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Show . 'v l "to , Is I . 1 ! FAN FOR THE STUDY FORESTS OF HAWAII. Interesting Facta Learned by Da pari . mant of Agriculture. The forests of the Hawaiian lalandi Sara been studied by the aerrantt cm , ployed by the Department of Agriculture. There are two aery dlatlncl kinds of forests In the Islands, one on the drier lowlands near the sea and the other on the mountain slopes, where there is a heavy rainfall. Th coastal forest Is composed exclusively ef "algaroba " or the mesqulte ol eur Southwest, which was introduced Sy Father Bachelot in 1837. From th sriginal tree, which is still standing it ia estimated that at least 50,00? acres of forest have sprung, fairly weil distributed over the different is lands. The native forest of the noun lain slopes is distinctly of tropica' character. None of the familiar tree ef the north temperate sons are pres eat One looks in vain for oaks, th maple, pine or spruce. The more 1m portent trees are the "lehua," "koa,' "mam ass and "kukul. th. heart of the firs does ths vision rlM, to elt In the eter-g'oWhile some one s band In your big one lies And nohodr there to know. -Ah golden gleaming its many towers. The palace ye buUd, ye twain! Where two shall dwell thro' the lovellt hours In a golden castle In Spain. Who Is It laughs In the dusk behind T Who lurks In the shadows there? Will the years that era coming to you be kind And the end of the dream be fair? Ah boy and girl, who the lovellt eyes! Will the faith and tha love remain When only a crumbling ruin tie Tour fallen castle In Spain? From le good -- Shouting Their Praises. Kirkland, 111.. Jan. 2nd. (Special) Cured of the terrible Rbeumatlo pain that made him n cripple for year. Ur. Richard R. Oreenbon, as old and respected resident of this place le shouting the praises of tbs remedy that cored him, Dodd s Kid-- a ey Pills. I had the rheumatism In my left limbso that I could not walk over ten to flfteea rods at a time, aad that by the as of two canes," Mr. Oreenhon pays. T would bars to sit or lie down oa tho ground when I was out trying to walk and the sweat would fun down my fact, with so much pain S cooid not sleep at night for about five or six weeks. "I tried different doctors medicines, but they were all no good. Then I sent for Dodd's Kidney Pills and almost from tha first they brought relief. By the time 1 had takea four teen boxes ot them my rheumatism was all gone and I caa truly aay I fbbl better than I have ia the last twenty-fiv- e years." METHOD OF LEGAL TORTURE. England the Last ef Civilized Countries to Abolish It England, aa all tha world know, Wag tbo last of civilised countries to abolish the test by torture aa a regular legal institution. A historian who has mad a special Investigation ol modern method of tortura has discovered that th barbarla practice Is tin oommon la 'many corner of th globe, Th early Eng-system- , loo, has been widely imitated. Even in th time ot Henry HI tha torture trial was la vogue. First earn three day of preparation by faating sad prayer. On the solemn day a caldron waa mad to boil ia church and a atone waa placed, apparently, la th boiling water. Two rriea ot twelve men apiece were present ia the interest ot accuser and accused. Both aides tested the watsr, aad if they agreed that it waa boiling tha accused thrust in his bar arm and took out tha atone Hi arm was than wrapped la cloth and sealed. Oa tha third day tha prlast Inspected tha am aad If it was perfectly healed th censed got off. It seems as it ths testtag representatives may have been tampered with or the examining priest nay have been corrupted. la and Out. A pleasant girl answers th ring ol all eallers at a certain rectory la Brooklyn. She ia a daughter of th Emerald lai and ia capable of as good Irish bulla aa any son of "ths ould sod. To th Inquiry of a recant alter if Father was ia ah re plied ta th negative. The caller, however. rather than be disappointed, waa toutant to see one of the curates aad told the glri aa much. "Wen." she replied. "There's only oa la aad has I (Copyright, ISM. by Dally Story Pub. Co.) Lattia aat directly in front of the wide window and looked with pensive lyes out across the fair expanse of meadow Her' pretty lips drooped faint tly at th corners and now and then n quiver swept over them. Scarcely a single sound broke the summer stillness, and this served to Intensify the girls thoughtful mood. Before her In swift panoramic review passed the little commonplace events of her life. There waa not n thing above the ordinary nor even below. In fact, nothing worthy to remember or forget. Bat now ot Ute n change had com. A new sense of dissatisfaction, a queer feeling of loneliness was stealing Into her being and n