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r It SUCCEEDS. JOUBEIiff. OOTHA A MAN Or CHEAT MILI TAKY TALENT. Naw rnii.l nf li lloara It tloo RaldUr sad Ntraltglu oth at la Maeded la the l'l(h Acalaat Ilia III- adaral-ltara ot "plim Ko. Gen. I-ouls llothi, ths ablest br tar nf the lkm generals, la the new com-'mander-ln-chlct of tbo lloer army, suc ceeding the late Cen Joubert Hatha I ft brilliant soldier and an ablo "trite .gist. Ilo wa at Swartkop and Splun Kop when lluller crimed the Tugelt He w in front of lMtlrmltli and tboro he fought with a cunning 'which the conservative correspondent reaent my was unsurpassable lie loomed the zouo of tiro In front of his lines with Hngllsh dead and wounded and ho brought ott his Runs and men every tlmo a retreat or change of bate WM&wMm OK.V LOII3 fit I'll A. was neccsrnry. There are many other nble Mihllers among the Doers Com inandinl qilvler recently informed n brilliant feat In landing hla army nl (i.OOO'acn and 1) wagon train, 25 miles long, between the llritlsh lines and the llssuloland border, without losing a r.un, a wagon, or a man, although the llrltlih cavalrjv wa scouting nit over In afrende.-ivorMo rench his tinea and cut Oft. lili retreat That was strategy of a if eh order and military critics re gardnha retreat us nno of the raott , ' masterly on record Tom Kelly Is an other strong commander Ilo ranks among the first, although little heard of yet. He Is In charge of the Zout pansbcrg department, and has 20,009 KaOlratUndnr hlld Ho Is a rampant J lloer' gltHtb'r and as fond of fighting I lis a MatAbele warrior. It Is nut hard to understand this when It Is known V that he Is an Irlsh-Ilocr descendant of tho, old. stock that llnds Its way so ).'-, strangely Into all lands Under all flags. , " 1 . ' r , but Is still ever proud ot Its Irian '"" tiloOd'Toim Kelly-speaks only Dutch and Kaffir. Then thero aro Gcus. Bmot. Schalk-llurger, Delarey, Trans Joubert, eon of the 'dead commander-in-chief, Hennlng l'rctorlus. Meyer nnd a host nf others, all of whom have already distinguished themselves. llesldes there are many Trench, Hussion nnd Urrman officers, who at able strata i gists and artillerists. WHY MOUTHS ARE DCFOP.MED rluiottrt Ara Not Cartful Ralacllns; I'llNM. I'hyslclans throughout the country generally havo been called upon to treat a largo number of cues of spttho Icqma of tho lips. This disagreeable complaint Is charged almost tntlrely to the plpe-smoklng habit. Somo sur geons are nf the opinion that the Imi tation of amber untdjn the, manufac ture of mouthpieces for cheap pipes has much to do with the alarming In create In tho disease, whllo all tif them agree that the majority ot cases are directly traccablo to tho short clay pipes smoked by thousands of labor ers. The hospital records show that over CO per cent of all the cases treated were 'laboring men over 40 years of nge. The heat brought close to (he lips by tho short-stemmed clay pipes causes a small blister to form, nnd the smoker promptly picks It nnd 'keeps on smoking. Then n hard, knotty wart forma ft hero the blister first ap peared, and soon the whole tnojtu Is Involved and sometime the tongue swells to enormuus size. The warty growths multiply until the chin Is en tirely covered nnd the mouth protrudes far beyond tho nose Tho surgeons cut away Jhe cntlro growtn and fash ion nn entirely new mouth out of Haps drown from tho cheeks 11ml no much ot the Chin as may remain Unaffected The operation Is one of qxtremo deli cacy, and when properly executed, tho patient Is Inflicted with a "fish mouth, ' that gives a ery funny expression to the face.' ' A I-alln (?) Rantanee. It Is tho custom ot n teacher la tho Central High school to have her scholars write their Latin translations on the'blaekljoard. rtfcli pdjdl 'writing one. The spate for such work la smll, consequently th senlepce nro oftep. to crowd! that It is difficult to find theVouo blng"Ted by the pupil whoso turn It Is to recite It greatly facili tate matters If he designates the iurt cf the board on which his seflknea may be found by a few words, as front board," or "bylhe window." NoGlong ngp a biiy was the Impotent) oatueof a great deal' of laughter Ur Interposing the words' '"on tho WBe board," after be had read tho first fnw words ot his sentence which wero: "The llelvetlanewero fighting fierce ly," making It 'appear.