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LOST HOPBS. Br a Behmd the radiamt ?kow Of thtafi tktdint ud ffow tad glow, I mm tlw pltitu ?fan lie Tho koM of day* |om by; Qnv Imflb of melancholy, croaaa I By winda that coldly blow Fron tbat cold aea wherein my argoey m -Collier 'a Weekly. The End of a Dream. By Maud Shields. D R. TBKNTHAM sat alone at his dinner, although another guest had been ex pected. He had no appe tite. so the dishe* were aent away almost untested. Looking ip presently from a reverie into which be had fallen, he met the servant's Mrtoua case, and, with s half smile, rose, throwing his napkin on the table. "It's no nse. Far rant; I'm too tired to eat," he said. Plunging both hand* deeply Into his pockets, the doctor fell once more into bis reyerie, as he walked away slowly to the llbrtry. Left to his own reflections. Dr. Trentham drew from his pocket a let ter which he read by the light of a reading lamp. It waa from bis adopted ?on, Dick Barle, a rising young lawyer, between whom and the doctor the strongest possible affection existed: It was for this yonng man that the sec ond place at dinner was always laid. But instead of Dick to-day had come a letter. "I know." It ran. "you .will be surprised to hear that I niu engaged to be married; it has all taken place In a hurry, because she is un expectedly going away. ." And then it transpired that "she" was an actress, Eva Casillls. "I will look la on you in the morning." the writer concluded; "and will then tell you more." With a alight* frown Dr. Trentham replaced the letter in his pocket: lie bad hoped grest tilings for Dick, wiio would marry, of course, some day? bnt an actress' For some titue the doctor sat mo tionless. gazing intently at the flowing logs ? for there were fares in the lire to-night, and uien:ories gathered round him with the dream of bygone days. First and foremost the memory of a woman? the only woman he had ever desired to call wife. The day he had wooed her came back, with a quick heart beat and a throbbing pulse. She was in the hayfleld among the hay makers?he recalled the turn of her bead as she looked round to greet blm With a smile on her lips. Ilis ideal Woman? thou and forever. She had (worn a pink cotton frock that had just the color of her cheeks, and a sunbonnet bung round her neck by the strings, leaving her head with its curliug brown hair exposed to the sun. One of the glowing logs fell from the fire and the dream changed. It was October. She was coming down the laue, treading softly on the thick carpet of beech leaves, the red light from the setting sun striking be tween the tall trees and bathing her In light from bead to foot. It was the day that the letter had come from the lawyers telling him of bis great-aunt's death, and of his sud den undreamed-of accession to her large fortune. Ilis llrst thought had been of the girl he lovod. He was rich; they need wait no longer; happi ness was theirs. He could see her face there, in the hollow of the tire? not fnii of rejoicing, but of u sudden sharp pain. The Hues on his forehead deepened? And the tlatnes sank low. "A lady to see you. sir." Farrant's ?Olce recalled him. ?'An urgent rase?" "I don't think she is ill. sir; Just drove up iu a brougham." replied Far* tant, offering a card on which was in )crlbed. "Mrs. Casillls." Casillis! This must be Dick's ac tress, although he hud said nothing of her being a widow. Anyhow, he jrould see her. The servant ushered In a tall, ele gantly dressed woman, who advanced with an easy grace into the Ureliglit. saying as she did so? with a very musical acceut: "L must apologize for this late visit, but. to tell you the truth. I rather fancied you would be disengaged at this hour, and I wanted to see you alone." "I am quite at liberty," replied Dr. Trenthaui. as he placed a chair for ills visitor. "Mr. Karle may have mentioned my name? nuy, do not turn the lamp higher; It Is ro nice to talk In the firelight. Won't you sit down again?" She had thrown back her sable lined cloak, disclosing an exquisite gown that seemed a mass of glittering Jet. Some diamonds sparkled on the bodice, and one superb star flashed from the coils of her soft brown hair. The doctor had been skeptical about Dick's actress? but this woman was a revelation. "Dick wrote to me about his engage ment." be replied, fellng almost re conciled to his adopted non's choice, but, judging that the lady must be at least ten years that Impatient lover's seulor? he was juat seven-and twenty. "lie will have told you that he ha* only known my little girl a very short time." It was her daughter then! He ?tilled an exclamation Just In time. "He mentioned that the acquaint ance was a short one." "It Is. So. without a word to anyone. I though I would come and talk it over with you. He Is your son by adoption, he tolls me." "Yes; his father? poor Rarle? was my greatest friend. Dick's mother died when he was born, and Gnrle Just twelve years ago. ?vlien the lad was showing himself full of promise. He had no relations -and I was a bachelor with uo ties, so he came to me, and we have been constant com panions ever sluce." "He ipeuk* of you witb tbr greatest affection." "Dear fellow! lie la the beet fellow living." "It struck me"? Mrs. Caslllis leaned forward slightly? -"that you might liare some objection to his marrying? au actress " The doctor's face flushed quickly. "And I wanted to know more of the man to whom I was giving iny daugh ter? who is us dear to me as Dick Is to you." "Exactly." **I reserved my consent to the en gagement until I had seen you." "1 could not withhold uiy consent In any case? Dick is not dependent on me. you understand. Knrie left ample provision for him? ue Is his own mas ter in every way." "Bui your wish won! J Influence him. I am sure? If he thought you objected. I knew you by repute, and I thought ? being a woman of the world? that you might look upon his marriage with an actress as a? a n?ista!:e? likely to in fluence his future." "I admit that I think a rising pro fessional man Is better unmarried." "So you remained siuglef* ?'Precisely." "For tiiat reason?" "Not altogether." "Forgive me. I funl I am cross questioning you sou;?wlint rudely. So you think Mr. Katie would be better uiunarrl'.'dlr" "I think I >!ck the best judge of his own happiness. I merely expressed a general opinion." "Perhaps you would like to see my little girl's picture"? drawing a small morocco case from her pocket, which, on being opened, disclosed the minia ture of a girl's head. Dr. Trenthain took the case, turning up the iauip to its full height as he did so. The miniature represented a girl with curly brown hair and sweet, trustful. hazel eyes. A pink sunbonnet was pushed back so that the curls fell in a cluster on her white fore head. His hand trembled, and his pulses beat quickly. Mrs. Casillis had risen and was standing beside him. "Does she? remind you of anyone?*' At the sound of her voice lie was in the hay Held again? a young, eager lover? singing "And you didn't know me. Willie? I should have known you if It had been in another world." "But you have come Imck? I always knew you would? my love? my love!" He had taken both her bunds In hi* and held them tight against his breast. "I was dreaming of j*on to night. Bosle." he went on, "and of that day we were haymaking? you remem ber?and now I am an old man!" She laughed softly, triumphantly, be cause of the great love in his eyes. "Old. dear? You have altered less than I thought. I must have changed ?sadly that you did not know me." "You forget that in the dim light I hardly saw you? and in the old days it was a pink cotton f? jok." She laughed again. she was so very happy. "Clothes do alter one. don't they?" "Yes? but it is the same Kosie, the same voice, too. now." "Now? what of all these years? What of my ruined lonely life? I have a right to some explanation nft?v so many years. Why did you go away when our happiness was lti our own keeping?" Still holding her hand. Dr. Tren thnm sat beside her on the sofa. "I thought as you do. Willie, that a wife is a mistake to a rising man." "You were very wrong ? very wicked." "But you said so just now yourself. Ah, my dear!"? very seriously? "it was so hard. It nearly broke my heart." He drew her gently to him and their lips met: then, quickly recovering her self, for the tears were very near her eyes, she went on: "I was only a farmer's daughter, you know." "And I a cor.ntry doctor's son." "I had to look after the house ard dairy " "And I had to go about In one old threadbare suit all the year." "Until the money came? that made all the difference.' I was wiser than you. because 1 was a woman, and I loved Ah. it would have ruined your career then. Willie, to have mar ried an Ignorant girl, with a limited ed ucation. So? I went away. There? In stead of being a groat city doctor, my dear, with a world-wide reputation, and godness knows what all? why you might have liien only an ordinary practitioner, wasting your time over measles and rheumatism. Oh. you've a great deal to thank 'me for." "I'm not n bit grateful. (Jo on." "I couldn't bear the Idea of giving you up altogether? so I took up nurs ing. which seemed in a humble