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THE DETECTIVE.
ELL, well! Per
Imps It was my
fault perhaps
It was not. He
wan a clever
fellow-ah. that
ho won. Thev
catch hlui; I
wlo I J try. 1 wouldn't promise no,
i d only "' ,ry.
tried. Ills offense wa nothing
mtr,.y what l commonly culled a
Hallway I'hint." It succeeded,
llioufli. '"' Beutleumn wan "want
ed." I niailc a grand hit when I nabbed
bli companion, lie tolil me his haunts
10,1 hi habits, hut he wouldn't nld mo
lo catching him. I determined to do It
myi'lf. I wub a green hand then. Xo
natter: I had the will. I found the
nar. Hi' was to be lit a tea party ou
that Thursday night. I was Invited,
gball I take two policemen lu disguise
nil prrest him. No; all his friends
woull rescue him. I will go alone. I
went. ' I left my little hoiiKe a four
roomed dwelling at (I. I locked tho
front, iliHir, and off I went to Mrs.
Jones' lea party.
' was lu the month of December.
We had great fun nt that lea party.
There was a gentleman there that I
believed to he my man, despite the fact
that, when I was Introduced, I was In
formed lie had Just conic from the con
tinent. We fell Into conversation. He
began tu pump me. This was what I
wan'ed. 1 was determined (o play the
lniile, nuil tell hlui all he nuked.
He Ktared haul at me. Perhaps he
knew me--perhaps he did not. lie was
i pecu"ir man, with short black hair,
a clean "li ned face (parish priests and
pickpocket are Mike clean-shaved
trance coincidence!!, dressed In a suit
of very light gray. He appeared smart.
I uilnlit safely have shouted, "All hands
to jxi ri 1 1 ship!" for he pumped lu a
most bare-faced manner.
He asked me where I lived. I told
blm. I saw no use In deceiving him;
besides, I had a little plan In view I
might Invite lil in to my bouse, and pin
blm.
Had I any compnny? None. Any
one else in the house? .No. I wns a
bachelor; I preferred to live alone. And
tlier, In the most quiet and Insinuating
war, he asked me did I shoot? I did;
be had been shooting lately last week
be was shooting In Suffolk. He went
down there for a day or two. Ah! and
I rem: ked. In n very luiiovcut wny,
looking up benignly nt him, that I
thought that was, I understood he
had Just rome from the continent.
lie started. I pretended to be sur
prised, and he assured me, lu fact, he
bid been to the continent since! Hut
about the shooting? No, I didn't shoot;
I was ilnilil about firearms; the sight
only, I assured him, of a loaded gun
made tue tremble (pnss me here, rend
er; there Is a loaded gun always bang
ing over my chlmucyptccc In the par
lor). Had 1 uo firearms? lie had a
beautiful gun. No, I hnd none. Then
he returned to the house In question.
Md I sleep on the ground Hoor? No.
Where then? At the top of the house
It was two stmles high. Oh! back or
front? Hack. He was wry Inquisitive,
1 thought; but I seemed to enjoy tell
ing hlui all 1 could. He thought ho
was -;liig, poor devil! Then he asked
nie as if casually, did I approve of
keeping money at home, or did I send
ii to ti.e hank I started. I began to
think this was too good. No matter;
nomi B' through with It. I l.n.I told
hliu lies enough, why nut tell another
ay. why not? I kept my money at
lioine. Hanks were unsafe; but I as-
surcu mill I relt uneasy "Just then." be
cau c I happeued to have more than
usual, and it wasn't mine. Five hun
dred pounds ready money, I think I
told lil in. 'Xo; It was .100 "In notes"
ha! ha! ha! Five pence lu coppers
wiu'.d have been nearer the mnrk. Hut
no matter; poverty Is no sin.
ies. I kept It lu the house; and he
thought It strange I had no amis.
Here I stopped him, and begged his
Pardon; I had. What were they, might
ask? lie mght. My arm was a
"oiler stick, with two ounces of lend
h-t Into the top of It Oh! ha seemed
greatly relieved.
' told him the doors and windows bad
Plts on them, and were all barred-all
out ne. He pricked up his ears, and
faintly murmured "Which?" led mo
on. and pive me hope. I thought It
1.-st to encourage blm all but one.
