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Sr. i it H, A, LONDON, r RATES OF ADVERTiSlNG, in' Editor and Proprietor, "T't 1? 1 1 - One equarev on insertion f m $1,00 One Isqaare; two insertions " 1.60 One square," offer montt " -3. &fc . For Larger.Advertise , ments f Liberal Con-, ' tracts will ' be ' made. ' Ay v. vv IfO Ml?- tkms of subscription;; $1.50 Per Year; Strictlv in Advance f .vf; Fyt tr---s 1 . 4" ?.... VOL.XXVII. PITTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTV, N. C TUtJRBlJAt , OCTOBER !$, 1901. - ' NO. 9. fit f ' ' 0 ' "' ' ' ;Copyr!ht 18SS. by Bosafc Boxxzs's &osh. CHAPTER XVIII. Continued. ., Utterly depressed in spirit, and with 8" aching heart, I limped back to the Gilsey House, wondering whether the doar girl whom I loved was already the wife of the flippant English cleric 1 had despised. That might be; nay, I thought it not improbable. Or if not yet, doubtless it was to be. . My mind was so busy that I did not notice the long distance that I had walked. Five hours' walking, with but little rest and no refreshment, immediately following t?e inactivity inseparable from a sea voyage is not to be undertaken with impunity, and when I reached the Gilsey House I was so footsore and faint that the' lift attendant inquired if I was ill. I answered that I had over-futigued myself; and entering my room, 1 threw myself, as I was, on to the bed. After I had lain there about an hour a waiter came to my door ' and in formed me there was a gentleman be low who desired to see me. 'A gentleman," I echoed,' starting to my feet. "Why, nobody knows me in JS'ew York. What is his name?" Mr. Samuel Truman.", -- : J ; 'Show him upstairs at once," I said: but the command was unnecessary," f Oi -the next insvant my uncle entered tht r03Q. . ' "So I have found you at last," saic Hiiiele Sam, seising my hand and shak ins it vigorously. 'Ipotes$,Tyou are the only man I would spend half a day in searching for. I called here less than an hour after you went out, and supposing you had gone to loo at the city, I have been driving abou. "New York ever since in the hope o meeting you. May 1 ask why it is jou have come here? Has anything gi'iious happened at Holdenhurst 1 ancaus beyond what' I already' know of ': but stay; you look ill. I trusi your father. is not dead." "My father was well eight-days ago," I replied; "and I believe he is so sxiil. As for myself, I have not been verj well since you left England, and hav ing decided on a trip round, the world. I have made Xew York my first halting place. I am pleased to see you,' anu nope my aunt and Miss Marsh are as well as you appear, to be." "Quite so thanks; quite so. But why Is it you have not come to my house: From your valiant defense of ms in that little affair, I concluded there was no differences between us. 'Was 1 wrong?" ; 1 . : ' '"No, uncle, you were not wrong but" I was diffident of facing you and my apnt and' I added after some hesita tion "Miss Marsh, after that wretched . business; still, I should have called on you co-monow if I could have screwed up my courage sufficiently, for it." , ""Well, you are ' a hypersensitive, good hearted young cuss, and I am tremendously pleased to. see you. - Put oa your hat and come along; my car riage is waiting. I will order your luggage to be sent on at once." ' Xo, no," I cried, catching hold of his arm to prevent him touching the iectric push; "I am not well enough to come now. -Allow me to stay here to-night and I will come to your house in the morning." i ; ? 5 "As you please, my boy-' 'Bat -what is it ails you? , Upset by the voyage, I suppose." i i i,: -4 "Yes; that and a long walk to-day nave quite played me out. How did you know I was here?" ' " "'..' 'I saw your name in the passenger list of the Umbria within an hour after her arrival, and froLi inquiries among the hackmen near where - the- vessel lies, I learned that a persotr of your description had been driven" to the Gilsey House. I then came here, and was told you had gone out. Since then I have been driving about, looking for you at hazard. 'And this is the after noon I particularly promised to take Connie cut!" . . . . "I am sorry you didn't do bo," I said. , - "And Connie yet more so," added my uncle. . ... "Could she not go out alone?" I in quired. ; ; ; .' ' .. ..'5 "Hardly. You see it was like this. Price (persevering fellow. Price!) had obtained a half consent from Con that she would go with him this afternoon for a drive; and she.