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"PROVE YOU LOVE ME."
T Tras Trith a loud-
heart that
e Bnuauit
mounted the step3
Mme. Delvour's
house, and looked
at his watch.
"Twenty minutes
past 4, and I was
not to come until
half-past I must
wait." and he de
scended the steps, walked a few yards
on the sidewalk and stopped. His im
patience would not let him leave the
house, however, and eo, ten minutes
before the appointed time, he again
mounted the steps and this time runs
the bell.
"Is Mme. Delvour at home?"
"She is out, monsieur, but she will
be home presently, for she expects
some one."
Herre was shown Into the drawing
room and the door closed behind him.
He took a book from the table, seated
himself in a comfortable chair and
- tried to read, but in spite of himself
hie eyes wandered constantly from the
-closed door to the clock.
"If the Is prompt she will be here
- In eight minutes. She wili come In at
that door and I shall be able to tell
the Instant I see her face what my
answer Is to be."
He recalled the scene of the evening
hefore, the emotion of the young
woman after he had asked her to mar
ry him, and her answer, evasive, but
full of promise:
. "How can I reply so quickly? Give
me time to reflect and come to-morrow
at 4:30. Then I will have time to
consult my heart."
And now he had come, full of hope
and impatience to hear her decision.
"It will be 'yes.' " he said to himself.
"I feel sure of it."
The door opened and Mme. Delvour
appeared. "Ah, you are before me!"
"Yes." Etammered the young man.
..T tf
"Do not apologize; your haste flat
ters me."
Pierre stood, looking anxiously at
Tier, waiting.
I have been thinking, and now wo
will have a little talk," said she, with
one of her brilliant smiles. She seat
" ed herself at one side of the fireplace
and motioned Pierre to a chair on the
opposite side. A moment's silence fol
lowed, a century to Pierre, and then
Mme. Delvour began to speak:
! "I ought.to tell you at once that the
idea of a marriage between you and
mo seems very agreeable."
I "Ah!" breathed Pierre, his face
lighting up wondrously.
"You are 30 years old and I am 23.
We are both independent. We know
the same people, move in the same so
ciety, and even our points of view are
; Bimilarl"
LA now ray on the face of the young
an as the woman continued:
"In fact, you please me in every
"ray."
"How happy you make mci"
"But that is noi all. Yesterday when
jTou
rou spoke to me I was startled, but
not entirely surprised. I have been
u"U.vlivyJViVM-
OX HIS KNEES,
conscious of your admiration, and
shall I confess it? even loved you a
little myself."
Pierre was on his knees before her,
kissing her hand.
"Dearest!" he cried. But Mme. Del
Nvour drew her hand away.
"Please do not," she cried; "nothing
is yet decided."
"Nothing decided, and you say you
love me!"
"Exactly: I-love you, but I wish to
know whether or not you love me."
Solemn as the moment was, Pierre
laughed.
"I have asked you to marry me! Do
you need further proof? As you have
said, my position Is independent so
what would be my object if it were not
love?"
"I know you are sincere and that
you believe you love ne; but how
much do you love me? What is your
love capable of? I wish tc know be
fore I link my life with yours. A
man meets a woman. She pleases
Aim. He tells her so and in the telliug
becomes excited and takes Lis emotion
for eternal love. But what assurance
has the woman that this love will last?
A fire of straw, perhaps! Prove that
you love me. and I am yours!"
"I am resolved. A proof; give me a
proof."
"But " - .
"I am resolved. A proof; give me a
proof."
"But I cannot make a chance occur
which will give the opportunity. Shall
I set fire to your house that I may
rescue you from the flames, or ask yoa
to jump in the water and let me save
your life?'
"Those are not proofs of love.
Numbers of brave men have rescued
lives without being in love with the
people they saved. Courage and .love
are not Eynon;-mous."
Pierre prayad, pleaded, insisted and
swore he loved her, all to no purpose.
"A proof just one little proof that
you love me and I will marry you."
The poor young man departed,
despairingly asking himself by what
miracle he could obtain the demand
ed proof.
Two months passed. Pierre met
Mme. Delvour many times and often
tried to convince her by words that
be loved her. She, however, desired
more material assurance.
"If you would only lose your for-
sald he; "I could marry you in
spite of your poverty."
i "Beautiful proof of lover' said Mme.
jptlvour. "To marry the . woman
rk you UA Wked when be waj
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rich would simply be an act of chival
ry." "Then tell me what to do!"
