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HUNTING INGEHMANY KEPT yNDER . POACHING SUPERVISION IS IMPOSSIBLE. AND lhe flight to Take Cam Goes Only With Land Holding, but the Small Proprietor Are Not at the Merry of the Great Laud lord The riant Discovered by W agner, i Germany produces n:rpo game than any other country In j rnportion to Its area. There Is a profitable trade In It. ami the markets of Franco aro largely tupplie-el from this source. This abundance is not caused by ony unusually favorable condi tions of soil or of climate, but by wise leg islation, which does not sacrifice thegeu erul interests to the pleasure of a few The German law regards game as one of the ucful presduets of the noil, as property which cannot be appropriated without the commis-don of theft, at least if the right to hunt has not been obtained through the proper channels. This right can be exer cised only as a result of holding a certain amount of land cither I y lease or through ownership, about 150 hectares for each tenant. Hiiow that amount all the hold Irgs nre joine d together und rented by the community for its own profit, the procteds being divided among the several propri etors in proportion to their holdings. If the land altogether is not enough to make cne parcel of ISO hictaris, adjoining com munities can make a pool That Is the foundation of the sy.tem. It Is absolutely cquitai le. Neehedv can hunt for his own pleasure or r roiit exclusive ly, but nobody's property rights are Infringed Kadi person gets a profit from that which belongs to him. The small farmer is not, as In France, at the mercy of the great landed proprietor or of tho poacher, and the farmer does not have to see his fields trampled by tho hunters, as in France, where the land beddings are too email for the establishment of preserves. The legal consequences of this stato of things are that tho taking of game with out tho right to do so duly obtained Is re garded ns theft. The owner of the land cannot take l ack with one hand what ho has disposed of with the other. He cannot hunt on his own land, having sold the right to do so. Game is placed tinder legal protection. There Is a period in which hunting is forbidden entirely, another in which only certain kinds of game may lo taken or only tho males. These periods are gen erally fixed by law, with modifications in various provinces. From March 1 to tho end of June it is illegal to kill stags and the young male fawns; from Feb. 1 to Oct. 15, to kill the does. I'artridges may not bo shot between De-c. 1 and the end of August. This protection is extended to all kinds of game to hares, pheasant, and even to birds of passage, which it is ngainst the law to kill in the breeding season. All huntsmen at all times are for bidden to use nets, traps or snares. This prohibition also exists In France. But if the terms of tho law are severe its execu tion is not. Years ago ft law was intro duced Into tho French senate founded on the German legislation, but there has been no discussion of it lately. The Germans have stopped the nocturnal exploits of the poachers without the aid of the law in this way: There grows in that country a certain kind of forage shrub with which they have planted all their hunting grounds. This p.lant, precious on many accounts, is unfortunately little known in France'. Its botanical namo is Lathyrus silvestris wagncri. It flour ishes where tho soil Is very meager and where in summer drought sj reads desola tion and death among other plants. This shrub, of very high and thick growth, forms a mass impenetrable by birds of prey. IieT.cuth it tho game birds enjoy the ! additional advantage? of finding its seeds, which they are very fond of and which keep them fat Their llesh also acquires a succulence and flavor therefrom alto gether unique and adjudged absolutely p rfett by epicures. No other plant com bines these valuable qualities in such a measure for the protection of game. It is impossible for poachers to spread nets in a plantation of lathyrus. In his botanical field work in bSCi tho famous agricultural writer, Wagner, ob serveel the lathyrus growing in a soil where limestone and silicious formations predominated. Tho vegetation of tho neighborhood was dry, the trees and ehrubs bore only scant foliage, but the lathyrus was growing luxuriantly. This phenomenon at once attracted tho atten tion of a kee n observer like Wagner, and he devoted himself to studying this won derful shrub, which was so completely in different to the severest conditions of drought. He planted its seed on his grounds, improved and perfected it, and tince that timo the lathyrus has becomo almost a national plant in Germany. It flourishes without fertilisers in this arid soil. Its roots strike down several yards into the lower strata, where they seize the chlorine and potassium