Ttioucb Ihr brlchl IUron.1 U rrownod with rlorj Infinltr, Anmml u» nrr iht - <«rp»P« of tho nUln. Thr horors narrifiotl to tJtxvd *ud tiaio, Tbr turn «bo dan-d for tbo oppirawd

* to fisbt.

lood for jiuticv. librrtjr. and 11-it'd' rebel* niniiust Cudtom'*

Who -t*

Tbo

n-ica.

And jot the ortnlr* lod by Mamnion'a

wlsht ■

Ilofoio the boat* of Truth arv a wept

lIw«vo i ho ahailo^H «f tho hamnn Tho damn of a*.-, non- i* crowing

on rtli nmpJiHi

ing sn»j; awootcr

!ai Cross Purposes. |

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• Good-by. Mab«L'' "Good-by. sir." And the voice was cold and hard, and the fjee stern and Immovable. Haughtily the young 'beauty turned aside when she raid it. never noticing the outstretched hand and imploring eyes that pleaded so powerfully in their silence. Ronald Norton stood a moment, then opened the door and went out. carrying with him a wounded heart, and leaving behind one too proud to acknowledge Its pain. But Mabel Leigh found out her mistake. She did not extract the same sweetness from life that she had since knowing Ronald Norton. 1U hours dragged wearily along, nncheered by the hope of his presence to lighten them. And. worse than all. it was for no real cause that they it pa rated. "trifle light

they both look It up i

. were sc pan A word—

s air-—had

that would have bound them together, but In a 100 different ways love had spoken. They knew each held the other s happiness, and were content. Ronald felt that-the time had come when tie mu«t tell Mabel of his hopes and desires, and secure the prise his heart coveted. For Mabel was a prise. Her heartr and accomplishments .won many a lover to her side, and Norton was greatly envied. No one would have envied him now as. with a heavy heart, he paced back and forth in his room, through the livelong night, thinking only cf the "•Happiness which had.been within his grasp and then suddenly failed him. -He kne- Mabel to be slow to anger, but strong in her wrath when aronzed. and be. on this night of all nights, had unwittingly offended her by the strong/side be bad taken in a discussion. 1.6tc of argument had always been a trait of Ronald's character, and he defended solely for this reason. Mabel sunposed he was uttering /his own sentiments, and her eyes flatbed and her heart beat angrily as she listened. Could this be the man who was morethan a friend to her? Cohid she honor r. msn .who cherished such sentiments as she heard him speak? Shaded from the light. «hc leaned her head against the cushions of her chair, and thought while the gentlemen continued their discussion. It ended by her wdden rising, and laughing command to dismiss the sub-

ject.

The gentlemen apologized and obeyed, and after a short t‘mc of general conversation, one by one took

their leave. ,

Ronald lingered among the last, eager to secure a few moments to hlmseif. Nervously he —alked around tb* drawing-room, looking at the plctu\s he had seen a 100 times before, picking np and laying down the elegant volume#..and feeling about as cool and collected as most men would

under the circumstance?.

How brilliant Mabel looked. leant!

against the door, as si

young Syles! How she could endure such a popinjay was more than Ronr; aid could tell, and here she was laughing and talking with him as If Ronald

was a 1000 miles away. •

It certainly wasn't ‘ polite to stand with her back to him. sud tit must have been for half en hourrw Here Ronald polled out MsVwatch. No. It was only eight minuter r What In the world was Bvles staying so late for? U was very absurd in Mabel to make herself so fascinating to everybody. Poor Ronald, ‘n his excitement, stood glaring at them in utter disregard of courtesy. Well It for him that Mabel did not see him? At last 'Syles bowed hlmtelf out. The expectant moment bad come. Mabel turned, but her brilliancy had vanished. Instead of the smile with which she was wont to meet Ronald, her face was cold. Instead of sinking on a chair for tbclr. usual parting chat, she stood still igd looked at her

' watch. <

•T had no idea it was so late." the

remarked.

Ronald stood transfixed. The chance

mlng with

reply, as the made a motion to leave

him.

