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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , APRIL 17 , 1908 HAD TO BE MORE EXPLICP "Dear Grandpa" Conveyed Little 1 Post Office Officials. A member of the Yale baskotba team which played here t\ night ( two ago received n check a present I three figures from his grandfathi who lives In n New Jersey town. Tli check , ns n mutter of fact , was a fall prepared by William L. Lush , tli Yale coach , formerly left Holder c the Cleveland baHohall team , vho wn hero with the team. Hut fake or n fake the recipient of the check gc mighty excited. He raei'd right across the Hollondo lobby to the telegraph desk , the mil ute he saw the size of I ho chock , an wrote out a telegram as follows "Dear Grandpa , , New .ler.so ; Thanks very much for check. This 1 a receipt. Your grandson. " Ho wrot It JiiBl that way. Then ho hustled Into the wrltln I h room to thank grandpa more fully h letter. While he was preparing the letter bellboy brought him back his toll gram , along with the 30 contH h had paid to Bond It 30 In ponnles- and this was written across the me sago : "Can't find anybody name dear grandpa. " Then the Yale bo ciuno to. Cleveland Plain Dealer. WHY BE CRABBED ABOUT AGE One Instance , nt Least , In Which I Brought No Good. At the dinner that the Chlcag Press club gave In Edward Payso Weston's honor , the veteran pedei trlan said of old ago : "Ago Is no crime , but you woul think so from the way some pcopl try to conceal It. Wo can glvo the 11 to age by being gay , vigorous , bonyan and It Is foolish of us to resent on burden of years in any other miuinu "Tho aged lion Davles of St. Josep resented his years In a foolish , crust ; surly way. " 'Hollo , old man Davles ! ' an oldc ly St. Joseph lawyer said to him on morning. ' "Old I1 Davles snarled. 'Old , hey Well , how about yourself ? I'm no oh cr than you are. What's your carllc ! recollection ? " "Tho lawyer grinned at old ma Davlos and replied : " 'Well , let mo see. Yes , I thin that's it. My earlleat recollection I hearing folks say : There goes ol man Davles. ' " Messenger Pigeons. In taking Its observations the moi senger pigeon rises to the height van Ing between 200 and 700 foot , accon Ing to the climatic or other local coi < lltlons. lint , whether the height li 200 or 700 feet , the pigeon Hies In series of circles , but always return to a central position Immediate ] nbovo the spot from which It has boo released. As soon as It has accurate ! determined its direction it darts o for homo. The speed varies aceim Ing to atmospheric conditions. Wit a strong wind behind thorn , they wl fly at a velocity of 1,500 or 1,000 yard n minute. Every Canadian a Villager. Perhaps every Canadian does nt know that he la a "villager , " says th London Nows. For the country owe ita name to a curious nilaeoncoptlo on the part of M. Jacques Cartle who is credited with the discovery < the St , Lawrence. Ho could make In little out of the conversation of tli natives , ami , hearing them frequent ! nso the word "Kanata , " their nan for n village , ho fell Into the mlstali of supposing that it was the name < their country. Thus , In more thii ono sense , has Canada grown from llttlo village to a great state. An Unlucky Coin. "Tho quarter-dollar , " said a numl matlst , "should bo a very unlucfc coin. It Is nothing but ono mass < thlrtocns. There are 13 stars on I There arc 13 letters In the scroll thi the eagle holds In Its claws , there in 13 feathers in the eagle's tall , at there arc 13 feathers In its wing. C the shield there are 13 parallel line 13 horizontal stripes and 13 arroi heads. Finally , In the word 'quarto dollar' there are just 13 letters. " But Yet a Man I " 1 suppose 1 hnvo about the mo ; thoughtful , kind and considerate hu band in the world , " she was aayln sadly. "When he comes homo < about two of the morning , turns n the lights on and wakes mo out of sound sloop , ho always saye in U most polite way Imaginable : " 'Don't let mo disturb you. dea but will you please help mo to u fasten this collar button ? ' " Australian Rolling Stones. Round gray stones which nro re rolling stones are plonUful In Au tralla. They are of no value tsa\ as curiosities. When laid on n tab these stones begin to qulror. Thi they begin to roll , first \rtth a eloi then with u faster gait toward U table's center. lu a few minutes tin will all bo together In a tight bunc The magnetic iron ore which they co tain accounts for their motions. On the Wrong Wire. An uptown doctor who Is noted fi inclslvencss of language was sltth in his offlco the other day when tl telephone boll rang. "Hollo , " answered the