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â- I tillâ€" M l*ii For the. Boys and THE DUEL OF IWO GIANTS BY UAVID KEK. "U thia a juntfle, Ned?" "That'b what 1 cull it; isn't it thiclt enough for >x>u?" I Tho veteran's Karoastic tone was not without cause, for tho Jungl« warily for a niora-ant, as if mi-asurinK i lach other's strength; and tht>n came j a simu'.taiieous rush that made the earth tremble, and a shocli that Rounde<i like the collision of two load- 1 through which they had \>oen plowing ed freight-cars. I thoir way «boriou»Jy for an hour and "Round number one," whispered tho moro was one of tho thickest and elder brother to the younge. , with an wildest of those which cover the foot- appreciative chuclsle, "and well fought hills of tho gre«t mountain wall of on both sides." | Mysore, the Switaerland of Southern, "And first blood to both, seemingiy." i India. j answered, the other, in the same tone. | "Iro't this the place which you said ^ In fact, the '.eft ear of the second j was so full of elephants?" aalcod th« elephant wa.s terribly mangled by th«; younger brother, who, having just tusk of his adversary, while the '.â- at- 1 como out U> India for th? first time, tor's broad forehead, covered with was anxious to "win his first Ivory" ae blood from a gash which soeme<i as if soon s.s po.s.fible. "It won't bo easy ! made by a plow-share, showed that to get hold of them, though, if they'r* tho counter-stroko had not been dealt half as clever as tiiey'ro said to be." in vain. "Which they're not, you may tajte â-  Tlioy closed again, and the fight waa i my word for it," laugh<>d the elder, ; desperate for some minutes. The air^ "M- dear boy, you musn't judge the, rang with the hoarse screams of the: elephant by the stories you read about ; contending giants, as their vast, black | - FIRST FOLDINQ MONOPLANE him in books, which having gone on bodies swayed to and fro, tramtrling qjj ji,jg rontlnont was recently taken through Its llrat te«t in the Unltei States FINLAND, THE COUNTOY OF PICTURES nnUmd it one of the moet Tewatlle , Kolt affords a wide rle^r ofver Ut* of countries 1» tu .cenerr RlT.r. aad l*iul.cape from th. h<^»|t* ^o*/" ^f e»lla are encountered «verywh*re. The the mountalna. Varying Indeed i* Uie yanorajoa »pr«»d out below. In the most b<?auMful promenade liuagloable ^mum^ jj reaeokbles a vast cirpeted is I'uukatiarja, » vety rema.rtable oMr \ floor, of a pattern that la spletiidldly turaJ ridge, located between Peruvesl colored la Tarylug tooee of yellow, an-d the Saima Canal, about four mU«» hrown and green, bordered by the deep long. In some places the rldf'S U blue waters ot the bay. sovrcely wider than the promenade Then there ki Abo Castle, elected la Itself, which l«ad« through shady pine the early d«.wn of the CShrietlan era. woods, the water gleaming wilvery it U cAlled live key to Ftolaii4. Num- through the thick branchea here and erous poteatates have sighed for aiwl there. Artistry has assisted nature a '; deelred to possess this key, yet Fla- lliUe. WlndowUke apertures bars land has It to her hand. The casUes bec-n cut In the pine forest, and of Olofsburg and Wlborg are "''*!' .'® through these may be 8e«n, in orderty monuments of ancient times. Whrie BuocossioQ, very beautiful land*ccRpea Waaa, Borga and Helslngfore repre- â€" distant villages, fields and windmills, ' »ent In the main mcd&m architecture, ethereally blue waters anjj leafy Is- â-  Ta-mmerfors is renowned for lt« mod^ lands. Truly Idyllic is this expert ence of waking under a canopy of ftr branch^e, with here and there the sun- Ugbt flltlerlng tlxrough; tbe delicious i^'cent of fragrant pinee salntlng the DOBtrile, and, as the poet says, "a plc- for years without being contradicted, , into mire tlie soft earth, which was have come at last to be received as I already moistened with their blood, solid fact. I The hugo trunks writhed in the air "There's that yarn, now, of a tailor i like serpents, and two or three small who pricked an elephant's trunk with | trees that grew in the centre of the his needle, and the elephant paid him glade snapped off short, like sticks of out by splashing water over his work, , sealing-wax, bore terrible vritness to and spoiUng it. Now, how on earth ; the irresistible strength of the brute .°lK>uld a l>eu8t whose greatest delight combatants. is to splash water over himself, guess ; AU of a sudden, one of the two was that the very same thing should be a' seen to reel back, as if struck by a punishment to anyone alae? 