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Show of St. Patricks Dav and a Suit For Damages cS A ' ,a94V4,veaeo J tt4f wholly Inconsistent i r'i is utntudc at iVvl which h.ul the moment. It sustained the tl:mi They hud hu was pinned touched by fire v down by wreckage hi.) !..ul in vr got w well: in fact, they is; every day. and the duetu:-.- , m; no imihiiig. xwww f -- - il - e a-- w $ bi-e- . , Coprmht. W. Hurt MM. by Charles , o'Muia stood 1 - Y.tl. very feet . w--r dul. uiily us sturdily as any o m his piee-el- il when he referred w suffering did i '.'.Inn Mime hud lift hi feel, flint l. I'glu uiul then the left, with at- ..:.!!: ilisticssiug uilcctaiiuii of ague ll.illo-ra- n h.s Out of the vorncix i tu-the pielty toubi see now Tlie mother' girl and Mr. O'Jh i.v. yearningly, expression wus .at Mas ashamsymiMUlielic: but ider and redder; ed. Her face grew she clinched hr! nervously. fi.-to From linus 10 tint. off the story or pi leiimly some obYet ? ! that lie had seen. This young man, who lent miubUin been the support of l.is nut her, hud become utterly worthless us the result of his dream of gold. He had perceived the opportunity of extolling da rna (OS from the railroad company, and this vision of "easy money had destroyed bis appetite for hard wo:k, if. indeed, he had ever had any. i this latter point tho lawyer hud considerable doubt. For O'Mara himself Halloran would have done nothing, but Mrs. O'M.ua tin li somehow wofl his ymiuiliy. lie doubted the possibility of doing anything with the suit for damages because ft seemed certain that, even if the young nun bud any real injur), lie liad entirely iv, oiei'vd from il so that no reputuble doctor would testify fur him. Proliably the best that could be done for him was to drive the dishonest delusion out of him by proving tiiut his case waa 1 we-w-'- l- i . t'l-oi- . yi-- was a crowd along the avenue, and It was parat Fifty-ticularly first street, where foolish millionaire bright red automobile had tried to rnwa ahead of the procession. Several autoino-liflla- t. policemen were reproving the who wue replying acrimonious-ly- . The crowd was Jeering good and had closed in so thickly behind the car that it uuuld not lie backed without creating carnage, and the odds were large that the iniiialieui occupant would have to stay where he was until about three miles of Irishmen parading In honor of SL Patrick hud panned that point. Tlie incident la of po importance iiv this narratlva except tint it reauited in blocking the path of Edmund HalUinm, who waa on his way to the University club. Mr. Halloran was a democrat as a matter of intellectual conviction, but he was an aristocrat at heart. He disliked crowds, and with reason, for they are nearly always undignified. Dignity was Mr. llalloran's most conspicuous characteristic: be hud so much of it that as a lawyer he could impart It even to the proceedings of the typical New Tork court. Observing a vacant place upon the steps of the cathedral. Lawyer Halla-rs- n took advantage of it and for a moment was out of the' press; but the people surged up and presently drove hint Into the sacred edlllce. As he was entering he observed a tall, broad shouldered fellow who at tlie lint glance Impressed Halloran as a perfect picture of robust and sturdy youth. An elderly woman, obviously his mother, stood at his right and a pretty gill at his left. AVhen the three turned to sscend the steps the woinau and the girl took each an arm of the young man and helped him along. He wulked with a peculiar lameness, as though tlie soles of his shoes had been red hot. The inother's tenderness and solicitude were- - beautiful to behold, but the girl seemed impatient and a little out of grl HERE dt-ns-e it was with er hate crossed his mind agutu, but a few minutes later, while he was enjoying the comparative seclusion of the vast and splendid edifice, he saw the mother enter and lake uu obscure seat. Immediately she began to pray Willi great fervor; the deep simplicity of her faith seemed to radiate into the alums-pher- e, mid in its circle of influence the some difficulty tl,nt lie brought himself to address tills woman. he "You wers silting licre, madam, said. His dignity quite overshadowed her. She looked up timidly and thanked him in a tone so humble that Ualloraii was ashamed of himself, for he felt that he must have assumed some sort of superiority. Therefore he replied willi the greater courtesy, and poor Mrs. O'Mara was completely u rnr helmed, fur abe perceived tiiut this must be soma iiersonage of exalted