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TWILIGHT
Th<> <Uy In *onp, and from the east, afar,
Nlklil's shadow comes apace: the rose
Breathes out her vesper fragrance ere
It close:
And yonder, godlike, gleams the evening
star.
Kileru-e Is here; save Just enough of
sound
To make Us presence felt; there Is no
stir—
A robin's lullaby, a cricket's chirr—
No moving air In all the trees around.
Thus would I hare life's busy journey
end.
With shadows sweeter than the glare
of day,
Wilh music sof!, and In the dappled
sky
Siar after star, as here and there a
friend
Strides forth to bless (he pilgrim old
and gray.
That, like the twilight, puts his bur
dens by. C. G. U.
A Forgiveness.
BY DABNEY MARSHALL.
(Copyright. laOl : Hy Daily Story Fub. Cos )
Ostensibly Si was a farmer and
blacksmith, and occasionally a cattle
drover, but as the agricultural region
about him was poor, and the pasturage
though extensive was inferior, being
covered chiefly with pine straw, a diet
to which the sheep and cows did not
take kindly and upon which with the
perversity of dumb "critters” they re
fused to fatten, the income from even
a triple employment like this would
aeeni to be necessarily limited.
But genius Is always superior to cir
cumstances. so Emerson says, and Si
|exemplifled the saying by always hav
ing an abundance of ihe com f orts of
'iife and a plenty of money. His wife
'always appeared in anew dress at
each annual protracted meeting, his
jboys wore store shoes, and always had
'powder in their gourds and shot in
' their pouches. As for Si himself, he
owued a breach-loading gun a drum
mer might not disdain, and used
real smokeless powder cartridges. His
■neighbors told visiting friends from
across the river in Amite county, that
Bi actually paid two and a hair cents
a piece for these, and the neighbors
heard the statement with unbounded
wonder at such evidences of wealth.
When collections were taken tip for
what the preacher called "the spread
ing of tho gospel of the sweet Savior
am mg the heathen in China and the
poie Catholics in Ne.v Orleans,” Si al
ways put a dollar in the hat, Mrs.
Hardsook fifty cents, the hoys a dime
eurh, and little Lodelia, the only girl
of the family, a silver quarter. In iou
sequenco Si passed for a deeply te
ligious man, and the parson always
caUed him Brother Hardsook.
Nor was Si's generosity purely ec
clesiastical. He had been frequently
kuowu to leave the railroad with a3
many as two one-gailoa jugs full of
Ticker" and arrive home with the
Jug*, owing to a liberal sampling of
their contents on his own part, and a
generous distribution of the same to
ail he met, who universally at first re
iusejl to drink, but finally consented
ficing as how it was Si as offered the
iteker, and they would “moist a little.
m>t as they were wine-bibbers and
gluttonous, but would take a swig for
“the good of their innards."
Most of his neighiiora drank what
was offered them and asked no ques
tions aud made no remarks. Li.it some
of them were deeply and audibly per
plexed as to where rii got all this
money. Certain circumstances con
nected with Si would linger in their
minds and what was worse break out
ou their tongues. They would com
ment how the cattle of neighbors near
Si had a way of disappearing just
when they were "most fitfn” for mar
ket But in that great unfenced coun
try what was there to prevent cattle
from straying? “Dumb critters.” said
Si. "are mighty biggity aud roaming
come any how, and wili some times
Just rush to thei ■ rum.”
, Some times also in the fall country
■•tores near him were robbed and their
cafes blown open just after the money
'had been received from the town banks
to pay for the incoming cotton. It was
a strange coincidence that after such
jobberies Si had more money and dis
tributed more "iicker” than usual. But
iPi said life is full of coincidences and
a mystery according to the scriptures."