-relyihgfon me to extricate her from the engagement, has got left, thanks to you.",",; T . " "And so the; Rev.? Evan Price," I said, affecting only k languid Interest in words which caused my cheek to Cush ard filled me with joy and hope j "and so the "Rev. Evan Price is still in New York. WheH.is, heoing "to take up his new duties in London ?" "Never, I thinks" replied Sy" tincle. "At present he is farming Ithat-job "with a deputy, while he is editinff.The Investors' Guide, a financial daily paper which I have established here chiefly for hlstenefitr r It's'runon i a plan jf my own, and I feed it with tips; but it's a poor rag. Price Is a "lever," pushing fellow enough; but he -can't conceal his hand-and that,Cyou know, is evei-y thing in finance. - How-, ever, he don't complain, for the Guide produces him more dollar i than ? his church paid him peno;, 'I -7" . I Walter bloom field. "1 wasn't aware that Mr. Price had any literary ability." "'"Well, he hasnTmuch, I believe: but Uf he had, he couldn't employ it to any appreciable extent on a financial paper. The Investors' Guide certainly affords a wide field for flights of the imagination; but then, you know. Such flights must be confined Within the narrowest possible limits, and ex pressed with consummate art, if they are to be effective; journalism of ev ery kind is rather flat just now, in con sequence of a dearth of events of the first class wars, earthquakes, pesti lence, panics and the lfke. Perhaps you have noticed for yourself what a' fine crop of big gooseberries was raised during the summer, and how sportive-the sea serpent has been." "No; I can't say that t haVe. I was never a very diligent reader of news papers; but I remember an article which appeared recently in one of our English reviews attacking the whole class of literature to which jour nals euch as yours belong. The mo tives which the writers attributed to tock brokers and the press represen-. , ati ves were - very bad. Surely, . the aw doesn't permit such people to rob .he public?" . ' . . a "Certainly not; that is a privilege .vhich the law reserves for itself." ."Does Mr. Price find his new duties congenial?" I inquired. "You will pardon the' question, but really they nust differ so extremely from his life at' Holdenhurst Minor that I am curi jus to know." "He appears well satisfied,"' replied uncle-San; "and his former calling causes his editorials to be received by people outside the financial rings with a trustfulness not always warranted oy results." . "I dare say he Is justified by the change in his sphere of action." . "No doubt; he is a moral acrobat, and can stand upon his honor." I had forgotten that in New York cthere is only a brief twilight, and was surprised by sudden darkness. My un cle rose to leave, and I accompanied 'aim as far as the street, ft had been arranged between us that I was to call at his oSce in the Mills Building at 10 o'clock the next day, when I was to accompany him to his house in Thirty-f orth: street. Greatly elated by what I had heard, which assured me the girl of jny heart was not yet won by my rival,. I re-enetered the hotel, Consumed an unreasonably large quan tity of buckwheat cakes and coffee, and then retired for the night CHAPTER XIX. MBS. SAMUEL TBUJIAN "XT HOME." "Of course you did not expect to Snd so many people here," remarked ancle Sam, as he introduced me to Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Wollaston, of Boston. ' ' "No, indeed I did. not, uncle.", "I had forgotten that to-day was Mrs. Truman's first At Home' since her , return tfrom Saratoga-; This is Mr. Increase Mather; and these are his partners, 'Mr. Union Voorhees and Mr. Austin Gilmer." - I bowed, and the next instant, there entered Miss Eily Kennedy, Miss Bertha Kallmann, and Mr. Dennis O'Connor, to all-of whom I was iu crodueed by my tincle. "This is Mr. Ellis Thomas; and these 'r.Atnr, ncic-o -Paulina 'Tnplrsnn and Miss Inez iuarre2"-the last a superb beau- j ty of the Spanish type, with jet biaen uair and dark flashing eyes. Already my uncle's guests numbered: . .Amn