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HOW CONVICrs KILL TIME.
Some Have Made Useful A1oRsAes-On
Committed "a Memory Old testament.
From the London TIT Bits.

From the London TIT Bits.
The convict whose idle hours are the Bit
terest Of his term OF imprisonment must kill
time clandestinely unless the governor or
the chaplain is willing to take a very broad
view of the regulations in order to help him.
Sometimes a skilled workman OF an indus
trious turn OF mind will appeal to one or
other Of these gentlemen to find him some
employment for his spare time. Thus a clever
wood carver mentioned In a recent report OF
the prison commissioners was able to present
to the chapel a really magnificently carved
eagle lectern in oak. entirely the work OF his
own hands, and done In hours which might
otherwise have been spent In solitude and
idleness.
An ex-governor Of a great prison has in his
possession a remarkably handsome side
board in walnut. which was made for him by
a convict of a prison where he was governor
for some ten years. The man appealed to him
for some means OF killing time, and. knowing
the man to be a cabinet maker. he provided
him with wood and tools. The sideboard
was the surprising result, and In consequence
of II, when the convict took his discharge.
there was a substantial present from the
governor to help him in making a fresh start
in life. Moreover, while thus employed his
hand was not losing It's cunning nor his mind
lying fallow, and his chances OF leading an
honest life thereafter were therefore greatly
increased.
On the other hand. prisoners have been
known to kill time secretly by such melan-
choly devices as making mats and baskets OF
straw taken from their beds, rather than sim
ply sit and brood. Others have set them
selves to count the number OF times certain
letters occur In the Bible, with a copy Of which
every convict is provided, and 1t Is quite a
common practice for prisoners to learn whole
chapters gospels, and epis ties by heart.
A certain hardened character once committed
to memory the whole Of the Old Testament.
but the moral good 1t did him could not ha We
been very great, for two days after his res
lease he committed a burglary. for which he
was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
The chaplain Of a prison possesses con-
siderable powers in the way OF providing
convicts with spare time occupations, and
with his cooperation an educated convict
will sometimes indulge In such literary pur-
suits" as inditing his, autobiography. which
many chaplains consider an excellent method
for getting a prisoner to weigh his own charac.
ter. though they are, often disappointed
by the measure Of hypocritical claptrap
such autobiographies contain.
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THrSss w4DE TRoW W,iN.
Fsstovies N Aastffa to- fagusHa 9u' 'ses
tn ObJerta Frsm 0asaiith.

ns v,,,s, ssrstysd s,o..,htns NJ a shock
ne. ehe, day' shan. af,as mskina what he
~,oaddseet . ye,y dns bseah In a lBraI btliiafd
...Ict ~ 80 inf,yr.ed bv an Interested On.
loohsg ma wha, ne had been ola vlns wife
So n,s . hluis "a hau bnt a a,tart Of aAImmed
milf Thsys rsa n, dIsb,tIra Inc fact either,
H., an. is,.,i,..,, ..r,Iswa, was able ~
a,o,s ~ ssss,,ion or the highes, srlsntlao
sathn..,v s.vs tn,d,r rd.Rus lie had,
a.s.... 80. a.. .,,btoc, careful study.
800 90. 600, cod 90 .,.,. ,be nroreaa tbfou an
vhIch a oo.rt Toe "A n,isbt IN ye been a aallonl
- rim Tenn vhlch ,he ,ream had besu abb
st,ac,ed ,as.ed before se,tllna down In the
usofni c.nact,v ~ . hlIia rd hall.
s,SiSs,nn. -, .sIaI,h ~, pc,rinsd r,Ilk. :
.s.id -s min s,h,srteJ Co n ohsmics proc
"a. nv means n, which ,be oasein Ia precipi.
,ateJ % . vslioNIsh brown powdsr. This
nowdeT IN mixed with formalIn. and thereby
hoyniiLa n,oduc, Ia formed "a lied mIIhatons.
with Va rious admixtufea this substance forms
n substitute for n hundred useful materials.
such az ivorv. celluIoid. marble. hard rubber,
and even amber. There Ia no limit TO the
number Of useful articles which can bs made
from gala lIth, and they include almost every
thing from oIra re,,e holders 20 mantelpleces.
when Won nett play A Chopin nocturne on
your much pslzed grand do not ina CINE that
vour angers arc wandering over what once
Sormed mart Of an elephants tusk. for ten 10
one the KEYS hay We been manufactured from
n few GALLONS OF that class OF milk which 10
usually retailed at a penny a quart. As a
matter Of fact. piano KEYS are now seldom
mads Of real ivory except in the case OF the
moro expensive instruments. This is rather
remarkable when one remembers that from a
aInoIe eIsnha MIS- t,sk no fewer than ninety
aiT sets Of KEYS have been cut. However,
oals IItb IA now the best substitute for ivory
th.t We have for IL ia smooth TO the touch. re-
taIna an excellent color and, unlike celluloid,
ia nroof n gainst Are,
.perbaps YOU are unaware that every year
In wanna there il held A kind of festival that
n called CREAMERY Day.' and which has liz
usefulness In demonstrating the very latest
aohlevements in dairy products. A
oonn,e ~ veors ago on Creamery DAY. Maxi
milan Ripper, assistant at the chemical
aarior,,rral .rnerimsnt station. delivered
q iactrra On ,skimmed Mill which WAS at
1900 bv .c,entIsts from nil marta Of the
o"nntrv
~ p,,nar .totad that slinued muk
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Height OF the Atmosphere.