, Je fro" window on the ground floor,
' Mid. hnd no bar on tle shutter. They
"II hells, j told him. It had a bell.
" was very safe. Thieves never think
Siting Into a house by the front.
n know. And there wns no area or
wrikn. The door opened on the pnve
,7, :. y,s- " was very snfewisn't
ib i ' ho "'""Kl't It wns. Then he
'ki nhou politic, etc.; and then he
"up to go-go soon? and Mrs. Jones
PSd him to Btny; and I bogged lil in
Ri e tne a call some night, for ah!
a-T. he was very-thnt Is. his com
ply wan very-ah! very agreeable, hn!
m! lie was going my wny, would
ko with him? or would he wnit for
; I would stay an hour longer
-. ami then see
Browne to thntr !,,
the
Ha!
Misses
ha! ha!
ha n notion 1 had of It.
He thoiiKi,t me very simple, uo
Zae ""'"Bl't all I snid was tr
doubt
true. I
""en Wotid..i. ... .i.. i ,..
5TJM "lat the quiet Individual who
not s100t nor put hl8 niom.y ln tne
U'1DK. and Sleill In tl.o l,.,nUo nl,,n.. nil, I
P"' bells on the doors and windows,
, " " a,'e"tlve, who would do bis In-st
- unu Barely "in quod'' berore
elve hour. n ...... ti.t i. i
"ill tee -.h. . .
lull
lie , gono ne ghntg the hRU (J(vr
e ioofcg W(i, ..I,,,
' off In the direction of my lodgings.
"'watching him from my window. L
"a- I forgot to terf tlm. Ah! really I V
"! 20. CA --...I t 1 I
-i-.. H'-.
til tu! I will clan on tnv ... ... ..i
low hlui. I shall shut the ball door
quieny ana start In the same dlree
Hon. Ma! I thought so.
mere he Is lu the dark, round the
corner, lie does not think any one sees
blm. Here is a low wall-how handy!
I'll Just get behind It and watch blm.
His position Is well cliosen-no one can
see 111 in unless Just where
am.
Look what he
Is at. Well. I'm
Mowed! He
pulls out a coat from
KiHjiiness kiiows where. It Is quite
uiiir-n. lie puts It over his other coats.
unu even pulls orr his trousers. Ah: he
has others ou under them they are
black, too. And then he takes off his
tall hat, mid stows all his traps where
the coat camo from. His hat Is re
placed by a glengarry. Then out come
a great uinck beard nnd mustache,
which nre carefully adjusted. My yah!
i wouiuu t know him agalu.
Look again; he Is examining some
thing In his hand; It shines as be turns
It over-It gives a faint click, click, as
be holds it up. Ha! I thought so; It
is a pistol. He puts It luto bis breast,
. ...i . i a... . . .
aim meu iooks IlllOUl mill. creep
closer to tho wall. He does not see
uie, although he Is coming this wny.
He passer me, and walks on. I whis
tle a tune, and step nfter hi in round
the corner. 1 am coming up to him.
He asks mo the time. I tell him. nnd
ask, did a gentleman In a light suit pass
tnat way les; he went up yon street
smoking a cigar-goodnight, sir! Iln
ha! good night! Hut surely he Is fol
lowing mei Yes, there cau be uo mis
take about It. No matter, I will out
wit him. I reach the corner be U tvn
yards behind me, or more. I set off at
a run down the street till I reach the
next comer. Round It I Hy.
A glance backward he lias not en
tered the street yet. I enter a half
open door. The next niuiute I hear his
steps; he Is running for life and death,
one would think. He readies the cor
ner, too, and stops, lie is not a yard
from me, nnd 1 am grinning at hlui
through the door, which Is about six
Inches ot-n. He looks a lion t him. He
Is at fault. "Blast him." he mutters.
I'll have him yet!" He sets off at a
headlong speed along the street, and I
saunter out quietly and follow lilin at
an easy walk. I arrive at the corner.
