1
in a ulcer life tho smell of the plucs
ould hate offended them monstrously
ere they were h matter for cougratn
'tlou. The uiore the putrefaction tho
ore tho profit They ripped the shells
otn the fe,i iitul spread them upon the
aches The routing sun beat npon
hTipread out shellfish ami melted away
ielr soft ti-Hc? In horrihle decay The
SlSe was a gamble There might be
.crely so much mother of pearl for
.lay work or n seed pearl, snch ns the
Blnese grind np for medicine, or
rger pearls of any size and color and
iape, from the hnmblo opalescent
there, worth its meager half a crown,
jtjic black pearl, worth its score of
jnnds, or the great pear shaped pink
!arl, worth n prince's ransom It was
!ln gamble, but nono the lees fasten
ing for that Carnforth wa9 mud over
jjjjwork Kettle, with nil his uonchal
ice gone, vvas nearly as bad
But tho process of realizing their
ealth was none too fast and. in fact,
emed to them tedious beyond words.
Still at la-t ramo the first moment of
lallzation They had toiled a month.
Id they had collected that day the
nits of their tirt day's labor Tho
other of pearl ahull was packed in tho
ld Tho little crop of pearl stood In
basin on tlin cabin table, and they
loated over them as they supped
Carnforth htirred them lovingly with
lejbntt of his fork "Pretty littlo
Jul aren't they, skipper?"
iiiFor those they amnse, though I llko
feeo n bit tinuo color in a woman's
rnjmeuts my' If "
flatter of taste and matter of fash
5 Pearl? are all tho rago just now
ilainotnls are slightly commonplace,
lut women will Mend their money. on
Jmething. and so the price of pearls is
Pjl
ll'Bo much tho hotter for us. sir. It a
Iplty. the iieh. that some of them
(em a hit t! color, liko that big gray
jap, for Instance
U"Jrny. man' Why that's a black
sari, aiid probably worth uny ten of
iojrest put together. "
JjJWell. said Kettle, "I don't set np
buliig a pearl merchant. Poaching
lew's trouble enough for me. "
gJPass tlin biscuit, will you?" paid
arnforth. yawning "I suppose that
ttlo lot i" worth anything over 1,
00" And with that ho dropped back
ead asleep m his chair, with a forkful
tfood in midair Captain Kettle fin
bed his meal , but be, too, man of
'iro though be was, suddenly tumbled
irwnrd mil went to sleep, with Ills
ead on the tnblo. It v .is no new thing
iijtheiii to do They bail dropped oil
Jce this into unconsciousness more
Sail once during that mouth of savage
1L
Tho next day they had n smaller crop
lady to glean a bare i'oOU worth, in
let. Hut they did not lament There
oold bo an en 'mous quantity ready
jrlthe morrow
j,That further realization of their
ealth, however, never came. During
Hp night another lugger sailed Into
iejngoon and upset all their plans
be was tho consort of the lugger colu
mn ded by tho Cambridge man, and
le had taken away to a safe place
lair first crop of pearls and shell
'Either, she was manned by 1 1 white?.
(Tarmed, and nil qtilto ready to de
ind what they considered their pouch
fs' monopoly Asa coneijnonce they
tilled acro-s to tho yacht some two
ours before daybreak and Carnforth
ad Captain Kettle found themselves
'aked by three men who carried marliu
meatiug lilies, and were quite ready
uso them If pressed
,Di!t tho little sailor was not easily
jwed. "Hy James!" he cried "This
Jpiracy I'
Ji'It'll bo n funeral, ' said the man
dth tho cyeglas- "if yon don't bring
our hand out from under that pillow,
od bring it out empty Now don't
Isk it, skipper I'm n good snapshot
lyeelf, and t .s is only a two pound
rigger. 1
Captain Kittle did not chuck his life
way usoles-li He let go his revolver
ud drew out Ins hand. "Well," he
jid "what are mi grimy pirates go
ig to do next Ijy the look of yon
,yocnii.ii hft. to Meal our soap and
ilrbriii-lu s
jJlCanituith. " shouted the man with
Wjeyeglc.".. "o 'ine in here and he told
bat's g w.g to happen. I say, you fel
.we, bring Carnforth into tho skipper'1
Mm. "
Martin Carnfi rtli came into Kettle's
wni sullenly enough with his hands In
(IJpockeU.
gjXuw, 1 11 give you the whole case
jcked small said tho spokesman. "A
Swd of us found this place and dia
pered the pearls and the shell. We
ere all badly in want of a pile, and
STtook the risks and started in to got
Mu-t "f in went away with the ,
:st cargo, and only two white men
ero left, with a few Kanakas. Then
in came Vmi are told yon'ro not
gnted. but you geutly hinted at
rce, and were allowed to stay. Fin
ly, the ret of our crowd comes back,
idjlt'a force on the other side, and
iwyonve g.it to go. If you've the
nse of oysters, you'll go tienrefully.
here isn't enough for all of us. At
iylrato. we d.m't Intend to share."
LL'Look here, said Carnforth hotly
rbis is all nonsense. We've got as
ncli right hero as you. "
J.'Right' said the pearler "night
idlbetter i.. t enter Into the question.
