The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

ii ".-i't » J "* BDTH COLBEE. son bought her dic­ tionary at a fire sale. It was un­ abridged aud con- aincd eighty thou­ sand words printed 0 a one thousand two hundred and eighty-one pages of heavy white paper. There was no ap­ pendix of weights and measures and proper names, but then she paid only nineteen cents for it. Stuth laid the dictionary on the small table that stood in the center of the : room, a perfect monument of ugliness, |? and without unwrapping it or vouch­ safing any explanation as to what it was she went into the alcove adjoining their little parlor and began to remove the dust and cinders she always car­ ried home with her from the down­ town district. Her mother regarded tlse package on tlie table with increased curiosity. She felt it and lifted it and tried to tear off a corner of the paper covering, but she 4tiid not remove the wrapper. ; >Ruth liune bkck into the parlor at : length and sat down near the window. Mrs. Culberson looked from the pack­ age to her daughter and back again tn Silent agony. Evidently she could en­ dure the strain no longer. "What did you get to-day, Ruthle?" •he asked, meekly. * * Ruth turned round with a wondering / air, as if not fully comprehending the Import of the query. Her eyes followed her mother's to the* ugly center table, and, "Oh, that," she said, with a smile, ^•that's a dictionary." i Mrs. Culberson's dismay conlfl hot have been more compete had she been Informed that her daughter had brought home a boa constrictor. "Attf what did yon get that for, ltntbk&" she asked. "Becttuse I needed It," returned Ruth. ' • • •• - ' "It most have beeft pretty expensive," hasarded her mother. « >Yes." sighed Ruth, coat nineteen '..^aseats." Mrs. Culberson appeared relieved, tottt not entirely satisfied. • **It Beems to me, Ruthie," she went On querulously, "that a girl who works for ten dollars a week, which is. the only income two people have to depend upon, ought not to be spending her; money for a dictionary. If you had nineteen cents to spare for books why didn't you buy three or tour of those paper-backed novels instead of a die- itonary?".... s " "Mother" said Rath, qaietly, "I wish you hadnt asked that. It makes It necessary for me to remind yon of Some things that would perhaps better tie left unsaid. Whose fault Is it that we have to live on ten dollars a week? Is it mine? Did I take what money my father had left us and squander It In dishonorable speculation? Is it my fault that I have- had to work ever since I was ten years of age? : "Am I to be blamed because yon, in yotir old age and sickness, are obliged to sit here day after day in this cheer- ..Ssjss, comfortless room which Is all I can give you except the food that holds soul and body together? And, lastly, mother, is it my fault that my educa- *"*"» m neglected when I w«* >ouus iuat t find it necessary to refer so often to the dictionary now? I am Sot complaining, mother, but you aught not to reproach me for indulging In just one expenditure in which your comfort was not considered." In spite of Mis. Culberson's keen dis­ appointment In regard to her daugh­ ter's purchase, she derived unlimited satisfaction from dilating on the mer­ it* of the dictionary to the other board- f- Mrs. Culberson had ioni? since cCasec sitting u$ Vttlting for him to go. but bade him' good-night and went to bed in the alcove. / One evening i n ea rly Jun^. one o'clock passed and Mr. Winter no moveme'nt toward going a1 watched him dosely, JUt. ^ did when he seemed eU&roM&iTwtfh the words before him and she noticed that He Bad notturWd apdge for more than an h6ui\ L v *•, • He looked up at' length and thfeir eyes met. Iiuth felibW face flashing again, ana T\i»h th<? rekHsation of her weakness the flnsh gr^w deeper, ' "It's a pretty knotty ptdttlem that I have been puzzling <£vir to-night," he said, wltK a sigh. "Couldn't you find what yon are look­ ing for?'