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Sliza (ISABELLA HraHH^ (Gopyrigbt, HggH^CBAPTEIi IX. continued. H^^'Right you are, my boy; but cjs you ^ TTm-rv 1 am not u marry v , ing man, and an insuperable objection exists to my getting bold of a million in that way. Still, I bad about made up my mind to take tbe plunge. And since there seemed no way of getting old Hamilton's money without bis daughter also, I had determined to marry pretty Polly, when, lo and behold, a fabulous fortune, that is mine by right, has almost dropped into my hands! I am on the track of tbe hidden treasures of the Mendoza family; and as I and one other are, so far as I know, the only living descendants of the man who concealed these treasures, and, consequently, their only legitimate heirs, there is a . reasonable hope that I may be able to get along without Miss Polly if I choose. Now, listen, Harry, and give me the use of all the mind you've got. Is there really such a thing as clairvoyance, or is it all stuff and nonsense that you professors talk on that subject?a clever trick to gull a stuoid public?" "Such a thing as clairvoyance!" exclaimed Van Tassel. His sunken eyes gleamed, and a flush lit up his gaunt face with momentary fire. "Ask me if such a thing as light exists, if electricity is real, if sound travels through cihvflkiona of the air. Every small schoolboy knows these things now, and can tell you about them better, perhaps, than I can. But I know that clairvoyance is a,s real as any of these things; aud no one but fools and conceited prigs, who know so much they will never truly know anything, think 1 of questioning the fact of genuine I clairvoyance." k Stanley laughed provokiugly. He r had expected some such outburst and was amused by it. *'4.11 right, Harry," he said. "I am only asking for information. I don't want to dispute your facts. I don't know much about these tnings. The truth is, they bother me; and when I try to understand them, they make my head ache. But itWkes a lot of difference to me just now to know it they are genuine or humbug." "Of course, there are oceans of humbug mixed up with the real thing," said Van Tassel, eagerly, "but it. j. * ? me ^ieui men ui ducuuc mi v?ci iuu world, nowadays, are investigating these wonderful truths, aud, before the end of the century, we shall understand the mystery of the various degrees of the secondary consciousness and of the sub-liminal self " "Stop! Stop!" exclaimed Stanley, with a gesture of comic despair. "I don't want to hear a lecture on psychology. My dear fellow, you should hire a hall. Haven't I told you I can't understand these things? They make my head spin. I see you are in earnest. I always knew yon were. And what I want to learn of you is the modus operandi?how to work this clairvoyant and mesmeric racket when you happened to have the necessary mague^ ism to produce it." "That's easy enough," "VatinFassel said, with a long sig^^^>is momentary enthusiasJH^retwnm and he dropped the submissive, deyfc*V* manner that had become his vjtfnary condition. "The operator p//'"Imust possess certain mental conditions as well as a peculiar physical temperament, great concentration of win?stronger trtan mat possessed by the subject, and the peculiar magnetism which you have more strongly developed than I have ever known in the case of any other person. That being given, the process is purely mechanical^ and consists simply of a certain number of slow, even passes made by the hands over the person to be mesmerized?downward passes to induce the trance, and upward to dispel it. You know the passes well enough." "Yes; and glad enough I was to remember them a couple of evenings ago. And that's what I want your advice about." And briefly but clearly Stanley related the singular effect of Ins presence upon Dolores Jtfendoza when first introduced to her. PrnfooCAt* Vfln Tnooftl o r? 4- r? 1 4 4 VAS/OOVi T uu XMOOUi DUt Uj^/, CiiUi c and interested; so much so, that for a moment the dazed, lost look left his lace and once more he seemed to have a distinct individuality. "What you tell me is extremely interesting. From your description of the young lady, I should guess that she possesses the gift of clairvoyance in its highest aud rarest form, and if her power should ever be developed she might be of great benefit to the world." "I'm not troubling myself about that," Stanley interrupted flippantly. "I only want her power exercised for my particular benefit?and hers, too, perhaps. I've no particular objection to making it a partnership affair." "She said that she had a visitor?" asked Yan Tassel, musingly. "Yes; btit she didn't seem to remember what it had been when sbe