Vre all u i I... mtng Jut of poachers if
comes to li.it Von know that. .Mr.
artin, or t .irnfortb. or whatever you
loose to i .
j You .
irae, yonr
Sdl terrai.
leas yen i
jajdid
iorplates
Idge II,.
ibby
jKow, w.
ill yourself for the time he
mic hero nuder a purr'
nt is guyed out like a
m tunny flsber, and I
upon the thing mnch as
ing knockers and brats
the old days at Cam
the fun's in dodging the
re here on business. Yes,
1:1 IjQtinssj all the way.
irn for tli
'ejra all i f n pour men, and wa vo
S all of ns what wo call 'on the
cb' f. r more years than we like to
mnt. and we want to wriggle out of
i?cure of j jvrty once and for all."
JjJYou re taking the wrong sort of
ise,' said Curnfurth "l'ui not nsed
(being li-'t, red at like this."
1 can Ulieve it. " ald the pearler
fj4y "Y' ii ur a auccewiful mau. "
tl'Andl. t ne tsll 5a this Y'ou'te
H the tip: ,-r ti.iiid for the prefent. I
3cutt Y i !.. .v .vil force us out of
gus the
account would not be cloed, aud when
a man chooes to make me his enemy I
nlways eee thut he gets payment in fall
tooner or Int. r '
"All right, -aid the man with the
eyeglass "Pay away. Don't mind us. '
"A hint at one of the Japanese ports
as to what was going on would upset
your little game. "
' Not being fooN,' said the pearler
coolly, "cf course we've thought of
that. We've" -
A hail came down the saloon sky
light ontside from tho deck above
"s-coot. boys -coot' The Philistine be
upon us I'
"What's that J' shouted the man
with tho eyeglass
"Well, it's oue of those blasted Jap
gunboats if you want to know. Hurry,
aud we shall just get oil. We'll leave
these fooN to pay the bill."
"Humph!" said the pearler "Well,
this settles the matter another way 1
must go. and. I snppoe. you'll try to
hook it too Ta ta, skipper I You're a
good sort 1 like you Ily by, Carnforth I
Can't recommend the Jap jails Hope
you get caught, and that'll square up
for your giving me a bad time at Cam
bridge. '
He followed the others out on deck,
and u moment later their whaleboat
was pulling hard for where the luggers
mile lazily at their anchors. Carnforth
and Kettle went after him, and the en
gineer and the yacht's crew, who had
been helil down in the forcnstle at
rille's muzzle, came on deck also.
It did not require any pressing to
get the engine room start to their work.
The Iwilers were cold, but never were
Ures lit quicker Parafiln, wood, small
coal, grea-e. nything that would burn
-if
A lust ilenimlrlini hull came over tlte
miter.
was coa.ied into the furnace doors
The cold gauges began to quiver; but,
a every man on board well knew, no
human means could get a working
steam pressure under half nu hour.
On deck the crew had run the boats
up to davits, bad hove short by hand
and then stood like men on the drop,
waiting their fate. The luggers bad
mastheaded their yards and were beat
ing down the lagoon against a spank
ing breeze One nfttr the other they
tumbled unt through the passage and
swung mi the outer swell, and then,
with their lugs gooe winged, tied liko
some si-Hird -eu fowl out over the bSio.
juii seoicbi d waters
lint, though the yacht had canvas,
Kettle knew that she could not beat to
wlndwatd, and so dare not break his
anchor out l the ground till the en
gineers had given her steam There
was nothing for it but to wuU with
what patience they coqld
The Japanese gunboat had been
righted far enough oil, and, as she was
mining up from tho farther side of the
ring of reefs. 1ih had to circle lound
them lief me she could gain the only en
trance .Moreover, her utmost paper
puce was eight knots, and she happened
to be foul and so her advance .was
dnw Hut still to the watching men it
seemed that she raced up liks a West
ern ocean greyhound
Then the chief engineer called up to
the bridge through the voice tube that
he could give her enough s'eam for
iteerago way in another minute.
"I'ureilei-k. there!' cried Kettle.
"Ureak out that anchor! Ily handl'
And the men labored with the hand
gear so as to save the precious steam
Then a thought Hashed across Captain
Kettle s hriin and he quickly gave it
to Cariifoiih "It's only a beggarly
chance, sir. bin we'd better tty it. I
suppose V i i
"Yes. ' nid Carnforth
"If only we hadn't painted out tho-i
names, we might have done it more
lafely As it is, we innst risk it. Off
with yon below, sir, and get into Botne
lecen't clothes. You'd give the whole
!how away if you staid np on the
bridge here in thoso filthy rage. Y'on
amy be a yacht owner, sir, but, by
James, you look far more like an ont
)t work coal trimmer. "
Curnfurth ran down the ladder, and
Ktttlegave crisp orders to the hands
in deek. who disappeared also, and
rreseutly came back dressed as spruce
acbstmen - in white trouters, white
drill jumptrs and straw hats, and by
that time tne yacht was underway and
iteaming slowly to the pass.
The guulsiat was coming In with her
rrew at quarters, olllcers with swords
tn and everything cleared for action
The Japanese. Hag ran up to her peak.
Promptly an English Royal Y'acVt clnb
mrgee broke out at tho poacher's main
truck, ami a British blue entign run
ap to her. ponpstafl and dipped three
times in salute
('irnforth came up on to the bridge.
'Now. ir. said Kettle, "you must
3n the talking I guess it's got to be
lies, and lying'i a thing I can't da"
"What shall I shj-T"
"Si y what's needed," replied Kettle
?oncily "and don't say it wrong
Remember, sir. you're lylDg for yopr
liberty It's nck or nothing. She's got
two big guns trained on us, and a shot
from either wonld send us to Jones be
fore we conld get in a smack in re
tarn. "Wlmt tbip's thatt" cume the bail
in perfect English
"Steam jacht Vestris. Lord .Martin,
swrier. said Carnforth. who knew the
raluo of titKs on the foreigners "1
tin Lord Martin
"What are v-U diiug in here J'
Mam
J 'rh
"Heeu watching those poachers."
