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perate efforts In these moments of des­
perate stress, aud they reached the
swaying deck planks, bruised and
breathless und gasping, but for the
time being safe.
1 he cattleboats mate, who bad beeu
assisting their arrival, sorted them Into
castes with ready perception. “Now
you two dagoes," he said to the I’ortu
guese. "get away forrard port slde-
aud bid some of our tiremen to give you
a bunk. I'll tell the steward to bring
you along a bit of rum directly." He
slapped a friendly baud ou McTodd's
shoulder. “Bo’s’n,” he said, "take this
gentleman down to the messroom and
pass tlie word to one of the engineers
to come and give him a welcome."
Aud then he turned as to an equal and
shook Kettle by tin- hand. "Very glad
to welcome you aboard, old fellow—
beg pardon, 'captain.' I should have
said; didn't see the lace on your sleeve
before. Come below with me. captain,
and I'll tlx you up with some dry
things outside and some wet things in.
before we have any further chatter.”
"Mr Mate.” said Kettle, “you're very
polite, but hadn't I better go up ou to
the bridge aud say ‘howdy’ to the skip­
per first?"
The mate of the cattleboat grinned
and tucked his arm inside Captain
Kettle’s aud dragged him off with
kindly force toward the companion
way. "Take a cinch from me, cap­
tain, and don’t. The old man's In such
a mortal fear for the ship that he's
fair crying with it. If he’d had Ills
way. • I don't fancy he’d have seen
your boat at all. He said it was sui­
cide to try to pick you up with such
a sea ruuning. But the second mate
und I put in some ugly talk, and so he
Just had to do it. Here’s the com­
panion. Step Inside, and I’ll shut the
door."
"l’retty sort of captain to let bls
mates boss him.”
-Quite agree with you, captain, quite
agree with you all the way. But that's
what's done on this ship, and there's
no getting over it. It's not to my lik­
ing either: I'm an old Conway boy
and was brought up to respect disci­
pline. However, I dare say you'll see
for yourself how things run before we
dump you back on dry mud again.
Now. here we are at tlie room, and
there’s a change of clothes In that
drawer beneath the bed and under­
wear below the settee here. You and
I are much of a build, aud the kit’s
quite at your service till your own Is
dry again.”
The mate was back again lu ten
minutes, dripping, cheerful, hospitable.
"Holy tailors!” said he. "How you do
set off clothes! Those old duds came
out of a slop chest once, and I’ve been
ashamed of their shabbiness more
years than I care to think about. But
you've a way of carrying them that
makes them look well fitting and quite
new.
Well. I tell you I’m pleased
to see a spruce man on this ship. Come
into the cabin now and peck a ldt.
HERE were considerable trouble
and risk In bringing the lifeboat
up alongside, but It must be
granted that she was unhandy.
The gale that had blown them out
Into the Atlantic had moderated, cer­
tainly. though there was still a consld
fra hie breeze blowlug, but the sea was
runulng as high as ever, and all Cap-
lain Kettle's skill was required to pre­
tent the boat from being incontinently
swamped. MeTodd and the two Por­
tuguese bailed incessantly, but tlie
boat was always half waterlogged.
In fact, from constitutioual defects
she had made very wet weather of ft
all through the blow.
It was the part of the steamer to have
borne down and given the lifeboat a
lee in which she could have been more
readily handled, and three times the
larger vessel made an attempt to do
this, but without avail. Three times
she worked round in a wallowing clr-
rle, got to windward aud distributed a
smell of farmyard over the rugged fur­
rows of ocean and then lost her place
again before she could drift down and
give the smaller craft shelter. Three
times did the crew of the lifeboat, with
maritime point and fluency, curse the
Incompetence of the rust streaked
steamer and all her complement.
"By James," said Kettle savagely,
after the third attempt, “are they nil
farmers on that ship? I’ve bad an
Idiot steward that kuew more about
handling a vessel.”
“She’s an English ship,” said Me
Todd, "and .delicate. They're nursing
her in the engine room. Look at the
way they throttle her down when she
races."
"The fools on her upper bridge are
enough for me to look at," Kettle re­
torted. "Why didn't they put a sailor­
man aboard of her before she was
kicked out of port? By James. If we'd
a week’s water and victual with us In
the lifeboat here I’d beat back for the
Canaries as we are and keep clear of
that tiu farmyard for bare safety's
sake.”
"We haven’t a crumb or a drink left."
said tile engineer. "U14I I'd not recom­
mend this present form of conveyance
to the insurance companies.”
