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the way or joy. Hii? *?>%.. JWMM Wr afch. r.j. A CLEVER SCOUNDREL. By HARRY MAYO ?BCK. D AN KOYNIHAN ma ft ! dtr? ecoundrel. Krcrj body admitted ft, from the I 1 oil Cherry street neigh bora, who remembered? aadjwt with pleasure?hit boyish de predations, to genial Frank Walker, wla, after four jean' faltkfol service at police doty, had been promoted by the decease of old Ned 1>ler to the captaincy of Station 4. Captain Walker was young, In fact only thirty, and perhaps that was the veason ho took it so hard. It waa tough, though, that two snornlngs after hla appointment, he ohould wake to And that the biggest tmrglary In ten years' history of the Police Department had been commit ted the night before. And the worst of It was. It had occurred* In his own district, and In a aectlon patrolled by sue of hla beat officers. For on the cashier's deak of the Forbes Nstlonsl Bank, on that bright October morn ing. when the office boy opened the gnat doors, lay a brand new kit of burglara' tools snd a bit of pasteboard. And the pasteboard was not soiled, either, as might hare been expected. It eras of the conrentlonsl size, snd on It, In the daintiest of engraving, waa the following: "Mr. Daniel Perry Moynlhan.** ' And beneath It, In clear, clean chl nograpby: "To the new captain of 8tatlon 4, frith compliments." It was a challenge. Captain Walker recognized the fact, and so did his brother officers, who were older thsn he, but who had not got the office. ?lone In his room, with only his pipe mnd Dick, the police dog?who seemed to bars taken a great fancy to him? lor company, the new chief thought ?over the matter. He thought a long time, and at last had sn Idea. Any way he gave orders to the ser geant that when Officer Lynch, on whose beat waa the Forbes National Bank, came, he wished to see him. It waa 11 o'clock, and to the mem bera of the Recreation Club, down In Thatcher street, the "edge of the even ing" was Just on. Mr. Daniel Perry Moynlhan, well educated, clever and *ascslly, was President of the club. It waa a sumptuously furnished retreat. "Tbe members, from the character of -their "occupation," received high wages, and could afford to be lavish. And Moynlhan would have only the t>est. Several well executed etchings Adorned the walls, a few paintings And here and there, at random and In -odh corners, as If somewhat ashamed -of themselves, pictures representing nportlng men and events. "Ah, Dan, but you're a changeable *>y." said one of the members. "How'a that?" 1 ?Thursday night a burglar's snesks and dark lantern, and to-night evening dress and diamonds. "Well, you felloWs ought not to kick; you get your share, yon know," Moy nlhan answered, laughingly. "Tbat'a right," and a cheery "good sight" followed the chief as he left the room. Moynlhan, after a somewhat circui tous route, reached the street. Cautiously he looked out The coast was clear, and he stopped down Into A dark- alley. As he reached the pavement he al most fell over a man seated on the curb with a forlorn looking bulldog beside him. He waa shabbily dressed, and the genua seemed very apparent. "Hello, tramp!" "Well, what If I am; there's no use mbblng It Into a man." "What's the matter?" i "Nothing I know of." s "Just as I thought; a dirty tramp ?n& a dirtier bulldog," he said *o him self. "Are you-hungry y* ! "Yea." The metamorphosed burglar was si lent for a moment. "Guess I'll risk It" be muttered below his breath. "*a . I mean, pardl You come with me and I'll find you something to ?at" In fire minutes the dress suit the dirty tramp and the sorry bulldog were In the parlor of the Recreation Club. There waa an ominous silence for ? moment when they entered, but Moy nlhan remarked: "It's all right, boys. mn old friend of mine In straitened clr cumstances." And the seedy tramp nodded em* phatlcally, and doffed his disreputable old hat The sad eyed bulldog curled op on a rug before the fire. "Come with me." said the chief, and the pair passed through a doorway Into a cosy dining-room. The eating room was unoccupied save for a wait to, and they took aeats at one of the little tables. "In a few minutes, John," said Moy alhan; "come when I ring." A moment later they were alone In the room. Then the chief leaned back In his ?!ha!r, looked at the tramp, and quiet ly said: "Got my card, Walker, I The tramp gave a visible start. "It'e no use. Walker; I knew yon the minute I fell over you on the curb atone. I've had so much to do with jour profession, that when the danger Infection Is aronnd I'm always one of the first to eatch It Had It rubbed Into me by friction to-night," he added. Neither mid anything for severel minutes, fhea Walker stretched out A hand from a dirty slecre, which was gruped bj the chief. Ton Ye clerer.