vjBUv ..ut? I '.5: A BOY'S LIFE. I m vv r 1MB. DIMPLES AND WRINKLES. SAVED LOUISE PBBDERIOR. i plea ant-looklng girl "f IT. lives hi ill' fool r Baal I'niy iirsi street, New Vnrk. Within ii few yards "f ber father's i t in oiM of the free baths, Louise Iioi patronised this institution with such regularity thai she ha pome in In' known iin mil' of tbe most during iwloiuwii in the neighborhood. a r' evening! ago Harry Relnateln, ii 9-y ear-old i".v. who alao Uvea cloae hi liaoil, waa playing aboiil tbeoutalde nt iiic hath when In- r-n Into the river, which iIiIn point In abonl eighteen feel deep, Mlaa Frederick waa coming home from u shopping tour, when ibe behind ilii' lii lint sln In very charming, nevertheless, and in some decided pnrtlulit i-h. us In tin- careful courtesy of ber notea and the punctill- HUM tl'eiltmelit of her guests II nil lliml- eea, and the knowing wbal to do and when in iin it. aba is quite as up-to-data us iiii.v new WOmat in the hunt. HAVI.VO V IIHOWXtMJ HOY. beard an alarm raiaed, Without even taking IV her hat she run down lo the slim mill sprung In after the straggling boy, 1 1 was :i leap of Uve or six feel mid when siic began awlmmlng toward I lurry hi' waa Itlll eight or ten feel dlatatil from her. Weighted down by her olothlllg mill shoes. I lie brave girl was heavily handicapped and by the time she reached the boy lie wns a fool liencath tbe lurfoce, she caught hm by tbe hair mid lifted his head above the water, sin- put her left arm around him aud with the disengaged Blind Ulsters in Bu.i,i.. There are two Mimi girls in Oakland) j i 'ill., who do not believe tbe state owes theui a living ami win not accept any j thing in the shape of charity. They prefer t he Independenl ami earn tbelr : own livelihood, Miss Vrancea Knieigh I and her sister Grace, both entirely j blind, have gone into bnilneaa ami win , endeavor to make their way through ; life on their own responslhlllly. These two girls, who are orphans, have open ed a general notion store at Si:; San Pablo avenue, Tbey wait on tbelr cus tomers ami can plek out any article In the store without the slightest Incon venience, Sometimes the iilimi girls are Imposed upon, but ii Is not often. When it cornea to selling a yard of riotu, a pound of candy or a package of gum l hey never make a mistake, The sis ters have been iilimi from birth, Marly in life tbelr father died and then their mother, leaving the two iilimi girls to shift for themselves, 1'he daapsat of dimples to wrinkles havs run BlnCS Mary was tri-nty and I twenty-one; Itul, dimpled or wrinkled, ray sweet heart's (he name, Prom the sunburnt of if,, to its lust little flame. The cheeks thai were roues are shrunken anil pule, Hut their velvety purity never will fail; Anil lips thai were Hushed witli the red . hlood of youth Are warm with u love us undying ax truth. The blUS of her eyes is fading to gruy, Aud the gold of her ball is silver to-iluy ; Hut the soul is the suine thut wus orbed in the blue. And silvern is golden when love lights the view. , And. dimpled or wrinkled, a hlush will confess The happiness Iwrn of u lover's earess, For the heart of u Woman is tender as true And the passion it cherishes ever is new. With .Mary at twenty aud me tweuty-one, Thaiitdimples naught sweeter wus under the sun; With Mary at sixty ami me sixty-one, Why. dimples were made so that wriu kles might ruu. - Texas Siftings. A TRAMP OPERATOR. Waste HiiMkelrt on the I.uwn. A Woman who was distressed by the litter that made her lawn unsightly concluded to put up waste baskets. A idg sheet of birch bark made square ami slii at the four corners lo turn the ends lip for sides, which were fastened with thorns, made a suitable basket for such al fresco surroundings, mid Its mission lias been silent but effective. Into ii tbe children throw tbe cores of their constantly gnawed apples, which before its advent invited ant settle ments on the grass, and many another Stray dropping from their restless and ever tilled hands. Rlcyclitv Dnnclmr. A correspondent in imiion writes! "Al Ranelagh the other afternoon a novel form of entertainment wns Intro duced with great success, dancing on SASHES Ef EN THIS FALL. hand began iii swim for tbe other side of the pier, where there Is a good land ing place. The girl slowly swain forward 'until two men were able to Seise ami .assist her to drill fooling. In a few moments she was at home changing ber clothea, Oo'f till' liilllie for Women. a prominent physician Mild the other day thai In his experience golf seemed almost llic ideal game for women, lie Is a man who has done much to pro mole tin' movement In favor of more outdoor life for both men and women, mid w hose opinions deserve respect, lie said he bad wlahed for something a little more invigpratlug and exciting In i be daj s of archery ami croquet, and he feu red the other extreme had been reached when tennis was at Its height, Nol thai be did not believe in tennis, for he did heartily, but he was afraid there was loo much chance fin" overex ertion and highly strung nerves In the exciting contests where opposing forces were strong aud evenly matched, That was not always to be feared, bUl II was In some cases. Hut in golf he found the liesl mixture Of general Invigorating exercise and interest without too much excitement. 