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From the Ambdtsstkdor V1 BOX By A. M. DAVIKS OGDEN Cepurloht. 1904. bu A. M. I>?vk* Oodeo Tbo big flower fllled drawing rooot wrr brilliant with afternoon sunshine. Through the open window came the sound of the trot of horses' feet t they paused on the broad "Unter des Linden." Ransoine Prentice looked about Iii in wltti a sigh of satisfaction. It was good to bo back In Berlin. Then he smiled at the girl who was bunding him a cup of tea. "So here I am at last/' he said. "And, now. tell me the news. You left Amer ica so suddenly that I had no chance to coino and bid you goodby. How do you llko your elevation to the rank of ambassador's daughter? And hat any thing exciting happened thus far? Yon see, I had to follow just to hear it an." The girl hesitated, playing with the spoons on the dainty tea table. "There Is not much to ?Vell," she an swered slowly. "And yet thore Is one thing," glancing across at him. *\ think you will be pleased, as It le largely duo to your instrumentality. I should never have?have known him ne quickly had it not been that, owing te your old friendship, I already felt as If he were no stranger when we met. Of course you can guess whom I mean. 14 is not announced yet, but I am going te marry Max von Wttaleben." Tho man's cup clattered In its saucer. "You?to marry Maxt" he repeated. Then, "Do you?do you care for him se much?" he asked. For a moment Miss Freeman frown ed. Rut it was only Ransome. He and she had always teased and ques tioned and confided In each other. Yet she paused over tho answer. "I?I do not think that I am the klna to care very deeply for any one," she said soberly. "I admire Max. YoU have always told me how noble he was; how brave. And I adore bravery- My idea of his character is really dr?W? largely from your letters." Prentice's lips twisted into a smile. "I was an onthusinstic chap in those days," he commented dryly. "I hope you have some better foundation fee your affection than letters written bf a boy in tho university. Rut I ant forgetting what was partly my errant1 this afternoon. "Ruffalo Rill" is to opo^ in Berlin tomorrow afternoou, and I thought perhaps you would like to go. It Is only patriotic for tho Americans to turn out. Should you caro"? Mist Freeman nodded. "1 suppose it wov.Id be the prupey thing to do," she agreed. "I have not seen 'Buffalo Bill' since I was a child. They sent father a box, but he does not care to go, and I had not thought about it. Suppose you come with us. I will ask Max, and we can take Fran lein." A few minutes later Prentice rose te take his leave, and it was not until after his departure that Miss Freeman remembered that he had forgotten to congratulate her. For the rest of the day the girl was decidedly absent minded. But the next afternoon, seated In the box of honor iu the big open air arena. Mb Freeman appeared to have quits regained her normal spirits, chattering fayly with both men. Von Wltzleben, precise, neat, with parted hair ana1 pointed mustache, sat on her right, and the girl glanced critically from hit somewhat Impassive face to that of the American, with Its keen dark eyes nnd steady, clean cut mouth. ThS study of the two men was more absorb lug than the show. ITer attention hud wandered from tho ring and the flour ish of trumpets which heralded tu) Deadwood conch caused her to start. The next moment a man pushed his way to their box and bowed. "Colonel Cody would b* honored if any of tho American ambassador's guests would wish to ride in the Dead wood coach," the man suggested cour teously. Miss Freeman, in sudden mis chief, looked at her fiance. "What do you say to It?" she queried demurely. The German gazed back la horrified disapproval. "You go around In that coach and make a spectacle of yourself," he gasped, "before all these people! Aber, what a shocking idea! 1 could not al low It." Into the girl's eyes there came a sud den gleam. She had not meant to do tills thing. But ever since her spoiled babyhood a dare had been to her spirit like tiro to gunpowder. She lifted her head. "Thank you. We shall be glad to ac cept," she said to the man, who still stood, hat In hand, awaiting her deci sion. "If you are afraid, pray remain here," she added defiantly to Yon Wit zlebon. "Will you come, Itnnsome?" "Rut"? began he. One glance at her set mouth showed the futility of re monstrance. And wherever she called he would follow, lie the consequences what they might. In silence be let her precede him down the steps, Von Wlt zleben bringing up a sullen rear. The frauloiu left behind wept In unheeded protest. It was not until th<> couch had fairly started that Miss freeman realized all that she had brought upon herself. From her childhood she hud nlwaj'6 detested firearms, And these pursuing Indians! But, without flinching, she l>0re It all the crack of rifles, the smoke which choked eyes and mouth, the fiendish yells. Then all at once she became conscious that the coach was swaying and bumping strangely. A man sitting opposite her suppressed an oath. "I