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THE GENTLE MARTYR.
She suffered all the wo?.ry day,
Yet never m?do complaint;
She bore her pata u
Some good, i l
But with the i :
Untroubled 1
. ; ^?B-^?-r?rner*
'nSSrT1^61' f nmber
OF CO?RSE.
Muggins-That Russian pianist's
success seems to be pronounced.
Buggins-That's move than his name j
is.-Tit-Bits.
HIS IMPRESSION.
His Friend.-Your son is home from
college, is he? It roust give a young
man a lot of mental trainin'?
The Farmer-Well, he don't seem |
to be overtrained.-Puck.
FAMILY PRIDE.
Wood-I notice Sawyer Is very
proud of Lis family tree.
Slabb-Well, he ought to be. His
father got his start in the lumber
business.
SIGN OF MILITARY GREATNESS.
Larry-Phwas it a great . military
counthrae, Dinny?
Denny-Ol shud say so. Aven th'
wells out thor wor drilled.-Chicago
News.
A HINT TO THE YOUNG MAN.
"You must give him a hint," we said
when the fair young girl complained
that her lover was ilow to propose.
"What sort of a hint can I give
him?"
"Give him a tie."-Detroit Free
Press.
SETTLED THE SEX.
"I want to return this dog to the
gent what owns him. I seen his 'ad.'
in the paper," sahl the rough-looking
man at the door.
"How did you guess it was a 'gent'
that put the 'ad.' in?" asked the lady.
" 'Cause It said, 'No questions
asked.' "-Philadelphia Press.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
"You may recall me, sir, as the man
who eloped with your daughter about
a year ago."
"Well, sir, what can I do for you?'
"I may be a little bit tardy, but I
have come to offer you my congratula
tions."-Harper's Bazar.
HAD A CLEAR COURSE.
"Are you sure the course is clear?"
she whispered, sliding down to the
arms of her lover.
"Yes!" he responded. "I succeeded
in boring a hole In the waterpipe.
Your father has discovered it and will
keep his finger over the hole until the
plumber arrives. Come!"-Chicago
News.
THE PROPHECY FULFILLED.
"The late editor's wife is something
of a h -morist."
"Indeed?"
"Yes. Took a line from his original
salutatory and placed it on his tomb
stone."
"What was it?"
"*We are here to stay!'"-Atlanta
Constitution.
OUT FOR BUSINESS.
"Your account of the concert last
night," seid the musician, "omitted all
mention of the very thing I wanted to
see printed. The violin I played, as I
was careful to tell your reporter, was
a genuine Stradivarius, and one of the
best ever made."
"That's all right," said the editor.
"When Mr. Stradivarius gets his fid
dles advertised In this paper it will
coat him half a crown a line. Good
morning, sir."-Tit-Bits.
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ONE POINT OF VIEW.
Towne-Goddart bas opened a res
taurant down the street. Let's go
there for lunch.
Browne-What! Why, tho man
hasn't the slightest idea of how to run
a restaurant.
TmntL T i- -? .
with unshed tears and her face was
illumined" with an inner light.
"I look to the future," said she.
"He cannot make some roman's life
miserable with references to his moth
er's cooking."
Sublime sacrifice! - Indianapolis
Press.
A BOND OF SYMPATHY.
Literary Celebrity-Ah, yes, my call
ing is an exacting one, but it has its
compensatiors. There is a joy in the
work itself, .vhen the fervor of com
position is on, and you feel that the
destinies of the children of your brain,
so to say, are in your own hands for
weal r woe.
Sweet Young Thing-I know just
what that is, Mr. Squibob ! I have felt
the same way sometimes when I have
been compounding a salad!-Chicago
Tribune.
A POLICY APPROVED.
"No," said the policeman, kindly,
but firmly, "you cannot photograph
that statue."
"Why not?" asked the tourist.
"Because it is against the law."
