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REA ! G IN BED. A Cuyton That Has Been Followed Johuis:: acidi I'.*--l .':<e in the CoUrse1r. :. ::. in wich lie chamber <tring the W:ht -ad if vake fully dislubd ak- a )bo an,d read -'and compo-e i:ssef to resL" There can be little doubt that in thus indi cating an :ipopr-iate course for Piy one aflicted with "constitutional mel ancholy" - his own trouble - he was stating his own practice. Many a book the wakeful doctor must have turned over in the silences of the night. and this increases the wonder that a desire to read any particular work should take him out of bed unusually early. Gray must surely have been a reader in bed. A man who wished to be for ever lying on sofas, reading "eternal new novels of Crebillon and Marl vaux." must have been familiar with the faces of his favorites in the night hours. Eijab Fenton. a now forgotten coadjutor of Pope. was accustomed to lie abed at his lodgings. we are told. and be fed with a spoon, but Gray's love of ease was not of this type. Gray was a bookman. and most bookmen prdbably have indulged in the habit of reading in bed. Lamb &apostrophized his folios as "my *midni:at darlings." but- those "huge armf-os." as he call.s them. were not bedside books. Th"y were the companions of t!- long hors of candlelight in the back room of the quiet little "gambogish colored" house beside the Ch::se.at En'Jold. Wycher lef. one of the "artificial' dramatists for whom Lamb wrote a quaint de; fense. made a habit of reading him elf to sleep. Nightly he shared his pillow ,*ith his- favorite authors-Seneca. Montaigne and- Rochefoucauld-and in the mornings made a practice of writ Ing on those subjects which had caught his attention during the previous night's reading. with the curious though not unnatural result, as Pope has testified. that Uis writing was un consciously a mere echo of his reading. Somewhat later. when Grub street flourished, if so inappropriate a verb may be allowed, many a poor wretch of a hack author was glad to write as well as to read in bed for the all suffi cient reason that seemly clothes were lacking for going abroad.-London Globe. EPIGRAMS OF NOVELISTS. One crawls into friendship, one occa sionally drifts into matrimony, but in love one falls.-Frankfort Moore. There is no place like the top, espe dially wh%z it is narrow and will not hold many at a time.-Anthony Holle. Love and friendship are stronger than charity and politeness, and those who trade upon the latter are rarely accorded. the former.-Seton Merriman It is the ,American's regret that at present he can do nothing with his feet while he is listening at the telephone, but doubtless some employment will be found for them in the coming age.-Ian Maclaren. There are two unpardonable sins in this world, success and failure. Those who succeed can't forgive d fellow for being a failure and those who tail can't forgive him for being a success. G. H. Lorimer. There are two classes of people in the world, the people -who are clever and the people who.are keen, and you must never mix the two. They meet and touch, they are necessary to each other. .. but they. never.,.never blend.-Kather ine Cecil Thurston. . -Her Coats of Arms. Concerning a 'very modish woman the late Julian Rix, painmer and ci'itic, had this story to tell: ''Mr. Rix. I've come to ask you a great faivor.'" she said as she fairly burst into.his studio one fall day. "Everything I have is at your com mand. madam." "I want to show you some coats of arms and ask 'our advice about mak ing a choice." "Which side of the family do you wish to follow, maternal or" "Oh, neither! The herald says I can choose any of these. I want something that- will look welt on whist counters." "Yes. Well, what about this?" "That will do nicely. 'But don't yop think I ought to have more than one? I do tire so quic'kly~ of things, you know."--New York Times. Canazls In England. Canals in Englaind date back to an early period, for,.the Romans built two in Lincolnshire-the Foss dike, forty miles long and still navigable, and the Caer dike. The first British made ca nal was constructed in 1134 by Henry IL and joined the Trent to the Witham. It was toward the end of the eight' eenth century that the grentzst amount of energy was expended in the building of canals. mainly due to the Duke of Bridgewater and the skilH of his en gineer, James Brindley. In the last decade of that century a canal mania raged. __ _ _ Clara-Oh, hum! I wish the Lord had made me a man! Mother-Perhaps he has, dear; only you' haven't found him yet.