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" failed him at the critical moment Thl one moment in ttie lov.rs calendar advantageous all others MOW ut length, and he tellri It- lit bail met with an accident nnd riMil tbe ileere of Ida Jacket. Ha Ulfi Nellie for needle and thread. She not only brought both, but offend to to the stitching for hlin. Tbe coiuiaet WSI sculed lu the little arbor. Mail) happy weeks passed. There al ways seemed to be one shadow, how ,rer, lo their pnthwny-Mrs. Gould. pj wore an ilr of DOT pat Ml Badness ami kIooiu, from which not even her dauctiter'a haiilness could arouse her. Why la your mother always ao sad?" Clarence uue day a-ked. "lVior mother? Haven't you ever heard? i never like to speak about It, but but my father was murdered." "Murdered!" exclaimed Clareuee lu horror. ".Wunlered. It's many years ago now - I was only a little child at the time and my mother never speak of It now. Cut can you wonder nt her sadness?" "No, Indeed. Hut who was the murderer?" "A wretched man named Clood. He wai trleil. fniind guilty uud hanged." "Thank heaven for that. Well, Nel- 11. when are are married we must huve your mother always with us and try to make up for the sorrow she has known." When lie left the cottage that even- lug Nellie (iould had promised to be tiibrltlc lu a month's time. A happier man than Clarence Bolton wueu In- i-nlei'iil (lie shop of bis guar- c.iiu nil uie evening toilow mg II would M'r nr. -11 lllllllllll III lllltl. William BM was a prosperous l.u.l..., ,n til,.. I. ...I . .1 I .. nun. iniin ,1 n. u.ki iiiiYl-ll II ,ICV1 1 1 1 1 1 I est 111 Uie young fellow's career, and I 'l.i ft, 1..... I ... I (I,., ..... -1 .1 .... ..I I LU tlrst duty to acquaint him with the I..I. Ii.. I. ...I I... , Bl ' III II. Ill IIISl I.IUI'II. "80 long a you are happy, my lcy. ,- . nil I ....... lu 1 1 ... At... -..9 "11 - mi 1 1. iii- u . Hii 11 uie 1111 11 iin hardly, wben Clarence had told his itory. "You've been a Rood hid and serve good wife. Hut what's her ujui.'.- urn naven 1 10111 me her name. ' 'Oh, I kept that till the last," said Clarence with a laugh. "It's a very PMty name, I cun tell you. What do Jot think of Nellie?" "Taint bad sounding. What's the iwr part or it r ""iould Nellie Gould. Hallo, what's ip?" "Oould? You didn't say that. Has 1 titter 1" "No, poor ulrl. He was murdered tariijo by a man named Clood. Ter ribW. isn't it?" Tfrrlhle-yea." Mr. Svx strode up and down the tlllllll it,.. I 1... I... ,. a. . .,,,., uroMO o; tin 11 was reamusii,ity . lf,, no rBlj. to place uK)ii her sliouldeis. A couple of days later Nellie Could recelv.il a registered litter lu Which n aodoaod $1,000, The Latter teeeuv panylug it was brief; "I 'ear Nellie I am compelled to leave the country through no fault of my OWU. 1 ball never see yon again, I. ut my affectlou for you will alwayi be tbe same. 1 t,l ,,ve y,, nM ,, ,.,y uf HI) death. The money tend ,s yours. Have no hesitation lu taklnc It. "for it was to have m n expended on our home. Marry some happier man thau "OLABBNOH BOLTON." riftecn years had passed. Nellie Could was now Mrs. Elliott, a middle aged matron, with three bright-eyed children. The lo of her lover yeara ago hud COma upon her nt first wltli rushing force, and she had hoped to hear from bin ngalu. Than, after a further lapse of time, she had followed her old lover's recjuest, ami married mi 77. SSL II 1 1 till 1 MKRTS HIS FATK. iir LOOKBO riTvi.Noi.r at MJkltUOl, another. With the f 1,500 they started a little shop together. It grew und grew until It became one of the most flourishing businesses lu Kltou. When the shop was closed In the evening her husband would usually go to the Chequers Inn, at the end of the town, lu order to dlscu the event of the ilay wltli his brother tradesmen. Kcturulng one evening, lie found a beggar resting on the dooretep of his shop. Ills hair and heard were quite white, his skin wrinkled, and hi checks hollow. He uppenred to be quite worn out. John KUIott was a kindly hearted man, anil now he was touched with pity. He invited the man Into the house and gave hjm some supper. This the wanderer scarcely touched, but fol lowed with eager eyes the Uguru of Mrs. KUIott. Then he adroitly gained from John particulars about hi family. He had two sons and one girl, John told him. The eldest boy was named Clarence. "lie Is named ufter nil old sweet heart of the wife's. It was her wish, and I respected It; for lie seems to have bean n good sort of fellow. We owe whatever fortune we have to him. HI money gave us our tlrst start lu mar ried life." The stranger's hand wandered to his eyes. Had the other been watching be would have seen n tear trickling dowu the furrowed cheek. "As you hnve been kind enough to give mo n iK'd for the night may 1 ask one other fuvor? 