doctor. "Hollo , " came o voice , "Is this tl undertaker's office ? " "No , " replied Uio doctor , missed It a llttlo , " and bijnp up WOULD TRY IT ON THE CA1 Irishman Had Cheaper Form pf Anal ; sis In His Mind. Expert testimony may bo vnluabl from a scientific point of view , bti there are often cheaper ways of ci tnbllshlng a certainty , as the hero < the following anecdote decided at th last moment. An Irish lalxmir et terod a drug store , and drawing paper bag from his pocket , jwiured o the counter a number of very stick and unattracttvo looking lozenges. "Can ye examine thin cnnily ? " h asked. "It looks queer. What IB the mater tor with it ? " asked the druggist , "PIzen. Ol'in thltikln' . Old ye Ivc see such stuff ? Dlnnls Daly glvo thor to me b'y , and Dlnnls Is no frlnd c mlno. " "Well , I can make an analysis. " "All right , OPII como In to-mum on me way from worruk. " The Irishman had reached the dooi but he suddenly stopped with his ban on the latch. "And how much will thot 'nnlysl bo coHtlnx mo ? " ho Inquired. "Five dollars , " was the answer. The man walked over to the coin tor and swept the lozenges Into th bag , which he replaced In hl pocke "Nlver molnd. " ho said. "OI'll fee wan to the cat. " FABLE BROUGHT UP TO DATE A Little Allowance for the Imaglnatlo Requisite Here. Once upon a Time a Urnvo Yout risked his Life In saving a Dcautlfi Girl from a Watery Grave at a Kasl lonablo Seaside llomirt. The Grateful Father seized the KOI cuor of his Daughter by the Hand , an In a Volco slopping over with Him 'Ion , spake thusly : "Noble Youth , t You I am Indebted for everything thn makes Life Worth While. Which Ui ward will you Take Two Hundro. Thousand Plunks or the Hand of M Child ? " "It's Mo to the Digit of the Rescue Maid , " answered the llnivo Youtl who Figured on Copping both th Ueauty and the Coin. "Young Man , you have Chosen Wlsi ly , " replied the Grateful Parent , "f < i I couldn't have given you the Tw Hundred Thousand Plunks at th Present Writing , as I am only a Poc Village Editor and haven't begun t Save It up yet , but my Offspring I Yours for Life , Hless you , my Chi drcn. " Moral Fiction Is Stranger tha Truth. Otherwise a Poor Village E < Itor would not have been doing Stunt at a Fashionable Seaside Hi sort. Chicago Dally Nows. She Saw Her. "Tho late Clara Hloodgood , " said theatrical manager of Chicago , "wn witty as she was talented and heat tlful. Sometimes , Indeed , lior kee wit carried her rather far. "I remember once , at a tea at th Auditorium , a remark that the brl Hunt actress made to a soclet woman. " 'You wore at Bar Harbor , I hi Hove , In the summer ? ' said the BI cloty woman. " 'Yes , ' said the nutress. " 'And did you BOO much of m daughter there ? ' " 'Uathcr. ' was the answer. 'Sh were a bathing suit in the mornlni riding bloomers in the afternoon an low neck at nlghL" Don't Be Left Handed. It has been estimated that aboi ono boy out of ID IH left-handed who ho roaches the ago of ton. This Is hi mother's fault In not making him us his right hand more during bin bah ; hood. In Germany there are schoo where the boy Is taught to bo rlgh banded. Nearly all tools are made fi right-handed men , and the boy wl grows up left-handed will bo aw : ward. If ono can use both hands alike 1 has an advantage In some things ; hi It seems as If nature Intended U : right arm to do moat of the work. Grain ns a Weight. The name "grain" as a weight orl Inated in a curious way. The old Kn Hsh pound was equivalent to "tl weight of 7.GSO grains of wheat , take from the middle of the ear. " Th gives 480 to each of the 16 ounceva i which the pound was composed. A though the standard Is now entire different , the fact that there are stl 4SO grains to the ounce Troy and tl ounce apothecaries' weight carries \ back to the time of the Conquest , m : shows us how the name grain orl Inated. Stilt Skating. "They skate on stilts In Sweden said a traveler. "It is an odd an pretty sight to seo. Here a girl skin along , elevated two foot nbovo the lc There goes an expert upon stilts 11\ feet high. "Stilt skating is very , very diillcul Nevertheless , the Swedes do the outt and inner edge , cut rings backwar oven make the grapevine. "Hut when they fall ! A fall froi llvo-foot stilts often makes a hole I the Ico. " Knew How to Treat a Lady. The woman had been accused i murder , the evidence sustaining tl charge , but the jury brought in verdict of "not guilty. " "How did you reach such a mo strous conclusion ? " asked the Judg severely. "Your honor. " returned the for man , "do we look like 12 Jays th : don't know how to treat a lady ? " DOTTED TEARS WON SUIT. Extraordinary Letter by Father Spurned Girl Read In Court. A thousand dots were In a lott which was read In a breach of promt , action at Chester Sheriff's court i cently. "These are not kisses , but tears the letter , which was of an cxtrac dlnary character , explained. Last year a Choadle cab proprlcU named Arthur Morroll , met Ellznbo Ann Rhodes , an Ashton-under-Lyi mill forewoman , who is now 20 yea old , nl a wedding party. Ho apparently fell In love and wro her many letters and post cards. February last they became engage and the wedding was to have taki place In September , but the cab pi prlotor wrote asking the young worn : to "lot him free , " as their "social co ( lltloi.