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THE LltVyEKSLH CLUB.
Brother Gardner talks on Hon
' esty and-Truthfulness." "
ANANIAS NOT BIGGEST LIAR.
Ivrs Against 1 Him" Uncalled For.
Wasn't Any Greater Liar Than Hun
drade Who Hadn't Baen Faund Out,
1 aye Oardnar. ' ,
Copyrtsht, 1M, by C. B. ButcllfTe.)
''"Bate' da opeuln' of de uieetln' dla
renin','' said Brother Gardner of tne
Limekiln clnb as he Stood up In bis
place, "Brother Comeback Smith come
to me and aula be trm dleapp'lnted In
QlvaaxSam Jones. He had lent Hrudder
Jonas a dollar and waa to have It back
til three days, but hadn't got It yet
Brndder Smith am a man fifty years
old, but It am evident dat he don t
know much about human oatur.
"I am now ober sixty years old, and
I gta up lookln' fur aa honest man
tWty years ago. i-
"At about dat time I gin up lookln'
tor a truthful man.
"Reckon It was In dat same week I
gin up lookiif fur de man who'd yap
Dla debts onless omeeged to.
"I tell yon, my frens, dat most of our
nobbles come from not underatandln'
"I WAS HID Of BEHIND A OVtUUXT BUBH
AS HK WKKT."
human natur better dan we do. We
don't look at men aa dey are. but as
what dey otter be. We dun 'spect deo
to lib by do Ten Comiuunduieuta when
wo ourselves am not liblu' up to llvo of
'em.
"Dar am no particular reason why dc
whole world shouldn't be honest, but It
has happened fur do lust 2,000 years
dat It has been llblu' de 'odder way,
and It am 'spectln' too much to 'spect
a change. We am all boueut up to a
sartln p'lut. and den we. begin to full
down. We seeuilngly can't git It outer
our heads dat it am ft sort o' duty to
beat do odder man. '
"I don't reckon dar was ebcr a time
In dls world when everybody spoke du
truth. If dar was we haven't any rec
ord of it, and if we bad a record I
should think de man who made It was
a llur hlsself. I don't know dut Adam
lied tp Eve or Ere to Adam, but de
lyln' business begun soon arter dor
-ya Z0' w ftT foP1 9 e'rth. I
huln't trylu' to explain why folks He.
'Peers to me dat truth would answer
better, and yet I know dut If a man
should start out In dla day and age to
apeak- nuthln' but de truth he'd have
his head knocked oft befo' noon of de
fust day.
"Pact la, we don't want de troth, de
whole truth and nuthln' but de troth.
Wa want da truth sud lyln' mixed
abort half and half.
"Almost euery day yon read alius
agin Ananias bekaas be waa a liar. I
Bab bar could aes no jetties In It He
wsan't any bigger liar dan hundreds
who hadn't been found out and If be
had been he was up to date 'miff to
aes dat lyln' was gwtne to become pop
alar fur all Urns to come,
"I sorter like to bar a liar coma to
ma. If be lies, dat gins ma a chance
to lay beck and establish a sort o' bond
between na. I've nsbbsr bad ds chance
to tell yet but It seams to me dat I
wouldn't like a pussoo who stuck right
by de truth.
Brother Jones Borrowed Money
"Brudder Jones has corns to me and
borrowed money and promised to pay
It back by a sartln time. Hjjjjejj
It not bekase he" am nbTaT ltafandf em
too honest to beat me, but hs knows
.what would happen If he failed. I
should walk ober to hla cabin, and, old
as I am, 1 should purceod to make his
heart echo.
"When I come In contact wld a man
1 look npon him as a man. 1 dont
look fur no wings sproutln from hla
boulders. Ho was born Into a lyln',
dishonest world to hold hla own. Ws
all expect he realizes dat If he don't
den de wuaa fur him.
"Women am gwlne to be hypocrites
and liars and deceivers Jest as long
as dls old world stands. Dey'a got to
hold delr own agin men. Dar hain't
one man In firry dat am real honest
and sincere when be speaks to a worn,
an, and don't yon forget dat she knows
it
"Grocers come to me and tell me dat
Ptrklea Smith or Waydown Be bee has
llel lo 'em to git credit and dey want
my Influence to help collect de bills.
Yes, de bruddera Hod, but what did de
grocer dot He lied jnst aa bard and
tucked on de price besides. It was
simply liar agin liar,
"A few days ago t hired Samuel
Shin to work In my garden. Us am
last as honest as anybody, but I reck
oned hs would eteal at least two ex
my summer squashes when hs want
boms at night I waa nt.Hn' behind a
currant bush viva ' ,nd he
had a aquosri tinkr :,cl' , i. id 1
git up and whoop aud lit . i' -J v.'
oit 'lt de wlckodneea of de worlnl
No nr.v. I knuwed human natur ana
took II ' a matter of co'se. Wasn't
de lu.isl 'il 'i' iitrd nor mad about c.
