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Show Trtt PROPOSAL. TEA FIELD3 OF CEYLON. "Well, then, till tomorrow; I do not want to disturb your father." The garden was a marvel of lovelt "Are you going to escape so soon? Culture of the Fragrant Plant the Ismasses and land' Great Industry. aetis. with its purple grapes We do not see you very often." The culture cf toa is Ceylon's great f flowers, while its varying lights "You are very kind." created by sun and breeze Imparted a Yes, she was kind and good and Industry vritea Eliza R. Saictaorta from Bambool to the Chicago Tribune eonfus on cf tones of Infinite and charming. Monsieur de Gaea repeated wa3 daintiness. Its perfume charming this sentiment to himself, while going and a visit to. the fields crowded with wafted on the air, while faint, de- down the elm shaded walk, at the end native pickers, with their queer wicklicious soimda, harmonious with the of which a man was waiting holding a er baskets, is woll worth the tourist's while. When the baskets are filled or zinnia ttuu uuurs, came soiuy vu mo i. fgg Jean de Ga?o, opening the door, felt j By a little visionary meditation he the field Is picked clean of young From the tried to be convinced of her love for leaves the tea pickers turn In their an outburst of happiness. turet-hoto be weighed and credited to was a vista of green, pink him, and Imagined her always ready to crop The run and meet him. He recailled her them, and by a day's work these woand the light shadows of trees. arrangement cf the walks, the soft haze smiles, her dainty hands and other men make as much as 8 and 10 cents rising from the ground, and combined charms but what If it were only a day. to open his heart and suffuse his faca Besides money wages these coolies sympathy for an old friend, for an with radiance. He greeted with a amiable neighbor? are provided, with quarters, rations of smile this glimpse of pnradl&e. No, it could not be that Had. she rice, medical attendants and care !n The gleam of a white skirt lightened not blushed suddenly? Sho must have sickness. There Is a constant coming the path of the little wood. This skirt really understood the meaning of His over of Tamil coolies from India to earn these wages and a going home waved with a rapid and graceful move words. ment, gliding along with the rustle of Still he knew M. Malnfroy to ba cf provident ones who have accumufresh starchdng. without fortune and a respecter of lated enough to return and take up InHe recognized the parasol, the pink aristocracy, also anxious forh!s daugh- dependent agriculture In India, to landed proprietors in their old d ter to marry; perhaps he had alreriy waist, the pique skirt and the 6hoes shaped over the dainty, 6poken to her. He paused digging his homes, The tea leaves are carried to the dancing feet, and as the parasol was heel into the ground. "And If she should marry me be- factory a twirled by a slight movement the face building, with a was disclosed In its grace and beauty. cause I am rich and the Baron de tall stovepipe and many windows. Any large leaf or twig Is sorted out, the Monsieur de Gace felt himself hap- Gace!" are spread on tiers or shelves s leaves was The Idea, perfectly natural, year pier and younger, his forty-fivon the upper floor and left to or seemed him to it trays that suddenly rested lightly upon him. A lifo t painful over wilt down. He to turn night. everything upside activity and a comparatively happy on his tears nil sink and the felt his heart Twelve or eighteen hours are refor he never looked back on life with eves. to wilt the leaf until It can be quired regret, nor allowed himself to feel that oft these Then gloomy in the shaking he was growing old and kept the put roller, that the cells of the hla horse and he leaves may be broken, the tannic Julc approached thoughts, freshness of youth upon him. He had married young for love, had with a light bound mounted and start- freed ready to be eliminated by :he next process of fermenting. - Tlia lost Ma v.ife after the .birth of a sjn, ed at a gallop on the sounding road. As he reached the drives of his own moist, withered leaves which have and to forget hi3 sorrow had gone into athletic sports and the breeding of flue place, riding between lawns divided by teen rolled and crushed Into no semwhere the mares were blance of a green leaf, spread horses, and with his ever growing In- white fences, fine heads and fol- on trays and covered In the highe their terest in his life had scarcely realized holding high the fi!ght of time. Neither his auburn lowed by theli colts, he saw before him temperature until by fermentation hair nor bis long, light mustache had Robert, who wa coming toward him on they have turned to a brigat reddish copper color. a thread of white, and his walk was a bicycle. son and the The father approached This Ceylon black tea Is only easy and brisk. out bis band, and from the height touched by the hand of the teapicka. aeld But since the arrival of the Main ef hl slender horse his eyes, in splt3 in tile. field. Every other process l troys in his province near his place si