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Companions
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By Edmund Moberly
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(Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press.)
The quarrel was hort. but decisive.
"I don't want you to tlilnk mo un
duly captious, Fred; but I must say
that you havo been exhibiting more
fondness for Anita Ferguson tbls eve
ning than is becoming In an engaged
man," said Miss Helen Stagg, with as
much calmness as she could muster.
"Nonsense, Helen. We've been hav
ing a little good-natured fun, but neith
er of us has for a moment lost sight
of the fact that she 1b engaged to
Harry French and I am engaged to
you," replied Frederick Drayton.
"Well, If you haven't lost sight of
It, you've both managed to keep It
pretty well In the background," retort
ed Miss Stagg. "Your good-natured
fun, as you call It, seems to me to bo
In very poor taste, and I must Insist
thnt you, for your part, discontinue It."
"That Is unjust, Helen and, futher
m6re, I don't concede that your posi
tion as my betrothed carries with It
fho right to make such u demand."
"Oh, you don't!" exclaimed MIbb
Stagg In angry surprise. "If that Is
your view, you may enjoy yourself
with Miss Forgusan to your heart's
content. You need not feel hnmpored
by our engagement; for it has ceased
to exist."
"You mean that, Helen?"
"Every word."
A partner claimed Miss Stagg for
the next dance. She whirled away on
his arm, and Drayton, somewhat be
wildered by the suddenness of It all,
passed slowly out of the door Into the
friendly darkness of the club-house
veranda.
As he approached a secluded corner
at the far end, ho observed that some
one was already there. In the dark
ness he could see a dim, white figure
reclining disconsolately In the depths
of a settee.
"Is that r-iu, Fred?" came from the
settee.
"Why, Anita!" he exclaimed. "What
are you doing out here alone In the
dark?"
"I find the darkness very friendly
Just now."
"Why?" he asked, seating himself
by her side.
"I've Just had a blow," she replied
wearily.
"Is ltBomethlng I may know?"
"Yes; It is simply this: I am no
longer the future MrB. French. Harry
and 1 have broken our engagement."
"Whew!" ejaculated Drayton. "It
coems to be In the air this evening.
"Oh, You Don't!"
Less than ten minutes ago Helen in
formed me that ours had ceased to
exist."
"She didn't, Fred!"
"Oh, but she did and all on account
of you. She declarod that I showed
more fondness for you than was be
coming In an ongaged man, and de
manded that I comport myself moro
In accordance with her IdeaB of
decorum. I questioned her right to
make Buch a demand, and bing! the
engagement was off and Helen was
out In the mlddlo of the floor waltzing
with Tommy Osborne before I could
get my breath."
The girl's Ustlessness fled, and she
suddenly sat erect.
"Our conduct this evennlg seems to
havo been dreadfully Improper, Fred.
It 1b likewise at the bottom of my
trouble. To begin with, Harry haa
never liked you very much, as yon
must know."
"I confess Ihavo never been scorch
ed by the warmth of his regard," re
sponded Drayton.
"Well, tonlghl, when he saw ub hav
ing a good time, it made him simply
rabid. He twnl a lot of mean, sarcas
tic things about you, and finally In
formed me that I was too feather
brained over to attain the dignity and
responsibility fitting in one presiding
over a domestic establishment. I re
torted that bo need give himself no
worry; for I would never preside over
him and then I somehow managed to
find my way out here."
"And here we are, companions in
misery," Bald Drayton, with forced
Kfi
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lightness. "What shall wo do hunt
them up and say we'ro Borry?"
"I will not cay I'm sorry," declared
MIbb Fergui&n.
"Well, then, shall we make them say
they're sorry?"
"Do, you think we cculd?" she asked
eagerly.
"Surely. They'll both say they're
sorry InBldo of a month, If we carry out
a llttlo plan I have."
"Explain, please."
"It's simply this: You and I must
become temporarily engaged. Begin
ning with this evening right now, I
will devote myself to you assiduously.
In a week or two we will allow ft to be
come rumored that we aro engaged.
Thnt will do the trick. I know already
how French will act. At first he will
run around In clrclOB and emit loud
cries, but finally ho will come to you
and nsk forgiveness for the sins of the
past."
"And I know Just how Helen will
net," snld the girl with a laugh. "Sho
wjll at first retire Into a shell of ley
dlBdaln, but In the end she will feel
that It Is her duty to rescue you from
my clutches, nnd'ftion she will unbend
BufTlciently to admit that she was a
trifle hasty, perhaps. It's a fine plan.
