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I/- f" ; t W- The Little Heroine. /fcjT * schoolyard where the children played ; I paused a while to see: . Am&ng them was a Uttle maid ,? Who sweetly glanced at me. \ While others .laughed and raoed and dancf>d /With many a graceful air, the •food aside alone and glanced . With glad eyes at thepi there. ' _ \ ;|Ber face was beautiful and sweet, •: But, hapless little one. ,Bhe stood on twisted, withered feet. That ne'er were made to run. 1 thought of God's mysterious way, 'And watched her where she stood; wondered if she gave Him praise And deemed Him wise and good. >Her playmates joined their hands tire lone. And. hedging' her about Danced around her with a merry song . ' And many a happy shout: . X saw her clap her hands, her voice In gleeful accents "rang. She had the courage to rejolde With those who danced and sang. 1 left them where they gladly played-- A sweet voice seemed to cry: •"'While she can laugh, poor little maid. Why should you ever sigh?" --The Chicago Record-Herald. Shout Break* a Glass. Bvery one knows that windows will Tattle when a loud noise is made in A room, but very few persons know tkat a glass can bo broken by shout­ ing into it Any ordinary glass which has a dear tone will do for this trick, and tlie exact nature of its tone can read­ ily be ascertained by passing a moist- Vied finger around its rim. This point being settled, the performer should bold the glass In front of his mouth |Mid shout into it in a tone about an octave higher than that of the glass. •The result will be that the glass .Will break immediately, and for the reason that it will not have strength •bough to resist the force exerted JKainst it by the waves of air. The thinner the glass is the more •asily will it be broken. A common flkeer glass, however, is the one which is generally used. i "Why," she said, "did you give me this? It blackens." "Yes," came the'reply. "Coal, when it does not burn, blackens." Do you see the lesson of the old Oreek? Bad company will blacken if it does not burn. • ^ To Decorate Candles. Candles can be decorated by rolling pictures tightly round them and warm­ ing the backs of the pictures by pass­ ing the flame of a match or another cardie over them. To get the best that each is holding the ends of the two different ribbons. Have them hold the ribbons slackly, and then ask each of them for the ends they hold and exchange with them the ends they before held. Take hold of one of the rings at- the centre, dex- trously break the thread that holds the ribbons and slip off the rings. /*• The Tables Turned. * There were two things that made all tronble. First, little Bill wanted to be * hunter and had asked his father for a real Flobert rifle, and his father had made a great mistake and bought it Oh! how Bill loved that gun. He blew down the barrel and snapped the trigger and "isbcruldered arms" and made great boasts of all the rabbits he would kill next day, and then at last he went to sleep with the gun un­ der his pillow. The other thing was urnt Bill had eaten too much mince pie at dinner. Suddenly he found him­ self at the edge of a dark wood. Bill shivered and felt lonely--wished he 0OKc5't come, But there in front of •film was a sure-enough track--it was a rabbit track. Bill was certain of this. Now he would use that much' loved gun. He crept slowly oa, follow­ ing the tracks. His hand trembled; be was just a little scared. "Brace «p, Bill," he said; "you're a bold hunt­ er--don't forget." But just as he spoke there was a whirring sound; he felt his feet fly out from under him; be felt himself pulled hard by one leg. The world seemed to be turning up­ side down. His knit® and marbles * were falling out of his pockets. He • was hanging head down with his leg 4 caught in a noose and his gun lay on v the ground. Just then a great Jack-sRabblt, who looked to Bill as big as a bear with staring eyes and a wicked grin, came „ . toward him. What was he carrying? The precious gun. Bill struggled and ' kicked and tried to cry out. "How does it feel when you try it yourself?" said the Rabbit. { "Try wh-wh-a-a-t?" shivered Bill. "Try being hunted and trapped and hung by the leg," grip.ned the Rabbit. ( "I guess I have