X
IC-W
been much speculation as to w hy this is
true, especially ia such L im * s of tra<le as
shoes and reedy-made ckwblng among
th® cottimoBest ®e«*e»«anes of life. Tbs
CxarnBLX. BBO»
real exptana'toB lies in tbe fact tbst a
very large p-rcet'xge of 'be purcL.v»*«
ORBGON.
EUGENE
of tbe ABser-en people are in ex« »*•
of tbeir actual n«*'v*sl’les. Tbe aver
Denver has enacted a n»" and liberal age Amer:« an has n»ore «ban one suit of
boxing ordluaace. and »«11 the wvtnvn riutbiug and more tbau uiw pair of
»1 mm -« Wben an Intended pur»’ba«e
vote there.
p<»»ed over on ac«*uunt of bad we»tbee
While tolerated by law virtually a or some otber »«■«•Ident. tbe chance* are
truer U> egg* is no more booe»t ti.au that some other arth le a luxury p*r
Laps will st«s«.rli the money before su
any other shell game.
other «»pportunity for maklug tbe p<tr
y •t that »Laug is to be encouraged, . base turns up It may further be san!
but that man might be .ailed a lobster with truth, that a very large peroentag»
wb«. when he faena trouble backs away of tbe purchase» even of those of po>
pie of very small meat»» are mad» on
frvm IL
tbe Impulse of tbe moment or of tb«
Tbe former telephone girl w bo baa hour Tbe purchaser »re» s«>iuvtb!ux
returned frou. tbe Klondike with 44« «1 and buy» It Tbe need !*»r It may have
uuu will fin J plenty of people eager to Ixeo more or I«®» felt, but In all prob
ability It was but preasing. aud be
aay 'UulteY* to ber.
might not bare thought again of t»u,
Tb» Amen aa Federation of labor Ing It had be Dot sre-n It. This imp’:!
declines to tsckls th» servant girl ques sir cures to pe< ullsrly true of tbe pur
tuili. thereby abowmg a proper appro- etas»« ma<le by women -and they are
elation of Its own strength. No tingi» the one* that do tbe great bulk of the
organization can handle tbe subject
retail buying. Tbe American peupL
are alread) tbe m««»t luxurious the
1 errxielpbia. tbe uu>pla for tramp» world Las known, and if there »ball I*
in Trenton. N. J . was forsrd«*Hued lu no great check to our national accutuu
failure. Tbe W’beme of Tom Tei t ailei latlon of wraith, there to uo predicting
to found a selfwuppurting Inotltution to wbat lengths the love of luxury may
for thus» wbo will nut support ibern- go. lu our travel we crowd tbe pala«.'»
•else» was but a «krvstm frutu wbk*b bv are aiwl are willing to pay any kind
ha« at last awaksmvai.
of prices, but Insist that every luxury
that can be «-oncelved by tbe ingenuity
What stands la tbe way <>f a French of inaa shall t>e at our eomuiaud. Tb<-
tn i axion of Knglaa•! we«.;d be tbe des J | mart tin. e world knows nothing to ««qua!
ly fire of the British warships spun a the luxurious appointment» of tb® At
fleet of sessela transporting boatile lantlr liner, and It la ina«!e to meet the
troops, even under tee escort of m«a o' American, not tbe Europ-an. demand
war. Jr would iakuHe panic aud Our hotels surpaaa anything tbe world
slaughter of the must terrible descrip baa known In tbe trapplugs aud cod
tion. One heavily armed warship dash veuieuc««» of luxury—aud tu prt«-e».
ing through a fleet of transport» would People pay the prl«*es without a mur
be awful
mur. but. If they cannot Lave hot bath»
and velvet «-arpets. ttelr objection» are
It te out al«euiutciy acwusary to tbe loud and long Mm find It profltable to
suppression of ba&ug that tbe adeta erect eBonnotM carevanaarte*» in out of
who taxed tbe young 1‘enusylvanlan the way pla« es an«l fit them up aa no
should be discovered and punished Tbe royal pala<-e abroad Is fitte«t. and keep
prattles Itself should I«® »topixd right tbeut open but a f«"w months In tbe
bow . whether those boys are readied or
year, bwaus«* Amerlian» will pay tbe
not It la not ne-essary to th» maklug dizziest prlcen fur a f»w weeks of "rest
of good soldiers. ln«teed. tuen of the la them From both-m to top and l»ack
true soldierly spirit art Out given to tbe again, the extravagance of American*
torturing of tbs beJplera. A fair tight a* a people la tbe wonder of tbe world
Lu tbe opes is more to tbarir Ukiug in tbe
Uns of rough play.
A Itatllrenskr Trap.
