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anyway, be the muse what It mny,
Kettle was pitched violently out of Ills
lunik In the deep of one night. Just nft
t two bolls, timl from the symptoms
wh'ch loudly advertised themselves It
required no expert knowledge to tell
tlint tlio vessel wns heating her liottoni
out mi rocks to tin1 accompaniment of
n murderously heavy sen. The engines
(topped, steam began lo blow oil nois
ily from the escapes, and what with
that and the cries of men and the
Flushing of seas and the boating of
Iron and the lienst cries from the cattle
decks the din was almost enough to
split the ear. And then the steam siren
InirM out Into one vast bellow of pain,
which drowned all the other noises as
though they had been children's wills
ler. Kettle slid on coat and trousers over
his pyjamas and went nnd thumped at
n door at the oilier side of the alley
way. "SI Us Cainegler
"Yes."
"Dress (illicitly."
"1 am dressing, captain."
"(Jet finished with It and then wnlt.
I'll come for you when It's time."
It Is all very well lo be cool on these
occasions, but sometimes the race Is to
the prompt. Captain Kettle made his
way up on deck against a great ava
lanche of water which was cascading
down the companlonway. No shore
was In sight. The ship had backed oil
lifter she had struck and was now roll
lug he.tvllj In a deep trough. She was
low 1:1 the water, and every second
wave swept over her.
No one seemed to be In command. A
dim light showed Kettle one lifeboat
wrecked In davits and a disorderly
mob of men trying to lower the other.
I5ut smile one let go the stern fall so
that the boat shot down perpendicular
ly, a in I the next wave smashed the
lower half of It Into splinters. The
flcnlcd crowd left It to try Hie port
uni'icr boat, ami Kettle Hired them
net oss the si l earning decks and got Just
to the dntits. He plucked u gioei, heart
bolajing pip from the rail and laid
about lilm viciously.
"Hue!., you scum!" ho shouted "Get
back or I'll smash In every line among
you.' (iooil Lord. Isn't there a mate or
a man left mi this stinking farmyaidV
Am I tu lie. p oil .all this two legged
Cllttle bj III, self':"
The I'm 'iit ou. the black water
swirling 11 .-t deep among them with
every roll, the siren bellowing fur help
overhead ami the ship sinking under
their feet, and gradually, with the
flen., nf dopair, the men drove Kettle
back against the mil. while others of
them cast mT the Inlls of the ipmite
boat's tin-Lies pieparatory lo lettln
ner drop iliit, I lieu, out of the daii
uoss. up came .Mel mid ami Hie steam
ers mate, both shrewd hitters ami men
not afraid lo use their skill, and once
moie the tables weie turned.
The other oiiarlei' loit had been low
ered and swamped; this boat was the
only on" remaining.
".Now. Sine." wild Kettle, "help the
mate lake charge and murder every
otie H. at Interferes. (let the boat
Hie water mid fend off. I'll lie off lu
low ami fetch up Miss Ciirneglo. W
must put some hurry in It. The oh
box hasn't much lotigor to swim Take
the liuly ashore and see she comes to
uo hariii."
"till, aye," said .McToiId. "and we'll
keep a seat for ycrscl'. skipper."
"You needn't bother," said Kettle.
take no mai.'u plac In tiiU mmi of leu
party." lie splashed off across the
streaming di cks and found the cattle-
boats captain sheltering under the lee
of the companion wringing his hands
"Out. you bhthwer." he shouted, "and
rave your mangy life! Your ship's
gone now. ot can t play hash with
her any more." After which pleasant
speech he winked hi- way below, half
swimmiii--. imlf wading, and once more
beat u&umst Ml.. i 'iu.ti..L.ti.'.i il,...t-
iTvch in this moment of extremity he
did not dream of going in unasked
She eauie out to him lu the half
swamped alleyway, fully dressed. "Is
lliere any hope';" hc usked,
eii get you ashore, (hint you
fear.
lie clapped au arm around her wnlst
and drew her strougly on through tin
dark and the swlrllug water toward
the foot of the companion "Kxctiso
me. miss," he suld. "tills Is not fnmll
larlty. but I have got the firmer sea
legs, mid we must hurry."
They pressed up the stair. buttling
with great green cascades of water
mm gniueii the dreadful turmoil on
deck. A few weak stars drained out
above the wind and showed the blin k
wnve tops dimly Already some of the
rattle had been swept overboard and
were swimming about like the horned
beasts of a ulghtmare The din of surf
came to them auiong Ihe other unites
but no shore was visible The steamer
had backed off the twf on which slip
had struck and was foumlcting In deep
wnter It was I u deed a time for hurry
It was plaiu she had very few more
minutes to swim.
Uuch sea now made a clean breach
ot r her. and a passage about' the
deiks was a thing of Influlte danger,
but Iv ttie Kn resourceful and strong,
and he had u grip round Slbts Carnegie
and a hold on sometblug solid when
the waters wrenched him. and hi? con
trived neer to be wrontod entirely
from hi hold.