"No. It is not for me to tell you.
It would be of no value to me unless
It came from you."
Pierre tortured his Imagination, but
all to no avail. He read novels by
the dozen in the hope of finding In
spiration in them. He dreamed of ex
traordinary adventures in which he
figured as the hero, but they were un
reasonable and impossible when
thought of In the daytime.
Winter came and went, and spring
found him as far as ever from the
realization of his hopes. Desperate
and discouraged, Pierre Bridault had
decided that he would never be able
to take to Mme. Delvour the testimony
she required and ho resolved to re-i
linquish the search. With thia
thought he called at her house and.
was admitted to the same little draw
ing room.
"You?" said Mme. Delvour, rising as
he entered. "But I gave you no per
mission to come. Perhaps you have
Eomething very serious to say to me?
Have you at last brought me the fa
mous proof?"
"No, I have not come for that On
the contrary, I have come to tell you
that I give up the search."
"Ah!"
With a grave air Pierre, continued:
"I have hunted all winter, heaven
knows how ardently, and still I have
found nothing." He paused, but his
companion did not reply and be went
on:
"I cannot bear the uncertainty any
longer. I love ycu, but the fever of
unrest will kill me. I would know
something positively, one way or the
other, and so I give up all hope of
winning you. I shall try hard to for
get you and your cruel test of love,
though I fear I shall not succeed. At
any rate I shall never see you again.
"Good by." He arose and held out
his hand, but Mme. Delvour did not
move. He turned and walked to the
door.
"Good by," he said again, softly.
"Cood by," replied she, in a voice
which she tried to make indifferent.
The door opened, then closed firmly.
He was gone.
Mme. Delvour sprang to her feet
and stood listening intentlly. Then
moved by a strong, sudden impluse,
she ran to the door and calied:
"Pierre! Pierre!"
In a moment, folded in his arms,
she was murmuring:
"Forgive my cruelty. I did not
know what I was doing. And, oh,
Iierre, do not leave me, for I love j'ou
I love!"
SWALLOWS HATPINS TO DIE.
Strange Mode of Suicide Adopted by an
Englishwomen.
From the London Mail: There were
remarkablo developments at the in
quest on the body of Mrs. Dadswell, an
inmate of East Sussex county asylum.
The superintendent of the asylum said
the deceased suffered from recurrent
melancholia, and was placed un.ler
strict supervision day and night Three
weeks ago she complained of illness,
and was taken to the infirmary, where
she developed signs of peritonitis. The
doctor noticed that there was a cur
ious swelling, like au abscess, on the
deceased's left side, and two days
later another abscess "pointed," and,
upon this being opened, a hatpin, sev
eral inches long, was taken out Two
days later another pin was removed,
and on Sept. S Mrs. Dadswell died from
peritonitis. The result of the post
mortem examination showed that the
stomach was perforated, the pins
which were 5 inches long having gone
through over half their length. A
week or so back the deceased had told
one of the nurses that' she had swal
lowed an egg spoon, but witness had
not been able to find It. The brain
was perfectly healthy.
Ilotlt Wires Illlnd.
John I. Anderson, a business man oi
prominence and influence.has just been
married to his second blind wife, Mrs.
L. O. Barton, a highly respected widow
lady of Belle Plain. Mr. Anderson's
first wife was blind and also an in
valid, and many years of his life were
largely occupied with tender ministra
tions to her. His sympathetic nature
is strongly drawn to women thus af
flicted, and he declares that they make
the best wives in the world. His pres
ent wife is a fine musician and accom
plished in many ways and the happy
couple are said to be contemplating a
trip to Europe, where Mrs. Anderson
will look upon historic scenes and en
joy the notable art collections through
her husbands eyes. Mr. and Mrs. An
derson are both in comfortable circum
stances and the look forward to many
years of wedded bliss. Ex.
Sltshtlr Chanced Only.
"We had a ladj- depositor, whom 1
will call Miss Sanders," said a receiv
ing teller of a bank, the other day.
"One day she came in to inform us she
had been married and wished to leave
her new signature and have her pass
book agree with her changed condi
tion. You need not make out a new
book,' she said, 'as I have not changed
my name much and prefer my old
book; just make it read Sanderson.'
So we simply added the letters o and
n on the book and tho change was
complete." Exchange.
Delay Is Ever Dangerous.
