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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1901)
T The iDoetor'J fjilemma "By He3ba Strctton sAl I 1 I f I .V 1 - TTTTTTnTTTTTTTTTTTi CHAPTEU VIII. Awfully fast time sped away. It was the second week la Mnrch 1 passed I Hark, thn aeirinil wk In MsT C1IUP UP' on me as If borne by a whirlwind. It was only a month to the day io lent Dxod upon for our marriage. My mother began to fidget about my goln over to London to fit myself out with wedding clothe. Julia's was Eolng on fait to completion. Our trip to Swltierland was Ittlnctlv nlmineil out. Go I mutt to London: order my wedding suit 1 must But first there could be no harm In run nine over to Sark to aee Olivia once more. As toon as I was married I would tell Julia all about her. Hut If either arm or ankle went wrong for want of at- n(tnn. I ahnnlil nrrer forclve myself. It was the last tlm 1 could see Olivia before my marriage. Afterwards I should tee much of hor; for Julia would invite her to our house, and be a friend to her. I spent a wretchedly sleepless night; and whenever I doted I ssw uuvia uerore me, weeping bitterly, and refusing to be com' fort (Hi. From St. Sampson's we set sail straight for the Havre Uosielin. To my extreme surprise and chagrin. Captain Cnrcy an nounced his Intention or landing wun me, and leaving the yacht In charge of his men to await our return. "The ladder Is excessively awkward," I objected, "and some of the rungs are loose. You don't mind running the risk of a plunge Into the water?" "Not In the "least," he answered cheer ily; "for the matter of that, I plunge Into It every morning nt L'Ancresse. I want to see Tardif. Ho is one In a thousand, at you say; and one cannot sec such a man every day of one's life." There was no help for It, and I gave In, hoping some good luck awaited me. I led the way up the zig-zag path, and jnst as we reached the top I saw the light, erect figure of Olivia seated upon the brow of a little grassy knoll at a short distance from us. IUt back was towards us, so she was not aware of our vicinity; and I pointed towards her with an assumed air of indifference. "I believe that Is my patient yonder," I said; "I will just run across and speak to her, and then follow you to the farm." "Ahr he exclaimed, "there is a lovely view from that spot. I recollect It well. I will go with you. There will be time enough to see Tardif." Did Captain Carey suspect anything? Or what reason could he have for wish ing to aee Olivia? Could It be merely that he wanted to see the view from that particular spot? I could not forbid him accompanying me, but I wished him at Jericho. Olivia did not hear our footsteps upon the soft turf, though we approached her Vrff nearly. The aun shone upon her c'W7 hair, every thread rJ-U - J a shine back again. She was read ing aloud, apparently to herself, and the ounds of her sweet voice were wafted by the air towards us. Captain Carey's face became very thoughtful. A few steps nearer brought us in view of Tardif, who had spread his nets on the grass, and was examining them nar rowly for rents. Just at this moment be was down on his knees, not far from Olivia, gathering some broken meshes to gether, but listening to her, with an ex pression of huge contvntment upon hit handsome face. A bitter pang shot through me. Could It be true by any pos ibillty that lie I had beard the last timo I was In Sark? "Good day, Tardif," shouted Captain Carey; and both Tardif and Olivia start' ed. But both of their faces grew bright er at seeing us. Olivia's color had come back to ber cheeks, and a sweeter face no man ever looked upon. "I am very glad you are come once more," she said, putting her hand in mine; "you told me in your last letter you were going to England. I glanced from the corner of my eye at Captain Carey. lie looked very grave, but bis eyes could not rest upon Olivia without admiring her. as she stood be fore us, bright-faced, slender, eret-t, with the folds of her coarse dress falling about ber as gracefully as if they were of the richest material. "This Is my friend, Captain Carey, Miss