"Heave to and explain."
"I shall do nothing of the sort, and
If yon dare to fire on mo I will bring
the British Meet about your ears."
The Japarifo spokesman gasped and
consnlted with a superior, and the
iteamers drew abreast.
"Y'on limit heave to.'
"I shall do nothing of the kind."
"But you are in forbidden waters."
"Then yon should put up a notice to
lay so. I shall report this to my ad
miralty in London."
"Go II," said Kettle, sotto voice
"For blooming cheek givo tne an
M. P."
"Hut you must stop," said the Jap
anese, "or I shall be compelled to fire.'
"Yon can do a yon please," said
Cartifnrtli "I shall leport to your com
mander in chief at Nagasaki I never
camo acioss such iiiolence. You heard
my mime. Lord Martin You'll bear
more of it before long."
Steam was rising in the gauges, and
the yacht was getting into her stride of
12 knot " she sped out through the pas
sage and rolled in the trough of the
glistening swt IN beyond. The crew of
the warship stood to their guns, bnt
the ofllcer were in n dilemma. These
pestilential Britishers always did make
such n row if any of their vessels were
fired on. and this apparently was a
yacht, though grotesquely unkempt and
tricked out with a black and white
funnel, and, moreover, she wa owned
by a peer of the realm.
A last despairing bail camo over the
waters, "Are you noble?"
"Y'es Haven't I told you? Lord
Martin You'll know it better when
vou're next in port. '
And that was the last word The
gunboat turned and steamed ont after
them, hut her turning circlo was large
and her speed slow. By midday she was
hull down aMeru. By evening her mast
trucks were out of sight
Carnforth strutted tho deck com
placently "Kathfci a gorgeous Mull
eh, skipper?" hu said at last
"You're the only man on this ship
that conld have donp it, "said Kettle
ld"iiringly "It takes a parliamentary
rdtication to lie liko that."
Again the silence grew between
them, aud then Carnforth said musing
ly, "I wonder who that Cambridge
uian was?'
"Ho seemed to bate you pretty ten
derly. '
"He did that 1 suppose 1 must have
played some practical joke on him
Well, I know I used to bo up to nil
torts of jokes in those days, skipper, but
that's long enough ago now. mid all
that sort of foolishness is past.'
Captain Kettle laughed "Have yon
done with pearl poaching, sir? Or are
you going to have another try at it?
But don't paint out tho name of yenr
ship next time If that Jap bad bad
the eyes of a mule, he'd have seen the
change, aud he'd have taken his
chances and tired. Governor L. C
Walthrop is no nume for an Lngllsh
milord's yacht
The tllmifNi nf (lie Ocean,
Some people gratefully lellect that
we otw the i luiliN mid the titles mid
the winds to tlie "Mother and Mnkei
of 'lieu." lull these are les numerous
than i In- f-ilks. who "would like to
.iimw" vvli.-i we should lo for soles
tin I i- hI anil iiiili'Uerel If there were no
in .an lit thiol; only how big it Is!
II y."i illviile the whole globe's area
i 1 1 1 i II parts, l ln sea covers eight of
r-O-o. iili an average depth of '.',000
fa loons. Trv to Imagine IIMHJO feet of
khI d pei I'l'iulli-nlai- m'ii water lying
up' ii i' o'lt-eli'vi'iith of the entire
pi.-IIH t '
A pi' i' 'in iiiiitlii'inatii'liiu has been at
tin- I'-uiis i, inform us that till bulk
of Ii. ue would weigh one Mini a half
in llloii m ill Ion millions of tons. I "or
tin- most part thl u.sl body of witter
- tin. set down 111 figures as I.WMi.OOO,
(ii'h'ihiiiihi.ihiii truis I of tho same
eoii'li i-i'iiin everywhere, and lis overy
b h!j i. now, carries great quantities of
ore III salt
I'm i hut smile sili Is itself singularly
ciii.iii' Not only mo there III It
ehliii'iiles mill sulphate of sodium,
poi.isii. magnesium mid llmo, which
are familiar lo iiiaiiy, but It contains
.iNo -iHra. boron, bromide, Iodine, tin
iii'le ai'ld ami the oxide of ulekel, co
lull, niaiiganexe. zinc, silver, lead, cop
p i. ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i . barium and stron
tium Ars iile mid gold tire also found
In ii aliiim with llio'e nue metnls lithi
um. I'Ulilillum and oii-sium. London
Telegllip1
Tin' I'rlnet mill Jlir Ciiplnln,
1 he ii ! iii 1 1 a I I'omuia'tidliig the British
Meillii milium squadioii some -0 years
V.-i wrhes a eoriesponilent, gave a
ilinner to the eiiplaliiK of the lleet nt
Mali.-i II) il-1." most of the captains
had i.-ai-hed the llngslilp. been it celled
en i lie dei't- by ibt- admiral nmb usher
oil In luw Next 'ihe Duke of IMIli
liui.'li ai-rlvinl. The admiral received
hin,. anil keeping him In oojiversiitlon,
cum lulled to in to the deck All Mil..-"-
pi hi airivali) weie duly ushered be
low' to tlie saloon. Inn grill the admiral
keii i in duke nu ilisi'k At last It oc
i-inri-'l i.i Hie ilnlie linn tlm illiiimr hour
Iro! Ih'i ii paMMetl, ami lie ventured tn
ii. I iite it Ills hum a Halting for
.in; limit
Ye " leplletl Hie admiral. "I tun
waning " 'be eapmlii of the ."
