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WHBN I WAO A DQY.
Up In I lie nllle where l-lnit
When I was n bnra lltilu buy
In lliruuitli (Hi! Iitlllcv tlm moonlight
crept,
Hllimlng n licit) of ilronniK that a-vrpt
Over I lie lu w red trundle lied,
Itiilhlng llic IiimkIciI curly lit-ml,
wuna union hen in played at hide iinl
KI'I'K
Willi (he illniilr on each mi-lirowiiv'il
l I'lH'I'K
When I wm Ikjjt n llttls burl
AhJ, oli, I lie dreams, the dreams I
.
iiri'iiincil .
U'l I .. i ii.. i.. i . ..i
,..,,u Hun 11 ihi n nun' wij.
I'ur I hi' grnei) (lint through Ihu hllllru
airciimeii
Olrr Hi) folded eellils archied
'I'.. Imw.. ..tri I
m' nut hi ii iiihici-j ,
A hit In bring mi- gtliutisca of times In be
tt'i i .1 . '. . . ..
nirrr imiiiiiiiiiiii n nurinii xi'i'iiK'ij to run,
I 1. . . . ...
n, mat win uie awcclcst irrcaui or ail
Wlien I was a boy-a little liujfl
I il like In sleep where I uacd to aleep
Mlicn I wna i hoy-a llttli- boy I
I'Vir III lit tlu lattice tin' union wuiilil peep,
llfl'lgllig Iht tliln uf drvama to aween
Tim rniaacs ami griefs of the years awn.v
l'f llm hcnrt thai la weary ami faint
to-day.
An.) those drcama alioulil give tup back
again
I he pence I hive never known alnce
llich-
When I was a boy -a llttli boy I
Eugene Klflil.
H-H-H-H- l i I I -H-M-H-H--H-;
T-Thn- Gtnliin tt ... .. l '.
J- lib UlUlbll I U IIIU II U
I l i t I I I I t t vt
cr OIHMINAIi wlin Iuin any pecn
Hn,rlty about lila person, audi an
u missing IliifeiT, n club fiMit, or
iiuy murk iimilii by hi truuV. nuch as
I Ihi murk mi llm lininl of a burlier,
where llm scissors liail conatiilltly
prcsm-d against tho roof uf lila tlitniili,
should liu direful lest these menus 'of
lili'iitltli'iillon nru not lliu menus of hi
ilmviifnll. Moat of tin) cum-aj which
hum i'oiiiii under my iiotlm Imre livon
cnai'K whiTii tho culprit Ima line! aoim
IxHllly ili'lkli'iiry willed llaw li-ft II"
murk on unmet hlng with which hu lum
innio In vontiict. Tho rxpi-rlnico
which I nm nhout to rcluto cinlwillea
thla truth, nml liml not tint i-rlmlnul
In !hii rimo hml llm inlnfortuni) of loa
I UK oiichnlf ut hi hut I nm itii(k'lni t
Init uventa.
I hml Juit rctnrmil from tho contl
ncnt. whrro I ImJ hern netit In con
nection with tli Ducheiw of ilentoliu'a
atoleii Jewela, nml wna prepnrwl to i-ir
Joy n real, when I received n wlro froni
my chief unkliiir inv to rcimrt at once.
I)niii nrrlvliiK ut tho ofllco ho tohl me
Hint ruhhery hml hecn coinnilttetl at
tho ailininer homo of Mr. (Sconce Mid
illelon, the mlllloimlro oil uiuifnntc, nm
Hint n iletifilvo tinil heen wlrctl for. Aa
tn tho purtlciilnra, only ono illnmoml
hml heen atoleii, n iniiKnlllcvnt atono of
' frrcnt vnlno Intrlnalcnll)' nml uf liicnl-
culiililo worth to tho rnmlly n mi heir
Iikiiii. Mr. Mldillcton'a plnco wna sntnowliero
up tho IIuiIhoii mid I act out nt once.
When 1 nrrlrrd 1 wna nt onco tiiken
to Mr. Mlilillvtou, who nppcuriil very
much upaet over tho nfTnlr, not no much.
lie aaauretl me, on uccount of (he vnluu
of tho atono, hut it hml liven no lnntf lu
tho family nml lind mi much to do with
the hUtnry of tho family, tinvlni; been
piumi! down n mi helrlooui from one
Kcnrrntloli to nuotlicr, tunt lio vluweil
tho loan na n very erent cnlnmlty. Tho
polnta of llm cnao wcro hrlelly na fol
Iowa; On tho prcvloua ulKht ho lind
taken tho illnmoml fnnii tho wife to
Bhow It to nomo of lila Kiieatu, und Mr.
MItlilluton, who wna to wear It nt a
ball on tho following ulKlit, hml taken
tt from him, mid, not thinking It ncc
eiwilry to place It In tho anfo for m
abort a time, had tnken It to her bed
room nnd put It lu a aiunll caaket on
her driNudue table.
Tho next inornltiK beforo koIiij: down
atntra alio thouclit alio would nn If It
wna all right, and wiih aatoulahiHl to
llnlr tho cnaket empty. Thero wero
mmiy-Kticata lu tho bouae, mid nt my
rciticnt I wna to bo Introduced nn n
frleud uf Mr. Mlddleton. Ileforo roIuk
Into' tho drnwlnc-room I naked If ho
would bo good enough to kIvo mo aome
piirtlculnra nlmut hla Kueata. "I-et me
hcc," ho Id; "there aro about twenty
Kin-atH, inoatly Kcntlvuion, With he
exception of three they ore old friends
of tho family and above nusplclon. The
renmlnlnB three nre Kontleineu of IiIkIi
cluiriicter. Ono of them la n JIuhnIuii
count, who enmo to me with Icttcm
from Intluinto frlendn nhrund, mid one
of tho other Ih nu HiiKllrihnmn whom
1 met In Now York, mul our kindred
tnatea led mo to Invito him hero A few
weckn; tho other Is u Koiitluiimu from
town, Kreutly lutrrjeatnl In dyiinmlc'n,
nnd whom 1 met In my club. These aro
tho only nciimttntnucca Hint tiro hero
whom I hnvo mot during tho last year."
