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By SHAN BULLOCK
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out. use many another I ve met tie*
fond of me euuip my nn' -<• 1« d trot a
me heel. All' lust Ili4 I Wil 11 j. I- I II'!
was lieiu’ threatened. w liat must I do
bdt take bis part, Uli lure ! uiq
"’Twas like this. Ned, havin' a triW-
of money to lose, half a crow n or so.
au' the fancy for cards bein' only
young In him. comes to me In the even
in', tells uie there's a drop of fresh
poteeu in a neighbor’s an' asks me to
keep him company. Where the house
was an' who lives in it is no matter
now. Well, we sampled the liquor, we
smoked, an* we sung, we bud our Joke
un’ our argument, an’ towards lb
o'clock we fejl to at the cards. The
game was tw enty-tive. penny stakes,
an' every man for himself.
“ 'Twas on a chair our party played,
wi' stools for us to sit straddled on.
an' Ned wus facin' me, an' three others
were between us. an' one of them wus
a bfty culled Micky the Wig. a big.
thick wilted butt of a man wi' red
hair an' a temper like a chained b ill's.
Tlie man that won was Micky's enemy.
The man that lost, supposin' he wasn't
himself, got Micky's Je«;rs. An' last
night, 4is it happened. Ned beyant hud
all the luck an’ Micky all the loslu'.
so Ned was the enemy.
" 'Twas wonderful to see tlie two.
Ned’s face every time lie looked at bis
cards or raked in the coppers beupied
like a full moon. Micky's every time
be looked at his or put down a fresh
stake was black as the hob. 'Daug
me, but it’s great!' says Ned when a
round was done. 'Divil the like 1 ever
seen!’ shouts Micky, with a scowl
across the chair, an’ bangs bis knee.
‘Not a card can I get!' shouts Micky.
'Not a pip can I make! Dang such
luck!’ shouts he nt last, when he hadn't
a cent, ‘an’ dang ye for a pup!’ says
he to Ned. ’Yer not playin', but cheat
in’, an’ 1 say it to yer face.’
“Now, I’ll say this for Ned—he's a
good natured boy. But last night pride
wus big in him an’ poteen strong, an'
when Micky suld the word lie Just
leant over an’ called him u liar. Up
jumps Micky like a mad bull an’ tears
off his coat. Up stands Ned an’ peels
off bis. Up gets the company like one
man an’ gathers round. There wus
more noise when ye'd clap yer hands
than 'd drown a brass band. Such a
whilhibaioo ye never beard In all yer
days. An' there was Micky squarin’
an’ jumpin’; there was Ned pule as a
sheet, there the boys gatherin' into u
ring, there meself. Aw, there was me
self playin’ the fool, for, Instead of
standin' back like another an' leavin’
things to come right, what must I do
but take pity on Ned’s face an’ his
youth, step forward to his side, take his
part an’ challenge Micky meself. I
was a fool.” said I’liil. flinging out a
hand, "but”—
There came a sound from the farther
corner, and, turning quickly, we bad
Affairs were marching now. t lorgoi
my book, forgot that the huh »1» shin
ing on the peaceful tie Ida lying golden
beyond the hedges. With leaping pulse
I aat by the window, watching silently.
Gara went for Ids cap, pausing n
breath to whisper In Ned’s ear; cante
back and fell again to whittling his
scrap of tobacco. Leaning toward me.
he sat. elbows out and hatids-bls lean,
ready bauds—busy between bis knees
Suddenly he looked up and met my
eyes.
"Still watcbin’?” he said, with a
grin.
"Yes,” answered I, striving to smile.
"I'm—I’m tired reading.”
"I know.” lie. pressed the tobacco
Into his pipe, then held out his band,
with the knife lyiug open on liis palm.
"That’s a good knife,” said be. I nod
ded. “Feel the edge it has,” he went
oil and pushed the blade, edge upward,
toward me. Reluctantly I tried the
blade wltli my thumb. It was keen ns
a razor. With a quick movement he
put Its point ugalnst my breast and
pressed slightly. “Just two Inches
home,” mild he. “an' ye’d watch no
more.”
I sat quite still, my breath held.
"For two pins I’d do It,” said Garn,
pressing again, "an' dose yer eyes for
ever. How do I know wlint ye are?”
There was a sound of shuttling feet in
the further corner, und from bis place
Ned Brady came quickly, ills bands out
and that look of horror once more on
tils face. "No, no, I’lill!” be shouted.
In terror of pleading. "My goodness.
noF'
And with that, even as Gara rose
swiftly, the engine whistled, the brakes
shrieked, and, crouching upon the seat.
