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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1901)
8 IBM WILLIAM MURRAY GBAYUUW. (Copyright, 1X0, by William Hurray Croy don.) ,The Hrltlsb steamship empress. bound from Acliln to l'euaug, was lol- lojnly plowing urr way along the Achl nese coast. Iu the far distance, scarce lyTvlslble to the linked eye, the port of Uala was a dusky blur between yellow Mind and blue water. There the vessel yrM to touch briefly, and then she would veer around nud strike across '"Ithl strait of Malacca to her destina tion. It was a clorlous day in July, an hour after breakfast, and as yet the sun's stirays were tempered wmi some ucg.ee oifofiinoderatlon. Of the fifty odd pas scatters the greater part were on deck, strolling and chatting under the wel (jpome suauc 01 wie awning". iuw -Trletl costumes, contrasting with the at 'Jl. ,1 .t ....I 1-....1I..I. n,nll II ,1.1 lirV H U1C llillHU llllll lllh"nl ...... the uniforms of the ship's olllcers, made a pretty picture of color. The Kninri'ss carried a valuable cargo. 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Occupying a sheltered spot near the bridge was a passenger to Avbom liberty of movement whs denied namely, a beautiful, full grown Su rnntrnu panther, who chafed and sulk ed lu n stout wooden cage. .The beast had been purchased for a offsong at Achln, and Its present owner iBtfns lion- other than Matthew ijiiin. oilllb had been traveling about In the southeast for several months, making frequent shipments of animals to his firm, and was now on his way to I'e- jfnang. where he Intended to remain for Kfortnight. lie was leaning against tnc ran. eoiiser.-uug .puouy nun v-ni tain Hunter and pulling at the black ened pipe that was his Inseparable 'companion, Many a glance of curiosity iftld admiration wab leveled at him, for It? had become generally known that the wiry little man In white linen was ICnrl Hamrach A: C'o.'s famous agent, fcmliliwilv n snlnsh and a veil wore tWtl 1 I l.. .1 (wttut. ...ll.lllllOt.Ol lltTUIII' I iiiiii i-u n iii-..j vu... among the passengers. Then nrosp that ominous cry so fraught with ter ror at sea. "Man overboard!" The luckless fellow was one of the native PJSh'w who had lost his balance while 1 leaning over the rail to fill a water tiucket He was already off the ves- WbcI's stern, and from his feeble strug gles it appeared that he was either un able to swim or was helpless with fear. It's Salak. the Malay!" oM'lniined Captain Hunter as he made a frantic tMRcsture to the steersman on the bridge. JI'oor devil, I'm afraid we'll lose him. Not if I can save hlni," said Quln. iil.owcr a boat at once." "Stop! I forbid It. Don't risk your life I" cried the captain. The warning came too late. Quln had swiftly divested himself of his Jacket and kicked olT his grass slip pers, iicioie a nana couiii no mien 10 stop lilm he had leaped to the rail and plunged head first Into the sea, lie ftivn tn tlin Miit-ftipii fitnl stropl' nut v!r. Soroiisly, at first sheering away from Mtlie ship's side; then he altered his course, ami a sunn swim urougni mm within reach of the Malay, who was still atloat, but nearly exhausted. Quln possessed a fair knowledge of the na tive tongue, and, clutching the man by bis greasy black hair, he shouted at til in llorccly Don't struggle, Salak. Don't take hold of me. lie brave anil keep cool. Can't you swimV" "Like a llsh, sahib," was the faint re ply, "but I struck my head when I fell, and I am weak with terror of the sharks," The bharks! The bare mention of them gave Quln a creepy sensation down his back. lie had forgotten when he leapeil Impulsively Into the sea that these ravenous monsters Infos ted the strait of Malacca. He glanced appre hensively around hlni anil waved one hand eagerly toward the Ihnpress. She had fortunately been moving slowly nil had now almost stopped. I.oud shouts rang over the water. A boat was lowered from the limits, and oiir.iueij dropped Into It. Their drip plug oars sparkled as they drove the craft forward lustily. The distance rapidly lessened from 100 yards to ,'.o. while Quln and the Malay kept them selves atloat on the heaving blue swell and made some little progicss toward their rescuers. "Will they reach us lu time'" gasped Balak. Yes; thcie seem to bo no sharks about," Quln said confidently. "An other uiluute and we shall be safe ice. they are coming!" The boat advanced swiftly, cheered on by n shrill clamor from the steam er's deck. A dozen yards Intervened -eight -six. Then the Malay gave a terrified scream, and Quln glanced he hind ti I in to sec the black fin of a shark cutting the water within "o feet Splash. Salak!" he cried. "Kick and plash! We may scare thu brute off!" It was n poor chance, but they tnadi tho most of It, churning the water lg ously with arms anil legs. The black flu came on steadily, and the men In the boat, comprehending the situation redoubled their efforts to win