I wna then taken to tho drawing'
room and Intioduccd to moat of tho
gueata, among them tho threo now no
ilunlntnnccH. I gained nothing thut
night nnd noticed nothing auspicious
nbout any of tho gueata. I wns rather
lncllniil to think that tho robbery bad
been committed from tho Inside, by
either ono of tho scrvnutH or ono cf the
gu'eata, na all tho doora bnd'beon found
fnstuued on tho morning after tho roll
bcry, und no ono know Hint tho dln
inond wna In the houao (It wait alwaya
kept at tho bank) but tho members of
tho household and tho gticBts to whom
It lind been shown on tho night of the
robbery. In tho morning I naked the
nervunt who brought mo my coffee, and
rolls to como lu, and I questioned, him
as to tho guests, and If ho had noticed
any of tho scrvuuts wcro In trouble
over money matters.
'Sow," 1 aald to him, "hnvo j-gu no
tlccd nnythlng peculiar about any of
)rfiio guests? No matter how trilling it
may appear to you, It may bo tho means
uoft providing uio with a duo."
Ho thought for a inomont and' thou
said that bo bud noticed nothing out
'uf Mb common. Ho bad' Just gone out
of tho room when ho reappeared nnd
' j told mo that ho had noticed ono thing
about ouo of tho guests, but It could
have nothing to do with tho robbery.
' Ilo had noticed that ono of tho men
had always had his shoes cleaned while
they wero on his feot. Ho always col
lected all tho shoes and took them down
to bo cleaned, but Mr, Dane, "tho mnu
who always! talks about machinery and
i electricity to Mr,. 'Mlddleton, always
President's
aii imsigii lite umstcnce
lu Conipnrat vcly I'ew
OOT everybody knows Hint llm
I Ml ('resident or Him United Hlnles
"u his own ling, which bo Is en
'tilled lo liolat o(er any bout of tho
United Htnlea na vy In which ho limy
happen to ho. It la not n now ling. Tho
I'realdenl'a ling Is mi Institution n cen
tury old, nml Ima, In some aluipe, prac
tically been in existence over ahico wo
became a nation,
t'ongreaa never leglahiled on tho
1'realdelit'a ling. It was established
arbitrarily by iho Hecrelury of the
Navy, though there was never a act
of rules regarding It until lHi, when
Herretnry (lldeon Welles prouiulgiiteil
orders which permitted tho l'rcnlileiit
to dlaplny hla flag ut tho iniilii royal
of any vessel honored by his presence,
tho ling of tho cnuiiuniidlng olllecr to
ho struck for tho time being. These
regulations wero reiilllrmed lu ltd Si I,
mid ngiiln In 1 !!), mid hnvo been In
force ever since. At Hint tlmo tho
President's ling wns tho bluo Held of
Hie Ktnrs nml Hl'rlpea, hjit lu 1M70, by
order of the Kecretnry of the Nnvy,
Hid I'ont of nruis of the United Klntes
wns iliici-il on the ling, lu white, with
tho constellation above in n alnglo
curved line. A few yenra Inter tho
colors of the dealgn were changed In
brown mid a creat wna inhlnl, showing
tho stars within u ring of clouds, There
being no way of representing clouds
with bunting, tho design was painted.
Thlswns unsatisfactory, a a few hours
of whipping lu Hie wind cracked theJ
paint mid ruined tin) effect
rri-shlent Itooaevelt's aiiggeatlona
Hint tho ling ho clinnged to overcome
lnnrtltlc detail nnd do nway with
the paint, were received with fnvor
mid the President's flng la now the
en m (i and had them cleaned oil Ills
feot."
In the evening I hml nnothcr tnlk
with the mnu nnd asked him to give mo
mi nccouut of everything Hint happen
ed on the night of tho robbery. Ho told
mo Hint Hie gentleman hud been out nil
duy, and In tho evening Mr. Mlddleton
lind sent nu onler to him to bring aotno
tipples Into tho drnwlug-room; these
apples wpro of n apodal kind grown
on tho place, lie lind taken them Into
tho drnwlng-room mid It wns soon nfler
this Hint Mr. Mlddleton had gone nnd
fetched the diamond from tho safe.
I mndo n meiitnl nolo or these facts.
Later on I hnd n dint with Mr. Dane,
and. being myself something of mi au
thority on dyiiuiulcs, I wns able In In
terest him. I wns looking ut him closo
ly nil (ho (line wo were talking. There
wns only one thing that distinguished
him from uiiy other gueat This win
Hint hnlf of ouo or his front teeth wns
missing; It lind been broken pff In al
most exactly tho middle.
I did not connect Mr. Dane with tho
rubbery: lu fact, I hnd up to this tlmo
not the slightest suspicion of a clue.
It wns enrly the next morning Hint I
wns put on the scent. 1 hnd visited tho
Inwn under the window of tho room
from which tho diamond had been
Mtnlcn, und wna looking to see If I could
find any trace of footprint on tho
IhiIs or the lawn. I did not Hnd any
truce of footprints, but I noticed tho
hnlf of an apple directly under tho win
dow. I picked It up nnd exninlncd It
carefully. As I wns turning It over nnd
over I wns thinking mid wondering
how It came there, tt mint hnvo been
thrown thero recently, otherwise It
would hnvo been swept up. Then It
struck ino that apples had been eaten
nn the night Hint the diamond hnd been
stolen, nnd I understood Hint no one
hnd gone out on Hint night. Of course.
I thought some ono inignc unretnrowii
It thero since that night. Then 1 no
ticed a peculiarity of the murks of tho
teeth "on the apple. About hnlf of It
hnd been eaten, and at every plnco
where the apple had been bitten a
small portion of the npplo remained, ,i
small ridge nbout mi eighth of nu Inch
In width and extending the entire
length of the bite. 1 saw In n moment
who hnd been eating tho apple. It was
the man with tho broken tooth, Mr.
Dnue, and tho rldgu wns loft where tho
missing tooth must hnvo bitten. Now It
occurred to mo that It was Just possible
Hint after Mr. Mlddleton hnd given tho
diamond to his wire (which wna Just
after tho apples had been brought In)
Mr. Dnno had followed her and taken
his partly llutshed npplo with him.
After she had left tho room, leuvlng
tho diamond In the casket, ho had gouo
lu, and, whon opening tho box, hnd put
the apple down, and not knowing ex
actly what to do with It had opened
tho window, which opened after tbu
fashion of a door, and hnd thrown It
down on tho grass below? Another
thought struck me. Why did .Mr. Dnno
hnvo- his shoes cleaned on his feet, In
stead of having them cleaned ns the
other guests did 7 There must be sonw
reason for this unless It wa a fqd. I
askd my coufldcutlnl servant which
was Mr. Dana' bedroom, nnd In the
evening when Mr. Dnno wna In tho
drawing-room v with bis pumps on, I
went to his room, and, ns 1 expected,
I couiil not Hnd tho shoes. I could,
however, glvo a guess Hint they wcro
lu a largo box which stood In the corner
of tho room. Further cvldenco: Why
did ho keep hla shoes locked up In his
box? 1 pulled n bunch of keys out of
my pocket mid tried to unlock tho pad.
lock, hut not ono key In my possession
would lit tho lock. Tho next morning
by six o'clock I was being driven to n
locksmith with tho purpose of obtain-
ng fresh keys.
