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* BACK UP A SORTAIS 4 KANAKA RUNNER DISTANCED HALF A DOZEN HORSES. M Wai a Tmltr TmI ml Kadaranaa, aaf th* fi*rf> lafejMI of Kalnkaaa Wo* Eaetly. Th •>•»**• r»a Ik* Sanaa Drmpprû Daad. "Did any of you ever hear of a 3Ö ■tile steeplechase for man and beast?" Inquired one of the California no u In A party of turf followers when stories at queer bet* and long shots were go lag around. "Well, there was an af ,. . .... ... ,, , i fair of tliat kind down In the Ifawui I I proposition, j Kalakaua, was king of tlie Islands. There were no telephone* Joining the Islands then, and state messages and 1 Iftu btiu«.'ti lu till» full of 18H3, wheu I that g«*tl!ftl rliili* mai-aruo tnuudai'i* were carried liy the Inter- i "" d by K "; Bauüü alTii^ Ilk." Vuwr* an^nî'inu! tjli,» IB retrain or ou flu? ttall, aud tlioy «ida't know w hat gelling winded or tlnsl mennl, "Kalaknua thought a good deal Of then* runners of hi*. He nlwny. umln tattled that tln*y could go faster and farther than horse, over the rough Uaw.uan eouulry. In ,his he wu. dis S t'e t hi T H , «i'mΫ«. . Vr' f . o" 8 " 1 '; * ;T V h " V< ' " f Until that ho would pick out a runner f! „T"? li* y" m r ", " V* 4 f 1 froiu llllo ,0 the top of the burning tu I les, quicker Hutu any lieisu und any rider, They snapped tlie It looked as 1 «nd of It, The Mug nail a big party from Honolulu sailed in oue „1 tlie luterlslitnd sieiiiu er* to Hilo, ou the umlu !»liimJ of Ha waii. to see tlie llulsti. laku of Klluuea, a dlsiuuee of Oould do the trip, king up at even money. If they had the S' "Tho king picki-d Hiomvy Kanaka, a man about do years c»l<L who hud l.rtcti employed as 11 run ••At* **ti the inland of Muni for n num ber of years, to try the trick for him Eight 0-horseback, ou nativ« poules, n way Isiek from western ■»«.«*, niv fwMlii. nippy te tie demon*, thoroughly used to the bud road* and the climbing. Tin* king and Ula party had gone up to the Volcano Hi,** at tiio top of K lia lieu, tu coach «*• the day tieforo lo b» oil build to greet the w inner. "Now, I understand that that road from llllo up ip the InuiiJug lake of hilfceen Inis Iss-n I lit 11 litige, lithe. Kanaka* iimdo tlie start bred cayuses • i lit - l>< provint sine« the time I'm * peaking of, but It sur.-ly A bad trail ttiuu. was It wu* only wide . Muough for 011 « wagon, and it •bout • <lfi degree affair in Hie climb *11 tu« way up. The palm* Hint lined the rond u*ed to get blown across the • rail by the »core la big windstorm*, Alid the coach drivers counted It 11 part at (hetr business u, jump from their •cuts every time they, «unie te these obstruction* nud aUouldcr tlie of the way. attendis! to carefully, however. In ad vane« of tin* rare by order of Kala knim. and it loked Ilk was in out 'lids work hail all la-on a plpt> for the cay use*, all of which had mad rtm up many a time. "Kit la kau* didn't ask for any liumll c«p allow aueo for Ids niiiu. uer twti th tin. The run •ntleh with tlu> hot *ud tlu-y got off together ut the eiuck nf the gnu, *«4, The horse* distanced tlie rtiuuur from the Jump, aud he let (beui dlataiw-w him. G airing, and he Just t.*.k up a stcud.v K*|*- id let tlie cayuses get out or id* sight For leu tulle* the •u far ulsne film on the trull that lie roiiUluT eveu ace I hem, but lids Kuna kn knew how to wait. He was dl> ssed In - cm uses - I i The horses be gnu to com» I sick t tbe runner long hoforo the Huit Way House was reach •si. and tie- Kanaka w as just galloping »long p. he Is-glnnlng »r the tldrd Ignir with in« same tdg stride ho had started lu with, Ids arms up and »hoot I»* <»nt ip front th« toub)« um» drill. p»" 1 in him when lie fetched up at the n*lf Wav House, lg« »tor there to a spring la-alde the road and !