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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1902)
CII.Vl'THtt XII. A Comimct. When Hnmmorsliiy ontarod hU liointi Iio foiuiil three of tlm cowboy who hnil started In purnnlt or Kgim and liU band of wnrrlors In recap- turo Ilcrthn Lylo. Thoy had followad tlln IlllllllllH to ft (lUlllt opposite tin) flapper's nlinJo nml liml como to hi plncn tlio night tmfuro to socuro lilJ ndvlco nml iisslstnni'e. Ono whom Imhlt It wan to stroll nbout camp Id tlio oarly mornings hnd taken hlu iitroll thin morning with thn futnl ro milt already known to thu render. Hammerslny coiichnlml thivt It wnn proper to Inform IIimo bravo mun of tlio nlttmtlon. Ho tnlil thorn Hint Ilcrthn I.yln wan info nml advised them to bury tholr dond romrnds whlln ho returned to escort hor Into cnmp. On Iho previous night when tin' trnppor liml left Ilcrthn coneonlnd !n the opening In tin) rlmrnck two of the Inillnn senrchltiK pnrty hml como po cloni) that nhn betamo nlnrmed for her gnfety nml stole nwny ns nulolly m n shadow, Hhe rron foiiml herself tmfe, howover, a I'm footsteps nml low guttornl-llko murmurs of thn Ind iting Inillcnteil that Ihoy hml passed on to the north, lint nhn hnd somo difficulty In flncliiK tinr wny bnck nnd Mm hnd not felt suro of riming tho trnppor ngaln, who wnn now diligent ly searching for hor. until nho rnn almost Into hln nrrnn, Tho trnpper hnd proceeded with hor mi near hi" homo a ho thought wn iwfo nnd hnd loft l.er secreted with thn mlmonltlon tint to lenvo under any ctrcumslnncos until hln return, r.nd procoodod caiitlnunly on fool. Whllo approaching a secret pannage, thnt led to hln cavern. In thn early morning, hn henrd tho rlfln nhotn nml Immediately nuconded to thn ntimmll of tho rim rock h to reconnoitre. Whim Iio dlncnvered what hiwl tnken plnco hn supposed thnt a hnmt of eowhoyn hnd tnken lodging In hln quarters, a wnn their cuitnm, nnd thnt tho Ind ians having attacked thn plncn the whlto men were defending It to thn bent of their nhlllly. Having n grenter ohject In view thnn thn ordln?ry warfare with Indian, hn signaled hnth side to do nut nnd while tho whlto men did no out of respect for the trnpper'n Judg menL thn Indlann did no hernnno It wnn thn twnt thlnt for them to do. It wnn lata In the forenoon when tho trnpper returned with thn young wnmnn. Tho men hnd hurled their dead comrndn In the cnido mnnner of thn hurlnl of tlm desert. Tliey inn wrapped hln hody In hln hlanketn nnd placed It deep In tho nnnd nnd piled the Invn rockn upon the gravo to pro vent tho prowling royoten from d's Intcrlng It. They worn noro nt heart over thn losa of ono of tholr bent companion", hut thu thought of tho rnfoty of tho nlefo of tho Lord of Tho Desert nml tho honor of encod ing her Into hln pretence, somewhat mltlgntod Iho terror of tho blow. Hnmmerntey had n grent tnnk be forn him. To acquaint I.yln, tho In valid father, of hln dnughtor'it prof undi nnd to tiring the daughter to the disfigured father whom nho bellovcl wnn dead, wnn n trying ordeal for nuch a tender hearted man. Thon ho felt It Incumbent on hlmnelf to ac quaint thn cowboy of tho truth of the wholo matter f tholr employar's guilt, of tho pretence of thn long loot l.yle nnd of the plana on foot to right the numerous wrnngn which hnd been perpetrated. Ho had only entered tho npnrt.mcntn of tho Invnlld that morn ing hurriedly to orplaln tho rnusn of the rlflo iihotn from tlio front of tho cavern, nnd to let him know of hln return and to ancertnln his lm medlntn wantn. While Jnmen Lyla wan mnlmed nnd disfigured In body he ntlll ponnenned a clear brnln. And tho brnln, of tho confined Invnlld, when clear, scorns to bo brlrhtor than tho ordlnnry. Whether tho vigor Intended for the weak points go to tho brnln or tho prontrnted Invnlld concentrates nil force upon thU organ, or whntovor may be tho cause, thin often proven true. Hnmmeraley needed counsel nnd, whllo tho daughter was bright nd possessed cxtrnordlnnry Intelll genco for ono no young, ho decided first to consult the experienced father. Ilnvlng provided temporary quar ters for tho young wnmnn nnd. re quested tho cowboys to remain un til