision. Tho cost of tho
road was about ?r)875, or $ir00 a mile,
nud tho total cost was only three times
tho amount of the annual road lax.
Ah It will cost only ?LT.0 a year to
keep the new road In repair, tho an
mull saving will amount to about
$1850, and nrter tho cost hns been re
paid tho taxpayers will bo dolloved
lo this extent, or tho money can bo
dovoted to other Improvements. Whllo
tills rond wns building tho Stnte au
thorities were constructing it similar
ono of cqunl length, which was to
cost, at tho contract price, ?0000."
Envoi by n II lull Collar.
A .high collar saved tho llfo of a
young womnn of Vermont when her
husband tried to cut her throat. This
shows that high collars hnvo (heir
uses If young women do not learn to
uso more d' crimination In the cholco
of luisbnnds. Pittsburg Dlspntch.
The population of Zululnnd Is ICO,-
J 000, of whom only COO are Europeans.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
All our progress Is un unfolding Ilka
the vegetable bud. You hnvo llrst tho
Instinct. then nn opinion, then a knowl
edge, ns tho plant hns root, bud nnd
fruit. Trust tho Instinct to tho end,
though you cnu render no reasou. It
Is vain to hurry It. Hy trusting It to
tho end, It shnll ripen unto truth, nud '
you shnll know whllo you believe.
A good conscience In to the soul
whnt health Is to the body. It pre
serves a constant enso and serenity
within tin, nnd moro than countervails
all the calamities nnd nflllctlons which
cnu possibly befall us.
He who nsks of life nothing but tho
Improvement of his own tiuturo, and n.
continual moral progress toward In
ward contentment and rightful sub
mission, Is less llablo than any other
to miss .and waste bin life.
if you want to bo miserable think
,abotit yourself, about what you want,
what you like, what respect people
ought to pay you and what people
think of you.
Somo of the best lessons wo ever
learn wo learn from mistakes and fail
ures. The error of the past Is tho wis
dom and success of tho future.
Mero Ideals, unsecured by deeds, aro
like unfiamed pictures. They do not
long retain their freshness und whole
ness nud beauty.
It Is a mnxlm thnt those to whom
everybody allows tho second place
have till undoubted right to the llrst.
Self-knowlodgc Is thnt acquaintance
with ourselves which shown us what
wo are, and whnt v,k ought to be.
Hopo Is like tho sun, which, ns wo
Journey townrd It, ensts the shadow
of our burden behind un.
If wo c-tild but conquer our Inmost
enemies wo could stnud thousands of
our outwnrd ones.
Provldenco hns given us hope and
sleep as n compensation for tho many
cares of life.
,
I'cinlnlno Hutierlorlly.
Thero Is n little story that Illustrates
tho calm self-satlsfnctlon with which
the feminine mind nsscrts Us supeilor
Ity. Lucy nnd Georgo nro children of.
East End parents. Lucy Is seven and
Georgo Is live. She has attended tho
primary department of a prlvnto
school Just four months. Here is nu
overhenrd conversation betweeu tho
two:
Lucy (with a grcntly .pained expres
sion) "Why, -brother, anybody could
tell you nre oply five. You don't even
know tho dlffercuco between corn and
whent."
George (who hates to ncknowlcdgo
his lnferlorIty)-"I do, toot Wheat U
-is "
Lucy (taking pity on hlm "Why
George, you know well enough you
don't know. Listen to mo and re
member. Wheat is wheat and corn is
corn, nnd wheat grows In a wbcatfleld
nnd com grows In a cornfield I And
don't you ever forget it" Cleveland
Plalndcalcr.
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