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7a!oir Jones's Bill, lie coc3
,' VaiV any time you like,
JTii' hu' taught at .east, I s'pose,
Ha i'-a-million bass an' pike.
He eaa throw an "in" an' "out,"
', -An can handspring standin' still;
...A'1' his mother chores about
: My! I wisht that 1 was Bill!
1
''lie don't have to dress up slick;
' -n' when some old button tears
He can use a nail or stick
1 An' one s'pendev's all he wears!
He knows how to smoke an', sir.
Heaps on heaps o times he's sal J
Hinges' swears that ever werp,
Yet ho doa't fall over dead!
-a
HERB are yen go Ins,
Aunt Mildred? Won't
you tnke we with you;"
berrarrd r.Tvinv!f rrr
' -bright Saturday morning.
"Xow, don't tease, Marjorle," said
lier. mother. ''Your auntie Is in a hur-
" ry, and there Is no telling what you
might run Into smallpox or scarlet
. fever most likely. Eesldes, you would
" be in the way."
"Indeed she wouldn't," protested the
- cunt. "If you weren't afraid to let. her
she could help me quite a little by car
rying this basket. And, really, I do not
think th?re is the slightest danger, be
cause I rim only going to see the Ran
dalls and the Browns, and there is
nothing contagious in cither place.
Little Polly Randall is a cripple. She
has never walked a step In her life, and
I fear never will. As for the Browns,
Jt is merely a broken bone. Jimmy
Is a newsboy, and he wasn't quick
enough thV last time he tried to jump
eff a moving car. . I think it was being
called clumsy by the ether boys that
Jiurt him worse than the broken leg.
Th?re, now, I have put into this bas
ket every tiling I shall need. Is Mar
. jcrle going?"
, Mis. Brent looked at her little girl's
eager, upturned face and smiled in a
iway that sent Marjorie scurrying off
for her hat and jacket. The child
bad learue d lbU when her mother was
going to say no'' she didn't smile at
. all.
It was Mildred Marvin's turn to do
the neighborhood visiting that day.
Bhe was a trained nurse, a bright,
strong young Avoman, whose skill and
energy were unfailing. Whether ber
fair bead, with Its coils of light hair,
bent over a fyer patient or her blue
yes grew dr' k with sympathy when
she dressed . wound, she was always
gentle, always, beautiful. Her very
presence brought comfort and light
Into the poor homes she visited.
Mar.'orie adored her as did the poor
afflicted little cnes she did so much to
Lelp, and niece and aunt were very
much alike, everyone declared.
They certainly looked alike ss they
Started down, the street that morning,
and cue hadfenly to look into Mar
jories blue eyes to see haw happy she
was. There was the long ride on the
-cable cars, and there was plenty of
Jtime to ask questions, so that by the
time the Journey was ended she had
beard all about th? people they were
going to see knew how little Tolly
eat in a chair by the window day after
Cay and watched the people pass or
saw the children playing in the street
below.
"And doesn't she evsr go over to the
park"." Mar.'oric wanted to know.
"Xo," replied bar auntie, "ibe park
1s tco far away and there is nobody
to take her. Her mother is away all
tday long at work, and though Tolly
cannot do very much there ar? chil
dren still younger, little brothers and
-Bisters that she must lock after. I
.wish, though, she had a rolling chair,"
ceded Marjorie's aunt, as she looked
thoughtfully out of the window. Then
JJarjcrie wanted to know what that
Uvns and how much it cost.
Thru the two went on to the
;wretched rooms that were the only
tome Jimmy Brown knew, and left
.substantial evidences of their visit.
Focr Jimmy looked up and grinned at
them iu spite of the pain in his broken
leg, but there was a drawn look cn
bis freckled face when he sank back
n the bed.
, Xbe doctor said Jimmy would be
ftee Circus i
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JONES.
'Long when summer comeo, Bill, ho
'Tends a lot o' Sunday-schools,
Making them believe, yo.i see,
He'll be 'bedient to rules,
An' 'll fight an' fight with sin
Like a so'dier till, Gee-whhz!
Ey September he's took in
Ev'ry picnic that there is!
An' las' Christmas listen, now!
When our Sunday-school all met
For a tree, Bill, anyhow,
Got more things than me, you bet!