Olivia, I said, "in whose yacht I bare come to visit you. "I am very glad to sco any friend of Dr. Martin s, she answered as she held out ber band to him with a smile; "my doctor and I aro great friends, Captain Carey. "So I suppose," he said significantly' or at least his tone and look seemed fraught with significance to me. "Tardif," I said, VCaptaln Carey came ashore on purpose to visit you and your farm. . I knew he was excessively proud of his farm, which consisted of about four or five acres. He caught at the words with alacrity, and led the way towards his bouse with tremendous strides, Olivia and I were left alone, but she was mov Ing after them slowly, when I ran to her, and offered her my arm, on the pl.'a that her ankle was still too weak to bear her Weight unsupported. r ''Olivia 1" I exclaimed, after we had gone a few yards, bringing her and ray' telf to a sudden halt. Then I was struck dumb. I had nothing special to say to her. How was It I had called her so familiarly Olivia? "Well, Dr. Martin?" she said, looking into my face again with eager, inquiring ryes, as If alio was wishful to understand my varying moods. "What a lovely place .this Is!" I ejac ulated. More lovely tnau any words I ever beard could describe. It was a perfect day, and. a perfect view, Tho sea was like an opal. The cliffs stretched bttow us, with every hue of gold and bronze, and hoary white, and soft grey; and here anil there a black rock, with livid shades of purple, and a bloom upon It like a raven's wing. Itocky Islets, never trod den by human foot, over which the foam poured ceaselessly, were dotted all about tho changeful surface of the water. And Just beneath the level of my eyes was Olivia's face the loveliest thing there, though there was so much beanty lying around ut. "Yes, It Is a lovely place," she audit ed, a mischievous smile playing about her lips. "Olivia," I tald, taklug my courage by both hands, "it Is only a month till my wedding day." Was I deceiving myself, or did she real ly grow paler? It was but for a moment if It were so. But how cold the air felt all In an instant! The shock was like that of a first plunge Into chilly waters, and I was shivering through every fiber. "I hope you will be happy." said Olivia, "very happy. It ti a great risk to run. Marriage will make you either very hap py or very wretched," ' "Not at all," I answered, trying to ipeak gaily; "I do not look forward to any vast amount of rapture. Julia and I will get along very well together, I have no doubt, for we have known one an other all our lives. I do not expect to be any happier than other men; and the married people I have known hare not exactly dwelt in Paradise. Perhaps your experience has been different?'' Ob, no! she said, her hand trembling on my arm, and her face very downcast; but I should have liked you to be very. very happy. So softly spoken, with such a low, fal tering voice! I could not trust myself to speak again. A stern sense of duty towards Julia kept me silent; and we moved on, though very slowly and lln-gerlngly. lou love her Tcry much?" said tie quiet voice at my side, not much louder than the voice of conscience. I esteem her more highly thin any the Indulgence of emotion of any kind, It was Impossible for me to remain on the clirft, bemoaning my unhappy fate. I itrode on doggedly down the path, kicking tho looie stonti Into the water ai they came In my way. Captain Carey followed, whittling softly to himself. He continued doing so after we were aboard tho yacht. "I cannot leave you like this, Martin, my boy," he said, when wo went nshore at SI. Sampson's; mid he put his arm through mine, "You will keep my secret?" I said, my voice a key or two lower than usual. "Martin," aniwervd the good-hearted, clear-sighted old bachelor, "you must not do Julia the wrong of keeping this a se cret from her." "I must," I urged. "Olivia knows noth ing of lti nobody guesses It but you, I must conquer It" "Martin," urged Captain Carey, "come up to Johanna, and tell her all about It." Johanna Carey was one of the powers in the Island. Kverybody kuew her; and vveryboJy went to her for