"It ass only three nights ago dat
Tender Walpole come rannln' ober to my
cabin to tell me dat his wife had baen
took wld crempa ant trust have half
n loltsr's wnh cf b.-It -a" hir
Ue. I didn't fall Witt.- 1.4 ou i.e
Sooh. I didn't . XaU ,crnjrjaja
Neither did I gin de elder de Jiiur ow
lar. I knowml blm fur a liar. 1 wus
'spectln' soma such job, and I had de
vinegar and de kyuim poptM'r In de
sniio bottle and wultlu' fur him. I In
sisted dnt bo take a hit? rioso himself,
and Mrs. Walpole was around as ttsuul
nest mntvnln'. I bnlu't said onttalti'
to de uldur, and I hulu't gwlne to. , It
was n port it' duty fur lilui to lient uv
outer u half If b cyulti, aud It was
my tiury lo jo'ucl ui.v.-i. (,
'"Man coiiu to me lint wuoU und
wimtu.1 to sell me a mewl. Wuh It dat
mau's duty, to p'lut o-tt de rluifbiuiw
end spavins ou dot tiuunul tint! to tell
me furder dat he was bllud lu viie eye
and aa deaf as a post Coui-sm not., it
wns. iny duty tu.ee fur jiuyaelf, aud
when I had sawn I offered to trarir
him a watch In whli'h slxbtm viieels
was inlssln'. - We lied to each od:!er.
and we parted de best of friends.
"De chickens waa layln' mWlity tine
last month, and one day I tiiotc three
dozen eggs down to de grocery und
bought soap and tea. De grocer charged
me too much, and I not only slipped a
count of de eggs back In my pocket,
but three herrings besides, lie was a
cheat and I had to be a cheat to match
blm.
"Size de World Up Right"
"I hear folks tollln' what a bad world
dls am to llvo In and dat a good man
glta no show. You Jest size do world
up right and you'll slip along same as
odder folks, and as fur do good man
be'd bettor rub some of It off. Too
much goodness Is like puttln' a woolen
blanket-on a boss In a July day. It'a
hot fur de blanket and uncomfortable
fur de hoes.
"I hain't savin' a word agin truth
and honesty and gtneral Integrity. As
long aa de world seemed to have any
ubb fur 'em dey waa handy things to
have around do bouse. What I say Is
dat you can't be a heap different from
anybody else and make It pay or nave
any fun out o' It If yon do business
wld a man you have got to do It aa
odder folks do.
"I hain't sayln' dat If s fur de best
dat men lie and cheat and deceive end
stand ready to do each odder up, and
neither will I deny dat It adda seat to
life and sharpens-up a man's wits. I
reckon I rather injoy it when Ebulu
tlon Brown comes ober to my cabin
fur an boar's visit and tries to take
do doab mat wld him when he goes.
If he waa a good man be would be a
bore. Aa It am, I'm wonderln' when he
will succeed In gtttln de mat
"Jest look upon men aa men.
"If you hain't lookln' fur truth and
you git a dose of It de surprise will be
pleasaut .
"Don't expect de big end of de trade.
Dat'a what de odder feller is also look
In' fur. ,
"Be reasonably honest and bo rea
sonably truthful, but don't go to hrag
Bin' alaiut It or yon'U bo thought a
thief aud a liar.
"If you wunt to pass your lust days
In de poreliousc, use men as dey ought
to use you. If you want bacon and
taters fur breakfast use men Jest as.
dey umo you wld a leetle extra exer
tion throwed In fur good measure."
M. QUAD.
He 8ldesteps.
Husband Yes, dear, of course we
must economize. .
Wife Well, then, I've concluded that
I might do the cooking myself.
Husband (hastily) Oh, no, lt'a cheap
er to keep a servant In the house than
g doctor. Woman's Home Companion.
Speed.
"It takes you a long time to pass a
given point" said the minute hand en
passant,
"1 nuty be slow," answered tbo boor
hand, "but It takes you all of alxty
slx minutes to catch up with me."
Chicago Tribune.
The Werkman'a Error.
At too Zoo Good gracious! How
heavy my harrow Is today. Von VI
rant r
A Wlah.
A enowflahe that atarted from who knows
where
Came lilting and fluttering down
And rested at last In PhylUda'a hair-
Phylllda'e hair of brown
Only a moment then melted away
Aa ever auoh flakes must die.
Put I envy It much for Us moment's start
Its life was a glad little holiday,
Lived between earth and aky.
Now, I oannot oomplaln or rail at fate
(Blnee providence made me a man).
But this would I wish were tt not eo late
And loots' since my time began.
That I might be only a flake of snow
To fall when I left the aky
And melt on Phylllda's cheek below.
And of all the beautiful deaths I know
This were the best to die.
-Rayaala Smith Pickering In Juts
"A Pleasant Walk."
"A pleasant walk," said Hen Sau
4enhelmer after a strenuous climb to
the top of the mountain, wiping the
perspiration from bis brow; "my wife
couldn't speak a word all the way up."
Fllegende Blatter.
Its Peculiarity.
"There Is one peculiarly Inconsistent
thing ahqnt 'a ; fever." .
"What Uth 11"
"All an. -vfr-iu, of It and yet every
body who n i - It snt'zce t It" Balti
more American.
One Phaae ef It.
"Doubtless tbo servant girl problem
Is very annoying to you."
"Very," responded the housewife. "I
have a really desperate time getting
inal.'s my clothes wont fit" Philadel
phia L"v'.
Its eco.vi 'i Mhood.