* she asked softly-. "I hardly know. I fount* the word I wanted. Whether it will ever mean to me what i would like It to mean I do not know. Hjere it is. I have been look­ ing at ft a good deal lately." He turned the big dictionary aronnd till she could read the line over which his finger rested. There was one word underlined with a pencil, and she knew it was the one he wished her to see. It spelled I-o-v-e. "Is that ever to be for me?" be asked. The blush had deepened Into scarlet then. For a moment a look of exceed­ ing happiness transfigured her face, but a moment later the* old troubled expression drove it away. She turned the leaves of the dictionary till she came to the word "mother." "That's alt rights" he said, and nod­ ded toward the alcove. Away bver near the back of the book her next answer was found. "Ruth," called out Mrs. Culberson a quarter of an hour later, "what made Mr. Winter stay so late this evening?" "He was looking at the dictionary, mother." "Did he find what be wanted?" asfc- ed Mrs. Culberson. "Yes, mother," said Ruth, "I- believe he did."--Chicago News. An V ana me<l Hero. Aaaong the melancholy applications for "leave to presume death" In the Stella disaster was one touching In Its revelation of a deed of heroism. The applicant was a Miss Baker, whose father, a major, had gone down with the vessel. Both were about to perish when the father made a piteous ap­ peal to a boat load of passengers who were leaving the side to find room for his daughter, One man, of whose identity there is absolutely no trace, instantly stepped back to the ship mad allowed the lady to take his place. As the boat cleared the side the vessel went down, carrying with it the girl's father and her unknown rescuer. How beautiful! bow unutterably sad! His anonymity, seems somehow to enhance the heroic granduer of his death. Noth­ ing would hate been gained by know­ ing his name. A man capable of such a deed wants no mortuary honors, nor the local habitation of a monument. He belongs to the infinite of greatness, and his fitting grave Is the sea.--Lon­ don Daily News. 4'1: ' "If you ever want to look anything ..op," (she said cordially, "just drop Into *our noom and see what the dictionary says. You'll always find it eta the stand In the front room." The Culbersons lived in a boarding i|M>«se where dictionaries were a rare gfpmmtxiity. Indeed, Ruth's was the only one about the house, except Mr. Winter's, which was an exceedingly «Pall pocket edition, that contained Mainly the words most in common use. But somehow as soon as it became known that there was a large diction­ ary in Mrs. Culberson's room on the •econd floor, and that everybody had been given free access thereto, the de- fire for knowledge was given a won­ derful impetus. ..But the person who found occasion TO refer to the big book most frequent­ ly was Mr. Winter. Mr. Winter was ; a grocer. Of course, in his business he daily met with many terms that re­ tired elucidation. Hitherto he had found the pocket edition perfectly sat­ isfactory, but after the advent of the ; Unabridged dictionary, the much-worn, green-backed little book suddenly lost Its usefulness, and never an evening V^Ma^Sl that Mr. Winter did not rap at '* Mrs. Culberson's door and politely re- : quest to "come in and look at the dlc- a minute." prolonged visits annoyed Mrs. u at first. His presence pre- her scolding at Ruth, and as he seemed deepig immersed In tic lore, thus forbidding opening ft f^fersation with him, the poor old tt&y?* evenings beeame seasons of ex- Q*t*lte torment. *& l#on't know what makes him come so often," she said, petulantly, one ifitght, after he had closed the dic- jSoiMtry and gone away. "He's an aw- ;;X^fuI bore." " ' "It's your own fault he comes," said Sf ? Ruth. "You invited him:" "Of course I Invited him," retorted •rs. Culberson. "I invited all of them, ft he annoy you?" v?