HE KISSING FETE
ROBlT C WAKNIK.
...Iil U. " AmW I".. Ac
f.l r,'", U''''"
fc-f .r ll "'ur -"l,,r,, r"f ,U" ,,-
',.. fl'"k",,, ,u ,u,r,"''
n. iik. "' '"
. Il-iieaud rani and went f
irt. wen. II- yum and tho
-u-r married. ut '"" i
mM. Hi 1,"f " w, u,"r"
.-j t wa tb crln f Hi
... .n rll I !l tuTtU Vm '
... might kl ,rt ,u " I'""'
Brovkled I U rrn
feather 'i t'i " lulmdmod
iu riml l" 'lf f "''I lo '
embrace """ 00 ,b ,p-
neh vt a '' ku"r
A th rl.k lrurfc 0 (wo young
.in. filtered III arm "
' iii ' i'y. r
.i.rk re sbl pltl"d black
fcalf hanging dows) ttrr back- Tli
lbrr wa smaller. I'1" 7r l-y.
Ith lulr "f t' ""d drifting In lb
brm-a Thrjr bad ua sooner ed Il
gal than U'ru fva'beT began lo
0tliirr In ib-lr path. Many young
man .t"'-lil. but waa deterred by
a iriwllrnl glaWe rrom nw q.uwuiy
brunette Kit an hur lb pair walked
about llir paik ttalrbUig lb other
Now sn.t again ui Jfm Slrl would
iitjriiiy iimi y w,, y,",
Plirwirb bn b Ubl lo ful4
or to nl'Kr I" T"l'l uu '"''
..uiO I brrd utncd K-roaiiui
HhI bli 'rk rruumle)
tul 111 lrl Wlkd UUlourbMl
Jlu; -r'in oolW-rJ Ibrm, but tto
on ranl lu know Ibrm II U
in.rU Hut ihcjr rr ef blb At$rr.
diufliirri c.f iioblrtwo bo bd rum
lo wlliirw Hi ktMloX wlibtll labial
pgr! la II. m1 II ,,p0 wbUwml
Itul itirjr rf rroto in court nui
Ibrr rr uxo I'rrfcrot fmni lb
rvurt. mil noiM of I bora bid ever m-o
lb lrl l-for. Tb" wil wowdorrd
mhf ihw (lliii ftrnl " offvf lo
m Iwn aif b lrtullr. ,
$r tuldnUbl man llb bl-k
brird rlilrrnt 10 funiUr Wllb Ot
bo HTimt lo b III in. II
.Irvn( lint 1Mb wrr dlfiulrd
aln( Hi two KIM. Ibrf larttnl od
u4 i I in. ibn. tlklu la rtr-
rlr. Uirt lUrni (In. At IUl ruiid
Bwlt)f III yuuhtfrr tiuia dartnt to
rd lb Mu tyni girl, Prwtlta; bltu
romluc, b Irfl brr rmpiilo and
lin njf TIkmm watrbllig Ibraw ua
known Ihra mw lit nldrf na
tpnar Hh utrl ho w Irfl I brj
itxrtri dial h woli wliht-r blm
lib EiiiH-r What Ibrlr inr
frtw in c h-r afirr a falni rUi
I IK ubilill lo t klrd. TUvn wbru
br c.ff.1,-,1 la arm alt took II. and
lt7 walkrd ciO Inclher.
"ton r rrjr ImM." aald lb tody.
fcHKb Iwiiiiljr ftmm would Irwlr
bnldn In a roward "
"You Iu4 no rlht lo ktM m. Vuu
do uol wpur lb rra frallwr"
Trn I ttrvrr Ibottcbl erf (bat. Flu!
iKb Wui at your ma km coa fur
frl."
-V-Hi majr bar a Udylo "
"u-b ltiijr a yoara would win
m frtiin brr In aplla tif oi ll ro-
hitl'in"
"You do nt drn that ab ailata."
"I do m. Whatever or whoevrr I
am. I am iki liar."
ilul would you (rrak a bart for a
irinsrr J"
"It U ah who la I bo alranjir. I
h tn-vrr o ht.m
"NVrrr har hr! What man
Drr of man arc yon wbo omi with
out wrliin br yno wool"
"I brr I woo. I bar not arn
b'r I bar Intemlvd lo tnako my
bride "
"Tbrr fomna my frlrnd with your
kr I nmai rrjola brr Tbla I but
lb adrrniura of an rrnlug. Far
II" "W win not part without lh plrdB
of anothi-r mwtliif. Tfll m whrn and
hrr mi rotumnnlcalo wlib you
lomnrrow."
"You may rail upon mo tomorrow
T-iiIng" Kb ar blm Ibe locailoo
f a vliu wlirn, l(ie lvpi.
"lint you win out. You will tbluk of
Ihla nlTnlr overnight and rwwlva to b
Iru lo lint whkh I aurraU la to your
llitormt."
