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TADLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1901. TWICE A AM UAMM IN SIGNS. VERTISEMENTS THAT AT TIMES BECOME A MOCKERY. Iniscencen of Men Who lEnd ecn WVorme Dayn rivid Irritntivag nnu t nceumenls Whter The-y We-re ard 'p itiul Out (if En1iployientt. he nmlvance agent met the leading n of another show the other night, d, as tlhcy had not seenl each other in en years, there was a warniess it their greeting that was refresh 'ear old Tom!" said the leading i. "I Was thinking of you not five nutes ago. Sit down, you dear old ow! I passed a bakery not five iil 'a ago. and I thought of you. Why, re's Willis! I was just saying to n that I never see a bakee's that I n't think of him. 'Toi and I were ir oiOc! Mighty poor too. I re -mber that we had been turned out (lifferelit homes on the same col lit indl met each other for the first to by ehaice. We shared the comi ts of a butcher's wagon that night I wient upon a rummaging expedi n Ili. next day. We halted in front a G.rman bakery, half starved an .1 " teted with life generally. There tge sign in the window which re Is No Cake Like Ours.' We penny between us, but Ton and asked for a sapile of The Dutchman didn't ap humor of the re<iuest, so 'you ma1ty keep your cake, ay, give inc a chunk of , or I'll cut out your giz ever forget that cake sign ok us hours to get" away ce who were attracted to the baker's cries for help." Was not my only experi 'peculiar sign," remarked agent after a hearty laugh. efore I went on the road lime I was in as hard luck was. I had pawned ev ight and was almost starv an umbrella in the hall n town building, and the me to heep it. It was a aln shield, and I iminedi it to mine iicle. I didn't icular relative, althoumgh he acquaintance of hitun ople. 1ils place was on e, and he gave me 75 cents gladly accepted. As he ut the ticket he said: ant to save It from the Wered. i11 cost you 12 cents. Per uld liko to have it insured? advisable, but it will cost .more,' replied my friend. *t,' I said. 'Take good care ould have eaten it for all I I never intended to redeem about to leave the place when big' sign on the far wall. It :extra charge for putting watch d jewelry in the safe in the offlce.' atches and jewelry! It brought ars to my eyes, and as I crawled my 10 cent bed that night I lit of diamond necklaces, pearls bes of priceless value and-cake. e curse of some signs! how they tle poor!" v'ere all silent a moment, but o addressed ais Willis was the resume conversation, and lie 0' my friend, Big John Smith. ntroduce him. Since yon chaps ing of signs and hard luck, let you of the time that I had to ly trunk at the old Stevens 0on lower Broadway, and light *the shades of midnight to get romi a hotel bill that I couldn't verythiing I 'had in the world ed Ul) In that trunk, and as I remove anything without ex spicion I thought it blest to of Jail by leaving everything e. I must have walked the least a week famished and One afternoon I was p)ass up town street, hoping to happened to look up anld as big as niy hopes.were ssign read: re Not Daylight Robbers. ?runksi From the Battery arlem Bridge to Your Room ents.' hat sign was not the irony of my case, I do not know what Il it." 1h, that's a small affair alongside my experience," said Smith. "It is only a few years ago too. I had been -unemployed for,several months, and as I Ibad six little shavers to take care of I not have much trouble spendinag tihe he money I had saved. I didn't seem have a friend in the wide world to to, and I spent my last copper for paper to examine the employment col imn. It was about Christmas time, and I dreaded going hack homne to face the scolding landlord. I recall that I stopped in front of the. Harlem office of a newspaper to see 'the holiday crowd go by, and as I did so I saw. a sign that made my blood run cold, It said: ' "'There Is No Reason Why You Should Be Idle. Insert a Want Ad. Fiour Cents a Line.' "The pronoun was prInted in. im mense letters, and I had tihe greatest trouble dissuadgg..nyself that it was niot intended for m'e, and ine alone. Of course it wasin't, but that sign burn ed into my memory, and I have thought of it inhumerable times stice." "Oh, pshawi" re(oined the leading man after a pause. 