(WILLIAM MDERAY OEAYDON
, Copyright, 1S00, by William Murray 3rur
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UlWRi I ii' I I H'l ill I is -tlllrl:.
. tlstlthon M fi footsteps well' hrilld.
i U dill i' tin "' imii glanced around to
, IsVovcr four li roc looking Achlnoso at
JpTund if the table, while Snlsik was
. overln m ai Tin' Intruders had crept
pjseles.sly duwn Hit' staircase.
iWlmt Uo j. m mint hero, you rus-
llsVitlie captain demanded nngrlty.
jfTlicJivorils woie no sooner oil' Ills Hps
aanBthc foremost of tlu Achluose
ihlppod out n glittering, long bladcd
nlfc As quickly lie struck once
trice: Ciiitaln Hunter staggered back,
running with agony, the blood spurt'
fiufrom his breast. He tried to roach
Ikidfe from the table, but n thin:
1 iowjfrotn the assassin sent him to the
porjlii a limp In ap
fAtlthe same tune the other two rilf-
nil f and Sahilt attacked Qtlln and
leuxles. The latter, though wounded
r places, succeeded In drawing
tnl lie tired point btnuk. and
alak fell dead shut through the heart.
lien the iw :poii was knocked from
IpjlmiM en -Hirer's hand. and. weal;
nodlby lo1- I' blood, he retreated as
?eMns he could toward the rear of the
nlooti. ;i 11 1 iiir v u 1 1 1 to follow.
trjiouj.li oppos.il by three bloodthlrs
y-aoui unci' and fa'ily sickened by
jrjjayhe Ii.' I Jusl scon. Quln held his
round h i i ! mieni. The Impulse to
pain' the i H'.ers was stronger In
iliulthnu I. Icne to avenue the cap
aln'a tin h t m to save his own life.
tlrondy be In. I been struck several
iinea aim- i i' waM. but the mailed
Batll ui lied i' tei I. and only bruises
rcrgjlulbi u d Ills trusty revolver, on
rlilch he depended, merely snapped
fuel) be li--'l"d ii and pulled the trig
trJf Tne Malay had withdrawn the
nrtrldgi -i wi.de m the cabin.
IJoft thus leli n-elcss. (Jtihl thought
bnilhis l.i-i utiiii.i iii had come. Itut
eldlil tin i d. spair Two more futile
lows k'i " I "1 the eoat of mall.
tumln 11
.m in .- n little, he snatch-
Uii ic The Aehlnese.
fiiuii i
conl ! i
i) 1 1
eizeil ii
,'bey foil I i.
i i .uii i nland why they
ii i ...' l.ii-lisiiman. were
i . . . 1 1 . t T : 1 1 and awe.
M- J iim da-lied through
hem. bum I ii"i I, is weapon and
Routing lii i i h They were close be-
llnd lit in us in. luii'iidiil up the stairs
nil go I lie. I Mil' mam deck
(Here the si. .ic wns one of ludoserlb-
,ulej pan. i m I tenor, of merciless
laughter 'Hid iniiii-k It was evident
until he ilnii. m- . 1 1 utis must soon be
a complete control of the vessel. They
.adjtdiowu their true colors the mo
acnt they heard the shot and the out
rylfrom the saloon, and. whipping out
heir concealed khlws. they had begun
heir bloody work. Now they were
earing nbout the deck like llcm'.s.
trlklug right and left and with d. id
pjnlm nt the passengers and crew
rho had been taken completely by sti"
rise' una
onltinaru
iwsllny i
rise and were almost without excop-
irnied. Many of the poor fcl-
dead or writhing In agony.
onie madly sought to escape by loap-
igpvorboard, and some took refuge
slow, aided by the gathering dark
;gg?! A few were making a feeble at
nipt nt resistance. The shrieks and
ills made a deafening and hcart
t'nUUig clamor.
Scarcely a minute had elapsed since
tcJCeglnnltig of the attack when Quln
acfiied the deck. Knowing that his
ircfoes were behind him. he did not
jsltnte for an instant. Ho was seen
r?everal of the Aehlnese, who sprang
ward bin. with reeking knives. The
llyjshi'lti-r t'icn and available was the
?Idge. He gained the foot of thc-hiil-;3by
a lleet rush and swung himself
jjtiie tup. Here he found the mate
sillthc steersman both helpless with
SoTfnr the bridge had escaped ntton
oujbut seeing that Quln had taken
ifuge there four or live of the pirates
tHojvod him. To keep them hack was
npossiMc With ear splitting yells
icijiiw armed to the lop of tho ladder,
.Wjtrrtcss t me than It takes to tell
lelrhai-p knives had made an end of
1 Iran to and the steersman. They died
Itliout n struggle, nnd their bodies
ere flung down to the deck,
fluln had never longed for nuythlng
lljlii life s. imii h as ho now longed
)rjnlMTM''i n 'do weupon. Hut he was
BiptJ' haiideu lie had dropped tils
seless table knife and Iho Aehlnese
'erojabmit tu sj.rlng upon him. He
oijgeil bt hiinl the wheel, narrowly
dsjillig a stab that would have been
itnl? I'rom thence he climbed to the
'hlstle pipe heedless of scorched
amis and peri lled himself on the top
fjltl Two of the pirates went after
Imbut the pipe was too hot for them,
odjtliey suriti abandoned the attempt.
