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TOUCH YOUR L By NI Are you growing tired of the long ruggedl road . WearY of the burden, oh, my br 'Be't h.tve found the surest way for li cmng the load IN just to try to lighten it for others. Ilearts still hold the most of love that n tneir love bestow On lonely lives of those who are fori mng: 1oll tie stone from out the path wI1 ti"ed feet must. go, And touch your lips with gladness er morning. By Ewar I! 1Il! liohd o:m thoi i " d ' 0 '1 " 11 1' l t 1 t " - 1 i;. i i e 1"' ' i..t jI .\ .I ick Or all I y i idsii n I ,*v . W - -ii t j:,( ~ ~ ~ ~ * l:l" 11} r!Z' - 1 \ i:. I ir' -ly . r 1 o ,l '1 r e. : 1 'it o t i n S .i. I . 1". nl h. hai':".ltlw:. lrl I r: g s:ne vil n l Itt i t :1 ii 17 in:in! ailti li'ii. Inthit Noi rimi uptI ha intis. lie w.as thle t all mn of tth lii w Io, t elie arnd more ski n1 iiin.i inier overr'ont is an awkwia : nrment f or biox ing,. il. an:d t he glov ir'olp for aI genitle man's aiftelri( en lis a1re no(1 tat all th litpriz(e-ring~ ty[ Ilandieappiedl like hbis, hie was less dl fit'ull for I t silatller man, whose Cun tinsi dri ves andit swinigs fell short of I f:' e. 1hit reachied his (hest alnd r1ibs. Tetwo eltn.*hed and stamped :0i1 idownt in the tiry snow,. their ste sitl tnilledl as5 to bei soudlelss, (even lie stillnessof thaIliit diesetrted no1) They fellI, gra ppling L tiercely, : aiil I -street impii bilinkedi diowni at them, l* aI sit arI:' y :li d I ilp ttia I wivitnieiss 11n0h 'ides, whli]e a river steamelr Wi Jtiui anmd 'roaingiL p.t. as if int 'tnty I-i 'its own :1 une:gle withI 1 bb.:d n th he tioa i ing ite. Over : hi.: rth'dl ii'ther, thet manlh w ik hit e'lsetion~l. v.nt Norto l iiphlui!.: a n.; endt what itht sImlplhed; Noro 01ilwais on tolp, th lii m,aniit'siirs scuntely biehl dlowni in .si)OW. iunt thlen arose Ih lit.ilil q ueion 1 how to0 dlSispos of liis I iiniliheen reversedi, Noirt On won l lt beenu in perilolIs case; lin evil~ I was glaingi out of t he two) (y's miet Pis, a reckcless; dlemoin ofi I 4gainst thie wihiole wvorbi. Nortin nm atienlar he had nto gluarrel agat he stranger whom lie held pink in I he sno0w. Only 011e person been in his thoughts in lie camIfe d< 21ha1 lonely side street, and her i'oid niot ha ve~hn brnn-d for a ilil tha oi~uld affYord. It had seeumed, thiot t' deathi would tbe for him1 al hai es5capIe fromn the agony of his mee00 with 'her that afternoon, finding so) aff'ectionately Intimate with uiipereillouts middle-aged Profe What's-lPg-nie, and huis .just rest 9 52 enit: m'et with what so1nded to heki a.hieartless sneer, and all this a years of absence iu constant love hiope. By all logic Norton otught IPS WITH GLADNESS. XOn watom-man. antd 'T'onc"h your lips with t;la1dness and go AI fig onyor1 ay othl- 'Iile. ill strange li' lighten 'vt'V tiut Just i lit h' word of t.he,e n i.i l a r ght- of gr'ayv WI h e's own'tl heen-tinted how\" lost Wear' a .letisanit face wherrin shll slhii it,vful he:artt 11rn- As shinc' i i stinl, t he ha'p,y tirl adlorninig; ere to e'er " earlelouded life some ray light iu lr)rt mry Anid touch .ourlips with glines s eve lnorin .~ -: necess. Macphcrson. h:ve ' nt, t:' man i 11 :ff s It Vh w ; .: . il ll, h it iltbet h:e ebh:I , i i , 1'" t n. 1 , W itht ' ,1 ','n h w :. - . . t.": li ll t \ ! t'; t' ttt, 1' V I S.... i ni ..OW I l t' n: -: i t i d t h. :. - ' '1 t t.t , n .: ' iT, i..1 :? _ w v r : -4 .. hi. w in- h *, t .:'.. y I'l .4 '4 . i a: ^,, .: o, "1T. h. ha. n hav" ' t' .Nv tt, lur \ i 1: ': I i t' ": i o'v. i oin I, t"' t h.- w ': " 'I I 114 ) ;..I in t :liit -t i i of i th rier.i,) " I ive in h in 1110'' 'mnie looskeel upI at hirnt iiveri h1er I" l 's .sintW . ''.