fl-— iL^Quick, too!” H e d re w hl« m a
m any, h as been p a rtic u la rly bltt«*r. and
c h e te am i sla sh e d a s fu rio u sly a t th e se
a p p e a ls to G e rm a n s, a s a m a tte r of
>
w|j-e« a s lie h ad d one a t tlio.se of th e
p a trio tis m , not to buy A m e ric a n
trq eh a.
w h eels. T h e p a p e r r»-f«-rred to p o in ted
s ?
1
In a m in u te o r less a n o p e n in g had
o u t th a t G e rm a n m ac h in e s w o rth Rtit) THIS IS THEIR D EPA RTM EN T OF
been
m ad e, a n d
th e rid e rs
we e
m a rk s se n t to A m erica h av e to p ay a
TH E PA PER.
:h ro u g h . W h en th e S jta n .a rd s arriv e I
d u ty of In.’ m a rk s, w hile A u u rle a n
a t th e sa m e point th e ir g r e a te r n u m
niachln«-* of th e s a m e v a lu e h av e to
b e r a n d th e n a rr o w n e s s of th e g ap
pay a d u ty of 3 m u rk s in G e rm a n y . It (J u iiiu t H a y i n g * u n d C u te D o in g * o f t he
c a u se d a tre m e n d o u s c ru sh , w hich g a v e ' Ï ' T
L i t t l e F o lk a E v e r y w h e r e , G a t h e r e d
a d d s th a t th e R clch atag w ill, a t Its c o m
!
th e in s u rg e n ts a m u ch m-«‘d cd s ta r t.
in g session, be p re se n te d w ith a u “Ir
a m i P r in te d H e re fo r A ll O th e r L i t
¿ / - - J
re s istib le ” p e titio n to ra ise th e lui|>ort
It w as soon lost, h o w ev er. T h e fre sh '
t le O n e * to R e a d .
d u ty a s high a s A m eri a ’s, a u d co n
horse» of th e S p a n ish re in fo rc e m e n t
tin u e» :
T h e P o p p y L i m l Lim it«-<1 E x p r e n a .
ra p id ly o v e rh a u le d th e little
troop. I I -
ì
-
B ut in th e m e a n tim e th e p u b lic m ust Tii«* first train l«-ave» a t 6 p. rn.
A nd. Io a d d Io th e ir difficulties, a d eep I
1 n r tii«* land w h«*re the |H>pp> blow»;
fa c e th e in v asio n of Atm r l ia n a n d for-
ra v in e su d d e n ly a p p e a re d a h e a d . T o I
s c ra m b le In am i out o f it w ith sufti-I
! elgn tn a n u f a e tu n i • by sh e e r p a tro tlstn . T he m other d ear is th«- «-ngine<-r.
I ) i n t i li V tl m i l i i l U M i . i i l « n
A nd tin- passenger hingh» an d crow ».
c ic n t ra p id ity w ould be im p o ssib le for
ea an*
By a sc ien tific e x p e rim e n t Fro?e*-«<»r ,,u t "I w h at m at •rial tin »<
I t w as a co sm o p o litan g ro u p th a t » it lin es. N a tu ra lly , he w a s fu rio u s. T h a t th e tire d h o rses, tw o of w hich c a r - ' C a ttc ll o f C o lu m b ia Colleg«* ha« «1«* m a d e ev ery setisibh* m an vvlll easily
Tin* palace ca r is tiie mother*« arm s;
a ro u n d th e ca m p fire s o f S la te r 's H o rse. th e m a je sty o f th e p o w e rs o f S p ain rled d o u b le loads. T o h a v e c a s t th e i te ru iin e d th a t th e a v e ra g e p e rs o n 's ! Im ag in e. T h e G er mt i: dust l y h a s
T h e w h istle, a low. sw ee t stra in ;
w o rk s w om en a sid e m ig h t h a v e fa c ilita te d t-v« s a rc abb* to d is tin g u is h a b o u t t w ti I no f e a r on u eeo u n t 1 p rit * am i good i'ln- p a sse n g e r w in k s an d noils a n d blink»,
T h e tro o p n u m b e re d tw e n ty m en a ll sh o u ld l»e slig h te d . th a t th e
to ld , d ra w n fro m e v e ry o n e o f th e A n sh o u ld l»e b ro k en , th a t h is m en sh o u ld th e ir escap e. b u t no one *<»>tned to I ty live d iffe re n t .«had«*» l»«*f vv«-«-n Ma k q u a lity of th e ir mat rials < t a n y eoin-
Ami goes to sleep iu tiie train !
glo -S ax o n ra c e s o f th e p la u e t. T h e re be s la u g h te re d th is w a s b a d e n o u g h d re a m o f su ch a n a c t. nor w as th e re aiul whit«*. H e em p lo y ed no less th a n l»ctitlon. O n th e e in tr a ly , th e y nr<
w e re A m erican s. E n g lish m e n , C a n a In all co n scien ce, b u t th a t lie sh o u ld a w o rd o f re g re t fo r th e d e ity w hich i tw o h u u d re d shad«*s in h is e x p e rim e n t, i « lo v e a n y o th e r p«- •ph- as re g a ñ ís so At s p. ni. the next tra in s ta rts
F or the I ’oppy Lami a f a r .
d ia n s . A u s tra lia n s , a n d
S o u th A fri lose his gold d o u b lo o n s th is w as u n h ad c a u se d th em to he o v e rta k e n . Sla but th e g re a t tu a j »rity o f tin .«•• w ere too ' lld lty of th e ir fab rh a n d 4‘iieaptreas.
ca n s, a n d th ey h a d com e fro m th e e n d s b e a ra b le . H e fu m ed , a n d sw o re, a n d te r drew In his h o rse, a n d th e o th e rs ! n e a r a lik e to !•«- distinguish«*«! ivy th e ' T h u s tiie m a tte r sta n d s a! p re se n t T he sum m ons d e a r falls <>n the ear —
“ All ab o an l for the sl«*cping car!"
o f th e e a r th to ta k e p a rt in su ch a row called to him a c a p ta in of g u e rilla c a v g a th e r e d ro u n d .
«•ye. T liese w ere not s h a d e s of differ- i b u t. a s th e A m erican firm lias «•ontraet.«
a s p ro m ised to follow w h en C u b a L ib a lry .
“ W a y 's clo sed .” sai l th e lead e r, sen I «nt <*«dors. b u t »Im ply g ra y surfs«*«*» w ith som e o f th e p a p e rs w hich trow r«- B ut w h a t is th e fa re to P o p p y lu tn d ?
••Captain.**
ra se t u p h e r flag a g a in s t th a t of S p ain .
te n tio u s ly . “G ot to fight h ere o r s u r I a ».»ing g ra d u a lly from w h ite to b lack . I fu se th e ir ad v ertis.-im -n ts, 1« g a l d e v e l
i hojie It in not too «bar.
