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THE RED MILK WAGON
Hjr JKSXIlt
l i.pyri9hl. mi. h thtil,
Annie Bradley trudged along the
sandy road in the face of a dry wind,
swinging her school hooks by n long
strap and lousing her pretty head de
liantly as though enjoying her battle
with the elements.
It was a long walk from high school
In the. center of Clayvlllo, n booming
Kansas town, to her homo In 1. Oman's
Addition; which despite ItH cilltled
appellation was in reality but a
stretch of farm country.
The girl was too much occupied In
building soaring air castles to heed
fatigue. Swaying before the wind
with a song on her lips and with
rose colored dreams In her heart. In
which shabby gowns and bitter pov
erty played 110 part, she at last cume
In sight of home.
She stood for a moment gazing ab
stractedly through the window.
The yellow lamplight within seem
ed to accentuate the coarse food, ami
coarser crockery of the uncleared
supper table. Bradley,' her father,
had finished his meal and sat tilted
back In his chair absorbed In the col
umns of a weekly Populist news
paper; for he was a Kansas Populist
of pronounced views and boasted be
ing the first man to smoke a cob pipe
ami, wear a hickory shirt in the state
senate chamber.
Crooning a cheerless tune, Mrs.
Hradley, her face lined with little ner
vous wrinkles, went about, her work
while a small girl on the floor rear
the door was drawing figures with
ono chubby finger in the line sand
which the wind had sifted 'hrotigh
the chinks. Annie drew a long
breath and passed her hand over her
face with something of the strange
of an impersonator as he makes a
rapid change. Her fingers were
moist, but there was no trace of 1111
happiness on her face as she quickly
opened the door ami entered tlio
room.
"Thought maybe thnt smart aleck
doctor'd bo carryin' you out In his
buggy again,' said Hradley presently.
"He Is coming out later this even
ing," replied Annie, her lips tighten
ing. "Well, he needn't go to that trou
ble, 'cause you won't see him; that
limn don't miian i(tu tin tr.w.il li.lll.
tin v i ii jiru it, r,mti, null
his fine airs and his money spendin'."
Annie dished consciously but made
no reply. Ioctor Hey ward's words
as the two had driven together under
the light of n wonderful harvest
moon cume buck to her with new
force. "I shall always love my little
Kansas sirl," he had said tenderly,
'even though we should be forever
separated ami niter 1 am an old man
with grandchildren I shall say she
was the brightest spot" in my life."
Of a sudden the Joy which his
words hud inspired wns gone. The
music In her heart which had mado
the days seem so bright and the
walks from school so short, suddenly
ceased. She saw for the first time
the remoteness of his meaning. Her
lather's rough words had shattered
lur romance. Hradley had always de
murred at the attentions of the hand
some, well dressed man of the world
but he had never before so openly de
clared himself. Mrs. Hradley looked
up with secret sympathy at Annie,
who abruptly left the table, her sup
per untasted. The woman was
gaunt and unhandsome and work
Miaincd, but she wns a mother and
she understood.
'Hiram," she said, as Annie left
the room to see about the work of the
hluhen, "hadn't we 'better' wait until
morning to tell lur about the milk
wagon? Sin- Is awful hit with that
doctor mid what with all her pride,
Trudged along the sandy road.
It look like coming down oil her
i'retty hard."
"Her pride wilt be her downfall."
thundered the man, bringing his nrst
down wlih force on the table. "It
li only right thHt she should drlvo
ih t.v milk wagon and save tlm
lilrln' of a new man."
"I ll tell her." whispered Mrs. Brnd
ley to her husband as Annie rejoined
them In the dining room.
' A.;i,le." she began bravely.
' Your pa and mc have been talkln'
things over the mortgage and all
that, you know wo've been tryln'
hard to muse the ends meet and
Ply. Leaf.
In me :i hook
his lutl s rrs,
Mlt'' look
fur I'lin- im-s id
own ,1,, ,i
niijiir tli
ble.,s1 tiuth to me.
Ise
this port
praises, touch.
or Hr.-t.-ln nil I
' tinux li t and
f.m-
J TTC:
l.l.KW M.I.I N.
