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f V v EXPERIENCE. I 1>e first time, when at night [ went about Locking the doors and windows every Khere, iter she died, I seemed to look her out In the? starred silence and the homeless air, .nd leave her waiting in her gentle way .11 through the night, till the disconsolate pon the threshold, whdc we slept, awake; uch things the heart can bear and yet not break. \ ?W. D. Howells, in Harper's Magazine. Circumstantial Evidence. BY ESTHER MAYNES. U 1 r vr tinri never been called "Bob"' by any one until bis recently acquired wife, with a co5^JNR quettish preteiwe of shyess, had so addressed him. He had known her but a short time rhen he won he!-. And uow, at the nd o? six blissful months, he was Ittiog in his splendid library, pe^If-xed and miserable, and gloomily reing the embers of a grate fire and ying to persuade himself that the jadow which threatened to wreck his nture could be explained away if ily he had the courage to ask her. On eoming home that afternoon he ad gone to the sitting-room and had >und it.empty. Turning to leave, he iw a piece of note paper lying on the ?>or, as though it had been brushed off er desk as she rose in a hurry. In ooping to replace it, his eye caught le two words, "Dear Tom." Dear am! Could it be that there was a ?ar Tom In her life of whom he knew >thing? T^he letter read: "Dear Tom?If I were to be asked hr T am Tcrttinc rnii T cihnnlil ire to admit that I am yielding to an lpulse. My whole life has been made > of impulses, and I never battled itli them but once?alas, the very ne I should have yielded. You know ell what I mean, that uight you re'unced me,Renounced m* while your ood was on fire with lovp for me, hid? I knew and felt and revelled in, hen your eyes dumbly begged me to fuse to be renounced and your lips Id me it would be bettor to part. Ah. I had only yielded then to the imilse to tell you I Iove?A you well ough to share your poverty and the sk of caring for your poor, helpless ther! How well I remember that ar, delightful, cruel summer in >rking. You came, dear, and/ you stepped to mja heart with that; first smilo on ur brave sunny facet Then, afterird, Aunt Sarah, whffn I told her of r betrothal, said in her ioy. sneering les: 'I congratulate yon upon your ?cretion. It is a fitting thing that u should marry Torn Spencer aud let nr PArlv novert-v / ha mprr'prl into ddle-aged and eldjerly poverty. As m Spencer's wife/you will bare the isfaction of knowing that you have fore you such a /life as your mother s led. only Intensified, since your ? will be encumbered by his helpless, alytic old father.' Tom. dear, dp not utterly despise when I tell y<2>u that her words had >ir weight. JJ did not fear the povy, for I kn;ew you were l>ound to ceed, if orily. dear on?, you were hampered in your career by your her. I k/new you _'ere fond of him, I that v<-hiie he lived you would keep i with you?that even I could not ueni6e you to send him away. So, en/you told me we had better part, CBrOTed no protestation. I knew your part was aching and that you needed unforting words from me. I knew I id only to speak one word to break jwn the barrier and have you take ie to your heart forever. I did not >eak that word. Though my heart *ied out to you. I could not tell you lat I loved you well enough to share our burden. I did not speak that ord. I am married now. My husand loves me, and I am rich beyond ir fondest expectations. I have all lose things which my luxurious and tpensive tastes craved?yet I am not appy. This is indeed my farewell, ear one. You know now?every word i this letter has told you?what you re to me. You will not misunaercand?you will not come to me. It is ver, Tom, and " Here the writing ended abruptly. Robert Malcolm was a loyal man, nd though the evidence was against er, he refused to believe his wife uilty of all that the letter Implied, [e told himself that i? he dared to sk her for an explanation .she would ive it, and it would be satisfactory, 'o ask her to confess a dishonorable ct was also to confess a lack of condense tn her. While he was sitting there the door pened noiselessly. A slight girlish gure stole across the thick carpet and ehipd his chair. Tw^o soft small hands rere clasped before his eyes and a oice whispered: ' r111 nc a rrliA If VJ Utoo M UU 11 Iw His heart gave a groat hound and e took the hands down and kissed hem. Finally, as if satisfied with 'hat he saw, he asked: '"Have you been shopping?" She seemed surprised at the trivial uestion following so closely upon the nrutiny she had undergone, and said: ' Is that all, Mr. Bluebeard? Gracius, how you scared me. I expected to ear you say in sepulchral tones. 