With a dandy s'ed. hard wood,
That I guess I wisht I had.
What's the use of bein' good
When yon miht as well be bad?
Edwin L. Sabin, in Fuck.
fit til
ail right after awhile, but it's myself
is wonderiu' where he's to get the
crutch he'll need when he's llrst gettin'
up. . What with all the bills and goin'
without the money he always brings
home It's little enough we've got left,
I tell yez."
"Don't worry about that, we'll man
age some way," said Marjorie's aunt,
slowly, and gently rubbed the poor lit
tle limb that ached so crueliy until the
boy sank Into a peaceful sleep.
Two things were uppermost in Mar
jorie's mind on the way borne how
GRAND CIRCUS TERFORMAXCD AT BRENT HALL.
to get a chair for Tolly and bow to
get the crutches fer Jimmy.
"Aunt Mildrsd, wouldn't papa give
me the mcney? Would it take so very
much? Or perhaps I might earn it?"
she queried.
"Your father has already done ro
much I shouldn't like to ask him,"
said Mildred. "Perhaps we can think
of some other way."
As soon as Marjcr.'e reached homo
she hunted up Jack and told him all
about her visits, not failing to mention
iiei bona of cettini the things that
t,oo,t0i Vnw .Tflfir w.ts 'r.iJt two i
tpV. ibnn Mnr'orie and some-
times he was pretty cross and "bossy," I
when she finally ended ber account
with "Xow, Jack, bow can we do it;"
he began to rack bis brains bard to
think of some way.
Under her -pkrte-nt lunch that day
Marjorlc found the following an
nouncement: "Meflt me back of the lilac bush at
2 o'clock. JACK."
When she arrived at the appointed
place half an hour too early, for she
went as soon as she could cram dowr
some feed, she found two other chil
dren, and presently Jack arrived with
six more, constituting the entire flock
as Mar'orle said, but he loved his little ; reputes, maue ouc o; green nannei ana
sister, and nothing pleased him bsvteri stuffed slightly with cotton. Stripes
ihan to be consulted about things, sj marked with-black paint made th?m
of the neighborhood. To the assi'mtaea
crowd Jack made a speech and un
folded certain plans, which seemed to
meet wilh unanimous approval.
Trom that time on there was much
whispering together in corners, many
secret meetings, mysterious biding
pl.tces of things under coats and
aprens, and finally a grand rally in the
large attic of the Brent home. At this
meeting Marjorie's aunt was present,
and up to that time she was the only
grown person let into the scheme.
The next day each member of the
company began to approach parents
ana other friends with little square
pieces of pasteboard which said:
GRAND CIRCUS PERFORM
AXCE. .
At Brent Hall. Come one, come all.
May 21, at 8 o'clock. Admission,
SO, cents.
Simultaneously there appeared upon
porch, window sills, trees and fence
posts other glaring bills calling atten
tion to the "Great and World Re
nowned Wonders." "There will be,"
the poster went on to relate, "an un
surpassed aggregation of freaks."
"Come and see the 500 Horses in the
Ring." -Do not miss the Elg Chariot
Race. Also behold the Lady who eats
Nives! And the Cannible feasting cn
human food." There was much more
of this thrilling, but badly spelled ad
vertising, which, however, accom
plished the purpose for. which it was
intended and aroused enough .curios
ity to insure a good attendance on the
Friday night chosen, becaus? there
would be no school the next day.
The children had decorated the big
barn-like hall fcr the event.
A raised platform bad been erected
at cue end, and the performers came
up the attic stairs from the dressing
rooms below, each as his turn was an
nounced. When the placard at the side pro
claimed the appearance of the snake
charmer, Madame Marie-Rosa, the
young p?rson dressed in short-sleeved
yellow satin gown appeared. The ma
terial for this costume had ence been
used as a stand cover. In her arms
she carried a large bon, which she
deposited with great care upca the
table, and from which she drew cut.
cue
:t a time, long, green, wriggling
seem even more realistic. Th?se were
wound round and round the young
person's waist, arms and neck after
the most approved fashion of snake
charmers, vhe young person talking
glibly all ihe while, telling where
her pets had been captured, and how
they had been tamed and trained.