returned to consciousness, although it had evidently been unpleasant.'' "And can you guess at the nature of it?" asked the professor of mes merism, with a peculiar look; to which Stanley responded defiantly: "Yes; and it is in order to learn how to gain control of this mysterious gift apparently possessed by this girl that I am now talking with you, Harry. . Between yon and mo there neecj be no disguises and no mystifications. ' ] have always treated you personal'y, with kindness and ever with generosity, and in the manner of which we both know, and to which you refer, no one knows better than you do that I acted in self-defense. It was his life or mine. As to all that lia9 happened since, and the use I have made of. various advantageous circumstances, 1 have never been able to see anything particularly criminal ] in any part of it. But it is my secret I choose to have it remain so; at . ^B^asdre. Hi~Z? DDVEL. belli ? Winter. CASTELAR.) y Robkrt Bosvia's Sckk.) J the same time, I choose to make use o2 this girl's extraordinary power, though I may be able to get on without it. I am coming to that presently. The awkward thing about her is that if I am able to throw her into the clairvoyant trance at will, she may say a great deal more than I care to hear besides giving me the information I want; and she may also remember things that I prefer to have forgotten." "You have only to forbid that," said Van Tassel. "What do /you mean? Will she obey me?" "Certainly." was the anwer, with a smile. "That is the simplest form of hypnotio suggestion. Before you awaken her from the trance, bid her forget everything you don't wish to have her remember. You may also suggest such ideas as you desire to remain in her mind." "The deuce! That makes the whole aflfair as easy as a walk-over." "Always provided you are able to put her into the trance. A clairvoyant such as she appears to be is often very difficult to manage. The tran3e you saw may have been quite independent otitt TnaamoriV. trnwer that vou DOS sess, although your presence may have affected her; and if 60, she is liable at any time to pass into what we call the superior condition, in which case she might read the whole past history of any one present, and you could not even silence her. It is very desirable, for your own sake, that you should gain all the power over her that your strorig temperament and will give you the opportunity to do." While he listened, Clarence Stanley's countenance went through various changes of expression, from animated, buoyant triumph to perplexity, impatience and anger. "Oh, confound it!" he then exclaimed, as his companion came to the 11 n dt. cuu ui ms xcmaiao. jl. V?VU v stand half you are saying, and I don't believe the other half; but if you are speaking the truth, the senorita's clairvoyant gift is likely to bring me much more trouble than benefit " ' 'Net if you can gain control of it," interrupted Van Tassel, eagerly. "Can't you give me a chance to see her? I have studied this subject deeply; it is the one thing in the -world that still has power to interest me; and I think I can detect the quality of any form of clairvoyance by the psychic atmosphere surrounding the subject. Give me a chance to see this young lady and judge of her power." "You may see her fast enough," said Stanley, promptly. "Before we part, I will give you money enough to get yourself up respectably; but remember, there must be no backsliding and making yourself a disgrace to me if I introduce you to the Hamilton family. How is it with'you now? Whisky or brandy or both?" "Neither. Dptirhas been worn cut with me^lTg ago; nothing supplies the "^necessary stimulus but : opiijj^I have almost wholly lost my wU^power, and with it, of course, my ' Jfrswc to mesmerize. I abused the 1 *gift, and it has left me. I only live, ' now, uuder the influence of opium." "Poor devil!" exclaimed Stanley, in j a tone of pitying contempt. "By the way, you used to be great on reading ciphers and all manner of hiero- j glyphics. It was, as you would say, a gift. Have you lost that, too?" 1 While speaking, Stanley had unlocked the drawer of the table beside J j him, and now taking out the piece of . parcnment ana au me papers on wmcu be hud been figuring: and drawing, be 1 spread them out before Professor Van 1 Tassel. ; "There, Hal, old boy! Cast your eye over that, and tell me if you have * still the power to read the secret of it." | Again a gleam of interest and sud- r den fire lit up the haggard face of the j demoralized mesmerizer, and he bent j an eager gaze on the papers placed ^ before him. "I don't know if I can unlock the mystery here," he said. "The gift you speak of was a part of