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Young Folks Little Deeds of Kindness. py k had gone with his aunt to ¢ 2 had asked to go, with, a stiff and prim on a chair while his aunt talked to the lady about all ‘kinds of dull things, s1 TO ad \e' oie fet Dick felt he could stand he: aunt and ‘knew there were things that were good t table were i up on to it. be ttle. pu He he to wood vo, watch them as’ they. Ast e such as hats, FATE OF SMART EEL. Educated Specimen Who Could hind legs, d sketches, elephants to play the bar- rel organ and do all sorts of tricks; but. not one of them showed sui nce as Mm: ted “T picked him out of ¢ r one day, and was attracted by his eute, brown orbs. lool me ndly, knowin’ way, nor—r “So I pieked ae up and put him in my pocket. Then a bright idea struck me. I would train es with the other animals and let him take % a my show. “Talk of the intelligence of ani- mals! bunch. He guessed |him to do before I’d thought it out myself. He had he true spirit of the artist, too, he ’ad. ee 1! formed because he loved “The first tricks I tenghe i he took to as mere chil Ina ot few days he could put tie tall inc hie mou ame short work of a plate o' und the room, cakes. dir he He Id The cakes looked so very good ene too a “e ile eke too, wro! steal, © he went through the ‘fas door which led into a room re It was very nice Rare, cad ick walked on till he came to & bowl of goldfish. bees Ee sat a pe eat, and as Dick cal p she began to ee ee i ae io yes Dick “Do fish for your tea?” ae ie aid ee Dow! gently on its side, so that puss By the side of| himsell 3 cutest way, and what is more, he would often smile on his own with- out being told, as if tickled at the ‘unny id twist himself into every letier of the alphabet and spell words as easy as you pleass, Tree bento” eoleriaed’ | Hees when one day he ie eed fo! want to fly out into the fresh air.’ ‘And he took the cage out into ie garden and set the door open. The See Fexcited, and vain, little gird flow away into the trees| If he had“been ck T oan. just and Dick felt what a kind boy he garden was full of ade 80 a a little pony. yan up Bae put its head over the D on want to «Well, 80 an eds. oe aul see it was having a lovely tine. A Title oe after Dick came to where some young ducks were shut fou or m sure uae uch a feed as kind deeds was.much more fun than sitting still in a chair, and besides, just then he heard his aunt’s voice calling to him that it was time to ome. the way Hs a her of all es as quick as you’ can, and let us hope she il mever,, never find out who has. don ql Dick eae this was og gi h any need to hide them up as much as all that. a LIFE FACTS. The Age at. hia ae. Are More ‘ Liable to Die. “ Thero: are conta hi most Sneianeh of all the babies tse die dyring the third year, = From tives on to the life is Sere eta eae but 45, especially irom to “and from mother to daughter. He who tae an octogenarian wart pe “You'd better eat it slowly,” said Willie to the Side fager who was-dining with the family, ‘“Mam- ma never gives more’n one piece ot] pie. nm to think that doing i age of 45] Toum imagine him spreading his tai he ese blinked is —o in the cutest, knowin’est w: “Then all of a mie the excite- ment began to tell upon him, and he showed signs of a nervous break- ks|down. He took tie Ve fits, ath. which nigh scared m dosed him with mice, Walch seem- ed to do him: good he got weaker a weaker, until at last one morning I found him stretched out stiff and stark upon floor. it | the “Tf ever a human died of brain fever, that poor beast did. T never trained ut this tim would give anything to er now, with his cute little smile tad his. ‘We’ aS cone Gov’ no! look.’’