-OiI.D man.
i mice.-
1 want your ml-
e
iinliotthntn broke a niece m
. . .1 till ft.
ellcnce tlial had lasteu mie v.
utesorso , . .
It's rather a curious anna.
..... i ...... HTt
pan. uimuenuy. "
linnnened hist
- . . . 1i.....itfni til
night. 1 wanted to go 10 i" ,
..." t.i who lives there. I
took the "bus at Oxford Circus. As I
.hire say. you remember It was a nasty
nlsht. wet and foggy, ami the vehicle
was soou full: In fact, by the time we
reached Wostbourne Grove there was
onlv room for another. Here we picked
up 'our last passenger. She was a
young lady."
And of course you contrived tnat
she should sit by you." I said.
-You would have done the same
yomelf." Debeiiham retorted. "Any
'man would, for she had the sweetest
face. It's haunted tne all nlfiltt It has.
really. 1 dare say she was about IS. or
perhaps 20 not more. She had brown
eyes, very brown eyes you know, the
kind that seem to speak almost-and
they were shaded by Ions lashes. She
had' brown hair, too the kind of hair
that twists Itself Into a lot of little
curls natural curls, you know. I
wonder why all girls don't wear their
hair that way. Then her mouth her
mouth "
"Never mind the mouth." I Inter
posed, hastily, seeing that he was about
to Indulge In an extravagant tlood of
rhapsody. "It was an Ideal mouth, I
haveu't a doubt."
"She sat down next to me." he went
on. "There wasn't much room, and
she thanked me when I moved. She
had the sweetest voice."
"Well, there's nothing curious about
that. I believe you said "
"I'm coming to It If you'll only give
me time." he returned. In an aggrieved
tone. "You've no patience. It was
when the conductor came round for
fares. Then she felt for her purse; she
found it was missing. At llrst'she
thought she must have dropped It. and
I searched the floor and under the seat
However, it wasn't there. Poor girl!
I uever saw any one so distressed in
my life. It seemed she had 5. in it,
and it was evidently quite a fortune to
her. Well, I paid her fare for her. and
we got out together.
"I dou't think you need tell me any
more," I said dryly.
Debenham stared.
Why not?"
"Because I know the rest."
"How the "
"Yes, I do. You lent her the .", oi
course. My dear fellow, you've been
had.' "
"I didn't do anything of the kind!"
Debenham retorted hotly. "She would
n't let me. That's what I came to ask
your advice alwut. I thought that as
you were a lawyer you might be able
to suggest something, but I wish I'd
never mentioned it to you."
Of course I hastened to soothe his
my fate Is-cr-linked with that girl.
Kennion.
"Oh, very well; then that squashes
the Idea entirely, unless Look here.
why not assume the character of the
thief yourself, aud send her n letter
saying you have repented mid return
the money?"
"Hut I don't want her lo think thnt
I'm a bad lot."
"Well, she needn't know thnt you
sent It. You can pretend to be nu or
dinary pickpocket."
"So 1 can. I never thought of that.
Hv Jove. It's a grand Idea! Where's
the pen and Ink? What shall I say?
Give us a lift, old chap. You're a dab
hand at this sort of thing."
I took up my pen. and. after a little
thought, dashed off the following let
ter: "Hero miss: This Is from mo. the
bloke wot tuk yer purse I sens the
muny bafc bekause yer father wos once
very kind ter me when 1 wos down on
ml luck, nn I noas yer needs It a sight
more than I does, yer humble servant,
"HILL NOKES "
"How will that do?" I said, as I
tossed It across the table.
"Splendidly splendidly!" he cried, as
he ran his eves over It- "It's worthy of
help you. and o so It struck me that
It would bo a capital men to prci....
that 1 was a thief" (tho humbug! his
Idea, Indeed!). "I never thought for a
moment that you'd see your purso
again, and If you hadn't dono so, my
little dodge would never have come w
light."
