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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1897)
J , B .'I UP r ' Jill t " BJ C "v T vTTlfin ' t r J a w-Mrx. i r I CLINTON S MYSTERIOUS ,1 ...JUROR-DOCTOR.... B3 aSSSE3S1151SSSSESkSElS3ElE53SlE!lSSl far tack as i ciintonwn .1.. most Important Interior Its nconlo lmvo al- been hospitable to the stranger to "newcomer. II. Morrison, ..IllfV i nrourui.i" fnre. wben D. T, , handsome and skilled In hi pro Son, tought a home In Clinton In the B of 1870 and bung out his shingle, r Mi not pestered by the usual quea- 0f CUrlouold women oh to wheth . nr oot he waa married, nor by the M embarrassing Inquiry of garni Lold men about his antecedents and Zv- In fnct' nolK),,y bo,",rrd Cor MorrlHon with prying qneatlona j,ny nature wben be rented and undsomely fitted up on ofllee In the urinrlpal building of the town. Every Lj he met extended a warm welcome blm and hoped he would do well. Etcd the medical fraternity, bended by Doctor Brlta, Joined In welcoming Doc tor Morrison to Clinton, and besides wnlfestliig a naturul Interest to know from what college he had obtained bin ji,,innm. none of the doctor In compe tition with whom be wna bound sooner liter to come annoyed him with qoAtlona about bla former home or bow long he had been practicing. From the very first there wna an air of mystery about Doctor Morrison which lew gentle people thnn those of Clinton would have Insisted upon pone miine. He wna reserved In manner, imsered politely but In monosyllable ill question asked of him, showeil iclther Interest nor contempt for tho affairs of others, kept a light burning In bli otfke hours every night after even the night owls of the town had gone tolled, formed no companionships, yet u agreeable and always npproacha blt, and In a thousand other ways de ported himself In such a manner as would have excited to the point of fren tj the curiosity of the ordlnnry coun try town. Rome of the more gossipy Cllntonltes predicted when Doctor Mor rison first huiiB out hla shingle that he muldn't stay In the town long, for the mud that nearly all of the doctors then there except Doctor Brltz "were iluiost starving to death." One of them tentatively remnrked this to Doc tor Morrison one dny, and the Doctor only smiled and anld something about be supposed he would manage some bow to live." Weeks rolled Into months, and still oot a citizen of Clinton or of Henry County culled Doctor Morrison to at tend a case of sickness. Still he con tinued to live at the principal hotel and to be the liest dressed man In town. He ore a Prince Albert ault of black and I ihluiinerlng silk stovepipe hat. He puld all of his bills promptly, and ask ed nobody for the loan of a dollar. If be had an account at tho bank there Is Do record of It. It Is remembered that be bought four new suits a year, one for ench senson, though he alwnys dressed in solemn black, and that the boy who cared for his horse and buggy ilwaya got his pay promptly. He at tended all the meetings of the town nd district medical societies and dis coursed learnedly on the various phases of therapeutics. He was a regular at tendant at church, showing no denomi national bins and patronizing the fairs of all churches nllko. Ills conduct was w genteel in all respects as to disarm prying curiosity, even If the people of Clluton hnd possessed their full share of that common human trait. His walk end talk wore too conventional to give fine to unusual comincut or to excite undue Interest In blm. Doctor Morrison was permitted to lire his life In Clinton ns he. saw fit to "re It. As before remarked, nolxidy Iwthcred him with questions about his Pst or future. Not a soul In the town Mcept himself knew where he came from. In the course of a yenr Major Salmon observed that Doctor Morrison managed to get on. every Jury, except the grnnd Jury, summoned In Henry County. He alHO noticed that every Jury of which Doctor Morrison was a member returned verdicts that were de clared by the lawyers to be the most urprlslng In the history of Jurispru dence. The Major remarked this to Doctor Brltz one day and