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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1903)
Elvira (showing Pearl lirr photo. iriih)AwfHt, Un't It? I'rnrl -It' splendid likeness, though."- Now York cr. "lloy, don't you know It'a wicked to tight) Now, If 1 were you I'd klsa mid maku up," "Hay, wot do you link dli l-a woman' elub?"-Llfi'. "U'lint la llio mnltcr with IIIIIm "Worrying over l)iilii'ii nfTnlrH." "I didn't know In) had any liualneaa 1 "That' It llo liaan't."-Iiiillanapoll Now. "I don't want to know liow to nmku money go farther." bo Initialed. "Why not?" "Jut becauso I personally II ml It too far on a It la."- Phllndclphl North American, Hharpe Why, yr, I waa at church Inat Hundny. Kloscmau Wero you, really? Htrango I didn't in you Bharpe Oh, not at all. I took up the collection, Philadelphia l'n. "Matrimony," mused tho elderly wouinii, "spoils many a romance." "I that cso," replied the younger wouiu promptly, "I vi until llko to liavo a ro- manct spoiled."- Chicago I'oat. "Lemma onco Kit my linn' on d chtckrn, wld n atrnlKht road befo' me, ay a Georgia darky, "en I'll aettlo da raw prohli'in no iulck It'll make yo' head awliii." Atlanta Conalllutloii. Johnny (Irnudpn, have you any teeth? tlrandpa No, my child, they hare all (one. Johnny Then I think I'll let you hold my null while I run an errand. Glasgow Evening 11 men. "How In tho world did you happen to buy three boxes of blackberries?" a woman asked her huahand, who had been doing the marketing. "Threo for a quarter," tin man replied. A (chiton (Hob. Mlfklna That acoundrvl Jobmin called m an lillotl Illfklna-IIo didn't prove It, did he? Mlfklna No; but lllfklua Then I'd ndvlae you to let th matter drop, or he might. Chicago Hilly Newa. "Ho you'ro learning to play cheaaT" snld Maud. "Via," nnawered Mamie, "Tho movea mint 1m very dlltleult. "Va. Hut tho worat part tau't tho moving. It'a tho keeping still." Washington Star. Ho Explains. Summer Hoarder I thought your udverllaument eald aoiue- thlug about luntliig? Farmer Oh, yee, We have a boat and onr only eonir- tlnie tho dnrncd creek dries up. Town and Country. Ilachelor I don't uuderataud why ho wanta to marry her. Why, "he hain't any mind nt all. Ilenpeck Ho much tho belter. Then alio can't be changing It every hour or ao.-t'ulla dclphla Public Ledger. "I'm told tho climate here baa great health-giving propertlea," aald tho via Itor. "What do you attrlbuto It tor1 "Well," replied tho proprietor of tho health reaort, "I gueaa It'a because I've advertlaed It ao well." 1'hlladclphla Tree. Didn't I'nn Out. Mla Towney (In acarch of the Idyllic, at luat meet real live ahephcrd) I'ray tell me, gen tlo ahephenl, where la thy pipe? The (lentlv Shepherd I left It at oonie, mum, 'cause I ain't got no 'baccy. Tlt-Illta. Hummer Man. Jack How are you going to apend Iheaummer? Tom I'm going to apend II traveling from one ecaalde placo to another, until I find a girl worth n million or two who wanta to be loved and married for her elf nlone. Tlt-Illta. "Now, hoya," aald tho Hunday Hchool teacher, "inn any of you nnnio the threo great feiintn of the Jew? "Vea'm, I en n," replied olio llttlo fcl low. "Very well, Johnny, what nro they?" "IlrcnkfiiBt, dinner and up per," waa tho uuconacloUHly logical re- Ply. "Ah wlali do muddera ob dla congre gallon would bring deyr bablee to church wlf dem. Novah mind how young dey am, Jem bring 'cm erlong. If dey am too young to appreciate, de Ignltlcnnco ob do aervlce, dey can, at leaet, yell an' keep do deacon awakol" Puck. Auntie (finding Jackie Bobbing In a coruor) Why, Jackie, what ha hap pened to make you feel bo badly tills morning. Jackie M ma m laed aoino Jelly. Auntie Ho, hoi I ee, And her suspicions fell upon you, eh? Jackie No, auutte; It was her (Upper. Tho lloeton Courier. "How long haa thla affair been build ing?" aaked tho Amcrlcnu tourist, a he looked at Cologno Cathedral. "About five hundred year," answered tho guide. "Five hundred years! Why, In Chicago we could put up n building like that and have It nil to pieces, all within five years." Ixmtlon Tlt-Illts. "It's funuy our minister never gcta married," remarked tho young hug band, who had Juat refused his wife a bonnet, In hta endeavor to change the subject. "I think he'd make n good huaband." "Woll," replied tho wife, warmly, "be didn't seem to make a very good one when ho married us." Tlt-Illts. Head Floor Walker (severely) I heard you tell tho lady elio would find the ribbons ut tho third counter to the left. Now Floor Walker That' whero they aro, Head Floor Walker Yes; but you should have told her to go to the right past tho necktie bargain counter, turn to tho left past tho stock ing bargain counter, then