Shortly before the war between Tur
key and Greece broke out it had been
Intended to transfer to the Central
Museum at Athens various old Chris
tian treasures, antiquities and manu
scripts dating back in some cases to
the fifteenth century, and stored in the
churches at Tyrnavos and elsewhere.
Delay proved fatal. During the war
these treasures were all destroyed by
fire or carried away.
Dc&th In m Ga!c
A fierce hurricane prevailed off the
east coast of England Tuesday, wreck
ing scores of ships and drowning many
sailors. The bodies of twenty-five sea
men were -washed ashore at one spot
near Yarmouth.
A Query.
Her Beau "No, Tommy, I never saw
a stocking big enough to hold all the
Christmas presents I get." Her Little
Brother (innocently) "Didn't you
ever see fciiter'sZ'V-The yellow look.
CAMPF1RE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR
THE VETERANS.
Gears' Abost to Iloaor tfc Memory
oE the Leader of the Lett CMie
Gem. Gordon Presentiment No Foot
ball la the Army.
ShlloTa.
(A Requiem.)
KIMMIXO IlKhUy,
wheeling still.
The swallows
low
O'er the field
clouded days.
The forest-Held
fly
In
Of
Shlloh
Over the field where
F5F Solaced the parched
ones stretched In
pain,
Through the pauses
That followed the Sunday fight
Around the church of Shiloh
The church so lone, the log-built one.
That echoed to many a parting sroaa
And natural prayer
Of dying foemen mingled there
Foemen at morn, but friends at eve
Fame or country least their care;
(What like a bullet can undeceive!)
But now they lie low.
While over them swallows skim
And all is hushed at Shlloh.
ITonorlBg Jeff Davis.
The Atlanta Constitu Ion says the bill
making the birthday of Jeff Davis a
legal holiday went through one house
of the Geoi-gia Legislature "with a
whirl." The following is the account
given by the Constitution of this ef
fort of Georgians to prove their devo
tion to the leader of the lost cause.
"The bill introduced last week by
Mr. Oliver of Burke to make the birth
day of the president of the Confederacy
a legal holiday was adversely reported
by 'the general Judiciary committee.
Mr. Oliver arose to disagree with the
committee's report. Then there wa3
some very decided disagreement. Mr.
Oliver spoke in the most eloquent and
pathetic terms of the great man who
did io much for the South and for the
Confederacy. He begged that the mem
bers of the Georgia Legislature would
not consent to an adverse report on the
bill, but that they would rally with
him and do this honor to the name of
the dead president. He said that oth
er Confederates had been honored, but
that Jefferson Davis, the greatest of
them all, had never been voted an hon
or here.' He pleaded earnestly for his
measu:o and his speech had its ef
fect. Mr. Fogarty of Richmond, chair
man of the general judiciary commit
tee, explained his position. He believ
ed in honoring the great men of the
Confederacy. The Legislature had al
ready made the birthday of that great
est hero. Bob Lee, a legal holiday, hut
if the Legislature chose to do honor to
another of the great Confederates he
would not object. He had no decided
opinion either way. Mr. Fogarty
thought that the Legislature could not
do too much honor to the great men
of the Confederate cause. He was not
opposed to Mr. Oliver's bill in any de
cided way. There was some other
talking on the measure and then the
cha'r pat Mr. Oliver's motica to dis
agree with the report of the commit
tee. The result points to the almost
unanimous passage of the bill. Nearly
every man in the house yelled out his
vote to disagree with the adverse re
port. One man voted against Mr.
Oliver's motion. Nearly all of the
members express themselves as being
in favor of making the birthday of
Davis a legal holiday. Mr. Oliver Is
confident that his bill will pass."
Gea. Gordon's Presentiment.
When presentiments come true they
are remembered and talked aboat.
When they do not come true as hap
pens nine times in ten they are quick
ly forgotten. Before every battle
many soldiers are sure they are going
to be killed, and of course this feeling
is sometimes justified by the event A
writer in the New York Sun has. col
lected numerous examples of soldiers'
forebodings, true and false, one of the
most dramatic of which is quoted be
low One of the most noted Confederate
leaders now living. Gen. John B. Gor
don, was the victim of a false pre
sentiment, while waging a hopelessly
warfare against Sheridan in the Shen
andoah valley in 1SC4. One night he
was suddenly ordered by his superior
officer. Gen. Jubal Early, to lead out
his entire command and storm a Fed
eral fort.