)bl,,i,in,j lv.pii.
we vo decided lliat yon we think it
is best for you to drive the new milk
wagon aiid Mivo the hlrin' a new boy."
ror a aioniont ine nin stood 11s one
dumb. Then the full Import of the
words rushed over her with a Hood
if sickening thoughts. To give up
her school; to appear before her
smart mends she had made In town
In such a plight:
"Oh, Mammy," she cried, "you ran
not intend for me lo to peddle
milk." The word stung Bradley
"Perhaps you think yourself above
v.orkln'," he sneered; "you don't
belong to the common people, I sup
The
pose. You're
joy was gone.
belter than your pa or
nia, eh?
"Do I belong to the common peo
ple?" Annie repeated slowly, looking
straight before her as one In a
trance, "I do not believe 1 do, for
I delight in things uncommon, beauti
ful things, music and pictures, and.
oh. everything I shall never enjoy."
She stilled a sob, but the storm burst
despite her efforts. "I tell you 1 hate
the common people."
It was the wrong argument to use
with Farmer Hradley.
"Your Idees will be your downfall."
he cried. "I've told you there's not h
in' but vice an' corruption In the
class you're dreamin' about and
wanlin' to be like. The men are op
pressors of their betters; knaves in
business and libertines in secret. The
women, ugh:" Hradley shook his
head like a wild animal "pigmy
women, happy with Uttering1 play
toys; with 110 response to the plea of
niolherh 1 nnd dent' to the cries of
the struggling world. The common
people, Cod bless 'em they are my
people ami your people" he paused
for lack of breath, then added brupt
ly. "you be up by live In the morning
Jlin'll help you load up." Jim was
the hired man.
Hefore live in the morning Annie's
slight figure again swayed before the
wind along the sandy road. Her face
was pale and determined and one
small reddened hand clutched ner
vously 11 slim purse In the pocket of
her ahlihby gown. The restless wind
crept nnd moaned and bitterly laugh
ed at the weary lit; lo pedestrian.
"The world Is wide," she thought
vaguely. "Theie must be a place for
me," but the wan smile suddenly died
ns her hand closed anew over the lit
tle purse.
It was broad daylight hefore she
reached the railway station r.nd
bought a ticket for Kansas City,
though the train was not due for
an hour. About this lime her absence
was discovered at the farm.
You must go to town for her,
n.uick, quick," urged the frantic
mother.
"The little buggy's broke."
"Take the wagon."
"It's already started out with the
melons."
"Then, my find, what shall we do?"
"The new, milk wagon's left. I
guess she'll In glad enough to come
back In thnt after her little walk."
And ro It was that u-; Annie vlood
on the depot plattc.rin undetermined
at the last moment whether to board
the Incoming train or return to drudg
ery atul humiliation, she caught sight
in the distance of the milk wa';on,
hideously red In the morning sun.
The train rumbled in at her side.
Nearer and nearer cam" the wagon.
"All nltoard.' shouted the conductor.
Annie's eyes seemed riveted on the
approaching wagon, with a half dazed
half fasclontcd expression. The loaf
ers standing alxiut regarded her with
curiosity and amusement, which
broke Into audible laughter, as she
half screamed, "It's the wagon." In
A frenzy of terror she sprang toward
the nearest train coach. The train
was jaggllng ami puffing and ponder
ously moving out, but clutching the
platform railing convulsively she
swung herself free of the ground. A
warning cry went up from the crowd.
The train lurched forward with In
creasing speed. With a la! despair
lug glance the girl looked back. A
doctor's buggy passed vaguely before
her vls'on. then a blurred patch of
red. That was all.
An hour later with bowed head nnd
a heart as ctaHhed nnd bleeding a.i
the burden lie! bore, Hradley drove
hom? with the (bod? of Ms daughter
n her strange bourse. In u ooiio
bite direction lh: Heywood drine run
Idly 1. 1 his ot!i e
"Poor little spirit." moaned tht
father in agony of bitterness and re
morse. "Why were ou ev.-r lu.m
why why is anything?"
"She wa a bright little creutur."
murmured the doc'or; " too bad. too
bad. Well perhaps it Is better so."
ALL ALIKE. SAID THE NURSE.
Frenchwoman Knew Something
of
Feminine Nature.
"What is the matter this time?"
asked Kill lie. tfce nurse, as she ap
peared at ihe nursery door, wearing
the shoes of a French souhictte and
Ihe expression ot a atartyr.
' 11 want a doll!" walled the child
She was squatting on the top of a
hcjpednp pile or games in the mlddlt
of the tloor.
