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THE COSTOf This Man Made Many Miliionair Himself, and is Now Colorado Springs. Col.?Robert Womack, "the father of Cripple Creek," is helpless with paralysis and penniless at No. 906 Grant avenue, this city. Tossing feverishly under the restraint of his afflictions, Bob Womack lies day in and day out praying for the day that he shall be made whcle. j when he shall be able to shoulder a ! miner's pick again and go forth into the hills to discover another Cripple Creek. Womack confidently expects the j day to come when he will be able ! to tap another stream of gold that I will give to the world millions. He ! declares, and his friends believe him, that he knows where there is an enormous deposit of gold ore in the Pike's Peak region that will rival the great n-i 1 - /* ? vnypiw v^i eeti. uisu ai. Robert Womack's father, now almost ninety years old, came to Colorado in the early sixties and engaged in mining in a small way with varying success. In the early seventies he came to Colorado Springs and homesteaded a tract of Government land south of the city in the Fountain Valley. There the father and sons, William and Robert, engaged In the cattle raising business. After j i a time they transferred their small | herd to the hills and valleys of rhe Cripple Creek district, but ten years later disposed of their stock. Bob, believing that the region possessed . mining possibilities, remained and did some prospecting for mineral on his own account. His brother and father returned to their old home, south of Colorado Springs. One day after a few years of wholly unrewarded search-Bob found traces frnl/1 in a niopp of flnaf TOPk Which ! he picked up while riding the range with his brother-in-law, Theodore Lowe. Sending Lowe to an assayer at Denver on a six-day horseback trip , to have the piece of rock tested, Bob went on about his work, little dreaming of what was in store for him. A few days later Lowe came galloping back into camp, and, watching his opportunity, handed Womack a small slip?an assayer's certificate? which bore the tidings that he had expected for years. The piece of float gave returns of $2 50 in gold to the ton. Bright and early the next morning Lowe and Womack set out from camp, ostensibly to round up a-bunch of cattle, but in reality to visit the scene of this discovery, in what Is now known as Poverty Gulch, just ? outside of the limits of the present town of Cripple Creek. Once on the ground, Lowe expressed the opinion that they were on a wild-goose chase and went on about his ranch work, but Bob was persistent and stayed with it, exercising the same patience that had characterized his early search for the elusive gold. This was In the winter of 1900-01. In Janu ary, Womack dug a prospect hole on what is now known as the El Paso lode of the Gold King property, which soon developed into one of the biggest mines in the great gold camp. A few dav3 later he struck a bonanza vein which glistened with sylvanite. He could not stand, prosperity In those days. When sober he was modesty personified, but while in Colorado Springs one day to interest friends in his new discovery he "tanked up" and disposed of his bonanza for $500 cash. His mind fairly crazed by drink and success, i Bob jumped on his broncho and rode through the streets, waving his revolver in the air and proclaiming his secret. The next day witnessed one of the biggest rushes to the scene of his discovery that the West has ever seen. It is said to Womack's credit that he has never touched a drop of liquor since those reckless days. Two or three days later, when he sobered up, Womack returned to the district, but only to find that the best mining property had been located by others. The camp was then literally swarming with humanity. He staked out a claim or two, but they proved to be worthless and within a short time ho was compelled to go to work at day wages again to make a living. He never complained, how. ever, and many times, after saving a few dollars, went out into the other regions of the Pike's Peak district, intent upon opening up another great mineral-bearing area. One day three years ago, just as J fimA success SBKlueu lUl mc sctuuu urnc to be within his grasp, he was returning from the hills. Sitting alone in a seat of a Colorado Midland passenger coach, he raised a window, leaned against the sill and dropped off to