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LOVE'S FIRESIDE. The room is cozy And dark; The curtains away to and fro; In visions rosy I mark The log Carnes flutter and flow. For I sec tho blazo In a golden haze In each wintlow pane swirl and blow. Where it shimmers And beams. Where it glimmen1 And gleams, One blaze in six panes aglow; 81x little blazes in six little panes, Though but one on the tl'es I know. One face in thc log fire light In a reverie beams and shines; One face in the log fire bright Is mellow in all its lines. And then] there's tho selfsame face A-smtl?i in each flame Ut ?ane, A hcan. with the winsome graco _i Oi a ieudcr iove refrain: j?. Bix little faces J ffj In eix little panes, . ?J)J i Six little ?races ' spr/ AH in n row; Six little Graces, And eix little faces, Though only one at my hearth I know. When love's fire's smoldering low. My fancies, like window panes, Itctlcct with her smile divine, The goddess that tends the shrine lier face that scatters all woe With its charm that never wanes Is hundreds of faces, With hundreds of graces. In fancy's panes a-row. Though hundreds of graces And hundreds of faces In fancy's window grow, Only one face, With its matchless grace, At the hearth of my heart I know. -R. IL Munkittrick in Harper's Weekly. i_?-.?->-> m. ? _> .?-'-.-?. I I 1 1 ililli. I ?j . Translated and adapted by Sir Ed- T ?j J win Arnold. J. i?H?l?1'l'^^a"I'^^I^a^^I^I^^I^^!?^^^^^^?H?H^? From the beginning and in all ages people of every sort have loved stories ?bout animals and especially when tho creatures themselves converse. What else makes the secret and most attract ive charm of Mr. Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books and what else causes ono of our poets with such impatient faith to exclaim: I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no? Scheherezade herself in "The Thou fiand and One Nights" does not hesi tate to interrupt the flow of her roman tic and fantastic tales with some re markable stories about animals, though these seldom or never are given in the current versions of the book. On the one hundred and forty-sixth night of tho immortal work she says to the sul tan and to her sister Donyazade, "If you have admired the history of King Omar-el-Nemnn, how much would yu not like to hear the birds and beasts discourse?" "By Allah," cries the sul tan, "that would be delightful!" and so the Inexhaustible raconteuse of "The Thousand and One Nights" tells nn en tailing story of the wilderness which is perhaps as old as anything in "Lok man" or "iEsop" ond may have given to La Fontaine himself ideas, although by channels nnknown to the great Frenchman. I will shorten one curious apologue of the kind here chiefly by drawing from the translation which Dr. Mardrns has made of lt In French out of the Arabic text, Thus rnns the antique Arab fable: It came to me, O lord of fortune, bow once on a time a peacock and peahen ?were living in peace and happiness on n beautiful island in a lake apart from all troubles, and tho island was cover ed with fruit trees and blossoms, and they wero very happy. But one day there flew thither a wild goose In great trepidation, with fluttering wings and .wild cries, to which tho two birds bade kindly welcome and asked the cause of its fright "Ah," whimpered tho goose, "I am still sick with terror. I have seen a man, an Ibn-Adam! Allah deliver us nil from the Ibn-Adam!" "Calm thyself," the peahen said. "Be Ibn-Adam ever so terrible ho cannot disturb us here, protected as we are by tlie water." "Most beautiful lady," the goose re sponded, "yon do not know Ibn-Adam. He can make tho flab come to him. out of the sea and thc hawks and.eagles fall down from tho air. Feeble, con temptible, ugly ns be ls, ho can tame the huge elephant himself and take his big white tusks away to make cups and ornaments. Bot I will tell you what I have seen and why I dread the Ibn-Adam. "I was still flying from the evil Vision I had seen of a man, not daring to stop for food or drink, when I saw at the entrance of a cavern a young lien with a red mane, of lordly demeanor, who also observed me and bade me ap proach, asking my name. *0 prince of lions,' I srJ.d- 'I sm s w?d gpoce, of the race of birds.'. ?Why dost thou tremble so, wild goose? he inquired. Then I related how I had dreamed of or seen a living man and waa astonish ed when be replied: T also have dream ed about tho thing you call Ibn-Adam and have heard my father say that it is a creature to be distrusted. But I have never seen one and have no fear of them.? "Then I snake: ?Oh, sl??t ?on of the sultan of all animals, what glory to thee if thou couldst rid tho earth of the Plague of man! How would all crea tores of the earth and' air and wafer praise and thank thy valor!' Thus did I encourage and flatter the young Hon until he had resolved to go forth with me and to find and slay this common enemy; "So the young lion paced forth from his cave, fiercely lashing bia back with , Ms tali, i following behind. We had not gone far in company before w^jtytrj: a cloud of issi ; is, th? i?i?ckct," which, drifting tfway, alaci?te? to ?sP|? ? ^G^ iB^ ^ ^^ ^^ ta ??