the race "Faster, faster!" Quln shouted hoarsely One moment of terrible peril, ol heartrending doubt. Then the boat nwung alongside, and Just In tinn strong hands seized Quln and Salak ind hnuUd them Into safety. Tin Shark's open Jaws closed with sunt on the empty air lie wheeled sudden ly around. Hashing his white belly, ami dived Into the blue depths. Cheer aft fr cheer rse from the passengers and jbrew of the Ktnpress. halak regained his strength a tie Lreath while thu boat made Its wa- .back to the ship, and he kept his d ' yes fixed on Quln, When he reached the deck, he threw himself dramatical ly at the feet of hi gallant rescuer. lou are my preserver! You saved ly 1 fe ho exclaimed. "A Malay ever forgets, sahib!" Quiu did not want any gratitude. His ole Idea at the present was to get Into Iry clothing. So ho hurried below. pressing bashfully through tho enthusi astic passengers aud avoiding even Captain Hunter's greeting. He was not teen again until lunch time, when be entered the saloon and chose a seat at a ipjtct corner Meanwhile Salak had quite recovered and was attending to bis duties as usual. An hour later the port of Uala was reached, nr.d here there was u consid erable delay. A quantity of cargo and II native passengers were taken on board, and It was nearly -1 o'clock In the afternoon when the Empress steamed out of the harbor and headed across the stialt toward Peiiang. The new arrivals were all Achlnese, why, sparely clad men, with the typ ical forbidding cast of features. They were not t-ontlueil to any partlculat part of the vessel a precaution that wa geuei nil; observed In such cases bnt were allowed the freedom of the deck. Th', wandered about with bland n lit I childlike curiosity, though It might hint' been noticed by a keen observe: that firm lime to time, whenever the opportunity olleied. they exchanged slgnllicaut planers with Salak, the Ma lay. Mr. Monzlos. the chief engineer, ventured to give the captain a warning hint. "Don't you think you are trustlus those fellows a bit too much?" he said. "An Achlnese Is always a treacherous beggar that's been my experience." "Oh, It's nil right." Captain Hunter replied cnrelessly. "They are not as blnck as they're paluted. I make a point of being Indulgent to them, and they like me the better for It." "A serpent." observed Mr. Mcnzles, oiariilarly. "will sting the hand that fondles It." and with a grunt of dlsnp p oval he went off to his duties. Quin did not overhear the above con w'sntlon. nor did he concern himself iboilt the Achlnese. for whom ho felt inly contempt. He smoked n pipe on the brlile with the mate and the steersman, and at 5 o'clock he went down to his cabin. The day had been very hut. and his eyes were heavy and drowsy yielding to the Inclination, he sti etched himself on his berth and was quickly sound asleep. The clang of the illuner gong roused him with a start. He sat up and look ed at his watch. The time was U;0.", Then he noticed that his cabin door was open several Inches. He was sure that he hud closed It tightly, and the circumstance made him feel vaguely uneasy. An Instant later he knew that some intruder had entered while he slept, for he discovered lying at the font of his berth a coat of finely woven ehnln mall. Attached to It was u bit of coarse paper on which the following message was scrawled In the Malay language: "Sahib, put this on, but say no word lo any man If you value your life." Quln examined the coat of mail nud slowly translated tho writing again. He could not make up his mind wheth er he was the victim of a practical Joke or whether the warning was Intended seriously. He thrust his bend Into the corridor, but no person was In sight. Most of the passengers had been on deck when the dinner gong sounded. Then he glanced carefully about the cabin and peeped under the berth. "''an It lie a trick played by some weakmlnded Individual?" he mutter ed. "No, I don't think so. My visitor was undoubtedly Salak. He left the coat of mail here and wrote the warn ing. I can't understand his motive. Of course It would be natural for him to warn me If 1 was lu any danger, since I saved his life this morning. Hut what peril can threaten? By .love, I havell! Those rascally Achlnese! They have plotted to seize the ship, and the Mala Is a confederate. That Is the mii-l leasouable explanation and the only oue"- (,m In elided the sentence with a short laugh "I am a foul to get such an Idea Into my head." lie rellectcd. "It Is absurd nonsense-folly! Would II beggarly Achlnese without firearms try to seize a vessel whose olllcers, crew and pas sengers run well toward a hundred? Of course not. I am on the wrong tack." I!ut the next Instant he was serious again The facts admitted of no con tradlcliou II e before him were tin coat of mall and the warning inessni..' umloubleilly placed on his bed while In slept by S.ilak. the Malay. He remem bered thai the Achlnese were the most crafty aud