\;li'i t you ..st :Ii'. "Noi4l :n all. ( oinus. Ilsr... 1si mcl railint b4l:'-k 'hal; \. " itan o s0iIisnes h44hy." u 1. i al. wr1appinii: it t i.rht :abut h. r "si'i n I n ns w. juisilii s f:stl ofyhi I lult l fte 'll i':i' 1 iiis 4l. :t in( tjhn i a out I ow'iix s I wih '( tbr lu-.-. talki; r. ino.' th i dn tIn f my bus in s i.. f "ia iot l ook *1 ono- 11thin t out of hh'. I'- it iflyo stapd. worlw tns fr the '- sflnthi. nd to <'on ie'si t hand,'ii w hspe Is inallhr n11 uti she, afte won une i tle,isyt ll]a l'l toup th e . {}lyi li ook'iel nfto herd of tniet.'d he pr "'Tha m'st enh' been enn'of'yiie ll- iad patr Anu' you tied tioimak< tIl Aont 'igwts. Ie wihl yo' tell me wa1 )'d tie rube is. nt. any ow. \l"k 'li nowtgiii you hadn't hft my* excuseIi ~''to nwtingI. 0 to .ii nto tes triver." tI. "Thin ls, I? 1iow wohl youAl ik f- it. tifa y.o had work'ied' hard for te1~4) 'lil yearts,' and t hn hd ti see 114' thing ill sold ou'..'('it---hrse and5iIt wagili(14~on nn 10l you're no1) kind toft use-"o hs(I j' inl "It's only m4I'1one ithou.n hyd th Ii,Isk. way, what's hyo1ur1 naIn1 Oe? Alesrk ht( Al igt.ige tco rkI'le.t wiut wanti t'. 'nt j' hoin Noto t tha t swmit ten i -n01 t !<otinks until ('o-toroiwth ant. Ig h11( It Lsrl his Iioiel ndea m9 orto 1omfort1 nW d i'tnt thit n. 10Corkdhi in oroun hurt yourg rm juas nw." ltf Thungwr latgeecinhatparInsem M gh'so phlie1her throug theu snw in Vet t roattly.'N w. Iiee h'ere.i Nierk 1) it si'at in emealed y Cnes forbb ,it ashied jn tho wMieCoki ine, toey 'ry orgr ouge to thnthtak Wilun't Wh >te- ancds u inteYouetingt .\nd riel terd And hat th peruon his o aga tri McCorkl' ws treallyI doubtful 4h Jlust:1nes. U'pon wilt1 Norton re solvr(4 to wait f11' the lilt erprettlin of e venuts. " 'het 1'ollow in::: note real Ich l hi1l. it his hlottel next mlorning: Y: r'1)c:,t .!a'k: If' you al d lnt gotn of !n a hul you would have lemrned ;w ( ei" n)(\w' that I)r. lreretro.twio seeimedlt to be the Caus' of yotlr ou(Itgous hc a hav"ior, is going to he my step-1im)a. It was not for me to tell you. but lnammuia says I may3l--now. She Would of have o1d1(1 yo herself, if you hind Conlt tip antl had a1 ('1up of tent with her. 'ou iay thank her for this note; I woubl ilever have written it. I could1 have shlkel you. IIe thought yotir tantrinus so funny!"--New York Times. 61MJNINDVTRj 1: i w so1ii,\\tw 4hat over t year since t' the 1:arnt'n-Eic! 'rflhl snispendc(l 1"111 t roa! Itt :an a('tual ol)eration1, and, ac. l trlin it; ret'tnt r'e1ort, the syst'ml ,I h:4s 1r'veil tntirely sure'ssful, con .I I,r l t'irher troin tin eto l le or an e:I :, tritillg luint o1' view. 44 1!: l :?'mn n t tha:t .\ineri('an capi.. t: lit r o bailt a il':! roi1 ad a(II'ross Ith .\ " Al n 1'r Thi s -w ll enltail tr,sjnt: :11 717tt i'et'- oe se: level, I'11 it is hieved il :t Iy utilizilg :t i':lss ll thw es\t". ~f iI ittos,.1 rtanll ('nl I' : :rutted on :1 ;:-:alt not excteed. -i1L th:t' a itne-h:i or eit. Tht I Is t!", 4 l''t I , t '. o o 111 :i laable S i' use: :a sinll 11lloon,f 1::" ; \' 1,1i ;11in s tro1-l l(t'\'xpen - S this is tlliciv inflate l n '! I 11 ri1tllt' i ih':nter. A 1i- :r'I' is ried.0 i In S ' 1 \\;S Il;it I th in wasI madli in S 1 ' li. i ' . ?: \ " ! ! '' iii l't'\ i 1' :1 ?' .. ' ' ' : i i ~ ,i l l!. (l: ni': ,111:,- :hor ':n.-ppl :t: . I!:. ~tll, I ll11 :11,1,1t n n- e.se i:tr..a ih:nh was i-htru . ut still ilIl. Thi.s w1',:-,' pr1,pplti1 1:10 .n -i't..'i .t 1:'',ly w,ith :r'ap , i:t I wi:i s :iia s, altl ai:e tuelte' I !tilt i Vx wa puret intto and tott' al tlt he 1r ': T'h' "s:urgi,'al opera titn" was ain:iirtely st.t'ssful. Tlie it:Iaat ilt' !,rt'e,nted tlihl es'ae' of the 1sa , : l.