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"1 see. I am sorry, darling, 1 sug-
gested it. Of course you would not care
to appeal to him in any way. Not that
1 meant anything like appealing; I
thought cooly of giving him • li'ophole
of escape.
"drape r
Fran th's foolish engagement be-
tween yeti end hem where love has no
part o0 either aide."
"Oh. I see," Gaye she, and bursts sat
loughiog. Such curious laughter -
toughie: so extreme that to brings
tears to ber eyes. "You think in
ed into an engagement with • most
objectionable anon L • mercenary fa-
ther ng
of berg his y to. sofar. To alter Ot ven
h'etory mama to bite also to be the
work allotted to bim. Her beauty baa
come home to bim with a persistency
that has dwarfed aid other beauty re-
membered or imagined, and the plain-
tive face of bin pretty bustess has awsk-
eaed in his breast a chivalrous dealre
to hazard all fortunes in bar Gauss.
As • fact be has ts1•len al love with
ber; not very .eriosualy, still seriously
enough to make han ambitious of mak-
ing her his wife. A c*nsiderble zeet
is added to his passion by the belief
that be, and he alum, can ave her
Iran • "loveless union" -that is how
would be glad ut a chance to find bite- be puts it -with another -and that •
sill tree age.a r most deep'irable creature, according to
"I guess so much from colt you have her rename The eerta:nty that she is
wearing her beart away with grief -
told me, and the sourness of his ex-
press.on. whenever 1 bave seen You
with him."
".You bare guessed rightly," says abs,
e teo4.eig up and locking down-st him
with parted lips tied brilliant. be
myself bave notified how c
bee been of late. IDs ie tired -tired of
,.-eine" She idehs again; it is the strang-
est little laugh. "Fancy two people
waning Lis get rest of east ether, sad
not knoowing bow to do ib 1 But Isbell
help aim -I anal► let him go tree."
"To -morrow, then, 1 shall speak to
your father."
"Tomorrow t Must you pot it off till
to -morrow r Sbe bps grove se aDxi-
sus noir for biro to interview her father
ss she bad been frightened about It
before. "Well -end say everything.
Everything you • AO about cry -my dis-
like to Sir Ralph . You might even drill
it hatrld. You know I told yip I bat-
ed bier. Yes, say I bate him."
"11U say all I know:" says Eyre. fer-
ventl7. "You may be suret,geleglektet
a niggle point be lost." •
that joy ie unknown to ber,-that abs
r feat growing Into • state that will
produce coosuenpt on in the body -is
somewhat rudely destroyed by bar en-
trance Pato the old saboolrooto next
morning, shortly after bia own demo -
tint into that time-honored apartment.
"Oh I I've sum news-suc.h news I"
cr',es lobes rushing in cod tonging the
door behind her with en emphasis that
makes his vetoes, still rather beyond
bis control, jump again.
It ie evident the has run to him
straight with ber news, whatever it
im. Tier pretty bair is flying all over
ber bead, ber eyes are sparkling. 9zniles
wreathe boar charming lips. She is
waving • telegram over ber head. The
very incarnation of joy end trebb young
life might be painted from her en she
stands there, laughing, triumphant. She
is looking lovely.
"A telegram foam that fellow, break-
ing off the engagement," decides Eyre,
within himself. "It is settled, thee r'
says ba, gnickty.
"Oh, yes-• certainty this tins?"
"Then I needn't speak to your fa-
ther r
'To father r' -ea if zxled-"Ab. be
t'knows of it 1 He will be glad tool"
"Your father t'
- "Why yea-yes-yeei" almost (lane:
Mg up.to bite. "Do you think that be-
cause they have had • skirmish or two
father won't be pleased to see him? I
tell you he is pleased 1 And Si will
you be when you we my Andy 1"
-Mr. Ejrre-hhasetrteaie$% hits eta
once more.
"Andy t He's to nese t Haven't jou
understood? He's meni g to -day 1"
"And who in Andy r deamQaands Mr.
Eyre, feeling a trifle .ggrreved.
Of course, be tett himself, he is glad
of anything that has lightened tbe
hordes that loo hardly presses upon her.
But that it should be -Andy I And
"No," returns she, shaking her head. mob a very beloved Andy to judge by
"That in welt beceues se Uiiigs •ppe•rs+ocee 1 What a name I Perhaps,
stand. you, ase not likely ever to get Andromeobe. Some people called the'r
"I must go mats," says the rimae.
She it looking very pale end tired.
"There are soma things 1 must attend
to. 1 deal see au maimto-night."
tiff
0Vbee be doe* es. Andy, wblek ti
three hewn iter. by •atonidhmeet
knew, no bounds. Andy ls indeed •
revel•tss 1 Be in perhaps the ugliest
mem hindered ea record; mend that
is .yla* a good deal. As haodsoua
ss lembeesmaia undoubtedly ere so is
proportion are Iridium hideous.
:
ha
But s meander" make up for
good
deal. Be Y full of bonhomie, brimming
over indeed with tbe pailk of human
kindoesa in the courts of the five
minutes he is permitted to spend with
Mr. Eyre, who ie still considered an
invalid, he firer oft as many jokes as
would have made a ressooabte supply
f w & month with anybody obs.