1 would like to see I that boy of youre Clarence, I mean before 1 go to-morrow. May I V Tue next morning the three children were Introduced to the stranger. ) He took them In hi arms and kissed them lu turn. At Clnreuce he gawd long and earnestly, sat him upon hi knee and fondled lil in ; and then, while Mrs Elliott's back was turned, seized n pair of scissors nnd cut off a piece of the Isiy's curly hair, which he secreted In his pocket. Two days after a body was found close to the cottage where Nellie had lived with her mother so many year ago. It was that of the beggar. An In nuest wns held, but there were no means of establishing it Hldcntlty. The undertaker found, I Upended over the heart, lu a little silk bag, two locks of hair one evidently that of a woman, the other that of a child; and though n parish undertaker Is not sup posed to have much sentiment he did not disturb them from their resting place. (MB iu a state of Of Interest to Hkaters. Ah experienced skating teacher lays treat importance upon the kind of shoes worn. "A great deal Is said," he remarked, "about properly supporting the ankle, and people complain that they cannot skate because their ankles are weak. Now, lu at least rive out of ten of those cases, there is nothing at all the matter with either ankle or Its support. The trouble is right here," and he touched the side of the shoe Just below the Instep nnd above the hollow of the foot. "This part of the shoe," he continued, "ought to be very . ... ... i . i i .i... t i. -i.. irci.iv t ,, ...n H1U,. nn,i still, lo lioui uie iuoi oii.i, ui, wren knows, i would rUer ; '' PTent 1,8 twls,1"B lK',W'"" '!'" toe alio till' Iieci. Jlllll ia mnn unimiij mnkes the skater 'wobble' and lose his footing, ami then be thinks the trouble Is wltb the ankle," says Harper's Ha inr. "The height of the shoe does not matter much." Kreat agitation. Then ud looked pltlugly at paused Clareuee, teb?t?oorbo" neBai- "Hat Is there t nu ..u Meof ll,t,... ' ' 1 '"CIMest men n ,.r...,il..,. " -i-u-M, I ., Mega, MM . . vU, ,Uy . . ,.,.. , i. . ."uijiH- your real I 7" " V-I0OU tad - and- Let me not Holtou, "I'O on. lZS$ cried Clarence. "rur fa,hi!:'..NVh0 ulur(lort"d Gould Qmmm "... loicren; his fnoP wltb his Dogs t Protect Policemen. The communal authorities of QbeBt """"lo Ml. Seex l.i... .1 I . . . i, itnrv t ii ii i hnve iiiM'iiie.i lupiow...- r,. iJT for th . .'! '", .V'0' out of on nlgnt dttt " ,lo", t'"1':"'1" "r feuding them In the case or attucK. ine experiment Is nu Interesting one, and in tbe town when It has been tried it Is said to have yielded excellent results. Tills la not the only police reform which la to be Introduced in Belgium, At KchnerlHck. one of the suburbs of Hrussels. all the policemen will soon be provided with bicycle, ipeclal sheds for which are to be constructed at all the police stations. "' 'c.i Hint and brought him a sou than the child of a "tab. it ton m..w L . ,,.. , . " " iieiin, iai. - lather . I.I I. i.. j ron t. . ""."""a 10 no ha There s no disgrace resting aw. w an 6 ttogon him: Clnn-nco Ullt took his ininnllnn'. . "ivn ,- .... . - - "UJ. ' " .. ' BBOCai lie mar- .1., ...t nrmri'late the lintior II,,. . in in. ii I .vine aJT nothing of his e- Unce of difference In disposition. 1 hat which Is K)lson to one man is agree .i,iu n mint her. Hecouse you like a hoaJI be, on the other certain thing, do not Insist that others OUEL WITH SNAKES IN INDIA. Illllil .1 Srri.r.it ( l. in. i n In a MM l-l'iir.ll nu . rue. On the morrow (which was the third day) there was a loiu delay, the pro logue was apnn out uud out. Kueh of the masters was in a very keen anxiety as to the snake the Otbet laid Is'.