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FART II Chapter IV Continued.
Ferrier crept into the hall and Ha
stened Intently. There was a pause
tor a few moments, and then the low.
Insidious sound was repeated.
Some one was evidently tapping
very gently upon one of the pannols
of the floor. Was it some midnight
assassin who had come to carry out
the ; murderous order of the secret
tribunal? Or was It some agent who
was marking up that the last day of
grace had arrived T
John Ferrier felt that Instant death
would be. better than the suspense
which shook uis nerves and chilled his
heart. Springing forward, he drew
the bolt and threw the door open.
Outside all was calm and quiet.
The' night was fine, and the stars
were twinkling brightly overhead.
The little front garden lay before
the farmer's eyes, bounded by the
fence and gate, hut neither there nor
on the road was any human being to
be seen.
With a sigh of relief Ferrier looked
to the right and to left, until happen
ing to glance straight down at his
feet he saw, to his astonishment, a
man lying flat upon his face upon
the ground, with his arms and legs
all asprawl.
So unnerved was he at the sight
that he leaned up against the wall
with his hand to his throat to stifle
his Inclination to call out.
His first thought was that the
prostrate figure was that of some
wounded or dying man, but as he
watched It he saw it writhe along the
ground and Into the hall with the ra
pidity and nolselessness of a serpent
Once within the house, the man
sprang to his feet, closed the door,
and revealed to the astonished farmer
the fierce face and resolute expres
sion of Jefferson Hope.
"Good God!" gasped John Ferrier.
How you scared me! What made
yon come In like that?"
"Give me food," the other said,
hoarsely. I have had no time for
bite or sup for eight and forty hours."
He flung himself upon the cold meat
and bread which were still lying up
on the table from his host's supper,
- and .devoured , them voraciously.
"Does Lucy bear up well?" he asked,
when he had satisfied his hunger.
it .'yes. She does not know the dan-
- ger," her father answered.
"That Is well. The house Is
watched on every side. That is why
I crawled my' way up to it They
may be darned sharp, but they're not
'sharp enough to catch a Washoe
hunter."
John Ferrier felt 4 a defferent man
now that he realized that he had a
devoted ally." He seized the young
man's leathery hand and wrung It
cordially. : -
"You're a man to be proud of," he
said. "There are not many who
would come to share our danger and
our troubles."
"You've hit It there, pard," the
young hunter answered. "I have a
respect for tot, but If yon were alone
In this business I'd think twice be
fore I put my head into such a hor
net's nest It's Lucy that brings me
' here, and before harm comes on her
I guess there will be one less o the
Hope family in Utah."
"What are we to do?"
" "Tomorrow Is your last day, and
unless you act tonight you are lost
I have a mule and two horses wait
ing in the Eagle ravine. How much
money have you?" .
. "Two thousand dollars In gold and
five In Botes."
"That will do. I have as much
more to add to It We must push
for Carson City through the moun
tain!. You had best wake Lucy. It
. U as well that the servants do not
sleep In the house."
-A . While Ferrier was absent prepar
ing his daughter for the approaching
journey Jefferson Hope packed all
the eatables that he could find Into a
small parcel and filled a stoneware
Jar with' water, for he knew by ex
perience that the mountain wells
were few and far between.
He had hardly completed his ar
rangement before the farmer return
ed with his daughter all dressed 2nd
ready for a start
The greeting between the lovers
, was warm but brief, for minutes were
precious and there was much to be
done.
"We must make our start at once,"
said Jefferson Hope, speaking in a
' low but resolute voice, like one who
realizes the greatness of the peril,
but has steeled his heart to meet It.
"The front and back entrances are
watched, but with caution we may
get away through the side windows
and across the fields. Once on the
road, we are only two miles from the
ravine where the horses are waiting.
By daybreak we should be half way
through the mountains.
"What if we are stopped?" asked
Ferrier.
Hope slapped the revolver butt
which protruded from the front of
bis tunic.
"If they are too many for ns we
shall take two or three of them with
us," he said, with a sinister smile.
The lights inside the house had
all been extinguished, and from the
darkened window Ferrier peered
over the fields which had been his
own, and which he was now about to
abandon forever.
He had long nerved himself to the
sacrifice, however, and the thought
of the honor and happiness of his
daughter outweighed any regret at
bis ruined fortunes.
