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Whj- l.urk* Arp Enntly Canfflit. No binl is so easily netted as tbe lark: he generally starts from the ground just before the lower edge of the net touches him and Invariably mounts perpendicularly. This char acteristic propensity to ascend at once may he observed by any person who "trends up” a lark in a Held and satis factorily illustrated by releasing, at the same moment, a newly captured lark and a sparrow from a cage or hat within the precincts of a room. While the sparrow will fly off horizontally, dash himself against the window and lie almost stunned from the shock, the lark will almost always mount up ward to the celling and flutter there for a time in vain efforts to reach the sky before he attempts any other mode of exit; but this habit is fatal to him in the netting season. He would generally be able to escape, as indeed the bunting or clod bird, the sparrow and the linnet constantly do, by flying straight forward; but ascending, as he does, directly from the ground the mo ment his wings have touched the uppel* part of the net it is suffered to drop suddenly, and his capture is rendered Inevitable.—London Standard. GOLDSMITH’S DEBTS. An I**'’It'4*nI. of Life In New York. The street beggar with pockets lined with money is a fairly familiar Itgul'e of city life, but one of the tree dis pensaries reports an instance of an attempt to g*t free medicine on the 1 ea of poverty that deserves a place in tile catalogue of good stories of graft. A middle aged woman ap peared the other day and got a pro scription, after which she took her place In the line bf persons waiting to have their medicine made up by the apothecary. This particular woman, it should he said, had given satisfac tory answers to all the questions put to her designed to show whether she was a proper subject for charity. Sud denly there was a cry: “I’m rolihed! I'm robbed!” The victim was this woman, who so far forgot her previous professions ns to assort that her pocket had been picked and that the thief had got away with .$1)0. Then the lost the opportunity to get free medicine, thus adding, In her view, insult to Injury.—Now York Post. The Snlo of the Miiiinserlpt Copy of “The Vienr of YVnkeflold.” Utter Incapacity for managing his own money affairs had brought poor Goldsmith, not for the first time, to his last penny, and his landlady to the , cud of her stock of patience. It was In these circumstances that “The Vicar of Wakefield" was sold to pay the tm- httppy author’s unpaid rent. Boswell tolls us that oue morning In 17(Vt l)r. Johnson received an urgent message from Goldsmith begging he would come to him ns soon us possible, as he was in great distress. Johnson at once sent him a guinea and then went over to see his friend. lie found Goldsmith much excited and lu a violent passion because his landlady had arrested him for his rent. “I perceived." says the doctor, “that he had already changed my guinea and had got n bottle of madeirn and a glass before him. I put the cork in the bottle, desired he would be calm and begun to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated.” Goldsmith then pro duced the MS. copy of “The Vicar of Wakefield,” lying in his desk ready for the press. Johnson looked at it, per ceived Its merits and thereupon took It to a bookseller named Newberry and sold it to him for £00. "1 brought Gold smith tile money," continues Johnson, "and he discharged Ills rent, not with out rating uis landlady In a high tone for having used him so ill.”—Loudon Tit-Bits. THE GULF OF MEXICO. Acute l,uryiip;ttl«. George Washington died of a disease that was then called a quinsy, but which is now known as acute laryngi tis. Ills physicians treated him ac cording to their best light and knowl edge, but such treatment now would be little short of criminal. An eminent authority says that If medical men had known as much then as they do now the distinguished patient would proba bly have been cured In a week. As It was, he slowly strangled to death by the closing of his throat. At the pres ent time physicians treat a case of this kind by tracheotomy—that Is, by unrtt- lng an opening into the windpipe, through which tin* patient may breathe. They also diagnose a case by using the laryngoscope, which enables tlieur to look iulo the throat and see exactly what the trouble Is. It In Siirroun«lo«l liy <!»