'Having thee raid he felt eolught
to go and present b+mselt The Me -
Dermot wbo is hie guardian, be beats
a retreat, dragging Duhbie into the cor-
ridor outnde as he goer
•'I say, he isn't half • had fellow; but
he isn't Cit to bold • candle to Sir
Ratpb " says he in a whisper, still chit
op,* Duidsbg the arm_
"You draw my opinion of Bir Ralph,"
returns sbe, trying unavailingly to ex-
tricate herself from his grasp.
"Girls never have an opinion worth
• be'penny 1" retorts be, letting her go
with a dia ested grimace.
ttresd7 cos of the quarrelal
•'Not ton t 1 n T7
o'clock nowt"
"Biz o'cloek 1 la it [rally so lath, nth
for all invalids to be in bed." says .Ma
smiling. though ball heart dly,
"Teepee' yea well be STa-d110Yet-rtd
at me," says be, smiling In turn, cod
by no means be/Loring in bis words.
rid at me. ,Hut- What a hurry you
are in. Dulcie 1 I suppose if the duct --
or Y to be retied on. 1 shell he able
Move ove the end of the week t"-
"You mustn't burry yourself; yon
meet be careful not to undo all bbe
good work be has dote" saes she kind -
y, hospitably. "And, to begin with,
you ought to be In bed now surely.
1 Mall seed Patsy."
She moves to the door. Patsy, the
factotum, has tern in the habit, up to
the. of helping, Mr. Eyre tram ons
room to another. At the door, how-
ever, .he pauses, and looks bark at him.
Ger eyes are troubled.
"You needn't be uneasy." says he,
lightly. "I'ss all beet; better than ev-
er I wee,'.'.._ •
"Yes. 1 think you do look better,"
says abet, silty. "But there was sosne-
tbisge'- an, usedly-"I wanted to say
to you; and you have put a out of
my bead."
Abe tarns swan to the door, hesi-
tates again, end again looks beck at
bim.
"By tbe by. did I than bite to you1"
atter all, Andy is • girl: Andromeda -
children by queer names. and Andy
might be' an *bhrevi•tion of either of
"'Not know Andy1" crazes 1luscinea,
lifting ber brows.
A friend of pourer
"Yes" -sterling.
"Evidently • nice girl?" hazards Mr.
Eyre. -
A girl I Andy s girl 1 Mies McDer
mot 2,reaka into 'irrepressible 1.01111-
er. "Oh wait tall be hears that! Why
he has just .lyse.. gazetted to the 18th
Hussars 1"
"Ah l" --somewhat atifty-"brother,
iperhaps r'
No. No, indeed. I" -4a K If by no
means sorry for the tact -"have no bro-
ther. But Andy is batter than any
brother."
"I. he 1 11s'1-dleagm. uehlyt--"ybu
haven't bed one, I don't quite see bow
you can know that,"
"I've seen other girls. and beard what
they said of theirs," says Dulcins, sav-
agely.
"Thein this Andy Ie-"
"My eosin. And snob a nice one 1"
eggs Miss Mctermrt. warmly. "Fancy
you cot having heard of him! Well.
when you see hJsa you'U know bim all
is a moment. He" -happily -"i. mob
(un l„
la het"
"Ob. wait -wait 1 By the by" -brine -
Log out ber left band from behind ber
beck -"I had nearly forgotten, but 1
found these.. and I brought them to you
V ioleta I Smell them"-th 'uatiag them
under his nose. "Delirious, aren't
they f I found them under the Ivy well.
Andy and i planted bbem there last
year"
"Andy sod you seem to he great
friends," says be in a gentler tone, tak-
ing her band. violets and all, and hold-
ing it. t
Somehow, it Mas come to him that able
charming chield is not In lore with
"Andy," however . Heligbtfal that
young gemltisoran may be.
Oh, the best, the dearest! I don't
diagwies from you," says Miss McDrr-
mot, growing suddenly serious., "that
we gnarrei. we"-tb.s tttll'j
,•-"tuarrel a good diel when together.
tome when A ndy b wire* tin% me -.t 1
Thee I know at a perfect darling he
is"
'"Athnanre makes the heart grow
foodet,- murmurs Mr. Eyre, wisely re-
frain4og from a smile. "And Andy.
bow dos he regard you t -here -and
there 1"
'Hera' es I till yew," says she, with
a fresh. daUcivua laugh, be makes bim-
*elt abominable now and then. !But
when he is 'there," --oh, •then, Andy
loves tae 1"
'.1 should think you sad he should
alweys be 'there.' " says ber cetupanie
tar, gravey.
Welt, 1 hasn't. I'sa del)glbted he's
arrnisgl Biebl me." glancing at the
olnek, i've only halt au boor to see
about his einets and things! And I
don't believe Bridget hes thought about
lighting • fire in his room. These!
Goolsby for • while. 1 meat run. He'll
Mil me 11 be finds himself wtthont •
fire in bis roam!"
