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The Prime MtnIater Won.

A former governor OF the Australian
colonies tells Of a curious experience
he once had with a long-headed prime
minister. The latter brought In a Ger.
tain measure, calculated to make the
government popular with the working
classes. although 1t affected a foreign
power so much that representations
were made to the imperial authorities
on the subject. A dispatch was accord
ingly sent out to the governor to veto
the bill. He sent for the premier. I'm
sorry, old man." said his excellency,
but I've just got orders from home,
and / shall have to block that bill"
The premier replied. Look here, gov
ernor. ] don't care a hang about the
imperial guv'ment or about the queens,
as far as the thing is concerned, aud
what's more, I don't care a hang about
you. I've made up my mind to get that
bill through, and I'll bring 1t through"
The governor, who was polite, asked
the 'old man" to have a drink, and
dropped the subject. The measure In
question became a law In due course.
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whIsLv and Com

Capt. Slocum, who Ii telling In the
Century OF his voyage around the
world alone In n little sloop, the Spray,
was familiar with most OF the ports
In which he found himself or his Jour
ney OF 46, 600 miles. One OF these was
Buenos Aires. There he looked In vain
for the man who once sold whisky
and collins in Buenos Aires; the march
OF civilization had crushed him-mem-
DRY only chung to his name. Enter
prising man that he was. ! fain would
have looked him up. / remember the
tiers OF whisky barrels, ranged on end,
one one side OF the store. while on the
other side. and divided by a thin par
tition, were the collins In the same
order, OF all sizes and In great num-
bers. The unique arrangement seemed
In order, for as a cask was emptied, q
coffin might be filled. Besides cheap
whisky and many other liquors, he
sold cider which he manufactured
from damaged Malaga raisins. Within
the scope OF his enterprise was also
the sale of mineral waters, not entire
ly blameless Of the germs OF disease.
This man surely catered to all the
tastes, wants, and conditions OF his
customers" ,
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which called him there: and. before
September was a fortnight old. John
and | were married. Aunt Jane had
got rid OF me forever-got rid of my
hats and gowns and gloves and shoes
from all future bills. got rid Of the
price OF my appetite at breakfasts,
lunches, teas, and dinners hcnceforth
and for evermore
We were married very quietly. l
wore n little gray bonnet and gown of
Aunt James choosing. u bonnet and
gown so mature that they seemed to
reprove my IL years. | had no cake.
no cards. no wedding breakfast, no
wedding favors, no rice, no satin slip
pers-''in every way" said the girls,
1T was a hole-and-corner. mean, unro-
mantle, perfectly dull and detestable
sort Of wedding"
l never agreed with them. Except
for Aunt James presence. | would not
have had one circumstance Of my we'd
ding different. Even the grimy. out
of-the-way little London church
seemed lo~vely-the only fit church to
be married in.
Our honeymoon was as prosaic. in
the girls eyes, as our wedding had
been. We went away for two short
weeks to a quiet little country place
beside the sea-not a fashionable re-
sort, but a little outlying seafaring
hamlet where John and | were the only
visitors.
Before September was over we were
at home In London-at home for the
first time In my life. The words had a
sweet meaning for me. We had a
small house lear Hyte Park. near the
larger, much finer house that John
had taken for Madame Arnaud and his
sister. 1t had a homelike look. AS we
drove UP In the gray, misty September
evening there was a bright ray Of light
falling across the pavement from the
open door; gaslight shone through the
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HENS AND THEIR GOOD FRUIT.
They Arc az Important Factor In tho
Commercial Y.ife Of the Country.

