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DOWSER'S BOXING
.
u
ne engages in tonioat vitn a
Punching Bag.
IS A STRENUOUS PERFORMER
And S Atb,viu U Land a Knockout
THt th Attempt Pram e Ox-
treua Baeiwarang Patient Mr. Bow
ae la Again Daa,nd.
By M. QUAD.
(CoetrvM. 114, t AurtateJ Literary
T
IHKKK wa a sort of three nlv.
luck i.-ihi, d.-ul.ie ,-.iiii1iii.i
1 kk on Mr. I.wer'
fa- a be entered ttw h..ns.
and f Hie lift of l.-r Mr. t..w rr
couldn't make otil whether he had
fallen lu ll t fortune f tie. nl.il t
ruu fr rti In i his miiu4(Nn h
IHy bckl hT v v ami a-skol no
(Iih'nIhmiv tttirii lir itliitriil
tti.i Ih- h-nl lr'fe.lil bouiv a w k id'
tlv mi. h-va f .-.1 ii. lufruMitt. but
tttirmi; tin- itinn.-f bur tvvh
ihil mnl rv ii It ly turua. Whitt
tli)- h.-l aili.mrti.-J t Ihv fmii'.j rkm
Ii waa tVMily to 'X'l.iiu, ul b
Innwu:
"Mm. lUiaw, lth ytir f tulsxi.m.
I ai. o irjr llttn vxflnint I tils
trtiins "
-la II rnu.. t.l lth tb.it va i i;r
yM IxihicIii htuy h cautltulv
aaktnl.
"Sunwrnbit Vu know h.r mj
atxtulilert h.iv lultit-U nx of late?
Tli.-rv a rv niortiltit: li n I ran K.-aiv
Ij nl- uiy lmul -to Ixittou hit t-oll.ir
I bavt-n't mi. I ittut h t )u atitt II"-
"I ! b.r1 juu ciMupliln of yr
b.i'k itinl ahuuklfM." site lutirriilml
-Xo."
'thiljr lat iilbt ra waiiti-J to move
ttw furtiiluiv la riHir Uilrvoin a Unit
ihI you mUI jou felt like lurultii!
b.uiilS'"in.i "
Such a Cenaidarat Man.
"If I bnu t rouiitliihmt,' li contlu
oi-d aa bt irrrvtl bi pkI n.ituiv.
II lmnii I tlitla t Mr t rr
"WiTCH HOW I tlO IT.
yoit Aa a uiatter or fut'U .Mrs. imw-
: 'LJU, Av
mt-i nintUT of uuilli-al fail-1 am
wbat Ls rallut xliouldfr tnml t lia t K
rtwimatisui hat wizl umiii .mil con
triKled my niu.l-. hui! tf )iin lli.iiit
I Dot done i;iraljsl mill evt-utiiiillf
v(ertak me. If I c-t a ulroke of
piimlyhU yiMj a ill Imki.iiiiu a wulow."
"And you must sUu.l ou four be:i l
or climb up lb il'W of tlie bou4 l
jrurcj It uSr
"No. ma'am. Tbe remedy la very
almple. Half an buur's work fur a
few evening will Hi Die all rtctit. I
uit'l a profeiwlonul utlilete tod.i.v. an1
after exitmliilui; uiy condition be told
me J iil what to do. llowerer. if yon
bare ttie fliKtet objtvthiu-ff you
want to Bee ute bveonie a rlctlui of tbe
drend parnlyuls"
"Wbat did be tell you to dor ahe
a iiked
Mr. Howwr went to tbe b ill tree and
Ilia pHikiiL'e nnd returned with It
and uelil It up and replied:
"Siui.U.t lhiui lu tbe world. It I
railed a puiMllliig ban Vou Inflate It
aud hung It up and punch It Tbe ex
rclxe lieneliu .every muwle In the
lii'k and aboiililers. It wily riwt t-I.
ni!(l I'll ((et t-'i'l') wortll of Kjod out of
It. It would ii Iso be a nioxi tblug for
Jou to practice on If you don't object
J mill Intliiie It mid tin n it it up and
Kiuid it a llitle tbls eretilnK."
"Well, no nUeud." abe ulybed. "but
dou't bluiue me."
"Hlmiie you nbout lint 7 How ran
I bluuie you? What -:in bapiieu? I
ulinply hang tlie Ung ou tbe cbandelier.
remove uiy cult und vest and punch It.
NolliInK rno be more aiinple. You
, dont exe't I'm lining to knock tbe
bonne down, do you'"
A Ft w Preliminary Remark.
Mr. Hon'Ker relapsed Into ullence,
wtilU he went nlnad nltli Hie Infl.it
Iuk When (lie liatf waa rendy be
Jin n K It up mi the cbiindelier nnd re
moved III cimt and vet
"Now. then," be ftnlil aa be spat on
Ills palnia and m if idy. "you watch
IjoW 1 do It It U l lie t;reateit exerclKe
in the world. It Is warranted to cure
dyspepxla. IndlKextlon. iieuniltla, and
o forth. ltd to fttrulKbten up tlie gpine
and clve a man n military carriage
It In practii-eil In every college nnd
eiiilniiry In the In ml. nnd there are
few homea without their punching
1)hk. Vou nee, I Ktand tlila way and
I reach out tlii.i way-und I bin, haiiir,
with my left"-
The hi IT. liailK. was a awnt which
would bare unaltered the panel of a
tliair. The la! ahot away and upward
" Ma If fired from a can ion, nnd about
balf tbe rlnn ormiiiienta of tlie chnn
dellercnme raltliiiK down on tlie floor.
Mrs. Bowser cried out In iilarin und
made a ruxli for the parlor, but Mr
Kowner hiiiKlied mid reiiHsureil her.