All looked so peaceful and nappy,
the rustling trees and the broad, si
lent stretch of grain land, that It
was difficult to realize that the spirit
- of murder lurked through It all.
Yet the white face and set expres
sion of the young hunter showed that
in bis approach to the house he had
seen enough to satisfy him upon that
heath ft S -?'.
Ferrier carried the bag of gold and
notes, Jefferson Hope had the scanty
provisions and ' water, while Lucy
had a small bundle containing a few
of her more valued possessions.
Opening the window very slowly
and carefully, they waited until a
' dark cloud had somewhat obscured
, the night, and then one by one pass-
pA through Into the little garden.
' " With bated breath and crouching
figures they stumbled across It aud
gained the shelter of the hedge.
which they skirted until they came
to too gap ; which opened Into the
cornfield.
-.They had ust reached this point
when the young man seized his two
mmnanhm and dragged them down
; Into the shadow, where they lay sl-
. Iu4 and bubbling. .
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It was as well that hts prairie train
ing had given Jefferson Hope the
ears of a lynx.
He and his friends had hardly
crouched down before the melan
choly hooting of a mountain owl was
heard within a few yards of them,
which was immediately answered by
another at a small distance.
At the same moment a vague, shad
owy figure emerged from the gap Jor
wmcn they had been making, and ut
tered the plaintive cry again, on
which a second man ar pea red out of
the obscurity.
"Tomorrow at midnight" sat.l the
first who appeared to be In author
ity. "Whea the whip-poor-will calls
three times."
"It Is well." returned the other.
Shall I tell Brother Drabber?"
"Pass It on to him. and from him to
the others. Nine to seven!"
"Seven to five!" repeated the other
and the two figures flitted awav in
different directions. . Their conclud
ing words had evidently been some
form of sign and countersign. The
instant that their footsteps had died
away In the distance. Jefferson Hope
sprang to his feet and, helping hts
companions through the gap. led the
way across the fields at full speed,
supporting and half carrying the
girl when her strength appeared to
fall her.
Hurry on! hurry on!" he rasned
from time to time. "We are through
the line of essentials. Everything
depends on speed. Hurry on "
Once on the highroad thev made
rapid progress. Only once did they
meet any one, and then they man
aged to sup into a field, and so avoid
recognition.
Before reaching the town the hunt
er branched away Into a rugged and
narrow foot path which led to the
mountains.
Two dark. Jagged peaks loomed
sbove them through the darkness,
and the defile which led between
them was the Eagle Ravine, In which
the horses were awaiting them.
with unerring Instinct Jefferson
Hope picked his way among the great
boulders and along the bed of a
dried-up water course until he came
to the retired corner, screened with
rocks, where the faithful animals had
been picketed.
The girl was placed upon the mule.
and old Ferrier upon one of the
horses, wUh his money-bag, while
Jefferson Hope led the other along
tne precipitous and dangerous oaths
it wss a bewildering route for any
one who was not accustomed to face
nature In her wildest moods.
On the one side a great crag tow
ered up a thousand feet or more.
black, stern and menacing, with long
Dasaiuc columns upon his rugged
surface like the ribs of some petrl-
r.ed monster.
On the other hand a wild chaos of
bowlders and debris made all ad
vance Impossible. Between the two
ran the Irregular track, so narrow In
places that they had to travel In In
dlan file, and so rough that only
practiced riders could have traversed
it at all.
Yet In spite of all dangers and dif
ficulties, the hearts of the fugitives
were light within them, for every
step increased the distance between
them and the terrible despotism from
which they were flying.
They soon had a proof, however,
that they were still within the juris
diction of the Saints.
They had reached the very wildest
and most desolate portion of the
pass, when the girl gave a startled cry
and pointed upward.
On a rock which overlooked the
track showing out dark and plain
against the sky, there stood a soli
tary sentinel. He saw them as soon
as they perceived him, and his mili
tary challenge of "who goes there?
rang through the silent ravine.
"Travelers for Nevada," said Jef
ferson Hope, with his hand upon the
rifle which hung by bis saddle.
They could see the lonely watcher
fingering hts gun, and peering down
at them as If dissatisfied at their
reply.
"By whose permission V
"The Holy Four," answered Fer
rier. His Mormon experiences had
taught him that that was the highest
authority to which be could refer.
