NEWS OF THE MINES.
EXTENSIVE ORE BODY.
flynn Group or Claim Near Wallace to
He Worked again.
Wallace, Idaho, August 27. The
Flynn group of claims are to be worked
nonce The Flynn group consists of
22 claims, located in 1887 by the Flynn
brothers. The claims are all on the big
lead, which is clearly defined from the
Helena-Frisco mine on the Canyon
reek side to the Morning mine, and
have a continuous lead of over two
miles in length. Fourteen of the
claims have been iiatented for several
years aud tbe other eight are to be pat
ented this fall, and aftei the survey has
teen made Montana parties of unlimited
capital will take the entire property on
i bond and at once commence system
atic development upon it.
In tbe minds of mining men there
.las never existed much doubt as to the
Klynu group. It could hardly be pos
sible that a break would occur in the
mineral lead on which the claims are
located, and at either end of which
such bonanza ore bodies as the Helena
Frisco and the Morning mines have
apened. The Flynn group has two
miles of this same lead, between these
two big producers, and surely covers
one of tbe greatest and most extensive
ore bodies in the Northwest.
A lot of work has been done on the
property in the year since the claims
have been located, but being a deep
mine proposition, the owners have been
unable to develop it into a producer.
Last year a tunnel was run to tap tbe
lead below tbe monster iron capping of
the summit. This iron knoll is an
elevation of fully 5,000 feet and covers
an era almost as large as Wallace.
Altogether over 6,000 feet of tunnel has
been run on the various claims, and
th- mineralization has been good in all
of it. None of this tunnel worked was
sufficiently extensive, however, to ex
plore the ore bodies. On the Iron-Silver
claim tbe lead was tapped with a
tunnel of 404 feet. The faze of the
tunnel was quite freely mineralized for
a greater part of the distance. From
the point where the tunnel cut the lead
a drift of 110 feet was run, all show
ing considerable ore. The ledge is
about 30 feet wide, and the walls are
in place and solid.
A tunnel from the Canyon creek side
in the vicinity of the Frisco would cut
the lead on the "Flynn group at a depth
of nearly 3,000 feet, and it has long
been contended by practical mining
men that this is the most advantageous
point from which to open up the prop
erty. LOOKING FOR IDAHO COAL.
Would be a Bis; Thins; for the Railroads
and for Lewiiton.
The discovery of immense coal de
posits near Lewiston Idaho, will it is
believed, have great influence in tbe fu
ture railroad construction in that sec
tion. The deposits are located about
13 miles from the mouth of the Grand
Konde river, and if the results of de
velopment meet the elaborate indica
tions, they promise to exert a material
influence on the railroad situation in
the Snake river country, says the Lew
iston Tribune. The O. K. & N. Co.,
it is said, is anxiously investigating
coal prosprects in the basins of the Co
lumbia and Snake rivers with the hope
of providing and adequate supply of
coal for its system and if such is the
case the discovery of a good qnality
in sufficient quantity on the Grand
Honde would be a most welcome devel
opment to that road.
OREGON COAL FIELDS.
The Geological Survey Publishes a Late
Report on Them.
Washington, August 27. The coal
fields of Oregon are thus summarized
by the latest report of the geological
survey:
The coal fields of Oregon, so far as
yet known, all lie west of the Cascade
range and north of Rogue river. Most
of them are among the mountains gen
erally known in Oregon as the Coast
range, bnt others occur at the western
foot of the Cascade range. Four fields
will be noticed the upper Nehalem
coal field, in Columbia county; the
lower Nehalem coal fields, in Clatsop
county; the Yaquina coal fields, in
Lincoln county and the Coos Bay coal
fields, in Coos county. Traces of coal
have been fond in many other parts of
the state. The greatest hindrance to
the development of the Oregon coal
fields is the lack of transportation.
Work Progressing on the Kimberley.
The tunnel on the Kimberley, in the
Kamloops, B. C, district, is in 327 feet.