Ronald felt a chill like lee through his heart. Mechanically he followed her. took hla hat In the ball and held out hla hand. Ah. If she bad.but taken It. It never would have let her go tUI ahe had heard hla heart's message. But Mabel turned with her formal "good-by" and left him. As he passed the night hours In grief, he thought of her quietly alumbering. carekaa of tho wound she had made. Indifferent to hla fate. But Mabel Leigh was paying denrly for her word# On her knees. In the

im where she had to cruelly dis-

•ung

wept bitter tear*. The flush of anger.'

rooi mtsi

Issed him. she wrung her hands and

. I aside of riv. Wes]

Some remarks made a few weeks ago by the German emperor regarding the use of electricity for running railway trains has excited a fresh dl» cusslon by the European press of the time required to make the journey round the world. The London Stand-

was gone, and In Its stead a sense of the wrong she had done, and the sorrow she must endure. For Mabel knew that Ronald Norton loved her. and that abc loved him. And now ali

was at end.

Her pride would not suffer her to recall him: his would not allow him to a»k it. They had suddenly drifted apart—would the wave of time ever bring them together again?

ard. for Instance, estimates that when one can travel all the way from. Bt. Pcteraburg hi the Pacific coast by rail the circuit of the globe can be effected In 50 <}aya. Except to win a bet or for acme equally unpractical purpose, it Is doubtful If anybody will

burden fo i to tell i

health and spirits. Her pale cheeka and heavy eyes revealed that some-

thing was wrong.

company sh Syles. and i

“What Is the matter with you. Mabel?” asked Syles. dropping In one day. "You arc but the ghost of your former self." "Oh. I don't know." answered Mabel, a* carlessly as ahe could. “1 only need a change. I suppose." "Change? Well, suppose you go with ns to Australia." Australia' A sudden joy shot through Mabel's heart. She had been longing and planning to get away, as far away as possible, from the spot which had grown unendurable to her. "How soon arc'*yon going?" she

asked.

"By next Saturday’s steamer.”

"1 will go."

"Oh. that Is too good!" cried Etta, springing nn and embracing her. I coaxed mother all I conld to go with «s. but she Is too timid. Father has crossed co many times he Trill make a splendid escort, and you will be suih

delightful company for me."

Mabel smiled derislvelv. Sorry

ahe would prove for Etta

houghts crowded

upon her as the heedless girl raffled

on.

The. day on which they sailed was cloudy and gloomy—in fit keeping with Mabel's spirits. She had hoped to tbe last that Ronald Norton would come to her and any: "Stay!” but she had never seen nor heard from him since Uiat night—maybe she never would again, and scalding tears dropped from her eyes at the thought. She had borne up wonderfully since deciding to go abroad, for the relief of getting oat of sight of all eyes and giving way to her £fe?'w*8 what she lived for. Their party has come early on board and retired gt once to their staterooms, so that Mabel war alone. Alone she felt separated from her home and friends, every moment bearing her farther and farther away from her country and—Ronald!

and

and strange, noises which never cease upon a voyage, and never thought of them at all. Her heart and ursln were ill led with but one image, and she at lazt fell asleep with tears fpr'Bim wet upon her cheeks. Among the last of the passengers who came aboard tbe vessel was a gentleman with a grave, handsome face and reserved air. which gave a aprt of fascinating melancholy to him: and although perfectly courteous, he kepf aloof from all. seeming to prefer his book or silent meditation to all company. Hour after hour he spent gazing upon the foaming billow*, the matchless sunsets, the lovely moonlights of ocean. Poor Mabel and Etta were both deprived of these enjoyments. Etta being dreadfully seasick, and Mabel too worn and miserable to leave her room. They had been out nearly a fortnight —hen Mr. Syles insisted on Mabel’s-going on deck, declaring It a shame that she should lose, the pleasure* of the trip, which wak so nearly over. So Mabel summoned all her strength and went with him. It was a magnificent night The full moon, glittering on the water, and reflected back by each ware, tinged everything with silver. Mabel was entranced. She took Mr. Syles’ arm and walked up and dpwn once or twice, but her step was languid. and she grew weary. Mr. Syles-proposed that she should sit awhile, so he prepared a seat for her. and wrapped her mantle round her. but she skivered. "Why. yon biren’t half enough round yon! It’s always cool np here,” he declared. And off went the kind soul for another shawl. Mabel waited alone, watching the

groups around. A gentleman, smoking a cigar, had been sitting seme distance off. He threw it away and rose as If to go

below.

