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vfth the Jig W3ien ghe assayed," she an wUh a sort of jixvwlng the gc *s she spoke. Met to yoh, f toamff ever to -Why, child, KINDLY JUDGE ANOTHER. °<SShS psofto aud think, before you seek T« kmrslily judge another, fen oinnot probe the inner life, ToactLonot note the soul's dark strife, Ofamptations, nor it,s dangers rife, do not judge another. JCfc! m, and who should seek to be , Tbe one to judge another? SVrcliance a woman's' fairest fame, Mm? l»e her pure, unsullied name, slander drapes lier oft" in shiime, Tfeas cruelly we judge her. St vasts so little, e'er to speak , la kindness of another;--~r-- Had yen the same temptation seen, Mad life withheld its golden sheen, SVrhsps less stainless you had been. So do not judge another. 11! iif<> is sad enough, 'twould seem, So kindly judge another. God help us when His face we'll see, Aad Death reveals its mystery, Me shall judge as cruelly JLs oft we judge another. BONNIE BESSIE. ONNIE BESSIE ev ery : one calied her, and rightly enough, for of all the High­ l a n d l a s s i e s w h o gathered at the little kirk Sabbath morn­ ings not one was half so pretty and winning Bessie,:, i • Squire Renfrew <>f- the Red Pass was '"Sesperately in love with Bessie, and •ought to make her his wife in spite "'off difference in rank. The herds at the Xed Pass were the finest and largest St) the neighborhood; the barn and storehouses were always well filled. He was a bachelor, something over two score years old- And he wanted "Bon- arie Bessie" for his wife. "If the lassie thinks she can fancy me," lie said, addressing Bessie's grand- Mother. as he stood under the low, lvovs rafters of the little Black Lynn cottage, a hot flush mounting to the •kiaing crown of his bald head, '"if •®be lassie thinks she can fancy me. the bargain's made. I'm ready and vHltng to lead ber to the kirk to-mor- z*w; and if a good, true husband and some gold and silver will make her kappj, she'll he as happy as a queen at the Red Pass." Bessie listened, with wide, startled cfcs, burning cheeks, and quivering I9&. She held her peace, standing, tall and slim, in a sort of stunned silence, nta her gray-liaired lover bad taken Ms leave. Then she burst forth into "vehement, passionate protest. The old grandmother, suffered her to storm until her passion was spent. "WelL 'tis o'er now. and ye'Il sim­ mer down and keep quiet, rnebbe. I've Setve have your say. and now I'll have mine. We're poor folk, me and you. 1; found it hard to get bread when I Iteid hut my own 'mouth to feed, and since I've been burdened wi' you I've £8ae to bed many a night fit to cry wi' liaagec. But I've borne it all an' done best, an' always been willing to gi' jpoo a share o' my last crust." "Bat, dearest grandma---" "Xoff. lookee here, my lass," inter­ rupted the old woman, lifting her bony finger and glowering fiercely upon Bes- eltv "if ye're fule enou' to refuse this jgood fortin', that ends it 'twixt us two. Ifoo paek out o' my house, and ne'er cross the threshold again." Bessie was silent. The great world kegroad the Highland peaks seemed so dLoa and far away, and the old home scenes were so familiar. The autumn days drifted on and in "She spring time she was going to kirk "aritb Squire Renfrew and be made his wife. "Take your ring," she said. "You've heard of 'Auld KObln Grey,' maybe, haven't you?" "Yes, I have. But what then?" "Weil, I had a Jamie once," she went on, clutching at the little silver ring suspended from her neck, a great throb of pain shaking her; "he gave me this, and I can't ever wear, any other ring. He--he--went off to seek his fortune, with another repressed sob, "and he was lost at sea. I tried to forget him* but I cannot. I can't keep my promise to you, Squire Renfrew--I--I couldn't feel like she did to 'Auld Robin Grey* -- I s h o u l d h a t e y o u -- I s h o u l d -- A n d here she broke down completely. He took the ring ^she offered and paused for a moment. A look of un­ utterable pain and regret came into his eyes. "So," he said, slowly, "you have come to tell me this, and to ask for your free dom? And you really think, too, you have seen Jamie's ghost?" "Yes. And I shall never return to grandmother again. I dare not. So I am going away." "Bessie, my darling," cried a voice, as his strong arm clasped her. The next moment she was on the breast of her lover, who had come back alive and safe.- L •; ••; A few days after there was a happy marriage at the kirk, Squire Renfrew- himself giving away the bride, ' our "Bonnie Bessie."