-n iv erring tor tbe great effort. At lust outer came to the end of his patience, and bade them peremptorily play or pay. Thereupon Anant Ham set a small doth on the ground very gently, and called loDdly to have the first go. The "Lord of I evll" did not staud nBM the order of his going, agreed on the Instant; and his two pupils turned up a large basket ,., the middle of the ring, nnd shook out of it alxiut nine foot of that iKilsonoits constrictor, the great hamadryad, or king cobra. It Is the only" snake In India that attacks of It self nt till times. Its fierceness nnd courage are only equaled by the bright ness of Its colorings ami the strength of ill colls. It can silon ns mortally and strangle as surely ns any snake lu tho world. The Egyptian cerastes at tacks and bites; tbe fer de lance of St. I.ucla drops from the tree, vicious and fatal, on the horseman. Hut they are not constrictors. The great hntnii.liyad rears Its green length of active, two fold, ferocious dentil lu unparalleled dreed fulnoM AAant Ram threw up his arms over Ills bend us the double horror rushed hissing at blmj In a breath Its colls were around him, Its fangs tearing ills arms. He Hung hlmselt down nt the pain; and. put about by this sudden act, the snake stopped biting n moment to tighten Its colls. Then It reared a quarter of Its body nbOTO his head, and as quickly ns It could band nud strike bit lilin horribly lu the neck under the left ear. On the Instant It Jerked out Its fangs with a shrill whistle, and fell all slack about blmj lie had bitten clean through Its back, nnd was tearing Its i body asunder with fronted hnnds. He I rose bleeding, dusty, wild eyed, and 1 ghastly; staggered to the cloth that hid his snake and yelled: "Quick: to the trial! All three of you! Quick!" The "Lord of Hevils" nnd his pupils hustled round him; he whipped away tbe cloth, and bared to their eyes a lit tle, crooked, gray brown stick. They stared at It, tliey stared at one another, and slowly knowledge came to them. They knew how Anant Hani bad con quered tiie hamadryad ; that he had won the devils to light for him. They mored around tbe little stick, wltb out stretched, twitching lunula, their star tling eye glued to It, striving to beat down their dread, to force themselves to touch It, to awake It to malignant life. Slowly their dread mastered them; their faces grew gray and then green; one man gave back a step, then anoth er; one by one they lore away their eyes from the dormant horror; glared at one another in tiie agony of utter fear; turned wltli one accord, nnd tied - tied as men Bee wltb the fear of death at their backs, and the devils of the lone night and tbe waste on their hinds. Hut Anant Ham lay. heedless of the screaming Joy of the victorious Panjab, sucking the blood of the dead hamadryad for dear life, while hi pu pils, In fevered haste, piled him with remedy on remedy. In the confusion Souter secured yet more material to innke surer his discoveries, and to ren der this mystery of the Baal a working medicine against the terror of the ser pent. Anant Hum came out of It alive, and rich; but lie swears that In win Ding nil great light he lost the secret of ages. He dreads Souter n lie dread nothing else; and to htm nlolie will he reveal the mysteries of his craft. Hull Mull Magazine. of vlrw. Krench artists, wandering from plane to place lu search of sub jects for their iiuliitiiigs, curry wltb them, !n addition to th.-lr artistic psra pheriinllu. their own peculiar notions of cWUliatlon. The Arab Mtlekh, who with dignified kindness offers to the perfect stranger the most frank and generous hospitality, Is treated us dirt of clvlll.atli.u. The Arab sheik, who passing along the village street, with only her lustrous eyes bdUe above her Bowing veil. Is favor. ,1 with a Miwv the like of which Bgnnot bv COBCelfOd by nn American man wu Was never left ills own chivalrous country. Tin little Children of Ira or tut years, who come and stare at tbe Wonderful stranger, and who get In his way. are whacked with the Frencnmun'i stick. The docs of the native villages, which for protection are trained to sleep In the daytime and Keep nwake in the night, know them, nnd hale them. At intervals through the night these dogs bark and howl In n desultory fashion, calling to their canine friends and rclu tlvus in other little villages a mile or two away. If the dogs fall asleep tho Arabs stir and awaken lu the unaccus tomed silence. Then they think their dogs cannot he keeping a proper look out, and, getting up. tin y arouse them, and the monotonous jap yap yapping Is resumed. 