that worthy gentleman said he was going to make Quiet Investlirntlon of Morrison "to If anything was wrong." Both Major Salmon and Doctor Brltz were busy men and didn't meet often. And o It happened thnt six months pnssed before the two were again brought to other where It was convenient to dis cuss the case of Doctor Morrison. Then, hen Major Salmon asked Doctor Brltz u he bad made any discovery with re gard to Morrison the old doctor simply hook his head In oracle fashion and walked away without giving on answer. A queer old character was Judge Mc Beth, who presided over the Common Hens court Judge McBeth was rugged nd brusque and direct of speech. He did not permit the lawyers to clrcum locute whon examining a witness In bis nrt. He made them go after the tes timony by direct methods, and be pur Wed the same course In his examina tion of Jurors. An Important case, In volving thousands of dollars, was be fore Judge McBeth for trial. When the Jury was Impaneled and sworn In IHx or Morrison was a member of It Wben It was organized be was elected fore Jin. Nearly all of the Juries on which had previously served had honored him with the forumansblp. The lead lug counsel for one side of the suit was Judge Jumes H. Gantt, now a Justice of the Statu Supreme Court Judge Uautt bad an acknowledged advantage over hla adversary In having all of the evidence nnd the law on bla side. Threu days were consumed In the trial of the case. The Jury deliberated on It twenty-four hours, nnd then returned a ver dict against Judge (iautt's client. The court room was Jammed when the ver dict wns announced, and everybody was astonished by It Judge Gantt sat for a moment appalled. lie was abso lutely certain of winning tho suit So Morrison's unconscious comnmL nf' you demand officially to know what my business U, I don't mind telling you that I am a Uulted Slate detective on the trull of a baud of murderers. I hav rounded four of them up here In Clin ton, nnd am ready to nut them In iii I will have all the others within a week If you don't expose my mission here." y this time Morrlsou's fuce wai aflame and his eyes had In them that unmistakable Blare of Insanltv. 1 1 Is splendid form wns auulvcr with excite ment, which Increased as he wanned up to hi subject. Judge Mi-Beth wat quick to set aside the verdict of the Jury and hastily adjourn court. Morri son retired to his olllce and locked him self In, That ulBht he left Cllutoii as quietly and unostentatiously as he had entered It two years before. NuOiIiik lias lieen seen or heard of him since. That afternoon Dt. Ilrltz told a crowd In the drug store of how a few month, previously ho had examined Morrison and discovered his insuulty by asklui; him the very question which, when put by Judge Mclleth, bad set the struuge young doctor off on his hobby. And to this day the old citizens ol Clluton who rcuicmtier Morrison art still wondering how It was that he, be ing Insane, exercised such a reiiiarkalilu power over the minds of the Juror with whom he served. Koine of them think that despite this Insanity he was a hyp uotlst. BIO ANTS USED IN SURGERY. firi4oif So long as there are writer of books there will be many who 'will never re sort to the painstaking labor of Words worth, as Indicated In the Journal of Dorothy Wordsworth: "William has come back tired; be has s-nt alt tho day In thinking of an adjective for tho cuckoo." Max lladdad, who now lives In re tirement In Worcester, Mass., was formerly a favorite Jockey of the king of Houmunln. Ills majesty bad the ambition to have In his body guard of 4W& "ttu. T. n. vonnisos is insank. was everybody else who followed the trial. Judge McBeth had practically Instructed the Jury to Dud for Gnntt's client Nobody seemed more surprised than the trial Judge, not even excepting Judge Oantt, when the verdict was an nounced the other way. Behind Judge Uautt In the courtroom that morning sat Dr. Brltz. "That ver dict Is atrocious," said Gantt to Brltz In desperation, "and I cannot under stand It." "I understand It" replied Dr. Brltz stoically. "Then, In henveu's name, what Is Itr riMilled (tlintt