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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Genius and patience are the parents
OF success
Fools decry their enemies; the wise
Outwit them
Conceit shines most resplendently in
small bodies.
Idleness is gatekeeper to peuury and
godfather to evil.
Men value constancy only when they
are the Denefciaries.
Between coincidence and consolation
flows the ocean of tears.
Politeness is emphasized very often
by feigning stupidity
A fool is often rich. but never
through his own efforts
Many persons wishing to be smart
only succeed in being loud.
Were mercy sometimes strained its
quality would be improved
A woman's heart is a rose. the odor
OF which Is eXhaled through the lips.
A glance can convey more subtle
hattery than an avalanche of words.
Memory is holy thing when it is
used 20 uplift and to save others from
woe
There are two kinds OF men. gentle
men and kuaves The rest are mani
kins
Rank hypocrisy olfends the nostrils.
but sweet hypocrisy is more hateful
thing
Flowery language is all right when
the lowers are well chosen and are
fresh
TO be artistic is praiseworthy. but to
sacrifice comfort FOR IL is the maxi.
mum or folly
Through looking wise and keeping
sin many uumbskull, nave acquired
regulations for clcycrness.
Until you have seen Grave man
stay home to work instead of going TO
Jhe lroul Boo fight you have not seen
herDI-m.
There arc rcW women VINO are not
retrospective Men are not given to
scIf-udy Nors demands their
thoughts o. welt a- hands PhIladel
ph.l Record
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eyes they are not made of that ma
srial, but of special metallic enamel.
Usually makers keep in stock thou
sands of eyes OF every size, shape and
color.
One thing that makes the demand
for eyes greater than that for any 9th
er kind OF false organ of the human
body Is the fact that an artificial eye
only lasts about year-often only
nine notwithstanding TO the action of
the tears upon Il. Another reason for
their production in such quantities is
that at regular intervals the man who
begins to wear such an imitation eye
has 10 have one OF larger size. You
see. when he begins-generally from
some small accident-to supplnnt his
natural with an artificial orb the eye
socket Is nearly closed. and so only n
small enamel eye can be fitted into II
az first. Az this causes the socket to
enlarge somewhat a little later larg-
or eye Is fitted in. and so on until the
wearer has got one the same size as
his real one.
AS rule II takes five or six per-
sous 90 make such an eve. A globe is
formed Of the enamel and tlcn the eve
coloring Is burnt into this 10y specially
clever workers This coloring may be
or amy shade generally found in eyes.
Aftcrward the globe has to be cut and
shaped 90 the pattern given. and the
edges are then 'annealcd' or fired to
prevent breaking Last of all the
whole eye is polished. a very curious
thing about these artificial eyes. nearly
akin to a mans feeling a pain I'm his
wooden leg rs that when fitted they
viii often show themselves suscepti-
bile to tho motion of the socket and so
will turn In various directions like a
real eve. Eyes range. according to
quality. from $3.50 to So.
Legs and arms are made with
movable joints. the hands on the lat
ter capable of grasping and lifting a
glass. The manufacture of artificial
parts OF the human body has become
indeed as nearly perfect as would
seem possible. Washington Times.
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Tie FIRE ENGINE HORSE.
In Many Respects lie is the Most Into
csting of His Breed.

IN many hcspects He is the Most Inter-
csting of His Breed.
Men may rave about the splendid
evidences of pride to be found i'm the
ambitious race horse. OF the good trot-
ter or PAGER" said a lover of horse.
flesh yesterday. but when 1t comes
down to dignity OF bearing and Ger.
tain commendable vaingloriousness.
you may give me the plain old fire
horse. l am naturally fond of race
horses and have a special liking for
the trotter that can make 1t in n little
above two fiat. When they are really
blooded they are fine. game. dignified
fellows. But the fire horse that helps
to speed the engine through the streets
OF the city to some place in danger OF
devastation Dy the flames is simply
dream in what / may call n charm.
ing air of self sutfciency. l have Oeen
watching this animal for number of
years. and am convinced that he has
a very exalted opinion OF the position
he holds in the community. He seems
to understand his Importance He
seems to know that much depends
upon the speed he displays in getting
out OF the engine house and to the
point from which the alarm was sent
In. l have had fremen tell me that
these animals learn To count the num-
Der of times the gong sounds. and
have no neSitancy in accepting the
statement as true. Certainly they
have learned the number OF strokes
for the exercise run. and there is no
reason why long practice should not
teach them the number and location
of the different engine houses. and the
alarm boxes which are most frequent
~ used. But had i'm mind the Splen-
did bearing of these animals after they
have made n hurried run to a fire.