'i.4naY1 to v... hit oervtll lie. mill nl.,r It i 10 II. .. - IVoiil,. like anarchy because - '".ponsmiiitr of dccld- , the first principle la, "I want to no us i "MaT 0r nm ii. .i. . . . .. . u uciwtcu please." NIGHT IN THE STORM. Perilous Experience Upon the Open Prairie in the West. George B Buxton gives, In "Adven tures lu tbe Rocky Mountains," a thrill ing description of n night spent on the open prairie lu it blizzard. The advent of the storm was sudden and terrible. Buck) threatening clouds descended until they touched the earth; a hollow murmur swept through tbe bottom, but uot a branch stirred In the wind; tbe nuked cottonwoods stood like gliosis. i knew what wa coming, and turned my horse toward the timber two miles distant. Hcfore we had covered half the distance the tempest broke upon us. The clouds opened and drove In our faces a storm of freezing sleet, which froze upon us ns It fell. The Oral squall of wind carried away my cap, and tbe enormous hailstones, healing on my bead and face, almost tunned me. My hunting shirt was soaked In nn Instant uud as quickly frozen bard, and my horse was a mas of Icicles. To ride was Impossible, and I Jumped off and covered my bead with the saddle blanket. The horse and the following mules turned their sterns to the wind, and made for the open prairie. I was un able to drive them to the shelter of the timber. Perfect dnrkness soon set In. Still the animals kept on, and I followed or rather was blown after them. My blan ket, frozen stiff, required all t lie strength of my numbed lingers to prevent Its be ing blown away. Iu an Incredibly short time two feet of snow covered the bare prairie, and through this we floun dered on til we could go no farther. The nnlmnls stopped, huddled togeth er, ami wouiii uoi move, r.xnausioii, i sank down, ami covering my bend with the blanket crouched like a ball lu the snow, expecting certain death. The wind roared over the prairie, driving the snow before It, burying me and the nnlmals. For hours 1 remained vvith my bead OB my knees, with the snow pressing like a weight of lend npod It. At short Intervals the mule would groan aloud and fall upon the StloW. allll men again n.niKKe ou ineir legs. All night long the piercing howl of the wolves was borne tqioii the wind. I was Just sinking Into a stupor when the mule Is-gnn to si. on aim smiae themselves. I roused up. but was In total darkness, buried under the MOW, I thrust out my arm. and through the ojH-nlng saw the stars sinning m me sky. The storm had ceas. il. I tried to stand, nut leu lorwsru in the snow. Finally I rrsoa myseii. ma ti nged to mount my horse, and reached the ramp on the Arknnsns wiai even ing, half dead with cold nud hunger. F.fTptlan DftStlka of the French. The Frenchman In Egypt la an un pleasant person from the native point The turning back of the waters of the Red Sea by a strong wind, ns told In FaoiIuk, was repeated last spring iu presence of Major Tullock, who has re ported the facts to the Hrltish (ioverti meat A Wind arose ao violent that It drove all the waters hack, leaving all the sailing vessels stranded ou the sandy bed of the lea. Electric power derived from the wa terfalls of Tirol!, which constitute one of the most famous gems of Italian scenery, I now transmitted alxiut llf ten mile across the CampngM to Illu minate Home nud to drive the tram cars, whose presence In the Htreets of the Sternal City Is so striking a re minder of the universality of modern practical science. Some plants stow away starchy ma terial In their leaves, seeds or roots for future use. Tbe slow chemical Com bination of this substance with oxygen 1 a form of combustion, and produCM warmth. It I by this menus that the tiny Alpine flower Is able to melt a passage for Itself up through tho Ice, and find