I I A CUP 01
I | By EDWA]
PART I.
<J40*is T was 011 a drowsy after*
* T 1100u? a lon? Time ag?, tliat
O 1 O little Dorothy Maytield sat
JS in the door of her home
wpy playing with her doll.
Beyond the child through
the opeu door could be seen the mother
at her spinning wheel, humming a
hymn that was as soothing as a lullaby.
I "I must have a drink." suddenly said
the little one, as if the sensation of
thirst had jusi made itself manifest.
4iXow, Dorothy, you will have to stay
right here till 1 come back; I won't be
gone long, and you must be real good."
With this slie set her doll on the step,
with her back against the jamb, in
order that she might maintain a genteel
position during her own's absence, and
away the young mistress ran down the
winding path to the spring, only a
few rods oft at the rear of the honse.
Dorothy ran every step of the way.
because shcrcouldn't help it. and, pausing
in front of the crystalline spring
of icy coldnoss, she took a brown gourd
fcom its resting place on a projecting
ledge of stone, and. stooping down,
dipped it into the water. Then she
held it to her lips, whiie its dripping
coolness moistened the corners of her
mouth and the tip of her pug nose.
Two or three swallows were sufficient,
and> with a sigh of enjoyment, she laid
town the vessel and was about to
wmri rounu ;iuu uus>u uuvit iu iuc
house, when she was abruptly checked
by the appearance of an Indian warrior,
who came from among the undergrowth,
walking as silently as a
shadow.
He was of medium height, rather
good looking for one of his race, his
k>ng black hair hanging loosely about
his shoulders, while two or three gaudily
stained eagle feathers projected from
the crown. His countenance was not
disfigured by the hideous paint which
his people use when th^y go upon the
warpayi. He wore the simple huting
shirt, leggings and beaded moccasins
common among the New England Indians
two centuries ago. The buck
iiorn handle of a knife tnrust into ms
girdle at the waist showed and he
grasped the barrel of a long, old-fashioned
flintlock rifle, whose stock rested
on the ground at his feet.
"What do you want?" fearlessly
ssked Dorothy Mayfield. after the blue
eyes had looked for a moment straight
iuto the black orbs of the redskin.
"Drink water," replied the Indian in I
fairly good English.
Once more, snatching up the gourd,
the girl dipped it into the spring and
fceld the dripping vessel toward her
dusky guest. The immobile face never
changed as he reached ont the free
hand, took the gourd and held it to his
' lips.
That he was thirsty was quickly
shown, for he steadily (-rank, gradually
raising the vessel and- throwing his
head back, while the astonished Dorothy
watched the "Adam's apple" in
his throat as it bobbed up and down,
until not a teaspoonful of water was
left in the gourd.
"Ob. my!" she exclaimed. "I guess
you haven't had a drink since you
were a little boy: you don't want any
more, do you?"
"No," replied the Indian, with a
shake of* his head as be returned the
gourd, sat down on the ground and
drew the back of bis hand across bis
moist lips.
"Dear me! Haven't you got any
handkerchief?" asked the little one,
turning up her nose in disgust. The
Indian was somewhat mystified over
tlie name of the article, but all became
I dear when the little miss whipped out
a piece of spotless linen from the
pocket of her dress, and, stepping forward,
carefully wiped away the moisture
that remained. Then she noticed
several beads of perspiration on the
Indian's forehead?for the day was sultry,
and he had traveled far?and she
v remuveu lut-iu,
"There," she remarked. retreating a
gtep and viewing her work with satisfaction,
"now you look like somebody."
It is not often that a member of the
Indian race betrays the emotion of
mirth; but as this one looked at the
little miss and understood her words
his mouth moved until his even white
teeth shone between coppery lips.
"What's your name?" he asked. 1
"Dorothy?that's the name of my
doll, too."
"Live dere?" continued the warrior,
pointing a finger toward the log dwelling,
which showed among the leafy
limbs of the trees.
"Of course I do. Where do yeu live?"
1 He turned half round, as he sat on
the ground, and pointed behind him.
