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"Why have they givers you so sad stretch of years. The noxa groat
R Mame when you have ao blight A break waa weep Lola de Ferree went
few ?" she asked, '"Delores' teems to :Germany to sohool, and fair, gen
sorrow. Surely life will not he ser., tie Kra, CliaCdan died, quietly and
roweel tor you Y" sweetly, ae she had lived. 'Sire waa
;When elm asked the question 'elle g+r'eeitly missed and mourned for by
looked alt the mother, but the Squire her daughter, No one knew What the
..the only one who could have answer- Squiak( felt ; he must have regretted
ed i't-turned away his bead. .her, for she had been a good wife to
"Comae and, make friends with my him, Her death made Dolores mla-
daughter Lola," said madame, and tress of White Cliffe. She was still
Dolores remembered how they wont very young, but the Squire saki elle
Put through the open French window knew as much as motet people, and ells
to where the dark-haired a1enrler girl could complete her education by retrd-
a'tood. "My deal" children, you 'must ing with him.
love each other and bo friends," said A few years later Lola returned
modems in her pretty, broken Eng- Croce Germany; and then the real riv-
tele airy of lifebegan between the two
Then the two w.he were to be mortal girls,, They were bothbeautiful. Dol
enemies, who were to hats each 0th- ores looked like astudy by Greuze,Lola
etc, tou:,.bed hands and lips without like a posture by Velasquez or Titian,
the least knowledge of that future Dolores was the type of fair' English
which was in store for them, loveliness, Lnla of, dark luxuriant
The first thought of the French girl beauty,
Dolores remembered timer Drat
meeting after so many years, As Dol
ores was fully occupied, Lola went
over to White Cliffe to see her. She
started with surprise when she saw
that three years had turned her from
a girl, into a most, lovely, graceful
and charming " woman. She barely
waited to exobange greetings before
she expressed her opinion.
"Dolores," elle cried, "you have
grown up into something like a beau-
ty!
eau-ty1 II never thought you would."
"+ For which pert of your speech
shall I thank you?" laughed Dolores,
But Lola was contemplating her
with a critical eye.
"You are -well, I must say it -beau-
tiful. Your hair shines like gold, and
your face islike a flower. What love-
ly eyes! Surely, Dolores, you and I
together ought to do something!"
"In what way?" asked Dolores.
" We ought to make the country
famous, and bring .the most eligibly
mien in England hither. We ought to
be always seen together; we should be
excellent foils for each other."
"Yon are still your old self, Lola,"
laughed the English girl. "I have not
thought of such things."
" And I have thought o£ little 'else,
We are not like other• young ladies
in the same position; there is no hope
that we shall pass through the glories
of a London season, My mother will
not hear of a season in town. and the
Squire is of the same way of think -
woe --
"How failed mho must look near
Ile. 1"
The first thought of the i ngl'lsh
girl' was that Lola de Ferree was beau-
tiful after the fashion of, the pictures
which hung in the gallery at Deop-
'IngHurst.
Madame left them to entertain each
other, little dreaming that she had
brought together the two, ' who, of
all the world, ought norm, to have
known each other.
Then followed other peaceful years,
during which there was a oonstant
exehange of visits between the .own -
pante of Beaulieu and White Cliffe.
Child as she was, Dolores, with her
delicate, rained • instinct, did not quite
like Lola. The young F•renob lady
was very vain; and there was troth-
ing that she delighted in so much as
comparing herself with Dolores.
"You English girls are all so fair,"
she would say, with a contemptuous
shrug of the shoulders. "You, your-
self, little Dolores, are like a snowdrop
-so white. I like plenty of oolor,suoh
es I have myself."
Then she would draw the golden
hair through her brown fingers and
laugh at the calor and fineness.
" They call this golden in Eng-
land?" she would say, "I oalI it the
calor of straw."