"Nine to seven," cried the sentinel
"Seven to five," returned Jefferson
Hope, promptly, remembering the
countersign which be bad heard In
the garden.
"Pass, and the Lord go with you,'
said the voice from above.
Beyond this post the path broad
ened out and the horses were able
to break Into a trot.
Looking back, they could see the
solitary watcher leaning upon his
gun, and knew that they had passed
the outlying post of the Chosen Peo
ple, and that freedom lay before
them.
CHAPTER V.
AH ntght their course lay through
Intricate defiles and over Irregular
and rock-strewn paths. More than
once they lost their way, but Hope's
intimate knowledge of the mountains
enabled them to regain the track
once more.
When morning broke, a scene of
marvelous though savage beauty lay
before them. In every direction the
great snow-capped - peaks hemmed
them In, peeping over one another's
shoulders to the far horizon.
So steep were the rocky banks on
either side of them that the larch
and the pine seemed to be suspended
over their beads, and to need only a
gust of wind to come hurtling down
upon them.
Nor was the fear entirely an Illu
sion, for the barren valley was thick
ly strewn with trees and boulders
which had fallen In a similar manner.
Even as tfffey passed a great rock
came thundering down with a hoarse
rattle which woke the echoes In the
silent gorges and startled the weary
horses Into a gallop.
As the sun rose slowly above the
eastern horizon, the caps of the great
mountains lighted up one after the
other, like lamps at a festival, until
they were all ruddy and glowing.
The magnificent spectacle cheered
the hearts of the three fugitives and
gave them fresh energy. At a wild
torrent which swept out of a ravine
they called a halt and watered their
horses, while they partook of a hasty
breakfast.
Lucy and her father would fain
have rested longer, but Jefferson
Hope was Inexorable.
"They will be upon our track by
this tLme," he said. "Everything de
pends upon our speed. Once safe in
Carson, we may rest for the remain
der of our lives."
At night time they chose the base
of a beetling crag, where the rocks
offered some protection from the chill
wind, and there, huddled together for
warmth, they enjoyed tew hours'
sleep.
Before daybreak, however, they
were up and on their way once more.
They had seen no signs of pursuers,
and Jefferson Hope began to think
that they were fairly out of the reach
of the terrible organisation whose en
mity they had Incurred.
He little knew how far that iron
grasp could reach, or how soon It
was to close upon them and crush
them.
About the middle of the second day
of their flight their scanty store of
provisions began to run out.
This gave the hunter little uneas
iness, however, tor there was game
to be had among the mountains, and
he had frequently before had to de
pend upon his rifle for the needs of
life.
Choosing a sheltered nook, he Piled
together a few dry branches and
made a biasing fire, at which his
companions might warm themselves.
for they were now nearly five thous
and feet above the sea-level, and the
air was bitter and keen.
Having tethered the horses and
bid Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over
hts shoulder and set out In search
of whatever chance might throw in
his way.
Looking back he saw the old man
and the young girl crouching over
the biasing fire, while the three ani
mals stood motionless In the back
ground. Then the Intervening rocks
hid them from his view.
He walked for a couple of miles
through one ravine after another
without success, though from the
marks upon the bark of the trees,
and other Indications, he judged that
there were numerous bears in the vi
cinity. At last after two or three hours'
fruitless search, he was thinking of
turning back in despair, when cast
ing hts eyes upward ho saw .a sight
which sent a thrill of pleasure
through his heart
On the edge of a Jutting pinnacle..
three or four hundred feet above him,
there stood a creature somewhat re
sembling a sheep In appearance, but
armed with a pair of gigantic horns.
The big-horn for so it Is cnllel
was acting, probably, as a guardian
over a flock which were Invisible to
the hunter; but fortunately It was
heading In the opposite direction, and
had not perceived htm.
Lying on bis back, he rested his
rifle upon a rock and took a long and
steady aim before drawing the trig
ger. The animal sprang Into the air,
tottered for a moment upon the edge
of the precipice, and then came
crashing down Into the valley be
neath. TEe creature was too unwieldy to
lift so the hunter contented himself
with cutting away one haunch and
part of the flank.
With this trophy over his shoulder.
he hastened to retrace his steps, tor
the evening was already drawing lu.
He had hardly started, however, be
fore he realized the difficulty which
faced him.
(To be continued.)
HIS LIMIT OF LAZINESS.