distinction. Hlio was so embarrassed that she could not see the very tint little purse that lay upon tlie seat, and Halloran was obliged to plek it up for her, Jiercclvhig as he did so how meager were Us contents. A memory of her very earnest devotions was in the lawyer's mind os he escorted her toward the door, niul by wiiy of farewell he ventured to express u hope that her prayer would be an- l- uua-tain- ed . .u-i- i vious absurdity. an honest docWe can't get huM tor. said O'Mara "i a, .t's what's the matter. They're i.ii.ii i, every mother' soil of 'em afraid of the big corpora1,0 belter; he's tion. And my law dune nothing for t .malie." You see, sutd Mrs. O'Mara timidly, we haven't much the son. Money!" relit Why, we'll have plenty that if this case 1 hoiH-lebH- Who's your lawyer?" he demanded suddenly, interrupting a flow of O'Muru's eloquence. Well, it's John M. Dnhiii," said O'Mara, and I m u good dual in doubt shout him." lie was going on to state the whole case over ugalii w heu Halloran asserted himself. I haven't another minute," he declared. Here's iny card. Come to sec me." The pretty girl tep)ad aside to let him out. und under the influence of his nervous irritation he thrust himself through tho crowd, cut the procession like a knife and made his way to the uluh, where he immediately began to be remorseful liecuusu lie had taken so churlish a leave of Mis. O'Mara. U'Maru's a fakir and a fraud," said J he to himself. suptsise that girl's engaged to him. Weil, he's lost tier; 1 can see thul. He's lost her hive, sure enough; but he'll never lose his mother's, confound him!" Tlie mutter was still upon tils mind next day. and one of the first things that he did after reaching Ills office was to cull up his learned friend John M. Dolan by telephone. Mr. Dolan was not in the front rank of the profesalon, und he felt flattered that so great u man as Edmund Halloran should have deigned to look up his number in the telephone book. Tills fellow OMara," said he, wasn't really hurt much so far as 1 can find out, though 1 believe that he was unconscious when they found hint, probably from frigid. His fret were burned a bit, und they still show the scar, but I can't get any doctor to say that the man Isn't us well as he ever was. If (J'Mura could tell the truth under oath I could gel him a few hundred dollars, but if you have seen him you know what sort of uii aptieuranre he'd make on the stand. He'd luwe any suit. Ive ubunduiied the cose." I want All right, said Halloran. to take it up." He liad scarcely hung up the receiver of the telephone when he was informed that Miss Edith Fallen wished to see hint. Halloran wus not aware that ho swered, "I was praying for my son, said she. I have asked the blissed saint to cure liftn of his lameness." The lawyer's curiosity was revived, und he inquired the cause of the young mans affliction. wus hurt In a railroad accident," replied Mrs. O'Mara. Jt'i likely you may have beard of il at Berkeley lust .lie summer." The accident In question had been no greut disaster, but it happened Ihut Mr. Hallorun remembered having read of it. "Has your son recovered dunuiges for the injury?" lie asked. And at that moment he perceived that young OMara and the pretty girl hud approached within hearing. It was O'Mara himself who untiwered Mr. llalloran's question, and within half a minute the lawyer was repent-In- g deeply of tlie sin of curiosity. OMara bucked hint ugulnst the massive masonry of the arched portul and proceeded to tell hint the story of the accident, with infinite attention to deWHO'S TOFU LAWYER?" tail. The pretty girl wus on one side Hlid the fragile, sweet faced woman ever comes into court. Don't you worupon tlie other, and there wus no es- ry, little mother; you'll live In esse und comfort the rest of your days, or cape. The worst of It was that O'Mara hud I'm greatly mistaken. 1 think we no sooner got fairly started upon l ought to go now." said story tliua the shrewd buyer per- the pretty gifljt i.. ceived that there was something wrong. Halloran was thinking hm;d. Ho unO'Mara Immediately began to iuk of derstood the' case well enough; it was injuries und sufferings which were only a little worse than some others . HE WALKED WITH A PECULIAR LAMENESS. lawyer found himself assuming a more revereut spirit. The thought of his errand at the club and tlie annoyance of the delay were forgotten, and he was glad to lie In the great church on the saint's day. The woman remained at her devotions for perhaps ten 'minutes and then arose sud moved toward the door, but immediately returned, as if site liud temper. forgotten something. She had. Indeed, Lawyer Halloran vaguely wondered forgotten where she hud been sitting, what was the matter, with the young and. observing UJ. the lawyer thought man, never Laving seen uuybody limp It his duty to point out the error. He In precisely that way. It was a pauswas one who hud a nervous dread of ing thought, and the matter would nev mixing In the affair a of strangers, and . 