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TOIL
ERS OP THE COLUMBIA
By Paul
JliiHinrnf "Inrrf nf the
end other Pacific Coast Stories
CI1AITEH III Continued.
left mailer of the situation, old Sea
dog pursued his investigations. Tlio
ship had filled witli sand in the neigh
borhood of the captain's quarters. It
was tlita very point that attracted the
cutty fisherman's Attention.
Shovels wcro secured and Die bays
were ordered to dolvo their way into
the captain's room. It was easy to llnd
the door since the sand only extended
about half way to the celling of tlio
cabin.
While the boys wero shoveling back
the dripping Hind, old Seadog was al
ternately on tiie lookout in9ide and out.
He let nothing on tba stianded vessel
escape his observation and kept a con
stant vigilance out over the bay to see
that no one was approaching.
"If I can make sura that they were
aboard my future is no longer an un
ccitainty," raid tlio old man as be
mused to himself. "It was impossible
for any one to survive," he continued.
"The whole crew and all aboard went
to the bottom of the Bca oud the crabs
will have disfleured their bodice be- ,
yond recognition before they rise to the
surface. And even should they escape
these busy scavengers they may drift
back to the ocean where they will turn
ish food for the larger fish."
Tlio fishermen wero already susplcl
ous of old Seadog and when driven from
the wreck at the muzzle of bis gun they
Immediately returned to the village
and spread the news.
"The officers ought to take the mat
ter in band," said one.
"Ves, be is up to stealing the ship
and cargo, said another.
The justice of the peace was appealed
to as well as the village constable, but
these two functionaries declared that
they had only jurisdiction on the land
and not on the sea.
"But the pillaging should be stop
ped," insisted the honest fishermen.
When the justice of the peace saw
that his neighbors were bent on Borne
Kind of legal action, he informed them
that the higher courts had jurisdiction
on the waters; tbat the eovernment
itself would act if it were informed;
that the vessel was a foreign ono and
that the consul of the country from
which the veieel came would protect it
from the hands of the land pirates.
Astoria then had her customs offi
cials and she had a United States com
missioner. Cape Dissappointment had
her lighthouse, but it was before the
days of telephone and telegraph service
at that point and there was no way to
communicate with the government
authorities at Astoria, sixteen miles
away on the south bank of the river,
except by crossing the stream in a
small boat.
But those men of the river weie not
slow in arranging for the trip. A small
sail boat was launched and three of the
most Intelligent went aboard and were
soon cutting their way across noitb of
Band Island as fast as the wind conld
carry them.
Old Seadog'a watchful eye did not
let them escape unnoticed, and he
knew that ordinary matters did not
prompt his neighbcrs on such a jour
noy. "Dig for your lives, boys; lift out
that sand 1 We may have trouble be
fore our job is done. Borne of those
halfbreeds have gone to Astoria to
raise trouble and we must get well and
through before the storm blows back."
Old Seadog did not mean to disturb
the property left on the vessel. He
had a personal motive in view. Ilia
mission was not in quest of gold;
neither would he have carried away
the smallest thing of intrinsic value,
but would have risked his life And that
of his boys for that which he sought.
While delving their way into the
cabin they came upon many valuables.
These were cast aside as so much rub
bish. Gold and silver trinkets were
thrown upon the heaps of sand as if
they were of no value.
It was several hours after they had
begun work and old Seadog wasalready
casting uneasy glances toward the
south side of the river when the boys
struck the sea captain's iron chest.
While battling with the storm the
rocking, tossing vessel had shaken this
heavy receptacle from its usual place
and bad hurled it about the room like
a ping pong ball. But like a wedje it
had been driven Into a heap of fur
niture and baggage jammed together in
one corner of the room and backed by
these and the heavy bank ol sand piled
upon trie top ol the whole, It seemed a
thing aB solid and immovable as the
bull of the vessel itself.
It was at this crisis (hat old Seadog
discovered a revenue cutter approach
ing from the south, at whose helm
floated the stars and stripes.
"Exert yourselves, boys, exert your
selves for your lives, or all 1b for
naughtl those fools have informed the
officers and they will soon be upon us,"
said the old man.
Then they all put to and gave
their energy to securing the iron chest.
The old man abandoned his lookout
and joined the boys in the work. The
timbers were interlocked about it and
at the same time deeply Imbedded in
the sand.
"Get the capstan lever, boys; get
the capstan. Wo must have, her now
or It will be too late 1" exclaimed tho
excited old Seadog.
Souieciowbars had been unearthed
from tho ship's tool room and with the
addition of the capstan lever they set
to work with renewed vigoi.