A wave top came up from the tireless
gray sea and slapped green and cold
about his neck and shoulders. "Gosh!
There conies more of the Atlantic to
bale back into place. Mon. this Is no’
the kind of navigation 1 admire.”
Meanwhile the clumsy tramp steam­
er bad gone round in a jagged circle of
a mile’s diameter and was climbing
back to position again over the hills
and dales of ocean. She rolled, and
she* pitched, aud she wallowed among
the sens, nnd to the lay mind she
would have seemed helplessness per
sonitied. But to the expert eye she
showed defects In her handling with
every sheer she took among the angry
waste of waters.
“Old man and the mates must be
staying down below out of the wet.”
said Kettle contemptuously ns he gaz­
ed. “Looks as if they’ve left some sort
of a cheap Dutch quartermastcron the
upper bridge to run her. Don't tell me
there’s an officer bolding an English
ticket In command of that steamer.
They aren't going to miss 11s this time,
though. If they know It.”
“Looks like as if they were going to
boss down slap on top of us.” said Me­
Todd and set to taking off his coat and
boots.
But the cattle steamer, if not skill
fully handled, nt any rate this time had
more luck.
She worked her way to
windward again aud then fell oil into
the trough, squattering down almost I ordered you a meal, and I saw the
out of sight one minute, and. in fact, steward as I came past the door try
showing little of herself except a Ing to hold It down In the fiddles. The
couple of stumpy, untidy' masts and a old girl can roll a bit, can’t she?”
brine washed smokestack above the
"I should say your farmyard’s get­
seasca|>e, aud. being heaved up clear ting well churned up.”
almost the next secoud. a picture of
“You should Just go into those cattle
ruat-streaks and yellow spouting scup decks nnd see. It's Just hades for the
poor brutes. We’re out of the river
per«.
Both craft drifted to leeward before Platte, you know, and we’ve carried
the wind, but the steamer offered more bad weather with us ever since we got
surface aud mover! the quicker, which our anchors. The beasts were badly
was the object of the maneuver.
It stowed, and there were too many of
seemed to those in the lifeboat that them put aboard. The old man grum­
they were not going to be missed this bled. but the shippers didn't take any
time, and so they lowered away their notice of him. They'd signed for the
sodden canvas, shipped the tholepins whole ship, and they Just crammed as
and got oitt their oars. The two I’ortu many sheep and cows Into her as she'd
guese Bremen did not assist at first, hold.”
“You’ll have the cruelty to animals
preferring to sit lu a semidazed condi­
tion on the wet floor gratings, but Me­ people on board of you before you're
Todd and Kettle thumped them about docked, and then your skipper had bet
the head, after the time honored cus­ ter look out."
"He knows that, captain, quite as
tom. till they turned to. nnd so pres­
ently the llfebont. under three strain­ well ns you do. and there Isn’t a man
ing oars, was bolding up toward her more sorry for himself In all the west­
ern ocean. He'll be fined heavily and
would tie deliverer.
A man on the cattleboat's upper have Ills name dirtied, so sure as ever
bridge was exhibiting himself as n he sets a foot ashore. Legally, I sup­
very model of nervous incapacity, trod pose. he’s responsible, but really he’s
two. at any rate, of the castaways In no more to blame than you. He Is part
the lifeboat were watching hint with of the ship, as the tablespoons are, and
the mates, and the whole bag of tricks
gri m scorn.
"Keeping them on the dance in the was let by wire from Liverpool to a
engine room. Isn't he?" said MeTodd. South American dago. If he'd talked,
“He’s rung Hint telegraph bell 15 dif he'd have got the straight klckout
ferent ways this last minute.”
from the owners, and no further argu­
“That man Isn’t fit to skipper any­ ment. You see they are little bits of
thing that wasn't got a tow rope made owners.”
fast ahead." said Kettle contemptuous­
“They’re the worst sort."
ly. "He hasn't the nerve of a pound of
"It doesn’t matter who they are. A
putty."
skipper's got to do as he’s told.”
“I'm thinking we shall lose the boat.
“Yes,” said Kettle, with a sigh, “I
They'll never get her nboard In oue know that."
piece.”
“Well," said the mate, “you may
“If we get among their cow pens thank your liest little star that you’re
with our bare lives we shall be lucky. only here as a passenger. The grub's
They're going to heave us a line. Stand beastly, the ship smells to heaven, the
cook's a fool, and everything's as un­
by to catch it. quick.”