'Iht- liiimrrvutivf Woman. One of the most dreadful BaperSlOUS of which we hear In these days is that somebody or other la behind tin- times, mi Investigation ami Inquiry this ex preuniou seems to mean that the per son thus labeled or accused is censor vative In opinion and opposed to the latest fads, preferring to stand I v old ways, ami refusing to accept fashions simply because they are new . Novelty Is very well, hut novelty by itself Is nut strong enough to win the support of i aroma n not afraid of being styled be hind tbe times, even It undeserving of the reproach this stigma conveys. Bnch a woman declines to give her suffrage either in w ord Or deed tO illtio a timis Which have BOtklng hut caprice to I commend them; she clings to eonven- tlMMllthjSi she is fastidious in her use of language, reprobating slang, and, perhaps, scorning such abbreviations ' :is don't or wou't. She never sends a nawtal ' aril except to her tradespeople, mid considers the typewriter available j i. till business purposes Her man nc nt living is simple, elegant ami graceful: ber expenses are kepi strict ly within her Income, and In charity j pfcr does not let her left hand know tsbal ber right hand doeth. She may bicycles, says a writer In the London (irnphlc. Ten Indies took purt In It, eight of whom danced (or hiked) a set of lancers with ease and grace. They were all dressed In cream, with dark red rlbbona round their sailor huts, matching exactly tbe profusion of Una carnations with which all the .station ary parts of their bicycles were deco rated. Two sisters, with big, diamond shaped sleel buckles on their waists be hind, were especially graceful and ex perl. After the lancers they "biked" a waltz and sehottlsche." Champion Tamils Mayan Miss ('battle Cooper Is the champion lady tennis player of England. She Is said tO be very popular socially, keeping her temper always while play ing Whether she w ins or loses. She Is the picture of health and strength, and at a recent tournament after a series of hard games In Ireland she ap peared the cheeriest ami tittest on the ground. She is an enthusiastic Cyclist, swims mid plays billiards and golf, and is an accomplished musician. Sho HISS C. COOPER. won the Baling cup at M, ami entered for the ladies' doubles at Hrlghton three years alter She got the Middle sex. Northumberland, and all BagMsh championships in ls!i.". but was recent ly defeated for the Irish cup by Miss Martin. Might weddings are hotter than none, yet they are by no means the best. Th bride whom the sunshine cannot fall upon Is sure to experience troublous times. If she have children they will die young. There were probably 700 passengers on No. 1. That was her fair average, and Conductor Hublmrd afterward said he thought tluit on the night of Sept. 4 she bad carried her full quota. If he hud realized what was back of the Innocent query of the trumplsli-looklng substi tute operator at Hogarth ho would huvo been a pretty badly frightened man, even though the event wus three days lu the past. Only Kenneth and the second trick train dlsputoher knew how close 700 persons had come to death on the night of Sept. 4. True, a certain boy may have had a remote Idea of It, but that Is ouly u huzurd, for he was a very stupid hoy. Kenneth was on the hog train. It wus habitual with him, Ills shoes were buuehes of frayed leather; Ills trousers were greasy and lorn; Ms coat WUS seedy, and although he bud washed his shirt reg.ilurly thrice u week In the waters of whatever Hnd or creek he chanced to discover In bis line of trun slt, still, It waa un evil-looking shin which did not beget contldeuce. IJo wus Unshaved and In geuerul appear ance waa similar to the accepted Idea of u hobo. The time had passed many yeurs back when he felt that It wus worth while lo appeal to station agents or operators along the line of his travel for assistance. Ills gurb and guise were uot such us to prompt self-respecting telegraphers to talk In his behalf lo the conductors of freight trains, and so what progress westward he uiiido wus a tribute to his owti vigilance and agility -vigilance In detecting Just when the brnkeinau's buck was turned and agility In swinging under the curs and upon the trucks. And he was per fectly ami tramplly satisfied. Kenne