daring of all the Inhabitants of the Straits Settlements and that they virtually had the freedom of tin ship. With Salak to assist them, h watching for a favorable opportunity, they might Indeed become masters of the llmpi'oxs. Hut they could sticccci! only by wilding tluougli human blood by glutting themselves with slaughter "There's a devilish plan afoot, pre posteroiiN ns It serins." Quln decided "I'll lake no risk. I'm own rued Is fore armed, and I'll put the 4itlou before t'aptaln Hunter wlihni delay. Then will be time i iiueuh in prepare secret ly for the attack, since the rascals arc not likely to make any move until late lu the evening. As for this coward'i device" He picked up the coat of mall con temptuonsly. but he did not put II down again. Reluctantly and with ti chafing sense of shame he girded b nbout his chest, buttoning his Jncket tightly over It. Ills tevolver. which h kept constantly loaded, was on a shell over the washing stand. He thrust ll Into' n side pocket without cxnmlnlnc It, never dreaming that It might hnv been tampered with. Nor did It occui to him. as he left the cabin with n wd feigned appearance of unconcern, thin the Malay's warning perhaps Indlcatec the bursting of the storm within a short space of time. Under the clr utustances these errors wero excusa ble even for n man of his experience Hid forethought. Dinner was partly over, nnd tho bril liantly lighted saloon was filled with the hum of voices when Quln entered. He passed along, nodding In responso to a few greetings, and 'took his accustom- d sent. Not wishing to cause general llarm. which he feared would pre-,-lpltate the attack, he concluded to rait until he could find an opportunity (f siH-aklug to the captain alone. He lite ami drank sparlugly, feeling very uncomfortable In his coat of mall. The iwsseugers, on the contrary, were lu the highest of spirits. They laughed tud chatted, exchanged Jests across the tables aud made wagers as to the time the vessel would arrive at Pa nang. They were of various nationali ties. Including many merchants of Dutch extraction, and the different tongues made a confusing Jargon of sound. Quln was heartily lad when tho des .crt came on. which was the signal for. a number of the passengers to leave. The remainder did uot lluger long Tin y rose from the table In groups and trt-auied op the passage lo Hie main Jetk, where they dispersed tneinscires about to en'ov the evening tin i tie i-nptniti and iTiicf engineer, whose seats weie near the exit, lingered after the rest had gone. They broke off their conversation as Quln approached and exhibited some surprise at sight of hl grave and troubled countenance. "Keeling bad after your plucky per formance this morning?" tho captain Inquired. "No, not a bit," Quln replied. "1 wish that was all. The fact Is, Captain Hunt er, that 1 whh to speak to you on a very serious matter. It hnd better be lu private." "Something serious, eh? Can't you tell It in front of Menxles?" "I can, since It concerns both of yon." Quln said. "1 duii'l want lu alarm iu needlessly, but a short tiivo ago. wl en 1 woke upnftei a sholt slcep" to hk co.vri.sTi:!). Illnl Inlrlllicviirc. During a high wind one summer day Q young oriole was thrown from Its nest to the ground. It was picked up by kind bauds ami kept In the house till the Htm in was over nnd then placed on the roof of the piazza. A watch was kept behind the closed blinds of a window near by to note proceedings on the part of the parent birds. They In the ineantlnie had seen the little one borne away and had followed It to the house, nnd, ns It was kept near, tho rpen window. Its cries hnd apprised them of Its wheicabouts. They soon enme to It on the roof and hotcrcd nbout It. doing much talking and con lulling together. riually they alighted near the tittle one. mid the female sllppl her wing under It and seemed to -.irge some course of acting upon the male, who fidgeted nbout coming to the little one, spreading Ids wings over It, then Hy ing to a tree, when the female followed lilm and brought him back ami again sllpP'-d n w ing under the little one. I'b :ill In seemed lo understand or to get his ncno under control, nnd, sllppni" Ins own wing under, togelhel the nr nle n soil of cradle for the bird ling ii' d. ..i. h Hupping Its free wing, the Hew i i the tree, bearing It to a pla.'c of i-.il'i ly among the branches, whole II . .is lost sight of. I'.oston Christian lieglsti i Tri'ittiiicnt I'nr Sprain. The pi evidence of sprains and strains owing to ihe Indulgence In athletic exeiclses of all kinds moves nn au thority on the tieattneut of these pain ful nccldents to say: A Utile common sense treatment is often all that Is needed when the strain Is at ankle or wrist nnd without com plications. It will swell very nlarmlng ly :il llisl and gradually develop a frightful looking bruise, but from the first It should have complete rest nnd a treatment of hot nud cold douches, the hot