ORA'S EST "Darkness ]
To Light gf
DY MARY CECIL HAY
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C-ll.Vl'TICH I
1 iey nil MV It ( oiiniu1
'iiC drnwintf ri m win ( OWN o
U bo r wltleh. from ihe vill'ipc n thin
wp .i rn * ide. xtretched in n jrnnhinl AS-
cutit until It IcImiM the rty far off HI
< > iey nil 1.1 w it roinliift ! AnJ thru thr
V V8 lau ned nncl dUnppi nred ; mil Ui
C to Imijrhcil. to > . but dnrod m t diMp
lit.1. ho PMr miu-li tliry Mi.sliod n. And
Uic vjear innrtP a Hitie elhklnp sound
wltli bis tonpfiu * . vi-hilo Im wile Kntucil
8 her curstn. in m.ite njipeil f"r li'or
ffrncinl liidiilp-n.-f in thli ir.MHK momrnl.
Hut only win of the irueHin tn 't th
Rlancp ; and Mm. Penmngion ; ' ' wh \
horror tb.it her eyes soon nt bin u to
f > \ themsflvefi on the hideout cotiviytituf-
vlucli was uiflitlnit nn way with fnt.il
Slid preme llti'pfl dirvfltleiw sun plit to
the vtrnrtjar vile AK lor ilie "llu-r
puests- well , it did not uLnily o much
about him. MoriMig : it vvni < tn'11
Atiss FoTtler should cnenunter plobi inn
oc\Unlntnneei < m this lirst vimt "I hi'iM
to the ricflr.igp win-re her brother had
h cn educated , it roiild not H'K. ify m-irh
to the strange Bi'iilleman. who hud merc.y
offered her hi * encort been use hf > had
Ven himIf coming lo Irelnnl ju t nt
tlio muite utiif- .
Jlra. I'tntuiiBinn plucked up ll her
Bplrlt and motel liille nea-er to her
lody gueit. fly Hint time th objiet at
which they all gneed wan cl w tn the
vicnrage gute. The giiiint and nged ouiiu
nipcd dropped his piuclieii head , and m-i/-
il npnthctically on the brief rent al.nwod
by the upming of the gate ; and imi.ic.ii-
ttcly ullcrttdrd me old cur untied alorij ,
the gravel. The IIO.VB lind lit the tia ! < -
blmn , and were running with Mi1 ' .ir ,
while the \oiing girl who was Its S"iitiry
occupiinl was too much eiifrocbi'd iiy tuo
management of her steed to see the faces
nt the window us she iiiihsed.
"Jump up on the oilier Bldo thr cur ,
Nat , and balancn it ; thin you'll FIP how
rinootlily we Nhall vn tound to the Kta-
MCH. You miy : ucli laugli , 'J'om. 'MM ' t
Rornk fresh to daj T'
And then agJin the girl's Inugh w.tf the
nicriicst of the three.
"Of course. I cannot be mistaken , ' '
murmured Miss Foster , turning graeions-
ly to the vicar ; "but I should hardly ree-
ojjnlxi ! your sons who wuio hlliin , ! h"Ti
HO decorous ! } a few minutes ago. "
The vicar breathed a modest nmln.lcr
of the fact that "bojw wi.l be boyi- , ' ' but
hlfl own ihigiin w.is plainly remlalle.
"And may I imiuiie. " adde I .MiP , l 'os
t t , in the nu n soothing of tone- " , "wh.it
nnmo you have for that extraordinary
Ti-hlcle ? "
"It purports to lie n jaunting car , " xnid
the vicar , "but it ccitainly is n onions
fpueimi'ti. Old Uol. St. < ! eoige had a
rriuplcd carpenter to come into ills own
yard and nml.c it nt odd motncnu. I
duro say , \ < MI noticed whnt a Imic miii b.nc
tt is gullili'ss of paddiug , ciiHhiims , or
fren paint ; and it needs only thai bony
tnimul to make It the most disgracotui
turnout iu county Tyione. "
"Miss IVnnington. let IIH go into thi1
garden ; nliall uoV"
It was the other guest who made this
proposal to the vlear s eldest daughter ,
whiie he held open the window that she
might UQPK through.
"I'm KO glad. " said Celin , in n little
flutter of delight. "It seemed > odd not
nmhing out to meet Nora. "
Her companion was walking idly , no If
he h.id no aim this April aiterimon ,
fopt to let thi ) bourn pass him by.
