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We éanValways think of airloitvé'ffli‘éa- sons why other people ought. to he sat- lsfled with what, they have. RECENT graduate from Harvard was given a confidential clerkship in the office or the president of n. huge railway system. The young nspi- unit was not told at what hour he lhouid report; so the first morning he appeared in the office of his chief at 9 o'clock. He found the president hard at work. Nothing was said of the clerk's tardiness. 0n the second attempt, the clerk presented himself at 8.30, only to find that the president was there ahead ;of him, working hard. The third day =1he young man went at 8 o‘clock, with the same result. That night as he went 'home the clerk took counsel with him- self, and determined to be ahead of the rboss the next morning, Accordingly he arrived at the office at 7.3 the fourth day; but there was the chief working ayywaasdf ho hradnot lgrt,the office at .. .. “u “nu uv» n... “u. unxlwv an 11. ’A3 the clerk entered, (the resident ‘ ogged at him j’Vlthfi. quizzipa air. 'A man’s love for, his wife doesn’t necessarily include her chin music. “Young man," saldrhé, “what Vfiéé do you mayo; W2?! 98?? win-J Shouldn’t have fought for her dur- ing: 'ihe war or later. Mel-y Blckerdyke was her name. She was born in Knox county. Ohio, in 1817; dived a. guy, happy childhood, and, when which-married and spent a. busy life. iM’hen war broke out she left the town: 101 Cairo to take care or the sick and lyoundcd among the Union oldiers. ‘ “Our Mother“ protected her patients from rough, incompetent doctors and f Impatient nurses. And. as a great deal to! power was placed in her hands, as- } {Lat-mt: were frequently dismissed at I rvrccommendation. vex She always tried to give the patlents the verly best 0! food there was to be had. ' here were frequently numbers of thieves about camp, who stole many thing: meant for the sick. So she got some “tutu- emetic." minced it in sumo stewed fruit, and told the cook to :11- )low the dish to cool all night on the' 1 kitchen table. She knew she would find the thieves. Sure enough, soon she heard groans and cries. Going downâ€" stain, the round cooks, attendants and ftherl employed about the kitchen. all H and frightened. She lau had as she ‘lfld, “Next time you wll find your As Todd maintained a. shamed sl- Jence, the fairy went on: “There is ;only one thing I see for you to do. )And that Is to take me back to the “Todd Burton, why, oh, why, did you bring me here?" came a. faint, .siivery voice. ' "I don't know. ma'am," Todd stam- mered. “I hope you'll excuse me." ‘The, lily sprite scrutinized him se- ‘fvereiy. "Well, Todd Burton, you've fdone a bad thingâ€"a very bad thing. ‘D ’t you know that the leader of the ‘1rfi orchestra uses my my as .1 mu- ‘aiu‘ rack, and that he stands upon this my pad? What will he do to- night: 13:32.}! te_11 ‘ ma", my big brother was one or her “boys.” Ho afterward told me many stories Ibom herâ€"some sad. some amusing. but 91 of they; t_xfu9. Thgre wasn‘t a. soldier “OUD MOTHED”: 959915, gnd she fully deserved all their AM GOING to tell you a true story selves worse than that, it you don't I today about a. noble woman, _ stop stealing." whom all the soldiers called “Our On one occasion she was busy making Mothefi," when the cruel Civil War soup, when an officer approached and took away so many brothers ‘and fath- demanded. "Undef whose authority are 01's. She was nurse and mother to thou- you working?” v HERE was something about the T pond lily that fascinated Todd. As it waved in the wind, it seemed to beckon to the lad to come and pluck it. And Todd. who never refused a. "dare," immediately waded out to such a. depth that the water rose almost to his chin. When he re- turned, the llly as well as an immense lily pad was in his hand. As he went to bed'that night he placed the my in a, vase, and stood the vase on the little table beside him. He could not understand what strange attraction the simple lily had torhim. When Todd awoke the moon was shining full in his room. Somehow, Todd's eyes at once turned to the lily. which was directly in the path of a. bright my oi.’ moonlight. They opened wide with astonishment. Altogether awake. the boy raised himself on elbow to look at the extraordinary spectacle before him. For there, ria- lng from the very heart of the lily, was the sweetest little face imagina- ble, and beautiful, tender eyes that looked at him reproachtully. Wmmmmwm Dropping o. Hint. CARING FOR. THE WOUNDED A curioust human {wit this. support- ing the Darwinian theory that the-ape is ‘nearest cousin to man in the scale of evolution from the tadpole stage to the form which we now temporarily