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Beware the Woman I [OHsteel.l I T>» tebeUa* dab of Hairtßfltaa ■|— -■ fegr ■ rate of eteraßteteaßißß olitloo accratla* a Calteug. to dobot* Tram tbo dab of Foeahontee ceUeflt, u tettttnttea for rows wooao. A eooamlttoo of throo, eooatetlng of jUoporo. Abbott, Doctor ood PurU«too. !wm appointed to moot o otaolUr oooo odttoo of girls, MtsMO Barbour, Erar attsnd Tumor, wltb a rlow to armor log tbo terms. Tbo prssidsat of tbo iHsTTingtou dab thus iddrossoii tbo I “Too sro to aodsrotsod that io or taring upon s dobs to with girls wo sro osmssorfly st s dtaadrantefle. In tbo amt place It Is Impossible to got as Swarding committee that will not giro n decision In foror of «Ms oror own no matter if tbo girls talk robbteb from tost to last Then tbsso creatures sro adopt In tbstr monkey ways of te gaondng an sodieaes. Secure prorl* alone that will Insure as fair play or don’t sign articles.” Tbo president of tbo Poedbontss dab thus addressed tbo committee appoint ed to meet the men: “Brorybody who knows anything about men knows that they wfll toko any advantage of woman they am per mitted to take. Ton am to steel your selves against their flattering tongues and agree to no terms that do not give as an equal advantage wltb them. I have been given s tip that the commu tes you are to meet am tbo finest look ing, most engaging stadsnts la Bar rington cottage. All I ham to nay In coudastan Is ‘Cam canem’" (Bowers of tbo dog). Tbs committees neat In a summer boons on tbo compos of Pocahontas university, and Mr. Abbott and Miss 'Barbour, chairman and chairwoman pf .each respectively, began a preliminary discussion as to the terms. Tbo other members, not being celled on for their opinions, strolled away, Mr. Dexter with Mias Krerett Mr. Purington with Mies Tamer. Mr. Abbott contended that tbs com mittee should oooslst of men, while Miss Bartbar Insisted that they should bo women. Then they agreed that It should consist of both men and wom en. Bat since It mast bo of an unequal number neither would give way to the ether as to whether a men or a woman should hem a deciding vote. At noon they adjourned tbo dtacoasloa and gave oat whet bee been than for Stated of their deUbomtious. Several deye passed Every mom log the-committees mot In the summer house, the chairman and chairwoman took qp the Itamaalen, whflo the other memheta strutted away so before to gam tho ttme fU tbe two hands sheoflfl ogres upon some method. One day the two rnmmtttei hands mod a statement of terms they had reached to their colleagues. It was agreed to and signed In duplicate hr each member of tbo committee. The copies wore written on ordinary note paper end placed In square envelopes. Mr. Abbott took both copies for a Anal reading and comparison. Tbs some evening be met Mtas Barbour by ap pointment on tbs porch of her dormi tory and bode her good by in the dark. Taking her copy of the terms from his pocket, ho handed It to her and took his departure. Entering tbs bouse, Mtas Barbour met the president of her club and turned over the envelope con taining the terms without looking st it. The president afterward remembered that Mtas Barbour was destrait. The next day there was a masting of the Pocahontas dab, and the president, a rising, proceeded to read the terms. On seeing the first word she hesitated, frowned end then Marled It oat: Dearest A shock passed over the assemblage, followed, by s bank of laughter. Too ear that you love me end yet you unreasonably hold to your position that the umpires obeli consist of throe men sad two women. If you ere so unyleldlna now. what must I expect In the future. Mo: 1 cannot give my heart to one who Insists upon teklns no unfair on »dvan tea, of our sox. SUll I will admit that 1 love you Just a little teeny weeny, bit Do event ue three women to two men. and i will love you ever so much. Mtas Barbour daring the reading shrank down behind her chum, but at ita conclusion arose and said: "litas President, before sending your committee upon Its work you euM, •Cave cahem.' Acting on your Inetrne- Uoos, I threw tbe dog e piece of poi soned meet • When be bended me my copy of the terms be Inadvertently gat bold of this letter. But I assure you the terms