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Show Entertainment and Instruction JFor the foxing Folli THE g94'20040404040o404O4404040404040400o4e40o f .j;. k of being uiiHeliisli. As a A BUTTERFLY TO PAINT. THE IDEAL BOY. it is one of the tiiml uitriliute of iiMiiliin'es. Hunted. t toy that lx nisidy 111. d J.nit: 111 II.. picture f a One that you 1, cl yen nny limuir and 'Due the sM. the liugli.g U.uh mid line is liej icily Is stunr-biillcrtly, luil of a sirau-ge- r trust, tli- - 11 ini ilun v.. sl,i.,.ldcrs what life to him just now. luit all nf chiMmi WI10 ''Keep body uud mi:,-!.- ' have t'Ui'Mi,-,- i and eoiiM'limcs .c lm Ths messuge is a good one for you tlicse s nd plcusurc or triiuhlctnnui pi city hire, ts. Those of you who ttili.gs: Amcric.iii Isiys i,h. U luwe Dr mrcts your own with bo slud. w of Waddle Wlih a Wural, No wile on the that is ojku slid 1, ur; M.ii.y Ihijs uud gills will take plcuh-ui- o in Klragtliifurward lu making pkiiu tin- following iurpic and ready to push. if you coniiecl iliyme. Fur ' hint ill the hand Is wurtli twu In tlie bush; " norii, rendii.g tlie lines rapid'.)' Wliu acuriiliilly turns from a iiiufltiii.g iiii.l Inking sound for your guliie, you u guiii HI m-- l Hud tl difficult to Ibid out. If tiringe lo Hiioihi-- u sorrow or in, Tbe muddle bus u line moral. MIm is willing tu hold what right ever dear 1 inie kupimrl wenfiil nieniiie And luliiiit, tiiilniilh.g the stuff or tha I'nnin, nw uud I liis l g.ilure l',-jeer ; links uid,l of pliiiiisuiid spyccse t Wlio does all he can with a thut'a in udi uiir iiiiiu-'Hsysiore , 1st, I. ill, I Jolnu-.ierf- iilutut on Is wiintml, that hoy, whstxucvcr his llr S.iwis nu.iiinii- imueiu stale. Vow used.ii giHKil 1 stteiu Fouiec siiltsei; dbkluukuir i Hic KISS. f.u-uli- tn.-lil- JAPAN, THE PARADfSE ll OF CHILDREN DOLLS p yu 71 i 1 Miii-ii.i- II 1 pui'cnl sre m good o children aud BECAU8K fteople themselves aud good tempered are near- tMMid one another that they beeu hu ! I, ! ippy JJe paradise of children. You have o f the pret-- Jt iieriiapa. that many aud moat ingenloua toyi are those the blind massage cflnu - hk'h come from Japan. Tlila la be wuae parents take eo much hitereat In au much time p,eir children and apend amuae them, deriving toya and ways to g child In Jupun la never whipped or flaplicd; auch a thing would be alinoet . crime. Indeed, little folk are rarely pen scolded. If on a public holiday K yhen cbiWreu are piaylng and Jutup-about in the parks in tlielr beat duthea one accidentally aolla or tvara in hue kimono ita mot her never Jerk v punlahee It. She merely warns It to ic careful next time, and even thle ulld rejiroof la not looked on with fa vor by the apectatora in the parka these spectators, utter (Sometimes trungera to the mother, reprove her for 'chiding a child that lias torn lia beat kimono. Perhaps, however,' this gentleness of parents toward children In Japan is liarlly due to the fact that the children themsolvea are very sweet tempered and obedient. If the Jap fattier and mother had to deal with some American young ones 1 have known 1 wonder what they would do. To begin, the Jap baby never cries; at least it la aald no white person ever heard one cry. Its beady black eyes stare solemnly about, taking In everything around, true Jup fashion, but they appear never to shed toms. Tlie Juiuuese mother carries her baby tu the Queerest way, Khe- pure it astride around ber back and has a bugllkc bund about ita body to hold it. There ilia baby rides till It fun go alone, 1 caring her hands free to work. The little girl carries her dolly uirnn her buck the same way. Don't try thla plan with your baby brother or aiater, however. A Japanese naval surgeon told me once be thought this fusliiuu, kept up through thousands of years, made the t Japanese tagged people they are. In spile of being small, the Japs are a very strung, JiegUliy race. Physical drills eucli as thoae introduced Into American .schools Jo make pupils bodies limber and powerful the Japs have bad for centuries. Iff their schools is also a wonderful system of hand and linger training. The cuiiiiiiunest Jap schoolboy 'din use tools and construct things In a way ty make an American buy usliameil of himself. For one thing, nearly all Japanese children learn to I - j I g 1 . l,-- J ih.