Hut when he bad worked hl.s Ray
aft a disappointment was there ready
for him The quarter boat was goue.
SlcTo'ld st. cd against one of the dav
its cool and philosophical as over.
"You Infernal Scotchman, you've let
them take away the boat from youl"
Kettle suui lid. "I should ho e thought
you i. i,.l haw kept your end up with
a mangy crowd like that."
"I s- your ejes." salt! the engineer.
"Tin- boat's in the wash below titers,
Et the i ml of the tackles, with her side
stove in site drowned the three men
that were lowered In her because
they'd no' seuse enough to fend off.''
"That comes of netting a hit of farm,
era to work u steamlioat"
"Awi-t-J," sad .UcTodd, "steamers
have been lost bi fore, nuil 1 have IN. J3Tt"' tj't At for anything else.
mind, cnptaln. that you've helped." i Imve 11,0 scml out ,ut"
"Ily James, If yon don't carry n civil '"$: inrvc? Besides, I'm a ship-
tongue, you drunken (Jeordle. I'll knock '"aster myself, mid you wouldn't have
you some teeth down to cover It!" tm' 'V to tn'il' wny another master's
"Oh. I owed you thntl" said Sic- ticket? The cleverest cnptaln atloat
Todd. "Hut now we're iults. I bided '"btht meet with misfortune, nnd he's
here, Cnptaln Kettle, because I thought "'""J's got to think of that when he's
you'd maybe like to swim the leddy off l,llt "I' to give eUdetice ugalust his fel-
to the Shore, mill nt flint 1 rati linnr n MOWS
useful hand."
"Sine." said Kettle, "I take back
what I said about you're being Scotch.
You're a good soul"- He turned to
the girl, still shouting to make his
"Well, what nre you going to do,
then?"
"Oh. we'u- got together n tale, nnd
when the old uinn Is put lip on Ills
trial the mates and I will stick to It
voice carry above the clush of the sens through thick and thin. You can bet
nnd the bellow of the siren and the liro nt PIK to swear owny
noises of the dvllnr shin; "It's nnr milt- his ticket."
chance, miss, swimming. The llfo
buoys from the bridge are all gone. I
looked. The hands will have taken
them. There'll lie n lot of timber float-
"Ills ticket?"
"Yes, his master's certlllcate, his
means of livelihood."
"1 think It's wrong," she said oxclt
lug about when blie goes down, uud ltl,'- "criminally wrong. And, besides,
we'll be best clear of that. Will you rou aM -vo" 'Ihln't like the man."
trust to us?" "1 don't I dislike him cordially,
"I trust you In everything." she said. "l" that's nothing to do with the case.
Peeper and deeper the steamer sank ''Vl' ln-v 0(v" honor to think of, miss.
In her wallow. The lower decks were How'd 1 feel If I went about knowing
swamped by this, and the miserable '''' ('0,1L' nl.v best to ruin n brother cap-
cattle were either drowned In their tal" for K and nlways?"
stalls or washed out of her. There "'uu are wrong," she repented ve-
was no need for the three to Jump, hemeutly. "The man Is Incompetent
They Just let go their hold, nnd the ''1' .vo,lr ou'" nylng, nnd therefore he
next Incoming wave swept them clear "hotild stilTir."
of the steamer's spar deck and spurned Kettle's heart chilled,
them 1(H) yards from her side. "SIlss Carnegie," he said, "I nm dls-
They found themselves among a appointed In you. I thought from your
herd of tloatltig cattle, some drowned, Poetry that you had feelings. 1 thought
some swimming frenzlcdly, nnd with 5'0" lin1 charity, hut 1 tlnd that you
the llisnlratlon of the moment lnld hold are cold.
of a couple of beasts and so supported
themselves without further exertion.
It was no use swimming for the pres
ent. They could not tell which war
'And you." she retorted, "you that I
had set up for myself as an Ideal of
most of the manly virtues, do you
think I feel no disappointment when I
the shore lay. And It behooved them to ut'nr tlint -vo "ro deliberately pcopos-
reserve oil their energies for the morn- '"K to be n llnrr
lug. to well as the numbing cold and "' nl11 110 llar" ho said sullenly. "I
the water would let them. have most faults, but not that. This Is
Of a sudden the bellow of the steam- different. Von do not understand. It
er's siren ceased, and a pang went '3 "ot 'y'"B ,0 defend one's fellow ship-
through them as though they had lost lu8"-'r ueiore an liupilry board."
a rrlend. Then came a dull, mullled
rsp'oNlnn. and then n huge, ragged
shape loomed up through the night
like some vast monument and sank
swiftly straight downward out of sight
beneath the black, tumbled sea.
Toor old girl." said McTodd, spit
ting out the sen water. "They'd a line
krg nf whisky down In her mossrooui."
"Poor devil of n skipper!" said Ket
tle. "It's to be hoped he's drowned out
The girl turned to the pillow lu her
chnlr and hid her face. "Oh, go," she
said, "go! I wish I had never mot you.
