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Occasionally llio gov'ner did Bocloty ,
Ho seldom wont Into nny but tlio best ,
because ( hero ho found the "smart"
young women who omphanlKod tholr
Boclul standing by inlnuto accounts of
tholr mlHtrenHOH1 diamonds. The gov'-
nor hud often inntorlnlly IncroiiHod hl
bank account hy thobo llniuiclal point-
ITH.
ITH.Ono Tuesday night ho dropped Into
( Wiley's. H wan RotnotlinoH n llttlo
mixed there , nnd ho mot almost Imme
diately n flirtatious young woman
| \vho , ho found , was gononil houno-
maid to a young couple In the mib-
, \trb9. She prattled Interesting thlngH
ovhllo ( hey were sitting out a danco.
"I niu dead tlrod tonight , " HIO con-
nded.Vo hud n 1 o'clock luncheon
today twenty-four covers laid , nn'
the tables ono glisten of nolld iillver
nn' cut glass. Wo nro 'It' when It
comes to solid silver. "
"You must hnvo the coin , " the gov'-
tier remarked casually.
"Oh , not special. It's weddln1 pros-
cuts. Thoy'vo both got rich fells : , un'
they give thorn just fiends nn' scads of
eolld silver. "
The gov'ner regarded her with beam
ing Interest.
"A gauzy butterfly IIUo you oughtn't
to wear thc'mselvcs out with work.
What's your push out there ? " ho In
quired tenderly.
I Miss Nellie tossed her head.
' "Just mo nn' him nn' her nn' the
liaby , an' ho gone half the time. "
| She unconsciously lowered her voice.
"lie's gene now , an' she thinks I'm
Uicro In bed. I am goln * to Mullmll'H
party tomorrow night too. "
"Suppose the crooks do the house ,
nn' her alone ? " ho suggested.
I Miss Nellie squealed.
' "Mercy mo ! You don't think I'd
flght 'em If I was there , do you ? Oh ,
Hhc's got a telephone right In her room.
Blio could get help easy enough. "
The gov'ner smiled. It was n leisurely -
surely matter to finish n job nnd get
comfortably away after the telephone
1) ell hud called for help. It w'as sur
prising no ono had got on to a dead
open and shut Job like that.
Three o'clock the next morning found
III in padding gently up the still half
( country street. Just ahead of hint
tircre the dim outlines of n largo luwn
heavily shaded with trees.
lie vaulted the fence and strolled
leisurely up through the trees. "Not
even a bloomln' dogl" ho murmured
pityingly.
Ten minutes later ho walked quietly
Into the house and found his way Into
the hall , lie generally found the hall
first and radiated from there.
Ho had hardly stepped In when n
floor on the upper lloor opened sharply.
"Nellie ! Nellie ! " called a frightened
voice. "There Is something dreadful
the matter with the baby , and the tel
ephone won't work ! Nellie ! "
The voice rose to a shriek of terror.
There was a rush of mntlled footsteps
through the upper hall.
The gov'ner listened sympathetically.
"Nellie Is ut MullHU's an' good until
C o'clock , " he murmured.
There was an Instant's silence ; then
the voice broke out afresh in deeper
jlerror :
"Oh , she's dying she's dying ! "
The gov'ner scratched his head dis
tractedly. Ho hated to sec folks In
trouble.
"Baby ! Baby ! " The voice was heart-
breaking. "Isn't there anybody to help
toe ? "
An Instant later ho stood at the door
Of the lighted chamber.
"Can I do anything for you , ma'am ? "
tie Inquired politely. "I heard you us
K was passln. ' "
A woman knelt by the bed. She was
fccry childlike looking. She swept the
Jhnlr back from her face nnd regarded
jhlm with terror stricken eyes.
A baby lay on the bed. Llttlo rings
( of dark hair curled damply on Its pallid
forehead. Its little face was ghastly
blue nnd pinched. Suddenly Its head
jflrow back more violently nnd Us limbs
{ commenced to twitch In long , convul
sive shudders.
