THE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE: 3T7LY 7, 1007
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BLIND MAN FOR THE SENATE
Thomas P. Gore Likely to Eeprncnt
1 Oklahoma.
FACTOR IN KEW STATE'S POLITICS
With Help mt l.lttto Brw-Kn
Wdbih," II Uefeatr Powerfwl
l)piiinilt In Ueacralla
J OUTHJUr OkL. July . Th greatest
urprlse In th reoent democratic atal pri
maries was th nomination of Thomas P.
;re of Lawton. a blind mu, as United
Mates senator. As tha legislative districts
"ormed by th constitutional craiwm
wake the election of a republican as sen
ator highly Improbable, Mr. Gor is likely
represent Oklahoma In Washington. R.
t Owen, a capitalist, who la part Indian,
111 get the other senate seat,
i When Gore announced hla candidacy for
ha senatorial nomination no one took It
.rlnii.lv. Not that he wa a stranger to
1 Oklahoma and Indian Territory voters. On
J he contrary he 1 personally known In el
i nost every county and hla reputation as a
tlncere politician In widespread. The seem
ng hopelessness of his ambition lay In the
Urength of his opponents.
Gore's most formidable opponent
loffman of Chandler, ' a lawyer. Karly In
he race Hoffman declared that he would
ipare no effort to win the nomination. He
jonducted his rampalsm without regard to
pens. His friends claimed his nomlna
lon by 15,000.
Thon there was M. L. Turner, an Okla
ioma City hank president. He Is one of
he richest men In the southwest and his
imbltions were made known Immediately
ifter congress passed the enabling act for
itstehood. Patrick. Nagla of Klngllslier.
mother candidate, counted his friends In
he two territories by the thousand. Ha
Uso made an earnest canvass.
All this time the blind man of Lawton
vas not Idle. "I have less than 11,00 to
ipr.nd on this racX," he told his friends.
God help the men to see my sincerity!"
The politicians overlooked Gore in their
tllempt to pick the winners. He made
lis chief efforts among the farmers, while
he others gave their attention to tho cities.
Hid ha knew how to talk to the farmers.
Remember, gentlemen, a little brown
yed woman has set her heart on my going
o the United State Bcnale. Vote for the
ittle brown-eyed woman If you can."
That In how (lore closed every speech
i made In the campaign. The woman who
.ccompanled him on all his campaign trips,
lulling when ho smiled and quietly sobMng
rhen his face clouded, helped Win wln
otes. Mrs. Gore Is a factor not to be for-
! ottcn in considering the circumstances that
Tought victory to her husband.
"The little brown eyed woman" got out
j'.mong the farmers and talked to them
j .f politics, of the aspiration of her hus-
and?-No. Bho visited them In their
j ionics and gossiped about the topics they
! vere Interested in. As neighbor to neigh-
or she told them of the life of her
iuaband and herself, how he had had to
truggle since a boy on account of his
llndness.
She potted the children, made the moth
ra lore her by her unswerving devotion,
low well she labored the great majori
zes for her husband In the rural dis
tricts tell.
"How much I owe my wife I never can
ill," said Mr. Gore. "I could not see her,
ut I felt her dear Influence In the warm
andclaaps of the friends we made."
Goro has been blind since ha was 11,
then a companion accidentally shot his
ight eye out with an arrow gun. He was
hen a page In the Mississippi senate,
j'hroe years before, a playmute In a fit
f boyish passion had blinded his left eye
vith a stone.'
! At IV the youth had acquired fame as an
'rator. Ho was a candidate for the Mis
isslppl legislature at that ngt-, snd cun
Idate for populist presidential elector at
irge three years later, and was 'unani
mously chosen in IS") ns candidate for
ingress liy tne same party in rexas.
Ifut he win always defeated. He has
'participated actively 1n democrstlo cftm
'.ulgns since, he moved to Oklahoma.
j Uors has a remarkable memory, and
I pat faculty has been the moans of hla
ilequlrtng a liberal education. It defeated
fongreesnian Money, now a United States
tenator from Mississippi, once.
The congressman waa to speak In a
b-rtsln town and Gore, then JO, requested
division of time with him. Money, who
jad heard of him, replied:
"I will speak as long as I please; you
iay do the same."
Money addressed the voters for three
ours. Gore spoke four hours and quoted
lags after page of the Congressional Rec-
Ird, ridiculing his antagonist unmercl-
illy. At the close Money shouted:
"If you were not Mind I would debate
i another way with you."