Fred; let's try it."
"Then we aro temporarily engaged,"
he Bnid, extending his hand.
"Yes," she replied, giving It a warm
clasp.
During the remainder of the eve
ning, the conduct of Anita and Fred
evoked much comment. Tho manner
in which ho monopolized hor, and her
apparent enjoyment of It, was a near
scandal to those who know them well.
In tho dnyB that followed Fred gave
a perfect Imitation of a devoted lover,
and Anita enacted the role of a happy
fiance with splendid realism. It was
rumored they were engaged. Their
friends gasped.
And then their prophecies were ful
filled. "Well, Harry has come to time."
said Anita one evening when Fred was
calling on her. "He did precisely
what you said he'd do. Ho was hero
this afternoon, pleaded guilty to high
crimes and misdemeanors, and asked
to be forglvon for the same."
"And you?" he asked eagerly.
"I told him I must have timo to con
sider." "Helen also has deigned to admit
that .her anger might havo been un
just," snld Drayton. "I had a note
from her yesterday. I haven't an
swered yet. 1 suppose that our sham
engagement, now Hint It lins served
Its purpose, is at an end."
"I suppose so."
"I suppose there Is nothing left but
to overlook their past transgressions
and receive thorn with open arms," he
continued.
"I suppose so," she answered dully.
"Are you glad?"
"No; I'm not!" he exclaimed. "To
be truthful, 'Nita, there 'Isn't going to
be any reconciliation between Helen
nnd me."
"Fred, you can't mean It!"
"I do, though," he said, rising and
pacing the floor. "After the last few
weeks with you, 'Nlta, returning to
Helen would be Hko going Into cold
storage for tho balance of my life. I
know there Is no chance for me; but
before I go out of your life and French
comes back In, I want to tell you that
I love you. That's why I haven't an
swered Helen's note."
The girl rose and advanced until
she stood before him. She colored
wnrmly, but smiled bravely Into his
eyes.
"There Is a chance for you, Fred
a big chance," she snld slowly. "Harry
can never come back Into my life, if
you wish to remain."
"You mean our sham betrothal may
become real?" ho demanded, almost
roughly, as he caught her to him.
"It Is real, Fred, dear," she whis
pered, hiding her face upon his shoul
der. HIS ONE GREAT ADVANTAGE
Bachelor Is Free to Get Married at
Any Time If He Wanto
To!
The advantages of being a bachelor
aro bo many that their mero number
Is confusing. While one Is lolling
around In the midst of them, so to
speak, this confusion may be disas
trous, for It is just In these moments
that one is moat likely to fall in love
with some one. Lot ub, therefore,
dwell on only one advantage as being
paramount to all of tho others.
This advantngo then, is that a bach
elor is always free to marry If ho
wants to. Think of it! Thero is no
other condition like it!
For example, If you are onco mar
ried, you are then not free to marry
again when you want to To do this
you must first go to your wife and
explain the matter nnd got her con
sent. You cun do nothing without
hor cooperation. Now, It Is by no
means easy in these days to get an
appointment with one's wife. The ob
ject muBt first be fully explained be
forehand or she will have nono of you.
With a bachelor, however, no difll.
culty presents itself. At any moment
he has only to any to himself, "1 be
lievo I will got mauled,'' and the
thing Ib as good as done.
Not that ho Is compelled to avail
hlniBelf of the opportunity. Of course
not! Tho Idea of any kind of freedom
1b never to avail one's self of It. The
great advantage Is that It la always
there, We never draw upon It. It
does ub no Intririblc good. It Is Just
there.
And bo for a bachelor, "being mar
ried" is always "Just there." He con
templates it with satisfaction. He can
do it if he wants to. Theroln lies his
supreme strength. To avail himself of
tho opportunity Ib, of course, to take
away bl own freedom. Life.
A
Remarkable Record of General
Duncan, Just Dead.
IN ARMY ALL ADULT LIFE
Fought In All Climates But Wat Un
touched by Illness United States
Consents to Guard Polling
Places In Panama.
By GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington. Gen. JoBoph W. Dun
:an, commander of tho department of
Texas, United StatcH'nrmy, who died
it Fort Sam Houstou a few dayB ago,
waa born In tho atato In which ho
Jiod.j The death of General Duncan
leaves three vacant brigadier general
hlps In the United StatcB array, and
Ihero are ub many applicants for tho
places as there are colonels In the
army. It Is supposed that PreBldont
l'nft will npppolnt colonels to tho va
:ancle8, for thero does not seem to bo
ot disposition today, as there was soma
time ago, to promote Junior officers
over tho heads of their seniors to
mako brigadiers of them.