"Wnit and
Tho n, xt rvoulng tha alrauger drora
l n tln villa In tiuiHiUut). waa
nahcri'd in ,y imkrya with ery al
di'iii i of profound rrct. Ho arernvd
urprliMil. , h iuuipiuou aalou ha
wna rwi-lviHl by the lady who bad ao
uddmiiy iiMplrvd blm. Hbe waa aintl
'K m hi-,, with an air of triumph.
"I am aurprlam to ao your maj
"ty." hlu. h.k0i bat b Interrupted
btr.
"Mnji-ntyi"
"V You were known to ma from
he flrat."
"Who arn your
"I'lmt let uie know your royal docl
Jlon. For mo will you brvak with tb
rlncoHH Mnrgnretr
"Tb rrinrpaa Margaret! What do
Jou know of t,o I'rinceaa Marfaratf
Win jou rut her off for om you
bvo mvii but oncer
"I will wotl no oue at pwaent. I aak
o in, ,.rmitttHt to pay my addreawa
yu witb view to ralalng you to a
"Hl J'ou nrt not ao aura of tbla saw
brn lovo after alir
"I ftin. I wigh tm, t0 prep,, my
P"ll for the change."
Tho ludy turned her bead aalde." Tha
, IK ,n,,k e of her banda In bla and
l"ur.'d forth a torrent of wordi. Bud
;;"y ahe atoPtKHl blm.
I am tho I'rluceaa Margaret."
iu the rrlneeaa Margaretr
A CASE OF HEDGI
By OEORQE HERBERT iOHN.
"PyrlBht, laoa, by Amarloan Preaa Aaao
elation. wiien waa atudytng medicine, ona
"crmKiii vM n Uie aiggectlng room
mrrying to get through with a aubject
wore the building ahould be cloaed for
"le "'Kht. Ad examination waa be
'ore mo n,0 ... mornln- .nii there
NG
old be uo opportunity to return to
lb. .I.w. u,,, ,..., r..r t (
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.rr..d .ru.!.-. I,r , ) l
ll.e pl-rn ,v.( , , fi
lb n-..,,. li.t.-,t.I., I., n,.!,l, ,, .k
t lnuim
!' ...y war I i....t. .,. ,,f a ,, f
wbl.l lu I)W ,..klut ..r ,, ,lir(,
irangrra l luUlii.,,, lM.r , ,
my .UH..I, w r,n..,, , ,10,mv ( i(i kiiJ
up my tt a.,. I, n ,(, lr,
"'hlng b e ,h.. u,y ,i, ,.. ,.
a lal.lr, i,,,,!,, ,r ,, ,, Wi i , i(
lo illniM-r In Uie rn-m,,,, ,., ,
lo my ri.i ., t ( tk Uhl( Mn
my aMiitiUliiiH-ui ali , utliTu ll(k
lug up Urn ,a( UU.-UW Hint 11 .,,
not uilu
I w.. in 4 ,,,k W,.,er hn.l
taken my own .m. i,r )U lH,uull u
would I ,rrlfti i (ii.(,.r ,
mail f,-. II, f. ,m rrMW.pf,
lo lb till.r. rim If II,., ,)WI)1.r ,.!,!
b Idmimrtl I i,i, u ,ui,j , ,
rbargw of muni. r. f..ll.,w.M ,f rf
fort lo gi l rid i,f ii.l r.,r(.w. ,.vi .,
Tb w Im. thing in !,,, ,,,n Ha,
lo rt-.rl my . ,P .u,.,, , , ,f
I thought of tbla. but Uf.,r. doing ao
rotirl.i.1. ,1 i i,,,,, ,(lB tmg , hiil
lakrn wHh iw to illa.'owrltig the
owner It w . krd. ami waa
obliged lo forre II
llw only aril, lea In It were burglar'
loula
"Well." an 1,1 to mjraelf. "w!ver
baa taken my li bel la m.( likely
rrKrt bl Hint, aline by i1..ng ai hj
III llH-rllliloale blliiM-lf Tberw la no
miewlly for my Kng the aubjivt
any fun tier aiiinilou "
Were It io. fr one of Home alrnnte
CoUh Idelirea that are rimtluimlly Imp
l'tiliig my ai.rfy w.mi.l end here A
year after my e.hniu;i. of aadhela
my bu, or rather, my father a.
rohlii-d I toll.. wel one of Hut meu
dowiialalra. where they had lurti.-d on
lb llgbta. am) ra-igbl htm ,y the
nllall Jo.t h wa colntf out the
froiil diir lie lurii.-d and gnre m
blow which klKuknl toe d..wn He
mad bla a-aw, but during the brief
luataul I mw hla fa.e reeognluM
ttty -rtiier it whlat on the Jotirmy
ben I bad eiehanged aalrhel
Wohdetitl w bet tier be had r ognll'd
li. bul II ort-mrrd to me that lie bad
not. f.,r tho light wa at my Im.k
Two mor year ..) cine day
while on a train a man t'k a a-nl
bealda me. and when I Linked at him
I rreigtilietl niy iarlner at whlat and
In tho aamr ,m the burglar who had
rtibtiel my fnltn-r'a li.mae My flrat
(bought waa to auminoii the roiuturtor
and bar htm It-h-graph alu-nd lo the
l.-r. My aeroi.d wa to luni up my
r rllr and put! my bat down over
my ) e that lb burglar would mt
know ii, Then I rem. niU-n-d that b
bad wily eti mo oii. e, alneti wlien I
bod arown a beard Thua reaMUivd, I
mad a remark to blm He replied,
and we entered Into rviiverwitloti.