longing dangerously near a passion filled her heart She was too young and Inexperienced to analyse the cause of this revolution. Impatiently she tossed the bit of embroidery aside and arose. Mr. Duram, she gasped as she faced e man who stood back ot her lonely." y g 7 In by Women ef Philadelphia. A new fad among women which will appeal to the class who went In for pet chameleons several years ago is the carrying of pet marmosets in tbe big muffs that are still tbe correct thing in furs. Tbe marmoset is a small, squirrel like monkey bailing from South America. A woman who appeared on Chestnut street with one of the little animals In her possession created something of a sensation. She was equip ped with a huge muff, trimmed with animal heads, aad several pedestrians Iran or Owio, or Tot too, I I channel Lbcas Loutv who took a peep at the muff saw two J Csuiv auka oath that h to m A somewhat belated novelty in this heads on one side and J Cssrsv Co . OAog only one on the lertaar of Ua Sim efofV.ToleOu fcoaaiy aa Slata One is a fan that has just been Invent- - other. A second later there waa only taataeaa to tbo City ifuraaaM. and that aald Srra 1U pa? tba aura ot for each aad every DOLLARS HUJ.DKED ONE one animal head on each end of ths toaa of Cavasaa that eaaaut bo tamd by tba M a muff. BaLLa Cevaua Coma. FRAtfK i. CHKXXT A couple of men remarked that perSworm to before me aad auhecribed ta mf IWd. of haps the muff bearer had dropped one nee. thto Kb day December, A. D of tbe heads, but when the third head again popped into view pie expression Haifa Catarrh Cara to takea toteraally aad acta aarfacaa of tba on their faces indicated that they Irectly oa tba blood aad meeooa teeUmoa tale tree were wondering If they required sani- ytiem. Seed far P J. CHEXEY CO , Toledo, O. tarium treatment. They kept the muff in view until the extra head disap Old Reman Work ef Art peered again and reappeared on the A discovery of considerable import opposite aide of the fur. This time they got a better view aad saw that ance was made in August at Susa, the tbe active' head belonged to n marmo- ancient Soguslo, in' th province ol set. Philadelphia Record. . Turin, Italy. At a depth of six feet or more a colossal mans head was found. It la of bronze and la doubls Childs Long Journey Alone. After being separated by thousands the natural size. The head' la ot ee collect workmanship and is well pro of miles from ber family, Maria Majunsx met ber mother for tbe served. It Is supposed thatithe heal first time In tour years st Union sta- belonged to the statue of the miniate! tion yesterday. A tag labeled with the of Augustus, Marcus Vlpsanlus A grip tots name and the Pittsburg address pa, who was the husband of Julia, of ber family, 802 Shelby avenue, was daughter of Augustus. Agrlpps was her ohly identification on her tong the grandfather of Caligula and great ad for the horses nse. We have seen journey by sen and land from the ingrandfather of Nero. He died In ths pictures of horses making use of fans, terior of Hungary to the arms ot ber year 12 B. C. and even sucking at the festive mint mother in Pittsburg Passengers and employes were eflulep, the imaginative conceit of some humorous artist, but a practical fan fected at the scene between mother has now been Invented for the use of and daughter, and, although none We manage our business the horse, and it has the double ad- could understand their Hungarian exto serve the whole people, vantage of being n fan and n sun- clamations of joy, all knew the English equivalents. Seven years ago ths shade. so far as the people want to The fan consists of a light fabric, father came to America, and aftei mounted on n suitable framework and three years of hard work sent for hit be served. fastened to the head strap by a spring wife. Both worked hard to bring tbs wire. This device, extending as It child across the water, and about Tn? froear rttvnu jmt kmj If 70a 4oBt Uk gcfelUl&ff b BmL does over the animals face and bead, three months ago the money for her protects him from the sun, and with passage was sent her. Officialdom It Wont Happen Again. 