LIKE 1HE HEW WORK
CONVICTS REGARD CHAIR MAK.
ING PLEASANT WORK AT PEN.
FILE REPORT OF EXPENSES
"Lobbyist" Tell of Expenditures
Made at the Last Session of
Legislature.
Lincoln. Forty chalr3 a day Is the
aggregate output of the Nebraska pen
Itontlary'B nowest Industry. Fifty men
are now nt work In tho chair factory
and although the Industry has only
lleen Installed a year, the, men aro
experts at their buslnoss.
Raw material, consisting of rattan
strips Is unloaded In one door of tho
shop. Finished chairs, stools and ta
bles, painted and varnished, mako
their exit from the other door. All
wmj; from fashioning the framowork
of tho chair, of the table or of the
stand, to weaving about It tho rattan
strips, and finally decorating It with
paint and with varnish Is done by the
prisoners.
More fascinating than the making
of brooms, much easier than workng
under the sun In the farm fields, con
siderably lighter than wheeling stono
and other material to be used In the
construction of tho new dining hall,
the chair work Is the most popular
among tho convicts of all activities
of the prison. The men like tho work,
tho weaving of artistic designs ap
peals to them.
Tho foreman of the shop outlines
tho model to bo followed. Tho pattern
Is then turned over to the men In
chargo of tho steaming apparatus
where the stiff pieces of the mater
ial are bent Into shape. Tho pieces
are then turned over to another
workman who fastens them together
in the framework of the chair. From
there the model passes from one pris
oner to the othor, going down a long
line. One man binds the rattan about
tho framowork, another weaves In the
back, a third the bottom, a fourth
puts on a few artistic touches about
the arms. When tho chair has pass
ed the length of tho line, It is com
plete. It then Journeys to the paint
era. When tho paint and varnish
are dried, the chair Is crated ready
for shipment.
The chair factory has been In oper
ation Just a year. At .first but a few
men were employed there, usually the
overflow from tlw broom shops.
Gradually, however, the number has
Increased until fifty men are kept
steadily employed.
Lobbyists File Report.
Lincoln. Tho lobbyists are having
their turn at filing expense accounts
with tho secretary of state.
Frank Ranson of Omaha says that
he spent nothing in his efforts to
make tho legislators seo things In
tho Interests of the people and tho
public welfare. He represented tho
South Omaha stock yards.
J. N. Redfern of the Burlington
railroad expanded $17.45 at the lobby
ing game, Invested principally for
food and other things.
G. W. Holdrege, general manager
of the Burlington, says that thero
were 107 bills pertaining to tho Is
lington and ho paid Judge Jesso L.
Root $000 to seo that these bills
went tho right way. In addition to
this ho spent $1,949 01 for stenogra
phers, witnesses, postage stamps and
tho Hko.
.ludge Root admits that ho received
tho $900 from the" Burlington railway,
a like amount from the Union Pacific,
$173.51 from the Rock Island, $263.10
from the Missouri Pacific and $703.33
from tho Northwestern as attorney
fees and expenses in giving advlco to
the committees of the legislatures as
to what tho railroad wanted.
Charles Ware, general manager of
the Union Pacific, expended $3,-
331.76 as payment of expenes of wit
nesses, stenographers, attorney fees
and other necessary items Incident to
tho business of tho railroads boforo
the legislatures.
S. M. Bnadon, genoral superintend
ent of the Northwestern, donated $2,
760.10 to tho cause, which Included
attorney fees, feed hotel expenses for
witnesses and othor minor Items.
Cannot Inherit Land In Nebraska.
Lincoln. That non-resident aliens,
heirs of a citizen of Nebraska, can
not inherit title to land owned by a
citizen of this state was the substance
of an opinion by Judge Munger of the
federal court, in tho case of William
Toop et al against tlte Ulysses Land
compnny.
Tho case was brought by tho Toops
to lecovcr title to the land owned by
their uncle, who was a resident of
Nebraska and died in 1893 without is
sue. The heirs were residents of
Great Britain.
Re-Elected Sunday School Head.