Now. It -eiarred lo me that ahntitd
I make a rhafi; of burglary again!
him would aland In a ulnerahle x
all Ion ll bad l-ii ixHuu-MH-d of my
nbjert'a f... and I umertnlii
lull. If any, uae be would make of It
to mtabltah a rounterrhflrge. I con
eluded to dlarwrr If Kwalhlo what bla
liilentlona mlgbl I In Itil rew-t. I
(old blm tho alory of the rtrbauge of
aatrbel a having happened to a
friend of mine Kb turned and afler
filing a abarp glance on mo aald root
ly: "I aee yu are Ibe man with whom
I played whlat and who went off with
my aatrbel.
"And you are tho man who robbed a
bonne. In M two yrara ago and whom
I rauglit by Ibe roattall and recg
nlted a be laed out. 8uppwe I glv
you awayT
"You'll aland Irlal ou a rhnrgo of
munler"
"I ran eaally prove that I wa a
mrdlral atudenl and wa Inking (he
foot home) for dlectlon.H ,
"Not ao faat. (ileaae. To bead you
off I teamed of a mtaaliig man and
aerurrd evidence to prove ronclualvety
that a man of your d.iwrlptlon wua
mm to murder the perwon who hud
dlp-arel. Then I turned over your
aalrhel with Uie foot In It to the po
lice." Suddenly It dnwned niKni me how
foollah I bnd Uvu not to report tho
raae mya.'lf. It would have blocked
my opHlienl'a ii i lie.
"If you rexrt me." he continued,
"iiera.ma upHiel to Ik unknown to
me will Inform the police of jour Iden
tity with the man whom my wltmiuiea
aaw you murder. You will 1 arret
ed, tried and the beet of rlrrumalantlnl
evl.l f fiiruliiheil to prove tliat you
bad b gnnlgo flgnlnat blm, murdered
liliu and Intended lo prottvl. yourself
In caae of UUeovery by the fiu-t that
you were a medical atudent atudytng
anatomy."
A mental vlalon of ono of thoao cele
brntisl murder ' of which I would
be the central llgiire n'nd wherein half
the KHiple lielleve.1 In I lie aiviiMod'a
guilt and tha oilier half In hU Inno
cence rnme tip U'fore me.
"My friend." I anld. "In tho eye of
the law ahould we Inform on each
other wo would both I mmiiocted
riimlimlH. which In tho next thing to
being proved erlmlnnlH. I am quite
aure I would 1 proved guilty. At nny
rate, I ahould I' ruined. Uo lu peace."
FROM WTIE WEST
Singly They Went to the East,
but Together They Returned.
By MARY WOOD.
xiiM.miin Ann anxed ncroaa the fro-
en atretfhea of tho pnrk with a de
lightful actiKO of owiiersiup. iuu ci.u.
...1.1..1. i,ii,l ili.lerred till other
wayfarers waa n the breath of tier
own prnlrlea
"Jet tlie Bky ror a iior.n. i,
ahe aald exultmitly. "Seems llko old
times, It does."
Teddy wna not looaing m
Around a bend In the road en mo n
I.. l.lnek well croOIIHHl, 110110
florae, jvi - -
. . u .i.ii n. .ii.ii.-nte nostr Is snllTed
II.Ul.i wui.w .
the wind, and saddle Invitingly empty-
not ownerless, for a ponceim...
close beside. Kut Teddy had eyes only
for the horse. In a momept possession
would be his and Missoula far behind.
He set off down the walk as fast as
bla chubby legs would curry blm. .
T., h,u Mi,lU tmttkp , (h, rM,
" '-r in-r p.-iition
Hh broke Into a
rrii-l.t. ( ,i run
'i '"inn.iiiMl
. and her vole rang ont
"Teddy darker, cim
"'k! Iiii
hi) !"
you hear? Om back, I
If Teddy hear 1 be Rav. no algn, ex-
' -pt to re,),,,,!,!,. J,,, rnn tM.
Mi. war ,,r il. i . . ..
The!
of .
"',e.T i uaru:
aa an immrvm; apM-arlng atrip
' gl.-aiiili, tl i-iii, -.,
I be wintry ,,. T.tdy'a f.wt eoroun
" f " H threw out both banda
an,) .M, frwar.l on bla n. It U a
'"l-r memu-r. and Twldy cimplalo
( lomlly
The lrtB Mlaaonl, WM ow 00
"ene. Kven the H,l.-eU)in t,HrT Bto
a-rvr xnU,n r. Together
they pi.-kMt up the fallen, whoae rrlea
r.-doul.l.Nl under the effect of Mla
soiiln'a vlgorou ahaklng. Tha pollca
inan Ititerrrn-d. !