h sauntered up the platform at Hogarth and took u seat on u box just outside tile station window. He would have been ordered away hud the ugent been lu the office, but the agent was uot there. The agent, having been over come by heat ut it o'clock September heat is tile must Mont hout lu runt des ert land hud beeu carried up to his house to rage in delltlum, and die, per uana, for ail 1 1 ii- medical attendance u Wyoming settlement could afford. It was ids .student whf. sat in Hushed Im portance ut the telegraph table when Kenneth loved up lo the window and anchored n the box Kenneth hud tour ed the PXld until he had a tlrst-inte knowledge of the tune card, and lie knew th.it if till, was on rime she would dn.w her serpentine length of freight cars up to the Hogarth Station nlHHit an hour aftel No. 1 had gone whizzing eastward with ber fast mall and her sleepers, it was his purpose lo annex bimeelf to 602 and proceed eastward. Idly, through the open window, he studied the boy, lb waa u very stupid looking boy, and ut this time of his su perior's disability a very Important boy. Kenneth estimated ids age at 14 or 10, ami tried to wins now stupendous an opinion he himself had bud of himself when he was it boy ol 15 uud was left for the fiiWt time In charge of au office. He lister ed in a passively interested sort of way us the boy fought on the second wire for fifteen minutes lu his vigorous purpose to ask the time of a far-away telegrapher, even though the heavens might fall. It was like old ti tn s. I ll plug operators, be remem bered, do that sort of thing tigliting, fighting, lighting la tbeir determination to take i lie wire from any one else who may desln to use ll the train dispatch es alone txcoptod fiom the list to be beid in contempt. The trump Operator wearied at last of the boy's "smart ness" o'J the line, and lemnil Wick agmiis: the side of the sta tion lisle ling to the clamor of the dls patcher circuit -listening to orders, re isms ami other nilnuts I of running trains by telegraph, in the course of time ho learned a thing which caused, him to curse his Itu k mid look upon himself as one outraged, for by attend ing the racket of the dispatcher's line he found that No. 1, the passenger train, was late, and instead of meeting her at Ilosallo. the station oast of Hogartkf Whin fia trump operator was wailing, lr., the last freight, hud been given perniissU-.i to go as far as Williamson, the station next west of Hognnh. for the nnvtiug. No. 1 had loen warned in due time of the change. The fa M freight had been out of K.isa lio t?n minutes and was fast approach ing Hogarth whpn Kenneth hoard the man at Humboldt telling 'he dispatcher that No. i. having mnde up fifteen min ute of ber time, ana being but now forty live minute lute, Jest rod to pro cued on eastward lo Hogarth for the meeting, rather thun risk huvlug lo wul: at WIllluuiMtoti. The order wus pro iptly given, fur express trains urn things which must bo humored by train disputed, i'h. This, i'i course, made It cremp', i'y to slop OOSI ill Hogarth mid glvo her a revised older lu conformity with thm now held by the conductor of No. 1. ll wnseovy enough. All Unit was needed was to i.ill up the operator at Hogeiili and tell him to display Ids rod signal and stop the upproaehlug freight train, Kenneth understood what was to follow. You euniiot trump over a transcontinental line for a mouth without acquiring u thorough knowl edge of Us telegraphic secrets. If you be i.u operator, Kennttb was ucquuiuted with the significance of the various nu meral alirnala which the dispatchers used so us to economize on time "US" wus the warning to make ready lo re ceive u train order. "11" meant for the operator lo repeat what he had receiv ed, aud SO on. Aud so when the anx ious dispatcher called uKu tbe Isjy ut Hogarth and said. "Mi No. iRrj," the Shabby man of the Morse was aware thut wli.il was wanted was the display of the ii (I signal and the consequeut holding of No. iilK2 for revised orders. Hut, to ins surprise the boy did uot make the customary response, "HI No. U08," which would bo the short, wuy of saying, "J have bUUg out my red signal and will bold No. for orders." In stead, he scratched ins bead In a puz zled way, ami after a moment tele graphed buck lo the man who was di recting tlm, 'Hows that? What do you men.'' " It Is very likely thut the dlsuptcher had an attack of vertigo at thut moment when he realised that B fust freight train and ii heavy passenger trulu were appIMCdUlg one unother on a curving, twisting truck, each going at highest speed and each seeking to make a dif ferent station for passing, und when he realized at the same time that u lout of a student did not uuderstund what wus was wanted of him. rulusluktngly und slowly the dlspatcbci ticked buck, "I m-e-a-n l-o p-u-t o-u-t y-o-u-r r-e-d 1-u-n-t-e-r-n f-o-r N-o. 0-0-2." Slowly It came. Indeed, bill if the ticking was BlOW the beating of the heart of the dis patcher must huvo been rapid enough. The boy's face lighted up. In a tangle of enthusiasm lie rattled off this an swer, Jumbling Ids words together In a wuy unintelligible to any but a waiting eur: "AUrlgbt, Iwlllputlt out." With u smile ut thu change of events which had arranged II so thut No. 002 won , s'op lifter all and give him a Chance to mount un end sill or climb un der a cat, Kenneth rose and wulked up the phi tform. 