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HER FACE WAS NOT FAIR.
But There Was One TO Whom shs
Would Always Be Beautiful.

But There Was One TO Whom shs
Would Always Be Beautiful.
The blind boy raised rapt face to
the light.
And my mother" he said question.
Iugly. Tell me how she looks again.
shall soon be able TO soc. and know
| shall find one more beautiful than all
the rest and cry: Mother, nOthsrl why
do you not Speakrn
His sensitive face was turned re-.
proachfully toward his father. "Ycu
have always told me how lovely she is.
She is little-not taller than my Shout
der-I know that"
The old man laid his arm over the
lads shoulders.
You must know now what your
blindness would have kept you from
knowing" he said. Your mother Is
not fair and beautiful now in face, but
her soul is what God made for q moth
err. When you can see, look for the
face which holds the greatest love.
You will not be mistaken. II will be
your mothers"
The great surgeon looked for a mo
ment or two into the sightless eyes and
then turned and laid his hand on the
fathers trembling arm.
"Only God can make him see, my
friend he said kindly. Your boy
was born blind. and huG,s1 skill can.
not help hial." 1891
The blind boy was the Il Z 10 speak,
and he laid his arm around the sud
denly aged form of his father.
Come" he said. '1et us 60 back TO
mother, She will always be beautiful
to me now" and they turned and gave
place to the others.-Exchange
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All Three Kinds,

There is a village in New England
which clingS fondly to the customs Of
the past and has small regard for limo.
vations, Not long ago an old resident
died. The lawyer who went up to set
tie the family affairs stayed overnight
at the little inn. He was a dyspeptic
and ever cautious about his food.
Therefore he looked searchinglt. at the
waitress as she stood at the breakfast
table the next morning to greet him.
"I'm--er-obliged to be very careful
Of myself" he said solemnly. 'My
diet is extremely limited. What sort
Of breakfast food have you? That is
all | take In the morning except dry
toast"
1--WE have apple, squash and mince,"
said the girl, regarding him in kindly
and sympathetic fashion. you can
take your choice or have all three If
you like."-Youth's Companion.
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PET ANIMALS IN WILLS.
Fortune 20 my Red Horse'-Psrrot
Bsqueathed TO Queen Victoria.

Fortune 10 my Red Horse'-Parrot
Bsquesthsd TO Queen Vietoris,
A. II. NeTbold. the Stafford brewer,
who has left his greyhound, Wild6re
H., an annuity Of EOS. Is one OF many
testators who have remembered their
pet animals In their wills.
A farmer near Toulouse who died a
short time ago left his entire estate to
my red horse" One John Spooner
Of Chicago bequeathed f400 to his dog
an recognition of his sympathy and
tender nursing when was seriously
ILL.," and the will OF a Mr.. Garland
contained this clause: ~ bequeath Ia
my monkey, Jacko, tho sum Of fl00
per annum aud TO my faithful dog,
Shock and my well beloved cat, lib,
n pension Of f5."
DR., Christians OF Venice left 10000
forms for the maintenance Of his
three dogs, a Mr.. Harper settled fl0O
on his young black cat" aud n
Frenchman named Souchat loft his
entire fortune to his tortoise.
A good many years ago an old lady
bequeathed her pet parrot to Queen
Victoria, with 100 guineas year for
It's keep, on the amusing condition
that her majesty publicly exhibits It
before her court twice a year to prove
thac the person intrusted with It's
care has not wrung its neck."--West.
minister Gazette.
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THE MASTERPIECE.
II 10 Produced on the Average 81 ths
Age ~ Fifty.
-