No. I don't think It would." sue an
swered; "for that was a most realistic
letter you wrote."
Debenham groaned.
"You can't think what nn effort It
cost me," he said.
What an effort, Indeed!
"1 do hope you will let mo keep it ns
a memento?"
"Yes-lf you will promise to forglvu
me. .
"Oh. thero is nothing to forglvol it
was very good of you."
At tills moment I caught a gllmpso
of her face, and I was forced to admit
that nebenham had some reason Tor
his extravagant praise.
"And you will not think tin worse oi
me for for trying to deceive yotw lie
went on. iteallv. he was getting posi
tively absurd: from his voice one would
have supposed that he was a prisoner
suing for his life.
oh. I think lM'tter of you!" she cried.
"I shall never forget your kindness."
And as she gave him her nanu sue
blushed In a ridiculous fashion.
Then Delionham made an ass of him
self. Instead of simply slinking hands
and saying good morning, ho held her
llnirers and said nothing, but just
stared at her In a moonstruck kind of
way that was quite Idiotic, nnd she
drooped her head like a little silly and
went the color of a peony; then .
Hut at this point I could stand It no
longer, and I quietly withdrew.
Of course I was not in tne lensi ns-
tonlshed when Helienham rushed Into
my chambers the same afternoon and,
with a good deal of stammering, con
fessed that he was engaged. Ho
seemed amazed when 1 betrayed no
surprise: but 1 didn't tell him that I
had liecn a witness of his folly.
I was nresented to the. future Mrs.
Delienham and her sister a few days
later. When nebenham asked me
what I thousrht of her. 1 told htm she
was one of the nicest girls I had ever
met: but. as a matter of fact, she is
much Inferior to her sister, who, I don't
mind admitting. Indeed, that she Is the
nicest girl I have ever met, and I
shouldn't wonder
Hut there, that's "another story.
Answers.
I SEAUCHED THE FLOOR AND USDEU
THE SEAT.
Hill Sikes himself. I'll send It off this
very minute." And he thrust It In an
envelope with a o note.
.Ml 1.. . .. 1. limn I niiim'nrc "
1UU 11 ill U't' hiiun unit HilUOiii;ia
I said, as lie took his hat
"Oh, yes." Aud then, with a hasty
trnnil.nltrlit bo went llvlnc down the
milled plumes, ami in a nine wane ne gtars t0 catch tho vosU
went on with ins taie. n appeared
that he had seen her home, and that he
had learned her name. It was Charn-
lev Kate Chnrnley. She was a dress
maker, aud lived with her sister.
II.
"And you want to help them, eh?" 1
said, after a time.
"Yes. but It'll be a difficult matter,
Thev're clergyman's daughters, and
verv proud. I don't see what I can do.
It's awfully riling, you know, Ken
nion, to have a pile of money nnd not
be able to do a little good with It once
In a way. It's a shame that this girl
should have to slave at a sewing ma
chine all day while a great strong beg
gar like me lounges mound klllluj
time."
"I suppose you went to refund this
5."
"Yes: I can't do more, hut I don't
even see how I can do that."
"Well, you might order a gown of
some sort from thorn."
"Don't be an ass; men dou't buy
gowns."
"You could say It was for your sis
tor."
"Hut I haven't got a sister, nnd if I
had she'd never let me choose her
gowns for her; besides, she'd have to
b6 titted on nnd all thnt, you know.'
I was obliged to admit the force of
these arguments, nnd a fresh period of
silence intervened. Dchenhniu hnd
risen, nnd was pacing the floor In a
Btate of perplexity.
'How would it 1)0 If I Inclosed the
money In nn envelope nnd seut It anon
ymously?" he said nt length.
"You might do that, ccrtaluly," I re
plied, after a little consideration.
"Hut she'd bo sure to know who sent
It."
"Well, thnt doesn't matter, as you aro
not likely to see her ngnln."