' Madame Marie-Rosa then gave way
to the Man-Eating Savage. For this
act a large cage was brought .v.v It
had been the home of several mocking
birds at one time, but soap and wrter
and hard rubbing had made it look
bright and new. Ranged along Inside
wero five prisoners to be devoured
by the savage. They were made of
ginger bread, however, so that the
feat was not as difficult as it seemed.
Sally, the sword swallower, next ap
peared. My! How sharp and shining
those tin swords did look! Only a
ver hungry sword swallower, Indeed,
could have gotten away with those
dangerous blades. And this is the way
she did it. Her blouse waist was a
big bag with armhoies. The nek
was gathered into a band which fitted
closely around the throat of a false
lace provided with a generous mouth.
Into this cavern disappeared th? knives
and other sharp things. The audience
was so much pleased with this achieve
ment that the sword swallower was
forced to empty her pouch and respond
to an encore.
The chariot race was a great success
with the necessary equipment in the
way of Roman car, a regular Ben Hur
driver, and other small boys for horses.
There was a clown that cracked jokes,
tumbled around and did other time
honored acts. The trapeze work was
so daring as to make ail th? mothers
shiver, and if the clothesline had bro
ken there would have been sad times
fcr poor Jack.-
Next came the tight rope walking.
A pretty' little girl dressed to look
jv.si like a Japanese boy or girl per
formed this feat, and the fact that the
rope was strung very loose and touched
the ground when she walked made it
possible. With ail the grace of a real
tight rope-walker she stopped to bal
ance the red she carried, swayed her
self ' to preserve ber equilibrium,
opened and cicsed the fan she carried,
and did many things with her parasol.
Besides this there was a group of
Japanese tumblers, who appeared to
c.imb upon each other's shoulders, but
who, in reality, simply walked up a
ladder and sat cn the steps, and then
walked down again while all the
friends laughed and applauded.
This, then, was the children's en
tertainment, and so rich were they
when it was over that Polly got her
chair and Jimmy got his crutches;
and another thing that I forgot to
tell you was that Polly and Jimmy
were both at the circus, and, besides
being the only circus they ever saw,
it was the only time they ever rode
in a carriage. Margaret Ilusicn
Mann, in the Chicago Record-Herald.
Toi:l Tc'pIiones f or Ships.
One' of U-e most Important instru
ments on modern vessels is the sc-"euile-d
loud talking telephone. Ex
periments have recently been made
with . it In the German navy, and have
proved so satisfactory that instru
ments are new being placed cn most
of the large seagoing ships. The spe
cial value of this telephcue lies in the;
fact that a captain standing on the
b idge can easily hear any words that
may be spoken to h'm from the inte
rior of the vessel, even though a vio
lent storm-may be raging at the time,
and can in turn transmit without
straining bis voice bis own orders to
officers or men in any part cf the ves
sel. Bad accidents have occurred through
a misunderstanding of orders given at
a critical moment, cue to the fact that
the words were not distinctly heard,
and it is only reasonable to assume
that casualties of this kind can be
avoided in the future through the use
of this loud-talking telephone. Elec
tricity. Mnuel I.ndjs'nt Ilonse at JUIa.
The mcdel lodging house which was
cpen 'ia Milan, Italy, last June, has
proved a great success. It is patron
ised, not by manual labor, but by
clerks and shop assistants. Raoms
iut for sixty-seven and cno-hal" cents
a week. Every ledger must be in his
room before midnight, and be out 1
r.craln before 9 o'clock in the morning.
Bathrooms r.r? fcpen day and night.
a full bath costing four cents and a
shower bath two cents. Lodgers may
buy food cutslde and cook it them
selves in the hotel kitchens, or they
may buy their supplies at the lowest
possible price from the hotel store
rooms. Ledgers- are aiso turmsnea
with facilities for doing their own
washing. The building is five stories
in height, with a roof garden cn the
top. The building contains 530 rooms,
all of the same dimensions, five feet
ten inches by seven feet six inches.
Urn Lonsst Keiji) in Crnijte.
Francis Jcsef cf Austria, now seven- j
ty-cne years o.d, lias been on the
throne fifty-two years, and so holds
the record for length of reign. King
Christian of Denmark is eighty-two,
but has only been on the throng thirty-seven
years.
i'A'ilERE'S jrH-IONEY?
