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RUTH'S, LEGACY mm Iff?' fv? -:W • i?, • < ? ; «. I,*':".- WHEN Rodney Dare whip home fro^i th^ war without his strong right arm Ruth Trevor's friesjds wondered if she would marry him. . .1 1 "Of course she will," said tihe friend irbo knew her best. "Why shouldn't •he? He's the same Rodney Dare now thai he was when she promised to mar- ty him, isn't lie?" "Yes, but there's a difference,*' was the reply. "Then he had another arm to fight the battle of life with'. Now- well, I suppose it won't make any dif- fereace with Ruth. She alwayswas I>eenliar." "Thank God for sueh peculiarity," •aid her friend. "She wouldn't be the woman 1 have always believed her to he If «he refused to marry him because he had lost an arm. She will take its r place to him. I know Ruth Trevor too "fj v< ,. y,S < \ " well to believe that the idea has ever •ccorred to her that this loss need make the slightest difference pi their plans." And her friend was right. When, coe^xy. Rodney Dare said to Ruth: "I hare come to tell you that of course I do sot expect to hold you to your prom- f*e to me, under existing circum­ stances, if you care to Withdraw it," •he rose up before him with something akin to anger in her face and looked him squarely in the eyes. "Have 1 ever given you any reason to think I cared to withdraw it?" she asked. "No," was the reply. "But when you gave it 1 was a niatijt Now I am but put of ene." "Ill take that part of the man that's left." she said. "It's the part that the Kodney Dare I love lives in. Never k of this to me again," she added, he nevfcr did. But he would not talk of marriage nntfl he had obtained employment of scaie sort, and for this he began to fit himself. It was almost like beginning life orer in learning to make one arm do the work of two, but he had a brave heart and a strong will, and love stood Jeady to help him in the times when he felt inclined to become discouraged. One day Ruth said to him: *T«a going away for a month or two. Fre had a letter from Aunt Martha, Tho lives in the prettiest little country village you ever saw, and she wants Me to visit her. I shall enjoy a breath •f ]rare air so much! Only, I wish you Irene going with me, Rodney. I shall think of you back here in the' city, and feel half ashamed of myself for hav- tag each a good time that you cannot I1&/toe." • **I shall share it in thinking how norach good it is doing you." he said. •One does not always have to take part la the pleasures^-of others to be bene­ fited by them. There's a sort of reflex influence, you know." "That sounds mtite"^mataphysical," laughed Ruth, "out I think I under­ stand what you mean and I promise to myself to the utmost in order 1./ • *h*t you may feel this 'reflex influence' 1 to the fullest extend." r . Before Ruth had been at Aunt Mar- (bt't two days she found that she had u •. « heeninvited there for a purpose. "Your cousin Hugh is coming itext v . week," said Aunt Martha. "I wanted meet him. I know you'll like ^ i-/: . ton--at least, I hope you will, and the ; Mter yon like him the better suited < Ml he." A y.: Mntb looked at her questioningiy. "Tou wonder what sort of a plan I hare In my head. I suppose," said her f|f% wtt- "I'm not going to say anything ty~ afton; it now, but Hugh knows." WSff1.' "I infer that it is some sort of matrl- ^ atoofal plan," said Ruth. "If lt'l^ put St aside at once! I may like my cousin Tery much--I hope I shall--but I could net marry him." -Why?" asked Aunt Martha. "Because 1 am to marry Rodney answered Ruth. "Ami who is Rodney Dare?" demand- I Aost Martha. Then Ruth told her about her lover. with one arm, too!" cried JLvat Martha, "and a poor man, too! You're foblish, Ruth." "Perhaps so," said Ruth, quietly, but with a Ibrave steadfastness in her Toice. "Jlut, foolish or not,, I love him. 1 have promised to marry him and I atal keep my word." "lon've got the stubbornness of the TSreroTs in you, I see," said Aunt Mar­ tha, grimly. "But this--this obstinacy •f yours may make a great difference with your, futureprospeets, as well as my plans. , I have considerable prop- arty that must go to the children of my tw«r brothers. You represent one of them, Hugh the other. I wanted you to marry each other and keep the prop­ erty together. If you persist in your determination to marry this Rodney Dire, Hugh may get it all." "Let him have k," said Ruth. "All the wealth in the world wouldn't influ­ ence TDt in the least in this matter." ""You're -a Trevor, all through," said Aunt Martha, angry, yet admiring the spirit of her niece in spite of herself. "Well, since you've made up your mind, weTl let the matter drop; but if you are not mentioned in^my will you needn't be surprised." **1 haven't asked to be remembered - said Ruth. "I don't wanrt you to think for a moment, Aunt Martha, that I care for your money. I assure" you, I lave never given it a thought." "Perhaps uot," responded Aunt Mar- tfes, "but money comes handy some- and one warns to think twice be- *hrowing away such a ehance as foolish girl," said Aunt , - ?