<*>k n r-oUpiu nieutbflil* of w ater The myiiHw wer« up ahead a bit. Plowing their head* off, for t hey had la-ell go lug at » clip that they l.ad never been |M*hed to Ih'Ioi'a * 1 he Kanaka headed tho Ituneh » mile beyond ,he Half Way House, and U arm* » tdg rouip for him the rest of the dlstnne«. He took a position for th«f remaining o| tllv journey »■wut a city bh**k ahead of tti« wrlth Ing aud' panting b..(s,- H . and lie Just Muck to lit* lop« like a uma wound up. Ue never let 'em get nearer than « trtock to him for the remululug three hour* of the trip, looking tmek at them with a grtu once In awfifie. When uuly three lOlle* y»-t rauia.llc.l l-.l ue * Teh-auo lieuse wu* p, t M . reaelosl. the Kanaka took another drink out ef a a|*rtag and tn-gau to draw away. The Kauaka thkrs whipped aul «purred their horse*, but It was no g.**l The Ksuak* ruuuvr dUapp,-arisl out Ihetr sight eu the toituou* trail, and when six of the f him tike »ohik-i-* on Tli.-r wasn't a >|*>d dow n the ' cay use* pulled up at : the le-lel veisuda about tl»*« qmm er* , ml in h»ur later the immer wa* «llttu* Mi the Met«, fauulng tdum-if aud dr ink lug Mki Two of th* hors»« had | ik«t>ped dead in their final effort. "I ha Kauaka made the to uUW trip «*rr »Ulk« a a. I *t«u<-« mi a wiry road I» « hour* aud *»» mluulc*. « u .i he look •d 0t to run for hi* Ilf« when he gut through "hen t wa* reading about the young fellow* who did the long Alliance ruunlug In ffauiea in Grvci* w-uie year* ago, tt •irm-k me that any one of Dave K a* knua'a nmtun i*udd have made t|,« whole Ituneh look It*-- aiuiulnmu» iU. •ar*."— W*»fiiagtuu |*o*t. : tl.owe ( My Hilda u «'Owe ... , . . . * ou ,p ^ partbularly busy I* tte hour to expcn a call from «he man i ï£^ÙCn Gtobl* W OUü WOUW I Q^-AlchUon Globe. ! * 6H0RT WORDS. tTmrm Arm »omp, »«4 Thmr Arm Rlvkt to ibv l*«*J nt. The following paragraph on "The t'se of Hliort Words" is attributed to Horatio Seymour. It practices vvluit It prenclied therein, since there Is no word In It with more than two sylbi Ik* bl#*n, nav« nti«.*2i ft» are <JU 0 tcJ for pur* 1 *mvh of lllurttratio!!: 3Ö "We must not only flilnk In words, but we must also try to use the liest In words and those « hleh In speech will l>'R what Is in our minds Into the minds of other*. I Ins is tlie great art wl, ich Um '"" U " ,H| * ala wl '° wlF, ' ,0 , i teach In (lit soliool, the churcli, at tin* , .. , , . I bar or through (lie press. 'J o do till« In I the rigid way they should use the I j wolds which wo learn in early i j|f ( . U | 1( | which have the same sense to j all l iasses of men. 1 Bible is good I I The English of our Now and then some i hing word* are found, anil they always j "; ^ «>"• r r 77 ' vll,, b >'' u " ,i,, ,tK ; m j I,,kc wh,cl ' H ' >'* «e-ufrn lion ; t yiV :r n Z. ° .. from tlm wnifh toroim*/ I here la one long word which ought not ... be In It uatnely, 'generation' in the old sl.ui the old word'brood'la usetl. Kesd th,. verse with the ter.«. ...id you will reel Its full force: 'O yu viper's brood, who hath warned you to tie., from the wrath to comer sometimes not l,,i ' k llkü «- 1 "'« »hen it Is set l "* ,l,e ,,,,mv r,,1 ' U ,,f « Wor ' 1 ' 'Vhen a man steals and we call j it a •defiileutlon,' we are at a loss to If It Is a plunder or a crime, if h „ Hoes .8,. tell the truth, and we are told that 11 I* 11 case of 'prevarication,' It tubes us s, um I line lo know Just wlmt wo should think of it. No mini will over cheat himself Into wrotigdo ing, nor will lie in-at a loss to Judge of ofliers if In* thinks and speaks of nets lu clear, crisp terms. It Is a good rule, If on.- Is at a loss to know If an act Is o j right or wrong, t.» wrllo It down In short, Htralghtout English." A FEAT IN GLASS BLOWING. Th* Ti-lck Wbli-li * llusslan Hprnii« •IM lilt* I*, k !