A DAYTIME TUNE.
Tlie sun sings out In a dawn dappled ky ,
And t fleeting moon croons a pale reply , ' .
While the utar crowded chorus
Uencutli , round and o'er us
Comes mutllcil , uncertain ,
Through the day's drawn curtain ,
And the waking \vorld lifts a workaday cry
To mate with the martialing music on high.
night good for the soul It is , drifting through
dreams.
Cut It's braver to plow where the ( at earth
teems ;
The ofllce In heller
Than the lotus fetter ,
And sweeter than the bottle
Is the wide engine throttle ;
So , clerk , to jour work , and , maiden , to your
seams ;
Tradesman , to jour trade , and , agent , to your
schemes !
There's time for you to loaf when the sun's gone
out ; it's work hours while he beams.
Rupert Hughes in Criterion.
To What Base Uses.
By Walter E. Crogao.
Beyond Dieppe is a fair country skirt
ing a blue sea , and the poppies grow
red and tall in the rustling wheat. The
hedges are starred with blossoms and
powdered with dust , for the highways
are the roads of many.
Half way down the steep hill is a lit
tle hostel , a roadside inn. It has a face
of flowern and is pleasant ; it smiles
with the welcome of a courteous native
to the casual stranger ; it invites in
spection , it suggests refreshment and it
disguises the materialistic form of its
refreshment with the glamour of roses
and a rustic porch.
The day was hot , and I hesitated at
the porch. The room inside looked cool ;
it had a stone floor and a latticed win
dow , which was thrust open. Then I
saw the flutter of a pink gown and a
silvery laugh came to me. I had a mar
ried sister waiting for me at Pourville ,
and I was already late , but then , I
argued , I always had a married sister ,
and she was generally waiting for me
somewhere , for I am invariably late ,
and a pink gown , in conjunction with
so silvery a laugh , was alluring. I went
in. The sunlight outside was very
bright , the half light in the room was
dim , and I stepped upon a dog a pug
dog , I afterward discovered which re
sented my familiarity with his teeth.
That destroyed the effect of my en
trance. It produced a hurried exclama
tion and a half laugh , translated into
a cough. The exclamation came from
me. I apologized profusely to the lady
who had been indeterminate as to laugher
or cough. She was. I saw , divinely
small , a cool , sweet , innocent face ,
with mischief , however , lurking in the
eyes ; a figure slight , willowly ; an air
of command and a dress inconceivable
to an insular understanding a mere
dream of light frills , soft silks and color.
She drew herself up with some hau
teur to the full extent of her 5 feet 4
inches , from which I deducted two
inches in consequence of a glance at
her shoes. In the labor of buttoning a
long glove , she spoke.
\ \ "Monsieur , I , too , must apologize. It
was ill of Fido. It is pardonable that ,
in the heat of such a surprise , a man
should say should say what you said. "
"Yet tome it is a grief , " I protested.
"I , " she went on , buttoning her
glove , with her eyes fixed on me under
the curtain of their long lashes , "I
thought you were some one else. "
I hate to be taken for anybody else
but myself. I like to keep the flatter
ing hope that I am unique. I was
piqued.
"Madame , " I answered , "I am sorry
that I was not the other person. "
She looked at me for quite awhile ,
which made me feel uncomfortable. At
such moments I have always a misgiv
ing that my tie has wriggled. Then she
smiled. The smile began in her eyes ,
spread to her lips and finally took ref
uge in her teeth. I smiled , too from
sympathy partly , and partly to show
her that I bore her no ill will for her
mistake.
"Does monsieur generally enter an
inn to tread upon little dogs ? " I be
came aware that I had not summoned
the landlord. I was also aware that I
did not wish to summon tbe landlord.
"I heard you laugh , " I said The
fact seemed all eloquent to me : it ap
h peared so to her.
