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Show CASTOR A I Easter morning streaming la at the open window wrapped them close. Another little white soul has Joined the angels, and In Barbara's heart until she died would echo the childish voice, "Do yer tink He'd care fer a little feller like me?" A Little Feller. y Helen Farr Hunter. Copyrighted 1903 by The Author Publishing Company. If ever the "light that was never oo tend or sea" glorified a human face It glorified the one that lay beforo her om the pillow. Oreat dark eyes ot that rare color so seldom seen, violet, deepest violet, wonderful eyes like two deep wells; one could look and lock and yet not fathom their depths; brown hair pushed back from a broad white brow. Every vestige of sin and earthly dross washed free from the small, perfect features by physical pain. Circumstance and environment made him a street gamin. God made him beautiful. She had entered the room reluctantly, dreading to look at. the bed where he lay. Unused to such scenes, she shrank from the sight of pain and suffering. An hour before she had come to the hospital to Blng for the children. Just as she was leaving a nurse bad followed her and told her of this boy tying upstairs. He had heard her through the closed door singing to the others, and he begged to see her. Her glance began at. the foot of the bed, and moved up gradually over the Service of The National Publishers Supply Co. The Kind You Hara Always Bought tignature of THE MIKADO SOON TO TRAVEL heaven, the notes fell. Never had Barbara Randolph, who had tnizaz to every great and fashionable audience In that great city, received such homage, such rapt, adoring homage, as that silent, motionless little figure on the bed paid her. She knew by the unerring Instinct of genius that she struck a responsive note of harmony in the boy's soul; that uncouth, uneducated, homeless, nameless waif from the streets that he was, in his soul dwelt the love of exquisite harmonies and music; that her voice was the key that unlocked the gate of that bouI. and for the first time In his short life, that had been crowded so full of the harsh, the coarse, the unlovely experiences of poverty and distress; Just as his soul was hovering on the border of that land whose light even now was glorifying his face, he experienced Joy. When her voice died away he drew a long, deep, quivering sigh.- - "Gee! I hain't never Ain't that a corker! like heard anything dat before nevlr." Oh, the pathos or It! The rough, coarse slang ot the streets, the dew from Por Infants and Children. HE GAVE THE INTERVIEW. The Crown Prince Will Visit the United States. Again It is reported that Japan's crown prince, is going to the United States and coming thence to Europe, and there is every indication that the report is true. Until he was 10 years old which was twelve years ago thought he was the son of the em press. Then some cnatterer about the palace at Aogaxna told him who his mother was a peeress, one of the four supernumerary wives of the mikado. These extra wives are all descended from the younger sons of mikados of ancient days, however, so that the crown prince's mother is of Imperial blood. She bad her home within the Aovama palace grounds, a complete establishment in its own house and garden, as had the three other countesses. By these the mikado has had a some fifteen children, but is almost the sole survivor. Two years ago the prince married the Princess Setsu Kujo, 16 years of age. eldest daughter of Prince Kujo Miche- taka. It Is a significant of the march of Western ideas in Japan that she will be the only wife of the next mikado, despite the fact that the present ruler has four besides the queen, and bis father. Homes Tenno, had twelve extra, as had been the custom witb the mikados for ages. C. L. Brownell. author of "The Heart of Japan," and for a long time a resident of that country, said: Is an exceedingly popular prince. He is the first heir to the mikado'a throne that the Japanese have ever seen, and they have seen much of him. Like other youngsters of good birth be went to the Nobles' school six days in the week. Here he became the friend of the best of Japanese youth. I met him at the school one day and afterward saw him frequently. Six of his chamberlains formed a conversation class which met at my home In three times a week. Mr. Cool- a ldge. Harvard man witb whom I was living, bad great success In teaching them the English language. "They enjoyed the conversation hugely, and it came to be part of their scheme for entertaining the crown prince to tell him what they had done in the house of the two foreigners. One day we made an exchange of phoThe chamberlains were tographs. solemn when they handed profoundly to us the pictures Kadeyunakojl. who made the presentation, was a little In front of bis friends. "He bowed low and, laying the pho tographs of his august master on silken mat before us, begged us, on be half of themselves and of their tmper lal charge, to condescend to accept 'these unworthy tokens of regard "We condescended as fast as ever we could. The viscount gave us, furthermore, a word of caution about the pictures. It would not be polite In Japan to refer to a gift as being other than contemptible yet the photographs were of the son of the 'Son of Heaven.' There