"h- ber. now." be Kid good na
lor.lly. -i n liv,, ,0 ,,rrt you lf yoo
u.ake aurh n,)llM.. fMtm ,m, Jm
i-w. You ran have a rUi on blm If
yon aren't a- art."
T.i!.ly atlrr.-iiwl at the Implied mault
'That all I wanted to do," be pro-
leted atmilly, "0r MIlMWUly. Bit
wouldn't let mr ,
The inn ii looked at th girl eagerly,
"lie you from Moat ana, mUsf be
knl
MUaviuta nodded.
"I ball from weat Txa myaelf." tha
)llieiuaii haatened to explain, "but I
rkon there mub of a Bameneaa
about them both."
MUaoula Ann Belied bla hand joy
fully T been watrblng you other
day. I Jeat knowed you was from tha
et the way you aat your borwe."
Iiy Ibl time Teddy waa safely en
sconced n top of Jim Crow. "It doe
aeem a lf mt of the folk here made
riding a bard matter." tbe policeman
aald reflectively. "And It's worse for
the bire than It la for Ibem. Why,
tho ladle have the poor beaata cinch
ed up i light they ran't draw a full
breaib WUh they'd Juat try It on a
broncho. Tbere'd be some tall buck
lug ." And be laughed.
Mhnwiula joined In. "I believe I could
ahow i hem a thing or two myaelf," ab
anld proudly, "even If I alnt'a got one
of them swell riding aklrta. Hut t Jeat
belter not laaylng loo much about
II." ahe added sadly. "I might bev for
got, H' ao long a In,- I wa on a horse.
Mr. Harker, be got one of tboao auto
mobllea, but I can't abide tbe crea
ture." The tall policeman agreed. "Juat give
me a good borwe." be declared, "and a
clear rd. and I'd ride and ride to"
"1 Tar out lo the weat." tbe girl In
terrupted eagerly. There was a wbrt
ful look In ber eyea.
"lie you long from there, mbiar be
Biked reHpTt fully.
"Only alm-e Ut fall, but It acerns an
age," MUaoula Ann aald. with a algh.
"You . Mr. Itarker, be'a tbe blggeat
man out our way. He rule Jeat about
everything but bl wife, and she rules
hi in Ho when abe took It Into ber
bead to rum to New Tork fer tbe win
ter w e oil bad lo cum. I cum on 'count
of Teddy. rWm as lf b can't get
along without uie. 1'v bed tbe car of
hi in ever aliice be waa born." Ebe
Mnlli-d up at tbe child affectionately.
"I'm not saying but what I waa tickled
over the lb. They'd been telling me
all w.rta of foollNhneM about the city.
Hut It's not a bit Ilk what I expected.
IVrtmp the fault Ilea In me, but I feel
ort of iuot In-red all the time. It'abad
enough on tbe atreet, with people
puhlug of you out of thetr way, but
lud-airs It's worse. Things are ao
awful dear here that Mr. Darker, for
all be own 'bout a whole section out
our way, can't bev a whole house to
hUxolf. It's worse than the boys' quar
tern at a roundup the way folks crowd
(get tier. Kut you must excuse me
fer saying so much," she broke off In
ronclualou as she looked up and met
hut dark eyes fixed admiringly upon
h.-r. "Only It'a bo long since I bad tbe
chance to free my mind. You're mighty
good to lUtcu. Hut come, Teddy; It'a
time we were making for home."
Teddy did not agree, but the tall po
liceman cut short hi remarks by lift
ing him down In a peremptory fash
Ion. "I'm much obliged to you, miss,"
be said gratefully. "It'a been aa good
as seeing ono of the boys. But per
baps you'll be coming this way again
tomorrow?" he asked Insinuatingly.
Missoula Ann thought that per ha pa
she might. Teddy was quite sure that
he would tie ready for another ride.
The tall policeman leaped lightly Into
bis saddle, and she watched him with
a thrill of pride. lie waa certainly
quite humming In bla blue uniform
with the brass buttons, and hla friend
hlp wn a thing to be desired. And
then ho came from the weatt lie
could sympathtxe with her longing for
that faraway land. Yes, Missoula was
sure to come that way tomorrow.
He was waiting for them on the next
afternoon, and Teddy was awung up
ou the anddlo In a Jiffy. But now It
was tbe big policeman who talked,
while Missoula listened In aby silence.
His name was Jones. "They used to
call me '8horty' down In the Panhan
dle becnuso I waa ao tall," he explain
ed, with a laugh. "No, they don't do It
hero," In answer to her questioning
look. "It wouldn't be healthy for
them. The men on the force call me
Jim. I haven't any pala up here."