--New York News. The springtime came and the wed­ ding day was close at hand, when, one «*enittg just before the gloaming, Bes­ sie went to fill her pitcher, as usual, at the rocky spring near by. She had areesapltshed her task and lifted the ySicher to her shoulder and had started Jar the cottage, her white, shapely feet twinkling prettily below the short pet­ ticoat as she stepped from stone to stone in crossing the little brawling stream, when suddenly she uttered a stifled cry and staggered to a moss- gresrsi bowlder, sat down, and put the pitcher hastily on the ground, pressing ber hand on her heart and trembling all over. ' ""it's his ghaist, it's his ghaist." she tried, 'and O, how sail- he looked'at mer Whatever she had seen, or fancied «i*e ha of seen, there was nothing in aighi when she next looked up; notli- :tog except the overhanging rocks of the glen, the brook shimmering in the «reoing light, and the white birch trees swaying spectrally against the sky. 'He has corns from his grave," she esied, glancing fearfully around. "I dare na, dare na do it. O! forgive me, Jamae, that I ever thought o' it." She drew a silken cord which encir- efed her throat from her bosom as she spo&e and kissed the slender hoop of «avcr which depended from it. "I'll sever ha' peace if I marry the Squire," she said, "and I ought no to ha' it; I shall feel I am a traitor. And, O! Ja- «i5e, Jamie, after all, I love no one lait you, and never can." Suddenly she rose, with resolution stamped on every feature. -J must give the Squire his ring feaefc," she said, brushing the last tears Srom her eye. "It is hard on him, but no other way. Then, Jamie, perhaps you'll forgive me, dear." Leaving her pitcher there she tossed iMiek her abundant locks as she finished this adjuration, and went speeding away through the falling darkness [it foot of a chamois, reached the Red Pass the Bright glow of the warm ingleside lit *tae windows. She approached the nearest one and pressed her sad, tired, g&i resolute, face against the glass, minute and she tapped lightly the glass*. The Squire turned stared, and then started to now, well, now, what's the o' this?" he cried, ,rushing room and throwing up the "Bessie, my lassie, what's Under a rule by which parcels weigh­ ing twenty pounds and of the value of §100 may be sent by mail between En­ gland and France it is said that the postal authorities have had to handle bicycles. A shepherd at Cbambery, Savoy, em­ ploys a horse instead of a dog to keep the herd together. The horse under­ stands the orders given him and carries them out as .intelligently as the best- trained dog. St. Louis boasts of a baboon that re­ cently w£nt on a lark, ate sulphur matches, red fire, gold paint and raw eggs, drank bottled beer and ended by throwing eggs at the reflection of him­ self in a mirror. According to an Indiana reporter, a woman leaned from a car window and asked a man to pick up a ring she dropped. He did so and discovered from the inscription on the ring that she was his long-lost wife. This is one of the stories that you "have to take at one gulp to avoid strangling. After having befen twice shot with­ out being hurt, in the very act of steal­ ing chickens, a Maltese cat of Pikes- ville, Md.. was finally dispatched by a citizen who had lain in wait all night for it in the henhouse. According to the neighbors' records, the cat had car­ ed off 100 chickens in a^few weeks. New York gypsies have been offering to exchange a woman for a horse. The woman is described as 20 years of age and pretty, with dark brown hair, fine teeth and blue eyes. She seemed much interested, watched each person who approached with a keen interest, and said if anyone cared to buy she would undertake to demonstrate that she was a lot better than a horse. There was a collision in the Danish State Railroad near Copenhagen some time ago in which forty persons were killed and seventy wounded. The railroad at once admitted that it was to blame, and, instead of fighting claims for damages, appointed a com­ mittee to settle with the claimants what will be fair compensation, so as to avoid having the claims brought into the courts. Howard Reed, of Milford, Pa., start­ ed out hunting for partridge and wood­ cock, and was followed by the house cat. All efforts on the part of the young hunter to drive the cat back home were futile; it was bound to go with him, and it illustrated its ability as a hunter by its "pointing" a wood­ cock. which young Reed shot. Then it "flushed' a partridge, which was also bagged by the hunter. Reed says he would not part with the cat for the best bird dog in the country. emm * WOMAN COUNTY PHYSICIAN. AUKESIIA COUNTY, Wis­ consin, has a county physi­ cian of the gentler sex. This woman is Dr. Maybelle M, Park, who was elected by the county board of su­ pervisors after a spirited contest, her opponents being three male physicians of most conservative antecedents and practice. u ' Miss Park was born at Dodge's Cor­ ners, a village in the