Last week a vein was struck on tbe top
of the tnnnel, at a pitch of 45 degrees.
Bunches of very good ore have been
encountered, of ohalcopyrites and black
oxides. The present vein matter is
very much decomposed, but so far con
siderably exceeds in value anything
hitherto taken from the tunnel. This
finishes the contract for the 100 feet ot
driving. Work is still in progress,
and will be prosecuted steadily.
Road to Blue River Mines.
Crews of men and teams have gone
from Brownsville, Oregon, to build the
wagon road from that place to the
Blue river mines. Belays of men will
be at work until the road is completed
to the mountains.
Copper in Union County,
The copper fields in the eastern part
of Union county, Oregon, are likely to
become valuable property. Property
being worked by the North American
Mining Company shows ore bearing
gray copp9r in good quantities. Re
ports say that a great body of copper
ore exists in this section.
Thirty Thousand a Month.
The Greenback mine, in Josephine
county, Oregon, pays its owners $30,
002 a month in dividends. .
Good Idaho Mine Being Developed.
The Klondike mine, in the Pierce
City iHXrict, Idaho is being developed
by tunnels, and about 20,000 'tons of
ore have been, blocked out. It will as-
an t a ViAn f ft B nor inn ' i ft-aCiM tnan a v a.
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mine is owned by the Oro Fino Mining I
Will
Coal and Petroleum.
Several Astoria men have formed a
rT- ... - S rlo,-nl,-, niol latilo rtaa-m
that place. Petroleum is also expect-'
yd to develop on this property . '
QUARTZ IN ALASKA.
Atlin District Claims Lots of the Free
Milling Variety.
Seattte, August 87. H. C. Diers. of
Skagway, says that an average of 20
filings on quartz are made in the Atlin
recorder's office daily. The general
snccesss in placer mining and quartz
locations in the camp this season, the
feeling prevails in Atlin that the future
of the district as a good permanent pro
ducer is assured.
Monroe mountain is producing rich
free milling quartz, now being worked
at Atlin. The mountain is eight miles
from Atlin, an I not far from discovery
on Fine creek. The quartz is being
taken to the stamp mills of Lord Ham
ilton and crushed. It yields from $20
to $90 a ton. The Anaconda property
is not now being worked, and the mills
which were set up there are engaged in
doing custom work of the Monroe
mountain ore.
A telluride proposition is being
opened a quarter of a mile from Atlin
which promises well. It has a six
foot vein.
The nickel property at the south end
of Atlin lake is a very extensive body.
The percentage of nickel carried has
not been ascertained. The statement
that it was 40 per cent is not true.
No nickel runs that high.
LOOKING TO RED MOUNTAIN
Gold-Studded Rock Obtained in Gold
Basin Ledge.
Seattle, August 27 Good tidings of
the rapid advance of mining operations
in the Mount Baker gold fields were
taken to Whatcom by II. G. Anderson,
who arrived from Bed Mountain, via
j Chilliwack and Vancouver, B. C. Mr.
i Anderson was one of the discoverers of
' tbe Anderson-Schrimsher gold ledge on
Bed mountain. In the Blade he says
j the prospects of the leading ledges in
! that district are most encouraging, and
owners are pushing development work
rapidly. Work on the Post-Lambert
' ledges has been suspended for a few
days, awaiting the arrival of engines
and fans with which to drive away the
! smoke which arises from constant blast-
ing in the tunnel. All miners who
; have visited the property say that it is
', very rich.
j The Gold Basin ledge on Red moun
tain, in which Charles D. Lane, of San
Francisco, and J. O. Carlisle are inter
: ested, is said to be a veritable bonanza
' to tbe owners. Mr. Anderson met Mr.
j Carlisle at Chilliwack and that gentle
) man told him that assays made from
ore taken from the Gold Basin ledge
run as high as $30,000 per ton. Tbe
gold can be seen with tbe naked eye
and stands out in beads on the quartz.
