g THE CONVERSION OF
SWEET -
BY "W. A.
covrntaiir, ,
j&JC. LU.WVUU I.
.f lllK Cllll.UIIOOU OF SlYEET-OHASS.
as 'he great Chief Crowfoot was
LtoSl In- ltlackfeet was Sweet-Grass to
thc'Crees. lie was tlie Seuccn of tUIs
great tribe. Tlmt was when ho was
Sweet -Grass,
t the beglunlng lie was next to
nothing, a wee mite of a copper color-
tdTpngun Cree. Ills father hail been
loo Indifferent to even tight well, so he
hail been slain like an obese buffalo
liuH.
(n the limit there was no warrior to
kill the buiralo for the willow's wig
wain She followed tip the others and
cleaned w'tat lliey left. In times of
plenty this was not so dllllctilt, hilt
when hunger stalked through the tlap
plug tepees of the Indians In the win
left months the gleaning was nothing,
ami existence for the sipiaw and her
little brown papoose became a struggle
vlTli the coyotcllko dogs of the eiunp
forjthe things i he others threw away.
VUal was the childhood of faweet-
Grass lie did not eveu own a mime,
lie" was only the noktun's child. No
body had time to even dream mime
for him.
If In the scramble for bits of Jerked
buffalo he and the dogs fell out and
bejsnucli his canine rivals, somebody
would retaliate. The dogs were In the
right of It It was only the Hokum's
child, anyway The dogs belonged to
somebody, after a fashion so many to
eajdi tepee but Sweet-(!ras.s was only
lue iiokuiii s i-iiiiu.
Ills mother carried wood mid smoked
meat foi others, stripped the red wil
low and made kiunlkluick for lazy
Urates with Insclei wives, and In tot inn
she uas allowed to poke through the
s,, 'Oimi iiiiii nun uer living iiiere 11 sue
COIIlll rule was oi.e me i iiuiKe poor
Avoniiin. with Hie usual boy, who senilis
ami washes and does all the village
chores
Sweet t ! lass was the boy. As soon
aside opened his eyes on the pleasant
world he began to discover that life
was n light
This conviction deepened as he grew
older, and the tillage outcast always
grows old fast Ills years outstretched
his stiituic At II he was small, but
Bard us mills, righting fur existence
did not tend to sullen him.
rA II he said lo the uokulu: "Mother.
Irani now a ttniTlor. 1 have not even a
uame. As I lie on my bullnlo sklu at
night the wind whispers to tnc through
tlie grass and the purple moose dowers
ml asks me what Is my name. What
can 1 answer, mother?
i'l answer that I am tlie Hokum's
chllil, and the wind laughs ami sweeps
away, and the pack dogs howl, and
my heart grows black with auger. If I
itvere u maiden, the water yould trickle
jfrom my eyes, my heart grows so sad.
&sliut I am a warrior, mother, a brave,
sSnd my heart beats hard and fast
,'rigalust my ribs, and I know that It Is
'knocking that it may grow grow big
. and strong and llerce like Itlack Wolf's.
jJYestenlay a big black eagle flew
over ine snow mountains, ami uissmiii
ow swept like a cloud acres the grass
that Is like the yellow gold. He tlew
-.toward the sun, mother south toward
In,.. I t ,1... Itl.....f....,..l I... ..nil.
V..4IV 1,1,1,1 VI t till; IM.ItltlUUI ,111,1 in- Villi
edlto me. I looked up, and I saw his
eyes. They were bright and tierce Just
like Illaek Wolf's.
Hut he was looking it t me, mother,
and he whistled shrill and sharp, as
though the Ureal Spirit called me to
follow.
iToulght I am going, mother. In
Ave nights If I do not return It will not
Sfliratter. for I have no mime. I will
bring a name If I conic back."
.The Hokum's ccs were old and blur
red, the pupil was glazed with a bluish
cist, and the whiles were streaked yel
low and red. so not much expression
could creep luto lliein. They did not
tell what she thought; they were like
bTdly colored beads Her tongue did
not know how in give expression to
sentiment, her poor old heart tugged
tWaml strnlued nt Its lashings and hurt
her, but she was used to pain. It nev
er.'occurrcd to her to complain because
of, pnln.
So the boy looked In the poor gnarled
eyes and saw nothing. The white,
Withered lips told him nothing, ami he
thought "the nokum Is glad. She
would like her boy to have a name."
no took his bow and tils knife and
bis tenderly feathered arrows and held
them In his arms as a lover fondles the
roses tic takes to his ladylove. It was
Ionian's bow, for the boy's arms were
like steel-got of the fighting with the
jgs and everything else In the camp.
Cheap Utile bits of finery he togged
Mmself out with trifles of brass tied
('his long black shining hair. A little
remnant of beadwork, blue mid yel
Vew and black, that tils mother had
MTetl from the deerskin shirt of his
Worthless father, he fastened about his
wck.
.When be was ready to start, the no-
kern made his young heart bouud with
itllgbt when sho banded him a pair of
fellc&tely beaded moccasins. They had
bten worked for a young chief.
