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MISAPPROPRIATING A SMILE.
I was seated In the corner of a car,
When I sot a most excruciating jar
Not the ordinary kind
To which gripmcn are inclined.
But a jolt that shocked me more than
that by far.
From ndown the aisle a fascinating girl
Set my senses in au amatory whirl,
When she turned a pretty smile
Toward my corner, and the while
Showed the tips ot teeth that glistened
as the pearl,
T responded with a twinkle of my eye
('Tis n little trick I studied, by the by),
And although I passed my street,
Still I kept my corner seat.
For the hope within my heart was run
ning high.
Then it was I got the dolorlfic jar;
Just behind me, on the platform of the
car,
Stood the man at whom, 'twas plain,
She was smiling through the pane.
And I'd ridden half a mile or more too
far.
Life
I A Walk with Ishbel.
B DON'T mind talking to you, you
know," said Ishbel she Insists on
being spelled that way" "because
you are not a stupid boy nud you have
a nice detached point of view, but you
must promise when ""I tell you things
not to imagine I mean myself."
"How could I imagine you n thing?"
I asked reproachfully.
"i'ou know what I mean," said Ish
bel with severity. "When I was quite
young," she pursued she Is 22 "I used
to fancy that authors put themselves
Into their stories. Now I know they
never do."
"Well I am not quite young," I said
crossly. "Go on."
"But you didn't promise."
"I promised."
Ishbel adjusted her hatpin. "Once
there was a girl," she began, "who at
the age of 17 was sent to England to
visit her father's people. That's rather
a nice beginning, isn't It?" she Inter-
runted herself. "It sounds as If It
might bo print Do you think If you
saw a story with a beginning like that
you would read It?"
"Candidly?" I Inquired.
"Of course."
"I don't think I should."
There was a dangerous glitter In her
eye.
"But," I hastened to add, "reading a
Btory is very different to have you tell
It, you know. I could listen to you for
a thousand years."
She was mollified. "It won't take
(hat long," she assured mo with a smile.
There Is no word for her smile but de
licious. "Do go on," I said. "Did she like
tho people?
"Well, some of them," doubtfully.
"You see-they were English and she
was an American."
"Yes."
"And and young, they bullied her a
little. The next time," with animation,
"I mean, when wo go over, I don't
think they'll bully me."
"I don't fancy they will."
"And so you bco she didn't have as
good a time aB she might exactly. But
she did have a lovo affair."
;,Oh," said I.
"Yes," said. Ishbel. "He was a sort of
distant connection of hers, a, lawyer,
what they call over there a solicitor,
you know. He sho said ho was very
much In love and so was she."
"Confound" I began.
"I beg your pardon," said Ishbel,
"I meant," I said, sternly, "It Is very
BAD BANDIT HUNTER
fee all
ff
fell
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wrong of deterlmentals to make love to
girls.'
"It is," agreed Ishbel. "But ho was
very oh, very honorable. Things hnd
gone, well, they had gone rather far,
you know, but the week before she
sailed, when he proposed at least he
didn't exactly propose, but he told her
he had only 300 a year, and that, of
course, It was out of the question in
England to marry on that, and he
couldn't bear the Idea of hampering her
with a ioijg engagement and what did
you say?"
"Oh, nothing."
"Areyou sure? You put me out.
Well, be said she musn't be engaged to
him, but he would hold himself engaged
to her, and some day when the senior
partner dropped off I do wish," petu
lantly, "you wouldn't mutter like that."
I groveled.
"Where was I?" -demanded IshbeL
"Oh, well, then they said good-by, you
know, and she was perfectly miserable
If you look so horribly cross I shall
send you home oh, dreadfully miser
able. She felt that she didn't care a
straw about other men, and there were
she said there were some very nice
men in the steamer coming home, too.
Balls and parties had no attraction for
her, and fancy, for ever so long she
hardly took any interest In her frocks,
Ob, It was horrid. She only lived for
his letters and somehow they well,
they were not exactly satisfactory,
She supposed It was because he was so
very honorable, and they were not real
ly engaged, you know. But one day
she thought it all over and decided that
sort of thing would have to come to an
end. She knew she would never bo
happy for a moment till he came out,
as she knew be would some day, to
claim her, but she made up her mind
to stop thinking about him as much as
possible and try to seem happy, no mat
ter how perfectly miserable she was In
reality. The Idea was, you see I think
she got It out of a poem to lock his
image up in her heart."