She clutched the gov'ner'u arm and
tohook It fiercely.
"Can't you do anything ? " she de-
Bnanded.
"I don't know , " he said ; then his fnco
( cleared. Heaven knows from what re
cess of his life he drew the Informa
tion , but he found it.
"I know , " he eald brlakly. "It's hot
( water. Go get some hot water in some-
fthln * big enough to put the kid In. "
She disappeared like an arrow loosed
Crom n bow.
ThGgov'ucr slipped his longdexterous
Cngers soothingly along the clammy
little body.
There was n sudden splash in the
ball , and the girl mother came breath
lessly In with a small tin bathtub.
"Get Us duds off ! " he said authorlta
fclvcly. "This water ain't hot enough
cut It'll have to pass now. "
The poor little mother's flngers were
trembling , BO they were nearly useless
fine turned great , Imploring eyes on
fclm.
"Please put her In ! " she baf whis
pered. "I am afraid to lift her. "
"Bleat ! " murmured the gov'ner ; then
be stooped and lifted the tiny con
pulsed body Into the water. He felt It
relax slightly In his hands OB the wa
ter submerged It.
Throw a blanket or something over
keep In the heat ! " he commanded.
"Tluit sliln out , cnn't yon , nn' got nome
hotter water ? ( Jot n move on you too. "
Hho hud already gono.
lie knelt by the chair , regarding the
small face ho wax supporting above
the lilunkct anxiously. It was U > KR
ulnehod now and lay limply on hlq
land , Hiuall and pnthotlc.
"Hnch n llttlo kid , " ho said softly-
'nuch n bloomln' llttlo kldt"
The long lashes slowly lifted , and
the dark oyi-s gazed Into his. Hlowly
ho purpled lids cloned again , and a
roiiior shook Its body.
Ho swore softly. "Ain't nho over
comln'7 This layout will freeze the
dd In a blasted minute ! "
Ho gathered the baby up In the blnn-
cot and com me need to pace the floor ,
watching the tiny face with strained
attention.
The blnn shadows deepened under ItA
eyes ; the tiny waxen IIOHO pinched
closer and closer ; the small mouth
coined settling Into n terrible calm.
Ho swore ns ho walked. In that way
10 managed In u measure to relieve
) ! H feollngH.
" ! H HIO ! dead ? " asked n choked ,
jroiithlcsH voice nt the door.
The girl mother's face was ghostly ,
nit the only thing ho saw was the
steaming kettle in her hand.
"Naw , " ho snarled ; but ho was not
so sure.
Ho lowered the child cnrofully Into
ho water.
"Now , Just keep pouring a llttlo , a
title , to keep It warmln' up. "
Ton , fifteen , minutes passed ,
A faint whlto glimmer of llfo coin-
noticed to tremble across the baby's
face. The blue shadows slowly faded ,
ind the wax whlto nostrils filled.
The gov'ner heaved n mighty sigh.
"She's comln1 through , " ho an
nounced triumphantly. "Now give mo
i dry blanket. "
Ho wrapped her warmly in it nnd
aid her , weary and sleepy , but palely
) lnk , on the bed.
Then ho shook himself like n man
coming out of a trance. Ho suddenly
remembered his burglar's kit in the
ewer hall. Dawn was breaking , too ,
nnd it might not bo so easy getting
back with It to town.
The girl mother looked nt him with
moist , grateful eyes.
"You are so good , " she fiald , with
quivering , volet * . "Baby would have
died If you hadn't"
She hesitated. Some way she could
not quite place him. Ho did not look
llko a worktngmnn. Ho was not n
gentleman. She dimly remembered
that ho had sworn nt her dreadfully.
She wont to the dresser nnd picked
up n llttlo steel meshed purse. In
side lay a ton dollar bill nnd n dollar.
