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W \IIlI\Ill Why 213$?-" uI1'9m_. LL - 1. Dad : Inquiry. He came to the city to visit his son, A young man of fashion and style, Whose coat was a very elaborate one; V As were also his collar and tile. Said he, Dad, you see, it : quite true That I now prosper and thrive." A Yes, said the old `man, I see you do; But where is the hack that you drive? An Agent ot Science. A` skeetei-`sot where the hair was not ` On the brow of a. patient man . And buzzed, H-he in ghoulish glee; He seems to have no fan. He fed" his face on that bald place With energy terric . And never thought his game wss sought For purpose scientic. "1 -hat insect mad will erst be sad When he is isolated, _ And doctors grope in him for dope: He is inoculated. ` Jnnij-:3 ANi5%Jr%:S%V1`s%.. 31:: u-- jwvwu-a-u Booi commencement days will come, And the graduates with em Will not just like thermometrI- V - |'l|1n-will numb I-lump. kw Janina: ' Warning. This ,world'1n-ouch. hint never mind, Keep singing as you 30, Ford! yqu Itop to k1ck4you l1- nd - v..'.r... .I.....I- .4..m.;A mm. I-no, Nu]. II-`U Junk LIQI lvuclluvnusnuuu They'll get there by III II -`V : You've dmpi y`:tubbd_ your toe. __WnnI|`InD1I Mother Goose -Revived. Little Miss Muett Sat on u tuet , Eating oi curds and when A microbe espied her And slipped down beside hen. And ehe had inuenza next du. :11 1 An In Turin. P11 turn her head, The young man said; 80 he began to atter, With tricks and wiles And winning smiles And lascinating chatter. He dideit, yea, ' But I confess It made him feel quite yellow, . For soon he learned Her head he d turned Toward the other fellow!" 8 Ill Ilpll llavl-IJ \ll. 531510 What is it, mammy? Buick: Has `anything happened to- 'rr-;. ...a..4.........s ......:.... .a:....'..I1,..a 1.-.. Up: and Downs. __ ___n. .I.__ _.!II . AT `IWEXTY-TEBII. ;k_ you'll and RC: .:`-."f'.':!" 8"` "39- .. Er}. iiHf izyni.iga,`.&i1&isa Lloyd, .of Toronto, are visiting friends here. .cI . 11 . .1 AGENTS, - = = -BARRIE. TheGURNEY FOUNDRY CU., Limited, Toronto, Winnipeg, \'m1cr2m r CTC` TTTTTOCTCCT@@$V .--_ `u---v Advance Cotrespdndence. Miss Georgie Barclay, who has been ill for so long, is recovering slowly. at 91- as an 1 `no in 1 B ME: gm. Reynana," ;e..? aplailemg, spent a. few days here with his. family last week. ` _ _. _l _ a , Z erryr we1;e sold at `the station for the Guelph excursion on Tuesday. 1- 1\ 11 1- 1\ 9`; I1 1! me use wno cneu Ill-'li_ uu: up Hun 7And chide the sun that knows no tears of. rain He should not tense our heart with cynic eye; !'heh|oul s vast altartandxbeyond his gaze. Should frown upon the Qowr at all _our days. When twohave lived. then shall they fen:-_to 28-0 u-vbviis May Sloan and Mr. H. Thomas; of -Churchill . were the guests of Miss Allie Webb this week. ` COD. Webb has Atahken the contract of I hauling the timber. lumber and stone for Mr. John lrvin"s new building on the 11th Mrs. J. M. Irvine was calling oirfriends here this last: few days. She is moving her household furniture to Oakville, where she intends to reside. ' Dr. Rush and Daniel Norman, B.A., ad- dressed a fairly large meeting in the Metho- diatchurch on.Mondav night on missionary work. After the addresses limelight views of Japan were given. ' n is I n . nu I_-______ _ , , The condition of Mrs. Dickey s children I remains unchanged. Harvey has also been taken sick with the fever. Mrs. Dickey has [the sympathy of many friends in her trouble. I'\ 'I'\ I 11\, `I`T T`: `I T The untavorable weather illhursday morning last doubtless stopped many of our citizens from going to 0;-illia on the Knock `sulting in a tie. Sunday school excursion. We understand the committee are a little behind in -money matters`. as there were only 150 took in the trip. Knock and Killyleagh kicked a game of football on the Orillia park, the game re- Our baseball boys are going to Thornton on Friday afternoon to Inlay a friendly prac- tice game with the hornton club. The captain and manager request a full attend- ance at practice on Thursday night as mat-. tors of importance will he discussed. The prevalence of cigarette smoking among boys and minors is a noticeable fea- ture in our little town. Only the other day ` we noticed a couple of little shavers, one 8 and the other 11 years old, going around pulling at a cigarette, while numbers of boys about 415 and 16 are inveterate smokers. Surely someone is responsible tor this state of things.. ' We advise those who are selling tobacco to be a little more careful whom they are selling to or else there will be an investigation (which should have been held long ago) and matters will be probed` to the bottom, and the guilty ones will suffer. __ ___ .._ 2. _._ --.