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The Two
I IV K^«J
W.
» o o m o f t h e G r e a t I’r c a id e a t
a n d T lie ir N a t u r e s .
FOUGHT
FOR A C R U S T .
M a t v in e G e r h a r d t O re h a fe F te a la t h a t
l i e M a y H e l ' u t in J a i l.
J u lia . T a ft B ay n e c o n tr ib u te s a n a r
W ith o u t h a v in g h a d a m o rsel of food
ticle to St. N ich o las on " W illie am i l ad f<>r live d a y s a n d a lm o st fa m is h e d a n d
L in co ln ." w ho w e re p la y m a te s of h er «•razed w ith h u n g e r, G e rh a rd t O ech sle
b ro th e r d u rin g th e tim e th a t they lived th e o th e r n ig h t fo u g h t w ith a lo d g er
in th e W h ite H o u se. M rs. B a y n e s a y s : ' in th e C o tta g e G ro v e a v e n u e police sta-
W illie L incoln w as th e m ost lo v ab le tio u a t C h icag o fo r th e p o s s e s s i o n of
boy 1 e v e r know se n sib le , sw e e t -te m -, a piece o f T read.
p ered . a n d g e n tle -m a n n e re d , li e w as J I», sk S e r g e a n t M e K in z le h a p p e n e d to
r a th e r fa ir, w ith b lu e g ra y eyes, w h ile m a k e h is a p p e a ra n c e in tl»e e e lln a u n
T a d h ad q u ick , d a rk eyes, a n d a fiery at th e tim e, a n d th o u g h be trie d Ids
te m p e r.
T h o u g h v ery a ffe c tio n a te j besi h e c o u ld not o v e rp o w e r tlic p r i s
w hen he chose. T a d w a s u n y ie ld in g in o n er. win» h eld on to tlic b re a d a n d li t
h is d islik e s.
H is p e c u lia r d e fe c t of e ra lly for,«*,! It d o w n ids th r o a t.
sp eech m ad e it difficult fo r s tra n g e rs
"G iv e th a t m an Ids b re a d b a c k ,”
to u n d e rs ta n d him . lint th o se w ho saw c o m m a n d e d th e se rg e a n t. "Y o u r su p
him ev ery d ay h.a»l no difficulty.
p e r w ill l>e h e re i l l a few m in u te s. a n d
T h e tw o L in coln boys w ere th en a 1 y o u w ill get a ll you w a n t to e a t.”
little o v e r l«> a n d S y e a rs o f ag e. my • "I c a n 't h e lp It." re p lie d tin* p riso n e r.
tw o b ro th e rs being a y e a r o r tw o o ld er. ' "I h a v e n ’t e a te n a th in g sin ce Tliurs
T h e e ld er. H o ratio , o r "B u d ,I.” a s lie «lay.”
w as a lw a y s call,si. w as fair, lik e W illie ' T h e a n s w e r a s to n is h e d ev en th e | h »
L in co ln , w h ile H ally w as d a rk . T h is lie«' officer, h a rd e n e d by e\|H *rience to
re s e m b la n c e of th e tw o p a irs of b oys ta le s o f w a n t. H e hasten«*d to th«' n e a r
w a s o fteu re m a rk e d upon.
<'st r e s ta u r a n t a n d w ith in a few m in
W illie a n d T a d w ere tw o h e a lth y , u te s re tu rn e d w ith a tra y lo a d ,,, w ith
ro llic k in g W e ste rn boys w ho h ad n e v e r a su p p er. It w as a sig h t w o rth w atch
been accu sto m e d to r e s tr a in t. T h e no ing tin* w ay O ech sle mad«* th e m eal
tic e w h ich th e ir f a th e r ’s e x a lte d s ta tio n d is a p p e a r, l i e «lid not sto p to m a s ti
b ro u g h t u p o n th em w as a t tim e s dis c a te th e fo«xl. b u t devour«*«! it w ith
ta s te fu l. W illie once sa id : " W a s n ’t tin ' fe ro c io u sn e s s o f a n a n im a l.
E Mid his name was Meeks,
Next morning, a half-score of leading th e re e v e r a P re s id e n t w lio h a d ehil- I O ech sle b ro k e Into Jail to get som e
and it struck thoughtful one« citizens had sufficiently recovered from d re u b efo re? 1 w ish they w o u ld n 't th in g to e a t. H e is a s ta lw a r t y o u n g
in Buffalo Horn that the pa the night’s revelries to accompany him s ta r e a t u s so!"
m an . 26 y e a rs old a n d a ns»fer. H e
T h e first tim e th ey w en t to ch u rc h h a s lw*en o u t o f w ork se v e ra l m o u th s,
tronymic was singularly appropriate:
and his prisoner to Four-Mile Creek.
for the gentleman himself was a mild This honor was modestly protested w ith us. W illie sah i: "W ill he p ra y a n d said in* w as not aid«* to Ix-g en o u g h
eyed, "sandy-lookin’ ” little man. with against by the little man. who seemed fo r us. do you th in k ? P re a c h e r s a l f«M,«l to k eep Idin from s ta rv in g . F ro m
a self-deprecatory air that suggested not to see that be had done anythiug w a y s p ra y so long fo r P a .” D r. S m ith T h u rs d a y to M onday, lie do,-lared. not
a standing apology on his part for pre remarkable, but he was hooted down, d id p ra y fo r th em , a s he reco g n ized a c ru s t o f b re a d h a d p a sse d Ids lips
suming to exist. He floated into town and when they reached Four-Mile his th e m in o u r pew . W illie’s ch eek s g rew H e w a n d e re d tin- s tr e e ts d u rin g tin
quietly, and so unobtrusive and modest escort parted from his with three rous v ery re d , b u t T a d w as s ittin g on th e d a y a n d sle p t In h a llw a y s a t u ig h t
was he that it was several days before ing cheers and a volley of revolver- floor o f th e pew . a n d h eed ed not. Ilq tire d , w orn am i h u n g ry .
w a s so u n easy th a t he a lw a y s sa t on
his presence began to be noticed, and shots by tray of salute.
l i e re so lv ed to g et food. II«' h ro k t
then only on account of a rumor that
It was about one o’clock In the after- th e floor a good p a r t o f th e serv ice, Into th e h o u se of F re d \ en eb le. 2211*
had gained circulation to the effect that non when an excited, hatless man. d ra w in g p ic tu re s, a n d a m u s in g h im W a b a sh a v e n u e , a n d sto le a b r o k e n b i
he was an officer of the United States mounted on a panting horse that s e lf w ith w h a te v e r he could find in his cycle w hich b ad not b een n*e i f o r tiv«
Secret Service. Then Buffalo Hornltes dripped with perspiration, dashed up p o ck ets.
y e a rs. T h e n lie w a lk e d d o w n tlie s i r s-:
smiled. Of course, like all Western peo to the Hotel Winslow, in front of which
d n a n o th e r S u n d a y , w hen he w as u n am i w a ite d fo r a n officer. D etectiv es
ple. they understood that it is not best a number of citizens wereslttlug discus u su a lly re s tle s s, a y o u n g officer frie n d C u lh a n e a n d (('C o n n ell saw Idin a n d
to judge from appearances; but, oh! sing the events of the day and night o f o u rs g a v e him a k n ife, w h ich he
lie told th e m a t once In* h ad st«»leti t<
what a chump Uncle Sam must be. to previous, and hoarsely announced: th o u g h t T ad w ould not open, b u t he
g e t f«*od. T lie (»»lice d o u b te d th e p ris
send a wee bit of a man like this to “Kingfisher—he’s killed ’lm!”
did , a n d c u t h is finger, a n d I h a d to do «•tier’s sto ry a t first, li w as not u n til
arrest an Oklahoma malefactor!
“What?
Who?” asked Winslow. it u p in my b est e m b ro id e re d h a n d k e r he h ad been ta k e n d o w n s ta irs a n d had
To be sure, nobody had the temerity “What ye talkin’ about, man?”
ch ief.
fo u g h t fo r th e lo a f o f b re a d a lo d g e r
to suggest this to Mr. Meeks. There are
fin th is o ccasion 1 w as g o ad ed to say . w as « a tin g th a t th e y w ere «-onvit c o d
The stranger was gasping for breath,
communities in which the one who pre but presently managed to explain that, “ I'll n e v e r ta k e you to c h u rc h a g a in . 1
sumes upon appearances is taking very twenty miles south, he had been resting T h o m a s L in c o ln !"—be h a te d o f all o f th e tr u th o f h is s ta te m e n t. Tin
long chances, and Buffalo Horn was under a tree by a stream, when a lirtle th in g s to be called T h o m a s "I Ju st s u f o w n e r o f th e w heel deeiar«*«! lie w ould
one of these. Therefore. Mr. Meeks man and a big man, whom be had fe r a g o n ie s all th e tim e!” "W e ll." said not p ro s e c u te O echsle.
was treated with great show of respect known in Kingfisher as "Kingfisher" T a d . “ w a s n ’t W illie s ittin g u p th ere. '
W h ile H o u s e E tiq u e tte ,
by all the leading citizens, who squared Williams, came along and dismounted good a s pie. a n d you poked m e w ith
All good A m erican s n ay be suppose.
things with themselves by privately near by. The little man was leaning y o u r to e ? ”
1 to feel a n In te re st in th«' so cial doing-
----------------------------------
“giving him the horse-laugh.” And, all over to get a drink when Williams
o f th e P re s id e n t a n d th e P re s id e n t’?