"For when you are coming back.
he said.
Then the sky nwallowed him up. The
Mkum saw only millions of stars
Winking at br ns sh --it the rent of
Liter battered old tepee and looked to
ward the land of the Ulackfoot.
Thus the childhood of Sweet-Grass.
CHAPTER II.
THE MAUINQ or SWEET -CHASS.
The chlnook wind blew through the
feathers of the boy's arrows and rub-
ugalnst his cheek. How light ui
heart was! For H years be had fought
ifr existence without a name; In a few
days he would come back again with
rone and wearing the beautiful moc
casins now tied up In the little pack on
ibis back.
He reached up his hand and patted
GRASS.
FRASER.
ur tr. .. fiuseil
them ulfcct niiiiieii As l,e did mi he
cume to earth with a smash that shook
his body lie had put Ills font In a
badger hole
As he ro-e be lidded I be rose pink
flowers which hid the hole. They were
the badger nole sentinel -the eleoine.
"Why did you nol tell me. little
brothers'" he said as lie tore them up
by the roots icpionehfully. "They
could not tell mi- because I hud no
name. I suppose." he muttered as he
sped on again.
The thought stopped him. He turned
and called back to the crushed blos
soms. "When I come again this way,
you will know my name."
All night lie traveled, his feet crush
lug eagerly through the bunch ginss
and tlie slltcrcd wolf willow. The long,
pin pie tipped wild pea caught nt his
legs and caressed them gently The
gaillardlos and the daisies stared sleep
lly at lit in ns he passed like a gray
shadow
When the light begun to steal up In
I In- east, he eratt led down luto a coulee
i! ml hid hlniseir like a coyote ami slept
That ulglil be tinveled again, across
tlie shallow Battle river and the shul
lower Nose creek. Itefote morning he
knew that lie was close to Sodding
lake and closer still to (he Itlack foot
licampnient he had been traveling to
wn id
III n little lilllfr of Willie poplar lie hid
mid united for the coming of day- the
ilii.t that was to glte him a name or see
Ids sculp hang drying ill the tepee of
some Itluekfuol.
(.'lose to where he crouched the In
dians' ponies were herding. How his
heart throbbed with exultation as he
watched them passing In and out
among each other as they fed
As I lie gray tight began to tin u the
daik brown of the earth lo orange his
eyes singled out the leader of the herd,
a heavy itiatiered chestnut. Ileyond
the horses, n ittnrter of a mile away,
were the Ulackfoot tepees, cutting the
blight horizon like the Jagged teeth of
a saw.
I, Ike a general he waited and strung
his bow taut as a musician keys up his
harp.
"They will come to the horses," he
thought, "some of them, for I must
hate scalp- as well as ponies."
Ills heart grew warm as he thought
of what It meant for the unkum. With
a mime us a brave he would take part
In the hunt, and a share of the buffalo
would fall to the lot of his mother
She would always have plenty to eat.
Something gorgeous caught his eye.
It was a medicine mail In all the gran
deur of his barbaric splendor. I.agle
feathers, palm, beadwork and charms
i.t
midiclnc mull klnlhlil II
Inure
-coined in hate been poured upon his
utll llgme like fruit from a cornucopia
He was coining straight toward the
boy conilnu to cociuiuuc with the
Ureal Spirit in uiiat was evidently bis
private prayer ground.
On a gray willow bush, -to yards from
where the boy cloiuiietl. three pieces
of red cloth hiiiig limp in the morning
sunlight. It was one of the medicine
man's propitiatory offerings.
Behind the medicine mat) stalked a
brave.
"Ho Is coming to round up the
horses," thought the boy.
He took nn arrow from his quiver
held It up toward the ifist and let tin
sunlight kiss Its V shaped head Then
he placed It lo Ills heart Thai was
that It might go with unerring aim to
the heart of the medicine man.
Then he knelt reverently and klsed
the earth.
The steel nerved arm drew the bott
string until the arrow head came back
against tlie hand that grasped the how
The medicine man was standing In
front of his red streaked bush, his I'p
mutterlug an Incuututlou to the par
ticular spirit he was having dealings
with. Ills broad chest, thrust well out,
eemed to Invite the death Minft.
"l-'or mother's sake!" hissed the hoy.
nd "twang!" went tin -tretched
sinew string. Tho Jagged head of
the arrow tore a glmstli ,iulo Just
ttheie a streak of yellow beads cut
through a body ground of blue, almost
In the center of the strong chest of the
Ulackfoot priest.
Never a sound he gave only a little
Imarsc gurgle as he fell forward In a
crumpled heap and writhed over on bin
back, where be lay staring up at tho
smiling sky.
The boy's brain surged hot with a
Idoodlikc fury. He rushed from his con
rcalment and pulled the feather of an
other arrow to his car as the dead
Itlackfoot's companion faced him.
It. too, found a mark, but only
through the shoulder, and, too eager
for further combat of this tort, be and
the brave drew their knives and closed
In Uku each other.
Hut the devil was In the boy, Ue
bad been blooded, while the other man
had an arrow in his shoulder, which
Is not so good as an Incentive to tight.