adopt. Did ever a parent take a small boy to the monkey houSe or zoo without after- ward finding that boy emulating the simian gymnastics in the drawing room minorities in the Danish capital for a long time. They knew very well that. their charges pined for mnusmmnt, but 1! was no easy mailer lo divine what manner of entertainment would appeal to the simian intellect. Finally a happy inspiration induced them to enlist the services of the aforesaid small boy \and leave the solution of the difficulty to him. And them is no doubt llmt the experi- ment will he a great success. Only a. boy can see eye to eye with a member of the monkey tribe; only a boy underâ€" stands thoroughly haw best. 1.0 give ex- hibitions of khat elementary'humor of the lmock‘ahout order which will make an apcl-elap his paws _in applause. "It; is curious,” he says, “how the mood of a chimpanzee influences his health. Keep him cheerful and interested anti his innate disposition to die of con- sumption may be checked. Let him get bored and he will turn his thoughts to the tomb." The problem of inducing: the {we afieé to take a more optimistic oullook on life exercised the mimic qf‘ the zoological Expensive Apes Provided With .a Small Boy as Playmate to Keep Them Well. The Zoological Gardens at Copenhagen have recently acquired two expensive apes. and to keep them in good spirils a Small boy has been placed in the cagm whose sole duty is to play with the apes and keep them amused. The reason is explained by a zoological expert. General. Grant gave her passes any- where within his department. as did also General Sherman. She was deâ€" voled to both, but Sherman was her e3peclal hero. There was one phyulclan who wnuldn't obey her Instructions. and when she ordered him away. he wlgrllttto General Sherman to make comâ€" p n . “I have received mine from Lord God Almighty; have you any higher than that?” had plucked the lily. As he approach- ed he beheld a. wonderful sight. All around on lily pads stood immense bullfrogs, each with 9. tiny musical instrument. But the biggest of them pond this very minute: or course, Todd had to obey. He dressed hurriedly and. taking vase. lily and all, crept silently downstairs, out the door and across the fields to the pond. Whew! How he shivered when he waded into that icy water! And what a. creaking of frogs there was! It seemed that all the great bullfrogs. and the medium-sized‘trogs. and the very little frogs joined in expressing their anger against him. ‘ Guided by the fairy. Todd waded toward the very spot from which he Her answer was. BRIGHTENING MONKEY LIVES THE FAIRY SPEAKS W?!!lii£ 3f0i’y 110w hayishly human! What parent of in small hay cannot recall occasions when toothache or some other ache has suddenly attacked the juvenile offspring with a pain so excruciating as to render all ideas of devotional 01‘ educational. duli-es for the mmnnnll impossible? And how many indulgent, mothers have found an ache of this 'UESCl’ll.lll()ll cease as Slid- dmly as it began when the church or school hell has slomwd ringing. There is another trait of the chimpan- zo. which shows how alike he is to the small boy in oerluin phazes of mental effort, “The chimpanzee," to quote again the zoological expert, “knows he is doli- cate and expensive, and that a cough from him will wnd a whole zoological society into an ecstasy of apprehension. From my own observation I know they maliciously use on lmilatinn cough to escape punishment and to attract atten- tion and dainties.” It is suggested that if this movement or the Conenlmgm authoring: for brightening the lives of despondmt 11009. 1;: attended with continued satisfactory resmts. some such adverlisement as the following may be expected pretty fre- quently : It is quite certain that in the matter of monkey tricks the Copenhagen apes will bu unable to teach their human compan- icr anything. that is if the companion is the average sort of boy. Many people no doubt will be shocked at the experi- ment. “Poor boy,” they will say, “how dmnoralizing for him I" Results will probably Show that their sympathy were holler bestowed upon the apes. WANTEDâ€"Smart hnv as communion 10“ yan Chinwunw‘e. Must be active. with cheerfu} dismsiti-on. To live in airy and well warmed cage. Apply. eic. 0" any other mom or place which offered him the necessary facilities? It so, that. boy must have been 1'11 or a, hopeless cripple. You see her in the picture, holding water to some num- soldier's HE’S. Doesn‘t she look sweet and noble? a wonder the “boys” all lovedjegl “Why, Mother Bickerdyke." replied the young man. “you have already taken care of me. I was shot in the leg. but you fought so hard to save it thgt hqye I lam. alivgiand well." She