As he was passing Mabel be stopped suddenly. She turned ker Inquiringly— and Ronald Norton ^sraag toward' her. Mahelt" w*» all h- said. >-*. the

told the truth. Mabel emtld sot otter ewe wort, bet *»

... from t „h M*. ... b-.'BUILDING A FARMHOUSE

tnrned back to love and happiness. I Msbel stayed abroad long enough

says all she knows of ocean voyager Is that moonlight nights are perfectly lovely.—Chicago Tlmes-Hermld. GOING AROUND THE WORLD.

, SOM; SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE WHO

want to make the complete journey at

those

’er any

comj

top speed. Nevertheless, those whe

tl’ovt

have occasion to travel

slderable portion of this circum-mun dane rente, either for business or pleasure, feel a lively Interest In present and future facilities for such un-

dertakings.

Thj figures presented by our London contemporary are certainly reasonable. Indeed. If one could

line to Si Honolulu.

,«ir. .uurvi .

.bsolntcly sufe of making close conunions at all point*, the time may bo reduced a trifle. Starting from New York, two or three years hence, one may reasonably hope to reach Parts in six .lays, make the trip thenee to Tchellablnsk In western Siberia In six more, spend not over 16 days In getting to the Paeiflc coast, at either Vladivoetock or Port Arthur: arrive In Yohohama two or three days later; cross the ocean to Vancouver in 12 or 13. and make the home run hr rail In live, taking about 47 days in all. At two or U>ree places, however, there would be a chance of at least a day's delay, while at Yokohama there might be*-a much longer one. If the Vancouver steamer were missed, the next best thing to do wonld be to take tbe

San Francisco, by the way of This'wonld Involve spend-

ing five more days at sea. to may nothing of waiting for the ship to sail. Still if one made the entire Journey Inside of 65 days he would accomplish the feat In about two-u>irds the time re-

ins °f one day dnay Atlantic and three or four on the Farifle. Should the experiment about to be tried on the Clyde with a passenger steamer equipped with steam turbines result satisfactorily. It Is likely that the new motor will be applied to trans-Atlantic navigation within the next decade. Architectural improvemtnts may yet further enhance the speed of ocean steamships, too. But SO knots an hour for that kind of service Is probably a long way off. So far as the marine part of the Journey is concerned, then, the greatest gain to be anticipated during tbe next few years will doubtless come from running on the Pariflc steamships that are as fast as the best ones now plying between America and Europe. Fortunately, ‘about three-iourths ol the total distance around The world

electricity for steam, but the construction of better roads The highest speed yet made In Siberia la about 17 or 18 miles an hour. But the rails there are exceedingly'light, and the roadbed new. The line is to be entirely rehnilt after it Is once this regeneration Is effected, and 30 or 36 miles an hour Is possfble, nearly a week can be saved In that part of the world; By that time doubtless a day or two can also be gained in Europe, another In crossing tbe American continent, one more cn ‘the Atlantic, and at least three on the Pariflc. Before the first quarter of the present century has elapsed, then a man who has good lock in making connections can probably go round the world inside of five weeks.—Ne— York Tribune.

"He cried like a calf.” Is a remark sometimes, heard. It is no disgrace for a calf to cry. and he sheds tears in quantities when his emotion* Justify them. It U even easier for'him to cry than for many other animals, because Lis lachrymal apparatus Is perfect and very productive. scientific writer says that the ruminants are the animals which Hunters have long r at bay cries profusely. The tears will roll down the nose of a bear when he feels that his last hour is approaching. The big. tender eyes oX tb* giraffe fill with tears a* he looks at th** hunter who has wounded him. Dogs weep very easily. The dog has -tears both In -his eyes and voice when his beloved master goes away and leaves him lied up at h'une. Some varieties of monkeys seem to be particularly addicted to crying, and not a few aquatic mammals also find it easy to weep when the occasion requires it. Seals, la particular, are often seen to

cry.

