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The Lady from the Sea- - CYRUS BY TOWNSEND Aulii« ml “ W U . Gtuduu A n Oui m i Luvu'a AkU,' "A E W BRADY. .U V tka S k ip ." J P M .«***." “ TV. C errrlfb t, l« 8 , b r J. B. L ie i-is c o rr C o m p a c t . : 0 C H A P T E R V I.— | Coer¡nurd. l Now tbe stateroom in »bich Ellen bad confined herself opened into the main cabin in which Smith sat. Ail that was paid in the main cabin was distinctly au- dihl« In the stateroom, and vice versa. As Chloe proceeded solemnly to asseverate that her meiuage had Contained the in sulting language in question Ellen could aland it no longer. ’‘You wretched g ir l!" she cried vehe mently from the recesses of her apart ment. “ I said nothing of the kind.” “Woman, what do you mean?” thun dered Smith, rising ami standing over the frightened black woman in a mockery of menace. “ I>o you not know that I am the captain of this ship? This is rank mutiny! 1 can hang you to the yardarm for it.” "Oh, Massa Oap’n, please doan do dat !” groaned tbe servant, falling on her knees and turning gray with terror. “< h'oe." again interrupted Mias Ellen, pulliug aside the cnrtain that hung before the slatted door through which she could see her woman on iter knees before the captain, “get up! He won't hang you. l i e s only trying to frighten you. Noble work on the part of a sailor, but we might expect that from------ ” Captain Smith laughed. I spare your life this time, poor, trem bling, downtrodden female,” be said dra mutually, “but beware!” as, suh. I ’ll bewah, 'deed l will, sho\ ■uh ! Jes' Icmme go dis time.” — Go back to your mistress,” said the captain gravely, “and tell her that as cap tain of this ship I order her to appear before me immediately J” The frightened Chloe. not at all reas sured by her mistress' ejaculation, strug gled to her feet and burst into the little •tateroom again. . Missy Ell’n. yo' bettah come right inter de big cabin. Oat outdacious man he say yo' got ter. lie done gwine hang me by de Croat twell I's daid inter de back yard yondah to o n « !” “I made no such threat, woman.” call ed the captain, elevating his voice, “ I •imply told yon to tell your mistress that I commanded her presence here at once.” “ kas, suh. Hat’s w ’at I done tole huh,” answered poor Chloe. “Toll him from me.” returned Miss Ellen promptly and firmly, “that while^he commands the ship, he doesn't command me. I won’t come!” In another moment the trembling Chloe Stood before the iuexorable captain, who was greatly enjoying the situation. "Oh, good, kin* Massy Cap’n,” began tfce negro deprecatingly, “dat po’ HT lamb yondah, she can’t come, suh, she’s •ick. suh. She’d like ter 'bey yo’ ordahs. suh, but she's done got dat rheumatics in her laigs an’------ ” “Chloe!” cried a scandalized voice from the stateroom, ‘‘tell "him I won’t come and say nothing more.” “Urn!” said Smith. “ You go back again and tell your mistress that if she doesn’t come here willingly I ’ll have her , brought.” “Yo-all betta done come out. Missy E li'a," said ihkm - Chloe, _^er dat man gwine ter have yo’ fotched. He sho' 'nough _ __ *» am. “ He doesn’t dare.” said Miss Ellen in a very loud tone of voice, not choosing to avail herself of Chloe as a further in terpreter. Captain Smith instantly accepted her challenge. “Orderly!” he called in a loud voice. A sailor standing outside the door for ward in the main bulkhead opened the door, stepped inside, knuckled bis fore head, and made a sea-scrape. “Send me tbe bo’s’n'a mate and two seamen here immediately,” said Captain Smith. “ Ay, ay, air.” A few moments after old Bob Gantlin, followed by two other seamen, shuffled into the cabin. “Bos’n's mate;” said Smith austerely, pulling out his watch as be spoke, “if by the time I count fifteen tbe young lady In the starboard cabin yonder is not in this cabin, yon and your mates will go in and bring her here. Handle her gently,“using aa little force as necessary, but do tbe job up handsomely.” “ W o t ! me, sir, lay a fee male aboard, a ir!" expostulated the old sailor feebly. “You beard my orders?” “In course, sir, but-------" “Well, tbea, stand by to carry them out.” “Ay. ay, sir," said tbe gallant old tar thus adjured, bis