THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18. -IMS.
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NOAH'S ARK IN A LONDON SLUM, ari..S;Ww3i
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!ntly boiiKht several . I
ON DON. Oct . WbtUohapal'a
crgwdcxl ghetto l th lilt pilot
In lh world hr on wouM
pact to 41acovr oollaetton of
frank nlml. And xt, la on of
' th narrow courts of thla dtftrtct, thr
is a modern Nonli'i Ark wharo aro
boud plrray pont, tlnr ' Ttddy
, teara,M ur kantroa, , "crownad"
eranoi and other weird apc!rnna of
aoimal and bird Ufa. Tba kaapar of
. thaaa atranio creaturca la Albert m
raeb, wboao nama Is a household word
tmonr animal collectors all 0Tr tha
world; ,
Tlmra ara many o1d planes la the
world's mntropolls, but . Jainrach's, pop
tilarly speaklnsr, ."takes tha cake." In
Na dingy strat abuttlns; on an even din-
fler one, ha hcAisos hla menagerie. Aak
or "Jamrarh's" anywhere In that die
trie t, and half a.duaun tMrefooted. rae;
aed youngatrs will volunteer with one
' accord to show you the way, and, by
Mhe time you have rationed your deeU
kiiatlon, you will ba attended by a
strsna;o body guard of half a hundred
oungatere, all eager for a paep at soma
Of Jaiurach'a pets.
Tha flrat Intimation you receive of
being In tha vicinity ST tha miniature
goo is tha presence of two tiny ponies
- which ara allowed to wander about in
. the, open streets near Brlttaln'a Court
where their home is situated. They are
only S3 Inched high, and olav about the
streets juat like any other "children.",
Their owner seems to have sbaolute
confidence in the honeaty of the neigh
Imie, for no guard Is placed over them.
, Tha children of the streets do not at
tempt to worry them and they are as
fnntlo and playful as a couple of kit
en .
"I turn them lnoae and nobody ever
' troubles them," said Jamrach when the
writer found him In his menagerie feed
ing a "teddy bear" not more than a
foot high. "Kverybody knows them
about here. When they get hungry they
know' where to come for their meals,
and they don't wander very far."
Jamrach's establishment occupies a
three-ntory building which. In Its palmy
days, whs evidently a residence of some
proportions. Slnon the soo Invaded it,
however, the Interior has txen fitted out
with numerous iron barred cages In
stead of rooms, and only the four wslls
remain of the undent mansion. Where
human beings once dwelled, you now
see plg-iny ponies and tiny bears, "di
minutive Indian cattle, emus and arma
etllllos. craifs and kangaroos, in fact,
all sorts of queer animals, some of
whose mines are even queerer than
them.Nelv?. For instance, in one corner
of the room Is a pair of wily WRllables
who ga.e m you with dercltful eyes,
while not far away, even more suspi
cions looking, is a "flying phalonger.
In Kiip-lanli, jut now. thero Is a big
demand for tlipae freak animals and
Mrrix cf nil kin-s. Amerirnnn in high
society wre taking a leading pnrt In en
couraclng the strange fad. The Count
ess of Craven, dau
martiiiH, una rocentiv boun
pigmy tjonies. while other wealthy mem
bers of the American colony who own has to be dona wry quickly, as some
fine country mansions have Invested In times the ships only stop at the ports a
cranes and kangaroos to add "decorative few hours. 1 immediately wire an offer,
effe.-c" to their lawns. If I am interested, and my agent buys
Hosts of Kngltsh notabilities have the animal. He takes care of it and
also fc-one in for the new craze, which ships It to London. Of course, there Is
has even extended to royalty. Prince considerable risk, and sometimes the
Adolphus Alfred do Rothschild has es- anlmula and birds die shortly after ar
tablldhed a private circus on his estate rival, or during transit, in which case
at Tring Park. Among those who are our losses are heavy. All things con
compoting . with ca?h other for the pos- sidered, however, a fair number of them
session of these curiosities sre the Mar- manage to get safely through.
s nuin of Stafford, the Marchioness of "Competition is so strong in thla trade
Bute. Iord Hlndllp, Lord Gerald Gros- now," continued the modern Noah, "that
venor, Lord Kdward Cecil and many my agents have to look very sharp,
other lords and ladies. Besides, it is always necessary to Invent
Agents of Jamrach are in every sea- new ideas; to create a demand for In
port likely to be visited by frenks. In stance, for certain things in the freak
the early days, sailing vessels used to luie."