Watch them when they are going back
TO the engine house. Why. they seem
to know that the men. women and
children along the streets are looking
upon them with a warmth of admira-
ton that almost amounts to worship
They hold their heads high in air and
seem to think as they jog along that
they have kept the old world from go
ing up in smoke Well, they nave n
right to feel that way, and. while the
increased uses to which electricity is
being put may finally run them out of
business. the fire horse may retire with
the consolation that he has been use
full member, and ne may even feel an
inordinate pride If 1t pleaseS him TO do
sO.'-New Orleans Times Democrat
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, But . don't even know h,m. she
sobhrd
"fheu. sir. answer lIse n mani No.
said. turning to mo Confess that
You know this lady"
silvcry laugh startled us both &c
this junCture
I'VE don't know each other cried
Miss Van Deemon. "hut our horses
apparently DO"
And. indeed. IN the midst % this
anger and strife our two horses pre-
scented an idyllic picture a. they stood
gently rubbing noses.
Yes. SO Il seems. But how could
80 happen2 Isn't that your ownY'
asked Mr. Courtney.
why. Jack. how could ever have
gotten away2 or course I had 70 hire
horse. You know papa never lets
me ride without the groom / got this
one at Tattersalrs"
so did L." / exclaimed: that's why
the brutes stick so close"
And then we all laughed together.
After which. as we couldn't seperatc.
we continued our ride together. and
so 'A4N Nt''ft AtstNA Nf.ttANliNfN ~ AtlfnhNNlI
so firm that when Miss Van Dcemcn
finally married Jack Courtney 1 was
was asked 20 oiciate as best man
But in spite OF this happy clrclu.
sion l determined to take no more
morning rides until l knew a little
more about the art. II doesn't do 10
tempt fate too ofren.-Ncw York Com.
mercial Advertiser
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sterillzsd Books.

To guard against insiduous baciTi
physicians are recommending steriliz-
ing books in the public libraries, not
in the hope of killing evil producing
literature. but to destroy noxious
germs concealed In their leaves and
bindings That disease has frequently
been transmitted by the circulation Of
books has long been suspected, and the
belief has recently been verified.
The most careful work i'm this dlrec.
ton has been done by the Chicago
public library. and Or. Kufewski re-
ports that he found a large number Of
bacilli representing nearly a hundred
different pOisons and disease germs.
Fifty books, selected at random, were
examined. and all OF them were found
mere or less infected Dry sterillza-
ton Is recommended.
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Use eLor ON PoLLrs eoNNer.

How many causes intertwine
To make a perfect whole
WHAT Wondrous power. what vast DESIGN
Must pay its little toll
No earth attainment now we see
But bears some tribute on il
From eY'ry human industry.
For instance, Pollys bonnet.
She calls it creation" small
And simple as can be,
And sees no miracles at all
In its simplicity;
but when l try TO figure out
p The things that helped 80 make il,
so fast the pictures crowd about
hate to undertake TO-
The tip, that little tip that shakes
30 saucily on high
Was plucked one day. far, far away.
Beneath an Afric sky.
l see q lordly ostrich stand
And lay its off'riny down,
10 help to make for Polly's sake.
The prettiest hat in town
A little valley next appears.
And on the screen / see
Dull peasants toihng through the wears.
And trees OF mulberry;
It's France, where silkworms live anc
spin
And yield for loom and mat
The shining threads that tremble in
This simple, little hat.
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Physicians DE just a little ia5tcr
than their patients upon ON average
Only three causes of death in this
occupation show lower proportion
than U.s. the case lu t1c average occup1.
t1a phthsis. diseases of The respira.
tory SYSTEM ard accident ON the
otlcr hand mortality from diseased OF
Che liver of She circulotcry and u-in.
airy systems as wc,l as from suicide.
appear FOB De greatly I'D excess From
govt and iDbctes. physicians suffer
about thrco times as heavily MS do tho
average men of occupations Among
doctors and members OF She legal and
clerical professions diseases of the
heart arc She most frequent Of an
causes OF death
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THE oteEN MOON.

The olden moon sails round the night.
And lovers walk beneath its wiles
And see il move, all golden bright
Across the seas, behind the isles
AS from some lost and lonely dune,
Since now for me no maiden smiles,
look and see the olden moon
Sail DER the seas, behind the isles.
Why do love you, orb divine?
1t is not that you light the mirk,
Nor even that for love you shine,
But that you never Jump or jerk.