"Would you mind , " she said dcspcr-
ntely , "If I gave you n dollar ? I wish
I could give you more , but It Is nil
the money I have , nnd Fred won't bo
back until the last of the week. "
Her small , tremulous fingers clung
to his an Instant , and n tear splashed
down on them. .
"I can't thank you. I can't thank
you , " she sobbed.
The gov'ner looked at her helplessly ,
nt the $10 In therpurso nnd the llttlo
lieap of diamonds over on the dresser.
Then he went down stairs , the dollar
lar In his hand.
Startled the Tiillor.
A London tailor was once measuring
Dr. Parker , who hud n quaint sense of
liumor , for an overcoat , when suddenly
the doctor broke forth In his most se
pulchral voice :
"Can you measure the Ineffable ? "
The assistant looked up nnd saw that
the doctor was extremely grave. Ho
Bald :
"I beg your pardon , sir ? "
The doctor raised both his hands
with n grand upward sweep nnd said :
"Can you measure the Ineffable ? Can
you comprehend the Infinite ? "
"We'll make you u nice coat , sir , " re
turned the puzzled assistant Tapping
the doctor's shin , he said :
"That's about the length , sir ? "
"Longer ! " ejaculated the doctor In
determined tones.
"There , sir ? "
"Longer ! " thundered the great man.
The tailor remonstrated. As n tech
nical professional he could give points
on tailoring to any preacher that ever
wore n head.
"If you have It nny longer , you won't
be able to walk , " he remarked conclu
sively.
The doctor looked on him compas
sionately and , once more extending his
arms toward the skies , said confiden
tially :
"I don't want to walk ; I want to
soar ! "
A History Mnlclni ? Trifle.
It was but a trifle that gave Spain
for so many generations the lordship of
the new world and enabled her by the
wealth which she derived from that
source to become the most powerful
nation In Europe. It is well known
that Columbus , discouraged with the
refusals which he met at so many
courts , dispatched his brother Bartolo-
mco to ask aid from Henry VII. of
England. But on the way the messen
ger fell Into the hands of pirates , and
by the time he reached London was so
destitute that he had to try to earn
the money to clothe himself In proper
style before ho could bo presented nt
court. But by that time It was too
late. Even the fact that Ferdinand and
Isabella furnished the funds to equip
the expedition was mainly duo to the
accident that Juan Perez do Marchcna ,
the queen's confessor , happened to be
passing when the weary mariner was
knocking at the door of La Rablda
monastery to beg a little bread and wa
ter for his boy Diego aud was im
pressed with the noble face of the dusty
traveler. Had Bartolouico reached
London In time , had Columbus been n
little later or earlier at the monastery
door , the fate of Europe might uavo
been changed and the destiny of the
Anglo-Saxon race altered.
I'urfnl In the Itanium * ,
The ron fim which lend men to
chnuHu n certain trade or profession arc
often | icrhiipH no more nenslblo than the
reason the boy In the following ntory
from n Now York paper grtvo for wantIng -
Ing n plnco In a bank , The president bf
a bank told the story at bin elult.
"I ddii't think I ever told you of our
redheaded olllco boy , Hrlcklmt , " re
marked the batik president after the
rest had each told n Htory.
"Novrr did , " was the nnswcr.