Rattlesnake» were tbe moat danger
line of tbe curious facta cereale«! by ous wild animals with which tbe early
tbe croons for liani te that for the first settlers of New Jersey bad to contend
Utue since 17M> has tbe ceuter of popu They were very numerous, and theh
laUou not only ceaw-d to move west bite. If not treated properly at once
ward but actually haa re<*!»<1 a lltth*, was generally fatal. In "Stories froti,
and la now on the Miami Rlvee. just American History" F. It Stockton cite«
north of t'iDclnnatl sud a abort dletanco an incident which gives an !d«-a of th«
east of where It waa ten year» ago abundan*-» of rattlers lu tbe new co:
This I» generally aacritw«! to tba groater ony.
Increase of city population a» compared
In a quarry, frotn wh ch the work
with that of Use country. Whatever tbe meu were engage«) in getting out »ton«
reason however, Ohio is again the for the foun«Utlona of l*rmceton Col
pivotal State aa to population, and the log», a wide crack in the rocks w as dis
Buckeye is ready, as usual, to sit down cohered, which l»i downward to a la g
on the pivot and gather In tbe offi' oa aa cavity; and In this cave were foi.nt
they come along.
about twenty bushels of ratt!e»:iak«
botles
There are iwrtalu families In this
There was no reason to believe till
country tbe tuetu'oera of which d-u-m this was » snake cemetery, to which
putide office their own prescriptive and tbe creature» retired when they sup
P'cullar r ght Haring bad fathers and posed they were approaching tbe etc.
graudfatheru in uffi«». they frei that of tbeir days; but It was, without
orti,» bold ng la their Inalienable privi - doubt, a great rattlesnake trap.
läge Hm • 1 ni le Geo rge la a Follerai
The winding, narrow passage lend n
Judge Vuele Tom Is a CotuualB^oner to to It must have been very attractive n
Kat toe tbe Flab laws, Grandfather io a snake seeking retired quarters In
Conatil to Tim bue too. arid Aunt Jane is which u> take Its long winter nap A;
hia clerk. Willi® anal llarry and John, though tbe cave at tbe bottom of th<
baaing grown too big for Senatorial great crack was easy enough to <v
page., will I» put ao toe where lu th. into. It was so arranged that It wa*
Tnrasury Iiepau’tmeoL Tbe tiatlouai difficult. If not tatposalbta for a snik
government I. rapwlally hafea ted with to get out of it. especially In tbe spring
generation after gvuerarlon of thane when theae creatures are very thin au>
paras: tra Tbe only power equal to a weak, having i>ren nourished all wlnte
suppression of tir» plague Is Congress. by their own fat.
And Congress «prva>ha It.
Thus year after year the rattlesnakes
must hare gone down Into that cavity
A Chl<*ago doctx w bo wants to p>we without knowing that they couid neve'
aa a health faddist aays that "exerclM get out again.
lad.tnmwi taJ fur men pa.t middle Ufa."
The <Wt«-h Ahout It:
Thte la really a wonderful dhwuvery—
Tbe bualneas of Ore lnaurauce ae« in*
If true Ever Ise te merely tbe use of
tbe ti.um'Uter system Whatever belie to have twn a g<M>d deal of a mystery
fie lai effects It has celial.t In tbe atlrn to the mlddle-age.1 Englishwoman who
ulauou of tbe circulation of tbe blood according to tb«- I-ev-ds Mercury, ca lc-
and tbe consequent couaumptlou of at an agent's office and said that sh«
waste and renewal of tissue In tbe wiche«! to Insure ber bouse
“For bow tnurbF a*k«*d the agent.
mu». l<w and «vrgwna It also. If It be
“Ob. for about I 'Jt»> "
of Ibe |OH»f kind, heel« th. muscles
“Very well. I'll come up and tnves
flexible and tbe Joluta In good cuudl
tion If a man past middle life ought tlgate It"
“1 don't know tauch about Instir
but to rken lee be ought not to use hia
muscles. Nur ought be to think, ts» anco." abe »aid.
“It’s very altnpte. ma'am.”
cause thinking exercises bls brain, aud
“If I'm Insured for fffOO and the
that might be detrimental. Io fact, be
•ugbt not to breathe, for that la exec bouse Is burned down. I get the u.on
rising bls lungs, aud be ought to give •y. do IF
"t'ertalnly”
all hie organs a complete rest If our
“And they don’t ask wbo set it afl-eF
Chicago man is right tbe man past
“Ob. but they do. We »hall want to
middle age ought not to llv® ft may be
detrimental Tbe mummy seems to be know all about It"
“Tbett you needn’t come up, “ sb.-
tbe Ideal man past middle.life Kn.nl
Ing to tbe noexsn lse past oUddlwllfv •aid. a» »he rose to gw. "1 beard there
was »om» catch abuut It KHuew tiene
faddist
and now I see where It ha”
*»•>« la a whllo a man. di.gnst
When JnBa Hit It.