told Bill to exercise them horses," he muttered. "And this blamed ring has mighty short corners. Yon better hold on tight," he added to the girl. "If this rickety old thing does break loon* or turn over," expressively. Miss Free man felt her heartbeats quicken. There whs danger tben real danger. From the box came the driver's voice in frau tic abjurgatlon to the now thoroughly frightened animals. Miss Freeman turned toward Von Wetzleben. "Max," she whispered. But the Oer mau, his face ashy, his eyes fixed and staring, sat with strained fingers clulehing at the wooden door. lie had qnito forgotten the girl. A little sob broke from her parted lips. Were they goln? to die? A strong hand closed over hers, and. Opening her eyes, through the smoke she saw Hansom*, steady, calm, self controlled. "We shall pull through all right," he said. "Don't be frightened, dear." The girl, conscious only of the word which bad slipped Inadvertently from bis lips, caught her breath In the sudden shock of a groat revelation. Hansome loved her?Itansomc! All at once she comprehended why It was that she had hesitated to an nounce her engagement until Hansome should learn of It, why it was that she hod Judged Von Wltzleben from Ran some's standpoint rather than her own, appreciated that it had been tho fact _.< bis intlnacv with Rnnsqip* which had Iwen tils chief attraction and how near ?he had been to never knowing. Now at last, In this supreme moment, she grasped tbe truth; knew that even as Ilfftisomo loved her, no she loved him. And whether death or life lay before them, with that knowledge In her heart, that touch on her hand, she waa content. And then with one strong, mighty pull from above the horses trembled down to quiet. For a day or so the Berlin papers were rather sharp In their criticism of the girl who bad rendered herself so conspicuous. No equally well bom Oer. man girl would ever hare done such a thing, they declared. But Miss Free man, utterly glad In her new found happiness, only smiled In undisturbed thankfulness. BAR HARBOR. The r.fuiy Uny? of TU In Xott Fninnnn Malue Sommer Itenort. In tOSS Mount Desert and Its neigh borhood were granted by the French I? a man named Cadillac. When Acadia was dually as a result of that long war relinquished to England It was given to Governor Bernard, but as this gentle man when the Revolution broke out was loyal to King George the estate was confiscated. Meanwhile M. Bar tbOlomew Grogolrc and his wife, Maria Theresa, who was the granddaughter of the original grantee, revived the claim of Cadillac, and It was allowed. For years the Island remained a soli tary plnoe, with long stretches of un broken forests Into whose labyrinths no stranger dared venture without a guide, Its land uncleared, its future un dreamed of, but nrtlsts, weary of the commonplace, found out the spot and bore to dwellers In towns glimpses of its wild charms, and now and then a world worn, brain spont man would steal away to seek the island's solitude and stimulus. These seekers for beau ty or health would carry their own camp outfit or Inter would patronize the lmtels. The first summer cottage there was built on a site that was bought for $800. When fashion had put ho:* stamp of approval upon the phico lau 1 thai would not have brought o dime an acre during the lime of iho Gregoiros was sold at from $25.000 to upward of $100.000 an acre.?Four Track News. StrMxM'lantt's llent uoiicin? "Tbc lien I holiday," said a school i. ' her, "la a Swisi n-.iyelty that we ought t> Introduce here, it is not right fo" us to t'*eat our scho >l children In t! matter of weather as vre do. Tho S- i -; have a maximum temperature fo i 'i > >1. When the thermometer goes ..; > tl::?-t maximum there Is no school, wh her Ih-i month be April. May or : . , Tiio children In the insuf f, ? ;t are free to bathe III tin s, to p! nie in cool groves ?i ... m Iho wlud swept lakes. fiie Sr.'i'fi rccognlxc that we can Im? pose : i ?: eater suffering on little chil dren i'i.iii lo confine them tor long ho : - '. .i stretch in an intolerably hot -i '? ?olrt >m. Hicy know that chil dren ? uuder such conditions tea .. :; henee the school direct ors are v -e enough b.v making tliese he :i h d! . s to save the teachers and (he "liiirtreli much misery and much ?vt ii lime." ? Louisville Courier .To. :nnl. 0 . r -ooanat Mlilc. A 1 '"or r iiie tropics says: "For n < ..; '> morning drink I roe uo to try the milk from the yi ..t Cut off the top of the a; rp knife, pour the con to- and you have a drink ;:i i he eoeoanut must ho Singapore I was n bit led a doctor. Fart of \. i ; :; seri; i .;i was coeoauut milk .:r i thing In tho morning. I took to it mod kindly and often wish now that I had a chance of repeating that portion of the cure. Where the cabbage palm grows one has a good vegetable t hand-the heart of the head of the tree. In removing this the palm Is K?h-d. This growth Is not bad eating raw, a.1 I found when out hunting once We fed on the palm and wild honey." Tbe Wax of the Arab. A traveler in Egypt writes: "In a camel caravan we once met In the des ?i t there wn a beast with a gigantic ]. of en e- towering above and on hi i sides of him. On the left flank of rhi < mountain of ca.