* "Tbuka," aald the chief. "Well, whet ere you solas to d<x now that you here m?r queried Walker. "Get you e good dinner, ea .1 j>rom feed you, convince you that i new po lice chief is not the mental equal of a rosue aa Ions In the bualneee aa my* eelf. and then if you chooee to give me your word ae a gentleman that you will never mention this place or occurrence, or Interfere In the least with my fu ture plane, let you go.** "And as near aa mj Inferior order of Intelligence can make It oat. I set e I dinner, a reduction to the ranks, and | a chance to perjure myself aa soon ae I get out of here.** "You hypothesis is abeolutely cot* rect. Ton are arguing on two certain* ties and one chence; the last of which you will not take, aa you are a man of honor." "But suppose I refuse to comply with your request?* "Then the newspapers will prlnf scare hesds and the public will bare the plessure?pardon me?the oppor tunlty of seeing how the mighty press rewards faithful servants after death." MA bit cold blooded. Isn't It?" > . "Yes, a trifle; but with a man In my position liberty and life sre about on a par. and It wouldn't do to get caught, you know. But here comes the oys* ters; we can continue this later." At this minute Dick, hsving missed his master, poked his head la at the door, and, walking over to the table, threw himself down with a sigh. "Nice dog, that," said the chief. "Yes, Ik's a good one." was the ply. Dick got up, stretched himself snd followed them; after sniffing about the furniture he strolled out of an open door Into the kitchen. "Inquisitive?" queried Moynlhsn. "Hungry, I guess." replied the guest. "Walker, let me say you did remark ably w<?ll In tracing me nere. What made you think of this locality as a probable stamping ground?" "If you examine the city records for a year or two you will And that dur ing that time District 8 has been ab solutely free from burglarious disturb, ances of that high toned character which has come to be your distin guishing mark." "Thanks! I will make a note of It. The sin of omission Is a grave one." "Yes, It Is a leading one." Then for a few minutes there was silence. Tobacco had wrought Its mag ic spell, and each was absorbed In his own thoughts. Then Moynlhan roused himself, tossed the cigar stump Into the smoul dering Are aud turned to the new cap tain. "Well, Walker, having reversed the order of Ae conventional sequence by having our pleasure tlrst, it's now time for business. What do you pro* pose to do In the matter?" "I haven't decided yet." "How long do you intend to take be fore doing It?" sneered Moynlhan "Let Dick In before be scratches the paint all off that door, snd I will see If some satisfactory conclusion cannot be reached." The chief hastily rose and walked over to the entrance door, to the other side of which, by the scratching, Dick had somehow apparently wandered. He opened It and then staggered back Into the room. Dick marched In. Close behind him came Officer Lynch, with four stal wart policemen. Then Walker slowly rose from his clialr. "As I Bald, Moynlhan, I tl.ought some conclusion might be reached when Dick was admitted." He drew out his card case, abstract ed a card, and having scribbled on it "with compliments," handed it to the clilef. Then he turned to bis metv "Officer Lynch, arrest that man!" There was no resistance. After the handcuffs were on the ex chieftain turned to Walker and said: "Cap, there's just one question I want to ask you." "Go ahead.** "How long has that dog been in the business?" "Nine years.