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Mr
Pringle’s
Plot
By ALICE E. IVES
Copyright, UOt, by Allo« K. Ir««
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T. 1 SHINGTON LETTER
1 “No 11«* never luUmUeU to do so.“
"But S *• hi» hui.dbrritlng.'*«
”Y««.“
I Spe- lai Correspondence. J
"Do you rr-«a to tell me Richard would
Emperor William of Germany has
have thovcht of writing such a thing,
If A______
It ha«l - not been presented a «live, watcl» aud chain to
such a gt Lastly
__JI. jest.
~
truer-
"Ye«.“
"Then he was Insane when he wrote Itf
"No."
Mrs. Pringle rose, with a half bewilder
ed. halt frightened star« at her guest.
"Walk“ he «aid. “Hear me out. You
know rtP hard out of bust newt hsura u
a sort of recreation occasionally aent
abort «lories for publication I believe
they generally camo back to him.”
“Yea; I know. I never had much eym-
nathe with bU ■•'ieisr"
George Ellis, the negro who ave I
from de*tru> tiou tlie statue of Feeder
lek the Great erected ill the grouu ,s o«
the War college at the Washington
barracks. The watch and chain were
i-«nt to the «l<ptirtmiut of state by
Baron Buss«!«*, charge d’HffalR*s of tlie
German embassy. Accompanying the
gift was a letter from the baron. In
which be said he was directed by his
Imperial master to transmit tbe watch
with the request that It be delivered to
Ellis as a recognition of the "coura
qpothi conduct of the uegro George Il
lis, whose intrepid Interference saved
the statue from the effects of Ros
seau's dynamite bomb.”
WOMAN AND FASHION CHOICE
Unit
■ uh
•■Irfc
Here b u «
»lei designed with
un eye lu lb
tul «harms of the
young girl
«1 style ife-oitt
ni< lais this x
«ht.irli weur, but
It Is pra< tl« al for every day as well.
$J:i«'kwunl turning plaits ufl|>enr iu
skirt uii«l Jaunty l••'.«•^., jacket forming
a trimming that has met with popular
approval. Brown prunella < t*th in any
the late shades , an be used with
MISCELLANY NEW SHORT STORIES
Mill»««« ■» • Mai«’« Huuf.
In the World's Wort thin story Is told
at tbe discovery of the famous Coeur
J'AleU* uilues. Half tbe lead that has
been mined In tbe United States has
i come from the fatuous Coeur d'Aleues,
the most productive lead mluea lu the
I world. Like many of the richest tulues
the) were disco« ««ted by pure luck.
i A man lent hl« utule to two prospect-
ers lu the course ot tiielr wandertags
the mule was tied to a tree, and he,
becoming itupatleut, pawe«l tbe gruuud
! and uncovered a lea«l velu which- is
now the site of the famoi^ Bunker llill
Sullivan mine. Tbe owner of the mule
1 sued for a third interest lu the claim,
and tbe courts granted It to him, stat
ing that as the utule bad made the dis
covery and that as he was Its owner
he was entitled to tho mule's share.
The three owners sold tiielr discovery
for $SUU,000, and nothing was too go«si
for that-mule for the rest of his days.
He was exhibited In a private car and
lived on tlie fat of the land, aud now a
tombstone marks his grave.
Deeply lliwn ppuiu lt*d.
Cougres.-mau Adams of Penmylra-
nb was tailing about bn bill for the
establishment of a whipplug post for
wife tieaters.
“Any married man who falls to sup
port this bill," be said, “will be regard
ed with suspicion the rest of his life.
If this bill does not beeome a law I
will be as disappointed—I will be us
deeply disappointed but let me teli
you the story.
“It was Christmas time, and a faith
ful and hardworking postman plowed
his way through the anow aud cold
winds, a mall of unusual size in his
pack.
•"The postman ascended the spacious
ste|>s of a millionaire’s residence, and
In answer to bls ring a manservant in
rich livery appeared.
” ‘Walt a moment, please,’ said the
servant as be took the mail. ’The mis
tress wishes to speak to you.’
"The postman’s eye brightened. It
was the holiday season, lie ha 1 serve«!
ALASKA’S VAdNISS.
O«r
Terrltur, I quel In SI«« ,«
Twelve Ureal Slate«.