"I Kieaa I uverdhl It a Hide fur the
Bmt blow. I'll lituke a rat tut (at of
It."
He played with the ball fur a min
ute, and the rest of the trtuimlni:
and two of the globea came raining
down The other globes would have
followed hud nut Mrs. Dowser uHered
Words of vigorous protest With the
pansplratlon running down bis face be
jMuaad to reply:
-
'Vr-ie. I g f,-t cell din
Hil H et.n weit I'm feeling
I wrnnn oi ion.. u w ru n cava law
i dormant f m--i.t'i Yrhap you'd
better km and avoid the wok-
n in hitch the ic t,t out trirrb..ne
I wire on the celling
Mr. Bo !' Fc In IS W.
Mrs. IVsr iTotnrby diii-i-e-ared.
i " "mu.iw ....t
the has a lin-.g fn-m tV wire t.a
I he .iii,ir.sl k.T Is t.ve It Mkutu he
1 alone so.1 iltitratiiu-cHsl, n., h. meant
! " knosk seven Is !: nt of sottw-tbiitg
Tlw Ks bid a . -:..y. aud a tiv
... - iv i" ir h - . .....
C:m,t r.v.lla ad a r: M th,tj,lM" "d rr ,v M " ,h
nii.le him ,v Mnr In cnomj l.i.k J U "' h ,'n',' ein-rimHita ttt Jury
ti. las: tnn-k dim f ur tn ti.e f...-e. j Jlltt ifi. of likh waa tb
.-i.l fr a iiuiii.le ! l.-lx-sl arH!. to
w Ibe Iimx aht. ti h.n kf. kol (itttt
"I lit on . t !;!! iin lie lout
lensl a, he r-.i. l.-r the ih t
r..ui. I r !i tHl-r ! !ie rf.
v.., ! toi.l l;ie t' e i.l fi t to tl
t. lite iicie m If 'l"-ipUi
i.i in Writ. h. iv o -"
Mr l.,..,-r ft i.l ti..viHr iiiilit t!
olr-ie i.i.th-o t Ilu- .im!ilnc Iwic
i t..M-r. u 11.1 nai w a 'ii- at the
ie-il er the "it.s; lur :i r i im:li, ln-nr,
'lm t'l'iu.!' au.l irm.l f..ur or lite
l.linx .m l tlw-n Ijib to itm.T nln'Ot.
ANwit m'.iii.ie liii-r llrir in n
t-r:i-.U. ati.l Ue i i :?t d.. it:
lltte y.ni ki. lv,-l a aide f the
h.'ti' out. Mr !.mvtr
.Mr ls..tM-r hi. In t In biw d.itins
ilot be had eti.Nnjni.-rvd it i b ilr n. I
l:i!ett .iter It and hi.l iimie il..tii .t
b.-:t!y tl; it a rrfcrcv ttotiM have
cn!iiii bint is It nil. 1 loii lliilt
iile U f.'rv be op. and thru hite.!
UMlure lt.. i!e;irtrd. No 'ili. limi bas
ever in-t.le. l y m.irt tl unit reiild k;i. k
h!ut alt!t v :!t -k-iii'iimty. He r- u.
itli a il.-t.-mvt.it .hi to rtnkii-e th it
Uitf with .me awful Mow lie had
U-en arisl to tr.t e.isy, bet lu out
nired diiiiitv d.-iiatn-hsl reven-.-e Mrs
ISowntt benrtt him tipping the K-is
ilh hi left to Ki t It in m-'tioit, nnd
I hen she beard hint i!r-iv a long breath
like a tr toitit; up hill a be li.ttiled
off to deliver the k-ui'koiit Mow vi ilh
I I rtsiht
Mrs. Botr Roahea to t P-u.
A he JtiHited ;t to deliver the blow
he nnd to il.aUe the Ui. and there
w:t a thump a-aitil the wall whUli
i.i!il.-l tbln-c fleiir t-t the trarret. f.il
.vtnl .y a howl, a ttf -er and a fall.
!; rwer tot douiiMalr In a
ri- 'th and found Mr. tw'er It ins
c-v the fmit ef l! e loiiiiue. with the
iiiitf playliit n-iidtiluiii alx'iit liiin. tilt
.ilul I.l"" hud ml It and I.Ui.i.'.l
mi the wall, and hi ptl rkht baud
wa already I'lilliiij; up to K-.-it a cab
luijre head
"What-what h lapviiei? abe
iknl a !ie tliouht uf unites and
tuitiil.ie and slin
.Mr ltwr atrus'ietl up 'like a
trii keti i. and Ite (ooktsl from hi bnv
ken kull.-Hv o llir dent In the Wall
fr.in the inuln4 li.'U t .Mi- Iiw
rr.and tip to the il.iiiil ehautl.dler
Slie vtas preiarel for n ftirioll out
i.iir-t. but none came. After a b.nj
iniiiiile be ipilelly but !eruty naid.
""Woiiian. return to j-mir room! In
the mot li'.nz nil will l,e nettii d Volt
aire as:.-iiiil me. and ini rre l tlowu
t:ilr iiud Mrmk me tt.lh a cluiir. but
nir lituyer will n-ltie all Hint, and
von can l:irt for tour mother's by the
noon trim. No more, m.'Iiihii -i,m.( nil
oilier ttord' on have f.ii'ntl nuiu.
but ihi 1 t'te l.t-l lime the l:i-t time.
Iom iii-lit to you. l,o.i. nilii:"
A Tributt Terminated.
"The Inll'i.iMe of woman I gentle,
Weet and n-.tr:ilii;i2 With a word
she Mx.tlie our 'iire an.) with a l.k
he ch:inv.. frot nini into nmile. Her
itiflin tne Ii for .e,n-e"
"That will do," interrupted the mill
tnnt MilTrni'ette "We don't care in
the lent for nar. asm "-W ashington
Star
Looking Ahad.