Nellie lias sua ,.hod the
when her hair la getting gray?
age
Flossie Worse then Hint. She's
reached the age where If gotilngold
en again. Kansas vlt; II'..''
flat a nnaala and utA t uSV El.
! "I Will Send Her"
Original.
Da Witt Slerrlam, ufwr tailing mnny
honors at college, havlug a fortune at
his dlsponul, buried Inn lai. uts In a
ua-Uia. Iu other worU-, Iu;:ti:ail of glv
lug tliotn tu mankind lie k.'iit them fr
bis own occasional uuiu.-i-rieut. Outa
und only ouce during Uk ten years fol
lowing his graditatlou there wa a
chance for his rei'orm. At Nice one
year during the carnival he -met a girl
who might have awakened in him an
auihltlou. There was a 'ore adalr, but
In Its luclpleney the girl was token
westward by her parents, while Mer-
rlara went eastward. As soou as they
had separated Merrlaui knew what be
had lost Why he hud lost her he never
told his dearest friend. It was sup
posed her parents bad other plans for
her.
Hut he did tell his dearest friend of
bis disappointment. Strangely enough.
thnt friend was au Alpiue guide. Mer
rlam spent many summers climbing
the Swiss peaks, alwaya with the same
guide, Herman Ooerts. The dangers
they passed together, the solitudes In
which they cumped, brought out a con
fidence that could have beeu elicited In
no other way. The guide bad occasion
to love his employer. On one occasion
Qoertz slipped, bung by the rope over
a precipice and waa pulling Merrlam
over with ulm. He called on Merrlam
to save himself by cutting the rope,
but Merrlam was made of sterner stuff
and bung on till the guide got a grip
on the Ice, and they were saved.
The two parted at last In a snow
storm. An avalanche began to move
slowly, taking Goerts with It Merrlam
could not see him, but beard blm say:
"Herr, farewell. I will send her to
you." A week later the guide's body
was found a thousand feet below, head
down In the snow.
Returning to America, Merrlam tried
to amuse himself. One day while at
the seashore, strolling alone on . the
beach, a fog came In from the ocean
and enveloped him. He was walking
slowly, guided by the sound of the
breakers, when a form loomed before
blm and In another moment resolved
Itself Into a woman. She stopped, and
Merrlam stopped.
"You here!" he said under his breath.
"Yes, and you!"
"I supposed you were in Egypt I
was told by a friend that he saw yon
at Cairo not three weeks ago."
"I was. I reached America last
week."
"Btrange!"
"That we Khoiil.l triv. I:t tV!s -va 't
I should think so. Mlov. ui
world is after all! But ti.ove l.i some
thing strunu-er still. 1' i know t i:n
I felt a premonition ui tuix-uiiti 4 ou
here?"
"In the fog?"
"Yes."
"Thut Is remarkable." Then he add
ed musingly, "A premouition that you
would meet me in a fog!"
"There are gray hairs a few In
your beard. Let me see; It is ten
years since we met In Nice."
"And parted."
"I couldn't help thut."
"N t very well, you so young. Had
you been thirty Instead of twenty It
might have been different. Who sent
you here?"
"Who sent me?' !
"I mean why did you come?" '
"I took a fancy to walk down the
beach."
"And I took a fancy to walk up."
"And then the fog rolled In, and we
didn't see each other until we happen
ed to come near together. After all,
It's almply a coincidence." j
Merrlam was silent
"What are you dreaming about? I've
beard you have been spending most
of your time climbing mountains. You
seem now to be looking from some
high peak and wondering, as Professor
Tyndall did from the top of the Mat
terborn, whether the broad expanse
before him bad contained the nebulous
cloud from which the universe was
evolved."
. "No. I em listening to the voice of
a friend going to bis death. There was
a snowstorm. I couldn't see blm. .As
the avalanche took blm he bade me
farewell through the flakes. And now
you corns to me through the mist"
She placed a band on bit. "Dont
wear that uncanny expression. Yon
seem to be standing between the nat
ural Ibd the spirit world. Go back In
fancy to Nice. Say again what 70a
said then."
"And receive a different answer"
. "All is changed. I am alone in the
world."
Two expressions were hovering on
hla lace con binding for precedence, the
one she bad called uncanny gradually
receding before the other, a sudden
hope.
"And receive a different answer?"
he repeated.
"Yea."
If oae bad been listening to this dia
logue between two persons he could
not see, be would nave heard nothing
further except tho plashlnga on the line
of foam. ,
Then came a soft yellow light from
above, and- the mist slowly melted
away, revealing the ocean, the cir
cling gnlls, the dunes, the duster of
hotels and cottages both up and down
the beach, connected by a curved white
line of foam. Idlers were scattered
here and there, and some fishermen
were beachlnga boat .
"My world has cleared," said Mer
rlam. "Now I shall begin to lire. I
must do something tor you." Then the
faraway look came back upon hla face.
Be was thinking of the words:
"Herr, farewell. I will send her to
rear CHAUNCBY WAHDWELL.
THE PEERAGE.
Owrteul Points Abe the Nobility of
Great Britain.
