tfett lntlnstrr.
"Who hi that striking looking mna
es,r the head of the table?" skd on
f the guests.
"That's Mr. .Type.." snswc-J the oth
er. "He" Wool boiler."
"What! A workman at lb stock
"yards?"
"No, ne; don't you -understand? He
writes these aliocklne stories of corpora
tion cruelty lo children nnd leoorant em
ploye thnt you read In the Magazine."
Chicago Tribune.
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Customer On yrm tell me whether the
atiiff they pat w thin sticky fly tnKT ia
sweet?
Druggist No. ma'ntn; I don't know
whether It I or not.
Customer (wrth a nipb) Well, Ml tske
he ever en mm dearer if I could be sure
iJiat the poor flic when they fft stink
on it ill" "-"'' '".
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Write to-day to Allen 8. Olmsted, fe nor,
N. Y., far a I'RKK .ample of Allen' Foot
e. a pe4er ( ehake Into your .hoes.
It cure tired. aweatlnK, bot, swollen, acta
tn fret. M make new or tlrtt shoee eany.
A certain rare far Coma and Bunion. Ail
DrucglaU and loo Store aU It i5e.
'lroLu.j uy mt .uiile.
"Anyhow," fiercely oc l:ilr;v:l Warehnm
Thrift, a their irreconcilable differences of
opinion gradually led to personalities, "I
ain't pigeon toed !"
"N'o," enld TtifTnld Knutt, looking at
the open work shoe worn by bta fellow
traveler; "when ye have them thing on
yer feet re H" turn yer toej out."
Chicago Tribune.
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Too HaaHriloa.
"ycsKlr.' admitted a waller, "I shall
te Hiroacc4 to throw up tny situation
hem."
"Indeed! What it the matter?"
"More than I can put up with. The
Coventor IneiHta on my eating mush
rooms la the presence of customers to
prove thcf are edible fungi." Loudon
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A Hand ihuii'h Ituae,
"My (treat iinelo, who was bl Ind,"
aid a Frenchman, "once burled $4,000
tn gold leuis under a pear tree In bis
Cnrden. Ukt neighbor saw him do it,
and In the 4oud of night came and stole
the money, replacing tho earth care
fully. 'Some ny Inter my uncle brought
fifty more lanls down to the pear tree
for bnrlirl. lie hoou discovered his
loss, ami, sftently tveeplng, he, too, re
placed the eurtu.
"He anew whom to suspect, and that
alght he cjitled on his neighbor. He
aecmed tktniglitful and distrait, and tho
neighbor asked him what oppressed his
mind.
" 'Well. HI tetl jrou,' said my great--vncle
frankly. '1 have 1,000 louls hid
away la a safe place, and to-day a ten
ant raid ff a- mortcoeo. and I have
another 1,000 loula In cash on my
bands. I don't know whether to seek
out another hiding place for this money
or put It where the other Is. What iff
. yon adviser , "
"'Whjr,' raid the neighbor eagerly,
' 'If your Brat hiding place is safe and
you declare It to be so I should ccr
' talnly put this money there too.'
"My great-uncle said firmly that that
-was what he would do. It was the
wlwest coarse. Then he took bis leavo.
'And when next day be went to the
penr tree again there, sure enough, was
bis lost ljOOO Inula, nil put back again."
Paatrht aad Bled. i
"Uncle George did you do any fighting
4a the Kpaaiuh war?"
"Yes, oqr boy ; I was fighting nearly all
4he tine. , Those mosquitoes down In
Florida, where we camped, were the fiero
t thlajs ya erer heard of."
"Bat weren't yon in any battles, un
cle?" "O, je; we had a few tittle skirmishes
-over la Oaaa, at course; but I thought
yon wanted sne ta tell you about real war
-and blooaaUd." Cliirago Tribune.
Mora Trouble, .
"I w4sh atf buahond ha J sent ma s
rpoatoOios rdcr Invtcad of thia check,"
said Mm. Ijnswting, as she looked at tin
little iAIs of paper that hud dropped out
M (be letter. "I suppose, now, I'll have
to take (t the bunk and repudiate It
. In order U get the money."
nia Wat oral Bent.
"I understand aid Pslyinan left bis sf-
- fairs in pretty bad shape. Are you hav
ing any traable In straighterng tbeut
- autr
"We have found that tfiey can't be
atraisbcened. He was a confirmed crook."
SOT A MIBACLE
' Jaat mala Can and Effect.