-g were not qulto equal. " The young woman's father In rep wrote the letter , which was read court : "When you go to church and sli your pralso try to think of the la you have now spurned and loft with broken heart. "When yon uplift your voice prayer , may the boa von bo ns bras May God repay theo for what tin hast done. " Then followed 1,000 dots and the words : "ThoHo are not kisses , but tea from a mother's and daughter's heart which before they knew you never hi a care. "May you for every tear that fal and every throb in their hearts rope it millions and millions of times ov nnd ever again , and every time y < look at a IUHS or hoar the church bet chime at night when you go to slee and at morn when you awake , m : you think of this letter and a lass wl a broken heart. " The jury awarded10 damages.- London Express. Some Suggestions As to Lying. There Is not so much objection lying as there is to a lack of art the telling of a Ho. H is no use to U a Ho unless you are going to n compllsh your purpose. Lies can ( the work whether they are discover ! or not. It is all in the manner of to lug them. In the first place never t ( a lie when the truth will do just i well. This serves to establish yoi reputation and gives your lies a stan Ing they could not otherwise gal Never toll a big Ho to gain a Him object , nor tell a llttlo Ho to gain big object. Let all your lies bo b and lusty fellows , and let thorn ha' some big business In hand. These tv rules are really Imperative If you c peet to become a successful and pi llclent Har. Little lies for little thini are not worth telling. Finally , always have the courage your lies. Stick to 'cm. If you a not hravu enough to stand by yo own lies , why send thorn out only be betrayed ? A man Is the raiiko sort of a coward that refuses to gl' his He any ( support when It craw back to him from the buffet Ings , be : Ings and rough usage of the popular Hraco It up with manufactured cc roboratlvo evidence- and artillclal co Urination and Fi > inl It out again i nowod In spirit and vigor. Washln ton Times. Killed 109 Ducks at One Shot. Harry Malcolm , ox-deputy gar warden , sends to the Sun a photogrni of a remarkable nlrio-barrol gun with single trigger , which has the eff ( tlvenoss of a Galling gun In slaughti Ing ducks. A single pull of the trl gor llres off all the barrels , and o : discharge Is said to have killed 1 ducks. Mr. Malcolm , assisted by Messrs. H. Cox , W. M. Lyun and Sidney Hi bor , arrested a party of hunters wl were using the gun to the great ( let meat of the wild duck hunting spc on the Potomac rlvor. Seven mi wcro taken along with the gun , whl is of a type forbidden by law. J Malcolmn says that ror years th have been unlawfully killing due and driving others from the Potom river and tributary creeks. The capture of the outllt , ho says , a great relief to the owners of Ian In the neighborhood. With the gi were captured four sloops , seven I guns , 100 decoys , seven skiffs , 1 pounds of powder nnd 85 dead duel Ualtlmoro Sun. Arnold's Question Well Answered. There are renewed efforts to pal llenodlct Arnold in clean , white c < ors. They remind a writer of the ft lowing anecdote : On ono of his ral Arnold captured an American otllc In Virginia. After n few days he sail "Captain , what would our countrymi do with mo if they caught mo ? " "We sir , " replied the captain , "if I niu answer the question , I should say th if my countrymen should catch yi they would llrst cut off your lame k which was wounded in the cause freedom and virtue at Quebec , ai bury it with the honors of war ; thi they would hang the remainder yous carcass on a gibbet ! " Side Lights on History. Scott was writing the "Lay of. t Last Minstrel. " "After which. " he muttered , with grim smllo , "with your kind perm slon , ladles and gentlemen , the gift vocalist , Herr Spuytentuyfol. will sli the pathetic ballad entitled. 