«» lll«’licat Ib»» tt'tnu of flic World. The gulf of Mexico Is a sea 1,000 miles long from the strait of Florida to the harbor of Tampico and S00 minis wide from the mouth of the Mississippi river to the mouth of the Uoatzacouleos. This Mediterranean of the west Is surrounded by countries of extraordi nary richness in the fertility of their soil, tin! geniality of their climates, the vastnoss and value of tlielr forests, the variety and extent of their mineral en dowments. All these countries, capable of sus taining hundreds of millions of peoplo, are inhabited by nations and races who live under republican forms of govern incut and cherish and maintain free In stitutions. The northern const lino of this Important sea Is In the great re public of the United States of North America, the southern half Is In the next greatest American republic, (hut of Mexico, while on the east are the important Islands of the West Indies, with Cuba at their head. The region around this most Important sea is des tined to be far richer, more powerful, and more distinguished in tue history nml affairs of our globe than were ever those that bordered the ancient Med iterranean of the eastern hemisphere, not oven excepting Egypt, Greece uud ltome.—New Orleans L’lcayuuo. llnrd to Cstoh l’i*. Two Silesians, seated in a music hall, began to argue about the music of Wagner. The argument as it pro gressed grew heated. The upshot was that the younger challenged tlie older Silesian to a duel. But the older Silesian declined to tight. “No, no,” he said. "1 refuse to meet you. The risks are not equal. You, you see, are a bachelor, whereas 1 am a married man with three children. I’ll tell you what to do. Go get mar ried and wait till you've a family as large ns mine. Then, when our risks are alike, come and challenge me again.” The younger man compiled. Ue mar ried. Three years passed nml one day three years later he went, accompanied by a nursemaid, to bis opponent’s home. “Here I am,” ho said fiercely. “My wife is at home. In tlii»i coach are my three children. Now for tlu> duel.” But the oliler man shook his head. "Not yet awhile," he said. "1 have five now.” Exorcise For Hu*flnetis Men. The average city business man with out physical Impediments to fight against can probably get along success fully on such an exercise schedule as the following: First. Five minutes each day of purely muscular exercise, such as can be taken perfectly well hi one's room without any special apparatus. Second.—Short Intervals- during the day of fresh air, brisk walking, deep breathing. This can all he secured In the regular order of the day's business. A man can* easily spend ns much as half au hour walking out of doors every day. Tills is for heart, lungs and digestion. Third.—The reservation of at least oni> day a week for rest and recreation, for being out of doors, for playing games, etc. This is essential. This Is for both body and mind. A man who thinks lie cun get along without at least one mention time a week simply proves Ills Ignorance: World's Work. Hairs uf tntcriillliir*. Several kinds of hairy caterpillars are known to have a poisonous effect on the human skin, notably the caterpil lar of tlie processlomiry moth, so culled because the caterpillars march In pro cession after their food. The scientist lteaumur found that tills caterpillar's hairs caused him considerable suffer ing In the hands for some days and that when Jic rubbed his eyes Ids eye lids, too, were inflamed. Even ap proaching too near the nests of these caterpillars 1ms caused painful swell ings on the necks of certain persons from the caterpillar hairs floated by the winds. Are I’lc l'lnteris Hypocrites f Why do people who eat pie in secret and in the open, people who when they order pie cast about them furtive glances and people who do not cure who sees them engaged on pie one and all talk and behave as If the consump tion of pie constituted an dnpanlonable sin whenever the subject Is broached? Why In polite circles composed of those whose ancestors were brought up on pie, even pie for breakfast, Is pie hailed with mirthful tittering?