"Off dere. good way. Little girl can't
walk."
"Yes, I can, if I wanted to. but I don't
want to. Have you got auv little girl
like me?"
Again the dark face was lit by a
smile and the head nodded without
speaking.
"Won't you bring her to see me some
time?"
"Mebbe," was the non-committal reply
"Yoa mustn't forget it. I'll look for
her every day and will feei bad if you
don't bring her to see me."
"What fader's nauief asked the Indian,
who had hardly removed his
piercing eyes from the* face of the
chattering miss.
"Why, his name is my father. How
simple you are!"
There was a glow of real mirth in the
countenance of the red mau at this
scornful reply of the little girl, and in
a voice of wonderful gentleness he
added:
' fie fader have oder name."
"Oh. why didn't you say what you
meant? He is Mr. MaytieUJ. Do you
know him?"
A silent shake af the head was ihe
response.
"Sometimes Indian.'? come to our
House. If they are hungry we give
them .something to eat. Are you hungry?
'Cause if x?a at i it will soon be
'
^ O- ??
OLD WATER j
RD S. ELLIS. g
J
raw man nwiBiar"
supper time, and if you will go with
me you can Lave all you want and stay
at the house till morning."
"No hungry?go back in woods."
It suddenly dawned on Dorothy that
it was her turn to laugh, and she did
so right heartily.
"I know why you can't eat any supper.
It's 'cause you drank so much
water that you can't hold another
mouthful."
The conversation might have lasted
a long time, for the Indian acted as if
he were interested in the chatter of
the little one. whose questions and obI
serrations came so fast that little OD
portunity was given liim to do more
than answer questions, some of which
were of a most puzzling character.
Suddenly the voice of the mother was
heard. The prolonged absence of the
child had caused disquiet on the part
of the parent, and she was calling to
her.
"That's my mother," exclaimed the
little one by way of explanation. "I
shall have to go now. Goodby!"
She was off like a flash of sunshine,
but had taken only a few steps \vhen
she stopped short and looked around.
"You won't forget to bring your little
girl to see me? Won't you tell me your
name?"
The warrior had risen to his feet and
was moving away. He, too. checked
himself, and, turning bis head, answered
both questions, bat unfortunately,
Dorothy did not catch what he
said. She repeated her queries, but the
red man. for some reason that cannot
be oonjectured, did not look around
again, nor speak. He struck into his
long, silent stride, and quickly disappeared
among the trees.
"I gues's he said he will bring his
little girl to see ine," murmured Doiothy,
as she hurried up the path to her
mother, who was waiting for her, aud
to whom she related her singular story.
And little Dorothy waited and
watched for the coming of her dusky
visiter leading his child by the hand,
but ae iie-?er came.
PART II.
One soft September afternoon m it>75
Hugh Lardner, a lusty young man, carrying
a flintlock and powder horn,
came to the home of Jacob Mayfleld
with alarming news.
"It will not do for you to remain another
hour," were his words to the
palefaced husband and wife. "King
Philip and his warriors are near you,
and no one is safe."
"Whither shall we go?"
"To Deerfield. Captain Mosely is to
be left there with a small force, while
the rest are busy in the harvest field.'
The village is only a few miles off, and
if you make the most of your time and
are very careful you can reach it in
safety. Will you do it?"
"Yes, with heaven's help. I am
greatly thankful to you, Hugh, for
your kindness."'
"It is but a neighborly act. I must
hasten." ' *
Time was precious, and, bidding the
husband and wi-fe goodby, the young
man hurried out of the house, and,
breaking into a loping trot, headed toward
the camp of the brave pioneers
from Ipswich.
Jacob Mayfield was too wise to disregard
the warning of Hngh Larduer.
Without encumbering themselves with
anything in the nature of luggage, the
father stepped out of the house, followed
by his wife, holding the hand of
Dorothy, who was now two years older
than when she had given a drink of
cold water from the spring to an unknown
Indian.