'cannon-ball, and then trot heavily off "I've had five years' experience of • into the jungle, v.'ith the blood pouring the elephant, in every possible way, from n terrific wound in his side., and my opinion is that, although he i "He's too hard hit to go far," said can do many thing.s very well when he , Edward Ashton to his brother. "We has been taught, he's naturaily rather ; ghaili be sure of him, anyhow." a stupid beast than otherwise." I But P'rank was too eager to listen Frank Ashton's countenance fell; to him. Fearing to lose both elephants, piloted by C^pt. U. H. Depew, Jun. In a few minutes the wings can be folded bock against the body so that the plane can be Itoueed In an ordinary garage. The Deserted House. The house is dead. The low sun painta its cobwobbed win- dows red. But glass is cracked, and here and there a pane Knocked out. Its hearth will never flame again. The rod brick chimney leans and soon wll! fall; The wlnd't rude hands are tearing at the wall. Yet Mind More Alert at Night Than Morning. The mind Is more alert before a night's Bleep than It Is Just after ris- ' em and efficient Indastrles. and Hango aa an up-to-da^e bathing reeort. When the Sun Dances. It must not be forgotten that north- ern Finland Is situated In tlie land of ,. , „ „ , , . the midnight eun. During the greater tw^ In every shadow." So closely In. , ^^ ^j ^j^^ eummer the nlgUts remain teriaoed Indeed aire the bran<dies that . ^j^j ^ jjj^^ travelers visiting Ihcire, form tills natural roof over the pro- ^j^^^^ jq sleeping while It Is stUl day- meoade, that in many place* no rain • jj . ^ ^^^^ ^^ difflcultl to adjust them- can penetrate. The musical rustle of | ^j^^ ^^ t^la novel situation. No one the wind In th« tree-tops is aU that th« j ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ MUsummer wandereir notice* of a quick summer , j^ j^^ ^^^ ^^ jj jjjniself of the op- storm, such as occasionally rolla over ; ^untty to "8:«,Uie snn dance" as It â-  the ridge. Especially peaceful Is the J^ populai4y caSl. A famous restaur- I sentliaent that hover* over the entire i ^,^ am. ey* to business, has lo- I scene at sunset, or during moonlit i ^^^ ^^^^l chajtotagly at the point : nights. Wh«e the night wind may â-  ^^^.^ ^j^^ Oul uRver ainptles Into the slightly rufflo the sartace of the canal, I j^^^^i^^ q^ and on ttat evening Its land the moon beams play thoreon, I ^ ^^ verandas are crowded. . The Perusevl slumbers peaoefJrily In the : ^^^ continues shining during the en- Bliadows of tho lofty ridge, and the j^.^ evening, even past the midnight stars sparkle in It* deap waters. A Varying Panorama. In the mldd'l« of the Planish Gulf, hour, drooping ever lower toward the horlBOn, where sky and water meet. Near the water's edge, it apparently Ing lu the morning. This Is the con-leutslde ot the town of Kotka, there â-  »top8 and stands absolutely stills Then, elusion reached after an extensive' ri»o out of th« sea Hogland's mlgSity I suddenly, with a few leape, it retraces ' study of sleep made by scientists at ' rocks, faintly yislble even as far south I the Mellon Institute of Industrial Re-jaa Frederiskshawn. The soil on this search at Pittsburgh. The tests were solitary -lelaad la exceptionally barren. roof and wall are mantled by a [""â- j "^*..'â„¢^. ""_'^l':'*l^.,.T.'**"'.!*!^'^ ^!'^'"'"'."'"?_^_°/^"'"t*V?!*.-l!f ! Where^'goWen butterflies, like candles. had always been a firm believer in the one that remained, he fired hastily, "preternatural sag.icity" of the ele- and, instead of hitting the vulnerable phant, and to find his sagacious giant part of the centre of the forehead, suddenly dwarfed into "rather a stu- only grased tlie extended trunk, pid beast than otherwise" was a heavy i "The sudden sting of the bullet rous- blow. I ed the monster to fury. He utten-d a But at that moment a sound was . savago roar, and, flinging up his heard which put everything else out trunk, came charging down upon them of his head in an in.stant â€" th«' .strange, like a whirlwind. discordant noise, something like tl'.e Tho next moment, Frank Ashton blast of a cracked trumpet, which an- heard the thick banyan-root behind nounees king. "Hati! haU!" (elephant! elephant 1) whispered their native attendant â€" an old Mysorean hunter â€" with a flash of stern enjoyment in his small, black eyes, shine; A vine that lifts red, ccup-Hke flowers on high, Like crimson flres that blase toward j the sky. I Around the broken panes, green ten- i drlls cling, And blossoms brusii the nesting blue- I bird's wing; : Brown bees go singing to their dally toll tho presence of the jungle which ho lay snap like a pipe-stem,' ^ ^j, ^^^^ ^^pjy chambers wlh their , and saw a huge, b.ack foot, as broad ^ ^^ . as a writing-table, hanging right over I .j,,,, ^^^^^^^^ ji^g ^^ golden air to him. But it missed him by u few \ ^^^^ made on students In a local university who volunteered for the purpose. It was found that the students per- formed mental tests better