“S e n io r.”
T h e ir le a d e r w as a V irg in ia n , th e re
o p m e n ts a re pos-J>l«>.
re n d e r .”
T he fare 1« this, a ling and a kiss.
“
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w a s n o t a C u b a n or a S p a n ia rd in th e
And it is ¡»aid to the engineer!
“ D r c u t o u r w ay th ro u g h ." su g g est
1 lie Y o u n g M a n a s a < iliz.i n .
A I reneli p h y sic ia n report«*«! a t a )
co m p an y , a n d th e n a m e o f S la te r 's troop?”
ed th e m an fro m H a rv a rd .
T iie Kev. (d ia rie s II P a r k h u r s t. 1». D. S I ask of Him w ho children took
“ A h u n d re d a n d fifty .”
T ro o p w a s a n a m e o f te r r o r to th e
“ T h e w o m en." remark«*<l S la te r, a n d 1 no «-ting of tin- S«M*iety of H ypnologv in I
l a r i s a few w eek s ag o th a t he ha«l tr e a ts o f "T h e Y ouug M an as a C itizen "
• tu his knee iu kim ltiess great,
“ G ood. P u rs u e th e s e a c c u rs e d A m e r th e o th e r a c c e p te d th e fact.
g o v e rn m e n t fo rc e s fro m P in a r d e l ltio
In hl« a rtic le In th e L ad ies' H om e J o u r " l a k e charge, 1 pray, of the tra in s each
ican s. T h e re a r e no t m o re th a n th irty .
c
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stro
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te
n
to S a g u a la G ra n d e .
The S p a u is h rid e rs w ere now d ra w
day
T o see th em th u s en c a m p e d no o n e F o llo w th em to S a n tia g o . If n e c e ss a ry , in g in, am i a volley of c a rab lm -s rati d en cy to sea s irk n t ss, by m e a u s of n al. In d efin in g tin- d u tie s of eitiz«-ll-
1 bat leave at six and eight.
sh ip he say»: “ A elth ■ti h
no m ore
h
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tic
su
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stio
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.
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tho«l
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as
w o u ld h a v e su p p o se d th a t th e y w ere b u t c a tc h th em , d e a d o r a liv e ."
b efo re. T h ey h ad aim e d high, w ith
1 rig h t to be neg le •tful
“ V ery w ell. G e n e ra l.” re p lie d th e
liit«*r»*sts
e n g ag ed in o n e o f th e m o st d a n u g ra id s
th e re s u lt th a t th re e m en o f d ie tr««op to th ro w th em Into a liypnoth* sl«*ep a n d
o f th e civic w hole iu vv lieh 1 is a nietn- "K eep w atch of the passengers, th u s I
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t h a t h ad b een a d v e n tu r e d sin c e th e
pray.
to p p led from th e ir saddle«-
T h is le ft lh«*u caws«* th em to lad iev e th a t th ey
to lie ne-
ibi h
w ere b«-ing t«*s«*«l on th e ««••an vvlth- l»er th a n u p a re n t oi
w a r o p en ed in *95. T h e o f f ic e r s - th e r e a n d to so u n d th e "B o o ts a n d S a d d le s .” th e n u m b e r o f m o u n ts free.
F or to me they are very dear.
g le c tfu l of tin* In te r
ih e dome»:!«- And special w ard, (> gracious Ixjrd,
w e re b u t tw o —s a t d e m o c ra tic a lly on A h u n d re d to tw e n ty w ould be long
“C au’t y o n rid e. S e u o ra ? ” »aid S la « ut su ffe rin g fro m se asiek m «». A fte r
a sh o rt co u rse of th is tr e a tm e n t, he • w h o le in vv h lch he « a tn« tu b er. T h e re
th e g ro u n d am o n g th e ir m e u : th e r e w as o d d s, ev en fo r S la te r's H o rse.
• ' er the gentle engineer.”
t< r. B oth rep lied in th e affirm a tiv e .
8
8
averre«!. his pati«*tils a c tu a lly m a d e ! 1 Is th e sam e «{unlitv »f un-( h ris tia n dls- ““ E d g a r \\ ade Abbot.
a tin k lin g o f b a n jo s , a n d a m in g led
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pleaac.
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long a n d ro u g h v o y ag es w ith o u t »ea ! reg a rd involved k ls ,th «ases. a n d
so u n d o f c o n fu se d ta lk in g a n d of jo v ia l, m en d re w rein , fifteen m iles from th e
m u s t try to cu t o u r w ay o u t •
•
•
j w h e th e r a m an 1« t bla S ta te o r c!ty
N o L a r g e r t h Hn a T o y .
sick n ess.
fre e -h a n d e d p ro f a n ity . T h e sh a d o w s triMtha. a n d s a t sile n t, a c lu s te re d black
A re y o u a f r a id ? ”
I lie little d a u g h te r of Is ra e l H u u to n .
s h ift fo r Itself o r i tieth er he le ts his
o f th e m en loom ed b ig on th e b a c k sp o t on th e m o o n lit ro a d . th e y h e a rd
d tie t h o l r r a M ic r o b e .
“ It is th e p riv ile g e o f a C u b an wont
I fam ily s h ift f«»r lb If. In th e one In- a f a r m e r o f O ra n g e C o u n ty . O hio, h as
g ro u n d o f tro p ic a l v e g e ta tio n , w h e re a low th u n d e r co m e ro llin g u p from
Mm li unuec«-ssary a la rm m ig h t be
an to fe a r n o th in g e x c e p t c a p tu r e by
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th e red Ore lig h t flash ed fitfu lly fro m
spar»*«l a t tim e s w h en in v a s io n s of
th ese!"
| fa lse to ills tn»rpor e d u ty a n d is a 2 y ear-o ld h u n k th a t m easu re« only
tim e to tim e , a n d n o w th e fo rm o f a hoofs.
T h e m an from H a r v a r d w a s s tru c k c h o le ra a re threaten«*d if th e sim p le • d«*«pteable sh irk .
th irte en Inches high.