-cs rode a small .'\il> slung In a sling. The reason was obvious?tho camel engineers had mls en km In ted 111 loading and had put too much on the on*, side, thus giving tho camel a heavy list to starboard. Arab like, being too lazy to repack, they had corrected the error by using a light Arab as trimming ballast." I.iK-k find Labor. Luck is ever waiting for something to tern tip; labor, with keen eyes and strong will, will turn up something. Link lies in bed and wishes the post loan would bring him the news of u legacy; labor turns out at 0 o'clock and with busy pen and ringing ham mer lays the foundation of competence. Luck whine: , labor whistles. Luck re lics on chance, labor on character.? Richard v'obden. Deceived. Mrs. Blinkers?What! Going away? Why? Servant? Fleose, mum. when I come yesterday you gave me the keys to your trunks and drawers and chests and Jewel boxes to keep for you. Mrs. Blinkers?Yes, 1 did that to show that I trusted you. What Is the matter? Servant?There don't ono of 'em fit.? New York Weekly. In Tbelr Order of Importance. "What did you discuss at your liter ary club this afternoon, dear?" asked the husband In the evening. "Let me see," murmured his wife. "Oil, yes, 1 remember now. Why, wo discussed that woman who recently moved Into the house across the street and Longfellow." Old Lady (watching a football match) ? I canna* uar.erstnn' that footbn*. Her Bon?Well, you see, each side Is trying to kick the ball between those posts at either end of the field. Old I,ady? Weel, that wudna bs hard tae dae If they'd a' got oot o' the rond. Wonder If Tbl? I? Sot If you put two persons In the same bedroom, one of whom has the tooth ache and tho other Is In love, you will find that the person who has the tooth ache will go to sleep first. Isn't It curi ous? At <be Wronar Time. "You say your playing created a great deal of talk?" said the friend. "Yen," answered the pianist, "but unfortunately It was mostly during my performance." Brer notleo how much time the other fellow can spare from his buslr.es? t.o tell you how to run yours??-Mays vi lie (Ky.) Bulletin. A THEATRICAL TRICK IT FOOLED JOE JEFFERSON, AND IT FOOLED THE PUBLIC TOO. The Story of an Ovation That Wae Given to the Great Aetor on One Occaalon When He Wai Plaj In* Hip Van Winkle la Baltimore. "The best Htory on Joe Jefferson wus never printed, during his lifetime, nud the kindly old gentleman himself went to his reward without ever having heard It," suld the advance ngeut, "for none of the people around him over got up nerve enough to tell him that he had been taken in along with that dear pub lic whose attention we heralds of art were endeavoring to catch. "It was years ago In Baltimore Jef ferson opened on a Monday night In Ttlp Van Winkle,' and, although he was always n prime favorite with the ater goers there, neither the attendance that evening nor the advance sale of seats for the week had been over good. The folks in front of the house east their eyes over the ticket rack and came to the conclusion that unless something unusual was done the receipts would not be as large as they should be. Well, when the business end of n show reaches that point things are li able to be dolug In the good old 'con* line, within a very limited space of time, and tho boys on Jeffs son's pay roll, If they were not the r.nlftlest at that sort of thing, were cfrtaluly not the slowest In the profession. We put our heads together and arrived at the COUClUSlon that what was needed for good, fat press notices was some re markable popular manifestation of ap preciation of genius. I don't mean the clappiug from the orchestra nor the cat calls from the gallery, but something that would set the town to talking. We thought long over the various schemes suggested, but none of them appeared to be just the proper one for the pur pose. Suddenly the office boy, who was as retiring ns the usual run of ofllco boys around a theater, butted In with, 'Say, why don't you have him dragged V " 'Dragged?what's that?' I asked. " 'Why, have him rushed after tho matinee this afternoon by a howling mob of admirers. Have them unhitch his horses and drag him off to his hotel with their own hands. And say, gee whiz, I've got It! Let the bunch that does It be Johns Hopkins hoys!' " 'That ain't bad for the kid,' remark ed the assistant treasurer patronizing ly, 'but where are you going to get your Johns llopldns boys? You don't think they're lying around waiting to turn themselves Into a bevy of Roman chariot chasers, do you?' " 'Ob, say, you're dead slow,' replied the office boy, with every Indication of disgust. 'Come with me down on Marsh Market space, and In ten min utes I'll have you the greatest bunch of students you ever saw.' "Not knowing the town very well then, I was puzzled at how Hopkins students were to be found on Marsh Market space and said so. "'Why, they ain't students at all,' explained the all knowing office boy. 