There are some quite remarkable
thlnga happening every day, which
aeera a 1 moat atlraculous.
Some persons would not believe that
man cautd. suffer from coffee drink
ing so erverety as to cause spells of tin
onseiotjaneHa. and to And complete
relief la changing from coffee to Pos
tum la srell wartb recording.
"I use4 to be a greut coffee drinker,
ao much a that it wns killing mn by
Inches. My heart been me so weak 1
would fttM and lie unconscious for nn
hour at a time. The spells caught m.
sometime twa ar three times n diiy.
"My friends, and eveu tho doctor,
lold me U was drinking coffee tlnit
cauwed the trouble. I would not be
lieve It and still drank coffee until I
ould et leave my mom.
"Then tny doctor, v-.-lio drinks Post urn
lilinself. persuaded me to stop cotTe.-.-aud
try Pohuhi. Afier much besltatln:
I concladod to try it. Tb:it was cIkIii
miontlis age. Hlnce then 1 liave Imd bn
.few of those isn't la. none for more than
four meatus. .
. "I feci bettor. Utp In-tter and nm
better every way. I now drink nothing
tiut Potttum aud touch no coffee, aud
aa I nm awtiity years of ape ull my
friends think, tiie Improvement quito re
imarkabla." 'There'a a He.taim."
Name glvtm by Pimtum To., Bittle
Creek. II Mi ttettrt. "The Itoad to Well
Till." In pkgt
Ever read the shove letter? A new
ne appears , i foi lim ti tMtc.
They are tcuuitc, trtt, and full ot
Jiumaa interest.
The Qhauffeur
and the Jewels
CapyrlaM. I, f I. B. Lieeiacorr Coafin.
All riant reaer re.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee -
CHAPTKIt V.
It wss a full hour later that a tall
oiing man in a spring overcoat mounted
the shallow steps of the Albemarle Adcl
phl hotel and entered the lobby, which
teemed curiously full of ieop!e. Koine
were sauntering about, oilier sitting or
standing In little group, while quite a
Dumber were leaving. The attention of
the crowd was riveted on the hotel om
nibus which stood In front of the door.
Ths young man pushed pst the throng
of loiterers with want ceremony snd
mads hi wsy to the clerk's drxk.
"Look here!" he said, addressing that
Individual; "Just a minute, pleae! Any
truth In this report about the Prince del
Plno's attack? I'm on ths Morning Post1
nd have been sent to get t ie facts."
Ths clerk did not look up from his
writing.
"Report officially denied," ha said. In
his usual singsong. "Boies taken down
to the docks this morning. The prince
himself lesves this afternoon. Will be
down In the course of an hour."
Ills speech created a little hntdi in the
bass of talk around, and two or three
people turned their beads to listen.
"That's true," said a man who wss
standing nesr the clerk's desk. "I saw
those trunks myself go out in ths van
three hoars ago crest on every one of
them." lis was speaking to a showily
dressed woman, evidently an American,
who shrugged her shoulders incredulously.
"Hell have to let his trunks go with
out him, then," shs remarked In a low
tons. "The doctor's been here three times
to-day, and you know what the chamber
maid said. No, I won't believe he's going
till I sea him with my own eyes. Look t
There comes the proprietor I" She stop
ped short, ss a stout mail in a frock coat
walked pompously to ths telephone near
ths clerk's desk and took up ths receiver.
"Give me Adelphl stables 1" be ordered,
In a voles that carried through tbs entire
lobby. "Hello 1 Jim, send a covered four
wheeler right here for His Excellency the
Prince del Pino."
Then, turning his back to the room, he
became absorbed In an interested talk
with a man wbo had Just corns in a
trim-looking man with a very white face
and dressed in black.
"Ths prince's valet P ths American In
formed her husband, In a loud whisper
that reached the ears of ths reporter
standing near. Stepping across, he ac
costed the valet ingratiatingly.
' "Would It us ponaible for me to obtain
a interview with the Prince del Pino? I
Corns oa behalf of ths Morning Post.
Ths valet shook his head.
"The prince Is very hurry," be explain
ed susvely; "be leaves In ons all little
moment for to take passsgs of ths Ma
Jest.lo (or New York." Us dropped his
volos. "Dls nighness tvusts that you
will most kindly contradict the so falsa
report, which hss unfortunately been cir
culated. Son Altssss has had a severo
cold, from which he has but now recov
ered. Ton will excuse me?"