Its way to liberty and sun shine. Iu Hnvnrla nn effort has been made to Introduce Into commerce what may be termed solidified petroleum. Soda lye, fnt and petroleum are heated to gether for an hour, and give u sonp like product, which solidifies on cool ing. Sawdust or other combustible may be mixed with the material, and It CAB be made Into bricks for fuel. It would give a very suioky flame. Among the most wonderful monsters of the Age of Hcptllcs wiis the Ichthyo saurus, or "flab lizard." Last summer a very perfect specimen was uncovered hi ii quarry at Stockton, lu Warwick shire, England, The creature I twenty feet ill length, Its head alone being almost four feet long. The Ichthyo saurus possessed glgnutlc eyes, whose lenses could be focused nt will for dif ferent distances. It hunted its prey lu the sea. An Instrument has been made In Eng land to be sent to Japan. Its use Is to measure the blow of a wave. A slmilur apparatus was used to ineiiHure the wave-blow off the Skerryvore Hock, Scotland. There the waves sweep 111 from the wide Atlantic. Iu summer a force of over 000 pounds to the square foot w as recorded. In winter a high as a ton to the square foot wa attained. This give nu idea with what ships, lighthouses and other similar struc tures have to contend. On the 0th of Inst September nn Im mense sunspot which, with Its attend ant smaller" spots, had unexpectedly made Its appearance more than a week before, crossed the central meridian of the sun's disk, and that same night magnificent displays of tbe aurora bo roolls were seen. At the same time magnetic needles were disturbed. This is one of tiie most striking Instance In recent years of the connection between spots on the sun and magnetic disturb ances on the enrtb. While the great spot was crossing the sun, uncommon ly warm weather for the season was experienced on both sides of the Atlan tic, and some hnve suggested thai this, too, was a phenomenOB connected di rectly with tbe solar disturbance. LAW AS INTERPRETED. Notice of an Incident cnusltiir death, tlveu to nu insurance company twenty, nine days after knowledge of the fact was obtained, is held, in Foster vs. Fi delity and iv Company .tvis i. 40 1,. h a. N.".;t, to is- ton hue to i. immediate" w llliln the meaning of the poUejT, The right of a servant u ret,- m rfc promise of kid UuMtivr wt 4. (n. t wjtKe revisit wfcwt the kiVwr ka M W naf fornusj 1m WW, ha Irtiuwka at eel Cm hi wy vs. Mann (litis M I.. K. a. tm. t.. exist fin- so long mil) it hi reasonably necessary to make the repairs, nud af ter that htIim the servant Is held to have waived the defect and to have assumed Hie additional risk. With lids case Is an extensive note ou the right of a servant continuing work on the faith of the master's promise to re move a specific cause of danger. Notice to an employer that one who Is employed to manage a brake eon trolling the passenger cage connected with a in hie has boeOOM UCOmpattOl Is held, lu Walkowskl vs. PsBOhOS & II, OOBaoUdatsd Mines (Mich I, 41 I., it. A. Mi not to be Implied from the fact thai the engineer thought he ran the cage too fast. If there was nothing to show that the Information has reached the employer. With this case Is n remark ably elaborate note on t lie subject of knowledge as an element of an employ er's liability to an injured servant. Hubllcnllon of n delinquent tax list In the English language, hut lu a' news paper Which Is otherwise printed III the German language, is held not to be suf ficient In state, tioeh.-l vs. Ohember latfl twis t, 40 L, EL a. sis. whoa the statute provides lu general terms for publication in n newapaper printed in the county, as the English language Is tiie language of the country to Iv used lu all Official proceedings, In the ah settee of statute authority to the con trary, The drainage Of seepage or surplus water from irrigated lands Into n canal from Which water Is supplied for do mestic purposes as Well as for Irriga tion. Is held, lu North Point Cousolldat od irrigation Company vs. Utah tad Salt Lake Canal Company (Utah), 40 I.. It. A. Bfilt to ls wrongful, when the drainage renders the waters unfit slitt er for domestic or for Irrigation pur poses, ami to conatltute a