u 10 Produced on the Average II tks
Age ~ Fifty.
The "summum bonum" Of q mans
llfe--who shall say when or what II 10
In any given case1 n becomes almost
a work OF aupererogatlon TO attempt 20
designate any single act OF perform.
anee az the one most valuable In any
mans career Reduced 10 the uiti.
mate. II becomes. after all, only tho
eTpepsion Of an Individual opinion,
save IN those striking instances In
which by general consent a certain
achievement n recognized ~ the mans
greatest work. No one would deny
that In Paradise Lost" Milton attained
the highest expression 81 his mentality,
that wellington achieved his greatest
fame when he won the field OF Water.
loo, that Bacon's "Novum orEanum" IL
his greatest accomplishment and that
don QuiTote" exceeds anything else
that CervanteV ever did. In other life
records one act may appear equal 10
another AZ different stages in the mans
development. or 70 one observer the In
nuenoe OF one deed may far outweigh
that OF another. and contariwiSe. This
dimeulty has been exceedingly hard to
overcome and without any attempt at
dogmatism. but with the earnest desire
10 ascertain the truth as far as may
be possible, has the decision been made
In the disputable records.
Having been arranged IN this man
ner the records give an average age
OF nfty for the performance OF the
maBterwork For the workers the av-
erage age is forty.seven aud for the
thinkers nfty.two. Chemists and physi-
cists average the youngest at forty.one:
dramatsts and playwrights. poets and
inventors follow ut forty-four; novel.
lists give an average OF forty,slx, eI.
plorers and warriors forty.seven, mu-
steal composers and actors forty.eight,
artists and diylnes occupy the position
OF equilibrium at ffty. essayists and
reformers stand at fifty lone, physicians
and surgeons line up with the states
men nc hfty-two, philosophers give an
average OF ifty.tour, astronomers and
Mathematician satirlsts aud humor-
ists reach hfty.sII, historians hfty-
seven and naturallsts and iuristS nfty-
eight. As may he noted. there is re-
arrangement OF the order at this time,
but the thinkers, as before and as
would naturally be expected. attain
their full maturity AZ later period
than the workers
Tho corollary is evident Provided
health and optimism remain, the man
Of fifty can command success az read
lily as the man OF thirty. Health plus
optimism read the secret OF success:
the one God given. the other Unborn
Also but capable of cultivation 10 the
point OF enthusiasm. w. A. Newman
Dorlsnd in Century.
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Tn. EnuIi,hman,, L.,t.r.

"Whenever get letter with a
string OF unnecessary instructions for
delivery On the envelope know It is
from an Englishman," said the tall
girl. HE is 80 used 10 covering every
scrap Of space with the complex direc.
lions that prevail in his own country
that he cannot understand how the
simple address Miss Smith, 80 Blank
Street, CITY, viii ever take q letter to
its destination. In order to insure safe
and expeditions delivery he adds East
Side or West Side or Manhattan OF
United States OF something else equal
ly superduous. The only really happy
Engllshman / have met In a long
while was one who made the acquaint-
ance OF girl who lives over on Staten
Island. He was tlckled 70 death whom
be gained permission to write to her
and found she had long address. He
made 1t a good deal longer than It need
be. He wrote - Avenue, Stapleton,
Staten Island, Richmond County, New
York, n. r. with irreppessible giee.
he said that address was the first
thing he had seen in America that
made him feel at home."--New York
Sun.
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His Gentle Reproof,

The London newspapers used to
make 4 distinction between simple
notice Of death. for which they charg.
ed s shilllngS, and brief obituary,
Tor which they demanded seven and
sixpenee, One day DR.. Thomas Hume
called at the once OF a morning jour
nal and silently placed upon the coun-
ter the announcement OF the death OF u
friend, together with shilllngs. The
clerk glanced at the paper, tossed it to
one side and said grufiy, Seven and
SIX" II have frequently" answered
Hume, had occasion to publish these
simple notices, and have never before
been charged more than 5 shilllngs,"
"Simplew repeated the clerk without
looking up. There's an added line,
universally beloved and deeply regret
ted isn't there? Seven aud six"
Hume produced the additional half
crown and laid It deliberately by the
others, observing in his most solemn
tone. Congratulate yourself, sir, that
this 10 an expense which your execu.
tors will never be put to-"
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Napoleon and the cobbIsr.