eyes rolling about ter rifically at th$ thought of the dire pros pect before him. “O ne!” counted tbe captain, looking solemnly at his watch. “ He would never dare!” murmured Miss Ellen under her breath. “T w o !” said the captain Imperturba bly. “ I ’ll die first!” ahe continued, while the remorseless count went o n ; but in spite of her agitation she took good care not to lose track of tbe count At fifteen the captain closed his watrti and nodded. The old boatswain's mate made a step forward slowly and hesitat ingly. He was followed at tome dis tance by his mates. Evidently they rel ished their job no more than hq did. The big-footed men slowly shuffled across tbe deck. It seemed to Smith, who was cool ly watching the performance, that it would take Gantlin and his mates an hour to get to the stateroom door at the rate they were traveling. The old man had his right arm extended in front of him as if to ward off some possible attack. H a had remored his chew of tobacco be fore he entered the cabin, hut his jaws were working as if within them was tbe uaaal quid, whether from habit or nerv ousness could not be told. He shot an ap pealing glance at the captain, but that young man was unrelenting. lie mo tioned to him to go on. I f there was comedy in the cabin there An rights : was tragedy in the stateroom. The girl did not believe that such a thing could be possible. That the man who pretended to love her, even if he were captain of tbe ship, would resort to such au expe dient, had seemed incredible, yet here the men were approaching her door. 8he stood with clenched hands, flushed face, heaving bosom, the picture of indignation tempered with a deadly fear. She would have given a year of her life for a stout, solid door and a lock and key. She wait ed until the last second during the slow approach of the sailors, hoping that be fore the seamen entered her stateroom Smith would call them back. But no wei- come suspension of the 6rder fell upon her ear. Chloe had sunk to the floor and was sobbing wildly, clinging to her mistress skirts. Just as Smith had about conclud ed to stop the boatswain's mate and give it up as a bad job, a self-confessed fail nre. Miss Elleu'a courage gave way, or perhaps it were better to say, under the circumstances, her rage overmastered her. In a perfect tempest of passion she sud denly threw open the door and dashed out. The boatswain’s mate had his hand ex tended in I he very act of turning the knob. Her sudden action completely threw him off bis balance. With a howl or terror he went d6wn in a hudled heap on the deck. He would have boarded an ironclad and have enjoyed the chance, but this was more than he could face. As he fell his mates tripped over him and the whole party went reeling back in wild confusion. ivTbey didn't stop for orders, for explanations, for anything else. With a wild yell the two seamen bolted out of the eabin door followed by old Gantlin on his hands and knees. It was a most ignominious retreat! Miss Ellen's entrance had been most dramatic. Bot then tbe thin division be tween tragedy and comedy was broken through by the. assistance of the unlucky; Chloe. As her mistress had stepped through the door she had pulled herself away from the terrified maid, but Chloe, thinking perhaps to go to a brave death with her mistress, had lunged after her, fallen at her feet, and again caught her around the skirts. A littlP pitch of the ship sent her mistress straight into the arm* of tbe captain. He caught her skill fully and before she knew what be was about he set her down on the transom— rather harder than he had intended, owing to an unlucky roll, it must be admitted. Miss Ellen sat up with a feeling like that of a recalcitrant chid who had been vio lently thrust Into a seat. “Thia is positively outrageous!” she cried. “Oh, please, sur. deah, kin’ Mass’ Cap’n, doan hang ua bofe in de back yard, aur." “ How dare y ou !” raged Miss Ellen, furious with anger at the captain. “ Deed, suh, ef yo’ mus’ tek’ anybody, forgib dat po’ liT lam’ an’ tek-------” “ Silence!” cried Miss Ellen. “ Ile ’a not going to hang you !” “ I ain’t ca’n fo’ masef, suh. Ma thought is jes’ fo’ ma young missy. Ma Croat am jes’ aikin' fo' de