$lo," she said, softly; «I float know , As iMpaing days took on the heat |«C: suiter Mis.rCulberson became i fretitii, Ruth became younger pettier, and Mr. Winter studied a tiour each evening In bliss- vion of the added heat ofthe Foand a Snake Flgbtinj? Her Minor. Mrs. Chas. Colewof Aurora, ind., was attracted recently.bv « necnlf*r hissing and rapping in her bed-room. On inves­ tigating, she beheld a large blacksnakc swinging from the top of the dresser by its tail and viciously fighting its re­ flection in the mirror. .Mrs. Cole called for her husband tp come and kill the reptile, but when he appeared he could not strike at the swaying serpent, that continued the combat with the shadow in the glass, unmindful of his presence, for fear'of shattering the costly mirror. He then procured a long pole and suc­ ceeded In disengaging iti coils from the mirror frame and hurling It out of the window1 through which it had evident­ ly entered. The fall to the ground from the second-story room stunned, but did not kill, the snake, and when Mr. Cole descended the stairs and reached the yard to accomplish Its death it swiftly gilded away In the grassland escaped.-- Cincinnati Enquirer. -f-r 41 fcv J-.,.-': »-Philadelphia Press. Marriage In Burmah. Marriage has no religious element In Burmah. There is no marriage cere­ mony. Just as two men go into part­ nership In business, so a man and wo­ man may enter into the marriage state without undergoing any form. Cou­ pled with this very secular nonchalant view of marriage is the fact that facili­ ties for divorce are very great. As marriage is merely a partnership, so divorce is a dissolution of partnership, and may be obtained on demand by either of the parties from the elders of the village. In Burmah, however, as else­ where, we find that a priori dangers are largely neutralized by practical good sense. The fear of outraging public opinion furnishes a powerful motive to propriety of life. The salvation of the Burmemse woman lies in the fact that her home-life is always the center of her Mfe. She recognizes that there are cer­ tain restrictions on a woman's actions which must be observed as long as men are men and women are women. REQUESTED NO GIFT OF QdLO. The fact that the tJnfted States has been able to pay the Spanish people 120,000,000 for a deed to the Philip pines without withdrawing a single piece of gold from the National Treas­ ury is a great source of pride to the Republican party, for this fact alone demonstrates that so long as the finances of the nation are in the hands of the Republicans our credit is safe, and there is no doubt of our ability to maintain the gold basis. The millions paid Spain were paid on a basis of for­ eign exchange, our favorable balance as a trader being sufficient for the pay­ ment of tbis sum several times over, and the Immense amount was paid without creating the slightest ripple in our financial circles, If the Repub­ lican party could always remain In power there would be little need for further tinkering with the money laws, and the manner in which we have maintained our gold basis and our credit through a year's war Is am­ ple testimony that our finances are sound. We have good sound money now aud we must maintain its reputa­ tion forever. There are a few reforms that would benefit our system of finance, perhaps, but we want no polit­ ical experiments with the money of the people of the United States, nor any tinkering therewith. The people of tiie United States had a sad experi­ ence with the tariff tlnkerers, who pushed the nation back ten years In its march of progress, and they will not permit any more tinkering with the money. Make the changes that will tend to strengthen our credit and forti­ fy tue gold basis, but no tinkering with the single standard.--Des Moines (Iowa) State Register. ^s y> v '< •* V* liai meet will • of Iroa work, art other •EWfpilR'-* colonies. is that not tion of elt newspapers urge the tial tftriff to the interesting part of this standing thai the adop- pttm wouKl be a wide m tiwii rofid Is ttepower over iwoft mm ooiMraMaa.- eowfets vf p f j i i - - 3mm* policy of no such opposition as might ha?6 been expected luiii.̂ biien aifculed. Eng­ land's Cobden Idols, are in great dan­ ger of partial, If not totals demolition. Trade Gate* 8wia* Ottfwartt. The fiscal year of 1898 was the ban­ ner year of the foreign Hyifle of the United States, our exports being the Uugest ever recorded for a Hke period and our imports exceptionally small.-- Washington dispatch. In Detroit Free PToss. - The Free Press Is one of those pa­ pers, that want free trade so as to rctS£h Oi|t far the "markets of the worlfl.'