"Was that Nora in the slian
"That ibii't a Hhauder.'idau ' , Mr. i'oynr.
How plain ii is to i-cu you aru not Iriali !
Isn t it u frightful old c. r ? And \et
Nnra IH as pleased as poswiblo whtn her
irr.imlfather lets her drivn it. "
' "i-c.i her paronta do not forbid - "
"Nora has no parent * , " interrupted Co
lin. "And her grandl'iither th.it's old
Col. St. CJeorge dnoMi't c.iro .invilnn'j
about what bhe dee . Henidex , > eu sen ,
everybody knows her ; und I reallj tlnn <
that there Un't u man or bo > in tjui
neighborhood who wouldn't run n.tuhiro
at Norn's bidding. And > i t she is' so tor
fibly wild. "
Mark 1'oiiij ; looked down mu the z.rl s
ccutle ujes. "And iint.im.ihie ? " he a k
_ ci ] , In hU cool , indilTercnt w.i > ; bin ho
did not even liu.ir Cilia s aiinwer.
"This N the g.irdin. " naid Coiinith
a bwoopmg cl.iiicu ados- tint aoot.v onion
beds winch la'\ . beyond the Hotter lior-
fJcis. " \ou will li ! > e to walk ixuiul , I
"
As Mark not onlj did not - ! n..No , "
hut nctusl'y stooped now and ihen to
pluck wistful lit , Jo
u am mono , or a pro-
foi-ious Oanierbury bell , Mih * I'mun0
ton led him IM .til round U.o pti'iiuJ.ii , ,
gnnlun. Tluj lut't it ut hut , ly \\el-
worn gap in the hedge , and fiuue out
near tlie liitlo coach hoiibe , m mo open
door of uhl b Nora stood iuenlin , u
heavy old whip with some twnie. The
boys had heard no sound of lootsu-ps
nn the grass , and Nat 1'eunuuton wan
pcuoroiiHly improing the occasion by be-
rtowing n amateur rub-down upon
Nora's .ingular Hteed illK-our od ehcorily
over his work.
"I say , Nora , arcn t you dying to hear
jnoic of tins Englishman ? "
"Yes-dj ing fast. Pull that knot
tight , Tom. Oli , Nat , 1 saw such u splm-
Sid trout round by the moat ! "
"Ilourah ! What a jolly girl ynu am
for Bceutiiig jamo ! " llu was stopped by
the brisk little "Ilushl" of Cclla as she
dailcd forward and greeted her Iruiui ,
"I never thought to find you hire.
Nora ; haven't you been mio thw house- ? "
"Yes ; I had a message for Mr. Ten-
oitiBton from Kraudp. ) . Hut I'm Koiurf
bniuu now. "
"Oh , no ! " cried Celin. pnrzlinsr junt for
ono instant over a now tone in Nora'f
voice. "L'omo in again. "
"No. Who in that lady In the drawing
rf > om ? "
"Didn't they intioduce you ? "
"No. They forgot , perlupt. Just louk
Bt me. " Nora said , her low , rUh voUc
growing hurried as slie glanced down at
bcr faded winter dress. "Think how , if
yon were not used to me , you i > ould
taro. "
Cclla , looked , an * he W.IH bidden , Inugh-
hi } ? thi ) while ; but someone else hnd
come furtvard then , and .i\v wiHt ) > lie
MWr-a girl with a shabby drcnn , but
lithe , rouuil flRtirc , which lind developed
M the perfect innuty of tToniimh"w dj a
girl in an old und unlrlmined hat. from
xvlucli the h.iir hung in "tie rub and
heavy plait btnind , while mi the tempi s
It ppeped in waves which eniii-'ht the
ligbl. and elinn.'ed and brlgut n-d w.th
it ; a girl xvluwe features * xvere a.I ton
nh'irl for perfect statuesque bciiutj , but
xthoRp 11 Pili were perfect , ami xvh'isv ejt
\tei-e hp-i niii ill lifyulld words. ,
"You loOA-just Norn , " deel led Mis *
Penninglon. pleasantly. "Nora , this geli-
HPIII.III is n friend of Mr. Fosters. "
IVi Imp * lie , inisp it W.IH dllllcult to
eourlexy nn ihe stoo I uguliiHt the op n
door , and perhaps been use thoxc last
word * of ( Vila's Hpeei h h.id soinn pleas-
nnt meaning m her ears. Norn moved the.
clumsy tv/np / into her left h u I , and
fnmMj of.red ) her riglit to the iMig.isli
NtiHiisiT And then he gnitely tied her
Iflst knot , vr'iile ' hhe p | < e to ilim.