"My h.-iltt- I very Intelligent."
"How an'!"
"She k.-ep extiinlniiiK her toe
"Wow ibxt that denote precocity?"
"W'hv, the hitcllii-iit "hilil evidently
rt-aliti thai one iihihI h.-ive eifeet
tin- If one prop to t.inyo credit
abty."-Kniia Journal.
Sympathy.
"Harkr
"What' the mailer?"
"Iton't you hear that n w f lit nole?"
"Thai's Cladya I'.unlick t.iklu her
Uiutdc le5ori."
"I'oor old I'.nrdl. k! He pay money
for that ." 'lm n.-o Kecord Herald.
Mora Watchful Waiting.
Reporter - Who' the man w ho ha
paei the ollhe fourteen limes Hit
inoriiin.'?
Ivililor - lie canceled hi sulmcrlpt ion
ye-deiilay, and lie's waiting to see If
the patter colnes out this Week.-I'ldl
.id..plil.i N-dt'er.
Looks That Way.
I!lll- Ho ton believe il I (KKfUile for
n person to lie tall.'ed b death?
Jill-Sure: I ion I you know Hint the
average in. man i ,'ii to live two
years lou-.'c' than lht nverae tuau!
Vonkers Stntctuniiii.
Not Worth Paying For.
Ed und Joe Were walking uIwik n
coiinfry road one hot day and lieeame
very thirsty, but could not lind any
water, roinlng nt l:it In a fanner's
hoiine anil noticing a womau standing
in the door, they went up to her und
ieiiested n drink of wnter.
She mild. "We haven't had any rain
for thn-e weeks, und the well Is dry."
"Then please trlve u n dunk of
milk."
Tlie wonmi replied that the milk
was all taken to market, hut added
that bIio bad some buttermilk niorod
away nnd would rIvc the thirsty trav
elers a drink of It.
After quenching their thirst with
buttermilk they offered to pay tlso
kind woman for It. but fhc refused
the money, saying, "I was going to
give It to the pigs nn.vwny."-riits-burgh
Chronicle-Telegraph,
A Hard Hit fasten.
Mr. fioffy- Here's Hotnelmdy proposes
to kill (ill idiots In their childhood
Mis Pert-Dreadful- Idea. There are
not enough men to go around as It Is
Baltimore American.
Tlie Twelfth
Jury woman
P DXkJII NORXIWD '
: equal right fur women trt-
i ttuu-lil lu I'.O tht-jr ut otjf cn!n4
tlit fniiHUlMV but law tNTa pttaaanl
i.i lc-i i tiKa tlu-m li aaina tlutlM
iix'u. Tlii-y rtv Jiaa aa iurjarw-
Bi.ikhn; tit ( a jury uf UiUrd loea
and wouiru
The .'e ef Ires Ir'tetttlng atrsltmt
Kr.ineU IJ.t'-tim for tuxnicb uf (troiu-
e-r .-ittrsitr! ntiiviTal attelitlott. Tbe
l.-t w . It stil at lite tune retulrl
that all fa.s tf luvMcb of irouiU
li .tt!d Iv trirtl th-foce a Jury of Ma
e.airssl t n. lt Ivliig tti.il.-a audi
i f.-iiKile Thrr N-Ing a great ruh
f .r ml ni!tiii.-e tit brir the plqunnt
rtid.li. tli.tt It W..11 vn'ted WtMlId
.rHL.ht out. a numtier uf ytHing
tu.'ti and women vtrove to l-t) luitan
ei.sl en the Jury. The result was all
toons mm nnd l youtut wtutieo tert
Ii tun .and nt-tit-d. all of whom
were of the better cla. and the
tonus wiiit-eu weiv all goml ksiklnif.
It i i-n-vid tins Itislvely ou the
tHtl that Idltcvtott had proml to
I I. niiin and that she had a.feit
eil him. but the d. feud. Hit a eouitel
l-r-u.tUt lu et I.l. ti. e to alMiar that bIm
tint U-en enu-at:. In a IK -t her uian at
the .i:i.e tiuw The Jud-e tli.irved
that H the jurv Were aatlsll.! that lh
.l.-'ei- Ii; I bad prnM-d to the plain
ti ff tiny were to return a verdict In
Iter fat.-r Hut If they were iuttlBed
that the plaint irr hid t-tl;:ik'ed henelf
to stiolhcr mail while she was encag
etl to I.I.H.-toii they were tu find for
the tlrleiidaiit
ue of the Jurymen gate an account
of the proreedltig-t In the Jury room
wliiie .1 tertlict w a Indnf considered,
of whh b the follow lug I a )Uop-la:
"iu n.-ichliu: the jury room we ar
raociil our.elve In a ilrele, men and
women h-lntt pl.-itt-d nlienmtely, and
pisn-vi-di-d to c ti.l.l.-r thr-ase At flrt
there tti-re remarks from men and wo
men uiike, but gradually the m.-u drop
out of the discussion, li-Stlm; It til
the women Two women cousldered
Iddlestou's offer binding on It I ill ; (wo
women ceiislilert-d that he was altudr
til by Mis Fleiuiiig's lieing engaged to
another man. Idle the other two Jury
women took the gMiuid that Mr. Utile
stoii had lNn treated Very badly by
the plaintiff
"The discission on the part nf tbe
Jury wiuiicn lastisl o long that some
of ti la-gun t-t yawn. First uue wom
an, then another drnpsd out of It nn
til but one woman remained to combat
for her opinion Then one of tbe wu-
men askiil another If she hid SecO tbe
new skirt This switched the Ctiuvef
satlon on to another Ira. k than tbe
case In iiietloii, nnd In a few minutes
the women were deluttliig the fashlous
Seeing an i.i.rtnnily, we men began
to eoiisider the breach of promise rasa.