, It will doubtless bo news to the ma
Jortty of people that It la within the
power of the British parliament to de
prive a peer of his peerage. This would
only be done, however, on grounds of
public policy, and such a proceeding
to naturally of a very exceptional char
acter. Aa a matter of fact, there la
only one Instance to be found on rec
ord of a deprivation of this kind. In
the reign of Edward IV. George Ne
ville., duke .of JiteA.-wPt.,.UPc,
of lilt title and dignity on tnu tfrounan
or poverty, uud tie died tt coiuaioutir Id
1 IKi. Tbe extnt!ui? (lukedoin of lied
f(j.il whs not rreattH. until more than a
t'ip!u of centurion If, fur.
1 The 111UU.V people wbo of lftta years
buv broiiKlit forward claims tr titles
I (funeral ly ivxanleU as extluct and the
luiids yrhU'h o wltli tliein amy take
! couraife ivou tho fact tliut peerage
diu uuT'l. In thti HastliitfS case, for lu-
utimce, tlit pruKe was claimed and
Ua tltlt thereto etftablUhed lu 1M1 aft
1 er reuutlAlni; unclaimed 450 years.
iv hi, If lu the Cainoys tltlo wns
: swcessfnlly claimed after the peeragu
bad been In n boy a nee for 420 years,
Thuro arj nt the present day Ave de-
given of peerutPr uaiucly. duke, mar-
quU. earl, viscount and baron al
though for nearly 300 years from the
time of the Conqueror to the reign of
Edward III. tncre were only two, earl
and baron. The, latter degree Is the
most ancient, dating from the con
quest, while It Is a singular fact that
no new degree of peerage has been In
troduced since the reign of Henry VI.,
wbo created the title of viscount In
1440. , ,
I Regardlug the marriage of peers,
there are one or two points which may
be Interesting. When a peer marries a
commoner, the latter becomes a peer
ess and fully entitled to the privileges
of peerage other than the right to sit
In parliament. Furthermore, she re
mains noble, notwithstanding the death
of her husband. If, however, during
her widowhood she marries a common
er then she ceases to be a peeress. On
the other hand, a peeress In her own
right wbo is married to a commoner
still remains a peeress, but does not
Impart her nobility to her husband. A
well known example of this law. of
course, was furnished by the marriage
of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William
.tshmead Bartlett, who simply adopted
the name of Mr. Burdett-Coutts.
Much has been written at one time
or another concerning the rights, duties
and privileges of peerage. Here are
one or two points, however, which are
not common knowjpdge. An English
peer has the right to a summons In
parliament, bnt he is not permitted to
sit in the bouse until be is twenty-one
years of age. Neither can a peer do so
who is an undischarged bankrupt St.
Louts PosJ-Dlspatch.
From an Old Arithmetic.
These questions are from a London
arithmetic of the year 17S5:
A man. overtaking a maid driving a
flock of geese, said to her: "How do
you do, sweetheart? Where are you
going with these thirty geese? "No,
sir," said she, "I have not thirty, but If
I bad as many more, half as many
more tind Qvo geese benldfin I should
have thirty.
A. I :tnd " pl:'.."4r,: nt htznrd to
geUuT, t;i cioney a talked was IT1'!
jrulueaa; hut, dlsngreelnx. eiu-h seized
as many as be could. A c t u certain
number, B aa muny as A uud sixteen
more and C tbo sixth part of both their
sums, ilow niuny had each?
A gentleman going Into a garden
meets with some ladles and says to
them, 'Good morning to you ten folr
maids." "Sir, you mlstnke," answered
one of them. "We oro not ten, but if
we wero twice as many more as we
are we should be as many above ten
as we ore now under.' How many
were there?
The Heilenlo Epicures.
Enormous feasts wexp spread at the
Persian and other Asiatic courts, and
the great Grecian conqueror of those
regions was once or twice In his daz
sllng career more lavish than even the
successor of Caesar. But it was not a
regular habit with blm, nor was reck
less prodigality ever a vice of his na
tion. Of course there were exceptions,
and that societies devoted to luxurious
living existed In Athens we know from
the works of Archeetratus and Athe
naeum, who wrote long poems to the
glory of cookery. The Hellenic epi
cures were Ingenious and often fan
tastic in their Ideas, but were not, as
a role, guilty of gross extravagance.
They were fond of toch conceits as
having a whole pig served, one aide
roasted and the other boiled and staff
ed with a great variety of delicacies,
although the animal had never been
cut or separated In any way. Their
cooks were also skillful In preparing
rubles to UM.Uk. meat ,
' Weleh by txtnwlleih
In Lord RslsborrM jonng dare, tie
fore be srss solicitor general and be
fore be ern dreamed of becoming lord
chancellor, be was tbe leader of tne
Booth Wales circuit In this capacity
be once fongbt rerr etreaoooel? on be
half of a Welsh pantta aotnoritr and
rather amosed Ins listeners by the ar
dor with which be Identified himself
with the Interests of the locality.
-Gome, come," Interposed tbe Jndge
good natnredly, "yon most not argne
too ronch In that strain. Yoa cannot
make yourself out to be a Welshman.
Too know.
"Perhaps not," returned tbe future
lord chancellor, "but I bare made a
good deal of money out of Weiahnw
In my time."
"Well, well," replied the Judge, "we
may call you Welshman by eztmc
Non."-Londoa Ttt-Blts.