wiiv." nonchalantly responded Dr. n.it ilia rnreniiin of the Jury Is crnzy." "Do you mean thatr anxiously In nnlred the lawyer. "I do," solemnly answered the Doc- tor. Without any more ado, Judge Gnntt sprang to his feet nnd startled the crowded courtroom still more by mov ing for a new trial on the grounu mai the foreman of tlie jury was insane The motion was so unexpected mm even Judge McBeth lost bis equilibrium nnd asked Oantt ir He meniu wniu lie said, aud If he really knew what he had said. ... . I do " replied Gantt. "l Know eaci i ...i...t I have said and I mean every J ... t.. l..,Hiri. tllllt till. word or it. agin" " foreman of the Jury Just dlscuargeu, i.. t II. Morrison. Is lusnne. Judge McBeth could not conceal hi excitement. He squirmeu uncnm.j m i,i i.iir armchair for a moment, nnd i i,inrted out: "Dr. Morrlsou, come Slowly, nnd with measured, dignified i ip. Morrison approached the bar. A cvnlcal smile played over hla .ni.ii,. face. He stood like a siniue, while Judge McBeth eyed him coldly for a minute, without any preliminaries, Judge Mc n..ih iimsnuelv Inquired: "Are you crazy?" vt muscle of the accused man .... ..it,.iied. Tho smile left his com tennnce with the asking of the question and an expression of solemn dignity took Its plnce. "Certainly. I am not crazy, your .. i,iv milled the strange IIOUUI, ".K.In.Kine.Mth.ta.l. ..' t,i McBeth. "What do you ... . n.-w in this community, any QO loi a in . How Indian. In Icrp llrailllan Forest. Hew t'i Wound. Down In the Brazilian forests sur geon are not always at hand and hos Itais fitted with modern surgical Hp pllances are few aud far between. But these fact do not bother the Brazilian Indian. For centuries be ha known how to take care of himself, how to treat wounds and cuts and distempers without medical or surgical aid, and one of the most novel of these rude sur gical customs Is that of sewing up wounds with the aid of ants. Septicaemia and pyaemia have been banished from the world of surgery In civilization almost entirely by the pro gress made In antiseptic methods and the Introduction of nnaesthetlcs In sur gery ha made possible operations which llfty years ago would not be dreamed of. But no surgeon, even of the most advanced school, left to him self In a Brazilian forest without In struuients or appliances of any kind could care for a cut as neatly as do the ndiaiis. The means employed Is species of very large ant, which Is fur nished with very powerful mandibles, capable of biting through almost any thing. The Insect has no sting and no welling or other painful results follow Its bite. Its lower Hp Is a strange Joint ed organ, which the ant has the power of projecting far beyond the upper Hp on occasion. At Its extremity It has a pair of powerful forceps with which It can grasp aud hold tenaciously small objects aud nothing not encased In met al can resist their strength. When the Indian receives a cut or wound from a knife or a thorn he pro ceeds to catch a numlwr of these ants, Holding the Hps of the wound close to gether, be npplies the mouth of an ant to the edges nnd the Insect at once bite through and holds on. Then tho body of the ant Is pinched Off at the neck and the Jaws reninln fixed. Another and another ant Is placed In position until there la a row of Jaws along the wound, holding It firmly shut, and when It Is healed the Jaws are removed witn a forceps or other Instrument. This tylo of surgery Is strictly antiseptic, since there are no evil after effects from the ants' Jaws, and tho bite Itself does not cause any Inconvenience, although the pain must be considerable at nrsi.