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THE AMERICAN. TAKEN rOR A SHOPLIFTER. a rta LwklM f rail !. Eiru. ). but will you com. thli way a moment, air?" mid the shopwalk er to a stout, well-drees! in a a of about to, with a frank, bonmt face, who bad Just purchased a collar, according to the St Louis Republic "Certainly," waa the aurprUed reply. M he followed tba young man Into the private office of the head of the firm. -Mr. Rlbbona." aald the young shop walker aa he entered, "I have made an Important discovery. See thli!" and be pulled a protruding piece of red ribbon trem the old man'a pocket, with the re sult that about fifteen yarda of It were brought to light "You are right," aald Mr. Rlbbona; "go and fetch the police at once." The old gentleman proteetfd that he raa Innocent of any theft, but to no purpene and the search proceeded. Ill clothe were lined with extra pocket nd before long fifty yarda of ribbon of rarloua shades, and three pounds of confectionery, half a doien packs of playing cards, two doten colored hand kerchiefs, some small flags, a doten oranges, a white rabbit, half a bushel of artificial flowers, two guinea pigs, a canary In a small cage and some eggs Were produced. The poor old fellow's dimensions had. Of course, decreased In alse and he look ed a wo-begone mortal. Just then there waa an Impatient knock at the door and Immediately a Short, business like man entered In treat excitement, "I waa told I ahould find you here," be gasped. "What In the world do you want to take up all this time to buy a collar fort Dut what'a the matter with jou. anyway 7" This man has just been taken up as ft shop-lifter," aald the detective, and he pointed to the goods lying about "Shoplifting be blowed," angrily re plied the short man. "He's the ma gician's man at our ahow and has been with us for years. How do you expect the 'Bouquet of Mystlo Novelties' to be (one on with and all the other tricks Without the honest-looking, whlte-whla-kered old gent sitting down In front to let things be taken out of him after they have been put In boxes on the it age T It can't be dona and he must come with me." "Young man," said Mr. Ribbons, as the others left the room, "you are very Careless and have made a serloua mis take. Be more careful In future." A SabtermtBM. City. The "City of the Salt Mines" Is slu tted several hundred feet below the urface at Wlellcska, Gallcla. Thta wonderful aubterraean city haa a popu lation of over 1.000 men. women and children, acorea of whom have never esn the ugm oi aay or the earth's urface. This remarkable city haa Its town hall, a theater and Its assembly room, as well aa a beautiful church, decorated with statues, all being taahloned from pur crystallxed rock alt It has well graded streets and pactous squares, all well lighted with lectrlclty. There are Isolated cases tn this underground city, where not a Ingle Individual In three or four suc cessive generatlona has ever seen the sun or has any Idea of how people live on the outside of the earth. Their rock salt houses are aald to be perfect atitarlums, and the average longevity Of the denlxena of the "City of the 8alt Mines" Is said to exceed that of the urface inhabitants or uaucia. At raid to Wear Thalr Laarals. Ot the eight young women who re ceived degrees at the Yale commence ment only four had the courage to take part In the commencement pro cession. The others yielded to their tear of a little guying on the part ot their brother seekers for diplomas. The four brave virgins were treated with distinguished consideration and along the line they were constantly ap plauded. In lieu ot the famous and traditional low Yale bow that all tudents make to President Dwlght, the young women swept htm a courtesy without removing their mortar-boards, ft concession permitted by the faculty on account of the difficulty in removing ft masculine mortar-board from a lemi nine coiffure. Too Much T A.k. "Yes," aald Miss Bellefleld, doleful ly, "It is all over between George I mean Mr. Homewood and myself." "Whatever was the matter?" asked Miss Bloomfleeld. "I thought you loved each oUier devotedly. "0, we do, or rather did. But It Waa this way: When he asked me to marry him, I said I would If he would rive up smoking. He ironed that he Would give up smoking If I would give ap my pug dog, but, of course, I could not think of such a thing as parting with my dear Fido, and so It ended.' -Plttsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Fraach Waatmlaatar Abbey. Paris seems to be turning the Luxem burg garden into a sort of French Westminster Abbey. The latest bust It Is proposed to set up there la that ot Salnte Beuve, the critic Fortunate ly, In the mile or more of avenue be tween the palace and the observatory there Is room for all ot France's great men. If they are only set close enough to each other. Bill the Bitter What'a d' object ot flis organization uv yours, mister? Mis- lion Worker To rescue the fallen, my man. Bill the Bitter Well, don't talk er me; I'm no bicyclist Roxbury Ga- tette. hai Thing-. "Does your girl ever give yea the Barbie heart?" "No, but aba often turns the cold Iboulder." Detroit Free Press. TRANSPORTATION OF TOWNS. Raessaa Cllr ta Ha Takaa ta a Laaatla