—Providence Journal. PriNonoi'N of War. '‘Treatment accorded to prisoners of war In the early part of the nineteenth century would not ho endured for a moment in the twentieth century,” says an English writer. “To say that wo starved our captives Is untrue; that we stinted them of necessaries is a fact. French prisoners wore kept in durance on board hulks at Portsmouth and Bishops Waltham. Cases are on rec ord of the dogs of British officers pay ing a call on hoard being decoyed be low, where they were killed and con verted into cutlets, while the masters were chatting on the deck. Hats In the hold were fished for with hooks halted with ration beef and, when j caught and cooked, were eagerly de- ' vourert. The French jlrlsoners to kill monotony gambled. The counters wore rations. Olio man at I’ortchestor lost Ills rations for eight days running uud died of starvation.” Be Gentle ‘Willi Hitter People. How often we come across people In life so disagreeable and bitter, reject ing all overtures of kindness we make toward them, that we feel quite dis heartened. And yet If we only knew their life's history how much we should perhaps find to forgive und pity, so let us keep on with our good work until we have thawed the Icicles of their hearts with the warmth of our GIunkimv’m Culilc ltuml. A massive rope is used dully in pull ing all the Loudon trains out of Glas gow from Queen street high level sta tion over the Cowlaire gradient, the first mile uml u half of which is so steep as to exceed the power of the locomotive. This rope, which Is made of steel wire and Is three miles long, costs £U00 uud lusts from ten to twelve mouths. It Is endless uud lies on the surface of the up and down tracks supported on Iron pulleys, dipping un derground at either end. At Glasgow each train Is fastened on to It by a | chain arrangement, und the rope, being set In motion by the stationary engine at Cowlulre, pulls the train to the sum mit, from which point It continues the Journey unassisted.—London Graphic. The Itlto lit' a Girl, The bite of u girl may he ns produc tive of poisonous germs as Improperly prepared foods, according to the state ments of Professor W, D. Miller of tlie University of Berlin, In a lecture the professor said Hint a bite of a pretty girl would often bring a quicker and more horrible death than the bile of a serpent. Professor Miller, who has made a specal study of the bacteria of the mouth, said that only a short time ago he experimented on a beautiful girl In Germany and found thnt an arrow dipped In saliva from her mouth would send Its victim In death throes more terrible than oho dipped in the venom of the most deadly snake.—What to Eat. Twin* Hum In Different Year*. “1 have often been present at tlie birth of twins," said an old nurse. “Only once was I present, though,when tlie twins were born in different years.” “Twins born lu different years? Von are crazy,” said tbe young bride. “Not n liil of It," said (lie old nurse. "The thing happened in Pittsburg lu 181)!). The first twin was born ni 11:!!() o’clock on the night of Dec. HI, ISiit), and the second was born al l o'clock In the morning of Jan. 1, 11)00. There lire, ma'am, a number of other cases recorded of twins born lu different years." Tile C'ut IIihI C'IiIcUciin. The old housekeeper met the master at the door on bis arrival home. "if you please, sir,” she said, "the cat lias laid chickens.” “Nonsense, Mary,” laughed he. “You mean kittens. Cats don’t have chick ens.” “Was them chickens or kittens as you brought home last night?” asked the old woman. "Why, they were chickens, of course.” “Just so, sir,” replied Mary, with a twinkle. “Well, the cat’s lmd 'em!” PEOPLE OF BRITTANY. ! The Women Mostly It:il:l nml tlie Mon Mostly DvnnknrdN. “The women, not tlie men, go bald in Brittany," said a harbor. "They go bald where It shows most—above the ears. Women, quite bald above the cars, are as common In Brittany as bnldhcadcd men aro with us. “Brittany is a granite strewn, hilly, well wooded country in northwestern Franco, overlooking the son. It is New Hampshire, with the sou added. Tlie Breton peasants speak n language which resembles Welsh. They hate strangers, and they wear a peculiar costume. “This costume Is wlint causes (lie bnldlieadcd woman. One part of it, tlie coif, or headdress, a cap of white linen, requires Hint the hair he drawn hack very taut, from the temples. Drawn back thus, us taut us it will go, It be gins to disappear at the age of twenty- five, and liy the time she is thirty-five or forty the Breton peasant woman looks as if she wore the victim of some horrible disease, for, from her temples to well behind her ours, she Is as bald as mi egg. "The men, on the contrary, are never bald. For one reason, they work bare headed. For another, they belong to the low, animal typo of man that; pre servos a bead of thick, coarse hair to the etui. They are a nasty lot, the men of Brittany—drunk every day or two, putting all tlie work on their wives, shouting ribald Instills In the Breton tongue at tourists.”