"I never was more indignant in my
life," says General Gordon, "than when
I heard that order. I knew It was a
perfectly unnecessary thing to do, and
explained to General Early that we
could accomplish our plan of campaign
without slaughtering my command by
this attempt to storm a strong posi
tion ,a position that would fall of itself
when we should make the proper
movement.
"Early took no other notice of my
explanation than to send me word that
if I did not care to execute the order
he would delegate its execution to some
one else. This reply made me boil
with fresh indignation. I felt it to be
an insult, but as it was my place to
obey orders regardless of consequences,
I issued the necessary instruction for
a movement at daylight next morning.
"I began on my own account making
every preparation for death, for I had
a presentiment that I should this time
meet my end. I wrote a farewell let
ter to my wife, told her what to do
about my affairs, handed over my
watch and other personal effects to a
friend, and then walked up and down
my quarters, waiting for day to break
and my command to move.
"That wa3 a solemn night for me
for I had this firm presentiment that
it was my last night on earth. I felt
almost as certain of this as if I had
been condemned to death, and now can
pretty well understand how a man
feels when he is to be executed In a
few hours. I always had in every
battle of my life a sense of the danger
to which I was exposed; I never knew
what it was to forget it; but this time
I felt as I had never felt before that
my time had come and no mistake.
"Al daylight I took up my line of
march to my death, as-1 fully expected.
On we went, closer and closer to the
fort, until at last we were within close
range of its guns. I wondered that
they did not open on us, and every
second I expected to- see them belch
forth shot and shell, and play havoc
in.ov ranks.
. "0 Wf went, gy eyes fae w
nrp
guns, until our advance line struck tat
fort and we rushed upon its defences,
when, to our amazement, we discov
ered that it had been evacuated. Not
a Federal was anywhere in sight, In
side or out.
"You can imagine my sense of relief
as I saw my boys In possession of the
fort without so much as a scratch.
And you see what presentiments are
worth. I have never much believed in
them since that night."
No Foot-Ball la the Army.
From the New York Mall and Ex
press: Colonel Cook's order forbidding
match games of foot ball on the
grounds of the -military reservation at
tached to Fort McPherson, near the
city of Atlanta, might properly be ex
tended to every army post in the coun
try. The United State3 army is a
small and not overly powerful body,
and It should not be exposed to need
less hardship and peril. If its mem
.ber care to indulg In rough sport1
they are free to engage In wrestling
matches, "glove fights," with or without
gloves, riding untamed mustangs or
long-distance foot races with Indians
or cowboys. Those recreations, while
exhilarating enough for the average
man, are also sufficiently fatal to keep
the peace-time death rate in army life
fully up to its normal level.
But the line should be drawn at foot
ball. It isn't half so military as It is
mob-like, and it may properly be left
to young gentlemen who do not wear
their country's uniform. If It must
have its martyrs they should not be
drawn from the men who are on Uncle
Sam's pay-roll, and who are popularly
supposed to represent his dignity.
There are enough hardy young fellows
In our schools and colleges to suffer all
broken heads, disfigured faces and frac
tured limbs which a really cheerful and
enjoyable foot ball game seems to re
quire, and to them may he safely In
trusted the undeniably prodigious duty
of upholding the reputation of their
native land in that superbly beautiful
albeit some gore-stained sport
Models for Bravery.
Here are the five bits of metal of
fered as rewards for individual bravery
on the field of battle, and there is hard
ly a man in the countries they repre
sent who would not gladly risk his life
for one of term. Of the great powers
of Europe, England was the last to
institute a special decoration on the
battlefield. During the Crimean war
the Victorian cross was instituted. It
consists of a maltese cross of bronze
and is of little intrinsic valte, yet some
of the bravest deeds in history have
been done for this bit of gun metal.
The Legion of Honor was instituted
by the great Napoleon. Unfortunately
this new order has now fallen into
disrepute, until it is now facetiously
referred to in France as "The Legion
of Dishonor." But the traffic in the
order in no way detracts from those
won cross or
GEUMANT.
THE MAMATHEItESA
CSOSS OF AUSTRIA.
cross or ST.
CB0RG5, HU3SIA.
who were on its roll before the third
Napoleon. The Order of the Iron Cross
was founded by Frederick William
III. of Prussia durlzg the time he
visited England and helped to form
the combination which ruined Napo
leon forever. Until 1870 Ifwas purely
a reward for bravery In war, but since
has become a civic as well as military
decoration. The oldest of existing dec
orations for bravery was instituted by
the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
in 1757. This order consists of a gold
cross with the arms of Austria and the
word "fortitudinl" (for valor) Inscribed
on it. It has been reserved for higher
ranks in the Austrian army, and thus
lacks the democracy of the Victorian
Cross. The highest order in the Rus
sian army is that of St. George, insti
tuted by Catharine II., who, in spite
of her many fault3, had a great admi
ration for bravery.