ho could consult with them on matters of Importance tho trnpprr quietly stolo nwny to thn Invalids room. Tho consultation lasted sov rnl hourn but whon he. returned II c"ld not tnke long to begin the plnns formed. Ho went straight to Ilerths nnd ncauntiited her with tho fact that per father still lived nnd thon con ducted hor to his presence. Tho .nn Mint followed Is doubtless fa miliar to tho render's Imagination. Tho trnppor loft them alono together nn.t returning cnlli-d tho men to gether nnd mado thorn acquainted with thn cntlro sltm.tlon. When thoso hardy men of tho des ert henrd tho story of tho trnpper tr. nv iimt thoy wore Indignant would be putting It mildly. They hnd nover siinnccted treachery In tho mystor- loiu dlsnppenrnnco of Jnmes I.ylo nnd now thnt tho wicked Lord of Tho Deiort had been proven guilty nnd i.n.i nln rnnanlrod tn hnvo tho child inurdored by Old Ugan, thoy woro ready to nttompt anything. Tho further fact of tnelr long chnso nnd tho loss of tholr rorcrndo In tho cnuso aia nni nnftnn their tomners. Thoy wmihi lmvn cono straight to tho Btnnn honso nml dellborntoly klllo-l Mnrtln Lylo nnd his collonguo, Fol iMt.. Hut Hnmmuraloy lmpresso-l thorn thnt thero wan othnr work more Important Just nt this tlmo. Tho cowboy of tho Oregon dosort of thoso days, lllto tho cowboy of that section today, was n mnn of liitolll renco. Somo of them may havo been guilty of somo hasty commlttod of ftnso In tho onst which was tho ronl ....an nr llmlr nrennnco In tills coun try, but nH n mlo thoy woro mon of courage, iionor nnu inwu,v. n-l otnrir nf .TrtmOd Lvlo liml ODOnOd n way not only to punsh Mnrtln Lylo nnd Follott but nlso to right tho wrnnim dono other persons. It was AnMAiui tn mnko tho work comploto nml tho cowboys nnd tho trnppor thon nnd thoro ontnrod Into a solomn enmnnct to glvo iho mattor tholr un- .iivldo.1 nttontlon until tho wiongs woro righted. Cnr ninllV V0ar thO tHlPPOr boon saving his earnings to mnko a trio to Now York and nttompt to nnwW nil. tlm nhnn of Jnmos Lylo. He hnd no othor motlvo than forret Ing out a gront wrong nnd punishing A groat crime, nnd oil of this was In e skis'? it spired In him through sympathy for tho Invnlld undor his roof. It was hU Intention whun hln earnings wore suf Admit to tnko souiu ono Into hln con fldoncn whom ho could lenvo In chnrgn of his Invalid friend whlln ho wna away, n It would require con iilifnrnblo tlmo to look nftor the de tails of tho mnltor, ovon should he ba successful In getting a starting point. I J lit now thnt ho hnd throe collcagucn In tho persons of tho thrco cow boys, tho sailing nppenrod more ensy. Ono nf them, Al, I.'ench, was especial ly shrowd nnd hnd had otporlnricn in business In tho Knst, nml It was there fore agreed that hn 'should make tho trip whllo one of '.ho other mon, Oscnr Moligor, should return to the Btono Ilnuso. report Hint all woro Killed ex tent himself, and nt the samo time do n llttlo dutoctlvo work by "pumping" I.lonldns l-lggott, tho cook nt the mono Ilnuso. whom It was tbought kntw morn thnn ho had ever dlvulgod. Tho third. Julian Ilyrd. was to re main nbout the place for an emerg' miev. whllo Hammersley should pur suo hln vocation of trapping as If nothing out of tho ordlnnry hnd transpired, Tho following morning every per son sot nbout to perform hU re spoctlvo portion of tho compact. CIIAI'TKIl XIII. Jim I.yln'a Btory. Tho crlpplo had told Hammorslny lung before, and had ropoated to hln diiughtur, tho plot !nto which ho and his brother had entered to defraud tho elder brnthor of his Inhcrltnnce nnd of tho I-ord of Tho Desert's sub- senuent uttcmpt to put lilm out of tho way. Thoy had seen an advertise ment In a Now York paper statins that William Lylo had Inherited a Al Ik-ncli. fortune nnd tho legncy. which con tilted wholly In cnnli, was renily for delivery upon proof of the Identity of tho person named. They went to Now York nnd Martin, who somewhat resembled tho legal nelr, sworo to the rights of William Lylo and James sworo to his Idsntlty, tho agreement being thnt thoy should sharo the 111 gotten gnlns equally. Thoy remained In Now York until communication could bo had with the courts of