Lincoln. At the stato Sunday
school convention the following offi
cers were elected. E. J Wlghtman,
.York, re-elected president; J. S. Dick,
Crote, vice president; C. C. Westcott,
PlatUmouth, re-elected recording sec
retary, and L. C. Oberlios of Lincoln,
treasurer. The International repre
sentative aro Goorgo G. Wallace,
Omaha; L. C. Oborlles, alternate, and
13. .1. Wightmnn, president, sixth dis
trict. Tho association favors a
tnothod whereby the stato university
vill give credit for bible study.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Sovonty.flvo delegates attended tho
opening session of tho P. E. O. con
vention at Hobrou.
Joseph Zleglor, a pioneer of Mad I
son, died at his homo In West Madi
son after an Illness of several months.
Fremont tumors will occupy a spe
cial car whon thoy go to tho meet of
the North American Gymnastic uulou
lu Denver.
Drainage district No. t of Otoe and
Johnson counties have filed articles of
Incorporation In the olllco of tho sec
retary of stato.
Tho Odd Fellows of Sliver Creek
have a two-story brick building re
cently comploted by Sllvor Creek
lodge No. 131.
Tho Bell Tolephono company at Fro
mont connected up tho Pohocco Tele
phone company of SaunderB county
with the Fremont oxchange.
Charles W. Miller, assistant super
intendent of the South Omaha branch
of tho Omaha poBtotilce, died at his
home from tho effects of tuberculosis.
The Omaha Gas Company has paid
its corporation tax to tho secretary
of state. The amount paid la $025
and is based on a capital stock of $3,!
750,000.
The Hessian fly has mudo Its ap
pearance In tho wheat Holds of south
eastern Nebraska and reports of; slight
damage aro being made by tho
farmers.
Leo Mathows has resigned n3 sec
retary of the democratic committee.
A number of farmers lu southern
Gage county have started cutting
their wheat.
Sonator George F. Wolz, Mrs. Wolz
atd Charles Pfcffcr of Fremont re
ceived olight Injuries when thlor
automobile was dflven Into tho dtch
near Valley.
County Assessor John W. Lamson
of Antelope county 1ms reported the
total assessed valuation of his county
at- $5,283,142, of which $1,406,994 Is
personal property.
At a special election a proposition
to voto $2,000 for tho purpose of ox
tending tho water system of tho vil
lage of Bradshaw carried by almost a
unanimous voto.
Ben C. Clinton, Union Pacific agent
at St. Paul, Neb., Is at headquarters
and is enthusiastic over crop condi
tions In Howard county and the en
tire Loup river valley.
Deward, tho four-year-old son of
J. O. Shrlgley of Bingham, was almost
Instantly killed when ho fell from tho
rear of a wagon. Ho struck on his
head apd his neck was broken.
With a water famlno facing the city,
the commissioners of Lincoln held a
special meeting and passed an ordi
nance forbidding tho use of water for
sprinkling lawns or gardens.
The old Tribune building at fifth and
Park streets in Fremont, tho home In
the pioneer days of the Fremont Tri
bune, Is being demolished by order
of tho state fire commissioner.
At tho meeting of the county board
of equalization the assessment of tho
Nebraska Telephono company was in
creased from $1,634,950 to $2,220,000
and that of tho Omaha Crockery com
pany from $50,000 to $75,000.
A change has been mado In Rock Is
land train dispatchers at Falrbury.
Fred Felden has boon promoted to
night chief dispatcher in place of A.
S. Bishop who has been transferred.
Figures Just mado avallnblo on tho
1913 assessment of the personnl prop
erty of Cuming county show an In
crease of tho assessed valuation of
over $100,000 over the figures of 1912.
The Wymoro city council acted fa
vorably upon a petition signed by 175
residents asking for Sunday base ball,
and called a special election for July
1, when the question will be voted
upon.
Mrs. Mary Buggoman has sued tho
city of Omaha for $5,000 damages be
cause of a broken arm and other In
juries received In a fall upon lco at
Sixteenth and Yates streets last
January.
Albert Dennis, who has been pro
prietor of tho Orchard News for sev
eral years, has sold the paper to
Alexander Sherig of Bonson, Minn.
Mr. Dennis and family will remove to
California.
H. B. HInthoTn, prominent citizen
and member of tho city council, diod
at his homo at Hebron from tho
effects of tetanus, caused by an acci
dent from shoeing a horse. He was
born In Illinois.
Tho Lincoln Telephono and Tele
graph company has made nppllca.
tlon for a slight change in rates, at
Its Beatrice exchange. The change
only contemplates a raise of 25 cents
In four-party line nhones, all other
rates remaining as at present.