'I suppose it Is im pouAible to please everybody with pub lie signs. I saw one I'n Buffalo once 'yl said: 'Attention, bimted men, tean "nis an(1 ie cured,' which referred to a new trentmlent for the blind. All signs ncanot be expected to satisfy the ideas of everybody."-New York Mall aid1 Express. sItrinuny In Gilbert IHland,. Women of t1h' (Gilbert Isl lauds being mnerely reglthrdl as enttle or any other property, writes ArithI.ur Inkersley in The Overi<l .iMIonthly, the matrimoni al knot is ensily tied anc( just as easily uni.tled. If a iman fanies a girl, ie seizes her by the hair' of the lhend, wherever she mnly be, (splite her pro testatiols, an(1 drags her away to his hlonl. 1Ier resistaclie is not often ser ons, the pretense of refusal being due to the coquettishness inherent in the sex. When the couple reach the house of the groom, a wedding feast is fur nished forthwith, to whlch all the im mediate friends of the bride and bride groom are inylted. But an acceptance of the Invitation Implies the contrIbu tion of some viands to the entertain ment. Matrimony is attended by no further ceremony than this. When a hushand grows weary of his wife, 1he simply orders her to leave him, and it she does not he turns her out of doors. Never Left thne Road. An old negro in a neighborhood town rose in prayer meeting and sahl: "liredderin and sisterin, I been a mighty mean nigger in my time. I had a heap er ups and downs, specially downs, since 1 j'ined de church. I stole chickens a:l, Watei'IIIllns, I cussed, I got drunk, I shot craps, I slashed od der coons widl my razor, and I done er sight or odder things; but, t'ank the good Lawd, bredderin and sisterin, I never yet lost my religion!" -- Blue Ridge (Ga.) Post. The Moving Plant. A very queer plant belongs to the pea family and Is called the "moving plant" on account of the manner in which its leaves turn around of their own accord or go by jerks, without be ing touched or in any way disturbed. Sometimes olfly one oy two leaves on a plant will be affected; at other times they will all perforn jumps and gyra tIons simultlneously. It Is observed that the movelents re most, energetlc when the thermometer marks about 80 degrees. 'i'he EngliNhnmn/L., nd1 H iM Order. An EnglishIn at a Chicago hotel ordered a trap. IIe ordered it of an in telligent looking key clerk behind the desk. Then he went iil) stairs to his room to prepare himself for the drive. ie waited half an hour for the an nounceement that the vehile was be low. He. began to wonder if this was an example of the American hustle whose reputation had crossed the At laintle. Presently came a knock on the door. "Come In," bade the Englishman. Entered a mechanicnl looking man In his shirt sleeves. "Where's the hole?" was his question. "Ilole?" queried the Englishman. "I wanted a trap." "ITere it is," said the toiler, "and i' catch that m'ouse sure." The Englishman's mouth opened in astonisllment. "Mouse! What do you nean? Who are you, anyhow ?" "I'm the hotel carpenter, sir, and I've brought up the trap you ordered!" The Englishman glared. Then it pen etrated his Saxon wits, and lhe roared. lHe gave tihe carpenter half' a dollar and1( swore the joke for onlce was on Ameleia. A flenver's ToIlet. It Is anl interesting sighIt to watch the outlaw at his evenling toilet. To begin with, insteadl of sitting up with his large, flIat, ribbed tail protrulding bie hind1( him, he tucked it forward betwecen his hind legs -and silt uJpon It. Then vith Is hand lhe carefully combed his -oi' - hailr, using both hands at the samle tlime. TheOre were many1l places, ho0W ever, that could not be reached In thlis way, for Is armsfl are very short and his body very large, so lhe combed these otherwise inaccessib)le p)laces with is ilindl feet, using fir'st One andl then theo other, The entire operation was per formed with tihe utmost deliberation and care- and occupied more than a quarter of ani hour, so that by the time It was contpleted daylight had almost Vanlishdd1. My presence did not appear to die turb him in theO least, though I sat on the ground witin thlree feet of him that I,mlght the hetter nlote is various attifudes, for it is not often one hlas an opportunIty of watching a beayer at such close range.