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Ho for tho bending sheaves, Qo tor the crimson leaves Flaming In splendor! Season of ripened gold, Plenty In orlb and fold. Skies and depth untold, Liquid and tender, at.. v Far, like the smile of God, See how the goldenrod Hippies and tosses! Yonder, a crimson vino Trails from a bearded pine, Thin as a throad of wina Staining tho mosses. A Wedding Reception By HELEN FORRISST GRAVES. UST wliafc I ex - pected!” said %. "• Mis.s Delavigue, She was sitting • •=•=;,j.. 7 ES out on tho bal- — fla r±OT cony, where the m~'~' niignonnete and t _ ~i K asters were all a m~Jp blaze of vivid color, to enjoy the sunset; but she didn’t enjoy it auy more, after Muriade Yail had told her the news. There was n band playing in the little park, whose green grass and sparkling fountain formed such a pretty picture, but she did not hear its music any longer-. “Married!” said Miss Delavigue, lifting her hands and drawing a sepul chral sigh—“married! Does the whole world think, aud dream, and trouble itself about nothing else?” “I’m very sorry, aunt,” said Muri ade, “but—” “No, you are not,” interrupted Miss Delavigue. “Don’t begin, at this late day, to tell me falsehoods.” “I don’t mean that I’m sorry be cause I’ve promised to marry Tom,” said Muriade, with a bright spot on each cheek, “because that would be a falsehood. No, indeed, I’m not sorry; but I mean I’m vexed to disappoint you, aunt.” Muriade was a dark, Spanish-eyed girl, with brows like two perfect arches; a red, cherry-cleft mouth, and the most roguish of dints, scarcely large enough to be dignified with the name of dimple, that came and went in a capricious fashion in her chin. She stood, with folded hands and head slightly drooped, before the prim, elderly lady, whose black silk dress resolved itself into such perfect folds, and whoso iron-gray curls hung > so precisely on either side of her face. “Didn’t I take you when you were seven years old, and bring you up as a young lady should be brought up?” sadly demanded Miss Delavigue. “Yes, aunt.” “And haven't I had you educated at Mademoiselle Melisse’s, with extra piano lessons, aud your voice culti vated at two dollars a lesson?” went on the old lady. “Yes, aunt,” confessed Muriade. “And,” severely went on the cate chist, “just as you were getting to be a real companion for me in my advanc ing years, you forget all this, and run oft'with —Tom Whitworth.” “I haven’t run off with him, aunt!” flashed out Muriade, scarcely knowing whether to laugh or cry. “But you would if you couldn’t wring a consent from me. You know you would,” said Miss Delavigue. “You’d scramble down a ladder, or climb out of a fourth-story window.” “I love him, aunt,” said Muriade, earnestly; “and he loves me.” “Rubbish!” said Aunt Delavigue, with an energy which nearly tipped her eye-glasses from her Roman nose. “You mean that he loves your expecta tions. He loves the idea of inheriting my money andtliis brown-stone bouse, and all the shares in the Mexican sil ver mines. That’s the beginning and the end of it!” “Never, aunt!” cried poor Muriade. “That’s well,” grimly pronounced Miss Delavigue; “because I’ve my own ideas on the subject. I don’t know that I’m at all too old to marry myself.” “Aunt!” exclaimed Muriade, in sur prise. “Why not?” said Miss Delavigue. “I suppose there can be old fools as well as young ones. ” “But,” pleaded Muriade, “are you iu earnest?” “Why shouldn’t I bein earnest?” “Aunt,” burst out Muriade, “is it Major Larkington? Is it? Oh, I know it is! And oh, aunt, dear, I do so hope you will be happy! And Ma jor Larkington is perfectly splendid, siuce he got his false teeth, only, annt, those tedious stories of his about the war in Florida —won’t you get tired of them, if you’re obliged to hear them every day?” Miss Delavigue looked in some per plexity at her niece. w, e h a( j sup posed that this hint would x-. ve filled Muriade with dismay and disap,,; nt , ,neut.: hut on the contrary that you.., to accept the idea as the the world. And entirely by Jd^Sude’s A SONG or AUTUMN. Bright 'nnath the morning blue Sparkles the frosted dew, Gera-like and starry. Hark how the partridge ooek Pipes to his soattered flock, Mindful liow swift the hawk Darts on his quarryl v "yT Autumn Is here again— Banners on hill and plain Blazing and flying. Hall to the amber morn, Hall to tho heapt-np corn, Hall to tho hunter’s horn, Swelling nnd dylngl -Tames Buoklinm, In "Tho nenrt of Life.” money is hers, and we don’t grudge it to her. And we’re ready to work for our own, aren’t wo, Muriade? I’m not rich, but my office brings me a thousand dollars a year, and we’re both going to economize like every thing—aren’t we, Muriade? And Ma jor Larldngton’s a brick, and we hope you’ll be happy, exactly as we’re going to be.” And Tom Whitworth squeezed Miss Delavigue’s