- Chlcago Chronicle. M i 7 'rJiv. JlatS'.t? JVL. ,.AnB TQU CBAttT" m are a docior, Bit J J ' .. .,,o in Clinton, u.. - aluee jou v... mystery, and yar "I0' 2 "h. vour business Is." "W"'i J""1 , from the bencu, a mm Klectrloal Power In America. John Bogart, one of the American nelneer connected with the work of completing the Niagara Fall electrical power works, give to ine ran niuii Gazette of London some Interesting facts In regard to electrical power in America. Tho Niagara company fur nishes nn electrical horse-power of l.V Ooo with a' cpaiJjy for 40,000, aud pos sibilities of Increasing to any extent needed. The works cost $'J,ikhj,wiu, having been necessary to construct a tunnel 7,M10 twt long at a considera ble depth and through solid roca. the utility of the work the fact that Buffalo and Niagara City are supplied at the rate of J'.'O per horse-power per annum, whllo In somo cases nearly $100 per horse power has been pnld. Is sulllclent evidence. Next to the electri cal works at Niagara arc those at Sault e. Mm ln nnd according to Mr. Bogart litest of all are In construction about sixty mile from Montreal, near the town of Mnssenn, N. tloe the St Lawrence River. The power will bo obtained .from a fall of forty feet iH-tween the southern branch of c. i n,.A niver and a small ..i i 0.r..,im known as Grass River. i nr . iiiilH more thnn three A mum v. - ...ii... In lonath Is In process of con .fraction nnd when the works are ! " ', , !,! total of 78.000 electrical borse-power can bo furnished. It seems n nlty that the attention of engineers ?.P. L .ner been directed to this 2 ,t on the St. Lawrence, a. In thnt case probably tho vicinity of Niagara Falls would not have been given over .-bur .nd thus become a to ninni""1 ... . . ...... .....i,. I printer, as It will In greai iiiou"1" the not distant future. II a Heal Worth. ...irit of thrift which pervades, or used to pervade, New England, li amusingly illustrated In a remark one. n,mle bV a Vermont laruier. nl? . ;.i wn seriously 111 In mid. summer. lnt bl twn contl(utlon I3hlm in good stead and he quickly nn being asked In the autumn w he was feeling, he ..Id cheerfully! nn fair to middling now, tuanic Te; but anyway It don't make so much fonce. seeing the farms pretty 1 , .iirf,Pd ud. If I'd V died In hay ine or harvesting time, It would have wn full fifty dollars' damage to me." Irhen after a thoughtful Interval, he .d,led- "Come to think of It that's too Tow a flgs--8lxty dollar, woulJ ba nearer!" It Is Sm Tbln. jaggs-Gimme a loaded acrobat Barkeep-Wot s dat ? Jagg-Tumbler full of whisky. When a man has a reputation f'r wisdom he can say foolish things and his friend applaud tbein as sarcasm, killed rider men of nearly every na tlnu of the world. lladdad, a Syrian by birth, was one of these. The seven teen rider alwaya accompanied the king on bis otllclal tour about Oalatz. Couan Doyle tell a story of a friend of hi who had often l -en told that there I a skeleton In the cuplsiard of every household, no matter how re spectable thnt household may be; and be determined to put this opinion to a practical test. Selecting for the sub ject of hi experiment a veuerable archdeacon of the church, agaluit whom the most censorious critic hnd never breathed a word, he went to the nearest postotllce and dispatched this telegram to tho reverend gentleman: "AH Is discovered! Fly at once!" The archdeacon dlsnpiM'nred and has never been beard of since. The late eccentric, Sir John Shaw, one dny Invited two geutlemen from Kdluburghtodlne with him at Caruock As was the custom of the time, they apiM-arcd before dinner In knee breeches, silk stockings aud thin shoes. The weather being line, Sir John In. vlted them to take a turn In the gar den. Civilly aud thoughtlessly they followed their host and soon found themselves skipping among nettles nnd thistles, to the great discomfort of their unfortunate calves. Sir John, who wns clad, ns usual, In corduroy breeches and top boots, said to them, with polite aravlty: "Steo t, step oot. gentle men, ye'll no hurt my flowers! Mr. I. Zangwlll. author and critic, tells alsiut himself: "I was married In Vent nor, at least so 1 gathered from the local newspapers. In whose vis. Itors' lists thero figured tho entry, Mr. and Mrs. Zangw lll.' I do not care to correct It, because, the lady being my mother. It Is perfectly nceurate, and leads to charming misconceptions. There, that's be.' loudly whispered a young ninn, nudging bis sweetheart, 'and there's his wife with blm.' Thnt! Why, sho look old enough to ho his mot her,' replied the young lady. 