Iiej rejoined their coniiiatdotm. nnd
Sejvdiole lot hurried from the bridge
jjtflko part In the chnse nftcr n luck
jsaTiinssciiger whose hiding place had
WHdIsex)Vered.
JMvas now quite dark tho pale dark
eggjnf the cast nnd for n tlmo Quln
faajforg. 'ttcn The pipe wna so hot
liatjlt raised blisters on his hands, but
csttick dogg.'dly to his unooinfortnble
oslUcn lie saw two of the Achlneee
rtioJrUdently had some knnwledfio of
avlcat on i.iotint to the bridge nnd
akcj charge r.f the wheel. Then he
erd the c'.a n running out, showing
batthe vixel was going In the dlrec
loajof la t. l Mianwhile tho rest of
bejfptrat's clatid by victory nnd
lettlshcd, v.re vigorously searching
whose cf the passengers and crew
rWhad imn ah d themselves. An oc
ulti.i s' r.II nutery rapidly cut short
etttet'd to tiieir success,
Mpally, wh.-n ho could endure the
Mt nnd h's cramped attitude uo Ion
wjlliilu ccocludid to seek gome other
Mer at tt.e risk of his life. Watch
iiS)iis oi(ir.rtnuity. he slid dowu the
m s'-' " 't "f tiie fuunel. lie wait
4lrliily t make sure that he wan
si r (. nti 1 then crept cautiously
VHjf ! . !. . u i utifrouted each mo-
by tl.c lil.astly ImkIIps of the vie
iim. U tirst he was disposed to tnkv
Mg' iu cue of the ship's boats, but
-gti "ii'l thought he changed his
ntid made his way safely to the
k '... Id
.Pl;e la. is ure burulug, but the
e was .tiparmtiy deserteu. iiow-
r a 1 rt i xatnmation. disclosed the
t tl.at the sbAcrs wero hidden i
(he bunkers, togethe"? with several of
the crew and a couple of passengers
who wore terrified half out of their
wits. They vainly begged Quln to
Join them.
"If you had done your duty," he
said nngrlly, "the ntlnck might hae
had a different ending. Hero you stick,
waiting to be butchered like rats lu n
trap, for tho pirates are sure to hunt
you up sooner or later."
"What can we do. sir?" nsked one of
the stokers.
"Make the place as secure ns possl
hie that's the first thing," was the re
dy.
The wisdom of this advice was ap
parent, and all of the men ventured
out. They barricaded tho door with
llrewood nnd put out the lamps. Then
the whole party walled anxiously
dreading an attack nt nny moment, for
nearly half un hojir. Hut the Aehlnese
did not come toward the stokehold,
They could be heard rummaging nol-d
ly about the ship, which was unw rest
lug quietly ou the water. A burst of
exultant cheering plainly meant that
they had found the boxes of gold coin
and n little later the smashing of hot
ties seemed to Indicate that they had
discovered some liquor nnd were drluk
lug It.
"Tho devils will be leaving the ves
sol soon, said one of the stokers.
"Ves. taking their plunder with
them, replied Quln, who had been
meanwhile trying to think of some
plan of action. "Will you let them get
off scot free? Is the blood they have
shed this night to be unavenged?"
A honrse. savage murmur greeted
this appeal.
"Has anybody got n weapon?" ho
added.
Kvery voice answered no.
"There are llrearins lu the captain's
cabin and In some of tho other cabins,
he went on. "If we had only two or
three pistols, we could recover posses
sion of the ship. Who will go with me
to make the search?"
There was uo response. The silence
was unbroken.
"Cowards!" Quln blurted Indignant
ly. "I will go alone."
"I will Join you. sir."
The speaker, n young Itutchman
named Kryllng, came forward
"You'll do," Quln said apptovlngly.
"I don't think It will be a dllllcult tnsk
Tho pirates are loo busy with their
looting to be on the alert. We'll gather
up what weapons we can llnd nnd hur
ry back. Come on. Uvery minute Is
precious."
The door was opened as noiselessly
ns possible, and the two plucky men
On tlic diMoiif 1ic door flew open, mid nut
sum inc lau ny uctiti.
after warning tlclr companions to be
watchful and bidding them n brief
farewell, left the stokehold. Favored
by tho darkness, they gained tho deck
and even ventured near to tho pirates,
who were collected lu a group amid
ships nnd were passing open bottles of
spirits from one to another. A lot of
valuable plunder collected for removal
lay close by.
"The coast Is clear," Quln whispered.
'We must be quick."
Ho left Kryllng for a moment nnd
taanageil to slip unseen Into the cap
tain's quarters. He returned with one
Mailed pistol, and then ho led his com
panion below, lhey hurriedly searched
half a dozen of the nearest cabins, but
found only one more weapon.
"You keep this ouo," said Qulu, "nnd
I'll keep the other. We can't nfford to
Cool away time here."
They crept back to tho deck nnd
halted In a deep shadow close to the
bridge. The Aehlnese had ceased from
their potations nnd were squnbbllng
noisily over the plunder.
'It's a pity we couldu t get more pis
tols." said I'Vyllng. "I'm afraid the
rest won't tight empty handed."
Perhaps not," Quln replied. "And
you and I can't do much by ourselves.