H im
Do ,iou know tli.it Nome. Alaska, 1«
3<»> miles went of Honolulu? Do you
know that Alaska has almost two aud
a half times as much coaat Hue as the
rest uf the l'uile.1 States?
If you start at Seattle and go up the
coast through 4 X) miles of Canadian
inland waters to the Portland canal
you will come to that imaginary Hue
that tbe Alaskan boundary commission
<l«'m>il as tbe place where Alaska be
gin-. This litlaml -« a Is verj like We
fiords of the coattt of Norway aud des
tilled in time to Iteeouie one of tile
worhl's great pleasure resorts, a ml
when you know this region you will
deplore the lack of diplomacy which
lost us this picturesque coast hue and
left the Alaska of to lay detached terri
tiny. In cel> truth the cry of 1845 of
“54-40 or light" was right.
At the I’oi'tlaml canal Alaska begins,
and as you sail up the thousand miles
f this wonderful lulaiul sea, of scenic
beauty ami graudeur surpassing any
thing hi the world, you are In south-
eusteru Alaska, which Includes the is
lands aloug lhe coast and the mainland
from the shore lino to the summit of
the coast rang«' as far north as Mount
St. Ellas. From the summit of tills
high peak the boundary line between
Alaska and British Yukon territory
runs directly north to the “frown
ocean," ns the old Russian treaty called
It.
The territory of Alaska is about
equal to tlie < imblued sta >s of Michi
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and
Kentucky, Maps are deceptive for
comparison unless they are drawn to
the_ same scale, and unfortunately
maps of Alaska are generally drawn to
a small scale. But put Alaska on the
United States, nml It will extend from
Savannah, Ga„ to Los Angeles, Cal.
The climatic conditions differ as great
ly as those of North Dakota differ from
those of Florida. The mean annual
temperature of Sitka Is about lhe same
as that of Washington, though the ex
tremes of lieut and cold are greater at
Washington.—William T. I’erklns In
World’s Work.
Jack Pringle sat for »«ue time like
one stunned. Then be took up tbe ter
rible thing aud read It again aa one
does hoping with a forlorn hope ttiat
there may be Home mistake or some
loophole ot escape.
But uo, It seemed eveu more horrible
Duaiilns Government Employee«.
than at first, since now tbe whole
Tlie question of claims for debt
meaning of his rulued life and what It
against employees of the navy depart
must bring to her, the woman he loved
ment having been brought to the atten
better than his life, came over him
tlou of Secretary Bonuparte, he has is
with a crushing force, aud bowing his
sued the following order after consid
face upon bls hands hin body shook
eration of the practice of the different
with a mighty sob.
governmental departments. This order
Iu the morning It seemed that be
applies to civilian employees only and
could not meet his mother, but be
Sea Animal« la th« Desert.
does not change the practice in effect
forced himself to the ordeal, and both,
Scientists of the University of Cali
in regard to the commissioned or en-
white, haggard aud stricken, faced
fornia who have been searching for
llsteil personnel of the navy:
each other with a silent pressure of tbe
prehistoric animals on the Nevada des
Hereafter the navy department will
hand.
ert for the lust few months have suc
take no cognizance of a complaint
After a time she spoke, a world of
ceeded in finding skeletons of some sea
against an employee by an alleged
entreaty In the questiou:
mammoths on the dry wastes. One of
cri-ditor
so
far
as
the
complainant
Is
“You do uot blame me, my son?”
the specimens la twenty-nine feet long
concerned
beyond
acknowledging
re
"Mother, you tried to save me from
and packed occupies fifty-four boxes.
ceipt of his communication. Persons
the misery of It. I know that, but if
This specimen was found on the great
claiming to be creditors and collectors
you had spoken before—before I won
forty mile desert In Humlioldt coutt-
of debts or claims will be denied ac
her love—before I brought this horror
ty and Is considered one of the most
cess to employees for the purpose of
Into her life"—
valuable fossils ever unearthed.
presenting or collecting claims during
“You were away, dear. You did not
The professors say that the deserts
the
hours
set
apart
for
the
transaction
tell me till you came back. How did I
of Nevada are rich in such prehistoric
of public business or while the employ
know? I always thought it would be
relics, and they Intend to spend several
ees concerned are on duty.
time enough when I found you were
weeks more In research. The large
But, although the department will
beginning to care very much for some
BOLERO COSTUME.
sea animal has been shipped to the
not permit Itself to be used as a col g«Msl effect In this suit, and if one se University of California and will be
woman. When I saw you so happy I—
lection ugency, It does not consider
I could not.”