n rom ts tH'CuVO fT'Oune.
One hundred and thirty-one miles Is the
height Of the atmosphere as measured by
Prof. T. j. j. See. who determines the thick
ness of the air envelope by noting the differ
ence between the time Of sunset and the
complete disappearance Of blue from the
sky.
The mo ment at which the blue changes
into black can be observed quite easily with
app roximate certainty by the naked eye when
the air is clear, and by trigonometry may be
OF the sun at the moment of change. BY this
means may be calculated the height Of the
nitrogen which give TO the sky it's blueness
OF tint by the reflect ion of the smallest wave
lengths Of the sum light.
The instant Of change from blue to black
is possibly a little difficult Of exact obserya:
ton. but the method IL, not more doubtful
than that based on the observation OF shoot
ing stars. The shooting. star method gives
a result not greatly differing from the vanish
ing blue method. The former gives the
height OF the atmosphere at 100 miles.
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Duke OF weIington's Vanity.
From The London Sketch.

Among the portraits at the Royal Academy
there are, some which could tell stories; some
with little touches to reveal the idlosyncrasies
OF subjects no less than Of painters. Is the
story OF Lawrence's portrait OF the Duke Of
Wellington commonly known?
The Duke had only one vanity-his wrist
was like steel. Now. whep he was given the
sword Of state to carry 1t was his infinite
deligh, that he was able to carry II upright.
ali his predecessors had had TO slope 1t to-
ward the shoulder. He. would go down to
posterity, he resolved. Rlori6ed by the power
OF his wrist.
In vain Sir Thomas Lawrence, pointed out
that, as a matter Of art. II would never do;
a sword from his wrist would fatigue those
who looked at his picture. The Duke insisted
upon having his way, Lawrence did manage
to smuggle In a cushion upon which the Duke
seems to rest his elbow, but close examine
ton shows that arm and cushion do not
meet,
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VERMONT.
Hole TO Fit the Dollar.

From the Louisville Courier-JournaI.
Senator Beverldge was discussing q bill
dong since defeated that seemed to have
been framed to protect dishonesty.
Whenever l think Of that bill. he said,
y am reminded Of a certain rich mans valet.
The valet one morning was brushing
his masters clothes. He introduced into this
procedure a startling innovation. He made
a careful search Of all the pockets.
in the pocket Of a new waistcoat the valet
found a silver dollar. Thereupon he took
out his penknife. sighed. and said:
For the waistcoat's sake it's a thousand
pities, but there's nothing else to he done. ]
must make a hole in this pocket large enough
for the dollar to slip through.
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A Frog TO the Rescue.
From hs Womon's Home Companion.

