Conservative.
the mouse , thus protracting the amuse-
mcnt. She kept it in an old shoo in a
storeroom. The man of the house dis
covered the proceeding , and was almost
as much amused as the cat. Did ho put
n stop to it ? No , indeed. For several
days ho fed hoth the cat and the mouse ,
after which the cat would tnko the
mouse out for its daily exorcise , to the
delight of both conspirators Then the
man's wife found them out. She took
the mouse away and let it go. " Now
York Commercial Advertiser.
Sport as a Developer of Character.
Every now and then there crops out
in this republic the notion that if our
more cultured citizens were our rulers
that wo should bo much better off. Wo
very much doubt it. If our moro man
ly citizens could rule us , then no doubt
we should bo better off. But there is a
frcakiuess and finicalucss , an inability
to give and take , a general rubbing and
creaking of machinery among men de
veloped only on the one side of the
mind , which always everywhere makes
them objectionable as rulers. Boxing
is just as likely to make a man meek
as books , but if you have a bully to deal
with neither the boxing nor the books
will avail anything , and ho becomes al
most moro objectionable as an editor
than as a prizefighter. Of course sport
will fail , just as every other agency
will fail , with certain men. On the
other hand , for the great majority of
men , well conducted sport will teach
them fortitude , gentleness , incekuc ? "
and fair play as no other agency yet in
vented by man can do. Outing.
A Funny M intake.
A servant lass at an inn once made a
funny mistake. Opening the door of one
or the rooms , she saw , as she thought ,
the handle of a warming pan sticking
out near the foot of the bed. "Bless
mo , " she said , "that stupid Martha
has loft the warming pan in the bed !
She might have sot the place on fire. "
Taking hold of the handle , she gave it a
violent jerk , when up jumped an awak
ened traveler , shouting lustily : "Hel
lo , there 1 Leave my wooden leg alone ,
will you ? " London Fun.
Gravestone Emblems.
In a cemetery in a neighboring state
lies buried a family of the name of
Rose. Upon each headstone is cut this
flower , broken at the stem , while upon
the babe's tomb is engraved a bud.
Ourious as this is in itself , however , it
is emphasized by the neighboring plot ,
whore lies a family of the name of Fish ,
who have followed the example of the
Roses by having a small specimen of
the finny tribe cut upon each of their
gravestones. New York Sup.
Easy Enough to Tell.
Briggs And so you consider Me-
Faker a clover delineator of characters ?
Griggs Yes.
Briggs And can you readily distin
guish his German dialect from his Irish
brogue ?
Griggs Oh , dear , yes. The pro
gramme tolls when ho is going to imi
tate Gorman-English and when he is
going to give us a little Irish brogue.
Boston TranKorint.
Corn Urcnd.
There is no more wholesome , palata
ble and strengthening article of food in
the whole catalogue than corn bread. It
is truly the staff of life of the rural la
boring classes iu the south from year's
beginning to year's end. Among the
brawniest , toughest men in the country
are the hands who work on the turpen
tine farms iu Georgia. Their regular
rations consist of one peck of cornmeal ,
five pounds of bacon and a pint of mo
lasses per week. These articles consti
tute pretty nearly if not quite their
whole bill of faro during the time they
are in the woods cutting or chipping
boxes or dipping turpentine , yet they
are always well conditioned , hard of
muscle and in good spirits. Savannah
( Ga. ) News.
Jean Klein-pin's Career.
The story of how ho came to adopt a
literary career is sufficiently picturesque.
For some time ho had picked up a precarious -
carious livelihood by doing "odd jobs , "
including such prosaic occupations as
that of bootblack and casual porter on
the Quai Marseilles. One day he was
engaged by a gentleman to carry to the
railway station a heavy trunk. Arrived
at the station , there was an instant
mutual recognition. They were old college -
lego chums. "What are you doing
here ? " asked his friend. "Carrying
your trunk , I believe , " said .loan.
"Why do yon do this ? " "Because I
must. " "Where do you live ? " "Come
and see , " replied Richopiu.
The i'vituro dramatist took his friend
to his dwelling a miserable room in an
attic in the poorest quarter of the town.
Upon the table lay scattered heaps of
manuscripts Jean's incursions in the
realms of poetry when the moro prosaic
duties of the day wore over. Looking
through them , his friend was astounded
at their quality. "Why do you carry
trunks and blacken boots when you can
do work like this ? ' ' ho asked. Riohopin
had never given the matter a thought ;
ho had never deemed these products of
idle hours worthy of publication. Pub
lished they wore , however , in a very
few weeks and created an immense
sensation. From that moment Jean
Richepiu has never looked back. West
minster Gazette.
Trim TKANSOII.SSISSIIM'I EXPOSITION.
The people of this state are fortunate
in that the most direct route by which
they can reach the great exposition is
one justly famed for the excellence of
its equipment and service , the courtesy
of its officials and employes , and the at
tractiveness of the country through
which it passes. Wo refer to the Bur
lington route.
DU. WINSIIIP , OF Dr. A. E. Win-
IJOSTON , SAYS IT ship , editor of the
SURPASSES THE Boston Journal of
WOULD's PAIR IN Education , shortly
EVERYTHING ! HUT prior to the OpOll-
SI/K. ing of the Omaha
Exposition , paid it a visit. Following
his visit was a lengthy letter from his
pen regarding the exposition , its pros
pects , etc. Among other things , ho says :
"No twenty men of my acquaintance
could have made mo believe that half I
liave seen in Omaha at the grounds of
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition could
bo true. I saw the World's Fair a week
before it opened ; I saw it on the opening
day and on the closing ; on the Fourth
of July , Now York day and Chicago
day. I saw California's mid-winter car-
ival on Mardi Gras day , and the
Atlanta Exposition on several days , so
that what is hoiv is written from an
experience with the rivals of the Trans-
Mississippi Exposition. Neither the
San Francisco nor the Atlanta exposition
is to bo mentioned with the Trans-
Mississippi. In both these there was a
sense of sadness in remembrance of the
World's Fair , but not so with Omaha.
How often has it boon said that the
world would never see another white
city. But it has. Irreverent as it may
seem from one who has admired the
white city almost to devotion , to say it ,
I venture the statement that the view of
the Court of Honor up the lagoon to the
administration building is more beauti
ful than any possible view in Jackson
Park in 1SW5. In proportion , in uni
formity of beauty , iu perspective , in
continuous line of building and colonnade -
nado presenting an unbroken graceful
white line back from the winding shores
of the lagoon , by day , and the maze of
electrical glory by night , there is a
beauty unknown at Chicago.
"The government exhibit is in every
respect more elaborate , moro interest
ing , and moro instructive than ever be
fore made. The electrical exhibit far
outshines that at the Columbian expo
sition. The world has moved electric
ally in five years and every latest beauty
and device of harnessed lightning will
be on dress parade from June 1st to
October ! 51st. The agricultural exhibit
is to bo larger and up-to-date. Out of
doors as well as indoors there will bo a
grand display of these resources of the
West , notably of the wheat , corn , and
sugar-beet industries. The art exhibit
is a good second to that at Chicago.
There will bo cash prizes for stock com
petition , and a display of blooded horses ,
cattle , sheep , and swine , that will far
outshine that of Chicago. The trans
portation building equals that at Chi
cago. The maimfacturers building is
not so extensive , but is very interesting.
The mining exhibit will very nearly
equal that at Jackson park , and the
Midway well , there will bo as much
fun to the square inch as on the plaza.
The Streets of Cairo , the Streets of All
Nations , the Moorish palace , the Jap
anese and Chinese villages , will rival
the same World's Fair displays. The
general arrangement of the merry mak
ing will bo moro satisfactory , and the
instructive- foreign features will bo al
most as good. Several things will bo
missed. Vienna will not bo .there , nor
the undressed South Sea Islanders , but
the supply of fun will bo ample. "