threo count ers to tho right past tho shirtwaist bargain counter, nml so on. You'll nov er mako a floor walker." Judgo, To Htudy Forest Fires. The agent of tho bureau of forestry will study forest fire n they, occur to iloterinlno how they nro caused, how fast thoy burn and what conditions favor or hinder them, aud Just what damage they do to soil and to tree growth. After a widower paused sixty, the thing that his friends should pray for most It that ho will escape a "child wife." It Is hard to believe thut I'u and Ma were ever romantic figures. EARLY PYRAMIDO IN MEXICO. Ail Arclueolnulat Describes Tliam and H City AiltrflntlliHT Colli in ttlia (Iriiit nrcbneoluglciil vnluo la at tached tu the dlacovery of nn anclout city In a remote portion of tho aluto of I'ueliln, mill In order to ascertain the exact Impoit of the find tho federal government tin coimulsihncd the auh dlrectiir of tho national museum, F. Rodriguez, who la onu of the foremost Mexican cuglueeis, lo visit the ruliii and luiike Investigation, any a spe cial to tho Philadelphia Press, I)r. Nlrolaa Leon, tho nrehaeolMglat and c.hnologlat of the Initllutlon, uccoin panics li I in . Dr. Lion reports that the ruins have never been known to the world of science and that they nro tho most primitive that have been dlacoverod In Mexico and are, In fact, bo ancient that It will require a grrat deal of time and attnly to Irani In what epoch they were built, aa well na by what people. Dr. Leon haa mado tho follow ing alntemcnt In referenco to the dla coverles: "In a range of small hill that ex tend from north toaouth from the high neighboring mouiitalna we found a very numerous eerie of constructions gnnrded by elaborate ! ""I1, l"-iirli. at onre haughty and cnpll trenches aud connected, for purpose 1 " ' Mad.-mol.,. le I,.i.ub,.n was of commun.cl.on, by wld. MJW Z Interval by sloping accllvltle, platforma and atalr- caat. AU the pyramids were found to ud ijunurniiHuiar nnu lu iiBTV uvrn built with especial referenco to the cardinal polnta. Thou luiiortnnt mou - umenta wt-re constructed entirely of rocks and saml.tone. cut and laid In ju.Upo.Ulou The surface dr..l. Vl,toVV.ien;r Hew., of the pyramlda la amall atonea work- universally kind and good to the peasaut ed Into cubical form of very oma- ry around the country, and there was mental appearance and laid close to- no poor people who did not have ennae to gotber. tthnuk him for many an net of generosity A a rule, every four of the pyra- mlda aurround a court. All of them are ao grouped that each and every one of them guards the entrance to the'"" i. - , ' , , ' TJ . courts. Hut If In nny case the trance, are not protecteil, great walla wiiu uasca uiucu wiuer man ineir sum- mlt re-enforce the pyramids. These walls are of such sties that their sum- mils are really streets. "They are well pnvM with flat stones and have platforms, staircases and sloping acclivities like the aven ues. On one of tho highest of the platforms and at the bases of all the pyramids we found piece of pot tery which were certainly mado before the tlm. of Columbus and which were evidently the remain of a clvllliatl n relatively more advanced than that of the builder of the pyramlda. We found also many sculptured aceuea In tins relief of prvnlatorlc times. Figures of human beings and anlmala In atone and Iron wero quite numerous. Domestic utensils of atouu painted rose color were ccnttertd over the ground. Stono knives and arrow heads of lb. obsidian epoch wero encountered In great abundance. Leagues of the mountainous country arc covered with tutus." MEASURES SMALL. Just why any one would want to ai ensure a millionth of an Inch Is not plain to us, yet thero I a machine that will measure with accuracy that liny distance. A picture of It, taken at the ofllce of the United State Coast Survey In Washington, Is presented herewith. The way In which It works It too technical to be popularly Inter esting, but It depends upon half a dozen small mirrors reflecting Into each other aud casting a resultant ray of light upon a flue scale. lie Cannot Lose. The conversation happened to turn on an eccentric capitalist, who had re tired from business with a fortuno large enough to cntlsfy the average ambition, but not so largo a popular report credited him with having. "What Is be doing with bla money?1 was asked. "The only thing I have heard of his doing with It," wo tho reply, "I buy ing up mortgage on little one or two story bouses owned by widow or or phan," I should call that pretty poor bus! ncsa for a man of his means." Its seem to bo satisfied with tho Investment. He never foroclose tho mortgage, and never collect any In- tcroat on them." l'erhap the eccentric