“Leastwise,” added he, “that is what
the parson says the Word says, and I
ain't the man to dispute a licensed
minister of the gorsepell, nor is you
nuttier, neighbor?” he would ask of his
listener as he lovingly toyed with the
trigger of his famous gun.
f “No. indeed,” replied the neighbor
with alacrity, edging off a little. "I
Won't dispute the paison nuther you.
hfou air both right aster as 1 knows
Still some folks would prove “too
.leaky of tongue” in regard to Si s af
ifairs, and it was strange how the corn
jCribs and cotton houses of these
/measly back-cappers,” as Si called
jtheni, had a habit of taking fire in the
flead hours of the night.
But one day the grand jury actually
pndicted Si for grand larceny. He was
•moused of stealing ten head of cattle
from Mart Smiggles. The chief wit
fcess against Si was Dune Swarrington,
* good-natured farmer too stupid to
•te dishonest, whose farm adjoined the
Iffoad over which Si had to drive the
jcattle to New Orleans. The testimony
Kvas strong for the state. SI could al
t*nost hear the doors of the penitentiary
iopening upon him. “It was an awful
’experience for a Christian,” he used to
•ay in after years, but then he would
add. “them the Lord loveth he chases.”
Si went upon the stand and testified
In his own behalf. He acknowledged
he sold the cattle. It was true
ho was a farmer, he said looking at
the farmer jurors, a stockman if they
t would. He was uneducated too, no
fcanger around of lawyers and court
looms, for he thought an honest farm
er's place was in the field, and not
loating around among them that rep
resented corporations and merchants.
and so he did not know much law, but
he was a Christian and an alliance
man and he hoped he did know what
was right, if he did not know what was
lawful, “two mighty different things,”
he said, “as some amongst you knows,
what has had homes closed out under
deeds of trust for debts you never
made 3nd things you never bought."
The sale of the cattle, he went on.
had come about this way. He was go
ing to New Orleans with a fine herd.
Among them was a most likely male.
"I wish you could have seen him,
jedge,” he said deferentially to that
magnate. "He had great shiney horns
same as if they was polished up ter
powder horn3. and curls like a city gall
right down between them horns. And
was bigh-steppin as a preacher or a
railroad conductor."
As he was driving this male by
Mart's pasture, Mart's dielfers had
loped out and mixed with his cattle.
He had called for Mart, but he could
not make Mart hear. He himself had
driven the heifers out of the cattle four
times at least, but they just would
come back. The attractions of that
male were simply terrible, no preacher
was more powerful among the sisters.
It looked like witchcraft or hoodoo or
something to him what warn't natural.
Finally he tired out driving such con
trary-minded brutes. “A man can’t be
expected ev.n by the law to spend his
whole time fooling with a passell of
cows when he's got an honest living
to make. So he was forced to let
Mart's old heifers go to thunder; but,
would they believe it they had actual
ly followed him plumb to New Orleans.
What was he to do with them? Leave
them in the streets to be taken up and
appropriated by the city folks? Not
much! They already got a plenty of
country folks’ stuff any way by clos
ing out mortgages and deeds of trust
without just making them a present of
the finest cattle in Marion county. So
ho had been compelled to sell those
heifers along with hi3 own. Moreover
he was tender of heart and could not
“Don’t shoot the kids. Si."
hoar to part them from that likely
male. It was true he had never of
fered Mart the money, but he had not
had time to do so. With his wife
sick, and Ijodelia puning around ail
the time and grass just a whooping in
his cotton, he had not been able to go
over to Mart’s and take the money.
He was going to do so. on the very
next day, when the sheriff had come
and jailed him.” “To show you gen
tlemen,” he concluded, “that 1 ain't
got no hard feeling agin- Mart, though
I ain't, saying he isn't treated me
wrongful, 1 will give him the vally of
them heifers here and now.” With
that he flung the money on the table
in the court room. The jury retired
and soon brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
As the crowd was pouring our. of the
court room Si nudged Dune on the
arm and said:
“So. you swore agin me, did you,
Dune?”
”1 had to, Si; I war on oath to tell
the truth.”