-Everybody's M aga aine. The Military Salute. All salutes, from taking off the hat to presenting arnms, originlally implied respect or subnmiss,ion. Of military sa lutes, raiBing the right hland to thle hlead Is generally beleved'to have orig inated from thle days oif the tournla mnt, WIvhen tile ignighlts dled1 past the t.hron'e of tile quben of benuty and, by way of compliment, raised their hlands to their brow. to impy thlat her beau ty \vns too douzlng for unIshladed eyes to0 gaze-uipon., The omieer's sallulte withI the sword has a double mleanling. TheC flrat posi tion, with tile hlilt oppIosite tIle lips, is a relletitlon of t-he crusader's action In kissing the cross hblt of his sword In token of faith and fealty, whle low ering theo point afterward imiplies ei ther submission .or friendship, nmeaning ini either case that it is 110 longer nec. essary to stanid on guard. Rlaising tile hnhd to tile forehead has also been ex plained oy a sign that the weaponed hand Is emlpty aand in an inloffenlye po sition, but this reason does not seem 50 Conivincinre as the others. HOYAL HEARCTH. Sealed In Silver Jare In an Ancient Au. traiin lturci. [Win. E. Curtis in the Chicago io. cord. Herald.] Down in the glomy little crypt in the church of the Augustine friars at Vienna the sacristan, if you will give him a kronen, will let you look through i grating in the door and see the forty-seven cans upon a shelf that encircles the white-washed wall. They look like an assortment of tinned moats or vegetables, but con tain the hearts of the members of the imperial house of Austria. For centuries, when an Emperor or an Erpress, or any of the royal family dies, it has been the custom to cut the heart out of the body, seal it up in a little silver urn and deposit it in this church, which contains also a beautiful monument to the Archduch - ess Maria Christina, daughter of Maria Theresa-and the most beauti. ful aepulchre I- have ever seem. It was carved by Canovas and rep. resents the face of a pyramid with an open door, through which a processino of life-size marble figures is passing into the tomb -the poor, the lame, the halt and the blind-bearing lau rels and offerings of affection and gratitude, while the angel of the resurrection leans upon the back of a lion and watches them. It is an ugly old church and was built way back in 1333, but it is famous for being the Court chapel and having one of the finest choirs in the world. An appointment to this choir is the highest prize offered by the Imperial Consertatory of Music, and, although the salaries are not large, compared with those paid by fashionable churches in the United States, the appointment is for life and commands a pension when the siager has outsung herself. Bride's Superaltions. Relative merits of the various months with regard to matrimony are set forth in the old rhyme which runs: "Marry when the year is new, Always loving, kind and true; When February birds do mate You may wed, nor dread your fate. If you wed when March winds blow Joy and sorrow both you'll know. Marry in April when you can, Joy for maiden and for man; Marry in the month of May, You will surely rue the day; Marry when June roses blow, Over land and sea you'll go. They who in July do wed, Must labor always for their bread. Whoever wed in August be, Many a chance are .aure to see, Marry in September's shine, Your living will be rich and fine. If in October you do marry, Love will come, but riches tarry; if you wed in bleak November, Only joy will come, remember; When' December's snows fall fast Marry, and true love will last." Of the days in the week, Wednesday is -the best and Satur day the worst on which to get married. The old rhyme runs: "Married in white, You have chosen all right. Married in gray, You will go far away. Married in black, You will wish yourself back. Married in red, You had better be dead. Married in green, Ashamed to be seen. Married in blue, You'll always be true. Married in pearl, You'll live in a whirl. Married in yellow, Ashamed of the fellow, Married in brown, You'll live out of town. Married in pink, Your spirits will sink." live Babes ih One Cradle. * Texarkana, Tex., Dec. 18.