I thought you were so good nnd so
brave and so honest, and when It
comes to the pinch you are Just llko
the rest. Co! Uo!"
'You say you don't understand," said
Kettle. "1 think you deliberately won't
understand, miss. You remember that
1 said I was disappointed lu you. and I
A COLUMBUS STATUE.
The Storr ' " ilrnm ronmlrr'
Trnnatormullon of (inintirluiia
A story Is told of n brass founder
who was one day visited by n friend
nctlug ns agent for one of the cities of
Central America. The agent nsked
what It would cost to cast n statue of
Christopher Columbus for the public
square of the city. The amount was
far In excess of the sum which the man
had nt his disposal. He was about
leaving In despair of being able to se
cure the statue when the brass found?
said:
"Come hack In the Junk yard and let
lis see what can be found there."
lie went hack, and the brass founder
showed bill) a colossal statue of Cnm
brlnus, recently removed from the
front of n large brewing establishment
Under his feet rested n beer keg. In his
hand was a large and overflowing
schooner, his beard was long and shag
gy, and about his brows was wreathed
n garland of barley and hops.
"Why. this will never do." snld the
commission merchant. "I want n stnt
tie of Columbus."
"Walt until I have touched this one
up. Come back In about a week and
see what you think of It. If It suits
.ion. you can have It for the amount
you have at your disposal."
As soon as the visitor had gone the
brass founder set two men at work on
the lleure of (intnhrtuus. They re
moved the beer keg from under his
light foot and phced there an anchor
and n coll of rope, from his hand thev
removed the goblet and substituted a
globe, with the continents traced on
It; from his brow they took the wreath
of barley and hops and substituted a
wreath of laurel and then proceeded to
trim up his whiskers. The lliilshlng
touch consisted In putting at the base
of the statue "Crlstoforo Colombo."
When the commission merchant came
he was delighted with the figure and
p- -. iKising It. shipped It (o the Central
Ai' .lcan city, whore It adorns tin
public niuaii and Is looked upon with
veneration by t!ie i-lilxens of that town
New York Times.
keep him any rags of his ticket.'
The (nil; died out of them after that,
and the miseries of the situation closed
In. The water was cold, but the all
was piercing, and so tiny kept their
bndles submerged, each holding on to
the bovine raft and each man sparing
a few lingers to keep a grip ou the girl.
lu
of harm's way or It'll take lvlnir to stick to that now. You 'iiake me re-
memuer that l nave got a wife nnd
family I am fond of. You make me
ashamed I have not gone to them be
fore. Ooodby, miss."
"Ooodby," she sobbed from her pil
low. "I wish I could think you are
right, but perhaps It Is best as It Is."
In the village street outside was SIc
Todd, clothed In rasping serge nnd In
clined to be sententious. "They've
whisky here," he said, with a Jerk of
the thumb. "Irish whisky that's got a
smoky taste that's rather alluring
when once you've got over the first dis
like. I'm out of siller mysel' or I'd
stand you a glass, but If you be lu
funds 1 could guide you to the place."
Kettle was half tempted, hut with a
wrench he said "No," milling that If ho
once started he might not know when
to stop.
"Quite right," said the engineer,
"you're quite (hlc) right, bklpper. A
man with an Inclination to level him
self with the beasts that perish should
always be abstemious.'
Wjl WftMM'M
mmm
UiiuUoIuk u .lapniit-nt-.
"J. I'. O." was only mi enlisted tunn
In I.'ncle Sam's navy, but his mess
mates called him "the Swell" because
whenever he went ashore he carried a
suit of civilian's clothes. At Yoko
haiuu. In IiIh Hue raiment mid a while
felt hat. he passed himself off to ,i
Japanese coal merchant ns the pay
master of the licet and contracted for
several thousand tons of coal. The
price named was $1 1 n ton.
"What Is my rake off?" ho asked the
ilealer, who offered a generous commls-
klon. "Make the price sixteen dollars
n ton nnd have thousand tons
ready for delivery Jt the earliest pos
sible hour tomoirovtl lornlng," he said.
The llll'ivl:l nt mod wine, nnil
when thoroughly w.Vineil up the sailor
remarked, looking (.idoleutly at his
watch: "Ity the byi, I'm expected to
visit the club tonlgh. and It Is prob
l.ble that 1 may need n little more
money thnn I have In niy pocket. Per
haps you had better adviitice me three
or four thousand dollars on account."
Of course he got what he wanted.
Ncvt morning the vessels were sur
lounded with scores jf barges laden
with coal, nnd It wns all the ollliers
He sat against a wayside fence and could do to preent th Japs fiom un
loading their cargoes. !lhe dealer dar
ed say nothing, for he tad entered Into
a conspiracy to ilefrnWI the govern
ment, so he pocketed his loss In si
ll nee. New York Preas.
prepared for sleep. "I.Ike me," he
added solemnly, nnd shut his eyes.
No, said Kettle to himself, "I won't
forget It that way. 1 guess I can man
age without. She pretty well cured
me herself, and a sight of the missis
will do the rest."