Man Who Named Two Dogs "Cocoa"-
They Were Always Together.
"I never hear laziness discussed,"
said Frederick Kost, the artist, "but I
think o( Old Man Crawford, who nied
to keep an Inn down on South Beach,
when the place was practically a wilder-
ners, and a lot of ns fellows were in
the habit of running down there to
ketch. He was, without doubt, the
fellow most utterly devoid of energy it
is possible to imagine. He wouldn't
have breathed If he could have helped
it.
"One of hts sons, who bad settled in
New York, sent bim two daschnnd
pop. I remember bow Crawford
would sit, sunning himself on bis porch
the whole day, with one of these dogs,
like animated sausages, on each tide of
him. They were always by htm, one
to the left, the other to the right of bis
chair, when tbey were at rest.
"One day, as I sat talking to blm,
the dogs were romping in tbe bouse
Crawford turned and called: 'Here,
Cocoa, Cocoa I ' and tbe dascbonds came
trotting out.
" 'What are their names, Crawford?
I asked, thinking I bad misunderstood
" 'Cocoa, replied Crawford.
" 'But there are two,' I reminded
blm.
" 'One does for both,' replied tbe old
man. 'They're always together come
and go at the same time. And, any
how, I'm not going to worry myself in
to a decline by thinking up two dogs'
names.' " New York limes.
Wanted to Oo Home.
Abe Hummel recently entertained a
rural relative who wss visiting New
York for the first time, says the New
York Times. He took his guest to
Coney Island showed him everything
worth seeing, from Manhattan beach
down to the Bowery. The last place
they inspected was a dime museum,
where the wonderful curiosities greatly
interested the stranger.
Suddenly the countryman ratigkt
sight of a large mirror, one of the dis
torting kind that makes a man look as
if be bad been run over by a steam
rollei. Mr. Hummel's relative gazed
sadly at bis elongated, attentuatod ri
flection. Then he turned and said:
"Say, Abe, let's go home, quick I
Gee-willlkensl I never knew nntil
now the meaning of tbe .phrase 'the
pace that kills.' Another day like
this wonld be the death of met" '
An Eye for Business.
' A story is told of a colored butler in
one of New York's most fashionable
suburbs, who, being given one hundred
or more invitations to a social function
for delivery, could not resist the tempt
ation to slip into each a manage cir
cular of his wife, who was seeking pa
tients. The surprise and consterna
tion of the invited guests at receiving
tbe two . documents may be easily
imagined.
Chloroform and Ether. : " ' -A
writer in the Lancet reports on the
administration of chloroform in 42,978
cases, with 83 fatalities, or one in 1,
300, and on 87,277 ether cases, with
only four deaths, or one in 9,318.
A Grievance Against His Tailor.
"I wish you wouldn't seal your an
nouncement cards," said young Jones.
"Why not?" asked the tailor.
- "Because my landlady thinks tbey
are bill. It hurt aay credit"
A FABLE FROM REAL LIFE.
How Author of "Fable la Blsn"
Llv4 t to II U Theory,
There is a cla of people aud they
are uot all women, either who can
not be convinced that whatever an au
thor write Isn't autobiographical. It
nmn writes a love sonnet, he must
be iu love, a theory which. If carefully
h Wiled to some of our poets, would
prove that they out Solomou Solomon.
Such persons are rather vexing, for
one is sure they would never read
Shakespeare's sonnets If they dldu't
believe there wss a woman Involved,
and thpy simply glory In the fact that
poor little David Copperneld Is said to
be the boy Dickens himself. To all
such ttits story may have Interest
It Is about a fable by George Ada,
the past-master of stang. The table
tells of two men. the oue who wouldn't
learn botauy, but got out and Dug for
the Rooks, or something of that sort;
the other who said, "Nay, nay, a cul
tured mind Is the real thing; I'll go
through college, and then be It" or
something of that sort Anyway, the
first who had "bloodshot hands" (that
quotation Is exact), got out and rustled
for the cash so effectively that by the
time the second was earning S30 a
week as a professor, and was still only
sn A. M., he came to tbe same college
with $30,000 he had forgotten to take
out of hi pocket when he changed
his "pants" (the professor doubtless
wore trousers), saw a new gyuiuaslutu
was needed, gave the 130.000 and was
made a Ph. D. The laugh seemed to
be on number two.
