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I IN THE CHINA' SEA
f-V
A NARRATIVE
f.y SKtV Ai:
I-! Ytlliil'T '
.Vr-.'o '.?' iKiVs
I!avji:i: 1 1.
: i (.KTINCKJ-. 1
S i Mimi'v Ui";e apnea! cd nl tin- win
dow itqi.i!i! litlic fan', pecinc; into
til.' li".htcii store floiu tin, outer dark
lies. l was hut !i moment, however,
for the held itiMiilit the owner of tin'
face was in the Mori-.
"Here is a csii-lnii.fr." I nl 1 ! 1"
1'liiitiT, who came li the limit in
lather it sii-iv Manner. 1'hisler lil
ii.it like Clammier., and t li i fellow
win decidedly a Mniii-'ul.
I littvo cod reason for rciueiiihcriiic
that I. mill that night. l.onkiiie
hark, now, after all these l;ai).y years,
I can see that fare loom up in tlio
window iii clearly and as startiingly B
it 1 1 I then. U wus i.nt n l'itta u t
faci. It was a crafty, hateful tare,
lint the almou 1 eyes were opened wide
with aniiety oi fear. know not
which. The rich onciitid clothinc win
limp aii l hi'.lruu'lcil. The water run
from li i in in rivulet a )e flood, pant
inj, hef.iifi l'luster.
I liic-tr her'?' he asked in "
!iieiui l'.njr!ii.h cunnu to the Call
lorn nt ( ' 1 1 : 1 1 .1 1 u u 1 1
I'histor nodded. II"' was not dis
lined tn treat the Cha.itmaii era. u, in
ly. Ho did hot f-ny that 1 was Cue
l. .-tor.
( loin, q'.-.icii '''
'Not in'icli!' ret jritee! l'luster,
!iii.-.liK, out a! the : 'm in and shine
ii;i hit suuuMrrr. "I inn not tlie
loetor; and if ! w.n. I wouldn't C"
iit to night for thu i-st Chit auiuit i:i
Sun I'.ait.
A look of appci.l riime iutn the eel
;st mi's fiiec.
Win. In:." 1: aske", lookinj.' a!
:no.
"Thai's ihe dorlm'," replied Pl.is
Ii'i ; "and if ho goi'S out to-nielil he's a
liiKe- fool than I think lie !.'"
"What in it you want?'" a-ked, not
iueliiied to lie t-oo severe wiili the fel
low lierause he hu l hneti uufoi'tuuate
enough to ln horn u heutheu.
'"Not ChiiiHUiim Mek. Chinaman
only want eoine. Molicnii lady sii-k-very
siek iuaho h'' ('loin, liloe
tor. eloui savee hi i , ;:o:ee liir p:iy
velly lii Cl.nr. ! f.inow."
Ih lo.il. hold of my rout and 'oi 'viu
pi'.lllllu llle toward the ilool.
Whuit- is if.'" I linked.
No far. Clou:' M.-li.-an lady do
W illle Hlln'e hrl '-.
"Well. J'hitir," I :-;iid, 'titm-oii
my f 'et mid shiikiro: iny-elf. "I.1 .-nd
in 'your iiiu.'t. iiitu i . n!:il I'll 'i and
e w hut's tin matter.
I'ili-ter Very l.;t -il .Il-;lts:e i.
'I'.d while l.e w. is e. t:.n: tin- Hi'.-'.. ! !'
I.i-ii fc.r me, he l! r.t-re.t sou. i thl.i .'
veiy ID II i' li to the ill- ji.'H.l .'rlin-l.l of
luy'int.'llivt. L it I .';: lu'l mind tli.it
! 1'hi-ter. It iii w:.y: ai-d I fell
rather in. I, lie I with ti:-- spirit of it I
vi-iiture ii ; i . i !e.'ii,. ;.. see t li
tiling thioii.'Ii I 1 . i i:-'t lieeii to mv
0. 1h't' ''iliei l:ri:':.:li.' ..IV : I' I of eall
mi. 1 so had n.v ll.e.hi ille e hiiliiiy.
Kollinn up the hotti ma oi my 1m.ii
nei-i, I said to the ('!..' .u. ::-.ii '
'I io oi. . e.., i l.e I'll oil low . "
I did lloi l.l.e j, till V ( 'l.il.i -e, ii:ul ill I
li. t know ho v th y ni'a- .i i d
taiiee-; hut if th- w..lk tha; lollow
H.ive ine that lii':'u! -.t.is a short one.
may I foiewr he s)..i.eil a lotm wink
with lil.r e.imj-.iiiv ii-oler iii.-.! eiienin
Mtauees. lie p:.i.eud on jitM uhoa 1
of mi', ciiatleriu;; to iumelf in linn;
tellir'ililo li I: :.:. His li.'iiids were
turked in ins slf-'Vi--. With my head
ihi'iked. to l.eip t'.ii! vain out of my
lieek, the co.iar ol the inai'l.iiito-li
turned up as hiii iii ' i-mhl I'i't i! and
my nieilii'ine ease i!m..-r u.y arm, my
lunula deep m I'hi.-ter's p.nkels. I
Mtrmle after the fhum'oliii - 'hiiiiiiuu ir
Wi passed ii.uumi i.iiii" pliysii'iau-'
inns. I did Hot thu.i '.ueu. hut in
after days I Wolid'.-l ed w hi;' impul e
led that heuthi ii pa-t . o many di ui
Htnres and doi'liu s houses on hi wuv
up Hie hill to I'l i-:- r'.'. In the lieht
of siihseipie.it i vent - it w ,i iippareni
thai In did not w.ti.i the pl.yvieiau In
know the in i;;hh..rli..i.ti into whit !i he
wm K'"S.
I hi mid on he v etit. th vn I'liestrn-l.
ovc'i another, i:'.o dislriet" that were
entirely new to u.e, m.til I was sniis
tied that he was 1 1 yi;, to mislead no
is to our dire. t:ori. I hei'iiu to think
he was oin;; to take me i.ll oer San
rraneiseo. And yet ile win in a t r
ineiidons hurry. I.ut he would no! lide
in a RtiMet ear, n ir would hu lei IP"
Jura a e,irria!e. At last u,y mysiei !
oils (,'iiida Htiqipi'd li. fore a gloomy
.inkiui house, the windows of v. 1 1 1 . i i
were dark, as if there was no life with
in. Had I stopped (o think, I lin.vit
even then haw; ;'ivi li up the joh. h u
what with mv eiirio-.ty mi l my :!.;.
nest to mvu a la::.i f, e, 1 was ih-ii-r-mined
to see t!ie i.d i n! lire thro'i ii
'I'le Chi:iini.a:i imp tliri-e .pi.ri.
kliueVK and two t 'i.v, ui-i-4 ell t!ie ilnor,
1. nd it was oprli '.l. 'Tin' sai.-ll of a
h it, foul atinospiiere e.i .io oa! iulo my
iiu'e and tieurly i-tii! d i.u. Almond
yen from two loati.i ry f.iers peered
nt me. from tho dimly li 'i.ie I hall a- I
followed my i;ui le i:i ide. 'I'lii'ii' wa .
a moni 'S't's eh itteriii-;, a: i f so m::::y
monkeys, und I felt a queer .sens.i! i ui
as I heard the In i. v dour rinsed hehind
me. i was in .or it l:o, e.uiie what
may.
