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Why Not Go to California ?
Here's n suggestion for a holiday trip :
Buy n round-trip ticket to San Fran
< cisco nt the reduced rnles which will be
I in effect on account of the Epworlh
League meeting in that city in July go
west by way of Denver and Salt Lake
! | City , past all the glorious mountain
scenery of Coloradp and Utah spend a
h few weekn in California come home
via Portland , Seattle , Tacoma , Spokane
and Billings , Mont.
If you have time , stop off and see
Yellowstone Park. A month is suffic
ient for the entiie trip. In that time
you will see more than most people do
in a lifetime.
And the expense is almost uubelu'V-
ably small.
Write for a copy of the Burlington's
Epworth League folder , which tells all
about it gives you just the information
you need about rates , routes , through
cars , scenery , stop-overs , etc.
J. FRANCIS , G. P. A. ,
Omaha , Neb.
Not Going West This Summer ?
Haven't you heard anout the low rates
to Colorado and Utah offered by the
Burlington Route ?
They are the lowest ever made so low
that it is almost cheaper to take advan
tage of them thau it is to stay at home.
In effect all summer long from the
first of June until the middle of Septem
ber. '
See the local agent or , if you prefer ,
write to J. Francis , General Passenger
Agent , Omaha , Neb. , enclosing with
your letter six cents in stamps for "Col
orado , " a 72-page book , handsomely
illustrated and full of interesting information
mation about the cool resorts in the
mountains. 5-24-613.
Excursion Rates to Eastern Cities.
These rates will interest you.
They are as low as will be in effect at
any time this summer :
DETROIT July 5 , 6 and 7 , $29 90 for
the round trip.
CINCINNATI July 4 , 5 and 6 , $29 15
to Cincinnati and return.
MILWAUKEE July 20 , 21 and 22 , $25 25
for the round trip.
CHICAGO July 23 , 24 , and 25 , $23 10
for the round trip.
Low rates daily to the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. Ask the ticket
agent about them.
J. FRANCIS , General Passenger Agent ,
Omaha , Neb. 6-14-413.
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A Criminal.
A friend of mine , the minister of a
west end chapel In London , tells how ,
hi his lust visit to America , he preach
ed lu one of the larger jails and after
the service visited some of the prison-
crs In their cells. One case interested
him especially , a man of good educa
tion and address and seemingly of
abilities fitted to command success in
the world. .My friend gave vent to his
sincere distress at finding such a man
In such a position and was going on to
'Improve the occasion" when the pris-
oner cut in with the remark that he
believed in England we were fond of
fox hunting.
My friend , regarding it as : i broad
hint to change the subject , assented.
"And may I aslc , " said his compan
ion , "when a man gets a fall , does he
give up hunting ? " And on getting the
onlj' possible answer to such : i question -
tion he added , "I have had a bad fall ,
and no mistake , but I count on better
luck another time. "
This case is thoroughly typical. The
true professional is not a weak crea
ture who yields to uncontrollable Im
pulse. Loving a. life of adveriture and
having a. soul above working for his
living , he pursues a life of crime with
a full appreciation of its risks.
Change those risks to certainties , and
you at once supply a motive adequate
to Influence his course. If every fox
hunter ended by breaking his neck , fox
hunting would be shunned , save by a
few desperate men , and the same
would be true of professional crime of
this character if it always ended In
disaster. Nineteenth Century.
AVorkcil the 1'n.SHciigurH.
An amusing scene was witnessed one
day on one of the mall boats running
from Calais to Dover. The sea was
rather rough. A young woman , pretty
and nicely dressed , appeared to be sud
denly taken very ill with seasickness.
She groaned and screamed in apparent
agony for some little time.
At length a person who appeared to
be a stranger to her approached and
asked whether she would like to take
a lozenge , which he guaranteed would
ease her pain. He had often tried it ,
he said , on people and always with the
most marvelous results. The young
lady demurred a little at first , but
finally accepted the offer Never was
cure so instantaneous. Hardly had she
swallowed the lozenge than the fair
patient was sitting up all smiles and
ordering ham sandwiches of the stew
ard.
ard.Some
Some passengers were so struck
with the incident that they inquired
what was the remedy that had had
such a wonderful result , and the gen
tleman , who , as he said , was the agent
for the sale of the lozenges , disposed
of a considerable number of boxes of
them at 10 francs apiece. What was
the surprise of the purchasers when
they saw the young lady and her pre
server go off arm in arm on the vessel
reaching Dover ! The boxes contained
common jujubes. London Telegraph.c
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An Officious Sexton.