Hcotlnnd. Tho evidence sent was so accurate as to details that tho money was sent without hejltntlon. During their stay In New York they busied themsolves looking up tho whorcahouts or tho derrauiieil brother, who was a dissolute fellow nnd who hnd become n physical wreck at last nccounts. He had mar ried In New York and had ono child a boy. nnd later had drifted to Chicago ana thon no trace had Been henrd of him. Hut they learned that there was u sailor who wan Intimately acquainted with tho circumstances, but who nt tho tme hnd gono on long voyngo to sea. They had taken the precaution to nnd the salor s ad dress nnd the cripple had remembered It. It was tho purpose In sending Al llench to New York to find this sailor If possible and then trace dawn the rightful heirs to tho property, hoping by this means to Bring tho ixsra 01 The Desert fnco to face with the law and mcto out punishment to htm This had been the solo desire of tho cr pplo nnd trnpper for many years nnd they had been working together to carry out tho plan prompted by the solo desire that Justice ho done. The crlpplo had long since paid tho pennlty of his crime nnd whllo he relnted tho circumstances with some omhnrrasament his conscience wna now nt case for tho part he had taken h, tho nwlndlo. excopt that he deslrci' to seo tho real heirs In possession of their Inheritance. Hut thn nnrt of the story that mado tears como to tho oyes of nertha rol lowed this. On tho return of Jim nnd Tho Lord of Tho Desert to their ranch whero now Btnnda tho great Stono House tho brothers grow more distant from each othir Scarcoly a civil word over passed be tween them nnd Mnrtln was continual' ly plotting with Dan Follett. Ono cold winter tiny whllo Jnmes nnd Follott woro riding tho range thoy took ehcltor from a snow storm In n envorn in tho rimrocKS. uner pectcd to James tho Canndlnn ap proached him from tho rear and gavo him a stunning Plow across mo nean with n branding Iron which ho had carried Into tho envern. He ropontod thn blows until ho thought his victim was dead and dumped his body Into n rrovnsso by tho wall of the cavern, It was the following dny before Jnmes Lylo regained consciousness, and the snow nnd sleet hnd blown In from nbovo almost covering his body. His hnnds nnd fcot woro frozen, but not withstanding this condition ho climbed out of tho crovnBse nnd half walking nnd hnlf-dragglng hlmsolf, he started for tho rnnch to Inform his brother of tho murdorous nssnult of tlm Frenchman. Ho nrrlvod late nt night In a blind' I nc snow storm nnd was about to en tor tho house whon ho Saw tho Fronchmnn nnd his brother In oarnett conversation, nnd heard tho Kronen man glvo tlio iiotnus or nis own mur dor nnd Baw his brothor pay Jilu JGOO for tho deod. Ho wont to tlio stnblos, procurod n horso nnd rode away In tho blinding storm. Aftor this he lost conscious ness and did not regain It until he found hlmsolf In tho trnppor's home, who had found him nnd rcscuod him from tho Btorm on tho plains. ' CHAPTKn XIV. Surprises. Dan Follott ronched the Warm Pprlngs village and found tho wnr-t-lnra of this tribe nnxlous for a raid c.n tho Pluto camp, Thoy wore largo ly in tho minority, nnd of n loss war llko spirit, but hnd suffered much from tho doprcdntlons Of tho greatci tribe. When Dan told tho chief thnt Old Egan had a largo numbor ol mules and hor4cs In catnp near Ash Hutto, and that thoro woro only about 35 men In charge of thorn, tho lender f tho Warm Bprlngs band was olatod nnd lost no time In selecting CO of his bravest men and sotting out with thorn on tlio warpnth. Follett adopted thn Warm Hprlngs bend dress and, al though hn naedod but little painting, hn also did thin nut of nn nhundnncn of precaution that the flnnko warriors might not discover him nnd wreak vengeance, upon tho Lord of Tho Des ert for the betrayal, As stated at thn beginning of this story, tho Bnnkcs were the most cun ning and most treacherous Indians 01 tho desert, They wero feared and drended by all other trlbei and wero rarely ever caught napping on ino war trail. After recovering tho ad dltlonnl bnnd of ponies for tho sup posed murder of Dcrlhn Lylo, Old Rgnn had only .rone CO miles