-ii- r 111 titfare A .l,v siulftins kle tin And tin tlunrtree stode uw:i tiiriKlsn 1, si rlwlu-lii- l v US A lull, v nuiiliitdiik plgra Dull ,i Ill M thorlec tlie bit teriiiiiwn nf iiiliilHd us-- iiiom-si- i ii w mine Neii-nieenidlieiivlniwn ure not tlie fintunate possesfcura of a paint box limy ua' colored ciuyoiia. When you have colored the picture rut it out. paste nenlly on u piece of stiff iier, uud you will have u prelty little oriunneut lo lisug up in your room. ti-- i diisniml 1iles.id 04- tur Ikl'I'Illlll K.'klll- - HI1SW tllllit-,ttiikkim pil vuiitpow 1'oiY-lon- t - Thri-- I 1 in iMito tleiiloo slmki-isi-- Of tticrelin solimut'ni liue ( Joliniiie's gi'omip niiwaiidHliii.l erw s, mil !!, MliyilNJ.il h , And I'lliyiiks uilis Uuliinid 11, I Fverpri-- inilyet I, mss im-801 n tM iiil,-,- Mnillii-inml tif tluvs I1ii,-iliisno iliiwlta Tliiiyu sintii sinorlorliygns Yttewll snrelfv tbsln uwtto L' -n- How the pretty little dog aud dainty doll become iiiciirts. write with both hands. Hoys slut girls In early childhood are trained to he very cleanly and bailie themselves often, and constantly It Is enjoined on yuung iieople that they must be good tenijiered and cheerful when they take physical training exercises and be Interested In what' they ure doing ur the drills will uot lie of any good. 1m Juimiii there are s. nuiuy blind The 1 ample with sight ure very kind to them. There are so few tilings they can do to earn a living that the trade of healing by massage is given over entirely to them. When one has liiedniulism ur u disease of that kind the blind masseur ur inusscuse (the nun or woman who performs massage) Is sent for and rubs and manipulates the still and painful muscles till they are well and Umber again. An American lady In Yokoliuma who wae 111 received a massuge treatment from a beautiful blind girl named Chi-k- a. Chllco went about tbe streets alone, feeling the way before her with a, staff. Everybody loved ber because elie was so gentle and always looked so neat and pretty. Hhe attended an American mission school for the blind and got a good education at the same time she was earning money by massuglng people, Chika, though blind, once taught to read a woman who could see. The blind girl used Iter hooka with the raised letters, and the woman who jier-sun- ler. Hug 011, boys," is what a famous surgeon says. His name is Kir Frederick Treves. Ierhaiat you boys remember hearing about him wlien King Kdwurd of England wus so sick a year or so ago. for lie wus one of tlie surgeons who ojwr-utr- d oil (he king ami saved Ills life,, 'lie wus asked by the editor of an English paper for boys to send the boys ulieudy. He thus Kliy Young Man iI ' tin servant at the 11.? door)-M- iss Kcrrunt Kbe's engaged. Kliy w Young Man-- A know 1 hats site's engaged lu. Jspuaese tskenulk. message. -Thin Is my message to you, hoys, suld Kir Frederick: with a smiling cuuiilinuiice and shade of the unfortunate Mrs. Mct'ree! with u Pluck bug. lie surveyed Petliklns uud smiled, mint, S lie wuf a man fainting with his bat. ''Well, IHUe Lciy, so you're alone?" Thus had the burglar discovered tlie S of Hr.. McOree. Pettlklns ? 