InsiMiiih tin. iluke look tlie hint, call
I lot it liuut ami innile posthasTc for
'ns en n -hip He alone among the
iiii'iiiito of lite Heel hail turned up In
mufti rorgeiiiug or not knowing, that
iln iliimei iiii oilMnl On his return
in iIm- tlitsinp in Hie iuii'kest time on
rii-ii'il .mil in full uniform the gnlhiut
Inn Inllrxilili- iiiIii'Ii-hI wiih still pacing
Ho ih'i-k ami deprecating his royal
li.u'illrs' iiofu Mwlogles conducted
Ii in in il iin.'i I believe, concludes my
ciitrfpuii.'i ii the admiral was Sir
Mlihael ( lllllii SVj luoiir. M. A. i"
f'Mr of 1'nlfir llllnilnraa,
'Your Is Iierplexllig ease." said tbt-
iM-ultst "You eall red purple ami refer
lo nlle ereeii m turkty retl "
"Ye." re nl iti I the vUltnr, with a con
leiitiil mii 1 1 1 1 "I fnitey I whs born that
"
"It's the most NicgnvateU case of col
r iillinlni'ss iiave eviir encountered
In my priifeMkiiial experience.."
"That's il I nan! you to write tne
out a Intenieiil to that effect Never
inlntl wbm tlie fee Is You see. my
wire Ims a lot of tuples she wants
mulched, ami she'll ask me to tackle
tin- Juli Muni- IIm- next week for cer
ium In tlx n tie i ' oli t had Ills suspl
out - I'l-tt'-. i Weekly
THE AK0UND OP SWAT
HE CALLED FOR THE MOON, BUT II
DID NOT COME DOWN.
All i:i- ntellt Wlilrli Oprtirtl Ilia
l!;p . . . tllnrreiu'e llrtitcni lli
TIn-oi-) iitul Iln- I'liii'tliT f Thliim
mil Inelilentnlli' Mini-trnril 1 1 1
llrniul Sren-lnrj,
ICcpjrljht, 1W0, bjr C. II. UnU.J
One tlay, a the nkound of Swat hat!
returned from u trip around town, dur
lug which thousands of his subjecti
hail knelt to do him homage, he called
for hi. grand secretary and said:
'lteiiisheu, I'm a good ileal of a fel
let. ain't I'l"
"You are, O heaven iKim!" wu tin
reply. "Would you call me the biggest thlnj
on earth V"
Truly, but you are!"
"While I'm iirouud ou this earth
there enn be no other boss, eh, Item
shell ':"
"All other things arc but i tly on a
hull wheel compared to your extra
highlit".."
"But how about the heavens, Item
shell V" continued the akouiid nftel
chuckling hi satisfaction. "1 am sat
isfied that 1 bo the earth, even to the
mountain mid river. thereof, but I'm
not exai'tly i'i-n r ns to the sun. moon
anil tnrs. Don't they come under my
Cfule as well'"
"Dost not remember, O mighty ruler,
that your title Is Akound the Mighty,
CIIIHII OUT KOIt IIIK MOON Til TAKK A 01101
bos of tlie emtli and owner of all the
planets above? Your humble .-law as
sure. you that the s n. moon ami every
star will hustle to do jour bidding."
"Thanks, lteiiisheu. 1 must be a
daly for sure. Not being clear on the
siilijert. I haven't given much atten
tion o celestial mutters, but now I
think I'll give them a whirl. If a fel
ler Is going to he I ioss at all, he might
us well be a boss ou wheel."
"That I true, O akound, ami when
you get reatly to coliimaml the moon to
come oil' her perch I will Issue procla
mation ami gather the people."
Old Keiiislieii was a fawning syco
phant ou skates. He hail u g I thing
unit wmitetl to Keep II. lie had said
the same fulsome words to Ids maxtcr
a bundled times over, but nothing had
come of It except to make his position
more solid, A tlay or two after Ihe
nboe conversation nud while be was
going around the palace with a molas
ses grin on his face the bell Jingled,
and ho was called Into the presence of
his master.
"By the wuy, lteiiisheu, do you re
member our little conversation the oth
er day V" queried the akound.
"Can n slave forget hi master's
words?" asked lteiiisheu a he lifted
his hands In protest.
"I've been thinking, I'm a heap of a
feller, and .oii know it, nud I know It,
but there may be a 111:111 or two 011 the
outside who differs with 11 I want to
tin something big to knock 'em all out."
"Will It please thee to behead a thou
sand men?"
"Well, yes, It would, but a It Is Jllt
about tax lime we'd better leave their
head. on their shoulder until they
have paid in the sugar. 1 think I'll go
for the moon, Itemsheli. She'll be full
tonight, and I'll order Gier tn come
down to earth."
"But. ( ruler, she might be damaged
111 the fall," protested lteiiisheu. begin
ullig to quake with fear.
"I'll look out for that. We'll spread
a feather bed for her to light 011. Just
Issue a proclamation for the people to
gather on the oust side of my piilaee at
10 o'clock tonight "
"The moon, () ruler, Is sometime ob
Minute," sia-gestt'il Itemsheli as he fell
a I it 1 1 1 . "She has even been Limn 11 In
tllsolie.v mighty potentates."