••• I'| M. Eiii|Miror Nicholas wished to llluml nate theAli-xauder column In a grand style. Tlie size of the round lamps lie used for the purpose were Indien led aud Hie glasses ordered at the manu factory, where the workmen exerted themselves In vain and almost blew' the breath out of their bodies in tlie endeavor to obtain Hi Thi* cutumissloii must Is* executed, that was self evident, but how? A gnat premium was offered to the oné who could solve the problem. \galii till- llllllllltl bellows tolled mid puffed. Their ilcsin-d size. . • object seemed umiHiilimble, j when at last a long bearded Russian stepped forward and declared that he could do It; lie had strong lungs; lie Would only rinse Ills umiiili first with il llllle water to refresh them. He applied Ids mouth to the pipe and puffed lo »iirli purpose that the vitre ous ball HWelled and puffed nearly to tlio required dimensions, up to them, beyond them. "Hold! "You are doing h did you do it all ?" "The mutter Is simple enough." nu *w crcil tin- long beard, 'hut first, where is my premium?" And when he clutched the promised lioiifity In- explained. Ho had retained some of tlie watei III ills moi it li. which find p-isnsl thence Into Hie glowing ball mid then, becom ing Mioaui. had rendered Idiu lids good Chicago Inter ihvnu. Hold!" crltsl tlie looker* on. i mm li. And how sen lee Solhurs nnd I niirn Kren». ""Idle Iu New York and before lie hud made any lilt, the elder Sotliern lmd a dispute with I .aurn Keene eon coming liearsnl, mui Miss l-U-cne went Into one of her tantriuu*. After the quarrel on tlio stage »lie retired to her dressing r<*mi aud, still angry, sent for Sotliern nnd began to rate him lh-n-c!,v. "Slop, 141 urn stop Just a minute!" Interrupted the comedian and advntie ing to the light deliberately turned It down. une ti ll Ini affair at a "Wlmt do you mean by tliat. sir?" •tie di-innudod In it i-ngc. "Oil, nothing." replied Hot hern, "bill you htt»e always been so lovely to me that I can't bear lo look upon your beautiful face when von are In n pas go on." S.iu Francisco ■km. Argouiiiit. Now. . . . i. ,, , t ;r?,r i 1 l*nltt I» Ont* te IItie HI* Wife, Tlio maddest man hi I'lallo county live* at Humphrey* He attended u and during tlie evening the ladle* Inaugurated a hugging be«, Hn pinf-tvls to go to tlie Sun.lui 1'rlce* person huggtsl •lal. cliool were graded ac.-ordtng to ttu l-'or lii*tnii«-v. for Img ging a >oung. Inexperienced girl ihe bldiler had to give up ten evnt*. mar rlinl brought lé i-i'ii I * .nml - women It» said he would take « marrl.-d After he had hugged tô ei-nts' : w-utli the Ivtndnge w,*i* ra-uiov<-<l from , hi* eyes.niid. to and behold !.«■ had l-.sn hugging Ids own utr,-: f|,cn he kicked and w anteil hi* 15 i-t-nta Iwtck. Cel uni | bu* tNeb ) Tim«» won in A Mfwory. "KiniK* tiu\ wir. \»ui iiawn t wo mot Your faei- I* strnugely fam'.l iMfum? iar.' "Ye«x tnndaiu. our host Introduced to en< h other Just tu-fora- itlnner." "Ah. I was positive I liait •otuc w here! : Ilarleiu Life. u* vi-i-n you ; 1 never forget a face." ; i A Itlwe Mrwaw ,te»ner. The appli-.auta for teachers' ivrtlfl *w'«*s IU Calloway county were nski-d nt examination to define "briea hrwc ' ' i i(ag ,.- a> ,„. r an*iver. d H.at I W U -■*•«•««» Uiro ! Oourler-Jounul. "brtc a I at a dog." I ouutuin p<ak to get the i 1 tIFE'S. VARIORUM. ; (or that, aim 0nmr w urk fuf la, tome sti griritJ at Some long fur I hmy hat* they *|> » rutth for the 'a Urn turn; I.. t il, > iiaven't got, and what An*I I a/, ».me aunlvaa lade aud sleep it Then crawl off ic.aI day. ^ utK ß„«j a;« t,*rth a first rate p!a I Alld ", i j Who luvc laid ck,»i> a ruls tor Ilf»—nev»r to g«-t. lo aiav» ari'i ■tint Aittl »uv« And lif#* • «hur i pit.hAure to consiiit in beta* i»UIU A tiki KIAVc*. Ami other» with a twinkle in the hand And hi art And eye Wilt »t ih<* their live» that th'y can spend more than they can Mini laid hy. Suiitr Ukc a drink when the/ arc dry and game wh.n they aim wet; Some drink f«r aweet rern* nibrance aake, aom • I that they may forget, Li tens be, like you and me, free from ail §bam atliirïL h,.irir turn to 1 1 , 1 », lonie turn to tint, for fortun j mui fur Nine, j Ami Tim Z m LT '" /lhU " C ' nd "** th,,r< ' ; B ut ii.m'. 