In a few minutes two Ulackfoot
... St IWma ssstm.
Ih In ml 'In'
scalps were dangling from the boy's
shirt front, and he was taking breath
after his fierce struggle. He was mad
with delight. The delirium of triumph
was strong upon hlui. He felt like
rushing upon the whole encampment.
He wanted to kill, kill, even If he died
killing.
He pulled u handful of "sweet grass"
and dabbed It In the blood of the medi
cine man.
He held It aloft and screamed In Ids
triumph. Ills high falsetto voice trilled
the "HI, hi. 1" of the Cree battle
song
That was the first sound the enmp
heard from the battlefield.
He thrust the wet grass In his breast
and raced for the horses ns an an
swering cry eaine back from among
the blue columns of upward curling
smoke.
In his pack was a little woven horse
hair bailor, lie pulled It out as he
ran. lie had lived among the ponies
ntul dogs In his own camp. Their ways
were his ways.
Two or three of the kuIcs were hob
bled as sheet anchors to keep the others
steady He lore the hobbles off from
the chestnut stallion last; then, grasp
lug the strong mane, he swung himself
on to the eager back and started the
herd
The Ulackfoot warriors were running
from their tepees, but the Cree laughed
In victorious glee.
Bound the herd of ponies he dashed
on the chestnut with a wild yell, ami
when they were fairly stampeded he
swung Into the lend. Their fast beat
lug hoofs pounded the grass knit turf
until It gave forth a sound like the roar
of many drums.
A shower of arrows eaine hurtling
after 1 1 1 in A few of tlie ltlackfeet had
muzzle loading gnus. A little puff of
smoke hero and there among his pur
suers, a tiny white cloud of dust
thrown up at one side or In front of
hlui, told of the useless shots.
They weie pursuing him on fool.
They had no choice, for be had nil their
horses
As he dlew rapidly away he uttered
once mote his shrill note of triumph
Then he sat down on the stallion ami
rode u ilh Judgment-eased hlui up a
little
All that day and all the next night
he rode, resting his baud of horses
after he hud forded the Battle livoi
the first evening
At daybreak on the second day lie
sighted Ids own camp
The iippeaiance of so many horses In
the distance excited the Crcos. They
thought their enemy, the ltlackfeet.
had swooped down upon them
When the boy rode into the camp at
(lie head of his footsoie troop of po
tiles, the win flora stvaruieil about hlui
.Modestly he told his story, for the
long tide t,ad quieted down his spirits.
He showed them the scalps and his
band of loot.
Tho braves pressed about hlui closely
and felt his anus and his legs to see
where the strength had come from,
Suddenly there was a little commo
tion. Au opening was made in the
crowd, ami the nokum pressed forwnrd
to the feet of the tribe's Idol.
"My boy, my boy!" She stopped short.
Her eyes caught sight of the blood ou
Ills breast.
"Are you wounded'" She thrust her
hand In at the opening of his deerskin
shirt and drew It back, clutching a
mass of blood stained grass.
"No," replied the hoy: "that's Itluck
foot blood, iiokuiu."
"It's sweet grass!" she cried exult
Ingly. holding the well known grass
aloft In her hand.
Contagiously the others took up the
cry. "Swvet grass, sweet grass!"
As by Inspiration tlie tribe medicine
man stepped forward ami suld: "He le
a brave now He must have a name
Let his name be Sweet d'rass."
Thus was Hi. naming of the great
"Chief Swrot-tirass."
to hi: iixtinu:i.
To Avoid a Total t.o.
A Pittsburg man tells of a visit he
made at a thrifty homo In a nearby
town. The call was quite a pleasant
one and during tho evening "Abey,"
the hopeful son of the family, was
sent to the cellar for refreshments for
the guests He could be heard grop
ing his way through the daik. and
then came the noise of something fall
ing and the crash of glass. "A bey's"
mother was plainly uneasy, hut she
assumed the unnatural composure
which her society duties demanded.
Boon "Abey" cume up with nn nrnifiil
of bottles
"What was that noise we hCard.
Abey'V" asked the mother.
"Nothing much." teplled "Abey."
"I knocked over t bottle of milk ami
It rolled down the steps and spilled "
"Did you call the cat, Abey'V asked
t In- thrifty woman - Pittsburg News.
I'rriltlflit Vn it I it a 11 tin.
'Ulioiigh nlino-t absolute linmiinltt
- lined rm a period of six mouths
uii'i iiiiiiKiii there Is no certainly
t :ii it- elli i i will continue beyond
Hi. n iliue lii Hie majority of cases It
.m inn tin 'I'li-i-inl for which this
ii d noiuti i eii II i 1 1 J .veil Is variable.
IB in i ilio-c tt lin have studied the
iiwiii,! mii-i inn tullj n commend a
tiesh up. ni' mi if more than six
tiionili- I.. ' cm I since the last one.
