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/ /jV / I THE AMARANTHINE VASE| : : : S V $ By B W. C'JRRIE. $ $ $ At the time when Greece was the empire of the world a celebrated pot ter who lived in Corinth moulded a vase. He carried the vase to Thebes, in which city the great painter Ap peles was then sojourning, and there upon induced him to paint upon the vase the portrait of a woman, the most beautiful in all Greece. The pot ter returned to Corinth and cast his vase in a seething furnace, whence it came forth virtually imperishable, a piasterpiece of classic pottery. The potter believed that the painting of Appeles would never fade and he called it “The Amaranthine Vase.” For several months the potter ex hibited his vase in his shop. One day a great noble came to the potter and offered a sum that meant wealth and happiness for all his days. The vase was sold. In the year 146 B. C., the Roman Consul Mummius, at the head of his legions, entered Corinth. After put ting the men to death and selling the women and children into slavery he plundered the city of its precious treasures —among them the vase. For ■ many years this gem of the potter’s art remained in Rome and was shown in the palaces of successive emperors. Finally the vase fell into the hands of the family of the Medici and after several centuries was removed to Paris, where it took its place among the treasures of the Louvre. In the reign of Louis XIV. it was stolen from the palace and sold to an ignorant dealer in bric-a-brac. Bought by an English nobleman it crossed the chan nel and proved the delight of several generations of ceramic hunte.?s. George Chalmers was a struggling young artist. His struggle was not only for home and to gain the young girl he loved as his wife, but for the bare necessities of life. One evening as he was going to his studio—the gar ret of one of the better sort of tene ments on the east side of New York — he was attracted by a notice advertis ing the sale of artists’ materials, which appeared in the sooty window of a dingy junk shop. He went inside, and while overhauling a lot of brushes | and paints his eye fell on a startling bit of coloring, that gleamed from a pile of bric-a-brac in one corner of the shop. Going over to the nondescript heap of rubbish he leaned down and saw a face about the size of a silver dollar enameled on the surface of a vase. A tremor went through the young ; artist’s frame; his eyes grew wide with amazement. “Surely that was the work of a great master!” With a trembling hand he reached down into the heap of rubbish and, exercising all the care he could, he disengaged it from the mass of broken china and chips of iron and brought it out into the light. He trembled all over as the conviction seized him that he had dis covered a treasure of enormous value. ; A sharp bargain with the owner and ! he hurried out into the street and was j soon in his shabby little studio. Dis- i placing a bust of the Venus de Milo, which had occupied a bracket on the wall, he carefully dusted off his vase and gave it the mast commanding place in his studio. Long into the night he sat before the vase and studied the transcendent- ■ ally beautiful coloring of the face. The following day found the young i artist working away with all the en- I thusiasm of genius. Day followed day and still the almost inspired young 1 man stuck to his canvas. What he had eaten for a week would not have made a hearty meal. In an hour’s time he would have given the finish ing touches to his work of art. He did not hear the heavy creak of advancing footsteps on the stairs, nor did he see the three rough-looking men and the landlord advance into the room. The landlord spoke and bran dished a paper in his hands. The young man was oblivious —his dream had deadened all his senses. One of the men stepped forward, and, raising his arm with a mocking laugh, dashed the vase-model from its bracket, sending it crashing in a thou sand pieces to the floor. Gerge Chal mers woke to the present. He looked at his vase, an impossible broken mass on the rough board floor. He looked at the landlord and the two men, and his eyes shone with the grief that comes with a broken heart. He closed his eyes and sank back in his chair. On the following day the name "George Chalmers” appeared on one of the sudden death slips to become a part of the dry, voluminous records of the coroner's office. together Too Liberal, „ r H , I : d days of iland composition* J Pinter Known from New York to v-andp”^ iCISCO aS “ Pllgrim ” Hazlett and ;t U ° a PeMsy lvania toT-n a ' <^ e ,^, itor of weekly for can nut v ♦ Said the edltor - “I an p bt jon to work, but I'm afraid an offerc™"? 1 money -” “ Mak e me rieht / SSld the PiI S r im. “All i j= ht - I can give you two meals a office o^th^ 0 ? 