—London Re SY SS REFORMING A CRIMIN Ta How a Fex Terrier Was Cured of Bad Habits. ached to the packs of fox- hounds that hunt the wild hill-coun- een little band of terriers, whose busi- ness it is to follow up the chase, to go to ground When required, and to drive or draw out the fox. Such a was Pompey, part of whose history is related by a contributor to the English Country Life. Pom- com- ed 9 ieee ne the shepherd eee the treatment, an inosent lookii lit- tle terrier might h Cheviot rams kept him under-con- stant surveillance, while they snort- ed and stamped their feet threat- eningly. iter an hour or two of this, e} wi chained ne of the 2 e terrier was dragged about fue. an old si ‘Whenever he got on his legs the ram charged ana butted im until “his ribs were nearly cracked. Then, as he still aawen signs of fight, the gate was opened, m salle out to join his The rams were driven round the yard, and the hardly a breath was left in his poor peace die body 2 given a respite of some hour wand in the ealterneny Gee took him out-again RENE Cae which a flock of sheep was driven back and forth discharged, quite as a glance at asi oe ae The Other Pet. “Jock never -snarla nor growls at| ™ ine as sticks, jelose by me when- ever I go ou raha a tice dog he must be.”” 1 Sir, he is my husband !”’ Give mo a Sink: of whisky, I’m thirsty.’’ ‘You should drink milk | [milk makes blood.”” “But I'm not ieaty,!? fo Per- | cor for a time, but |i died |the French (to : as situation is such that os areeree having attracted his no-| scatters mi ae also acquired a taste for mut-| ted he| ton, -b Be wae del in curious never again known cast 20 much] overturned py Burrowings in the Moun- tains. One of the least known parts of the world, in southern Tunisia, was xp peaks, which tensely hot and dry climate they ars~a~tather comfortable style of domicile, being cool. The rocky formation, of eS mountain is quite Soft, 60 alto be easily excavated. ‘| Some of the caverns are used for |storage purposes, and of ected thers are Fores y tunnels, with subter- ranean stable’ for horses and other domestic animals, It should be understood. that ali sert, with here and there an oasis, where there happen to be springs. For water supply the chief reliance upon 6 ins, every possible drop being caught and con- 'y | ducted by troughs into for storage. people jal -|nomads, travelling long fie with their | search of pasture. The Caves They Occupy average about twenty feeb in depth, ne feed in width, and seven fest fa hens Sie. aay light coming from the doorw: me realizes, chen that such a reaso} its ruinous condition is simply that whose territory Ag the country, where formerly there was contin warfare. These human_ant-hills, undoubt occupied for natural strength and Selevaibaiey against enemies. ssauli i a mountain is not easily practicable from a mili view-point. But lers, if overcome, the last resort of retreating to the identally a huge storehouse, wherein Te r cisterns and large quantities of food sup- plies p: led against just such an emergency 0001 i ified by the ant people eyer since the days of the Phar- be well impregnable. tl Another is Chini, where in f-ont of many of the nd as & ab cookery, and one of its most famous chefs was sammon ym years ago and made chief pastry cook to Pope Leo XIII. Curious Structures. ruct ous ascending -or eer _ the help of projecting stones which have rn smooth by centur- ies of use, Sallust, ae nea rian, who wrote. al 60 B.C., aa giving yn account of his stravole't rth- ern Africa, spoke of stran; eonnay wists ie people cement and el tee: There is nothing. like them be seen anywhere else in the Sond, and it is not unreasonable to ima- gine that their ancient occupants were the original inventors of con- crete for building construction. Dr, Johneon says that there are portene 20,000 of these people in © plains of southern Tunisia, LIVE 1 CAVES AND HOLES} =: to{of all sowthern Tunisia, and of the region here described is de- | P’ a- | pers. recei with ir] ee of about $3—half down, and the alternative. ral “| great deal o: shor One of ie Sie which he visit- notl Wriggle Himself Into Letters. gene! escription, its women renee me; cir?! eaid |THE: PEOPLE OF. SOUTHEWN | St fauous for then Denity. Like the old showman, ‘that the higher TUNISIA IN AFRICA, Eaves centers of abe RT aes eduoation of anima pigs a ae See ie oe and fort for ; beasts From ons fo claphens Dre Thousands of Human Beings Occu-| The people, whether of the moun- eve or of the plains, are an Arab ae Ww jerbers. In for- est neighbors, But most dreaded of all were the robber Touaregs, rav- agers of the desert, who, swooping down on their racing camels. when least expected, were accustomed to carry off good supplies and porta- e Property, with the wood. ooking ins ~ wom and : Drartncdy lee