On Napolson's arrival at MARSHA.
Tours the mayor a farmer, tried in
vain to make the speech he had pre-
pared. Bowling and scraping, he stood
fascinated by Bonaparte's scrutinlzing
black eyeS-an unhappy squirrel in the
gaze Of the rattlesnake, Close behind
the trembling mayor stood an old shoe
maker, in figure true Don Quixote,
clad in his working dress. why don't
you speak, you foolT' he muttered
from time TO time TO his leader. AT
last his patience gave way. He pushed
the mayer aside. advanced, with his
left hand removed his greasy cotton
nightcap, with his right lifted the horn
spectacles from his nose. made his bow
and delivered the grafton: Emperor,
you are on your way 10 thrash the
Prussian rogues once more. hope
soon TO see you return crowned with
glory, and have nothing more to say,
but that Caesar and Alexander were
botches In comparison with you"
The emperor laughed and inquired OF
the old man whether he had any sons.
Yes; four are in the army-two of
these in the guards" Their names
were taken down. and the honest shoe
maker soon saw them raised 70 the
rank Of officers and found himself pro-
vlded with a comfortable pension.
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ATOMIC WORLDS.
There May BE a Billion Of Them In .
Speek OF Dust.

There May BE a Billion Of Them In .
speok Of Dust.
How would you like TO live in an
atomic be one OF the millions Of In
habltants OF world so small that you
cannot even see It beneath a micro.
scope?
The scientists tell us that each atom
is n solar system. with its central Gun
and revolving planets in their orbits,
and that little atom people live and
love and fight and die there and never
know but what they are Just the big
gest and most important folks that
live. There are military atomites
there, no doubt who strut around and
get tangled up in their swords and
give orders In gruff voices; actor atom.
ties who star In atomic theaters and
are adored by lovely atomlte maidens
and criticised by the trenchant pens Of
the newspaper men.
There is every reason TO believe that
life in the atom is much like life in the
earth and that the kings and emperors
there make war on their distant enc.
mics and have their peace conferences
and their periods OF financial stringen-
cy. The joke Of it is that they prob.
ably take themselves seriously. and,
though there may be billion atomic
worlds in n speck OF dust, there is
never an inhabitant OF one Of them
that knows how small be is and how
much he misses by not being man
instead OF an atomlte. - New York
World,
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cauatie WhintIsr.

Whistler's caustic wit is shown by
the following anecdote:
"Ot one who was held TO be Eng
lands most brilliant young artist Yes,
he said thoughtfuIly, he's clever but
there's something common in every
thing he does, so what's the use OF
itY"
Like many great men, he had but
little time for any but his own work.
He told me a story demonstrating this
most clearly. His "Nocturne In Blue
and Gold. Valparaiso" was In the Hill
collection In Brighton. Mr.. Hill had
two galleries and a well known collec-
ton. eventually sold at Chrstie's.
Whistler went down to see Mr. Hill,
and said he:
az was shown into the galleries and
Of course took chair and sat looking
at my beautiful "Nocturne." Then. as
there was nothing else to do. went
to sleep. "-Sidney Stars Personal
Recollections Of Whistler" In Atlantic.
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Melbourne and the Garter.

Lord Melbourne seems to have held
the title holder in legitimate contempt.
The London Chronicle reminds us that
once when that statesman was invited
by his secretary to grant an interview
TO an importunate applicant for a title
he exclaimed YEARLY: What the mis-
chief does he want now? Does he want
a garter for the other legT Melbourne
himself was pressed by Queen Victoria
TO accept the blue ribbon, but he de-
cllned. "A garter" he explained, may
attach to us somebody OF consequence
whom nothing else can reach but what
would be. the use of my taking It? !
cannot bribe myself"
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SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Tho Simple Secret Of Blowing the Big
olAaa 0lobes.

NNNHs NHNhANf
Emperor Nicholas wished TO iliuml'
nate the Alexander column In a grand
style. The size OF the round lamps TO
be used for the purpose were indicated
and the glasses ordered nj the manu-
factory, where the workmen eIerted
themselves in vain and almost blew
the breath out ~ their bodies In the
endeayor TO obtain the desired size.
The commission must be executed
that was self oyident-but how?
A great premium was offered to the
one who could solve the problem.
Again the human bellows toiled aud
pulled, Their object seemed unattain'
able, when ut last long bearded Rus.
sian stepped forward aud declared that
he could do IL; he had strong lungs;
he would only rinse his mouth FIRST
with n little water 10 refresh them
He applied his mouth TO the pipe
and pulled to such purpose that the
vitreous ball swelled aud pulled nearly
TO the required dimensions, up TO them,
beyond them.
Hold Hold" cried the lockers on,
You are doing too much And how
did you do II all2"
THE matter is simple enough" an
swered the long beard, "but. first,
where is my Premium
And when be clutched the promised
bounty he explained.
He had retained some OF the water
in his mouth, which had passed thence
into the glowing ball and then, bccom.
ing steam. had rendered him this good
service.
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Freakv Mental No,s..