General Duncan was flfty-olght years
af ago and ho had been In the army
all his adult life. His father and his
grandfather wero army oBlcers. From
the time that he entered tho aorvlco
when ho wiib twenty years of ago
General Duncan never was on tho Blck
report for ono hour. Personally he
had no need for the services of a sur
geon, d thlB Is considered one of
the most remarkable records known
to army annals.
General Rucker, who died two or
throo years ago at the age of ninety
Tour, entered tho array In 1837 nnu
(eft the actlvo list about 40 yenrs
thereafter. General Rucker was never
on sick report, and IiIb cbbo and Gen
eral Duncan'B are record breakers.
Withstood All Kinds of Climate.
It is the moro remarkable that Dun
can never was ill for a day when con
sideration is given to tho nature of
bis service. Ho fought Indians in tho
southwest, tho middle west and tho
northwest In all kinds of cliinntes and
In all kinds of weather conditions. He
was In Cuba for months when the men
were falling from Illness on his right
hand and on bin left, and yet he stood
untouched. jHe fought In the Philip
pine jungles and camo through as
healthy as the day he landed in the
islands. His death came suddenly
without any warning. An hour before
he died ho did not know that ho was
111.
General Duncan was born In an.
army tent on tho plains of Texas in
1853. He lived tho army life as a boy
and as a man. He has a son In tho
service, thus making a series of four
generations of army officers In tho
Duncan family. General Duncan led
the assault upon a oupposedly impreg
nable Btronghold of the Moros on the
Island of Jolo. This wns ono of the
most decisive battles In the islands
and the Iobb pf the troops was heavy,
but in tho midst of tho fight General
Duncan, who then was a colonel,
moved unscintched.
Panama Fears Election Riots.
They are soon to hold an election
for president and vico president of tho
republic of Panama, tho Central Amer
ican state from which tho United
States secured the territory known ub
tho Panama Canal Zono. It Is said
that tho Panama people want to have
their republic continue under peaceful
conditions, and that thoy aro afraid
thero will be such trouble at the pres
idential election na to Jeopardize the
future of tho country, and so they
havo asked tho authorities at Wash
ington to delegate Unljod States of
ficials to supervise tho election and
to see that It passes off peacefully.
Tho United States has consented.
It is a long while since thero were
troops at tho polls In tho United
States. It is possible, of course, the
troops may not bo sent to tho voting
places In Panama, but that civilian of
ficials may bo asked to perform the
duty, this government tnkihg It for
granted that their prcaenco will have
tho necessary moral effect. Tho
chances are, however, that the Tenth
Infantry, which Is now stationed on
tho Isthmus, will be sent Into Pana
ma on registration day and again on
election day to keep the rival fac
tions In order and to see that there
Is fair play all around.
Cuba at last has a navy nnd the
United States, which stands irf the
position of a sort of a father to tho
Cuban republic, has seen two ships
sail away from a home port to take
orders under tho president of the Isl
and republic. Cuba now hn8 a cruiser
which happily enough has been named
tho Cuba. It also has a training ship
for seamen, called tho Patrla. Tho
Cuba and tho Patrla wero built on the
Dolnwnro river, and when they wo.-e
comnleted and sot gall thoy both fired
volleys In honor of their own flag and
then In honor of that of tho United
States.
People Flock to Mount Vernon.
The women regents of Mount
Vernon havo Just held their an
nual session at tho ancient mansion
of the Washington family. The build
ings on the Washington estate, except
the main structure, havo run down
and extensivo repairs will bo neces
sary. From the first of April until
tho present writing the number of
pllgrlma to 1Iount Vernon has broken
tho records of the years for tho same
length of time.
Tho board of women which hna
charge of Mount Vernon on behalf of
the association, which years ago took
ovor the care of the oatate. is com
posed of enthusiasts In the cauae of j
DA
tho preservation of things hlstorh
Somo ycara ago when tho board met
ono of tho memberB occupied the room
which George and Martha Washington
used ns a bedroom. There was Instant
protest from a good many sources nnd
since then tho regents when they met
at Mount Vernon hnvo kept aloof
from tho old bedroom, and hnve con
tented thoriiBolveB with quarters In
Martha's second room and In the
gucet chambers of tho mansion
Recently an nttempt was mndo In
cotigrcsa to have tho fee for admission
to the grounds at Mount Vernon donj
away with nnd to secure n congres
sional appropriation which would en
able tho place to be kept up without
the necessity of chnrglng people to boo
it, Tho bill, however, failed and some
people think It Is better so, because
by charging a small sum to enter the
old grounds thousands upon thousands
of visitors In n way help to preserve
the old place and so feel that they
have an ownership ns well as a patri
otic interest In the home of the Fa
ther of His Country.