capitalist know what ho I doing, and will get large returns on hi "Investment" somo day. Itebuked. ' A burglar recently broke Into tho house of ono of the most matter-of-fact men In London. He wa busily re moving tho llver plato when the own- uppeured. Tho thief turned llko a IhiHli mid levelled a pistol at the otb- er'H hfud, while he growled! Move a foot, guv nor, an' you're n dead n," I beg your pardon," answered the other; "If I move, It will bo good proof that I ft ni alive. You should bo more careful ns to the meaning of your words." Gambling Anions; Workmen. Gambling among American workmen h almost unknown ns compared with the tiauio orll lu a rent Urltnln, say tho Moseloy commissioners. The Contrabandist; I sl i or 7 of : : y THE ! ' I One Life's Secret! El OHAI'TKIt II. It was, perhaps, at the distance of half a league from the cottage of 1 1 null La InoiilH Hint the Chateau Montaiihau aloud. It was altiialed on a rorky nml abrupt efiiliu-iice, overlooking Hie valley below, where a moil 1 1 village looked mole like I hi! miniature group of dolls' houses wlileli children piny with tlmn the ordi- nnry lialiltiitloiia of ordlnnry men, while the stream Hint wound Ha way along at the foot of tho lillls was nothing mora than a mere thread of silver. On the night of Ihn attack on Count liotila there were two tieraons seated In tlm library of tills chateau; the one a Inily, with beautiful anil onipw lint ntrlk- I Ing fentiirea, a tail and graceful tluure. ! nrllnn. HI,.. ,,l.lnu 1,1 nil. yet with tho very griice nml noblo beauty which captivated one, there was an air n rAiii-ni,iuii ui Triieu iiniiKiiiiiHi", 01 lofty pride, of Insliiuntlng eonimaud. All 1 J" "' nilinlred inadeuiolaclle, but few , ,," ... . . ., , l'r ' '"'''" ' nnrtiil. on t ho " "d been married twice; to a beauti- '" I'reneJiwoman, after the death of La ! X "r"" ", ("'idette and this wife died ,.. ,,' ,,,. .,, . rcrr ,,.t , pillllliunatc. Thero woa one elilhl lovely, sunny-hslred child, with features like her fair mother's, and eyes like frch violets, by this second mnrrlnKc. Hut, he lias only Helen to com fort his spproachliig old nge now; and there Is a Inrxv portrait in the saloon the portrait of a smiling Infant, minted nearly sixteen years ago, which ho looks at nml sighs. Tho father and daughter sat In the li brary; lie by a large table lu the center of the apartment, reading, aa waa his custom In the evenings; aha hsd drawn her seat forwnrd near one of the deep windows overlooking the valley, and the road by which Iiuls waa expected to come. Holh were awaiting his arrival, but it was with far different degrees of feeling. The martinis, indeed, looked fur- ward with pleasure to the meeting with his nephew, whom he bad not received at the chateau for aome years; but yet hi anticipation waa moderated by calmness, for he no longer possessed the hurry and Impatience of youth. With Helen Mou tauban It waa not thus. Deeper feelings than were warranted by that calm and nauxhty exterior were buy In her heart "Father," and her voice la calm and silvery aa ususl, despite the beating of her heart, that throbs more violently ev ery moment "father. It is already uuitu late. My coiislu, Monslenr Louis, must surely remember thst uc may possllily ex pose himself to somo danger by travers ing the lonely roads lo this neighborhood by night. Tho maniuls closed his book, hoic from his seat and approached the wiudow. "Yes; you aro right you aru right Helen," he returned; "but I hardly think be will bo ao rash aa to undertake to reach the chateau to-night with that ter rible storm gathering. Aa to tho danger from brigands, however, I do not fear; for, without doubt, lie will have his valet with him, and he will have also his wcap ous. And you must consider, Helen, that our young relative has both strength of limb and skill in srms, thut might well warrant hint In setting at defiance a good ly number of besiegers." "Yes -I know, father. And there nre noue more brave than I,ouis." A proud smite shone In her splendid eyes as shu spoke, and then she sunk hack In her seat again, and toyed with her fan, while the marijuls pi a ceil himself by her side, and Iso wntchcu for some sign or ms nepnew. Hut tho night deepened, and still Loula did not come, while the storm, which had been threatening, era long broke over the chateau, and raged with terrible fury. I do not think we shall see ulm to night, Helen," said her father, ns the old clock In tho hall sounded ou eleven; "and It grows late, my child. Perhaps you had better retire. Aud Helen Montauban would not be tray her anxiety and restlessness, even to her father; so she obeyed his sugges tion shortly, olio did not seek ber