'Ah" said her lover, with an air of conscious virtue, and a better bargain, they're awfully mercenary, these literary chaps!' " George Dolby, manager of Charles Dickens on one of his rending tours In this country. Is still living, and the London correspondent of the Chicago Record reports at length some of Dol by's reminiscences. Among other things the quondam mannger says: "He wa the kindest hearted man I ever have known. Mnny nnd many a time while on tour we came across old associates of his who were down on their luck. Dickens would any to mo after tho reading, 'Joey, let me have 'J0 In crisp, new bank notes and I want to be alone to-morrow from 12 to 2.' I knew whnt tills meant, no had Invited bis old friends to cnll upon him at that hour, and such friends did n't ao away poorer. "Dickens was found of reading in owu books. Once In Llverimoi, wnere we had an off night I wns obliged to leave blm to himself for an evening. He asked mo to call at a liooksellera nnd send blm something to read. I asked blm what he would like, and he replied. 'Anything of Sir Walter Scott s ie niv owu. 1 iiiiri'iiiisru '". v.... nsitv slum' and took It to him myseir, whereat bo was dellgnieo. snymg uo hnd not read the lwok for year. I was curious to see the effect of his own liook ou blm, and on my return wa moused to find him laughing liniuodcr ntely at certain Incident In the book. lie explained, however, Hint ne was not Iniighlng nt bis own creations as much as at the recollections or tne cir- eiiinstnnccs under which certain pns. sages and Incidents had been written." Taneey who was accounted the bejle of that part of Western North Carolina. True love ran smoothly with the young couple themselves, but a barrier exist ed In the person of an objecting father, whose wrath was kindled against the Idea of marriage, ntid a decree was written literally In blood, It Is said, that they should not wed. About this time a second young man appeared Uimiu the scene, and sought the baud of the beautiful young lady. Seeing that nothing would move tho father from hi determination, negotia tions egan, resulting In young Mc Dowell's signing a release, In obedience to the decree, of bis right nnd claims tiMiu his heart' love. In consideration of thl act he was to receive the best horse, saddle and bridle In Yancey County. Shortly after the fairest girl of all that county Joined hands with a Mr. l'resswood, the successful suitor, aud they started as one along lire Journey. Young McDowell rode away on nil mettlesome charger and by and by he wooed aud won another, and for more thnn thirty years they fought life's bat tles together. About lift ecu years ago Mr. Presswood died, and a few years ago Mr. McDowell's life partner died. The decree written In blood having passed away with the death of the ob jecting father, two hearts that year ago had beaten o close togetucr rgain turned to each other. The lover plight ed their troth afresh, and by agreement Mr. Presswood became Mr. McDow ell, forty year to a day from the ante on which the release w a signed. The nmrrlnire occurred, and Mr. and Mr. McDowell are living over again th sweet days of old. surrosE we smile. nUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM TmE comic papers. Pleasant Incident Occurring the W or Id Over- l7lnga that Are Cheer ful to Old or Younu-Fuiinj relec tiooa that Everybody Will Knjoy. A Hut of Hope. gingerly (rending from book) In ao argument the last word Is often mo most damicrou. Wedeily Say, would you mind lend ing me that hook? Klngerly Certainly not; but what do you want It for? Wederly I want to how thnt para graph to my wife. Never HutUfled. If yon nlve a man a piece of bread It' ten to one he'll utter A word or more to the effect Thnt he'd also like tome butter. The flnrhalor's Jok. "Another reckles hold-up," remark ed the bachelor, a he ruefully gripped hi waist band, . Ho remeuilMred that ha bad pinned together hi burst suspenders, and the pin had given way. Cleveland Plain Dealer. We Need tha Word. "Why will people talk of overcrowd ed cars? Doesn't 'crowded' express the IdeaT "No. Indeed! It doesn't begin to press It!" Puck. A Correct DlaKnoala, A Perfect Model. rnllette - What are you painting p-f - now? D' A uber A study In still life. Pallette What's the subject? D'Auher A street In Philadelphia. 