my other t gift, and may have gone from me with t the rest. But I will try. I will try." < With trembling fingers, he began i sorting and arranging the scraps which j Stanley had so carefully cut out, and t his touch seemed to have a strancre r magic in it, for the pieces appeared to a dovetail and fit into each other as if < suddenly endowed with independent i volition, and from the completed pic- c ture emerged the figure of a tall and ] slender Indian woman, in flowing drapery, hut in her lineaments, though fine and delicate, and in her long hair, ornamented with feathers s and beads, the unmistakable traces of t her race. 8 "Ey Jove!" exclaimed Stanley, with 1 unusual excitement. "The Indian r princess?our aboriginal ancestress. ^ This is interesting." f "There are letters?of the English t alphabet, aijparently?there are twelve < of them, and twelve pieces to make up t the picture." 1 "Yes, I counted the pieces and tried I to make out the meaniug of them, but I hadn't got at it. Your arrival inter rupted me in the midst of it. But I t detected no letters." "They are plain enongp, however? wrought in with these tine lines that form the picture. See!" As he spoke, Vau Tassel traced with (the point of a pencil tho outline of the letter "F" in the lines forming the 0 face of the picture. "Yes, I see it now!" exclaimed Stanley, with a momentary feeling of c ohagrin at not having discovered it a himself. "Go on with the rest. I f will write them down as you trace them." j Van Tassel continued, slowly and ; carefully and with many failures, but i with continuous perseverance, to hunt c out the hidden letters. Wheti the s twelve had been thus discovered and a written in order, they spelled the fol- a lowing words: u w "Flower of gold." "Flower of gold?" repeated Stanley, completely mystified. "It is an interesting phrase, but what does it mean?" Van Tassel put his hand to his head in a dazed manner, and then leaned back in his chair and drew a long breath of disappointment. It waB, indeed, a sigh of heartbreaking disappointment. "Alas!" he said, bitterly, "I cannot tell you what, it means; and yet it is all here?here!" and he clasped his trembling hands abont his brow, "but so confused and lost I cannot find it." ? i 1 "XOU iLIlOW auu tuuuut ten iric; ciclaimed Stanley, his tone quiet with concentrated and impotent rage. He saw that the man was perfectly sincere, although he could not understand his condition of mental wreck; he felt a brutal disposition to shake the remaining life out of the helpless specimen of humanity before him; and then in a moment he was calmed by a new thought that had not till then entered his mind. Perhaps it was fortunate that the professor could go no further; it would only be giving another the secret that belonged to himself exclusively; and it was with almost ludicrous amiability that he continued: "Never mind, old fellow; don't bather your poor old head about it! Pe/haps I will work it out some day, mjself; and, if not, there is always th 5 wonderful Senorita Dolores Mendozr.. Now, if she is the extraordinary clairvoyant you suppose her to be, she could read off this infernal puzzle like print." "Yes; if I could get my impression? into form I could do it myself," said Van Tassel, fixing his gaze on the parchment with an expression of long ing eagerness and utter hopelessness, that even touched the callous heart of Clirence Stanley. "It is all there. I feel it! I know it. But I cannot tell what it is! but ' and he seemed for a moment to rouse into the brightness and energy that had once characterized him?"you must gain control of the senorita. Your will is stronger than that of most men?you can surely control a woman?remember, you must control her, she must never control you!" "I guess that is all right," said Stanley, quietly, and there was a dangerous look of evil, concentrated' power in his face as he spoke. "And now give me a little further instruction about these mesmeric passes.'' Van Tassel explained minutely; and Stanley, absorbed in the idea of using the knowledge he was now acquiring on the susceptible tempera ment of Dolores Mcndoza, stood before the professor, his entire will apparently concentrated in his magnetic gaze, and slowly performed the long, slow, downward passes exactly as he nad been directed to do, tin, on a sudden, Van Tassel's head fell backward against his chair, and Stanley saw that his eyes were closed as if in death, his face colorless aud his breathing so faint as to be almost imperceptible. The professor lay in a profound mesmeric trance.. TO BE CONTINUED. A Family Disagreement. In a home out in the country, not far from town, we are informed, there may be