"I was expecting some one. We had
quarreled , " she made reply.
hV "He was to blame ? "
"I have not said that it was a man. "
"It was unnecessary. You were good
V enough not to think me devoid of com
mon sense. "
"He departed in anger. "
"A most ill tempered man. "
"If I were in the wrong"
"Which is a supposition very much
strained. "
"I should be miserable , but as it is I
laugh. "
"And when you laugh the world
stops at your window. "
"Monsieur is pleased to regard him
self in a very flattering light ! "
"And I , as the only tangible object
of the world , entered. "
"Ah ! "
She played a short solo upon the stone
floor with the tap of her shoe it was
crescendo. Her brow it was as marble
for whiteness and as soft as rose leaves
wrinkled in thought , her lips I
hardly knew whether to bless the gods
for permitting me a sight , or curse
them for the hot temptation puckered.
She was evidently pondering.
"It is , " she said at length , "an un
ceremonious entrance. "
"It is an unceremonious introduc
tion , " I corrected. "The entrance waa
not unceremonious"-rw
"Unless to Fido. " She laughed a
little , and I began tqjind her laugh
rather irritating at times. "But the
worst of it is there has been no intro
duction. "
"Does that matter ? " I asked. For
my part I wae willing to forego each
trivialities.
"I do not know your name. "
"Nor I yours , eo that is a bond of
Bympatby. Let us , " I went on in a
glow of Inspiration , "imagine that wo
have been introduced at a dance. One
never knows the names in such cases. "
"He was certainly to blame. "
"Certainly. If a man willingly walks
out of Paradise , ho must be either a
fool or"
"He will come back. "
"In that case" I began , rising and
taking up my hat from the chair.
"Really , " she answered , "a man
who willingly walks out of"
"But I don't , " I objected. "I go
with the greatest reluctance. "
"It is very hot in the sun , mon
sieur. "
"Madame , I greatly fear sunstroke.
It is a disease which has bad remarka
ble fatality for my family. "
I replaced my hat upon the chair on
which I had previously seated myself ,
and seated myself upon the chair on
which I had previously placed my hat.
That chair was nearer to madame by
over a fool.
"Monsieur is prudent , " she said and
smiled. I should have been perfectly
happy if her gaze did not so of ten wan
der through the window frame and seek
the sunshine outside.
"Nay , I fear , " I murmured , looking
at her ardently , "impudent. "
"That is hardly in tbe nature of a
compliment. "
"Because , " I went on boldly , "in
the joy of a moment , a minute , an hour ,
I peril my future peace. "
She beat another solo upon the floor
and again looked into the sunshine. My
eyes followed the direction of hers , and
I thought I saw a hat. The bat waa se
vere nay , rigid : it was a masculine
hat.
"la the peril so great ? " ehe asked.
She spoke eo softly that I pushed my
chair a little nearer to her and leaned
forward.
"Tbe answer is entirely in your
hands , madame , " I said.
"There may be no peril , " she pout
ed , "for who knows what tree of love
may spring from this mere grain of
barely ten minutes ? "
She glanced at me sideways.
"Have you noticed the roses at the
window ? "
"No , " I answered. "They are there ,
no doubt roses are often at windows
but I have eyes for you only. "
"There is one almosi a bud. I covet
it. I must have it. "
She rose and passed swiftly to tbe
window. Again I thought I saw the
hat. I rose. I followed her. I stood be
hind her as she raised her ungloved
hand a dainty , slender , white hand ; a
hand that any man might not tire of
kissing easily. She caught the bud ,
broke its stein and gave a faint cry.
"You have hurt yourself , " I said.
"A thorn , " she answered hurriedly ;
"it has pricked me it is still in , I
fear. "
I took her hand in mine. I have bad
some experience of thorns in connec
tion with little hands , and I did not look
for any deep wound , yet I must confess
to some considerable surprise when I
found none at all , and even after min
ute search no visible impression upon
the satin of her skin.
"Madame , " I eaid falteringly , "I
can see nothing. "
"Stupid , " she cried pettishly , yet
not loudly. "Look again I tell you I
have hurt my hand badly. You cannot
see well. Hold it to the light. "
I held it to the light. I looked at it
very carefully the hand waa really
worth looking at I bent lower over it ,
lower still. Then suddenly I glanced
upward. She was smiling. I saw a
challenge in her eyes. I kissed her hand.
"Clotilde , " said a voice over my
head. It waa a strange voice , and it
seemed out in the garden , a little above
me. I looked up and recognized the
rigid , severe hat. Under the hat was a
man. He looked bad tempered when he
regarded me ; he looked penitent when
he gazed upon madame.