A T e l l e r ’s M is t a k e .
unconscious. Mr. Meeks kept on his sneaked up behind him and struck him
B e w a re o f th e m an w ho p ro fesses w ife. H ig h sta tio n . e«»u in a re p u b lic
way, or. rather, stayed where he was down with his handcuffs. After this,
n e v e r to m a k e m ista k e s. T h e c a u tio n h a s Its o w n code o f «Aiquette. T h i ig?
and lay in wait for some certain crim said the stranger, he saw Williams take
m u st l<e d o n e, ev en sim p le every -day
inal who was wanted for violating a the keys from the little man’s pocket is g e n e ra l, b u t is p a rtic u la rly a p p lic a tilin g s, ac c o rd in g to establish«»! preix*
b le to ta n k i n g m en. A n a tio n a l l a n k
•core, more or less, of the Federal and unlock his handcuffs. Then he shot
d e n t; fo r In «»ne sen*«', th e re a re m
e x a m lu e r. w ho w a s c o n v e rs in g recen t- .
statute«.
the Insensible victim with the latter's ly w ith a r e p o r te r fo r th e P itts b u rg people in th e U n ited S ta te s w ho hav«
In strictest confidence, and with own gun. mounted, and rode away: and , D isp a tc h , s a y s th a t a s a ru le e rro rs so little lib e rty to co n su lt th e ir ow t
child-like faith, he had imparted more the new-comer hurried into Buffalo a r e o f d a ily o c c u rre n c e in e v ery la rg e w ish es a n d ta s te s a s th«« «><cu|au*s o
or less Information concerning his mis Horn the faster l>ecause Williams la n k . M ost o f th e m a re a t once cor- th e W h ite H ouse. T lie Illu s tra te !
sion to Mart Winslow, the landlord of caught sight of him as he was leaving , re c te d . o f c o a rs e , b u t now a n d th e n a A m e ric a n th u s se ts fo rth so m e of tin
u n w ritte n la w s to w h ich tl»ey a n
the little hotel where he was staying— and took a few shots at him.
re a lly se rio u s e r r o r se e m s fo r a tim e to
and Man being, after the manner of his
“W’y didn’t ye shoot back— *r else git be u tte rly in e x p lic a b le . U pon th is s tric tly s u b je c t:
W h en th e (’re s id e n t a n d his wif«
kind, an inveterate gossip, soon spread th' drop on ’im w’en ’e hit little Meeks p o in t th e e x a m in e r re c a lle d a n In te r
what information be had gleaned from wi’ th’ bracelets?” asked Jim Wylie, e s tin g c a se w h ich h a p p e n e d u n d e r his d riv e o u t. th e P re s id e n t s its upon th«
rig h t-h a m l s e a t a n d h is w ife >«n th«.
the stranger, thereby causing a broad fiercely.
o w n eye.
le ft. If th e re a r e e th e r s In th e e a r
grin to appear whenever his guest was
“ ’Cause. In the first place. I didn’t
A c u rio u s e rro r w as d isc o v e re d som e
mentioned.
think ’e’d kill th’ man. Second'—and y e a rs ag o In o ne o f th e t a n k s o f th is riag e. w h e th e r la d ie s o r g en tle m e n ,
“Oh. but ain’t ’e easy?” chuckled the stranger eyed Wylie quizzically— c ity , let us call It th e S ix th N atio n al, th e y m u st sit w ith th e ir t a c k s t o t h e
Mart to a couple of friends, one day. “I reckon ye hain’t real well acquainted w h ile u n d e r e x a m in a tio n . 1 w as hors«-s. W hen th e P re s id e n t’* w ife
d riv e s alone, sh e sits in tlie rig h t h an d
as be nodded towards the bar-room, ’ith Kingfisher Williams, be ye?”
w eig h in g th e gold in th e v a u lt w ith
In less than an hour the little town th e te lle r, a n d fo u n d a l a g m a rk e d co rn er— th e p lace o f honor.
where Mr. Meeks was engaged in “set-
T h e lad y o f th e W h ite H o u se c a n n o t
tin’ 'em up” to the ever-ready crowd. was practically depopulated of men. all five th o u s a n d d o lla rs, w h ich w eig h ed
“D’ ye ever see sech a sucker? Comes but the cashier of the local hank and a a b o u t tw e n ty - fo u r tro y ounces less se t foot w ith in th o se sp le n d id b«»us* ?
yere an’ ’xpec's th’ duck ’e's lavin’ fer few bar-tenders having gone on the th a n It sh o u ld h a v e done. I opened in W a sh in g to n w hose flag staff» m a rk
t* lope rig>t intuh th’ camp an’ give warpath to catch and hang Kingfisher th e l a g a n d c o u n te d fo u r th o u s a n d five . th e fo reig n e m b a s sy o r leg atio n . S he
co u ld uot go w ith o u t th e P re s id e n t,
’lsself up. I s'pose; so yere’e stays, dig- Williams for the murder of Mr. Meeks. h u n d re d d o lla rs only.
a n d a s a n em t-assy o r le g a tio n is te c h
gln’ up fifteen a week f r board an’ The stranger did not accompany them,
A search was made, lasting far Into n ic a lly a ¡ a r t o f th e c o u n try It re p re
his
horse
being
blown
and
himself
not
•pendin’ copious at th’ bar. Oh, I c’n
the night, for the missing five hundred se n ts. th e P re s id e n t could not g«» so
being anxious to meet Mr. Williams.
•tand it awhile.”
dollars. The teller's ca»h t«*»k showed th a t sh e n e v e r see* t l i e in sid e o f a d i|e
Thus, nearly every one being gone
“Gawd! S’posin’ th’ man sh’d come
no “overs” or "shorts” of any large
in. all of a suddint?” said Jim Wylie, southward to mete out justice to the amounts recently, and his character lonut tic b o u se a s long a s sh e p re sid e s
the city marshal. “Say, I bet e’d d’e o’ alleged murderer of Mr. Meeks. It was for honesty and integrity was unques a t th e e x e c u tiv e m an sio n .
T h e P re s id e n t d in e s o n ly a t cabln«*t
really child's play for that gentleman
•care!”
tionable.- In my report to the comp
“What is it th’ little feller wants. and Mr. Williams, emerging from their troller I spoke of It as one of th o s e er houses, a n d his w ife ca n n o t «line a n y
Mart?” asked some one sitting by the hiding-place In the bills just north of rors which will sometimes occur, but w h e re w ith o u t him . P re* d e n t A rth u r
d in ed w ith Ju d g es o f th e S u p re m e
the town, and joining the stranger who
window.
which for the time l>eing are inexplhn-
“Sh-h-h! Easy. Frank! • • • Oh. had brought the news, to loot the lank, ble, and added that as the teller was C o u rt a n d w ith S<*nat«n* b u t a s he
I d’no’. not now. But I'll bet ye one three stores, the hotel, and every saloon heavily bonded, no loss could occur to h a d no w ife, th e w hole sy s te m w as
very m u ch sim plified fo r him . T h e
thing—’u in ’t nobody he’s a-goln' t’ in the place, and to get safely away on the lank.
P re s id e n t’s w ife m ay. if sh e cb«»*««*.
fresh horses at least three hours before
ketch right off.”
1 p a ss o v e r th e m e n ta l su ffe rin g s o f go to lu n c h e o n s w h« re th e re a r e no
the
pursuit
could
be
organized.
