Joe
E had four children and a baby
in arms. The names and ages
of the children were respective
ly Anna Maria , aged 7 ; Minnie Kate ,
aged 0 ; Albert , aged 4M ; Maud Har
riet , aged 3 , and the baby , Sarah Ellen ,
just turned 1 year.
He himself rejoiced in the name of
Joseph Webber , and believed himself
to be about 8 , but his mother was nev
er quite sure. They all lived at the top
of a narrow , tumble down house , and
Mrs. Webber always spoke of herself
as a "widder. " Her flrst husband had
died "in 'ole Hengland , " the second
here.
Mrs. Webber got her living by char
ing , and as long as she was sober al
ways managed to secure enough work ,
but she was an improvident , thriftless
woman , and any extra money she
might secure either went for drink or
was spent on indigestible food , such
as tinned salmon and pineapple or
shell fish , which often made the poor
baby ill for weeks later. She took lit
tle interest In her family , save now
and then for a fit of maudlin senti
ment over her orphans , but on the
other hand was seldom violent except
after an extra heavy bout of drinking ,
when the children carefully kept out
of the way , being taken in and given
shelter by kindly neighbors.
Her one Idea of responsibility waste
to try to lock her family in before
starting off for her work , "to keep 'em
out of mischief , " as she said , "for she
wasn't goin' to have her Jimmy's chil
dren , rest his sowl , brought up on the
streets an' kapin' low company ! "
But since Joe had been 5 years old
he had nearly always evaded this ma
ternal forethought , which was not dif
ficult , as his mother slept heavily , andx
before she could open her eyes and
" 'l'EK JEST TBUSJ JOE. ' "
struggle to her feet in the morning
the children were all up and away ,
taking with them enough money from
her purse to pay for their dinner.
In vain she swore and thrashed them
at nights when she remembered ; it
was no use , and the same little scene
was enacted every morning. The first
thing Joe did on ushering his little
brood into the open air was to take
them to a covered passage leading into
a little blind alley ; here they sat down
and shared the bread and "scrape , "
or sometimes the bread without the
scrape , which he had prepared. The
baby had its milk , and then they fin
ished up their repast with a drink of
water alas , never a wash.
After this the serious work of the
day began for little Mother Joe. How
to get the girls to school , and with the
least amount of friction ; , that was al
ways the puzzling question. When
they were younger threats always
served him , but now they were long
legged and nimble and shrill , and he
had to resort to bribes and cunning. {
"It's nigh yer time , ain't it , Minni-
kite ? " he remarked blandly , this par
ticular morning , as he ivlped the ba
i
by's mouth with his sleeve , "and 1
know yer'll want to be punckshall and J
beat that Eddie Cox with her reg'lar
'ttendauce. "
Minnikite leant back and smiled at a
him with long wicked green eyes , and
then she slowly put out her tongue.
"I 'appens to know , " he continued ,
with weary patience , and dusting the
baby's head as he spoke , "that there's
a nee law pest 'bout children's bein'
sent prisson for not goin' to school
reg'lar. "
"What price , boys ? " asked Anna Ma
ria , with her head , on one side.
"I allus go when I can , " he replied ,
fitting on the cap where it was meant ,
"and you know I goes every time Mrs.
Beet 'as no washin' and can mind the
biby ! "
"Well , ma ses she'll wallop yer ter
death nex' time the 'specter comes ar-
ter 'er 'bout you. So now. "
"Well , sadly , "there'll be no one to
iniud yer if she does. "
"Yah ! oo wants mindin' ? Go and
put yer 'cad in a bag and keep it there !
Come along , Anuermiria , let's go fer
a walk in the park. We'll 'ave a good
ole time , won't we ? "
"Yer won't get a bit fer yer dinner
ii yer do. But don't upset yerselves ;
there'll be more for Albert an' Maudle ,
'Ari-iet and me ! "
-rah ! bury yerself ! " was the polite
retort , as the young ladles disappeared
round the corner. But Joe did not
really feel uneasy , as he was con
vinced they had no real intention of
stopping away from school.
"I won't let ma beat you. I'll bite
'er legs if she do ! " a little voice said
by his side. He looked down grate
fully. It was Mauuie Harriet.