the bettlee over tbe dollar, left
“After having supplied a moonshiner
meu. Ae l.lea to dta^.wo -if tun I b a South Carolina jad with a mouth's
during few Ufe time He want, supply of sn'Mking toOacvw- Mid a r>”
twc.fs. tor lu usage glad th«ar ernment survey,*. “I praautued upon
tbe J«*v«1 to ask
"'Didn't you know It was ags u»t
tbe law io msnufxture mo
m,*«*n»Line
« hlskyF
"'I hear«! that waa a law oo«-e.' be
replied
“ Wbat d«> yoq mesa by oaceF
" Why. Juba French told m» thar
was sh-b s law b«it when ! s«k<*rt Jim
Truman about It be says that Juba I»
sich a liar that nobody ktn helteve him
un«ler oath, and so I rvrokooed I was
safe to gv ahead «box but I wwfle
der bow Juts come to tell tbe truth fi «r
that owe time!"
Wasblngtoa Poet.
EUGENE WEEKbY GUARD.
1 raid
"ra
of
le
•è.
CM
Jbe gleans and tbe £nd.
TKATHMOKE'S striker was a
superior article in every way. Hia
re»p«-u< fur cssuatltuted authority
waa as un American as bls face. Hewaa
—looking. bU
E l
tall and fine-looking,
bis Kngiiab
was
quite as pc »bed as Straihmoaa’a own;
and- wblcl waa of infinitely more Un
portai. ite—be newer touched wbi>ky and
, nor went on a pa y-da> spree. Su
Strath more felt himself Just.bed in sup-
p«M.ng that be bad murdered, or stuteu.
or forged, or something, at oue t-me If
another, and be shrewdly guessed that
Cheater was not bis real name. But
that was no one'» concern, that be
could see and everybody knows that
enlistment In tbe army of the L'nlted
States, even mure than bapLam. .a a
uew b.rtb.
Throughout tbe department Strath
more was known by the striker he
KepL Thia had its d.»advantages, but
the sdvantages outs»«- gi-ed. No one
could have realized th!» better than
Htratbmore bimself. aud yet s.,metiu>es
be was tLyvrd In tbe txjsom of the
mess, to complain. "11 1» tell ng on
me," be would insiat; "1 am »lowly
breaking down under tbe strain. 1
.-anie aero«» something in ■ French book
tbe other day about bow few masters
are worthy to be valets. That's what
1 am striving to be. and tbe failure 1*
telling upon me. They used to." be
explained complacently, "they used to
say—when my name was mentioned
from Dan to Beersheba Strathmore.
Stratbiuore of tbe 'steenth. Big. good
looking chap* ” tStratbmore bad picked
up Chester's manner of speech;, “ 'one
of tbe Strathmore* of B«>ston, isn't be?
Now It'» Strathmore? That's tbe chap
Chester’» striking torY Ob! y««s; 1
tblnk I'U send Chester back to tbe
troop.’’
Which, of course, he never did. Apart
from tbe fact that be could never Lave
done without him, be could not have
bad tbe heart.
Chester bad t>een as good a soldier as
be was a striker, but be bad languished
under barrack rule.
rea»uu that be never
plain that be had
better things. It
that I Strathmore would never have
thought of suggesting to him to
become a laxly servant, bad not Cbee
ter bimseif when a desperado’s bullet
bad left tbe position vacant—volun
leered. As a striker Chester bad many
Utile luxuries that be bad lacked be
fore—bla own room, his own bath-tub,
aud the run of bis master's »mall but
choice library. With tbe help of dra
peries and blankets that Strathmore let
him have, and with that of some pott«xl
plants be managed upon bls own ac
count, be transformed the room into
quite a sybaritic retreat, and bls liter
ary dlx-rlmlnatlon was a thing to won
der at. He tacked up colored supple
ments of tbe London Christmas papers,
aud there was a photograph—just one
—on hts mantel-piece. It wsi of a
woman w bo bad soft eyes and ha.r and
a lovely tuoutb. Strathmore ventured
to ask wbo It was, one day. and Ches
ter told him that it waa an English
woman. »Ir.”
Now. this was tn Texas. In tbe early
days shortly after tbe war. in the State
of the Lose Star's palmlv«t time. There
was much drinking in tbe Laud, aud
much poker, as weH, uo pious general
having as yet arisen to Lid gambling
cease There was alto some »booting,
but of unattached women there were
sadly few. and those that there were.
were, generally. u»t very n e. Thto
condition of affair» led to a good many
unfortunate things. Any man prefers
»»eu a second rate woman to none at
all, and any man—being deprived of a
standard of companion for a length of
time will come to think that an exceed
Ingly p«H>r article la superior enough.
after all.