VVii; in xt tnciimliiii wive Sifcpt Micin clcur
One of the beasts they clung to quickly
drowned; the other, strange to say.
Kept its nostrils above water, swim
ming strongly, and In the end came
alive to the shore, the only four footed
occupant of the steamer to be saved,
At the end of each minute It seemed
to them that they were too bruised ami
numbed to hang ou another (X) seconds.
uud yet the next minute found them
still 'ille and dreading its successor
I'lie sea moaned mound them, mourn
ing tlie dead; the licet of dtowiied cat
lie surged helplessly tills way and that,
bruising them with rude collisions, and
the chill bit them to the bone, merci
fully numbing their pain and anxiety.
Long before the dawn the girl had
sunk Into u stupor and was only held
Whea Coal Win I'rolilhltril,
It mnkes the present generation smile
to read tho accounts which have come
down to us concerning the prejudices
which were formerly entertained little social gathering at the (iooduiiin
ngalnst certain articles which are of mansion.
.ou Tlir ,Yr RprfiU,
A coolness growing out of the fol
lowing conversation 1ms sprung up be
tween Jones ami Smttu.
"I had a splendid Nuu last night,1
snld Jones. "I spent the evening at a
.
KTATIT1TKS.
TH.V f'T.
I . .1 I- t .3 A?
". HARD .NED,
S.C.LORED
Do You Know
II:. I 'tri I vo i I --ein r.r. i'io
Viinl'l I" ibeir I'roitiielloii Tin
lleilillllit l'P 1 lu-se 1,1,1, Thai
Conic Pn:vi Our ScIhhiIh,
everyday consumption.
For Instance, It Is snld that when coal
was llrst used In Kuglnnd the prejudice
against It was so strong that the house
of commons petitioned the king to pro
hibit the use of the "noxious" fuel.
A royal proclamation having failed to
abate the nuisance, n commission wns
Issued to ascertain who burned coal
.within the city of London nnd Its neigh
borhood, to punish them by force for
the llrst offense nnd by the demolition
of their furnaces If they persisted lu
transgressing. A law was dually pass
ed making It a capital offense to burn
from sinking by the nervous lingers of eoal 1,1 the city and only permitting It
the men. and then the men themselves
were mere!) nutom.ita, completing
their task with a legacy of will.
When from somewhere out of the
morning mists a llslierbont sailed up.
to be used by forges In the vicinity. It
Is stated that among the records In the
Tower of Loudon a document woh
found nccordlng to which a man wns
hanged In the time of Kdwnrd I, for no
innuueil by rugged, kindly Irish, nil I other crime than having been caught
three were hauled over the gunwale In
"Ale the flnoiimans nice people?'
queried .Smith.
''Well. 1 should sny so. They are
very aristocratic. To get Into their clr
tie one must have either a great deal
of money or u grent deal of genius.
"You don't tell me so? And you say
you were there?"
"Yes."
"You were Invited, were you?'
"Of course."
"And to be Invited a man has to have
plenty of money or a great deal of gen
lus?"
"Precisely."
"Well. Jones, I am very glad to hear
you have become rich nil of a sudden
Lend me live iHJUiids!" Loudon An
swers.
The Cittiiiilitir Itnltfr
It Is surprising what a number of
our continuous dripping string. The
piip of the men's fingers had endured
too long to be loosened for a sudden
all such as that.
l'hey were taken ashore aud tended
with all the caie poor homes could
in! the men, used to hardships.
recovered with a dose of warmth and
lei p.
Miss Carnegie took longer to recover
and lu fact for a week lay very near to
death. Kc'tlc staid on In the village,
uinkltig nlmot hourly Inquiries for
her. He ought to hnve goue away to
nek fresh employment; he ought to
have gone back to his wife nnd chll-
Irnn, and he upbraided himself bitterly
for his neglect of these duties. At last
the girl was able lo sit up ftnd see him.
iiinl he visited her, showing all the
deference an embassador might offer
to 11 queen.
She listened to his tale of the wreck
with Interest aud surprise. Sho was
tlmiiM startled to hear that others, In-
liidlng the cnptaln and two of the
motes, were sned from the disaster
sides themselves, but at the same
time unfelgnedly pleased. And she
was pleased also to hear that Kettle
was subpieunisl to give evidence Ik) fore
the forthcoming Inquiry.
I am glad of that." she said, "bo-
cair . I know you will speak with a
free mlud. You have told me so many
times how . competent the captain
trim, and bow u will be nble to tell It
me proHr authorities."
Kettle looked at her blankly. '"Hut
(hat wn different." he said. "I can't
say to tbeiu what I snld lo you."
"Why not? Iook what misery ami
suffering sin! lim of life the roan has
caused He isn't lit to command a
kblu."