* ?and from aid? if* side, Ma fear feet In the air. , "At eight of thin my yoting lion 'yrna ?omewhat asrtcaiahed, since he had wandered little outetfe hin cavern and ?mew nothing ot fae world, but bo call ed the aaa to him and said, Thou senseless object, What art thou and why dost thori in so foolish a joli and bray tv The beast replied, ?No* We master, I am thy ?Uve, an asa, and jave fled hither to escape Ibn-Adam, tte man, nay Master.? The young lion ?aid with a laugh, ?Thou art long back. 4111(1 loaty, why Bhouldst thou fear wat feeble thing, a mahr Spake tho ?onkoy, gravely. shaking his head: .Prince ot the forest, it Is clear thou wowest not this creature. I do not tear that lie will Ulli me, but ne uuca much worse to me than tliat. While 1 am young and strong he places upon my back a thing be calls a pack saddle, fastens round by belly a tight girth, puts on Iron ring under my tall the name of which I forget, though It galls me horribly, and buckles in my mouth a contrivance of steel which makes my tongue bleed and ls called a bit Then he jumps on me und to make me go faster beats me behind and before, and If fatigued I slacken my paco he rains upon mc the abuse of such shocking words before all the world that cause me, though I am only a donkey, actual ly to shudder. If I Ho down and roll, he also gives way to expressions which I dare not repeat to you, being a prince. When I am old, ho wiii sell me to some water carrier, who will tie a woodeu yoke on my back and lend mo with skins and pitchers of water until at last even my patient strone th will succumb, and I shall die. Then he will throw my carcass to tho dogs and vul tures. Do I uot well therefore, O my lord, and thou, too, good goose, to roll myself and rejoice nt liberty now that I am quit of Ibn-Adnm?' " 'Truly,' I said, 'this ass seems very excusable,' and the lion was for taking him as a guide to Hud the man. But the ass begged off, pleading that he wished to put a day's Journey at least between himself aud his master, and so he went away, his ears cocked for lis tening In every direction. "Scarcely had the dust of his going mottled down when n beautiful black horse drew nigh having a white star like new silver upon his forehead, handsome, stately, in splendid glossy condition and neighing loudly. On see ing my friend the Hon he stopped re spectfully and would have retired. But the Hon, charmed by his exceeding ele gance and strength, cried aloud, 'Who art thou, beautiful nnimnl, nnd why dost thou gallop so furiously through these wilds In seeming terror?' 'Prince of tho wilderness,' he answered, 'I am of the race of horses and your most humble servant, and I gallop so hard to get away from Ibn-Adam.' "Hearing this, the Hon was at thc limit of astonishment and observed: 'It is shameful of thee to speak thus, C horse, noble and vigorous as thou art about a miserable being thou couldai surely dispatch with one kick. Look a me. I am not so big as thou, but 1 have promised the goose here to rid tht earth forever of this ridiculous tyrant Ibn-Adam, by eating him up entirely. To this the horse made answer: 'Far b< from thee such untoward thought, C jungle prince! Make no mistake abou thy strength and swiftness or mine ii denling with man. In his hands m: vigor is as water. He fastens hee ropes upon my hoofs and ties my muz zle up to a ring upon the wall so that can neither run away nor lie down Then he hitches a saddle on me witl two strong girths and puts a twistet metal blt In my mouth with a bridh that makes me go whore ho will, and being so mounted, ho forces me hlthe and thither with horrid things cnllet spurs that cover my body with blood When I am old nnd weak." he means b sell me to some miller, who will mak( me turn the millstones night nnd da; until I drop. Then the knacker wil kUl me and bargain my skin away t< the tanners and my long hair to th? weavers who make "opes and hage That ls why I am flying nwny fron Ibn-Adam.' "The young Hon was greatly affecte* at this nnd roared out aloud: 'It is tim Indeed that I cleared the earth fron such a scourge! Tell me, friend horse where can I find this thing, a man' nnd thc horse replied: 'I ran a wa; from him at noon. He is coming th I way. Have a care!' Just ns the hors wns speaking a new cloud of dust ii the desert so alarmed him that he wen off at a sudden bound, and we saw ap preaching a huge camel with long leg and swaying neck, uttering hoars