! Bx-Presldent Harrison said, "The .gfttes of Castle Garden swing In­ ward, never outward." The gateways of trade seem to be different and, ua- der our protective policy, swing awt> ward, seldom Inward.--Paw *tew (Midi.) True Bertberee*. 3toi«fe t6atM wa%' projectlhif flange upward th« lttner edg^ a^ as "to -prevent the wheels ofordftary vehMem • -rw tha same thhe tbe Usages, be- m rlfcck" in height, do not lutfrfe^e with other uses of the road.- Ne^ England Farmer. f How We Get Cheap -The correspondent of the London Statist, writing from the West, in sum­ ming up a general review of the finan­ cial situation in that section, said: "Broadly, therefore, I look for cheap money, and the greater prosperity which is now being felt by almost all classes of the community to still furtheT stimulate trade, for the rail­ ways to obtain large traffics and large profits, and for prices of securities to remain high." "Cheap money" was what the Weft clamored for during, the campaign of 1896. The free'silverites believed that the way to get cheap money waa to have "open mints" for the free coinage Of silveif. Their wiser bruUieire, while many of them believed In "open mints,-" too, yet agreed with President McKin- ley that the best way to get cheap money--that Is, money which would be easily gotten by the mass of the people, money which could be. hired at a low rat# of interest, was to open the mills for the fullest and freest employment of American workingmen, and thus to put in circulation the great amount of money lying idle in the country, and, by the sale of American products abroad, .to attract foreign money into the country. We have the open mills, thanks to the Dingley law, and we have money which, whether "cheap" or not--for "cheapness" depends on ho w one defines the word--is quite plen­ tiful enough to make the people of the West as well as the people of all other sections of the country prosperous. That is the main thing, and that is the great thing. , An Agreeable Bnrprii» % The wave of prosperity that struck this country with the induction into oflice of President McKinley, and which has grown to mammoth propor­ tions since, has not only had a benefi­ cent influence upon our workingmen, but upon our working women as well. The latest Instance where the latter have been benefited is the increase of 10 per cent. In the wags of 300 women in the employ of the United States Wrapper Company of Terre Haute, Ind., last Tuesday. The raise Was a surprise, but nevertheless appreciated. --Clayton (Mo.) Watchman. Better Make It Unanftnona* The nomination and re-election of President McKinley is assured, and; If there be any other Republican who cherished hopes that lightning might strike him he may as well take In his lightning rod at once and join the Mc- Kinley procession. Next year is going to be a McKinley year that will far eclipse 1806, and there will be so little ©position to the President that he will be f practically elected unanimously. The leaders are for Mm, and' the rank and file have always been for him, and whatvmore conld he ask of the Ameri­ can people?-Harrisburg (Pa.) Tele­ g r a p h . - v J , « Work of f epttblftcaaa. In the United State* as lone ago as 1890, a Republican Oongreoe pissed an anti-trust law. Tl»e layman who reads It will come to the conclusion that it is a very strong law. Whether it is or not, no Democratic Congress has un­ dertaken to make It more effective. In­ deed, the theory of free trade is to let trade take care of Itself, ft Is the doc­ trine of go as you please. On the other hand, all anti-trust legislation of a na­ tional character, and all in most the States, is the work of Republicans.