It came to be rumored, within a day
And that la why every officer whose th e te lle r, a n d of th e officials, w ho g e n tle m e n , o r to te a s , l««th b ein g re
or two, that “Kingfisher” Williams
fe a re d th e r e m ig h t l»e a th ie f in th e
was the man Mr. Weeks was after, this business takes him Into Buffalo Hom b a n k , b u t co u ld not tell w hom to s u s gards«! a s s tric tly in fo rm a l, b a t th e
d a n g e r o f g iv in g offen se by a c c e p tin g
and
neighboring
towns
is
looked
upon
rumor being based upon the fact that
p ect.
o n e in v ita tio n a n d d e c lin in g r n o t b e r is
the little man had been—very quietly, with suspicion until his credentials are
T w o o r th re e w eek s a f te r w a r d I w as so g re a t th a t it is seld o m o r n e v e r
approved.—Lester
Ketchum,
in
the
San
of course—making inquiries concerning
w eig h in g th e gold In a n o th e r l a n k risked.
that notorious person, whom numerous Franctsco Argonaut
th e n u n d e r e x a m in a tio n let us call it
At a s ta te d in n e r th e e tiq u e tte o f th e
county and national officers were more
th e S e v e n th N a tio n a l a n d fou n d a l a g W h ite H o u se is e x a c tly th e re v e rse o f
E U R O P E ’S F A IR E S T Q U E E N ,
or less anxious to meet. He was not
m a rk e d five th o u s a n d d o lla rs, w hich th e cu sto m a t a p riv a te d in n e r. T h e
known personally to any one in Buffalo
w eig h ed five th o u s a n d five h u n d re d
Horn, but Mr. Wylie assured the little Q ueen N a t a l i e o f S e r v ia a n d H o w She d o lla rs. T h e seal sh o w ed th a t It h ad g u e sts a s s e m b le in th e e a st n«»m a n d
B e ta in e H e r K e a a ty .
a w a it th e P re s id e n t a n d his w ife, w ho
man that Kingfisher Williams was a
One of the fa.rest Queens in Europe co m e fro m th e S ix th N atio n al, a n d h ad ap|>ear on th e s tro k e o f th e clock. W oe
very bad man. Indeed, and that if Mr.
been re ceiv ed by th e S e v e n th in p a y
Meeks effected his capture It would be is Queen Natalie, of Servia. and her m en t o f c le a rin g -h o u se ex c h a n g e s. I Ix 'tid e th e la te g u e st! H e h as c o m m it
te d a n a tio n a l o r in te rn a tio n a l b re a c h
a great feather in his cap—whereupon greatest beauty is her neck.
The Queen takes frequent and regu ex p la in e d to th e c a s h ie r th e e rr o r d is Of e tiq u e tte . At th e ta b le th e P re s i
the little man swelled up considerably
co v ered in th e S ix th , a n d he p ro m p tly d e n t Is se rv e d first, his w ife n e x t. th e n
and invited Mr. Wylie to join him at lar exercise with a heavy p tcher on her
head. The result of this is to straight s e n t fo r th e te lle r a n d re s to re d him his , th e g u e s ts in o rd e r o f p reced en ce.
the bar.
An in v ita tio n to th e W h ite H o u se is
en
and strengthen her neck, and to give m oney.
It was about a week after this con
T h e m is ta k e h ad lo o n m ad e In th e
versation that the secret-service officer It the form which the highest standard sim p le st m a n n e r p o ssib le. n s you m ay a c o m m an d , a n d ta k e s p re c e d e n c e of
and the city marshal were standing in of female beauty require«. Not on’y su p p o se. T h e te lle r o f th e S ix th h ad all o th e rs , even o f a d in n e r a t o n e ’s
the bar-room, discussing some question does the exercise add to present beau tw o o|»en l a g s o f gold on his c o u n te r: o w n house. An in frin g e m e n t o f th is
or other, when the door opened and a ty, but it arrests the ravages which o n e c o n ta in e d five th o u s a n d doUers. a s ru le w ould b e re g a rd e d a s a sh o c k in g
stranger entered and. walking up to time makes more quickly in the female be k n ew , a n d th e o th e r fo u r th o u s a n d b re a c h o f th e a m e n itie s.
T h e P re s id e n t's s is te r m ay be a t th e
the bar. called for whisky. Mr. Meeks neck than in any other place.
five h u n d re d d o lla rs. At th e close of b e a d o f th e W h ite H o u se, a s Mrs. M c
She a pi »ears In the park surrounding
was looking earnestly upward into the
th e d a y 's b u sin e ss he put five h u n d re d
big marshal's face as the stranger en her castle at about 8 o’clock each morn d o lla rs in to th e w rong ta g . tied a n d E lroy w as «luring P re s id e n t A r th u r ’s
tered. but withdrew his gaze for a mo ing taking a brisk walk with her pitch se a le d u p b o th w ith o u t first w eig h in g a d m in is tra tio n , a n d M iss lto se C lev e
la n d d u rin g a ( a r t o f Mr. C le v e la n d 's
ment to glance at the new-comer. Then er on her shapely head.
th em , lab eled e a c h five th o u s a n d d o l first a d m in is tra tio n ; b u t h e r p o sitio n is
Queen
Natalie
has
abundant
black
he reached for his revolver.
la rs. a n d p u t th em in to his cafe. It is
•There’« my man!” he remarked, hair and a rich coloring. Her figure is not n e c e ssa ry to say th a t no su c h c a re n e v e r like th a t o f th e P re s id e n t's w ife.
calmly, in an undertone, to the marshal. very strong and erect, and her carriage le s sn e ss on h is ¡ a r t e v e r o c c u rre d S he h a s m uch m o re la titu d e , a n d a l
th o u g h sh e fo llo w s in a g e n e ra l w ay
“Get back from the lar, please.”
is perfect, for her favorite exercise a g a i n . ______________________ •
, th e e tiq u e tte la id d o w n fo r th e I’resl-
Wylie, dumbfounded, did as he was tends to develop the latter quality as
I d e n t’s w ife, sh e h a s by no m e a n s th e
H o w Io C a r e T r o u b le .
bidden. In time to see the stranger look well as to beautify the neck and shoul
reco g n ized official s ta n d in g o f
th e
up just as Mr. Meeks got him covered. ders. Her flesh has the firmness of
W o rk is y o u r tr u e rem ed y . If m is
"first lad y o f th e la n d ."
“Hands up, Mr. Williams."* com marble.
fo rtu n e h its you h a rd , hit you som e
T h e y o u n g e r a n d m ore in ex p erien ced
manded the little man. “I want you!”
Her bead is placed on her shoulders th in g else h a rd : go a t so m e th in g w ith
With an oath, the other “drew.” and after the manner of that of the Venus a w ill. T h e re is n o th in g like good, sol a w o m an is w hen sh e e n te r s tlie W h itt
for a few seconds there was a con of Milo. There are no protruding id . a b so rb in g , e x h a u s tin g w ork to cur« H ouse, th e m o re likely sh e is to su e
fusion of shots, in which the city mar bone«, no wrinkles, no hollows, but tro u b le . I f you liave m et w ith losses ceed; sin ce sh e is likely to «lo a s s h e is
shal could take no part by reason of his neither is there any superfluous fat y o u do uot w a n t to He a w a k e th in k in g to ld , w ith o u t p re s u m in g to a c t upon
revolver getting stuck and refusing to ness.
a b o u t th e m . You w a n t sw e e t, calm , h e r ow n ju d g m e n t. T h is is «me se c re t
come forth. Then the stranger threw
so u n d sleep , am i to e a t y o u r d in n e r o f M rs. C le v e la n d 's success.
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up both hands. In token of surrender.
“Have you-^er—a pair of handcuffs.
Mr. Wylie?” asked Mr. Meeks. "Put
’em on him, please. Sorry, Mr. Will
iams, but I can’t take any chances with
you.”
Williams did not answer, but growled
angrily under his breath as he sub
mitted to being handcuffed.
“I’ll git you for this!” he said to
Wylie, as the latter stepped back after
finishing the operation.
“Oh. ye will, will ye? Walt ontell my
friend. Mr. Meeks, gits through ’1th ye,
Mr. Williams,” was the cheerful reply.
“Wan’ t’ put ’1m in tb’ cooler?” asked
the marshal, presently.
“No, thanks. He’ll bunk with me to
night. and to-morrow we leave. Much
obliged, all the same.”
It was not more than an hour before
every one In Buffalo Horn knew that
little Mr. Meeks had, single-handed,
captured the notorious Kingfisher Will
iams. after a short battle in which no
body was hurt; and the general senti
ment was of the “Well, I’ll be dog-
goued!” variety.
That night Mr. Meeks had a levee
and blushingly received the congratula
tions of the best citizens of Buffalo
Horn during a period of two hours,
while his now staunch friend, Jim
Wylie, obligingly guarded his desper
ate prisoner. Had he been a less tem
perate man, he might have retired
somewhat the worse for liquor, as did
most of the citizens of Buffalo Horn;
but he kept his wits about him and was
as sober as his prisoner when they
tu rn ed In.
The exercise to which Natalie owe«
so much of her charm is one which lias w ith ap i»etite. B ut you c a n n o t u n less
I t e a lis m in L it e r a t u r e .
been practiced by women of the poorer you w ork.