Poor Tommy!
Even so sacred a thing as maternal
affection may sometimes provoke a
smile. "Why, Mrs. Jamesby!" ex
claimed a neighbor, across the back
yard fence. "Do you beat your own
carpets?" "Yes," replied Mrs. James
by. "I don't mind it It1 good exer
cise." "I should think you'd have
Tommy do it" "Poor Tommy!" re
joined the goad woman, resuming her
exercise. "He belongs (whack!) to a
gymnastic class down-town, and
(whack:) he's so tired when he comes
home in the afternoon (whack!' that I
haven't the heart to ask him (whack!)
to take hold of any work like this
(whack! whack!")
"To tie Send."
It is easy for an ingenious person,
who is unwilling to do a thing, to find
some excuse for the omission. An
Oriental story tells us of a man who
was asked to lend a rope to. a neigh
bor. His reply was that he was in need
of the rope just then. "Shall you "need
It a long time?" asked the neighbor.
"I think I shall," replied the owner,
"as I am goln to tie up some sand
with it" "To tis up sand!" exclaimed
the would-be borrower. "I do not see
how you can tie up sand with a rope."
"Oh, you can 6 almost anything with
a rope when you do not want to lend
It," was the reply.
It Is estimated that ther mm.
mjW Wf In m W9FW,
victocuo; legion or nosoB.
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Ufc Kelt Kaey.arlUM Caltlva ion
V JhlMrvMseUloa.
there Upiihlag that adds
to'the hapftaessi eta home than
habit of cheerMMMj" aays Woaa-
Hom'e CompaaiMii "It la a potent
factor In the secret nf honsekeeninar.
juil the housewife who has always a
'plpasant smile and a soothing word
has already acquired one of the most
rotable accomplishments. As long
ago as the days of the wise man a
OKity countenance had Its recognized
Value. It Is a duty to be pleasant
Yet how many neglect this important
requirement. Some women are con
tinually cross and morose; others are
weak and nervous, and are made fret
ful by the exactions of their household
cares. But there is no excuse tor much
of the friction that exists in many
households. I have been in some where
the atatosphere seesiad, actually to
tojSiiwUM-mHmHx"'mm9mmym!i
in a fret, and frowns and cross words
were the rule and not the exception.
How uncomfortable life In such a
home must be to the inmates, as well
as to the passing guests. One learns
to shun such homes as one would a
pesthouse. All women cannot be beau
tiful, but it Is the duty of every wom
an to look as well as she can, and
nothing adds more to a woman's good
looks than a cheerful countenance. 'I
have always,' said the good "vicar of
Wakefield, 'been an admirer of happy
human faces.' The sentiment is uni
versal. The pleasure thud derived
compensates for the absence of beau
ty and supplies the deficiency of sym
metry and grace. Cheerfulness can be
cultivated and acquired as well as
other qualities. If one's work is ex
acting and tiresome, it makes It no
easier by being fretful. Form the hab
it of being cheerful under adverse cir
cumstances. 'Our happiness observes
a standard writer, 'is a sacred deposit
for which we must give account.' A
serene and amiable temper is among
its most efficient preservatives. It is
a virtue not to be gainsaid. Admiral
Collingwood, one of England's great
naval heroes, in his letters to his
daughters, says: 'I never knew your
mother to utter a harsh or hasty thing
to any person in my life." What loftier
eulogy could a woman have than that?
Some women are naturally cheerful,
but allow themselves to be put out by
little things. Suppose the servant has
broken a dish, or the butter doesn't
come, or your husband comes home to
dinner late, does it mend matters by
any impatient complaint? Preserve
your equanamity. The world was not
made In a day, nor was It made all
flowers and rippling sunshine. Your
work will go along much smoother,
you will accomplish more, "and you
will make others happier by being
cheerful."
Cook Over a ny nan-Book Fire.
Burglars broke into a church at
Jamestown, Pa., and cooked a meal
stolen from a store. They made a
fire of the hymn books.
Rceord-Brcaking Ran.
The Union Pacific mail recently ran
519 miles between Cheyenne and Oma
ha in 520 minutes, the fastest long run
ever made.