W e discovered that we all agreed that
the woman, hiiing U-en engaged tu
another tltirlitsf the time she waa to
en-red to ldiictii. had no claim.
"We niiiMHimi! to our fellow Jury
women that half of the Jury Were
agn-t-d on a verdict, requesting the
other half to follow our eiample. They
at once turticd their attention to the
matter In point, but as there were
three different npinli.n union g them
and each woman stoutly malnlNliied
her own view time passed without a
verdict At u'cl.tck III the evening
supper w u brought In. and after (hat.
since the women Could Hot agree Slid
were tinsl nf the subject we paired
"IT. each mail with a woman, aud sal
flirting till 10 o'clock, when w were
marched off to separate holds for the
'light.
"The next day a messenger weut
from u with a note to hr judL'e, who,
oi.j,o-iu it to contain a quest km of
iaiv. mlii-d the court toL'rther Ilia
honor was much nsfoui-died at a re
ijucst for a clcrgtmaii Since there
was no reuMin for denying the request
a dominie was sent to us, aud two uf
aur number were married.
"Then' is something contagious about
iiiaiiiiiiouy, mil an the parson wua
leaving he was called back to marry
iiiother couple. That afteriiisin one
f tin- men who hail been making up
to tiuotl.fr nf the Jurywuineii pro
posed that we make it unanimous and
ill be marrlisl This was rushing mut
ters, and i he only woman left nil
pledged di-diiied to take the only re
uiaiiiiug unplnlgeil man. While we
were trying to persuade her the Judge
sent to know If we had readied a ver
dict Tlie foreman sent back word
that we had a rase of oil obstinate
twelfth jurywnmaii, but we hoied
siM.u to bring In-r to nn agreement
"Half an hour later we all lilts! Into
the courtroom ami were asked the
usual iiiestion:
" 'Have you agreed to n Verdict?
"'W have Agreed to something else,
replied our foreman.
"What do you mean?" asked the
iudu''-. surprised,
" Tour of our twelve have been mar
ried in I he jury room, nnd we Imvo
agreed fo imike It unanimous, the rest
to In- married here by your honor In
court '
"'Hut the verdict In thn case that
has liccti trlii! before you exclaimed
(lie astonished Judge. 'Were you nn
able to bring Hie obstinate Jurywo
tiinn fo an agreement?
"'We brought her to nn agreement
your honor, lo marry the eleventh
Juryman.
"'('rife dismissed. said the iu1ge."
A Prince and
a Princess
Er F.DGAR . THORPE
King John was the father of but one
child, n duucJiicr. King David also
had but one child, a son Their king
doms were very KinulL and when tbe
hrlrt tu the thrvt'f ff e. west P-fa
the tw klbifs sp-tri-d t mite tbclr
crown tu one t y wed.I i- rrln.w
tt tbe prlu.- la eid r !nl h'" tbey
caate i a utarrUi;. tble ae Hwy ahould
0a4 t prtlssl thwart their fa
titers' deU by an stt.it hioelit It s
agretsl that tmt sli mid t treuiih up
ha CouipK-le Unoruiice of the oplsstlt
rl.
lrtuo ltgur while jet a tshy
pat-ked ff tt one ef M f.ilUera fal
a-e. where hi atl.u.Uiil were all
Oico. aud an 1 .1 was Issmsl lb it say
tMl W hsl aik-ke to tiliu if wtiwa
abttuld Ism hl hea l lYUicsa Kulaiie
waa srul away tvt t-e utid.-r the rare tt
jrtHUvu. and h was never tu hear the
ttrtl tuau.
W ith an ai suspend.! . the beads
of lh.e -et'W who f.mn.sl the b.Hisv-
hold of the two rot.ll t iiil.Uo. it la
t to tie oiHlertsI tint ct.b arrlttst
at tbe age of right" n without ever
having heard r seen eteu plctme
of one uf tbe oeisisite set Th u the
two kings amuo-d lh.it (hey slmil.
nirt-t lTtl1 fra!tr was .ut to Ih
wl;t.v Wbt-r I'Mihc li-ilille lived
ordi-rs bating Int-u lli-t tu.l tint a
of ber alteiul tuts must kt-(t out tf
sight diiriite the tllt Tlie pntnv
was to lx Mt bl licrself Hi a wissl
here she waa lu the li.thlt nf wa'k
tng. Tbe prlnc is told that he was
to Visit rttnie iirtwervtsi whero be
wmild find eivlleiil li.sttt!g
At tbe rte hi tit!, let. nils told hltn
that the wish! was Mug I mi Id a mil
they Would Hot I tnltl.s to enter
fSti lie Weut lu alone The prince
was sitting un a rustic l-u h built
twreu two tr.s Ii. n a bull, t ti ii.il
within au litt b of ber ear, atvoitimtiird
by a reirt
The attendant of the prlm-e heril
tbe klio( aud ks-kul at each other
aghast
A grave error ha Iss-n roniiuiiietl.
aald uue "The pilu.v lei taken the
prioress for a l-lrd nnd tn-l nt Iter
"We have oln-yisl the king orders.'
said another carelewtly
The prince five a shriek and fell
In faint The piiii-'c. thinking that
be had shot a rare bird, ndinn-til to
tiag the game. When he rvitch.il hi-r
be saw In Iter face, turned upuar.l
feature auch a he htt-l li-t m u be
fore.
"tlreat hew veil!" he etrlrtltiied. "I
aupHHH-tt I was ah.sitliig at tdrdj of
I be sit its k trarieiy"
lie ralstsl the prince and her he-l
resits! In the hollow uf hU arm. Her
lovely IIm w .-re part.-d. show lug a row
Of W hlte teeth. An emotion Ih it he h.nl
never fell before linis-ll.-.! Iiuii to touch
hi own lli to her. The pressure or
the waruiih or both n-vttrd h.-r She
opened her eti-s and saw for the first
time the face of a mail.