-v-u Eia Korfoot, of Minesing, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. MoDezmott. `.n'- Ilul-DJ voannna I-Cl-\l4`l\u-a\v\n vv Her mistress anxiety dispelled her own fright in an instant. and theelder of the two answered: Mass Jeems? No. chile. bress Gawd, I hopes he an Gin ! Mawgin is still mekln hit wawm to de inimy in Ten see. But dis mawnr in befo I was up Kit come a-reshin to my cabin an say de Yankeesdone got 1 us, an sho n,uff, Miss Annie, de town's done live: wid em. Heah, gimme (lat chile, honey. kaze you se gwine him she . Sit down. now, an don take on so. I might a knowed yougcouldxft. stun dis fright. x11\__L __L-1_ I.-- I. . _ _ . ......S J... A..- 9-4 Miss Elliev-Muir is spending a few days in Allapdale. ` - Rev. T. Scott, of Anguh, preached here on Sunday morning. A v..`:`:;:.; ::.:%.e.`:i.?z::::;:{ ` E`"' * "!__ "'.ItV| , `P *' ia';.';;;:`i&}I' E11I{..' 'mI{.L3.Ii3'.' '52" Jose- phine, -were the guests of Mr. and Mn._ Thom. Yeahs. on Sunday- Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Qpgnt Sunday in Allnndalg. V T T1cii*.`ia}ua Teasdale, is the-guest of Miss 'Ollvo Young. 'n__-nIrun .'. n. . - -4' I The- Oven Thermometer shows the exact hea -the re can atnny time be swiftly regulated `G to keep it at any desired noint, and the pa- ._ .__ tent ue construction not only ventilates but keeps the heat unifonn all owr the oven-so that evervthing bakes or roasts evenly without any turning. . Why not call and see them. Sold by T Imperial xfurd Waiting for the Oven 1sn t"on the programme when you use the new TIIIOI-I \JIlJ I-I-nan-Iv! r But what has happened to our ` boys? Mrs. Peebles asked, stepping to 7 the door and glancing into the street at the line of soldiers stationed at in- tervals as far as she could see-. Were many of them killed? u1'rr1.--4. .:|..a. ..,... .......d!I Ana Inabnnfn \a- `unsavo- Advance Correspondence. Fae-Similie of Genuine. OTTON & CO. , Hange :`1mnise in "THE ADVANCE." Barrie is beautifully situated on a picturesque 3 slope, overlooking Kempenfeldt. Bay. an arm or ' Northern Ontario. Lake Simcoe, nine milesilong and from one to three miles broad, and one of the prettiest bays in Canada. In` summer boats ply daily to and from neighboring summer resorts and parks. The population of Bar- rie is 7.ooo. Streets and sidewalks are rst class and handsome residences are numerous.` Streets, public buildings and dwellings are lighted with gas or clea- tricitv. The waterworks and sewerage s_\ SIt'l`:lS are very eicient and provide spring water, good drain` age and reliable re protection in every part or" the town. Barrie is a railwav centre for Central and Thirteen passenger trains arrive and depart daily. The postal service is all that can be desired ; thirteen mails arrive daily; there is prompt postal collection and delivery throughout the town. There are eight schools (one Separate), CH`.- ploying thirty-one teachers; twelve churches. three weekly newspapers, one commercial college. every day is market day. machine shops. planing inills. grist mills, saw mills, marble cutters. bicycle works, baa: builders. tannety, breweries. ten butcher shops, sever- alrst-clasis hotels with reasonable rates. threcliveries. three laundries. one creamery and all Oi.i1L'l'.ll`iOd't.