couch. however, but, after having dismissed her maid for tho night, bIio wrapped a rich shawl carelessly about her stately figure, and cast herself upon n pilo of cushions beneath a window which commanded a view of the valley beneath, and, tho light within being shaded, drew tho curtain from the casement, nnd leaned forwnrd upon tho sill, with her anxious glanco piercing thu gloom tor some gliuipso of tho yet expected guest. Still thu moments crept on, and the hour of midnight Bounded sternly on tho now silent air. Her heart beat violently; sho trembled. "He said he should come," sho murmured; "why, then, this delay? for Louis never yet broke Ills word. He may navo occn inuruereui anu sue burled her face In her trembling hands. Lout had been her playmate for weeka together In childhood, when she bad b?cu permitted to visit his family lu Lyons, and sho bad never been so happy as dur ing those periods. They wero the crowu and glory of her sleeping and w-aklng dreams. She was never so happy when sho returned to tho old, lonely chateau, as lu recounting tho wonderful stories of thosti happy times, nnd anticipating her next visit. He was a flue, handsome, graceful and Independent boy, aud slin thought thero could be nobody In the world llko her cousin Louis. Ills firm, proud, gallant bearing and manly spirit, Ills noblo Intellect and his fine, thought ful coontennnee, with tho Innocent en thusiasm of his boyish years, had always exulted htm lu her esteem. Sho had learned to look upon him with tho deep est reverence of her nature, and to al most niloru in him those qualities or heart aud mind which, she observed with dis dain, few others possessed. He hud never visited the chateau more than twice, and those visits hnd been white stones lu her life, She had remem bered and recalled them constantly In tho secluded and dreamy Ufa sho led there, nnu now wa It a matter of wonder Hint, after the passage of months without hav ing seen him, she should look forwnrd with such cnger emotions lo his coming: Yet, even when alone. In tho solitude of her own apartment, sho did not entirely 'ay nslile, even In thu luteiiso Interest of .viitchlug for him, that air or stately irlde, Hint guarded calmness of demean r which characterized her In society. ho Luelt there by the casement, It I true, waiting still, even till midnight; hut a thousand fearful emotions struggled In her breast, of which she gave no outward sign, or, at the most, but a faint one. A dark form seemed to eotrli her eye, moving along rapidly through the path In the valley, coining nearer slid nearer, while the clouds, passing atlll across the moon, veiled It ever mid anon in shadow. Drawing nearer, till the soft sliver radi ance of the night slioiin full upon both homo and rider, mid then there was only a slight start a uul'-k, convulsive clasp of Ilia fair hand Hint rested on the cold stone sill a faint yet eager audio hover ing nhout her beautiful lips, and Hash ing In those splendid eyes, as, softly mur muring, "It Is lie!" she rone from the cushions on whlrh she had knelt so long, ami closed the rmcincnt. "My dear unclcl" cried Louis, wsrmly embracing the good marquis, aa they met In the saloon, on tho morning following the storm, "I cannot expresa halt the pleaaure It gives me to meet you." The marquis smiled at his nephew's warmth. ".My dear boy, I also am delighted to see you. Let mn welcome you to my old eyrie a thousand times. Hut sit down sit down, IiOtils; I must take a leisurely look at you. Why, you have grown a full luch since we met Inst, and all the handsomer, loo, for your wanderings!" "Ob, uncle, I appreciate your flattery, believe me," laughed his nephew; "I con fess I had rather have It from you than any other, almost. Hut, now, how have things been going on here since I saw you? and how- Is my fair cousin?" "For tho first," answered the msrqult, "I can give a very satisfactory reply. My affairs arc In a state of prosperity, and except, possibly. Hist Helen and I are a little lonely at times tor want of com pany, we do very well. I need scarcely say that I am 'sure wo shall he all the happier for your presence. For your oth er question, Helen herself must lie ap plied to when you see her this morning. She waa In excellent health yesterdsy, at all events, nnd we watched together a long time last night by the library win dow, for your appearance. And now tell me, my dear Louis, something more concerning that adventure of jours In th forest; for your sketrn of it last night COUNT HO.NTAL'IIAH AND HELIX AWAITINO LOUIS. waa somewhat hasty. You were never too much given to talking of yourself. I hate nn egutht ns heartily as you can but I desire to hear something relative to