compounds and jhoephate acid they find there. The foli age is shown by analysis to contain 30 per cent of proteid matter, while the best lucern grass shows only 10 per cent. Tho plant Is eaten with avidity by horses, pigs, sheep and all domestic animals. The German law has taken groat pre cautions to exterminate poaching by strik ing at Its rejt that is, at the poacher's profit in selling his booty. Game is not allowed to be shipped by railroad, by the express de partment of the postal service, or by any public conveyance, or to by sold ' either from door to door at private houses, or in shops, unless it is accompanied by a certificate as to whero it came from, which must be signed by the landowner or lessee of the hunting district. It is easy to see how difficult the business of poaching is in Germany. It is humiliating, it is dangerous, and, thanks to the numerous plantations of lathyrus, it is unprofitable, ivi it is that tliis nursery of smugglers, idlers, thieves, and assassins does not ex ist among our neighbors. Furthermore, everybody is satisfied, especially the farm er, who do not have to stand by, as they do in France, and 6ee the hunters, known and unknown alike, tramping over their fields, over their oats and buckwheat, and crushing their beets under foot Paris Figaro. fJUtorlc rtiartalia. It was on his way to the battlefield of Pharsalia that Ca-sar uttered the famous Raying to the fishermen, He had conic down to Urlndisl to cross to Dyrrachlum nd finding no galley, commanded tho owner of a small sailing boat to put h'm across the Adriatic. On the voyage a vio lent storm occurred, and even tho experi enced mariners were terrified. Hut the great captain said: "Have nofcart You carry Ca-sar and his fortunes I" A portrait, supposedly Charles Carroll, was discovered lately in Halt I more and In a cellar of tho old Carroll house. Its au thenticity Is left to the decision of the Uarylaud Historical society. AN OLD TIME MAY DAY. lToW the IV-tHiil Wit Celebrated Grown 1'roiile In Kuglaud. by Once during the touny. dark weather iid i1 i London, usually dirty and ill sme ll ir.g bli-.sniii like a reiM le the f;re.-t Willi all lt fresh L-aves unf-idiru and its 1 iweet airs Mowing went the young work ttiM'Uien and woii.i :i et the city lor It was not the children May day yet. but a fes tiv'il fv,r older pcoj e to gather spring lluwi r How glad they were to get abreiad "In tbe rp; u" in those old day of Queen Kl'.-.'t'v. h and King .James I Thev went U t!.c Kii.it r u.-i.- m.r t y, Ilauiault for est. Kppmg forc-t i.nd that great body of wji ds through which Watling street ran you know. Watling street even traversed the Sherwood forest of Hobin Hood ami his merry men and they brought home t lie wild rose and "the white May," for so they called tho blossoming hawthorn, and many a bouquet and branch of goeidly green or delicate spring buds and fiowers There were two or three principal streets that tbe-y decked, singing all tho while, until these looked like fresh bowers, and they made arches of greenery and bios K'liis over doors and gateways on May eve, and hung little coloreel lamps among them until the children must have thought the scene like fairyiand To the knobs of the doors they alo hung bundle- and baskets cf flowers, and friends and lovers brought each other "a branch of May " No sweat er greeting could there be, surely, aft the biiig, cold, dark mouths of fog and winte r within doors. Then, the next day, what elanccs around the tall May j oh-, with its fluttering rib bons; what revels with plenteous tables full of . meats and drinks; what fair pag cants, with music ami speech and thoal legorical characters that the Kngllsh used 6o to delight in ! Hut In the course of time the Puritan temper became dominant in England, and the old sports nnd revels were fiercely put away. Grown men and women ccaseel their mumming and masking as unworthy of grave minds, and even this sweet May fe stival only sun lve-el in the new world across the seas as the sport and pageant of children. Strangely enough, New England kept one part of its celebration and the south another. In New England, on the eve be fore the 1st of May, tho merry children hang their May baskets at the doors and hido near by to se-e them taken in, whilo in Virginia and the southern states they celebrate the morning of May day by what is really an Elizabethan pageant the crowning of the queen of May. Some little girl is elected queen and is crowned by another child as bishop. There is a procession of children, some of them rep resenting the scepter bearer, the ladies of honor and spring herself, all bearing flow ers and reciting poetical speeches in char acter. It was just In this way that the digni fied lord mayor and other high officials used to entertain Queen Elizabeth herself when she went to visit the various