Thsy Are Plentiful.
"Pa, do yon know any philosophers 1"
"Tea; I meet crowds of them erery
dey."
What do they dor'
"They are generally busy explaining
how glad they are that they here no
money and are therefore In no danger
of losing anything on account of the
stringency." Chicago Record-Herald.
A Public Benefaotor.
Btlngyman It Is true that I put rery
little money In circulation. But that
really makes me a public benrfactor.
Blnks In what way?
Btlngyman All the authorities unite
In declaring that money Is a transmit
ter of disease. They'll never charge
me with pushing any plngucs around.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Leaking Backward.
Patience Oh, I enn U"t after my
self. Parries So yon can, dear. If there Is
a felrror bandy. Xonkera Stetsamab
For anr nl lha ordinary diseases ol
the skin Chamberlain's Pake is excel
lent. It not on iv r.llava the Itching an,l
smarting but effects a cure. For sale
by Chas. Btrang. ip am c
Copyright, IMS. by McClunt. Phillips & Co.
lliey looked uihju Anrou Turner at
the tauilly hotel lu Purls where lie
wns stopping as something of a ciirl
city. IU' did not look at all like lb,
muu who trit?ts. On tne contrary
they set blui down as u tiller of the
sull aud wondered bow he bad ever
found his way across tue Atlantic. lie
was slow movbig and slow spoken,
with what seecied a relliclous turn of
nilndl '
They had looked to see Mr. Turner
nuiiiter a "Judtte" or ''general," and
they had e.iiiecux! uiui to boast of his-
berda of caale In Moutana or hla oil
wells in Texas, but he had disappoint
ed them. His uume went down as
plain Aaron Turner. After a week or
so It came to be understood that he
was a widower, having lost hla dearly
beloved about a year before.
When plain airs. John Uat.es arrived
at tne some hotel a few days later than
plain Aaron Turner, she ulso proved to
be something of an enigma, Bhe bad
no diamonds and no style. She was
dressed In mourning and waa often
found with tears In her eyes!
In due time, which In this case meant
two days after her arrival, the widow
Gates was sought out by plain Mr.
Turner. His first excuse for present
ing himself before her was that both
were Americana, His second waa that
both bad lost their beloved partners
and that there should be a bond of
sympathy between them. ,
The tearful widow Gates was also
communicative. 8be had mude the trip
with her husband in the hope that It
would Improve his left lung. It bad
been hard scraping to get the money
together, aud the lest $10 bad been
raised on the family sewing machine.
Just as the lung seemed to be growing
better ber dear departed bad been
taken oft with typhoid fever and bur
led among a race of people who drank
absinth Instead of buttermilk and wbo
shrugged their shoulders Instead of
mwearlng right out Bhe resorted to
tears as aba finished ber plaint Mr.
Turner spoke consoling words. He re
minded her that In the midst of life we
were In death and that human nature
was so constituted that It could not go
on grieving forever. Aa a matter of
fact, the widow felt quite chirked up
when be took bis departure, and dur
ing the next two weeks they were of
ten seen together. They became quite
confidential before the widower decid
ed to trust the widow with a secret.
He wanted to do something for the
minister end the Bundny school clats
at home. IXacou I'cram would be cx
tcl.nic souic tJort of a pn.'.-x'Ut, :t;?J
there was Irs Usti'i', w!: kept hiuse
for him. Taken nit. aether, l:e wo;vd
be. expected to make u poor, of p.v
ents. While no-:ie of them wou,d be of
great value, eavh one would be cher
ished for the sake of the giver. As the
two were going home on the same
steamer and as bo bad only a small
trunk with him. would tho widow kind
ly take charge of the packages as he
brought them to berr
The widow would and did. While
she was nnsuctally hard up, she was
also buying a few presents, and all
could go Into her trunk together. The
two did not go out together or shop to
gether. For sonio reason they didn't
propose such a thing, although It
would have been perfectly proper. The
Frenchmen realized that It would have
been proper, and when It didn't occur
they shrugged their shoulders and mut
tered something about American ec
centricity. By and by sailing day
came, and tbe widow and tho widower
took the train for Havre and found
themselves on board of their steamer.
They were hardly settled when the
widower made a proposition. There
was nothing matrimonial about It He
had discovered that there was a pas
senger on board who knew him, and
If be waa seen acting as escort to the
widow there would be talk about it at
borne. He therefore proposed that they
should seem to be strangers for the
voyage.
Tbe widow was sgreeabte. Bhe else
bad a reputation ts puserva. On land
ing In New fork she weakt go to s
certain hotel, and tbe widower would
call mere and ssy farewell sad re
ceive his presents. Aa neither had
brought along anything dutiable, there
would be no trouble at tbe customs
house. Things were settled this way.
and no one aboard came to know that
plain Mr. Turner and plain Mrs. Gates
had spoken words of consolation to
each other on tbe eotl of France. It
was only when tbe steamer bad sight
ed Bandy Hook that the widower look
ed at me widow ta a peculiar way.
Bhe Interpreted It te mean that the
custom bouse olBcers would soon be
aboard and asking for declarations,
and she returned his look with one
calculated to put htm at bla ease.
Plain Mr. Turner was one of tbe first
ones ashore when the steamer docked.