WORLD'S RELIGIOUS NEWS.
It is expected that 30,000 delegates
will attend the Christian Endeavor
convention at London in 1900.
It is said that the archbishop of Can
terbury advised his clergy to burn their
sermons when they had preached thm
three times.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad has recently invested
$30,000 in a Y. M. C. A. building at one
point on its road.
A missionary recently returned from
Jubbulpin, India, computes that at a
very low estimate fully 100 people died
every hour from starvation.
Tho centenary of Methodism in
Wales is to be celebrated by raising by
1900 a large sum of money for the
clearing of debts and the erection of
new chapels.
It has been suggested that 20,009
meetings be held in the next six
months throughout Great Britain to
help the movement for an English Sun
day closing bill.
Doctor Lamson, who succeeds Doc
tor Storrs as president of the Ameri
can Bcrd of Foreign Missions, is pas
tor of the First Congregational church
of Hartford, Conn. He is a graduate
and trustee of Amherst college.
The "Children of Mary," a society in
the Roman Catholic church, celebrates
this year its golden jubilee. The so
ciety was approved by Pope Pius IX
on June 20. 1S47. It now numbers
1.70Q branches and includes 100,000
members.
Tho Rev. H. C. Morrison, senior mis
sionary secretary of the Methodist
Episcopal church south, has reported
that the entire debt of $145,000 of the
Board of Missions has been pledged,
.?50,C00 has been given by nine persons,
$100,000 by 200 persons, and the work
done in a private way, no public appeal
having been made.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
The new flannels for house wear are
loft and daintily figured. These flan
nels, at Co cents, also the pretty print
ed challies, at 50 cents, form charming
matinees, dressing sacques and negli
gees. A favorite trimming is a pointed
bertha euged with lace and decorated
with velvet ribbon.
Hopsacking is with us again and
promises to be one of the smartest
stuffs In vogue. There is a greater as
sortment of weaves than when it was
so much worn several seasons ago.
Heavy canvas weaves and some fancy
varieties, jaspered with black, or with
a thread of contrasting bright silk run
ning through it, are the prettiest and
most novel effects.
Speaking of mousselinc de sole trim
ming it is used in plaited or gathered
ruches, frills, either gathered or plait
ed, and la a puff, or, as our Parisian
sisters term them, boullioaes. They
are shirred on each edge, leaving a
puff In the center, and this airy, effect
ive garniture is then used to edge
yokes, collars, - revers, epaulettes, or
other fashionable accessories.
The population of Crete was, la
1893, 276,208, tocludlnf Oily. 7f6t Kt-
CAUSES OF POVERTY.
Hard condition establish-
EefeVT NATURE.
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It ta a Bard'deiV.aa' Cruel IttfrlA la
Which Utile la ta' Be Got Except by
Tell and Aacvbk Tale Earth a Sort
f Purgatory.
HE CaiisCs of Pov
erty" is the sub
ject of a paper by
the laie FraselsA.
Walker in the Cen
tury, Gen. Walker
says: In the first
place, I should
without hesitation,
say that edslly
chiefjamong the
cans) of ooverty
Is the hard condition otUte- human
lotaj-bjrnature "established. The
prime reason why bread must be so
dear, and flesh and blood so cheap, is
that the ratio -of exchange between the
two has been fixed in the constitution
of the earth, much (o the disadvan
tage of the latter. When it is written
that God cursed the ground and bade
It be unfruitful, bringing forth briers
and thorns, that man should only eat
ula bread with a dripping brow, the
Scripture does not exceed the truth of
the unceasing and ever-painful strug
gle for existence. Taking it by and
large, it is a hard, cold, and cruel
world, in which little is to be got ex
cept by toil and anguish; and of that
little not &l! can be kept by any de
gree of care and pains. There are, in
deed, regions where the eaith spon
taneously brings forth fruit enough
for a small population, and where a
moderate effort will largely increase
that product, while the climate Is so
benign that life i3 easily protected
from exposure. But these are not the
regions whore man ever has, or Feem
ingly ever can, become a noble bolng;
and even here, In the midst of tropi
cal plenty, the serpent stings; the ti
ger prowls at night around the vil
lage; the earthquake and the tornado
work their frightful mischief; chol
era and malaria kill their millions;
while every few years gaunt famine
stalks over the land, leaving it cum
bered with corpses. Throughout all
the regions inhabited by our own race
life is a terribly close and grinding
struggle. From four to seven months
the earth lies locked up in frost, and
its wretched inhabitants tower over
the scanty fire and try to outlast the
winter. When 'summer opens it is to
a harsh soil that the peasant resorts
to win the means, scanty at the best,
of barely preserving life. Sterility Is
the rule among the soils of earth,
mountain and plain alike. The ex
ceptions are a comparatively few fer
tile valleys in which are concentrated
the productive essences of nature. The
literature of primitive peoples is ever
.telling the story of this unceasing
wrestle with the hard conditions of
existence, and the same dreary tale
is repeated down to our own day.