The tourist looked at the statue in
question, a massive piece of contract
work, and then answered:
"Well, I don't blame you. It's al
ways decenter for people to keep their
troubles to themselves instead of let
ting them be advertised all over the
country."-Washington Star.
ENTOMOLOGICAL.
The heavy footfall of the count,
her father, could be heard in the cor
ridor.
"Fly, Egbert, fly," faltered Gwen
dolyn.
"You mean flee!" quoth the knight,
who had been educated abroad.
"Either, as you like!" the poor girl
cried, wringing her hands. "In sooth,
this is no time for refined entomologi
cal distinctions."
And with this she led him to the
postern gate, where his steed awaited
him impatiently.-Detroit Journal.
"Jingo" is Persian.
"If you turn un the Persian diction
ary," writes a correspondent in India,
"you will find the word 'jang-jo' (pro
nounced 'jung-jo'), from 'jang,' war or
strife, and 'jo,' one who follows after,
the meaning of the full word being
'aggressive, offensive, lititious, con
tentious, quarrelsome.' " Unfortunate
ly I have not got a Persian dictionary,
but if I may take this information on
trust, it throws valuable light on a
moot point of etymology. The word
written "jang-jo" and pronounced
"jung-go" in Persian, has obviously
become "jingo" in English, in which
form it still means "aggressive, offen
sive, contentious, quarrelsome." The
fact that the last syllable was in the
original "jo" (sometimes no doubt,
written "Joe") and that this Jo or Joe,
in the sense of a follower of war or
strife, has become merged in the Eng
lish "Jingo ' is a curious and interest
ing scientific discovery.-London
Truth.
European Shawls For Asiatics.
In Central Asia woolen shawls of
European manufacture find a ready
sale. The trade in merino shawls in
Thibet bids fair to develop into a
profitable business. The shawls come
from France and Germany, and, being
very cheap, are readily sold. They
even seem to be supplanting the bet
ter, but much dearer, cashmere shawls.
Til? Uar
BY EDWAI
Every room in Harley Hall was oc
cupied; omnibus, brougham and lug
gage cart had been to and from the
station so often that Mr. Binder, the
head cf the stable department, had
been heard to murmur something not
very complimentary about people who
went about with "trunks as big as 'ay
stacks," and who expected to find
"carriages and 'osses awaiting for 'em
everywhere to drag 'em up the 'ills."
Men were glad to be bidden to Har
ley; they found they could kill time
and pheasant more pleasantly there
than at other places; and besides well
stocked coverts there was a peculiar
ly attractive stretch of lowland,
through which a small river ran, which
produced a great variety cf feathered
fowl, and which enabled a man keen
about sport to get away occasionally
from the everlasting bang, bang and
barn door fowl business.
Among the latest arrivals were
two young men who were as unlike
each other in every respect as two
young men could be. Gilbert Hurst
was a barrister, whose father owned
a certain number of acres of land in
the country, and who found like many
other fathers of the present day that
farming your own land and feeding,
clothing and educating a family were
pursuits that led to a small balance
at your banker's and many sleepless
nights. Gilbert was doing fairly well
at the Bar. and was a steady, right
minded, level-headed young man, with
a pair of honest gray eyes that told
the story of a frank and honest na
ture. John Beasley, his companion
on arriving, was tall, fair, narrow,
shouldered, well groomed and very
rich. His father had made a large
fortune out of small beer and was
therefore ripe for the peerage. Moth
ers smiled on John Beasley, but John
Beasley smiled mostly (when he had
the chance) on a certain enterprising
widow at South Kensington, who gave
charming little dinner parties in a
house so draped with art silks that it
was called "Liberty Hall," the only
object in the house that was not over
draped being the widow herself.
Beasley senior had heard something
about this lady, and had lectured his
son, and advised him to marry as
soon as possible, and if possible to
"marry money."