The door was shut behind them, but
the latchstring was left hanging out,
in accordance with the hospitable custom
of the border. If the Indians?
chose to visit this outlying cabin, they
would meet with no trouble in securing
entrance.
It was nearly ten miles to Deerfield.
the distance being greater because of
the circuitous route taken by the pioneer.
He was familiar with the route,
and was hop-.Jul that by following the
advice of Hugh Lardner he would
avoid the hostile redmen, who were
liable to be encountered at any time.
All went well until the winding
course through the woods, marked at
times by an indistinct trail, but oftencr
without ar.y mark at all, had been
passed. Finally, the father stopped in
front of a deep, calmly flowing stream,
a dozen feet er more in width.
"We must reach the other side, somehow."
he remarked, as his wife aud
child paused at his side.
"Caift you jump It?" asked his wife,
with a faint smile.
"Perhaps, by taking a short run; but
how will that help you aud Dorothy?'
"I will tell you," replied the child.
"Take mamma ia eue arm aud me in
tlie ether, and then make the biggest
jump you can."
"I ain afraid it wouid land all three
in the middle of the stream."
"But you can swim out with us."
4*If it is accessary to swim I can
carry you all across, but it isn't pleasant
to have our clothing wetted."
"It will not harm its, for the weather
mlkl," suggested the wife.
"We may do better."
mey moveu up tne stream senrcning
fo. a straiter place, ami met bettor fortune
than tliey expected. One was
l'ound where the width was barely six
fj.-et. to leap which was a slight feat,
even to the wife, accustomed to the
i rough, outdoor life on the frontier.
Dovotny was equally certain she
could accomplish it as readily as her
parents, who were inclined to think she
was warranted in the belief. There
was enough doubt, however, to cause
the father to try a somewhat original
plan, which was carried out with astounding
results.
He laid his gun on the ground behind
them, and iifted his laughing child,
his hands beneath her arras close to
her shoulders. Then, standing on the
edge of the stream, he swung h?r back
| &ud forth with increasing oscillations, J
; having explained that he Intended to
throiv her across.
"One, (wo, three, and there you so."
As he uttered the last exclamation,
/she left his grasp, and. describing a
short parabola, landed lightly upon
her feet, on the further bank, and, under
the impulse of her own momentum,
ran several paces before she could
check herself.
"There!" called the pleased parent.
"That is better than trying to jump and
falling into the stream."
! "But I shouldn't have fallen into the
stream "
|' Jacob Mayfield heard a slight rustling
behind him, and. turning his head, wa*
confronted by five Indians, one of
whom, stooping as silently *as a shadow.
had caught up the white man's
gun from where it lay.
The mother uttered a cry. but it was
bccause of the terrifying sight on the
further shore. An Indian warrior
stepped from behind a tree, only a few
feet away, and approached the child,
whose back being turned, suspected
noiuing or uer pern, wuiie ncm aycevuless
by "what she saw just across the
brook.
At the moment when the parent was
unarmed, the balf-dozert wr.iiiOiS made
him and his family prisoners.
Siuce all the Indians were armed and
in war paint, Mayfield and his wife did
not believe their lives would be spared
for more than a few miuutes. Their
astonishment, therefore, was great
when one of them by gestures indicated
that the couple were to leap to the
other side and join their child. Since
she, too, was in great peril, the curious
command was obeyed on the instant.
The wife easily leaped across, and was
followed by her husband, the former
being quick to take the trembling hand
of Dorothy.
The warriors talked for a few minutes
in their native tongue, while Mayfield
anxiously scanned each face in
Inrn, in the hope of recognizing an acquaintance
to whom he could appeal,
but all were strangers, though if every
one had sat at his board it probably
would not have affected the case.