Alcman the Greek calls spring "the
.season of short fare"; and less than
forty years ago the Irish peasant
spoke of "the starving season" which
jimmediately preceded the harvest of
the year. If, then, you complain of
poverty, make your complaint manful
ly and squarely against the Maker of
the earth, for poverty is largely hi3
work. The socialist is simply dishon
est when he charges human misery
upon society. Society has done vastly
more to relieve misery than to cre
ate It.
Big Gold Story from Siberia.
Russcli E. Dunn, a mining engineer,
who has just returned from Siberia,
declares that the mineral wealth at
the head waters of the Amur river is
very large. He developed some min
ing properties for a French syndicate
in the mountains from which flow four
streams that feed the Amur. Near
that place placer miners were taking
out fortunes that make the Klondike
seem poor. Out of one gulch not over
two miles long coarse gold and nug
gets amounting to $10,000,000 were
taken. The country is no place for
prospectors, however, as only a com
pany can get a concession. All placer
mine3 are worked by the government.
San Francisco Dispatch.
To Care Sick Batter.
A smart Chicago operator advertised
that he had discovered a process by
which old and rancid butter could be
made as good as new, but that ho
could only handle large quantities.
Some dealers sent him samples to try,
and in return received perfectly fresh
creamery butter. Then they Bert
agents all over the state, bought heav
ily and sent the stuff to him. To their
consternation, he declined to operate
on it, but offered to buy it at a small
figure, much less than they had paid
for it, and as, in the open market, it
would be graded as axle-grease, they
were obliged to let him have it.
Ia a Bad Way.
At the recedt banquet of the New
Haven chamber of commerce. Govern
or Cooke denied the old story that
Connecticut once flooded the market
with wooden nutmegs. "If we are not
mistaken," says the New Haven Reg
ister, "this is the first time any ofll
cial attempt has been made to relieve
the state of this undesirable reputa
tion, and if it is properly followed up
will doubtless assume the proportions
of a public service."
Ethel' Dec-felon.
Ethel (5 years old) Mamma, if I set
big and marry, will I get a husband
like papa? Mamma (smiling) Yes,
dear. Ethel And will I then be a wife
like you? Mamma Yes, dear. Ethel
(after a long, sad pause) I believe I'll
be good and die young.
Tho Baraam CI rate Bead.
The Barnum giraffe broke its neck
on board ship while the circus was on
Its way to England. This leaves only
one of the animals in captivity. It
was valued at $9,000.
tVaraa Day la Geresaay.
There were some warm days in Ger
many last summer. One day a Nu
remberg brewery retailed 205 hecolit
ra .(M00 gallons of beerT
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A CITY HOUSE BSAUTIF1ED,
y Ki'peatflea- Tho- tJtiU
arraey eel Briek KStevler.
a mill tn eeMral aexleci of pic
turesque effects ia the exteriors of Nw
fork itwaUlnc-lkraseB.. It la pleasant t
come now aild then upon a building
hiK ia fhn PWMitUfn to the rale a
3pot which" the owners have thouglt
it worth while to beautify at we ex-
fcenen of some Dilns and a ceriam
amouiit of money, though the latte!
need be only a small Item, says the
New" York Tribune. In Tenth strew.
just West of Fifth avenue, only two oi
three doors from tho Churcu or tae
Ascension, thera l an Imposing old
fashioned house. It has a one-story
extension, whl occupies an adjoin
ing lot on the same street, reaching
quite to tho wall of the next house he
vnnd. Between the extension aad the
house to which it belongs there la a
coamunic&tlc oa the ground floor, the
one story heildlMg feeing ased chiefly
Sth Ubraryr "Bunt ft'fn the "roof ar
rangement 6t the extension that the
decorative effedt consists. A brick
'nnt-inpt three or four feet hleh. with
occasional diamond-shaped embras
ures, extends alOns the top of the en
tire front wall. The top of this para
pet Is flat and is covered With low
boxes containing growing plants. At
this season tho place is a mass d!
chrysahthemhms, yellow being tbo pre
dominant color, and the brightness of
itheir tints against thO dull hues of the
building is noticeable many rods away.