04 solitude ' her Him to scream, but they 40 opened Copyright, IKK. by Virginia Woodward Cloud Jj were Her quick, loglcul mind mul 040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404 0404040 vivid dry. Imagination jumped to the utter4040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404 most conclusion. Tills, then, was a burglur nay, no doubt tlie very burSUPPOKE that It la can't ye And the manlii' av Ihlm in the Pettlklns shook her heud, standing glar man w ho hitil reduced the heroine Petti-kin- a In absorbed to leave book on Miss the Marrybel puts thought big of Mary Dunlin's atory to the semright Things dout happen cept to grown blance of a fish worm. Here wus the home. .with Mary chair whin she plays Jooeta on the do they. Mary?" Innocent aspect, the polite subservience, An' what might ye be lookin a young ladies, Duoiln, said Mara be 1, . The ahade of wlstfulneea did not espinning her hat on be- bole In the ground for wld tbim eyes V cape the shrewd Irish eyes Usm her. Im wlohln somethin' might hapfore the glass. There "Nlver mind. Ye'll noon be a beauIs not room for her, of pen," said Pettlklns soberly; a bear tiful lady drlvln off to mate yer swate-hea- rt course. But to leave or soldiers maybe with red coats and brass home and muffs on their heads, . children with servants "Uncle George, corrected Pettlklns Is ihii, as a and all flghUn right here In the yard. Av course: yer llncle George. An' rule. Judicious. What's Juillshes?" cried Pcttlkins, Then before they shot at us, Mary ye naden't be wantin' things to bnptien tlie like ov tbe 'currcnco 1 could tell ye drawing her curly bead In the window. this nilnib" Why Isn't there room this evening for What's a 'current-- , Mary Dunlin? me lo drive too? Why can't I go?" Please tell me what's a currencc?" Gracious, 1 forgot she wus there! Nlver a bit will I, thlu! Twas sll gild M umbel. In the momln' psicr about a woman "There are occasions when absence down to the Branch Mis' Mct'ree she of nilml is was, pore sow!! All through her tinder precious." remarked Miss Heed. heart ehe loses her lust rid clnt." ' Go on, go on, Mary lKiollnl llesse Peitikliis eyed lier sister's friend tell me how she lost her cent through pteula lively. Khe adored Miss Ilccd her heart." IVttlklnif grave eye were fccunm- - it spiieared to Pcttlkins thut fixed eagerly upon Mery, snd she gave the young lady talked us In people do Mary's arms a Jo In her anxiety. books. "Not L lndade! Hhe, thliikln him a "Peltiklns, It Is important that your book aglnt, an' he. wld his little black inter should go to meet Unde bug all lunocetitlike an knowln' she George fhat pink organdie and picture was alone by herself - "An what was he, Mary Doolin what was be?" demanded Pcttlkins, What's lmjortinent?" said Peltiklns. Jumping up and down In lier exciteNow, listen lo me," broke in Mura-b- d. ment. "We are going to the station to ' A burglar man, sure a burglar man hwet Uncle You must George. stay as. burgled Ivery clut av her hard Mfht here with Mary Doulln; only be aimin'. An Mis' McCree that scared sure te put your beet white draw on" she didn't kape the heed av a fish worm "Why." as Id Peltiklns on her. but lay there kickin an' squallin' why Vron't he one do while he fills Ms little black bag wld that I had on yesterday? ber vallybles au' bows as polite as ye by can't I go and sit In front with L'lielc place!" George?" Pettlklns stood absorbed In the deVon can't this time. I'll tell you tails of Mis McCree'a tragic occurhy some lime, this rence. This, Indeed, was having someevening maybe. Nainbol run downstair. and Del thing hapiicn with a vengeance. Rut Pettlklns was certain that sliu would following, heard Miss need say: WHICH WAY?" 11E KAID. You might as have possessed more power of resist- well, Marabcl. or she'll nee '"I it out herself Doolie's Iradllinnal tlisn Mary actually the lil.ick ling containing the after one of her fits fish worm. Khc strolled to the side tools of Ids nrfiirlniis cmri. af diene,... 