Visited by Governor Mann.
Governor Mann of Virginia nnd the
members of his stnff have just visited
Mount Vernon. The atato of Virginia
takes a great Interest In tho place
and docs something townrd Its main
tenance. Tho visit of tho governor
was made the occasion of an official
inspection of tho entlro estate. A re
ception after the old stylo wub given
him nnd his official company. Mount
Vernon therefore was tho scene of an
old-timo Virginia gathering much like
those which wero given at the time
that Washington was alive and when
the great of thU land nnd other lnnds
journeyed to Mount Vernon to be his
gUCBtb.
Thoy the careful at fho Washington
estate to guard against tho possibili
ties of fire. The heat In winter te
conveyed to tho building from with
out, and many of tho rooms arc not
even piped for tho transmission, ol
steam. There is n kitchen In the main
mansion, but no fire Is allowed there.
Expert foresters aro employed to car
for tho trees on Mount Vernon, sev
eral of which were planted by George
Washington. The gnrden hedge, 125
years old, still green and thriving, waa
planted by tho first president, who
drew the hedge lines so thnt they
should inclose a fine, old-fashioned
garden which Martha helped George
to lay out.'
Many Washington Relics.
The regent b of Mount Vernon are
surprised every year at the number of
relics of tho Father or his Country,
authentic In nature, which appear and
many of which aro sent to tho Mount
Vernon association to bo preserved In
tho mansion on tho bunks of tho Po
tomnc. Within tho last few days the asso
ciation haa, received a part ot Martha
Washington's wedding gown. It waa
the gift or Mrs. Ellen S. Sieger ol
Wilmington, Del. S. F. Withlngton
of West Soraervllle, Mass., gave the
association n pocket knlfo which Gon
eral Washington cnrrled all through
tho Revolutionary war. Frank Wal
ter of Washington has sent to Mount
Vernon a bronze boll used by Mary
Rail Washington, tho mother ol
George.
In another article on Mount Vernon
It hns been told how several of the
troe3 which Washington plnnted nre
still thriving. It has been tho custom
of other gront men to plant trees at
Mount Vernon from tlmo to timo.
When General Lafayette visited thli
country in 1825 ho plnnted a colteo
hean tree close to tho Mount Vernon
mansion. Arter eighty-seven yenra ol
lire the tree is as nourishing as any
tree lover might wish. It growB sldo
by sldo with another tree or tho same
kind which was planted by Thomna
Jefferson while ho wan presldont.
When the lato King Edward of Eng
land was Prince of Wales ho Bent to
Mount Vernon n small English onic.
It was planted by a member ot the
nobility of England. This tree nlso la
thriving nnd bids fair to be a rival In
strength nnd beauty to tho great
American oaks which shadow the
lawn of tho Washington homo.
It hns been said that General La
fayette planted a troe at Mount Ver
non. Memories of Lafayette.
Until ten yenrs ago ono frequently
met In Washington elderly peo
plo who remembered well seeing
Lafayette on his visit to this country.
Ono man then was living who had seen
him plant the tree at Mount Vernon.
The old ladles who aB children were
kissed by Lnfayetto wero aa numerous
as blackberries In August, but todny
thoy aro all gone, bo far as ono can
determine,
Perhaps one of tho last ot tho old
resldentB or Washington although
fihe afterward moved to Chicago and
thero died who Baw Lafayetto and
who, in fact, was of a household which
entertained him, was Mrs. Davidson,
who before her marriage was a Misa
Ancrum of South Carolina. Sho waa
a granddaughter of William Washing
ton, n first cousin or George Washing
ton. It was William Washington who
had a hand to band light with Genernl
Tarloton or tho British forces at the
battlo of tho Cowpens during tho Rev
olutionary w,ur. Washington cut on
Tarloton'8 thumb with a stroko ior his
sword and then Tarloton retired rrora
the gonfilct. Thp parents of Mrs. Da
vidson, William Washington's grand
daughter, entertained Lafayette when
he visited Charleston on his last visit,
and there, aB a child seven years old,
MrB. Davidson saw tbo Fronch officer
and remembered him well until the
time of her death.