-lt 4ut tli' ituist.it' w\'hit'h) wo~ul- haVt' ru;tct'e tile trees. al p1rc - 'tilto,I- th dtet pl'edtinits of i11scts. l Art't'rdin to the (;:i1veston News. tile Sto T:'xas to invest Sinu the atd,pt:thity aof t ha' 5(oi for te(n: growing. It is uni -ten: iS t44 ha' tab1llislit-l lby tihe (ioverni tuenlt. .lu st wher thi,'le e'x eri men ts wvill 1b. aondtal<t'l is 11o! kntown. It 4 I4ny1 recet'ltly fair te 1iirlose of' fur I :0i1ialp nd1 bu14 itidlting' in-a'arytt to tex taf ia'h44'ea. Staomething wa:s satlid t waus lakln. Where'4vter the t 'tvernmntili 1l4lieves lt' ten farmtt shouhtll be latced. itere' is. little 4d4ubt4 t hat the citiztens (t4 j.rovid th l'h:ads. I'i ll i ecent Ily, allI getlm (I isetases were sullppoIsto be) Ia' tused by icirobtes, andi 4)'11 fo irmity e (ven Suchel ge'rms as at ppeare to411 bleilng to some1~ othIer dII avisionl o' tile ve'getable kingdioml were - ein'illed hA as i rtobain. Now, how I ever. it Ia rteogilzed tha .t a very largte number)(I of infectious dliseases arVe (1u1 ,1to organiismts wvhich, thlouIgh minute, :have no relattionlsip wlth tihe mfiCr'obes r' at alil. So) many11 of theOse have beeni (1discove'red,I that M. Gedoelst, a Belgian I athlor, has written a book about themi uitder the title, "ParasItIc Fungi of Men and Animals." A French re viewetr states that these non-microlan r vegetable patrnsites enuse v'arlous comn a ienctted diseases of the skitn. the dIi 5 gestivYe or respiratory organs, or even [1 of tile whlole system, and that though g the cautses of these are now recognized, the ir symptomas and proper treatmenlt 1. are't yet impe)trfectly understood. -itow iIe Saved iKhunmelf. (4 A tdistinguishied FrechII novelist, in whloste works aire extremeIlly p)opularl :wit h ih fat (ir sex, recently found h111m 40 self tavelinIg iln a railwaty carriage t wtih t very tatlktive WOmenC. IIav I- .t ing -reogn Iizedt h t im froml his plished1410 't lotrat'lit '. tey 111oth opened(' tire upon11 hini ill regarto 1 h ( is nIovels, whiiehi they3 la irli: d t i ll it' tuatuieitr ma :illat w s 11 I11 .k thi hadii lip ttltsi Im ly.itlotlit sound it. inuly. Whentl light re'trneduvt lhe fottnd 1 tha' IwoVt women1'l re(garingl~t one aniothler 1u1 with greaIt sutavity, lie staid: "Ah,. etd uli'ines14i. thregtret of7 my) life wvill v'l hertaterIii'. lI lit I shll never kno1(w to whlieh tone o1 yout it wa':s thtat kissed lIitilinme. ob hie Pro'tsperity Vin itsu nectedl)(( s(ense4 it f 1ti.n btooks . it comest'i witinI tilt "lean' II t years5 of hl.s bausittess. At thte pr'esenl tim10 (icago) is thte cenitre of the sub11 ist '-ript in hook hutsintess int Amertleat ta.saysI the (Chtlngo Tributne, andi by thl( 110 ametli tokeni iti la hrdeir to find i aitn vniss4er for a sutbsctriptioni book thar llever before in the history of that bust cih ness. CnIat'issing for books Is some thigthtpeople take upi only as a llst r'esort, It Is a "har'd times" job, ani lono( one recogIzes It more readily thma detoes thle man who prints the boo0k sup he A natingy Luinch. be- That Word "daInty" never beig uset ird to describe thte lunch spread gior mon eu, we have decided that it meatns tha rs, there is not enough to eat,lAtchise, Jr. Globe. - KRUPPS GRTAT WORKS. HUGE GUN SHOPS NOW THE PROP ER I Y OF A GIRL. 1:r &n Krpte nt s I t,.-n v .,as or Agr (O wtea thso 1":.:et I eleto tet"w l e t t<t ,t i 000,00 -..-As Artit'li\ he''l (It4 ( le:er (-ea toptiun of I' int'" Inltssesn ity. ''he attelitloni of the worl( has teen attracted by a sixteen-year-old girl. The fIlous gun works of 1ierr Krupp, wil) died the other lay, have been be queathed to his eldest daughter. Bertha Krupp. iBy those who are( familiar with the l'ssen factories they are valued in the neighborhood of $75,000,000. Such a legacy, accordingly, elevates Flraulein Bertha to i high rank among tie wealthiest heiresses of Europe and America. A clear conception of the imlmensity of the gtu shops at Essen is obtainable from th, following description of theln written by Thomas Ashbury, of Man chester, lEngland. who