Debenham stopped aud turned his
eyes full upon me.
"What's that? Not sco her again?
But I must seo her again I I feel that
III.
The following morning It happened
that n matter of business took me In
the vicinity of Debenham's chambers,
and, having half an hour to spare, I
determined to call and sec If he had
heard anything In connection with Ids
plot.
As I was nbout to enter his sitting
room, However, i uenru tne sound or
voltes, and a hasty glance showed me
that he was eugaged. A young lady
was standing by the table, facing De
benhani, who looked as guilty as any
schoolboy caught In an orchard.
"I got it back this morning," the girl
was saying. "A man who Is employed
on tho railway picked It up as he was
on his wny to work."
"I I am very glad," Debenham mur
mured, nervously. "He must have
been nn honest fellow."
"Yes," she said. "Hut tho strange
part of It Is that by this morning's post
there came a letter from a a thief, In
closing a 5 note. You can read it If
you like."
And she handed lilm the precious
missive I hnd concocted.
He read it In feigned astonishment
"I never heard of such a curious
thing," ho murmured. "It's positively
Isn't It, you know?"
Of course, tills childlike nttempt at
deception didn't deceive tho girl.
-air. ueuennnm, sno said, "you
wrote tins letter you sent this note."
"I? Iteally, Miss "
"Oh, yes, you did. It's no use deny
lng It No one else knew of our loss.'
Thero wns a pause. Debenham stood
looking very red and foolish.
"Come, you'd better confess," she
said, at length.
Ho rumpled his hair In a reckless
fashion.
"It seems Impossible for a fellow to
do a good action In this world," h
cried. "Ho's suro to bo found out."
"Then you did send it?"
"Ye-es. You see. you wouldn't let mo
" nairu'a it....
Cnrtmral .IiijiihiI. n n.
IlKtOll wllllll 111 Vcilrn ..l . ."'l
burg ho wax alieinly u von,,. t"
IMukott matin bin greu .lln,''
imtn In blue ninl tmt m, .,,
mixed up In a tannic i f,0 .,
line. Unmoral nn
cnlor-lionrer of tlm n -' tt',"v
tlllUHOltH, UIIJIIWI In .. t, i '
luilni.liitnrer In i... . "I
- p. iim i.
cliihhml the tnvt . r ,,,lf . '
went at It hamine. ,., ,t
J.I1I.AP IIIMtl U'lllf In..,. . . . I
: "J i
WHS JIMIIIK Hllll H(ll. . Ouji
I'll II limn on inn ii i vi i )rv
wrenched nwny tin. n
colors of the Niimtr.,,,'
V. World.
'Golf WBH H lwi.ul..,
III M7. My nu ..
Iiwusd In 1171. th
THE CASHMERE QOAT.
Allium! l'.t ITihUiw ' f.rM
8(,veral beautiful varieties of HmKoat
ro found In dlirce... par h o
nnd one of these, siiown ; -
.1
,ri.. This animal, which Is foun. In
J tn..u.berslutheu.a,i.lll;-en.val..y
hl I,,.- ii ilnlleate head, with
soml-penduhms ears, whirl, are Intl.
long and wide. mo im
t .i. in i.iinrit ami or mucn-m
cXrs;.e;:;;rd.ngothe.ndlv.d,al The
horns are very erect, nun .. ,,.... . -slightly
spiral. InolluhiK Inward and to
in u.miii rime HH to
SUCll (111 I'M' "' ' - ,
cross. The cat Is roiii..id
materials; but It Is the under coal t mi
partakes of the nature f wm.l and
,.,il.. .,,1 v. un article of eonilliercP. 1 Ills
undergrowth, which Is of a uiilforut j f(HittwlI wrH pml.i
grayish white tint, whatever tne ".inr trv; tiuU iiiuiihi. I, .
t ii... t.atp inn I'. l lientitlfully "ft w0t by eillCHKlhC in
and silky, ami of a Huffy description. liliniMlf, and m ...