'Manm Your Little Darling Is Too Full Eat Any Mora ! ' " For well he know that there wet ! bo still later minstrels with otb lays. MADE INTO STABLE HUMBLE PURPOSE SERVED B\ MAUSOLEUM OF TYRANT. Curious Memorial of the Ruin Solane Lopez Brought on Paraguay Country Being Brought Back Slowly to Prosperity. A curious memorial of the tyranl Solano Lopez , who wasted and dopopu latcd Paraguay between 1SC2 and 1870 stands In the city of Asuncion , the capital of the republic. It Is the large and Imposing mausoleum that he built for the ultimate housing of bis body Hut it was never used for that pur lioso. When Lopez was overtaken am ! killed as ho was ileclng his enemies did not care to glvo him a decent burial. Dr. Vallentln , the Gorman geograph er , who has just written a book on | Paraguay , says that it puzzled the people plo to decide what to do with the mausoleum. It was ilnnlly turned lute a stable nnd is still serving that i humble but useful purpose. ; Grass la growing upon the loftj | cupola and weeds protrude from cverj crevlco In the walls. It Is a menu | ment to the ruin Lopez brought upot , his country and himself. | Lopez has often been called the i Nero of the nineteenth century , bul some historians say that ho was worse than Noro. Dr. Hnez , the historian of Paraguay , says that the tyranny o ! Lopez was thy most barbarous thai history records. The only excuse ever made for him is that ho was In sane. He was president of Paraguay am ! Intended to make himself king. He provoked and waged a IIvo years' yni with the united countries of Urazll Argentina and Uruguay. He had a crown made in Paris to bo ready foi the coronation just ns soon as he could declare himself king of more thai half of South America. Ills idea waste to build up a great kingdom , not bj developing Its resources , but by found Ing a military despotism. Ho became a despot wholly unrestrained strained by law. All his countrymcr who opposed him wore shot or im prisoned. Ho had his own mothoi and ono of his sisters publicly Hogget In Uio street. Another sister was kepi a prisoner In chains. Every boy and man who could carrj a gun was Impressed Into the army and as the end drew near he compelled polled many hundreds of women te light In the ranks. The whole coun try was In ruins when a bullet endei his life. In 1SC1 Paraguay had a pop illation of over 1,000,000. There wore only about 200,000 human beings litho the country In 1S72. The land wai nothing but a waste. It had been completely stripped o C.1ttle. horses , sheep nnd goats , not ! plantation was In cultivation , am theie was no money to buy seed , foi Ixjpez , and the woman Lynch , when ho had brought with him from Paris the year before he became president had shipped all the remaining goli and silver to England for a rainy day Paraguay has recovered slowly fron this experience. She now has a pop ulation of 500,000 , immigrants an coming In growing numbers , nnd agrl culture and commerce are ndvanciiii every year. Cost of Mine Timbers. The cost of every ton of anthraciti Is Increased eight cents by the expense ponso of the mine timbers. To sup ply these timbers , says the Vogeta rlan Magazine , requires each yen : the product of approxlmatetly 150,001 acres of forest. Timber is used for cross ties fo : tram roads In the main haulage ways as wooden rollers and ns props. A so of gangway timber consists of tw < legs , commonly nine or ton feet loti { and about 13 inches in diameter , am a collar six or seven feet long. Thes < sots are placed on an average at Intervals torvals of flvo feet ; ono gangway fre qnontly contains 1,000 sots , and tei gangways to a colliery is not an tin usual number. The average Hfo of the timber Is hardly above two years. Forty-flvi per cent of Uio timbers are destroyei by decay , while breakage , wear am Insects destroy the remainder. Dj peeling the timbers and properly sea soiling them and especially by glvlnj them n treatment in oils or chomica salts , their length of service is matcrl ally Increased. Relics of a Great Composer. Among life's largest Ironies is thi fate that often befalls the manuscrlp of a genius. Of no ono is this true than of Uecthovon. When this greatos of composers was alive ho was inccs santly in financial diillculty. Afte his death all his manuscript were soli at auction over 200 of them then wcro yet they brought hardly $500 This would bo at the rate of abou two dollars and a half apleco. Tin other day the manuscript of his C major sonata for violin and piano written in H 2. was sold by a man ii Lolpslc to n man In Florence for 12 , 500 marks , or $10,200. What the Little Workers Do. The bee , humble worker as he is yet last year paid the interest on th ( national debt of the United States $21,310,320 , and had a surplus remain Ing of nearly ? 