you now, cruel boy. You'll make good stew," he laughed. " "Stew!" screamed Bill. "Yes; I shall shoot you with this gun," and, lifting it to his shoulder be flred--Bang!! "Billy! Oh, Billy!" cried his mother, "you've fallen out of bed!" „ Bill rubbed his eyes. : "it ain't no fun when you try it your­ self," he said, slowly. And he was results the engraving should be newly printed on thin paper with plenty of ink, and, if they are half tones, should be coarse grained. Effective designs can be found in great variety in many illustrated periodicals. The Flour Merchant. The one who personates the flour merchant will try every way to dis­ pose of his stock of flour, by asking question after question of the others, who must, in their answers, be care­ ful not to use these words: Flour, I, yes or no; as they are forbidden, and the one who is caught using them will have to pay a forfeit. The flour merchant must persevere in his endeavors to make the players use one of the interdicted words. For instance; "Do you wish any flour to-day?" "There is none required." "But you will soon want it; let me persuade you to take some." "That is impossible." "Why so? It is the very best of flour; just look at it; it is so very fine and white." •"The quality is a matter of indif­ ference to me." "But it will make such good, sweet bread. Do take some." "You have had my answer." "Have I? I must have forgotten it What was it?" "My answer was, decidedly jiot any." "But, madame, consider; it Is a very reasonable price." "I will not take any." The flour merchant having succeed­ ed in making her say "I," proceeds to the next one. Dickens' School Pets. When Charles Dickens was a boy at Wellington House Academy it was the secret pride of the students there that they owned more white mice, red polls and linnets than any other let of boys within their ken. These they kept in hatboxes, drawers and even in the school desks. A small but very accomplished mouse, which lived in the corner of a Latin dictionary, in Dickens' desk, and could draw Ro­ man chariots, fire paper muskets and scale pasteboard ladders, fell at last into an overfull inkpot and lost both its white coat and its life. Dickens, nevertheless, won a prize for his Latin, and a well thumbed and blotted Horace which he once presented to his coach' recently fetched a high price at an exhibition in England. The Japanese Flyer. A very simple flying machine can be made from a piece of cigar box wo<id. Cut a ruler-like strip of wood, and bore exactly in its center a small hole, the size of a slate pencil. On one half of the strip the right, on the other half of the left side is filed down to a knife-like edge (see Illustra­ tion). Cut a round Btick of wtibd Answer to Plot Problem. This is the way in which the plot of land should have been divided in order to let each person get to his own property without trespassing on that of others. The problem was given last week, solved It? How many of you Magic Rings. Either large beads or rings may be used in this trick, which is of classic origin, as it was performed long ago by Greek jugglers. Prepare before­ hand by getting two ribbons exactly alike and the same length; double each so the ends come together; tie the ribbons at the folds with a thread exactly the same color. Slip on the rings and give two of the spectators the ends to hold. They will believe about the length and thickness of a penholder, and insert It from below Into the hole of the flyer. The illus­ tration to the right shows how the stick Of wood is brought to a whirling motion, causing the flyer to fly high into the air. Rhyming. This game is never old, and for rainy days there is nothing like It. There are so many topics which can be jingled into funny rhymes,, if the rhymers have ingenuity. I q The fun consists in the head person starting the first line. The person next must give the rhyming line before a given number of seconds have passed. Usually one minute Is the allotted time. Then, if he is not ready, any one in the company" may call it out and change places. In this way a number of clever rhymes may be forthcoming, and the £ame may be kept up till the ingenu­ ity of the players is exhausted. Telling Drawn Cards. A clever way is here given in which