cavantv noi-Krms and I was won- : dering how many more would come j Afiw TTttiA Christison and Mr. pnMhOT(r wro nnnonnced. i ivgvuMviQ v w 1 vit ifiiTyior! unrip Sam. as soon as he caught-sight of the latter; "this !c , Rrrini tu1 most dear : Mend, Aaron Rosenberg. Ernest, y ? rv,a n roonmmpnd hat you make this gentleman's qualities ' sloer all that passes before me," re your daily study; but sharpen your ( joined tincle Sam. w,l a t with him. Should ' that Is so, your protege, Price, you prevail, against him, there will re nain but one merchant worthy of your prowess; and him you shall know by jis horns, tail and trident." "Vnir flatter me much, Mr. ' Tru 1 ia ucivic v vv man," said the gentleman referred to, ' jo wing very low; "and yourself yet , more, for I notice that in all our trans-1 ' 4m.m. vff host" .Further discussion of this matter Americanize jiimseli Ifail as ridiculous was prevented by the entry of another, as the efforts of some Americans Party of ladies and gentlemen; and .to Anglicize themselves. : The trans my uncle's drawing room, one of the : formation, it comes at all. must come most commodious and richly furnished, unsought. -and is always of slow salons I have seen, soon contained as growth., - - . many persons as it would comfortably 1 accommodate ,.1'Dear.. Ernest,", said aunt Getrnde, laying her ha genJJy tipon my shoulrj der, "I am go sorry that I have all on these people here to-day; but I had noj thought of seeing you until it was too! ate to postpone my 'At Home. Where mve you been all day? Your uncle old me that you were to meet him .Own lUnii " v.w. "Yes I , met him at, his office Dy pomtmeiu, anu ie Mills Building and the Stock. Ex-.t ;ange,and introduced me -to some-- i!lus Wail styeet inenas. . v A i- 4 Vinf- -at Deuiionwo 8. MU attend . to another guest who mani fested a disposition to speak with her. I crossed the room to where the Rev. Mr. Price stood talking with MisS Marsh with whom t had not fiati ni6rd than tw8 W three, minutes' conversa tion, and that of a formal sort, immedi ately on my arrival but lie adroitly placed his ' tali, bifbacl . ngur'e sd as to exclude her from my view, at the same time showing her With much, appar ent Interest some jewel he held' in his hand, so that my pirpbs was for the present defeated. "Come here, Ernest," my uncle called out; and I at once went to where he was sitting with Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Dennis 0'Gonnor the three ap parently being engaged in some Close argument; "What do" you think we were talking about?', "Can't say," I replied; "some matter of business, no doubt." "Now there you are wrong. It is only on rare occasions we1 speak of business but 6t the street I mean Wall street; No; we were discussing Shakespeare whether any one of his plays is so much better than the rest as to entitle it to be considered his masterpiece; and if so, what particu lar play deserves such distinction." "You must remember," said Mr. Ros enberg, "that t know Shakespeare only in Schlegel's translation" "And that I have not read a line of Shakespeare for about twenty-one years," added uncle Sam; " 'Hamlet' is his finest play' I ven tured to observe. "Good; that is what I said," qtioth Mr. Rosenberg triumphantly. . "Well, I don't think so," said uncle Sam energetically, "and am inclined to accept Hamlet's definition of him self, that he was a dull, muddy-mettled rascal who didn't know his own mind, or who had very little mind to know. ri.he whole play is nothing more than an ingenious sermon against the. lazy habit of taking an afternoon nap, with interesting examples of the evils which arose out of a particular instance." "You have seen 'Hamlet per formed?" I inquired, astonished at my uncle's extraordinary opinion. "Oh, yes, several times; by Irving in London, Barnay in Berlin and Booth in New York. And some years ago I saw it performed by a company of strolling players in a mining town in Colorado. The performance was given in a barn, and in the interval between the first, and second acts Hamlet and Ophelia danced to a jig-like melody plaj-ed on a tin whistle by the King, while Polonius and the Queen sold whisky to the audience." "How horrible," I exclaimed, with undisguised disgust. "It would posi tively make me ill to