-.«? , Jf * . "You're Martha. "Maybe, but I think ndt," responded Ruth. • When she got home she told Rodney all about Aunt Martha's plans. "Do you think I was foolish?* she asked, smiling into his face. ( t» "I think you're a noble, tr;uejhearted little woman," he answered, and kissed her. "I hope you'll never regret giving up your share of your aunt's fortune for a man with but one arm to protect you with. .1 feel unworthy of such a sacrifice." \ "There was no sacrifice about lt,M said Rutfi. "I didn't care for the for­ tune and I do care for you." Six months later a telegram came saying that Auat Martha was dead. Would Ruth come to the funeral? Ruth went, and-after the funeral she and cousin Hugh sat down in the old- fashioned parlor together, with Aunt Martha'^ old lawyer and one or two of heir intimate friends, to listen to the reading of her will. j In it she bequeathed to Hugh Trevor "all property now in her possession, to which, ^he had jusit title and claim," with the* exception of the old family Bible. That went to Ru>bh. "I have brought, my legacy home with me,'""she told her mother, on her return, as, she deposited a package wrapped in thick brown paper, and se­ curely tied up, on the parlor table. On the wrapper was written: "Ruth Tre­ vor, to be given her, unopened, after my death," in Aunt Martha's prim penmanship. ,• "You don't mea&vto, say that you •vfere left nothing hut that?" cried Mrs. Trevor1. "It's 'M much as I expected," answer­ ed Ruth. . , ' That evening Rodney Dare came in. Suddenly xtQth bethought her of the package, which bad not been opened. "I must show you my legacy," she said, bringing the package. "Cut the strings, Rodney, please." ' He did so and Ruth took the old worn Bible from its wrappings. As she did so, so|ne papers slipped from between its pa&es and fell to the floor. She stooped and gathered them up. One her letter. Do you know, Rodney, l*ai not sure hut I Thine that most?" For answer he*bent and kissed her. "Your love and loyalty are worth * thousand legacies," he said. And Ruth threw her arms about his neck and cried: "I'm so glad for your sake. Rod* neyi**--New York Ledger.', ^ ^ ORIGIN OF LACE. " " Invented a European Woman a* 'late as the Fifteenth Century. In an interesting article on the sub­ ject "Lace," in the Woman's Home Companion, Orlena L. Shackieford, af­ ter. giving the history of machine-made lace, goes to say: "Hand-made lace has a history far more fascinating. Some have supposed that it originated in Egypt, the land that gave birth to nearly all the arts; but search diligently as you may you will never discover in mummy's tomb, on sculptured or pa toted wall or in any archaelG^ical find whatever the pictorial or actual remains of this poetic tissue; neither is there documen­ tary evidence of its presence these. Gauzes and nets, fine muslins and ex­ quisite embroideries, fringes, knotted and plaited, you may meet wtth fre­ quently, but this fabric without a foun­ dation, this ethereal textile, named by the Italians pumto in aria (stitch In air), you will never chance upon. Why? Because it did not exist before the fif­ teenth century; beca-use it was invent­ ed by the European woman, forming her contribution to the Renaissance, and was unknown to Orientals, who have even now no love for its pale per­ fection, and do not use it in (their cos­ tumes nor in household decorations. Its lack of color makes it unlovely in their eyes. "Fanciful stories have been woven to account for the invention ofthe art, and the honor has been claimed by both Venice and Flanders. Yet it did not at once spring into being in full perfec­ tion, but was rather an evolution and oame by degrees. "In punto iagliato (cut point) we first perceive a groping in its direction, for with the piercings of white embroidery we have a lighter effect. In drawn- work (puntto tirato) another step was gained, and in reticulated grounds or network we have a decided advance. Upon this net the pattern was darned in, and. in France it was called lacis, the nearest word we have to lace. After these efforts