Heavens! he Is coming down the st-eet
towards me. Yes, It must be be, ul-
luougn ins oenru ami mustache are
replace I by carroty whiskers, and he
has a pea Jacket and n Jerry bat! Hy
what trick of slelght-of-hund Is this
done? I cannot Imagine. It must be
he. He Is filling his pipe. My house
Is Just In ndvance; still he follows me.
I enter the house. ('usually he
glances up .it the windows. 1 bolt tne
door. I bear him turn Into the lane
that goes up alongside the next house.
I steal quietly Into the front pnrlor, nn,l
leave the shutters open, nnd put back
the window fastening. Then I go up
stairs to the back room. I light the
candle. I don't draw down the blind,
for reasons of my own. One glance at
the lane. 1 thought so; there he Is,
stnrl'ig nt the house. I enn seo hlui;
the lamp Is not fur off. I draw back
out of sight, aud, taking my revolver
out of tho drawer, I put fresh cart
ridges therein, aud slip It Into my
pocket. Then I go to the window
u gal n, with my nightcap lu my hand.
I stare Into the glass while 1 ndjust It.
I am fult in the glare of the candle
light; 1 am sure he sees me. Then,
quietly drawing down the blind, I ex
tinguish the light, and pull It (the blind)
a little on one side to look out. See!
be Is running round to the front again.
I steal down stairs; I creep Into the
pnrlor. I thought so; some one nt the
window. Slowly and silently the sash
Is lifted and the blind pushed back; the
next moment a man enters the room.
It Is he.
He pulls out his pistol, cocks It, nnd
lays It ou the table. Then he pokes his
bead out under the blind, and glances
up nnd down the street. Apparently
satlslled, he withdraws his head, and
then feels his way to the fireplace; he
Is going to strike n match.
I quietly put out my hand and grip
his pistol. I stealthily draw myself up
aud face him. He strikes the silent
match; gradually It brightens up. Ills
back is toward me. He lights a candle
and turns around.
He does not start, but turns white
as n sheet. I am facing him, covering
him with my revolver and his own
pistol. Tor a moment we glnrs at
each other. He mutters, "No tlrenruis,
eh?" nnd I hiss, "Surrender!" A
moment, and the candlestick Is dashed
In my face. There Is a flash, a report
another! He dashes nt the window.
Now I see why he left It open. I rush
uindly forward. A heavy blow de
scends on my face. I stagger back
only for a moment. I start up and
take down the gun; In nn Instant I am
standing In the street. He is fifty
yards away. I fire one barrel, then the
next of course, I miss nnd there I
stand crestfallen at my window,
while the neighbors gather around.
"Thieves:" says one; "the rulllnns!"
cries mother; while n third eyes me
calmly saying, "You've missed him"''
I never saw him ngaln.-Klmlra Tele
gram. Working Viider Dinicullle.
It is extraordinary what some men
can accomplish In spite of ill-fortune.
Yerestchngin hnd his right thumb so
badly bitten by a leopard some years
ago, that it uau to ie nmputnicu. un
the field of battle the middle finger of
his right hand wns made useless by a
'()uot
Hy a fall on the steppes later.
the center loncs of the same bnnj
were shattered. Nevertheless. Vere
schagln Is one of the foremost painters
in Kusslu. and makes as dexterous use
of his right baud, lamed as it Is. as any
man In Kurope.
(a) ' "
No man can claim to be a favorite
with the fair sex until some woman
AN USUAL BUSINESS.
Ocrnian Who Ren,.. prnnt from Train.
ion w.iuii m,u
A nut lent n n,l l
u ""' """ mini, iirir
Struus r t,.ri! ,.KI,;:,., , ,,.,
nnd unusual lm,!ti-. soniethln-j
which he lias thought out for h!milf
and which Is proving very lucrative.
Il bus long been admitted that tho
dog stands unrivalled among niilmalr
for the Intelligence lie so markedly dis
play, but, notwithstanding this, If
seetns that a certain amount of train
Ins Is necessary to turn out what might
be culled a really good watch dog.