The. fellow who Lai liroiiirht me
eeiui'd to he the. iiuiNti t spirit of tho
lace. The otheiH oht yed him uith
alacrity. At hia word my nine kiutosh
waa taken from me and cio tfully h.iug
un to drij.
!
OF ADVENTURE.
tf.
t;.r
' HOPKINS.
'( 'loin mi
id mv j."lid'. imneri
omly.
I turned to follow him. He 1
the
way up a gloomy flight of stairs und
through tile hall towerd thu '.rout id
; the seeond story.
Mere is." he said.
lie Mopped li. fore a door that evi
deiitly led int. i the front elmml.er. II-
took a hiineh of keys from In- poekei
and ipiiekly uiilorked the ilenr.
"t'loiu!" he sai l.
I stepped inside, and he loake 1 eare
! fully around the hall at if to see thai
1 no one else was there. Ther. he loeked
i us in. Tin (Xas was iuirniiin low. lie
stepped to the side of the room and
; turned the light full .oi. A hiie hed
1 stead stooj in the renter of the room.
I stepped to it and looked dow n. I,v
nijf there, s'ill as death, puh'. w ith
! scatvely a hreath atii-ring the sitowny
! liosom, was the most heautiful nirl I
; thought 1 hud ever seen. l air as the
the fairest lily, with a skin as pure
I and white as was, the heauly of hi",
! fae. eaiue over me like n sudden vision.
Her lips wen full and well -shapi .1.
' Her throat wai da.liu'.' in its white
I nesJ. Her hair, Ioiijj, (lossy amUoil.
w i's tniitled and snarled. Her pri -!
ei'iii in this hive of 'hi inn no it st.trtle.l
'me. The serrery iiiaintained hv tin
i fellow who was lu r keeper told no
: thai f was in the pi tvi'tiee of one of
those rieat and horrilile mysteries
tiiat have made the lilo! on tint lair
land of California.
Soiuelhiuu of my t huiiehl rriis: 'nave
appeared in my t"a"e. 1'he ( lunaineii
stood ovt r the hedsiue, writi(.;ili(t ln
' hands and frying ithnid in his own
toii(;iie. He (;l:ineei up ai my tiwl
ni(t fare, and snid:
' "She my wife. She ( 'hinaiiiaii
wife. Savee. dloelor. Savee he:.
I Min-h hii; fo if m.t do ."
: lle'-poke eai nestly and an'cioiiaiy i
did ii t dnuht his sineerity ill wishino
her saved, hut I thought he was a liar
, when he said she was his wife.
She was evidently hih horn. The
seauty elothi:.;j thu! she hud mi ta
! rieh and ot Ain":iri! m in ufaei in e.
'There were no ji-.e!:-. h she had
ever po.-sessed any. they had Ineii
taken iVoiu he:-.
I mentally hoo- i all . ii .s.ii roiiMil
iu;;'s while I iii'ido a hasty
t ion oi 1 he :rii I. . fler .'nr.
I'Mitmna -fill
work.
I hat she
to tl
.iiMoa
il id ili'l'll dl",': .'il.
I
not till
w iiat the nature if (he ur.ie; ii-eil
via--', hut il w.i - - i.iii.-: ii I ii.; t'.i:i;
hal the power al!!o-t lo s.ls
.. ;i.l life, 'i'he iiiuimaii ii:t,l line I
lo i m.icii and .a-- now t'i udit
eiicl a' tuo p.i.i..hle iesiil'.. I did
not ,i: .clo e my i!i -com : v to t he
1 I 'ni!::iuiaii. I w i. "iw fully .-on
t nice I that he w.is a srouinlr !. I
1 eotlhl accomplish ll 'lhlll:; ley nttorm-
1 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 lluiiwha' I I. lo-iv lo lie tin
mailer. I opci'.'d mv iiciicuie ease,
and eh".e iioiu it a iiuel powe.i'ul
r lorn! :w adrnt; Unit arid iliri cily
upon til.- hea.'l. I lit':, ,1 ine h.vclv
head oil in arm, and .hupped th"
potion dov,,: icy patient .-, throiit.
A ft i r what -e. iii"d to he a:i i'ltenn'ii
ahie tune, I had the satl-ta.-tlon .!
-eeiu;j a slight iiiovemeiit o! threhest.
Then a t n it i-h ill of the eyelid'- . 'I hen,
alter a still loiiirer wait, sh ivu a
deen inhaiat urn.
"Ah. she hi c.il he: ' I a' i. "-'twill
lite"
"tilood' (il.iod! AI v :;ir d
. Velly li.iofiil wife! No die'"
I eyed the Mtinttol iau contemptu
ously. The lltoiioht thai I was
neeteil of 1 n i 1 1 ; so simple :n to lie
L'Ulied hy his wni ils uiadr ine auirv.
The Chuituuitti w .is now- In .iti'iin
lo fel restless. It .tits very e idem
thai he rejrnril 'd all need for ni ser
! tiers ended, when I i.aid she would
lite. I knew he did u.it want ine to
he present wln-u the jiil relume) t i
coiisi-inusne-s. I was ni ih nil it w ha!
to do. My imp, lis,- was In take th.'
1 in my arms and liin my Whv I .
' the street. I w as not ai lued. I did
. not .loiilit that eti'iy Chinamau in the
house was armed like u hris'iiiid.
' ;;,liu, there was Ho doilhl Hint they
( would not stop at mill der to t'aiu li;e,r
' ends. Hut then it eunin oVi-r me,
I suppose the story tint old illaiu told
ine should prove to lie true. The
ridiculous spectacle uf AiciiihaM
Crick re, M. I'., luin a Clnu.i
man's w llu mil into the street at that
unseemly Ito.ir, with a (.'line; of cut
tliroats at his heels, was not a plea'
ani one to eotiti.tuphile. I would, al
least, under thr.ii! eireumstaiic-'-.
make a (tiv-it inipi cssiou or the
wriiu.-. and pi'oli.ihly injure my pros
peets foi life. At any rate, I would
he the hill-June; sto -k of the (ml, h it
tialrCluh. I -ooii otit iiierd ltiv-.,;!
that a radi emirs. i m the lonlti r would
acctiipiisii no ' I, and liurht, j.o-,
mIiIv, he iiai info I. Whatever fate w in
in t.to,e for the hea'ililul K'l. I did
. not hcliuve shn would h-- liarnied hc-
fore sh. I auie cotisrio t-. Then a
happy thoii!;hl struck me: One of
; those sparks of r cuius lli.it l ecasiuu
i ally lichi i'p a dull mind i.:i I then t.
out ucaili. I would a di. muster a
sleeping potion that would prevent
her heconiuii' eonscious for at least
four hours. In that time I could do
. whatever .seemed hest lo do.