Abe meshes out of the room as she
had e+stered it -like a heavenly spring
wind that. brings Holy joy to the re-
ceiver of it. gyre, stating after, fish"
a ylWr throb at hie heart. What a
delillglit abw le 1 Wow different teem
moot trivial And this creosin of tors--
th' Andy 1 No doubt be is a young Ad-
neit; • "rurlsd derl --i treaters
hall boy. half man, and wholly rhea*,
Mu. That elle 1s net It love whit vit
110 mm* can he rest by those
sake Ma
"Him 1 -whoa that 'elbow I An.
ketell 1"
"Yes."
"Well, you did, rather. Why r"
Be has c.rt*se't the room to ber.
"Oh, nothing I" letting him take bet
heed and careens it; "only -it sounds
horrid. doesn't it r'
"What dose r"
"Why, horrid to ahuse anybody. It
isn't a titre thing to do--eb 1 Your oth-
er friends -the girls you know. I mean
-who are In society, they wouldn't do
it, would they 1"
"Do what darlimg1'
"Why, speak ink i nd l y of people, ev-
es their enemies. openly."
"Ob. woulda't they, thought"
Sin iSyree, vise way for mirt)L-
erwrd, yet deet knew teem! YOU
Mould Mar them sometimes, and"-
with tuoi er meaning and a loving
.R
ter -"you shall some day, I
and, believe me, they will open
your eyes. wrhe way they sebum their
assesnire Is frightful -raw le prepared
toe that; hart the wtty they abuse their
tisewda-that's • emptiest it you like I"
"T shouldn't like." says i epic», die-
7Ke6 d *ugly -
T know it. That's why 1 son love
yea," says he, frankly. 'Well, to -mor-
row, then, Du]cie," detaining her; "you
IOWA m0 leave to try my -our luck to-
me orraw 1"
Ter" She ps.ew, and then. "Yeah"
wtt,b antler vebwasenre "Oh, bow I
desalt like to sbwr ben how indege0d-
eat 1 so. re *inn."
"After all. it Is hard to ,e independ-
ent d cow's tether." 'aye Eyre.
Yee MnDerrnot stares at him for s
t�rtsL eam
Her father I Then she
Far and rune away. it had sed
ber lenpoomihle to explain.
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MASTER Vi.
"rye a eww+th*art blithe and gay; '
Fairer far then tabled fay
LitLseri airy.
She a t sod delrbnnet»,
Softly. fit hat will. hair.
1 all other Irmo& forwwear,
Little fairy t"
fir .Eyre, bowing brought bisessif to
a, tberougb NOW Dekdnea'a slimy.
Bowed sora it. That she bas base/owe
BI 1 ITSTBRI008 BOND
THI PRATT BROTHIRS HAVII A AS"
MAILABLE RESIN:ILANCL
Meow dims* Nos NN Maly Leets AM*
Wet Tole Weary Tb•ispliOl Are tae Sass
- Nes nal/ pyysle.r, Sas 0..S$ u
Welt.
The Wong tgmpathy of mind ex-
isting between twins. pr•tioally am-
ounting to telepathy, has long been
a matter of scientific record. Dumas
bas treated of it in his story of " The
Corsican Brothers" and now we have
an interesting illustration, la the cane
of the Prett twine. of Chicago. Frank
Bey Pratt sod Fred Roe Pratt are as
like as the proverbial two peas in e.
pod. And the drangeet 1 art of it is
that the resembl•nos Is not merely ea
physical one. Their minds are linked
by some mysterious bond, and although
the twins may be miles away from each
other each seems to know just what the
other is doing. and even what he is
thinking aI,out.
Frank Fay Pratt -U • lawyer. The
two brothers dress exactly alike and
are rarely seen out of each other's
company. Sinop they were boys they
have dreamed the same dreams, and
theugbt the same thought& They ex-
perienced all the ailments of childhood.
together. invariably falling 111 ma the
same dy, and recovering 'at the mum
time.
Frank Pratt has male a study of the
esoteric phenomena of mind. " I know
from my owin experience," be said. the
other day. " that there is such a thing
as telepathy. I routs give many in -
stenos& but the most remarkable 1a.
perhaps. what happened when 1 went
to England. It was the first time I
lead ever been separated from my broth-
er, sad thea I ,was absent *levee
wee ka.
" Wben 1 returned my ship was to
come In upon s friday, Bltturteg er
Sualay. As a matter of fact the ship
reached • port Saturday morning. Sat-
urday night, when I was sitting at din-
ner at the Imperial Hotel, it occurred
t..ss.4haateleghato br9tli-
rt
er by telephone about a business mat-
ter
atter I we to transact while I was in
New York. I went to the telephone,
ad the girl said the line to Chicago
was busy- I waited a mament...41144
girl said there was a man at tit *thaw
end of the line in Chicago who wanted
to get the Imperial Hotel and inquired
for • man named Pratt.
INSTANCES OF TELEPATHY.
CHAPTER VII.
"Honor's s mistress all mankind pur-
sue;
Yet most mistake the false ooe for
the true."
Eyre having received permission and
being •exioxs ow bis own part to brbtag
matters to a climax, makes an early
opportunity of requesting a private in-
terview with his hostwet htime
chosen is to -day. As day as
ever came out of tbe heaves•, and the
one after that oe which Andy Mo -
Dermot arrived.