WOULD PLAN A HOME. Imsartsaea of a W.II-Cho»*o *11 oral enocIplM lo Ho <Jb«*rT*d Yoar Owa flaa and Ihoa SobtaU It to an Architect or Esporioacod Malldor. A bulletin presenting suggestions to builders of farmhouses and which was prepared by Mr. George W. Hill, chief of the division of publications, has Just been Issued by the department of agriculture. •There Is no more Important undertaklng on the farm,” Mr. HU1 saya. the building of the house whleh Is to be at once the owner s residence, his offlee and Hr every sense of tbo d his home. But notwithstanding this fact there Is no undertaking which sometimes as a result'of entirely unavoidable circumstance*, more often from other causes, receives so little forethought, so little careful consideration and so little skillful planning and workmanship. •Too often the farmer finds himself compelled to provide a residence for himself and bis family on skort notice and on a short bank account. The result in sn inconvenient, ^poorly constructed. and frequently. In the end. an uneconomical bouse. Many facts and Ideas which the farmer has stored sway in his mind for such an emergency^ore crowded out or lost sight of In the press of time. Frequently tho nearest village carpenter has to be Intrusted with many Important details. and the result is far from satis-

factory.

"It Is with the hope of being of service to all wbo have to build a farm bouse that this bulletin is written, but particularly Is It slmed_lpjrflp those who have neither the time nor the funds to build as they would like to. and wbo must, therefore, begin In a very modest way. To that end some very trite statements are made, some very simple facta stated—facta that everybody knows, but which many ai apt to forget at the. very time wht remembrance would prove useful.” It is said that by carefully designing a house so as to facilitate its subsequent enlargement money may saved and Its convenience Additions costing 3400 might have been so provided for in the original scheme as to have permitted cf their erection for $350. and so on. Poorly lighted and Inconvenient rooms and passages, inaccessible chimneys, steep or dark stairways. etc., are likely to prove obstacles In building additions to houses where tho original plans did not take Into consideration the probability of such additions.

most Important, consideration of healthfulness." says ' Mr. Hill. “Balld on low. Ill-drained ground aai ill-health will follow as Inevitably as night follows dsy. A dry. well-drained soil Is absolutely essential, but the question of air drainage should not be lost sight- ol A hollow, however porous and well-drained the soil, will prove a cold, frosty spot in winter, a hot And sultry one in summer. A sll too closely shut In by Umber will lose what it may gain In shade by the absence of free circulation .of air. by the cutting off of every breeze during tho sultry days of summer, and. In winter, the absence of sunlight Is again a drawback. All things considered, gentle hillside slope offers the grei eat advantage!-, and. If a hillside where the highest land Is to the north and west, little more could be desired. • portions of the tr of greater or north and west Is an essential, not only to the comfort of the honse. but to the comfort of those who arc obliged to do chores about It In the

aa well

quartered near it Again, s few fine shade trees are a great addition to both the comfort and beauty of the farm home, and while trees may be planted and will grow up. other things being equal, the advantage of building ni

possible improvements. and adopt them If you can see that they are Improvement*. Especially invite bun to point out defect*. Let him make your working drawings snd prepare yonr bill of material*, t’nleas you have bad wide experience be will save you all and more than his fee will amount to. Sometimes It will pay to let the contract for the whole or a part of the house; but In case that is done Insist upon your being your own superintendent, with power to reject any material or workmanship that does not come up to your Idea of the quality contracted for, and have these conditions specified In the contract." A large number of plans and drawings are given In the bulletin and considerable space is devoted to a discussion of materials to be employed.

ling near ; be lost

, me aut»um«c vi i f*w fine trees should

sigh:, of. After the consideration of healthfulness, there Is, perhaps none more Impprtast than that of water. A good well cannot be secured everywhere. and there Is no greater Inconvenience than to have the well located far from the bouse, la fact, the

nearer It is the better;

