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Show . C. tY spring 'n the used sweet-fla- patans-lo- t littfe brook, garrulous, laughing trout flashed to and fro? Vthe 1 the fhe OLD FARM. TO THE TviSlT cnee more the broken me you show n'hJre'blacklifi'rioe ripened first, crushed their thin and tapering j Jdwe to Te, fiinthe j atej p' ,e again to the spicy grove western slope of the hill7 the day we never knew that L ac thirst? our childish queue1 n Tillioid Ml by the was l. to the kitchen! raise a row." 'Tf you do, I- -l The policy of Chinese officials la s WILD ANIMALS NOT TO BE FEARED. to be more and more; China for That Is, If Von Lst Them Alone din They ried- in alarm, then disap. the Chinese." Will Not Trouble You. ppflrwl in thp pantrv In the mountains of Wyoming, where ,lf b,m- - wall for Hie West has led In the movement, I have hunted for years, you can find 3 Hm,1 now gaining mass and almost any kind of savage animal that fUCe 1111,1 h, s"d'luly spread epeed, against weut bark "to nlf you get in America except alligators. dtawing room, whlstllug cheerful- - the power of money to make and bat Grizzlies, black hears aud mountain the law, asserts the editor of Collier's lions are commonly killed there," says The dinner was faultlessly cooked Weekly. Hugh Sniverly, of Sheridan, Wyo. and served, and after it was over, "Some of the men that come out A Chicago and her too t canie Hi professor says that out. Insisting to hunt think that lf they stir there on washing the dishes, tired Ange .'Votm.non years birds will rule the 100 yards away from camp they must bathed her lace, put o a fresh, white world. It's a little early yet to start he armed to the teeth for fear of being gown taking a Umk. sought the au Audubon attacked by a bear or a 'painter' and society for the preservasolitude of the orchard. tion of man, the New York Woid com- killed. There's a heap more danger of She climbed to her favorite seat In getting killed on account of leaving ments. the fork of an ( apple tree, and had gun at home when you go down your been there long Market street. Some one might shoot enough to get rested Df ail the and cool, when a generals In the world, iu you on the street in a gentleman came big city, but it Is sauntering along through the shudv peace or in war, the greatest is Gen- dead sure that a bear or a mountain sweetness of the .,, orchard. eral Amnesty, if,, doesn't come upon lion will never attack you unless you Ange did not see him in time to run Hie field ,,f action until the other gen- drive him to It. nwa.v, or even get down from her "I've bunted through the best diserals have had their fling, but when pereli, and -- at still and almost breathfor big game in this country, tricts lie does come be makes all men less, hoping be would pass by withlay and Ive seen j good mauy grizzlies, out seeing her. down their arms, concludes tlie St. but Ive never seen one of them go But lie .nine on, after a man unless he was eonidred to that Louis ltepilldie. straight or wounded. If you run iuto a grlz puiticulnr tr.s', a told of her dross brushing his sleeve. "f (ourse happiness is partly tem zly bear in a lonely place youll bear lie glanced up, and said quickly; a grunt, something like that of a mam peiauieiital. Some are born optimistic, moth "I beg your pardon." hog, and then there will lie a 'It Is granted. she said, frigidly, some pessimistic. It is largely a ques- mighty crashing of underbrush ns lie tion of the sanguine or bilious temperamake off in the opposite direction us apparently intent on lmr book. He stood still. ment. To be born with an enthusiastic, fast as lie can go. All you can gener see of a mountain lion Is a tawny I am a stranger here; came down hopeful temperament is u great gift, ally as he makes off at incredible with my friend Itoyal Dent this mornstreak more to be desired than great riches, speed. If he lias any intention of gO' ing. You are a member of the family til,. Christian I resume?" lifting his hat. ami continues Itegister. Ing after you it must be Lis intention The enthusiast in lends most the wines to all to go around the world and catch you speakin respectful tone. Ange raised her sparkling eyes, a causes, and retains youtlifulness of ln tlie rear, for if you are