Here on this nourasthenic bank
And shoal of time, from fret and stew,
And slam and bang and slat and yank
And hurl and whirl-I turn to you.
NfSSFHsSsS1N - tsB
For you-you never dodge around,
Or start my nerves with twist or quirks
But sail a-sailing, sailing on
Without jiggle, jump or jerk.
Puck,
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Once upon a time a cat who Drided
herself ON her wit and wisdom was
prowlin2 about the barn i'm search Of
food and saw a tail protuding from
a hole.
There Is the conclusion Of a rat"
she said
Then She creDt stealthly toward it
until within striking distance. when
She made "a jump aud reached 70 with
her claws Alasl it was not the APP
peudage OF a rat but the tail of 81
snake, who Immediately turned and
gave her mortal bite.
Moral 10 Is dangerous TO jump az
conclusions New York Herald
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This play was founded on a hlstori-
cal novel, wasn't it?" mo. found
cred. Judge.
Young Athletc-"I have muscles TO
beat the bandw His Wife-"Then
you might have muscles to beat the
rugs. also."-Chicago News.
First Office Boy - "Wots Jimmy
cryin' for?' Second Office Boy-"His
grandmudders dead, and going ter be
buried on 4 holidayw-Tit-B Bits.
He-"It was hard work to keep from
kissing you last night" She-"Well,
you must be careful not to over-exert
yourself, Jack. The Smart Set. --
The man who tells his troubles
Seems with joy to persevere
The man who has to listen
Needs the sympathetic tear. y
Washington Star.
Biggs-"I wonder why some people
are always borrowing trouble?" Diggs
Probably because it isn't necessary
to put Up any collateral" - Chicago
News.
Cora-"Paul told me last night that
he wouldn't marry the prettlest wom-
an living" Fannie - Then your
chances Of getting him are very good"
Chelsea Gazette.
IT'S not that she's contrary,
but now she's rich. and she
Who once was Ellen Mary \
Now u Eleanore Marie
Philadelphia Record
my dear, she is the most stupid per-
SON" Really? She has pleasant
L
those people who tell the truth about
their neighbors even if it is pleasant"
Life
Mrs. Moneybags-"John, how do you
know q man telegraph operator wrote
the message 1 sent by you? John (the
butler)-"Because mum, e managed to
say it all in the ten words, um"-
Judge.
"Say, papa, If we were living at the
centre of the earth wouldn't we be all
funny" What makes you think so,
my son" "'Cause this Biography says
everything there loses it's gravity.
Town and Country.
Charley, dear" said young Mr.. Tor
Eins, does the baby's crying annoy
you" Terribly" well I'll tell you
what to do. Make believe baby is at
game Of baseball and has just seen a
home run."-Washington Star.
ooh to be nothing, nothing"
He started out to sing
But the midaen interrupted:
You egotistical thing"
Chicago Record Herald.
McTitt-"First you say you love me
and then you say you don't" Cora
"Well, don't you know you can't be-
lieve more than One-half what a girl
says" Merritt-"But in this case, my
dear, which half shall 1 believer
Judge.
Dibbs (facetiously)-"This is a pic
ture Of my wife's first husband /"
Dobbs-"Great snakes! What brain
less looking idiot! But / didn't know
your wife was married before she met
you" Dibbs-"She wasn't. That is a
picture of myself at the age Of TWEEN
ty"-TitBits.
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w HERE is an old German re
frain that runs somewhat as
follows:
THE paradise of earth
Is found ON horseback. f."

follows:
q THE paradise of earth
Is found on horseback"
That morning it required to me, why
l know not FOR l had heard no Ger
man for years. Anyway as l say, il
required to me rs l walked along in
the spring sunshine, clad i'm faultleSs
riding attire, toward wen-known
riding stable where intended to pro-
cure mount for a long ride.
1t was still quite early. and found
the groom lazily pillowed against the
stable door, whisting softly to him
self He glanced at my high boots
which reflected the morning sun. and
smiled. while l explained my intention.
l chose beautiful roam, called Darl-
ing. "A horse that was as gentle as
lamb" pertinently added The groom.
II generally pay in advance" I re-
marked, do you charge by the hour
or by the morning? l expect TO be out
a couple of hours"
The groom parted my question.
eve know you, sir, and Will charge FOR
the time the horse stays out" he con
cluded maliciouSly. with n friendly
pat ou l'dlllAS Etllh luIt sent MN
fyinG down the street.