see the finest' production of human genius presented in such a fashion." "Do you regard 'Hamlet' as the finest production of human genius?" asked uncle Sam. "Undoubtedly. And for the second best production of human genius I should turn to another play by the same hand." "Well, I'm glad to find you've the courage of your opinions; sometimes I've felt disposed to kick you for your invariable agreement with my re marks. Now I think 'Timon of Athens' Shakespeare's greatest play." 1. " 'Timon of Athens! why, it is not much read, and seldom or never per formed. Surely you are jesting, un cle. Why do you prefer it?" "Because it teaches a lesson which many men spend the greater part "of their lives in learning, and not a few fail to learn at all." "What lesson is that, Mr. Truman?" inquired Mr. Dennis O'Connor. "That no: matter how great have been the services of a man to his country, no matter how exceptional and varied his ability; if he be without money the world is either actively against him or, what is worse, ignores him utterly. In 'Timon of Athens' Shakespeare shows that notwithstanding the multi plicity of creeds professed by men the world over, money is the idol wor shiped by the vast majority of man- kind; and that, too, with a devotion unknown - in the tabernacles of the hypocrites; Let him who doubts my assertion study the faces of the people in an audience and the traders in a bourse, and, having compared them. note which set betrays most earnest- Pess of Purpose. "You observe other things besides Prices current, Mr. , Truman, marked Mr. Rosenberg. re- "Too exclusive -devotion to not conducive to success in it art is I con- "will never Jbecome an American,'' said Mr. Austin Gilmer, who had b.en at tentively . listening to this conf -irence. "Have you noticed, Trueman, how J?s iperately hard that ' fellows labors to imitate the accent and expressions of New Yorkers?" "Oh, yes; 1 have observed him," re- Puea uncie oam. , -jctis enons to "I should know Mr. nce ror an remarked Mr. . Mather. "As , for his efforts to Americanize t himself, they are worths;) ttle 'to 'iuia that - they have altogether escaped icy notice," " v"You are as heavy and dull as your Puritan anceslor.'V said Miv Gilmer to Mr,Mather,., ...-,-... ,r . To be continued. Toll Hat. and IiieanttT. r,A ?T-do aufhoritv,savs tall hats vCJInse insanity and blindness. SM11 are men who wear silk tiles v nz-into an crdiuary game of chance - JUk KM w : - 0f ,-Mimjeapoiis ime. - Caimdji Ahead of Val , 04. C is subject fW frequeui J comment on the part of O I O travelers that the roads of K Europe are far superior to SfOW' those of the United States; and this result is generally attributed to the system of goveynineiit aid and supervision which prevails irl nearly all European nations. But it Is not so generally known that our nearest neighbor, Canada, is also ahead of us," not only in the character of "the roads, but id the matter of road iegisiationi Hon. A. W; Campbell; Highway Conii missioner of Ontario, is an enthusiast on the subject of good roads, and at the same time a very able and practi cal public official: He is quite well known to the good roads people of the United States, as he has attended and addressed a number of important con ventions in this country. In a recent report he says I "Good roads are essential to the full development of agriculture. In d coun try such as Ontario, dependent iipou agriculture, this means that good roads are of Very great importance to the towns and cities as well. Good roads are not a benefit to any one class o the community. They are of universal value. This is a matter of which too narrow a view has been taken in On tario. If we must have canals and rail ways, then we must have good country roads. It has been taken for granted that if the country as a whole con structed canals and subsidized rail ways," the common roads could take care of themselves. But this has not been the case.' "The broader aspect of the question has recently been given prominence by the decision of the Provincial Gov ernment to appropriate $1,000,000 for road improvement. This, for lack of a bettor name, has been termed gov ernment "aid" or "assistance." It is a recognition of the value of good roads to every citizen of the country, and a