As Gilbert entered the drawing-room
his heart gave a mighty leap when he
saw that Dorothy Lane, whom he had
t. v... ,| ,. *?__- .MIT- t'jj IA11U -1411/1 C
than all. he feared she did not care
for him. ,
John saw her. too. His heart gave
no leap-it was not of the leaping
kind; but he thought he had never
seen her to such advantage as now,
as she stood in the soft light of the
shaded lamps, her dark red ''ress
edged with sable at the throa nd
wrists, fitting her to perfection. d
showing every curve of her grac
figure. John remembered his fatht
-advice, and, like a dutiful son, prom,
ly rushed into conversation with
Miss Green, who was among th?
guests assembled, and who was fav
ored by a fortune to the extent of $5000
a year, and who thought John one of
the most charming men of her ac
quaintance.
He was not pleased later in the
evening to find himself next Dorothy
at dinner, while opposite him sat Gil
bert Hurst, who already seemed on
the very best terms with his neighbor,
Miss Green. After answering some
question of Lady Harley's respecting
his journey he looked across the table
and said:
"By the way. Hurst. I did not see
you in the train. Did you get in at
Euston?"
"Yes," answered Gilbert. "I came
by the two-10. and was close to you
on the platform some time."
"Oh, yes, I remember now. I
saw you get into a third-class car
riage with my servant."
Lady Hartley looked up, and won
dered why her husband had asked
John Beasley to stay with him. But
John did not wonder at all. and he
felt a glow of satisfaction when his
servant opened the shutters of his
bedroom next morning and his eyes
lighted on his coronet worked in red
wool on tho blankets, and he thought
of the societly he was going to dis
tinguish himself in during the next
10 days. In the half hour devoted to
his toilet he made three resolves
first, that he would make himself so
agreeable to every one that he would
be asked again to stay at Harley; sec
ondly, that he would "make the run
ning" with Miss Green, with a view
to matrimony and the possession of
$5000 a year, at the same time amus
ing himself with Dorothy, whose looks
pleased him mightily; thirdly, that he
would write to the South Kensington
widow, omitting in his letter any men
tion of either Dorothy or Miss Green.
He attired himself with great care,
in shooting clothes that were a great
deal too new, and a soupcon of scent
hung about him as he walked with a
self-satisfied air into the breakfast
room. Ho cast a sharp critical eye
over Gilbert, hoping to find that want
of means or want of taste would be
tray itself; but not a fault could be
found with the shooting suit that
looked worn, but was well worn, and
John realized as he looked that there
was ni imlopc-rirnblo something about
the wearer that he, John, could never
arrive at.
He played his cards very well, he
thought, during thc days that followed
-days in which Gilbert had plenty of
opportunities fo?- finding himself with
a bad hoadach". as he watched John
making secret love to the girl he cared
for so much.
Tho m<-n ata't^d early ono morn
ing for an outlying cover that was
generally sumoscd to produce rock
eters, and that vas kent as a bonne
bouche for the end of the week's
shoot. The ladle; were to drive out
to lunch, and Dorothy and Miss Green,
ls. Room.
ID ELLIOTT.
who were rival photograph
to send their cameras omV
cheon carts.
On arriving at the side of
Mr. Ridge, the head keeper h
minutes' conservation, with
ley, and then set about placing their
guns.
"Will you get through that igate. if
you please. Mr. Beasley. -an$ ? stand
at the end of that hedge; a?'d'jpUi Mr.
Hurst, if you please, will you stop
about where you are now?" anivRidge
hurried off to place the great men
of the party at the corner of'the co
vert, at which point the birds were
expected to break. Lord Harley taking
a middle place.
Soon silence reigned in the ranks;
it was a perfect early winter -day'and
as Gilbert turned his head and Rooked
away over the beautiful English land
scape his thoughts were far mc^e of
Dorothy than of pheasants, and?t was
not until a great hare had com?} lop
ing out of the covert and had run al
most between the feet of the keeper's
son, who. welshed down with;:impor
tance and cartridges, was acting as a
loader, that he turned his thjbughts
to the business before him. Soon
something more than the "tap-tap" of
the "stops" could be heard, rand a
sound as though Bedlam was let loose
gave the pheasants and the guns an
idea that it was time to be up and
doing.
