LORD OF THE DESERT By PAUL CHAl'TICIl XIX. Thieves "Kail Out." Another morning Hud llio Indians holding their Kround. Thoy nro woll Intronclioil mill tlio besieged In thn Htono Houso can only roiunln cooped In until rollof shall nrrlvo from the fort. If thoy nro oven spared thin prlvl Ioku thoy will fool thankful for It requires tltno to cnjiimunlanto with tho mllltnry authorities and than sol ilium mnvo with deliberation ami pro paro linfuro thoy movo. Old ltgau'n massages nro already cut nut nml lili reinforcement nro dnubtliwn on tuo road. Wlillo sol ilium nro preparing "rations" mul rolling their hlnnkutii nml seeing to tlinlr equipments generally, lmllnn warriors nro already In tlio saddle nml riding night mirl ilny townnl tlio sent of tliolr enmpnlgn. If tlin Indlnnn should surmtso tlmt relief lind bnmi sent for thoy would hurry tlio II mil nttnek, anil tlio tio nlogod f It much alnrmeil for fenr Hint thoy inlKht discover tlio tracks of Metxgor, who tinil liorno tlio mm sngo to tlio trnppor. Thnro wnii ntso nojiio fenr of delay In communlcntlng with tlio mllltnry pout an tlio trnppor wnii known to upend n gront deal of hi 1 1 mo nwny from homo, working nmong It In traps In tlio rlmrocks. Wlillo It win considered best that tlio trnpper rIioiiIiI mnka tlio Journey to tho fort, yet. Mctzgor hml received In dtriictlnnii to go, hIiouM ha lio unnbln to nml llnmniorntny. Tho besieged determined to die rnthor tlinn fall Into the hnndB of tho Bunkos, for thoy knew that Old Hgan would show no inerey now. having caught tho Lord of Tho 1)esorl In his treachery, nml thoy guarded the loop holes with cIojio scrutiny nover fnll I n it to neml a liullvt nt tho slightest exposed portion of nn Indian's liody. Thoy wero well supplied with pro vlnlnni, wnter and ninmunllloii. nml unless nctunlly overpoworol, would lift nhlo to withstand n slego Indefi nitely. Tlio Indians wore likewise prepared for the siege. Besides the pure wnter, Hint (lowed from the mountnlmi nliovo tho Hlono llnuie, they had the great meadows for their stock to unite upon ami hml the lord's choicest lmllo'-ke to soUct from when they liernme hutiRry. To the starving wnrilor from thn rim rocks and lava beds this llfo wan truly n dream: plenty to eat anil drink, only desultory guard duty Just exciting onough to iitlmulnte their energy Old Kenn's braves were In their element. Hut summer ran nnt last always even with tho snvngJ. Wlillo hln wnrrlori were reveling In tho luxury of n hntardles slego nml thn hope of nn old time assault nml n division of tho rich booty. Old Rgan wns scanning tho diert for hln re inforcements. Intuition admonished him that delay would not help hln cauno: Hint tho sooner ho hnd tnken hi proy and vanished among tho lava roaks of tho far south, tho bettor. Ho hml never yet been overtaken by thn "bluo-blrds" of tho Oreat Kathcr -,id had no deslro to encounter theio men of Iron and lend under tho com mnnd of Oenernl Crook. All who bad met them no far had been routed dr ropturMl and Kgnn's sin hnd been loo numeroun for tho wily chief to uvon think of falling Into tho hnndn of tlio government. Ho know full well that bin enemy wan well equip ped and that to attack him, armed and protcctoil as ho wan. that ho must meet with falluro and a Brent loss, but when hln hordo of wnrrlorn nnd nllleg should nrrlvo ho expected by force of numbers nnd by a slmultnno 0111 attack from nvery direction In tnko tho Btono House and Its occu pants nnd ltd treasures, without great Iom. The known wealth of the placo mnde It the most coveted plnco In tho mind of tho savage on the whole western bonier. Arms and ammuni tion, provisions, "flro-wntor," gold, valuables of all kinds, wero magnified In tho Indian Imagination until even tho grent wealth of Monto Crista would not have compnred with that of tho Lord of Tho Dosert. Tho same humdrum prccnutlon wnn prcscrvod by the besieged nnd bo siegers until nbout two o'clock In tho afternoon when tho Indians took on now energy and thero was general contldenco nnd nctlvlty In their ranks. Tho outlook who liftil been pieced on tho peak overlooking tho desert, sig naled Old Kgnn thnt reinforcements worn coming. Tho chief could not resliit climbing to tho summit of nn ndlolnlng foothill nnd. looking for himself. IIo was ro wardod by seeing a cloud of dust fnr 'nut on tho desert to tho Bouth thnt. .from Its length nlong tlio plain, ho know a bnnd of his warriors wero coming In slnglo fllo as rapidly as their steeds could bring them. A llttlo Intor nnother cloud of dust from tho southwest nnnounrcd other rein forcomonts on tho way, and, though tho Indians prosorved a sllonco wlillo In view of tho occupants of tho Stone House, they could not resist chanting their war songs In tholr