86 ’ 3OU Can Sleep in 016 ' unite on this and tui nf i , c ’ dnu I take care of jour laundry. Then if vou need tobacco get it a .oss the street at the STorprv US And lUey run an accoun * with Set a can bre " J ' o “ ca ” Beside? rn wh<!n <™ sou like, week h ? y J '°’ four dol,ars » IS tLat satisfactory?” “Gosh” said the Pilgrim, after repeating \he I g et s ‘ raight “ “iis, “It tour donaJs ‘.' What *> l «« "“h the ! ' I | MARRYING MY PA OFF I S —t: v *£ | g By MERCER VERNON. They say I'll be in love some day. But I don't know. Pa was in love once but he’s 3 married now. But it wasn’t pa’s fault he got mar ried. Pa’s awful handsome. Any man that’s hand some and a wid ower and has plenty of money has a pretty hard time to keep from getting married. And, then, he tried to blame it on me—he said I needed a home and some one to look after me, and all that sort of rot. Pa and I lived in a hotel —and his “girl” lived in a flat across the street. He and I always took a walk after dinner. But when he got ready that evening I told him I was tired and that he’d better get Miss Jane —that was his “girl”—and take her out for a walk. He patted me on the shoulder and said he was sorry I didn’t feel like going, and that’s the last I saw of him that evening. But after that he began going to Miss Jane’s every evening. I got tired of staying alone so I began going with him. I guess this wasn’t very satis factory to him —but I liked it pretty well. One evening he gave me a quar ter — (bet he thought it was a nickel) —and told me I’d better go over to the hotel. Pa always said I had a good head for business, so after that I made him this proposition: I’d go back to the hotel: At nine o’clock for 25 cents. At ten o’clock for 15 cents. At eleven o’clock for ten cents. I made 25 cents pretty nearly every night that way. Then one night they went out walking and left me at Miss Jane’s. 1 guess they had a falling out, because they hadn’t been gone long before they came back. Pa opened the door and let Miss Jane in and then went away. This sort of surprised Miss Jane —she thought he was coming in. She began to bawl. Then came the most disgusting part of all. Pa came back! And, to make matters worse, he said he had come after me—me —me that had been able to go home alone every night for the last month. That made me sick. So I just told him to come along and grabbed up my hat and started for the door. But he didn’t seem to want to ■ come, so I went back and sat down. I But you bet your boots he didn’t get a; chance to make up with Miss Jane, i She sat off in a corner reading a pa per, and pretty soon he grabbed up his hat and told me we were going over to the hotel. After I got into bed pa said he’d forgotten something over at Miss Jane’s, so he went back after it. It took him an hour to find it, 'whatever it was. The next day he began talking again about the home question. “I think Miss Maud would be nice,” said I. Miss Maud was one of his lady friends. “How would you like her, pa?” “Oh, fairly well,” said he. “But can’t you think of some one else?” “Well —how about Miss Harriette — and she’s rich, too.” “Money isn’t everytihng. Miss Jane thinks a lot of you, my boy.”' “Does she?” said I. “Yes; she says you’re the nicest little fellow she knows.” “Where do you come in at, pa?” “Oh —a —that —that’s different.” “Well,” said I; I thought I’d say something to please pa for once —“But do you think she'd have you?” “Oh, of course,” said pa. “Have you popped the question, pop?” “N-no, my son.” “Well, you’d better get busy.” Pa left me in a hurry. The last 1 saw of him he was flying across the street toward Miss Jane’s. He didn’t show up for dinner that evening, so about seven I went over to Miss Jane's. When I came into the room Miss Jane was as red as a beet. They both looked awful happy. Gas in Ozark Trees. Prof. J. A. Ferguson of the Penn sylvania State college reports a curi ous phenomenon connected with the cutting of hardwood trees in the Ozark mountains. Cavities near the base of found to contain tho Ffegg an* _ cut in- ejas; When these' csvfH& Liy nak the cutters of the the. gas escayy? with a whistling , sound, showing ir-to be under pres surgf. aiNS lighted it wfii burn with . a '’hint Jiame. The ■etdes of the ' cavities coutalning’ gaf\ are case ® darkened and look as though seared with a hoT.jron. Jhe pop. of the district-.is \fhat these U a connected through tjieir roots ' 1 subterranean j9Tppfy of natural is and the Land on' thpy grow > valued accordingly Ati exa,»nina>tidft of the gas collected' front a \cottofl l ‘ wood tree was made b/ Prof. of the University of Kansas,'and It found to be substantially .the same as natural gas, with .the addi- non of some free hydrogen. Prof, jerguson believes, however, that this nF S +i? S Protect of decomposition of the heartwooffi of the trees. ♦- i | “0, SUCH A MISTAKE” | M ►I 4 m A V H By MILDRED GRAHAM. £< 8 It all began by the Modern-Apollo falling in love. He had done it 50 times or more, in I vVI ''w H B J people! It was late in the season, when the lovely-woman appeared upon the scene. The Modern-Apollo was be coming weary of his many flirtations. Even looking handsme, and saying: “Aw,” was losing it’s charm. He was in fact, quite insufferably bored, and growing too languid, even, for love making! The Lovely-woman dawned upon him by gas-light, at the ball. That was the beginning. She was quite “uncommonly thoroughbred, don’t cher know?” and she hung upon his