Tha r?hiof wn<* snvinsr Bomethinsr. and I
in the act of gesticulating with bis free
hand, when, to the astonishment of
everyone, Dorothy Mayfleld tugged at
the other arm. The surprised leader
turned augrily and glared down iu her r
fape. t
"Don't you remember me? I'm the f
little girl that gave you a drink of f
water, oh, a good many years ago." r
For several seconds the painted face j
was a study. The Indian stared at the (
upturned countenance, silent, peering fl
and intent. Then the shadow of a t
smile played about his mouth, he laid j
his hand on the flaxen hair, and. in a a
voice of wonderful tenderness, uttered ]
the single word: * t
"Dor*thy!" * c
"I knew you would remember me. f
You told me your name that day, but v
I did not hear you: tell me again!" f
"Pometacom; white people call me a
jving jfnmp. e
"Why didn't you bring your little T
girl to play with me? I watched, oh, r
so many days, but you forgot all about j;
it, didn't you?" t
"Too far?good way?little girl can't a
walk so far." j
"That was so long ago that she must f
now be a big girl like me. She can a
walk it uow; will you bring her to see
me?" e
"Some time," was the grim response.; ^
King Philip, the grim hero of the T
greatest war in the history of New' g
England, had not forgotten the inno- ^
cent child who gave him a drink of
water two years before.
Without hesitation, therefore, he announced
that no member of this little
family should be harmed. Not only
that, but in face of the fact that he
was urgently nedeed elsewhere by his
warriors, he accompanied Dorothy and
her parents through the forest until
they came in sight of the little village
of Deerfield, when, knowing that all
danger was at an'end, he bade fhem
goodby and hurried off.?Cassell's Little
Folks.
Model Tenements.
No account of model tenements
would- be complete without the statement
of the remarkable- fact that they
not only offer the advantages outlined,
rent as cheaply as they do, and are
run as beneficently as if they were
a philanthropy, but that they also pay
annually four per cent, on the investment,
as a cold business proposition.
It is not a theory that is being experi- j,
rnented with; the experimental stage ti
has long since been passed. It is an |]
accomplished fact Ever since the ten*
ements ^ere built, each half year two
per cent, dividends have gone regularly
to stockholders of record. The investment
is paradoxically a business and g
a philanthropy at once. Thus it comes [j
about that the $1,000,000 gift of Henry
Phipps, the steel maguate, if put into 0
operation according to the best j>lans j,
of the City and Suburban Homes Com- ^
pany of New York, as it undoubtedly 0
will be, will net $40,000 a year?it is j.
assured ? which will be reinvested in a
other houses, and endless chain to bau
ish the slum.?October Reader. j
What Did to "Hamlet." L'
A group of actors at the Flayers'
Club were once engaged in a discus- ^
sion as to the ability and impartiality ^
of certain professional critics of the p
drama, when the late Maurice Barrymore
referred to a certain Denver jour- p
nalist who was widely known for his ^
dramatic criticisms. "Ilayward," said
Mr. Barrymore. "was certainly one of j
the ablest of them. He wrote most j
learnedly, with the keenest analysis i
of every phase of the actor's art. and, j
above all. with no little wit. I am
just reminded of what was, perhaps,
the briefest dramatic criticism ever
penned. It wiJl probably outlive every..
. - ... ,t;,l Tt- .... n ohrmf
ining ej.^s na? ?aiu um. * . mu mwuv .
as follows:
" 'George C. Mifu. the preacher-actor, |
"played "Hamlet" at the Tabor Grand
Opera Ilouso last night. He played
it till twelve o'clock." "?Harper's
Weekly.
A. Noble Feeling.
' If all the mints in the United State*
began to coin to-day. and kept it up
at the rate at which they have worked
j since-1792. making double eagles,
eagles, half eagles, quarter eagles,
silver dollars, halves, quarters, dimes,
nickels and pennies they would complete
$1,000,000,000 on August 20. 201G, p_
A. D." Now you will have some idea j
how much you will have when you gv't f
to be a biiliouaii'C,?ByalfOU Globe, E
\
EMPRESS OF AU
THE CZARINA IN COURT COSTUM1
LITTLE GIRLS AND A BOY, THI
WINDOW SHADE HOLDER.