4 .otmnon t.onin* point, » fate, un », ÏT, 'lit: r anü smil . turn ****** i.ch an! i»<»r and gnat and amAil turn - , f .. ver-_' CW '' TAI iriwn cuno TALKING SHOP, a Sentiment Concerning Which There 1 * « »...i.ierui.ie numb..* »jf there is one thing that makes me , little wearier than another," said .... amateur cynic, "it is .0 hear a man j boast that lu; 'never talks shop.' I met a fairly eminent actor at a little gatli erlug not long ago. mid when some pleasant reference was made he drew himself up and said, 'You will pardon me, j am sure, but, really, I make It a rule novel- to talk shop.' That remark convinced two or three thick heuded j hearers that lie was slngular'y free from vanity, but It couvluced the rest of us that ho was a double dyed don key aud a poseur of tiio purest ray "Every right minded man likes to talk shop aud does so whenever tie gets u chnnee. class dubs almost Invariably a sue- | cess. The members are all interested In the name thing and can talk shop ad lib. without gelling called down, of the redeeming features of inntri j niony Is the fact that a man secures n i helpless victim to whom he can talk serene. it is that which makes One ■Hsu the precise thing in which each is most Interested. They don't like to talk Simp! Faugh! Nobody has any right to make such an asset- tion except a Inirglur la a police sta tion!"- New Orleans Times Democrat. simp «*very day of the year. ""'hen a chap Is traveling ns in a Rti-nuge city, what a Joy It is to bump I up against somebody In one's same line of business! It Is like meeting a I long lost brother! I have often thought | that the chief objection to being a 1 hangman Is Unit there are so few pér sens Willi whom a fellow could chat ! disjoint with sharp questions a benutl fully prepared .. with which HU uuibltlous orator expected to charm i was ml in a long, rambling The Judge listened and fanned himself ami fidgeted about on tin bench forsonie lime, and, finally, lean-I lug over Ids desk, said In an audible whisper, • t'onfouud It Brown, cou-.e to "And yet it inis grown to bo a fusli Inn among people of eminence In all the professions to affect a reluctance i to dl. about the craft. He S||»V til«. Point. A former attorney general of the United Stutes, In u recent article, tells tho following am-ednte if Mr. Justice Miller of tlie federal supreme court: Judge Miller was a very agreeable ■nan socially, but in the later years of Ills life lieeiune somewhat Impatient j upon the bench. He was no orator him self and seemed to liav«> an averslou lo all attempts nt oratory la court, seen him on more than l have me oeeaslou und captivate the court, nier day. as It Is said, lie was holding court in a western stnte, and a lawyer, wlmm we will call Brown, dressing him speech. < file tnldsuiii tbe point." "Wlmt point ?" Inquired the wlmt astciilshnl lawyer. some responded the judge; and, though tfio sequel does not appear, It I* probable Hint there was a rapid ooudousnHon of talk in that courtroom lifter tills short iidloquy. "Any point." Th* Vi î«*!*» Hj-a, The Nile Is l»tiee nud mystery, turn their beautiful ; sseutlully a river of st Even the camel* ■ ft eyes upon you ns If you were Intruding iqion their si ! leiiiv nnd reserve. way sometime* in church sermon touches a particular ; up 1 "'"■»» f>H-l like apologizing when 11 I.Ilian Bell In Wo- j Never were tlie eye* in a human heml camel's. o beautiful a* a There I* a limpid soft ness, au appealing platutlveues* In thetr expres sion which drag nt like the look in the your ») mpnthh-* | -.te* of a huueh-j it mean* that with your opjior you might linve done more Your mother look* at back tlinltles w uh lour life. you that when tlie camel i,»ok-i nt me.