southern part of Waukesha County. Miss Park gradu­ ated from Carroll College, in Wauke­ sha, and then attended the -State Uni- ganlzed a war on whisky and intoxicat­ ing liquors. The use of the latter at parties given by the male students' fra­ ternities at the Lawrence institution will he stopped if the girls to the num­ ber of thirty-five, together with the wives of a number of the professors of the institution and a few of the ma­ trons of the city, can prevent. A reso­ lution was passed declaring that at the next fraternity party at which a scent of liquor was detected the young lady making the discovery was to give a sign, at which all the young ladies pres­ ent were to at once leave for home in a body. Curious Customs.' A curious marriage custom obtains in the island of -Himla, just Opposite the islands of Rhodes. , The Greeks, by whom it is peopled, earn their living by the sponge fishery. No girl in this island is allowed to marry' until she has brought up a certain number of sponges, which must.be taken from a: certain depth. In some of the other Gt'eek islands this demonstration of jibility is required of the men* and/dred natives are assembled, find on a CATCHING SNAKES JN INDIA. {Viieer tnit lfcftecfive Method of Capt­ uring Great Serpents. Mfehagibries are always in need of snakes, and as India abounds in these reptiles, perhaps to a greater extent than any other country in the world, to India go the managers when their stocks begin to run low. Snake hunt­ ing in India, unless one understands the trade, is a perilous business, for a larger percentage of the Indian ser­ pents are poisonous than in any other part of the jfl&be, and even a Hindoo has no desire to die of snake-bite, nor within the crushing folds of a con­ strictor. Besides, however, the de­ mands from the menageries, the Indian government pays a bounty on snake heads, so there is a double incentive, to Indian snake hunters, and wlie; there are sufficient orders on hand' fron the menageries, a hunt is organized o a grand scale, Preparations are made by ascertt? ing from the natives a promising snak1 district, which is usually a tract of jungle with a thick bamboo or grass undergrowth. In such iands snakes are found by thousands, and after a prom­ ising patch is discovered^ a beginning is made by clearing or burning the Un­ dergrowth from a strip entirely encir­ cling the snake farm, then a broad ex­ panse of perhaps an acre is cleared on one side and there is located the snake trap,, a netting extended for 200 or 300 yards on each side of the .cleared tract, its wings gradually contracting to lead the reptiles into a cul de sac, from which there is no escape. Several hun-. whom his constituents are wont tol point as a man of the people whom flat­ tery cannot divert from his old cus­ toms and associations, full realizes this fact. A school friend who had not seen her since her girlhood surprised aud delighted her with a vi5,lt not long since. "How industrious you are!" ex­ claimed the visitors. "In what way?" "I don't know. I suppose it js fancy work. I know that you used to have a great aversion to plain sewing.. But you must be very diligent indeed to have your work basket in this room." "Would you like to know what I am at work on?" "Certainly." "You shall see for yourself/. JlfwV.t if there are several suitors for the hand of a maiden her father bestows her on the man who can dive besraud bring up the largest number of sponges. DE. MAYBELLE M. PARK. versity, where she received the degree of bachelor of science in 1891. The en­ suing autumn she matriculated at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsyl­ vania at Philadelphia, and graduated in the three years' course. She then took the Pennsylvania State examina­ tion. one more dreaded by the young M. D. than any other college ordeal. After she had passed this examina­ tion with distinguished success, she opened an office in Philadelphia, and also began a course of study in the Post Graduate School of Homeopathies. She received from this institution the degree of H. M. (master of homeo­ pathies), after "which she located, in Waukesha. Queen of the Kitchen. ,. A Pennsylvania woman declares that she would rather be the cook in a fash­ ionable house than be mistress of it. This queen of the kitchen has met with many reverses, but instead of growing old and morose she has grown philo­ sophical and is making the best of life, which she finds isn't half bad. She manages to take in the ooera from the balcony or from the gallery, sees a good play now and then, reads books which are beyond the comprehension of her mistress, feeds on the fat of the land, and Jill without the worry of being a fine lady. ( "As for being a saleswoman in a store or a typewriter or a clerk, I wouldn't