"B y Jo v e !” said th e E n g lish m a n , who
te th e re d h o rse, a n d now th e fig u re o f a
by h e r c o u ra g e , b u t he could uot ato p fa« ts a l o u t th«* mt« robe w h ich «*au»«*s I “ T h e d o c trin e Just e n u n c ia te d net
1 I«:» s tra n g e m id g et ¡H»uy 1» regard«*!
s e n try le a n in g a g a in s t a sm o o th c o ate d w a s re la te d to th e e m in e n t a u th o r.
to a d m ire it. T h e w om en w ere h elp ed c h o le ra w ere m o re w id ely k n o w n . In to I«* p re a c h e d a n d push«*d. A gn
by
m an y a s o ne o f th e m ost re m a rk a M y
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lnter«*»ting bit» of h o rse fl*-»h In th e
I t w as no sm a ll a ffa ir th a t th e s e m en C a n a d ia n , w ho h ad j u s : com e from
» ire su< «-In« :lv sta t« il
a f«»rt:i
w as no tim e fo r fa lse m m leaty a n d
la n d ; c e rta in ly th e tin y h o rse is t i e
tiie fa c t th a t m en. w ho an* fa irly fal
w e re e n g a g e d in —n o th in g less, in fa ct, th e E g y p tia n S 'tid a n .
th e re s t fo rm ed u p a ro u n d them , (»tie e a sily reni«-ml»-r«-«L W h en «t is out
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th a n a r a id on th e " tro c h a " itself. It
o f th e w om en held o u t h e r h a n d to sid e th e h u m a n l»ody th e c h o le ra inl-
I »«4. a« th e m b lg et is called , h as a r e
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la n o t th e policy o f th e C u b a n le a d e rs a w a y th ey w en t, up a n d dow n th e ro ll w a rd S la te r’s h o lsters, b u t he p o in ted etoN*. so f a r s s k n o w n , only liv«-s am i th ey a re p laced , d o not hesitate,
m
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c u t th e fa c t th a t th e re w ere p isto ls a l r« p n s,u « ‘«s tn w a te r: it is too * n a i l to
<lw irf« o f h e r rn«-«*. sh e is th e o ffsp rin g
th e e n th u s ia s m o f th e m en. a n d a t th e th e m . T h e c o u n try w as too ro u g h to re a d y in th e h o ls te rs b efo re them . T hey be r**move«| fro m w a te r by o rd in a ry d->- egad«-» In th e ir re la tio n s to th e
of a n a n c e s try of o rd in a ry , ev e ry -d a y
s a m e tim e k eep th e en em y on th e a le rt, allo w o f ta k in g to th e fields, w h ere tiie took th e s e o u t a u d h a n d le d th em w ith i ,-stlc filte rs; !«»th M dlihg a n d «Irving n a tio n th a t th e y 1« long to. T iie
horse*. B oth h e r f a th e r a u d m o th er
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su c h e x p e d itio n s a r e u n d e rta k e n fro m
«iui« kly kill It; acid« a lso kill It; it is
tra il, b u t It w o u ld b e sm o o th e r In th e fa m ilia rity .
th ey to allow a u e ig h h o r t « stiff e r sb u se
tim e to tim e.
T h e S p a n ia r d s h ad p a u se d a few h u n t:ot a lw a y s e q u a lly v iru le n t.
All n ig h t
w ith o u t a n a tte m p t a t int rv eiitio u . b u t
T h ey h a v e e n c a m p e d so m e fifty m iles c o u rs e o f a few leag u e s.
d re d y a rd s a w a y , a u d w ere sc ru tiu .z -
th
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w ould »cc th e ir e n tire cli ty w ith a ll Its
1 h r I n k n o w n S o u th .
fro m th e S p a n is h lin e s a n d th e a tta c k
fo llo w in g th u n d e r w as loud a n d o fte n Ing th e m eu th ey h ad p u rsu e d . 1 do
m a c h in e ry o f go v ern •nt go to th e
T h e In te rn a tio n a l G e o g ra p h ic a l C on
w a s fixed fo r th e n e x t n ig h t. A d a sh
fa in t, b u t n e v e r w h o lly d ie d a w a y n o t know w hy th ey did not ru s h dow n g re w iu L«>u«loti a v«nr ag o d«*vlar**d «b-gs ail-1 th e harpi«-» * bout o n e «lefin-
a c ro s s th e c o u n try , a s te a lth y a d v a n c e
T h e g u e rilla s w ere w ell m o u n te d , a n d am i o v e rw h e lm rhem by sh e e r w eig h t. th a t th e great«*st pie«e of geograplr.
h e e ffo rt a t reacn e «
one d is tin c t
on th e fo rtific a tio n , a n o th e r d a s h , s a
S la te r 's h o rses w ere no t fresh .
1 lie P o ssib ly so m uch coolness m ad e th em •-xpl«»rattou re m a in in g to be u n d e rta k e n th o u g h t th a t »u«*h Ina« •n w as vv .«k*-d
b r e a n d re v o lv e r, a n d a tr iu m p h a l re
N othing w ill c o rr « it
I« th a t o f th e A n ta rc tic reg io n s. S ince an«l in h u m a n .
t r e a t —th is w as th e p ro g ra m th a t S la
th« n a tn iu ils-r o f s m a ll ex p ed itio n » t«» th is ev il but th e <*n*atk*n o f a se n tim e n t
t e r ’s H o rse p ro p o sed to Itself.
- • e n e rg e tic a n d ; <-rv t- v e th a t d e c e n t
w c . « ' s -'u tii l ’-'b .. i ' «■ bat ■ ; •
N e x t m o rn in g th ey ro d e u p a n d d o w n
b u t little h a s vet b een aceo m p liah ed , people w ill no have the . o w srd ly an-
th e ro llin g h ills In th e e a rly d a w a fo r
«!«• .*v : • l«--.- M t th e p r arv d u tie s
a n d Ik s -to r Mill re m in d s E n g lish re a d
tw o h o u rs, a n d th e n re s te d fo r th e
« is in N a tu re th a t, a lth o u g h fifty five th a t {«ertain t< th«-m lu t
h e a t o f th e d a y In a cool a n d v ery se
th* p rim
y « a rs h a v e e la p s e d sin«*e C a p ta in B •»« pa«dty. t'itiz-- i» vv ili a tte
c lu d e d g ro v e, w h e re th e y w o uld be
a r ts , r»-g -.¡er
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d isc o v e re d th e tw o g'.aut vol«'a
sc re e n e d fro m a n y w a n d e rin g g u e ril
t to o u r
v* hicb he n a m e d M o u n ts E re b u s a u d a ie n t »«-Miinel
la s . L a te a t n ig h t th ey sa d d le d a g a in
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H eil F iv e n iiu its an d how LX« you »up-
n o w th e i r e n e m ie s fe lt th e effect. In ley sm o k e w as risin g fro m a b u rn in g blow « matiag«*«] to g ain a few y a rd s ba« r«*eently m a d e a v ery in te re s tin g Ing w h ich b ro u g h t e v ery w o rk m a n in ¡»»»e he ca n D<» it.
te n se c o n d s th ir ty o f th e g ra y u n ifo rm s h®tise. I he y a rd l»efore It w a s fille«] m ore. B ut th«- foe g a th e ro d clo*»e. a n d s ta te m e n t. A n aly zin g th e ir lig h t w ith tiie b u ik lin g «low n to th e stro e t. Som e
I Do n o t th in k of A n y th in g m ore
w e re w rith in g on th e sod, a n d th e re
w ith S p a n is h so ld iery ,
d wo w om en a g a in tw o o f th e h a u d fu l w ent d o w n , th e spectroecoiM-, he finds evid»-m-«- th a t o f th e m yeUcd “ F in * 7' a n d all w ere
nt«out A nt» a t p re s e n t.