There had been a hurried interview
between Eyre and DuJcie in the morn-
ing, in col i b the girl had seemed down-
hearted and dispirited, mid,
inclined bad u
Let matters stay as they
they undoubtedly must lie coa,idered ;
but Eyre -fired with sorrow for her.
and determined to save her from the
impending dlaaater that thieateas her,
namely, bar marriage with that mis-
creant Anketell-]vii refused to listen
to her tears. end in now 'standing out-
side
utside .The McDsrenut'• private den,
waiting der• edutiea4. .
It L soon given.
The dun is an awful agglomeration
of things useful and nasions --princi-
pally useless -but beloved as having
once belonged to better days than
theHe. In the midst of the cbaos sits
McBerssrt. •viral) -smoking_ s eta
that could never have seen a better
day than this. and it is now as black as
Week can be.
"Blase my soul. Mr. Byre 1 You."
says he. ruing sod palling forward tt
obair for hila guest -"you sent • Me
word, 1 scow remember, that you
wanted to see me. Feeling atone. eh i
-better. *hi Have • brandy ad
Roder
"No. thanks. Nus I assure you. The
rant is. 1-1 wanted to speak to you
about yoer daughter."
"About -any daughter?' The Mc -
Dermot lays damn the decanter, and
tura hie eyes !DU ore Byre. "Weil. and
what about herr
"It is a Matte difficult to explain to
you; but -I leave come to the conclusion
that year daagater is not happy in the
bas s t re/led."
en Ah Imo' moire/led."
The McDermot, wriakl-
keg his brows. "ls that ail f Doe't you
went to' tell Me you have fallen in
lee* with Dulcimer -that she world he
happier in an engagement with you,
sad therefore you tberk her . coming
marriage with Sir hal9h Anket.ell an
iaiqultous arrangem-nt 1"
Not iniquitous so mush as mistak-
en." says Eyre, keeping his temper ad-
mirably, wader the other's ill -concealed
sarcas;n; "bes:dee, must it oome to mer -
rage r
So 1 have been given to understand
by both parties."
"Engagements have been broken be-
fore nob:."
"1 der: say -I know nothing of that.
I know only lb's. that my daughter's
engagement with Sir Ralph Anketell
shall not he broken.".
"Na. Oren Wit were for her good r'
"How should it he for her good r
Happiness counts" says the younger
man, quickly. "McDermot I"- earneatly
-"I should not try to disarrange your
views for your daughter it i could not
otter, as .mueb an I should cause her
to loss. I rsa rake settlements."
"No doubt, no doubt! That is mat-
ter, sir, for the lady you may thecae
to marry."
"Just so; that lady is your daugh-
ter.-
"
augh-
ter.'' There you make s mistake, Mr.
Eyre," says The MoDermot. distinct-
ly. " You will sever marry my daugh-
ter with my consent. With regard to
her own consent. that le already for-
feited. Her word. is given to another.
And one word, sir ; permit me to say
that as my omit you—
"
"
No. I shall not permit you 1" in-
terrutps Eyre. paadeMtely. 'Is every
seared. earnest finite to be ruled by
society's lawst Your 40 titer Is en -
happy. Surely there all pOcasww when
the beet, the- most honorable rules
Monet lye broken! And. knowing her
unhappy--"
Yon
areeloquent, air," says The
Me! ermot, with • reserved smile,
"Forgive me if 1 break in upon your
admirable dissertation on the weak
pointe of society. You say my eaugb-
ter ieushappy. May 1 ask your eutbor-
Ity for that speech?"
"Certainly.'- hotly, " she berielt has
said no!"
*zrslleht authority indeed! My
daughter "-grimly-" is evidently ev-
e* a greater fool than t thought her."
"You misjudge her." mid the young
man easterly.
The Mrermot. let his eyes rest as
him for a flmoment
I can follow our line of thought•"
says he slowly. "The woman who eonid
appreciate you could he no tool-eb r'
"Sir 1" says Byre. frowning.
"Rut are you r erre of her &Neet-
ion t is every young girl's first word
wrathy of *relit
"i desire to keep to the point."
mays Byre, • little haughtily. i mss
offer yaw dapghter d position. I.
es my neck's 'death. shall inherit a
tele. t este offer her eelte as much
&s Sir Ralpb ens.
"Hirt" Interred The ideDerms1,
aterely, 'it you make her a debugs
i ib old still decline your proposal.
Me dengieter has given her word to
marry Fir Ralph Anhetell, sat be,
teat ward .M' shall mohdel"
To Be O'wtt nares►
"Wee ea
Mod awe of the strange Woes wbom
she had brought to life. She said they
were two bodies with one soul.
When departed the one seemed to
know by as inexplicable instinct what
the other wee doing. Their very
thoughts seemed to be one. On more
than one occasion when one would be
in trouble the other, although tar re-
moved from the some. seemed to know
by intuition of hie brother's danger.
and; raided by an irresistible impulse,
would fly to his aid.
So striking was their similarity
la appearance that eves their moat in-
timate friends were often at • loss to
tell them apart. At the age of nine-
teen William way arrested on the
charge of killing John IGICoo1.