Hut I have an Idea," he added as he
aught a whimper from the Sumutran
panther. "Hurry down to the stoke
hold, my man. Show them your weap
on and tell the who!.- crowd to arm
thfUiclvos with billets of wood and
iinh up to the deck tho Instant they
hear mo begin to shoot."
"What nre you going to do?"
"Turn that beast loose nnd set hlni
on the pirates. He'll light for us."
Or ngnlust us."
Leave that to mo. Uo ns I bid you
and move lively. Those devils yonder
must bo taught a severe lesson before
they get away."
1'ryllng did not nrguo the question
,iuy further, but departed nt once.
Quln waited a moment nnd then crept
on hnnds nnd knees to the front of the
IMinther's cage, which faced the pirates.
He utislld tho bolt that fastened tlio
door nnd as quickly crawled back to
bU former position In the rear. Ho
ould only conjecturo what result Ills
action would have, but he was not left
long lu doubt.
The panther, Its appetite and pas
sions roiiM-d by the smell of froih
blood, suddenly gave an nngry, rasp
ing suarl. The Aehlnese were close by.
ttud one of them, swaggering forwnrd,
k liked the cage contemptuously. On
the Instant the door ttew open, and out
shot the tawny boast lie (toum-ed nu
the terrified fellow. lore blni down and
bit his throat opu and then lea pea
with a roar luto the very midst of tb
pirates. He upet two of them and
fssteuiil ou a third. The.rst, recov
ering from their (wnlc, mude as though
tontwek the panther with their knlvwf.
Omu saw that his time had come.
IK- leveled his pistol and tired. Duwu
weut an At hiiu-e Crack' another one
fell Yells of aguuy and consternation
Sift
?? ' ' '
inlugled with the cries of the savage
brute and the crunching of bones. Hut
the pilules were uot wanting lu pluck,
and half a dozen of them sprang In the
direction of the red Hashes. They
came on veugefully, though Quln shot
their leader and wounded another.
At that Instant a shrill clamor wns
heard, nnd over the deck ndvnnced tho
party from the stokehold swinging bil
lets of tlrewood and cheering lustily.
They must have rushed out at tho first
shot. Tho plucky Dutchman was lead
ing them.
"Hurrah!" shouted Qulu. "(live It to
tho devils hot, incut Don't let nny es
cape!" He and Kryllng tired with deadly ef
fect, and the Aehlnese. believing that
the whole force was armed, lost heart
and abandoned resistance. A couple
Jumped Into the sea, and four or live
managed by prompt action to lower
one of the boats and get safely away
In It. The rest were shot down. Tho
light was owr lu less tlmo than It
takes to tell. Meanwhile tho panther
hnd leaped Into one of the open hatch
es, where It was secured by clapping
ou the covering.
None of the plunder had been carried
off, and there wns great rejoicing over
tho victory, but this was turned to
grief wheu the total loss of life wns
discovered. Of tho seventy odd mot)
on board less than 110 remained nllve,
Including tho wounded, nmong whom
wero tlio chief engineer nnd n number
of passengers who had hidden lu differ
ent parts of the ship. The rest had
been slaughtered by tho pirates. Of
tho latter live had been killed by bul
lets or the panther, and two wounded
olios were secured.
The survivors of the crew nnd offi
cers took charge of the vessel, and nft
cr getting up a full head of steam a
trdlous undertaking they steered for
the nearest land. In tho early hours of
the morning n small Dutch port on the
Aehlnese coast was reached, where all
needed assistance was available. Tl
wounded were taken ashore, and t!
captured Aehlnese wero turned over to
the authorities for trial and punish
meut. In the .'ourse of the day Cap
tain Hunter ntd the other dead weru
reverently burled. It was regarded as
useless to search for tho escaped pi
rates.
With some dilllculty the panther was
driven back Into Its cage, and a day or
two later, when the Ilmpress sailed, It
accompanied Quln to I'enang. Instead
of going (o imghiud It was sold to a
wealthy Dutch merchant, one of the
junlvlug passengers, who valued the
beast for the part It had played In the
light w ltli the Aehlnese.
Ilia lleiii.'r lint.
When I was n very young man,'
laid au old resident of the District, "1
Invested !L"J 111 a tall heaver hat. That
was long befoie the war. I wore the
hat for the first time to Dan It tec's cir
cus, and I llgured that the beaver
made mo look like a beau sure enough.
I was guiltless of nny hair on my face
at that period, ami I can see now that
I was pretty young to wear a hat of
that ostentatious nnd dlgnlllcd charac
ter. "Dan It Ice. who was doing a clown
act, got his eye on that beaver of mine
the first thing, and after the uudlence
guying manlier of the clowns of that
era he made a show of me. 1 wish I
could remember all of the ridiculous
things he said regarding that hat of
mine, pointing straight at It, and me
sitting there helpless with the girl of
my soul nt my side. He sang 'Oh,
Where Did You (Jet That Hat?'- not
the modern erslon of tho song, of
course, but one of his own Improvisa
tion and the whole crowd under the
tent Joined In the chorus, rose lu their
scuts and pointed at me. I withdrew In
a boyish rnge, nnd the young woman
with me she's been my wife for a
mutter of nbout -I." years now was so
mortllled that she wouldn't speak to
tne. When I got home, I took that
Iicaver, the llrst and only one I over
owned, out Into the back yard and
stamped on It. Dan Itlce had cured me
totally of nil my aspirations to bo an
exquisite." Washington Post.