being used nt first, when the swelling Is painful, aud the cold later on, as a sort of tonic to the relaxed muscles. The hot must be very hot and the cold ory cold, as the tepid water does harm rather than good. I'or the lirst day of a Htralu, when all the wrenched cartilages uuil mus cles are aching, great relief Is found In a poultice of egg and salt. To make It, hull the white of an egg till light, but not stiff. Stir iu gradually a cup and a half of salt, or more If needed, to make a thick, pastelike Icing. Spread this on a cloth aud bandage In place. Cover all with oil silk or a thick bath towel to protect the sheets, since the egg leaks out continually. After this has relieved the soreness begin with hot water fomentations and wear a light, firm bandage, except at night. A I'liie DUlliictlon. A young down town drug clerk who had heard the stniy of the colored wo man who had asked for llesh colored court plaster auiLwiis given black by the nbsei'Milit dealer stored the incl dent away iu his mental dust box aud decided to use It at the Hist opportu nity He had not long to wait, for a lew nights ago a comely colored girl stepped Into the store where he was employed. "Ah wants some cou't plas ter." kIio said. "What color?" Inquired the clerk, w lib alTectcd nonchalance. riosh eiillah. sab." Trembling In his shoes aud keeping within easy reach of a heavy pestle, the eli-rk handed the woman a box of black court plaster, aud he was sur prised at the time that the situation nf foided so little humor. The woman opened the box with a deliberation that was ominous, but she was unrullled when she noted the color of the eon tents. "Ah guess yo1 inns' a-mlsiinilerstood inn ti ordah Ah asked fob flesh cullah. and yo' done give me skin cullah." The drug clerk Is still u little dazed from the encounter, nud he has lirinly resolved to subject every Joke to rigid laboratory test hereafter before using - 1'lttsburg News. ojlil I ii It ! Ciiiiri'r Cur-. Tuke the common sheep sorrel which grows lu your yard and which children eat because of Its sourness, mush It up Into a pulp In some vessel that will save all the Juici that would utherwUe be lost, thill put It Into a bag lli'd squeeze out nil the Julco on to n pew ter plate to get Home of the acid from the metal, then put this out In tho sun and let It diy until about us thick as tar. then put in tight Iwttle. If the sklu Is uot luokeii, put a drop of chlo I lib of nit ii -li or lye on It to break the skin and ihen npply tho sorrel on the cancer. Just covering It with n thin coat. If the sorrel gets too thick, a little water will make it so that It can be bundled. The pain w III be severe, but It Is oth erwise harmless. It will stop hurting In a few hours. Keep up these appli cations, one every day. until the cancer can !' lifted out without pain. It took four days in my cho. The sorrel will cook the cancer, but It does not eat it as it docs the llesh. hence It eats all the Heh uway nnd lets tho cancer loose. When you sec the cancer, put the son el on it and not on the llesh. When the cancer Is out. heal the sore with any kind of healing olutineut.-J. A. Wnvlaml In Apjienl to Iteason. 'I'lir I'lrLle TlirniuMiirlrr. "Here, young mail." said the old lady, with Hre lu her eye. "I've brung back this ilieroioiiieter you sold me." "Wlml's the matter with It?" asked the clerk It ii'm t reliable One time yon look at It t v.xs one thing and the next ti.oc it suis anoii'T"- Catholic Stand ard and I lines. ZEli WAS IN A HOLE. HE WENT AI-TER WHISKY AND FOUND A DIG DEAR. Thr (Hit l'o.sliei lltmtrr Telia I ItMT II Clliilp In I'llnn Tlinl lit. IHm rloon! n Most Wiimlrrriil Intrrrnt In Xouh nnil the AiiliunU In (lie Ark. (Copyright. 1K, If C D. Lewis. "Jest befo' the revenue fellers cap tured the last moonshine still around yerc," said tho old possum hunter of Tennessee, "we had fo'tcen kegs of whisky lu the shaft of an old Iron mine on the side of the mounting. That shaft was 'JO feet deep aud grown nbout by bushes. Arter the whisky had staid thar over two years It was planned fur me to take It out and sell It nnd divide up the money. Tho old woman knew of tho plant, but I wasn't goln to say nuthlii 'bout my gettln the kegs out. She was reckonln nil nlong that some one else would do that. One nrternoou 1 drlv tho mule nnd cart ns nigh the place us I could, and along 'bout two hours nrter ulghtfnll I tnys to the old woman: "If yo' don't consider to object, 1 reckon I'll go over nnd see Dan Skin ner this evenln. Dnu Is feelln peckish nnd lonesome, nnd likely we'll hev a game of checkers to brighten lilm up.' " 'Hut I do object,' she says. 