1 have deceived some funny tC cuses from the parents of my scholars In my time, said a school teacher yesterday, but I was handed one Tuesday that beat tbem all. A little fellow named Johnny did not come to school Monday, nnd Tuesday he without the customary excise. I sent him home for it An hour later he returned with the excuse. This ia what It aald: fDeer Madim: Please ex? cua Johnny for eaUng pie yesterday and getting the stumack ache. II shall nott happen again." Kansas City Times. Ci-r- r TEA HOW TO MAKE A DESK SET seseseseiestseseseseweitt'HtHHeH'MH'H'KHW Her voice sank to a whisper. Then her sunny head dropped into her hands on tha arm of the deep chair. man made a movement as if to draw nearer, but h controlled himself and settled back to hi former po- XEA sition. was unsteady with emotion, "eom into the garden; you must be and. It hurts me It hurts me" Than his bead went out to her. She raised her head suddenly and met hla look. Involuntarily her hand went to her heart, e burning blush flew to her cheek and mounted, to her very hair and receding left her white to th lips Lika a burst of glorious, blinding light the truth cams to her. 8b snatched her band from hla. sprang up and took a few ateps back. Then ah heard hla dear voles: "1 love you! I love you better than my "Lhttls," his voice soul." Tbs girls whole being responded to his declaration; there was n delight la hla caress that swept all els from her. Love took possession of her ao completely th whole world seemed to ley within this on men. Sweetheart." he whispered, "will yon com with me at onceT Will yon trust me, deer, and come nowT" "Now?" she naked tremulously. "W can be married here 1 love the place and I should like to pend tbo happiest time ot my life here." "1 cannot marry yon," th words dropped harshly from hla trembling lips. The girl aprang from him and drew herself to her full height proudly. "And you dared to love me!" burst test gone out" in an angry passion from ber. "Too have won the one love of my life, yon HABITS CHAIN have takea my heart end beat It cruelbut you cannot trample It Into th Csrtshv Habits Unconsciously Formed ly, 1 will not let you. I will not!" duat and Hard t Break. "Lattia," he answered, stung to the , Aa Ingenious philosopher estimates quick. "I have meant no wrong. Ood that the amount of will power nocea-arto break e habit would. lift a If U ooeld be transformed, .weight ot many tons. It sometimes require a higher degree of Jteroism to break the chains of a pernicious habit than to lead a forlorn hope ia a bloody battle. A lady write from ee Indian Iowa: "From my earliest childhood I waa a lover ef coffee. Before I waa out of my teens I was a miserable dye peptic, suffering terribly at times with sy stomach. 1 waa convinced that It was coffee that .was causing ths trouble and yet I could not deny myself a cup for break farL At tbs age of St I waa la very poor health. Indeed. My sister told me I was in danger of becoming a coffee drunkard. - "But I never could give up drinking coffee for breakfast although It kept r.e constantly ill, until I tried Foetnm. I learned to make it properly according to direction, and now we can hardly do without Fostnm foe Bat directly In front of the window, breakfast, aad care nothing at ell for know 1 love end honor you above ell coffee. T am no longer troubled with dys- else ia the world, end because 6f my pepsia, do not have spells of suffering tor 1 Cannot leave you ao dear, with my stomach that used to troubto dear look at me." The girl looked up me ao wbea 1 drank coffee." . Name 1 forgive yon,". she aald simply. given by Fostuta Co Battle Creek. "And I mar com again?" be naked Mich. Look in each pkg. for the famous humbly. 8b did Sot answer, but stood in th little book. "Th Road to WellvUle." life-ton- g i shadow with averted face. The man hesitated and hla heart told him how completely at hla mercy this trembling girl waa, aad yet he loved her and hla whole self cried out, "Lattia, A timid touch aroused him Lattia' and two soft Ups whispered la hla ear, "8tsy." Then because of his silence she drew back and cried with abandon, "Ood, what have I doner The man crossed to the door nod went out without a single backward glance, nor did he "utter one word, though he heard the girl's dry, heartbreaking sobs. Late that night' Lattia rose from her couch .where ah had been-lyintossing and sleepless, threw on n loose gown and dropped Into a chair before her open window. Tho hum-- moonlight shone into her room. Suddenly from out th shadow oa th chair. What ever were you thinking so deeply of, little one?" be asked, with e smile. "I dont kfiow," the spoke gravely; T am feeling gloomy la spite of such I believe 1 am beautiful weather. growing dlasatlafled and Juat a little Latest Fad Indulged Women and Laioa. Full of pttfalla for tbo foreigner who is logical is tbe English language. A Frenchman was invited to lunch n a club of worklngwomen" an as so-elation of progressive English aO. Ah, said the Frenchclety leaders. man, these worklngwomen, they are the wives aqd daughters of your workex. His boshes airily ingmen plained that the two phrases did not The workingman, she balance. said, wears his garters outside his trousers and doe not use a handkeit But the worklngwomen chief. she glanced around "wears rather nice hats, dont you think?" fun Have Smaller Faces. The chief difference la the