'They're bums, the worst lot of can chasers In the town, and there aro hundreds of them. For 50 rents a head for the day you can get all of them you want. Get thirty or forty, dress them up In store clothes that you can get nt any old costumer's?baggy trousers all turned up at the bottom, short coats with n southwestern exposure, dinky hats with colored bands, jaunty little fried egg caps and sassy, slap-on-the wrlst sort of canes?and the rest'II be easy money.' "We began to appreciate the feasibil ity of the scheme and- soon were con verted to it. I must admit, however, that it was not with an altogether easy feeling that I started on our work of metamorphosing n lot of tramps Into blithesome college lads, but our tosk turned out to be not so difficult after all. "Tho 50 cents was an alluring propo sition to most of tho gentlemen of leisure whom we found congregated around the hungholcs of the beer bar rels most recent!)' ejected from the dirty barrooms with which the neigh borhood was Infested. We got to gether thirty or forty and marched them all to an Institution called the Worklngmen's Residential club and had them washed and shaved and put In apple pie order, so that some of them looked almost respectable by the time we got through. One great hulk ing fellow, whom we wanted as the leader of this gay and care free aggre gation, refused absolutely for a time to part with his whiskers and only con sented to the sacrifice when we told him we were going to pay him $5 to captain the bunch. "Meanwhile our agents had been busy getting together a suitable ward robe for our little company. There was a fitting on process for the next hour, at the conclusion of which It was voted that we had a crowd of seniors and freshmen that would have faded the flower of Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Hopkins all rolled into one. It required no little skill to make some of them look youthful enough for their part, but we managed fairly well, for all that. When we lined the gang up we noticed that the trousers of a few hardly reached to the ankles and caused one Involuntarily -to think that tho tailor had done better to have turned them down Instead of up, and here and there a student's toes would seek to prove at first hand that his shoes really contained feet. Rut we consoled oursolves by reflecting that no ouo would be so heartless os to bo moved to audible reflection by thl* in dication of poverty on the ps;t of a brave young man drinking deep at the fountain of knowledge. We further congratulnted ourselves, as we rai our eyes tip and down the line, that the ensemble was not so bad. " 'Now, gentlemen,' jald one o'. our party, 'remember you are college boys, careless and light hefirt^d, ??*.ith Just a touch of deviltry In you. You are car ried away with the performance of Jo seph Jefferson?Mr Jefferson Is the greatest actor on the American stage, you know?and you are enthusiastic to do something that will show your op preeiation of his genius. That Is enough for tho present, except that whatever you ore called upon to do do it with youthful vim. Throw your hats in the air, clap each other on the back and make a noise. Mr. Joy here is your leader, and you are to follow Ills Instructions from this time on. What, you don't know Mr. Joy without his whiskers? Well, It is he, all right. If you do well, boys, there'll be a rattling fine dinner waiting for you after the show, in addition to the 50 cents.' "The instructions to Mr. Joy. who was taken fully Into Olli' confidence and who, lu fact, was quite an Intelli gent fellow, Mere more explicit, lb was given the Hopkins yell and fold to have his men proficient lu this ami some other details_wben tho tlmo for action arrived. "if the spectators were filing out from the matinee at 4:80 o'clock among them were our garnished friends of tho 'Spuce,' who had been let In through the ?tage entrance and then passed out Into the auditorium from behind tbe private boxes. Out on the strfet and before the crowd had dispersed they were ready for business, beginning with what I suppose was Intended for the university yell and which sounded something like this: "Rah, rah, rah! Who are we? We're the Hopkins boys, you seet Roo, roo. roo! Clear the way For the bunch from J. H. U. "Of course, public attention waa at once centered on this howling mob of ardent collcglates, and our fellow* kept things going hot until Mr. Jefferson emerged from the alle/ at the aide of the theater. He was Immediately sur rounded by the Hopkins coterie, who cried with one accord: "Jcfferton, Jefferson, Grand old man. Let her rip, boya, All you can! lie's the stuff For me and you? Here's luck, Joe, From J. H. IT. "Well, sir, before Jefferson had time to recover from hi* surprise they seis ed and carried him to the carriage, cut the traces oud turned the horses loose, and, shouting and howllug, stinted up the street madly, with the driver on the box oud the actor Inside, followed by a mob of hundreds. They pulled him to his hotel und then as he alighted gave him cheer after