"Well , " continued the speaker , "ho
came to mo with recommendations
from lilH father , who was a schoolmate
of mine up In Stcuhon comity. After I
road the note from the father I told the
boy to take off his hat , nit down In n
chair and toll mo why ho wanted to bo
a banker , Ills answer was :
" "Cause I'm good at multiplying. '
" 'Woll , ' said I , 'can't you subtract
and divide too ? '
' "Oh , yes , ' ho said , 'but because n
hanker wants to make nil ho can I
thought you wanted a boy who could
multiply. '
"I hired him on the strength of thuL"
Old Time "Simple * . "
In the family Illblo of u Hoxborough
man there are n number of medical
ruloH , written over seventy years ngo
by the great-grandmother of the III-
blo'H present owner. Among the mien
nro the following :
"A stick of brlmstouo worn in the
pocket Is good for them ns has cramps. "
"A loadstone put In the place where
the pane Is Is beautiful for the Rhcu-
matlz. "
"A basin of water gruel , with half n
quart of old rum In U , with lots of
brown sugar , IH good for Cold In Hod. "
"If you have hiccups , pinch ono of
your wrists wile you count sixty , or
get somebody to Hkaro you nnd mnko
you Jumpo. "
"Tho earaoho Put onion In ear after
It Is well roasted. "
"The consumption Eat ns many pea-
nutH ns possible before going to bed. "
Philadelphia Record.
The Ilcnl People of "Ailam Ilcdr. "
On my mother's and grandmother's
sldo I am n direct descendant of George
and Mary Evans , nnd It Is among the
Evnns' household we must look for sev
eral of the characters mentioned in
George EHot's story of "Adam Bode. "
Thus George nnd Mary Evans may be
taken as typical of Thins nnd Llsbctb
Bode. Robert Evans Is undoubtedly
the original who suggested Adam Bedo.
Samuel Evans , the youngest son , was
certainly the prototype of Scth Bede.
George Eliot ( Mary Ann Evans ) wa
the daughter of Adam Bcdo and the
granddaughter of Thlas nnd Llsbetb.
It will thus occur to the reader that
In portraying Adam Bcdc our author
was thinking of her own father nnd
had the very best reasons for the state
ment concerning her here that ho had
a dash of Celtic blood In his veins. W.
Mottram In Leisure Hour.
Most girls nnd some boys have played
in their time the game of dibs or
knucklebones or jnckstoncs , but few of
them know that the game has existed
since the third century B. C. nnd Is
probably still older. How It was played
In ancient days no ono can tell , but the
nnklo joint bones of the sheep , ox , deer
nnd pig were used , and the game was
called "astragal , " from the Latin word
for the ankle Joint. In Scotland peb
bles are often employed , whence the
name "chuckles. " Even precious stones
nnd gold nnd bronze "atones" 1mvo
been used , nnd In some countries the
bones were marked with numbers nnd
colored to represent kings , queens ,
knaves and pawns.
To I'op Corn.
Hero Is the proper way to pop corn :
Put the regular quantity that Is , a
very small quantity Into the popper
and hold It under the cold water fau
cet long enough to thoroughly saturate
the kernels. Shake the popper and
place It on the back of the range to al
low the corn to dry. Then pop. The
kernels will be very large , nnd there
will bo no hard center. The red pop
corn Is thought to be the best.
The Evil Eye.
Ono of the remarkable things aboat
the superstition of the "evil eye" la
that It Is often attributed to whole peoples
ples by others who dislike or hate
them. In ancient times the Thebans ,
the Illyrlans nnd the Thraclan women
were so regarded. In thcso latter days
the Christians of Asia Minor have the
same feeling about the Turks and the
Turks about the Christians.
Ilenllr a Profenor.
"I beg your pardon , doctor , " Bnld the
toastinaster after the dinner was over ,
"for Introducing you Inadvertently as
professor. ' "
"That's all right , " replied the princi
pal speaker of the occasion. "Tho U-
tlo fits me better than 'doctor * floes. I
profess to bo a doctor , but I get mighty
little practice. " Chicago Tribune.
Positively It ratal.
"Let me see , " mused the young wife
as sbo picked up the cookbook. "I
have mixed the batter for the angel
cake. Now what do I do next ? "
"Telephone for th doctor , " answered
the heartless husband , w''o happened
along in time to overhear her muslugn.
A She neniembered Him.
Mr. Sklmmcrhorn ( as the participants
in the debate became personal ) I was
a thundering fool when I asked you to
marry me !