4 had ever liad the pleasuro of meeting Mies Patten, but when she entered hi office be recognized the pretty girl of yesterday's adventure. Site bad come to beg lit III really to do something for Mr. Patrick O'M.ira, whom sliu si etned to understand thoroughly. He had been a splendid fellow before this lust for ran sprang up and took liliu by Ilia arm. Come rigid tilling with ns-- . he said. I'm going lo take you to an honest doctor. An electric cub convoyed them swiftly to tlie offlee of Hr. tPihe, with whom Hallman hud bud a long talk liy of bis damages had taken possi-ssjoimmediately after Mine Patten mind un eurncsl, industrious, prom- visit. Fione 'was a lull, thin, high ising young man. Now he did nothing shouldered man, having a fine tiiungu-lu- r, at ull except talk of the inoiicy that he like a cut's, and glaring, yellowish green eyes. A tangled mass of Iron gray hair tumbled over his fmehead, which was broad and bulging. Altogether he wus a fcaisnme fellow, and ut sight of lilirt ii'Mui'm stopped limping. How do ou do. young limn'.' said Stone In a rasping voice. And then he stopped, tliongli tl was evident that hs had meant lo suy much more. There was a moment of siiciiei, and with ids gaunt then Stone wham-ti- l right iirm extended and a pointing finger. He laid tlie linger utHin a little whits line that could he seen on the left side of ti'Maras head, a small injury where the hair had not grown again uiion the scalp. Where did you get that ?' asked ths would win from the ruilroud company slid the great j hi ill In his feet fur which tills money would requite him. The young woman did not express It quite so liluiilly. it was her opinion that the desire to give his mother ruse and comfort and to make a home for heiself lutd been at the root of Patrick's folly; so there was good behind the evil, us liuppena nearly always 111 this world. Halloran frankly told Miss Patten what hs intended to do. I know a doctor," he said, with a grim Millie, "who is the most formidable of crested beings. Ills name is Htone. and It suits him very well. When Mr. O'Mara comes to art me I'm going to tuke him to see my friend Stone.' and when fttone gets through with him he will know that he Is well eiuiugh to go to work. That very afternoon o'M.iru appeared at tlie office. Impressed with Its magnificence, bis own idea of the dam-Rgthat he would get out of ihu roil-roroinisiiiy grew bigger Hum ever, and he limped very painfully as he lliilloran's private room. Without walling for the young man to begin Ills interminsbls story, Halio- - ea ed doctor. In tlie smasliup." replied O'Mara. 11 doesn't amount to anything. Hut, doctor, I've got the must terrible iuir of Iirl llutt" fit down here." said htone, forcing I want lo look at him Into a chair, tills scar; never uuw one quite like It tie fore. We'll attend lo your feet by and by." Half an hour later the doctor and ths lawyer were alone in the offlee. while O'Mara was riding home luxuriously In tlie electric call. Sue for any tiling you want to," said He ought to liuve $50,000. That Stone. man' u niimoinuuliic as the result ol that crack on tlie head. All this business about bis feet is a delusion, but it's a delusion that the railroad people will have to pay for because they're rttonible. Rely on my testimony. You know me. n, if you suy that this is so," said by Jingo, I believe I can get $50,000, and Iin glad for his maulers anke. Yet the poor woman would rather have him sound and well than twks tiiut money. She'll have him sound und well before I'm through with him," said htone 'Ho and bring your suit, I want to observe this ease fur a month perhaps nnd then I'll oiierats an the boy's bead and you'll see the result." There la need of but a word lu conclusion. Halloran brought his nult unf forced It to u satisfactory settlement out of court, for the company's luwyei couldn't stand the coniMnatkm of two sueli men us Halloran and Htone. Hliortly thereafter Dr. HI one performed one of Hie neatest operations on the Hal-Inru- records, relieving the pressure on Pat (YMiIra's brain and restoring him