"But she'll tumble for me. or I'll
know the reason why! I it 1101 In in.
title that I am owner of all the pUm-l
iiboveV (let along, old Ihij. and iue
Unit proclamation. When my subject
illseiivei' Hull I run wallop old I. una
I round al will, there'll be no mine
kicking about high tar."
I Mil lleliisbi'ii was boxed up and
011I1I111 Mi.t another Moid. He ueui
uny mid Issued his proclamation and
lieu bi'seeeheil Ihe grave of his lather,
he bones of his mother ami hi luekt
stars to semi a dink night lo Uunek the
experiment nil the he.nl. lie was look
lug bilious ulit'ii night cume and the
old York slate cheese arose In nil hei
glory. Kverjhoily In inwn was out.
nntl the odd well' live to oue Hull Hie
akound would w In t the hour named
lie appeared oil Ihe step of his pnlitre
slid lifted hi hands anil tried otn for
the moon to Hike a drop II wu a
dead failure, lie cried out again aud
igaln, but the moon continued her salt.
"Ilenishen." said the Imss of emtli
lion he realized that be was knorknl
'ut, "dismiss the populace and n.uie
vllh ine."
Ihe populate went nun.i nltli tli.-ir
ties tn their cheeks, nud when Ihe
akound had reached his library Uf
said:
"How Is tills. lteliishenV Why didn't
the iiiimiii conic down?"
"O ruler." milled the old sycophant
a. hi heart tuiiki! his ribs, "thero Is a !
difference betweeu tueory and fart." !
"I si. Theotetlcally I am owner of
the planets. I'riirtlnilly I am an ass. I
ought to hate got on to this, but belli?
so busy It never oeen-nsl tn me. Item
shell, old boy, tullie out ill the bail.
j ard with tne."
O mighty ruler, but what would
you?"
I'm golug to give another Uluitra
tlou of theory versu fact. Theoretically
you ore my grand secretary acd oue oj
the most eminent men In the kingdom.
As a matter of fnrt you are a head
shorter, nntl your boues will go to en
rich my soo-elierry bushes!"
M. Qr.in.
DOG AND PUPPY CRATES.
Mnilr Ptir the Coiivmlnit Trnnstior
tiillmi of Tlire Aiiliunla,
The dog that Is shipped by express Is
likely to traxel In these days not only
In safety, but also In comfort. There
are various kinds of tlog crate made
especially fur such ue, some of them
fiat loppetl and some of those of later
ttcigti gable topped and some oval
topped, so that nothing call be placed
on tup nf them. Do? ej-nte are made
In various li's a well n style, some
with open, slatted sides and ends, some
closed all aroundi except for the open
space left for ventilation. Crates for
bulldog and dug t tin t gnaw are made
with slat that, whether separated or
set close together, are Iron bound, so
that the dm: can't set their teeth In
Ihe edges
The dog erate I provided with n cup
for water which I so constructed that
the water can't spill out of It, nntl this
cup I secured In tho crate under the
rnd of a pipe to which there Is an open
lug lu the lop of the crate through
which the dog iuu be Kept supplied
without opening the crate at nil. At
laehed to the front of the crate I the
dog' buffet, like a long canva wallet
or envelope, lu which the dog's fond
I carried. The tlog crate has nt the
end handles by v hlch It can be picked
up and etirrletl a a trunk would be.
ttcsitl 's Uiese imious sizes and style
of tlog erales there are also made In
arlnus sixe nialler, lighter crate for
puppies, mvl ei-.iles of one sort anil an
olhei' of special sizes ale lllllde to or
tier
I'lrst and last theie are sold n gootl
many tlog ami puppy ctates. mid they
are regular article of stock where doc
supplies are sold.- New Yolk Sun.
THE BREAD WAS AN EXTRA.
An Miiullsli ( nfr I lilliur Tlmt Snr-in-lki'il
1111 I iin-rlt'iiii.
"One of tne strangest things about
the iiinieigruii'iit nf Kngllsh re-iail
rant," remarked a gentleman who ha
rcrriith retui'iieil from a lslt tn l.on
doll to the writer. "I the custom nf
charging tliiieis for eiery slice of In cad
whli h they eat. I'or Instance, a day
or two liefme my depailiire from the
British capital I. a a mail, of esteem,
invited sowiiil Bugllsh frlcmls to dine
with me at nue of (he most ctdebratetl
of Ihe filNhlouable west eiul reslau
ranis Well, the repast was served In
a prlMite loom, and exerythlug went
olT sph'iitb'illy until Hie coffee and cigar
stiue was reached ami I askeil that
my hill be lunmcht to me. Theie, to
ni, inter astonishment, the head
uullci. lu the hearing of the assem
bled 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 , . apio'oaeheil me and In
,1 I11111I voire iisUril. 'And how many
blends 'ac .inn 'ad. sir?'
"This iueiJon I could not answer,
as I had not hern engaged lu coiinliiig
the number nf si Ires enlislliueil. but
one of 1 1 1 guesis. who hail evidently
kept track of the in-nl, uutiwiuH m?'
embarrassment. ald In my behalf,
Tour plat' s,'
"'Ah.' iii'ilieieil the waller. 'Hint's
I shilll' lieUri ' And after adding
the amount to iu bill he handed II to
me for I11-I linn
"Of entu'se 1 paid fur Ihe blead, but I
tunc been wuiuliiiug eer since I did
so why Ihe Alliel'it'iiu custom of not
charging for 'the stalf of life' I nut
lillloiluci'd over there." Washington
n'ar
Ant Slnt rlioliler.