comfort or counsel. She was, of course, related to us all. I had always been, a favorite with her, and nothing could bo more nat ural than this proposal, that I should go and tell her of my dilemma. Johanna was standing nt one of the windows. In a Quakerish dreM of some grey stuff, and with a plain white cap over her white hair. She came down to the door as soon as she saw me, and re ceived me with n motherly kiss. "Johanna." said Captain Carey, wo hate something to tell you." "Come and ilt here by me," she until. making room for me beside her on her sofa. "Johanna," I replied, "I am in n ,ter- rible fix!" Awful!" cried Captain Carev ympa-1 thctlcally; hut a glance from his sister put him to silence. "What Is It. my dear Martin?" asked her Inviting voice agalu. "I will tell you frankly," 1 said, feel ing I must have It out at once, like an aching tooth. "I love, with all my heart and soul, that girt In Sark; the one who has been my patient there." "Martin!" she cried, In a tone full of surprise and agitation, "Martin!" "Yes; I know all you would urge. My NEVER FOKGliT FACES NATIVES OF PHILIPPINES MAKE GOOD DETECTIVES. Never Vails to 1'lck Out n Doc llliu mi lijury, Annum u II II ml re t with l'uclnl Clinruu.crUtlcs. Mini Who AltllOIIRll the Sniuo 5 A United States soldier, wlui Iiiih Juki returned from tlio Pulllppliios, tolls Hotuu Itilcrcsiitig stories nt Flllpiii h llo 811 ys the uilllllliry Filipino Is till) best detective on earth: lluii ourlliiwk shaws, Nngluiu'a Scotland u ox IH'I'IM llllll PlII'lS VIlltK'HK llt'U MK'l'O mint tours cnmpuroil to lilin. They never forgot n face. "Tho natives liiul boon guilty of tut many moan llttlo tricks tlmt a mini In our regiment resolved to got oven with n fellow who liiul made himself ospe' dully obnoxious by his ly.n.i mill i.o colt. Tla soldier got lu'lil of it bright. now penny, which lie gnvu tin ox tin llllllsll tO llllll lltlMil.l II llll till! lliulllilti.a. ' initlvn fill li -jtrk l'nlil itleei. "Of ootirso, discovery of tint f.auil followed when tho victim wont to hondtiuurtcr Io have IiIh money changed, mill ho iiiikIo it tcrrlilc roar, llo wits more Indignant tliiiu ho would tiavo boon liiul the soldier hIiiIii Ii.h wlfo mill children. Tlio government policy Is to court tlio good will of tlio natives, so the soldiers wore lined up and the Injured dealer In decayed fruit was told to pick out the guilty nut n. which ho did without thu sllKlilo.it lies Itatlou. In spite of the fact that the soldiers wore all dressed exactly alike mid many were of the same slue mid liiilld, and had the same facial ehnrae tcrlsllcs. wr lying on tlio ties nnd the train swept over It. Tlio suction of tho Hy ing caw whirled It up, nnd by cliniioo It Indeed on tliu snndhonrd. There. It lay (luring the leiunlmlof of tlm trip, greatly enraged and frightened. Kxninlimtloii of tlio linat-d unit those purls of the truck clone to It revealed tiny drops of greenish-yellow venom. The snake, In terror of Its unusual ene mies, liiul struck about It In every di rection many time during lis wild, disagreeable ride. Its poison was sprinkled uponiJioslou iinil wood so plentifully Unit Its rank must have boon exhausted on reaching Denver. Its bile would probably bavo been harmless when It rolled Into tho depot. Its body was painfully brulsoil In several places mid covered with dust. Its weakness was appaient, for with dllllcully could It bold ItM'lf erect for several minutes at a time. Thou It would relapse. A fi-lond of Inspector Sodon look the rattler Inline, promising to take care of H, ami the I ni I n in en have mimed It "Union l,iK,lllc."