Jim had come to New York with
Botno full blood cattle. But the attrac
tions of the big city proved too much
for him, and after a debauch of aer
eral days he had come to himself only
to And that the rest of tbe crew had
gotio back, and be waa left alone,
adrift. There had been some bard
davs. Jim spoke of them hesitatingly
and with a shamed flush on his tanned
cheek. 1
Hut then I got on the force on ac
count of my rtdlng-and I've been on
over a year. I can't complain of the
pay, and tho work's light enough. But
1 get such longing for the sun shining
In a perfect blue aky and my pony
picking hla way among the holea of a
dog town the little beggars sitting up
and scolding at you aa bold aa you
please and then scrambling down
through the mesqulte bushes Into a
water hole and letting him drink as
much na he pleases and then riding on
till the sun sets as It never does up
here, bands of light playing right
across the aky and a purple glow over
everything. Well when I get to think
ing of all that I get uneasy-like and
tired of all this crowding. Some fine
morning the feellag will be extra
strong, and then"-e laughed "the
MILLSBORO AAGUS bEPTf MBER 2 1900
for-erlll ! loalng one of Ha orna
ment "
Mlwwiula waa looking tip eagerly
Her eye were a blue as the Texaa
aky of which be ft,k and wide with
longing "You w ill be irolng bin k,
too, some (lny. M!o MIkhoiiIh," he auld
aoftly.
Hbe eaiifht tier breath ahurply. like
ono aiidili-nly waked from a dream.
"Yew." h aild ll-.plrll.-lly. " a'pow
ao when Ml I'.iirker'a ready to ro."
The three met often after that. Ted
dy hail eotoe In look mi Jim t'row a
one of hi Mis.eMlma. while Mlmtoula
and bl i.n'ler hn. I become the Im-mI of
friends, ai.il meanwhile a tar ly aprlng
was tires hlng new Kfe Into the half
thawed h.H.H of the park. Timid
graaa blad iiprn-ared.
The aflerii'Min ami ahone down warm
ly and showed MUaoula engaged In re
straining Teddy from picking a spray
of tbe eullclng "burning hush." Tbe
tall policeman came up during (he al
tercation. A they walked on together
be preserved an unwonted alienee.
"Spring's about here." Mlswmla ob
served at laat. "I've been thinking bow
tbe prairie must look by now-Jet one
big flower bed."
Jim looked off aero tbe treetops
with eyes unseeing of their delicate
veil of haves. "I've been thinking,
too," be aald. "and I Juat can t stand
tbe city any longer. I'm going bark
weat." Mlaaoula'a face paled.
"I'd have gone long ago If It badn't
been for you. MUaoula." lie looked
down now and as be saw ber agita
tion went on eagerly: "I won't go now
unless you will go too. I've been sav
ing money, and I've written out, ao
(here's a MMlllon ready. Won't you
go, Missoula?"
MliMoula'e face blushed a rosy red,
but she met bis ardent gaxe frankly.
"Yes, I'll go, Jim." she said. "1 trust
you. Teddy's getting so old now be
won't be missing me. And, oh, Jim,
we'll be going back lo the west to
getberr There was a choke In her
voice.
Jim drew her to him, and It wa
well that tbe path was deserted or ob
servers might hsve been scandalized
by Iba spectacle of one of the force
who bad quite forgotten bla dignity.
Had Bttr Draw.
IVllegrlul was an artist with aa ex
ceedingly liberal vocabulary, upon
which be would draw freely for tbe
edification of tbe Beefsteak club, of
which be was a member. There waa
one fellow member of Ibe club, aays
J. C. Carr tn a book called "Some
Eminent Victorians," who waa wont
to entertain tbe table witb little Im
promptu sketches and deglgna. which
be executed with a certain degree of
facility.
This Innocent display of artistic
power offended Pellegrlul, who, possi
bly moved by a measure of Jealousy
that any one should encroach upon his
special province. Insisted, with aorac
vehemence, that a club waa not the
place for sorb exercises.
"I like the boy," be said to me one
evening, "and when he talk I listen,
but 'tl pity he draw."
It was only a few evenings later
that I entered tbe room and found tbe
young friend who bad been tbe sub
ject of Pellegrini's rebuke alworblng
tbe entire conversation of tbe crowded
table. Peltecrlnl was present, and I
could see that be waa growing restive
under the artist's unceasing flow of
conversation.
In a momentary pause be turned to
me and In an audible whisper deliv
ered this laconic Judgment:
"Joe, I 'ave made big mistake. Tut
better he draw."
Aa Dtind.
"Father." said tho minister's little
daughter, "the paper says you 'offici
ated at the wedding clad In tbe tradi
tional garb of the clergy.' What does
'traditional' mean?"
"Traditional,' my dear," answered
(he good man as he looked at his
rheap suit of black with a algh, "re
fers to something that has been hand
ed down."-ltrolt Free Preaa.
THE UBIQUITOUS CENT.
N Other Denomination Haa Under
gone So Many Chang.