Commercial, rife Of tho Country.
From the Richmond Dlspatch: The
hen of the present day is q most i'm
portant factor In the commercial world
not only on accoun Of her vernal CT
spring, but because civilized people
are daily growing fOnder OF her egg
statisticians say IL is practically inn
possible To gain an idea as to the exact
number Of eggs consumed, though the
export and import figures give a par
tial conception Of It's enormousness.
Indeed, the statistics indicate that our
feathered friend has all she can at
tend to and barely can spare the time
to assume tho responsibilities Of rear
Ing n family. During the year ending
July so, 1899, the United States ex-
ported S,693,G1l dozen eggs, valued at
sttl, 1856. During this period they i'm
ported 225, $50 dozen. valued ut $21,-
800. the increased duty on this food
supply having checked their importa-
uon. or course, these figures are hut
fragments Of the almost inconccivable
large total which indicates the actual
consumption Of Eggs in America. In
1898 Chicago alone handled 2,l47, $50
cases OF thirty dozen each, OF which
only 1,223, 356 were shipped out. Tho
commission houses are generally tho
distributing points for eggs In tho
large cities, but In the country almost
every local store deals In them. Many
merchants accept them In exchange for
goods. while n few receive orders from
the towns and dispose CT the eggs to
hotels or other large concerns. The
egg enters into our domestic life not
only as u substantial food staple, but
as ar ingredient OF almost every con-
ceivablc article of diet. There Is prac-
tically no limit to Its usefulness In
this lire and when one reflects II
seems almost impossible that the land
could hold enough hens to meet the
public demand. The secret, perhaps,
lies In the fact that poultry can be
found In every rural barnyard and on
the premises OF scores Of urban and
suburban h|abltations. Every hen
knows her duty and does II. While
some OF them apparently rejoice In
their labors accomplished. as u whole
they are modest and never let on"
that they realize the world could not
comfortably move without them. The
probabilities are that as civilization
increases and the facilities for trans
portation become faster and better.
our fcathercd friend with the crimson
trimmings will have more and more
to do. Her output in decades to come
will be the grandest statistical puzzle
Of the age md no mathematician will
be able to make calculations as to tho
exact amounts OF her fruit" When
our neighbours hens get in our flower
beds we should recall these facts and
permit only our wives and daughters
to throw stones Mt them.
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BY Author Of "Hetty," Etc.
CHAPTER vII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER VII.-(Continued.)
We moved away from the window OF
the staircase and went downstairs to-
gether.
You don't mind my laughing,
dear?" Meg questioned, still with gem
tleness. Il didn't mean 1t. In my
heart | like John very much-all ex-
cept-well, all except the speckled
beard. III l laugh at him sometimes,
you won't mind, will you? It's my
way-l laugh at cverything-when one
doesn't laugh ones spirits get so low!
Shall | tell you what Is doing
In the drawing-room? She is secretly
whispering the good news to every
one. Every IN has come, and every
one is duly impressed by your good
fortune, Kitty. Now for the congratu-
lations! Oh, poor dear, l pity you for
the next few hours!"
But the next few hours, bad as they
were, were over at length. The piano
was silent again; the gas in the draw
ing-room was turned frugally low be-
hind the last of the departing guests.
"chh Nioi ltlllulIleu Den1nu.
He drew me close to him where he
stood, and looked at me with a ques-
tioning, very gentle glance.
You do not regret what you prom
ised me this evening"" he queried.
DO you regret what you asked me ?"
! said.
Neither question was answered. But
we were looking eagerly at one an
other, and presently our eyes smiled.
and that seemed all the answer we re-
CURED.
Good night. Kitty" said John.
Good night" l answered; and he
bent and kissed me.
John was gone, Aunt Jane was look
ing round at the disorder OF the draw
ing-room. smoothing away the creases
In an ~antimacassar that had suffered
In the revelry.
so we're going to lose you. Kitty"
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. Rothachnd Among KIEga.