The lrli.ll Soldier.
1'at is a hard man to set down, and
many an oltlccr lias begun to reprimand
him with uu oath and ended with a
grin. I leiuember being present when
a colonel of the rangers he's been
dead this score of years, rest Ids soul-
was lecturing his soldier servant on
the sin of untruthfulness.
"It was not only a lie you told me,"
Bays he, "but a stupid lie at that."
Kalth, suit." answers the man, "I
see'd ye were in a raging temper, ami
lost me prcscuio of mind!
Yet that was nothing In the way of
Impudence to what happened tu the
olllter who was commanding the ran
gers when they were quarton-d lu
Mluliurgli yours ago. There had been
a deal of drunkenness nnd disorder
mining his men, and he was deter
mined to slop It. So one caify morning
parade he ordered an old offender who
had been out nil night to be matched
across the regiment's front lu his mud'
d.v tunic and torn trousers as nn awful
warning. When the prisoner nrrlved
at the left llank, he turned to the colo
nel, saluted him and said. Just ns If he
had been some swell Inspecting them:
I'luink ye. colonel. Kalth. It's one uv
the foiuest tegiments Vv ever seen.
Ye may dismiss thum!" Cassell's Mag-
luiue.
'I'olil llir Truth.
Mother-Now, (ieorglo, I shall tell
your pnpn to punish you severely for
telling an untruth. You said you didn't
touch one of those six peaches, nnd
there Is only one left, nnd I found the
live stones lu your nursery
(Ieorglo 1 told uo story, mamma.
The peach I didn't touch Is the one
that's left
spullril Ilia llrraWlmt.
How Is the tnndludy this murnUiK?"
nuked one of the boarders.
Threatening nnd cooler," answered
the man with the uowspapor, misun
derstanding the question.
And the other boarder, who was no
toriously slow in settling with the laud-
lady, looked iartly cloudy. Chicago
tribune.
All Therr.
SboIIow uiauy pictures have you
puiuted since ou first began?
Ile-Oh. I hmt'ti't any idea.
She Some day 1 am coining arouud
to your studio ntid count them. Kx
change
ME (jJlAN'D SCHEMER
HE UNFOLDS A PLAN WITH MILLIONS
IN IT TO A CREDITOR.
Itnjnr I'riifmit Uocn't Sneoerit In
Cunt Iim'Iiik 111' Wrntliv n, st.fi
lli'iil VUllnr. t Hum .MniuiKc to
Mnntl Mini (lit Oner A mi In.
(Copyright. 1W, I'jr C. n. Lli.
As tho man turned Into the doorway
railing up to Major Crofoot'a oillco ho
Mil a look of determination on his face,
is ho ascended the well worn stairs
lis tread showed aggressiveness. As
le banged the major's door open and
ntered he bad the nlr of a creditor
vho'd get bis money or carry away his
lotitid of flcsli The major was In. lls
kit nt his desk flunking n very short
Hub of cigar, bat ns tho door opened
ic whirled with n bland snillo on his
ace. and. rising, with both hands held
ml, he exclaimed:
"Well. now. bat this Is truly a coin-Idenco-
n coincidence! Come right In,
ny dear fellow-cotuo right In!"
"Oh, I'll come In fast enough," nn
wereil the caller ns he suited tlio ne
ion to tho win ils and catuu to n halt
'AS THE WnKKLS TIT.N" A MOUTH OIMUN
I'WYS."
ii tlio middle of tho room. "Now,
hen, no more skulking and dodging.
Ton owe tne $10 borrowed money, and
. want It right off tho reel."
".My dear Mr. Shi no," said the major
is he took a last puff at his stub, "you
'ormcrly had nn ofllee next door. Wo
iccamo acquainted. You learned that
. was temporarily embarrassed, nnd,
ilzlng me up as an holiest, nmbltloiM
nan, who would ultimately overcome
lis bad luck, you kindly forced a $10
lll upon me one day."
"I deny It!" shouted Mr. Shine.
'Why, hang It. you were annoying mo
ory day for a mouth before 1 let you
mve the money, and yotl told me a
housand lies to get It!"
"When yni so kindly forced that
noney upon me," continued the major
is he smiled and walked, "I said to
nyself that some day I would repay
'ou a thotisiiudfolil. It was your trust,
'our conrlib nee. In tne that touched
tie. 1 was alnuM uuknowu to you.
Air all you knew I might ba a dead
icat. You had only your Judgment
o go on, but your Judsuient was right.
I'hls very morning I should have tele-
implied you to call In."
"Oh, yon nre going to pay, eh?"
"Major Ciofoot always pays his
lebts, sir. and In some cases he re
urns $ll)ii for $1. It will be so lu this
nse. 1 could have paid ion buck long'
igo, but wui waiting to make It n
iieniorable occasion for you. The time
las arrived. My drnr fellow, let i.
dinke hands."
"Whnt for? You owe me Jin. You
my j on nre going to pay It. I don't
ice the ol Jet of shaking hands."
"To. yon truly cast your bread upon
he nsters." said the major as ho pae
d the width of the mnrn and looked
uto vacancy, "and I am pleased that
'our returns will bo so great. Do you
enow I love a man who trusts to my
lotior nnd Integrity? Let n man show
lis confidence lu tne, and I would sell
n y shirt for him. Yes, you kindly
'orcrd ?I0 upon mo, nnd"
And now you kindly force It back
igaln," Interrupted Mr. Shltio. "It's
to use dodging, old man. I'm here for
ny money nnd nm xolng to have It."