The universal money of the people
In this country Is the cent. Tbe child
does his earliest business thinking In
terms of cents. The hobo holds up the
passerby with the request for a few
cents to relieve the pangs of hunger.
It Is the unit of coinage. Ou tbe other
Side of the continent the contempt for
It Is rapidly being overcome, and the
mints have to take a constantly In
creasing demand for It Into their
reckonings. The appearance of the
new Lincoln cent la one of the most In
teresting additions to this coinage thai
have been produced. For pracUcally
the first time it substitutes the real for
the ideal, or, rather, the fanciful.
Perhaps no other monetary denoml
natlou has undergone so many changes
of design. Since the republic was born
there have been almost annual changes
In the character of the cent. Most of
these have been trivial, though some
have been radical. The cent of 1792
bore a bust of Liberty, with flowing
hair and the legend "Liberty. Parent
of Science and industry." Tbe next
year what was known as tbe "chain
cent", was produced, showing on tbe
reverse a chain with fifteen links.
There were many Imperfect dies In
those days, but the Imperfections have
not Infrequently made them more pre
cious to coin collectors. A genuine
1799 cent has been among the pieces
most prlxed by the numismatist, since
they early became very scarce. This
was said to be due to the enterprise of
a Salem firm that secured several bun
dred thousand of them and sent them
to tho coast of Africa, where, punched
with holes, they were bung as orna
ments on the necks of the natives.
Boston Transcript.
Tha Campanile ef St. Mark's.
"In Venice the campanile of St.
Mark's has now reached such a height
aa to make an almost startling object
lesson ou tbe terribly prosaic state of
hardness, tightness, smoothness, novel
ty and rigid repair In which tbe ages
of antiquity possessed the buildings
we hold venerable," says a writer.
"It la a perfect facsimile of the orig
inal belfry tower of which the fall
gave a shock to all hearts, and that
beautiful tower before It fell bnd a
surface, a sweetness, an imperceptible
disintegration, which waa tbe bloom
The Second Annual
Portland Fair
Oregon's Biggest Show!
6 Horse Races Daily
National Live Stock Exhibits
Balloon Racing
Chariot Racing
Fascinating Midway Attractions
FIREWORKS will be the most gorgeous and magnificent pyrotechnic dis
play ever seen on this Coast. This will interest the whole family,
Reduced Rates On All Roads.
of time. A 'random touch of green
lodged between its bricks, tbanks to
the bird or tbe winds. It successor
Is sn almost hideous disappointment
and looks like nothing but a part of
some monstrous factory."
Tha Hightat City.
Cerro de Pasco is tbe highest town
In the world. The remarkable broad
gauge railway by which It Is reached
pasaes over a higher altitude, about
that of Mont Blanc, and there are
mining camp and Indian Tillages st
greater elevations. It U slso true that
there are higher railway stations, for
on tbe Arequlpa-Puno line tbe elation
of Crucero Alto attains the stupendous
elevation of H.GOO feet, but st 14,200
feet above tbe sea level there la no
other real town of 8,000 Inbabitanta,
with a railway station, telegraphs, tel
ephones, churches, shops, clubs, hospi
tals sod vice consuls. It la a wonder
ful example of American enterprise.
W. A. Hirst in London Spectator.
Knighthood and th Stags.
It only remains for King Edward to
knight George Bernard Shaw to cover
every branch of the dramatic field In
England. Gilbert waa tbe flrat play
wright to be permitted to wear knee
breeches In tbe king's presence, and
Gilbert's business wss comic opera.
Hla partner, Sullivan, died a knight.
Irving was knighted for bis tragedy.
Wyndham for his comedy. Beerbohm
Tree now becomes a knlgbt by reason
of bis exceptional skill In dressing a
stsge and In casting a play, and last
but not least. Plnero wears a title In
recognition of bis rank aa the flrat of
contemporary English dramatists. Ar
gonaut
Sing Sing Prison.
Sing Sing prison Is to be moved
across the Hudson river fifteen or ,
twenty miles northward. Just eight
miles south of West Point where a
large tract of land has been purchased.
and a gang of several hundred con
victs has been working for two years
grading the ground and quarrying
stone to build the walla to shut them
selves In. Tbe present prison wss also
built by convicts in 1S20 with mate
rial found on tbe grounds; but al
though It baa been enlarged every few
years and Is now one of the largest
penitentiaries In tbe world, It la not
large enough. Exchange.
Overlook!, -
"Here's a new disease that afflicts
people that sit too much In automo
biles." "Yes. And I remember there was a
special ailment for the users of bicycle
saddles."
"Of course the medical fellows are at
work on a serious stunt for tbe chaps
who perch on aeroplanes."
"No doubt of It. But it seems fanny
that they have all along neglected to
put something painful on the rural
hired man who continues to sit on the
fence."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Footing tha Fish.
