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Show i A SOFT-HEARTE- SAKE A. Assumed Wot of ActrtM Too Much ; for His Composure. Recently s sew play raa performed is Prague, the principal characters Is which are a beautiful young lady and a brilliant young officer, but are unable to marry because they are as poor as church mice. True, the young lady has a Tory rich uncle, from a bom she hopes to obtain aid, but she very soon discovers that he Is an arrant miser and will not give her a farthing. Tha woes of the lovers touched the hearts of many in tbe audience, but only one person proved really equal to tbs occasion. Tbls aa a worthy and wealthy bakrr, who had actually been moved to tears by the distressing scenes on tbe stage. At last bis heart overflowed, and the moment the rich sncle vanished with a bitter sneer at his niece's folly on his lips, he rushed from his seat to the footlights, and, taking a well Ailed purse from bis pocket, handed It to the astonished heroine saying; Here, take this youll And a good dowry In It and have nothing more to do with that wretched raiser." Every one In the theater roared at tha good fellows simplicity and but he could not see that he bad dona anything unusual, and, as ha refused to take back tbe purse, tbe heroins, with a smile, laid It on a table, and tha play went on. THE LIONS WHELP A Story of Cromwells Time BV AMELIA E. BARR. I. Thovi end tbo Othor On Ribbon." Maid of Mai don Lana. Etc. Author of "Tho Bow of Orinl "Tho (Copyright, 101. by Dodd, Med & CHAPTER III. (Continued.) "I know who he is "I never saw my father so distracted. And it is always 'give, give, give.' George took away our last silver, and I am tun- - nearly all our money. Father has sent away all the but su h as are necessary to work the land, four of them went back with George to the army. I have had to send Delia away only Anlce and Audrey are left to care for us, and father says they are more than he can afford. "Drj. Verity has been here." said Jane, tryiBg to change the subject. "He thinks the war nearly over, Matilda." It Is not. Even if King Charles were killed, there would then be King James to fight. The war may last for n century. And if this Is the world, I would 1 were out of it. Dear, shall I ever be happy again? Thus, in spile of all Jane's efforts, they ever found themselves on dangerThe Stings In Little Things. ous or debatable ground. All topics We ealt him strong who stands unmov-lA-were roads leading thither, and they finally abandoned every kind of tactic Calm as some tempsst-heatarock When aoma groat trouble hurls Its and spoke as their hearts prompted them. Then, though some hard things shock. Wo My of him his strength Is proved. were said, many very kind things were But whoa tha spent storm folds Its also said, and Matilda rose to go home wings. comforted and helped for, after all, Bow bears bs then Ufa's little thlngsT the tongue i servant to the heart As And I can treed beneath my feet she was tying berat, a maid called The hills of passion's heaving sea. d wavee roll etormlly; Mrs. Swaffham from the room, and When Matilda lingered, waiting for her reTat scarce resist the siren sweet That at my heart's door softly sings: turn. "Forgst, forget life's little things." Heigh-ho- ! she said, "why should we worry? Everything comes round t forgivo tls worth my while Tha treacherous blow, the cruel thrust; In time to Its proper place, and then Can bless my foe as Christians must, It will be, as old Anice expects the Whea patience amilee her royal smile; hooks will find the eyes that fit them. Yet fierce reeentment quickly slings As she spoke Mrs. Swaffham hastily Its shots af Ira at little things 4 entered tbe room, and with her was Bat wbat la thlaT Props make the ssa; Lord Cluny Neville. Both girls turned And patty cares and small events, from the window and caught his eyes mall eausea and small consequents Make up the sum for yon and me. Then, O for strength to meet the stings That arm tbs points of little things! J men-servant- gen-eroslt- m wind-tosse- m Company. All nghu reusrvad it. Dropping her gown, she let tha open door frame her beauty for a mo uient. She was conscious that she was lovely, and she saw the swift lifting tf Nevilles eyelids, and the look of surprised delight which came into She was resolved to be his eyes charming arid she succeeded. She let Jane help her to remove her hat and t ppet She let Mrs Swaffham make much of hei ) mg, and yet none the less she aecoa-pllshe- d her purpose. For when