When tbs case came up for trial both
the brothers appeared in court. Thej
looked no much alike that the jurymen
were complete) nonplussed. Witnesses
wbo swore fo the circumstances of the
murder, many of whom bad known the
brothers for a long time. utterly failed
to distinguish one from the other.
Counsel for the dam» entered the
pies of mistaken identity. and so con -
Neel did the witnesses become In tbeir
testimony that the accused boy wee
acquitted
BRUIN GOT EVILS
vans WZIULRB.
Hie Dlatinotioe Who Is that mili-
tary -looking chap 1" "That, sir, h the
hero of • rumored war."
"She says that aisas she r irried she
has been throagbi.everythbn " Ywn.
Her beshasid says the same tbt*t.••
Di(fsreet Points of View. -"I deal
like thig most of weather. Ile bad tor
wheat," ^I don't either. It's bad for
loft"
I dame they *lain there is less
aaaaiekatiss now than there used to be"
"Thea I must have bad !11 of it," said
the returned voyager.
Too 1110. -Mrs Poetic,* - "Don't
yogi think my new hat 1. a poplar'
Poeticus-" No." Mr . Posticus --• "Why
n ot r' Posticus--"tlh, I'm MOWy judg-
ing by its price"
'Number (In geography elatts))-"John-
n ie, how is the earth divider John-
nie (who reads the foreta'* •sew) -
Doa't know; I dem a ....d the pap-
ers
Pare this moratas."
Mtatress--"Mary, didn't you bear the
doer -bell riser Mald-"Ys.'m; but it's
probably sotbahedy data to nes you.
y company always sails at the book
Mew • Ores,/ Mae rwnrsaed eM awlrae
Terseame.
The town of Medicine Hat. in Amine-
bale
simbola, oat the Canadian Pacifies Rail-
road, had in 1864 me attraction in the
shape of • captive g'rissty bear. Be
was a tesegry-bskingt brute. &boat the
wise of ea ordla&ry'eowt and was chain-
ed to a pat in the oeatw of a strong
log pen. The pee hood beside the
tracks, about 108 feet from the station,
and • recant rainstorm bad made a
veritable mad -bole of it.
The Mar was an object of lively in-
terest and onti0sity t b the townspeople,
but more particularly to passengers of
trains wart"b stopped at Medicine Hat
to change ensilage.
Oos day early in August the east -
bowed overland palled in, and in a
few minutes the occupants of several
eszs.hes were viewing this grisly. who
wane shuffling •round his quarters.
looking very innocent and unconosr-
ned. His paves and shaggy gray coat
were covered with mud, end Bruin was
nota tsi1eth''riof beauty, still be appeared
_.Y
cond .*d eedrued to snJol Yi bg
0a szhtbf ti ,a
Nova a geosll&os ius crowd of men
bice as a refs, at least one individual
in it beloegiag to the class known •s
"al. t -hies " tat 1Pstbi 4ag= waif
no exception and tie aforementioned
parson row manifested himself. He 1.-
gaa by grunting at the bear, and foll-
owed that up by throwing sticks and
small Moose at him. Falling t, ex -
The girl asked me '11 *se the man. cite him by those means. be resorted
them. Sure enough, it was my brother. He to , ey.. Fixing a bd
aksrrhief ora
he called me up from Chicago. at the a stick be flaunted it in Bruin's face,
same moment I called hien up from New and tickled him on the a, as with it.
tee
York. He wished to inquire about the
•
same matter that I wanted to speak POKED 111M IN THE RIBS;
to him stout. Not only did he know but nave an occasional growl, the bear
I had landed, bet be knew I was stop-
did not seam I. mond has tormentor.
One or two gentlemen now advised the
ping at the imperial.
" i think this is the most remark-
able i nat•nce of telepathy in my ex-
perience. But that happens every day.
My brother will call me up by tele-
phone and begin talking to me about
something I was myself thinking about.
Or he will say:-' 1 calls i you up at
so and -so, and you had gust left there "'
There is, however. anotber curious
phase of this matter of sympathy be-
tween brothers which is. perhaps even
more remarkable than the fact that
they are abie to converse by thought
transferenne. It is ibis: -When Frank
Pratt waw in London, he was sway for
the firma time from his brother. When
In came 1 sck from abroad there was
quite a marked difference in the •p-
pesran.:e of the two. Frank Pratt, it
seemed, had gained during his absence.
Fred Pratt bad lost flesh. The differ-
ence in their weight amounted to four-
teen pounds. in two weeks, however,
tiny weighed precisely the same to
within one ounce. Frank Pratt believes
UAW 'Was due to symi'athy.
What is still more remarkable is that
the handl* of these two brothers are
exactly alike, The lines of the I*&Ims
are i.ienticel, end the thumb marks we-
plo 1e the theory of Mark Twain, in
" Pwid'ahe•d 'Wilson" that
NO TWO ARE JUST ALDER.
Frank Pratt is • firm believer in palm-
istry. having studied the science with
a distinguished East Indian. now dead.
He consulted • Chicago palmist the
other day. Among other tbings the
palmist sold :-" You have a very dear
friend. • very dear friend on the male
side. He is a brother, a twin brotbst.
