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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1895)
TODAY'S WEATHER. j Forecast for WiHln(rton, mow or rain, y " gales on coast. For Oregon, fair weather, W t followed by mow In western portions Sun- V. day night. F TheASTOniAN has the largest 10CAL circuiationi ine largest lar.NtitAicircuia- tlon. and the lanrest TOTAL circulation tt till papers published In Astoria. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ' " " - VOLr XLIV. ' ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1895. NO. 224. fleui Year's Presents! as U""" 3. 1 Silk Handkerchief!, N-ckwear, Suspenders, Fur Top and other Gloves, an'i all kinds of Furnishing Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas, etc. I. L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 606 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, 4ST0RIA, OR. Souvenir H IV1 vHi -e n it? A c n'ni. ing tw nty ag"s and vicinity, i'ricr, 50 crnf. Diaries for 1896. New Year Cards. Would you like a n:ce pet of books by standard authors? We will sell them to you from now until January Ut at 25 per cent di-count. Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. 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A wool Ove:c -at for men in the war, prices at $7 50, $10 or $12.50. Boys' wool Suits in the cloth- ing War at $1.50 $2.50, $3.50 or $1. Boys' Mackintoshes and Over- Hlcoats in the war at $2 50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5 of Astoria ! hea-i'ilul and art stic lo'klet, about fif y view of Astoria and Neckties! Suspenders I Silk Handkerchiefs! Hosiery ! Underwear ! Hats! Clothing ! Umbrellas! Blankets, Etc., Etc. The Rescrt 473 ( omniereidl siivet. is the plaov wh-re the liiine-i-tniin and tb laboring man go f.r wbal is called "BK.ST "H THE COAST." or a nioe cewl driok of toe olebr .ted ftambrintu U-et. Hand wi hex of -pry hind mad to onto. nd n c-uNiit f're lnn. h served -v.y tn. H" B'wton I'aked artTed fvery other afternoon Yoa elconie. Grosbuuer & Brach tbTORlA PUBLIC ItlBW! HEAD NO Buoll riilE To ALL OpD everv Jay from 3 oVIocl to 6-o and io 931 p. m. SubM-riptiuti rait-a (3 per annum. SwrtkwMt nr. Elrith tad Dmmm St. HnlinflV rfltlS T Psents. 5ee Jivmimj I are looking for ma T Took Nine Days to Go Ten Miles. HEAVY WEATHER ON ATLANTIC Tale of "Dock" Behren'8 Experi ences 011 the Schooner Molega Wornt Storm in 18 Years. New York Tribune. The popular pilot, "Dick"' Behrens, had a lively tale to tell the New Jersey pilots when he returned to their office In Jersey City yesterday. He had a narrow es cape from spending Christmas at sea. .Behrens boarded the three-mastid schoon er Molega at a point about ten miles south of Sandy Hook at S o'clock In the afternoon of December 10. "It was blow ing a pale from the eastward at th? time," he said. "At 8 o'clock the schooner's nose was pointed ofT shore, and whllo reaching off to get an offlng, a gale struck her und carried away her jlbstay. An hour after ward the bolt to which was attached tha principal gear Qf the malnahcet was torn from Its fastenings, and all hope of trail ing harbor that night was gone. Or.iJ uully the wind grew stronger, and all night long the crew workrd on the broken Rear In water-soaked clothes. "The next morning the big seas looked like mountains to the worn-out sat'ora, and at 11 o'clock the cut-water was car- Vied away. Then It began to snow. The thermometer fell and the rlgn"g and deck was thickly coated with Ice, mak- Ling It alnost Impossible to work the ship. Behrens, In a pair of rubber boots, halt filled with Icy water, stood at the wheil while Captain Ross workrd at tho broken gear out on the end of the b"W.prlt. Every time the Molega dived under a big wave, Captain Rosa wou'd disappear fr ira the view of the men on watch. Ho was benumbed and half dead on the morning of December 12, when the veapel's head was turned Inshore. The wind was still howling out of the East, and th? enow ft as so dense that Behrens couldn't see the lookout. At noon on that day the Molega stood off-shore for safety. Things were getting desperate. Provisions were giving out, and the schooner was 160 miles further away than when the pilot boarded her. All the men were worn out from constant duty on watch and exposure. Behrens was on duty all the time, except for an hour now and then to get sleep. On December 14 the vessel was off Win ter Quarter L!nht. Prayers were more frequent then, Behrens said, than curses were when the gale came on. The wind veered to the northeast next day, and the hope of the crew revived. That day the mainsheet was rlggd and thfe schooner began to work her way back to prt. It was a hard task. Big seas made a complete breach over the schooner. "The best sailor on deck was 'Dary, a little fox terrier," added the pilot. "The crew couldn't keep him below. Ha was bound to get every bit of wrather going, Everv now and then he wou d dodge i p through the companion way and and trot up f oi ward. A big green sea would come roaring along. 