“Having conceived the general idea of the fchuse to be built, tht, next step is to lay it out on paper, and a far better Idea of the size and proportion of the rooms will be gained if the drawing Is made to a scale. This Is not a difficult feat. Let one-quarter inch on the two-foot rule equal one foot Allow for whatever thickness of studding may be derided on and add one Inch for lath and plaster on each side of the partitions, one Inch each for lath and plaster, for sheathing, and for siding on outside wall*, snd a plan sufficiently accurate for practical purposes will be obtained. Get the advice and counsel of the wife, explaining |o her whatever on the plans she may not understand. By consulting her convenience In various ways yon

may save this bugy

thousands of useless steps every wees

The nearsquare or

will be ita eon-

recungls the

strnctloa And the more solid and substantial wlH it prove when

FRENCH-BASQUE WEDDING.

Jean Marie lived with her father, a widower, her brother. Pelho, her sister. and little brother in the village .of Bare, near St. Jean dc Luz. They all alike worked upon the land. A youn

pro] the

Jusi

ipoeed to her, but

in Cocbe, very reccnti

ground that he was no* a line igh fellow to take hit fair share

girl threatened to go Into service, and ipon the match was allowed to off In due course. The fiance

found the money for an extensive

rhich , tak! ag mi

finish- As they were to live In the

oaey

trousseau, which was made up at the

me, taking

and a sewing machine seven days ip

girl’s fsther'E house, no furniture waa required. Bridesmaids were as always living in the text dwelling house In the direction

chosen from the girls livli next dwelling of the church. Two days before tho icep. v and adorned with ribbons, 1 the bridegroom’s father tc house, to be killed for the feast. as I Ibo, and during its continuance a procession of girls arrived, each bearing on her head a decorated basket containing gifts of-bread, chickens snd wine from neighbors. They went Into the girl's bouse, were fed snd danqed all the

er a skin of Spanish wine (which surely never paid duty), «s their rcspe< offerings In aid of toe wedding feaaL Next day, at 9 a. m.. in pourii rain, the wedding procession marchi under umbrellas to the maire, where the civic marriage took place, when paper was handed to the bridegroom authorizing the religious marriage, which was celebrated afterward. None

lock modesty. ’This, by the way. sows how faulty educational statistic#, derived from the personal of registers. are apt to be. The fee of the cure bottle of Ranrio wine. After the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to tbe cafe nearest the church until midnight. when the dinner took piece at Jean Marie’s, lasting until 5 -o'clock, at which no one except the bride, who had once been In service, used a knife and fork. The cook and waiting maids wero cousins and aunts bride, and got the middle piece splendid cake, which, like all the food, did honor to Basque cooking. The old men became merrier than did the ybung ones, singing and smoking Then dancing began to the strains of a hired flute-player.—Gentlemen's Magazine. QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

In medieval time* not only were living prisoners ransomed by their friends, but a ransom was demanded even for tbe bodies of those in action. A Pennsylvania school boy, because of bad conduct, was sentenced by tho educational board to banishment from tbe town, the board reserving right to have him arrested should he return.

1200 Inhabitants, with not a slngli white among them. It has a full quota of officials, a bank and other business establishments requisite In a town ol Its size. * The first currency lssu*>d by th*--whites within the limits of the United States was wampum, which was adopt ed by the Massachusetts colonists in 1607 in .their intercourse with the

The most durable paper Is made bj a guild near Nanking. China, which supplies the government of that Empire the leaves of Its official does meats. Some of these are over a 100t v years old. Crowded though the ocean mar be becoming the Iron four-masted sailing ship Afghanistan managed to make s seven months' voyage from San Fran cisco to- Liverpool without bring -spoken by another vessel. Not a word was heard of her from her departure till she sailed up the Mersey, a few days ago.

the extraordinary age of 41 y spring. Up to ip years ago tl laid regularly, sad baa L ' brougkt W hundreds of > some time a '* she ha. not