like it--at least. I would rather be where I am," she says. "My weekly in­ come may not be as large as some of these, but then I am well fed and com­ fortably sheltered without cost and without price. Nor do I have to rise earlier than the 'lady clerk,' nor sit up later, and my room is more comfort­ able than hers, and I am quite sure my. work is not half as tiresome nor as dis­ agreeable. Besides, when I have squar­ ed accounts at the end of the month, I have more money in my pocket than she." Absorbs a Man's Brain. While Frank Silva was working on Bay Farm Island, near Almeda, Cal., he found in the ground at the base of a fir tree a complete skeleton. From the position in which the bones were found it was very evident that the body had been tumbled into the grave with­ out much ceremony, for it was found face down and in a'crouching position, as if the body had been hurriedly thrown into its last resting place. Upon exposure to the air the bones fell one from another, though they did not crumble into dust. They were all care­ fully removed from the hole, save the skull, and Mr. Silva made an effort to remove that. But he found it impos­ sible to bring it from the position in which it lay, because one of the roots of the fir tree at the base of which it lay, had grown entirely through tho skull. It was found necessary to chop the root away entirely before the skull could be removed. The root had pene­ trated a crack in the skull, and had forced its way through the head and out at the opposite side. When it dawn­ ed upon Frank Silva that the tree had grown through the skull and had act ually absorbed the brain of a man into its wooden trunk, he regarded the tree with awe. He has since refused to al low the tree to be cut in any way. Deputy Coroner Smiley, of Alameda, took charge of the remains, though no inquest was ever had. "The skeleton was undoubtedly that of an Indian, said Mr. Smiley. "The bones were found at the south shore of the island, about fifteen feet from the bank, be- | neatli a fir tree that was a landmark 011 the island before the first settler planted his asparagus bed. The skele­ ton was in a crouching position, and covered by the roots of the tree, while clear through the skull a root, almost as thick as my arm, had grown. It was necessary to use a hatchet to remove the skull.--Chicago Chronicle. that never should ha' hap- she answered, looking at him of desperate defiance, and gold ring from her finger "I've come to give this Squire Renfrew. I was to let you put it on." what do you mean?' Talented Hoosier Girl. Miss Meb Culbertson is a daughter of Indiana of which the State is very proud. Her beauty is simply perfect. Her portrait appears in the "Book of English Beauties" wdth the Duchess of Sutherland and other handsome and high-born women of these times. But Miss Culbertson is not only a beauty. She is a genius, too. She is a sculptor of great performance and greater prom­ ise. She has studied that neglected art in those centers where scuplture has its best high priests to-day. She lias ex­ hibited in the Paris salons. She orig­ inated the custom of modeling hands and arms of noted people. She did Col­ onel Inglesoll, Mme. Calve, Ella Wheel­ er Wilcox, and General Lew Wallace in this way. She has wrought in mar­ ble the clasped hands of Susan B. An­ thony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Miss Culbertson is the daughter of the MISS MEB CULBERTSOX. Strain of Wedding Presents. A bride of a year was recently heard to say that ten of her acquaintances were to be married soon, and that as the parents of all of them had sent her expensive wedding gifts she and her husband were in much perturbation about the customary return. There is food for reflection in her comment that, as they lived in a small rented house and kept but one servant, their valu­ able silver was stored in the vault where it had been placed at their mar­ riage; that although the gifts repre­ sented over $3,000 the young husband had to struggle for their livelihood; and that the most modest presents they could select for their ten friends would take his whole month's salary. Brave English Woman. During the defense at Fort Gulista'n. or Cavagrari in the Samana range, India, by the British troops against an assault of the.Afri-, dis. an English­ woman named. M i s s M a g r a t h showed conspicu­ ous bravery. She a t t e 11 d e (1 t h e wounded through­ out the struggle under an unceas­ ing and heavy tire. Without tlie least fear she repeated- late Dr. J. W. Culbertson, the eminent eye surgeon. Her mother is the daugh­ ter of Major Anthony Ililborn. a well- known British officer. "Socially Miss Culbertson is much sought for. Her beauty, her genius, her broad under­ standing, her fascinating manners give her all