700.000. This Is almos as much as the J2S.OOO.OOO which was the value of raw cane sugar prodiicei tn the country. Yet beside the farm yard chicken the bee sinks into in significance. Poultry products thi ; year aie worth SCOO.000.000 , more that any crop lu the country except corn. ( Copyright. ) "Ilnvo you noticed Paul don't use tobacco any more ? He dropped It ibout two months after ho was mar ried. "No ; ho didn't glvo it up of his own free will exactly. In fact there was i kind of conspiracy. Margaret's the one that made the cure. She did the hard work , though I'm bound to say , and shu says so , too , that I'm the one she got the prescription from , so to speak. "Margaret nnd I were sitting sew ing together one day , nnd we begun Lo kinder talk Paul over. You know ivomcn will discuss their men folks ivhen they feel confidential. Finally 1 says : 'Paul's a good boy , if he is my nephew. He's ono In a gftod many Hundred , but he's got one fault I can't iblde. If you don't mind It , ' I says , why , it's all right and I'm glad for > 'ou , but It's something I never could jet used to. ' " 'I do mind It , ' she says right up liilck. 'I always said I'd never marry i man that smoked. Hut now I've [ lone it , and as long as I know be forehand , why , ' she says , Til stand it the best way I can , and just won't nag lilm about it. ' " 'That's right , ' 1 says. 'It don't never do no good to nag a man. It lust gets him moro set in his ways , and It makes you both unpleasant to get along with. ' " 'Paul says himself that he'd Hko to stop , and I know it isn't good for "I Told Her It Would Make Her Sic as a Horse. " him , ' she says , 'but the habit is s strong that I don't suppose ho cvi will glvo it up. ' " 'I believe ho can bo cured , ' says , 'and if you are willing to try I'm pretty sure , knowing Paul as do , that you can euro him In loss tha n fortnight. ' "She put down her sewing at tha and looked at me. 'I'd do anythlr In this world , ' she says , and si seemed terrible In earnest. " 'What doctor do you have whc you are sick ? ' I says. "She looked kinder surprised , as she didn't see what that had to t with it. 'I haven't been sick sine I've been hero , ' she says , 'but I alwnj had a homeopathic doctor. ' " ' 1 always doctored t'other way , ' says , 'but I don't see after all bi what the home'paths have Just f good luck. Anyhow , that's what I try on Paul , if I was you. Let's se what is the motto of the home paths ? Don't it moan that yc cure a tiling with something Jui Hko it ? ' "Sho didn't say nothing for a loc Umo , I could BOO eho was studyic on what I'd said , but Bho didn't g < over looking puzzled. Finally , when thought the right minute had come , eays : " 'And speaking of smoking , I hn an old unulo and aunt once thnfbot smoked , I don't s'poso anyboel knows what a sight of comfort the took. They'd set down every ovenin 'sldo of the fire and amoko togethe It Beemed kinder queer till you g ( used to It" "Margaret looked at mo steady , an then she smiled a llttlo bit 'I thin I see , ' she says , and then she mael up a face and shivered. "Wo didn't say no more about smol Ing that afternoon. 1 don't bollovo i tolling folks too much when I'm gi' Ing 'em advloo. They're too apt t go and say I told 'em to do so an so , and that's likely to make feeling So I Just lot 'em think things out fc themselves. "When Margaret went homo sh says : Tm going to try It , Aur 'Sonath , If it kills me. ' So then waited pretty Interested to see wlu would happen next. "Well. Margaret didn't let no gras grow under her feet. It wa'n't more' throe days later that Paul dropped i to BOO me. I knuw by the looks i him that ho'd.got something on hi mind , and I says to myself : 'You'i going to bo counsel for both sides. ' "I talked as fast as I could on othe things , for 1'vo found that the longc you keep folks away from what thoy'v come a-purposo to talk about , th more they'll say when you do IE 'em get ut tt "Finally a pause came , and the Paul spoke up. ' "Aunt 'Seuath , I'm In an awfi scrape. ' "Why , A-hat's the trouble ? ' I says. "He laughed sort o' sheepish. 