— f man'* Home Companion. I I ! ; ! j I I'IhuIu* III Do« M. lie I M-lleie tliat a man -tiouhl let ht* nets speak for them*elve*. She \nt I ti when y u lin k my hand In your* last nljTl t you Intended It a* a proposal of marriage?- Chicago New*. understand then tliat se n people run after yon Ihv.i i:-«- y..n didn't liave ; Baltlmon- Jewish Comment. Quite lit« He U .11 ■r«». Osmond you've never seen no- run after people who have money. IV*nioinl No: lull 1'ie . The m-t celebrated b:,trl„ stood* of th- civil wai were i Inclnnatt. Traveler tii*» favorite charge« ; ( Urmntw by mu] ShcrUUn. money ' j I I The first postorfi e Paii* in t+rtj; r America iu lîio. was opened In in England in 1581; le Two Austrian Fop*. The two greatest dandies at the Em prers Maria Theresa's court were Count Crobor ami Marquis Taroucea. These two men made a wager at; to the who should appear In the most costly costume at the next court ball, jewels to he debarred. The Marquis Taroucea appeared In most gorgeous apparel and was considered by every one to bave triumphed over his rival, who was at tired in a plain satin suit. While the Jury were deciding Count Crobor threw i open Ills plain satin cloak, and, placing It on the ground, showed that it was lined with one of Correggio's most fa* J tnous works. The count won the wager —1,000 ducuts—but the Correggio had cost 100,000 ducats. j The same count once paid a visit to Paris wUi a large party of friends and entertained them at a "dinner" ! which lasted three days and nights, it j is interesting to note that this extra va gant nobleman died in penury sonic !!U it • ' rears later. II* vins exhausted his tm-nns, he was pensioned by the Em I"-™ but in HUB. When rnu.. ... . about £80 a vcnr One ,,1 I fZn «1^ L c t was discovered on a bean of refuse on ™ Vho™\Ttho Itenul* _1—_Li. The Enormity Melted There was est ini opposition to the disturbance of the old Granary burial ground adjoining the Common In Bos- j ton, through a portion of which the mbway runs. It was necessary to re- j move the remains of till) persons in torred 1 there. One elderly man of Scotch descent made a great fuss over a what he termed "the euormily of mo lesting the boucs of his ancestors." j After much argument, delay and por suasion the venerable Scot was in duced to agree that If the city would construct a tomb according t-i his ideas he would consent to the removal without causing further trouble. On to the day the vault was completed tlie guardian of ills progenitors was taken | "Now, n i man. over to Inspect this new repository. said Dr. Green, a former mayor, who hud charge of tlie work of removing the bodies, "you can set a day and the remains can be brought over and deposited here." "W'liilt!" exclaimed tlie old genlle "Tlave that nice new tomb lit U hen any stranger stops at his is- | hind lie will give him of the liest that : the island affords; he will get up great concerts ami dances of the Islanders; Above all, he will take him out to s(*o a Close up the old tomb and let 'em be!" I new family tomb.—New York Tribune. a I -_ | a 1 only wlilto man on tlio Island—which tered up with those old bones? Never! Tlitis did he secure, without cost, a A Pet Wim le. On a small island in the middle of tlie Noiitli I'aeille lives a planter, the his o.,t O- 1 ,mi, is , ,-t î •I m I. Kdes t.i, C, ll la w-,s v!'oT t.-d bv iliiv .mu, 1 ! This pet is a sperm whale, nearly 70 f " ,tlo,,K - nu .r^ra'ïür wliH-h is wulltHl in bv m,-»! t. 4 »,V wlcn imite small n . i ! ïè bà.l grown s!!' bi.'Vlmu ,;; ^;,!! The great «routnix.. i,„ I fed when Hie nlni t.-r m i 1 uVtei' his înenV of Inirrel* of'choiined meat or fish performs some minder .us mui «;,!