Gore's reply was: "Congressman Money,
llndfold yourself and march out." But
te challenge was not accepted.
Another stranger to public office tat
NOW FOIR THE CLEARANCE
BLUE PENCIL MARKS TELL OF EXTENSIVE REDUCTIONS
The time for our Summer; Clearance Sale is at hand, and we enter into the Spirit of the occasion with our characteristic energy.
We have gone through our splendid stock and blue-penciled every tag in the house cut every price one-third or more.
The values offered in this sale will exceed in extent and importance those of any previous clearing sale in our
history. The reductions are greater your saving will figure in every case one-third in many cases a. full half
And with these extraordinary saving possibilities comes our generous offer of Credit accommodations. We will make the terms of
payment to suit your convenience give you liberal treatment helpful service.
Brass and Iron Beds
RARE VALUE
$30.00 Bmi Had, ro- Oft rrft
duced to a-U.OU
$35.00 All llrass rtel, J- f fr
in. Poits, reduce! to..
$1.69 Iron Beds, reduced
tc
1.95
M.Ofl Hsndsoma Iron Beds, 4 fir?
reduceu to .Vs
$1.' i' A ry KlesjAi.t Iron Q rK
t:i.d, rodjod U 'u
10.65
$15. CO Colonial Iron
lied, reduced to ....
$:'0 Full Mras Tilmnied " A ewer
Iron Hed, reduced to.,
$.00 HanlMoioa Child's ' fj f
Crib, leducixl to
$15 Very KleKHnt Child's ft rTfC
Crib, reduced to -
$40.00 All Urns 13ds,
reduced to'
g.00 Brass Bed,
reduced to
$68.00 llrass JicJ, square ft K(
pos'.s, reduced t...,.
$80.00 Brans Bea. aquara f Kfi
posts, reduced to .... OiJ.OW
$100.00 Pra-ia t-d.
ducel to
32.50
59.25
87.75
China Cabinets and Book Cases
CLEARANCE
12.75
15.25
27.75
$18.00 .Thlna Cabinets,
reduced to
$32.00 China CeOinets,
reduo'id to
$35.0 China Cabinets,
reduced to
$5S.90 China Cabinets, Aft K(
reduced to W"V
$86.00 China Cabinets, fTf OK
reduced to 4J.mi9
$44 weathered ohU China, I OK
Cabinets, roduoel to.. "
$2 weathered oiik China - f fyK
Cubliiuts, reUuc-vl to..
$30 Combination Book- fA 7K
casa, reduoel to
$32 ComWn.itl nt Book- n Kfk
caa reduced to .... "-'-v'
$S8 Comb4nti,ii Hxk- Q 'TK
case, reduced to ......
$27.00 Ubrry Case,
reduced l
$38.00 IJb.-ftry Cse,
reduced t
$45 Weathered Oak
Case, teduced to. . . .
21.50
30.25
3G.O0
$76 ha nl finely car vol lf K(
Library Case, teduc-d OJ.OU
Parlor Suits
25 TO 35 PER CENT DISCOUNT
$18 3-piece Velour Var- A 75
lor Suit, reduced to.. "
$34 3-plece Verona Par- 10 K(
lor Bult, reduced to. .
$38 8-piece Verona Par- OQ PTrt
lor Suit, reduced to. . '-'-'
$55 l-plece llk fiusli JtJ ((
Parlor Suit, reduced to
$0 3-pteee Ieathr rj( K(
Parljr Suit. nluced to
$110 I-plece Leather Ofi ff
Parlor Suit, reduetid to
$30 5-plece Veroa rar- Ol Kf
lor Suit, reduced to.. " ''"
$48 5-plece Parlor Suits, OQ OIT
reduced to
$63 6-plece Plush l'ar
lor buits, reduced to
$90 6-plece Leather
Parlor Suits, reduond to
$100 6-plece Leather OK fk
Parlor riuits, red-icud to Os.VfU
$110 6-plece Leather
Parlor Suits, reduced to
51.00
B75.00
89.75
Couches. Davenports and Divans
NOTE THE REDUCTIONS ,
. 8.75
1G.G0
19.75
28.50
$11.00 Velour Couull
reduced to
$20.00 Velour Couch,
reduced to
$28 Boston Leather
Couch, i educed to....
$35 Boston leather
Couch, red icej to . . . .
$40.00 Genuine Leather
Couch, reduced t . .