they parted for the night he held her kao4 a with gentle pressure, and quick glancing, sweetly smiling, he flashed into her eyes admiration and interest not to be misunderstood. And Jane's heart was a crystal rock only waiting the touch of a wand. Had she felt the mystic contact? Her fine eyes were dropped, but there was a faint, bewitching smile around her lovely mouth, and there was some thing bewildering and something" bewildered in her very silence anLslm-pl- i ity. The sun was high when Neville awoke next morning, and he was ashamed of bis apparent Indolence and would scarce delay long enough to eat a hasty breakfast. Then hla horse was waiting, and he stood at tbe threshold. As he mounted, Mrs. Swaffham asked him if he went by York, and be answered, "Yes, I know perfectly that road, and I must not miss my way, for I am a laggard already." "That is right, she said. The way that Is best to go Is the way that best you know. He did not bear the advice, for the moment bis horse felt the foot In tbe stirrup be was off, and hard to hold with bit and bridle. When he was quite out of sight, they turned into the house with s sigh, and Mrs. Swaffham said, "Now, I must have the house put In order. If I were you, Jane, I would go to de Wick this afternoon. Matilda Is full of trouble. I cannot feel indifferent to her. So Jane went to her room and began to fold away the pretty things she had worn the previous night. And as she did so, her heart sat so lightly on its temporal perch that she was singing Misting No Opportunity, natured man was greatly attracted to a little girl In tha dining room of nn uptown hotel the other day. She was about two and a half years old, was beginning to run - about and talk a good dead end also appeared to be at home In tbe hotel After smiling at him across the die lag room and making frlenda with him t a distance ho accosted her In the hall lie asked her the regulation questions put by strangers to children, all of which she answered as promptly aa her baby fashion would permit . Finally the man shook hands 'With bar and, said: "You are a nice little girl Shall I bring you a box of candy A Urge, good - V Tbe little one looked puztled a moment, then spoke up brightly: No; oo better doe det it nowl" She got tbe candy that evening. Soap In Early Days. soap was Invented what did the ancients do to keep clean? Pliny la the first to mention soap and ha declares It to be an Invention of the Gauls, though he prefers the German to the Galllo soap. It was made In England tn early timet, for Richard f Dtvlats, writing In tha reign of Richard I., quotes the words of a Branch Jaw, who wrota still earlier: "At Bristol tbera la nobody who la not er has not been n aoapmaker." In the reign of Edward L soap was lnrga-lmanufactured at Coventry. In London the first soap worka were estab-llahe- d In 1124. 8uap seems to hava daterioratad In Elisabeth' reign; his torlaaa record that good soap was almost nn Impossible luxury and clothes had to he washed with' hemlock, batd tles and rafuaa soap. It la not hy Shakespeare. t Before y Bhe 1st ths opsn door frsmo her besuty. at tho same moment Ho was, as Dr. Verity said, a man destined to captivate. sot only by hi noblo bearing and handsome face, but also by such aa Indescribable charm of manner as opened the door of every heart to him. Bowing to both girls, he presented Jane with a letter from her friend Mary Cromwell, and also with a small parcel which contained some beautiful ribbon. The pretty gift made o pleasant Introduction to a conversation full of gay Inquiries and Interesting items and did not know 1L And she did not know that, at the very same moment, Cluny Neville was solacing the loneliness of his ride by the "Hymn for Victory," given to Its Hebraic fervor a melodious vigor of Interpretation admirably empbasled by tbe Gregorian simplicity of tbe tune. CHAPTER IV. So Sweet a Dream. Th-she sat down by Neville, and he cut her a slice of the pasty, and Jane filled her wineglass, and Neville touched his own against it and wished Then they her health and happiness sang some madrigals, and aa the trades of evening gathered, Neville to tell them wild, weird storiea of the Border and, and they sat In the twilight pleasantly afraid of the phantoms they had themselves conjured up, drawing dose together and speaking with a little awe, and finding even the short silences that fell upon them very eloquent and satisfying. a There was then no question of returning that night to de Wick, and very soon Mrs. Swaffham joined them, and the servants began to build up the fire and spread the table for the evening meal. 