Tho United States supremo court
has decided the Minnesota rate 'case
In favor of tho stato. This saves to
Nobraska and other stato the two
cents per mile rato which the rail
roads wore contending Is confisca
tory. At a meeting of the Beatrice or
ganlzation of tho national assocla
Hon of stationery engineers Wil
liam R. Scott was chosen as delegato
to tho national convention which will
be held at Springfield, Mass., in Sep.
tember witli T. D. Davis as alternate.
The first annual rally of tho dairy
mon of central Nebraska was hold at
Central City. About 4u0 farmers reg
istered from different parts of tho
state and there was a large attendance
from this vicinity. Tho exhibition was
hold in the city park.
After a long silence which could
not be understood by those Interested,
Mr. Anderson, father of Mrs. Roy
Blunt, who was given $7,500 by tho
legislature for the doatli of hor hus
band, killed in tho chaso after es
caping convicts a year ago, called at
the stato houso and nsked for the
warrant duo Mrs. Blunt.
SILVER CROSS GIRL
Why Farnsworth Justin-Sent the
Obliging Office Boy Ten
Dollars.
By IZOLA FORRESTER.
Mr. Justin heard tho pounding for
several minutes before It roused his i
attention from the stack of papors on
tho desk. Vaguely, it nnnoyed him.
Ho had stayed lato at tho office on
purpose to be undisturbed. But the i
pounding was Insistent and It came
from across the wldo air well.
He looked from his windows and
saw a girl trying to raise tho ono
across tho way. Sho did not seem .
excited, but why did sho pound so? I
Just then she caught sight of Mr.
Justin and waved to him frantically. '
as ho would have answered tho hall
of a shipwrecked mariner. He raised
his own window, nnd called across
tho twenty-foot space.
"What's up?"
"I'm locked In,' sho called to him.
"I was working In hero, nnd tho boy
didn't know I had stayed late. I
don't know what to do."
"Who has tho koys?"
"Jlmmte. tho boy. Ho comes early
and opens up."
"Where does ho live?"
"Oh. dear. I don't know "
"Don't bo alarmed," protested Mr.
Justin, kindly. "I am right hero nnd
I'll get you out."
"I know you would. That's why I
pounded on tho window. I can al
ways seo you at your desk ovor
there."
"I think I can rouso tho Janitor or
engineer of your building," ho called
over to her. "We'll ho right up."
But ho had forgotten to ascertain
her number, and when ho reached
the opposite street, tho great sombre
fronts of rock defied dotcctton. There
seemed to bo six in tho block. He
tried pacing from tho corner to fig
ure how far his own office was from
tho street lino, but lost his bearings.
Finnlly ho Htoppod n messenger boy
and asked how to reach tho englneor
of the buildings.
"Basement wheyo do cleaners go
In," said tho boy.
"Could you go In for' me, nnd nsk
about a lndy who is locked in on tho
tenth floor?"
The situation's possibilities ap
pealed to tho son of Mercury. He
would, for a quarter. Justin waited
anxiously outside for him whllo he
tried ono building after another.
Finally tho boy came out and beck
oned him to follow. He had never
been down In the basoment of a largo
building before, but ho tramped care
fully beforo tho boy to tho engineer's
quarters. "
"Tho superintendent's gono homo,"
said the blg-coal-grlmed party
smoking over nn evening paper under
nn electric light. "And tho Janitor's
on the top floor In his own place, eat
ing dinner The elevator ain't run
ning, either. And I ain't got any keys,
but the scrub women have. You can
go up tho basoment stairs and ask
them."
It was a totally new experience to
Farnsworth Justin fooling his way up
tho grimy stairs Into tho bare, Bllent
rotundn. Tho tnossongor boy kept
him company for- anothor quarter,
and mado the rounds of each lloor as
they ascended, seeking tho scrubwo
men. The building seemed strange
and unfamiliar with this spell of utter
silence over It, and only a light hero
and thero In tho corridors. '
On tho eighth floor thoy came on a
brigade of scrubbers down on their
knees on mats, washing up the mar
ble halls. Ju3tln removed his hat as
ho nddressed tho leader. Yes, sho
had a pass key to tho offices. Wip
ing her dripping swollen hauds she
took him up to tho tenth lloor.