sleep. When he awoke he tried to lift his arm, but there was no sign ; of life in it. He was paralyzed. Since that time Womack. together \ vith his aged father, has been solely FEEDING SCHOLi Designed to Supply Poc Nourlshii m the French city of Nantes the municipal experiment of serving noonday meals to school children at low cost was begun a few weeks ago, and has proved eminently successful. The "cantines" are installed in each non-sectarian (public) school and are intended to furnish poor children with hot and nourishing food. In nne of the rooms of the school there i is a refectory where the meals take place. At five minutes to 11 the children are released from their classes. They go into the courtyard, where, under the care of one of the schoolmasters, they wash their hands at the washstands. Then at 11 o'clock they slace themselves in regular order and tvalk into the refectory. Each child, before entering this room, gives a check to the master. This check is given to the poorer children in an unobserved manner and without charge, and is sold at fifteen centimes (three cents) to the scholirs whose parents are more able to jay. Thus the children's pride is not r ONE SPREE.: es, But Never Had Much Money ; Poor and Helpless. dependent upon a faithful sister, Elizabeth Womack, who has been forced to run a boarding-house to make a living for her father and j brother. There is an interesting sidelight j on Womack's discovery of gold in j the Cripple Creek district. Search : for the metal in that region dates back almost to the arrival of the first white mau. Repeated trials were made prior to 1901 to find "pay rock." but so cunningly had the storehouse of wealth been concealed that even the most expert miners were deceived. There are thousands of Colorado people who remember the mad rush to Mount Pisgah, at the foot of which the city of Cripple Creek is now situated, in April, 18S5. A rich deposit of gold was found at j that time, but it had been placed j there by human nanas, "sauea. There was gold In untold quantities within a stone's throw of the place where this piece of knavery had been practiced. Many who rushed there during the Mount Pisgah excitement pitched their tents on the very sites of what are now some of the biggest mines in the world. Many an old prospector examined tho outcropping at that time and somebody was even confident enough to run a tunnel into the hill directly over the spot where one of the richest deposits in the district has since been opened. Nobody, however, succeeded I in finding gold in paying quantities. The ore is unlike any other known j to miners and is deposited in such ; an unusual manner that nobody j dreamed of finding it until Womack j tapped the golden stream. In opening some of the mines in the early days ore that was worth,hundreds of dollars to the ton was thrown on th? dump as worthless. Mount Pisgah, where the first wildrat minine scheme in that region was promoted, is now used as Cripple Creek's graveyard.?St. Louis Republic. Paper From Corn-Stalks. A special from Washington says: Representative Stanley, of Kentucky, made a favorable report on his bill to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct experiments in making paper material out of corn-stalks. In concluding his report, which contains the features of a speech made by him on the floor of the house last week, Mr. Stanley said: "It is apparent that demonstration of the availability of corn-stalks as a paper making material must be made by the Government, and that ft cannot and will not be done by the paper mills, until the forests have been exhausted and these concerns are forced by necessity to find a substitute. "These large *->ncerns will not be inclined to change the locations o! their plants or to alter their machinery until forced to do so by the lack of available material or from the ef ICWt Ul WUX|/^V1?.4VU. "Ill addition to that, the paper ! millsc are not supplied with skilled chemists or experienced scientists capable of making a thorough and conclusive demonstration of the possibilities of the corn-stalk for tha purpose above mentioned. "The manufacture-of paper from corn-stalks necessitates, as we have said, the use of caustic acid. Expensive machinery and large quantities of fuel are necessary. For that reason the proposed paper mill should be located at once in the corn belt and in a coal field. Western Kentucky, at