"Yer allus was a good little un , "
he said ; then added , with precocious
knowledge , "but , then , they gen'rally
is good when they's kiddies. It's when
they gets older they gets so rough. I
mind Miunikite and Annermiria jest
like lambs. "
"Like me ? " asked Albert , looking up
from his mud pics.
"Now , you're jest a fat puddin' 'ead.
Put yer cap on at once or I'll soon
mike yer mind ! "
The baby began to whimper , and he
folded her close in his arms and kissed
the little shriveled face. "Shoo , go ter
sleep , Sairey Ellen , " he whispered
softly , "it's a long time 'fore you'll
grow up and git rough and saucy. "
Some hours later and tbe children
sat shivering at tbe top of tbe drafty
stairs for their mother to come borne
and unlock tbe door.
"She's lite tc-night , " Anna Maria
said , leaning over tbe broken down
rail. But even as sbe spoke a heavy
step came up tbe stairs. Tbe children
listened anxiously , and Joe at last ob
served :
" Sbe 'asn't 'ed much. Guess we'll
be 'er orphans to-night. "
In a few moments a woman's beavy ,
bloated face appeared , followed by an
unwieaay body.
"Lite ter-night , " sbe said , rather
thickly , feeling for her key. " 0 , well ,
turn over nee leaf ter-morrer. "
Wben sbe bad lit a lamp on tbe ta
ble , sbe sat down on the one sound
chair and began to cry.
"Gimme me biby , " sbe said at last ;
"me little orphan biby me Jimmy's
chile. "
Sbe fell to kissing it , and it woke
with a feeble , peevish cry.
With an oath sbe pushed it from
her , and Joe just caught it as it al
most fell from her lap.
"Take it , " sbe said , "there'll be bet
ter company ter-morrer. "
He walked up and down until tbe
child slept again with its tiny bead
against bis neck , while the woman
snored heavily in ber chair. Tbe early
winter light was just filtering through
the unshuttered window wben Joe
awoke and sat up. His mother bad
not slept in tbe bed. He blinked bis
eyes and looked towards tbe cbair , but
it was empty. Witb a little cry be
sprang out of bed and rusbed towards
the door , but sbe had outwitted him
this time , and it was locked.
That morning went slowly by , while
the children fougbt and wrangled and
the baby walled and would not be
comforted. Towards evening Joe was
leaning out of tbe window showing
tbe baby some sparrows lighting on
an opposite roof , wben there was a
shrill scream behind him. lie turned ,
and , to bis horror , saw Albert stand
ing shrieking , witb a lighted newspa
per in bis band.
"Let go , yer fool ! " he shouted. Tbe
child let go bis hold , and tbe lighted
paper fluttered against some rotten
clothing banging against tbe wall , and
tbe next moment tbe whole room
seemed full of smoke and flames. Joe
sprang to the door and kicked witb all
_ * s might , but It would not yield to
his puny efforts , and tbe smoke stifled
bim. There was no water in tbe
room , and tbe woodwork bad already
caugbt and begun to crackle. He ran
to the window and gazed out. By tbe
side of tbe window on one side there
was about four feet of broken stone
ledge about a foot and a balf wide ;
on tbe other side it bad crumbled
away.
"Git out of the winder on to this ! "
be shouted to Miunikite. Sbe climbed
on to tbe stone work as best sbe could
and clung to tbe side like a little rat
Anna Maria followed , and Albert holdIng -
Ing Maudie between tbeui. There was
no room for more.
A crowd had gathered below , and a
man was trying frantically to kick
down tbe stout oak door , which old
Eli Matbews , tbe only other then in
mate of tbe bouse , always locked when
he went out. Joe watched bim witb
sickening fear in bis heart and mois
tened bis lips. The heat of the fire
inside was scorching him , and black
smoke came belching out above his
head.
"I'm fallin' ! " shouted Minnikite ,
shrill with agony. "I'm fallin' . O ,
Joe ! Joe ! "
The crowd heard her , and yelled .
hoarsely : "Hold on ! The ladders are
coming ! Don't move ! Hold the little
one up ! "
Albert and Maudie crouched huddled .
up together on the ledge , and kept
their eyes fixed in almost despairing
"
trust on Joe's face. Their breath came
and went in quick , convulsive sobs.