rope. suh. ef he'll only lef yo' go. Missy E ll’n.” With a pretematurally grave expres sion— he was ready to shout with laugh ter, it was all such fun, but this would have ruined him forever in Miss Ellen's eves— Captain Smith hauled Chloe to her feet, and telling the frightened servant that no harm would come to her now that her mistress had so graciously complied with his request, he calmed her down and ordered her to leave the cabin. “ Don't go. Chloe,” said Miss Ellen sternly. The captain pointed his inexorable fin ger at the door. “ ’Deed. Missy Ell'n, I ’s got ter. Can’t nobody refudge ter ’bey dat Massa Cap'n.” “You stay ontside within call,” said Smith. “I wish to speak to your mistress alone.” Chloe turned and, with a deprecating look at her indignant young mistress, shuffled out of the cabin. tempt for the moment. The wind was freshening; the ship was rocking and pitching quite perceptibly. As aha gave no sign of compliance with his request In spite of her unsteady footing, ha toa arose. “The pitching of the ship Is ao he remarked, “ that- I shall probably ba under the happy necessity of assisting you to keep your feet if you choose to remain standing. Allow me.” “Anything rather than that." saM the perverse young lady, promptly sitting down. v “ 1 thought I could get you down,” he retorted with provoking coolness. “ Indeed," the went on hotly, only rw strained from bobbing up again by the silliness of such .a performance, “ I am alone and helpless. You hare the brats strength to compel me to obey your com mand.” “I am glad you appreciate your posi tion. although you state it with unneces sary harshness,” said tbe captain grave ly- “ It is the truth that is harsh, not my stating iff it,” she replied deftly. “However that may be, Miss Ellen, you must know that I have loved you for four years, and-------” “ Did you drag me out here to' tell me that?” “Partly.” “I admire your gentle method of woo-, ing a woman,” she replied caustically, “ I am glad It pleases you." he returned smoothly, “for I will admit that m.v dear est hope is some day to hear you say that you will Move, honor and— obey’ me at the altar.” “Yon will never hear me say those words!” stormed Miss Ellen; “and If I can get the ear of any other foolish woman who may be inclined thereto, I shall relate this little scene aa an evi dence of your character and prevent her, if possible.” “ Y ju r solicitude for my future, Mias Ellen-------” . “ Misy Jones, If you please!” " I s truly touching. I may not hear yon say for some time that you will love, honor and otyty me, but for the present you will do at least one of these things.” “ Which one?” “Obey.” The girl's hands gripped the arms of the chair. She shut her teeth tightly, but made no reply. “I am hopeful, too.” continued Smith with portentous gravity, “even 'in spite of the disadvantage under which I labor in this interview, that you will nlso even tually do the other two whether you promise or not. Indeed, from what 1 know, I think you do love and honor me just a little bit, don’t you?” You should not judge from the past,” snapped Miss Ellen. Oh, then, you did?” I hate you n o w ! That’a all you need to know.” T h a t’s just what I don’t want to know.” 'answered the captain, gently and smoothly, "and yon will pardon me, I am sure, if I tell you that 1 don’t belleva that’s quite true.” * "Y ou r beliefs, or non-beliefs, are noth ing to me. You surely did not have me dragged from the cabin by force to dis cuss ethical questions of this kind. In which I assure you I have no intereet whatever.” # “No, you are right, although ethics is assented Csptain always interesting. Smith. ” 1 begged you to come ont here _ Begged me with a boatswain’s mate and two ruffianly sailors,” she interrupt ed scornfully. Quite so, poor fellows. Because 1 wanted a paper you possess.” “ What paper?” cried the girl. “The mate to this,” answered the cap tain. lifting up from the table tbe half chart of the estuary of Pamlico Sound. The original chart had been so torn in two pieces that no one in possession of single piece could make head or tail r e d answer to that question. I ’m aa toulshed at you. James.” "T h ere Isn’t another scholar In tbe | class that knows anything about it,” said James. “That -horse kicked a set ter to death that w as worth at least $100. li e smashed a new buggy to N/S.