came a total emancipa­ tion from all foundations, and the pun- to in aria was an assured fact. _ _ j # '££ > rtT; * 3 rM w- :>> could not change i&y m!nd if I to think a thousand times," said Sstk. "I am just old-fashj^ned enough believe "that there aie other things --to necessary to one's Wpphiese than •MBey." "lSery well, you'll do as you choose About it, of -course," said Aunt Martha, ftttidly. "But I think my opinion worth jcsnaidearittg, notwithstanding." Cousin Hugh came., Ruth liked him. *Bt he wasn't Rodney Dare! Millions of gtoney wouldn't have . tempted her to HUtrry him if she had bad no lover. *'I suppose you haven't chang^ your •rind about matters and things?"' said Anal Martha, one day, the week before Bntli wont home. in the least," replied Ruth. si'-" - was a somewhat bulky document. The other was an envelope, on which her name was written. ;*He»*s.a 'letter f^om Aunt Martha," she said, aitd opefifed- it. * AS, she -reoa' it a tender light «rame into her face. T^n a look of surprise an$ bewilderment. '• "I--^1 don't understand," she said, looking' from Rodney to her mother. "She says something about deeds. What does 6he mean by that, I won­ der?" j Rodney took the l^rfee document from Ruth's lap and unfolded it and glanced over the half-written, half-printed page. "It means,** he said, "that you're a wealthy little woman in spite of your­ self, Ruth. Your Aunt Martha had half her property deeded to you be­ fore she died. That which she spoke of in her will was the other half of it, which had not been deeded away, and you, of course, supposed that, repre­ sented »11. ' She leaves you her old home, and ttjher property in its vicin­ ity, to the value of a g%>d many thou­ sands of dollars, I should say." "It can't be!" cried Ruth, excitedly. "And yet it must be so. Read her let­ ter, Rodney--read it aloud, and maybe it'll seem clearer to me." * Rodney read: "My Dear Niece Ruth: I do not thigk 1 have very long to lige, therefore I shall so arrange matters now that there need be little trouble in disposing of what I leave behind, when I am dead. When you told me you could not fall in with my plan about a marriage with Hugh I was indignant. If I bad died then, you would have got little from me if I could have had my way about i|t. . But by-and-by I began to think it ovei1 and I came to believe that you were right%nd I was wrong. I (^Uc.utot^d from, the head, you from the heart, and the heart Is to be trusted most in such matters, I think. I admire you for your' honesty to your woman­ hood, and your loyalty to your one- ajmed lover. You did juBt right, my dear niece--just right!--and to prove to you that I bear you no ill-will for not falling in with an old woman's foolish planp, I shall have half my prpj^rty deeded to you at once, so that, any1 time fcfter my d^atb, which I lis re reason t6 believe may happen at any time, and Suddenly, all there will be for you will be to take possession. God bless you, dear Ruth, and make you very happy with the man you have chosen. He ought to be proud of so loyal-hearted a wife as you will make him. Sometimes think kindly of the woman who never got much happi­ ness out of life, and may this legacy you flciore enjoyment than it has ^ver brought me." "Deal Aunt Martha!" said Ruth, soft­ ly, with tears rolling swiftly down her cheeks. "I wish she could know how ] much I thank her for her legacy--and "The first lace, it is thought, was made with the needle (point), the pat­ tern being tr*a.ced upon parchment or paper and the outlines marked by a thread caught now and then to tihe paper to keep it in place. Upon this scaffolding the alight superstructure was built, and the method is still the same. Sopn afterward the bobbins came in as a factor, and the needle and the bobbins remain to this day the only means employed to produce hand­ made lace. So that all of it resolves it­ self into the two generic kinds--point, which is made by the needle, and pil­ low, by the bobbins; or there maybe a composite article, made by both." ing our time hei^ whfoh Is large, complete and well 'j^Men's, Boys' and Children's U In making your solec- new, you are sure ta find sewhere. We ask in justice -^sk our stock to do the rest. - - tnen the itfmt door re WALKING A£$ EXERCIS* RODNEl GLANCED OVER THE HALF-WRITTEN, HALF-PRINTED PAGE THE lack of proper outdoor exer­cise, walking briskly and inhaling plenty of fresh air, Is the cause of fully one-half the ills that feminine fleah Is heir to. Walking, which also means standing erect, with shoulders thrown back, lungs expanded, and head well