A few sh?ts at some stray.. birds,
then a muttered "Here they income"
from Lord Harley, and soon every one
was blazing away. ?
Contrary to Ridge's expectation, the
birds.broke John Beasley's end^bf the
covert, and not only did that gentle
man let fly at everything that came
his way. but he had a turn at'every
thing that was rightly Gilbert's-a
more sysematic robbery was \never
perpetrated; and Lord Harley, who was
not getting much shooting, had plenty
of time to see what was going on. and.
to wonder, as Lady Harley hadcw?n
dered, why he had asked John to
stay with them.
Gilbert, though a very good; shot,
had lest his temper and bad, shot
badly; he swore at the lad for not be-'
ing quicker with the cartridges, and
could have kicked Beasley when he
sauntered up to him after- the beaters
were through, and remarked:
"Not quite up to the mark today,
''.ti' .* "?.,.""* i '.< ? {
J... :'? '? "?
of meaning at John; "we must look
after you better next time;" and there
was a kindly ring in the old man's
Voice that d'.d much to soothe Gil
bert's ruffled temper.
Dorothy and Miss Green came out
before lunch to enable them to see
a drive down in the low ground. As
the guns were placed behind a high,
straggling hedgerow John was sorely
tempted to ask Dorothy to stand by
him to witness his skill and prowess,
but prudence conquered, and Mles
Green was selected as his companion.
"Will you stand by me, Miss Lane?"
; .sked Gilbert. "I am afraid you will
not see any brilliant shooting, but 1
will do my best. Let me unroll your
waterproof and I can make you a com
fortable seat here in these dry leaves,
and you will be sheltered from the
wind."
"I am so afraid." said Dorothy,
scanning the sky that had become
somewhat overcast since morning,
"that it will be too dark for photog
raphy, and I wanted so to get a
group; it is getting late. too. and the
beaters seem a long time getting Into
line."
She knelt down in tho leaves that
carpeted the side of the hedge, and
peered through a small opening.
"Oh, I can see them now quite
plainly. Just look-they are down bj
the osiers, and will soon be here."
Gilbert knelt bv her side, and held
back some brambles that Intercepted
his view, his heart beating furiously
and his hands trembling as he found
his face so dangerously near to Dor
othy's.
A sudden peal of laughter, and John
Beasley's voice calling out
"Are you two saying your prayers?"
brought Gilbert to his feet and^ the
blood to Dorothy's face.
Angry words sprang to his lips, but
he was silenced by an appeal from a
pair of very soft brown eyes and turn
ing toward Dorothy he said:
"Yes, I was kneeling by your side;
can't you guess what-"
"Look out, sir. there's a lot of duck
coming over." This from the loader
who had been munching twigs in a
ruminative manner.
Gilbert picked up his gun, but It
was too late, and he knew that Beas
ley would have another chance of
saying something unpleasant about
his shooting. After that there was
no time for talking; lt was hot work
for 10 minutes and a big mixed bag
was the result.
Before lunch was over Dorothy set
tled to go home by a returning dog
cart that had come out with a fresh
supply of cartridges, and as she was
leaving she saw Miss Green preparing
her camera for action, a young man
in attendance busy with the tripod
and the legs.
John helped her with her wraps,
saying as he did so:
"I am sorry you are going home,
Miss Lane. I wanted you to be in the
group;" and then In a lower voice,
"you know very well I shall not care
to have a copy unless you are In it."