■‘THEBE HAH NEVER 11EEN ANY INSANITY
one who falls without justification to lects a longer blouse to wear under the placed in the museum of that college.
IM OUB FAMILY.”
It was hours before he could muster
short coat so much the better. Poplin The professors Intend to cover the
pay his Just debts a person suitable
the courage to face Sibyl. When he
“lie know that nnd seldom read them to
Is also well liked, as are mohair, shep whole state of Nevada before return-
finally did, she started with a little cry you. But I believe I had rather more pa« for public employment. Therefore up herd plaid anil rajah silk.
ing to California, but so numerous
tience with his literary efforts. I dis on receipt of a complaint of nonpay
of alarm.
For medium size live and three- have been their finds In the Humboldt
tinctly remember now this letter was to ment of debts it will be referred to the
"Jack, what has happened? Are you be the center of a great plot. Ho wrote it
quarter yards material, tliirty-six desert that they may confine their
11) r
out and read it to me; but, poor fellow, proper chief of bureau for a report In inches wide, are required.
work to that place alone.—San Fran
writing
from
the
employee
concerned,
For answer ho put the letter In her he never wrote the story. In less than
cisco
Chronicle.
two weeks he had passed out. You found which, together with a summary of the
hand.
Tbe Sark Jacket.
It In that second drawer there, didn’t conclusions reached by the department
”1 never knew this till last night. you?”
Rnasln*« Cheerless Cltl«a.
The sack jacket, made on tbe
In tbe matter, will be made part of bis
“Yes.”
Read it I will wait for you In tbe gar
square lines of the Chinese mandarin's
There Is something terribly depress
official
record.
“
I
saw
him
put
it
there.
He
was
never
den.” He went slowly down the path.
orderly about his papers, so ho said
An employee who falls without justi coat, threatens to become most popu ing about these ungainly Russian
ORIGIN OF NAVAL TITLES.
Dropping Into a garden seat, be wait very
lar. It looks Its best when covered cities, vast in extent, though compara
to me when he slipped It In, *1’11 just
"Do YOU COME IN THE MoBMNU?"
ed, knowing that her coming must be drop it in there with those Important pa fication to pay his just debts may be with a braiding and may be most spe
tively small In population and more
1 Rorrowrd Military Terms From the
another agony.
pers so I can't mislay It.’ I remember his discharged for this reason If the of cially recommended to the stout ma
Arabic aad tlie S|» uii I m I i .
like overgrown villages than real the mlHonaire with fidelity. Now, no
He heard her step upon the porch, exact words: ’Isn’t It a dandy of a let fense shall seem to the department of tron, so that if she be not too stout
towns. There are very many of them doubt in recognition of his regular and
In
the
early days the sank of admiral
ter? It’ll be the keynote of a great story.’ sufficient gravity.
her light tread upon the gravel walk.
And he ran on telling me the plot. By
below the waist she will find this ex scattered about over the length and faithful
was unknown. The chief officer of a
Men Who Rerun« Pa««««.
The next Instant her cheek was Jove, if the story wasn’t exactly as the
“
‘
I
shall
be
glad,
’
he
said
politely,
’
to
kquadrou was called a constable or Jus
Secretary Bonaparte's Is not the only ceedingly becoming, mid a capital ef breadth of the empire, both In Europe await your mistress’ pleasure.’
against his head and her arms were real thing has turned out!”
“And I have lived under that horrlblo cabinet pocket wherein no railroad fect Is gained by one In dark red and Asia, all very much alike, all dirty
tlce. The term admiral as now used
about him.
“
In
a
few
minutes
the
woman
ap
shadow for eight years.”
passes are to be found. Announcement braided in gray nail lined with gray, and uncomfortable, untidy aud, with peared.
is derived from the Arabic “amir,” or
“My poor, poor boy!” she said.
“Why didn't you tell me?”
the
skirt
being
plain
and
the
blouse
a
few
exceptions,
utterly
devoid
of
from the navy department that be bad
"emir,” a commander (as in “amlr-al-
"Dearest heart, that Is like you. You
“
'Are
you,
’
she
asked,
‘
our
regular
“It was a thing I could not speak of.”
beneath
it
of
gray
crepe
de
chine
em
Every
one
anything worth seeing.
courteously declined offers of the at
"Strange! His fancy materialized.”
postman?'
don’t speak of yourself. It Is my nils
babr,” commander of the sea). The
broidered
by
hand
in
red
silk.