It is similar to the quartz found in the
Lone Jack ledge, owned by English &
Son.
It appears that the location of the
international boundary line is in ques
tion, and fears are entertained that
Red mountain and other mountains in
that vicinity may possibly be in Brit
ish Columbia. According to field notes
of Provincial Surveyor Dean, the line
is supposed to cross at Box canyon at
the confluence of East and West Silicia
creeks. Oneis of claims at Red
mountain have taken ont mining
licenses in British Columbia and are
also making filings at New Westmin
ster in order to hold their claims in
case they find that their claims lie in
British Columbia.
The Red Mountain Gold Mining
Company has a large force of men at
work driving a tunnel in to tap its
ledges. Cabins are being built for
winter quarters.
ENOUGH ORE FOR TEN YEARS.
The Monlo Cristo Company Will Soon
Employ Store Men.
Monte Cristo, Wash., August 2T.
The Monte Critso Mining Company has
about 60 men on the pay roll. The
concentrator is nsing only one side of
the mill, handling 70 'tons every 24
hours. Some repairs are being made
and when done the mill will run its
full capacity of 300 tons per day. The
dynamo will start up in a few days,
then the Burleigh drills will be at
work. As soon as a raise is finished,
so there will be more air and room, the
force will be increased to 200 or 250
men. It is claimed that the Monte
Crinsto Mining Company has enough
ore in sight to keep the mines working
for 10 years. A surveying party is at
work on a line to bring more water to
the mill.
Dividend-Paying Mines.
The following is a partial list of the
dividend -pay ing mines of British'Co
lumbia: Camp McKinley paid up to
June, 1899, $312,964; the Fern, up to
June, 1898, $10,000; the Hall Mines,
Limited, up to May, 1899, $120,000;
the Idaho, up to January, 1899, $292,
000; the Last Chance, up to April,
1899, $45,000; the Le Roi. up to No
vember, 1899, $1,305,000; the Queen
Bess, up to July, 1899, $25,000; the
Rambler-Cariboo, up to December,
1890, $60,000; the Reco, np to Janu
ary, 1898, $297,500, the War Eagle
Consolidated, up to February, 1900,
$545,250; the Ymir, up to November,
1899, $30,000.
Rushing to Dawson.
Navigation on the Yukon river closes
early in October and there is a rush
of treight to the Dawson country.
Quartz Strike Near Detroit.
Four quartz claims have been located
near Detroit, Oregon, during the week,
and the hills are being hunted for loca
tions. Oldest Miner.
Donglas connty, Oregon, claims the
oldest miner, William Kerr, who is 99
and works every day.
Klondike Gold.
The 7ieU of gold in the Klondike
country this year is estimated at $16,
000,000. Gold Output This Tear.
Director of the Mint George E. Rob
ert8 estimates the world's gold output
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Permanent Gold Veins.
Mining experts said in the Portland
Talnrtrilm A nnnat 0 0 tVtat thflU Ka
lieved the gold veins' in Eastern Oregon
are permanent and of Brood depth.
NO BACKWARD MOVEMENT.
The Trade Situation Satisfactory, Con
sidering Season.
R. G. Duu & Co.'s weekly review of
trade says:
The sky is not cloudless; but there
has been no backward movement of
business this week. The chief draw
back of the week has been the intense
heat in some sections of the West,
which was more efficient in retarding
business than the lower temperature
East, which is stimulating it.
Crop advices continue as cheerful as
at any time lately, and the labor situ
ation shows no important changes in
working forces.
Prices are steady, but there is talk
of a decline, perhaps $10 per ton, in,
steel rails shortly, to a basis at which
it is believed tbe railroads will be
willing to place orders for the ensuing
years' supplies. More good news comes
from the great iron centers, where
bridge and boatbniiders and makers of
agricultural implements, stoves and
cast iron pipe are all eager to secure
finished or partially finished material.
Prices are sustained, and in a few
cases move upward. Iron, generally,
is already a solid and better balanced
market than for two months pas't.