'It sounds funny , but it ain't , ' ho says. ( 'Margaret's taken to smoking. ' & " 'Smoking ? ' I says. " 'Yes , smoking , ' ho says. ' 1 don't wonder you're astonished. I was my self. I tried to get her off the notion , but she won't give It up. She said she thought It would bo so sociable to sit by the flre evenings and smoke to gether , and she wanted to Hko all the things 1 did. I told her it would make her as sick as a horse , but she said she'd got real mild tobacco , and anyway she guessed everybody that learned to smoke was sick some. She said I must teach her how to do It , and if you'd believe me she brought out her tobacco and some pipes she'd bought. Well , I saw she was set on doing it , and I thought the quickest way to cure her was to let her have her way , but I tell you I was on nettles all the time for fear some of the neighbors would drop In during the lesson , as she called it. She took a few whiffs , and then she turned as white as chalk , and I bad to carry her to the sofa and open all the windows to air out. Well , I thought that would bo the last of it , but the next night when I went to take my usual smoke , she had to go through the same performance. She says she thinks she'll get the hang of It pretty soon , and I declare I believe she will , for she held out longer this second ' * * - " * time. , " there * looking "He stopped and set down nt the Hoer , as moody and trou bled as could bo. I had hard work to keep from laughing. " 'Well , ' I says , 'your great-aunt Jane used to smoke , and I don't know's it's worse now than 'twas in them days. And there was old Mrs. Plummer ' " 'Great Scott ! Aunt 'Senath , ' ho broke out. 'Do you think I want my wife to be like those old smoke-dried specimens ? ' " 'Perhaps wo can think up some way out of the trouble , ' I says , soothIng - Ing like. " 'I've tried everything I can think of to make her change her mind. Perhaps - haps you could do something with her , " he says. "I don't believe much In mixing up in married folks' troubles , ' I says , 'and besides , why shouldn't she smoke if she wants to ? Of course I don't see why she should want to , but then , I don't see why you should , either. ' "Pretty soon he stopped tramping and went and stood by the window. 'I suppose if I should give It up , she would , ' ho said. "A night or two after that I see him again for a ininuto or two. 'Mar garet's stopped smoking , ' he says with a grin. " 'How'd you do it ? " I says. 'Have you give It up , too ? ' " 'Margaret thinks I have , ' ho says , ' and he looked sly. I was dlsgustedor than ever with him , and discouraged , too. There our plan was going all to pieces , and Margaret and I were both beat. "Cut the next day I found out we wa'n't quite so beat Every Thursday they come over to supper , and early Thursday afternoon Margaret come , bringing her work In a bag. She looked kinder whlto and miserable , and I see she knew as well as I did that Paul was smoking on the sly. , "We didn't say a word about It , but an hour or so before supper-time she folded up her work and put her hand Into her bag and took out a clay pipe and some tobacco. " 'For the landsakes ! ' ! says , 'what are you doing ? ' " 'Paul thinks I've stopped , ' she says , nnd she tried to look sly. I never glvo Margaret credit for seeing Into things so far till that minute. She filled her pipe and went and got a match and lit it. " 'I thought I bated tobacco before , ' she says as she begun to smoke , 'but I never did till I began to use it. How long before I'll like it , I wonder ? ' and she laughed in a way that made me want to cry. I didn't realize even then what she was trying to do , and that she was playing her trump card. "She got whiter and whiter , till I -i was pretty well Beared , and then she put down the pipe with shaking hands and I helped her to the old lounge. "There she lay with her eyes shut. I didn't see how 'twas ever coming out right , and it worked on my feelIngs - Ings so I 'most dropped tears Into the supper. "When Paul como In , ho looked so healthy and handsome that 1 declare I almost hated him for a minute. He saw Margaret , and a scared look came into his face. 'What's the matter ? ' he crlos. " 'She's sick , ' I says , as short as I could. "He went and looked at her. 'What is it , dear ? ' ho says. " 'It'll bo over in a little while. ' says Margaret , and 1 see the tears creeping out under her long eyelashes. "Paul glanced around and see the clay pipe. For a minute ho stood there , looking kinder guilty and mean Then he just dropped on his knees 'side of the old lounge , and 1 went out and left 'em thero. "Onco In awhile I could hear the low murmur of their voices , and then after a long time Paul came to find me. I toll you there was different looks on their faces , and we propped Margaret up in an easy chair and she ate a little mite of toast while the rest of us had our supper. She was pale , but smiling and happy , and they couldn't either ono of 'em keep their eyes oQ each other. "That was 'most two years ago , and * Paul and Margaret ' ain't smoked a mite since. " First Gloves In England. Gloves were first seen in England during the reign of Edward II.