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THE I) E M O C It AT . II. H. ADAMS, 1-QbIUher. cape cinAEDEAr. Missouri. THE KING OF THE MILL. BI JOSEPH XEVLX DOYIJS. COPTRIGHT. 1SJ6. One summer evening, after sapper, AL La Rose, the village notary, came out pon the veranda of the Hotel Castor, bis hat in his hand, his smoothlv- ,v.. , . . , I J, J a,Dd Pleasan't0 l0k pon. Brabon. the drummer, who came sionally on business, sat smoking quiet ly in a chair that was tilted against the ValL "Good evening!" said M. La Pose. "Good evening-, monsieur le notaire! answered Brabon, indolently. Then there followed a little spell of si lence that was intensified by the clat ter of distant cow bells. Presently there appeared in the street immediately before the hotel a sort of living1 fatasy a singular dark-faced Old man, who strode slowly past clad 5n a loose rote of many bright colors. His eyes had the unmistakable ar.d rest- less look of the daft. On his head was a j 0f a nymph and a face, for all it was crown of buttons: brass. Eilver. bone, commonplace at points, something un pearl. presumably sewn together on usually fine for a ti:hsger. But the step, card board and making a headgear of re- j the carriage it remains to this day. as markable brilliancy. Behind him , we have seen, monsieur, dignified." dis- walked a grav-haired. grav-eved woman in ordinory garb. Her look was clea end steady; her demeanor in everv v. av sane. Yet though it was plain tos;eshe was a commonplace woman, there was something august in her carriage, unac- ountably so, perhaps, but as natural a; the studied pose of the other was con- strained and unnatural. Her eyes were set fairly upon the fantastic figure be - fore; but, I declare, this is new- en evident interest beyond his ludicrous fomp and preoccupation. It was not surprising then to the no tary that this appartion. emphasized in the magic atmosphere of the summer twilight, should hove made Brabon to t:ry out wi'h astonishment. "Allocs! What is (his. monsieur? I bave been in Saint l'yx many times be fore: but I declare, this is new!" "A very pathetic affair it is. Prabon." said the notary, takinga chairand look ing at his watch, to be pssured he had time to tell the tale before going for his customary evening chat with M. Le Cure ;n the presbytery rose garden. "There is a tale?" "Well, as vou will: a historr, nothirg absorbing but very human, very touch- rng. Old Cesaire Moisson. a man with a large family, a thrifty, so'oer. God-fctr-lng man once owned the mill by the Kiver of Angels " "Yes, I see it from here; the Fquat white building near the cluster of wil lows yonder." "Exactly. .Well. He was a mnn with a considerable family, I said, did I not? and when the epidemic of small pox occurred in the village that was aneny years ago. monsieur poor Mois son's family was attacked, a:id one after another his wife and children passed away, and he Lin self, ir.deed, till there was only left this son Zeph rin. whom you saw go by a moment since " "It left him so the smallpox?" "So. He was not nt home when the epidemic occurred; he was at .oliige. Old Cesaire managed to put by enough -silver to educate the iad the brightest of h-'s brood and M. Le Cure al.-o con tributed, for he had hopes that Zephrin would become a priest." "Then, I presume, the shock of this -Treat calamity unbalanced the younsr man's mind." "That may be pretty true, monsieur, though for a long time after the aiT.ilr be was thought to le perfectly sound mentally. Well. Zephrin was obliged to "lc.ie college and take up the biisir.e-s if the mil! a loneU task it must have iwn for one who had but bist tasted he sweets of knowledge. Then, every -lust.y timber of the mill must have r-etmed to him like a ghofet of the happy :iays when the pluce was biiniuiiKg; with laughter and good cherr. "lie was not liked by the villager? -n account of his silent and arrogant n:an cer; he was unlike any milier who had ever been known. When the in habitants came with their grists he received them with the grand air of a seigneur of the old days who, amid his courtly entourage, received the fiefs of ; bent of his siiirit. You see, it was the his dejK'iidents. 