There is an Irish clergyman of our !
acquaintance who has deservedly a
considerable local reputation as a wit
and story teller. He sees everything
from the humorous side. Ills appear
ance , his voice and manner 'are all
mirth provoking , especially his laugh.
The present writer heard him speak
lately of his sexton , who appears to be
an original. A lady , a stranger to the
place , asked him if there were daily
matins in the church. "No , madam , "
he replied , "we can't afford that , but
we put down cocoanut every Sunday. "
This official is close at hand at all
baptisms and marriages and instinct
ively answers all the questions asked
of sponsors and couples being mar
ried , so that the rector says he is god
father to innumerable children and has
married himself to a considerable num
ber of brides , for -when the question Is
put , "Wilt thou have this woman to be
thy wedded wife ? " he always audibly
answers , "I will. " It may be truly
said "this is very Irish , " for so it is.
Indeed , we have been told of a case in
which a young lady about to be mar
ried in the church which this sexton
serves made it a proviso that he should
be charged to keep his distance dur
ing the ceremony. Exchange.
Bound to "Hare Order.
"My husband is just too ridiculous
for anything. "
"Why so ? "
"Why , he staid at home last night
and attended to the children while I .
went to the club. When I returned , he
was sitting on a chair in the corner , a 1
black snake whip in one hand and a revolver -
volver in the other. " Indianapolis
Sun. .
Altogether Different.
Suitor I have come to ask you for
your daughter's hand.
Father Well , the fact is we are pret
ty crowded here as it is , and I
Suitor Oh , I intend to take her away
from home , if I marry her !
Father Oh , well , in that case But
you did give me an awful start , my
boy. Boston Transcript.
A Gentle Hint.
Little Bobby had been forbidden to
ask for dessert. The other day they
forgot to serve him , and as Bobby is
very obedient he remained silent , al
though much affected.
"Josephine , " said the father , "pass
mo n plate. "
"Won't you have mine ? " cried little
Bobby. "It is very clean. " London
Tit-Bits.
All Her Fnnlt.
Mr. Peevish Where Is that .book of
mine ? You know I told you last night a
Where I had put it for safe keeping.
Mrs. Peevish Yes , dear , but I don't
remember where you said you bad put
ItMr.
Mr. Peevish Well , I declare ! Women
can't remember a blessed thing ! Phil
adelphia Record.
DOGS ON THE STAGE.
Lcnplnpr For the Villain' * XecU A
Very .SeimUlve Animal.
Four legged animals in drama are of
ccurse a very common sight today. Al
though they are often of far more im
portance than the mere super , they
have an ailiuity to that class , for theirs
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J1 no speaking part , unless ono counts
the bark of a dog as such.
A little time ago the writer met an
actor who was taking the part of a vil
lain l ! in a play wherein a big mastiff
seizes him at the back of the neck just
Bt Bn he ( the villain ) was about to murder
the heroine. "Nasty part , that of yours.
How do you mamige to escape nightly
being bitten by that big brute of a
dog ? " "Not a nice part , it is true , " he
answered , "but the dog is well trained.
He is kept .without food for a few
hours before the show. A piece of cook
ed liver is tied to my neck. He Is held
In the wings till the cue comes , then
he ! rushes on to me for his supper , and
the curtain goes down on a very effect
ive tableau. I don't object to the dog.
It's the liver. "
The mention of stage dogs brings to
mind an amusing incident that occur
red In a well known theatrical agent's
office last summer. In came a rough
looking ' ' little man wearing a check suit
that once used to speak out for itself ,
but was now silenced by the heavy
hand of time. The man was followed
by a dog of attractive appearance. The
visitor said he did a "tramp act , " as
sisted by the animal. Then they gave
an exhibition of themselves and were
certainly above the average. "What are
your terms ? " the agent queried. "Ten
pounds a week. " "I'll give you two. "
The Imitation tramp but he was not
far from the real thing looked with a
sad , reproachful eye at the agent and
silently backed out of the office , the
dog meekly following. However , within
a few seconds the man returned , quick
ly closing the door to exclude his part
ner , who clamored to get In. "I'll take
lit , " he said in a hurried whisper.