It was Lhe same with everything;
the would surpass Dolores where she
could -in music, in dancing, in sing-
ing, and riding -and those pursuits in ing, 1 should imagine, with regard to
which she could not excel she aban- yourself."
toned at once. Dolores bad the core "Quite," laughed Dolores -"the very
rent eye of an artist; she could sketch mention of it makes him angry for a
nagnifioently, and painted well Lola
laughed at her cleverness in these
respects,
" If you could be a painter like Ary
icheifer or Rose. Bonheur now 1 But life, resolvedto marry soon and mar -
:base attempts -I would never make ry well. My dean• motbor spends all
:hem 1" she would ory, when Dolores's her time in lamenting the woes of
(till was admired. la belle Franoe, and gives no thought
In music they n'ero rivals. Dolores
to the fact thee she has a daughter
week.'
"Then we have not the same chance
as others. I have come home, tired
of school, utterly weary of country
had a sweet, (clear soprano voice, well-
trained, true and flexible, Lola a mel-
odious, low contralto, There was no
lomparison, she was always telling
Dolores, between the two. Dolores had
her own opinion, but did not care
enough .about the mutter to express
It. Dolores had a dreamy, poetical,
rrtistio nature, -ideal and romantic.
Lola was practical, worldly, and mat-
ter :f -feet.
" I wonder," Lola would say, "when
'we grow up, which of us will be most
beautiful or most admired ? Shall we
have many lovers, and which of us
Will be married first ? I should think
that I shall; my style is so much rarer
titan yours. All the girls in England
seem to have fakir hair and blue eyes;
sew aro dark like I am."
So it went on through the long
to marry. So I shall take measures
forhelping myself."
"My clear Lola 11 cried Dolores,with
a horrified air.
"My dear Dolores 1" mimicked Lo-
la. " I have a fashion of saying what
I think, I tell you honestly, the life
of an old maid has no charm for me,
in fact, I cannot beer the thought of
it, I must marry well. I have found
out the number of eligible men in
the neighborhood; it is small -most
lamentably small. First and foremost,
indeed one of the best matches in
England, I should say, Ls Lord Rhys -
worth of Deeping Hurst, He is rath-
er older than I care for-; but one can-
not have everything," she added with
a sigh. ""He is very rich, however, and
Daeping Hurst isa magnificent plasm."
" You speak as though -as though-"
PNEUMONIA O
R 1RI 111 CRIPP
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Exhaustion or Loo Vitality - Catching Oold-La
Grippe- PnOUMOnia-These Are the Steps
Which Many Are Following.
Tho ravages of pneumonia are felt butt actually comes the disease and
all over the land. Thiel year more drives the pains and ache's frown the
than lin any preceding one this ugly bones,
disease is prevalent. Dooto'rs say that Mrs. F, Dwyer. 6f Chesterville,
the prevalence of this destroyer of says: -"My little girl, of three years,
life is the direct result, of an epide- had an attack of bronchial pneumonia.
mho form of la grippe, and ordinary My husband and I thought she was go-
etneumonia is never so vicious as La beg to leave the world, as her °nee re-
grippe pneumonia. silted the doctors' treatment, I
La grippe usually attacks parsons of boiuight a bottle of Dee Chase's Syrup
low vitality, and develops into (Veen- of Linseed and Turpentine from our
teal, nervous disorders, or more fre- popular druggist, W. G. Bolster. Af-
quently into pneumonia. During the ter the first' two or three doses the
prevalence of la grippe people aro ad-
vised to treat seriously ,everything in
the form of a cold. By the prompt
use o8 De. Chase's Syrup of Linseed
and Turpentine 1a grippe Can always
be prevented or eured.
