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lender , ,j ,n |t|ui from the thick folds of n pui tree and sneerlugly asked why the sahibs signed notes they ■ mild net pay. It meant iiiln and shame and all the rest of It, and even tlx- face of his frieud, of Gaiety, all tlie happy boyish By W. A. FRA8ER. ness gone, was there In the evening dusk, drawn and white and pleading. -[Copyright, 1900, by W. A. rriser.J it was a biuer struggle, for Layton Lieutenaut I.aytou bad a friend, and had honor, plenty of It, lint the odds the friend bail peculiarities. One of were tisi great. He could not tight the peculiarities was an ;U>soiblug love against It, jintl besides .lohnsou had not of gettiug into debt and consequeut confided in him, had not trusted hint, kite flying, it’s as easy to get into debt had not put him on his honor. It was in India as it is to get into sunshine. his luck that he had seen the trial. He was known by the cheerful name Fate had drawn him there to show him of ‘•Gaiety." a way out of his difficulty. With Lieutenant Layton's name on Also. If he laiught Zigzag in the lot the back of a note and his friend’s on teries Johnson could claim half every the face of it It was an easy bunt to time. They could both win quite stalk a Marwarle money lender with enough, for tlie lotteries would be very cash enough to discount it. But that heavy. transaction didn't really help them This was the day before the opening very much. It tided the friend over of the Lucknow spring meeting. settling day after the Bungaloo races, It was the next morning Frank John but it didn’t provide the ways and son was walking home from the course means agajust settling day with the after having seen his string exercised, Marwarle. when be was stopped by one Harvey, With nothing taugible lu sight trainer to the rajah of Jagnat. chances had to be taken, and one or “Good mortilu, Meester Johnson,” be two little fliers on the part of Gaiety gan llarvey, and In his manner was had only worked them down deeper in much of the I’ve got something behind the debt mire. all this style. That was why Layton was wander "What Is It, Harvey?” said Johnson, ing about on the maidan close to the scenting tlie something at once. Lucknow race course one evening "Well. sir. you know Simpkin, don’t when he should have been at the you ?" "gyiu” or the "mess” or almost any “Is lie any good?" asked Johnson, where except moonlug about on the lie's never done anything yet.” dismal smoke scented plain. "That's hull right, sir,” answered the He was doing something that no offi cer In the whole service would have trainer witli a wink, “hand ’e's in the big 'audleap here, the same race as given him credit for—he was fretting. The friend who had used up the your Zigzag's in.” "Well?" queried Johnson. money and who would most likely “The 'andii-apper don't know much ibout 'Im 'ere' Nir, hand If you ’appen- ■d to be lian.vwhere near when the weights was bein made hup and could get n tidy weight lion him we could land tlie stuff.” "What weight’ll do you?” asked the nvner of Zigzag. "Hanything under 8 stone 7 pounds Witli 8 stone 4 pounds on ’is back he •ould gallop right away from tlie both ers." Then Harvey explained to tlie cap tain all about the trials Simpkin had given them down at Jagnat; bow he laid beaten horses that quite outclassed Zigzag, until Johnson saw that with a Jght weight on his buck there certainly was nothing In It but Simpkin. He knew that Zigzag on Ills past form would certainly not get less than ) stone 7 pounds In tlie handicap, per haps 10 stone. Tills was a game after his own heart. They could make a coup with Simpkin, .nd Zigzag would have less weight an other time. Besides, Zigzag would fetch a pretty twins. good price In tlie lotteries, and it would come a-smash if the thing wasn’t met take a lot of money to back him to win was enjoying himself with bls brother a fair amount. That would lie too officers as though lie hadn't a minute risky if Simpkin were as good as Har to spare from the arduous duty of vey said. spending his Income. "You can buy your ’orse in lievery “It’s a devil of a hole that we’re In,” lottery,” said the trainer, "hand we'll mused Layton, as be flicked at the dry take 'nlf or three-quarters, Just as you grass with his stick. "Gaiety can't like. He'll never be backed ’eavlly, for raise the wind, not a piece of it, to pay uobody but tho stable knows nout that bloodsucking