; I had heard of eases w here gn is were
stolen hy persons and held or sent
i' away for tho lieuetit of others. The
ease 'i fore mn uiicht he oiu of that
kind. If ao, the celestial was only
act ui jj for somebody else, and would
no! dare liarm fin- -id hi::; i i;', for
I fear of iiis er.iployer's wrath.
These, thoughts went liriU:'h te.y
head cry l uoidl v. I made a resolve,
and hnsienedto an upeii it.
I nave tiie jir! a dose of ehloral alld
said to tlii- hiiiaiiiau;
"Voiir wife will lie ail rndit in tha
ui.irniii!.'. oii inn:.', no', wal.e her.
Let her sleep i:ll she wal.e- hrrsc-lf.
Then she will lie wi ll."
"ThltiuL! llo.'tor :rio.i 1 mail.
Heap like ( hiuauiiin s .loss. Velly j
smart. Ai.i.'h pt'y.'" j
He fiimliled un i.-r his peeiihar, :
sinrtlike r.inueiit, and from some eu
paeiotls pneket pi o. lured a I'al pocket, j
hook. He counted mil lite ten-dolhir '
I. ills arid hiuuh .1 I her. l' i : 1 1 I put I
l li 'ii! iii lay pocket a- if tha- -oil of I
thlllir w ere .1:1 evei v-diiv -'"rl oceiir I
When I walked iio.ni the stairs tit
the door. I run the -.'I't'tii". m' ine smue j
; curious eyes that I hud when I came
in. (In- liroiiirht my hut. neallyl
liriisited. Acotiier i.ro'ivlit my mack- i
ititosh -.yy, rutin !. I'liister's cure
fully feeliur-of lis ample folds to as
, sure himself tint', it was dry.
I'he Morn had :iinii"d. I stood n !
i motile!)' ou the threshold, ami then.
I passed out. Tho Chiniiuiau whis
iiered h'-lund me: I
"Dloctor no! :.;iv anything 'lmut I
t'-ii". Sate". .Ilo. lnr':' j
No .siioue.' wer.t the muds uttered
tiiun I 1 (Cm: i ' el'Lt my ill oolisid- '
ered resolte. I could have pounded '
myself fori; fool In cause I had not j
a. !(:! mi i:i 1 1 r - iii.i:i!se, and n restttd j
the from -he Inule. hy force and.
j dratted Iter i.oii; the house. Ii was:
cow fearfully apparaut Mutt the girl,
in,-! end o1' I. -iii!; i he w ii'e of the ( 'hitui. j
nia.i. was .lie vi"ii:.i. ii" ih intended j
tie'im, of th ii.u!e-t system of nr.;
!'..iui.e.I klduaphi : v. r in eMsteliee. I
Mv h'.-.o-t lie-it f u ioady v. it It i aue in I
I rea'ied how I had heel: linpe.l.
Ihii the do. i.- was . laiiiiiied in my lace,
and I hlood rh i'i li;e dai l.m-.-s.
No'hin;; was 'eft then mil to follow
. i he plan I had formed inside. This
was to reach the hiuhes! police
iiioritn-s to lie found at that hour of
lite niht, and to phi nlv iiiy the cao
hrfoie them.
To do this p-npciiy il heeiim" U"e
' essury to upoi' Miiiii-tl:iii(t hy whieh
' I eould identify t in house. S.i lar as
; I eould tell it. the Marl; oarkm-s that
; surrounded l:te, there was nothing
' ahou' the evi'iio' 1. 1 lliat house to i
, distinguish : I'm. i a do.en others j
: around it. I'iie uui.e somher fronts,
j the sale.- lu-aty o'.itliin:''. loomed iii '
heiorc nil hoi h s ih'soiihe streets. '
A (! a sued oi ii-iieri'.ioii. I
I .uioth...- spark !! ;.:el:'f sei.-d I
i ii,oi: me. A 1 1 n,i :r v iri; m: j
:tha' si -, i , i e i 1 li. nr- lo he partie-l
, lihirly l.rie.hl id iunp.i. With-I
1 nil, niotiu.r :.oni i'i iimn ol the J
: Incise. I illtnhirii i.i my ii'i i.i 's j'o:' a :
; sti iui; or sni:'.i'!lii:'(; nl thai I . i i : . I 1
'had pin chased a h.iokra. : lo uy '
lihi-ary a day in- t w o helnic. :n: i had
no a. tiled tn- io-i- iii'o w In -h it was ;
!o -ii with ll plrrr of lepr. Tin . tape j
I had loi ;; .!t. il : 1. 1! loi.. to H tfl-.Mt
I it, I disc t e'-c.l it ii my .-.f.'.- Let. I
I drew ii foil! . a id l.rcalhed a lih-ss- i
in ; npmi ii. Willi tin' pr re '
tape ill In V ill!!. '. i !..f telle I o lie'
' euro and in-I tin- mi a-u r in : -si rin '
a-oun.l a tree thai :!,,.! ! dir. . !h iu ;
f, out o! the do n . j
th. tin;- ii .e.l thiii'.:-- linn siMnfiifl. .
torilv to ciy-. lf. I i: i' ied oil iu Km I
iliret'll ni of wiiat I roar! ildnl to he
t!-e Hay district. I km- v thai pollen
'headquarters luy i.i tha' ni: ecti ie, ;
::lt I 1 1 1 v iihji'i I iio'v to i ic !: t liefrt !
as soon as pn-.sli!i-. t ,y I ...-r. i'-d, j
htlt III truth I 111! letillt sn.- pl'i.'.ress. I
Vs I went lilo;i4 I .'I., ely !n!i'e 1 I
, eM'l-yt'l.ll,; I cmi'.d -. "e. I v-l'i, j to'
e-t:i!i!i-;n il syue, : or chain i f hind-
. marks Ilia! woti!,! i;.iio'e me h.i 'i. in I
Unit, iioii-e. (Iu mir iilei. th" street !
t i.-iw a heii! Ii-c of (?n a! dimension . I
That win a o.iod mark. Thni I u". i j
luili-e m' I: ihh'" irolit than tin others .
staltdlll,.; nil-ill. i.tll III I'l" si reel.