m a in d e r b eh eld th e m ach e te» flash in g stood bournl iu th e m iilsL 1 h e re st-eni- T h e a ir w as ali a -q u iv e r w ith » te d A r c tu r u s is a lm o s t e x a c tly s im ila r to »••an*«!. T iie englne«*r g««t th e m to g e th e r
In th e ir faces. T h e C a s tlllla n s a r e not ’ ed to be au a lte rc a tio n . A so ld ie r be- b la d e s al«out th e fight, b u t now th a t c u r «tin In It» <*otup«»sition am i 1» c«x>l- an<I l«a«*k ini«» tiie b u ild in g . T h e n he
A r t o f M u l l i n g S ilh o u e t t e » .
w ith o u t a p ro v e rb th a t te a c h e s th a t d is g a n to re e v e a ro p e o v e r a c o n v e n ie n t th e in su rg e n t» , had got fa irly in uio- ing off. A lp h a C ygnl. on th e o th e r e x p la lim l th a t a n y tim e an y «»in- b u t
E ven iu th e s e enlighten«*«! d ay s,
tjOn once m ore, th e y w ere slow ly y e t b a u d , 1» a »tin very d iffe re n t from ours, ill« ow n m en ev«-u a» m uch a» t«meh«*d
c re tio n Is th e b e tte r p a r t o f v a lo r; th ey tree-b o u g h .
w hen th e a r t o f p h o to g ra p h y h a s a d
All th is flash ed b efo re th e m e n ’s s u re ly th r u s tin g th e ir w ay th ro u g h th e a n d is g e ttin g h o tte r, w hile G a m m a a w ire th«- gong w ouhl go off. a n d th e
d re w b ack.
T h e ir sh o ts seem ed to
v
an ced so very n e a r to p erfe c tio n ,
h a v e no effect on th e s e m ad m en , w hose e y es In a m o m en t. T h e re w as no b est- c irc lin g cro w d . B u t th ey lost a m an C ygnl s o m e w h a t resem ble» th e su n , but m an w ho tou«-lie«l th«- w ire w ould g e t th e re a re still som e old fa s h io n e d p«*o-
p is to ls e m itte d a c o n tin u o u s s tre a m o f ta tio n , n o r w ere th e re a n y or«lers giv- fo r e v e ry y a rd th ey w on. P isto l bul- is a lso im *rea»ing in s te a d o f d«*crcasing a ah«M-k o f e le c tric ity tlia t w ouhl p a r a ple w ho clin g w ith fo n d n e s s to th e s e
fire. T h e w ith d r a w a l b ecam e r e tr e a t en. T h o se of S la te r s tro o p w ere ac- let* h u m m e d th ro u g h th e m elee, s trik - Iu te m p e ra tu re .
ly ze him fo r Ilf«-. T h e t-ngin«*er h ad uo silh o u e tte s. D ue g re a t tilin g in th e ir
—th e r e tr e a t a p an ic. T h ey c ro w d e d to c u sto m e d to follow w hen S la te r led. i„ g d o w n frie n d a n d foe alik e. O ne
nion- tro u b le a f t e r tills.
fa v o r Is th a t th e le a s t cle v e r am o n g
g e th e r a n d ra n fo r th e te n ts —a h u n a n d th ey g allo p ed a t h is heels a s he o f th e w om en w as h it a s sh e fin d Into WAR U PO N A M ERICA N B IC Y C LE S
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T h a t so m an y th in g « eouie a p a r t tlia t re c re a tio n am i soon becom e a d ro it iu
d id n o t p u rs u e th em f u r th e r. T h e long T h e S p a n ia r d s by th e hoti.se w ere »ud- w o u n d ed o r fa in tin g , »lid fro m h e r sad- G e r m a n l ‘n |t c r » R e f i n e A d v e r t i s e
m e n t » f r o m M a n u f a c t u r e r a.
roll w as so u n d in g u p a n d d o w n th e d en ly a w a r e o f a m in g led r a ttle o f «He, a u d botii d is a p p e a re d b e n e a th th e
w ill not go to g e th e r a g a in ?
th e ir ex ecu tio n .
B ut th e re m ay be
lin e s, a n d th e firin g w ould b rin g d o w n h o o fs a m i p isto l »hots, a n d b eh eld a p ress.
T h e b icycle m a n u f a c tu r e rs o f G e r
T h a t It 1» o fte n so h a rd to g e t th e e a t som e of o u r y o ung rea«ler» w ho s c a rc e
npon
W h ,le S ia f e r -„ horge thllg melte<1 m a n y s r e gr«-atly alarm«*«] a t th e p ro g b n .'k Into th e l«ig a g a in a f t e r h av in g ly know w h at a silh o u e tte is. a n d such
a dozen re g im e n ts In flve m in u tes. H e ru sh o f m en sw e e p in g d o w n
h a d d o n e all th a t w as n e c e ssa ry , h ad th p m. b ra n d is h in g w eap o n s a n d volley- ap a(,e s l a t e r ro d e In th e fro n t, am i re s s w hich A m erican w h eels h av e m ad e on«*«* l»«*«*ti le t o u t?
u n e n lig h te n e d p e rso n a we w ill
en
cu t up the enem y’s lines w ith a sm all -u 8 fo rth c u rs e s am i b u lle ts a t once. ^ n ew n o t bow
o th e rs fa r e d . H e In th e ir c o u n try «luring th e la s t few
T h a t victim » of ra d ic a l self-esteem d e a v o r briefly to In s tru c t In th e a l
q u a rte r of a com pany,
and w ith o u t A m o m e n t- a n d th e y w ere s tru c k . o n jy knpW t h a t be w as j,e w ln g b | a m o n th s, a n d th e y h a v e a d o p te d novel ra re ly know thcm «elvea of th e e x is t m ost f«»rg«»tten a rt. A few s h e e ts of
loss, so th a t It w as tim e to r e tr e a t a» c ru sh e d , rid d e n
dow n
T h e sb«*er (ipMpprilte w av fo rw a rd a s a b u sh ra a n m ethod* in m e e tin g th e A m erican com e n ce o f »u«'h a dl»«*ase ?
d ra w in g ¡>aper. a pencil a n d a la m p
sw iftly as be had m ade the attack
T h a t a la rg e a m o u n t o f h a p p in e ss a re all th e e s s e n tia ls n eed ed to co m
w e.g h t o f S l a t e r s hea«l!oug c h a rg e |iew a his w av th ro u g h th e troph-nl Jun p e titio n . E a rly th is y e a r one o f th e
H p b a /, ,ost hls b a t , n d hlg b a lr m o st p ro m in e n t A m erican m a n u f a c m ay b e w ro u g h t o u t o f m an y sm all m en ce o p e ratio n s.