to discern one or more drawn cards: Turn unperceived the bottom card of a pack face upward; then let several of the company drew a card. Reverse the pack rapidly, so that the bottom is now the top card, and thus all the other cards are turned face upward, unseen by the spectators. Ijold the pack firmly in your fingers and request those who have drawn to replace their cards in the pack. Thus all the drawn cards will lie with their faces downward, while all the other cards will lie with their face upward. You now step aside, select the drawn cards, and show them to the company. It Blackens. There is an old story about a Greek maiden named Bulalie; she wanted to be friends with Lucinda, a very gay and wordly woman. One day she said to her father, Sophronius, "I would like to call upon Lucinda; may I go to-4ay?" "I cannot allow you to do that, my daughter," replied Sophronius. "But, father, you must think me ex­ ceedingly weak if you suppose I should be injured by going," said lEulalia, crossly. Her father stooped down and picked up a piece of dirty coal and held out "Take that in your hand, chtTd; tt will not hurt you." She did, her fingers became smudged. Bulalia did not understand. tt my In the above "picture sps objects illustrating five •BS-syllable words. Theee words rhyme, an* by beheading all of them and prefixing the same letter to each, you will find that they all haws suddenly become thw word. What are the jfiy# wattis? ....... / 'J r_-&\ v. •+;.*• »• T ^ *V'"- < •' ' return he' had a story, as follows: There was a tin-horn gambler from New York stopping at one of the sec­ ond rate hotels with his wife and little girl. Business had been dull with him and ho was 'way behind In his board bill. The landlady was getting nervous for business was dull with her, too, and the house was not half full. One day just before the dinner hour one of those slick-looking articles in a white high hat and long duster, who poses as a doctor, but whose real game is poker, came into the caravan­ sary and went u& to the rami of the gambler. In ten minutes he came down again with fe face as long as an Irish hotel bill. He sought out the landlady and in a solemn voice told her it was his painful duty to inform her that the little girl in No. 47 was going to have a bad case of smallpox. The landlady was business to the backbone. She took out t a ten-dollar bill, pressed it in the 'doctor's' hand and said: 'Doctor, you can get those people out of my house--You know it would ruin me if it were known." Well,' said the 'doctor,' slowly, 'they'd have to go to-morrow, anyhow. I'll get them out, but you must lock that room Just as soon as they are gone, and allow no one to enter it.' The scheme worked to a charm, and the gambler and his side partner, the 'doctor,' occupied the same seat in the smoker that evening when the train pulled out for New York.--Phila­ delphia Daily Telegraph. 8ENT THE WRONG SAINT. Austrian Empress Blundered in Her Choice of Gift. King Edward and Queen Alexandra during their recent visit to Ireland, were shown at Maynooth college a silver statuette of St. George and the dragon and rich church vestments presented to the college by the late empress of Austria. There is a cur­ ious story regarding the presentation question. Caught in heavy rain 6ne day while hunting in Kildare, the empress sought refuge at Maynooth, and grateful for her kindly reception there, the president having wrapped her in his own zimarra while her drenched garments were drying, be­ gan to think how to requite the hos­ pitality she had received. Her grati­ tude took the form of a silver statu­ ette, which duly reached the college authorities. Great, however, was their consternation when it turned out to be a statue of the patron saint of England. What was St. George to Maynooth, or Maynooth to St. George? The poor saint was promptly bundled into a cupboard, whence he was ex­ tracted the other day for the inspec­ tion of England's king. The empress, apprised of the mistake she had made, considered how to make amends, and the vestments, embroidered with gold­ en shamrocks, were afterward sent from Vienna as a peace offering. Bookworm Verses. I had a batch of novels on my table -yes­ terday ; * Moat of them bound In