"My dear fellow, you nre one of the
'ew who trusted to my Integrity when
was down mi my luck, nnd I thero-
'oro pass over your hard words now.
foil haven't heard of the (ireat A ther
ein Combination I hi by Carriage coin
jany, have you?"
No. sir."
Hccutisc it Is Just bolns Incorporated
mil we nre tnklng the greatest care
lot to let nuythlng get out until we are
'eady. My own creation, sir, ami the
ilggest thing of tiie decade. If we
lon't make a million dollars out of It
he first year. I shall be more than sur
irlscd. I wouldn't take half a million
n cash for my clmncrs."
That's nil blamed nonsense!" shout
d Mr. Hhlnr as he bogau to bristle up
'I know you. you old soft sonprr! Yon
vant to dodge that 110. but I'll have It
)eforo I leave!"
My own InTcntlro Idea, as I inbi
roti. and It will iistoultli the urn Id
I'ho baby carriage can be changed Into
i cradle, a hammock or a sled by mov
ng n lever (iood for summer or win
er, you see Is provided with a nu
lonnry milk bull I', n whistle ami n
attlehox tins on Ice chest nnd ii
toothing rdrup department. As the
ivhrrls turn a mouth orgnn plays I'ro
flded with a patent brnko, rubber tires
mil a mothproof cover; nlso hn re
'olvlng fans to keep the tiles away.
Vftcr the babj yts out of long dresses
to can use the carriage ns a tricycle
riiat's llif Invention, Mr. hililne. Or
(nnlrcd on a iiipltal of f".V).00O. nnd
dinrcs to Ii.- oid nt par. There's more
ban million' m It."
"I don't inie a rap If there Is. Whnt
I want l n. i (10, ind I'll iIvk too
lust flvr :n iitnes lo shell out."
"I w nt io offr you th ere
taryshlp - mi observed the major.
but (he i will bo unly leu thou-
ami a r-- vv"i 1 "bull olfer you
and what I was KlnK to tflrjrrsph you
about ns you ran In was tho purchas
ing agency. We 'hall want a man to
buy the mil and soothing sirup and
K'O that they arc pure The wilnry
will be nt least Jis.ooo per year, wiiu
perquisites thrown In. My dear man,
you trusted inr. This Is your reward.
Now, will you shake?"
"Not by a durued sight!" shouted
Mr. Shine as he bobbed around. "None
of this sort of rot will stand me off on
ny fio. Do i u want me to take It
ut of your b!'1' ? '
"And you uu buy stock nt par, my
tletir fellow stock that will bo worth
lf0 Inside of four weeks. 1 have ar
ranged for that. That stock will pay
you nt lenst too per cent. Invest $10,.
000, and yotl Imvo an Income of ?2,",000
per yenr. That's what conies of trust
ing to (he Integrity of Mnjor Crofoot.
Is It enough? If not, Just say so, nnd
I'll add $.,000 from my salary ns presi
dent." Mr. Shine deliberately removed his
coat nnd vest nnd tiling them on a
chair.
"Or If you want to borrow $10 for a
lay or two you can have It and wel
wine. I'll Just stop out nnd get It for
roil."
Tho major stepped, and Mr. Shlno re
moved his collar, tlo and cuffs. Then
ho spat on his hands and limbered up
his anus and .waited, lie waited fur
half an hour two hours. Then he got
up nnd redressed himself nnd kicked
over tho chairs nnd desk and went out.
The major hnd stood hlni off once
more. M. Quail
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Mil n Tlihms nt Vtilrli Its limit n
nirs Are iKtiorAtit.
Tho failure of tho Sunday school as
means of giving a systemntlc and
thorough knowledge of tho Illble Is
itreat. A teacher lu n city high school
tsked nn ndvnnced clns of 40 or SO pu
pils, who hnd been drilled for yours In
the International Sunday School Les
sons, how to proceed iu order to roach
Palestine, and not one could give the
lesired Information. Then she asked
tiie class In what part of tho world
Palestine Is located, and uo one knew.
That Is n very good specimen of Sun
ilny school teaching ntid can be parnl
Icled anywhere by those who will tako
'he trouble lo nsk n few questions. The
ignorance of the lllblo on the part of
Host persons of average Intelligence Is
something ainay.lng. Thu simplest
.lucstloiis will elicit no answer on tho
part of inost siich persons.
That educated persons knovr some
thing nbout the Bible tuny be assumed,
nit not unless the training goes much
leyond the standard of the common
school. Again nnd again It has trans
pired that those who wero generally
noli Informed, who wore fairly well
.'ducal cd and legardcd as bright nnd
Mover, were almost totally Igiiorani of
lie Illble. Their Sunday school traili
ng hnd ghen them no knowledge of
the book Hint was of nny vnlue, nnd,
however much they might have read it
since. It was to them a sealed volume.
-Huston Transcript.
llntv MHlinri AVi-arn (fee !tolc.
All who have been to Nlagnra know
that the cataract Is divided by (Soat Is
land, the lnrgcr portion of tho fall b
Ing on thu Canadian side of the river.