`f3 conveniences. Stores are numerous and carry 21:3 lines of all kinds of first-class goods. C0n1pcIilio:`. = keen and prices are as low as in a city. Tcicgrapit and day and night telephone systems conztvct W town with all places near. and distant. B.'1rrit` is I-155 becoming a favorite resort with summer mu rists. FARMERSw- ,AND OTHERS wanting the following in Harvest Tools, Soy/thes, 1?alrcs A` /-`W * Binder Twine, Pure I a7is G'7cv n, Contractors and Builders v1Iaarlu' - .I aints, Oils and _ Glass, Fishing Tackle, Campers Svcpplies. A AT LOWEST PRICES. Telephone Service At Your Residence UVUUJW VI. Villain - The little woman's eyes ushed as eahe answered: I for one shall not feed any Yankee soldiers, and you may send for me If any of them come around. Ah. good morning. uncle! _ I___J_ ___-.. _.._|_-.. J... .. ........... gal - 7, 7 v_.._..., or Qgnt six botfles, for $2.50, prepaid. to any addr;- bvt e MERRILL MEDICAL COMPANY. l): Brantford. - Ontario. utely FREE! H carefully read th %;t5? } is ad? on will See h ' gilt: Ay vftisem gw you , b olutely free $500 m t a 8. 111%? 58 old - ht and ne- ._ - a rd Wag nufac- moi the ::n3 We iiifronic. of t1;e;mi11 ,.e%y mel vest , o u _ , ttsa tum ie ;:,::orw egedicin cod pug(1)g:,3'vand eglabll A , wor t11oI l`;1d5 of the then: natllom the the? petf 11 p0155 luable theII11ht:ingt1bo,-hing ghelffnce, it of gem, ad in the f0h'a8 pimples, SY9 -shent. ewes, Sue salt fheutll. 110:2; skin eczeiftais a,,muscu18ir ca. sot -,1 -ee. itchlnesides and election etc` nerve .t its-altera nstipation angbined vwgigcic for ccofmt of thg (:0 ' 3 ac `v an 11`cf'1i1t: <=u:;=:n 3%: :;::`%:`;faks w -edac. Te. fromtt .con_1b$9 er1;1eS- d differs S` of to,1c_r ;lr1`;1et1 dalpgcon-1_ i5 \ppeora1,y and t0I'lC te} 5 , a 1 ` t e W11s1g moTl111g a;\t7:11:};1.SerSag15 grand- P ' reac the ` eect nd Cures bod) : 9' Y .suCh 35 ing them urinary . - es, P usn55 (115335 ne1'V 131899 tr0 and all female mplaint Iivef - the abovethr; to-W111 prove disease-on havete`;;,}:11ng ?(1:,:lr%rf(.)g.1se. " f`t3*`-`ii3ssyS``-`i1T?e63" bf?` 11 1 f t 6% gies iatuwglave, anC};rtOain if We say 1 ya cure 15 Tonic. . w; 33 t,oub1e-31,5 systedxgses, S010 3 O k Merr f 1' Yojgrgle E0 cents 0 ES. G S? AT , QRU _ Ihe Bell Telephone compav A (Both late of J. Henderson) 1 DOOR EAST OF BARBIE HOTEL-` THE TOWN OF BARRIE. In 9. sort of insurance against WW3 and grave emergencies. The P ' mium is a very small fraction Of 3'00!` ordinary household expenses ' Ask the Local Manager for terms. \\'l'Ia1 : D0 WELL TO CALL AT .013` CAN ADA. T de ahs. _ H wyvuuo Good mawnin, mlssis. I jes wants to use yo saw ef you can lemme have it to a._ little while. We_done mawch `all night. an We s mighty tired an hon-' gry, an we, has to cut some wood fo' 1 , Q - f\A _-____...- ___-_ 4-.. v tsunam- "Tea, indeed. `Of course you can- have the saw, answered Mrs. Peebles quickly. Kit, show the man where to get ethevsaw, and let him have the woodhorse too." A ' ,1 n,,___- 1__Lg_-.1 1.-.. ":1w;`1;`1')`1)~1:es-sTo.:('l laugh from behind her brought a smile to Mrs. Peebles face. `and she turned to the older negro to say: lll -....'.._ I `ma 1-nIIuIt\ J-Ix;-uh -Idntumts tuna win`, I Mammy, I am sure that negro was ten feet high. T V unv, 1:1..- A__.I- u._-.... Ll... I...!.. _ I-was ovyy nodal-II - No, Miss Annie, twarn h_Is 'bein 11.? big man whut done hit. but you known you ain gwlne turn no hongry nigger `ft-umVyo_ do . Tain t in you, an you can't do hit, even et you does wanter kaze he got on. dem [blue clothes." . n__. J_;.. 1.1.... .......1.1.1 1...... .....~ A- III! frv? 7:33"1E" nJ.E{:a'iE{v was de- clared. What was coming no one knew, v and so strict was the surveillance that not one word could be got from the outside world. When the military rule had begun. the. supply of food had seemed large enough to last perhaps i six weeks. but at the end of therst. month the supplies began to. run low. yet neither market gardener nor gro- cer was allowed to bring food into the" town. Evidently the Federals were getting ready for the early advance or i g. a Confederate troop and were using every precaution V to prevent the j my gaining any advantage. ' ene- n'\_- A.---.l-nan o1.-.I-non I-Lin nonulpncas `Inns; 1 1 Ia-Ii alcn-Inc.-a you-J nun. v Von. I-Ina`-II One evening during this anxious time as Mrs. Peebles sat` In the twilight crooning a lullaby to her `baby boy Easter came into the room and asked in` a low tone: ' i":`.])