The line was thrown and caught. comfortable as can be. But there's
The cattle steamer surged up over a one fine amusement ahead of you. and
huge rolling sea. showing her jagged that's to try to cheer up the other pas­
bilge chocks clear, and then she senger.”
"Stowaway?”
squelched down again, dragging tlie
“No, bona fide passenger, If you can
lifeboat close In a murderous cuddle,
which smashed in one of her sides as Imagine any one being mug enough to
though jt had been made front egg­ book a room on a foul, cattle loaded
shell. Other lines were thrown by the tramp like this. But I guess it was be­
bauds who stood against the rail cause she wns hard up. She was a
above, and the four men In the swamp­ governess, or something of that sort,
ing boat each seized an end. Half in Buenos Ayres, lost her berth and
climbing, half hoisted from above, they wanted to get back again cheap. I
made their way up the rusted plating, guess we could afford to cut rates and
and the greedy waves from underneath make a profit there.”
’Toor lady."
Bucked aud clamored nt their heels. It
"I've not seen much of her myself
was quite a toss up even then whether
mate and I are most of the
they would be dragged from their hold, The . .... .
but humnn muscles can put forth dea­ crew of this ship, aa U m old man ob
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jeeta to our utivlng toe regular Beck
hands, aud * Ueu we're uot at work
we’re asleep. 1 can’t stop and Intro­
duce you. You must chum on.
Her
name’s Carnegie."
"Miss Carnegie,” Kettle repeated.
"That souuds familiar. Does she write
poetry ?”
The mate yawned.
"Don’t know.
Never asked her.
But perhaps she
does. She looks ill enough.”
The mate went off to bls room then,
turned in all standing and was
promptly asleep. Kettle, with memo­
ries of the past, refreshed, took paper
and a scratchy pen aud fell to con­
cocting verse.
Hi- wondered and at the same time
he liulf dreaded whether this was the
same Miss Carnegie whom he had
known before.
I11 days past she bad
given him a commission to liberate her
lover from the French penal settlement
of Cayenne. With infinite danger and
difficulty he had wrenched the man
free from Ills warders and then, tluding
him a worthless fellow, bad by force
married him to an old Jamaican ue
gross and sent the girl their marriage
license as a token of her release. He
had no word or sign from tier since
and was in some dread now lest she
might bitterly resent the liberty lie had
taken in meddling so far in her affairs.
However, like It or not. there was no
a voidlug the meeting uow. and so he
went on. somewhat feverishly, with
his writing.
Tlie squalid meal entitled tea came
on. and lie had to move bls papers. A
grimy steward spread a dirty cloth,
welted It liberally with water aud
shipped fiddles to try to Induce the
tableware to keep ill place despite the
roll ng. Th<- steward mentioned that
Horn- of the officers would be down,
that the two passengers would meal
together, ami. in fact, did his best to
be affable; but Kettle listened with
cold Inattention, anil the steward be­
gan to wish him over the side whence
he had come.
Tim laying of the table was ended at
last
The steward put on his Jacket,
clanged 11 bell In the alleyway and then
came back and stood swaying in the
middle of tlie cabin, armed with a
large tin teapot, all ready to commence
business. So heavy was the roll that
at times he had to put bis band on the
floor for support.
[ to re continued .]
»low l.oou Manners savea Him.
This anecdote proves the profitable
character of good manners and was
told to me by a descendant of the gen­
tleman who owned them: Mr. M. of
----- wns a rebel ill 1745.
He was
taken ami was being brought to the
tower with Kilmarnock and Balmer!-
no. A block stopped the sad cortege,
and a lady, looking from a window,
cried. "You tall rebel” (Mr. M. was 0
feet I Im liesi. “you will soon be short­
er by 11 hi ad!"
"Does that give you pleasure, mad­
am?" said Mr. M.
“Yes. It does."
“Then, madam.” said Mr. M.. taking
off Ills lint ami making a low bow, "I
do not die in vnlll."
Lady
was moved. She made In­
terest lot Mr. M. There exists a paper
In the hand of George II. to this effect:
"Let Lady
I the mime Is obliterat­
ed I have access to her tall rebel and be
banged to her."
'tlie royal clemency was extended to
Mr. M. I saw his pardon, beautifully
engrossed within a decorative border
and framed, on the wall of his des. elid-
ant's study. It Is fair to add that prac­
tically the whole county of Boss and
al-o the Earl of Sutherland petitioned
for the life of the courteous Mr. M.—
Andrew l.aitg In Longman's.
lion to Grow Short.