nwny ana no dded to npend a few weeks on tin good grazing grounds at the foot of Anh Ilutto, whero water and gnmo wero alo abundant. He hnd played a clever ruse on tho Lord of Tho Desert. Whon ho first hnd to abandon hope of recapturing Iterthn Lylo he wnn for a tlmo at u loss what to do. Hut Indian sagacity la as deep as Indian treachery and Bnake was nover known to stop at anything short of accomplishing nn end. Tho Chief know of the es trangement between tho Lord or Tho Desert and the trnppr nnd rumor had gotten abroad among the Indlann thnt the Lord of The Desert had com mitted some crime which was tho cnuso of this estrangement. Ho con cluded after weighing matters onre- fully, thst It would be doubtful If the trnpper would permit the girl to go to her uncle nnd he decided to tnko his chances nt lenst In getting the To ward for putting her out of tho wny before the Lord of The Desert learned of the escape, and then he would tnko his chances on settling the matter with the mnn of tho Btono House, who dsreil not nush the matter too far for fear of exposure, Searching nmnnp his largo number of scalp torn from iho nc.nus or immigrant women ho had found ono that com nared with the color of Ilcrthn Lylo' hair nnd rushed on to meet his engage- mcnt with Follett and received tho reward without question, as tho read' or already knows. He had Joined tho main marauding narty at Ash Hutto anJ sent couriers to his other war parties to Join him there for a fow weeks celebration. Ho only had 36 men with him now and these spent their tltno in various ways; tending the band of horses, n little Independent scouting nnd hunt ing, but mostly In the Indian's favor ite pastime or lounging nnout camp. Dan Follett knew the lay of tho country as well as any Indian of tho desert. Thero was not n foot of It that he had not ridden over time and ncnln. and not a watering placo at which he had not camped. Ho led the Warm Bprlngs warriors to tho nlten in the night tlmo nnd It was decided to mnko the raid at midnight and get a good start before tne ioi- lowing morning. While tho Bnnkes relt reasonably safe, yet thoy guarded their bnnd of stock with care. The animals wero ell driven to cnmp nt night nnd Pick tts were kept on the watch to keep them from wnnderlng nwny or to keep the Lord of The Desert's cow- boys from retaking them should ho discover tho fraud of tho scalp. But cautious as they bad been tho Warm For ngs warriors lea hy roiiett. dashed Muddenly upon them In the cover of tho darkness or the midnight hour and drovo tho ontlre bnnd or nn lirnls nwnr exchanging only a few thots with tho surprised guard. The raiders decided to make tho return to the Warm Springs camp In a round nbout way so as to throw tho Plutes oft the trail, should they at- tempt to rollow. Thoy therefore drovo away In a southerly direction. Out of nn nbundnnce of precaution tho tock wero driven far In advance of the mnin nana oi inuiana. icu yuuub Tlio Canadian gavo lilmattunnlngblow. warriors were assigned to this duty - 7., ' T" " nnd Dan Follett nnd tho chief and 40 over, ko they are. but with a dozen warriors actod as a rear guard. gangs of men working nt n dozen lines "Pretty easy work!" remarked Fol- of work on n dozen floors, you may see lett to the chief In the latter'8 tongue, where the element of chance plnys. A for the half breed knew all of tho foreman going through n building mny Indian languages of tho plains. I seo n board or two boards or three "Ugh!" replied tho chief pointing i,onriis In a floor out of place. He or back toward Ash Dutte i Jerg tUnt tjie i,0ie he covered over "Old Egan hag not bocn.BleopIng. . u protPCt0 0f everybody below replied Follett. as ho .Baw a rich r otAtr suits everybody below. hTepelflarnV'then'wh.? smThd' but the man who may have removed nnd flash up alternately. the boards for wiring the building. It was evident to thorn that tho or for the conducting of pipes between Plutes wore signaling to other war floors, throws down his tools and says parties of their trlbo. and they had he will quit work If he Is to be Inter wasted no time In doing bo. It. hnd fcrcd with In his work. What Is the only been a few hours