-'Tbo Helve tians were fighting fiercely on the aide board." Cleveland leader. KINDflnOAflTEN INPLUENQg. tl la I'altltalarlr rwnenrlal to an Oaly ( Mid. Writing- ot the advanced edu cational Ideas put In voguo at Qulncy, Mass, by Tranels Wayland Parker. E. V Krackowlser asys la tho llostor. Herald: "Tor example, the child from ths moment ot entering the truo kinder garten recognlss himself to be a re sponsible niMiber of that little com munity Hut he quickly appreciates, too, that his responsibility Is limited by his ability. Hn receives no partic ular Inhibitions or Instructions; no 'thou-shall-nols' or 'thou-shalls't but Is Immediately accorded abundant op portunity for contributing to the com mon weal Ho plays with his mates, he studies with them. Hence he foels not only with, but alio for them, and finds his highest Joy In serving thl community which In turn seems all tho time to be concerned about nothing no much ns his own welfare and happi ness. On the other hand, the typical 'only' child Is trained Into priggish sel fishness by the mlifottune of bis Isola tion No relations' to othen are estab lished In bis rase except those of su premacy; from 1 sell or.'iat hn usually emerges tho temporary victor, and therefore tho permanent victim. Now let this unhnpp, selfish tyrsnt, enter the kindergarten. He sees tho other children at work and play He segre gates himself, and duds himself Ignor ed He Interfere and discovers him self to bo a marplot. Meanwhile, the Kood kinder irlener" content herself with ixmilltlnc him thus 'to observe and to sulk without apparent rcstrle tlon, and soon the good which Is com mon to all humsn nature begins to twine Its tendrils about his heart. He longs for companionship, nnd even more, lie long tor a Just recognition ot his own ability and usefulness. And thus he apprehends tho fact that hi must becomo a member ot this living organism subject to all the other mem ber, and yet Indispensable to earn, lit yields nf his own free will and his un happiness ceases. And by this object lesson he becomes duly socialised sa far a the ehtldgarden I concerned." A CHEAT NATURALIST. .klfb ol Alalamtar AiaMll, Oppaatat I ftolnllun Idaa. Alexander Agasslz, naturalist, was born In Switzerland In 1835. lie ac quired considerable learning before coming to the United States In 1I). Graduated from Harvard In 1SS5, on of the brilliant cluster of that decade, be taught for a time In a young ladles' school which his father directed. Ho studied t-hemlstry and engineering and went to California In U&J as Militant on the coiat survey. Iteturnlng In 1SC0, he became assistant In tho muse um ot zoology at Cambridge, whoso department of soology and.jcoJogy4Jai tha.tawrenc Bctintine school, had' been created to honor his father. Most emlent of American scientists of but time. Alexander Aga,lz roso to be tlw best authority nn certain forma of marine life. A copious and absorbing writer, he stood until his deth first of purely scientific opponent of evolis tlon ot species. Ills writings on m bryology Include Investigations show ing that the ovum ot any specie U normally developed produce th sama species He carried on the "Natural History of the United States" begun by hla father. All the Kuropean KlentlB societies honored tbemselve by plac ing bis name In th list of correspond ing members. Invariably as as American, A OnlOHT SIOUX MAIDEN. A striking jfismple of th wonder being accomplished, through education In tho Indian racers" offered by th case pf Zltkala-Sa, a oung Bloux girl, who, Is attracting considerable atten tion through her brilliant attainments. She Is a finished violinist, nn elocu tionist of more than ordinary ability, an author and a young lady of wide culture besides, Zltkala-Sa, , which means Ited Illrd, was born at th Yankton agency. South Dakota, and Is. a member nf the Sioux tribe. She ran wild over tho prairies until eltlit years old, when some missionaries visited the agency and took her