corns direct to London, bringing their Jamrach may truthfully claim to have
stranete animal and bird cargoes as the "invented" the erase of pigmy ponies,
nets of Jack Tar. Nearlv everv sailor though, of course, he had nothing to do
bad a fancy for some sort of animal or with Inventing the ponies themselves. N
pirn, ana me diversity or meir lasie in ahubo uuy jiwhc, kid hi kimi uumauu,
this lino was truly 'marvelous. Since not only la Great Britain, but In Amer
the advent of the tramp steamship in lea. The dealer always has a number
place of the old "wind-lammer." how- of orders from the United States, "wait
ever. Jack has been forbidden to bring ing" for fulfillment. The animals come
pets on board, and hence the old and from Ireland. They do not naturally
picturesque method of trading at the breed as "pigmies." but their diminutive
London dockslde has been done away size is the result of a lack of proper
with. As the freaks no longer come to food, owing to the sparclty of the gras
the dealers, the latter must go to the ing lands of the island. Out of every
freak. If not personally, at least herd of ponies the average size being
through their agents. about the average of Slietlands there
"In all the Mediterranean and South will bo two" or three undersized, or
American ports," said Jamrach, In de- stunted, ones; and.lt is these dealers
scribing his peculiar methods of acqulr- are after. Jamrach was the flrsc one
Ing members for his ark, "I have agents to recognize the advantage of the pigmy,
who make it a business to board lncom- or "lap" pony, as they have been nick
inn. ,,,......!.. nn,4 c,,n r .-K tnr nnvAHtM In namAfl Thfl HmnllAnt An h h, mt fa
the animal and bird line. As soon as an received was only 27 Inches high, and .m-ervrvv tlpi?, PFT OF "WH.TT"E.CR?sPEL "CUVLDREJI
agent makes a find, he wires me. asking it was Immediately purchased on Its ar- T fcPD TBc.AJv IX LWf 1. 1 & vi.iru wV -what
offer I will make. This business rival in England by , Lord Alfred de
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a PlGltt.fOMW.WMCn KUN ABOU.TONDOK.cS.'l'RB&TcS.
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.la adJItioa ta his Kuaa'a Ark In
. Brlttaln'a court. Jamrach has anothtr
satabllahmaot Juat around tha corner
in t- Caorga atreet If posalble, t'a
latter place as Alice la Wonderland
would say Is "curlouser and eurlouatr.'
Apparently from tha eutalda. It la en
ordinary bird store, lir parrots sJ
other uiembsrs of lite fvatiirrad trio
d la port their plumage and rand the at
moaphare with Uielr shrill rails. In the
rear of the bird . shoi. however. Jam
rach conducts you through several short
paaeagas, end upon a loor when you
find vouraeif tianaperted Into another
world. In a. large hall that ' raaemblae
a suit of abandoiied thapel. with beams
sod girders running avruaa the xwof,
and a speelea of gallery extending ell
arounl the eldea. in an enormous col
lection uf eaalern relics, old carvlnga,
Jatwneae and Ctiineae works if srt,
clutia from cannibal trlbee, Implomenta
of savsse warfare, and endleas oddities
from aU parts of the world. In one
corner of Hi room a huge. Chlneae
dragon threatens with Inatant- destruc
tion a tiny Jui.aii.-M humming bird
while a Buddhlmt monk, with a great
dome of a head, looks on with a leer
as If neither dragon nor humming
birds appealed strongly to his aealhallo
senae. Among some of the most curious
things in this marvelous collection are
little Japaueae amulets, or "mascots,
wrought In the ancient styla of Japa
nese rarvlng.
Those little figures, the Japanese
who come here tell me." oald Jainraoh.
Should never have lett Japan, and ow
Japs are buying ihem back. vVhen tha
(Irat white peunle began trading wltll
Japan esclualVBly. they bought ft lot of
these little figures. They sre, It aeems,
a species of heirloom which never
should have left the country. Attached
to them are the personal splrlta or the
?randfatuers and other anceatora of the
amlllea to whom they belonged: and
now the Japa are anxious to get all
these splrlta back Into their country. .
They are buying them back, and putting
on the market Instead a lot of close
Imitations of tha same objects.
"Many of these figures are supposed
to have luck attached to them con
tinued Jamrach. "You have no Idea, of
the number of atock brokera and ao
clety ladies who come, here to buy
them. One atock broker bought ft little
lacquer figure from me- about,, three
weeks ago. He came back the other,
day and bought another, aa he said that
the day ronowing uia puroiuiio u n
Rothschild, who now haa It In his fa- are quite docile. One "Teddy" which first one he had oleaned up big um
moua menagerie. Jamrach haa in his London soo is an on the atock exchange. His ,iaiUl:2
Lord Rothschild's establishment at immense favorite with the neighboring the winning power of the charm waa
Trlng Is a place Of ' strange sensations slum children, who play with him by yerT reaJ- ' . -
for visitors. On his lawns, one sees the hour, whenever they get a chance. 'pociety dames who wlsn to win
kangaroos hopping about in great num- He follows any little boy who will bridge or horse races often buy
bers. Tbey are thoroughly tame, and bribe him with a handful of augar.
little charms. Some bring them back if
1 wi in k na.nui.iu 01 luvsr. : . : - . i
follow, visitors about like dogs. Their Several of the English royal children tn7r ,UK 0 . ".u" lu,r" wh.,V Zliil
ady provided themselves with k H.n
Quite a large number of the artlclea
muiiue are ino uoiigm. ui mi inn cnuuren nave aireaay proviaea inemseives wun J ,V: . k. mn rifl '
whom Lord Rothschild frequently In- both "Teddv bears" and tlnv ooniea. which, they appear to b 'more aatlsned.