just effort on the rart 6f the Govern ment to co-operate in procuring thorn. "The object of the present measure is not so much to aid by the gratui tous distribution of money, but has for its aim a nobler purpose. While it aims to entourage the doing of a work which is acknowledged by all as being an important and necessary ser vice, its prime object is to equalize and lighten the cost The unfairness and injustice of the present system of tax ation for highway construction Is so noticeable as to be a matter of wonder ment that some step of this kind has not been ere this devised by Govern ment, or compelled by the people. "The Government is only exercising Its l'ightful function as a part of the administrative system ir providing a portion of the cost of making roads and distributing the money among the different municipalities entitled to it This function can be performed by the Provincial Government only." In Nova Scotia, nearly fifteer. years ago, the Trovincial Government began the appropriation of funds to improve the roads and the plan has proven en tirely successful where the old system of depending on the local communities was a complete failure. Even away out in British Oolnmoia there are many fine roads which are said to be "the delight of tourists." All these are built and kept up by the Government Koa1 Maintenance. Without proper care the most expen sive road may go to ruia in two or three years, and the initial expense of constructing it be nearly lost. It is of greatest importance, therefore, that all good roads should have daily care. They not only wear out, but wash out and freeze out Water is the greatest road destroyer. It is necessary to the proper main tenance of a read that it should "crown" or bo higher in the middle than at the sides. If it is flat in the centre it soon . become concave, and its middle soon becomes a pool or a mudhole if on a level, or a water course if on an incline. ; A hollow, rut, or puddle should nev er be allowed to remain, but should be evenly filled and tamned with the same material of .which the surface was originally constructed. A rake should be used freely, especially in re- moving stones, lumps, jor ridges. Ruts I may be avoided by using wide tires oa all wagous which carry heavy loads. If this is not always possible, the horses should be hitchkl so that thpy will walk directly in':, front of the j whcel3. This can be accomplished by 'piiakiag the couble, cr.-. whiffle, tree of k r.cj length that the e:ids may be in H ie with the wagon wheels. A horse will not walk in a rut unless compelled to do so, and, consequently, if ali horses were hitched in"-this way ruts i would evoutually disappear from stone rent's. If slcr.es are cracked on a road with a hammer. a smootli surface is out of the questlcn. Use stoDe chips for re pairing Eione rcacis, and remember taat all foreign naterial and rubbish will ruin, tie 'cc&l rruc, and that dust ad mud will double tiffe cost of main tenance. ; i ' ; ' ' Ordinarily tho chief work done by country peop!o on highways isrepair ing the damage .resulting from neg lect, V'liy this negligence? The r.cge. ' A stitch in time saves nine." can .never. b applied more appropri ately to anything'than to the mainten ance o. repair of all kinds of roads. It's no use talking about loving God When your children are afraid of ou HOUSEHOLD r r i r MATTETS SVAV.VAVW . A Jfeir Use foi bid ZinC; ' Save all old zinc: and when1 Chimneys are filled with soot put a quantity oa the fire; It. will -carry" all Soot out Of Stovfe pipes and clean the chimneys. Woman's Home' Companions : : ! ! " '.. :siie. . - -r:.t v Twenty drops of carbolic acid evap orated from a hot shovel will go far to banish flies from a room, while.a bit bf ' Camphor' guhij the siae of a walnut, heid ovet the lamp 'Until Conunied will do the same for the mosquito. ll . ' ' ' '-'"' ';- A Ne-iir Foi Buse-Petala. . r Rose petals make a delightful fillipg foi? sofa pillows; Save them from withered bouciuets or from fresh flow ers and dry them. They, may be" treat- j ed as for potpourri or used with their own-delicate perfume only.