grumblings. And he, too, told his tal of the terrible Ibn-Adam and fled awa; Uke the rest "Then all of a sudden there came ou ot the thicket a little old man with cun nlng eyes and weather beaten nspeci carrying over his shoulder a basket o carpenter's.tools and on his head elgh or ten large planks of wood. "My lord peacock and my .lady pea hen! At sight of this I, the goose could not utter a word to warn the Hon but was struck dumb with, fear. H meanwhile, vastly amused at the ap pearance of this small, withered being stalked nearer to examine him, where on the carpenter flung himself flat am said in a humble, deprecating voice: '( mighty prince nnd most famous, wh< dost fill the highest place of aU create* things, I wish thee good doy and th* blessings of AUah. I myself am a poo creature who entreats thy proteciloi from the eviia of the oppressor/ There with he began piteously to sigh ant weep. "Touched by his tears, the young Hoi lowered his proud tone and asked 'Who, then, bath oppressed thee, mos polite and best spoken of all animals even though thou art certainly the ngU estr "The other answered: *Lord of al woodland things. I chat is called carpenter, and my op pressor ls Ibn-Adam. Ab, my lort Uon, Allah keep thee from his tricks He makes me work all day long with ont pay, and now, dying with hunger I am gladly running away from. th? pince where he lives.' "On this the lion was more furious than. ever. The foam fell from hu month, his eyes flashed lightning, ant he roared loudly, 'Where then ls th h Ibn-Adam, this father of calamities that I may ?mash and crush him anc ftvensjo'htaourt?s?t?* Tho man answer .ld: 'Sire, thou wilt soon see him. if? H ww after me, furious at having nc one to build him houses.' The Hoc saids 'O little beast that gees so 111 or thy two foolish feet and art call et! carpenter! What are houses and whith er dost thou wend? The man replied 'A house is for rich ones to live In, great prince, ano! I am now going with this basket and these planks to build s house fer the wusser of my lord's fa ther, the leopard, who desires to have an abode where he may shelter hlmseli from Ibn-Adam. who is expected in these parts.* "Thereon the young lion waxe? Jeal ous of tho leopard and said to the car penter: 'By my life, it Is an extreme presumption on the part of thy father'A wuzeer to build himself a .house when we have none; Get thee, to work at puce and construct mo here this ?bode. -lYsnor HIV wuzeer, icz nun want ..?.. I lord,' the carpenter answered, 'I prom ise to come back wheu tire leopard's order ls flulslied. Ills anger will other wise be too terrible. And then will I build thee not Indeed u house, but a palace.' But the young lion being Im patient did but pat tho man on the breast with his great paw, and down he went on the sand with his planks nnd basket Thereat thc Hon shook his great flanks with Inciter, seeing the terror of the mlseraU? little fellow, who had picked himscit up and began j to get to work full gloomily, though thhs was just what he wanted and for which he had lu truth come. "Bight carefully did the carpenter take the measure of tho Hon in length and breadth and In height, and soon he had erected on the sund n solidly built box with a narrow entrance. Ho had so driven the nails that the sharp points all came through inside, and he had left a few small holes for draft, uli which being finished he respectfully In vited the llou to go In. The lion ob jected that the door was too low. Quotli tho carpenter: 'Bend down thy prince ly back, O sovereign master, and so cn-, ter. Ouce inside my lord will find room enough.' On this the lion crouch ed and wriggled his body within the construction, leaving his tail outside, but tills the carpenter quickly curled up and stuffed In along with the rest of him, afterward hastily closing the door with a plnuk and nailing it down. "Thereupon tho hapless llou tried to burst tho walls, but the sharp poiuts of thc nails pierced his skin in a hun dred places, so that he became covered with blood and mad with pain and roared forth, .'Wretch of a carpenter, what kind of a house hast thou made for me and what are these points that pierce me?' Tho man with a voice of triumph replied: 'It ls Ibn-Adnm's .bouse, and those arc the uail points of Ibn-Adam! Dog of the desert, thou shalt learn now whether Ibn-Adam, little, feeble and ugly as he ls, cannot get the better of thy ferocious force and lordly greatness.' "Uttering these terrible words, the little old man kindled a torch, swept the chips up all round the box and set It on fire. And thus I, the goose, speechless with surprise and conster nation, beheld my noble companion consumed nlive and dying the most dreadful death, while Ibn-Adam, the man, went off laughing to himself with his basket of tools."