'It's like that always,' ! gesture, the carriage, the aspect tha in STumbled the crones; 'poor parents ' tercsted him most. Why? We shall fill their children's minds with foolish j see. Thoug.i Colette, it may be pre notions of greatness! Poor old Cesaire j snmed, did not realize the true sig himself rest to his bones was not ; nificance i his words, she remembered like this peacock. Cesaire knew hi j them everyone and repeated them to place bon vieux! A miller is a miller her mother, ho in turn told everything if his head be crammed with Latin or flour dust! "Everyone pitied Zephrin, of course, on account of his great bereavement and the business of the mill suffered no terious retrogression in consequence of his singular demeanor. This exclusive ness, this hauteur, however, was taken Jightly by the young folks of the village and often of a summer's evening, like this one for instance, they passed by the mill crying up at Zephrin, who invaria bly pored over his books in the little dormer window: 'Pehdd the king of the mill!' Then with gestures of mock srravity: 'Think of his mighty empire of rats!' "Quite so," said P.arbon, "they taunt d him into insanity with these gibes. The crown! the robes! I see now how they came "Indirectly these taunts may have j affected his mind, monsieur. IIiscuri- ous attire and mien are obviously sug-j restive of the fact; but it is my opinion his sad derangement is only partly due lo them. "Night after night the little dormer window of the mill was liglit till dawn: vet the earliest comer did not fail to find Zephrin up and about. Xo one could un derstand, for not another light save the miller's might be found in ail Saint Pj x, fD.ot mt the pjy. i v ciiKju a ici:'; ill vac tongues ox I gossips began to wag'. It went abroad that he w as elfeaeted each night with the Old Man the evil one debating upon the sale cf his son! for riches and power to satisfy his sinful pride. Again, others said it was not Zephrin's Pght at all; but only the plowing' of the ghosts of his family who came to entertain him. In deed, taken all in all, the miller has be come a fearsome individual and the neighborhood of the mill a place to be shunned after dark: unless one had no fear in his heart. If by any unfortunate concurrence of sorceries a person should chance to meet a firefly while passing tne raiu, no pinnging 01 steel into wooa ht him' from the evil spirits. Even to b,eES hims.,f and utter a !ous "In the midst of Zephrin's ill-repute a singular thing occurred. He was known to have fallen into conversation with a i customer. It was this wav: Colette Dion came often to the mill with thej ! prist of her mother a poor widow with j I 23 children, of whom Colette was the I eldest. One day when she came down j ! along the dandelion-dotted pathway j i leading to the mill, with her mother's ; j prist in a bag upon her head. Zephrin ' watched her with much interest. If j j t0mir.on report mav be believe r-iatnlr. in t1m dsv n l.ier d she was I lietnre Tint to : te blinked casual! v. She had the figure n I tinguished. majestic! At first glance, it r is said, there was some remarkable re- I semblance betwee n Colette and Zenhrin j and who can tell? it may have been I some vagiie. suggestion of congeniality j j some thin ray as from one distant ' I pl.-.net to another which inspired the j j miller's interes j "When, at length, she arrived at the ! doer of the mill ::r.d deposited her bur- den beside it. said he: "You Lave a meaning step p'tite and pictty one." j " 'True? questioned Colette, with ' something finely scornful on her tlo ; quent lips i- as piq'ied. lot us be j lieve. since he had not noticed her pretty j fae.-; for. tho;;gh a woman may be con- sci.Mis of her subtlest grace and charm. hoiaage to the features is the thing the 1 real jov. Isn't it so. Parbon? "Well." said th? miller. "I doubt not there is j more in your mind than the mere grind ing of yonder grist, eh?' "'It is my mind now, said she. I: was my step iately! " "It is the mind which regulates the step p'tite. I always watch the step when I would know the mind," he re- ' spenied j EECAVSS A COMMOX MILLEIi Xow, there is much in these frag ments which reveals the clearness of Zephrin's mind at that period and also the rea! character of the man and the to the cure, Langolois, from who I have this storv. The pirl confessed also to her mother that she was much surprised regarding the ill-reputeu miller. MI. Moisson Zephrin," she declared was not at all a w eird man. but, on the contrary, very sensible and good-natured. Y'et her mother warned her she must be wary; such fine qualities oftentia seitenec; the worst souls. Co'ette, how ever, maintained stolidly not a word of the village gossip was true. 