On tho evening of that day I watched
for tho appearance of Mr. Dnno with a
certiiln amount of excitement. I felt
as though I wns going to Hnd tho dia
mond that night. Presently ho appear
ed as usual' In his pumps and challeng
ed mo to a gnuio or billiards. ' I would
ather not linru played, but I accepted
Is chnllcugo and wo had a game.
It scorned n terrible long game, but
at Ia8t.lt was llnlshed, and he mndo -his
way to tho smoking-room, while I mndo
mi' wny to his bedroom. I closed and
locked tho door und then started to try
tho various keys. Almost tho first key
fitted and I opened tho box nnd got out
tho Bhocs, They were of common make
and thero appeared .to bo nothing out
of tho way about thero, I noticed, iqw.
Own Flag
or which Has Heen Known
I'eoplo uf Till Kepuhllc.
TIIK I'lllMIDKNT'l CW KI.AO.
blue background or the Union Jack, on
which la n pure while eagle, Its
feathers heavily outlined In black. The
constellation la lu while, with tho rnys
of Iho sunburst lu henry stllelilng of
yellow. Tho ling Is or bunting nod
mcuturcs fourteen by ten nnd one-half
feet, for outdoor use. nnd I or henry
InlTeta silk, with gold thread nnd em
broidery for Indoor decoration. The
Hug us It now Is, Is nn exceedingly
handsome one nml will probably bo al
lowed lo remain unaltered for nil time
lo come.
With Hecretnry Welles' regulntlons
were nlso provisions for lings which
should Indicate the presence on board
any vessel of the vice president, mem
ber of tho Cabinet and governors of
tho Htates, but they arc rarely, If ever
used. Indeed, the President's own ling
has been so Infrequently displayed
Hint when President Harrison went up
the Atlantic const In tho Dolphin, wljb
his ling displayed, ho was ridiculed by
n number of prominent nowspapers.
the editors of which did not know that
the custom was established a century
ii go.
ever, a little cut In tho liecl of the right
shoo and I put my linger In this cut and
gave It a pull, but It remained Arm.
I exninlned It very carefully mid dis
covered the head of n nail driven Into
the heel from tho side, and ns this cyuld
servo no purisise there, nnd, moreover,
ns It was blackened over so (but II
could hardly be seen without very close
inspection, I naturally thought Ii
might have some purpose, so I got my
knife from ocket, mid, putting It uu
tier tho head, levered It. It enmo out
easy enough, and 1 then pulled the top
of the heel right off, and there, snugly
resting In a bed of cotton wool, lay the
missing diamond)
1 took It out and looked at It by the
light of the candle. It was a magnifi
cent stone mid, I could see, or Immense
value.
At this moment some one tried the
dour and I fancied I heard an exclnmn
Hon or rnge and then a hurrying of feet
downstairs. I rushed toward tho door
and was Just lu time to seq Mr. Dune
disappearing out or a door which led
Into the grounds, 1 shouted out to the
gentlemen that the man who stole the
diamond was but a few yard away.
and they Joined In tho pursuit We
were not long lu catching him.
Mr. Mlddleton would not nt first be
lieve It wns Mr. Dnno who stole the
diamond, but when I showed him the
shoo wllh (he sliding heel ho realized
how his contldeuee had been abused.
Hi) you sea that criminals should tx
very cn refill ir they have any part or
their anatomy missing, even If It la
only half of n tooth. Mr. Dnno Is still
In the stone business, but he Is lu Sing
King. Vldoai, In tho Independent
CUBA'S FIRST MINISTER.
Benor Oomatea Itepreaent New !(c
public at WuttilitKton
When Scuor Uonznlej do Quesada.
the minister from Cuba, presented his
credentials to President ltoosovelt, the
event marked the
entry of the new
republic ns a coun
try Into the politics
of nations.
Senor Quesada Is
a native of Cuba
and Is but thirty
four years of age.
lie was born at the
beginning of the
llrst Cuban lusur-
taut vui uu, rcctlon, Ills parents
took sides with the patriots nnd wert
exiled. They sought refuge In New
York, nnd lu that city young Quesada
grew up nnd was educated. For Sev
ern! years prior to nnd during the war
for freedom Senor Quesada was secre
tary of the unrecognized legation from
tho republic, which then existed only
lu name. During Hiosc years he be
came n personal friend of Mr. ltooso
velt, who welcomed him warmly when
he received him ns tho minister of the
now republic.
Kngllfli Tongue's Supremacy.
Two-thirds of all tho letters which
pass through tho post otllccs of the
world aro written by and sent to pco
plo who speak English, says Ilrad
street's. Thero are' substantially BOO,
000,000 persons speaking colloquially
ono or other of tho ten or twelve chief
modern languages, and of theso about
25 per cent, or 125,000,000 persons,
speak Hngllsh. About 100,000,000 speak
Russian, 75,000,000 Hcriuau, o5,000,000
French, 45,000,000 Spanish. 35,000,000
Italian, and 12,000,000 Portuguese, and
tho balance Hungarian, Dutch, Polish,
Flemish, Ilohcmlan, Gaelic, Itouma
ulan, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and
Norwegian. Thus, whllo only ono-quur-tor
of thoso who employ tho facilities
of the postal departments of civilized
governments speak as tholr native
tongue English, two-thirds of thoso wlw
correspond do so In tho Kngllsh lan
guage. Thero aro, Tor Instance, moro
than 20,000 post olllces In Imlln, the
business of which In letters and papers
aggregates more than 800,000,000 a
year, uud tho business of theso olllces
Is done chiefly In English, though of
India's total population, which Is nearly
800,000,000, fewer than 300,000 persons
either speak or understand English.
. Wheu a girl over 20 Is still, a hello,
cither her father Is rich, or she lives In
n big house, and gives parties.
Many n woman clothes her body until
she resembles a fashlou plate, while
uhcj lets her wind go ragged, i .