“That’s all right about the truth,”
said Si sarcastically. “We all knows
you just loves the truth. Just fattens
on it. And 1 ain't denying that tht
truth is a good thing in its place, but
1 waut to leave with you that the
truth don’t stop no lead.”
As he walked homeward Dune con
cluded that a change of air would be
good for his wife's lungs. So he sold
out his little property at a sacrifice
and moved to Louisiana.
One night after family prayers Si’s
oldest boy said: "Pap. when are you
goin’ to kill that hound of a Dune
S warrington?”
“Wheu the crop is laid by, Sonnie.
I am too busy now to Indulge in pleas
ure. Business fust, my boy.”
One morning when the last furrow
had been plowed, and there was no
blacksmith work to be done, Si said
to his wife: Mammy, hand me my
gun, I guess I’ve got time to kill Dune
now.”
A two days’ ride brought him to
Dune’s place. He slipped through the
pine brush to the edge of the field
where Dune was plowing. He slowly
trudged bare-footed behind a steer that
dragged a worn out plow. His white
wool hat. full of holes, flapped over bis
face, bronzed and drawn, hunger and
over-work written all over it. Not far
off Dune’s largest boys were hoeing,
followed by their sister, all bare-footed
and ragged. Further and near the
woods was a six year old youngster.
Dune’s baby chap, with a long slender
pole minding the gap in the fence Dune
had not yet had time to mend.
Si suddenly confronted him with his
gun. Taken by surprise Dune started
and trembled a little at first, but soon
recovering faced bis enemy without
blanching.
“Don't shoot the kids. Si,” was all
he said.
But Si replied: "Don’t be nowise on
easy. Dune. I hare rode a hundred
miles to kill you, but I guess you are
worse off here than you’d be in hell.
So I forgives you. Fully and freely
fergives you.’’
Si then started off, but wheeling sud
denly pitched a silver dollar over in
the field to the amazed Dune, saying:
“Here, buy that air pcaked-faeed
young un’ a square meal. He looks
hongry.”
THE WEEKLY NEWS, CARTERSVILLE, GA.
TURNING TO LEFT.
lostlurt Possessed Rutli hr Man anil
tho Loirnr Animal!.. V
Instinct has been defined as a sort
of inherited knowledge peculiar to the
lower animals. That man possesses
many analagous traits we all know;
but there is one so subtly engrafted in
his nature that, under certain circum
stances, he Is unconsciously made to
act in precisely the same manner as
the wild animal, and that is in circle
traveling. It Is a peculiar instlct
which causes wild animals, when pur
sued for any considerable distance,
always to travel in a circle; and man,
when lost on the veldt, the prairies,
or in the forest, unconsciously becomes
controlled by the same instinct and is
made to bend his course and travel in
a circle, and return to the same place
from whence he started. A notable in
stance of this is mentioned by Mr.
Catlin, an American traveler cf repute,
which occurred while ascending the
upper Missouri. He had left the steam
er on which he had been sailing up the
river, with the object of reaching an
Indian village by making a short-cut
across a prairie on foot, accompanied
only by a single attendant. “In our
course,” said Mr. Catlin, “we had a
prairie of some thirty miles to cross;
and the second day, being dark and
cloudy, we had no object by which tc
guide our course, having no compass
with me at the time. During the first
day the sun shone, and we kept our
course very well; but on the next
morning, though we started right
(laid our course), we no doubt soon
began to bend, notwithstanding that
we appeared to be progressing in a
straight line. There was nothing to be
seen about us but short grass, every
where the same; and in the distance a
straight line, the horizon, all around
us. Late in the afternoon, and when
we were very much fatigued we came
upon the very spot, to our surprise,
where we had bivouacked the night
before, and which we had left on that
morning. We had turned to the left
and no doubt had traveled all day in
a circle. The next day, having the sun
shine, we laid (and kept) our course
without any difficulty. On arriving at
the Sioux village and relating our sin
gular adventure, the Indians laughed
at us very heartily, and all the chiefs
united in assuring me that whenever
a man is lost ou the prairies he trav
els In a circle, and also that he Invari
ably turns to the left; of which singu
lar fact I have become doubly convinc
ed by subsequent proofs similar to the
oue mentioned. —Chamber’s Journal.