" ! H Mr. Poster-it n unw so siiange to
cMI him ni : < ( r. but , uf eourse , MB Oelln
did , 1 muit--IK he reudv n frietnl of
.xonrs ? I m su glad. Is he coming here
again HODII . And Low i he ? I suip.se ,
jou ve heard him preach. Does he say
anything U-HO | in his wrmons ? II1 ue.er
did xvluxn he wns hero. It xvu-4 s ten a
( oinfort to see ( hot. hoxvever hard Will
Ntidied | , IIP never I next anything. "
"U'by n cAtnfoitY
"Bic.mse I xviii lonxiiiir and longing to
be taught , nil l--an I -it do , > s persons 1,011 !
to see that neliool makes no difference. "
" 1 * PC. "
" 1 don't , " Rinilod Celia. "I've lu > pn nt
school for years , aud I should have I/con /
xery Idle if 1 didn't knew a good deal
now. "
"There IR ph nty of time , Aliss St.
Ueorgc , " said .Mark Poyus : , looking Into
Nora fneo , xvith a iiuiz/.ical , Q.itstiou-
ing gn.e , "even if you have xvasted all
jour Heviuteen years. "
"How do you knoxv Nor.i'n ageV" < le-
mniided Celin , with the look of mirprisu.
"Did you giicsf' ' "
"Hard.y , " he replied , with great cool
ness. "I hate heard it mentioned. "
"How funny , " said Nora , lightly. Hut
she looked with a little more < inlosity
now nt the tall HI ranger , whose face xvas
1 lied nn I rngged , .mil jet so pleasant to
look upon , and whose thick , clinic hair
had counties Bilver streaks among it.
He Irul walkc I into the liui.dlng now.
and appeared to he tracing Itcinik'K aiiit-
iimy xvith iiiiPivHt : so Uelni turned xtith a
whispei aside to Nora. "You'll ouie in
Kg.un , of course , de.ir' . ' I'll iniioiiice you
to \li < I'Vister. Duisti'l she look nljl-
"She looks , I suppose , " said Nora ,
thoiichiliillj. " -is girls of our age oug.it
to lee ! . . \Viiy do jou ask me to may ,
CcbiiV Shall we fluill tte , " he repmt
ed , xtilh a ring of uiic'ons. IUIK hope in
her voice , "have tea in the school room
if I stay just we and the bojs together ,
as usual and idle about .mil enjoy our
selves'I thought of it nil the mo , n ng ,
Celi.i , and indeed all yesterday , for 1
knew I was eoimng ttLh the message. "
"No. " returned MISH P.n.iiugton. "I
am to dine with the elder ones ilim even
ing. Otherwise , dear Nora "
"Hood-by , " said Ihe girl , xtith a suspi
cious raiching iu her bie.ith , an she turn
ed and put the hit between Borak'n two
remaining teeth.
"I'll tell jou what I'll do , Nora , " cried
Tom Pemiington. "I II take the car out
to the bog lor you. while Nat looks out
that none of thorn see , and then you lol-
loxv. "
"D'joii think , " cried Nora , her cheeks
aflame aud bur eye. Hashing , "that I'd
grow ashamed of Hor.ik all in a minute ,
because you are ashamed of me ? You
know ijuite well that I am proud ol hi.n
jou alwajs kaexv it. You know how hap
py I xvas xvhen I c.nne to-d.iv. You told
mo how proud I look. . . ! , and we all laugh
ed. I I think. " she said , with the MI I-
den cadeii'e of sadness in her toiui , "it
! time we worn at homo Itornk and
me. "
"And mo , " added Mr. I'oyiiz. with a
lofty disiegard of Syntt"I tune to
cross the bog. Miss St. Gi-orge. Will y m
ghc mo a seal in your ear'/ "
It did not need Ids intent louk MM , , the
girl's fn e to see the luugp whuV h
propo-uil brought there. The il/ , . | , , , r
scoin which Tom I'e.inington s iden had
evolved melted ns bj a hreiuh
, an I a
uew. strange wonder erepi into her lus
trous cjes. Though she did not know
who this hi ranger nu lit be , instinct alone
was stilllcient to innvmco her that no
one at the vicarnge would ( ] tie < iti m his
tnstit. And he bsd unkcd t > drive on
the car , which Tom would hate sur.ep
litiously led out of sight ! lie had ased
trt drive with the Mialdi.v girl upou t\h nn
Miss Foster had
gazed with contempt !