Gara waved Ned back. “Down wl’
ye!" lie shouted. "Down, ye fool,
down!"
During the minute that we stayed at
Lack station the two huddled close In
their corners, their faces turned from
the platform, eyes fixed in a furtive
stare of upprehenslon, ears quick on
the tread of the stalking policeman,
but once start>-d again and slowly glid
ing past bill and hedgerow they sat
upright and looked at each other. It
was a significant look, narrow and
tense, springing on that side from the
gloom of tears, on this the black tan
gles of guilt, and from It Gara broke
suddenly with mocking laughter.
"Bah! I’m sick with meself for a
danged fool What iilsiut them? Who
cares about them?” Fiercely he held
converse ns with himself. Ids back bent,
eyes on his boots, fingers met and
twitching. “Bah! One 'd think We
were”—
He stopped, pondered n moment, slow
ly and deliberately raised his eyes. "I
wonder wliat yer thinkin' of us now?"
be said, still with that air of asking a
question not so much of me as of him
self. "I'd give somethin' tills mortal
minute to know wlint’s behind yer fn<-e
Tell me what is It yer tldnkln’.”
I hardly cared to answer boldly.
"Well, to tell the truth, I’m not so much
thinking as wondering.”
"1 know. An’ what are ye wonder-
■’?”
1 meant to speak carefully, but the
rords leaped out. “What you're afraid
if.” said 1.
While you might count fifty Gara sat
tying me in silence. "Afraid of?” lie
laid at last. “Then ye think we've
lone somethin'?"
"I do. How can 1 help It?”
“I know. 1 see. Well’’—Gara paused
-¡¡nn’ what d'ye think we're afraid
f?”
"I don’t know,” said I.
"Ye don't.” Not for an Instant did
11s eyes relax. "But ye’d like to know,
aebbe?”
"/’«/ do it an' clote yer eye» forever.**
"Like?” I waved a hand. “Maybe
sight of Ned Brady leaning toward us,
I'm just as well not to know.”
"Aye, for all that ye'd be happier If a hand on each knee, mouth open and
wonder staring from Ids eyes. Like
fe did?”
that he may have been sitting for long
“I'd be wiser," answered I.
“Wiser?" Garn laughed in his know enough listening and gaping. Now lie
Ing way. "Aw. troth might ye, an' shuffled along the seat and spoke.
"l’hil,” said lie, his voice shrill and
even then ye'd be no Solomon, for sure
as a gun yer a bit of a fool. Man. yer piteous, “wliat are ye doin'? Is it"—
“All, go back to yer place!” an
wits are out nt gruss. There's not wliat
sense 'd catch a rabbit behind that swered Gara, with a scowl. "Back, ye
smooth face of yers, an' ns for pluck fool !"
"But, I’hll I say, I’liil! Would ye”—
- phut! Ye've the pluck of a sheep.”
“Go back, 1 say!"
He laughed again, us If at Ills own dis
“But, 1’hil”—
cerning wit. then tapis’ll my knee with
Wltli an oath Gara rose, took Neil by
a finger. "Listen to me an’ I'll tell ye."
said he, "an' may the bearin' do ye the shoulders and shot him back .Into
good. If ye knew mon’ about the tlie corner, stooped over him and whis
country that owns ye." said I’liil. hav pered in Ills ear. came back and sat
ing glanced at Ned and crossed his down before me. Bending forward,
knees and laid his hands upon them, while Ned watched and listened eager
“ye'd wonder little to see two country ly, Phil hurriedly went on:
“At first Micky wouldn't tight. He
lads fakin' a jaunt In a train an' keep-
ln' an eye on the | h >II cv , an' If ye knew had no quarrel with me, lie said. It
the police ye'd not wonder nt all. Ya was Ned thut had insulted him, said
can do nothin' but they're nt yer heels. lie. 'Twas Ned he'd fight. For answer
If ye play cards In n train, there’s n I stripped to tlie waist, stepped out
helmet at the window; If ye take n upon the floor an' gave Micky's fuel'
drop too much, there’s a black coat at the back of me hand. That roused
your elbow; If ye brew a sup of poteen, him. The ring closed In. Hammer an'
there’s nn army on yer track, nn’ the tongs we fell to wl' naked fists At
man that rnps a hare upon the head first Micky had the best of matters,
might as well til! a risgjstmte Yer wi’ Ids long arms an' big weight Once
safe wl' yer bag an’ yer black coat, but he sent me sprawlin’ across a chair;
get Inside this on Id coat of mine an' another time lie just missed g blow nt
see tlie face of the first peeler ye'd tne chin that '<! ha' broke tne neck. But
meet. I'm only a countryside bosthoon. he was soft, an’ I was hard; lie had
»c!?neo.