Bulsance, al though a prescriptive right to do so might be acquired by twenty years' un interrupted use. The purser of a Steamer who lives on It Is held, in Jones vs. Skinner (bid.), to I,. H. A. 7.VJ, to lie unable to acquire by BUCh residence the right to vote In a district at Which the steamer ties up nt her home isirt, where he had for merly acquired a residence in another part of the city. Substantially the same rule Is enforced In Howard vs. Skinner (Md.), 40 L It. A. 7S8, In the case of a clerk who slept iu a room on the boat, and who had no other room or place to live, und who wns uumar-rle.l. HUMOR OF TIIE WEEK STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY OF THE PRESS. Ml N r.e.i ami l.tfihwhl Phusr oi BVtaoMB mu wi SiJI; I'ur rr4 be Unions Utwsl hrXmf of Our limn l, lluilgrt of V umi. are alniclr lllr.lnr. "What n lot of bachelors there now inlays." "Isn't It selfish of them. ton. to think ao mttch of their own happiness?" I'umr for Uie I'riif. nr. "And now." said the professor, as the regular class exercises were flnlshed. "Is there any quest loll any of the young bnlles would like to ask?" "How Is it, sir," Inquired the auburn haired glil at the ihsIiiI extremity of tli. class, "that l-'ather Time Is always represented as IsMlig haldhcailed ?" "That Is easily BOOOOBted for." replied the professor. "So many eople during their SCOOOl days grusHsl Time by the forelock In trying to get away from the foot of the class that his hulr has all been pulled "Ut See?" The girl at the foot never answered a word. One nn thn Itectnr. The little daughter of a local clergy man has reached the age where big words are apt to floor her, nnd where she Is very sensitive to the remarks of an older brother. Not long ago she cuine miming In to her father. . "Papa, papa, George called me names." "Why, what did fJeorgle any?" "Oh," said the little girl with a strong expression of disgust, "he said l practiced what I preached. 1 don't, do 17" "Well, my child, I- - "Hut I don't, do 1 paiJ 1 dou't any more than you do, do IV" And then the rector choked up. But he took n half hour from his sermon nnd explained the meaning of the ob noxious expression to tbe icst of bis ability. Cleveland PlalB Dealer. tTnaoooaatabta. Among the aeveial unaccountable things which one sec in Hiissla, one is struck fof lbly With the differences In shop signs In the large cities. It ap pears that the J.-.- - made to wrlto their names out In full, giving the Jew ish form of their glvefl names Instead of those actually lu u-e by them, while the signs of the Pontiles bear only Uis initials. There Is one thing about a boiling piece of meat- there Is always enough of IL There Is never enough steak. STRANGE, BUT TRUE. I'rettr Wonirn t-'elilmn Mnka Hunt nine lMcttire. "It Is a curious fact," said an expert need New Orleans pbotogmpberlMthat It Isn't the handsomest women who mnka the handsomest pictures, ru venture the assertion that nine tenths of the women who are noted for their beauty UN poor subjects for the cam era, and It Is undeniable that the more striking and attractive photos are those of people Who seem plain nud Insignifi cant lu life. "Why l It? Well, a beauty nearly always owes her charm to something beyond reach of the lens to her com plexlon, her hair or the vivacity of Iter expression. Very few such women have regular features, and when tin y nre reproiliiceit in plain l.luck and white they are at a great disadvantage. Their photographs are generally unsat isfactory and are really not correct like tiesses. On the other hand, u Woman t who Is regarded as homely may have singularly perfect lines, but attracts no attention through lack of animation or color. I'll cite you a queer Instance. "A dosen or so years ago Maude BrenSCOmbO was the most popular model ill the UBlted States for photo graphic 'art studios.' Her Is-st pose was us a nun, and her pictured face iviia strikingly beautiful. Thousands upon thousands of people have raved over her loveliness, but the real Miss BraBSCOmbo, whom I had the pleasure of knowing, was a demure, pale little woman who would never In the world attract the slightest attention In a crowd. Without u doubt she was puss ed unnoticed by many a