I'hi.-, too. I m. tally noted I
Ai every ecruer I studied Ine lamp-
pn. ts, for t he nnnies of ', In-' irei ts. f;
did i!c titid : 1 1 .t 1 1 V sigm. Hul I found
i i.mi,.h to estahllsh the fact that the
; house I h id , i- . h it lis un Sam! j
street. jUs in it-. 1'iatil. street. I ,
i knew T was jiist n:i th'- outs'. .rs of
' ( 'iiinutown. 'I'uinin; down Imiil; ;
! sin et, I fel! my way alutiji for a hlork '
u.- tit. i. ( u n eoriiei , w ell dallied, Ij
found a policeman staudin-j. He 1
seemed tn take u trreat interest iu my j
loot -fluents. When I approached Imii
j he took a few step- Inward me as j
' iliotioh he was uoim; io atvosl ti.e. I
-t qipi'd ahriiplly. ,
"Say, olliccr." I ln".;all. hefoii- lie
in; I a ehanc.. to say .inythit.r. "I
want some us-i-tatlec from you." I
"What's the mat tec'.' Arc ymi
h, -!' he inked. j
"Nn, I i:ii no' Ins,. I am tl phy-i- I
ci.iti ho. -tor Ci irkm.ire, of the (ioM
deli tiate Ciuh. I win . ailed to a
it. one up here : i Sand street to sec aj
wi Man. A Chiitainau came afti r me. j
The woman Inn hee'i ilril?e.l. and in '
1 now line. luscious. I a.iinu my way to
iioliee hea-liplarlers to i;i-l help. Wn.tt j
do yo.i advise un- to do' '
"i'he ollici r hotly wlinlled softly to I
ii:.n-.ilf. He ei'-d me euri..iisiy.
'.o;idt i 'l if he w .i-c.T i-oni - to maku
me any reply. j
""t out:;; titati." h sail, you hatu
n-'Vcr;;ot y ini -i ll' lui" I un la mir ni
til, . Chiiirs,. scrape-, or y'n'd h i
si.'i riu' eleai- of tin-. ,,:i". liil! if
yoii'te -oin'. y 'u'd liettur :;o. Where s
I il" hiui.-e V"
"(tn Sand -tree!, jint north of
I'.aiik. Two houses fiinn it there is a
limit tree ill the : aaitt side of tin
street. I tied u tape around the
on all tree that is directly in Iron! of
the limne I mean. Yon eau ti ll it I'
that."
1'n iu: i n I IM i:n. 1
111. I.aln.t Mnlliiil Niivxllr.
A French doi'tor recommends n
course of MayitiK iu lied as thu he: I
cure fur lusauitj.
WOfWWD
WOMEN S ARCHITECTS.
I'rinililiir 1'hsI. ami s'klll In lliimi. I'Imii.
nine m Niw I' K'lil of I.uImi!-.
Iti ,ii :i; irnei it ely ileeoran-il and
Sceniiiily I'linifotl.'ilili' silile of r s
ill otle of the piMilllil I' .'I pn I'l li It'll I houses
ill liulTalo :i yoiiu woman ruefully
nirve.ii'il lu r pnssessioiis thai had .just
I ii mot oil in. says the liufiiilo l-:
iress. Irienil ai in ar lu r. and lo
p'lher Ihey planned lie- disposal of I he
ehiiirs, inlilos. pietnres .-mil hri" a Inae
With tvlliell the liliill.s Hell- lillillll.
The loi.ims had apliari'inly nil ihe
requisiie- I'm mlnri. There were a
manii-l rnd raic i;:is .-.ml i-leeirie i-ht
liMUI'es. i;niiil Willilotts. a I lose! as
hirsro us tin- n-uall.t ulloneil in stieli
houses, a tiled liaihiooin. tviilt puri-i'-laiu
lull Mid a l'o of a lieihiiuni. A
I 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 -1 1 1 - u 1 1 i 1 1 i I i : I - t . would say there
w.is not hilt;: mmo thai teasmt euiild
desire. Xm so i tj- tvniueii who were
e.'ileiihn It';; the pus.siliilit ies of Ihe
l i nuns.
Where will toll put I lie tlressiuj:
tal.le o Hull ii will lie usel'til hy day
Jiulii ami (raslishrr" asked the irietnl
fkilletl in ananin furniture. The
possessor of Ihe silile shook her hi nd.
The ideii tins iinpiissilile, for the win
tlow was at one end of ihe room and
tin- i-'.i.s jet ai tin- nt her. on noil her side
was ihei'i' a .puce h 'tween doors or
lirephlee iii'(Ji ell.il!r, ( of I lie ill'essiliC
inhle to sinnil so as :o In- in a j;noil
liv'l t hot h hy day and niithi.
"li is Ihe way with ihe mnjorily "f
hoii-es I hut ate Until tor speeiihtt imi."
said oil" of the women. "Men ilesiun
ami i'l. in ihnii without a ihoiluht ntlur
than that liny may hate an attraeiive
aipear:inee ill order in rem quickly. ,
woman's tiist ihiinlii would l- 'is
sti'h a room livealih'V ami liteahle
iin.uiiilily ineaiis convenience ami
i iimlot'l."
( leiieiiilly when ii woman impei-is a
house or a roiini. she imagines herself
iirrati'jiiit! life f tniiii ine iu ihe dilTer
em rooms and living in litem. In fan
iy she locales llie dressing lalile in
the must lolivellielll pl.Ue lot' il. if the
window ami :;as liLthis ine not properly
jihu-eil so ns to make ilressjn n.. hair
a eoml'm lahle r ss oil iter at murii
illi; or llilll the rnnlll is cnudemlieil at
nhre. If llnre is lint siitlicielil clear
wall space lot' tin I oil io slainl against
wiihiiiii I'loi liiiiu' a lour or window or
sliiniiii'4 oil it maniel. ii is a ilillii-ull
leaner io tvi iiin ili. her to il at all.
Il'iitsi -; tliai have I ' i-ii wholly or
ti.iiti.illy plalined hy woii,rii show a
inai k-'il iinjifot I'hteiit m er i heorilinaf.v
ilwi lliiiit. pailictilai ly in Ihe kin-hen.
.:nii;i's anil otlrr workrooms. No
lu.;!i can have a practical knnwhih.'e
in' iii" : i-.iiireiii'"'i.s nl a wi II nppoiiii
I kiieln ti. iu, Ies- le- is a cook or a Inn
lor.
There ine mailt oilu-r pirnis .-ilioiit a
timiH' Ih.l. When i oiisiii.-eil. add In it-
ple.lsltre illlil. if lieLli'lteil. make it a
eoiii intnil .oti"ie ol annoyance. Won,
til oiiuhi tn kimw liest wlial lho-e
points are. and lor ihai. if no i.iIht
i i n s ii t . it is aruiieil oiiuhi tosludy lln
.",1'ehlleets' profession lllole "elu 'la I It .
