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Tear eame 70 TIE eyelids Of NJ
Waldo and stood there. but Il sight 81
The unusual spectacle. theF stopped
standing and began . run The tsfa
men shook hands. ard Bill continued:
II am al yoa say. an more 100. an
7 glory 10 il. but though I've done mg
worst fenee I come here. rot one o
these here bors has had enough polite.
ness IL him 70 size ne mp an tel me
what be thought Of ne. Them words
u rourn has encouraged ne fnOre'H
v0n Kin think. an hereafter In ago'u'
ter frg an I've up 70 en-"
And. turning. be shot ard killed
every man in the room save the candid
Mr. Waldo. Once more truth had pre-
gailed.-Charles BafteIl Loomfs. in Y
Y Journal.
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4 SCENE ON The 500.
The King of France Took Possession
of the Land 200 Years Ago.

While waiting for nv steamer 70 be
carried through eanal-loeks Of the 500,
I stood one summer day near hill On
which now stands Fort Brady. over
looking the rapids Of the 500 as they
fow from Lake Superior down into the
Il. MarY's river. and 50 on 70 join at
.ast the waters Of Huron. On the top Of
this hill, as nearly as I could decide
from the topography Of the country,
vas witnessed. two centuries and
quarter ago, one Of the most remark
able-one Of the most significant
Genes In the history of the New World.
II has been brilliantly described. and
may but mention IT.
On June "A. 1911. strange body of
men was assembled on this hill. 1t
was composed Of four classes-tbe Off
cial representatives OF the king OF
France. the Catholic missionaries, the
ygyageurs. and the Indians. Weeks be-
fore word had been sent out TO the
chiefs Of II Of the different tribes Of
Indians in the region TO meet at the
500 on the date mentioned. An i'm
fnense cross Of wood was made and car
RED 10 the top of the hill overlooking
the swift-fowing rapids. 4 stout tim.
Der with an engraved plate on il was
set up near the deep hole in the ground
which was to hold the foot of the cross.
When all had assembled. ST. Lusson.
the representative OF the king. lifted
in one hand a clod OF earth, and in the
other his naked sword; and in the
name of his most Christian majesty, the
king Of France, took possession Of the
land. embracing in his assumption
"all the region from the north to the
south sea, and extending to the ocean
on the west" The cross was then raised
before the motley throng-the repre-
sentatives of the government in their
most gorgeous suits, the priests in
their rich vestments. the voyageurs in
their hunting garb of skins, the Indians
in their most fantastic feathers and
paint. As the cross assumed position
the priests intoned stately chant Of
the seventeenth century; then the
Trench exclaimed "Yive lie Roi" while,
as one historian puts ii, "the Indians
howled in concert"
The plate upon the smaller timber
bore an engraved inscription denoting
the kings possession OF the land.-W g.
HARDWOOD. in St. Nicholas.
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SEX AND POPULATION.
Egypt Not the Only Land Where the
Men Outnumber the Women.


The London Post has lately called al
tenfion 10 the statement thai Egypt is
TO enjoy the singular distinction Of be-
ing the one country in the world where
men exceed women in number. by the
latest census the male sex IN the do
sniaions Of the khedi0e exceeds the fe-
male by 10000. This alleged distinc-
ton Of Egypt. lacks, however. the inn
p0rfant feature ri being accurate.
Egypt is not the only country in which
women are oufHumbeFed by men
there are ofhers-seYeral others-and
IL the number Of these are the United
States. By the census Of 1890 there
were IN this country l,5l3,5l0 more
male than female inhabitants. In Aus
tralia the disparity between the sexes
- even greater than il Is here. Nor can
this prcponderance 81 men be ascribed
- the comparatively recent settlement
81 the United States and Of Australia,
Cor in Italy men Outnnmber women,
and by the last Italian census there was
an excess Of male over female inhabit-
ants in the proportion Of jO.20 to 1850.
Nor is Italy the only European country
IN which this disparity Is TO be found.
Us Greece the percentage Of male in
habitants Is higher even than 1t is in
Italy. and so II If. too. in Servia and
Houmania.