along with some other children to their school In zitkalaW. Indiana. She remained thero three yar, .when she returned to the agon it, not yet being fitted for the now life. After n stay of four year In Iter native p4ac. stiu again, cm-cctt, en. fisrlniJ -tiurlhnm ' Coleuev nunfana: whero1iool:rledoft sevlrul prjre'j Jn, oratory. Ultimately she baame a member of tho faculty of Carlisle In dian school. Sbo realigned shortly to devote Her time to lljentunj and mu sic, and now make her'bome In Dos ton. Sbo will go to the Paris exposi tion with the Carlisle Indian Hand. A lmiNCIl OF KltfjS. Trom the pitch black Interior of the freight elevator Mollle Carton re viewed the situation. It was worth reviewing, being, as situations go, unique. In the first place, no young woman of sound mind tUa In a freight ele vator at midnight attired In n dinner gown as a mete pastime. Add to.thl the fact that the palrifully new nnd unyielding rope by which the lift wo propelled were being pulled upon by the clerk from the neighboring drug store-awakened from a sound sleep for the purpose and It will readily be seen that something un usual had hatineiKd In the Carton family . At that moment when the drug clerk was pulling Motile with Inflnlle pains tunurd, the fifth Hour. rar, of the apartment building In which the Cartons had the pleasure ofjresldlng, Mrs. Utirtoiv ut wringing bcr hands and culling upon he.tven'to vo her child uiMin the front stairs. To be ex act, It was upon tho first step of tho fourth flight of tlklrs she sat. Which should make It evident to everybody that she was conducting her lamenta tion Just outside her own door. 8ho sat outside not from iholco. but bo cause she couldu t llei herself. In short, she was locked out. And so was Mbllle ' So was the drug clerk, for that mat ter, but the fifth apartment In the "JJrunhllda," 1101 being hi abiding plaie. lie -ii not take It to heart as Mrs. Carton did. Having known tho Cartons for only twenty minutes, his Interest In the matter was ns yet quakl-profcMlonal. """ HiK perhaps It would be better to begin nt the beginning. ' t He t known, tlinn. Hint Mrs. Carton, and her daughter bad been giving, j little dinner that oenlng Inn' gut-It! had stopped un rather late, and tbo Janitor, alter the manner of his kind, having put the lights gut, early. ,M1 lie Hepped Into tile 'ball to light the, gas,-thai her frlendir; might find lhor wiydnwn tho winding stair In com fort. Mrs. Carton followed her, nnd together they sped th parting dlucff. Whllo they were'thua engrossed, th door their own tremherou" front door Impelled by a slight draft, or by what somebody has railed tho total depravity if Inanlmatu'lulngp, clicked sharply shut. They both turned quickly, but It was too lato. Tbo latch bad dono It worst Their maid had departed Immediate ly after serving, to a ball. Intending to spend the night with her sUr. Mr. Carton was out ot town on n business trip. So thero was no liopo of success from within. It wa obviously Impossible to go to a hotel attired In their evening frocks, llesldes, they had no money. They knew n,o one In tho building Their friends all lived at n distance. Their guest wero already beyond reach. 'Mrs. Carton entertained a mental vl 'ton of a night aptuuupon.tha atrccf or at best In n drafty lia!!injyaf sank down upon tho stain, artrcme. Ske also wept. Hut Molllo was young, and youth I eter resourceful. Also, she hid a keen sense of humor. Although she didn't dare let her mother know It. the, was aroused. At .all events, the situation savored of adventure, and an oppor tunity for adventuro Is not to U lltht ly disregarded, even It It dots laiolvo a little discomfort Sho patted bcr mother' shoulder soothingly. "Thero. there. Don't cry. dear. Tho Janitor I luro to havo a skeleton key. I'll ruh down and get It" Hut the Janitor hadn't any such thing. Moreover, bo resented being disturbed. II was a hard-working man, he said, and a night's sleep as aboutiall ha gob out 6f life aside Iron) thrco'mea) dally.vWhy didn't tho younrjllady (go ynko up th landlord. Landlords had an easy time. All tsey bad to do was collect rents. Tbey were Just mado to bo waked up. Tbey liked