Bowing politely, he psssed out, follow
ed by the proprietor, Just a a large
four-wheeler drew np In front of ths en
trance. Some minntee passed.
The little groups In the lobby began to
how signs of impatlsncs and that rest
lessness which hsraida ths appearance of
a tong-expected star, and there was a
ganeral mnrmar of rsltef when the whis
pered announcement, "Hers be comes I"
was passed around.
At the other end ef ths lobby a lift
door shot back and four men came quick
ly out. The porter wss ahead, much en
cumbered with luggage, then came the'
valet, followed by the proprietor himself,
wbo walked loftily across the hall,
abreast with a tall slight man mnflled in
a triple-caped military ovareost with a
high collar and wearing a tall silk hat.
. As be passed rapidly, the lobby caught
a glimpse at a handsome, clean-shaven
face and a gllstsnlng monocle.
"Certainly bs looks well snough," ad
mitted ths smartly dressed woman near
ths clerk's dtek, In an aggrieved tone.
Ths reporter drew a step towards her.
"Do you know His Highness by sight,
madam?" he Inquired, In the confidence
inspiring voice of his class.
But ths American was not to bs drawn
eat "No, I don't," shs said shortly;
"bs cams bar a week ago and has been
In his room sick all ths time. Nobody's
aeen him before."
, Then, turning, she stood on tiptoe,
craning her bead like ths rest ot the room
to gat a glimpse ot the four-wheeler con
taining the departing grandee, as It bowl
ed rapidly out of sight
As It rattled off In the direction of the
qosys. La do vie Karto, the undeserving ob
ject of ao much solicitude and Interest,
aat leaning back on ths cushions of ths
cab, smoking ons of tbs Dal Pino cigars,
and outlining bis plans to Alcssts with a
loquacity that had not hitherto character
ised ths prince's treatment sf his valet
"It Will be easy enough to keep this
up," hs said hopefully, In French, "now
that it'a started. I shall avoid people as
Buck as possible on hoard and stay la my
stateroom. There's ons chancs In a hun
dred that there will be any one on the
Steamer who has aver known either the
prince or myself before."
"Most Improbable," the valet agreed:
"and yoa swear that you will leave those
trunks at tbs Waldorf as you found them.
precisely?" There was a sbsrp note of
anxiety underneath his nervous Insistence.
"Remember, 8srto, what I am risking."
Ths other met his glance imperturba
My. "Have I ever failed you?" he asked
quietly; "you snd I havs been through a
great deal together, mon vleux."
There was a pause.
"I hope tue money I have given will be
enough for all immediate needs," Alceste
pursued, changing the subject retlcsly.
"For myself, I do not know what the
outcome ot this affair will be. The pro
prietor has premised to do his utmost
but" he sighed "I ahull neither sleep,
nor eat bread, till Son A It esse is safely
and secretly out of thst msudlt hotel
that Is, provided he does not die before be
can be moved."
"Macho!" the "hauffeur laughed deris
ively, '"ilia prince has no more the sear
let fever than I who speak to you. Oan
you not see what the doctor really thinks?
lis will be ill enira'i but to realise that
It la his faithful valet wbo has saved his
life, llcin Alcrxte! And, If questions
are sukNl, thou hunt tby story ready."
"The trunks had to so to allay suspt
clou," mumbled the talct. as if he were
repeating a Icwion.
"KxsetV. An they went In the rhirjre
of a trusted, discrwt friend ot thine
remember, my nutno does not sppesr
who ass Wft them safely at ths Waldorf.
By
Edith Morgan Wlllett
- eeeeeeeeee
Thou wilt get my cshle assuring this be
fore the prince Is well enough to Inquire
into the affair. How he will lw diverted
by thy witty plsn for hoodwinking the
hotel cstmille!"
"I Dover should have thought of it my
self," confessed the valet, with a certain
enthusiasm. "1 hiring the ten years we
have known each other, it wss slwsys
you, Ludoiic, who devised the daring
plans."
"And thou who carried them out suc
cessfully," finished the other graciously.
"I have faith in thy diplomacy. Remem
ber, the prince must lie perdu while he
is In England, snd travel to America in
cognito, resuming his Identity only ou
the other side of the ocean. Del Pino
was slwsys ready enough for a masque
rade!" he chuckled reminiscently. "The
quay already 1"
As the shades of evening fell and Rod
erigo, Prince del Pino, lay tossing irrita
bly on his unwelcome sick bod in a dark
ened room of the Adelphl, his ex-chauffeur
stood in the most sumptuous stateroom of
which the Majestic, queen of Ktor Liners,
could boast, taking in hi new quarter
with much satisfaction.