Ites to hla estate. Many of his anl- The two little princes of the TecG fam- femerVnhi.noll
mals are splendidly "educated," and ily called personally at Jamrach's re- '!?iB hrem,i r.ther S the nreaet
oiiM ensllv mnkx a rnrtnn. for ,hir h ..i.t- i ihi. . quired by the father or tne, preaent
. . i , i ... i . . . . - - . . nwnitr. nm iiuukih i-biiiiiubi
uwner ii uis loruBmp uiu noi Happen 10 wnne an aavertlsement or a "Teaay """C. -i nih.r nueer thlnaa direct
possess ao large a fortune already. Kan- bear" In the Times brought hosts of lora He also bouaht manv
garoos are worth 1160 apiece, and Lord annlicRnta. nd aeveral verv nromln.nt tr0. ' "0"-.-,.""A18--D L."f V -?"!
Rothschild's "circus" also boasts walla- members of the aristocracy came per- garded by connoisseurs and
bies-very small kangaroos-"demoselle" .onally to bid for him. " '.t vilu TS r."
....coo .anoun yn wiiuss cuiwiucrou, mo prii;eB jam- fUBeH to part with a number or tnese
or crane being extremely rare, armadil- rach asks for his freaks are net ex- things evldentlv believing, like tha
los, pigmy Indian cattle, and other orbitant. For instance, if you so de- -tocfc 'brokers, that they have brought
smaii rry. Bre you may procure pigmy Indian cat- ijim "iuck "
Of all the pigmy tribe, however, the tie at $60 each, emus at $75 each. Jamrach's customers hall from all
popular fancy runs most to "Teddy "crown" cranes tall, stalely creatures, parts of the world especially America,
bears" and pigmy ponies. The former with a sort of feathery halo on their The late P. T. Barnum used to buy a
are immense favorites. Whether it Is heads at 1125 a pair, wallabies, J80 number of his "freak" animals from
the association with President Roosn- each, pigmy ponies at $60 and "Teddy him, and several wealthy Americans
velt. or not. the "Teddy bear" Is al- bears" from 50 to $60. Jamrach also have made special trios to London In
ways first choice in competition with goes in for "pigmy" sheep, which ho order to inspect ceriain of his curious
Other freaks. These bears come from sells for about $16 apiece. Before the -wares. One millionaire American, now
Borneo, and Jamrach disposes of them "Teddies" and ponies became such great living in Paris, invests heavily every
for about $50 each. They are very favorites, there was a run on these year not only In eastern trophies, but
hardy little animals and once tamed, sheep. also In freak animals and birds.
RUNNING DOWN
TOWNS-T emperance
oy uennis a. eiovs
THE TEMPERANCE WO
the towns and countlc
gon that went "dry" Ii
tion of laat June.
"BLIND PIGS" IN DRY
Workers Discover That Their
Work is Only Just .Beginning
By Dennis H. Stovall.
HE TEMPERANCE WORKERS In
es of Ore- jagged Jest the same." Then there were While It waa known that several medl-
In the elec- "boot-leasers" on tha comers, Slylng cln mm were iManenafna- hrindv and
tinn f iat- Tn Anr.,-t-A nassinr bottles and taking coin In ex- , ,
ii change; and there were drunken men on J '
within four weeks after tha local th A' , T, -loiw ,VMmt h the fact that they did aa through re-
optlon law waa put In force that their the iaw was being violated, and that scriptlon made them safe. It waa no
work waa less than half done. It was In come respects conditions were worse trouble for the secret service man to
a big task, conducting a temperance than during the days of tha licensed DUy n,,aor of certaln aoctorSi He coul(J
campaign in the "wet" territory of the Haluun- get It of them more easily than of any-
outhern and eastern portions of the Enforcing the Law ?h efiirt VTL. we wou,,d1. tolJ
tatn. anl th victnrv wa nn. nf which n'orCng tne WW. them frankly that ho was not sick and
a nf father " Deverage. BUI IM
- nnvsiciaji won u wrirn a.
state, and the victory was one of which
the anti-saloon champions could well
reel proud. But
the campaign work J" .,..., ..,. . "AD,I'' w"u wr," .prescription
was easy when compared with the later iUKy metleu v"""- JT""" "" i4 " "".P"" , lapD1e, .
task of mnnlna-down "blind tilas." Men and passed no resolutions. They were bottle, use aa directed.' There 1 a
are Just like bovs forbid them a thinir n nr th. mam thA .m m.r- iaw mu?n. ole man. tne local option
a. ii 1 1 iiipv nra riita t n or ah i it nr tnauA
a desperate attempt to gat it. Men E?8,:,
OUR BELATED WEDDING PRESENT
IIEN we had unwound the sack- and of a wedding present."
All tha
I went on isn't Just an ordinary sofa?
I asked dub-
I pondered.
n
W ing and brown paper, cut sev- K?S8ln knobs and buttons savagely, knobs are out of sight."
" " . iTf. . r. When I could see no more we sat down "And the the hump?"
erfll hiindre.d knots and re- nnnn.u. . . . . . . . ...
f moved a mile or two of cord lamp, the tantalus and the glass, there "The very latest Improvement In T?,:..f!,i,' :
Phvllis and I stood back and was a sloping projection for the feet sofas," Phyllis said with authority. ''" ,
. " that ran out from underneath and end- "That's how I shall explain It. bon't won t! If l ean t
fa in an adjustable lur loot-warmer, you sec, it allows two people to sit in
there was an ashtray, a plperack. a comfort instead of only one, like pre
syphon, a bookrest, a paper-knife, opera historic sofas."
glasses, a writing-pad, a newspaper- "I see." I gased at Phyllis admlr
the door, making soothing remarks to
me, and then ran."