cheer. "Mr. Jefferson, of course, absolutely ignorant of the true character of his strenuous admirers, made them a little speech from the steps of the hotel, In which he spoke of the drama aud art aud three or four other things which his hearers did not know the meaning of, but which were cheered to the echo. "Naturally we saw to It that the om niscient eye of the press did not over look this Interesting niece of news of the Johns Hopkins university boy* honoring the veteran actor, and if you will take the trouble to look up the newspapers of that day you will see that they gave ample space to the per formance. "Our college boys of the hour, with one or two dishonorable exceptions, who sacrificed their dinners and lucre for the fashionable toggery we had loaned theui, received their due reward and then went back to tbelr accus tomed haunts, ready to give their whis kers free play until another advance man should seduce them with a tempt ing offer of gold and food."?Washing ton Star. A Calm a* 9mm. All the afternoon the brig rolled on the long swells, which hourly grew heavier. They leaped against the horl kou, swung onward beneath the keel and swept past with the unrelenting persistency that seemed the embodi ment of vindictive hate. A gale can be combated, but la the grasp of a calm man Is helpless. Every part of the vessel cried out In protest. The canvas slotted and flapped like the wings of a huge bird vainly trying to rise from the waves; every bleck rat tled and croaked; the main boom, hauled chock aft, snatched at Its sheets with a vleiousness that threatened to part them at every roll and ms.de their huge blocks crash; from the pantry be low come the constant rattle of crock ery, and the blue sea, dipped np through the scuppers, swashed back and forth across the main deck. By eight bells every stitch of canvas had been furled or clued up to save It, and the brig lay rolling In the dark hollows like a drunken sailor reeling home.?L. Frank Tooker In Century. Men and Hat? and Cksvchti. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries lints were commonly worn by men In Protestant churches both on the continent of Europe and In Great Britain. Pepys notes iu his diary us a singular circumstance that at the French church at the Savoy be saw, on Sept. 2S, 1GU2, what he had never seen be fore?via, a clergyman preaching with his hat off. Another author of the period says some congregations took off their hats when they sang the Psalms, but kept their heads covered If they read them. The custom almost died out after the restoration, but was revived again by William III. When William, however, found the Dutch habit caused offense to his English subjects he diplomat ically remained bareheaded during the prayers and then put on his hnt for the sermon. Poleworth says the custom survived In Truro church as late aa tbe year 1800. A Lanaruaare I.eaaem. Beautiful is an adjective applied chiefly to brides, heroines of novels and ladles In distress. It Is employed prin cipally by society editors, novelists, newspaper reporters and poets and holds Its age and shape well In spite of constant activity nnd overwork. The only novelist who never used the word was Rhoda Broughton. Her heroine Belinda was green eyed, freckled and cantankerous and is the only unbenutl ful heroine on record, Just as the count In Wllkie Collins' ??The Woman In White" Is the only fat villain. The only poet who has ncrer used It Is Swin burne. He always compares his hero ines to serpents, they nrc so wise snd sinuous. The Hoclety editor or newspa per reporter who has never worked It to a silvery edge does not live, contrary to the rules of the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Inoffensive Adjectives.?St. Louis I'o.'d-I Hupntch. How to Real Letters, It Is often very desirable to know how to seal a letter so that It eanuot be opened without betraying tho fact. Steam or hot water will open envelopes closed with mucilage and even a wafer. A hot Iron or n spirit lamp dissolves sealing wax, nn Impression In plaster having been taken of the seal. By tho combined use of wafer and sealing wax, however, nil attempts to open tbe letter otherwise than by force can be frustrated, ah timt is necessary is to Closo tho letter flrst with a small moist wafer nnd to pierce the hitter wBb 9 coarse needle (the same applies to mu Cllllgo), whereupon sealing wax inr.y b? used In tbe usual manner. This heal can neither be opened by dry heat nor by moisture. Chicago News. Making- a U?r. Four things are required to make a good lawn- time, soil, climate nnd in telligent, labor. In England they have a saying that It requires 100 years to make n lawn and 200 years to mnke a good lawn. In this country, where w* nre trying to make suburban homes while you wait and where a month or two seems n very long time, people are too Impatient. It speaks well for their ambition thnt they want lawns as soon BS they move into their houses, but they nre really expecting too much. At the very best It require* no loss than three years to make a presentable lawn and fix* or