It. I'ortunatcly tho landlord lived across the street. So, wrapping Mrs, Janitor' shawl about her, Mollis vent forth to wake tbo landlord. Notwithstanding his rent-collecting habit, the landlord seemed to sbtra tho Janitor's"" vlows'on tho subject ot sleep. Ho hadn't a dupllrnto key, ho tnformril her, after at last he had been awakened and appeared at an upper window. He seemed to Mollle to gloat oi cr the tact. Ho Intimated that hi business wa renting apartments,' not running other people' domestic af fairs. "Hut can't you suggest aomethlMT" Molllo cried, desperately. ' Wo oust get In, you know. Ilo suggested tho drug clerk on tho corner, who had a big bunch of ky might be able to opu tho door, and then ho shut tho wlhduw. The drug clerk was asleep, too, and bard to route, but at last opened tbo door wldoj Upon pcrptlvlng n young woman, however, he shut It again quickly, that bis disheveled luudltlon might not, bo too apparent, loafing, bowater, a crnsk wider inough for con versational purpose, "Olv me your prescription," 1" aid, extending a hand through tbo aperture, "III turn BP the light n soon a I get In the back loom, and you can coino In and lit down " It was harder than she thought It would bo to oxplnln hr orrand Mil lie' tongue Mind to cleave to the toot of her mouth. 8be oxptrlsaeud dinicully In breathing. "I It It Isn't a prescription," & gasped. "Ol" said the clerk. It was all h said, but It sounded like, mors to Mollle. 8b kui U ,!I-lhaT MwoLW mother and I, you know ore In greit trouble- " "Of course, I understand." ssld drug clerk, Instant sympathy In U tone . 1 ."What doe be understand!" thought Wollle wildly. "1 v "Don't you Vnow yurphyslelan'a telephone number" he went on. '"I'll call htm up right away." "'It Isn't lllitfss. It willy Isn't any Ulflg In your line ot buslne. We are hU locked out" Mollle blurted It out at last She leaved a little sigh of relief and hur ried on. VOttr landlord saldjoo bad a big lunch of keya and were e"ry clever tout about such things. And I Ipped Jou'd help us. mi I ventured to take you. It really Is n serious mat ter, or I wouldn't have dreamed of dls lirtili) ar you." There was a tremble In her voice ttst convinced the drug clerk. It was Ue mmc tremble that won Hie "land hn). Moreover, she was young and If was young And be did hsppeu to Kee a good temper. "I oni)ht not tp, leave the store," hn Uld. "Touble for me If I get caughti U It near!" L' ("Just around Tho eornr," Mollle listened to assure him , j"Walt n minute, then, until I get '(jessed, nnd I II come wtth you " jit seemed n long time before he (merged. Jingling hi hiinth of keys, lilt lie- really made n hally tollej. To ijther they repaired to' Mollle' flat, ind the clerk trleilhl best to unlock tlie door but fslleiL ' 1 hen Molllo siig-1 listed the freight elevator. j"Vou know there Is a sliding door In our kitchen where w take the gro ceries nnd things off th elvatnr. llary never locks It. I hao to do that ivery night the last thing So It Is rare to he open And lt qulft) a large (oor. I'm sure I could crawl thruugit It," Then she turned to the drug clerk JtprccaUngly. jj'Tm at raid I'm lionxy and, the rope lin stiff. Hut Itrfiytm Suppose you tiuld pull in 1111 (Hi thrf rleVatorr' : )Tho Janllor'i wife's shawl hid dipped off by this time, and Mollle tjuked no pretty that It would have I' Ajlliffll' taken a fsr more seasoned Jouth than IK dtua; ejerk to wttiiaUntttUat,faya5 my aban Btwi plaa-SBiMrleaaaSJPai "I'm suro I can," ho' answered, valiantly. "lVt good plan.'1 - Hut Mr. Carton refused to eo In It anything but her daughter doom. "You'll bo killed," she sobbed. "And then what will your father say?" Molllo nnd tbo clerk descended la tho basement, which, of course, was dark, but fortunately the drug cterk had n match. Tbey found the elevator after a short search. It wasn't a large elevator,. but Molllo squeezed herself In nnd t llko n quarter-opened Jack knife, her head bumping the lop of tho elevator and her elbows resting on her knees. It wasn't comfortable. As tbo machine, reached tho first floor a volco startled them both. It seemed to couio from above them. "Jllss Carton," It said, "your door