yellow--just the sort to throw away. showed them to my bookworm and I said, "Pray have some lunch." I don't care if I do," said he; "I feel Just like a munch." "What 1s there on the bill of fare?" he asked as he sat down. "The books most widely read to-day," said I, "In all the town." "So sit ye down, good bookworm, eat away #nd merry be; And If I don't return by six pray wait not up ^r me." . And then I left my bookworm to enjoy the fresh-cooked food With which the writing caterers regale the multitude. I stayed away till seven, and re\urnlng then to him I found that he had gone to bed, but In the twilight dim I caught a glimpse of writing there upon my blotting pad-- The writing of my bookworm, and for him it wasn't bad. He said: "Beloved master, I do hope you won't be vexed; I've eateh all the margins, but I cannot go the text." WIT AND Rrrrr BETWEEN THE ACT& Base Ingratitude. Gracie, aged 5, had just .recovered from measles when her small brother took the same complaint. Upon becoming convalescent, he was sitting up munching a spongecake while his sister sat looking on. By various means she tried to In­ duce him to part ;with a bit of the dainty, but the inValid took no notice. He ate steadily on; but just as the last bites were disappearing Gracie could stand it no longer, and she ex­ claimed indignantly: "Just look at him! He won't give me a crumb, ahd it was me that gave him the measles!"--Stray Stories. His Sympathetic Neighbors. "An Indiana woman who lost her voice ! several years ago was struck by lightning recently and the shock restored her speech. They say she hasn't stopped talking yet." • '-"Her husband must have been glad." "I s'pose so. But all the other men are roasting him good because he didn't have lightning rods on bis house.",' The Aftermath. Customer--You sold me a plaster a few days ago that you said would rid me of the lumbago. Druggist--Well, didn't it do the work? ^ -» -- Customer--Yes, but now I want something that will rid me of the plaster. Tbe Comedian--He's an acrobat. Soubrette--What's his specialty? The Comedian--Jumping board bills. NO COMPASSION EITHER. Three Days Behihd. "I heard to-day that your son was an undertaker. I thought you told me he was a physician?" "Not at all." "Not at all." "I don't like to contradict, bat I'm positive you did say so." "You- misunderstood me. I said ha followed the medical profession." Appreciatiye. Miss Yerner--Of course, when you were in Paris you visited the LouVre. Miss Giddie--Oh, yes; I spent hours there. Miss Yerner--It must bare been splendid. . . * Miss Giddie--Simply lovely. I foun-t ' a quiet nook there and just sat and read novels by the hour. Beyond Help. Friend--I hear that Mr. Blaster, the oldest inhabitant, is sick. Doctor--He is, and I fear that I can do nothing for him. He cannot re* member a summer to match this one* and he seems to have lost ail interest in life. Does she sing with feeling? He--No; if she had any feeling she wouldn't sing. Personal Liberty. 'So your family went to the sea shore this summer?" "Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox. "Did you have a good time?" "Fine. Stayed home, smoked a pipe in the parlor, ate onions whenever I wanted them, and played ragtime tunes on the music box. But I wouldn't have mother and the girls hear a word of all this for the world." near a Tough Luck. Sandy--Yep, I had a Job mountain hotel as an echo. Cinders--How'd yer come ter give it up? Sandy--Why, a Chinaman came np dec an' yelled, and £ couldn't answer back. Wanted to Obey Literally. While Dr. Theobald Smith was a lecturer on bacteriology in the Medi­ cal Department of the Columbian uni­ versity a boy came to him with a mes­ sage from a relative, who was visit­ ing in Washington. When the boy saw the doctor he put the note back in his pocket, saying: "It's (another Dr. Smith the note is for." j "Let me see the name on the en­ velope," said the doctor curiously. "That is my name. The note is for me." "But I was told," replied the boy, "to give it to the bald Dr. Smith." "Oh, you got turned around a little on the name, that's all," replied the doctor, reaching for the note. Hut it took considerable argument to convince the boy that the was the right man.