poised, is the best tonic that cap be prescribed for exhausted brains, weakened muscles and threadbare nervesi Business women in Chicago are forming walking clubs, which, as the members grow in grace and muscle, shall expand into running clubs. This is certainly a step in the right direc­ tion, and one which business women the world over will do well to take. Two miles a day is the shortest^sprint which the Chicago walking club wom­ an may permit herself, and this must be enthusiastically and energetically entered Into and accomplished with the untiring regularity of clockwork. Appropriate dressing Is an important item, in order to secure the fullest pos­ sible benefit. To walk in tight shoes, a snug-fitting corset, and trailing skirts Is disastrous rather than beneficial to womankind. Club women, who have studied the situation, prepare for their walks by donning short bicycle skirts, short, light jackets, low-heeled, square- toed shoes and light hats. The corset is wholly discarded. The fact of wheth­ er a walk is stylish or lady-like is not given much consideration by Chicago club women. The important matter Is how to walk In such a fashion as to derive the greatest amount of health­ ful exercise with the least bodily fa­ tigue; hence, the popular walk is simi­ lar to the long stride taught athletes at Yale college. It consists in walking from the hips, using the whole leg in each step, instead of the leg below the knee only, as most women do.--Demor- est's Magazine. Takina Her Husband's Place. When J. Sloan Snidow of Mexico, Mo., received the Democratic nomina­ tion for county clerk be at once began an active canvass, in the course of which he over-exert- ed himself. As a re­ sult he was taken ill and died. He was at that time tilling the office for which he was renominated. Another primary was held and . Mrs. sirs. siniDow.i^ Clara D. Snidow, his widow, was ayandidate, receiving 1,214 votes, her nearest competitor getting 851. Mrs. Snidow was born in Lincoln County, MissourLl»>4856, and moved with her father to St. Clair County at the age of 14. She was mar­ ried to Mr. Snidow April 11, 1878, and moved to Audrain County, where the family has since resided. Mrs. Snidow: in her younger days was a school teach­ er. V8'" more dlDy-dallying on the stoop, (ffetfed, an­ other confab at the gate, and when after several returns the final goodby Is over, the departure has been longer than the call. Why cannot a woman in making social calte follow the ad­ vice of Artemus Ward, and 'get up ajjd get' when ready to go ?"-- Ladles' World.- , iat every girl •jay in the long service to you piano-playing. A Word with the Girl*. Just a word ol advice, girls, about the gentle art of returning thanks. That the writing of a( brief word of thanks is an art we dfie not, deny. It is one, moreover, t should cultivate, and it i run be of far more, than pen-painting or' Don't be dilatory In sending gtUch notes. If you are the recipient of a pretty gift it goes without saying that yon write a cordial note of apprecia­ tion, bot if some little favor Is done how often is this little note of thanks forgotten. You go out of town and stay overnight with a friend. You have a pleasant memory of your visit, and if you desire your friend to hate the same write a llne^ repeating your spoken thanks, even supposing you get up in the middle of the night to do it You will find that It pays to be prompt in the matter of returning thanks, as people are ever readier to do a kind­ ness to a person from whom the gra­ cious word of thanks comes quickly and spontaneously. Cultivate, dear girls, the habit of returning thanks, and be assnred you will-not regret it. Well-Groomed Girl. -There is an exquisite cbarm about a neatly dressed woman. She does not wear her. hair twisted up carelessly. Her gloves are not ripped at the seams, nor any buttons missing from her boots. Her veil does not reveal a hole over her chin, nor does the binding of her «kirt show ragged*!n places. Not many women show their tidiness in all these little details, but it is a pleasure to meet the girl or woman who Is "well- groomed." The cloth gown of such a woman fits her without a crease, and there is neither speck nor spot on it. Her linen collar and cuffs are snowy white. Her gloves do not wrinkle. Her shoes are kept clean and polished. Her bonnet or hat is pinned on straight, and her hair Is neatness itself. She is the picture of delicate finish and whole­ some order. f|>,. BlffflE- A Pansy Party. A delightful party is one at which pansles are used for decoration and for adornment