THE PfltTTV OPANIAnP,
Ranae of PsIM'naaaaaliiM Ilia Tlnfa
Anions; the Women,
For from being tho gnyly dressed
beauty, who raise her skirts nnd os
tentatiously flirt behind her fan, the
typical daughter of Hpnln is grave,
quiet, unfailingly dlgnllled, simple nnd
hoiuo-lorlng, singularly nrrcctloiinlo In
her (lomestlo relationships. Passionate
alio can doubtless be, but passion to n
Spanish woman I n matter or 1 1 Co and
death, far trio scrlotia n inntter to bo
played with, nnd flirting la unknown to
her. That Is the secret of Hint simple,
direct hearing mid speech of tho Hpnii-
fall woman, so free from tho embarrass
ing consciousness of sex. which renders
a Spanish woman so charming, with a
charm In this mid In tunny other re
spect so unlike Hint of tho French
woman; nnd the poorest or Spanish
women, however gracious alio may lie,
tins no dllllculty In conveying an nsaur
alienor tho fact that she belongs lo her
self, snys a writer In tho Nineteenth
Century. The snylng of Popo that
"most women hnro no chnrncter nt nil"
would ut all events not have suggested
Itself In Spain, where the senio of al
most sclf-suulcllig self Kisi-sslon si-ems
to bo the rule nmong the women of tho
ordinary population, who often retain
both vitality nnd charm of manner Into
old ago. There Is no class or the pop
I ulatlon of whom thla Is not true, per
haps least of all that class (on the verge
of glpaydotn) which still keeps up the
dances of old Spain for the Joy or an
crix smaller circle. Abroad, the dauci-s
or Hpnln aro transferred by the original
I skill or nu Otero or a Cnrnieneltn (Uucr
1 rero being tho splendid exception); at
' home they arc ntteiiunted In polite so-
clcty, rendered coniinonplnce lu care
chantant, suppressed In their favorite
haunt by the unrewarding Spaniard.
In Ravlllo nearly every home of real
' native dancing is now closed; lu Mnl-
ngn you may think you know every
thing, nnd yet never see or hear or the
Chlnltna, with Its malodorous approach,
with tho Htrniigu old world picture
It present within, such ns one sees In
seventeenth century Dutch paintings.
Here ouo mny sometimes witness the
best performances In Spain.
BACTERIA IN DIGESTION.
Clilcken Die When I-'ei on Htcrlllzed
l-'ooil Ccrtalu lliicterla Needed.
The result of experiment with
chickens to determine tho effect of In
testinal bacteria uoii the process or di
gestion arc reported by Professor Schot
tellus In a recent number or the Arcblr
fur Hygiene, and reproduced by the
Staats .eltung, reKirts the Literary Di
gest. Chickens were kept lu cage rrom
which all bacteria were carerully ex
cluded and were supplied wllh food
equally free from bacteria. They ate
ravenously and almost continually, and
evidently digested their food well, yet
not only did they not fatten, but 'they
steadily decreuscd In wolght and
strength.
Another series of experiments gave
direct and osltivc proof that the pres
ence of Intestinal bacteria Is necessary
to nutrition. Chickens which had been
hatched and raised lu a sterilized en
vironment, receiving only germ-free
ford, thrived for a week nnd then be
gan to decline In weight nnd strength.
Then they wero divided Into two
groups, ono of which was fed on ster
ilized food, the other on food containing
bacteria. All of the Hrat group died in
a few days; the others Improved rapid
ly and soon were Indistinguishable
from chickens that had run freo In the
poultry yard. Mine. Metchulkorr has
obtained analogous results with tad
poles which, red ror a time with germ-
free food, attained an average weight or
2T milligrams and an average length
of 15.5 millimeters, while other tad
IKIes, fed for the same period on ordi
nary food, had an average weight of 142
milligrams nnd an average length of
20.0 millimeters.
POPE LEO'S OLD NURSE.
Woman Now Over One Hundred Year
Call at the Vatican.
The Popo recently gave an audience
to Anna Moroni, a woman over 100
years old, who, as a young girl, acted
as bis nurse. Sho was conducted over
tho "royal staircase," otherwise re
served for sovereigns, and sat opposite
tho Pope In a big armchair, also an
extraordinary favor, much ngalnst Vat
ican etiquette. The holy father smiled
henlgnnntly on "SIguora Anna," cau
tioning her to rest well before she
spoke. After a while the old woman
commenced to talk of old times and
old friends.
"Do you remember when good old
Auntie Protperl saved you from tho
bad boys on the market place. In Hel
lo trl 7 They would hnve whipped you
sure If auntie hadn't Interfered, ror
you ycro not n strong boy."
Tho two old friends talked for over
an .hour. Dr. I.npponl occasionally In
terpreting, for both Anna and Deo are
hard of hearing. As sho hobbled away
tho old woman excused herself for
having given tho doctor so much trou
ble. "That's nil right. Annlnn." sold tho
holy rather; "both or us hoard so much
In our long life no wonder our ears
refuso to serve."
Anna left the Vutlean In a papal cnP-
rlage, holding In her lap tho golden
rosary I.eo had given her nnd n docu
ment granting her an ample life pen
sion, payable by tho Vatican treasury.
Villuo of CaloiUln.
Crematory companies would do well
to note tho statement of n chemist who
has determined, by painstaking analy
sis, that a human body of average slzo
contains three pounds and thirteen
ounces of calcium. Tho current quota
tion of palclum Is $300 nn ounce, which
would glvo us each n value, In the re
tort, of $18,300, or oiio-fourth our weight
u gold,
Witli Joy. j,
Sorrow ever cometU
To sadden and destroy,
Hut in a daisied meadow
We're hand-lii-haud with Joyl
Atlanta Couatltutlou,
Do you want to be an unusual per
son? Give, wheu culled upon to do so
In n worthy ennte, without tfiat funny
look In your eyes.
1 . I I I
Ono way to avoid disappointment Is
to Beck something other people don't
want.
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7,'WbS-M(WiAfVS?J'!,I,''
iun roll I'ttM.rCATION,
. n, ,iij wnifn,
loaobura;, Oregon, May 2D, ISO,
la llff-cbv Ifln Hint Irt ,.n..
pllnnce Willi llm provisions of the act of
('ongrsaa or Juno 3, 1ST, entitled "An
Act for lh anlo of Timber I.anil In th
rilatrn of Cnlirornln, Oregon, Nevada nml
VVashlnston Territory." na ettended tn
nil Iho J 'i j I.I lo I .a lid Btntea l,y act of
Auguat 4, lMtt,
Annie II. Young,
nt Ifo'iulntn, county of Chehnlla, fltate ot
Washington, hua till dhy (lied In thla ci
lice her aworn statement No. 2M3, for the
I'Urclmao ut Ilia w!J swVi, a 1,4 nw(i of Dec
lion No. n, Township No. 3D south, of
Kalian 7 west, nnd will offer proof lo show
that Hie land souxht la more valuable for
It (linher or alnna than for agricultural
purimwa, and to establish her claim to
said land lie.'oro Marin I.. Ware. United
Htates CoinmliMloncr, at Kugene, Ort-xon,
on Friday, the Jlth day of Auxuat, 1.