IN A TRASH PILE.
Old Kind George Cola Fonnd In Knox
ville, Tenn.
Walter Cheatham, an employe of the
city stables, has had the good fortune
to find a very old coin of the realm of
Great Britain in a trash pile, says the
Knoxville Journal and Tribune. The
coin is of the same size as an Ameri
can dollar and weighs just the same.
Walter did not realize that the coin
might have a big price offered for it,
and while showing it to Stable Boss
William Kellar, asked that official
what he would give for the coin. Mr.
Kellar does not know the value of old
coins, and offered ten cents. Mr.
Cheatham declined and Mr. Kellar
proffered twenty-five cents and the
bargain was struck. Mr. Keiiar de
cided he would keep the coin as a rare
novel keepsake, but now he would
probably refuse an offer or SSOO for it,
pending a thorough investigation of its
value to numismatic collectors. On
yesterday Mr. Cheatham returned to
Mr. Kellar and tried to buy back the
coin for a quarter of a dollar. Mr.
Kellar refused, but jokingly said he
would take $5 for it. Cheatham was
about to take him at his word, when
Mr, Kellar said he intended to keep the
coin. Its owner was then informed
that according to a coin collector’s
manual. King George’s dollar was
quoted as being worth $1,500. The coin
is much worn and the date is effaced,
but King George’s profile is stamped
on the face of the coin, while on the
back his majesty is pictured astride
a horse in the act of slaying a dragon.
"George 111., G. B„” are some of the
letters easily deciphered around the
margin of the coin. The edge is worn
smooth.
JAPANESE BABIES.
They Ut Good Doses of Nature asid
Thrive Well.
According to our modern scientific
ideas as to the careful treatment ol
babies, those of Japan would seem to
have a hard time, and yet there are
no healthier, nor fatter looking little
mortals on the face of the earth. We
insist on a fixed temperature, on ster
ilized milk, on all sorts of improved
things, while the Japanese baby gets
a good dose of nature, and seems to
thrive on it. It is dressed and un
dressed in a frigid temperature in win
ter, and in summer its tender little
eyes are always exposed to the full
glare of the sun, as it Is carried on its
mother’s back. It is to be feared,
however, that this latter treatment of
ten does affect the eyes of the children
though they get over it later in life.
At Nagasaki, amongst the women coal
ers who coal the ship, you may see
many with babies on their backs. The
mothers work all day in the rain, cr
in the sun, or the snow, and there
baby sleeps, indifferent to everything,
the top of Its head alone visible, while
the movements of the mother do not
seem in the least hindered, and she
accomplishes as much work as the
men. It seems as if the babies of this
class were born stoics!—Anna North
end Benjamin in San Francisco Bulle
tin.
When anything assumes the form
of a duty some men feel Incapable of
discharging it.
(Old IfrncraM
Ifttiucji.