The fact seems to have Impressed
Herr Straus to an unusual cjtent, for
he has established lu lterllu nu nead
emy where watch dogs nre turned out
by the hundreds every year. I'or thl
purpose be has Invented a system
whereby every dog. by Judicious appli
es Hon. might finally develop Into a
good watch dig, and nlso an affection
nle pet. The system does tint consist
of teaching the Uiw-wow a few trlekH
-which, however pretty they may look
In the drawing room, are scarcely of
value-but In educating the dog so
that he may distinguish burglar from
mister, aud treat them accordingly.
Thus, every dog placed under the care
of Herr Straus Is put through a scien
tific training and Is taught, should oc
casion occur, what part of the inn n't
Injily must be attacked to prove most
encouraging to iionresistance.
Hefore this can be mastered, how
ever, the value of ohcdlcuce must be
lustllred Into the mind of every dog
sharing the hospitality of his muster,
nnd consequently the recruit Is first of
all taught such ordinary tricks as sit
ting on Its haunches, Jumping In va
rious wnys over certain obstacles, and
carrying atones from oue place to au
other. When these simple tricks have been
properly grasped by his canine pupils
Herr Struus proceeds to more I mjKirt
nnt Instruction. A dummy represent
ing a tramp Is placed outside the gate,
and to the knob a string Is attached,
which Is held by an assistant. Slowly
nnd stealthily the gute is opened until
the head of the dummy Is perceivable
Inside. The dogs are taught lo tly at
this dummy as soon as they see It. and
the educated dog promptly does credit
to his muster by springing at the throat
of the Imitation tramp. The teacher
was the victim of his own system not
long ngo. He dressed himself In a rag
ged suit, and opening the door of the
room where the dog wns made a noise.
The animal Hew nt him nnd chased his
Instructor for severnl squares. Chica
go Chronicle.
The Salt llslilu
The line of salt as a condiment Is so
genernl nnd so universally liellcvcd In
ns necessary that we rarely hear a
word against Its excessive use. but
there nre u multitude of persons who
eat far too much salt eat It on every
thing, on meat, fish, potatoes, melons,
In butter, on tomatoes, turnips nnd
squash. In bread and on a host of foods
too numerous to mention. To so great
an extent Is it used that no food Is
relished which has not n salty taste,
and this bides more or less the real
taste, which is often very delicate.
Now, the a mount of salt required lu the
system Is comparatively small, nnd If
Hie diet has been rightly compounded
very little is necessary. Some go so fur
ss lo discard its use altogether, but
whether this Is wise or not we will not
here consider. What are some of the
evils of the excessive use of salt? They
nre to paralyze the nerves of taste, or
to pervert thein so they cannot enjoy
anything which has not a salty flavor,
and In nddltlon there Is a direct tax on
both the sklu aud the kidneys lu re
moving It from the blood. Whether
the skin Is hnrmed by this tax we do
not know. Possibly It is not greatly in
jured, yet we know that few people
possess a healthy skin; but it Is now
pretty well settled that au excessive
use of suit does overtax the kidneys
ln Its reifloval, nnd that the great num
ber of cases of derangement and dis
ease of these orgaus Is due to this use.
It takes only a little time to learu to
enjoy ninny kinds of food without salt,
and we advise our reuders and others
to look Into this matter and to try and
diminish the use of this condiment so
far ns possible. We believe they will
be better for It. Journal of Hygiene.
South Hea Caresses.
When a South Sea Island mother
wishes to chastise her child she seldom
resorts to slapping and slippers of
course she has none.
Instend of using the forms of punish
nie customary among civilized moth
ers, she pulls the child's hair nnd bites
some part of the body, generally the
fleshy pnrt of the arm.
In wandering alxiut the village she
sees many children having on thev
body senra produced by wounds Inflict
ed by their mothers' teeth.
When n mother wishes to caress her
child she deftly dra.ws her thumb
across Its eyebrows or cheek, or gen
tly seizes Its cheek between her teeth.
The rubbing of noses Is also a mark
of affection among the Klngsmlll Isl
anders, an It Is among the Maoris of
New Zealand.
To tho rot nt.
Africa always has beeu afflicted wl'.n
drought, aud among the Iloers prayers
are regularly offered up usually when
the drought already bus begun for re
lief from this evil, and the author of
"On Veldt and Farm" tells a story of
pastor who pointed out the futility
of assisting people who would not as
sist themselves. A I'resbylerluu con
gregation once pointed out to the min
ister that, iu view of the Impending
drought, It were well to approach the
Almighty on the subject of the rainfall.
