AUTHOR OF THC
Tta ''7
w.w Voik
opane on l4ng Island. naar
uiiy, wnara hiu Emily
' 'BUf. luror f tha oalal.retad "M.r
!," ui.imoWl. i'aae hsr war. The
" 'ha aiuipl an.1 har ouualn. t)lck
rir.iuh " nnMdlal wllh drink la
' , arig.il. Thar ihhI anuthar car
Ihiuh la r"" br a Wo'esaluiial ruw
unicl l-eatransa. Tha latl.r fltoa up
ih. s fraieh rar and dlraola Mlaa JTfranoh
low tu procead homawara. Kllian
rfraach haa dlalnharllad hla eon. whs
llm olaai'larail lla Inform Emily
22l, thai ha would Haa lo have har
Larry I'l'K, who la a food-nalurad but
4ratxnll.la fallow ii appaara mat a
rrr.r f Kihan rfranrh warning aa as
STrl lo race ""h ,h" "Maruury" at auto
TT.nta haa aiial lalrana, and at
;.. rfram'h fa' inrjf Emily enoounlera lh
iouns man. Tha rafar plaaaanllr lo
ih.lr tnrailnf wlian lluk enmaa along and
-L.niu-a ilia yuunf raoar. Mr Hkee
.i. l-ealraaaa lantiraa Ihalr flrat
Mf,a wrixn lia poara1 to a dlaad
i.rairanaa (alia Kmllv (hat h
-ill n tu nlmala har IndlfTarant roualn
aulotllnhlla aapart IMrk Ulli
i.k hla lmalnaa aohoollng undar tli
lulelasa vt Ialrana.
CHAPTER V. (Continued).
Well?" I Irk at last queried.
-Have Mr. llallny do nothing af all."
waa the deliberate reply. "There I
. atlnimtte of eubordlnatlon. I be
lieve -this Is Mr. Ffrench'e factory
I've dun my part and we'll think no
mora of the matter. I may be wrong
But I am mora than grateful to Mlaa
rfre.ich "
Thal'a all you're going to do?'
Ye. I wtab you would Dot alt
thare"
"I'm tired; I won't fall In, and I
ami to tliliik. We're been a lot to-
m.tber II. la spring. Ieatrange; I don't
like thta business about tha stnerltig
grar. In you go down to tha livach
tomorrow?"
Tnntyht. Tomorrow I muat put In
rrrilln on Uie track. I would bare
been down today If thera bad not
bean io much to do here. Are you
romltiK lth ma. or not until tha eren
d of the start?"
IUrk stirred unrorofortably.
"I don't want to coma at all, thank
you I law you race) once"
-You had hotter gat used to It;
Lestrangs quietly adrleed. "Tha day
Biay mine when there la no one to
take your place. Thla factory wtll be
your a,ml ynu will bate to look after
your own Intereets. I wlah you would
oome down and represent tba com
pany at thla rara "
"1 hatan't tha baad for It."
"I do not agree) with you."
Their errs met In a long regard
Hera, In the crowded room of work
era, tha cvaai'Uaa uproar ahut In their
contaraatlnn w"h a walled coinplet
Deaa of prlary.
"I'm not aura w bet her you know H.
Ijiitrang. but you're got ma all
tlrred up alnre I met you," the young
er man confnaaed plaintively. "You're
different from other followa and
you're made me different. I'd ratber
he around the factory than an J where
elae I know, now. Hut honestly 1
Ilka you too well to watch you race
"I want you to coma."
"I--
One of tha men with a Teasel of
white, hearing molten metal was try
Ir.g to paas through tha narrow stale
Hrk broke tils sentence to rise In
hasty STolJunre. and bla foot allppad
In a puddle of oil on tha floor.
It waa so brief In happening that
only the workman concerned saw tlx
accident Aa Iitck fell backward. !
strange sprang forward and caught
htm, fairly snatching him from tha
greedy teeth. There was tha rending
of fabric, a gasplug sob from Dick,
snd reeling from tha recoil I-estrsnge
was sent Ungearing against a flying
wheel next In Una.
Tba workman act down bla burden
lth a reeklossneaa endangering fur
ther trouble, actlra too lata.
"Mr. I-atrsnge!" ba cried.