The prince was very handsome, with
raven curls and a sliky 1-eanL Hi
eyes were large and lustrous.
"Wbat are your she knl
"Wltnt are ymiT he re.IUl.
He showed uo dlqiosttlon trt b-t her
go free, am! she showed no disposi
tion to lie released.
am a w omau "
"I am man "
mini was iiuii pres.iiug ott my
lll-sr
"Mine."
"Put them there again."
The prime did ns he was bidden
liid.ssi, be kiss.! her a numts-r uf
times.
"Did you fire nt tin-?' asked the prlu
res.
"Ves: I thought you were some new
kind of bird I had never ween-stt
bty a bird uf paradise."
"What strain; clothes yon wear!"
remarked the prliier, feeling of the
prim e a doublet.
"How mil- h finer yours are!" replied
tne prim e, feeling of her silken attire
"HupHe you hud killed me?" asked
RulaMi;
"I should have U-eu In agony."
"Wl.rr
"lbs a ue you are the only nn of
your kind. I supine and I like tbe
kind very mn h."
"What's Hint linlr growing on your
rae furr"
rtulure put It there. I say, I want
you I d like to put you Into a cage
and keep you where ymi would belong
lo me only "
"I sin the daughter of a king."
"What a a daughter? 1 am a king's
son.
"What's a son?"
"A man child."
"Kupi.e I nk your father to give
you to me. Vou could live lu the same
cage with my monkey."
"Thank ton: No; I prefer rooms
Come lef us go to your father. I will
buy ymi of him -
Tlie two sot e reigns were walling In
King John's palace fr the result of
the eierliiieiit when the prtnc and
princess nppronchfd
'.'iithcr," said th prince, "I want
tills-tiling"
The two kings winked nt each other.
"What are you going to do wltb It?
asked King David.
"Well, look at II, feed It nnd all
that."
"How about you, Kulaller naked
King John, "do you want him?"
"Ves"
"Well, since yoq Isith want each nth
er be It an." snld both kings nt once.
Come, snld the princes to the
prince "I w ish fo feed you." "
Retulte Wanted.
"Who Is that young man that Calls
on daughter?"
"A budding poet, father."
"Well, tell him to pome around when
ho has blossomed nnd Is nble to shoe
the fruit nf bin liilsra."-Clilcngo Jour
nal. Of Course Not
Mrs. Church- Don't yon think the
fnHhlon adapt themselves to the
times?
Mrs. (lotlmin-Oh, my. res! Whv.
when we wore busHo we didn't hnvn
these lliili. flats.-Vutikers Htatesnmn.
Logical Deduction,
Matron-Itn by I trying. Mnry. I
expect he wants his bottle.
Mnry-I Just give It to 'lm, mnm.
Mntron-DId you? Then I eii.ect lm
doesn't wnnt It -Judge.
Literally,
"He gun. tne but ,nld statement
about thai hirluo affair"'
" hat did he' say?"
That lis r ,t,, ,H1 . g (., -.
tlUMire Aiiii-i ii an
Making an
Acquaintance
r tviKm r. ciaiuvE
tine .lay Mil li.g my mu after
linking a tbih-lt I w a ktdj at the
n. tl window tlie i-s.tliig U Iter'a - try
m i. i.tn.t a in ro t-i vii.a. i
i.i.l w.i t. .urns and pc-tty liidWd, I
w .i ei y inu.b struik wllb bvr a
pearmee I li--uht of ..(Tettug lu
ertke lt tvunt the l-IU l"T ber, tuit
this would put ber eu guard sgsbod
tne a d.sirliK to lU a vtiUJeie'e
anil. and get ber money
t'liiailt she u tve up lite tteqi aa.t
ntillng the Mil lub a at aluff.!
tiieiii Into (..iteiiertilitile and U-ft lite
luti.k I went ool t tfthetr U.stf,
htll.d a stio t tor. g" b.mrd, a buly
lii U-lilud me and nt dowu upiw
il.- me She lit the "lie I bad seen
in the hank She wa cart) in ber
t.tt. Hi,.iu..iie tu b.-T baud, lilt King, so
it Ms-in.d t- ui some thief .t auatcn
It. N-i eiie taking adtatil-iK of the
..(tt-r. she laid M on Hie stt lil'le bef
and pi...d.d tt put ou b.-r gltivo
whl It she bad mooted to couitt the
ui.-t,, t tie i- ilei...-untie lav en the
in-s.h sinf i.e ef l svtl ready to I
.!, ikcn " l of i;M or Into oiu llilef a
(.. . ion l ot tlie liny tieiu I atti
ti . . iv af-oot It. areiitlug far more
iirill .f l.-atliig her gloteW. wlleb
.-.Mill ti.'l hue cost oter fi than of
H.Mlr,- a f.l r-il uf bin
I'h. re I li.-lhliig Hut Wltl t.its f the
lu-itrt l.ke aliipldlly. Ami II -etlwsl lo
me lii.it theie waa quite enough stil
j. . la In this l-iu!f nl rrraturw-ber
r).-s Were gtvat 'M t-ruw u otu- atnl
h.r hilt w na a hliilng chest nut - lu
iiinke ii.e lot- her forevt-r I watt-bed
her and her - k- l!--b till I saw II
ide Into ttie tm-k U-tWesra th sent
in.) Its t-.nk. iUsttpM-artiig brl;lud the
folds of h. r di. ss
the car J.s;gnl on, nssl uf Ihe ta
nt-er gradually getting out I wa
ranied f ir Is-1. aid my il.-stltijtlou, bill
If had Iss-n Inleiit ou swsu4 my
self uf Un' bid) a skctl-.k I ctml.1
led bite Iseii tu.re atmHbed lu I be
Itii itloli In ftt.t. did ha desitue
hi tint It lUs.k. but fr a 'tirte
" l.-l.l fOill that uf Uillltf Itw IIM.IirJ
III It
lilting got her glove no wlltu.ut
b- ir hi; thi-lu - the lady felt of tier bark
hair, f.-l.ltsl her plump llitle. baud aud
m etlleiiliy lost lu a day ttrreui
.She did not l.-tittf the car IHI It re, b
ed I he t f mlliil. and W hrU alt did abe
and I were the only trha lu II
wait.) till she hid arisen and atattr.1
for the d.sr There wa the trtuuit
Hale f.-slliiij sifrly In the Junction Is
ttttsii tlie .sit Slid It luck. TU
In ly' f.n-e wa turned from nw; tlie
m btriutin wa luy; I uk up Ih
iHirteimuiiiiil,. put t in my krt awl
left the tar The lady started up a
lr.-t I followed her an-t, pmtetitly
Istsait.g In-r. r.il, my hat and aald
I ls-g par, Ion tan you Ml But
where .Mr Smith Hcr
She luriitsl hef eye uu be tnd
asLctl:
What Smith?"