recently visited the plant and carefully investigated its nuiltifold industries, and wrote i pam phlet about it entitled "Ai FngIisli man's Visit to Krupp's Works in Ger manyWaktl'per-glnd." in this pap1111)11let \1t. Ashrily says, among other things: h'llese wo'rlc:. were 'Ounntied in iS11 by Fred Krupp. who l ilt in that year the first siw Iting tturmte for steel lak ing. In ISIS it. h uihiing of the oldest wlr{ksi1p of the 1tesenlt ilalnt was I)' guin anti (oplllItetd iln 1519. In 1526 l"riedrich Kru:pp dlied. andi his son Al frd. then a lad of l iin. tif ol:' '.w him ill I lle works lnir,nagfenlt':li. :Il' I : l i e guardlianlship) of his l l.r.t:i I n 1 I43": the il i:st east st!'el ,tun ta!rui's weei'l 1ilau". alltl ill 1847 il:t 1iIrst ,.t11i :l)le. Ill 18:31 tle tirlil t'uit)to)c'tl nil ' n11 -1 at Esscn. On the tlenth t Aiire:I K:!.t). inl 1, 7, Ile ljutilt l' o ullt-"i:tls and wotriltl'n at the Es:-etl wotr: w\as 12. r74. while in thl theie w rle : per Tiht worlks iof thei firm Ieit - lte i:sscn cast st'el wourks. w\itl gini te t lng gIr<tInis at ci)cIpen: the lXrt p) steel works at Ann"n. I \\'catplhalia the Gi'ialnia sitbiht liid iv wolrks at Kit !. :lin blast Iiirnai' pl:liits for tihe N'.'.l''w "id i::l l . andlg Reiatis!en tile !'I n i lt I rccusj:irine, tif tili e ttblast 1iacat';u. wili an1 o ltic111'!1 of iS10 tt :,11) tonm a t"urn1ac"( in tw,enty-fOt?r hItIl l: t tligt tit' i i: ; i an Is at; :oa r. t' - : n. I{hrl- ., 1." i.' a la r:.e 1i11L 1l' (11 if roni m ,0 Iijl' i ::a iFt"1 t l 1 iltl i s i l lilhtlitati ;lti ! I l, tiutl edam. with st1Ins i Mt I . Th'i!e 'he Iltt'tr'du< is of the i::.s"n w,'tiitS are Lt(ln; ti whit- it . ! t . ih:ary t. 1;t, 1(111 titl elsit all lll it war-s l; ahip ittol 2 din2 1 ll nat;l111:'1, n111'.t: an: l a m.il of all ii ls, St 4l and ira puli s, rolhe tool ::tc :", hard t e l p ia ste , stet id gitc'hts e(c. At the(, east steel work, in 1911 there we.0re in the sixty d! latnrtment5 in oper'atin s0 fmacine tools 22 rtolling mnills, 1dr 1 steam hami mters, from Iwo to one thousand pountis fallit we(I igt;1 0 .id hy. d 1aulie r esses... ('in tIcld wo benitng Ol pre.dsed and00 oitos. aorgirnt lies of' ml0 tos dal. Tlie oal ou2pt 100 thn) 2 ertials vola biers.i 51 tic amens fr33 om Two tol tni thiry-i hundrft li horsueptowr ac aggreat0inwa -13.128 horsepoer co;l ltarmor asnd 59101 ean from er en.78 17nre weigh. t to e h uresn nthsmting workdI35balsin test i tere i w'erd (tltd nanerg 190114otlnme to ofaion drefrom thoerms intes worly Thlei' colon ofutt from thei .irm'sr o li2,ries 19. was total33 tons.Ie Th tota(lS onumpon at the Krupp wvorks n 1A0r-'01,9 was .,8083. Of coal, 24f3 cavtire poyedt anh sng egri eelmtons 277f the pGwrsn wor farda i Kiel 61rovide rolierisn 5,028,17t tilesetingwok Meppe et rdouti, etc9. The n.olme ofmberon depelydelng thouses work the work Tmen' coelo t of thI so finur I peshonb epoe at thle larup ok in I firmay-s(vnldng large oinciare In theiyear 1903,a was i1850.O ane the53 eren aeapoe atCr( ~th Essenicas see8lors, 2773gat the 1901usn iwork in Buk18 975tth0era.asi 6T28 at)the(smting orkhs,f Mepe girods, etc Th1 nube of sohiha rlson( topendliet on tethe woritern Maye 1i900 (inca lingt arrenad hilden) was 147,645.O)lli' o n nI ~ rt i' fifty-eve ptes farr n vare;l in. thei yering901than1 fet.wa in 1850, an is 168etimsle in wi901an th'arn1 it wa In 1850.is: eto wIh o h TlIhe procion ofat ths firnitlus n Inumaero,lad fo h a 30 lasstee c maeihal1011 and kmasp at itil impossil weIhin 10t(any esnble spalc ito enumeOl'ratese,tewrtr.hr fTre wilctnly crmeto. fiicew aromia pas irn-tng eye opry to an sughi.rc Aluseigarms ae ilor al warshi .t eal inuih and neaf(rlly w2ith Twothyicknes: phestal weaghtexer tI flui'hed~' (1 armor 0lt wals. b1d tos, an rIreda re trom