I: tvoiilil Lite a new held of l.il'oi-. and
he Usei tll know li d-e. thninfil he Used
I; only i'or lur own In in lit and com
ton.
r.hiiln Con nil Koi llllll).
Iii. yeh' i-iisi iinies shott a lendi-ncy In
railter pi.-iuicsuiie elici ts. Imt ihe t ui
ilclicy is oil" that, like thai of lite low
cut uiilVII, requires tn he cure! nlly
lliniiLthi over lielorn follow duu. A -marl
hiey cle tjowii is made uf dark rod lim ti
and. while el'l'.'rl it e. can scarcely he
tell I siiil.ihle for the purpose lor
whieh it was de-i-ncil The jacket
has n new slc'te and a turned hack
rlllV Willi Ihe llllder sleete of lllllslill,
ihe triinmiiu uf the kowii heitn; hands
of a ihtrkei teil wilh nun hitie st in h
iii. The iiiile hiuh and llarin:; eollar
opelis liter II W.llsleoal of line while
lll.-ked lllllslill. Not so plelllli s.pie.
lull on many iiecmiiu.s smarter, is a
U'nWII of hei(;e llllell w hose fnllf lial lntf
hiiNpiials iu ihe hack ate siiti-licd
down In rite Ihe ctTecl alinosl of a
halet shirt. Willi this is a short jack
el in Kloii shape, Inn made without a
hir.li miliar, and fastened with four
smoke pearl huttuits. . yoke, or rath
er. a lilniiseil Ifnht is nl tilckiil white
muslin, and iltne is nn triniiitiim' mi
the trow n i'i'. pi i In- row s of m:n hittc
stliehinu' which are always necessary
ill every Well alipoitlled hicyele nl' (jnlf
Miii . 1 1 niqi' i's l'.a:'..n.
Iluir 1 iiiiriiHiiii'iil Teas.
At our pill' leas, for hisiance. every
Sain ril.it men are u tcry eouspiciious
feature. The leas follow I he handicap
loii'iiuiueiiis. of which one of a scries
is pl.i t i d each w eek men's ami wmu
en's simdes mid ihiuhles. and mi ,ed
singles ami dnilldcs. the haiulicaps
hei'iu chan-eil alter every s,-iies as Ihe
pl.it er-. iuqirote or n-rhais play
tun -e. A hii; taliie i spread under
ihe aw i'iic.r of liie ehilihiiiisc vi iniidu.
:;i.l alllin"t:h ii maitoti is respmisilih
I, H' the ctiterla.tiiiiein. we HirN lake
tit in. ill aiilint. her. (Hi ihe lalde is a
ceiiii-euii if il.m.-is Usually wild
llnwi'i's m.ill dishes of cake--, sand
'.tidies ihe liin-l popular lielti.' I hose
tilled wiih er tpe fruit in.ifiiialaile.
w itii h has si i cut i rely cm I he i;,nl o'.il
oi.iii.'t' iii.irinahuh' into Ihe shade
cainhcs, and tall pil l'ris of (lilVereut
cool hen r.ues. The appnililllietits for
t , . i Is 1 1 1 ho; lea ale at ill' end of III,'
lalde. hilt iced lea into which we pill
i little rasphi'i i'.v ineir.tr lo iinproto
ihe taste is milch more popular. So
is the inhturc of ciimcr ale and sarsa
paiilhi; lemon and oraneaile, with
strawberries and pieces of pineapple
flontliiK ou It. Anna Went worth, iu
ihe Wuuiuu's HoiDe Cuuipsnlou.
r.ml.lin From Frninr.
Tt Is a case of T.iiekl.', I. iii kle. who
has not cm a I .::.!. I - ' iu 1 1 d.-vs
of w otidi-i'l nl nn ial w oj I. Iti - -n: :ir-.
rivals from I'rat hate lirotiLtl.t hmne
W illi till til S I'Mpti-lle I'.MMI'i'li s of
the new at i iu nit ei -spiit hy . and so
tlulldlouslt toiled ate Ihe un as elh
ployed in the tn.ikiii of ih iiu riea'
designs i tin I are tin- fashion of tin- day
that th" minis ami lustre of pr t-imis
slimes arc lint needed I o el 1 1 ri in tlleir
lie.iuty. Ileaus ol Knmaii empi -i-nrs.
of liella Ihihlii.t saints, of i.'reeiati od
j ilesses. of J iiili-h I nl rollers and of Ittnil
ern l'n in h nytiiiihs and fairies are
' favorile ottia tin .1 i s lur these lieatii :i til
hell clasps, rinw ersand lulia" ; it li
'"ills and liettie.- wioiiulii in relief or
j in dull jewels, sii' li a-, (icails. eo:al.
I t in quiiiM-s or moonstones, mi.- id-.,
ainoin' Hie niosi adunred martels
'I III1 'l lllll II III lltHl k.
J Vi'l'.T ililaelite. :is Well as siili-
I tile iirnl cheap, is a lute lawn in Imfo
: It! iu-. wiih splasy white liirurcs which
are Hul inn assertive, .mill.' to I lie
pale tint of lit" I. Inc. Cut w ith IiOuht
mis -'i.:-es. ihe skill had each and
every Si'lllll litlililll'd Willi W hile In ad
i 1 1 ir. tlirotich which was run lihu k Unhy
l ililioli Tins mil liniuc ended si
inches shiirl nf ihe foul of llle skirl.
Ihe hko h l il.l.oli heiiu; lillislu'il "fl
wiih a hum hy. tass, je(, ,mv ,, n,,.
l ililioli. .V narrmv i utile eilpsl i he cir
cular tlof .,. tv 1 1 i -i i nil limn l.e
heat h.
The same, iii.tny ore.l elTeef was
i-arrieil mil iu the liodi.c and shet.-s,
the iiinlinin-s l.eiii" in the rihhuit rim
I leading
'lii. l-ir Vom.ii I'luvMiTii.
In slariiii- away il is important in
1 1 1 i ti Is of the small time's. The hi
mies lake can- of themselves. Wo sim
nl v never lot".ri-i I hut nice in w ilre-s.
any more than we do that nsli i rc;i
thin Irnm the 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 ' -ir I in i i in- paper
or case of pills, the cMra hairpins.
and. illd I. the thousand and .:," little
iioihilts that may fairly leal , mar
ihe whole trip; ah', those are Ihe ,a-. al
ly little annoyances which we ton of
ten fnrp'l. I'.vi-n if we ate itlile lo n
plcuisit iiur smrcs we Inn oflen tilnl
the lesorl shop so woefully l:i -U ii l: a
real assortment as it is "steep" iu
lithe. They lake this way of ceiling
oven wiih its to.' Inlying unlliitii: hut
"notions.''