ten years to make what we uncritical Americans call a food lawn. Garden Msgaalne. A LAND Or WONDERS. from* <nf the Q?r?r Thlngca TkM Ar? to ?e K*?m4 I? Korea. Three scientist*, two from America and the other from Britain, are re ported to have spent several mouths iu Korea trying to elucidate the wonders of that strango land. Tho wonders in question consist of a hot mineral spring which Is supi>osed to heal anything from a cut to a can cer; two Hprlugs so arranged that when one Is full the other Is empty; a cavern in the mountains in which a cold, piercing wind rages perpetually; a large grove of pine trees which will sprout again directly they are cut down; a stone which floats In space, and, last, hut not least, a rock which gives forth great heat however cold the weather might he. The scientists studied the springs first of i ll and, falling to understand them, turned their attention to the wonder ful enTorn. The moment they entered the Ulterior they were almost blown off their feet, und, although they adopt ed nil manner of dodges to find the orlg'.u of the wind, they h?d to returu to the open sadder hut not wiser men. Thej' next walked luto the grove of pine trees, known as the "Inei adlcable forest," aud here again they were stumped. They destroyed several of the trees by fire during the night, and next morning they were regrowlng strongly out of the very ashes! The fifth wonder of Korea, the float ing stone. In honor of which a temple has been built, tried the scientists' patience to a maddening degree. This stone, to all appearance, rests on the ground, yet when two of the men slood upon It, one on each side, the third was able to draw a thick string underneath without encounter ing any obstacle. Why, they were never able to discover. The warm rock, the last wonder, also puzzled their brains. This rock Is really an immense stone, on the top of which a smnlf Inn lias been erected. The building requires no fires for heat ing purposes either la winter or sum mer, for the rock always keeps it warin. The scientists Jumped to the conclu sion that the stone was situated over an underground volcano which still had life In It, hut on taking soundings they found that they were mistaken. There was no natural furnace below; Indeed, the ground was qulto cold. If not a trifle damp.- -Pearson's Weekly Nerve R no! nervo??. A celebrated English surgeon asserts tbot the Japanese "hare no nervous system" and that "nerves," as west ern nations know the term, Is untrans latable In Japan. This Invites a refer ence to the signlflcaiit history of the words "nerve" and "nervous." A "nerve," by derivation from Oreek and Latin and by earlier English use, Is really a sinew. When Pope speaks of "norvous arms" he means exactly the "brawny arms" of the village black smith, and this sense survives meta phorically in a "nervous style of writ ing," which is very different from a "neurotic" one. Shakespeare used "nervy" In the same sense. But- now that "nerves" no longer mean alnews "nervous" In tbv* common use has al most reversed its old meaning. Iul>t. Johnson's time "nervous" in the mod ?rn sense was still only "medical cant." Now men of "nerve" are very different from men of "nerves." A Pathetle Incident. Thero Is a pitiful story told In the Bookman of Philip Bourke Marston, the blind English writer. One day n particularly good Idea came to him. and he sat down to his typewriter with enthusiasm. He wrote rapidly for hours and hod nearly finlidjed the story when a friend came In. "Read that," said Marston proudly, "and tell me what yon think of it." The friend stared at the happy author and then at the blank shoots of paper In his hand before he was able to understand the little tragedy. The ribbon had been taken from the typewriter, and Mar stoii's toll was for nothing. He never had t?;e heart to write that story again. Gave Himself Array. Detective Captaln--How did yon manage to spot the thief through bis woman's disguise? Defective?I saw htm sit down and noticed that he gave his skirt a hitch with both hands, as If to koep It from bagging at the knees. Then I grabbed him. -Washington Btar. The Tick o f m Cleok. In a recent police caurt squabble over a clock one man test'fled that he could Identify the timepiece in question by, the tick. This statement was received with derision by most of the courtroom attaches, the magistrate Included, but later a watchmaker to whose attention It had been called declared that the scoffers laughed beforo tkey knew what they were laughing at. "Of course you can tell a clock try its tick," he said. "I don't mean that every clock has an individual tick vbet can be recognized hy its friends, but many of them have, and a parson who has owned a certain clock for a kmc while and has studied its style and mannerisms can, If he has a good ear* detect that particular tick among a hundred. Many clocks that are appar ently made on the same plan develop peculiarities lu their running gear. Borne canter along at an even pace, others go by Jerks and spurts. Home are stately aud solemn, others frisky and gay. The ticking of clocks varies, too, In rhythm, pitch and dynamics. With all these differences lu tone I? ft any wonder that a man who has meas ured his life by one clock for sever*) years can swear even In court to Fee particular tick?"