'Darby' would bark and ih rilonneBr. A minute later his little body would pull itself out of the lee scup p..j. I don't believe that pup's tail stopp. ed wagging during the who'e voyage, al though It was pretty well coated with ice during the cold snap. "The schooner was In the place she started from when the gale struck her on the 10th, at daylight yesterday morn ing. Three hours later she rounded the Hook. She had made Just ten miles tow ard port In nine days ten hours. Du Ing that time she had travelled Just 340 miles, or 170 miles out of her course a"d tack again. I have been taking out and carry ing in ships for eighteen years. In all that time I have never been so long on any vesse'. and never have I exper enced such wather," The Molega Is now In the lower bay. She Is cargoed with molasses and will dock today. OPINIONS CHANGE. Feeling In Gerrany Is Veering Around j to the I nlted States. (Copyrighted, 1S95, by A"SOMate1 Prers.) Berlin, Dec 28. German feeling In t-e Veneme'a difficulty seems to be 'eerlng round, although the government studiv s ly refrains from the expression of an opinion. From an official of the fore'gn office, however, It has been learned that several diplomatic attempts have been made by Great Britain during the past week to get Germany to Join In a movement look ing to combined European d'plo-atlc action opposed to the latest appl'cat'on ef the Monroe doctrine. These efforts Have thus far met with no response, and unless things assume a more- serlius f rect, Germany will keep aloof from the ques tion. Popular feeling Is certainly mere favor able to the United States, as the cause of the whole trouble to coming to be un derstood. PASSES CUT OFF. 1 San Francisco, Dec. 28. The Southern Pacific Intends to still further restrict free transportation over Ita lines d irlng the coming year. The cut In annua' passes will be general, extending both 'o em-1 ployes and the general public. Already) many persons who have appn-a or ine renewal of their passes have been told that their request would have to be sub mitted to the transportation committee, i This, In many instances, la equiva.ent to a, polite refusal. HE WAS 8U8PENDED. 8an Francisco, Dec 28. Lieutenant Wer lick, of Philadelphia, who was courtmir. liaira lor oruniennmi .1 lauuiio, n been suspended from duty and placed on leave pay for six months. ErNATE COVIUTTKF:!?. Washington. Dec. 28. The Democrstlo 'steering committee of the snt tcdiy 1 ccr"ni"ed the lasf assignment of the mi nority members ef the committees, M, Ya-4 MArriJl handed the list to Senator Mitchell, chair man of the Republican caucus committee, Senator Mitchell is chairman of the privileges and elections committee: Ma Bride Is chairman of the committee on transportation routes to the seaboard Squire of coast defenses; WUon of tn dlan depredations. 1 MIOWERA SAFE. Discovered Near Flattery, Honolulu. Headed for Victoria. B. C, Dec. 28. All doubt as to the safety of the Austra'lnn st-am ship Molwera hrfs been dt at rest by ad vices received this mornirg, ny tne la nadlan Pacific railroad officials, .from Port Gamble, where the lumber voss-'l Compeer has Just arrived. She sighted the steamship during the day of tho 21rd, 100 miles off Fattery. She was then under steam, and proceeding pouthwsrd, evr dently planning to re-coal at Honolulu. The Inference is drawn here th"t falling to find the Strathnevls after the storm in which they parted, Cnptaln Stott thought It best to be content with Ills first towage salvage and hastened to make up lost time with his passengers and malls. WILL GET A NEW PROPELLOR. The Columbine on a Scarch-for the Miss ing Men. Tncoma, Deo. 2S. Cnb'eca"1 received tonight from Glnseow announce that li e owners of the Strathnevls will forward a new propellor for her from L'vrpool early next week. It will take- tin oo weeks to get It here. The lighthouse tender Co'umblne I. Vt Pnr"nnd tnhle-ht for Deotruftlnn Tsland south of Cnne Flattery, In a search for Purser McDonn'd and