-St. Louis Globe- Democrat. THE BUTTE HILL. Where Fortune* Were Mmle nml S|M»nl In a liny. When Daly had acquired ihc proper ties surrounding the Anaconda, he opened up the Butte hill. One must have a vivid Imagination to picture to himself tin 1 growth of Butte from thnt time on during Marcus Daly's life. Fortunes were made and spent In it day. An army of men descended into the mines dally to strip thorn of their treasure, huge forests were despoiled of their timber to sltill and shore up tin' oxcavntlons and protect the earth above, for these copper veins are often 100 feet wide. Immense smokestacks began to vomit their clouds of smudge from scores of furnaces scattered over the hill; Hie moan and clunk of huge pumps could lie heard in tlie depths forcing tlm water to the surface; the pound of hammers and tin 1 steady Im pact. of drills sounded everywhere, while the earth trembled and bellowed with distant underground explosions. Great hollows, like cathedral naves, wore scooped out, where the treasure had lulu lu the rock ribbed earth. Horses uml unties were blindfolded und lowered into the mines -where their hides, like the-gray boards of the old miners, soon took on (lie greenish color of the copper which saturates ev erything below I he surface. The Butte hill soon beenuio a vortlnhlu under ground city.-t—0. l\ Connolly In Mc Clure's Magazine. Iti'liuMICniiN nml Democrat*. The old Republican party, foil titled by Thomas Jefferson, had Its most vigorous lift' during the twenty-four years while Jefferson, Madison and Monroe were In the White House. 1 lur ing these years It completely annihi lated its opponent, the old Federalist party, which was the predecessor of tlie present Republican party. John Quincy Adams, (lit- slxt’.i president of the United States who had n leaning to Federalism, was elected by tlie house of representatives (none of tlie candidates having a majority of (lie electoral vote) ns a national Republi can, and when Jackson came In four years later It was as a Democratic Republican. It was during Ids time that the latter half of the name was dropped, and tlie party of Jefferson took tlie name of the Democratic party. It Inis not until 1854 thnt the present Republican party assumed the name which the party of Jefferson and Jack- son hud dropped a quarter of a cen tury before. St. Louis Republican. To foncHlutc tin- GoiIh. Just nt night. If you happen to he Within the gates of Canton, you will witness one of the little performances that are supposed to deceive the prowl lug spirits of the night bent upon evil Intent, Ihc while conciliating them should they penetrate the deception. Each little and Idg simp possesses n miniature fireplace I milt Into tlm side of the entrance. I’ntyers printed on rice paper form tlm fuel with which to offer up Incense to the “bogy man," who Is supposed to make tIk* nocturnal visits. Beholding tin* smoke, he Is sup posed to assume Hint no one lives with in, mid therefore pusses by: but should In' catch on uud stop to Investigate lie finds Hint ihc prayer papers on Hie ul- tar hear Inscriptions nUrlhiilhig to him such virtues and magnanimity tlm I Ids wrath Is appease I and he turns from Ids evil Intent. Edwin Wlldnmn in Oliautuuqunn. BRITISH CASTE. Love of tlie En«ll*hitmn For a Titled Hll 1 iIlK Gill**. The presence of n personal sovereign Is the outward and visible sign that caste Is still supreme In the British em pire. The external abuses of the feudal system have been abolished 111 Great Britain, one by one. until those that still linger are almost harmless, but the Inner spirit survives to tills late dny, and even now Its manifestations are abundant in almost every part of the social structure of the British Isles. There Is still alive the fiction thnt tho king rules and that the army of the empire Is Ids majesty’s army. There Is still a willing acceptance of tlm titled aristocracy and also of nil upper house, the vast majority of whoso members sit there by tho right of birth only, without regard to tlielr Individual merits. No doubt tlie British people could change these tilings speedily and with out violence If they really desired to get rid of tills inheritance from feudal ism. But they have not got rid of It, and lids Is evidence enough that they do not Wish to do so. The British see no reason to abolish a state of affairs* which the American people look nt with amazed wonder ns a survival of tho dark ages. A native American finds It wholly Impossible to understand the mental attitude of a certain man of letters in London, who Justified Ids Ingrained torylsm by tlie assertion that ho simply would uot b» ruled by ids equals.