"Pry down to the left, boys, pry
down to the leftl" Bbouted the father.
Already the exhaust of the govern
ment launch could be heard as it slowed
up to weigh anchor at a safe distance
from the sandbar.
It would only require the lowering
of a boat and a few strokes of the oars
to land the officers upon the fisheimen.
Fortune bad always favored old Sea
dog and It favored hlra again. With a
heavy lurch they brought the chest
from under the timbers that held It
down.
Fortune doubly favored him. When
foe Lancy fk
Desert." "Orraon Sketches.' i jL'j&L
the Iron receptaclo had been turned
round it was found that the keyt. stilt
remained in the lock. The captain
had possibly attempted to open it at
the last moment and bad been driven
out by tho waves.
"Rush outside, hays; rush outside;
I will do the rest!" commanded the
stern old parent. The boys were
barely in time. They were confronted
by the officers immediately upon climb
ing to the dock.
"In the name of tho government,
men, we proclaim yon our prisoners,"
calmly spoke ono of t lie othcers,
Ths boys looked bewildered but
spoke not In the absence of their fath-
cr, to whom they had always looked
for advice and guidance.
But tho old man was busily engaged,
With a surprising quickness he had
opened tho chest and tore from it the
register roll. Then he closed the
chest, locked it and cast the keys into
the water at tho lower end ol the hole.
Then ho climbed out through a port-
hole at tho rear, hurriedly secreted
the roll in the sand at a safe distance
from tho vessel, climbed back through
and joined hia boys who wero prison
ers on deck. But before ho had hidden
tho parchment upon which the ship's
register was made he had turned
through it quickly. His eyes had
rested upon two names. This brought
from him the ejaculation:
"Old Seadog rejoices at last; old
Seadog rejoices at last; old Seadog has
cause to rejoice! In the language of
the convict who swam to the Diamond
Isles, 'the woild belongs to old Seadog
nowl "
CHAPTER IV.
Odd Companions.
After releasing the old man and the
child from their entanglement they
were carried to the nearest fisherman's
cabin. The man, though lashed to the
spar and pinioned to the earth by the
driftwood was held no closer than was
the Daoe. ills arms Held It like a
vise. They had been so long about it
that they had formed like clasps
around the body and, benumbed by
the cold, they were as difficult to pry
apart as are the cieepers which bold a
vine in its upward climb.
Young as it was, only a few weeks
old, the Infant possessed more vitality
than did Its aged protector. It
stretched forth its little hands and legs
with surprising strength ami cried piti
fully, though in a voice that showed
that its lungs were still strong and
healthy.
But the old n.an scarcely breathed,
lie opened his dull eyes for a moment
and stared blankly into the faces of
those directly in the line of his vis
ion, and then closed them. He was
unconscious of all that was going on
about him. Ills long gray hair hung
In strands about his face and neck.
His silken gray beard was matted with
the sand and trash of the beach. But
for the slow pnlsation of his heart be
would have been pronounced dead by
those around him.
The women were running about as
busy as only women can be when they
are doing some great a-t of charity,
and their devotion was increased by
the fact that some dead mother's chl d
had fa'.len into their band;, and each
felt a double responsibility on this ac
count.
Some were bringing dry clothing
from the wardrobe of their own chil
dren, others were warming eow'a milk
in a small basin on the stove, while a
more thonghtfu mother was sharing
the breast of her own babe with the
little waif. And those good women
smiled with tears in their eyes as the
little stranger tugged greedily at its
new found mother's breast.
"Oh, it will get along all right,"
said one.
Yes, so long as it eats, the signs are
good," said another.
Just so you don't give it loo much,"
remarked an elderly woman who was
watching the proceedings.
"But I fear it Is all over with the
old gent," whispered one of the women
who had juBt returned from the adjoin
ing room where the men were working
wilh the child's elderly companion.
The men were tubbing his arms and
legs, and irons were being heated to
place at his feet. Some brandy had
been forced through his lips, but it
was slow In showing encouraging
effects.
His eyes were fixed in his head, his
features were as pale as death. His
firm lips were set as if in his last con
scious moment he had fixed his determ
ination upon some given object.
He was a little more than five feet
as he lay upon the bed. Still he was
rather plump and well-kept for hisage.
But hia skin was smooth and his mus
cles soft, which indicated that he had
not heen a man of toll.
When the hair was pushed hack
from his face a broad intelligent fere
head was exposed. Had those fisher
men been able to read phrenological
signs they would have discovered tbat
tho aged man before them wns no or
dinary being. His intellectual fore
head, small feet and hands, dress and
general appearance Indicated that he
had followed one of the professions.