seen quile a pile of sewing lying on the floor, nearly in the middle of the room, that has been lying there undisturbed for more than six months. At that time the head of the house wanted a chaif, and, seeing but one handy, he dumped to the floor the Bowing which lay upon it. His wife asked him to pick it up. He said he wouldn't do it. She told him as he threw- it there it could remain until be got ready to pick it up. She Brould never touch it. And there it reuiuius u meiuunui iu nu jjlh;ujii|jjh.ibility of disposition.?New York Commercial Advertiser. \ Horse Still Standing; Where Be Froze. Out on the Laramie'.plains, west oi Laramie, Wyoming, there is a grim nonument to the terrors of the past , ; igorous winter. Between the two , i Laramie rivers there Btands a horse j I (vhich was frozen to death during one j I )f the very severe storms of the past j j season. The animal was frozen while standing, the snow having drifted in ibout him and held the carcass erect. I rhe snow has since melted away and 1 ;he horse is still standing, his foui i 'eet being extended in a bracing posi* 1 ;ion. . I , Sunday Papers a Failure. The London Daily Mail announces , ;hat Mr. Alfred Harmsworth has \ lecided to abandon the Sunday issue , )f that paper "as a concession to those ;?ho obiect to Sunday iournalism. and , n consideration of the appeal cf his \ smployes, who objected to a rest day 3 >ther than Sunday." The public will j dso guess that another reason for the , liscontinuance of the Sunday edition 1 s that it was a financial failure. The > iemand for Sunday newspapers in J England is very limited. j American Canoe* in Parif>. American canoeist arc preparing to lend a delegation to the Paris Exposiion to give exhibitions of Indian games tnd individual daring in their cranky ittle craft. The Canadians will be epresented there by the crews of two var canoes who will execute the wonlerful mauccuvres and indulge in the ournaraent battles that make their linplay in Ontario waters so attracive. The ease with which Americans nanipulate a cance will surprise Eurojeans. More Precious Tlmn Diamonds. Among the rarest of precious stones , he green garnet is probably the most alunble. This gem is of a superb, ich shade, far more brilliant than that >f the emerald. A green garnet easily onimands double the price of a pure liainond of equal size, because it is so ixceeding rare, while red garnets are io common that Uieir cost is trifling. Honesty is one of the national :haracteristics of the FinD, ex-ept ? .tnong the population inhabiting the rontier districts bordering on Jtussia, ; vhere bad example has had its usual I B iffect. } ! b When a kid shoe has worn purple I ir white at the seams and toes it may i t' till be kept in active service by usinp ! o mixture of equal parts of olive oil j nd best black ink. Apply with u 1 h ponge and polish with a soft duster, j a I OUR MULE'S B I IN THE TRAI Their Importance in t bs Mountain Every time one of the British mountain batteries goes into action in the South African war attention is directed to a humble warrior from the United States, the mule, that is doing far more important work than he gets credit for, and without which the English would find it exceedingly difficult to make the contemplated changes on the map. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for War, says that the Government has bought 15,000 mules, to carry troops and supplies from the coast to the scene Qf war. Of these 8000 or 9000 .were bought in the United States and several thousand of them are already in active service. The rest are already oh'the way, from New Orleans and Obflii<8ston.;.$The remainder came from Italy and-.xrom Qnain arx? ftinn vra una the Snnniah a ad American mule laboring aide bj side ugainBt a common foe. ' 'W. . On general principles we m?y stip-' pose that it was the Spanish Variety of mule which was directly responsible for the great calamity at Nicholson's Nek, causing th'e capture of 1500 rp-~? Vs trte MULE: BATTERY' C; I! ^ British trodpB ftnd the death eral gallant officew. The thing never 1 would have happened if the mules had; not stampeded and run away with the ammunition. In a private letter an infantry officer wrote from Ladysmith some days previous to this'disaster that a lot of unbroken mules had just been received, aud he predicted that they would stampede the first time they got into rction. Up to date the British War Office ha9 bought and paid fur mules worth AMERICAN MULES FOR TEE TRAKSVAA^ (Loading mules at New Orleuna on the Atlantic transport Pruh for shipment to Cape Colony and the Transvaal.) about $1,500,000. The latest mule quotation is $100 a beast. The market is