"Never mind. Mips Green will be
there," said Dorothy, as she clam
bered un into the dog cart, \
John made a pretense of settling
the rugs around her feet, and whis
pered :
"Tbank goodness she will, be busy
with her camera; I have hal enough
of Miss Green's society for ?one day,
and you know very well that at all
times I infinitely prefer youls." See
ing a doubting look In Dorothy's face,
he added. "You do not be me,
Dorothy, but lt ls true. I s*w??
not go near Miss Green todi
The cart moved off and Do0ad
plenty to think of during bme.
ward drive. She knew very inafc
she cared for Gilbert Hurst, ?hat
she had cared for him ever %he
met him on the river two yego;
they had often met since. i0w
had been for a week together
the same roof. Surely he m\Ve
meant something just now-oi^e
only amusing himself, and Cftn
really care more for her thanet
did?
After dinner that evening %s
playing some dreamy Germany
that seemed to have a partly
soothing effect on Lord Harle0
was half buried and half asleea
big arm-chair before the fire, a
John came up and leaned ovT
shoulder till his lips almost tq
her hair, and said in a low voice
"I kept my word this after:
what is to be my reward?"
"That you shpll be allowed to
over the next two pages of musi
me," she answered. "And this, al
she added, nodding toward a gard
that she had left with her gloves
fan on the piano.
Gilbert's jealous ears heard the
swer and-he went off with a rag?
his heart to the billiard room.
The following day it rained in
rents. Miss Green and several of
guests ?vere leaving, and Dorothy w
off to the dark room at the far em
the house to develop some negati
that she had taken of a ruined ca
in the neighborhood.
She found all in order as she
left it and soon had everything re
for business, developing solut
alum, hpyo. all in their respec
places, the red lamp lighted,
matches_close at hand and the cai
blown out. She reached up to
shelf for the slide, took out the m
tlye, and slipped it quickly into
developing tray for the prelimir
wash, and then poured the soin
over Its surface. She gently roc
the tray to and fro in the dim ;
light, and saw the high lights m
their appearance one by one.
'searched in vain for the turrets'
the ruined castle, and for the l|
belt of trees on the hill beyond, .
began to fear she had taken two
tures on the same plate. Presei
odd shapes and strange figures
gan to appe?r which, after a lil
fresh developer had been poured o'
them. took, the form of folding cha
and benches, and Dorothy saw t
shooting party at lunch before h
v uu; :!.- *>-....??>:: w-ir-otc he; ll
?j . . ^ now .i>?rk0.
man sitting by the side of Miss Gre?
his head Luiurd toward her. his ha
almost touching hers." She sat thii
ing for some time, and was 01
aroused by hearing footsteps in t
passage, followed by a knock at t
door.
"Yes, who is it?"
"It is I." answered Gilbert's voil
"They are trying some new music
the drawing-room, and Lady Harl
wants your help. May I come In?"
"Yes; the negative is fixed now, t
light will not hurt it. You can coi
in."
Gilbert groped his way into t
room, and found Dorothy seated at t
developing table.
"May I see the photograph you ha
taken? Has the old castle come c
well?"
She lifted the plate from under t
running water tap. and held it up 1
fore the red lamp for him to see. S
turned her head, and their eyes n
for a second as he leaned over 1
shoulder, but before he could say
word of surprise there was a sudd
fiare, a snap and a gurgling sou
and with one wild flicker the la
went out and they were in darknc
"Where is the door? I know I si
tumble over something and do so
damage. Will you lead me? ")
know this room better fhan I do."
A small soft hand was slipped )
his, and though Dorothy did know t
room quite well they were a very g
time finding the door, but then. 1
see, the room was very dark, and
fore they left it Dorothy Lane 1
promised to become Gilbert Hun
wife.-Waverley Magazine.
A Woman and the Telephone.