Mrs. Sklmmcrhorn Well , you lookcc
it , dear. Exchange.
Impoinlble.
Caller What will you do , doctor
when all your patients get well ?
Physician All my patients will nev
er gut well , madam. Baltimore Amer
ican.
HAD TO WAIT A LITTLE ,
riir Itrnnon l.Ur.le Could Not Mnrtf
Ted oil the Iniliitit.
Lute In the Hlxtlca adorn still lind
holr oostnmc-8 carried to and from the
heater In cliainpagno baskets by the
'bntikot boy , " and the very first nnd
noHt Important duty of the nctor or
iclro.su after rehearsal was to get the
mskct ready and plnco It outsldo the
leer ; then only ono might feel free.
Well , Cupid had been taking a little
filer behind the scones , and a young
omodlan had been stricken with love
or n bit of n girl who danced between
ho first play and the farce. Ono day
10 saw the old leader of the orchestra
up her cheek with hl bow , and the
awful familiarity wnn too much to bo
endured silently. Ho walked homo
vltb her , and In the boarding IIOURO
mil ho spoke. A minister' ) ! iiiuno was
iH'iitloiied. a number , a street , sonic-
hlng about a license. Nothing scorned
ory clear except his love and his desire -
sire to got married nt oncer nt once !
"Oh , Lizzie , will you marry mo ? Dear
Ittlo Lizzie , will you ? " ho Implored.
And Lizzie , who was about the height
child , but full
of a nine-year-old was
sixteen , very pink and very pleased ,
ooked coyly up , then modestly down
and answered. "I'm awfully glad you
eve me , Ted , but but , really you
tnow , you'll have to wait n llttlo ! "
) own wont Ted's face. "Walt ! " ho
cried In n tragic voice. "Waltl Good
ilngdom ! Why ? What for ? How
eng ? " And Lizzie , with wide , reproach
ful blue eyes , said , "Why , Ted , you
enow well enough you'll hnvo to wait
111 I got my basket ready ! " Clara Mor
ris In McClure's Mngazlno.
Some Smart Aninvern.
Hero nro some samples of what the
British schoolboy can do when ho tries
mrd :
"John Wesley was a great sea cap
tain. Ho boat the Dutch nt Waterloo
nnd by degrees rose to be Duke of Wei-
Ington. Ho was burled near Nelson
n the Poets' corner nt Westminster ab
bey. "
"Tho sublime porlo Is a very fine old
wine. "
"Tho possessive case Is the case when
somebody has got yours and won't give
t to you. "
"Tho plural of penny Is twopence. "
"In the sentence , 'I saw the goat butt
the man,1 'butt' Is n conjunction be
cause It shows the connection between
the goat and tbo man. "
"Mushrooms always grow In damp
places , nnd so they look llko umbrel
las. "
"Tho difference between water and
air is that air can be made wetter , but
water cannot. "
SICKROOM PHILOSOPHY ,
Never confine n patient to ono room
if you can obtain the use of two.
Never play the piano to a sick person
f you can play 011 strings or sing.
Never stand and Hdgct when a sick
person Is talking to you. Sit down.
Never complain that you cannot get
A feeding cup If there is a teapot to be
.iad instead.
Never rend fast to a sick person.
The way to make a story seem short
Is to toll It slowly.
Never judge the condition of your
patient from his appearance during n
conversation. See how ho looks an
hour afterward.
Never put a hot water bottle next to
the skin. Its cfllclency and the pa
tient's safety are both enhanced by
surrounding the bottle with flannel.
Never allow the patient to take the
temperature himself. Many patients
are more knowing than nurses where
there Is a question of temperature.
Hot CI-OHS nun * .