"Henri , " she cried , "I have a thorn
in my finger. This gentleman is clumsy
he cannot discover it. "
She glanced at me scornfully and
stretched out her perfectly healthy
hand to the owner of the rigid hat , who
took it. Then , in that hand , innocent
of a scratch or mark , he found a thorn ,
plucked it out and kissed the place
where it had been. I think , though ,
the wound was , after all , not in her
hand , and if I did not find it I was not
useless in the healing.
Then suddenly I remembered that I
had not summoned the landlord and
rectified my forgetfulness in a violent
manner. When mine host entered , he
waa in time to see the rigid hat bend
ing -under a parasol somewhere down
the road.
"Ah , they have made it up again ! : '
he cried , with evident satisfaction. "I
am glad of that , for the wedding is to
be in the early part of next week , and
I am to supply the wine for the cere
mony. "
Every one seemed satisfied but my
self. I continued my walk to Pourville ,
having remembered my sister who waa
waiting. Black and White.
Variety In Kingly A'lcknanieH.
History gives 68 sentimental sur
names to emperors and kings whom it
chronicles. For instance , Charles VIII
cf France had the aliaa appellation of
"the affable ; " Alphonse XI of Leon
JJnd Castile , "the avenger ; " Victor
Emmanuel , "regalantuomo. "
Many potentates are ranked by his
tory under the same alias. Eight are
"good , " 41 the "great , " 7 are "con
querors , " 2 "cruel , " 2 "fair" and 4
"fat. "
What Hurt.
"What's the matter ? " asked the
friend. "You're not angry because that
man accused you of being the political
boss of this town ? "
"That isn't what he said , " replied the
indignant citizen. "He intimated that
I wasn't the boss. " Washington Star.
DEATH IN THE VIAL.
THE FIFTH TABLET CARRIED A DOSE
THAT WAS FATAL.
Why tlic Doctor Hud a Premonition
That MIttfortune IIiul Overtaken 11
Wealthy Planter Hotv the Sory oj
the Crime Leaked Out.
The story was told by a police com-
tnlHsiouer of another city who was lu
New Orleans recently on n visit.
"The most ingenious murder I ever
knew anything about , " he said , "was
committed by a young physician. lie
was a rising practitioner at a place
where I formerly lived , and , with your
permission , I will speak of him simply
as Dr. Smith.
"About a dozen years ago , as nearly
as I remember , this young man went
on a visit to a relative iii a neighbor-
lug city , and one afternoou. on the
third or fourth' day of his stay , he
startled a lady member of the house
hold by remarking that he 'had a feel-
Ing' that some misfortune had over
taken a wealthy planter whom they
both knew very well , and whom I will
call Colonel Jones. The colonel was a
prominent resident of the doctor's
home town and had a large outlying
estate , which he was in the habit of
visiting once a week.
"Ou the day of Smith's singular pre
monition he was on oue of those tours
of Inspection , but failed to come back ,
and the following morning his corpse
was found lying in a cornfield. He
had evidenty been dead about 24
hours , and from the appearance of the
body seemed to have been seized with
some sort of fit or convulsion.
"Of course the affair created a great
stir , and the police made a pretty
thorough investigation , but the only
thing they found that merited any
special attention was a small , round
vial In the dead man's vest pocket. It
was about the diameter of a lead pen
cil by four inches long , and bad orig
inally contained a couple of dozen
medicinal tablets , which , lying one on
top of the other , filled the little bottle
to the cork. A few still remained in
the bottom.
"Upon Inquiry it was learned with
out trouble that the tablets were a
harmless preparation of soda , and that
Jones himself had bought them at a
local drug store. That ended suspicion
in that quarter , and , for lack of any
thing better , the coroner returned a
verdict of death from sunstroke.
There was no autopsy.
"Some time after Jones bad been
buried , " continued the police commis
sioner , "I learned accidentally of Dr.
Smith's curious prophecy , and it set
me to thinking. Eventually I evolved
a theory , but it was impossible at the
time to sustain it with proof , and for
five or six years I kept it pigeonholed
in my brain , waiting for something to
happen. Meanwhile , to everybody's
surprise , Dr. Smith went to the dogs.