I will not lusult the Almighty," re-
piled the sturdy Scot, "by asking such
a favor of Him, nfter the way In which
you have let His past mercies run away
with you."
The rebuke was leveled at t lie Inade
quacy of the water storage, and It Is to
lie hoped was not without due effect.
Voted i:rljf and Often,
Rev. Washburne West, who died
lately In lyondou, had the distinction of
being able, through a Judicious distri
bution of b!s property, to cnt twenty
three votes at each parllami 1ary elec
tion.0 He was kept busy In rushing
from oue polling place to another on
election day. as he wasinterested In
politics. At the 1S02 election he man
aged to vote tbe Conservative tliktg
keveoteen tlaies.
3UIT0SE YE SM1LK.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPtRS.
1'Iraaant Incident (Hcurrlnii the
N orlilOveiMylnu that Are Cheer
ful to Old or Young-fr'aimy rclec
tlons tbat Kvrrjrhody Will i:n)oj.
Orttlnii I'm nn a Mrliiu.
Willie Say. pa, will you buy me a
nickel's worth of fly paier7
l'a Why. Willie, what are you going
to do w ith fly-paper?
Willie-Make a kite.
Where the IMITrrvm'c la.
Tom- Is there any difference between
a shop girl and n saleslady?
Jack No. The difference Is always
between them and the floorwalker.
Ilerl.oaa Yna Ilia Ciiln,
Hullett l.ambly made f.VMSH) y a
single transaction In oil yesterday.
Henrett-Is It possible? How did he
manage It?
Hullett A rich aunt of his tried to
start u tire with a cau of It.
She Hud Time to Kill.
"I trust, Miss Cutting," remarked
young Horem, ns he rose to depart after
n prolonged stay, "that I have not
taken up too much of your valuable
time."
"Not nt all. Mr. Horem." replied the
Itonmlu Fntt-W'nt yer got yer coat huggiM up over yer hell fer?
Wauderln Lean W'y, dat's de fashion. All de young loldles wear der Jack
ets dat way. St. Louis HepulUlc.
fair damsel, "the time you have taken
up has been of no value to me what
ever, I assure you."
Then he went forth Into the night nnd
wandered slowly down the street,
wrapped In a heavy miintleof thought.
liivltlim Knl ii.
"Why do you think Hllgln has made
n mistake In building n theater up In
the residence district?"
"You know they have local option
there and It will Ih Impossible hi start
a saloon near enough to be reached be
tween the nets."
The Tools of the Trude.
"Look, (ieorge, isn't that funny? See
the man over there with an ax lu one
band nnd a package of books In the
other? What do you suppose he Is"'
"He must be a book reviewer."
No Trouble.
Hy. Wclghmau Can I trouble you
for a little fire?
Col. Texas-Certainly; no trouble at
all. fit. Louis Republic.
No C Inline for a Fee,
"This," said the great lawyer, "Is a
case that I propose to handle without
gloves."
"What Is It?" asked his friend.
"A case of soap," replied the g, 1.
From Huhliiiie to Kldlcutoua.
'Tis bliss Indeed to stroll beneath
'Hie maple hough o green;
Accompli uii'd by the girl you lore,
And smiec.e her hand unseen.
Hut, oh, that (pieer sensation,
When her ruby Ill's you sieark:
-s?
mm
Just i woolly caterpillar
(JiH'a crawling down your bark.
As lo I'avementa.
Harklns They say tophet Is paved
with good Intentions.
Iiawson-And I wonder If they, too,
have to rip up the pavement every time
anylsidy gets ready to put In a hollow
promise?
llrjrond Him.
Customer You kuow that preaerli
tlou you filled for me yesterday. I
want a py of It.
Irugglst-I guess you'll have to get
It from the doctor, I never could read
bis band wrltlDf . -Life. ' , ' .
0 ' - -o' ' '
lillTrrenre In Value,
Friend- Foe try Is a drug ou the mar
ket. Isn't It?
Poet - I should say not.
Friend -Then I am misinformed.