$48 (lenulne leather
Couch, reduced to . . . .
$G'.'.0O Genuine leather
Couch, reduced to . . .
31.75
37.50
59.50
$38 Velour Davenport,
reduced to
24.75
$40 Velour Davenport, Of Kf
reduced to " 'tlU
51.25
72.15
$110 Leather Davenport, Oft Kf
15.60
28.50
reduced to
$60 Boston Leather
Davenport, reduced to
$90 leather Davenport,
reduced Jo
Dressers and Chiffoniers
$12.50 Onk Finish Dresser, reduced
to 88.75
$16.00 Oak Finish Dresner, reduced
to ; $0.50
$17.00 Solid Oak Dresser, reduced
to i $10.25
$19.00 Solid Oak Dretser, reduced'
to $13.85
$80.00 Solid Mahogany Colonial
Dresser, reduced to $04.50
$tS.00 Toona Mahogany Dresser,
reduced to $76.50
$58.00 Bed Room Suit, reduced
to $41.75
$70.00 Mahogany Bed Room Suit,
reduced to $59.25
NOTE THE REDUCTIONS
$100.00 Bed Room Suit, reduced
to $78.50
$8.00 Elaborate Chiffonier, reduced
$9.00 Chiffonier, reduced to $5.80
$9.00 Chiffonier, reduced to $4.95
$11.00 Chiffonier, reduced to 8G.75
$28.00 Chiffonier, solid qnarter sawed
oak, reduced to $20.75
$50.00 Mahogany Chiffonier, re
duced to $23.50
$48.00 Solid Mahogany Chiffonier,
reduced to : $32.25
$75.00 Solid jMahogany Chiffonier,
reduced to $G3.00
$45.00 Bachelor's Wardrobe, reduced
to $31.50
$35.00 Bachelor'" Wardrobe, reduced
to $29.75
Desks, Music Cabinets, Cellarettes, Etc.
A BIG SAVING
$6.00
to .
$8.(0
to
$19.00 Solid
to
$2.00 Solid
to
$42.00 Solid
Solid Oak Desks, reduced
..... $4.25
Desk a, reduced
$0.75
Desks, reduced
$14.50
Desks, reduced
$19.75
Manogany Desks, re-
Solid Oak
Oak
Oak
duced to $32.50
$68.00 Solid Mahogany Colonial
Desks, reduced to . $47.75
$11.00 Muslo Cabinets, reduced
to $7.75
$11.00 Music Cabinets, -reduced
to $9.80
$17.00 Moslo Cabinets, reduced
to $12.35
$20.00
to . .
$36.00
to . .
$55.00
Muslo Cabinets,
Music Cabinets,
Music
reduced
$15.00
reduced
$26.50
reduced
Cabinets,
to $42.00
$12.00 Weathered Oak CellareUes,
reduced to $7.50
$18. 00. Chafing Dish Cabinet, reduced
to $11.55
$26.00 Combination Clock and Collar
ette, reduced to , $19.75
$48.00 Combination Lamp and CeT
larette, reduced to. . . . , $36.50
$9.00 Weathered Oak Magazine
M . .
naca, rraiim 10 ......
$15.00 Weathered Oak
Rack, reduced to ,
S7.25
Magazine
$12.50
Carpets, Rugs and Draperies
TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS
Rug, 27x54, reduced
$20. eo Valour Divan
reduced to i
$35.00 Velour Divan,
reduced to
Go-Carts and Refriflerators
SEASON END REDUCTIONS
7.75
:. 9.25
15.50
$1.00 Refrigerators, re
duced to ,
$11.00 Kef risers tors, re
duced to
$10.00 Refrlceratora, re
duced to
$a.oo Refrigerators, re- -f f Kf
duced to Xc.tU
$85. 00 Refrigerators, re- Of? fTr?
duced to
$10.00 Ice Chest, reduced "Jtl0
$22.00 Ice Chest, rertuoed (Jjj
$6.00 Folding Go-Cart, re- A r"
duced to
$.00
to .