la
!.’’-
till tne man the jsliice iOOkk t.viw nt. »Vngtb, an' 1
Well, they've need. I'm no saint if I'tn he flagged an' I freshened, nn' lie was
not much of a sinner. I’ll grfmble so at me mercy. I toyed wl' him an' gibed
long ns I can sit. I’ll pick a pocket If him; I tapped Idin here an' there an'
1 want a dinner. I'll crack a skull wl’ laughed in his face; I led him on till
the greatest pleasure. I'd shoot a land his guard got low nn' ids breath came
lord tlie morrow If so be I drew the short an' he Ibst Ids temper; then, see
bean. I'm a divil. sir"—Gara un in' me chance. I stepped In like a Hash,
crossed his legs, drove a hand Into took him a blow on the chin like the
either waistcoat pocket and faced me kick of a horse an' measured his six
proudly—"a fair divil. In all Month feet upon the floor. Boys, the clatter he
there’s not a play l>oy to touch me came down! Man. the hubbub whs
An' I glory In It. I glory In It! Jail or there! Stretched out he lay as pale a<
gallows, dock or bar. divil n bit I fear a sheet, wi' blood on Ills lips nn' not a
them, an' divil a strnw 1 care. A free breath In Ills Issly. 'He's dead!' shouts
life nn' a free hand—there's my senti this one. 'lie's murdered,' says that.
ments. I envy no man. I cure for no ■Catch him,’ says the rest, 'till we have
man. Only." and here Garn wlnk.<l his life.’ An' wi' tlint I lifts coat an'
knowingly as be tappet! my knee, waistcoat shouts to Ne< then out Into
"when somethin' happens I try to lie the dark an' away, an’ for an hour wo
careful, nil' that's why ye see me finin' ran. an' for hours wo lay 1« a ditch
tor a Jaunt this mornln'. meself an' tlie At last, towards mornln* ”—
Just then' PJiil stopped, peered
boy beyant."
1*1111 pushed back Ills cap. ghincid through the Windows,* turned quleklv
furtively nt Nisi. leant <1 over Ids knees and waved ti hand nt Ned. "Here's
with Ills arms crossed upon them and. lairafe* said he, and to mo. "TheBe's
lowering his voice, went on "It's all little more, but I’ll finish when°we're
s
Is’i niise of blnisel* In tfle corner Be < started again.”
I nodded« Ned gathered Into bis cor
tween ourkFlves I m ' s « b|t of a tMfidle;
• ® 0
neri I'hN crouched low ill luO, ¿lie
whistle ' giirleked» the brakvc begun
grinding, slowly tl.e trai* <ltcw up. and
tini* upon l.aruh platform stood two
l«Micemeu by tlie d<*rway, while along
It. frinii carriage to carriage, two more
followed a sergeant with drawn staves.
TliWn I looked at I'bil. "They’re com
ing.” said 19
"Who J"
• ‘The police."
“Ah!” He sat upright, his face
blanching and tightening, made a sud
den dash toward the farther door. tbeu.
at sight of black figures ou the siding
beyond, turned and let fall Ids hands.
"Trappi'd!” said he. “Trapped!"
He looked down upon Ned and upon
bls horror stricken face.
"They’re
here,” said he. "Come; bear It like a
man. It’ll soon be over, an' you needn't
fear anvwa.v.” He took Nisi l.i nn
arm, dragged him across the carriage,
dropped him on tlie seat before me
and took his place in the corner.
“Hold up,” he said, giving Ned. that
poor misery of a Ned. a shake. "Be
a man for onep; be » man.” He looked
at me, a smile lightening his face. "All
up." said be. “I can't finish, but ye'll
see the rest 111 the papers. Good by to
yvj.” He laughed and turned as figures
darkened the windows. "Aw. good
mornin' to ye, sergeant Come, Ned.
boy; we’re wanted." And quick came
the click of handcuffs.
Some weeks afterward I found the
finish of Phil’s story in the news|>apeys;
also I found details there which I’liil
had omitted and some which he had
distorted. Up to a certain poiht bls
Btory to me kept sight of facts. After
ward it entered tlie region of fancy. It
was I’liil himself who had been ac
cused of cheating; ft was on ids own
behalf be had fought; it was when mat
ters were going hopelessly with him at
the hands of Micky the Wig that Ned
had striven to help him, had clutched
Micky's arms and tried to restrain him.
hail unwittingly held Micky tight while
Phil got home with the knife.