~ all the South American countries.
with the exception Of Chilli and Vene-
zuela, men Oufnumber the women. and
this is particularly the case in Brazil
aud in the Argentine Republic. In Eng
lands South African colonies. in India,
and IN Canada, as well as in Egypt, the
number Of male inhabitants exceeds
the number Of female Inhabitants, and
IL Is not easy. therefore, to see how such
az error should have been made as to
say Egypt was entitled TO the dis,inc-
tioi claimed for il. provided, always.
TINT an excess of male population may
be regarded as a distinction, which most
certainly every gallant and chiyalrous
man must unqualifiedly deny. Egypt's
claim 10 any particular prominence In
this matter is based on very slender
foundation az best. BIS the census pre-
yiOus TO the last one il was shown that
the total number Of male inhabitants
was 3,402.00O and the number Of female
Inhabitants was 3,41G.O00. In a popu-
laiion. therefore, Of nearly 100000
the excess Of female inhabitants al that
time was 10000, and if since then the
scale has been turned slightly and now
shows a small preponderance Of men.
there Is certainly nothing IN II which
particularly calls for any great demon
eiration Of anrprige.-N. Y. SUI.
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MANY PRECIOUS STONES.
United states Has a Number of Ysrie-
ties of Them.

Diamonds have been found in Wiseon.
sin. In 1896 one stone of 63s karats
was found in Sauville, Ozaukee coun-
ty, six miles northwest of Milwaukee,
and another of lilo karats in Burling.
ton, Racine county. In 1856 one of 81
karats, but of poor color. was found
near louisville, Washington county,
Wis. These gems were found in what
is known as the Kettle Moraine of the
later glacial epoch. Biologists say that
they were carried by ice from the north.
One diamond of 3-l6 karats. one of
lilo and third OF 1-32 karat were found
near Butte, Mont, few days ago. Ru-
bies have been found in surprisingly
large quantities in the Cowee valley OF
North Carolina. With them are very
beautiful garnets.
On the bars of the Missouri river, in
Montana, sapphires OF small size. but
fair quality and good in quantity. are
being taken out by companies formed
for the purpose. Several fine beryls
have been unearthed in Maine. In
North Carolina some good specimens OF
emeralds have been discovered. Topaz
occurs in Idaho and Montana.
Connecticut, Maine and North Caro-
lima have produced several good speci.
mems of tourmaline. Garnets occur in
fair quantities in California. South
Dakota and Virginia have produced n
few valuable amethysts. 4 beautiful
opal was found in Maryland. In Lin
coin county, Idaho, there is deposit OF
opalized wood which is susceptible Of
superb polish. Turquoise occurs IN
Arizona, in the Burro mountains.-N
Y. Press.
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There Was n Difference.

Some time ago a Columbus citizen
rushed into the office of local attor-
ney-he is judge now-and asked, ex-
citedly:
SAY, can 7 sue a man for calling me
liar?"
"Of course you can" the judge re-
piled.
Can ] sue him for slander?"
"Yes."
IL CAM"
yes"
"Well, ] asked three other attorneys
about 1t this afternoon and they all
told me | couldn't"
"oh, yes, you can. You can sue a
man for anything"
The caller was satisfied; he was de-
lighted with the information and his
countenance were an expression indie
atiye of trouble for his slanderer.
But Just before he started TO leave
the office thought struck him. and he
asked;
"You say can sue this fellow"
ayes"
"But can / recover anything?
"No, I don't think you can" the Judge
replied, and the interview ended alb
ruptly-Ohio State Journal.
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The CHOICEST COMPLIMENT.
The sathor OF Little Women" Ne
e~fser IL from an Indignant Girl.

One dag very pleasant-faced lady
came in and asked for something very
nice and new" 10 read. 4 copy Of lit
tie Women had inst come in. and had
II snugly tucked up under my arm,
ready 10 send II out. liked this woman
very much; there was something about
her which appealed very strongly to
me, and Was moved 10 give her the
best I had 50 took the little volume
from under my arm and handed II 10
her. telling her that II was the sweet
est and incest book We had, and that /
was glad 10 be able to give ii 10 her.