resembling d..w n. It umKes iipi-fw- piayer.
aneo In the autumn, and continues to .
grow until the following i.rli.ir. ;". ,, t,iik w ,
If not reiiioi.il. It falls on naturally; l Uiwlc Hon...
u hoi in mm . .Mfiinv- milium III t i war him
ts collection ho. ' 'f , , Wl anytHli.K o
lug from eight to ten di. 1 he animal ,
lllllll'l Kl'l't " -
of combing by which all the wool and a
portion of the hair, which of necessity
comes with It. Is removed. The latter
Is afterward carefully separated, when
the lleeie In a good npecluicn weighs
nbout half a iwunil. This Is the mate
rial of which tho far-famed and costly
shawls are made, which at one Mine
had such a demand that. It is stated.
"1(1.000 loom were kept la constant
work at Cashmere In their manufae
tun." Thoe Boats having a slmrt.
neat head, very long, ililn ears, a dell
f
i .
exeunt for unci. uit.
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tlml the umall i.f It..-
tlm volee. He .1.
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niiHtlc MintHi" of In-..,
the low of their v.i.
foi certain kweet im
PEKIODS OK PAIS.'
BERNHARDT AT THE BEGINNING.
Old Pen Picture of the Divine Pnrali
by llclnvc Keiilllcl.
Just thirty years ago Octavo Feulllet,
In a letter to his wife, drew the fol
lowing pen picture of Mine. Sarah
Hernhnrdt, then nt the beginning of her
career:
"A queer girl, indeed, Is Sarah. It Ih
the llrst time In my long career that I
have met with a genuine nctress, a
comedienne of the eighteenth century,
elegant, eccentric. Insolent, and lmld.
"Contrary to the habit of all other
actresses, she comes to the rehearsals
In full dress, or, nt least, in a toilet ar
ranged after her own fashion. She
nlways wears velvet a velvet dress,
a velvet hat, a scarf of black lace over
her shoulders, aud a little nifTed col
lar. In this wny, with her hair like
that of a poodle dog, and with some
fresh dowers In her haml. sho repeats
her part with care nnd somber grav
ity, nnd occasionally with attitude a la
Itachel. At the close of tho act she
prances nbout like a ballet girl, skips
upon one foot, and then sits down at
the piano to accompany herself whllo
singing a queer negro air. She has a
very sweet voice. Then sho gets up
and begins to walk about with long
strides, like a clown, langhlng In every
body's face, and chewing chocolate
candy, with which she nlways has her
pockets filled. At times she takes out
a little case, In which there was a
small brush, which she rubs over her
lips to give them a ruby color, after
which she laughs, shows her whlto
teeth, and recommences to munch her
chocolates.
"Nothing could bo moro amusing
than to seo Crolzctto nnd herself, after
a rehenrsal, running out, followed by
their mothers. They start off like
frightened hares, with their heads up
nnd Knbage hats thrown back upon
their enormous blond wigs. Swinging
their Httlo umbrellas, they walk and
laugh loud enough to make people turn
round and staro at them. At last they
go Into Clilbonst's confectionery shop
and there stuff themselves with cakes."
Menntruatiuii.
cate skin, small liom s. and n long heary lu(eJ mnny lt. , (
COIll, an ior nun piir"w mi-im-M
Iw'St. There are several varieties pos
sessing this valuable quality, but thone,
of Cashmere. Thlltct and Mongolia are
tho most esteemed. Alwut the year
1S10 a small herd of Cashmere gat
was Introduced Into Trance with a
i 1 t I
. 'www;7-.
i -J
TIIR C.VHr.KK OO.VT.
view to accllmatlxe and breed them for
the sake of their woo!, but the eater
prise failed. A few wftv pun-hnsod
mid tiikeii to i:iicla.il hi- Mr. C. T.