'I was reckonln to slug sonic hymns tonight THE Ii At) WAS THAU. while yo' placd the fiddle. I nlso want to talk to yo' 'bout Noer and his nrk.' "I've gm a Mae thumb nnd can't lldole. and, as fur Noer, ho will ketp till some other time. Nuthlu riishlu 'boul Noer.1 "Willi that she turns on me nnd looks me sipiar lu the face, and nrter l tullill she says: "'Zeb While, don't yo' go to foollu with Noer nnd his ark or mmthln pow erful bad will come out of It. Dan Skinner ma feel peckish, or he may be dyln. but what we wants to know Is how all them critters found their way Into the ink. How did it happou that the hens didn't eat up the Inter bugs w hile they was wnilclu together?' " 'Dunno ' "'Why dldu't the foxes eat all the hens?' " 'Dunno.' "Why didn't the b'nrs eat tho pigs?' " 'Dunlin.' " "Of co'se yo' don't, and that's why I want yo' to squat right down yere with me and try and figger It out. I shan't never be mi! Mini to die till I find out how the elephants nud bosses ami cattle managed to git Into that ink without trend in on the sarpiuts aud bugs.' "I seen that her Jaw was sot fur a row." continued Zeb, "but 1 had sold Ihat vlilhl;y and must git It out that night, and so I told her I'd go along over to Skinner's nud put In the next Iwo nights with her on Noer. She looked nt me ng'lu, but didn't sny nuthlu till I was on the doahslep. Then she p'lnted her linger at me and said: "'Co right along, Zeb While, but If the I.nuil don't dun git yo' Into a heap of truhhlc over It then I don't know chestnuts from punklus!' "I hurried off without snyln anything back ami l.ulf an hour later was bring In up the kegs. It was dod rotted biz ness. I had to slide down u rope, hitch on lo n keg and then climb up ami pull the keg arter me. Ought to had a nigger to help me, but thar wasn't one nround to trust. I'd got up fo' kegs nil right and was comln up to pull the fifth one up when suuthln happened, .lest as I was uearlii the top of the hole I heard a growl and a 'whoof and a big b'ar made it stroke tit my head with his paw. I was that durn sheered that I Jest let go nnd drupped to the bottom of the shaft and got a Jar that made my bones ache fur a week. "What they calls the sltuashuii was this: I was down lu a hole nud u b'ur was waitln fur me to come up and do blzuens with lilm. Yo' kin see that the pesky v.irmlut had all the advantage. He could smash my skull with one blow of his pnw ns my head come within i ouch. I yelled and hollered at him. thlukln to sheer lilm awny, but he looked over the edge of Ihe hole at me nnd growled ami sniffed nud seemed minded to Mil on top of mo. It wasn't five nilnlls befo' 1 wished I was home talkln 'bout Noer, but wlslilu was no good. I kept quiet fur two or three hours nud then started to climb up The b'ar whs thar. He was thar at midnight tin-t sunrise, nud I'm tellln yo' that he was 'bar at noon nud at fo' o'clock In tin- nrternoou. The shaft wnsnsdo ii-a bone, and 1 was thirsty 'miff to ill ink swamp water. The way tlilnu - -hi fixed that b'ai could keep me ii uu thar till I tcrlli.-d. aud when appeared as If he was like to do i I felt Hint I hndn'l used m old w '.m right ami wautisl to iik her u ' ' '!' 'Houl fo" o'clock, while I v keepln mighty quiet. I 'icars a i ' - xix't above, and directly tcrwnm i Iniumn face looks down on me. It was the old woman's. HUo drnwed the rojie up beyond my reach nnd then called down: " 'Is nnybody down thar vlsltln Dan Skinner who feels peckish am) wants to play checkers' ''If yo'll It-iuiuo up, I'll ax yo'r par don,' soys I. "'Mebbe that olco belongs to Zeb Whiter " 'She do.' " 'And mebbe his sore, thumb has got Hell so that ho kin fiddle?' " rilie bus.' " 'Then we'll hev sotno Gddlln and ilngln.' "And with that she lowers the fiddle by a string, and us soon ns 1 got tuned up she began sliigln and kept It up fur nn hour. Then she culls down: " 'Zeb, what about Noer and his nrk?' " 'I'm w lllln to talk,' says 1. " 'How long will yo' talk?' " 'All the rest of the fall aud winter, 'reared to me when yo' spoke of It Inst evenln that 1 didn't keer much 'bout Noer nnd his nrk, but I'm flndln out that I take a heap of Interest In 'cm. I'm wlllln to sit up all night and try to figger out 'bout the hens nnd tnter bugs.' " 'Then mebbe yo'd better come up,' says she. and she drnps the rope fur me to climb by. I never felt so glad In my life as when I got out nnd seen n dead b'ar thnr. I wanted to gin the old woman a kiss, but she wnves mo off and says: ' "Don't yo' be In sleb n hurry, Mr. White. Arter yo' hev ate nnd drank and slept, and arter we've put In 'bout fo' weeks Hggerln on Noer, we'll see 'bout the klssin blzness. Chuck them kegs back Into tho hole, lond up the b'ur, and we'll go home.'" M. Quad. BET ON ALL THREE. A Ilrllllnnl Scllrme AVI III Wllleli In lli-iil the Shell Ciaiiir. When Ilerr Hopf nnd his little blue pitcher appeared In the corner ex change, there was quite n crowd. Among them was n man with three walnut shells aud a pea. "I've been losing nt nil the fairs," said the shell mail, "but Just to show my generosity 1 am willing to lose ngiiiu. I bet tiny man n dollar Hint ho can't pick out the shell that the pea Is under." Heir Hopf fished a blight silver dol lar from his pocket. "I bet otiee too." The shell man arranged