She took II from my hand, looked II over
for q moment, then tossed IL carelessly
down. saying:
1--WE seen that before
Isn't IL just beautiful" ex-
claimed, thinking that my enthusiasm
would meet with the usual response.
Judge Of my disappointment and sur
prise.
Its q good enough thing. / dare
say" was the Indifferent reply.
That was too much for me, and I
sprang 10 the defense Of the book For
a wonder-I have never been quite sure
how n happened; ! think IL must have
been because the editor wished TO get
rid Of the persistent schoolgirl who was
bOthering him 10 such an EXTENT had
been given the book to review for n
Boston paper and / am afraid, in my
Indignation, that quoted the entire re-
yiew TO my helpless victim. She smiled
sweetly. and then, choosing a book
without my assistance, turned away.
went mp 10 the desk 10 send my rejected
volume 10 some one who did want H.,
when the head librarian spoke to me:
do you know who that was whom
you were serying?"
no" I said, I'm sure | don't"
We'll, II WIS the author Of Little
Women Miss Louisa Alcott."
fairly gasped.
And have been abusing her because
she wouldn't take her own book from
The library"
Just then heard a ringing laugh,
ard. looking down 10 the front Of the
library. saw the lady to whom had
been reading n lecture on her lack Of
appre citation Of my cherished book. in
close conversation with the proprietor.
Both were laughing, aud just rs I
turned. both looked In my direction,
and the proprietor beckoned 10 me to
come 10 him. was presented TO Miss
Alcott, who took my hand in hers and
said 10 me;
MY dear. that was the choicest and
sweetest compliment have had paid
my little book thank you for IT,
That was the beginning Of the most
cherished friendship Of my whole life
n friendship which lasted until the
obiecf 81 my devoted affection passed
beyond this earth Success.
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ARIZONA GROWING ORANGES.
A New Industry started in the Land
of the sage Brush and Rattiesnakc.


Arizona proposes TO grow oranges. IN
this industry the Salt rivers valley
leads at present in the territory. 1t
has long been known that oranges could
be grown in the valley. but oalY Of re-
cent years has there been any extensive
movement in the direction OF tree plant
ing.
4 great many OF the winter visitors
to this city are surprised 70 ind or
anges growing here. They have SD
long been accustomed 10 look upon
Arizona as given over TO sage brush
snd rattlesnakes that fiourishing Or
chards are in The nature Of revelation.
Some of them are in Phoenix many
weeks before they are aware that they
are living in a city bordered on the north
by great hedge Of orange trees. Every
year the product increases. and every
year some new locality of the United
States is reached by the Salt river val
ley orange. The oranges. lemons. grape
fruit and tangerines raised in the valley
last year filled $500 boxes. This was
an increase over the production Of sos
of about 50 per cent. II was not very
favorable year for the fruit or the in
crease would have been much greater.
The orange harvest began somewhat
later this year than usual. but the fruit
brought a good price. 1t was shipped
to New York, Boston and other eastern
points and to the mining camps OF Ar
iona. The price of oranges in this
city to-day is $3.50 and $3.50 box.
Lemons are selling for SEQ TO three
dollars.
There the 500 acres planted in or
anges in the valley thus far. and the
success which has attended the indus
try will result in the planting Of many
new groves this spring. OF the 500 acres
obout 500 acres are now in bearing. and
the others will soon begin TO produce.
The varieties of oranges grown are
about equally divided between the
Washington naval and seedlings. Here
the fruit ripens earlier. as a rule by
two or three weeks than il does in Cal
ifornia. and Arizona oranges have often
been the first TO reach the eastern mar
ket. 1t is frequently the case that they
are placed on the Thanksgiving table
Of the remotest eastern city by the
Arizona shipper.
The long wait necessary before there
Is any income from the trees makes
the culture of oranges an undertaking
which few can afford, and this fact in
a measure accounts for the large tracts
of excellent orange land in the valley
which are lying idle. 1t is not poor
mans proposition unless he retains
some of his lands for the purpose OF
putting in crops which will give imme-
date return. The young orange groves
thus far put in were planted by men
who can afford to wait four or five years
for a crop and stand fhe expense Of cul
tivating the trees all this time besides
paying the other incidental expenses
connected with the industry. Y,
Sun.