A journey of exploration to what are
known as the emerald mines of Cleo
patra is described by D. A. Mac Allister
in the Geographical Journal. They lie
in the mountain range that extends for
a long distance parallel to the Red
Sea aud a few ieagues west of its
coasts, in a latitude rather south of
Eofu, on the Nile. This, like some
other parts of the region, such as the
porphyry quarries of Jebel, Dokhan,
was far better known than it is now
and more thickly peopled, about twen
ty centuries ago; and only during the
present one, so far as we know, have
isolated explorers, at long intervals,
found their way into the treasure
house of ancient Egypt. When its rul
ers first used the emerald for personal
adornment is certain. Whether the
large, clear, green stones which, ac
cording to ancient authorities, orna
mented the Egyptian temples were
really emeralds is a matter of dispute,
but this gem, owing to its regular
shape, which is commonly a six-sided
prism—and its beautiful tint that
stands less in need of the lapidary’s
art than many others, it probably
formed part of the regalia of princes
at a very early period. That it was
known to the Romans is certain and
the mines now revisited used to send
their treasures to the gem cutters of
the capital. Ever since then the stone
has been highly esteemed. In the mid
dle ages few jewels commanded a
higher price, for, in addition to its
beauty, fancy endowed it with medic
inal virtues. It was a prophylactic
against epilepsy and a cure for dysen
tery. Like the sapphire, it guarded
the chastity of the wearer, and resent
ed any trespass by breaking into
pieces. Though a more prosaic age
has divested it of these virtues, it is
still highly valued, nor do we condemn
its brilliantly colored relative, the
aquamarine, or ceryl, which is prac
tically the same mineral, the tint of
tho emerald being due to the presence
of a small quantity of the metal chro
mium. These mines of northern Etbai
seem to have remained untouched since
Best in
the World
“Up to fifteen years ago,” said an
optician, “four-fifths of all the finer
spectacles used were made in France.
In the past six or eight years French
spectacles have been largely sup
planted by American glasses, which
are now sold even in France.
"American spectacles are now easily
the best in the world, and their su
periority is due to the same character
istics that mark so many American
manufactured productions—namely,
adaptability to their use, good work
manship, uniformity and interchange
ability of parts. There have been
made in this country great improve
ments in the special machinery with
which the spectacles are made, so that
the parts are produced with precision.
“You will see an increasing number
of signs saying that spectacles can be
mended while you wait. This can be
done with these finely made American
spectacles. You break a bow, for in
stance, of your steel spectacles and any
one out of a thousand bows of the
same style will fit in place of it.
tlluiqur §?rc|iiuatious for au Jtrctic Iriji
To fit himself for a trip of explora
tion in the Arctic regions for the
United States government, William J.
Peters, a noted topographical expert,
underwent a novel course of prepara
tion. A few days since he started
on his trip in a condition, it is be
lieved, to withstand the bitterest cold
he may experience. The method he
adopted to acclimate himself to the
frigid conditions of the far north in
cluded ice baths, silting at open win
dows at his home while the icy blasts
of winter dashed themselves against
his thinly-clad form, sitting in the
Building Warships in Europe ,
Russia took first place in 1900 as
regards turning out naval vessels,while
England and France dropped behind
considerably. Germany followed Rus
sia, with Japan third and England
fourth. Russia’s quota was two first
class battleships, one first-class ar
mored cruiser, eight destroyers, and
Collection of Treasure and Trash.
Probably the queerest aggregation of
treasure and trash is in the Shah's
palace in Teheran, Persia. Here, in
the gallery of art, side by side, are
hung a picture issued by the thread
manufacturers whose trade mark, the
initiais “O. N. TANARUS.,” have gone all over
the world, and a beautiful painting
by a well known Itaian artist, the gift
of a sovereign. On a sideboard in the
peacock throne room are exhibited a
dozen nickel-plated knives, forks and
spoons. In this room, on the right of
the famous peacock throne, which was
Begiau Shufchj
SffupUd sivfuty
(CruturifS
the decline and fall of Rome caused
them to be deserted. According to Mr.
Mac Alister, the workings are only
small passages, hardly more than bur
rows, excavated in the emerald-bear
ing schist, and sometimes extending
a long distance. Many scattered ruins
may also be seen—dwellings, watch
towers and tombs, besides those or
fen settlements. In these, no doubt,
the mining population used to live,
and the differences in style suggest
they were occupied for a long time.