--New York Tlmes^ X Corncob Sidewalks. A man who has been traveling In Iowa has hit upon an odd use of corncobs. He says: "I made a trip throughout a big part of Iowa recent­ ly, and I found several grain ship­ ping towns that had corncob side­ walks. In spite of what one would think about It, cobs make a pretty good walk. They are a little rough at first, but when* the cobs become trampled down the walk is smooth." --New York Tribune. What Else, Indeed! Towne--You never saw such a dis­ gusted young couple. Their marriage Is a dismal failure, you know. Browne--Ah! they were married under the rose," as it were, I - be­ lieve. Towne--Yes. Browne--Well, what could they ex­ pect to find under the rose but thorns? Strenuous Welcome. "Yeas," said Remus Peach, "Ab ran away from home when Ah was little 'en last week Ah went back to see de old man." "Did he fall on your neck?" asked uis friend. "Yeas, he fell all over me, 'en when he got fro' he lifted me out on do tidewalk." Knew Her Danger. Smythe--You say she had the burg- .ar covered with her revolver while her maid went to call the police; then how did it happen that he escaped? Browne--Well, you see, the burglar was a foxy chap, so be said, suddenly: "Look out", there's a mouse!" While she was getting on a chair he got out. some- ^ Rich Strike. Stringer--"Hardupp struck thing rich a few days ago." Marker--"Is that so?" Stringer--"Yes, he struck-old Mom eybags in the face and Ihe^judge gave aim $10 and costs" Chinese Trade. The most important trade with the Chinese is that of the Yangtse river, which drains the largest and most pro­ ductive area of China. The position of the United States in this trade- is shown by a consular report, which gives the percentage of business of the various^nations: British, 61.2; German, 17.tf; Japanese, 10; Ameri­ can, 1.6. His Joy Would Keep* * Nurse--"The doctor says your wife cannot possibly recover, Bir." En peck--"Well, I'm not going to build up any hopes on what he says. Doctors are not infallible." Must Cash Checks at Once. A Nebraska court has held (hat where a man receives a check In pay­ ment of a bill, and lives in the same town with the bank on which the check is drawn, his only safeguard is to cash the check by the following day st tbe latest, ^ As Revised. MA' French savant says that bor­ rowing is a disease," remarked Mif- kins. s 1 "Yes," rejoined BIfkins. "and be might have added that lending is in* sanity." He Would Know in Due Time. Edyth-- Is it true that you are paged to Jack? Mayme--Yes, but you are not to mention it. I'm not quite sure that Jfcck knows It as yst. •• GOT OUT OF IT EASY. Mrs. New wed--George, dear, all last night you were crying In your sleep, "Give mo a highball! Give me a highball!" Newwed--Guess I was dreaming 1 was--er--er--playing baseball. Forgot Himself. "This offer of your heart and hand Is sudden," said the summer girl, "but I will lake 1t." "Ah!" gasped the swell dry goods clerk, badly rattled, "will you take it with you or shut! 1 send It home." No Great Loss. 'This drama," said the young au­ thor, "is taken from the French." •'Well," replied the manager to whom it had been submitted, "I don't believe the French will ever miss iL" Hopkins and Simpklns. "When I have trouble I want a whole lot of differed come at once." '(> » "What torf' { i i . "Ob, each kind diverts ^ou from the other."--Detroit Free Press. Nothing Doing. Maggie--Say. Cbimmie, I lores yon Wid a consumln' passion. 1-- Jimmte--Now, dat'li do fer you. One plate uv cream is all yer'U git isrnigbt.--Judge. . r',". . ;• One View of It. "Englishmen are forever saying that 'the sun never sets on the British Empire.' What do you Ihing of that?" "I think they say that because it's- so foggy in London they really cant tell whether the sun sets or not." Same Old Symptoms. Young Man--Doctor, I feel wretch­ ed all the time, nothing interests me^ have no appetite and can't sleeps What would you advise me to do? Old Doctor--Marry the girl, air. Even Worse. Stubb--No, I can't get along witlfc my wife. Everything I say ghe re* torts: "I beg to differ with you!" Penn--You are lucky, old wife just differs withbut t lime to beg. What He Cuts. Roper--"I hear that gone into business as a cutter " Hprouls--"Garments or terns?" /"Neither; oot