the' Jnpano-e Fall' or who left the Strathnev's vlth H Cant. Pattlo think1" thev landed on r.r. struetlon Island and are quarter d at the lighthouse there. THE TONE CHANGES Gloom Cast Over Politics in England. Those in Authority, and Those Not, Take Peaceful Attirtfile, But Future is" .Sot Ignored. (Copyrighted, lbKS, by Associated Press.) London, Dec. 28. The sul.en weather, sleet' and dampness, which has been the feature of Chrlstmus week, seems to have cast a gloom over politics In general, al though the Venezuelan question, chiefly from Its financial and commercial stand points, has been uppermost In the public mind. It takes some lime lo convince tho av erage Briton of anything and there lias been no exception In the cese of Impress' Ing on the minds of those In authority here that the United States Is thoroughly convlnce-1 of the Justness of thn Monroe doctrine, as a whole, although there may be dlfferencet of opinion as to its ap- p'lcatlpn to the boundary illsputn betweo.i Venezuela and Great Brlta'n. In conse quence the tone of the press and general public here Is strikingly conciliatory and everything possible Is being done to avo d friction which might result In further unpleasantness. Although ihe attitude of the pouplo In authority and those not in autbo lty, Is peaceful, the possibilities which the fu ture may bring forth are not by any means oerloukrd. This Is sliov.n by tbe stress laid by the St. James Gazette this afternoon uron tbe latest advices from PrltlHh Guiana, and the eomnv rc'nl and military outlook In that col-my. The St. James Gazette has from the first, and up to tho present, had the good &'rrure to be distinctly ahead In announcing all d v.l rtiments from this side of the watrr In the Venezuelan question. nr,d t'Tr" Is, 'herefore, a shrewd suspicion tht 't has been more or less directly or Indirectly -spired by the secretary of state for the olonles, Joseph Chamberlain. fVnse ("enfly, more than ordinary Intrr st Is "i : ''ested In an article, whl' h Is pub ''hed tuday, giving proml'v no to the -.alls Just received from Br't's.h Guiana, !i which it Is announced that at a meet 1' g of Influential residents of British Gui ana, recently held at Geerntown, the capital of the colony, a provisional board of directors was appointed for a com pany which Is to be known as the Ttr tlah Cnar tered Company, organized for the pur noe of developing the Interior of British Guiana. IN THE SN'OW. Trouble In the Mountains on the Great Northern. Seattle, Dec. 28. For the first t'me In three days there was announced trday a prospect of the Great Northern g ttlug Its overland train through to this cliy. The east-bound train, whlrh was to leave Seattle Friday, was abandoned and last evening the train that left here Thursday came In. having been sue-c ss ful In getting only to WelilnTon, M miles east of this city. In the mcnntlm-. th overland, due to have arrived Thursday, afternoon, has been blocked on tbe switchback In the Cascades, and a'thnngh three rotarles are said to have been at work, they havi been unable to clear the grades of snow. The train Is exnccte.l to arrive on schedule time tomorrow after noon. CAPTAIN PETErSON DEAD. Crushed While Trvlng to Savt His Small Boat. Port Costa. Deo. 28. Capta'n C. C. Pe terson, of the schooner Maxim, met wltn a fatal accident near this place today. A strong north wind was beating the vessel agalmt the wharf, and whl'e attempting to save a small boat from a struetlon, Captain Peterson was caught L-'twen the schooner and the wharf and cruslie.1 ta death. Oj.'p.in Petorrin was ere ef tee rl-.-:" and best known captains on the coast. Tb"re Is a bare pevs'bl'l'y tat. Cleve land Is not so r.nu!ar In F'aid at th. present moment.Clnclnnatl Tribune. rS 4Y r n r arm r .rvs .sv-a our new line of Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas. If you Xmas presents we can suit you. SHANAHAN BR05. THE BILL IS PASSED Provides for Issue of Three Per Cent. Coin Bonds. RESOLUTION IN BAYARD MATTER Offensive Features Eliminated by Substituting Practically the Origiual McCall Resolution. Washlntgon, Dec. . The house today passed the bond bill by a vote of 113 to 13iJ, and the house having discharged the task for which It has been sitting during recess, effected an agreement by which the house should adjourn next week, three days at a time. In order to give the members an opportunity to spend New Years' Day at their homes. The closing hours of the debate today were lacking in' spirit, and there was practically