conccnlment. It was not until tho first wnr P'irty nrrlvcd that tho whites fully ronllxed tholr danger. Thoy had folt reason ably safe ngnliiBt tho onomy In his for.mcr strongth until relnforcomonts could nrrlvo from tho fort, but now that bo was reinforced ho might bo encouraged to nttack and might sue coed boforo Biiccor could nrrlvo for them. Just nt nightfall nnothor bnnd of relnforcomonts arrived, and, tho Indians now becoming moro bold, rent tho ulr with tliolr wnrwhoops. Hut tlio now arrivals woro hungry nnd thirsty, nnd as dnrknoss enmo on tho Lord of Tho Dosort behold their cnmpflres -In ovory direction and ho Baw thorn busily engngod In cooking and fonstlng upon his, eholrQst beoves, which had boon fnttoned for Uie pnl nto's of a dlfforont rnce. Martin Lvlo was not a cownrd. Ho wns a vlllnln nnd a thief nnd a drunkard, but with all of thl- lio was n man of courago of tho truo Scotch strlpo. When ho saw his proporty being sacrificed.. h!s homo surrounded by nn enemy, his life nnd thnt of his comnnnlons throntoned, ho roso from his big nrm chnlr, drcssod nnd armed hlmsolf for bnttlo and took actlvo command of his man. His long bonumbod brnln boenmo nctlvo. his oyos flnBhed with tho flro nf axoltomont onco moro and his pnn dpro'us for.m. as bo moved among his man, gnvo him tho npnonranco of a "grizzly." In courngo at least. nan Follott had been watching tho proceedings with studious 'sllonce. Ho enmo to the conclusion that a crisis wns nt hond. Maotlig tho Lord of Tho Decorl In tlio front yird ho told him ho would spcalt with him. dc LANEY. I "Mr. I.ylo," he said, "I think It hlich uiiio or a iiaiiiomoiii uciwuun u. i hnvo performed all of my agreements with you and you havo put mo off from day to day, and now that I have no obligations remaining unfulfilled I demand thnt tlio deads bo signed nnd Hint you pny tho balance duo mo," "Tut, innn, this Is no tlmo for set tling business affairs, whon our vory scalps nro quivering on our heads. There Is plenty or time, Walt until wo havo repulsed thin bnnd of blood thirsty savages, which your awkward ness hns brought to our door, and then wo will tnlk nbout settlement." "Hut wo must settle now!" de manded Kollctt, "You haro thus put .mo off from tlmo to time nnd I now must havo n settlement without fur thfir delay." "I am n man of fow words, ns you know, Kollctt," responded hylo, "nnd I nnswor now, onco nnd for all, wall until I am ready to settlo." "So am I n man of fow words nnd nlso of quirk action, your hordshlp, n title for which you arc Indebted to mo, and nnothor moment's delay on your part will bo thn costliest act of your life!" said Kollctt In a low, de termined tono. Han Kollctt was n man of action and (if few words, an tho render Is nwnro, nnd his consclenco did not dic tate moral means nnd ends. IIo wns imturully Inclined tho other way. His i V Ho gave her hand an assuring clasp. spirit for rovengo know no bounds. He hnd already determined his courso should the Lord delay settlement longer. He hnd not been asleep all of these years, cither, In regard to tho Lord's affairs. He wont straight to the hiding place of Lylo'ii trcaciry and helped himself. Ttn thousand dollars In gold and bank notes be took and securod safely In a belt al ready prepared next to his body. Then llko a coyoto bo skulked away, passing through tho guard of exult ant warriors, grown cureless with confidence In superior numbers, and stealing ono of tholr best hones rixln away In the darkness. As their bloodthirsty war-whoops chlmod In nbout tho Stonn Houso, ho glanced back through tho darkness and snld: "Dovour them. Lord of Tho Desert nnd nil, hungry pack, I will see thnt you aro not molested In your work. Hoforo Hnnuncrsloy reaches tho fort his tonguo will bo silenced forever, nnd Dan Kollctt. tho half-breed, will bo well on his way to whero ho will llvo tho romalndor of his days In luxury," CHAITEU XX. Mountain Lion nnd Desert Coyoto. Thero was no tlmo for hesitation on tho part of tho trnpper. Although he boro no concern for tho safety of the Ixird of Tho Desert, under ordi nary circumstances, ho would not havo hi m slnln by Indians at tho prosent tlmo. Ilesldos, thero wero thoso In his employ who deserved tho asslstanco of their fcllowmon. Ho announced his intention at onco upon tho arrival of Mctzger of going to tho fort but thought best to tako a fow hours sleep boforo sturtlng out on so fatiguing a Journey. Ileforo lying down, however, all preparations wero mado so that upon his waking ho would bo nblo to Btart at onco on his mission. It was his purpose to start beforo daylight that ho might got beyond tho rlmrocks to tho south boforo dawn so that the scouts of Kgan, should they bo watching tho desert might not discover him. In the