Go-Cart, reduced
7.50
$14.09 Go-Car t, reduced
$lf.00 Go-Cart, reduced 22.00
JJ.1.00 Go-Cart, reduced 28.50
$4t.00 Go-Cart, reduced 3g.Q()
$4$. 00 Go-Cart reduced Q.5()
$1.25 Malting
to 75
$2.60 Smyrna Rug, 60x30, reduced
to $1.60
$2.00 Brussels Rug, 27x54, reduced
to $1.15
$16.00 Brussels Rug, 11x9, reduced "
to $10.05
$22.00 Rug. 13x9, reduced to.... $17,50
$30,00 Wilton Velvet. 10-6x8-3, re
duced to 819.75
$33.00 Axmlnater Rug, 10-6x8-3,
duced to $28.50
$35.00 Axmlnster Rug, 12x9, re
duced to $27.50
30c Japanese Matting, reduced to,
yard 10
85c Oil Cloth, reduced to, yard 23
65c Linoleum, reduced to, yard 37J
60c Ingrain Carpet, reduced to 40
76o All Ingrain Carpet, reduced to,
yard 55
90o Brussels Carpet, reduced to,
7rd ! 65
$1.15 Velvet Carpet, reduced to .85
$1.30 AXmlnster Carpet, reduced
to $1.05
$2.00 Lace Curtains, reduced to . . . .$1.10
$3.60 Lace Curtains, reduced to . . . .$2.15
$5.00 Lace Curtains, reduced to . . . .$3.25
$12.00 Lace Curtains, reduced to . . .$8.75
$20.00 Lace Curtains, reduced
o $14.60
$5.00 Portieres, reduced to $3.10
$9.00 Portieres, reduced to $0.75
$15.00 Portieres, reduced to ....$12.50
$7.00 Couch Covers, reduced to ...84.05
$12.00 Couch Covers, reduced to -$8.25
22 Great Stores Throughout the U. S.
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Buffets and Sideboards
REDUCED
$2$ Golden Oak Buffet,
reduced to
$S4 Golden Oak Bufret,
reduoed to
$0. Golden Oak Buffet PTO
reduced to O.OVF
$8 Golden Oak Buffet, r0 Srv
reduced to OiJU
$2 Weathered Oak Buf
fet, reduced to
$S& Weathered Oak Buf- O
ret, reduced- to
$o Weathered Oak Buf.
ret, reduced to
10.75
2G.75
17.75
2G.75
xf; 48.50
$18 Sideboards, reduoed JO lypj
$23 Sideboards, reduced J,g
1.9K RM.hmrAi. rednM.l nn
to
$40 Sideboards,
to
reduced
37.25
$T0 Sideboards, reduced et Pfrr
to d4
$95 Sideboards, reduced QQ
$110 Sideboards, reduced gCJ QQ
$2.tS Rocker, reduced
to
$3.00 Jtockur, reduced
to
$5.00 Rocker, reduced
to
$7.60 Rocker, reduced
to
$1100 Rockjr, reduced
to
$23.00 Rocker, reduced
to
$48.00 Rocker, reduced
to ,
Chairs and Rockers
15 TO 25 PER CENT SAVING
1,75
..2.30
.. 3.80
.. 6.00
10.50
18.00
32.50
$1.85 Cobbler Beat Chair,
reduoed to
$2.00 Cobbler Seat Chair
reduced to
$1.75 Boltd Oak Ch.tlr
reduced to ..........
1.20
1.65
2.25
3.75
5.75
7.95
$12 Leather Heat Chair, - fk or
rsduoei to J-v.O
$5.00 Leather Seat Chair
reduced to
$7.00 Leather Boat Chair
reduce! to
$ 00 Leather Scat Chair,
reducid to
Extension, Library and Center
Tables
A BIG CUT IN PRICES
KM
$, 8-ft. solid en Kxten. A
Slon Tables, reduced to. '
$9. e-ft solid oak Exten- K fTK
slon Tables, reduced to. tJJtJ
$12. 6-ft. solid oak listen- ft
slon Table., reduced to. Willi
$20, -ft. solid oak Kxtn-- K OPT
slon Tables, reduced to -.
$28.00 6-ft. quarter sawed op.k Fx
tenlon Table, on ff
ruducsl to nuU
$38.1, 6-rt. fiutrttr sawed naic K
tQKlon Table, o- prr.
reduced to OXtOU
$1.50 Center Table, oak or "J AK
mahogany, reduced to.. A.XO
$4.00 Center Table, oak or ,0 ((
tnxhoKiny. reduced to.. Jv
mxhOKiny, reduced to.
