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How It Turned Out
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"I'll teach her," said Tom; "I'll
show her that 1'in not the sort of
fellow to have ntaideu aunts inter-
ring with m,v affairs!"
"But, Tom," said his sister Cecy
soberly, "Aunt Aimee was in the
right. It wasn't fair of you to bo
copying out the answers to the al-
gebra, sums from Loomis E1tot's
book,"
"Who asked your opinion, Miss!„
retorted 'Pom, "1 suppose a fellow
can have his own thoughts, ell? And
I'll be even with Auat Aimee yet;
see if I clon't—hateful, mean, old
maid!"
Meanwhile Aunt Aimee herself, se-
renely unconscious of the tempest of
rath she had evoked, was amens -
flowers for the dinner -table, sing -
g softly to herself as she sorted
the clusters of purple heliotrope,
sprigs of scented geranium leaves,
1 the Half -open Marechal 'Neil rose-
s, into their various vases.
e had but recently come into the
troll of her widowed brother's
ousehold, and the rebellious and in-
ubordinato condition in which she
I found it was a grief to her
ntlo soul. Nell's carelessness as
o dress and regular habits; Ceey's
titter disregard of rule and com-
limed; 'l'oin's habit of "cribbing" his
lessons; and little Joe's dreadful nn-
tidines-1 in regard to hair and lin-
ger-nails—poor Aimee feared that she
never would be able to entirely era-
dicate these ingrained predilections.
But she had resolved to try her
best; and it was in the following up
of this resolve that she had unawares
won Master Tom's deepest hostility.
Sho was a tau, slight girl, with
soft, brown hair, eyes like the vel-
vety gloss of the pansy petal, and
a delicate complexion where each
passing emotion was photographed
in pink and white. Captain Astley
took little heed of the beauty to
which ho had always been accustom-
ed. To him she was "only Aimee,,"
But others were not so blind as
brother.
-"I'11 be revenged on her," mutter-
ed Master Tom to himself, and he
straightway took his sister Cecy into
his confidence.
"You remember, Ces, don't you,"
said he, "that she made you stay
in all the afternoon that Saturday
when the Wells girls had their pic-
nic, to mend your frock, ready for
Sunday? And she took away all
your sweets, and she stakes you
practise two hours every day instead
of one. Now, doesn't she?"
"MY own." said he. "My very
own!
Groat was the amazement of Tom;
unbouncled the mystification of Ceay
when, on coming in to dessert as
usual, they saw Aunt Altneo and Mr.
Salvius, seated side by side, appar-
ently the very best of friends,
"Look) lookl" whispered NO'
"De you see the diamond ring on her
engageuett, anger? She's engaged,
Tom, as sure as you live{"
"We111 if this isn't perfectly unac-
countable," said Tom grimly, biting
into his peach.
Somehow the "capital joke" had
fallen fiat to earth. 'there was no-
thing of embarrassment in Ernest
Sa!vius's mien; nothing of mortiOCa-
tion in the smiles that dimpled Aunt
Aimee's sweet face.
After the guests were gone Captain
Astley called the children round hint.
"Young forks," said he, "I shall
have to cngnga a grin old governess
fur you after all. Mr, Salvias is
going to take Aunt Aimee away
from us, They are to be married
next month, and if Cecy will be very
good she shall bo a little bridesmaid
and carry the bride's bouquet for
her•,'
Tom and Cecy exchanged glances
-
once more. And at the instigation
of the former, Cecy followed Aunt
Aimee to her roost to hazard ono
last question.
"Aunt Aimee," said she, "has Mr.
Salvius really proposed to you?"
"Yes, dear," answered the young
lady.
"Would—would you mind telling
me how? I should so much like to
know," faltered Cecy.
"Ile wrote me a letter, Oocy,"
said the gentle bridle -elect. "You'll
understand all those things yourself
one day,"
But neither Cocy nor Tom could
fathom this deep mystery,
"I think there's witchcraft in it,"
growled Tom. "I do."
But Mr. Salvius never told them—
run. did Miss Astley herself ever
know—that he himself had chanced
to be reading in the little summer-
house on the lawn, behind the creep-
er -covered trellis, when the arch -plot
was concocted, and heard every word
of it.
"The little imps!" said he to him-
self. "If they only knew what a
deal of uncertainty and trouble they
aro saving
And so beautiful Aimee was wooed
and won, and the secret was kept to
the end of the chapter,—Pearson's
Weekly.