your journey and your general wel fare; so let me hear It before our coffee It ready." The young man gave his uncle a sketch of his haps and mishaps, to which the good msrquis listened very attentively, and which occupied some few minutes. when, just as he was Snisbing by men Honing his application at tho cottage for shelter, Helen Montauban entered. Sho waa beautiful and aclf-possessed as ever. A calm smile parted her llpa and lighted her tine eyes, as sho np proached, anil, saluting her father, gavo to Louis, who advanced to meet her, ber band. "My charming cousin!" exclaimed the young man, warmly, taking the offered hand and kissing with deferential affec tion, the fair cheek of the lady "my dear Helen, this is truly delightful. I am very happy to behold you again. How do you do?" "Well, Monsieur Louis, I thank you. And you?" "Admirably, my dear friend." And he 8eated himself by her Bide. "You have, then, arrived at the chateau at length, Louis? It is some time since we saw you," she said, regarding blui with polite Interest. "Yes; it is a ioug time, I think, since wo met, and I could not deny myself tho pleasure of a visit to the chateau," "Your Journey, I trust, was a favora ble one." "A few drawbacks, such as traveler must meet with at times, but nothing very acrlous." "My dear boy," said the marquis, "what, then, do you call serious? An attack from robbers, lu my time " "An attack I Interrupted Mademoiselle Montauban. turning a shade paler, as her glanco rested uuqutetly on tho face ot Louis "an attack! how. Monsieur Loula? You have been In actual danger? "No, my dear Helen no," tho count hastened to say. "I was merely request ed to deliver my purse, a simple affair, and, perhaps, one with which I may meet twenty times in my life." At that moment, however, the coffee was brought In, and the subject was abandoned, After the morning's repast wa concluded, Louis drew bis fair cous in out upon the paved terrace before the window of the saloon, whero they could sit conversing, while tho early sunshine gilded tho lovely landscape far and near, and resting sweetest of all In tho charm ing valley that lay beneath the height of tho chateau. It was certainly a beau tlful morning, and Louis d'Artols enjoy ed It thoroughly. It was a most alncero pleasure thus to meet with his old play mate nud companion, after so long a sep aration, Louis regarded her with real affection, nud bad ever done so; for though with that calm aud stately de meanor still unchanged, yet thero waa ever something geutler kinder lu her manner, when sho addressed him, that pleased aud won blm. She seemed even unusually lovely, too, this morning; for tho cool, soft winds enmo freshly from the nearer hills, touch ing ier rulr cheek with a rosy tinge, and brluglng a darker, clearer light to her beautiful eyes; and when, turnlug her face to him, sho smiled, with more than her accustomed air of aulmatlon aud eu Joyinent. snj Ing, "What a charming hour this Is, Loulsl" lie could not help express ing the thought that occupied him. "Yes; but not half so charming n j-ou nre," ho returned, gaily, yet earnestly, h 1 s he kissed her fair hand, "I wa Jnst deceiving myself with the Idea that you were cheating me with a shadow; It wa only when you spoke that I wa unde ceived. I forgot that the gmliless "Louis, no eomplltnriitsl" uttered his cousin, Imperatively. "Here comes tny father." CHAPTKIt III. It was on the night of tho adventure of Count Ixiuls that two men might havn been seen emerging from the forest and directing their ateps In the road lo the eoltnge of Hugh Lnrnonle, whlrh Louli had left some ten minutes previously. One of these, tho elder, was a tall, sturdy man, dressed In the coarse garb of a peasant, and his features were by no means displeasing. At present, they wore a look of deep thought, an air almost of sternness, as be walked rapidly, and In alienee, listening to his companion, who was speaking In low, but bitter nml an gry tones, and evidently on some exciting subject This man, whoso dress was much the same aa that of the first, had a less pre possessing appearance than the other. Like that of his companion, his counte nance wss unshorn and rude: but the ex pression of the features waa alnlster and forbidding, the features themselves, apart from their expression, anything but agreeable. You might liavo been assured a thousand times that he was nothing more or less than a simple and honest peasant, aa he waa generally un derstood to be; but for all that, you would have disliked to meet this man on the highway at midnight, or in tho depths of the forest from which he had just emerged. "I tell you," he waa eaylng. venge fully "I tell you, If I bavo but the