of hostess and guests. Among the features of entertainment Is a white canvas, upon which is paint­ ed a large pansy. Each guest is given a strip of green tissue paper, with a pin in the end, and each in turn being blindfolded, seeks to pin this stem in the right place. The most successful one is given a pot of blooming pansles. For a pansy party a pleasing liter­ ary program can be provided by appro­ priate selections from that charming writer, "Pansy." Tableaux can also be easily arranged representing familiar scenes from her works, and a sketch of the authoress would prove an interest­ ing feature. Theories of Ocean Tides. Prof. G. H. Darwin, in his lecture in the Lowell Institute course, explained the causes of daily high and low tides. "When the moon is over any spot on the earth the #ater Is drawn up toward it by the force it exerts, and at the point directly opposite, on the other 'side of the earth, the water is also raised in ttie form of a big wave," said Prof. Darwin. "Between these points, on either side of the earth's circumfer­ ence, the ocean Is depressed, the moon thus tending to form a spheroid of the waters, and giving rise to two high and two low tides in the course of one revo­ lution of the-fearth. "To understand the bi-monthly spring and neap tides we must take into ac­ count also the effect of the sun on the oceans. The force exerted by the sun is 26-5ftths as powerful as that of the moon, and when there is a full moon cr a netw moon the force of both bodies is acting together, and gives rise to the condition known as spring tides. But when the moon is half-way between new and full, waxing or- waning, the force of the sun is acting at right an-, gles to that of the moon. As the sun exerts about half the power of the moon over the tides, the difference be­ tween the effect of the two acting to­ gether and in opposition is about as three to one, so that the tides arising from the conflict of the force of sun and moon are only one-third as great as the spring tides. These minor tides are called neap tides. "The observed fact that high tides do not occur when the moon is overhead, but several hours later, was explained as due mainly to the comparative shal­ lowness of the oceans and to the dif­ ferent velocities of all points on the earth's surface between the maximum of 25,000 miles a day at the equator and zero at the poles."--Boston Trans­ cript. '•? Lady (in railroad train on windy day) --"Dear me! I can't get this window up." Gentleman ^(behind)--"I would assist you, madam, but presume the railroad company has glued the win­ dows down tp prevent the loss of pat­ rons by pneumonia."--New York Week­ ly. Good Dressmaking. No hard and fast rule can now be laid down as to the cutting out of this or that article, fashions are too varied -and as there are so many changes, it is always well to pin up your paper pattern and try it on, so that you may see if a certain style really suits your figure. Good dressing does not mean always wearing the latest fashion, it means, rather, the wearing of what ac­ tually suits each individual form. If flounces are in fashion, even the short woman can wear these if she modifies their depth; then again the apron skirt, the short or tall woman can adopt by regulating the depth of the flounce to suit each figure. Do not feed a baby at any age often- er than twice during the night. Do not feed a baby under three yeart of age oftener than once in two hours. Do not feed a baby betrween one and two years of age oftener than once In four hours. Do ,not feed a baby between three and twelve months of age oftener than once in three hours. ^ Scald and thoroughly cueanse nurs­ ing bottles and nipples immediately be­ fore and after use. A baby should be bathed at least twice a day in lukewarm water, for much depends upon cleanliness. Milk should not be allowed to s&nd uncovered even for a shoft time, and It should always be kept in a perfectly clean and cool place. Give the baby plenty of fresh air in the cool of the morning and evening. During the middle of the day keep It within doors "and in a cool room. The Feminine Observer. ^ Love digs a grave for Itself as soon as It thinks It can get along without perfect trust. A road traveled for the first time seems so much longer than after we grow accustomed to it. Dirty white is about as warm and ugly looking as can be imagined. White, to be attractive, must be Immaculate. The tinkle of Ice in the pitcher has a more attractive sound than the finest band in the world--if you/are thirsty. The truest form of loneliness comes