preparations for tho Journey ha hnd nn nblo assistant In tho per-. son or uortha I.ylo. Her companion ship, however, wns moro valuablo to tho trapper than hor assistance Ho had grown accustomod to doing ovorythlng hlmsolf and did not foci safe In depondlng upon others. Everything dono by Uortha wag olther superintended or Inspoctcd by him, to his satisfaction and generally to her rmbarfassmont. Women think they know how to do things themselves, and Ilertlia was no oxcoptlon. Hut still thoy did not quarrel. The man of tho desort know how ho want ed things arranged and tho woman from Edlnburg only desired to please him. Wlillo ho was practically a child of tho desert, yot ho was Intelligent nnd hnd not bocomo ono-sldod In his vlows. Ho saw tho value of woman's companionship, felt Its lnllucnco nnd had often chldcd hlmsolf since nor tha's arrival for permitting his am bition to rlso In certain directions. "Cnlm, my boy," ho would Ray. "You nro only a trnpper mnko your living In ronmlng tho desort and climbing tho rlmrocks nnd trapping wild ani mals and Bklnnlng thorn. Sho Is ro flnod. 8ho Is wqnlthy. Whllo sho Is thrown In your company under most unfortunata circumstances, sho could not bo othorwlso that grateful, she will always bo grateful will regnrd you as n prcsorvor and friend, but nothing moro, my boy. Do not build op fnlso hopes, young man. Remain Within your bounds and you will not como to grlof. So lot tho mattor drop." Thus would reason this man of tho frontier whon nature awakened his heart to lovo. After .making preparations for tho trip ho had given Instructions to his companions concerning their ac tion In his absonco. Ho suspected thnt Indian Bcouts might visit his nboda and Impressed upon his friends tho Importnnco of not bolng discov ered. -"I think this period of Isola tion Is drawing nenr to a oloso," ho snld. "I oxpect In tho visit of Gen orat Crook nnd his men not only to put a stop to Rgan's deviltry In this country but to soa tho hord of Tho Dosort reduced to a commoner, and SCO tho real lord and the lady In iM ft stalled In tlfelr proper tntlon.,, Hut tlmo wns limited nnd tho discus sion was cut short by tho trapper hid ding them a warm fnrowoll nnd going to his quarters for a short sloop, tils glnnco. however, wnndorod to tho face of Uortha as ho drow tho curtain bohlnd him and ho saw a flush on hor cheek that brought ono to his own thnt wns soon hidden In tho dim light of his own cell-like apartments. As wns his custom tho trnppor wakened on tlmo, and drcssod hlm solf noiselessly to prevent disturbing tho other slcopora. Ho came forth quietly and was about to tako up tho equipments of his Journey whan ho wns astonished by finding Uortlin awaiting him. "You, up tool" ho exclaimed In a low tono, "Yes, I wished to speak with you beforo you left," sho replied, "I had a dream It Is a foolish thing I know but I laid down only for a few moments, nnd I had such a vivid dream, and It seemed so real, that I could not resist tolling It to you. Of course thero Is nothing In dreams, but It may put you on your guard thoro may bo dangor you know." "Does n coyoto over attack a lion a mountain lion 7" Inquired Derthn. "No," - replied tho trnppor, "not slnglo handed; n pack might attack ono under proper conditions If thoy woro cornored, or hungry nnd they thought thoy might benefit by It with out too much risk." "It wns a foolish dream, I know," sho snld, "but I will bo brief: I saw a mountain lion, such as you caught In your trap, on a long Journoy. It climbed nmong tho rlmrocks, than I passed along through canyons, and thon crossed stretches of tho plains. It seemed to bo vory tired, but It was Intent on its trip, and plodded on. Ilohlnd It enmo a coyoto Just llko tho coyotes you capture, except Its hair was dark; It was almost black It would trail along the rocks behind tho lion and then cut across a near way and Ho In wait for the Hon; then It would skulk away on tho ap proach of tho lion, and follow again. It kept this up oil through the day. Hut at night It grow mora bold and It again hid behind tho rocks on the trail. As tho Hon approached, tired and leg-weary, tho coyoto attacked It from tho rear and tho Hon turned and a great fight ensued, and In tho midst of tho fight I know It Is foolish, but It was so exciting my heart leaped Into my throat anff I wakened tho mountnln Hon changed Into your own person and tho desert coyoto assumed tho form of Dan Kollctt, and you and bo were In desperate combat among tho rocks and cliffs of tho far away desert." "Never fear little Her Miss Lylo, Dan Kollott Is surrounded In the Stone Houso by Indians and I will bo on my guard against all enemies to mankind that roam tho desert," and buckling his revolvers about his waist, and