1 never came across eo And Mary Poulin, singing in the porcli, meutully rehearsing the scene, a mind. Kite's an embryo Coand sat uimn the step under the trum- kitchen, wiis n hundred miles sway. lumbus." "I fancy that your sister lias driven pet tne. Mary Doolln's stout form reEiiibrniiiinbus," repeated PcUlkln turned to the kitchen, snd Pettlklns to tlie station." said the burglar and m H- i- dtHir closed. dreamily watched a hig bee darting In waited, but IVniklns did not speak. Rinbrolumbus, ' Bull) solmrly on the and out of a scarlet flower thut climbed "And suppose you ask me in." he conway to the "WHAT'S A EMBROLUMBUK?" Hclieii to find outside Marabel's summer pantry. The tinued. or, mh I am tired and warm. I Doolin. But Mary Mary door of thla pantry opened on the hall have to go in without an InvitaHn wa Don't iltting pn a bench outside Doolin, I'd run out and holler, porch and was ajar, and through the tion. paring pches. shoot! and they'd stop." cool gloom of the interior could be He smiled and actually stepped upon what Did ye Jver!" aid Mary admiringly seen Marabel's tows of preserve Jars. the porch. Pettlklns sprang to her whbrolumbue?" said wikl and 1 little tiny wonder what Marabel's going to tell feet. "Which way," he said this r figure M Pettlklns' thin Oh, the me. or I'll find out for myself." said .. .Do"t com askin' me n more av hands struck an attitude. Yes," breathed Pettlklns, with a illumination of thought as the And wouldn't then her swift An presently. pettlklns Doo-hetaythen le Just names!" grand! said Mary Jm military heart stood still, for before her was a burglar stepped within the darkness of nlver was her like. Why ye he afeared av the firin', Pettlklns? y? is, . re ennCarty soli New!?1. 111 01 wfentifl: men who to Investigate the report ar,n earth In the Llano co"1 lls miles north of Mjr that the Llano earth e a llirer percentage of of any other known de- an 41am 1S(,J im III AND FAR. -- h the states of New York Important advances maa onrred In fifteen state labor. Still there are ",Ml have no compulsory luws. anil twenty-thre- e ch,1(l states and territories fhal have no teat to ha applied to chUdren about to begin working. The Chicago bureau of vital ,in tics has reported aa that, avera- - duration of human life in the past thirty-on- e city d I per cent eg at yir . In 10 the averageWhai It more than double death This is attributed to modwaa In lb treatment and prevention ern sc-- t niiil to Improved habit of of dis'v on the fart Of the petq.ta. clennhs .... . truffle msnsger or ld t'hiiu. a minister to 1rancc. Tha little boy peaks French mid t'liinesv and write Chinese, winch la a very hard thing to do when you know that In Chinese writing there arc :r.mi cliuiHcters, each KI, tlie la er iiiii-m- Midget Khrtlaad iHnin, four-ln-liai- id giti-nlk- Tu inuks having its Si-la- l what a wonderful you uinieraluiiil memory thla little hoy must huve it is only uecesaury to any thut in China if a mull kuows 1,000 nf these cliuruclcr he Is considered a scholar. The picture allows little Mr. Koneug r. Fho KI III Hie uniform of a French ulU-oe- AalleliMllaa. "Mother, can I have the lswr that waa on the dining room sideboard this morning, wai" Because w liut ?" , The Jiipuiieae are a very iinltutlve . . "'Cos Ive eaten ft." Not He. people. The two little Jap children seen In tlie picture, having heard of the j ltd you scribble oil that fence, Tom. Middles. cakewulk as dune by the uulored people my?" When is a small fish laiuil Ilk a bird Mi tempt unusly. of the United Btuteo, ure trying it Me!" said TiHiituy rage? When It has a tierch In It. themselveu. Not much like tlie real "Do you think I'd use chalk on a fence Which Is the left side of a plum pudwhen 1 own a knife?" thing, la It? ding? That which Is nut eaten. j 040404040494040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404 404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040404040 TJEAR the I1I1M drives his midget Kinles snd attract a great deal of from passersby. TPT IFeTTIKIN-- 11,1 An llullaii