Hut I estrange had already reeo
ered himself, hla right arm crossed
ltb a acorrhed and bleeding bar
where It bnd touched tba glittering
whnel, and tha two young men were
standing opposite each othor In safety
You are not hurt?" waa tha first
question.
"I? I ought to ba, but I'm not.
Coma to a surgeon. I-ent range Oh,
you told m not to alt thera!"
Estrange glanced down at tha sur
face wound, then quickly back at tha
to pallid faces.
"Oo on tov your work, Petara." ha
dlrectod. "I'm all right." And aa tha
msn alowly obeyed. "Now will you
tuke my advice and coma to tha race
lth ma. rtrench?"
"Haca! You'd raca with that arm?"
"Yea. Are you coming with ma?"
Shaken and tremulous, Iilck passed
a damp hand acroaa hla forehead.
"I think you're mad to stand talking
hera. Coma to the; office, for heaven's
sake. And. I'd ba ground up there. If
you hadn't caught ma." ha looked to
ward the Jnwa sullenly ahreddlng and
reshreddlng a atrip of cloth from his
Hears "I'll do anything you want."
"Will you?" I,e-trng fiaahed
nulckly. He flung back hla head wllh
tha resolute setting of expression the
other knew ao well, hla cyee brilliant
lth a resolve that took no heed of
Physical discomfort. "Then glra ma
your word that you'll stick to your
ork hera. That la my fear; that the
hange In you la Just mood you'll
Ira of soma day. I want you to atancj
P to your work and not drop out dla
qualified." "I will." aatd Pick, subdued and
samest. "I couldn't help doing It
Jour arm"
'strange Impatiently dragged out
l is handkerchief and wound It around
'he cut.
"Oo on."
"I can't help keeping on; 1 couldn't
o back now. You've got me awnko
No one elite ever trlml, and I waa hnv
'"a- a good time. It began with liking
y'i and thinking of all you did. and
'""ling funny slongsldo of you." Ho
Paused, struggling with Anglo-Saxon
CAMf AND WOW,
shyness.
''I'm awfully fond 0f you.
old fallow."
Tba other's gray eyes warmed and
hST SU,I"I", b' U'd Ul hU
"It'a mutual." ba assurad. "It Isn't
Playing tha game to trap you while
you sr. upaet Ilka this. But I don't
""sr. you'll be sorry. Come find
soma one to tie this up for ma; I can't
nva It still tomorrow."
But la spite of hla professed haste
Lastracga stopped at tha head f th.
stalra and want back to racorer some
small objact lying on tha floor be
neath a pool of chilling metal, when
ba rejoined Dick. It was to linger yet
a moment to look back across tha
teeming room.
"Its worth baring, all thla," ba
commented, with tha first touch of
sadueaa tha other erer had seen In
him. "Don't throw It away, rfrencu."
There Is usually a surgeon within
reach of a factory. When Mr. Ffrench
passed out to tha cart where Emily
waited, ha passed Dick and tha vll
lage physician entering. Tha elder
gentleman put on his glssses to sur
vey bU nephew's white face.
"An scclilent?" ha Inquired.
The casual curiosity was sufficiently
exasperating, and Dirk's nerves were
badly gone.
"Nothing worth mentioning." ba
stiapjied "Just that I nearly fi ll Into
the machinery and I. entrance tins
done up bis arm pulling ma out
That's all."
And he hurried tha doctor on with
out further parley or excuse.
Estrange was In the room behind
the office, smoking one of ilalley's
cigars and listening to that gentle
man's vigorous remsrks concerning
nisnsgeis who couldn't keep out of
their own mschlnory. the patient not
having considered It worth while to
explain Dick's shsre In the mischance
An omission which Dick himself
promptly remedied In his anxious con
trition. I-atcr, when tha arm was being
swathed In white linen, Ita owner
spoke to his companion of tha morn
ing: "I hop you didn't annoy Miss
Ffrenrh with this trilling matter, as
you csme In."
"I didn't spesk to bar at all. only
to my unrle"
"Very good "
Bometblng In tba too Indolent tone
"That Isn't Tlflht
. . ... 11m .lniAnt nhuh
roused dicks biuhnj
ration. Startled, ha acrutlnlxed Lav
strange.
"la that why you Doinerea youra..
Ith me?" ha stammered. "Is that
hy-" .,
Shut up! warned iesirnnn iuii-i-
bly and Inelegantly. "That lin t tight
enough. Itoc. You know I'm expert-
ced at this sort or imng. nu
going to use this arm.