himself wore s disdainful expres- by automatic machine. Could tbs Chiyear ago, he had renewed his youth sion, ana notwithstanding his paternal nese ever have had the sense pounded till more strikingly and it was rath .r "I am bis Into their heads In time, could their affection the thought. singular, he had never mussed his sju. on hit force would Itself greed only have matched their obstin who had gone to Japan as an attache, superior." brain. acy, their senseless adherence to old or. had he been troubled because Mie of customs for old custom's the entered both At parlor they sake. ChiMaud, his Ally, trained fc race at th Helen ar- nese tea would not have been driven . they found the Malnfroys Oaks, had fallen lame. He was tak.n ranging flowers in the vases. She had from the English market, and a prosp with thoughts concerning Helen Dot expected them so soon, snd had not perous China would be dotted with Mxinfroy, with whom he was certainly the carriage. heard tea factories. Instead the tea Is roilIn love, and he was hoping to obtain She was in her dressing gown, hex ed by hand, fermented In a corner of her hand if he should decide to ask for arms bare and her hair bound by a each small tea farmer's house aud it ribbon. The sight of hei was delicious brought into Kuiklang and Hankow She called to him: to both men. lc any sort of paper bags and old I have been to see the racehorses Heavens! I must run sway!" sbt boxes, to bo sorted and sifted and rethis morning. Norfolk is superb." exclaimed. fined by the European exporters, who comnot was He "Let me as you fly, present you to in those two black tea ports, are all enchanted, by the pliment for his horse, but by the my son, and beg pardon also for our Russians. The Chinese names for the different radiancy of her smile and the Joy la interruption." After blushing she turned pale, but grades of tea are maintained In Ciy-Ioher fare. He gazed at her as one looks at a work of art. impressed by her without false modesty she lifted her and from the silvery, unopened effort to please and to create a fee! Ins eyes to those of the young man. They leaf bud or pekoe, the Just opened yel of reciprocal affection. exchanged tender glances. She openel low lear to souchong and congou, as He felt that he must speak, for she the door and disappeared. Robert ex- the third and fourth leaves on the twig are known. The most flavor is was looking at him wita amused ey.'S, claimed: "My soul, but how charming and contained In the silvery pekoo or bud conscious of moving him and flattered and In the youag orange pretty she Is!" v hr it. pekoe leaf, so?" "You think snd when these are sifted and sorted "Is your father there?" "I understand now, my dear father, out by themselves they make a tea "Oh, yes, he Is making out his acand 1 of an Incredible value likj theso few counts in the kiosk. I heard the bell what It Is you expect of me, If this you of fine young you pleases girl pounds the Chicago at pekoe came was to meet you and thought it as It seems she does, I am Quite ready World's Veir, valued at 33, or you." to fall In with your, plans. But would la gold for each pound. "How kind you are! Guess what foil she want to no to a The best broken pekoe sold at KIo foreign country? to me from the sky yesterday; or, rath- In my manner of sque and at other tea rooms In life" er from the other world?" Is sold at 1 rupee 23 cents M. Mainfrov entered the room and -gold From the other world?" a hands. shook pound, and If one orders direct they I not did "yes, Robert, my diplomat, "My daughter has spoken to me, my from an estate he can get a expect him for a month. He arrive! dear Baron." he said, "I understood it first quality tea factory for table use for a without even vending me a dispatch. It all. You know the affection she has little less. Is very simple to return from Japan." The tea dust Is not made Into bricks for you, and I know what Is due your "I would bo very glad to know him." son. We In on this subject Ceylon, but sold as dust, and much speak frankly "With your permission I will bring so near to our hearts, but we must wait of it goes to Russia, with which counaim here tomorrow. and ee If these young people are agree- try Ceylon has a large tea trade. ShipHe stopped a moment to give more able to each ments for Siberia have for some other, and then" thought to his expression, then with a M. de Gace looked at his son, wtos3 months gone direct to Dalny, bue.r. sort of tremble In his voice, but calmly eyes were sparkling, and without a cent events have turned tha whole to and words his glancing separatiing Quiver of the lips experienced the final Russian trade again to Odessa, for ao the ground 1 1 sail: long the great tea market of the Emagony of his heart, "He went away when but little more "for he said, pire. "I thank you, dear sir," thsn a child, but now he Is decidedly a your kind sentiment for Robert. Per For many years the Ceylon man, snd I do not tiH to trouble mit him to come here every day to see have been anxious to-- make planter green tea ebout him any more. This has decided and I trust they will please each capture the Canadian and American her, me to irLke sn appeal to your father, other. Robert Is a good boy." He markets, tince they cannot convert whkh I would have left him to divine, added very culetlr: those people into black tea drinkers, h'H- -" "And Mademoiselle Helene is an but their effort were not a success. In spite of himself he lifted his eyes adorable The Ceylon green tea did not look young glrL" to see the effect of his words on her. like either the Chinese or Japanese She was motionless and Mushing. The Victim "Look here, man; that green teas, and th green tea nerve Her little hand trembled on the handle gas bill Is entirely too heavy," wreckers would have toon of It; but ef hr psrss'4, the point of which she The Gas Man "What Is the mat- by diligence th leaned was dieslng into the ground. ter with you, mister; that bill la a to make tb big long Assam or hy. He felt lik taking that band and tell brld leaf look lik th needle like J light bill." Ins: her of bis love, and asking her to leaves when cured, and a be bis wife. Instinctively he fait that Is moderate scarce and success baa been attained. Spruce gum becoming this moment was unique and divine. harder to get In tb Maine woods, A bounty wa offered and last year He would have dared. If he had been and school girls who chew that sort 12,000.000 pounds of Ceylon green tea little younger, but certain ages have will have to pay more for it hereafter. earned th bounty of 6 cents on each He stopped as If he The gum now costs $1.25 a pound. their dIffMenc povad before It reached the market. wre but 20, trembling sal timid. Da tea planter, who had been rejoicFh paid very simply, with the. ImFaraloxlcal as it may seem, the tel- ing over Japan's naval successes and perturbable cleverness of a maiden: ephone companies are improving their the "tiding" she Is giving Russia, as "You know we are always happy to service by running their business la- all the British elegantly term tha e the ground. afflictions of th Bear, took to boast you" ) ! lie-co- fawn-colore- two-stor- y e a-- e n, as-su- re Col-om- tea-make- rs bo ing of these 12,000,000 pounds of green tea, and as friends of Japan, we protested. Since Japaa is fighting the battle of civilization, and mora particularly the battle that will restore England's prestige and influence in the East, it is hardly fair for England's people to steal Japan's markets while the islanders are busy battling. We besought that planter to turn from the evil way of robbing an ally, and Secretary Gage putting a conservative duty on Russia's bounty-fe- d beet sugar, might be equalled by Secretary Shaw'a mailed fist falling hard on this bounty-fe- d green tea of Ceylon. Wlth an abundant supply of cheap labor, this beautiful climate and beautiful scenery, few nsect feeslts) and a steady market, one would think that the tea planters in Ceylon much envied mortals. They have the midst bungalow homes in of their estates, and the country life of England' is kept up as nearly as the climate permits. Everyone rides and ' drives, plays cricket and tennis and there "to an immense lot of visiting back and forth up and down tbe Island. Everyone knows everyone' else among the estates, and each winter there is an Influx of visitors frem England who bring the world's nws land latest notions to these pleasure-loving-, strenuous young planters. But while they grumble In Ceylon and pine for home, their visits to that place always end before the time set, and they come back to the sunshine and the exquisite tea field3, to the easy outdoor life of the unending spring, and to the gentle black folk in their brilliant and picturesque dress with a thankfulness beyond le A Nervy Holdup. Alexander Erlckson was the bravest man I ever saw. He was a small man. He arrested criminals and desperadoes without even a pocket knife In his hand. The consciousness of some on hurting him was entirely foreign to his nature. As an officer he carried a pistol, not as an Intimldator, but as an "executioner." Within my time In Texas (and I am not an old man either) two stage coaches containing about twenty-threpassengers were stopped and all the valuables of the passenger taken by one man. The robber made them all stand In a sow and "hand over." The rout was only traveled by one coach, but on account of the ;arge number of passengers an additional coach was put cn that day. The robber stopped the first coach and made the passengers get out. When the passengers In the first coach were lined up the second coach made Its appearance. He made them get out and then told them he didn't expect two coaches. That was nerve. A Jew Insisted on retaining enough of his money to get his dinner. The robber took all and thn gave bhn back CO cents, and tbe Jew got Into an argument with him as to the amount being sufficient to get a meal. That was cheek. The robber went off with all the money of the twenty-threpassengers, and yet there were many brave men In that caravan, but dUcretion waa the better part of valor. The robber had two pistols out and ready. A shot from one of the twenty-threwould have caused the fibber to