If n pel -le i- liable in be subjected
lo pent a- ii. Mine of an epidemic. -Nett
Vn. k ' I biillc.
t tliiniiiiilii tci'laVnt,
A set Ion- -leiiiiiig accident with a
foitiuinti ii i initiation Is reported by a
western i v li.'ilige
A mini mid liN wire, while driving
nlnni: n mountain road In Oregon, met
with a en; mils nil-Imp The wagon
tins overturned mid the occupants fell
out 'I In- "Oman dropped Into the
IiisiiiIh- ni a tin Mi frpt below, and
the inn ii mm sliding and bumping
I fullr :ui fi 1 1 lo the Ihiiiuiii of n ratine.
I When he n covered his senses, he was
coiupiiriiliti l.t unhurt and went to bis
wife's n -i in but II wn an hour bo-
I (ore lie could l rli-n t f her from where
he bung 'n tii i skirts
I t I'lilliitrliitila Slorr,
SiimlHi -'I'.ii'i li'iiher Where did
th- three - nn n eome from?
' Phil tdi milt ih Ihisc family bad only
j rereiitit mi ml to Cliicngoi-They cann
(loin Ibe l ii-t
I Sumhit - Ihh.i leaeher And why
were tin d "wise inenV
Phil tii ' Been use ma'am, they
went bu k i.-am Philauelpbla Press.
FACTS ABOUT DOLLS.
CAUSE OF THE ORIGIN OF THE WAX
AND CHINA VARIETIES.
Thrr Were l-'lrsl ('nt In Show OAT
.Models of Costly l)rrei unit In (tie
Set euleentli Cen(ur- Were What
I'nalilon taiier Are Tod nr.
The origin of the word doll Is curi
ous. Centurlc3 ago, when taints' names
were much In voguo for children, St.
Dorothea was the most popular, and
her name the best nud luckiest that
could be given to a little girl. The
nickname was Dolly, or Doll, and from
giving bubles the nickname It was an
easy step to pass It ou to the little
Images of which the babies were so
fond.
The word doll Is not found In com
mon use In our language until the
middle of the eighteenth century, ntul,
as fnr as can be discovered, tlrst ap
pears In The Gentleman's Magazine for
September, 1751, In the following:
"Several dolls with different dresses,
made In St. James street, have been
sent to the czarina to show tho manner
of dressing nt present In fashion among
English ladles."
Previous to this the word used to
describe tho favorite plaything of all
girls In nil countries nud lu all ages
was "baby," which Is to be found,
together with "poppet," or "puppet,"
In this fteusu In the works of most of
the earlier writers.
Tho wax and china doll originated
In tho middle of the seventeenth cen
tury. There were no fashion papers
as now, and In ordir to show what was
being worn on the continent dolls were
beautifully and expensively dressed
and sent to tho various European coun
tries, nud from the model orders were
tnken. The dolls, to show olt their
costly garb, must be made of more
precious stuff thnn wood, so wax and
china and even Ivory ones were made,
Thuiingin Is the Innd where most
dolls are bom -puppcttnud, ns It Is call
ed on this account. About 200 years
ngo most of the dolls were made In
ITunders, and they were called not
dolls, but Plunders' babies. There used
to be an old English couplet which ran
thus:
Tlie clilMrrn of llullinJ tale plexure In inalln
What tlie clill'lirn ol r.nglam! ll,i ptrasuic In
brcaMni;
At one Eiiiopeau doll factory of the
present day 100,000 dolls are produced
annually, some flOO men, women and
children being employed, To make
one talking doll requires the Joint labor
of 30 men. Dolls' eyes are mode In un
derground rooms. Into which the sun
light rarely peeps, and violet oibs nie
the most dllllcult to color. There Is
one town In (icrmaiiy where three
fourths of all tho dolls' eyes In the
world nro made. Only In the casu of
the most expensive dolls Is real human
hair used.
In n doll factory aru wood carvers,
heiidmakers, leg and arm makers, eye
makers, portrait artists, hairdressers,
doll sewers and doll stuffers; also a
small nrniy of fashionable, dressmakers
and milliners.
The Hindoo child Is probably the
only doll-less child In thu world. The
little Egyptians have their wooden
"Ushabtl," the same In style ns 1 .000
years ago. These were sometimes
made of porcelain. When n child died.
Its dolls were burled with It, lu the ex
pectation that their spirit forms would
rise and do service lu nnother world.
The paradise of dolls Is Japan, where
they are most elaborately and gor
geously attired atTalrs. So are the dolls
of Kioto "genroku," ns they are call
eil. They are often valuable wood
cartings, enameled In colors or slntti
ettes of great artistic merit.
One of the most Interesting collee
tions of dolls lu this country Is thai
belonging to the bureau of ethnology,
Washington. They nre dolls of the Unl
Indians of Arizona ami are made from
the roots or subterranean branches of
the cottonwcod tree, whittled out with
knives. They are decorated bright red.
yellow, green and leprosetit the gods of
the tribe the god of the snow, the god
that cats up the ralticlouds, the lire
god, the sun god ami the coin goddess
The Unl children play with these dolls
ns other children do. Any one who
goes Into u Unl habitation Is certain to
sec n row of these dolls suspended
from the celling. When not lu use
they nre hung up until wauled.