All the warm and trunk simplicity of
Nora's nature resumed its sway , and her
iih i < ut to his proposal was like the gl id
and prompt assent of a child. How com
fortable they would be , one on each Hl
of the ear !
With un innntc fepllui ; of delicacy , for
which tdip could not hate accounted If
she had trim ) , Nora withheld even a
glance at the drawing room win lows , an 1
even a wave of the bund to Celin. while
anyone htaudiug at iliuso windows to.ild
see her. A gentleman was drittni ; her , a
grander goutloman than she had c\cr
sciMt before , and blip was silting in lux
urious idleness ; but still she never wish
ed that Miss Footer could sco and envy
her.
"Oeba said you woio a friend of Mr.
l-'oster'n , " she said.
"Yos. And the Itevcrond Willuughby
Foster , C'urate of Ileaton , is in no way
difTerent from young Will Fouler , the
pupil of Mr. Penuiugton , aud the frKul
of M iss St. ( Seorge. "
Theory merriest bound possible , In
its gluduoss and its uneoiistraiiit , was
Nora's lnuth ; ; but it wag na bwift a it
wan prutty.
"It souu.lod odd for you to speaU so of
Will , yet it IH the truth oiactly. lie was
a frieud to me indeed , though lie wmildu t
know uu > n Miss St. ( Jeorge ; and some-
h.itv , when we all got found out and
B.-o.dcd , Will alw. ys tried to get fol | d
for himself aud me ; do you tuiiterstiiu I ? "
"Not yri , " replied Mark , meditatively.
"It U a illlllcult situation to take in. You
must have been o. lie a little girl even
when Foster left here. "
"I was nearly fourteen , " returned .Nor.i ,
con clo ) tlou ly ; "but being six yeuri
younger th.m U'i Mr. Foster , didn't take
any blame irom HIP. luciinse whatever xto
did wiong was my faint. He would
have been qmle good by hhnsoif.liy
do you laugiiV" she nuked , v ! lh uppreh.n-
hum.e.c jou thinking 1 ou ht n vcr
to liave diHiiirbed him at Ids xxork in
those iluj.H ? "
"I xvus thinking hoxv litllc age IMS to
do xvlih the iimnJun ut ah. ' te.unud
Murk , composedly , "homo natures t.iko
the lead oven tthilu ill leuulliK-stilugn
themscives. "
"Of course I should not do It noxv. "
| ! "Of course not. "
1 "Mr. Poynz , " aid Norn , turning to
him with her brows puckered , and an uu-
conscious txistfnlti'ss ' in her eyes , "why
do joi ; seem 10 mean more than you say ?
Do you leally believe that 1 toiild Iu Ip
to distract Mr. Foster from his xvork
now1/ "
"Indeed I don't. On the contrary , I
belicte jou could do it xvithout a shade
of help. "
"Oh , this is too bad ! " cried Nora , her
lips quivering nK if tears xveie near , yet
her eyes bright with laughter. "You lor-
get that I am grown up noxv. "
"No. That IH Ihe one little fact xvhlch
I remember bitter than you do. Do .xoi
obscrxc thai Iio.uk bus made up his mm I
to leave the boy , Mid take us to tno nigh
ro.idV"
"lie alwiys remembers everything ! "
Hhe exeluiii'd ia pride. "He Uno.vs 1
should like to inquire lifter Micky Loir.
13 it wouldn't you like him to Hot , Mr.
Pojn ? You let him wall ; so tery , v ry
Blotvly. "
"I like this pace , " returned .Mark ,
pliuldly. "Wo can better distinguish ii.o
beauties of the bog than if xve tlew
through at Horak'u usual speed. ' '
"Tlu-ro are no bogs in I'Jngl.in 1 , are
there'/ " questioned Nora , xvitii u lively
use of Hiiiienohy ! here. I'm lelore
Murk had aunxvired , the prompt ques-
lion was followed by a sigh : * " > he did
not answer at all. He only looked
straight nlutis the road , and coii.eyul
to Hoi.il ; an iiumistakablo hint t.iat he
might loiter as lie chose.