no excitement until tho -ote was taken. Tho margin of 33, by wh'ch the first section of the bill, ag.ilnst which the Republican opponents of the tre:isur. massed their cpposltlon, was passed, shew ed thut tho .friends of tin ineasuie had murshalled every available voto In Its favor. As It was, 17 Republicans refused to act with the mnlorlty In Its favor. The Populists and Democrats, with the excep tion of Hutchinson, who voted fcr the bill, presented an unbroken front against tho bill. The bill as passed amends the resump tion acts so as to permit the Hsuo of 3 per cent coin bonds, redeemable after five years, with a speclflo provision that nothing In the bill shall be construed to repeal the act of 1878 for the re-Issue of greenbacks and that the bonds shall first be offered for subscription at the sub treasuries and depositories of tire United States. The second section of the bill provides for the Issue of three year 8 per cent d'bt certificates, of denominations of 20 and multiples thereof, In amounts not exceed ing $50,000,000 to meet temporary deficien cies. Doollttle, Hyde, Hermann and Ellis vot ed against the bond bill Tho resolution reported back by the committee In lieu of tho Barrett resob t on for Inquiry Into the advisability of Im peaching Thomas F. Bayard, ambaspador to Great Britain, for reported speeches made at Boston, England, and Edin burgh. Scotland, was substantially the McCall resolution, requesting the presi dent to Inform tho house whether any steps hnd been taken to ascertain the correctness of tho reported speeches, and, If true, what action, If any, should be taken thereon. Illtt suggested that everything offensive had been eliminated from the resolution, making It simply one of inquiry. It was agreed to. GAVE HIM THE CINDER. "Owing to your not having screens In your car windows," said the traveler, "I got a cinder In my eye the other day, and it has cost mo ten dollars to get it out. I want to know what you are going to do ubout It?" "Nothing, my dear sir," said the rail rond ofllciiil. "We have no use for the cinder, and you are perfectly welcome to It. On a strict construction of facts, you did go off with our property. The cinder, of course, was not yours, but we do not care to make trouble for you in so small a matter. Pray, do not give the Incident a moment's thought." San Francisco Post. 'A STEM-WINDER. k tnnrrii null fltni-v Is related, which may or may not.be true, and as It rela'es to an Atlantan we print It. The story goes ttat one spring, while a party of At'antans were fishing at the dead lakes, In Florida, a well-known Atlanta lawyer lost his gold waieh from the boat In which he Vai sitting. The next spring he made another visit to the lukes, and during the first day's sport caught an eight-pound trout. His astonishment can be Imag ned when v. (.,. i hi. wnirh Iodized In the mouth of the trout. The watch was running and- the time correct, u neing a .ikmi .. i ho .iintmsltlnn is that In masti cating' his food the nsh wound up the watch daily. Atlanta toiuiuu. A GOOD MAN 13 GONE. Bishop Junger's Death a Sad Loss to catnoncs. The death of Bishop Junger, at Van couver, late Thursday night, as announc ed In yesterday's Oregonlan, was the tope nf conversation yesteiuay among in. Catholic clergy and those most interested n the affairs of that church, 'ine o.ocese of Nesquaily, of which Bishop Junger was the head, is an Important one, emnracing a Catholic population oi ,"w, una prop erty worth several million dollars; and Ihe question of a successor Is naturally uppermost In the minds of those most directly Interested. The bishop's death naturally creates a vacancy In the see, and, unless this va cancy was provided for by the dead blsh- np, nn administrator will be anpo nted by Archbishop Gross and the senior suf- fragant of the ecclesiastical province of Oregon which Includes Vancouver 's'ard. Montana and Idaho and this administra tor will control the spiritual and tem noral afalrs of the diocese until Rome .ball appoint a successor to the dead bishop. Rev. Father Orth was seen by a r mrter of the Oreeon'an yesterday, and "Ved what he could say of the lat. bishop "I can say nothing but good of him, ' was the ready response. "He wss beloved not only by his priests and the Catholics in general, but by others ss well with whom he came In contact. He was like 1 child In his simplicity, but firm as a -M.r when flphffng for his eat-se. He "vk un the sfrtir-le left b'm br hts pre. 1 Ten. or und foti"ht thrwirh the