" T h e m o v em en t fo r re a lism in li te r a
T h e re a r e so m e g re a t tro u b le s th a t tu r e lias g iven to tli«‘ I test c u rre n t fic
classes In many countries. Rachel. It
may be remembered, met Jacob when o n ly tim e h eals, a n d p e rh a p s som e tio n a v e rity a n d v a lu e a s a reflection
she was going to the well with her th a t c a n n e v e r be h ealed a t a ll; b u t all of th«* tim e s th a t th e novels o f no o th e r
pitcher. The women of the Oriental c a n l*e h elp ed by th e g re a t p a n a c e a , : era p o ssess,” w rite s " D ro c h ” in th e
countries, of Greece, and of Italy, have w o rk . T ry it, you w ho a r e afflicted. Ladies* H om e J o u r n a l. “T h is is u«»t
always been accustomed to carry It is not a p a te n t m edicine. It Is an sa y in g , by a n y m ean s, tlia t o u r n o v el
official rem ed y . All good p h y sic ia n s is ts a re g r e a te r th a n a n y o f p re v io u s
pitchers and burdens on their beads.
E u g e n e A ram .
The Idea of the story of Eugene
Aram, as told by Bulwer Lytton In his
novel of the same name, was borrowed
from an incident which also supplied
material for a poem by Thomas Hood
and a drama by Wills. It is a story of
a Knaresborough schoolmaster, a man
of education and refinement, who. In
1745, committed a murder under ex
ceedingly peculiar circumstances. The
case, on account of its psychological
features, excited wide Interest at the
time, and was the occasion of much
discussion among the students of men
tal phenomena. Of Bulwer’s novels of
crime this is undoubtedly the most in
terestlng study, though how a man of
education and religious impulses could
commit a crime of the kind, even under
the circumstances detailed, is ini(»oaal-
ble to understand.
In re g u la r s ta n d in g p re s c rib e it in c a se s
o f m e n ta l a n d m o ral d is e a se . I t op
e ra te s k in d ly a n d w ell, le a v in g no d is
a g re e a b le o r 111 effects. I t w ill cure
m o re c o m p la in ts th a n a n y no stru m in
th e M a te ria M edics, a n d com es n e a re r
to liein g a "c u re -a ll" th a n an y d ru g o r
co m p o u n d o f d ru g s in th e m a r k e t; a n d
It w ill n o t sick en you If you do uot
ta k e It su g a r-c o a te d .
F ir e W it h o u t M a t c h e s .
Although the ancleuts had no knowl
edge of the friction matches of these
times, still they had quite a number
of ways of obtaining fire. The igiriara
were contrivances similar to those in
use to-day by savage tribes, and the
fire was produced by the frictlou of a
pointed stick of wood in the hollow of
another piece.
quite water-tight, I assure you. It’s
only the oil leaking a bit.—Household
W ords
C o lo n ia l
I'.ffrC ta In F u r n i n h i n g an<l
H c c o r u t iu u A r e M o a t B e c o m in g .
H o w K iitle t* M iik r ( In m l« .
I’lio to g rap lis of tlylng b u lle ts recent
ly m ad e in Ita ly show c .irk s tr e a k s a n d
b lu rs Just in fro n t o f th e projectih*«,
an d It is th o u g h t tliat th e s e a re tlie im
a g es of little clo u d s fo rm ed by tlie s u d
den c o n d e n sa tio n o f m o istu re a s th e
a d v a n c in g b u llet c o m p re sse s tlie a ir
a h e a d o f it.
L in n »
Ilin ip p
n r in e «
J u s t a s tlie bu ffalo lias been e x ter-
m iu a te d from o u r g re a t W e s - . ru p lain s,
so lions a r e d is a p p e a rin g from In d ia
b e fo re th e rifle of tlie h u n te r a n d tlie
ax am i plow o f tlie fa rm e r. In K a th ia
w ar, w in»«.«' fo re s ts liave fu rn ish e d one
of tlie la s t r e t r i a l s of th e re tirin g king
of b e a sts, an a tte m p t is l>eing m ad e to
sa v e tlie a n im a ls from c o m p lete e x tin c
tio n by p ro h ib itin g lio n -h u n tin g d u r 'u g
a period of six y e a rs . I, is said , h o w
ev er, th a t th e g ra d u a l c le a rin g a w a y
o f tlie fo r e s ts w ill in Itself re s u lt in th e
e x te rm in a tio n of th e lions.
E x c e p t io n .
A n en g a g e d g irl is n s w o rth le ss a s a I by h o unds, an d th e re m a in d e r by »till
hunting.
m a n w ith th e to o th a c h e .
T h e re is no m ore b a rb a r o u s c o n tr i
v a n c e th a n tlie b a se m e n t d in in g room
in th e o rd in a ry city house. A lth o u g h it
m ay b e mad«* n e c e ss a ry by c o n s id e ra
tio n o f eeouom y a n d co n v en ie n ce, th«*se
fa c ts do not m a k e It a n y m ore a d m ir a
ble. A rc h ite c tu ra l lim ita tio n s a re such
tlia t tlx* la s e tu e u t d in in g -ro o m uiu»t of
u«‘«*essity liave a low «■«•illng, little n a t
u ra l iigiit, an<| a n u n a ttr a c tiv e outlook.
T h e se a re d ra w b a c k s very d ittleu lt to
o v erco m e by a n y sc h e m e of d e c o ra tio n
o r fu rn ish in g .
F o r various reasons
room s o f tills kind a re d ism isse d from
c o n sid e ra tio n In th is a rtic le . C ity
b o u ses a r e a lw a y s b u ilt w ith c e rta in
re s tric tio n s a n d lim ita tio n s iu m ind,
a n d e ach hou se m ust be a law u n to it-
J»e|f. Blit a sid e from th e q u e stio n of
m ean s, tlie b u ild e r o f a d e ta c h e d villa
hou se Inis fr«*«* reign am i «'an c o n su lt
Ids ow n ta s te am i in c lin a tio n in tlie a r
ra n g e m e n t of tli«' v a rio u s room s.
(d ie w ho pin ns tlie e re c tio n of su c h a
house w ill I»«* w ise If he g iv es his g r e a t
e st c a re am i a tte n tio n to th e dinihg-
rooni. fo r no room is m ore lui|H »rtant,
n o r c o n trib u te s m o re to tlie c h a r a c te r
o f th e house. T h e d in in g -ro o m is iu
use b u t a sm all p a rt o f each d a y , hut
it is mad«* tlie scen e o f w liut sh o u ld is*
tin* m ost fo rm a l fu n c tio n o f ev ery d ay
life in tin* househ o ld . N o th in g is u
s u r e r index o f good b re e d in g th a n re
s e r v e am i e le g a n c e a t th e ta b le , n u d
T h e 't o o n a id th * E a r th .
T lie strntigem «ss of tlie scenery o f th e
m oon, am i th e e n o rm o u s size of its era-
ter-sha(»ed m o u n ta in s, h a v e h l som e
a s tro n o m e rs to th .u k tlia t Its p a st h is
to ry m u st liave Is-eu q u ite d iffe re n t
from tlia t of th e « a n ti. T h is, how ever,
It not th e opinion of M essieurs. L oew y
a n d P u ts e u x . w ho. in a recen t com
m u n ic a tio n to th e A cadem y o f S •ne«'»
in 1‘a r.s . sa y tlia t a s tu d y o f th e la te s t
lu n a r p h o to g ra p h s te n d s to show tlia t
th«» co n d itio n o f tlie m o o n 's su rfa c e has
l«een p ro d u c e d by th e a c tio n of th e
« •m e n a tu r a l fo rc e s uow a t w ork on
th e e a rth .
A Show er of
A n t» .
A co rresje n d e n t of C osm os «leserib -a
a re m a rk a b le pheu<>m«‘U<>n w .t ti e * - e l
in J e r u s a le m a t th e beg t it l in g of Ju ly .
A sw a rm of fl> lag a n t» se ttle d up-»n th e
-Ity a n d tilled th e a i r from su n rise u n
til 9 o’clock. \ tsito rs to th e H oly S ep
u lc h re w ere obliged to use th e ir hand-
k erelia-fs c o n s ta n tly In o rd e r to keep
th e ills»'«'*» o u t o f th e ir ey«s a n d nos
tril». T h e n a tiv e s a s s e rte d th a t tb s
e x tr a o rd in a ry flight o f a n ts w as th«?
p re c u rs o r o f an e a rth q u a k e . W h e th e r
th e re w as a n re a l co n n ectio n b e tw e e n
th e tw o p h e n o m en a o r not, a s a m a tte r
>t fa c t tw o »light ab o ck s of e a rth q u a k e
w ere f«4t in J e r u s a le m on th e e v e n in g
of th e s a m e d ay .