"Nonsense, moti ange!" said Kiflne.
"Iwook at the dolls you have already
there's your beautiful Parisienne,
there's your (Quaker lady, there's your
Spanish dancer, there's jour Dutch
milkmaid, there's"
"Sliill. up. will you:" snapped Ihe
child. "They're all girls. 1 want a
hoy doll, that's what 1 want." She
pushed her toys away from her sulkily
and cot up from the lloor. "1 want a
boy doll." she added, with a loud soli,
"because I've got 110 brother."
With this deadly parting shaft she
lelt the room .slumming the door be
hind her.
Of course Ihe child who had no 1
brotlier got, her hoy doll. He was a I
l.onl rauiiWoroy creation, decked out
in black velvet and lace bravery. He
was almost 11s big as life and had
pink cheeks and yellow hair.
"And what. Is it that you are going
to call him, nion ange?" asked Flllne,
admiringly, looking at the new boy.
"'Little Fool!'" answered the child
promptly, holding him tightly In her
arms and kissing him.
"Mon Dleu! Why?" gasped the
nurse.
The child held "Utile Fool" off at
arm's length, then, drawing him to
her, kissed him again.
"Because," she, answered, "that's
what mamma cal; papa."
' Nom ile ciel!" cried Flllne, raising
her eyes and her hands skyward. Then
she sighed wearily.
"We are all alike, we women," she
murmured. New York Press.
WAS GEN. SHERMAN HANDSOME?
One Man at Least Was Constrained
to Believe So.
tien. Sherman wouldiit score at a
beauty show, but lie Is good enough
to make up," was Col. George B. Cork
hill's remark to a lady, as the two
lighters met her In the drawing room
of a mutual trieud. "Now. franklv.
Mrs. A., what's your opinion? Do you
consider the General a handsome
man?''
"Yon are striking me at very close
range. Colonel." was Ihe response. "I
shall have to explain.
"When the civil war broke out we
lived in a good-si.ed town in the West.
One morning a neighbor came in and
asked my father what he had been do
ing to get his picture in all of the
paper. and many of the store win
dows. "Father disclaimed all exploits or
leanings toward notoriety, and won
dered what it all meant. The young
sters rushed down town to Investi
gate. The pictures In the papers and
Ihe lithographs Jn the windows were
of Gen. Sherman. So you see,
Colonel "
Intellectual Oysters.
There still exists an old tavern In
l.gudon with a swinging sign above
the eiit ranee upon whose surface is
painted an oyster and the legend. "The
Whistling Oyster." Ono of our in-
qi'is-itive, sharp Yankees strolled in
that direction one day and stopped to
laugh at the novel sign, then entered
and asked for an explanation.
"Certainly," replied Ihe host, "HI
tell hit hevery hour of the day and
night. I once 'nd a hoysler given me
as was the curiousest hoysler a goln',
nnd hit's God's truth, sir, that hoystei
used to whistle us good as hever you
'card.
The Y'ankee looked nt the publican
Willi a queer smile in his eye and
said :
"I don't see anything remarkable Ir
I !: lit oyster. We have one kind of oys
ter and there's not one of that family
that don't whistle. Horn so, you know
You must have Imported your follow
from the States. I know a tavern
keeper in Maine, town of Saio you
may have heard of it 110? Well, that
man had an oyster, a regular saddler
rocker, don't you understand and
there wasn't a fly anywheres about
that tavern. Ile used to put the oys
ter on a table by the. window nnd
flies went for him, 'cause be smelt salt,
and he g.ibbled thein, He used to get
down from Ihe table "
"Get down?" questioned the publi
can, witli 11 smile.
"Yes." continued the Yankee, "got
down by n siring and followed his
master all around the house nnd the
laverukerper wouldn't give that oys
ter his dinner lil! he whistled 'Hall
Columbia' all through. He often sang
nl public concerts. All they had to do
was to tickle his back with a feather
ami he'il slii. anything."
For Sunday Observance.
The Belgian postolllce authorities
have hit upon a novel Idea. Kvery
postage stamp bus a slip attached to
It which may or may not he used, it
the option of the person who posit
the letter. This slip Is worded lo Ihe
effect thai the communication to
which It Is attached Is not to be de
livered on SundavO On all stamps
of every denomination this notification
Is to be found, and the consequence
Is that there Is growing up In Belgium
a tendency In the direction of having
mo letters or newspapers for ne .
papers are mostly delivered by posl
on Sunday.