- ' . iJl . - . . . Bread Boards. Some pretty bread boards are now- made and ornamented - with- poker . work, and one often sees the loaf -of bread with a sharp bread-knife placed Oh the table hear the house-mother's, place Several slices of bread are cut before sitting down to the table, and the loaf placed With the Cut side next the bread board, and more1 slices are cut as needed. ' This is a sensible fashion, since it saves the bread from becoming hard and dry, and every loaf is fresh until finished. - . For Very JMrty Articles. : . , t There must be two rinsing waters; the first warm and slightly soapy, and the second cold and clear. -r Blue in the ordinary way and hang out in the open. A good plan is to put very dirty clothes in soak the night before, when wri' bands and ' collars should : b tubbed over with soap. But note--it is essential to the success of this meth . od that the water in the copper be quite boiling when the oil is added, and that the first rinsing water , be warm and soapy. , - ... tlottseliold Helps. "'. When storing plated goods, thorough ly wash all the silver and then clean with powder in the usual way. Wrap each piece in silver paper and place in an airtight box with a large piece of -camphor. Plated goods will always tarnish if stored in a Tlamp place. Be very careful to dry the inside of both tea and coffee pots before polishing." ' , A little borax in "the last rinsing water will make handkerchiefs easier to iron and look better when done. A useful thing to remember Is that the iron will not stick to the clothes . if the starch used has been mixed with soapy water, - - Three ounces of borax and , two pounds of sliced white bar, soap dis--l solved in two quarts of hot water will 1 make a splendid lather for washing " clothes. ,; The Art of Bed Making:. ' The art of bed making is not any too well understood. In the morning each blanket and sheet should be taken separately from the bed and hung over a chair to air for an hour or so. .The mattresses should be- turned , be fore the bed is made. Put on the undersheet, tucking it in well at the head; pass the hands over it carefully to take out every wrinkle, and then tuck it in at the sides and foot. . v Next place the bolster in position. Put on the upper sheet, tucking it well" under the mattress at the foot. Next put on the blankets, tucking them in'at the foot and sides. .. .: Now turn the sheet back on the blankets, and then turn blankets and sheet both down in one smooth fold. Next put on the spread, letting it come over the bolster;- then over the bolster place the pillows that are used during the day. ' ; All through the work bear in mind, that it is important to have the mat tress level, and to put on the sheets, blankets and spread without a wrinkle. Bread Sauce A tablespoonful oi bread crijmbs in the dish, with . an onion, pepper and salt, a cupful of milk and half a tablespoonful of .butter. Heat up and stir for four minutes. Take out the onion before using. v Chilled Ham Cut cold boiled ham In uniform slices a trifle thicker than if to be served cold; season them high ly with cayenne and mushroom catsup , : and broil one minute on each side, just . enough to warm through, and serve im mediately. 1- -.,! , j Fried Pineapple Cut a smallish piner apple into half-inch slices, paring the, skin, of course, and split in half three' or four ordinary sponge cakes. Fry these latter in the chafing dish in -a", tablespoopful of butter till they ar ' light brown oh both sides. Take theiri -out and keep them hot. Fry the pine.-: apple slices In a like amount of butter and tneir own juice. Pour cream ovale' them and serve on the browned sponge Cake. v.',; ;:.:-:'-;--. .; '.". . '.' ;C Fisherman's Sane This is a rather'; rich mixture, adapted for fresh water fish. Half; a pint of cream or milk, but cream is better two tablespoon fuls of walnut catchup, home made for choice, and one tablespoonful - of -anchovy sauce. . Boil these up for five minutes, and just before serving add a small walnut of butter, a tea spoonful of flour, a squeeze of . lemon and a pinch, of cayenne." Stir up a" together, and serve very hot. - it is the best fresh grater fish sauce going. j IWORTH KNOWING AM the writing and copying, ink used by the Itussiafl Government is of for eign origin1. ., . :i . i" the1 sponge fishers off. the. coast 'of Tunis have' begilri to 'f use submarine A 1 four-legged chick, as lively as a cricket, was hatched by a hen belong ing: to Wesley Yates, of Marlton,' ave nue, Camden.' r: . In the. schools of Rhenish Prussia a Change of stockings and, shoes is pro vided for, the use in school' of children Who arrive with wet feet' : " t '' "'l1 'a steel-like grass "from the volcanic slopes of Onin, Algeria;' is sorelastic that it can be used Instead of springs tii the manufacture of furniture. . h 1.