Foot -Your Informant probably never
tried lo sell poetry or buy drug.
"HoldiiiU IIU Own,"
it -r Mi
Cincinnati F.nquircr.
foiled A ten in.
The brilliant -You don't seem to be
exactly square.
The ring -Well, you shouldn't cast In
sinuations. Hemember you nre In my
set.
ThrCrlttrr I lined.
" bicycle chaperon? What is that?"
asked the socially deficient young man.
"A bicycle chaperon." the oilier party
to the conversation explained. "Is a
more or less elderly persou of the gen-'
tier sex, wlio Is afraid to ride alone nnd
attaches herself to parties of young
folks Hint they may take cure of her."
Cincinnati Finpilrcr.
Alwuya Full.
Mr. Jaggs tat breakfast i-I told you 1
only wanted n half-cup of coffee, and
you've tilled il full, l'oii't you know
the iniiililng of half full?
Mrs. Jaggs Nut In your case.
Fresh Kouslcd.
"Oh, what nre )uil doing, my pretty
iiiHld'f"
"Fin gathering 'chestnuts,' sir," she said.
And he smilingly watched her artful en
pers.
As she clipped them from the comic pa
pers.
What Hid lie Meuii?
Mrs. Halstend-I understand we are
to have a new policeman on the Is'iit.
Mr. Halstead -Nothing remarkable
a! tout that, Is there? If we should get
olio that wasn't then you might talk
l'lcl are Frames,
F.llu Isn't bowling a plcluresipie
game?
Jack I can't say that It Is. Why?
Kiln- I thought it must be on account
of its belug played in frames.
Trlul of a Novice.
Old Hand Now, for the last time,
for gtMidiiess' sake, don't shoot any of
us, or the dogs, or yourself.
Novice (sarcastically1 What (iImuii
the birds?
Old Hand - Oh, you won't hit them.
Flinch.
He Was nn tu Her.
Wife Why Itegluald. these trousers
have no pockets In them!
Husband I know. 1 exneet lo save
enough by not having thorn to pay for
the whole suit. Judge.
Wnniun'a Inhumanity to Woman.
Tom Hasn't Mrs. Fowderly a lovely
complexion?
Maine Yes, Indeed! She ought to be
very grateful to her husband.
Tom Why so?
Maine He buys her everything she
wants.
trinities nf Our l.nniiniiue.
!lggs-lo you see Hint man on the
corner?
Hlggs-Yes.
IMggs You say you see hlui, and yet
he Is out of sight.
Higgs-W'hy, how Is thai?
Hlggs-He's blind.
An Indication.
"Has lr. Flllliigtou much of a prac
tice ?"
"I guess not. The luniks ill his recep
tion room ure almost as clean ns they
were when they enme from the shops."
Very Fine Writing.
A machine has la-en Invented, which
is coniioswl of exquisitely graduated
wheels rubbing a tiny diamond point
at the end of nn almost equally tiny
arm, whereby one is abb to write up
on glass the whole of the Lord's prayer
within a space which measured the
two hundred and ninety-fourth part ol
an inch In length by the four hundred
aud fortieth ni t of an Inch In breadth,
or alsitit the liiHiMireinent of the dot
over the letter "I" In common print.
With this marhlnc any one who under
stands operating it could write the
whole :i.o!7.4H() letters of the HI bit'
eight times over the space of nn Inch--a
square Inch. A siieelmeii of this mar
velous microscopic w rltlng wns enlarg
ed by photography, and every lifter
and ilnt was perfect and could be
read with ease.
Hafeguarda for Navigators.
At t tie present tlmo there ara about
forty lighthouses and beacon erected
and maintained by the 0ewfoiiudland
government. There are also fog sig
nals and bcllbuoys at the most danger
ous points rouud the ccast. Tlieae
warnings cost about $45,000 a year.