In Our Own Writing.
Tln-fi' l 11 li""k wlii-ro "o h m 1 1 1 write
Hi liilili In i hiirirli'in nf liul'l.
i-.il ine 1111 litinn'innrlil n v
Tn I lot t "hK'Wil el llli' linn mil A H".
It l llv Ihh'I; 'if ihillv lit"
'I'll" human enl'Mi'liir nf "trio-
TIip Ititlilimt nnn:il nf mankind.
Whirl! (!d will l'Ulil''li. nioc'l
No Imek dlmlt Hv I'nm; in I
Shall In r n fr In wim nr siii-f.
And rvi-'y liiiml mint 't thrlii
It tnh' "f hohiir nr nf "in.
I.M.
af
OLD SPANISH CHUHCII
MOST INTERESTING SIGHT IN
SAN ANGEL, MEXICO.
First Cedicated to the Worship of
God in 1613 Plans Prepared by
the Most Noted Architect of the
Day in New Spain.
The suburban town of San Angel, at
the base of the foothills. three-quarters
of an hour from the capital by
electric car. is every year becoming
more fashionable as a summer resort,
and every year as modern conveni
ences and better houses are provided
in the outlying districts, more people
take up their permanent abode there.
To the casual visitor to San Angel
the most interesting feature is the
handsome old church of Nuestra Sen
ora del Carmen. Its triple domes,
with their tiles shining brightly in the
sunlight, are the first objects that
arrest the attention of strangers ap
proaching the town. Its Carmelite bell
tower, or campanarlo. Is distinctive,
and the edifice Is one of the handsom
est ecclesiastical monuments in all
Mexico. It was dedicated to the wor
ship of God In 1G17, or three years
before the pilgrim fathers of New
England landed on Plymouth Uock.
The interior is handsomely decorated
and contains some notable paintings
by the famous Mexican artist Cabrera.
Pious women have adorned the chapel
of our lady, which Is one of the feat
ures of this ancient church, and the
magnificent Churrigueresque ornamen
tation of the northern transept is a
splendid specimen of this most dis
tinctive Spanish mode of decoration.
Beneath this transept rest In their
eternal sleep forty-five American sol
diers who were killed or died of dis
ease during the war of the North
American Invasion, when the adjoin
ing monastery of the Carmelite
fathers was converted Into a military
hospital and barracks, the good father
nut sing the wounded Americans with
such Christian devotion and good will
that when the, troops evacuated San
Angel monks and soldiers fell on one
another's necks and wept.
Janvier speaks of San Angel's
church as follows:
"In the year 1013 Don Filepe Do
Guzmniii a pious 'cacique' of Chlmalis
tac, in fulfillment of 'his father's testa
ment, gave up to the Carmelite order
a huerta of considerable sl.e. Here
the Carmelites built a little hospice.
Don Filepe Do Guzman presently died,
and a little later died also his widow,
childless. By her will the entire es
tate of which she died possessed pass
ed to. the Carmelite fathers, and by
these It was devoted to the building of
the existing monnstery anil church.
The plans for these buildings were
prepared by the celebrated architect
Fray Andres De San Miguel, a lay
brother of the Carmelite order, and at
tlmt time held to be the first architect
of New Spain. That this reputation
was well merited is shown by the
beauty of his still existing work. The
building wns begun June 20, 1613, and
was pushed with so much vigor that
the church and convent were finished
within two years. The church was
dedicated to San Angelo Martir,
whence came the name of the little
town that presently grew up around
It. Modern Mexico.
Vanity.
The sun comes U. ai.il the sun u,n
diiwn.
And ilay ami nlht me the sinne us
em';
1 lie year grows green mm the ymr
grows iiriiwn.
And what is It a It. when all Is ilnnc?
'iralns nf Nomine nr shining snml.
Sliding inln and tail nf the liiiml.
And linn "11 ihiwn In shl.s In the seas.
Anil a hundred shins are the same a.i
tine;
And backward and fnruard blows the
bleize.
And what Is it nil. when all lx dune?
A tide witli never a slmfe In sigln,
Selilni; steadily mi to the hinhl.
The llMlier dn.,,e(h Ids m l in the stream.