Another sharp decline has taken
place in the price of tin, but copper is
firm.
Wheat declined still further, touch
ing the lowest price since early in
June.
Corn is steady, but a drop last week
makes the present price only four cents
above that of 1899.
Factories are still working only part
lime in the Eastern boot and shoe dis
tricts, and it is evident that eariler es
timates of accumulated stocks were
much to small.
There is more activity in the hide
market and prices are sustained by
strong foieign quotations, activity in
Chicago by California tanners, and fa
vorabie purchases of harness.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, new, ljc.
Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate.
Potatoes, new. $15.
Beets, per sack, 85c $1.
Turnips, per sack, 75c.
Squash 4c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.00
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25.
Cauliflower, native, 75c.
Cecum bers 1 0 20c.
Cabbage, native and California,
2c per pounds.
Tomatoes 50 60".
Butter Creamery, 25c; Eastern 22c;
dairy, 15 18c; ranch, 14c pound.
Eggs 24c.
Cheese 12c.
Poultry 12c; dressed, 14c; spring
13 15c.
Hay Pnget Sound timothy, $11. 0C
12.00; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $16.00.
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
blended straights, $3.25; California,
$3.25; buckwheat Hour, $6.00; gra
ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat
flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef
steers, price 7-ac; cows, 7c; mutton
1', pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9
11c.
Hams Large, 13c; small, 13;
breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides,
8 He.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla,. 54 55c;
Valley, 55c; Bluestem, 58c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.10; graham,
$3.00; superfine, $2.10 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 87o; choice
gray, 35c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $15.00 15.50;
brewing, $17.00 per ton.
. Millstuffs Bran, $12.00 ton; mid
dlings, $20; shorts, $15; chop, $15 per
ton.
Hay Timothy, $11 12; clover,$7
7.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 45 50c;
store, 27 He.
Eggs 17c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon fnll cream, 13c;
Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
4.00 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs,
$2.003.00; geese, $5.007.00 forold;
$4.506.50; ducks, $S.OO4.00 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 15 16c per
pound.
Potatoes 4050c per sack; sweets,
22jc per pouna.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, $1;
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, 2c per "pound; parsnips, $1;
onions, 1 n per pound; carrots, $1.
Hops 2 8c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1516o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 1516c; mohair, 25
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 3c; dressed mutton, 7
7 He per pound; lambs, 5,'ic
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $6.00;
light and feeders, $4.50; dressed,
$5.00 6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.50;
cows, $3. 50 4. 00; dressed beef, 6i
7c per pound.
Veal Large, 6H7Ho; small, 8
8 he per pound.
an Francises Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 11 13c per
rxund: Eastern OreVon. 1 Oral 4c: Val
ley, T618c; Northern, 9 10c.
Hops 1899 crop, .11 18c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery 24c:
do seconds, 22 23c; fancy dairy.
22c; do seconds, 17 20c per pound.
Eggs Store, 17c; fancy ranch,
22c.
Millstuffs Middlings, '$17.00
20.00; bran, $12.50 13.60.
Hav Wheat $8 12: wheat' and
oat $8.00 10.50; best barley $8.60
aiiaita, o.ou7.60 per ton; straw,
35 37 He per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose, 30 75c; Ore
gon Burbanks, 90c $1; river Bur
banks, 35 60c; new. li2c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges. Valencia.
$2.753,25; Mexican limes, $4.00
5.00; California lemons 75c$1.50;
io choice $1.752.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits Bananas. $1.50
2.60 per bunch; pineapples, nom
inal; Persian dates. 63 6Vi.o nav
pound.
Louisville had the luxury of two cen
tral councils of labor for some years,
and now they have concluded to amal
gamate. M. Millerand, Minister of the Interior
of France, has established a chair of
labor In the national art and trade
school In Paris.
The colliery owners In Lancashire,
England, do not like the eight-hour day,
but tbe miners are solidly organized
and the system seems to work well for
all concerned.