He bad nothing to do but to disappear.
As tho widow Gates bad a mournful
and Innocent look, the Inspector pass
ed her baggage after a perfunctory In
spection, and then she disappeared.
Two hours later the widower called
at the hotel agreed upon. There was
no widow there. He called again end
again. 11 rolled until be learned frora
a clerk that the customs officials were
after a woman who had smuggled S1&..
000 worth of laces and silks on ber
own account and $30,000 worth of dia
monds on account of a "pal," and then
he made blmself scarce. He was ou a
still hunt for the woman for tbe next
three months, bnt he didn't find ber.
They were both liars and deceivers
and smugglers. It was a case of dog
est dog. and the big dog had bees
eaten. , M. QUAD.
Passed the Limit.
"I purchased these shoes here last
month, and I want to get them ex
changed," began tbe man In tbe de
portment store. "You'll notice that the
patent leather has cracked."
"Oh, yes,r exclaimed tho clerk when
be had examined the shoes. "They are
old stock. The patent has probably cx
plied." Harper a Weekly.
Heeded Instructions.
Father Jo. 1 , ,.oon .nnos. that
old ben persist In ir : t- , ' '. con)
yanl? Joe Why, faiJ r1-"
ii- en tbe notice, "N.i- r .
,r In your coal." l iut-Ktj.
I qulrer. I
lOrlilnul
I am a detective. Among the queer
cases I Pnve bad, the case of tho Mad
eline diamond was, I th'u!:, on the
hole, tho queerest. I cull It tbe Itr.d
cllffo to distinguish It, lor a Mr. ltud
cliu'o was Its owner, tine morning on
reporting at the otllce the chief told me
that the gentleman had lout a very val
uable diamond, hot much smaller than
some of the famous diamonds of the
world, aud wished a detoctlvo tu try to
recover It I culled on Mr. UadcllSe.
who took me Into his study and said
to me:
"You have nothing to do to flndlug
out wbo atole tbe diamond. I know
that already. What I want ts Its re
turn. A diamond la so easily put away
where It cannot be found that the
greatest care must be taken to trap the
person wbo possesses it Tbe chief
clerk at my. office is tbe thief. I took
the diamond there and put It In niy
safe. The clerk bla name la Cole
man and myself alone knew the com
bination. Coleman deliberately took
the diamond, knowing that I could not
prove blm the thief and If I did I
could not recover the property. 1 have
offered blm $10,000 to return It, but be
will not admit that be stole It till I
offer blm the price be baa fixed for Its
return, with Indemnity against prose
cution. 1 wish you to trap him with
the diamond ou his person."
1 got an assistant to play detective
with fTolemau, while I waa to be bis
real sbadower. My object was to
drive htm from his room and, Indeed,
out of town, expecting that be would
take the diamond with blm. My stool
pigeon found blm tbe same evening In
a billiard room and made It appear
that be waa watching htm. Coleman
went at once, not to bla home, but to
the house of a relative. From there be
went to a railway station. Of course I
waa watching blm from a distance and
made up my mind that he had taken
the diamond from the bouse be bad
visited and was going to try to get out
of tbe country witb It
Coleman went to the ticket office end
bought a ticket to New Tork. I was
In line behind him and bought a ticket
for the same place. I telephoned to
the office for assistants to keep blm
In view till tho train, which was not
due to start for an hour, should bo off,
I keeping out of his way. One of them
signaled me when bo got on the train,
and aa it pulled out I got on myself. I
had refrained from having him arrest
ed while In It's own town, fearing that
he mifcht have a confederate keep tho
gem til! Hie train started or to. hand
It to In cae of arrest I preferred to
tnke my rh.'.nLvs with him In a region
strange to b in.
I took a:oug au assistant and when
we had been ou tho road a couplo of
hours told htm to let Coleman see that
he was watching him. Then 1 went to
another car. My object was to drive
him frora the train. I also instructed
tbe assistant not to get off the train If
Coleman did. I wished the fugitive to
think that he bad eluded the detective.
At every station I looked out for my
man, and It was not long before I saw
him, when the train stopped, alight
and stand on tho platform. When the
train went on, he remained. Having
fancied bo would get on before the
train started, I remained on the car.
Seeing that he would remain, I jumped
off. He cast a glance at me that told1
me my game of secrecy waa up and
henceforth I must follow him as a sus
pected detective
, But It did not matter. The station
was at a small village, which was as
good a place as any to try to recover
the diamond. Coleman went to a ho
tel. He did not enter his name on the
register, but sat down la tbe office. I
aat down opposite him. He knew, and
I waa willing that he should know,
that I waa after blm.
Presently he sot up, walked out and
through the Tillage and beyond, where
the road ran through a wood. I follow
ed him, keepmg my band on my re
volver. Coming to a place where tbe
toad tamed through a cut, I waa walk
lag with a bank behind me when Cole
man Boddenly tamed and fired at me
so quickly that I had no time to pro
tect myself from tbe shot I waa not
scratched, and Coleman, Instead of fir
ma; again, threw away his pistol and
called out that he surrendered.
BomewtBst poeaasd, I advanced, hold
ing him covered, searched him for oth
er weapons and, flndlug none, for the
It waa aaaVan his person.