'Wolan, there is guilt in your face? rhere have you hidden the body?' Lnd instead, after that soul-searching aze, you ask the commonplace ques ion m commonplace tones, nave you een shopping;?'" With a sigh of content and love and elief he threw his arms round her nd drew her to him for a moment, 'hen she seated herself opposite him n a low chair, where the firelight fell n her face, bringing out all its charm. In the magnetism of her presence ler husband became almost happy >nce more?until the memory of that etter came back to sting him. Suddenly he asked her: "Adele, were you ever in Dorking?" She opened wide her eyes and answered: "No. dear- why do you ask?" "Just curiosity." Then, after a pause, he added: "Did you ever know a ;umi named Tom Spencer?" She laughed softly, and. folding her dainty hands, replied: "Now I am indeed on the rack. Why torture my inoeent soul with the curiosity to know the reason for placing me in the witness box?" At her irrelevant answer his doubts rose again .and he rather sternly repeated his question, with a request for a direct reply. "Tom Spencer?Tom Spencer?where have I seen or heard that name?" she queried softly. a3 if to herself. "I certainly don't know any Tom Spencer, but I believe I have heard that name somewhere." "And now. you dear, cross ozre. are chore any more conundrums for me? Because, if you have finished. I will go and dress for dinner." He laughed and watched her disappear throgh the door. A month passed, and during this time Robert Malcolm tried to detect a flaw in his wife's devotion to justify him in the doubt which would creep ill whenever he thought of the letter. But it was in vain that he sought an explanation in her manner. There was nothing about her to suggest that wealth had palled upon her. or that without poverty and Tom Spencer her life was a blank. She was as ever airilj affectionate, daintily tyrannical, flippant and serious in one breath, with that "iniiuite variety" which was her greatest charm. One night when they had returned from a dance, he decided to make a full confession to her and to ask her for an explanation. She had thrown herself into an easy chair and looked 'even fairer than usual. Making a final effort, he began, and rapidly he told her all?ail about the letter, his doubts and despair and the unbappiness he felt whi.rn.ver ho thought of the matter. While he was talking she was looking down and twisting the rings on her slender fingers. When he finished she looked up at him with a slow, amused smile creeping over her face. "Now I understand those questions you asked me about Tom Spencer. Yes, that was the name?and I know why the name seemed familiar to me." "Well, what cf Tom Spencer? Who is he?" "He is a creature of my own imag< ination, aad once having created Thomas, I straightway forgot him/ When you asked me that day I wondered where I had heard the name." "What do you mean?" he demanded. "Only this. Bob?but first you must promise not to laugh at me," She s^opp-rd, looked at uim anxiously. He nodded impatiently, and she went on. "Some time ago I conceived of being literary. I thought out a story and decided that I would depart from the usual routine and have it told in a series of letters. You got hold of the beginning of the story. I was called away that day, and never thought again of my literary venture." He drew her up to him and then, with his arms around her, he asked in a husky whisper: "Adele, will you forgive me?" For answer she put her arms round his neck and then replied softly: "If you'il promise never to doubt me again." The promise and the forgiveness i were consummated in one long kiss. A week later in a