A Crreum I or Hie l'iniiilrKiolt.
This eiild cream is Splendid In keep
the completion iii "j ii ii I coiiilnion. and
should he well rtililied in nl nihi. and
I hell ruhheil still mine with a piece nl'
sufi while thinml: I'ttre white wax.
nnefoiirth 'if :tli ounce: oil of sweet
almoin!-;. I wo and mi" hall ounces,
n isc water, one and otic half otniees.
I'm Ihe lirst three iiiurediehis into an
earthen dish and nu ll slowly; then add
Ihe I'osewaier and heal il well with a
silt or loi i, or an e-- heater. A pinch
of horns diss ilted il! Ihe ro-i tvaler is
an iiiipriiiomnii. I'mir iulo Intl i-
e.ed oilltUlelM pots.
'I lie Snow llitlir I ii lul. Fm
Useful iieini which can h" worn
ttiiit any frock this season is of pne
I ilo o poilil It esii i in tt line iiei I i-
ilols , ink Ilk" SII.HVII.ll.es. all. I I ..V
tli.it name. Tim tu hn is made in hm
leic'i lis. one t iiich knois i.ni the hrci t
wiih ends of modi Icnuth. teachin.-
I'l llle ttaisl, the III lief is eollsidel :i 1 .1 I
lolltter. is kllolleil near lite wai-l line,
and the cuds fall In hind aluiosl In Iii.
kit ,-i'S, unless Ihe loops are pulled .' Il
ml.
'A tiiii'c'tto far a tonne lrl.
A preity new idea lor a neikhn e th s
seasun is ihe ot-ctte nr dm; collar of
itlile. an airy crcal imt stiilahle I'm Hie
warm days. A iiinpioi-e Idu lose
I i 1 1 Is leliLlll oi' Itlile is shil'l'ed. u:uil
ered or ol Ic-rtt is.- ili.-no.-cil iipuu a
foumlalioii Inn d ho liroadcr t hail a
iln' cllar would he. This is lined in
Ihe Ihroal
ill liars ami rotors nl' Imii-te
and hu e ;:iiiiv in i.-nor.
Shirriiin is seen everywhere, and
there will lie itinre of il as the sea-nil
ailt aiices. 4
Simplicity in uowns is the cry for
the liiiure. while III'' mi, -I ehilmtiite
lilies ale to lie seen.
The I ni-i-i ton e coal is appeai 'inr in
lace as well a- in silks and satins, and
il is always effective
There IS lltlle ilotlhl that the sleet eS
of the IteM season will he full, as the
litany designs in puffed sieetes now iu
et idem e iuillclle.
A w, un. in who is partlciil.it' alnuit
lie:- litmefie has all her uiu'htdress, s
Hi. tile at homo and carefully lilted.
SI: says she is .'n unconifiirl.tlile in a
loose iii-liiilress as :u n pinirly lilt in-,'
ir... k.
The eai'ln st Prides of the season had
: the Inch cor. -clots . i heir i,m lis mail
l.e' .ti II i'1-.-ii i k'li.ls and eel.irs of flow -j
-i. it lililiici- .iiid pretty "..rls have
I" en iisiiu- 1 1 ii 'Tit off and on e . it since.
and I In re is si III nullum, pi i ' t ier with
i thin flocks.
I Sollle of Ihe cli.holl tl"s hate L'a.Vly
l'ii, li'il ends. 'I ke llotti-r.s .ile Iliad"
I of ,'U i.ddii nci.il l it er nf i h i!, n up
j plioued mi tt i : Ii I.i . Hi. nit colors ,,i .-ilk.
j u hit II make :;or 'cnitsly effei i ne pes-
ies. Colli line el and chili.., i are
jdoiiid wiih hhul. ami hate hhn I. i'Iii
I liroiilered ends.
I l-'iililalils were never So pi'eltl as
they are this .season. The colors air
i so well Id. third, and the desiutls - i
softly imlciiiiiie. Ihat the effect is n-n
ally very nrti-lie. I'.ul sninetiiues it is
coinpletely spnih-d hy the ilonniii!; of
a hal or toque that does not "j'o."
l'.ven cloves of a .iarrinn roliir have It
in their power to destroy the liariuouy
of a lovely au4 a ctiblly costume
good Roads f2
oles
Vlt.llll-l H4 r.rlK-I.O-tOI-M.
T T l!F-:!M: is no p nl. he ii.si i i oi,
' I ninie i nl in social p..i:i-
I eal, anil cmiiiii. i'ei: I ivi-q m
"J inu ! llllll Ihe pill.l!,- II.,": wa.
There ;s noiiiim; which h.t i- .ih-iinc.
its prc-ein-c. lis ".'indues-. ; !s ' iiil
licss. mat .so nial " m mar tin- "on -IIIUIlll.i
which Uses it of would like
til IISC it. ."s Ihe toad hy ill. lei ,'-'
N'Ople mat o u M - t.i'je'hor lot 'ho d:s
c:is..:oii ot ;iiai let's of puhli. "oo.t of
for thai irallie in p.-.ulm is w he h
Mumps man a :, tii.oin aniiiial.
'I I'.-rel'ore. tin- muti who inai.es i wo
hl.-nhs of :i:i.. yn.w thin- I in -en
firew hef.ite has n, iiil.-i p. it i :c- a
(ill I l i. - hi'iiefiietol ri il" person w no
llllis down a unml -oinl Inns.' t ;i,;,
ivami tioiiii.u,-: loadl.ei! tt here ai
irsi only rm ks and mud or iii:-: n.td
aml liehl full swat l.oatls. like p-c
tile, arc prone to wear inio ruis. ami
:nany of lie' ruts :n which H" fartn
r's half -iadeii ivaon jolts ate
Jiarily i-attseit hy thi rut- in whieh the
".inner has jolted ins n pi i -ental i ve
.li lc(:islal ive assciiilil.-i.-s I he fai in-
r has always wimn-il I roads, hut
He knows Hint Ihe failed- hu always
jail to pay tor tin in . oii-i-.Ueni y
)e litis vieiiertilly looked upon any
lioteiiielit in Iheir il'ti-i !iot as a laid
Ipoii his oivii km. I' roipiirol.
llien. some new force lo join hands'
Illd toil I' Willi llllll I, o III the ill
jiand ami ill the .ili'-lmli of ways
lud li, onus.
This now O, h.-i.s irriteil in the
iiicycl.-f. Mandril under the luainn'
jf the l,i':i:i!i' nf Ann , i, an Ins linen,
'.he riders of the tireless lire hate sin. -
Jieir oiamialion. in Isso. r;i :-! ti e
ry' ol' roml roads.' and hate kepi
I ttp Willi ttiilll'dlous ein-iey. 'I hey
late llii-oii::li their i-nciueefs il' tised
ir seh eleii the n-i lneliiii.l- of liiakitiu
;lm cheapest ilurahh' ihoroiichfares.