that is of value for association. Severe critics predict for this young lady a high position in the world of art. MISS MAGRATII. " Editor of London Queen. M,iss Elizabeth Lowe, who died re­ cently in London, had been the editor of the London Queen for thirty-three years. Her brother trained his sister in journalistic work at a period when the woman journalist had scarce ap­ peared on tiie scene. When Miss Lowe took the editorship of the Queen the paper contained sixteen pages; now it numbers from 100 to nearly 150 and is the most important of English papers devoted to feminine interests. ly went to the front with water for wounded men, and many times knelt down and bandaged the wounds of the fallen soldiers on the spot where they fell. She came out of the struggle without a scratch. Effective. "1 wish you would get your wife to throw her influence for me," said the lady who was "running for office in the Woman's Club; "I'm sure it would have some effect." ' - "Yes," was the thoughtful reply; "I know when she's ever thrown anything for me it's been effective." What Royal Women Weigh. The Empress of Austria \yeighs less than any other crowned royal lady in Europe, her weight being only 102 pounds, in spite of the fact that her majesty is extremely tall. The Queen of England, when last in Nice, weighed 224 pounds, more than twice as much as the Austrian empress, who Is so much taller. The Queen of Italy weighs 190 pounds; the Queen Regent of Spain, 157 pounds; the ex-Queen Isa­ bella of Spain, 258 pounds; and the Queen regent of the Netherlands. 213 pounds. The Two Gould Girls. 0 Miss Helen Gould is reported to be gathering together the old surveying tools and instruments that lrer father, Jay Gould, used in his early life, to preserve as precious mementos, while her sister, Countess Castellane of Paris, is buyin«$palaces in Italy to please her French husband. N6ver look a toy pistol in the muzzle. Will War on Whisky. Kansas University girls belonging to theyoung women's fraternities have or- 1. v 'Notes About Women. A woman lias made the journey from South Africa to South Dakota to sue for divorce. Miss May Channing Wister has been appointed a member of the Philadel­ phia Board of Education. The Princess of Wales has 110 particu­ lar liking for outdoor games, excepting croquet, of which she is very fond. Mrs. Joseph Meek, who died recently in Africa, was the Princess .Tejesi, of the first royal house of the Zulu nation. Mrs. Humphry Ward, who has been writing for only ten years,, and has produced very few books, has earned $300,000. A New York woman has a display ad­ vertisement in one of the papers of that city, announcing the gratning to her of a divorce from her husband by a North Dakota court. Countess Yiima Hugonnay, the only woman physician in Budia-Pesth, re­ cently made an application for admis­ sion to the medical society of the Hun­ garian capital. Empress Augusta Victoria's latest birthday present from he.? husband is a bracelet made of the seven minia­ tures of her children, painted O-n ivory and si in jewels* Miss Julia Clark, of Dallas, Texas, is a survivor o.' the days of '49 in Call forivia. She was the only woman in ,the gold-hunting party which left New- Orleans in July of that year. "0 ui da "ha s beautifully formed, liards and feet, and to keep the latter from being distorted by unnatural pressure on the bones she wears open, buckled shoes, summer and winter alike, In­ stead of boots. Mine. Melba never suffers from stage fright; She attributes her calm repose to a simple diet, and believes that the frequent cause of nervousness among singers and actprs- is indigestion brought about by careless 01: self-indul­ gent eating.: * . c . day when the wrind is from the right quarter they surround the district se­ lected, and, at a given signal, set fire to the jungle. After the fire has fairly started the natives are called behind the netting, as there is no need of their services on the other sides, for every snake tenant of the brush flees in the same direction toward the fatal net­ ting. Behind it stand rows of men, armed with clubs and sticks, ready to give their snakeships a lively reception. As the fire approaches the netting the snakes come in crowds, by hundreds, sometimes by thousands. At the wing3 the men are concentrated with their clubs ready to kill those attempting to escape, and as the main body of the reptiles approaches the netting, tho wings are pushed forward toward each other, the stakes supporting the netting are driven firmly into the ground and the snakes are inclosed. But snakes can climb almost as well as monkeys, and so the men at the wings are kept busy killing those that endeavor to es­ cape over the ropes. At the cul de sac the netting extends above as well as on the