'Where did Charles Stuart go after be-a- n 1 Tendency to Exaggeration Becoming All Too Common. Exaggeration is one of the most serious evils of the da.v. k is common in all the walks of life, people lot be lng willing to see what Is actually before their ees, but permitting their imaginations to enlaige and extend their view frequently to the limit ol the mental horizon. Few will deny its deleterious effect Rumors on each side of the ocean for which there U ao reasonable basis throw the country Into a state of unhealthy anxiety and . do positive harm at times of a recent have events Very strikingly Illustrated this. It is the vogue, or It Is a temporary evil which has seized upon the public, and there does not appear to be any remedy except to let It inn Us course like any other epidemic and pass away. Baltimore American A d Peculiarities of Eyesight. When the average man or woman comes to be fitted with the first pair of glasses some curious discoveries are made. Seven out of ten have stronger sight in one eye than the other. In two cases out of five, one f of ye is out of line. Nearly one-halthe people are colorblind to some extent, and only one puir of eyes out of every fifteen are right in all respects Jne. "He went northward to Perth, a little while he held with Argyle and the Kirk, but the Covenanters drove him too hard. They told him he must purify his court from all ungodly followers, and so made him dismiss twenty-two English Cavaliers not godly that is, not Calvlnlstic enough. Then Charles, not willing to endure their pious tyranny, ran away to the Highlands behind Perth, and though he was caught and persuaded to return, he did so only on condition that his friends should be with him and fight for him. "Why should the Scots object to that? asked Mrs. Swaffham. "Because," answered Neville, "these men were mostly Englishmen and Episcopalians; and the Whigs and Covenanters hated them as being too often reckless and wicked men, full of cavalier sauciness. In return, Charles Stuart hated the Whigs and Covenanters, made a mockery of them, and, it Is said, did not disguise his amusement and satisfaction at the defeat of the godly army at Dunbar. "And how did these godly men regard Cromwell? asked Matilda with undisguised scorn. "They troubled us a little (n the West, said Neville, and Cromwell marched the army to Glasgow, and on the next Sabbath day the preachers railed at him from every pulpit In that city. One of them met the Lord General on the street and attacked him I with threats and evil prophesies. would have shut bis lips with a blow, but Cromwell said to me, Let him alone; he Is one fool, and you are another,' and the very next day he made friends with this preacher, and I met them coming down the High street together In very sober and pleasant discourse. After beating these Whigs well at Hamilton, we went Into and winter quarters at Edinburgh; Cromwell is now staying at Lord Morays house In the Canongate. "He ought to have taken hls rest In Holyrood Palace," said Jane. "I am glad he did not, replied Ne'Tls enough to fight the living ville. Stuart; why should he run into mortal danger by Invading the home of that unlucky family? A man sleeps in hls dwelling place and when he sleeps he Is at the mercy the dead. The good "Not so," said Jane. man is at the mercy of God, and If he sleeps, hls angel wakes and watches, I will lay me down In peace and take my rest; for It Is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell In safety. Neville looked steadily at her as she poke with such a glad confidence, and Jane's face grew rosy under hls gaze, while Nevilles smile widened slowly, until hls whole countenance shone with pleasure. (To be continued.) Reads Like a Miracle. 