And a hunilnd slrenms an the same
as line;
And the inaiil. 11 die, ninth her lnv-lnrn
dream.
And what Is It all. vli. n all Is dime?
The nit nf ;(.. tjsller Ihe lilltdell breaks
And always the l i i-.i miiiK il.e dreamer
v, aki s.
- Harriet I'risenit S'inlToi d.
To Discuss Physical Chemistry.
The first number of a new review,
the Physikallsch-Clieniisches (Vntral
blalt. has just been. Issued. It is not
intended ns 11 medium for (he publica
tion of original work, but as a com
prehensive centralizing review of
progress in physical cli"mlsiry, the ex
traordinary rapid rise nnd develop
ment of which during the last decade
Is almost unique in the history of sci
ence. The abstracts are to appear
either in Gorman. F.ngllsh or French,
and. so l;tr as possible, will be lur
nlshed by the authors themselves.
The review will be Issued twice tl
month.
Cruel to be Kind.
This story Is told of a well-known
Philadelphia physician. He wns call
ed, recently to the bedside of a man
whom he had never before seen.
"Why." allied Ihe physician of the
patient's wife, "did you delay sending
for me until your husband was uuuui
scions?" "Oh," said she, tearfully, "as long
as lie retained his senses, doctor, he
would, i t let me send for you."
Was a Russian Victory.
The war between Russia and Jap
an hns given rise to ninny reminis
cences oil the part of those who have
met socially the representatives of
both tuitions. A Philadelphia society
girl, who has Just returned from a
visit lo Washington, tells an amusing
story of her Introduction, at u semi.
till 111 reception, to one of the nttnehen
of the Husslnu legation. "Of course I
didn't catch his name," she said, in
telling the'vtory. "It seemed a mile
long nnd twice as hard to pronounce.
P. sounded like boltl- of whisky,'
with n count In front or It. Well,
when I vias Introduced to him I said!
In a lociilnr sort of way; 'Count Hot
tle of Whisky, how do you do-sky?' He
looked at ine qui.zleally and then re
marked: 'Bully govitch.' And maybe
I didn't feel cheap." - Philadelphia
Pr i s.
Limits Power to Buy Drink.
The government of Holland hits In
troduced a bill to reduce drunkenness.
Persons under eighteen are prohibited
from entering a public house unless
tcconiputiied by an adult.
NEGRO KINGDOMS IN AFRICA.
Many Are ' in High State of Cultjre
and Prosperity.
Now that Ihe negro problem Is a
live question lu so many parts of the
country, it is interesting to know what
progress has been made by the ne
groes who -remained in central Africa
and kept separate from .he white peo
ple. Fir at Iest I.400 years there has
been a 11 amber of negro kingdoms in
Ihe heart of Africa, which are prc
tically self-governing. The kings are
elected and share their power with
queens, who are also elected to the
position. There is a sort of nobility
Into which any clever or prosperous
citizen can climb.
These kingdoms trade with each
other. They have regular mirket
days on which most of the buying
and selling is done. They found out
how to smelt Iron long before Kuro
peans learned the secret, and the na
tive blacksmiths make some very ar
tistic iron weapons and ornaments.
Thee negroes are skillful wood
carvers. They are clever workers lu
copper. They have l?rge herds of
cattle and well cult! rated farms. They
have a system of law that is quite
elaborate. In some cases these negro
people have reached a high state of
culture and prosperity. Chicago
American.
HAVE DOGS vTONED UP."
Parisian Has Plans to Improve on Na
ture's Design.
"Throw physic to the dogs!" Mac
beth might not have given vent to this
disdainful exclamation if he had re
ceived a certain circular which had
fallen Into the hands of a French gen
tleman, as he would have perceived
lhat the canine species is not consid
ered unworthy or Ihe dignity of mas
sage. According to the Paris corre
spondent the scrap or paper in ques
tion contains a little tariff with re
gard to what can he done for the im
provement of the appearance of the
friend of man. Thus, 40 francs is
charged for "the change of the shape
of the muz.le," 80 francs for "putting
wrinkles into the face ot a bulldog,"
20 francs for "transformation of n
hanging ear Into a straight one, and
vice versa." and upward of 100 francs
for the arrangement of the forepaws
of a bulldog. For the "change of the
size of a tail" 20 francs are asked, the
color being altered for 30 francs. The
author of the circular also undertakes
to pull out superfluous hairs at the
rate of !) francs an hour. So, at least,
the French gentleman declares, and at
any rtte Ihe story Is creating a good
deal of merriment. New York Trib
une. London's Vehicular Traffic.