*
"O , Joe ! O-Joe ! "
"It's all right , " be said steadily.
He had the baby in his arms , with a
shawl well wrapped over its head to
keep out the smoke. Next moment
there was a yell from the crowd be
low.
"The hook an' ladae'r ! Here it
comes ! "
"O , Gawd ! " said Joe , between his
closed teeth , "O , Gawd ! "
But even as he spoke there came a
blinding burst of smoke and flame , fol
lowed by one shrill scream of agony ,
when he could see distinctly again the
whole ledge &ad broken away , and
disappeared Into the crowd below.
J drew in his breath. The baby's shawl
was already ablaze , and one of his
had been scorched black In the fire. He
clambered on to' the sill while the
crowd shrieked to him in despair.
"O , Gawd , " said Joe. "If yer can
will yer ketch us ? O , Gawd ! O , Gawd ! '
and he hugged the baby closer.
"Leastw'y it's better'n burnin' , " he
whispered , and jumped.
But he with whom not "a sparrow
falls to the ground without their
father , " had given his angels charge
over them to keep them in all their
ways , and they brought them to him.
Chicago Tribune.
LIFE IN THE SEA.
The Carious Thinus that Thrive In
an Aquarium.
Mr. Spencer , the superintendent of
the New York Aquarium , a few daya
ago was busying himself by picking
a lot of sand fleas from a dipper and
dropping them into a jar of anemones.
As they fell into the water they
straightened themselves out and then
slowly dropped to the bottom , kicking
as they fell. A few of them alighted
on the body of an anemone , which
promptly closed up. One , unfortun
ately , found himself , when he had set
tied , on the tentacles of one of tha
anemones. These began to serve tha
purpose for which- they were bestow
ed upon the anemone , and the flea , 01
scud , suddenly found himself inside
the capacious maw of the anemone ,
and the life was soon squeezed out ol
him.
"All is grist that comes to our mill , "
quoted Mr. Spencer. "These were ori
a lot of mussels which came in a
little while ago I thought I would
save them. There is life everywher <
in the water. Look at this ! " He held
up a dozen mussels , held together bj
what appeared to be a vegetable
growth. "That is an animal growth
known as serturlaria , " said he. "Is
this bunch you will find all sorts o |
animal life There are scuds , or sane
fleas , and rock crabs. Look ! " HI
held up one of the valves of a musse
shell. On it was a sea anemone. "No
tice that reddish coating , part o\ \
which has flaked off. Look at It
closely. Doesn't It look like lace !
work ? That is the bryoza coral , tty
lowest form of inollusk coral. Yea
will find life on nearly everything
that comes from the sea. Here's oni
of the rock crabs. " He took out or
the nest of mussels a little crab , aboit
the size of one's finger nail , and drop
ped it into a jar of water. New Yorl
Tribune.
"LOST MONDAY. " 1
Popular Fete in Belgium the Origin oj
Which Is a Mystery.
The first Monday after Epiphany ll
a fete day throughout Belgium. "Losj
Monday" it is called here ; exactly wh3
no one seems able to explain. The
origin of the fete is lost in the le
gends of the middle ages , but the mod
ern acceptation of the day is certainly
lost to no one here. Like MardI Gras.
Lost Monday is a day of genera )
merrymaking ; every cafe and restaui
rant in Brussels keeps "open house , "
aud free fare is on hand for all pa *
trous of the establishment , and as a
matter of fact for many others aj
well 'who are not regular patrons.
On Black Monday , then , as it is ironbi
ically called by some of King Leohi
pold's subjects not overenchanted witli
the day , the streets of Brussels an |
given over to the people , and the adi
venturous foreigner who , ignorant ol
the country's customs , ventures out la
apt to find that the Belgian populacd {
is no respecter of persons. On this
day the shopkeepers , sighing behind
their counters , find themselves comag
pelled to hand over to thbir custom
ers' servants a forced contribution ,
amounting to a certain percentage oi
the year's purchases , while the bak
ers , too , have a contribution to offer of
in the shape of cakes specially made
for the occasion , and offered as gifts
to their clientele.