"Ran? What for?"
"Well, you see, he thought he'd bet
ter.' I didn't grasp It myself at first.
but it was natural enough he should
who never had any desire T to mbibe a violated. They must have evidence, he pleases anything at least that
nvlvial glassveT a ?sai?on bar durinS But thy knew they could not get it experience and knowledge tells him
thS 'vet" dat-a find InfinHe rdeam.r! themselves. So an expert detective was patient needs. NSo It is no trouble
J? ..wr.l-..aa"' .rln.a inrinlle pleasure ,,., -whlH- the doctor even t hnnh hh
law. which declares that a rerlainrml
They knew the law was being physician can give a patient anything
ne pi eases anyming at least mat nls
the
for
in "drv" times slnnlnr a. drink from a employed. He was no amateur "wnis- ine uocior, evenMnougn Drought berore
jug or bottTe behind f havsUck oln key spotter," but a man who had been a grand jury, and after admitting that
thf back room of a "soft wittr"' estab- " the secret service, and who he so d a, man whiskey, to say that
lishrnbnt knew his business. When this secret he believed the man "needed" It. that
service man came ha was known to ho really looked ill," and was apparent-
think he'd run across a maniac." M..:,, t-.., only one man of the town, as It was de- T ;n an unhealthy condition. So the
You see, we shall have " "a"5' Bired that his work be conducted In se- registered pnysician is a "greased pig.
He represented himself to be a irf.,?"1'1'? .7 caugni unaer the
looked at our belated wedding present.
"What is it?" Phyllis wanted tif
know.
I hesitated. "Wouldn't you call it a
sofa?" I hazarded.
"I shouldn't," Phyllis assured me.
"It's more like a dromedary.
rose obstinately, "we
get only half a crown
for it, I'm going to sell it."
juut, you see, you can t.
im going to.
nish on
TUI 1 . i . . . . . , . .
a , , . rpl,i .Qt.TtB hover a. man with consider existing local option law, and It Is
temperance people have met the issue mebnTnoai.Tt" C hU i"".1
with the same determination and pur- command, and so was at once admitted hi S enough to catch and
nOHA Tltnr lhv mt Ihi 1allA T th Inln 1 1. u MnnAfl ItIA " .
rack, and a "Bradshaw.'
"It rivals tha Stores,'
l1 n ,to' I shall put some var- campaiKn- "Blind pig" keepers have The whole purpose of the temper-
.1 KPlfl been rm, Ad 7,nm fiZ,r T." ance people who had. this secret service Trying the C.8CB.
I snapped.
Be?.A fhf "eA Jlid i?. not advertise again so that peopfe can be been routed from their
I who haVe to sefl it " 8 told lt,s wet and they mustn't sit down, leggers" have been cai
t wno nave vo sen it. Thin it nrm ha .n rikt . ..
sues. oooi- ,-, in hand, was to secure evidence:
caught "with the yet they were determined to get it by
The trying of the liquor cases la
doesn't It T" "Faint heart!" cried Phyllis. . "There i,h't' CL" r,VirtB i " rnn.MAr- Roods," and sll vldlators have been Just and fair means. They desired that oeiore me justice court
Phyllis got up and began to circle won't be the least difficulty. Why asfy surprised when one afternoon Phvl- DrouK"t before tne courts for trial. In the detective duv nis liquor in ine same Alter tne eviaenoe la secured, and auf-
The comparison was reasonable .ana ' ' - " """3- k!'.. ". " s rang me up.
buy a it r-0 rTJ r.la , r Bverai instances conviction were e- manner that others or tn nuncn ficlent counts ar tnunA rtr..r
a u- e-U JI a.ll.nm " " "" . fllirPr! M n1 ti tn V-V rfnjiai lmnnAl PAuft Krtnarh f r Hut tha "hltnrt Tt 1 IT K ftnrrH "
ladmitted.lt. t occurred to me uiat -oth button... h. oh ""dV . Vn. it t, " TnV?l And Ir5ma.nme. " PV"nifaial rooms during the trials were filled with werSslv Thev had an eye of suspicion violator, th. complaints 'are filed With
a nearer v ew m gni oe eniiguni..a, .erved. from aomewhere at the back. when they get It home that they've u"ghe met me In T the ball th a soared the best people of the community, an for every new member admitted into the district prosecuting attorney, who
took a Step forward. . . "Pro., it" I nred hllArlnnl r-y. ri ',,... .v.. i .f.- ..P'..!''.""11.!'. Inspiration to the iurv and nroaecntlnn th. "rll." Th. new member waa first brings them to tha attention r h.
r i - . a i, (n r am tm iinnoi BrProri nnn- - - - kl u.i i tuai iiiivnu BiMia. i nj-n. nun niiinLmi in inn ronrn iiija.1. ririti r . - - . ' - - - - . - .
somely enough in dark green leather and . , . , , . And be proportionately tbanKIui, l Uncle Gregory's wedding present.
began like an ordinary sofa with an nho1Pr5s?ed L"t fill c,r'"t anticipated with some alarm. -He's in there." she whispered, "and
arm "t the right-hand corner. Half way. fA.L,n' liS1 .E.8",1","; nfurlod Phyllis was not listening; she was he's putting it through its paces. Oh.
however, the Wk appeared to recollect 5"- f Ji?J-iiJi?ii--. drawing up the advertisement Isn't it a mercy I haven't sold It? He'd
that Its mission in "re was 10 oe b -- cil t. 17 "" "1" VZ - navo aiierea nis wiiu ana leii yoa oui
that Its mission ill iiio o w wo o. , . : , , . - - - - - unvo aiicjm uin win ni"l iqii
chair and rose perccpitately In a hump. mSggJ you niedS't' gasped Phyllis "Well?" I lnqulrwd with interest when of It! Oh Claude he lovea it!