"Yes, nodded Cecy, "that's very
true. But she tells me nice stories,
and she gave me a little sandal-
wood work -box last week."
"Ohl bother the stories and the
sandal -wood work -boxes," said '.i'om,
"1 tell you, Cos, I'm going to play
her a trick!"
"A trick, Tom?"
"Yes. Just look here. I've writ -
ton her a red-hot love -loiter."
"But you can't write a love -letter
to your aunt, Tom," pleaded trou-
bled Cecy.
Tom chuckled,
"It's from Mr. Salvius," said he,
"Do you suppose I haven't found
out that Mr. Salvias admires her,
and that she likes him? Well, I
found a letter of his to papa about
some army business the other day.
And, see, I imitated his writing ex-
actly. She never'll know the differ-
ence."
"GI, Tom!" cried Cecy, almost
carried away by the enormity of the
conspiracy. "01, I don't see how
you dared!"
"And it's all about how much he's
In love with her," said Tom dancing
a sort of wild pas -soul about the
lawn in his delight; "and asking her
to be his wife. And I'm going to
post it to -day; and to -morrow ho
comes to our house to dinner, to
moot that old colonel, you know, and
Mrs. Jocelyn; and, of course, r.•he'll
believe it's all a true declaration,
and what a state of things that will
he! Eh, Cecy? -And you and I'll be
hiding somewhen to bear her ac-
cept what's never been offered her,"
The totter was duly deliverer]. 'J'om
and Cecy: were hiding behind the din -
leg -room shutters when the lette'-
bag was opened, immediately after
breakfast. They saw the pink glow
suffuse Aunt Aimee's love(ycheek as
she glanced over the contents, on
which Tom had spent st, much mali-
cious mischief.
She had seen but very little of
Mr, Salvius' writing, and Tom's
handiwork was really a very excel-
lent imitation. The style was, per-
haps, a little abrupt; but Mr, Sal-
vius was unlike other men; and Ai-
mee Astley's heart was full of wild,
undefined rapture all, that day.
•'llo doe love me, after aril" she
kept telling herself. "I1e loves met
Ile wants me to be his wife. Oh!
can all this be true?"
Miss Astley dressed herself with,
unusual caro for the little dinner -
party; while Mastee Tom turned sev-
eral double somersaults on the lawn
in tie fulness 01 his ghoulish de-
light.
Mr, Salvias, as it chanced, was the
.first of all the guests to arrive. Miss
,Astley was pitting in the &se ing-
room, bei' fair face half hidden by
the shadow of a blossoming orange
tree which had been brought in from
the greenhouse, She looked up at
the sound of his stop, and rose, with
the soft color fluttering in her face,
"Oh, Ernest. she said; "slid you
really mean it?"
"That X loved you, Alinas?" he
Answered, "I1 you have any doubt
as to my meaning, let ISA reiterate
it, again and again 'I love yowl" s
And then he drew his chair very
close to the 101 fauteuil on which
SIM was Sitting and put iii;t Arai tette
doily about her, -
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ABOUT PEOPLE,
Notes on all Sorts and Conditions
of Men and Women.
LFF,FCTS OF LIGHTNING
V'
MANY PEOPLE RECO FR 1011OM
THE SFIOcg.
Strange Freaks That the Electric
Fluid Plays on Many
Persons,
Many persons have been killed by
lightning, but many more have suf-
fered strange injurious affects from it
afte=r recovering from the shock.
A stroke of lightning has even am-
putated a 11011), as In the case of a
boy at Cracow, Poland, as recorded
by the medical profession. The boy's
right knee was stiff front cliseaso, and
when riding in a field during a vio-
lent storm a loud peal of thunder
nada the horse run away, throwing
the child to the ground. When the
boy recovered his senses he found
that his right leg was missing, haw
ing.been cut through at the knee,
leaving a perfectly round end below
the patella or kneecap. There were
signs of burning about the body,
from all of which he recovered. Some
few days afterward the missing log
was found neer where he had been
thrown by the horse.
Dr. Camby of Paris gives the case
of a woman who bad two children
killed by lightning in her presence.