-New York DUELING IN AMEYUCA. The First Frital MeetixN:as Uron ["iste r'e Va--tor CoLIZE;.. Th' first i:nI du:'l fcndt in wat is novw t:h' ntild State. was~' upon n ":ite t :nd d 1r the ce of dink i:iad ag:-e sottle tltr diff-rences vith hvds of the public grounds above named. They mact :t a little after 4 o'clock in tht- evening. and Woodbridge was mortally wounded and was found dead the following morning. Both were gentlemen of geod social position. Phillips was a lrother of Gillam Phillips. who iarrie(Vlarie. the sister of Peter Faneuil. the-oinlIder of Boston's famous hall. Woodbridge had not completed his twentieth year. He was a young merchant who had re cently been admitted to business as a partner with Jonathan Sewall, one of the most active merchants of the place. Henry Phillips. a young graduate of the college of Cambridge. was about four years older than Woodbridge, hav ing at the time of this melancholy af fair completed his twenty-third year. Woodbridge was the son of a gentle man of some distinction in Barbados. one of the imagistrates there, who had formerly been s,ttled in the ministry as nastor in Groton. Conn. The place of meting was on the ris ing grounds of the Common. not far from the gr,eat elm,. near. where in the olden time a -powder 'house stood. Small swords were used. No one but themselves participated. Woodbridge fell mortally woinded :nd died on the spot before the next morning. Phillips was slightly wounded and at mid night. by the aid of his brother Gillam and Pete,r Faneuil, of fa'mous memory. made his escape to the Sheerness, a British man-of-war then lying in the harbor. and before the sqp of the next morning had fully discovered to inter ested friends the miserable. result of the unfortunate meeting he was on his way to France. where he died in less than a year of grief and a broken heart.-United, Service Iteview. A SHORT ANSWER. The Reply That Bismnrek Made to an Admirable Speech. I like to think of old -Bismarck as he sat by the window that opens on the windy park of Friedricbsruh in an old gray shooting jacket, a rug over his knees,.a pipe in his hand, simple as a north German farmer, this man who had almost held Europe in fee. A little while before this February day he had been deposed from power. All the world knew that the old lion was sulking in his den in no amiable mood toward the young emperor who had turned him out of doors.- It was known that his memoirs were written and that his correspondence was set in order. A New York publisher thought he might secure the, papers in which Bismardk had told the real story of the birth of the German empire-that strange story of craft and heroism, lit tleness and grandeur. It wason this mission that I sailed for Hamburg. I had two letters for Bismarc-. One was. from a negligible ambassador. The other had been given me by a Ger man statesman or some note with whoto in other days I had been a stu dent in the University of Jena. My friend had been a familiar of Bis marcks household and bespoke me a kindly hearing. I sent the letters on f'rom iiambuirg and afollowved the next day. On the table at his elbow as he sat by the Wirndow I noticed my letters. The valet wvho ha:d placed a chair for me took his stand by the door. I said what I had to say. It was (permit me t-> uflirm it.i an admirable speech. For ten days an~d nights I had rehearsed it as 1 paced -.a deck of the stormy liner. so in tolerab!e German I declimed it. It was digui7ied: it was O;,iplomatie. When I had finished Bismarek took the pipe from his lips, said "-Nein and put the pipe back again. 'Twas the shortest answer I ever had. in mv life. I waited for a momuent. The old man smoked and stared out into tLre park. I got up) and bowed. I had rehearsed that bow and did flotin tend to waste it. I. bowed to his oid hairiess head, the fiabby yellow jowls and, big mustache, to the old gra jacket and the pipe. It was like s-a *:ai. to a stone wvail. Then the valet led me out. In the park I re -.ned may senses.-Vance Thompson in Suecess. mant see The~m. "How did your nephew's wedding' pass off'' "Just splendid.". "Were there any contretemps?" "I don't think so. I didnt see any. You see, w-e had the church thoroughly clea'sed up before the wedding took placOe.