It has been found by the owner of
a fishing boat at St Abbs, Berwick
shire, that a net dyed aa nearly aa
possible the hue of the sea, instead of
tbe traditional brown, results. In a
much better catch. Tbe discovery
was put to the test tbe other night
when of a fleet of sixty-five fishing
craft the boat with Its nets dyed blue
made by far the largest catch. The
dye used Is bluestone. London Mali
THE KNOCKER.
There la not a bore ao tiresome
Aa the pesstmlstlo crank.
Who la sura there a nothing who
But that everything la rank.
Who sees no Rood In any,
Who at hopefulness doth mock
And whose mission, self appointed,
la to knock knock knock l
He'a the mlllston of all progress;
Ha Is wholesome effort's bane;
Be can Just sea the evU;
Naught to him U safe or sane.
Ha Is there to put damper
On all projects to unlock
New doors to progress, coming
Just to knock knock knock!
He paralyxea effort;
He Invites distrust and fear;
He pulls down and dismantles
Where another man would rear.
Would that In the chair elactrlo -
W could stop with fatal shock
The man whoso object '
la to knock knock knock!
Baltimore American.
No Hardship.
xn ...
"So when they get fat you kill and
eat them? Poor little beasts!"
"Oh, they're quite used to It, miss."
" - Ai
CURIOSITY UNSATISFIED.
Disappointment ef a Woman In Quoat
of Information. ,
IT waa In tbe register of will' office.
"I want to see tbe will of .Mrs.
Henry Jones," said tbe woman
who bad Just come In.
"Yes, madam. When did she dleT
politely ssked tbe clerk.
"Ob. ahe Uo't dead." answered tbe
woman lu a matter of fact tone, "but
1 hear abe has made ber will, and ,
should Ilka lo see It. If you please."
"But tbe wilt bl not here it sbe Is
not dead," aald tbe surprised clerk.
"Why, Isn't this tbe' place where
wills are kept for public inspection?"
"Yes, madam, but not until after the
testator la deceased." '
"Ob!" said the woman as abe turned
away with a disappointed expression.
"Then 1 can't And out whom a tie left
ber diamonds to. after all. How an
noying!" Philadelphia North Ameri
can. 8ad, but Tru.
First Mosquito-Hello, Bill! What
are you crying about?
Second Mosquito 1 have Just lost
my brother Tom.
First MosquitoSo! Why, that's too
bad. What'a happened to blm strand
ed on tbe bar?
Second Mosquito No; It's a case of
romantic attachment. You know that
pretty Miss Wiggles down at Long
Branch?
First Mosquito Yes; she was a
beauty.
Second Mosquito Well. I told Tom
my to keep away, bnt be wonldn't. and
last night be got completely mashed
on ber.-Judge.
Sandy and tha Minister.
A Scotch minister and bis friend,
coming from a wedding, began to con
sider the state In which their pota
tions at tbe feast had left tbem.
"Sandy," said tbe minister, "Juat atop
a minute till 1 go ahead. Perhaps I
don't wslk steady and the guld wlfa
might remark something not right"
He walked ahead for a short distance
and then called out: "How Is it? Am
1 walking straight?" "Oh. aye." an
swered Sandy, thickly, "ye re a recht
but who's that wr yer Argonaut
Putting Life Into tho Gams.
"What is tbe new football coach fig
uring on so much?" asks the president
of tbe chairman of the athletic com
mittee. "Be'a got a great scheme to ginger
up the football games this fall," ex
plains the chairman. "He wants to
nse automobiles - and motorcycles in
tbe rushes." Chicago Post
Ready Reply.
"Riches take unto themselves wings
and fly away," said a board school
teacher. "What kind of riches is
meant?"
And the smart boy at tbe bottom of
the class said, "Tbey must be os-trlcbes."-Tlt-Blts.
Applied Philosophy.
"Well," said the philosopher, "we
must take things as tbey come."
"I don't know about that" replied
tbe sneak thief. "In my profession
you've got to take whatever happens
to be lying around loose." New York
American.
An Inquiaitivs Son.
A promising youth recently surprised
hla father by asking:
"Father, do you like mother?"
"Why, yes, of course."
"And she likes your
"Of course sbe does."
"Did she ever say so?"
. "Many a time, my son."
"Did she marry you because abe
loved you?"
"Certainly she did."
The boy scrutinized his parent close
ly and after a Kong pause asked:
"Well, was sbe as nearsighted thea
aa ahe is now?" Home Topics.
Not Hr Fault
The Mistress Mary, don't let ma
catch you kissing that butcher again.
ThA Mailt-.! iwV mnm 1 rinn't man I
to, but you do bob aroun' sol-Exchange.
:H ...
Indefinite.
"I think tbe statement of the press
agent of those performing aviators
would bear a little more detail as to
why their last ascent waa unsuccess
ful." "Why sor
"When asked about the failure be
merely said the aeronauts bad a fall
ing out "-Baltimore American.
A New Peril. v.
Sir William Bull writes to the pa
pers to suggest that appendicitis arises
from our habit of sharpening knives.