least that part of it bordering on the Ohio River, to an eminent degree meets all the essential conditions. It has excellent facilities for transportation, both rail and water, and large areas of river bottom land devoted exclusively to the culture of a corn peculiarly adapted for this purpose. In addition to this, underlying the whole area are several veins of the finest coal, which veins are at present highly developed, and coal is available at a minimum cost." Cooking in the Open. Of course, the prime pleasure of I outdoor life is in eating. No one J can live out or aoors auu e&L-ajjc a > good appetite. An iron rod three j feet long is a good addition to the [ camp outfit. Cut two poles, drive j them into the ground, put a perpen- j dlcular row of nails in each, swing^ j the rod on the nails, and you have an j excellent campfire crane. . If in camp for several days, gather a few thin, flat rocks?they are plentiful in the Missouri hills?and stand them on edge in a semi-circle, with the posts at the ends. This bit of work will bring splendid returns in comfort and j effectiveness in cooking. The only j thing necessary to carry is the rod.? i Kansas City Star. 4.RS IN FRANCEj >r Pupils With Hot ana ; ig1 Food. hurt, there being no difference between the one who pays and the one who does not. The meal lasts three-fourths of an hour. Two of the older children are appointed to watch over the younger and see that they all secure their food. One of the masters also superintends the meals. The weekly bill of fare has been arranged as follows: Monday: Cabbage, r.oup, sausage and beans. Tuesday: Bean soup, stew, jam. Wednesday: Meat soup, rice, pie. Thursday: Xo school takes place. Friday: Vegetable soup, cod&sh, rice. Saturday: Meat soup, sausages or blood pudding, beans. In addition each child receives half a pint of wine mixed with water. The food is cooked In the municipal free soup houses, called Fourneaux Munlcipaux. From there it is brought to the schools, where, if necessary, it is heated again before being served to the children. # \ New York City.?The blouse that Is closed at the left of the front is a favorite one of the season and has a great many practical advantages. It is simple and girlish and is very easy to slip on and off. This one can Y* made either with the long plain sleeves or with those in regulation shirt waist style and the neck can be finished with the fashionable Dutch collar or with a neck band. Plain linen trimmed with striped is the material illustrated. The blouse is made with fronts and back. There are tucks laid over the shoulders, which extend to the waist line at the back, but only for a short distance at the front. The plain sleeves are made in one piece each, and can be finished at the wrists to suit the fancy. The shirt waist sleeves are gathered and joined to straight cuffs. When the Dutch collar is used it can be either joined to the neck edge or finished separately and adjusted over it. The quantity of material required for the six'.een-year size is three and seven-eigh'.h yards twenty-four, two and five-eighth yards thirty-two or two yards forty-four inches wide with three-quarter yards any width for the belt and trimming. Girl's Dress. A semi-princess dress for a young girl was a neat attraction in white batiste, trimmed with flounce of embroidery in a banana shade. That is, the flounce was white and embroidered in a small pattern of banana colored flowers. Bands of scalloped insertion decorated the seams. The yoke and sleeve arrangement was white net. The colors are extremely beautiful in a combination, and it is really a wonder that more white and buff tints are not used, especially when there is so much demand for color schemes. Ribbon Ivimono. . A charming novelty is the kimono made entirely of ribbon. The ribbon used is about four inches wide. It may be stitched together along the edges or, what is prettier, joined with faggoting of heavy silk. There is no fulness upon the shoulders. The garment is made on the sparse lines of the real Japanese kimono. Silk and Wool Net. i Silk and wool fish net is another ol j the new mixtures to be had In wellstocked depaAmeuts. TiionP^ Black and White. With the white serge or other light suit finished with collar and cuffs of black moire is carried a handbag of the moire. Rolled Hat Brim. A modish touch is seen in the hat brim rolled up at one side and fastened against