In this manner , says the Brussela
correspondent of the New Yorlj
Times , the unique fete is perpetuated ,
though the calendar does not note in DS
any particular manner the first Mon
day after Epiphany.
The Power of Imagination.
An English physician made an inter on
esting experiment not long ago for the
purpose of determining the relative
power of imagination of the sexes. Ha
dosed 100 of his hospital patients with
sweetened water , and soon afterward
entered the room , in great apparent
agitation , saying that by mistake ha
had administered a powerful medicine.
In a few minutes four-fifths of the pa *
tients , mainly men , responded to the of
supposed emetic. Not a woman wag
affected. nie
Something of Real Valne.
. "I notice in the horrid newspapers of
that some person ovah on the conti
nent has discovahed the microbe of
hydrophobia , don't j'ou know. "
"Deah me , how stwangel But , weal-
ly , that doesn't concern me nearly so
much as would the discovery of some
means to counteract , don't you know ,
the effect that is pwoduced on a blood
ed dog by biting common persons. My he
little Fide was quite ill the last time
he bit an ordinary child on the street ,
don't 3ou know. " Cleveland Plain
you
Dealer. ,
erly
Ideal Snugness. post
"Say. Weary ? "
"Well , what ? " I ils
"How would you like 'to be a bug in
that $38,000 rug ? " Cleveland Plain "
Dealer. y.
Some men pay small debts for the
purpose of contracting large one * .
Having a good time Is the most stren
uous undertaking & man cut :
VHEN A WOMAN BUYS CIGARS.
5ne Who Was Particular to Have Them
Matc'\ Her " V ! J Paper.
'Twas jnr a few jays before hh
Dirthday. Shv. walked into the smok
ers' emporium ith nervous diffidence.
"I would like to get a skein of ci
gars. "
"You mean a box , I suppose ? "
"Yes , if that is how you sell them. "
"Do you wish anything special ? "
"No , nothing special ; but they're for
smoking , you know. "
The salesman smiled.
. "Do you desire a strong or a mild
| cigar ? "
"Very strong. I want them to last
| The box I bought a year ago com
menced to fall apart after my husband
had them about nine months. I think
they were too weak. "
The young man took a few boxes
from the case and opened them for tha
woman's inspection.
"Are these the only shades you have
I would like something lighter , to
match our wall paper. "
The salesman picked out box after
box , until the
counter looked like an
Egyptian pyramid. At last she select
ed a box , saying :
"These won't fade , will they ? "
Again the young man smiled.
"No , ma'am ; they are made of tha
purest Havana tobacco. "
"Do you think I could have my hus
band's monogram engraved on each ci-
"No , lady ; the cigar wouldn't draw. '
"Wouldn't draw what ? "
"I mean it wouldn't pull well. "
"But I don't want them to pull any
thing. I want them for my husband
to smoke. " I
1
The man behind the counter grew
Impatient.
" '
"Haven't you a box with a prettier
picture on it ? Let me see that one
with the forget-me-nots
on
a Japan
ese fan. "
"But , madam , your husband isn't go
ing to smoke the box. "
"I am \vare of that , sir ; but it looks
horrible to have some Spanish gener
al's picture or some ballet dancer's
physiognomy lying on the library table.
I like this picture. "
"But that is a different brand of
cigars. "
" '
"Couldn't you put these cigars in
that box , and the cigars in that box
you could put "
"No , no ; we are not permitted to do
any such 'presto-change' work in this
shop. Here is a pretty box marked
'Henry Clay. ' "
"But that is such a commonplace
name. Haven't you any called 'Vivian
de Haven' or 'Reginald Vere de Vere , '
or some name of a higher rank ? "
"No , madam , we do not sell rank ci
gars in this place. There are no such
brands. Do you wish the box you
have in your hand ? "
"I hardly know which cigars to take.