What a wonderful thing the t
phone is, and what a comfort to won
it may be made, is illustrated in an
cident of a few days ago, brought ab;
by the kind act of a thoughtful and
dulgent husband, who is a well-kna
business man of this city. He decid
to give his wife a birthday surp'e,
so he arranged that at a certain^
ment her mother, who lives in ew
York, and whom she had not seefor
months, should ring up her daughlin
this city. When the telephoneell
sounded in the business man's hse
at the time agreed upon he answed
the ring and then, turning fromhe
telephone, he said to his wife: "Deie,
here's your mother on the wir in
New York." The wife bustled tche
telephone and heard the familiar ice
of her mother in the utterance ome
word, "Daughter." The answer ethe
business man's wife was: "Oh, ?th
er." Next came the sound of sot
from the mother over tile wire, viel
was answered with a sob fromhis
end. These women then proceed tc
cry to each other In the most acc?tec
feminine style until the telepm?
tolls amounted to ?5, which annoice
ment from "central" caused an ab p
breaking off of communication, ai
business man's wife declared, howeu
that it was the loveliest experiec
she ever had.-Philadelphia Recorc
The Modern War.
"I do not believe In telling a cb
ghost stories to frighten him when;
is naughty.
"When Clifford ls naughty I explt
the germ theory to him and have h
look through a microscope at bacter
It frightens him terribly, and at t
same time inculcates scientific kno
edge.''-Detroit Journal.
k LESSON IN COMPAHAII
PLAINS SOME CLIM
Here is a map which shows the size
nd position in latitude of southwest
Juropc as compared with the Eastern
tates. Europe is so placed in longi
ude that any point in it is six hours
ast of the same point regarded as be
ing in the States or Ganad*. When,
for instance, it is three P. M. at Paris
it is niue A. M. at the corresponding
point on the north shore of Lake Su
perior, or anywhere along tue meridian
of that point. Owing to their compara
tively cold winters we are apt to look
upon the Northwestern States as oc
cupying a higher latitude than they
do, but a glance nt the map shows
them to be 1.0 further north than the
I Louisiana Purchase Fair, g
^ One of :h,2 Novel Plans Suggested For '.rje ?
& St. Louis Exposition.
THE people of St. Louis are
very energetically working
for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, which it is pro
posed to hold there. The accompany
ing cut shows a plan for the fair,
which has been submitted by Edward
W. Farrell, a mechanical engineer of
that city. For the purpose of securing
lthe^greatest possible concentration, he
..V?U i?-y ? .?-?5V'?K -.i Or'
nunc m uiameier ana vuuiaiu.ue . . .
* acres; thjj central pavilion to consist
rof an immense dome (say, 450 feet in
1 diameter, with a proportionate height),
1 supported ou a circular wall, having
'archways nil arouud, surrounded bj
'double or treble colonnades or poly
styles about 100 feet wide, surmounted
by appropriate statuary, the upper por
ction of which could be used as thc
"capital building." This pavilion tc
' have a large central fountain and al
the accessories for the delectation, re
1 freshment and comfort of the patrons
1 Au -observatory to be built over th(
dome, from which thc entire ground.'
1 and buildings could bo seen. Fron
! this pavilion the ground falls by eas]
or rolling grade to the building pla
tenu, having broad promenades lead
? iug to all portions thereof, einbellishet
with shrubberies and flowers, in ac
! cordauce with the topography of th'
t land. Surrounding the circular lake i
1 is proposed to have a 200-feet con tin
1 uous promenade, along the outer sid
i of which is to be located the foreigi
exhibit buildings, arranged in plots 0
appropriate sizes, and having a back
ground of shrubbery, surrounding th
grounds. There are four main er
trances, as shown, OUP at each quai
ter. bisecting the grounds at ri"ht ai
gles, thereby assuring to exhibitor
equal desirability and eligibility fe
the respective buildings. The east an
west approach to be a boulevard 3C
feet wide, and continuing the "nih
way" of thc fair, whilst the ollie
north and south, boulevard, being 21
feet wide, to be used for such purpose
as may be deemed proper. The hilf
to be crossed In the four roadways b
highly-ornamented steel bridges <
classic architectural designs, tl
i
NOVEL PLAN SUGGESTED F<
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whole forming an elegant, comp
scheme of easy access to all porti<
thereof from the four entrances,
connection with this plan nn ovni to
could be made in lieu of the circle
preferred, if it were found necestt
to conform to the land selected, r
the same pinn could bo put in efl
with slight modifications. Under 1
plan the very best of sewerage cc
be obtained at a minimum cost.