She herself was rendered unconscious
for four clays, and after regaining
her senses she founct herself paralyzed
and numb on the left side of her
body. She fully recovered in three
weeks. :I'wo years afterward in a
thunderstorm she had a similar at-
tack, although there was no visible
lightning. Three years later under
similar circumstances she again
HAD A LIKE? ATTACK,
Dr. MacDonald of England re-
ports a woman of 78 years of age
who some forty-two years previously
while ironing a cap with an Italian
iron was stunned by a .strong flash
of lightning and fell back into a
chair. On recovering consciousness
she found that the cap, which she
had left on the table some distance
from the iron, had been transformed
into cinders. Her clothing was not
burned, nor were there any marks on
the skin. After the stroke she felt a
creeping sensation and numbness,
especially in the arm that had been
next to the table.
She declared that as a consequence
she could predict when the atmos-
phere was highly charged with elate
t.rfcity, as the numbness increased on
these occasions. She also said that
shortly before and during a thunder-
storm she always became nauseated.
It seems that ifs this case the nerves
of the arm reaching to the base of
the brain had continued abnormally
sensitive.
Dr. Adamson of North 'Borneo re -
tales the following ease: The person
struck by lightning was seated al:
dinner when the (latch came, and he
felt what seemed to be a terrific
blow on the left lnes, as if he had
been bit by something round. He
felloff his chair tintconseious and
remembered nothing more until
awakening to .find himself unable to
get up and In darkness except for
what seemed to be burning specks
on the flour and around him.
The patient was put to bed, when
the hotly showed the following con-
dition: doth legs were swollen and
green in appearance, this latter con-
dition passing off in a short time;
from the knee to the toes in the loft
leg the skin in some places was torn
away, and in others it was raised
into blisters; from the middle of the
thigh to the ankle of tho right leg
the condition was the same as in the
left leg. The patient stated that
he felt as If he had no legs at all.
Sensation was completely lost, and
the feet felt very cold. There was
great pain in the muscles of the legs.
The general shock was considerable,
and brought deafness, with
RINGING IN THE EARS.
He made a rapid recovery after the
application of hot -Water bottles and
massage to the soles of the feet and
soothing applications to the burns.
Two cases of lightning stroke with
burns anti unconsciousness have been
recorded by Dr. Cook and Ds. Boult-
ing, both of which recovered. One
of these patients saw "the clouds
opening" end a "sheet of fire fall-
ing," as he slated, Ho heard a
deafening thunder clap and felt
stunned for some minutes, but had
no sensation of pain. He discovered
that his trousers were on lire and
that his. steel buckles had been torn
from his legs. He sow tho other man
lying senseless on the ground and
apparently dead. He had dost all
feeling irl the legs and tumbled down.
when he tried to walk. IIis boots
were "in ribbons" and foil off When
he moved. ito felt "as though he
had been blown from a Cannon,"
The other man remembered nothing
of the accident, and he neither felt
not' saw anything at the Ulna he
was struck. When he became slightly
conscious he complained of having
paint, as from a red-hot iron, which
was "travelling up his legs," The
whole of ono side was burned, He re-
covered in three weeks, while the
other men recovered in three or four
days,
Captain Berne reports. lightning
striking four men in a tent in the
Transvaal, They ail suffered from
severe shock and some were severely
burned. He specially draws atten-
tion to the peculiar odor from such
oases, which, he says, is very mark-
ed. It is not the smell of burnt
clothing or charred flesh, but a smell
like diluted sulphuric acid.
TREATMENT OE PINCER -NAILS.
The finger -nails need weekly cutting
with a pair of proper nail -scissors,
and the cutting 'should exactly follow
the outline of the finger ends. A
piece of lemon used once or twice a,
Week is nearly a necessity if nails
aro to be kept properly. Tho acid
sets on the nail substance with a.
wonderful cdleot of Wishing, and it
seftons the skin marvellously that
is apt to drag itself forward over
the shining nail sur1ate,
The first foreign language taught
to the Sing of Italy was English.
Sir Edward Clarke was at one time
regarded as an excellent comic
singer.
Mr. Selous, the hunter, declares
that pies made of lint's flesh are as
palatable as veal pies.
The Countess of Dudley is acknow-
ledged to be oleo of the best amateur
vocalists in the United Kingdom,
A diamond buckle, worn by the
German ?Empress, belonged to Napo-
leon I., and was found among his
baggao captured at Waterloo.
Pew people remember that Lord
Curzon .is the eldest son of a Peer,
as well as being a peer in his own
right. Itis father is Lord Scarsdale.
