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Show PURPOSE. oul oh tho v,i wnt fur t i ko V.'.ui I IB IV w kjr, Tin full tn'Ktn nron overiW-M- Uk, rrvn.M11-11"- ktaOtouai distance Her fever ill), up again." anld Susy, flutter of "' mm- ,,M iu t,w , Jam,--. band lag over L.r mother in a joy and anxiety. But there wu a arnila on mothers rough fart ami .r1Z0lj t'!it Ulull face and a light of lmpa and yjlljc about him. peace in It'v, j.t1..I 4' t'l tl.0farmer petittun,If share, which bad long been waiting I wish I had,, written too, I didnt xir cJoi.Ot loiiowotj I cioi when ihtbi to v i) nro, w7 about it "Thank God," aha whispered, My ayuin-- ae sure as I live,, J didnt y U 4ne," auU aWt. JTh hey a coming home." blether watching at the And when James L from came wind !l?tit u7 n , i very toon followed rui iTejthaBi -i j I bia iuh letter he held hia breath at lenrn-lau the poo asms award .ill It, old o7 A,,1 tty, ,, gathow very near he bad come td findlay the wnftgalilen bunV n?ino I1u,e,11t0 'vinff on wbea I was J- a desolate home, and Hf llltlf foal and I. get scolded ing for It Net thankfully reThw f..r lay Ul. drifted on, bo in the blessed Tuesdayll joiced X"v.. motherll be of I win. privilege dy tulicetliBfiwlero I went!-watch lag, ning hit mother beck to health and ai my mounts were job, 'r.V tboat, lawhere In the huabof the glorious the breotes sunk uy light his happiness. Thera are many boys who rot off the thoughts wandered over years gone hr. tbrotirt a clump of rushes t T,v ... Far IVe r back, almost to infancy, did his and until And my tamufUi came back to note our course was changed, and aU memory stray, bringing up scenes too late. -- Sydney Dayr, la M. T. Ob Mow of bow the boat.': vague aud mUty, Incidents only dimly servfr. ny a reed at the " Xl j i to my bout: strong the force I recalled; yet la alibis mothers face, That sends jeu drifting along, SPECIALISTS and IN FAVOR. gentle tender, seemed to stand out A thing so slight could not change JOUT OOUrSS distinctly, Sometimes it bant over him It Dm Even Com. And make tho whole way wrong. to Th.t There in hi - 1 ' THE GliKAT UIlliAKV. A Building Wh'.ei v'.l 3 to tho Nttliou. i Crodll ft I.t-- '- - Tk i i . hl Arraiifrmcat. : . I g avt-'i- - 1 -. home-lette- - homo-comin- sickness, sometimes he saw It as in church) with the grave expreaaion on for the day, Sometimes it borepata smile of sympathy with aoroe of his smpll delights, again, perhaps, a frown .or a grjeved Jiok iover. his shortcomings.' "Yes, and I remembefl exactly how she looked when aha whipped mo, and how she would come to me ten minutot afterwards crying and begging me never to,- - make, her do it again. Boor mother," with a remorseful smile, she didnt give It to mo half hard enough." "I wonder how she looks now." The thought came with a sharp pang. It had never before occurred to him to wonder whether his mother had changed In these years in which lie had liot seen her. The line of thought once struck seemed to lead on without his own volition.. .1$ must j4 ttat the bj his 'abrupt leave-takinthe unxlety for his welfare and the longing for a sight of him during this weary time had written deep Hues upon the ; patient face. "Theres Caleb back." James sprang up ns if in glad escape from the heavy llimlghts as the distant beat bf hoof, smote tipod. his car. .'ihe is only lib stepmother, and yet ho walks up to the business like a soldier, bating it as helloes. Caleb has the making of a soldier in him, I believe." James was many years older before he could fully recognize the fact that there is nothing more heroio than thr persistent standing by the dutiesj small or great, of every day life. "Hello Caleb," he cried, "youve made a quick trip." said Caleb'; still with tlie Yes, j beaming face belonging with tlie finished letter. Shag hasn't been at work and lie's as full of jump as if as if hed got a letter off himself." . James could not help Joining id the hoys gleeful laugh. T wish I felt as you do, Caleb," he If yon cannot tafoly float jn io our port alone, lmn I uiu t guide you, little boat, v AudbrlU f you safely homo." Ho we drift no more In the crimson Ught MMut tviihfncototiieeunsotsky, lint 1 Luotr that our course U true and rlghT ' tly boat, my heart and I. -- Kvolyn Noble, In Detroit Free Press. STOUY OF A LETTER'' W I H Won a Mother Back to Health and Happiness. 