completely to hlinsclf. And simple hearted Mrs. O'Mara liollovrs to this day that it wits ull sit answer to her humble prayer In the great cathedral on the good 8t-- Patrick's duy, FACTS AND FUN FOR THE LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN tion to tlie weutlier. The children are strong, healthy little beauties, with straight, glossy black lutlr anil slmond shaped, soft dark eyes. With their bright kimonos or gowns lied up out of the way. they romp and pluy to their hearts' rontrnl tlie livelong duy. Although the games of the Japanese children are often rough and tumbl there is never Hie slightest bit of quarreling. If a child loses his temper la is scut off to find It and only enters the game again when hs Is feeling quite happy. One of their favorite Indoor games is played on a large square sheet of iuicr which is laid on the floor. On tills sheet are the names and pictures e of post stations between Tokyo und Kioto, with distances lettered under each place. Kioto Is at tlie further end of the sheet, and above its picture is a templing pile of sweet rice cakes. This game is played with dice. Certain numbers when thrown udvance or put the player back. The one to arrive first at the gout gets the rice cake. American boys und girls might easily muke a game of this kind, using the two hugest eiUes nearest their homes as the goals and filling in the siutces with the names of Hit large towns und cities. A toy or a sweet could lie placed on tho city selected us home." Quaint Boys and Girls j : qj. Korean Kingdom 1 1 1 1 S TluATTmmmm. ? oosoeesaiaow .young, people, of INTELLIGENT the news of the war and Russia. I hope all of you do. You liuve noticed how constantly the newspapers mention Korea in their references to he Itussu-Ju- p If you do not conflict. know what Korea has to do with this s war uak your teacher or your parents to tell you. I have not space to do so here. If you wish to, become hit intelligent ninn or woman ulways make yourself acquainted with the worlds news. If .something happens in n foreign land get your atlas und trace out the location of that country nnd of the place where tlie events occur. Korean ways and customs are the oddest of any in the world. hen Americans visit Seoul, the capital of Korea, they see Hs streets filled with what at first seems to them women and NEWSY NOTES FROM The pretty colors In some snowflakes are caused by tiny sir bubbles. Nothing is more perfectly shaped than many of the flakes of snow that are trodJen Into slush in the city streets. The Paris Academy of Sciences has awnrded the Lalande prise for the must Important astronomical work in M02 to Director W. W. Campbell of the Lick observatory. The gold medal awarded by the Royal Astronomical Kucl.ty of England to Professor fjcnnr Ellery H.tb-- directin' of the Yerke oliscrvuivi', war . girls nil dressed In white; It npiiears as If thera .were no inen or boys In Seoul. Hut on closer Inspection some of these supposed women have beards. Then the visitor wonders more than ever, HU ha finds out that the folks in the streets are men and buys, every one. They all wear white cotton skirts und long dresses, like the women of western lauds. On the other hand, all the women wear trousers, very long and full. Women of the better class are never allowed by tbulr men to lie seen on the streets in the daytime. They have to stay Indoors strictly,' fur no musculliie creature outside of their own families may set eyes on them. At night, however, the women and girls get even. Then their time conies. They muy go upon the streets at pleas-ui- e and walk atyl gossip and make calls all they like. And after dark ths men and boys have to stay at home as closely as the women had tn in the daytime for fear they muy meet and see a woman. Hut this fashion of women running out nights and mot and boys staying indoors is not the queerest one In the arrange land of Korea. A widower there Is not allowed to enjoy life. lie cannot lia've any good time or pleasure for three years after the death of his wife unless meantime he marries another. When he walks upon tlie streets lie curries over hi mouth a shield shaped screen of canvas stretched over bamboo gtlcks. The suinilitiouw Koreans believe this screen held before his mouth pievcqrs the evil spirit, that killed his wife from', killing him glso. Other mourners Carry the screens too. The Koreans have many suiierstiiions equally silly.. You see the children at school in. the large picture. They sit uikiii the floor, teacher and aft. You would suppose that these