- - : .m:.' . -.? 1 Ethnologists are of the opinion that when America was discovered , there was not on the continent of North America any more Indians than exist now". : " , . t , , '. - A Parisian 'barber, to win a wagr, entered a: cage containing a' lion and a man and composedly shaved the iian while the lion interestingly -view the operation..- ;i: ,r Jr. --'-; . . A school for loconsotlve.. ng'njer ap prentices is estabi:sh?d in l.)rcst!en, Germany. ." The 'course' occupies three evenings a week and Sunday mornl&gs for one year." " ' !.' ' " Artificial eyes were first iifd by he Egyptians long before the Christian era. Mummies have been found; with artificial optics. They were fashioned ! of gold,' silver,' copper or , ivory. . s A. woman of; Bethany,, ITan. bonght and used 2G0O soda" "tickets at cf.e ding store last summer. Her average con sumption of the drink during the sea son must have been fifteen glasses a : j.- , 7..- :( - ;. : Yorkshire, England, Ins a farm ;on which moths and butterflies-are reared for sale. It is planted with trees and shrubs for the purpose. . Forty, thou sand caterpillars are always on hand, and orders can be filled at any time of the year. '4 ' . - I. " 4 On the Continent no. man seems to be really famous unlfss his features appear on a pictorial' , postcard. A Frenchman who has recently come be fore the world has received a' letter from - a' person in Geneva asking for permission to : reproduce hist photo graph in this form and offering ten per cent, of the total takings; , ; ,v Folson Sainac. , , , , ' There, are several species of sumae. and most of them are harmless, but if we do not know one from the other we are apt to feel uncomfortable in the presence of any of them. The poison ' ous species may be readily ' distin guished from either the smooth sumac or the stag-horn sumac by reason of the fact that the leaflets of these spe cies are saw-edged, while those of the poison sumac are '.'entire;'' that is, -without teeth or lobes. The one other species which may be confused Is the mountain sumac; but as in this shrub the ieaf stems are widened out into so called "wings," it need not be mistak en for its dangerous relative, whose stems are -wingless. The poison Ivy, a near relative of the poison sumac, though usually a creeper, -is classed with the shrubs, and . sometimes be comes one when It happens to grow in a spot where there are no supports for its aerial rootlets. This plant has com pound leaves with three leaflets, a fact which enables, us to distinguish it at once from" the Virginia creeper, which has five leaflets, and from the bittersweet, which has from seven to nine. Woman's Home Companion. 1 1 4" i The Wolf's" Philosophy. "Temptation is temptation, whether the man yield or overcome. Fire is fanned by the 'wind 'until' it leaps' up fiercely. Sop is desire like fire. It is fanned, as by a wind, by sight of. the thing desired," or by a new and luring 'description or comprehension -of -the thing desired. There lies the templa tion. "It is the wind that fans the de sire until it leaps up, to mastery. That's temptation. : It may not fan sufficient ly to make the desire overmastering, but In so far as it fans' at all, that far is it temptation. And, as you say. it may tempt for good as well' as for CTil." Century .'s - - " If Our Eyes Were in Tune. - Suppose that our eyes were attuned to the vibrations revealed to us by the bolometre. Instead of seeing the stars .that we now see we should perceive those whose light has long been ex tinguished, whose existence the meth ods of modern physics have enabled us to prove. The sun would appear sur rounded . by , its corona, changing in form and position every instant, and we should no longer-be obliged .to wait for total eclipses to study this phenom enon. Currents of hot air would be 'come visible like snow squalls and the science of ljeat would have no more se crets.':' ' ' : ' '" ; '' ': '''t ' ' : With the Great "Blaster. , . Byron was polishing up "Tiie Pris oner of Chillon.", , :- ! , . ;, . - .; ; .'