'Indeed." said she, "they say also as naught things of me, because they think I am proud. And you know, mamma, I am not proud nor wicked.' So eerv time Colet'.e j fetched the grist from the mill, she re turned radiant a::rt full c' praise of the miller. At length one day said he to her, so she retorted: "Colette, I am going to ask you some- thing, ""If it is one thing I know what my answer will be,' she responds with much piquancy. "Well, if I should ask vou .o marrv meT "'Then I should answer. "no!" ' "'Why?' says tne miller, his heart sinking to his boots, no doubt; but ris ing again very quickly w hen he catches the twinkle of mischief it) her eyes. "T.ecause a common miller could , r- m &s jwl 9L'v -Mm - - y, ' vyv I ne-rer win my heart,' says ahe, coquet- tishly, ret with something' truly dra matic in her pose. That is only for gTeat man. " A seigneur? ventured the nailer. " 'Higher. "A governor? " 'Nav, higher.' "Ap'rincer - 'Even higher.' "'A king r 'Yes, a kin?. Then, after a pretty pause: 'And that is thou, hit dear king1 of the mill. " "Now he draws her hands across th door of the mill and kisses her fair head thnt is fallen against his breast and that is all. Let us nippose they simply looked out in a day-dream across the. little River of Angels, to the pleasant daisied meadows and green fields about here. '"Well," says Zephrin to her , very gravely and with a new, strange look in his eyes a look that frightens her not a little. "They call me in contempt. "The King cf the Mill,' but they shall bow before me yet as their king. And indeed I shall wear the robes of a kingand speak the noble words of a king, which I am getting by rote each night where they see my lamp burning in the dormer window. Hein! They shall sit like rats, the rats whose emperor they say lam now. w hile I hold them in my speli with the brave lines of Mole, re! Of Corneille! Of Racine! "The good Paint Ann protect us! Whc are thev all?" cries Colette, rmr much 1 prturbed. Put the miller continues I without noticing the interruption. i " 'And I shall come to vou then with ? triumphs; in my fine royal robes of purple and gold and ermine; with my glorious jeweled crown. And I shall kiss your hand in homage to your beauty and lay these laurels, these tri umphs at your feet, mv queen! mv Colette! Jut then appears a farmer with hi? grist and tie happy, frightened girl flits away like a startled bird. "lion dieu!" stiid l'.radon. "I see The stage was his vagary!" "Yes!" said the notary, bowing his head as Ijofore some great mystery. "At the college entertainments, while strut ting through the plays of these great masters in the little hall, with its small stage and crude scrnerv; before the common village audiences, he first heard the siren voice of art. And it is as a siren's voice, to some you know. P.ralwn. Ehbiea! What is the difference? Heia playing a role now how tragic a role " "Put alxiut Colette interrupted Pra bon, w ith some impatience. The gentle sentimentality of the notary escaped, to am extent, the bluff, practical drummer. COTJXD NEVER WIX JIT HEAP.?. "Ah, there is the role! the role o? beauty and distinction! Think 'jf itl All aloi.g she has believed in him vague ly. Prom the day ie had frightened her with his strange talk, seemingly so ir relevant to her happiness, the poor, small mind was filled with visions of mysterious greatness and joys to be in the future much as are our visions of the life to come. He aked her to wait. She must never be the wife of a common miller, but of a great man, a man vhota the whole world applauded. And she waited; trusting, loving, believing; in him infinitely: and even whe:i her reason is fallen into decay see the de votion! Each day. all these year?, she goes to the mill and tends upon him. performing the household duties, con ducting the business of the mill, de tailing the work and instructing the men hired to do the milling. Thas has she cared for him as no one would care for a child and, in all, save the matter of this