local paper Robert Malcolm happened on the following: "Dorking, April 23.?Mr. William bpencer, an o!U ana respected citizen of this city, died yesterday afternoon. The deceased had lonj? been a sufferer from paralysis, but his death was unexpected. He leaves one son, Mr. Thomas Spencer, with whom fcs lived, to mourn his loss." Problem of Medical Etiquette. It is an ancient custom in Hungary that when a medical candidate has passed his examination with distinction, and the doctor's degree is conferred sub auspiciis regis, he should receive from the Emperor of Austria (King of Hungary) a ring bearing the initials "F. J." set in brilliants. After a certain time he is admitted to present his than'-s in person to the Sovereign. In connection with this custom a curiov. problem recently exercised the mind of a young doctor who was serving his time in the army as a "one year volunteer." Being invited to present himself before the Emperor, he was greatly puzzled how to do so. for on the one band, as a private soldier, he ought to wear his shako, while on the other, as doctor of medicine, he should carry his hat under his arm. In his perplexity he sought counsel of his colonel, who after careful consid eration, delivered himself of the following opinion: "If the Emperor speaks to you in German, which is the regulation language of the army, you must regard yourself as a plain one year volunteer, and you will therefore keep your shako on you head. But should his Imperial Majesty address you in Hungarian, this means that he sees In you a-doctor of medicine rather than a soldier, and you must therefore uncover your head."?London Globe. Cheepa. the Trained CRt. A man who lives out near Takoma Park has a cat which, he maintains, is twice as intelligent as a dog and quite as trainable. "You shall see," he said the other night, "that Cheeps will follow me wherever I go. Cheeps loves me. and is not happy if separated from me. "Cheeps!" he shouted. "Kitty, kitty! Come, Cheeps." Cheeps came. "You see. don't you?" said the man proudly. "Cheeps will now follow me. To heel. Cheeps, to heel." We strolled along and presently the man's wife said: "Bob, where's your cat?" "Following me," ?aid Bob. We all turned. Cheeps wasn't fol lowing. Cheeps had gone back home and was asleep 011 the front porch. Cheeps was a cat and not minded to tag after auybody.?Washington Post Austrian School Gardens*. It is said that no fewer than 77G9 school gardens exist in Austria, not in eluding the sister kingdom of Hun gary. They are counected with botli private and public schools, and are used for purposes of practical instruction in horticulture and tree growing. . .... . c - -. T'' r.:^ V," j Tie New I j Cabinet Officers. 1' : fW^fwwwwiw? j . T\' i The two new members of President s< i Roosevelt's Cabinet, -whose portraits c flsT IM | ??????_ i VICTOR HOWAI are printed herewith, are the Hon. | in | Paul Morton, who succeeds Mr. Moody j di 1 as Secretary of the Navy, and the j TV ! Hon. Victor Howard Metcalf, who sue- in ! ceeds Mr. Cortelyou as Secretary of J be i the Department of Commerce and C< i Labor. Mr. Morton is a resident of ar 'j i?? I sP fm PAUL MO Chicago, although a uative of Michi-1 is I gan. He lias shown distinguished abil- gr; Ity in organization and as a manager 18 ef men In the railway world, and he tw resigned the office of Vice-President cif A REVOLVING IRON. ] The electric iron has not made much At impression on the household sad iron i?0 trade, presumably from the fact that tin electric power is by no means avail- pt able as a general thing, even in the jn better class bouses. There is hardly a j * " co^ nu REVEBSIDLG IRON. . rir I till kitchen, however, waere there is not a tlii i supply of gas, and as the gas-heated ed Iron is the nearest approach to the I Ideal electric iron, it is probable its L( J popularity will become very great bej fore being ousted by the universal in* ! traduction of cheap electric power. The 1 j Illustration shows a modern type of go ! gas-boated iron, which is novel in do- th; sign iu that it is reversible, combining I in the single piece both the ordinary t flat and the curved polishing surface. The latter is