I was satasfied that be bad tricked
me. Bnt new? I went to tbe aide nf
the road sad picked up his plate". It
was aa old fashioned one barrel pistol
of very large bore. What had be to do
with such a weapon? Tor a moment
and a moment only, I was balked aa
to his reason; then suddenly the whole
scheme flashed upon me.
Marching Coleman beck to the Til
late, I put blm la Umbo, then returned
to the place where he bad fired at me.
I searched for an hour In me bank and
below It, then, when I waa about to
give up, concluded to scratch away
tbe earth In a line extended from where
Coleman bad stood to where I bad
stood. Presently I was delighted to
see something glistening roll out It
was tbe diamond. Coleman had fired
It from his pistol.
Having both Coleman and the dia
mond, 1 returned with him to the city
and handed tbe one over to tbe author
ities and tbe other to Its owner. I
don't know which waa more pleased at
my success. Mr. Radcllffe or I. Ho
gave me a special tee for my services
which was enough to buy me a small
bouse. EDWABD 8. 8PINNEI.
A Cure tor Misery.
"I have found a care for the misery
malaria poison produces," snv R. M.
james, ot Lrfmeiiun, i . ned
Electric Bitten, and c..! -
bottles. It breaks np a ca- .'
a Ml'.'ou attack In almost no Lmo;
s.rV i- i vellow jaundice olean on'. V
c un- . . ' This great tonic tnedi
tino av.1 i n i. --'f r gives Quick re
lief Ins., ii. liver and kidney
complaint,, and the misery of lame
hack, Holdunaer guarantee at Cbas.
Sir rg's drug store.
" V It t" I" 1
lW, ...di1m-ir 'iir 1
Ha Robbed ths Thief.
Prom Csenst'Xbowa. the Mecca of
I rollsh pilgrims, comes an aina.ni-
story of coincidence. A pilgrim i
to one of tbe priests and cuuiplnlned
that some thler l'M stolen his uie
while he was In church and asked for
money. Tho prlet replied '"
had no money aud that Hie best thing
for the pllgrl-u to do was lo try to
find Hif'.tuleCj - i
"I shall g i into the church ami steal
money from somebody else." sai-.l the
pilgrim, "for I huve nothing lo w
homo with." Ho went Into the church
and. seeing a man In the crowd with
a wallet on his buck, sllpiied his band
Into It and pulled out his own stolen
purse, with the exact sum ho had left
iu It. He was so glad to And his motl
ey that he hurried off to tell the priest,
and the thief got away. Warsaw Cor.
rail Mall Gazette.
FOItM NO. 170.
OOMB1NEO NOTICE TO
. CltEDITOHS.
IK THE DISTKICT COUUT Or THE DNITEO
STATES FUR THE DISTKICT
OF OREGON.
Id the matter of Butte Fulls )
Bukiu Pine l.unibr t'oiu- : .
psny. scorpotaUOB 1 lo Benkruploy
Bnkru.t: j Ko.HM.
To the credltore of the Butte Fulla Sugar
Pine Lumber Company a corporation, ol Hutte
Falla. Oregon In the county o( Jackaon, aud
Dltrlctafoicfa:d. a bankrupt.
Notice ta hertby given tbat oa the 13th day
ol Peccmbtr, A. V. 1Wj7, at 10 o'clock A. M.,
there will be a meetlUK of the credltore ol the
HAld bankrupt at tbe Corauieiclal Club Kooma
la tue City of Medford, in aald diitruit, lor the
loUowlDg purpurea:
I. Toconaider a proposed aala oltflefol
lowlnp deacnbid proierly vii:
aiou) fet ot lumber apptalied at ts OOper U.
1UX) feet of lumber appralaud at f lu.uu.
U boseaof stum powder appraised atfis.25.
One saw oiiil at the canter place apprained
at $'000 on.
ft0,lM feet of loge appraiaed at F2.00 sr d, If
objection to laid aale la not n,ace, or If
objected to, It li ordered forthwith to attends
aale o( euch property at private tale, on aueta
terma aa may then fixed.
II. To attend an examlnatloa of the bank
rupt. III. To tranaaet auch other burlne-us aa may
properly come before suid meeting.
Dated December 2nd, 1907.
JOHN S. ORTH,
Referee la Bankruptcy.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8,
1878. NOTICE FOR PUB
LICATION. United states Land Offlce.
Hoaeburg, Oregoo, November 0, 1907.
Notice la hereby given that In compliance
witU the provlatona of the act of Congrein ol
Junes, 1878, entitled "An act for tbe aale of
timber land In the Statea of California. Ore
gon, Nevada, and Waahlnetoa Territory," as
extended to all the Fublio Land Statea by set
of August!, 1892,
MATTIK L. GRIDLEY,
of Vancouver, County ol Clarke, State ol
Washington, eai thidi,y Ultd In tblaolKce ber
aaoru aiatement No- &74, for tbe purchaae
of tc, 8.u;h U e.t gunner of ,t:etk,u Ku. 1'.', la
Towubbip 1,0. He Ooutb. KanKe Nu.U.KaGl W,
it., ai.d will udei prowl lo allow ibt the laud
Bought ta more valuably lor lta timber or atono
tbau for agricultural parponeb, and to
ctebllnb bel claim to aald land before
RegiHter and Receiver at Ro.-eburg, Oregon,
on Wedneaday, tbe 20th day uf jMUtmrv. 1W
She nuclei tut w itnearea: Alrf. Leu C Milkr.
of Vnr.con,er, Washington; Wm. Loubllu,
D. li. Mclionald, Win. lintweip, all of Uc-d-ford,
Oregon
Any and all pertona claiming adversely the
above-deacrlbeu lauds are requested t. 1110
tbelr claima lu thl , f:ice ou or belore aald 29tn
day of Junuaiy. VaA
fibNJaNIM L. Ebbv, Register.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3,
1378 NOTICE FOR PUBLI
CATION. United States Lund Offlre.