was a divinity that must be respected, but, said the Kade- - 'Of course, If we give presents they must be very unworthy to you, and we are ashamed for so small a thing, but in our own country Haru-nrniya is like a go.I People cannot believe, he is the same as an ordinary man. S, though It Is only an unworthy phonograph, please An common ' We followed fjet let It and Instructions kept it rpart in nor did wn nev It u. sh e bro l, o o ir when generally other photograph lor ;, erti;,iin-tijonHaru-no-mly- a Haru-no-miy- Haru-no-miy- a Haru-no-miy- "Haru-no-miy- a Kajl-mac- J "Do yer tink He'd care fer a little feller like mef motionless limbs to his face. When only language he knew, to express the ahe met the glance of those wonderful emotion of that beautiful soul. The eyes every feeling but tenderness and tears sprang to Barbara's eyes and she pity vanished. She was beside him In pressed the little .cold hand that lay an instant, kneeling to her lips. there. "You outside the cover-lid- . In he a voice so low said wanted to see me, little boy?" she said. Presently "Dld you want to hear me sing?" she had to lean down to catch the A slow, wavering smile swept over words, "Wonct 1 heard a song at de his face. "You bet!" ho whispered. barrlcks, 'bout a feller what lived up "I heard you down stairs, slngin' In de sky and loved kids; does yer ter de odder kids, and nurse said sb'd know dal one?" "Perhaps I do, dear; was It anything bring yer." He spoke In tho vernacular of the streets, In the slow drawl, like this?" and Barbara hummed the and the mutilated English, but the refrain of tbat sweet byran children voice was dear and sweet sing, "Suffer Little Children to Come Barbara thought a moment. "What Unto Mc. Jesus Said." A Joyous light broke over bis face a shall I sing you, dear? What kind of a gleam of radienl brightness and fongs do you like?" came into his eyes. "Yes, dat's It. I a "Oh, don't care; anything data t it. dat's never ain't Sing it agin!" song, i hain't particlar Th nurse came quietly in at the I heard such an nrful lot Wonst and door framed the words with her some went to Hosier's and hear gals "Go me went ter lip wonst quickly." Her trained pym Jim and sing, and de told her what was coming. But Bar' der show at Miner's But t !.! bars shook her head and walked over songs what de Salvation army sing best makes yer feel kinder quiet and to the window. The nurse moistened his lips with good, yer know." Barbara began in a low voice. King- some stimulants and fried lo help him ing under her breath, hymns she had But the pain was cruel, twisting and learned when a child. He lay with hi3 torlur.ng the poor, mangled body eyes closed, drinking in the music. Barbara stood holding on lo the caseWhen she bad finished he did not stir, ment of ths window, drawing her and she thought he bad fallen asleep. breath In great gasps, as if that could She bent over and quietly touched bis help him. When the paroxysm had passed he forehead with the tips of her gloved fingers. Instantly his eyes opened and lay back on the pillows exhausted. smiled Into hers. "1 was just listnin," Barbara crept back to the bed Slow-lthe deep violet eyes opened and the be said; "I'd like ter hear yer sing same loud." out exquisite smile he had greeted gin something right witb her crept over his face again. And Barbara, there on her knees In were moving. His Barbara lips tbat small, barren room, with Death's words: the what loved "Jesus, caught messenger so close that the very Do kids! little de tink He'd care yer seemed lo unfold shadow of his wlnga a feller fer lis me?" little had never she tbem both, sang, as "Ob. little boy, little boy, t am sure ung before. Never had the glorious I am sure be more sounded he would. her God hsd given voice would," sai I Barbara. more sweet, tbat marvelous smiie. Again wonderfully beautiful, than when it rang out In that narrow Just touching the corners of Lia mouth room. "I know that my Redeemer Just then the light went out of the liveth" liquid, clear, like pearls of dark eyes, and the quiet peace of the y o 1 hon-orab'- e I l of 6!ffi&cJ&t4 Rusfs. "It Is his keen desiru to acq sire knowledge, more particularly Hie knowledge that has giren Western countries trVir rlviliraMon. Hence, the mikado's councilors advise,! a foreign tour so s'x n as should have married and established himself. With the announcement that the heir apparent had a son, plan for a tour of the West were at onre set on foot." Milwaukee Sentinel. Haru-no-miy- Perhaps Hie mo?t remarkable bridge In Ihe world are tb kettle bridges In How a Reporter's Nerve Did. Him Good Service. A inoldent of th late lamented Charles F. Mayor, whose funeral occurred yesterday afternoon. is now going the rounds. Mr. Mayer, as is the case with many men In public positions of trust and importance, was considerably nought after by newspapermen, airnd on one or two occasions had had reason to feel ag- grieved at inaccuracies that amounted almost to misrepresentations. Hence, the newspaper correspondents who obtained an Interview with him must come bolstered with an abundance of nerve or backing. ' On one occasion, while Mr. Mayer vai President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, he was sitting comfortably In his homo, enveloped in hia smoking Jacket and enjoying his