'Oft worli so ehrtyf , , Janies stopped In passing a toy who, like himself, was one of the workers ha a largo ranch. Caleb's Btumpy figure was bending over a large table in the Tough back porch and his fac& was drawd- into a pucker which told7 that His task was no ensyone. Yes, its early J knowbut It's 'mail and I thought Id send Hay a lotto." li . Folks back east?, asked Jamts. '"Well, I havent got, many folks. Ain't so well off as you are. Its my stepmother, but she's a good woman and likes to hear from me and I thiqk I ought to. No one ever thought of taking Caleb for an exemplar in anything. lie was alow and clumsy in his movements and never dreamed of presuming to make a suggestion of duty to anyone. But It had come to be observed that Caleb " kas to be relied on. If you look for him where he be; longs ho is slice to be there, his' employer had been heard to say. pAnd some of the boys liud. noticed that Calebs quiet: I think I ought to always deferred to something he was sure to da James had intended, calling npou Caleb for assistance in ihe turning of water into the irrigating ditch upon which tlie props so lurgely depended, hat he now turned away and went by himself, with a weight at bis heart and asked the . a shadow upon bU prow.-pI- f reason for it he tn'ght hove been slow to admit' td anyone .tIsc that' it was , called there by n consciousness of tact of; duty, bitr tl4 fact i was very ' . , plain to himself. ; Just n rf If F) tab thinks ika a matter ot ongntto n;rite to lier about every mail day I wonder what hed do If he had a mother and a father and a sister. Ueiglio! I, didnt expect to be gone three years when I got mad hnd Quit," . s, In the early springtime James had been seized with a spasm of remorse at lus long, cruel neglect of those who loved liimj to whom he was so much snd to whom be realized he owed it to be such comfort I'll write. And some day Ill go hack and do my best by em." He did write, his letter carrying all the joy which may bo- - imagined into the old farmhouse. Father and mother Had answered, the sight of their poor cramped handwriting bringing tears to the eyes of the wandering son. And. Susan had written: .Tather gays hell never miss driving in to the post office on the days that a letter could get here after your mail day. And mother stands at the gate watching for him to come back."', , it had reached hln heart, ard snorted to-un- aid-- . . Ill, tell you what,"'- shid Calob, - air of one telling a great Revet, "I don't believe theres anythin makes you feel half bq good nS doin; .ometliing you think you ought to da" "Not going to turn in?'' he uskeil, returning from tho stable, after giving Ids little iiag faithful care, i No, I'm going to write a letter." "I'm glad 'tisnt trie," with an exv'.th the - , pressive 6hake of his head. !Tra tired enough to sleep for a week." . uf-vS- at the gate Mother was not wsh-tiinon the Tuevlay bn vhi.h n letter might bo expected from .Iai.u s. tml,d.' there ionidimcn crept over fatlo r oil bitsan .y cold chill of fear that site might never stand there or anywhere el a: "rsin. For tho feet which had taken so many Steps in loving ministering, which to Un round, of hud so patiently Ik-Ismall duties laid out by ili.-- w ho orders iill our ways, were at last taking a rtst. ' She had been suffering whb a I6w fever, and tho doctor hliook his head with a disfouraged fico a. day followed clay, to he lengthened Into week following week, and still the pulso grow weaker and the faded eye dimmer. "If there was anything to rouse her, . , the r weeks he hail not written, Passing later again near Calebs rough library he paused with half a i a aun-tanne- d, .flno-lookln- ! 1 - i- i 1 CORRECT SPELLING. Expert Explains the Mental Troceee by WbifU It Is Dm,'. A man who prides himself on spelling correctly as a usual thing confess'd tp a New York Tribune writer l ie Other day that at times he went oil 1 1 1 haven't pieces on spelling. just decided how to account for it," he ex I think, however, that it plained. piust be my liver. I fancy that I spell by memory and what I call harmony. I have an excellent memory and can recall how the word ought to look when it is written ouL Then when I see' a word mispelled it jars on me. That's hen what I call spelling by harmony. a written word $hock rtiy nerves I know that it is misspelled, but when my liver is out of order everything shocks them so that oniy my mem ry cad. serve moi . I frequently find, though, that under these circumstances my memory is treacherous. I recall a case which puzzled me the other day. I was writing champagne, anil spelled it champaign. Once the letters were in ink I 8a w that it was wrong. I scrnt'-ieout the word and rewrote it, spell in ? it champagne. That did not look Just right, and for a second I was tempted to serutah off the final e. My memory served irte at thts vL. N.r I recalled having seen the word printed in a newspaper that morning, and it stood before me in flaming letters. The noin', which I wish td make is that this word never before gave me any trouble. Don t you think, therefore, tliut it's the liver?'' ; half-stupo- r, -- I , ' ' . sling-Wponl- tv- ' d 1 T if. k- 'S . J i. . TUS LIBRART AS f If WILL HI. v , library building, sketches of which as it looks at present and w ill look when Completed are given herewith. For more than seventeen years, says the Chicago