II. v. .i .vnAr AfnrAover. there lvTven in -rne garaen: . . . - . h "
and showing most forcibly the real sen- plied with all manner of questions, as fand Jury at Its next regular session. ''
tlment of the town and count. The to hla place of birth, age, business and 1 he Jury considers the complaints aa
fact has been proved both In southern other things that bordered on Impertl- made by the chief witness, and at once,
and eastern Oregon that the local option nence Their purpose being, of course, subpoenas other witnesses, named, to- ,
law can be enforced. to natlafv themselves that the new an- K?tf,er with those against whom com .
But the enforcement of this law, the nlicant waa "O. K " planus ara riled. If the testimony is
Phyl-
Phyllls made ft show of cheerfulness. K0,.lj.
"Oh, well, tne wing imi actually
discovering snd runnlne down of "hlind
We must P'"r reai n"ch earnest work, it Secret Service Work.
requlres a corps of wqrkers In each iecrel ocrvito ""'a.
lUven't you seen him then. Phvlf l9wn r county who are willing to sac- The secret service man was duly ae-
She shook her head. "I didn't dare, fi"08- m. tlmL ana. considerable -ented. and In a little while had his
considered strong enotffeh, and the jury
ir.vn inn iaw ntuj Deen violated, in
dictments are ordered drawn, arrests
are made and the trials set for ft hear
ing ueiore m circuit court. In this
wlT. TK IVV Ihlfa-nV.v'd'u.'511'
,WOnnier alone- it curiously "I'm not 1 laughing." aha said hastl- sold yet," she allowed. "But I've had hV; Messed from my face But money. Without thesa two essentials cept'a' nd In U"Ie Wnl" D"a "y th defendanU have full opporl
ray."rl8er.LonK- " ."""V.f'v i-i a ly. I'm crvlns-. It'a-llfa too deatmrata three neonle looking at It" J1 fTu?". JIi?.m7IacS,' ih. I.. .n. ,.ii Vi.J .7tZaVr .w! trunk full of "soods." all duly lab- tunity to ba tried before n. V..iSi
vvny. it a m .f"i'- -- word -Tht- thin- in.t..S r th. nii Wh.t ZortV' i..i'Ti-V.1 '-..,- r""r-Z."""'"" selected iurv of ii n.
in sr p tou au UK. . ...... B - - - liuhiiiiik H.11 mi .duiloiih ana iiisr an- uiiuiiutuii in rcauv wuma mu nmarfl. r eo inu n hikdq bu " buiuhihi . -. - -.wu.o wuu-
other and revelling In it" There Is in Oregon what Is commonly as testimony In court. But In the sale "" way, also, tha full ma- ,
We went In together. called a state f'Antl-8aloon league.' of whiskey, gin snd brandy the "blind ?.tly tP".i "tata ls t to work to,
"Why, uncle, this is a pleasure!" I As a matter of truth, there is no such P1"" keepers used what la known as f?"i 5"v . 1 .? Provided the testi
fied, organization. There Is merely a aort the "ostrich method." They would not T warranta It And conviction does
Uncle Gregory rose from his sofa re- of 'V.tate committee" that, in a general hand the bottle out over the bar. In- u,Jn "er matter or paying a tie
Ricuuiifi y SlMI lu JVU twill,
i ,k.t AArth are VOU dOlnfl. v nviua. xiiia iniiiK iublcku l .iia noQlli I vviiAb hui.i
.1 1 1' I tvt.a-1. - - V. . , I - A...lw . imr.ti J 1 "
Phvin raised a flushed face. second spare room, or tha turf, tha "Oh! Any offers V
.VnfirX J.e less." ahe said. "There tenni s-court. or pay for" . "N not exacUy. Ton see. they didn't
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wnoever ucara 14 . . . , , - - uav nui m
are six, Claude.
nf with six legs?'
neain xne win.
T fait unrlornnRth tr
of hem.'' I observed, "are Jut under
neath this hinge in arrangement.
Take care!'' Phyllis gasped sud
denlv. and dragged at my arm. I had
touched some hidden mechanism evi
ently. Before our astonished eyes tha
left-hand end Of tha sofa waa determin
edly rising It touched the end of the
hump, gave a click, ana. neuoia, me
don
chair
utterably low for Uncle Gregory. I
And two should never have believed it of him."