The
I 'y e o f t h e S ln r m
T h e m oderi li te.ence of meteorology
teaches US (I iat in great storms, both
on » «a a u d la n d , th e w nd c irc le t in
«pimi». w hie h may I h * bundre«l*. or
ev en thio usati «ls, o f mi le» in dlaiueter.
At the • cent «*r. es;H*eially w b ea th è
storm < M*cur» on th è level surfaee of
th e s«*a. th e re is a cairn calie-1 thè “eye
of the sto rm ." I le r e th è su n o r th è
sta r» r a n som etim e» be se e n »L ining
th ro u g h a v a st o pen ng in th e clom ls.
w h:le all a ro u n d a fu rio u s te m p e st 1»
ra g in g .
R ecen tly P ro f. C ornu, th e
F re n c h s a v a n t, g a t e a n illu s tra te d lec
tu r e on sto rm « in L ondon, a t w hich he
re p ro d u c e d th e p h en o m en a o f a g re a t
cy clo n e ou h s le c tu re ta b le . In clu d in g
th e "ey e o f th e sto rm .” Ill» a p p a ra tu s
w as a fiat, c irc u la r d isk , som e th re e
feet in d ia m e te r, w hich wa» c a u se d by
ro ta te ra p id ly ab o v e a ta b le w h ich w as
roverevl w ith p ‘.n» c a rry in g little flags.
T h e flag* ind -ated by th e ir motl<>ns
the d rvetlon o f th • w inds s t in « ire la-
tion t>y th e w h irlin g o f th e d isk aitove.
A s th e d is k w as m oved a c ro ss th e ta b le
th e ey e of th e sto rm mov«*d w ith it. a n d
w h e re v e r th e eye w a s th e little flags lay
m o tio n less, wild«* tln a e a ro u n d th em
w ere flapping am i sn a p p in g in th e m in
ia tu re temi»«*t. A b a ro m e te r ¡»laced
b e n e a th a hole In th e ta b le in d ic a te d a
¿«■crease o f p re s su re a s th e c e n te r of
th e m im ic sto rm p a sse d o v e r th e hole.
A s im ila r fall of th e b a ro m e te r o ccu rs
in a re a l sto rm .
I .g g C a n d lin g B u s in e s s .
T h e b u s in e s s o f egg c a n d lin g , o r egg
te s tin g , d o es not look difficult a n d a p
p a re n tly re q u ire s no esp«*clal profi
ciency. T h e S m ith W a te r stree t e x
p e rt in th a t lin e p a u se d iu h is w ork
long en o u g h to tell a d iffe re n t sto ry .
" E g g c o n d lin g ,” he sa id , “ is no fool
Job a n d only th e m an w ho h a s been a t
It a long tim e can m ak e good rnouey.
It r o j u ir e s ke«'n sig h t a n d a p ra c tic a l
ey e au«l ju s t a b o u t o ne m an o u t of ten
is good a t th«» b u sin ess. You’ve got to
h a v e a ste a d y h a n d , too. a n d th e m an
w ho d rin k s m uch c a n ’t c a n d le eggs
very long. T h e b re a k a g e w ould soon
ta k e all th e profit off ev e ry c ra te of
eggs. In New Y ork they h a v e a n egg
c a u d le rs , o r egg te s te rs , u n io n a n d oue
of its ruh»s is th a t no m an w ho d rin k s
ste a d ily ca u be adtnitt«»d. It Is com
post'd m ostly of e a st sid e H e b re w s a n d
Is very old. one o f the o ld e st la b o r o r
g a n iz a tio n s in N ew Y ork. Men In o u r
b u sin e ss w ho ."re really first-cla ss g e t
g<»ol w ages. You ca n a lw a y s tell a
good m an by th e lig h t, e asy w ay he
to u c h e s a n egg. li e can tell au egg
th a t is a d d le d a t a glan«'e, w h ere even
(H«ople q u ite fa m ilia r w ith th e a rtic le
w ill say It Is In first-class c o n d itio n .”
—C h icag o C hronicle.
H u m id it y .
It living g ra n te d tlia t h u m id ity in
d w e llin g s is tlie c a u se o f m a n y d is
e a se s , th e fo llo w in g sim p le m eth o d of
te s tin g Is su g g e ste d . It d ire c ts th a t
d o o rs a n d w in d o w s o f th e room m u s t
tie clos«»«l to p re v e n t th e e u tr a n c e o f e x
te rio r a ir. a n d th a t a piece o f fre sh
q u ic k lim e sh o u ld l»e le ft lu tlie n xuu
epochs. B ut n e v e r liefo re <*oul«l a
fo r tw e n ty - fo u r to u r s . In a n o rd in a ry
re a d e r o f fiction a c c u m u la te a vivid,
room . If th r e e -q u a rte rs of a n o u n ce of
tr u e a n d v a rie d p ic tu re o f so m an y
w a te r is n h so rlx 'd by th e lim e, tlio
sid e s o f h u m a n n a tu re , so m an y c o n d i
room m ay lx* c o n sid e re d u n h e a lth y .
tio n s o f a c tu a l iife. It th e r e fo re b ro a d
T h e a m o u n t a lo o r b e d is determ ine«!,
e n s th e horizon o f a ju d ic io u s re a d e r in
o f c o u rse , by w e ig h in g th e lim e liefore
a w ay t h a t l»ook* o f tra v e l n e v e r «lid.
am i a f t e r e x p o su re a n d c a lc u la tin g th e
It o u g h t to, a n d o fte n d«H*s. b ro a d e n
d ifferen ce.
th e s y m p a th ie s of th e re a d e r, so tlia t
th e p re ju d ic e s o f c la ss am i n a tio n a lity
E x p u se * o f th<* W h ite H o u se .
a re b ro k e n dow n, a n d th e re Is a m ore
C o n g re ss a p p ro p r ia te s b e tw e e n $46.-
c h a r ita b le Ju d g m e n t o f h u m a n n a tu r e (MHi a n d $50,600 a n n u a lly for tlie c u r
w h ich c a n ’t help lielng •d ifferen t.’ ”
re n t e x p e n se s of tlie E x e c u tiv e M an
sion to m eet c lerk hire, in clu d in g th a t
" N o t G u ilt y o h ’ L e b e n ."
W h en Jo s h u a S m ith , th e colored m an o f rlie P re s id e n t’s p riv a te s e c re ta ry ,
w ho receiv ed th e c h ic k e n s sto le n by tlie w hich Is $5,000 a y«»ar; s te n o g ra p h e r,
A ccoo b ro th e rs, w as a sk e d nt his tr ia l ty p e w rite rs , te le g ra p h o p e ra to rs, m es
re c e n tly In W o odbury. N. Y., w h e th e r se n g e rs, d o o rk e e p e rs, a s te w a rd , uud
he w as o r w as not g u ilty o f rec e iv in g h o u sek eep er, a n d lig h t a n d h e a t
eleven fow ls, he looked a t th e c o u rt in
an u n d ecid e d m a n n e r an d a n s w e re d :
"N o t g u ilty ob g e ttln ’ ’leben. k ase
Y e a st—W h en a m a n a c c e p ts a n y
th in g it h a rd ly looks rig h t fo r him to d e re w as only n in e In d e b u n c h .”—P hil-
O n ly 1 h a t .
I u d e lp h la R ecord.
g iv e It a w a y .
Old Gentleman (to railway porter)—
C rlm so u b e a k —W ell, 1 d o n ’t
know
H la lig h t e r o f D e e r .
Porter, the rain Is dripping in from the a b o u t th a t. W hen a n e d ito r a c c e p ts a
N early 6,000 d e e r w ere k illed In New-
lampbole all over my trousers.
poem you lik e to see him g iv e it to tho Y ork S ta te la st y e a r. O f th e n u m lier
Porter (reassuringly)—No, sir, it’s p u b lic.—Y o n k ers S ta te sm a n .
1.233 w ere kllhxl by rig h t h u n tin g , 2,634
An
T H E D IN IN G -R O O M .
th e c h a r a c te r o f th e room sh o u ld l»e
su ch a s to e m p h a s iz e th e s e q u a litie s .
