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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.