throwing tho other equip ments of his Journoy across his shoul der, ho took her hand nnd giving It an assuring clasp, stepped out Into tho darkness, taking a courso to tho southward. Dcrtha looked forward with alarm and dread. Sho Imagined that some thing terrible would happen. Hut under tho theory of modern Intelli gence sho would try to dlsabuso her mind of evil omens and Imagine that all would como out right. Tbo trapper looked upon the mat ter differently. Ho thought moro about tho dreamer than tho dream. As ho picked his wajr over tho plains and among the rocks, her form be came moro beautiful to him and her words of friendship echoed and re echoed In his ears. And whllo ho did not bcllevo that thero was any significance In drenms, yet he did not forget tho warning of tho fair frlond, nnd kept a more guarded lookout for his safety than ever beforo. His trip so far had bcon an une ventful ono. Night and day he pushed on, only sleeping a few hours nt a tlmo and stopping a few minutes to lunch. Tho distance now did not dlvldo him far from the" fort. It was tho last evening of his Journoy when ho discovered fresh tracks of a horse which had preceded him on tho trail. Tho tracks led toward tho fort and he concluded that It was mado by somcoao going to tho fort. Thero woro no shoes on tho animal's feet, but tho soldiers frequently pressed tho plains horses Into sorvlco and thoro wns no reason to suspect any thing out of the ordinary from a moro horse's track. Hut, as the reader knows. Ham mcrsloy was beset by ono of tho most unscrupulous villains of tho plains. Tho trapper had only used ordinary enro on his trip from, homo, whllo Kollctt had bcon on tho scent llko a hungry wolf. Although compelled to go long distances out of his way on account of bolng mounted, to get around tho numerous walls of rlm rocks, ho had gotten tho trapper's courso and was determined to head him off ore ho should reach the fort, and kill him to prevent the Lord of Tho Desert from receiving aid. Ho hnd no hatred for Hammorsloy, but ho would havo sacrificed a bosom friend to gratify his rovongoful spirit. He hnd already discovered tho trap por'fl approach and had preceded him to a point nenr tho fort whoro ho ox pectod to htdo nmong the boulders nnd stop tho trnppor forovor from tho desort trail. Hiding his liorso In a gulch In tho background ho secreted himself near tho trail and waited tho tipproach of tho trapper. Whon ho wns within a fow paces Follott leveled his revolver and when tho trnpper approached within a fow fcot of him tho scoundrel pulled tho trlggor. nut fortunately tho porcus slon cap did not explode. Drawlno his knlfo hurriedly tho would-bo as saBsIn rushed upon his intended vie tlm from behind llko nn Infuriated tlgor, The noise of the hammer of tho revolvor had aroused tho trapper from his modltatlon nnd whon Kollott rushed upon him ho dropped tho bundle from hlB shoulder and turning received his assailant In nn unexpect ed mnnnor. Ho seized the halt-breo! by tho updrawn wrist with one hand nnd by tho throat with tho othor nnd thon a hand to hand struggle between two of tho most determined men of the desert followed. Hammersjey discovers a fresh track. (Tabs continued.) T7T was not that Mr, Hozcmnn was II He simply wanted to avoid giving distress concerning n tnnttcr Hint sho could hardly bo expected to compre hend, Ho ho told Kryc he would he delighted to Join him on the fishing trip Hint gentleman hnd planned and he concocted tho harmless fiction for Mrs. Ilozemnn's sntlsfnctlon thnt calmed the trouble "It's n nuisance," he snld to Mrs. Hozctnnn, "but I supposo I havo to do It. We're too henvlly Interested In Hint stock to run tbo risk of nny funny busi ness nnd Wllllum thinks that one of us ought to go down on the quiet and see after things," "Why doesn't Williams go himself, thenr asked Mrs. Hozcman. "They seem to want to put everything on you Just because they know how simple you nre," "I guess they don't know anything of tho kind," said Hozcman, rather In dignantly. "I'erhnps they don't. They're not ns well acquainted with you As I am." "They're all tied up," said Hozcman. "They Just can't go." "Why didn't you tell them you Just couldn't go? Are they going to pay your excuses'" "Y-c-s oh, yes, of course. Yes, they'll pny all expenses." "How long will It take" she asked presently. "Colorado seems like the other end of the earth. Won't It be bard on you 7" "Oh, no," replied Hozcman, Incautiously. "It will be rather pleasant tbnn otherwise. I'm to play tourist, you know." "How long" Trobnbly eight or ten days." Mrs. Hozcman thought n few moments nnd then said abruptly: "Ellen can come and stay with the children. I'll go with you." "Hut, my dear," remonstrated Hozcman, "that