- Bender, Done—One lllllioflll. "How Idg a dose do I need?" asked tho customer of tho old fashioned drug gist "Oh, 1 guc-s a heaping dlmuful will bo nlioiil right," was the reply. “A dlmelul?" echoed the customer. "You mean a dime’s worth, don't you?" "No, 1 don’t,” said the druggist. "A dime’s worth would lie two ounces, and you'd never survive such a quun tity us that. 1 mean for you to take a [ dime ami pile on II as much of this powder ns will stick. Then you have tho proper dose. Measuring medicine on a dime Is a method as old us l ulled Sinics currency nnd alums! ns reliable. There are eortaln powders Hull can bo measured more accurately that way thitu any oilier, und among us old timers who have been used to meeting emergencies *a dlmcful’ Is a common dli'ticilon." THE WILD CARROT. One of tin- Most I it I crest Iiik of Our Xullw I'll, ot*. A wood has been defined ns "a plant tlint persists in growing wli^’e It Is not desired.” Surely tho wild carrot is a most weedy weed from the point of view of that: definition and of tho dis like of tho farmer. As to tho per- 1 Mlstotieo, our veteran I’nrinor-niiturullst John Burroughs lells us: "Cut off the i] head of tho wild carrot, and In a week there arc five heads lu room of the ()U(>. Cul oil’ those, and liy fall there j aro ten looking defiance nt you from I the same root.” The only fault of the wild carrot, ns ni oilier so called weeds, Is too groat success In life. H Is guilty only of pors I Stonge. But from n nature lover’s point of view (here are, strictly spoilk- ) ing, no weeds. No plant Is disliked. On the contrary, tlie more a plant Is aide to strive successfully for life tho more of Interest It Is. Wo cun also ! see and appreciate tho beauty without tho "woody" dislike. If In tills spirit observers will ex amine tlm wild carrot the verdict will ho that II Is one of tho prettiest and most Interesting of our native plants. Tho beauty Is especially noticeable In (lie full bloom, or Queen Anne’s luce, form. Perhaps some may regard the bird’s nost form ns the most Interest ing.- Exolningo. Ynlur* of Flit* unit (lll)i, There is a remarkable misapprehen sion, particularly among many per sons of the more Intelligent class of our people, says tlie Dietetic and liy glcnic Gazette, as to the food value of the fats and oils. The muscle or red meat Is a valuable source of proleld, but tlm excessive consumption of pro- teid Invites various diseases which fig ure very prominently Iff the causes of death. The fills and oils Increase our resistance against cold and some of tho causes of disease. Tlie health of many so called scrofulous children would be Improved liy leaching thorn to eat more fat. Fills In ubunduuco constitute a very essential part of tho dietary of the tuberculous patient. A larger proportion of the fatty elements of foods would go a long way lu add ing tin the robustness of many persons und saving them from the subsequent development of tuberculosis, Different Hennlnu;*. Some words In our language have several meiinin■ e. <ji different from 1 1 hi* Olliers, so I lilt t II Is not always pus ! Kicks It* Fooil Into It* Month, slide to know at first just wind thought "This Is an itye-nyo," Hiiid the keeper the speaker wishes Id express. There of the monkey house. "Watch It kick Is the word "humnnilarlnn,” for In Its food Into Its mouth." stance. If you will turn to your Well The aye-aye, a handsome lemur, bur ster you will find dial II means, Him I. l’lud In the plain of cut carrots thnt tho one who denies the dlvlnlly of Christ keeper had Jest pushed under the burs, nnd believes him to have been merely It stood before Hie food, which It took human; second, one who llnills tlie up piece I piece In Us fore paw and sphere ol Unties In human relations tossed swiftly through tlie air Into Its and affections to the exclusion of Hie open iimutli. Like ii