In. the meantime the village physi
cian arrived and aided In resuscitating
the old man. The child gradually
passed away to sleep after its wants
were satisfied and slept as soundly as
if its own mother still hovered over it.
It was a soft sweet sleep such only as
Is seen In the repose of the innocent
before the trials and tribulations of
life have come to their knowledge.
It knew not of its lost mother and
father, the earful storm at sea, the
hours, in the water, tho terrible night
among, the driftwood on the beach. It
slept In a repose akin to perfect bliss.
She's a darling little girl," satd
the woman who had shared her own
child's clothing with the little sleeper.
"What pretty blue eyes she lias,"
remarked she who had warmed the
milk.
I "Such dainty little limbs." said the
woman who had rnn about tho plaie
nervously trying to do everything and
had accomplished but llttlo.
"But look what pretty features and
sweet Hps," said the one who had
nursed tho child to sleep, with an nlr
of superiority.
Tho child did not exceed ono month
In ago. It was probably younger. Its
light hair, fair skin and pretty blue
eyes even at so young an age showed
that it was a born beauty. Still its
features were much like those of the
Finlanders, so many of whom had set
tled along tho Columbia In the fishing
districts.
"They think tho old man is dying,"
satd idle of tho women In a whisper
who had been watching the men work
with the aged sufferer.
"Oh, such a pity," remarked tlio
women In a subdued chorus.
"We will never learn the child's
name or anything about the late of Its
mother or father."
"It must have been born on the voy
age, said one, "for they say tho ship
was a Finnish vessel and lias been
many weekt at sea."
"Old Sendee's, action in the matter
is a mystery to everybody. Whv ho
1 mode anch iiulek l.nMn to hoard
fhl,i is beyond nil understanding. And
m, actually pointed firearms at tho men
when they attempted to go aboard fie
'vessel," said a woman who had just
heen talking with her hutbind on the
outside. "But tho officers will ravel
the matter out she continued ns she
I remembered the details ot the episode
ag BiVcn her by her husband.
Ti,cn there was commotion out-
.Ida. A fisherman had lust arrived
from the sand spit. He had brought
news of the arrival of officers at the
scene of the wreck.
"Old Seadog and his boys are alt un
der arrest!" was whispered from Up
to Hp.
(To te eonllnuM)
LIVES. WITHOUT SLEEP.
Man In New Jersey Has tteetl ,wake
for Ten Years.
"How is that some persons want
much sleep, some can do on little,
while there arc still others who can
get along without any sleep at all!"
asked a writer in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. "Now here Is a
problem, a solution of which might
prove of vast benefit to humankind.
I am reminded of the importance of
the subject by a case to which my at
tention was recently called In New Jer
sey.. Albert Herpln, of Trenton, born
In France, n hostler, declares that he
has not slept a wink for ten years,
and his statement, according to tho
New York Herald's correspondent. Is
borne out by the physicians who havo
at different times treated him for In
somnia. "Or his case Herpln says: 'I havo
been to hospitals, where they attempt
ed to drug me In order to produce
sleep, but I would not undergo that
sort of treatment. I have given up
the Idea of sleeping for the rest of my
life; in fact, I'm so used to it that I
think no more about the matter. I've
heard of people going Insane that wero
troubled with Insomnia, but I never
will. I am well and eat three meals
a day.
"It would seem from this that sleep
is not oue of life's essentials. Is sleep
absolutely necessary to healthful ex
istence? Is it possible for men to live
to the reasonable and average ago
without sleep? These are large ques
tions and they ranilfy In many ways
when one begins ' to deal with them
speculatively. In the first place, much
will depend upon the type and tem
perament of the man. Persons whose
mental capabilities are of a low ordcr.
whose receptive powers are limited,'
and who are without the aUlatus which
gives a rich poetic color to the things
of this lift persons who arc sluggish
mentally and temperamentally, and
who feel only when pricked ami prod
ded by the sharp exigencies of the
struggle for existence, the 'dumb, driv
en cattle' of the world, must needs
sleep much; whereas the men nnd
women of a sensitive mold, whoso
minds are as fragile and responsive as
the most delicate of photographers'
plates, who catch and hold, anil love
the Images ns they lilt In variant shad
ings the men and wonieu who men
tally trace the very finest of the nu
ances and absorb much of the forces
which play upon them Bucb us these
may do ou less sleep than persons of
tho dull, unresponsive nnd mipoetlc
type. Napoleon required but little
sleep; hut, as a great American who
was once reminded of the fact remark
ed, all men are not Napoleons. I have
i known many men, well advanced In
years, who actually slept less than
younger and more vigorous men."