vagary, he is obedient to her slightest whim." Brabon touched the notary's arm. "See! They come again !" Once more the bizare figure strode past, followed by the woman. They had walked to the church where Colette was making- a novena for Zephrin's re covery. When they were gone a little way, the notary arose, looked at his watch and made as to set forth. Prabon de tained him. "One word, monsieur. They ar mar ried now?" "Oh, no! That could not be," he answered, with something lilie a sigh. "They arc ssUIl courting and lookirg forward to a day of greatness and mak ing ready for the wedding, lion Ciea Prabon!" That is love, en?" SCHOOL AND CHURCH. Prown university has conferred the Jegree of M. S. upon Nathaniel Herre hoif, the famous designer and boa builder of Pristol, E. L --John E. Parsons, of New York, th lugar magnate, will give a schoolhouse lo one of the suburbs of New York in memory of his children; It will cos" flO.000. English schoolboys seem to be over conscientious. Two of them at Sutton, in Nottinghamshire. 12 years old, were caught getting candy out of an auto matic machine without inserting the penny in the slot, when they went off to a pond, tied themselves with hand kerchiefs and drowned themselves. The Methodist Episcopal publish ing houses in Lucknow, Madras and Cal cutta are on a far more satisfactory basis now than ever before. They have invested in property and plant above all liabilities some 2Tj.00;l rupees. They are in the beginning of a great work for India's evangelization. Mr. Rowlands. Q. C. recorder of Swacsea.who has just embraced Cathol icism, on graduating from Oxford be came a clergyman of the Church of England, then head master of a gram- mar school, and in 1S71 turned lawver. was made a queen's counsel, entered parliament and later was appointed to the bench. j Rev. F. W. Overbiser. formerly pav j tor of the Paptist church of Cold Spring. : N. Y.. is now a machinist in the Hall I Signal company's works at Garwood, i N. J. He says he prefers working at his old trade rather than be a burden on his relatives while waiting for a church to call him. He is making three times as much as he did w hen a pastor. The late George Munro was a most generous benefactor to Dalhousie uni versity in Halifax, and he was held in high esteem all through Nova Scotia. He had given the university more tha-a $300,000, and its special holiday, know n as "Munro day," was celebrated with enthusiasm by the students every year. Mr. Munro was himself an admirab'e classical scholar. ortv thousand Japanese have be- , . . . , . i-iii.it- jiumom-u in iu.iii mrousiii ill efforts of missionaries. Among these are many high in social rank and of the greatest intellectual power and influ nce. Independent in all things, th? Japanese now desire to direct the af fairs of the native churches themselves rnd are growing restive under the lead ership and control of mission boards. HOOF PARINGS A PANACEA. Blacksmith Tells Oncer Tales of Super stitious Persons and Dogs. What becomes of the parings from the hoofs of horses in blacksmith shops? A horseshoer who was asked this question let his hammer fall on his envil and told a reporter some queer things that dogs make away with most of the parings, which are esteemed a great delicacy in canine households; that a choice paring is a fancy tidbit which can be secured by the commonest dog if he be watchful and industrious. The glue in the paring is probably the 2ert relished, the smith said. Negroes have a superstitious fondness for hoof parings. Some are sai l to carry a piece for good luck. Others use the parings to make decoctions for va rious diseases. An old white-haired ne gro, sutYering with toothache, went into a Grant avenue shop not long ago and r.nnl thnt. if he could et some liorse hoof parings to smoke ia his pipe he ;roud cure his toothac ijp The black- smith's helpers were ready to assist him. and being a waggish lot of fellows, they did even more than was expected. The old negro's piiie was filled witp par ings, horse hair and other things that made :h viiest smeii imaginable when a match was touched to them. One of the hdiers inhaled the smoke from a j cigarette, which act the old negro im- i itated with his pipe. It was mo- ! nientarily expected that he would col- lapse, but he didn't. He w alked away, . j saying: "Young gem'lenien. I'm don? j j rured: when yer get de toofaclie. jes j I smoke hoss hoof." i A story is told that gypsies tole away i valuable dogs by occasionally droi'vlnjj ! 