1 - ano-tio- balf-audibl- Valuable Fur Garment trouble. The boy would wake up dur-lnthe night and say that he was dying. He would be nervous and trembling and would want to run from the house, saying he saw ugly things which frightened him. After we bad tried everything else, I read an advertisement of Dodds Kidney Pills as a I purcure for Nervous Troubles. chased some and used them until he had taken altogether eight boxes when he was sound and well with not a single symptom of the old trouble. This was some months ago, and I feel sure that he la permanently cured. We owe to Dodds Kidney Pills all the credit for hls restoration to good health." a Reward for questing him to do so he made no reply. One day, w hen looking out of a window, he saw the prince coming toward his house. Hastily slipping into the garb. Canon sat down in an armchair near the fire. The prince, who had come for his coat, started on seeing Canon groaning and trembling at the fireside. What is the matter with you?" he asked. Oh," groaned Canon, I dont know what it is, 'but I feel so weak and wretched, and I cannot get warm. Two days a'go my brother died of smallpox and I am a bit nervous about myself. The artist kept the coat. g RATHER LONG Immensity of Siberian Rivers. ' Exploration of the Yenisei and Obi rivers of Siberia, which empty into the Arctic ocean near Nova Zembla had shown them to be navigable to ocean steamers for a distance of nearly 1,000 miles. TO WAIT. Pompous Peddler Met Hie Match In Unconcerned Bank Teller. A pompous peddler, who was selling pens, entered a bank and asked for the cashier, and, being told he was not In, said: I am dealing In pens, and I appose It will be proper for me to deal with the cashier "I suppose it will," replied the teller. carelessly. "Very well, I will wait. The caller took a chair and sat for a full hour waiting for the cashier. By that time be began to grow uneasy, and, seeing no prospect of a change In hls circumstances, asked how soon the cashier would be To Cure a Cold in One day. Take Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablet. All Irugguts refund money if it fails to cur. 26o. Explained. "Now that Ive met Browns wifs I quite understand why he is so dicta, torial at the office. He has to hav some place where he can show hi authority." y Strange Mourning. In Sitka, when an Indian wife has lost her husband by death, she goes Into mourning by pafntlng the upper part of her face a deep black. In. "Well I dont know exactly said the teller, but I expect him in in PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color ifiout eight weeks. He has Just left more goods, brighter colors, with less n week ago." work than others. Substitutes for India Rubber. VALUE OF GENTLE SPEECH. Is a material which utilized as a substitute for and In to 8unshine to Light Up Dark rubber. It is a Equal Gutta-Joolaton- 1 V' Wtnslnw Friars point. Miss., Nov. 30. The Successful Duplicity. Butler case still continues to be tbe The late aitist, Hans Canon, once talk of the town. Mr. G. L. Butler, the painted a Russian prince in a magnifather of the little boy, says: ficent fur mantle, which took hls "The doctor said my boy had disease fancy so completely that he endeavorof the spinal cord, and treated him ed to hit on a plan by which he might for two months, during which he got retain possession of it. On sending worse all the time. Finally the doctor home the portrait he omitted to retold me he did not know what was the turn the garment and to the letter re- man-tione- d Mr. ftoothlng syrup.' For children teetbluK soften Uie gunu, reduce to flnmiiuuten.aUajr pia, cure wind colic. &cbouto Those Heavenly Kids. Why Fools Find Gold. A nice thing about having children An Irishman In Australia who had hunted long for gold and found little Is that it keeps a mans wits sharpencomplained bitterly that he was not ed to prevent them from discovering horn a fool. Many who were hls how much he doesnt know New friends, "that are born fools, aye, and York Press. was fools before that," were rich, he I m sure Plso' Cure for Consumption saved said. "An Because the why? my life three yer ago Mr. Tbo. Bobblxs. borrn fool goes iliggin In places no Maple Street, Norwich. N. Y., Feb. 17, 19UU slnslble man wad look at an by ARTIST KEPT FUR MANTLE. Jimlny, the goulds there! Peaee was now confidently preof social information. Matilda watched dicted, bnt hope outruns events, and the young soldier with eye full of the winter slowly settled down over Interest, and did not refuse hla escort the level dreariness of the land with- Young Woman Who Christened It Is to her carriage; but, as she departed, out any apparent change in the naUnder Grave Suspicion. she gave Jane one look which left her tional situation. A very earnest young Englishman with an unhappy question In her heart, In de Wick tbe situation was piti- la Prof. Francis H. Tabor, superinCurious Lawsuit In Ceylon, reto be hut not for only1 that night, forlorn and desolate. Matlld tendent of The Boys Club of Tenth - A curious lawsuit regarding tha called long after as premonitory and ably New would gladly have escaped its depress Street and Avenue A, says the ownership of lands