"JUST LIKE A WOMAN. She Gives Pennies Where They're Not Wanted and Never , Where " They Are. She first pulled a nickle out of her pocketbook , but she put it back and searched until she had gathered to gether five pennies. The conductor asked if she couldn't give him some thing besides pennies and she was in stantly insulted. He sighed , put the pennies in his pocket and rang up a fare. "She always gives me pennies , " he said when he was back on the plat form again. "I wish she'd do as much for me , " said the stout man who had seen the whole-affair , and to whom the remark was addressed ; " but she won't. "Know her ? " asked the conduc tor. , I should say. Comes to my little meat market every day. Buys some- .thing that costs 67 cents and then Carefully lays aside all her pennies iand gives me three quarters , or $1. 1 have to give her pennies in change , of course , and I need pennies. Nearly everything in a meat-market is in odd cents , you know. I've suggested that I'd be glad to have pennies , but she always says , ' 0 , I wouldn't trouble you with them. ' " "Of course you want them and my company won't take them from me , so she unloads them upon me. Just like a woman. They seem to save up pennies for street-car fare , and then the conductor has to go over their shopping routes and dispose of the pennies to the man who will make change for them again next day. " "Of course it's just like a woman , " acquiesced the stout man. "I think she's going to my market now. I'll take all the pennies you've got so that I can make change for her when she gets there. " The last seen of the two showed the conductor in the act of counting pen- vfLS into the hand of the stout man. Uricago Tribune. Old and New Prices for Glasses. A well-known gentleman of this city recently gave a.little object lesson in the effects of protection. The occasion was the informal entertainment of a few friends at dinner. The glasses on the table were unusaually clear , large and fine. "Now , " said the host "I will show you what to my mind , is an unanswerable argument in favor of protection. " Addressing the servant he asked her to bring "one of those other glasses : " This was also a handsome - some glass , but some smaller than the first. "There. " continued the gentle men. "That is an imported glass. About seven years ago I bought a dozen and a half of those glasses in this city and paid $6 a dozen for them. A short time ago , as a number had been broken , I concluded to buy some more. But this time I wanted a larg er glass. I went to the same dealer of whom I had purchased before and asked him if he remembered selling ma some imported glasses several years ago at $6 a dozen. He said ho did and I told him I wanted another doz en and a half as fine glasses as he could get , but larger than the others. He said the imported glasses were not made arger and I told him I did not care whether they were imported or not , so they were fine glasses. He thought he could order them , and in due time they came. Now look at that glass : it 'is larger , clearer and in every way a handsomer glass than the other. Hear it ring , , , tappin it with a knife ; "it rings like a belf. Besides , it has a better finish and a smoother edge on top than the other glass. The other is imported and this is American , now what do you suppqsethis glasscost ? " After a little guessing the gentleman said : "I never was so astonished in my life as when the bill was sent me for these glasses. I had paid $6 a doz en for the imported glasses , and ex pected to pay more for these because they are finer aud suited me better. They were billed to me at $1,50 a dozen. When I bought the others yci could not have gotten such Amer- 'ican glasses at any price , while now they cost just one-fourth as much as the imported goods. That is one of the reasons why lam aProtectonist. " And the cosipany voted it a good one. The Luck of American Country Homes , What American families have not yet achieved to any great extent , and the conditions of American life seem not to encourage , are real country homes , from which the dwellers shall go to town for the winter , and where their principal ties and their more seri ous expenditures shall remain. Until very lately the city house has been the rich American's real home. When men who nave retired from bus iness maketheir homesin the country ; when people who now live in town for pleasure learn to spend three months in town and nine in the country , in stead of vice-versa ; when state roads and electric railroads make the coun try more accessible , and the expendi ture in the country of money made in town makes the rural districts more in teresting ; when a life-time spent in money-getting in Wall street or "The- Swamp" ceasesto be considered "suc cessful , " there will be kss difficulty than there is just n&w in providing that the city man's grandson may have such a snare of real country life the his grandson , when it comes his turn to come to town majr ha\Te something worth 'etching. Scribner's Magazine. More credit may bo lost in a mo ment than can be gained in years. A QUEER GHOST : In Squire Butterworth's .faded , old fashoned parlprsathis daughter Nellie , in "maiden meditation , fancy free" that is she thought herself so ; but the folhving day her oldest friend