«î,r«g , n -ieks sr lug what Is expected of him—Stray Stories. * i --- III* Doable Demise. "Wnll, w ull!" ejaculated MeLubber ty, in the midst of Ids perusal of a newspaper which lie lmd carelessly picked up. "lb-dad, poor Duffy is dead I "gain! An ut sanies to tun- happened ll1 'Ihe same way as ut did prayvously " be lius lu-eu blown up liy a preunitoor : blast. O! shud hov fought thut wanee ! " bov l«-«*u euougii t« satisfy him, , but thin lie always was wan av thlm : feoers tliot ul \ er know dheir own i ■ is full of brow n skinned .folk—who cuts aud dries the meat of tlie cocauut, which he sells to trading vessels, i row en trance not get out if he wanted to. j moinda." iu some surprise. ! "l'hwot are ye/, tarkin about?" asked M rs - MeLubborty "Duffy dead again? Is ut are?" crazy ye "No; Dl do lie Failing ut rolglit he in dlie papy, nu"— "Lave ro me look at tliot dockymiut! Whey, yez liluuderlieud, dills is a J. tliot Ot laid out year-ow Id papy »iiread ou dim shiif!" ! to f money , chiefly upon five i pu-li, "squareness." ,-lear head economy and rigid adherouee Ip tlie rule of not overworking. Too ; much Work is worse than no work 1,11 , p tbp and unfits a mau mentally aud phvs j leu liy for tlie battle of life. f steady work is as "Is tliot tnolud bad luck happeuin to llaria-r's Ibunir. so ! \\ nil, ut relaves me Ui was sorry to fink av such poor Duffy."— a | In my «pinion, the s nmkiug ilcis-nds tilings edin *s. The Hmd to Wealth. eret o Im hour» much asauy I a day I hum ! attempt. I ; n\old living t , hi in- matter how roi t—ought to In addition to these things, grasping; bi-iter make ! a Moiill profit by sura- menus than at j tempt to I tain and I 'aruegie. make a larger one by mice risky r iiieasuii-s.—Auiliuw A Dinner Tea«. In Sit*'rla t iu-ra- is a g.ssl custom tliat a bride, on coming to her luis Mind * house, has to give a dinner pareil with her own hand ; the islmutlon she pro * as a test of lias tis-i-ived. . . , lf »be sno-iH-vls in gratifying her g-.n si*. it B woùl.ù's ?,w n'«.vvih-ncc' bu,' ul'so° U " S rocouiiiietidaHou i ; bj a* a *f her whole family, was Instructed. v. horn she Tin is one of the oldest knn The Ctiinese have tln-tr j bronzes. Ci oui 1 1 me iBBHMtU wn met al* u*»-il it in the brasse» f&brb-ntlon of »Uli PAID WITH A SNUB. - A Cmmm of Badly Misplaced Civility b > «**• »«>■***«' Woman. If anything roils a woman, It is to have some younger woman get up and offer her a seat In a street car. This misplaced civility infers that the elder woman is to be considered on account of her age, when, in fact, there is little difference in years between the two. 1 witnessed a droll bit of comedy the other day in a Brookline electric that makes me smile every time I think of It. Tlio ear was full, with several pas J sengers standing, when in bounced a stout, well preserved person, with white lmir beautifully pompadoured. j 8he was dressed in deep mourning, but a bunch of violets in the front of the coat gave a touch of "mitigation" to ! her grief, which was quite borne out j by a impriment lurking in lier mouth and eyes. The lady grasped a strap and looked out of tlie window. Then suddenly a young person sitting near, : observing perhaps that no infill In the; car intended to offer his seat, rose and i , Al 4 . , 07f 11,0 ° lbCr 0,1 "'S," 8 = " 011 1 J ou haie my sent. *. , 7° K °"' S f ° g<>t ° Ut? aSked the standee. ^ j „ N .°' n '" <] " m ' replied thls t " ctless Z*r-I'to "îîîfü. *.!*"«. Î* lsl . d If agLnceœuds^nvtÎat j Î * would have fnlSn .'.n thi deTd j OnrweousSleepInK Apartment of Lnd writes Pro Gore In the July Ladies' One room alone— tilg renowned bed- ! chamber—could not be duplicated for j loss than a million dollars. "The vaulted ceiling is one great al "Thank you. When I am too old to 1 stand up, I shall not enter a public cou voyance." That was all. The junior woman slunk back into the seat, and some of tlie passengers tittered. — Cincinnati Enquirer. A $1,000,000 BEDROOM. wl* II, tlie Mad Kin«. "Half way lietwoen Munich and SalZr burg Is the third castle— Herrenchiem see— built by Ludwig II, fessor J. II. Home