1 1 was not u long plat form, for the town wus small, but by the time be hud reached the end he sow the light of No. 002 swinging Into the only five miles of straight truck on the road, and he realized thut In u few min utes, obeying the command of the red lantern on the target, she would stop and give un a chance to get on board; He turned lo look buck at the signal light and Ids face took on a stony mask of dismay. lie was to be disappointed again. The light was uot shining. Doubtless the ordet had again been changed, The language be used wus Inelegant and outspoken. The train drew nearer. He could hear the rapid ! sound oi the locomotive's exhaust and there wa no hope of her stopping. Suddenly a fearful thought euine to TO BE CHAMPION CRAWLERS. Two Young Men Will "Hand unit Knee" It Acraii the Continent. To crawl across the continent Is the feat two young California athletes will attempt. Marly In February, 1807, they will set out from San Francisco on all fours ami move only as quadrupeds un til they leach Now York city. Messrs. J, 0, Marry and P, Krninun. two mem bers of the Crescent Athletic Club, of Berkeley, OaL, are the young men. For several weeks they have been thinking over the Idea, and they are now busy perfecting their plans and making arrangements. After leaving San Kranclaco the crawling men will visit Sacramento, Reno, Ogden, s.iii l.uke, Denver, Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Toledo. Cleveland. Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Trenton be fore reaching New York. The young men say. after having made careful computatlona, that they believe they can cover the 8,000 miles In ton months, This would be an average of ten miles to be crawled each day. niln or shine, As they intend to make many slops. ami givo entertainments in many of the towns, the Journey may occupy fourteen or fifteen months. Before starting the young men will engage In preliminary tffjjnlng, and thereby accustom I hemse'. res to the unusual method of locomotion, From now until September theyivlll crawl a certain distance dr.lly, ami when they start from San PranclSCO they will be of the wealthy gum maker. The mtter asserts that the suit Is simply un at tempt nt blackmail, This miss Toot low and her mother indignantly deny. The young woman's eyes snap when she speaks of lids charge. Adams, she says, visited her often and sent her a great many letters full of endearing phrases. At length she discovered he was already married and had a fam ily, lie assured her. she says, that he would soon obtain a divorce. This he appears to have failed to do. and the result is the suit for breach of promise. GLASS AND NAILS DEFIED. a Pneumatic Tire Has Beam gonad wiiui, cannot Pa adored. According ton London weekly which Is usually conservative In Its utter ances a pneumatic has nt lust been found which cannot be punctured. It Is claimed thai a wheel equipped with this contrivance lm boon ridden re peatedly over nails, broken glass, tacks, etc., without sustaining apparent In jury. According to the London publica tion, the secret of this new tire is said to be thai Us tread, or actual surface contact w ith the ground. Is but half an Inch In width, whereas an ordinary tire spreads on the road to an Inch or more. It would be Interesting to know w hether the narrower surface contact diminishes the speed, and at first glance ll would seem that It would di minish Ir. Bight and ton-foot circles were also A CBAWXEB IN TltAYKI.INli t'OSTl'ME'. able to make a dozen miles a day with out undue fatigue. Practice Will do us much towards making crawling easy as It will when directed towards other feats requiring muscular exertion. Their feet will be held up from the ground by a leather strap and a spring Oonneotihg the heel of the shoes with the leg near the body. This will re lieve the leg muscles of the noeessily of supporting the feet, and the spring Is Intended to prevent undue Jerking when in motion. The knees will bo protected by pneumatic bags covered on top with chamois skin, and on the bottom with sole leather to make them durable. Tbe arms will be Incased In n sort pf boot, which will reach to the shoulder: Pneumatic pads