— flinders, broke father’s leg aud did tbe same for two of the Jersey cow’s ribs, A N ew B s I s s m T r ic k . This ia one o f the, neatest and moat Let some o f your bright scliolurs figure that out and see what answer they get, curious o f balunctug tricks. Cut the tops to two long corks Into | wedge shai>e. Insert the «ir k s firmly In the necks o f two bottles of equal height, aud place the liottles on the table about ten Inches apart, with the edges o f the corks parallel to each oth er. N ow try to balance a table knife on one of the shar|teued corks. I f you succeed, reject that kulfe hud try one with a heavier handle, for we must have two knives that w ill not balance nnalded. Having found two such knives, hold them letfei on the corks with their points almost In contact, moving the bottles If necessary, and set on their points a small, thin wine glass or tumbler containing just enough w a ter to make the whole affair balance when you take your hands off I t This Is a good deal easier to say than to do, but It can be done, though It may take more than one pair of hands to do it— at least, at first. So far you have accomplished a striking and “ticklish” balancing feat you?’ -Chicago News, Aa In v e n tlo a . A London palter notes a aoinewh it remarkable luveutlon that bus lately been made. It Is the work of a G er man, and consists of a safe fo r tbu storage of . money and valuable papers. I f any one should tamper with tbe lock the safe will throw open Ita doors, seize aud drag In the burglar, handcuff him and then patiently wait till some body cornea to curry the thief off to jail. T hat’a a rather smart safe. Isn’t It? A boy on rending the account o f the inventor's geulus, said that he would dearly love to meet him. He thought it eutlrely possible that, a book might be invented that would take hold o f a boy, crowd Into his bead all the know! edge the book contniued, and then take the boy tp school and tell him the best way to recite his lesson. T h e S n o re d W h i t e E le p h a n t . In Slam when a sacred elephant dies It Is given a funeral grander than that accorded to prince« o f the royal blood Buddhist priests officiate, and thou saiuls o f devout Siamese meu and worn en follow the deceased animal to tbe grave. Jewels representing much wealth are buried with the elephant BOUNDARY Som e I n (« - r e n t I n * OF ALASKA. O ld D o e«m rn (a D U e o v v r e d a t S it k a . Documents, which would have been of great Importance at the time o f the conference in London in regard to the Canadian boundary question, have been recently unearthed In Alaska by Leo Nabokoff, a friend of Count Leo Tol stoy.- They are ancient Russian pa|»ers showing how Russia managed to lay claim to the entire northern coast of North America, says the Scientific American. Nabokoff has forwarded some o f th- documents to the Governor General of Canada aud they will in all probability lie exhibited III tbe dominion building HOW T H E BALANCE IS MADE. at tbe Alaska-Yukon-rnelflc exposition and that is all. N ow attach a bullet, which will be held at Seattle In 1900, coin, or any small heavy object to a as they would have played an Import thread and carefully lower It Into the ant i»art In the history o f the countries water in the little glass. A s soon as the fa ir w ill be held to exploit had tbe coin touches the water the glass they been brought to light sooner. begins to go down, the knives turning It w as while In Sitka, where be was like seesaws on the corks, and lower j gent by his government to put In order goes the glass, so that if the coin Is the archives kept by the Russian au la rge you will have a smash before It tboritles, that Nabokoff discovered tha Is half under water. But you can pull papers. They w ere written in old Rus- lt up at any Instant. A s you do so the 8ian, which he had studied. One of gloss follow s as if It were glued to the the records w as an order from the Rus- coln, and so yon can keep it seesawing | 8|an government to the Czar's Gov- up and down. ernor of Alaska to bury tablets bearing Perhaps the reason