-a:";';fi't;'t`.' to yo" mummy, Algoniy. an she'll tell you about Brer ' Qabblt. Dyah -is a Yankee Vcaptlng In e library, was Annie, an_he says he _. 'u_ j` j e .you,ndat dyah some busmess i fajnui talkvto you about. V '- ` , `urn.-;.~..sr..... n.-.-1.1--.. -....|.-...-.!v1.|'-_ an-._..- "`I'*Iot quite, mummy, the mother on- swered and smiled to see the llttlefel-T -`low sit up and held out his arms to the gold nurse, who said: * V n1\-;.5_ _1_:.;. 1-44...- 1.- _-o~ ..;_...._._. -- wt -V Iv vv-vi . Am de little lam asleep, Miss An- nie?" ` n._- . wu-qw u---- ww--- vv gvuo vuwvu--u "When Mrs. Peebles entereqtne libra- '___;I;9 soldier stood looklnzvat -a pic :- :lG&lie;vv airimsm -'rwo-HAVE uvao. ` --Helen Hay in Harper : Maazipe. - oavona\uv va. Ia. no.-4., vs. gong.-qua-w -av-u--V-~v Many` hands united in giving Uncle I Sam s food to the graycoats, but Mrs. Peebles was not among them. In one of the brightest rooms in her..home the 3 gray haired Federal captain lay, suRer- ! ing from a bullet wound in the thigh. I She had found him lying near her door ,i and with her own hands had helped to dress his wound. An hour later a gray- - coated cavalrymanwas brought in. his , left -leg shattered` below the knee, and I as Annie ' Peebles knelt._ sobbing, --be- : sldehis bed he whispered; ' 1491. 1.. __.'A.Ll.... 1.- I--...-. _ I-.. 3.--- one .Aql.vI.ntn3e.T _ Which instrument would you rather have a girl learn. protessot--the plgno e or violin? -4' '.A -- V n"x:i ix t""ei. ix ;~r;hr =seize'1ir;{ 7\ .?i%s 3191- an- s~ men-L \x'Iig':;;1-.__;he "_Ifedcl',a} had expected and had av-lrmish already I occurred? In , 1 '3. n , n , `Q 41.!` .4-.- utxujg ILIU uh VII; 5: van I-QJJ usuuwu--. He was an eldegly man. and as he turned and saw the whitejfuce, with its pleading eyes searchinghhls own. he pressed her gently `into a large `rocker whese arm she had clasped for` supp91't and said ratllerfo ahlmslf than to her: ,,, a nu.._ ...-J : uucux (cu 5 , _ `E, ' _ ; ; "Oh. sir," sh` `L;-cgxclaimed. 10 `I011 _ ~ /"= r 9 ` b1-mg me news from my husband? . -n-_ _...- ..... ..I.a....1.. ....... .....1 na his Cull .D(LlI.J lutuus xv unaunons uuuu av -v-_- Ah, these women of "ours! They sut- % ter at home more than we do in the eld. Then to. her: `;`No, I have no news from your husband. A Our division 1.. _.-__1_ _-._ -...L.l-...I-. `O ...`-A.I.n--u. IU\l\'\ w vvw unvunn .1 vnau .-....._..-._.. i is made up entirely of _no;ti1.e1'-1i'iiien. With whom is your husband? ' ' ,n_,L--I_ -___ -...._--.l....!I ..I.. `up I gun: voavoan nu .;w--- _---.-v---- You mistook my meaning, she ex- claimed. the color creeping back` to her face and the old tire awakening within her eyes. He is not a Union soldier. He is with Morgan's men, but I thought perhaps there had been an en- igageinent and you had come to me. even as he would go to an anxious northern wife. Have you heard from Morgan s men, captain? "Ito isso long since we had any news from outside the town. .o_,,,` 1,- .I.___ _-s_- J.___V_1._.1 .-- ..v- wrau .~-._ -.----v- v\.--.. You wished to speak to me about a matter of business. I believe. May" I hear it? ' - He was a soldier now. ` _ - 4 Certainly, madam. V It becomes nec- essary for us to quarter our men upon the citizens for a day, and I must ask _you to provide for one company. giv- ing them the noonday meal tomorrow. 011.- -..-__.i l--._ I)..- I_--L -.. IQ I..- J.I' 5153 Fl-l\l.l.J LL11; IJUVIIVIILJ Ll-lbul t\II-LIVJLI-VIIIO S_he opehed her lips, but as if heed! - vined that she was about to ask a hard question he continued. "I can only ex- plain that the men are detailed for spe- cial duty, -and the food must be prepar- ed for them. . . - ~ Lsow uv Iv ca -The pleading In her voice touched him.: for he turned to the window and stood looking out into the gathering darkness. When he oturnedtoward her. :1 tear glistened In hiseye. ` .4 ..._1 -_ -_-__ -.._` '. ....|...1 n I... .....:L: urla. ll: |.