hand until the old lady cried out for mercy. “And now, aunt,” said Muriade, radiantly, “when is the wedding to be? And why haven’t you said any thing about it before?” Miss Delavigue hesitated a little. She blushed. Apparently she did not know what to say on the spur of the moment. “Well,” she faltered, “Major Lar kington did say something about the twentieth of December.” “Christmas-time!” exclaimed Mu riade. “Oh, Tom, how perfectly de lightful! Couldn’t we manage to have our wedding at the same time?” “No,” said Tom, stoutly. “We must be married on the first of De cember. You said wo should, Mu riade, and you mustn’t go back of your word.” “But, Tom, it would only be three weeks.” “Three weeks or three days,” stoudly maintained Tom Whitworth, “you promised me, and I can’t let you off.” “Well, ther, you obstinate fellow,” said Muriade, “we can be back from our trip just n time to danco at Aunt Delavigue’s wedding.” “Agreed!’ said Tom, looking very happy, indeed. Apparently the young couple were in no wise discomfited at the idea of going to housekeeping on a capital of love, and love alone. Tom Whitworth began to look dili gently around among dim old auction rooms and musty second-hand stores, to find something astoundingly cheap and delightfully comfortable, where with to garnish tho small cottage which he Lad derided to take a little out of town, so as to economize in rent. And Muriade joined a cooking class, made herself a bib-apron, and began to come down into Miss Delavigue’s kitchen to experiment in pies and puddings, dainty little tea-biscuit, and salad which might have tempted an anchorite to break his vows. And she studied up the question of polishing brasses, cleaning plate glass, mending china, and darning table linen with notable earnestness. And she was more affectionate than ever with her aunt. “Because,*’ she told Tom, “there is something so pathetic about Aunt Delavigue’s happiness, coming so strangely in the autumn of her life. And I’m afraid, Tom—now don’t tell anybody—that Major Larkington is only going to marry her for her money. For he is certainly ten years younger than she is, and he has only come from Philadelphia once to see her since the engagement.” “Love is like the measles,” said Tom, philosophically. “Every one has it a different way'. ” While Miss Delavigue, who had been judge and jury all by herself, at least rendered the verdict to a public consisting of herself, alone. “They love each other, after all. My money had nothing to do with it. Tom loves Muriade, aud Muriade has not ceased to love her old aunt, now that she no longer believes herself to be an heiress. There is such a thing as honor, and truth, and real affection in the world, after all.” The first of December came, and Miss Delavigue gave Muriade t.he prettiest of weddings, under a mar riage bell of white rose-buds and smi lax, with an artistio little dejeuner,and the bride went away in a dove-colored silk dress, with daisies in her hat. “But, aunt,” she said, “it’s so strange that Major Larkington isn’t here?” “Ho couldn't come,” said Miss Delavigue. “He’ll be on hand on the twentieth. Mind you and Tom get back in time!” jyj“Oh, we’ll be sure to do that!” said ‘;de. “And be sure, aunt, that pearl lockJ h ® “ a / or for . the ?, ear little The twente* he t s ° nt me ; so did Mr. and\ of £ eCen fc ca “ e; , „ t - ~ . Tom Whitworth, e icy e> 2Va y 0 f Niagara u o s parlor b were once hot ' accepting my hospitality on this occa sion.” “Delighted. I am sure!” stam mered Tom, staring with all hia eyes. “Many congratulations!” faltered Muriade, scarcely less amazed. And then they took advantage of u stream of newcomers, who monopolized the bridal pair and taxed Miss Defn vigue with her duplicity. “Sold,” said Tom, succinctly, “com pletely!” “Aunt, how could yott deceive us so?” said Muriade. “I didn’t deceive you,” said Miss Delavigue, luughing. “I said there could be old fools as well as young ones, and I say so still. And you yourself mentioned Major Larkington! I didn’t feel myself called upon to go into any disclaimers, although 1 knew then that he was engaged to Helena Dove; and the only point I gained was the certainty that my dear nieoa and nephew were not heartless fortune seekers, but loved me just as well as if they believed themselves my heirs, as well as the oonviction that Tom Whitworth loved Muriade just because she was Muriade, and not tho rich old woman’s only relation.” Miss Delavigue made her will the next day, and she left all her money to Muriade and Tom, because she was easy in her mind at last. “It was a regular conspiracy,” she said; “but it revealed to me exactly what I wanted to know.”