of this Is not the Russian coat-of-arms at different clear to yon. The coin Is held up by points along the coast, which were to the tlireud and does not touch the be carefully noted, so that In afte r glass, so how can It affect It? W ell, yearn when the country became val tbe coin Is not held np by the thread uable they could be dug up and nsed alone. The part that is under water by Russia to claim the territory. This Is held partly by the thread and partly w as done in part and the purport of by the water, which buoys It up with a some v t the documents is thnt Russia force equal to the weight of an equal appropriated the whole of the Alaska bulk o f water. The coin there presses coast. H ad these record« been brought the water, and consequently the glat to light before the boundary decision dow nw ard with an equal force. some five years ago they might have N ow when you pull ont the coin this affected It, hut now that the coast line extra weight is taken off, so the* glass is forever nettled, they are chiefly of rises to Its original position; Interest as relics. You might make the glass bob up Nabokoff located some o f the tablets and down by pressing It with your fin and they will be secured for exhibition ger, but It would be a ticklish experi at the Alnska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition ment. while with the suspended coin They were buried ns far south as B rit you can move the glass so very deli ish Columbia. H ad they been unearth cately and safely that you can even ed and claim laid to that territory the make it dance in time to a waltz or United States, by the purchase of A la s polka played rather slowly on the ka, would now own the entire Pacific piano. So It makes a very pretty little coast from Mexico t(> the Arctic Ocean. trick, especially If you substitute for thé coin a tiny human figure or doll. , H e W e s C a r e f u l o f H is V o l e e . Where did you get that?" asked the girl impulsively. “ I took it from a letter addressed to Captain Evers, ns you heard ine say when l boarded the Greyhound. In tbe letter was a statement that the other half of the chart was in tbe possession of his passenger, tbe supercargo. You nre she.” “ What do you want with the chart?” “That does not especially concern you.” “Courteous!” sneered the girl. “Oh, well.” said Smith equably. “ I ’m going in with this boat to cut out tbe Ellen, as you have probably guessed, and want to know tbe way up the inlet. Brignoli, the famous tenor, was A n A l p h a b e t o f S p o r ts . That’s all.” very susceptible to flattery, and it Is A is for archmy, sport with the bow, (T o be continued.I said that once In N ew York when tbe B is for balls of rubber and snow ; orchestra vigorously applauded one of C is for cat's-craile, coasting’ and chess, T h e O th e r J osh u a. his favorite songs be was so touched United States Emory »iieer, o f the I) ia for dominoes, played with success. that he came down to the footlights United States Judge K m orj 8peer, E is for euchre, an old German gk me. CHAPTER VII. F is for fishing, a sport of great fame. and Invited them all to -a champagne Miss Ellen had risen from the tran of the Southern District of Georgln, G is for golf, a popular play, sugger at the Everett House. Tbe som, whereon she had been seated, and recently had lief ore his court a typi With hien and with women, merry and sui>per coat him $500.. now confronted her oppressor with the cal mountaineer on the typical Geor W - mien of an angry goddess. Brignoli w as very careful o f his gia charge of Illicit distilling. II is for hare and hounds— see the houndff| Things go by contraries. Never in her voice and w as terribly afraid of drafts. “ W hat's your name?” demanded the run 1 life had Miss Ellen looked so nearly It was once stated that during the I Is for Indian, boys think it fun. eminent Jurist. beautiful as she did at that moment. Prob winter It alw ays took hlin three-qunr “Joshua, jedge.” d raw led the pris J ia for jackstraws and j&ckstones, too, ably never would she look so nearly beau K is for kites, far up in the bine. ters of an hour to get from bis room tiful again. At least, that was tbe tes oner. I, is for leap-frog— jump over