person who treasured her Mirtrall as a marvel." - New Orleans Times Democrat. Property of iim city. Bicycles play sn Important part In business ns well ns In social life. Tbe distribution of bicycles to the employes of German towns Incresses from day to day. in the cities of Baoorer and LndrlgsBafen,and in some towns of less Importance, machines have been distributed to the municipal employes lu order to facilitate their work. The municipal council of Cologne has Just Decided that bicycles shall be reckoned In with tbe communal budget and placed at the disposal of the following city employes: Tax collectors, police men, foresters, commissaries of police, sergeants de ville, watchman, nu n of the bealtb department nnd In the de partments of water, gas nnd electrical Supply controllers, nnd all clerk In the employ of the city. The macliluea re maw the property of the city. They ore simply loaned to the employes. Forty marks a year are allowed to the borrowers for saeb machine, lo keep it In order. It Is expressly forbidden to use the bicycles except In the perform once of the city's service. When a girl writes ber name "Mayuie" or "Mnl," she puts a label m hSTBSlf that contains tho word Cheap. She may be sensible lu some respects, but no one seeing the IhIh-I will believe It. The "Mai's" snd "Maymc's" are not good daughters. and they will not make good wives. They are silly, Irresponsible, and ro mantic. Hhow us a girl who changes her name from Mary to Mai, and we can read her palm like a fortune teller. It la all right for sirents to compare prima doumis with their daughters, to the prima donna's discredit, but Is It right for them to expect their friends Au I. Iter I to Hi-for in. 4 fit Bill I thought ynu said you were go ing to turn over a new leaf the tlrst of the year. Will Well. I dldsh. ole man, but I foun' distillery advertisement ou Hex' page. New York News. Ilr Nrrilril Reat. Meeks I lector, my wife haa the lock jaw. Doctor That's bad. I'll hurry around to your house at once and see what 1 can do to relieve her. Meeks oh, there's BO hurry alxiut It. Drop III the latter part of Uext week If you alu't too busy. CT- lli.tnlil.tr. A local band was one day playing at Dun farm line, when an old weaver came up and asked the bandmaster what air they were playing. "Thnt Is 'The 1 lentil of Nelson,'" replied the bandmaster, solemnly. "Ay, mon," re plied the weaver, "ye line gl'en him un nwfui death." Allli-. I in ' my. i . Governor of the prison What Is the cause of this unseemly delay? Jailer That expert headsman you en gaged from the medical school Is ster ilizing the as. An Kitreme Case. First suburbanite I've liecoinc ex treinely forget fill of lute. Second suburbanite Is that so? I'lrst suburbanite fee, Some morn tugs i can't remember whether I'm to bring back a cook or not. Fuck. in .ii.i.l to lie Happy. She They say Hint persons of oppo slte qualities make the happiest mnr rlngcs. He That's why I'm looking for a girl with money. iu laJored " Fred Thnt clgur you gave me did me lots of good. Arthur I'm glad of It. When did you smoke It? "Oh, I didn't smoke It. I gnve It to Howard; I hate him, you know." II. ii. i l.i Life. ii. ... It All Without Kaprase. "You ought to have one of those pho nographs In your home, sir. It will re peat everything " "I tell you I don't need one; my wife belongs to a sewing society." Cleve land I'luln Healer. A I ..mil. Ml. Marriage will change a woman's name, hut It seldom alters ber nature. tc have tbe aame opinion ' Wife What do you think, WllbelmV Your friend Bmll usked mo to elope With him: HtlSband Oh, thnt doesn't surprise me, my dear: He Is a good friend of mine nnd thinks lie would lie doing me a fuvor. Has Kleliie Wltzhlutt. HU RS prrlrnce. Iilggs lo yog bellOTO that It la mjs- Slble to Ileal merely by the touch? Biggs Sure. A physician recently heeled'' hluiself by touching me fur 100. How Oenlua fprniited. I wonder how Tread w ay MnBfflS audi u success as a writer of Beti0BfM '1 think that It wus his college prac tice that did It." How wus that?" When be usisl to write home for money he told tfle most Ingenious fairy stories Imaginable. Octroi! Free Prase, An Kiparl, Priaoaet Your houor, I waau't druuk W hen I h.