sides, and the larger portion of the reptiles are Anally concentrated within this inclosure. There are scene is one of lively animation, for the snakes are of all sizes, some of the venomous rep­ tiles of India not being more than G or 8 inches in length, and, as their move­ ments are Very quick, the barefooted beaters are kept dodging about in a manner at once grotesque and amus­ ing, their anxiety to escape the small serpehts that go through the netting like a flash being even greater than their eagerness to kill as many snakes •as possible arid thus receive a larger share of the government bounty. No snake is permitted to escape, and after all the smaller reptiles which can Avork their way through the meslies of the net have been killed, attention is turn­ ed to the larger which remain. In various parts of the netting there are loops which can be untied and then refastened, and after the slaughter of the little snakes has been finished the work of capturing the most promising specimens begins. The superintendent points at an anaconda that will bring a good price, and as the animal thrusts its head against the netting in fruit­ less efforts to escape a stick with a wire loop at the end is introduced, the snake is lassoed immediately back of the head, the -wire is tightened and the fu­ ture occupant of a menagerie cage, hiss­ ing and writhing, is dragged through and seized by a dozen natives at once. Bundles of bamboo, cut into proper lengths, have already been prepared, three or four men straighten the snake and lay him on a bamboo, sometimes placing three or four smaller splints around him, and then lashing him se­ curely down with bamboo withes every inch of his length. Generally the lash­ ing is found to be sufficient, air<i only when the serpent is very large and, powerful are the extra bamboos tied around him for fear he might break the stick to wrhich he is fastened. This operation is not carried on without an immense amount of protest from the snake, which hisses in the most terri­ fying manner and wriggles wildly in an effort to escape. But hissing and wriggling are all in vain; the Hindoos lash him down, finishing the operation by forcing his upper jaw upon the lower and tying the two together to the stick in such a way that he cannot even hiss. After all the best specimens have been selected and tied, the remainder are killed, beheaded and the heads sent to the nearest government station for the bounty, and the captives are load­ ed into carts for transportation to Bom­ bay, where they are disposed of to the European agents. 84, OOO W<J T " . . . . . "Do you do this for pleasure?" "No. It isn't all for pleasure. It's business and I never occupy myself In that' way except when it is absolutely necessary. But I always keep the work handy and When only one of the old-fashioned rural voters of my bus- ban's district comes to make him a call--and you have 110 idea hew many honor us with that attention--I get It. out and knit away for dear life. It is a go6d deal of bother, but it's worth it, for you really can't imagine how it pleases them!" ' , .. . ANTIQUITY OF THE ROSE. Over 1,000 Species of the Wild Flower Known to Botanists. The antiquity of the rose is so gseat that all account of its origin has been lost. It is not mentioned in the Biblical writings earlier than the reign of Solo­ mon, but the allusion to it then made is such as to indicate that the flower had already long been known, for the essence of roses was extensively used in Jerusalem and Judaea during the reign of the luxurious and much mar­ ried king. In Egypt the rose is de­ picted on a number of very early mon­ uments, believed to date from 3000 to 3500 B. C., and in the tomb of an Egyp­ tian princess, disinterred a year ago in Southern Egypt, several hermetically sealed vials 'Were found wrhich wrheu opened contained genuine attar cj roses, so that the modern claims for the discovery of this delicious perfume are vain. Rose water, or the essence of roses, is mentioned by Homer in the "Iliad." Homer and Solomon were nearly con­ temporaneous. Both the Greeks and Hebrews probably borrowed the idea of its manufacture from the Egyp­ tians, and these, for aught anybody can tell, may have had it from the In­ dians or from the Chinese, for the lat­ ter claim for each of their discoveries and inventions a most marvelous, not to say incredible, antiquity. The rose is one of those flowers Avhicli by the peo­ ple of every land are taken for granted as so well known as to need no de­ scription, and hardly mention, for it is a singular fact that every continent on the globe, with the solitary exception of Australia, produces wild roses. Even the frozen regions of the north, where the summer lasts but two or three months and is at best a season which may be described as very late in the fail, produce their wild roses, and trav­ elers through Greenland, Kamchatka and northern Sibera found in the prop­ el- season an abundance of blossoms, while the crews of whaling vessels which call at Spitzbergen come off shore with bouquets of the native Spitz­ bergen rose. All wild roses are not of the same kind, for there are over 1,000 i-pecies of the wild rose known to botanists, and the varieties are innu­ merable. Thieves Not So Clever. 