towns in her kingdom, and she sometimes got very weary tf the long speeches or poems, but all the jieople enjoyed the merrymak ing and masking or playing in character immensely, as much as the children do now. Elk F. Mosby In Philadelphia Times. Stories of Composers. Very remarkable aro tho conditions un der which musical composers have some times turned out their work. Rossini was renowned for his laziness, yet when tho mood was on him, or when pressure was brought to bear upon him, ho could write against time. "Tho Harbtr of Seville" was composed In a month. There is another story of tho same com poser in which one hardly knows whether to conside r him particularly lazy or par ticularly Industrious. He was in tho habit of writing in 1ml, and on one occasion. whilo thus engaged, a trio that he had al most finished dropped from his hand and slipped under the bed. The sheet was too far away for him to reach It, and to get up and reach under the bed for It was out of tho eiucstion. The re was only one other thing to be done, and Kosfini did it. lie wrote another trio. Itossini's characteristics were so well known that sometimes strong measures were taken to secure a composition. The overture to "La Gazzaidrti" was procur ed in a i eculiar manner. On tho day of the first performance the manager got hold of Ilosslul and confined him In tho upper loft of La Mcala, under guard of four scene shifters, who took tho text as it was writ ten, sheet by sheet, and threw it out of the window to copyists waiting below. There are other composers who can rival Hcssini In the pace at which they throw oil their work, but who have never been accused of espoeial laziness. Sir Ar thur Sullivan is an unusually quick wri ter. He began the overture to "Iolantho" at U o'clock one evening, and had it fin ished by 7 tho next morning. Tho mag nificent epilogue to the "Golden Legend" was composed and scored within 24 hours. Philadelphia Ledger. Thought Transference. In an address delivered before the So ciety For Psychical Research there were a number of excellent arguments advanced on the subjoct of telepathy, or thought transference. The speaker took the ground that much of what seems obscure in this world is so largely becauso we take a cer tain position for granted and then argue from it. The wave theory is admitted by all scientists, and it is not impossible or indeed Improbable that Intense thought concentrated by ono person upon a sympa thetic friend or associate should produce a distinct Impression and create n telepathic current which should convey brain waves to the mind of the individual upon whom the thoughts were centered. It is pro posed to study this subject and to make tests and experiments with a view to as certain just how far this symputhctlo in fluence may extend. It must not, how ever, be overlooked that there are persons who are keenly susceptible to such impres sions, while others.are not easily affected by influences of this nature New York Ledger The Absent One. When Dr. Whewcll, master of Trinity college, Cambridge-, was a tutor, he once Invited a number of his men to a "wine" as the entertainments of those days used to lie called Noticing a vacant place, he said to his servant. "Why Is not Mr. Smith here?" "He Is dead, sir," was the reply. "I wish you would tell me when my pu plls die!" was the Indignant anwscr Hyron was crazlly jealous of every wom an he ever loved Ills loves wero almost innumerable, and sooner or later he made every one miserable. More gold watches are worn by artisans and laboring men lu the United States than In any two other countries in the world. inse; 'S help planters. rarasitea I'romiitly Obliterated by Im portation vt Their Kneuilcs. Few countries have been more plagued ty the importation of trisect pests than the Hawaiian Islands, and in none have fuch extraordinary results followe-el the introduction of beneficial species to de stroy them The greatest damage has Uen suffered fiom the Invasion of tho scale insect In different forms, which at cne time multiplied enormously Thevse insects were eventually routed and de stroyed by the propagation of the ladybird Tho two chief products of the Island are sugar and ceitU-e. and the cultivation of fruit Is rapidly on the increase. All these industries have Ken continually threat ened with destruction from Imported in se'tts Coffee plants we re lntrenluecd lute the islands in IfC5 In 1&5C tha blight was imported and In 131' the cultivation had to be abandoned to be recommenced after the ladybirds had got to work en the scale Insects H C L Perkins states tint at one time he saw the canes on Kaula so devastated ly an aphis that it sex-mcd as though noth ing could save tho plant from extermina tion A most useful species of coccinclla was sent over from Ceylon oud bre-d In such numbers that the sugar canes