That was wbat happened to Strath
more. He shoukl have known better,
to-eause hie youth bad been apent
among women wbo were lovely lu ev
ery way; but tbe memory of man is
short—and be was lorn some. There
should be provision for tbta in the reg
ulatlona U ben a man gets any of tbe
ills that frontier service I* apt tv In
duce. they bundle him off back East on
a sick leave; yet when which to in
finitely more prejudicial to tbe standing
of tbe servtee—be rex, tie» the »'age of
louellnewa where be would >narry tbe
Witch of Endor herself rather than
continue to be alone, there to no one tu
lB«ior»e bis application to be sent some
where where be can flud tbe prvj-er
»ort of girl.
Rtrathmore tad been lb the wilder
uess a matter of five years, aud be was
gradually, very gradually, lap« ng from
ctvliiaati«x. Th® first tnuuiat >n of tb.s
that Chester bad waa that tbe Leuten
aat made unnecessarily frequent rails
at a ranch house son e ten mile» from
reservation. Chester knew that a
Uvrd there a dreadful girt, wbo
a plum ply pretty figure and face.
wb<w»r »perch was a thing to sbud
at. am! wtx*«e name. be*»«te*» being
Ha-toraii. waa Man. e IVarle. He also
hnew that If that wore not enough to
set Strathmore • teeth on «dge. be mu»-
be a a very bod way
AU this s*-med Cbes'er a great deal
Frequent coateatplatlon of bls one pho
tograph bad furn.sbed him with tbe
■ iah.lard of compa *<>n which Strath
mere lacked, aud be could see wbat tbe
outcome of tb.cgx as they were going
F.»tr«wa<ent
was bound to be He rxpla urd it ts
The Suita® of Turley t» tbe
ea the phot, graph, stand :.g before tbe
n> an tel piece with bi* han«!«
tr®va<a®< boueetrn** I® tbe
A ccim M íbc to a recent «’•tímate hta
deep la hie trou«e
and a
tMcetir
rune tbue HepuinL. ne® pucker on b • brew
i fair te
fwutturv mat®, bed*, efr.
i|i.ai tbe ! x- of th® cap
cr. m®uD
toilet rewjBieite®. iB'lud ng r\*u^»>
from there
to marr ■<"• that
■>f
freckled fa
eoa®)«'' f<<
giH." I be ML d
at»d ;<®eiry, $!•
”br*U wan
arir and ber
trav®<*ace.
tbe firat tl
itt”—<?beet«r
furniture
f rrc^t that
17*
on
be badn t dene at w
55 ■•■'•«•■
t’a>e before—~or beTl
I?« OUU
tabe to dr‘nk lat'ead N<*.~ be n«aMed
and b«>r«
b a bead dei • 'ely. Mt shall XX marry
Marn e I'earle. But**- r h»Aed at tbe
■ile'*» b« t<by
pet ore a k>n< tiaae- Mt if 1 have to
aarry bet oiytelf. W
ag far an
• o te sake aa a<rwcM&:«
w to get tbe beet of tL
fead*’
Tbe next af*ei
ptotferv
♦7'
&
a md»t unprei'edented request, -1 »tail
like, sir.” be said, "to be given a fur-
lougb for a week." Strathmore consid-
er««d and frowned, -What'U become of
me. Chester?" be asked plaintively:
"what will I doY
"tiTuole has promised to take my
place, air. He was Captain Lacy'»
striker for several year», and be knows
his duties, sir."
St rath more sighed. “Very good." be
agreed, with snffl ently poor grace. “1
expect I'll make out somehow Put in
your application w.tb tbe mvrn.ng re
port."
Chester went aw»y. feeling contemp
tible and small, and Stratbmore sat and
refie* ted d.smaliy ’ at It was emergen-
des >f tbia sort that drove a man to
malrimouy. He ought to hare realized
that when a man marrtes because be
thinks tbe woman can be of use to him.
rather than he to her, be la making a
grave mistake. But be fancied tbe
»ague d:a»atisfaction with h's present
lot wa» the yearn.ng of affection, and
l>elieved mere than ever that he cared
for Mi»» Halloran quite a creditable
deal. Before Chester left tbe next day
be stood in front of the photograph
again. "Sbe'l! w ear curl-paper» »nd bis
forage-cap and cape.” be reflected
alotxl. That was Ills notion of the point
be.von«! which vulgarity could not g<>.
"It's a devilish contemptible business,
I know ft ia. But then-my future's all
behind me; and bis Is all ahead. He's
only a boy. He has all sorts of pull"—
w list a striker does not know about bls
master is not worth considering at all—
"be will be aide to get anything be asks
for in Washington. Not," be mused,
"that tbe American army offer» much
for a young man just now. But he can
get all It can give. If he behaves bim
seif and marr es the right kind—or bet
ter yet. doesn't marry at all—be may
rise to the »caring height of an attache
ship. All tb:ngs are possible with
pull."