Blnce tho rnfd was mado and yet me i-uues nan as conded this high peak nnd Btartod tholr signal flres. It was nearly noon the following 1"J. "e,T? '"n,.n.rraB "nZr-n,'";' had .lust paBsod through a canyon nnd hnd entered another plateau. A look' out was sent to tho top or tno rim rocks near at hand to mnko observa tions. Ho had barely ronchod his station whon ho made hurried sig nals that put tho whole camp In tur moil. Two bands of mountoi Piute warriors wore approaching from dif ferent dlrotlons at n rapid speed ono was coming from tho southeast and tho othor was coming from tho southwest and each of thoso bands outnumbered tho rnlders. All waa hurly burly tn the camp ond tho mcnl was finished as they moved along, every warrior taking a pleco of mule meat In hU hand and cntlng It ns thoy hurrlod awny. Tho wary Egan had discovered tho rcuto taken by tho Warm Springs warrlora and hnd signaled his bands, who were coming to Join him accord ingly, and they woro nt onco put upon tho trail of the rMon! and Old Egan had already Joined tho band coming from the southoast In person, Dan Follott now boenmo tho moat active man among them. (TobeconunueiU CONSTRUCTION OF BIG BUILDINGS In the rush of building In the down town districts of Chicago tho clement of tlmo In the construction Is of vital roiisequeiice when the question of ground rents Is considered; where n mnn, firm, or corporation Is paying perhaps $25,WJ0 a year for n ground lenso It Is necessary that the building shall not be any longer under wny thnn the greatest haste In building makes unavoidable. Hut If In this rush of building It should bo brought home to the builders that n steel struc ture forced to completion In six months Instead of n necessary twelve mouths should offer up n sacrifice of one or more human lives for this priv ilege of hnste, there Is no question that n Christian civilization would make such protest that n six months build ing would be mado Impossible. For to this hurry In n contract the builders of Chicago credit greater loss of Ufa than to all the other possibili ties In building combined. In this senso haste Is not the hasto or the In dividual In Individual tnsks; It Is the hnste that piles ono set or workmen nbovo another until perhaps n dozen gnngs or men are working nt a dozen eepnrata contract, while between these gangs of men ore door after floor, formed of loose planking through which hammers, rivets, tongs, bricks, stones, terra cotta, nnd tho thousand and ono tools and materials of build ing may fall In spite of all precautions, killing and mnlmtng as they fall. "You may lay tho largest per cent of accidents on any building to this hasto that sets one set of of workmen nbovo another," said the superintend ent of ono of the large construction companies. "You may say thnt 00 per cent of the accidents on a building Is duo to falling missiles, nnd Just to the extent that one gang of men Is piled UKn another through a structure. Just to thnt extent ono may expect these mtssllvs In falling to And victims. SInny Trnde Wor log at Once. "Haste, as It Is ordinarily under stood, Is not accountable for undue ac cidents. As n rule, men working upon n building do not work la a rush. Steel workers do, but they aro the exception. Hnste In building means the beginning of wiring, flrcproollng. carpentering, plnsterlng, bricklaying, plumbing, nnd pcrbnps certain lines or finishing, be fore the structural steel Is up to the lovel of the sixth floor of a sixteen story building In fact, on nn ordl nnry down-town building going up In a rush twonty-tlvo separate trades hnvo been nt work through the struc ture nt the snme time. "Ordinarily n person fnmlllnr with the conditions under which craftsmen work might look to the laws nnd the cty ordinances ror protection or these men. Hut tho mws do not protect Thc0 g or,ii,mce which requires tho builder to seo thnt the floors In a ... ,.., .i,m i, ntnnko.1 contractor to do? It Is n rush Job; he CONVENILNT SHOE FASTENER. One of the important consideration. which guide some people In the ques tlon of selecting n pair of shoes Is the manner of fastening them on tho root, for when n man Is In a hurry, ns moat men nro In this century, ho does not want to consume any more of his tlmo in dressing thnn Is necessary. In the accompanying drawing Is uown What Is probably tho most rapid ah vrwAno ruix fastens tug shoe. MEANS SACRIFICE OF LIVES. can't spare the one angry workman; ccrtnlnly be can't say to the gangs be-, low o stop work because something !b!rM , crush n man's skull.