These have such a strong scent
Haven't you any that emit a sweeter
aroma ? "
"No ; can I sell you anything ? "
"Well , I'll tell you what I'll do ; Ii
you will just give me a sample of
each , I'll let yon know "
But just then the man slammed the
boxes back into their place , told the
woman that she was in a cigar shop ,
and not at a drapery establishment ,
and advised her to go to some pork
butcher's : and get a few hams for hei
husband to smoke.
The woman went out to get a police
man , but evidently got lost. Tit-Bits.
"SCRAPPIN * FOR PENNIES. "
Clever Venture of Two Street Gamiua
Which Pays Good Returns.
"Biff ! Bang ! That's it. Hit 'im
again ! Bet on the young one ! "
Such were the cries heard by those
who happened to pass "Board of Trade
court" about 2:30 one afternoon a few
weeks ago. In the midst of a crowd
about forty people composed ol
members , clerks , messenger boys and
visitors , were two ragged urchins fighting -
ing for all they were worth.
The larger of the two was about 13
years old and about 4 feet 4 incheg
tall , while the other , though probablj
old , was considerably smaller.
For the first five or six minutes thej
fought quite evenly , until the smaller ,
apparently finding the opening he was
looking for , lauded a hard right swing
his opponent's jaw. This was fol
lowed by a few more , and while the
larger boy made his way out of the
crowd the smaller was greeted with a
shower of pennies , nickels and dimes ,
which he quickly gathered up and was
seen no more.
In an alley two blocks east two boys
met , one nibbing bis chin.
"How much ? " he eagerly Inquired
a smaller boy.
"Two dollars an' twelve cents ; lem-
see dat's one dollar and six cents
each. "
"Dat's all right : city hall next ; lots
sports dere only don't come in so
strong at the finish. " Chicago Record-
Serald.
77
Not Quite What He Meant.
The man who thought he had the
Knack of saying pleasant things calcu
lated to warm the cockles of the oldest
heart was revisiting the town in which as
had spent a summer twenty years
before.
"I'm Miss Mears. I didn't know as
recall me , " said a coquettish eld
] spinster , approaching him in the
office the day after his arrival.
The ready heart-warmer turned with
most beaming smile and wrung her
Hand.
"Recall you ! " he echoed , reproachful-
"As if one could help it , Miss
vlears ! Why , you are one of the land-
narks of the town ! "
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W ESTERN CANADA
Grain Growing. Mixed Farming.
THE REASON WHY
more wheat is erovra in IVesten
Canada in a few short months , it
because vegetation grows in pro
pcrtion to tbe sunlight. There
fore 02 ponnd per bushel in 88 fail
i a standard as GO ponnds in theEart.
Area under crop In tVcutcrn Canada , 1902
1,087,830 acres.
TIeldV 1902 117,928,754 bn.
Free Ilomeitcnda of 160 Acre * Plentiful , the onlr
charge being 110 for entry. Abundance of w ter and
fuel , chsap bnildiniz material , good grass for pafttnr *
tnd hay , a fertile soil , a sufficient rainfall and a climata
airing an assured and adequate season of growth.
Bend to the following for an Atlas and other litera
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If winter left
you "all run down , "
wind up with
When a man runs short in his ac
counts he is apt to run long in his
travels.
Snrinam , in Dutch Guiana , has the
smallest range of temperature of any
place in the world. In summer the
averagle is 78 degrees and in winter
} degrees.
The Interior of a gold bearing rock
was inspected in an Oregon town by
means of the Eoentgen rays , and
veins of gold were as plainly visible
if they were on the surface.
NEVER SAW SUCH LABOR YIELDS.
The Climate In Hcnlthy-Tlie Winters
Arc Pleasant in Western Canada.
Writing from Stirling , Alberta , to
one of the agents representing the Ca
nadian Government Free Homestead
Lands , Mr. M. PIckrell , formerly ot
Beechwood , Ky. , says of Western
Canada : .
