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Show she whispered, "Is this really true, or do I dream?" "No. Hella, It Is the truth, and It hat come to me like a revelaticn. But do you think that you can learn to love me?" "Oh, Tim, I am afraid that I have loved you from tho very tint dty 1 met you. Chicago American. The Sunrise Never Failed Us Yet. Upon tho saiinras of the era The minmt broods regretfully! From the far lonely apacta. alow Withdraws tho wistful afterglow. WAYS But overhead the planets burn. And up the east another day Bi.nll chare the bitter dailc away; What though our ees with tears be wetf The sum Iso never faded us yet. The blush of dawn may yet restore Our light and hope and joy once more Bad soul, take comfort, nor foiget. That eunrlae never failed ue yeti Cel.a Thazter. jft'ZKZM 77XXy Skoetskap Ilea far up on top of the told Tim, whom he took a great liking (lIIU which surround the fjord and to. look (Town the Northern Sea. One day during a storm the Russian It wu Juat at the time when the was swept overboard by a wave and country la crowded with tourists who Tim, who was an excellent swimmer, eome from all parti of the world to jumped after him and rescued him, admire the midnight sun. but pneumonia set In and Ivan, wbo Tim Wessbull, the tall, realized that be was dying, made bis mate, aat on the piazza with last will, witnessed by the captain and Aaso, the widow Rolla Regenholms two sailors, by which he left his whole daughter, who wore a costly pearl fortune to Tim. The next day he died. aecklace which he had brought her When they reached San Francisco from India. She was beautiful as a Tim left the ship, bought A draft on classic goddess, but cold and haughty Christiania for f300t000 and started as a marble statue. Tim bad fallen In homeward. lore with her when he came back Tiny Bjunyes was sitting outside the after an absence of two years, and her mother, though she had hoped to aee her married to a richej man, bad d her to accept him. "You better take what you can get, due. You will not always be eighteen, and you may not hare another broad-shouldere- ad-rlse- slier." So Asse had accepted him and the honest aallor was happy. "How sad It la that you must leave so soon," she said. "We cannot even go to dance together in the village." "Yea, It la sad, Aase, and three long years will pass before we see each Other again, but when I do come back, we will have enough to get married." "Well, three years Is no eternity, and I will think of you often." "Next to him sat Hells Regenholm, Aases flfteen-year-olcousin, an orphan, who was being brought up In her aunti house. Aase's hair was as lull gold, while Hells was dark. She gave promise of great beauty. She looked pityingly at her cousin, who kissed Tim gcod-by- , and thought as she saw him leave: "How big and manly be looks," and felt so sad for him that he should love her cousin, a heartless flirt, who cared nothing for him. The time passed, Aase went to every lance In the village, while Hella was busy at borne, making nets for the Ishermen, wondering how any girl eould care to go to dances without her Sor-reaso- n months later be and Aase were married. Eh and her mother moved away to bts large borne and Holla was lort Alone lo the cottage with Tiny A old spinster who bad lost her reason when her sweeBJun-ye- wcak-mimle- theart was drowned uiany years ago. Hell was quiet anti sad and often tlghed when she then gUt of Tim. In tbs meantime llm was working A first mate on the Russian bark "Scorsflyn." He went from Riga to Siberia, Japan, China and finally to Alaska. A passenger, Ivan came aboard here. He bad made a fortune In Klondike ant in rrl with him ht .brought Tschlt-tchamsk- of half tho hard enough are dishes; some of them Costs cant read the names " Well, my experience Is them spell indigestion. of most that Philadelphia Press. Bro wne FIXER." Any Ute to Interfere, Sayt Woman Who Knows. "Ore of the easiest ways to get over a difficulty la to walk around It," said the woman who had Just returned to her home after a summer outing. "Our clock, which has done good worl for four years, naturally stopped while we were away. When I wound It the pendulum refused to swing. William told me to let It alone until be had time to fix It. "One evening after dlnrer William took down the clock. He told the servant to bring him the kerosene oil can. He poured half the contents ol the can down the back of the clock. Incidentally he ruined the tablecloth and his trousers. But I