Willie's Proof.
Teacher "Willie, glvo throe proorB
that the world actually la round."
Willie "The book says bo, you eay bo,
and ma sayB so." Puck.
BOOKS THAT THE BOYS ENJOY
Philadelphia Press Makes Denial That
Children of Today Are Wiser
Than Parents Were.
An English trndo publication, after
n prolix and profitless discussion ot
tho risks of Issuing Juvcnllo literature,
makes this portentous statement:
"Tho simple fact Is this children to
day are wiser than their parents wero.
They don't want Robinson Cnmoo or
Alice In Wonderland. They aro up to
tho Iliad and Dnnto's Inferno whllo
tholr parents nro reverting with de
light to the Immortal books thoy
Bcorn,"
Wo doubt thnt, says tho Philadel
phia Press. A healthy boy wants and
enjoys a boy's books. Julos Verno
wrote them for him; bo did Honty, by
the score, bo did Noah Brooks. The
beauty nbout tho boy la that his lit
erary tasto if ho la properly reared
matures wlth his years. Ho cannot
bo always tlod to apron strings; bo
escapes from tho Swiss Family Robin
Bon to tho search for Treasure Island;
presently his ndolescont oyo widens
to tho clattering hoora or "Tho Throo
Muskoteera." Then, aB ho has aged
he has saged; In tho wordB ot Robert
Louis Stevenson himself, "ho takes
horse with D'Artngnnn." Thoncoforth
ho may open with Impunity tho pages
of VlrglnlbiiB Puorlsquo.
Mcnnwhtlo his parents havo re
traced their steps. They nro reading
ngaln with astonished minds tho clnsB.
ics of their childhood. They seo amaz
ing beautlos, forgotten or unpercolved.
Thoy nre harking back. They aro boys
again.
INGENIOUS FISH-LINE REEL
Spool Not Only Rotates, But Performs
Eccentric Gyrations Does Not
Tangle In Winding.
This gyratory reel Is so named be
cause tho apool not only rotates, but
performs eccentric gyrntlons, tho pur
Pobo of which Ib to cross-wind tho lino
so thnt It cannot tangle, says tho Pop
ular Mcchnnlcs. It Is applying to tho
reel the winding principle employed In
winding a ball of twlno by hand, and
It cross-winds tho lino without tho aid
Gyratory Fishing Reel.
of hand or n complicated spool. Whon
tho lino Is being cast, no part of tho
reel Is In motion except tho spool it
self. Ono Worm After Another.
A atato superintendent of schools
was recently examining a class of
glrlB In natural history. "Toll mo tho
namen of animals you know," ho bo
gan; but tho faces of tho children ex
pressed bowlldermont nt tho request.
At length, howover, n llttlo girl at tho
back of tho class shot up her hand as
though a bright Idea had suddenly
struck hor. "Ah," snld tho qucstlonor,
"tho smallest girl In the cIubs knows.
Well, my dear, what Is It?" "A worm."
camo tho triumphant anBWor, "Well
er yes a worm Ib renlly an animal,
but can no ono think of any other?"
Again profound sllenco rolgned. "If I
wero ono of you big girls," tho super
intendent rcmnrkod after a pauso, on
Booing the same hand hold up, "I
should be ashamed of myself." Then,
turning to tho llttlo scholar, ao a last
resort: "Well, what Ib It this tlmo,
my girl?" "Another worm, Mlater,"
waa tho quick response.
Oil on Troubled Waters.
"Pouring nil on tho troubled waters"
as a quotation Is hundreds of years
old, but It is only recently that It has
been actually adopted as a moans for
calming real storms on tho ocean.
Within tho last fow months many of
tho seamen who navigate our own
great lakes havo begun to carry oil
In bagB on their vessels. Thoso bngR
will bo hung over tho sides of tho ship
and tho oil will bo allowod to drlbblo
out Blowly and form a coating over
tho Burfaco of tho water. Ub offoct Is
to prevent tho breaking of the waves,
converting tho Bea Into long, smooth
Bwella.
Neckties of Wood.
A syndicate comprising English cap
ItallBtB haB been formed to promoto
tho aalo of "tlo silk," composed of GO
per cent, wood pulp nnd fiO por cent
artificial silk. Samples aro being sub
mitted to tho Now York wholesalo
neckwear manufacturers, and consid
erable experimenting Is taking placo.