-l)euvor Post. An ordinary piano contains a mile of wire string. With the aid of a microphone you can boar a tly walk. Tlio largest enclosure of deer Is said to lie (bo royal park In Copenhagen, V-'OO notes. An ostrich which was lately dlsoete.l In London hud In Its stomach u small prayer book. The rock of (itbraltar Iiiih four huge reservoirs, capable of holding live mill Ion gallons of water. Now South Wales has llfleen tlioii- Singular about that they do tho'.r sand miles of wlro netting as a fence bookkeeping In their bead and can toll protection itKalust rabbits. strangers like a Chinese lauiiilrymaii. They never fulled to pick out the sol diers who bad wronged them, nnd the statement of one of them outweighed n soldier's word. "This caused the soldiers to almiuluii the methods that they bad mlop.ul to got oven with tho wily swindlers. Kor a while the soldiers, or rather some of them, worked off Confederate money on the natives, but this graft mot with a similar fate The natives are ureal gamblers Palms never live more than '.'.Ml years. Ivy has boon known to live l.'.o. chestnut SHO, oak l.iMK) and yew li.RM) years. Taking Inio consideration' the niinil o nt ships that are mi sons and iiavign. ble waters of the world It Is outturn: ed Hint about I.TIID.OUO of the world's population me constantly nlloat. A philosophical stiitlsilclau calculates that In the your MM them will bo I,- 7iK).(HS).ooo people who speak Hngllsli. Sick Women Mram Vatantlno Tolia How lytlla E. Plnkham'a Voooto bio OompounU Ourotl Hor. Happiness will go out of your life forever, my sister, If you bavo imr of tho symptoms mentioned In Mr, Valentino's letter, unless you nv liromptly, Procure l.yilln li. Pink. Iintu'a Vegetable Compound ut ,. It Is absolutely sure to help you. Then write, for ndvleo If thoru Is nnythliiif about your easu you do not under stnnd. You need not be. afraid to tell tlm things you could not explain to tho doctor your letter will bo seen only by womim. All the persons who hi e prlv nto letters nt Mrs. Pluldiam's Ijitborn tory, at l,yun, Mass., are women. All letters am confidential and iidvlco ubso lutely free, Hero In thu letter i " It U with pleasure that I add my testimony to yum imv, iiiii Inir It II1IIV In- ilnee others to ftvull t b o in- elves of thu beuellt of your valuable rem edy, lleforo taking I.ydli 0. Plnkhmu's Vogo t a b I o Compound I felt very bad ly,wiiHtorrlbly nervous, nnd tired, bad strh hondnuhrs, no appetite. pmiwlug pain in stomach, pain In my buck and right side, and so wetik I could M-areely stand. I wns nut nbln to do anything. Had shnrp pains all through my Ixxly. lleforo I lind taken linlf n bottle of your medicine, I found myn'lf Improving. 1 continued Its um until I bail taken four bottl.-s, mid felt so well that I did not need to tiike any more. I nin like a new person, anil your medicine ahnll always bavu my jirnlsc," Mas, W. P. Vai.kktjxk, Ut Ferry Avenue, Camden, N..I. SGOOO wl".1!0 PBltllUhUtfttmo. , nll lm not ponulna. Ksulm flnkham MoUlalna Om, other woman, except my mother," I said, "Do you think she will like me?" ask ed Olivia, anxiously. ' "No; she must love you," I said, with warmth; "and I, too, can be a more use ful friend to you after my marriage than I am now. I'erbaps then you will feel free to place perfect confidence in us. She smiled faintly, without speaking a smile which said plainly she could keep her own secret closely. It provoked me to do a thing I had bad no intention of doing, and which I regretted very much afterward. I opened my pockctbook and drew ont tne little slip of paper con talning the advertisement. "Head that." I said. But I do not think she saw more than the first line, for ber face went deadly white, and her eyes turned upon me with a wild, beseeching look as Tardif di scribed it, the look of a creature hunted nnd terrified. I thought she would have fallen, and I put my arm round her. She fastened both her hands about mine, and her Hps moved, though I could not catch a word she was saying. "Olivia!" I cried, "Olivia! do you sup' pose I could do anything to hurt you? Do not be so frightened! Why, I am your friend truly. I wish to heaven I had not shown you the thing. Have more faith in me, and more courage." "But they will find me, and force me away from here, she muttered. "No," I said; "that advertisement was printed In the Times directly after your Hi gilt last October, iliey nave not found you yet; and the longer you are hidden the less likely tlfey are to find you. Good heavens! what a fool I was to show It to to you! "Never mind," she answered, recover ing herself a little, but still clinging to my