And as you were born very tear to-
gether, so ybu will die very tear to-
gether. within s few boars, or dare
at most. of each other. It is you fate
to be linked together through 1110, and
the we will not survive except for a
short tiros the death of the other."
Frank Pratt is firmly icosviteed there
is dm" meet. tie of pre -natal sympa-
thy that licks hint to hie brother. They
have lived together as perhaps no two
brother's ever lived before. Until they
were twenty-five years of age they were
aster parted' fora sirivle night. Frank
Pratt believes that perhaps it thehal
separatedf Wiwi§ they were ohildren,
grown top wni'er different enviros-
mants, then might have had quite dif-
ferent pressonelitles. He thinks they
might not only bare hal different
dada std morals, but that they would
pret�ahly hive eons to be d m usual
i* physical a peatsnoe. The mere *b-
eams of a beer msntbs seemed ts make
quite a different* In them, but the ba1-
saee was reamed again as soon as
they were together.
etedent. at aMminology M He p.y-
obolsgical phases read recall the cars of
THE RUSK DR(YTHBRB.
funny man to desist, suggesting that
his bearsbip's patience probably had w.ah some windows, bat he did not de
limits. Ignoring the friendly warning. tate work at all well." "What 10' look -
the fellow waxed bolder. and: Doming in' met was ler asked the helper.
Romumff K
WHAT IS BOMB ON IN THQ POUR
CARD OP THE OLOSL
The Gift of ]6quiitbclna "Attar
}tee what is beim well baLseedr'
"Well balanced 1 Well, it M havlag
detsnenotzgh to make more friends
thee e
Nurse Girl. -"I lost eight of the c ld
math. and-" Mother-"Goodrani e 1
Why didn't you meek to a po�opmaur
Nurse Girl -"1 was speaking to wun
all the totes, mune"
8b. -"How would you petaetuats the
following: "Bank of England Dotes of
various valees were blown along the
street by the wind r He -"I think I
would make • dao* after the notes."
As Advertised. -The Lady -"Can you
match tht piece of ribbon r Tbs Gent -
"No, lady. Yoe may rsmemtsr that
It was one of the matchless bargains
we ran last Monday."
ON sed New Wend Nveate er Into est three -
tome Isonea-nosiemelleg Mtge..ya a
UMW taw
The los of food crops by iejurioue
Smote le 8100,000,000 per seisms
The Freasb soldier le said to be "the
worst droned .oldiar be ti. world."
The fat osdiaary abases of Meagher
tor 8hlp Ctsaal are Galling for 19.
Bir Arthur Butlivco0seetsd to
endued the Londa h� MYI1
Pettiest
Military experts affirm that the
wads its the War Office amounts to
milflt en yearly.
Now Zealand exports sad imports
during the past lamed year were the
beat Mom 1811.
The workmen's trebles ramble io
Mud out at London every day aumber
FR. Total midge UM
A bit of waste lead at Cape Tows
bought fin ream ago for 4110. !ea
just Mee valued at it80.002,
The New &Mead Lower Wpum hes
peened a bill di.+quelitytag beakrapte
frost dtttas it P•rliamett.
Napoleon deaasd weer as a barbar-
ous trade. la whit* the only art ma-
Ms1.s la Icing the steamed at a gives
poise
Dr. Herbert A. Griew LL -D. et Aber-
deen. has bees •ppoistad W
fss.oreblp of Chimes la Camases
Issaestern (pathetically) -' Aehl mine
frbesdt, yen I sell yogi dot suit for
fife dollars I'm hosing moneysb cm 11."
Farmer -"Yon bar' Imecstele- "Yes,
mine frieadt ; it's lazured for more
dos dot!"
"Mr. Showman," acid ao laqulring
individual at the menagerie, "can the
leopard adage his spots?' "Yet, abr,".
replied the individual who stirs op the
wild beasts; "when be is tired of one
spot he goes to aaotber."
Equal to the Occasion -Pedder - "I
have a most valuable book to well, ma-
dam. It dells oro how to do anything "
t 7iarotu o ir7i-" -Te- torr yob'
bow to get rid of • pestering peddler 1"
Peddler (prompt'y) -"(1*, yea, -
dam -!bats something of him-"
Voice of Experience - Literary Lo-
girant -"What steps are neemeary
_When you wa*t to get eat s boot?'
B erne (wbe ass had ♦zperiessoc) -' Se-
veral thousand step will le .eeemeary
It it takes sera as long to fled a pub-
lisher as it generally Utes ms,"
One Woman's Way. -Mrs. Biddsr-
"Oh, bet 1 with I was • art " Mr
Skiaaer-"Why, so, my dear r Mrs.
gkinner-^1 was jest thinking today
it 1 was owl • mea. bow happy I could
make my write by gluing leer • diamotd
necklace for • birthday present.'
Mie K- bad engaged a robtest.mld-
dle aged eobred woman to do man
homesick/ming. During the progress
of the work. Mea K- said: "A colored
Man alae alma' here one day Last
week and wanted work, sad 1 let him
close up to the pen, thrust an arm in
between the Jogs. Than the I-mg♦aff-
ering bear saw his opp.rtunity and im-
proved it. Suddenly and with start-
ling swiftness. he reared ora his hind
legs unt.l be loaned high above the
aitoniabed man. and than• with a Eeap
growl. of eager. bat struck fiercely at
hi.' persecutor. For • breathless second
the man no d bereft 0e- the power of
mott on; then. with • scream a [right,
he teed to draw balk. but t to Lbs.