Certainly Alceste had managed srtis
ticolly, the two steamer trunks backing
the wall, with the Del Pino crest in full
sight, being proofs sufficient to convince
the most suspicious steward thst their
owner was actually on board.
With a sense of security and relief that
he. had not known for three long duys,
Sarto's eyes dropped to an inconspicuous
looking waterproof valise at his feet.
Stooping, h opened it and drew out a
long, narrow parcel. With deft fingers
be unwound its chamois wrapping and
let the contents roll out on the floor,
lie bad seen superb jewels in his day, but
the rye of a connoisseur told hrm that
Mrs. Waring's diamonds were deservedly
renowned.
Taking up a snake of brilliants, tho
chauffeur held it by its emerald angs,
picturing the gleaming folds around a
certain whits throat ; and then witli a
curloqs impntieaee whipped back the
gems into their fittings and, closing the
bag en them, remained kneeling by it
absently, his t mind going back over the
events of the past few dsys.
What a close shave It had been ! one
hair-breadth escape after another in the
desperst race with his pursuers from
the Hotel Maritime to the Majestic. He
had won, to be sure, beaten them for the
nonce; there was a note of triumph in
the thought ; but in the gradual reac
tion that was setting in with him now
ths chauffeur asked himself moodily it
the game had been really worth the can
dle? What had he gained, after all ;
what was that serpent of diamonds at
the bottom ot the valise compared with
the tremendous pries It had cost? Dis
honor, flight, probable capture, eventual
Imprisonment; why had be done this
thing?
Again and again the question recurred
to him persistently, and, like others of
his sex, beginning with the very first
man long ago in a garden, Sarto shifted
the blame on to feminine shoulders, mak
ing use ot Adam's time-honored plea. Ac
cording to the Italian's fatalistic creed,
it was a woman's malign influence, com
bined with that mischievous power known
s force of circumstances, which had
brought him to this psss wss responsi
ble for his being here in the cabin of
ths Msjestlc, with a borrowed Identity
and fifty thoussnd dollars' worth of bor
rowed (?) jewels.
At this point Sarto s scattered thoughts
concentrated, narrowing to an inevitable
focus. What was to be done with the
Wsring diamond? The snswer seemed
obvious, but it met the chauffeur unpre
pared. . .
Whatever ' moralists may ssy, between
the man who oonunirs a crime and the
professional criminal there Is a great gulf
fixed. Karto had fallen very low in tak
ing the jewels ; but when he faced the con
sequences of his act, the adventurer, hard
ened as be was, shrank from the thief's
career that lay before him aqd, hesitat
ing, looked half-longingly , back.
And while he hesitated, from the deck
outside came the ceaseless tramp of feet,
and against the shuttered window shad
ows of different shapes snd sizes passed
snd repassed. As be knelt there Kiirto
found himself watching the shadows fur
tively, and from time to time he glanced
at the 'stateroom door opposite, quite un
necessarily, for ho bad locked it himself.
At last, obeying a perfectly inexplica
ble Impulse, he rose, rather sheepishly,
and felt ths knob, trying the lock, mere
ly for the satisfaction of reiteruled cer
tainty. And then, crossing the room, he
crouched down, with his bead to the level
of the window, and looked out with a
vague, Interrogative glance, which gave
way Instantly to ons of blank, startled
Incredulity.
For there on the dock, within tea feet
of him, leaning quietly on the rail, his
head and shoulders outlined by the even
ing sky, was the msn in the brown ever-
cost
CHAPTER VI.
The detective had his back turned.
That was a momentary advantage, giv
ing the breathless chauffeur an instant
to tske in the full ominous meaning of
the situation. For there was only one
possible wsy of accounting for that figure
outside the shutters. He hsd beon rec
ognized, even through the Del Pino dis
guise, followed all the way from the
Adelphl aud was at that Instsnt a pris
oner in his stateroom.
With his eyes on the locked door oppo
site, Snrto stood an instant and meditat
ed, a -dsnrerou gliut in his queer eyes,
his right baud thrust into a waistcoat
pocket, lightly fingering something that
lay there a chilly, metallic object a last
resort If it came to the worst. Then,
making up hia mind with characteristic
swiftness, he swung himself down te the
level ot the window and peered out
throt.gh the shutters.