CARTS CONVEYING THEIR MIDDAY MEAL TO BERLIN WORKMEN,
... .' ;.$LlKJ ,' : fete 'j? ",
! '! ,Vt;-) ;A' J vi; i'.iv-av "? y 7 v
Kiiroienn eiliea have iiihiiv services Hint are unknown to iint of the cities of
the Fmiod Stall's. There i Herlln. fur example, wiMi it" rcuular nemre "f
carls which carry lo the workmen In the fnclories their midday nieiil. Those
curls nre ouned hy a private compiiny, h,,e lined ehnrfe fur the tru,rt ninii
is I," prenniss. er less tlinii 14 cents a nmtith. The food is curried in biisiim of lend
ami eni'h street in uhlclf the factory is locnti-d has n ndur of lis own. The carts
rnll nt the duellinsa nf the worklngiucn nt 11 o'clock in the momliih' and collect the
basins ill liich the dinner hn been placed by the wives of the wnire earners.
Ilnlf nil hour Inter tiny meet nnd sort nut the tolora. en.ti curt takint; its own
eotnra. The food is kept warm by the hot nir nllh which the rnrts sre siipidied.
The wives, on hnnillng the driver tilled basin receive from Mm In return nu
empty one fur next day. The system seems to work satisfactorily and is 1, -ing
rapidly extended.
"CATTLE-WHIPPED" A BEAR.
Ileum Tornirtitrit by Two Sportive
Florida In I lie Driver.
One of the funniest Instances related
t St. Augustine, Fin., recently In the
"hunting line Is the "cattle whipping''
'f n big bear by John 'nx nnd John
Andrea on Annstnsla Island a short
time ago.
The men, who were rounding up cut
! tie ou the Island, came across a big
bear vv Idle lie wns down ou the bench.
Turning around a curve, they came
suddenly ou Itl iu where he sat enjoying
an oyster feast. They were as union
! surprised ns he. Having uo vcaxins,
they did not know nt first what lo do
li 1 m ti t II. The big hear looked up from
, his oysters and fish, growling angrily
nt the Interruption, and this act of de
fiance on his part riled the ealtlemen,
and they determined lo give blm a'
taste of "cattle whipping." dim of
tliein rode swiftly past him, giving
him a terrible cut across his head as
"CATTLU WHIFFLN(J" A Hit) HHAK.
he passed. tru III rose up and growled
feriM'lously as I he sharp sting of the
lash lilt him over the shoulder. While
he was looking In that direction, An
hen passed U'lilinl him, giving hlui an
other sharp cut over the back. Tills
riled the bear terribly, nnd he turned
around snarling, and started In pur
suit. Cii then circled Imek, his little
pony entering Into t lit sstrt as much
us Ids master. Coming near the bear,
lie cave blm three backhanded lashes.
cutting through the skin each time.
Tills put the bear III a while heal, ami
lie dashed lifter Clio lu his lumlsTln.l
way, showing his teclh nnd growling.
Andrea returned, mid, as the near
Kissed blm. lie nave blm a couple of
sharp lashes, which made the. big lieast
wince. Hriiln turned suddenly nt tne
hist shot, nnd got the long lash of the
whin, and began pulling It In hand
over hand, hoping to catch the man.
Capo, coming up, aud standing off a
short distance, began plying Hie sting
ing lash across his shoulders ami
haunches in ii way Hint made the big
i.eiisi vein with tm In. Finally the lear
dropped the lash and started for his
new tormentor. I his wns kept up for
fifteen or twenty minutes. The bear
would first start off nfter one, when
the oilier would eouie In with his sting
ing cow whip, anil, between the two,
Hrnlii was kept In n constant worry.
Ills L-rowls finally lapsed Into whims
of pain nnd terror, and his brown coat
ni tliiuml In many places with IiIimmI.
He hud gradually worked his wny up
from the Isaeh lo near Hie fringe or
underbrush on the bluff side. Seeing
L'ood oiiiHirtiinltv. he broke away
from his tormentors, rushed up through
the underbrush and disappeared, the
underbrush being too thick for the men
to ride through.
RIDES IN BLOOMERS.
,oule the Flrat Frliiceaa to Weurthe
lllfurcutrd (iarment.
Frlncess Louise of Saxony Is the first
princess to wear bloomer. Tho bicy
cling erase early took hold of the worn-
rn of lOiiropean royal families, Just as
it lias of women everywhere. The King
of Italy was opposed to It and Kmis-ror
"William became angry w hen his sisters
I'Hixi ass niDKS is Bi.oour.as.
nnd cousins persisted In wheeling
around the couutry lanes of Germany,
but they were forced to penult It.