The Word Picnic.
The'derlvatlon of the word pl.-nlc Is
uncertain. lu London Notes and Que
ries of 183.1 attempts were made to
trace Its origin.
One correspondent says:
"Under a French form the word ap
pears In n speech of Robespierre, 'Cent
icl kqu'll dolt m'uecuser, et nun dans
les plquesiihiues.' An earlier Instance
occurs In one of Lord Chesterfield's
letters, dated October. 1718."
Another writer of the same date
tries to trace the word from France
Into Italy, starting with the assump
tion that plquenlque In French Implies
a party at which each guest provide
some particular dish or performs somo
special duty, he finds the Italian ex
pressions nlcclila (duty) ami plecola la
trilling servlcel, nnd from these he
coins plecola nlcehla (picnic).
A French encyclopedia. 181.'!, has It
that the word Is compounded of the
simple English pick (to choose) and
nick (In tlm nick of time, on the spur
of the moment). In France tho term
Is also used for Indoor picnics.
Limitation.
Tho llttlo fellow was extremely fond
of doughnuts, says Llpplncott's, His
eyes sparkled when his grandmother
set a plate of them on tuo table, the
night of his arrival at the farm.
Frankle did not eat much until the
doughnuts were passed, then he eager
ly seized ono In each chubby hand,
"Why, Franklo," whslpered his
mother reprovingly, "you havo taken
two doughnuts!"
"I know It, ma," ho whispered back,
with a longing glance nt the plato,
"and If I had free hands, I'd taken
free."
TIIE FADED
Beneath the weight of many yours his aged bark was bent,
Hut from his gentle big blue eyes there shone it light that lout
A radiance to Ids old face, it ml ns a sent lie took - '
lie ghmeed about lilm with a smile then nought hi pocketbook.
And everyone who gazed Ida way
Wished that hit carfare they might pay
For that one cheery look.
Ills clothes, though old and worn, wero clean and patched vcllh loving care,
Ills trembling h.iniN in lioniomndo glove; the well-combed frlugu of hair
lleuenth his almost fuiiess cap all told of mime one who
lioved tills old man us iiiueh us when life's partnership was new.
A moment more and he unwound
The string with which his purso-wus bound
And brought his wraith to view.
A scrap of cloth, i pencil small, a key', and next n dime
And then he stopped In happy thought ho seamed lost for n time;
A faded tintype, that was all a sweet old Woman's face,
And yet he kissed It softly ere ho put It back In place.
And then we knew what made his life
So happy Jut a faithful wife
tlave his old age Its grace.
y
r? ESTER DRAKE'S detective cam -
JLA era first created tlio iiioa or piio -
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tography In my mind. Before
that I hadn't the slightest Inclination
toward the art whatever, but when
Lester putvhased his ne.il little leather
covered box, and went around merely
pressing a button, and getting pictures
by no oilier means, I Immediately de
cided that 1, to j, must have a camera.
Lester's was not an expensive one.
Ills father had found It lu oue of the
photographic establishments lu Phila
delphia, and, being of a slightly scien
tific turn of mind, had purchased it
and brought It home to Lester, who
fitted up a corner of the cellar as a
dark room, and straightway launched
himself as an amateur photographer.
Lester's first attempt, revealed by
the rluuiile.il development, were sur
prisingly good, nnd Inspired n strong
feeling of envy In- the breasts of those
of his comrades whose fathers were
blind to the oft-repeated advantages
and delights of amateur picture taking.
Even more exasperating, he straight
way became the Idol of nil the girls at
school, whose zest In posing for him
was only equalled by the grotesque
ness of some of their postures.
I brooded long and deep over this
unpleasant condition of alTalrs, and
finally arrived at the conclusion that
I would have a camera at any cost.
Lester was kind enough to Initiate
me Into the mysteries of his dark room,
and to allow me to examine the inte
rior of his camera by ruby light. With
the knowledge thus gained, I resolved
to manufacture one myself. It wouldn't
be ns handsome ns Lester's perhaps, I
thought, but it might do Just ns good
work. So I made the attempt, uslug
the lenses from an old microscope
which I owned, but In vain. The In
strument never reached the second
stage of its construction. '
The contrast between Lester's clean,
smoothly-covered box, and what I
knew mine would appear, even If 1
could finally complete it wns too great,
and I abandoned it In despair.