standing to the east of 1dm he is sure to go due slight smile curling her fresh, rod spirit to the last, in spite of all life's west. lips. buffetings. But even those naturally "Mountain lions in the winter time "I am the oook, sir. ' Ah, yes! It must be delightful to inclined to look on the dark side can will follow sleighs at a distance, wall as they go, but there Is nothing serve so charming a family leaning overcome this tendency in large degree Ing against a low, sweeping bough, and by resolute effort. Cheerfulness, tike In that to inspire terror, for I dont friendly eyes, thought Ange, feeling other virtues, can be cultivated, is lu think they have ever been known to close lu on anybody. Their terror of a trifle warm. fact, a duty. human beings is the thing which "Are you laughing at them, sir?" makes them hard to shoot. In all the 1 am "N'o, indeed. in earnest!" he The railroads of the country are to be time that I have been ln the mourn quickly cried. .fust as I thought ready to flirt made ready for unprecedented business tains I have never heard of any one with mistre.-- s or maid, said Ange to for the coming years Ivy unprecedented being attacked by a wild animul that had been left strictly alone. But Ive herself. She stole it glance at him. for new equipment, states know n men to be killed even by deer expenditure lie is very handsome; hut beauty builders when the brute was driven to despersometimes covers a very deceitful the Philadelphia Bccord. The overrun ation. of locomotives are ears and heart. I shall test this flue gentle"Grizzlies are the best game In the man." with orders, amounting in the aggreWhen you once got their dan world. lie interrupted her thoughts. gate to ?,hi.( nni.ik). It Is the business der up they are savage fighters, and I an have "May apple?" of the great transportation companies the hunter's life Is in danger every "If you like them so green. to adjust the means of movement to fiiinute unless he Is n good shot und Kllcoliraged by her friendliness, the has a steady nerve. If you ever get gentleman drew nearer. umL while demand upon the part of shippers, ami within reach of the grizzlys paw you this extraordinary expenditure Is based are a dead one. they partook of green apples their These stories of men progressed rapidly. upon the expectation of extraordinary killing them witli knives In hand to That meeting was only the beginIf there shall be hand fights are about as reasonable as laiviess activity. A week passed, ami every day ning. It would be to talk of stopping a locoAllen Kstunld managed to see the good crops there will be need to keep motive by getting in the way of the eook, for Ange still filled that posi- all the wheels turning for the coming train. If the big fellow gets tlie chance tion. sen son. to deliver one blow It is nil over. At lat they simeedisl in securing There was h grizzly up our xvay that elecuse of the In where England, the services of a stout woman, and the cowboys called Big Ben. who with a little nervous laugh Ange said tricity for the operation of street rail killed about one hundred and fifty d Aunt Mary her to return home. ways is more of a novelty than in the steers before lie was finally shot. He "I will come this evening, and be Jn flitted States, the wisdom of the prac- would break a steers neck at one traduced at the tea table. she said blow, and then be would lift him up i occasionally challenged, remarks tice nnd went away to tier favorite haunt and carry him off to a secluded place, the New York Tribune, for instance, Grizzlies look awkward, lint they are She felt sorely trouin the orchard. bled. It was her duty to betray an engineering expert, writing to the mighty light on their feet, and they but she shrank from the task London Times n few days ngo, ex can beat any utau in a foot race."' with trembling dread, and finally dethe opinion Hint some of the Louisville Herald. rided to keep silent, .lust as she lmd pressed Limited Farllitie. cities which had nn arrived at the generous conclusion he smaller English The author of an article on of construction the trolley thnrized made his appeat.iiicc. Bath. in The Outlook, tells Hie "So your situation lie been taken lines might in time regret their "precip following story; from you?" lie nid. with grave1 con- Itation." lie then proceeded to point At one of the fre.