Now, according to Jamea O'Donuell
Bennett who Is well known In the
atrical circles, being now conuected
with the business eud of Miss Mar
lowe's productions, Qeorge Ade him
self might stuud for number oue in
some way, and Beunett aud several
more for number two.
"You see." said Bennett, "before
Ade was famous, when he was Just
a newspaper man with the rest a lot
of us used to have quarters In Chi
cago where we retired at night when
tbe day's grind was over, and stud
iously set about Improvlug our minds.
But Ade wouldn't Join us. While we
were reading the sixty-seventh volume
of tbe 'Life of Johnson he would be
down In all sorts of Joints, setting up
cheap variety actors and the like to
beer and bam sandwiches.
"George,' we would tell bim, you
are not doing right by yourself. You
should study and Improve your mind,
not waste your spare time In cheap
and riotous living. Come with us; win
culture, not slang.'
But Ade kept on setting op the beer
and learning slang. We cut the leaves
In tbe sixty-eighth volume of'BoswelL
And now and now, we have minds
more or less Improved, but Ade draws
a salary of 300 a week, and goes to
the Waldorf! There's yonr fable, to
the llf."-New York Tribune.
Lives In a Fairy House.
The water spider runs about on the
leaves of aquatic plants and catches the
Insects that live among them; but tbe
nest In which this spider lives Is a silk
bag. filled with air, and It Is anchored
beneath the water. Its opening points
directly downward, so that no air can
escape when the spider enters It
After the nest has been made large
enough, tbe spider proceeds to fill It
with sir In the most remarkable way.
She carries It In, Just as human people
might carry coal or wood or water Into
their houses. Golug nearly to tbe sur
face, she puts the end of her body out
of the water for an Instant then Jerks
It quickly under with a bubble at
tached, crosses her hind legs over It
and descends to tbe nest Into which
she then allows the bubble to escape.
This Is repeated until tbe nest Is filled
with air.
The spider has chosen this singular
abode to escape destruction by water
fowl Tbe leaves of most aquatic
plants lie flat upon the water, and offer
only few places where tbe spider could
bide from enemies.
The thought of a bouse of silk, filled
with air, says the New York Tribune,
and anchored In a crystalline, sparkling
liquid, would do for a fairyland story,
but here It Is In real life.
Where Wax Is Mined.
In several parts of the world a resin
ous substance called ozocerite and bear
ing considerable resemblance to bees
wax la found, usually In connection
with rock salt and coal. There are de
posits In Austria, Russia, Boumanla.
Egypt Algeria, Canada and Mexico,
but ozocerite has, so far, not been dis
covered In sufficient quantities to pay
for mining anywhere except In tbe dis
trict of Roryslnv, In Austrian Gallcla,
and on an Island on the west coast of
tbe Caspian Sea.
In mining this mineral wax shafts
are sunk until a bed or "nest" of ozo-
cerite Is struck. Then connecting gal-
hi aic unreu, i aere is consiacraDie
danger and-many lives have been lost
In consequence of the sudden forcing
, up of tbe soft wax Into tbe shafts by
I the enormous pressure to which It Is
subjected. It Is used largely for man
ufacturing ceresln, says the Brooklyn
Citizen, which Is employed, together
with beeswax, for making wax candles,
a well as In the manufacture of phono
graphic cylinders, and for many similar
purposes.
Progress of Cremation.
That veteran advocate of cremation.
Sir Henry Thompson, has published In
the Lancet a .tatlstlcal account of the
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progress of thl. movement, which enty.four year. ago. He graduated
mat1 th,M h"? ?8ard T Harvard College In the class of
mation as the only satisfactory mode lm ftnd tnm tne i.w school In 1849.
of disposing decently of the dead, hav- B, wai ihortiy admitted to the bar
ing regard to the safety of the living. and rapldly in bis profession. In
At Woking 2,007 cremations have ta- 18M De was appointed reporter of de
ken pUice, beginning with 8 In the clslons of tbe Supreme Court of Massa
year 1885 and ending In 1001 with 273. cbusetts, and served till 1801, Three
In 1001 there were, besides 06 at Man- ,eBr later be wa chosen associate Jus
cliester, 40 at Liverpool, 18 at Glaa- tic of the am court and chief Jua
gow, 17 at Hull and 2 at Darlington, tic In 1878. Her be gained an en
Leicester will have a crematorium In viable reputation a a Jurlt H wa
a few months, and the Institution in ' named a associate Justice of th Su
course of erection In tbe north of Lon-1 preme Court of th United States Dec.
don will be ready before the close of; 10, 1881, by President Arthur.