"I see," said I. "And how did It
work?"
"It worked very well," said Ishbel,
reflectively. "She knew sho was
wreached, but sho didn't allow herself
to thing about It"
"And what happened?" I asked brisk
ly.
"Well, after three years he came."
"Oh. he did?"
"Of course," said Ishbel sharply. "Did
you Imagine ho didn't?"
I coughed. "And sho unlocked her
heart?"
"Yes," said Ishbel.
"And the Image '
"It's a very odd thing,' replied Ishbel,
slowly, "but It wasn't there."
I caughed again. "Was her heart-
did she find the receptacle cr-empty?"
I asked.
"She didn't tell me that," said Ish
bel. Wo walked on. "So that," I re
marked, presently, "was tho reason
why that long-legged English fel
low "
"But you promised," cried Ishbel.
Boston Post.
RAFTERS OF LIVING GREEN.
Description In "JSbeu Holden" of a
Day in the Cornfield.
Wo climbed tho wall as he ate, and
burled ourselves In tho deep corn. Tho
fragrant, silky tassels brushed my face
and tho corn hissed at our Intrusion,
crossing Its green sabers In our path.
Far In tho field my companion heaped
u little of the soft earth for a pillow,
spread tho oilcloth between rows, and
as wo lay down drew tho big shawl
over us. Uncle Eb was tired after tho
toll of that night and went asleep al
most as soon as ho was down. Before
I dropped off Fred carao and licked my
face and stepped over me, his tnll
wagging for leave, and curled upon tho
shawl at my feet I could see no sky In
DNTURY,
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that gloomy green aisle of corn. This
going to boil In the morning seemed a
foolish business to me that day and I ,
lay a long time looking up at tho rus
tling canopy overhead. I remember list- j
enlng to the waves that came whisper-!
Ing out of the further Held, nearer and
nearer, until they swept over us with
a roaring splash of leaves, like that of
water Hooding among rocks, ns I have
heard It often. A twinge of homesick
ness came to me and the snoring of
Undo Eb guve me no comfort. I re
member covering my head and crying
softly as I thought of those who hnd
gone away and whom I was to meet
In a far country, called heaven, whither
wo were going. I forgot my sorrow
finally In sleep. When I awoke It had
grown dusk under the corn. I felt for
Uncle Eb and he was gone. Then I
called to him. :
"Hush, boy! llo low!" he whispered, I
bending over me, n sharp look In his
eye. " 'Frald they're after us."
He sat kneeling beside me, holding ;
Fred by the collar and listening. I could !
hear voices, tho rustle of the corn and 1
the tramp of feet near by. It was thun
dering In tho distance that heavy,
suaKing munucr mat seems to mko
hold of the earth, and there were
sounds in the corn like the drawing of
sabers and the rush of many feet The
noisy tliunuer clouus came nearer, ami
the voices" that made us tremble were
no longer heard. Uncle Eb began to
fasten tne oil blanket to tue stalks of
corn for a shelter. The rain came roar
ing over us. The sound of It was like
that of a host of cavalry coming as a
gallop. We lay bracing the stalks, the
blanket tied above us, and were quite
dry for a time. The rain rattled In tho
sounding sneaves ana men came flood- for desperate work with rifle and re
Ing down the steep gutters. Above us volver. Yet this same pleasant fellow
beam and rafter creaked, swaying and with his careless smile has been In
showing glimpses of the dark sky. The more desperate affrays with road
rain passed we could hear the last agents, killed more outlaws and sent
battalion leaving the Held and then more to the penltentlnrles through tho
tho tumult ended ns suddenly as It West than any man In tho West to day,
began. The corn trembled a few mo-. "Fred," as he Is known to nine-tenths
ments and hushed to a faint whisper, of the people of Omaha, Is constantly
Then we could hear only the drip of on the move. Ho has a wife and three
raindrops leaking through the green
oor. It was dark under the corn.