havIsoti steel ngm weghIg 1It Ios, anco hil atods. ToeightIva not0 phaimum the prmn plful rolls,ingmines eertIng 37for s noth e'ghtingi 50 pto enn rol intoe aso lr plate (i 01 Tee wIdre andan,- Iunces thic an pliang n2cssrytohadl schpr Two thydfrauIe oreseea seein haure resses of7000 tons e r osth re unied, crv the weaie steeblt rm pla~ whlefts old.rl era lTo drineroepro thatese22 ame meIgs dm2n3on fe In legt. ng fetwd nd112ichstika Aniother fInished solid screen chaft wa-ITs made of e"rIeIblo steel, made fromt an ingot 80 tons weight, and forged lin der a 5t100 toil press in 62 hours to N a length of 14$ feet; afterward this re larkable solid shaft was "trepallned." bored for its entire length to make it hollow, I. c.. to have a hole all the way throlgh. T'ls long stee"l shaft was turned and bored in a lathe which I believe is with out a compeer in the world, it; diineu sions being: L.engtIi of bed, 166 feet 4 inches; , length bietween centres. 152 feet 6 inches, and all its conponelit parts of suitable elephantine proportion. In ordnance, it is well known this firm has held for a long time a reputa- te1 ion of the highest class, and the nun crous guns to be seen from a 50 ton tr gun down to It I pound gun, were splen did speeillens of the highest quality of such articles. I saw one of Krupp's 50 ton coast do- ter fence guns, 12-inch bore, mounted all complete in a revolvting turret, and this To terrible weapon is capable of penetrat. ing the thickest and miost modern type of armor that is used for the protection of ironclad ships at any (listance at u: which an ironclad woill(l attelpt to destroy coast defence work. ye 'T'he gun is of special crucible steel. and is fired electrically; the barrei is -lu feet iong. Whn charged wit h1 291 poUnds of smokeless powder, behind a shell weighing 1180 pouinds, it has a iluzzle veloeity of 2690 feet, a n a1 sendl the shell twelve and one-half miles. At a distance of 11)93 yards it can Send a sliell St poluds weight that will penetrate a soli:i wroulghlt iron TIl Ildato 50 3-1 iniches' thick, or an ordinal'y de steel plat' :: 1-2 inches thick. a "Kripp's'' p:teit hardened steel plate tu It 1-2 inches t hick. h'le 'arious hinds of portable field guns for amily piries;es made by Krupp haie long be'1i kniown as of the very first r anlk in every way. 'T'he writer twas favored by an invita ti)n to wil le'S solle at ual firing tests at tle gun testing range. biult spate will n1ot allow for mure than one to he de srriht'ed. A ield gun firing a 1.1 1-2 pound pro je(tile with a charge of smokeless pow. i ith'r of rather m1ore than one pouind / with a 'ant'ge of three,(, lnd tlhre'C-(llli'uartem' lilb fireld :::;Iy twenty rounds a min tile aimedl a : targ(t. At a sl(tr: range ten shots wre i'red Ii thity seto1d!s. anld every on:e wntll tlrouigh th' hole made by tlhe firo: shot. Anothr en shot s w"'ere fired, the first through ihe hlil's-eye. and the nine we' made to iOrm)11 a ring Ofi nine holes closely rotunl the bulIl's-eye, to show how accurate the aim, though at. so raid a :)l. Ar!!1t:d as 'ere tle Voers witI g;ls made by this firm, it is nO t wondr at th frarfutl hatyo(" they t'ausecd an:olg th' lBritish army in the late Sout ii Af rican wtar. It would require a large volume to desribe even briefly the mIultitldinous artitlIes made by this firm, from an ironclad man-of-war down to a penlny file. but whether large or small, the greatest dlegree piossible oif excelilancy is chiaract erist ic ailike of all produe' tions. Perhap:s the most. unl(que feature of all in this huge firmi, especially in this age of truists and 'omnbIines is the fact that the whole concern belonged to one man alone, no 'omp)any' and 1no hartneitrs, anid this remarkable man is l-ried rich Alftred Krz'upip, the grandson of thle oiigi