Happily the wound was not mortal,
so Phil lost his freedom for only three
years, and because of his youth and
Innocence and of some generous evi
dence tendered by Phil on his behalf
Ned was admonished and set free
NEW SHORT STORIES
luMetst.
J T. Trun brlilgi. Jjw ♦utlior, b 11« in
Ina aatoM'tgrupliy t||p.lullowlng inci-
deut of his youiig inankoo* “After I
ligtl been so fur prospered us to Is- ubl<
to place a small deposit tn n s:ulng>
bank, the father of a family once be
sought the for a loan of *;o. when 1
told him. to my sincere regret, that 1
had no such sum ut command, be mude
answer thut bis quarter's rent was due.
thut lie had been unable to collect soiui
bills he had relied on to uiuke up the
needfql sum, and he didn't know which
way to turn if J couldn’t help him. '1
haven't it,' I repeated, 'but'—I thought
of my poor little savings bunk deposit
und of a family man's natural distress
on being unable to pay his rent—'I
might possibly raise it for you.’ Al
though 1 knew there would be u loss
of ;e umulAted und prospective Inter
est If 1 withdrew my money from the
bunk, und I could not think of tuking
interest from a friend, hla expressions
of gratitude paid me in advance for
any such sacrifice. I went ut'pnce und
drew the $60, which 1 handed film
without saying how I had come by it.
He paid me in a week or two, thanked'
me warmly und added this naive re
mark, ‘If-you hadn’t lent me the moil
ey I should have had to take It out of
the savings bunk and have lost the In
terest.’ 1 smiled and held my peace.”
Couldu't Have Dose Heller,
In Academy and Literature u good
story is told of Mr. Whistler In con
nection with his first official visit to
the art school established in Paris as
the Whistler academy. The great man,
advancing into the room where the
students were working, took his stand,
hat and stick in hand, and addressed
them, apparently seriously. In a few
words expressing the honor be was do
ing himself and themselves in showing
Paris lyid the world that he, Whistler,
was in his school and that they, tlie
students, were also there. Then fol
A VOCAL DUEL.
TaniHKno and l.ilMxalle Contended,
but It Was n Itend Kent.
Herrmann Klein in a book on music
and musicians tells this story: “Once
I -remember our party of four was Join
ed by Tamagno when the celebrated
Italian tenor was playing 'Otello' at
the Lyceum. We all laid supper to
gether after the performance and were
in the jolliest of moods. Tamagno had a
slight cold on the chest, but protested
th at it made no difference whatever In
the singing quality of his head tones.
Upon this Lassalle offered to wager
that he could sing higher with his
falsetto than Tamagno with his ‘voce
di petto.’ The challenge was accepted,
and forthwith the two began a vocal
duet the like of which I am certain I
shall never hear again. Out came Tn-
magno’s A's and B flats, as quickly re
sponded to with the falsetto equiva
lents from Lassalle's sturdy throat.
Then the Italian went 'one better.’ and
the Frenchman, in order, as he said,
to help himself up the scale, mounted
Ills chair and emitted the B natural,
whereupon Tamagno also stood upon
his chair and brought out not only a
high (', but a ringing D fiat. Lassalle
was now for mounting the table, but.
this being ‘ruled out' ns an unfair mi
ni ntnge over a less athletic opponent,
he proceeded to get the necessary notes
from tlie eminence of his chair amid
terrific applause from the rest of the
company. Tamagno now made a bold
dash for a I> natural, but did not quits
succeed, and as Lassalle fared no bet
ter we pronounced the result a ‘dead
beat.’ ”
“YOU COULDN’T HAVE DONE BE1TEB.”
lowed a tour of the room, Mr. Whist
ler speaking to each student in turn
somewhat as follows: "Ah, and where
have you studied before?"' “At
John’s.” "Ab, you couldn’t have done
better!” And to the next one, “Ah,
and where have you studied before?”
“With M. Iiouguereau.” “Ah, you
couldn't have done better!” So Whist
ler went the rounds, repeating the for
mula in each case without perceptible
alteration In tone. Finally, the ques
tion being put to a very young man,
the answer almost upset the general
Fusaled Ilfs Tutors.
gravity. “Ah, and where have you
Lord Avebury, better known as SJr studied before?" “I have never stud
John Lubbock, was a naturalist even ied before.” For Just the fraction of a
as a schoolboy nt Eton. In bls day moment Mr. Whistler eyed him curi
tbr-ox howevtr, the Instructors cared ously and then, with perfect gravity,
for nothing except the classics and but with an enthusiastic accent, he
were ignorant of natural science. In said, “Ah, you couldn't have done bet
his autobiography Lord Avebury says: ter!”