--Mrs. William WValker, the wife of a cotton raiser living -near Texarkana, gave birth yesterday to five children, four girls and one boy. AN O'PTICAL ILLUSION, One of the Trieks Performed by the inklr, of Indin. ''he f11kirs of I1nia pcrfotirl 80111o r narkable tricks. The folloN' Jng one was witnesscd by aii Eiglishil who was hinuself anl excellent pre$tbdigi tateur: The nli'trment being filled, the m a j:lclltls began their lierformnanev. Th'e audience sat on the floor hbout the fakirs, No that they had n10 way of con cealtiu theteselves or of hling any thing. At their reqtuest 1 exatni ed them tand satisiked mnyself that they had nothing about t0hem. Then one1 of the womnen stepped into the inclosure, the rest renaninit b 1ehind the spec tators, who formted t close ringt about them. The light, was now turned down a little, and in t mloment tie womlian's face b)egat to be illum inated by n ghostly light that extended <Iulckly over her entire body. She then began to itoVe aroun 11d around, uttering n low, iurmuring sound the while, gradually (iuickenilg the ltee until she wa11s whir'linug about like ia top. A tlomet of this, at1d the light that had (lug about her seeted to be whirled of' by centrifugal force and asstuned it pillarlike forml' heside her. As s0011 as this was aecomplish ed she stopied, turned and begana to mold the light wit i luwr hand, and, though I could distittetly sete her hItt1I. move through the light ts if it were it cloud, it began to asstune human form. We saw the armts, hands and legs all molded and finally the face and head gear. She next cnlled for a light, and, the candles being religltted, there stood an itter strangt'r, a native seemningly, evolved out of cloudland. IIe stepped forward and grasped me by the hit(nd. Ills hafnds were mnuist, as If with) per spiration, and he was a very healthy spirit. After he had talked and drunk a glass of arrack he took his place beside the woman gain and- began to whirl about. The lights wori (ittmed, but not so that we could not see, and n it a few minu11tes iaho fMiyure Ih('gan to fade, so01 11s11llinig the isearn1' e of a pillar or form of 1p;(t a thei eh iug itself h ttim zwrnitti Jnd seermigi being abst (dt . i All this was done in it y 8s111t:fr t, of tie be fore the eyes of ni lomtt 5( people and not ten fedt from 1113gefr. The girl ap peared grently ( hitnusted afterward. CARE OF LACES. Iron lace on the right side first, then on the wrong side to throw up the pat tern. When putting incd away, fold as little as possible. A good plan is to wind It round a card, as they do in the shops. When ironing laces, cover them with clen, white tissue paper. This pre vents the shiny ldok seen on washed lace. Use cornflour instead of ordinary starch for stiffening laces. This makes them firm and does not detract from the lacy appearance. Laces and other delicate trifles should be placed in a muslin bag before being boiled. This prevents their getting lost and torn in the wash. After "getting ub" laces do not leave them to air it a damp place-round the fire when the kettle Is boiling, for instance. This robs them of the'r fresh ness and makes them look limp. All laces befotre being Ironed should be carefully pulled out, each point re ceiving attentin. You will be repaid for your trouble, as tihe Ilace will look twice as nice ando hist ciean a much longer time. Too suggestive. An English cldrgyman had married fa yung woman with a r'eputed dowry of about ?10,000, whtile he himself had "great exp)ectations." Needlecss to ay, every soul in the village knewv about it. It was5 the firust Sunday after thteir re turn from the honeymoon, and whent the setrmon wvas fiished the parson proceeded, as usual, to give out the hymn, vers~e for verse, to his rustic congregation. All wvent wvell pntil1 thte fifth v'erse was recachecd, anl tihe parson began, "For'ever let my grateful heart," when sudd1(enly and with some confusion lie exclaimed, "Omit the fifth verse!" andI immedintely bogns to recite atloud the sixth verse inistead. ThVlose who had hymnbooks piromIptly read the fifth verse: Forever let my gratefui heart Is boundless grace adore, Which gives ten tthousandi biessings now And bidIs eo hope for vnore. P'ur'aing ain Elephant. Any otno who ka 4nce followed a traveling elephant will not show any undue haste to r'epeakh theo amusement. They sail afdng aL tan irerage patCe of six miles ant houl', regardless of the country, and' stop for a bftth or a short siesta perhntis once ~ry thrqe days. Anythting teore e%asp aTtinIg than fol lowing very. fresh spoem at a dog tr'ot, hour after ).psr in. te plaalg Run, only to find at a late hiour' $ Ith a.ftgwpoon that one way 40 fyle Crom eiamp, with no food 00 **t* gJ that the ele plhant had faerensd sLed1 from one mile to tea~ it Wone$ be difficult to imafginle.