concave and has a bright, I smooth surface. A patented feature Aitrthlac AifhAi* cm*fot/\ hn iicn/1 with ; out uncoupling the irou from the flexi' ble tube furnishing the gas which is I burned in the interior of the hollow iron, and which permits a continuous lio;it of :iny desired iutensity to be uni- j j foruil.7 maintained. j ^ AlxHka's Great River. | * I Through the centre of Alaska flows | the Yukon Itiver, the largest in North Tt America, larger and longer than the Cli Mississippi. On this great river one air may ride for more than 2000 miles wl with as much comfort as upon the to Hudson. in According to Charles Booth, of the ( Salvation Army, "the poverty of the of poor is mainly the result of the coinpe- th titioa of the very poor." sti E<vV v* ? *.-; -vym C the Atchison, Topeka ."iiu Santa ITe ailroad to accept a Cabinet position. ^ [e is the son of J. Sterling Morton, ho was Secretary of Agriculture uncr President Cleveland. Mr. Morton reported to have been a Palmer nd Buckner Democrat in 18.%, but to ave voted for President McKinley in Ha )00. Mr. Metcalf is a Californian and ! repaii hen appointed by the President was j and t nwing his third term as a member of days ongress from that State. His home la | when 11 Ui hiTfFIBTM N?^ | Of W( larg& ^proge Fee ImbhB M pigs ? and < -'W&ii&m Ba much ^ ' ?S B don't result ID METCALF. u?t! ' proba Oakland. In Congress Mr. Metcalf keep d good service as a member of the tails ? rays and Means Committee and other result lportant committees. He is said to this s > the third man from the Pacific othen >ast to hold office as a member of ly President's Cabinet. Mr. Metcalf The new ^ hog^ pour RTON. grain, so as about fifty years of age. He was throuj lduated at the Yale Law School in. cured TO, and practiced law in Utica for Hopin 0 years before going out to the Pa- experi ic Coast. j Jones, Admiral's Horse Shot. )ick, an old saddle horse, used by A fi 1 mini I Sllflg riagpv ulion he WaS A hgQ ague Island commandant, was shot j ble > other day at the Navy Yard at but cs liladelphia. The horse was stabled used, the rear of the marine barracks, has b ice Admiral Casey was relieved from cnmand of the yard iu 1900, Dick d led an easy life, being too old for >rk. Formerly he drew the Admirs carriage on all state occasions, d carried the Secretary of the Navy a trip through the yard. A short lie ago he was stricken with a peliar d'sonse. The veterinary surgeon the yard could give no relief, and 5 faithful old horse suffered great in. Finally orders were given to a irine to shoot the animal. The males had been saved from a fire near u barracks a few nights before by e neighing of the horse, and protestin vain.?Philadelphia Ledger. ^ 30PINQ THE LOOP IN JflLPfllQVlRlE fho photograph reproduced above years es a long way to shatter the idea can be it modern amusements are novel. case ! and b le picture comes from Jalpaigurie, guara mlsa, India, and shows hill coolies such uising themselves. The square If thf leels shown have four cars attached so. ' them for passengers, and have been knowi use for rnanj' generations. words procu Hyrus Townsend Brady, Jr., a son soiuti the noted author and orator, heads nine ' is year's class at the Polytechnic In- in it i itute. Brooklyn. cover ' ^ -y-v Vf*I Kepair the Tools. I Vi you a workshop in wbicli to e r tools? Whiffletrees, hoe handles d, ;he like should be repaired rainy f( and not left until the busy time e< they are needed most. w fl The Weed Seed. | v is the time to raise your crop ed seed for next year. No great ut of care is needed to secure a crop but you will have to hustle 0( year in order to keep down their jr uy- tr ti Hint* About the Sow. ^ d the sows that nave summer ^ ilops rather than too much grain, ion't encourage the pigs to eat t oorn yet. Give them slop. But feed sour, slop. We've told you ^ before. ^ Setting Strawberries. umn is not considered ns good et e for setting strawberries as the m but there is a word to be said. e ground is ready and there is to set them they will get e3tab- sa . before cold weather. Next cr ; they will be ready to grow oa vill get a good start before the m beds are set. They will bear a crop if