ere satisfactory in ev ery respect. Here Is n memorandum copy.” Long and toad wen the cheers that •meted Mice Berbonr upon the nod lag of the memorandum. Never was triumph more complete. Bat one cir cumstance chilled the authneteem of Pacobontss college. Mice Turner of the committee was absent the neat morning tram rhapil and Inter It was discov ered that aha had eloped with and married Mr. Purington. She never n faentd to college. The debate woo area by Pocabontea koPagq, but tha next year when it c Bel ieve wee racrivod by the Herrington club tbe Pocahontas bandings were Pound one merging plastered all over with placode on which was e picture gf a Samoa ttgtekisg from a deg with tha weeds. "Cum forms snm" (Hewers 111 Tin mm-I Tbs girls of Pocshoatss watered ns ether ssswse to their che>- "BL Abbott and Mleo Barbour warn graduated that spring, and by autamn Sated hsr te the alter. But the wed- Mm was Lelsbretsd ht from Poca hontas tdhgs sad treated but aU*l , ri te r> A . Mircra* Sloopwelking. Women sad children am moss apt fc> sugar item ssmsamhultarn than att. possibly beessss their bteis M mage delicately pulsed sad thagsfen men easily teflusumd by dmuam. A som nambulist nearly always walks with his eyes srtds span, the pupils betas mock dilated. He Is a dreamer able te act his dreams, sad la this state the timid bstesm fee rises, the weak strong and tbs stupid brilliant Their eom asm bu llatle ecadltteu presents many curious anomalies. The somsambollst e swim of bearing Is net often suspend ed, for. generally epedklng hr will as ewer qusatteas eras If whispered, but often the rams ssr Is deaf to loud aolass. The senes of small Is frequent ly altered. Brimstone end phosphorus am said to be ptoemot scents to tbe Borneo tubal let. end many cannot tell wins from water, ss tbs sense of taste becomes perverted or eutlmly suspend, te flame people walk periodically In tbslr sleep, while others do It spasmod ically. One German doctor goes to tbs extreme of asserting that eunma in tranet • era attracted by tbe muon, and thus they walk on roofs of booses and at great heights bees nos they derive s peculiar pleasure from coetvmplatla* tbs moon. A Tiny Death Dealer. A most agon talas death Is mused by an tssset half the else of t psa-e —ran buck spider. It lives In Peru. In Sooth America, bat s few speci mens have reached Europe la ship loads of timber. Not long ego s dock laborer wee unlucky enough to coroo □poo one to tbe Victoria il>H.-ks while aolesdlug a berk. Tbe tiny death deal er dropped upon tbe buck of bis bend end dig Its fsnge Into bta flesh. Tbe Mte Itself wee nothing, bat as soon as tbs poison began te work tbs man feinted wltb polo, good afterward be caste te and lived three days before tbe end came. This spider's veaom ■enrobes np tbe. blood Trees la and oprasds through all tbe Itaeuee, cans lug tbe most fearful agony ar human being can bare to beer. Tbe wont ol It te that the victim lives st least two days, enduring unthinkable anguish tbs whole lima. This spider Is luckily nnt common. It Is ksown ss tbs “specky,” and when s man who knows what tbs Mte means Is bitten be gen erally Mows out bis brains.—Loadoo Chronicle. Extreme Obedienee. Tbs Youngs bed nssaftectedly drop ped la on the Baileys Just ss dinner urns shoot to be served. Tbs hostess. consMemMy disturbed, called her little daughter Helen aside and explained that then would not be enough oysters to go around end added. "Sow. you and I wDI Just bars asms of tbs broth, and-please do not stake any fuss about It st the table." Little Helen promised to remember end sfly nothing. Bat whoa the tec tan were sewed Helen gtacovcrad a •mail Oyster In bar plate urhtah bad ao cMsntally bass ladled ap with the broth. This posted tbs tittle *tri. as she could not recall any luetruettaas covering this contingency. After studying a few moments she dipped tbe oyster up wltb bee epeeu and. bald ing It up on high as she could, piped out, "Mamma, mamma, shouldn't Mm. Xonng bare this oyster toot”—Chris tian Register. Countess Hertford's Bell. Edward Seymour, sari of Hertford, la tbs days of Quean Elisabeth married as bis third wife s beautiful young widow who bad boon engaged to Sir George Rodney, bat whom she Jilted for Lord Hertford, glr