In Us early days , when , it Is to be
hoped , U was more toothsome than it
Is now , the hot cross bun played some
part In converting the people of these
islands to Christianity. Pagan England
was In the habit of eating cakes In
honor of thi goddess of spring , nnd
Christian missionaries found that
though they could alter the views of
the people In reference to religious
matters they could not Induce them to
withhold from the consumption of con
fectionery. So they put the sign of the
cross upon the bun of the Saxon era
aild launched it upon missionary enter
prise which has extended through the
intervening centuries nnd survived till
now. London Tit-Bits.
A Wet Umbrella.
Never leave an umbrella standing on
the point in the ordinary way when
wet The water trickles down , spoiling
the silk nnd making the wires rusty. It
Is also n mistake tb open it and leave it
standing , as this stretches the silk ,
making it baggy so that It Is Impossi
ble to fold It smoothly. The proper
way Is to shake out as much of ttle
water ns possible , then stand the um
brella on Us handle to drain.
CompiirUnnn Are Odlona.
Perkins , Jr. Why don't yo buy that
horse of Soth's , pop ? He's got a fine
pedigree.
Perkins , Sr. Pedigree ! The question
is , Is ho wuth anything ? Why , boy ,
them sasslcty folks what comes here
In the summer has pedigrees. Brook
lyn Life.
The Heal Need.
"I'd like to have some good old fash
loned homo cooking , " said the man
with a permanent sour expression.
"What you mean , " said the physician ,
"is that you would llko to have the di
gestion that you had when you were a
boy. " Washington Star.
Didn't Need It.
"Have you given Mr. Stnlelght any
encouragement ? " asked the impatient
mother.
"No , mamma , " replied the confident
daughter. "So far I haven't found il
necessary. "
When Johnny
comes marching home again
with crackers in a bag-
Send Johnny
a marching back again
and write upon the tag
Uneeda
Biscuit
In the In-er-seal Package. I
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY *
A Pope Related to n Sultan.
, Wo learn from a Swiss writer of the
seventeenth century that Pope Alexan
der VII. , whose pontificate extended
from 1(5. )5 ) to 1007 , was related to the
sultan Mohammed IV. The connection
between these two contemporary sov
ereigns Is traced to one of those occur
rences which In the 'times of Moslem
nvaslon and predatory aggression of-
; cn led to strange blood relationships
between representatives of Christian
and Mohammedan houses.
The story Is told by Wnlltchlus , n
contemporary of Alexander VII. nnd
Mohammed IV. Some Turkish corsairs
attacked aud pillaged the castle of the
Mnrsllls In 1523 and carried off Mnr-
gherltn , the daughter of Nnnl Marslll ,
nnd this fair lady was reserved as a
present tor the Sultan Solyman , who
made her one of his wives. By this
union she became the mother of Scllm
[ I. , ancestor of Mohammed IV.
From the same noble family Alexan
der VII. was lineally descended on the
maternal sldo. Lionardo Marslll , broth
er of the captive Mnrghcrlta , had a
son , Cesare , whose daughter , Laura ,
married Into the Chlgl family nnd be
came the mother of Fabio Chlgi , known
on the roll of pontiffs us Pope Alexan
der VII.
nalclprh nnd the Potato.
It was Sir Walter Raleigh who brought
potatoes Into Ireland nt the same time
lie brought the other American prod
uct , tobacco. Sir Walter was busily
engaged in oppressing the people about
Cork , so naturally , when ho planted
the potato on his estate nt Youglml ,
near Cork , the people were suspicious
of It despite Its palatablcncss. Cob-
bett cursed the root as being the ruin
of Ireland , declaring it n device of Sax
on ingenuity brought Into their midst
to tempt n'lid eventually to weaken
them. Sir Walter ate quantities of po
tatoes himself before he could assure
the people of their harmlcssncss. Now ,
with commendable gratitude , the tour
ist Is shown the very spot In the gar
den where Sir Walter planted the pota
to root. Close by it Is another historic
al bit of ground. There , It Is claimed ,
Sir Walter rested under.tho shade of a
tree smoking his first pipe of tobacco
when his servant deluged him with a
pall of water under the impression he
was on fire. What to Eat.