pow er, I will make him pay dear for this; two of our best fellows disabled, and my own brains nearly knocked out by that arm of his. Who would think it had ao much strength?" "Chut, Oasparde!" Bald the other, a little sternly; "do you want to ahow your clawa? Hetter apeak a little lower. If you don't want to put your neck in dan ger. One can never tell how many cars there may be In these bushes along here." "I can abut them up, unless they be long to another like the one that dealt with me to-nlghta. I shall feel bis fist for a tittle while to come." "Do you want to pot yourself in the way of feeling it ogoln?" "Walt till I get on his track the next time. I'll cure him of his Impudence!" "Hetter hold your tongue, comrade. Why didn't you cure him to-night? three to one, and beaten nt that! A fine story to tell the men!" "Who knew he bad his pistols? He must have found out before he started that somebody bad drawn his teeib. Ah, he bit with them, I can tell you! If we bad a dozen like blm In tbe band, It would bo worth something, captain. As It Is, I'll take care he doesn't do us any harm, now that he has got off. If you had been there to-night, instead of mind ing something else, we might have sung a different tune; but now all the way to mend matters is to give him a little mu sic to dance to." "Illockhead!" muttered the elder, with a frown. 'What do you aay, then, captain'" asked his companion. 'Nothing, Oasparde. Hut bere we arc. and tbe light Is burning in tbe window," as they reached the cottage. 'And Mademoiselle Hose waiting for her father, no doubt," added tbe other. (To be continued.) SAYS HE WAS NOT EXCITED. Why Mr. Ulenklnion Paid the Costs In a Suit He Woa. "I never could understand," said Mr. Uleuklnson, "why people should get so excited over a lawsuit." "Don't you?" asked Mrs. Uleuklnson "Never," said Ulenklnton. "It takes more than tbe threats ot a lawyer or the frowns of a Judge to upset me. So long as a man has Justice on his side he need have no more fear at the bauds of tbe court than ot bis own family. Yet some people go all to piece tho minute they step Inside a court room That was tbe way wltb Wllklns this afternoon. He got so nervous he couldn't have told bis own name It be bad been hanged for It." "Mr. Wllklns?" echoed Mrs. Blcnkln son. "Was he In court this afternoon?" "Yes," said Uleuklnson. "He got Into some trouble over that sidewalk he has been laying up at O-d street nud was hauled up for trial." "Why," said Mrs. Hlenklnson, thought you were Interested la that sidewalk deal too." "So I am," admitted ber husband, was at the trial too." "Ob," sold she, "how terrible!" "Nothing terrible about It," corrected Hlenklnson. "Our side had such a clucli that the whole business was over lu less than an hour after the case was called. The judge soaked the other side good aud hurd-?100 aud costs, Wllklns acted like n crazy man when the verdict was rendered. I couldn't do a thing with blm. 'One dollar mora of costs here,' said the Judge, nnd Wll klns danced around like a flying dervish. 'One dollar more,' said the Judge a second time. 'I've got It, your Honor,' said I, nnd I tried to make my way up lo the bench, but Wllklns was so excited that be cuugbt me by the coat tails nnd pulled me back wltb might and main. I was positively nshamed ot him. He had everybody In tho court room laughing at blm. He clung to mo like grim death, nnd It was fully Ave minutes licfore I could break away from blm nud go up aud pay tho Judge that other dollar he was calling for." "Before you could pay him?" Inter rogated Mrs. Hleukluson. "I thought you said you won the case?" 'So we did," said Hlenklnson. 'Aud that tho other side bad to pay the costs?" she persisted, "Then why lu the world did you insist upon paying that additional dollar No wonder Mr. Wllklns clung to your coat tails nml tried to hold you back, I think you wero tbe ono that was excited." Mr. Hlenklnson pustied back his plato nnd Hushed deeply. "If you want to hear some logical reasoning," bo said. 