—Saturday Night. American Tools Abroad. American tools are sold all over the world. The New York represen tative of an American tool manufac turing establishment, when asked where American tools were sent, ran over the export orders received that day. They included orders from Hungary, Austria, Germany, Prance, England, South Africa and South America. There were altogether about twenty orders, and from some of the countries named there wore two or three orders. The export orders of the previous day included orders from Russia, Australia and New Zealand; and these wero not unusual orders, but such as are constantly received. In the shipping room at that moment stood cases marked for Java, for Ecuador, and for Australia. Many of these orders are small. In some cases there were orders for a single tool, or for two or three; for some, orders of half a dozen, or two or three dozen, to supply orders or to keep lines filled. These small orders are mostly from European countries, with which communication is nowa days quick and convenient. European merchants order these things just about as merchants in other cities in this country would. It costs no more to send to London than it does to Chicago, aud it is as easy to send to Berlin as it is to Paterson. The characteristics that commend these American tools to their foreign purchasers are the same that mark American machines and implements generally; lightness, fine finish, and perfect adaptability to their several uses. The exports of American tools to all parts of the world are steadily increasing.—New York Sun. Children of Deaf Mutes. Some English statistics show that one-tenth of the children born of par ents of whom one was a deaf-mute are afflicted in the same manner, and that one-third of the children are deaf mutes when both parents are the sub jects of that condition. Thus, the pro portion of deaf children when both parents are so affected is more than three times greater than when only one parent is, which leads to the con clusion that congenital deaf-mutism is the result of hereditary influences, which are intensified when coming from both parents. There are often several deaf children in a family. It has been found that about forty per cent, of congenital deaf-mutes had deaf and dumb brothers. Consan guineous marriages are believed to l>lay a part in favoring congenital deaf ness. Tuberculosis and drunkenness also appear as causes.—Now York Tri bune. Food and Poison Combined. One of the most deadly poisons and a common article of food are combined in a single plant. This is tapioca, a South American shrub that grows to a height of six or eight feet. The root, as well as the wood, of the plant se cretes an acrid milky juice so toxic that it kills in a very few minutes. This quality is eliminated by heat, and that which in a raw state is so deadly is thereby oonverted into a nourishing aud agreeable aliment. The root is grated into pulp and subjected to great pressure, which extracts all the poisonous juice. It is then heated on metal plates, which transforms it into the tapioca of commerce. It is to be hoped that this information may not disturb the equanimity of consumers of tapioca. The process employed in its conversion from a poisonous plant into a substance entirely innocuous is absolutely infallible. Woes of a Court Physician. Being physician to an Asiatic ruler carries a good salary with it, but it has its disadvantages. News comes from Persia of the death of Sir Joseph Tholozon, physician to the Shah. For thirty years Sir Joseph was the physi cian and trusted confident of the Shah Nasr-ed-Din. When that ruler died and his son, the present Shah, ascend ed the throne, Sir Joseph wrote to a friend in Paris saying that he was go ing to resign his post, as he was afraid of his life. It would appear that his fears were only too well founded. Sir Joseph was acquainted with many of the secrets of the court, and his death was on that account by the new His predecessor at the Persian ggggg Irrigation. It is sometimes said that tho farmer who depends wholly on irrigation is really better oft than those who farm where rainfall is usually sufficient. The man who irrigates has the con trol of moisture supply in his own hands. But this does not wholly ap ply to fruit growing. In arid climates air, as well as noil, must be kept moist to develop the best fruit. For many ye’arH California fruit was dry and poor in quality, though fine looking. Now California air in the dry season is less arid than it used to be, and its fruit is better. Straw for Feed. Choice timothy hay is fed to many idle horses on farms that liavo surplus straw. Tho hay would bring in far more cash than all the straw. If the farmer is unwilling to cut the straw and feed with chop, it is practicable to feed it long with good results. If the mangers are cleaned out before each feed, the refuse being passed through the stables, horses will take out half the total weight of the feed with fair relish, and with a nitrogen ous grain ration will thrive upon it. While I prefer corn fodder and clover hay, I would always use surplus straw for wintering stock in place of timothy. If there is sufficient stock to consume all the eoarso feed, that may be so much the better; but if any is sold off the farm, let it be the hay, which is usually in demand at paying prices.