were soon cleared of the aphides. On the same Island, on another occasion, Mr. Perkins saw the fruit trees, especially orange and lime, in a beautiful garde n, in a most de plorable condition from the attacks of aphides and scale. Very few ladybirds could be found after a careful search The owner was for spraying the trees, but it was decided to wait and give the imported beetles a chance. In a few weeks they were swarming, and six months after the Infested tre es we ro all in perfect condition. full of fruit and flower. Mr. Perkins also relates how a destruc tive beetle which had been accidentally In troduced from Japan speedily multinllod preiefiglously nnd dest reived nearly every roso treo in Honolulu, subsequently at tacking the foliage of many other trees. The cultivation .f rose's, once a feature of the city, became Impossible, nnd a remedy seemed hopeless. One day a rarasitio fungus was discovercd4 which I y cultiva tion and tho infection by it e.f healthy beetles was oen spread far ami wide. Tho ground under trees which were at tacked by the bee tle seion became literally strewn with ele-;.il berth's, all killed by ;h fungus. Iiei.eaih then rlaee-e-f ti e soil tho lurwe likewise had peii-hid, and now tho nathes arc busy again at i riming and training their rosebushes Pittsburg JJis patch. HINTS FOR FISHERMEN. A Few V. onU About Line. Hooks, Iteelt, Float nnd Sinker. Lines should be sound and strong, hut not too heavy for the rod. Twisted line's are more easily found e.f good quality, but ttraicieel lines kink less. Twenty yards aro quite enough for any fishing of the kind we are considering und half as much would usually suffice. Hooks should be of tho best quality to oo uuei. wooei hooks ure kiii practically all made in England. Shapes which have received names are many, and most of them have advantages for particular kinds of fishing. Among the best are O Shaugh nessy, Limerick, Sneckbend, Aberde-eri and Sproat. The last named, we think. will meet more kinds of need than any other ono. As to size, it should bo remem bered that the hook is to fit the bait, not tno nsh s mouth; a very small fish can tuko any ordinary hook. A reel is not bo absolutely necessary as tho reid, line and hook, but it is ft primo convenience. A well made slncle click reel is better than any multiplier, except ior tno ono matter er making long e-asts from tho reel, whicha beginner is not like ly to do. I-or liy easting, a leader or casting line of gut between t lie fly and tho main line is necessary te making a light cast, but for ordinary bait fishing the gut snclls, which aro nowadays so generally attached to hook, are bottom lino enough If, how ever, you can get some white, gray or cream colored hairs from the tail of a young stalljein. you can make bottom line's or leaders lor light fishing without ex pe nse. A gaudy float is pretty sure to form part of the first angling outfit, and It Is useful to keep the bait out of the weeds and to notify tho inexperience il angler that a fish Is biting. Choose one that is sh nder hi shape and not large. A dry stick makes a good enough extemporaneous float, and if fish are shy may be better than a more showy one. For sinkers split shot, IJH size, and buckshot or strips of thin le-ad, such as come from tea chests, wound around the line, aro as goeid as any and very easily procured Harper's Hound Table. To Kcstore Silk. Silk is worn so frequently now that some simple means of renovating It may be of service. Faded silks should bo sponged carefully with warm water ond soap, and then rubbed dry with a cloth, spreading them upon some flat surface, as a table or board, during tho operation. When dry, iron on tho wrong side, taking Cftro that tho iron is not hot enough to singe. Clack silks that are looking shabby may be rcnovoted by sponging them with spirits and then Ironing on tho right sido, with a thin 6heet of tissue paper to protect the material. Candle or grease stains upon black silks can be removed by heat ing a knife in tho flame of a candle, lay ing a sheet of blotting paper over the stains and then applying the hot knife to that port of the paper that covers them. The grease will thus.be absorbed into the blotting paper. For large marks use a hot Iron. When by mishap the color has been taken out of silk by acid, it can frequently be re stored by the application of hartshorn or sal volatile. Not Worth Mentioning. A clergyman whoso piety has not less ened his sense of humor soys that ho was ono day called down into his parlor to per form a marriage ceremony for a couple In middle life. "Have yon ever been married beforef" asked the clergyman of the bridegroom "No, sir." "Have you?" to the bride. "Well, yes, I have," replied tho bride laconically, "but it was 20 yeors ago, and he fell off a barn and killed hlsself when we'd been married only n week. So It really ain't worth mentioning "Har per's Ilazar. Where Mrs. Ilrown flad Deen. The Dear Child Oh, Mrs. Drown, when did you get boekf Mrs. lirown llless you,dear, I was not away anywhere. What made you think so? The Dear Child I thought you were. I heard my mamma say that you wore at Loggerheads with your husband for over a week. London Answers. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON XI, SECOND QUARTER, IN TERNATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 13. Text of the btxon, II Tim. I, 1-7 J ill, 14 17 Memory Vernea, 3, 1 1-17 Golden Tent, II Tim. Ill, 13-t'oitniieiitary by the IUv. 1. M. bltarn. The sevetnd e-pistle s are all suggest ivo of the last elavs. wlu u the' world shall have e.rrumee. em-tn ... ... -...... r .. .... Instructions u to el s servants for times ci V. ...I 1 1 ...... C..UV..1..I dixiriliTs. confusions, foni'iility, e-tt. The faithful witness Is taught how te de-al with those whe"turn away from," "e'rr cem ee rning" and "resist" the truth, or "will not endure sound doctrine" (II Tim. 1, 15; 11, 18; Hi, K; lv, ). 1. "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will i f God, according to tho promise of life which is In Christ Jesus." lie love-el to think ef himself as one sent forth by Je-su.s Christ and cho.-en for this honor by the will of Goel. Why Genl shoulel choose any of us is certainly a gre at woneler, but If we have truly mvived the Irel Jesus Christ as our Saviour, resting wholly nnel only on His fin isheel work eif atone'inent, we iiex-el not liar to Ixlie ve that we were cheisen in Him Ix'l'ore the foil Delation ef the weild(Kj h. 1, -1); that we should be holy U'l'oiv Him, and that He n ight se nd lis forth in His name1, even as the Father sent Him (John xv 11, IS; xx, 21). Tho life that Ge el gives Is in Christ, and upavt lrom 1 1 i in there is no liTo (I John v, 12). 2. "To liniothy, my dearly beloveel son: Crae-e, meivy ami pe-aee from Cenl the Fa ther ami Christ Jenis our Ird." In I Tim. 1, 2, ho calls him"Myevvn sem in the faith," and in Phil, ii, i.0 (margin), l.e wrote that he hml no man so de'ar unto him as Timothy. We first read ef him in Acts xvi, 1, us a disciple living at Lystro, his mother n Jewess, his father a Ciive'k. Ami Paul em his seroml missionary tewr tes)k him with him. It is by tho graee or unele'serve'el faver of Cieel through Jesus Christ that we are save el. U. "I thank (Joel, whom I serve from my fort fat hers with pure conscience, that with out ceasing I have re nie nibranee of tlu o in my 1 ravers night and day. " He fore the count il he i;lse sjiel that ho hael liveel in nil pooel conscie neo I efore Ceiel (Acts xxiii, 1), or as he- puts it in Acts xxvi. G, "After the mest st rai test sect ef our religion I live-el a Pharisee'." lie doe s not attempt to excuse his great sins against Jesus Christ nnel His re-ele-eimel, but suys that he verily themght thut he ought to do these things (Acts xxvi, H). 4. "Cire'atly eh'sirlng to we thee, be-lng mindful of thy tears, that I may le filled with joy." Paul prayed much feir those whom (loel had give n him, but he would pray, especially for Mich one as his son Timothy. If Paul had the Philippian and other believers in his heart (Phil, i, 7) and prayeel much fer them, how much more eleies our Ixirel Jesus carry, lovo ami pray for His re-deH-meel ttnes. We ore not told the cause of Timothy's tears, but if Paul was mindful of them how much more is our Ivortl of ours. 1 here is comfort to hu man we-akness in the thought that tho joy of such a one as Paul might bo increased by Timothy. 6. "Whe-nlcall to mind the unfelgne-el faith that is in thee." Not in him only, but in beith mother and grandmother; not that faith is hereditary, but children may bo so taught aud trained that from earli est infancy they may be true iK-lie'vers In the Ird Jesus Christ, lilesse'el are the mothers and grandmothers who so train the ehildren. Unfeigned faith makes us think of the "most surely lclicved" and "kneiw the certainty" of Luke 1, 1, 4. ". " Wherefore' I put thee In re nie mbrone-e that thou stir up the gift ef tleid which is in tliev by the putting on of my hands." He re fers to this also in I Tim. iv, 14. The Spirit bestows gilts uj em peeiplo se verally as lle, the Spirit, will, and Ged place the members in tho liodyas it hath pleased him (I Cor. xii, 11, 1h). He give s to e ve ry man his work and home-thing to work wit h, and says, "Ocupy till I e-ome" (Mark xiii, 34; Luke xlx, la). Then at His coming He will re ward every loan according to his works. 7. "Fer Ge el hath not give n us the spirit of fear, but ef power, and ;f love, ond of a nound mind." Judging from thopetrtlon of the epistle following, such ns 1, 8, 12, 10; ii, i, hi, j'j in, ix'; lv, o, 10, we would Infer 1 hat the-fear referred to is a fe-ar ef what one might l e called upon to endure; but thoughtsof thopcrfee t loveof (hkI cjtst out all fe-ar (I Jehn iv, lis). 