“At that time Eton boys, especially if
they were quick nt writing verses anil
Where DI ko II x Holds Sway,
learning by heart, had much more lei
Representative Cochran of Missouri
sure than they have now. 1 devoted a had often promised Senator Carmack
good deal of mine to natural history of Tennessee that he would present
anil geology In spite of the remon him with a special growth of the fine
strances of my tutor, who thought that Missouri tobacco that could not be
It might have been better occupied on beat in the world. Tlie Tennessee sen
the classics. On one occasion we were ator, who enjoys a good “chaw,” wait
given ‘The Bee’ ns a subject for n ed In vain for this precious gift. So
theme. I took some pains with it, and one day -he wrote a note to Cochran
my tutor sent for me and asked mn telling him to come over to the senate
confidentially whether it was all true. side of the capitol quickly,' ns he want
From what he said I Inferred that ed to see him on important business
they rather suspected I was quizzing Cochran, who is a short, stubby man,
them nnd doubted whether to coin came down the corridor puffing like a
mend or to flog me.’’
gasoline runabout. Carmack led him
quietly Into the senate cloakroom, and
Cat« Fond of Olive«.
Coqhran settled himself back into a
"I have often wondered if all cats seat for the anticipated conference.
like olives,” remarked a woman who
“Cochran," said Carmack, "give me
is very fond of the feline tribe. "All n chew of that tobacco.”
mine do, and I have six. Olives are
Cochran handed out a plug, and the
usually nn acquired taste with the hu Tennesseean placed a good portion of
man race, but cats seem to take to it comfortably in his mouth. Quietly
them naturally—at least mine do. An turning to leave the room, Carmack
olive will set any one of them Into par said:
oxysms of joy. They will leave milk
“That's all, Cochran.”—Philadelphia
or fish or any other article of food for Ledger.
It, purring and roiling oxer it much
o
ns though it might have the Intoxicat
Why Slie Belonged.
ing effect of catnip before they finally
Mrs Kate Bostwick, who Is active in
ent it. I have often tried olives on
political
work among Brooklyn worn-
other cats In the houses of friends nnd
have found them equally appreciative, <n, recently endcv.orod to Ir.d’w-«
only they prefer their olives cut up In lively young matron In that lairougb to
join tho Woman's Republican league
to pieces.”— Philadelphia Record.
and met with a flat refusal.
“But your husband Is a Republican,
Fitted the Event.
and you belong to the Woman's Suf»
“See here!" said the city editor. "I frage association,” persisted Mrs. Bost
wish you would get nway from trite wick.
old expressions ns much ns possible.
“I belong to the Suffrage association
Here you have written that nt a cer snd also the Antfsuffrage association.”
tain point In this big meeting ‘the si was the placid reply. “I like the wom
lence was oppressive.' Now, that is a
en In one nnd the refreshments in the
saying”—
Jther, but honestly I do not believe in
“That is esjieclally apropos." replied either.”—New York Times.
the dignified press person. “It was a
meeting composed entirely of women."
Illa Faalt.
—Cincinnati Times-Star.
Nodil On the impulse of the moment
the other night I told my wife nn aw
ful Ho and goj caught. ¿Todd—Serves
Painter find Tavern Keeper.
Ma riot to Alltertinelll, who lived In you right Every lie a man tells his
the fourteenth century, was a painter wife ought to be premeditated.—Life.
who spent much time In endeavoring
to produce certain mixtures In oil. He
Ills t nenvl«ldr Plight.
was hot very successful and objected
“So Sniuftiers finds himself between
so much to the criticism he received the devil and the deep sea, does he?"
that be gave up painting and kept a
“Well, It amounts to the same thing.
tavern, but his name a/ a painter still He's between arv^mpty Jurfiace nnd nn
lives, while his tavern keeping record unpaid coal bill.’’—Cincinnati Times-
lifirt passed away.
Star. «
HARDENS QF THE ALCAZAR.
On« «<f
ttivn'1 1«
*PP<MWU< UB>-k <>l < ullli ««*<*■>.
WOMAN AND FASHION FACTS IN FEW LINES
*b<- l>aU>
Walat.