Some arc mere hovels, very roughly
built; others show a more careful
construction; while a third group are
well finished. Mr. Mac Alister also
found thr*e rock-cut temples, for the
soft stone lends itself to that kind of
architecture. He thinks that their
pillars, though very primitive in style,
indicate Egyptian designs, with traces
of Greek influence; one, indeed, con
tains a crumbling inscription in that
language. Broken pottery, sometimes
ornamented, is abundant, but there i3
no evidence that the neighborhood at
tracted visitors for any but business
purposes. Notwithstanding thi3, there
was in those times a settled instead of
a nomad population, and travelers once
must have been rather frequent, for
in one place many drawings of per
sons, animals and tribal marks are
scratched upon the rocks. The sub
jects are various enough; family
scenes and fights—in which the wea
pons are swords and spears, bows and
arrows—camels and dromedaries,
horses, dogs, goats and oxen, besides
ibex, gazelles and ostriches. Some of
tho figures evidently are much older
than others. But, as a whole, they re
call to memory the Sinaitic inscrip
tions which some forty years ago were
believed to be memorials of the wan
derings of the Israelites. To this at
tractive hypothesis the late Prof. E.
H. Palmer gave the deathblow, when
he demonstrated them to be—as no
doubt are these of the emerald mines—
only the graffiti of travelers, none of
them probably earlier than the Chris
tian era.—London Standard.
AMERICAN SPECTACLES ARE
WORN IN ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
"American spectacles may not be
the cheapest produced in the world,
but they are certainly the best, and a
good proportion of the population of
the world that uses glasses now looks
through spectacles of American manu
facture.
“We pay much more attention to our
eyes in this country now than we for
merly did. There are many more ocu
lists here than there formerly were,
and many more skilled opticians. And
of people 7, h0 ought to wear glasses,
including, for instance, children, a
greater proportion now than ever be
fore do wear them.
“I dare say that a third of the spec
tacles now made in this country are
exported, and our exports of these
goods are all the time increasing. We
sell spectacles in China, in Australia
and New Zealand, in South America
and South Africa, and some, as I said,
in France, and more or less of them
in Germany and other countries of con
tinental Europe. Large numbers of
American spectacles are sold in Great
Britain.”
public parks in the coldest days, clad
in the lightest summer raiment, riding
only in open cars, and, in fact, expos
ing himself to the cold in every form
possible.
The trip as laid out embraces a
tramp on foot for 2.000 miles over un
explored ice fields, and is considered
by old explorers and government sci
entists to be the most judiciously
planned and one of the most dangerous
journeys ever undertaken. The ob
ject of sending out the expedition is to
have a survey made of the northern
coast of Alaska.
three first-class battleships; one first
class armored cruiser, one second-class
cruiser, two third-class cruisers, and
three destroyers were launched. As
for England, only two first-class ar
mored cruisers, one third-class cruiser,
four sloops and 80 destroyers were
commissioned.
valued by the late Sir Richard Burton
at 125,000,000, stands a splendidly
carved mahogany table. On the table
reposes, with an air of oriental ele
gance, an empty cognac bottle. No
one knows what the bottle means, or
who put it there —that Is, no one but
the Shah, and no one is asking him
about it.
Benevolent Party—My man, don’t
>ou think fishing is a cruel sport?
Angler Cruel? Well, I should say so.
I have sat here six hours, have not had
a bite, and am nearly frozen to death.
ON A JAPANESE RAILROAD.
Much Dating an.l hu>okm t (h
Journey. r the Native*.
The second and third class railroad
carnages give the foieigner an 0D
portunity to study the life of the Jan
anese people. On entering the first
thing one notices is that white lines
are drawn across the glass windows
and upon inquiry the information is
elicited that some of the people who
travel in the cars are unused to glass
which perhaps they have never seen
before, and that they are apt to put
their heads through if there is nothing
to indicate that a substance bars the
way.
In cold weather all Japanese travel
ers carry rugs, for the ears are heated
merely by long steel cylinders filled
with hot water and laid on the floor.