would be Impossible." "Whyr "Well cr a trip of that sort, you know a business trip." "I thought you were going to play tourist." "Ho I am, but cr well, you know. If you get Into a suspicions crowd of rough men and they drop to the fact that you " "William Hozcuisn," said bis wife. Impressively, "Is there put down that paper now nnd look at me Is there any reason why I should not go with you? If thero Is, tell It to me now without any beating about tbo bush." Hozcman does not lack presence of mind Id the faco of ordinary emergen cies, but her eye was upon him and seemed to search bis souL He laid down bis paper and Involuntarily wiped his forehead with his table nap kin. "Why, no, my dear," be stammered, "there's no reason. If you would like to come I'll be glad to havo you." Then that's settled," said Mrs. Hozcman, shortly. Hozcman docs not yet see his way out of the tangle. Cincinnati Enquirer. ) CHINAMAN AT A TELEPHONE. CclMtUI 0U the Worth of 1IU Money Krerr Time. "A Chlnnnian nt the telephone Is a funny thing." rcmnrked a long dis tance telephone operator In tbo Denver News a few days ago. "You sec. it Is Impossible to tell whether one person or hnlf n dozen are talking, and we often becomo mixed up In listening to them. When one Is speaking It seems as If half a dozen are talking, nnd wo often Imagine the wires aro out of order. To make matters worse, the Chinese delight In talking ns fast as nml wo never know whether the Chinaman at this end of tho wire Is talking or If It Is the one at the other end. After tho conservation Is ended the Chink walks out of tbo booth with a solf-satlsflcd smllo on his face, and pays for a three minutes' talk. We havo lately discovered that ho Invariably says os much during that time as could bnve been said by a whlto man In fifteen minutes." To bo sure, tho telephono company Is not really "out" nnythlng by the transactions, as It Is paid by the min ute, but. nevertheless. In the case of Chinamen, the company would be tho gnlner by chnrglng for volume Instead of time. A Chinaman always begins his talk In l'ldgln-Engllsh; be says: "Hello. Is this Sam Llug? 1 bcttee you don't know-yl hi kl yl be yay bo benno ne," nnd so on, nnd It sound on the wires ns if several persons were nt work. An amusing Incident occurred In the Denver office of the company last week. The long distance operator nt Colorado Springs called Denver over ono wlro aud Informed the local otflco that another wire was out of order. An Investigation resulted In a report being mado to tbo effect that the wire was crossed with a dozen others, and that It would be Impossible to use It until tho trouble could bo located. An Inspector asserted that ho believed the wire was crossed with ono connecting with tho Tower of Babel, and tho "hello girls" upstairs were ready to agreo with him when a Chinaman walked out of a booth, glared around tbo room for a minute, nnd then said: "Mo notteo pay when big fool mon key with me nnd call mo names alleo sameo me nottee know any bettee. Mo wnntcc talk to Sara Lee, Trlnldnd. not Mcllcnns mans and gals In Denvel." And tho mystery was explained. What had been mistaken for a crossed wire was only two Cblnnmen, ono In Denver nnd ono In Trinidad, each ono trying to get his money's worth of conversation at so much per minute. The Mongolian received nn npnlogy, nnd wns onco more allowed to enter the booth, whero be talked to his frleud, Sam Lee, In Trinidad. Sam Leo Is agent for tho Six Companies of San Kranclsco. and furnishes laundry men and merchandise for Chinamen all over the United States, no aver ages Uve talks to Denver each week, and wero bis conversations carried on In English his business would bo very profitable. Bam, however, Is too wlso to talk English when ho has to pay, and converses In the languago of tho Klowcry Kingdom. In this manner be saves a great deal of money. NOT TOO BU8Y TCMPRAY. Touching Incident that Was Vf Itneeeed oil a liner Street. A touching llttlo Incident happened tho other day ou ono of Philadelphia's busiest streets, and It caused even thoso who scoff at religion to show respect. A blind negro, with a singu larly expresslvo face, had a cornet, upon which ho played with great feel ing soma of tho best knowu church hymns. "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," "Hock of Ages," "Lead, Kindly Light," followed each other with much ap proval from tho audlenco of passers by who bad stopped. "How Klrm a Foundation, Ye Saints of tho Lord," seemed to conclude the program, but beforo Its last notes sounded n dignified-looking whlto clergyman, with silver balr and a gen whnt Is vulgnrly known ns henpecked Mrs. Hozomnn nny unnecessary mentnl ' tle smile, stepped to tbo musician's side and whispered a