Thia is a etguiifng shirt waist of linen,
The garden of the Aleflzar 1» one au embr<«iil< red design formulating a
garden composed Of BiWerul. each open half 4als.v. ntilch is outlined jn black
ing into the other by steps descending embroidered silk I’lie shoitjdera have a
from a terrace or through arches Ju stitched pltae extending frogi the neck
marble or living green.
over the shoulder half wtly to the el
All the gardens are surrounded with
wonderful hedges of myrtls. Juniper or
box. If the gardens of the Alcazar
should be striped of all but their
hedges, pal.u tr«*es nnd magnolias^
they would still be most wonderful. In
some places walls about eight feet In
height separate tile gardens, and
against these walls are tialned orange
and peach trees, with a tangle of Jas
mine and roses climbing among them
ns they will In fact, the flowers grow
In such careless and natural profusion
and there is seemingly so little cultiva
tion that, one might almost think the
hoe of a gardener liud not visited the
place for a hundred years. This very
carelessness was one of the greatest
charms of the place and added to the
effect of age that clung to everything.
Modern gardeners would stand aghast
•at such apparent neglis-t.
I recognized that the very lack of
modern care was artistic find suitable
and yet wondered, if the place were
mine, whether I could forbear the use
of shears, trowel nnd hoe. The hedges
were trimmed. These, with some or
THIS IS STUNNING.
ange trees growing In a solid mass of
green along some fifty feet of palace bow, giving the very long shoulder ef
wall and reaching to the very roof, fect. The stock point in the front is
alone bore signs of the gardener's embroidered to correspond with the
dots over the fastening line. The belt
shears.
The flower beds were of intricate of novelty silk braid. Interlaced with
shapes, filled with a tangled mass of cords of gilt and fastening with a
flowers and always surrounded with French gilt buckle, is a handsome fin
box. And such box! My heart sank lsh to tlie tailored shirt waist. Brook
within me when I thought of the box lyn Eagle.'
in my garden at home, where not even
a hundred mild winters and a hundred
SpriiiK llutn.
rainy summers could give growth like
From the early importations of frames
the smallest of that at the Alcazar.
it is safe to predict that the large
The bouquet that is considered in Se brimmed hat is to have a longer lease
ville as a model of beauty and elegance of life. A notable feature of some of tlie
was to our eyes a most hideous tiling. models is tlie great width and marked
In shape like a pyramid, about four upward tiit of the brim ut the left side
teen Inches high, it was formed by fas of the front.
tening a magnolia bud to the top of n
Crowns are still to be low, but the
smooth, round stick and then winding blocked crown will take tlie place of
flowers tightly around the stick, each the plateau style. The bell shaped
succeeding row becoming larger, so crown is to be a favorite.
that at the bottom the bouquet was
Of the "unusual hats" the triangular
probably two feet around. It was a shape Is expected to find the most fa
frequent sight to see two men carrying vor with the public. Tlie "marquis,"
a pole between them with from six to a a three cornered lint, trimmed In mil
dozen of these bouquets swinging, itary fashion witli gold anil silver gal
heads down, from the pole.—Scribner’s. loon and cockades of tlie same and
sometimes witli a fringe of ostrich laid
around the inner eilge of tlie brim,
LONGSTREET’S ORDERS.
makes an attractive hut to be worn
The Way Hint Soldier« Managed to throughout the curly spring.
It is es
Evade Them.
pecially suited to tailor made costumes.
General Longstreet used to tell a good This shape in white felt lias u singu
many stories to show that the men of larly smart appearance.
his command always treated captured
Union soldiers with as much considera
A Slrnlglit Front Corset.
tion and kindness as was possible un
A corset for the woman who wishes
der the circumstances. He said that
his orders on this point were very to have a straighter front tlian the or
strict, and he never knew any of liis dinary straight front corset will give
men to disobey. As he went on to ex her lias the lower part of tlie sides of
plain how proud he was of the record the corset formed by two pieces set on
of Ills men on tills point u listener em and adjustable, being laced together
ployed In one of the departments at In the front. These two iiieces are
made flexible by three bands of elustlc
Washington Interrupted him.
“Undoubtedly your orders were strict, set in on either side. The corset is
general,” he said, “but I happen to laced with two strings, one curried
know that they were evaded. For ex from tlie top of the corset to tlie waist
ample, In east Tennessee you ordered nnd tli<> other from the waist line to tlie
your men to respect the belongings of lower edge. Tlie ends of the upper lac
prisoners, and this Is the way some of ing are brought ilround to the front and
them did it: I wore a good pair of army carried down to the lower part of the
shoes, nearly new. One day a good corset, where they hold tlie adjustable
natured fellow in gray with no shoes pieces on either side firmly together.
to speak of walked along our line look The corset steel is full length, and
ing intently at the shoes of the cap there are three catches on the lower
tured Unionists. He put his foot by part of it and three on the edges of
the side of mine and, remarking that I each of the adjustable sidepieces, and
was Just his size, added: ‘Old l’ete when these are laced together tlie tig
(Longstreet] says he will have every ure is nslueed to girlish proportions.
man shot who steals anything from a
prisoner. To save my life, won't you
A Pretty Frock.
trade shoes with me? For I must have
This Jittle frock gives tlie now very
them shoes.' Of course I traded, as
popular long shoulder effect, which is
did other prisoners."