He stopped and bent down to knock
tbe a«hes from hia brier-pipe into tbe
tin* place. Then be took the photograph
in bis band aud started to put it in the
grip that lay on bis bunk. But be
changed his mind and tucked It into tbe
tray of hie trunk instead. And be gave
It a last look as be clo«ed down tbe
lid. "In wblcb case." be finished, as
he turned tbe key. "be would be very
likely to meet you.”
A hunting leave Is only a week long
But a great deal can happen in a week
to a soldier who has cut loose and ia ac
countable to no one. or to a lieutenant
madly determined to become just tbe
otber way. Wbat happened to Stratb
more was. in sum. this:
The day after O'Toole took charge he
rode over to the Halloran ranch, and
when he came back he was engage«! to
marry Mantle I’earle. When It was
done ami be sat down to think, be
fouud that be waa not radiantly happy
as be had exjiected to b®. But tbe way
tbe aitting-room had twen dusted that
morning bad disgusted him. once and
for al), with single Life. The next day
he wa« officer of the day and couldu't
leave the post. The day after that he
had a cold which be bad caught making
bis rounds, aud it confin«*d him to the
bouse.
As for Chester, the way be put in bls
time never did become quite clear. But
for a period of six days there was a
strange Englishman tu a to»n some fif
teen miles tbe other aide of tbe Hallor
an ranch; some twenty-five miles that
's, or more, from the post. It was a
mud town, and Its hotel waa as ba«i as
its reputation, but the Engl shman
«tayed there. He wore a conspicuous
»nit of clothes, and si>ent money osten
tatiously. He let It be understood that
bis name was Lovatt. aud that he was
a lord; also, that be was traveling
through the West, and ui ght. If be fan-
««1 the country, buy a ranch. It was
protNibly with that end In view that
he rode almost at once to the Halloran
place and explained to the baciendado
that be would like to be shown bow a
ranch was run. He met Miss Halloran,
and her father told b.rn that the was
encaged to a lieu'« uaut at the ne gb-
boring |Hj»t. but that a severe cold waa
confining the officer to his house. Ho
express««! a wish that Lovatt m ght
meet the lieutenant some day. and
Lovatt hope«! that be w ttld. It was
possibly In this hope that he called at
tbe ranch fur six successive days, but
always—Lad be known it—at an boor
when It sm quite unlikely that any one
would be coming over from tbe post.
After that they S.i W b-L. HO LUufti.
On tbe even! ng of tbe seventh day
Chester was in charge of Strathmore’s
quarters again, Strathmore was re«rov-
er ng from tbe cold. and he told Che»-
ter that be bad m!««e<i him profanely
much Everything bad gone wrong He
ask««d wbat tbe striker bad been doing
with his titue.
Cheater threw an armful of wood up-
on tbe fire, and stood up. brushing tbe
chip» from bis i sleeve. “WelL sir," be
answered, "1 have !«ren getting en-
felL That meant
to hunt up a new
Then he remem-
"That'» rather a
POftl
•o have I "
•'•■»n<ra:ulation was reaper!
fui but not ao cordial a* it m <bt hare
*rn “I »ball
your penn ato® and
■be raptala'a to marry, air.** be taxi
Strathmere a
rded bio own "Rut
I I »hail be aorry to loee you. Cbeeter
r« ry aorry. What » tbe c rl’a name?*’
<’?e«’er crew red all oxw b a nice
y »b farai He waa find n< out that
iaT:t< another !a not a«l hero am. nec-
***arly. He r roloced a piece of paper
F
<
beavate
tbe
He
tbe
- -xthn.ore. dryly HA
eve bad caught a ».»spelled as»urab*e
of endunad 10»* "Oli:" “• Nested,
-and may I ask if »be know» wbv you
are?"
w
Chester grew more red St.IL "We-.
—be reflected that an entUely boa®*’
intent could never be prefixed by that
Yanks® word-" well. sir. I began by
letting her think tba: my name was
Lovatt—part of It really H air—and
that 1 was titled and rich—which I *m
not—but '-be plucked up courage as
be went on-“if she lore» me. of course
it wiU be all right ”
Strathmore tand«*d b m back Ute
note. “And if she doesn't."
"It—It wiU stiU be a l right."
Strathmore did not try to understand.
Hi» opinion of Chester had fa; en very
low
As for hs op.nion of Marn e
Pearl® be realized, sixidenly. that it bad
not dropped half so tar.
OP THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.
’Mr Freeborn Jackson—Whah yoh
gwlne name lm. Laurelia?
Jackson
Mr* £
______ —Anyfing
. - - yoh lalkes.
Anyfing. 'cept Allas. Ise noticed toys
o' that name nevah come to no good.
They're alus in tbe police co't—Brook
lyn Life.
QaiaSet.