question or two. He then turned to the surrounding lis teners. "Friends," tho clergyman said, "wo have paused In our busy walk to listen to music that brings to each of us a message from God. Surely His spirit Is with us, though It be on the open street I nm going to offer Just a word of prnyer that all may profit from the Holy thoughts this music has brought to us." And the clergyman bared his bead reverently, as did the other men standing there, and offered a prayer, simple and earnest. Then, shaking bands cordially with the musician, tbe old clergyman was observed to slip a bill Into bis hands as he started away rapidly, evidently desiring to avoid bearing the comment bis unusual act of benevolence bad produced. The negro, too, started away without passing bis bat for any fur ther coollcctlon. "Well, I am not much for churches," remarked a well-dressed man to bis companion, according to the Philadel phia Hccord. "but If I thought that preacher had a church In Philadelphia I would go from one to another to And him. He makes me feel like when I was a little boy and my mother used to kneel down beside my bed and pray for me." Cut I loth Ways. "I want my hair cut. and no talk,' said a 10-stone man. with an I-own-the-carth air, as be walked Into a Swindon barber's shop and sat down. "The " commenced the man in tbe apron. "No talk, I tell you I" shouted the heavy man. "Just a plain balr cut I've read al the papers, and don't want any news, oiari ngui away. now." The man In the apron obeyed. When he had finished, the man wbo knew everything rose from bis cbalr nnd surveyed himself In the glass. "Great Scottr he exclaimed. "It's really true, then You barbers can't do your work properly unless you talk.' "I don't know," said the man In tbe apron quietly, "You must ask the barber. He'll be In presently. I'm tbe glazier from next door." London An swers. Lincoln Missed Meeting. In Lincoln's early political career bo had occasion to travel quite a distance to bo In time for a convention In which he had a deep Interest IIo went to a livery stable and asked for tho best borso possible one that was both fast and fresh. Lincoln reached tbo con vention too lato to bo of service to those he bad wished to serve, and drove back to tho stable, whero he quietly asked the keeper: "What do you commonly nso that horso for?" "Waal," drawled the dealer, "wo And him a good borso to draw the hearse at funerals, ho's bo tractable." "Too slow for funerals too slow en tirely!" commented Lincoln, according to tho Cincinnati Enquirer. "Why, that horso wouldn't get tho corpse around In tlmo for tho resurrection I" New Name tor the United States. Thero Is a new, namo or term com ing Into commercial use Usona as an abbreviated designation of this coun tryUnited States of North America which Is technically correct and at the same tlmo easy to use and remember, SevcrnI concerns In various lines of business now bear that title, and Its uso la destined to grow. Mattor for tho Union. Slummer Don't you know that the wages of sin Is denth? Doycr Pell I didn't, mum, but If you'll Jest mention de tnnttcr ter de wnlkln' delegato o' do Sinners' Union I hov no doubt dey'lt get better wages! -Puck. Surplus Wnter for llattis. A largo factory In Jena, Germany, utilizes Its surplus hot water lu such a way as to afford tho laborers uearli a thousand baths a-week. ODD H0H3E BALE. Valuable Animal Dlepoeed nf by Mia take fnr Five Dollar. A famous rnco horse, for which an offer of $1)00 had been refused at tho recent Hennlug meeting, wns sold for 8 the other dny at n well-known local auction house, nnd then sold by tho purchnser for fB. Tho horse In ques tion belonged to a well-known young society mnli of Hnltlmore, who entered the nnlmnl nt the Hcnnlng races. Tho horse proved valuablo as a fast runner by winning several races. The owner was offered $(K)) for tho horse, which bo refused. Baying that ho would not take less than $1,000. Ho then decided to bring tho nnlmnl to Hnltlmore nnd sell It nt public auction nt a leading nuctlon stable. After no tifying his friends who wished to buy the horse of Ills Intentions the young man brought the racer to Hnltlmore and left him with his stable boy, Instruct ing him to take the horso to tho auc tion house. The young man then repaired to tho place of auction, where tils friends were congregated, hi tbe rain they waited for tho appearance of tbo boy with the steed, but ho did not show up until tho party had had a wait of ' nliout two hours or more. When ho'u "" did, he did not bnve the horse with 'consists of twenty pnrts of dehydrated him, but In Its place a check for 0 iam carbonate, Uve of sod um chlo and a bill of sale. It appears that the fid, one of magnesium sulphate, nve boy