The Duke and Duchess of {Bedford
might claim to be zoological experts.
They have tho finest private collec-
tion of animals in the world.
One of the curiosities in the posses-
sion of Queen Alexandra is a tea
service, every piece of which hears a
view photographed by Her Majesty.
General Kuropatkin is so short
that it is questionable whether ho
would have been able to enter the
British Almy had he been a native
of that country,
Xing Edward makes it a rule to
have the contents of his waste -paper
basket burnt every day, so that node'
of his papers shall got into the
hands of outsiders,
Mr. Justin M'Carthy says that his
three objects in life have been at-
tained. They were; '1'o write books,
to bo a member of Parliament, and
to live in London,
Ono of the treasures of the 'Winter
Palace at St. Petersburg, is a col-
lection of china which comprises all
the sets used by Russian Royalties
since the tlmo of Catherine II.
Eastern :Royalties on cycles in their
own dominions must indeed stem a
strange sight to the staid Orientals,
Yet the Queen of Siant may often be
seen cycling, attended by the ladies
of her suite,
The Poet Laureate, Alfred Austin,
has followed several callings. He was
a barrister, although 110 never prac-
tised; ho became a journalist ant a
war correspondent; thea a poet and
playwright.
When Mr. Isaac Zangwill has fin-
ished one sheet of manuscript he
throws it on the floor and goes on
with the next. At the end of the
time allotted for writing he has to
gather them sip and put then in or-
der.
Adelina Patti's explanation of
keeping youthful is that she never
loses her temper. Another fact in
connection with this great singer is
that she owns a parrot which amuses
her by trying to imitate bor singing.
Queen Wilhelmina has so fine an ear
for music that on one occasion, as 0
girl, she ruched from the room when
a violinist was playing before the
Queen Mother and herself by com-
mand because she said she could not
endure the discord.
Miss Balfour, i3ritain's Prime Min-
ister's sister, can give him all the
general information about South
Africa that he is likely to want.
She knows the country well; she has
travelled 1,200 miles in a waggon,
and has chatted with every tribe In
that vast region.
Baron Brampton, when plain Henry
11awlcfns, Q G, declined the biggest
fee ever offered eo a barrister. Me
was asked to go to India, and the
brief wee f'inarkedm with 20,000
glances; ho declined., and the fee was
raised to 50,000 guineas, but he
again refused, because he did not
wish to interrupt 1l 0 ItterAtiVe p, at-
tie° at holllterl
YOUNG
OOQOOO
ACROSS NIAGARA IN A BASKET.
it now. They settled themselves In
the basket, which was deer, and
large enough to hold both comfort-
ably. Then the signal was givoar and
the mei uu the farther shore vegan
to turn the windlass. '1'ho basket
moved slowly forward, and the b:.ys
waved their caps to the mon.
At first the excitement of adven-
ture kept their *trite at a high
Alex. Lee and George frost wore
pitch. The basket went forward
boysl when General oebro render• st.en:lily, but it swayed back and
g forth below the cable with a notion
took to build the great suspension that was not altogether agreeable.
bridge across Niagara Falls. This The boys lived near the falls all their
was fifty years ago, The boys lived lives anci its noise was a familiar
on the American side of the river, sound, but 110W, for the first tin°,
within sight of the falls, and ver'Y the terrier: roar of the water im-
near the spot upon which the bridge pressed them with 115 mighty force
Was to ho built, '.('here was great in- and power.
terost in the project, for the moat re- Georgy looked off to the falls.
markable. that bad ever been at- Never before had they seemeo
such
tempted by engineering skill, an immense height. The view was a
'19ne workmen were dlvided Int° two flew ono. Thou he looked down. One
parties, ono working on the Antoci- hundred and sixty feet below him
can, the other upon the Canadian!---awas the roaring, seething sense of, extraordinary nunthe• of bones. In Combination of lingerie and tail-
side. There tree no means of getting teats, cmfeinghtinelp ill necesseryior finish that is very effective—Sova
across except by taking' rawboats'jsick, Ileand ghelancedfelt suatldthetly cable;t and it SIrfiG!augdewhere has little
sell-hto learn. Ilo'pear1 buckles.
several miles below the falls. 'l'he�secnred like a thread measured by has fought in many fashions, even ` Among the bargains temptingly
chief engineer under General ltuebling the space beneath, and it was all with an infuriated. monkey. This last+displayed in the rnidsununer shops
took up hie residence very ne d to that held thorn over that awful was one of the queer pets with
the homes of these two boysa they
ey!chasm, Ile could hear the water are many dress lengths of beautiful
e
A MAN WIXO LOVES DANGER..