. J Y It WAVA n . AAAnt liaafnl
ezasperatedly. "But
Not timer
'TM tin "
a ..decent useful "Look here. Phyllis."
rnylilB went on mipht tell me." turned to his green leather atrpcity.
me iiw. imi PhvlllA' Una aiiddeniy aulverea. -you re looklnr a mi nin down." I
;VUk.lUXt,h. .n?.:..V itead the buVr would be directed to f'ne. but of being assessed at leSsI Io
you he said mechanically, and his eyes re- of the several counties. In the h.ni a certain corner of a certain room. He and as nigb as (ZOO for the first of- .
leather atrocity. work- of law enforcement this "state would find the "goods ' under a bucket ff"";h i.JJX1 . CBrr'e witii
warehouse thie crowning honor of -Dear." she said olteously. 'Tva had observed. "Extra t
.JJiSf. w m. ."ha wrung her hands. ucn Bn awfUl day.rt Uncle Gregory's tone became guard-
I urged.
"Extra busy in the city?"
"Which most have cost Dounds and
poo n da." I lamented.
.'"tm'i: .a" ..dTthonfo
"Poor darlinct Tell me.
The first one," rnyms 1 expiamea
able couch for an invalid lady.'
btfu! sofa was. a very passable arm u qa nva "u(ni uiuoir Inclded. "Well, Its comfortabl
alr. two or tne s-uw.t-.. pr;. tt' i,VTtt rtZ anyway" I remarked.
ere mv. .wpeniuuui '-" i, ;i 1 ' . , 11.. ill
Mn.n.iiiu 1. - iii .11.1 or tucked snudv under a roll or 01a uum m rine ua impnsonmini.
individual communities. The town that bUng; then, to make the trsnsac- By convicting a few of the worst
1 placed upon
for a- long
scatter for the.
Inced that tha
business.
QnoA anyway," I remarked.
touched them." not without healtation, snop in the tnrea kingdom; ! . me
ea. 1 ve Deen extra ousy. ne aamit- , :,i,r ., wouia leave tne nair aoiiar ai tne spot uim.iiiuiiiuii. a cneca is
ted. Then he laughed suddenly and be- ,,.r c i". t..rl!t--a T1LP-'.T t,J?n where the liquor was found. Illegal selling of liquor
i.v At aTa.1 .a . i.J3 ww 11 a ruro . 11 III Ull 1 1 BE lit I Lai I1WF1 at v ... 1 . 1 1 1 . . a 1 a. naslnil T'atA K11 J I a
.wnlalnar. tUi ttn. aa a. Sj. -,ri "ttj. TUmlHh ft OWI1 WOrkrr nd DS T Ik I. M.ank -I, V. .1 4 11, . m-faVi " hin Mw-m
" .E.kj, .Aica 1 inn?; wcaw siv giv-waj iw 1 f m Klllaa . 1 1 1 1 a uaiilUU ihbuiww va w.ttii(s iv'-va " " - - i " a
9 caution nere. I waa thinking for the w"" t was not only legitimate, but abnolutelr temperance workers mean
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forlornly at right angles to tba arra.
tniirhid them, not without hesltatk
and Phyllis gave a physical gasp aa
they subsided noiselessly and neatly
Ir'.?. ': ,V.l .1 -. v.-"" .!... ' Phvlll. lnkd At m. l.Adl. WOS. He
.T.L'nZZi Suddenly the explarlatlon . Yor uncle's a carpenter. Clauder' out in time, the shock would have killed
aunt Emmellne
No appropriate remark occurred to
In Southern Oregon.
this X'n of thing? Why, It's hla own tantalus came 01
work, of course. It's unique Ita Ifa "Great Scott!
My wife,'
BCOll. Mii.Unit.l- a Dl.ltl. rV. Tf I - .
pure Gregorian, don't you seer 1Y: he sa d the sama, only mucn and ,miltt ... haven't met her.
no kuu ! uAuu v -aid rraclrm! v
"".V A,me " 7s" necessarilK diffi Russian and American Caviar.
A t a At . . al t UU lui Ilia ay-T 1 cv nr i ivtj man t . .
n Instance of thla nature was fur- rur. corroborative testimonv: but this "he center of the caviar trade In
Uncle Gregory explained ntshed by a southern Oregon city. This wss finally done through the employ- southeast Russia -la at Astrakhan, on
nodded mining town and the center of a 1 Ai?,?-1 t'l
said graciously.
rou naven t met
Only whiskey, brandy and gin ware
the Volga. There are, however, several
vast lumbering region. It is a place nold in this way. The 'temperance" fisheries on tha river Don and the
"Tea, In his spare time. He's really the. Invalid, she'a a teetotaler. And he Gregory was obviously consumed with
flsshed Serosa ray mind, and I groaned,
u - 1- i. 'i1ivIa AAkAd nuirklT.
-Oh. Clande, have vou thought? Who should see some of the things he's got were With people who drank
. 1. .. AAm it ,AAn In hla on honaa" 1 imS "Hmmiil Ph1
' 1 stared at It with growing hopeful- Phyllis' voice trembled scornfully, didnit you ring me up? Fd have shown pretty bnsy the last week or twe and door- A
"Yr-. 1 ssla. i m siraia it a rrom ana u ours a mm vusa vavuga aim wnere ne was. ira teeung trie ettecta. 17 , "
n Uncle where saloons have always flourished, drinks were sold openly over the bar. of Asoy. At aeveral of the fisheries
F-?ZJ?JrJiXl ..:.S."n,7.r;T? . ofSPhVLT knew where you f iritZ.T. But It went "dry" last election. Th. .1-. .12 II'"- Urge qu.ntltle. of caviar are prepare,.