1002. The United States has 28 ere- justice Gray was a great all-around
matories. of which 24 are tn use. At lawyr. He was a recognized authority
Fresh Pond, N. Y.. 654 bodies wore n admiralty cases. During recent
cremated In 1001, 600 at San Francis- years he rendered th opinion of the
co (Odd Fellows), and 182 at Chicago. 1 court In many Important case. He
In Paris, from 1800 to 1001, 2,200 prl- was with the matnritv of the Suorema
vate cremations took place.-San Fran-
Cisco Chronicle.
i ALPINE FATALITIES !
'
Durlug last year, according to a re
port recently Issued by the Alpine Club,
119 persons lost their lives while climb
ing the Alps more than double the
number for the previous year. Most of
the accidents occurred In the neigh
borhood of Cbsmounli and ware due to
the foolhardlness and Inexperience of
t rM I pi t a 1ti .nmli.i .f a a,S.
by perlenM(1 clImDtrt WM
paratlvtly small
Switzerland and the Tyrol are becom
ing the holiday ground for more and
more people every year, and It may be
expected the lives lost wilt be In the
same proportion. The Increased num
ber of accidents Is therefore szactly
what might have been expected. Whan
one tourist attempted to scale a rocky
mountain slds or a glacier ten year
ago there are twenty or perhaps fifty
nowadays with the delusion that any
body with an alpenstock and a pair of
SPEAKER OF THE H01SE,
CREATED A
ONGHESSM.VN DAVID BHKMNEH UENDKIiSON, who refused to try
for revlectlou lu the Third District of Iowa because of opposition to th
tariff views of sums Itrpublicsn colleagues, hss served hi coustlturuts ten
terms. He was born In Old Dr, Aber
deenshire, Scotlsnd, March 14. 140. The
family came to America In and set
tled on a farm In Win nebs go County, III.
Three years Inter th fsmlly acquired a
Isrg trsct of government land in Kayett
County, lows, which became known ns
Henderson prairie. Young Urnderson
attended country school, and at the sge
of IA he entered Upiwr Iowa Collcg
and remained there and In th harvest
field until tbe Civil War began. On
morning he spoke iu th university dispel
sad asked tbs studeuts to enlist. Twen-tjr-ont
followed blm. II went out Into
tbe country and, within a week enlisted
104 men and wss lusdo lieutenant. II
fought at Fort Henry, led a drsptrat
char ite on Kort Donelson, where his Jaw
wss fractured by s bullet. In th baltl
of Coriuth Henderson lost s log. il
returned bom snd worked in th lows
enrollment board.
In 1815 Col. Henderson was appointed
Internal revenue collector, but resigned
to praotic law, becoming successful In
Dubuque. In loai th congressional
nomination wss unanimously offered him, b accepted and was elected. In hi
ten consecutive terms be was nominated each time by scclnmullnn. II wss
lected Speaker of th Hous Dec. 4, 1800, and was re-elected In 1001.
A FAMOUS JURIST.
Former United State Buprsm Court
Justice Horace Orsy.
The death of Horace Gray, at hi
home in Nahant, Mass., removed one
of tbe most eminent of American Jur
ists. Justice Gray
bad been In falling
health for some
time. He suffered
a stroke of spo
plexy a few
months ago, and
from thl h never
sufficiently recov
ered to resume'bl
duties in tbe Uni
ted States Supreme
Court Upon bit
just ica cibay. retirement be wo
succeeded by Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes, also a resident of Massachu
setts. Justice Gray cam of a family long
,n tn, ,J , profcMlon ,n M..sa
". ahnrn , nton ....