was especially tender to the wounded sglgiers just brought in from the battlefield. At the battle of Don- elson the cry of “Mother! Mother!" rang out from the wounded everywhere. And, even although she disliked the' Confederates, she couldn’t see them suf- fer; so that-she became a. mother to the “boys in gray" as well as to the “boas in blue." It was at the battle of Loo - out Mountain. of which you boys and girls have doubtless read, that the sol- diers grew so enthusiastic over her he- roic work that they hurrahed for her again and again, until she was obliged to smilingln command them, “Stop yqurjonsehse!” Countless tales could be related about this angel of mercy. But I think you can easily see from what I have told you how she endeared herself to her soldier boys. There Is probably many 3. {714111 wlzq _stll_lrrblesses the name or Mame; ’mcgfiykz.‘ In November, 1862, Mother Bickerdyke was compelled to retire from the field and take a much needed rest. While in Chicago, she attended a wedding. After congratulating the bridegroom. she observed that the young man was wounded, and remarked: “1 shall take care of you If you are again wounded 111.31.? army-'2 Another time. when Mother Blckerâ€" dyke could get hardly enough to eat, and was compelled to use almost any- thing for food, she was heard to re- mark, “Boys, if over I reach home, I shall publish a ‘starvation cookbook,’ containing recipes for delicious dishes that can be made from nothing." “Jamesâ€"Why'how funny. ma. that you should have forgotten, too! I‘m sure I «fan't for the life of me remember what t was. “Well, I can’t help you," shortly re- sponded Sherman; “she has more influ- ence than I." “Who is it that accuses you?" ques- tioned the general. “Vâ€"Vhy. that old woman, Mother 131(2):"- ex‘dyke." was the reply. Next morning Todd first rubbed his eyes; then he looked eagerly toward the place where the vase should have been. No. it was gone; he had not dreamed it all. And he vowed that never again would he pluck a. pond my. Who knows but what every one might contain a fairy! Both Forgot. Motherâ€"James. What did I say I'd do to you if I found you eating those pics again? To reward him for having brought her back, the lily sprite invited Todd to stay and listen to the concert. But the boy’s teeth were already chat- tering at a great rate and his lips were blue. He promptly excused him-‘ self and, wishing the fairy and the frogs “Good-night,” quickly made his way back to the shore. Aunt Kateâ€"~Jolmny, here is an apple. Be sure to share it propefly with your brother. Johnnyâ€"How "properly," auntie? Aunt. Kateâ€"Give him the larger piece, of course. sharln’. splashed around In the center. crying loudly in frog language for his lily pad and his music rack. 18‘ the bright moonlight everything was plainly visble. ‘ When they saw Todd ‘hey cried in unison. with a. most» horrible noise. The trightened lad quickly placed the llly and pad where they belonged. This somewhat appeased the wrath of the frog leader, although all Were still cross with the thief. " ohnny-éflere, Bill.L suppose yon do the Generosity. Mal-10w steered for the exact center 'of the basin, until Tommy and Judlth saw tar beneath them what appeared to be an immense houses. Then the boat began to slnk slowly, down and downâ€"right into a, chimney of this strange house built under the water. Al: last they came to rest on a. little Suddenly they turned and entered a cleft between two great walls of racks, which lay at the entrance to an inland basin of considerable size. bottom or the craft was entirely of glass, the two'had ample opportunity to examine the animal and vegetable life so beautiful and abundant in these tropical seas. ' Seven boys lined up on the edge of the pond. the duck was let louse, and upon signal, in plunged the boys after It. Joe {Was quickly hi the lead. and the (owl was almost withln his reach. NOW, GIRLS! No woman feels that she has lived in vain so long as she can make some other woman jealous. AgentPâ€"l have here an automatic at- tuch‘mc-nt for pianos that I'd like to Show you. As Joe Grant was the best swimmer. all naturally supposed he would carry Ofi.’ the prize without dlfliculty. When Jimmy Brown entered his name as a contestant Joe laughed scbrnfully, be- cause Jimmy couldn't do moreflzan pad~ dle “doggle.” Sllm‘tlelghâ€"â€"No go! Our piano hues a mortgage attachment on it that will hold it, for a while. HE benevolent old gentleman, who I was greatly interested in boys and their sports, otfered a prize to the boy who could capture a. duck let loose in the swimmingâ€"pond. Seatlng herself before this switch- board, Marjory pulled one level-I” then another; lmmedlately the boat glided out from