Among the anecdotes related by the
Hon. John Bieelow in the October Gen.
fury, In n series of extracts from his
conversations with Won Bunsen, is
this about the famous banker Roths-
child; During the famous Congress OF
Vienna, already referred to, each OF
the several monarchs present was the
guest OF some nobleman. On n fes'
tive occasion Baron Rothschild was,
invited par exception. He modestly
went to take his place, not among the
more exalted guests. When they dis
covered Rothschild. however, they all
rose, one after the other. and saluted
him, except the King OF Prussia. Some
one asked the king why he did not
salute the great European banker.
Did | not?" he replied. We'll, l sup
pose II was because | was the only one
who did not owe him anything" This
reminds one OF a line In one OF Pope's
sa,ires: .trr.I .,
never answered: / was not in debt.
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It necessary to add that he had asked
the question. and Kittie had merely re-
piled: "Yes. but ! like a man with
more animation" He repeated the bit
Of iattery with such assurance Of
truth that Peter said with o bashfui
laugh: Miss King is certainly a per-
son Of excellent taste"
You can see he's pleased" said
Glenn when Peter had gone. "a fellows
bound to be interested in a girl who
thinks he's handsome. Let him think
Of that awhile and he'll be ready for
the introduction"
Two weeks passed before Kittie's
visit to the Norton's could be arranged.
Ton and Lottie are to be there.
too" said Name.
And I'm going to ask Pete layton"
put in Glenn; he hasn't beer to see US
in a long time"
who Is he?" inquired Kittie.
why that dark fellow who sings
tenor in the choir, the one you thought
looked too quiet, explained Glen. ~
thing he'd like to meet you. Miss Kit
tie; he was speaking Of you the other
day and said you were a girl of excel
lent taste"
Kittie was not q whit more suscepti-
bic to flattery than most girls. but she
could not help remembering the re-
mark and trying to live up to Peters
good opinion by appearing her pref
test the night she was to meet him at
Norton's.
They spent a very pleasant evening
and Glen managed, with careful tact,
to hold Kittie and Peter up to each
others admiration without seeming to
do SO. He talked much with Kittie,
drawing forth the girls sprightliest
%sallies. making Peter wish that he
could make her laugh and chat like
that. and he asked for Peters sweet
est solos, n kept the conversation on
topics upon which the young man
could talk best.
1t was Peter who saw Kittie home.
my horse is all ready" he urged.
land riding will be p~leasanter than
walking, even II 1t is but a short dis
lance"
They were evidently interested in
each other. but to Clem's dlsmay there
1t seemed likely to end. Peters BASH
sulness had got the letter OF him and
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raid Uncle Richard. putting his hands
kindly upon my shoulders as l stood
up to bid him good night.
kitty is cry lucky" said Aunt
Jane, raising her hand to turn the gas
still lower. "A home OF her at
her age is more than she could reason
ably have hoped fort"
II wish you were a little Older
said Uncle Richard, regretfully. i've
been talking to Johnnie must be pa
tient and wait. We can't let you run
away Just yet" -.
Let the child go to bed. Richard"
%interposed Aunt Jane.
Johns a good fellow, Kitty" said
Uncle Richard. in a hasty but kindly
way. II hope you'll be happy, dear"
Thank you." l said hurriedly, and
disappeared.
Meg had left a novel in the drawing
room. and sweetly besought me to re-
turn and fetch 1t. / descended. there
fore, after a minute, to the drawing
room again.
Aunt Jane was speaking. She did
not see me; she was too busy arrang-
ing the displaced furniture.
waiting is nonsense. Richard. and
especially in this case. There shall
De no waiting in the matter. II we
wait until the winter, Madame Arnaud
will be in London. II we wait till then
we may wait forever"
I had stood for a minute in the door
way: now ! quickly retraced my steps,
Meg's novel unbound. my errand, in
deed. forgotten. Aunt James words
were enigmatical; but they left me
with q heartache.
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can't bear to think OF my old self. I'm
so sorry for her. Poor old self, sha
was SO miserable. so very miserable;
but she didn't know"
Don't speak Of that old self as dead
and gone, Kitty. | won't have It. |
have a very tender feeling In my heart
for that old self that | fell in love
with"
5 have I. because you fell In love
with her; | wonder why o fell In
love with me-I'm glad you did"
was sitting on the rug now beside
his chair. | looked up at him with a
happy little smile. He smoothcd back
my hair slowly with a caressing touch.
Are you glad | fell in love with
your" asked. still smiling softly.
DO you want me to answer that
question, Kitty"
NO; ask silly questions. don't I?
I'm going to ask one more question,
John. a serious question: Were you
happy, really happy, before you knew
mc?"
when | knew you first, Kitty, I'm
afraid you didn't make much differ
ence to my happiness" he replied.
b~anteringly, and a little eva3ively.
No, | know. You knew me first so
many years ago! You knew me in my
perambulator. You've seen me In a
high chair eating soup. oh, John. l
can't bear to think that you knew me
when was such II silly little thing! |
wonder when you first began to love
me. l wonder when | first began to
care for you. Were you happy before
l loved you-ever-ever. John?"
scarcely knew why I spoke so ear
nestly. | had been speaking lightly
enough a minute ago; but some pass
Ing expression on his face, some mo-
mentary embarrassment caught my at
tention and gave my tone a sudden
cagerTess.
Il suppose you were often happy" l
added, after n moment. resignedly, yet
resretfully. But It was different. You
were never quite as happy. John, as
you are now?"
mo; not as happy rs now, Kitty"
"S o"'u' out MS I'LL WIS IL llttle uD-
stracted as he spoke. and somehow his
assurance did not satisfy me.
1t was perhaps an hour later. We
had had u first meal In our new
TOME installed in dignity at the
head of my table, John facing me at
the other end. We had come back into
the dainty. pretty little drawing-room
to find curtains drawn. the hearth well
swept, and shaded lamps casting a
~soft-colored light around the room.
had brought John a newspaper. look
ing at him beseechingly even as ! laid
1t down before him. and hoping tina,
he would not read 1t. He did not see
or did not rightly interpret my be-
seechIng glance, and thanked me with
a grateful smile. He was soon alb
sorbed in the leading article. and I sat
on the floor again beside him and made
little efforts every now and then to
distract his attention.
Suddenly, as we were so engaged,
there came n smart tap at the drawing
room door and at the same moment
the door was opened.
ITO be continued
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Longest Appalled, street In the World.
Philadelphia can boast OF the long
est asphalted street in the world. Broad
street has that unique distinction.
First, as already stated, It is the long
est asphalted street in the world; sec
ondly. 1t Is the only street which Is OF
even width for eleven miles, n this
Width Is the greatest ever attained by
any street for a course OF eleven miles.
1t is also the straightest street, for
from League Island to the county line
1t does not vary an inch, except where
the great city building causes the street
to turn around 1t. Seven miles OF the
street are asphalted. but the remainder
Is provided with a roadbed of fine
macadam, which is continued by the
old York road. which extends for about
twenty miles farther on. A. carriage
can drive on this street and road and
make only one turn In thirty-one miles.
BroaU street is l13 feet wide and meas
ures sixty-nine feet from curb to curb,
and thirty-ive men can walk abreast
OF It.
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BATTLE-SCARRED HEROINE.
Was Young and Pretty. but Lost Her
Leg Mt Gettysburg.