allowed to do so, but it is to pick off the blossoms and e strength of the plant go to the ^ jrowth. A great difficulty is the 13 routli. If the ground is moist the i should grow well enough.?Na- ca Fruit Grower. , cc A Great Waste. b( e of the most universal wastes on oi irm," said the late Colonel-J. H. di am. Assistant Secretary of Agri- u] e, "arises from the practice of jg scrub stock, which is likely asiou loss rather than profit. Cont with this is the common waste ing from careless feeding and w )f proper shelter for and atten- ?r to farm stock. The neglect of fo bly the majority of farmers to ai close account of the various de- n( of farm expense and production 1)1 s in farmers continuing to raise crub stock whereas they would "" .vise weed it out without delay." l'rnninj; Currants. fruit is borne on both old and i prood, but the best fruit'is proby one, two and three-year-old After three years of age the ood should be cut out, leaving four to eight stems of varying not exceeding three years. No over three years of age should be as it then becomes hollow and ? UiirKeu, ana uarpors, worms, m* ? ggs and fungous spores. To de- m these the old wood should al- 6e be cut out. gathered and burned lel llately after removal, and not ing around, as Is sometimes done. a>ld idea of training the currant 8F > form of a tree is not now con- & d profitable, but rather the plant SP wed to sucker, and send up many se , the number being limited as described.?N. E. Homestead, in It irror and Farmer. P? _ cc Hoc Cholera. 01 ink calomel a sure cure if given e for hog cholera. I do not know iniinuin dose that will cure, nor :now whether it will salivate or I have not salivated any. th t year I had three sows and one of small pigs. I put about one- w l teaspoonful calomel in wheat nc three pieces; two sows ate and ell; one refused and died. I car- S? he pigs about seventy-five yards w licken coop. They would neither y blink their eyes, nor squeal. I ?ach about as much as two doses Pf grown person. They staggered cu ind all got well. I think a good c'; :o give calomel (say to a dozen ls shell three or four ears of corn, uc a little sorghum syrup on each t" sprinkle the calomel on, stir e* to get the calomel as evenly *n fh as possible; then feed. I have er ' '* i.u!- ?n< nogs several rimes in im? wn). g your readers will profit by my ence, I am, respectfully, J. W. tb in Home and Farm. to th Clean Nests. \\ Itby nest is an eyespre in many te house. To obv; se this a mova- cc one that is easy of access, bi mnot be roosted upon, should bea si The cut gives such a one and di een found by constant use for se ti I ,a I [ ? PS | :: 1 . in CG to be ahead of all others. They > made in two sections, but in that a solid partition should be in e,) entre to prevent hens fighting ra reaking eggs.?W. B. German, in Spitomist. th nr A Good Ec2 Preservative. ;iving the readers of this depart- je the benefit of the method most ?r 'or the preservation of eg^s, it is ? ivith the hope that the eggs thus ved will be used at homo, or. if 0 ;old strictly on their merits. It is so Iling of preserved eggs as "strictsh" that has ruined the poultry in >ss of more than one mau. If one m trictly fresh eggs that he can ntee in midwinter, sell them as eq and demand the highest price, to ' eggs offered are preserved, say L'he best egg preservative now Sh 11 is water glass, or, in other st i, a solution of silicate of sodium c3 rnble at any drug store. Put the on in an earthen vessel, add times its bulk of water, and put tli is many eggs as the solution will 44 . Then place a corer over the yt esse! and place it in a cool cellar, ggs preserved now in the manner escribed will keep in good condition >r seven or eight months. It is nectary that the eggs be perfectly fresh hen they are put in the preserving aid, or they will not keep a* !'