-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Thek- Haste. "Their marriage was a hasty affair. I under-stanid. "Yes; indeed. They told the minister to hurry. as they had engaged a cab man by the hour."-Judge. Custom may lead a man into many .. . .or. but it juntiine nne--1"ilding. TANG Three Arti vs -.:: ;ifl m :::d ae the ono day :a a re ,',rido. .n the l.e . ii:ah: it thVoWil : -'...lloy who thea Ted tere w,as nothin on four leis he could not ride. ;intl Ihe was r ing a1 bucking so tant not even the pluckiest man on the ranch dared to approach. While the men were standing arouxi wondering what to do the rancher's sixeen-year-old daughter came out of the !ouse and calmly walked up to the exci ted ani:na 1. When he saw her he ceased rearing. whinnied and stood still. She just put her hand on his mane. stroked his nose and then vaulted lightly on his back and rode around the yard, to the amazemUefnt of the men. "liow do you manage it?" one of them asked her. "Before you tackled him he was as savage as a tiger." "It is simp!e enough." the girl re plied. "Any woman can handle a horse btter than a man can. See this" -showing the man a small round ob ject she had in her hand-"this is hor-- castor. Horses love the smell of it and will go up to any one who has it. "An.orse has sense enough to know the people who lve it. That stallion began to quiet dow,n as son as Le saw me. Wh:n I got n,ar him he smelled the muszy horse castor in my clothes. for I always carry a little piece, in my pocket. "That pleased him so much that I was able to stroke his head. While do ing so I rubbed his nose with a few drops oi oil of cumin. which I had poured into the palm of my hand. Horses positively love that scent. Then, did you notice that I put my hand into his mouth? The object of that was to pour a few drops of oil of irbodium on to his tongue from a tiny vial which I always carry. "With these three articles any horse can be tamed. Where do you get them? Well, the cumin and rhodium can be bought at any drug store; the horse castor must be cut from a horse's fore foot. It is a warty growth there." It is a fact that horses are very fond of these scents. They are often used by women in the tropics and west in the training and breaking of horses. New York Commerical Advertiser. BRAHMAN PROVERBS. He that committeth no evil hath nothing to fear. Mix kindness with reproof and rea son with authority. Of mueh speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety. The first step toward beiag wise is to know that thou art ignorant. Envy not the appearance of happi ness in any man, for thou knowest not his secret griefs. Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger. It is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast. Consider and forget not thine own weakness, so shalt thou pardon the failings of others. The heart of the envious man is gall and bitterness. The success of his neighbor breaketh his rest This instant is thine. The next is in the womb of futurity, and thou know est not what it may bring forth. As a veil addeth to beauty. so are a man's virtues set off by the shade which his modesty casteth upon him. As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head. but forgetteth his body, so the rfears of a coward expose him to Training B eagle. Wit!: r.ma d ,1 the training of a be;: j ea:: to he treated on quite a dieet::an from the setter and omer. In their eases a great dleal of .:r : r:t;nin.z is to conq.uer natural :oensitis. wahereats with the* beagle vou encoura::e him to go on amnd do all he can in seeking and chasing when found. Young dogs are usually pnt down with an o:der one. and a very few lessons suffice. it comes as nat ural to a beng!e to run scent as for a terrier to kill eats. and if there is no apparent inclination one lessou usually provokes it. The less one interferes with a beagle running a line the better for the deg, so long as he is not potter ing in omne wveil tested place. but casting all aiwot wv: he has lwst the trail. Fie!d ::. e a Tha- Chairne s-=.ained. The hous.e!.lder was du:v sworn. --Yo chiarv:e this manlf with being in sane." said the edtrt. *0n what do '-ou as1e thet char;ge':" "Well. yo~ur honor," said the witness, ainly trying to choke down his emo tion. -this man is a plumber. My pipes a re out of fix. I sent for him. Ee fixed 'em in fifteen minutes. 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