"The head of every family Invariably
sharpens his carving knife as be
stands before the Joint This means
a shower of microscopic steel shav
ings on the meat." Appendicitis baa
Increased enormously of late years.
Perhaps our grandfathers always used
blunt knives or d Usee ted the Joint In
waya of which polite society baa kept
ao record.-Weatmba-dar Qaaette.
PAGE J
Sept. 20-25
1909
Admission 25 cents.
LOST CALHOUN STATUE. '
Disappeared During Civil War and
Nvr Ha Bn Found.
What has become of tbe handsome
marble statue of John C. Calbouo
which was brought to Charleston from
Italy In 1S54 or 1H.1 and placed In tha
city hall here? That Is a question
which several members of s generation
which Is able to mall evenfa of a naif
century ago have been asking each
otber recently. Tbe statue, which waa
very much admired by all who aaw It
has not beeu seen since tbe wsr and
has been practically forgotten. It ap
pears, by all except a handful of peo
ple, none of whom knowa certainly Its
fate.
Tbe statne was made In Rome by tha
American sculptor Powers. It repre
sented Calhoun standing, wearing a
Roman seoator's toga. In his left
band, which was nplirted, wss a scroti
representing "Truth, Justice and tbe
Constitution." Tbe light band of the
flirure was pointing toward tbe scroll.
Tbe statue cost. It hi stated, $10,000.
Tbe statue was shipped from Roma
to New York. In transit. It bl said, one
of the arms was broken Just below tbe
shoulder, and under the direction of
Mr. .Powers it was repaired In this city
by a stonecutter whose name waa
Walker.
One story has It that the statne was
placed lu tbe city ball and remained
there nntll tbe civil war, that It was
then packed and shipped to Columbia
for safe keeping, that npon reaching
Columbia tbe boxed statue was plsced
In the courthouse, but thst when Co
lumbia was burned the statue perished
In tbe flames.
" There ere other accounts given as to
tbe last chapter of the statue's history.
Some bold that the statue was never
sent to Columbia, but that It waa bur
led In the lot around tbe city ball here.
I Others claim that tbe statue was sblp
I ped to Columbia, but that It was not
burned. Tbey are of the opinion that
It was taken from Columbia court
bouse by northern soldiers and may
still be In existence. However that
may be. the facts connected with tbe
statue's history are as difficult to ob
tain as they would appear to be inter
esting. Charleston News and Courier.
Anciant Mechanical Carta.
There is nothing new nnder the ran.
The taxlcab, which hi probably sup
posed by most to be a recent inven
tion, was in use ages ago. Ancient
documents plainly show, saya Pro
fessor E. II. Parker In the Asiatic
Quarterly Review, "that mechanical
carts capable of registering distance
traveled by counting and recording
the revolutions of very large cart
wheels connected by cogs with otber
concentric or eccentric horizontal and
perpendicular wheels of proportionate
diameters have been well known to
the Chinese for 1.700 or 1,800 years."
On the top of tbe cart waa the figure
of a man holding a drum, which he
beat when one li, a third of a mile,
was traveled. Some carts had tn addi
tion a figure holding a cymbal, whlcb
was struck when the drum had been.
beaten ten times.
Another English Sear.
Some of tbe London papers are glv- j
lng attention to an euormous magnet '
which has beeu patented In Uermany,
and the Berlin correspondent of the .
Standard, speaking of what It Is hoped
It will do, says that, placed at tbe ;
mouth of a river or port. It Is to make
scrap iron of all the Iron and steel of I
an enemy's neighboring Dreadnought I
throwing all the machinery out ot '
gear and generally sending the mon
ster mad. A smaller ship, it la hoped,
may even be drawu out of Its course
altogether and swept Into tbe port by
the force of attraction, and a atllt
smaller one may be sucked right under
water. Worse still, tbe magnet's motto
to, "Defeuse, not defiance."
Imperishable Wood.
A curious source of wealth Is report
ed by tbe French consul at Mongtse,
in upper Tonkin. It lies In wood mines.
The wood originally was a pine forest
which the earth swallowed In some
cataclysm. Some of the trees are a
yard in diameter. They lie in a slant
ing direction and In sandy soils, which
cover them to a depth of about eight
yards. As the top branches are well
preserved, It isnbought the geological
convulsion which burled them cannot
bo of very great antiquity. The wood
furnished by these timber mines to Im
perishable, and tbe Chinese gladly buy
It for coffins. London Globe.
Watorod Butter.
An ingenious fraud tn the butter line
was brought to light recently in Eng
land. In that country tbe amount of
moisture In butter Is limited by law
to 10 per cent. Australian and New
Zealand butters, on tbe otber band,
usually contain only 8 per cent of wa
ter. Taking advantage of this fact,
several firms Imported large quanti
ties of these colonial butters, to which
8 per cent of water was then added,
thus bringing tbem down to tbe Brit
ish standard. As tbe added water nat
urally cost nothing and the product
was sold at tbe current butter price, a
substantial profit waa made.