Marwarle, and he’ll about ’Im.” be down on us for his pound of flesh Always when things of this sort hap like an Afghan Ghazi. I wouldn’t care, pen the recipient of tlie favor credits It only poor old Nell will have to wait till to fate. That’s Just what the captain God knows when—wait till never day, did. “The gods are bound to thrust I fancy, for tho Infernal thing will this purse lu my pocket,” lie mused as break me too.” lie traveled down the tree shaded road He threw up his head and listened. toward a big white bungalow. Something was pounding the turf be And fate laughed a little and went to hind him on the course. It was not sleep again, for lie was not to act really the mixed, excited shullle of ekka po till tlie day of the race. nies. It was tho clean, powerful stroke Johnson knew that three officers of thoroughbred hoofs, strong horses were framing the handicaps that very hammering the sod in eager gallop. morning in Mai Jim's bungalow. His racing ear knew that. lie didn't quite know how he was go “By Jove, it's a trial!” he muttered. ing to get a hand In the business, but If He could see a blurred mass gliding he could make any excuse to get In along In the moonlight on the far side among them something was pretty of the course. He quickened his pace sure to turn up. and drew up In the shadow of the lime When lie stepped up on the veranda, plastered grand stand. ihe rough dark green door of the bun Two men were standing at the “fin galow was closed. He gave a knock ish post,” 20 yards past the stand. In and shoved It abruptly open and walk the uncertain light be could not distin ed In. pretending to be mighty surpris guish who they were. ’d at tinding anybody but Ills friend. The Marwarle and Gaiety slipped Major Jim, there. from his mind for an Instant, and his “Awfully sorry, gentlemen," he ex sporting blood bounded hot through bis claimed in his lazy, drawling way. veins in the excitement of watching "Had no Idea that I was spoiling sport. the horses race neck and neck up the My dogcart didn't turn up at the race stretch. course, and 1 thought I’d come In and It was a glorious tussle. “They’re have breakfast with the major. I’ll riding for blood,” he muttered. “It’s clear out, though, ami let you finish up no blind, this trial.” your work.” Two horses were hugging each other “Have a peg. Johnson?” said Major like twins. Behind, a dozen lengths, Jim. getting up from the table. “We beaten off, galloped something that had are busy, and breakfast won't be on till been put in to make the running. we finish. Sorry I can’t ask you to As they smashed past Layton oue, a big bay, shot out as though the jockey stay In the room, but we're making the had just let his head go and swung be hnndicnps, you know.” "1 say, you fellows.” exclaimed oue tween the “finish post” and the Judges’ stand a clean length in front of his of the others as tlie captain sipped leisurely at bls whisky and soda, mate. "Johnson likely knows something It was pure sport that made Layton about this Simpkin they’ve sent up take so much Interest In the dash up to from Jagnat. He knows every gee-gee that time. “The bay could have gal In the country.” loped over the other fellow at any “Yes,” added the major. “What time,” be thought. “I wonder who he about this brute Harvey has entered belongs to?” for Jagnat? We’ve got none of bls Just then a high pitched, drawilng performances to go ou.” voice came up to him from one of the "Oh. that crock,” said the captain two men. There could be no mistaking with fine scorn. "Stick a postage It. That voice was known from one stamp on Ills back—shove him in at end to the other of the military racing world of India. It belonged to Captain I 'l.vthing yon like, 7 stone 10 pounds. • - I morning, gentlemen,” he added Frank Johnson. He was saying: “By I fie set his glass down and opened gad, Dick, he'll do for the big handicap the door “Don’t put a load of bricks if they don't smother him with weight. on Zigzag's back.” Two stun and a beating to the other!” As he walked away from his bunga Layton hurried away, ills brain In a whirl. He was like a man who had low he whistled softly under Ills picked up a diamond of great value breath. “May I fall in love with Kall If ever I saw a chance to beat that.” and was afraid of finding the owner. When the handicap was posted that It was all clear enough. The bay was Frank Johnson's Zigzag, with the cap evening on tlie notice board on the tain’s Jockey, Dick Richmond, in the course. Zigzag had the rather heavy impost of 10 stone, while Simpkin had saddle. He remembered the horse perfectly a weight to gladden Harvey’s heart He was In at 8 stone. now. “BY THE GRACE OF CHANCE.” 