"Oh, I've done well to-day," he said:
'T gave a man whoe hope was dead
Nw hone and saw him push ahead."
His wife asked: "Where's the money? ,
Yon yave another hope, you say;
What profit have ydu in return?
No footman waits on me to-day.
And few with envy of me b"im
Where's the money?"
"Oh. I've done well." he said a-;a'n;
"A go'tlen sentence from my pen
Ilaq earned the nra's" of tho-orhtful men.
Ilis wife asked: "Where's the maney? ;
Your golden sentences may please.
A f"w poor mortals here below;
Bu1: oh the' do not bri;; us ene
Or spier r?or t.ueh as I wouM know -
Where's the money?"
"OS, I've done well," he paid once more;
"My hoor spreads from shore to shore,
Su""es3 ' mi'-e." B"t as hefore
His wife asked: "Where's the money? "v
H'vy have yon wm succes?. I pray
When I am still eomDeld to save '
And '-ou are force to work away
As if yo" werp some shack"", slave? '
Where's the monev?"
"T wonder," he filched, "if un t,"re.'tco, N
When the man who has done his, best in
through
And stnds to be judged at the grand re
view
They'll ask him:-'Whip's the money?
When he oroudly says: 'I have tried to. ha
A gent'eiran and to make my name
0, may mention reverently.
Will f'ev still, in cold, hard toes, cr-
. claiT" : , '
'Where's the monev?'"
S. E. KisCT- 7
Appearances do not avail
t. When judging of a family tree.
The dog that has the shortest tail
May have the longest pedigree.
Philadelphia "Record.
Mrs. 4 Keeplnhouse "Are you cure
(his bread is fresh?" Baker "Sure,
ma'am." "It isn't yesterday's?" "Xo,
Indeed. Why, this I3 to-morrow
bread."
Rolllngstoue Xomcss "Kello, Tatter
don! Wot yer runnln' fer?" Tatter
don "Dls is me busy day. I'm tryin
ter dodge a feller wot wants ter givff
me a Job." ' j
"Hello," the first deaf-mute's fingers
signaled rapidly; "did you get that jol
as office boy?" "Xo," replied the oiner
deaf-mute; "the man sa.'d he didn't
ihkik I'd answer." . ;
Lr.see "That's my new alarm clock.1
It's the most satisfactory cue I ever
had." Gaze e "Why, it seems to me to
be broken." Lazee "Exactly; It
won't go at all."
Mrs. Buggins "It must be dangerous
to go up in one of these new-fangled
air ships that are being invented.
Mr. Buggins "It seems more danger
ous to come down."
"That Is your husband rapping"' aa
iicuneed the medium in a solemn voice.
"My husband rapping?" said ther
widow, absently; "gracious! " He musl
have forgotten his night bey!"
It might be a very good thing, indeed.
Ana c.ear up a 10c oi our niyatery,
. If some historical novelist .
&hou.d write a historical history.
a.timore Amencaa.
"Xow that I ampoor, I suppose you'U
throw me overboard," exclaimed tin
man bitterly. "Oh, no," replied th
woman. "But of course yen can't
expect to be a first-cabin passenger
any more."
"I flatter myself you will like tbla
article," said the would-be contributor.
"That's a fact," said the editor, after
glancing over it. "You do lite It.
then?" "Xo; I mean it's a fact that
ycu flatter yourself J' .
Mrs. Wunder "It seems to me that
thai music teacher is always asking
for money." Mr. Wunder-"That
perfectly natural. His scale, yo
know, begins and ends with 'dough.'
Baltimore American. j
Nell "That's Mrs. Ercwne. Her,
husband's very delicate, you know, and
they say he's dying." Belie "Hot
pensive she is! 1 suppose she's think
ing how soon h? will leave he:v Kelt
" 'How much,' mere likely."
I'.avl Carioxan'a Immense Estate.
Some idea oftEarl Cadogan's wealth
may be gathered from the fact that
some thirteen or fourteen years ago
he expended $1,000,000 on the purchase
of ih Culford estate, in Suffolk, andf
the rebuilding of the house. Shortly
after this be presented an extensive
site iu Chelsea, known as Blceklauds.,
to the Guinness Trust, for the ereetlcal
of workmen's dwellings. It is proba
ble that during the next few years
wealth will be doubled. t '