nal founder, andi that the busin11ess is sm-i'cssful is prioved 1by thle ai retu-n (If priofit nmade for' incolIme tax last year', for' 1 am informed the prVo- is prietor's profit was declared as being 1 2000l,000. ti Aho Norqn'I idhn ii I) ~na nnto1im. "It is queer"lQ said a man versed in ar'chlaeolig ical mat teris thle (Ither day, i '"that while so much- inter'e.it is mani fested ini ar'chae-ologi,-al dliscoveies, those being mnade in hIndia have as yect attracted so little attention. The most jl implortant of these Is the location of C what is undoubtedly the resting place ,of the ashes of the great Buddha, or' one of the resting places, for there are 'said to be as many as eight. The spot d I was discovered by William Peppe, resl 3 dent partner andi manager of one of the t. estate in the Taral awarded by the ~ government of IndIa to its supporters, Mr. Peppe caused a deep trench to be (ldug across a gr'eat mound on the prop. erty. A linge stone box, topped by an immense slab of stone, was uncovered. Insideo the great coffer were found three ,stone urns or vases, a stone jewvel box and a crystal bowl. The yases were -ashes and jewels. One of the vases bor(l t San inscription which, translated, estab 1lished the fact that the spiot was one of a the restinig places of Buddlha's ashes. s A pillar erec(ted by the Buddhist Emn per-or Asoka has also been found mark SIng the birthiplace of B3uddlha near the .i 'site of the long lost city of Kapilavas tu."-New Y'ork Tribune. r ln'rneiaint A rection. \l isA Doaingeirfleld is breeding r'abbhits at Cast letoin, anid a miothetr ('at insIsted on inivaintg the warren, atnd wlenit so har' as to( iles5troy some of thle young animals. 'The ketper catughtI her ini he ~*act and killed hier. r Two kitt(en werie thIius deived of'i (i lite I irturaI )10 roe(tor', bu11t they were a sadopilted by the mother rabbitir whlo.s Syounig had bieen des;poiled by3 th ruollt- I, I theu' cat, and niiowV they are wvellI grown a giand full Io(f life. Th'ley eat and clee-p wvithl lie otherci rabbit s, and( seem very itondc of their t foste miuothler'. A f'ew daiys ago we ref'erried to lthis peciuliar' relationship at a table wher-e t -Miss Seavey, the aimal piainter-, was dlininlg, and she told of' a case that S r hand greatly interested her- in Vermont, h TheO mother01 rafbit was iltiled and Ihert or-phani audoiped and r'aised by a femialo g cat. 0 As the r'abbit gained strength and r showved a disposItion to wander', the tl anxiety of the fost.er' mother' icr-eased. r She would go in searich of it; and not 'rest in content untIl she had found It. si The law oif benevolent. affection which n gover'ns the w,uorldl sometimes makes g its influen' e felt. iln unexpected chan 2 nels.-Tur'f, Field and Far'm. d * "Drop me a line!" cried the excur-- n 'o sionist, who huad fallen overboard. D "WVhat's the use!" calmly rejoined the dlleged funny man of the party, y n "Th -o isn't any postofflce where you I , are gning,"--fhicagn News,.t hbe Fanny .J'Yde of Life. Tito Ship's Dizzy Mocean. A yoing l(ady in crossing the ocean rc'y ill fron the ship's dizzy inoecan; She said with a sigh, V And a tear in her eigh, 11 Of living I've no longer a-nocean." --Chicago News. , Quite Natural. v Do you think the photographer flat- l ed her?" 11 I atiplpose so. l'veryone does."--De. M It Free Press. ,1 l1s Oversight. It'--"Why didn't youi answer my let. asking youi.to marry me?", V e-"You didn't inclose a staump."- 14 wn and Country. 11 --- i1 ''ho Exception. R tIlorney--"Ignoriale of the law ex- I 'es no oIe." 11 'ileit---"!'xcept, of course, a law- t ..--T,ovu anil Country. . Just 8o. .itl Up larellce - -1"Pa, how mianly Ises have we'." ir. Callipers - ''Six, my son--ive y si's and a 11ousense."