7 Frank Johnson was one of the clever est racing men In India. Ills knowledge bad cost him something, for to have a free band at the game he had resigned his commission in tlie Ninth hussars. If the trial bad satisfied him that Zig zag was good enough for the "open handicap,” there could be very little doubt about it whatever. Layton realized what it meant It was the very softest kind of a snap. With tills knowledge be could back the horse for more than enough to pay off Gaiety's debts with the Marwarle. But It w< r'..l lie hardly honorable to ward Job i i. He had blundered up on tlie ( :'•> secret, almost stolen ft He could ' . <• ly do It. And tlie) on the other hand, ths greasy. covetous face of the money THE CIRCl'S HABIT. INDIANS HAVE THE WILDEST CRAZE FOR THE TENTED SHOWS After tbe Hed Men the Negroes WIU Go to the Greatest l.ennth» to See the Performance, and Third Place 1» Held by Chinamen. “You may talk about your city circus goers,” said the old circus man, "but the Indian, the wild, untutored red man of tbe plains, has got them all beaten to death. There’s no circus goer In tbe world like the North American aborig ine. He will travel farther, endure more privations and skimp himself harder to get the price of admission than any other human being In tlie world. What's more, I believe he real ly enjoys the circus better than the ne gro, though he doesn’t make any fuss over It. “Tlie negro, as every circus man knows, will sell tbe family cook stove to get money to see the elephant, but the Indian will barter off bls papoose, Ills squaw or even Ills most cherished possession, bls horse, to get a ticket. After the negro comes the Chinaman. The Mexicans, too, are not slow In re sponding to the toot of the calliope. The laziest greaser on the Texas border, who never paid a debt in bis life, bobs up promptly on circus day with bls 50 cents, though nobody knows where be got It. But the Indian Is the greatest circus tlend of all. “In the west our circus Is known among the Indians as ’the heap big brothers' show.' It is the only circus that attracts tlie red man, and be waits for Its yearly appearance as confidently as he awaits the return of spring. In Missoula. Mon., one of our regular stands. fully one-half of tbe audience is made up of Indiana. They come from as far as 200 miles on horseback and even on foot, starting on their long lotirney days before the circus date and arriving promptly on tbe morning of the day of exhibition. “On circus day it Is a case of every man for himself with the Indians. Tbe lord of the tepee brings enough trinkets In the shape of moccasins and bows and arrows to peddle around town and In this way gets money for bls own ad mission ticket. Ills squaw brings wil low baskets and has to hustle for her own ticket. They generally come lu couples astride of a pony, and If the market is overcrowded with Indian rel ics they will sell the nag. "When the show trains arrive In these western towns early in the morn ing 200 and 300 tents have already been pitched by tbe Indians, some of which have arrived the night before. Their little colony is almost as interesting as the circus itself. It Is n veritable ba zaar of relics and papoose exhibitions. While the old squaws are getting breakfast the children are playing games and the chiefs are taking their knickknacks to the market. They are the first ones after the doors of the big tents are opened to land on tlie blue planks. They till a good part of the arena, and they never move during the entire performance. Applause Is un known to them. They make ns little Show of enthusiasm as their brothers In wood In front of tlie white man’s ci gar stores. If tbe trick elephant were to climb the center pole, they would no doubt enjoy tlie performance, but they would make no more show of surprise than If they were molded from clay, if the performing mule were to walk out on the hippodrome track and make a concert announcement in tbe Indian tongue, they would only grunt. “After the show Is over the chiefs proceed to till their skins with the white man’s firewater, and the squaws with the papooses wait on tbe lumber plies till tbe grny streaks begin to sprout over the hills, when