-London Tele graph. Her Graciousness. Sho was one of those dear, sweet, simple, confiding souls-the sort of wo man you like once for what she is and twice for tho superior being she makes you feel you are-and she came Into a drug store where I was. A girl of the fluffy type was with her. The sweet soul tripped up to the proprietor of the establishment and in the most appeal ing voice asked If she might be permit ted to look at the city directory.. Of course, the druggist laid it before her with a flourish. She thanked him ef fusively, and then she and the fluffy girl bent nbove it for an absorbed quarter of an hour. Having found what they sought, they closed the book and were about to leave the shop when the grateful heart of the sweet crea ture prompted her to pause. "Oh, Alice," she enid, "I really must buy something before we go. It isn't right to put the mon to all that trouble and use bis directory and all and then not buy anything. Wait just a min ute." Clearly she had. seen her duty and meant to do it . Back she stepped to the counter md beamed graciously on the proprietor bemudPit. "I'd like five 2 cent stamps, please," she said.-Washington Star. Hla Auburn Haired Lassie. "When I was a youth, I nlways ad mired red haired girls,'.' said an ex lake captain. "Blonds and brunettes," he continued, "weren't In lt with, the auburn haired lasses. '. One day, how ever, I changed, my mind, and this is how it happened: A party of us.went fishing below- Bay City. Among tho party was a redheaded girl, who was a cousin of my host Wo anchored to a boom log and were having a jolly time when along came the stern wheel steamer White Star. The wake waves upset us, and down ne went. I'll never forget my Ideal when sho came to the surface. Those lovely bnngs and red hair .were plastered on 'her faco like paper on the wall, and my ideal came to naught Indigo bine suits were then the style, nnd I had one on. You should have seen the color bf the water when I came np. It was a case of mutual dislike. The girl ever after had no use for blue, and I had no use for red." Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Undertaker. The body of the deceased was to come by train. The relatives asscni bled at the house to await the arrival of the hearse from the railroad. But the train was late. The mourners grew nervous. Tho undertaker, an unctu ous, bowed old man, kept creaking through the sitting room and the par lor out te the front door and looking down the sirecc with anxious gaze. At last In the silence tkere was a grind of wheels on the gravel without Bat by this time the funeral party had retired to the dining room to partake of some refreshments. They were seated gloomily end. silently nt the board. The undertaker appeared at the door of the room. With the palm of his right band rubbing the knuckle of the left he addressed them. "Friends!" The knives and the forks were laid down. They looked -?he inneres! -Aira. Partington'' continued: ''Friends, tho remainder ot cur ?axt deceased friend Abram baa arrived, Are we ready for the ob sickles? *- Lewiston Journal. colonato? and ?sto mttn. Columbus, having promised to stand an egg on end, failed at the* first trial* bat be reversed the egg,, and lt bal anced perfectly. i "Tell me, Chris,'' said King Ferdi nand "why did yon turn the egg over?* "Because, your majesty, the chicken' could not stand on its head." ' ' It is said that Columbus got the idea? of discovering America from this' Inci dent But, of course, theories are not always what they are cracked up to he.-Baltimore American. - There are too many people who like to tell.bad news. THE RUSSIAN CAIMAN i KE MAKES A SINGLE VEHiCLE DO WORK FOR TWO DRIVERS. A Sort ot "Dox tn ul Cox" tinme Which ll? Playa With Illa Partner Euablea Him to Save the Coat of Lodglnsa and Stable. The cab driver of Russian towns dif fers In many ways from our own jehu, although lu tho matter of havlug a ready answer which does not turn awi..' with wrath for both friend and foo ti? - ems to be closely related. There a no largo cnn owners and If those 01 he tram companies be ex cepted )> large stables lu either Mos cow or . t. Petersburg, anti almost ev ery drlvt r owns or has at 1< ..it a si.are in the lot he drives. Although ut l?rst : sight enb di!ving In the capitals of the j empire cnn burdly be considered ns a j village Industry, yet In ltus.sla it is ; considered as such. The "Isvoshtehlks," i ns the flymen are called, aro nearly al j ways members of far distant village communes, who spend the whole or part of the year at towu work, but j who remit the greater portion of their earnings to their native place, and j themselves returu to it when agricul tural work or Ashing ls nt a premium and when city work or health gives out. This connection between farmer and factory hand, townsman and tiller of soil, is characteristic of all Russian ln j dustry; It is no uncommon sight to ' seo a cotton or Huon factory empty i during harvest. The coachman of thc city ls generally a member of a peas ant family, whese males outnumber thc females, so that some of the for mer aro forced to forsnke the allot ment, which proves insullicleut to pro vide support or labor for them all, and turn to the town for a living. He comes to the busy center, learns his way about lt, buys a "droshky," a small but not uncomfortable vehicle on runners, and a four wheeled chaise of about tho same size for summer use, takes out a license from the police and makes a start His horse (for, unlike the London brother, he seldom has more than one) ho brings with him from tho farm, or perhaps, to be literal, it brings him, and often thc possession of thc animal is thc reason for thc driver's chango of fortunes and cf scene. This Isvoshtchik Is a strange object as he sits on thc narrow board which serves him as a seat nt the front of his droshky, clothed In a long blue gown which reaches the ground, ls heavily quilted with down and tied In nt the waist with a strap or ornamental cord and a heavy sheepskin cap over his ears. He lives a nomadic life, seldom having any fixed residence or stable In ; the towu, and ho is thus often to be seen asleep in his droshky, while his horse feeds at tho public troughs which the local authorities put up lu almost every side street. One may see him, when he has put down a passenger and earned his fare, go to the nearest corn merchant, buy just sufficient hay and corn for one meal for his horse and place it In the manger. Then he gets fodder for him self from the ambulant venders of black bread, tresca (odoriferous cod fish) and weak, mllkless tea who stand at the corners of most Russian streets, and afterward he sleeps peaceably In his sleigh until his horse be rested and fit for another journey. Then on bo goes again until, som3 hours later, bc repeats the process at the other end of the town. ?4Wffftq*g? At nigh? he plays "Box and Cox" witu his partner, with whom he forms a lim ited liability company. At a fixed time he must meet him In some tavern yard, take out his own tired horse and sur render the droshky. The second man, whose horse is fresh, now takes his 12 hours and at the appointed time in the morning must meet in the same tavern. After a week they change over -the night man tfikes tho day work, and vice versa. Thus one ve hicle, with no lodgings or stable-for the men vest in the pothouse, the horses in the yard or sheds adjoining it-supports two men whose solo object in lifo is to earn and save enough to enablo them to leave the city and re turn to the land, tho mistress of every inoujik's affections. The Isvoshtchik is an excellent ex ample of that absence of fixity of tariff which ls so prevalent throughout Rus sia, for In the matter of charges he is a law unto himself. When you show signs of wantlug a droshky, dil the drivers within bail assemble and bid one against the other for the eastern. This ono will take yon for so much, that one foi- less and so on. Ono takes one's choice, a good, fast horse and smart sleigh at a good price or a bad one for a fraction of lt. Should one, however, select a poor looking beast the drivers left behind will make en couraging remarks as one drives away. "He is lame," "Ho stumbles," "The driver is drunk," they will shout In chorus until one ls out of earshot One natural result of this elastic system ls that tho old law of supply and de mand makes lt??!? felt, fer, while fares are low during slack hours, they are apt, at close of play or commencement of storm, at once to "rise several points." Tho Isvoshtchik is not a bad coach man, generally driving with a very tight rein and somewhat furiously. He shouts at everything bi his way and constantly encourages his not unwill ing little steed with such remarks as "Now, Vanka (little John), earn your dinner," 'lt ls not far," "Tho day la cold," "At the ead are food and rear." -trod ia good."-London Field. TUC Cooroo sf Tra? ?ove. ?he-There la one serions obstacle be foro tia. He-four parents? She-No, but shy little brother ia un alterably opposed to pur attachment: HarlemLife. ^ m i m - The word hairbredtb, now used for an infinitesimal space, was once a regular measure. It was tho width of 16 hairs laid side by side. - People are right or left eyed just as they are right or left handed, and just as the right hand is usually tho more powerful, so is tho right eye. Only ene person in 20 is left sighted. It is very probable that the use of weapons daring countless ages has bad something to do with' tho etxra power' of tho right oyo. MARRIAGE OF HELENE. The Yi'cudlnir of ?lit? DnURhter of o Concierge In l'aria. I opened