arm; "I was only frightened for the time, iou would not give me up to them If you knew all. "Give you up to them!" I repeated bit terly, "Am I a Judas?" But she could not talk to me any more. She was trembling like an aspen leaf, and her breath came sobbingly. All I could do was to take her home, blaming myself for my cursed folly. Tardif walked with us to the top of the cliff, and made me a formal, congratu latory speech before quitting us. When he was gone, Captain Carey stood still until he was quite out of hearing, and then stretched cut his hand towards the thatched roof, yellow with stonecrop aiJ lichens. "This Is a serious business, Martin," he said, looking sternly at me; "you are In love with that girl. "I love her with all my heart nnd aoull ' I cried. The words startled me as I uttered them. They had Involved In them so many unpleasant consequences, so much cha grin and bitterness as their practical re sult, that I stood aghast even while my pulses throbbed, and my heart beat high, with the novel rapture of loving any woman as I loved Olivia. "Come, come, ray poor fellowl" said Captain Carey, "we must see what can he done." It was neither a time nor a place fori honor, my affection for Julia, the clalmi she has upon me, the strongest claims possible; how good and worthy she Is; wnai an impossibility It is even to loo't back now. I know It all, and feel how miserably binding It Is upon me. Yet I love uuvia; and I shall never love Julia." A long, dreary', colorless, wretched life sireicnea oeiore me. with Julia my In separable companion, and Olivia ulto' gether loit to me. Captain Carey and Johanna, neither of whom had tasted the sweets and bitters of marriage, luoUed sorrowfully at me and shook their heads. "You must tell Julia," said Johanna, aiier a long pause. "leu .lunar 1 eeuued. "I would not tell her for worlds!" "You must tell her," she repeated; "It Is your clear duty. I know It will he most painful to you both, but you have no nsut to marry uer with this secret on your mind." "I should be true to her," I interrupt- cu Buuiuwuai augroy. "What do you call being true, Martin Dobree?" she asked", more calmly than she had spoken before. "Is It being true to a woman to let her believe yon choose and love her above all other women, when that Is absolutely false? No; you are too honorable for that. I toll you it is your piaiu ouiy io let J una know this, ami know Jt nt once." Nothing could move Johanna from that position, and In my heart I recognized its righteousness. She anrueil with mi. il.,.f it was Julia's due to hear It from my- sen. i Knew arterwards that she be lieved the sight of her distress and firm love for myself would dissipate the In fatuation of my love for Olivia. But she did not read Julia's character as well us toy mother did. Before she let me leave her I had promised to have my confession and sub sequent explanation with Julia all over the following day; and to make this the more Inevitable, she told me she should drive Into St. Peter-port the next after noon about five o'clock, when she should expect to find this troublesome matter settled, cither by a renewal of my affec tion for my betrothed, or the suspension of the betrothal. In the latter case she promised to carry Julia home with her until the first bitterness was over, (To be continued.! Wild Boars In Windsor Park. It Is stnted that tho wild bonrs in Windsor great park nro to bo shot, by order of King Edward. The herd was presented to Queen Victoria by tho Prlnco of Wales during his tour In in. dla. Tho animals havo largoly Increas ed In numbers, and have had to bo kill ed off periodically. They havo been n considerable source of attraction to vis itors, nut they are dangerous, nnd sov- ornl people have narrowly escaped In- Jury. When a brakeman has curly hnlr his associates call him "Curly," But If bo Is over six feet tall, however, they alwuys call him "Shorty." They will risk every cent they have on "'' ,'",t "',L' ""',r U"rnpemt language cock lighting, which Is one of the prln " " l" ? ""iy ouu.uw.wu poo- olpnl amusements. Their favorite M game with cards Is nionte. a game Only