-- Indianapolis (Intf.) Journal. A Verjr Fwtile Issue* Absolutely t&e only subject left In sight for the Democrats to howl about is trusts. The tariff issue ha» been dead with them for several years,, returned prosperity has wiped out the issue, and Agulnalde's flight or sup­ pression will soon make Imperialism a back number, so that at present noth­ ing seems more available than the trusts. When it comes to logical dia- eussion of the subject It will be seen how litle, how very little, of an Issue the Democrats can make out of toasts. --Oswego (N. Y.) TlrheSv Profit* In Gtoata. Goat statistics show that there are wotld, «&,- kid. Every barren waste will make a su­ perb goat farm. Goats thrive on briars and acorns. Tbahr hair makes a rope that Is indestrvetlble by water. Tbetr meat, properiy handled, Is as good as mutton; Their mlik l* better than the milk of cows. It makes the finest of cheeses. Their hems awke line knffe handles, a goat will butt its way thfumgfe viefssitndes, while a sheep wlD pine aod die. Goats have D» chronic diseases. She£p have OMmy. Yon can get a start at goat herding ̂for a few dollars. You can . buy one buck and twenty- live ewes for $65. The ewes breed twice a year, bringing forth the first time 'dine kid and afterward from' two to f®ur. Averaging the increase at few, you will soon have a great herd. Some ewes give a gallon of milk a day. Cheap Rrtot Growina. The larger kinds of roots, such as mangel wurtzel and rutabaga, ought always to be grown In rows far enough apart so that a horse and cultivator may between them. When the tops of these roots have fully grown they will spread and shade the soil to the center of the rows. Even the carrot and parsnip, which grow smaller tops, should be cultivated mainly by horse power. But all these roots, especially the carrot and parsnip, will need to be thinned in the rows. One of the best ways to do this Is to sow the seed rather thick, and then chop out in the line with the plants a space wide enough to give each root ample room to spread on either side. >.V v , !t : v- MfhwBon. Cvcnaiber and If ?otth&feltot a '"***• ^acasiaiiMr covered with overthehin wlll keep thetn yon have a large area plante& & ifeese vines, try this: Take a teaspoon f" * tw» faeapfng aOooufuls of dry fionr, w#n, ^ spe^kle jJWjJ letted and especially abdut ?LSP'fiiSP •w*4*0® fwpaafl. AwU^j^riftsr.can wtt&li^les im***1*- ed in the head will very well for a sifter for a small patch. Prof. Bailey has said that more efll- Me fruits and kitchen vegetables are still irotoBBwra to civilisation than are A National Policy. The tariff should not be «»«*> a mat­ ter of politics in any case. The Re­ publican theory has been found by practical experience to be the best for the country, and it should now be adopted as a national policy, irrespec­ tive of party and pofitics. -IVeri& (JJ1.) Journal. • •«• , . . Jnsnranee of Stoblltlyf The assurance that McKinley and Hobart will be renominated gives sta­ bility to business. There will be no at­ tacks upon the business or finances oi TJJFT POANLA JAJ MNYQ WAAM Jersey City (N. J.) Journal. Under free trade the sheep Industry of Kansas was worth nothing, but it is worth millions now, and Is increasing in value each year. The wool-grower requires protection, and he knows which party gives htm that protection. Moines (Iowa) State Register. Stealing Diamonds. A hole in his right heel enabled a negro workman in the diamond fields of South Africa to secrete and steal gems to the value of $273,000. These he expressed In small parcels of fruits to a cousin in King William's Town, In the extreme south of Africa, from which place both recently departed for England. r. Smoking by French Woue«,< V:" Statistics taken In France in5#!^ tlon to the smoking habit show that within the last year the use of the cigarette and the pipe has found an enormous increase among the women. Indulgence in the narcotic is no longer cootfted to, the secrecy of a private but it t| freely indulged In before qaeh. When you are particularly busy Is the hour to expect a call from the who uses ben words whan oas weeM Destroy the Deetroyer. As a check to prosperity war cannot hold a candle to the Democratic party. It is the most successful prosperity de­ stroyer the nation has ever known, but it will not have an opportunity to do any more damage along that line with­ in the next quarter of a century. The people have it within their power to destroy the great prosperity destroyer. They gave it a severe set-back in 1896 and will complete the Job In 1800.