the shells, nud the Teuton lifted one. Of course It was empty. "Vou lose!" "Venice again, yah!" There was a quick movement, nnd Ilerr Hopf saw the pea slide uuder the shell He lifted that ouc, but It was empty. "Is der u limit?" "No. sir." "Veil. I bet on each shell." He placed a dollar on each of tho three shells. "Now. I can't lose." "Vou are right!" And tho dealer ngaln in tanged the shells. The Teuton (ilcked up two empty shells aud found the pea under the third. "1 vln." "Vou win:" And the shell man took In the ," and handed the winner $2. "I blay vouce ugalu." Theie was n movement of shells, and again Hie dealer took In $M aud gave Ilerr Hopf .'J. Then some one whis tled, aud the shell man vanished through the door. "I lu steady, lie vas blay no more," nud even missing the dollars could not convince Ilerr Hopf that he had uot Oceu winning. Chicago News. Chnrartrr Tnlil li I, Ilia. "Whethei or uot we bellevo In phre nology, physiognomy nnd kindred sci ences, theie are some pecullurltles of featnie that lire quite often Indicative of certain trulls of character," said an ol.servanl man. 'Troni no onu fenturo of the face run the dlsp isltlon be more accuialely read thnu from thu Hps nud especially the upper lip. The lower one is less prophetic. "A person with n short, sharply curved upper Up Is nearly always of n hnppy. lovable disposition. One with n s'niit but straight upper Up Is npt to be of u low nidi i' of Intellect nud course In his tastes. The person with n long, straight upper Hp Is the one to beware of. lie has u will like udauiant, Is not always thoroughly trustworthy. Is apt to be quni iclsnnic and Jealous and Is more often thnu uot nn unmitigated politician. If he Is gifted with n strong Intellect, he w ill uiuko his mark lu one way or another; If he Is not, he may become a harmless person, n parasite or a scoundrel. The man whose upper 111) protrudes Is apt to be a shrewd business mini. "The person whoso mouth has a dc elded droop at I lie corners may be a hu morist, n hypochondrlui; or u poet. The possessor of n inn nth curved In the stle uf Cupid's bow Is Indeed happy, for lu nine cases out of ten ho also possesses a refilled, (esthetic and yet practical limine, susceptible to every beautiful and ennobling Influence." Chicago lieeol'il. lli-iil llnilliilliui. The tendency of heat lo diffuse Itself s effected b. radiation, conduction and niiveetinn Nearly all dull nud daik substaueis are gooil radiators, while irlghl, polished sitrfaccM radiate badly. Some substances conduct heat more freely than others, sliver among the metals being the best conductor, and us a unit of iiiensuremcnt Is taken at I.iksi. Compaicd with silver as a con ductor, gold Is HS1, copper SI.1, zinc '111. (In I-"-', sin I :t!iT and wrought lion Kill mass, wood, gases, liquids nud resinous suhstuucoH are bad conduct ors. Water Is such a poor conductor that ir heut Is applied to the tiqi It will boll at the top, while the bottom will leiualu cold, - Newcastle (I'nglunil) Chronicle. Wnli-rliut Ihe Can, "Vi'e notice." snys tile Weatherford Chronicle, "In an exchange an Hem about u cow that died from drinking too much wutcr: 'It Is hoped this will be n warning to other cows. We have toted water for a cow ourselves, ami when, after turnlrg up her noso mid fciillllng nround as though she didn't think much of water anyhow and wo might go to hades with It, she sudden ly chHiigisI her mind ami swallowed a bucketful In two gulps nud kept on do lug so for lu or I. times and called for more we Just whacked her over the tend with the empty bucket and hoped Hint she might '.ust ami blessed her.' " Unite ii lUi nril. Houx-M wife's a remarkable wont nn. She wiilted lo get off u car today, and she reached right up herself, lull ed the sirup and slopped It. Jonx Huh! Uits of women do that. "Itul she pulled Ihe right strap first shot mid didn't ring up n single furul" -I'hllttdelpliln Hi curd. 'I lie .turnipl :lir, Mrs. Itmwn- Wlmi color ore your lit tle Ixi ' ? Mis. II ' e u IHink generally. He's n tctrihli lighter Drugs Now Give Way to Animal Tissue liven Consumption, lipllcpny nnd Sonic Popms of liiHtinlty lire Now Curnblc A new em In the treatment of certain diseases i.s nt liniul, The nsuilts niv so definite nud positive as to command Immediate recognition from physicians us well us laymen. In the new treat ment drugs give way lo nnlinul tissues In solution. It Is uot administered through thu stomach but Is Injected Into the circulatory syslem. Tho lymph used Is extracted from tho lyniphntlo glands of live Boats. The goat Is select ed for tho reason that he Is the hardiest nud heulthlest of nil animals. Ho cm -not even bo, inoculated with consump tion or nileroblc diseases, his highly vitalized system throwing oil' bacilli without ellbrt. Then again old ago pro duces thu least ell'eet on his organs and tissue nnd degeiieratedlseasesarescldoni If ever found Inlils luxly. I.lttle marvel (lien that