HI11) rumMi aa witnesses: Oeo, Woolley,
of Drain, Oregon; Klmer Woolley, of
Drain. Ori-lion: tiro. W. Hhuw. ut Drain.
Ori-Bon; lleaslo il. Crawford, of Iloiiualm,
tv uan.
Any and all persona claiming adverse
ly Hie aljMVti-lIl-MlltH-d lutlllH urm IWIIJHl.
ed to file their claims In this office on or
ueiure me earn 151 11 day or Auicuat, Vtft.
J. T. nitlDUKS, lleglater.
Timber Ijind Act, June 3, 1(178.
notick fou 1'Uiii.ic'A'rioN.
U. H. iJind Ofllce.
Hoseburg, Oregon, May IS,
fiotlce la hereuy glten thai In com-
C nance Willi (he provlalona of the act of
onitreea of June 3, 1OTI. entitled "An
,cl ror the aalfi nt Tlmlw-r linrla In in
Mtatea of California, Oregon, Nevada nnd
WitahlnKton Territory," as extended to
all llm I'ulillc i nil Htates by act of
August I. JDS'.'.
Mra. XfArv f.. Itnhlnin
of Cotiaae CJrove. county or Ine. ftlnle
of Oregon, has thla day filed In thla ofllce
iit-r awurn aiaiemem no. zist, lor ttie pur
chase of tho so',4 of flection No. II, town
ahlo 22 south, of mnite 2 wi-nt. And will
offer proof lo show that the land aouitht
is rnoro vaiuanie jor ita umoer or atone
than for agricultural purposes, and to es
tablish her claim to said land before the
ItegUier und Kecelver of this olllee at
Kosebursc. Oregon on Wedneadav. the 27th
day of Auguat, 1'JIZ.
duo nurnea aa witneesea: jonn I'almcr.
Dan llrumbauah. II. l'atten. Tom lilnw.
all of Cottage Urove, Oregon,
Any ami an persons claiming adverse
ly the nbovv-deffcrlbed lands are request
ed to file their claims In this olMce on or
beiore the sain zmt day or August, IVIZ.
J. T. IlltlDOUrf, lleglater.
Timber Ind Act. June i, M78.
NOTICK FOU rUltl-ICATlON.
U. a. Land Office.
Hoaeburg, Oregon. May II, lf
Notice la hereby elven that In comull-
a nee with the provisions of the act of
congress ot June i, is,s, entitled "An
.ict lor Hie bale of Timber lund In
the Htatca of California. Orfiron. Nnvnila
and Washington Territory," u extend
ed to ull the 1'ubllc Land Htates by act
.ii Annum 1, itett.
Charlea W. Van Wormer.
or ITInctton. county of Mllle l.es, State
of Minnesota, haa this day tiled In thla of
llce his sworn atatement No. 2117, for (he
purcnase or tne aw'i or uecuon No. :i.
lownanip zi soum, uange u west, and
will offer broof to show that the land
sought la more valuable tor Its timber
it atone than ror airrlcultural nuroofces.
and to eatubhah his claim to said land bo-
ore the Ht-Klster und Uecelver of thla ot-
,ice ui uoat-u-jrff, Oregon, on inursday,
'-lie :1st day of August, VfJt.
lie names aa witneesea: De Witt C.
Davis, of Drain. Oregon; C. K. Trumble,
il Drain, Oregon; J. van itnee, or iuaca.
.Vllnnesotu; Fred Warren, of Mllaca. Min
nesota.
Any and all persons clalmliiK adverse
ly the above-described lands are requeat-.-d
to Ille their clalma In thta olMce on
or before the said 21st day of August,
J. l. UHIDUKH, Keglster.
Timber Land Act. June 3. 1878.
NOTICK FOU 1'IJUI.ICATION.
U. S. Land Office.
Itoseburg, Oregon, May 31, 1J2.
Notice Is hereby elven that In compli
ance with the provisions ot the act of
Congress of June 2. 1878, entitled "An
Act ror tne Kale or nmner i-anua in
the States of California. Oregon. Nevada
and Washington Territory," as extend
ed to all the l'ublic Land States by act
of August 1.
Josenh E. Youna:.
of Cottage Grove, county of Lane, State
of Oregon, has this day tiled In this office
his sworn statement No. ScOl for the pur
chase of the lots 4. 5, 6, 7. 14 and IS of Sec
tion No. 9). Township zz souin. itango i
west, and will offer uroof to show that
the land sought Is more valuable for Us
Umber or atone than for agricultural pur
poses, and to eatabllsh hla claim to said
land before the Ilezlater and Uecelver of
thta office at Uoseburg. Oregon, on Mon
day, the 22nd any or September, lwz.
lie names as witnesses: John D. Pal
mer. Marlon W. Davis, Orln Uoblnson. N.
If. Martin, all of Cottage OroU-. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the nbove-dcscrlbed lands are request
or before the said nd day of August. 1902.
er to nie ineir claims in inis umcc on
j. r. liuiDuus. jtegisier.
Timber Land Act. June 3. 1ST8.
NOTlCK FOU PUBLICATION.
U. S. I-and Office.
Uoscburc. Oreeon. May 12. 1902.
Vnllre Is herebv elven that In com
pliance with the provisions or the act of
Con urese of Juno 3. 1878, entitled "An
Aet for the sale of Timber Landa In the
Htatea of California. Oreeon. Nevada and
Washington Territory." as extended to
all the Public Land States by act of
Auguat 4.
M lu Tnlse F. TJecker.
of Illbblng, county of St. Louis, State of
Minnesota, haa this day filed In this of
fice her sworn statement No. 23SS, for the
purchase of the seU ot Section No. 18,
Township 21, Uange 5 west, and will of
fer proof to show that the land sought Is
more valuable for Ita timber or atone than
for agricultural purposea. and to estab
lish her claim to aald land before the Reg
ister and Uecelver of this office nt nose
bun;. OrcKon. on Thursday, the 21st day
of August, 1902.