didn't mind that It never pays to Interfere with a born fixer when hes fixing something. "After William had tinkered with the timepiece for an hour he decided to wait until the next night. When he had gone down town next morning I took It to a clock maker. he exclaimed, whoa JImmlny! been monkeying with this? To remedy the original trouble would have cost forty cents. Now youll want a new face, slDce this one la soaked with oil. You're in for (4-6all right.' "I bad the clock In Its usual place when William came home to dinner. But he never seemed to notice It Said be was going to a neighbors that evening to help him fix his automobile." Too ARE DYING OUT. "So you have not forgotten mo, nella?" cottage making nets when Tim came up. They did net know each other. "How do you come here?" be asked. I live here." Where Is Aase?" "You mean Aase Regenholm?" Yes." , "She Is no 16nger. She la Aase 8or renBen now." He turned deadly pale. "She la married?" Hella came out of the house just then. "Oh, Tim," she cried, "aro you hack?" He looked at her. "So ycu have not forgotten me, Hella?" he aatd sadly. She saw the sorrow In his eyea. and told Tiny to leave them. "Tell me how It happened. Hella," he said. "That will only make you feel worse, Tim." she answered. "No, Hella! She was not worthy of ray love, for 1 loved her higher than my life." Aase never knew what love la." she said. "She can neither love you, who are poor, nor her husband, who la rich, nor me, who was always In her way she loves only money!" "D'.d you think that 1 would return, Hella?" "I knew you would. Men like you are alwajs faithful. Your cyei could never He. Will jou take supper with We have only fish and bread." "With pleasure, llella." "Then you will excuse me a little while." She wbb gene Tiny can:e out. "Bid Asse ever speak of me?" he asked her. She shook her head. "Aase never spoke of anything but fine dresses and money," And her mother?" "She only speaks of Aase's good for tune In getting a rich husband." And Hella?" "llella often spoke of a man whom she loveJ, but I dare not tell you bit name. She has made me promise never to do that." "You spoke of me to her, though?" "Yes, If you are Tim Wessbull." Tim's heart almost ceased beating from joy, but he said nothing. After supper he asked Hella to take A walk with him, and when they bad reached the top of the hill and were quite alone he said: ''llella, there are mistakes which A peisou mnkes and which he never dir covers for jears, and then all of a sudden everything becomes clear as the teg rhes on tho aea before the rays of the sun." bhe looked at him without under stan-imrWhat could he mean? "llella." he continued, "1 have never loved the heurtless Aase, 1 know now, but I do love you aa A woman was never loved before." She llstuned to him with an expression of raiture. and the joy nearly made her filnt In hta arms. She was - hen he kissed hi r n in a dresw, who grunted Mr. Sklnnay, crowded The First Drop Counts. by was being uncomfortably Percy Molly, for jour Bake Id shed the Jolly looking fat man, these cars the last drop of my blood! should charge by weight. Molly Yes, all young men say that. "Think S3?" replied the fat man; But somehow they seem very careful theyd hardly think It worth never to shed the first drop. New "why, while to stop for you. Yorker. There Is, Indeed. The Best Place for It. he ran City Editor Why do you say "Id like to make a goed, safe bet on Into station puffing anc the police the election," said Chance. "What blowing? "Puffing" and "blowing would you advise? are synonymous. "Put your money In it, by all Not at all. There's r Reporter means," replied Mr. Wise. vast difference, for instance, between "In what?" him up puffing a man up and blowing A good safe. Literal Fulfillment of a Prediction. Who Was Conceited! ought to be much pleased "Elggsley a "If theres anything I hate Its of one of his prophesuccess over the conceited person, and that Blowley is cies." certainly the limit." How was that? "What makes you think him conWhy, he said that a certain litMe ceited?" who used to work In an adjoinfellow "He told someone be knew ns much was bound to rise in the aa I know. , Combination. Frlerd How are you doing now? Rev. Mr. ScrlbDler First rate. Salntlle and I have gone Into partnership. Making money hand over fist. "Eh? How do you manage?" "I write books and be denounces them." New York Weekly. A Monsy-Makin- g Nothing Fast About Him. Gladys (sighing) Ob, dear, hasnt proposed yet. Ethel Well, what can you