""S aou"s n"u Hretty' nut Lost Her
Leg mt Gettysburg.
There Is a very handsome young
woman in Washington, rather well
known in art circles, who had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs a few years
ago. so badly fracturing one of her
knees that the limb had to be ampu-
tated. The young woman, of course.
walks with the aid of crutches. She Is
not in the least sensitive about the
matter. and doesn't mind informing
properly introduced people OF the ma
ture OF the accident which MANNED her.
She has set a little limit, however, and
she was compelled to use II one after
moo last week. She got into an r
street car, bound for the hill, and
found herself In the same seat with a
sharp-eyed woman who seemed to take
a whole lot of interest in her and her
crutches. She scrutinized the young
woman's face carefully for a couple Of
minutes. then turned her attention to
the workmanship of the crutches,'
which she took the liberty to handle
%curiously. Then she looked the young
woman over again, and leaned over to
her. Dye mind tellin' me how you
lost your leg?" she asked, raspily.
mot in the least" responded the
young m Il lost 1t at the battle
OF Gettysburg."-Washington Post.
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THE MATHEMATICS.
Lets get Peter TO take her"

Let's get Peter TO take her"
Glen jumped from his chair aud
slapped Tom rouudly on the shoulder,
so elated was he ov5r his bright idea:
then both young men laughed heartily
Cld wondered that they had not sooner
thought OF so easy a way out Of their
dilemma.
1t was n difficult situation. Tho
young men had hotly resented n scold-
Ing over some boyish cscapadc from
their specials" Toms cousin Lottic
and Clem's sister Mary. The girls
vowed never to speak to them again
and by finding 1t convenient to visit
much away from home, and oschewing
evening church and festivities had
managed to adhere to their resolution.
In the meantime the Kings had
moved into TIE place. and Just to show
the girls that they were not the only
ones In town, both young men had
taken to calling on Kittie. She was a
lively, pretty girl, and II was n pleas
ant place to visit. and so II had gone
on until they had established quito an
intimacy. and without either actually
inviting her, they had committed
themselves TO taking her to the APP
preaching county fair. by talking to
her OF getting up n party, in which
she was included, to go In n large
wagon. Then carle the reconciliation
and row they wanted To go as usual
In their buggies with Name and Lot
tie, and they had to face tho problem
OF what to do about Kittie.
Il suppose you'll tell Pete and get
him to take Kittie of cur hands" said
Tom.
We'll, maybe that would do, and
then again maybe It wouldn't" said
Glen, scornfully. I'm not anxious for
any one to know I've made II goose of
myself or the girl either for that mat
ter
How arc you going to manage,
them"
Introduce him and get him inter
ested and make him think he thought
Of 1t himself"
II promised Name I'd never go there
again." said Tom. ruefully.
Il know you did" was Clem's re-
ply: "she told me and ! gave her a
talking to and told her 1t wouldn't do.
We can't drop Kittie like n hot potato
after all the good times we've had
down there. just because they have
chosen to make up It's their fault we
went there in the first place, and
since we did. we intended to treat her
decently and get her acquainted with
the young folks round here. and ]
added that the nicer the girls were to
her, the less nice we'd have to be.
That settled 1t. We're all going down
there some night oon and after that
Name is to ask Kittie to spend the
evening at our house. Well have to
get Pete round then"
They met Peter that afternoon. and
Glenn took tho opportunity to talk
much OF Kittie and the good times they
had with her. "And that reminds me-
he said, carelessly, "she thinks you're
ve:y handsome" Glen did % thinl;
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I KNELT BEFORE THE FIRE.