George Rodney traveled to Amesbary end. patting np st tbs Inn. awaited tbs homecoming of tbs earl and countess, who won. ex pected to arrive tbs next day. Tbs In fatuated men wrote ■ dying ode to bta fickle love, ariug bta Mood as lab. end npon tbe arrival of tbe bridal party be went out to moot them. Lady Hert ford wee agitated and tetri Bed at tbe nppefirenee of her old lover, end be fore glr George could be prevented be drew hie sword and. falling on It. ex pired at Lady Hertford's Met Tbs countess presented s bell to Ameebaiy church perhaps as ■ slight peuence for her fickleness. The Inscription rune: Be strong In fart he. pee yes Ood well. Fiancee. Ceenteee Hertford'* SOIL Stars That Outshine the Sun. One or tbs government astronomers, referring to stem that an so distant that they bars no measure his parallax, asserts that one of those, tbs brilliant Canopus, css bs said wltb coufideneu to bs thousands of times brighter than oar suo. Whether tea should any duo. 10,000 or 0,000 ns saw can dedda. Tbo grot magnitude stars, Rlgei and Specs, also are at oa Immeasurable distance and mist, la view of tbslr ac tual brightness, enormously outshine tbs son. The 'Anged and Un'anged. An American actor was once seeing Loudon from tbs tap of a bus. As they swung down the Strand bs asked tbs driver to point cut Tbe pieces of Internet “Right yea ere. elrr agreed tbe driver, touching bis bat. "Them’s Loggtt 'III. when they 'eng 'em.” A little later, “There’s pnrllment 'oases, 'where they umbo tbe taws wot dues H. across tbs way. As' them's Wsstmls star hsbbsy. wham they bated tbs good ‘uns wot didn't get 'l aged I” His Only Chones. “Why did you shake year flat st tbs epeekerr “Walt.” replied tbs congressman. "I didn't want tbs whole seastou to slip by without my baring mads a aeottea of aerne kind.”—PMafefcphla Lsdgsr. CntfiM infer coatrudlcttau to fe ■unntftlM of gnat ■ifelHy or atrsag tataltoct—Hiitbii THE SINUOUS EEL M Wttf fete Un« Alter ft- Man fern ■•to i*n peculiar trw among |akn. A (traoflv and ngratertena raw, tbe dtflteutty af killing them to not tbe toast of tboir pamUaritlaa. Very many of no hnro boon annoy ad by tte.iNdl aary not that baa artasd onr arum* and than tangled op our lino. Hi Ha atluj estUL Ton mi nlof (to band of au sol-fa tbo msnaar roroniwooded by tba ShP.C. A.HUM toe ve to twdy full of aqnlrma and nrtdjlaa, for tbo eel to • botefnl and anraaay crasturaw * boro boon loM that tbo true wotbud la •rat to out 08 tbo ool*o tall and that after tbto tbo ootomnro of tbo bead brings all lift and norrarat to ou ond. An to tbto I cannot any. tar I only booed tbto racontly and bare not since bad to dool wltb ■ atonona ooi. A correaponfent bna died an Instance of n cougar loft apparently dead for twenty-feur boors on tbo beach. wbk-b then bit three Angara from tbo hand of • small boy wbo came to handle It I can well toUeve this. I shall not anally forget tbo aorta shock wMcb 1 bod oo • certain occaaloo la Wales. 1 bad caught o large oel on a fight liar set for pika. We bad sarerad hi* brad and laft blm for some hours oo tbe bonk, tearing a good book In bte gullet In tbo rroutng be was presented to a small boy. wbo bora blm off In triumph as a supper dish. Half ap boar Inter tbe boy's mother appeared, wltb some concern and Indignation, to relate that the hood bad bitten tbe boy severely when be tried to remote tbe eacetleot book. And this waa no cougar! The occurrence seem ad to urn like tbe tor ror In one of Klpllnffo moot weird rto rtoo of uncanny horror. Whether those posthumous wounds by eels betaken the remnants of Ilf# In tbeir aerersd portions or a mere mechanical dicker of tbe nerroua system only tbo btolo flat could aay. And perhaps bo would be only making a guaoa. BL James Oaaatto. LOST THE CASE. A dimple Toot to WMeh the Pofanfewt Objected. An English solicitor waa defending a fruit broker In an action brought In a London court for tbe recovery of SIOO. tbe price paid for n consignment of flga which the plaintiff declared to bo unit for human food. Tbo defense alleged that although modemtety die colored by aalt water, as the plaintiff knew when be bought them, the flga warn perfectly wholesome. The Cga were In court The plaintiff, a coster, who conducted hte own case, was