1 had intended to- ride along the
drives, where the shade was thick and
the young ladies' wandered up and
down during the morning hours, but
Darling held other views. and carried
the day with gentle persistence. What
could l do with the beast? And. after
all, what difference does 1t make
where one rides SO long as one does
ride? SO we FASTENED to the outskirts
of the town where the sun was hottest
That was Darling's choice. Darling
paused before the first inn and abso-
lutely refused to bulge so, to give
myself counteuance. / ordered
glass of ale from the waiter who hur-
ried out and found il as poor as 1 had
expected.
Wonderful what them beasts do
know, sir" he commented pauing
Darling's glossy neck Now. this
ono allus gets sugar here and he knows
it, sir he do
SO Darling munched his lump OF
sugar and then consented TO trot along.
This earthly paradise presented
many pitfalls for me- AT first Darling
skirted a never-cndiug wall so closely
that the polish vanished from my left
boot and my leg felt as St. il had been
plunged in an electric bath Then he
carried me under q row of spread
ing apple trees that colueticd with
my hat. which ] saved only aft tho risk
of life AMI limb. and rumplcd my we'll
brushed hair ! brcathcd with relief
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Phenomenal Memory Of Great Men.
Many OF the greatest men have had
phenomenal memories Caesar knew
the names of thousands OF soldiers In
his leGions. a modern man OF science
often has prodigious memory for
special terminoiogy. Professor Asa
! Gray assured re that he could at once
recall the names of something like
twenty-five thousand plants; Professor
Theodore Gill can do the same for
fishes. Our memory fer mere words
is itself much more extensive than Is
generally admitted The average well.
TODD child of two years of age has a
vocabulary OF some five hundred
words, and its father may have COM
mand Of twenty thousand more. The
ten thousand verses Of the Rig Veda
have, for three thousand years, been
accurately preserved in the memories
Of the Brahnins. Not one Brahmin
alone. but thousands, can to-day rccite
it word for word. Thousands of Mo-
hammcdans. likewise, know the Koran
by heart, as all learned Chinese know
their classic books. The chiefs OF
Polynesia can and DO repeat hundreds
Of thousands of words in their gene
alogles-taking days ard even weeks
for the recitation.
Hundreds Of pianists can play all
day. ana many days, by memory; and
l have myself seen Won Bulow conduct
Bcethoven's Fifth Symphony without
4 score. Chess-players have a visual
izing memory; musicians have an au-
ditivc and 4 motor memory; while
arithnetical prodigies may have any
one OF the three, as we shall note in a
future discussion CT the subject, or a
combination Of aI.-Professor L. $.
Loldon, II Earpcr's Magazine.
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a curious barometer is said to Ue
used by tho remnant OF the Araucan-
Ian race which lnhabits the southern.
most province OF Chile IL consists Of
the cnstod she'll OF n crab The dead
she'll Is white in fair dry weather,
but the approach Of o. moist atmOs.
phere is Indicated by the appearance
of sm1f red spots AS the moisture
in tbc afr Increases lho she'll becomes
entirely red and remains So through
out The rainy season
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American woolens have the reputa-
tiol of 1agSiaS at the point OF great
est strain when made into garments
and in some cases tailors make point.
OF calling their customers attention to-
the fact hat they will not guarantee
American made goods from bagging
at the knees and elbows. at the same
tiuc bringing corth piece OF goods
that they claim TO be imported. and
which they will guarantee against
bagginC for g limited time. In some
cases the goods arc OF foreign manu-
iacturC, but a often they were made
n the United States. but by claiming
TO have imported them n better price
can b. obtained, ana bagging Is the
means used to induce the customer to
pay the higher price. In some in
Stances the claim is just that certain
goods will become taggy when sub.
.cctcd to Tie strain Of wearing, bIt it
Is unjust to claim that all American
woolcn3 viii bag.
There arc various reasons why
Aucrccn goods or any oti or make
will lag, the principal ones being inn
proper mixing Of stock, soft twist, ald
defects il weaving I'm Greer to
chcoDcl tlc cost the r-adel OF wool
arc mixed. adl IL Che opera ion ~
properly performed the goods will not
lag. but if IT,, various grades are not
thoroughly Incorporated 1aCgilcss will
result for the cheaper grades have
vcry Ltlc fClt1g properties. while tie
grade that does possess fcltag prop
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How [ Became Best Man,
BY S. Ten Eyck Prince.
4 ri 4? 3 n

1
with the thought than its representa-.
tiNeS could scarcely control nv horse
since l myself had failed in the at.
| tempt.
But Miss Van DeCmen Lad reached
the limit; she refined in her horse and
! Darling stood immovablel Sir" said
She anger and fear in every line of her
| pretty face, Il must ask you to leave
me at once"
Heavens, if 1 only could! I would
even have climbed tree, but Darling
was not to be persuaded.