Alcyone, who has wittneesed the
dreadful results of la grippe develop-
ing into pesoo'monia or other serious
lung tro.uhles knows t'ho importance
of acting promptly when the first
aYteleielne a cold become mppagent. It
is truly wonderful bow thoroughly e1-
fiolent Dr, Cameo's Syrup of Linseed
and Turpentine lies prorvan In the
treatment od lb, gri, pc and heavy
chest oxide. It flet only aMtdO r&ief
Ito the cough and is tlamed Ake passages
clad began to got better, and we are
thankful to shy is all right to -day
after seven weeks' sickness,"
ELagrippe is'tno serious a foe to
trifle : with, and pneumonia is most
frequently fatal. It is better to
guard against these by the use of Dr.
Choses' Syrup of .Linseed and Tureen -
tine. Games of thousands of people
are ready to endorse It as the moat
effective throat and lung treatment
which medical edemas affords, Be sure
you get what you tisk for. It costs
no more than ordinary cough rata-,
tures; 25 tents( a bottle; family else,
throe times as much for 00 °ants, All
dealers, or Edmansan, Beteg & Co„ Tee
root*,
And then Delarea paused, embarrae
ed.
"Ae tbough I eouid be mistress 0
peeping Burst if T otiose Y We
Dolnr'ee, I arts a (tree believer In wb
Thackeray says about women and op-
portuwUiy. 1D0 you irnow Lord B,itys�
worth P ' w
" Yes, very ell --bettor than any
s 'Um life in bee bend.% How amueed
Ale had felt et the time and bow ate
torly unconeoteus she was that We
acquaintance wailed be the one great
11,
at rook ahead tbrougb flee I She romem-
leered wishing that, if she were to slave
a young lady friend, it might bosorae
0110 ,fust a little different from Lela
who seemed to thkok the best thing
's 'on earth was a lovely .face, TinselTinselelm
reproached herself for having judged
her hardly, saying, that, even if she
hurl this pile failing, she bed hun-
dreds of good qualities,
0 Dolores ClieFden herself was won-
derfully. free from vanity ; she ,ge-
one in the nelghbomhooe, lie is me
greatest and boat friend,'"
Lala's lerilllamt face was hall: shad
owed, half laughing. •
Is he so old'as that?" asitod Lola•
"No; he is net so old, as papa;
course. Ile is very «greenblo, and
like him;"
"Do you Y": interrogated Lola, wit
a peculiar accent.
Miss Cliefden gave hoc dainty het,
a to and utterly ignored the loo
and tone.
" I shall do my best to eaptiva
Lord Rhysworth,!' continued Lola. "
should like to live at Deeping Hurst.
You seem to leave love out of th
quesiloon," observed Dolores.
The otber answered carelessly -
came home to marry well, Dol
ores; what may follow I cannot help
I musk go on with my list, Of pours
you aro acquainted with nearly al
that happens; but have you heard th
latest news?"
"I have not heard anything very in
teresting," replied Dolores.
"Nothing about Scarsdale Hall Pasked Lola.
"No, not a word," was the answer
" You know Scarsdale -you woul
not be wiokod enough to say that yo
do not know It1"
"Yes, I know Lt. It is about fly
miles from Deeping Haret ; it ie near
ar to Beaulieu than to Deeping."
" Yes. Well have you really beard
no news of Scarsdale or the handeom
young Baronet, my second hope after
Lord Ritysworth Y Sir Karl Allanmor
has just purchased the whole of th
property; and the Hall is being. pu
into thorough repair for him. He is
conning to live at Scars/lade. He has
neither,, mother, wife, nor sister -quit
unprotected, you steel"
Dolores raised her hand with ages
ture of unfeigned disapproval.
"' Do not talk to me in that way
Lola; 1 do not like it," she said, "You
pervert the right order of things -
which is, that women shall be wooed
not wooers."
"Times are changed, Dolores. That
was the custom once."