iraing: phildren: le A Great Market. This sort of thing is not permit- ted any longer, however, ee ae the interference of ient and inviting oasis, to which the people come from great dis- San to buy and to sell. Tei is to- day the principal meeting-place of the Troglodytes, or cave dwellers, there the members of tribes bien have been for many centuries at sword’s points makes Proeudain? aite with another. It is a practical applica- tion of the principle that hostility nearly always arises from lack of acquaintance. See the natives most ex- posed to attack by Touategs ‘were those sub- who ated cerbat terranean vill herein pits, Souhales in the ground took the jase of mountain caves or boat- shaped *houses, @ such place, called Mataiats, is 30 miles es of Gabes,/a7zénch garrison tow ‘on the eee ‘side of the Mediter: “ahean, a “popu Aion oe are is nota house in all “of the ‘dyellings ee nd res is had to this method of miciliary ~ construction, not for defense but for to escape the tropi- eal sw oe shelter from. sai rms, © the erage pit is described by Dr. Johnwn as 30 feet deep and fifteen feet in diameter. (t forms a circular courtyard epen to the sky and surrounded by caves as| which are dug out of the sides for living-rooms and__ storehouses. Sie a are similarly provided for sheep, donkeys. The| + everyday eis of the household is done in the opal ‘im the mid- | he; dle of which is a cistern for water. That part. of the rete is almost | a rainless, but when ib: does rain it} i comes down in ores and every drop is preservy« Each eich teers. is. entered Bee without by a fase slanting m to the courtys ening of “the tunnel aye at a little dis- Such as Tables and Beds, are ah cut out of the soft rack a providing it. 0031 usually whitewashed. There — mattresses stuffed with wool, id and blankets of native manufacture, Etiquette, says Dr. Johnson, for- bids a approach any other man’s. le near enough to look down his women. Usually the ‘of the hous has sev- pending means), Pa there are al- L bas stated quantity of olive oe sere and wheat. 16 price 0! le is definitely sont by ane uh a roman who lind in one eye or otherwise eteotive comes cheaper. other half payable at the end ear. pit villages are much more u sault upon one of them, in ee atively recent times, an tian army, The inhabitants ar refuge in the underground rooms rolling huge stones nent the en- Tances, £0 inyeders were unable to force fee way in. When the latter lowered haekets into the cistern to get water, the ropes were eut, The upshot of the affair was that the men” were compelled withdraw, death from thirst being easy eee Sun is Good Coal Mine. One square yard ofthe earth’s surface receives each day averag- ing six hours of sunshine an amount of heat equal to that contained in 1.08 pounds of coal, according to an Italian chemist.- At this rate. an area of about 1,200 miles receives during a year an amount of energy from the sun batieaiou to that oh eee from the 1,100;000, 000 tk mined anavally in Birape | and the United States. ——___*. Shoeing Horses in China. The age Diagkestial thinks a his anatomy, when eing om which are not num- erous in China. ue is so skittish b of shoeing, soos so 6 animal, soe when shoeing 34 is required, ree ig strung up with ropes in roth @ manner as to prevent kicking. No exceptions are made, even though the horse be a scrawny street plug of advanc Be. H of] this tormenting ailment to Grand Duke Dmitri, first cousin of Czar Nicholas, of Russia, in line of succession to the Russian throne. HEALTH Prickly Heat. not necessary to describe any one who lives during the summer in this country. Stra: tnvestigating the cause of their spe- cial discomfort during a hot spell, Tt is are often distressed to discover that | tim restheir ski they experience: friend, or from the | Dhysician, that it is only ¢ ‘prickly hi The disease is an as inflamma- tion of the skin caused directly by excessive heat, and by the resulting disturbance of tie ene of pers- piration. eee eas Soiree and with “ttle blisters the size of a pin- ad, and it itches nal prickles iene The eruption usually and especially ercise, the eating of highly season- ed r the taking of hot soup or tea may bring it on. Irritation of the skin by the underelothing, especially ‘it it be 2 wool, may a! precipitate an a f the eruption is heey treat- ed, it usually disappears ina days, but it is likely to recur when- ever the weather becomes ‘ ‘mug- a oe from _ prickly should wear light undercloth- ing, poaeene Gt igenceleorwt ton, ani nge it frequently ; ea: bedclothing should be light; should eat sparingly, and Be poe ear] in the evening, and to drink plenty of cool water, which may be mixed, aa with lemon-juice or 0: other we but not with alcohol in any at aa daily dose of salts falar the morning is useful. f belpur ae added to the bath Geta to prevent the eruption, or to re~ lieve ns when it is present. The itching is lessene: d by profusely | ® dusting the skin with powders of zinc oxid and chalk, or a bathing it with extract of ‘vite hazel, 7 with a wash that ‘contains zine oxi and calamin suspended in avait and rose-water.—Youth’s Compan- ion Take Life Lite Slowly. It is a common thing nowadays to read in the newspapers accounts of men and women suddenly ‘“‘break- ing do in some cases de- veloping insanity. The only way to account for this trouble is the fearful pace at which life now is led: Everything we do is done in a hurry. octors say that many of the! * backs which they have to attend ‘a are the result of nervous brea! down, which they attribute rey | a excessivé ‘and unnecessary bust- _ Competition in every walk of Be a owadays is very i mee work ee and thorouably, it ho} one hopes to succeed; but,- same time, i ie is. wrong ae Pes unnatural to do things at fever pitch all the time. Undue haste is an et Ae of health, but of lan: too, for it wastes the life-force, of which there is only a strictly lim- ited quantity. It is not too much to say that the world’ would be a Bret deal peter off were it not-for the bus ling mania, and the motto, “Take life slowly,’’ should be found in every business office. AB. A Compromise. Gibbs—I often wonder who those fellows are that loaf around-watch- ing at it Explanation, “The ‘H’- is silent in 80 many English words.” “Maybe that is why the English | i rop it so often.”” ‘angers, however, on| nece: INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUL . Lesson II. Moses Prepared for His) Work. Exod. 2. 11-25. Golden Text, Matt. 5. 5. Our lesson tases for to-day fol: lows immediatel that of last from the oppres- sion of their taskmasters. ‘urse e oe ut unto his brethren—The verb in the original is emphatic, as though the intended meaning were that Moses had de- liberately quit the royal court, hav- ing decided henceforth to live with ie oe people, the Hebrew: Looked this way fe that way _Well aware of the fact that Ags action to which the eolgeeon of ae bee rt was prompting him was arte the Egyptian—And_killed ie . The 8 day—Actually, the atioain Thy i{alow_Neighor. 14. le thee a prince and ae var WePSTEE royal train- ing which Moses was doubtless the first great opportunity hia Moses might have had for aes aiding his brethren and mal their burdens lighter was forfeited, 15. Sought to slay Moses—Deter- mined to put him to death, being prevented from so doing only by the sudden disappearance of Moses. The land of Midian—The Midian- ites being nomads, any reference to the land in which they dwelt is of ssity somewhat gue, since they occupied different and widely separated localities at different es. Their principal settlements pei wever, to have on a saateaele the Binsin pen insula. Wire a 16. Priest “of Witia@ aaiaae comment on Reuel, verse 18, be- low. 17. Moses ee up and helped them—Too r part against the eeshlising ee aod water their floc 18. Reuel—Blsewhere ealled Jeth- sistency is explainable on the basis of various earlier narratives which in our been combined into a single continuous stor; 19. An Egyptian—Judging from w| his dress and speech, they could come Li Ae: ot her copes 20. Hal —The atadling sign of Oriental icgpitality: is the prof- fered m 21. Gates to dwell with the man—The Bible narrative divides the life of Moses into three equal periods of forty years each. Ac- cording to Acts. 7. 23 the first forty years were spent in Ex xod. in Midian of ike 'e were, according to D. 7, spent in oe wilderness, fol- iit ee Ex 22, Ger: Gnethe name is appar- meanin| shows that the heart of Moses was with his countrymen in Egypt. In Exod. 18. 