From The Wondn's Home Companion.
One day q couple Of my friends were sitting
on the river bank when they heard the cry Of
a frog In distress. Following the direction
from which the sound came, they discovered
a snake In the act Of swallowing a frog.
Just then another frog. evidently attracted
by the distressing cries Of It's mate In Jeopardy.
hoped up to the scene Of action. For a mo-
ment IL sat blinking at the enemy; then leaped
forward, seized the snake by the neck and
tugged Il into the river.
snakes distended jaws, and 1t was. OF course,
compelled to release its victim in order, to
escape dESwninS" ahis y. pr9mptIy th di H.
piucky mate, while the bafied snake wriggled.
as best IL could, to the shore.
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Pretty Sounding Combination.
From the Success Mogosine.

From the Success MoOu zine,
A colored clergyman In Georgia was per-
forming the service Of baptism recently
when he paused in the midst Of the service
to inquire the name Of the infant. With o
pleased smile. the proud mother replied:
"shadyfS repeated the minister. oh. i
see, It's q boy and his name is to be Shad-
raeh.'
why give such a name to, a glrlg"
"It's dis way, sab. Our names Bower, an
nah husband thought II would be q hne
sounds 'SSidGer pJetty,
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Satisfying Explanation.

FTOW IIVVFHtUU . HUVU<'HV'
See here. Aunt Dinah. ] sent two brand
new shirts Of my husbands to the wash LAST
week and you have brought only one back.
Now. what have you done with the other7"
Yes, Miss Lulu, ma'am. / was coming
round to the question OF dat dar shut. You
knows dat ] aip't a pusson dat pretends to
one thing and pretends to ,anudder. so Use
agwine to tell de truf bout dat shut, " was
week. and de- Bur al Sassiety dey didn't do
nothing but cavort round, and neber had
anytime &c, lay dat man out In So bs,lps
Lulu, honey, I Jes' wishes YOU could hab
seen. how dat niger sot dat shut OIL"
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Sinful Straw berries.


TVW TTUT Y " VFEhFVs
On a recent Monday morning the pastor of
a church in Virginia was tho recipient OF a
basket OF strawberries brought TO him by a
little girl Of the parish.
Thank you very much, my dear" said
the minister. These berries are as fine
as any I've ever seen. / hope, however, that
you, did not gather them yesterday-the
Sabbath"
EN- early this mornip' but they was a-sfowih'
ell day yesterday.
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A OF NAPLES IN

The lovelies, inland resort In Maine, thirty n'''
from Portland and the coast, reached via the ian. 5
"Songo River Route" The Inn is modern t
every respect, including electricity and cicla'
Unsurpassed salmon and trout fishing, all the u"
and water sports and Teueations. Twenty o. :
OF water for the motor boat. Bring yours .
links. livery. garage, hne roads. Hawthorn SI' g,
water. Guests al the Inn Interchange dcI!g"t .
visits with those at Poland Springs; titetn :
trnted booklet. GEO. II. DAVIS. Naples Me
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solutely a cinch wherever they go. Mo-
body else does make. or. IL seems. can
make, anything as good as they do.
For nearly a quarter of a Gentry they
did their business through a few job
hing houses. by mail and with
couple of old fogy statesmen. The man
agement changed and young blood put
young blood out on the road They
have increased their output many fold
since that time. Yes. sir. 1t IS all very
we'll 10 make good stun. but a concern
To prosper must have statesmen. not
dummies.
You bet your life" said the cloth
ing man, but al the same time man
on the road owes II 10 himself 10 have
a good. strong line. ] know ] was fool
enough 10 work five years or my life
for one house that either didn't or
couldn't turn out good stun. They
were as nice people as there are on
earth. but l finally had TO quit them
and get a bang-up line for my trade.
NY customers demanded il OF me.
When I walked into the office and told
my people that was going To quit
them they said to me: Haven't We
treated you right IN every way. paid
YOU a handsome salary for what you
have done. and haven't we been ObliE-
ing with your trade?' Yes. you have:
/ am willing 20 grant you that. and
I'm very sorry that / feel compelled To-
leave YOU. but ] cannot continue 10 sell
my customers personality and treat
ment. All Of that helps a great deal.
but what they want Is clothing
Sure. sure,' spoke up the Boston
favOrinE extract man. THE old-timG
days when YOU could walk into a mans
store with a rattle for his baby In your
pocket and sell him five times as much
of your stun as he really needed. n
you cared 10 do So, are past, and the
days OF the old-time travelling man
are over. All Of this works good for
the concern that is making reputab BILE
stuff. Why, IL used 10 be so that a
firm simply couldn't let a good man
60, no matter what he III.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Shorter YistaS.