?New York Post. Tronhleaome Chlle>?a. Every thing Is relative, after all, ere* age, yet one might suspect that the "children" of one of Mr. Murray's "Men of the Rovolutlon" might hare arrived st years of some discretion and proper regard for behavior. ?? When I saw the old soldier, says 1ST?, Muz-zcy, he was the sole survivor ef those who witnessed the battle of Bun ker Hill. At the age of ninety-Are years he was attending a Whig eele hratlon held at Boston lu 1800, and there I met him. He was a good look Ing old msn with a large, well shaped head, blue eyes and mild expression, His whole countenance beamed with benevolence. I asked him If he had any children. "Oh, yes, I have two sons," he re plied. "Why did you not bring them with you?" The old man's smooth brow wrinkled Into a semblance of a frown as he snldi "I didn't wont to be plagued with those boys on an occasion of this sort." "Why, how old are they?" I asked, wondering if he could mean his grand children. "Ob, on* Is seventy, and the ether la seventy two. But I couldn't be both t sred with them." EXERCISE THE EYES GYMNASTICS THAT MAY WORK AWAY THE NEED FOR GLASSES. A Coline of 1'r??tmcp? Which WIU tlr*BB<h?n the Muscles and Which la Indoraed by in Kipert la the Treatment of the F.rc*. Bje gymnastics constitute ono of the application* of the principle* of prac tical physical culturo us employed for tbe purpose of restoring normal condi tions to tbe diseased body. Anything which will obviate the necessity of pu*? ting on glasses Is to be welcomed, v* everybody who bus become u slave to spectacles will agree, lu many cases of muscular weakuess of the eye cer tain exercises which may be taken at home without apparatus will result in a cure. The symptoms of muscular weakness Include pain through the eyes and a tendency on the part of the lids to close. Sometimes It becomes difficult to keep the eyes open, und there is a vague sensation as though some Invisible force wus tugging at one side of the eye until the victim wonders If he is not becoming cross eyed. In such cases strong glasses sup port the weakened muscles and relieve the symptoms, but they do not effect a cure.* Sometimes ihry are uecessury, but often, on the contrary, persistent and systematic exercising of the mus cles will restore them to u condition of health. Let the first exercise be taken for tho purpose of strengthening the muscles of accommodation. Extend the hand at arm's length with the first finger pointing upward. Fix both oyes on this digit and slowly brlug It toward the face until It touches the tip of tho nose. Then slowly carry It away from tbe face again until the first position Is reached. Do this three or four times at first, keeping both eyes constantly upon the raised finger throughout the operation doscribed. The second exercise consists In turn ing the glance upward and then down ward as far as possible without alter ing the position of the face. Repeat this two or three times at tbe first trial, and then vary the exercise and bring a new set of muscles Into play by turn ing the eyes first to the right and then to the left as far as possible, the face remaining motionless. After two or three movements of this character, with the face still In the same position, carry tho glance to Its full extent first to the upper right hand corner of the eye, after that to the lower loft hand corner, then to the .upper left hand cor ner aud froni there to tu? lower right hand corner. To complete the series of exercises rotate the eyeballs In their sockets two ?r three times, causing the glance to reach the extreme limit of vision In snaking the circle. It is necessary that these exercises be employed with caution at first, for otherwise they will tiro the muscles and bring on dizziness or headaches. The fact may be hard to reallr.e, but tho whole practice Is exactly tbe same In charactor and effect as the exercis ing of the muscles of the arm or leg, and It is jnst as certain that the mus cles of the eye will be strengthened and developed by the movements de scribed. Person* who are troubled with weak eye* may often secure considerable benefit from the use of the eye cup. Thl* Is a small receptacle of thick blue glass and no constructed that when In verted It fits tightly over tho eye. It costs 15 or 20 cents at the drug stores and should be used night and morning. The eye cup Is employed for tbe pur pose of applying salt and water to the eye as a tonic. The proportions should be a level tcaspoonful of salt to a pint ?f water. The latter should have been warmed to about the heat of the body. Fill tho cup with the solution ond place It over tbe eye. Then turn the head backward and open the lids. It will be found that there 1? no unpleasant feeling whatever from tbe contact of the solt solution with the eye. As a matter of fact, this