This part Is known ns thu Horseshoe
fall and vis so named because ycara
ago It wan Identical with a horseshoe
In shape. A few yours ago a V shaped
break occurred toward tho Now York
side, nnd since then other changes have
taken place, until today the Horseshoe
fall Is mure like Its original form, but
clearly shows tho effects of tho wear
ing of the waters.
Many people fall to see how the fall
wear the rock away, and this Ls n little
mystery until the exact conditions uru
realized. The ledge of rock over which
the water of both the American and
llorseshoo'falls How Is of hard lime
stone. It Is nil of 00 feet thick and
naturally very heavy, rnderncutli this
ledge of limestone there nro thu shales
of the Nlngara locality. This soft rock
Is many feet thick. Tho rock of tho
Horseshoe fall Is unprotected, nnd as
the water falls over tho precipice and
bolls In the liver below It wnshes nway
the soft shale beneath tho limestone,
so that tlio lluiestono Is left lu shelllko
fcrm, projecting far out Into thu gorge.
Observant visitors lo the falls hnvo no
doubt noticed this condition.
In the course of time tho slinlo foun
dation nf the limestone ledge Is exca
vated to such n point rhnt tho unsup
ported ledge brenks away by Its own
weight, nnd the crest line of tho Horse
slim' full recedes so much farther.
Then tho wnter attacks tho newly ox
po"cd shale, nnd lu tlmo tho process
outlined Is repented. This has been go
ing on for centuries, nnd It will con
tinue until the rails of Nlagaru are no
more. Philadelphia Itecotd.
Tin. I'l-riii'licr Wns Ulml Ska Strnre.
The daughter of a well known clergy
man In Washington had ii severe nt
tack of sent let fever when she wus 3
years old with h insulted lu deafuots.
I'p to that time she had been a regular
little chatterbox, dulng her Infantile
best to carry out the proverbial;
llitni( a wntiiioi, nhe'll talk fiireirrl
I'pon her recovery her parents wero
nearly heartbroken to Hud that she had
not only lost l.er hearing, but tho pow
er of speech as well. Whether she had
really forgotten how to talk or whether
It wns obstinacy or lack of conlldencB
they could not determine, but dcsplln
nil efforts of the best tutors thu child
remained a mute.
One day when she wns nearly 10
years of age she wns playing with a
eat, ntid with ns much cruelty ns
though she were of the stonier sex sho
used Its tall ns a handle with which to
pick It up. The Msir niilmnl, not appre
ciating the economic use of the afore
said tall. Inflicted a deep scratch serosa
the olitibb) little hand.
"Damn that eat!" shu wild, Hinging It
down.
Ami her father, devout clergyman ns
he was, elnsMd his hands and, raising
his eyes to heaven, exclaimed:
"Thank find, that child has spukon at
last!"-Dc!iolt I'reo Press.
A lllali nl llrilurliMit In IR7S.
When I consider how cleanly tho
Hislghogg fcedeth - namely, Ujwu
Cows milk (If he can come by It) or
upon fiult am) mast, I saw no reason
to discontinue this meat nny longer
uihiii some fantastical dislike, Mth
books, nature Hnd oxporteuce hath com
mended It unto us. Tor as Martial
made Hares flesh thu daintiest dish of
the Itomnns, so In Hippocrates time
the Hcdghuvg wus nut of least account
among the (IroWaua. which lie com
luendeth for au excellent nourishment,
were It uot something loo moist nnd
illurethal. Nay (ns some nflirm) It
lioiirlslieth plentifully, procured) appe
tite and sleep, slreligthuctb Trnvnllors,
preserieth women with child from
mlsiHrrilUK dlMolvclh knots nnd ker
llelly touioiiis, helps the Lepry. Coil
sumption. I " : I - . Dinpsle. Stone and
('omul-o il Dr Thomas Muffett. 1075.
THE mm OF SflBKE
Drus Now Give Way
to Animal Tissue
liven CoiiHiimptloii, lipllcpsy anil
Sonic Poi'iiih of Insiinlty
lire Now Cupiililc
A new era In the treatment of certain
diseases is nt lintul. The results tiro so
definite and positive us to uotitiiiaiiil
InmiciUute recognition from physician
as well ns Inynieu. In the now treat
ment drugs give way to uitlnuil tissues
In solution. It Is not administered
through tliostoinaoh but is Injected Into
the circulatory system. Tlio lymph
tled Is extracted from lite lymphatic
glands of live goats. The goat Is select
ed for the reason that ho Is tho luinllcst
mid healthiest of nil uniinnk He can
not oven bo Inoculated with consuiili
tlon or nileroblo diseases, his highly
vitall.od system throwing oil' bacilli
without olliirt. Then again old age pro
duces tho least ellect on his organs imtl
tissue and degotiorntoillscasis are seldom
Ifovcrfouiul inlils Unly. l,lttle marvel
then that tho dally Injection of n solu
tion of the lymphntle glatulsof the goat
Into a weakened human system puts
resisting qualities Into It mid stimulates
tho activity of cell life, Isitli dispelling
disease and putting substance into tlio
structure. An Interesting proof of the
action of tin lymph Is shown by the
fact that old animals who have been
treated become active, quicker atttl
more agile in their movements. Dis
tinguished physicians in many places
have taken hold of tho now lymph and
for the lamed! of tho profession the re
sults of their o.S'liorleiU'os nre being tnlt
uluteil. During three years up to 1'Vb.
llrst over nineteen hundred casei had
Imvii treated lit tlio United Statosaloue.