tbe un steady train winds out of town over tbe trail. “Along tbe Pacific coast the China men are among the firm friends of the circus people. Like Ute Indians, they are good patrons dr this particular show. In San Francisco at least 50,000 Chinamen saw the circus one season. Some of them came in coaches drawn by handsome horses, and they sat In boxes. Mongolian merchants worth their millions gave matinee parties, tbe men wearing richly embroidered gowns and tbe women clad in costly silk cut not tn tbe form of dresses, but as a man wears bls broadcloth. At one matinee given In tbe California city 8,000 Chinese and fully 2,000 Japs at tended. Tbe remaining few of tbe spectators were Americans. Tbe Chi naman is as undemonstrative as tbe Indian. He expresses his appreciation of the performance by attending time after time. “Probably the strangest mixture of people that ever attended a circus was found beneath tbe teht of our show one day at Tucson, A. T., when Indians, Mexicans, greasers, Japs, negroes, Chi namen and a few American cowboys fairly packed tbe big canvas arena and sat promiscuously mixed over the blue seats. Though tbe Chinamen and In dians are undemonstrative, the cow punchers, Mexicans and negroes made as much noise that day as was ever made at a frontier massacre. Tbe cow boys yelped like a pack of ’coyotes when Mme. Noble rode tbe bucking horse, tbe Mexicans yelped at every act, and tbe negroes laughed at the clowns till the earth shook. That night the cowboys and greasers turned the town Into a shooting gallery, emptying their revolvers at tbe stars and mani festing their sorrow at tbe departure of the circus by licking up all tbe refresh ments In the town.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Place for Him. "Gracious! You don’t mean to say you are going to move out to Aigu- burst?” The Tammany Tlser. “Indeed I am. 1 consider It an ideal Tlie origin or the tiger as an emblem place.” of Tammany Is said to date from the "Huh! You want to read tbe papers. time when William M. Tweed, then foreman of “Big Six" Fire company, There's more sickness there than in any other town In this vicinity.” took a fancy to a picture of a royal “I know It. I'm a physician.”— Bengal tiger in the fifties. Tweed ndopted the emblem for the Americus Catholic Standard and Times. club, and It soon was accepted by all Tammany. A Confldence Between Member». "I understand,” said one member of When Coronet» Are Worn. The only occasion upon which a the legislature, “that the senator whom British peer or peeress wears a coronet we recently elected was beset by foot Is nt the coronation of a sovereign. At pads and robbed in Paris." "Dear me.” answered the other mem the moment when the archbishop of Canterbury places the crown on the ber of tbe legislature. "Those Frencb- heiul of the new monarch every peer tren have such a brutal nod direct present at the eeremouy done bis own method of getting a man's money away from him.'*—Washington Star. coronet. A JOSSHOUSE. Frn PU-tare ol lhe line lu s»u Fraa- elaco’a « blneae Quarter, In one corner Is n miniature wooden warrior, frantically riding a fiery steed toward a Joss who stands lu bis door way '¡malting the rider's coming. A leii|Hit of unique design, tilled with fresh tea every day. and a very small cup and saucer ure always ready for the warrior. This represents a man killed In battle, whose noble steed, missing Ids master, refused to eat aud so pined away and died. A welcome Is assured to them In the better land if tlie work of man can accom plish It. The horse and rider are to them ulie Chinese) what the Images of saints are to Christians. In another corner is a tiny bowl of water. The gods occasionally come ilowu and wash. At certain times of the year di rect questions ure written on slips of paper and put Into the hands of oue of tlie greateat Josses. These disap pear. and then the joss either nods or shakes his bead in answer. On the altar or altars are several brass aud copper vessels, in which tbe worshiper leaves a sandalwood punk burning lu such a position that tbe ashes will fall on tbe fine sand lu the vessel. When one of these Is full, It is emptied into nil Immense bronze vase ou the balcony, anil this. In turn, Is emptied Into the ocean. The Chinese take good care of their living and nev er forget their dead. Once a year, the fourteenth day of the seventh month, they have a solemn ceremony by which they send gold and si ver aud cloth to the great army of tin departed. A furmice is a necessity In a Joss- house. It Is lighted on ceremonial days, and paper representing cloth, gold and silver Is burned, tbe ashes of the materials being, in their minds, useful in spirit land. Private families send to their relatives mid friends whatever they want by throwing the gold, the silver and tbe cloth paper, also fruits. Into a tire built In the street in front of their houses. The days of worship come on the 1st and 15th of each month. Modern Culture. THE TALE OF A TACK. Iluw tin I till inn Tenor Wai Fufibled to Kench Hifth C. "There was once an Italian tenor at Coveni Garden of tbe name of Tasca, who, I am sorry io say, sang bis owu praises better than the score." says Mr. William Parry, the stage director at tbe Metropolitan Opera House. "For this and other reasons he was strongly disliked by all the workmen One day he came to me mid said, with great show of mystery: " "I'ell me the exact spot.’ "I could mu foi the life of me under stand « hat lie wanted. " You know well enough what 1 mean, in- persisted. 'Show me tbe spot when- I auiberllk sang the high C. 1'here is always one spot on the stage that Is betlei than all the others to stand on when you sing Where Is It?’ " 'I'll show you biter,’ I replied. 'But, remember, never a word. It would cost me my place if It should leak out.’ “Then I drove a brass taek into one of the stage boards, and lie was over joyed when I solemnly pointed out ‘the exact spot, and so were the workmen ut the prospect of a Joke at his expense That night tie curefully stood on Hie tuck and sung the tilgti C. Hustling Into the wings, lie exclaimed: 'Beauti ful! Wonderful!’ Ever afterward, no matter what part of the stage demand ed Ills presence, he would rush to tbe tack when the time for tbe high C came and there deliver It.”—Saturday Evening Post. Tlie Durlor'l liullacretIon, "There Is no profession which calls for the use of more discretion than tbe profession of medicine,” remarked a well known physician of this city. "Just to give you an instance: "I came home late one evening after a very busy day and was told by tbe office boy that a certain Mrs. 8. had called me up three times on the tele phone. As her young hopeful bad scar let fever and I was afraid be had taken n sudden turn for tbe worse, 1 got 'cen trill’ to connect me with her house without delay. " ’Tbe missus has gone to bed, sir, said tlie voice of a maid In reply, 'but she was so anxious to know If she could wnsb Tommy’s face.’ "I called back that she hail better ask the uurse If It wnB dirty. Now they have another doctor.’’—New York Mall and Express. Sold nt Last. A traveling man who Is absent from the city about fit) days on each trip carried a pair of shoes to a German shoemaker to be linll soled before leav ing on a tour through the country towns. The shoemaker was accustom ed to selling articles left with him for repairs if not called for In .'10 days. The drummer stated to tlie shoemaker lie would be absent from the city for lit least GO days and would not leave the shoes to lie repaired unless lie was assured that they would not be sold. The traveler's trip was prolonged to IK) days. When he returned, he went Immediately to the shoemaker for his shoes. Tlie shoemaker's inability to distin guish between have and half came □car resulting in his receiving a thrash ing. "Have you sold my shoes?" asked the drummer. "Ya, I haf soled them,” replied the shoemaker. “What in blazes did you do that for?” yelled the traveler. "You told m<* for to do It.” And then the drummer engaged in a bit of* shocking profanity and threat ened to clean up tbe ranch.—Memphis Scimitar. Trouble llrredlng Condition. Robbins—Funny, but young people who seem to love one another the most devotedly are ofteDtlmes the first peo pie to fight aftei marriage. Wren—The trouble la, you see, they endeavor to protract tbe “two souls with but a single thought" Idea too far. Two persons with but a single thought between them cannot help hating one another soonei or later.—Boston Tran script it's a pity a balky horse does not realize that It Is easier to pull than to take the whipping that goes with a balk.—Atchison Globe. AN OFFICIAL .MIX I P. THE STORY OF AN APPOINTMENT TO A JUDGESHIP. Ask for Our New Price List. How lhe Msu Sluiril I'ae Aaaoelala J native oi Sew Mexico's Supreme Court Firat Got u Surprise mid lit- The man is properous who saves a dollar on this and a half dollar on tliat; the prices quoted in our new complete Jo-page list help you in this direction. erward the Odle«*. Late lu tbe year 1900 it was decided by the powers In Washlngtou that Mr. Daniel 11. McMillan, ex-state senator of New York mid for many years gen ertil counsel In the city of Buffalo for the Vanderbilt system of railroads, was to be apisilnted associate justice of the supreme court of New Mexico. This appoint mem bad been urged not only by those who knew Mr. McMillan In till- Sime of New York, but by law yers of Santa IT* mid of other cities In New Mexico who knew of him and de sired to see him obtain the place. Toward tbe close of 1900, with Gov ernor Otero of the territory, Mr. Mc Millan was on a Lake Shore train speeding toward Washington, When tlie train stopped nt Painesville, O„ newsboys boarded it. and one of them called out: "All about the new supreme court Judge of New Mexico. Silas Alexander appointed.” The governor of the territory and Mr. McMillan look ed at each other, and they bought a pii|MT, and in that paper they read In glaring headlines that Silas Alexander of Santa Fe had received the appoint ment to the vacant judgeship. Mr. McMillan the morning of bis ar rival in the capital went at once to the office of the secretary of war. "How did It happen 1 was not ap pointed?" lie asked. "Why,” said Mr. Root, “you are ap pointed !" “Why,” said Mr. McMillan, “you are mistaken." And be drew from his pocket the Cleveland newspaper of the day before. Secretary Root turned all colors. "This Is a mistake,” lie sold; "mi absurd, strange mistake, for I have It from the president's own lips, cor roborated by Mr. Griggs, attorney gen eral. that your name was sent yester day to the senate for action aud that the recommendation was duly signed by President McKinley.” Then the men went to the state, war and navy building and found Attorney General Griggs. "But you have been given the ap pointment." said Mr. Griggs. "Then w hat does this newspaper re port mean?" was the reply. Tbe attorney general was dumfound ed "I cannot coucelve what it means," lie said lie tapped his bell, mid when a messenger came in respou.se lie* re quested the attendance of the clerk in confidential relations with him. whose duty it is to till In upon appointment blanks the names of those who are de signed for appointments by the execu tive. The clerk appeared. "Mr. Blank,” said the attorney general, "find out at once whose mime was sent yesterday to tbe senate with the recommendation by the president tliat he be appointed associate Justice of the supreme court of New Mexico ” "I will look.” said the clerk. He soon returned with a memorandum slip In his hand. "Mr Alexander." lie said—“the man from Buffalo" Tliiti a glimmering of the truth dawned upon the gloup "Are you sure,” said Attorney General Griggs, “that the mime was not McMillan?” "Certainly." was the reply. “Tbe name was Silas Alexander.” The situation was remarkable, and time was Important. The president of the United States bad Inadvertently, by the error of a subordinate, been made to set aside Hie man whom lie find Intended to mime. There came a pause. Mr. Griggs broke tbe silence. "Well, gentlemen,” lie said, "the fat Is In tbe fire, but we must get It out. My subordinate lias made this mistake, and I must do my best to get It recti fied. and perhaps tlie fault Is partly mine, for I told him to till In the mime of 'tlie Buffalo man.’ Slid tie. probably, seeing tbe mime Alexander and Identi fying It with the congressman of the same name prominently known In Washington as coming from Buffalo, thought that he was to he the np polntee.” And so the three men went to the president and explained matters, and us a consequence s messenger, preced ed by a telephone message, sped rapid ly toward the eapltol with Instructions to seek Immediately tbe lender of the senate and prevent any action ou the mistaken nomination and to make the statement to that lender that It was withdrawn The messenger arrived Just as the senate was about to take action, and It the telephone had been relied upon tlie nomination of Silas Alexander would have been confirmed by tbe United States senate, mid the will of the pres ident of the republic would have been defeated.—Saturday Evening Post. I.oohlnic For Work. “Yes, ma'am." said the ragged fat man. “I’m lookln fur work Yer ain't got no odd jobs of scrubbill or wnsliln ter lie did, have yer?" “Why, you surely don't do scrubbing or work of that sort?” said the house keeper. “Sure not I'm lookln fur work fur me wife.”- I ’ll I la de I ph la Record lanornnee la Bllaa. "Is there anything peculiar about him?" "Not at all He simply doesn’t know, and that's the usual combination lu cases of people who don’t know.”—Uhl engo I’ost Many women first show signs ot age by a droop in the eyelid 1'bls Is cans ed by strained eyesight, excessive weep Ing. ill health or years. It can tie over come by daily faithful manipulation. One on lhe Trnaot. Landlord I Just came over to tell you that I've decided to raise your— Tenant (Interrupting) — Well, you needn’t bother about It I’ve decided to move. Landlord Oh. I merely desired to say that I had decided to raise your porch where It seems to sag there nt the corner, mid also to paper tbe bed rooms', but. of course, you will not, »Ince you have decided to move, care to bear anything further about my plans. Good day I hope you'll like It where you're going -Chicago Herald. It I’K.vs you to deal where no false representations are made, but where goods are sold directly as advertised. Isn't it much more satisfactory and much easier to sit down at home, look over the catalogue, select the gtssls required and mail your order, than to defiend upon stores where the stock is small, as well as assortment incomplete, and get something that does not give half satisfaction, not withstanding that you do pay an extravagant price? Smith’s Cash (Dept.) Store No. 25 Market Street, San Francisco« Kia Hair Stood on End. “Up to five years ago,” said a pro. pector to a St, Louis Republic reporter, “I didn't believe fu sudi a tiling as a mini’s hair standing on end." And then tlie old gentleman told tin- story of the fright tliat led him to change Ills mimi : "I was In tlie mountains of Idaho with a friend, timi we run short of freslt meat, so one day I took my gun mid started off' alone. 1 went Into a ravine and wits making my way along a little brook when 1 came suddenly upon a queer sight. Not four feet in front of me, In tin* full blaze of the sun. lay four mountain lions asleep. "For half a minute 1 thought them dead, hut as I stood staring at them, with my heart In my mouth, every one of them sprank up with a growl. Ami they faced around at mo. looking ugly, sniffing tlie air, with tlielr whiskers drawn back, showing the while line of tlielr teeth, switching their tails and looking like demons. "As for un*, 1 stood ruotisi to the spot. I couldn't move from sheer flight. A queer, numb sensation began in my ankles and crept up my body, mid 1 literally felt my linlr rise. "1 stood there motionless for several minutes. Then oue of the beasts drop ped his tail ami whined. The others followed Ids example. M.v presene« mystified them. A few seconds later they turned about mid crept away down tlie ravine, looking back stealthi ly two or three times to see me. "When they were out of sight, I be gan to breathe again. I didn't care to limit any more that day and made for the eamp nt top speed. That was the time my hair stood on end, mid my scalp was sore to the touch for a week afterward.” A rarefai Mother. This Is a story one woman Is never tired of telling of a mother whose child bad been III with scarlet fever. She always emphasizes the fact, too, that the mot her was possessed, upon ordi nal.) occasions, with good sense mid would be called a more than ordinarily intelligent woman. She was. too. a more than ordinarily careful mother, mid II was as mi Illustration of this that she told the story of the cure of her boy to the friend who now repents It. Not ¡is much wns known about smiltmy conditions then as now, but It was not in a time of primitive Igno rarne. "I always believe In taking the great est care to prevent contagion In any disease." said tlie mother, "mid with tin* fever I «as extraordinarily care ful Why. when the skin began to peel I rtililied the child down with my hands every dai to remove every loose fragment, let It fall Into a cloth, and then I gathered it up curefully mid shook it out tlie window.” The listelli I to that story laughed then mid there, to the great surprise mid indignation of the mother, mid laughs now nt the ridiculous Ignorance of n woman who claimed to have even a vestige of common sense. New York Times. 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The late Father Boyle, who for years W11 l-o’-« hr-Wisp Salvation. was one of the most prominent and A well known rector of an east end popular Catholic priests hi Washing church was approached one day by a ton, had a great reputation as a wit. lady who said she desired to rent a Some of Ills most Intimate friends were seat in a row nearest the door of bis Protestants and members of the Prot church. The rector responded that the estant clergy. A few months before seats in that row were all free and that bis death he erected a missionary chap she was at liberty to occupy any one of el down by tbe navy yard and bought them, but she persisted, saying that at a junkshop an old bell which had she desired to have It for her own. been discarded by one of the Protes Being aoniewliat curious as to her tant churches. He sent the bell to a reasons, the clerical gentleman said, foundry ill Georgetown and had sev "Blit. madam, tell me why you wish to eral Inches of metal pared off the rim. sit so far back?" Having thus got rid of u crack, the After some hesitancy she responded harsh ami discordant tones of the bell that she simply couldn't bear to have became soft and sweet. Meeting a any one "sit behind her.” Presbyterian minister not long after, "Yet you will be sitting behind oth Father Boyle called Ills attention to the ers, who perhaps feel tbe same way," change, ami tin* latter could scarcely •aid the rector laughingly. believe It was the same bell. "That may be," replied the devout "What In the world <li«l you do to lady earnestly, "but you know I have that bell," Inquired the Presbyterian •ticli a wretched little wisp of hair at pastor, "to cause such a change in tbe the back of my bead that It would cer tone?” tainly Interfere with my devotions if “We blessed It ami blessed It and I knew nuy one was looking at It.”— blessed It until we got th«* Presbyterian London Tit Bits. devil out of It,” retorted Father Boyle, “and then It sounded all right.”— Ml»» Canati«* Caught. The wit is more to bo dreaded than Washington Star. your worst enemy. Witty p«*opl<* have A smaltite Qaerr. a way of slapping n title on you which Mr. Ashniead-Bartlett once told a sticks for life. These things bubble up good story about his going to Ireland on tlielr lips, and wo«* to the victim. He for the first time. “As soon as 1 land or she Is ruined and made a public ed In Ireland I attempted to look for laughing stock. Even your best friend traces of some of my ancestors, wh<J will giggle mi the sly. One society gill came from the extreme north of Ire here, a really nice girl, has the habit, land. Meeting an Intelligent looking however, of sitting In Judgment on the Irishman, 1 Informed him of my mis family statuling of other people. She sion. saying that my ancestors emigrat will make some disparaging remark j ed from about that spot 100 years ago. and conclude with, "Oh, well, you know j aud I was there try!»g 1° 'ook them up. and I know they are really not to the j lie answered: "Ye say your ancestors manner born" emigrated from our town about 100 Now this girl does not come of arlsto- i years ago? Thin why are ye looking eratfc blood on Iter maternal side. Her forthem here?”—London Tlt-lllts. ancestors wet«* simple, honest trades j mon who never pretended to style or F-ellna» mid Finn««». had any ambition to pose ns arlsto- , A boy was asked which was the crate. Tin y w ere In the shoe business, greater evil, burtlDg another’s feelings one day tlie girl was talking much as or his finger. usual. Tbe wit. alas, was oil deck load “The feelings.” he said. ed with back number facts. “Oh.” snhl “Right, my dear child,” said tbe grat Miss Critic. with a toss of her bend, ns ified questioner. “But why Is It worse she mentioned a «lebutante, "of course to hurt the feelings?” she Is not to the manner born. 1 always “Because you can't tie a rag round like to express myself In quotations.” them.” ____________ “So <lo 1.” said lhe wit softly and wickedly. “My favorite Is 'let not the Stale Candy. shoemaker go beyond his last.’ ”—Lou 8(ale candy can generally be worked isville Times. over by rebolllng It. In tbe case of acid candles, such us lemon drops, the candy The climate of northern Outarlo Is Is boiled, the acid Is withdrawn by tlie not iiulik«* that of northern Europe, and use of lime or chalk, and the sirup may Its soil Is eqmW to that of many thickly tbeu be used In the manufacture of that peopled perilous of tbe old world. er any otbei species of candy. i