Wfcara the Climate la l-aas SWsarw. San Francisco Chronicle: Europaaa engtnecra are much Interested In the proposed removal of an entire town la northern Kuaala to a point 43 mllt dis tant, the houses to be transported over the frozen aurface of the river on sledges. The city of Kola, on the pen insula of the same name. Is now sit uated at the confluence of two rivers. the Luttojokl and the Notosero, form ing the Kola river, about 60 miles from the Arctic ocean. While the rivers and the bay below are navigable for even large veaxeU, Kola Is situated so far In land that It ta shut off from the sea by ice much longer than other seaports situated even further north, like Var doe, In Norwegian Lapland. The gov ernor of the province of Archangelisk, Baron Engelhardt, to wboee Jurisdic tion the district ot Kola belongs, has proposed to transfer the city to a better port nearer the mouth of the Kola river. Imperial and ministerial consent hav ing been given, active preparations are now being made to tranitport Kola to the new location. The project Is not. however, a newvone. The thing has been done on an extensive scale right here In the United States. When the Mormons left Nauvoo, 111., they left be hind them nearly 700 well-built frame houses, clustered around their unfin ished temple. German grape-growers came In and settled up the place. They wanted the hillsides for their vines. The houses were sold to speculators, ho moved them all In the course of three winters over the frozen basin ot the river to a point twelve miles above on the Iowa shore, and founded what la now one ot the most prosperoua of western towns Fort Madison. The houses were set on rude sledges and drawn by oxen. . Qaaar Pisa. We know that a pie Is a truly British Institution but I doubt It many of my readers know to what important, I might almost say national, trses pies are sometimes put Here Is a castTia point: The Inhabitants of Denby Dale, a hamlet near Uarnsley, who for over a century have baked large plea in com memoration of remarkable eventa, are preparing to celebrate the jubilee ot the repeal of the corn lawa on Satur day, August l.iby means of another large pie. A pie waa baked In com memoration of the recovery of George III. from mental affliction. At the con elusion ot peace between England and France in ma another large pie was baked, containing half a aheep, twenty fowls, and a half a sack of flour. The "repeal pie," as It Is locally called, waa made on Aug. 29, 1846, and waa drawn through the village with thirty-one horses, headed by three bands of music. The pie was 7 feet In diameter, 1 foot 10 lnchea deep and contained forty atones ot flour. It was served In the presence of an estimated crowd of 60, 000 people. ' On the occasion of the jubilee of the queen another monster pie waa provided on Aug. 27, 1887. The pie waa baked In a dish weighing 16 cwt; it was 8 feet in diameter and teet deep. The total weight waa over two tons and the cost was put down at 1250. It was drawn by ten horses. When cut into It was gamey and few could eat It A smaller pie was made on Sept 3, 1887, and fully 2,000 people dined off It. The coming pie will be 6 feet 6 inches In width, 10 feet 6 Inches In length. London Sketch. Ta prevent Rait. . A practical machinist eaya he has found the following mixture very et tectual in preventing machinery from gathering rust: Melt together one pound of lard and one ounce ot gum camphor. Skim the mixture careful It and stir in It a sufficient quantity of fine black lead to give it a color like iron. After cleaning the machinery thoroughly smelt It with this mixture, and allow It to remain thus for twen ty-tour hours. Then go over It with a soft cloth, rubbing It clean. Treated thus machinery often retains Its brightness for several months. Bicycle riders would nnd this preparation ot value. Tba Applan Way. The famous Applan Way, mentioned by almost every Roman writer, con nected the Eternal City with all parts of South Italy. For many miles from Rome the space on each side was filled with sepulchers, many ot tbem ot per sona distinguished In history. To have a sepulcher on the Applan Way was equivalent to being burled In Green wood In New York, or Pere la Chalsi In Paris. A 8nrprla. Some time ago I had occasion to be aboard ot one of our large liners when I observed an old lady looking over the ship. After walking around for some con siderable time ehe came across a sailor pumping fresh water up from below when she suddenly exclaimed: "Lor, sir, I did not know you had well aboard here." Answer. Bha Waat Cp. New Girl (just going on the stage) "Is It true that It I go Into the chorus can never rise? They say I'll never be able to get out of it." Old Stager "Don't you believe it I got out the first week, easy." New Girl "Oh, how did you do iti" uia stager i was fired." Judge. A Ural Drlak. Mexican pulque Is made Intoxicating to a maddening degree by the addition of an extract made from what is knows aa Jimson weed in thie country. The number of deaths from fight In pulque ahopa is said to be incredible. Skirts made In aeven gores are very popular. THE PROS1.HED LAND. Why the Teai bit, Traveler aad Stodent Khenld Tb.lt I'tafc. 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