Journal. "This great structure is Incomplete, fortunately for already overtaxed Bavaria, for no one could surmise what Its cost would have been. I legorlcal painting, tlie rounded cornice is covered with a score of richly framed mural paintings, tlie walls are panels of hammered gold of Intricate designs, nud even the floor Is of a mar velous pattern. the purpose of tills wonderful room is the sixty thousand dollar lied with Its canopy more niagnlflceut than any that covers a regal throne. | "i u the gorgeous dining room he had : erected a disappearing table Tlie only suggestion of which when a course was finished, and in Its place came up another, set aud served. He ' ,eslrt " (1 thls K0 that ««I'vauts would be 1 Unnecossary 1,1 " ,0 ,-oom !,,ld 'be most fu^aïety ^ C ° l " d ^ disCUS8LHl !>r y «*° pte *-**> «. îî ie famoU8 100111 «t Honvncljituusee. | ! 0m '® «*«*» leased Ludwig so ir:; 11 ., 'Z bcr r ^ itatl "' 1 tllat thought it an opportune moment to re I licrmisslen to see ills 'most poetic ^'^bamber.' 8he was coolly dismissed tor b ° r /'"T tWy ' a " <l the - rants | " t*i e ordered to fumigate the room in which sbe bnd u ^ n rwei - d " i ' He*ekl*h " W*terwork* Engineer, Hezoklnli, king of Jiulali, who reign ^ ln th c .'ears 717 to C88, B. C., was a Pbuicer in constructing a system of waterworks, bringing water into the c *^' °*" Jerusalem. In the holy hook I we . ri " nd: "He made- the pool and con dl,it and brought tlie water into the! cit y- stopping the upper part of Gilion, j : nQd brought It straight down to tlie ! west sld « of the city of David. And' , *Jezeklah prospered in all his works." : bioin the "pools of Solomon," near i Holhleheiu, water was conveyed to ■ Jerusalem, a distance of six dropped through the floor within two stones, liew n out to fit it, then covered over i with rough stones Even iu those days was or seven miles, through a conduit of earthen I'd' 0 about ten inches in diameter. The ! pipe was Incased cemented together. s "boil tlie water" | a well known tnJunctlon.—Seattle 1 ost Intelligencer. j . „ , awyer. A well known attorney is telling a good story on himself. He had been, retained to defend a counterfeiter aud ! advised him to plead guilty. Ills client did so, and as there was in the mind of t io court a fixed idea that if a prisoner , pleads guilty he does i bas Won In Spite of III* I, so because he no attorney the Judge asked him why he made that plea. . ... 1V!Ul8 ** j"? lawyer told me to." | l>id be give you any reason for It?" « e*. He told me 1 would have no show- before this Judge." * * u> collr t ilnred.^up and ordered a plea of not guilty to be entered, nnd tlio counterfeiter was acquitted.—l'hil fedelphia Call. i '- Timimr"* Triamph. j Mamma, what would you do if that big vase in the parlor should broken ?" said Tommy. "1 should spank Mrs. Banks, little sen. get whoever did It." said gaziug severely at her "ell. th«*n. you'd better begin to fret up vo*r muscle," said Tommy glee „ lv - " l ' oz l'"pa's broken it."—Harper'« Bazar. The longest plants iu the world are æa weed. One tropical and subtropical v artet y is known which, when it reach p* its full development, is at least G00 feet iu leugth. Venexuela has claiming 'iS",ooo It Is about viua. an enormous territory, . square miles of area. as a.go as Alaska and Art-, - ___ _ j ' r,,e c# *'Pimpf Once upon a Lime Leavenworth the late whom all old timers remerm to General Powell Clayton. }LZ' in New York oue day when L proaolied by a chap who * on the string a rieh r j who was anxious t start * i, ' game and wanted h| m to ul him. He proposed to Smith the would take up the offer— Smin*** tackle the game and he would * of ate with Smith, so that tou t'' 01 could rob tlie Cuban of SûOjUu a Smith sent up stairs for n** told him what the gambler 2? posed. Ail three started out ^ Cuban, and they found him ed l>y everything refreshing to ey oould buy. Smith n n( ] (w, - atul drank and drove aud theater and laid all sorts of fu*** Cuban's expense for three 1 days, all tlie time having ua ^ coaaahfei r »n»«. there ; Len -j mi '3. 