The Sunday closing movement, which
has been pushed with much success In
the grocery and meat market lines In
Chicago, has spread to other branches
with equally good results.
According to statistics recently com
piled tbe United States last year was
the greatest producer of coal, salt, Iron,
copper, silver and lead in the world.
aud was also a leader in the production
of many of the less important metals.
An extraordinary development In re-
fnrhiVTf,11 8 Wrk has COme to light
in tne ract that 500 girls and women
are employed in the foundries of Pitts-
burg, doing work for $4 and $5 a week
for which men were formerly paid from
$14 to $16 a week. They are princi
pally employed in coremaklng and
"snap" molding shops.
The States of Georgia, Texas and
Mississippi have recently abandoned
tbe system of hirlne out convicts and
have employed them to advantage on
farms, especially In raising cotton. This
iorm or employment has been found to
work the least injury to free labor and
to assure the best returns. A profit has
been made in each instance, and the
farms have been free from the hard-
snips ana cruelties.
Laws prohibiting boycotting in speci
fic terms have been enacted ln Colora
do, Illinois and Wisconsin. In practic
ally all other States, however, it Is not
difficult to make boycotting a misde
meanor. All that Is required is for an
employer to enter the courts and claim
that boycotters are conspiring to ruin
his business, when an injunction is
quickly Issued outlawing the boycott
So special laws are hardly needed.
For miles alone the Pennsylvania
numoau tracKs and for many miles In dent upon Its freshness for apprecia
other localities there stretch long lines un. Some emotions will not bear
of coke furnaces, blazing up Into the "warming over."
night all through the year. Above each I lt fa no longer considered good form
oven top the flames burn fiercely btl- to 87 word against any one. An Ill
lions of horse-power In the shape of natured criticism Is a social blunder,
heat going to waste absolutely. With 1 Gossip, too, Is really going out of fash
proper management these ovens could ion.
be located near great cities, the heat I True wit Is a gift, not an attainment
now wasted could generate power for Those who use lt aright never yield to
street cars or public heating or other the temptation of saying anything that
userul purposes and the cost of living can wound another in order to exhibit
be reduced to millions of families. Be- their own eleverness. It is natural and
yond the coke ovens on that same rail-' spontaneous. "He who runs after wit
road you will often see burning some ' is apt to catch nonsense."
uuKe pne or logs worn out railroad ties
that are of no use and must be got-rid
of. Rolling by jhe fire, hour-after hour,
are long trains of empty freight cars,
going to take on loads. These empty
cars could take the huge logs to the
cities In winter. How many poor fami
lies could thus be kept warm cheaply?
FAMOUS ACTRESS STRICKEN.
Mme. Jananscbek, the Tragedienne,
111 with Paralysis.
Mme. Fanny Janauschek, the fa
mous tragedienne, was recently
stricken with paralysis. Mme. Janau
schek was born In Prague, Bohemia,
and at the age of 18 was a favorite on
the European stage. She made her
first appearance In this country in 1867
and for four years acted in German.
Then she mastered the English lan
guage and turned her attention to
Shakespearean tragedy, when her real
career In this country began. In 1874
she revisited d
this country ln 1880 and has since re-
malned here. When not on her pro
fessional tours she lives at 717 Jeffer
son avenue, Brooklyn. As an actress
she Is noted for her great power and
fascinating personality. She has been
successful ln many roles and her Lady
FANNY J A.NAU8CHEK.
Macbeth and Meg Merrllies are con
sidered among the best characteriza
tions ever presented on the American
Stage-
Though during her long stage career
Madame Janauschek has been In re
ceipt of a handsome salary, she Is to
3ay dependent upon the actors' fund
(or sustenance.
The Terror of Hyderabad.
It is on record that no fewer than
Inranfv.throa narsnna TCfiro Irlllcul hv a
raau-eatlng panther in the Ellichpore
district. Hyderabad, during the past
twelve months, says the Morning Post
of Delhi. The brute remains at large,
despite the reward of 300 rupees offer
ed for his capture.
Too Much of a Talker for Hint.
A young man in Pennsylvania broke
his engagement with a girl because on
her graduation she took the oratorical
prize.
It happens often these days that
Aunt Maria has to remember that
Marie was named for her, and that
Aunt Martha has a namesake In Mar-
SOLDIER'S LIFE EASIER.
Protection, Weapon and Food Much
Improved of Late Years.
Although soldiering would seem to be
a more perilous business than it ever
was before, la consequence of the
greater force, rapidity and range of
weapons, and the' higher power of ex
plosives, the result may show that mod
ern battles are not more deadly than
were those of the Civil War, since an
attempt has been made to counteract
the destructive forces by stouter pro
tections ln forts and by a system of
tactics that replaces the old solid for
mations with something like the skir
mish order of former times. It may be,
also, that the troops will fight at fur
ther distance, allowing for the longer
carriage of bullets and shells.
But of one thing we are certain. If
the perils of war have, been multiplied
the comforts of the camp have been
increased until they are a partial offset.
Clothing Is stouter, If the millers choose
to make It so; camp outfits Include
cooking apparatus that can be carried
on the back of one man; the canning of
meats, vegetables and fruits, tbe desic
cation of other articles of food, and the
general cheapening of many tnlngs that
J,"",? a,W a malIe 11
ZTJTLTlZ
for Iron in utensils Is another advant-
and ln enerl there Is a tendency
to both lightness of outfit and extension
ot nronertiea nrin in it
were luxuries a few years ago make It
In addition to the articles provided by
the government In Its clothing and ra
tion allowances, the man with a gun
is now allowed to buy and have pipes,
tobacco, soap, writing materials, pens,
basins, blacking brushes, silk handker
chiefs, matches, towels and an addition
to his menu ln cheese, canned goods.
dried fruits, deviled ham. preserves.
white sugar, lime juice, Worcestershire
sauce, pickles, Jam, ginger, spices and
cranberry sauce. Rum is discounte-
nanced In hot countries, for it encour-
ages sunstroke and Intensifies other
troubles peculiar to the climate...
Brooklyn Eagle.
THE ART OF TALKING WELL.
Things to Say and Thing to Leave Un
said in General Conversation.
It is better to be frankly dull than
pedantic.
One must guard one's self from the
temptation of "talking shop" and of'
riding one's "hobby."
Whatever sets one apart as a capital
"I" should be avoided.
A Joke or humorous storv is rienen-
Talk that has heartiness In it and the
liveliness and sparkle that come of
llght-heartedness and innocent gayety,
Is a fairly good substitute for wit
Offer to each one who speaks the
homage of your undivided attention.
Look people In the face when you talk
to them.
Talk of things', not persons. Tbe best
substitute for wisdom is silence.
It is a provincialism to say "yes, sir,
"no, ma'am" to one's equal.
Have convictions of your own. Be
yourself and not a mere echo.
Never ask leading questions. We
should show curiosity about the con
cerns of others only so far as it may
gratify them to tell us.
Draw out your neighbor without cate
chizing him. Correct him, If necessary,
without contradicting him. Avoid man
nerisms. .
Strive to be natural and at ease. The
nervousness that conceals Itself under
affected vivacity should be controlled,
a8 Bhould the loud laugh
Ladies'
t tIiT,i .Tnnrnfll
DID NOT KNOW HER HUSBAND.
Chicag-o Dentist Fails to Convince a
Spinster She Was Married.
Dr. Flllum is a dentist, and he prides
himself on remembering his patients
and the history of their molars as well
as any doctor in Chicago. Tbe other
day a plump, blonde little woman sail
ed Into the office cheerfully.
"I want to make an engagement to
have my teeth examined, doctor," she
remarked, as If she had been a patient
of ten years' standing.
"All right. HowTl Saturday suit
.you?" inquired the doctor, all the time
-making a strong mental effort to recall
ber name.
"No-o,' she hesitated. "I promised to
take the children to the country then,
and Mr. Johns "
"Of course; 1 recollect now. Your
husband was in a while yesterday and
lold me about It," interrupted Dr. Fil
lnm, joyfully recognizing the name of
one of bis patients.
"No, my husband wasn't here yes
terday," remarked the woman, with a
queer smile.
"Oh, yes he was, ma'am, and I filled
a tooth for him," insisted the doctor.
"You never filled a tooth for my hus
band ln your life," said the little lady,
eyeing him calmly.
"My dear Mrs. Johns, I "
"Who do you take me for, anyway?"
"Mrs. Johns, ma'am."
"Well, I'm not; I'm Miss Angelina
Simnis of the Waifs' Mission, and you
made me a set of false teeth tbe year
before the World's Fair. Mr. Johns-on
is the man who runs the mission I'm
in."
& Flllum lost a patient, but added
sorceiuiug io uis siore vi uuumi kuowi-
edge. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Jumping at Conclusions.
"Bagsley Is awfully fond of his new
parrot, Isn't he?"
"Yes, he takes him out to tbe golf
links every day."
"Then that's where he's learning to
swear." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Growth of One Industry.
In 1890 the United States bad only
sixteen cement factories, while there
are now thirty.
Being a dunce Is the most expensive
habit yon can possibly have.
an
asm
"How absurd," remarked the cab
man, "for that man to swear merely
because he lost the train."
"But wouldn't you do the same thing
ln his place?" replied the gatekeeper.
"Very like," said the cabman; "but I
wasn't thinking of that. I was only
thinking how luckily for me lt was that
he lost his train. He will have to hire
me to take him down town, don't you
see?" Boston Transcript
An Authority on China. ,
Husband I'd like to know what is to
become of China.
Wife I guess the hired girl can tell
you.
Magnanimity.
Laundress One o' my customers 'ad
the cheek ter compline as a sheet come
'ome In four bits!
Sympathetic friend Well, I never!
Wot did yer sye?
Laundress Sed as I'd only charged
fer It as one harticle! Sketch.
She Was Satisfie 1.
Captious Mother What do you want
to marry that young man for? He
doesn't know enough to set the world
on fire.
Sensible Daughter Maybe not, but
he says he knows enough to set the
kindling wood in the kitchen range on
fire. Somerville Journal.
BOTH IN THE
Umbrella Mender to Golf Player
cago Inter Ocean.
A Clear Case.
"What do you mean by saying music
injured your health?"
"Why that girl next door pounds her
piano so late that we have to go to bed
with all our windows shut."
A Safety Clanse.
He I think I'll eat a third slice
of
watermelon.
She So will I.
He No, you don't; If we both get slcK
who's to go for the doctor? Indianap
olis Journal.
A Jostled Effect.
Nan Kitty, what does the new book
keeper look like?
Kitty Well, he looks like a man wLo
always had to put on his necktie while
running to catch a train. Indianapolis
Journal.
So-d the Same Old Way.
Customer How do you sell eggs?
Grocer In the shells, mum
A Justified Pun.
"My mother-in-law has gone to the
mountains."
"You look pleased."
"Yes; she'll have to admit she has
found something that she can't walk
over." Indianapolis Journal.
Sym pathetic.
"Hen ry," gasped Mrs. Pecfe, "I
w wish you wou Id go f or the
doc tor. Ic can't hard ly b breathe."
"Don't try, my dear, If it hurts you,"
calmly replied Henry. Chicago News.
Sure Thina
Edith I would be willing to marry
the man I loved even if he wasn't capa
ble of earning over f 10 a week.
Ethel So would I! Such men as that
almost always come of rich and influ
ential families! Puck.
Mental Effort in July.
"You are very quiet to-night, Char
lotte." "Yes; I read something to-day, and I
wanted to talk to you about it, but I
can't think what it was."
I 1 a.r OsfTl Jr Baas' BBBaM
"Our cook was going to leave yester-i
day, but my wife's diplomacy saved'
the day."
"Is that so?"
"Yes; when the cook gave notice, my
wife, with great presence of mind, said:
'That's too bad, Bridget, but I'm not
surprised. Several of the neighbors'
girls predicted that you would leave
because you knew you wouldn't have
any show with the handsome new po
liceman who is shortly to be assigned
to this beat.' "Philadelphia Press.
The Awakening.
Crawford Did he learn anything bj
visiting the Paris Exposition?
Crabshaw Well, he found out that
he'd wasted a lot of money having his
daughters Instructed in boarding-school
French. Judge.
Doesn't Know It All Now.
"Higglns, I've come to you for ad
vice. What ought a man of my capa
bilities and opportunities to do in or
der to achieve the greatest success in
life?"
"Gurney, I wish you had come to me
with that question about five years ago.
I could have told you all about it then.
I was just out of college." Chicago
Tribune.
Always to Be Trusted.
Hoax Is Hardluck the sort of fellow
one could trust?
Joax Well, if you trust him once
you'll trust him forever. Philadelphia
Record.
Had Given Up Try ins.
"It's strange," remarked the senti
mental young Benedict, "how Fate
throws different people together. By
the way, how did you come to know
your wife?"
"I don't," replied the old married
man, "and I never expect to." Phila
delphia Press.
A Favorite with the Ladies.
"The census man was so kind; he
didn't ask me how old I was."
"He didn't!" -
"No; he just asked me what year I
was born ln." Chicago Record.'
SAME LINE.
Hello,
partner! How's business? Chi-
Interrupted.
"Eliza, you'll never again get me out
at 4 o'clock to cut the grass."
"David, I wanted you to do it before?
it got hot.
"Well, Eliza, it got hot in Just three
minutes. I hadn't cut five strokes be
fore the people on both sides of us
threw two bird cages and four alarm
clocks at me."
A TTsn-fn! Son.
"What shall I sing, Clarence V"
"Sing that lovely old-time song;
'Lorena.' "
"Oh, I see; you're fixing to get a good
long nap."
Keiti and h;t
"Pa, out to gran'ma's we had
hen's eggs."
real
"Well, what other Iclud of psrars are
there, Dicky?"
"Why. pa, you said nil th' egjrs we'
get in town are cold storage eggs."
Indianapolis Journal.
Faith in Her Way.
"Cousin Dorothy's train sets in at
5:30."
"Well. I'll be at the station at 0:30."
"6:30?"
"Yes; Dorothy Is always nn hour late
whatever she does." Life.
Oh, the Flatterer!
A Somerville young man is getting to
be very popular with the young lads.
When he meets one he says at the first
opportunity:
"Oh, by the way, I've got a pretty
picture here that I want to show you."
Then he takes a little round mirror
out of his pocket and holds lt up for
her to look in It. Somerville Journal.
Came, Saw, and Was Conquered.
A Scotch farmer, celebrated In his
neighborhood for his immense strength
and skill In athletic exercises, very fre
quently had the pleasure of contending
with people who came to try their
strength against his. Lord D., a great
pugilistic amateur, went from Loudon
on purpose to fight the athletic Scot.
The latter was working in an lnclosure
at a little distance from his home when
the ooble lord arrived. His lordship
tied his horse to a tree and addressed
the farmer.
"Friend, I have heard marvelous re
ports of your skill, and have come a
long way to see which of us two Is the
better wrestler."
The Scotchman, without answering,
seized the nobleman, pitched him over
the hedge, and then set about working
again. When Lord D. got up:
"Well," said the farmer, "have you
anything to say to me?"
"No," replied his lordship, "but per
haps you'd be good enough to throw
me my horse!" Golden Penny.
Some people use religion as a cloak
and some use lt as an umbrella.