way to be following in your footsteps. I was strong and <nergetic and had no trouble In getting Into St. Peter's Hos pltal as a probationer. I spent some time there? and then went as matron of a nursing home in Boston." "And there you married?" "Yes? the doctor who had founded the home. I knew you were getting on? and? and rumor spoke of your marriage with a millionaire's daughter whose life you had saved." "You knew It was not likely to l?p true." "I? I couldn't be sure." "But Mils man you married?" "I can only sp,?ak of him wilh re spect. Wi Me! he was many year* older thu 1? a d?r?. vMdtrfouy *ood ?u. He lu bfta deed some years." "So. with your child to live for, yoo forgot me?" 8bo toilled. bat did not contradict bin. "By Dr. Caslllls* wish ibe was edu cated la a Boston seminary. Hoirerer. when ibf left school last year. aba begSfd me to let her go on tbe stage? abe baa a lorely voice? and I? foolish ly. perhaps, consented ? partly because Mr. Enderwlck offered ber a part la tbe company be waa brtpgfng to ?Xew York? and I longed to return. "Then we met IHpk-lt was some time before I beard from bla lips tbat be was jour adopted son? and a great longing came over me to aee you. Willie, to know w Let bet you bad for gotten me." Tbe deep voce of tbe clock In the hall beat out the hour? eleven. "Surely not eleven f she cried, rising "1 am forgetting everything? but you ?I was due at Mi*. Aysgartb's st ten ?and I promised to send the broughsm bnelt for Eva.u "I suppose Olck will look after her; I nm not going to lose you again Afler waiting all these years for you. 1 fe:*l as if 1 cannot let you out of or sij;ht." She luu'lietl merrily. "I'm afraid I must go. Come and dlue with us to-morrow. Dick is com ing?anil a few frleuds of ray little girl's. We propose having a little dance? and some music, perhaps." "The music of your voice Is all I shall ever want lo li??ar." lie replied, placing lbt? rich fur cloak around her shoulders ar.d gazing lovingly into her eyes. With such n charming mother-in-law for Dick, who could object to Dick's cholf". even though ?lio was au ac tress.? New York Weekly. CntoBbeit'* Achievement. In the Century, Augustine Birrell thus characterises Cuteuberg's epoch making invention: The invention of movable types was the greatest distributive invention that ever was or probably ever can be made. It circulated know ledge among the children of men. and plays much the same part In human life as does the transmission of force in the world of physics. It was marvelous how quickly thought was circulated even In the nge of manuscripts. A book like St. Augustine's "City of Cod" was soon copied thousands of times, aud traveled through Europe after a quicker fashion that most printed books can to-day:* but St. Augustine occupied a unique position, aud hand copying. though a great trade employ ing thousands of scribes, could never have fed the New Learning or kept alive the Reformation. The age of Cutenberg was an age of ideas, and de manded books, just as our day is n day of mechanics, and demands cheap motion, telegraphy and telephones, (iu tenberg's flrst printing otllce is marked by a tablet. Co and gaze upon it. and think of ^New York Herald, the L011 don Times and the Bible for two pence. The power of the press, cou pled with the came of .lohauu Cleu fleiscli, commonly called Cutenberg, would be a flue toast, but I dare say Mr. Chonte would respond to it after dinner in fitter terms than ever could the old-fashioned printer, who led a lianl life and died dispossessed of his business and In poverty. New Approach In Science. At present the phenomena of physics are. as it were, divided iuto two ea inns? acoustics and heat, which are explained from the taws of mechan ics, and electricity, with its subdivis ion light, which has not been satisfac torily thus explained. For half a cen tury we have tried to explain electric ity mechanically, and may he said to have failed: let us now try to explain mechanics electrically, and see where that will lead us. Perhaps It Is a mere matter of words whether we say that all matter Is electrically charged or that ail mutter is modified electric ity. Rut It may lead to the most far reaching conclusions if. in explaining phenomena, the laws of electricity should he taken ns the premise from which we start. Instead of. as hither to. the inertia of matter.? Nineteenth Century. Brittle FIiijjmi- Nalli. For the people who are troubled with brittle finger nails there is only one way to cure them, nnil that it to hegiu ut the root of the evil and feed Hum. Refore retiring rtil> the nails freely