)tll tln-y hate conipiereil many ohsta
,'lcs Ihat have slooil hi-tweell tlniii
Illd oilier croups of persons who are
;o he lielletiled e'II:,ll.v Willi Hn i.t in
.seenrinc siinmlli toads, limited these
very croups liesiiaied lo join the
wdeelineli's innvi UH-lii . for fear it was
seltisli ami was ih sicn d in saddle 'he
costs up mi I liein. 'J in' lini'-i'iiti'ii w ho
drive line road simt a ml the farmers
have hecn the iwo classes which hate
leqllireij lite w.iilliesl efforts of the
"ennd roads cranks." as some of the
wliociiiu'ii are called, in wipe away
suspicion- Cut I he suspicion has HoiV
cvapiir.i ted.
The farmers: Vatinnal I 'uncross has
passed stroiic rcswlut loiis in hivm' of
tin- wheelmen's way of ccimc c I
roads-. 'I'ho Slal" an! st-.n-m.as shown
ill Hie resolut mil. recti, s tliat Ihe Co-1
Of Collst i-liel ion of Ill'sl ea-s roads co;
iit-cthic firm v.iih mat lot towns js
ton colsi, -:.e lo l.e tie I if f.llIM
juoperiy al 'iie; ihat .is th.. enure pop
ulation is hem-hied li i's tit and in
directly In L-iniil r I-. all ,. ui-riy
niichl lo i oiitriliilti- thrmicli tin' tie
iliimi id a State ta. Th" lltcl.e, Vm
sll'onc law. hy which State aid has
hcolt i 11 1 li ill lli'.-i ! ill New oik p,o
t ides for a dit ision of the cost of i":id
enlist rite! ion anioiic the State. t!,e
county, and the local township, ami
il. is said, many of Un lowm avail
Ine lln-liiscltcs of it will secure from
Otilshle sources llllll' ol lite limes I In'
"llllll tiny raise I lleUI-el t . s While III
the luriro cities, wh: it uiil pay most
of the funds, ihe o, it ,11 not fall nlote
heaiily than one iciu per ihoif.ai:d
ilnllars of the as.i sscd initiation li
Is hy niakinc s.idi . a t. ul.i t ion- i'i.iI
the I.i acne ol' American lu'clmi n
has I'ouchl us way in tin- farmer.-'
svinpii: h.t .
Il is no voiidi r Ihat Hi" farna :
feared the eyelet a! lifsi. The lean
nn wheels was ai hrsl looked upon
tts a ilinle in knee hreei I. i s, out for an
ItirhlC w ith his In si cirl. who demaiid-
I'll lll.lt Illhl'lS shillllll. ttltllolll ...st to
litlil. si, nn, III the loads l,;,i he clone
liiicht I. ate more pleasure. Then the
Wheoliiicir.s l.cacite spent itsl stuns
of money print in:; illii-trated mad
hunks, thousands of which hate heeii
dislt Minted, fr I' ens I. and other
thuiisatids Purely et msl In various
quarters they h ive raised hirec stuns
to lillihl eycl (.atlis del it ecu sections
of eotllillt, ou which tin' cyclers pass
tn and fin t luisiness and pleasure.
Money has In i n sp. til lit I lu-in. as in
Mr. I loi iii-r s case, m l.e represciiied
ill coiui'inioiis ami to s, re.nl what
they hive to call the ens pel of rood
loads, and Iiotv in Hall inioiv Chief
Consul Sains, of Mart land liitision,
I.raeue American Wheelmen, and
Chairman Aiictiste I'iiii.v. of the In
vision Commit ice un lliehways. are
hohlinc out the hand nf friend-hip lo
the horsemen, and emlea i urine lo lay
out a . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii -. I speedttay and cycle
path ihat shall he a local monument to
the l.allle of c I roads and serve as
II III. 111. I to lie follow oil l.y vi- ilois
frmii ctert i-itiu in it ni ' t who take n
spin. :i ride, or a d.nc upon il. May
their efforts succeed in lull measure.
- I'.al I iuiore Sun.
I finul)' i .it l..n.
luspiralioii. like dci' i :.lw ay s eouies
Ullepecli lilt
Matty yoiitie men ol' t . '. . i v- need
C'tlardiatis rat In-r than wins
The si r of a i ,t tiii and t '' hue ,,f
it lainli are alike liafudess.
The snl'tesi thin-.; tn Ihe tt , .111 is the
hainl m a lot ine woman tt 'n-n u a-
A man m.-iy v n k in-t n i . I.iii he
hasn't tlicpaticin persi-ieneeof wotu.'i..
Cetii'iosity ofleli follows the m-s s
fuoil of riches, hill riches are slow ill
('online lo Hue KcUel'iius. - Philadelphia
llecord.
Queensland has postollice -avincs
luittks only, and South Altslralla has
Do ti vera cent banks
POPULAR SCIENCE.
V'ar'.r .;i!f of ihe liel.'iiiinc Plr..k-,'
1-epoi'ied ocl lil' Oili in I ho open, ihiriy
foitr iet i,t. in iii'tl-i's. e!eti-ti pc
cent . Ilnief ii-'-es ami llille l'f colli. l
llil'l's.
It appears th-'i Hi" lifel'ttti- of (In
lliosipliio is llnee lllollll Mosi(llitoeS
li. ti- Iiei ti k ii alive in i apit i i ity for
eietitt dais t ,i s.-iid ti;tl the iinii
liaiy initiitow. wc li feeds upon tlie
hir.ae ot" wio'sipiois. is hiehl.v clli-
ci, in as a itieatis mr keeiine duttu
i their f.itiiihci's,
!
! T!'e lilllc eie-al is MioW'i a I he of
! tin- most is,, hiteil of lit inc animals. It
h..s i.o. li lleseriiieil as tin- - Spl l ies
oi its eentis i.iel III" milt no luhcr of
:'- I ;i tiiily . "tviHi no i !. e-e lit ine rela
tions ;,nl o I W II ailee- tors " l.e
i i inly, however. I'rof. s-nr .1. W. i'-"e-or.t
ha- di.-.ot en d iii tlx- Hrilisli Mu
setltii t. h.l In- In-lietes li. he alt anecs-lot-
of ihe lonely hlit" coral in a fossil
i on-ill ol ihe i "ret a ci -I in- pcrii.ul, called
; I'oiyirei'taeo..