" 1 suppose , Mr. Poyu/ , that all Kiu-
llsh ladies arc like Miss Foster'/ "
lOx.ictlj M.irk allowed , xvith a sparkle
in hii eyes which Norn did liot see .h y
xxere all exactly alike , aud Miss Kosior
hud'been sent ox or as a speeiimn.
" \\MI never told me , " ixpl.ined Nora ,
apologetically , "else I might h.ive been
prepmed. 1 could see that Miss Fosier
was very , very ilex or , and she could sie
in a minute that I wasn t. "
"Yes , she xvould see that in a moment , "
assented Mark. "The first thing an hu-
lish girl learns is to see that sort of thing
in another girl. "
"They aixvays speak a good many lan
guages , don't they ? " imiuircd Nora , deep
in thought.
"They do , indeed. "
"And they le.irn music ? "
"Itaivly. Hut they pertorm upon the
piano , and vocally. "
"You mean they sing ? "
"No. I did not. 'llun they dance "
"Oh , I can dance too ! ' interposed Nora ,
with a sudilin ring of hope iu her tones.
"Why do you smile ? " she added , heaxily.
"Would it be u diiTeieiit kind of danc
ing ? "
"We shall see. "
"No , we shall ncter sec. " she said , with
a grave shake of her hind ; "because I
bhnll never go to Knglaud. "
"Thai is absurd , " observed Mark , with
a certain tone of severity in his voice.
"You are an ISiiKlish girl ; xvhy should
jou live here all jour life'/ "
"Grandpa says xve shall , " she ansxver-
ed , gently. "He's very poor , aud cannot
go nxvay. "
"In-deed ! " said Mark. Aud Iheu he
looked around into Nora's face just as if
he were going to laugh quite heartily.
"Sometimes , " sighed Nora , "I think
hoxv delightful it xvould be to be rich.
I should do such wonderful and beautiful
things if I xvere rich. One can't he.p
just dreaming about things , however
utterly impossible they are. "
"Utterly impossible , " acquiesced Mark ,
in bis leisurely xv.iy , "un.cos your grand
father has bundieds of jars full of sov
ereigns hidden axvay , like an Irish gentle-
man or wnom i once renii.
"Rut , " said Noia , musingly , "there's
no place to hide them at Tr.necrptnat s
where we live. Mr. I'ojiiz , grandpa and
me. "
"And no one rise ? "
"No one except old Kittj. No one else
ever com < there. 1 po to Ihe ticarage
wlicni'M-r 1 ' 'an ; but C'elia never tomes
to Traveere , and grandpa won t have the
boys. He nett i isould hate Will Mr.
Foster , I mean No , " she added , as if
to'hcr > elf. in her soft , mtibic.nl tones ,
" hut Dr. . "
"no ono comen Aimsti.ing.
"May 1 ask who is I > r. Armsirong ? "
"lie Is tbe onlj person th.t comes to
Traveere. He is a iclation of grandpa's ,
though 1 don't exneily hiunv now the
only relation grandpa lias , eiicpt me. "
"Then he is a relation of juiirs ? "
"I think not , Mr. I'o.tnx. 1 have no re
lation in the world except grandpa. My ,
lather ana i "ill dieuiieii I ttus
a baby. They di > d iu England ; and I
was born in England I think ' '
"Why do tnu o'llv think ? ' '
"llcciujHO grauopa won t spiak of them.
1 suppose it would make him sad. And
no one else , of comsf , 1.nous an.tthing
about me. "
ClIAl'TlSH II.
Mr. Poynz was very sileiii after that ,
and in the pause Norn's eyes lost their
wide , thoughtful gaze , and went niross
to him once more. How curious it was
for him , a stranger , to bo iliiving her
along the oltl familiar road a stranger ,
and bo different irom any genil > * mau sue
had ever seen before ! Should she b
able to tell her grandfather vtliat he was
like ? "He looks , " thoaght Nora , "like
a soldier looks , 1 should think , when he
conies f 10111 the linttlctlcld , and tilkcs off
Ills helmet. "
"Will. " inquired Mark , coollj , "are you
objecting to the length of my nose ? "
" 1 I was only. " faltirod Noin. with a
vivid blush , "thiuMng of bow I should
describe you lo grandpa. "
"Vuu cannot do it ; jou uiuxt tnk < > mu
on lo Trnvecre to nhow me. "
"Please , Mr. Poynz , " begged Nora , u
a very e\ idem panic , "don'i CODIO to Tr.t
vrere. It is it la it won't be any picas
uro. "
"Is this the cottage at which Horak
intends to stop ? " inquired Mr. Poynz. as
they caiuu in sight of n cabin on Un
roadside.