with sweet oil or vaseline and wear loose kid gloves. The gloves should b? perforated at the palms aud the middle of the fingers to admit a free circulation of nir. Wear gloves whenever possible while sweeping and dusting or doing other coarse work, for the texture of the skin is thus pre served and damage to the tin i Ih pre vented. After washing dishes wash the liar.ds In clear warm water, rinse in cold water, anoint the nails with a little vaseline and wipe away all sur plus. Keep up this treatment of the nails dally for n month and you will see a marked Improvement. M:itrlinonli?l Arithmetic. "My son." said the old gentleman in his fatherly way. "you have a good ileal to learn about matrimonial arith metic. As you say. your salary is suf ficient ior two, and you think you clinch the argument when you odd that one and one make two. That's all rlKht iu business, but matrimonial ar ithmetic Is one of the most (infusing things that ever happened. In the llrst place, the minister lakes the two of you and makes you oue. That would seem to make It easier for you. but the history of the world shows that, figuring matrimonially, oue and one make any old number up to twelve or sixteen, and I believe there are rec ords that show a higher total. In view of this, can you make the requisite showing with your present ralary and future prospects?" Pcrtnlc Acid Stimulant. The Journal des Debate recites ex periments with formic acid, n secre tion of nuts. Klght to ten drops of the ncld taken three or four times n day had a marked effect In stimulat ing muscular activity, which might be continued a long time without re sultant fatigue. "That tired feeling" also disappears under the influ rftu^* the acid. VALUABLE HINTS TO WRITERS Rules of Expression That Will Help the "Cub" Reporter. In publishing the appended excerpts from that notable work, "Journalism Taught While Yon Walt." now in preaa, we desire to thaak the learned compilers thereof for their c? r ttiy iu handing us advance* aheets. Tbe cditora of what proodaea to be a most uaeful and instructlre volume are to be congratulated upon the clearness and lucidity with which they bare handled their subiect matter, and par ticularly upon their generous regard for the student which Instigated them to frame the vast fund of iaformatiou which the book coutaina in the form of questions and answers. Unusual demands upon our space preclude the possibility of our quoting In extenso from the advance sheets so kindly sent to us by the publishers, but we bellve that a faw of the ques tiona and answers taken therefrom will Instantly Illustrate the merits of the compilation to oar readers. Fol lowing are a few of these questions and answers: Q. When the scapegrace son of a wealthy man elopes with Miss Ma tie Dropstitcb, of the Day Owls' chorus, bow should you allude to the bride? A. By stating that she belongs to a distinguished und opulent family of St. fjouls, or New Orleans, or Mobile, or Hayvllle, as the case may not be. and that she joined the Day Owls' front row for tbe purpose of pursuing art for art'a sake. Q. When a wealthy ma . announces Ills determination of eliminating his scapegrace son's name from bis wLl, how must you express the matter? A. By stating, of course, tbut the disssipated youth is to be cut off with tbe proverbial shilling. Ask me bard ones. ' Q. When you ascertain, during tbe races, that Harrisburg Bill, the famous | turf plunger, has played the colt Hickory Jim for the pluce and lu show, how do you set forth this fact? A. By stating that It was the com mon talk of the track that Harris burg Bill (who is said to ke already (12.347,893 to tlv<? good on the present racing season) made the hog-killing of his life on Hickory Jim. playing the colt at all of the pool rooms through out the country, and that be couldn't possibly have won less than $297.r<U7. 114 cents on the race. Q. When you are reporting a mur der trial, how must the behavior of the accused always be portrayed? A. As cool and unconcerned. The prisoner must be pictured as the least affected person in the court room und as smiling frequently with his counsel over parts of the testimony; also as studying the countenances of tbe jury* men with an Inquiring gaze. Q. How must you refer to any cler gyman who gives you an interview? A. The worthy or eminent divine. Q. When tbe circus comes to town, how must you Invariably account for tbe presence of thousands of growu-up folks under tbe tent? A. Their anxiety to take their clill | dreu. Q. How must you always open up the "oyster story" ou September 1? A. Once more has the festive