Then 1 tried another tack. My fath
er was exceedingly skeptical concern
ing the desirability of amateur pbolog
raphy, and flatly refused to furnish the
necessary funds. It wns October then,
so I conceived a plan by which I would
earn money during the fall by corn
husking among the nearby farmers, so
that when spring opened I would have
the price of the coveted camera
No one could havo worked harder
during the weeks through which the
season lasted than did I. Huskers were
lu demand that fall, and I secured
work wherever I applied.
It Is just iwsslblc that If Lester had
grown tired of his camera lu the mean
while, nnd had ceased to uso It, my
desire for one might likewise have gone
by the board, but the snap of his shut
ter was heard everywhere and at all
times, and even at night by flashlight
In the burns, where tho frequent
husklngs were progressing.
When, after a few weeks, tho farm
ers ceased to require huskers, I struck
up a bargain with our grocer, whereby
I was to spend Saturdays running er
rands for him. The money from this
helped out wonderfully, and, accord
ing to my expectations, whcii April
opened, a snug llttlo sum reposed as
the fruit of my labors in one corner of
my top bureau drawer.
As soon as tho weather moderated
slightly, Lester, who now posed as a
photographic oracle, and myself, went
to the city one fine morning to buy the
camera.
The neat llttlo leather-covered box
was duly Inspected and purchased, to
gether with the pamphlet of Instruc
tions that seemed so enticingly mys
terious to my uninformed mind.
The camera was Just like Lester's,
wltli the exception of some minor Im
provements which had been effected
slpce the time when he had purchased
his.
On the way home, Lester and I drew
up a compact whereby I was to havo
the use of his dark room and chemi
cals until I felt that I was fairly on
my photographic legs. Then I was
to fix up ii room of my own.
Tho camera hail been sold loaded
with plates, ready for use, and I lost
no time In snapping several views here
nnd there as tho fancy seized mo.
Lester taught mo to develop them,
and when tho most of them canio up
under the chemicals clear and sharp,
my delight was great.
And when I mado prints from them,
and tho familiar homo scenes and my
playmates' faces wero there plainly
before me, It seemed to me that tho
universe could hold nothing more en
trancing than amateur photography. Of
course, I had failures, but they wero
few compared with tlio successes.
One morning In May, after V had
become thoroughly versed In tho art
of using tho camera and had fitted up
a dark room of my own In tho attic,
Lester and I sallied out with our cam
eras to secure snap-shots whenever
deslrahlo ones might present them
selves, ,
It was an Ideal day for picture tak-
tho 2-J oajnsiit tu u
TINTYPE.
the Camera i
1 lug. Ualn had fallen the night before
ami Had left tho atmosphere ouur and
I 1.1 I II.. . ...III. .1....
brilliant, with none of that dim haze
which Is the cauicrlst's Nemesis so
often,
We had strolled along tho ro.ul, per-
naps two miles out of tho village, and
nan caught three or four vury pretty
views.
None other had presented them
selves, however, for somo time, when,
by a turn of the road, we caino upon
a man drinking from n spring at tho
side of the ro.ul. He was but a few-
feet away, and was stooping down
with his back toward lis.
"Let's get him," said I lu a low tone,
"All right." replied Lester; "you do
It, though. I've only got one plate
left."
i nan several unexposed plates re
malulng In my camera, so 1 pointed the
box toward the man and pressed the
button. Just at the instant when the
shutter imist have operated tho man
heard us and turned his hiv.ul, facing
us squarely.
no eviuentiy umierstoiHl what we
were about, for he scowled deeply nnd
walked rapidly away through tho
woods, without, however. olTcrlng to
molest us. Ho carried a small, black
grip with him.
As the man's retreating figure dis
appeared through the trees, Lester and
I drew a long brciith of relief, for wo
felt lllie criminals detected In a crime
and we wero a trllle afraid of the mull
besides.
We wandered n little further, snap
ping a few more wayside pictures, uud
then turned towards homo and re
traced our steps.
That afternoon Lester came over to
my father's house to witness the devel
opment of the morning's pictures.
As, one by one, wo put the plates
through tho developer, a majority came
out well. Ono or two were a trlth
under exposed, ami there wero minor
defects In others; hut, on the whole,
they were very good.
Tho star negative of the lot. how
ever, was that of the stronger whom I
had photographed drinking, and who
had turned his head and caught me In
me act. mar, was perrect. Kvery-
thlng was brilliantly sharp, and the
shutter had caught tho man's full face.
In the negative even so small nn object
as his eyes stood out beautifully.
We made a blueprint of this nega
tive, and both Lester and myself rec
ognized the faithfulness of the likeness,
notwithstanding the fact that we had
seen tho man but a moment.