TnH in - . i j r .vi.' I v. " T V J.b - . T'."-' ---i rftlintV Mnr-t .AAnA.s Ik. l. li HWUilvniir. v M.ajsv tliT w ri w t-illrw.- w..t hAmA nrf.rf1ils-t.rtn An 1 V In 1 Ulial
nrm wiin nraDits wuu--uiiiii. ni rUT nm inr n i minji avi? rmm ina j w, vnvun. -rtj ur isw ai m. . - - m.ak i.A a a.4 ei. a av - .. r . . . ,u
I rasneft- "Heftvens. Phyl? Why .ublect ' "Aa T waa aavlna. I've been nrf the II liquor joints closed their Z" " 12" LT,. . m.",' caviar to the value of lia.Ooa was -
ed. but be tore
-r. - a waa h;n'i, a ' wmu . . . : . .. . . 10 secure conviction- or rviunncs ror . a . j . - . .
aa xew AI i nA nulioinara that riA1 r . . . . ... ,- - . . , puriw w int luhcu rm ironi AFUI .
a,.iTi.. .17". conviriiona tor ine aaj ?i intH annul Lh- Kincai thAn. how.vr u. ..r.
n.-Aj.. "yea.- 1 ssia. ipninuaiiiiiom , " " -""-a" mm -w nere ne waa. 1 m iwiih me enecia. "1 , : . w.y rautred the. employment or an expert i. 1 1 . "1 1 . . ,1 1 . J .
r.i. nAr " ior me. "Thi wAan't 1 1 m a. xne secona Hut 1 can take a: rest now. mwi ami cninra into otner Pisces n. 1- 1. ivhuiulu u ai-
Phyllls' eyes' wldene apprehensively. 1 1 go t up. "Suppoae I'll have to WTlta man arrived." "You're going abroad r I saked. . f businaas. The majority, however, definite In Ita statement of the amount f ,I? J? "LVi. .w. 1
Yoiir Uncle ureroryr nut yoa saio na i mm jot it a ituimia. "Welir I asked, anxiouaiy.
ne menn whi,.ii " -H- was worse. He got curious aoout
larea resentruliy at tba ih. hlnk. And nf rourae. in tha end.
a
v. . 1 -.. . 1 - va.i uia tie waa uin Ia AiTA '.lie meant V
us a rheuue for a wedding preaent"" Ph111" JT';". reaentfully at the the hlnke, and. of course, in the en
"Wrll. he didn't, did hen I reminded chair. -Tell him,- sheorged, "that Ira the thing turned Into a chair, and h
.?C!r.;j ha presa them?"
fLiA Jltl "Of course; anybody would."
Vt., 7 "80 he saw," I reflected aloud.
hTi 1 o- glass. -Bradshaw.' ash trsy. wi
the
liting
trr gloomily. "No-o. But you told ma grieved there s no aewing machine at- fmjnJ th- knob. on the.under side.
a. - T a ... AAnel aa4 1 it rtlrtn lrhmanl that 1 m nilt tn th iiMri A . . .
CvfrTI UriVTV W W mai a sw - wmAM a a.i va a. " " - '
-well, im airaia inia tu "n, .,K-' - " - ..la.-
aa went to 100a mora cioeeiy at cun- vmoih, ui mm - . , . ,kr
is lump on the side of tha chair. There When I returned a few minutes later tU., , , SJTaZa
-. . - . V - It aaa ItrnAvl It Iff WAA III flnA I'M lllB B Overt n A ttw Im-
A brasa bracket holding an elect rtc y ever Unele Gregorye gift Bha had
- 1 .waa . A AtMA MtVI lsA.r All th Aft .rKmM. t A AAA
. v. - 1.1- . .t i 1 . w ki t t-i Mn maaa ik. .httr Ia r a a AofA aaaIa. iAtttent
y-a. tMa 'is It." I saxL It really looks a 1 moat erdTnj-y thU a5'ri"1
PTiyills gaa4 at to- readlag lamp an 4 way - aha tnrew avw ner a-ouiorr VT- . T'
Mlf A I.AA tA AtAAAA h.L.lf it "TkM ' t MB Ml t al kAPA AaTI lHIDOOeat
fAil m t Ka arm ef the rhiir. inAtAttt! v we no tt?" - ahould kava refused ta see tha
tkere sppAarA4 Np-lew tHa reading mp Phyilis turned rwnnd wtth sparklinr anae.
a small ehAlf, with a glass ft led t-ta a eyea- "Well sell It," aha announced. "Oh. ha was jult polite,
rmnve ew it. Vhf iveni). "This Is fh, Clsude. don't look e Mank. Tow "Didn't ha discover snythlnr"
rmAwmC she said faiaUy. ia Is 4m t aul tha thing, do r" "Vh. yea. Ha leaned back with a Jerk.
aliv?" I a hook my head. The point ta that and tt preesed a knob Into the wall be-
-Ne." I rtunAI with cywtcewtrateq ajoKody rise wfcx eJtH-r.- hiBd. The otrbrjlla orenod
fMm, aa I kM-kAd ewe af Ita tears ar4 Pkyllla IsogbAtL -yew wait and a-a- I elrned. "T T be Ain't ar-dya."