Frluceaaes cannot do as other mortals
rMM
nnd so they bad to forego bliNiiuers and
cling to the drop frame bicycle. Hut
How Frlncess I-oiiNo has thrown ovet
the conventions and rides in comfort.
The Frlncess is the wife of tioorgo, the
heir to tin throne and a brother of the
King. She herself is an arehdiiohes
of Austria-Hungary. She is .Vi years ol
age and has two sous.
A llongr anil Ills "Hump."
We have beard of the Loudon beg
gar wlio kept bis carriage and pair, nud,
though Furls cannot have such valua
ble places In lis gift as London, it sup
ports n greater number of beggars,
some of whom neeniiiuliite what would
be a fortune to the average Frenchman.
Father Anlolne, after hogging for fif
teen years at church doors, died. One
day the wretched old man with his
hump and his never fulling piety, was
missing. What happened? Ills nephew
suddenly appeared, and demanded, as
the heir presumptive, an examination
of the hump. Investigation revealed
Hint It was a strong box, nnd should
have contained iilnely-slx thousand
francs. A neighbor had appropriated
the box and his friend's savings. Tho
nephew got the fortune, and the neigh
bor got two years.
Father Antidne, with Hie while heard
and the hump, who portioned out his
day between Saint Flleiine du Mont,
Saint Augustln and Saint Sulplee, aud
at one time "did" Hie rich funerals nt
Hie .Madeleine, wns a scoundrel, and
his real liiuiie wns Fiicclarelll,
A HERO OF CHITRAL.
Sururon Wliltcliurch'a Keacue of a
Mortally Wounded (inker.
Charles Iaiwc contributes to the Cen
tury an article entitled "The Story of
Cliltral." Mr. Lowe says:
It wns 7:15 when the fort wns re
gained by Townslieiid's party, nnd at
eight o'clock Surgeon Captain Whit
church also returned, staggering along
under Hut burden of poor Captain
Ktilrd, wlio bud been mortally wound
ed early In the action; hence the failure
of his flanking force of fifty men to co
operate nt the expected moment with
Hint of Townshciid In a bayonet rush
Upon the looplioled Village. Hut for tlm
most unfortunate wounding of the gal
lant Halrd, the Cliltral drama might
have taken n very different course.
Whitchurch had brought lu Halrd by
a circuitous route of nenrly three miles.
In the face of great difficulties ami dan
gers. With a little guard of a dozen
devoted (ihoorkns, severnl of whom
were killed and wounded, they had to
light their desperate wny back to tho
shelter of the fort. Itcpiiitcdly had
they to set down their wounded charge
and rush with the bayonet on sungars,
or slono breastworks, thrown up right
across their path. Whitchurch himself
frequently using his revolver with ef
fect. Halrd wns again Iwleo hit by
bullets. That the little party reached
the fort at all was regarded ns a mir
acle. Hut a still greater miracle, almost,
was tho coining In, or rather creeping
In, two hours Inter, of Jeinldnr (Lieu
tenant) Hal) Nn was Khan of tho Fit
teenih Hcngnl Lancers- llobcrtson's po.
lltleal news-writer -who. In crossing
the polo-ground, had been set upon by
Hie enemy's swordsmen, nnd received
no fewer than eighteen tulwar slushes,
but w ho lived to tell the tale and posi
tively thrive upon his wounds. Out of the
one hundred nnd fifty of Townshend's
'" hundred men who had actually
boon engaged, twenty-three were killed
nnd thirty-three wounded. What the
coiresM)ndlng loss of foe wns could not
be ascertained; but the Hritlsh expendi
ture of ammunition on this disastrous
dsy had Ikh-u IS.lKlo Snider rounds, ot
about loo cartridge per man engaged,
though much of this was lost through
the mcu lying down with open pouches.
Distant Holattvea.
"She promised lo be a sister to me.''
"Yes."
"Then sbo married a mnn from Call
fornla aud 1 haven't seen her for lloyy
years." , '
' C t lit
has taken poison for blm.
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