Iu th e first (dace if th e re Is to be gay-
ety a t th e tab le, th e r e m u st lie p le n ty
o f lig h t, fo r a gloom y room w ill su rely
l«e reflected in tlie c o n v e rs a tio n a n d de-
in e a u o r of th o se you d in e. If p ossible,
th e re sh o u ld l»e w in d o w s in m ore th a n
one sid e o f th e room . It is not a l w a j i
p o w lb le to co m m a n d th e outlook from
th e w in d o w s o f th e bouse, but a t le a st
one ca n av o id h a v in g th e din in g -ro o m
w in d o w s fa«-e o n e’s o w n o u th o u ses, o r
th e lilauk w alls o f som e o th e r ¡ a r t of
th e house. No h a n d so m e r room w as
e v e r d« sig n ed th a n a co lo n ial d in in g
room . a n d it w ill lie w ell to follow th e ir
c e n e ra l s’e le u n le ss It fo rm s too vio
lent a c o n tr a s t w ith th e re m a in d e r of
th e house. T h e w alls sh o u ld be w arm ,
re d -b ro w n tin t, o r be co v ered w ith
»«•me w arm -co lo red ¡ a p e r . w ith a s im
ple. fo rm a l d«*«dgn. By f a r th e m ost
e ffectiv e f u r n itu r e fo r th e dinin g -ro o m
is m ah o g a n y , b u t th is Is co stly . W ith
m a h o g a n y o u t o f th e q u e stio n , p re tty
1 scenes finish tlie walls. The cost to
I b uild tlo* d esig n , illu s tra tin g th is a rii-
i < h*. in th e v ic in ity o f N ew Y ork C ity, is
S3.5< m ). n o t in c lu d in g tlie h«*ating ap-
j paratiis. In m a n y se c tio n s o f th e coun-
i try th e cost sh o u ld be m uch less.
('Opyrlght, K»7. by tti«* < o-operxttvs Kuildin*
Plan
A s to ry o f G a il H a o illio n .
A c a p ita l sto ry o f th e (siw c r o f a
j b rig h t w o m a n 's ta lk Is re la te d by th e
j N ew York T rib u n e . T h e b rig h t w om an
I w as M iss A b ig ail D odge, Iw tte r k n o w n
I l»y h e r p en n a m e o f G ail H a m ilto n . A
W e ste rn c le rg y m a n , c u ltiv a te d , w ell
! re a d , b u t n o t e x a c tly a m an o f th e
I w orld, w as in W a sh in g to n fo r tlie first
1 tim e, e a g e r to m a k e th e u tm o st o f his
h o liday.
lit* w a n te d to see all then* w as to Is*
seen, b u t m ost o f all h d e sire d to m eet
a n d h a v e a w ord w ith G ail H a m ilto n ;
in d eed ; lie confided to a frie n d tlia t lie
sh o u ld c o n sid e r su c h a privilege well
w o rth his Jo u rn ey to th e E a s t.
It took him s e v e ra l d a y s to su m m o n
ii(i his co u rag e, hut a t last he (»resented
h im se lf a t Mr. B la in e 's d o o r a n d a s k e d
fo r M iss " H a m ilto n .” A b o u t th re e
h o u rs a f te r w a r d th e frie n d m et him
d e sc e n d in g th e ste p s o f th e house, one
b ro a d sm ile of d e lig h t a n d s a tis f a c tio n .
" A h ,’’ e x c la im e d tlie co n fid a n t, “ 1
c o n g ra tu la te you. So you h a v e m en
y o u r d e a r G all H a m ilto n . 1 ca n see it
in y o u r fa c e .”
T h a t fa c e fell g rew re m o rse fu l.
“ N’-no," he sta m m e re d . "I d id n ’t m«*et
h e r—s h e d id n 't com e d o w n , a n d th e
f a c t is. I fo rg o t to a s k f o r h er."
“ F o rg o t to a sk fo r h e r!’’-^
"O h, I se n t up m y c a rd , of co u rse,
h u t a la d y c a m e dow n, a M iss D odge,
an d my d e a r fellow , you n e v e r sa y
su ch a w om an in y o u r life! I su p p o se
M iss H a m ilto n m u st h a v e been o u t;
sh e d id n 't m en tio n her. b u t sh e b e g a n
to ta lk to me, a n d in tw o m in u te s I fo r
g o t w h a t I h ad com e for. I n e v e r could
h av e believ ed th a t a n y p erso n , m an or
w om an, could know so m uch.
"I lieliev«* w e ta lk e d on ev e ry subj«»ct
In th e w orld, a n d sh e knew e v e ry th in g
a b o u t e v ery one o f th e s u b je c ts . I w as
n e v e r so su rp ris e d a s w hen a lot o f
people c a m e In au«l I fou n d how long 1
h a d b een th e re , a u d I d id n ’t w a n t to
: com e a w a y th en . I c an tell you. a u d
till you spoke, I ’d fo rg o tte n all alio u t
M iss H a m ilto n . 1 d o n 't b eliev e sh e can
j to u c h M iss D odge, a n y h o w !”
H is a s to n is h m e n t a n d d e lig h t w hen
\ he fo u n d th a t he had e n te r ta in e d —o r
t»een e n te rta in e d b y —his a n g el u u a
w ares, w ere very p le a s a n t to see.
In te llin g th e story th e n a r r a to r a d d
ed. “ I d o n 't know w h a t It is a t o u t M iss
Ikxlge. I ca n n e v e r tell bow sh e does
i It. 1 h«»ard h e r tell th e fu n n k -st sto ry
I e v e r h e a rd In my life, at«ont a d riv e
• h e took in th e co u n try , w hen h e r h o rse
h ad on a h a rn e s s th a t p ra c tic a lly fell
to pk'ccs. T h e room w as fu ll o f people
a n d e v ery o n e laughe«] h im se lf so re
o v e r It, a n d y e t w hen I c a m e to th in k
It o v er, th e re w as re a lly n o th in g to it,
n o th in g to te ll—It w as a th in g th a t
m ig h t h a v e h a p p en ed to a n y oue. a n d
not h a v e b o rn e ta lk in g a b o u t. Yet sh e
t a d e n te r ta in e d tw e n ty peo p le fo r L alf
an hour with It.”
I
j
:
eff«*ets c a n b e g o t w hich w ill m a k e th e
riw tu rich, w ith w ell-m ad e u ak f u r n i
tu re . p ro v id e d it is sim p le in d e sig n
a n d not d is fig u red w ith m a c h in e c a r v
ing a n d giu«*d o rn a m e n ts.
A h a rd w o o d floor co sts no m ore th a n
fine c a rp * ’, a n d Is f a r m ore a p p ro p ria te .
T h e re is no n eed fo r o rn a m e n ta tio n .
o th e r th a n p u re a n d sim p le p o rcelain ,
g la s s a n d s ilv e rw a re , w hich c a n be
m a d e to «1«» g«»od se rv ic e . If uot h u d d led
a w a y iu clo sets. A few good p ic tu re s
In m o d ern frain«‘s. ch«»sen w ith som e
Idea o f th e " e te rn a l fitn ess o f th lu g s .”
It m ig h t b e th o u g h t unnect*ssarv to say
th is, b u t one «‘a u recall d in in g -ro o m s
ru in e d by c h e a p ch ro m o a o f fr u it au«l
flow ers. (»1« tu r e s o f d e a d fish, a u d o th
e r a ls u n ln a tlo n s o f still life.
T lie a c c o m ia n y in g d e sig n sh o w s a
d in in g -ro o m w hich len d s Irsclf re a lity
to th e tr e a tm e n t d e sc rib e d in th is a r t i
cle. T lie w id th o f tliis h o u se Is th irty -
fo u r fe e t six inch«**, a u d th e d e p th , in
c lu d in g v e ra n d a , fifty feet fo n r Inches.
W ith first sto ry nin e feet six Inches,
an«l seooud sto ry u in e fe e t, w ith a ttic
e ig h t fe e t, se c u re s a c o m fo rta b le d w e ll
ing. ea sily h e a te d . T h e size o f th e «lin-
iug-room is sh o w n by th e floor p lan s.
T tie room is finish«»«! in oak. w ith o ak
floor. T lie tw o w in d o w s a r e lead«»d
w ith d ia m o n d shn(M»d p a n es, looking
out o v e r tlie v e ra n d a . T h e w alls a re
co v e n 'll w ith a ( a p e r o f yello w b ro w n
color, w ith a stiff, fo rm a l d«**lgn In rod
b ro w n . T ills ru n s to th e celling, w ith
uo frieze, b u t w ith c a k p ic tu re rail
als»ut tw e n ty In ch es below th e cornice.
T h e cellin g roj»eats th e sid e w all col
o rs . th o u g h th e p a tte r n o f Hie ( a p e r is
A Go.»«! P r e c e d e n t .
M other Jo h n n y , w hen you ta k e Jam not so [ironounced. T lie ffi-c p lace is
out of tlie p a u try do you know you a re fa c e d w ith «lark, b ro w n b rick . T h e
f u r n itu r e Is rich m ah o g a n y w ith b ra s s
b re a k in g one of th e c o m n ia iid m e n ts?
J o h n n y W ell, te a c h e r a t S u n d a y m o u n tin g s . T h e sid e b o a rd , on w hich
school said y e s te rd a y tlia t M oses b roke a r e n few pieces o f fin«' g lass, reflected
th e m ail one «lay on a hill anil he w as b y th e tire lig h t, g liste n s a w elcom e.