Put Dick was noi iu -
.. . ... .. . whim the
his new eniignienin-"i. .......
surgeon momentarily turned away, ha
leaned nearer, his plump face grim
If I brace up. it won i v i"r r.m...
but for you. immng in.,...r-.
whispered viciously. "She don't want
1 . . ..ni her that way.
me ano i -- -
va got over that. Ann. anu-o... .
found It. I'm sorry, ow
"Shut up" SftlH liCsirnngo nmti.i.
put though Dick's very sympathy
unconsciously showed me .o,...---
baam between the rncu.H .......
... sfretich. the nun Ul.l no.
the cordial smllo lestnumc sent to
ItlKBte bis cominiin.i.
CHAPTER VI.
.n flrat henrd the full story of
... ...... ..n!n when Dick
,Ht oppohIio her on the vcrml;i and
gnve the account in ir "" " "
ejection. ..
We re going down .'""' -
,ne o'clock train." he auue. ...
Ion. " lomotTow
end practicing on mo
' evening at the race a......
lliwi I ' " -
rrlpplvd lx-
And I-estranga stuns
. but-.. da that anytow?
that ltrv tm"r- "H
and , D'.h.W H,t WU.
w..h4,,n1h!,'Up,r,uUcol'
thla place"
",k you 0"'" Dick ..Id oddly
Mayba h. will. t00. before ba. gm
through with ua. w.'ra a ..t, ut
a r-french..; . iot of blue-blooded
T"' w"'t ny red Mood In
you going to i.y good by to
I woo t be home until If. over."
us
me
ona looked at him. acroaa t,. d...
ous du.U slowly .iiv.rlng as tba moon
"You are going tn with kimi
Wck amoothed hi. legging, before
standing up. .urveylng his strict mo
tor costume with a gloomy pride not
v n concealed.
s. in representing our com-
nana t ...
I "'.range raignt want some
"acKing ir any disputes turned up.
r,,nan nearly bad a fit whan
Bailey told hlra what I was going to
do; be called ma Illchard for tha first
time In my f,. j gueii rll tom,
wd yet. If every one except La-
siranga did think I waa a chump."
"I am vary aura you will" ahe an
---."u aouuy. -uooa-Dy, Dick; you
look very nice."
When ha reached tha foot of tha
steps, ber voice recalled him. aa aha
stood leaning over tha rail.
"Dick, you could not make him give
i up, not raca this time?"
He stared up at her white figure
o, i could not. Don't you
Pose I tried?"
sup-
i suppose you did," she admitted.
ana went back to her aeat
Tha June night waa verv ouiet
"nca a sleepy bird stirred In the
honeysuckle vines and chirped
mrougn tbe dark. Fur below tba
throb of a motor pasaed down tha
road, dying away again to leave al
lence Suddenly Emily Ffrench hid
her face on the arm of her chair and
tha teara overflowed.
There was no consciousness of time
while that Inarticulate passion of
dread spent Itself. But It waa nearly
hair an hour later when ahe started
up at tha echo of a light step on tba
gravel path, dashing her handkerchief
across ber eyes.
It was Incredible, but It waa true:
estrange himself was standing be
fore her at the foot of tba low stairs,
the moonlight glinting across his un
covered bronze bead and bright, clear
face.
"I beg pardon for trespass, Mis
rrrench, be said, "but your cousin
tells me he has been saying a great
deal of nonsense to you about thla
raca, and that you were so very good
aa to feel some concern regarding It
Really. I had to run up and aet that
right; I couldn't leave you to be aa
noyed by Mr. Ffrencb'a servea. Will
you forgive me?"
I.Ike sun through a mist bis blithe
voice cleaved through bar distress.
Ilefore the tranquil aanlty of bia re
Enouon, Doc"
gard, her painted terrors suddenly
showed as the artificial canvas scenes
of a atage, unreal, untrue.
"It waa like you to come," aha an
swered, with a shaking sigh that waa
half sob. "I was frightened, yes."
"There Is no cause. A dozen other
men take the same chance aa Rupert
and 1; the driver who alternates wltb
me. for Instance. This Is our life."
"Your srm "
"la well enough." He laughed a lit
tle. "You will see many a bandaged
arm before the twenty four houra are
up; few of us finish without a acratch
or strain or blister. This Is a man's
game, but It's net half so destructive
as foot ball. You wished me good
luck for the Georgia race; will you
repent the honor before I go back to
Kfrench?"