nobleman owns the smallest Khcllund isitilea ill the world. Those midget. iKUiles are rarely less than two feet eight Inches in height and often very much fairger, hut the aiiliiiuls owned by the Marquis of Curruno ure exactly two feet high. The niurqulx believes in little horses, for lie soys they do more work In proportion to tlielr slxe and cost less to keep than big lioraea. His ponies coat only 12 cents u duy to feed. In Milan, a famous cily of Italy, he a Don't bother about genius and don't worry about being clever. Trust rather to hard work, perseverance and determination. Tlie best motto for a long march Is: Don't grumble. Plug on.' You hold your future ill your own hands. Never Jwaver in this belief. Don't swugger. 11 boy who swaggers, like the man Who swaggers, hue little else that lie can do. lie Is u cheap Jack crying his own paltry wares. It is the empty tin that rattles most. lie honest, he loyal, be kind. Remember thut tbe lidrdlial tiling to acquire is Is lao wll.lt Ih'iiUl iful pil be uiiiilt! lor a baby bi, libel- or sister wiili some niiigakiiu: pictures and stilT lining muslin. To nuke the book cut the muslin tutu good large slicels. which must le folded lulu two leaves. Tli edges id the leaves ure turned down H quarter of an Inch all round uud luKled. Fasten together twelve sheets, which will make forty-eigiiuges, uud luck tlicui together up the buck with brass Now you ure ready for the pictures, which huve been cllpMd from uiiiguxiiies. Btlglit, funny ones of are liked beat by tla- - tiny tola. For tlie cover u large colored plate from the front puge of u nuigiistur A nuin-bwould look guy and ntlrm-tlvc- . of aiuull plelurea groiqied together make a more intereathig mge than one . or two larger Title hook will hint a long while, ua bilhy caiilint teur it tu pieces. I'm H. child of Koneug fus-leiie- could see hud tile same books with orTime 1m Kies I p. dinary print in them. Muninia liut, ilurling, you shouldn't In Jaiaiu it Is tlic fashion to give to be angry when Dubby gets the larger girl babies the names nr flowers, min- piece of euke. He's tlie older. erals and tlie seasons. lleesie Yes. tlml's Just it. He's been cukes twu years longer 'u I luite eating Host Urswblei I'lu (jsm 14- V Hradrrfxl Iklinc t hlld. This lit lice fclluw - fullilinrek-- m-- llomeiHade I'letare Hook. You IlilVu lule boohs Wiirsinf sinslii t,rs When r,iun,i,H)iu tin; prupiuily m the-abor- ' r 11 railroad has announced hie Intention nf organising classes in gymnastics and indoor sports, and every employee (n the passenger department will be expected to take part. Exports from tbe United States first reached the billion dollar mark In 1S90 and alnce August, Ilk, have never dropped below $100,000,000 for a single month except In the midsummer month of 1901 and 1903,. Export of 1901 were Just double those nf JOftR. At Pennsylvania silk mill a restaurant for the employees hns been started, -- The worker nre served dally with dinners si 10 rents s head. These din ners consist of meats, courses nf vegetables, bread. biiHer. coffee and niUk and derseit. No wefit ta realised, but at tbe price paid the proprietoi e of tbe mill find they can feed their employees on good, palatable good. In the Adirondack last year 292.121 acres of timber land were burned over, of whlrh total 13,0'jI acre belonged to the state of New York, end the entire that for logs, money loss; lurin'! in pulp and wood destroyed. Is estimated nl SMl.SIt. while buildings said io lie wmtb S(.41! were destroyed. the iilfiolfir .yew . 