---Puek. I)isappointed. a *So you were he~ld up by3 lfhndits?"' Yes, and that isn't the Nworst. of it. ey Sinmply look niy inoley Without i 1inin me long etiough1 to give me11 start as a maIgtzine writer or lece er,"--Washringioil Star.t Slan;, Pre luatraincd, i i n 11 11 11 41 Ii sa o ho t niillinaire em"-Nw ok Times ]en the Uc t 1h).. li le wors"t ilssiist Iin towt." el ile "IIel is te w*'Or.st141 alrend . ''ir "O . ! no he's only tryingri toi be. i "Ruts hvlei ydeclares heO k nw iitwll eIst heNhis lurk 'Fnttosuced" [ihl tnd t nd Tine s. 11 She-"Oh.il yous have'i suh.'stte Her SytmUst Mama --"You('11' lmustow b itawfuly trul,eS drli'. The( doctoisay you or s ll uhsett." Litt-"leol-Yesno, argess't iOs, mar a, eause. my0 hoot' asuep a peole us leeribystmUpset.e thyg >ai slepa-the wrong en.-hiladel-l A1t( Mrt-yrs to Vgue.i s an "a,lth15 ha3 fots annoy.ji,ande, said) leepmat h teeps1'i dispensiradyl binde pilosophy1. '"Thlat's right,"' anIswered'i Mr. Cuam ha:dn'lt got ri('h, mot01her anud the14 girlis n'ash inigton) SIar. Jndib l\i'iV Winkle, as 11he lit - - :111 enn~ Ii;. ofV: t hliountains 'Aui- we n- iur slei. " i o A l'Oh&liIifelila 11hisW'1 mor iniig' d('1' "iiI Oali (ee li;iCIK- -o' ley otlm," 4l IIult tip itousot the oungilil, way1 '' 'pro0n111'elt 110 ) w1n ch(a 1( ila :14 lor oin (ownt-unilo'te terda" "out the oings of11( timhhe Cucl and 1il: ]t a n"( yyrsoilo " I'd soonerpuls e'Innddt o luntic asylum'e ithratput ap loe < ItWell, yhu'd sinnd toa) much withe ] ft aon counilor.-Ton.Th-Bits. i' Sit' When a man11 goes into polities he light to put his self-respect in his rwket for use in emergeneles.--BaI-j ore News. Denmnark has the largest army -In 'Oportion to her size. Sheo has 187 )ldiers to every 10,000 of her lpopula fLoRTKUTUREc The (hirdon Walkwtay. To tlllce a good firm walkway lit flip arden, or through the lawil, w\lich 'IlI e slooth ini dry at all sensons. tl' P'ortlandI cemenlt one parlt:and sties two parts. Make Into mortar. reQnd over the pathinth 81110oh down rlth it trowel. 'Phe lied of iuortar bould first be well beaten down, and " convenient n Layer of gravel be pread over it, with the mortar added ex't. ShapI1Ig io Tree. The shapilg of a tree should he (lone 1hen it 1a young. Tle praetltee of il )winlg useless limbs to grow, only to e Hawed or hopped ot1' when ite tree large, Is a mistnke, as every lunde Irhile limb grown deprives the other Ibs of so mlueh food and 1ourish lent. Begin with the first ycar and riln the tree to lte slipe desired. 'ani"ng only such branches as will be etninecd litter oil. loito Cnttings. "Please tell us how to propagate Oses from euttings.'' ''h' similest 1ay, for an amateur. is to tke clt ings of ripe wood, cut siluoth helow Joint and plunlsge t hem two-I hirths I le 11n1thi of at long cuttIinl. or one-third( lie len;gth of a shori tIltin.g into the rouiil, III it spent hot-hetl. n" inl a cor er of the rose bd1 liself. I'ress cown ie dirt tightly' pinch off all the leaves xcepting two or three --or pinh the irger part of each lefu', lavii:i, lithree r fonr (IllaI'1er leaves otn the Steinl. .ew\ York Tribtill. l'amer. llulclniti Strawibcltem in Winter. Strl\wberrirs nre imulched in Wiltcr ear Norfolk. n., wilh pint straw roml lhe forests. althoughl1 more oftenl via hi grass muulch Is Illo\wedl to 1'ow. \lost fiebds are 1ielic<I (11' year Illy. but somr rl' ti' two ears. nn1e growers do nothiltg to 4In- heds he set(ind1 ye:Ir, while ollers nairow own l'theibeds w'ith at plow :1114 serape# Ain the grass as with young plailta ions. Ahltmi M:11'h I 1(is' aire top .1m w ith :1iumt i7i1( 11(:t!(b ; glanlo on11tinin; vel tr eighlt 1'r ("enlt. of r11:INh :Ind t'o11 <m to .evenl p1er 'nt, amiitlnlia. Too inuch amn11iilli Ieete thr yi(l. hII tw\\o-year-ol +d- 101;ll lin nitl s 41' Iliore :11'e usetl. \.