Court Justice in th Income tat and
Insular case and decided that th Uni
Last Year While Mountain
Climbing no Person
crlhd.
ht. n.,.1 h tut ri. .t -litir. s ml
what is worse, moat of ttiem r so com . smiles."
fldent of their own ability that tliry j A Clever Lawyers "Is he a good taw
will not take the precaution to smploy rr "A good lawyer! Why, ssy! I
competent guide. hare known hliu to prove tli truth of
Nothing attests the nerve d the what Isn't so, and not half try." Chi
courage and endurance of a man a cwgo Tout.
does mountstn climbing, and it Is quits Making love: "A a mere matter of
a much of a scteue auy other form curl.mlty, sir, I should Ilk to know
of athletic sport.. Kxpertenr! men low i,, you hsv been making love
cau tell at a glance th safest and th ,u mjf ifBr" "I began, sir, wbeu you
most accessible paths and where aud 0if."Life.
between what hour there will be the
least risk of falling stone. Swiss
guides who have ln taken to the
Andes and to th Illttmlayas and en
to our own American mountains have
never failed to accomplish ascents,
which men without mierletico have I
considered Impossible. It Is simply a, " tmri " n " r,,r
matter of ability acquire.! by long and . ,,r"ir "whr. u " ' ful" "in
patient simly. yet auy ordinary tourist .d' '" wnty six bundrwl.
Imagine that because one man can ae- tverjuody Is lu the smart set"
compllsh th feat another may do th I-lfs.
same even If he ha never se,en a Our Two Great Classes: Th world
glacier. Th greatest number of accl- j seems to be divided Into two cIsmcs;
dents occur upon Mont Itlnnc. becatise th who hoard, and envy those who
that Is th easiest to reach and most kocp house, and tliuiw who keep house,
fashionable of alt the Swiss uiounulna,' and envy tuu boarders. Atchison
but at th same time It Is the most dan-' uiobo.
gerou because of meteorological con
ditional Tb weather Is likely to chaug
at any time, and when a snowstorm
conies th danger I greatest
While a party of American tourists
wer descending th Matterborn om
time sgo a mass of rock fell and hurled
several of the party down an Ice (orgs,
killing them Instantly. The Illustra
tion to the rtgbt show how th acci
dent occurred. Th party wt de
scending the mountain when th slip
which caused the fatality occurred.
The lower Illustration shows a party
leaving Zeros it to climb the Matter
horn.
WHO
SENSATION BY RETIRING.
spkakcb itRMliKtutoit at III crsx.
ted State had no right to seize fishing
mack supposed to b carrying aid to
th Cubans. Justice Gray delivered
tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court that
Congress had the power to make the
treasury notes of tbe United States le
gal tender In payment of private debt
in time or peace as well as In war.
Th deceased Jurist wa a man of
commanding figure. He stood six fct
six Inches and was solidly built In so
cial lire b wa affable and unreservod,
and among those who knew him well
wa regarded as one of the most polite,
genial and courteous of men.
Tho Piano Typewriter.
After six year of continuous, patient
and Industrious labor, Paul J. Clenanth.
of Buffalo, has Invented what he calls
th piano typewriter, and It la said to be
one of tbe Inventions of the age.
Th piano typewriter Is an Invention
which will prov decidedly useful to
any person who pluy the piano, and es
pecially to composer or bandmasters,
If a composer ho a desire to write a
new piece of music all that I necessary
for blm to do I to attach the new In
vention to his or hor piano and piny
what be thinks will make good mnsin
When he finishes, tbe notes that be has
piayea win be printed on a sheet of pa
per and will be ready for publication
If h hold tbs not for a quarter or half
tb machine will print a quarter note;
If a half note I wanted he will hold the
cord for two beat and a half not will
be printed. ,
Proof of Her Beauty.
Barnes I th girl protty?"
Bbedd Beautiful! That Is to say, my
wife doesn't like ber a bit. I haven't
een her myelf, you know. Boston
Transcript.
If w were a woman, we would be
careful of what we sold to tho Woman
who foe around with a handkerchief
rdy to weep with you.
r
A homo remedy: "IHi you think coal
nil Is good for niiHiiiltMs?" 'I think,
a hard sl Is belter."-CUm-Und Plain
lM-aler.
"Miinulsh sort of girl." "Is she real
ly Y' "Very. She used the telephone
for the first time lu her life today, and
she didn't giggle once."
Tough: "Oh. Henry, don't cut your
pie with a kulfe." "Kllsn. you ought
to le thankful I don't en 1 1 for a ran
opener." Chicago Record.
rtrtggs Wbnt's your Idea of heaven?
Orlggs-Well, It's tbs way a man feel
the first three day after he Is home
from a sit miner vacation. Lift.