— Farm anil Fireside. How to Milk Properly, A man of my acquaintance who gen erally did his own milking, employed a boy. The milk shrank one-third in two weeks. The farmer resumed milking, aud in two weeks got the same amount as before. Afterwards he set the hired man to milking and the milk shrank ten per cent, in two weeks, and in two weeks more, the farmer milking again, was back at the standard. This man milks quickly and very clean. He closes the fore finger aud thumb around the teat high up and makes a downward motion, tightening the grip and forcing out the milk. He then lets go liis hold, keeping the finger and thumb in cir cle, carries up tho hand and presses it smartly agaimi the udder, closes and pulls down as before. The idea is to give as near as may be the same mo tion the calf does in suckling.—J. L. Hersey, in Americau Agriculturist. A rotato-Gathering Fork, The cut shows a home-made fork that will do good work in picking up and sortiug potatoes that have been HOME-MADE POTATO FORK. dug out upon the ground. The wood en teeth, or tines, are the teeth from a cast-off drag rake. The sides keep the tubers from rolling off, while the head piece is stout enough to hold the handle, its sides and the tines firmly. The tines can be placed near enough together to lift all the potatoes, or only those above a certain size, thus sortiug them. Ground Bone-Hmv tlio Same Amount of Plant Food Can Be Obtained Cheaper. Estimating the value of whole bones at $lO per ton aud cost of grinding them at $lO more, will make the cost of one ton of ground hones S2O. Suppose an average ton of bones to contain sixty pounds of organic nitro gen and 400 .pounds of phosphoric arid; 375 pounds of nitrate of soda will furnish sixty pounds of nitrogen and 135 pounds of soda. Thirteen hundred and fifty pounds of powdered phosphate of lime, thirty per cent., will furnish 405 pounds of phosphoric arid. This mixture will cost, with nitrate of soda at two and a half cents a pound aud powdered phosphate of lime at three-quarter cents a pound, $1.7.25 for only 1725 pounds, equal in nitrogen and phos phoric acid to oue ton ground bones. The nitrogen in nitrate of soda is in its most available form. There is also 135 pounds of soda which is not to be had in using bones alone. The phosphoric acid in the pow dered phosphates of lime is more avail able than the phosphorio acid in ground bones, because the powdered phosphate of lime is in a much finer state of division than ground bones and fineness of division is the measure of its availability. The 135 pounds of soda are equivalent in alkaline action to 202 pounds of potash. Professor Wagner says in regard to the effect of soda: “There is a direct effect of it, aud. this direct effect has proved during my investigation of such importance that further re searches are of great moment.” Iu liis opinion “the decided preference expressed by Schultz-Luptiz for a kainit as a potash (kali) salt is, like the better yield produced by the use of nitrate of soda as against sulphate of ammonia, attributable to the effect of the soda which kainit, as well as nitrate of soda, contains, and which heretofore has not been properly valued.”— Andrew H. Wabd. Crates and Stands. s ]!. A. the ends one-ineh lumber, ten inohes wide, ripped into 4-inch stuff, will cost about sl(s per thousand. The end pieces are 91x10 inches square, so that a board 1(5 feet long will make 40 end pieoes, with a very little waste, which will make them cost about 1 cent per crate. So that tho whole cost for a orate is not far from 2 cents; and as I caunot estimate my time ns being worth muoli, I do not figure it in. Some may think I am a little par ticular when I say that I smooth each strip of lath with a jack plane, but I am better satisfied with tho looks of DERRY CRATE. TICKER'S STAND. the crates, as it gives them a cleaner appearance, which is everything in selling fruit, ns “cleanliness is profita bleness” in this business.” I have each crate stamped with my name and address, and when I sell my berries the understanding is, the crates are to be returned; of course, were I to ship I would do differently; but, so far, I hnvo liad “home consumption” enough to use all I produce. My picking stands are as light and strong as possible. I make a frame inches square of -gxll inch strips, with 4 strips of laths for the bottom; for handles I procure bales from old pails, or else make them of No. 9 wire; these I fasten rigidly to opposite sides of stands. These will