After a Life of Danger He Goes to
Fight Savages.
Sir Claude de Crespigny has
joined the force sent out in East
Africa to punish the raiding Sotlbs.
Ile has written home to his friends
in Malcom, England, that the enemy
are estimated to be 0,000 strong.
One-third are armed with bows and
arrows, the remainder with spears.
Sir Claude C. de Crespigny, who at
the Age of fifty-eight is about to add
Fashion
Hide.
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WHIMS OF FASHION.
A pretty nock fixing consists . of a
turnover collar and four-in-hand tie
more adventure to his crowned ca- bothembroidered with white or Col.'
icer, comes of one of the few really Dred dots.
genuine Norman families left in Afan,y of the finest lawn soli maxilla
England, He has been sailor, sol- gownarare trimmed with rut11 a of
dice, war corespondent balloon;si, line lir'ussels net, and this trimming
unsuccessful Channel swimmer, g is recommended for its delicacy and
panne hunter, steeplechase rider, and airy ses.
many other things. Ito has sampled Limanlibtelts with box plaited bade
all kinds of sport, and broken an 1 and embroidered straps at the front
which he had surrounded his home at
Champion Lodge, Malcom
were so constantly on hand when-, churn and surge below Hint but he
ever he went to the river that be dare not look down again. Alex.
was as a ghost. George glanced
ahead at the farther shore; they
had not gone one-third of the dis-
tance, and it was 1,200 feet from
shore to shore. The distance was ap-
palling. He grew dizzy again and
curled down in the bottom of the
basket. It seemed hours that he lay
there, At last he looked up; the sky
seemed nearer than the water, and
so ho kept his eyes on the floating
cloud's. Gradually he began to feel
better,
"Alex," he said, "we must brace
up. We are nearly to shore and we
don't want to show the white feath-
er. Hoop your eyes on the sky, but
could not escape an acquaintance
with them.
Ile was a rather silent man, and
they were both surprised, therefore,
when he turned to there one day and
said: "Here, boys! Can you Ay a
kite?"
"Yes, sir," they responded prompt-
ly.
"Can
romptly"Can you fly one well?" he contin-
ued, looking at them keenly.
"Pretty well, sir," Alex. responded
more modestly.
"If you can fly one well," replied
the engineer, you will help to build
the suspension bridge."
Alex's eyes grew big, and so did
George's. Help build the suspension
bridge! Alex did as he suggested, and when
Tho engineer saw the effect of his they finally neared the shore they
words, and added, "Game down this {vera able to respond to the cheers
afternoon with the best kite you and greetings of the men. But the
have, and we shall see if you can jay of landing was completely swal-
send it to the Canadian shore. If
you can, you will be the lads to
carry across the lirst cable for one of
the most remaskable bridges in the
world.
Then, for the first time, the boys
saw what he meant. They looked at
each other a moment, and then set
o0 for home as fast as their baro
feet would carry them.
They said nothing to the family,
but betook themselves to the wood-
shed whore they set to work with a
will. Kite -flying had always been one
of their greatest sports; and they
had made dozens of kites, as season
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lowed up by the thought of the re-
turn trip. Still there was no. al-
ternative, and pride made them try
to hick their feelings from the men.
After a rest of about ten minutes
tho workmen made ready to start
the basket back. The boys stopped
in setting their teeth hard, and
shouting a farewell which stuck iu
their throats.
The basket swung oft again, but
though the motion was as unpleasant
as ever, and the roar of the water
was as great, they had learned to
look skyward, and the giddiness was
followed season. The frame of one not so great. At last they heard
that had been a favorite still hung voices from the shore, and bracing
in the shed. Thegot it down and theusclvas they looked forward.
covered it
They ... ..They were so near that they could
sea among the throng on the bank
their threats,
the white faces of George's father
and mother, looking stern and anx-
ious. But so limp and white did the
boys look, as they stepped ashore,
that it was thought that they had
been punished enough.
The crowd of boys shouted and
cheered; and for weeks after they
never tired of having Alex. and
George tell of their wonderful trip.
RULES THE CALF OF MAN.
Regular King Who Was a Postal
Clerk in Illinois.