his back, to the street. First he would on “ Joshua who made the sun stnnd timony of her lover. Never, on tbe con M is for marbles, blue, yellow and black. leaving his room pace the hall for ten still?” smiled the Judge, in amusement trary, were his homely and commonplace N is for ninepins— roll the ball straight, minutes to get nccllninted. He then features more clearly realized than dur at the laconic answer. Down go tbe ninepins, five seven, descended to the lobby, where the tem ing that clashing of will with the woman “ No. s ir ; Joshua who made the eight! » he loved. At least, that was what she moon shine,” answered the quickwit O ia for “Observation,” so keen, perature w as a little lower, and spent told herself. Yet while she vowed in her Try to remember tbe things yon have I twenty minutes there. U e then ven- ted mountaineer.— Oakland Herald. heart that ahe hated him there was in tured to the vestibule, from which the •een. her mind a certain amount of respect for P Is for polo, played In the pork, door opencil Into the street. He would S e is in s O p p o rtu n ity . him for the aucceaaful method by which parade the vestibule for fifteen min “ Don’t you think you are taking big Q is for quoits, pitched at a mark. he had extracted her— the word ia appo R is for rowing, by river and sea, utes, occasionally opening the door to site, it waa more like a dental operation chnuces In |iermittlng your daughter S In for skating, for you and for me. let In a little cold air. Being now ac to m arry that 1111111 ? ” than anything elae!— from her cabin. Aa T Is for tennis, a game to allure customed to a cool temperature, he “ I ’d be taking bigger chances not a preliminary to the conversation be re The hand and tbe eye that are skillful would button up bis coat and «ally sumed his scat at the table and at tbe to.” and sure. forth. same time rourteoualy motioned her to “ I don’t see how.” U Is for umpire— quarrels he’ll quell, ait down, aaying: “ 81ie might not m arry at all.”— V Is for vaulting. Jump high and Jump A D is t i n c t i o n . “Yon had better sit drfVrn. Our conver Houston Post. well I “She's a* pretty ns a picture”— sation may be extended, and you will get W for wheeling, for man and for maid, very tired standing tip, Mlsa Ellen.” *•- There is sunshine in her smile. T h n n H fp A rtis t. X Is for Xvstus, where Greek games were And she 1ms a pair of dimples “ You brute!” she cried, “ I never was Foote Llghte— W h at Is your brother played. , That are 'fashioned to beguile, so insulted in all my life! Those great, doing now? Y Is for yachting from port to [>ort, hulking men to drag me o u t!" Miss Sue Brette— H e’s engager] to Z Is for sigzag, tbe very last sport. “ Rhe’s ns pretty ns a picture,” “They didn't lay hands on you, did moke the thunder for that new drama. P r ic e o f a H orse. But it may as well be known they?” Foote Llglito— He always did say There are two w ays of figuring out That she Isn't, to be honest, “ I f they had, it would go hard with Quite ss prelty as her own, them,” said Miss Ellen, glaring at her we would hear from him on the stags a sum lit arithmetic, ns a boy proved to a teacher a few days ago. The — Chicag 9 Evening Post. captor savagely. “ I f I had a weapon. some day.— Yonkers Statesman. I ’d kill all of you!” teacher stated the case thus; T m nu f o r m a t i o n . A man Isn’t necessarily an ex-convlcf “ How fortunate,” said Smith persuas "Y o u r father bought a horac, yon “ Rhe w as ail agog to rnotor." ively, “ that you are armed in beauty •ay, for $300 aud sold him for $250; because he doesn’t care to talk about "Y es, yea.” himself. H e nmy be afflicted with mod and womanhood alone.” now, James, how much did he lose?” “ And now ahe’s ail agoggle.”— B ir An angry flush greeted this courteous- esty. “W ell, about $000.’ mingham Age-Herald. and delicate compliment. “ W hat?” cried the teacher. “W hy, Young men who save a dollar early “ Seriously, though,” be continued; “I there Isn't another scholar In the class I In life will And that It has grown to Potatoes In Frante ara nearly doubla entreat you to sit down, dear Mias Ellen.” that would not have given me a cor- $4 whan they are old, and need It moat the pries of last year. Miaa Ellen stand at him ia silent « * * * * ♦ * * * * * * * * * * ? Old Favorites K e e p s S t iff I ’p p e r L ip . There has something gone wrong. My brave boy, it appears, For I see your proud struggle To keep back the tears. That la righ t; when you can not Give trouble the elip, Then bear It, still keeping “A stiff upper lip !!’ Though you emu not escape Disappointment and care. There's one tiling you can do— It is, learn how to bear. I f when for llfe'a prises You’re running, you trip, Get up, start again, “Keep a stiff upper lip.”. Let your hand* and your conscience Be honest and clean; Scorn "to touch or to think O f tbe thing that is mean; But bold on to the pure And the right with firm grip; And though hard be the task, “Keep a stiff upper lip.” -- Through childhood, through manhood. Through life to tbe end, Struggle bravely and stand By your colors, my friend; Only yjeld when you must, “ Never give up the ship,” But fight on to the last "W ith a »tiff upper lip.” — Phoebe Carey. J I n K le B e lls . Dashing through the snow In a one-horse, open sleigh; O ’er the fields we go, Laughing all the w ay; Bells on bob-tail ring. Making spirits bright; What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song to-night! CHORUS. Jingle, bolls! jingle, bells. Jingle all the w ay! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh! Jingle, bells, jingle bells! Jingle all the way! Oh. what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh 1 A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride. And soon Miss Fannie Bright W as seated at my side; The horse was lean and lank; Misfortune seemed bis lot; . lie got into a drifted bank And we— we got upsot! Now tbe ground is white; Go it while you're young; Take the girls to-night And sing this sleighing song; Just g « ' a bob-tailed bay,' Two-forty for his speed; Then hitch him to an open slelgb. And crack! you'll take the lead. L Y D I A T H O M PSO N . D e a th o f a a A C Ir e s a W h o O a e o C r e a t e d a F u r o r e l a T h ia C o u n t r y . The death of Lydia Thompson, an English actress, recalls the wonderful change thnt has come over the Am eri can stage in a lit tle more than a generation. W hen she c a m e here with the British Blondes In 18tl8 women in tights y e re not permit ted In any hut tha l o w e s t theaters. The excitement and controversy Li' p i a THOMPSON. that followed the coming of the Blondes were tremen dous. T be newspn|iers criticised them severely, calling their appearance Inde cent. and ministers’ denounced their per formance as tbe work o f tbe devil. And now we have the Salome dance 1 Notwithstanding the newsjiapers and the ministers. Lydia Thompson met with great receptions. She first ap peared In New York In the burlesque “ Iklon,” and because the women of the company wore blonde wigs they were dubbed the “ British Blondes,” a name that clung to them. One of their per formances, “The Forty Thieves,” ran for 100 nights— something at that time unprecedented. A U told. Miss Thomp son made four visita to the United States, touring as fa r as the Pacific coast. H er success may he Indicated by the fact that when she w as In Cincinnati even tbe bootblacks sub scribed their dimes to present her with n silver wreath. In Chicago she horse whipped a newspaper man who had written an Insulting artlMe concerning one of her songs. Miss Thompson first appeared on the London stage In 1852. Four years later she toured Europe and she won such favor that in many cities she was sere naded and escorted by torchlight parades. H er last appearance on the stage wns In 1805, In London. She w as 72 when she died recently, having been bom In 1830. T an s * 4 . Oracional hear the wild geese!” said papa, laying his paper aside nnd sitting up. "T hat Isn’t wild geese,” explained uinnuna, “that's daughter's tame goose honking his auto horn to let her know he I» coming.”— Houston Post. A C h e a p B lo w o u t . A canny old Scotchman, MacDougal, Who. like all of his people, was frugal. Whene'er lie felt fine, 'Stead of ordering wine Would go blow hlmeelf on a bugle I Success Magazine. X young doctor calla dlneaacs by their Latin names; an old doctor la not •o particular.