Tribune, this project 'was tefore congress, and alwmt five Ago its construction was intrusted to a I commission consisting of tlie secretary f tho treasury, secretary of the interior flnd the architect of the United States Capitol. , Matters did pot progress very favorably under commission auspices, and hence congress turned the matter twer to the chief of engineers, who has just given proof of his ability in carrying cut to a successful issue the building of the now famous Washington CID 0 cdJ monument Four acres of ground adjacent to the Capital on the east have been secured and oil the property there is now in floursfl bf construction a magnificent white granite building, 470 feet In length, , 340 feet wide add towering heavenward td a height of 170 feet. Italian Renaissance is tlie style of arch itecture, the granite used on the exterior being Muscovite Biotite from the Concord (N. II.) quarries, while in jiortion of the Interior and court work stone from the quarries near Wood stock, Md., is utilied. When the build-tn- g is completed as it is expected td be five years hence there will be accommodations on the shelves for 3,000,-00- 0 volumes, and the bstimated cost of i Tr .f II i d they inserted this adver- . miss Is Uiwirou bf making A youn - Tn-nc- h nialcli wu h an homwt man or a farmer. Address Julia Bmten, 1,815 State street. To tho paper the following wai tent: t . A pretty GoriLsn t,u desire to marry an honesl manor farmer. AildroNi Rosa Muller, 1,815 Btrt tbe-ma- 1 street. Tho r-- thje BtTi.mxa as it is. the finished structure Is within 06,000,' 000. A feature of the interior will be so I togonnl-shtipe- d 100 feet reading-rooIn diameter, and where anyone of ISO readers desires a book It u ill lie brought k him by means of a mechanical device similar to tliut used, in carrying an4 cash in ail thO leading re' fiarccls in this country. , t , In the accompanying sketch, showing ( the condition of tlie library building September 10, 1801, it WJ1L. 1,e observed that the foundation and first story are completed to the 'arches and coverings of the second floor, hncl for that portion upward It is expected that at least five years in ore will be consumed to put tlie j building id condition for wen pan--ynodes and proHaving nogreut jections as adorn the capital and other public buildings at tVu'Jiligton, considerable ornamentation iu the shape of l prevent garving tvill be the broad snrf.nvs Iron' looking bare. Therefore it ha been that tho front and upper part tf the building hallhe very ornate, the gr.ln'le earv-lq- g beirtg 'elaborate and in good taste. on the There :arc Aliiity-tluy- e four side4 ,of the buihiio'-- , and iu ornamenting tlie keys- - to thc.,e arches, W)ifch correspond Exactly with the focognlzed number ot races of man, it wait suggested td have sculptured iu .bold relief oil the key of each arch, a typical head of one race. 'With tlie assistance pf Irof. (tis Mason, of the Smithsonian Institution, amlun authority on ethuography, ousts. nf the several types have been seeured. each being strongly charaeteristie, s as to make plain the purpose. A number of these jhave been finished and put in place and Are very effective. Over the arches at the main entrance,, which will lie from the west, will be tlie types of the higher order and the very lowest types will be at the back of the building. , The outer walls of tluf building are of granite, and in tlie iuterlor masonry already over 14,000.000 brick have been laid. AU the brick facing Inside the four courts Is of yellowish white enameled surface, giving a very handsome .effect and Insuring an abundance o ! . ari-'ie- tisement: Id tackled a big job been birred 'he better of it when Ive, wrote a let per, but mother had bad opeOd her and ieV 1 feel bir. aa light as a feather. When was watcliing her. doctor Tho , uvd to let It Blip Sometimes I felt n3 eyesBend 8nsP he motioning said, it," hough I had a stone to carry. I fc? 1 , , side. mothers her nt seat the to that way now whon- writin times been thli'l:li.Sto)cWix Ive Motiibmi Iamin, Bht Ivo found thq bfest Way bowDf.au Incot lift lwmer I long rid of ymt feclins just to get It nolilj 'JO fo lor p. really 1 dJi'n't, "get l 'Kht at It and do lf. I think thats' 'into a pot nt emo oil anil it I'ie 1 it I've wonilend a once why J .'he way with most tilings when you thohtanil time, , to) I baVra't W these thmU you te 9 tight to. dont you?., , three year stua any place thatwae (piiiv rp "Xcs.i bi", taid James, aii iio Went ' Home. And IX I was to stay three time, three. and father tna Jn tho stablos "And When rl never find inylwUy like you &upy Jn yoii ought to, os I do," he There's another Milnu t've been womJermi a such , and mat's whether you want to, see ; fu'lo,ved hiut with a shout be eoo 1 Tor nothing aa me there aaln." i A little sob came from mother, anil ulteniiig his unburdened