W. L. D. Cary, who possesses the
unique distinction of being the sole
owner of an island which contains
more than 800 acres, arrived In New
York recently on the White Star
liner Teutonic from Liverpool. His
island is known as the Calf of Man,
lightest paper they could secure. It
was nothing but an ordinary home-
made kite, but they felt sure of its
flying qualities when it was ready
to be taken down to the river.
Upon their arrival the engineer ex-
amined the .cite, while they looked on
with mingled hope and fear. At
length he said, taking up a hall of
twine "Put this on in place of the
string you have. It is light but very
strong, no wind is in the right
direction and blowing well. You
ought to sugcoed."
They quickly tied on the new cord,
and then Alex. took the hail, while
George went to a short distance with
the kite, ready to give it a push. It
started well. Then deme a sudden
puff of wind, followed by a lull; the
kite veered, staggered and came to
the ground with a 11ol. George pick-
ed it up quickly. Some of the small
boys standing about shouted deri-
sively, but the engineer said, "Never
mind, hogs, you are not the only and Is situated in llrftish waters,
people who have failed the first time, 500 yards from the Isle of Man, the
Try again." home of Hail Caine, Tho king of the
Once more George held the kite asCalf of Alan some time ago trans -
high as he could. Alex got a good
start, and in a moment more the
kite Was sailing away in a steady
course toward the river. Alex ran to
"the bank, then began to ply out his
line as evenly as his excitement
would permit, It was a glorious
sight, and all watched with keen in-
terest as the kite grew smaller and
soared steadily.
At last a shout went up from the
opposite bank, and every one knew
the kite was over the Canadian
shore. Unrolling the remainder of
the cord upon the ground Alex, sod-.
denly let the line slack. The kite
wavered, made a wild dive, and
dropped.
"Well done, boys, exclaimed Gen-
eral Itoebling, as a great cheer arose
from both sides of the river. Two
prouder boys than George and Alex,
you can scarcely imagine. "It is
clear sailing now,' added the engi-
neer, as lie fastened a heavier cord
to the kite string, and then signalled
the men on the opposite shore to
draw it over. Each successive bins
was heavier and stronger than the
last, and finally a one -inch cable was
pulled across the twelve hundred feet
of space 'beneath which roared the
mighty river.
The cable was made secure by
drawing it over a wooden tower on
each bank, embedding the ends in the
solid rock and fastening them with a
key of melted load, After the cable
was laid, the men were instructed to
build an immense iron basket Which
could be drawn from shore to shore
over the cable, by moans of ropes
and a windlass on each bank. This
was intended to carry the tools, end
even the men themselves, to and fro.
The boys sstirccly found time to
eat their meals during these clays.
The afternoon the basket was being.
finished George' Was obliged to pile a
cord of Wood, and Alex. volunteered
to help hint. It Was lata when they
finished, but the nest morning found
them again at the bridge.
"Now, boys," said the engineer no
he showed the complete basket,
"since you helped ns so well with
our cable, I think you should be al-
lowed to make the first trip across
the rive', Would you like to?"
Without stopping to consider, they
both exolaimecl, "Yes, indeed,
formed the island into a pretty sum-
mer resort, and each season since
he has had more than 50,000 visi-
tors there.
The island came into Mr. Cary's
possession by inhe'itanoe, it having
been given to ono of Itis remote an-
cestors by a former ruler of Great
Britain., for service performed for
the crown. 7411•. Cary's father was
the last owner. and it was during
his lifts that the taxation was abol-
ished. `Pio senior Cary discovered
that In the original deed of gift the
property was excniple.d from taxa-
tion, and so informed Queen Vic-
toria, who saw to it that the Calf
of Man was not further levied upon.
The Calf of Man is inhabited by
only 40 people. They live in modern
houses, constructed by Mr. Cary.
There are many kinds of amusements
for the pleasure -seekers, who - flock
to the island in thousands each sen. -
son. There are a small hotel and
a general store and other business
houses.
Up to 1000, Mr. Cary was a resi-
dent of Centralia, I11., where he
lived with his family. IIe was em-
ployed In the postotlice as a mail
clerk. The people of Centralia bad
never learned a great deal of the
Cary family, although it was gen-
erally thought they were descealdants
of noble ancestry in England.
In 11100 Mr, Carry was advised by
attorneys in England that his fa-
ther anti hie older brother had died
and that the entire fortune of near-
ly $1,000,000 and the Calf of Man
were left to him.