As showing the growth of the om
nibus traffic of Umdon, and how lit
tle the opposition of the "tubes" was
felt after the novelty had worn off,
J. H. Moore, who presided at the half
yearly meeting of the Umdon Road
Car company the other day, mentioned
that in Oxford street, below which
the Central London railway ran, the
number of omnibus journeys run by
the various companies prior to the
opening of that railway in 1899 was 2,
292 a day, while to-day the number
was 2,416 an increase of 124 jour
neys. Mr. Moore said he had great
faith In motor cars and believed when
a suitable vehicle was found it would
beat the tramways. Umdou Kngi
neer. Not Before.
If ynll set 1I11W n at si I nf .-101.
And riiiinl the nils that ynu have done,
And eiiuntliig iimi
line self-deiring ne, nne wnvil
Thai easid the heart nl him v.hn board,
line glance mnMl kind
That fell like sunshine where it went.
Tin 11 you may count that hniir well sn nt.
Hut it. Ihi nuyh all the livelong da v.
You've 1 ''leered no In all b vea nr 11. iv;
If I In iiikIi Ii all
You've nothing done willed you ran traeo
That blnllght the sunshine to one fare,
No ael innsl small
Thai helped seine Honl. and untiling cost.
Then riiiinl that day us worse llian lost!
When we have done Ihe best we ran
To )n.lp uplift our fellow man,
'('ii ease his lead of eare and sin.
Yel all In vain. We may begin
All human nature to ilephin
llllt mil hefore.
Woman's I.lfe.
Africa'.; Immense Falls.
A company has been formed to ex
ploit Victor! 1 falls, in fhe Zambesi,
and will build a hydroelectric generat
ing slat ion with the expectation of
supplying power to Il.e Waukle coal
fields, Bult1v.11.vo. Ihe Gwelo. Sebaskive
and Hartley gold fields, all of which
are within ..no utiles. The falls are
over oo feet high, and, while ihe total
amount of energy running lo wtrste
at Niagara is T.hO'i.i oii horsepower, the
corresponding figure for the Victoria
fails In the wet season Is :i.i,noit,t;oo.
The rai'way has now been completed
to within seventy miles of the falls,
and will soon reach them.
The Harm Noise Does.
Xole Is nn undoubted factor in Im
pairing the '.one of the nerve centers.
Whether we are co'isclou , of it or not
it hurts the hralu and has a deafening,
dnzlng. bewlldi ring effect on the men
tal procerus. It tires the lirnln and
tends lo produce cerebral hyperemia.
To live in a noisy atmosphere is to
shorten one's days. - London l-amlly
Doctor.
Testing Kentucky Whisky.
"Now. there nre plenty of kinds of
whisky." said Representative Ollie
J unes of Kentucky, "but the people
lu our stale contend that our bourbon
hi the bo.-,: Ill the world We sell to
outsiders nil that dues not pasi our
test."
"Wlnl Is (he test?" asl;ed Represen
tative Beliller of Ohio.
"Why." said Mr. .lames, "we inject
one drop of It Into the veins of a rub
bit. and If alt.r that the rabbit will
not tight a bulldog the whisky is 110
good." Stray Stories.
Alien Gold in France.
With the view of ascertaining Ihe
proportion of lorelun gold coin, coin
pared with the French, the director of
Ihe French mini requested the Bank
01 France lo obtain fiO.nuo pieces from
'he tills of different branches In the
provinces. An examination of that
coin showed thai 41,aK.! were French
and 8.417 foreign, the latter represent
ing nearly 17 per cent. The alien gold
was principally Belgian, Italian. Aus
tro llnngarlan. Swiss. Russian, Creek,
Spanish, etc.
Past Alaster
The old man. James Read, whom
Detectives Collins and Waters of the
L Division sueeeeded nn Saturday in
'ending to six months' hard labor, was
reputed lo be one of Ihe most expert
and. In his heyday, the most success
ful, pickpocket in London. On the
proceeds of his professioa he used
to drive In a brougham.