"Have You ever noticed what strange
memoranda mans mind mAkesY ask
cd the observant inquisitor. you have
met people who cannot remember 2A2t
except as q number which they call
twice 1872 That's an ordinary case,
but think got across a champion
freak mind the other day when was
looking up q man who has been dead
for some nfteen years. got TO his
neighborhood and began questioning
the old timers. Yes, l remember Char
ley johnson well enough, sure do
said one old fellow. ThSn I wanted TO
know what Charley Johnson's trade
had been. HIN, Charley Johnson's
trader answered my informant In a
perpleTed tone. Charley JOhnsons
trader Well, darn It, what was his
trade nowp What did Charley do, any
way2 Just wait minute. know that
there 10 something here in the house
that viii remind me what his trade
was. just let me look around q min.
use. Let uS see, what was It now2
That's right, that's right: there have
It. Charley was a baker. That's night.
You see that there picture over therei
II has some Dutch writing under II,
That reminds me OF Dutch cake and
makes me think of It that Charley was
a baker Now. what do you think Of
that? Why couldn't that freak mind
Just as easily remember that Charley
was a baker as remembering the labo-
rlous process for refreshing its mem.
oryp-Philadelphla Record.
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Thn Silkworm.

Upon attaining full growth the silk.
worm becomes restless, stops feeding
and throws out silken threads The
silk is formed in fnld condition and
issues from the body Of the worm in n
glutlnous state, apparently in a single
thread. From this silk the worm con
structs Its cocoon, an interval OF from
three to Ave days being required to
complete its Imprisonment in the en-
velope. In order that the sllken strands
may not be subjected to the danger OF
breakage by the moth emerging FROM
the cocoon. the cocoons are steamed
till the Enclosed insects are dead. After
this the silk may be wound off.-New
York American.
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accordingly dismissed the cabmau. ten.
dering az the same time a shilling for
the uncommenced journey To bis as
constituent, cabby asked for another
siIpenca.
what do you meAnr demanded the
gentleman Angriiy "The fare would
only have been shilling II had
actually gone all the way"
That's right enough" cabby replied.
with an inErAtiating smile, but just
think o. the fright me an the 'orse nd
when you allied us,"-London Mail.
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A GREAT WRESTLER.
Hls Encounter With the cEsr and His
lgnoblo Reward.

HE Encounter With the cEsr and His
lSnobIo Reward.
One OF the stories OF Peter the Great
which are current at tho court OF st.
Petersburg Is OF the great cars wres-
Ting match with young dragon.
Once 10 the imperial palace-so the
story gQes-Peter was at table with
q great many princes and noblemen,
and soldiers were posted within the
hall. The car was In Joyous mood,
and. rising, called out 10 the company:
Listen. princes and boyars! Is there
among you one who will wrestle with
the cEarg" There was no reply, and
the car repeated the challenge,
No prince or nobleman dared 10 wres.
tie with his sovereign, But all at once
young dragon stepped out from
the ranks OF the soldiers on guard.
"Listen, orthodox car" he said. 81
will wrestle with thee" "Well, young
dragon" said Peter IL Will wrestle
with thee, but on these conditions; II
thou throwest me. will pardon thee,
but II thou art thrown thou shalt be
beheaded. wilt thou wrestle on those
conditionsr'
81 will. great car" said the soldier
They closed, and presently the soldier
with his left arm threw the car and
with his right he prevented him from
falling 10 the ground, The sovereign
was clearly beaten. The car offered
the soldier whatever reward he should
claim, and he gnobly claimed the
privilege OF drinking free as long as
he lived In all the inns belonging TO
the crown. What became OF him his
tory does not say.
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cIad,tona,a pneuliar Ev,..