"lint, ml." said Kettle. "It's his liv
ing He's been brought up to bcafar-
burning coal. It took three centuries camphor eaters there are among the
to entirely efface the prejudice. well to do clasea. The Idea seems to
prevail that this gum, taken lu small
Anilnuiir of riuvinir cnpd.. ' leguuir noses, gives u peculiarly
The game of cards was first blared clear cream lues of complexion, and
In the east and seems to have hod a "'"res of young women buy It for this
military origin. Cards were Introduced I"'iMjHe. The liablt Is. moreover, very
from Asia Into Kurope nt the time of dilllctiit to oust off. for camphor pro
tlie crusades ami were first used by
necromancers to foretell fortunes. They
soon became a popular amusement lu
the south of Europe, where the Sara
cens and .Moors taught the people how
to use them, nnd card playing spread
luces n mll.l form of exhilaration uud
stupefaction, aud In many Instances
where very large doses have lieeii swal
lowed the habit has become a sort of
slavery
I hese camphor eaters all havo a
to all parts of the continent. The state dreamy, dazisl and very listless air,
records of Cerinnny mention the fact
that Itudolph 1.. In 1275, was fond of
the game and played with his court
iers. After the Invention of paper the man
ufacture of cards became extensive,
but declined Mimewhnt when card play
and lu most oT them there Is mi ever
present longing to sleep or at least to
rest. Kxtri-me weakness generally fol
lows the taking of regular doses, aud I
have seen cases where It has Ikcii al
most illllleull lo tell tho effects from
those of alcohol As to tho complexion,
lug was forbidden by several of the ,f " KlwiMtly pallor be an Improvement
fiermnn slates and by the Ilngllsh gov
ernment on account of the supposed
Immoral tendency. Ilefore tho era of
paper curds In the orient were made
of lory. papyrus and canvas, loss fre
quently of the precious metals nnd
quite coiumoul of wood.
camphor ccriniul) produces It. Clinic.
Tht- Kltrr Jiirilun,
The Jordan Is the "Descender." Dur
ing Its course It falls over l.'OO feet.
At no point Is It nnvlgnblo even by a
rmall craft to any considerable dis
tance nnd presents (he unique snectncle Shortly afterward I wout to Ktmluud.
of a river which has never been nnvl- On my reiuru alter it couple of
jated (lowing Into u sen which contain mouths' aluteuce I was surprised to
llraaona Tor n Dlwirrr,
The Druses sometimes divorce their
wives for apparently tho most trivial
causes. Thus n in.ui mimed Soleluiuu
Attain had a wire. Isbnkyeh. The wo
man frequently worked for us. and on
several occasions I had to complain
that she tulkeil loo much and worked
too little. A I length I was obliged to
tell Solcluiau that owing to bis wife's
laziness I could unploy her no lunger.
not one living creature.
liirrrlcnnd,
He The love I have declared for
you, my dear, Is a perfect love.
She And will you swear that you
have never loved another?
ne Ah, darling, you forpet that prac
tice makes nerfec
tlnd that Suleiman hud divorced Isbuk
yeh u;:d had already married another
woman. On Inquiring from him the
en use of this he replied. "Your bouor
told me that jou would not employ my
wife ugaln. so I thought I would get
rid of her uud marry hi Hither woman
w bom you would empjoy." Illuck-
wood's Magazine.
Wlille It Is tun dltlleult to secure good
American workmen for carrying out
fclieinos of Interior decorations. It Is
Impossible yet to get native bom men
capable of modeling statuettes and
busts such ns nre sold ou the street
corners nnd In many of the art shops,
All the workmen employed In factories
that produce these are Italians, chiefly
from Ttisca'iy. This Is equally true of
those who follow this trade In (ier
many and I'm nee. The Tuscans n
pear to have n natural ability for that
sort of work that has glcn them the
monopoly of It.
The great majority of these busts nnd
statuettes nre copied directly from the
originals wherever fhoy happen to be.
and then the molds nre made from that
copy nnd sent to all parts of the world,
the statues being cast In the nlnee
where they are to be sold. In the lar
ger shops In New York city, however.
a vermin amount of original work Is
done In order to keep pace with the
popular demand for representations of
the hero of the hour. A great many of
our most distinguished poets, authors
and statesmen wlio.se busts nre exposed
for sale on the street corners never sat
for these portraits. Some workman
modeled the head after a photograph
and occasionally has produced such
good work that it Is almost a pity the
sculptor's name should remain un
known.
The chief purchasers of these casts
from the larger makers nre tho high
schools nil over the country. They de
mand, of course, not only classical sub
jects and copies of ancient bas-reliefs
ind architectural details, but nlso bustH
of famous men uud women from every
pel ion of the world's history. Such a
wide range of subjects Is covered by
tuts demand that seven and eight thou
sand titles nre Included In some of the
'ntalognes Issued. Tho factories where
these figures nre turned out exhibit In
their showrooms an assortment mid
confusion of time, place and nature be
wildering to look nt.