firm and no difficulty whatever bas been found by the Government in iTAttinrr all the mule heln they want. o A. ar In buying the American mules the i British officers have been careful, as Tar as possible, to get those that have been trained. This word "trained" j suggests a possible mule curriculum, i but it means merely those who hare neen in harness and done a bit of : mocking about already. i These new muleR are to be used 1 jnly for transportation purposes? ! that is, for hauling the long "Cape ] ivagons" ten or twelve mules to cach 1 ?and none of them is destined to 1 carry packs, the former function of | the mule in war. None of the new ] recruits will be pressed into service 1 is members of mounted batteries, : iitber. for there are two mule com- 1 panies that have been accustomed for i pears to act as fleBh-aud-blood gun jarriages at the Cape. These last ani- < nuls served their apprenticeship at ] I SPtHF' CAW^G T^El GU^I WHEELS .-.WE: Bf^EChi OF ThlE GU^ > now MOUNTAIN BATTERi be Government barracks at Newport c ,ud have become used to the smell of a lowder. and are entirely blase about w aving small cannous on their backs. n The composition of a mountain bat- a cry aud the accoutrements of a mule ti 11 a march may prove of interest. a There are six guue in a mountain w attery called screw guns. They fire i p projectile weighing about eight j fj r / HQ SHARE 1 SSVAAL WAR. i *54 he Makeup of a British Battery. g| mmmmmi&m&sm pounds and of various descriptions, viz., ring shell, shrapnel, star and case Bhot. The charge is one pound and ten ounces of povder. Batteries are compcied of British gunners and are commanded by a Major of the Royal Artillery. They are j divided into three sections, called right, centre and left, each commanded by 'a subaltern, and containing twodivisions commanded by a sergeant. A sub-division is a gun with all its attendant men, mules and equipment. A medical officer of the Imperial Medical Service is attached to each battery. . The gunner establishment, consists of one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant, sfcr gun sergeants, six corporals and dghty-eight gunners, with/!two trumpeters. In the driver establishment, there are three driver eergeants, six driver corporals, one hundred and thirty-eight drivers (with twelve extra men enlisted for seryiee}, one farrier. and one shoeing a mi tit WhrtVA ftrfl Ave conies for. "of j fleers and'trampeterirand one hitifectred j and thirty-eight gnn' that- is, ^TliRED BY Trit ^ twenty-three for, each sub-division? five to carry the gun and nve to relieve them; one pioneer in right subdivisions and one artificer's mule in the left section; six ammunition mules with one relief; one wheel and axle mule, and the remaining four sparer or barebacks. as they are called. They are generally young mules and are to replace the sick or killed, and they < have no harness of their own. The ' first line consists of the pioneers, first ' gun line and first and second ammunition mules; the remainder are the relief line. Besides these, tiiere are seventy- < two baggage mules always with the ] battery (made np to one hundred and < thirty-eight for service), with an establishment of three minor officers aud twenty-six muleteers, and, in ad- I dition to all, the usual followers of a i corps, with carpenters, smiths and ' saddlers thrown in. The pioneer mule generally leads 1 the battery over difficult ground, ac- ^ coippanied by any spare gunners i there may be, who clear any obstacles i 1 U - J- , Will Oil WUU1U lllipvuc l>UO pvjjicao ui the battery. His load is about 320 i pounds. The wheel follows him, ] carrying also the elevating gear be- ' tween the wheels on top of the saddle. The load is about 280 pounds. Then ] the axle, with a case shot box and 1 small store box; the load is about 313 ,4 pounds. Following him the three top-d loads, carriage, breech and chose,each 1 load being about 290 pounds. Being 1 lop loads they necessitate tight girth- | ing. Behind them fcome the first andrtj second ammunition mules, carryionH sixteen rounds each, and an average load of about370 pounds. These loads ! ire given in round numbers, and include every strap. The mules to carry these loads are necessarily fine animals, and cost ibout $150 each. They are of various breeds, conntry bred chiefly, but . Italian, Persian, Afghan and Cape mules are found in nearly every bat- , tcry. They should be abotft thirteen bands high, or a little over, and their f ?12. ill Jii uoi ui wujd ue guuu; tuib is lur cnore important than height for a bat- * tery mule. The big males are often ^ not bo useful, and always cause more ^ work for the gunners to load, especially on a hillside. The mule has many advantages jver the horse in the present campaign ia South Africa especially, be a f 'Half OPTHE. GUfT^rit CHASE r' ' GUNS AP.E CAP. HI ED. '' * ' i'? . fl aiise be fcns tbe reputatiofc of being ^ ble to bang ou to a precipitous path uy by bis ears where a horse could ot be made to venture with any znovut of urging. Except in mouniin climbing, he carries ordinarily f bout about 1G0 pounds, although, if ell fed, he sometimes can take 300 ounds. He not only is much freer ui om disease than the horse, but his tl ^ T WWg -Vj.'