Gladstone had peculiar eagle.like
eyes, AT dinner at which he and
Professor Blackie were present the
two men were opposite, and when
Gladstone gave in a forcible way his
idea that Homer was no longer reclted,
but chanted. the professor cried out,
mfr Gladstone, don't believe word
Of it!' Then he rose to argue the mat
ter and said one sentence, but got no
further. He had met Gladstone's gaze
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pawued for house furniture 10 Wander.
berg, u banker ~ Amsterdam, and he
was demonstrated with upon the dan.
ger Of exhibiting II 10 the public hc
replied. "The Regent that II In The
glass case II sham, The real Regent
is in my wlfes stays"-rall Mall Ga,
yntta
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dozen different times TO make him leave
early, but hc has a way somehow or
always giving the impression long aft
or the shank Of the evening has passed
that he is Just about TO say something
one has been waiting for It's awfnl
exssperatingl-St Louis Republic,
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Worth Il.

A certain gentleman who is Of a
joyisl disposition is also very big and
stout his weight being somewhere in
the neighborhood Of twenty stone. On
leaving friends house one evening
he was Just about 10 hire cab to take
him home when his host offered him
the loan Of bis carriage. The visitor
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6uryport wAtsrwOrEI, Nswburyport,
Mass" What was his surprise to have
a woman come into hiE once Ave days
afterWard and pass him an empty en-
velope. with the remark, Here IL your
envelope, but what you want OF II IL
more than ! can SEE LippIneotts
Magazine,
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Slow Mental Ripenina.

Not infrequently those mentalties
that rlpen the slowest last the longest,
and often the history Of these great
men has been persistent neglect and
worldly coldness until forty or more
years have passed before their great
ness has been conceded by their con.
temporarles. Truly "the life history
Of great genius is almost invariably
one Of sad and somber tone. a walk
apart from the beaten path" Such
are the words Of one who should know
what the 'doers Of deeds" must en-
dure. Re this as It may, it is now
recognized that many Of the finest
achievements In business, statesman
ship. literature and In all activities
have been wrought by men long past
sixty. Writes one, mo strong man
will accept sixty as the arbitrary limit
Of his ambition and working ability
W, A. Newman Dorand in Century.
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Ida curloallN.

"why are you calling up the various
hospitalsy"
my friend Snlgglebat assured me
he'd pay me that IS today or break
leg. and | want 10 find out which les
he broke. "-Kansas City Journal,
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e aY.

Lady ION streeb-Do you know where
Johnny Tucker lives, my little boy'
Little Boyle amt home, but II you
give me a nickel I'll md him for you
Lady-All right Now. where is hey
Little Boy-Thanks, I'm hlm.-Judge.
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Exasperatina, Truly.

Mrs. Higsley-Clara, must insist
thar you send young Mr.. Granley away
earlier. 1t was long after II o'clock
last night when you closed the front
door after him. Clara-I know, mann
ma, and have made UP my mind
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Hidina Places Of Diamonds

II the Regent diamond as shown In
the Louvre is only model In paste
and the real stone is hidden away, II is
case of history repeating itself, for
in 1877 when the Regent diamond was
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According TO Re.v..,.

The treasurer OF the Newburyport
waterwerks sent out his annual bills
one year by mail. In the corner Of
the envelope was the customary re-
quest After Ave days return to New
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For the Nsxt Ore.

Nagger-Tvc put one poor chan ON
his feet. anyway, Mrs Naggcr-Whom
have you been foolIng your money
away on now Nagger - Your next
husband, madam I've had my lie IN.
Bured.-London Telegraph
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when aroused, as che record OF their
invasionS aud the civilization OF An
dalusls attests Arthur II, Warner IN
New York Post.
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Tart Advice.

Aged Admlrer-Think Of all the lux,
uries n rich husband Ike me coulf
give you! Miss De Young--Oh, = rich
father would do Just MS well! Marry
my mother,-London Standard,
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II all men were as industrious as
some men are curious, what a busy
place this world would be- SomervlNe
Journal.