Tower, who, by careful treatment, so
far succeeded with them, that in
course of time he had a shawl made
from their lleece, which turuid out U
lie of gMMl quality. At the death of
the owner some years Utter. lb herd
was presented to Queen Victoria ami
placeil la Windsor Park.
1mm
iiKHHii1
W
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L-real muter. iig
While no wmiim.
IK-riodical (Hiin. ii '
hcii na
ture' plan
that women
othvrwiMj
healthy
nhould suffer
no cer:y
Lydla K. l!nk-
tabic Com-
nound Is
the nut
thorough -. V"
tal rrgnU-
tor kbown to!
icedicKl sci
ence. It relieve! dec v
ituivikoKuch din .- '
blruation of IU li r r .
Diuk Mas !'i-.. "!
thank you euoufrh f
done for we U l. r. I v
whs surferliiif tit. . i
uienktruallon. was n r
neheall tho time, id a'
feeling, and did n t tr
I ha taken thri - i
IMftkham' Vetfr'ttl."
of lilooJ runner, 1 1
I'llU. Htid to day I am a we r " 1
would like to have i
know that I am ne -ft',iri 1
bir vour woii-lrrf . ii.. ' r.tf
' . ...
.Ml JKNXIK it .11 m . -
j i you are unrriiiK u '
. a . . If .
V .M.fcfc .Mlil.fc 11'1 "O i't I
I..vnn. Mm . f ir tlie a
ollur free of charge P at wcilt
PORTLAND DIKttiURi
ii
Now Muslc-al Instrument.
A new musical Instrument Is the pro
duct of tho Inventive skill of Carl
Brown of Columbus, Ohio, who is also
tho Inventor of Improvements to tho
guitar. The new Instrument consists
of a sort of zither nnd an ordinary
mouth harp In combination. Tho qual
ity of tho tone of the mouth harp Is
greatly Improved nnd tho musician is
enabled to play nn accompaniment to
his harp solo.
"Oloan as a Whistle."
The origin of tho saying, "ns clean as
a whistle," Is ascribed to tho "whlstlo
tankard" of olden times, In which tho
whlstlo came Into play when the tank
nrd was emptied or "cleared out" to
announce to the waiter that more liquor
was reaulred.
Xewspaper advertising Is the best
way to make good times if you have
anything really good to offer, ami the
way to use newspaper advertising Is
with generous space and proper dis
play. The men who have made aud are
making fortunes In advertising are sat
Isllcd If the nil. tells the story In a
plain, convincing wny. They are satis
fled If It sells goods. They dou't care
whether It Is new or old. Betes.
Put a signal light of your business In
tho best pnper of Its kind. Keep the
light trimmed nnd supply It with the
oil of facts and experience. Then Its
rays will penetrate Into many nu unlooked-for
Held of trade and bring
business results that have been little
anticipated. Hide and Leather.
No door Is thick enough lo keep out
tho newspaper and Its advertising; no
chamber Is too remote, or too quiet, for
the favorite family paper; no survell
luuco Is so strict but the newspaper Is
admitted; and It brings Its message of
wars nnd rumors of wars, of elections,
accidents, marriages, births and deaths
nnd advertisements. Lynu (Mnss.)
Item.
There nro no advertisers so fully
posted upon the "science of advertis
ing" as the prominent patent medlelno
men. They fully uuderstniid how to
do it In nil its phases. They can teaeli
tho local advertiser many things about
advertising which were "never dream
cd of In their philosophy." The patent
medlelno man does not waste nny mon
ey. Ho uses It Judiciously. When ho
ceases to make money he coases to nil
vertlso In tho paper which ho has been
patronizing. Hu'b no fool. Ho be
lieves In keeping his nnmo before tho
public, but ho does this Judiciously, it
Is safe for the local advertiser to watch
theso men who aro experienced In tho
art; they enn lourn some good lessons.
Abilene (Kan.) Chroulele.
DENTISTS.
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