A 5-year oM boy went with m, -
er to make a call. The Udj TH
bouse, wbo was loud uf ch
ra
-ci
turn she mean to aax b;a n.u;t«t u ’
her have him. "Don't you thi^
mother would let toe buy youy j
askeu.
ra
"No, ma'am." answered the little J
low, "you haven’t got money eaoaro|
"How much would it take?"
I
tinued.
"Three hundred dollars." »aid thec-
promptly, as if that wou!d settle J
matter at once for all.
•Oh, well, then." said the w<,maiJ
think I can manage ft. If i C1#
you come and stay with me?"
"No, ma'am." te said with deci,;,
"Mamma wouldn’t sell me xnybJJ
There are five of us and marutnx
not like to break the set — Bit;,
Enquirer.
Even®d lx Us*
“Janson has developed into a con
firmed kicker, but his wife can handle
Poston i'iction.
him every time. He kicked last night
Teacher (of Englisht—Mi-hael.
because hl» dinner was cold."
It was almost retreat, on the follow
I have finished you may repeat wk^
"Wbat was Li» wife'» play?"
ing day, when he took to Chester •
"She made it hot for him
Brook have read in your own wur<l». ■s-
room a bundle of Loudon papers that
tbe cow. Isn't she a pretty cow?
lyn Life.
had just come by tbe stage. He cast a
the cow run? Yes. the cow can r
In
a
Prelioatnt.
quick look around "1 s«-e you've got
Can she run as fast as the horse} C
the photograph of the g rl out again."
abe cannot run as fast as tbe Lorie
be commented.
Future Mayor (of Boston) Git oq
Chester nodded, but added, with the
de cow. Ain't she a beaut? Kia»
faintest shadow on bls face: "S-e s a
cow git a gait on her? Sure. Kij.»
married woman, sir.”
cow hump it wid de horse? Nlt~^
“Yes?" said Strathmore, and turned
cow ain
ain't
’t in it wid de borse.-
horse.— Judjt
Jud» I
to leave the room.
Better than Mother'«.
“Oh. lieutenant!” Chester called.
"These aren't tbe kind of biscuits J
Strathmore stopped, -1 thought you
mother used to make," he said.
might like to know, sir. that I'm not
“Oh. George!” she faltered, on J
engage! any more."
verge of tears.
For a full balf-minute Strathmore
“Well, they're not.” he repented tx;
looked into the Englishman’s impene
phatically. “They're enough sight bid
trable blue eyes; then there came a
ter.” And then the aun came
twinkle In his own. “It seems to be
again.—Philadelphia Evening Bulltt?
another coincidence, Chester." be said,
quietly, "for neither am I.”—Argonaut.
Nee led Exercise.
BABY ALLIGATORS.
They Arc Hatched Oat in Job Lots in
Steam-Heated -and.
Vp in the reptile-bouse of the Bronx
xoo something unique in the way of a
hatch:ug of young alligators was on ex
hibition yesterday, and will be to-day
just as long as the supply of saurian
eggs bolds out
Tbe young gators were being turned
out in job lor« in a large, glass-inclosed,
steam-heated cage in the northwest cor
ner of tbe main reptile-room. The floor
is covered with warm sand, in which
several dozen» of alligator eggs are
huddled. The eggs are about seven
inches long, oblong in shape, and of a
dingy, leathery white color.
About the center of tbe cage is a large
shallow pan full of water, sunk to the
level of the floor. In and about the pan
are several dozen young al! gators, from
six Inches up to ten in length, scram
bling about, climbing all over each
other, splashing about in the water,
and seemingly happy and contented
Tbe l>aby 'gators are bright blue, greeu.
and black spotted In color. In general
color and appearam-e they look more
like lizards than anything else.
Tbe batching process is quite inter
esting Every now and then an egg
w ill l>egin to squirm and roll about. One
end works more actively than the other
and swells up like a mushroom bead.
Then It cracks and spreads out from
the slit, through which a little long
pointed muzzle begins to work out. A
lot of energetic wriggling, which flops
tbe eggs al>out in all directions. s« ts tbe
youngster free. Out be pops, and after
a shake or two. by some wonderful in
stinct of nature, away scuttles the in
fant to the pan of water, into which it
plunges without any fear.
Alligator. Jr., splashes about a while
and then joins bis brothers and sisters,
following tbe universal alligator habit
of crawling on top of as many of his
re;: t'ons as he can aud resting his head
on the nearest back.
Mr«. Alligator was not present at the
Latching Alligator experts «ay that
after she has laid tbe eggs her part of
the manufacture of young 'gators is
finished. She pays no more attention
then to them, and confines herself, in
the South, to lying low in the swamps,
waiting for dogs pigs, or tender young
colored infants to wander her way. As
to Alligator ¡‘ere. tho*e same experts
assert that If there is one thing he like«
better than another It ia young alli
gator fresh from the «hell, without any
dressing He Is said to swallow them
up by the dozen, and then complain be-
cau*e there are no more.—New York
Mail and Express.