The eno.m us pew caught h'a arm la
a glancing fashion. shredding his c at
and shirt sleeves. and woriag several
ugly scratcba+ in the flesh witll* ea
aval.netre or mud fad filth dasnended
on his luckless head. fairly obliterate
Leg his features. and tbiz.kly smearing
the wbole upper part of We pesos.
'11be bear's revenge was complete. Swift
and sodden - testis had been meted
out. and with shaken nerves and red -
ed clothes, the smart man madehi•
wag to the train. while graze unfeel-
ing nage In the crowd isegb0d rut -
right and the grizz'y lay down with
what reewnbied a sigh of relief.
The Canadian Pa Lilo eastbound over-
land bore that day a team wh 1 was
not ,:nly sadder and wiser, but whose
propenvrty to "stirring op the ani-
mals" had received • decided shock.
of Philadelphia The were the to
of the Pratt tiw►b�as is every particular
•zoept that ora wwtsl salty.
A pgoboleght wreath haw. gone in-
to r•ptnr'�d la studying the lives of
tbe•e citable twine. and 10' trno-
fan oat airs landmass whbb nely eery -
qt to link their very Soule tog•ther.
Fewer tied' mother, who clung to theta
with • true mother's love throughout
their brief career. teed in eupereti
AN INFANT rLOBE TROTTZR.
^Well, be was s big, strong fellow.
sad he bad but one eye. He mid that
yin name was White. He did ver po
Work." "I specs he did, lady. He's
's de
wee no -'count in die town." "Ob. Use
lora know him r "Know bleat Why,
ady, I's imbibed to 'dr
Travelle. • T oodlied Mile& fur t►evy
Ideas M • Mw. saved.
Mel Dors Eu.kbe Giffin le • charm -
THEIR HEAD&
Uai vend .
The Britian aratty retards toe 1114•-
the latiest-gives 76.511 IV•i
11.848 Irishman. sad TAU
S=
the make
The sadden death is a**oese.d .t
Mr. T. B. Hardy. the well known mar-
ine water colour p•latar. at lads boons
.t Maids Vale.
The death 1• aeeousord at the age
of 80. 0( Mr. George Julien Barney,
toe last survivor of the lenient of the
Chasten . pert/.
y.
IIs wins of the Riadoe tampers in
South Ladle the ooUectios is taken up
• Manama
that goes �with
• basket. Zywarbody coatribat n.
Of tet fearless d0otore dent out to
-G.sesarst at tot -.
temporary wire daring the plague.
naa. 111i1e.Xbtion Hantar, is a wo-
mom
The eldest road in Baglead is sold
to ha the Dover road. Caesar is said
to have oardbed lets Mesa shag alis
reed when he came to Britala la 116
B. C.
Admiral Hoary NlcboLsoe. moistly le
command at Sbsera.*e end promoted
to fell flag rack only three months
ago ora the death of Sir Richard Welke
had retired.
On the beats est the river Puree, in
Rooth Anserina. Is to be (odd a poea-
liar tribe of people --sere womet, and
candied. who have spotted skies of
bleak end white.
Sam M rM avarho fossas of ptsoer
Mous.
A well-known batter who hes for
some yeari put beef iat.resttal Ma-
ssif in compiling a list of bead des.
of eminent mea: recently wrote toile.
Gladstone; "I send you • tap whit!
I think will prove • good tit for your
Lead. aim TIM It s1 agProve mete'ea • trsv ttog' cep.' -kb a batter Team
an interest in ecdleetiag areas of beads
of eminent mea. Th. following ere a
few sista of yupalar bawls: Lord
Chelmsford, 61-2 ; Duke 01 York. 65-8;
Deas Stanley, 6 11.4 ; Emperor of Get-
away. 6 7-8; Prince II-4;
Wales, 7; Burns
Dickens. ckens, 7 1-8; Earl Russell, 71-4;
W. M. Thackeray; 7 5-8; Dr. Thomas
Chambers. 7 8-4 ; Daniel O'Connell, Si
Dr. Tbelasoa. Arabbishep sod York, 8
full; Joseph Hume. M.P., the financier,
8 1-8. Tbim gives you the whole scale,
from the mealiest to tbe largest known.
Veer favorite author, Air Walter
?Mott'', ted was about 7. Our Sover-
eign Queen Victoria's hoe I, from • close
view I once got. I take to he 6 7-8."
ing little maid of tea months, who has
travelled at least • thnusend miles for
every month she ha* lived. and is. be-
yond rivalry, the chempien Infant
globe trotter of the world. Dora. who
is the daughter of a mlesioesry is
Egypt, was born at Aaynt. and doe
her wandering life at the early age of
seven weeks.
Her first escaroles was to Giro;
from Cairo abs journeyed to Alexan-
dria, and Odell the Pithier little soul
took the steamer to Marseilles. visited
Perla and lima travelled to London
wad Orf�M;'• StiM'paettsg asci
of senses tas'-Ittie- 505.4, isw three
and a half strrrtim old. ermined the At-
YatLe and saw New York. Still .he
was not costent but, Uly.wr-like, most
made the United ?taten which eke.