\.l.4l aaauuuuwu Ian 3- v`, v- A And so you are u.,rebel. he said. u __ is a pity! A pity, indeed! War is a ter-` rlble thing. andavetkmust all sufer while it lasts. I could not even relieve you with an answer about Morgan's men if I knew ever so much about them. Martial law `would avail little if we gzive awayiits secrets. . T n._ -_ _. .__. up-.- n--|.I-..1 -._-_ n..'...u--.a- Once more Mrs. Peebles leyes ashed; for bad he not spoken as if the pity" of the war lay upon the shoulders of the southerners. She straightened hrselt in her chair and said coldly: A ' ` " 4111--- _1_|--_1 L- __.-_I_ 1.". ...- -1----_A. - \7\J I-VI LI-lClLli . But how can l`supply food for so many men '3 she exclaimed. You for- get that we have been under martial law for weeks. and I` have scarcely -food for my own family. Beides. why _ should I cook for men who would shoot` down my husband but for the oppor- tunity? t ` ' - 'J.`he oicer spoke calmly: ` . v I respect yourdellty to your cause, madam . but my men must have food. T ' Our commlssary is stationed` two doors . north or here, Present this order and 5 prepare the food by noon tomorrow. Good night. ` ~nv-- __-_ ..-..- '-...1 ..|.- |._-._.n_.. sun vvsn n-Iaoauv He was gone, and she, knowing enough of the power of an occupying army _to rebel no further, `went to the kitchen to give the necessary orders. 1.1.- ..._....--. ....-_L ...I..J.J.-..- I. u l i | k lowed by a bunch of soldiers. --vv-.v- wv -vv U--it --uauvwrvurrvvu-g v-u-V--m At noon on the morrow great platters _stood heaped with juicy slices of boiled ham, kettles. and buckets steamed with -beans and rice, baskets were ready,` lled with delicious southern biscuit, and in the oven. the last pan of. corn = bread was taking on a delicate brown..-`~ But no soldiers appeared, and in the distance the popping of ries and the boom of cannon could be heard. Plain- ly the Confederates had come up and a `battle was on. In every house` wo- cotton_ into lints and bandage. The firing. drew "nearer, and presently a a >- southern cavalry oicer rode by, 1301- _ Mor- gan's brigade had come, withall of its fearless enthusiasm. Expected from one point, it had made aldetour, divid- ed and entered from threeunprotected points. Mrs. Peebles hurried her chil- dren and servants to the cellar. and there, -with throbbing hearts, they Waited. - men were busy tearing old linen and .: o'clock in the afternoon there was a lull and by 3 all was quiet. Mor- an s men_stood in lines along the {B streets, and Cynthiana. Was` in the hands otan army offamished soldiers. 1r-_._- |__.__1.. -__.u.-A.:I n_ ..:_.l'_.. f1....I- ` A Nautical Explanation. T The omcers were `on the quarter deck ooklng at -a.` comet and noticed an eager discussion among the crew. forward. The captain called one of the men art and asked him what was the subjectdot discussion. . s .`V'-"VVU,UIU nu pun. u- -. _...... -.,- ,-..-_ _..- v a ,. 7 . " -`wine. . . With Ali tomorrows hid behind the T` ` '.l`hIt'is your hair; between two lilies pale, A crimson rose. \\'e`d catch the wind and twine V The eveping stars a Chaplet -musical '5 To cron our folly. lure the nightingale Your slender hands. my heart should lie and shine _ 7. To sing the bliss your lips should teach to mine. ` - I . And it the sage who cried ma: urea; vain n|.....IA 0......-.. nnnn flu: an-Kr M. an mxr dnvn awe-v;-eure trying to rnake out what { that there thing was, replied the man, pointing to the comet. '~ And what do you 1maglne!t_ls?" Dunno, your honor, but Billlonea here, as knows most things; says as how It's a star that : sprunga leak.'i- London Telegraph. -. V _ V ' IUIIJI; I-III) II\v\l adv vv Ianwgauavsn It is nothing tolosefa leg, dear. Many a poor fellow has given hi life today. __ V V v V:-'1 1;1ppy sinile drove the tears -away asishe `lifted her head to say:' ut-1-.-I __.. ._--.-I L- I._I.... _._'.. l..-..- J..- UL V IIIIIII I The violin, by a means. becau- It's more easily ._th1-own ovutvog _n.__mn. *`?9`."'fT'1 .11l1.*!S?!E!1!h*3"1`1|& . I .,c-. .14-.....`.,.,.. _..., .- H. -.-..~. _ IISISIAM Ann. vwu nova n.n\aIo\-Q I-V -rung I . God was good to bring youhome for me to calje to:-.