He began by drinking heavily , grad
ually lost his practice , and finally
skipped out to avoid prosecution for
cashing a fake draft. After his flight
I learned enough to absolutely confirm
my theory as to Jones' death. What
bad really happened was this :
"Dr. Smith owed the old man a con
siderable sum of money and had given
a note , upon which he had forged his
father's name as indorser. The plant
er was pressing him for payment and
had threatened suit , which meant in
evitable exposure. One day , whik-
they were conversing , Jones pulled ou *
a little glass vial and swallowed one
of tbe tablets it contained , remarking
that he took one daily , after dinner ,
for sour stomach.
"That suggested a diabolical scheme
of assassination , which the doctor pro
ceeded to put into execution. RepairIng -
Ing to his office , he made up a duplicate
tablet of strychnine , and , encountering
tbe colonel next day , asked him to let
him have the vial for a moment , so be
could copy the address of the makers
from the label.
"Jones handed it over unsuspecting
ly , and while his attention was briefly
diverted elsewhere Smith put in tbe
prepared tablet. He placed it under
the lop four , thus making it reason
ably certain that his victim would take
it on the fifth day from that date.
Next morning he left town , so as to
be far away when the tragedy was
consummated , and some mysterious ,
uncontrollable impulse evidently led
him to make the prediction that first
excited my suspicion.
"When I made certaiu of all this , I
located Smith in Oklahoma and was
on tbe point of applying for au extradi
tion warrant when be anticipated me
by contracting pneumonia and dying.
I thereupon returned the case to its
mental pigeouhole. where it has re
mained ever since. "
"Pardon me for asking , " said one of
the listeners , "but is that really a true
story , or are you entertaining us with
interesting fiction ? "
"It is absolutely true , " replied the
narrator.
"But how did you learn the particu
lars ? "
"Well , " said the police commissioner ,
smiling , "Smith was like most clever
criminals he had one weak spot. He
was fool enough to tell a woman. She
blabbed. " New Orleans Times-Demo
crat.
Ate Course Dinners.
A woman just arrived from Aus
tralia was recently negotiating with
an agent in London for a house in one
of the newer districts of Kensington.
She asked if it was a nice neighbor
hood. "It is thoroughly desirable ,
madam , " replied the house agent.
"They are without exception soup and
fish families. "
It Is not correct to say that a girl
"renders" a song. If she lives long
enough to become of some use in the
world , she may some day render lard ,
but she can't render a song. Atchison
Globe.
SOME QUEEIi DUE AMS.
VIS'QNS THAT RESULTED IN THE CAP
TURE OF CRIMINALS.
Miirveloun MaiilfeatatloiiN Thnt Duf
fle the Iiiuennlty of .Man to Explain
mill Willuli Prove Anew That Truth
la StranRer Than Fiction.
A very remarkable Instance of the
( .tracing of a criminal by means of a
dream occurred In St. Louis. A woman
named Mary Thornton was detained
in custody for a mouth , charged with
the murder of her huslmud. A week
or so after her arrest she requested to
see one of the prison ofiicials and told
him she had dreamed that an Individ
ual named George Ray had murdered
her spouse , giving the oilicial at the
same time full details of the tragedy
as witnessed in her vision. The man
Ray was not suspected at the time ,
but the prison authorities were so
much impressed by the woman's ob
vious earnestness that a search was at
once made for him.
After some delay he was traced and
charged with the crime , the details of
the same as seen in the dream being
rehearsed to him. Overcome with as
tonishment , he then and there con
fessed that lie had committed the
crime. Curiously enough , the woman
had only met tbe murderer once and
believed him to be on the very best of
terms with her husband.
Almost as remarkable was the case
of a woman named Drew , who dream
ed one night that her husband , a re
tired sailor , had been murdered by a
peddler at a Gravesend tavern , where
the said husband was in the habit of
putting up when visiting tbe town in
question. The first news that awaited
her on rising in the morning was that
her spouse had been assassinated at
the very tavern she had seen in her ex
traordinary vision , whereupon she
burst into hysterical tears and cried
out that her dream had come true.
She calmed down somewhat after a
few hours and then handed the police
ofiicials an exact description of the
peddler of the vision , giving a minute
account of his dress , which included a
blue coat of a very peculiar pattern.