mado a mlstako In tho name of ..... I Inn iiiif.1 AH fiMtan n n.T fAflV f lin iinraa liiu uukiiuil Hvunij m ' v tail, v.uu to tho wrong stnblc, where It was of fered for sale, bringing 1, with a de duction of $2 for the auctioneers, leav ing 0 for tbe former owner of the horse. After having a heart-to-heart talk with the boy. In which ho ex- pressed himself thoroughly, tbe horse's first owner went to the nuctlon houso where the valuable horso had been sold at such n ridiculously low price. When ho arrived be could do no more than obtain the name and address of the man to whom the horso bad been gold. This well-known young man did not succeed In finding tbo buyer of his horse until the next day, and when be did It was only to find that the horse bad been sold by the buyer for a lower price than be had paid for It. The horse had never been In harness, and when the gentleman who bought It harnessed It It kicked up a good deal, but did not become unmannge- a ,i. dux a.a nor oecome unuiau.- able un It the man bad driven t about five miles from town; then the floor HUB KICKCU UUk Ul IUV IUUU1APUI uuu the harness broken. The purchaser, of course, did not know that the horse bad racing qualities, and thought that be had been bunkoed Into buying a horse that looked fully 5 years old, but bad not been broken. When be found himself suddenly sit ting In tbo road, with a broken-up run about bis company and his horse Just disappearing In a cloud of dust over a distant hilltop, be can hardly be blamed for not caring whether he ever saw the brute again. However, whllo bus soliloquizing, a man came down the road In a wagon leading the horse vuui uo uuu " chaser was so thoroughly disgusted with the animal that he sold It to the man In the wagon for ?3. When asked If he knew the man to whom he bad sold the borso he said that ho had never seen blm before and did not even think be would recognize him if he saw blm again. , , i , , j . locate his horse for several days, but llUCle,i1n1ln8 80aSyeL CALIFORNIA OLIVE CULTURE. Tbe Friar Begun It More than a Century and a Half Ago. F. M. Blsbee. formerly chief engi neer of the Tennessee Central railroad, who has Just returned from an outing In the Northwest, has been made gen eral manager of the Los Angeles Land and Water Company. This corpora-1 tlon owns 1,500 acres of land near Los Angeles, which seven years ago was planted In olive trees, and now the stockholders have commenced to reap a rich harvest "Ours Is the most extensive orchard on the coast" said Mr. Blsbee, "and at that we have only begun our opera tlons In that locality. Recently we purchased 3.QO0 acres additional land thnt ndjolns the orchard from which we arc now gathering fruit. Two thou- Band of these will be planted, and we think we have one of the best revenue- producing properties going. "You can gain some Idea of the ex- tent of an olive yield wben I tell you that this year we have shipped from those 7-year-old trees, 1,200 tons of oil and 50,000 gallons of pickles, which are now on tbe market And as tbe trees grow older tbey bear more heavily. I have seen one little orchard there the trees In which were planted In 17C9, almost 140 years ago, and they aro to- day bearing magnificently. "Few people nre awnre of It," con- tinueu air. unsuce, accorumg to tuo D doct l havo ,ak ft tonc Nnshvllle News, "but the producing of a adyc0t your bm tcndg to olives In Callforn a was Introduced by 1 and g0 , dIsm)M ,t from mf I the friars moro than a century and a mlnd .. hnlf ago. In those days, when priml- MoraiAdvlco sometimes defsnts Its tlvo civilization was first blazing Its glvcr,Mc(1ca, Talk. way along tbe Pacific slope, the friars " conceived the Idea of establishing ro- A Back-Handed Compliment. ' Hglous posts between Los Angeles nnd Cludcrella bad Just put on the crys ' San Kranclsco Just nbout a day's Jour- tal slipper. "Do you think It makes ney removed from each other. The object was to Insure pleasant Instead of laborious trips when moving up and down the coast "Everybody knows that tho friars were good livers. They liked olives nnd experimented In planting with tbe pronounced success which Is yet ap- parent' lu tho Style. IIo was a bard worker, but by effort bo bad secured severnl assistants and was hnvlng things a llttlo easier, A friend who hnd not seen him lately called at his ofllco and found him busy ns over. "Hello, old man," greeted bis visitor, "still doing seven men s work." "No," responded tho Industrious one, "I havo seven men doing my work." "Oho," laughed tbo caller, "so you've organized a trust, too, have you?" Comfort. n-l. . la IMit It mnW.a Uonlf suirce, but it's somewhat different with men. Science tto itjD wivention A whlto rust Is an unexplained "dis