I.n Itifantlhi Is n doll with a history
It Is made of clay ami Is considered by
Its otviwr, a Mexican lady, und by
hosts of other persons to he n worker
of miracles, and quantities of cost l.t
gifts ate constantly offered lo It. A
room In the house of Its owner Is sol
aside for Its exclusive use. Here it re
dines in a canopy bed of solid silver
It has bountiful diessos ntul rich Jew
elry, valued al thousands of dollars
Among lis latest gifts is n uiagiilflceul
piano, which is played upon by those
who visit the doll, as a pa it of the sort'
Ice of adoration -New York Sun
'IiiumI Itelulliiiiatilli,
III Prank lln county the other day a
couple healing the same iiamo were
murrlcd. When the license was up
plied for. the probate Judge asked, as
the law requires. If the bride and
bridegroom were relaled 'Woll.Judirc,"
responded the bridegroom, "we kinder
are, nn tie kinder ain't Just trhnt you
might call relations. You see. we won
married together for quite a spell, lint
ma thought she wanted a divorce, au
now we nn- goln to try It over ngiiln."
ICansns (lit Journal.
t. Willi Olliera.
She Mi ii- you ever troubled ttiih
il Spl'pSIH '
He e lint's the woy It nfioetn
me linkers Statesman.
lu his iiiicr moments stormy Car
lyle iisisl i -ny "Kindness Is tho sum
of life, pit i barm to captivate and the
Mvonl tt':ti which to conquer."
About ll.0"OO00 Italians ure exposed
to malarial fever. There are about
a.OOO.OOO cases every year, with an
average mortality of 15.000. Tills
proves that mosqultom ure more dead
ly In Italy than snakos and tigers In
India.
The luke regions seem to bo attract
ive to people. I u Ohio during tho Inst
ten you is the largest rate of Increase In
population was lu the lake cities and
counties The mine conditions aro true
of the slate ' Michigan and M'lscou
Sl"
THE FIRST GERMAN PAPER.
lien rrnnklln In 17.TJ Printed (lie
I'lrl Zellunu In America.
The first newspaper printed In thu
German language In America win the
Phllndelphlsche .eltutig, published by
Benjamin Franklin lu the year 173'.'.
Tho Pennsylvania Gazette for June
S-ir, 173'J, contains the following an
nouticcment: "The Gnzctte will come out on Mon
day next nud continue to bo published
ou Mondays.
"And on the Saturday following will
be published Phllndelphlsche Zeltung,
or Newspaper In High Dutch, which
will continue to be published on Satur
days once a fortnight, ready to bo de
livered nt Ten a Clock, to Country Sub
scribers. Advertisements nre taken In
by tho Printer hereof, or by Mr. Louis
Tlniothee, Language Mnster, who trans
lates thorn."
In undertaking this new enterprise
Franklin expected to secure a liberal
support from the Gcrmnu population of
the province, for whom lie had been
doing considerable printing, but In this
ho was disappointed, and tho publica
tion of the Zcltung wns discontinued
after n few numbers had been Issued.
The Zcltung wns n small sheet of
four pages, G4 by 0 Inches, the text
printed In double columns with ltomnu
type, and nt tho bottom of the fourth
page bore tho Imprint: "Philadelphia:
Gedruckt bey H. I'rancklln In der
Mnrck-strnssc, wo dlcsc Zeltungen vor
6 Shillings des Jnhrs zu bekommen,
und Advertisements zu bestellcn slnd."
The first number wns Issued Juno 10,
1732, and the second "Sonnnbcnd den
21. Jttnl, 1732." The publication of the
Zcltung, therefore, antedates by seven
yenrs the Hoch-Dcutscli Pennsylvn
ulscho Geschlcht-Schrelhcr, published
by Christopher Snur. Chicago Times-Herald.
HIS HAT AND UMBRELLA.
Tills Mini Tiuik a Quick I.nnelienn
SIkii n( IU Won!.
Ho was undoubtedly from tho coun
try. His umbrella, n big cotton affair,
would have given him nwny even hnd
he not had one trousers leg tucked luto
n boot lie wandered Into one of the
big quick luncheon places In lower
Broadway. Ho was looking for some
thing to eat and wns Just sitting down
nt a table when his eye caught a sign
which read: "Watch Your Hats! The
Management Will Not Ilo Itesponslblo
For Umbrellas and Hats Unless Check
ed by tho Cnshler."
"Where's this hero cashler'i" ho nsk
ed the woman who enmo to wait on
hlui.
"Up there In tho little cago by tho
door," said tho waitress.
Tho farmer stalked to the cashier's
desk and laid down his umbrella and a
big lint that was new llvo or six years
ngo. Tho cashier looked up In amaze
ment. "Keep your hat," sho said. "It will
be oil right."
Tho farmer walked back to his table,
read the sign again and thought It over.
Then ho climbed on n chair and tools
the sign from Its hook. Ilo carried It
up to the cashier.
"What does this meonV ho nsked.