"And always will be," returned
Dolores, "while women retain—"
"My dear, no not preach` to me; it
is ail thrown away -completely and
entirely thrown away, Let me tell
you about the Baronet, Sir Karl Al -
'ensnare. Ifell in love with the name
the moment I heard it,no matter what
I may do with the owner. Mamma
and I of 0011800 had a dispute over
it. She said he must have had German
ancestor's. I said that his proper
name was Sir Charles, and that he
waled himself Karl because it suit-
ed him. I feel sure that I am right"
I
oersted 'the fact that elle was very
h beeuelful tie calmly as that her eyes
wore limo and 'her hair was golden.
d Nnt.so Lola, To, her there wee out ono
k earthly good and that was beauty
That elm should be admired, toyed and
to married' for her lovely face seemed"
I to her quite natural.
TO De Continued.
e SEARCHFOR SUNKEN GOLii.
Duke or Argyll Will Try to lleruver lost
Treasure,
' Several interesting efforts to recov-
ier treasure that has long since lain
at the bottom of the sea will signet -
o ize the opening year of the now een-
tury. Of these, the two most import-
" amt are one whfoh is to be undertake
en under the auspices f Lloyds, off
the coast of Holland, and the other
under the direction of the Duke of
d' Argyll, on the coast of Scotland.
In the former case the treasure am-
u punts to $8,000,000 in bar gold, sunk
in Her Majesty's ship Latina, in 1799.
e The Netherlands claimed the wreck,
awing to its being just within the
three-mile limit of the Dutch coast,
e But, attar much legal oontroversy,and
negotlation, which has extended over
e the greater part of the past century,
e the Netherlands Government has
t given Its consent to Lloyds taking
the necessary steps to recover the
treasure, which was originally shipped
e for the purpose of furnishing the ne-
cessary supplies to the governments
- of the continental powers in the strug-
gle against the first Napoleon. The
wreck has been located and the trea-
' sure is accessible.
TIME OF SPANISH ARMADA.
The other treasure bas lain eoneeal-
ed by the deep for several hundreds
of years, dating back to the time of
the Spanish Armada. The craft con-
taining the treasure bore the name
of Admiral of Florence, and now lies
in Loch Duan in relatively shallow
water. The Duke of Argyll has a map
showing exactly where It lies, and
about one hundred years ago one of
his ancestors employed a man with
a diving bell to begin operations. The
diver succeeded in recovering some
cannon, but suspended operations on
the Government notifying him that
anything recovered was the proper-
ty of the Crown, in spite of the fact
that the waters and shore rights at
the spot where the wreck lies are the
property of the Duke of Argyll.
FOREGO RIGHTS OF THE CROWN.
According to the ancient laws of
Great Britain, all treasure trove is a
perquisite of the Crown, no matter
on whose property It may be found,
and this naturally, had a deterrent
effect upon any search for treasure.
Owing, however, to the fact that
the Duchess of Aryll is a daughter of
the Queer., the latter hos agreed to
forego the rights of the Crown to
all treasure trove rights in connection
with th•o wreak of the Armada flag-.
ship, the Admiral of Florence, and all
the gold, silver and precious stones
recovered will belong exolusively to
the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, who
are beginning operations with a view
to a soarob of the wreck early in the
"Pam called Dolores, yeti am not
Spanish," said Miss Citation; and Lo-
la looked at her with a grim little
smile,
"Every one wonders how you found
your name, Dolores. But do lot me
tell you about my Baronet. It is said
that Sir Karl is one of the handsom-
est, most debonair, young men in Eng-
land; moderately triol, though by no
means so wealthy as Lord Rhysworth,
and everything that is most delight-
ful,"
"Have you ever seen him 9" asked
Dolores, interested in spite of her-
self,
"No, not yet; but I bear that Lady
Fielden gives a fete to the school-ohil-
dren next weak, and eve are all sure
to go; so we shall see him then. Lord
Blrys'tv:crth will be there, also, Ishould
imagine, and everybody else. Themost
important question to me is What
shall 1 wear? 1 have some exquisite
costumes, but am quite undecided
about thea. Will you come over to
Beaulieu and give me your opinion?"