arms, and his words, and used her eyes and her dazzling smile —for the rest of the season! It was all quite natural to the Modern-Apollo. All the girls did that. He was “so tewibly fascinating, deah boy!' He had done this some thing 20 times a season. He had done it care lessly, or eagerly, or gayly, or soberly, or passionately, or masterfully—any way to suit the subject—but he had never before done it in earnest! The Modern-Apollo thought it over one night in his room. He had de clined a most select punch party for that purpose! The fellows winked and said he was “hard hit!” The Modern-Apollo heard, and his resolve strengthened. He pitied the other men, sincerely, but they could not all expect to have a glossy beard and a melting glance! When his mind was made up, he became more devoted than ever, and the Lovely-woman seemed to enjoy it. At least she was the gayest of the gay, and always ready for a moonlight row, or a daylight walk or ride, or, best of all, a twilight tete-a-tete. The shadows which a semi-gloom gave to her eyes were simply intoxicating. It took all the Modern-Apollo’s long practice and experience not to voice his love, on occasions like this; but he succeeded manfully. The season waned, and the Love ly-woman seemed lovelier than ever. There was a ball at the hotel. There was a crush, or, as the fellows said a “jam.” “Everybody”—compre hensive term —was there, and “every body” was elegantly arayed—the Modern-Apollo was in a state of ex hilaration. It was no hard matter to find a se cluded nook, on a balcony. The Love ly-woman had a fondness for nooks — especially balconies! The music was quite melting—and so was she! The orchestra played “Come to Me, Love, in the Gloaming,” and the Modern- Apollo murmured that it was appro priate, and —several things. The Lovely-woman listened coldly, even drew away from him, with a dignified gesture. He grew frightened! He went down upon his knees! There was a step nearby, and the Lovely-woman sprang up eagerly: “Oh, such a mistake!” she cried. “How it could have happened! So sorry!” Approaching, was a bald-headed man with a military mustache and a distinguished air. She took a step to ward this individual. “What an opportune arrival! Al low me —my husband, the colonel —• just came down today.” The Lovely-woman tucked her hand confidingly into the arm of the new comer. That personage bowed with a condescension that was maddening. The Modern-Apollo made them a sweeping salute. “Most happy —pon my -word!” said ' he. He walked away with dignity, but all too slowly! He heard the distin guished person murmur a question, . ,d the voice of the Lovely-woman iioE ted back harmoniously, as she moved off. • ■< 1 —eo giaa you j 1 was a widow! ! ! 1 do oelieVe d l6 idiot frying to propose!" The Modeni-Apollo sought toe ball 's room, and offered himself to, and was ■ accepted by five of the “pretty dears, j in the next hour! A Little Thing Like That. If you are sufficiently talented look in your glass, comb your hair and held a candle in one hand, all at once. You must be alone, too. If lucky, vou’ll see your true love’s face over , ur shoulder. Pleasures of the Rich. 1 ' Van Million is back from Eu- ,< -he so tickled about?" r °"Wha't & v smuggled in two paxik «<« t 4»h« . ’garettes.” ages i of fo. t6i^ft as many different ways—but he had never before done it in earnest. That was the differ ence! The Modern- Apollo was what he called “stun ning, don’t cher know,” and he wore patent leath er shoes, and a magnificent beard. The fellows said he was “too deucedly good-t looking!” and the girls called him “too sweet for anything!*’ The Modern-A polio thought them all the most delight fully observing Famous Speakers. From Church Tidings. Dr. G. Campbell Morgan is a tech nical expounder of marvelous gifts. After running the gamut, however, of the Bible manuscripts and inter preting after the shadings of all languages in which it is written, we plain people can be happy, as it all narrows down and ends with the St. James version our mothers and fathers loved and handed down to us. DR. NG POOU CHEW. The “John*’ Chinaman, as he calls himself, is the livest wire yet heard. As he portrayed the history of his people, laughter and tears were in great evidence. That China must pay 60 per cent of her entire revenue and keepa mil lion of men in the field to defend herself from Christian nations, was a mystery to his people. . That Eng land at the Cannon’s Mouth would force opium upon them to destroy the nation, for many could not be understood. China had two awful problems— opium and foot-binding.' The first would end by law in eight years, the second was already abolished. But the United States had two, whisky and the hobble-skirt which it would not put down. The United States alohe gave hope to China. The fourteen millions re turned to China by U. S. exacted by the powers, would never be effaced from the memory of his nation. He prayed that the flag of the U. S. might wave triumphantly for ever and that China’s greatest hope was to become Americanized. Spring Blood and System Cleanser. 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