I lie process of casting these stntu-
ettes Is a comparatively simple one
when the mold Is once completed. The
material mrd. plaster of parls. Is
cluiip. aud n very excellent quality Is
pioduecd In this country. When the
stntuette conies out, It Is pure white
ami covered with ridges made by the
inherent sections of the mold. These
ridges nre carefully removed, and then
the cast Is placed lu an oven heated at
about ISO degrees. After It has been
baked for a ccitln length of time It Is
plunged Into a solution of sienrlc acid
nnd kept there until thoroughly satu
rated. Then, when It has dried, tho
yellow color Is gained by applying to
the surfnee a solution of beeswax, tur
pentine and coloring matter. This color
will not wash off. and, of course, any
shade can be produced nt will.
ihe demand for nude statues In the
art schools Is growing less every year.
said one of the largest milkers of these
casts. "That Is because people nre
realizing more and more that nrtlsts
must draw from the human figure It
If If they wish to understand the
human form. We get more orders now
for driiped figures In the art school
and for busts lu the high schools, Un
til very recently tho busts of most of
the celebrated Americans which wo
sell had been made lu Italy from pho
digraphs sent over from this country.
mil tunny mistakes occurred lu mat
lers of detail, like the cut of the coats
nnil collars. We are trying to do these
now In n more modern and characterls
tic way aud occasionally have been
furnished with photographs by their
families."
I lie statuettes which are carried
'ibout the streets wrapped lu linrmoul
ails yellow tissue paper or are display
ed on the sidewalks or on the steps of
unoccupied houses nre mndo by quite
a illlTereiit set of manufacturers. Tlie
larger dealers do not sell to these street
peddlers at nil. The peddlers have their
awn little workrooms, which furnish
them with their stock at a much lower
rate than the regular dealers charge.
No originals are made III these ntoUers.
mid most of the molds are gullied bv
Inking them from u enst bought from
4ome other firm. The stearic add batli
Is left out of the process, and rouse-
piently the color of these cheaper
works washes off.
The peddlers of these statuettes stand
in about the same relation to sculptors
mil sculpture that the hand organ plai
its do to music ;ind musicians. They
rellii fairly accurately the popular
taste, and, according to their testl
uioiiy. It Is the Tanngra figurines that
in tlie long run sell the best of nil their
itoik. Ii'rom time to time there Is a
market for the bust of some particular
man, and those sales are always loin
porary. Crotcsque figures are always
In demand uml copies of the various
Model of Venus with which the public
nre familiar. Itows of Cupids nnd of
monks' heads, winged Victories and
busts of Wagner come and go as pop
ular favorlt(s. but tho Tunngrn figur
ines have u steady sale that Insures
their presence In thu stock of nearly
every street peddler. New York Post.
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Tlint at the old, reliable Stockton BubIuckh College the com- sC
perT,m,,,il,V,0ar,, nm" t"1"0" by ,r, yt fj
i Di,,?ou '",,ow "mt -vo11 "m-v ,llero ,nku Hookkecnlng Short
liand. Tvpewr tlnir, Commercial Law, l'e.iiiuuislilp, li f act d most V
niiy study desired without extra cost of tuition?
,J?. '."u Hmm' tlmt 'to teachers nre nlso business men nf
ubl ity, that Its courts are thorough u.id i.tMcdate and 1 " 1 ,n?o X
and home i.itluetice aro not found In any slnillnr'scliool ot, tho $
Do you Iciimv that there Is n demand for lis graduate hi nil '
trustwortlij"' ' U'I"M "U'V ,,'t8 vh & " M
Do you know that If you wish to secure a good practical 2i
ilium km for tho least possible expense, and under the in, 55 favor J
able circumstances, you should write nt once to Sj?
V C. Rnmsoy, Principal, - - Stockton, Cnl. f
A limit Ojiiiir.
Mali people talk ,ii. ut ozone with
out so much ns knowing what ozone Is.
There Is a prcwilt-i.t Ideu that It is
something you gel nt the sea and that
It Is good for the lungs. What that
something Is. however, few people have
sullleleiit curiosity lo Inquire. Ozone Is
what chemists call an nllotrople form
of oxygen-that Is to say. It Is oxygen
n a highly active and concentrated con
dition. In ordinary pure nlr 0.0110 ex
ists, but only In what chemists call
"traces." Larger ninounts nre found In
(ice-Mi and mountain nlr. It Instantly
disappears when brought In contact
with decaying matter, dissipating It
self, as It were, lu the act of oxidizing
(hat matter.
Ozone Is known to occur more plenti
fully during (humlcrstoruis, uml we
have, of course, Ihe analogy of Its be
ing artificially produced from oxygen
by electrical discharges In the Inborn-
lory. On the body ozone Is belleed to
act as a stimulant; hence the popular
notion of lis beneficial effects as expe
rienced by ihe sea, but In uny greater
amount than mere traces It Is n violent
Irritant. One nuthotity goes the length
of asserting that It Is doubtful whether
It Is beuellchil to nnliunl life nt all.
BLflKE,
MOFFITT
& TOWNE
Importers na DcMern In
PIPERS
oaiio 8T00K
STItAW AND IIINDHIIS' llOAItU
(I.-.-.-.TiltMll First St.