the crown with fruit or flowers. This rolling is smarter if against the side front rather than directly on the side. Pinafore Bodicc. The pinafore bodice is one of the latest developments of fashion and is exceedingly attractive. It is worn over a guimpe and it consequently can be made from almost any seasonable material. This one is simple in the extreme and makes its own finish at the lower edge. In the illustration [] it is made of white linen with threads 0 of blue and is worn over a guimpe of ^ tucked net. For the neck and arm- n hole edges any banding can be util- p ized or some pretty little braided design could be substituted. t: The pinafore is made with front ^ and back portions. The front is a fitted by means of dart tucks and is ^ extended to form a girdle, which is lapped over onto the backs. The tl guimpe is a plain fitted one with long one-piece sleeves. The quantity of material required d for the medium size is, for the pina! fore, two and five-eighth yards twen j ty-one or twenty-four, two yards thir| ty-two or one and a half yards fortyI four inches wide, two and a half yards t: j j 81 | of banding; for the guimpe one yard I a | of material thirty-six with one and j^ ceven-eighth yards eighteen for the ( yoke and sleeves. The Plastron. > A dress which demonstrates the flat 1 f. gold upon the bands that outline the t, plastron back which is being made i tj much of by a dressmaker of repute, | is developed in Empire green crepe i gJ i meteore, with the laurel and bee! ! device embroidered in plastron and ! the decolletage. Little Curls For Hats. v, The large, low drooping hats will v have their lines softened by little i v curls inside their brims which are a ^ cart of the hat amd not the head. i WmSP*** for th Young p ?" CAN YOU PRONOUNCE? Tc There lived a man in Mexico, an Who all his life did battle - w. To rightly spell such easy words As js ahuatlacatl. Qu He wrote the names of all the towns? v,a It took of ink a bottle, . But could not spell Tenochtillan, Nor plain Tlacaecotl. an He went to spelling school each day, . . And, though a man of mettle, 01( He could not conquer Topiltzin, ul Nor Huitzilopoenctl. (je He dwelt some time in Yucatan, And there, at Tzompantilli, be He learned to spell one little word; wl 'Twas Ziuhonolpilli. *u The joy of spelling just one word Je Did all his mind unsettle; w< But, spelling still, he failed at last an On Popocatepetl. _ _____ ^ 2 kl FOOLED HIM. It Katie, who had been taught that wi le devil tempts little girls to dis- so bey, was left alone In a room for a ga ime one day with the admonition ha ot to touch a particularly delicious In late of fruit that stood on the table, ev For a while she bravely withstood kr tie temptation. Finally, however, th er resolution wavered and she took an big red apple from the plate. She lai ralked away with it, but before put- w] ng it to her lips her courage re- sh jrned and she quickly replaced the ur pple on the plate, saying as she did m j, "Aha! Mr. Devil, I fooled you, an idn't I?"?The Housekeeper. ya T'c THE ROSE AND THE FAIRY. tn Once upon a time there lived a liry named Flutterby. One day she aw a lovely golden butterfly and she ^ based it from flower to flower. At ^ ist she found herself In a strange w, rood. She started to cry, but she ra' bought she would ask the flowers round .her to help her. So she went ^ j a lovely lily and asked for a night's dc jdging. . But the lily only shut her b etals tight and would not let her en3r. She then tried the other flowers, ^ ut they all did the same. Just as be was going to give up she came tojrose and asked for a night's lodg- ba lg. The rose opened her petals wide nd let the fairy enter. In the morn- tr ig the fairy awoke and asked the dl ose what she could do for her. "Make le a fairy," said the rose. The fairy ,p( ranted her wish and they lived hap- Qr y in fairyland ever after.?Elizabeth lacAlpin, in the Brooklyn Eagle. oI be THE RACE. pr Once upon a time there stood in ov ne hallway a great tau granaiamr's clock. This clock had a very irge face with big black numbers tanding for the hours and long pointd hands and quite a long pendulum uj bat swung back and forth very slow- *s? 7 and said tick, tock, tick, tock, as ed old by Genevieve Kennear, in the bi kindergarten Primary Magazine. gl And over the mantel sat another dr lock, only it was much smaller. Its bi ace was smaller and its hands were to