-Sunny South, Sallormen or the` Gulf of Mexico" or Olden Times Were Experts. The greatest weather sharps in the world, giid a citizeh who takes an in- terest in meteorology, -especially of the goose bone brand, were the old time sea captains in the gulf and coast trade. Squall smelling was a necessary part of their busines,- tor, as you probably- know, the biggest dirty` weather factory in the universe .is the Caribbean sea.. There are no such things as times and seasons down there, and what s coming next is a matter of pure chance. It may be a dead calm and it may be a riproar- ing hurricane, so the men who cruised in those waters before we had any signal service to help them out had to keep con- tinually on the alert, and it s no wonder that some of them acquired a skill that seemed next door to supernatural. (KY1. I.._........ an `A-L AC in-I-unnl n 4f\l'Il\V'|t` accuxcu Luau. UUUI. Lu uupcnuuuusun It became a sort of instinct, a second nature, with them, and they couldn't tell how they d_id`it themselves. They would predict changes before they were eve; hinted at'in_the.glass;-they would antici- pate the very caprice of the wind, and many a time they saved their ships and their skins by quick, sharp orders which .for the moment-`appeared to be nothing short of preposterous. Of course it was all a matter of minute observation, 9. good deal of which was no doubt unconscious. They had learned by `long `experience to read meaning in the different forms of clouds and the way the cloud strata lay in the upper air; the water was an open book to them, and they would detect a hundred and one small atmospheric phe- nomena invisible to an ordinary observer. an` _.-... .... at... ...L:.. -5 ...... -1 41......-. an- IIULIICLIB ILIVIDIIJIO LU (ll: \lL\-All-llhl-J VI/-31.5 V\vnI I was on the ship of one or these ta- mous old weather prophets years ago on a voyage to Havana. We were just en- tering the harbor, when the captain, who had been moody and distraught for'sev- eral hours, suddenly called the mate and ordered him to get anchored as quickly as possible and make everything fast for a- hurricane. The mate made a mild pro- test. `The glass pretty steady, sir, he said. `Never min , said the captain. `it's a-coming, all the same! HIP}... VA-(\uI-O `n\a` an I-:ov|A =i\ noun-vv:'\(b A11`- H_\p\lI-ILILI6, ans Ipl-IC, WKILLJVI The crew lost no time in carrying out `the order, and while they were at work making things trim the barometer began falling like a man tumbling down an ele- vator shaft. He had barely time to get in shape for troublewhen a typical trop- ical] storm came swooping out ot the east and played havoc with the unpre-' pared shipping. Several good sized craft were knocked to pieces, but we escaped with no damage whatever. I tried to get the captain to tell me how he knew the gala "was coming, but his answers were vague. That he `felt it in his bones was the nearest he came to a denite state- ment. This old tribe of prophets seems to . have died out, added the meteorological enthusiast,` and the modern sea captain doesn't make any pretensions in that line. Storm smelling has become a lost art. . `The period. the early part of the civil war; thescene, `one of the stately old homes that have made the Blue Grass State famous for its. hospitality; the chief actor. a stanch little rebel, who -gloried far more in the fact that in this awful time of war her husband was one of the bravest in Morgan's brave band of. rough riders than she did in the knowledge `that in the times of peace no other home in all Kentucky showed more elegance in its appoint- ments than did licrsithe exact time. an early morning in the earl_v_summer, when the inhabitants of the town had awakened to nd that. although a few hours before they had gone to sleep in .Dixie,V with Deslia s boys" camped in one of the line old woodlands "just west of them. they had seemed to awaken in Yankeeland, for their streets were ll- -ed with 1,000 bluecoats under Colonel Landrum. 4| I W H 11,, __.___._ A Two Ton Clock. The largest suspended clock` in the world is in the Liverpool street station of the. Great Eastern railway. It -hangs from the root of" that station, and it is valued at 1,000 and is worked by elec- tricity. It took 12 months tovbuild, and a stat of skilled workmen were employed in it. erection. The style is Gothic. The clock weighs two tons. ' FBI... .......