" I do not understand much' about
dress," answered Dolores. "If you are
so bent upon conquest, you must wear
the dress that suits you best,'
"1 shall be very good-natured," said
Lola,'" If, as is not at all improbable,
both Lord Rhysevorth and Sir Karl
admire me, I shall make one over to
you"
" You awe' very generous."
Pot' a moment Dolores was inclined.
to be angry with the girl, whose opin-
ion of her owls attractions was so
great,
"I like faire play," continued Lola,
with a righteous air ; "and I shall
certainly make a point of never for-
getting you."
You seem to tthink it out of tb'e
question then," laughed Dolores, "tbat
any one. should' admire me ?"
:Cbo urtterr vanity of the French girl
amused hear eaooeding'ly.
" I do not soy that," replied Lola,
with an air of forbearance quite es
amusing to Miss Cliefden as her pre -
virus speech, had been. Your style of
beauty always has some admirers."
" While yours is irresistible, I sup -
poet,?" said Dolores, and the look of
eei,f-complaooney on her companion's
facie' told her that alio implicitly be-
lieved her Words.
Dolores remembered all tilde as One
Batt in liar room Wang the balance of
new year.
There is every prospect, therefore,
that the Dukedom of Argyll, will ere
long be placed in possession of suffi-
cient treasure to restore the some-
what dammed fortune of the house.
• rs.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Conceit is self -deceit.
True courtesy is of the heart.
Purity is not negative, but positive.
An honor bought dishonestly is a
dishonor.
rA brave man hazards life, but not
his 00000Ience. •
A thing is not neoeseerily true be-
cause it ie now;
Readiness in oritioism often marks
ignorance of the task.
The greatest cowards kink the
dead lion most heartily.
\When a man is dead to the sense of
right he is lost forever.
No toll, no hardship oan restrain
ambitious mon inured to pain.
Any coward can fight with the
mighty, but it takes a strong man to
side with the weals.
The saving of ono convict's soul is
striking one blow toward the damp-
ing out of 'hereditary vice.
!Somehow the things you want al-
ways seem, to come to you just as
yo:u've 'left off wanting them.
ANSWER,
Oh, I Want you to marry me, don't.
you know, salts the exquisite to the
plain girl.
Oh, yes I no, she responded, end had
to write It out for him ao ho could get
the full force of her reply,
FOB, TELLS EV1II IN 1901,
PROPHECIES IN "OLP MOOBE'S" AL,
MANAC ISSUBII IN LONDON.
TWO orU1n Ilia Notable Guesses lane Year
^-Ile Looks Mr Rebellions 'In India and
Irelandb-Other Eatnatrephen foretold.
At the beginning or each year pro-
phets and astrologers and all sorts
of f
Mlk>4 wash lang'dis'tanoe bislon
sett ion to lay bare the future with
ere much confidence as tits rhyme -
hookers turn Mutt poetry In the first
time of sprung. One of the most
persistent orf these prophets is a per-
son Ln' London known as "Old Moore."
For many years be has issued in the
latter part of Deeemjber a,publica-
tion called "Old Moore's Alrnaslao,"
Just holo old Moore is does mot apo
pear, but be has been in the business
arf making almanacs and prophesies
for eo 'miwner years that Londoners
have ccmo to look forward to the ap-
pearance of his almanac and its
prophecies w!tb something of the
same interest they manifest toward
the holiday season.
As a guesser of what ie going to
happen "01d Moore" bas been more
successful than'tbe majority of those
to the same business. Indeed, many
Londoners, practical men and women
at that, have become firmly oonvino-
ed that "01d Moore" oan see visions
sad dream dreams and that they will
came true. His almanac for 1900 con-
tained, among other things, the state-
ment that one and only one, Euro-
peva monarch would be assassinated
during the year, that there would be
more than one great war, and that
India would be visited by a terrible
famirne. A mama in the prophesying
bueiaess can predict a :famine in
India en nlntlost any old year and be
pretty certain to have the prophecy
come true. Imdua rather
RUNS TO FAMINES
aced a pere,ore with only short dis-
tance sight might veature on a pre-
diction of that kind. It is rather a
afferent matter, however, to guess-
that
uessthan just one European sovereign will
be assassinated in any one year, as
was the case in 1900. Because of
these prophecies and others which
came true, Londoners have been look-
ing forward with rather unusual in-
terest' to ""018 Moore's" aemenac for
1901.