B rig h t c h in a g iv es p o in ts o f rich co lo r
good.—C lev elan d Ix*ader.
fo r th e ey e to re s t Itself. A S m y rn a
W h e n e v e r tw o w om en g et to g e th e r, ru g In d e e p re d s a n d b ro w n s laid op th e
a n d th e re Is a m an iu an a d jo iu lu g (Mtlislicd o ak floor a d d s still m ore color
room , they sood beglu to w h isp er
to th e room , a n d a few choice bunting
V e ry
E x tra v a g a n t.
By f a r th e m ««t ex tra « a g a u t d in e r in
th e w orld Is A b d u l H a m id . S u lta n of
T u rk e y . H is ta b le expens«-» in th e
r o u r s e o f a y e a r a re en o rm o u s.
It is th e m ost Costly ta b le , in a ll p ro b
a b ility . t h a t a n y c o u n try h a s e « e r seen ,
p a rtic u la rly a s hk» m a je s ty 1» n o t a so
c ia b le m a n a n d v ery ra re ly h a s guests
o r v isito rs.
T h e 8 u lta p d o es not even h a v e a d in
ing-room o r d in in g -h all. T u rk is h c u s
tom a m o n g th e big iter clash es is fo r s e r
v a n ts to b rin g th e m eals to w h erev er
th e d in e rs m ay be. a n d in th e p a la c e of
S ta m b o u l th e m e n ia ls a t th e d in n e r
h o u r first 6<-areh o u t his m a je s ty , a n d
th e n in long pt»'«»ssSon b rin g th e la n -
q u e t. ta b le a n d all.
T h e ta b le is a s ilv e r one. a n 1 ¡»erhap*
th e m ost e x q u is ite ta b le th a t h a s e v e r
beeu m ade. It prec«»d«*s th e p ro cessio n ,
b o rn e In upon th e s h o u ld e rs o f iow er-
g ra d e s e rv a n ts . F o llo w in g com e a long
lin e o f cook»* aaalatanta. O n th e head?
o f th ese O rie n ta l» a re la rg e ta b le ts , on
w hich th e p la tte r s a re p laced . S u ch a
perf*»ct b a la n c e d o th e y k«»ep th a t a n a c
c id e n t su ch as th e b re a k in g of a d ish
h a s n e v e r beeu k n o w n .
T h e w a ite rs lift th e p la tte r s from th e
ta b le ts a n d p re s e n t e a c h d ish to bis
m a je sty , b o w in g low . T h e d is h e s a re
«covered a u d s«*al*»d w ith th e im p e ria l
s«*al. w h ich Is p u t on in th e k itc h e n l»y
th e G ra n d V izier, th e idea b e in g th a t
th e S u lta n m ay l»e c e rta in th a t h is f«x»d
h a s not been poiso n ed o r ta m p e re d
w ith .
T h e dl»h«»s a re ail set upon th e ta b le,
v e g e ta b le s, m e a ts, ices a n d c o n fitu re s,
a n d a r r a u g e d in fro u t o f h is m a je s ty
w ith o u t a n y re g a rd to c o u rs e s o r o rd in
a ry d in n e r re g u la tio n s. T h e S u lta n is
a to ta l a b s ta in e r , a n d n e v e r h as w ine
on th e ta b le.
E le c t io n o f I n i t e d S l a t e S e n a t o r s .
In h is p a p e r on " T h is C o u n try of
O n rs" in th e L a d ie s' H om e J o u r n a l ex-
P re s id e n t H a rris o n w rite s o f C ongress,
a n d te lls how U n ite d S ta te s S e n a to rs
a r e elected . “T h e Ikw o f 1886,” he
say«, “ p ro v id e s th a t th e L e g isla tu re
ch o sen n e x t b e fo re th e e x p ir a tio n of
th e te rm o f a S e n a to r sh a ll ch o o se his
su ccesso r, a n d th a t It sh a ll p ro ceed to
d o so on th e seco n d T u e sd a y a f t e r It a s
sem b les. O n th a t d a y each H o u se of
th e L e g is la tu re m u s t v ote se p a ra te ly ,
v iv a voce, fo r a S e n a to r, a n d e n te r th e
re s u lt on Its J o u rn a l; th e tw o H o u se s
m u s t a t 12 tu. th e n e x t d ay m*»et in
Jo in t session, a u d if it a p p e a rs th a t th e
sa m e p e rso n h a s receiv«?d a m a jo ritv
o f th e v o tes In each H o u se he is d e
c la re d e le c te d ; If th e re h a s been no e lec
tion th e jo in t a sse m b ly m u s t ta k e a
vote, a n d If a n y one re c e iv e s a m a
jo r ity o f th e v o te s — a m a jo rity o f all
th e m e m b e rs elec ted to b oth H o u ses
b ein g p re s e n t a n d v o tin g —he is to be
d e c la re d e lec ted . If th e re is no elec?
tlon th e Jo in t a ss e m b ly proceeds w ith
th e b a llo tin g , a n d m u st m eet ever«
day a t 12 m.. a n d ta k e a t le a s t one b a l
lot e a c h day u n til a S e n a to r is e le c te d
T h e G o v e rn o r o f th e S ta te is re q u ire d
to c e rtify th e elec tio n u n d e r th e seal
o f th e S ta te , to th e P re s id e n t o f th e
S e n a te , th e c e rtific a te to be c o u n te r
sig n ed by th e S e c re ta ry of S ta te o f th e
S ta te ."
T h e W in te r S o f t C rab.
T h e w in te r so ft c ra b d iffe rs from Its
s u m m e r cousin o n ly slig h tly in a p p e a r
an ce, b ein g a little n a rr o w e r iu th e
body. It Is. h o w ev er, m ore su c c u le n t
a n d finer flav o red th a n th e ch o icest
s p e c im e n s o f th e o th e r k in d , a fact
th a t Is w ell k n o w n to e p ic u re s. M ore
over, b ein g a rock c ra b . or. a s it is c a ll
ed h ere, a sa n d c ra b . It d iffers in Its
h a b its fro m rh«» o th e r, w hich liv es in
th e m ud. an«l th is d ifferen ce h a s m uch
to do w ith it» c o m p a ra tiv e s c a rc ity in
o rd in a ry seaso n s. It is m uch h a rd e r
to find, u n le ss th e h u n te r h a s s h a rp
♦»yes a u d a good k n o w le d g e o f its «« ay s,
a n d It ch ooses its h id in g p lace s a n d Its
tim e o f sh e d d in g w ith a w isdom too
g re a t fo r reaso n , a u d a ttr ib u ta b le only
to I n s tin c t
T h e re a l sin c e re w om en a re those
w hoaa p ra y e r s a t u ig h t lu a cold room
a r e n e v e r a b b re v ia te d by th e co n d itio n
of the therm om eter.
n o t p re ju d ic e d in f a v o r o f a n y p a rtie -
u :? » m e th o d o f d e a l.n g w ith th e su J«-*’’
of ro ad Im p ro v e m e n t on tlie ¡»art o f th e
S la te , th ey a r e m ost e a rn e s tly in fa v o r
o f so m e law w h ich w ill p ro m o te th a t
m u ch d e sire d o b je c t. \ \ b o th e r th e w o rk
1» to be d o n e by a S ta te c o m m issio n
o r by su(M*rvlsor* It o u g h t c e rta in ly to
t e d o n e by ao w eb o d y . a n d th e p r« * en t
L e g is la tu re w ill be regard«* 1 a s n e g li
g e n t o f its d u ty If It «1 »es not p ro v id e
•o m e m e a n s fo r fu r n is h in g th e peo(»le
w ith b e tte r h ig h w a y s th a n th ey liave
a t p re s e n t.—S an F ra n c is c o C all.
G ood
T h e m o v em en t fo r S ta te a id in b u ild
ing good ro a d s is a t t r a c t in g m o re a n d
m o re g e n e ra l a tte n tio n . At th e (»res
e n t tim e th e re a r e good roa«ls b ills lie-
fo re th e L e g isla tu r« « o f tw e lv e d iffe r
e n t S ta te s , a u d in e v e ry one o f th e se
b ills th e c re a tio n o f a S ta te h ig h w a y
co m m issio n i» p ro v id e d fo r. New J e r
sey i» c o n sid e re d ty p ic a l s«» f a r a s a d
v a n c e m e n t in th e a c tu a l w ork o f road
constru«*tion is co n c e rn e d , a n d th e re
th e S ta te p av e o n e-rb ird o f th e c o -t. a s
h a s been m e n tio n ed in th»«e co lu m n s.