An Ohio man has devised an entirely
ie\v idea in shade-holders, an illusration
of which we show here. His
lolder has quite a few advantages in
hat it can be changed to fit any ordilary
window frame without destroyiig
its future usefulness in case of
rhauge of residence with change in
- - ' J! mi.- nP
>!ze 01 wiiiwm lruuie. mc uuuj >?
his holder is made of a bar divided
n the centre, the two parts being
idjustabiy attached to a grooved hinge
>y nteans of thumbscrews passed
hrough slots in the hinge plates. Ou
>ne side of the slots are projecting
eeth or a roughened surface to present
the bar from slipping by undue
>ressi]re. On the ends of the bars
ire pivoted metal heads, having roughned
surfaces, which bear against the
vindow frame wheu the holder is in
ilace. Projecting from the ends of the
>ars are adjustable journals, to hold
he shade rollers and are held in place
nd regulated by thumbscrews. To
mt the holder in place in the window j
rame, the bars are first adjusted so ..
is to tighten it in the window fro fane. f
?hen the heads are placed in the corn- t
rs of the frame by holding the bars j
nth both hands. By pressing upward
the holder is immediately sprung
irmly in place. Next the journal
iearings for the shade roller are ad- ^
t
1
HA9IL7 9PBCKG INTO POSITION.
listed to fit the roller without having
:> cut it off or iu any manner marring
tie roller.?Philadelphia Record.
IN HQMOB OF FRANKLIN.
When the two hundredth anniverary
of the birth of Benjamin FranJ:n
is celebrated, on January 17, 1900,
lie kindly regard in which the memory
f fho flrar Amorionn AT!ni?tpr 1(1
'ranee is held iu Paris will be shown
y the dedication of a bronze statue
f Franklin, given to the city by John
[. Harjes, at present the resident
lember in Paris of the firm of Moran.
Harjes & Co. The statue is by
ohn J. Boyle. It will be a replica of
tie one iu front of the Philadelphia
'ostofflce and will be placed in the
mall grass-covered plot in the Rue
'ranklin, near the Place du Troeaero
and just in front of the Trocadero
'alace, which lias been given fer that
urpose by the Municipal Council of
'aris. The pedestal will differ from i
bat supporting the Philadelphia fig- t
ARIS RBPLICA OP OUR PRA.SKLIN 3TATUH "
re, that beiag deemed too massive <}
or the site to be occupied in Paris.? n
'hiladelpLua Record. 5 i:
- 1_" M
, THE KUSSIAS. I
>. ,jw- ?2SM
;.* fW' s^V
\sj\ ?; j
3. SHE IS THE MOTHER OF FOUR "
3 HEIR, BORN LAST SUMMER.
BROWNIE PINCUSHION.
This entertaining Brownie cushion
las a ping-pong ball for head, arms
md legs of wire, with cloth hands and
'eet and bean-stuffed body made of
jright-colored cloth. ? Philadelphia
Record.
HEW PH1LIPP1HE SEAL
rhe Annorial Device Adopted b>
the Insular Government.
Several years ago, writes a wasmngou
correspondent, French E. Chadvick
discovered that the great seal of
he United States had been heraldicaly
faulty for a hundred years, and
'orthwith the design was corrected by
ixperts and a new die was cut for the
State Department. This led to a study
if the devices used by the other Fed>ral
Departments, and new designs
vere soon made for the Army and
s'avy and for the customs service of
lie Treasury. Even the flag of the
President had to be altered. The ex>erts
who were consulted in these
;ases about the same time devised
i new coat-of-arms for Porto Rico and
i new seal, which gave some indieaion
that the island had passed from
Spanish sovereignty to that of the
Jnited States. In the last few months,
lowever, Porto Rico has abandoned
' TEffl PHILIPPINE SEAL,
ts new seal and coat-ot'-arms and reurned
to its former device, on which
he name of the island is spelled
Puerto Rico," and this is now affixed |
o all official documents to legalize and
uthenticate them, notwithstanding i
he fact that in all such documents the
ame of the island Is spelled "Porto (
tico," in conformity with the laws of
he United States. j
Almost simultaneously with this acion
by Porto Itico. the Insular Gov- 1
rument of the Philippines was geting
rid of its old Spanish seal and
ubstltuting a new device.