Iu the spring the tulips on the para
pet are quite as gOrgoous as the chrys
anthemums arc now, and tho owners of
(tho house cause the flowers to be
changed according to the season of the
year. A sturdy growth of the Japanese
ivy, how in its autumn bronze, covers
the' walla of both house and extension,
and adds to ihe general effect. The
building has a rather foreign appear
ance, owing to the parapot garden,
which is" not often seen here. The roof
space, which is C-lU off from tho street
view by the wall add the flowers, is
tiled and used in pleasant weather as
a veranda. The windows of the second
story of the house open directly upon
it.
What Are Historical NoycIs?
All atmosphere, can be as historical
as an occiirMitce, says Paul Leicester
Ford in the December Atlantic, and a
created character can tn'ulshiit a truer
sense of a generation thaa the most
labored biography of some actual per
son. It if? scarcely possible to obtain
a more vivid idea Of the eighteenth
cdntury iife and people than Is to be
found iii Fielding's "Tom Jones," and
in this sense it is th6 best of historical
fiction. In the three volumes of the
Littlepage MS3. Cooper took as hta
central theme the history of the great
land grants of New York; Satanstoe re
lates the motives of state which in
duced the granting of the patents, the
means taken to secure them, finally the
struggle with the Indians for their pos
session; "The Chainbearer" carries
the history one point further by show
ing the method of telling of these land
grants, and tells of the struggle for
possession between the owners and the
squatters, and finally the third of -.he
series, "The Redskins," deals with the
fierce "anti-rent" w.r which broke out
on the same estates some fifty yeara
later. It is apparent, therefore, that
these three books are historical nov
els. But, as a fact, they are
not more truly historical than
the eariy works of Bret -Harte,
and it is a safe assertion to make that
if the day ever comes when his storios
of California are no longer held to be
the classics of the west, they will still
be read as pictures of the upbuilding
of the Sierra states, or as historical
novels. Paul Leicester Ford in -the
December Atlantic.
Will near Mock Trial.
Judge Richard S. Tuthill will pre
side at a mock breach of promise case
in the People's Institute on Saturday
evening, Nov. 27. Frank Waiter will
appear for the plaintiff and George W.
Plummer for the defendant. The en
tertainment will be for the benefit of
the Second Regiment, West Side Boy3
Brigade.
Madman' a Oncer Idea.
.dward Shauer, of Greenville, O.,
.las been taken to the insane asylum
at Dayton. When taken before the
judge for trial Shauer told the court
that Sen. Foraker ha dsplit his head
open and turned his brain around, and
he wanted to know if it could not be
fixed.
WHAT TO WEAR.
Ostrich feather ruffs tipped with
marabout and chiffon ruffs edged with
ostrich are worn.
Spanish combs are worn and a new
style is bow shape 'for the nape of the
neck and for side combs.
Persian lamb jackets arc made tight
fitting, with capes of the fur edged
with colored ribbon applied as silk
would bo in a dress bodice.
Blouses of cloth are more fashionable
than those of silks. These cloth waists
are often made tight, and the devotees
of the comfortable blouse are sighing
at the edict.
A dark serge coat and skirt, the coat
opening over a vest of tucked white
satin, was rendered chic with a collar
of red velvet, cut in the turnover style
peculiar to coats.
In the millinery world the cry Is still
for ostrich feathers of all lengths and
all colors. On the new velvet toques
the new feathers stand erect and on
the large hats they droop and curl.
Colored ribbons are seen on the new
muffs; even mink and sablemuffs are
crossed with bands of satin ribbon, a
small bow at one end and a large loop
with upstanding bows at the other, ihe
ribbon often of a color violently con
trasting with the fur.
There are three things the well
dressed woman must do she must
wear a brooch in her back hair to keep
it tidily aloft, she must dangle a gold
latch key from a bangle or neck
chain, and she must own a velvet
redingote trimmed with sable or er
mine. These long cloaks blouse.l ax
the waist and belted in with jewels arc
tho very swellest outer wrap of UV
rear.
Red is not objectionable as a color
for a woman's hair providing it doesn't
rm uiiQ ner temperapaeni,
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