--li air homes by tlie cern. sea, wlieic New Yolk tenement dill out the merits of the "Yes," heaving i. sigh. of every a omnibus, which is probably more, com dren lire taken for few days "What will you do?" a .toting woman stood one day slimmer, In limn in ilm streets ,,f London than "Try to find a no. her." beside a little fellow wlm sat diggin I can ofl'er von one if you will acNew Yotk or other American cities, his toes in tin sands ns lie watched cept it," speaking slowly and doubt- although still too new to admit of a the other youngsters splashing iu fully, and coining quite dose to her. comparison satisfactory thoroughly "Yon are kind." she iniiriimrod. Don't you xvant to go into the car. electric the with I have averting her fnee. "What shall water? sin- - said to him, coaxiiigly. to do? "No, iita'n m. lie answered, with pub "The first and most impoitaiit duty For bil ions persons a chart of life lie school politeness. He did not nccii will be to love me ns vlisqdy and a published by Professor Boyd Ln.VIliird to add that lie was afraid. "Youre not afraid, are yon? Doni truly as I do you," coming nearer gives emphatic warning of dangerous bathe at home? still, and streteliing out lu .inn unyou of sausages, pork rocks in the shape til it half cneit'eled her. "Yes, ma'am. he answered, proudly turtle and other commodities, say the "I get an r wash every week In "Mr. list w aid - sir! bow dare you? face Hushed her she cried out, turning St. James' Gazette. Eels must lint be the wnsldllb." "G'wnn! said the lugger boy wh ami flushing eyes toward him. eaten by I, rain workers, chilly person Hush, Ange, until I have finished." should cultivate a taste for sardines, had run up dripping und shlverln; You know me. then?" Just in time to hear the little fellow "Ange? while Irritable persons are warned answer. "Yez menu the dlshpan. "Yes, lie said mid Isddiy took her Whichever the Imy meant nnd lie away from ginger, and the melancholy liaml, liitidiait, undoubtedly meant one or the other hr known?" have lmw you "Now, long matt must not touch bacon. Is no worse off than a hundred thou she full etui, blushing deeply. it is suggested, is Inadvisable for per I felt .' ty. other children of tlie tenements. firs sand me the told "Itoyal sons who are of an amorous nature, And be is hotter off than thousand of I In love with your i h ture before forb,.'den to those who hi sisters, who. If they lmthe at all saw you, and Itoyal' meoiud of your asparagus I' and languid at home, must lmthe In this same illh me excitement, from determined suffer manifold perfections to1 careful when pan or stationary xvnshtub, or the to told are to see and win you, if I could." persons kitchen sink. There are district In arrowHe talked i ltiqtioiitly. and must lmw in potatoes, peas, they indulge New York where among 2.(ld farnllit . won her complete forgiveness, for root ami macaroni. Duck, for some there are hut thirty-siher from bathtubs, where down when lie lifted her reason, i described its un In a single block there are a ninny n ! her elose in his linns a mysterious ke l.e pereli, Hie bashful, the irate, the si si families without a bathtub of any mlllllte, nnd stole kiss from the sweet .unable for sorL the Inebriate. lips unrehllked. New Ym K News. pale, the drowsy nnd i, ;8 and crumbling wall berries shine, in this sunny lane through the low tt The ,;re else but found such wine! Va, ever hock path to the old holh the it j, ' farm Pncewiooth to feet unshod brier-bus. thorny now with the golden-rod- . Ani chokcn by the A where love looked window's lad out of the dead heard the only eves of the Peer 1 ;hough I thought y life! trundle-bed- . That stood bv the wind south the only was t the of In theheart faint at the old Vhile mV soul grew Andtbe per- - drone of the bee. lazy sun has the Cow stirring a lilac-tre- set; we must both turn From the land of the long ago. Where blossomed the reddest rose of all And fell the whitest $now. if we wait till night shall fall, Our hearts may break to see wo childrens faces that smile in sleep. Dreaming of years to be! For it. Mary Minerva Barrows. ;cpc ng it k ros IT I i i i i i i i i i i i i i j i i i rrr pam e cr arise i out. i f Ithe bat PRETTY COOK1! non I mot: By coc MARTIN. MAE EAR mother, will be down with ) on the twenty-fourth- , 0 my friend, Allen Estwald. 