The almanac was Ise esti about a
month ago, and, among other predie-
tions its author made the f-ollewing;
"In January, there will be a for-
midable agitation in France and a
severe attack will be made upon the
Republic."
"pn Fabruury and March, most
notable overuse will Lake place in the
extreme East, and India will threaten
bo rise up against British domina-
tionJ'
"April will :be a compare Lively
quint month, although there will be
trouble in various quarters during
the enittre year."
"In May, Ireland will follow the ex-
amrple of India and rebel agairoet
England,"
"'Ice June, the Anarchists will again
come to the front and will give the'
world much to talk about. During,
the same mouth the young King of
Spasm will be in danger from his
political enemies and he is cautioned'
to guard against them-" I
•
{
"July will be a neonte or castes-`
trophes the whole world being threat-
ened art the time with misfortunes of
various kinds. Those who are plan-
ning to take a journey during this
monib will do well to remain at
home,"
"Au.gu,et will be compore tivele
quiet."
"During September, India will again
duffer terribly from famine."
"During Ootaber, .the Dervishes
will start an agitation which may at-
tain formidable proportions."
"In November, the kingdom of Hol-
land will attract attention by ite
dangerous aid novel dipinanatio policy
and the etateam.ero in the various
foreign offices will have to exercise
all their skill if they would avoid a
oe,nfliot."
"In December there will he ire
surreotione revolts and strikes in
various quarters of the globe. As a
rule, they may net be of great im-
portance, yet they will occur at this
time and they will be striking
features of the nuontb•"
To the ley mend it might appear
to be a somewhat hazardous under -
balding to
MIX COMING EVENTS
with the dofeniteaness that "Old
Moore" does. In his almenao this
year he has located certain events in
certain specific months, and if his
prophecy ice relation to January
doesn't pain out, he to likely to find
his reputation erg a prophet serious-
ly impaired. It will be seem that the
alrmnnao maker revolts to India again,
and another Camino is to trouble that
country. Silsoe- the Irish have a1-
walys bout uneasy under British
domtination, at Was comparatively sate
for "Oki Moore" to predict than Ire-
land would rebel agaiauwt England.
Men facoiliar with the Indian situa-
tion, Who make no pretoasionet as
prophets,.who have no'raaarer sight
than officers in the British ,el,rrnry,
have been talking for some time about
original wi A, ,
The plopeeoyabout t
et Ilollpnd le, porhaPs, es interesti
AS any of "O1d Moore's" prognostlo'
tiaras, end the reports from Landers
are tHhe E'ngiistamen aro not a little
netereeeed un' this statement. It le
easy to .imagine that Holland'
s dyne-
palely
ym-pa ely witb Che Boers mlght be the
first cause of diplomatic oornplica,,
times, but there Is nothing to indicate'.
at present that the policy of Withal -
rattle will result in getting her dislik-
ed at the other courts of Europe,
0
AN HOUR WITii UNCLE SAM,
\'en's Votes or' late -pet Plan, the Oche
We.
51 is reported that the Republican
organization Leaders are in favour 01
nomivating Seth Low for Mayor of
Now York, next fall,
The population of the Slate of Cal-
ifou'nia, as officially announced, is 1,-
485,058,
;485,058, as against 1,208,130 in 1890
This la an increase of 270,933, or 22,9
per Dent.
The widow of Supreme Justice Ste-
phen J. Field has presented to the
United SLatos °noun Court of Ap-
peals in San Francisco a finely exe-
outed oil portrait of the jurist.
Ten years' immigr'alion in the Unit-
ed States, awarding to the census re -
terns, counts up nearly four millions,
I almost a million more than the entire
population of the nation at its birth.