and playmate Malcolm Macdonald was to sail for a foreign land. He was a sailor , a "bonny , blue eyed lad , and loved her with all the strength of his great honest heart. He had offered that heart to her the day before and asked her to marry him and go away with him. But she would not. Now she almost wished she had , and she rosfi she would get pencil and paper and write to him , but the door-bell rang a long loud peal , and she waited. The door was flung open and in came three merry girls Margaret , Lue and Blanche , came in so hurriedly that Nellie stood speechless and riveted her eyes upon them. They seemed ner vous , half laughing , yet evidently scared. "Oh ! Nell , " Lue says with a little gasp , going up to her and laying her hand on her arm , " "I have seen a ghost. " "A what. ? " says Nell. ' A ghost ! a downright , veritable ghost ! Now , don't look incredulous. I was never so frightened in my life- was I , girls ? " "No , never ! " cry Blanch and Mar garet , with such suspicious eagerness that Nellie laughs outright ; then says : "But tell me all about it ; " and then such a chattering as there is until Mrs. Butterworth turns them out into the orchard back of thefarm-house , where they all gather round Nell and make her tell them all the stories she knows of Malcolm's life at sea. There they stay till the warm July day has come to a close , and the sound of Farmer Butterworth bring ing the cows from pasture tells them it is time to go home. They start for the gate and Blanch says : "Remember , now , S30 ; , at Dew Rock , if you want to see Lue's qhost , " and as Nell answers , "All righ , " the three saunter slowly down the village street. Suddenly Margaret speaks , and there is a note of anxiety in her voice. "Will it be just fair , girls ? Nell ought to know her own heart. " "It isn't a question of fairness , it is 'love and war' just now , so we may as well keep our promise to Malcolm , " returned Blanche. At 8:40 : o'clock that night four small , dark figures crept softly into a little old hut , hidden from sight by a huge rock , whose great shadow casts a deep gloom over the place , and waited. After a few minutes three of them moved softly around the room leaving the fourth alone , and soon Nell found herself alone in the middle of the room. Everything was so still she could almost hear her own heart beat , when she heard a sound of footseps coining near nearer. With a little thrill of terror she turned swiftly and faced ihe door. It open slowlj * . Nell seemed to feel cold chills creeping up and down her back. Instinctively she glanced to ward the one window the little hut contained , and with a little shriek sprang toward it ; but the ghost was before her , a tall , dark figure in a long black domino and a slouch hat , pull ed low over his face , Very unghost- like he was , but Nell did not think of that. In deep thrilling tones he cried : "Do not attempt to leave theroom ! You are Nellie Butterworth. " "Yes. " The word was whispered , but he heard it. "You are engaged ? " "No. " Decidedly. "Want to be ? " moving- nearer to nor. nor.The absurdity of the question struck Nell even while she drew back , and she burst into a merry laugh. There was silence for a moment , then the ghost spoke again. She stepped forward quickly. Her lover ! What was it ? "He wished me to say he cannot go with that undecided answer. If it be 'yes' he will return ; if it be 'no ? he will remain in Australia till hediesv What shall I say to him for you ? " and the ghost stepped a little nearer. Nell's eyes were shining ; an amused expression crossed her face , and she replied just a little catch in her voice : "You might tell him " then she stopped. "Why didn't he come him self ? Oh , Malcolm , " in a tone of tend er reproach , as the ghost threw aside his black coat and slouch , hat and stood in his sailor's suit of navy blue her own fond , faithful lover. "May we come now ? " cried three merry voices. Nell turned in mock anger as she said : "Did you do this purposely ? " But in spite of the tone in which she said it there was a glad look in her eyes , and when everything had been ex plained and she stood alone with Malcolm , she whispered : "Ghosts are rather nice sometimes , aren't they ? " Ex. * It Speaks for Itself. When a mother seeks tc precipitate herself and three children , one an in fant , into the river as the only escape from the sufferings of hunger and want , as a mother did last night , the thought will come that the chari table organizations of the city where this occurs cannot be all they should be- . If there are any proper objects for municipal charity a starving mother and children crying for food should be foremost among them. Something is wrong when despair can drive .to such desperate remedy as death in the wintry flow of the river. The thought of this little group of sufferers seeking to cast away life too wretched to be endured is a heart breaking one. Let mercy and charity reach a staying hand to such aching woe. New York Evening World. SLUMBER SONG. The mill goes totting "lowly around , With steady and bolenin creak. And my little one hears in the kindlysounfi The voice of the old mill spcakf While round and round those big 'white wings , Grimly and ghostlike creep , My little one hears that the old mill sings : "Sleep , little tulip , sleep. " The sails are reefed and the nets are drawn , And , over his pot of beer , The fisher , against the morrow's dawn , Lustily makctli cheer. He mocks at the winds that caper along From the faroil'clam erous deep , But we we love their lullaby soug Of "Sleep , little tulip , sleep. " Shaggy old Fritz , in slumber sound , Groans of the stony mart To-morrow how proudly he'll trot you around , Hitched to our new milk cart ! And you shall help me blanket the kine , An'd fold the gentle sheep , And 5-et the herring a-soak in brine- But now , little tulip , sleep ! A Dream-One comas to button the eyes That wearily droop and blink , While the old mill buflets the frowning And scolds at the stars that wink. Over that beautiful Dream-One sweep , And , rocking your cradle ) she softly sing- . : t "Sleep , little tulip , sleep. " Eugene Field , MABEL WATERS. OR , THE 1CEGLEGTED GIUL. Ife was a pleasant day in June on which I call the reader's attention to a small but neat cottage situated in the suburbs of London. In a room on a bed lay a woman , apparently tl/ing. She was about thirty years of age. She held by the hand a little girl of about four years. She was what any one would call a beautiful child ; her hair of a dark brown fell in natural curls about her white neck ; her eyes were black as midnight , from whose depths shone love for her mother , for such the dying woman was. The parent raised her head from the pillow and spoke. ' Mabel , darling , you must be a good girl. Your mother is going ; try to meet me in the better world. Good- bye. Kiss me once before I die. " Mabel held dp her lips for the last kiss from her mother , and sobbed aloud. Her mother then , turning to the doctor who stood at the foot of the bed , said in a feeble voice , "I have an onlybrother a wealthy merchant residing at Clapham. Will you write to him when I am gone , and tell him his sister , Mabel Waters , is dead ? Ask him if he will take pity on my little friendless child , and take her as his own ; if he will not , she must be thrown upon the cold charities of the world. Oh if Frank were only here ! " she sighed. "What is your brother's address ? " said the doctor mildly , "Henry St. Clairr Clapham Com mon. She then sank back upo-a her pillow and died , leaving her earthly friends behind. Dr. Willis sat down and-wrote anote to Mr. St. Glair , stating , his sister's death. Then , calling the- neighbors from an adjoining room , he bade them prepare her for her lasd resting- place. We will now direct theroaster's at tention to a mansion at Clapham. "I wonder who this is from ? " said Mr. St. Clair , as he unfolded a letter just handed him by the servant. He ran Jiis eye over the-con tents , then threw it aside , and began pacing the floor. He stopped suddenly in his walk ; and , jerking the bell-rope , , or dered the servant-to tell Mrs. St. Clair he wished to .see her in tlib library. The servant disappeared , and' in a moment more Mrs. St. Clair entered , "Read that , May , and telLine what you think of it. " She read it in haste , and then saieL "Why Henry , I did not know that yon had a sister : you never told' ' me. " "No , I never did ; I will now tell you why. When we were both- young I scarce twenty , she eighteen she had a lover whom I despised. I talked * to har in vain ; my father threatenedbtt all to no purpose. My sister's lover's name was Frank Waters. He sought my sister's hand in marriage ; , siy father would not consent fha.it liis only daughter should many a , man of no fortune ; he told her he would , dis own her , but she heeded not niy father's threats nor my ; mother's prayers , nor my own threats. I iold her'ii she married him , I , fou- one would never see her face again- One night in August she eloped. I sever seen or heard from her since , , until now. " "Does she think that we shall take her child and adopt her ? Oi ) does she think we shall divide the estate be tween her and Arthur ? Why didn't she send her to the workhouse ? " "Well , May , I cannot bear to. see my only sister's child go > to the work house , when we have the means to spare for her comfort J' "Then I suppose she will have to come here. But , " she-added , looking from the window , "herocomes Arthur ; we will see what he says. " * As she spoke a lad came galloping up the path on a powerful-black steed. He was fourteen years of age , with jet- black hair and eyes ; he was beautiful to perfection , and that his mother weUiknew. Mr. St. Clair pulled the bell-rope again , and Arthur was soon ushered iiko the presence of his parents. "Arthur. " said Mrs. St. Clair , "do you want your cousin , Mabel Waters , to come and live here ? " "I did not know I had a cousin , " said Arthur , in surprise. ' I will explain to you , " said his fa ther. After he had finished , h < 3 said , "Now what do you think ? " "She will have to stay in iho ser vants' hall ! " said Mrs. St. Glairshe ; slm'j ] not mingle with us. T do uot wish people fro know that she is any kindred of ours. " In about an hour after the above conversation the carriage was on its way for the poor orphai child. " It was about the middle of tl ? afternoon when Mable arrived at hei new home ; she had expected to find one as good a ? her mother ; but little did she know that she was to be