'Just get a woman stnrted to talking about law. I excited!" "Then what made you pay the costs of your opponents?" she persisted. "You couldu t understntul If I'd tell you," ho said stlflly. "Hut whatever It was. It was not excitement." New York Press. HlKli-Hpceil Electric ltnltwny. One bund red nnd sixty miles an hour la tho speed alined nt by n new elect lb rnllwuy company lu (icrinuuy undei the direct patronage of the Kmperor CnrswItlinccouimodntloUH for fifty pet sons each nro now being built ami wli. bo tiled ou a 30-kllometcr truck, 0ATL1NGS ON GUARD. UNIQUE FOLSOM PENITENTIARY HAS NO WALi 8 California 1'rlsnn tlm Only One of lis Kind In Ilia World-Memories or the Kventful Day When Charles Ault Was Warden. The escape of thirteen desperate con victs from Folsom penitentiary, near Knci-nmeiito, Cat., brought that ome what noted Western ponnl Institution unpleasantly beforo the public. It I thu inoat rcinnrknble place of It kind lu the world In that, while confining hundreds of daring men, there la no wait uround It. In tbl respect It I unique iiiiiong such Institutions. Memories of the eventful day when Charles Aull wn warden of Folsom prison have been recalled by tbe re cent escape of convict from the Insti tution. Aull wn one of the most pic turesque character developed In tbe rough and ready life In California In tbe year following tbe gold discover ies. He wa the man who planned nnd perfected the unique guarding of the I'obioui prisoner, and It wa bis proud boast that In the twenty-flve years he was warden not a man es caped. A small graveyard standing outside tbe gray sides of the prison gave Aull bis chance to boast like this. No pris oner ever escaped becauie Aull' guards shot any man who tried to flee. Aull waa a splendid markaman, and bo demanded of his guard tbe same skill wltb firearms. Every week he held a shooting contest, and If any man fell below a percentage of 85 twice In succession be was taken from tbe watch tower and pat to work a turnkey until he bad risen to tbe de tired standard again. FOLSOM PENITENTIARY, When Aull took charge of Folsom he found a huge pile ot buildings standing In a rocky amphitheater close to the American river. The prison ground covered 480 acre, mostly fill ed with quarrie of the finest lime stone. It bad been planned to build walls around tbe prison, but Aull advised against this. He argued that a wall would be useless, as tbe convicts would have to go outside to get to the auarrles. The prison wa left .a It waa built, but Aull took ateps to keep the convicts from escaping. He built ten towers at different points In tbe prison grounds and In them placed Gatllng guns. The guns swept every part ot the grounds, and also a quar ter of a mile of territory surrounding the prison reservation. The towers were built by convicts, Aull placed double guards over dif ferent bodies of the prisoners while tbey built the foundations of solid stone and tbe superstructures of wood and Iron. He made the convicts raise the Galling guns to their platforms In the little galleries ot the towers, and every detail of the work of defense, or rattier offense, be let tbe prisoners become acquainted with. Aull eald there was nothing to conceal. He wanted the men to know that extraor dinary precautions had been taken to keep tbein under control, and be was Interested In bavlug the convicts car ry tbe boxes ot ammunition from 'wag ons Into tbe towers. AULL'S CEMETERY. Every prisoner that arrived In Fol som got a little lecture by tbe warden. Aull would meet the new arrlvel with a hearty handshake and a smile. "Now, my mau, he would say, there Is no bread and water here. You will get good food and plenty of It. And If you don t try to run off and are good-natured, you will get the best of treatment. We are easy on the boys here as long as they behave themselves. "You see we have no walls around this prison, but you will also observe those towers. Tho convicts you will mingle with In the quarries will tell you what those are for," As ba came near tne ena ot m lec ture Aull would signal with his hand for the convict to follow him, and, chatting continually, be would lead blm through tho graveyard. In an apparently casual way Aull would call attention to the white board stand ing In close order at the tops of grass- covered grave. On nearly all of them the Inscription was alike, except for the names. Tbe general form was; ; JOHN BLANK, i I I ; SHOT WHILE TRYING TO t I ESCAPE ON i I I t JULY 00, 1001. In one corner ot the graveyard Aull would stop and point to seven graves. Tbey were dug after a clever attempt to.escapo about ten years ago. Forty men were In tbe plot, and nearly all ot those not killed were wounded. While working side' by s(do In the quarries, George Fredericks and George Sontag plotted the escape. They discovered that a narrow gaily near the quarry was not swept by the Gatllng and that It offered a chance tor escape. Fredericks waa released soon after tbl discovery. A few days after he reached Sacra mento, twenty miles from the prison, bo bought forty rifles and a largo -"' : iH.. Li.1" J " 'j."X.!fJ14s quantity of ammunition. H. loaded the lot Into a covered wngon, and In tho dead of night ho left tho city. II. enmo within a few mile, of the pris on before daybreak nnd hid In a thick wood during tho day. Hcfora mid night ho hnd hidden tho ride and cartridges nt tho