'The cleverness of criminals is very much over-rated." said a detective re­ cently. "There^s little originality in their methods. Hence, when the detec­ tive sets out he lias, in many instances, quite a string of precedents to take as guides to the course the criminal will probably pursue. One case years ago, that helped me immensely in the busi­ ness, was a forgery. The man had dis­ appeared. and left no clew whatever behind. I obtained access to Ids rooms, and found that>'he had developed a partiality for cutting scraps from news- pipers. Among these scraps I found one that described how a forger had Reaped in woman's attire. I worked <m the theory that my bird had flown In this manner, and followed it up until I finally got on the track and captured the criminal. The capture was regard­ ed as a remarkable one, but, as a mat ter of fact, the runaway had left for me an exceedingly valuable clew. If he had taken the precaution to burn that cutting he might have escaped capture 111 together. A True Helpmate. , Great successes often depend upon small considerations and the wife of a jnember of Congress, a statesman to A Homely Remedy. Several years ago Mrs. Carl Hoeffer, of near Baden, Mo., discovered some­ thing the matter with her eye. She consulted an oculist, wrho told her she had a cataract. He removed it, and the Avoman wras relieved, but the growth returned after a short time. She next wTent to Philadelphia, where another operation was performed. Af­ ter having been there three months she thought she was permanently cured, but for the past few months the same trouble began to make its appearance, and she had made up her mind to make a second trip east, when, the other day, when she was in the kitchen working around the stove, hot grease popped up into her face, one drop striking In her . eye. The eye was badly burned, and the woman at once bound it up and kept applying tea leaves. When she removed the, bandage she fotuid that she could see as well as ever, the burning grease having removed the cataract. An oculist was consulted, and he said he had often thought that a cataract could be burned off, but this is the first case lie has ever heard of where it was accidentally done. THE LITTLE PICKANINNY. The Judge Knew How It Was and Re­ leased Jake. There was an unusual scene in the Recorder's court the other day. A ne- jgro man was before its bar on a charge of drunkenness. Judge Calhoun, who has a wonderful memory in such mat­ ters,'recognized an old offender in thu darkly. "Jake," said he, "this is the third time you've been here this year;" The negro scratched his head and shifted his hat from one hand to tho other. "Yasser, dat's so; it sh' is. But dem ar yuther times is done gone by, and dish yere-time--well, suh, dish yere time is bran' new." "Well, you were drunk each time," remarked the Judge, frowning. "Yasser, I sho' wuz. I speck I had de same ol' wabble, but de' casion wuz bran' new." -"It's always some excuse," said the judge, "but I want you to understand that' I'm tired of seeing you here on a charge of drunkeness." "Well, suh-^--" "No. I don't want to hear your ex­ cuses. It's drunk, drurik^ drunk, until even the stockade is tired of you." "But, jedge," protested the negro, looking around uneasily and lowering his voice, "de 'scuse what I got now ain't so mighty big, but it look like ter me dat It's a mighty good one." - "Well, out with iL" - "Hit's, des a baby, Jedge." "A what?" v "Des a J.ittle baby, sub." . "Well, what has that got to d6 with it?" asked the Judge, his manner show­ ing no little curiosity. "Hit's at my house, suh. Yesser! hit's dar right now, an' I bet you ef .'taint sleep it's a-hollerln'." Uncertain as his position was, the negro chuckled. ' The Judge regarded the darkey with a relenting eye, playing with a slip of paper on his desk. "Well, what of it?" His judicial in­ dignation had disappeared. "Well, suh, hit was dis away: De las' time I went!, out er dish yer place, I say ter myself J ain't gwine teteh no more dram, 'kase I done foun' out dat 'taih't mo'n a half hour frum de mouf er de bottle ter de rock pile. I made up my min' on dat, an' I helt it dar 'twrel las' night. -Well, suh, when I got home fum work, dey AVUZ a nig­ ger 'oman dar, hustlin' 'round. 