3 Walkln nolmes-What's pathology 1 Diking Wllly-Kuowln' where d best cycle path are. This la No Juke. She How true It I that one-half the world doesu't know how the other half live. Ho Yes; but a man' better half nev er get tired trying to Dud out th trick of the other half. Mualc and Munlc. VULGAR NOTORIETY. How Ctrl Gained It In tha Benaa tlunal Journal. A fourteen-year-old girl disappeared from her homo In a New lork tene ment one dny Inst summer. Her letter of farewell said that she Intended to drown herself because she wa tired of tending the bnby. For twenty-four hour or more her pnrent. assisted by the police and the reporter, hunted for the child. They filially found her In tho cellar of her own house. On second thought, she had decided to live a little longer-ln spite of the baby. Later developments Indicated tnal she bad gained her principal purimse. It wns shown that bIio had been an In dustrious reader of tho sensational dallies, and that she yearned to share that publicity which they give to the deeds of people who are menially weak aud morally crippled. She succeeded. At the cost of a day In the coai-iioie, she aot her picture In the paper. Tho "storle" that were printed about her occupied very satisfactory space among the evil deed spread out in tlie tictnor ullzlng columns of the sensational pa ners. Of course she was happy, wie w ouiu have been happier yet had she realised the full extent of her good fortune! Kmlneuce like hers could not enslly have been won by any little girl born earlier than this nineteenth century A hundred year ago there were no "yellow" dally paper to rouse or re ward a clrl of her high munition, nun such a alii threatened suicide, her mother would have given her n doso nt In Inn and nut her to bed. Had sho, run away, alio would have beeh physic- lly punished. ' It never entered tho bends or our om- focv ancestors that when a child dm something foolish, or moan, or wicked, the proper thing. wns to toll amusing stories about It. They had the notion which seems to be In somo danger or becoming obsolete, that a wrong or a senseless act should not bo paraded be fore the public-Youth's Compaulon. V I J f&2j tH7'W riii Easily Don. "Thl thing ought to be published." "Very well. I can tell It to my wife." Chicago Pot Not Exactly. "Well," said Mr. Poludexter to Mr. Clingstone, a the latter got off the tralu ou hi return from Washington, "are you the appointee?" "No; I am the dlsappolntee," replied the orllce-ieeker." Judge. All at Ouce, "Ha, ha!" laughed the patriot as hi son set off a whole pack of tlreerack er; "that's what I like to hear!" "I don't" said the weary parson; "It sounds too much like a sewing circle." -Puck. At th Opera. She You don't seem to be enjoying It Oeorge. He I'tn sorry for Wagner. If It is thl to listen to, whnt must It hav been to compose? Plck-Me-l'p. nrottier Hear mo sing? Sister No. Brother Thought you were present? Sister I was. Cluclnnntl Euqulrcr. The ICternul War. "1 am going to have my name put on my wheel." "Excellent Idea.- No one will steal your good name, If you have It on that Ice wagon." Indianapolis Jourunl. A Choice of koutca. She-Yes, Mr. Detrop has dropped out of my life forever. He Elevator or coal hole. Chicago Record. for Couldn't Find Him. "What was Diogenes looking with that lantern?" "A man who would admit that any other make of wheel 1 as good as tho oue ho rides." Chicago Record. A Mean Insinuation. "I was down on the old Held of Shi- loh tills summer. I tell you Its all changed. Even the trees seemed shrunken up." "Yes, but you know you were a good denl slenderer the day of the battle." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hnored Jtelles. It may not be generally known that the beautiful Church of the Holy Cross, on Mt. Adams, which was dedicated two years ago, possesses some very rare treasures. One of these Is the large cross, occupying a prominent phuo above the special altar on the ru.iit side of the church. This cross wns made of one of the cedars of the Lebanon Mountains, In Palestine, ami dates back to the fifth century, pre- ...miil.lv the vear of our Lord 480. It uns mesented to the Pnsslonlst Fath ers of Mt. Adams by IU-v. Cauon Ber- tlnelll, of Rome. Another treasure Is the relic of St. Coiistantlus, one of tho early Christian martyrs. The body of the saint, now reixislnir In a beautiful repository un- ,li.r n stieclal altar on the left side of Holy Cross Church, was originally de- posited In the catacombs of St. Pon- y,.u" , '. ... - l.i l.n .lilr.1 onntlirv I ,u 1 tlauus, In Home, In the third century, and later It was trausrerreu to ine fiithedial at Perugia, where Joachim Peeel, now Pope Leo XII I., was Arcb i.iui.n.. who. upon the solicitation of Pone Plus IX., presented It to Mrs. Sara Peter, a wealthy convert of this city. Mrs. Peter subsequently gave the precious relic to Holy Cross Church, -i.n.... it Is held In great veneration. Another treasure which this church ts a rare painting of the "Mniinm with the Infant Jesus," nn .m,.t ronv of tho celebrated painting of St. Lucas, which, no doubt, Is one of Hie most ancient pictures or tlie irgin Mnrv In existence. Of thl painting there are but two exact copies extant nun Is lealously guarded In St Stanla Inn Church at Rome ant the other oc cuple a prominent plnce above the altar of St. Constantlus, In Holy Cross r-i,..rh Mt Adam. Cincinnati tn qulrer. Alter Four Decades. Forty vear ago O. M. McDowell, now i resident of Madison County, Missouri, wns one of tho most promising young men of Yancey County, and what was known as "the Zcb Vance orator" of that section, says the Asbevllle Citizen. u. loved and -l a young lady of Ha Learned Something. Stubhs really Is not very absent- minded, but when he Is riding on a street car he make It a point not to look at the conductor. It often saves car fare, for there Is something about Stubb that makes him lucky enougu to be overlooked two case In ten when he boards a loaded car. One morulng he wa absorbed In in paper, and when be felt a touch on bla mi he mechanically passea oui un nickel and went on with his reading. Later the conductor stood beside nun and murmured: "Fare, please," but re ceived no attention Stubbs bad paid bis fare! Then the abominable nui sance of a conductor selred him iy tne shoulder and held out his hand, Baying, sternly: "Fare, please." "I paid you before," said siuoos, a affably as be could. "No. you did not. Lome, pnss oui car fare!" "Man, I paid my fare when you were around before," and Btubbs tnougm for nn ndleetlve that be might use when there were no ladle anout. "You you Infernal Idiot, you are drunk or asleep, for when you touched me on the arm I passed out a nickel and you must have taken It for It was the only one I had," fumbling In his change pocket With a red face the conductor rang the bell to atop the car, roaring: "You will have to pay your fare or get off this car," In a tone that startled every one. "I did not get your nickel, and now Itr don't Some one took it, and If you didn't, who did I" - At that minute the man wno nau muiired stubb to move over In tne seat he had occupied with him dropped off the car and walked the other block to hi office. The next time Stubbs rode In crowded car be gently touched the arm of an acquaintance and got even for the G cent he hnd lost and for tho chaarln be bad suffered. cmcgo News. National Flowere. National flowers have been adopted In various countries a follow: Oreece, violet; Canada, augar maple; Egypt, lotus; England, rose, France, fleur-de Ha: Oermany. corn flower; Ireland shamrock; Italy, lily; Prussia, Hndwi Saxony, mignonette; Scotland, thistle Spain, pomegranate; Wales, lees. It Pcpcnda. 'Some people," said L'ncle Eben, "Is 1e' like persimmons. How you like em deneud Intlahly on wnen you nap- pen ter meet 'em." ashlngton star. Glory seldom trouble a man while he lives, but sfter the funeral It cornet tround and keep the Die off nil memory. Probable. "Are you aware that tho male mos quitoes do not biter "Is that so? I m afraid a good many of them have been murdered by, mis- take."