On July o, 1905, the Philippine Govrument
enacted a statute establish- <
ng a great seal, to be placed on all
ommissions, official documents and j
apers. It is a clear-cut and pleasing i
evice, as appears in the accompany- :
ng sketch.?Philadelphia Record.
A Stu<lout of Mortem Finance.
A policeman who arrested a man oar- .
ying suspicious bundles asked the '
sua: question. "What have you there,
nd where did you get it?" The up-to- '
late prowler replied. "These are my
on-ledger sssets."--Ne*y York Even- [
eg Post. i
/
JEW YORK'S TLOWER MARKET
low tlie UlelroiHJli* 1* Supplied With
Cut ICoiei and Violet*.
The liveliest spot in Greater New
fork at half past live in the morning
s in the building at the corner of
Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth street,
Express wagons, carts, and vans piled
ligh with long and narrow wooden
>oxes struggle for places at the curb,
heir number continually augumented
)y other that rattle down from Broadvay
or drive around the corner from
sixth avenue.
It is here that the cut-flower marwet
of the metropolis is installed, and
nore than two-thirds of the flowers
hat fill the windows of the big deal>rs
on the principal thoroughfares, or
ire hawked by vendors in the streets,
ire handled at Twenty-sixth street
ind Sixth avenue in the early mornng.
The flower market is divided into
wo branches, each comprising a sepwate.crass
to sellers'and buyers, who
lo business at separate hours. The
hfrd floor of the building is given over
:o the humbler of the branches?the
imall growers, almost all from Long
[sland, who bring in their own wares
vith their own hands, and whose eus:omers
are almost entirely itinerant
Dedlers, who sell in the streets, or have
small stands, on the sidewalks. Prac:Ically
the entire business of this
jraneh of the market is done between
iix and seven o'clock in the morning.
On the second lloor of the building
ire me Dig ueaiera, >vuy sen uu wiumission
to the larger florists, and
tvhose wares come by express from the
jreat greenhouses lip the Hudson or
icross the river in New Jersey. Violets
are a separate industry in this
market, and one firm on the ground
aoor controls the entire trade in this
[lower. These mere aristocratic traders
find their busiest hour between
;iglit and nine o'clock, after which
jeriod the fashionable florist has plenty
jf time to decorate his windows pending
the calls of his late-rising customers.?F.
# M. White, in Harper's
Weekly.
Wgffgg*DT "WISDOM;
A. mere madness ?to live like a
wretch that he may die rich.?Burton.
There is no ghost so difficult to lay as
the ghost of an injury. ? Alexander
Smith.
One of the duties of to-day is to qualify
yourself for to-morrow.?Scottish
Reformer.
He who increases the endearments of
life, increases at the same time the terrors
of death?Young.
Cheerfulness is not always spontaneous;
it is greatly a matter of habit,
and bears cultivation.
The desire of knowledge, like the
thirst of riches, increases ever with the
acquisition of it.?Charles Hodge.
Any one can do his best, but the
trouble with most of us is that our best
isn't good enough.-r-Scottlsh Reformer.
A more glorious victory cannot' be
gained over another man than this?
that when an injury began on his part
the kindness should begin on ours.?
Tillotson.
Incentive* to Marriage.
Apparently the German town of
? - in o atnta
Heascomann aoes IiU t UC11CTV AAA M W%V.?V
of single blessedness. Annual prizes
are offered to the men who wed til
ugliest, the most deformed and the old*
est women in the town. Sixteen
pounds is paid to the man who marries
the ugliest, while but twelve pounds is
the reward for the one marrying the
cripple. All women over forty who
have been jilted at least twice bring
their spouses sums which vary according
to the state of the fund, which was
left by a rich resident of the town.
The average price paid is ten pounds to
each, unless they should be unusually
numerous; while the trustees are empowered
to pay a larger sum when, in
their judgment, it seems wise to hold
forth a special inducement to procure
the marriage of some particularly undesirable
woman.