was tried recently prophetic. labors Hls Times. sociological York tor a little while lng atmosphere every la Ceylon. The trouble originated at redeemed During the preparation for the even- day, but she could not, for the roads and the fact that he has an archery 'competition held by King of East Side boys In hls leading from it were almost waa whole Neville while and regiments meal ing quagmires Parakrnnln Baha VI., who ruled over armor and re- unless steadied by frost, and it was do not wholly detract from the grave Ceylon la the fifteenth century, la chamber removing hls found only rarely on such occasions that ths Impression made by hls manners and which there were two ehamplons who freshing hls clothing. Jane also a horses could be spared to take her as presence, nor fall to strike awe to gown. to evening time pretty tn put outdistanced nil the rest and alike hit be to had far as Swaffham. Even the atmos- the hearts of society. Jane; happened every mark that was submitted to Something and Prof. Tabor, who Is a Cambridgs a delicious was In anticipation, phere of Swaffham, though grateful was about them. Tbo king to divldo handsome was recently asked to dine at the was not could and to she uren, cheering, ths htep exasperating the prise when from a neighboring out of her consideration. poor royalist lady. There was such the home of a friend to meet a son stranger was to a heard The croak. pond frog heard Neville's steady, swift cheerfulness In its comfortable room, Just returning from student work at king seised upon a solution and de- When she Th clared that whichever could hit the step coming towards her she trembled. such plenty of all the necessaries ot the famous English university. and life, such busy service of men and daughter of the house an? her girl not ask henelf. did She Why? should ear, frog, aiming only by gain for tha prize. One of the archers trans- - her soul did not tell her.or ofIt indeed maids, such sclive. kindly hospitality friends designed special menus cams sorrow, to herself, and such pleasant com- the occasion. When the time fixed the frog with the arrow. So de- warned her, either of Joy Its tremor Intimated that panionship between Jane and her to write In the various items, "devlighted was the monarch that, besldca for surely was to he no mere visi- tfiother, that Matilda could not help a iled turkey" served aa a bone of connevcome the the original prise, he gave to the winlittle envious contrasting. tention. ner nn estate of 60,000 acras. Tha tor of passage, no peutrsl guest; that he might have enIndeed, One day, near Christmas, the roads perhaps. "It looks horrid, doesnt ltf said la claimants lawsutt the were present tered her home as a fate, or at least above them, and in of toe descendants of tbe archer. daughter of the house. This is ths the cold as a messenger of destiny. For who Were hard and cleanjpite and the sky blue my ' first "dinner ' party, and I don't can tell, when a stranger walks into Matilda resolved to walk over to want to spoil It by offending so ser-Dyad Young. hi messagemay be? Swaffham. As she left her father shs lous a roan. Burr McIntosh was taking n photo- any life, what wonderful eras a It evening to both kissed him affectionately, and then "What shall we do? exclaimed a of one comthe theatrical graph of call it peppanies in town. A young girt of not Jane and Mrs. Swaffham. Neyille told court seyed to the Chaplain, who did companion. "We cant curried, or sautover sixteen years, with startlingly over again the story of Dunbar, and not notice her attention, being hap- pered. griddled. would pily and profitably lost In a volume ed, because Its Just deviled. that's yellow hair tripped across tho stage, told It tn a picturesque way that Here comes The Beloved all as hot as Satan's residence. tbs ha ye been, impossible to Dr. Verity. by good Dr. Thomas Fuller. It waa a magnificent drama, though Matilda walked rapidly, and the "I knowl We'll Just use dashes. Gods,' " whispered the manager, professor cold air blew hope and cheerful-he- r When the "Why have you Rubbed her that?" there" was only one actor to present ' ; asked Mr. McIntosh, with interest il heart As she went explored hla dainty menu that even- "Because she has dyed so young." Jane did not speak; she glanced at through garden she saw a monthly ing, he was somewhat surprised to New Tork Times, the young man, wondering at hls rapt rose In bloom, and she plucked It; and And that among other excellent was: face, Its solemn pallor and mystic