- No; the condition i Is thnt It Is a rush Job, and as such the foreman wnlks away, unwillingly, but having no recourso Hint Is practicable. "Hlglit there tho conditions are all ripe for the unexpected to happen as the unexpected always docs. Indeed, a rivet may fall, red-hot through a knot-hole Just ob easily as through a hole ten feet square, nnd a man just as easily may be under tho one as under tho other. "Another thing making accidents In building easier Is the general Idea of one gang of workmen that have small duty toward another gang. An Iron worker, for Instanco, will be careful of other Ironworkers, but be Is dis posed to say to blazes with the ma sons, who may be working Just below him. Workmen get careless, too, even of tbemselres. - It Is not often that they fall; their carelessness largely Is that of men who work looking to the other fellow to tnke care of himself, provided be Is not of themselves." Accident thnt llnppen. To show how easily tho unexpected may happen In the work of putting up a great building, au accident that broke both legs of a riveter In the new Cbtcngo postolDce bulldlhg mny be re called. A heavy derrick had been put up on tho third floor, and In order to anchor tho legs of It ropes had been looped over them, doubled around stringers on the floor below, and for tightening them wooden levers were run through tho ropes and twisted, shortening the doubled ropen and thus holding the beds of the derrick firmly to place. One day n riveter working above the ropes holding this derrick chanced to look down and saw one of these nn chor ropes on fire from cinders drop ped from a forge above. It was burn ing briskly. The derrick was lifting a lond at the time, and In order to avoid accident It occurred to the riveter that be must put out the Ore quickly. Seiz ing n column, be dropped down, hand over hand, to the next floor and sprang for the blazing rope Just as tho strands burned through. This loosened the tight wound lover, which whizzed nroumL strlklug the workman across the legs, breaking both of them and throwing him ofT bis feet, twenty reet below. As to workmen foiling, It Is the ex perience of a foreman that many men loso their nerve on buildings; that somo fright or narrow escape so tm. presses tho possibilities of danger upon them that while they may continue to work, and may believe that they aro ns steady ns ever, they are really a constant menjeo to every one about them, To the average workman walking about the skeleton of a new building, 200 feet nbovti the pavement the cle ment of height cuts no figure so far. ns bis nervous system Is concerned; he can walk n six-Inch beam at that height at, readily as a person In the' Biri-vi ran vt. ..... ...-- . "-"lr:h!i'nm, New ..II ll.it nr.nn. In thn tl-t rui. I IjUlCngO eWS. .. 1 n ln 1. nf n a,... caslonnlly step Into coal holes or trip over obstructions, nnd to this extent at least the workman on high build Ings is not immune rrom rniung. in case or railing uuwevcr, me orainanco ,10 staTtoA j0Wn hill he finds It com requlriug temporary flooring up paratlvely easy.-Chlcago News. lurougu U uuuuiiik ia mv im-mia ui prcservt ig many lives. Chicago Trlb- shoe fastener yet placed on the mar- " " "u " "" hand necessary to complete tue worn' of securing the edges of the uppers .i ..i i, ,ni.ia nr., ...i vnutnge of this Invention Is that It can be used In connection with a shoo originally Intended to bo secured with laces, the lnbor of making the altera - tlon being Inconsiderable. As Illustrated In the drawing, this haYe aJ'ulf"tl0" fastening device consists of a series of A Coma Ciaincntlon. projecting stuus nrrnugou on cither vuge ih " uiwer n uu u icii-scoping slide arranged to engage the studs and draw the edges of tho upper toward emu UlUl-l na tuu uiliutia mc