Inter
seems oppressed by the unutterable
George Pringle, after seeing Jack, came tractive little cards which fit nicely in
“ ’Yes, madam,’ he answered, bow early English form was “amiral” and
ery of which you think first. Oh, why downstairs
dreariness and monotony of life, by
In a more sober mood, but he to leather made cases to be had at any sected witli designs of white lace.
couldn't I havo known this before 1 endeavored to reassure Mrs. Pringle.
Is still preserved as such by the
the squalor and the sordid poverty, es ing.
“ ‘Do you come In tho morning?’
ever saw you? I would have carried
“I am going to etay here and watch him of tlie leather stores lu town has made
French. The Spanish and Portuguese
pecially In wet weather, when the
ConcernlnK
Wrappers.
“
’
Yes,
mudam.'
away that one blessed moment the for a few days. This Is only temporary.” ills attitude prominent. Mr. Bonaparte,
terms are “almlrante,” the Italian
The old fashioned Idea of the cash filthy streets become rivers of mud and
At
first
the
poor
boy
did
not
know
him
to
be
sure,
declined
In
far
more
grace
“ ’And- in the afternoon and evening “ummiragllo.” "Hit» title captain is not
memory of It- and never have brought or pay the least attention to what he
ful terms than did Representative Ba mere wrapper which was once the the cabs have just enough life in them as well?’
my wretched self near you again.”
said. When there dawned tho slightest
vogue in every family In the land has to bespatter luckless foot passengers
a naval but a military one. I'lider the
ker,
the
radical
Brooklyn
member,
a
"Again lie assented, smiling eagerly, older organization the real captain of
"But think how you would have appearance of interest he began to ex
been superseded l>y the one made of from top to toe.—From Vlllari's “Rus
and the woman said:
robbed me! I don’t believe much In plain the letter. Jack put his hands over couple of years ago when a railroad silk and of fine silky veilings. Henri sia.’’
a ship was a master, but a military pf-
his ears and would not listen. It was a forwarded him an annual pass. He
“ Then It was you, eh, that broke iiccr was placed on board, though he
heredity anyway.”
failure. It was evident he must try other made public the letter In which he etta also plays an Important part In
our
bell?
’
"
—
New
York
Tribune.
“I do. I have always been n firm methods. After awhile by dint of Inter
A Sew Method of Cooling Rooms.
knew nothing about nautical affairs.
scored the railroad for Its tender. Mr. the wardrobe which one wears on the
believer In Inherited traits and dis esting him in other things he saw he had
John Arbuckle, the rich Brooklyn
As the captain became bigger and big
Bonaparte does not give the name of «lay at home, and even pongee and
a
lucid
Interval.
Then
he
seized
the
mo
A Story of Stonewall JackNon.
eases, especially those of the brain. ment to disprove the idea of insanity and
ger the master became smaller and
the railroad, but Indicates that his re mohair have been impressed Into the manufacturer, has Invented a method
It happened that the writer and an
My own observations have been borne told him the whole story.
fusal was un entirely polite one, which service. You must have something of cooling and drying the air of rooms, other cadet occupied the same room smaller until at the present day he
Tho next day Jack was as sane as ever,
out, too, by scientific men.”
tills a subordinate position, which is
light and pretty, thin and cool, yet no matter bow hot and humid It may
could
not
have
glv«
en
offense.
with Major Jackson ami another offi«-er
"But the doctors aro often wrong but fasting, loss of sleep and the extreme
There are other • men around Presl- adapted to wear for day occasions. be outside. The plan consists of pipes of the Institute. As we were retiring gradually becoming obsolete, ladng re
nervous tension resulted In a physical
This may never come to you."
placed by an officer under the title of
collapse.
dent Roosevelt’s cablnet table who The elaborate figured silks are hardly containing brine, which Is carried
"For your sake, dear. It Is too terri Mrs. Pringle having lost no time in rush have not accepted I courtesies from the appropriate, but there are cheap soft around the room, being forced very tbe major said to the officer mentioned, a navigating lieutenant.
ing to Sibyl with explanations, the young
ble a risk ”
(’oinmodoiT comes from tin* Spanish
silks which are good.
much like the heat Is forced in winter, “Captain, what do you do with your
promptly recovered and Insisted on railroads and are not doing so now.