0 2 )i Hes n splendid fellow, but SlOW rich, nnd a little fastidious, too JtOJS- - T) urge have everytperhaps so But that warning is hing in trim. not necessary; you are nlways ready, lour affectionately, I.oya! I)eut. 1 little note brought the Dent household. for the cook and maid of all work had Jut taken French leave, and it .would be impossible to fill her place short notice, for servants did lnnot met fionrish readily In the quiet little That simple in.c pillage. f fliiriiil do? exclaimed Mrs. around at her three tin expression of trag- we .(Dent glancing .djtightors with despair. Telegraph to Itoyal that lie I'Ptig a eook down with him, i' the youngest, with must said nn irrepress- smile. Nonsense! Is the twen-t- y fourth, so tve shall have to all on-ii'- T the kitchen and take our turn. i'lmil I can engage a cook. Oh, mother: you know It would Apoil my complexion to head over that jhot stove. That plan will never do." aid fair Gertrude, ible folding her soft. e hands. And if we tin the cooking, ntertain Mr. IMwald? said who will Mira. "ell, you kmnv we cannot get one mw for love or money, sighed the troubled matron. !. J"011 ''an, mother niinp. Here one for live," kh 1,1 brown-linireAnge. I will lie conk mi-- , you can get ne, anil Boynla friend neml never know it. My d t rottii-e.ie- ) fas-jtoho- 'me is Ann nnd I'll prepare ihe dalnti cst dishes. nnd you can en s.ie a Imy to wait in tt.e room." dining on are making quite a sacrifice. ; All .A . my dear child, and 1 do not lm'' 0" l,,nlsl"'1 1,1 ,Lat style0 liy f ,AnUt S' banishment, said klvli.g just one regretful ' lld ,bl'n onterlng heartily Into work liofuri f nft u se!!'5,11 ,u nppolnttsl time, of !" 'n,lid by a handsome man nd twenty-- , with ori ,lil" an' moustache, t i Lf", fair keen, clear blue Ilu "lu,ll"sr ease ami grace "K 1H, J ,la cultured clr- - . des 'r society, ) The Mis,,,, nPnt am '"'""U'd BovbI - graciously; but with a dlssntls- - Si1!!!" h thr!" 1,10 7T " l"'i"1'r 1,1 Kst-wal- "Flu-Publi- tin-sur- lo V riirliibln llreeil T)ihll? Olll of the theories concerning lb, origin of typhoid fever ascribe the ion to I lie agency of vegetable nll. Some grown In routaniinated made m Europe to ,notllPr bognn habit of tell-- ; inWMicshI. she broke down. l,' .K"IH' on A experiments vlst 1o Aunt tilary'- - .. Nl ' determine the facts IiikI Interesting re MiuV "liioothly. In Hatjs'r Ih''" ratl",r ttudit-n- r lie suits, w lib it are dcscribisl was Mid made A thorough test Weekly. In vn- haci.'i'lu of applied With cultures Sii!w..,'' '"ue, del mum, rlotts wav to peas, radishes, ere and The results showed 1,11 a wort fle. and other vegetable then, 'ti!!' subject dropped. that In only one of the four experieniild any typhoid bacilli be ment of the ."''"k ilirottgh the bark part wa and the final found, 'VI "as Hint "even 't.,uMJ I I,I0,1Pft of bacteria Is- In yuutt person, l!f hi,! i. " h" leave they Ill It la arms; Ing present on the root or to fc,.i "I""". r"1"1 to aide pressure of soft arms were not che,i ,,! velvet atructuiv." A (hrsrfiil tlwr. 2 I il It i ' him a ten- 'rird, fnlllnjf back I! Bobby' father had giwn a , ithj, of ml MIIUHW It rout in the "Ailc,.''',i111, Fou know mo?" telling him he might put Sv widrlhuHmi plate uaspeil, other on the hi . froj,!, i'1,!!V A". the Cfi she cor- "Which did you give, Itobl.y from came boy father asked, of all ehurrli. Biyste ' ""'"Ing I ho I thought at first Inquired iternly, "Well, father, Bole said W' ""''exl.h!!!1'1! "In MAlJ. and ought to put III (he qhi liter, -L'"' m III'"' I fl"'!" ir!, v y. hut then Just ! .crf.il Kv 1 fook' ,f tiered, 'The l,md lowti. Ia eh, the ten ,i;" b. c!! .ln ,nv', ml, alve town after ime, cr.' nnd I knew Here p, wnlil down to cent piece n great del mote cheerfully. :ou ' Coml,"ll'i'' hej find jgii tiiinlsljed Ml lint Hint In and - fit , re-re- lT , M M w '"W 1 'T! ROADS. ,Str1,,t il wi-lie- , Angele bn a most enviable munieipnl charter provision in H declare Town adopted two years ago. recall clause." I t "the led Topics. It per cent, of the Whenever Ivvetitj-fivdissatisfactheir legal voter express a petition oflhlnl