-- Springfield (Mo.) Republican. • Mere Howling Won't l>o. ' Mr. Bryan is against trusts, but he hasn't said yet what he would do to throttle them were he elected Presi­ dent. And it may be necessary for him to outline a policy before the people place their undivided confidence in his ability. Mere howling isnt popular any mmre. The voters are too busy with tie new McKinley jrowgjerity to listen to declamation.--Sioux D.) Argus-Leader. COtoden The London to have the Engl!* the liMliltioa beiu«tof the B Hoist with His Own Wr J * *, Petard. - w: SMMfi- ".. w f .Dairy Not.es.t4* j,, Iowa Agrlcukural "boilege Creamery has promulgated the follow­ ing rules: / 1.f Nothing but tin pails should be used In the milkyard, as It Is Impos­ sible to keen wooden pails sweec. 2. v The cows' udders should be care­ fully washed before any milk is drawn. 3. Milk should be aired immediately by pouring or dripping from pall to pail before cooling, and then be cooled as quickly as possible to at least 00 de­ grees. 4^ Milk should be kept where the surrounding air is pure and free from stable odors or taint of any kind. 5. Morning's milk should be cooled befoi-e mixing with the evening's milk. 7. Cows should not be permitted to drink stagnant or impure water, but should have abundance of good water. 8. Cows should be driven quietly to and from pasture. 9. Cans and pails sltould be washed carefully with warm; water, but not hot, and care should be taken to clean the seams of the receptacles; they should be scalded thoroughly with: hot water and be aired. Droinine Low Spots. On many farms there are pooafe and depressions where the water runs down and fills quickly, destroying Whatever crop that may be growing before the water can get down into the tile drains naturally. Here Is a device for letting aiiw#nn<\ «>aU« i.1 ah. «rv*» u UICi UUCVVi/ 1UIV UIV drain: Find the lowest point and sink a barrel In the ground level with the surface. Now dig the drain and lay tiles up to within one-half rod of the barrel. This last half rod the drain should decline gradually, so that it will enter the barrel about eight Inches be­ low the level of drain. When barrel fills the pressure will force water up Incline and flow away through drain. The water in barrel will always stand on level with drain and eight inches above mouth of tile in the barret All dirt and sediment goes to the bottom Of the barrel, and all trash floats to the surface, leaving the mouth of tile un­ obstructed. Clean barrel out occasion­ ally to prevent filling up to tile. « Spading Around Trees. The ground around the trunks of fruit trees should be kept free from grass and weeds. Perhaps the best way if the tree Is near a henyard is to spade up the soil for two or three feet on each side, leaving It as mellow as possible. The hens will quickly find thte mellow soil and make a dust bath of It. Under the shade of the tree the dust bath will be dry after most sum- mer rains that wet the soil outside. P^prodwsOd 4^000>o«ndsaf the v$ge- toting the last wifttî -tte.lMi&fc af tbe plant being sitld ** ̂ «w Yoric ahd Wsshington at about 80 cents a psund. Potatoes is a feed vary la valve, ac­ cording to the way they are esOkedt Hoists# they are la the best form far eating. Peasants cat potatoes together with mfik. and aie correct la* principle, 8s tfce milk furnishes the defeat* lacking in the tabem It Is claimed that artlcbefces aaay be gcvmn as easily as eotn, «bd that upon lamd that will yield fifty bushels of corn per acre fttfen 500 to 1,200 bushels ef artichokes can be produced. Theyl are valuable, cheap and healthful food! for all kinds- of live Mock. The result of some investigation on the feeding of milch caws* recently carried out in Germany, was to show that the production of milk Is depend­ ent in certain respects upon the nature of the food supplied to the cows, but not, as is commonly supposed^ solely on the aUmmenoidi raitio. Experiments made last season show that ashes were very beneficial to mel­ ons, increasing the growth of the vine and inducing a larger growth of fruit. Potash largely assists in the creation of saccharine matter, thus rendering the melons sweeter. Use the ashes around the plants