Lis Object: Clllinau-l see you raise
your own vegetables. Suburbanite
No! I simply plant a smiitl gnrd n so
N to keep i lie chickens at home. Llf.
Reporter You are so confident of
catching this criminal you must have a
strong view, Detective We have. Us
didn't wear Panama. New York
Hun.
"The sltigttr has made great stride
In the profession, hasn't she?" "Yes.
Indeed. Formerly, when she received
an encore, sue sang; uow sue usually
Mother-llil (he professor proposal
Daughter Dear ui, mother, h wss
oil th very wg of It, and I foolishly
happened to mention bacteria. De
troit Free I'ress.
"Taps., wlmt Is the difference . be-
"And you still Insist thai your fly lug
machine is a practical commercial
quantity V "I do," answered the business-Ilk
Inventor; "If you don't bellv
It I can show you th gut receipt."
Washington Star.
Magistrate Now, I'll let you off this
time, but It must be a lesson for yon
nut to be lu bad company again. Pris
oner (ie wblu! It ain't my fault that
I'm her; th cops mad m coin.
Philadelphia Itecord.
I-awycr Itrt.-f I see that c of
yours Is on. Jury drawn yult lawyer
Kklnner Yes, and It' splendid one.
I.awkor Itrlef Atiov the sverng In
Intelligence, hT Lawyer Skinner No;
way below It. Philadelphia Press.,
At Two Dollar a Visit: "Yes, the
dot-tor has put me on tbe strictest klml
of diet." "Indeed. What Is itr
Well, h says I mustn't ent anything
I don't Ilk, aud not any more thau t
want of what I do." Ilnllliuor New.
"What are you doing?" sskod th Jus
tice a the defendant's counsel began
bis argument "Going to prvsout our
side of the rase." "I don't want to
bear both sides," replied th Justice.
"It hns a tlndlncy to confuse th coort."
Driver Did )ou umrk th spot
where your coinrnd fell out of the
boat nud was ilrowued? O'l.nfTerty
Hliure, Ol dhl, 01 took a piece av wood
an left It flontln on th' wnttier at th'
very place h went down, sor. Ohio
Htnte Journal.
Th Hon I Thing: "Are you a real In
dian?" asked the Investigating youth
of ou of th painted Indiana who ac
companied Itutrnlo Illll Wild West
Show. "Sure!" replied th Indian; "I
wa born an' raised In Indianapolis,
lndlaun." Kxvuaitg.
Mrs. Wedorly (unmasking after th
fancy balD-Oh, but dldu't I fool you,
though? Yea bad no Idea that you
wore flirting with your wife all the
evening. Mr. Wederly No, I hadn't:
you wore so very agrovabl I wa com
pletely deceived. -Tit-Iilla. .
Tbe danger of a llttl knowledge
"Don't you sometime regret that you
did not devot nioro time to your edu
cation In early lifer' "No, sir," an
swered the politician; "If I had learned
to talk grammatical the voter In my
district would think I wa puttln' on
air and drlftln' away from the hearts,
of tb people." Washington Star.
"Why did you luslst on getting me
an upper berth in th sleeping car?"'
asked tbe habitually austere' lady.
"Well," answered bor Irrepressible
niece, "you have been exporting for s
many year to find somebody undor
your bed that I thought It might re
lieve your mind to have all doubts on
the subject removed at once." Wash
ington Star.
"Yes," said tho yonng wife, "Henry
and I had ome word- thl morning,
and I can't deny that bo got tbe best
of It" "That will nuvor do," returned
the experienced neighbor. "You can't
afford to start In married tlfe that
way." "I know It" answered the
young wife. 'I've thought It all over,
and when he conies homo.to-ulght I'm
going to bring him to term so quick
that he'll hardly know whnt'a happen
ed." "That' right, my dear. Show
some spirit What are you going to
dor "I'm going to bring up tb sub
Ject again and then cry,"
Hard on the Baby.
Tbe Philadelphia Times la responsible
for th following:
A Canadian firm recently placed with
the Montreal and Toronto newspaper
an advertisement of a new nursing bot
tle it had patented, and was about to
place on the market After giving dl
rectons for use, the "ad." ended In thl
manner: . . . . ,y ,
"When the baby Is done drinking, It
must be unscrewed and In Id In a cool
place, under a tap. - If the baby doc
not thrive on fresh milk, It should b
boiled." - ,
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