beads ot sen and of the lower animals Is It the pise of the face. Mas has a verj large head and a very small face, ant animals are more fierce and brutal ex aclly as tbs face Is found large an the rest of the heed small CARRY MARMOSET IN MUFF. Cemfort for Quadruped In Design ef Thoughtful Inventor. It is a misnomer to call the heated term of summer the dog days? because little or no attention Is paid to the dogs, while everybody who owns or drives n horse Is giving the ani mals care considerable thought. If these uncomfortable days must be named for some animal It should be Ail sorts of dethe "horse days vices are arranged to keep the equine aa comfortable as possible under the handicap of a loaded wagon and a sizzling sun, and a greet deal of ingenuity has been directed in this Heart of the Fire. It HOML' Good tea, close price. There is no other way to th (towered material for the outside The cardboard ia held between a build a good business or piece of the plain, nnd a piece of the keep a good business. flowered material, and it la whipped Pretty desk, seta for bedroom nse can be made at home Every girl likes pretty room, end with n very little effort on her. part every girl can have one, by taking pains to arrange It and choosing tastefully the things aha puts in it This useful letter box, to bold stationery and old letters, is made out of cardboard covered with flowered Tou first cut the pastecretonne. board, which must be of a good thickness. in pieces the size you require for your box, then lay them on your material ahd cut pieces of that just a little larger than the board. A plain lining ia nsed for tbe Inside, and pieces of It most be ent tbe same as -- If you love ms, go, go." veranda n form appeared and bsfor she could move or ery, kneeled beside her and clasped her close, Lattia." a voice she knew well whispered. Lattls, 1 have tom dearest; I hay come "Jack, you must go I want yea to go my heart is breaking. If yos lev me, go, go." "Ton dont love ms. Ha used nan's old reproach, the subtle weapos a man always uses to win the womaa he covets or loves. "I do, dear, and you know 1L And because 1 do not want to hate yeq 1 bid you leave me at once." This waa not tba logic he expend, and It startled him a little. Thea tn hla manhood uprose. "Lattia, you are e queen; your hsart la tha purest in tha world. Because I love you In the beet way a man dear love, 1 will go. Good-b- y hit voice broke Into n sob. He pressed hla hot Ups to her hand aad wsat quietly away. HOW TO KEEP YOUNG. Growing Old la Largely a Habit el Mind, Bays Writer. How old are you? Th adage says that women ere aa old as they look aad men as old as they feel. Thafa wrong, says a writer In the New To Times. A man and woman are as old aa they take themselves to be Growing old Is largely a habit of (is mind. "Aa a man thlnketh in t heart so ia ha." If he begins shortly after middle age to tmagtne himMlf growing old he will be old. T6 keep ones self from decrepit Is somewhat a matter of will poe. Tbe fates are kind to the man vko bangs on to Ufe with both .hand H who lets go will go. Death is stow ocb to tackle th tenacious. Ponce de Leon searched th wrong place for the fountain ot youth. It In one'a belt. One must keep onei self young Inside. So that, while ths outer man perisheth, the Inner max fc renewed day by day. When tbe human mind ceases ta exert itself, when there Is no longs? an active interest tn the t (fairs of this Ufe, when the human stops reading and thinking and doing, the man, Ukp e blasted tree, begins to die at ths - every movement of tbe head cooling currents of air are crested. As the horse is tossing hla head more or leas constantly It is reasonable to suppose that h will have a veritable whirlwind blowing around him oa tbe warmest day. TEA Story ef Rebln That Went Fishing. An extraordinary incident was witnessed recently by n sportsman at Bi- dont cester. Noting 0 party of five robins foraging about among th pebble tn tb bed of a small stream, from which on to n neighthey constantly flew some live object wall carrying boring 'in their beaks, he followed a bird to Its perch. Kicking about on the top of th wall he found a small stickleback. Retiring a few yards he then kept watch, and found that the birds captured their prey and held it crosswise after the fashion of n kingfisher. But their victhey mad no attempt to kill tims before eating them, ns the kingfisher does. Animal Puxxle Scientists. collectloa of some twenty New Bring animals received by the Tork Zoological society is a smelle white creature that ia proving apux-tlto all natural history experts. la 21 lache long n little more than J7 Inches, countalning In the tall nnd stands rather more then 10 inche high at the shoulder. U resembles e small Spits dog. bat It la no more like a dog than la a raccoon, although the shape of th heed end the face marking that seem to belong to peculiarly to th family of procyon-idaare marvelously Imitated. Pisas Cure is the best swdleiM we ever use fpr sU affections ot the throat and lungs. Wm 0. Vanburen, Ind., !b- - JO, ltoa tnsur, It e, Fine Specimen of Indian Pottery. Ton era as old aa you think you ar A valuable addition to the museum Keep the harness on. Tour job la net cf th University of Vermont has rean done cently been mad In the form of excellent specimen of Indian pottery. Examines Brazilian Coal Fields. Tb vessel, oh of the best nnd largest Dr. L C. White, state- geologist ef rer nnearthed la New England, waa West Virginia, sailed for Brazil r. found In a cave near Bolton Falla. It cently, where he will examine and to 10 inche high and baa e six sldsd. rim ntn Inches la report oa th coal fields ot Rio Grands highly-decorate- 8uL lai fir, top do Ton graear imn yaw closely all over the edge. When all lySyw fnl the pieces have been done they are joined together and the partitions, How Streams Purify. which are cut out of the colored cardscientist has lately mad An Italian board exactly the site to lit the in of the accepted side of the box, are slipped in place. a detailed explanation of lake and rivwaters the that fact box is then made The cover of the however Infected, posthoroughly ers, in the same way, a very pretty plan sess th power of purifying themto In an oval leave the opening being A great amount of bacteria, material where you can slip in n selves. this says, la dragged to the authority photograph or picture. bottom by tbe precipitaUon of solid To make a really pretty finish to but this la not the only purithe edges a narrow strip of fancy gold matter, In swift currents ths process. fying braid is sometimes used aa trimming. velocity of the stream Is In Itself a nnd it has been shown met the child more than half way, and cleansing agent, bacteria ia that destroys sunlight per path was paved with kindness. water to a depth ot throe feet Tb Pittsburg Dispatch. obvious conclusion is that rapidly flowing streams or ponds not more than Years Without Kissing. Seventy three feet deep contain tbe purest Ell Richardson, who died at Martin, water. Tenn., at the age of 70 years, boasted that he bad never put hla Ups to a womans, though ha waa married. In explaining how he happened to half-kno- w how You eschew the joys of kissing he said he was a very bashful boy. At e party good tea is; good tea is exbefore the civil war a game was often played in which the young women had tremely good. to forfeit a kiss to her captor. Go by the book. Young Richardsons timidity being known, a plan wea formed to get him Taw graear rtoaraa yaw aoaif If yaa to klas a girl She placed a pin tat her Ilka SebllWag-- a Sato, mouth, nnd when Ells bashful lips were to proas hers she waa to prick Xenophon a. Hiatorle Retreat. Next to tbo retreat from Moscow, his Ups with the pin. The fatetul moment came. Eli demurred, but was the most famous in history is probprevnUed upon to take the Use from ably that of Xenophon nnd hla 10,004 the maiden. He started to implant Greeks from a point in th laterioi the kiss, but his ey caught the gleam of Ails, M65 miles from a plao ol of the pin end he refused. From that afety. They fled the distance in 211 day nntU hla death he never kissed e days and made n retreat so success woman. fully that the Uttle band reached safety without a lost for which the pur Growth of CKIaa. suing enemy was responsible. d diameter. Vigo Scene of Much Warfare. Vigo, the 8panlsh seaport is aa e scene ot war. It was to Vigo that Drake and Norris sailed In 1588 to place Don Antonio on th throne of Portugal. They burned Vigo, but failed to capture Lisbon, nnd went away cursing each other. 8o Uttle plunder was there that the bom-mo- n sailors received but 5 shillings n man In wages, and took to robbery, for which man of them were hanged In and near London. When the Eng-lisunder Rook put into Vigo harbor again there was treasure In sight A fleet of Spanish galleons, ot which Benbow had been in pursuit, was In th bay. protected by a French fleet Several galleons wert captured by tb English, bat more went to tbe bottom, nnd there remain to this day. Now (days Vigo- ta a commonplace llttl town. old-tim- Diagram showing proportion ot American population living in cities at each census. i Jail Term for Stroot Kin, At Towanda, Pa., Gilbert Johnson waa sentenced to fifteen days in jail for kissing his sweetheart on the street. After taking her home he spent ao much time bidding ber farewell that neighbors complained. He Iras given bla choice of e fin ot 27.50 or fifteen day tn Jail, nnd be chase be JeiL - u h |