mailer, too, and it didn't have any endulum at all, because it didn't ar eed any, and it said tick, tock, tick, r? Dck very much faster than the grandather's clock. sa One day thers two clocks were alking together and the clock on the ni lantel said, "It has always seemed th trange to me that you should go so ery slowly, for it is such a long way bl round your face. It must take you ver so long to go around even once, ca have often listened to your tick, ock, tick, tock, and wondered how hi ou ever keep any time at all, you love so slowly." , "I >? tba irmnrlfather's ca YYdlj DUiu mv Q> lock, "this Is the way I have been cu Icking for a great many years, and eople have always said that I kept ui ery good time." . th "Maybe people do think so," said he little clock, "but you can't pos- da ibly keep as good time as I do, for 1 move so much faster and haven't Ja early so far to go around." Just hen a lady came in and laid her mall gold watch down on the table. . "What is that I hear you talking j ! bout?" said the watch. | ^ "Oh," said the little clock, "I have ust been telling our tall friend over here that he could never keep as ood time as I do because he moves o slowly." "That's nothing," said the watch, neither of you can go half as fast s I can. You move slowly enough," aid the watch, looking at the little u lock, "but as for that grandfather's s? lock it must surely be hard for him e ' a even try to keep the time." "Well," said the grandfather's lock, "we will have a race and see rhich one keeps the best time. When strike twelve we will start and see re Cg rhich one gets around to one first." "This is very foolish," said the ratch, "but then I may as well show ou two clocks how much faster I! * an go." Dong, dong. dong twelve times 'ent the grandfather's clock. j *ri "We're off," he cried and all three 00 tarted ticking, just as fast as ever su tiey could. The big clock went tick an Dck, tick tock just as it had always one and the watch went tick, tick, e? ick, tick just as fast as ever it could, 1 ut try with all its might it just could "y ot go any faster than it always had. of tut they all went on ticking just the ame and pretty soon the watch was most at 1 o'clock. "I've finished," cried the watch. Ji? "So have I," cried the little clock. "Dong!" went the grandfather's p11 lock. All inrer* of them finished at zit List the same time. "Well, .1 nevr," said the watch, "how did you ver do it?" of "I don't know," said the grand- cu ither's clock; "I guess I must have va ?.?? v. l^nnrfli. of* onrh ilteu vely muiu luiig&t oi-v-^o u.v v?... ick than you did." "I guess you did, too," said the m mall clock on the mantel. ?n is no TOBY AND TABBY. ve Toby was a little brown rat terrier, foi 'ho lived at Farmer Brown's, and cu 'hose especial business it was to pre- an ent the increase of rats ahd mice at no le gtables and barns. But just now a ' - I / t >by had a family of four puppies, d found it very difficult to keep itch of the rats when her family retired so much of her attention. Old Tabby looked on disgusted. She .d four kittens, which no one would ink of comparing with these pups, d she was not at all "set up" over em. But kittens were rather an 3 story with Tabby, and this particar set were the cause of a great al of trouble. Tabby had been alwed to lie under the kitchen stove fore they came, and she did not see tiy she could not keep her kittens ere. Again and again had small nnie Brown carried them to the jodhouse and fixed as cozy a nest a9 iy sensible cat could ask, but Mrs, ibby would carry them back to the tchen stove. One rainy day, when seemed that everything had gone *ong at the Brown home, it rained hard no work could be done in the .rden, and the old hen who had ;tched turkeys took them walking the rain, when, If she had an atom en of hen sense, she should have lown that turkeys could not stand at. The chase after the old hen id her turkeys had exhausted the 3t mite of Mrs. Brown's patience len, as she came into the kitchen, e saw the old cat with her kittens ider the stove again. It was too uch. Mrs. Brown seized the broom ;d swept cat and kittens out into the ,rd. My! how surprised and angry ibby was. 8he stood up and took a ok at the kittens,. and no doubt ought, "This is all your fault." len she shook her feet and walked ,ck into the kitchen and sat down ider the stove. Toby had witnessed e affair, and when the mother cat ilked