People were beginning to Inugh, and
the pretty cashier got red In tho fnce.
She took tho hat and umbrella and
wrote out n receipt. It wns tho first
tlmo In her lifo that sho had been nsk
ed to check a lint, nud sho has been a
cashier moro years than one. New
Y'ork Tribune.
she Wai Aliend.
Mnrjorlo had Just returned from n
visit to the old homestend In Tennessee,
where a colored nurso nearly 100 years
old was still an Inmate. It puz
zled her that Chloo should bo culled
"nuntlu" by her mother and the family,
hut nt last sho accepted tho fact and
did likewise. Her playmates, troop
ing In to welcomo her home, began to
enumerate their possessions ncqulred
during her absence.
"Pvo got a black pony," crowed
Charllo exultantly.
"I've got a now baby brother," cried
Jessie.
"M'ml That's nothing; Pvo got two
of 'cm," retorted Prcd.
Mnrjorle's eyes flashed. "Ohl" she
cried. "Pvo got n heap more'n that:
I've got an auntie as old ns Mefusela
and black ns tar." Leslie's M'cckly.
Arnuaeil Her Carload? After All.
"Don't want iiny,"sald a North Itroad
way housekeeper from her second story
window to n street vender whoso wng
on was standing a few steps away and
who bad Just pulled tho bell.
"Don't wnut any what)" grullly ask.
cd the a rab, who hadn't had oven a
chance to toil what tils wares were.
"What havo you got'" asked tho
housekeeper, whoso curiosity was get
ting the better of her annoyance.
"Oh, never mind. You don't want
any. Git up, Hob!"
"Now, I wonder whnt that exusperut
lug man Is selling, anyhow'" bIio ex
claimed as tho wagon disappeared
around tho corner. Baltimore Hun.
M'hrn Tnllti la Odd.
Ono would think that 12 wns moro
entitled to bo considered nn "even"
number thnn 10, for Its half Is nn
"even," whereas tho half of 10 Is "odd."
Yet on the Stock Kxchnnge 12 la an
"odd" number. The house takes Ave
shares as the basis of dealing, remarks
Commerce, and all multiples of llvo are
considered "even" numbers. Any In
tcrmcdlnto numbers aro "odd," and
parcels of shares not dlrlslblo by S
nro dllllcult to sell except at a reduced
price.
Tbat'a Another Slorr.
When a poor young man marries n
rich girl, all the women say bo la
mercenary; but when a rich man mar
ries n rich girl they say such a love
Is tho racst beautiful tb'r lr the
world. NewYorU Press
Italian mucaront Is no longer made
by hand, but by machinery. According
to tho British consul at Naples about
70,000 cases of macaroni aro annually
exported to England and 00,000 to the
VjiUvi State
Tuberculosis has been placed among
the diseases which aro subject to quar
antine. Tho commlssloncor of Immi
gration tins so decided lu the case of a
Japanese who arrived at San Francisco
from Japan III with this lung trouble.
It ttus decided that the patient could
not laud, but must return to the port
from wh'- k 'u nailed
The New Gout Lymph
Actitiilly Cup!ii It.
Is
Suiflclont llccoi'tlrt Arc Now nt
1 1 mill to Sny tlmt It Is lionlly
Specific l:ccpt lu Kx
trcuic Ciikch.
The new goat lymph already explain
ed In these columns Is really n euro for
consumption except In very advanced
eases. The testimony Is profoundly Im
pressing. The following nre samples
of physicians' dally experiences nil over
the country.
ltoportoil by Dr. Stnbleln'JOtl Kearney
St. San Kmnclsco. Cnseof Mrs. (leurge
-Motilrll 20 years of age, residence 2721
Hlleiin Vlsln nve., Alutiiedu, Cul I!e
portctl by three specialists to lie stiU'er
lugfroiiH'oustimptloii, All three round
tttU'rciilnr bacilli nwttrmtng In the
r.puttim. Night sweats, quick rle and
fall of tempernlure, hectic Hush, losing
weight ntul strength rapidly. In June
physlclnns mltised the case ns hopeless
nud change of climate us only eluillee.
Commenced with the lymph. Sixth
day fever und night sweats disappeared
ntul expcctorulloii 1 1 cc reused. Sixtieth
day had gained 17 Hh und nil symptoms
and bacilli had disappeared. Dismissed
cured.
Keportcd by Dr. .1. V. Ilagadnrn,
Lnnehig Mich. M tx. S. ngo 12. Diag
nosis pulmonary tuberculosis, Sputum
revealed bacilli In iiliunilauee. Ttto
years standing, both lungs Involved.
Thin and eiiiuelutcd. Fiflecntli day,
tempernlure normal, cough disappear
ing, gaining llesh. Al end forty days
no cough, expectorntlon or bacilli. De
parted cured.
Dr. Ilagailoru mlds: "I have treated
ten ca-cH of consumption with the new
lymph, three Incipient and seven ad
vanced. All the linipciit cum have
been cured. Of the seven advanced
eusoH only two were beyond help. Ttto
were decidedly beuellted ami llireewere
complete recoveries.