"I wish you," she raid unsteadily,
"every kind of success, now and al
ways You saved Dick today-of all
eluo you tmve dono for hlin and for
me I have not words to speak. Hut
It made It harder to bear the thought
of your hurt aud rlk from the hurt,
when I knew that I had sent Dick
there, who caused It."
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
One From Papa.
"Para." "Hl,a tne llUe ho,r '1h,
do they sny a woman Is 'setting ber
cap' for a mnn when she wjints to
marry him?"
"IVcnuso, my son," explains the
fnthcr softly. "If she sets her bonne,
for him she knows blamed well th
price of It will scare blm to death ."
Judge's Library.
Fbptl)er
NEAT TRICK WITH MATCHES
Much Amusement May Be Had With
Little Came When Young Folk .
Cannot Get Outdoors.
Hare say 100 matches. Lay them
on tbe table and agree with aome one
to take alternately from the heap any
number not exceeding ten, and wager
that tha last mutch will come to you.
Then remember the numbers 1, 12, 23,
34, and ao on. Increasing by 11 each
time. Supposing you hava the first
draw, you take one match only, and
your opponent can never have a
chance, for If ba drawa aa many aa
possible the first time (10) you take
one more and make the total 12. Say
ba then drawa 8, and you will (medi
ately draw 3. When you have got 89
you will aee that tbe other player haa
no chance. Should your opponent In
sist on having the flrat draw ba will
make It possible for you to attain one
of the numbers, 12, 23, 34, etc. Then
tbe game Is yours.
A great deal of amusement may be
had over the match trick during rainy
evenings when the young folks cannot
get out of doors to enjoy games In the
open.
WHITTLE BALL IN BOX FRAME
Peculiar Epldsmlc Among Man Loung
ing In Falrmount Park Toy
Delight Little Children.
There la an epidemic In Falrmount
park, Philadelphia, of a very contagb
ou. natrure. Just so long as It was
Ball In Box Frame.
onflned to the whittling of a atlcl
cases of It were Isolated to a few wb
apparently meditated while they aen
tiny chips fluttering over the ground,
but one day a regular park devotee re
marked that he could whittle a ball In
a box frame. He waa called upon to
prove hla ability to do ao, and no
aooner had he done so than his admir
ing associates tried to manufacture
others like It. The eagerness of chil
dren to possess such a unique toy add
ed an Incentive to the fascination of
whittling, and soon so many whlttlera
wtro In evidence that curiosity con
cerning thorn created comment, which
led to Investigation. A stroll through
the park tho other day revealed 87
gentlemen engiged In whittling "ball-lu-a-frame."
One ot flic whittlers declared It was
"an off afternoon" If only 37 whittlers
were found, bb several "bunches of
boys" found hours of amusement In
the pastime.
"What do you get out of It?" he waa
asked.
"Just the satisfaction of making It,"
he smilingly answered.
The Illustration shows the method
of cutting thb ball, and also the toy
when finished.
HOW TO SPIN HANDKERCHIEF
Very Effective Trick and Popular
With Jugglers May Be Done With
Aid of Little Needle.
This Is a very effective trick. It
was a favorite one with Jugglers and
magicians until the secret was discov
ered. A handkerchief tg borrowed,
thrown In the nir, and caught on the
end of a whirling stick held by the
Juggler, when the handkerchief
spreads out to Its full size and com
mences to rapidly spin round. The
secret Is that in the end of thn stick
a needle Is Inserted about oi.. ojar-
Spinning a Handkerchief.
ter of nn inch, leaving the sharp end
out. When the handkerchief la caught
on the whirling stick the needle
point passed through it, thus prevent
ing It falling off tho stick, and tbe
handkerchief will spread out and spin
about on the end of the stick.
No Maltese Cats In Malta.
There are a few of the so-called
Maltcso terriers lti Malta, but they
are not of puro blood, and the pup
plea which the atreet hawker offer
for salo to tourists are mora or less
ntonurel. with a strain of tha old
breed, write Consul James Oliver
Lalng. from Malta. The Maltese cat
doe not exist In Malta; at least not
one ha been seen here of tha oolor
called Maltese In the United State.
Largs Parle Library.