A to rch w as th r u s t In to th e n e a re s t s c a tte r e d th em in ev ery d ire c tio n . At gle
c lu s te r of te n ts, th e M axim g u n s w ith in
I ! “ * ,th ! d e a d b ' n ,a c h e te
w a s c lo tted a n d «lrlpping w ith Mood. tu r e r s e»taM l«he«l a u ag en cy In B erlin, thing», w h en rig h tly h a n d le d ?
T h e o p e ra to r first fixes a sh e e t of
re a c h w ere tu m b le d In to th e d itch , a u d m ore d e a d ly six sh o o te r w ere a t w ork
T h a t a g rea t am ount of b o th h a p p i p a p e r to th e w all by In s e rtin g a pin
b u t he took no heed o f th e w o u u d s; all a n d a t once fo u n d a la rg e field fo r its
th e little b a n d w e n t b ack a s th ey
h ad " T h ro w th e w om en a c ro s s y o u r sboul- h.v effo rt w as to reach tb e open »¡»ace bicy cles, w h ich w ere a re v e la tio n to th e n e ss am i m isery m ay l*e w ro u g h t o u t in each co rn er. T h en th e p ersou w hose
com e, le a v in g th e c u t w ires a u d
th e d e rs ,” ro ared S la te r. T h e y w ere Jerk- b ey o u d . A nd a t last, b le e d in g horse p««»ple, w ho h a v e lx*en RccuKtomed to fro m very little thing», a n d a »m ail lik en ess, o r “ s ilh o u e tte ." is to be ta k e n .
row s of dead to m ark w here they
had ed up iu a n In s ta n t by tw o b ra w n y am i m an , he sw a y - ' Into th e c le a r th e p o n d e ro u s G e rm a n m a c h in e s. I ’rin a m o u n t of l»oth m isery a n d happlue«« 1« s e a te d In a c h a ir close to th e w all
p a sse d . A m in u te m o re a n d th e y w ere tro o p ers. It w as no tim e fo r cerem o- g ro u n d a n d looked a b o u t fo r h is tnen. cess H o h eu lo h e a n d all th«* s m a rt aet fro m very g re a t tiling«, c o u n tin g th e in su ch a po sitio n a s to throw a d is
m o u n te d a n d th u n d e rin g a c ro s s th e ny.
tin c t slia«iow of his profile «as n e a r lib-
N ot o n e h ad follow« d ; lie w a s alone. In B erlin I».light A m e ric a n w li«-«-ls. a d je e tlv «•» by m e a s u re " a f te r th e limn
country again.
"N ow , h a rd a h e a d ! A n d b efo re th e T h e w om en he h ad re scu ed w ere gone, w h ich »ooli la-gun to be se e n ou all sid es tier o f m en ?” G« xh I H o u sek eep in g .
size as possible) on th e c e n te r o f th e
A s th e y ro d e S la te r sa id to th e m an S p a n ia rd s h ad reco v ered
fro m
th e too.
p ap er. To s e c u re s te a d in e s s a vviue
H e s ta re d a b o u t a s If d azed. In G e rm a n y .
N o t a l l a h y 'a B a t t l e .
n e a re s t him . a g r a d u a te o f H a r v a r d : shock th e ir a s s a ila n ts w ere d a s h in g wbUe lh e S p a n ia rd s stood a n d w o n d er
T h e A m erican«, w ho w ere h e a v y a d
g lass o r som e such support is placed
M ayor M uridiy, o f T em p le, A ria., w as b e tw e e n h is h ead a n d th e w all, fo r th e
“ W e h a v e s:n g ed th e S p a n is h k in g 's p a s t th e o u tb u ild in g s o f th e h a c ie n d a
. tbH ln an w bo bart done so might- v e rtis e r s In a ll th e G e rm a n p a p e rs,
beard, eh?”
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pour- w ere re c e n tly a sto n ish e d to receiv e no a w a k e n e d by a r a ttle one n ig h t last slig h te st m o v e m e n t o fte n c a u se s fa il
was
A n d th e o th e r re p lie d : “ P re c ise ly .” A t tb e s a m e tim e th e g u e rilla s s w a rm
¡„g fro lu a deop c u t Jn tb e nei.k o f b ja tice th a t h e n c e fo rth th e ir a d v e r tis e w eek, a n d not k n o w in g o f a n y re c e n t ure. H a v in g a rr a n g e d th ese m a tte r s
T h e n , a f t e r a m ile o r so: “ T h e y w o n ’t ed In, a n d th e so ld ie rs also m o u n te d borSe
T h e a n im a t's k n ees b eg an to m e n ts could not 1 h * receiv ed . T h e fa c t a r r iv a l w ho w o u ld tie s h a k in g one In s a tis fa c to rily , th e o p e ra to r p ro ceed s to
le t this paas, d<ffyou thin k ?”
a u d fo llo w ed th e ch ase.
to tte r, a u d p re s e n tly it s a n k to th e finaly d ev elo p ed t h a t all th e G e rm a n th e «m all h o u rs, he got up to In v e sti sk etch w ith a pencil th e h ead a n d p ro
“ W hat do you m ean? T h a t they’ll
M ean w h ile, S la te r's m eu h ad m et un ! g ruUnd.
j m a n u f a c tu r e rs h ad e n te re d Into a p g a te a n d h ad to kill a r a ttle s n a k e file o f th e " s itte r .” a n d till» ro q u lrea a
follow ua?”
ex p e c te d o b stacles. A h igh a n d s tro n g . K later fell w ith it. T h e tro o p s ru s h agT«*eiiient th a t th e y w ould w ith d ra w w h ich was ou th e fro n t p iazz a b efo re s te a d y h a n d a n d som e d isp a tc h , a s It
“Tas."
w ire fen ce stotxl firm ly a c ro s s th e ir ed fo rw a rd , b u t w hen th ey c a m e to th e ir a d v e rtis e m e n ts from a n y p a p e r g o ing b ack to sleep.
is no easy m a tte r to sit In one ¡Hwltlon
“ Nonsense. Not a bit of It.”
w ay ; It w as a p p a re n tly d esig n e d to be h im he w as d e a d , w ith th e re d b la d e a c re p tiu g a d v e rtis e m e n ts fro m A m e ri
Mt-n aini women ero n et ee g-»-d ee fo r a g re a t le n g th o f tim e p e rfe c tly m o
H e w as wrong, for there was a t th a t h o rse-p ro o f. T h e re w as no g a te , a n d Mtm clin ch ed iu Ills fingers.
can b icy cle firm s.
e n g a g e d people th in k th ey are, n o r a s tionless. W h en th e sk e tc h 1» co n clu d
m om ent rage and cursing iu the S p an th e e n d s W'ere n o t in s i g h t
T he G e rm a n » p o rtin g p a p e rs h av e b a d ns m a rrie d people c o n sid e r them .
ed little «kill w ill be n eed ed to b rin g
A n d th e w otueu fo r w hom th is score
ish cam p. T be officer in com m and a t
“ W ell, c u t it th e n ,” sh o u te d th e lead o f m en h a d re ck lessly th ro w u a w a y ta k e n th e m a tte r up In th e in te re s t of
the ta s k to an end. T h e o p e ra to r h as
th a t point had laid a heavy w*ager er, w ith a ra ttle of oaths, when Its Iui th e ir liv es lay tra m p le d a n d c ru sh e d th e ir c o u n try m e n . T h e ltadvvelt, th e
It is su rp risin g how mguy people only w ith a » h a rp p e n k n ife to c u t o u t
OCR BOYS AND GIRLS
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iiia t the rebels w ould n ever break the^ p reg n ab lllty
R A ID .
becam e a p p a ren t, “am i
ben eath tbe hoofs of the g u erilla h o n e . rnqst Im p o rtan t cycling p ap er In Gcr-
look like the dev IL
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the head In tbo lino of the pencil m ark.
