Quite early in life IVfrs. Pope hhd
realized that it is necessary to be
very careful with one's thoughts. They
lead to trouble. She had clipped the
wings of her own mind, therefore, so
successfully that all her conclusions
had become evasions, all her decisions
compromises. Her profoundest work
ing conviction was a belief that noth
ing in the world was of value but
“tact,” and that the art of living was
to “tide things over.”—From "Mar
riage,1 by H. G. Wells In the American
magazine.
Hiding Treasures Her Mania.
The extraordinary story of a weal
thy lady “Magpie,” was told In Dublin
Chancery courts the other day, when
It was mentioned that the residue of
the great fortune of Miss Magan avail
able for charities would be about
£20,000. The Master of the Rolls, in
making orders in the case, said that
some day a Thackeray or a Dickens
would write a novel around the extra
ordinary life of the testatrix. The
old lady had a mania for accumulat
ing treasure and placing it in the
most unexpected places. Searches
had been made and treasures found
In flower pots and vases and waste
paper baskets, underneath stairs, car
pets and other places.
Toleration.
"That man talks a great deal,” re
marked the impatient girl.
"Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne; "hut I
lon't object to him. He never says
anything sufficiently interesting to
:ake my mind off what I was think
ng about.”
Admonishing Tradition.
"Do you think leap year gives a
roman any special privileges?”
"No,” answered Mr. Groucher. "It's
merely a warning to n man te he on
>i* guard.”
RABIES IS NOT DELUSION
Three Hundred Die Each Year From
Dread Disease—Experts Answer
the Doubters.