She names as witnesses: uacou un
lltiee, of Mllaca. Minnesota; CI. F. war
ren, of Mllaca. Minnesota: Mrs. Abble F.
Clark, ot Mllaca, Minnesota: C. K. Trum
ble, or Drain, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adverse-Ii-
the nlmve-deserlbed lnpds are reuuest-
ed to file their claims In this office on or
before the said 21st day or August, nus.
j. T. uiumita, Keglster.
Timber Land .Act. June 3. 1878.
NOTICE FOIl PUHL1CA.T10N.
U. S. Land Office.
Hoseburg. Oregon, May 12, 1902.
Kntlf 14 hereby elven that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act of
Congress of June & 1878, entitled "An
Aet for the sate of Timber Lands In the
Stntes of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory." aa extended to
all the Public Land States by act of
August 4, lktu.
ilMrett F. Warren.
of Mllaca, county ot Mllle Lacs, State ot
Minnesota, nas mis aay nieu in inis ut
iles his sworn statement. No, SJMi. for the
purchase of the neii of Section No. 18,
township 51 south, of Uange 5 west, and
win nftVr nrnof to show that the land
sought la more valuable for Its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish his claim to said land before
tho Register and Uecelver ot thla office
at Uoaeburg. Oregon-, on Thursday, the
21st day of August. 1902.
He names ns witnesses: C. E. Trum
mell. of Drain, Oregon; D. Davis, of
Drain, Oregon; J, Van Rhee. of Mlllack.
Minnesota; L. F. Decker, ot Illbblng,
Minnesota.
Any and nil persons claiming adverse
ly the nbove-descrlbed lands nn? request
ed to file their claims In this office on or
before the aald 21st day of August. 19(12.
J. T. niUDClES, Register.
Timber Land Act. June 3. 1S78.
NOTICK FOU PUUI.ICATION.
U. S. Ind Office.
Uoaeburg, Oregon, May 12. 1903.
Notice Is hereby given that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act ot
Congress of Juno 3, 1878. entitled "An
Act for the sale of Timber Ijinds In the
Stntes of California, Oregon. Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to
all the Public Land States by act of
August 4, 1S92.
Mrs. Abbte F. Clark,
of Mlllca, county of Mllle 1-ncs, State of
Minnesota, has this day tiled In thla office
her sworn statement No. 23S4, for the pur
chase of the nwU, being Iota 1. 3, eH nwtt
of Section No. 18. Township 21 south, of
Uange G west, and will offer proof to show
that tho Innd sought Is more valuable
for Its timber or stone than for agricul
tural purposes, anil to establish her claim
to said land before the Heclstcr and Ue
celver of this office at Uoaeburg, Oregon,
on Thursduy, tho 21st day of Auguat, 1902.
che names as witnesses: Ansa ixiuise
F. llecker. of Illbblng, Minnesota; O. F.
Warren, of Mllaca. Minnesota; Jacob Van
Ithee, of Mllaca, Minnesota; C. 13, Trum
ble, of Drain. Oregon.
Any and all persona claiming adverse
ly the nhovo-descrlbed lands are request
ed to file their claims In thla office nn or
before the said 18th day ot Auguat. 1902.
j. i, DiUDUi.H, itegiaier.
Timber Land Act, June 3. 1878.
NOTICK IPOU PUBLICATION.
U. S. Ijind Office,
noaeburg, Oregon, May 7. 1902.
Notice la hereby elven thnt In enm.
nllanca with the provisions of the act of
Congress ot June 3, 1878, entitled. "An
'A.et .for Jh sat of TlnvW Uwli In th(U th. rMla Land Rta.Ua by ad et
Btntea of California. Or son, NrvniU and Auguat i, im. " oy set or
Washington Territory." aa eitendad tn
ull the i'lihtlo Land States by act ot
August 4, 1SK.
Ilonry Levi,
of Ifoqulnm, county ot Chrhnlls, Stats of
Washington, has thla day filed In thla of
flco his sworn atatement No. 2M1, for the
purchase! of iho nwU of flection 11, Town
ship No, 11 south, of range 0 west, nnd
will offer proof to show that (ho land
sought la mom valuable for Its limber or
atone than for agricultural purposes, nnd
to establish hla claim to aald land before
the llpclater and Uecelver of (hla office at
Uosebiirg, Oregon, on Monday, (ha 18 Ui
day of Auguat, 1902.
lie names na witnesses: Michel K vail it,
of Ifoqulnm, Washington; George W,
Woolley, of Drain.' Oregon; O. W. Shaw,
of 'HiKiulnm, Washington; Frank A, un
let!, of lloqulam, Washington.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above-described lands are requeat
ed to file their claims In thla office on or
before the said Itlh day of Auguat. lrt.
J. T. UitlDUKH. Iteglater.
Timber Ijind Act, June 3, 1878.
NOTICK FOU i'UHLICATION.
(J. H. Ind Office.
Hoseburg, Oregon, Mny 12, Ii2.
Notice Is hereby given that In compli
ance wllh (ha provisions of (he act of
Congress of June 3, 1878. entitled "An
Act for the Hale of Timber Lands In
the States of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory," ns extend
ed to all the 1'ubllc Land States by act
of August 4, m.
Jacob Van Ithee,
of Mllaca, county of Mllle Lacs, Stale of
Minnesota, has this day filed In this office
his aworn atatement No. 2387, for the pur
chase of the nei of Section No, 24, Town
ship 21, Uange 6 west, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more val
uable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish
hla claim to aald land before the lleg
later nnd Uecelver or thla office at Hose
burg, Or,, on Thuraday, the 21st day uf
August, 1902.
Ilo names aa witnesses: Miss Louise F.
Decker, or Illbblng, Minnesota; O. F.
Warren, of Mllaca. Minnesota; Mrs. Ab
ble K. Clark, of Mllaca, Minnesota; C. K.
Trumble, of Drain, Oregon,
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above-deacrlbed lands are request
ed to Ille their claims In this office on
or Ixfore the said 21st day of August, 1902.
J. T. UltlDOKS. lleglater.
Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878.
NOTICK FOU I'UHLICATION.
U. S. Land Office.
Hoseburg, Oregon. May U, 1902.
Notice Is hereby given .that In compli
ance with the provisions of the act of
Congreea 61 June 3. 1878, entitled "An
Act for the Sale of Timber Lands In
.he States of California. Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory," as extend
ed to all the I'uhllc Land States by act
of August I, 1892.