Ti. main too. M SAN FIlANCbsCO.
THE CUSTER!
Nlccir fllrnlnh.
oil rooms by the
it.'iy, woek o
month, en sutta
orslngln.atlow
pntrormiro solicited, unit no didns will bo aimr
to nmka them cotufortublo ilWltig their vUli-
noil .Market Sit. uml n -JtH si., enf
rMOUI.Mlll, Mill
Tolcphono Itcil ail. MH9,
Sam Maiitin
Kor Kl yours with
C, II. Whitney & Co.
l'lHllClMOO. X
its. ihVN'Fyr-
Cit.l'Wcl3fe5.
Fur .1 years wltlr;a
c. ;:. whttnor oor
Ciitorci! Nurilrn.
A little Swedish monthly magazine
published In New York city requested
Its readers a short time ago to send In
accounts of tlie experiences they had
when they llrst arrived In this country
Here Is the prize specimen: "In my 1111
sophisticated days I once started out
NUW COMMISSION II0USI1.
MARTIN, CAMM & CO.
I J l-1 ;i Davis St., Sim I'rnncNco.
General Commission ind
Produce.
Specialty, Iluttcr, Eggs ami Clieen.
Your consignments sollcltnl.
HEIGHT'S DISEASE
The largest sum ever paid for iv pre
scription, changed hands in Han l'nin-
cisco, Aug. .iO, Mil. The transfer in
voked in coin and stock? ir.'.fiOO.OOniitl
white''
"i mil irritated me. 'Did you out
know nny Swedes who were colored 'r
I asked.
eii, 1 nave seen some green
Swedes,' was her retort, and 1 did not
continue the conversation.
per cent of
jnutles worn isitislkd and
11-111-1eii1.11. q J10 proceedings
immittco nnil the
10 test cases were
bo mailed free 011
Jons J. Vri.ToN
niery St. Sin l'rau-
)ffee
WHS lmid bv 11 Imitv of IiusIiiors men fur
to call upon 11 girl 1 had known lu the In specific for lliiulit's Disease nnd Dm
old country. I was told that she lived betes, bitlietto incurable discuses.
nt Mmllson nveniiJ'' nnd street. ihe' I'limmenceil tho serious inveti
When I reached that corner, 1 wns In Hi!1'"11."' "lo 'pecillo Kv. l.r, I'KK).
doubt which house to try, but I finally ,"".'' ."'b''V'i'cil scoies of (lie cilied
went tii the steps of one tlint faced ... ' 1 "n " ' r """
on Ihe nvenuenm. rang the bell. A girl heim Theygot ,,".
canie to the door. 'Does Miss Nelson slciii.is p, mime clinmie, iiicumble ease's,
live here' I asked as politely as I and iidmiuisleieil It w it 1 the tilivsiciiins
could. for judges. Hii to Atlif. 25. oii?ht'v -n veii
" 'I don't know nnv sueb nei-son.' .li.. P"''' ceiil o( tint lest wises wore either
answered, and 1 wns turning away " I1 "f11 'W'K mynmuiy,
when she called after me. Ms she f ,""',v being bill thiitccti
.i fin ores, tho inn lies worn is'
lio-ed lb.
of tin- ii
clinical
I nil tl is.ii 1
npplicnl
( IHII'W
Cisco, l'l
Mosf
Heal
In the World.
AU the world knows that collisj In
excessive use is Injurious. And yet
the collie lover cannot stand taste
less cereals. There bus to this time
Urn 110 happy medium between.
Ciifo Miami lllls tbu void with the
ls-st elements of Isitli. It is richer
than straight col lee, and many will
not bo easily convinced that it Is
lint nil c"cc. Hut wo guarantee
tin-' Cnfo lllniul contains less than
fifty per cent coll'ee, which Is scleti
tillcally blended with nutritious
friiils uud grains, thus not only
displacing over lift y per cent of tho
ciiU'clii, but neutralizing that which
remains and still retaining the rich
ciiUeo llavor. To those who sillier
with tho heart, to dyspeptics and
to nervous people Cnfo lilatul Is
especially recommended una health
f il uud delicious lievernge, so satis
fying that only tho memlsjrof the
family making tho change lu the
cnU'co knows there has Ik-cii one,
Moru healthful, richer and less ex
pensive than straight codec. Hotter
In every respect. 25 cents per lb.
Your grocer will get It for you
Ask for
Trials of 11 Lecturer.
A well known lhigllsh woman lec
turer tells these stories nl her own ex
pense:
'I was," she says, "on 11 lour through
the provinces, and one night ns 1 ap
peared on the platform lu a small town
Ihe cliiilrmaii Introduced me to my au
dience In the follow lug way: 'You have
liea nl of Mr. (Hailstone, the Ornnd Old
Man. I.iM me now Introduce to you
the grnml old woman.' This was In
tended ns n sincere compliment.