T h re e h u n d re d m iles h a v e been h u .lt
o r c o n tra c te d fo r iu N ew J e r s e y , a n l
th e S ta te h a s («lid fo r its o n e -th ird th e
**um of $466.5i»5. T h e to ta l e x p e n d itu re
In six y e a rs lias been $1.4<*>.(»*». Th«-
m o tto in Ne«v J e r s e y h as b een : “ G ood
ro a d s d e c re a s e ta x a tio n , d«*crease liv
in g ex p e n se s. In crease p ro p e rty vain«*«,
in c re a se fa r m e rs ’ Incom es, in c re a se
ra ilro a d b u sin e ss, p ro m o te p ro s p e rity ,
p ro m o te c iv iliz a tio n .” T lie new h ig h
w a y s o f New J e r s e y a re s a id to lie h a rd
am i sm ooth, am i su p p lie d w ith side
l a t h s fo r p e d e s tria n s a n d b ic y c le rs
M assachusetts is fo llo w in g N ew J e r
sey closely, a n d N ew Y ork Is com in g
into line. T h e bill prepare«! n th e New
York L e g is la tu re p ro v id e s fo r a «¡iecial
tax of o n e -te n th o f a m ill fo r th e im
p ro v ed r« a d m a k in g d u rin g th e p re s e n t
y e a r .—D a v e n p o rt R epublicsnu
£ n cess o f F o r a t F r e a D e l i v e r y .
T h e fa v o ra b le re p o r ts receiv ed from
th e p o s tm a s te rs in lo c a litie s io w h k h
th e ru ra l fre e -d e ltv e ry sy s te m h a s been
p u t into effect, a u d th e a n n o u n c e m e n t
tlia t P o s tm a s te r G e n e ra l W ilson w ill
p ro b a b ly re |io rt in f a v o r o f th e co n tin -
uan«*e o f th e sy ste m fo r a n o rh e r y e a r ,
«« ill lie c h e e rin g n ew s fo r a ll w ho u n
d e rs ta n d th e im m en se benefit» in
volved.
U p to th e pres«*ct. It a p p e a rs . It h a s
b een fo u n d e n tire ly p ra c tic a b le to
a d o p t ru r a l fre e d e liv e ry , e v en w ith
tlie c o u n try r>a«le in th e ir ¡«resent eon-
d itio n . T h e lo cal p o s tm a s te rs w h e re
th e *««tem h as l»*en a d p led in d o rse it
w ith o u t re s e rv a tio n , a n d it need lia rd iy
I e s a id th a t th e re s id e n t» o f th o se lo cal
itie s a r e h e a rtily in f a v o r o f it. W hen
t .» c o n sid e re d t h a t th e ex(»erim ent
lias lieen c o n d u c te d o n ly in a te n ta tiv e
w ay . a n d th a t th e re h a s n«»t t»een tim e
to te s t th e fu ll b e n e fits o f th e s y s te m —
b e n e fits w hich w ill co m e in th e in
c re a s e d use of th e m ails a f t e r a few
y e a rs —it w ould be folly to a la n d - n th e
proj«ict now . T h e cost o f ru r a l free
d e liv e ry is now g re a tly in c re a s e d be
c a u s e o f th e p.x»r co n d itio n o f th e c o u n
try ro ad s. A nd. on th e o th -r h .u .d . th e
re tu r n s h av e uot in c re a se d p ro p o rtio n
a te ly I »ecause it h a s m>t beeu in o p era
tioti long e n o u g h to p ro d u c e th e d-v« red
effe c t o f im*rex«ing th e u-*e o f th e
m ad s. B oth th e s e re s u lts w ould lie a c
co m p lish e d iu tim e, a u d it Is to be k ep t
iu m in d th a t, ju s t a s good ro a d s w ill
h elp ru r a l fre e d e liv e ry , r u r a l d e liv e ry
w ill h elp th e c a u se o f good road».
B u t th e b e n efits o f th e p la n a r e not
confined to th e a d v a n ta g e s re s u ltin g
fro m a n e x p a n sio n of th e p .# :a l sy s
tem . T h e ir re a l im p o rta n c e c a n n o t be
e s tim a te d s a v e by th o se w ho h av e e x
p e rie n c e d th e Iso latio n a n d lo aeliu es»
o f c o u n try life, a u d w ho u u le r s ta n d
how m u ch th a t iso latio n is a fa c to r in
b re e d in g n a tio n a l d is c o n te n t. T h e ga n
to be d e riv e d from p u tt ng every Am«*r-
ic a n c itiz e n in to «lady c o n ta c t w ith th e
w o rld w o u ld a lo n e cou:p«*nsate in th is
««ay fo r w h a te v e r increaM*d cost m ig h t
he p u t te m p o ra r ily up«?n th e ta x ( a y e r a .
FIRE-ALARM BOXES.
T h e M i c h a n i t m t h a t F u u im n n a
>n C ase o f F i r e .
H e !p
( harh*s T . H ill c o n tr ib u te s a n a r tic le
e n title d "A n A la rm o f F ir e by T e le
g ra p h to S t. N ich o las. des>'ri)>ing th e
fire a la r m sy s te m o f New Y ork. C<n-
c e rn iu g th e fire -a la rm b o x es. Mr. H ill
w rite s : T h is box fo rm s ¡ a r t o f a la m p -
p o st. tlie (Hist b e in g so c o n s tru c te d th a t
tlie box is In s e rte d iu th e mi l«t»e. T h e
Iwx Is p a in te d a b rig h t red . a n d th e
la m p a t n ig h t sh o w s a red li« :,,. t h u s
m a k in g it ea sily d tx v r u ib l e e ith e r b v
d a y o r n ig h t. T h e w ire s fro m th e hox
a re co n v e y e d d o w n th r o u g h tlie r e n t e r
o f th e |H«»t to c o n d u its b u rle d m tlie
s tre e t. an«l tb e n c e ou to tire h e a d q u a r
ter*.
W h ite le tte r s ou a re d ¡ a n e o f g la s s,
in th e la m p o v e r th e b o x . g iv e d ir e c
tio n s flow to seu«l a n a la r m -th e sa m e
d ir e c tio n s in ra is e d le tte r s a r e fo u n d on
th e fa c e o f th e box. I f w e ».nro th e
la rg e b r a s s h a n d le on th e o u ts id e s s
f a r a s it w ill go. a loud g o n g w ill rin g
in sid e. Tliis Is Hot th e a la r m , b u t s im
ply a w a rn in g bell to n o tify th e jh >
licem an on th e b e a t th a t th » box («
b e in g o p eu ed a n d |o p re v «nt th e sem i-
la g iu o f m a lic io u s ,r f a ls e a la r m s o f
fire, a u o ffeu se th a t Is p u n is h a b le in
New Y ork S ta te by a fiue of J i , m a n d
o u e y e a r 's im p riso n m e n t. T o e u in g th is
h a n d le a s f a r a s it ««ill go opens the
o u te r d«H«r. a u d w e fiud insi«!e a n o th e r
d o o r, w ith a slot a t th e left h a n d s .d e .
a n d a t th e to p o f th is ?lot a ln»-'k p io-
je itiu g .
By p u lliu g d o w n thk- hook
o n ce a n d re le n siu g it. w e set a t w o rk
« v rta in clockw ork m e c h a n ism u sid c.
a n d th is ae n d a in th e a la rm .
W h e n tlo* first officer a r m i n g a t a
fire d is c o v e rs th a t it is o f e n o u g h ini-
p o r ta n r e to w a r r a n t ins a e n d in g fo r re
iu fo rc e n ie u ts, lie o|x*ns th is in n e r d-H»r
a n d w ith tlie "M o rse k e y ” s c u d s in a
second, th ird , fo u rth , fifth o r s ix th
a la rm , a s th e c a se m ay l»e. o r a c a ll to r
an y s|»eelal a p i a r tu s th a t he m ay
need. T lie ius|*ectora o f b o x ea « a n ulao
c a rry on a c o n v e rs a tio n iu lh e M orse
a lp h a b e t w ith tlie o(terator nt h e a d
q u a r t e r s ou th is k ey a m i so u n d e r.
S tru g g le N ev er E u d s.
G en. H o ra c e P e te r ’s la te s t m ot is th a t
th e first h a lf o f a m a n ’s life is s p e n t ;*»
g e ttin g Ids n a m e in to tlie ( a p e r s . a:»«l
th e la s t h a lf in a s tru g g le to k eep ,i
o u t.
l ’o o r M e d ic i n e .
M rs. R u b in ste in D er d o c to r sa is d o t
m ed icin e n e v e r fa ils. Isa a c .
Mr. R u b in s te in —Yell, it m u st be
m ig h ty p oor m cd leiu e. R ach el.—Y ouk-
e r s S ta te s m a n .
W heu a m an u n d e r 3u y e a r s o f a g e
h a s 10 ceu ts’ w orth o f b u sin e ss he
m a k e s 90 c e u ts w o rth of fusa.