spot In tho gully that be aud Hontng bad agreed upon. Next day tho attempt to enenpo wa made. At midday, as forty convict, wero marching pnat tho gully to din ner, they suddenly broke rnnk and aelxed the few guard marching be side them. In a few moment they wero hidden In the gully, out of reach of tho Catling, which had begun to pop tbe moment they overpowered the guard. Armed with the rifle left by Frederick the convict were prepar ing to light their way out of the gully when a amall door opened lu tbe side of an Ice house nt the head ot the g-nlly. None of the convict noticed the door until n Ontllng gun begau to pour lend In a stream out of tho open ing. The convicts wero panic-stricken. They threw down their rifle and knelt on the ground nnd shouted for mercy. The Catling wa worked for thirty second. When the firing ceased only a few of the men were left unhurt. The seven dead men were carried to the prison nnd wero laid naked In a row on a long deal table. Ono man had been (truck by fifteen bullet. When the light had been subdued to make the wounds show more clearly agalnat the white skin the convict were filed alowly paat the table. About l.TOO men were In the prison and th. procession was kept Mp until the last one bad passed tbe bodies. Aull had an original method In marking men who had tried and fail ed to escape. He clothed them In red shirts, and hi guard were Instructed to shoot for these shirt If nny effort w made to break away. Not until every man wearing a red ahlrt had NEAR SACRAMENTO, CAL. been shot down In a fleeing group were the guards to fire on the other convicts. He made the discipline so exact that It was Imposslblo for a man to es cape. In the last few years ot bis service attempts to gain freedom grew less and less. Finally tbe prisoners gavo It up a a bad Job. Tbey de cided It was better to work out their sentences, or to hope for a reprieve-' In tbe case ot a life sentence, than to feel the bite of the frowning Cat lings. And yet, with all the precautions he took. Aull was liked by the majority of his prisoners. Ho treated them Justly, and tbey recognized this. He was tireless In his efforts to obtain better food and better clothing for tbe men. He did not work them hard In tbe quarries and be gave them fre quent relaxation. He Interested him self In them personally, and many he helped after they had gone back Into the world. He raised tbe standard for prison fare and living In Califor nia, and the convicts expressed sor row when ho gave up the post, flvo years ago. The World's) Wealth. A writer In one of the recent maga zines gives some Interesting facts con cerning tbe distribution of tbe world' wealth among the different nations. The total wealth of the world Is rough ly estimated at $400,000,000,000. Of this sum the larger part Is owned by Americans and Europeans, tbe United States' share being In tbe neighbor hood of $100,000,000,000 about one- fourth of the whole. The wealth of the United Kingdom, combining tb. shares of England, Scotland and Ire land, Is estimated at 11,800,000,000 a little less than $00,000,000,000, msk Ing Great Britain tbe richest of Euro pean nations. France comes next, with property amounting to $48,000,- 000,000 In our money. Germany's por tion 1 about $40,000,000,000 and Rus sia's $32,000,000,000. Household Servant In France. Even the many privileges expected by the modern English domestic ser vant are exceeded by those enjoyed by the servants of France, who are perhaps on terms of greater familiarity with their employers than are tbe ser vants ot any other country In tbe world. What would an English mis tress think ot being kissed on both cheeks by her maid on returning from a holiday or of a departing servant not only kissing the mistress but offer ing to kiss the master? Only recently a magistrate had to decide whether u breakage of crockery had taken placo In the course of tho housemaid's usual duties. In which case the damage could not be deducted from her wagea, or whether It took place In her attic on one of her weekly receptions of friends. Corn for Cob Pipes. One ot Missouri's unique Industrie Is tbe growing of a kind of corn whose cob Is specially adapted for pipes. A group of farmers In Lafayette County raise It exclusively. Ono field of twen-ty-flve acres produced 1,120 bushels of corn worth $330, and the cobs sold for $108. Tbe average per acre was $21.30, Corn cob pipes are supposed to dispose ot nicotine without Injury to tb. smoker. Senator Cockrell's- corn cob pipe Is one ot the tradition of Missouri campaigns. No man Is as successful In bis flirta tious with other women a bis wlf. Imaglpc. Somo people have a great deal of pride, and uuliilng back of U