De Witt C. Davis,
of Drain, county of Douglas, State of Or
egon, has this day filed In this office his
aworn atatement. No. 2416, for the pur
chase of the nwU of Section No, 21. town
ihlp 21 south, Uange 6 west, and will of
fer proof to show that the land Is more
valuable for Us timber or atone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before the llegla
ter and Uecelver of this office at Hoso
burg, Oregon, on Thursday, the 21st day
of August, 12.
He names as witnesses: O. W, Van
Wormer, of Princeton, Minnesota; C. K.
Trumble, of Drain, Oregon; J. Van lthee.
of Mllaca, Minnesota; Fred Warren, of
Mllaca, Minnesota.
Any and all persona claiming adverse
ly the above-described landa are request
ed to Hie their clalma In thla office on
or before the said 21st day of August. 1.
J. T. imiDOES. Hcglater.
Timber Land Act, June 3. 1S78.
NOTICK FOU PUUI.ICATION.
U. S. 1-arid Office.
Uoaeburg, Oregon May 26. 1.
Notice Is hereb) given that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act of
Congress of June 3. 1878, entitled "An
Act for the sale of Timber Landa In the
States ot California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to
all the Public Land States by act ot
Auguat 4, 1882.
Anna J. Cheney,
of Cottage Grove. County of Lane, State
ot Oregon, has this day tiled In thla office
her aworn atatement No. 2605, for the pur
chase of the wU. set and lot 8 of Section
No. 8 ot Township No. 22 south, Uange 1
west, and will offer proof to show that the
land sought la more valuable for Its tim
ber or stone than for airrlcultural pur-
noses, and to establish her claim to said
land before Marie L. Ware, U. S. Com
missioner at Eugene. Oregon, on Thurs
day, the 7th day of Autrust. 19D2.
She names as witnesses: Frank Hen
derson, Frank LeHoy, of Cottage Grove,
Iine County. Or.: Joe Burnett, of Wild-
wood, Lane County, Or.; Alfred D. Le
Hoy. of cottage urove. Lane county, or
ee-on.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly tne aoove-oescnrjeu lanas are request
ed to nie tneir claims in mis oince on or
before the said Ttn day or August, iwz.
J. T. PitlDQKS. Register.
Timber Land Act. June 3. 1878.
NOTICK FOU PUUL1CATION.
U. S. I-and office.
Roseburir. Oreeon. May 20. 1902.
Notice Is hereby eiven that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act ot
Congress nt Jure 3. 1878, entitled "An
Act for the sale of Timber Lands In the
States or California. Oregon. Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to
all the Public Land States by act of
August 4, UK.
llenrv A. Drewer.
of Albany, county of Linn, State ot Ore
gon, has this day filed In this office his
sworn statement No. 2635. for the pur
chase or the e'i swu. U nrii, nwft seu
of tsection 21 of Township 20 south, range
6 west, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought la more valuable for Us
Umber or stone than for agricultural pur
poses, and to establish his claim to said
land before Marie L. Ware. TT. S. Commis
sioner. Kugene. Oregon, on Monday, the
ttn day oc August, if
He names as witnesses: Charlea wilt-
se, Mae Wilts. George A. uetta ana airs.
Q. A. Uetts, all of Loralne, Lane county,
Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above-described lands ure request
ed to file their claims In this office on or
before the said itn nay or August, iva.
j. I. uitiuutss, itegiaier.
Timber Land Act, June 3. 187$.
NOTICK FOU PUULICATION.
U. 8. Land Office.
Roseburg. Oregon May 20, 1902.
Notice Is hereby Riven that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act of
Congress ot June 3, 1878. entitled "An
Act for the salo of Timber Lands la the
States of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to
all the Publlo Land States by act of
August , IKK.
Alfred D. LeRov.
ot Cottage Grove, county of Lane, State
of Oregon, has this day filed in thla office
his sworn statement No. 3663. for the pur
chase of the lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 of aectlun
No. 8. of Township No. south, ran go 1
west, and will offer proof to show that the
land sought Is more valuable for Its tim
ber or stone than for agricultural pur-
lioses. ana to establish ins claim to saiu
and before Marie L. Ware. U. S. Com
missioner at Kugene, Oregon, on Thurs
day, the 7th day ot Auguat. 1902.
lie namea as witnesses: Frank Hender
son. Frank LeHoy, ot Cottage Grove,
Lane county. Ore.; Joe Burnett, of Wild
wood. Lane county. Ore.; Anna J. Che
ney, of Cottage Grove. Lane county. Or.
Any and alt persons claiming adverse
ly the nbove-descrlbed lands are request
ed to file their claims In this office on or
before the said 7th day of Auguat. 1902.
j. J. iimuuiis, jiegister.
Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878.
NOTICK FOU PUBLICATION.
U. 8. IJind Office.
Roseburg, Oregon, May 29 1902.
Notice la hereby cleu that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act of
Jongress of June 3, 1878, entitled "An
Act for the salu ot Timber iJtnds In the
ritutea of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory," ns extended to
nil tho 1'ubllc Land States by act of
Auguat 4, Mi.
George W. McQueen,
of Cottage arove. county of Lane, State
of Oregon, has this day flled In this ofllce
his aworn atatement No. 2&S5, for the pur
chase of the nU neU of Section No. 6 of
Township 20 south, of Uange 2 west, and
will offer proof to ahow that the land
sought Is more valuable for Its timber or
stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to estauusn ins ciaim to saiu lann oeiore
Marie L. Ware, U, S. Commissioner at
Kuirene. OreRon. on Monday, the 18th day
of August, 1902.
Ho names as witnesses: C. A. Coats,
James Potts, James Ostrander. 11. T.
now, an ot i-oitnge urove. uregon.
Any and all persons claiming adverse-
lv tbn nhnvn-ileseriheil lnmlq nm raniiftat.
ed to file (heir claims In tola office on or
before (he said 18th day of August. 1903.
j. i. umuuu.a, jtegisier.
Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878,
NOTICK FOU PUULICATION.
U. a Land Office.
Uosehurg, Oregon, May 7, 1932.
Notlre is hereby elven that In com.
nllanca with the provisions of the act of
Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled "All
Act for the sale ot Timber Lands In the
States of California, Oregon, Nevada and
wosnington '.territory,' as extended i
PhhI, A tilt,
l!S?m- r'"ly if t'helialla. ftlate of
lHsningtnn. haa thla day nteil In (hit q(.
nee his aworn statement No. Mn. for tho
purchase of lh au awtt. na awi lifi
n k.i 7 1 " lm" UWL
sew or Heollon No. 4, Tnwnehi U," ieuth.
of Hnnge 9 west, ami will ortir M5f io
show Hint the land sought la MoNmllli.
hie for lla llmlier nr mtnnm -
cultural purpnee. and to iMabllah Ida
claim lo mid land Infer th.TuMlGtVr and
Uecelver iif (hla ofllea nt HoWBW OrS
gon, on Monday, tha ltth day of Auguat.