[., in New E:n.:lali llolmeste:ltl. Fnrrin;_ 1Hnrd1 Wood l'lants With E't her. oIte ftilme :1g4 l'rofessol' .[(h:11 it : on, of 1)eiiiark, )uhliSI1ed the re tilts of researhes 01nd ('xper'liments :t the use of ethler inl forcing l1laes lit of Season. The subjeel has since ecn Itken up aroin(l Paris and ex erilentetd with iuite 1ar'gely. It has een found that any of th' hard wood lub's 11ay he forced very fillickly y first etherlzing them. The process .1 blrief' Is to ta ke up the plan11t after' it, lh-n to Pin(Ce it in 1 an air-Iththli box ini rhiithl is a reserviomr to hiohl thle ethier. t'ter the box is closed1 t' ('ther is loureod fit thriioughi an1 openin1g. wh11 ic 4 ait once cnrefully elose-d to pre(venti lit e-snpe 01f the vaporh. Thle pliants are e'xposed 10 4othiz'ai Ion ablou t lift'y hiours, thien 4they are'I 1*1cc-d in thle Ithiotose. watere(i''l annl rentedl In the usua11 way.i3 Abu -111 1011 ramhs thler are use ' per 1 'i cu'iP mer 4' aIr spanee. Plants have1Q beeni boughit iito tiwer' w'ith ti4his proce'4ss ini tw-e've' lay's of forcing, wihiei'es siiniilar >lants4 niot:4i' teld hiad 140mr'1ely egun I aiken ithiat thet plantms are4 lmlrfectly I ry anid dorma nt wb'ii thy are3 0i pul. ni. F-or the forcIg of~ lilnies. 1iza ilns, iydr'angens. spiiren. 101 '/ulia anad thler birubis of like chiant er, thiis prlocess iolds~ out 'oniIder'nle proi'iilse. It lily be0 poss5ible also to uise. ii la 'or'cinig fruiIt trees ini pots, Wfnter' Flower's. Gladiolus have to be lifted before lie gr'ound1 freezes hlard. A fter the' titalks have become eniriely try, cult theam of'f ablout an1 inchl frlomI the rown. TwIst off tile oltd, shrIveledl ulb and roots, and store In a (dry3, tool place. Named varIetIes, or dhir Eerent sihadle, maly easIly be kept leparate In paper blags. A teellar su114 tle for potaitoes Is well adapiItedl for vinteinig thesIe and simnilar hullbs. L'he haordy varieties miny hie taken tuy >r left In the ground; hut If left, sufm 'lent protectionl should be gIven to >revient the frost from eniter'ing the gr'oundl deCeply'. Th'ley ('nn1 also be crown in Pots f'or wIndlow-blooinlg n the early fall and1( wittr. A pot, eveni 01r eIght inchles deep'l, should be ecluredl, tile hot tomi co ver'ed ani Inch(1 Clee with broken ebaricoa, and11( thIiis 'over-ed wIthI two fin-lies tof good sod lid an Iich of sand1(. Set thet hulh11 or milbli on thIis sandi( and4 'overl wit h andit galrdeni soil to1 withlini :ii Inch' of lit for) of the pot, St Ih lit'1 in a larik, cool Pince for tell da:ys or' two .V4eks4 to root, a11nd when-i tho4 t op fiinr4s brIng thelt'0 11nto ft' light and( im of the wlido)w. As 4the top1 1grO-5 no01 Stoll mayi1 lit lidlhul to thle pot m1141 full. WVater onlly wh'Ien dry'3 anid hen thoroughly. Cu innlSas i'e ealsil-. vintered If dumg b1fore Psever'e frosts IPlnetrate the soil. Th'ley should lie lept enltlirely (dry3 durhing thle winter'. >lneinlg the Clumllps ('loser togethe ii'on(l lie floor of a warm11 cellar. It wIl' lot (10 to dlumpi thlem in llh'rrels or IOXes b1efore thley are't (compllletely di'y. Petmia seed may13 be sowii at lilt imie, buit whenl Hown' ini thle fall whit 'Ommnpee to blooml at least at mlont;' marlIir than tile spr'ing.sowni xeed.. lhla M. Hess, In The Ep,litomlist. It Is Conservativ'ely estimiated tha' Ihere are now In Newv York CIty 20,00(' nuers of well-developedl plmnarye V ubhercul1ois. All the sulffe'ring and1( leth COnlHequent upon01 the l)revalenlce uf the dIsease arec, Ill view of mloderun clenitlile knowledge, lar1gely pr'eveniti >lie by the careful observatIon of sItn >le, well undi(erstood and easily applied iensur'es of clean11liness, d isin fectlin ind lsolation-Newv York News. My, flow Dloen Ho Know? The moral about dleceptIOnl ia that iou wvould never do it if you wereo go ng-to get found out.-New Yo.r n1icss