Many of th large retl nuts are slave
holder., .mil, oddly enough, their slaves
are Invariably black, much as Is the
care with the human race. When
slaves are desired by it colony of ants,
a regular mill) of IiimisIoii Is formed,
ami skirmishers and scouts are sent 011
ahead lo discover 11 nest of black ants,
This having been found, the warrior
nuts-Insecls quite different from the
ordinary workers, with powerful Jaws
- set out to Invade their neighbor's ter
ritory nntl carry away the eggs and
pupn to their own nests. A fierce bat
tle ensues, but the Invading ants are
always victorious.
On returning to their own colony the
young of their defeated foe are taken
Into their nests and carefully treated
until they arrive nt maturity, when
they become Ihe willing bondsmen of
the conquerors cf their parents, doing
nil the hardest work of the community,
fven to the length of feeding their cap
tors. The latter, however, Is not en
tirely n needless humiliation to mibject
them to, ns some species of slavehold
lug ants are Incapable of feeding them
selves nntl would tile of starvation In
the midst of plenty were It not for
their slaves. Kansas City Independ.
nit.
Aneli-lit llrkKl" "t .Mlllliirj Snhitr,
When did ihe military salute come
linn use? It cerinliily dales from the
earlier half of the fifteenth cen
tury, says the London Chronicle In
Ihe "Speculum Huuinme .S.ihailoiils,"
Hhlch whs Issued before the luvelltl'iii
of printing by mowiblc types, ihere Is
an exceedingly quaint Illustration In
which Abraham Is replesenteil as sa
luting Mclelilkislce. The patriarch I
In inedlii'Mil armor anil nppaicntly on
guard, and II would seem that Mel
ehUtslec Is bringing him lefieshinellls
of waler, mid the salute Is distinctly
the military one silll In use.
'Mil- I'tirlti'a SIlHiln.
The earth has a shadow, but few
Iter see It except lu ecllpko of the
Moon. Netertlieless many of us lime
iiotlceil on line, cloudless evenings In
milliner, shortly before Miruct, 11 rosy
ur pink arc on the horizon opposite Ihe
tin, with n bluish gray segment under
It. As Ihe sun sinks the aie rises until
It attains Ihe zenith and even passes It.
I'hls Is the shallow of the earth
A JllauiiilerBlnnilliiK.
"Ileiel Whole are you going?" cried
I ho housekeeper.
"Why. lady." replied Harvard Has
hen. "1 don't suppose you want me to
get my board here permanent."
"None of your Impertinence! Before
I gate ion your dinner I asked you if
)ou were ready to go to work at once,
and you wild 'yes.' "
"My goodness! Did you say 'at onceV
1 understood you to say 'once.' I
thought you were curious about 111 r
past"- 1'hlladelphln I'rcsa.
AFRAiD OF BEING KISSE).
Clrrr tur ol Mnn, n llnt'l i(
nn Iron Krttle,
Here I an Ingenious Circassian to
ry: A 111.111 was walking along mt
road and u woman aloug another 'hi
road finally united, mid the inati tit.
the woman, reachlug the Jimi-tin a
the tame lime, went ou from then to
get her. The man was carrying a 1 gt
Iron kettle ou his back. In one 1 ui
he held by the leg a live chicken, In hi
oilier a enne, ami he wn leadlt ; t
goat. Just as they were coming 1 t
deep, dark ravine the woman sal t
the mail:
"I am afraid to go through that irl
inline with you. It I a lonely pice
mid you might overpower me and ;lsi
ine by force." I
"If you are afraid of that." saU tin
man. ".miii shouldn't have walkedlvltl
tne at all. How can I possibly iver
cume jou ami kls you by force wien )
lime thN great Iron kettle on my aok
a cane In one hand ami a live chtket
In the oilier and mil trailing a goal? 1
might as well be tied baud and fox."
"Yes," replied the woman, "bit II
you should slick your cane lu tin
gtotiud and tie the gout lo It and t'.tri
Ihe kettle bottom side up and put tht
chicken under It. then yon might wl?k
eilly kiss me III spite of my resist
a nee"
"Success to thy Ingenuity, O worn
nn!" said the mnn to himself. "I shouli
never have thought of thl expedient.'
And when they came to the ravine b
stuck his cane Itilo the ground am!
tied the goal to tt. gave Ihe chicken t(
the woman, saying. "Hold It while 1
cut some grass for the goat." nntl rlien
lowering the kettle from hi shoulders
he wickedly kissed the woman, ns sbi
wit nf 111 hi he would. - Stray Stories.
Futliirr.
"Knlluie," Rays Kent, "l, In n sense,
the highway to success, Inasmuch n
every discovery of what I false leads
u to si .'k earnestly after what Is line,
and everj fresh experience points out
some form of error which we shall
nfterwmil carefully avoid."
Defeats anil failure have played a
great part In the history of sticeo
It Is not pleasant to think that more
or les of defeat I absolutely neces
snry to gicat .success. Bui that It Is
tine everj student of history know,
Defeats and failures are great tlevel
epers of ehniaeter. They me the gym
uasla which hne strengthened the
muscles of manhood, the stamina, the
backbone which have won victories
The) have made the giants of the race
b) giving titanic muscles, brawny
Mucw. far reaching Intellects,
How tine It I that povcity often
hides her charm under ugly musks!