Sho Know.
Marjorle Is the small and only daugb-i
ter In a family which boasts of several
sons. Aged four Is Marjorle, petite and
Imperious and enjoying excellent op -
SStenTnaoies Tl
with some fresh acquisition of wisdom.
A few days ago It was addition, and
she proclaimed proudly at the dinner
table:
"I know how much two and two
make and free and two aud four and
two."
"And what," said her father, "do
you and I make, MarJIe?"
Without a moment's hesitation over
these new factors In her problem, the
little maid answered, with a dimple and
a smile:
"Sweethearts."
And all tho family were satisfied
with MarJIe's arithmetic.
Work ond Atmosphere.
During tho building of a railroad In
Switzerland, at an altitude of ten thou-
sand feet, tho discovery has been mado
that tho atmosphere Is so rarllled that
men employed upon tho work cannot
continue their labors for half so long a
time ns is possiuie wnen working In a
lower atmosphere. Tho qold also may
liavo sometmng to ao witn It. for. ns
every one knows, tho atmosphere bo-
comes colder nud colder the greater dls-
tanco It is auovo tho surfaco of tho
earth. Were It not for the atmosphere,
Indeed, tho ordinary temperaturo of tho
world would bo below zero to tho ex
tent of threo hundred dogrees Fahren
heit A rolling pin gathers no dough.
DEADLIEST. REVOLVER SHOT IN
TtfE WEST.
Vreilcrlck lltiiu of Omnlm, Chief of tho
Northwcatorii lliiudlt lluiilom, Hu
Hint u Thrlltltm Citrcoi Train Holi
bluit Urowlim tliiniiitiir.
MnniiPKM of Western railroads
nro
iniiitiiii? oxirn efforts to eutlri'ly w
vlpo
out tho bandit mines thill luivu be
on
very uctlvu during llio past few years
Tlio Union l'ucllle, tlio liuriiugrui
ltock Island nml Northwestern, out u
Omuha, nro arming their messenger
ntimv with Winchester "nunip guns,
iint-inir ii. .vu uin.lU with sixteen buck
....I..,, v,i
el. .la .ini.ll limited fill' tllOlU It till III
other-ways nro preparing to exterml
unto th tlrst mail nirent haml thnt at
tempts to hold up otto of tholr trains
In aihlltlon every largo railroad oi-erai
. . "i. . i ...... i.
MK out or umnmi euiinojn ui
n iinri'ii iiuMi whoso exclusive iluty It
. iirntit their trains from bandit
raids, trail tho robbers after they hold
up tho train nml chase them Into tho
fastuessoa of the mountain or get tne
killed.
riili.r nf 1 in ml 1 1 Hunters.
Of nil tho famous Western ehnrnc
tent who have nioilo bandit hunting
business nono Is better known than
l.'nxlnrli'k Hand, nf OlUllhn. who Is
chief of tho Northwestern bandit hunt
era. For years It has been tho business
of 1'rederlek Hans to protect tho treas
ure trains of thnt company operating
through the Hlnck Hills. From ueuu
wood to Omaha the Northwestern car
rles tho treasures of tho great Home
stnko mine. In some months this com
itany shins over a hundred thousand In
treasure over this line. Tho lines of
the company are operated through
wild and desolate section for many
miles after leavlnir Dcndwood. It Is
niOBt Inviting spot for the work of rond
FitKDKIHCK HANS.
agents. The fact that these treasure
trains escape tho raids of bandits is
undoubtedly due to their fear of the
nian who Is the head of tho force of
bandit hunters the company employs.
Frederick Hans Is a mild mannered
fellow with blue eyes and of most nffa-
ble nddress. As he saunters along the
streets of Omaha he is about the lust
nian In the world one would pick out
babies In Omaha that he gets a chance
to see once In a month or so, but most
,f hI,8 ,no 18 8l,e,,,t, UI,n th " ;
c,rcu ,n,s "mo"s ,lm,t T,5"1 '"l 8
,nfeIy ,0, e"snK ,nll ,ldups-, " ,a
. hlncm to ica 0 f ""j80, ?haT"
i j 'l'e(momc"t a rnln 18 1,e,d u" n
JHiSL
It occurs. Incidentally, It may be said
that Hans carries a considerable num
ber of bullet wounds on his person
slight testimonials of his many desper
ate fights.