1 Mrs, Amy B. Porter, widow of the
1 late John Addison Porter, has given
to the Day Kimball Hospital, of Put-
nam, Conn„ in memory of her husband,
I
01,250 fox a free bed for five years,
An interesting feature of the new
Boston Symphony Hall lathe arrange-
ment by which the auditorium is pro-
tected from outside noises by being
completely surrounded by a system of
wide oarridors and foyers.
The street railway companies of
:Allegheny, Pa., are required by or-
dinance to equip their oars with jacks
fox use in lilting the vehicles from
the bodies of persons who may have
bees run down and pinned under the
wheels.
; A musician in an army band gets
only the regular pay of common sol-
diers -$18 to 518 monthly, awarding
to the length of time he has served.
The bandmaster .gets 560 a month,
and after ten years' service 551 more.
The use of Niagara Falls as a gen-
erator of electrical power on a large
scale, followed by successful experi-
ments all over the TJniend States as
well as in Europe, has led to the in-
vestme•r' of enormous sums of
money elsewhere for water power
schemes.
Al-•. '
SLorvins' 100sv the Groin Eyed non.
Star Not a Signal peiea8..
He woe waiting 011 the street corner,
and as she got off the street car he 11ffe
ed bis hat and stifdy saluted;
""Deevenln, Miss Wharton!"
" 'Deevenln, Mistab Garr!" she row
plied, with her nose in the v,lr,
"Liflas Wharton," he continued no be
%wallowed at the lump In his throat,
'when yo'r sister dun tole me yo' waa
at die caoodyp011 wid dat law down pus -
son named Jackson I couldn't skaesiy,
Mimi
believe 1t"
'"ilfistah Carr," she replied as her
nose went still higher, "whey, Linda
Amish dun tole pre dat yo' wanted het
to belp yo' git up a eake walk I loot 02.5
broil' fur' Ove'minits!"
")flss Wharton, I 'lows no woman td
trlde wid my heart."
"And I 'lows no man to trifle will
• mine, Mistseh Carr,"
"TTncter de clraumetanaes, idiss Whar-
ton, it will be bettor at we' meet a!
str'angers."
"Dot's me, Mlstah Carr."
I. "But, as life will have no more charms
fur me, Miss Wharton; as each sue
ceedln day would only add Its burdens
to my grievin heart, I will hang myself
in de wood shed tonight."
"An I will take plzen, Mistab Carr.
Sooner den live ou feelln dat no one
Tubs me I will destroy myself."
"Who doan' tub yo'?'
"Yo' doan'."
"`mho said so?"
"Yo' did.'
"Miss Wbarton-Maggie - 1 '
axed dat Linda Smith to git up a cake
walk veld me."
"Mistah Carr -Moses -1 didn't go to
de party wid dat pnason named Jack-
son."
"Den 1 won't hang myself."
"Den I wcu't take pizen."
""Maggiel""
"T?oses!"
And a. cuckoo clock In the rieareee
house struck the hour of 7 in joyful ex-
ultation, and all was love and peace.
M. Quern.
Efforts of various patriotic socie-
ties to raise funds witb which to
purchase noel preserve the old bona
of President Polk in Nashville, Tenn.,
have failed, and the mansion is to
be demolished. It is to be replaced
by an apartment house.
Martin irons, the labour leader,;
who conducted the big Missouri Pa-
cific strike in 1866, died at Bunn --
field, Texas. He was born in Dun-
dee in 1832, and emigrated to this
country when 14 years old.
The Bible is still the most popular
of all books. Bering- the year 18119
the American Bible Society issued
1,4000,800 copies in 58 different lan-
guages. In the 84 years of the so-
ciety's existence, it bas issuede67,639,-
538 copies.
The rnarble mansion of the late A.