vApuuueu. It will be scon that by grasping tho outer section of this fastener and giv ing It au upward pull the Inner sections will arrange themselves from tho bot tom to the top of the opening, drawing tho edges together as thoy rise. The two sections aro shown In the picture to gother with views of the shoo oponcd and closed. As the fastener Is made of spring metal It will allow suOlcIcut movement of tho anklo to provont bind ing, having lu this nn advantage over laco or button shoes. John F. Ilnwkes, of Jersey City, N. J., Is tho Inventor, HUMOR OF THE WEEK STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. (Md, Curlnii nnd I.nimlinhle rimc or lliimitn Nnture Ornphlcnllr I'or trsred hj llmliinit Word Artist of Our Own Day-A lluduct of Vim. "Which do yon think should bo moro highly esteemed, money or brnlns?" "Ilrnlns," nnswered Hennlor Sor ghum. "Hut nowadays tlio only way n mail can convince people thnt ho tins brains Is to get money." Washington Htar. A Hon Hi I m Anoiirnnce. "Aro you going to do nnythlng nbout thnt little bill that I left with your nsked the collector gently. "No," nnswoml the mnn who Is hard ened; "yon needn't worry. I'm too high principled to resent tho Insult" Washington Htar. Muat He Co. Sir. .1. My llttlo man, I do not keep fowls! Johnnie Why. papa said you woro awfully henpecked I The I nil Did It "I happened to bo In a Wyoming ,()t WM t up t drummer, "nnd In a -Pint of fun I mado a bid or two. It wns knocked down to me nt ?W, and I was wondering If nnylnxly would take It off my hnnds at hnir that when the city marshal called on mo and laid: " 'Look here, pard, I want to lease your lot by the bend. " 'What do you mean by head?' asked. " 'Well, It's the only lot In town with a tree on It, nnd I want to use that tree when there's a hanging to be done. I'll give you $5 every tlmo I use It " 'And nbout what sum can you guar antee 5' " 'Oh. It will run $50 or $00 a year, anyhow; but if times arc good It'll go $S0 or ?00.' "I closed with him," said the drum mer, "and In six months my Income wn $35. Then, not bearing anything further. I wrote to tho marshal, and In reply he said: " 'Sorry to Inform you that your old tree has blowed down nnd that we now have to walk a man a mile to bang him.' "Philadelphia Inquirer. Man of It Mrs. Wedcrly (in toy store) Isn't that phonographic doll natural? Wedcrly It certainly Is. Even after it gets through talking It can't keep Its mouth shut Pa Kxplaln. Little Wlllle-Say, pa, what's ability? Pa Ability, my son. Is the art of knowing bow you know without let ting others know it" The Family Razor Hrlggs I wonder why Growclls and his wife are nlways quarreling? Dlggs Sho has corns and ho shaves himself; that's why. Muat Barely lie Ugly. Wauntn Know -Is ho very ugly? Goctz Dunn Well, nn ordinary tin typo would flntter him. Probably Tme. Wabash I wonder what makes old Gotrox dress so shabbily? Monroe His pride, my boy. Wubash Why, how's that? Monroe He's afraid bis customers will mistake him for one of bis clerks. Uay Sledding. Smith Poor fellow, he has n hard ttmo ppttlm- nlonc?. ilnnsti't he? t Hrowu-He did for a while, but slnco Old Joke. Norn They nlver hod a cook beforo awn only got th' oldens from th' comic ( ptte ct flo ycz kno,v? Nora Hecause she asked If 01 was ., . ,.,, In th linlneenion In th' ?,, Kiiciieu. Yet to Come. Sandy Pikes So yer like great In- venters? 1 IUy Coalgate Yep; do man dat In- vents n way to shave wldout soap will WouW you call his volco a tenor or n bnrytouo? ( "Neither; I'd call It rocky." Phlla dclphla Hullotln. - Ono on the Doctor. Lawyer Haven't you been attending old Ulankerton for some tlmo? Doctor Yes. AVhy? Lawyer Ob, nothing. Only I seo by the paper this morning that bo Is be yond tho reach of medical aid. Doctor What! He lsu't dead? Lawyer Oh, no, Hankrupt. 