off, leaving her babies in the in, she could not understand it. She ilked around the crying kittens, id then went whining to the open tor and looked at Tabby. But Tabr only blinked and looked deterined. She was comfortable tender e kitchen stove, and she did not opose taking care of kittens, that ade so much trouble. Toby walked ick and forth between the crying ttens and the door, whining and ying to make the old cat see her rtv hut all tn no mirnose. TabbV Ld enough of those kittens. Then )by picked the kittens up one by le, and put them in the nest with ir puppies, and never again did the d cat go near them. Toby raised ith pups and kittens, and seemed as oud of the adopted babies as of her ?n.?Home Herald. MILDRED'S SURPRISE. One bright June morning Mildred as awakened very early. She sat > in bed to rub her eyes, and heard mething moving near her. She lifther pillowcase and there, in a tiny inch, was something gray. It wriged out and came up to where Miled sat. At-first she was frightened, it seeing he did no harm, she began pet him. The door to the bedroom opened, id Mildred's mother came into the om. v "Happy birthday, Mildred," she id, coming up to her. "Oh, mamma, see this funny little uff that I found under my pillow is morning!" exclaimed Mildred. "Yes, dear, that squirrel Is your rthday present from papa." "I must hurry up and drqss, so I .n thank him for it," she said. "What are you going to name m?" asked Mildred's mother. After a few moments she replied: : guess I will call him 'Muff' be,use he looks just like one when he iris up." V When she was all dressed she ran ) to her father and thanked him for e squirrel. "I forgot that to-day was my birthly," she said, "but after this I guess shall always remember." ? Helen ncnn in the Rrnnklvn Eaele. mS^m The solar orb would appear blue, to tybody who should view it outside this planet's atmosphere. In Australia there are ants which lild their nests along a north and uth line so accurately that a traver may direct his course by their i. The results of experiments at the )vernment farm at Pusa, India, in aring silk worms were highly sucssful. Last year 150,000 worms ;re fed on leaves of the castor plant, le silk produced was valued at 6.50 per eighty pounds. A wealthy European amateur asanomer offered a prize for the best mputation of Halley's comet's orbit bmitted before the close of 1909. d a competing ephemeris ior mis ar and next indicates a very differt route from that expected, showing at the perihelion passage in the iddle of June instead of the middle April, 1910. An ingenious method of measuring e moisture in corn is to convert the rnel of the corn into a battery cell, le instrument is supplied with two as, one of copper and the other of ic, which are forced iuto the kernel corn, and serve as the electrodes the battery, while the moist germ the kernel is electrolyte. A tiny rront iq thus eenerated. and its lue is read by means of a galvano;ter. In this manner it is possible determine the amount of moisture the corn. In a similar way, wheat d other grains are tested, but as it impossible to penetrate the ker1s, the grain is packed tightly in a ssel and two large plates are used r the electrodes. In some cases a rrent is passed through the grain, d the moisture is determined by ting the electrical resistance with Wbeatstone bridge. A MODERN INTLUENCE,^ When lofty heights rou seek to gain, _ Though you may toil with might and main* " * You must be careful to obtain A press agent. To be hero in the strife. A champion with gun, sword or knife, Get some one to write up your lif& A press agent Of if you'd shine on hist'ry's page As a lawyer and a sage. i Do not be backward, but engage A press agent. Tn court or camp, in field or mart, In mimic scene or salon smart, You should secure, before you start, A press agent. A strange creation of our time. Unique, grand, sombre and sublime, There is not e'en a word to rhyme With "press agent." ?Washington Star. "Are you going 'to take the late i train to Chicago?" "No; the engi| neer of the train is going to do that." I ?Baltimore American. Teacher?"James, what Is gram: mar?" James (alias Jimmle) ? i Grammar is the science which learns i us how to speak correct."?Life.? "I suppose Newrich is making I quite a splurge with his money?" I "He did the day he backed his auto off the ferrvboat."