4 and 1 Chron. 23. 16, 17 another son of Moses mentioned. . ey HUMOR AND MATHEMATICS. Said to Go Side by Side in Some mek Pri ae in sinc po- litieal economy and “dry topics’ like 1] are frequently found side by side with a fine quality of humor Lewis Carroll, wrote “Alice in Wonderland, 3 which is the top-notch of the world’s peer up to date, was a profession- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY | ro (Exod. 3 1), though the name Reuel occurs yee in Num- bers 10. 29. This apparent incon-| ar C ently Fluke from the Hebrew Ber i: intideat Lik Eliezer, is pe: Fashion Hints § Seen in Paris Shops. good aeoking waliong costume / a aie of brown ation all the Ee ‘to se ak suits show some form of dra e 188. Three flounce skirts are actually fayorites among dancing Eggshell cotton crepe is much more in vogue than the striped, crinkly kind. Young girls like the cotton blous- es with Balkan embroidery for out of door sports. The newest heavy sweaters for country wear come this year in bright SORES : the new cotton voiles bee Desaiad flower designs print- in delicate colors. ae greens, blues, and reds a: being used for odd silk boleros ord with white gowns. awn, voile, crepe, eponge, and batiste are the fav ote materials for erednetdy dfese Oil silk coats for nobariee or z the be: ials for travelling waists. The same bright colors used for women are a peer 2 in the child: ren’s dresses of this season. arasols are eine fashioned in lace and silk crepe with oe silk roses dotted round the The fh een reviv: seed finish Hs a spring costume. The cuirasses or waist tunics of real fens are still much used to sue elaboration to a simple cos- tum nk of the prettiest of we new cotton shirtwaists is made of plain white voile, with flowered voile trimmings, Coats for the best trotting cos- tumes are on the habit model, and have embroidered collars . pad ouite for their: own decoration. —& iF informal afternoon teas and Sect parties are usually ff cotton crepe with allover em- broldery, shadow lace, and net. Iue and sand color are ease favorites among moires us or coats. these ic are trimmed with vel- vet ril Tinsevie ‘ie ‘is more simple and flat wi aad he, their flounces put on per- ect The three quarter eee coat of brocaded crepe de chine collar of Fmousseline tractive trimming for the fee is leathef, on a half length sleeve of striped flaked voile in red and white. The pee carries on the otter line by straps and buckles of leather. a NOT TO BE SNUBBED. .|Saluted His Fashionable Friend While Coming From Work. satisfied with his aS and wit and he saw no to soil i with dust and soot, day's hard work on a hot roof, was . Landon, eer she honestly admired spirit, his rape ae character, and his to his wid: Tene at Oxford and author of “A Syllabi ical Roomee aw. Treatise on Determinants” and fa good many other mathematical i nother great~ humorist, Over Wendell works were terribly serious. Edgar Europe Has 160,000 M.D.'s. Moniteur Medical of Paris statistics on the The ¢otal number is given a: 000, divided as follows : England has larger numbers o! sicians ae found in the cities, and among the: Brussels has the largest, 24 ie every 10,000 inhabitants, while Am- Reais has only aes in the same Sopartions Wise—“Did the doctor diagnose your case eo? “Yes,” “How long did} 1 take?’ “Not long. “i wore my ‘aghatibiest sult.” 5 would ee Poe long’ ago established the intimate connection between math- ed mother This aiternoon, however, she had n come of her fash- sooty. oe workman. At any ee ae she tried Jim felt himself quite as ote cof respect in his working clothes as in his Sunday suit. Nor had he any intention of passing an old friend of the family without -naturedly, aoa: a! It’s the same old Jim under all this dirt!’ - ——__ Mr. Smith had the habit of light- ‘ing his cigar after amner, puting - for a eee and: then laying 1 lown on the ash-tray. ad ee re-light it and ten three or four unfi iC oni are like it, papa; I found it in e gutter outside,” 4 } te ER OT RO ey EWI RODS Ep WB TEN RECHT pray UNE S GREE RD ot i he gING BREE RUN Grae hy S. Ch OF Ree Ae aR A amMU Se hd iy BCT tay SS. SOC RAL RRTT CENA Cent en A a a EN Ie RRL Ce et re CUNT RMON the eenamy AE EON ifs PEs HE PAO Ry,