"Where's the contract ? I'm real broke ,
so it's a clear case of push ; but , for
heaven's sake , don't mention the price
where the dog can hear you. " Cham
bers' Journal.
MOST PEOPLE LOPSIDED.
Differences Between the Legs , Eyes
nuil Ears of Men and AVomen.
The two sides of a person's face arc
never alike. The eyes are out of line
in two cases out of five , and one eye is
stronger than the other in seven per
sons out of ten. The right ear is also ,
as a rule , higher than the left.
Only one person in 15 has perfect
eyes , the largest percentage of defects
prevailing aino'ng fair haired people.
Short sight is more common in town
than among country folk , and of all
people the Germans have the largest
proportion of shortsighted persons.
The crystalline lens of the eye is the
one portion of the human body which
continues to increase with the attain
ment of maturity.
The smallest interval of sound can
be better distinguished with one ear
than with both. The nails of two
fingers never grow with the same ra
pidity , that of the middle finger grow
ing the fastest , while that of the thumb
grows the slowest.
In S4 cases out of 100 the left leg
is shorter than the right. The bones
of an average human male skeleton
weigh 20 pounds , those of a woman are
six pounds lighter.
That unruly member , the tongue of
a woman , is also smaller than that of
a man , given a man and a woman of
equal size and weight. It may be ap
palling to reflect , but it is nevertheless
true , that the muscles of the human
jaw exert a force of over 500 pounds.
The symmetry which is the sole in
telligible ground for our idea of beauty ,
the proportion between the upper and
lower half of the human body , exists
in nearly all males , but is never found
in the female. American limbs are
more symmetrical than those of any
other people. The rocking chair , ac
cording to an English scientist , is re
sponsible for the exercise which in
creases the beauty of the lower limbs.
The push which the toes give to keep
the chair in motion , repeated and re
peated , makes the instep high , the calf
round and full , and it makes the ankle
delicate and slender. Exchange.
Wlieii Irving Forgot Himself.
Ben Webster , an English actor , told
a good story of how he held his own
when Sir Henry Irving happened to be
absentminded. In the "Lyons Mail"
there is a touching scene between Le-
surques ( played by Irving ) and his
daughter Julie , of which Didier ( Mr.
Ben Webster ) is a perfectly silent wit
ness.
One night Sir Henry , instead of making -
ing his long speech , appealed in trem
bling tones to Mr. Webster : "Speak to )
her , Didier ; speak to her ! " Didier was
duinfounded. There was an awful
pause. Irving , quite unconscious of
his own mistake , frowned wrathfully
nt the young actor , but Mr. Webster ,
equal to the occasion , gave way to a
burst of tears and exclaimed , "I can
not ; you know I cannot speak ! " " and
turned his back on the audience.
Then Sir Henry picked up his lines
with a start , and it was observed that
Didier's shoulders shook with emotion !
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Victoria's Proposal.
It was at Windsor castle that Queen
Victoria , then only a girl of 20 , did
what she described as "the most nerv
ous thing a woman was ever called on
to do" when she summoned the young
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to
private interview and "proposed" to
him. She had first met him when as a
boy of 17 he came with his father to
England , and when , three years later ,
he "made no secret" of his love for bis
fair cousin "no one was surprised and
every occ was delighted. " London Tit-
Bits.
CHILD LOVE.
Two Httlp arms were clinging ,
And a little head was pressed
( TIic rosy face all hidden ) (
Closely against my breast.
"
;
"What is it , dear ? " I questioned ,
Caressing the golden head.
Whispering sweetly and shyly ,
"I love jou ! " the darling said ,
What had I given to win it
This offering pure and sweet ?
A story told in the twilight ,
A merry word when we meet ?
Oh , child love , so gladly offered ,
So easily won , I pray
Through life I may find this treasure
Mine , as it is today !