'Hello, here! what kinder doin's is dis?' I ain't no mo'n got de words out'n my mouf fo' I hear sunp'n blatin' un' de kivver like a teeny nanny goat. An' de nigger 'oman she up an' 'low, 'you got a baby, if you but know'd it.' "Well, suh, dey sorter tu'n down de counterpin', an' dar he wuz, des en natchul ez you please. He wunk at me a time er two, an' den lie 'gun ter blate. I start ter pick Mm up, suh, beln' ez he wuz de fust an' de onliest. but dar ar nigger 'oman, she des shove me 'round, an' say I better go on 'bout my business." Here the Judge took off his glasses and rubbed tliem carefully, leaued his elbow 011 the code, aud rested his head on his hand. There was almost a smile on his face as he asked: "And what did you do then, Jake?" The negro scratched his head hnd laughed sheepishly. "Well, suh, dar I wuz, a grown man wid a baby and can't put his lian's on it. I had mighty quare feelin's. I want to go in dar. an' der I skeered her. I know'd I wanted ter do sumpin' but I duuner know what. I feel sO good, I say I'll des take one dram in commenbunce er de baby. Well, suh. I tuck it, an' ef you don't know de res', de pleecenrin dar kin tell you." 1 The Judge cleared his throat and tried to frown, but the frown was a failure. "Jake," he said, "you can go this time. Your excuse is not a good one, but I think I know how you felt. I have a boy at my house--a fine one." "I boun' 'tis, suh!' exclaimed Jake. "The finest boy on my side of town; it: is admitted by everybody. I know what your temptations were. I resist­ ed, and you didn't. - Go and behave yourself. Call the next case!"--At­ lanta Constitution. Slaughter of Bohemian Sportsmen. Bohemian sportsmen during the year 1S95 shot aud killed fifty men. women and children and wounded 2,104 per­ sons, chiefly gamekeepers. They also killed, among other game, over 15,000 dogs, 7,762 cats, two horses, fifteen cows, 132 calves, 276 goats and 129 sheep. For this they had to pay col­ lectively over $500,000 for doctors, fines and indemnities and to spend 74,388 days in jail. The Austrian government collects the statistics. Many Triplets. Since the Queen ascended to the throne it has been reckoned that over 500 grants have been made to the char­ itable donation of $15, which her ma­ jesty usually bestows on mothers oC living triplets who are in poor or in­ digent circumstances. Prospects for the Boy. "I guess the Griscombs must expect that somebody i& going to leave them some money." "Why?" "They've decided to let their son be­ come an artist." Family Compliments. "You're no longer a spring chicken," sneered the angry husband. "Butyou're the same old goose," came the answer with a snap.--Detroit Free Press. P1 When a man has anything to throw away, he throws it where it will annoy others as much as possible. Ice Sailing on Skates. Sailing on skates is very popular in some localities. The skater crosses two sticks, binds them and covers them with canvas, making the whole about six feet by one or two in extent. He places this sail against his back and runs his arms through the sticks so as to hold it. With a good wind he can go twenty miles an hour over smooth ice, and he can tack and beat against the wind, just as in sailing a boat. It is very exciting, but it requires some daring to start in, as the rapidity of the skater is apt to terrify the man who has never tried it. In skating with the wind one's eyes water, but one can see quite well enough to avoid holes. There would bo little chance of being saved if you did blow in. However, it is an easy thing to blow across a three- foot hole in going at a high rate of speed. It is very exciting sport, and very little practice is required--though it demands comparatively smooth ice for good skating. If an obstruction is met your fall is pretty hard. Keeps His Vow. Once a year the residents of San Deandro, Col., witness a spectacle which is strange for these ,days. al­ though Wcii things may have been common enough sevemT hundred years ago when people performed all sorts of queer acts as penance. Seventeen years ago Mrs. Louisa Williams' hus­ band was stricken blind, and she vow­ ed that if his sight were restored she would walk on her bare knees from her home to the church once a year to give thanks for his relief. Her hus­ band regained his sight, and the wqm- an lias kept lier vow ever since, and is to be seen once a twelvemonth travers­ ing a quarter of a mile of stony road on heivknees. Winter. Merry, though the moon shines pale And the wind-tossed branches wail; Purest crystals float and fall; There they sparkle, Here they darkle. On the pine and lonely wall. Merry, though the streamiwst- 'Neath the cold and trackless hill; There the realms of Hesper'glow; Twilight lingers, Shining fingers Gild the sleeping fields of snow. ^Woman's Home Companion.