Since the passengers are always pulp
ing open the windows Japanese cars
in midwinter are a menace to the
health of every individual who has
become used to an even temperature
within doors.
The smallest incident of travel is
enough to break the ice. and if a per
son has a wrong ticket or has lost
anything it is a. matter of interest and
solicitude for everybody else. Many
of the passengers are apt to behave
with the same unrestrained freedom
as in their own homes. If they are
starting on a long journey they at
once proceed to make themselves as
comfortable as possible. A rug is
spread out on the seat, for they are
very particular never to sit on any
thing that is not clean. Then
they shake off their geta. or wooden
clogs, and curl their feet up under
neath. The next thing is a smoke, in
which both men and women indulge,
sometimes lighting cigarette after
cigarette, but more often they use the
tiny pipe, which never contains more
tobacco than a wisp the size of a pea,
and affords one, sometimes, two puffs
to the smoker. The ash is then
knocked out on the floor, and another
wisp stuffed in and lighted from the
smoldering ash which has just been
throw-n away. This is kept up, off and
on, for hours.
When not smoking, eating is going
on. At every station there are ven
ders of the little mandarin oranges.
Every passenger buys a dozen or more,
and eats them in a short time, throw
ing the skins about the floor. Boys
pass by with tea in tiny earthen pots,
a cup placed over the top and this
may be purchased for three sen (a
cent and a half,) and the teapot is left
in the car.
Besides leaning out of the car win
dows to buy these the passengers
have little wooden boxes filled with
lunch. In the upper part is closely
packed rice, in the lower are all sorts
of little pickles, and bits of cake. At
tached are two wooden chopsticks.
The Japanese throw all sorts of ref
use about, and from the appearance of
a car after the passengers have been
in it a little while, one would imagine
that the people are very untidy in
their way of living. Porters enter at
some of the stations, and brush up
whole pans full of refuse, and on some
lines of the road, a small boy in a
spruce uniform comes to the car door
at each stop, with a clothes brush in
his hand, makes a deep bow to the
occupants, and inquires if there is any
thing that they want! —New York
Sun.
Utilizing n Ancutor.
A self-made man with a taste for
art., thinking he would like to have
about his house some marble present
ments of his ancestors, ordered of a
fifth-rate sculptor a bust of his grand
father.
In due time it was sent home, and
after a few days, his admiration being
exhausted, the wealthy man sent for
his plumber.
“I don’t mind confessing to you,”
said the former, “that I don’t appre
ciate the fine arts unless they are
turned to some useful purpose. Now,
1 have something to suggest to you.”
And he proceeded to give some in
structions to the tradesman.
A week later, on the anniversary of
his birthday, the millionaire pointed
out with pride to his guests, in the
middle of his conservatory, the bust
of his grandfather, from the top of
whose head rose gracefully a jet of
limpid water, falling into a marble
basin, in which some fine gold and
silver fish disported themselves. —
Christian Endeavor World.
Coimorvation of Energy.
Previous to the 19th century heat
had been considered a form of matter.
It was then found to be a mode of mo
tion of the molecules of which all
bodies are composed. This discovery
led to that of the law' of the conserva
tion of energy, which makes it plain
that in a given body or group of bodies
no change can take place in the total
amount of energy contained unless
fresh energy be lost by transmission
to other bodies or come from without
Motion is in this way converted into
heat, heat into light, and so on. Force,
therefore, cannot have orignated. on
this or any other planet, but originated
in the sun. There follows from this
the interdependence of all forces of na
ture. —New York World.
Lulu’i Ma.
A school teacher in the north of
England, l aving instructed a pupil to
buy a grammar, the next day received
a note, thus worded, from the child’s
mother: “1 do not desire for Lulu
shall ingage in Grammar, as i prefer
her ingage In yuseful studies, and
can learn her how r to spoke cud write
properly myself. I have went through
two grammars and can’t say as they
did me no good. I prefer her ingage
In German and drawing and vokal mu
sic on the piano.”