children nre ull girls. Again tlmt would be wrong. Korean boys braid their hair down their backs, as NEAR AND iifty-thre- KOREAN is ever considered a man till he is married, no matter if he should live to be a hundred. There are old huclielors in Korea, some of them very old uud wrinkled, yet every one of them must wear his hair In ths long tail down his by Ambassador Choate on behalf of Professor Hale Plans have been formed to organise the National Farmers' ExAange w:th a capital stock of $30,090,000. The prospectus recommends that their efforts, first, on grain. then live stock, cold storage, lumber--ancoal, beef and pork packing- and phnr; mining in the order named. Tli-branch'1 Includes the establishment of i ( nud offices, .elevator Ihiuiishnut tho neel. weather t.oflke are thick i lu faimciir-concentrat- d i--dd end solid. In moderate weather, when there Is not much wind, they are light and feathery'- - A strong wind always breaks the snowflakes into shapeless pieces. General Ainsworth of the war department has urged the house committee on elvil service to establish a govern rflcnf civil service school, so that the government employees may be intelligent and expert. He advised inv- Irg student npiKrinted to this s' hoot by congressmen, j.ixt as rmiet are now t i West ln!nt nnd A line pulls. tipIKiiniefl " Hon. r 11! Ii. Wright lm lo wrlie an ccum-mi- c en history of the ns i United States when he assume his duties as president of Clark university next fail. Mr. Wright will have the assistance of twelve government experts, with access to 11 government records. The task w ill occupy four or five years. it is th- - opinion of an eminent French scientist that excessive coffee drinking Is hurt fill to the tight. The microscopes of loJay will reveal or an in'll s iMrtide ihe In di.'tnstw. lie site of an atom nmy lie Judged wiu-- 11 Is said that each of MK-llMrtii'tre' probably cnnluilix at planning to Introduce a new method of fighting the gypsy moths,to which have arriculture done so much damage in that stste and fur whose extinction as a national enemy congress has been asked to appropriate $230,000. The new plan of breeding paraxltes to athus been tested and found tack th-- th J.:ix! C.IHIII.OI'U I.tnin- -. Tlie M.isxuchuseu authorities ars LITTLE FOLKS. 4 A fine game lu called kb k the cushion." The more people there are Id play the merrier, but two equal sides are necessary. Tlie sides Join hands In a ring und have a cushion or hussock, end up, In Hie center. They then dance round It, and suddenly one sills gives ths other aids a violent tug to muke ona of the members knock down the husaock. Whoever knocks It down first is out of the game. "Fox after chickens" Is another good game. An older person Is the fox, and her iioaltion Is to run about pretending to pick up sticks. The hen, who is the mother of the chickens, should also be an elder" und should have a lung train of chicks behind her, all standing one behind the other, bolding on to Utile llirohumi HIROBUMI Zl. 3St (Jixxlhy, my dears! Goodby!" in Ilia funny little Japanioey way. And he hopes that you will come Whim his inotlicr is at home, Kay a Dome other bright and sunny day. Ilia gown seems queer to you, His eyes are iiulle arnr. His euiulul clogs go clbler. clatter, cluck! Tint be would not wish In change. For he thinks you're Just as strange. With your hat of straw and ahum that you must bluck. And the word! he linen you say Brora to him a funny way To lvll tho thlnga you wish your friendt to hear. Bn. you eve that while you're right In this country, at ill you might In Jiiimii nnd they thought you some whut queer. The Haute Leaaaw. Hoy-Ple- t Happy t upatry Far t fclldrra. Jnpun is the happiest country in the All the hoys and world for children. girls, except 1h sons and daughters of the noble, ulniosi live in tlie streets. And even when Indoors they are not shut up. for the houses of tim Juitsnexe iv one story high and built of light divided from wood, with the1 room of painted each other by eliding paper. The windows lire of the Mine nun trial. Most of the time the win-doA gunie of blind man's buff In which anJ don i arc wide open, and, alnot unwelcome outthough it ! otieit dump and cold, the hii uninvited but Is no atten to sider taking are pay taught pil. Japanese A FATHER AND HI 8 CHILDREN. FOR YOUNG each other's frocks: the one next lbs hen should take hold of her. When the hen uees the fox she asks him what he To I alii a Is picking up sticks for. pan. is tlie answer. What ia going to Where A chicken. be In the iwn? Yom