tho dally Injection of u solu tion of tho lymphatic glands of the goat Into n weakened human system puts resisting itialltlcs Into It mid stimulates the activity of'cell life, Imth dispelling disease and putting substance into the structure. An Interesting proof of the action of the lymph Is shown by the fact that old unlmals who have been treated become active, quicker nud more ngllo lu their movement. Dis tinguished physlelnns lu many places have taken hold of tho new lymph nnd for the iK'neflt of tho profession there suits of their experiences lire Mug tali ulatcd. During three yearn up to Kelt. Ilrst over nlncK'on hundred cases had lioen treated in tho United Htntesnlone. Ol'thls uumiicrTo percent wore so called Incurable diseases nud 1 1 percent iu the last stages. The average of their ages wn.s fill yours. Only two of the mimlier died although according to tho tallies of mortality 61! should have died within tho three years. In view of the percent uge of Incurables nt least US should have died. Hut nolo tho astounding results; the failure ecro but "J per cent, while liij percent wero greatly hcnctlttcd nnd (17 per cent wero complete cure. The cure. Include many consumptives and many case of rheuiiiutism, paralysis, epilepsy, mid locomotor ntuxla. Aside from Ihe marvel that consumption and paralysis are nt last curative the dis covery was tnado that certain forms of Insanity readily yield to It. Tho positive nud startling results are profoundly impressing. Ii. It. Ktublelu M. I), u very prominent Knstorn expert, who has lieon making n special study of tho new lymph and has administered It to hundredsof cases successfully, lias recently opened a lymph Institute in Hail Kranclsco nt lL'i) Kearney St. I'ull Information containing tabulations nud other re cords of eases by mail topliysiclaus mid others Inquiring. Dr. Klablelu lias promised the records of some interest ing cures of consumption for these col umn for future, Issih-s. In r Their l.ei-r Allvr, The Chinese hae a curiously cheer ful way of disposing of their lepers. The relatives of the alllletcd person propose in lilm that they bury lilm alive, mid, such Is the fatalism of the Chinese, that the victim readily con sents. An extra elaborate lucnl Is M-rvcd to lilm In the way of a farewell banquet, ami then the funeral proces sion forms, The man who Is nbout to be Immured under the sod follows Ids own colllu, and when ho reaches the grave he takes a dose of Inudauum, hups Into the box mid settles down for eternity. Dr. Wittenberg, writing on tho sub ject of leprosy lu China, slates that the pure nerve form Is the least csiuuion, In such cases, as Is well known, the pa tients limy go on for cars. As to the mixed form. It Is fairly common, but It Is a difficult matter to estimate the number of lepers In any given district The sufferers lend the common life so long as they v-uialu free from destrilc the lesions. When these occur to nuy marked degree, the leper Is cither seg regaled lu a hut or he Is allowed to wander about the country, sustaining life by begging. Dr. Wittenberg re colds cases of direct contagion from mother-in-law to daughter-ln-lnw. Klnic II hrrl'ii I'lne Trrri, King Humbert took great pride In his plno grove and uiie day, arriving unex pectedly, found a forester preparing to cut down u tree. "What are you about?" asked the king. "This pine Is growing too tall, your innjosty." "Would you like It If I ordered your feet to be cut off been Use you are taller than your fellows?" Tho hint was enough nud the tree left unmolested. -London Telegraph. A IIiihmcII A MCflllltC, Lord Ituskcll once presided nt a din ncr given for Sir Henry Irving on his return from America. While the din tier was lu progress Lord llussell sug gested to Comyns Cnrr that he pro poso Sir Henry's health. "I can't make speeches, you know," ho said, Sir Henry gently replied, "I heard you make a Hue speech before the I'nr nell commission." To which the pungent Irishman an swered, "Ob. yes, hut then I had some thing to talk about!" rliril II. Mamma Now, I'rcddy, mind whut 1 say. I don't want you to go over Into the next gulden to play with that Itluks boy. lie's very rude. l-'reddy (heard a few minutes after ward calling over the wall) I say. Illuks. ma says I'm uot to go lu your garden because you're rude, but you come Into my gnrdcu-l ain't rude. In China criminals nud political pris oners lire beheaded. Some of thu exe cutioners me so expert that they can arrange mid behead a mail lu IS sec onds, ' Importer! sod Dealers In I took, Newt, Writing and Wrapping, OARD 8T00K STRAW AND lllNDKUS' tlOAltD 8n-ftT-ro.ll First St. Til. main 100, S SAN FIlAN'CtSCO. the: elk" T T T 5'JO llusli Street, Sun IVnnclHcn Nicely furnished room by I ho day, week or month, en sutto or single, at reduced rales, lloiie thoroughly remmitPd, No pnlns will bu tiiireil to tiuikii visitors from tho country to tho elty romlortnblo nnd nt homo during tholratny. Tnko