EXERCISE Folt STOUTNESS.
One of the most beneficial exercises
for growing stoutness is as follows:
Lie on your back on the floor, With
the arms stretched above the head so
that your hands can grasp some firm
object like the bedpost, and raise
tate leg's alternately, Afterwards
place your arms close to the sides,
and reuse yourself Slowly to a sit-
ting posture without any help from
the hands or arise.
Lord iloeehery in his youthful days
thinking only of the glory pf the was nn onseten1' actor, but he ad -
feat. in11a that he was not a shining star.
"All right, jtttnp in," was the ro- the lost hit red wig while playing a
sponse and the wort:n m di OW the character in Rob .toy on one occa-
basket aleen to shore, ;:ion, and wizen be managed io re -
Il' their hearts tnlsgact• them , cover it ire convulsed his audience by
clothing could induce them to show putting it on the reverse wee',
thin fabrics. Hew of those are priced
above 25 cents a yard, and the die -
It was announced early in June cerning shopper will be sure to buy
that he would superintend the laying one or two to put away for next
out of a steeplechase at Nairobi, season. •
British East Africa. This, however, Tho visit of the young Spanish
appears to have been too tame for Xing to Paris promises to result in
him in the way of spoil, and he has the revival of Spanish lace.
now started out to ride after the The smartest glove this summer is
aborigines. When he has put an end undoubtedly the elbow -length white
to the Sotiks, it has been suggested suede mousquete.ire. Sills gloves, es -
by his friends he may ride the win- pecially those with lace tops, are al-
ner of an East African Grand Na- most as fashionable. The elbow
tonal. sleeve has brought this glove into
It was Sir Claude de Crespigny prominence, no other showing the
who took up the election challenge lace tops to advantage,
of John Burns to box, ride, row, New chiffon gowns have skirts
skate, fence, or swim with any man
in England. The contest came to
nothing, but it was not through any
fault of Sir Claude's, it is only fair
to say.
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THE STRAWBERRY.
Despite the Tradition, Some Say
That They are Curative.
That strawberries are injurious to
rheumatic persons is as old a tradi- fives peacock feathers and lilies cote
tion as that tomatoes (love apples) cuter. in the most delicate outlines
are conducive to love. But against on white background. The shapes
science no tradition is safe. It is are of the conventional order,- most -
now asserted that the strawberry is ly in slender flower holders.
the "real thing" in food for rheuma-j A new box for the desk is of mo -
tics. Linnaeus, it is said, kept him- rocco and comprises four separate
self free from rheumatism by eating boxes for postal cards, stamps, rub -
strawberries. Fontenelii, another
ber bands, and odds and ends. They
naturalist, attributed his longevity. are shown in black, red and green.
to strawberries. He resorted to them.
as a medicine and would freduently j No woman who Onwe tries the es-
say: "If I can but reach the season pedient of making a gown with two
of strawberries." j waists will ever abandon the prac-
Borheave is said to have classed tire, 'When materials are cheap as -
the strawberry with the principal red at the present time, it is especially
fruit remedies containing iron as well wise to buy anough to make a second
as phosphorous, salt, sulphur and waist a little dressier than the first.
sugar. In the case of organdies and chiffons,
It has long been a tradition that such dainty fabrics, the prettiest of
the chief demand for horse chestnuts decollate bodices may be contrived,
has come from persons who believe in thus providing an extra evening
their efficacy as a cure for rheums-, gown.
tism, or at least a palliative in With the white linen coat suit, the
rheumatic affections. Strawberries latest accessories aro a flower -colored
have heretofore been barred, but if veil and a parasol to match. Tho
they have all the merits now claimed popular shades are brown, straw -
for them, or indeed any of the mer- berry or violet. The veil is again
its, rho bars will be down.and will to the fore and is draping many
fashionable bats, hanging, as of
recent memory, in draperies from
the back of the hat.
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MOSQUE FOR LONDONERS.
Western Believers in the Prophet
Will Have Meeting Place.