8-11. "Hut continue thou in the things Which thou hast learned and hast lxe-n as beueei oj. uur iorti saiei, "Lontlnuo vc in wy lovey "If ye continue in My word, then are ye My dlse-iple-s indeed" (John xv. 9; viii, 81). I like to rtme inbjr that Luke paid in tho beginning of his gospel that no wreite cemcernlng tho things which were "most surely believed," that his friend might "know the certainty" of these thlngB (Luke i, 1, 4), and that Abra hom was fully persuaded that what Genl hael promised He was able to perform (Horn, iv, 20, 21). 15. "And that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which aro able to inako the-e wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." These could l none other than what some tle- splsc as tho Old Testament writings, in Tvhlch Paul testifies there was wisdom un to salvation and the way of faith in Christ Jesus. I think tho way ef salvation. Goel's way, is nowhere in all tho IJible more iim ply set forth than In Gen. ill, 21. Tho Lord Himself provided t he clothing by the thed- ding of blood, und Adam and live had only to drtip us useless their own works, the fig leaf aprons, and accept Goel's provision. Blessed arc the children who from their youth are taught these things. 16. "All Scripture is given by insnlra- tlon of God and is profitable feu doctrine. for re'proef, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." While the Hi bio con tains tho very weirds of Genl and somo of the very words of the devil, as well as soma words of goeid and bad men, yet tho whole book, from beginning to end, was written by the Spirit of LioU, He givinir the mm whom ho used tho very wortls to write, as Is plain from such texts as Ex. iv, 12; u Sam. xxlil, 2; Jer. i, 7, 9; xxxvi, 2, 4, 6, 8: John xii, 49. The Spirit who wroto tho book Is still In the 1 ook, and Its words are fplrlt and life (Je !.n vl, 03). 17. "I hat the man of Goel mav 1 o twt. feet, thoroughly furnished unto all good Works." A man of Goel is ono who is first a child of Goel by faith in Christ Jesus, and then fully jie ldetl to Genl ns His tmr. chased property ftr His service, tho Lord's messenger With tho Lord's messnffe. r. ceiving his orders from Goel and rcHponsi Lie to Goel, see king in all things Hlsap provol. While wo aro saved freely by prace, it is that we may walk In the works. He has prepared for usfEth. il. lot. nnd the Scriptures alono are sufficient to qualify fully for all geHl wtirks. If we will only yield fully, God will work in us both to Will and to do of His good pleasure (Phil 11, 13;lleb. xiii, 21). 1 ETHIOPIAN WOMEN. $ touching Tribute to the Worth of the Abyailuiau of the Geutler Hex. Major Gamerra, who was made prisoner at the battle of Adowa, anil whose hair turned comple'tcly white with his suffer ings while In Abyssinia, has published a book giving an account of the ten months of his captivity. He pays a fetllng and genuine trlbuto to the Abyssinian women. The Ethiopian woman is obliged to work hard all day, hewing wood and drawing water, grinding the grain aud preparing ths household food To the men is re- fc gf vmvl ! ., , . . . n-. which they are very clever at 1 he CU9 torus of tho peoplo are quite patriarchal, the head of the family being often like a eultan in miniature, with a small harem of slaves . The legitimate wife, if the pro tests at all, dex-s so meekly, as women, even In that part of Africa, are considered little better than beasts of burden, and the Copt religion as It is unelersteiod, especially among the Ainharti, has not the power to rutse her from her state of inferiority. Major Gamerra paints a picture truly touching of the tende rness to sulVcring and the charity and self sacrifice, which are not found In isolated cases, but aro gen eral among the-sc duwntrudele-n souls He fpe-oks of a certain Kongeitu, an old and ugly woman, who was an angel of charity to many of the prisoners, but t-specially to the major. Sho shore-el their sadneps, the gathered and prepared the primitive medicines of herbs used there, nnd when the saw them depressi'd used to cry "Agar! I Agori'" (Italy! Italy !) adding that Men elek was good ami would fre-e them. When the untie rt-teiod that In Italy there were mothers, wives ami sisters weeping for them, she began to cry, und they In turn wete tho comforters. Tho first vveMi.un Major Gamerra met was when his fe-e t were all cut and bleed ing, owing to marching without slieus, so that he was in extreme pain. Sellas, a poor slave of Has Workle, se-oing his suf ferings, teiok the white linen sho woro from her head, divided it intei two ple-ces ami bandageel his fe et. Tills was an act of real se lf sacrifice', as such a piece eif lin en in Schoa and Goggiom Is a pre-eious treasure1. It was all tho more wonderful