“But, darling, I am not afraid. Let lady
and the more intense the pressure the watch and purse when spending the “cominendador.” The title lieutenant,
taking her share of nursing Jack back to There are also cabinet members who
l»orrowed dirtsdly from the French, Is
ns have it together.”
lower will become the temperature. night In a hotel?”
health.
Fairy Scarfs For Cool Nights.
are traveling on passes. One holder of
“Well,” said the captain, “I have no more modern and is meant as a place
One day as he sat propped up in an easy n portfolio said the other day that he
“Have you thought what that means
There Is a great revival of Spanish The secret of It Is that the moisture Is
flxetl
rule,
but
ordinarily
I
put
my
chair
he
suddenly
asked
for
the
letter.
holder or one who took the place of
—tlie liorrlblo form this insanity takes?
lace shawls, and scarfs of all shapes takeu from the air, being congealed on
Sibyl looked at Mrs. Pringle In alarm, had steadfastly declined these favors
Think, think—the possibility of be and the two held a hurried consultation ever since be entered the cabinet, but are being worn either In black or the pipes, from which It is then re waistcoat iu which I carry them under the captain when absent. Hublleuten-
my
pillow.
”
aut is still more nimlcni and at tho
coming your murderer! No, no! Go«l outside the door us to the advisability of did not wish to advertise his declina cream color, nnd many of them are moved, and the humidity Is thus done
"I can tell you a much better way same time a misnomer, ns he never
getting it. They concluded he must have tion to the world. Cabinet members dyed In a soft pastel shade. Another away with. No ice or chemicals are
forbid!”
his way.
used. Tbis method of cooling has been than that,” said the major. "I always was a sublieutenant, but merely a
He stood up aud looked at her with u
They watched him apprehensively as he travel on public business, as a rule, In fetching lace shawl Is of coffee colored
place my watch in one sock aud my
»treat despair.
took the letter In his thin fingers. They which case, of course, they are enti silk cluny, shaped like a fichu tvlth experimentally demonstrated In a big purse In the other and lay them on tbe mate, or one who assisted. In former
days we had no cadrt.s, but volun
scarcely breathed, wondering what he tled to reimbursement from the gov long, tapering ends. Cream colored net hotel, and those who have seen It In
Words seemed such useless things.
would do next. Ho lighted a match and
Is also outlined in fichu shape with operation say It la a great success.— floor as if they had been thrown there teers. However, with the gradual ad
Then he strained her to his breast, applied
ernment.
They
also
travel
a
deal
on
the flame to the paper.
carelessly. No one would think of look vance of politness. the mon* seemly
New York World.
kissing her long and passionately.
”Are there any more of father’s unpub their private account. To some of heavy Arabian lace.
Ing Into a pair of soiled socks for valu term of cadets was borrowed from tbe
“Goodby," he sal«l aud, putting her lished literary efforts around the house?” them, not men of large means, tbe use
ables.”
French and adopted as the title of tho
“Yes; a boxful In the attlo.”
A Modish Little Wrap.
gently from him, went down tbe path.
Boardlns t'nlted State« Criminal«.
of railroad passes would be a help
We were up betimes next morning young gentlemen in our navy.
“Have ft brought here, please.”
The devotees of fashion are again
She ran after him with a storm of
A
female
pickpocket,
known
all
over
financially
In
view
of
the
meager
sala
The literary remains of Mr. Richard
In place of paymasters tho ships of
realizing the graceful becomlngness the United States, got off with a four before daybreak. If I recollect aright,
pleading and remonstrance, begging Pringle biased up in tho grate, and Jack ries that cabinet officers are paid.
of
the cape, ami it Is seen In varying months’ sentence In Toronto the other and, having breakfasted, started for old had pursers, who looked after the
him to come back. It mattered noth and Sibyl were married a month before
Il«>na»»arte Hefnaea Hairbrush.
the wharf to take the boat. We had provisions. 'Hie naval purser did more,
ing to her. It would kill her to lose the expected time.
Charles Jerome Bonaparte, the new form ami styles as a part of the most day because Judge Morgan believes marched possibly a couple of squares lie had charge of the stores of tho
fashionable toilets. The little cape that Canada should not have to sup-
, him. Like one deaf, he never turned.
secretary
of
tbe
navy,
has
refused
to
when we were surprised to hear tho ship and tlie money chest. Surgeons
Demean.
shown here Is one of the latest mod
but kept on his way.
Hays a writer In the London Chroni purchase a hairbrush said to have been els In white taffetn. No adornment port United States criminals. Out In major's voice giving, with bis peculiar and surgtsms' mates fulfilled the duties
For many weary days be would not
view
la
British
Columbia
the
point
of
Intonation, the command: "Detach of the doctors. Chaplains are of mod
cle: “A vulgarism one which, like ‘ag used In arranging the locks of his mars Its simplicity save for the neat
go beyond their small garden. He
different. When a criminal balling ment, halt. Place rest.” Turning to
granduncle, the great Napoleon.
gravate
’
for
’
Irritate,
’
has
come
Into
ern Introduction. Naval Instructors
stitching
which
follows
Its
edges.
Tho
Seemed to shrink from the eyes of men
from the United States falls Into the
The relic was offered to Mr. Bona
UHe by way of the kitchen stairs—Is
lower edge sluipes downwanl In front clutches of the law he Is given all the see what was the matter, we perceived ami schoolmasters rubs! in their stead.
as though every one must know he was
parte
by
a
mnn
now
living
In
New
‘demean,’ with a sense of derogation
the major trotting briskly toward the Tlie term mate was gather a universal
accursed.
law allows, the opinion prevailing that
or abasement. It Is to be seen In many York whose grandfather was a barber
hotel. He soon returned and marched one an<l applh*d to all branches.
It is cheaper to board one United States us to the bout.
Sibyl came, but he would not see a paper and even many r V"«)k and In the French army during tho Italian
criminal
for
a
long
time
than
many
bet. The two women wept together, heard In ninny a speech. Tt Is the sec campaign. Tills tonsortal expert left
Suspecting the cause of the stoppage,
The Guest and the Waitress.
United States criminals all the time.
their comtbon grief bringing them ond syllable thnt has misled the popu tbe brush to his descendants with the
A dainty stranger wafted Into the
The British Columbia view Is the right I upproacbed him as soon as the boat
closer Into each other's affections than lar understanding, but the noun ’de legend that it had often been called in
had started and said:
dining room of a hotel In Smith Centre
one.—Montreal (Qne.) Gazette.
ever before.
meanor’ should have saved the edu to service In dressing the hair of the
“Major, I was much struck with the other day and as the « hair was held
Then Sibyl fell 111, and Mrs. Pringle cated from their blunder with the verb. "little corporal.” Tbe New Yorker also
your metho«! of concealing your watch back for him pulled out his handker
spent all tlie time she could spare away When the cook refusee to ’demean her stated his willingness to sell a colored
Modest Duke.
and purse last night, and I think I chief and dusted the seat carefully.
from her sou at the girl’s bedside. The self she Is excusable, because ‘de plaster bust of Napoleon.
The Duke of Norfolk’s dislike of shall adopt It hereafter.”
Pulling up his trousers, bo seated him
one constant fear of both was that he meanor’ Is not In her vocabulnrv ”
Both offers were declined with
pompousness has given rise to many
A broad smile crept over Ids face as self, wiped the knife, fork and spoon
would take his own life.
thanks by Mr. Bonaparte, who has
stories. A school treat was being held he replied:
with a napkin, worried a few crumbs
SI. Matthew'« Flower.
One morning his door was locked,
never “gone In” for a collection of
In Arundel Park, bls splendid ancestral
"Well, Mr. ---- , if you do follow the off the table ami heaved a sigh of re
No saint has a more Interesting flow Napoleonic souvenirs. A similar re
ami all their knockings and entreaties
home, nnd the duke was crossing one plan don't put on clean socks the next lief. Without hesitation the girl who
brought no response. The door was er dedicated to him In the floral calen ply was given the other day to a letter
of the lawns when a teacher, unaware morning and forget the soiled ones, as stepped forward to take bls order deft
dar
than
St.
Matthew.