Juggler, It kept a religious or spiritual; llilnl, one who l< yellow chain of carrots curving through actively concerned in prnmoilng tlie I ho air from Its foot: to Its mouth con- A ConiiirolieiiMlvc Verdict. A child in an English town was killed by n steam atomizing apparatus falling on It. Tho coroner's Jury brought In the following curious ver dict: “Dentil resulted from shock fol lowing brohcliitis anil whooping cough, caused through the shaking of the house by the firing of a gun at the government proof butts on tlie I’ulm stead marshes.” A Special Case. “If Mr. Winslow calls tonight, mamma, what shall I say?” “Say whatever yoUr heart tells you to say, my dear.” “But this Isn’t one of those cases, mamma. There Is nothing to Mr. Win slow except his money.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Convinced. Mr. Spongely (slightly related)—Splen did! Magnificent! Do you know, Uncle Eli, I believe I shall never get tired of seeing tlie sun set behind that hill! Uncle Ell—That’s what me an’ mother’s beginnin’ to think.—Puck. CuuMCN of Insanity. In England, where everything that Is i excessive In a great civilization Is to be found, mental alienation is very fre- | quent. Many especial causes contrib ute to tills, such as ill assorted mar riages, which engender hereditary in sanity; hazardous and desperate spec ulations, the frequency of commercial i crises, the increasing fluctuations of political life, the laziness peculiar to the rich, the abuse of fermented liquors and, lastly, the Immense number of re ligious sects.—London Hospital. IIiiIhIiik HI* Waici’N. Y.—You know I told you a few days after lie employed me that lie said he'd raise my wages In a month or so? 1 Z.—Yes. And didn’t be? “No. I misunderstood him. He said he’d try to raise my first week’s wages by that time. ' I haven’t had a shilling yet.”—London Tit-Bits. Hutton* unit Women'* Glottic*. "Why docs a woman button her gar ments on the left side?" The question Is discussed in the London Tailor anil Cutter by several correspondents, one of whom advances tills theory: "For ladles to have tlie buttonholes In tho right side of their garments has Its origin In the times when It was neces sary for u lady when going out at night to have a gentleman escort, who sup ported her upon Ills left arm, leaving his right or swonl arm at liberty. Thus the Indy's left hand would bo free to fasten or unfasten her cloak nt her own pleasure and without Inconven ience.” welfare of his kind, a philanthropist. Tim third sense Is Ihc one In which Hie word Is now mo.-l frequently used, and Webster murks Hi ncilnitiim as “re cent.” The Klsr.e of < iiiiihIm, t'aniiihi is larger Ilian lliu United Stales by n quarter ol a million square miles. Uanitdn coninlns o.ie Hill'd ol' the area of Hie Brltl-h empire. Uaninla extends over fin dezrees of liHIludo from Home In north pole, (,'nimdn Is ns large iih thirty United Kingdoms, eighteen C rina.iys. Ildi'iy (hive llalys. C'aiimla I larger Ilian Anstralnsiii and twice Ihc size of British India. Canada lias a liolindni'y line of 11,(100 miles In' tween II anil the United Slates. Cana da’s sr.(const cqi sis half the eurlh's Circumference. Canada Is ,'i,500 miles wide and 1,100 from north to Hoillh. tluiiDiisly. Tho quirk toss of tlie leg '] wIlli which lids was done lmd, undo- ‘M nltlhly. Hie look of n kick. "Aye ayes come from Madagascar," tho keeper said. "They are nocturnal In their Imbits, and they live in holes, Q The miilvcs regard them with supersti tious reverence. They lire tho only creatures cxlnnt that kick their food’ Into tlielr mouths.” Tlie Sin of IiiNiiranco, “When life Insurance was first insti tuted,” said an antiquary, “the church tuttl pious people generally wore dead set against It. They said Unit It was gambling In human lives. They said, too, that It would encourage murder. They were right In a way. Life In surance Is gambling lu human lives— only the iidils are so greatly lu the companies' favor that tliyy can never lose. It Is also an encouragement to murder. A good many murders aro committed every year for the sake of life Insurance policies. But these evils are no more than fly specks on tho I in |>n r») Gundy. Beware of Impure candy. Sugar In candy quickly ferments after eating, and If too much Is oaten serious trou bles often result. Pure sugar dissolves great beneficent life insurance bodies. C’oniiironi Jxe. “I have a little granddaughter,” said a senator, “who is very fond of ani mals, especially dogs. Her mother has taught her to pronounce the word until It sounds like dnlig. Her father sticks to the good old fashioned dawg, so the child has compromised, aud now every canine is a duhg-dawg.” The Joy «f Life. The man who does not feel his heart throb with gratitude every day of his life for being horn In tho very golden ago of the world and who does not feel that he owes a tremendous debt to tho past, to all the people who have strug gled and striven and sacrificed before him, Is not made of tbe right kind of stuff.