that a slave should irako such a sacrifle-o for a stranger, and he a captive1. After ten months the day at last canio for Major Gamerra to leave for Italy. He rose e-arly and vventtei take leaveof his true friends. Kongeitu was ill. She showed herself, and really was glad at his lit eratiori, but when the moment of parting camo sho could not conceal her bitter grief. Pall Mall Gazette. CHILDREN IN HOLLAND. Little Laels and Lnml- In a Schevenlnffcn Klnelercarten. Wandering through tho crooked streets of the little fishing villago of Schevcnln gen, from which the famous Dutch water ing plaeo takes its name, I heard many shouts of laughter Issuing from a garden Inclosed by high walls. Tho gate was open, and I pooped in. My curiosity was rewarded by one of tho sweetest sights I have ever witnessed. About 20 little Dutch maids and lads, their ages varying from 8 to 0 years, were enjoying a game of ordinary American tag, while a little at tendant of about 12 years stood by, busily knitting while sho watched them. A liell sounded. They all fell In lino behind tho little knitter and walked demurely, two oy two, in a serpentino lino around tho garden and disappeared In a long hall, at the door of which each child toeik off Its little wooden shoe's and held them In ono hand behind its back, says a writer in tho vNashlngtem Star. In the meantime tho principal camo out and invited me by signs to enter. In the hall I noticeel the little sal etts laid orderly slelo by side1. Uuro wero three halls In tills kindergarten. In each were 50 chil drtn between tho ages of 3 and 0 years the girls in gewns to their ankl's, held out in balloon fashion with haircloth net tlcoats, little white shawls pinne-d over the shoulders and caps covering their straight yenow iocks. At tliis free kindergarten tho children or the1 llslicr folk, many eif them father less, de rive all care and attention The y aro taught by the same methods used lu Germany. All seemed bright and happy. In one room they were singing quaint lit tle nursery rhymes about boats. So ono little fe llow made me understand by walk ing across the lloor, reilling like a sailor, and then going through tho motions of rowing a beat and pulling In nets He with great gle-e made me understand that ho would be a fisherman when he was "so big." stretching up his- aims and smoking an imaginary pipe. This amused tho children so much and made them shout and laugh so loud that the teacher was oblige d to send them to their seats aud end our fun. Chicago Hccord A New England Parson Personally, as professionally, says Al van F. Sanborn In The Atlantic. Mr. Woodsnm is a remarkable man to be lo catcd in a country purlsh He has a fine mastery of the theeiry and practice of In strumental and vocal music and a con siderable talent for painting His execu tion and Ideals In art, owing to his en forced absence from the centers, have been taken from the Hudson river school The paintings with which his home Is hung are copies by his own hand of the favorites of that period. Hut tho art sense and the art enthusiasm aro his, just the samo. He usually has a few boys and girls with a taste for tho expression of color and form as pupils, and ono would love to believe that a real art feeling had been aroused among the people In consequence. A con flderable feeling for landse-ape, however f not much for art. hai been developed In those who have come directly under the minister's art tuition, and this is of more real worth to them perhaps In the long fUD- , .A.,P"tf w,th t,1? rt,. Mr Woodsum a sKiiiiui cabinetmaker. The pulpit he preaches rom Is his own handiwork and he recently presented a church of a differ lEL dcn0,,n,uu'o". the nearest town. th another like lt-a lm)?t graceful act A Little Too .Methodical A characteristic story Is told of a New England man and his wife who live ver methodically One evening nxactli I o'clock they went to the kitchen to mak" the final preparations for the night Marthy," fcaid the husband, after few moments, "hey ye wiped the .mkdrj "Yes. Joslah you askf" he replied "Why do "Well," ho incnrn.l r .it. - drink, but I guess I'll "i, 7J?m. corning "-New York Tr lh. L" 11,0 No Time for Kport. A book aient nttmr, n . f-JFd politician nn eney'e lopedia "Cycloptdlar" exclaimed thn p.