What lu the world was the matter with
the man outside? If sit bad gone with
him as the chauffeur supposed, where was
the alertness, the unmistakable watchful
ness of the pursuer wbo hss landed his
prey? Why that languid droop of the
brown overcoat? The careless pose of
the head? And even ss the chauffeur
watched this last it turned slowly in hi
direction, a prolile came into view, au
eye glanced around negligently.
Ah ! Sarto bit bis lip shsrply to sup
press an Irrcsistibls laugh a laugh at
his own expecse. For be had been abso
lutely mistaken. Whatever migkt be ths
detective's purpose In crotslng the ocean,
certain it wss thst his being In the same
; steamer with the ease he wsa altar was
aoMsthlng of which be wss sublimit m
wars. That lark-lustre eye gave away
the eltustton. For the mcr-opt the blood
hound wss off the scent 1 '
At this top notch In the rhanffear'e de
ductions, a distant bell-like note rams
along the decks. It rose, sang, swelled
with a dosen measured modulations, fill
ing the ship with the unmistakable brsi
en clamor of the bugle.
Starting st the noise, the detective
glanced nt his watch interrogatively. Then
he sniffed the air, hesitating, and finally,
turning on his beet, his bands In bis
pockets, followed the guiding sound.
"Full cry for dinner I" sneered the
wstcher behiud the shutters. "With the
man lie's after and the money within six
feet of hi nose I L'kIi I Rah!"
And, with a snnp of his fingers in ths
direction of the vanishing brown over
coat, the chauffeur moved swsy from the
window.
For some minute longer the bugle
blew sonorously, but to one at least of
the steamer's live hundred psssengers Its
braxen clamor was absolutely inaudible,
a, standi tin i the strip of light from his
window, Sarto opened a Russia-leather
photograph case be was holding and scru
tinised the face Inside with intense anx
iety. A long, narrow, clean-shaven face
it was, with pin-point eyes embedded in
bristling eyebrows that met uncompro
misingly. And yet . the high bony nose
and the thin-lipped mouth had a certain
harsh distinction the hall-mark of a
dosen generations.
With a smothered ejaculation, Snrto
took a step forward, staring half defiant
ly at the man who cume to meet him out
of the opposite mirror. A tall, slenderly
built, olive-faced man, who moved with
sinuous grace, his clear-cut festures very
subtly moulded as Impassive in their
aquiline setting as a handsome bronze.
There was no trace of the brown-bearded
artist In this attractive personage, no
sign of the mustaehed, bearded, begog
glcd chauffeur and, on the other hand,
no resemblance to the man be was person
ating. Seting his brain to work, the discom
fited Snrto now tried experiments with a
bit of charcoal, drawing bis brows to
gether, slightly accentuating the lines
about the eyes and mouth. Rut alas 1 the
result was in the main the same so was
the difference; beyond being of approxi
mate height, build end coloring, the real
Prince del Pino bore not the slightest
likeness to his counterfeit self.
"If Brown Overcoat has ever met Del
Pino before, my game is up," mused this
last.
But it was a long "If."
The chauffeur's chance lay in the eter
nal chance the infinitely small possibil
ity thnt on the vast checker-board of
Europe these two particular pieces should
have been jostled together. The prince
and the detective ! Odds enormous odds
lay on the probability that they bad
never laid eye on each other.
(lo be continued.)
OVERSTEPPING THE -CIRCLE.
Vmrm m Cilrl Should Exercise ta Inter
coarse with Yoong Ilea.
"Hello 1 What are you, sia a hat
rack?" Kent Wlllurd asked, as he
came up the steps and found Esther
chatting with one of the university stu
dents. Esther dropped her caller's hnt as if
It bad burned her fingers.
"Pshnw, Miss Willardl" Its owner
protested. "That bat is honored by
having you pet It" f
"I wasn't petting It. I didn't know
I had It In my hands," said Esther,
quickly; but Kent had already walked
on Into the house with a manner that
left his sister feeling rebuked.
When she followed him, a little later,
tho first thing she said was, "Kent Wll
lard, you were rude to call me a hnt
rnck." "Look here, Esther, tell me this.
Would you reach into a fellow's pocket
and take out anything?"
"Of course not" lndiguantly. "If you
mean my having his diary, I just
caught It out of his hand. He flour
ished It round, and said there wns one
page all about me."