1. mow engaged in doing By the end
of Dora'• Ctrkt year of lite she will
have travelled a dtataare equal to
halt the earth's drouatereens.
Whosoever Doves gaze. Me draws •
treln of admirers, sad, althongs .ln
reeve relate stories of her travels, her
large epee are *Inquest with all she
would like to tall.
('holly Addiepate - "Aw, deetab, 1
have weeently been .11lleted with fear-
ful headaches" Do,tor -"I see. Anne
of those aching voids we read shout "
-
Mr Jobs &nitle ors of the beat
down elttases of Darby. diad there
of the loth alt., aged le- years. Da-
mmed wee the bead of a Lege arm
of brats -founders•
Women. having proved very etasesss-
tul ra telegraph work inGermany, will
is bathe be ssspkuy'ed iD prdtfulsss
to the ether sax. mi s is ciao the sirs
is Frays sed Holland.
While the Bishop of •odor and ]fan
was wstaiiing aha settles down et eels
ebiia tress r.oedly, the tree fell t*M
krsorkisg him dews. It cateld g
w a railing saved W life.
lefles McLeod. a weeds at Glasgow.
Ion glow a tend for aillsstoS west
aaeme t,st dwsrfe of the Catba laerwnwork .l din
he Atrlra..ad
ers..g.tsesass sad/ft . Theft te tu1117'
ksetrei
Thee .m hent bone to the world is
a Bhnilamd posy owned by W Mars
chase CO.rc.w.1* Milan. it is 24 heeds
high. and when srtabdag bunt* Ht
owner ie pvony'a bank is only ammo
above hf� knee.
One of flee basdamemet patent edge -
Ile Axminster carpets which bas Ind
made at Kidderminster for a coolie*.
able time bine bees shipped to Lentil.
Booth America. It !e a sieamisae who-
daotios , and a aleures >p feetMei by
14 feat 'aide. The ar pet 1. specially
made for the post -office of Lima.
It L eeeoanced that of the iJfi
Baptist sissiat•rs in Great Britain and
Ireland. so fewer than 1,688 are r* -
ported to In total abstainers, IN id-
at:f rs to a large number Ill UPI
field ; while ea of 2019 - -" -
ndabters is Bsgteed sad ales. 1384,
or 88 per teat., •re in the same ests-
dovy-
The Greek prisoners who have been
kept at (ion taatlnople. and were treat-
ed very gently. have bees coat home.
Tbs7y' ireived before their departnts
anotherr proof of the fact that the ltd
tea b►sazioos toprss. himself iee of
•n ogre thin he legenerally described.
livery *sad the prisoners received eye
Tarkid pound as a parting gift.
Mr. Licosl Phillipa, the South Af-
rican apecul*tor, who was 0$a of Dr.
Jsmzraon's acop.ptioss, hes bass lease
imbed for lite from the Trumbull re -
piddle, Moms est free with abed, eon -
imitators, en prrml-lag never to in-
terfere directly ol.hdt.otly in Trans-
vaal polttlx ulna duds Me preen •
by writing as *radii c tele.nlag the
Government, in the Nlnet.e•sth Coa-
tary.
The Dutch Government Imo r'ejeeied
the bid of an A tArlleaii firm for the
bending of an trot bridge across ales
earl has weepfe.l the hid of a
Ihelth bili, tbDagb the Amerin&pikof-
fared to do tlm work aortewhay (I'w•P
er--$(71,9/0 weird •478,090. The .tan'
sloe Ord le that the 'United Stated
t>ddesven» to bar ontforeign Whew
tries, feed that therefore forelge emo-
ted are nr.t jwstifiet Ie permitting
the •ssspetitlob of Ame.:waw.
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.
" I have forgotten," said Mr.
Nogglehy, " the wise remark that •
young man once ma'ie to me. years ago.
ft was this: 'Owe thing leads to an-
other.' This was aprovos of a further
advantage that I had brought into view
by a step I had just taken. The moral
of this 10 -it has leen set forth octet
T may h•v.mentioned itmyself, lint if.
will bear miles repetition -that if we
would roomed we mustkeep stirring!"
AN EXPENSIVE CARPET.
The meet expensive carpet in the
world is now en the shelves of the Go -
belies factory. It 1s worth 11fl000,and
was shale during the yearn IMV and
1870. It was or.'ered for Napoleon 1i1.,
hut was eafinisbel when the Franco -
promise war broke not \% hat that war
was finished he had no use for it.
THE LiON'S LENGTH
The lion, tbasgll be stands no higher
then a bergs mastiff, le area six to
eight frust is length
CANllli'
TH1 VAST
SOON BEI
They Will
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tae - .r'
minas a
Sort Beet
Vsat ani!
will tetbrs
the Crow's
co struotls
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mots the
ormeing tb
d&an North
yes betw•e
the east ae
Ons fwd t
then depos
bbd the sit
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two WI"
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btaeatt.
foram di r
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seal whirl
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l'Wids. the
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beeL
temdfar
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railroad
terra bac
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tlime
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