** "Thanks." And the police dog looked up from th<* rug before the fire with an l*ve boen-tliere-before expression but he said nothing.?New York News. Th* K*nb4om, Some may think the earthworm likes water and damp soli because ha Is al ways found in such places. The truth Is this, he Is found near the surface In these places because there Is so much moisture lower down that he is driven up in order to keep alive. In or dinary soil he will be found a distance below the surface. . Darwin, the great naturalist, who made a careful study of the earthworm in its reiatihon to the coll, estimated that the average eurthworm passes through Its body about twenty ounces of soli per year, and that there are on an average 25.000 worms per acre, or one for each two square feet, making a little more than fifteen tons of soil and humus brought up from underneath and deposited on the surface of every acre of land annually. He also states that they cover the surface of the earth at the rate of three Inches i^ fifteen years.?Iowa Agriculturist. Trt* Companies*. The Jspsnese wife shares the coun cils of her hatsband and Influences his career to a greater extent than do wives of the Western laid. IV Development of Music ortglnaDy the Omk. to which Itigoait w* alao owt ths terms "harmony Prom the earliest times people have had ldm ?f Basic, although at first these Idsas wen only expressed la the' radest forms, ss dspplBf the hands sod stamping the feet, unless we Include the musical attempts >f Tubal Cain. Then came the use of cymbals, bells, mad timbrels; the use of these Instru ments U noted first In the Bible, whea Miriam, a prophetess of Israel, with the company of maidens of Israel, per forming on timbrels, met the Hebrew people sfter their safe Journey through the Red Sea. and their escspe from .Pbaroab's officers. ? Next came the use of reed instru ments. smong which may be noted the Pan's pipes which hare developed into the grand church organ of the present day. Next In order came the stringed In struments, smong the first of which were the lyre snd the dulcimer, the former of these, according to the un dent Greek mjtb. wss found bj Hermes, when, as he was walking along by the seashore, he saw a tor toise laying on the sand, and picking It up. It care forth a sound of music, because the sinew were stretched tightly across the shell; the latter was the origin of oar modern pianoforte which Is s combination of the strings of the dulcimer snd thi hammer of the drum. The Egyptians used musical lnstru merits many years befort Greece and Rome had even thought of them, aa is proven by the fsct thst so many of the instruments used by the Greeks owe their origin to the Egyptian*. And many old musical Instruments hare been found in the Pyramid/ - The progress of music, although Slow, wss very sure, until 473 A. D.. when Boetlus. a Roman, wrote several books on the subject of music, in which he laid down wrong principles, and as he waa the only musical author ity whom the people had to follow, they naturally made grievous mlstakea in regard to their study of music, and on this account the progress of music was seriously retarded for several centuries. Both the Greeks and the Romans In troduced music at their feasts st a very early time. But the Greeks also attempted music in their dramas, al though they started by having only the interspersed hymns sung; lata: the whole drama came to be sung. From the earliest times people have had their own folk-songs, although as we have had none of them preserved for us through the centuries, we can not tell of what sort they were. In the twelfth century when chivalry was at Its height, there were trouba dours in France, trovatores In Italy snd minnesingers In Germany. These young men. usually knights, sang songs to their fair ladles which they themselves accompanied with an In strument; If not. some hired musician accompanied them. They traveled from court to court, and many kings had their own favored minstrel*, as for Instance, Richard Coeur de Lion, who It Is supposed was freed from prison In Austria by his faithful min strel. Blondel. From these singers grew the cus tom of the people Joining the songs, especially. In England. In what was called harmonic practice or part sing ing. The first piece of music found In any country was discovered In Eng land In 1240, proves that there was this part-slnglng, for It Is a six-men's son?, written for secular words but later adopted to church uses. The history of music really dates from the art of constructing counter point: this materially aided music, al though In the thirteenth century the Pope denounced the use of' counter point In church music, alleging that the voluptuous harmonies of the third and sixths were only suited to secular uses. During all these centuries any one desirous of a musical education went to Rome, for Rome was the ecclesias tical centre, and the study of music was, as yet, contlned to the church, England was the first country to grant academical degrees to musicians, and the only one, until America adapted the practice. As early as 1740 