Larry had assembled his effects in
the library. and TO nv surprise. Stod-
dard appeared with his own hand bag.
I'm going TO see Donovan we'll on
his way" said the clergyman.
rs a pity our party must break
up." exclaimed my grandfather. MY
obligations TO Mr. Donovan are very
great-aud TO YOU, TOO. Stoddard
Jacks friends are mine hereafter. and
when we get new doors for Glenarm
House YOU sualI honor me by accept
f. duplicate Aeys."
where's Bates 81" asked Larry. and
}he man came i'm, respectfully. imper-
turably as always, and began gather
iue mp the bags.
-Stop-one moment. Mr.. Glenarm. %
said Larry Before I go ! want to
Congratulate you ON the splendid
courage OF this man who has served
you and your house with so much
faithfulresS ard tact. And ] want 20
ten YOU something else. that YOU prob
ably Uould never learn from him"
Donovan" There was a sharp cry
in Bates voice. and he sprang forward
with his hands ouJsJretched eutreat-
iugly. But Larry did not heed him.
''T he moment ] set eyes on this man
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A SERIES Or UNUSUAL INTEREST AND
GREAT PRACTICAL. VALUE TO EVERYONE: IN
BUSINESS OF ANY KIDD

still. he did the business. He was the
biggest grocery salesman that ever
saw the Rockies.
Finally one day Patsy. after hay
ing received his monthly waning for
many years. got d letter from one OF
the partners in his firm The letter
read something like this: Friend Pat
sy: You have been with us for long
time and your services have been deep
" appreciated You have been good
man. faithful and honorable, but real
~ we cannot stand any longer this
Wav you have Of continuing in debt
with US and yet drawing on Us for
$3.50. $500. and $1,000 whenever you feel
like II on one day and repeat the same
performance again the next Here ]
have before me a draft for $500 dated
the 18th inst. and here is another dated
the 9th for 800 more. Now, IN view
OF this and Of its having continued so
long. ] feel that ] should ask you 10
resign This cannot do, but one
thing Is sure-either YOU or ] must
leave the firm. Very truly yours.
-"
We'll, what did he have 70 say 10
that?'' asked the clothing man.
Say? Patsy was always ready with
an answer. He merely wrote back.
Ny dear cir and friend; / have re-
ceived vour letter and am very sorry
10 learn from II that you are going 10
quit. You say that one 81 us must 60.
To be sure Il must be YOU; 7 owe he
house too much. Wishing YOU success
IN whatever YOU may undertake.
believe me. sincerely your friend.
Patsy
What was the denouement of this
episode inquired Joannis Cariolanus
The long and short Of 60 was Patsy
STAYED with the house until they re-
tired from business He owed them
few thousand dollars. they not only
squared his account but handed him
good-sized check on ton n this.
well that fellow was the most p0D-
ular man that ever struck Colorado.
He won't up into Montana after he left
there. One dav while he was passing
through Colorado on the Rio Grauie
one Of his old customers saw him At
the station and persuaded the superin-
tendent 81 the road 20 hold the train
for half an hour 80 that his old
friends I'm SaHda could come down and
see him. lie got together few mem
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Continued from Eighth Page)