by tion with any It Plerk. filed with the Pity ll to order foum iU1m, i v upon the Pity whether decide to election ft Special till the vn to or retained be slmll I"' and hint resign. the If be take In the tested wu recently Till clause enhad who foiiiicilnian nse of a Hie of printing award city gineered the wa throe time a lo H firm w hose bid lowest bidder, the of that large thrown out win wire the petition the and twice upon technicalities, Potincllmun appealed to the nnrn to enjoin the proceeding; but "the recull he judge derided that and the constitutional wu Ian"' and that the form, In due ...litioii lie held. The lull! election pedal was defeated by ( 'oiiiieiliiian lllfV an ttiiuo't umuilmoin vote, Ln 1 d "If Hfutlirr Men. and scarlet plm Hie chick weed perm-expand their liny petals, rain need not be expected for a few hours," sii) a writer. "Bees work xvith ri doubled energy jllst before a rain. If the flies are unusually persistent either In the house or around stock there I rain in the air. The cricket sing at the approach of cold weather. Squlr rels store a large supply of lints, the are uniisally thick and husk of tlm buds of ilccidtloll trees have a firmer protecting coat If a severe winter I at hand. If the poplar or quaking asp leaves turn up the under side rain !11 soon follow. "If the camphor bottle become roily When it clears It I gomg to Mtorm. settled weather may he expected. This Idea has seemingly been utilized In the inntiufaeture of barometers. Tlie uinln trouble I they seldom foretell the change Iltlll about the tltm it urrivc. "Lust, but not least. Hie rheumatic ran always tell It 'In tliclr bones' when n storm I approaching, and of tills prognostication the octogenarian of today la ns firm an advocate ns were his forefather." Chicago New. The Calcutta steeplechase for the ladles' cup I the only event of Its kind lit th world. PAY TO BE LONELY. GOOD - ( stone the same smooth, rounded f That locked the lips of the well; a sm.et and homely tale TM? sentinel gray might tell! tls k get-Bug- will sp((11 Row Rood KoiuU I'M. N au article ln the Bulletin of the American Gcograpli I O X Sf OW O leal Society there is a dis cusslou by A. F. Brigham Bonds in the In which the estimated handicap of the people of Maryland due to bad roads is ft, 000,-00- 0 a year. On dirt road the cost of twenty-fiv- e transporting a ton a mile cents, while on railways it of a cent or less. By water the rate varies from to of n cent. 2he ocean of the canal route, rate is of tlie railway rate and oiie-tivhundredth of the country road of "Good I'nitcd States." 1 three-fourth- s one-fourt- h h one-fift- e rate. Bailway rates improve, but dirt road rates never do, says the Baltimore Sun. In IStSO, for example, tlie cost per ton mile on the New York Central Bailway was 'J.4 cents, while In lS'.Kl of a the cost was only seven-tenth- s cent, showing n large deduction; but the preliminary haul to the railway station over a dirt roml costs ns much as ever. By making a good road for the farmer the State may reduce Hie cost per ton mile of hauling freight cents to eight cents, from twenty-fivthus saving the farmer seventeen ceuts per mile. In New Jersey it is found that on Improved roads a team hauls four or five tons, against one ton on nn unimproved road. At $.1 a day for man nnd team this menus a saving of from $'J haul. Good roads to $12 for a Justify long distance hauling by team, which is worth while In the case of perishable produce and furniture likely to be injured by the delays nnd rough handling of the railways. In Belgium wagons carry freight six ty to seventy miles. In this country the roads are generally such ns to restrict the market for ninny articles. It Is salil to be ns cheap to take freight by rail from California lo the Atlantic ns to convey farm produce over dirt roads to Balelgh, N. 0., from farm Naturally, only fifteen miles away. farms made inaccessible by bad roads are worth less than those which enjoy good transportation facilities. Or, to put it differently, good road enhance the value of farms, adding materially to the price for which they will sell. Good road, In effect, put money Into the farmer's pocket, whether ho retains Ills farm or sells It. AVhnt he pays ln a road tax if the road