Marvelous as the fact may appear , a
man wearing such a coat and follow
ing the occupation of a peddler was
discovered two days later at an inn
some six miles from Gravesend , and ,
on being taxed with the crime , he at
once admitted that be was guilty and
that robbery bad been the motive of
the outrage. He was hanged soon aft
erward , his doom having been brought
about by the flimsy evidence of a wom
an's dream.
Women as dreamers seem more suc
cessful than men , but a rather peculiar
Instance of a crime being traced by a
vision and In which the dreamer was a
member of the male sex conies from
Rennes , in France. "A worthy mer
chant , having quitted his office one
Saturday evening , proceeded home to
dinner and after enjoying a substan
tial meal lay down on the couch and
fell into a light doze. A very vivid
dream then came to him wherein he
saw two men of the burglar type en
gaged in rifling the safe in his office ,
and so much impressed was he by the
vision that he resolved , upon awaken
ing , to at once go to the office and see
that everything was under lock and key.
His amazement may be imagined
when , on arriving there , he discovered
the door forced and a burglary in prog
ress. To summon a couple of gen
darmes was the work of an instant ,
and five minutes later the thieves , who
proved to be notorious housebreakers ,
were on their way to the police depot ,
where the prosecutor told his extraor
dinary storyIn view of the fact that
tbe safe contained valuables to the ex
tent of some thousands of pounds , the
dream in question proved a very for
tunate one for the dreamer.
How to explain these marvelous man
ifestations , which prove once more
that truth is stranger than fiction , is a
task beyond tLe ingenuity of man to
compass. Perchance tbe theory of te
lepathy may have something to do with
the mysterious business , but even that
theory would appear rather inadequate
in such cases as the aforementioned.
A skillful forger who moved in the
highest circles of society was once de
tected by the agency of a dream. The
affair occurred in Boston and caused
the greatest excitement of the time.
The forger , a young man of eight or
nine and twenty , had become acquaint
ed with a rich publisher , at whose
house he became a constant guest. One
day the publisher's bankers discovered
that some one was forging their client's
signature to various large checks , and
two detectives were at once instructed
to look out for the culprit.
Their efforts proved useless , but one
evening the publisher's youngest daugh
ter , a little girl of 11 , dreamed that
she saw a man whom she described as
"like Mr. Blank , " the visitor to wliom
reference has been made , sitting in a
room in Maine street copying her fa
ther's signature. The child's dream
was communicated to the police , who ,
though inclined to ridicule the same at
the outset , eventually promised to have
the gentleman in question watched ,
with the result that his lodgings were
raided and a complete plant for the
making of bank notes found there. It
then transpired that he was a man who
was wanted for manifold forgeries
throughout the Union , and he was sent
to prison for a very long term.
The child's dream was all the more
extraordinary in view of the fact that
she was too young to understand the
leading Incidents of the business and
attributed the copying of her father's
signature in the dream to the "gentle
man wanting to write nicely , like papa. "
Strange , very strange , but none the less
true , and proving once more that , as
Hamlet remarked. "There are more
things in heaven and earth. . Horatio
than are dreamed of in your philoso
Pliy.-Philadelphla Times.
THE GBAND SCHEMER
HE PLANS A DEVICE THAT WILL TAKE
THE PUBLIC BY STORM.
Major Crofoot OrlurtimteN the M. W.
B. Company , Filling it I.oaKT Pelt
Want , mill Incidentally Taken In n
' Lawyer Frleml.
[ Copyright. 1000. by C. B. Lewis. ]
The grand promoter sat at his desk
In his ofiice with a wandering look on
his face and 40 cents In change spread
out before l.lm. lie had been counting
that change over and over and figuring
how many times the $28 he owed'his
landlady , the $12 ho owed his tailor ,
the $4 he owed his hatter ami the $7. >
he owed various other people would go
Into that 40 cents. He was still about
It when he heard a step on the stairs.
It was * the step of an aggressive man.