T. Stewart, which stands at the north-
west corner of Fifth avenue and Thir-
ty-fourth streets, New York, has been
sold to a syndicate of real estate op-
erators and capitalists, and the im-
posing edifice rvi11 soon be torn down.
The immigration to New York se-
cording Lo estimate made at the
Barge Office has averaged about 1,000
a day since July 1st, It is thought
that the total immigration for the
present fiscal year, ending June 3'lth,
1901, will be above 450,000, which will
be the largest influx of honlesook--.
ears since 1893.
Claude Anson, who will shortly
marry Lady Clodagh Beresford, sis-
ter of the Marquis of Waterford, has
for some years been ranching in Tex-
as. After the marriage the young
couple will go to Texas to make their
home. Mr. Anson is a younger broth-
er of the Earl of Lichfield, and is now
36 year's old.
The initial quotation on the Car-
negie Company stook was made at
the Pittsburg Stock Exchange on
Friday, when .one share was sold for j
51,500, 5500 above par value. At this k
figure the total capitalization of the n
Carnegie Company would be valued
at 5403,000,000, of which Mr. Andrew
Carnegie owns 59 per cent.
General John G. Parke, who died re -
Gently in Washington, was the last
0ffioer to oomaan:d the army of the
Potomac, General Meade was spend-
ing a few hours with General Grant
City Point when Kyd Douglas broko
through the Federal lines, of Which
Perko had to take command. That
was on May 25, 1845. The battle of.
Fort Stedman, one of ire most bril-
liant of the war, we also fought un-
der 'him.
A Sacrifice.
"Yes," said the great musinai genius
as be watched the crowd of idolaters
scramble for possession of the c'ea-
rette stub whieb he bad just thrown
away, "I have se ffered for my art
Many and many a, vial' have I suffered.
I have even gone without food. Al,
what pangs of hunger I have suffered!
What plugs of indigestion I still suf-
fer!'
"You put your whole heart into your
work?"
"I did more than that. I put my
stomach into It." -Washington Star.
Peelings and Looks.
Contractor -Did you offer that alder-
man £100, as I directed?"
Secretary -Yes, sir.
"How did he act?"
"He looked insulting."
"What did he spy?"
"Fe said I ought to be In the peniten-
tiary."
"What did he Oct?"
"He took the money."-Tit-Blts.
Weer!
"Well, you look as thougb something
pleasant had happened. Elan that mine
you Invested in turned out to be all
right ef'er all?"
"No. By George, this 1s something
better than mines! We put our baby
to sleep at 0 o'clock last night, and he
never woke up till Dearly 4 this morn-
ing." -Chicago Times -Herald,
Hecklers Optical Diagnosis.
"What makes any man wear a mon-
ocle?"
"01, I suppose he wishes to indicate
that he can see es much with one eye
es ordinary men do with two." -In-
dianapolis Journal.
not to Plecee the Company.
Agent -Have you seen our new auto -
meek. gas burner?
Householder -Thanks, but we are al-
ready burning gee enough. -Detroit
Free Press.
-
Aneborlti en.
"Here's an account of a dispute be-
tween two New Yorkers as to which is
the most corrupt city he the rtnion."
"Well, they oegbt to know." -Life.
Ready -Ave, Restart
A
/I nli 41 r Ile
"Now, .jimmy, tire away and let her
Mk all she pleases," -New York Jour -
al.
Roll On.
Roll on ter de happy day,
Rell on, 0 wort' I
Weed de sharp the'ne out de wet
Answer all de pra'es tee pray,
Roll on ter de happy day,
Roll-on, 0 worl'I
Roll an raid de ti,,,e em tide,
Roll on, 0 worl'l
S'trow de bleosin'a tut en wide,
Let de stere he lambs tut guide,
Roll en show yo' abnayelde,
Roll on, 0 wari'I
Roll on ter de brighter say,
Roll on, 0.worl'I.
Lf" do 1owones ea oo Wath,
Oivr de sweet song Or de sigh.
, Halleluiah for en algb,
Soil oa. 0 worn,