drawn red curtains of one room down
stairs; In another room, where no gas
was lighted. freight was dancing
gaily.
Are you happy. Kltty?' asked John
as. a few minutes later. we stood to-
gether in the pretty fire-lit room, my
drawing-room. and / twined by hands
about his arm.
so happy" I answered, that / am
almost afraid"
afraid Of what, my dear?" he ques-
toned with his slow, grave, tender
smile.
81 don't know Of what-but afraid.
/ don't want the days to pass, John;
don't want anything to happen. I think
! am growing a coward. l am so afraid
of changes!"
I'VE love one another well enough to
trust the future, Kitty"
! knelt before the fire and held out
my hands to the welcome blaze. John
drew forward q cosy chair and seated
himself near me, looking about with
III OUocl ant BiuHCe at uli the udiuty
trappiIgs of the room, and looking
stiI oSener at me.
TITS strange to think of" I said,
dreamily, drawing a long, deep breath,
and turning my face toward him.
ITO think of what. dear?"
"Of our living here together for
years and years-I wonder how many
years?"
Very many. I hope"
Until we're quite old folk. and you
wear s~pectacles. and I wear caps.
John, do you know what / am always
wishing now"
What, dear?"
THAT the years were longer. Time
goes so quickly now. and / used to
think Il dragged. Used time to drag
with you. too. John, b~efore-before you
married me?"
Johns gray eyes were less grave
than mine. They twinkled at me.
Sometimes" he said.
only sometimes? It seems to me.
looking back, that time always dragged
with ne. Do you know. John. that |
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ohio Exposition fqr Her C~.utsnn,ai.

-fL L.TI a
Director General Ryan OF the Ohio
centennial estimates that 8 5000, 900
will be placed In the enterprise. Con-
gress appropriated 100000 on the con-
dltion that Toledo, where the exposi-
ton Is to be held. would give a like
mount. This has been done, and the
city Is also preparing a beautiful site
on the bay shore which viii coat 5000
900 more. The legal title OF the cen-
tennial is "The Ohio Centennial and
Northwest Territory Expositfony' and
1t will be held In 1902. Ohio was the
first OF the six important states to be
carved out OF the Northwest territory,
the others being Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota
All OF these states have appointed COM
missioners to see that they are repre-
scented In the exposition. and they will
have their state buildings and exhibits.
Ohio was really admitted to the union
IN 1903.
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CHAPTER VIII.

Aunt Jane had her way. When. In
deed. was Aunt Jane ever known to
renounce a plan she had set her heart
on? She had determined that John
and | should be married without delay.
and the weightiest reasons weighed as
nothing against her resolute desire.
The plan for summer holidays in
Cornwall vas forthwith abandoned;
Johns visit to Brittany was given up
some one elao undertook the business
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C~ou.istsnt C~hr,.,ia, scientist.

Hicks-Is your wife my better since
she went to DR.. Mill. the Christian
scientist? Wicks-No. The fact Is. he
is the most consistent scientist | ever
encountered. He not only denies that
there are such things as pain and dis
ease, but he declares there are no such
things as cures.-Boston Transcript.
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Last but not least-the one used by
a st. Louis shoemaker.