Continued from Eighth Page)
" 20 become the agent of any rascal?
DO YOU really believe for a minute that
she tempted you to follow her, so you
might forfeit your rights to my prop
erty2"
But why was she trying to ind
those notes of his2 Why did she come
back from Cincinnati with his party?
II YOU could answer me those things.
maybe Ia admit that I'm a fool. Pick
eving, / imagine, is pretty plausible
fellow where women are concerned. %
For Gods sake Jack, don't speak
Of that girl as women! ] put her in
that viii of mine to pique your curi0s-
ily. knowing that II there was a pen
atty on your marrying her you would
be wholly likely 90 do iJ-for that's
the way human beings are made. But
you've mixed il all up now, and in
suited her iu the grossest way pos
slble for "a fellow who is really a gen
tleman. And I don't want 10 lose you;
I want YOU here with me, jack This
is a beautiful country, this luCiana!
and what ] want 20 do is 10 found an
estate 90 build a house that shall be
really eauuful-sOmething these peO-
pie hgreab1uJs can be proud Of-dnd I
want YOU go lave IL with me, Jack.
% link our name 20 these woods and
that pretty lake. I'd rather have that
for my neighbOr than any lake in
Scotland These rich Americans, who
20 10 England To live don't appreciate
the beauty of their own country. tbs
landscape is worthy of the best that
man can do And I didn't undertake
10 build a crazy house so much as one
that should have some dignity and
character That passage around the
chimney is an indulgence. Jack-Iu
admit iJs a little biZarre-yOu see that
chimney isn't so big outside as il is
inl"-aud he laughed and rubbed his
knees with the palms OF his hands
land my bringing foreign laborers
here wasn't really to make II easier TO
get things done my way. Wait till
You have seen the May-apples blossom
and heard the robins sing In the sum
mer twilight-help me 10 finish the
house-then if YOU want TO leave I'll
bid YOU God speed"
The feeling In his tone. the display
OF sentiment so at variance with my
old notion of him. touched me in spite
or myself. There was a characteristic
nobility and digni+ I'm ''- plan; It was
worthy 0f him And 1 had never loved
him as now. when he finished this ap-
peal, and turned away TO the window,
gazlu9 out upon the s0mber woodland.
MIR. Donovan is ready 10 go. sir"
announced Bates al the door, and we
went into the librar~ where Larry
and Stoddard We're waiting.
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beTs Of the brass band and down the
street they marched behind a cornet.
a bass horn and a drum"
But old-tme travelling men and tho
Indians are fast fading away" began
the clothing man.
Yes there are only a few Of us
left" remarked the oId-timer
eyes, YOU bet continued tho cloth
ing man. why / remember when /
was the only man who went ont of
New York city for my nrm- And then
I carried only one trunk and made "a
dozen towns ID used 40 be al market
business. but here ! ann nnW hitting
the trail with sixteen trunks aud "a
packer. They are getting 90 cuttius
down the baggage in MY line "a great
deal by selling the stun from swatch
as. That reduces the trunks. but We
have to 20 after our men nowadays
just the same. ! used 10 bang out
around the old COMMERCIAL Hotel m
Chicago. Why. when mel chant came
into the lobby he would get baited
around from one of us TO another iihc
a tennis ball Just to show sou LYH
il went let me tell You OF an old fellow
who came - from Cartilage, AlO. lie
had a large general store and bought
lots Of goods, always iu market he
wus easy 90 pick out-tlll. broad
hriuimed hat, louz gray wuIskers and
goggles. Why he wore those goggles
over his eyes Instead of specs. ] never
knew. bat be kept them oH jueJ the
same, and he was . target tor us all.
Everybody knew just -.-w ice Was.
lie didn't have his regular house
to buy from in all lines Ia clothing
he was "A shopper. / landed ON him
once. though. good and hard ] held
him pretty well IN line after that for
several years. [ knew his order WAS
great big one. and ] rather studied his
habits. Early ia the game al the boys
iu nay business had given him their
cards and asked him 20 come around
lie came regularly 20 dinner every day
AZ a quarter 10 -. and al half-pasU
almost 20 a dot every day he walked
"ut of the dining room J got a tip
from one of my friends about the time
he was going 20 buy his clothing.
which was next bon the list. I saw him
walk cut ~ the dining room. after he
pat ON his hat le took a stack Of bust
ness cards ont Of his pocket and be-
gan 70 run over them. I walked up
pretty close behind him. kind OF easy.
end when he turned % mine ] simply
remarked To- him. Major. that isn't
a bad place 20 get your clothing.
What's the use Of turning any further
I'm here on the spot and II YOU are
up on thar line come and go down
with me and see what 1 have Wei.