you." Then will you get one?" the fox tries to capture one of the chickens, while the hen tries to dodge the fox and guard her chirks. If the fox catches a chick he tukes It to his den. This is continued until all ths chickens are captured. Another Interesting game Is flop. Tiaar flets gaiart. Teacher Did any of you ever see an A ring of chalra 'one for each person) should be placed In tbs middle of a elephant's skill? ase, sir, I have. room, with one vacant. Sums one Bright Teacher Where was It, my boy? should stand hi ths ring. Then the fun commences. The persona seated Bright Hoy On the elephant, sir. slide quickly from one chair to anothWirt Mata's Bag. er, so that the vacant chair ia difficult to be seen. The person ill the middle must try to get Into the vacant chair. When hr succeed, whoever wax on tlie chair last must go to the middle. The lost ring is also u very easy hut nice game. The players stand In s ling, with a piece of siring which pais-e- a through all their hunda. and a ring !x slipped oii.il... One child stands In the center ami tries to catch it an It gnea round. The other try to keep k covered with their hands. When the one In the middle catches the ring the game ia won, and some one else goes to the middle. back and be railed by his first name, as if he were still a little boy. may wear colOnly tlie noblemen ' ored clolliiiig. The rest' must wear white or natural colored cloth. Ax fur girls, they are very little Ihought of and get scarcely any education. The men of ih working classes are rather lazy, making their wives do much of tlie heavy work, and Hie women are foolish enough to do it. In no country do men need so much to be taught how to treat women as In Korea. In the picture of the father and his children you see, how babies are curried In Komi. A hoodlike bag helps support tlie heavy baby upon tlie little girl's buck. It la held in place by a band around her waist. Japanese and Eskimo Mothers curry their Infants in the same way. showing that they belong Id kindled races. little girls do in America. They wear it till they are married, which huppeua when n boy Is fourteen. Then .he crown of bis head Is shaved, tlie rest of the long hulr is wound around tlie skull lu a topknot, and a horsehair cap Is put upon the boy's head. And again and Hits is the queerest thing of all no masculine peisun in Korea that way FAR. w.irf-linuw- YOUTHS AT SCHOOL GAMES ; ; effectual. An urticle by Mr. A. Fowler. F. R. A. di-8., states Hint, notwithstanding th iui: m smtic points, rgciicc , o: 1. tlicic lx ;i general acquiescent e In the view that If- - mailer crninxlim Ihe x'n!- - I eroci'l i.ill.t tile M'11'1 y ilmt willi wlih h t u"e aC'iiiii.il'd on tlie III tic iiiistrcas la determined Ills iiiukIcu! education shall nut bo neglected, so slie Is giving him his llist leason on the piano. Fidoa that Rlrthdays la Japaa. Real birthdays in Japan are usually unnoticed, but a sort of general birthday is kept w ith great rejoicing. There are two of these common birthdays, one for each sex. The maie birthday, known as the celebration of the hoys. Is on the third day of the third month ; the celebration of the girls" occur on tlie fifth day of the fifth mouth. Thcso Most snowflakes are in Hie form of a days are general holidays for thd receive star with six points. Others take the young folks, and boystoand girls circumtheir form of a circle. There Is no limit to presents, according the different shapes that can bo found. stance and station. earth. Investigations are still in ress in many lands. prog- A tramping farmer seked for a night's lodging at a New York cUyaspo-a lice station. He was locked up Do you want to go to the vagrant. workhouse?" nsked the magistrate In replied the the morning. "No. eir-eman. My hands and feet are guod, and I ain't got flt3. I sent to go to Buffalo." IVuik is now prorroMrg on the enbuilding of : new wliool of text!! for which the gineering in The npproprifte.l t.'iiu"'. building Ik to he a ind! H col ton mill e. 'v In all respects, with space Included for lecture rooms, laboratories, etc. Instruction will begin Aug. 1. In Russia to be a scientist Is to be suspected person and perhaps a criminal. Prince Krapotkln was sent to Siberia fur the crime" of having a copy of Emerson's Essays In his room. A French engineer has Invented a rug that has fine wires running through it, carrying a current of electricity and giving out heat. The wire are burlcl In the rug so that they cannot he w-i- i. They do not even reach the edge, so there is no danger of a shock. |