103 Themonth of lieremlfer, lkuS. Iiowe'i, re- - r a! the summer imiitry. In a second she had slummed and locked tlie (Pair uinni him, drawing from Its lock tlie great key which stayed outside. And icn her feet Hew tu tlie kitchen. "Mary lxmllii," cried Iettlkins, seising Mary's skirt, "I've got a burglur man! Yes, 1 huve, Mury. Jin's His one Hint burgled Mis' MuCree of her red cent, for he's got ills black I mg uhuig and his knives and things in It!" I It off yer licsd ye ere, IcttlkiiisT" cried Mary D00II11. But Pettlklns' eyes were great and InipresHlve. "Mary Doolin, I've locked him In Hin pantry before lie could burgle us like he did Mis' McOee, and here's the key, und lie's milkin' a awful Hear to Ills lmardHiicet" cried Mary looked for l'cltiklns, but she huff disDoolin, while lYltikliis stood first on united ml. one foot end then mi tlie other lu lier Thu child fs sit sensitive llml I aiu silent slid ecstatic enjoyment of tlie afraid she will cry herself sick over exfilenifiil. Ilia iiiiMinke.'' shM Miss Heed. Ko UnHut Murtibcl sprang forward and cle George went In srarcli, preiaivd lo shook lYHIklus liy tlie slMiuldei-dry lYtllkln' lhasls of mortified tears. "Elinor Is Jinnisleaii, you ilivadrul He found lier silling behind a liuysUck child! Give me that key, quick!" gaxlng speculatively Into siwce. UnHa Never nilml. girlie," Aivldcnts will liapiK-- in the George, Iswl regulated Uncle George, said lYllikius, turning uhhi liltn an alisurbed gaxe, "what he huve rtoiie If he'd lieett a really burglur man? lleuso tell mo, Unci George." "Young hidy," said her unde, are noise! you aware that tlie genlleiiuiii whom you locked up foe sn hour lit tlmt pan"Mother av Mosea!" exrkilnisd Mary try Is your sister's tlunce?" If, It's the Doolin, seising the key. Wliat's thince?" shIi! UcItlkliiH. truth ye're leliln' me what'll become nv "Tlie man your slaii-r'-s going to mar-ty- ." (he pair av us, wld nlver a man to hand 'cept onp, an' film a tlwfe an' a robber? Oh Come along, l'ettlkliw, till 1 listen to them was silence fur u him. Kure, I'd rather lie out av the mid, then, Uncle George," she lwlsle-a lull ton of Ills cout unninil alHUracli-i-l- y. house limn in It this inlnit before he do you know wli.it lie's got in Ids crapes out the smtry chlnilily, wlili h bluck ioig?" there nln't any! fK:h. murder! It'a tlie brave rlitld ye are, leitiklna, to st "Ulollies most likely. Wliy ." h tluire, hut tlie salute come down gave a sigh of genuine disan' help ua If he gets out av there. Thu one wliu liurgli- -l appointment. Mis AlcCrce had h, Idiick Ixig wiili Mary lSHiliit cautiously HppruucliPd tlie knives In it," die said w'lstfully, I'liriu suinnier pantry armed wiih a shovel. Ki range sounds were Issuing there-frnlleuige hwneil Iwckwaid oil Iliu Iny calls, eximstuln Cions and raia and laughed lung and loud, while followed in quick succeasion, while Wdlclieit I1I111 g Then lie arose mid look In Jdury crouched uisin tlie grass, binlhri-in-la- w to the snliils. and lYlliklns stood lilt presented tu tier fului-In snllu of the fart Hint Marals-by, thrilled wilh tlie solemn enjoyment looked (liKMpproi'Ingly at the calico of such excitement, dress Slid si raw dieiira(ed hair. When the yellow cart rolled In the This is MIms Elinor Iso Bumslead." gate, with Maraliel driving nd Miss Mhiniuiii-cUncle ijcorge. while letti-kln- a Itcfd clwtting to Uncle Geoige, their slimik iirnidx wiili the burglar. const erimt ion may be Imagined. A volI huve heard thut I'etliklns Is a ley of explanations met them, accentuated by tlie shovel, which Mary Doolin unique character, and I cun vouch for her prompt uction In emergency," ,ii waved alternately from letlikins to llie burglar, lu a moment lYHikliia' the punlry. Pettlklns meanwhile Blood small fiH-- t bail (town lu the kitchen, by drinking in tlie elaborated details where Mary Dunlin was taking a pun with grave delight. of hlartiits from the oven. "An the dirty tliufe. wld his pistols GIVE ME THAT KEY, QUICK!" Mary Imollii, Mary Issdln! Wh.it's In his bag, ready to burgle ua out av a peek curracker? Tell mo, please, an' scrapin au' tlie house, lxsilln it, Mery tremblingly pioduced Mary!" thinklfi' to take her in! Not she, Kure. Mss