"I didn't know you had his diary,"
Kent answered, dryly. "Look at this,"
ho broke off, pushing back his hair and
showing a stubby lock, cropped close, to
tho forchcud. "Sue Bronson cut that
off when I was drawing in the study
room. Ono of tho girls dared her. Oh,
that's funny, Is it? Well, 'tisn't the
hair I cure about, but how would she
like it if I did the same thing to her?"
"I I'm! You'd better not try It."
"It would servo her right. Yoxx girls
draw a circle round yourselves when It
conies to our taking liberties, but If
you don't stay Inside your circle, you
needn't expect us fellows to respect It."
"O, Kent, you're too fussy I"
"Is this fussy, then? Madge Holton
sneaked my Lntlu book out of my cont
pocket und took out a note that Roger
Dunforth hud wrltteu me In class, and
theu she wouldn't give It up. She said
'twas her moUierly duty to see what
kind of notes I wns getting in school,
and all such stuff. I knew she'd feel
mighty embarrassed If she did read It
twae nothing for her to see so I tried
to get It away.
"This was all on the street mind you.
coming from school, and when she
couldn't keep It from me any other way.
she dropped It Into the neck of ber
waist one of those button-behind af
fairs. She'll have to undress to get It
out, and she'll feel cheap enough If she
rends It, too. I tell you, I wns dis
gusted, and when I walked up here,
and saw my own sister patting and
smoothing another fellow's bat I said
to myself that you were all alike."
"But such a different thing I And
Madge went too far, of course, but don't
you know that a girl docs those thlnga
Just to flatter a boy to muke him feel
how Important he is?"
"Well, a girl mnkes one large mis
take if she does," wns the emphatic an
swer. "We niay laugh and scuffle w 1th
her, and pretend to think she's cute,
but her strtfk goes down Just tho same,
you mark my words." Youth's Com
panion. All the horses belonging to the late
British ambassador at Constantinople,
Sir Nicholas O'Conor, have been sold
at auction. The usual notice was put
In the local newspapers, but the censor
took exception, as there were horses In
the list with the names of Pasha, Sellm
and Haroun, which he considered was
offensive to Turks, and tt ilst had to
appear without the names.
He that will lose his friend for a jest
deserves to die a beggar by the baa
gain. Fuller,
11 1
m
GOVERNMENT BY RIGHT METHODS.
By Qov. Hughes ot New York.
We don't want government by ca
price; we can't afford to have It
That Is dangerous. What we want
Is absolute loyalty to the rule of
reason, In Insistence upon the de
termination of questions after open
debute, tn yielding to the will ot the
majority after a fair opportunity
for its expression, and recognition
of the fact that In trying to protect
and remedy defects In the super
structure we must not Impair tho
foundations which are essential to
our safety.
So it Is not merely what Is done,
but the way it Is done, that Is Im
portant. Rather a thousand fail
ssai.iT ma's. I
oov. miotics.
ures with a strict adherence to the principles which un
derlie our safety nnd secure tho perpetuity of our In
stitutlons than any momentary success gained at the
price of sacrificing that which alone cad make secure
our ultimate achievements.
That method, those principles which define the meth
od, are simply that each man stands equal to his neigh
bor, nnd thnt we are not to bo controlled by any cabal
or coterie or any one abusing power, but we are to work
through democratic methods, by honorable representa
tion of tho populur will.
American life is more wholesome to-day and more
Intent upon right things; there Is a quicker response to
a dem nnd for proper representation in politics, there
Is a sensitiveness on the part of those having power
lest their abuses of It should be discovered, grenter than
,nt nny time In our history. No battle has been lost.
Many remain to be won.
PRESERVATION OF AMERICAN FORESTS.
By J. S. Whipple, N. Y. Forest Commissioners.
All of the work In this respect done In the
United States thus far litis been largely ex
perimental. The time has now come when
real work, hnsed upou n given plan, to be con
tinued und followed for years to come, should
be commenced. Instead of plantlug 500,050
trees n year, New York State should plant
millions of trees, and all of the people who
have land adapted to tree raising should im
mediately commence the planting of trees thereon. There
Is no time to waste. It takes from eighty to one hun
dred years to grow a splendid, great beautiful forest
tree. A forest crop Is not like the farmer's crop. One
is gathered In a senson at the end of a few months' or
a year's growth, nnd the other Is only gathered par
tially after twenty years nnd partially every succeeding
ten years, and finally nt the eud of eighty or one hun
dred years. It takes time to rear a forest of commercial
value. Already too much time lias been thrown away.