Read is lu his seventieth year. Tall,
elegantly dressed always, with vener
able white beard and glossy silk hat.
he was sometimes mistaken for a peer
of Ihe realm. When he spoke the de
ception was the greater, tor his voice
was clear and cultivated.
He was once a master tailor In the
West Kink but for many years he has
netted large sums in consequence of
his mania for collecting other people's
purses. He was an earnest patron of
fashionable bazars, weddings and
other ceremonies and functions at
tended by crowds of wealthy women.
As the detectives said, another of his
schemes was to follow bishops at con
firmation services.
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High Railways in Peru
One of the most Interesting trips
afforded by the present transporta
tion facilities of Pern Is that over the
Ooyo railroad, which' now runs from
rallno to the gold fields of Cerro de
Pasco. It is considered one of the
wonders of the Peruvian world, and
the original contract was tiken by
Mr. Melggs at J27.;oo,0(IO in bonds at
19. It is certainly the greatest feat
if railroad engineering in either hem
isphere, and as a specimen of Ameri
can enterprise and workmanship it
suffers nothing by comparison. It
was begun in 1870 and finished in
187ii. and additional work has since
been done on It. Commencing in Cttl
lao, if ascends the narrow valley of
the Kimttc, rising nearly ii.not) feet In
the first forty-six miles.
Thence It goes through the intricate
gorges of the Sierras till it tunnels
Representative Bede of Minnesota
is among the best of story tellers,
and his friends regret that be Is not
oftener in evidence in Ihe cloak
rooms. One of his latest is this:
"Many years ago there lived in Min
nesota an eccentric justice of the
peace, but who was thoroughly hon
est and who tried to do justice in ad
judicating differences between his
neighbors. The old gentleman had a
decided hatred for the quirks and
quibbles of law. and not infrequently
he rendered his decisions without re
gard to the legal points laid down by
eminent jurists.
"In a certain case before him it
was shown that Justice was on the
side of Ihe plaintiff, but he had slept
on his rights until he had legally lost
them. The attorney for the defense
Horse Saved
A Maiden 1 kysicinn had an adven
ture soni" time ago which he does
not care to repo;-.!. although it gave
him n much higher appreciation of
the inlellignee of his pet driving
horse than he had previously enter
tained. He was returning home from
visiting h patient late at night, in
company with a clergyman, when the
horse stopped short nt one of (he
most dangerous grade crossings with
in Ihe city's limits. Absorbed in live
ly conversation with his clerical
friend, and seeing no gate down, he
mechanically touched the horse with
the whip and urged it by his video to
go forward, hut the spirited animal
for once would not respond, and. in
stead of obeying, stepped briskly aside
and turned his head as far a.i possible
from the train, which just then
t m.m m.mmm - ! I
"Justice" Was His Motto
Odd Leap Year Customs
In Kngland leap year is supposed to
confer upon the fair sex the privilege
of choosing life partners for better or
for worse, but (lie custom is more
honored In the breach than in the ob
servance. The gypsies, especially In
Hungary, enjoy and make a very ex
tensive use of the right at all times
in accordance with an ancient custom.
Tims a marriageable young gypsy
girl in the land of the Magyars, as
soon as her heart is smitten, takes
good care that the smlter shall hear
of tlio havoc he has wrought and have
a chance of consoling her. With this
praiseworthy onjeet In view, she has
a love letter Indited, places a coin In
a piece of dough, bakes It and throws
the billet-doux miring Ihe night Into
Sigh of the Emigrant
"Since I eame over"--MM
she stood,
Ibr reii, tough hands In straining
clasp
As though III soaie strange way sin
would
Find some tare liea-uire hi her grasp;
Find someihliii! tangible to clutch
And hold, and know It for her own
Ont of tile thlmts lie had love.l much,
(Jul "f the days dial she had known.
in.-e i 1 anie ever"- -
And she smiled:
A I lu Ii t surxed In her llstis eves
Alld. like II joyouii. rare free child.
In wliese In-art nauitht of sulrnw lies,
she told lis ill the path Mil' ItllCMf,
And nana small fiaKtnenl nf n song
Fonie Pltle ;.lialn of '"fyi" so hlim"
Iht In h"r nilr.il hud llnaervil lung.
in Crime1
To all thoe affairs it was his cus
tom lo drive up in his broughata.