At this Longstreet smiled, but insist most becoming to small children. It is
ed that the story didn't prove any pretty made of white drilling or double
thing.
INDIA RUBBER.
The
Second
Voynne of Colnmhas
Gave It Publicity.
The first notice of India rubber dates
back 500 years, when Herrera, a Span
ish historian, during tlie second voyage
of Columbus, saw that "the natives of
Haiti played with balls made of the
gum of a tree, which were lighter and
bounced better than tlie wind balls of
Castile.”
In a recaed published in Madrid, 1615,
we are told: "There is a tree which the
Indians call ulequahultl, very high,
with round, ashy gray leaves. It yields
a milky substance, thick ami gummy,
In great abundance, which Is collected
and allowed to settle In calabashes anil
afterward softened in hot water or
•meared over the body and rubbl'd off
when sufficiently dry.”
;
Even at that early date Sjiauiards
used tlie Juice of tlie ule tree to water
proof their cloaks.
The first nccurate account of these
gum elastic or caoutchouc trees was
furnished by lai Condamine, vvho was
sent in 1735 by the French government
to measure nn arc of the meridian near
Quito.
It was introduced into Europe as a
drug about 1730, and some fifty years
later was used commercially as rubber
for pencil marks and to waterproof
clothing.
I'srlln inentnry Hnlinc.
FOB A LITTLK O1HL.
warp, which comes at 12'-* and 15 cents
a ynrd. ■ The design is embrolderisl In
front in white working cotton, and the
bands coming down the sides are brier
■tltched in tlie same. Designed for
girls from five to twelve years of age.'
n*-*t For t'hlldren.
Red Is going to ls> a fashionable
spring color for children, as well as for
grownups. Red serge makes a service
able dross for the clglit-yenr-old. A
•pretty model IsJn the Ring waist effect.
The waist is narrow box plaited, the
space between being strapped with the
material edged with bright pluld silk.
The pointed ends of the atraps are
caught by gilt buttons. Belt, collar and
cuffs are similarly trimmed. Waist
and skirt are cut separately, the skirt
being l>ox plaited to match th valst.
“He said he could not help kissing
you,” whispered the first congressman’s
daughter. “He said when he sat be
side you in the conservatory and look
ed Into your eyes he was moved by nn
irresistible Impulse and simply had to
kiss you.”
"Did he?” smiled the second congress
man's daughter, who was listening
with some interest to the apology thus
being made for the boldness of the
handsome cousin of the other girl.
“Yes. He said it was your eyes that
A Schempr Spotted.
won him. He”—
“The young man talks a great deni
"Well, he'll have to come nround nnd about hhi estates abroad.”
correct the minutes of that meeting.
“Yes,” answered Mr. Cutnrox, “he's
The eyes won IL but the nose got it." like one or two others who wanted to
—Judge.
Marry into the family. He's anxious
to trade b« Imaginary estate for some
Hsvn't W>!
"BuL” said the Englishman, “you of my real estate."--Washington Star.
have nothing to see over here—nothing
A
nt ftepent.
In the way of grand old things that
Tess—I permitted him to kiss tffe on
have long since fallen into disuse.”
condition that he wouldn't mention It
“We haven’t, eh? Walt till I get you to at»?' one. Jes*. And did fce? Tess
• copy of the city ordinances."—< Sica Well er—be rep<at>s] It the very next
gi. Kecorf-Horald.
Minute.-*bi«delplila I'ress.
England usually Inqiort» $3u.OOO,(MW
worth of eggs.
Russia hag almost three times the
population of Jupun.
Tbe average Frenchman eats 42S
pounds of bread n year.
Tbe coffee planter gets au average
of fl cents a jsiund for Ills crop.
It Is estimated that there are 1,200
tunnels in tbe world of something like
a total of flOO miles.
Orders have recently lieen executed
in Japan for a supply of fishing nets
for Alaska valued at $30,0U0.
In the Island of Luzon therb nn*
nearly a million acres of rolling pine
laud, with no underbrush or tropical
Vegetation.
There were 9,766 failures reiairted to
Bradstreet’s in the calendar year 11MXI,
with liabilities of $154,277.003 and as
sets of $64,060,471.
There Is a great demand ut the pres
ent time for brickmaking machinery
In Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River
Colony and the Transvaal.
Calculation continued by ex|>erlment
has shown that, weight for weight,
pine wissl is stronger than Hteel In
Isith transverse and tensile strength.