The State should make the commencement by provid
ing all the money that Is necessary to establish Imme
EFFECT OF AN AUTO RACE.
Tickle an Owner to Have Car of a
Make Which Takes Ultf Prlae.
It is, indeed, easily noticeable after
a. big automobile race of ny sort. In
which the particular winning make of
machine gets a great deal of uttentloa,
that owners of cars of this certain
make are apt to look a little bit nore
proud than usual, says the New York
Sun. Take, for Instance, directly after
the Grand Prix race at Dieppe, where
a Mercedes car wns first There have
been folks driving Mercedes cars 'n
subdued manner, ubout the streets of
the city for some years when the Ger
man machine wus not showing up nt nil
well In races.
But the moment thnt the news of
Lautenschlnger's victory was spread
abroad they began to look a little more
conscious as tbey drove about. ' It wns
as If each one felt that he bad lite
handling of a car that might turn out
any day and win just such a race.
When the Isotta Frasclilnl ftnl'hed
first at Brlarcllff that seut the Vmls
of a whole lot of owners of these cars
away up. It Is the same with every
little thing a road race or a bill climb
or some unusual feat; they muka tho
driver or owner of one of these trl
umphnnt cars a bit more cocky.
When the Thomas car was leu ling
the others across the continent Tlitu.iaa
drivers, whether they were bundling
1904 or 1008 models, apparently all had
mental pictures of what they could do
to some other makes If they wnutcl to.
It Is a sure thing thnt each of tiiese
races has such a result nnd soinetli'iea
the drivers are surprised and hurt
when In n road brush they got left by
some car that never won u blue ribbon
as a racer.
STICKING TO THE POINT.
The Question Thnt Won n tiood Posi
tion (or a Uoy.
A lawyer wanted uu apprentice and
placed an advertisement in the local
paper. A number of boys replied, so
he gathered them nil together In his
office at once and looked them over,
ne found it pretty hard to make a
choice, but at length a happy ideu
struck him.
"Once upon a time, ho said, "a
farmer was very much annoyed by a
huge rat that made a very comfortable
living by feeding upon bis grain and
other products. He tried, traps of all
kinds to catch It, but the wily rodent
evaded them all and apparently en
Joyed the game of hide and seek that
the farmer had devised for Its recrea
tion. One day. however, as the furme.
turned the corner of a haystack, car
rying a gun In his hand, he spied the
troublesome rodent at the edge of the
hay. Instantly raising his gun. ne
fired, but the blazing gun wad dropped
among the hay"
Here the lawyer sto;ed, and, look
ing at tho boys, he said. "If any of you
want to ask a question, write it ou a
piece of iMiper." Each did as sug
gested, and here are some of the ques
tions that wero asked:
"Did ho set tho hay on Are?"
"Was the stuck burued to the
ground?"
"Did tho farmer have his hay In
sured?" "Was tho fire engine near at hand?"
"Was the rat killed?"
The boy that asked the last question
was chosen because he stuck to the
point American Photography.
If religion paid cash dividends every'
body would be seeking It
RESPONSIBILITY
FREIGHT RATES
j. j. li ii.i..
fair recompense.
INDIANS MAKE GOOD
In some of the Western State the potato crop Is largely gathered by In
dians, who are permitted to leave their reservations for this purpose. They
go out In little bnnds of a dozen or more, with tents and teams, to the potato
growing districts. They are paid $1.50 per day and board themselves. They
are good help, and In fact in this work cannot be excelled. They are in
groat demand, nnd some families are able to earn as much as $259 during
the season.
A TEST OF COURAGE. I
There were two dogs in the neighbor
hood thnt had a deep and Insatiable
antipathy to each other. Rover, tho
yellow dog, had the freedom of a large
yard with a picket fence round It, nnd
u gate that was always kept fastened.
Prince, the brlndle, roamed unchecked
In the street ontslde. S henever Prince
came trotting along Rover would make
u dash at the gate, and he being unable
to get out, the two dogs would stand
there, one on the inside and the other
on the outside, glaring at euch other
with inextinguishable fury, barking,
growling, and using violent language,
the purport of which was that if it
wero not for that gate there would be
some tierce nud terrible fighting.