-y locked me up. Judge Yuu had been drink lug, bad you not? "Some. Hut I had nt least eight moro drinks oomln' to BM befOM It would bo time to git pinched." A rharllab'a fllrT. "Miss Cutting," began young Roft lelgh. "fob some time 1 aw have been ewoiuly thinking, doii. h. r know, und usawe.ult.l aw have half u mlud " "Well." interrupted Mlsa Cutting, "that Is more than any of your ac- qaaiauuKea tradH yon with, but I'll be r.-nl charitable mnl BUBiesdO JTOB. that much, ao pruy say no more i ..ut It." When Ihe Mr ..!.. r II, . I'lill in. Hop. -v i il 6 raw um .-. M l ; BBBXPI asBjl ' fWT a I LJli- -in J BLJ; I ft J lining up. r lining down. The Wiit of Bene. Maud And so liladys married for love? Mals'l Yes, but she fell In love with a rich man. Tanehlngs The sweet young thing I Just had a lovely time nt the matinee. Tiie elderly parson Had a gixsl cry, eh? "Yes, I crhsl over the play In the first act an, I then cried through the other acts because I had my uose red." In dluuuisills Journal. A Man f Kant Ilr. Burns I hear you have taken a wife to yourself, Sinlthers. Whom did you marry? Sinlthers (dejectedly) Mllly Jones, her mother, her stepfuther ami two inn Men aunts. I .i.oni Wa I'.noiialu Johnny I sny, father, did you ever wish you bad lots of little Isiys? Fapu Yes, my sou, la-fore I had you. Paradise. Utile Alice--What kind of a place da you think heaven la? Little Harry Well, If heaven's ni nice as they sny, 1 guess they must let you cat your pie llrst when you alt dowu to dinner there. A Daaprrutt i .. . She And what will you do If I refuse to become your wife nothing desper ate, I llOH"? He Yes! I shall go nwny BOmCWbOfS nud get a Job I'll have to. Her Opinion. "Y'nas," said Mr. Wllllklns, "I am ac quainted with two dead languages." Weil," replied Miss Bharplelgh, "Judging by what you do to Bngllab every time you say more than a dOMB words I am constrained to bathrfO thai you must have murdered those poor dead languages yon spenk Of." fastnm Home Nnlea. Tux collector You'll hnve to pay 10 cents per head taxes ou I hem fowls that were shipped to you. Farmer Why didn't the fools thnt shipped them cut their heads off? -Kocky Mountain News. Hnme Thine, Only Hlfferrnt, Dr. Hindis. Women, you know, are very subject to nervous prostration. Mr. Wlcklow Don't men have It? Dr. Hindee- No; men have lnitahil-Ity.-Puck. Unfortunately. "If we nil hud equal opportuni ties " "We would not all lie equal to them." -Fuck. i There Wera Kireptlona. The Speaker Wealth Is not to be at tained by short cuts. The Butcher Oh, 1 don't know! In- dlanapolls Journal. 'Twaa Krer Thus. White How about that wedding check your father-in-law gavu you -was It good? Brown Certnlnly. You know, It's the unexpected that always happens. Small ii...'" Hern. Boy (to sen captain who has a repu tation to main till ii ) Did you ever get your leg bit off by a shark, captain? Captain Did I, sonny? Did I? Well, rather. Dozens of times! Tlt-Blts. Once Waa Knnuh. "What do you consider the luckiest thing you ever did?" The luckiest thing 1 ever did wns to qunrrel with one of the two girls to whom I was engaged Just before my marriage." Kicked by a Hanaaa Inaect. It wus during one of those beautiful Indian summer days lu October for which Kansas Is noted Hint Daniel 1 ni val, a well-to do farmer of Flillllps County, received a kick lu the eye from a grasshopper with the result that for some weeks there was great fear that he would uot recover the sight of tho eye. This nthletlc feat ou the part of the Insect does not mean Hint grass hoppers grow to such a size out In Flill llps County that they cun assail the In habitants wlille sitting ou the ground. The one to which Mr. Duval Is Indebt ed for a budly Inflamed eye wus con siderably above tbe average grass hopper in size, and was speed Bg through the air when the farmer's face uulucklly crossed Its path. The result wns tii.it It struck the farmer lu tbo right eye wltb as much precision as If shot from a gun by an American naval gunner. The eyeball was badly lacer ated. OSM Man'e Wisdom. She ta fair divorcee) -Do you believe lu second marriages, Mr. Slngletou? lie (cautiously -Well- er -that de pends. By the way, how much alk uiouy did you receive!