Why. tlie Mr. Kmtth. of four!
There alwaj uue particular Smith In
a phice
"I don I know any Mr hinllh at all"
Tliis was said with hauteur
"Would y.-u mini my walking wllb
you nil yoq ren.b yunr homr I
Sskcl
"I certainly would."
"Well. I hell, lll hsw you I pr
dht. h. ut tef, tia tM fi.re twenty rur
"""' '"e p.tssnl you will i;lv uie an
ltitiliiii.il to il, it )u e a ,.
ciitd '
She I - k the card and. tearing It Into
hits, s. ilt. r.d lliein mi Ho. I.I...II.
At the since lime her color wa rising
like ll buy ef Itttray tide.
"'""I morning." I an Id. rnlslug my
hat with lulu, ,le pohleiiitk, a, H.f
fur M the ".fin. tin i,. I k.i.i i.... i
li-hl liil I saw h.-r enter a dwelling
s'aiidliig In hunl.onie vrotiii.l ao.l
afterw-ird ln.Uii.. all ol.ul It aud It
occupant. Reluming i t, ,1,. i
in, i.!.. I one i,f (tir,. i,. n, ,t
In-1 and ttiill.sl !y ,, lh , .,
ilay I r.-. elted a let., from a Mis
l.'dilh Relford Muling that If waa the
k'.-nlh-niaii who had sal opseiltn her In
the car the day Is fnrn nnd could tell
her unt tblug uUint a HM kessik she
had lost .. ,,i,
would do so I r. pa.ll thn had Join
-ti ncr tne tiay befure for that piirp,,...
noii. ing tnit tiier,, s.vnitsl In be
MMiieilnna lu ii v personam u,i ...
di-.fisefu in tier. I bn.l f,.u n
- "... k in. mil'
ls-lit lltioii lm. I.i I. .... .. I.... -e .. . .
. w 1.11.
1 "' Invltiitloii for me to c.,..
"", ,("f- I did so and was eagerly
received
"Do ton know- nnylhliiir nlif nr-
she asked bnrrledlv.
Ilnte you found out nuvil.ii.,. iu....
"re Mr Smith lives?" I nke.l l
fl'ly.
iter nig eye Kriw Idegur
What
1'iiuhl I mean?
I took h.r pnriemotmnin from my
puck.l ami handed It lo t...r ti..
Hump, from n,(. wurrhd expristaluti on
her face ,. t ,h,iW), W)m ny
Ing.
Where did ymi find II?" she naked
Whcieyuu Icfi ,, Hl.n, ,
ar"
I Insisted on her cm.lill.ig t, .,.
'f ''",'" t twice
l lke-UNI. then r.su. b. go ,y ,h,
1 f-i'-llo,,,,,, began lu dnwo
"l'-h her. She a-ked me f ,i,,.r was
'""Idhg she c.,,,1,1 ihi b, show her nil
.reca f iy ,,,,,, )( fj
'r. and I b,l, ,.r ,1,,.,,. was- I shoiilil
Ml-e I" mul e her ncptnl,,!,,,,,.,,,
i mam. II hi, effecHiniiv ,..
we are
"l'""' on. i, , i,.,,,,...,..
A SNIFF OF
CHLOROFORM
By M. QUAD
Copyright, l!i, ,y Assoc lilted U,.
Till V I'l l'MM.
I'llll lvttlf.,1.1!.... .....
iiiiiik wu i. no ,.r ti.
Mt and strongest bunking Instl,,,.
lions In New Knglund, ,,,
-i.d doing buslm-H, i ,()VV1, ,)f
taihablUoU. U
dmli nf fiiurr aod It did txiMneae
wlttt tetany aklpMithb-r and hl,Mia
ere abuig lite New I'.Mgland mt
II any and many lime, a asuist
rasblee. I bate fl.uai.ikaj s
esl la our vault n! bate lowed atk
ag-ce of trui.iaU absHil a If I bey ha,
aw mire value thaw a aum b old ne.
I say we did Urgw bsuiUraa, n v(
our t-iilldliig waa bumble ten, an.)
our uutliotl a trtmltlve a aigh p.
nd la a country ''e Via bad
a Itkk vault wltb true ibeure, wji
the Itileal tssrt of rrarkunaa WihiI
bate dug bla way tulo an bow
wltb a rr-u tr. (Hit4.te ef lh vai
wa aa old fa-bbaM! Ul beatled safe
wbk b baked wllb key only II dad
atrmig. ui.alte kok, but be lu. k
could ltt breu tl kod lu quarter
of an buur, aud two uuus-u of wwdrr
iutl IV. I lul-t lb kehoks aud lplrs
would be tore I he dour off wl
atiq-rlso )uU when I say lht etiuat M
a H try a largo a f IfXias) were uflro
Wrt taj that uld aofo over ttlghL My
uncle, Jsiimsi liord-ia Kluwr.llnv
who tlle.1 few year ago wa lo
blame tt tsir way of tbilng tiusllira
lie wa a ar maw He bales! Itiouva
tbiU.