>;ig s stated. Thrush in Horses. In nine cases out of ten when thrush icurs It is due to the horse standing i filth, so that the prevention of the ouble is plain to be seen. Investigaon will p^ove that the majority of le horses afflicted with thrush are ;avily fed and given little exercise, id, as stated, stand in filth. While lere are many honest differences of )inion as to what material constitutes le best floor for a horse, it is certain lat the floor must be kept reasonably* ean or the animal will contract disise of some kind. The best treatent for thrush is to cleanse the foot lorouglily, soaking it well in water as >t as the horse will stand, if neces.ry, and then place calomel in all the ! evices of the frog, covering it with ikuril to hold it in place; this dressing ust be changed daily. Place the horse in a large box stall | id provide a heavy bed of straw so ! at there will be a sort of cushion for ! ie feet at all times. While the horse , in the stall and not fit to exercise a | eat deal, cut the rations down, being I ireful that the animal has sufficient j triety to keep the bowels in good | indition. As soon as the animal can > given exercise it should be taken it of doors several times a day. The essing should be faithfully appiied itil the discharge of matter ceases, j A Grindstone Frame. A correspondent has drawn an out- j ie of what he has done with an old j heel that had passed its usefulness i 1 the road, and he says: "I there- j ire made a grindstone frame of it, i id it works so well that if I could | >t procure another money would not i ly it. Xn construction it is very sim- j e. Anybody handy with tools can j A BICICLE GRINDSTONE, ake it. The seat is two-inch chestit plank.' You will notice that the at plank has a neck (that is so the gs can use foot pedals). The sprocket the back bicycle wheel C is on the tie of the grindstone. A is the irocket as it belongs on the wheel lain to connect with the grindstone rocket; B the frame inserted in the at, a one-inch hole- being bored in ie same; D a single leg to prevent from being front heavy; E a foot sdal, connected with the front leg to mnection F to pedal bar G, both ade of hard wood one by two inches. Oat Hay. Farmers who intend making oat hay lould keep carcful watch on the crop at it does not become too mature, ar hay, oats should be harvested lien, the grain is in the dough stage, j it when ripe enough to thresh. When it at this time there will be no dau>r of losing any of the grain, as it ill not shell, and the qualify of straw ill also be worth'much more as a ed. The stems and leaves of the ant can all be saved and they wiil ire into very good feed for almost any ass of stock. Of course if the crop intended for seed or grain, it should >t be harvested until thoroughly mared. It should be remembered, howrer, that a day or two of nice growg weather will make a great differice in the condition of any crop, esicially when near maturity. For is reason we say, keep close tab upon ,em, and no matter what they are be harvested for, endeavor to do ie cutting at just the right period, 'eather conditions may sometimes inrfere with one's harvest, and that, of turse, cannot very well' be helped, at as far as possible every farmer lould make it a point to have all contions under his control and then te that everything is done exactly on me. Every year there are many dolrs' worth of crops lost by neglect in irvesting them at just the right time. ! verripe crops, especially grains, are j ways handled with great loss, even : the best. Be on time, and by so dog save pounds of roughage feed when prime condition and every bushel of ain when mature, and when it will >st the least to harvest.?Fni'inrr's uide. Farm Hints. A cross-bred animal shouiu never be losen as a breeder. There is no single breed that posisses only good qualities. Nothing so surely impoverishes the rm as the selling of hay. With improved stock, to.insure sucss, must come improved treatment. Any kind of live stock will depreate in value when cut short in their tious. Always sift coal ashes before putting em in the dust box for the use of iultry. [11 hot weather especially, horsos subct to colic should be handled with eat care. All things considered the best place put manure is 011 a freshly plowed il. Haul out as fast as made. A little care in the matter of waterg aiul feeding horses will prevent uch sickness and consequent loss, [n breeding, other things being ual, the more vigorous animal tends impress itself upon the progeny. It is much easier to teli how a thing lould be done than it is to demonrate the advantages of a plan by :periment. Public revenue of Great Britain iu e quarter ended Juue >0 was $13,t0.220 below the same quarter last jar. . * i i lilr* 'it i - '1 1- itffrifinite ' Humor of Today; | In Keeping. Priscilla has a golfing suit With which she now cajoles, And in her daddy's bank account It made just eighteen holes. ? ? -Puck. Jan't Call It I.lving. "Does he live in a boarding house?" "No, he boards there."