thc dour of my tiny Hut, ai >1 his majesty the concierge stood there, skullcap in hand. "Helene is to marry on Wednesday, monsieur. It ls Hie young mun from tho ?picerie next door (I understand now how it was that lt always took pretty little Helene 20 minutes to fetch nie twopcunywortU of sugar), a brave buy and lu a good position. I and thc motlier of the child, we are both rav ished. And uow Helene, nothing will satisfy lier but that monsieur shull make tho wedding with us. lt is a lib erty 1 take, but monsieur lins knowu the child quito small, and" "Not another word." I cry. "Of course I will conic." And, murmuring that I "confounded" him (the French tongue ia rich lu these delightful eccen tricities, for I had been quito polite), I M. Pipelet made his way down to his comfortable lodge again. Wednesday caine. At 10 o'clock lu tho morning I was fully attired lu all tho glories ol' evening dress, my but tonhole carefully widened to receive the sprig of orange blossom which with a kiss ou each chook-I should purposely claim from the fair Bele?o lu return for my wishes for her happi ness and the little gold wiro bracelet with a turquoise heart which I had sent down to her that morning. I looked out of the window, and when I saw that the carriages were there I trotted down stairs and was re ceived In great state by M. Pipelet ami his wife. I fairly gasped. Thc everyday cos tume of the Pipelot family may bo most politely described as dishabille. During the long years I have lived lu the house-I never remember to have seen Father Pipelet lu aught else but shirt sleeves or Mme. P.'s buxom form confined In corsets, but to today, ye gods: Ladles first. Lend me your aid, ye writers for thc ladles' page. Yards upon yards of braud new black satin enveloped Mme. Pipelet, and on her ample bosom burned n buckler of ruby colored velvet. Largo gold earrings adorned her ears, and on her head-but there! I will not de scribe her hat. The mines of Klondike should not tempt me to attempt It, for I should not hope to do lt Justice. "Forward!" cried Father Pipelet. "Monsieur tho mnyor wi?? be walting," aud with inanj' jokes nnd much polite making way for one another we enter ed the glass coaches In walting. They were real glass coaches, mind j'ou, cushioned with fawn colored cushions, trimmed with white, and migfct have doue duty for the pumpkin conch of Cinderella. At the Mairie not only monsieur the mayor but more friends were walting, and when we loft and followed the newly married couple to the Rois (there was no religious ceremony) our seven glass coaches were supplemented by two tapissi?res - large black wagon ettes gayly decorated with white satin favors. And so to the restaurant The jokes on the way were much as other wed ding party jokes, and the breakfast was much as other wedding breakfasts are. The big gendarme como hopeless ly to grief over his speech nnd kissed a pretty bridesmaid in mistake for thc 1 bride. Father Pipelet got rather drunk \ and pulled the tablecloth Into so many imaginary cordons Hint several glasses . 1 suffered badly, sud Mme? Pipelet melt ed Into Tears, although her prettj daughter was not to go away any far 1 ther than just next door. Then, after the bill was paid, came tho real business of the day-the divi sion of the bridal bouquet and the honeymoon. The bridal bouquet and the kisses were given (Helene ls espe cially nice to kiss), and all of us climb ed into the carriages and wagonettes again. For a Parisian honeymoon, when the honeymooners aro of the middle class, is made in company and consists of a drive all around the Bois de Boulogne and games (In summer) In the green glades afterward. What fun lt was, und how the people cheered us ns wo went! And In the evening, after a dinner that I shudder even now to think about, we drove all round the town, depositing guests as we went, and finally a lonely trio, Mr. and Mrs. Pipelet and I, dropped He lene and her husband nt the ?picerie and went nest door to bed.-Paris Cor. London Press. Teitlng? Rifle Barrel?. A rifle barrel held In a vise will not shoot accurately. Tho passago of a bullet through tho bore expands the barrel, which is to a certain degree elastic. The expansion and return to normal status are In undulating curves. The pressure of the vise interrupts the curves, chokes the barrel at the point of pressure aud probably deforms the bullet In Its cross section. To test a ride rest the barrel near tho muzzle upon n bng fi?ed with sand. The spring of the barrel from the rest will cause it to shoot one point higher than when held offhand, on error that all riflemen understand. Your correspondent who advises the vise test Is no rifleman.