liberally. A Michigan peach grower la success­ fully practicing a renewal system with the peach similar to that so familiar to grape growers. He heads the young trees very low and the head is spread till age begin* to tell on It--say, four or five years. Then the central stem is aUowed to shoot up, the old head is pruned away, and a new One formed higher up. An excellent mode of feeding linseed meal to & horse is to mis half 4 pound with a bucketful of finely cut clover ""hay, The clover should be cut in half- Inch lengths if possible, ecaldcd, a lit­ tle salt added, and then the linseed: meal. A quart ef cornmeai will also be an excellent addition. Mix the whole Intimately and feed It warm. When a horse Is rough in coat, and has but little appetite, such a mess three times a week will be appreciated and will be better than medicine. It pro­ motes the appetite, regulates the bow­ els and assists In Improving the condi­ tion of the animal ,f Hp I full* ridently the„ native the first ml r -r for-the prise, fri^ unnoticed in the cot oimfi Ills camera. It was a abd in his mind he had al lifee photo The Stolen helper uncorked the Jjtoik aid " ;c - * * §«rlft gulp, and blip *«&. m , snatched it and did like- %*- . Then for a brief, breathless in-, stant they looked at each other, and as; they did so their foolish grin gave way'.^s-'. to such a stare of horror uM' I nsiW ' " 4 ffnr:|*pfi»re upon a human face. I wise.. because it was then that the clicked, and the picture is as clear as crystal The flask contained carbolic, aclC Within an hour both men were® ^ dead. When my friend took one print* ; he broke the negative so agf to make the photograph absolutely unique. It, J* shows the forward end of the shop. In the foreground is the anvil, with the... % smith bending over his work. Behind . him axe the two helpers, one still hold­ ing the flask, looking at each other. Yon can see tragedy In tbebr eyes asit«. d-,:- plain as print. It is a frî Stful and * i dramatic tableau that could not be % * duplicated by any sort of art."--New *1 v̂V Orleans Times-Democrat. " ^ < ? The WorM's Tob«o^> ' Although tobacco fixst beeame known to the civilised world through the dls- eo>vefy of America, where the natlyefc cultivated and smoked It, yet about two-thirds of the world's yearly prod­ uct ef tobacco is now produced in the eastern hemisphere. The total product Is estimated at 1.900,000,000 pounds, of which America produces 000,000,000. Cuba, whose tobacco is reckoned the finest of all* produces only 62,000,000 pounds, being far exceeded in respect to quantity by the State of Kentucky, whose product Is put at 185,000,000 Th" Uncrowned Kingr. Bull--Who was that gentleman you nodded to in the hallway? Bear--He? Qh. he's Dunbar, the mill­ ionaire. , .. •*. _ . -\r Bull--And who was that man ytou shook hands with and gave a cigar In the elevator? Bear--He? Oh, he's Muggins, the janitor. * Use for Them. ig softly)--Would that of a bird. ' lat earthly use would they be any iMrt «!»•--I was/Just planning the tril&< ||(P?in^" BWiter hat.--Detroit Fres Mowing Wliite Clover. .:•% White clover grows so low that It" Is not often mown, and as at this season It is full of blossoms from which bees are industriously gathering honey, it j 1; seems almost a pity to si>oll their past- J orage. j&i catting the while ; m is the best means of pro-j the blo3soaatfcat*'8ealoa. In a! s after cutting, the second crop ! to show blossoms. The white . lant seeds tery abundantly, and | "How nice this cake is! Would you be willing to give me your receipt for it?" asked a visitor at the tea-table of old Phoebe Taft. "Why certainly, it's as easy as nothing to make it. I just take as much flour as I thipk I'll need, and quite a little dab o' butter, and a pinch*-or two' o* creamy-tartar, and sev'rel eggs if they're plenty, an' less if they ain't, an' mebbe a mite o* salt, an' stir 'em until I git tired, an* bake it in an averidge oven until I think it's done. That's all there is to it."- -Basar. "It's a funny thing, when a fellow ls5 hugging a girl," said the Cheerful Idiot, flxtng tbe younger boarder with his eye, "that then is the time she may be said to be more or lep dis­ armed."