ekHifttl!y croaa ex amined. The trial waa obviously going •gainst him. and ono» or twter he re torted oo hotly that the Judge threat ened to commit him tar rwtetopt At length the center grew desperate 'ssfl. tunrisa "tu Iks ipimlufl raussst busiss sad pssuptrtufl. fc*MM: ' * "Look kora, guv'ssr. you say tksui las sra good to sst sad 1 ssy ttaj slut That's ill tbs re Is bstwssn ss. als't Itl Now. Clip sss. If you'll sat taro of tbsm flfli sad you als't sick Immediately afterward I'll loss mj csss.” Tbo Jndas of ouco sow tbo proprtetj of Ibis auflflsotloa and sskod tbo law yer what be proposed to do. “Tour booov te trying thta rase, not I.” was tbo reply. “No, oo! The odor te nods to joe," paM tbo Judos A hurried consultation took place. Counsel ou Mooted that It was tbs so licitor's duty to eubfDlt to tbs experi ment Tbs solicitor refuted- Tbs bro ker hlmsStf was than asked If bs would "What will -happen to too If I don't r •old te. • “You'll hwo tbo coos.” replied both Ms logs! advisors. Then.” sold bs bufriedly, “lee. tbt esss, loss tbs cate!" Aed so bs did. Tbsso Woo o OlWocsoon When Dr Raudall Dovktaoo. arch- Mabop of Canlertrary. was a curate, aoe day at Dart ford be took a Sunday school class Is a neighboring parish. Tbe subject woo King Solomon, and after tbs lass an bs proceeded to cats eblss tbs child run. “Tell use. boys.” bs sold, “what waa Iks difference bstwsao Solomon and otter nesuf No oaswsr. “Coals, cesser said tbs future archbishop. “Was then any- difference, far In stance, between King Solomon sod my eelfr A tiny tend smut up sod a tiny voice replied. “Please, sir. flotoamu vti srissr*—Loudoa M. A P. Queer Plante. Tbe essrrbsv for csrioslttas among plants duds musk te Interval blm te Ksw gardcao. Ttera ai* primroass wbtab Ulster tbs tead If stroked, lesvas divided late two ssctloos which snap togvttev sod las prism ssy lassct which slights upon tbsm, piss to which lira absolutely oa air. without aay root la the ground; walking plants, sleeping plaits ood ptaatt which glow whtakrra. Ant oil tteaa marvels css te assn by ssy visitor fir sotting. - Loudon Graphic. _______ "Is chooStag'hlß mom" isld'lhs Sab bath school ■:portstsudsst. “Gideon did sot select these who laid aside tbslr arms sad ttraw themselves doers te drink. Ho took than who watched with sue aye Sod drank with tbs Oth er.-—Bets kl sod Presbyter. A Mssslsgos. Tomasy-Pop. wtet Is tbs IWgrrross tel ossa a dialogue sod s msoslngnst Tommy's rsp-Wtew two wamtm txft. my osu. Ifs o dtelsgoo; when s woomfl csrvtas sa s souvsrsotteu wMh ter tae> THE PIGEONS WON. te flpHs of aippsd Wbsgs They Dot ■sob so Tines. Tbs cokrasi was soowtMag sd a glgtoa fancier end bod so teach coo fldsocs Is ■ certain strain of hearts bs was making o bobby of that when bte friend tbs major proposed s wsgsr the colonel removed tbs limit. “Ws'll auks U a Sappub," said lbs major. “If Mack boy will tots a pateh crab to the cyate as' ship Item to St- Lousy. wbaab they ah to bo Utebrstad oo ahrlral. I wagsb they ah hot bask to two days, ash." The colonel accept sd, crated bte So sat pair and Iscladad a sots to tte ex press agent wltb tte charges. Mean while tbs major communed wltb Jos. tbe colored boy. and after tte tender ing of a curtain half dollar and prom ises of Immunity from the conse quences of tte colonel's wrath latte Joe agreed to clip tte pigeons' wings tub rose. Two days passed, and tbe major pre sented himself dulf at tte colonel's, the colonel eyed Mm wltb suspicious narrowness. "Have they abrivedl” asked tte ma jor gayly. “They her. sab,” said tbs colonel, with dignity; "they bev, but tboss two pidgins, ash, her tbs so’sst fast I crab ■aw on a bird, sab."—Browning 1 * Uag ■sins BE SURE YOU’RE RIGHT. TtMii Tali* s Lent Think cite MM Y»ur Own Bmlw—■ The other d«j a men traveling on a ■bora Hoc train noticed, protruding from an overhead rack, • drees nit case which be recognised ss belonging to s friend. He knew that his friend slwsya got off st the station which thej bsd Just psssed, sod ss he wss not In tbe sent the conclusion wss ln evltsble thst he bsd jumped off the train sud forgotten It Tbe msn celled the conductor sod cxplslned the esse to him. After some discussion snd s mild protest on tbe pert of the conductor thst It wssn't s pert of his duty, the suit esse wse put off st tbe next station, wltb Instruc tions to send It beck oa tbe first train tbe other way. The msn, feeling that be had done an able snd friendly act. settled down for the rest of his Journey. But not for long. The face of bis friend, wbo bad been In the smoker snd wbo happened on that particular afternoon to be going on to New Lon don to attend a dinner party—loomed before him. Tbe moral of tbto to, of course, quite evident Be sure you’re right and then mM your own business.