will also protect the bands and save them from contact with the ground. described on wet asphalt pavements, and In no case, It Is said, was there the least tendency to slipping. This Is said lo be brought about by a graduated GUM MAN FAILED TO STICK. remembered boy put o:,l that he had not the lump at all. him. Hi seen the What If He rushed buck to the window like a fury. "Where's your red signal for this train?" be shrieked. "Stop this train! stop her! The dispatcher has orders for her." Very finely theboj would have told the ragged ami dirty i ramp to mind his own business hut for that allusion to the dispatcher. Heaven permitted the fool to h ive a thought at the right time, aud lu an expostulating, mumbling way be said: "No, ho alu't. He told me to put the light out and I've been live minutes tryln' to ptii it out Hud to take I, apart before I could blow it out. and now It smokes like ali the " There was no time for him to com plete his simile, foi Kenneth was through i ho window now and hud the red Office Mag in his hand. He seized the hall lamp from the telegraph table, and with the flag folded about the chimney to give tbe orlmsoi hue of danger he rushed to the platform, the Improvised ns' signni sending its dim message of warning weakly dow n the track toward the thundering engne of No. i!02. now j sen ly llfty yards away. Weakly but it answered its purpose, for, although the l rain's momentum carried it far past the office, she came Imck In response to that well-known signal. The kid's red light blew out and I had to help him fake one up." said Kenneth to the conductor, and then he sat down to take the order, pushing the boy aside as though he were dot to be considered. Chicago Record. Wealthy Tn-tti-Krnttl Sinker Bnrd for BrOacta Of Promise. Among the most .successful entertain crs on the Eastern vaudeville stage is Miss Myrtle Tli urlow. who though but 20 years of age. has been somewhat of a public favorite for some live or six years. Recently she commenced suit against Thomas Adams. Jr.. the chew ing gum millionaire, for siihm.hu dam ages, charging him with having broken his promise to marry her. The fact thai Mr. Adams already has a wife PUNCTUHR PROOF Tint. vulcanisation of the rubber composing Hie outer cover. Another feature is thai the tire stands further out from the rim of the wheel than any other pneumatic tire: consequently, there is more air space under the sides. Rven when partly deflated this tire retains Its half-inch tread. 1'ut's Itelo t. An Irish witness was being examined as lo Ids knowledge of a shooting af fair. "Hid you see Hie shot tired?" the magistrate asked. "No, sorr. I only heard it." was the evasive reply. "That evidence is nol satisfactory replied the magistrate, sternly. "Stand down."' The witness turned round to leave Hie box. and directly his back was turned be laughed derisively. The masrlstrate. 'indignant at this contempt of court. I called him back ami asked him how be I dared to laugh In conn. "Hid ye see me laugh, ymir honor'.'" queried the offend er. "No. sir, but I heard you." was the I Irate reply. "That evidence is not satis factory." said I'm. quietly, but with a ! twinkle In his eye. And this time ev- eryoouy laugneu except rue magtwrnte. miss ruuKi.ow. does not seem to have deterred Miss TI. urlow from instituting legal proceed ings. The plaintiff, who is a tiny poi son, with fair hair, regular features and soft blue eyes. Is reserved of man ner and gentle of tone until she gets to discussing what she calls the perfidy Mr. I'oploigli-What would you think If I were to toll you thai I had been dying by Inches for yon for years? Miss Wanterwed- l should thing it it was very sudden. Brooklyn Life Vou think your are in tough luck, but bow would you like to be a dog. with hair and tleas on your back? A fatal ObJ otion, The Schoolboy and tbe Kniperor. The organ of the schoolmasters, the Aiigt-moine Deutsche Lebrenettrag, relates au episode of Kaiser Wilheltn's visit to Wiesbaden. When he was rid ing along the Tsiinus Itl SSOS at the head of Ids suite on Monday a small boy run after him and tiled out. as he frantically waved his cap. "Herr Kai ser! HelT Kaiser I got us a holiday to morrow!" The emperor langhfd. and. with u friendly wink to the lad. called ont. "We shall manage it." Accord ingly on the next day all the lads and lasses of the town wore informed that the day was "ehuirrei." and wherever the kaiser appeared bo was naturally greeted ns s liberator with the full power of youthful lungs. When the wolf Is at your door, you will be surprised how easily you can ohaae him sway. If you make sn effort. v. -J ou ivjlly inn- rr i And you rannot Uni marry iiic: sin iiui aaaiMa. He Then you do uot love me? she Oh. it isn't that so tnu -h; but yoa tec. I'm married alrcadv.