- .........x....... 01 4-..; a........ 4.1.... Alain V ":1`he '7 Iilall U `V VI Iu\IIJ case measut-es'21 feet from the pinnacle to the base, but, including the 7 hangings .by which it is suspended, the measurement is 75 feet. Thecase itself is ten feet square and is capable of seat- 3 ing a dining company of eight persons in- 1 side it, or is large enough to hold 20 per- sons standing. "lfhe dials are six feet in diameter, or 18' feet in circumference. The hands are made of aluminium for "easier electrical working, while the dials are backed with opal for better illumina- tion. There. are inside the clock 48 16 candle, power lamps, the light" being switchedon from the platform when re- quired.-London Answers. l How to Signal to Mars. 1 Take a ag about the size of Europe F and mount it upon a staff the length of j the circumference of the earth. Then I generate sufiicient electric uid to illumi- - nate the material, which should be of a conductive character. Having done this, apply the uid `to the material with the assistance of all the electric waves of the solar system. Next change the laws of nature` in. so much as they prevent the operation of waving so gigantic a ag as the signal. Select a-`day when the condi- tions are favorable and put the apparatus in operation. Then, if the Martians are -on the alert, they may possibly observe -the signal and reply to it, say, in a couple of centuries. It you do not obtain a man- ifestation, conclude that the inhabitants _-or Mars are looking. another way.-Lon- don Punch. ' ' Rational Bathing Day. Mexico hasa national bathing day. It comes once a year, on June 14., On that day every Mexican from the president down` to the humblest servant or laborer. Q is expected to give himself or herself a good wash. Some of the Mexicans. prob- ably tearing the pneumonia, rarely per- i Init water to touch their bodies, but on the` national bathing day the most 0! them like to get in the swim. Miss B113 at me when I`: proposed to er, said Willio Wishing- ; ton. And yet, commented Miss Cayenne, people say that women have no true A sense ot humo:-."-ExchanAge. V ' When the sun iepouring down its rays upon the ocean at noonday, none of them penetrates to a depth of! over 200 feet. Th art of manicure had its ori'zln h- the convent: ot Frgnco mI.ny_ centurlu A 'wne'.;e1}ria;htT *' '1'.hl0\`l8.|l'tl1e"n\I!Iefy(!ll'flinl Ieemed tel be A thing at marvel and witch:-vy.`. The slim white crescent oaug high In the lucid greenot the western sky Wu 1 fairy boat and the aching Ertar A A light on the land where the (dries are. >.! , `I. ` When` I win A woman. the htoon. to me` . "(Whose lile was a. pledge oi what life "might ho) was : thing of promise and prophesy. When from my window I saw. it set, In the twilight my lashes with tears were wet, Yet my heart sang ever because I knew That from your Twindowx. you watched it too. now, ehgzmy love, the moon to me, , Who think of what was and was not to be. Is 3 thing of heartbreak and memory! When I see its crescent white and slim, The empty present of life grows dim, ` And its pale young gold is the hoop of troth That, stronger than dea_th is, binds us both. . _A To`. In` in lflnnfhs `llnnl-H1- Comlng from her room` on the morn- ing in question, with her boy in her arms, Mrs. Peebles met at the door two negro women, their `black faces lled with terror and their bodies qulv-_ ering in an agony of fright. ll`Y7I_-L 1.. :1. ._...........-- t\...t..l-I `l ,1 ... GREAT WEATHER `SI-IARPS. V WHEN I V VwAS%A`;cHib. L` K yuan \lUI.blI I5, UIHUB III Ill-Ilvllu -A. E. F. in Atlantic Monthly. Reguted. V Why He was Unutlstnctonr. - Yes, said the "titled Britisher wea- ' rily, I had to let the man. go. He A wouldn t do at all, you know. 11171... .. -4. 0!`! C 1 ~ _ , ._ .ev-slmu.-red scents:-~ .` , _nsxx1-mm.-, ~ "Oh. the men whom I wed must he huuholo } V and taiwf . K said a_: maiden just out ot_her froc . I can't love 3 man who in stature in mull. ! And I won't marry houses and stocks. 