Reported by Dr. (I. II. Sweeney,
Plltslitirg, 1 Vim. Young iimti -I years.
Bacilli abundant weal; from huuor
rhugcH within llvo days of treatment.
At the end u eight weeks' treatment
hemorrhages, cough unit bacilli had dis
appeared nud the patient hnd regained
streiigtliiind returned tohls trailoctired.
The ulxive are everyday samples of
hundreds. I,. It. Slublehi -M. P., n
prominent Kustcru expert who bus
Ik'cii making a study of the new lymph
nud linn administered It succcnstully to
hundreds of cases, has opened u lymph
Institute nt LtXl Kearney St., San Krnn
elsco, Full Information containing liuY
tilatlotiM uml other recoids of discs, by
mull to physlclnns and others enquir
ing.
Tlie Involution n( Ilie I'ockel,
Tho ancient wore n single pouch nt
his belt. The modern has-how ninny
pockets hi nn ordinary costume for out
doors? Let us count them: In tho
trousers live, lu the waistcoat live, In
tho Jacket live, lu the overcoat live,
making 'JO In all, a full scoro of little
pokes or bags, and arranged so conven
lently that they are scarce noticed.
Truly this Is nn evolution! How long
may It be before wo have pockets In
our hatbauds-tvhero tho Irlshmnu car
ries Ids pipe, the American soldier Ills
toothbrush and Internally the pettifog
ger his legal papers, the papers that
his predecessors In Kuglaml thrust Into
the typlcnl "green bag'" How long
before there may bo pockets lu our
gloves-for there are, I believe, patents
covering this liiventioii-nml lu our
shoes? The cane nlso, with Ita screw
top, begins to he n useful receptacle.
Two centuries from now, so tho man
with n long foresight can clearly see,
tho main Idea underlying tho wearing
of clothes will hnve entirely changed.
The chief purpose of garments will no
longer be considered to protect tho
body. They will bo regarded Ilmt of all
as textile foundations for Innumernhlo
pockets. Tudor Jenks In Woman'
Homo Companion.
He Whs I'l' lo Hie I. hull.
A young society woman tells n story
of n very little newsboy who so oppre
elated her kindness to him at n news
boys' dinner Hint he went to tho extent
of great suffering for her sake. Al
least she thinks It w.as appreciation
but others have doubts. At all events
the young woman who, with a number
of others, was engaged lu serving Hie
boys, noticed this little boy way nil nt
one cud of the table. Many of his Inr
ger fellows were nlreiidy luird nt win I.
on the various good things, hut this lit
He fellow hud evidently been neglected
Clearly here mis u cuno of urgent char
Ity, so the iiiiiateiir waitress Hew to his
side, ami for an hour she saw to It that
he did not nick for anything. I'hile
after plate or turkey was literally
showered upon hlui. finally, as she
set nnother piece of plum pudding in
front of him, he rolled his eyes meekly
toward her and said In tnullled tones'
"Well, miss. kin chew, but I cuu't
waller no more!" New York Sun
A fre(iieut dllllculty encountered by
IKibtuI authoillles In Australia Is the
cheap ami expeditious delivery of malls
to outlying localities. Many of these
places are hundreds of miles from Hie
nearest railway line, and the route Is
apt tu be through drought stricken
country, where the dry roads nre at
times Impassable, even by camels. This
Is conspicuously the case In tropical
Ulieciul' I.
Imput tors and Dealers In
i PAPERS
OARD
8TOOK
STKAW AND HINDKltS' 1IOAKU
BB-rt7-M- , First St.
Tai. min 190. II SAX HIAN'CWCO
THE ELK
Nicely (umtahcil room
tiy thn dtiy.u eek or month
on suite oi single, at re
duced rules, tlouia lins
twen thoroughly renovat
ISt. 'n tm(li Ktinrml In
mnUo visitors (mm tho country to the city cum
(orbtblo and nt homo during their stay Tuka
Sutter-streot curs nl terry lunding
HUU ISuhIi Street, Sun PrnnclHSo
MltS. K M ItAMSKY, Proprietor.
BAD COLDS
(J Uin.Ui- Is 111 y.-nrs tiehtod. Colds ilo not now
hnvu to tie endured Mkmiki.'s Dv.NAMle Taii
L'I.i:s e ulled dynumio from their cnrrKyi crowd
a mccV.h ordlliurr Ireiitli.i'iit Into 1'.' hours und
abort tho ttorat of coldi orer night.
" It ns tho worst euo ot grl(i I eter hud. A
half diiri li (rlends li.nl sum cures. Still ItliuuK
on. llenrd of tho DVN.tMie Taiici.ks. To tny
niwtinmcnt they stopped both rnld nnd cough
tho llrst night. I cudorso nud reeomiiicuC
them to tho people " IIaiii I.AV llKM.KV, l'.i
Mombi'r Congress nnd Attorney, lilt Hunsomi
Street, Sun I'ruuclsco. JjlyT, MO
"Whiter colds hum always boon serlou
things to mo. They nro hunt nnd rluy (o
mouths. 1 In t tho lust ttus Mopped suddeuly
tiy Mkmiki.'s Dynamic CaiiI!I.i:s. liotli cough
mid eold dlsnppiMired In n couple nt dnys. No
thing elso does this for tuo " Mnr. KMMl I..