the cove and began following the shore line of the lsland. A: the Marjory deftly drew the boat close to the landing and touched a little but- ton at the side of the turret; where- upon a lid flew up, disclosing the m- terior of the tiny vessel.. Tommy and Judith entered, upon invitation, and found themselves in a snug little com- partment, at the end or which was what looked like an eelctric switch- board. VVellâ€"Fed-Looking Little: Boyâ€"Nn'm; I'm sorrler {or the lions. who now have to go without their supper. Mamma (to Well-fed-looklng little boy looking at picture of Daniel in the lion's dewâ€"Don‘t. you feel sorry for Daniel, dear? Without more ado, Marjory led the way toward the shore. shortly they arrived at a little cove, well protected from the waters outside. Here they found, moored to a roughly construct- ed boat landing, the strangest little craft Tommy and Judith had ever seen. It resembled a. torpedo boat, with a little turret on the uppermost side. Then Jimmy Brown. who had calmly "I see‘how you came," continued she, bestowing a nod upon the airship; "and as you don’t seem to have any pro- visions with you, I am sure my‘ father would be pleased to have you to“ guests. My name. by the way, is Mar- jory Livingston." Tommy and Judith introduced them- selves in turn, and thanked her for her courtesy. Judith was shipwrecked and out up upon the coast when a. baby, and was adopted by Tommy Lee's tather. Tommy and Judith grew up together as brother and sister. In their cottage there' also llves Tommy's un- cle. a. scientist and inventor. The two. through accident. fly away in an airship which the scientist had invented, and [land upon a. tropical island. They are looking at a. little cablnrbuilt amid the branches of a. tree above them, when a girl of about their own age appears In the door of the cabin and lowers heraelt by means or a. rope. She confronts the two strangers. MYSTERWCHJWH LEE SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALMENT. Sympathlzed With the Lions. USHERED A NOTE. SWIMMING CONTEST INTO THE PRESENCE OFPROFESSOR LIVINGSTON “You say the airship is still 6n the island. entireXy intact?" he queried. “H‘m, I must make a close examina- uon of R. Very important, indeed!" He received them very quietly, with- out seeming the least astonished. When they described the flight of the airship, however, he began to manifest unusual interest. Upon being assured that thé all-ail!» had not been injured in the slightest way, he murmured: ’ And as Jimmy merely wished to play a joke upon Joe. to punish him for his bragging, he insisted upon giving the duck to Joe. who would surely have been its winner. But Joe refused to talm It. saying that Jimmy had rightfully won the duel: because of 111:: cleverncsn. nished rooms. In one of theseâ€"fitted out as a studyâ€"they found Marjory‘l father, a. gentleman of very learned appearance. But when he reached the bank, he Iaughlngly confessed to the “judge” that he had trained the duck to come to him whenever He whistled. in order to be fed. You see, the duck had been pur- chased from Jimmy's father. waded out into the water until it rose to his chin, gave a piercing whistle. The duck, eluding Joe and the other five boys, immediately swam straight Into Jimmy’s arms. Jimmy had won the prize! Opening‘a door at one end or the landing stage, Marjory ushered her guests into a long corridor, on either side of which were magnificently tut- stepped out upon the platform. "When we go out we simply enter the boat here. press another button, and 'the water pours in and fills the compart- men’t again. Quite handy, isn‘t It?" Tommy and Judith thought that It was. Meant to Go Skating. Bill‘lulifâ€"What did your pa. whip you for, )0. Billieâ€"S'pose it was 'cause I went swimmin‘. , BmieLWen. I went skatin' first, but I wound up aâ€"swimmin’. Tilxié~sw1mming7 And in such cold weather? > “Do you know, whenever that clock (pointing to a grandfather's clock In the room) goes tick. Rockefeller makes . thousand dollars!" "Is that 50?" “That‘s a fact." "Then stop the clock", Two lads were talking together, and the question or Rockefeller: wealth came up. One of them said. to show the enormous income of the man: "This is what we call our landing stage," explained Max-Jory. as they platform. Sliding back a glass parti- tion in the bottom of their boat, Mar- jory pushed a button on the surface of the platform. All at once a. metal sheet flashed across the top of the "chimney," thus preventing more wa- ter from entering, while a. pipe at the bottom carried away what water re- mained in the compartment. In the space of a feW'mlnutes they were able to come forth from their boat. “JUDITH AND TOMMY ENTERED" Should be Stopped.