-,Syeryh,ody's Afagazine. Four Good Hiabt. There are four good habits-punctu ality, ncuracy, steadiness and die patch. Without the first of these time is wasted; without the second mistakes the most hurtfui to your owvn credit and interest and that of others may be comnmittedt without the third nothing ein be well done, fand without the fourth opportunities . o great ad van tage are lost whieb it is impossible to recnll. i)ont's for the Table. Don't oat too fast. 1)on't oat too much. Don't oat betwoon meals. o)n't drink ton with moat. )on't oat fish with a knifo. )on't drink itchli at meals. Don't eat ices with a spoon. Don't overdocorato the table. Don't servo oysters after fish. Don't. oat much ,h for breakfast. Don't drink when overhoated. Don't bite ofT a piece of broad. Don't oat aftor 10 o'clock p. m. Don't oat much when traveling. Don't servo bacon without toast. Don't oat too soon after exorcise. Don't always drink when thirsty. Don't servo asparagus with moat. Don't. uwoi a knife for green salads. Don't oat everything that you like. Don't drink cafe au lait for dinner. Don't drink ice water with hot food. Don't drink waier from a city river. Don't servo soup twice to any guest. )on't eat boiled eggs from a tumbler. Don't scold the servant at the ta ble. Don't eat anything that you don't like. Don't serve hot entrees on cold plates. Don't eat to ploaso anybody but yourself. Don't servo boiled fish without potatoes. Don't overload the table or the guest with food. Don't serve more than two vege tables with one meat. Don't use strong scented flowers for table decorations. AdvertiRed L.otter,, Remaining in the postofico at New berry, S. C., for weok onding Dec, 19th. A-Willio Anson, care of Lea Fel lows. B-J. C. Badger, Miss Sallio L. Baker, R. B. Boarty, Miss Susie Akin, J. W. Brooks, Mrs. Eddie Boyd, Ed ward Buchanan, Miss Maggie L. Brown, Miss Mary Campbell. C-H. S. Cannon,(2) Mrs. Re becoa Clark, Jno. E. Crosby, Mrs. Sarah Caughman. D-Taylor Darby, W. S. Dobbins, J. S. Dominick, J. P. Dominick, Mrs. Mary C. Dobbins, James L. Duckett, Miss Lilla M. Duckett. E-Mrs. Fannie Eargle, J. Kinard Epps, Mrs. I. H. Evans. O-Jonas Gary, Thomas Galman, G. W. Galman, Mrs. Julia Green, Lottie Griffin, Tom Gary, care of Pink Johnson. H-Harriet & Warren & P. (Co. Miss Minnie Hawkins, N. C. Harmon, G. WV. Henderson, Miss Hlettio Hontz, G. P. Hill, Earle Hunter. J-Miss Elen Jackson, Miss Sal lie Jones, Hall Johnson, Rosetta Jones, care of Mary Jones, Mrs. Sal lie Jones, Milton Jackson. K-Miss Connie Kibler, M. W. Keels, Mrs. Amanda King,. Miss Nano3 Kinard, Miss A. L. Koon, care of Luther Williams. L-Samuel Lemon, J. W. Luter. M-J. G. Mason, E. T. Mayer, F. C. W. MoCrackin. N-Lucilla Nelson. P--Mrs. Ella Pen. iR-Rev. B. J. Ramsay (2), Miss Jessie Ray, Rev. WV. F. Rice (2), J. F. Riser, Mrs. Anner Rite, G. A. Robertson, J. W. Russell, 0. H. RufY. S-Miss Lizia Sallie, George Shep perd, George Spearman, T. D. Shealy Mrs. Ahady Spearman, B. E. Smith, L. C. Singley, J. L. Schumpert. T-J. H. Todd, Miss Louiser To bias, Miss Sallie Turner. V-G. J. Vimont, Miss Ida Viell. W-Adam Wallace, Mrs. (3. E. West Mrs. S. K. Werts, Chick Loney Williams, Jno. B. Wilson, Calvern Wilson, Low Williams, care of Joe Olutten. Persons calling for thce letters will please say they were advertIsed. L. F. B3ynum, Acting P. M. Lie, steal, Drink and Swear. A Kansas paper has nailed to its masthead the mo,tto: "Lie, Steal Drink and Swear," but the editor adds the following explienation: "When you lie, let it be down to pleasant dreams; when you steal, let it be away from immoral associates; when you drink, let it be pure water; when yqu swear, let it be that you will patronize your home paper, pay your subscription aod not send your job