Then, in the rare cases, when suspic
ion fell uKn him. he possibly escaped
on such strong evidence of respecta
bility as Ihe possession of a private
carriage. It Is believed that to that
end he has always made his own
clothes, and they were perfectly pro
vided for his needs. His covert coat
could be apparently hanging over his
wrist, yet mi arranged was It with
slits lit at his hand would be gliding
through the center of it all Ihe tluin
in and out of other people's pockets.
The departure of the Continental
boats lu the holiday season also at
tracted him. lie was a man of con
siderable education, and so great was
nis gift of assumed dignity that often,
even when caught almost red-handed,
he would escape the consequence by
thtt aid of hi plausible tongue. It was
lu a large measure due to him that
the backs of outside seals on I,on
don omnibuses had to be altered.
lxindon News.
the Andes at nn all Undo of 1 5.C.45 feet.
Ihe highest point in the world where
a piston rod is moved by steam. ISio
wonder Is doubled on remembering
that the elevation is reached In seventy-eight
miles.
One of the most remarkable things
in connection with this road Is that
between the coast and summit there
Is not an inch of down gradu. The
difficulties fiicountered in its con
struction were extreme landslides,
falling bowlders, soroche (or the diffi
culty of breathing in high altitudes),
and verrugas, a disease known only
along the line of this road, character
ized by a species of warts breaking
out all over the body and bleeding.
About 8.0(I( workmen were engaged
at one time and between 7,000 anil
8.000 persons: died or were killed In
the construction of Ihe road.
called Ihe justice's attention lo this
fact and cited a decision of the su
preme court to sustain him.
"The attorney brought forth vol
ume alter volume and read the au
thorities. " 'You can stop where you are.' said
the old justice, as lie pulled off uud
rubbed his spectacles, "for 1 am sutls
tied that such a decision was made
by the supreme court, but I want to
say lhat. If that court sees lit to make
a fool of itseir II Is 110 reason why I
should. It Is my opinion that the su
preme court Is a nuisance yes, a
miserable nuisance and I overrule
its decision on this point and give
judgment for the plaintiff. Justice Is
justice, sir. in this court, nnd to the
devil with the higher tribunal.'"
Washington Times.
Two Lives
whizzed by at the rate of forty miles
an hour. It was a close call for
occupants of the carrii.ge. who
the
sat
breathless through the moments
of
terrible suspense, but the horse main
tained its attitude of n half circle
until the danger was past. It seems
thai the gatekeeper was asleep at
his
post, nnd bad neglected his ilulv
but
the delicate ears of the horse had dc
teeled tiie Hound of the coming train
and had rightly interpreted it as
the
signal 01 a tianger to bo avoided
Both
nun wire firmly convinced that
they
owed their lives, under Pmvidenee
to the Intelligent use the animal made
of its former experiences with grade
crossings, and nothing but. a farm
"down Cast" with a radium mine on
it would now tempt its owner to part
wiih il. Boston Transcript.
J
the bedchamber of her bridegroom
elect. Then she possesses her soul lu
patience and awaits developments.
The Burmese maiden begins her mar
riage campaign at a much earlier
stage. In order to get together a
goodily gathering or young men from
whom lo choose, she places a lamp in
her window at night it In known as
the 'lamp of love" nnd entices
all
those youth who are candidates
for
the order of benedict. In sunny Andu
lusla the peasant girl whose heart has
been stolen by a stalwart young
husbandman prepares n tasty pumpkin
cake and sends it to his home. If he
eats It-and the Andahislan girls take
good rate to make it highly edible
the pnlr are forthwith betrothed.
I.ondon Telegraph.
"Since I cume over"-
Hbe would tell
Mf days that wer Infoie she rani":
ir broad Hold ht she loved so well;
Mf niMs bnrstliiit Into Ham-;
Of sunny dry and starry timid -
Then. a n soni, In slteiiee dlei.
Tha Kirain iiK of the hn.-v liitht
Wiiil Nwlllly from lu r wistful ej cm.
Hliiee she "cn m nvri V'
Ah -a ml j 1111
And I, uud all i.r us have known
The heartache In the liiicwrlt view
Mf some hind Unit we called our own.
We know how many lidi-s there bi
nf wlil-h for nye ar In-reft.
Across tin sea nf memorv
What hipv lands nil lmv left!
-W. 1. N III ChleiiB j Trlbiiht.
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