And Norn , grateful for not having bcej :
forced to explain her last en treaty , nod
d d her ailirmutive , and then springing
lightly to the ground , entered ihe cabin ,
1 Five rainuta * nfforwardNora thirdly
touched Mr. Poynr. upon the nrm , aa <
remindeil him lluit she xtas ready to * o
He tinned with his head rained ami
while he held the door for her. ho looked
biicl. and bid good-by to txto joung ui a
ill the place.
"I < pt mo PP , " observed Mark , quietly ,
"jou liaxe no serp. ills here , have you ? "
"No , not one. We couldn't have , even
If St. I'fltrl ! : allowed th nt , because , you
know , It kills a serpent , to look at mi
emerald ; and , as our land'Is all cmcrnl I ,
xvhy. they ttoiild all die directly , ev n if
they came. "
While she so merrily put this fancy lute
xvords for the first time she looked luck
at the little cabin they were so tilowly
leaving behind them.
( To be continued.t
THE . . ACrfED bEVEN.
Mentions Unit Arc .Made of I lie Ntim-
lief In tliu Old 'I c-tiitiienl.
The laxv demanded that n llobroxv
slave should serxo six years , mul in
the sexenth he nhoitld go out free fur
nothing ( Lxodus : 2) ) . In the temple
son lee the priest bad lo dp his linger
in Hie blood of Ihe sacrificed bullock
and sprinkle of the blood seven times
before the Lord , befoio the veil ol ti.e
HUiu'inary ( Lcxlllctts : ( j ) . A xvonian
after the birth of a male chiul xvas un
clean sexen days ( Lcxltlctis IU : 2i. 'Ihe
Loul IhiealeiiB to punish Uie people lor
disobedience xxltli all kinds ol' teirurs ,
and , If they will not yet for all this
hearken , then he will ptmibh them sev
en times more for their sins ( Leviticus
'M : lb ) . Hainan ) requested I'.alak to
build seven allat'h ami prepare sex en
o\en and POX on rams ( Numbers 21 ! : I ) .
In Deuteronomy xve read among the
iMirsos on disobedience that the chil
dren of Israel xvlll ( lee before their one-
i on sex en xvays iDouteronoiny 28 :
but If they hearken unto the Lord
I i heir enemies .slmll lleo on sex en xvays
( Deuteronomy 2S : 7) ) . ' 1 lie walls of .leri-
oho fell oil the hcxonlh day before the
blast of seven rams' horns , bloxvn by
sex on priests , after ha x ing < ompasscd
the eily seven times I.Joshua ( ( : ! ) . Uath-
i's eliild died on the seventh day
( II. Samuel 11 ! . ISi. Heeaitse David had
numbered the people , the children of
Israel xveie punished , and a choice xvas
given him botxxeei ) seven years of fam
inc. tlnee months of Might , and three
days of pestilence ( II. Samuel lit : 115) ) .
N.iama-1 became clean of his leprosy
by bathing seven times in .Ionian ( II.
Kings 5 : 10-Mi. Job's friends mourni'd
xvith him seven days and seven nights
( Job Ii : 1. ) . Seven days Is the fine of
mourning for a dead person ( Siraeh 122 :
12) ) . The I'Milm.st sings that sex en
time1 ; a day he does praise God (119 ( :
KM ) . In Proxorbs 1M : 1C , we read that
a Just man falleth seven times and ns-
oth up again. Open Court.
A Ueiil Utopia.
The toxvn of Dtinxvieh , In Australia ,
seems to boa real Utopia. With a pop
ulation of one thousand souls , there
have been In four years Just txvo births
and txvo deaths. There are no streets ,
no oinnibu.se1 } , trolley ears or railway
trains , no sohllersno , police , no shops.
There Is a beautiful t lion tor to whluh
everybody Is admitted free. Clothes
are furnished free of charge and so are
food and lodging. Very fexv ilo any
xvork , and there ure no hotels. Very
little money is required , and medical
attendance Is free. A lock-up IK there ,
but It Is never used. If one wants to
send a letter and is short of money the
missive Is stamped free. A free library
and hospital form part of the make-up
of thla peculiar municipality.
Lightiiiiix' AVoocl-Cjirving
Complete plans for n remarkable ma-
ehino for turning out Inlricate carved
moldings are shoxvn In a recent Issue of
London Knglneering. This machine Is
eapablo of xvorUIng on moldings up to
eight inches xtide and three Inches
thick. The machine Is claimed to bu
very rapid in action , a bold egg and
tongue moldirtxvo and one-half Inches
thick being finished at Ihe rate of txven-
ty feet a minute , uhlle with smaller
molding double Ibis phciKiincnal rate of
production Is attained. An.v descrip
tion of xvooil can be xvorked. This ma
chine. It is claimed , will do the xx-ork
"of more limn li.flM ) hand carvers , and
the moldings aie so perfectly llnished i
by the machine I hat they do not require
to be touched by band. " '
Kainoits Knsl Indian JUvurl" '
Nineteen years old and nineteen Inches - !
os high Such are the ago and stature )
of Kutun , the famous East Indian j
dxvarf. Ills weight U Unrtcoii pounds.
Smuun Is , his little sister. She Is one i
year younger and one pound lighter. |
Those creatures are veritable pigmies
and quite different from some dxvarf s ,
tn that their members ate In proportion
to their size. Fatmfs head is about the
size of un orange and his arniri are the i
e of broomsticks , in fact , he Is
man In miniature , with none of the' '
false proportions of Infants.
Curlniii. '
The Indians of Gulann have a curloiiB
system of numeration. They count by
the hand and lt four fingers. Thus ,
xvhon they reach live , Instead of saying
so , they call It a "hand " Six IH there
fore a "hand and tlrst flnper ; " seven , a
"bund and second linger. " Ten IH "txvo
hands ; " but twenty. Instead of bolng
"four hands , " Is a "man. " Forty la
"txvo men , " and thus they go on by
twenties. Forty-six Is r < pressed , "txvo
men , a hntid. and first finger. "
The A merion n Voniuit.
Astoria , Oregon. "Tho Venire of
America. " the city limits extending to
the edge of the south channel of the
Columbia lllvor , almost the entire husl-
uesrt pnrt of the city being built on plies
over the water.
Lucifer xvas the star of the morning.
l > nt the xvlso theatrical star sticks to
afternoon aud evening performances.
Never enter Into a pavtiicr&hlp xvlth
u man whose wife IB president of a
ir mauHiuffrnge club
MANY BOLERO SUITS.
NUMEROUS AMONG SPUING MODELS -
ELS FOR SPRING WEAR.
Outdoor Afliiir * Arc Montly Hlntplc ,
and Kctv Striking 1'uiiclen Are Mccu
liloiKie I'ronlt Coiitliiuo , Tliouuli
( Juletcr iu Cut und Color.
VPW Voii.
NI.KSS a quick
shift Is made soon ,
iiolero suits xvill be
us numerous In
spring as they hnve
been recently. They
nn > present In im-
prc sive number *
among spiing street
models , in elnvke'
I r > - e c d s , striped
lieavj cdoths mu
smoot lily fmislipd
materials. Huleros
have been so vnricj
in recent bensons
that dr i dpi i ii-
eis xvould be lack
ing in sense if , in
on attempt to con
tinue the st ; lish-
iiess of such lack-
t.s. they offered
but one general
Mud. Yet those
spring bolero suits Hint are outdoor af
fairs , lire simple for the mosi parr , uud
'exv striking fancies ore seen in the
jackets. A representative type appears
In the initial picture. It xvns red cheviot ,
with black velvet sailor collar and much
stitching. Holerns for dressy tretupsire
variously complex , and while they maybe
bo , as heretofore , the most biirhly
r une of their tatretiulength. . In tl )
middle of to-daj' * Hint group is one tr )
Mum , a txillntx tJioen ladles' cloth , wltj
pipings of white silk. P.luck xelvet pn *
.emcnu-rie and stitching were Ihe onlj
other trimmings. C'oais , , f this type mnj
be trimmed strikingly. If that is desired ,
slioxt suits including now a little of BiicJ
tieatmeut. An c.Mretin. example ie ur *
vpntel here. It was Ian panne velvet
trimmed xviih blii.'K . vehut and xvhlU
lore. A more frcquciii and , it xvould . , ,
seem. H mole sensible source of orlgiunt I
ity. is the separate xvin-i. and thesu r J fi
numerous , handgonie tmd in all mimnei ;
of inaterhilis. lliindsimip striped clcthi
mo shown for these bodies und innkeT i
beautifully with pa smij MiHsrle 01 ccri t
In co.