--Indianapolis Journal, p Mrs. Watts--Goodness me! TW« hi the third time you have been here this week!" Dismal Dawson--Madam, they was a time once when the wlmmern didn't make any Objection to my callln* so often." -Indianapolis Journal. Japanese Obiidren in San Pranolico, In the San Francisco schools Japa­ nese children are not segregated on the 4 rolls, but^are classed as whites. "M A love poem of Bryant's, not pub­ lished In any of his collected works, has been found. It appeared origin­ ally to m» English annual, the Literary; Souvenir, for 1831. Madame Seisho, the court poet of Japan, is now 73 years old. For half' a century she has acted as cenSor of i the poems sent In for verita^on at thel poetical competitions. Edmund Gosse once heard Tennyson i say that he could not understand why ) people should be so rude as- to stare at' him. A little boy thereupon asked,' "If you don't like to be stared at, why yo« wear a purple cloak?" v ' Mrs. Balllngton Booth, well known as f . 1 the wife of the commander of the ^ American volunteers, has written a book of short stories which will short- - * ' V ^ ly be published. It Is entitled "Sleepy-': - Time Stories" and has been written for the amusement of children. "v J The, story of the -London music pub- Ushers Who lecelved the other day afe|i|fe^ letter from a gentleman In America . • •/ asking for the address of Ben Jonson, ' author of "Drink to Mfe Only with • \ ^ Thine Eyes." recalls another. A very , rich parvenu gave an order to a Lon- •K** 5 don book-seller not long ago to send iilift 1,000 voluiiicg Oi s& of books at '<1.7 discretion. The book-seller very prop- • ' evly included a handsome edition of ft. < Shakspeare; bnM while he was grati- ^ fied to think that he had pleased his f customer, he wife considerably em- barrassed by one passage In a letter ' received from the millionaire, in which .4 . he renarked that be particularly liked the plays by Mr. Shakspeare and would . V be obliged if the bookseeler would take ears to send any more that he might ,i i write directly they were published. • • '• Bnckwheat in Orchardu, ^ 1 There is no grain crop that can be frown In orchards with better advan­ tage than buckwheat. It Is not ex- haustlve, and its broad leaves shade "W\ . V,v the soil so that it does not make the , land dry as o'ther grain crops do. Be- ^ sides, one of the effects of buckwheat growing Is to keep the soil mellow, so * that every rain will soak into the soil ; %i;.; Instead of remaining on the surface until winds and sun dry out the ' j. j|^ moisture. It is the practice of some o r c h a r d l s t s t o s o w b u c k w h e a t i n o r - ' \ chards two or three times each year, ^ V ; plowing under the growth as soon as it • is In blossom or before. This fills the \ * soil with vegetable matter, making It very porous. It often turns the .last buckwheat growth to humic acldi'if av wet winter follows. ? ui*. Tbe Automobile Not New. The automobile is not, as niost.peo­ ple think, an up-to-date production of this decade. One was running in the streets fully half a century ago. It was invented by Robert Dudgeon, who built the "steam road wagon," as it was called, to carry htm to and from business and to convey his family to church. It was a noisy apparatus, and consumed two boshd* ©f coal and near* ly a hogshead of water on each trip>. Mr. Dudgeon rode in it for ten years, what the New York City authorities forbade his further use of it The ma­ chine still reposes in the inventor's Long Island home. A similar automo­ bile, built by Mr. Dudgeon, was ex­ hibited at the Crystal Palace, London. , t „• - The "Funny Boae^* That which Is popularly knowa ai the "funny bone," just at the point of the elbow, lŝ in reality hot a bone at all, but a nerve that lies near the sur­ face, and which, on getting a knock or blow, causes the well-known tinglii sensation In the arms and fingers.? Installment Plan. Visitor--What lovely furniture! 7ommy--ffs;T I guess the ma£ f|r bought lt fnxh Is sorry now he sola it; he's always calling to look al It-- Brooklyn Life He Is tho îeit poet Who the finest caitle In the air.