ease" of English nnd German gnlvnn. lzcd Iron that hns duvelopcd within A year or two. Tlio Inrgest pendulum ever mndo Is thnt with which Messrs. Ilcrbt't nnd Klnmmnrlon hnvo been dcuionstfrttlng tho earth's rotation In Purls. A tend ball of fifty-six pounds Is attached to n fino piano wire nbout !M0 feet long. Tho oscillation lasts sixteen seconds. The explosion motor holds tho palm for lightness. The best electric motor with Its storage battery Is stated to weigh nearly, one hundred pounds to tho horse power, and the Berpoltbt steam engine, flashing wator Into stenm from n coll bolter, nbout four teen pounds. Hut the Hourdlnux gaso line engine gives n horse power with a weight of only eight pounds. Tho new self-luminous mixture of n French chemist claimed to rcqulro ". very short exposure to light and I. .,,(Im I..l1lln(ns ntwl InsitlnrV '" ' """' - iKt aiilr.li.i-tf Ttm w-fill.mivrtfi mn "-' duioiiui. - uw ' ... , terlals aro kept nt a whlto bent for three hours In n muffle from which the air Is carefully excluded. In his experiments with various ve hicles, M. Mlchclln has found that Iron tires require grentcr motlvo power tnnn either solid rubber or pneumatic. uuiuuiumiv lum,... P" ent grentcr speed with pneumatic 1 per cent less power than when fitted with solid rubber tires, topping, the solid tires re- "ulred an Increaso of 14 per cent In I bral-los Pwcr i In the singular failure or inc oiu windows of York Cathedral, the glass has lost most of Its transparency, and In places has becomo so perforated that It crumbles at the slightest touch. To stop tho "disease" some glass of tbe thirteenth and fourteenth centu ries hns been removed. It Is known that the hardest cement Is sometimes aislntegrated by chemical action set organism, and It Is sup- J destruction of tbo glass f Owing to the property which alumi num possesses of producing a very high temperature when burned with substances that give off oxygen. It has lately been employed In Berlin for making a new detonator, for firing ex plosives which do not readily respond to the action of the detonating com positions hitherto used. The uluml num Is used In tho shape of a powder mixed with the other substances till- I . 1. nAM..a.lj,n nni rtf ,1ntnnn tnm 1 h, h tcmncrature in(,uci,d pu,vcrlcd aluminum results In mcclian,cal cncrBy than an proUuccd wlth compositions not con. fnlnlnr. nlnm num. The ndoptlon of- liquid In place of solid fuel has not taken place so rap Idly as some experimenters anticipat ed. In the opinion of Edwin L. Ordo of tbe British Institution of Mechan ical Engineers, tho trouble nrlscs from, the exclusive use In boiler furnaces of crude oil. which contains a consider- able percentage of water, 10 per cent, " , ' . , "... .,,' ,i ,. tlons necessary for perfect combus- crude oil shipped from the wells con- tains as much as 40 per cent of wnter. nnd when used on shipboard tho con stant agitation prevents the separation of this wnter, which consequently en ters tho furnaces. The experiments of Dr. Taut show that liquid fuel Is capa ble of giving 60 per cent more ctll ciency than tbo best coal. I tUliU U UL11UILII. Ag(J ,s a matter which seems depend ent on ones point or view, a iow Yorker Imprisoned In a "tonsorlal stu dio" fell victim to the garrulousnesa of the "artist" executioner, and was In formed that tbe latter, recently mar ried, was about to set forth on a visit to the old country. "I suppose you'll your wife nlong," suggested the Tctlm, hopelessly. "No, sir, I'm not going for pleasure this time. I want to see my father beforo he dies." "Isn't ue -well?" "Oh, he's well enough; but 0uo never can tell what may happen, nB-g getting nlong In years." "How 0u g he?" "Korty-nlne." "Toots. It" Literally. Onco upon a time a very nsrvous man called on his physician and asked him for medical advlco. "Tako a tonic, and dismiss from your mlud all that tends to worry you," said the doctor. C.rnMl mfinlhi n't.mv.hl thn tintlan a w from pUylMcau aak. u t ,t ?18 d ansn,ercd 8. my foot looic smaller ' sue as-eu, wuu charming naivete, "Perhaps," replied the prluc"" I can see right through It."--' Disconcerted by this back-hrfna. . compliment, tho poor girl blushed, but as coionini uutuit-. uu ufi-u-wurK stockings bad not yet arrived she bad to bo content with her uudeccptlvo footgear. Judgo. Not Well Hecelvcil. Ida Why aro you pouting, dear? May Why, Harry said bo believed bo could learn to lovo me. ' Ida I don't see anything awful in that. May Yes; tho Idea of him liavlug to learn. Some marriages aro failures umitiso tho: wouiau lu tho enso Is siihpMiis and soma nre failures because slw , Isn't. When a mail -oniplimriit a uurtuin ShO ISIt't SUtlshed llllll'HS Hln- in, I ItJ luce him to repeat It ai iw.i . times.