About the middle of the afternoon,
my father returned from the neighbor
ing town, ten miles away, In one of the
banks of which ho wns clerk. He seem
ed to bo much excited and perturbed
about something. My mother noticed
It nnd Immediately Inquired ok to the
cause of his uueaslness.
"Tho bank was robbed last night,"
he answered, "and over $50,000 stolen.
Every cent I had In the world Is gone
with tho rest"
My mother made an exclamation of
dismay.
"And the worst of It Is," went on
my father, "thut wo are almost certain
who tho thief Is, but wo haven't a
thing In tho world to trnco him by
not a vestlgo of a photograph or any
thing like It, which we could give to
detectives to guide them lu tho hunt.
Tho man's gone, and tho money with
him."
And my father sank despondently
Into n chair. '
Meanwhile Lester nnd I stood by lis
tening silently, the still wet blue print
In my hand. After a mlnuto I went
and pressed tlio print out flat upon tlio
table, on which my fathers arm wns
leaning. At any other tlmo I would
havo proudly cxhluitcd It to him, and
would havo been suro of his Interest
and appreciation, hut I did not feel
like Intruding upon ids present word
mcnt. As I laid tlio picture face upward
upon tho table, my father turned his
head and looked nt It Indifferently.
Suddenly he pushed mo aside, and bent
over tho print so closely thut his face
almost touched It. I recovered my 1ml
a nee with difficulty, and stared nt him
In frightened bewilderment. My fath
er had never acted In this manner be
fore, and I was almost ufrald ho had
gone mad.
'Great Scott!" ho exclaimed, "The
very thing,"
Then, wheeling around, ho grasped
mo by tho shoulders, and wanted to
know where I got that picture.
I was fur too dazed by his strangn
actions to answer a word; so Lester
Interposed and told my father', In ns
fow words ns possible, of our morning
expedition, and of tlio man whom we
had photographed lu tlio act of drink
ing. "Bless tho camera I" ejaculated my
father, excitedly, "that's Ell Parker,
tho thief! And tho host likeness of
him I ever saw, too."
Thou he questioned us closely as to
the direction tlio man had takou when
discovered, and ended by confiscating
the print and tho negative, and rushing
, .
out ot the house In take tho next train
back to town, Losler and 1 talked
nbout It nil tlio afternoon, mid felt our
selves unite heroes for having the
temerity to stntid before a real bank
rubber.
Fifty prints wero Immediately struck
off from the negative and these were
given to deleiilves, who scoured the
country In every direction. Afler a two
days' search those nearest homo were
successful, nnd found Parker lu the
same woods where Lester and I had
first surprised lil m. He had sought to
avoid capture by avoiding rallro.uK
and hiding himself until the first ex
citement of the robbery had passed
nway. As the whole amount of the
stolen funds was discovered In the
black grip which he curried, ho was
convicted of the crime without diffi
culty, and sentenced for a term lu
Stale prison.
The sequel of the Incident was the
most agreeable mid the most iisldnlsh
lug of n 1L One day, a month subse
quent, when Parker had been safely
housed In the penitentiary, my father
nuiie home mid with a mysterious
smile upon his face, handed me nil on
vel.ipe. t'pou being opened, the dlseov.
cry was made that "Howard Hellion
and Lester Drake wero authorized to
draw upon the First National Hank for
a hundred dollars apiece us u slight rec
ognition of their part lu apprehending
Mil Parker, the perpetrator of the re
cent robbery upon that Institution."
I am still an anient disciple of mini-
teur photography. Who wouldn't be
under such clrcnnislauces? tiolden
Days.
WHEN STAMPS WERE NEW.
Iot musters Miul Trouble In (lettlnu
1'eonlc to Htlck Tliem On.
"When postage stamps first came Into
use," said a veteran postal clerk to a
reporter of tho Galveston Tribune,
"tlio public didn't know how to handle
them. Vou remember now, when ten
and coffee first appeared among us the
people fried the tea leaves and the cof
fee berries, and served them with salt
and pepper? Well, the people treated
their stamps as absurdly lu IS.1I.
"Some folks would put the stamps In-
side their letters, out of sight. Here Is
the otlliiul notice that we Issued to stop
Unit practice."
Tho clerk look from the dmwer an
agist bulletin that said:
.The stamps upon all letters and
packages must be ulfixcd on the Ol")'
SIDE thereof, and above the address
thereon."
He put buck the bulletin and drew
forth another one.
'People would pin the stamps on
their letters Insteud of gumming
them." he said, "nnd when they did
gum them, they would not do It right.