0! course ho must keep me as papa does now. Stjll I'll start on an income quite unall, . But` I never wi_1l marry-and mark well he: . . tn\n1__ L UIIIICQ UIICU IIIUII IV CV XIV`, -3.. '1? ' ' girl. . ' --. . But, of course, I'll not many for looks ; Big, broad shouldered fellows, with hair that will curl, ` ' E The kind yourend of in books. M I love to see men who walkpheed erect, 1' Their cheats expanded with pride, V. And deep in my heart I hope and expect To be such a man's darling. bride. - . "AT iwszrt-near. ' She was nervous, of course, as she walked up the na`n I 5WbI||'lInu- "I think that 811 men an.->oo`nice," Idd this ..2_'l many UL u.lI:Lu zuucua Whut dat you say? And Easter : face spread Into a grin. Not much am dey killed. Dey done got de news (lat Kun l Landrum comin W-id a big Yankee ahmy, an dey jes fol up dey `tents an let , an dey ain't sprecify no fzregrets, nuther. Dey do say, Miss An- :nie,. dyah- 3. comp ny. brack niggers "mongst de Yankee soldiers an dat We ...all '11 have to feed de whole kit an boodle of em." ,0- __-_ n~...|__.1 _. , cunt, . , And shelooked as she wished it _were o'er, But she held by the arm, with a. conquering -I-n=`n :2 , Pet-heap: at Freiglit. The poet was watching the sunset. Can you tell me the time? asked a- stranger; but the 'poet made no reply. u*r1'.._- __-- _ ......4...1.nn :......I..J-AA $1.4 Iuwnsonnawn, yuv uanv tlvvv a.-.-you-V a-V uvruvo Have you a match? insisted the stranger, but the poet was silent. It was not until the stranger asked a third f21vor"that the poet responded. Then he turned andsaid: . V ' cngynn any up no; us. noun-`-pu What Jo yvgu 1-:.1`<-aan bjinterruptinng _ me? Don't you know Ihave a train or thought? an-u...;_ __-... 1.- J! ....J.....L...l 1.1.... ant...--n `:'Eg;.may be, retorted the stran- ger, but it isn t an accommodation train. ` In Black and White. " Visitor-You have put $500 in im- provements in this back yard since you bought the property? You don't seem to hav anything to show for it. c<._n_-_._1.. .....:;- 1-\.....u. to `r ...... -...`|........ tv _-uuv u soon. VA-Ion-ha uv ya-v my av- our Suburbanite-Don t I? I can (show you a drawer full of receipts from fruit tree agents and dealers in orna- mental shrubberg, - A Modern Dangers Misses Soyde and Bertye were bosom frindul To all the functions which fashion attends They-went as one girl, but everything Tends, In uyAn 1` nag kit 51:3: AFAI-51-run fa`; Who Could Have Told It! What an eieminate looking man Horace Highmore is! said the girl in the pale greenishlrt waist. u ..I._._A. __ _x-__-:....A._ -_ L- I_-I... II suv `Ila-Av aA\v\ann u--gu uuuuuuvu He's just as effeminate as he looks,"- replied the girl in the Gainsborough hat; I have been told he sits on the` oor when he puts his shoes on.- -u.vuuu. 2.11; evvu Luvaaugn.-5. uuuu '- ~The lastwas spoken to a negro sol- dier who wore the blue uniform and who `had come up the walk as she7 poke. 1111--.: ovuluu-Ivv\'V\ rnlnaia I -Ina `non!-1: LIICJ 'WCIllI CU IILIV `Ill, Illllt UVFIJVII-Ills CRUD As you'll see by this o ertruo tale. , "Twas sweet charity e call caused the deadly breach, And now twixt the two is no smile or speech, For they found the gifts each had given to each Exposed at 1 rummage sale. ~ . one on Doe. Doctor, I cannot pay this bill; I am no better than before you started to at- tend me. wf_l:1-13w, but you did not take my ad- vice. ` .- n n an. on gun a. . - on C V l\r\4O Oh, thanks! -11` I didn t-take 1` I certainly don t owetor it." A Paraly-er. ' Maternal Parent-Be a. good little girl now, Kitty, and I'll.` give you some of thoe nice cookies I made this morn- 1---.. _.--.. `IA l.l_ a BL AC auqonl\ Four.-year-old: (in a t of su1ks)- They re not half asnlce as gyandma` ! used to nzake. _ V 1 vv I-[J uup 6 Why. the beastly beggar never had any money to lend me when I was -hard up.-- 5 - Annoying. ! Why is the pear tree so angry_.`l" hsked the gooseberry bush`. V `g The plum tree tell} it to keep `.sl1ady_, was the reply. ' u n VUWj A man whq-ianotaix feet tall. - IILAAJI7, A man who was scarce ve feet four. wbuid\ve live! gink the year: like. _..2_- _