Thousand have been forced liilogrcnt
ncss by their very struggle lo keep
Ihe wolf froin Ihe door. She Is often
the only agent nature can employ to
rail 11 uian out of himself and push
him on towmtl the goal which she had
fitted 1 1 1 1 11 to reach. Nature cares little
for bis ease ami pleasure. It Is the
man she I after, mid she will pay any
pi Ice or resort lo any expedient to
line him ou. She masks her own ends
In man's wants mid urges him onward,
oftentimes thiotigh dllUcullles nntl ob
Miit-ii'M itiucii me vtcn iligu msiienrt
cuing, but ever onward ami upward
lowittd the goal.- Itegisler.
Thr liny Wlut l.t-Mrnrtl lli Wny,
He was very j tiling -about 111 this
hoy who spent most uf bis time In tho
studios watching the artists draw and
paint and wishing he could do the
same
"What kind of pencils tin you use?'
he said oue day, and they gave him
one of the kind. That night he tiled to
make a figure be had seen oue of Ihe
artists draw, It seemed so easy. But
he could not do the same kind of work,
"Perhaps I haven't the right kind of
paper," he reasoned, "I will get n
piece tomorrow." Kven the right kind
of paper did not belli him any.
"I need a studio and nn easel," was
his next conclusion. "I have thu de
she; surely all I need now aro the
necessary sun oumll tigs."
A few years of Impatient walling
passed befoie be secured the "neces
snry surrounding," and when he hail
them all nntl still found It Impossible
lo dl.iw tliii tllltb dawned upon til 111.
"I know what Is wiong," he cried,
throwing down his pencil. "I know
nothing of the principles of art. I
must lent n them first."
He was still )oung when Ids inline as
11 great palmer was known on two con
lluelils He hail learned the "prlncl
pie '' A lilt of blown paper and -t
binned match would then enable him
lo draw a easily as all Ihe art essentials.-Ann
I'm llau In Success
TrleU nf I111II1111 'I'IiIpipb,
111 some nf Hie thieves' schools III lu
din a icgulur inursii of training Is
gone tlllollgll In the ml of "plllielllll;
or concealing articles of value lu the
throat The englishman, 11 newspaper
published In I'ulciitln. Hill describes
Hie pliH'css
"Al Dot a small piece of lend, at
tat'lit'd lo a ihi'ciiil. Is swallowed and
glllilrd b) the 111 Hull of the tongue lo
the 01 Mice of the sue In the throat. An
soon 11 this has lieeii Ihoroiighly lem II
id Ihe lent is milled with lime. This
eats Into the sac mid enlarges It. Tin
sle of the aitlele to be pouched Is
gradually Ine icnscd until It Is said
Hint many of Ihe Indian thieves can
pouch K or Id rupees at once." 'I'm on
to Mall and Kpipire.
I'nallnu MrlHl..
Ah Is well known, some metals are
unsuitable for casting, while others,
like Iron, can readily be cast In any tie
slietl shape. The property- of casting
well Is said to depend upon whether
the metal coiilrocts or expands ou so
lidifying from the liquid form. Iron,
like water, expands In solidifying, mid
hence the solid metal may be seen
Hunting lu (he liquid Iron about It. The
expansion causes It to fill tho die Into
which It Is poured, and so It can be
cat citslly. Cold 11111) silver contract
lu cooling 11ml therefore are not suita
ble for casting.
quick Collrrllmi,
"My I What a splendid llhrary your
husband has, Mrs. riashlngton. It
must have taken him year and year
lo get all those hook together."
"Oh, no. We morctl Iri'o a bouse
two years ago thai had Isuok shelves
built all around one room, and hu done
It In about three wecki'-Cblcago
Times Herald.
Bl flKF. 1 'mporxsM and Dealers In
M0FFITT I WrlVlncVVJ
& T0WNE Wrspplna...
-. . F r .1 . ,
9ml UAIIU STOCK
STRAW AND IltNDEKS HOARD
BS-37-.'U-ii first St.
Tt. Main 199, SAX rilANlIM'O
Uulllllle IslllJ ,rs Is'hllu! ( 'Ills ilo n.'t ll.ov
h.ive to bo I'tulHo 1! MI.Miki sl)s Oln Tui
Wl.i: u'iill"il ill Ultima mini 1 lu ir enerri 1 en mil
week iminuoy tn nun- i,t o to u liours nuil
ulsirt tho worst nt enlilsot'TiiiKl.t.
It was the worst csso r in Is I cter hail. A
Imtt it'Ueu ti 1 1 tuts lniil so 1 , iMiri's Still It huim
llt'imlnr the III Sialic T Itu-t.K. Tn tin
ntimxemiMil they stupMtl both celtl ana coiisii
tin' Itrsl ntdii I pmliirsH ami rwomineml
tlll'lll IO IUU y'MIMU IMHII.AY lirSLKY, I.X
iirinwi-1 tinaresH ami Aitnrnij nil Hutwoini
Slnut, Situ 1'raiielsi'O. J ily T, IWH
"Winter cutils lmp utnnys been serious
tliltiKs to mo Tle'j' lire Iniril ami fclsv In:
month. II111 lie hist wns MnpiHil suililob'i
ll.V Ml.MlKI.'S OlN.tMIU r.MICI.KS llolllCl Ii
11111I enlil illsiipimireil In n rnuple tit ititys. rifc
tlilin; else itoes Ill's (nr 1110 " Mil. KMM.l I.
lloi.M.s, II Moss si.Snti rritnrlst-ii. AuK.il.lm
" I Ihnin riwstliii itreet from hero MtlMiw.'s
Dvnimic TMirt.t. re nmite Thut la how I
llrst (isilt them. TlirtHtnpniul without not lee
I tmik u itocn Imixi'h itlih me rnr sell nuil fileuils
when t went tn Nome II. I, V in Wt.SKI.l-.
(iiilliillst,ani7 Wnslilirjton Streel, San 1'Vas
I'lsen Atlt!llst 10, llilll.
Sent tmstpitiil for US cents 111 stamtsi In
INLAND lilil'ti IM , XMIt WtislihiRtnn Stnsjl
S.iu I'liiuclseu Also ou aule by our Inottl Hfpni
Printers'
Snaps.
Iititibei' Nch Cniscis.
We have severul tiutitlrisl pnlrs til thust
eases. They lire a trllle smaller than
lull klnt Were used by two I r nil In K
tlalllcs before Lino's I'luno In. Tlatv arc
just thn sire to rucllltuto tHimixisltlon
In perti i t nriler l'lfty cdjiIh per pnlr
IMnc (ioi'ilt)tt ilobbce.
New stile, till HiviiniMuu.il," with
ihronort; lu llrat-cluss t'onitltluii. Has
shle steittu llxtures 11 ml Is one ol the
tuM set'iiuil-lianil iiresstm wu have hail
tin a lung lime. Illsusnap
fsouitiid-liiiiul Cyllnilci'.
s.-.'uluinn titiiifto. Will wnrli llstil an
liimr A hartrain for a country itally.
Sonic Hmly iiinl.DlHplny.'ryiic.
.lias nut scull one ninnth'H use Kimm 01
11 hanlly suit mil St'cunit hauil price
PACIFIC STATES TVPE F0ID1V
fiOH Cluy Street, S. I1.
Iliilillnu Ills ,lnli I'm- lllln,
"(If nil the e.ciise I lime ocr hemtl
flotii people I'or not paying their bills'
snhl a collet. tur I'or 11 tironiliicnt Urn
the other day. "I got the neatest lodn.i
from n icri wealthy uian who always
owes the house a bill. No matter
whether the bill Is for $H or $10(1. he
iilwajs pais Jsi I have gone back the
ut'M week am! got n mure, mid once I
went back twice lu one week, ami he
paid me N't each time ami seemed glad
to see me I got to know him prett)
well, anil the other day I asked him
why he 1II1I nut pay It all. ns I know lie
bail Ihe money."
" Well." saltl the old fellow. 't I pn
you eveiy thing I owe you nt one time
you will collect so fast that pretty noon
you will be out of a Job for the want of
sunn-thing to collect '
"I don't know whether but waa his
iciisoii or not. but I let Ihe subject drop
and mn Just going 11 round theie now
fur another .isV'-Memphis Selmltnr
l.tltlllltll's (llllllllllt.
Music Is Ihe must homitlftil art, but
It Is ihe most iletctitnhlc profession
Hut I not that tight? That which be
longs most lo heaven should fare eorsi
on emtli
The public moies much Intler than
the Individual, ami Hieiefoie the Inill
vhlual must place himself before his
age If he tleslies not In lie behind II
Wagner has some Idea of (his sort. It
Is a necessity which every tine artist
must icalUe litem men may be wild
to be for eiery ago snvu limit' own
.Small men me for their own mid in
other. "Ilemlliiscenees," In Miieniil
hill's.
The r'nnKri-uiilliiil Nnilleil,
A certain clcrgj 1111111 when preaching
exteuiporiititsmsl) touched on Ihe sub
Jecl of miracles. Some people, he said,
bail illlllciilly In accepting Ihe mlrticii
lolls hloiies of Ihe llllilo. as, for 01
ample, llic slory of Ihe speech that
llalaniu's ass matte to bis iiuislur.
Looking soleiunly nt the congrega
tion Ihe pieaebcr baminereil lu Ida con
leiiilon with the nmiark, "Why should
not (iod make ail ass to speak ho
luade me to gpenk." New Vork Trib
une. Trliiril li,
Mrs. Ncwrlch-'l hut Mrs. Hynrt Is a
tuck up thing. I know Just us much
ttlxuit music as she docs. She needn't
get funny.
Mrs. Ilrowne Why, what has she
done?
Mrs. Neivrloh Oh, she tried to trip
mu up toilsy asked mo If I'd ever
heard somebody's ".Songs Without
Words."-riillailelphln I'roas.
Thr lllilrit OirlatUn lljniii.
The oldest I'hrlstlau hymn was com
posed not only by n pagan, the Itotnaii
Kmperor Adrian, but by a persecutor
of Christians as well. The hyniu be
gins with the lino "Vital spark of
heavenly love" ami was written be
tween the your 711 and 1U3 A. O., the
lutes of the emperor's birth and ilea Hi.
The hymn was paraphrased by Alex
sutler I 'ope In Die eaily part of the
IghtfHilh century.
Sol Self C'onielotla.
i will kay " remarked tho young wo
man "that he Is not nllllcted with that
self consciousness which marks the
person of ilellc'eni culture."
"No," answered Miss Cayenne, "he
Isn't at all self conscious, lie will be
Hresome by Ihe hour without being lu
'- a ware of It." Washington
BAD COLDS