-Allen Kelly in New York Suu. Binases* Care For Drink. Jeremiah O'Leary of tho east Surrey regiment was shot during tho battle of Colenso, a Manser bullet penetrating the brain. After lying for five hours in the trenches O'Leary waa fonnd by thc ambulance corps and removed to thc bss?. hospital at Pietermaritsbnrg, Where Sir William MacCbrmac by a marvelous surgical operation, daring which a portion of the brain wai re moved, succeeded in saving his life. Bis' memory is slightly impaired, and he has lost his taste fer beer.-Loudon Chronicle. ,i ? i i i- m mm - - In Arnold City, Pa., where;there aro many young men at work in thc eoke region, marriageable yoong wo men are being shipped by the car-load and matrimonial agents are eaid to be doing a land-office business. - "Why didn't yon como when I rang?" said a la ly to her servant. "Because I didn't hear the bell." "Hereafter, when yon don't hear the bell, you must come and tell me so." - ? man loses his power when he loses hi s temper. Snake Stopped the Message. Tioita, I. T;, .lune 24,-A snake caused the telegraph operators on the j Missouri, Kaiisas and Texas Uailroad !? much trouble last Sunday afternoon, i; Tho operators especially between [. Vinita and Adair experienced consid- j erablc trouble with thc wires between [ these two points and messages were ? interfered with when scut, aud a line- j man was therefore sent out to investi gate the cause and discovered some- J thing new in ino way of telegraph sci- ] vice on railroads. A large snake 1 feet long had crawled np a telegraph polo and fastened Iiis tail around thc top wire and wound another part of his I body around a lower wire and in this way got out about i feet from the pole where it continued to swing on the wires. The snake, after having hung there for .sonic time was electrocuted, but still hung to the two wires fortn ing a circuit for the electricity, and when a message wa.: sent it went as far as the snake and passed through him to thc other wiro and returned making thc circuit complete and cut off the two towns from telegraphic communication by these two wires. mm . - i Found his Brother. On thc 14th of May, ISSI, (?eorge llcmington, a brother of Peter llcni ingt>n, of tlalcsburg, Mich., enlisted in tho regular army and disappeared. Persistent inquiry failed to discover his whereabouts, the only fact to bc ascertained being that of his dis cbarge for disability soon after his enlistment. Three months since l'eter was in Kalamazoo, where by ehance bc took in an exhibition of which a phono graph formed a part. Among other features was a fiagmcnt from the play, "Tho Three Guardsmen," during thc rendering of which one of the char acters developed a peculiar and scarce ly noticeable stammer. lTpon thc rc quest of Mr. llcmington this part wa? repeated, and that gentleman became convinced that it was thc voice of hil long absent brother, who had a prc cisely similar iuipcdimeut iu hil speech. Since tuc above occurrcnci the clue has been persistently follow cd, and a few days ugo thc two broth crs were reunited after nineteen years MLL WOMEN AGREE. A druggist In Macon, Ga., says: "1 bave sold a large quantity of Mother's Friend, and have never known an in stance where it has failed to produce th< good results claimed for it. All womer ?free tha? ii mases labor shorter and lest palnM ^ j Mother's Friend is not a chance remedy. Its good effect: are readily experienced by all expectan mothers who use it. Years ago it pass?e the experimental stage. While it alway; shortens labor and lessens the pains o delivery, it is also of the greatest benefi during the earlier months of pregnancy Morning sickness and nervousness an readily overcome, and the liniment relaxes the strained muscles, permitting-them tc expand without causing distress. Mother's Friend gives great recuperative power tc the mother, and her recovery is sure nnc rapid. Danger from rising and swellec breasts is done away with completely. Sold by druggista for $1 a bottle. THC BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO, ATLANTA, GA. .end lot ow Ute Illustrait*) took foi expectant mothar*. PARKER RYE. None Farer. None Better ?sk for it at all Dispensaries, Notice to Teachers. AN examination for Teachers' Certifi cates will be held at the Anderson Graded School Joly 6tb and 7th. The examination will begin promptly at 9 a. m., and all applicants are requested to be here on time. Thia examination will be fdr white teachers only. R. E. NICHOLSON Co. Sop'l. NOTICE. WILL let to the lowest responsible bidder at Pelzer, 8. C., on Toes day, ?1st day of Joly, 1000, at ll o'clock a. m , the cleaning and repainting of the 8te*>l Bridge at Pelzor over Saluda River, in Greenville and Anderson Counties. Reserving the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Successful bidder will bc. required to er.ler into bond in double the amonntof bid /or the faithful pei? f?rmanos of tho work. J. E. SPEEGLE, Co. Sun. Greenville Co. J. N. VANDIVER, Co. Sop.; Anderson Co. Reduced Hatos on tho Southern. Tho Southern Kuilwny will soil .side trip tickets from Charleston, S. C., ut rate of one ?lrst-clnss faro for tho round trip to St. Augustine, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala., New Orleans, La., Meridian, Miss., "Birmingham, Ala., C hattanooga, Tenn., Bristol, Tenn., White Sulphur Springs, Va., Washing ton. 1). C., Norfolk, Va., and interme diate points. Tickets will be sold July 24, lunn, with final limit July 'J!