•OAST OF A LANDED GENTRY. Meilras* < 1ln« Will. Wmderfsl Taaae. 117 >o Tbalr broad Arm. The tenacity with which the great estates of Mexico are maintained Intact by tbo old families of thla country appears all the more remarkable when It Is considered how generally all lines of Industry, aside from that of the farmer, are In the hands of foreigners. The dry goods trade of Mexico Is controlled by the FYcncb, the Spaniards of Mexico are the country's grocers, the Germans do the hardware business, tbe railroads are controlled by Americans and English, the bank stock of Mexico Is largely owned in France. Germany and England, and a large percentage of the industrial cob cents of the country belong to foreigners. Not so. however, the agricultural resources of Mexico. During recent years a great deal of American capital has entered the republic for Investment In tropical plantations, particularly In southern Mexico. but the great bulk of Mexico's rural. land is held In tbe form of extensive haciendas or ranches, often hundreds of thousands of acres in extent. Some of these estates have been banded down in the same families for nearly 400 years, not a few titles tracing their origin back to the first grants from tbe king of Spain after the conquest. The aristocracy of Mexico is counted among these landed • proprietors. many of whom enjoy princely Income* from their plantations. Which often produce a great variety of products, and embrace several manufacturing plant*. : It Is largely due to the fact that the tax upon land of this character la comparatively very light that these estates have so long remained undivided, as. In most instances, only a small percent of their area Is under cultivation. A* In many states the levy is practically only a tax upon products the unused acres are no great burden. There are naturally those who desire to see these tracts taxed so that the owners will be forced to sell at least portions of them and the land ol the country divided among a larger number of small proprietors. Such a measure would be vigorously opposed by the wealthy landed 'proprietors, and such is the number and importance of this class that no active measure of this kind has ever been promulgated. TH? ancient estates of Mexico arc so large that few Individuals can purchase them entire and tho owners can rarely be prevailed upon to divide their holdings in any manner. Occasionally now one of them Is bought by a syndicate or company for development or for subdivision and sale. In this way smaller holdings are

lining mo igh the c

likely to be greatly altered in Mexico for many years to come.—Modern Mex-

8h« Is 1«« and 8«lll Works. Here is a case of lopgevity vouched for by El Morro of Arica, a city In one of the Peruvian pcoviccs held for ransom by Chili: In tbe valley of Cod pa. In the same province. It says that there is a woman. named Martina Celada, who is 144 years old and to this day work* In the fields. According to her many relatives living In Arica she was born in 1757. and has seen most of the goted men of the South American wars of Independence. This old woman has seen three centuries. the 18th. the 19th and the dawn of the 20th. She whs twice married, the first time at the age of 40 and the second when- she was GO. Her sops and daughters are all dead: some of her grandchildren arc living a»l she has great-grandchildren end gfeat-grcat-grandchildren. Two of the last generation are of marriageable age. so the old lady may yet live to see her fifth generation. The old woman has some means, but sue does not want to enjoy them, because she says It Is not yet time. She wants lo live as she does In order to entertain all that come tc her house. Dona Martina la somewhat'blind, for something like a film of flesh covers Jjer eyes; she has complete!)' lost ber bearing; and her power to think went shortly after her sighL But she can still walk very well through the fields she cultivates, and as late as 1899 she was known to climb up a fig tree to gather the fruit It may be said In passing that such stories of old age are not very uncommon 1c Pern, where the facility for gaining a living and the equable climate seem to conduce to longevity. It Is a very common sight to see Indians. rkoios, who are raid to be as old as 100 years or more, doing their dall) work with the ease of a young man and carrying their years as lightly as in the days of their youth.

SpenAInc l« KamellMM Savlnr. The true end of statesmanship Is to promote the greatest public welfare, whether this mean* saving dollars or spending dollars. When economy will

Important branch of public service then economy fa bad; and the public Ida! two tries to make a record In defiance of thla fact Is no real friend to public welfare, Whrre rtnecurea exist, or useless political "job" commissions. or where waste occur* by poor oragnlzatloa of the service, the* economy and reorganization are In order: but where Important work would he less effectively Cone by arbitrarily abolishing officer* and reducin' the then the path of H lo point out tho i tbe

A wife la seldom i