season embracing the "r" months rolled around, etc.. with allusion* to the lus cious bivalves, the toothsome uiollusk. untl so on. * What linen must you always quote iu referring to the negotiations between the Chinese and the powers? A. "For ways that are dark and for trick? that are vain." etc. Q. In writing an interview with any notable naval officer who returns to this country after a foreign cruise how must you allude to hiuiV A. The bronzed, bluff sailor ? even if he's a paymaster or a chaplain. i). What is every California law Cult? A. A litigation involving many mil lions of dollars. Q. What is every dlsappointed-ln love young woman wtio drinks one eighth of u drop of carbolic acid in a dipper-full of water, and then yells for Hie police and the tlr?? depart ment? A. A determined suicide. Q. What's a scrap between two women iu society? A. An interesting question of pre cedence. Q. IIow are yon always to ascer taln. in a crowd, the idehtlty of the New York man you are seeking to In terview? A. By his use of the words "lob ster." "tierce" and "notbln* doln'." Q. IIow must you always allude to the former obscure and poverty-strlck en citizen of your place, who has struck it rich, either iu wealth or in fame, somewhere else? As our distinguished fellow townsman, of whom we uiay well be proud, etc. g. What's every notable man who hires a skiff and rows out to the middle of the creek with a hook and line? A. Au enthusiastic disciple of Is nal: Walton. <J. How must you always depict the act of a man who kills another? A. As that of a man who has im brued lils hands in a fellow-man's blood. Q. How must you always refer to stenographic notes? A. Call 'cm pot-hooks or chicken sera tches. i). How must you always describe the No. 2 flat of the man who Is found to have been leading a double life? A. As a bijou menage. Q. If an inflated great man tells you that he is averse to being quoted, and at. the same time drags yoti Into his library nud hands you a 17. ."???> word statement lie has prepared for you. what's your next move? A. To try to convince the city editor of the importance of the statement. If I'm working at space rates. Q. Are you liable to succeed In doing this? A. Not on your life. Q. Why? a. Because city editors possess such ? tow order of Intelligence that they can't see tt Q. How must yon always allwle to the promised, impending, but ne?er revealed discoveries of the electrician. Nikola Tesla? A. Aa scientific discoveries that, when fully developed. are more than likely to revolutionise all human at tain. NOW KOREANS ORESS. KnaaealaU OmbIImh' Wklck to Cmx Mlltd Aajwkm m lank. It Is only -be lower classes of Ko reans whose rarmenta are dirty. The better claas Korean wears aa attire the immaculate cleanliness of which Is probably unexcelled anywhere on earth. It la certainly the quaintest In the Orient, and as its owr.er Invariably swings along with a supercilious swag ger. as if he and he alone were the owner of the atreet and all he surveyed besides, the incongruity of his msuly gait contrasted with his exceedingly effeminate dress Is a thing which must be seen to be thoroughly appreciated. He Is clothed In white from head, to foot, the white being sometimes varied by cream-colored silk, every garment being of spotless cleanliness. He wears the bajglest of baggy breeches, tight ened just above the ankle*, and his padded white socks are partially en closed in white und black cloth sandals. He tfears? in summer? a silk or grass cloth coat of gauzy texture, which Is tighteued under the armpits and spreads loosely from there downwanlK. and being stiffly laundered, sticks out in a ridiculous manner, all around his legs like the starched frock of a tittle child. On his bead he wears a hat not unlike that formerly worn by Welsh ftsherwomen, only the crown is not so high. The hat Is black and glossy, and a close inspection of that of a yang ban (aristocrat! showed that it was made of fine woven silk and bamboo in an open mesh that resembled crinoline, while those worn by the less prosper ous ure made of horse hair. The trun cated cone does not fit the head, but perches jauntily on top of it. At Its base is a round brim about four inches* wide, and the whole Is kept in place by a black cord or band tied under the chin. The office of this peculiar capil lary attire Is not alone to protect the hend from the weather, but to form a receptacle for an equally curiously shaped skull cap, which iu turn con tains the topknot. This hat is worn on all occasions, both on the street and in the house, and its gauzy construction enables the topknot