>, 1000. to holders of return portions of round trip tickets sold to Charleston, account oj Annual Meeting National Education al Association. Such return portions I ot round trip tickets to be deposited , with agents from whom side trip tick ets are purchased. Agents will issue receipts tor tic kets deposited and upon I presentation of said receipts will return to original purchasers the return imi tions of round trip tickets deposited. Persons residing at non-coupon sta tions desiring t ? ? avail themselves ol those reduced rutes and purchase ron lion tickets will be required to give tho agent at their station at least two or three ?lays in advance of the proposed trip ttl order that he may be enabled to obtain through tickets, etc. For detailed information apply to any Agent of tho Southern Hallway or its connections. S. H. ll \i:ii\vu?K. A. G. V. A., Atlanta, Ca. PROF T R. LANGSTON, ANDKK80N, S. C., CUHKS BY V ITA I J MAGNETISM. ALIJ classes ot Diseases, acu'.e and chronic, promptly, painlessly and pormaueutly, mid without tho uso of medicino or surgery. Having just completed a thorough course of instruction, theoretical and clinical In tho Science and Art of Healing by Vital Magnetism, t,the Weltmer meth od,) I beg leave to oller my services to the sick and alllicted of Anderson and vicinity. I am thoroughly prepared to treat all elapsos of diseases, especially those affecting tho nervous organism, by tuts now method. ABSENT TRI: AT MENT. Persons living at remoto distances may ho successfully treated by this method by what Is termed Absent Treatment, by correspondence. All Communications whatever, cither personal or by lotter, will be scrupulous ly treated as confidential. Olllcos-Thompson Building, Southeast of Public Square. Ciill on or address PROF. T. IL LANGSTON, Anderson, P. C. I hnvo already a number of nattering testimonials of marvelous cures per formed by me. May P., l'.iOO 47 1 An A?-arounti Satisfaction (8 assured to those who Patronize. m OUR WORK ls uniformly excellent, not merely occasionally good. What care and Bklll can do to give satisfaction is done. Fine work on goods of every description ia done here. The Finish, either high gloss or domestic, on Shirts, Collars and Cuff-i is especially meritori ous. ANDERSON STEAM LAUNDRY CO. 202 East Boundary St. lt. A. MAYFIELD, Supt, and Treas. PHONE NO. 20. ?Eft, Leave orders nt D. C. Brown A Ero'g. Store. FARM LANDS May just as well be sold during Spring and Summer as in Fall and Winter. No need to wait until crops are made and marketed to "look around." We have a large Hst of well-selected Farms, and likely have just what you want. We are also answering inquiries every day, and if you have Farm Lands to sell we would likely find the purchaser you are looking for. We eau, in most cases, easily ad just any questions that may arise with reference to rant for the year, or interest on purchase money or dato of taking possession, and like details. In some cases, if early sale is made, we can cller great inducements In releasing rents to purchaser. 123 acref, near Honea Path, up-to-date condition. Can be bought low now. 108 acres, Fork, bottom price. (40 to 50 acres bottom-good condition.) 100 acres, Fork. 125 acres, Fork. 2500 acres in Ocouee. Eleven settle ments. Already surveyed into six tracts. Timber valuable. The above are only a few. FRIERSON & SHIRLEY, People's Bank Building, Anderson, S. C, 1 Winthrop Coiiege Scholarships And Entrance Examination. THE Examination for the award of va cant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lego and for ihn admission of new stu dents will ba held at the County Con rt House on Friday, July 20th. at 0 a, m. Applicants mast not be less than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are va cated after Joly 20th they will be award ed lo those making tho highest average at thia examination. The coat of attend ance, including board, furnished room, heat, light and washing, is only 98.50 per month. For further information and a catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rockhill, S. O. May 23,1000 48 !PATENTS"#iS ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY CDCC J . NoUco in "Inventivo Age" PHr hr J ' Dopk "liowtoobtftLn l'tttcnts" B llhlsl