_ <>' skin is so much thioker that Ihe pestiferous tropical bug cannot make life so much of a burden for him. Besides, be isn't half so fussy aB a horse MULES AS AMMUNITION CABRIEBS. about what -he eats or drinks. His usual rations in South Africa are ten pounds of grain or twenty pounds of oat hay,..with half an ounce of rocksalt; that, however, is when times are good, and if he has to work along on short xktions he is as cheerful and contented about it aB possible. Put blinkers on him, and have a white mare to lead the procession, and he will go anywhere. ' Halted From a Rapid Town. "One of the funniest experiences.in __________ Ik A ^ -HM mf hotel lif*," said an old clerk, "was that in which a man registered his name without writing -his town after it, as is the custom. When I called his attention to it he said::, ."I hadn't forgot it, but I feel a little ^bit timid 'about it. The last time I ;'! was away from home I registered i the name of my town and the^njnrki v asked me what State itwas in. \ mad in a minute and wouldn't v the house. ' I went to another hdj&fet' and registered from Brooklya-$n?he '' next day I appeared in the p**6r. I from New'York. I showed it to , the^ I clerk and he said ;h$ changed place of residence oh the bookjaBHR cause nobody ever registered IfoSjsr] ^1 told the man he need^haVfcia&al Fear of having the incident in our place provided he w^teSjto ] . write the name. He saidsMjgHTOL (WKT CWBa Beat tnat.' ? mew .tou Parcel Trick Revived. J Tbe old trick of calling for*5pd^' ' ige just dolivered has made iwannual ' ippearance in the residence districts )f New York City. A well-known firm ia3 been informed that after one of ' ts wagons had delivered a parcel at ! ;he house of a patron yesterday, a man ' same hurriedly up to the door and ' tsked the maid to hand him baok^fee ' package, as a mistake had been m^ae. The man was very persistent, and said 1 hat the parcel intended for her mis- ' ress had been delivered elsewhere, aid would be promptly called for > ?hen this one was returned. The ' naid, however, replied that she would tot give up the package without an trder. The man promised to bring ,n order, but of course was not heard rom again. Witli the hundreds of delivery ragons running all over the city, it is ; lifficult to trap these swindlers. The test way to avoid trouble is to caution ervants not to deliver any articles or J packages on verbal orders.?New York Jail and Express. . I - .. A I 1 tauiea niein 10 hhbuij *iouoi?i, I An extraordinary accident occurred J o a trolley car at Sing Sing, N. Y., t ecentlv, which recalls Robert Louis * Itevenson's "Dynamiter," in which a lan carrying a box of dynamite is I )stled by a woman so as to cause the 1 xplosive to fall, though it does not 4 xplode. In the present instance a '' in of dynamite was on a wagon when yst/aa struck by a trolley car. Awheel r&8 taken off the wagon and the _ ehicle was turned over. The driver f the wagon fell back in a half faint, n ad be knew it would be useless to ? in, even if he had not been paralyzed n jth fear. The motorman was also eo, ^ ightened for a moment that hecouid a ot back away from the wreck. One e t the passengers yelled, "Dyna- n lite!" and they all beat a precipitate itrer.t, and there was little curiosity finced when a new wagon was obliaed and the dynamite was trans- m ;rred. i ei - ? ' p; There are 42K0 species, of plants (j, sed for commercial purposes. Of ^ icse, 120 are used for perfume. | ^ ... . ... .? . The stout old lady and'THE wan? He rushed Into the car? Tbe crowded car?and era The stout old lady who Had dropped her fare Recovered it he took the only seat > . That had been vacant there. Sbe grabbed a strap and stood Before him while \ { Tbe car lurched on and on, VJ Mile uft<jr mile. Hue looked down at him and XT a rt n rraA flirov 19 He sat, she had to stand? 