when we are left to ourselves after having been used to a congenial com­ panion. .. The air of studied bo^emianksm cul­ tivated by some young men may please themselves, but It doesn't impress out­ siders one whit. The visitor who is continually telling you of Improvements you could make In your house is not apt to be invited to come again. Some people dare to be disagreeable over the telephone who would be meek as a dove If they were face to face with the persons to whom t they are talking. SlMwting Costume. Royal Boarder*. When members of Queen Victoria's family or any wandering German rela­ tives of high degree, yislt London and occupy apartments in Buckingham Palace, "by invitation," they pay their board just like eorompn folk In a flrst- class hotel. This pjrevents the sover­ eign lady from having too much com­ pany and makes things very pleasant for the palace servants. It is a very expensive piece of pleasure, being a guest of royalty, and even the Queen's own children must pay their way out of their allowances when not directly undcj her roof. .• . An Aqpulred Art Leave-taking is an acquired art. I remember an old gentleman saying: M- "Mas. 1* a . maAlL. Altai,JBX tuniul it nr»matin-nl» So few women acknowledge' that their gray hair comes from age instead of fright, worry or something else that ir Tbe Humble House in WhlcH the PMrt Burns Was Born* To say that the "auld clay biggin" In which Kobert Burns was born is hum­ ble and homely,, even for a peasant's thatched cottage, is to give an inade­ quate idea of the place to one who has never stood within It. The four-roomed, story-and-a-half Shakespeare house at Stratford-on-Avon Is commodious find more than respectable beside It. If chimney, dresser, pantry and bed place were taken out of the "but," or kitchen, we should have a chamber measuring fifteen feet one way and six­ teen the other. The projection I have enumerated contract the clear space to about ten feet. The floor is of flat Itones irregularly laid, and the inter­ stices are filled with mortar. The "bed place" is a niche in the wall opposite the chimney--a common feature in Scot­ tish farmsteads and cottages. It is be­ tween three and four feet deep, and a trifle over five feet long, and is filled by a bed covered with a dark counter­ pane of homespun. The open front is protected by a coarse network of wire, as royal regalia and delicate worksof art are shielded from lawless handling. Blue curtains that, when closed, hid bed and occupants, are pulled back to reveal recess and furniture. Bedstead there Is none, the bedding being laid Upon a ledge of like material with the stone and plaster walls. The alcove Is a darksome hole, even now that modern prejudice has cut a window of fair size In the front wall of the lowly room. All the daylight that made its Way to the eyes of the new­ born baby boy, 138 years agone, stole in through an opening eighteen inches deep, filled with foitr sfx-lnch panes of glass set in a heavy sash. This window looks out upon a grass plot that then formed a part of the "sma' croft" tilled by William Burns, farmer, as he is de­ scribed upon the family grave in Al- loway kirkyard. "A but an' a ben" was the thing in cottage architecture at that date. This ben is an uninteresting room, notwith­ standing our arbitrary plenishings of cots and pallets for the "hantel" of ju­ venile Burneses. It Is separated from the but by a square hall, four by five feet square. Into this the front door, set ln^ the exact middle of the house, opens. It Is double-leaved, and a wrought-iron h$ok, eighteen Inches long, made fast to the wall, when hasped, kept ona-balf of it shut, leav­ ing the other free for the coming and going of family and friends. The house Is flush with the village street, and was formerly secured against intruders by a latch, above which a bit of wood was stuck at night so it could not be lifted from without.