Is open. Mr. Carton, would like you to, como upstair ". " I'WhatT exclaimed MoJUe and th. drug clergln the s'ame breath. "How did It happen!" Hut tho volco vouchsafed no ex It was an easy matter to drop tho elevator tho few feet It had ascended. Molllo scrambled out Sho and tho drug clerk ran upstairs. Mr. Carton met them at their door beaming A tall, athlcUc-looklng' young fellow stood bestdo her. "My dear," she said, "let mo present Mr. Moore, who has so Kindly, I might aay bravely, helped us out of our dl leraraa.'jr 1 "Hut bowT" demanded Mollle. heed less of conventlJiii. V'llow In tbo world did be do Itt" ''Very simple, I assure you, Miss Carton," said tbo deliverer. "O, my dear, bo ran n most fearful rlskl" exclaimed her mother. "I happened to be on ot the baih tlora that keep bouae Just across tho ball from you," continued tho deliver er. "I ramo home late and found Mrs. Carton sitting outside our door In deepest djstrea. I naturally asked If I oould Im'bf khIc. And then " "And then, Molllo," Interrupted Mrs. Carton, "h went Into his kitchen and opened Ms door, In tho elavatpr abaft "PpQfltd to dur prll our inn wtth an umbrella, nnd swung acroi that awful chasm right Into our kitchen. W'Mn't that splradld!" Mr ftrUn!JttfUVu,'obt oCbre.Hi. Jack Moor lsughed. "Tor man with a Yale flld day or two back of blm It wa nothing at all," ho tald. r i Hut Molt! looked ImprofMd. The Drug clerk w It and knew that hi brief moment wa pait It bad Lmii Slotting while It lasted. Miss Carton wa churmlng. He hail novsr Mm o near to a girl of her clta b tor. Hut h wa glad he knew WioUflU iu.tfalit that It waa over. J Jjyi'AMuTftnd Mulll both begged blm to MinV'ra and have somo sup Pr. Mollle vn ald she d do some filng on the chafing dish fur blm. Hut be declined He uld bo had to get back to the store. k As he bathed his smarting hands' with hamamell In the safe haven ot the prescription mom ha Indulged, In a few bitter tliooRbts. lie remem bered how pretty Mis Carton was. Motirn thought so, too. Ilo knew by the way he looked at her. At this moment th Yale -man wa probably consuming the rarebit that he, the drug elork. had renlljr earned. The aehe wber hit hands were scraped by the rope seemed to grow worse, "It's a deueeilly tiueo,ua! world," ho decided. PFIGACHBD IN SlllnTSLCCVCS. IttntnrVInn Thontlil Ike t'pUeepal I'ra lata K Pain Han. 1 Not long ago lllajinp Diidhsy of Ken. lucky went to preach In a HUM town In Hi western put of tbe stale, whre thero are no liplseopnl churches, and only 0110. In fact, of nr,y other denomi nation The people nre unfamiliar with any but, the plainest nnd mot almple church Vervleo nnd entirely un accustomed to the vtattncntR which the episcopal clergy wear. Tho pastor of the "onlychurch,"a good.coniclcntloui, narrow minded man. hearing that the bishop was coining on n certain Sun day to preach nt tho courthouse, told some of tho "pillars" of hi congrega tion that lie hoped they would not de sert tholr own church to htar the KpleoHil service. On the appointed Sunday what wa tho pislor'a surprise to notice half of his floek absent, nnd upon inquiry h learned that the courf house w thronged with the villag er. Tho next day M met ono of hi Chief supporters, whos accustomed seat hsd been vacant at tho weekly service, and the pastor questioned him ha to hi whereabouts on Sunday. 7'he man replied that he bad Rone lo hoar lllshop Dudley. "What!" replied the clergyman. "Dactrt 1110 to hear that pompom prelate!" "You'ro irilstaken In tho man," answered the culprit "lllshop Dudley Is no pompous pro lot Ho preached In his shirtsleeves." Ixulvllle Courier-Journal. NAPOtCON ON WlttLINQTON. "(Luteal ttl.a Uouinill ! raallt It ureal)." Trom O'Mtura's ''Talks with Napp leon" In the Century. "I asked hlra It lie' thought l.ard Wellington morltod the reputation lie hod gained n a gen eral Ho said: Certainly; I think ho does.' Ho Is a very excellent general, and possessed of great firmness and talent, but he has not yet dono- a much as somo other. Ho hss not con quered upon so large n scale ' I ob served that bo had shown great Jtidir ment and caution latterly, but that at first J10 had botm too precipitate In ad vancing Into 8paln. Ho said that ho had shown a great deal of ability In the campaign of Spain. 