1 There's more to say. J The scene lias changed: A maiden fait Plays lightly on a sweet guitar; . / Her cheeks nre red and on her breast 1 A bunch of fragrant roses are. He comes at last; she greets bim and Then leads him where v38 Her mamma waits, half burled in Her easy cbalr. A stout old lady glances up, He bows and then Tbey both remember how and when They met before!? Diverging ways, A sad gobd-nlght; It sometimes puys To be polite. ?Chicago Times-Herald; J JINGLES AND JESTS. ' M Lawyer?'"Do you swear the col- J ision raised the entire car?" Witness ">1 ?"Well, it raised everything but the J windows."?Judge. Patience? "Don't yon think Will j has a musical laugh?" Patrice?"In- J leed, I do! I notice he always laughs j when you try to sing." ^ "How gracefully she handles * '\4. "an!" "Yes. She used to keep the' 9ies off the tables in her father's 3airy luuch."?Cleveland Plaindealer, * II I--" I . 1 LI. Aii unit iutr uiaii wuo rauites uib wb/, i And fights bis battles day by day; -*jj He floors bis foes, I joy to see. ;V| I'm glad bis aim is not at me. . ?Chicago Record. Visiting Cnrate?"Ah, my friend, 3 yon should reflect on the fact that we -yM are here to-day and gone to-morrow.'* Convict?"You may be?I ain't."? Tit-Bits. , -*3&S Miss (of Boston)?"So much .. !. '<*} lepends on environment!" Miss \'4S (of Chicago)?"Just bo! Now, out in Chicago we are continually annexing S&. jur, environments."?Puck. I'd rather go fishing than gnnning; ? ' -$8 I'd rather do sitting than running; Bat I find myself wishing; Sf or Ashing, >. 'S:'i omes after me dtftoning. ") ;t delpbU North American.. A atant?"He called jpe * '>? 1 Second Combatant? I led me a lazy loafer." I "Well, I wouldn't fight ; ce of opinion. You may ' vj| young man of Dunbar, ly poisoned his ma. I d on his work yed with a 6mlrk, use quite a family jar.'? Jl "I *rtsb now," Btrienea tne angry foung wife. '.'I wish now, Frederick 3 Harrison, yon had married Edith J Macmahon instead of me! ' That)8 m .vhat J wish!", , "I would have mar- f ried h#r," yelled the infuriated has- -12 jand, "only she wouldn't haie ,me Ig ind you would."?Cincinnati En- v>H that you onoe de~^' >ul? love me as long ;'' d now, hardly a year| I care nothing at allf I -"But you see when| J I love you as long ail^^ eling very well, andkMH think I would conscience. fc ThejjB ras fierce but briefL^^H 'No. 'I pannot do it," be said, sim-j^H $yy '?<n~I have never yet sponen aa" l&raSh.'' ? Catholic Standard aqwjH ad .there are a few honest Two years ago I sent a the corner to buy a postal ?ve never seen the boy to"You don't call that boy ioneatPV "Yes, air! This morning [ fegfcd a postal with this on thft fl u|pf|?tr Sir: Here is your postjH|f?/fljprted in business with ih*flH R.yo.u gave me and have pros'^flHj ?'e??L: Thanks.' "?Chicago News. /jHflj H?*wtaI Postal Schedule*. 9 iP pointed ont that at the preaeajM ime the United States and Territories 8M| md Colonies oE America are afflict<&^^| with ^76 separate and different postalfl^H icjiedaleiu These are (1) the domes-'^^H ;ic American system, which is familiafj^^f so most of as; (2) the Porto BieaaflH system, which is the same as our ownlMfl 'or letters, but with a higher rate for 'oarth-class matter; (8) the Hawaiian^^9 system, with Hawaiian rates wlttuQSBj islands, aqd foreign rates with the Dnited States;"(4) the Cuban system,.9BI cvith a modification of the old Spanieh^^H system in the interior and foreign rates between the island and [Jnited States; (5) the Philippine sys?^H| ;em, within the 'islands as the Spati&^^H ,sh left it, bat with domestic letter, newspaper and parcel rates betweea|^^H :be archipelago and the United States^^^H ?The Manufacturer. |^H Senator llevcrlJce Salil. "You look like a very young man,?;^HB iaid some one to Senator Beveridge, Hj^E >f Indiana, in the Senate corridor a ew days ago. 1^9 "Yes,'' said Beveridge, with the air if cne who has made a patient investi;ation, "I am five years younger than as Alexander Hamilton when he was ppointed Secretary of the Treasury, nd J am four years younger than HQ ?homas Jefferson when he wrote the J^D )eclaration of Independence. To be are, Henry Clay, when he was elected flRfl Ipeaker, was " . uuio jjuiui i/uc utuaiui o ivjow ided away and lie bad disappeared round a corner of the lobby.--Washogton Post. A CliinmriitiiV Oath. At the Thames Police Court a Chi- ifl araan named Ah Hang went into the ritness box, when the oath was adlinistered thus: A lighted caudle was laced before him, which he blew out, HE t the same time swearing that what 0 was about to state was the truth, ad if it woro not might his soul be |B| xtinguished in the same-summary ;anner.?Cardiff Western Mail. MB First Ufe ol Niagara Power. The first use of Niagara power wa3 1 long ago as 1725, when the French HH rected a sawmill near tba site of the resqnt factory of the Pittsburg Re- flfl| uction Company. Jt was used for ^^9 le purpose oC supplying sawed ?r for Fort Niagara. m