Tha Imperial library of Parli
tain two million volume.
MOON'S INFLUENCE ON TIDES
Survival of Old-Tim Superstition
Which Haa Been Found Impoaal
I bias to Eradicate.
Tba Influence of the moon upon tbe
weather was In ancient time assumed
In much the same way aa the Influence
of the moon upon tba tide of tha sea
waa assumed. There wa no proper
knowledge of the facta In either case,
and It waa accepted In both caaea
merely becauae the regular change
of the earth a ahadow on tha moon
were need a the great primitive time
keeper, and any frequent changea In
other thlnga must happen after om
one or other of those regular changea.
The barbaric guera, "I'oet hoc ergo
propter hoc," proved, when careful
study of the matter waa mada and
Newton law of gravitation wa ap
plied to It, to be right In regard to the
tides, but wrong In regard to tha
weather. The "banking up" of tha
In a moving hood which passes, as It
were, "over the face of tha water"
twice (approximately) In the U
houra ta now known to be due to tha
"drag" or gravitational attraction ex
erted on the heavy but mobile maa of
the ocean by the moon as It circle
round the earth, with a returning
change in Ita relative position to earth
and sun, tbe phases of which occupy
month.
Hut It haa no auch action on the
flimsy vapora of the air. An immense
number of exact numerical detalla, de
pending on the weight of the moon, ita
position, and movement in relation to
the earth at successive momenta, con
sequently of ita action in producing
the tidea of the sea, have been aacer
talned with astounding accuracy. At
the same time astronomer and me
teorologists (those who study the at
mosphere of our earth) have come to
the conclusion that what we call "the
weather" is not affected by the posi
tion of the moon in regard to the
earth, either at any hour of the day or
any part of the month (phase or
"quarter" of the moon), or at any part
of the year.
BEAT STREET CAR COMPANIES
8tandard of Height Set for Children
Doea Not Alwaya Work Out
With Exact Justice.
"In cities where the street car com
panlea attempt to determine the age
of a child by Ita height some pretty
complication ensue," said the travel
ing salesman. "Fcrty-one Inches haa
been established as the average height
of a child of five years, but the Injus
tice of that rule la frequently dem
onstrated In cities with a large for
eign population.
"Into the car of a western city
whose street railway haa adopted the
forty-one-inch gauge came a child
carrying three book. Hi mother re
fused to pay fare.
" 'If that kid under Ave what' he
doing with all those books?" the con
ductor demanded.
"The mother was serene In her
right 'Measure him and aee,' ahe
said.
"He marched the child up to the
door Jamb. The youngster fell a
quarter of an Inch below the topmoat
notch.
" 'Seven, If be' a day,' the conduc
tor growled; 'but ahe evade payment
because of hla nationality. He' Ital
ian, and Italian run small. On the
measurement basis half tbe Italian
children could ride free till they are
twelve years old.'
"In that same town they have a
large Bulgarian and Greek population.
They are mostly undersized. A Swede,
on the other hand, would overtop the
mark so much that even a birth cer
tificate would not entitle him to a
free ride."
Potpourri of Peoples.
In this most cosmopolitan of cities
(Buenos Aires) the foreigner fore
gather In little worlds of their own.
Most are represented by newspaper
published In their own languages,
most have clubhouse more or less
pretentious.
On the earn j evening one aeason re
cently "The Merry Widow" wa pro
duced in Spanish, French and Italian
In as many different theatera. And
there are all sorts of places of amuse
ment where foreigners can enjoy them
selves each after his own fashion
from an Immense artificial skating
rink (a very fashionable resort by the
way) to a tropical coffee house, from
a golf or race course to a poolroom or
bowling alley, from the most attrac
tive and elegantly equipped of modern
cafes to a little French domino parlor
or German beer saloon, from magni
ficent opera house to a cheap vaude
ville or moving picture theater.
From "Through South America," by
Harry W. Van Dyke.
Loved for Hla Infirmity.
A case where bodily and not moral
weakness brought happiness waa that
of Sergt. Thomas Flunkett of the
Twenty-first Massachusetts regiment
during the Civil war. In charge at
Fredericksburg the color bearer wa
among the first to fall. Seizing tha
flag Sergeant Plunkett bore It almost
over the ramparts, where ha fell with
both arms shot away.