If you climb a mountain, your height
deci eases by three-quarters of an Inch,
and it may even diminish, exceptional­
ly. by 11 full Inch.
,
This is a tact known to all expert*
eneed mountain and Alpine climbers.
On reaching tlie summit of the heights
that form the pleasure ascents of holi­
day makers in the Alpine districts tlie
stature of the climber is found to have
become less to the extent already men­
tioned.
Doctors tliiuk that the attitude as­
sumed of necessity in ascending is the
cause of this diminution. Some |>er-
sons believe that the pressure of the at­
mosphere produces this shrinking. In
favor of tlie medical theory there is tlie
other unquestionable fact that tlie de­
crease of stature is greater in those
who carry a heavy pack during the
climb.
When the Alpinist lias descended to
the ordinary level, his height begins to
Increase, but the normal length of the
body Is not attained until several hours
after reaching the regular surface of
the earth.
Kina ot Virginia.
Apropos of the British royal titles a
reference to colonial possessions ap
pell red In an English sovereign's des
ignatlon so long ago as the relgti of
Queen Elizabeth. The poet Spenser
di tiii nted Ids “Faerie Queen" to Eliza
belli, and then he described her ns
"queen of England, Era nee and Ireland
ami sovereign of the Dominion of Vir­
ginia." It may also be remembered
that tlie Virginians refused to acknowl
edge Oliver Cromwell's protectorate till
III be sent 11 fleet to compel them to
do so. Charles IL, In return expression
of tlie colonists' loyalty, hail himself
proclaimed in Virginia on his restora
tlon ns "king of Great Britain, Ireland
nnd Virginia ” The further statement
lias beeu made that Charles caused the
arms of Virginia to be quartered with
those of England, Ireland and Scot­
land. Certain it Is flint they appear so
on English coins struck as late as 1773
by order of George III.—Liverpool
I’ost.
A POSTAL DELIVERY.
AN
INCIDENT OF REVOLUTIONARY
DAYS IN CONNECTICUT.
THE LICK LENS.
Wondirlul KUc-cl I pou l< ut Ibr llraff
Fruui a Mau's Hand.
Some yeais ago the writer paid a vis­
it to Alvan Clark ut Cainbrlilgeport to
wltneaa the testing of tlie huge lens for
A 1.Filer Frou* the Froat That C'auia
the famous Lick telescope. At tlie end
aud Went aud Cam« Asala tu Stay. of the long, dark room the largest flint
Th« Flrat Hural Free Delivery In
glass then lu the world was set up on
Mauadrld Tows.
edge. Eroiu a distance of about fifty
I
The arrival of the first batch of let­ feet a pencil of light was dashed Into
ters after the establishment of rural the heart of the disk and reflected back
tree delivery In Mansfield. Couu„ re­ Into the observer's eye. The slightest
called to an aged lady of that towu a Imperfections, if any. In the glass would
postal Incident remembered lu tier then be revealed by the curves of light
family for 120 years. “My mother al­ aud the Hues of polarization.
"Now,” said Mr Clark, “1 will show
ways cried when she told the story.”
you the wonderful sensitiveness of the
she said.
When my mother was a little girl, lens to outside influences. Every hu­
the narrator went ou. to have one’s let­ man body gives out beat and when
ters regularly brought ami blinded In brought near to extremely sensitive
substances affects them to a greater or
st the door would have seemed a
miracle of privilege, aud to get them less exteut. Now watch."
He walked down to the lens and held
without paying postage would have
his hand under It about two feet away.
been another. Mails were so slow and
Instantaneously a marvelous spectacle
uncertain that the safe arrival of an
burst into view. It seemed as If the
expected letter by any means was an
great glass disk had become a living
event lu a country family, with the
volcano, spurting forth Jets of flame.
postoffice miles away.
The display was dazzling.