Itol.l.lN, II Moss St., Sim FrnncUcii. Aug. 0,111
" I llvo noross tho street from tt here Ml.Nlint.'s
DVMMli) 'J'Alilll.KS nro nuido. Hint Is how 1
llrst took them. They stop colds without nollci'
I UniU u dozen tsixes with nm for self and fiteuils
when I went to Nome ' II. I., Van WINKI.k,
Capitalist, oui? Washington Street, Sun Frun
Cisco, Auguit 10, Hill.
Scut liOHtpuld for 'A cents In stumps b)
INLAND DltlHI CI) . MI Washington Street
Suu Krunclsco, Also on sulo br our locul ugcut
Printers'
Snaps.
Hooker News Ciihch.
Wo hiivo several hundred pairs of these
ciimoh. Thcv nro u trltlo smaller than
full alto. Were used by two leading
dallies before I. Ilia's came In. They are
lust tho site to fuetlltuto composition
In perfect order, fitly cents per pulr
IMitc (ioedon Jobber.
Now stylo. Hits, Bccond-haud, wltn
Ihrow orf; In first-class condition, Hut
side steam fixtures und Is oca of tlie
host secoud huud presses wo tiavo had
(oru long time. It Is u simp,
Hcoond-liniid Cylinder.
Ri column autrto. Will work fXM an
hour. A burgaln for n country dully.
Sonic Hotly und Dlspluy '1'ypc.
Has not seen one umnthH use. Somo ol
It haully stained. Second-bund prices
PAG1FIC STATES TVPE FOUNDRY
508 Cliiy Street, S. I'.
Wlm I l-'rlulitt'iii'il lllm.
While crossing the Isthmus of Pana
ma by rail some yenrs ngo the conduct
or obligingly stopped tho train for Mr.
Campion to gather somo beautiful
crimson (lowers by the roadside. It
wiih midday ami Intensely hot. In bis
"On tho I'rontler" Mr. Campion tells a
peculiar Blory of this lluwer picking
experience.
I refused offers of nsslstauco nnd
went alone to pluck the dowers. After
gathering h handful I noticed a lurgo
bed of plants knee high and of dcllcato
form and u beautiful green shnde. I
walked to them, broke off n line spray
and placed It with the tlowers.
To my amazement I snw that I had
gathered a withered, shriveled, brown
ish weed. I threw It nwny, carefully
selected a large, bright green plant
and plucked It. Again I had In my
hand a bunch of withered leaves.
It Hashed through my mind tlmt it
sudden attack of l'nnatnn fever, which
wns very prevalent nnd much tulked
of, hnd struck me delirious.
I went "off my head" from fright. In
a panic I threw tho Mowers down and
was about to run to tho train. I looked
around. Nothing seemed Btrnnge. I
felt my pulse. All right. I wns In a
perspiration, but tho heat would have
undo a lizard perspire.
Then I noticed that tho plants where
I stood seemed shrunken and wilted.
Carefully I put my linger ou a fresh
brunch. Instantly tho leaves shrunk
nnd began to change color. I had been
frightened by scnsltlvo plants.
A llll ul llrd To nr.
The nbsurdlHcs of olllclnllsm havo
perhaps never been better Illustrated
than by tho Incident In tho career of
Lord Shaftesbury which the author of
"Collections and Itecollcctlons" relates;
Ono winter evening In 1S07 ho wns
sitting lu his llbrnry In Orosveuor
sijnare, when tho servant told him
(hut theio was a poor mnn waiting to
seo him. Tho man was shown In and
proved to bo n laborer from Clerken
well nnd one of tho Innumerable re
cipients of tho old enrl's charity.
Ho mild, "My lord, you hnvo been
very good to me, and I have como to
tell you what I havo heard." It ap
peared that at tho public houso which
ho freiiicnted ho had overheard somo
Irishmen of despcrnto chnracter plot
ting to blow up Clerkcnwell prison.
Ho gave Lord Shnftcsbury tho In
formation, to bo used as ho thought
best, but made It a condition that bis
tuimo should not bo divulged. If It
were, his llfo would not bo worth an
hour's purchase.
Lord Shaftesbury pledged himself to
secrecy, ordered bis car dago and drote
Instantly to Whitehall. Tho authori
ties there refused, on grounds of olll
clal practice, to entertain tho Informa
tion without tho nnmo und address of
the Informant, These, of course, could
not bo given, Tho warning wns re
jected, nud tho Jail was blown up.
Youth's Companion,
Kviia auil ICggi,
First Actor It was a cane of Oreelc
meeting Greek last night.
Becoud Actor How was that?
"You know what n bad egg our come
dian Isr
"Yes."
"Well, ho was truck by nnother Just
ns bad." Ilrooklyn Mfe,
BLAKE,
MOFFITT
& TOWNE