to lie plainly seen within . it& airy wails. ? Harper's Weekly. # Lift In the Lumber Caiup. In a letter to the Tapper Lake Iler aid a lively log-roller in the Moose Creek lumber camp describes the life of the loggers as far from dull. "We live well here, and have the best that the market affords? Western beef, domestic pork, vegetables of all kinds, ham. lamb, chickens and eggs and the best of teas and coffee, but. best of all. an experienced cook. Five meals are served dally? breakfast at 5. lunch at 1?. dinner at 12. lunch at It and supper at t?. Every man must wear a coat and have a clean appear ance before entering the dining-room. No man is allowed to speak after it o'clock, when all are supposed to be in bed. '?Our camp boasts of nn orchestra, consisting of a violin, guitar, mando lin and baujo. There are some very good musicians, singers and dancers in the camp. One could very easily organize a minstrel troupe. "Our men seem to come from many parts of the world. There are Irish. French, English. Scotch. German* and Swedes. Many professions are repre sented?soldiers. actors, acrobats, law yers. ministers and pugilists. Almost any evening one ean see as good a show as on the stage in large cities. . "The deer tbat are seen near the camp all seem to be in good condition; they have become so tame that they will come right up to the camp, aud v take care that they are fed." The Man Who Mmir ?tapmi. It is to the Marquis Ito that Japan owes in a very great measure the |?o sition she now holds in the world. Hut for i|}m she might be to-day a second China; but for him she would assur edl.v not be the rivul of Russia, the chosen ally of England. lie belongs by birth to what we should cail the lower middle class, and has therefore had neither wealth nor influential connections to give 4iim a helping hand. None the less, at an age v/ he n in England he would have been counted as a hoy. he was already a Minister Plenipotentiary arranging terms of peace with the great powers of Europe. For he had the good luck In very early days? it was n pure piece of luck? to attract the attention of the old Emperor Komel Yenno, who was so struck by his extraordinary ability and all-round cleverness that he took his oducatiou into his own hands and set to work to train him for a political career. In 1H??7 the old Emperor died, but his successor. Moutsouhlto. had just as high an opinion of Ito as his father had had, and as soon as he had power in his hands he made him Governor of Hiogo. A year later he made liiui Fi nance Minister, and from that day to this Ito has practically ruled Japan. ?London World. (Vow to Avoid Steeple** Night*. Here Is a simple aud available re cipe? a medicinal bath for the ner vously worn and those who cannot sleep o' nights. It was the prescription of an old physician. Take of sea salt four ounces, spirits of ammonia, two ounces; spirits of camphor, two ounces; of pure alcohol, eight ounces and sufficient hot water to make a full quart of the liquid. Dissolve the sea salt in the hot water and let stand until cool. Pour Into the alcohol the spirits of ammonia nd camphor. Add the salt water, shake well and bott?e for use. With a soft sponge dlpp 'd In thid mix ture wet over the surface of the whole body. Itub vigorously until the skin glows. When nervous or "blue" or wakeful do not omit this bath. The rest and refreshing tbat follow will amply repay the effort required to pre pare It. Machine* In HnndarM. The only American machine that l.? popular in Honduras Is the rewltig ma chine, which Is In practical use throughout the republic. IMCHtHIt THAT THINK* full bit laau Vta|Mi In DaflMM Ml Chum TkM Vur BralM. In factories and offices, increasing yearly la numbers, are a thousand ma chines that suri?M in defines* and even oat-think the human brain. New ones are constantly Invented. Thus the near machine for decorat ing crockery puts on the china, by a single action, the border patterns aud monogram centres, which formerly re quired a whole process of handwork. The machine is opera ted by compressed air, and has a maximum capacity of decorating. In this manner. 