--Harper's Bazar. A NEW NARCOTIC. t Is Now Beins Used in Mexican sane Asylums. A new narcotic is being used in Mex­ ican asylums for the Insane. The prin­ cipal of one of these Institutions be­ came much concerned at the large number of deaths among the inmates, caused by congestion of the brain, fol­ lowing the excessive use" of narcotics administered to the women to overcome the insomnia which is the frequent ac* companiment of insanity. He therefore requested Dr. Altimirano, principal of the National Medical Institute, to try to discover a narcotic which would pro­ duce all the good results without Incur­ ring any danger. Dr. Altimirano at once answered that he had already such a narcotic. It consists of an extract prepared by se­ cret process from the seeds of the white zapote. The dose for the insane is from 50 to t50 centigrams, administered all at once. In from half an hour to ah hour the patient falls Into a quiet and re­ freshing sleep. When given to hysteri­ cal women this antidote has remark­ ably soothing effects. It is a specific for calming the nervous system during the periods of excitement which are frequent both in the case of hysterical and insane women. For hysterical women the dose is 10 centigrams, mixed with 30 centigrams of bromide, potas­ sium, or camphor, administered every half hour, until the hysterical symp­ toms are brought under thorough con­ trol. Hermit in a Big City. Various, Indeed, are the ways in which eccentric people indulge their little peculiarities, but a decidedly orig­ inal manner has been adopted by an old lady living here. ' On one of the grand boulevards stands a house with closed shutters and fastened door. Scarcely a sign of life is there about the place, and the house has remained in a similar state over a quarter of a cen­ tury. The owner is an old lady, who. on September 4, 1870, the day on which the republic was proclaimed, resolutely determined that no one affected by re­ publican ideas shbuld ever cross the threshold of her dwelling. To avoid any such dreadful contingency she simply declined to allow anyone inside, and has refused all offers to hire either apartments or the shop below. The only time she breaks through her hard and fast rule Is when workmen are per­ mitted to enter in order to cafry out re­ pairs. Painters, carpenters, locksmiths and masons once a year in turn luvade her privacy and malrfT«pod any dam­ age. To relatives who«s political ten­ dencies are the same as her own she is particularly gracious, but at the death of each one an apartment in the build­ ing is sealed up, and now all are closed barring the very small one at the back of the house, which the anti-republl- can hermit reserves for her own use and that of4ier three servants. This strange behavior on the part of an old lady has repeatedly excited comment, and numerous have been the attempts of people to gain an entrance by some ruse or other. All their efforts are foiled by an aged servant, who guards the front door with dragon-like vigi­ lance, and the would-be Intruder soon finds the portals slammed 'in his face, and himself none the wiser for his curi­ osity.--Paris letter fo the London Tele­ graph. f ' - An Inference. Jones--My doctor advises me to ride a wheel an hour a day. Wheeler (contemptuously)--Only an hour a day! ile must be a homeopath. at. ayiL- , . •< /• t'JklJtit-. "By the way, did old Bigger* tell you about my telling hlin,,souie unpaiat»»J>ie truths";" "He didn't put it that way. He said you told hhn things that Were pretty hard to swallow.**--Indfanapo- iiaJouro.'U. Some IwterestlnK and ' ' matfon.^$ • & • > § The various grades In the army pd navy, given according to cotrespondtng rank, are as follows: Army--General, lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general, Col­ onel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain* first lieutenant, second lieutenant. Navy--Admiral, vice admiral, rear h&- miral, commodore, captain, command­ er, lieutenant commander, lieutenant* lieutenant, junior grade; ensign. The offices of general and'lieutenant general and admiral and vice admiral no lobger exist, having gone out of ex­ istence with the death or retirement of the incumbent since the civil war. Sher­ idan was tile fourth and last general of the army, his predecessors being Washington, Grant and Sherman. The last officer to hold the rank of lieuten­ ant general was Gen. Sehofield, now-on the retired list. Farragut and Porter were the only officers of the navy to held the rank of admiral. Stephen C. Rowan was the third and last vice-ad- mlral, the other two being Farragut and Porter. Maj, Gen. Allies, the senior major general now in the service, com­ mands the army. There i^ noslih^ar office in the na^y. There are seven rear admirals, the Junior being Rear Ad­ miral George Dewey, the hero of Ma­ nila. The pay of army officers is higher than that of naval officers, even when the latter are at sea. Thus a general gets $15,000 a year, an admiral $13,- 000; a lieutenant general $11,000, a vice admiral $9,000; a major general gets $7,500, a rear admiral gets $6,000; a brigadier general $5,500, a commodore $5;000; a colonel gets $4,500, a naj^al captain the same; a lieutenant colonel $4,000, a commander &J,500; a