$1 Center Table, Bada-sr ft rjK
oak, reduced to v. J
$11 Cwnter Vabla,. weatU- O KQ
cd o ik, reduced to cjv
$14 1 Colonial Library Ta- At rrf
bla, reduced to J.U.4)
$46 Mahogany Library ff
Table, reduced to .... "OiUU
$1S Weafh(roU O.ik Li
brary Table, reduced to
1 Ol?
Office Desks and Porch furniture
EXTENSIVE REDUCTIONS
$3.50 t-burner Gasoline
to
$9 'i0 Heed Roclicr. reducd
to
$15.00 rtoe.l Uocker, re
duced to ,
$20.00 Rol rtockcr, re- 1 ft Kf
duced tc IJ.OU
$7.60 Lswn Setter, rtduced PT rer
to 04 0
o O rr
souO
7.20
IO OPT
$30, 80-In. Holl Top
Desks, reduced to
$S.00. CU-tt. Desk,
duced to
re-
25.00
31.50
$42.00 Typewriter Desk, orr Kt
reducou to tf.OVf
$14.00, RO-lh. Office Ta- - OP
ble, reduce.l to XX. .1
$18.00. so-ln. office Ta- -go nn
ble, reduced to XO.UU
Gas and Gasoline Stoves and
Ranges
BIG VALUES
2.35
$2 60 2-burnr asollns
Stoves, reduced to ....
$5.00, I-burner asollns
Stoves, reduced to . . . .
$7.00 Vapor Stoves, re
duced to ,.
$11.00 Vapor Stoves, re
duced to
$20 00 Slna-U Generator
Stoves, reduced
to
3.40
5.25
9.10
Vnpor
15.7
$30 Smokelass Generator OO KfX
Vapor Utove, reduced to swsi.OI
$26 Smokeless Oenerutor OQ Tt"
Vapor move, reduced to 4 t
$28.00 Gas nauK", re- oo rr A
duced to '.Oil
$12 Qaa nana, reduced oq ss(j
$44 Gas Itangn, rsduoed o rp
to ou.mu
$5 Gas Range, reduced Afljft
sac
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Short Stories of Real Life
A
A RemarkabU Bnlldlaa
CliKTAIN youua society man was
much given to telllna exaggerated
stories and was rapidly gaining" a
reputation for untruthfulness
which , worried his friends and
Though the guest had left all cares and cabulary of the racecourse, the gambling 6ver being mads captain of a ship. But
particularly his chum, who remonstrated Connor regarded Its splendor In silenca for marks. San Francisco Star.
rlinaries disclosed Is Charles N. Haskell
Muskogee, candidule for governor,
at-kell. with hia plea to the farmers.
Tested Lee t'luce. a banker of Ard
uiv, I. T.
three times hand runnln' she was mis
taken about somelhin', and she only said,
Why, darllnV "
It hsppened in Hundsy scnonl. Nons of
the children had studied thair lessons, sp
parantly, and as for Johnny, the new boy,
he wasn't supposed to know much about It.
anyhow,
"Now, Willie," said the teacher, "who
waa It swallowed Jooah?"
"I dun no'," giggled Willie.
"Bobbie, can you tell ma who swsllowed
Jonsh?" continued the teacher.
"You ran search me," said Bobble.
"Tommy, who swallowed Jonsh?" asked
the teacher, a llttls sevsrely this time.
"Please, ma'am. whimpered Tommy, "It
wasn't me."
"Well, I declare!" ejeculated the teacher.
. glva U to daddy altiu- tha eonnany a Then, turning to the new boy. she asked.
"Johnny, who swallowed Jonah?"
'ltow do you know?" dsmanded Jimmy. -g l- bite." said Johnny. "What's the
"Why." ana sred Hilly, "hs's told her answer?" Harper's "W
Prattle of the Youngsters
Li. ky Vour dad always goes to sleep In
lurch.
'iorgey-lly dad has a right to go to
eep In churcb If he wants to. He gives
r to the preacher than any other man In
e congreg at Ion.
Billy ran from U heafl of tha stairs
her b had taken lu tliXglst of th talk
th dining table below. n th nursery
i found his younge broth. r
tiee. Jliuniy," he wied, "i.RAber gum'
with him and threatened to disown him It
be did not mend his ways.
"Charlie," said he, "you must stop this
big story business of yours or you are going
to lose me as a friend. Nobody believes a
word you say, and you are getting, to b a
laughing-stock."
Charli admitted that h was aware of
the fact, but complained that he could not
overcome his fault, try as he would. H
suggested that had h but somebody bee Ids
him whan he started -to elaborate upon his
tale, to tread on his foot, ha was sur h
could break th habit.