—Life. Overheard. "Overheard” to engraved on • metal take! fa strata to many srttetee ef para phernalia sees about the decks of e modern war vessel. It means that the article so marked should be throws overboard whenever action with so enemy’s ship becomes Imminent Al cohol chests, turpentine tanks, paints, •pare span, unnecessary hatches and ether articles easily destroyed or splin tered by shell fire are thus labeled. The president of Occident college, Cal ifornia, to said to have given tbe word a new meaning In civil life when he used It to Indicate those who are unfit useless or Inapt In tbe struggle of life. It to a strong word snd as such can be appropriately applied to men snd things which when a ship must go to battle are not necessary or material to the sod desired.—Army end Navy Lift. Her Own Pester. A Washington woman recently hired I negrass. Going to tbe kitchen one day. she was amased to find the ne groes sitting on tbe floor, wltb her hair standing out from her head like a black nimbus. The girl waa pull tag one curly lock and then another In such away as to suggest that Che had auddenly lost bar reason. "What on earth are you doing. MaryT* gasped tbe lady of the boose. "Nawthln*. ma’am; only I has got a •ore throat an' was Jest tryln* to find do lock dat would pull mab palate up au* relieve fe tickle.”—New York Her ald. The fflekle bhopper. "That woman always keeps me guseeing.” said the grocery clerk as she went out. "I never can tell till ■tha last minute what she Is going to buy.' Just now the priced tbe coffee. 1 gave her tbe prices-29 cents. 28. KK 88k 40. 4 " Te your twenty-five cent coffee any geodr she asked me. "'Tee.* aeid I; 'hang up* "Then.’ Mid eke, ’give me e pound ef your forty cent, ground fine.*'*— New York Press. ”1 hate to be poor. Now. a million aire can walk right In and order what be wants without bothering about the price - • "He can." stated tbe weary sales man. "but he seldom does.”-Kansas City Journal. ■vary Morning. Paul, at the age ef four, was asked •pa morning by feTto pope: "What la the Mime ef the first meal of the deyr "OatMto!.’’ responded little Pa si frtomptly- Exchange. An Knlgme. Teaemy—fey. papa. I wish you would tpll me something Pa pa-Well, what to ttt When you were a little hap* who was my papat-Chlcago News. 4 ’ ■earn mee are. rich enough to afford every luxury except a clear eouacteuca. ttufluEnleiklA ■ f BlJMfipil ■ Ettflll GOOD HORSEMANSHIP. An OM Hunter's lllustmtlsc sf tte 01ft nf -HanAs." Tune tear* sat your ksaA Hasp SS- Ysur Bates ate vsur Boss* Hasp daws. Yaw teas. Bssp class is vsur bsvss’a aides And year elbows to your own. This old Mt of advice for the would te heeeemea te quoted by • writer la Beily’a Magaatoe and declared to te nsrannlatlT Ha quotes another old hunter on the •object of what he cells "tbe divine gift of bands" In riding. This old hunter, John Darby, need to attach two pieces of twine to tbe back of gn ordinary chair snd drew the seme tighter until tbe chair balanced on Its fore or bind lege, according to his own position. Then when balanced he would keep It, so*to speak, on the awing by gently manipulating the twine or reins he held In his hand. A rough pull would, of course, have upset tbe chair one way, whereas tbe fact of not checking It In Its movements et all would have caused s total loss of control over It In tbe opposite direction. "And that," when tbe exhibition wse concluded he would add, "Is bauds, gentlemen." Jogging to the covert, continues the writer, you may notice one floe horse, tbe owner fully equipped, throwing Its brad up end down like s pump handle, another sweating profusely, although the pace has not exceeded five miles au hour since It left the stable, sod