'It Is Impos sible,' said he, 'far nun not to commit somo faults. W am nil liable to It, a.nAllbRannratlwhiiimin1t MtaTlaw. 1 aUtlluiinUwrJUlAH)lB.Tlat1alMfal and bo has certainly commuted a few as any ono.' I then obaorved that still he was scarcely to bo equaled to him self. 'Why, certainly,' said ho; 'ho ha not dono so much a I havo dono., JJo, ha not conquered kingdom In Hie manner I havo dono, but h Is an ex cellent general. Ills operation have not been upon 'to great a scale.'" Ilaectn ot Nl(hl 1'afllet. "I abominate, night partlea for chil dren," said a prominent city physi cian recently, whllo speaking of tha care ot the young, "nnd I bellovo every physician does. It Is not so much th exposure and tho eating In the night, but thi! breaking Ititu tho alccn habit lunlly bad Is It fur children to study In tbo evening. It gorge their brains with blood, and 1( tbey sleep they . dream. I bad a little patient of 12 year who was wasted and nervous, and whoso dreanil ware tilled with problems. It was a marvel and a prldo lo his parents that tho yntlhgater worked out bard problems In bis sleep" such as ho failed to master when awake. Hut ho cam near hla final problem. I lacked up hi book at 4 o'clock. Ho must not touch one after upper; ha must play and romp and then go to bed, II Is now robusU You'cnnnnt emphasise too strongly tha mischief of children' night study." Three Kindt ot Ilrltllll Colonial. Groat Urltaln has thrco general cIsmm of colonic. Those controlled entirely by the home government are crown colonies, nhd tbalr funds and laws arc managed by tbo administra tion, whlih doe a It pleases A sec ond class has wht Is tailed rpren tatlva government! In such tho crown retains tho veto power and control, tho publlo officer. Thoe of tho third class luivo responsible, government in such mIoiiImHI) ownrlui no con trol over nnjrpdbllo odlcer except that It appoint tJ)xaVrnornd retain It veto oirle'gltlatlon. I-ons-llalrad ami KhnillalraiL Tho following ory l;Uld by Dr. Pentecost TI10 Incident I ld to have taken plaot In tho Daiton taber nacle. Au iMhvr. came. Jri and slid: "There Is a man wlthou"tVho wishes to see you." "Wll," said Moody, "I have no tlmo to ee him now." "Hut," replied U10 ushef, "ho aWfyM ho must ssyoiron lmpofUnt'bMsIn." "What kind of a man I he?" "Oh. he I a tall, tlfln irtan. wild long hilr." "that Bet tie It." Mid MTOdy; "I Wt want to te any long hatred men or short haired w;orocp." " ' ' gulla Pn-latlMI. I She la your physician ot lliornew br old school! He-t-Tbe noweet, I bo llovo. ShiJ-Wliat Is hi distinguish ing peculiarity! Uo Small dose and big fee. TPXT3 WITH MEAtf). H rhleago Mail I Runt Itat'aarsat an M llll.lt rrlnclplea. H A rrsUurant condiittrdtupoD'HIblf M principle, "as Christ would conduct tU an entlng-houae," I In successful op- ' ,WfU ration In Chlcsgo. Although hidden ,SB away in an Dlrfwro basement In Clark - 'wSm street, the reetnurnnt, called "The tlnT Christian." ha ferown In" favor' sine isW It establishment a year ago, and hun- lanXS Jreda of peroonii mlronlxo It 'every llffli lay. Paul Tuiirk la the proprietor ot vKSfll "The Christian'' restaurant, and -ho Vimm declares that be I guided In every act WnH by the lllble The restaurant occupies EtVSi a room 10 feet by 00 feet, and It I IfHaKi fitted out with n lunch counter and a llMB doien table. The walls arc decorated rJtSI with quotations from the Scriptures HI3I tlospel laeellng a'rn held In tho res- 'tHC taurant every Saturday evening, and It rcKM la closed on Sunday. Proprietor ftflSa Iunrk Mya that he followa out a MrTa Christian Insplrntlon In giving' pat- .jasSi rons Urge Kirtlons of well-rnokcd food MSS for the least money possible, live Batt years ago I was a hopeless drunksrb, ll tottering between tho penitentiary and K the grave." Mr. Kunck said yestor- H dsy, a he arranged n pile nf tracts on H hla csahler'a desk "One da I went H Into a Y. M. C. A. meeting, and there M heard the vnlro nt tho l)fd. Sine B that tlmo I have been a Christian. H tlood-by. nnd Cod be with you, llrotb- H er John," Mr Tunek