one person In llfteen has ierfect played with forty cards. Their two fa- eyes, the largo percentage of defective- vorlle curds are the seven spot and the noss prevailing ntnoui; falr-lialrod poo- calmyo, which lias a burse on It mi I pie. Short sight Is more common In corresponds to our Jack. A native will wn than niiiong country folk, anil of bet more on this card than on a li.n;. all people the Germmis have n larger In spreading civilization wo lutrndu el proportion of hort-sl;titcd persons, the royal game of craps nnd the na- The ten used In tlio household of.tlio tlves took to Its But, they aro still n Chinese KmporoKIs raised In n prlvate llttlo wnry nnd' wllltfiot stako 'iriore Bnrfen surrounded by a high wall. At than n dime on the turn of tho dice. the tmo of ImrvestlmrTf tireutcki- "Wo called the natives by all klnd omuL ivwi'r. ebiv-i-5 "Jint tintiuf Mir? i ic 7 " : ------ ui iiui imuu-s ii mi 11117 rincuun uiuj tiiniu n iiny. nnd must nustniti rrom on, "nigger."' IfinakCS n native' tight- cntlntr fish, lest their hrentli nhmilil lug made to call him a nigger, nnd they loathe a negro as they would a reptile. The natives were all delighted when bicycles were brought over. 1 wns on the Island of Panuy when the wheel wait Introduce!. Bicycles bavo Ihmi the rage on the Island of Luzon for n long time, and no other pleasure ve hicle can be seen. But they are Just Introducing thorn nt Pauay, mid we had free circuses watching the natives leiirn to ride. However, they soon mas tered the art, mid you could not get a bicycle unless you applied three days In advance. Those fellows would work for 10 cents n day and then spoil i It all on bicycle riding at the rale of '.W cents mi hour. "The natives are very fond of Jewel ry. A Filipino woman will work for three months fur a ring or other glut taint thu annua of tho tea. At I-'ssex Conn., the other day n wnui ptiiu belt owned by a descendant of Herman tiarrctt, who was appoln ed Governor over the lN-quols In KS.W was sold for .l-ll. The relic Is com posed of n string of shells formed Inti a belt two mid one-half Inches wide mid thirty-three Inches long. The chilling dish Is mnong the most ancient adjuncts to tho culinary depart ment of all nations. It was In groat demand at the grand feasts given by the wealthy citizens In undent Itoiue. Some of these dishes have recently been found mining the ruins of Pompeii. They are of e.xiilsltc work manship. The number of eggs laid by birds up pear to lie related to the nhtimhiucc or crack that pleases her.' Some of the rarity of the species. The wild pigeon, women nro beautiful, but they are the Spaniards or half-breeds, in tho Isl and of I.ii.nii the soldiers could not work up Illrtntlons with the ladles. Those magazine stories having for their theme tho lovo of a Filipino girl for some thoughtless soldier are all products of romantic Imgnluiitlon, If a Filipino girl In Luzon allowed it sol dier to make love to her her father would likely kill her." laying but two eggs, Is Ipllnltely more abundant than certain hawks Inyo; two or throe times as many. The rob in, laying four or live eggs, Is far more numerous than the bouse wren or cblckndec, which lays from six to nine. A RATTLESNAKE'S JOURNEY. a Arrlv.-M In Denver on n Union 1'nc flc Imllroail Train. rattlesnake nearly four feet long, bruised nnd dazed and chilled, but still alive, rode Into Denver over tho Union Paclllc this morning upon the sand board In the middle of the rear truck of baggage car No, 1,091. Car Inspector T, J, Sodcn wns mak ing his usual rounds, carelessly whist ling a bit of a tunc. He en me to No. 1,091 and cast keen glances nt her run ning gear, here and there tapping a steel bar or adjusting a vnlvo. All wns well. He passed to the rear truck and stopped short, He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hiud. Tho morning was damp mid misty and he had rlseu early. Perhaps bo was a bit sleepy, ho thought. He looked again with eyes widely opened. Thero upon the low sandbonrd which stretches across tho car from sldo to side beneath the middle of tho truck, was a rattler, feeble and hurt, but colled