s third snorting snd prancing shout all over tbe place. Why Is this so? Simply because the rider of neither of them Is possessed wltb tbe divine gift of "bands." THE BEE’S STING. An Ugly Weapon Something Like a Three- Bladod Award. The bee’s sting Is made up of three separate lances, each with a barbed edge snd each capable of being thrust forward Independently of tbe others. Tbe central snd broader lance has s hollow face famished at each side with g rail or beading, which runs Its whole length. On tbe back of each of thp other two lances there Is s longi tudinal groove, and Into these grooyes fit tbe raised headings of tbe central lancet. Thus tbe sting Is like s sword with three blades—united, but sliding upon one another—the barbed points of which continue to advance alternately Into the wound, going ever deeper snd deeper of their own malice afore thought after the Initial thrust Is made. It la a device of war com pered to which the explosive bullet to but * clumsy brutality. Tot thta te not all. To msks Its death dealing powera doubly eura this thorough minded sms eon must fill the baft of tor triple blade wltb a subtle potato had m con trive Its ending mechanism that the same Impulse which driven tbe points successively forward drenches the whole weapon with a total Juice.— From “The Lore of the Honey Bee,” by Tkrkner Edwsrdee. The Weather House. A very ingenious contrivance for foretelling tbe weather la tbe old fash ioned "weather house." Issgely made In Swltaerisnd. It Is arranged in such away thst two figures act in response to the twisting of a piece of catgut The material, supported by a wire, con trols the movements of a little plat form on either end of which is placed a model. Excessive moisture in the air causes tbe catgut to twist and turn the platform round, so thst the msn emerges from one of the doors In tbe front of the house. Reverse conditions of the atmosphere bring about the con traction of tbe catgut, snd the plat form swings back, thus bringing the figure of tbe woman Into prominence at her particular door. The making of a weather house Is quite an easy mat ter. "Spoken English Very Oeed.” From an advertisement of a Danish hotel: "T-be hotels charmingly situa tion, surrounded of a nice garden the good cuisine, tbe kindly accommoda tion with moderate charge snd good conveyances, with easy occasion for salmon snd trout fishing, the ascend ing of the surrounding mountains has done this place well-known and praised of sit travellers. N. B.—The landlord Is spoken English very good.’*—Lahore Civil and Military Gssette. A Met ef fetor. From the land of the Moros a soldier writes: "A More matron passed our quarters this morning wearing s helio trope Jacket, purple trousers with large heart designs worked In yellow, blue snd pink embroidery, a red snd black sarong, yellow plush slippers and yellow silk mantilla. The lady'e maid (old), in modest garb, walked be hind, carrying a magenta parasol." Hekeen’s Choice. “There Is an egg for breakfast” re marked a landlady to her lodger "Which do you prefer?" "Prefer?" repeated the latter. "Where’s the preference wbep you •oiy offer an egg?" "Why. you too have au egg or nothlugt* wss tbe sharp reply ~Lon feu Scraps. Ne Pun. Jester—Of coarse I expect pay for them. Too don’t suppose 1 write these things for fun. do you? Editor (band lug back tbe batch of paragraphs)— Well, If you did, you failed most fits matly.—lllustrated Bits. Consistency Is a Jewel, hut obstinacy Is u counterfeit.—lflteote State Regto tar. LEGEND OF OLD JAPAN The Story of Chobci, the Loader of the Duoßctfl. A MAN WHO KNEW NOT FEAR. Rather Then Tarnish His Weputettou Per Bravery He Aoeeptta the Prinee*e Invitation and Went Voluntarily te Assess! nat ton. Tbe following legend of Cbobel has oeen handed down In Japan as Indica tive of the courage of* the "bravia,” or duelists,' who flourished In Yeddo dur ing tbe sixteenth century, forming a sort of Japanese St Hermlodad. Cho bel. the leader of this clique, waa a re doubtable swordsman, whose constant ly recurring duels forced his master to expel blm from his retinue. Unwilling to enlist with soother of the feudal lords, be assembled all the D’Artagnans of Yeddo about blm until bis power In cited even tbe