ex- with the fair Sweet flower In her hand d Turkey. "D Highest Auction Bid. altation, and feeling hla vole vibrate entered the Swaffham parlor. Jane believe that The highest bid ever made at The rest of the diners through all her sense, though at was sitting at the table serving Lord ' was the sum of 400,009 offered the last he had spoken Cluny Neville, ho was eating and the buds mischief savored of too by Mr. Lister (now Lord Masham) aa people do In extremes of life or feel- drinking and leaning towards her with much wit to have been born out of for Swinton Park. At tbe Fonthlll ing. a face full of light and pleasure. Mrs. mere Ignorance. sale 8,000 wasjtken, for the sale of ts In moments such as these, that Swaffham sst opthe hearth. It the catalogue alone l oudou ' Matilda saw the whole picture In a Love grow even in a moment gate. Behavior la a mirror tn which every Jan forgot her Intention of captlvab- glance, and she set her mood to match one displays his Image. Goethe. much-travele- - serious-character- M&-Uld- Dunbar?"-aske- Was a Salt Lake Long Age. Some rmsrksble salt formations are found extending for thirty miles along the Virginia river in Nevada. The fait forms mountains of crystal and is so pure and clea- ths; fine print can be read through a foot of it This region a as evidently once occupied by a great salt lake, as close by are some wonderful wells, one of which, .eentv five feet In diameter, contains water so intensely saline that a person bathing there will float like a cork. 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SERIOUS EVIL OF THE DAY. g 1 conjunction with India product of the East Indies,- chiefly of the island of Borneo, and in the form In which It Is Imported Is described as whitish In color, looking something like marshmallow candy, smelling strongly of petroleum and oxidizing on exposure to the air, becoming hard." The same description says: "It Is not a substitute for gutta-perebor India rubber, but is used chiefly as filler In manufactures of India rubIts Imber gum and gutta-perchportation has increased from 6,500,000 pounds in 1899 to 14,000,000 pounds - and Weary Hours, single' bitter word may disquiet an entire family for a whole day. One surly glance casts a gloom over the A household, while a smile of sunshine may light np the darkest and weariest hours. Like unexpected flowers which spring up along our footpath, full of treshness, fragrance and beauty, so kind words and gentle sets and make glad '.je sacred spot called home. No matter how humbled tbe abode, if It be sweetened with kindness and smiles the heart will turn longingly toward It from all 1903. la the tumult of the and home. If It be ever so homely, will be the dear"JUST RUN ACROSS est spot beneath the circuit of the sun. Are Some People Lucky. Between a man and his wife nothing Some people make an Intelligent to rule but love. Authority is ought study of food and get on the right for children and servants, yet not track (pure food) others are lucky without sweetness. to stumble the upon right enough way out ot the difficulty just as a An Island of Lacemakera. Phlla. young woman did. The Maltese are famous as lacemak-er- s, suffered "I bad She says: terribly although the methods employed from nervous indigestion, everything are .of a primitive, type. .All Maltese seemed to disagree with me and T was lace is of necessity hand made. The on the point of starvation when one people of Gozo, one of the Maltese day I happened to run across a demon- group, have a deeply rooted aversion stration of Postum Food Coffee at one to labor saving machinery of all of the big stores here. kinds. In many lines of Industry there the methods in vogue a century The art ot ago are employed g is handed down from generation to generation, and one will often find an exceptionally beautiful restored to my former perdesign the jealously guarded secret of health and can eat everything I a single family. want "When I spoke to my physician New Term for Single Unblessedness. A little he said Tt Is a most about Grape-Nut- s while stopping excellent food. Name given by Poe-tur- at a friends house, became deeply InCo.. Battle Creek, Mich. terested In three dwarfs, whose she had made. Upon her Theres a reason. Look for the famous little book, return home, she explained to he In every mamma that she liked the couple "The Road to Wellvllle, who were married very much, but shq package of both Postum and oould not bear "the meant one a 6weet-disposition- s to-da- lace-makin- n |