"Which room Is It?" alio asked, and
ho could not tell her. Moreover it
was horribly silent on tho tenth floor
No Round of knocking nt all.
"Call her by name," advised the
woman.
"I don't know her name," said Mr
Justin dubiously. The messenger boy
eyed him. "It must be about In the
middle of the west side of tho hall.
Tho far hall, I mean, and it faces on
the air well. My office Is opposite "
The woman had started off on her
own responsibility and was knocking
on door after door, but there was no
answer.
"I'll bet a nickol slio's tumbled
over," said tho boy. "They all faint "
Justin felt utterly wretched and
out of place. Hero ho was hunting
for a woman nnd a total strnriror
at half past eight in tho evening In
a deserted building
"I shall shout for her," ho declared,
desperately! "Sho Is certainly here."
"Walt a minute," said tho scrub
womnn, bonding down to one key
hole "I hear something."
Justin's fists were tightly Bhut As
tho door was flung open, he 'pitched
past the boy Into tho Inner office On
the floor by tho open window lay the
girl her face llko a gardenia In r lor.
Justin lifted her In his arms, and
told tho boy to hurry for a taxi Ho
smother back the heavy wavy hair
gently, nnd felt her wrist for the
faint pulsation
"It's too bad you don't know her
nnmo, sir," said tho woman. "Sho'B
so young, too, ain't she. They'll send
her to Bellovuo till sho comes out
of It"
"Nothing of the sort," retorted
Justin, curtly. "I shall take her
home to my sister to-night. Shu has
had a nervous shock and needs rest,
that Is nil,"
Ho had not thought of taking her
homo boforo that Instant but the
words sprang to his llpt. When tho
tnxl came, ho had tho satisfaction of
seeing her open her eyes, nnd che
wnlked down tho long stairs sup
ported by his arm,
"It wns silly of mo to faint," sho
fnlterod! "But nftor you had gone
It seemod so long, nnd I thought
porhnps you wouldn't bother to holp
mo."
Onco In tho taxi sho closed her
eyes and leaned back.
"I llvo way out In Brooklyn."
"You aro going to my sister's for
tho night," ho Bald firmly. "You nro
in no condition to take any long trip,
if you wish to 'phono to anyone, you
may nt tho houso when wo nrrlvo."
"No," she said, she had nd ono to
'phono to. The hint of hidden pathos
In her tired tono stirred old heart
strings. Ho said nothing more, but
stared out of tho window nt tho shnd
owy street vistas. Undoubtedly Bar
bara and himself had led n self-centered
Hfo In tho old Grnmercy Pnrk
house. Life had slipped along In
smooth channels for them. They hnd
novor known want or loneliness. Ho
wondered what sho would say to this
child ho was taking to hor. Onco,
J ears before, he remembered bring
ing homo n lost kitten he had found
Pleased closo to tho Iron railings of
tho park, and Barbara hnd told him
she would send word to tho proper
authorities lo enro for It, but it could
not remain In tho house. He turned
to the girl again. She hnd taken off
her hat and her cyos were closed.
The questions on his lips remained
unanswered. Ho. noticed her rlngless
hands. Sho held hor gloves clasped
loosely on hor lap. Ho saw thoy had
been mended, liven a bachelor has
some knowledgo of proper garments
for tho daintier portion of humanity.
He know thnt she was not clad llko
Barbara and her friends. Tho long
grey cravenetto Was Inexpensive and
a bit worn nt tho cuffs. Her shirt
waist w.ib of wash silk, her skirt
dark blue serge. The hat on her lap
with a pin pushed through Ita crown
was n soft grey straw, Bhapcd ho
would havo said, llko a fruit dish.
It boro a crushed bow of gray satin,
nnd cluster of tiny hand mndu silk
roses.
"Is your slBtor nice?" Her volco
startled him. Sho vas regarding him
anxiously. "Won't sho mind?"
"Not at all," Bald Justin flatly.
"Sho Is qulto accustomed to anything
I mny do that Is well, say umiBual."
"I think everything you do Is un
usual. Tho development at Sllvor
Cross was splendid."
"Silver Cross!" ho stared at her
almost suspiciously. Ho had not be
lieved a slnglo soul In Now York city
know of his connection with tho Iso
lated properties far up In tho Nevada
mountains which hold tho grentcat
promlso of wealth In years. He had
covored every track. Not oven Bar
bara knew of lita trips thero. For six
months he hnd been dropping capital
Into the earth holes there, and only
holding communication with Davo
Richards, the owner of tho original
claims. "How do you know I havo
boon In Silver Cross?"