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PERSONAL AID LITERARY.

Fresefsek 6. Jarvis. vAo recently re-
signed fhs laspeetOrzAlp . scoslzDe
Yzrd. i szsd 70 tk ths original 81 conan
D0gIesa sherloek Uolmes-
s.r Eaa5n Araold's Jzpanese BRIDE
aeeor6lng 70 The japanese ns'aFFiz per-
@ one a Gelad4. named Tanaas gitl
s. bom - elderly post became safsip-
a-ed during his isst Tlsit . japan.
ne cate q aAe ate slynoT ,sieelini
AMOUNTED 70 $1,000. WIKI be deflaesi
70 bis az1D1r. adslinz Patti, ard 20
three children q bis FRI marriage.
Afrse. Patti. hoNefer. has renowned her
claims O. the estate.
Charles l. Tiffany. the Ses YORK ~
eIer. passe5 his eighfy-alzfh birthday q
few daez ago. he still regularly 1isifs
his fa5aous store. and n his arrival
there o t5e morning of lis birthday be
found BE desk banked Nth haneson7e
flowers from his empl0yes.
Capt. sigsiee was born IN albany
and appointed ~ EFasfas Coming 70
the rn5ted States naval academy. from
shieh h was graduated ~ lsss. He
ssas Immediately detailed 70 active ssf7-
ZEE a. ensign in tie naval operations
that eaded in the capture Of Mobile.
II IL . costly matter % - created a
baronet n England nOssadays IN ad-
difion 70 the other charges incident 10
his elefafion 10 that rank. Sir John ".
Mcclure recently had 10 pag out 80 in
replying 70 eongratulaforY kilograms
sben he good fortune was announced
Col. Emil Prey. former head 81 the
Swiss republic and Swiss minister 70
Washington for fire years. Is at present
direcfoF-ln-chief q the great interna-
iional telegraph system Of Europe. He
/ ioined The union army during orr re-
bellion. fought IN most o. the principal
battles. and WAS prisoner in Libby
prison.
Miss Margaret Long. the second
daughter Of the secretary Of the navy
has just passed q brilliant examination
and THatriculated IN the senior class Of
the medical school Of Johns Hopkins
university in Baltimore. She intends u
continue her studies in this institution
until she Is prepared 10 practice medi
cine in Boston.
The reputation Of being the best
sfory-felIer in Kansas has secured Z
curious employment for +. r. Cannon
Of Harrington. He was general fore
man Of the bridge department Of th'
Rock Island road. but he has left thai
employment TO accept an engagement
from graphOphone company 10 tel
funny stories into their machines
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W.T. AND WISDOM.

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ts6sszaf q fass Fi8zzgeT zzfirs-
--Thers sfosf a1zs- Es d5ea Izss vesk-
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theaa Baro zso----Judge
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life pzesure- ard want % PIT Il . plst.
Of goar fsTor5te vegetables. What ar.
her -Frsed potatoes and sFinaeh.r
-FIeger6e BlzstteF-
= hog@ yos asked IL eourt 70 make
himself perfectly al home WITH = whiIe
visiting in fhis eounfrys We 40.
wbF aotg= IT wasn't ueeezszry.--
Chicago Er@ning Pos
Congenizl spsrits.-Mrs- HeMe9nnb 10
ne5ghbor.s dsughfsrf--Hezs does
yoas mother ct along with Der new
COOK. Mary Nicely. thank
von. she and mother are YER eonnu-
bizs.z-Judge.
Promoting Peaee--=I have hsre. sail
The caller. "a poem advocating peace. -
Il suppose ssfd the editor. that yoa
honestly and sincerely desire pezceg
eyes. sir" Then burn The POEM
Philadelphia North America
= cannot stand this auY longer.
Thomas. sid the grocer 10 hiz zpEren-
tice. Your stupidity : such that both
Of n cannot stay IN the SANE place.-
well. please. sir. doa'1 want % go
said The apprentice, simply.-Tit-Bits.