Waving,
Sometimes the delivery was helped
leaping, dancing, the countless tongues
along by volunteer carriers a farmer
of light gleamed and vibrated; then, fit­
going home from the grist mill, a
fully. reluctantly, they died away, leav­
housewife returning from market town
ing tlie lens reflecting only a pure, un­
witli her bargains of lamp oil. West
troubled light,
India molasses and green tea. or even
“What Is it? How do you account
a passing peddler with his load of tin­
for the wonder?" were the eager ques­
ware and corn brooms. In the old war­ tions.
time tlie army had post riders, but
“It Is only tlie radiation of heat alter­
they were few and tar between.
nately expanding nnd contracting the
My grandfather was a soldier of tlie glass. If I had put my band upon the
Revolution. and grandmother kept tlie lens Itself, tlie phenomenon would have
home fire burning here, nnd provided been even more violent.”
for their three children as well as she
To a person ignorant of lenses the al­
could while he was at the front. All most supernatural sensitiveness of a
summer she had heard no word of him, mass of glass weighing several hun­
ami when one autumn day a man in a dred pounds was astonishing, but to
military cloak rode to the door on a tlie scientist It is an everyday matter,
white horse her heart bent quick.
for he has Instruments that will regis­
"Does Itntli Fuller live here?" lie ter with unfailing nicety the approach
says, holding a thick letter In Ills hand. of a person fifty or a hundred feet
"Yes. 1 am Itutli Culler," aud grand
away.—Youth’s Companion.
mother reached eagerly for the letter,
for she saw the address In her hus­
CONQUERED HER RIVAL.
band's handwriting.
“Tlie postage is 2 shillin's.”
A Pretty and Pathetic Story of Jenny
Grandmother's countenance fell, for
I.Ind aud Grist.
there wasn't so much money in the
We have recently read a beautiful
house.
Incident Jenny Lind and Grlsl were
"Guess yon don't know me.” remark­ both rivals for popular favor In I*on-
ed tlie man. opening Ills cape and tip­ dou. Both were Invited to sing the
ping back his cocked hat, but still hold­ same night at a court concern before
ing the letter. She knew him then—an the queen. Jenny Llud, lielug the
enemy capable of a mean revenge.
younger, sang first and was so dis­
" \h. yes. you remember Tom Turner turbed by the fierce, scornful look of
ami how lie asked you to marry him
Grisl that she was at the point of
aud you give him No. 1 thankee,' and
failure when suddenly an Inspiration
took John Euller. I wasn't good enough
came to her.
to marry ye. blit I'm good enough now
The accompanist was strikiug the
Io bring ye letters from the man that
film I chords She asked him to rise
did. and I'm good enough to «barge ye
and took the vacant seat. Her fingers
a steep price for goin' out o’ my way.
wnudei-ed over the keys In a loving
So hand over your 2 shillin’s and take
prelude, and then she sang a little
your letter.”
prayer which she had loved as a child.
The poor woman told him she had no
money. To lie held up In this heartless She hadn't sung It for years. As she
and insulting way was a bitter hurt to sang she was no longer In the pres­
her. Her grief was deeper than her ence of royalty, but singing to loving
resentment, but she wns too proud to frleuds in her fatherland.
Softly at first the plaintive notes
let tlie cruel fellow see her weep.
"I will get you a good dinner." she floated ou the air, swelliug louder and
The singer
said. ' and feed your horse and give richer every moment.
sei med to throw her whole soul Into
you a pair of nice long stockings.”
It was a humiliation to plead with that weird, thrilling, plaintive “pray­
er." Gradually the song died awny
Tom Turrn’r. but she could do no less.
"Money or nothin’," be says, and he and euded in a sob. There was a si­
put the letter In his pocket and rode lence-the silence of admiring wonder.
Tlie audience sat spellbound. Jenny
n way.
Grandmother went into the bouse Lind lifted her sweet eyes to look Into
and sat down and cried, and her chil­ the scornful face that had so discon­
dren. clinging about her, cried too. certed her. There was no fierce ex­
During her long months of waiting, at pression now; lustend a teardrop glis­
odd hours she had spun and woven tened on the long, black lashes, and
clotli nnd sewed garments nnd knitted after a moment, with the Impulsive­
woolen stockings for John's winter ness of a child of tlie tropics. Gris!
comfort, trusting to find some way to crossed to Jenny Lind's side, plnced
send them to him. Now the messenger her arm about ber and kissed her.
Itatl come mid gone who could at least utterly regardless of the audience.—
have carried word, and he had refused Our Dumb Animals.
even to give her her husband's letter.
"Ma. God knows what the bad man
An Out ran«.
did." sobbed one of the little ones.