Is improved by a trained engineer Is returned to biin a dozen time over In the Increased selling value of 111 property, to say nothing of tlie decreased cost of getting the hnuling done. The road tax lifts other taxes. Various gains accrue. The Isolation of farm life and Its dreariness vanish when eoniiiiunlcation is easy. If the farmer, his wife, sons and daughters can finish their days work betimes nnd visit neighbors three miles away In the evening, or flit easily to town, they think better of rural life and are more disposed to hold on to "the old place." Schools, mails, shopping, social enjoy incut nil are brought within easier reach by the improved road. But by meant a road made "improved road under the supervision or nn engineer, not the product of undeveloped ideas. e ten-mil- e 1 Working for WMo Tin. The Bureau of Bond Inquiry of the I'nitcd States Government lias been making a study of tlie width of tires prescribed by local nnil national an tborities lu various part of the world. In France every freighting nnd mar ket cart, instead of Injuring the high way. improves It. Many of the tires are ten Inches wide. In the four wheeled vehicles in that country the rear axle Is fourteen Inches longer than the fore, and a n result the rear wheel run In a line about an itsiile tlie level roiled by the Inch front wheel. After a few loaded wagons have passed over a road the highway looks as If a steam roller had been at work. A national law In Ger many prescribes that wagons heavily loaded must have tires not less than four Inches wide, ln Austria the min six and limiin for similar vehicles Incite; In Switzerland, six Inches. In a number of States lu this conn try laws have been passed granting rebate of highway taxes to citizens who use on lumber wagons tires not less than three Inches wide. On toll roads in Kentucky and several other Stales fanners hauling load In wide tired wagons are entitled to lower rates than those paid by the owner of narrow tired vehicle. At an experiment station It was deni onstrnted that It require forty per cent, nioiv powir to draw a loud on n wugoii drawn with Inch Fire than on one with a three-Inctire. With a Baldwin dynamometer eareful lest were made with loaded wagon drawn over him grass sxvurd. In a wagon weighing MOO pound It wn found Hint a load of B 11! pound could be drawn on wide lire with the same force required to move 20ki pound on nnrrow tires. Moreover, the wide tire did not Injure Hie turf, while the narrow one cut through If. In some purl of the country pioneer In the ue of wide tires have had to slnnd a good deal of ridicule. The manifest benefit to roads, however, soon change public sentiment. The president of a lending wagon tiinnufnet'jriiig eompniiy state that he demand for wide tire Is In creasing every year. Atmthei company In the same line of luislne conducted a series of feats, using a Fairbanks dynamometer carefully calibrated, and wn convinced that on very hard road the preference, so far a draft I concerned, I for nnrrow tires. In the effect upon the roads, rowever, wide tire have the nil van to go. 1 one-hal- f h Instance of Person la Whom 'lb Gn gnrlou Instinct I Miming. Not many people would pay $1500 a year for the privilege of never seeing But this Is what a human tieing. John Farren, a notorious hermit, who resides on the coast of Sutherland does. He I perfecting an Invention which lie firmly believes will bring him undying fame, though what the nature of hi discovery lu no one knows. Ill house Is entered by climbing up a staircase to the end floor, and at tlie foot a retainer i nlways on duty to keep away strangers, while sexentecn other servant are similarly employed all the year round iu various parts of the grounds. Maijj w ill remember tlie case of Dr. , the wealthy hermit of Atli f eriy Edge. He owned a fortune $500,000 in all, but some time before bis death lie purchased $110,000 worth of jewels and tapestries from Loudon merchant, mid then threw the whole lot Into the sea off the coast of Angel-soWith the $(10,000 remaining, ho built himself a bouse, sheltered by a high wall, so that no one could overlook him, and then engaged six watchmen at handsome salaries to keep the inquisitive at a distance. After paying several hundred a