Captain t, i: Slu'lhy. nn Kii'iisli
iriiiih cis'l. who has def. .i. si sjiecliil
!ii"iit.nii to Mriiiiii hiids. says (hut
t -t'ri.a may fairly claim to h" "111
lliellonolis of sonc lords" Il is ihe
ivinier Home of u l.irt;c proportion of
the most aiiiailiw small lui'ds of
1 .Northern Kiit'ope. in. Itniinc 'he nic'it-.
lineal", the stvalliitt and many of Un':
j Wiirl'h i's. and the hush resounds with
I their melody Allien al-o possesses a
.'i-e.ii iintiihcr of reinui'kuhle ami heitu
.if ul hirds nl i.'s ow n.
i )U' Isaac Uiiherts. whose heauiiftll
' jihoioeiaphs of iii hiilai and star dns
, Ids ale Well klioW II. c'' s a soiiu tviuil
I .i.trtliiic aeeiuuii ot ihe inaliiier in
' .itiioh in iiiiaees nf faini stars nttd
. ii htilae liisappear from llie ihoto-;i-.iihi.
plates un ..ne of his plates.
1 II SSI, he eol, tiled .III.'; Mlalsi llle SiltllO
, .Ian. ill IMI.'i showcil only L'T- sl.ll's. llie
I i,i.ie s ol l.'.l haviiie cltlii'ily disap-
' j -.-.I. Tins leads In Hie suec-slimi
jih.it 'ijestial phntoeraphs. iu order lo
I lie nt periuani-iii value, slimihi he im-
' llieillalely 1 epl Olllleeil llV Silllle IiriiCl'SS
! I'iehl'llC J'iel Ul'es lint Slilljerl II I j Ul ll.ee.
Visitors in museums of science are
. ilwavs inteiesleil iii the mouniiil skcl
j ions of eieanlic eNlim i animals, lull
' hey seldom appreciate the amount of
-iinly and skill required In prnpcij.Y
I can II tile fossil hones toeellter. Kvell
1 i ihe hist ti seems prol.'iilile thai
i iLiiit iinsiahes are made, and estiiici
I iiotist i s may -oinel inics l.eiatlseil lo
(i-.siinn- lot ins ainl nll iitldi s unkiiuw II
,i them ni life This is indicated, tint
j oldt h.l the llilforeUeos hclwcetl 111"
. !-esi,..ai ions made I iy various naiural-
ji-ls. I, in l.y a reel nl remark of I'l'lll'i s
s,,i II. i '. iishnrii. an evpi-ri in the
t . . : . 1 1-ine o! fn-sil ski'leioiis. (hat if
W. I. .nl l.o'h.lie hill 111!' sl.'-lelo'.l of the
1 . ii ,,' lo work upon. W" should
' ptoii. iiit i. ate ohia i 1 1. I :i Veiy la'ihy
I , t. -epl .op of i la a iiiin:: I.
riiitosiipliy of Siii-i i'mi.
I l.,i to l etel real;;'." Ill.ll !!e. '.!- I
i hai oi.e i-oally enjoy s conn s only
ihio':.h hard work'1' asked Hi" phi!
us,, i. h. t. -l knmv ihe iitei'ae" morial
tto'ihl pt'ei.i' to cain hi- i li'S wititniil
hard mil Inn few do. and 1 doiihi if
those let ea.n any pleasure from hav
ut.e the pliitn drop in their lap t iliioul
fitiy effort o. t incir pari.
-I had I'm! i'ai-1 inqircsseil iqiotl lite
otdv the ollii';' day. I ehalieed, din-iic.V
a; iill" iiiin. ii tit . tn pi' 1 up ii.i ciiiply
nil. Pni th-. and siuuclhuie slaried M.V
I l.o'l -hts Pa'-k to my luiy lioiid days
when an empty luittle fitt-nisiied I'll
deal mark io ihi-iiw si s at. Smi!
.ne lo myself at. tin- childi-hiicss of
i. I sei the liiiltl" nn a hilciiint; iusl.
and after eai'efully seleelinj: :' iilimlier
of st s. 1 sinnil idTahiiiil thirty feet
ami pn pat-eil to make a h'-t of my
skill. I he i cry lirsl sloiie Ihat I threw
caiiehi Hie Imille fairly iu the cciiir"
and sham 'I' d it inlu a hundred pieces.
I ihreiv away ihe stones that f h.td
mi carefullt ;;:ilhcrcil. ill dis-'l.sl. I
had aecomplisheil what 1 had Mi nut
lo ii:. mi n. y first throw, hut I fully
nalicd that ii was only a link" and
iht.f I miehl throw lil'l.v more sumc
mid not coine anywhere near ill'
marl.. -.Notv. un the conlraiy. if I lunl
missed. I would Ituve carel'uily nulcd
'where Hi" lanll hiy und tri"d lo hive
corre. leil il oil my lieM throw. Th-'
linows ilia l Weill too low and ton
hieh. as n ell as ton niiicli lo one hide,
would hate he. o Villuahle lessons o
ine. and iu lliei tnl 1 would have sue
i led iii pkicine ;i stone where I
v. .iiiteilu. Thai windd have hcen suc
cess eai""d h.v Moi'kine for il. The
tcry in! people w in cain sin i es.i
,.:i theii- first Hii-.itv hate 1 iy sym
iaihy." Ileiruit I'rec I'ress.
A iliire'i l'ioif,liinf..
We n'ieii hear il sunt thai an rmiii'al
I- aluinsl human, ami Imtv and then
11" does eite cNidcllce of feclin:..!
winch .seem in Iratiscciid li'Ulc naiitre.
Nm lone a e.i a nohle liofse, nanieil
l'oiii.li -Mef. was taken ill in Itnslnn.
1'ne ani ital's nere were keyed up to
i hu.h pilch nf cM-ilei.lclil. and In
r mid !"" h" i In t iti'i'il lo iie d-iwti .1 .nl
- sh "p.
Ti e t et.'l iil.'li'r'S were ill lie: p.'lir,
n i- li I'liinilester's ilotoli il er,n::i
.t.-.ii into the stall and lay dov, n. The
or-e sl-.-i; ,-d ''unfiled h.V his pr. seijce.
ih "lei-, he cretv calmer, and linally
,i !':v; do.', n. laid his ilclicale It: ail oil
1 it. an's shniililer anil wen: to (deep.
The u rvoiisiti'ss and n iipi'chc'.l.sioti
if Hie horse -eetiieil very htintan. IVm
lihi.v he was afraid of ileallt, !tf;'.iil
I ..ti the i ml inielil i onic when im flept.
i ml w islied ti ifiiuiin on his f ct. Wht
knows'.' Ceriaiii il is that )ur tltrei
liichis the linfsi slept quletiy hy 111
friend, ami IIiuh hIoiio passed safely
ihrniieli the critical stage of tils dis
ease. -Youth's Companion.
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