'nid b. n ""« ftouf that : sidération the proposed the; Finally, when they were ,v with their business in New *. . , .. , , »ork 0,1 tba, !7 Pd th ,° K;nuhl *' M f <'>' th* ^ 8H ^ e8ted for suckers elsewhere tlia n 0U ' O, ' K , front *f fom K m j was estimated that the gambler, ,enst l $1 ' 000 ^ntenaiuiug Î* ' endCd vlctllus - K '"'^'s City j -' tkdj The Untruthful Mamw r We saw- only tlie outer gardi-i, the museum, the chief attracts which is a magnificent marble mn agus decorated with bus-»^ Alexander tlie Great. The collect« statues, bronzes and sarcophagi teresting and Immensely valuable I would like to copy Rome of scrlptions from tlie guidebook space forbids. Une Egyptian mummy caw k "Stranger, forbear" kind of « tion oil it. The glli-.le furnish« with a liberal translation. Tbe kii tlie Inside of tlie case, "svvatli spicery and lino linen," hadcatu« injunction to be placed on the Udi sarcophagus: "Do not disturb those mains, for there is naught withia casement except my poor body. I is neither gold nor precious Jewd ! reward tlie covetous." j peal. to of I m The antiquarians who unearth I siircopliugus did not respect till When, they examined the 1 my wrapped inside of tile Dot found several pieces of gold clasp the right hand, which proves tb oriental will lie eveu after da Egyptian Cor. Chicago Record, is Wo t'«e For the AIHnratm The colored prisoners iu the pa tiary are acquainted with the ! of crocodiles aud fully realize that relish a pickaninny. Under this cunistanees they are not anil# a make the acquaintance of a ora that inhabits tlie fountain of th* on. The other day one of then had committed some offense was I to tlie cellar to be punished, id b:ld blindfolded oue of th, iääääI | That caused the colored maa toH mence to plead, and he said."* Lord, Mr. Deputy, ef yousek-tl 111 neber come back here ag'in."l "But you told me that tbe |R time," replied the deputy. | "But dis Is- de time I tells J truf, and I nelier will come buck k'fj i «•* '«.vm s the t «b .,e the animal had bitten him a few* notwithstanding the fact that tbtH odile had been iu the fountain t® a time. word up to date, but he is lia soon forget the lesson of the en that is the deadly enemy of thec men in the south.—Columbus Dl* j Tbe Reviver, "Baby was taken very bad you were out, mum," said tin servant girl. "Oh, dear!" said the young wi® he better now?" The colored man has k "Ob, he's ail right now: but k bad at first. He seemed to. eon» quite faint: but I found his uieiM the cupboard"— i "Found his medicine! Good What have you been giving tbe | There's no medicine in the eupl "Oil, yes, there is, mum. U» on it." j And that girl triumphantly pa a bottle labeled "Kid Reviver." don Tit-Bits ! Making «n» Most of It la Hull recently a little girl vlted to a party'at a friend's After tea different games wer« cd in until It was time to go bow tbe guests were leaving the bos» . fered the litUe girl a bun. | "No, thank you, ma'am." **J Kiri. "I could not «-at any uiorv The hostess theu told her to P* her pocket. "1 can't," relied the mite: already; but the next tim» I wiU bring a basket."—Hull Tti i Where They Wfit. j The professor was démolit believed) Darwin nud his t a task which he frequently en —when he triumphantly w< witli tlie question: "If we are monkevs, win-re tails?" The leeturer. who had been »I his full hour, was startled to I reply from one of the audletic* : ""'e have sat on them so W they are worn off." This is the gToatesL dairy f* 01 the world, yet in some of the oW roi>ean countries two or three fi* much milk aud cheese are c 0 ® per capita as in the United Ft»< __ Some royal crowns aro me' wadded caps ornamented vritk nnd pendants.