princes to envy, al though they declined to recognise tbe outlawed duelist. On this pretense to was excluded from a popular tea house one day at an hour wheu waa expected Julroeaye tuon, the leader of the Hatamotos, then the most influential political party In Japan, who had arrogated the city of Yeddo for tbe official residence. But Chobel. with a shrug of hla shoulder*, forced bis way past the attendants Into the apartments reserved for the. prince, where be removed his garments and cast himself on a couch In feigned slumber. "Wbo Is that bruter* demanded the prince on bis arrival. "The leader of tbe swordsmen." they answered him. .luirozayemou seated himself In silence and began to smoke. Having smoked Ida pipe, be emptied the glowing cin ders Into the pretended sleeper's nos trils. repeating this live times, when to paused, astoundril by such courageous endurance. Cbobel. noting this, yawn ed. rubbed hla eyes like one awakening from profound slumber and exclaimed; "You. oh. moat noble master! And 1. having drunk too much, should have slept uncovered before your eyea! How shall I excuse my vulgarity?" VI have so long sought your acquaint ance that you are forgiven. Be seated and accept this cup of wine. 1 beg you.” Politeness forbade Cbobel to refuse a drop of tbe proffered cup, a hug* beaker of powerful wine, offered blm Id the hopes of overpowering him. But Chobel drained It easily and, raplenfall ing It presented It to his hoot, wbo ac complished this feat with the utmost difficulty. "WIU your highness permit me to offer you some gift df value?” Cbobel asked humbly. . "fiursly." "What do you moat deatraT* Thinking to reader, the brave ridicu lous before tbe whole city, the prince said promptly: "A plate of macaroni.” "Ah. Chobel." thought he. "the whole town will Moon be telling bow the great duelist was permitted only to offer a plate of macaroni to the president of the Hatamotos." After a whispered colloquy the at tendant disappeared, leaving the two enemies alone, smiling, but ImpoMlve. Rut soon a great noise penetrated the apartment, and tbe prince discovered a crowd of workmen busily constructing no Immense wail of macaroni around tbe ten boose. AU Yeddo was assem bled to view this unique and royal gift. Discomfited that the "bravo" should have outwitted bis ruae. the prince de parted to plan revenge. The following day brought with It an Invitation from Juiroayemon to breakfast. Despite hla comrade’s remonstrances Cbobel Insisted oo accepting It As to entered the prince's dwelling the satnurala threw themselves upon him with drawn swords. Cbo bet’s Immense mus cular strength enabled him to disarm them..when lie proceeded unannounced to the rear apartment "Pardon me. your lordship," said be. "for announcing myself. Your attend ants have forgotten to do so." "Surely. Perbape they have sought quarrel with you. Twas but a Joke, for I wagered that all six could not disarm you. Perhaps you would like u bath to refresh yourself.” Who shall say that Chobel was wise? Alone In his enemy’s house, be dis carded bis weapons, removed his gar ments and crouched In the bath. The water that was at flrtt hot waa soon bulling. Cbobel dashed from tbe bath, but. ten spears held by Invisible bands forced him beck. Suffocated by steam, exhausted by blood. Cbobel fell dying to tbe ground. Tbe samurais ware still congratu lating themselves oo their snecess when s loud knocking was heard. In quiry revealed the dueling confeder ates wbo were come to seek their leader. "lie la drunk and cannot see yon.” "Our leader la dead. We have brought his bier.” Tbe samurais were dumb 1 wltb as tonishment. Cbobel tod divined the trap. yet. preferring to sustain his rep* station of daring untarnished by maj accusation of fear, had voluntarily goue to hla aaaaaaination. Hawaiian Qiris. The Hawaiian firto are almost uni versally handsome. They are brown la color (not black): their eyes and tooth ere magnificent: their hair straight Jet black and often fading below their kneea. Their heads are handsomely formed and their expression alert to triltgent and amiable; .ttolr forme la youth voluptuous, bet henry and ovsr stoot after youth: their features full and nose and upper lip slightly tfitad; their voices extremely sweet