work away from home." Food Preer,vationA. | London Chronical.] Wo all consume a consilorablo (luanity of drugs every day of our livrs without being aware of the fact. So at loast we gather from the report of the committoo on preservatives and coloring matter, who estimate that very nearly 50 per cent of the food products sold in this country contain chemicals to preserve them from decay or to improve their ap pearanco. Many of these chemicals are hariless, but others are not so, and the committee hals issued a list of drugs that should be absolutely prohibited. Fornalin, which is a potent substance used chiefly for preserving milk, should be absoluto ly prohibited; salicylic acid should only be pormited in very small quantities; and no preservative what. ever should b allowed in milk. Only a small quantity of boric acid should be allowed in cream or butter. No preservatives whatever should be allowed in foods intended for invalids and infants. Copper salts for green. ing proserved vegetables should be prohibited,and, finally, a Court of ref erenco should be established to adju. dicate on the food offered for public conanmpt.ion. W hat Is a es.iM? Some years ago the following deli nitions of a kiss were published, and they are hero reproduced, being con sidered well worth the spaco given them: A kiss is an insipid and tasteles9 morsel, which becomes dulioious and deleotable in proportion u' it is flav ored with lovo. The sweotost fruit of the tree of love. The oftoner plueod the more abundant it grows. A thingof use to no one, but much prized by two. The baby's right, the lover's priv ilege, the parent's bonison and the hypocrite's mask. That which you cannot give with out taking, and cannot take without giving. The food by which the flame h love is fed. The flag of truce in the petty war of courtship and marriage. The acme of agony to a bashful man. The only "smack" that will calm a storm. A telegram to the heart in which the operator uses the "sounding system. Nothing divided between two. Not enough for one, just enongh for two, too much for three. The only agreeable two faced ac tion u[nder the sun, or mnooni either. The sweetest labial of the world's language. A woman's most effective argu. muent, whether to cajole the heart of a father, control the humors of a hr s band or console the griefs of child hood. Something rather dangerous, Something rather ntico, Something rather wicked, Though it can't be called a vice. Some think it naughty, Others think it wrong, All agree it's jolly, Though it doesn't last long. A kiss fromn a pretty girl is hik having hot treacle poured down your back by angels. The thunder clap of the lips,which inevitably follows the lightning glane of the eyes. A report at headquarters. Everybody's acting edition of "Ro meo and Juliet" What the child receives, what the yout,g man steal and what the old man buys. The drop that runnieth over when he cup of love is full. That in whiA tw.e9aah are bet ter than one. That which we all enjoy.-Oincin nati Einquirer A woman can sew, read a love story, tend the baby, and hear her own son recite his lessons all at. t he same time, but when it comes to listening to a ohoice bit of gossip she sets right down to that business and nothing flL'{TLE F PICTUIIES. PAINTINGS THAT HAVE DONE THE WORK OF DETECTIVES. 111"taillt-a- H W he" the (-sio ltH of an AI IIt lins Led to t Ie- (,c.M N iro-ml4p of it ('rin lu.... A *4orta-alit 1sasil a stole01 Dlntmond ltnlnt. All iir-ist who hadt( sudhdenly b'comeQ alinost 'lmous by h1is production of it palintintx exhtbitdel -t the 11oyal nienid tly w1s nie lay ('lled upon by it Inn1"11 wIno. vsit was proluetIve of the motest extraordinary and unldreait of consecltu'nres. The ptctire re)resenlted a lonely st lettlh1 of heach, pllon whieh the see wa:is b etling lit long, creamy rollers. in the foregrouil, bentling over ia dead body, was ia inn witih it wilhi expres sion on his Iiee and with n naked knife In his llhand. A ship's hont, evi den Wy Just beahed, was atlso in the picture, anl by the silt' of the mur dertlil In1an was a hug of gold. 'I'lie piv tore port rayed til a lventi of two cast wn.ys upon a frtiendly shore. ''he one had1 inuderedl the othe-r so that the treasure itilght he hits. ''he painter's visitor was a gray hair ed, wild eyed man. 