For external application the night
cap Is rarely seen. It Is first mention
ed during the time of the Tudors. In
the Inventory of Henry VIII.'s ward
robe we como across the following
item : "A nightcapo of black velvet em
broidered. " Nf wonder , with such
gearing , that , as Shakespeare suggests ,
"Uneasy rests the head that wears a
crown. " Poor old Bishop Latlmer was
not content with ono nightcap. Fox In
his "Book of Martyrs" describes him
as follows : "Ho held his lint in his
hand , having n handkerchief on his
head and upon It n nightcap or two
and a great cap , such ns townsmen
use , with broad flaps to button under
his chin. " They evidently believed In
keeping their heads warm In those
days. Health.
The Dauber In Cocaine.
The great danger of cocaine lies in
the fact that it is the most agreeable
nnd alluring of nil narcotics. It causes
no mental confusion ; only n little more
talkativeness than usual. There is
no headache or nausea , nnd the pleas
ant effects arc produced with a com
paratlvely small dose , but symptoms
of poisoning nro rapidly developed , nnd
within three months of the commence
ment of the habit there may be mark
ed indications of degeneration , loss cf
memory , hallucinations and suspicious.
London Lancet.
Soil nud Forage Crop * .
Those states which are noted for the
production of forngo crops not only
have maintained the original fertility
of the soil , but they spend for commer
cial fertilizers less than 1 per cent of
the annual value of their crops , while
those states which pay least attention
to forage crops have impoverished tho'
toll and spend annually for fertilizers
from 5 to 0 per cent of the total value
of their crops.
Aptly Expre ed.
Small Boy I got two lickings today ,
ono from pa and ono from ma.
Big Boy Yes ; they are a spanking
ten m. Princeton Tiger.
Time In Japan.
The Japanese divide the twenty-four
hours into twelve periods , of which six
belong to the night nnd six to the day ,
their day beginning at sunrise and end
ing at sunset
Whether the day or night bo long or
short , there are always six periods in
each. To attain this the characters or
numerals on Che scale are adjustable.
Two of them are set , ono to ngrco
with the sunrise , the other with sunset ,
nnd the four characters between them
divide the space Into equal portions.
Thus when the period of daylight is
longer than the night the day hours
will bo proportionately longer than
these nt night.
Another peculiarity in their scale la
that they use only six characters , those
from four to nine , and thcso read back
ward. London Express.
Didn't Move on Time.
A typical tough boy , aged thirteen ,
was committed to a certain asylum not
long ago by a city magistrate.
"What did you do that they sent you
here ? " asked the superintendent mild
ly.
"Huh ! They sent me up just for
playing n game , " snarled the boy.
"What game ? " asked the superin
tendent.
"Checkers wld do police , " ho ex
plained. "It was me move , an" I didn't
move , so dcy jumped mo. "
Ho had been arrested for loitering.
New York Tribune.
The Cnrnt.
Wo talk of a diamond being so many
carats In weight. The carat was origi
nally the seed of the Abyssinian carat
flower. These seeds nro very equal in
slzo nnd so were at one { ime used in
weighing gold nud precious stones.
Today the carat ns applied to gold
means simply the twenty-fourth part
of the weight of any piece of gold or
alloy of gold.
You may refuse to believe a compli
ment , but it was a good deal like a
snowball. It left a spot on you. Atclil-
Bon Globe.
Hubbub How bright , nnd clean ev
ery thing looks out here !
Subbub Yes ; we had a couple of de
tectives scouring the country last wcoSt
Philadelphia Record.
Great men should think of opportu
nity and not of time. Time is the ex
cuse of feeble minded nnd puzzled spir
its. Dlsruell.
Ihe Human Lottery
"AH , if only X were beautiful
how Happy llfo would be. "
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