"In the first place - wewill say tnat
the summer season is Just lovely Indeed -
deed As to the winter , well , we never
experienced liner weather than we ara
now enjoying. We have just returned
from Northern Alberta and will say ;
weather to be very
, that we found the
! mild , the air dry , fresh and Invigora
ting. Considering everything we can
say that the winters here are most
pleasant , healthy and enjoyable to
what they are In the States. Here It
gets cold and continues so till spring-
there are no disagreeable winds. In
South Alberta it is some warmer two
to four inches of snow may fall ano
in a few hours a Chinook wind coma
along , evaporating tbe entire snow ,
leaving terra firnm perfectly dry , m
fact , we did not believe this part until
we came and saw for ourselves and we
now know what we herein write to be
just as we write it. There has not
been a day this winter that I could network
work outdoors. Farmers here are cal
culating on starting the plough the
first of March.
"As to farm wages , we would not }
advise a man to come here with tha
expectation of living by bis days'
work , but all who do want a home I
advise to have nerve enough to get up
and come , for there never bas been ,
and may never be again , such a grand
opportunity for a man to get a home
almost free.
"As to tbe crops. I have been in the
fields before harvest , saw tbe grass put
up and the grain harvested , and I nev
er saw such large yields. I saw oat3
near Edmonton over six feet tall that
yielded 80 bushels per acre , and I |
talked to a farmer near St. Albert who'
had a field year before last that averaged - !
aged 110 busbels per acre , and weighed
43 pounds to tbe bushel. All other
crops would run in proportion as toi
potatoes and vegetables , the turnout
was enormous. I have such reports aa
the above from all sections that I have
visited , and that has been every com
munity between tbe Edmonton district
and Raymond in tbe Letbbridge dis
trict.
"As to stock raising , I would advise
a man to locate in this place , or any ;
place , in South Alberta , but for mixed !
farming , I would say go up farther ]
north , say near LacombeWetaskiwinor
Edmonton , where it is not quite so dry
and where there is some timber to be
bad. I will say that nowhere have I
ever seen a better opportunity for a
man , whether he has money or not ,
to obtain a borne. Nowhere can ba
found a more productive soil , better
water and a better governed country !
than Western Canada affords. Induce *
ments to tbe hoineseeker are unex
celled. I met two men near PonokoJ
on tbe C. & E. R. R. , who borrowed
the money to pay for their homestead !
and in four years tbose two men sold'
tbeir farms one for $2,500 , the otheu
for $3,000. I met a man near WetasJ
klwin who landed here with 25 cents
six years ago. He is now worth $8- *
000. The advantages for ranching are !
excellent , in fact , I do not believe this
section can be beat. Markets are
good ; as to living , a family can live
as cheap here as they can in the
States. The average yield of oats In
tins neighborhood , last year , was 70
bushels per acre ; wheat averaged 35 ,
barley 40 , and the beet crop was good.
In consequence of tbe successful culti
vation of the beet , a large beet sugar
factory is being erected at Raymond ;
seven miles from here. '
"In conclusion I will say that N. wJ
T. , from Manitoba to a long distance
north of Edmonton , produces most
wonderful crops. Lakes and rivers
abound witb fish , and game is plenti *
ful. And that this is unquestionably
the country for a man to come to if
be desires to better bis condition In
life. I would advise the prospective
settler to look over the Letbjridge , La *
combe. Wetaskiwln and Edmonton
districts before locating.
"I will locate in the Edmonton dis
trict next fall and several families
from the States will locate with me.
In the meantime I
, will receive my
mail here and will be pleased to give
tbe interested all tbe information de
sired. "
For information as to railway rates ,
etc. . apply to any agent of the Cana *
dian Government , whose names apneai
elsewhere in this paper.
In some of the hotels of Switzer
land there are two wine-lists one fo *
Germans , and the other for Ameri
cans and Englishmen. The Ger
man list is
thirty-three
per cent
cheaper than the higher priced list.
Chemistry students in the Heidel
berg University are compelled
, by tha
rules of that
institution
, to insura
their lives. Even those who merelv
attend the lechires , and do not ex
periment , must insure.
Taking a tumble and
taking a dron
bnc one
Working for relatives is
us eating soup about as
By means of an ingenious
insfc
mcnt. the hydioscope hut
, the " ,
eyesight can
inventor is Signer Fine , an
a schoo mate of Mnronm
J.ust what it was 25 years ago ,
St. Jacobs Oil
is now.
The prompt , sure cure for
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Price , 25c. and SOc.