for definite. Inspector Sodcn watched It silently for n moment, and then, as if to reus- sure himself, tossed a bit of gravel at tho strango passenger. Instantly It straightened Its tired body and shook Us tall defiantly. There was no sound of rattles, however. They had been shattered and lost on the trip. Tho. tralninon gathered round nnd ex pressed thrrfr opinions about tho man- nor In which tho rattler attained his position on the sandboard, Nearly nil of them are confident that tho snake AN INDIANA 01 KL IN PARIS 'Miss Ivtbel (iowdy the clever dmigh tor of Colonel "Jack" Gowdy, United States Consul General In Paris, Is re- cijvlug a great deal of attention. She defended American girls from the on- Acqualnlincc Ktntwtd. Ilunko Bill Hello, uncle, haven't wo mot beforo? Iteiibon Ornngor Guoss wo bnve It was down In Hardscnipple, when you wero solllii' tho farmers thorn IS churns nnd every citssoil contract turned up tor bo a $300 note. I met you with six citizens and a rope. Bill Aw, here, now, let mo down easy, Houb Dli tli nt onct nnd too quick. Out of Place. "Back!" shouted tho hero, "Your presence hero Is only perfunctory. You nro doing nothing whatever to nil vnnco tho action of tho story." With a muttered curse tho villain shrank back Into tho chapter In whlcn tho murder takes place, nnd thp story P.roP'onibo , rCjirixlpnallJliies Pr'.'BCrlbd tfyiif bostWdin ncfitlcs. Enforcing the Law. "Toko tlmt dog off tho street, or I'll run you In," ordered tho conscien tious policeman. "But why?" askod tho mnn with tho dog. "Ho has a llconso on." "Tbri's nil right ns far as It goos;; but that's a spitz dog, and wo havo strict ordorH to enforce tho nntl-ox-poetoratlon ordlnnnco." Ilnltlmoro Amerlcnn. MISS I'.TIIM, fiowur. slatigbt of M. Kdotiard Beatite, tho lec turer, who said they wero too pushing. walked In advance of their mothers, led them In conversation and were physi cally too strong for womnnlliiess. Miss Gowdy Is nlso being looked to by tho intellectual or Paris to-establish a lit- crary nnd urtlstlc salon when that of Mine. Adam ceases to exist. Coil of Railway Mall Car. A modern railway mall car, equip ped with he latest contrivances, such ns vestibules, automatic couplers, air brakes, et, touts between $15,000 nnd $0,000. Tho aovornmont pays for tho use of railway mall cars nt tho rnte of $40 a year for a GO-font car por track mllo, and $50 por year por track mile for a CO foot car. Their limy Dv "Who," Hhouted tho Impassioned or ator, "who among us has any cnuso to bo happier than his nolgbbor on this glorious day of tho nations' birth?" A man with bin head bandaged and both arms In a Bllng aroso In tho ronr of tho Iin.11 nnd oxclalmod: "Tho doctors!" Ilnltlmoro Ameri can. The Commercial Instinct. Momma Tommy, do stop that nolso. If you'll only ho good, I'll glvo yon n penny. Tommy No! I want n nlckol. Mamma Why, you llttlo rascal, you wore nulto satisfied to bo good voa- tordny for a penny. Tommy I know, but thnt was u bar gain day. Not Ready Yet! "You promlsod novor to scold mo,' said tho wlfo of n wools reproachfully. "Hut I haven't," insisted Mr. Young, hub mildly. "No, but I can boo that you'ro Just aching to," continued tho dlsploasod young thing. Yonkors Hornld. Great Opportunity. Mrs. BJonklns Thoy nro going to havo another rummngo salo noxt wools. Mr. BJonklns Good I J wish you'd sond down that rocking chair In tho sitting-room that I always tuniblo ovor whop I como In Into at night. Soinor vlllo Journal. Rvery boy whoso father sells caudles must wish that bis mother sold thciu Instead. Pretty Mad. Clara (aftor a (Iff) I prosumo you would lllto your ring back? . Goorgo Novor mind; koop It. No. othor girl I know would uso that ring unless Bho woro It on hor thumb. Now York Wcoltly. Marine Amenltlei, Horo tho Soa Sorpont rallied tho Mormnld upon hor notorious non-or- IHIUUUO, "Ho who llvos In a glass houso should not throw stonos!" rotortod tho Mormnld, with spirit. Tho laugh was against tho Son Sor pont, howbolfho loudly protostod that ho resided for tho most part olthor In wood or Doulton. wnro, or oomothlng of that sort, nnd but Boldorn In glass.