condition of D ,ind leading out one of the Susan paused in alarm. J Go on," motioned the doctor. used in herding the cattle. -- uro I'm and ua you I'mmot But ,,M B0n tho lour miles to las o very home, mother. It wont ' point galloping l c Me-- i aij, which the Woekly mail hoc ri". Tvs loamod a W atljrcd-- . Bcant.and irregular it yoo the b St A t learned one Fw nnd the I lelt iva and who can tell hoW many; an 0(iy whorOAi arnuud tho wor.d Uj . '"'r hearts watched for its news of a better rlico than beno la a almp.i.o.t. to bo your boy aja.a Ari i.. . ' V' couiliift I'm wait-'0,u'9. or in the weariness i WJ mat I can t a r Marred for tiuings which dib dont n.. u. d :.uv, by, wl y lather . come ue .way i.?l t" - 7i . pers of uie though I I Aft g-- meeting "J ' -, to-ua- re-.su- '! r.j Are SpoolalUU In Hi.rlalUts. This Is an age of special ists, says the New York Truth. Tho man wiu attempts practice In any profession must meet iu every quarter th? belief that only those who are spcciul!;,-qualifieIn particular branches of Work should' be' called in'qn Important occasions. t Tho fludable, poHshcd, good natured and benevolent family piy-,eian of the novel or the play will 'bo a tradition before long. And iso will tho friendly, old family lawyer, who was called in to perform all sorts of dutid,1 from the execution of a deed to the trial of a criminal cAse arid the arrangements for the marriage settlement of the daughter of the house. Nowadays if a man breaks his leg ho sends for a surgeon without even consulting hl family physician, and if his wife shows a weakness of the lungs he goes to Some physician who lias won distinction iu the treatment of pulmonary di;.e.-tvs- . If his cliild complains of'hiJ cv.-- i Ins will take, him at once to aphy-- i nn who never venture into any other Ji;l of wprk than eyes and' cars. Andy i is witlj the. luvy. The big coror.i'.;- us have a, yegular attorney whose v.Joe lies in his knowledge of tho qua.? . other lawyers, lie never t a case himself, hut ids judgmout i : relied upon by tlie company In tho se'n-b- ' V t ion of a properly qudiiied i handle eacli succcedi.i-td question comes up. The systau has dev, , .j, bo' t- very rapidly and there , Where it will lead to.' It dieanf;t : pear, with all the recently ilevel s I skill of specialists, that the gen. . health of tlie human race ly i. robust, sickness less general, or tde legal affairs of life less complicated than they were in the olden times bv-he- The freckled fnec 'via now, in the throes of an effort to g address to icoomplwh a Ida letter, drawn into a vories of knots and wrinkles i astonishing to behold. All of a sudden they relaxed into a mile f pride anil delight as lie held "P and contemplated the, of )il eifortd., , 1 i g A nsh tree in Pennsylvania recently T sealed 8,031! feet of lumber. It made I of vitality. Notliingscems to touch it. sav.logs, 13 und HI feet in length, uni D8 lie slit with a helpless baiiloi look. the top end of the butt log was liac In diameter. During the latter weeks Susan stolen out On Tuesday for a ht tie seaJUI.IA' aND .ROSA" IVEP.E MEN. son of wistful watching for the longed-fo- r But com. letter which had never IUmthU Swindle Numbet-ley she sat htill, weighed down by Tiro thleajo Wire Seeker. , what be, of might the burden of djead Charles Koi fol, a German, and Gourgs Putscarcely hearing the slow hitnble o! tier, ft IYenobinan', are under arrest at Chi the wagon hs father drove blong the eagn cbai the mail for fraudwith lane. A few moments lat;r he apulent purposes. They wore room mates and peared at the door and hehl up a letter Uiey concocted a schonieby which to liv ' her well and without work, la tho French pa- i ' ' i Three hundred workmen, tinder the supervision of Gen. Thomas Lincoln Casey, chief of engineers, are ranking rapid progress with Lh Congressional ! , smile. New Concrewilnn'il I llirsry m W Look I.lko U lion l iiniplrlrj -- Tho Straeturo as It Is It Will nn received numerou replies, and mlcr their female alianm entered luto a numKorfol, a ber of matrimonial engagement Rosa Muller, promised to become tlie wife of levonteen eager Germans, bile Puttier, a r Julia Burtou, wa under contract to twenty-fouromantic and louesoine ouS of sunny b Franco. Each correspondent, a fast as tb question, was tenderly popiicd' the sulijectof sending railway "Rosa might join fare,o that "JuUaor the man of her heart at ouefi. two Tbo dollars flowed in, end wbde the rascals lived high their dupes Iu different roosted around the d part of tb. country charmer who never fair tlie for pots waiting at Chicago msietor A poetofllce enme. learned of the swindle, and arrested tho over the other day. llo secured City two hundred letters from wife seekers, lock collection of photographs and a clmieo to whlt of buir, ranging ts hue from red , . 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