lower -inrts on.i the I'ntf't Hrstei surrrme -iiirt the famous claim of the ft. Jnces ,i.in n Vancouver. He fourht this -cestlv snd sincerely, with every deslr. to eriiiltshle. snd it wss a ssd blow: to i :m when advised, on a skk-tx4, last - C m fy s ty 4Y I --4? C r 4V S -a May, that the government had decided against him and that all his efforts had been in vain. "He was simplicity itself In his habits; an early riser, and abstemious In his nourishments. He was an earnest worker regular In his daily occupations, and spir itual exercises, and, aside from these, extremely social with his priests and flock. His philanthropic works are seen In the many orphanages and hospitals es tablished by him In every section of his diocese." BOUNCER IN TROUBLE. Southern Pacific Sued for Heavy Damages by a New Yorker. San Francisco, Dec. 28. Mott C. Mer ker, a wealthy resident of Rochester, N. Y., wants (25,000 damages from the South , ern Pacific Company, for rough treatment he claims he received from Conductor Hubbard, one of the railroad's bouncing committee. Merker is now In the hospital in Portland, but today instructed his at torney here to commence a damage suit. At Port Costa, Hubbard, who is on the lookout for scalped tickets, asked Merker to write his name to compare hts slrf nature with that on the ticket. Merker refused and the conductor started to eject him. Merker struggled to remain and tr 'he melee Merger was Injured. Hubbard 'ailed to eject Merkor and afterwa-ds learned that Morker'a ticket was perfect ly regular. THE MARKETS. New York, Dec. 28. Hops, weak; State, common to choice, 1894 crop, 2Mftf&c; 11-96 crop, 45flO; Taulllc coast, 1S94 crop; 25: 1806 crop, 4W10. London, Deo. 28. Hops, aclflo coast, 2 6S. Portland, Dec. 28. -Wheat, Valley, 63c Walla Walla. 60c. Oulda, the authoress, wears what at all events looks like a reddish wig. He Says He Did Not Kill Hie Parents. McKcrchcr Killed Mr.aud Mrs.Mout tjomery aud Lloyd Killed Their Slayer In Revenge. Portland, Dec. 28, Lloyd Montgomery, the youthful slayer of his parents and Mr. Daniel McKercher, who lies In 11. e county Jail at Albany, waiting execution on January 31, declared that he 1b inno cent. In an Interview today with an Ore gonlan reporter he said that McKercher killed his parents and he In turn teektd vengeance by shooting their slayer. This Is tho story he told before he made a complete confession to Sheriff McFer'on, and he now reiterates It, claiming that hi was overcame by grief and excitement, consequent upon the shooting, and that his mind became unhinged and ho wasn't responsible for anything he may have said. The young fellow Is apparently anxious for the hanging to take place and says that he don't want to live now because death would be preferable to life under nrvsont conditions. "People would al ways think I killed my father and moth er," he said, "and make life miserable. The sooner the hanging takes place tin better It will suit mo. I knew that I'rr going to die and do not even hope for life after January 31. I don't wuut to go to the penitentiary." Montgomery, until two or three diys ago, thought he was to be hung d De cember 81. He was mistaken In the date und when told of It expressed no Interest. He says he will gn on the scaffold with out fear a.;d Is not afraid of the hereafti r. SAILS FOR HOME. New York, Dec. 28. Lord Dunraven and his friend, Arthur Glennle, oal'ed th's afternoon on the Umbria for England. Ir inswer to questions by an Assoc'ated Press reporter, Lord Dunraven said: "I really do not wish to talk.'' Glennle was little more communicative and when asked what was the reason of Dunravcn'a sudden departure, said: "It't a very sad ending." Glennle did not fcl Inclined to qualify or define this state ment when urged. What effect Lord Dun raven's seemingly unceremonious depart ure will have In determining tho commit tee's course cannot be foretold. DRIVEN BY FEAR. From the New York Weekly. Farmer's Wife "See here! What are you doing In our chicken coop?" Tramp (after a pullet) "Please mum, J was only huntin' a place to sleep, and the barn Is locked, I spose, mum." "Pretty story. A tough such as you can sleep well enough out doors In such mild weather as this. "Yes, mum, we can usually, mum, but I read In the paper about this beln' the time for meteoric showers, and I was afraid I'd get hit." SUPREME TEST. New York Herald. Elder Berry What Is your Idi-a of ilth? Joblots Putting a nickel on the plate and expecting a crown of pur gold. They are making whisky