He name na wltnasaea; Michel Kvaut
of lloqulnm. WaaUigton: n. W. jroVw. "i
,uinm, .tnpiiiliaiun, unnrv lrfVI, of
Imulam. Washington: Onnrm v vt',u.i.
ry, of Drain, Oregon.
Any and nil persons claiming adverse,
ly the alMive-ileaerlbwt In ml lift renueal
eil lo nie their claims In (his office nn or
beforo Iho said II th day of Annual, 1WS,
i. i ijiwi'tjr., iteglater
..TJCl,,fr ''"id Mt. June 1 1878.
NOT1CR FOU POULICATION'
. t:. 8. Lund (ittlre.
noselnirg, Oregon, May 7, 1WJ.
Notioe la Iterator atvan tiL in
pllanee with (he provlalotia of (he set uf
Congress uf June 3, lsts, entitled -An
Act lor tho sale of Tlmusr laiuds In the
Km ten of California. Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory," aa extended t,.
nil (ho Publlo Lnmf Htates by not of
Auguat 4, 1W2. '
Michel Uvmur,
of lloqulnm, county of Chehalhf, Statu of
Washington, has this day llleil In this of
fice hla aworn statement No. iJU, for the
purchase of the neU of Section 11, Town-
mo souin, ot jiHnge e west, and will
fTer nrnnf tn ahnu- llvnl thf-lnn,l mii-hi
than for agricultural purpose, and to
establish Ms claim to snlil land before th
i iiiuin vniuuuin mr tim iimoer ni- atone
itcgisier ami iieceivcr or this omen at
Uosehurs'. Orecnn. on Monday, the lsili
day ot Auguat, 19vs.
He names na witnesses! O, W. Shaw, of
Hoqulam, Washington; Henry Levi, of
noquiam, vvasningion; weorge wooiey, oc
Drain, Oregon; F. A. Olllett, of Iliiquldm,
Washington.
Any and all persona claiming adverse
ly the above-described lands are renueat-
ed to file their clnjmi In thta office on or
beforo the aald lin day or Auguat, 1902.
j, i. 1HUDUI-.U, itegiaier.
It seems that the spring publishing
business Is largely In excess of Inst
year's. Ono explanation of this Is of
fered, that the best reading public Is
coming more and more to bo bookj cf
a serloas literary character.
For a long time Miss Barnh Orue
Jewctt had a clear Held In Kcw Eng
land as a writer of tales of that sec
tion. Miss Wllklns stepped tn and m.ulo
a sudden success. Nothing was heard
from Miss Jewett for a long time. Now
she has come to the front ngnln nnd
has published her most successful boots.
"The Tory Lovor."
In his new book, "Heroines of fic
tion," Mr. Howells makes tho aston
ishing statement that he has never read
a novel by Stevenson, and only one by
George Meredith. He places Mrs.
Humphrey Ward nt the head of mod
ern writers of fiction and comparoa her
to George Eliot- No wonder many peo
ple do not take William Dean HowclU
nt bis own valuation.
A village postmaster, noted for his
111-tlmed expressions, recently describ
ed Dr. Henry Van Dyke ns "tho nngu
lars' writer." On hearing of It Dr.
Van Dyke remarked: "Now 1 know
what the troublo has been nil theso
years angularity. But even tho most
angular writer must get soma of his
corners rubbed off In a world like this.
Fatness Is not for me, but perhaps In
time I may become round If my work
continues to press."
Mrs. Martha McCuIIoch Williams,
says The Times Review, uttlo thought
that when she wrote "Next to tbs
Ground" It would ever bo used as a
handy guide by chicken thieves. A
letter from Mississippi complains: "If
you only knew," tho letter runs, "how
we are pestered with chicken tyleves
you would never hare made public that
trick of making chickens step from n
roost on to a warm board to be carried
off. I call that encouraging crime."
Women certainly have an ciml
chance with men. In literature at least
For Instance, Mrs. Edith Wharton,
three rears ago. was almost unknown.
To-day she Is classed among America's
foremost writers of fiction. Her early
attempts were In short stories, but late- ,
ly she has succeeded In a long norci.
Mrs. Wharton Is the wife of Edward
Wharton of Philadelphia, and Is but !t3
years of age. She Is wealthy, and pass
ed a great deal of her earlier life In
Italy.
"The Gospel of Judas Iscarlot," by
Aaron Dwlght Baldwin.' Is a unique,
powerful and fascinating story. It is
a remarkable picture of the Iloman and
Jewish world ID centuries ago. The
book holds no artificial complications,
and for the first tlmo In fiction the real
character of Tiberius Caesar and his
aged mother, I.lvla, is graphically de
pleted. Judas Is made the typical Prod
igal Son of the parable, and bis adven
tures are curious. Interesting and en
lightening, tit him for tho part ho Is to
later play In the "Tragedy of tho uni
verse." It Is said tho author spent sev
eral years in gathering1 data that would
enable a true and clear Insight of tb
character of Judns, and ho has pro
duced a story which portrays that per
son lu a novel and startling light-
Tbo Diver's. Limit or Depth.
Submarine divers hnvo not yet suc
ceeded In reaching 200 feet below tho
surface, with all the ndvntitnges of ar
mor, air supply aud weights to sink
them. Tim effort has been made to
reach a wreck In 2-10 feet of wnier.
The accounts stnte that nt 1!I0 feet tie
diver began to experlcuco serious rou
ble. At 200 feet, after suffering terri
bly, ho lost consciousness uud wns
hnulcd up. Dl-cra cannot work iiiueli
below 100 feet
lSxporlcuco Hail Taught Hint.
Sher-I often wonder how you man
age to dash oft tboso exquisite little
poems of yours. And what n lot of
money yor must mnkol Tho Poet -Oh,
tt Is very easy! I sit down, say,
In January, and think until about Au
gust or September. Then lu November
or December, when the, poem Is com
pleted, I sell It for a guinea, or sotuo
times as much as two."
Unoccupied Laud tn Montana.
There nre ubout 30,000,000 acros of
unoccupied public land yet remaining
lu Montana.
. Tha United Kingdom.
England consists of 37.000".ouo awes.
Scotland 10,500,000. and Ireland
000.
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