Bnmplca of Ilia Daring,
One of his most daring deeds was go
ing Into the "Hole In tho Wall" after
"Shacknasty" Jim and his outlaw
band when ho killed the leader aud two
of his companions beforo ho returned.
Again ho met five members of his fam
ous llobbers' Itoost gang one bright
morning on tho Running water In South
Dakota. Ho had but shortly beforo
that been Instrumental In piloting a
posbc of Custer citizens to tho lair of
tho band, where nine of them had been
killed, and they thought to get even.
The Uvo road agents waited until liana
rodo close to the Baud hill behind which
they were hiding, then rodo down on
him, firing their rifles as they galloped
up. A fortunate shot passed through
tho heart of the horse that Hans was
riding. Ujilng tho animal for a breast
work tho railroad bandit hunter cot
out his heavy pistols and began busi
ness right tnere. Ho only shot four
times. Tho first bullet ho fired passed
through tho heart of tho nearest rob-
ber, tho next ono struck ono of tho
horses of tho oncoming gang and killed
It, tho third bullet passed through the
head of another bandit, killed him In
stantly and tho fourth passed through
the body of ono of tho gang and he
81
died later. The two remaining mem
hers of tho bnml surrendered and were
taken Into Ouster by llnim. The limit
ho killed wore known iw '"t'exiiH," Fleet
Foot and Mountain l'ete. Tho other
two, Long Tom and Hkluny, wero sent
to tho penitentiary for life.
From his experience hu believes that
train robbing him been made ho dan
gerous for tho robbers of Into tlmt It Is
losing lis popularity and will totally
disappear In n few years. Nowadays It
Is not tho net of robbing a train that
requires the greatest exhibition of slilll
nud daring, but rather tho ent'iipo after
tho crlmo him been committed. In rob
bing a train tho baud stand Httlo
chance of opposition. PiiMHeiigers are
as a rule unarmed nud the express nies
sengers are not In a position In nuiko
much of a tight. The use or dynamite
by road agents Is a terrifying element
for express niewengers. The minute
tho bandits start to iimko their escape,
however, they como In contact with
lighting men who nro ns well armed anil
well mounted iih they, and know how to
use their guns. This Is the clement of
danger that deters many bandits from
attacking a railroad train.
I'rcpiirliiu for n llnM-tlp.
When a gang cuntemplntoH uoiu-up
now the tlrst thing they do Is to ar
range for their escape. A route of re
treat Is selected and tho bandits go
over tho trail ho that they can follow
It night or day. They frequently se
crete food for themselves aud horse
along" tho route and lay lu plenty of
umuiunltlon. Tho lllnck Hills and the
country lu Southern Wyoming nro fa
vorite resorts for train robbers these
days. Here most of the desperate road
agents live. They must have the best
horses money will buy. they mum get
a city crook as n rule to handle the dy
namite, they must have white powder
for their guns In the event of a colli
sion wltii a posse, which In ulto cer
tain, and a thousand little details. The
minute the news of a holdup Is Unshed
over the wire, a ihkho from a dozen
different points Is started. These close
In on the robbers. The road agents are
nfrald to spilt up' In the face of n pos
sible light They know they will iei
killed one ot a time If they do not slick
louelher. That Is their only chance.
and. of courHe, It makes the trail eiiHler
to follow. The bandits are of the most j
desperate class of men. 1 ney Know
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some crime mat wouui Keep inein m mw
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....mt- (it.tttt t,t tin, yi.fiiio 11. 1. iiiiur
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thou. rntiilttlnnK thev w not surrcll-'
der. Their only chance or freedom is
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To deal with such characters may
ut...li i-,i,.t.rM mill- I.,.
exciting, but the great majority of pen
pie will not envy the position ot I-red-
crick Hnus.
THE LAC INDUSTRY OF ASSAM.