treated as a me nial. Months aped by , afid sheandArthui met frequently , and they began tc make friends with each other. Little did they know what their friendship would ripen to ! Still Mabel was kept as a menial. Ten long years passed , weary years to the orphan girl , with no one to say a kind word to her except Arthur. Now Mabel was just budding into womanhood. So far she had looked upon Arthur as an elder brother ; and not until he had returned from college did she know how dear he was to her. She loved him with all the ardour of her woman's nature. Arthur , who was destined for the bar , returned that love. Many happy hours had the young lovers spent in the vine-covered arbour in the garden. * * * * * * It was a pleasant June day , twelve wars after Mabel was installed at the St. Glairs. Mrs. St. Clair was sum moned to the drawing-room , to th presence of a tall strangei.1. "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mrs. St. Clair ? " said the stranger. "You have , " she returned , with a stiff bow. "I heard you ha3 a girl in your house by the name of Mabel Waters. I came to bring her news of her sup posed dead father. Will you call her ? " Mrs. St. Clair summoned Mabel from the kitchen. She appeared before them in all the beauty and grace so natural to her. She was dressed in the plainest fashion ; a plain print , with spotless collar and cuffs. The gentleman sat with bowed head until she entered ; then , starting sis if from a dream , exclaimed , "TKis , then , is my daughter , for whom I have sought so long. My child my long-lost Mabel ! " "Oh , father , rny father , is it indeed you ? " And she was clasped to the bosom of her parent. Mrs. St. Clair had stood as one in a trance. Could this distinguished gen tleman be the father of their house'- hod ! drudge ? After the first burst of joy from the long-separated father and daughter , Sir Francis Waters for he was now a- Baronet , and rich turned and said , "I thank you , Mrs. St. Clair , for the care you have taken of my daughter ; we will trouble you no more. Come , Mabel , the carriage is waiting. " * ' But , father , " said Mabel. "I must see Arthur first but here he comes , " and as she spoke , Arthur came into the room. "What , Mabel , going to leave me ? " he said , advancing. "Oh , Arthur , " said Mabel , "this is my father. " Arthur advanced at once , and ex tended to him his hand. "My father too shall it rot be so , Mabel ? " "Yes , if my new-found parent will give me-lip so quickly. " "We'vrill all live together , my child , " responded the Baronet. Need we add that , in two months from the time when Mabel was thus claimed by her father , there was a grand wedding at the St. Clair mansion , and Mabel Waters was made the happy wife of Arthur St. Clair ? HAWAIIAN SUPERSTITION , Hideous Funeral Custom Kala- kaua's Belief in the Kahunas , It is the custom for the Hawaiians to shave the right side of the head or beard at the death of the king , and many of the kaihali bearers around Kalakaua's bier beautified themselves in this fashion. One old chap who crouched in the corner of the room lad his beard chopped fancifully , so ; hat the repulsivensss of his counten ance was magnifies ! . He was what tie natives call a miln , or prophet , and belonged to ; ho race of kah/snas. There were several of these gentry in the room 'onstantly , and they managed to v ake their voices-heard in all the trailing. Kalakaua was several sorts tf a kahuna himself , and wrote on the subject at great length. It seems that shortly after he .ascended the throne le was much terrified to learn that ; he kahunas , or "medicinemen , " were jndeavoring to "pray him to death , " nrhereat he hastened to declare him self the chief priest of all the Kahunas , ind after that helcl monthly meetings n his boat house , which he named she "House of Wisdom. " All these meetings , which were held jehind curtained windows , and amid ; he greatest secrecy , a species of Eleus- nian orcy was- carried on. There ivere present tnekahuna maoli or priests , the kahvsnasnaana or sorcer- rsthe kahuna uhane or ghost doctors , ind the kahuna pele , or doctors of , -olcanoes. Men of Cultivated Taste. There are- about 200 tea tasters in } his city , a. well-paid class of men , most of whom in the course of nature ivill die of kidney disease superinduced jy their umvholsome occupation. The labits of these men are exceedingly iiU'ious. Some of them refuse to ply ; heir trade save in the morning , on the ground that the sense of taste cannot be trusted after it has been Bewildered by hours of work. Most of ; hem avoid the use of tobacco and of highly seasoned food. Their ac curacy of taste is astonishing. A tea raster will grade and price a dozen equalities of tea , nil from the same zargo. All this accuracy seems unnec- sssary , however , for grocers unhesitat ingly sell the same tea to different per sons at very different prices , PO ianov- int are most persons oi quality in teas. New York Sun. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It .Is a harmless substitute for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , and Castor OIL It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd * cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. 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