I wa twenty Sre yan old warn
pi. wa give pi a aMitl
cashier. I bad l-a In tfw bank al
Ue-t two yenr w hew le hautia etvwr
lirst I wero vacate.! u. rente. to a
tratellng t!- tor for a tttonlh
Un h I'.Mb of certain IMots-r.
when b bad 1-svn uttr Irnaat for wn
auuntba. be ram Into h bnk the
B-st hour, a llitta I in alwai ak.na.
to rt rbane f. a III! Tbetestflrr
until the r 11 me I rit, be dr-pcd In
alio.wl rery lemw II never lleui4
.! lo cuttto I-hi ud llw cuiiiiIbt. IhsHigh
I tie d--r ..inellum altai. t-e. bo I
un wrvef! u. task.u went ou! lo hlut
III iwlla after llw Orwt Ihfm Werk
wrrv lur lite puriawo uf manipulating
welling nil Jw, au.1 I alway
smvs! uuUldo lb ruu liter aud Ml
wu ui, a .tutir tu tbe Mb of So
tuilr. whb-b wa n.ld aasl dlamsl,
bad lu the Klnrarttluw twnft etas l
.C'"s lu rurreiHy He lb noil
day Ihete wa lu l-e a big withdrawal
lo l-ai the heit-U at Uilll, an. I autuei
f.'jiieei an u gu tu rvltalu It-Muu
Lanka by etprr hdn I brM fri
a I. tie f. over tit lulltutr WbrU I MV
J.trdaii rant In to attend Ut Aa bo
Wt-rknl al my Jaw ho ir.. tally luttml
nty brad lo the I. ft. au lh I uo !Migvr
WW bou .. the He aekrs! two .
repel .bit I.. 1 uk blui a few
di .. au.1 I wa i..li, a wbvn
the .b.rf ueir. I did 11,4 alu t
talk, and I t..tik mt torn my bend
The ioju who iniie In did tt"! mlL
but lis. lic.-i i.fim uiv. lb tfjurlue a
l.i..o asiurwtr.1 wltb rbHMuform
g. the ..I- ut tit sitiif al ott. am!
a w.iiHteitng hat It waa wltvn my
Itss k u t. Mlplsrd by I ha tl.arlur'a tefl
lis ml .,i huh Ibo right b Ihrnet
Ibr i.t.i;e Into Uiy far-, thlllk I
Irl.-d to tl up ,.il flgbl Ihi apuiigo
wa. but not 14 rlewr atsiul II I do
i.l I In. I it r.ti.eii.t.f. huatirf, uf hear
In. lee tl I..T n
N.-O ll.rn. h-k tl. do.,, ,0,1 I H
at t tuite V- ue.orf la Dm- lijjef"
Il w an Iwior Utter wtirli I tier.l
far. ,,y ii, , B, mtl , ifu.-i
nli,, Oil ,,,, IM fUu) , 1,1
full f t-..(.ie f, Ml M (,ua
ba. tli uirr. auythiug wruug. atevirf
lib lu Tbcy hd fuel ml UN If In an
in u..r ami auiii. I in .
thougli all dejected Ih piaaanraj f
ruiorororiu My first word war lu
titwu tu f. th UKUMiy. ff
me J.rjH .':) 4 a abllllug mualned.
Kafe and ViiuU bad lm-n iluiHbtrd to
me tuat nuy! WUtm attt.Hitehiurttl
pe-sl away w. rbaigrd wllb bat
ing roblssj (h Un wa nut
lair tblug for au uut la u do. but Jamaa
iloni.., hliHai.lliia, lo bU vrrrUallog
tmiii
wa r..r halloa; ma lu, bad up
a I tilM e
It w a a king hour before we eol In
langia tralKhtrtie.l 0Ut. atwl hl hour
I'-l my uiele rtrry dollar be bad la
the world. Th roblH-r bad a Marl
f au hour m.d a half, aud Hie titilf
rule thing they did wa lu make balf
irci around h. wn ami u.ui-.,!
pursuit for a day
My iimle had det.tlVfsa almost It
the dojeu. end lite luijtlty uf thero
ti i iiiu. n tuii.i. r in citi, nt than
t overhaul the MblsT I wa uuaet
ui.il and t rms quest lotted until bored
lo deiih. and for a change I hey would
irriiit-H me. Some ll.oiiixbf I hail ,e.
tl Ibo limner somewhere. If imi
Kuid go si bi8h no., i, am! do auch a
"it. ni.. the sleuth of all sleuth v aa
suie Hint I had alms! In wltb Hie Mo
n nnd win lo gel my share nf the
(iris tssls
! or year and yenra I waa a auenet l
I person, snd few men dnre.1 In ow n
my
rrieii.i.hlt i:en when men no
inter dared iisMs (hay talked uf ma
In tonne, lion win, , rolil.r and
Hcd thai wn not diMif In find
lull I tint not siish ami checkmate
I lime glvt-u ymi a true nnd hon
est iimiuiil nf Hit. w bola t in iiuistrtii.-a.
Hud mi mailer what vonr t.r.l e
I feel the In-tier for bavin- writ.
u It mil I coniend Hint tiiv uncbt'a
-silldi and nsklesn systein waa all
" l.l iu.e, nnd In this I know that all
hankers nnd Ihelr einployetn will agree
-un in., nun absolve me frum all
bin in.