As It came nearer It betokened the step
of a determined man. As the door was
burst open withoiit preliminary warn
ing the major recognized the fact that
he was face to face with a circum
stance. For one brief second his knees
weakened , and he caught his breath
with a gasp. Then he Avas on his feet
with hand outstretched and a smile on
his face and saying :
"Bless my potil , but if you had been
two minutes later I should have been
on my way to your office ! Come in ;
come in. "
"I didn't know as you would remem
ber me , " dryly replied the visitor as he
looked around the office.
"What ! Not remember Thompson of
Thompson & Thompson , attorneys at
law I You must be joking. My dear
C'- . ; > .
f CJJf
"I WANT TO TAKE YOU IX. "
man , Major Crofoot never forgets 'the '
face or name of a friend. You more
than any other man in the world have
been in my thoughts for the last three
days , and , as I remarked , I was about
to start for your office. Thompson ,
shake hands again. "
"I haven't time , " replied Thompson.
"Look here , major , bills against yov
the amount of $200 liaA'e been put i
our hands for collection. You prorni
to pay that old board bill two mon
ago. I want to knoAAT AA'hat you are
ing to do ? "
"Do , ray dear Thompson ? Why ,
going to giAe you a check in about
seconds for the whole iudebtedn
You could have bad your money 1
ago if you bad given me the sligh
hint. Major Crofoot has a good m
ory , but how can you expect him to
keep track of shillings when he Is
dealing in thousands of dollars. "
"I heard you were promoting a lit
tle , " said the lawyer as he AA-aited for
the check.
"Ten companies formed in the last
three months , my boy , and the
eleventh just ready to be incorporated.
Grand aggregation of over $300.000,000
capital thus far , and eA'cry company
bound to pay at least 30 per cent divi
dend. What do you suppose I've got
on hand now ? "
"I can't say , and as I'm in a hurry
you may fill out that check. "
"The biggest scheme of all the ne
plus ultra ! " whispered the major with
a flourish of bis right arm. "I expect
ed to stop at ten , but this scheme
came pushing along and I had to take
it up. It's the richest of them all.
It'll pay 100 per cent profit from the
very start. In a Aveek from noAv the
Standard Oil company won't be on
earth. "
"But I'm here about those bills. "
"My dear Thompson , walk with me.
When I was hard up , you were one of
the few who did not lose confidence in
my integrity. The man or woman AA'ho
trusts Major Crofoot never regrets it
I might not have picked up this elev
enth scheme but for you. I AA-anted to
let you in. I AA-anted to reAA-ard you
for your faith in me. Thompson , my
boy , sell out your law business give
It away get rid of it before night. "
"I Avant to know about those bills , "
said the lawyer as. he came to a halt.
"The last and best scheme of all , "
continued the. major as he got bold of
bis arm again , "is the Musical Wash
board company , organized on a capital
of $20,000,000. The idea is strictly orig
inal with me. Washboard runs a music
box while you rub. Music box can be
placed in the laundry , parlor , kitchen
or even the next house. May arrange
later on to have 'em connected with [
drug stores , kindergartens and public
schools. Twenty-four tunes in the box ,
evenly diA'ided between sad and lively.
As the washerwoman rubs away at
one of your colored shirts the music
box strikes up 'Comin Thro' the Rye. '
She changes off to a sheet or pilloAV-
slip , and you have 'Home , SAveet
Home , ' with variations. Thompson ,
shake hands ! "
"I won't do it I came here to notify
you that these bills must be paid at
once or you will be haled into court"
"It's a hummer , my boy it's a suc
cess from the start Costs nothing ex
tra for the music , you know. While
in the laundry j
you are hiring a woman
for a dollar and a quarter a day she'a
furnishing music for the parlor frco
gratis. Put a bcdqullt on the wash
board and you can hear the strains oC
'The Old Oaken Bucket' from garret to
IV !
cellar. Lot the woman tackle a table
cloth , and everybody goes dancing to
the tune of 'Maggie Murphy's Home. '
Drug Htores can have it at a slight
cost for their patrons , and public
schools needn't pay a cent. Itu'o-a dub-
dub ! Music by the box ! Thompson ,
don't miss It. Don't throw n good
thing over your shoulder. I want to
take you In. I have taken you In. You
are to be secretary of the M. W. C. at
§ 20,000 n year. "
"That's all wind , " bluntly exclaimed
the lawyer , "and It won't work. Will
you draw me a cheek for $200 ? "
"Isn't It a wonder that somebody else
didn't strike on the Idea ? " whispered
the major as he patted Thompson on
the shoulder. "Tbe Avashboard has
been known for 200 years. What was
easier than to make friction run a mu
sic box to soothe the sorroAvful. lull
the ailing or enthuse the discouraged ?