AGuilty Conscienee.-His Wife hear
ing him indisfinetly1 Henri. please
hold your month q little further away
FROM The phone He with consider
able indignationl- you think I've
been drinking. Amelia zs'-Chieago Trib-
une.
Hostess (at partyl--And does your
mother allow you TO have two pieces Of
pie when ron are a home. Nillie?-
willie lxho has asked for a second
piece1--yo. ma'am.- Hostezs--Well.
do You think she would ike yen 10 have
two pieces here Willie (eonfdentlyi
-"0h. she wouldn't care. This isn't her
pie.--Tit-Bits
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Really. that i romance. J sup
pas@s Nellie. Jon were the principal
/ bFze1razi87~
oh 70. Tom
@So2 b the war, this Miss Towns
hend that nzx, who II she?'
she i ny most intimate friend
He looked up with puzzled express
siea- \ ought 10 know the LADY,
STt's your own fault II you don't: Tor
you're been friendly with her al your
T life
Hls eres uidened. ideally. Nellie,
don't understsnd-"
-Oh. Ton" she exclaimed. with h.
r0orouz pefuienee. how very stupid
yos are. Mias ToHnshend never exist
I'd. She's . myth. Don't you gee. that
Nas the name that assumed when I
answered that advertisement -
Your he gasped.
les. !. Tom" she replied. adding
some words Of friendly parting. which
were a vague recollection b the time
the bus had whiried her out Of sight,
and he had begun 10 realize the truth.
she vas right be groaned, Il am
YerY stupid. s-Tit-Blts.
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In the interim Pellingham's cndeay.
a. he facetiously termed him. we're "a
far without result. His motive. how.
ever, IN siill keeping his eyes open was
not. a. a. first, 10 thrash the fellow on
the lady's account, but 10 thank him,
on bis own. for having brought him into
relationship with the dearest and pref.
ticst girl In the world Which proves
in short. that Peiiingham had not been
~ all Idle.
Neither had I Tom Drummer Ia another
connection. IN fact, the month had
been 20 big with other events for this
Individual that he had - good as for.
gotten the Incident ~ the advertise.
meni he was just landing home from
The continent. hasinP 10 the meantime
done 80 wsil Tor the firm be represented
that his business position was already
double iis former importance, and the
future WAS full 81 bright prospects.
in the meantime. also. among strange
faces in strange lands. be- had missed
very keenly The society Of his ideal
Nellie Marsh, and The many pleasant
recoliections b, indulged In concerning
her had nil the Iaore charm for him nav
that be- Nas a. i.ngtli in position 10
confess bic love.
he had lefi Charing Gross. and was
turning into The Strand, shen - soice
behind bin said: Toni Wherever
have You sprung from
he turned. aud his heart gsye o leap
of delight. "Ncllie' What q fortunate
meeiingl"
The surrounding cOmmoiiou prevent
"a ans display 81 sentiment lie man.
aged. however. 10 explain the cause Of
hisahsenee md convey To her sDue idea
OF hA recent fHcfeEs, whfreaf she
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fred Pellingham was not easily dun.
founded' get a certain letter which ar.
rived one evening ~ bls private resi-.
Silence marked nn exception. u ran
thus
'-i7 1871 Street Kine'a oval Dear NJ
ltlinFhairi incionf nay photo. in fr-
change Tor your own, ana thHll &c. pleased
20 meat you near thf llatafan n the
Great Northern Terminus 90 eight O'Clock
Tomorrow evening You Wll have DO dIf.
ifulfs ln recognizing me. aa ! ahaN drfas
fu pale green and wear ID haf trimmed with
red repfl-a Believe me. you're .n e1nn-
dance. ALICE OMAfuENB"
II would be- impossible to describe
she woudcrment of Mr relliugham Oh
receipt Of this amazing communion
flon. lhr photo Was certainly that ~
pretty firl, yet, who ia Alice Towns.
Lcnd2 And uhat pn cHrh can sle
want with me- Nere fhe questions he
siill kept askinR himself. after putting
sscry possible and impossible conatruc-
tion on The letter lu the eud carionity
decided thaf hc muri at least keep the
appointment h ~ ever hoped to solve
ihr problem.