?Puck. 4 J I The waffle wagon needs no bait, To lure men to get on; Beside the curb for it we wait From darkness unto dawn. ?Baltimore Sun. "I see that our friend still entertains the idea of running for ConI gresfe." "Not exactly," answered j Farmer Corntossel. "The idea enter: tains him."?Washington Star. ' Waiter (in expensive restaurant) .. ?"Will you have sugar in your cof. fee?" Mrs. Nurich?"I don't see it ' j on the bill." Waiter?"There Is no i charge for sugar, madam." Mrs. Nu- ^ j rich?"No, thank you!"?Puck. , . Fisherman?"I don't suppose you ; see the papers so much up here, fcutyou'vte probably heard about the King * j winning the Derby?" Boatman? I "Co, ay, I heerd tell o' that. He* i ? ?? n rMcr Vl 4m ' Pll Tlpl> . .JirVw r ' iuauu a suiu iiuv.* , u*u?. * v , - ___ I N ^92 "Wot's yourn?" asked the waiter | of a quick-lunch patron. "Dougb- I'M j nuts and black coffee," was the reply. #13 i And the waiter sent in the order to .! J I the cook by wireless: "One in the dark an' two rubber tires."?Chicago Daily News. Author?"I hare here a wonderful : *^ I play, the suppression of a woman'? ^ $ i heart and a man's soul by petty con- \ g vontlrmq T pall it 'The MuZZle.' . 7<S' What would you advise me to do with /v^ij I it?" Manager?"Try it on the dog." ?Baltimore American^ ; The doc. said: "Dyspepsia, I knew it; Eschew things like pastry and suet, , Especially pie." # But the man winked his eye, ! "I would far rather chew than eschew it.* ?The Columbia Jester. "Pa, what do they call a person . jS ! that reads heads?" "A phrenologist, 1 my boy." "Gee! Then ma must be j one of those things. She felt of my hj j head this afternoon and said right j away: 'You've been swimming.' "? < , Detroit Free Press. "Jane says she is sorry she didn't j arrange to be married in June." "That's undoubtedly true as far as - ' i It goes. Jane might have added that she would bf only too glad to arrauge to be married at any old time."? 1 Cleveland Plain-Dealer. i "Oh, what a tangled web we weave," said the apt quotationist, "when first we practise to deceive!" "That's right," answered Senator : Sorghum; "deception is mighty dan: gerous unless one has a great deal | of experience."?Washington Star. "My play was intended to show i the cold-heartedness of'society," said 1 the author. "And did you prove 1 your point?" "I should say so. There was never anything more cold 1 and heartless than the manner in 1 which society slighted the box office." ?Washington Star. W ? Exercising the Eyes. Have you a high roof?" was the i apparently irrelevant question put by i the oculist to the woman who had complained of having bad eyes. I "Higher than the roofs of the surrounding houses?" "Oh, yes," said the woman; "a good deal higher. If you saw it you j you would think so." i "Then what I want you to ?o," j said he, "is to go up there every day | and look around for half an hour or j an hour. That will do you more good ; than glasses. One trouble with your : eyes and with many pairs of eyes in ! New York is that you exercise them ! so little at long range. They are used / | to looking short distances only. Long, ! distance looking is good for eyes." Persons who habitually have a wide ! expanse of sea or plain to gaze upon * very seldom have weak eyes. Of ' ' 3 course, you cannot move out on the plains, neither can you spend a life I on the ocean wave, but you can let your sight travel across the Hudson 1 River every day. and I advise you to do it."?New York Times. Public and Private Forests. At present only about one-fifth of j our standing timber is in public fori ests. This term is used to cover the | national forests, State forests, the I timber on Indian and military reserj vations, national parks, etc. Theso I forests are b#ng managed according j to the principles of scientific forestry ' so far as funds available for their [ administration permit. In the maiD tney are oemg conserved. v\ mie me ^ extent of the public forests will undoubtedly be increased in the future, it is not likely that for a very long " time to come they will contain even as much as half our timber supply. Four-fifths of our forests are now jowned by individuals, companies or corporations. The manner in which these forests are handled is, therejfore. of the utmost importance in forest conservation. So far but little attempt has been made to conserve | them.?Conservation. Heidelberg is to have a special institute for experiments jwith radiun^ in treating diseases.