hold 4 boxeß or quarts, and are fts handy and light as auy I have eve> seen. So far I have purchased the material for my boxes and manufactured them myself, using a magnetic tack hammer to handle and drive the tacks. These boxes are not as strong as those made by a stapling machine, but are the “next thing best. ” As soon as my business war rants it I shall purchase one of these machines for my own use. About the Farm. Whether your method be by cold, deep setting of milk, or extraction by the hand separator, keep the whole process, including the butter making, entirely away from the kitchen. Tho main principle to be observed in feeding the milch cow is to feed moderately, and to avoid all sudden changes in the rations. Let the quan tity be ample, but never excessive. The owner has the opportunity from the day the calf is dropped until it is a full-fledged cow to make it gentle. Kindness is an important item of the stock in trade on the dairy farm, as it is everywhere else. Turnips are a valuable winter feed for sheep and cattle, particularly the former. When fed to milk cows give just after milking, otherwise the milk ‘ may be given au unpleasant odor, aud the butter an undesirable taint. Ample space should be allowed fowls, but unlimited space is not only injurious. The only advantage an un limited range can possibly give fowls will be on the supply of animal food in the way of insects, and that can be supplied as profitably as the other food we supply them with, and should be given once a week in the shape of refuse meats from the butchers, boiled and chopped up fine. There is no poorer economy than in buying a poor harness because it is cheap. Well tanned leather with duo care will resist dampness, and will keep sound a long time. Harness should never be kept in the stable. There is too much ammonia in sta bles, which will quickly cause harness to rot. When used in warm weather the harness should be cleaned often, and kept soft and flexible with oil. The roof wears out, unless kept painted, faster than will any other part of a wooden building. It pays better to keep the roof painted than it does the sides, and it will also need to be painted oftener. When shingles are used from clear, straight grained wood and kept always painted, they will last a very long time. One of the advantages of painting roofs is to keep water from the nails, whose rusting soon rots the wood where they are driven. It is not generally considered a good time to set posts in the fall. No matter how well the soil is compacted around them, rains will sink down iu the soil that has lately been disturbed. The winter frosts will also penetrate more deeply, aud in a winter when there is much freezing and thawing will gradually lift the post up. If posts are set in fall for a fence the boards must be nailed on so as to keep the posts from being twisted, so that they must be reset before a fence can be made. Little pigs give returns for the ex tra attention necessary in preparing their food. See that each little fellow gets one teat, that he may have liis share of the mother’s milk. A little warm milk made into a mash with middlings will help the sow to make more and better milk and the little pigs to grow. Have plenty of fresh water on hand where the sow and the pigs can get it at all times. A little charcoal will prevent sour stomach. Health and thrift in breeding animals means money iu the farmer’s pocket. —E. T. Biddick. In hungry hens, that is, hens that kept hungry, there is no well-fed hen frCKINO CRANBERRIES. Roil Sen.. In Harvest Tima Among ths Cape Cod Bogs. One hundred barrels to an aero is • good yield, though, like all others, the cranberry crop is very uncertain, and while many fall below this figure, bogs have been known to produce j one barrel to a rod, or 160 to an acre. One bog of thirty aores produced, in 1896, 3700 barrels. The harvest begins about the Ist of September, and is tho most busy time of all the year to the people living in i the vicinity of the bogs. To live out of doors at this beautiful season is very pleasant, and when it means health, pleasure and profit, it calls all ages and conditions, from the baby in arms to the octogenarian with cane and spectacles; rich and poor, black and white, all are there; even the be lated summer visitor is not left be | hind. At an early hour in tho morn ing the pickers are astir; everybody is in a hurry; and although preparations were begun days before, there are many last things to be done before the start is made. The bogs have been “lined off” in rows, and are all ready when the pickers arrive, so the work begins at once. The berries are gathered in four and six quart meas ures, for each of which the picker re ceives a ticket when it is filled; or some of the larger bogs employ a tally-keeper. Who will get the first ticket? Each