Couldn't H.lo Haraalf.
Pnlletiee- IVggy I not tha bind nf
flrl lo take a back aunt
nnrlce-siiu t.Mik oiio lodny, alt rlgbt
Hlitt was wllb Jack on bla niotoe.
cycle. "-Vimkers Slutesmnn,
Plenty af Fraa Trine.
"Vour wife needs lu rltlu out In the
open Mir."
"All right, doc, ' drou wunl aiiuina
the
real estate ngetitM that I inluht
li
k lit properly In tl,u .ni.,,,i.-
Kiiiisiis City Joiiriihl.
Not Re Feeble.
I told Uncle. Simon Hint ha
P' tllng to,, 0, ni)(J reei.iB t att0n)! t0
iiinilieHS,
"Did lm I alio it klndlyr
"lie tllfctv mil nut . l.. m. n
.. , " " ...a Vlliea.
HuSlllll post
Looatad.
"Wliat do yuii rmiMlib.r ih. .i.i.
0f,.,;.",,'1' "r """-I Hi'mwditle.
sal, t ,. "IT" ,Ux" "f """
all .l,,,,s " should .ny lUnt UMU,t
oei i mi wu hi fm-t"- Judge,
Major
'tell
w
ThcGrProfolef.
SICETRACKS THEfcy,
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ur. t. , -.. ,., . 'Ma.'
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tliikra titer
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tin
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no sen-1. ina H. I
rial lulret l) I. 4 ftienj y-ti
age, wine l,. it t,m .,
bd u.t b. .o.x I kM
itt t'rf..t. U.i.J an Ateatw
to.! r.t.y .i l , .1 . W Wt t,
!y I sin Mi). tf..reiea!
Irr, to.-f eu l MLbsMrf'
f b lu..t .'.-ii,! Mtkrtm IIm-.
i til wwsl Uae rter ktsaa naaat
II. lrr
"I I'm U.ii.thtg f af t nek
Ilia nun I
"J H. .oftil I h.l tttra It at f
fyteieils," t ..it . t !t e.tr, la
dUrt.trr that I beta left l.j 1 U '
ltd your t ill l.t.l efl;s atf Hg 1
tlowatar, I i,Ktmuie j.fl,fa
U Ule you with all ety heart fct
uv..tf you will 1st itrsalnf rsrdt'
f-.r half o,hi..ii d aunt' j
"I've --t to hat Ihil I. M-t, t) 1
J"f." ei. the rl.ir i.IK
"A let bu I" l.tr ftl ht f-f !
bee est. bittsit and Iw-t H. 1
Uetl Ilia promoter "fisi'ie J t .
Ihe mub 1 1 tta. Imsetil hi i nH
There are ll.rto f.sjr f Ww I.
wa askr.! .i f u n nj. N V j
ks.klng litem ut rf as IMI I '
do l' l'-r. In t rut j (- fc-an I ,
Itgured It out. I etinHf eabrH an ;
thtt atlft. bliirtit klr aist hr.UW 1
trk liy .i my aid I bt'r'll!
If. I bnve a m heiti ahsk
lUlk.lil' Ihe w,.r . line l I
In h ri.r and fur ekslrk- ktW! ,
In the rellnr U-s It f'
win wliiie w wilt mA eli
prtsliit r a different luite IU bl'1,
of the plaint. We .ton'! K !
art ocraslona. but II la;tw "I 'J1 1
ud leal rigid through llH IteM"
Ihe family ha gone leld
"S yuU stH' Ihe etllMllllrT W
fnwlly able lu Mit i piiiM ' 8 1
month can have the iiufk ftP. j
is-ii boura f day t'f '
"If I wa.ni h ud up I '.iU ,
you for III $r l-l tle-rWwj
"And Uowr yuu Ne Ih kse. re J
ued the tnnjor. "We rs.l9l j
Otl,lSl I II lake III (Heel-W.
curse, and rlttbt l..-r I "
treasurer and guamiilr I f""
. ...i ..i. ..s taut re i
L
ii.vsst a year, i u t" .
r.oi...i n...r but mil mvl
oiiiethliig, la-nve me l-'Si si.
etiiildn't lcae nm
au. -t ,l.i,'t k-t Ih"'
doua enterprise g.l "f "'Ti
0 pnwn your hiit- "ll ?' "Tj .
nylhlug. lleinei.iUr. e i
from tlie pin un t" 'ti-ry rrt i
li.uish Kven ns Ihe S
mtlatiNta uf roll t H" r "T '
get Hid IlliU'k Joe "rTH"1'''
Ori,vetocl..s.r .mI J 1
upstair.. ll.lbeM.-ai"'r:-,-j
even carry -Jlr.
rr you, and yuu enn Ink w j
on. Come In nuilu -"' 7; i
row. I alinll finish Ui srHrse
cririwirntlon today"- tieaetl i
And tlie clilropodwi """".ZmH
do nf the. lis.r. A "'"'n ' ml u. i
think be H.uml"1 mi hi ""f ww
list
"Mnjor Cmfonir
No resMMise. . a I ete
'Pny, you silt i,,lrfr,
IIW"Mr. . a. ari
Hut th tl'n 0''wr '
pnssud.
M.ttar or w-v-"la
your wife gK l" wwr
moiids to tho opera
"Of courso," "',w,,7,. Ll, V
We can't H !
we onuht to try . nk ,;
esllng even for tlitw " .
to look on.'-WnMiiimi'""
In the D,fK' laeftks
Patlenr0-H"-'l'l'cW,r,eTO ,
until he kissed l .... at
I mi iv v
lk"!'t? . i..
... I. kissed hef 1" lm
fA'4
S wa-j
-iY- Jj
toll't."-'iroukiTa 8lfu,"'