Sutter-stroi't curs nt ferry Inndlnx. MHS. 1'. UANFT, Proprietor. BAD COLDS. CJulnluii Is in yenrs behind. Colds do not now hao to bo endured. Mkniiki.'h Dynamic Tau Ci.rs cmlli'd dynutnlo from their energy) croud c wceVs ordluury treulmenl Into V! hours and abort tho worst oi coldioicr night. " It was tho worst case of grip I cut had. A bnlf dotrn friends had sura cure Still It hung oi. Heard of tho Dynamic Tahci.ks. To tny nmnroniuut they stopped loth rold and rough t'-o Ilrst night. I endorso and reeonuupiid them to thu peoplo " IIaucmy IIkni.kv, 111 Member Cotigren and Attorney mi Kuusoum Street, San Francisco. J jly ?, lino "Winter colds hnvo always been serlou things to mo. They lire hard and etay fo months. Hut thu last was Mopped suddenly oy Mkmiki.'h Dynamio Taiici.ks. Moth cough and cold disappeared In a rouplo of days. No thing cNo does this for mo " Mils. KM MA I.. Hol.l.lN, 11 Moss St., San FrancUeo. Aug.O.MU " I lira acrots tho street from whera Mkniiul's Dynamic Taiici.ks aro mndo. That Is how 1 Ilrst took them They stop colds without notice I look a dozen boxes with motor self nnd tilendn when I went to Nomo " II. I,. VAN Winki.k, Capitalist, .1117 Washington Buret, Ban Fran cisco. August 10, loan. Sent postpaid for Sit cents In stamps b INLAND DKUU CO , ai.1l Washington Htrcot. San Francisco. Also on snlu by our local agent Printers' Snaps. liookci' News ClIHCH. We liaro sovcral hundred pairs of these cases. They aro u trlllo smaller than full situ. Wero used by two lending dalltes beforo I.lno's cainu lu. They are lust tho slio to facilitate composition In perfect order. Fifty cents pur pair Hue Ooi'dun ilohher. Nuw stylo, Hxl'J, second-hand, wtta throw-olt; In first-claim condition. Has sldo Hteam llxtiiron and Is ono uf the bust second-hand presses wo hnvohad for il long time. Ittsuanap, Hccond-liniid Cylinder. S;.-.'olunin autrto. Will work IKU an hour. A bargain for n country dally. Homo Body find Dlxplny Type. lias not seen ono month's uno. Some ol It hardly stained, Second hand prices PACIFIC STATES TVPE FOIDR, 508 Clny (Street, 8. V. lniiKroua Fncturlra, Not far from thu heart of New York city Is a factory for the inauufnctiiro of deadly poisons In quantities large enough to unullillutu tho entire popula tion of New York. The factory Is so guarded Ihat even Its next door neigh bors need have no fear of It, but thu possibilities sto'ed there excite thu Im agination. Nn one may cuter It with out a special permit. The employees nro nil skilled men, well aware of the danger of the slightest carelessness. They manufacture, among other things, pure anhydrous acid, which Is so dan genius that lu Its pure statu It Is uot placed lu t lit- market. There Is instant death lu Its fumes If they are permitted to escape. Nitric acid Is stored In an other pint of tho factory lu big glass carboys. The men who work In this factory realize Hint a broken carboy of nitric ncld would mean a disaster, nud they treat It wllh Ihu respect which It deserves. This factory and others like. It are guarded moru carefully than a safety deposit Miult.-New York Sun. When llntlilnu Win Hurt-. In some old court memoirs of tho eighteenth century which have recent l been culled again to attention It Is Mated that when (icorgo IV was a baby he was bathed only once n fort night. That was thought to he plenty often enough In those days for a child to ho washed. When one of George's little sisters had measles, the royal mother gave most careful Instructions that tho child's linen was not to be changed too soon, as she feared that some careless attendant would clutlio It lu garments liiktililclently aired and so "drive lu the rash." In those days people were much afraid of clean linen mid bathing. It wiih believed the com plete bodily ablutions wero weakening, yet prince, peer nud peasant nllku call ed In nt every ailment the doctors of the period, who bled them Into u statu of weakness and sometimes death. Tlir llu In "tVnlcr, Of pigs It Is commonly reported that so ipiecily fashioned are they that If they ntlempt to swim they cut their throats with their fore feet, but this Is only nn old wife's fable. Whether wild or tame, they ure all good swimmers, though, owing to the shortness of their legs, they Just touch their throats with their fore feet mid bent the wutcr very high Many of thu Islands of tho south eru seas are now Inhabited by wild pigs, which nro the descendants of those which have swum ashore, some time great distances, from wrecked vessels. Peterson's Magazine. Anil Still She Wept. Toto wus crying. "What's tho mat ter?" asked ono of her father's friends. "I'ze lost my - cents!" shu walled. "Well, never iiilnd. Hero nroi! cents," said tho friend, Soon Toto was crying harder thun over. "What's thu matter now'" she. was asked. "I'm crying because If I hadn't lost my ii eei.f I'd had -1 now!" was her reply - Detroit Tree Tress. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE