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Show told ns all she knew fast enough th& wont have any more use for him but It was the wife we ought to have kept our eye on. I told jou that all along. We might follow her up now, if It uxsnt likely to be too late. , The wife had driven away, alone. Info the black woods. x It waa so dark and still that not a sound, :e 4t' ' - rY V' t - Lr v vr f"' -''a For birds that flottet Irdra Fot 7 IhrAesk Wsst unset m the splendid for cnmsoa ruddy East, Fo promises of Summer feast. .for Natnres vow to $wedLaecor& "" For all Thou daily graateth ma, I carol forth to thee O Cod I I card) forth to The'. .. ... rsjrs 'i ...... - For ' r COOKS ' r , r . ONLY QUALIFICATION. - bursting bud and velvet award. For lilies' .whirs 'With fragrance stored, for soft.3pnng days and (Iota) horde ' Fot all that Easter givetb ofr I "carol "Wili'TWrO ) carol forth to Thee I Cowboys Frank Explanation of Aw hy He Was iii Charge. Manderaon of Nebraska, has not .lost the art of story-tellinand being In Washington to look after the interests of the beet sugar growers, he spends some time at the capital, where his company In the cloak room Is always soughL Yesterday Gen. Manderson made this contribution to the symposium: "Some years ago, he said, 1 had Occasion to make a trip across the plains and we camped out as we went along. The first night out I watched a cowboy cooking supper. I was quite Interested, not only because I . was hungry, but also because I Imagined that the cowboy waa some finely educated fellow who knew how to enjoy good satins and. who would cook to perfection!' The supper, however, was It could not be eaten. Simply vile. There waa plenty of good stuff but It had been spoiled. . .. 'William, I said 'to the man, what are your qualifications for cookT ing? "T havent any, was'hls frank re-T have A swollen leg and fly, simply ride. , , k & - -- cared about such things, you . know, and If she did. why "See here," she Interrupted. "You havent the slightest conception of any brutality In what you are saying, 1 suppose; but please spare both her and me the comparisons. I didnt ask for any Justification lyeuarleg-lo- r her. But, It she loves you, why Is she not with you tonlgbt? Was there not sufficient of the daredevil spirit In hor to face flight and danger with you?" He did not answer at once; then he muttered with an attempt at lightness; "Well, you know. Annie, all women havent the grit that you have. And shea got other friends: shes too popular to glvs up all her chancee for one.! The bitter curl of hla ltp was Ridden by the darkness. "Robert." she said aofliy, "I want you to remember that one of the two women loved you! 1 know nothing about the other, and It goes not matter now. But when you think of tonights ride, yon may take that comfort to your soul; and youll need comfort some day. It la breaking my heart to : let you go Uke thin" v The man made no answer. Then suddenly the drew In the horse till he stumbled back on hla haunches. "Listen! she cried. Through the stillness they could hear a new sound, pelnfuUy distinct; Their One Failing. They were neither of them brilliant scholars, but they liked to move with the time as regards their knowledge of current events, so the dally newspaper waa regularly delivered at their bumble domicile, and It waa Jennie's duty to read but during breakfast time all the most interesting Items of the day, One morning, after wading through the latest intelligence from the front, she turned to another page of the paper and said: "Herbie. It says here that another octogenarian s dead. What s an octogenarian "Well. I don t know quite wind Gave Landlord Good Advice. they are. but they must be very'sickV The Earl of Aberdeen owns some- creatures. Ion, never hear of them thing like r 63,000 acres of land In but theyre dying. f Scotland, so naturally he Is' quite unknown to many of hls tenants. He A Sufferer's Plea. has not lost hls passion, for solitary You are sure you have pul Lady not and rambles,' long ago, while In a In good condition? , part of the district with which he was the piano Tuner Quite so, madam, 5 guess not familiar, he stopped beside a cottage fence to ask bis way of an old your daughter, will find it as good a man at work n the garden,- - and lin- new when she resumes her practice. gered .After 'receiving the desired inLady I hope so. Did you do anyIs this good soil? formation to ask: thing to it, hy the way, besides ' ;V Aye," was the laconic response, . , "What Is yourerop to be?" was the Tuner Yes; I deadened the barn-- , next question. '! mere.' The worker looked up Impatiently, Rear rtiom boarder (sotto voce) then said, slowly and Impressively: wish, while you were about it, you ha "If you were to hire an allotment. done the same to the hammerer. 1 ' "V-Si- , ' f . 4 ' , fei 4W , - - w One of the oddest looking checks ever drawn npon a bank or trust company has Just been returned to the , Peoples Trust Company of Brooklyn from Rome, w! r The check was signed by Bishop Charles E. McDonnell of Brooklyn and made payable to Fope Leo XIIL The Amount It called for waa 1 10,000, representing the Peter's Pence contribution In the diocese of Brooklyn toward the expense of the Vatican. tJnlike the ordinary check npon a . . . hi ij$f V", '1' ,'Cl - IT ; drew It from Its place with mad' denning slownesa couldn't go on being a respectable family man all my life, and after I met Kate I had some diversion. You wer all right enough, and you know I was affectionate you cant complain of sny thing, can you? but a woman with e saucy little daredevil way like bersi I tell you, takes a mans fancy She was In spits of all he can do. no use more my kind, Annie; there talking. I thought a lot of her. It ih wanted diamonds or a saddle horse I had to get em for her. You never Fie banking Institution the one sent to the artist who fashioned the check, Pope was a beautifully illuminated af- was indorsed ss follows; fair on parchment, with ornate elaborSpecial Order of Hls Holiness ations of much artistic merit Leo the XIIL In the upper right hand corner was Cardinal Mocannl. the coat of arms of the United States; The check, which was dated April J, In the lower right hand corner a clever waa deposited in the Bank of Rome on drawing of the Brooklyn bridge; In May , and the amount It called for, the upper left hand corner the Papal equalling 62,600 lire, was placed to the Insignia, and in the lower left hand oredlt of the Vatican. corner BishopMcDonnells coat of arms. A sitting hei constantly broods over Ink of man colors was used by the the probable outcome of her mission. ' L . ' that four-fou- -- . own. - It Is evident to a close observer that there Is something odd about the orioles time; It Is without doubt, but there are queer breaks 1m It; the singer drops a note Here and there, much as good old grandmamma drops a stitch In her clever knitting-Thes- e omissions are characteristic of , the oriole; hls style Is one of marked syncopation, with a preference for that kind of melody which has been If you wish to styled ragtime." Imitate this quality you must whistle a toot" by placing the tip of th tongue immediately behind the upper front teeth, dropping, an returning It quickly, Frank Leslie's Monthly- four-fou- r, fon Troabla of Hnutvlnip A young housewife, from, upstate, who bad been recently married, called upon one of her neigh oora la am apart- old girl. You came fine the quick trot of hoofs and the roll of wheels over a distant bridge They listened, breathless, two interminable minutes. exclaimed tbs man. "My God:' "thats no country team. They ve been to Riverton, and now they're coming over the turnpike. Im done for." . .No, .youre not takes half an hour to get here from Rlrertou. That long stretch across the meadows and the place where the road la being mended will put them back five minutes, too. Were close to the station : now." s Tlurry. then." But the hors picked hls way slowly down the hill In the darkness The man was desperately nervous; the woman calm as If looking Into the face of death. Finally they reached a little country station in the woods, and tbs womtn banded the reins to her companion, "Give me your valise," she whispered, and keep well back. If they come drive away anywhere. Ill meet them.! Then she walked Into tb waiting room and called the station master, who waa walking outside. "Going away?" he asked. "Yes; one ticket to the Junction, please." He drew it from Its place with maddening slowness. She tried not to snatch It as he held It out "Have I time to say good-by- e to my husband before goes? He can't leave the borse to stand." "Oh, yes; thats the whistle, but Its a mile off yet" She kept the valise In her hand and walked back to the buggy The "Heras the ticket, Robert mans busy and won t see you. Cross and you can bids in that clump of bushes till the train comes. Then swing yourself up on the back as he moved allff-lplatform. Quick! "Good-bye- , jit ' - the-trai- the-trac- k, t ment house a day or two ago looking for information, sayt the New York Post She saluted her neighbor with "How do you kill crabs?"" What on WellW earth are you talking about?" you see, my husband sent borne some crabs for dinner, and be will be home : soon, and I dont know how to kill them. I have been trying to drown them for an hour, and they are Just as lively as ever." woman Another young