expect of A chap who never runs his auto over ten miles aa hour! Puck. . car-rlac- filhn-n-llne- Jen-nlao- iir-lv- e: Nor Spot Clothes DIRECTION PON USES Ugh" phants exported, which bad fallen low ough and methodical housekeeper. before then, dwindled In the next few Shes a great trouble saver." Naeget Sos mine. All the trouyears to three and even to one. In 1882 the royally wvas reduced to Rs. ble she has during the day she saves 100, In the hope that business might up to fire at me when I come home at revive and encouragement be given to night" supplying the new demand for Ceylon Spelling and Diqestlon. elephants in the Continental menagTown to these eries. The Rajahs' courts In India My, objection had previously termed the chief mar- French restaurants Is the difficulty of ket for them. T1 e total number sold understanding what the menu says, f In the time treited of was 2,225, or an average of 56 per annum. NOVELTY TO PRINCE HENRY. Mr. Alfred Clark, an expert, estimates that there are now only 2,000 Reward for the First Man Who Called elephants In Ceylon. The royalty In Him a Blockhead. 1891 was again raised to Rs. 200. Prince Henry of Prussia, while ridWhether the effect of this will be to permit the animals to Increase In ing In an automobile near Kiel recentundue proportion to their available ly. suddenly feund his way blocked by haunts or that sportsmen sbeoting a large farm wagon which was going elephants will counterbalance the de- at a snail's race. The prince's chaufcrease In the export remains to be feur blew hla horn over and over seen. Lahore Tribune. again, but It produced no effect on the sturdy old farmer who was guiding the sluggish horses, and finally the Sweet for Years. Keeping Applee A farmer near Union City. Mich, prince told the chauffeur to try to amazes hla neighbors by keeping ap pass the wagon at all hazards. This plea, pears, peaches, grapes, etc., to he did, and, though the passage was their natural state for several years very narrow, be skilfully managed to an accident The horse He now bas apple and grapes grown avoid in 1901 which, can hardly be distin- plunged, however, as the puffing maguished from this year's product. He chine passrd by them, and the old now gives out 1 la method of preser farmer, roused from his apathy, vetlon, which is very simple, as he poured forth a storm of maledictions fru't on the stalwart gentleman In the. aumerely selects with good stems, picks it carefully tomobile. "You're nothing but a big blockand aears the end of the stem with n lighted match. Then be wipes the head!" he finally shouted; and at the fruit perfectly dry, places It In a piece words the prince whlsrercd to the o of dry wrapping paper and lays it chauffeur, who at onro left the to man. and went the cld In a up and cool away moderately dry "What do you mean by calling his cellar. royal highness a blockhead?" he asked him. Higher Mathematics. Heavens above! Is that his royal There was orce a shrewd promoter who combined ten mills In a trust. hlghn'ss?" summered tho farmer. Now, these ten mills did not make "Good I rrd! I didnt Inow twas hm." "All right." answered the chauffeur. a cent "The rHnce Is satisfied that you did And wby? Because the wise promoter poured not know Mm. and ns you are the first so much water In the stock that it person who has ever called him a took all the receipts to ray Lie first blockhead he wishes to return the dividend that was to satisfy the doubts compliment by presenting you with of the public After he had disposed these five dollars." of the stock he forgot about the mills In Kansas After th War, and attended to something more pressing. After the civil war a Boston man Thus we see thst although once we was stopping at the Planters houe, learned thst 10 mills make 1 cent. It the principal hotel of Leavenworth, Is possible, when they are properly Kan., and coming down to breakfast juggled, for figures to lie. late ore morclng he partook of that meal with the landlord. The Voyage. "Well, Mr. ," said the landlord, I go not where I wilt, hut must! "how do our western counlike you I Ihl filanel Ip on which rids Is drawn b i res slices tide; try?" I touch no pi . wheel, but trust "I like It very well," laid the Bos-to- n man, "or would If society here Thst One who s holds the rhsrt of star. hoee touch lowest deeps, were In a more settled state." Whose eye the hound ess spires sweeps. Will guide the ship through cosmic bora. "Nonsense," said the landlord, "our ie aa settled a that of Bossociety