120 dozen pieces of crockery In s single hour with the assistance of two boys. A new speed indicator has been added to locomotive practice that not only Indicates the varying speed of the engine, but automatically applies the brakes when the speed exceeds the established safety limit, thus success fully replacing the "speed feel" of en gines. To do away with guesswork in office \ and shop management, and to find out the real amouut and value of each and every different kind of labor expended on a given piece of work, there is a machine which makes a permanent record by card printing, not only of a single period of time, but aiso of au in definite number of periods. This rec ord shows the number of hours and minutes put on the job. and also the time of day when the Job was started. When the job is done the totals of la bor costs are entered on the outside of the envelope containing them, together with a record of the material used. Each record Is entered on the factory books for permanent reference. The sewing of buttons on shoes ami on garments is uo longer done by liuiul iu modern factories. There is a iua; chine that sews 53UO buttons ou gar ments iu nine hours? or more than eight expert sewers could possibly do in the same time. This machine re quires no expert operator. A hoy or a girl runs it. And in one insurance office, where it was formerly necessary for a force of clerks to copy names on reference cards to be tiled iu various places, one clerk now writes the name o:? a siugie card with metallic ink. clamp* it iu a holder with a number of blank cards, and flashes an X-ray througb the pack et. Thus by a single motion one man writes, or rather prints, all the cards. ?The World's Work. WORDS OP WISDOM. BY B. J. rftr.DBUtl KM Civility is a charm that attracts f.so love of all men, and too much is hciter than to show too little. Fortunately for stupid people, the weather changes often enough to sup ply them with something to talk about. A cheerful boy anil a modest girl need give no concern t*.? father or mother. These are traits that form a substantial superstructure to build on. If a boy thiuks that he is having hard lines, let him be told that twenty-live years ago about the only games t lie l>oys had were baseball, marbles and tops. One reason why some people get cheating swapping horses is because they look too carefully at the horse, and uot close enough at the follow theylre trading with. The man who has been good to his mother and family can be excused for leaving this world without an eventful career. In a praiseworthy way. lie. too, has done a great deal. There are so few very clever young men. that whenever one is discovered he is made the subject of newspaper talk and illustration. And the col* limns of the press are not overcrowd* ed at that. 1 appreciate the fact that the young men of to-day have an exalted idea of their importance. They are toid that the world has progressed wonderful* ly in the last hundred years, and a* the youth stretches himself out while telling you all about it. lie can he seen to feel that he contributed largely to the advancement. Whrn tli? Worm Turned. There is a young wife in this town who naturally enough prides heivelf upon the #trim daintiness of her shoes, and In order to live tip to her reputa tion for small hands and feet she very i properly refines to purchase footwear that would warrant the phrase. "A* easy ns an old shoe" on first wearing. There is a period of what is termed "breaking in" her shoes, aud her litis, band's unfeeling habit lias been U cheerfully inquire. "Why don't you gel ! shoes to tit you?" It happened that last week the litis* ' band bought a new pair of shoes, and, | ns he expressed it. "got fooled on t ho | number." Of course, lib wife never i "got fooied on the number;" she mado j mistakes with malice aforethought. Hut, anyway, there were diys of war in that flat and nights of profanity and calls for old slippers and hot foot baths, all of which tiiat woman bora with heavenly meekness and silence. The other day. however, her lieg<? Isrd announced that he was going to break those shoes in or die; he was go ing to wear them to his office and trust to the excitement of business duties to divert his mind from any possible discomfort he might experience. The wife humbly suggested that he take an old pair of shoes along iu ca <e of emergency, but he scorned her remarks and departed. Three hours later an office boy ap peared at her home with a laconic message to send down the oldest, big gest and easiest masculine footgear th? house afforded. The request was com piled with promptly, but accompany ing the parcel was a delicately per fumed note containing the tender, so licitous query: "Why don't you get ?hoes to tit you?"