Harry Morris, an Englishman, who
lias given much attention to the sub
Ject of cancer, recently called attention
to the pernicious influence of the clay
pl|M* nnd the decayed tooth in causing
cancerous growths.
The winter wheat acreage last year
is placed at 32,510,510, yielding on an
average 12.3 bushels, aggregating 300,-
867.250 bushels, marketed at an aver
age price of 71.6 cents, representing a
total value of $286,242,840.
German Imperia! authorities have se
cured a tine of $12,500 from the heirs
of a German manufacturer on the
ground of his having understated his
income, and so paid too low a tux dur
ing several years of Ids lifetime.
The British workmen have managed
to put away a goodly little nest egg in
friendly, building, co-operative und
trade union societies and saving*
banks. The records show that 27,580,
000 of them have $1,814,000,000 in such
savings.
Women In Scotland outnumber the
men by 124,593 In a total population of
4,472,103, according to the returns of
the census recently completed. Of the
total number of women more than 44
per cent ure In business or some kind
of employment.
Only three of the fifteen members of
the famous electoral commission of
1877 survive- -ex-Senutor Edmunds.
Senator Hoar and General Eppa Hun
ter of Virginia. All of the five Justices
of the supreme court who sat ou the
commission long since passed away.
The number of elulms for pensions
filed for Injuries in our hundred day
war with Spain is now 60,000, und ut
the present rate there will soon lie half
us many claims as there were men in
the war, although but 20,000 went to
Cubu and but two or three regiments to
I’orto Rico.
Six million dollars' worth of shoes
have been sold abroad by American
shoemakers within a year. This shows
the exports in that line to have multi
plied by twelve In ten years. Mexico,
Cuba and Qunadu each bought about
$500,4X10 worth, anil nearly all tli<> re
malnder went to Great Britain.
Coal constituted nearly 40 per cent
of the total tonnage of American rail
ways last year. It cost $1.87 to curry u
ton of coal from Yorkshire coal fields,
In England, to London, a distance of
158 miles, while coal is brought from
the Carbondale coal region in Illinois
to Chicago, 270 miles, for 75 cents n
ton.
Enough tea, coffee, wine, beer nnd
liquors were used by the Amer
ican people last yeur to make u lake
two miles square and ten feet deep,
which would be large enough to float
several navies the size of our own.
Enough alcoholic beverages were dis
posed of to fill a canal 100 miles long,
100 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
In the United Kingdom 37,500,000
people out of 40,000,0(X) receive less
than $60 a month for each family;
1,000,000 are in dally receipt of poor
law relief; 8,000,000 have only a week's
wages between them and starvation;
500 hereditary peers own one-fourth of
England, and they and their depend
ents spend every year $1,850,000,000.
Although the late Ixird Salisbury
was much interested In science and
was a fellow of the British Royul so
ciety, he never approved of the ex
treme views of some of his associates.
He wus particularly opposed to the
theory of evolution as taught by Her
bert Spencer and of the descent of
man as enunciated by Charles Darwin
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Lutheran Orphans' home at Reading.
Pa., an Itemized bill for $1.39 was sub
mitted by the “Rat and Mice Trust
company.” Rev. Dr. Kuendig explain
ed that he would pay the bill, as tie
had agreed privately to pay to the boys
a cent each for all the rats and mice
they caught, to rid the borne of the
pests.
Amherst college students have form
ed a mountain climbing club and have
elected as Its president Dr. Edward
Hitchcock, dean of the faculty. Tim
doctor Is seventy five yeurs old amj Is
a graduate of the college of the class
of '49. Despite his years, Dr. Hitch
cock la lithe and active a.txJ Is known
as the pioneer In tire Movement for
physlcl education In colleges.
Miss Helen Keller, the blind deaf
mute, Is vice president of the senior
class nt Radcliffe college, the women's
department of Harvard. She Is pursu
ing four full courses, two In English
nnd two In I^ntln. Rhe has thus fur
passed all her examinations with as
milch credit ns If she hud all her facul
ties nnd Is accomplishing more In
scholarship thnn any other person In
the world so handicapped.
Papa's S h * c Conclusion.
“Papa,” piped little Willie, "which Is
It better to be a big tond In n little
puddle or n little toad in a big puddle?”
"It’s better to be a big toad In a big
puddle," answered the ambitious fa
ther.—Detroit Free Press.
o ■■■ ——» ——
loft.
“Yes,” be declared, “1 think one
grows to be like the things he eats.”
"You must have lieen lermght up on
mknhmnllows," she suggested Chica
go Record-Herald.