after-dinnrest. The bell rang, and after a few moments a servant entered the apartment of the major domo with a handsomely engraved card, bearing the name of someone whom the raidroad magnate did not seom able to recall. However, the card bespoke station and Importance, so the servant was instructed to "6how tho gomtleman up." The order was complied with, and when a dapper young man stepped into the presence of the great railroadman he Introduced hlmelf as follows: "I represent the Baltimore Amer-can- " er "Do you .know what I havea notion to do?" asked the railroadman, half rising from his easy chair. "I do not," replied the dapper young man. "I've a notion to kick you down that stairway," was the earnest answer. "If so I wish you'd begin right away," rejoined the newspaperman. "Why?" said the unwilling host, wonderlngly. Because." said the young man quietly, "If I were to be kicked dowvi the staris by Chales F. Mayer, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, It would make the dandiest story I've ever had the pleasure of getting." "Young man, sit down and teU me what I can do for you,' said Mir. Mayar, twinkling, and the reporter got his interview. S. W. Olllilan, in Biltimora American. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrnp the best remedy to use for their children during the teeth-in- p period. She "What dry things they do print in the papers sometime." He "What's the matter now?" She "Here's an article stating that any woman my be beautiful in her old age if she will only practice amiability. Now, I wonder who could have writt; euch a thing as that?" He "Oh, some married man, I suppose." . OUR ALPHABET FOR JAPAN. Yankees of the East Adopt the Sign Manual of the Western Yankees. Japan seems about to take one oi the most remarkable and not least Ira portant of all Its steps toward harmonizing Itself with the highest civiliza tion of Europe and America. That Is nothing less than the adoption of Roman script our own English alphabet pari passu with, if not as a substitute for its own ancient system of For the last dozen years of the Roman script has knowledge been Increasing among the most highly educated. But now it Is proposed by the most influential educational organization in the empire to make the teaching of our alphabet and of our mode of word formation compulsory and universal in the public schools. It seems probable that the government will adopt the proposal, in which case, of course, all private schools will have to do the same, with the result that all children of Japan will presently be learning, not necessarily the English language, but at least to write and read their own language In English fashion. That will be great thing for Americans and Europeans who want to learu the Japanese language. It will make the language little harder than French or German and will enable people, to learn it in the same way thut they learn the European tongues. At present the great stumbling block in the way of mastering Japanese is the necessity of learning a multitude of iiifer-eIdeographs. Once Japanese words are expressed in letters like our own the task of learning will become Immeasurably easier. It will then also be much easier for the Japanese to learn our language, for oi course our alphabetically formed words seem as strange to them as their Ideographs do to uo. Moreover, it will cause a change amounting almost to transformation In the Japanese mind, or in the linguisThe Japtic functions of that mind. anese will for the first time regard words not as indivisible integers of speech, but as composite tilings of letters. Perhaps we can partly realize the magnitude of that chango by ourselves trying to regard words as net formed of letters, but as Indivisible units. Nor Is that all. Dual systems of languages are abominations. Wherefore it is to be expected that, having adopted alphabetical script by the side of the Japanese will soon substitute the former for the latter altogether. It will be greatly to their advantage so to do, and also to our advantage to have them to do It. But it will nona the less be an extraordinary thing. For the mother tongue, in all its details, is one of the things to which men We need to cling most tenaciously. convince ourselves of that to recall only the language controversies in Cua-din Bohemia, In South Africa. In Malta and elsewhere, not mentioning the recent clamor about the teaching of German in New York public 8choo. We may also recall Bismarck's inexorable opposition to :!.r introduction ot Roman script into Germany in place of the far less legible German characters. That the Japanese should volun'.ar.ly make this revolutionary change in laeir rational script Indicates their possos-slo- n of an exceptionally high ambition to place themselves abreast of the Lest civilization of the wcild and all this emergence from savage feclnsinn within the memory of mm not yet grown ide-ograp- hy. nt foi-me- ! ideo-graph- a, Never were Tower seeds so Inexpensive as now. Bear this in mind when you complain that you "cannot afford' to buy any seeds. You cannot afford old! to go with out flowers. Ganger Oured WITH SOOTMINC, BALMY OILf. f nt".T, Tumnr. CaUrrti, V' . Fltla. tTlrfm, Writ til fr'Kto aol ftt.1, Book. A'lrtrrM "t.. tr GB. 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