An old gentleman was present nt the
"He knows what nice things you've reading of the will of a distant rela­
made for pa. and he'll semi a good man tive. He had hardly expected to find
next time.”
himself remembered In It, but pretty
Tiie baby's thought relieved the moth­ soou a clause was read In which a cer­
er’s despair, and the three lonely hearts tain field was bequeathed to him.
prayed and waited anxiously for the That was good, but the document went
"next time," and, sure enough, before 011 to bequeth the old gray taare In the
winter came they saw the same white snld field to some ono else—a man
horse galloping toward the house. "He’s with whom the old gentleman was not
brought the letter back!" they all cried on friendly terms. That was too much
out together, for they believed the rid
for ids equanimity, and he Interrupted
• r to lie the same man.
the solemu proceedings aud brought ■
Grandmother rushed from the door smile to the faces of the company by
wit li all her children The horseman exclaiming:
held out the same letter, and as be
"Then she's eating my grass!” -Pear­
gravely put it into her hands she son's.
glam-ed up to his face and Rcreamed
The Highest Coart.
for joy.
The Denver Times says that when
"John! It is you!"
It did not take her husband long to Tom Baguell was Justice of the
tell tlie rest of the story. Tom Turner peace at Altmau. the highest Incorpo­
had returned to headquarters, nnd one rated town In the country, standing
night, made talkative by an extra ra­ 12,000 feet above tlie sea level,
tion of rum. he had bragged how lie he had occasion to fine a disorderly
"got even" with an old sweetheart character $10 and costs. The victim of
who Jilted him. His exploit reached the operation of justice objected to the
the ears of Ills commanding officer, finding of the court and announced
who took away bls commission and that he would take an appeal.
“What? Appeal, would you?” asked
put my grandfather In his place. Tlie
new post rider bad brought bls own the astonished court. “You can’t come
letter to Ills wife. It was the first rural any o' that, now. This Is the highest
free delivery in Mansfield town- court In tbe United States, and you
tau't appeal."
Youth’s Companion.
GetttiiK Hl a Fact.
The colored witness, being asked Ills
age, said to the court:
"Well, sub. I wuz a young man w’en
freedom broke out.”
"What year was that?”
"Hit wuz de year de Yankees come
In. sub.”
“You do not seetn to have a very ac­
curate idea of time.”
“Oil, yes, sub! Hit wuz 'long ’bout
bog killin' time.”—Atlanta Constitu­
tion.
Nat Fonda.
Hobo I’aradl««.
Languid Trotter (excitedly) —Listen
to this whut th' book sez. Weary, an'
then pack yer tomatter can an’ fuller
me!
Weary Willie—Were for?
Languid Trotter—We’re off fer tb’
great Sahary desert, w’ere they alu't
a drop o' water th' year roun’!— Detroit
Free Press.
Heat and Cold.
Professor Heat ascends, nnd cold de-
accii Is
Pupil Not always, does It?
Professor Yes. sir; Invariably.
Pupil Then how Is It when I get my
feet wet the cold always goes up and
settles le my head? — Philadelphia
Press.
Nearly all nuts contain large per­
centages of nitrogenous constituents
and fats. In the nut kernel there Is
A Turkish Rank Note.
very little waste—in fact, the nourish­
The bill Is 011 Imperial green paper, a ment Is In a concentrated form, and
color held snored In Turkey, which the for that reason nuts are best combined
Capld’a Guide.
government alone Is permitted to use. or taken with other foods
They are
“In all my life," she said, with a
On the top and sides are the following especially valued for their fine, meaty
slgb, “1 have seen only one man that I
words In Turkish, “To be paid to the flavor, which Is found In no other veg­
would care to marry.”
bearer, without Interest, 20 plasters." etable food product.
“Did he look like mt?" he carelessly
At the top of the note Is the sultan's
asked.
toglirn. surrounding which Is a quota­
To Varnish Hronae.
Then she flung herself Into hla arms
tion from the Koran. Underneath lire
To make a brilliant black varnish and wanted to know what secret power
the words. “Twenty piasters, paper
for bronze make a bath of equnl parts men possess thnt enables them to tell
money, to be used In the place of gold
of nitrate of silver nnd nitrate of cop­ when they are loved.—Chicago Herald
at the Bank of Constantinople.” At per. Dip the articles to be treated Into
the base of the note Is the seal of the tills liquid nnd allow them to remnln
The education of a child cannot be
mint and on the back the sea) of the
there fo: some time. Upon withdrawal
shifted to tbe shoulders of teacher or
minister of the treasury. The toglirn
heat them over the flame of an alcohol
Tbe responsibility rests,
la considered sacred nnd Is guarded by lamp until the black pot ma color has educator.
first nnd foremost, with tbe parents.—
the three highest officials of the mint,
beeu reached.
l*adles' Home Journal.
whose sob* duty is to watch it
Twaa an Irinh Dull.