said, turning to H shake bands with an aged shoestring H peddler who moved at n snail's pace. H Whllo Mr Tnnek waa talking thero H were frequent Interruption, na cus- H tomvrs stopped tn pay their checks and B glto tho proprietor a greeting or a HHl blceslng. Whenever a customer whose H appearanra betuktried extreme poverty B entered the restaurant Mr. Tunek bad B hint keep his money, nnd the check M went Into tho wasto basket with a BHl "(lod bless you," or somo similar M benediction. Inter Ocean. BJ UnnWINQ TCAIN CHINA. H lliln.l. Sllaltttr T.Ill How la rttpmf BBl Ilia llrlnk, jBJ '' The assertion mado by Wu Ting BBl Tang.' Chinese minister to tbo United M States, -at tba recent Tea Importers'' B dinner, that Americans did not know, BBl how to brew tea, attracted so much H attention that he wa asked by a BBl morning paper to give tho public the B proper recipe. Mr. Wu says: "Th BJ teapot, In China, Is Invariably ot'por'" BBl celaln, and varies In ttyle, cost and dl- B mentions In accordance with tba taste, BBl wealth and lit" of 'the family poa- BBl sesslug It In the morning a sufficient H quantity of tho dry ten la placed In' It, 'BBJ and on this la poured hot water. Xet BBl tbla Infusion stand for a few, minutes BBJ say four or five and you bava what BB w, I tblnk rightly, regard a h drink BJ fit for tho gods- It I always ready. B Whenever the not needs replenishing ssssssfl Mt.')Wa,itaiaeitnaATauaaajaaaiaaBaBBaaaaaaaaH 'i..,al2i..ft.lwaMaM'oBiBKaW1 proportions ot tea, and water or a to '.SH tho character ot the tea lUelt. It 1 all H a matter 0 Individual taste. Wo use .H black and green tea, and havo cither H weak or strong, just a our. 'taste H direct. We never drink It boiling hot, H I dono In Amorlca and Hngland, H but at a moderate degree ot warmth. H To maintain thl desirable tempera- H turo It U customary to cover tbo tea- pot with a sort ot bag padded with H cotton and lined with silk. The tarn- H ily teapot Is simply emptied and re- H plenlshcd every morning and not M scoured Inside, a that would rob th BBl vessel of Its delicato aroma, In this jBJ way an old teapot acquires a degree, M of fragrance that Is analogous to the' M seasoning of a pipe that ha M been long lu use." Th addition ot BBl milk, sugar or any other Ingredient 1 fl severely condemned by the minister, B Tarntd Ihs TablM on heei. H A good story, Involving Thomas II. H flcedi the gigantic speaker of tho last M houae, slid two congreesnien from H West Virginia, K?Q, lllackburn II. Do- H vener and Hon, Itomeo Itoyt Freer, H both of whom aro small In stature and --H wonderfully nllko In their goneral ap- H pearanco. Is now being told. Togoth- M cr thoy went up to Maine' ponderoua H representative to bo Introduced. H "Humphl" said V.r. Heed, "I that th best the iwralmmon itate can dot" BH "What do you mean" niked Mr. BH Trcer. "Nothing." drawled the speak- er. "I was only wondering at the hVJ uniformity of thing dnwn your way. H I supporo the liorses, are all ponies 1 nnd the ptrslmmnn all dwarfs BH "Well," Interrupted Mr. l'roer, "thero BH Is one thing In our favor, tho perslm- BH mpn has more tails titan the pump- BH kin." Tho laugh wa on tho speaker, HB nnd he acknowledged' It by cordially HB grasping theliands ot the Ullputlani 'HP ami Joining In the merrlmvnt,: -vTSl 1 55i A Soldier of fortune, WHf Count Kmllo Ucfliircgard, who -waa' wnt killed -with tho Ilocr forceat Coknso, ,?4h wn jor two yanr an olflcer of tho thflk Lancers. Ho Joined Jn 1891 and re- ""JlllifV Joined his commlMlon In 189$. Rub- iiftfll scqucntly bo went nut to Klmberlcy, ' WM and jolnod tbo Iloer force Irtst July. , ?$ He wa born In 17S, and educated at FJnh Trinity College, Cambridge News ql D?5 hi dth wa received frdm Pretftrla 'JgrKt by Count IVesureiiard, of Ueuruemoiith. ifffm Tho UeaurogJird are Trench royallit, - j hjffl and wore Milled from Trance at tho i-jfifc! tlmo ot the Tranco-l'russlati war. -4 IjUft . Tbtta Women, itH "The doctor said be couldn't do any- 1 Hh thing for my rheiiraatlsm unless I -, HH drop out ot my ntlny-day club." H "What doee your rainy-day club doj" IH "Why, we dre up In our suit and IHJ run around In ths rain, of course." H