at night than in the morning. However, It was noted that the results in the morn- ing were much better after a series of exercises. There is a popular Impres- stony, and full of crags and ravines. Spruce and gnarled coast flrs cover the ground, stunted by the teo&pestuous winds, and no higher than heather. its way, and gradually mounts up again Into the sky. DuTing thile strange manoeuvring the sun looks like a round disk of reddlsb-oranga ooior, with rays seemingly rising up behind It. It is a rare and nevar-to-be-forgotten spectacle. While Changes Are Being Made. s'.on that a restful sleeper- changes his' [ may be foolish, but when she Decided that she's like to make A sun room. Just fox beauty's sake. And build another room to be A slumber chamber. "Yes, said I, "We'll make those changes In July." position very little during the night But the teats showed that the sleepers remained In one position without mov- ing only about eleven minutes on an average. "Otir results In their present form," declared Dr. H. M^ Johnson, head of i \ nk^ the house the way it stands, the e^)erlments. "contradict a number j Here I could dwell till death shall of proverbs regarding sleep One ofi come these is that the earlier hours passed \ withodl that tired solarium, In be<I are the most restful. This Is But since It's something she demands. inches, and on went the beast, leaving Frank wishing most heartily that he had never seen or heard of an ole- Quick as thought, the three dropped phant in his life, into a hollow at tho foot of a gii'.nt Suddenly, a shot echoed from the banyan, and i<eered watchfully tree above (into which the native hun- throiigh the lutticc-work of intertwist- ter had swung himself on the first ed roots, holding their breath, as the alarm), and the elephant, struck in shrill trumpeting and the crashing of the hind-leg by the heavy ball, turned the broken bu.shcs came nearer and fiercely to look for his new assailant, nearer. I But at that moment Edward's un- At last, a hug« l)lack' head thrust erring bullet Kmoto him full in the itself through the tangled leaves, and forehead, and the mighty beast fell out into the tiny glade, on the edge of over on his side, with a crash like a which they were crouching, broke a fa'uling tower. full-grown "bull" of the Inrge.st size, i Beforo sunset the other elephant with a pair of shirring tusks, the veiy had likewise been tracked down and sight i>f which made Frank's mouth kililed; and the two pairs of tusks, water. i which had fought so fiercely that The young fe^ow thrust forward morning, were on their way to the his rifle with hand that iiuivcrod with nearest railway station, excitement, and was just al>out to firs nt haphazard, when his more exper- : ienced brother stop]XKi him short. | Meanwhile, t he elephant had ad- ! vanesd into the centre ot the open \ space, snuffing the air and moving his i ei>om>ous ears r<>stlvs»ly to and fro. | .Suddenly he struck tho ground ahgrily ; with his mighty foot, and, throwing] his trunk forward, .<M>nt forth a hoarse blast of defiance. Tho challenge did not remain long unanswered. A counterblast refJied to it as promptly a.s an echo, and then a crashing and trampling sound was heard in tho thicket on the opposite side of the glade. "Now, Frank, my hoy," whisiwred Edward Ashton, "you'iil see a sight worth looking at. There's going to be a fight; and n fight Iwtween two fu.U grown elephants is a thing that you don't seo every day, I can tell you!" : tearInK down the ptroet." As he sp<iko, a second elephant, "Ho must be clearing a space quite as large as the first, appeared on that new park." the edge of the clearing, and advanc- j • â€" «1 rlowly into it. I Cn,^;rf«lness and content are groat The two monsters eyed each t.ther btautifier*. And bats go out to hunt amid the dew. Bo full ot varied business, mirth and strife- Is the house dead? or newly oome to life? â€" Olarlbel Weeks Avery. •» This latest whim I won't deny, W^e'll make those change* in July. Tearing Down the Street. "Juft saw Smith, th« innlrBctor. n the Htroet." for Music I have known music, A wind swept pine Upon R singing blU, A million elllu voices In the night. The chant of frogs In pools .