married from one of the suburbs of Boston, came to live In New York. One afternoon she was entertaining two callers at tea, : when the - husband of one dropped In. She knew very well that he did not care for tes, and thought her husband might not like It if she did not give him something to drink. She asked him If he would have some whisky, and on his replying In the affirmative, left' the room. After a somewhat Ion 4 absence, she returned with a bottle iff, each hand, saying: I can't find the whisky, but here Is some Cognac and some Baltimore rye. Will either of these do?. '!' tUtutln Slid Emperor Cecil Rhodes once' was conversing With Emperor William in regard to so agreement entered Into between tha German government and himself o about the construction of the telegraph line through German territory In Africa. . flie emperor said: "Well, Mr, Khodei. I hope you are satisfied with the arrangement. No, replied Rhodes, '''unlefsa. sir, ou want to see Cecil Rhodes file hls What do petition In bankruptcy, I you mean? asked the kaiiCf, mean," waa the reply, that thei'e ,1 a clause in this document which provides that whlls your majesty undertakes to protect the telegraph against attacks or Injury Cecil Rhodes has to pay the whole coat Incurred in snch defense. Now, sir, there Is nothing In the clause to prevent you from aendinga whole army corps for this purpose, and If 1 had to pay for that I ahould have to file my petition. The kaiser laughed and as id, Quito right," and turning to Count von Bu-lowho was present, said: Adi words limiting Mr, Rhodes liability to 40.000. Thats fair, I think To which Rhodes replied that he was perfectly satisfied. Cape-to-Calr- w, 7 Tainting on llumnn Skin. Marcus Loren 7. zo, an Italian painter, who flourished In the last century, once paid 200 francs for a piece of human akin no larger than a dinner plate upon which to execute a landscape In oils. The skin, which was chemically prepared to receive the paint, was taken from the back of aged woman, whose body had been sold, to a medical man for dlsaectlRg experiments. The human parchment was drawn tightly over a metal frame and the artist spent nearly seven months in producing s painting that was afterward exhibited In various salons. and Ultimately realized the sum of 84.000 francs. e. old girl," he returned kissing her hastily. "You came out fine Take care of the children, and dont let em hear any more than you can help. Youll get on ail right; and he sprang affay into the darkness. The train dashed up. She could see him climb on at Its further end and hear the thump of baggage and boxes under the station masters hands. . One sob escaped her. ; Then with short Sharp puffs the train started and the cars dragged out of sight "Hey, there! Stop here, will you? called a voice from a light wagon drawn by a sweating, galloping horse, as two men drove Up to the platform. Pibiibi BaU to B Popular. . Too late," answered tbs station Panama bat la to be the The master. What d'ye want? x You ain't and a man who wears a rough thing, straw nx travelln, are you?" hat cannot hope for recognition. Moreman off want on the "We that got over, colored hat bands are no longer that train. in favor. An exception In favor of col"There wasnt any man, nobody but men wearing colored hat bands l lege .. a woman. made. The cut of clothes baa not "What kind of a woman?" much fronj the styles of last "A little one not np to my shoul- changed summer. Tan and russet shoes will ; ders." not he popular because they are too "Sure there waa no one else? asked cheap. They may be tolerated In tha the other man. not In the city. The black "Not a souL She bought her ticket country, but New York Sun. Is the boot thing. and got on while 1 was unloading tbs , baggage." Populatloa f Hawaii. "Fooled again!" was the angry exOut of the population of 160,000 la clamation. Well, Jackson, ; wsve raced twenty miles, now I guess well Hawaii, nearly 90,000 are Asiatic, 60,-0walk home." f being Japanese and 30,000 Chinese. It was a mistake to go to Kate for There are also several thousand Porta Information," said hls comrade. "She p 'cans. y ' - t- fc '.j the birds sing regardless of it The drum beats are In unmistakable r time, the commonest time of all, and l tblah be slvely proved that the oriole, ifor Instance, has adopted that time for hie nr. ht --3 Alwjr I U we suppose for one moment , Good-b- , A Made et Nature that y. lw SONGS OF CIR0S the music of nature is always intensely rhythmical! ' An Intelligent rooster with a good ear always crows In accurate three-fou-r time, and In the minor key. Our own simplest idea of time Is perfectly Illustrated by. the drum, the dots indicating footsteps and the