.'I'm.: not sure,", he soliloquized, "whether to release him from, impris onment on a'iWrit of habeas corpus or motion for a new trial." ' Uncertain of his ground, he finaily decided to avoid' discussing the legal phase f the -matter, " aud eor.ienied feimself wish ynlpcking the door, - 1 1 3 WfXand HUMOR' 9 THE D AT Theafile is'a noble i.ird, -' '"' '' And wings its flight on high. . . The pigeon is of lowlier mold, .But makes a better pie. r ', , , - ; Browning's Magazine. -(...,, A Btlekler. ' ( .. .: "Yes. he said, sadly, 'and there w a tear in" his eye. ""Yes,' my business has driven me to the wall." : 1 ; And he. went on posting bills, . . 'f 'ij Information Free. - -: ..Backe -'JA-man is never too Old to learn." t , . r ' Benne "No,1 he '' can ' always find somebody ttiL toarry him.': Cincinnati CommercialrTribune. ;r 'it- i.-' t 4 . t 4 . , , - . - a . . 1 . . .f'('i r-n - Teacher "Now; i Johnny,- if ,youf mother engaged two cooks on Monday, three on Tuesday and four on Wedues day, how many wbold she have'l" 1,f:' - Johnny "None."New York Sun. 7 Sam 107. Teacher "So 'I've caught you chew ing gum, have. I?" . ! I 4 Sammy "No, mum; I wasn't chew in'. I was jest keepin it there instead of in ray pocket.. It's so sticky." Chi cago Daily News., i f. A , , ''Modest. . "I canie to ask you for your daugh ter.". . . ", t "But she' is the only one I have." " "Well, I don't want but one. . I hope you don't, take me for . a T bigamisfr- Springfield Journal l b - .4. i -. . 4 , . H .'Wished Ha Was T wins. .-. . "Oh, dearl" sighed ,. six-year-old Harry, : "I wish I was twins." J ' " : "Why ?" asked his mother.' " i ' i i U .VSo.l; could send the other -half to ehool 1 while this half went nsmngr he replied. Chicago ; News.' . t Sufflciont to the Day i "I'm told you play 'golf on the Sab bath," said s . the. Rev. Mr. Goodman, sternly.- Vi; "!:--t,. ' t.-.;-. 4 "Yes,; replied Miss Kute, "but on that day I only'use the sticks I won at our church lair." Philadelphia Press. ; r. .1.-. .; k The' One Thine. ' " "Garden truck in exchange ror a sub scription? No, sir," said the editor. "There's "oniy'bne thing "we'll be will ing to have you take out in'. trade."' 'What's that?"; "Your " pocketbook." Public Ledger. " " Philadelphia Groun.1les Fear.. Cholly "I did think of gbing in for politics,1 but I -was afwaid I wouldn't know just how to tweat my .infewiahs don't yr know?"; . . ., Pepprey " Your inferiors? Oh) you wouldn't be - likeiy ltd ' meet " any1 of them." Philadelphia News. t j "y - , t-. ' -: Not All of Th em.' ' i - n?' il "Does he advertise all the eomforts of home?" inquired Mr. Tiredout. j. r "No," replied Mrs. Tiredout "the ad vertisement simply says,5 'No mothers-in-law, cross cooks, lor crying babies.' " "We'll go," asserted Mr. Tiredout, emphatically. Philadelphia Bulletin. J .;-.:f p Net Soaerstltloos.-- .-. ' u I tin Wm s 'Can't you read?" ' "' -. , "Yes.? but I don't believe in signs." The Moon. . , ... :. , ' Kot Satisfactory. . -. : ( Mrs. Backlotz "So your servant girl has left you again?" ' Mrs. Subbubs "Yes." ' : '' ? Mrs. Backlotz "What was the mat ter?" ..'-' Mrs. Subbubs-"She didn't like the way ' I 'did her work." Philadelphia Tress."" Aaother Fish Ptory. S-you were outiri St. Louis?" said the postmaster. "Did you see the big plke?';.. To-, be sure," - drawled the village fabricator? then; after a pause, "but it wasn't one 'inch bigger than the pike I caught in Hurley's inil! . pond iast su;nmer."-Cbicago Ts'ews. " " " j ...! 1;- Cold in .His Extremetles. . sirTyte-Phist "They tried to work me or- a L campaign contribution this momfng; and I answered them with a level-beaded 'no!! ",. i 7 -.. . Mrs,Tyte-PhJst "Md. when I try . to work yu for a costribtition for house hold expenses yon' answer me with a aat-footea 'Jftof Chicago Tribune.. ' "Goodman's in a bad way. He's got such a.sore throat he can't talk and" . "I saw htm on the street to-day and be 6eems to have a black eye, too." "That's just it Not being abie to nse his voice he can'texplain to people that he got the black eye In a perfect Innocent way." Philadelphia Press,