Doctor—You need more exercise
Indisposed—Why. I’m steadily |
Mrs Fly—My goodness! See those gaged in painting houses, now.
It
’
s
going
to
rain,
sure.
Clouds coming!
Dotor—Working by the day, 1 ■:
and 1 forgot my rubbers.—New York pect?
Journal.
Indisposed—Yes.
Her Dilemma.
Doctor—Well, you'd better work >
Clara—How did you come to accept the piece for a while.—Tit Bits
Mr. Saphead?
Flock in k to the Frar.
Dora—I had to. He proposed to me
Church—I see by the paper that th
tn a canoe and he got so agitated I w as
afraid we'd upset—New York Weekly. ty-nine doctors arrived home reeeat
from Europe on one steamer.
Had Him.
Gotham—Yes; you see. tbe foott»
“No. young man." said the aolernn season has opened in this country
and apborismic person, "can succeed Yonkers Statesman.
by keeping bis eye on the clock."
rompthinK Goo t to Fat.
"How about the watchmaker?*’ asked
Mr. Heavyman—What is your Idea
the impudent person.—Indianapolis
heaven. Miss Daisy?
Press.
She i wearily•—Where one can get
Absent-Minded.
good dinner without mon«-y and
“Harry, yesterday was our wedding out price!—Life
anniversary and you never said a word
Declined with Thanks.
about it"
"Well, my dear. I felt it in my bones
that it was some sort of a big day, but
I couldn't remember what it was."—
Indianapolis Journal.
Annual crops raised by labor on land
helu by a tenant for life are held. In
Nolde vs Tyler i O. i . 4S L R. A. 7.33. to
tie assets of tbe estate, whether severed
or not at tbe time of hia death.
Right of a stockholder to inspect
book» of tbe corporation ia held, in C;n
tinat! Volksblatt Company vs. Hoff
rr.e-.ster o' 4S I.. R A. 7X1. not to de
pend upon the motive or purpose of tbe
stockholder.
Laok of barriera on the side of ap
proa, be» to a bridge 1« held, in Roil vs
Wayne tWasb i. 4S L. R A. «44. not
suffiilent to make a municipality liable
for injuries in case a team goes off tbe
bank when the roadway is wi«1e enough
for two team.« to pass without d ffi ulty
and tbe fright of a borse was tbe proxi
mate cau»e of tbe accident
A will which o*n«l»ts of four pages in
one sheet foltied lengthwise down tbe
midsile la held, in re Andrew» >N. Y >.
4d I» R A. tetL not to be »ubwrrtbe«! a'
the end aa required by »ratute. where
tbe »igna'ure ‘.a on tbe second page
after a portion of tbe wilL white ther»
la atxxber p«>rt.. n on tbe third page
without anything to connevq It with
that part whl. h te above tbe signature.
A camp-meeting aiwociat;on which
baa made perpetua! leases of cottage«
on Its rronnda without any restrictions
ex.*ept that they are "subject to ttw!
rules aud regulations »« tbe aaaoctatiwn
may from rme to tt«ie adopt."
which ateo ow-ns a «t.vee on tbe ground«
which ft has lensed for a rental. !» held
u Northport Weeleyaa Grove Catap-
Meenn« Association ru Pert ns <Me
4« . R A 272. to bave no pewer Bo im
pn«w a revenue tax on the bustaesa of
taking onter» for fruit g^-cerfe» ¿nt
provi» as from rotragera upon tbe
ground» of tbe xswu .atk«n
You n.
mut
But n
disease «
itcit, di-
K-ale. o»
bumor-
It will
perteai.-
remain
It ia ..
cured b>
ff«Ol
which e
une«jua <
A
Fatal
door to
I
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statuari
sculpte
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times tl
hold oi
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Seatt
1200, (X
library
tabling
buildin
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swollen
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makes
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is a cer
llnnip <
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packagi
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The
to hast
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of the
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bai d
throat
effect!
DIA
What He Hid.
Kentuckian—He called me a liar. sir.
New Yorker—And what did you do?
Kentuckian—I went to the funeral.—
Detroit Free Press.
Not So Bad.
“I’m afraid I made a blunder thia
morning.” said Mr. Meekton. “Henri
etta asked me wbo, in my opinion, had
written the greatest poetry in the Eng
lish language?’’
“What did you say?"
“I said Mother Goose.’ You see. she
wk the only lady poetry writer I could
think qf just at the moment."—Wash
ington Star.
Little Boy—What do yon want?
Tramp—I dunno. What yer got?
Little Boy—Mumps.
Wide Awake.
way to'
tion al r
flamed
guataci
flamed
feet bea
deafnea
tion cai
ita nori
lorsver
catarrh
conditi.
We w
cane of
not bei
circola
Soldi
Mairi
For
Briggs—That medium doesn’t k»’ Walla
Cruel.
son o
a
thing when she is in a trance.