?Cleveland , Leader. v ? Toacblng. Jaggles?"Do thos& noblemen who come over here to visit us acquire many of our customs?" Waggles?"I presume so. At any rate, they borrow a great deal from us."?Town Topics. Drawing Card. He?"Honestly, now, just between. ourselves, will there be anything really attractive'at your church bazar?" She?"I shall have a booth there." He?"Y?ah, e?r?rr, gi'me nine tickets."?Detroit Free Press. After All. "You may talk about your pleasure resorts," said Pbalmley, "but there's do place like home, after all." "That's right," said Lushley, "after all the pleasure resorts are closed for the night."?Philadelphia Ledger. The "Worst Workman.* "Of all the workmen in our shop.'* began the grumbler, "the worst luck has come to me. I " "Ah," remarked the foreman, with a knowing smile, "the worst has come to the worst, eh?"?Philadelphia Press. Pertectly Suitable. Mr. Nuwed?"I think I'll wear my] x J last year's Panama this summer." Mrs. Nuwed?"Oh, no, dear, Iwouldn't do that." Mr. Nuwed?"Why not? It's just a? ugly and unbecoming as any of the new styles."?Houston Chronicle. All Wanted Brenat. "Now, look here," said the father, pausing in his carving of the fowl, "there's not breast enough on this chicken to go 'round." "Why doesn't mamma get a doublebreasted chicken, pop?" asked one of the children.?Yonkers Statesman. Easy. "You know Jones, who was reputed so rich? Well, he died the other day and the only thing he left was ah old Dutch clock." "Well, there's one good thing, about it: it won't be much trouble to wiud up Lis estate.' ?New Orleans Times-Dem- - . M ocrat As Compared, "a river," remarked the originator of fool remarks, "is a good deal like a man." "What's the answer?" queried the ever present easy mark. "It shows the most sand when it If full," replied the party of the preface^ ?Chicago News. They Had Enough, V!?I?r?"I>o youhave any difficulty In getting servants?" Hostess?"None whatever. We've had ten different ones in the last month!"?Punch. Struck a Bonanza. First Panama Mosquito?"I never saw you looking so plump and prosperous. What are you feeding on now?" Second Panama Mosquito?"Sh! Don't give it away. I've found a bunch of fat American contractors."? fihieaeo Tribune. ' A Leap Year Proposal. Harry?"Here is the newest conundrum: When is two an odd and lucky number?" Celia?'"You know, I can never guess conundrums." Harry?"Wh ,n two are made one." Celia?"Oh. Harry I This is so sud? den!"?Town Topics. Viewpoints. Cobwigger?"What are you crying about, my dear?" Mrs. Cobwigger?"I have just been reading the old love letters you sent me before we were married." Cobwigger?"That's fuuny; I was reading them myself the other day. and they made me laugh."?Judge. . _ Y Sure Cure For Dubbs. Dick?'I don't see why you girls alt speak of Blankley as such a sterling fellow. I used to know him years ago, and he had the reputation of beiug a regular dubb." Mabel?''You probably liaven r ueuru that since tl.on lie has fallen into a large fortune."?Detroit Free Press. Peril* of Leap War. Tirod Tatters?"Wy. wot Is youse runnin' fer. Weary? Did de lady set der dorg on you$e?" Weary Wauer?'"Xaw: sbe set out Iielf er chicken, a lot uv hot biscuits. a whole pie, a big hunk uv jellycake an' er pitcher uv cider. I bet she wanted teV marry me."?Chicago News. . Cot Hack ut Uncle. Uncle George?"Well, Willie, you are about the worst speller I ever encountered. Doesn't the teacher tell yo* you're a bad speller?" Willie?"Our teacher would never indulge in such language :is that, Uncle George. She has often said, however. that iny orthography was utterly at variance with the. lexicon."?Boston Transcript. ./ . J : '? ? : ? ? . . .