picker keeps one eye on his neighbor aud picks with all his might. It is an exciting race, with something in it for every one. Tho overseer (for this important person age is found on every bog) keeps a sharp watch that no berries are left in tho hurry and that the measures are filled. He tells them when to begin and when to leave oft', and is authority on all subjects connected with the work. No order is obeyed more promptly than “Leave off for din ner.” There are groves adjoining nearly all the bogs, and here in the shade of the trees the dinner is eaten; aud how good it tastes! Tho hour seems a short one when the call to work is heard, but the tickets have beeu counted, and it is an honor to be “high,” which all covet, so they are soon at work again. It is a jolly company. They talk, they laugh, they sing, they en tertain visitors, but they pick all the time. But tho day is drawing to its end, the sun sinks behind the trees, the dew begins to fall, and “homeward they plod their iveary way,” and the village, which during the day has seemed almost deserted, is again all life and bustle. After the berries are picked they are screened and the dirt and imper fect fruit removed. The small grow ers do this all by hand, but on the large bogs blowers and separators are used, which greatly facilitates the work. They are then packed in boxes and barrels, stamped, and shipped to market.—Harper’s Weekly. Climate and Crime. The public press has lately given much attention to the subject of the relation between weather and crime, says the Monthly Weather Roview. This seems to have started with a pri vate communication from some Weather Bureau observer and has greatly interested every one. A pre liminary collection of statistics seems to indicate that crime is more prevalent in hot weather. The Chief of the Weather Bureau has expressed his opinion that it is utterly wild to contemplate at present the possibility of issuing predictions of prevalence of crime, and he has no intention of attempting it. In faot, there is no official investigation of tho subject being made or contemplated in the Weather Bureau and no legal authority for so doing, even if it wera considered desirable, which it is not. The statistics of diseases have gen erally shown a very broad connection between climate and disease and the investigation of that subject is ordered by Congress, but that has no official connection with crime. The discus sion of such difficult subjeots is a matter for the careful study of statis tics by physicians, and any conclu sions that may at first seem to be justified need to be checked by later investigations before they can be prac tically applied to the public welfare. Meat-Eating and Temper. Mrs. Ernest Hart, who accompanied her husband in his recent trip around the world, appears to come to the con clusion that meat-eating is bad for the temper. In the Hospital she says that in no oountry is home rendered so un happy and life made so miserable by the ill-temper of those who are obliged to live together as in England. If we compare domestic life and manners in England with those of other countries where meat does not form such an in tegral article of diet, a notable im provement will be remarked. In less meat-eating France urbanity is the rule of the home; in fish and rice eat ing Japan harsh words are unknown, and an exquisite politeness to one an other prevails even among the children who play together in the streets. In Japan I never heard rude, angry words spoken by any hut Englishmen. I am strongly of opinion that the ill-temper of the English is caused in a great measure by a too abundant meat dietary, combined with a sedentary life. The half-oxidized products of albumen circulating in the blood pro duce both mental or moral distur bances. The healthful thing to do is to lead an active and unselfish life, on a moderate diet, sufficient to maintain strength and not increase weight. To Kaise the Elbe. It is said that the North German Lloyd Steamship Company contem plates raising the Elbe, which was sunk off Lowestoft, England, two years ago, with a loss of 350 lives. It is known that the Elbe carried a valua ble freight of gold and silver, much of it in bullion, while she also had on board 2000 registered letters. The American Wrecking and Salvage Com riany will make the attempt to raise though she lies in is lit 1 WORDS O p WISDOM. If yon want to live long, don’t tty to live more than one day at a time. l $ The man who loves money and hate# work is going to swindle somebody. -^ The heathen is a person whe doesn’t allow himself to quarrel over religiom When a woman makes up her min® to marry a man there is no escape lot him. Not one woman in a hnndred knows how to dress, and what is more no otfjti can tell her. j j No matter how poor a man’s memory is, he never forgets when you