On another occasion a bluff old farm
er, who lioaslisl of IiIh. ability to look
on all sides of a quesllon, announced
me as follows: 'This lady's come hero
In talk aboul her lights,' ho said. '.She's
lllli d the hall, and soMhe's got a light
lo be here, and If any of you don't like
what she's got to say you've got un
equal light lo wulk out 111 the middle
iin't.'"
Ami) I'rom llninr.
It Is becoming ihe fashion for a wo
man to seek a maternity hospital that
her chlldieii limy be born amid conven
iences lacking at home. The children
nre sent uwuy fiom home to school.
They 11 1 married 11 way from home, uml
members of the family are (alien to
hospitals fur their II tin I Illness mid bur
led from an mulct taker's parlor. It Is
becoming a fashion to take everything
fiom home except the family rows
'Ihey are still sacred to the family
hen rib. -Atchison (ilobe.
Illlllllll llrlKMHllllUf III IMIH.
One summer eeiilng lu the ciowded
theater an Impatient house demanded
the drawing of the curtain preliminary
lo the first act. When at last It was
upraised, II I'assaloie and his armed
band occupied (he stage, with nuukets
alined 111 the affrighted nullcnrc The
chief Hinted Unit he should levy 11 lax
pel head, which lie then uud there col
lected The gang made olf with their
Unity uiiiiiolekled. I.ndy l'rcsturch's
llssays."
1'roontnicc.l caf-fnr accent on last syllable
CouIIiik it llrllUli Visitor.
A big Ilrltlsh battleship coming here
to attend u patilotlc function ot some
kind on the Invitation of our govern
ment ran short of coal, and Uncle Sinn.
as host, agreed to (ill her bunkers free
of charge. This courtesy was done
through the medium of u Jersey City
merchant, who supplied flue furnace
oal worth from JO to $7 u ton and
presented his hill to the llngllsh cap
tain, "heiid It to the navy depart
ment," Mild the latter, am to Washing
ton It went, to be returned by the next
null with a memorandum attached
mylug that un error had been mudo
lu tnu charge, "the government con
tract culling for coal ut $!l a ton." And
I hat Is ull the hinnrt Jerseylte ever re
ceived. .New iork 1'iess.
Hold.
Tlio specific gravity of gold Is 10.50-
that Is, Ii weighs .nineteen nnd 11 half
limes mm much as Its own hulk of wa
ter. The iluitillty uml malleability of
Ihls iiielnl ate equaled by no other, Ily
ductility is meant the property of al
lowing Itself to be drawn out Into n
wire and b) inalleablllly Its property
of llntteiiltig without splitting under
the liiiiumei
llnU sninr Our Honor,
Chillies Kingsley thus counseled a
friend: "Make II 11 rule nuil pray to
(lod to help you to keep If never, If pos
sihle. lo lie down at night without be
ing able lo suy. 'I have made one hu
man being at least a little wiser, a-lit
tle happier or a little better this day.'
Will will find It easier than you think
nnd plensniitcr.
Winut ' rlilnu o if'i Niuoe.
1'inplc u s.yn Heir letters with
wild II t - In. or initials only uud give
no address o'er one of the worst of
compliments: lo (heir correspondent by
egotistically assuming that their hand
writing must be of such familiar Im
portance to him or that they and their
uffalrs ore so present to his mind that
further Identification Is unnecessary.
Having their signature cut from the
end of a letter nnd tlie address from ltd
heading pasted on the envelope which
Incloses 11 reply Is u bad compliment
which many persons bring upon them
selves by an unpardonable Illegibility,
It Is a singular fuct that accidental mis
spelling or mispronunciation of one's
uaiiio generally constitutes a greater
affront and Is provocative of more an
noyance than a studied Insult, All the
eur Itouuu.
foolish.
Hubert I.owe afterward Iird Slier-
brook, ouce hhw a deaf mcmlcr of par
liament trying his best to entrh with
his war lrtimt the words of .1111 ex
tremely dull sM-eiii. "Jiml look nl that
foolish uiuu," said Lowe, "Ihiowln?
I away his natural advantages."
A l.rssllll III WmsIiIIiu,
IMIuy the d'-eut could see things fu
front of his nose ns well us afar utT
"I notice that the women rub the wash
lug lu cold water," he wrote one day
"Let them i.ent Die water, and Ihe al
kali In the sou 1 will be freed and take
(irrnt Speed.
All extract from the New York Even.
Ing I'OBt of Oct. 2, 1807, may afford
oiuo amusement to travelers by water
In this progressive ugo:
Mr. lultoii's new In r uut oil steam-
bout, which Is tltted up In a neat Btylo
for imsseugers, ami Is liitcudcd to run
from Now York to Albany as a nneL-et.
left hero this noon with 00 nassnn.
gets, against n strong head wind. Not-
wiiiisiutiuing which, It wus Judged
far better . rt-ci " And only after (hat that sho moved thrmi..i. t,
i ,11,1 1 ....... 1 ,. .. . . -... w ""-i
I " iu iiunii, 1 (uu rate or six wiles an hour.