major $ii,500, A lieutenant commander from $2,800 to $3,000. A captain in the army gets $2,500, a lieutenant in the navy from $2,400 to $2,600; a first lieutenant in the army gets $2,000, a lieutenant, Junior grade, In the navy gets from $1,- 800 to $2,000; a second lieutenant gets $1,540, an ensign gets from $1,200 to $1,400. Even the cadet at West Point gets $540, as against $500 for the naval cadet at Annapolis. On shore tue naval pay is cut down from one-sixteenth to one-fifth. The insignia of^nk in the two ad­ vices are the same, with a difference. All the naval officers wear "foul an­ chors" on their shoulder-straps and col­ lars; apart from the anchor^ the badges arc the same. Thus a colonel weacs a" silver eagle on his straps; a nart? aap- tain wears the same between two foul anchors, 0and so on all the way up. The marine officers, like their naval broth­ ers, draw less pay than their army rel­ atives. Even when there was a briga­ dier general of marines, he had less pay than his array friends of equal rank. Flag rank in the navy Is the rank of. • rear admiral and commodore, and ftp-,, plies to officers entitled to command afc fleet or a squadron, or a naval station. A captain commands a ship of the first- class, and commanders, lieutenant com­ manders, and lieutenants, ships of low­ er classes, according to their rating. Lieutenant commanders and lieuten­ ants also act as executive officers to captains on the larger ships. ^ An army is divided and subdivided into corps, divisions, brigades, regi­ ments, battalions and companies. An arnny may be composed of two or more corps. A corps consists of three divis­ ions. A division consists of three ̂ brig­ ades, in addition to which there may be an independent brigade of cavalry and an independent brigade of artillery, ac­ cording to the necessities of the case. A brigade usually consists of three reg­ iments, although there are sometimes more. A regiment consists of twelve companies. A battalion consists of four companies. . The strength of a company varies according to the arm of the ser­ vice or tiie special organization to which it Is attached. As at present organized the army is commanded by the ranking general, Maj. Gen. Miles. A corps is command­ ed by a major general; a division by a major general or a brigadier general, according to circumstances. A brigade is commanded by a grigadier general, although It sometimes happens that a colonel is placed in command of a bri­ gade. Regiments are commanded by colonels, and in case of-their disability, by a lieutenant colonel: battalions by majors, and companies%y captains. General officers are all officers, line or staff, above the grade of colonel. I.Fhe or regimental officers are all offi­ cers belonging to a regiment. Staff officers of the different staff depig­ ments, from brigadier generals td sec­ ond lieutenants. Regimental staff, offi­ cers are quartermasters, adjutants, surgeons and chaplains, attached to a regiment. Field officers are cornels, lieutenant colonels and majors.--Walk- Ington Star. wire Raskin on the Bicyole. Ruskln's views of the bicycle expressed several years ago in a letter published, which has recently been brought to public attention, and con­ tains the following: „ "I not only object, but am quite pre­ pared to spend all my best 'bad lan- gauge, In reprobation of bl-, tri-, and 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-cycles and every other con­ trivance and invention for superseding, human feet on God's ground. "To walk, to run, to leap and to dance are the virtues of the human body, and neither to stride on stilts, wriggle on wheels nor dangle on ropes, and noth­ ing in the training of the human mind with the body will eter supersede the appointed God's way of slow walking and hard working." Hicks--What's that boy cryin' "elgHt o'clock edition?" Why, I'm only five. My watch Is running awfully slow. Wicks--Rather say the papers are aw­ fully enterprising. Hicks--Perhaps that Is It. Let's wait a moment or two. We may be able to buy a copy of to-mar* row morning's paper. 1* -- 1-- : A Logical Inference.--Bobby--Fop, does "missive" mean a letter? Fond parent--Yes, Bobby. Bobby--And does "sub" mean under? Fond Parent-- Right, Bobby. Bobby--Then "submis­ sive" must mean a postscript, mustnlt tt?--Harlem Life. "Ah!" joyfully cried the young m«is who had got employment at paintfhg the Union Station, 'Hhe prophecies of my family are now being fulfilled. They often said that I would adorn - some great station before 1 died."--.Cincinnati ftngnlrer. it;; Mi x ft*!' dt»