When tha new waa carried to hi
sweetheart, so the story goea, she pro
tested that she could never marry
him. "Then I'll bs proud to," de
clared her alster. They were married
as aoon a he recovered. Ha waa
voted medal by congress and made
a messenger In the Massachusetts
state house, when he served for many
year.
Lace Designs From 8plder Webs.
Missionaries in Paraguay more than
200 years ago taught the native In
dians to make lace by hand. Since
that day the art has greatly develop
ed, and In certain of tho towns lace
making Is the chief occupation. Al
most all tho women, many children
and not a few men are engaged In
this industry. A curious fact with
referenco to tha Paraguayan laces 1.
tlitit the designs were borrowed from
lm strange webs woven by tK.e remi
ruplcr.l spiders thnt pb-imul In thv
country. Accordingly tills lice is b
;ba natives ti!VJ Mii.Vitl, whlc'
n:c:is "spldi r wi b." - liur.-cr';
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M
ANT are tbe tales told of
the cruelty of the Bert In
dians, a primitive pePl
inhabiting Tiburon island.
In the Gulf of California.
That they are not aa bad aa they hava
been painted la asserted by Tbomaa
H. Street, medical director, U.
9. N retired, who visited the Island
with government aurveylng expedi
tion and whose story followa:
On March 20. 1874, we reached an
anchorage at Tiburon island, the In
diana of which were then aa they are
yet in evil repute. At one time, we
had been told, some Mexicans came to
tbe Island In a small vessel to hunt for
pearl-oyster and were killed by the
Indiana. The Mexican government. In
retaliation, sent a force against them
which killed many, but they were not
subdued. Somehow they acquired a
bad name, and, like Ishmael, their
band haa been against every man so
we were told and every man's hand
ba been against them; this, at least,
is true. They were feared so that not
even the greed of the pearl huntera
could Induce the native to go near the
Island to hunt the oyater which was
said to abound tn It waters.
At Guaymaa we were strongly ad
vised not to go there. But George
Dewey, who had command of the sur
veying vessel, waa not the man to be
deterred by a few bad Indians from do
ing the work be was sent to Jc Then,
there waa a probability that the condi
tions were not aa bad aa they were
represented to be, there beltg a ten
dency In human nature to exaggerate.
When we got there tbe only reatrlc
tiona Imposed upon ua by the com
manding officer were that we should
not go on shore alone and unarmed.
There were a number of Indian on
the beach, but they made no hostile
movements when . we landed. They
came forward readily enough - and
shook hands all around, and we ac
companied them to one of their tem
porary encampmenta on the beach, a
short distance from where we had
landed, for they made us understand
that they had come here to fish from
aome other part of the Island.
Lived In the Bushea,
Three families Inhabited the beach
at this point, and the bushes were
their only shelter; for clothing they
wore a few rags. We gave them cloth
ing and hard-tack and canned corned
beef, which they accepted eagerly; but
their first and persistent want was for
something strong to drink. To satisfy
this craving, or at least to stop their
Importunities, they were given some
alcohol. In a bottle, well diluted. We
became convinced that they would sell
the island for aguadlente. They
brought off to the ship and presented
to us two large fish which they had
Just caught, which showed, we thought,
appreciation of favors received.
Shortly after our arrival the women
began to paint their facea and their
children's with a blue pigment. Broad
lines were drawn with the finger under
the eyes and down each side ot the
nose. The men returned our call on
board the ship dressed In the old cloth
ing which had recently been given
them. One wore a uniform coat much
too small for his broad shoulders. It
humped him In the back so that he
looked deformed. Another had on a
coat the tails of which had been
slashed with a knife to make It claw
hammered. A third wore a blue shirt
of a sailor with the rusty shoulder-
straps of a lieutenant
A party of us visited In a boat a
large encampment about five mllea
away on the coast The men were all
way hunting turtle, but women and
children were In plenty. They repre
sented ten families. These had for
shelter semi-circular heapa of brush
about four feet high, which were noth
ing better than wind-brakes.
NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES
Success In Warfare by No Means Al
ways on the Side of the Biggest
Battalions.