ye saying, Marrybel, But Mury I usd In exclaimed wrath-fullKeclti' I'd tould tier uhnut pore wouldn't be turnin' him hxisu oil tie tin 'long way wid ye fur s bad Mis' Mct'ree. she says, Walk in. air, now?" I'ctukliis, wid yer stories about swale as honey, ssya she, an In he "Burglar, Indeed!" exclaimed - Murn-Ih'- I, child, up a walks to Miss Marrybela punlry. on' with a very red fmv. Klu- threw I haves so' roll beta an' slip up an shlams tlie door on him, nn' I lie pantry door wide, mid the burglur foiiie glutleinan In the wniry, au' him Miss Murry-bel- 's stepicd forth, fanning lilmsclf wilh his yer sister's beau! I ni Hint sslianieil I there he is now in me could wulk a milu wid lial. preserves, the uwdacloua lliafe!" And iny head wasn't like a fish llow d'ye do?" fie euid. It's warm shoes!" Ko Iettiklns slipped sroimil the side worm's, was it, Mary lfcxilln?" said In there." exclaimed IMlfklus softly, with her eye on Unde of tlis house and sat iiiwm the porcli ChenowetJi!" sleis lu the early twilight, und Mary's face. George, with a shout nf laughter. Miss Red's voice could be heard How perfectly shameful!" cried Maraliel and Miss Reed looked at Tbs child Is so fiiisginaliiv But it was leUtklns, You saying. each other In bewilderment, and Uncle Marabcl. that she really performed a heroic George said: "I'm afraid she's craxy. know, l warned you!", "Mother av Moses! exclaimed Mary She's talking about fish worms." And then a little figure crept out to Hear him, thin, for yerself!" cried Doolin, rushing to the kitchen with her was where Unde George sat smoking upon Mary Doolin dramatically as there ac- apron over her face. tlie grass, and two Intense dark eyes "I thought you weren't coming," mura sudden outburst from the pantry, looked through tbs dusk. mured Marabcl te the burglur. companied by violent raps. Uncle George." she whispered. Just had snd ts I train the can't took of me out. wrong tat you? here, "Hay. tell ms one thing. What's a role acMr. Hums lead. Mis Msrabell Unlock walk from tbs Junction," said the burglar tq Marabel. Aud then they aD tion?" the door! . Is-gi- u nt ar-rl- IVt-likl- iis inut-terlu- I y: ha-kl- is-a- speetively, the highest record of annual and monthly exports Bom tlie United Stales. The sear's export figure, as represented by the bureau of statistics, were $M&4.t6f.l2T. add those of the month of December tlT4.T24.Sdl. M. Osiris, the wealthy philanthropic Frenchman who is enthusiastic for Napoleonic relics, has bought a great part of the field of Waterloo and proposes to erect s nmtiuiiiont there to the memory of llie J'MuiS Frenchmen who fell In the great battle. t'ornell student" of physiology dissected the heart of the nimn-niohis elephant. Jumbo, who im-th l death sfx years ago. It ts the largest heart In existence, weighing thirty-fi- x and one-ha- lf pounds and measuring 2t by 24 Inches. The walls of the aorta were of an Inch thick and those of tha ventricle three Inches thick. The Hebrew Free Loan association, organized at New York to furnish sums us high as 1200 to deserving people, to lie repaid ill installments, without interest. reports that 'luring tlie past year It lias iuu tied ISW.m to 1.S43 In s tbe magic of the Indians and ha been baffled by feat performed by their w (sards, which are as wonderful a thoae of the Oriental fakirs. Mission- aries and other reliable authorities told of plots of grass and eentury plants made to spring from the bars ground In a few moments. Statistics published In Texas concerning the operation of the local op-ll-ouee law show that there are twenty-thrprohibition counties which hare no convicts ami nine with only on The averase la one conconvict eai-bUividnulK. The United t Kates bureau of ethnolo- vict In 1 .rum imputation without th S"U with the saloons. gy hu" completed ail inveailgaTioii into saloons and one to flve-eight- ha . Y |