A few days later they were Invited to
dinner party and his chum agreed to sit
next to Charli and step on his toe' If h
went 4oo far. All went well until th sub
ject of travel was brought up. On. the
company told of an Immense bul'.Jir.g that
h had seen when cm a trip up the Nile.
This started Charlie, who at onci began to
describe a ramarkabl building h had seen
while on a huuUng trip on th onri.hrrn
bordur of India.
"It was on of the moxt remarkable build
ings, I presume. In ths world," said he. ' Us
dimensions w found to b three miles l'i
length, two miles In height snd"-ai Ms
watchful friend trod on hla toe "two feot
wld." Everybody's Magasln.
6
Ta HIkM Too High.
Wall street associates of the grest "bear."
James It. Kaene. admit almost unanimously
that the financier Is seldom caught nap
ping, reports tha Wall Street Journal.
They rlar. however, that Mr. Keen Is
absent minded occasionally, and tall hls
story on him to prove It. Keen and his
fellow "bull baiter," Washington K. Con
nor, were at th Keen country plat out
side f New hfoik. It was a beautiful
summer avenlug, and Connor proposed a
troll through th magnificent ground.
a moment. Then h turned to nis com
panion:
"Isn't th moon beautiful. Keen?" he
asked.
the preoccupied answer, with a sigh.
Enouah Said. '
Th lute Theodore TUton. who boasted
that he had never had a pip, cigar or
cigarette In his mouth, used to declare that
tha most lnveterats smoker he evr knew
was Sojourner Truth, th famous freed
woman reformer and lecturer. II waa wont
I tell how on day when th venerable
dame, then at)out 90 years old, was on a
.it It to his house she sat smoking her pipe
' th clilmnsy corner, whea George W.
u.ngay. th author ' of several eloquent
I :U tobacco tracts, callod to see her.
' A jut Sojourner." lie said, "I rsver your
'i i! acter, but I deplore your smoking, for
If v.U keep you forever out of heaven."
' ."i wli3, honey, how so?" she asked,
because. Aunty," h rejoined, "you know
Jilt according to the Good Book nothing
. tereth there that deftleth. Now, how do
.ou expect to get into heaven with your
breath defiled by tobaoco?"
"I-awkci. honey," answered th old ne
gress, "when I go to heaven I 'spect to
leav my breff behind me!" New York
Tribune.
of mankind that mor Immediately envir- 70 degrees west latitude. Mst Jones Is boy Illley dug earthworms assiduously and
ons us. Therefore, I submit that ho Is out drunk today." placed them In a wldemouthd bottle. 'This
of order when, In addressing us, ho uses Th mat begged htm to take this off, was put In tha hot sun. as th Itinerant
cuarwi siang lerms, oi.rruweu iroin ms vu- aaylng that It would soolt his chance of .had said that thev Would turn lnt ll 1 .
few days. They did, and th reaultant oil
was so odorous when th bottl waa un
corked that all th rest of th boys fled
In dlsmsy. But Riley wanted to swim, and
so h anointed himself religiously. Alas!
th charm did not work, nor did th watsr
of th Brandywln wash away th effluvia.
Th result was that when Rily went ho.-n
h was scrubbed and licked and ticked and
scrubbed, all with such small affect that
for th family peace b waa obliged to
sleep fn an outhousa, until tb odor had
worn off. This Is on of th apUodas that
Mr. Klley probably will leav out whea h
writes his autlblography.
worries of th street In th city, apparently den, and the slums."
the host had not. Th two started on th "How do you know h does?" asked a
walk, but Connor noticed that Keen was hundred voices at once.
strangely uncommunicative. Suddenly th Tha dignified person gasped and sat down,
lull moon appeared above the trees, and while the speaker proceeded with his re-
Mary's Contribution.
Th congregation Of tha village church
had been untiring In thalr e (Torts to raise a
tli captain said, "It's true, Isn't it?"
"Yes; but" replied th mate.
Well," said the captain, "the record
lands."
A few days later the mat had to write
th entry. On looking over th log th
amazed captain saw this sntry:
"Aug. 15, It ; SO degrees north longitude,
67 degraees west latitude. Captain Smith Is
"Yep; but It's too high, too high!" was certain sum of money much desired by th sober today.'
pastor, to ba used In beautifying their plac
of worship. During svenlng service, shortly
after a most generous and unexpected
amount had been placed In the good pes.
tor's hands, ha was quit overcome and
praised their kJnd and ganerous Impulses,
explaining that, no matter how small th
offering God would reward them. ,
"Take for Instance." said he. "the
of littl Msry-poor but generous-who rnata-Judge's Library
wanted to contribute; and nothing affected
ni so much as when littl Mary Kelly
walked down the aisle and laid an egg on
the altar." Judge's Library.