In point of price this material shows
advantngo ovor conventional fabrics.
Its luster, feel and genoral appear
ance cloBely resomblo genuine Bilk.
Would Havo Given Warning.
Papa "I hear you havo been a bad
girl today and had to bo Bpankod."
Small Daughter "Mnnimn Is awful
strict. If I'd a known alio used to bo
a school teacher, I'd a told you not to
marry her."
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GOOD QUALITIES OF LLAMA
Alpaca Variety Will Endure Mucl
Htrdshlp, But at Times Is Ex
tremely Bad Mannered.
A hard working but nt times bad
mannered animal la tho llama of tho
variety known aB tho alpaca. A speci
men hns been presented to tho London
Zoological society and of tho brood a
writer In tho Queen saya:
An old writer, Gregolro do Bolivar.
Bays that In his tlmo 300,000 llamas
wero employed at tho mines In Po
toBl. Again, Augustln do Znrate, who
in 1G44 waa trenBuror-gonornl in Peru,
wrote in prnlso of tho llama which
ho called a sheep Its great use to tho
natives, who habitually rodo upon It,
used Its flosh (which wns accounted
as good aa that of tho fat filicop ot
M turn
Spit Full In His Face.
CiiBtllo) for food and depended upon
Its wool for all kinds of clothing. Do
sldeo theBo merits, tho llama under
domoBtlcatlon, Is, for its size, the
choapest possible animal to keep,
slnco It requires very little food, nnd
oven loss water, and enn do without
either for Bevoral days nt n stretch.
Llttlo camel, tho nnmo usnd nearly
two hundred years back by n traveler,
ono Capt. Goorgo Sholrocke, an Eng
lishman, Ib by far tho best term for
this animal, which, is In many re
spects so Hko tho truo camol. In dis
position llamas, and particularly tho
alpaca varloty, aro considered respon
slvo to kindness; nt tho same time, nil
possess Independence of character to
n fine degroo, which often stands them
In good stead, ns when at nightfall
they slip to earth with their burden,
a sure sign of their determination to
ho unlondoU, nnd a sign which no sen
Bible drlvor disregards, for it is soon
lonrned that neither cajoling nor pun
Ishmont nt such times has any perma
nent power to chnngq tho creature'
will. Neither nre thoso nnlmnls with
out wit, for If a man persists In riding
ono when It Is overtired, it will from
tlmo to time de.lIberntoly. turn round
and Bplt full In tho face of tho man.
GOOD SANITATION IN HAWAII
Washing Trough Placed In'Dormltorj
of School Building for Boys
to Cleanse Their Feet.
6
Thnt tho Inmates of a boys' school
In Hawaii may not suffer from un
cleanly habits, a unique contrlvanc
Is Installed In Its now building. Th
Hawaiian Stnr tolls about It:
In tho dormitory a now feature hai
been adopted, which Is the-putting lr
The Boys Walk Through.
of a waBhlng trough, In which tho boy
can cloanse their feet before rotlring
for tho night
Tho trough is oomo thirty fcot Ion
and ten Inches deep. Tho boys wal'J
.through tho trough and each of them
la handed a towel as he emerges. Af
tho floor all around Is cement, tbo ladi
walk clean footed to bed.
Judge Sentenced Dog to Death.
"It Is almost aa hard for mo to sen
tence that dog to death as It Is to sen
tence a fellow-being to serve punish
ment, but I must do it," said Judgn
Frlck In pollco court to John Bronnnn,
who owned n flno black and white dog,
Bays tho Clnclnnntl Tlmos-Star
The dog followed a woman to a
butcher shop. It supposed she hart
somo meat In her hand and leaped on
hor, his fnngs tearing the skin of hot
arm. Tho woman had Brennan ar
rested and Judge Frlcke had tho dog
brought to court. Thero the canine
mado frlendB of everyone. Dut ho
had gone beyond the bounds of dog
law. Bronnan's eyes glistened as be
walked from tho courtroom. "How am
I going to toll the children that tho
dog Ib dead?" ho asked.
Boy Had a Reason.
A prominent Slough public man,
who is a smoker himself, tolsl a good
Btory nt his own expense. Ho entered
an omnibus at Slough nnd found n
lad inside puffing nway at a clgaret
"My boy," he observed, "If you smoko
you will never grow a big man,"
"Don't want to," was tho retort, "'m
going to be a jockey!" )
J?'
8polled Children, '
"I like spoiled children." "Why?"
"It's groat fun to see them make
their parents oboy."
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