Afternoon dresvis arc not pruductlrt
of n deal of novulty nt just this season ,
but this I * heeaune the output of tlwui It
small. Those innde now reflect uen
fashions u * surely HS docs the more nbun-
diuit product. Three uro shown lu th
second of the aecompn.nyiuij pictured
group * . At the left ii u pnie biscuit cashmere -
mere , the skirt's threp flounces edged
with white ilk polka dotted with blncU
velvet.- Elaborate applique of hcavj I
ecru lace -ippenred on both skirt and I
.inchet. Dull yellow en pide fhine wai I
HIP matpriil of the swotul dross , whltt j
silk hemstitching , cream IIILV ntul him I
velvet , the lust for the bell , I'mWiing It. |
The third gown wns mahogany red , ligh |
txeig'ut bioadeioth. Ulackohct in tab * )
an I licit , nud white sntiti Covered wltb j
cfru laee i'i front mul sailor collar , wort J ,
ether features. '
The bolt buckle of thin last goxvn wa <
placed as arc tunny such ornaments , buj
the buckle worn In front N likely to l )
n practicable fastenei. In cither pined J
the buckle is likely to bo very thoxvy. Pol N
inch there is n great variety in enamel-
Him. wh'ch 1 pr beautifully tinted that
it Inoki HUp ipwok. Gold or cnamelloq :
buckles ure the more stylish sorts , cxccpj j
rONTIlASTKD TYPISS OF BODICKS.
.vrought feature of the costume , their
trimmings usually are matched or echoed
by tho.se of the fklrt. This rule for close
mating is Illustrated by the right hand
'otxn of the next picture , n while broud-
loth trimmed xvith black atin bands and
with tails of the goods. All over ecru
'aco appeared in front and uleevef. , M rose
niching of black chiffon topping thr for
mer. For this style of goxvns the di
versify in boleros ii an great a * that of
the gowns themselves , since the ineket'H
fomplexitie ; are the kcj'iiotp "r HIP 'ii-
Mre costmnt. Fancy vestg and walst-
oats furnish a fair share of curprlsps ,
ton.
ton.De
De lsns for late xvinter * nd early
spring sboxv interostiiiK cliangci in skirt
ui'l bodice goxvin of crepe cloth * . ca < ih-
ineres and the numerous soft , rlintrin ?
( lotlw and silks. Skirts for the newer
if these suits usnall.T ar * trimmed with
< om kind of paspinpat rl * or hnndsnme
xvith grn.v and white goxxnis , when stlvci
is more harmonious. Gun metal come *
in here , too. both In buttons and buckle * .
Belts still have n place among the pretty
novelties. Tlipy are made of strands oj
black velvet held by metal Mldes , which
gives thcin the pointed effect in the back.
Bead studded clastic belts , b lts of hand *
WHIP gold braid and embroidered slttl .
belts still are worn.
Spenil li.irKf Ponuiio In SpitolVork. i
It l.s hard to understand any ono tolq
Intr revenge upon a government , but 4
Spaniard , -woll-knoxvn merchant , tot
some yearn fought the Argentine Rti )
public. He was umployed by that goft
eminent until for some reason or othe
he H-JIB dlsmlpsed. He then votvts4
vengeance against the trholc country ,
and spent 5200,000 in endeavoring t
thwnrt ArgMiUno eommere.e In every
FOn AFTHRNOOXS AND OAM.S.
nee. wliili the bodice has a yoke of some
umi or nther. As a rule the bodices are
, irli * > r severe , the belts being stitched to
' > * and \torn over the iiklrt. Some
'ill-en ' are mnde xvith yoke baeka , others
IB | > ' -In tvltli , i few gathers nt the waiit
UP All are hou-d mul Intended to ( It
. riuiu > ail nri'iiud. lilousp frouu cou-
, ; iii < - . ti.oiiKh the.v nro not an pronounc *
d for the " 'Mums season. Coat bodices
> t i u when limply made b -
] j way possible. When this sum was ei > -
initiated he rormeil a band of pauchoa
to rob people on the highway , pull up
tin1 rallxMiys anil mnke .hmg gene
i uncomfortable for all residents In
, ropubllc. It endi'd In his being captured
und sentenced to liniirUonm < ait for
The xronl Hsqulninnx tneiins "Raw
Fl h Kntera. "