Sir"
Pardon me; it really is not my fault;
1t is purely accidental that our paths
lie in the same direction" l replied
hypocritically
Then / will return" said she. glanc-
ing ut the placard in silent comment
upon my excuse. But Darling whirled.
TOO, knocking me heedlessly against
the nearest tree, thereby barking my
knee in painful fashion; then trotted
determinedly on by The lady's side
out on to the broad highway that was
| equally forbidden to me at that in
slant
Miss Van Deemen bit her lips in
silence, growing alternately white ana
red. and l kept on in Oyerpowerng
shame. but helpless as the infant in
its cradle. At last she turned TO ne
with tears in her eyes.
Il beg you, sir. to leave me. You
cannot imagine how dreadfuily You
will embarrass me if you persist il
| this unwarrantcd pursuit | appeal
TO your chivalry, for II expect my
| fiance here. with whom | am secretly
engaged. He is dreadfully jealous. So
l beg of You to leave me"
She almost sobbed as she spoke, and
in the distance 1 could hear echoing
hoofbeats, which she. too. mu.t have
distinguished ! knew the gentleman
to whom she referred, at least by
sight and confess | had no desire for
| closer acquaintance under such cir
cumstances.
used my whip unsparingly, but TO
10 purpose. Darling would not Ludgc.
I'm the meantime the rider appeared
at the turning and greeted the young
lady pleasantly enough. though b.
glanced at me dlsapprovingly.
Pray introduce your companion. 8"
lie said sharply Miss Van Deeuel
turned purple and looked reproachfully
/ NO me
II don't know the gentleman" che
stammcred. He happened - BE- rid
ing in The same direction as 1"
Purely accidental" reoeatal
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!: !: !. /. 4. 1. d. q. I.
Next wondrous fields 80
Upon my mcmry col
line horses tugging thi mold
The reapers busy Ind
And skilful hands are tr,vy
And mystic patterns
To make a dainty franz for
What Polly calls her IAN"
But what is this. withazurc wing
Upon the sunshine horne
\ little bird. a heauteous thing
Irllls gaily TO the morn:
watch HIM bend his graceful head.
As fitting bhthsly by.
lie darts away IN merry play
Beneath the summer sky
a shot rings out; the leadeu rain
sheds darkness all around
And writing I'm ito crEel pain.
Tho bird lies on the ground
A stream of blood its body Yields.
IL quivers and is still;
And murder stains the yellow fields.
And fashion pays the bill
SO. suddenly my fancy stays.
No beauty can | see:
Gone all the charming daintiness.
he sham simplicity;
And Polly's face seems grown less fair
Beneath her dainty bonnet.
FOR little mang,ed body there
Has set deaths seal upon II.
John X. R1thom, in Life
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IN citic1 the destructive ilIrorcc or
lclt-ir,. s. exceedingly small, although
Jc.1 lioual Grc5 ere carccd ty &C.. cspe.
C.liJ wUcro Ccs pIJcs abound Poo
ec.iCl of electric circuits -rCu light
min. HISS Leon an interesting subject
rJ- research Cor humber q years.
l.l l.vcral Highly criciert devices
lave been cons ructcl for this purpose.
To-Day lightning IS little feared by
tla station superintendent ana should
bs worry it'll, feared by any C1a The
DDo hoIJrcl rrlo fhIt it IS wisca. 10
keep iD the CpoI AID NO. seek tho shell
ter 90 trees IS c.p whiCl common pr
1olc. dictates Recourse 90 tae folih-
.r icl az cur alocs,lrs however. o. 20
longer rcecs AIRY except O. Cuiot the
nerves 5- tiTorous persons. while The
ancient auyorsuu5ls regarding hand
Ilg o. steel ilslIncJts and sitting
il Crsuehts Dly be C.tcrly disregard
cd a. modern brlldi1r I'D q city SIS as
nearly absolutely Lighting PROOF end
those il Sc Gre as 1n.rly ob3clutcly
protected from lightning as i5 1Ossi-
bic. Electrical Review
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Seven American Presidents were
born u Virginia .ba AdHma.s John
and John Quincy were born n Ha.s
arhus .ls Andrew Ia.k..u Andrew
johnson auf james k Pods wore born
In North Carolina Pierce Waa na.
tive of Sew Hampshire Buchanan af
Pennsylvania Cleveland OFF Sew I.r.
ey oud Arthur of Vermont ADra.
ham Lincoln was born n Kentucky.