\ moonlit music. I have known music. The thrumming of tho rain Upon the leaves. When all the birds wore still, And llyuld drops I'ell softly To the grass And slldlnft gayly Down each bending blade. Slipped silently Into tho earth's dark breast. To muteil music. And now within the city's Surging roar I still hear music. Like uomo great organ Filling all the sky, A mighty diapason. Pierced by tho strldont call Of lessor sounds," UrRont, challenglnK. Tremendous m\isic. -Madelenu M. Davis, In Christian Science Monitor. true only for a small minority of the subjects. For a number the periods of longest res.t are pretty evenly distri- buted among the four quarters of the night. For some the last quarter Is most free from activity. "Recalling advice frequently given students to do their studying before breakfast while llielr minds are still fresh, the results of the night and morning tests are at variance with y^^ jj^q through changes once before, that brilef, but a decision Is yet to be, I'y^ swallowed dust and tried to be made on what Interpretation these re- 1 ^t home with earnest carpentry suits will bear. Recuperative effects ' ^nd once will last forevermore. Rip, carpenters, and bang about! Go to It, masons, all you wish! I'm on Lake Huron catching flsh, I cannot hear the plumbers shout. Go to It, fellows! Bang and pound! I shan't be there to hear a sound. JAPANESE SMILE IS WONDEROFTOURISTS CONSTANT ACCOMPANI- MENT IN THE LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS. Travellers Soon Learn it Only Impersonal Form of Politeness. 18 of sleep undoubtedly exist, but they are obscured by other factors for some hours." <i^ Fish Age Facts. How long do flsh live? Mayor P. S. Fowler, In a lecture before the Liondon \ Zoological Society, gave some Interest- j Ing data on a special Bt1^d'y he has I conducted on thla subject. I Anelectric eel hi the London Zoo, It was reported, lived twelve >iear8. A European catfish In tho private aquar- 1 tarn of the Duke of Bedford is llftyl years old and showe little Indication of I weakness. Other flsh age flgures given by the i Major were: Carp, thirteen years; j goldflsli, twelve yeare; herring, four years; salmon, three years; bull frog, i fifteen years, tree frog, fourteen years; (emalo Spanish newt, eHghteen years, and giant salamander, flfty-two years. One of the riddles of Japan Is the Japanese smile. Nowhere In the world ' do people smile more than In Japan, writes A. von Winterfeld. A soft smile ' accompanies us constantly as long as I we are in Japan; this smile Is as pleasant as the light, enchanting at- ' mosphere of the Islands. All Japanese about us smll-e â€" even when wo should ; expect utterances of bad humor, of anger or grief. You leave a shop where you had th* I salesman show you things for an hour i or more and where you bought noth- j ing after aU ; the salesman accom- Now here beside the lake I »It ];>aDle8 you to the door. Inhales the air The while those workmen put up j with a slight noise to show you hia shelves i glad devotion and smiles just as kindly And build that room to suit them- ' a» If you had bought up his entire selves. I store. You get angry some day and! And If they're honest they'll admit i hit a servant ; he smiles. Your eer- It suits them better through the day j rant tells you that his mother died: When masons and plumbers enter ; here I pack my grip ontf^lsappear. t<:- To hove tho owner miles away. â€" Eklgar A. Ouest. ♦ « he smiles as though it were the most agreeable news In the world. Requires Self-Control. Of course, this smile Is an Impei^ sonal form of polltsniess which does not express any feeling, any sympathy or any Sova. At first, as newoomersw we ore delighted to find ourselves aV ways surrounded by this soft smMew But after a while, when we begin to realize that It Is merely a form ot politeness and that It does not mean anything, th« smile grows monotonous and even Irritating. We begin to long for the contrasts of bitter and sweet Didn't Refuse. Marjorle, aged four, stayed to tea! WK \ ^v. >riaA.'fe y x I I ( with her playmate. When she return-|_ , . -,.._, qk. «.„., Th^.mM «* u ed home her mother asked hor. "Have | *^*[^ *^'"'"^. Sh« Never Thought of It. . ^^ ^^ ^^^^g ^^ ^^^^j „„j ^^ f„^ humors In our occidental dally life. Where Credit Is Due. "My dear fellow, you owe your won- derful recovery entirely to your wife." "Olud to hear It, doctor, I'll make li.e cheqim p-iyublo to her." you been a good girl and did you say She (touching her Ups)â€" "What do •Yes, please,' and 'No, thadk you'?" ! y«>" •!« '<"" ^^^ chaps?" "Well, Mother," said, 'Ves, please.' replied Marjorle, "I Hate is" tho microscope of faults and weaknesses. Love is the muio- j pcopt of nur good qualities. "Why-er- Her Friend (blushing) why should 1 tell you 7*' -» Maid (announcing the arrival of Mr. Foote and his two daughters) : "Mr. Foote, and tho Misses Feet." HBB get, namely, that this politeness of the Japanese requires a self-education and a rare energy and. Anally, a power to be kind and gentle which other na- tions have eeldom attained. There are more than li.OOO.OOO blind people in tho world. â- â- '?""â- " - 'â- â- ~"-!~^SSS!!B9 REG'LAR FELLERSâ€" By Gene Byrnes Those Changeable Eyes - â-  \\f>& BtAOTlFOL, / V UGHT BtOE / iiWrti*t.tm.wIWBrt»i.*im III IT-