1 small paring which the dog finds m :ats. The animal continues to fillow j the gipsy until he is caught and carried ( away. j Horse hoof parings are not the only thing in demand at a 1,-lacksmith .-hop. j The scales which the smith hammers i from the glowing metal nre considered a valuable ingredient .for medicines j which negroes make. Iron scales and j molasses boiled together are adtninis- I tered for dropsy and liver complaint. Housewives also mix the scales witn the Foil in which geraniums are planted. This is said to cause the blossoms to take on a much darker hue. Kansas Citv Journal. It Was True. Late in the evening a report spread through the train that we had as a fel low passenger a man worth $20,000. 000, who had got on at Puffalo. I made inquiry of the porter of my car, and he rtplied: "Pat's what dey say. sah, but yo' ian't alius tell. He's :n de next ca'i. but I can't dun say if he's rich 'till niawnin Next morning the porter beckoneo tne into the smoking compartment and eaid: "Dat story was all true, sah." "Then he:s worth 520.000.000. eh?" "All of dat. sah. an mebbe mo"." "How did you find out?" "From de odder po'tah, sah. De gemlan has jest gin h'm ten cent, while everybody else ha."; cum down wid a quarter!" N. Y. World. Too ItaiL "It's too bad." said the young woman f.-ho wants to be new. "What's the trouble?" ashed Tan mother. "Just as soon as we've made up onr minds to show the world that we are rot the weak, timid creatures we have been pictured the announcement comes that the trees are full of caterpillars tii year." Puffalo Times. NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION. 7 ha ran Takra tT What Waa "ot Taea the Empire state. The popul-.tion of the state of New York, at the breaking out of the revo lutionary war, was less than 300,000, and New York was sixth cn the list ol states in respect- to population, Vir ginia being the first, with more than (00.000; Pennsylvania second. North Carolina third, Massachusetts fourth and Maryland fifth. After New Y'ork came South Carolina, then Connecticut, with New Jersey not far behind. Not only was New York precluded by the sparse ness of its population from partici pating very actively in the patriot ic uprising, but other conditions were also adverse to such a course. The city of New York, the main city of the New Y'ork colony, was tory in its sympathies, and the population of the colony was distributed r.long the Hudson river, the western part of the state, remote from the interference of the Pritish ships, being a huge forest. Nevertheless, and despite these disad vantages.2.073 Amer ican patriot soldiers were enlisted 5n New York for service in the war; Vir ginia's quota at the beginning of hostil- it:es in 1775 ,"n:r 3,100, North Caro- lina"s 2.000 and Georgia's 1,000. The two states which came forward most actively with volunteer soldiers after the firing of th? shot at Ixingtcn. "which was heard all around the world." were Massachusetts, with 10. CC0 troops, and South Carolina with 4.000. Pennsylvania at the beginning of the war, was very tardy in comir.g forward. It lagged behind the othercol onies with less than 500 recruits. A shcrt time sgo a request for the loan cf the revolutionary muster of New Y'ork state was made by the Wash ington war department through Gov. Morton to the state board of regents, and was refused. The request w as made by Lieut. Col. Ainsworth. who had charge of collecting revolutionary data for the nati-ma) government, and was referred to the rvgents, because thty are the custodians of the state's revolii- -.1 - ti. WAn...n. 1 ! ",..,.. j allow Lieut. Col. Amsworh access to their muster rolls if he would send a corps of persons to Albany to copy them. The regerts of the New Y'ork university are, by a law passed in 1S4. not only the custodians of the state li brary, but the state museum as well, and upon them depends the protection of the s'ate archives. In the second year of the revolution ary war New York's addition to ihe quota of troops was S.000. and in all there were 3j.000 enlistments in N?w York. One :.f the most important br.t tles of the war of the revolution, the battle of Saratoga, in October, 1777. v.as fought within the boundaries of New York.and ten dayslaterPurgoyne'ssur render took phice at Saratoga. From tha t time on much of the fighting was done in New ork, and the New York soldiers took a ery ictive part. The culminat ing scenes of the war, however, were in Virginia, ather than in New Yoik, and in the subsequent legislative pro ceedings ta'cen to found the republic on a titm basis and provide for the presi dential succession New York took a much less active part than either Vir ginia. Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. Several New York men, however, dis tinguished themselves as commanders in the revolutionary army, and before the next succeeding foreign war. that of i I , r, i. ... 1 . : '.v.m,aWm.1uwl, ' ' him uuhuji iiiit Muirv a jiosition of supremacy it has never lost since. N. Y. Sun. BICYCLE SIGNAL CODE. P.eil Taps to Be 1'sed in rassini; Other VI beds. There are a few cyclists in the city who have, almost without knowing it. adopted a code of signals to le use 1 in passing others on w h.els. They are simple nnd can be memorized by any one in fie rrinutes. It ;s not always the case that riders should pass to the right. This rule, it it obvious, is tni" when a person is simply passing along a street without intention of stopping or turning out, but when stops are to be made or when a corner to be turned the rule often fails, jn the code of sig nals given below it mnst be understood that the one giving the signal should always be obeyed in allow ing him to pass as his signal indicates, otherwis roilisions may occur. The signal snouhl always be answered by the one to w hom it is directed giving the same signal. The signals are as follows: When approaching from opposite di rections: One ring I will pass to the right. Two rings I want to stop at the left curb or turn to the left into a street or alley and will paso to the left. When approaching a rider from the rear: One ring I will pasr to the right. Two rings I will pass to the left. Three rings (when approaching two people from the rear) I will pas be tween you. It must also be understood that one ring of the bell means one pressing of the thumb piece or one turn of the thumb wheel as the case may be. or one stroke of the hammer if it is n bpI1 f allows distinct and separat-; strokes to be made. Indianapolis Jour tial. Ambassadorships. The American eonception of the prizes in the diplomatic service is that to be ambassador at London is the highest po sition one can attain. Yet in Europe Paris is still oreeruiuent. In his recent farewell speech Lord Dufferin, takiig leave of the service forever, said that "to be ambassador in Paris is recog nized in every country in Europe as the ultimate reward and prize of the diplomatic profession." Chicago Inter Ocean. True as Gospel. She How true it is that d?eds are bet ;cr than words. Ke--Yes; especially if a brown-ston l.o:ise goes with the deed. Washington Tinea. HUMOROUS. Ehe "How true it ia that deeds arc better than words." He "Yes; e4 pecially if a brown-stone house goesTr with the deed." Washington Times.; j Waggles "I'm hungry enough ia sat a dry crust, good woman." Good Woman "Sorry I have none. Shot thej eate when you go out." Detroit Pre Press. "Is that report true about Wheeler Joining the prohibitionists?" "No; I think it started from his attempt last week to smash a brewery wagon witht his bicycle." Indianapolis JournaL ' Johnnie (the office boy) "Mr. Sands, the grocer, is downstairs, andt wants to know why you didn't answer his letter about last month's bill, sir. Editor "Tell him he forgot to inclose stamp." Tit-Bits. ' She "Dearest, am I the firs girl rou ever loved?" He "Little sweet heart, the man who could look into those trusting blue eyes and tell a falsehood" is not fit to live. So prepare yourself to hear the truth. You are." Cincinnati Enquirer. An Irishman and a Frenchman were j disputing over the nationality of friend of theirs. "I say," said the Frenchman, "that if he was bom in France he is a Frenchman." "Begorra, said Pat. "if a cat should have kittens in the oven would you call them bis cuits ?" Toronto Christian Guardian. She "Well, good-by. chevalier. Bnl I hoped you would have stayed longer with us." The chevalier (who prides