England conferred the degree of doctor of music on an Englishman, John Hamboys. Up to thin time the advance of mns!c had been greater In England than else where, but at the end of the fifteenth i-ntury Flanders produced the mu sician*. of highest repute. the sixteenth century Tfnctor, a Netherlander, established a conserva tory at Naples. ^Ms was the first Insti tution to ' conserve to the art of music from corruption." At almost the same time Adrian Wlllacrt established one at Venice. The practice of hymnody first became general in the sixteenth century, when Martin Luther wrote his hymns at the time of the Reformation and his sever ance with the Roman Church. Oratorio dates Its existence from this wntury, and takes Its name from meetings held foi singing, m 8?n Flllppo Nerl In the oratory of bis church at Rome. The first opera was WTltten at this time by an Italian and played In the homes of the Italian nobles, as they were not allowed to produce It 0'< a public stage of a theatre. Finally they produced the opera on a public stage of a theatre, but the ora torio were kept fei church use. At a later time these also were played on a public stage. but only during Lent. Italy held the highest place In the writing of operas until the end of the seventeenth century, when Germany, which up to this time had had no opera composers of note, all the operas produced there were written by Ital ians.' commenced to write operas and became a successful rival to Italy. Lord r?elnmere lios purchased 100, Ow acr?s of land In East Africa and offers It free to fifty suitable settlers. HlGifcMC OFTHE MOUTH. ? mil Am Always S? VMM Vpmm ?*? ? great mavj if tk? tactcrla thet etna* disease cater the body tkroovh the month OMI m always to bo fonod 1190a the ggSto- Those peculiar to the contagion Mmaa? bars been repeatedly discovered within the OMMiths and throats of healthy per ?one. 80ics of the* persist tor month* la Individuals who are not susceptible to Infection: bet If. from exposure, physics! exhaustion or other cause. | susceptibility le developed, the germ* promptly produce lllaeee There la aleo a groor of diseases which affect only the month. The moot dangerous of these are known as "ulcerative stomatitis" and Mnoms.M The formerly generally begins st^he junction of the lower gum and the teeth, and may destroy' the ttssnee I down to the boae. It Is highly con taglous. Noma beslne on .he lnnA eurfsce of the cheek, end muses ex tenelve destruction. Its progress Is so rapid that It sometimes termlnstee totally within a tow dsys unless checked by vigorous treatment. It .attache delicate children or those who are recovering from aa acute disease; particularly measles or diphtheria. Fortunately It le comparatively rare, bat the possibility of Its occurrence In* dlcates ttfl? Importance of frequent defusing of the mouth during Illness. The lea. serious claee of mouth die eases Includes several which, slthough not dangerous to life, sre painful, and msy prove Injurious, especlslly to children, by Interfering with msstlca tlon and Impairing nutrition.. The simplest of them Is chsracterlsed only by redness, with perhsps s few smsll ulcers on the tongue or lips. It often results from neglect of the teeth ot the habit of Introducing into the month such Improper substances as pieces ot wood or rubber, and la older persons from the use of tobacco. Although It Is generally of *hort duration, it Is sometimes followed by other more serious affections. The contsgtous mouth diseases are often communi cated from child to child by the fingers or through the exchange of toys and pencils, or by the eating of fruit and confections in common. Decay of the teeth Is due to the sc tion of bacteria which thrive upon the remnants of food thst adhere to the gums and teeth after every meal unless removed with the brush. The Infectious dieeaees cannot be prevented with any degree of certain ty eolely by attention to the mouth, but those of a local nature rarely at tsck a mucous membrane that has re celred proper care.?Youth's Compan ion. Btraage Forw mi lalalatloa. A young man was drinking soda water In a pharmacy when a sailor entered. "Hello. Bill." said the young man. "Wliy, hello. Cad," exclaimed the sailor, and. approaching his friend, he patted him on the stomach. "That's a funny thing to do. Bill." satd the young man. and he regarded the strokes of the other's hand, puz zled. "That is the handshake of the Mar lana Islanders." said the Bailor. "Where we shake hands they stroke the stomach." He ordered a strawberry sundae and resumed: "Old man, I've seen the handshakes of every nation on the globe. The Zambesi pat the back of your thumb. The Gonds pull your ears. In certain very hot countries, like New Guinea, they sprinkle you with a little water On the Sandwich Islands they rub no*?