"I nm Juanltn Richards. Last year
Dave sent mo down to Now York to
find the right way, don't you know.
Wo were struggling along out thero
the best way wo could, and thero
was no way to get In touch with tho
right pooplo hero. So I enmo down,
and got a place with Willis & Heath.
It was only clorlcol work, but I know
thoy wore tho beat firm in tho mining
business. And I kept asking and nail
ing lor someono who would toll tin
tho truth about tho properties out
thero, somebody who would piny fair.
And thoy told mo you would. So then
I Just wrote to Davo, and ho wroto to
you. ami that's nil. I'm going back
homo next week. Davo says I muy
Ho heard from you that tho mines
wo'o paying, and bo I won't hnvo to
work hero any more."
She pnuscd, but Justin did not
speak. Ho only looked at her.
"I've wanted to know you bo
much," she added. Impulslvo'y. "but
brother told me to wait until met
you out at Silver Cross. How queer
It enmc about all of Its own accord,
didn't It?"
He drew In n deep breath.
"Wo nro little dancing marionettes,
Miss .luanlta, with Fate watching tho
strings nnd wires. I havo'beon work
ing tonight on a full report to your
brother. The mines are now on n
paying basis. In three months' time
wo can declare our first dlvldond and
It will bo a beauty " Ho took out
his handkerchief, and wiped off his
eyeglasses abstractedly. "I nm -leaving
for Silver Cross next Thursday
with Barbara, my sister. Perhaps
you could be our guest until then
and leave with us I wish you
would."
Something In IiIb tono warned her
then. A woman's Intuition Is wonder
fully sensitive to Impressions
.luanlta know then, looking Into Far
rlngton Justin's eyes, that unless sho
could faco all that they told her In
the future, she had better not accept
tho invitation.
"You know, we have you to thank
for our participation In tho strike
out there," lie added "If you had
not selected me for .Dave to write to,
all UiIh would not havo happened I
think wo are all partnerB together In
great good fortune. Why not In
friendship, alto?"
Ho put out his hand, and she laid
hers In it.
"I'll go with you," she Bald, hap
pily. "How wonderfully It has nil
come about tonight."
Justin smiled at her contentedly.
They wore Just turning Into Grantor
cy Pnrk.
"I must rom&mber to Bond that
oflce boy ten dollars." ho ald.
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BllLDj
Mr. William A. rtndfonl will nnswpr
questions nnd Rlvo ndvlco KUB13 OF
COST on nil subjects pertaining to tho
subject of building, for tho renders of this
paper. On nccount of his wlilo experience
an Killtor, Author nnd Manufacturer, he
1. without Uoubt. tho highest Authority
on nil theso subjects Address nil Inquiries
to William A. ltndford, No. 178 West
Jnokson boulevard, CIiIciiko, ill., nnd only
enclose two-cent stump for reply.
A small, Bqunro houso with n cot
tage roof is shown In tho accompany
ing perspective view and plans. Tho
severe plnluneas of the design is ro
Moved by tho projection of tho cor
nice, which gives the houso n rnthor
distinguished appearance. Tills Is a
h tn nil house, with only six rooms be
sides n nice front hall nnd n bath
room: but it is -convenient and well
arranged, nnd tho rooms are fairly
large. Tho parlor and dining rooms
nro exceptionally good rooms for a
dwelling of these dimensions.
It Is qulto tho fnbhlon now to mako
long living rooms, nnd there la much
to recommend IL The furniture mny
bo placod to so much advantage, and
there Is room to use good, big easy
chairs and couches. According to
old-fashioned plans, n room 17 feet G
Inchos long would bo out of tho ques
tion In a houso of this slzo. It Is ensy
to mako big, light, airy rooms It you
havo money enough to build a big
house; but It la not easy to gut com
modious and comfortable rooniB lu a
small houso. It takus a good deal of
Ingenuity nnd careful planning to get
six good rooms, In addition to uocob
Bary accessories, In a houso 28 by 32
foot.