-ruck. Frightened A way.' "I thought that Easily bad fitted out an expedition aud started for the North ole'" "He did: but they encountered a cold wnve the tenth night out and he turned buck."-Detrolt Free Press. Her Flrat View of It. "Mamma, is this a cocoauutT "Yes, dear." "Hob It got milk In Itr ' "Yes." (Turning It about In her hand). "How do you milk Itr Chicago Trib une. Couldn't Do It Himself. Wenry Yet' in; I dlscuvvered a wery rich gold mine In Alnsky. She (Interested) And didn't you stake a claim? Weary No'm. Yer see, Inlior's so high up dere dat I couldn't afford ter hire a man ter drive do stakes lu fer me. Puck. From the Melodrama. "You are a thorn lu my path," repeat ed the hero, scornfully. "Ay! and worse!" thundered the vil lain; "bicycle crank thnt you are, I will be a tack In your path."-Puck. A Great llenellt. First Daughter of the ".evolution She says she'd like to know, for her part, what practical good oi'- society does. Second Ditto-Why, the mean thing! Just as If wt hadn't made It almost fashionable to be patriotic-Judge. Baiting Her Hook. ' A Select Crowd. "A big crowd went up to that Indian town In Cattaraugus uouuty in new York State last week to see the green corn dance." "We bad a green-apple dance up at our house a night or two ago, but mere were uo outsiders present except the doctor."-Clevelnnd rininueaicr. Will HI Poor. "He may not alwayt be rich. The et tate he luherltt bat a ttrlng on It" "No!" "Yes. A string of race horses." De troit Journal. Well, Hardly. Maud-Jack aud 1 were out driving last night, and I hnd to drive all the way. Clara-Why, what was the matter with Jack? Mand-Nothlng. You don't suppose ho could drive with hia feet, do you? She-Have you a book of cavalry tac tics? Clerk-What on earth do you want of such a book? She I wish to have It explained to me. Meggendorfer't Uumorlatlscht Blactter. Ilia Heroic Action. Sapslmth-1 saved Miss Dolly Swift's life lawst night! Blsslngton Bah Jawvel Sapsmlth-Yahs! When I proposed to her she ald he'd rawther die than marry me, and o I excused her. Puck. Out of Place, "That new cook from the country that the Blueberry have been boatlng about Insisted on sitting on the porch last night wben they had company." "Didn't she feel out of placer "She did It afterward." Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Cose of Pure Luck. . - It "I knows Ise got you beat" "I only bet foe aces." "Weil, I teck de lot wlf five Jack." "But flvtJack am agin de rule." "Gin de rules? I doan play 'cordln to bo rub-. I Jes' 'bides by de run ob de cards, Jes' by de run ob de cards; de pot's mine." Kben's Philosophy. "Nine time outer ten," said Uncle F.hen. "a aemuian advise young men ter choose some yuthuh business dan 1 whut he aot Into. He takes It fob granted dat It took a heap mo' dan common smahtness ter succeed like he 10." Washington Star. Bur of On. Stephen But, Uncle John, whom do you mean when you speak of the "beat cltlten"' Uncle John-Well, there Is myself, for Instance, and and-and-I presume there are others, but they do not come to mind Just at this moment Boston Transcript. Prepared Juntlee Outside. A newly appointed Georgia Justice of the peace was Informed that some one bad stolen bis horse during the night He was not long In locating the crim inal, who was speedily brought to trial, when the justice said: "I ain't qualified ter set on this case, see In' as the horse was mine; but I'm goln' ter let the bailiff prestue, an while he's a-tryln' of the criminal, I'll be out yander a-stretchln' of the rope an' locatlu of the tree!"-Atlanta Con stitution. An Infrestlna; Maori. One of the most Interesting figures amoug the Maoris of New Zealand, tbt famous chief. Major Roysala Wahar sah, died at the begiuulng of July at the age of 00. He rendered gallant service on behalf of the Europeans In the early days or the colony. In re turn he had the New Zealand cross conferred upon him, and he received a handsome sword from the queen, a liberal pension and a seat la the legis lative council. Hope sprlngt eternal In the human breatt. That't why the pool or anap-, polnuneat U alwayt tlopytag over.