Roseburg, Oregon, Nov. 12.1W7.
Notice la hereby given tbat In compliance
wtib the proTleioiii ot tbu act of CouKiens or
JuneS, 188, entitled "An act (or tbe ale ol
timbt;r Un i In the 8 tut el ot UliforntB, Ore
gon, Nevada, aud Washington Territory," a
extended to all the Public Land States by act
of August 4,
JOHN A. TROEH,
of Vancouver, county of Clurke, State ot
Waahtuton, filed in this offlce on December
2v, 1V06.&11 worn ciatenient No. 86W, for tho
purchase of theSWJi, of Section No. 2. In
TownihtpKo. 36 South, Range No. 9 Eatt,W.
M , Ore , aud will offer proof to show that tho
land aouitbt la more valuable lor Its timber or
atone than lor agricultural purposei, and to
eetabllfh his claim to aaid land before the
Retflater and Receiver of this office, at K?ae
burg, Oregon on Saturday, the J6th day ol
February, 1D08,
Ue names aa witnesses: O. 14. McDonaH,
Jobn Lowe, B. P Yeomani, Martin Par!,
all of Vancouver, Wash.
A ay and all persons claiming adversely tho
above-described lands are requested to flte
tbelr claims In this offlce on or before said 16th
day Of Febuery. IMS.
BBVjauaii L, Emit, Beglater.
SUMMONS.
In tbe Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for
tbe County ot Jackson.
W. H. Bradabaw.
VS.
AsnV.Oweni,
Defendants
To Ann V. Owent, defendant.
IM THE NAME OF THE BTATK OP OREGON!
You are hereby squired to appear and ans
wer tbe complaint filed against yon In the
above entitled suit within len days from the
daw of tbe service of this Summons upon yoa If
served within this County, or If served within
any other county of this State, tben within
twenty days from tbe date of the service of
this Summons upon you; end if you fail to
answer for want thereof, the plaintiff will take
a defanlt against you, and will apply to the
court for relief prayed for in his ifemplalnt
tow it: Tbat It be decreed tbat plaintiff la the
owner In fee simple ol lot oand sin block No,
82 of tbe City ol Medford, Jackson County,
Oregon ; and thnt tbe defendant has no In
terest therein; and tbat she be forever en
joined from essertlng any Interest therein.
This summons Is published In TUB lfKD
FORD MAIL in pnrsuanoe of an order made
by the Hon. H. K. Hanna, Judge ol the above
entitled court, said order bavins beeD made
on tbe 36th day of June 19U7, end which order
requires the publication thereof once a week
for six consecutive weeks. The first publica
tion of this summons under said order is made
ou Friday, November 1st 1907, and the last on
Friday, December 18th 1907. You are hereby i
required to appear and answer the oom plaint
on or before toe last named date.
.Dated November 1st 1007, ,
, COLVIG rORHAM
mmmmmmm. Attorneys lor Plaintiff.
SUMMONS.
to the circuit Court of the State of Oregon,
lor tbe County of Jackson.
J.D, Van Drke, i
vs. S
Kettle Van Ty( , j
Divorce
ieifluai.iH I
CKTHKNAMKCI'. " TATKOFOitF-GOWt
You are be--!, -squired to .nrar and
ati-wer tiie ccr.ivi .irainsi ..h. in the
aboveentiilcil en.: v,..,niei. d..,s irom the
dated the erice ol this Sum rat nsnpon tou
If served within this Countr.or if served with- '
in any other County of this State, then within
twenty days of the service of this Summons
upon you: and 11 you fall to answer forwanl
thereof, the rlalntlff will tnk iT
I Asalnst you and will apply to the court for the
' rciiel prayed for In his complaint towlt: For
ie i toe cour lorerer aiolvln the
...r .icontrei-tnowexiBtlne between plaln
infle 'e-'d-t: end further deereelLg to
. i.il.i.ti . nu cuitody of Ruby Tan
Uje :h. laiiU,., c (1) f iid parties.
1 h uls summi rm r -I'-' "n tt-e MEDFORD
' tL hv f.n,..ir ' i tr
iL-geolthe above . i , ttlt 4r
entered October 26th nd to be
Sub tithed forsix consecmiv. t.eeks,the first
y ol Publication tho-w ivtrT Friday.
November 1st 1907, and t tie It: day belie
Friday, December isth. l". And rt de
fendant Is hereby required to r. .pe-T ir nald
- teand answer thecompUin. ifore
kM.ai laat named date.
COLVTQAt
Attorn;e lOr.iH , If
wood.