T h» c e n te r p a rt Is th«»n th ro w n a«!de
a n d th e o th e r p a p e r laid on a p eee o f
M ack cloth, w hich th ro w » «»ut th e fes- .
tu r e s iiol'lly, am i If su fficien t «"are ha*
been ta k e n u » trlk ln g liken«*»» will bo
th e re w a rd . H ap p y M om ent*.
T h r e e G e n t le m e n f r o m l llin o i* .
T h e difficulties u n d e r w hich b u sin e ss
I k tra n s a c te d in th e H o u se of R e p re
s e n ta tiv e s a t W a sh in g to n a re h a p p ily — 1
o r u n h a p p ily illustrât»-«! by a u auec- j
d o te p rin te d in th e W a sh in g to n T im e s
Tii«- H peaker of th e H o u se 1» com m only
KUp|»o»cd to have too m uch p ow er, ra t li g re a t sy s te m of m ilita ry ro a d s o v e r
e r th a n too little , b u t e v en his hand» w hich w«* could Im rry o u r a rm ie s In
« a*** of in v asio n by a fo reig n f«je.
a ro sonn-tlm es t *d tip in red taj»e.
T h e difficulty of s e c u rin g reco g n itio n
It w p i u i to li» th is 1» not t ’.ie proi»er
fo r th e a tte m p te d p a ss a g e of a n y b 11 view to tnk«- of it. W hy not k< ep th o
ca n n o t 1 m - e x a g g e ra te d , a n d Mr. B u r ro ad s we have in m an y p art* of th«i
rell of Illin o is had realized th is fa c t to co u n try ? No f«»e could p a ss o v e r th em .
th«- fu ll w hile try in g to secu re ac tio n T h ey a re th e b e st kim l of p ro te c tio n
on a little p riv a te bill w hich he had in a g a in s t fr end o r f<x- w ho m ay seek to
tow fo r one of bis c o n stitu e n t» .
pass a lo n g th em .
H e had Ix-en to see th e s p e a k e r a
Tber«* a re m any tow n» so effectu ally
n u m lier of tim es, b eseech in g him to let . hed g ed a b o u t w ith th e se b o tto m less
th e bill com e up. an d finally Mr. R«-»-«i b a rr ie rs th a t p ro g rra s c a n 't roach th em
y ield ed , a n d told him to be on tim e th e In a h u n d re d y«-ars. T h ey a re b a rri
n e x t m o rning, w ith his hill in h is h an d , cad ed a g a lu s t th e w orld a b o u t hem .
K itting a m id s t a v ast c o n tig u ity o f
s ta n d in g read y to c a tc h th e s p e a k e r's
m u d , som e c o m m u n itie s live an d rot
eye.
Mr. B u rrell needed no u rg in g to 1 m * on like w eeds In a b ay o u . D r If it is n 't
h an d , a n d a t th e first op|M>rtuulty he m ud, It 1« »and o r d u s t th a t m ake* tr a v
w av ed th e bill in th e air. T h e s p e a k e r elin g luipOR*ible, or, a t le a st, u n p le a s
h ad not forg«jtteu h ^ p ro m ise, an d a n t.
T h e se to w n s a r e fu ll of nl<-». m«jaay
w hen a s u ita b le o p en in g cam e, he sa id :
"T h e g e n tle m a n from Illin o is is re c old «Itizeiis, w ho do not believe in being
c a u g h t up by an y 'n ew -fan g ie« ] n o tio n s
o g n ized .”
The
A p ag e start«-d fra n tic a lly up th e re g a rd in g road Im p ro v em e n ts.
a ale, b u t seeing Mr. C onnolly of Illi ¡»oor road« th e y L ave a lw a y s h ad a r e
nois s ta n d in g In his place, holding a good en o u g h .
Yes. good e n o u g h fo r
bill in hl* h an d , th e p age ru sh ed up to th e m , b u t not fo r th e boys a n d up to-
htm , took th e bill an d hut rled it to d a te m en.
T h e p e r* .s te n t bicycle is erery v v h era
th e de*k. T h e s p e a k e r did u o t rell»h
th is e rro r, b u t m ad e th e best of a bad ¡(leading fo r th e eau ae of Good R oads.
m a tte r, an d th e m e a su re w as allo w ed to Its frie n d s sh ould «-all th e ir fo rces to
pass.
g e th e r a n d b a ttle fo r rig h t th in g s au d
Mr. R eed th e n looked o v e r in th e d i p ro g ress.
re c tio n of Mr. B u rrell, a u . a g a in »aid:
As s u re as a n y th in g can be. m ud Is
“T h e g eo tlen iu n from Illin«jl*.*’
g ing out of fa s h io n . P u b lic d e c e n c y
A n o th e r page s ta rte d to follow th e d i an d co n v en ie n ce 1* being look -d a fte r.
rectio n of th e s p e a k e r’s eye. b u t ra n
K u ild in if C o u n tr y R o a d *.
in to Mr. G raff. al*o of lllinoi*. w ho had
T h e pro b lem we h av e to so lv e in
b«-cu h a u n tin g tb e ttr-t s e a t of th e m id
d le a is le fo r m ore th a n * m o u th , w a it P e n n s y lv a n ia is to e n d e a v o r to u tilise
ing to b rin g up a bill, an-1 th is w as th e m oney a n d n a tu r a l m a te ria l a t
h a n d to th e b est a d v a n ta g e on o u r coun
tak«-n to th e d***k au d rea«l.
T h e s p e a k e r look«*«l an n o y ed , b u t per- try ro ad s. T h e re is m oney en o u g h ex-
s'.sted in hi» o rig in a l lu re n t.on o f se e 1» n le d in tL s S -* te y e a r by y e a r
ing th a t Mr B u rrell w a -g iv e n a chan«*e w hich, if ju d ic io u s ly a u d pra«?tlcally
to «lip hl* bill th ro u g h , a n d fo r th e used, u th e co u rse o f a very few y e a rs
w ould “ p ik e" a ll th e p rin c ip a l th o r
th ird tim e »a 1:
o u g h fa re « in th e S ta te o u ts id e of th e
"Th-- g e n tle m a n from Illin o is.”