Of this iiinnlor"i percent were so called
incurable diseases and I I percent lu tho
last stages. The averages of their ages
was 60 years. Only two of tlio mmilicr
died although according to the tables
of modality lii.' should have died within
tliethroo years, lu view of tlio percent
age of incurables at least IKS should have
died. Hut note the astounding results;
the failures wero lint 7J per cent, while
1VJ percent wore greatly benelltted ami
OTper cent were complete cures. Tho
cures include many consumptives ami
many cases of rheumatism, paralysis,
epilepsy, and locomotor ataxia. Aside
from tho marvel thai consumption and
paralysis are at last curative tlio dis
covery was made that certain forms
of Insanity readily yield to It.
Tho positive and startling results
are profoundly Impressing. L. It.
Klablelu M, 1). a very prominent
Kastern expert, who has been making
ii special study of tlio now lymph and
has administered it to hutidrodsof cases
successfully, has recently opened a
lymph Institute in Han 1'rancisco
tit ll!(l ICearney .St. Ktill Information
containing tabulations mid other re
cords of cases by mall to physicians and
other inquiring. Dr. Hlablelu has
promised tho records of sotiiu interest
ing cures of consumption for these col
umns: for fiituro.Issues.
Jnlin I,, Klllllliiii'a lllilivil.
fomr eminent tragedians were oneo
qulr.r.lng John L. Sullivan, then In his
htjdsy. Said one of them:
Say, John, why don't you try tho lo-
gltlmoto) Look nt Muldoon. IIo has
played the wrestler until ho Is as well
known in connection with Khiikcspcaro
ns ho Is on the mat."
John looked thoughtful for a moment
and then growled:
"Say, do you think I could do It?"
"Why, mire. Piny 'Thu Gladiator.'
Just the pleco for you,"
Oneo again John thought awhile and
llie.ii said:
Say, Hint's a good Idea. I think I've
tot a good scheme to work with It too."
"What Is It. .lohnV"
"Why. I'd have a real solid Iron
arena. I d come into tlio itronn ami
holler, 'Hrhig out your wild ox!" See?
Then I'd have 'em bring lu a live bull.
I'd wrest In round thu ring with It until
I got a good hold on Its horns, and then
I'd slowly twist It down and break Its
neck. Then I'd put my foot on Its neck
and say. ilehold tho Invincible, yours
truly, John I,. Sullivan, champion of
tho world!' I'd kill a real live bull for
'em every night. I low do you think
that'll hit 'em?"
(ireat! Hut great Scott, John! Can
you kill n hull like that?"
Huh! Can I? Come out to the
slnughlcr house nnd aeo mo do It."
Kansas City Independent.
riirlslt-nlnii the (.'lillilrpii.
An Kimllsh parson of n eliun h lu
Hcrblce, Hrltlsh (iuluna. writes enter
tabling!)' of his pastoral duties, lu the
matter of christening the cliolie of
nnnir Is left to tho taste or fancy of tin
P rents This leads to NtrniiM 'ombi
nations, lie copies from his regUtei
"Nannie Hellona, rrank Locust" and
"Whisky Ihiimanucl." Of earlier times
he tells tiie following;
One black man brought his child, mid
when the minister nsked Its name he
said, "Seriatim nil Valorem."
Ou another occasion tho parson ask
ed, "Whnt Is Hie tiainoof tho child?"
The fnthor snid, "Ax, pursou." 'Iho
minister looked Inquiringly at the man
and snid:
"Hut I don't understand you."
"Well, parson," said tho man, "my
mind glV me to go troo do Now Testa
ment. I have had four boys. The firnl
wis named Matthew, tho second Mark,
the third l.tiko and the fourth John.
Now, this, tho fifth one, Is to bo Ax
I Acts, parson."
llrKlnnliiK Hnrlr.
".Shall I hnvo to got married whuu I
grow up?" nsked little l-'Iossle ouo da;
of her mother.
"Just as you please, duur," answered
her mother, with a smile. "Most women
do, howowi."
"Yes; I iiippoao so," continued the I t
tlo girl musingly, "and I think I'd bet
ter start and look out for a husband
now. They my that Aunt Jane tin
been nt u for -0 years and husn't
caught oin )ch" Cxchnngo.
Importers and Dealers In
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Wanted
To rebuild our business on n sure ensh
basis. in book premium titopositlon.
All settlements cnsli. Only n few dol
lars capital needed to make money
quickly and honestly. Heller tliati
carrying stock or having n store.
Kvorvone paid llb"tallv. Applicants
should have some ability or experi
ence In handling merchandise. W rite
for particulars to HAitri.Av .). Smith,
Manager SMITl I'M CASH KTOHK,
'7 .Market St., San Krunclsco, (.'nl.
the: e:lk
V V V
5U0 Hush Street, Sun Im-oiicIhoo
Nlcolr furnished rooms lv the iliiv. week or
month, en suite or sIukIc. nt rcilui'i'il riites.
Ilouso thoroughly ri'iiOMUisl No pnttis will bo
srmreii to miikn visitors from the country to Iho
city enmtortiibli' and nt homo during tholrstuy
i io,i' miner sin-ei i-sirs in lerrv uimtuiK.