Bl AKE,
I in porter b ana Dealers in
PJPFRS
Before the days of proper snfegunrds
a good many cattle got In the paths of MOFFITT
Wr.ppl.a„. 1 Ml Ll1’“'
Michigan railroads and were killed & TOWNt
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CARD 8TOOK
outright or so badly Injured as to ne­
STRAW AND HINDERS' BOARD
cessitate putting them out of misery.
55-A7-TW-« . Firnt Hf.
These happenings frequently afforded
T il . main 199. 4M SAN FRANCISCO.
the owners of the cattle an opportunity
to bring suit against tlie railroad com­
panies, so that the employees were re­
quired to be very careful as to details
and to keep a strict record of tlie man­
I I IL UUU I LI I orslugl
••.allow
ner of a cow's death, .etc.
Regular
rates. Country
patronage!
solicited,
and
no
pains
will
be
spared
printed reports of such cases had to to make them comfortable during their visit.
be turned in by th) section master,
who wns required to till out blanks BOB Miii’kct St. und D Ellis St., corner
stockton, sun Francisco.
stating the probable age of the deceits
Telephone Red 3M. MRS. RANFT, Prop.
ed animal, weight, color, distinguish­
ing marks anti disposition of carcass,
SAM MARTIN
CHAS. CAMM
the animal being sometimes cut up
For 23 years with
For 3 years with
and sold for beef.
C, E. Whitney & Co.
C. E. Whitney & Co
Naturally it was an Irish section
“sehuperlntlndher” wlio, like Finni­
NEW COMMISSION HOUSE
gan In his terse report of a wreck,
simply stilted. “Off ag'in, on ag’in- Fin­
negan,” made out the record of a eet
lain bovine tragedy in a characteristic
way. Mike guessed pretty well at tlie
I til -1 23 1> uv I m stsun Francfnco.
age ami weight and color of the dent)
General
Commission and
cow. but when he came to the line
"disposition of carcass" be scratched
Produce.
I’is henil reflectively.
Specialty, Butter, Eggs and Chees«.
"Sure," ho muttered, "she doied aisy,
Your consignments solicited.
annyway." Then opposite the line lie
scrawled. "Kind and gentle.”—Detroit
Free I’ress.
th [ rilSTERSs
MARTIN, CAMM & CO.
What a Dani* of Ink Hid.
A certain newspaper proprietor had a
way of appearing In tbe composing
mid press rooms at tlie most unexpected
times, and ns Ills visits often resulted
In a general "shakeup" of the working
forces of the paper they were awaited
w ith fear and trembling by tbe em
ployees.
line time one of the pressmen, an ex­
cellent workman, who had been there
many years, but was sometimes guilty
of 11 lapse of sobriety, had a black eye
and was In a quandary ns to what ex­
cuse be should offer If the proprietor
noticed it. By a sudden inspiration lie
seized an Ink roller and daubed some
Ink on bls face, quite covering the dis­
coloration
Presently the governor
came in and. with tile foreman, went
through tbe room, commenting on ev­
ery detail and looking very sharply at
every workman. When about to leave,
he suddenly pointed to the inky press­
man and said. "What is that man’s
name?”
The man quaked in bls shoes until he
continued slowly; "I want you to give
that man 5 shillings a week more
wages. He Is tlie only man In the
room who looks as if he had been
working."
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All the world known that cotree ill
excessive use is injurious. And yet
the cotice lover cannot stand taste­
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been no happy medium between.
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best elements of both. It I b richet
Hum straight cotice, and many will
not be easily convinced that it is
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with the heart, to dyspeptics and
to nervous people Cafo Bland is
espeeiall v recommended asa liealtli-
f il and delicious beverage, so satis­
fying that only the memlierof the
family making the change in the
coffee knows there has been one.
More healthful, richer and less ex­
pensive than straight coflee. Bettei
in every respect. 25 cents per tb.
Your grocer will get it for you
Ask for
It wns along about noon when a
well dressed man lined up against tlie
bar. lie had tlie air ami looked tlie
part of a hlgli liver, but there was ev­
ery sign of a bad night. Ue stretched
himself, rubbed his head ami said to
the bartender:
“I want something to brace up on."
"All right, sir. “What’ll it be?”
"Get the large lemonade glass and
break five eggs In It.”
Proouunced caftay accent on taut syllable.
Chapman, the bartender, hsiked nt
him suspiciously and hesitated.
Girina Iler a I.esson.
"That’s what I want,” he ordered.
Tlie lialiit of describing things as
Chapman broke five raw eggs In the
“awfully Jolly" wns amusingly satir­
glass and waited for further orders.
ized by 11 gentleman who came home
"Now a pint of champagne.”
Chapman opened tbe bottle, and the prepared to chat on events of the day.
customer poured It on top of the eggs An acquaintance hud failed I11 busl-
He spoke of this incident as "de­
ami. taking a spoon, stirred the mix­
ture thoroughly and then drank It. liciously snd.” lie had riddeu lu an
Then be paid Ills bill and walked out.— omnibus with 11 friend whom be de­
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
scribed as "horribly entertaining,” and
to <rown all he spoke of tlie butter
Prune* nn Medicine.
which had been set before him at his
That the fruit possesses very consid­ restaurant ns “divinely rancid.”
erable virtue In this respect Is con­
“Why. dad. you are going off your
ceded by most eminent authorities, head!" said liis youngest and most im­
nnd for this reason as well ns on ac­ pertinent daughter.
count of their food value they are In­
“Not in tlie least, my dear." be said
cluded among the foods suitable for In­ pleasantly. "I'm merely trying to fol-,
valids, children and those whose di­ low the fashion.
I worked out ‘di­
gestive powers are rather Inactive. vinely rancid' with a good deal of la­
Tlielr Influence is mild, which fact bor. It seems to me rather more ef­
makes them desirable for the not over fective than 'awfully Bweet.' I menu
to keep up with the rest of you here­
robust.
A dish of well cooked rice nnd after. And now," lie continued, “let
prunes, mnde dainty and attractive for me help you to a piece ol’ tills exqui­
serving, is a dish to serve for either a sitely tough beef." London Telegraph.
breakfast, luncheon or 11 dessert, espe
'I’ll v if mi Fncrtl Crab.
daily for tlie child or invalid, and
Otic of tlie most singular looking
should be added especially to our list
of hot weather dishes, frequently re­ creatures that ever walked the earth or
placing meat and potatoes and heavy, “swam the water under the earth" is
the world famous man faced crab of
unseasonable desserts.
Japan. Its Ixwly Is hardly an Inch lu
length, yet the head is fitted with a
A Man off Kaperience.
"You are quite sure. Uncle Bushrod." face which is tlie perfect counterpart
she queried, “that Judy has no idea of that of a Chinese cooly, a veritable
there are only books In those t.wo . missing link, with eyes, nose and
boxes you took this morning over to mouth all tlenrly defined. This curi­
the courthouse In tbe cart?"
ous nnd uncanny creature, besides the
“Miss Ma'y.” answered the old chap, great likeness ft bears to a human be­
with dignity. “I done had three wives, ing in the mutter of facial features. Is
an' Judy's de Ins'. I reckon
An' I provided with two legs which seem to
Jes' tell you ills, honey. 1 don' trtis' no grow from tlie top of Its bend nnd bnng
colored 'oomnn's tongue.”—Mrs. Burton ¡down over the sides of its face. Be­
Harrison In Lippincott's.
sides tlies,- legs, two "feelers.” each
about an inch in length, grow from the
Bodily Proporfflona.
"chin" of the animal, looking for nil the
The proportions of the humnn fig­ world like a colonel's forked beard.
ure. says an anatomist, are six times These mn 11 faced crabs fairly swarm
the length of the right foot. The face, In the Inland sens of Japan.
from the highest point of tbe forehead,
where the linlr begins, to the end of tbe
Sb,- Wns an Observer.
chin. Is one-tenth of the whole stature.
"Did George asrlte to you every day
The hand, from the wrist to the end I while he was traveling around?”
of the middle finger. Is also one-tenth
“Yes, every day.”
of the total height. From the crown
“What regularity!”
to the nape of the neck Is one-twelfth
"Yes. tint I discovered that every one
, of tbe letters was written here In his
of the stature.
I office before he started, and all he had
A new Kimi or seating wax nas oeen to do wns to drop one In ’lie postoffice
produced on the continent. It Is con­ wherever lie chanced to lie.”
tained In a glass tube, and when re­
•‘Ami how did you find that out?”
quired for use it Is sufficient to warm
“The 'e' In his office typewriter la
the eyllndi r In order to make the wnx broken.”—Cleveland ¡’lain Dealer.
flow.