a soul not chosen sees way; My A current underruns my Ilfs. ton." The! moves alike In pence or slrtfsx Just then a man named Anthony And turns nut (or my yea or nsy. burst Into the diningroom and oot of Not on the hrllse, hut at the mast, a back door, with a man named n I snl o'er tils sea; I will for me rumplng lend at him at every enough s My Cspialn smile and word at last jump, and following Mm out Into the In the rear of tbe hotel. outbuilding Mors Than Coed. "How about society bring as settled "Entre nous," said Miss Ayers, who In Bmton?" sail the Boon here ts In talking delights dictionary man as French, "aren't you quit fond of Mr. out from he and the landlord crawled under oppoalte sides of th Godley?" table. M! "Oh. ves," replied Bright, "I bad forgotten about Ibat Anlbony. "hs's qu.te a good friend of mint." Jenrlaon matter." snld the Inodloid; "Alt! ji.ur bn ami?' "Better than Hint, lie's my boo-bo- n "but If Doe Jennlsnn has caught up with Anthony Hint Is settled by this oml. He brlnra me a box ever time." Boston Herald. evrnlri" I Wont Freeze, Spill, bI Light ing office world." "And did It come true? Yes. The hoy grew up and became an expert porch climber. He Was Envious. The Groom You Icok envious, old man. Best Man Well, I am. The Groom (thinking hes It) Of whom? Best Man Of the minister. He told me you gave him (10. Hadnt Tried It. Mrs. Plnklelgh Have you tried that new complexion cream that has just Only Two Thousand In Ceylon, It la been placed on the market? A Common Occurrence. Estimated. I dont think out Mrs. Newrich-N- o; Wife Thats a pretty legend about In th new Ceylon Handbook and handles It milkman to while Le&nder trying being drowned Directory an Interesting record Is that of the export of elephants from swim the Hellespont to Hero. Isnt It? No Mistake. Hurband Duplicated continually In the Island during the past forty-onThe Diggs Poor Blowitzt years. In 1C03 there were ouly eight modern life, my dear. at him last I get Wife understand. dont of these pachyderms sent out of the Biggs Why, I thought it was a case Husband Every day I hear of some country, one to British India and sevman going under because he attempt- of suicide. en to Germany. Diggs So It was. The price paid for these animals ed to "come across" In response to his was 7.S00 rupees, giving a modest wifes demands. Asked and Answered. average of 825 rupees each. A royIf a patient had drunk Professor His Welcome. Im200 of was Evening head rupees per alty what would yon glv acid Is thora Newllwed wife sulphuric very Vy posed In 1873, and the number of eleELEPHANTS to cents and equals C' fool-kille- us? With Asia. "BCRN s BloiK e d sweetheart One night Aase came home very late. She was out of humor and spoke angrily to her mother. "You Bhould never have told me to Accept Tim Wessbull I wish 1 bad ever seea him." "Why so!" "The rich Peter Sorensen, who owns twenty fishing boats, asked me to How stupid that marry him I am engaged." "Well, au engagement la no marriage; It la easily broken." "But what will Tim say?" "Who knows whether he will ever some back?" No; that la true. It Is almost two years since I heard from him." "But maybe his letters have been tost," said Hells. "Mind your own business." Aase fled- - Three days later Peter came to the house and three THE Never Bo out of life the splendor dies; Bo darken all the happy skies; Bo gathers twilight, cold and stern; - OF r C?'0LD him? Medical Student Id give him up. r II 111c er around in the At n wits Qracett, j Antiseptic Flsnelletu. Aa English Inventor found a process of JLrJ claw! garments same time antlseptlo. making ,ns ' TEA Is strength all? If money is plenty, na Schillings Best. Good-enoug- h. Too sraearntun year aaiMy Duration of Of 100,000 children alive 89,032 will b year old and SL243 Jh ag of seventy-three- . Ify.,,.,,, Ufa, ten yean at teai will ton! TEA How much does it cost money back tea? Depends on the tea Tour fr Kk SeblUIn nWM fan m) If p, Boot. He Felt 8tck. A small boy who accompany mother to church on a recent 8u grew pretty restless befort the nlcl man was over. He finally m; ab! close to her and whispered: "Mti sind mamma, I feel sick." "Do yourjjer ed bis mother, rather anil Why, where or how do yoa alck?" "Well," replied the yoon, I feel homesick." Ask Your Druggist for Wen's Foot-l- i "1 tried ALLEN S FOOT EASB r. ty. and have just bought soother sept baa cored my oom, and tbe hot, bland itching sensation la my feet whi almost unbearable, and I would oot br out it now. Mrs. W. i Welker. Cts fit J." Sold by all Druggists. a The Fictitious Bootjack. "That Thomas cat must be very old." said the first feline. "I guess he Is, replied the other. Why "Matrons of Honor. "Oh. he must be, or else hes Just "Matrons of honor" seem lilt using his imagination. He claims to Innovation, but, as a matter t have seen a bootjack once In bis young t "matron In Usoj days." tbe bride, who was followed k1 bridesmaids and preceded by bar ilciass. Tbe bride's coming la osj TO KEEP FLOWERS FRESH. fathers arm a custom of latrr did away with tbe matron's Will Last Three or Four Week if but tbe old custom establt Ices; Treated Properly, a precedent for having a mai Cut flowers when properly treat- woman la the party. ed." said a florist, can be made to look fresh for three or four weeks. TO CTOR A COLO I! 05 Dt Lai.il. Ilruiiw ululi Tuw. Every night take them out of the wa- Take l.i. raianU Ihe t wey It It fall tome-can. ter and thoroughly rinse the stalks on Oivve'a aUnoiure Ie oa eoLb lux. der a faucet, removing with the finReoted Beliefs of Indian. gers any decomposed matter. Then The Indian, when In battle ie put them to hqd lor the night la a basin of strong soap suds, but be tally wounded, believes tbit II careful not to allow any water to medicine man can reach Lio wl't touch the blossoms. The soap suds medicine before be die It him Instant relief and he will b supply a certain amount of nourish to escape from tbe battlefield, ment. thinks every man Is honest rt "In the morning rinse the stalke un finds him out la which event be der the water again and as each llos som la arranged for the day In tbe ail confidence In him and nenr over It vase of fresh water snip oft a tiny portion of the stalk with a pair of scia GUARANTEED II MINING sors. Always carefully trim away any MENTS. Anglo-Saxo- Au - !H k failed part We are the largest mlneepwjf "Food for tbe day la supplied by In the west and cordially nrltf I Wl sulphate of ammonia, a few drops of which alould be added to the water to 'Trite for prospectus and fall put In the vase. At night put the ulara about OUR NINE ASSOCUTjrjjflowers Into home dark, cool place-- say COMPANIES. which bav Joined a pantry as it Is not good either forming our INVESTORS GUAR for the flowers or for the Household LSI TEE ASSOCIATION, with that they should remain all the time capital, TO GUARANTEE In the living rooms. INVESTORS AGAINST LO: "To revive cut flowers put them Into Write for free Information sad warm salt water to which has been vlnced. ad.ied a few drops of sulphate of amARPUCKLE GOODE COMMISSIC monia. Cut flowers are constantly COMPANY, rent by express and through the X1 825 Olive Street, St. Losl. but seldom in auch a fashion mails, as to preservo their bloom and freshness. To effect this pack them In a Kept Out Witches. In wooen box lined with cottou or light up te compartlTf! ' England, wad-dlr' lajlng over this a Bheet of tis- cent times, horseshors were sue paper. Then lay the flowers not Ively used almost everywhere on top of each other but In witch charms, and th eusto ' rows, aide by side, the blossoms of each row on even yet an extinct on. the stoma of their It need to be said, could eater i k neighbors. '. "Pack closely, otherwise the flow- lag over Ihe door of which w thrs mtlll, shoo better or, ers will he displaced and Injured in affixed, been Journey. Before packing they shoes had downward. should stand In water for several abgorb moisture ? rdep Comfort of Travel. enough keep them from withering. Tbe porter on tbe California LI i It l not good to sprinkle them too tbla winter will be prepared to bV Iy rUr they re ,n th ox, for gentleman's trousers while he t0 Ie a new wrinkle, Introduce This roduc St,k.1" l muuew. Republic. the benefit of laatldlous dresser te Isnt nbsolu'sty necessary trouser of aa extra Capturing wild Horses. pair along ia porter works while inTfx t?r.k.of caP,urlnK wild horses On thle luxurious train da ly . f. v,c,pltF of Fox mountain and are received by wire. i reports P lri bai bpKiin nd sever are th latest morning and fT J al animals have fi" been taken. newspapers Issued en rout This country Is of tlonery, a library practically a Fli' AU-OU- 1 current mngszlne. A WW!I who wish to e 78dft ,'D', ,,8torn Callfor clner for those end lortrte their sthletlce, u Irons for thi Hdles are ether tamfnrti. ot win to ttffl The Fanta E Intends front the fast flyer st 's fils that "r rJ sa-s1 ' C." " s Unable to W It may aPf1 rnge lM bird no fact bat Bird fcaekward vo1 |