MH8. 1'. liANl-'T, Proprietor.
(Juliihu is Ulji nrs behind. ('. Ms ili not now
haw to he euilureil MI.NDKI. sDynami, Till
CUis loulleil ilr limine from their cm rtv cnd
i. weeks oritiimry iri'iituieiit Into 1-' liours unit
abort tlio worst of colds out ulKht,
" It wns ttie worst cum, of im 1)i I cut linil. A
hull ilni n frk'tnlH hint sure cures Still It tiling
on, lleiird of the lIvs'lMI'-T.MU I.Hs. To my
llin.'liwut they slopped Imlli colli mill cutlidi
tho llrst tilidil I en'torso und ii'i-omtiii tut
them to tlio people " II.Mii i.iv Hkm.ky, 1.x
Mi'mlier CoiiirrosN niul Attnrmy mi timisotuii
Street, Sun rrmielHco. J jly , imii
"Winter colds have ftlwnys Imimi Sertoli
thltiKS in mo. They nru hard nnd stny fo
months, tint tho lust wits slopped suddenly
by Mkmihi.'s Dynamic PAru't.ns. lloth coiiidi
uud colli itlHiippoiired In h' couple of din s. No.
tlihiK else does this for mo " Mns. I.mma 1..
Ilol.l.lN, 1 1 Mobs St., Hail Frnnelwu. Auk. tl, HI
" I live ueriws tlio street from w tiers Mt.MO't.'s
Dvmmic TaiiUI.i.s am made. 'Hint Is liew I
llrst tooli tliein. They stop colds Mil limit mil lie
I took a doxeii iMixi's wtth mo for self uml fitt-uils
wlit'll I wont to Nome." II. I,. Vis WiNKf.r.,
Capitalist, .1117 Washington Street, Hun Fran
cisco. Aumist II), null.
Sent lawipnlit for as cents In stumps bj
INLAND lllll'li CO . mat Washington Street.
San Kranolsi'O, Also on ndIu liy our local uni iil
Printers'
Snaps.
lioohci News Ciihch.
Wo Imvn xuvorul hundred pairs of those
casus Thoy aro a trltlo smaller tliafl
fult stzo. Wero uml by two leading
dallli'H tioforu I. Inn's camu iu. Thoy aro
lust the size to fuollltatt) oompoHUIon
lu ported order, l'ltty cunts pur pair
Hue (lOPilon ilobbct'.
New stylo, Sxlj, Htx-tiuibliuiiil, wltn
throw nt!; Ill llral-clints condition. Mas
sldo stoma fixtures uud Is ono of tho
I ost sui'oiid liuuil tirosHos wu liavu.had
for a loos tlmo. 1 1 Is a snap.
Hccoiid-hiind Cylinder.
Si.-ooliiiiin quarto. Will work 'IND uo
hour. A ImrKulu fur a country dully.
Some Itody mid Dloplny Type.
Has not seen ono month's usu, Homo ol
It hardly sluluvd. Hocond-tiaml prices
pacific sims m mm
r.OH Cloy Street, S. V.
A .Mnrl)-r of llcnllsiii,
A lady of Berlin, tho authoress of
Hovcrnl novels nnd romntices, got her
self Into trouble by tlio Intensity nnd
thoroughness of her "realist" studios.
She was seized by a police detective
lu tho Wortlielm buwinr and enrrled be
fore tho schnflViiKcrlcht on the charge
of stealing a valuable boa. The charge
was proved, and thu magistrate asked
her If she had any defense to offer.
She gravely Informed tho court that
sho wns engaged upon a new romance
hi which the chief character was a fe
male shop thief. Ill order to possess
her own mind with tho rettl "subjectiv
ity" of the unhappy heroine, so as to
describe tho woman's mental experi
ences with exact Ildellty to nature, she
resolved to undergo tho humiliation of
stealing ami tho terrors of nu attempt
lo escape detection after tho theft.
Khe, of course. Intended to restore the
stolen article to the Iwauttr a soon as
the bun had served Its purpose ns an
Instrument for tlio perfection of liter
ary art.
The testimony of thu lady's friends
to her good churucter ttud sincerity In
duced (lie court to litlllct a very gentle
penally. Thu martyr of realism got off
with u few hours' detention und a
small lino.
ISuullsli 1'i'crs t'un't Vol,
Disfranchisement Is one of the pecul
iar disabilities under which it peer of
the realm suiters. Lord Salisbury once
attempted in secure a vote for Hert
ford and Middlesex, but tho revising
barrister at llattlehl refused tho claim
ou the ground Unit tlmo had given the
disability tlio character of law and that
poors by tlio law of parliament neces
sary fur (ho dignity am) freedom of the
two houses, wero not permitted to vote
for members of the house of coinmuus.
Lord Salisbury took the enso to the ap
peal court, but as he could iuutu "tiel
ther precedent nor authority" hu was
obliged to go back to Ilattleld without
his vote. I.oiiduu Chronicle.
tins Plenty of Help.
"When ouo Is tightly Incod." reiunrk
td the plain girl ua they Med slowly
out toward the foyer, "It Is a good deal
of trouble to tluinv an oera cloak over
one's shoulders, Isn't It?"
"1 don't know," said tho hnudsomo
girl. "I never have to."-Chicago Tribune,
BLAKE,
MOFFITT
6c TOWNE