Au Iraportiint Product that I-'luurca In
the Mecliuiilcnl Art.
Ijic occurs In Its natural slate In vari
ous parts or the forests or Assam, as
well as or Ilurmn, but chiefly in parts
or the Khnsl uud Caro hills, ami thu
export lu - recent years has averaged
10,000 mounds, or something over MX)
tons, but In some or the forests, owing
to tho ravages or the Kolaazar epi
demic nud depopulation, the production
Is declining. The pioductlon In Maul-
pur Is not sulllclent ror the local needs,
aud quantities of the lac are sent there
from the Kubo valley of Assam. The
lae i all scut away from Assam lu the
crude form, or stick lac; shell and but
ton lac urc made, to some extent, but
luc dyo Is uot now prepared lu Assam,
nnd lacuer wares are only prod need
n two places, so that this once consid
erable Industry would seem to be dying
out The black lacmicr or Maulpur Is
really uot a lae preparation at all, but
only the Juice or a tree scut from the
ICtibo valley.
In Assnm the Inc Is usually collected
twice a year, first lu May and .Mine,
aud then lu October and November.
The first Is mainly used ror seed pur
poses, while the second forms the ex
port. A few days after thu collection
pieces of stick lac containing living
Insects are tied on to the branches or
the trees lu which the next crop Is to be
grown. The usual plan Is to place the
lae In small bamboo baskets uud tie
these to the twigs or tho trees. Tho lu
sects soon crawl out and spread over
tho young branches, on which they
promptly begin to reed nnd secrete tho
resin. This Is allowed to go on ror
about six mouths, when tho luc Is col
lected; but ir tho secretion has been
defective or Insufficient, the Insects re
main undisturbed for another six
months. London Mall.
Culling On tho rlluk.
1. Only call at tho door, unless you
aro sure your friend Is able to see you
without harm.
2, Enter and leave the house, and
move nbout the room quietly.
!l. Carry a cheerful fuce. Sneak
cheerful, pleasant words.
1. In order to cheer, you need tell no
lies.
0. If your friend Is very ill, do not
fall Into gay or careless talk In the at
tempt to bo cheerful.
(I. Don't nsk questions, thus obliging
your friend to talk.
7. Talk about something outside, nnd
not about tho disease and tho circum
stances of tho patient
8. If possible tnko something with
you to please the eyo nml relieve the
iionotony of tho sick-room: n flower or
even a picture which you can loan for
row dayf .
0. If desirable, some little dollenev
to tempt tho appetite will bo well-be
stowed.
10. Stay only n moment, or a foiv
minutes nt tho longest, unless vnn ran
bo of some help.
Hero Is n euro sign of a man vou
like: when his explanations saHHfv
ou.
UPON A OATARAOT'O DfllN
TlirlMI.,.. t.....l. ...
the Ot.,WHjUver. USr
Tho horrible experiences or , .
nun iiuvn BV1H llWIiy II V inm,, ...
unn itiiiuiii iiiiii 1 1 huh 111 lllHol r nl i
nt the brink of u cataract may ,HI.H
bo Illumined, but tin., V m
survive to relate to us the piirliuninrJ
uiimIi ! ...'ill... I !.. .1. .
u. iii-iii. mi inure is mu
stance whoru it mail was saved .
very edgo of the fulls.
'i nuro are row inoio IiiipohInl'
scenery lu Canada tliau when, i
tawn Itlver pours thundering mm fJI
Ing over the Clinudleio Fulls.
mo niiiui- in me river is low ns n
lu autumn, there In a fall of m,',,,,, f()
ieei. inn wnen uio liver Is hh.il.,
melting snows lu the spring Uio
parent depth of tho rail Is h.i,(.,.,
any time the rush and swirl t
great river over this ledge ()f ro,.k
Mgiii worm seeing.
In ie places tho witter
lu a dense and Irresistible volume, wl;
at inner poiuis a siiallow Hiremn
Mlirnv Itut.lf .tt-i... 1. 1. .I...- ......