“My eyes are no longer like stars to
the bo
Griggs—Oh. yes she does.
you. I suppose?" she exclaimed during
Briggs—What makes you think so?
a heated conversation with her pre
Griggs—Because the other daj
sumed lord and master.
"Well, suppose you go away about tried to steal away in tbe middle of al
100.000,000 miles and I'll take a look at —without paying.—Itetroit Free IYtsfl
them and decide.” suggested the cruel,
No Orisr nality.
unfeeling man —Baltimore American.
Great Author—Waiter, this steal •
as tough as leather.
t'ansl Excuse.
Waiter—I've always heard you w
Mother—Johnnie, your face is very
an
original character, sir; but i»
clean, but how did you get such dirty
hanged if you don't jiat say tbe SU
handaT
Thia el
Johnnie—Wasbln' me face.- Tit Bits as all on 'em do!—Harlem Life.
Lax
Alwavs in <>n ,
Very Familiar.
■*i .¿IL
J «H
LAW AS INTERPRETED.
a; tv
“Tbe la«t baste."* Cheater explained.
• Hallonn Sbe*a tbe daughter of
Ua®4oraf af tbe raacb.*
! QTTMQK
r W W; r.
Grime*—In your wife fond of p^t*?
El a rum—I should say she was. Si
is almost always in one.—Boston Trt-j
Lai
script
able <
tion i
Far as He Could
she said, “if I were to
On
would---- ”
Ont
"Hush!” he protested, shuddering. *|
“Nay. love. I must know”—her wx.t- tions
breath swept his cheek—"would J* to pai
provi)
follow me to the grave-'"
“How can I tell?" he said, frant? Pan-J
"Might not your family decide to its” next i
the interment private?"—I’hilailelp.;
Press.
Stan 1 Oft.
But I still don't dare to o nfe?
to your father the extent of my deta
She— What cowards you men xv
Papa Is also afraid to tell you aboi
his debts.—Heitere Welt.
Housekeeper-Go away from hero;
Tn I’ld Mi»«onri.
you don't know what work is.
Colonel Peppah—I believe In roti
Tramp— Weil, madam, permit me to early an’ often, sab.
remark that I’ve looked at it long
Colonel Rcleye—I don't suh. It's u
•cough to be able to rv-ognixe it.
much trouble to vote early, an' itikl
waste o' time to vote often. 1 prefetti
Perplexing.
"Strar.ge—«trange—s rang*-!
Before check In a goo«! big bundle o' halb"
tt wife went to the country I never all to once an' bev yer duty over wtl
Could find tbe latchkey before I went —Judge.
out. Now that she a away I can't ever
Harmony in Nature.
find It after I've been out."— Meggen-
Naturalists «ay that when examll
doerfer's Blaetter.
minutely with a microscope it will
Voriatioa of the Loot.
found that no creature or object in u
'"I hat fr.end of mine ‘n tbe Brltiab ture Is poa.tively ugly; that there is’’
army sent me a keg of Chinese wine certain harmony or symmetry of rsT'
that be looted in Tek;n. The »tuff was that renders tbe whole agTeeable rstMi
half water."
•ban the nev.-ree So tbe m<xt d - .'■*]
"Evidentlydilated "—Cleveland Plain able tasks in life, when viewed
’M
Dealer.
proper proportions, reveal a poe
attractive, side hitherto undream«d t
Not So Bed.
Mike
r*en ng kla pay envelope«— Turn >n the «unllght of go.«! ice-r I*
Faith. i
tb® s:.ug.e»t man 1 ever '’etermlratk a to eee the bright as
worked for.
a« tbe da k » de. and you will find wr
Fat-I*bwaC» the matther wid ye; thing pleasant, even in tbe m st dr*
ed task.
didn't ye git as much as ye xpicted?
M'ke Yla, but I was count n' on git-
Jap« Make Gtxai Clerks.
tin' more than I ixpicted.- Ph:lad»!pL a
Pre»»
Many Japan««» clerks are be nc **
ployed la Lon«!«« store». They **
Estewaatlas ClrcameBawcex
cleanly and courteous and give «*’ «f*
Tenderfoot—1>;d yo0 foin, lrn n
t en. Many are also employe«! t
man wbo stole that aotomob .c here
ufaernrrra, but these are not * •sil»
last week?
<
factory
to tbeir employer», w
CactuB Charley—Nope We islanded
’
bey
waste
material
and
give
m,
re
h*
to. but an investigatin' committee m».^
•ome eiperyments an «xxi«-.uded that t® »tudy .ng Enc!i«h tbaa they do •
tb» ottymobul »toled tbe thief, batead learning tbeir trade*.
ef tbe thief g.tttu' away w th .1—Bal-
A divorce »ntt make» aa app op"«**
tiaore Amencaa.
travebag Lresa*