Hence this sccoud bulletin," and ho
read:
"Persons posting letters should nlllx
the requisite number nf stamps pre
vious to depositing them In the letter
receivers, ns when posted lu a damp
state the stamps -are liable to rub oft
and thereby cause the IcttiTS to bo
treated as unpaid. Do not pin uu the
stamps."
"Still." said tho clerk, "the public
lliln't understand. Think of It It
1 lit ii' t understand Die simple matter of
sticking n (Histago stamp on a letter.
So we got out a third bulletin."
The third bulletin, lu big. Impatient
etters, Mid:
The simplest and most effectual
method of causing stumps to adhere
firmly Is. first, to moisten well the out
side of the stamps uml afterward tho
gummed side slightly, taking care nut
to remove the guui,."
The clerk said that n philatelist had
offered him $1'J apiece for these three
pieer bulletins.
A J ipnnoso War Oliiirin.
The custom of the Sen Mil Itlkl Is
ono that has risen lu Japan during tho
present war. Ever since the war be.
gnu, at all times of the day, and even
night, small groups of women can be
seen gathering lu the streets; ono or
more of tho women will have a piece
of cotton cloth with one thousand
marks or dots stamped upon it. "Sen"
is tho Japanese word for ono thou
sand. "Nln" is the word for human
being cither man or woman. "Itlkl"
Is, in tho -Japanese language, strength,
In combination the words mean "tho
strength ot ono thousand people."
Each one of these one thousand dots
or murks in tho cloth nro to Indicate
tho place where a stitch or knot Is to
bo iniidu by a woman, wiio, while male
Ing tills knot, gives her best thought,
wish or prayer for tho safety and pro
tection of tho soldier who will wear
this piece of cotton cloth ns an "obi"
or belt while fighting for his country.
The prayers of ono thousand women
for ono man are believed to protect
him from all dangers mid to give him
strength to overcome nnd conquer tho
enemies of his beloved Japan. Les
lie's Monthly Magazine.
An Hooontrlo Lord,
Mntthow Itoblnson Uird Itokcby),
n prominent but eccentric Englishman
of tho eighteenth century, became fa
mous for his long beard nnd Ids pro
nounced hatred of medical practition
ers. In regard to tho former It Is said
thut upon ono occasion when going to
nil election ho stopped nt nn Inn where
the country people who hud assem
bled from miles around, took him for
Turk and through this mistaken
den nlmost worried "mo lord" to
death. Ills dislike for physicians was
carried to such nn extreme thnt lio
left n codicil to his will which was to
tho effect thnt n favorlto nephew wan
to bo disinherited should Im (tho neph-
w) In tho last Illness of tho lord let
his sympathies cause him 'to send for
a doctor. Tills having been miulo
known to the nephew whuti his undo,
tho lord, was In good health, It la need'
ess to add he allowed that person's
spirit to tako Its lllght without culling
In liny of tho "Infernal surgical fru
tcrnlty." Not Able to Iluy,
"Land Is mighty tiicnp hero. You
can buy n good farm for n song."
"Just my dunr luck. I can't sing."
New York Sun.
Tho nvcrngo nuin will take his medi
cine bravely, unless thero happens to
bo a woman present to look sympa
thetically nt him.,
Tho very best a mau can do la not
very much.
ducat-I want a good portcrhouM
steak. Walter (louts what ordr por.
terhouse steak nro required to mnko
deposit, sir,---Chicago Tribune,
Swatter 1 sea you nre mentioned la
mil) of the books Just published. Prim-ly--liidecdt
What book? Swatter
The directory. Chlt'iiKii News,
(lubber You ought to meet Dyer.
Awfully clover Imitator, lie ran tak
off anybody. Miss Duncan (wearily)
I wish ho was hero now. Tit bits,
Slrlngem Hay, do you want to gel
next to n scheme for making money
fast? Nibbles Stun I do, Strltigolii
(line It to tho floor. Chicago News.
At the Art Exhibition: First Juilgs
Dnublelgh Is a prolific pulnler, Isn't
he? How would you estimate hli
work? Second Judge lly tint quart.
Life.
Another hateful thing: "How did
j on like our new duet?" alio naked.
"(Hi, was that u duet? 1 thought yud
wero only qiiiirrellng!" Vonkcrs
Stiitcsipiin. '
Roosevelt and Parker outdistanced!
Ntclhi Men are so stupid. Ilella
Yes, Indeed; do joti suppme It would
take me weeks to write a letter of ac
ceptance? Exchange.
Customer The last llsh I had from
)oii didn't seem cry fresh. I'Isli
Dealer Well, .iiiiiin, 'ow can you ex
pect fresh fish to eoine out o' salt
wnter? New Yorker.
First Physician Mo the operation
was Just In the nick nf time? Second
Physician Yes, lu another twenty-font
hours, tho patient would have recovered
without It. Harper s llazur.
At the seaside: She Oh! (leorge,
what lovely waves! lie Very nice;
but, poor IJdngs, they're Just like mo
wn both arrive at the shore III splen
did stylo nnd go buck broke. Judy.
Visitor tut Putin liny) What do you
do In here all summer? Native Loaf
nml fish. Visitor And what do you
do lu the winter? Nittlic We don't
fish. Cincinnati ('ommerelnl Tribune.
I supMise." snld the drummer, "you
labor on (lie Sabbath, unit rest the re
mainder of tho week," "No." replied
the vlllngn parson: "I try to collect
my salary on week days." Chicago
News.
More Troublesome: "It's pretty hard
to be worried by a lot of debts .you
can't pay." "Nonsense! That's noth
ing to being worried by it lot of debts
jou simply have to pay." Phlla'del
plila Ledger.
Diagnosis: Patient Do you con
sider this trouble fatal, doctor? You
know my means nre limited.' and
Doctor Well, as a rule, the patient
succumbs to It after aliont two thou
sand dollars' worth of treatment.
Life.
Suro enough: "Of course, I don't
want to criticise, hut I don't think It
wns altogether right for David toay
'all men nre liars. Well, at'any
rate, It was safer than to pick out ono
man and say It to hlni." Phlhidelphl i
Press.
Artist Have you taken my picture
to the exhibition? Porter Yes, sir;
It seemed to please the gentlemen
ery much. Artist What did they
say? Porter Oh, lliey didn't say
nothing, but they laughed "that
earty. Glasgow Evening Times.
"Did you ever make any money on
tho board of trade?" "Yes, I made ono
hundred and seventy-flvo dollars thero
one ilny In less than twenty minutes."
'Whew! What did you do witn lir
Oh, they got It buck before I hud n
chance to seo It." Chicago Record-
Herald.
Teacher Have you looked up tho
meaning of the word "Imbibes," Fan
ny? Fanny Yes, lun'ain. Teacher-
Well, what docs It mean? runny 'in
take In. Teacher Yes, .Now give n
sentence using tho word. Fanny My
aunt Imbibes boarders. Woman's
Homo Companion.
"Mr. Heavyweight,"' said the min
ister, "Is willing to subscribe ?l(),(ssl
for a new church, proiided we can get
other subscriptions making up tho
same amount." "Yet you seem dis
appointed," said his wife. "Yes, I
wns In hopes he would contribute xioo
In cash." Brooklyn Life,
Jones It is Just Impossible for mo
to keep n lead pencil. People nre al
ways borrowing, you know, and they
always forget to return, Brown
Why, I never huvo any tiwible. See.
I've got n whole vest-pocketful of pen
cils. Jones Doesn't that prove Jnt
what 1 said? Boston Transcript.
The Elder Miss .Spinster (appealing
nt tho back door) Tell me, my good
man, nro you tho person who called
hero last week? Knight of the Road
You dont' mean the bloko wot yon
glvo tho 'oninilo pie to? No, mum, I
nln't Mm. 'H left me his nle tug
when 'o pegged out, that's nil. Judge.
Sunday School Siiperlliteiident-S.
you are tho little man that won tho
prlzo books, "The Lives of the Saints,"
for good behavior. Now, what are you
going to do with tho books, my llttlo
mau7 Johnny Mlggs (liinner ehaiigo
em, sir, fcr "Billy der Rluck Plrato"
and "How Jimmy Raised der Ranch."
Life.
There's mighty fow people," suld
Farmer CorntosscI, "that knows what
to do with n farm after they get one.'
I huvo noticed thill, answered tho
L'lrl with frizzes; "they nlways Insist
on filling tho-whole plucu up with crn
and outs and things, when lliey might
hnvo such lovely tennis courts itn'd'go.f
links." Washington Star. w
ICur Monument.
Throughout Korea u number of mon
uments lire still standing which (Into
from thn war ot 1B02, when Jnpnnfln
vnded Korea witli UOO.OOO men. Thesn
monuments of cars," as they nro call
ed, mark tho burial places of tho loixx)
ears which wero cut from tho bends ot
the Koreans as trophies of victory.
There are many of theso monuments
In Japan also, for somo ot these grew
somo relics wero tuken homo by.fthe
conquering army. ' y
'The small boy is always heard when
posing amid, tho scenery. . f