fAil'! a mlr.iAtore taatalsa. Ita Hlr pua It araJnat tha wall here. Phvills sirirled eoddeatr. Tie was
aly l ade Gregory a id wf cwaofert. That'a right. Ki whe a ta gueas a rrarwheJttlng: pelite. Ha bftckad ta
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wo res-
"lo, no: you misunderstand. 1 was "e unm-a wioe, raiaeo me nimas, of ,ioohol a baversgw must contain to , ITV. a .T r w
referring to having found your adver- took the bottlee from the stielves, re- be Intoxicating.'' The secret service "n .,' 'J? in,td tatea has been uti-
tieenienr- moved tha vulgar pictures from the m, wea hlmaelf a Judge of liquor, and usually abundant an aetnd. the -naT-
Phyllis leaned against me suddenly walls and reeumed buslneaa aa "soft , satisfied that the "teniDerance" ,tr caviar prepared In te 1 nita.l
r attrAi At i-Ma i.rnr in hAiniAAA drink MiAhiiaknA.!. tka- .jr.riiu.1 a.iw. .-. 1 - x- States has nroved to be fsr luojrlor I o
no really, announcing the fact that they men ret
ro th . now had all manner of "tempersnce much: but
A . W 11 II UK, I IM BB A w . . - . ,
drunk from imblbmg too tb "Ported article,
thla sort of evidence" weild -ta.A.ta prp"i-". " l"prr:
, f IlCailV l I'A ABUnT AA IH . -
end Valted Htstea. Tha roe. having h 1 tw
traded from tha fiah, la ruhbAj ihrwt 1
a the iiwabea of a eleve In order that the
What did he sayr to Jn It. after alf
"Lota, one thing was that our adver- -il r haVei t I 1
ment waa money thrown away. He .JTJLl' riTTLl
. " . , , . . w kaa Im i " a vuvnirr ior A lonmini but
rr' . J:""- sorts of sofa a that sound-d aa ir
V.,V- I iJirf -Tea mlht be mine? Im nearly wen
b"!1. ' .VI JTtS Hh rwdlng and answering adve
It Is then salted with frwnt
silence.
'w'hit'i the roaster with you
ha aekea rather Irritably. Aren t yoa t-en on tap. Theee beers came from not count In court. aV a number cf
giaa i ve jouna ur the brewery la regulation keg. and bottlee of "near beer," "digesto"
1 rniiite win. were aemxl In "or noon Ara- miih thA unlabeled fxl I iaa twar wvre tim
Uai c I a (Ir-mr IrmkAH anvlous. "Too KM . w .., .t . . . .ma .a. - -1 1-, . t Ka
. ' " . . - ... V.B VU. BFB 11 Ul II. ' IT I IIHI'llim " .A w AMV AI.VH IBA VUAIIBI K'l . . , .... .... .
don't weo to say that you don t want rtnkera deriared that It lfoke.i le.t analyala. " a may be eoaretAd from the
. ... tba same, taafed ieat the same and was round tnst toe ao-failed -tern- Tl " .
fortnight sfter all
UlAV
wera oat
advertleA.
ments: you must ll It now In found
it. If you didn't want to Sell It you
enourda't have advertised." He glared
at tiS Indimantly.
TVere waa a nrrtd rauee
"Do yoti mean to a v." Phvlll aaked
at taat. -tnai you ve mm n -ta ti
back yowr rtn wedding preoeat?"
- it rem a a.
P"nn orinaa rontawea rrom rour to a 1 .V. .,.. , a, , .
, . right per rent cr.AidAra.bly -wore alee- cordlax t '' ,Tr . r'.
threw dltM-rtlon ta the winds hi than Is In the "beer that made pipered. Afterward the caviar Is j t
-Well, of alt the aaeea tbinaa! If Milwaukee fanaena. ' The testimonv of finer eieTsa la -r-l r 1 ie ai o I"
ywa knew It waa eo uaaIaa. tT.at wa ,h r hem it was accepted ee competent bHne to f',o'r if'!. " 'i
ehoutd a eertala to try te eell It. why avMawoo, end waa a atmng factor it eocompllahed It la placed ia cans ar.1
did yon r1va It to taaT wvHn. ..imi.. . ..i.T . 1 Ixnati ically S-al I
Cnele tiregory'a eves reefed wistfully
tl the dromedftj-y. "I dldn t want ti.
he aa id. It ae rrmellne He aicred
"Tow ia. it waa like thm Id aptwit
hvy abtvet He en It, and and that annoyAd
yowr aunt Evntilas When von r
tarrlAd ehe InAtAtect mm te r ettitig It to
rhylUs grew atak wltk anger, aad raw for a wedaiao ' "
drink"' ellera.
llrlghf.
Dcctora GuDtT- - , -what d you tHi-t'" aai4 V- f .
n. . a, aa.. 1 tit "I wrote Jaer.ee thla -,b -rr.-r t
.... v... ..iii F to I a.-Ad Anma I mH roe ,r , .
evieewew agalsst were tha abystetaaa; vt ma Tha
hp fart. It waa practically latpaaslble. t aaJ.t-a.
Ht-ae
uf a r