-i.. . an "No. Don't want I . W0 uhl't have time to ride lt. American Hebriw Royal makes the food pure, wholesome sad dellC0UJ, raw Absolutely Puro SOVAL BAKING POWDER CO., SEW VORK. A FOXY COJTOR. An Ingenioue Ituse to Keen Iletleu Woman Still. Among tho more prominent members of the medical fraternity eif Chicago is a phy. Ician who is renowneel much more fur his professional skill than for his control of his own nerves or temper. In fact his confreres laughingly remark that ho is able to control other peoplo rather Letter than he Is himself. Among the regular patients of tho doo tor is an elderly lady who Is something 0f a hypochondtiao, and who, though sho is more or less of an Invalid, constantly imagines herself to be in a much worn condition than sho really Is A few dnvj ago tho doctor was sent fur posthaste nnd I expecte-d, from the urgency of the sum- mons. to find her extremely 111. He was somewhat disgusteiel when ho found th'io she was in her usual condition, and when he Incautiously intimated that he dul not think her condition materially ch.inc. since he last saw her his patient launched into a recifil of her woes, teigether with numerous new symptoms which sln had discovered, which seemed almost endless The disciple of .Tculapius was compelled to prolong his visit until he was deeuh-iUy inconvenienced by the delay. He finally made his prescription and left the hou-c, promising to return the next day As sonn a he called the second time the lady commenced telling her ininureuij physical troubles The doctor had an im portant appointment to keep in a half hour and finally became distressingly nervous over the prospect, when a happy thought struck him Drawing from hi rocket one of the little thermometer which physicians use to test tenipcraure with, he said: "Mrs. , I wish to test your ten-f r:-i- ture. Will you be so kind as to hold this In your month for n minute!1" The lady did as directed, and while slie was rendered incapable of conversation I y reason of the impediment in her mouth the doctor felt her pulse and made out his prescription. He then removed the ther mometer ami left, having saved a gnat deal of time by the use. The samo thing was repeated for three days, whe n finally the invalid's daughter asked him anx iously : "Do you think mamma is going to have a fewer)" "No," replied tho doctor. "Sho makes me nervous with her talking, and I want ed a little quiet." Tho daughter straightway told her moth er of the circumstance', and after a stormy interview the physician was paid off and dismissed. At last aecemntsthe invalid had secured a doctor who, while he may not be tho equal of tho first in medical skill, is not made nervous by her endless chatter. Chie-ago Chronicle. Tribulation of a lloiixcbntlder. "I believe that there should bo somo kind of a university er night scheied to teach men how to buy lot.s and build houses," declare d a citizen who Is finally setth-el in his new home. "More than that, there should boa law making this kind of an education compulsory, and a searching examination be-fore any one bo given n license to spend his money in land and building. "I've beeu through It, and I'm talking by the card. After 1 had purchase-el my lot I was jumped en fur some back taxes, had to settle with an heir that hadn't joined in the deed and pay a paving assessme nt. I was advised by o friend that my best scheme was to make u separate contract for each kind of work to be done, and then bo on hand as much as possible to sco that nothing was neglected. The result was that I lost u whole summer, teok care of two or three rows a day, listenod to ex pensive suggestions, and in the end paid out $1,000 more than my most liberal cal culation had provided for. Then I wasn't nearly as well satisfied as with my orig inal plans. "While tho moving vans were unload ing at the door, my wife was bustling about in one of woman's most dollghtftil occupnf !ons, and the children wero rolling under the trees In . tho back yard, along came a man who called me aside and in formed roe that I had built on his lot. "As I was not armed he escaped with his life, and we called each other names across the street till I coolod down suffi ciently to hold a peaceful parley. He was right. My pretty new houso adorned his lot. I was u squatter. He had mo just because I had carelessly ignored the nb-, struct man and the surveyor. I would have heard from him sooner, but he had been away. He was white nnd crave me a deed to the lot in exchange for a deed to the noxt lot, which I had really purchased. " Detroit Free Press. For a Mosquito ltite. The court of appeals has decided a suit against tho Uuiteel States Mutual Accident Insurance company, brought by Mm. Sallio Auibcrg of Louisville for 150,000 for the death of her husband, which vas caused by a mosquito bite. The lower court hclel that the Lite was not an accident in the meaning of tho word 89 used by insurance companies, but upon appeal Mrs. Auibcrg got per emptory instructions iu her favor. i is miniated that one-twelfth of the population of England suffer from gout. A Berlin physician, Dr. Fehlaner, say that this malady Is often due to tho ex cessive use of meat. ewton was so small and frail at birth that his life was despaired of. Ho liveel, however, to bo 85, which was also Vol taire's age. Idaho ranks fifth In the production of precious metals 135,201,620 of gold and 1,000,883 of silver.