? Baltimore Sun. Kitting at Night. Every living bird and beast strives Its utmost to cram Itself with foftd before retiring for the night, nnd this food is digested as the night pro gresses. The eveulng feed Is the feed j of the day with the brute creation, and yet doctors tell us to refrain from eating heartily at night and even ad* vise us to retire to rest with & more or fc*ss empty stomach. Are we fol lowing nature when following this ad vice? ? I'ouatrv (apnilitmia WriWHUMOR of TH E DAY Vrfea !? *?r?. I'm |Ud you city-people Love the city as you do; For if you should desert it. You would spoil the couutry too. ?The W lu>. A* ?? Ik* Mar. The Soubrette? "Does she make up quickly?" The Understudy? "Well, everything but her mind."? Pittsburg Post. TH? My star? of Credit. -Tactful?" "Very. She lire# as far beyond her Income of $50 a week as most womeu could lire beyond an income of $100 a week."? Puck. Not Quit* the Same. Old Grave? "Are you thinking of the future, my friend?" Young Slave? "No. to-morrow is m? wife's birthday, and I'm thinking of the present."? Boston tllobe. My Proxy. Boarder No. 1? "What's that loud thumping noise in th?? kitchen V Boarder No. 2? "It's the landlady hammering the steak and wishing it was the beef trust."? Chicago Tribune. Sometimes. tTpgardson? "Do you share the super stition that opals are unlucky?" Atom? "The line opal you're wearing on that soiled necktie critainlv seems to be in hard luck."? Chicago Tribune. A Down-Trodden Family. Brown? "Then you've no sympathy for the Czar?" Jones? "Not much: you see. since our baby came, we know exactly what ? Czar acts like."? Cincinnati Commer cial-Tribune. Real Thin*. Simkins? "Knpeck insists that his wife has a sunny disposition." Timkins? "Well, I guess that's right." Simkins? "What's the explanation?** Timkins? "She certainly makes it hot for him at times."? Chicago News. Her Mlntake. "So." said her new neighbor, "your husband talks Russian?" "Oil. yes. quite fluently." "I had supposed the noise I have been hearing was niu<le by your girl freezing ice crt am." --Chicago ltocord licrald. Veteran Ki]trrlrnr?. "I'll bet you never smellcd gunp->w del* I" exclaimed an cxciUnl veteran to a comrade. "Wei!, to tell the truth, I didn't." ex plained the other: "y:>u see, the day -?f that battle I had a bad cold in my. head."? Yonkers Statesman. A Itleaaed Kellef. /himley? ' "CJracious! I'm glad I ain't a Russian. It must be awful to have to leave home and go to war." Honsekeep? "Ok, I don't know; there may he mitigating circumstance*. Per haps it's kousccleanitig time there just as It is here."? Philadelphia Press. Whit Did Sli? Wont? Mrs. Newllwed? "I want to get some salad." Dealer? "Yes, ina'aui. How mauj heads?" Mrs. Newliwed? "Oh, goodness! I thought you took the heads off. I just want plain chicken salad."? Phila delphia Ledger. Wedding Annl veranrles. Hicks? "So you're going to celebrate /our wooden wedding, are you 7" Wicks? "Yes." Hicks? "Well. I guess I'll celebrate my wouldn't wedding. It was just five years ago that that girl from Chi cago said she wouldn't marry m Souierville Journal. A Woim Hear. "Sorry, boys, but I'll have to be ^??t tiug home." said I'nderthuni, at the club. "My wife expects me before mid night." "What's the matter? Afraid she'd go for you if you stayed any later?" "No; I'm afraid she'd come for me." ?Philadelphia Press. A K rusty Atmosphere. "I understand tlmt prima donna failed to give her farewell concert be cause she had a bad cold." "Yes." answered the manager. "How did she contract it?" "Well, it wasn't an ordinary cold. It is what is technically known as a box office chill."? Washington Star. An Kxperlnncrri Opinion. F.i,I:-r ?"Daughter. Algernon von Spooii wants to marry you." Daughter? "What, that uian? Why, papa. I wouldn't have him. He hasn't any sense." Father? "Of course not; of course not. You don't suppose he would be wanting to get married if he had, do you?"? Detroit Free Press. K?ftjr to See Through. "They haven't much show of winning the election, but they're making quite a bluff. They're going to have a torch, light procession to-night." "That so? Have they any transpar encies?" "O! yes; that word describes the va? rlous claims they've been making."? Catholic Standard and Times. Puzzled. 'I nui Just a little puzzled." she sail. "What's the matter?" asked her dear est friend. "Vhy, of course, if you beeome en gaged to a young man at the seashore, it doesn't count the following winter, but does it count for anything Jf you happen to meet him at the seashore again the next summer?"? Chicago Post. DMtdHlf Fortnnnte. "You are trying to break my heart.'* in Id the flirt. "Yes." admitted the youth who had Just found her out, "and It will be a fortunate thing If I succeed. As long ns It's whole you can't possibly satisfy nil tli# men yon have kept chasing after It. Once broken, there ought t ? be a little something for each."? CM CRgJ I'ost.