This
la
the
pas
broken open.
which came from Holland asking the
of the duke’s Identity, rushed across I have done today.” — Thomas M. ly wiped the strnnger’s mouth, which
lie was not dead, as the poor woman sion flower. It Is thought to have em secretary to buy a miniature of the
to him nnd shouted: “Come off the Semmes In Century.
had been drawn into a pucker of dis
had feared. He sat In oue corner of blems of the crucifixion, anil to these It emperor said to have been patnted
grass at once! It is people like you
satisfaction nt the Imaginary unttdl
the room, and his eyes glared at her owes the name given to It by Its Span from life. The price of the memento
whose liebavior gets parks shut to the
Th« Eccentric Depo«ltor.
ness abounding, and plantisl a kiss
like those of a caged tiger. He did not ish discoverer« in Amfrica. The lru would have absorbed Mr. Bonnparte's
public!" On auother occasion. It Is
II. A. Fuller, toastmaster at the an- thereon that was plainly heard in all
gglnary resemblance of the corona to salary for one year. He makes it a
speak or know her.
said, the duke went to a convent to nual banquet of the Pennsylvania parts of the room. The dnlnty stran
the crown of thorns Is the basis of the rule never to purchase such tilings, no
Tlie curse bad come.
preside over n gathering. The sister bankers' convention in Wllkesbarre ger when he recovered ordered meekly,
fancy.
In
addition
to
that
there
are
the
She crept away, trembling and ter-
matter how little or how much Is ask
who opened the door thought the un la«t month. Introduced with this story ate hurriedly and loft qn!r*kly.—KanMa
rlfied, and a servant was left to guanl flve antlers for the five wounds and 's! for them
obtrusive stranger was seeking assist the banki-r who responded to the toast, City Journal.
thè three styles tor the nans, while the
th«ri«miuo titan.
New Capitol Door« Ready.
ance and gently told the duke there “Our Depositors.”
Something must l>e done nt once. In hammer, the lancet and the scourge are
The large bronze doors to be bung at
Title« In Germany.
was nothing for him!
”A depositor In a neighboring trust
her extremity she bethought herself of also traceable.
the south end of the capítol at the
The question of title is one of the
company
Is
an
eccentric
farmer
of
Du» tmlv mlnttva HUulv tn I m » af itMaint-
main entrance to tbe bouse of repre
A Rare RnrierWr.
A Woman*« Pnr«d»«e.
miudie age. This farmer, tiiuugn hr is most delicate in Geru;a„y, a fact of
nnce, her husband's brother, George
The British museum has In Its col
Manxwoman deciares tmrt tho «Sts of sentatives, corresponding with those
wealthy, overdrew hla account one day which the stranger Is constantly re
Pringle.
lection a rare butterfly which was ob
Man Is In some ways a woman's para on the senate side and In the center of
minded In Intercourse with the people,
to the tune of $500.
A telegram brought the gentleman dise, where at any rate she Is more fa the building, have arrived from Chico
tained
In
a
remarkable
manner.
On
LATE '
“Notification of the overdraft was particularly with the women. Frau
the next morning, during which time vored by the law than In any other pee, Mass., where they were made. The
a steamship bound for Sydney, M. 8.
Professor, Frau Director, Frau Doctor,
poor Jack bad grown worse, having at part of the king's dominions. Among I doors are of solid bronze and are and opens in a V at the neck, which W.. several men were shooting at a at once sent to him.
are most particular about their hus
is finished with a collar of fanciful
"He
replied:
tempted to take his own life.
other privileges she enjoys a vote for among the finest of the kind In the outline. Tills garment owes Its entire mark with a revolver. As one of them
band's titles being attached to their
“
'Yon
tell
me
I
have
overdrawn
my
George Pringle was greatly shocked the Manx house of keys and this world.
was about to fire he noticed a butter
own names. But when It comes to mil
account
$5oo.
Well,
I
know
It.
style
to
the
cut,
there
being
uo
seam
Ho
anil deeply sympathetic wtieu he bean! whether she Is a widow or spinster,
The design of the new doors Is by
fly hovering over the ship, ne shot at
or other feature where a mistake could
what Is the necessity of bothering ine ltary circles It is different, and both
of tbe young man's condition.
owner, occupier or even lodger. Every Crawford, the artist who designed tiie possibly lie made in the reproduction. it and brought ft to the deck, consid about it? Why not trust me as 1 do men and women protest vigorously
“But what could have caused It?” be widow enjoys half of her husband's statue of Freedom topping the capítol
erably mangled. The Insect was so
The collar may be omitted If pre lieautlful that the nieces were collected you? Do I go to you when I have against this sharing of titles. Lleuten
exclaimed.
personal estate, quite regardless of her «lome. The plans were drawn In 1846,
ant von B. objects to having Ills wifi»
She placed tbe letter tn his hand. He late husband's wishes and "will," but were laid aside until a few years ferred Tills little «wipe would be very and sent to an English entomologist. money In your Institution and shout, i
addressed as Frail Lieutenant, which
"You
have
$500
of
mine?