Tlie easiest way for a promoter
gee money back ol' him is lo Ii
against a bunk.
Vt btU?'r?flrni---ii LA
lATIC MYSTERIES.
balmy region of the Mediterranean.
Spain, the Land of the Bullfight, is in
its south portion no nearer the equator
than Kansas or Missouri. France oc
cupies the upper lake region. Eng
land is, like its islanders, too much in
love with the higher latitudes to be
wholly visible on the map. Italy, "the
garden of the world, the home of all
art yields and nature can decree,"
stretches up into Caua'' Rome and
Naples are no nearer tuc vertical sun
than are Chicago and New York.
Sicily itself is but little south of Mason
and Dixon's line, while Morocco, Al
geria ami Tuuis are in the same lati
tude as the Southeastern States.
A Good Golf Story.
Mr. Carnegie will go away all day
to play golf, which ho jokingly de
clares to be thc only "serious business
of life." A correspondent once went
to Cumberland Island, his sister's
home, on the Georgia coast, to inter
view him on some event of tremendous
importance in the world of steel. He
found him on the golf links, and fired
at him, point blank, a long list of care
fully prepared questions concerning
this matt?rv-r-^,..?azTie&ift. listened
with patience till the nevTsi^ftgnian,
had finished, then he broke out: '"0^
I don't know anything about all that,
but yesterday 1 broke my record. I j
just went around this course lu five :
. l -fove."-Th? '
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lal suspended by elastic cords from
a whist band. These tips are prefer
ably larger than the average-sized Hu
ger and are adapted to be gathered at
the large ends by means of the strings
passing through the eyelets, as shown.
Heretofore various devices have been
PROTECTS THE HAND WHILE WORKING.
made lu the form of gloves for polish
ing purposes, but in all the others the
serious objection has been the ten
dency of the hands to perspire within
the glove, causing great inconvenience
to the user. This objectiou is obviated
bjr the new glove, as it does not entire
ly inclose the hand, but affords only
a covering for the lingers, leaving the
rest of the hand free to the atmos
phere. The patent for this invention
has been grauted to Annie T. Rogers.
Duke of Kutlnud n Hero.
Thc Duke of Rutland, to whom at
tention has been specially drawn by
the sad death of his daughter, is one
of the very few meu now living-if
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DSI TION.
act
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not the only one-who figure in Disra
H's novels. He is in "Coningsby" ac
"Tancred." As a young man til
duke was "one of the dandiest of tl
dandles," and his favorite attire was
blue frock coat, light gray trouser
patent boots, with white gaiters,
white vest, an abnormally shiny hi
and an eyeglass. Tho duke, who Wi
born just before the battle of Watt
loo. has sat in seven cabinets-thr
times under Lord Derby, twice lind
Lord Beaconsfield and twice und
the present Premier.-Chicago Timt
Herald.
i Species That Carry Along Air itt Tfetiir
Jonrneys Under Water.
A certain kind of spider is capable o?
orming a bubble, taking it down
hrough the water, and discharging it
nto its nest, so that the eggs, and
ater on, the young are kept dry, and
ire supplied with air.
Although the water spider lives on
and, where it needs plenty of air to
jreathe, it is really hatched under
.vater and spends a great deal of its
:ime there beneath the surface. Its
aody is covered with hair, which holds
the air like drops of water, and when
the body is charged with these air
particles, forming a bubble which it
holds between the hind legs and car
ries with it. It is only in this manner
that it can furnish air for the Interior
of its nest, keepng it dry until the
eggs are hatched.
First, the mother spider builds her
nest. This is placed some distance
down in the water, and is a sort of a
Cell spun in the shape of an egg, hav
ing an opening on the under side.