London is soon to have a mosque,
the foundation -store of which will
be laid by the Shah of Persia during
his forthcoming visit. Before the
year is out the graceful cupolas and
slender minarets of the building will
tions were taken. Germany and rise from among the wilderness of
France do not suffer appreciably Lambeth factories.
from forest Ares, because they have The mosque will be a rallying
strict forestry laws and obey thorn. place for the western followers of
Hero the general government can do Mohammed, and a training school
little, except on its own preserves.' where missionaries will bo instructed -
Tho work of protection is thus left in the art of spreading an eastern
to the States, and it is not so
faith among western peoples.
thoroughly done as the urgency of Tho plan of the edifice and its
style of architecture have been de-
signed by Mr. Robert Williams, arch.
itect, of Clifford's Inn, London, who
is now in Cairo on a visit to the
Khedive of Egypt for the dual pur-
pose of studying the designs of is-
laniie mosques and raising the con-
tributions necessary for the building.
His Highness the Khedive. during
his late visit to England, displayed
tho greatest interest in the idea,
and has promised to give it every
support.
The Amcor of Afghanistan has also
lavishly contributed $5,000, and it
is largely augmented are sublect to ie expected that tho Shah of Persia,
great fluctuation, Such is the an- will display his usual lavish gener-
osity
enet
nasi subsidy called "Peter's Ponce;" •osity in making this fairy-like struc-
and the innumerable thank -offerings Euro the most beautiful in Europe.
which he receives every year from With respect to the proselytizing
scheme it may be said that many
Europeans have already embraced
the faith, and the gatherings of the
Pan -Islamic Society are remarkable
for the variety of nationality evi-
denced by their attendants.
The society takes a much broader
view of the religion than the sterner.
or stricter sect in the Orient do, and
do not insist on certain rules which,
in the stricter faith, are es 110.0-
Sary as baptism is in the Christian
churches.
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trimmed from the hem to the knees
with long tapering strips of taffeta
the color of tho gauze. Colored chif-
fon made over a white foundation is
very effective with this trimming.
The caster is back again, but with
a new title. Now it is tho breakfast
frame, and holds the salt, pepper,
oils and vinegar. It is a small, low
affair in Silver and cut glass.
The nnderglaze decorations of a
new Italian pottery have for mo -
stay down permanently.
LOSS BY FOREST FIRES,
French and German Methods Pre-
vent It Entirely.
Forest fires in the United States
cost more than $25,000,000 annual-
ly. It is a kind of loss which is
particularly grievous, because it
takes many years of nature's deliber-
ate processes of growth to restore it.
A good deal of this destruction
might he avoided if proper preeau-
the case calls for. Probably there is
increasing efficiency in this direction
year by year, but it leaves the aver-
age of loss much greater than it
ought to be, and in marked contrast
with that of countries which have
really efficient forestry lams and live
up to them.
THE POPE'S INCOME.
It is impossible to fix the exact
income of the Pope, because the
sources by which his settled income
all parts of the world. It is thought
probable by authorities who have the
best means of judging that, taking
one year with another, the average
annual income of the Pope cannot
fall shot, of $5,000,000.
1110 II -PRICED I3UTT11RFLI.b:S,
The exceedingly high prices often
asked and paid for butterflies aro
rendered possible by the extreme un-
certainty of the market. There is
no means of knowing how long a
butterfly will remain a rarity. It
may continue for a quarter of a con-
tury, or it may become common ht
the course of a few months. A case
in point is that of a beautiful nblue
butterfly from Brazil. When the first
specimens of this butterfly were seat
to England ,years ago, they sold
readily for $50 or more apiece,
' ^r
1%e liael been calling at intervals
for five years, and ono nlglit when
be and the young lady were seated in
n. secluded cornet' of the drawing
room, the front -door bell rang. "Obi,
bother!" cried the young Mari; J''bete
ter toll the servant you are out;'
"Shall I not tell her to say I'in bar
gaged?" asked the girl, shyly; and
before another quarter o1 an helm
had parsed RHO Wale,
CRAB AND SPARROW,
On the sande near Maness -by -the•
Sea, Yorkshire, England, the other
day, a crab VMS 80011 running, along
the beach with a sparrow m its
claws. Tho crab had caught the
bird by the leg, and so much Was it
struggling to got free that once it
lifted the crab several inches off the
ground. The crab eventually let the
bird go and ran off.
Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke
of Northumberland, is one Of the
younger aristocrats' who has earned
distinotioit. He is an authority 011
matters connected with Asia Minor,
where ho has travelled extensively',
and lie ham had the honor of teeter,
ing to n 'learned audience rtt tho
laoyal tnatlttittion '01t that subject,;