solution Is almost Identical with the saline fluids of the eye. Should the water bo used without the salt it would cause tho eye to smart painfully. Slight attacks of granulation of tbe eyelids may be cured by tbe use of ab solutely pure olive oil, one drop being ollowed to enter the eye twice a day. In dropping medicaments into tbe eye place tbe finger Just under the lower lid and draw that Ud out n trifte, al lowing the remedy to fall upon It. This Is n nlmplo way of accomplishing what many people consider a difficult proceeding. Above all, In denllng with the eye It should be remembered tbnt much de pends upon the condition of the gener al health. A debilitated state of tbe system Is very apt to show Itself in the oyes. These delicate organs depend upon the blood to keep them in good order, and rich blood and an unim paired circulation are of primary Im portance. This calls for plain, nour ishing food, an abundance of fresh air and a moderate amount of exerclsev - ClOOd Housekeeping. The Lotet American Klaar. Maximilian And his followers wero shut np In Querataro. Many powerful Influences were at work to save him. Geward also did his best. Hut he made little or no effort to escape. If he had failed as an emperor he could at least face disaster with the courage and the dignity of a right princely nature, lie troyed by the Infamous Ixtpoz, tried before n court martial of boys and or dered to l>e shot, be spent bis last days In tbe discharge of all the obligations of friendship and courtesy. A false report of the death of Cni'lottn being brought to him In prison be said slm ply, "One less tie to bind me to the World!" I.ed forth to his execution and told to stand between two of bis generals who were likewise condemn ed, he surrendered the place of honor to General Mlromon In recognition of his courage, nie rattle of the mus kets marked perhaps the i ' of nil monarchy lu the new worl' *>nt the bitterest critic of demo. ...y could scarcely desire a gentler figure than Maximilian's to stand before the eyes of Americans ns the last representative of aristocracy nnd of kingship oil this continent.- William Garrott In Atlan tic. Nnpnleon and II In Tuto?. Napoleon was a great soldier, but he could not spell. His handwriting was also so bod os to give rise lo the ru mor that he used undecipherable char acters to conceal the fact tbnt he, the master of Europe, could not master French orthography. In the early tlnj'H of the empire a man of modest aspect presented himself before the emperor. "Who are you?" asked Napoleon. "Sire, I hsd the honor nt ftrloune for fifteen months to give writing lessons to your majesty." "Tou turned out n nice pupil!" said the emperor, with vivacity. "I eon gratulate you on your success 1" Nev ertheless he conferred a pension upou hit old master. A $5.00 Suit of Xtragood Clothes Free to the Best Boy Detective... The man who sells "Xtragood" boys' clothes for Ederhcimer, Stein & Co.. Chi cago, is coining to see us about Nov. 28th to Dec. 8th. We will give Free any "Xtra good" suit in our store to the first clever boy under 16 years of age who finds THIS man before he leaves town. WHAT YOU MUST DO. When you think you have found the right man, say to him: "You are from Eder heimer, Stein & Co., Chicago, and sell 'Xtragood' Clothes." Remember these words. If you say anything else he will not answer. J. E. MINTER & BRO. GENUINE Peruvian Guanno. Direct from the Importer to the Farmer, thereby saving him dealers profits. Peruvian has proven itself the BEST by actual TEST. Ask anybody that has ever used it. - - - Also sell Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash and Kanit. I am now booking orders for February deliv ery. Write me for prices. T. D. DARLINGTON, Manager of Sales Department Georgia and S. C. The Coe-Mortimer Co., NEW YORK Sole Importers in the U. S. for Genuine Peruvian Guanno. TYPEWRITERS The maintenance cost on the Fox Typewriter is much less than on any other. Four Fox Typewriters were used constantly in the Chicago postoffice for three years, eta main tenance cost of 50 cents. On four other standard machines, costing the same as the Fox, used the same length of time, the maintenance was $36.00. Allow us to demonstrate the superiorty of the Fox to you. Placed on free trial anywhere, and second hand machines taken in part payment. , SOUTHERN SCALE ?& FIXTURE CO. State Agents, Columbia, S. C. W. P. HUDGENS, Local Agent, Laurens, S. C. Don't Let Your HORSES AND MULES Get Poor and Boney! White's Purgative Medicine, This puts them in good or der to get the full benefit of White's Worm and Condition Powders Continue the Powders for eight days and you will be astonished at the results. Follow directions on the packages. White's Colic and Kidney Cure! The Great Combination Kidney and Colic Remedy for Stock Directions on Package. White's Black Liniment! The only absolutely perfectly balanced sub-cutaneous counter irritant. Especially recommended for the human family. Fine for Stock also. Give Each One a Bottle of 25 and 50 cents sizes. Sale by Dodson's Drug Store.