When this is completed, she rises to
the surface, and there charges her
body thoroughly with air. Then once
more she dives under the surface, the
water forming a bubble which gradual
ly swells out from the body. This she
skilfully holds between her furry hind
legs, firmly, and yet gently, so that it
won't break and escape.
Swimming to the nest, she dis
charges the bubble in it. This.of course,
crowds out some of the water, leaving
the too filled with air. As the nest
is large, requiring a great deal of air
the spider makes another and yet an
other trip, until the whole interior is
free from moisture. By this simple
process she keeps the eggs dry, and
furnishes air for the young until they
are large enough to swim out and get
it for themselves.
But as much as this spider lives
under water, it is always dry. No mat
ter how long it may have been swim
ming around under the surface, the
moment it comes to the top, there is no
trace of moisture on it. The reason of
this Is that the air particles that cling
to its hair keep off the water and pre
vent it from soaking through the skin.
Another strange thing about lt rr?that
it can swim with great speed in spite
of its balloonlike burden.
The best way to watch the water
-snider is to place one in a vessel filled
fl?^jUfrvater. and containing some
;\vatorpTaT??^There it will quickly spin
its web and ^faS-~pn--- dies and bugs,
lead its aquatic existent
T -, - ; ;.- i-? this spit!
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known channels. It is true that when
we investigate the general route of any
given pandemic wave we aro able to
follow its diffusion and the trade route
by which it has traveled. But when
we study its progress from town to
town, or ?ountry to country, we usual
ly find that the disease has been pres
ent in town or country long before it
was either officially or unofficially
recognized. It is this attribute of
plague and oi certain other epedemlc
diseases, which has dealt the death
blow to quarantine. In England lt
was long since recognized that all at
tempts to keep plague or cholera out
of the islands, assuming the disease to
be in its truly epidemic form, was like
ly to prove unavailing; and hence
they have determined to rely largely
on the internal machinery of the pub
lic health service. These remarks are
called forth by the recent invasion of
England by the plague and the issue
by a local government board of a
"Plague memorandum" which calls
public attention to the classes and
sanitary areas most likely to be affect
ed, as well as to the general symptoms
of the disease.
A Royal Household.
The new royal household of Italy is
simplicity itself. King Victor Emanuel
rises at daybreak and works until 7.30,
when he and Queen Helena breakfast
together. At 8 o'clock their majesties
walk or drive for an hour, after which
the king attends to business of state
and the queen visits her many pets,
which includes a number of rare birds.
At 1 o'clock a simple luncheon is
served, which rarely consists of more
than two dishes. Dinner is served at
8 p. m., and there are seldom more
than three courses and dessert. Queen
Helena is extremely amiable and con
siderate and frank to the last degree.
Recently at a reception she made a
number of practical remarks and sug
gestions to her ladies in waiting:
"Ladies, allow mc to give you a word
of advice. When you appear at court
you will find it more comfortable to
wear shoes that do not pinch your
feet. When one has to stand so long
and make so many curtesies it is best
to seek comfort."--Chicago Times
Herald. >
The Xowont ftlck? in London.
A correspondent who has had a chat
with a walking stick maker, whose
works he inspected, writes: "It will
surprise many people to know that a
single firm can busily employ hundreds
of men making walking sticks, the ma
jority of which retail at from one to
three guineas each. It will cause
greater surprise . to learn-and it is
equally true-that many young men
about town use a different stick with
every change of outdoor attire, the
harmony of color being the principle
governing the habit. New shapes, not
only cf handles, but of the sticks, are
now in vogue. There is now a special
demand for the latest novelty In this
line-sticks cleverly filed to triangular,
square and hexagonal shapes. It is
gratifying to know that the new de
signs are made in London."-London
News.
Corni <nr ?oinofhln?.
The internal bone of the cuttlefish
is used in the manufacture of tooth
p?**Jer.