8traluht Tip. He (cautiously) What would you say If I should ask you to be my wife? Sho (moro cautiously) Why don't you ask mo aud find out? C ni nnd linft. "Well. I ttoii't MtV RttnjptVHt the golden-hnlriHl typewriter bonnier, who was getting thu wvrnt of thu argument, "no mini over nipolmtmi to 'anything except through the Inmielicil Of bouhi WOllllltl." "I nureo with yon thoro." coolly re joined the old bnchelor nt thn foot of the table. "I know n young mini who ban nlwnys been In tho smnll-potntu clnss heretofore, but bo recently fell violently In love nml now ho Is tho greatest Idiot outside n ilnffy house." Htrlctly DiialiieM. Hnsy Xtcrchnnt Well, sir, what do you wnnt? Timid Youth -Y-yonr daughter hand. Busy Merchant Can't glvo It to you. sir. Klther tnku her entire or lenvo her. Wo aro not doing nil Installment business. I-'cmliiliio Idea, Ho Tho world rarely praises a man until after ho dies. HhoNnturnlly. Ho Why nnturally? Sho Hecntiso that's about all th world can find to prnlso him fur. Limited Practice. Slyer Tho lecturer spoke slowly, al most painfully, as ono not accustomed to talking. Oyer Well, I don't wonder nt that You seo, ho has been married thirty- thrco years. Pittsburg Gazotto, Favorite. "I llko denr llttlo babies beforo thoy havo learned to talk, don't you. Mr. Smytbo?" "Indeed. I do. Hcforo thoy have learned to talk thero Is no" danger of their, parents telling you tho rcranrk ablo things they said." In Tenement llovr. 'Mlsn Mnhoole got so proud tliot sho bought a gasoline shtovo ruthcr then go after coal." 'Phwat's tb' difference? Don't sho hnvc to carry th' can nv gasollno?" 'ltt, but she scz people molght tlilnlc sho owns au automobile." Affianced, Grace She Is engaged to two men; one she chose for herself and the other her mother cboso for her. Edith Dear met Grace Yos; she calls them her In tended nnd her superintended, respect ively. Puck. Her Only Chance He My dear Miss Samanthat Here's my bandit She Oh! Archie. This Is so guddenl The Feminine Dilemma. Cordelia It worries me to buy clothes. Cornelia-Why? Cordelia Ob, I can't decide wheth er to look stylish and bo uncomfort able, or to bo comfortable and- look dowdy. Ceal Hammer Girl 'Say, old man, what Is a summer girl?" 'A summer girl Is a rack to stretch shirt waists on; Inside Is a receptacle for lobster salad and Ico cream, while outside Is an attachment for diamond rings."-L!fe. Proof of Affection "I don't believe you love me," pouted the bride of a month. Not love you, Mnbel? Why, you aro never out of my thoughts." "And yet flvo minutes ago when I came behind you In tho chair and put my hands over your eyes you asked: Who Is it?' " Philadelphia North merlcan. The World' Judgment. Give little. It will say you might as well have given nothing. Give something. They will say It Is not enough. Give much. General opinion will de cide you could well glvo more. Give all, and the world will say you aro a root ruuaueipuia ortu Amer ican. Hcnlly Unkind, "Your poem Is all right," remarked the editor ns ho laid down the manu script, "with the oxceptloii of the lirst and last stnnzns." "Hut there nro only two stnnzns!" gasped the visitor with tho uncut hair. "Yes, I know," assented tho mnn be hind the blue pencil, as he proceeded to get busy, Feminine View of It. Mrs. Wederly So you have never met the woman you thought you could marry? Singleton Never. Mrs. Wedcrly Well, I don't wonder nt that As a rule, women ure bard to please. Quiet Tip, Politician There goes a man you should know. He curries tho State of Illinois In his pocket. Candidate Indeed? Who Is he? Politician A map peddler. Danger of Falllu Up. A flsb, says the veracious llsh com mission olllclnl, must bo careful to keep Us lovel In tho water or It will fall up nnd break Itself. A mnn falls down, but a flsb falls up. These tlio fish, for Instance, nro fitted by noturo fa sjvlni about with 000 to 000 foet of water over their beads. Tho Interior pressure of their bodies counteracts outer pres sure. Hut If one of them blunders along upward until out of his depth there U n sudden upward suction, and the tile fish shoots to the surface, his lungs filled with nlr to the bursting point, his eyes burst from tholr sockets nnd lie explodes. It Is dangerous for a flsb to fall upward. To Iio Consistent. Deacon Snow Does I un'erstau', par son, dat yo' oplnlonnte dnt Adam wus a colored man? n ' Parson Jobuslng Yo dlagnoi al views c'reckly, suh. Deacon Snow Den I 'poe yo' 'low dat dat apple wuz In rcal'ty n wuUb million. Philadelphia Pre