Wore Good Cliinbcri.
Both Shorty and SUip could climb
trees, and, although Skip was top light
to tackle a bobca* by himself, Sliorty,
a heavy, formidable dog, of unflinchn>,.0it
nhvsieal
ing courage auu t,_?
strength, was altogether too much for
any bobcat. When we reached the
place we found the bobcat in the top
of a pinion, and Shorty steadily working
his way up through the branches
and very near the quarry. Evidently
the bobcat felt that the situation need,
ed the taking of desperate chances, and
just before Shorty reached it out it
jumped, Shorty yelling with excitement
as he plungfd down through the
branches after it. One of the hounds
Beized it by the hind leg and in another
secvond everything was over.?Theodore
Roosevelt, in Scribner's.
How the Sun Rl?e? in Ohio.
It was at the feeble dawn of day. A
gentle m*it lay low in unmoved air
and through its fading sheet of dimness
the rays of a new day's sun rent
with penciled outlines the cloak that
bid the face of green-eyed nature I rem
the refulgence of the torch of the day.
Moistened verdure smiled in gladdened
touch of June-time dew and the tin>
beads of settled mist glistened from
leaf and blade as pearls in the precious
sands of the treasure land of imagery.
The shafts of light sent gray-edged
streaks through the Heeling haze and
changed to clearest air In the effervescence
of the murklnoss of morning.
Then the garish veil of a golden dawn
is lifted and the great fireball beauis
i(j growing warmth to furnish forth a
day of glory.?Paineiville Republican.
Gigautlc Gorilla.
In La Nature, Professor E. T. Hainy,
the well-known professor of anthropology
at Paris, gives an account, illustrated
by reproductions from photographs
of the animal shortly after
death, of a gigantic gorilla recently
shot on the Sanglia Iiiver, Congoland.
It is said to iiav* measured no less
than two metres thirty cm. (seven feet
six and three-quarter inches), and the
height of the carcass in a sitting posture
reached, as shown in the photograph,
to the waist of a full-grown native.
Professor Hamy believes the
specimen to indicate a new. race, if not
I ftgw species, of gorilla. "
' ''
"S*
P" STATE QUESTIONS.
Who first prospected Portland, Or.?
What is it makes Augusta, Ga.?
And is it history's wealth of lore
That makes old Philadelphia, Pa.?
*'
I wonder if Topeka, Kan.?
How much did olti Columbus, 0.?
And won't you tell me this, old manr
Whose pastures does St. Joseph, Mo.?
Are things in Providence. It. I.?
(What struck the town??But let iff
pass.)
Will doughty Douglas stand or fly
If all the troops in Boston, Mass.?
Why doesn't soiled Seattle, Wash.,
'In Puget Sound? (Now don't get gay!)fl
If you would not pronounce it bosh, >
I'd ask you whom does Tampa, Pla.?
ifor whom has this Tombstone. Ariz.?
Did Denver. Co.? Now, by the bark
Of Noah's pair of pups, gee whizz!!
Who built this Texarkana, Ark.?
?Robertus Love, in the Oregoniaa. *
vi "I Sq
Washing dishes is hard on wedding
rings?Life.
A hero is one who is afraid of beingafraid.?Life.
Every man should cultivate eneugk y - 4
prejudices to be interesting.?Life.
"How are his morals?" "Why, they'd
gain him entrance to the best society."
?.Judge.
"What did you do -with ?11 those unpaid
bills, Julia?" "I saw tfcey were
beginning to worry you, dear, so I destroyed
them."?Life. * . -
BifFkins?"Do you mean to say that
suit you have on was made to order?1*
Miffkins ? "Sure thing." Biffkins?
"Who for?"?Chicago Daily News.
He remains here in tbe city.
She goes beside the cool waters;
She takes the benedict dollars,
He takes the bachelor quarters.
?New York Sun. 1
Elsie?"Papa, I just hate history."
Papa?"But you must keep at it, El- % gs
sie,.dear. I don't want you to turn out ' ^ "M
to be a historical novelist."?Judge.