It would have saved thousands of lives
annually , prevented thousands of sui
cides , and yet no one thought of It.
Thompson , shake hands ! It's the sec
retaryship at $20,000 a year for you.
and I'll get you $ . " 0.000 worth of stock
at ground floor figures. Months ago ,
when I was hard up and couldn't pay
a bill of $7 , you put your hand on my
shoulder In a brotherly wny and cahl
you had every confidence In my finan
cial integrlt3 * . Do you Imagine I've for
gotten that. Thompson ? Not by the
grave of my grandfather ! I never think
of It without the tears coming to my
eyes. "
"Do you want to be sued for ti > esu
accounts ? " demanded the lawyer when
he could get In a word.
"And your reward for trusting me Is
this , " continued the major "the salary
of $20,000 Is only a starter. I'll double
It after the washboards get Into the
market. The $50,000 in stock Avlll pay
you $2.,000 a year in dividends at the
very least , and perhaps double that ,
and there you are. Yeti can safely put
your first year's Income down at $ ( > . " ,
000. Is that enough , Thompson ? 1C
not , Just say the word , and I'll add
$20,000 to it. Meanwhile"
"Meanwhile I Avant no more of your
wind ! "
"Meanwhile , my dear secretary of
the M. W. C. , I owe $200. You have
tbe accounts to collect. Just mark 'em
collected , ' and I'll pay in the $200 to
hold your stock. Always have to have
a deposit as evidence of good faith ,
you know. If it was anybody else , I'd
demand a certified check for $10,000.
Thompson , go home and throAV your
laAA'books out of the window. "
"I'll be banged If I do ! I want to
know"
"Throw your lawbooks out off the
window , dissolve the partnership , and
then take your position as secretary.
No hurry for a day or two , but don't
wait too long. I want to get the arti
cles of incorporation through as soon
as possible and patent the idea. Good-
by. Thompson , goodby. "
ted
secur
ed. "
The door Avas shut and locked , and :
there was grim silence for five min-
tites. Then the major beard threats
and A-QWS and mutterings , and some
one Avent sloAvly down stairs.
stairs.M.
M. QUAD.
Crowing Matches.
The Belgian artisan spends his lei
sure in a very curious manner. He
keeps a special cock for croAving , and
the bird which can outcrow its fellows
has reached the highest pinnacle of
perfection. The mode of operation is
to place the cages containing the roost
ers in long roAvs , for it appears that
one bird sets the other off croAving. A
marker appointed by the organizers of
the shoAV is told off for each bird , his
duty being to note carefully the num
ber of crows for which it is responsible
in the same fashion as tin * laps are recorded
corded in a bicycle race. The custom
ary duration of the match is one hour ,
the winner being the bird whifh scores
the highest number of CTOAVS in the al
Jotted time. A great number of these
competition1 ; have taken place in the
Liege district , and in some cases heat y
bets have been made on the result.
Radishes originated in China , whore
they have been cultivated for manr
centuries and .sometimes CPOAA' as big
as a man's head. In Germany the old
fashioned country mothers cure hoarse
ness and coujrh Avith radish juiee mix
ed with sugar candy. The radishes of
today have no flaA-or , no character
Formerly their sharp , biting taste made
them palatable.
A Jury Room Gem.
A gem from the records of a Missouri
court , given In an address by Hon.
William H. Wallace , is the following
lucid A-erdict in a lunacy case : "We.
the jury , impaneled. SAVorn and charg
ed to inquire into the insanguinity of
Hezekiah Jones , do occur in the affirm
ative. "
TTVO Bail Biles.
Diogenes , being asked , "What is that
beast which is the most dangerous ? "
replied , "Of Avild beasts the bite of a
slanderer and of tame beasts that of
the flatterer. "
If the average man could read the
story of his life he wouldn't believe
it Chicago XCAVS.
A man who finds no satisfaction in
himself seeks for it in vain elsewhere.