'Iln henven's llant', sir," he gasped out, "how tdlid you learn the dreadful story Ihat you pini11ted11 1 see you know till. 1 lurtlered 1mly matite 11111 to get the money tlit was his. 1 threw his body Into the sen. I lonl't know what Iimipulse led me to the Ae(demy. The flhst thing I saw wits your pleture rep. resenting the H(en thlat look pinet' 30 yentm ago." Needless to ay, the picture hid been the oill'tnmt, of 11ingluatlon. Yet ur' (er wIli out, adl itle guilty conSelence of the mant who hind killed hIs con"ir(ide fur lust of gol had convni ed hin that the pa11intIg was n(o colildenco, but w'as indeed the aetual portrayal of n (Ia stardly anld unwitnessed crimne. 'Lhere is pr'ohnithly no pilctire better known in England tha1n "The 1)oetor." by MIr. Luke l'Ildes, yet there are proh ably vety few peoplp awnre of the fact t ha t i hn.t sedl't(m1 moWterplece was f-he inrais of h'tling to light the per pet-rntlon of ia im-le that would other wise ne'ver' haive bet-n know n. A certain doctor in a large town com mlittedi IsuIile, a1d aiiiong his papers was a letter whlch ran as follows: "1 have today seen Luke Filtdes' 'I)octor.' ''he iilcturu rel'ei'iits at medieil man wat ching by the bedside of a child. It has so huniitted m1e that I am going to take nwly my own worthless life and make ia conf'ession at the same time. 'When Arthur's"-his brother's-"boy died, I cate into money that my dead brother had settled on him. He died ats all the world thought of acute pneu muonli. Yet his life might have been saved hadl I ncted, as ilides' 'Doctor' is so evidently doing, with the use of all the skill thit liy in my power. I lin teed the boy's end and so got the toney, I cnn bieun' it no more." A well known artist was commission ed to paint the portrait of a lady in ex alted circles, who boasted the posses siot of at most unique jewel in the form of a pendant. The lady was very anxious that this heirloom should be included in her portrait. The artist, of course, complied with her request. Shortly after the painting had been completed i dnring burgla' y was per pietraited, wIth the result that the lady lost her heirloom, anmd no trace of the thief or thlceves was forthcoming. Yer anssed by, and the lady gave uip aili aope of ever seeIng the precioun heirloom aigain. Now, It so happened that the artist who had paInted the por'tralt of thei lady mtentionled had occasIon to travel In IndhI. Inl the course'5 of is wanIdeurings het enmie to Iliby anid, as every visitor to) that pin1ce (1oes, stiolled thr'ough thei native baznar. Sud(denly his attentIon wais riveted by a iece of jewelry in aL jeweler'r shop1 that seemed failiar to hIm. 1t was aL dIamond and1( ruby penldanIt. Where had ho seen it before? Ile ran sacked his brain, but coul not reomemn bor. HIe r'eturnued to is hotel and haip Ilenedl to lake from his' portfolIo n sketch of the por traIt he had made yearis ago oif thle indy with the pendlant. In a mnomenit the enigma wvas solved. The p1ece of fewclr'y ho had seen was the peculIar pendallnt that hIs fair sitter had ben so anixIous he should include in lis portialt. Hie hurrIed off to the chief of polle, and told that worthy what hie suspect ed, namely, that the ba'zaar ho had vis ied contained thu long lost jewel of theo EniglIsh lady. InquirIes woa at once set tin foot wIth extraordinary re suIts. 'Tho jeweler In the bazaar con fessed to having given years ago a qutite insigniflcennt 81111 fer the jewel, wleh he had bought fronm a stablemnan in the employ of a neIghboring rajah. 'Tie slabIenman was sought for, and turneItd out to be 1non1 other than a fa mous11 English cr'acksmoap, whio had ap. parently. tuirned ht6mtt, but who, nevert,bieloss, contfessed to having been tio thief of the fewel thtat had been so miraculously dlscovered.-PearsoD's Weokly. _________ In the liuapi. There was onice upon a time an EgyptIan klmtg, so it is said, who buIlt a py'raid antd died of melancholy. Ils namto was Dumnops. The memory of lis tragle hIstory Is perpetuated every tIme we say we are "lu the dumps." AccommodatIng. Jlutks--Hlave you got quarters for a dollar, old man? Winks-My vest pocket Is rather cro)vded, but pass it over, and I'll trg to make room for it,