There arc trials to meet and vanquish
And sorrows crowned with the years ,
And lips curie less to smiling ,
And eyes fill oft with tears ,
Dut the heavy heart grows lighter ,
Half of its grief beguiled ,
When lo e , with a heaven born impulse ,
Speaks from the lips of a child !
Home Notes.
COUNTERFEIT ART.
Americans Are Enslly Swindled on
Picture * l y "Old Masters. "
There will doubtless never come a
time In the history of the art world
when the discovery of "old masters"
will cease , certainly not as long as
American picture buyers possess the
almighty dollar and are willing to be
swindled.
Nearly every week in New York for
the last year there have been auction
sales of "rare old masters. " Some of
them are rare , indeed ; one that was
shown at the Macbeth gallery and also
in Detroit some time ago , supposed to
be a study of an old man by Rubens ,
the left hand of which was nearly
twice the size of its mate , and the term
"rare" did certainly apply very aptly
to the flesh tints.
Do people ever stop to think how i
many of these "old masters" there are
in existence ? Any one may have an
"old master" these days who has the j
"price to pay the dealer to find one or i
go abroad and get one 'made. ' " There
are many artists in Paris and else
where A\ho make a good living , or
what they consider a good living , copy
ing "old masters" in the various gal
leries to sell to dealers for little or
nothing , and they in turn bring them
to America and clear hundreds by sellIng -
Ing them to some moneyed art lover
who in some cases is doubtless in the
possession of more money than judg
ment in art matters.
One well known New York art col
lector some time ago paid a large sum
for a certain painting that an enter
prising dealer had "discovered" and
who represented it to him as very rare
and the only one in existence. The
same gentleman while on a recent tour
through Spain was shown the original
painting upon the walls of a certain
monastery. The sequel of the story
docs not say what he did with the
dealer. If there be a hereafter for these
discoverers of "old masters , " their con
sciences , which seem very elastic , will
have to do a deal of rubbering to get
back to the required shape to fit them
for their celestial abiding places or to
meet the frowns of the shades of de
parted masters themselves. Detroit
News Tribune.
The following epitaph is to be found
in Dalkeith churchyard , over the grave
of Margaret Scott :
Stop , passenger , until my life you read.
The living may get Knowledge by the dead.
Five times five jears I lived a maiden's life ;
Ten times five jcars I lived a widow chaste.
Xovv , weary of this mortal life , I rest.
Between my cradle and my grave have been
Eight mighty kings of Scotland and a queen.
Four times five years the commonwealth I saw ;
Ten times the subjects rose against the law.
Twice did I see old prelacy pulled down ,
And twice the cloak was humbled by the gown.
An end of Stewart's race I sa\y ; nay , more
Jly native country sold for English ore.
Such desolations in my life have been ;
I have an end of all perfection seen.
This lady was born in 1G13 and lived
to the age of 125 and , therefore , must
have lived through the following list
of rulers : James I , Charles I , the com
monwealth of Oliver Cromwell as pro
tector , Charles II , James II , William
III and Mary , Anne , George I and
George II. London Chronicle.
Methods of Cnrliig Jungle Fever.
I got over my attack , but it was a
marvel that I did. One morning my i
doctor bled me till there was scarcely
a drop of blood left in my body. He
then gave me 40 grains of calomel , and
in the evening , as the fever was still
raging , he ordered me to be taken out
to the yard of my quarters , laid on a
bare rattan couch and buckets of cold
water thrown over me for about 20
minutes ! I was then put back to bed
and fortunately fell asleep for several
hours. After some weeks on the siek
list , I was able to return to my post at
Kornegalle. J "Fifty Years In Ceylon. "
Disappointed the Farmer.
"That city man that was visiting me
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is an overrated cuss , " remarked the
farmer.
"How so ? "
"Oh , the papers all said he "was a
great hand at watering stock , but I
found he couldn't work the pump five
minutes without laming his arm. "
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Chicago Post.
Ah !
He Cissie , I've heard it said that a *
kiss without a mustache is like an *
egg without salt. Is that so ? |
She Well , really , I don't know. I
can't tell , for , you see , I've never
He Ah , now !
She Never eaten an egg without
salt. Glasgow Times.
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