T li!s tim e th e p ag e fo u n d h:s w ay to c itie s a n d b o roughs. F ro m th e b e st
th e p ro p e r p erso n , a n d Mr. B u rre ll's ibta ua Me sta r :»*!cs we find th a t fo r th«»
Dill w as p a ss e d ; b u t se v e ra l m em b ers y»-ar e n d in g May 31. 1896. th e road ta x
sm iled a.« th e y reflected on th e fa c t th a t levied :a th e «M-veral c o u n tie s of P e n n
tw o bill* had receiv ed u n ex p e c te d a t sy lv a n ia . o u ts id e th e c itie s a n d b o r
«i22.70K.76.
T h is, of
te n tio n on th e s tre n g th of th e re c o g n i o u g h s. w a»
co u rse, d e» not .nelude P h '.lad elp h .a
tion p ro m ise d Mr. B u rrell.
C o u n ty . T h e to ta l m ileage of p u b lic
B a c h e lo r I t tn o r a u c e A t» .u t C ltlld r e n . ro a d s In th e **ame te rrito ry is SO.'.OJ
B achelor» w ho h av e lived long alone, mil*«. F ro m tb e b est o b ta in a b le in
o r !n h o tels a n d clu b s, a c q u ire s tra n g e fo rm a tio n « .lU f l r a d by p e rso n a l ob
Ig n o ra n c e a b o u t c h ild ren . « m e of thc*e se rv a tio n . o v e r a la rg e se-'tlon of th a
w as tellin g a frie n d how his little S ta te . I am «.itisfied th a t a t le a s t one-
n ep h ew en jo y e d "T h e J u n g le B ook."
q u a r t e r of all th e ro a d s a r e Dot w o rk
"H o w old is he?*' w as a sk e d .
ed ev e ry v.-ur. T h is I believe to be a
“( ih, I d o n 't k n o w . S even o r e ig h t l«>w- fe 4 im .e e . T h ia e s tim a te le a v e s
M aybe ten ."
ti.t*JO mil«-* f ro ad a c tu a lly w o rk ed
" T h e n he c an re a d sto rie s by h im d u r ng th e y e a r, o r a n a v e ra g e e x p e n d i
self r
tu r e o f >60 ¡>er m ile. N ow if th e p ro
" L e t me see. No, he c a n ’t. H e 's too vision* of th e F ly n n bill, p assed by th e
yc urig H e ha* th e book road to h im ." la s t L e g isla tu re , to g e th e r w ith som e
" t h e n he m u st be I«*»* th a n ten y e a i* contem pLatt-d a m e n d m e n ts , w ere en -
old ”
forovd. w e w ould h av e a n e tw o rk o f
T h e un «g w as ¡>uzzl«*d.
good ro a d s e x te n d .n g all o v e r th e S ta te
" T h a t's so." he said reflectiv ely . “ My a t »m all a d d itio n a l ex;«ense. w h ic h
b ro th e r h a s n 't been m a rrie d n e a rly so w ould be a g re a t boon to th e tr a v e lin g
long a* t h a t I d o n 't believe It's m ore ¡•nblic. a n d In tim e ad d th o u s a n d s o f
th a n six y ears. No, th e boy c a n 't be d o lla rs to th e c o rp o ra te w e a lth fo r ev
o v e r fo u r o r flve. 1 th in k h e 's Ju st ery h u u d re d e x p e n d e d
fo u r."
T h e p lan c o n te m p la te d is to h a v e th e
" C a n 't you tell his age by looking a t r >ads o f th e S ta te d iv id ed into th r e e
h im ?" a sk e d th e fri«*nd.
d iv isio n s, n am ely . S ta te , c o u n ty a n d
"W h y . no.” a n s w e re d th e uncle, hope tow n»*hlp roads. All ro ad s le a d in g to
lessly. “ All c h ild re n took th e sa m e ag? a n d from one co u n ty into a n o th e r, c o n
t<> m e ex cep t In fa n ts a n d th o se th a t a re n ectin g co u n ty w ith co u n ty . I w o u ld
a b o u t re a d y fo r college.
c la s sify as S ta te roads, to be m a in ta in
It w as a n o th e r b a c h e lo r w ho w as v is ed by S ta te a p p ro p ria te -n s. T h e seco n d
itin g frie n d s w hen a c a lle r c am e w ith c la ss sh ould c o n sist o f th e prinripaJ.
his y o u n g son. T h e boy w as fo u r o r th o ro u g h fa re « of th e c o u n ty le a d .n g to
five y e a rs old. a n d a m an ly little chap. said S ta te ro a d s o r a rte rie s of com
T h e b a ch elo r w as a ttr a c te d by his a p m erce. T h ese ro a d s to be m a in ta in e d
p e a ra n c e . an d . p a ttin g hl* cheek, said by a s|*eclal co u n ty ta x u r.d e r th e d ire c
to th e fa th e r:
tion o f th e C o u n ty C o m m issio n ers, a o
“ H e * a stu rd y boy. Isn 't h e? H e 'll corvl.ng to th e F ly n n bill. I w ould a ls o
be read y to go o u t an d p lay b all in a h a v e th e S ta te a p p ro p ria tio n ab o v e
few y e a rs .”
m en tio n ed placed a t th e d isp o sal of th a
" I can p lay ball a lr e a d y 7' e ic la lm e d C o u n ty C om m issioners, to be e x p en d ed
th e child, p ro u d ly .
a c c o rd in g to th e condition* o f ab o v e
“ W hy. he can ta lk , c a n ’t h e T e x c la im bill. S aid a p p ro p ria tio n to be a llo tte d
ed tb e a sto n ish e d b ach elo r. "I d id n 't to th e co u n ty tn p ro p o rtio n to th e
know c h ild re n could ta lk a t hl* age."
a m o u n t th e co u n ty itse lf raised fo r
T h e co m p an y w ould h a v e <loubt«*d th e good ro ad Im provem ent.
sin c e rity of his ig n o ra n c e bad he not
T h e th ird class w ould co n sist o f th a
been too e v ld e n t.y in e r r n e s t.
s m a lle r ro a d s o r feed ers to th e co u n ty
ro a d s w hich w ould be m a in ta in e d by
In t h e P ia n o .