owe him money. If your schooling does not help you to better the world, your time and money are both lost. Apparently the heads of some peo ple were given them merely as conven ient bumps upon which to do up their hair. The young ladies do not loaf around the church doors and make remarks as to how pretty the young men look aa they pass out. There is no good in arguing with tho inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put , on your overcoat. i It very often happens that the mor® ' learnedly a graduate talks on com mencement day the harder ho has to | "hustle” for a job. A girl always worries more about s speck of lint on ho best fellov 'a ioa before she marries him than she dye v i after the knot is tied. Aman wl) knows'aays it's harder 101 l ll bachelor to pack his trunk than a married man. A married man gets his wife to pack it for him.—The North- West. A Royal Lovo Story. The marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark is generally believed to have been a love match, and this is tho way it is said to have begun: The Prince was travelling in Ger many with his tutor, and went, among other places, to the old cathedral city of Worms—a city which every good Wagnerian makes a point of visiting for the sake of its cathedral, for was not the space in front of the building known as the scene of the quarrel be tween Brunnhilde and Chriemhilde re corded in the “Niebelungen Lied?" As the Prince and his tutor walked up the aisle of the cathedral they heard sounds of steps behind them. Turn ing, tho Prince saw a young girl enter, beautiful as the princess of any fairy tale, with a delicate rosepink com plexion, ijnd brown hair tinted with gold. When she spoke the voice wa,s hushed and gentle. "Alexandra, Princess of Denmark!” murmured th® tutor. This was, indeed, the first meeting of the Prince and Prinoess of Wales. And it is told that the im pression made upon the Prince was an immediate one, and that the Princess* on her side, came to associate th® English stranger with tho Lohengrin of her girlish dreams. A Magnetic Island. The stories of magnetio mountain# that exert an attraction that cannot be withstood on all vessels that come into their vicinity have some foundation ili reality, and that, too, in the neighbor hood of Germany. The well known island of Bornholm, situated in the Baltic, and belonging to Denmark, may be regarded as a huge magnet. Although the power of this magnet ij not so great that it can draw the nails out of ships, as was told of the island in the “Arabian Nights,” the magnet ism of the rocks on the island of Born holm can cause a good deal of trouble to ships in quite another way. It ex erts such an influence on the magnetie needle that it can cause a vessel to turn perceptibly aside from her course! This is quite possible, as the effeot of this magnetic island is perceptible at a distance of nine and a half miles.- Glasgow Herald. The Military Autocar. The military autocar of Mr. E. J. Pennington, the English inventor, is mounted on wheels -with four-inch solid rubber tires, is driven by a six teen-horse-power engine, and carries two rapid firing guns, with suitabla shields for the two operators. A speed of forty-five miles an hour is said to be possible, the guns, each provided with 500 rounds of ammunition, being capable of firing at the variable ratp of fifty to 700 rounds a minute, with the car in motion or at rest. If de sired, the guns oan be rotated auto matically during firing, and, in case of the operators being shot after firing is commenced, they will continue in operation until the ammunition is ex hausted.—Trenton (N. J.) American. What “Ocean Springs” Is. Ocean Springs, the scene of the fever epidemic, is the oldest Frenoh settle ment on the Gulf Coast, In 1682 La Salle and Tonty, after having explored the Northwestern country, paddled down the Mississippi River to its mouth and claimed all the sonrround ing country in the name of the French King. Beveral years later France sent out colonists who settled at Ocean Springs, which, however, they called Fort Biloxi, the name having been changed in recent years. The plague whioh visited these early colonists from time to time was probably noth ing more nor less than yellow fever.— Milwaukee Sentinel. A Lucky Aeronaut. If there was ever a man who was born under a lucky star, an aeronaut named Lee Stevens is that one. He was making a balloon ascension at Niagara Falls and when about 5000 feet up in the air his balloon exploded. Stevens was hanging by his toes from a trapeze when the explosion occurred. He quickly drew himself up, and while the collapsed bag was rushing down ward at a terrific rate managed to de tach his parachute and get clear from the balloon. The parachute soon slowed up, and Stevens lauded with out a scratch. *-• —^ A n3< io Cnue£ iß[l j S jq pun