year for tlio privilege of being lonely, be died seven years ago, and left tlie balance of his fortune to his two nephews. Froliably no man ever went to more trouble and expense to be lonely than did Josinh West, a retired woolen manufacturer, who resided In the Midlands. Being an extremely ugly man, lie became impressed with tho Idea late in life that It was a trial to his fellow mortal to look upon him, so he laid out Ills fortune in cutting himself off from the world. The first thing he did was to purchase a large area of land, In the middle of which lie built himself a house, in the shape of a sq tare, with all the windows facing on a qundrangle In the centre. Then, although he hnd a small army of keepers to guard hbu from tho curiosity of strangers, he bought up a neighboring village, conhouses, and razed sisting of sixty-twIt to the ground to still further Insure his solitude. From that time forward until the day of his death he never set eye on a human being, all his food being delivered to him through a trapdoor built In the side of tho house for the purpose. Saurler, the eminent French novelist, also laid out a large sum of money In order to be lonely. He had a perfect aversion to human beings of both sexes, and declared flint he could not work with any one In the same house ns himself. Eventually lie spent $ so, OtKi In building a room beneath the lake in his grounds, which wae approached by a subterrnnesn passage, and had n plate glass roof. It was ln this room that he wrote several of his finest novels, and here he lived for a number of years without hearing the sound of a human voice. Borti-'Clck- Tit-Bit- A n titiiAft Interrogation Point too, when a young child traveling eastward- - from the far close lieslilo West held a conver-atlo- u me with a pallid mother. 1 never saw a woman more utterly exhausted, wiille the child seemed ns fresh at sunset as at dawn. It was when the through train on the Boston and Albany still stopped at West Newton, and Hie conductor had just called with vigorous confidence tlie name of Hint station. After a pause tlie child exclaimed as vigorously, "Mother! to which tho mother responded, perhaps for the two hundredth time that day, in a ferhlo voice, "What, dear?" when tlie following conversation ensued; What did that man snr, mother?" A pause "He said West Newton." for reflection, then again: "Mother?" "What did Hint man say "What? To this West Newton for, mother? the mother, with nil evasiveness indicated by despair, could only murmur, "I don't know. nn evasion, nnd This wn too well-triethe unflinching answer came: "Don't you know what lie said Wei Newton Thus demanded earns for, mother? the vague answer: "Said it for full of It, I gutss." By Ibis time nil Hie occupants of the ear were listening breathlessly to tlie Then enine the Inimitable "Mother," mid tho more and more hopeless "What?" "Dbl that man say West Newton for the fun of Ir, mother?" "Yes," snbl the poor sufferer, with an ever Increasing audience listening t her vain evasion. The child paused nu atom longer; nnl then continued, still Inexhaustible, but ns ?f she hud forced her victim Into the u-rlast corner, a she had, "What was tlie fun of It, mot tier ?" Atlantic. It was refreshing, Th Short Story Art, The art of short story writing lias not become a widely impular accomplishment In tills country, according to Hie testimony of the Judge In the Collier prize story contest. There wero iio less Ilian 12.l stories sent hi for competition and William Allen White, who was one of the judges, states that In every each of the first ninety-fivhundred could he east aside with II vs minutes' rending. Only one In a hundred the rudiment necessary to make a good story sveu a passably good story. The work of ths amateur, says Mr. White, may hide IN self for ten pages, and then stick up like a sore thumb In a trite bundling of an excellent situation; but tho professional writer, the skilled workman show Id presence In the first senteuro proves himself In Hie first paragraph, and nstaldislie hlinrolf In the reader's confidence before the first WO word. Boston Herald. The rate at which the Zulu tn run lu au emergency la astonishing. Home will cover a much ns titty miles In six lumrs, Might miles an hour is common. |