"In what sort of meter is Scribble'#
poem written?" "Gas meter." "What
the ?" "So many unnecessary
"feet, you know."?Cleveland Leader.
"Why. certainly, a married woman
should be a law unto herself." "Oh,
more than that. She ought to be a
law unto her husband." ? Brooklyn
Life.
Bacon?"Did your friend get in on
the ground floor?" Egbert?"Oh,- he -jf -1
must have got in lower than that, for
ha en id hp found himself in a hole. * r
Yonkers Statesman. . , .
It was a New England parson who
announced to bis congregation one %
Sunday, "You'll be sorry to hear that
the little church was of .Tonesville iff j*
once more tossed upon the waves, a,
sheep without^ a shepherd."
"Doesn't it make you nervous to be
in the road when an automobile comes
along at breakneck speed?" "Yes," answered
the suburban dweller. "But
I'd rather be in the road than in the
machine."?Washington Star.
Life's consolation is but small, 'i
And hope is for the moment hid.
When he who ne'er did graft at all
Must borrow funds from him who did. !
?Washington Star.
Miss Elderleigh?"Would you believe
It, my dear?I listened to six declarations
of love at the dance last night?'
r Miss Speight?"How interesting! You
* * 1 KnKin/1 QAmA>
' ttUSt H3.V& 31111115 ucujuu ovuiv
awfully pretty girl!"?Cleveland Leader.
"Well," said Dumley, self complacently,
after his first after-dinner
speech, "you didn't think I could!
.speak, did you:'' "I confess," replied
Knox, "that I can't thisk of anything
so marvellous that has happened for:
years. Not since Balaam's time, i?
fact."?Philadelphia Press. j
"But," said the merchant to the applicant,
"you don't furnish any reference
from your last place." "Yoi*
needn't worry about that," replied th?
man with the close-cropped head and
prison pallor. "I wouldn't be here now;
if it hadn't been for my good behavior
in my last place."?Philadelphia Led- *
*er. |
Carlyle'e Opinion of Musician*.
! When Joseph Joachim, the famousr
violinist, visited this country in the '70s
he was taken by a friend to Carlyle's tra
house in Chelsea and introduced as i?
well-known musician. Pleadling an
engagement elsewhere, the friend the?
left, and Carlyle, who was just then: i,
starting for his morning constitutional,
begged the violinist to accompany him,
which he did.
"During our long walk in Hyde
Park," said Joachim, when relating
the story to his biographer, Andreas
Moser, " 'The Sage of Chelsea' poured
forth a stream of conversation about
Germany, the King of Prussia, Bismarck,
Moltke, the war. etc. At lest
I thought I ought to say something, an?
innocently asked the irascible gentleman
if he knew Sterndale Bennett^
the famous English composer.
'* 'No,' he answered abruptly, an<f
added, after a pause: 'I can't bear
musicians, as a rule; they are such an>
empty-headed, wind-baggy sort of people!'
''?London Tit-Bits.
Photographing Insect* in Flljrht.
Some recently invented ohronophotographic
cameras by Lucien Bull, of
Paris, take successive pictures at raw*
of from 1000 to 2000 a second. The
source of light is the spark of an induction
eoi!, which, it is calculated, endures
only about one two-miLlionth of
a second, so that with improved mechanism
the successive images could be
taken at a far more rapid rate than is
now employed. Six hundred image#
per second, however, suffice Jo 6bowi
clearly the moving wings of a dragonfly,
and with 1100 or 1200 images per
! second, sharp pictures have been obj
taiued of bees ami house-dies iu flight.
With an Eyo to the Future.
The eminent explorer stood at last
as the North Fol*.
Instead of indulging in sentimental
rhapsodies he took a notebook and pencil
from his pocket and began jotting
down certain memoranda.
"Noting the temperature, direction of
the wind and aspect of the landscape?"
asked one of his shivering subordinates.
"No." he said coldly. "I am arranging
dates for my lectures."?Chicago
Tt-ibune.
I . .
<? Hi