One morning Prince came along, look
ing more aggressive than usual. Rover
saw him. The hair along his Imck
bristled up. aud with a savage growl
ho run dowu the front walk, and
charged at the gate lu his customary
way. This time, however, by souie un
accountable accident, the gate had
beeu left uufusteiutl and the Impact
threw It wide open.
For the first time In all their ac
quaintance there wus r.augbt to hinder
the two dogs from Ujing at nch other.
Nothing was between tliei but their
longstanding grudge. Rovr's Impetus
had carried him to the edge of the side
walk. Prince was wlthi two feet of
hUo.
It was an awful moment Butueither
dog hesitated the s:uul!eat fraction of a
Seconal They acted Instautly. With a
diately tree nurseries In proper places In which' to rnlse
seedling trees for distribution to all who will plant them
under proper conditions and the supervision of the de
partment. These should be distributed for actual, cost
or, better yet, If It may be done, free of cost.
There are fiO.OtiO persons In the State of New York
suffering from tuberculosis. It has been demonstrated
that GO per cent of those In the Incipient stage may be
cured by going to the Adirondack and abiding there fur
a considerable time.
There Is found nature's great sanitarium. The balsam
laden air, sweeping across 150 miles of dense woodland,
cooled by the great mountain peaks, filled with oxygen
thrown off by the forest foliage, produces curative quali
ties for this disease beyond the power of man's Ingenuity
to produce In any other way.
If one casta aside the commercial feature, reforested
and protected, the Adirondack and Cntsklll forests, kept
for a health resort aud a playground, will reward the
State for all labor and money expended.
OF THE FARMER.
By John Q. Shedd.
In speaking ot the farmer there Is only ene
word to say: ne is the basis of the structure
to-day, and If he pursues a normal course the
currency flurry will soon be smoked out. ne
lias the real tangible and basic wealth ; the
world at large wants it nnd stands ready to
pay good prices for it. If the farmer takes
bis profits nnd does the natural and normal
thing with thorn puts tkem In his local bank
Just as he has been doing right ulong then he and the
merchant nnd the railroad and the city banker will be
all right But If the farmers of the whole country should
allow themselves to become frightened nnd withhold their
money from deposit and from circulation they can make
trouble. The responsibility of the outcome, not of the
origin, of the situation seems to me to be clearly In their
bands. And I believe thnt tbey are big, broad anuT far
sighted enough to recognize; this and net accordingly.
Saturday Evening Tost
MUST BE RAISED.
By James J. Hill.
There is no alternative but to raise
rates. The credit of the railroads
has been seriously Impaired. The
way to enhance credit is to increase
rates. Wages should not be cut Ef
ficient labor is essential to successful
oixTution. Railroad employes have
pcculiur responsibilities. They have
to meet hard tests. They should get
Cut wages 10 per cent nnd the man
who got $15 Inst week geU $13.50 this week. It la the
difference between meat and no meat. Freight rates In
this country are low beyond comparison. Receiving but
one-half and even one-third of the rate received In Euro
pean countries,' the wages paid railroad employes here
average 100 per cent higher than those pnid In Europe.
POTATO PICKERS.
dismal howl. Rover turned In his trucks!
and ran back into the yard nt break
neck speed, nnd Prince fled for his life
down the street, and never again, the
neighbors say, did cither dog even look
nt the other.
Both were cowards, and hoth
been found out
bad
The Overtired Condnetor.
When the horse cars were la exist
ence there was a greenhorn known as
John who conducted on the Thirteenth
aud Fifteenth street line, ne boarded
with bis two aunts, wbo lived oa Cath
arine street between Thirteenth and
Krond. One day his aunts though they
would take a ride with John and see
-how he was getting along, m they
waited for his car. Soon the car began
to get crowded and passengers got off
and on at every square. John began to
get angry. At last be became s exas
perated at having to sto so ofte that
when an old ludy naked him t stop at
Chestnut he bawled out: "I'm darned
sick nud tired (lulling the belt, it's
nothing but stop here and sto(( thero,
stop here and stop there. Away with
youse nil down to Catherine street with
me aunts, and you get out ia a bench"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Stlrrlnif Time.
"What was the excitement ower at
the Ilohblcdy residence?"
"A bee managed to get Into the hath
room through the window blinds wblls
Hnbbledy was taking a bath." lllr
mlnhain Age-Herald.
Edith .lack tried to kiss me last
night, but I tliotr;!it lie till been drink
ing. Madge He must hare bee-
Judge,
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