—Success Magazine. quickly In water nnd leaves a clear liquid, affording an easy way of test ing Its purity. Drop a small piece of candy In u glass, and over it; pour boil ing wafer. Let It stand twenty-four hours. If there Ih any foreign sub stance in the candy a sediment will bo found in the bottom of the glass.—New York Post. Life Insurance does so much good that tlie evils attendant on it arc by com parison nil.” a rt»-1 A Common Mistake. Many a man has become possessed of tlie Idea that he is a humorist merely because other people think he Is funny. —Chicago Record-Herald. So lie Ileuril. “I wonder If there be any Industries carried on in heaven?” Inquired tlie ; town Ignoramus. "I’ve allers heerd as how matches 1 are made there,” was the guarded an swer of the local sage.—Louisville Cou rier-Journal. PeevlMline**. Peevishness may he considered the canker of life that destroys Its vigor and checks Its Improvement; that creeps on with hourly depredations and taints and vitiates what It cannot consume.—Johnson. Itfudy to Pone. lie—Why are you wearing that ex pensive gown at that dinner tonight' 1 It Isn’t such a swell affair. She—I know It, but I don’t feel like talking much, uml with tills gown on I won’t be entirely lost sight of.—Detroit Free Press. Ill* Golden 0|i|>nrtlinlty. A Baltimore man tells of an address jj made to uumo school children in that ' city by a member of the board of trus tees. "My young friends,” suid the . speaker, “let mo urge upon you the necessity of not only reading good | He (five years after) All lids gusli books, but of owning them, so tbut you J about love is extremely foolish. Wher may have access to them at all times. ( ever did this stupid book come from? j When I was a young man I used fre- / I must say the person who selected It | quontly to work all night to earn mon- ? : showed a very Insipid taste. She ! ey to buy books, and then get up be- ; (quietly)—It’s tbe book you gave me | fore daylight to read them.”—Success during our honeymoon, John. We read it eleven times (lie first week we hud It. Magazine. i Probably. Probably a woman would be a bride I know no manner of speaking so offensive as that of giving praise and closing It with an exception.—Steele. Peneveraice. “I think,” said the reporter, “that the , . , , .... I public would like to know how you her husband lon * er lf she shouI(1 i managed to live to such a great age.” continue making company of him. Most i “By perseverance,” replied the cen- I women be « ln to 88ve their ^ am for 1 tenarlan. "I Jest kept on livin’”- I vlRltorB wben have been married j Philadelphia Ledger. jmonths. Whore She Parted From Pnal. A certain old lady was arguing strongly for woman’s rights In the way of preaching when some one attempt ed to put her down with a text from St. Paul. "Ah,” said she, “that’s where Paul and i differ!”—Household Words. Mutual DlNKUNt. "Look here,” complained the victim, “you said the house was only five min utes’ walk from the station. To say the least, I’m disappointed in you.” “No more than I’m disappointed In you,” retorted the ageist. “I thought you were a good fast walker.”—Phila delphia Press. I have always thought that what was good was only what was beautiful .put in action.—Rousseau. Art and Iluolnen*, Summer Boarder—It is so pictur esque to watch the cows come home. Farmer—There’s more money in It when they stay on the railroad track. HI* M Intake. "I thought It was a good time to ask i the old gentleman for Ills daughter. He Is suffering from a recently broken arm.” "Well?” “I found I mado a mistake In not waiting until he broke a leg.”—Cleve- lan Pluln Dealer. Kind Hearted. Hewitt—Why did you marry? Jew- ltt—Just to give a friend of mine, a elergymun, a Job.—New York Press. There is no more perfect endowment in man than political virtue.—Plutarch.’