It fre q u e n tly h a p p e n s th a t a p ian o th e re g u la r to w n sh ip tax . u n d e r th e d i
tu n e r 1* ca lle d upon to e x a m in e a p ian o rectio n of th e S u p erv iso rs, b u t upon a
th a t " r a ttle s " w hen a key is touched. m ore scien tific b a sis th a n is co n d u cte d
H e e x a m in e s th e In s tru m e n t. H i» in ti tn som e p art* a t p re s e n t.—L. A. W. Bui*
m a te know ledge of th e m ech a n ism a n d letin.
m ak e-u p o f th e p ian o a ssu re« him th a t
Ci cd*.
n o th in g is th e m a tte r w ith th e In s tru
r«x»r roa«ls a re p u b lic p o v erty .
m en t, a n d he sa y s so. “ B u t th e p ian o
IX>es an y b o d y like an y b o d y w ho like«
does ra ttle ." in s ista th e o w n er. “ Now
you listen w heu I touch th is k ey ." A nd. m u d ?
W h en a ll ro a d s a re good no pla«.*e w ill
su re en ough, a decid ed buzz a n d J.u g le
arv h eard . " I t is n o t in th e p ia n o ." re be o u t of th e w orld.
plies th e tu r n e r firm ly, a n d he to u ch es
A ro a d b ed should be ab o u t as h a rd
th» key a g a in a n d a g a in , a t th e sa m e as a ch e a p hotel m a ttre ss.
tim e g lan cin g a ro u n d th e room . “ T n e re
K«»ep out of the mud by keeping th e
it I*." he sa y s a t last, p o ln tiu g to th e m ud out of the highw ays.
glas* globe a ro u n d th e g as Je t; “ th e re
If th e G ood R oads c au se has any)
is th e r a t tl e r .” a u d th e Ir rita tin g noise
1* silen ced w hen he rem o v e» th e g la s s frie n d s iu y o u r c o m m u n ity a sk th em
globe. T h is 1« a com m on e x p erien ce. to p ro v e it.
All th e la rg e s t ta x p a y e rs of See Cliff,
C e rta in n o tes in th e p ia n o v ib r a te in
h a rm o n y w ith a g a s fix tu re, a p ic tu re I.. I., a re a sk in g to be ta x e d fo r th o
fra m e , a c h in a p la q u e h u n g a g a in s t p u rp o se of m ak in g h ig h w ay im prove
th e w all, o r th e brlc-a b ra e w hich c o m m ent».
m only litte r s th e to p of th e s e n s itiv e
C o n tra c ts a re let fo r th e bu ild in g of
In s tru m e n t, a n d th e intiivceut p la u o Is n lu e ty -th re e m iles of m ac a d a m roads
b la m e d fo r th e dis«-ordant Jan g le. P ius, in Q u een s C o u n ty . N. Y.
b u tto n s a n d «.»ther th in g s fo reig n to a
piano, w hich find th e ir w ay in to th e
IH p » K a s e r in B o i li n g W a t e r .
In s tru m e n t, set up c o m p la in ts a n d
"T h e old fa sh io n e d b a rb e r im ag in ed
h a rs h c rie s w hen c e rta in
keys a re th a t th e c u ttin g q u a litie s of a raao r
stru c k . B esid es coins, b u tto n s, pin« w ere b enefited by d ip p iu g it in v ery
a n d toothpick«, th e p la u o tim e rs ' s a l hot o r b o ilin g w a te r," e x p lain ed a ta lk
v age iu d u .le s h a irp in s. p«x-ket k nives, a tiv e k n ig h t of th e razor. “ H e th o u g h t
p a p e r c u tte rs , m a n ic u re in s tru m e n ts , th e ra z o r w as im p ro v ed b ecause th e
k n ittin g nee.lles,
m atch es, je w e lry , hot w a te r rem o v ed a resin o u s »ub-
n ails, tack s, bit« o f g lass, p ieces o f p ic s ta n c e w hich co llected ou it. T he r a
tu r e
w ire, b u ck les, co lla r-b u tto n s, zor w a« Im proved, b u t uot fo r th e r e a
ring*, sleev e-b u tto n « , a n d even m oney, son g iv en . It h as l»een fou n d o u t th a t
w hich h a d been p la.'ed in th e c ase for a ra z o r o r o th e r fine steel c u ttin g tool
sa fe k eep in g a n d th en fo rg o tte n .
la b e st te m p e re d a t a h eat of 212 d e
gree«. T h a t Is the e x a c t p o in t of h e a t
Whjr H a O b je c te d .
“ W hat do you m e a n ." s a id th e s u m , w h ere th e be«: edge cau be p u t on a
m e r h o tel m an . “by p u b lish in g in y o u r razor. Tw > h u u d red a n d tw e lv e d e
uewspa|M*r th e s ta te m e n t th a t a sea gree» o f heat Is also boiling p o in t o f
w ater, an d c o n se q u e n tly w hen a r a
s e rp e n t w as seen n e a r m y p lace ?”
"1 d o n ’t aee a n y th in g to g et an g ry zor 1» dipped In bo ilin g w a te r It g iv es
nl«out.” w a s th e rep ly . “ 1 th o u g h t it h a new edge a g ain . T h e old fash lo n -
w ould be a sp le n d id a d v e rtis e m e n t for . cd b a rb e r w as rig h t, th e re fo re , th o u g h
he did uot know w hy he w as r i g h t ”
y o n .”
“ A n a d v e rtis e m e n t! N othing of the
D c l’CfttclT l a n r - » s c 1.
k in d ! Q u ite th e e o u tr a ry . D u r stro n g
T h ey w ere a n x io u s to b re a k it to h e r
¡«»int is tlia t w e k e e n a s tric tly te m
g en tly , fo r she is very fond o f th e
p e ra te re s o rt.”—W a sh in g to n S tur.
! hom ely dog w ith th e p in k rib b o a
H e G ot t h e J ob .
a ro u n d his neck.
“ W e m ig h t h ire a n ew c le rk ." said
“ W h e re is H e c to r? ” sh e a s k d .
th e d ru g g ist, “ if he w ere a good one.
“D h. he'« o u t ”
A re y o u «» g r a d u a te iu p h a rm a c y ? "
t “ F la y in g ? ”
“ No.” »aid th e m a n w ho w a n te d a
“V m —y«*s -1 s ’pose you m ig h t call it
Job. "1 a in 't a g r a d u a te in p h a rm a c y a fro lic.”
a n d 1 d o n ’t in te n d to be. I a lu 't look
“ W h ere Is h e r
ing fo r a c h e a p Job. B ut I c an d ra w
“ W ell, th e la s t I saw o f H e c to r it«
so d a w a te r w ith b oth h a n d s a t once w as on his w ay to a p o u n d p a r ty .” —
a n d k now how to m ak e 144 d ifferen t W a sh in g to n S ta r.
s iru p « ." —C in c in n a ti E n q u ire r.
I t ta k e s as loug to g et spoon* a n d
'M a n y a boy p a ss e s th ro u g h life w ith
o u t h e a rin g a k in d w ord u n til som e , p la te s re tu rn e d to th e ir rig h t o w n e rs
w o m an s t a r t s o u t to c a p tu r e him fo r x a f t e r a c h u rc h social, a s to clear up a
t field a f t e r a b a ttle .
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buabaoO . y
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