”
Such
state
effective
made
of
taffeta
to
match
a
read It through.
while the husband cannot even deal ago, when congress appropriated $45,- cloth skirt or of linen or rajah to cotn- The butterfly proved to be of a species ments are superfluous either way.’
title belongs as well to the wife ot
"Why, < o « h I heavens, there has nev with his own property without first ob 000 for the execution of the work.
entirely unknown to the scientific
Lieutenant Hchmldt or Ilaff of a levs
ph-tc
n
costume.
Buffs
io
Enquirer.
er been any Insanity In our family taining his wife's written consent to
CARL SCHOFIELD.
world.
aristocratic regiment.
back to the remotest ancestor!"
Coa«<4ernf e.
Duma.' *<*ben>e.
She looked at him, a mixture or the transaction.
A CoHilal.Bt Career.
One Exeepttoa.
The WI k .
After the tea things had been cleared
Alexandre Dumas, 8r., was once vis
amazement and Indignation.
“I can remember when tbe wealthy iting his son. who at that time lived In
A Yonthfnt Agnesi«.
“Nth" declared Mr. Nagget. “there away the young wife came o.er ami
The
wig
Is
older
than civilization, for
“How dart* you say that?” she ex-
“And what did my little darling do Mr. Illdern didn't have a dollar of bls a villa near Paris. They sat In a tiny never was a woman on earth who aat on hubby's knee, put her plump the savage nsol one to make him more
claliqe«!. "Are you talking to me ns In school today?" a Chicago mother I own." said the man wffio disparages.
scrap of a garden behind the bouse could refrain from turning around to arms about his ueck and kissed him formidable on tho field of battle. The
"Well,” answered the misanthrope, under tlm one small treo It contained. rubber at some other woman's clothe«." □air a dozen times.
though I were a child to be put off, or asked of her young son. a “second
French revolution killed the article as
are you branding your dead brother as grader.”
“It Is said that be Is still doing busi It waa a broiling hot day, and Dumas,
"No?' replied bls wife sweetly.
a piece of headgear. Before the guillo
••Well, what Is It now 7” he queried.
"We bad nature study, and It was ness entirely with other people's dol who was very stout, sail to hla son:
a Harr.
"Didn't you ever hear of Eve?”—Pbtla
tine fell In France the wigs which
•'A new dress, dear,” she answered.
"Neither.”
my turn to bring a specimen.” said lars."— Washington Star.
“I am suffocating with the Intense delphia Press.
“But don’t you know that times are i adorned the heads of Its victims cost
“Then In God's namg what do you Evan.
heat.”
awfully hard just at present?" he que $150 to
The costly decoration lln
Never bold any one by the button or
“That was nice. What did you do 7"
meanr
"What shall I do, XatherY’
gered a long time on official beads In
Women and Smurclln*.
ried.
the
hand
In
order
to
be
beard
out,
for
"I
bmnitit
a
cockroach
In
a
bottle,
"Have you noticed that Richard did
"Suppose yon open your chamber
Many a lady smuggles who would no
"Of course I do," she replied. “That's England. Ho recently as 1858 Arch
and I tol<1 teacher we had lots more, If people ate unwilling to h«we you you window and let a little air Into the more tip her ball Into the better posi why I want to give the poor dress bishop Sun,tier foun«l It necessary to
not sign the letter?"
had
better
bold
your
tongue
than
them.
“Yes; but he died suddenly and may an«l if she w anted I con id bring one
garden," replied 4>I<1 Alexandre, with tion at croquet than she would cut a maker something to do."—Detroit Trib wear one at the marriage of tho prln
i
every day.”
_________
_____ •■Chesterfield.
have Intended to do so."
gravity.
cess royal
throat or scuttle a »dtlp.-Andrew bang une.
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