A feature of this houso thnt will
nppcal to the women la tho built-in
sideboard, which faces the dining
room, and also faces tho kitchen. A
ploco of furniture llku this Is n great
convenience nnd comfort to a houao
koopor. Such things wore unknown
up to within a fow yonrs. There are
a great many little things to bo kopt
In ordor In tho kltchon, and there are
some larger things that persistently
get In tho way unloss you havo a place
to put them.
Tho kltchon pnrt of this house Is a
perfect workshop. It Is In such easy
communication with thu collar, with
tho vestibule, where tho lco box is
kept, null with tho pantry, which has
double doors to shut thu smell ot
cooking from the dining room, that
house work becomes a pleasure.
Placing the sink Is a study in ttsolf.
It Is convenient to the built-in Hide
board, and also to tho pantry. Kvory
woman who dooB her own work will
appreciate this convenience, becnuso
It saves steps, it saves time, nnd It Is
Just right In every way.
Tho Btops to tho cellar land in
tho front part of tho houso, whore
tho cellar Is tho coolest for tho Htor-
First Floor Plan,
age of frultB and vegotnbles. By par
titioning off n room in this cornor,
away from tho furnaco, tho cellar may
bo utilized to tho very best advan
tage Tho hall takes up llttlo room down
Btalrs and hardly any room upstairs
an advantage that comes from
building a senslblu square house. You
gut thu whole thing In a nutshell, with'
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light, air, nnd concantrntcd conveni
ence nil undor ono llttlo four-cornor
ed roof.
Thero Is great difference of opinion
tn regard to a covered porch. You
seldom wnnt to ett outdoors when It
rains, ovon If you havo a root ovor
you; and tho nppcaranco Is a mora
question of preference. Some folks
are always kicking about a porch be
cause It dnrkona tho rooms In tho
houso. There Is no such objection
to a porch of this kind. Sun, air, and
light, all havo a fair chnnco at every
window, and you still havo an oppor
tunity to sit outdoors it you want to.
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Second Floor Plan.
Only ono chlmnoy Is nocoBBnry, but
this should bo a good ono. It should ,
bo built for business, with sufficient
capacity to keep tho air moving lu tho
right direction. Whoovor butlda this
houso will wnnt to put n grate in tho
cornor of tho parlor some duy; then
ho or Bho will npproclato tho fore
thought that suggested n good chlm
noy 'with throo Bopnrato fluus to start
with.
There Is a comont wainscoting In
the kitchen and bathroom, 4 foot G
Inchon high. If thin 1b carefully put
In, as It should bo, It Is fully equal
to tllo; In fact, It It Is rightly dono,
It is better than tllo, bo cause It 1b
more solid. It Ib easy to get a popr
Job of cument work In places llko
this; but thnt lo usually tho fault ot
tho ownor, becauno ho Is careless
about thu superintendence of thu con
struction. After securing thu best
workmen nnd supplying tho best ma
terials, It Is necossary to follow up
tho dotalls as tho building progresscu.
It is ono thing to got a good set ot
plans, but It is quite another to seo
that tho building lu put up uccordlng
to specifications.
Ono feature In connection with this
houso that Is about as interesting as
anything else, is thu price. Similar
houses havo boon built for $1,400,
without heating or plumbing; but thoy
havo been built undor especially fa
vorable circumstances. It would bo
much safer to estimate $1,000 or $1,
700 tn small places, or more lu tho
larger cities.
BARRELS EXPLODED BY RAIN
Thoy Were Filled With Lime, and
Watchman Qot Off One Just In
Time. '
When workmon who aro building an
npartment building at Sixty-sixth
street and Pnrk avenuo loft, thoy took
ordinary precautions against rain.
Thoy covered twenty-four barrels of
llmo with a shoot of canvas and fast
ened It down vIth plnnlts. Tho ralu
cutno and ran through crevices.
MIko Dolan, tho watchman, sat on
ono of tho barrels In tho early morn
ing hours. Ho folt very warm, and
got off to Investigate. Tho next rain
uto thoro was a roar, nnd tho barrel
Jumped up. Tho rest of tho barrola
Jumped up and exploded, nnd tho
wooden containers caught lire.
When tho firemen camo, nil hands
worked with shovola and threw sand
on tho lime until It resembled mortar.
Then Dolnn found anothor seat. New
York ICvenlng Post.
Much More Interesting.
"Tho Amorlcnn suffragists have tho
right Idea for Interesting tho men."
"Ab to how?" "Instead of throwing
bricks, tbey do barefoot dances."
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