Tha outcome of tha fighting In the
Balkans Is a terrible shock to tha ex
perts who are addicted to winning and
losing battlea on a strict mathematical
basis. The naval man balances
weight of broadside, and speed against
speed, and assigns victory cn the ba
sis of a superiority of 2,600 pounds In
weight of broadside and one-sixteenth
of a knot In speed. And when real
war cornea a torpedo-boat stands up to
a battleship and puts It out of commis
sion. The land warrior balancea gun
against gun, battalion against battal
ion, regulars against regulars, and re
serves against reserves. And when
war comes, a division ot reserves with
Inferior artillery drives two divisions
ot regulars before It The expert
speaks In a perfunctory way of mor
als, but his heart Is tn his figures.
When the Greeks, who fifteen years
ago fled like aheep before the Turks,
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Though we saw one or two old per
cussion guna. their principal weapon
waa the bow and arrow. They sub
sisted largely on fl&b and turtles and
berries and roots. Their household
effects were few. Of those that we saw
all might be carried away on the shoul
ders of one person. Tha women mad
a kind of platter of grass and reeds,
and they had earthenware vessels for
holding water and for cooking pur
poses. On the second day of our stay wa
were so well impressed with their
friendly Intention toward us that two
of us went out with them on a hunt
for deer, gotten up for our benefit
They stationed ua at certain vantage
polnta, and the Indiana then took sta
tions themselves, sending the boys
armed with bow and arrow to beat tha
copse to set the game afoot
Display Ingenuity.
A large doe came directly our way
and passed within ten or twelve paces
of my companion, and when she had
passed his well-aimed bullet bored Its
way through the entire length ot her
body. V
They displayed considerable In
genuity In building the canoes In
which they fish and hunt the turtle.
They were constructed of bundles of
reeds three In number from 12 to IS
feet long and spindle-shaped that is.
round and thickest in the middle and
tapering small to the enda. The bun
dles are so placed that one forms the
bottom and the others the sides of the
float They are bound together in that
position. The width was greatest in
the middle, and there kneeled the boat
man, whose kneea were submerged,
and plied a double-bladed paddle. Tha
reeda soon became water-soaked and
needed to be taken from tbe water and
dried to Improve their flotation.
Our relations with these people con
tinued friendly. They visited the ship
and we visited the shore as long as
they remained. And it waa their de
parture that waa a mystery to us. On
fine morning we awoke to find them
gone; the smoke of their fires waa no
more seen and the shore was deserted.
From that time to the end of our stay"
we ss.w them no more. There had been
no leave-taking; for they bad folded
their tenta tn the night, like tha Arabs,
and had silently stolen away.
Qualified.
Casually, by chance, unsought, they
met In the railway carriage. He was
a young man. beardless; his compan
ion a hoary oldster.
"So you are a teacher?" remarked
the talkative veteran. "I'll wager you
had to pass a pretty stiff exam."
"Yes, Indeed!" replied the instruc
tor of the young.
"And what were the subjects?" In
quired the Inquisitive passenger.
"Well, we were examined In psy
chology. Integral calculus, mathemat
ical astronomy, polemic divinity, meta
physical analysis, and Greek, Latin,
French and German versification."
"Indeed! And for what position
were you striving?"
"Teacher of the infants, sir."
Good Memory.
A man went into a Klrksvllle (Mo.)
store the other day, carrying a tin
bucket. "The fellow claimed that when
I sold It to him I guaranteed It for ten
years." said the dealer. "He hadn't
bad It but six years and It was all bat
tered up. He wanted a new one. I
went and got him one without a word.
I had no desire to argue with a man
who had a memory like that" Kan
sas City Times.
Where the Money Is.
"Is there any money In poultry?"
"Tou can get pretty good prices for
chickens killed by passing autoa, but
you have keep a aharp lookout"
them; when the Servians, who are set
down as a non-flghtlng race, go to
their death like Japanese samurai, th
expert grows aware that there are cer
tain non-mathematical factors which
enter Into the game ot war; such as
the Inspiration of a Just cause and th
Impetus of national self preservation.
But In a little while the expert for
gets and la once more busy with hla
arithmetical books.
Retort Imperative.
Pension had repeatedly boned
Richelieu tor subscriptions to various
charitable schemes and th cardinal
always refused to loosen up. One day
Fsnelon waa telling him that he had
been looking at hla (Richelieu) new
picture. "Did you ask It for a sub
scription?" Inquired the cardlnaL
"No; I saw there was no chance." re
plied Fenelon; "It looked so much
like you."
By Trying.
It's by trying that you make your
character. A man's character Is the
sum of his Intentions and his choleea.
B. 7. Benson,