II sent for the mat and demanded what
he meant by such an entry, ordering him
to take It off.
"Well," said the mst. "It's true, Isn't
It?"
"Of course. It's tru'." roared th cap
tain. Then th record stands," replied th
Th Bishop Defease.
One of Private John Allen's favorite
stories Is about a Georgia bishop.
One of the members of the bishop's
rhurch met th reverend gentleman on
Sunday afternoon and was horrified to finj
the bishop carrying a shotgun.
"Mr dear bishop." he proteated. 'I am
shocked' to And you out shooting on Sun
day. Th apostles did not go shooting oa
Sunday."
"No," replied the bishop, "they did not.
Th shooting was very bad In Palestine,
and they went fishing instead."
Sm (basslas lh Leg.
On a certain ship th mat was too fond
of th cup that cheers. Th cspiain did
his utmost to break him of the habit, and,
verytnlng els falling, told him that the
forgets that ther Is a meeting of tb ,lext tlm n WM drunk h would writ It
NeiKhborhood Improvement association, an ,n th fc- rT lon' t,m" "r this th
organisation that stands for th betterment fat stopped drinking, but on day h
of tb condition that surrounds ua It fell Into his old habit- Thereupon th rap
stands, Mr. Chairman, for th elevation of tain wrot th following entry In th log:
mankind, snd particularly for that portion "Aug. U, 0 dfre north longltud,
Familiar 4.aaaaae.
"Mr. Chairman." called out a dignified
person In the audience, "I ris to a point of
order."
"btate your point of order."
"Tha gsntleman who has been speaking
Th Hoosler Poet.
James Whltcomb Riley, "th Hoosler
Poet," Is getting well along In years, hav
ing been born in 18M, but th "boy-heart"
of which lis has wrlttsn so much, still
abides with him. On spring dsys such as
this he loves to sally forth from hia quiet
ret rest In Lockerbie street, Indianapolis,
and travel by trolley back' to hla old horn
town, Greenfield, only about thirty miles
away. Here he Is plain "Jim" to every
one he meet.' and, Ignoring the prosperous,
h finds his delights in losflng at the black
smith shop or at the corner drug stor.
where h can "swsp" yarns with the best
of the oldtlmers. Or, taking a buggy, h
Will drive out to "Th" old swlminln" hols,"
which h has immortalised In vera, and.
Kitting on a log, he will. If his companions
b silent and not too curious, recall the
strange reminiscence of his boyhood,
when as a towheaded youngster lie used to
travel across th nearby fields, barefooted,
for tha luxury of a swim. It wss a littl
hard tor him to learn to swim, and one day,
to his great , relief, an Itinerant gravaly in
formed him that th only Infallible remedy
was earthworm oil. This. If rubbed on
th body, would ensbl boy to keep afloat
an Indefinite period of tlm. Of eour, th
OuldT' Leave.
A Scottish prison chaplain, recently ap
pointed, entered on of tha cell on hi
first round of Inspection, and with much
pomposity thus addressed th prisoner who
occupied It:
"Well, my man, do you know who I
am?"
"No, nor I dins care!" was th non
chalant reply.
"Well, I'm your new chaplain.'
"Oh, y are? Then I ha heard o ye
before."
"And what did you hear?" returned the
chaplain, his curiosity gelling the better of
his dignity.
"Well, I heard that the last two. kirks
ye wer In ye preached tliein hslth empty;
but y will na find It slch sn easy matter
to do the ssme wl' this ona.VPhlladelphla
Ledger.
A Literal Translation. .
When General Kurokl visited Yale and
heard the college yell, according to Mr.
John Kendrick Ftanfis. In llatrxr s Weekly,
lis turned to one of the Interpreters In the
party and aaked, "What are they aaylng ?''
"They have Just remarked," explained th
Interpreter, "that they are very glad. In
dead, to see you, and that they hop you
will com again and stay longer. They
congratulate you upon your victories In th
sat, and. In conclusion, they wish to In
form you that you hav been unanimously
ict4 a "on of a aambolier."
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