dashes' drum beats. . Now, this Is rhythm, an essential principle of music, and we are widely at fault .. She will bear as a woman knows how to do and has to do. But, oh; Robert why didnt you think of that before?" "Why didnt T do a lot of thinge dlt ferent? Ive lived my life, thats all, and now Im ready to drop out of It lack son was to blame, curse him, for winding me up eo soon. It waa he that got the bank directors hers this month. Hes had his evil eye on ms all winter. Stop, will you? I. heard something." "Sh-sThat waa a call a mana You voice!" he whispered excitedly. hold the relna. If they come; Ill Jump and cuL" But it was tbs scream of a distant locomotive, followed by the dull roaring of the train. No other sound was audible In the silent woods . eve the soff (ailing rain. . 1 should like to ask you one thing before we pert, sid hla wife presently, In the calm, deliberate tone which Is sometimes a feature of intense mental pressure. "How did you come to all this? Were you an honest man In the beginning, aa as I believed you to be or have your friends been deceived In you all these many years? I am asking as much for Bob s sake as my own. He Is much Uke you and your temptations may be hls. . Tell me, was it that other woman?" he fallered over wnvbat otherj-t-bb- t Ihejnterrogatlve lie. Oh. well, if you I sup know about - herT carelessly pose It may have been. A man cant keep up two establishments on the salBut you cant ary of a hank, clerk. say I didnt provide for my family, Annie. Did you or the children ever want for anything? She drew in a quick breath, f ."Not for material comforts, no; you kept us well housed, and clothed and fed. But what you took the money for, then, was your love for her?" . "Why, If yoh want it In plain terms, yea,: Im Ilka a good many other fellows, I guess." He laughed uncomfortably. "Now I suppose your next question will be, How did I come to fancy anybody so different from you, eh? .Well, I may as well have it out with you. 1 dont mean any offense, you know, and I appreciate your being a good wife and all that You wont find I ever breathed a word against you to anybody. But you &were too etrlct In your ideas from tbs atari, that was the trouble. You couldnt expect a fellow to live np to em. By Jove! one gets enough of the serious elds of life In hls business without having to tackle it when hes at home! ; YcarI know what youll say; hut Its so. - I RHYTHM OF THE Til hl tun-lng- ?' Legacy for Fair Falsa One. One of the beneficiaries named In the will of the late James Flalayson Is believed to be dead. ; Mrs. A.' J. Mason was her name and she formerly resided In Tulare, where her husband ' or,",:. mon, and cultivate 1L ye'd not come spelrlng around and wasting oilier folks time." managed the Grand Hotel until two years ago, when he disposed of 1L Flnlayson's friends say that In the early 70s he was engaged to be married to the woman, but Mason, who was at that time a partner of Finlay-on- , won her affections and wedded her. Af that time Flnlayton vowed never to marry and he - never did. When his will was opened reeently It waa found that he had bequeathed f IS, 000 to Mrs. Mason, or. In the event of her death, to her daughter, Annie. Attorney James P. Sweeney has been endeavoring to locate Mra. Ma-sobut hla efforts have been fruitless. It Is believed that she Is dead and the whereabouts of the daughter Is unknown. San Francisco Examiner. st s V, g, v. r- In the woods jhe scanty, noiseless plash of rain, could he heard hy the two breathless listener tn the buggy. The woman was holding one hand out to feel the drops; her ears were sharpened until everyth breaking of a twig made her starL There it nothing, she said at last We could hear a horses hoofs two miles off." Go on, then, as fast as you can." Youll not forget that youre, tak1 ing the name of John Whiting? marked all your clothea with If this morning before I packed the valise and put those handkerchiefs that were fathers with tbs same initials embroid" ered on them; and broke in with A discordant laugh. I guess the old man would riss wp In hls grave If he knew It He never took much stock In me anyway." Th woman shivered slightly. "1 was going tossy, the continued without replying to hla remark, "that you cant be recognised by the silver watch. It waa never used, you know. Your gold one Ive put away." "You can give It to Bob when be grows up. And I my, Annie, are you going to let the children know?" "Not more tbnn I ean help, Robert The little ones need hardly bear of It yet n while, but, of course. Bob and Eleanor will. Nobody can keep the A papers from them." Its rather rough on them, muttered the man. "Im sorry for Elean- rv 4 wive 00 . . |