himself upon his English sayings) sank you, mais, helasl I fear me 1 must go cook some fish!" (The cheva lier intended to say that he "had othef fish to fry.") Judy. EXPERIMENT IN SILK CULTURE Silk Worm Esrs from Japan Developed In America. The superintendent of the reforma tory prison for women at Sherborn, Mrs. Ellen C. Johnson, who has for years been one of the most enthusiastic es well as most successful propagators of the silk worm in this country, has iccently finished a highly interesting experiment with eggs received direct from Japan, where such a specialty ia made of this branch of domestic indus try. Miss Johnson having been engaged in the work for quite a time, the in breeding process had, it was found, lessened the value of the eggs obtained, consequently the results were not as satisfactory as could be wished for. A few months ago, while Kosuki Tom coka, one of the chaplains in charge ol the prison interests in Hokido, where are located five institutions of this kind, was visiting the Sherborn reformatory, Mrs. Johnson asked him if she could ob inin eggs of the silk worm in his nativs country. He immediately gave her a letter assisting the superintendent to accomplish her purpose. As a result ot this letter, there were mailed in twa queer looking bamboo rolls about 50, 000 eggs of the worm, these being sent on five different paper cards to which they were fastened. by glue or some other adhesive substances. As soon as received in this country, the eggs were placed in a refrigerator, and later th process of batching was gone through with, but only about 1.000 of the eggs produced worms. This failure is at iributed by Mrs. Johnson to the fact that perhaps the United States mail bags, while coming from Japan, wera brought in too close contact with the sream pipe on the boat, and in tha way the eggs were overheated. She has this satisfaction, however, that the worms brought forth have al ready begun to produce silk, which ia the finest in color and texture of any thing made in this country, as far as iier experience goes. .The cocoons, w hieh are now placed in brown paper cornucopias that are homemade, are white in shade and of quite perfect for mation. The variety cf eggs is what w known in Japan as "Koishiman," and were produced a an institution founded by the silk industry guild for raising worms. Another trial of eggs from the same source will be had. Mm. ,'ohnson has produced many thousands of silk worms, and her silk exhibit at the Columbian exposition in Chicago was greatly admired. She has but re cently received from the committee on iwards at the world's fair a parchment diploma and also a fine bronze medal for the woman's prison exhibit, of which the silk worm product was a part. She has at present 124 mulberry trees grow ing in one of the yards of the institu tion, from which are regularly gath ered leaves to feed the worms. Sprint" field (Mass.) Republican. Speak to Kaeh Other One a Tear. There is, in Tennessee, a family of three sisters which presents some ot the most startling peculiarities imag inable. The three sisters, all of whom are old maids. live together on a farm, their sole means of subsistence, and work early and late to earn a liveli hood. Two of them work in the field: the third does the conking and the other housework. There is but one period ot the year when any member of the trio has anything to say to any other mem ber. AH during the winter, spring and summer they go about their business with the seal of silence on their Hpa. When fall comes and the crop is har vested they break the silence, and then only to quarrel over the division of the proceeds. When each has succeeded in getting all that she thinks possible, silence reigns again until the next har vest time. The sisters have made a name for themselves. They are know far and near as the "deaf and duroll triplets," although this title is scarcelj appropriate - -Chicago Tribune. Plava as aa Antidote. In China, in times of pestilence, per sons are permitted to witness gratnit onbly theatrical performances and dis plays of fireworks, the object being that their mitids may be distracted from the prevailing epidemic. In large towns places are provided in which those who in desperation give up the battle of life nr7 quietly lie down and die. Chisaga Chrosicle.