. ..-v.. ,h .. .Km-, uiiiio or ro
uu uio upper uiiawu nro w
uuuiiin ui ioks wuieu reeii Uio ufl
iiiiiiiwr iimiiHirifs oi mat reuloii Mi
tiling these wet logs Is n triiuivr,
uuhiiichn, nml It Is easy to luo m
foothold, nud fall Into tho swift tircu
Acciueiiis or mis Kind occur frcUl.
ly. Tho only ease that did u.,1 mi
ratal termination Is the one referred
here.
The limn was busy rorUliig iiiem. M
with those shnrp tongs used to nWt9
them about and draw them in,
he missed his rooting nud fi ll imu M
river. '1 hough a strong swimmer.
could not willistnud the current
was swept out Into the siri-nyi nnd
townrd the rails. Nenrlng Mie falla.j
roiimi niuiHfir sun conscious, nml
happened that he was being tloji
over one of those tallies or rock will
the water was ho shallow linn lie
himself touch. He struggled lo rrgj
his feet, ami wax successful in m
lug, so thnt he found himself sininlij
lu, perhaps, n foot of rushim; wniir,
the brink or the catarii'-t. n-nt cj
rent surging by him on every imiiilj
Hut It Heemed hopeless, (. fnw :
wny or getting In slinrc, nml no
from the shore could get to turn Mai
people on (he hunks or Un river irri
wtehi.,g 1.1... ....,1 iry.g ,0 smr,
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. ,,..rr,t.k wn hri)UllUt ,,, ,.., .M
j mi
.,... , fl
1 ..,.i.........n. n gna
arm with rones was swum: out ot1
l. pr..iil 1111, 1 u.lw.ii ll. ,., 1,1
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riiutiim.il lilttlmiir ui.i-iir,.lv ullli tm
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' In l.i.l . lnr,.,t (,..... u-..nl.l lu. rtlj
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lu constructing a building.
WALES SETS A NEW STYLE.
Heir In l'imlnnil' Thrimo K.cliet
Crecil Tronarr.
This Is the new photograph of tl
I'rlnce of Wales, wiilcli lias rnusfl
consternation among tho clinpiili-s
New York. It Is the proof liiillspiitnu
of the fact that his royal hlghm-Ml
wearing his trousers without creas
and has been wearing them ho fur sod
little time. The Prince's trousers
pressed "even nil around" so as to gll
the leg a perfectly cylindrical "wi."j
Chicago exquisite was asked wlmt
feel this change or fashion on the q
of tho I'rlnce would have on swelldq
lu Amerlcn. lie snld: "There li
WALKS' JIKW I'lCTtMIK.
uoubt thnt the I'rlnce of Wales nf
tho fashion for Loudon and that
follow tho London fashions In gener
It Is hard to say, however, whether tl
crcaso wll go or not We are inrgis
elastic In our modi's. Tho crcaso!
without question desirable nnd pretl
I should say that If wo wish to we c
have creases In our trousers wuuo
dm .nnnpiit: nf niiv other nation, H
If the business once gets a good sta
It Is more than nrobable that the rou
I,. I- will rn 1110 Into vniruo ncnlll. Mcnl
whllo I would advise my friends In tl
words of I'ope:
"Bo not tho first by whom tho new ajj
tried,
Nor yet the last to lay tho old aside.
An A nil v Guards tho Sultnn.
When tho Sultnn of Turkey attend
tho Friday midday prayer at ij
mosquo lu Constnntlnoplo tho garrlsj
nn nnn m,i urn ulnllnnnil nlotlg ")
ui )v,vw ...w -
route In such n way that ho Hindi
Hufolv iriiorded from tho moment
leaves his palaco until ho Is ou his cnJ
pot In tho encred edifice.
Iteuiilntcil by I.aw.
'rim orillnarv beer Klass Is regiilnlfl
by law In Havarla and must hold e
netly hnlf u litre, or ne.uiy i.u.u-.i...
of a pint.
Plenty of Coal in India.
India Is rich lu coal, though little mli
Ing bus as yet been dono In that cou
try.
Tho needlo you hunt for In a ho
stuck never pricks your flnger.
Tho rich iBan travels when ho wUl
tho poor nianfchcu ho can,