* with you; inflating the eb^t. compressing the lips and distending the nostril?, they brush their nones against yours for a minute or more. "We, of coure. shake bands. What Is the origin of the handshake? Some say It arose In a struggle?the strug gle that, when two persons met in the past, each made to IcIrs the other's hand. You and me. for Instance, take hold of the hands and I try to bring yours to my lips to kiss it. while you try to do the srfme with mine. We re sist one another, and our heads rise up and down. They s.iake. And that, according to some, is the handshake's or!eln."?New York Evening Tele gram. -? A Hainan finte Symbol. A curio importer in Broadway has received from Hainan. China, a strange symbol to be set up on the gatvpost of a fashionable Newport res idence. "I think." said he. "this Is the first thing of Its kind introduced Into the United States. The people I'm getting It for visited China last year and or dered It from the province where these things are commonly used to drlvo away spirits. "The symbol consists of the bones of a Python molurus. In Hainan, Its Jungle home, it grows to be twen ty and thirty feet long, has fearful teeth In Its upper Jawbones, and a double series of shields on the lower surface of the tall. This particular beast was killed by the villagers on account of Its wicked appetite. It has a genealogy that heats that of almost any famous faml'y in New York. Its father and mother held a cave-home for years. The old man pytban used to suffocate harmless Chlnam'n by enveloping them in his colls, seising them by the head, and gradually draw ing them down Into his interior. Tli# nythoness mother made away with the Juicy sheep of the neighborhood. Underneath the bones will be a plate with the quotation from Bacon. 'Haitb the Pythonlssa to Saul, Tomorrow thou and tfey sons shall be with me.' ** ?New York Times. D??* In Warfare. There are at least two recorded In stances In which bee* have been used as weapons of defense l.i war. When the Boiunn General Lncullus was war. ring against Mlthrldates, he sent a force against the City of Tliemlscyra. As they beselged the walls, the Inhab itants threw down ou them myriads of swnrins of bees. These at once began an attack, which resulted in the rais ing of the siege. These 'ought? lit tle Insects were also once used with equal success In England. Chester was besieged by the Danes and Nor wegians. but Its flaxon defenders threw down on tlicm the beehiv<vi of the town, and the siege was soon raised.?New Y#rk Times. - DINNER IN JAPAN. A Faactloa to Wklck Rfllgt?ii ??4 ? Qaalnt Horn* CmUou Art Important PMtarM--LA?tt for SaTeral Hours? Dtlatj Service and Little Meat la - the Meao?Some 'Typical Receipts. D INKER with tit JapatMM to ft fucttw which com* hlaM with itilmnt a thowand mggwttons of their rvllfloaa b*Uef and tbeir quaint home customs. The service la Itself. **J? the Wash ington Star. Is a source of wonder to OT?rj Occidents! who Is the recipient of Japanese hospitality. The meal Issts fOr several hoars, during which hosts snd guests kneel or sqast on cushions placed at lntervsls on the floor. Neither forks nor spoons sre provided, hot chop sticks, which re quire deft handling. convcy the food ?io the month. Instead of the tablespoon common to American fervtce. spatualas msde from wood sre used to serve the rice, the one dish thet Is psssed sround. Thouga Jspsn Is famed for her cooking, lac quer bowls of Innumerable styles snd sixes sre used Instead of dishes. Guests sre slwsys provided with chop sticks of white wood so msde thst the handle csn be pulled apart. which proves that the sticks have never been used. At the conclusion of the mesl they are all destroyed, a proof of Japanese cleanli ness. For state dinners chop sticks of Ivory are used. Meat plays small part In the Japan ese menu, pork and chicken being com mon snd beef being used but rarely. Fish snd rice sre the staples; the for mer being served with every dish at simple home dinners and passed as the last course of a formal dinner. Preliminary course served with "sake." an alcoholic liquor prepared from rice, all the dishes being served simultaneously. Sulmono?A kind of bean-curd soup. Kuchl-torl?A relish, such as an ome lette or chestnuts boiled soft and sweet; or kamaboko, which Is fish pounded and then rolled Into little balla and baked. Sashimi?Minced raw fish; very often fish like sheepshead Is used. Hachl?Zakana?A fine, large fish, either boiled with salt or boiled with Shoyu. Umuni?Elts of fish or sometimes fowl. bo!led with lotus roots or pota toes in Shoyu and with "mlrln," a sort o"f sweet liquor. Su-no-mono?Sea-cars, sen slugs or lobsters served with vinegar. Chawan-mushi ? a thick, custardy soup, with Hllces of mushroom, bam boo shoots or chicken boiled In the ?oup. Zembu-Flrst course; all the dishes served at once. Shlru?Soup. O'Hira?Boiled Tsubo?Sea weed, or some other ap petizer, boiled In a small, deep l?owl or cup. Namasu?Raw fish cut In slices and served with vinegar and cold stewed vegetables. Ayemono?A sort of salad made with bean sauce or pounded sesamum seeds. Yakizakana?A sort of broiled flsh. Kono-mono?Pickled vegetables, such as eg# plant, cabbage leaves or rad Jahna Nl-no-zen?Second and final course Soup, raw flsh and rice. The recipes given below are typical, and are Important features of the Jap anese daily meals, aa well as formal dinners. RawFJsh?Notwithstanding Its start ling title, this Is held to be an exceed ingly delicate dish, and no more objec tionable than raw oysters. Various sorts of flsh are used for the purpose. Sheepshead Is preferred by the Japan ese living In this country, but the fa vorite flsh at home are the tai and the katsuwo, the former being chosen for festive occasions on accouut of Its name, which is the last syllable of the word me-de-tai, meaning "congratula* tory." The flsh must be absolutely fresh, handled as little as possib.p, and prepared Immediately before serving. After it has been scaled and cleaned it is cut from the tall to the head with a jharp knife as close to the bone as pos sible, flrst on one side, then on the other, separating the flesh from the bones. Then remove the skin, trim off the flabby ends and cut into thin ?llces. Place these on a dish, overlap ping one another, and garnish with sprigs of parsley and strips of white turnips. Before eating the slices are dipped lightly in soy, seasoned with grated horseradish or giuger. Chawan-musbl?Tills famous dish of the Japanese can be prepared In Amer ica, the various Ingredients being of fered for sale by certain dealers who cater to Japanese trade. The founda tion Is the white meat of chicken, served with delicate bamboo sprouts, glnnan nuts and mltsuta, the last a green vegetable for which spinach can be substituted. The chicken Is cut Into slices and cooked in l>oi]lng salted water until tender. The nuts are roasted and shelled. When ready to serve a few slices of chicken are ar ranged In each individual bowl with a few mushrooms, a few bamboo sprouts, a few of the nuts over the top, and a small bunch of the mltsuta covering all. There should be ready cold stock, to which add raw eggs In the propor tion of two eggs to each three cupfuis of stock. Beat lightly, pour Into the bowls and steam tot fifteen minutes, when the dish will take the consistency of a thick custard. The baml>oo sprouts are usuislly purchased canned find ready for use. When mushrooms alone are used they must be cooked be fore adding to the chicken, but the canned ones are ready for use. Lobster Soup - The foundation of nearly all Japanese aoups Is the dry bonlto flsh, known as katsuobushl, which Is hung In the air and exposed until every particle of moisture bas evaporated and It becomes almost as hard as stone. It Is considered ex tremely nutritious, and Is sold In sticks by dealers In Japanese supplies. To make the stock, one-half pound of the katsuobushl is scraped very fine with ft sharp knife or chisel, and added to two quarts of water, after which it is boiled slowly for an hour, when It !? seasoned with salt, pepper and toy and strained. The lobster la killed by cutting the joints where the tall and body come together, when the meat I removed from the shell and made Into little balls. To do this, wash It 8ne and press through a sieve. To one lobstet of medium size add the viilte of one egg and a little salt. Make into smnlf balls, drop them Into the stock snd let boll for a few minutes. In Jspsn soup Is served In dklnty lacquer bowls. Id each of which hsve been artanged s few slices of mushrooms, or young bamboo sprouts aimI a few leaves or spinach previously boiled. The soup Is dipped directly from the bowl. Boiled Lily Bulbs -Lily bulbs are s favorite vegetable with the Japanese, snd are simply prepared by boiling In mlrln or sweet sake, the native wine distilled from rice. The bulbs are placed In a saucepan with the root side up. nearly covered with wine, und boiled until tender, for about twenty minutes. Chrysanthemum Salad?Flower sal ads are held as great delicacies with ; ?? I Is a favorite. To prepare It the petal? are separated, boiled for just a few minutes, drained, dried and cooled, and served with a dressing made of vinegar, sugar and chopped red Chile peppers. Oil Is not used in Japan. Plain Boiled Rice?Every rice eating community has its own methods ot boiling rice. The Japanese wash the rice thoroughly In several waters then carefully drain, and to each cup ful allow one of cold water. It is then placed In a saucepan, covered tightly and set over a brisk fire to boll quickly. This rapid boiling I? kept up until most of the water is ab sorbed. the cover being kept on and the water allowed to ruu over the sides, after which the saucepan is moved to the back of the stove and the rice allowed to cook slowly until perfectly dry. During the entire pro cess the rice roust be neither stirred, shaken nor tossed, but allowed to cook undisturbed, so that each grain will be perfect. MOUTH.BREATHINC. It Is an Evldenn of Deformity or Dlmit In tb? A>r>P?M>KU. Mouth-breathing Is more than a habit; it is an evidence of deformity or disease in the upper air-passages. A child never breathes through hi? mouth from choice. lie does so either because the passages of the nose are obstructed or because his tonsils are enlarged, and he cannot be taught to breathe naturally so long as the ob struction remains. In some instances the interference with respiration is due to a deformity of the cliambors of the nose, but in a majority of cases it Is caused by the presence of adenoid? in the pharynx. Enlargement of the tonsils may be associated with either of these conditions, or it may exist alone. Children who breathe through their mouths are always more liable to the diseases of the bronchial tubes and lungs. They often suffer, too, from disease of the ears, and they rarely escape the first opportunity to contract the acute infections, for many of these gain entrance through the tonsils. But uside from such possibilities, the in terference with breathing soon pro duces a change in the features and a permanent deformity of the chest quite like that which formerly more than now was regarded as an evidence of an Inherited tendency to consumption. These abnormal conditions of the uo?e and throat oftos: become evident In early Infancy; they are considered as due in a measure to hereditary transmission, for they often appear in several generations of a family. Their existence In a child is sometimes re vealed during recovery from measles, scarlet fever or oth?>r acute illness. A tendency to catarrhal disease of the throat may develop and persist even after the cause has been re moved. This must be overcome by exercise, cool bathing and other hy gienic measures in addition to such local treatment as the physician may direct. The neck should be bnthed with cold wate;* morning and evening The cold sponge-bath every morning is better, but habitual cold hathinu should be begun during the summer time. Muffling of the neck should be avoided as much as possible. Graduated physical culture Is always beneficial. No child Is too delicate to take systematic exercise under a com petent instructor unless It Is suffering from some organic disease. A most Important part of the course Is the cool shower or plunge both at the close of each period of exercise, and It soon becomes the part that Is most enjoyed. ?Youth's Companion. The Jury's Vfrdlrt. An English coroner had directed the Jury In a si'lclde case to find a verdict of felo de se. "Well, chap?." said the foreman of the Jury, when they had re tired to consider t'.ie verdict, "it ap pears to me that this 'ere chap shot 'Isself with a gun after sliootin' an other chap with a gun, but l>r. Jones, the Coroner, who we all know and highly respect, 'e says that this 'ere chap fell In the sea. Well, It ain't for the likes of us to go arguln' the point wliu the doctor, for 'e know? inoro about It than we do. 80, I sup pose we find a verdict of found drowned"?and they did?Progress. WItn at Half Swedish restaurant keepers of the old-fashioned sort charge less for a woman's meal than for a man's, on the theory that she Is physically unable to eat so much. A husband and wife traveling together only pay at many hotel* as one person and a half, and. In like manner, a wife In her husband's company may travel with a half ticket by train, Humor of Tbitav ??V Tktf l>? It. Tk? wwiai circle weekly meets The ut?|<? to gow ?, And while they drees the beet hen up They dree* their neighbors down. -JPuck. ' Ob ? Cask Baste. "Were you married on timer* "No. sir. I paid the license clerk and the preacher cash down."?Chic* so Journal. A DWumI Thtof. 1 didn't suppose that Cupid could more a atony-hearted man like Jonea.* "Cupld baa nothing to do with it? Cupidity la what moved him."?Dor troit Free Press. lacoaiprahMilbl*. /he Bullfrog?"They complain that a battleship haa a tendency to turr turtle." The Turtle?"But how can that be considered an objection?"?ruck. Cool. Col. Gruff?"! understand my dangh ter is determined to marry you. Well. I want to say to you that she's crazy.'* , Mr. Nervy?"Ah. hereditary. I sup pose."?Philadelphia Public Ledger. Proof Positive. Ethyl?"Mayme Is evidently begin ning to feel her age." Edyth?"Why do you think so?" Ethyl?"She says hereafter she is go ing to write her name 'Mary ' "?Chi cago News. Not a 8ar? Te?r. Mamma?"I am sure. Miranda, that Harold thinks as' much of you as ever. He still eats your cooking, doesn't he?** Young Wife?"Yes, but I'm afraid, mamma, he does It now from a sense of duty."?Chicago Tribune. No Common Hired H?n<l. Agent of Apartment House?"When can you go to work?" Dlgnitled Person (who has accepted position as janitor of building)?"I can euter upon the duties of my otllce at once, sir."?Chicago Tribuue. Oar Klevatlon. Is it true." asked the English vau deville actress, "that there are people In America who really desire the ele vation of the stage*:" "Yes." replied the man from across the pond, "the gallery goda."- icago News. Every Day. "I was Just telling my daughter.* said Mrs. Xoosens. "that it was a shame for her to play the piano ou Sunday." , "Huh," snorted the neighbor, "wliy did you mention Sunday, aloue';"? Philadelphia Press. In the Grain Linn. MeJigger?"I wonder wliy younj Ilukeley doesn't settle down?" Thingumbob?"Ohj I suppose thai goes against the grain." MeJigger?"Whut gwiln?" rhinguuibob?"Well, the wll?l oats." ?Philadelphia Press. Not nn Auto. "Kidder must be getting riot." "Nonsense!* "But he .old me he had a borselesi carriage." "So he has. He's got an old buggy, but he can't afford to buy a horse to druw it."?Philadelphia Public Ledger. Confidence. ''Some of the smartest people have the least money, haven't they. Char ley, dear?" suid young Mrs. Torkins. "What made you think of that?" "You, There Isn't any one who can tell which race horse ought to win any better than you can."?Washington Star. Oreati-r Lnvo, "She was engaged to a millionaire, but she Jilted him to marry another mnn." "Ah*." so she's rca!!y mnraying foi love?" "For love of money. yes. The oth'i man's a multi-millionaire."?Philudel pliia Tress. More Important. <Vifc?"I am so afraid this new spring hat will g.'t damaged if it's left In the home." Husband?"Why not put It lr? our safe deposit closet?" "But Is there room there with al) our bonds?" "No, but we can take the bonds out." -Life. Appreciated. "Do you consider Buskin a great ac tor?" "No." answered Mr. Stormiugtoa Barnes. "He speaks very admiringly of your performance." "Buskin is not a good actor but he Is a remarkably tine critic."?Well ington Star. IHnnjtrrrnblf Apprn'1lt|fl. "Hasn't he got his coat of amis yet' Why, he told me he was going to lo >k up his ancestry the tirst chance he i;<?t " "Well, I believe he got a chance to look up his family tree, and lit* raw some things hanging on the branch:'* that discouraged further research"? Philadelphia Press. At the Wrong Knd" "I have called." said the foreigner, "to ask for your daughter's hand." "Have you spoken to her yet?" asked the American father. "No, I thought " "Well, you're at the wrong end of the line." Interrupted the old gentle man. "She runs her mother and k?r mother runs uie."?Chicago I'cst lllncopl. He?"All! Absurd things tlio^e .Ii'dore Ballads Kb' What?" She? "I'm sorry you think so?;*? lister wrote them!" He? "Kr?of course. I don't meat :hc words?they're rlppln'. I menu tin nuslc?pnot stuff?spoils words?coin* loser ought to be kicked?who wrote A." She?'I did" AwUwav.l silence,/-* tendon Punch. ?*