shoot, and several would have been killed. That's the way they looked at It. A Thompson, Erlckson or Woodlief would not have hesitated. Discretion was the but thing any of them would have thought of. It never would have occurred to them that some body was going to be hurt. Correspondence In Forest and Stream. e e e THEY MUST EAT ARSENIC Otherwise the Maker of the Poison Could Not Withstand Its Fumes. Eating of arsenic Is common In Sty ria. The btyrians say that arsenic makes one plump and comely and gives one strength for great exertion, such as running or mountain climbing. Styrla, in Austria, gives the world vast quantities of arsenic- The manufacture of this drug is Indeed the main Styrlaa Industry. They who make arsenic eat it, as a rule, for they say that only arsenic eater can withstand the arsenic fumes. These makers and eaters of arsenic are comely. They have a blooming and clear color. They look much younger than they are. The foreman of , a certain factory told me that in boyhood, when he first came to the plant, he was advised to begin tq eat arsenlo lest bis health suffer from the fumes, says a He did begin, and his toxlcollglst. first two or three small doses gave him a sharp pain, like a burn. In the stomach, and this pain was followed by tremendous hunger and a violent, disagreeable excitement But as his doses increased in frequency and size their effect became pleasant.' There was no longer pain or excitement on the contrary, there was a ravenous appetite and a mood of Joyous activity wherein he could do three men's work. This chap, by the time he got to be .30. was taking four grains of arsenlo a day. He looked at 30, with hla clear pink and white color no more than 23. He was as robust as a blacksmith. But he said he would die at 45 or so. that being the age at which all the Styrlan arsenic eaters - die. The drug is a preservative, and in Styrla when graves are opened bodies are found to be as fresh six or seven years after interment as on the day they were lowered Into the earth. Chicago Tribune. Toklo'a Clcks. You know, boys and girls, we hav our day divided up'into twenty-fou- r hours, beginning at 12, and ending at 12. But (be Japanese divide their time into twelve parts. There are always six parts belonging to the night and six to tbe day. The day begins at sunrise And no matter and ends at sunset. whether tbe day be long and the night short, or the day short and the night long, each one always consists of six parts. You know there are two hands to our clock. There are two hands also to the Tokio clock, but the difference between their clock and ours Is In tha numbers on the faco cf the clock. Our numbers stay exactly where the clock-makput them In the first pTace. but In the Tckio clock the numbers can be shoved from one position to another by The th man who owns the clock. Is moved number The sunrise always to keep pace with the time of the sunrise and the same thrng Is done with the sunset number. And then the five numbers between them axe moved until they divide the day Into six exactly equal parts. So you see It makes no difference to the Japanese neool whether the days are long or short they can always make their clocks suit the length of the days. They do not count 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. . etc.; as we do; but beginning at 9, they count 8, 8, ?, 6, er 5. 4. 2. Th First Printing Office In America. Thare Is among compositors and other employees of printing offices la the city of Mexico a project to place r. big marble plate at tbe corner of Moneda and Cerraaa de Santa Teresa streets (opposite tbe postoffice), with Lemon Fool for tucker. new a have her game They especial an Inscription In gold letters reading for sucker who thinks that It was In this hous whet th th ly designed he can play poof. It Is called "Lemon," first printing office In America was esand It receives it name from the color tablished. A commission will soon request th of the ball which figures timet Import In the game. It a kind of city council to give this ceremony an antly variation on pin pooL and th answer official character. Delegations of com J: "You lose' Th professional posltors are now Inviting all memlemon squeezers have the usual way of bers of the fraternity to contribot enticing the moneyed dupe Into the for tb expense to be Incurred. If game. They play among themselves, money enough is raised, In addition te and good naturedly lose a few dollars the plat a marble or broez bust ( back and forth. Then th on looker he- Gutenberg will be placed at th corner. Mexican Herald. roines interested. II think th gam Is as easy as stealing a bottle from a baby carriage He Is graciously perth Was Masked. mitted to enter, and when he reaches Miss Fassay You weren't at the bafl his full gas on a betting proportion last &isht. lh "lemon'' men mercifully reJlev MI3S Pert No; were you? blm of his mcney. Miss Passay Yes; and Jack Dasher aid 1 was the youngest-lookingirl The cost of th Engllnh navy there. , smounts to $22 a year for evry family Miss Pert I didn't know It was a in Great Britain. masquerade. Houston VofL 1 g |