from beets, but that sounds as if ths cart was before the horse. Cincinnati Tribune. THE YOUNG MURDERKR Higheat of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report ln--'w 4.) ' & ' m m f . Arrived in Portland Yesterday Prepared for Work. HY HE BOUGHT ENGLISH RAILS Is Not iu Business for Ills Health Saved $130,000 -Buildinp; the Eoad for au Investment. Portland, Dec. 28. A. B. Hammond, president of the Astorla-Goble railroad, returned from the East today, where he nas been on business connected with his road. While In the East Mr. Hammond pur chased rails In England for his entire i-oad. Speaking of the criticism passed on his action in buying rails abioad, he said: "By buying rails In England I saved 1130,000, which I think Is sufficient an swer to the criticism. I am building tho road as an Investment, and expect to ave money whenever poslble. Unless jomethlng untorseen happens trains will be running out of Astoria by next No vember. I have the money with which to build the road and It will be pushed bb rapidly as possible. I expect to let a contract for the construction of about j) miles of road. "While East I expected to charter a steamer to run between San Francisco tnd Yaquina bay, In connection with the Oregon Central road, but the rate war between the Southern Pacific and the O. R. and N. came on so I did not make any contract for a steamer. The vessel we now have Is under charter to us until next May, and will answer every purpose till that time." A PACKING HOUSE SITE. The Hammond People to Locate a Plant on the Coast. The Oregonlan Bays: Willis Todd, In charge of the pork department of the G. H. Hammond & Co. packing establish ment at Omaha, was in the city yester duy, and left last night for Seat'le. Mr, Todd is here In the Interest of his firm, looking up a site for a packing plant as a branch to their firm, to bo located omowhere on the coast between Los An geles and the Puget Sound. Mr. Todd has already visited Los Angeles and Sun Tranclsco, and left last n'ght for the Sound, after passing yestorday in this -Ity, looking over the ground. When seen by a reporter of the Oregonlan last even ing, Mr. Todd- would not commit hlmrelt on the matter, beyond saying: "We have been o-nsidcring very serious ly the plan of locating a packing plant on the coast, but beyond that I could not conelrtently talk." Mr. Todd spoke encouragelngly of :he outlook. The hard times had hurt the packing business a little more than any nher line of business in the country, 'ut the revival hnd set In and everything looked promising. San Francisco Just now, he said, was coming to the front ns s packing center, but It was a question whether some of tho more northern points would not eventually take that prestige 'rom her, as California hogs were not In 't with Oregon hogs, I'ortlnnd, he thought vould mnke' an excellent point of supply, Nit whether It would prove as good as a distributing point was a matter for In vestigation. The Hammond Company, with Its large n'ants at Omaha, and one at I ta'mnd, 'rd., was now doing a faMy profitable huslness with a good f.ut'ook. At present ' dnllv killing averns-ed 6 000 hnirs and 'PW head of cat'le, and emnlovs 1000 men it the two plants. Mr. Todd expects to e'urn to Portland on his way hack East. Why not Astoria for a Packing house site? DOE8 LOOK THAT WAY. "I Judge," observed Rivers, who had lust finished reading the pres'dnt's mes sage on the Venezuelan sltut'on. "tl-at the longer he hunted the madder he got.' AND HE DIDN'T ASK. Fwcddy Miss Gwacle, if I should ask von to marry me Miss Oracle I should smile. HE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT. From the Atlanta Constitution. "How tired you look, my darling." ex claimed the little woman, as she met him at the door. "Come right In and rest yourself. I've made a new pair of slip pers and If your headaches I'll rub it with cologne, poor dear." All this time he had been retarding her suspiciously. Finally he su'd: "I had really forgotten that Chrlstm.is was so near. Here's 120. It's the best 1 can do, Maria, until collections are bet ter." ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. "Ouch!" The beautiful mulden withdrew her foot hastily. Plunging her arms Into the si ken depths she took from the toe of her stor king a five-pound box of candles that she had overlooked. Need It be added that this happened In Chicago? Truth. Hero The plot thickens. Villain (anx iously) Do you supposo anybody can see through it. Detroit Tribune. ;iv r-:u: