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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1889)
SHE SWEETLY SMILED B The Saturday afternoon train at Point Tiburon wancrowded as usual and people were streaming through The -ars in the hurried search for vacant seats. Little Mr. Tom X. Oddy, who nail just setting out on his two days' vacation, knew there would be this rush, and bo was among the first to scamper off the boat, clamber into the nearest coach, -and preempt the best middle seat ontheshajy side of the cor. Then, -after the miserable fashion of his kind, he proceeded to cover the entire seat with himself, his over coat, his cane and his valise. This exercise of selfishness accom plished, he drew an evening paper from his pocket and pretended to be ahsorded in tae base ball reports As he read, however, h could ut help leing conscious of a persistent shadow that fell upon the sheet. Other shadows went forward nud backward like jostling silhouettes, but this one. stayed. Glancing out of the corner of his right eye he saw a small black-gloved hand resting upon the top of the seat just where his overcont lay. and then, curiosity leading him further afield, heglanced still more, and found that the hand belonged to one of the most charm ing women it had ever been his un deserved good fortune to see. Her face was rather pale, almost allow, indeed, but lit up by a pair of great black eyes that were as lum inous as a child's and as gentle as a dove's. The nose was short, straight, but rather too stout; the mouth was lull and red, with a pro Yoking little droop to the lower lip, and the chin was round and slightly double. The eyebrows were heavy and the hair was black, with a, cop pery tint at the edges. The dress was black, relieved by three great damask roses at the bosom, and was so draped as to show, with some de gree of accuracy, a little but well rounded figure. It may 1 repeated that little Mr. ' Tom N. Oddy felt that he had never before seen so bewitching a creature, and when seen she looked at him in a pleading, timorous way and asked ia alow voice if "this seat was engag ed," he swept his things out of the i way with a single movement, and de clared himself delighted to le able to say it was not. She thanked him -with a little faltering smile and .sat down. She was unprovided with current "literature, and so little Mr. Tom X. " Oddy, as the first advance toward - his determined plan of making hirn- . self aggreeable, offered her part of his paper. At this she stiffened some- . what, then prettily declined theoffer, ' saying that It hurt her eyes to read -on the train. As she said so she turned those beautiful orbs of hers upon the young man. and just to show that he knew what was proper under the circumstances, he replied that no book or paper that had yet been written was worth spoiling those yes over. She threw up the lids a little more at this, then smiled again and lifted her shoulders in something very near a shrug. Little Mr. Tom -V. Oddy observed this he was a very observing young . man and hazarded the remark that ' she was a foreigner. "No," she replied, "I was born in ' California' "An, indeed." said he, with fine spirit, "so was I so that we are a native son and daughterol the Gold- en West, and therefore related." -"That's quite ingenious." she re v marked: "areyoua lawyer?" "No, he answered, getting rather " red in the face. "I'm connected with . Messrs. Stock, Tie & Co." "I have a friend who deals there," said she, sweetly; "are you one of the partners?" "No," hereplied.feeling warm about : the ears; "I have charge of the sus r pender department." "Oh, that must be very nice," said she; "such a pleasant, clean business, i isn't it?" -"Yes," he replied, bat without any - very great enthusiasm, for this was a subject on which he did not partic ularly care to converse. He did not r mind it when he was with the "fellows" who earned their living in ' the same "state of life," but at pre- sent, when he was deeply possessed of the necessity of making an im pression on this beautiful creature, be felt that the topic was one that -ought to be changed as speedly as "possible. So, grasping his cane in such a way as to bring a flashing ring within range of those lovely eyes, he asked their owner if she was goine far. "To Santo Rosa," she said; "and yon?" "Oh, I'm going on back of Clover r" dale for a little roughing it," he said with delightful airiness, although he forgot to add that the scene of the r roughing was his mother's ranch. "Does it hurt you to rough it?" he asked, with such gentle interest that he thought he had never met with anything quite so tender and unsophisticated. 'Blew you, no," he-cried; "Why, .It's the pleasentest kind of a life. Fresh air, fresh milk, and an occa v atonal bear" "Bearsl" she cried. "But surely those nasty, hugging things must be .. iklwlMlll .17" " "Offourse they are," said he, ral Uitir. "knt I ro well twwmred. 1 m vrnArwt ia mj tUm and "I it. renfly,now?",bheask'd, with ready iiiU-rer-t. How does it work? ISut jterhups it is not right to display it here." "I don't know but what you're right,'' assented little Mr. Tom X. Oddy, '"especially iut that fellow across the way has donenothing but stare at us ever 6ince the train starts ed. I must say he's exceedingly im pertinent to go looking like that at people he don't know." -Ah. but that's not all," said she; "would you believe it, that man has followed me ever since I left my house, got on the same boat, and now here he is on the same train. Ob, it I only But there, don't let's notice him. Tell me about how you would use your knife if you saw a lsvir going to hug me." Littis Mr. Tom X. Oddy was trying hard to remember the most exciting bear adventure he had ever heard of, when the ensrine gave a shrill toot. '"Oh, my!" cried she, layinsr her hand ou little Mr. Tom X Oddr's arm, "I do believe we are going through a tunnel." There was no doubt about it, and with another tootthe enginepiunged into the long, black hole. A wild, wicked hope leaped up in little Mr. Tom X. Oddy 's little mind, but it only lived a moment, for there, di rectly over the next seat, was hung a lijrhted lamp. It only burned dim ly, and the light it gave out in the blackness of the tunnel was very faint but it was quite enough to stay lit tle Mr. Tom X. Oddy from doing the desperate thing he had contemplated. He could see the pale outline of her lace and two lustrous spots, which showed whereher eyes weregleaming; but, so, toO, he could see the oval of that fellow's face across the way, and was very sure that in the upper half of that oral, just where it was cut by the dark line of the lint brim, there were two other eves which were fixed persist ently in his direction. There was no use trying to talk against the roar of the tunnel, but when they were clear of itand in the light once more little Mr. Tom X. Oddy gave vent to his feelinjrs by saying. "Confound thatlamp!" "Why? Does it smoke she asked, with gentle solicitude in both her look and tone. "Xo," he said; "but if it had not been litthe car would huvebeen dark in the tunnel, and then " Then, what?" "Well, one is so much bolder in the dark," he replied, with Machiavellian evasiveness. "Don't you think you are bold enough in the light?" she asked, with captivating archness. 'Sometimes," he answered. There was a short silence, during which little Mr. Tom X. Oddy brought his diamond ring into better view, and attempted to find out whether her feet were on the floor or on the rest bar. - "That is the only tunnel on this part of the road,is it not?" she ask ed. "Little Mr. Tom X. Oddy gave a stat. "Xo, indeed," he said; there are three more between this and San Kafael." "She sat quietly again, looking pensively at her folded hands. "Is your sword-stick hollow?" she asked, with curious interest, consid ering the apparent irrelevancy of the question. "Stick hollow?" he repeated. "Yes, it's a Chinese bamboo that is, with the joints bored out. Do you wish to examine it?" "Xo," she answered, with a smile like a sunbeam; "only I was thinking that if the ferule, or whatever you call that brass thimble thing at the end of the stick, were cut off and the sword removed it would make a splendid blow pipe." "Well, well," he stammered, con fusedly, "what in the world do I want of a blow pipe?" "un, nothing, J suppose," she an swered, with another flash of smile, "only 1 was thinking, also, that if any one had such a blow pipe it would just about reach from here to that lamp, and that a little, well directed puff would blow it out with out any one being the wiser." Oh, you angel," said little Mr. Tom X. Oddy, and with two motions he whipped out the sharp sword blade and slashed of the ferule. As he did so there came another warning toot from the engine and a little smoothered cry Irom his side. "n hy, here's another tunnel." she cried. Then, in the gathering darkness. little Mr. Tom N. Oddy cunningly laid the bamboo tube along side of the car until tbe further end was just under the lamp glass, set bis mouth to the near end, a sharp puff, and, presto! the car was in what is some times known as Egyptain darkness. There was a chorus of cries and smacking sounds from all over the car as the light went out, but little Mr. lorn n. Oddy minded none of these, bnt turned in a tremble of ex citement to snatch his reward lrom his captivating companion. As he flung our his arms to make prisoner of the dainty beauty at his side, they were seized by two hands of iron, and then Mr. Tom N. Oddy felt himself irresistibly drawn down and doubled up over two undoubted ly male knees. Then one of those iron hands was swiftly drawn away, and before little Mr. Tom M. Oddy knew what was happening, be was treated to a castigation of that basic order which vigorous mothers sometimes ad minister, to rebellious sons. Then he was lifted np as suddenly as he bad been drawn down and planted, with a jerk, in his corner. Before he had recovered his breath the train was rushing Into dsyllghtoncemore, and there, sitting quietly at his aid and reading h'. paper, wan the stalwart young man of the opposite seat. "How dare" little Mr. Tom X. Oddy began, with a fierce pant, when the younginan turned slowly on him and sajd, in a ponderous bass voice: "Please accept my thanks for your kind attentions to my wife." "Your wife! gasped little Mr. Tom X. Oddy, and, glancing wildly across the aisle, he saw the lovely creature sitting demurely in the young man's seat. Demurely only for a moment, however, for then a merry, wicked light sprang into those ravishing eyes, and The lady smiled. (Thomas J. Ni- viuuin the Argonaut. The Art of I'rolouinp Life. Somewhat different advice must be given with regard to bodily exer cises in their reference to longevity. Exercise is essential to the preserva tion of health; inactivity is a potent cause of wasting and degeneration The vigor nnd equality of the cireu. I lation, the functions of the skin, and the aeration of the blood, are all promoted by muscular activity, which thus keeps up a proper bal ance and relation between the im portant organs of the body. In youth, the vigor of the system is olten so great that if one organ 1 sluggish another part will make amends for the deficiency by acting vicariously, and without any conse quent damage to itself. In old nge, the task Can not be thus shifted from one organ to another, the work al lotted to each sufficiently taxes its strength, and vicarious action ran not be performed without mischief. Hence the importance of maintain ing, as far as possible, the equable action of all the bodily organs, so that the share of the vital processes assigned to each shall 1 e properly accomplished. For this reason exer cise is an important part of the con duct of life in old uge; but diHci tton is absolutely necessary. An old man should discover by experience how much exercise he can take with out exhausting his powers, nnd should be careful never to exceed the limit. Old persons are opt to forget that their staying powers are much less than they once were, and that, while a walk of two or three miles may prove easy and pleasura ble, the addition of a return journey of similar lengt h will seriously over tax the strength. Dr. Kobson Itoose, in the popular Science Monthly for October. She Wig Hungry. They were sitting on tl piazza o' the hotel at the beach, watching the moon as it slowly rose out of the slumbering sea. Silence was around them, naught being heard save occasionally the faint clatter of dishes in the adjacent res taurant or the musical hum of an ar istocratic mosquito that was mak ing as vain a search for a blue-blooded person as Diogenes did for an hon est man. It was the hour lor loves sweet, pure, delicious love. Tho youth felt it in his soul as he sat there by the side of the beautiful maiden, whose silken hair almost touched his shouldi-r. Suddenly he spoke in low, but thrilling and pas sionate tones. "To the poetic teni)erament, to the soul that is capable of leeling' the tenderest emotions, that throbs in unison with the harmony of nature, and is susceptible to the influences of the beautiful, there is a peculiar fas cination in a scene like this. The balmy air, the rising moon, the twinkling stars, thecoutiguity of one of the fairest of creation's most per fect work, all unite to awaken in the heart its softest, sweetest, tenderest feeimg love. Don t you think so, Mehi table?' "I do-oh! baked clams Courier. George, don't them smell nice!" Boston The Pick of Creation. It is a San Francisco writer who observes that man finds any amount of fault with woman, yet works tooth and nail to get her. He calls her extravagant, yet yearns to pay her bills. She's heartless, yet he de votes months to finding the spot where that heart should be. She's fickle, yet he fights for a place the place in her affections. Sne's timid yet he, noble being, has courage for two. She's a fraud, but a darling. She's a goose, but a duck. She's snappy and sweet. She's lithe and graceful and dear and changeable as the wind. In fact she's a chameleon in the very latest style of sports and dots and feathers and fixings. She's a most desirable article of household furnishing, and there are mighty few men who wants to get along without her. New York Telegram. Hereae. There are persons possessed of such wonderful self poise and sereni ty of soul that they never give way to the vulgar excitement of evenly balanced persons. - A story is told of an old Quaker lady who was informed by a wildly excited man that her house was on fire. "Is it?" she said, rising calmly and dropping her knitting into her pock et, after she had careluly wound the loose yarn. "I thank thee for thy information, and now if thee will jus go and sound the alarm, I will take my pies out of the oven, and , be ready to tell the people what to carry oat int." Youth's Companion. LOVE lIt BEARS, 1 Mrurr larriaf r. "I'm ob eeged to a b'ar," said old Ben Hunter, "for gettin' me my wife I'egsry here," pointing to his old wife in the corner. "Ye see, she had old Squire Spreck les fora guardian after her folks died, and he wouldn't hear of me roarryin' her: not him. He had a mighty poor opinion o' me had the squire. Well, of course, we wanted the old man's consent to the match, but we wasn't goin' to separate if we couldn't get it. "One day I was walkin' through the woods to the next settlement when I heard on almighty loud hol lerin.' By follerin' the sound I cum to a gulch with a ronrin stream run nin' through it. On the other side was a tree with Speckles astraddle of the limb and a beur lickia his chops at the foot. it'iiv ilnn'r. vnn pnmfl over nn! help me,' he roars out? for I thought I should justdie of laffin . 1 straight ened out my face an' says: "What kin I do for you, Squire? Yon see I,ve got no gun.' " 'There's a young tree over there, says he, 'leanin' over the gulch lrom rnur airln Yon k in climb III) into it. nn' let yourself drap over here. My gun s but a little ways uacic yonuer, an' I kin throw you my powder-horn an' bullet-pouch" an' you kin load up in' shoot the bear with no trouble it all.' "'An' whnt'll the ar 1k doin' all the while?' says I. 'He's a lookin' it me from the tail of his eye this niinnit, an I'm o fen rod ef I drap over there it'll plump into his jaws. I'liere'son'y one thing to do,' says J, an' that's to go'n letch my rifle an' dioot the varment from over here.' ""I guess that's so.' says he; "but Ion t be gone long. The desp'rit :rute's made two or three attemps to shin up here a'ready, an' there's io knowin' how soon ho muy sue :eed.' "'There's one thine I'd like to mem tion afore goin', Squire, ' savsl. I've hail it on my mind lor some time.' '"Wlnus that'." says he. "'Your ward, Peggy White' "'Well?' says he, cockin' up one ?nr. "'I want your consent to her'n me gittin' mniried,' says I, speakin' jquar' out. "He giv a look nt me'n then one at the benr. It was moro'n a minit afore he spoke. I seed there was a powerful in'nrd struggle goin' on. Ev'rybody knowed Josli'way Speck le'd sot his heart on l'eggy mnrryin' a nephew of his'n. so's to keep her money in the family; an' I've no doubt he wart debntin' just then, whether to tell me to go to old Scratch, takin' his own chances of tirin' out the liar's patience, or to buy my help with fair promises. Now Josli'way was a prudent man, nn' a strict believer in the doctrine of self preservation. So t last says he: " 'Mr. Hunter, I've long had my sye on you as a suitable match for Peggy.." " 'Then I've your consent,' says I, har'ly dnrin' to believe my ears. " You hev says he. " 'And no taknV back?' says L "Honor bright!' says he. "I waited to see no more, but sot Dff, at full sped, hopin' an' prnyin' that my friend, the bear, might not be tempted to desalt his post. As I aurried along I'd time to think how ittle dependence was to be placed on Josli'way Spreckles's word. Once nut o' danger he could easy 'nough Xo back on his promise, an' I'd no proof agin' him. "All at wunst a thought flashed jpon me. You'll see what' t'wus presently. "In a couple of hours I was back ivith my riflean' l'eggy White besides; in' there sat the' bear bless his honest heart an' Josh' way Spreck es, jest as I'd left 'em. " 'What's the meanin'o' this?' says Josh' way, as soon's he seed l'eggy. " 'You're a Jestice o' the Peace,' mvs I. " 'Well?' says he. " 'An Kin marry folks,' says I. " 'What o' that?' says ho. " 'I want you marry me'n Peggy,' lays I. ' " .When?' says he. ,; 'Right off,' says I. "He got so mad he fairly turned rreen. " 'Go straight home!' he roared at Peggy- " I'm afeared to go alone,' she ffhimpered' 'for fear o' the bears.' " 'I'll go with you, dariin',' says I, tarnin' to lead her away. " 'Come back!" bellowed Josh'way 'Surely you're not goin' to leave a nan in this fix.' " 'Marry us, then." says I 'them's ny tarms. Come to 'em or not, as fou like. I'm a one price man.' " Mine your right huuds, he rrowled through his teeth. An' in ess'n five minuets Peggy an' me was ;ied hard an' fast. But whether twos by sayin 'let no man put 'em launder,' or tellin us to go to thun ler, he wonnd up the cer'mony I iouldu't quito hear. However ?mxty ai t V0M r'gbt W0d', h "Then I tuck up my rifle nn'pinted t at the bear. 1 hadn't the heart to till the noble beast to which I owed lech a debt o' gratitude. According y I aimed so's to graae the tip of his e? eftrr' The hi,,t WM enough, for hen I fired he give his head a quick erk, an' turnin' on me a reproachful ook, scampered off. wosn- way slid down from r, , o pickeiTna hU gun an' loadened t, m' sulked o&alonV. d'Ded "S" 't turn-d out that I got Peegy, an' IVcgy got her money, an' all by the help of our faithful lrieud, the bear." Sew Way ef Itonnrlug s Tailor. Markoffski had debts all up and down, and had recourse to every con ceivable dodge for giving his credit ors the slip. To discover his addrees brame an insoluble problem. One day. however, a tailor, endowed with tbe fine scent of a professional detec tive, found the way to his lodgings on the fifth floor of a house in hae Lepic. He rang the bell. Markoffski incautiously opened the door in person, nnd the tailor step ped in, "his eyes in a fine frenzy roll- liifr. Of course the Pole tried to put him off with a speech. But the tailor took a seat and declared his inten tion to stay there a week if he was tint, nil til "All right!" said Markoffski with a gloomy air. And sitting down to his desk, he liegan to cut long strips of pajer, which ho nfterwards pasted on the chinks of the door and w in dows. The tailor looked on in stupefac tion. Markoffski then stopped up the chimney with a bundle of rags the tailor uneasily watching him all the while, but without saying anything. The man knew how to maintain the dignity of his cralt. Having finished all these prelimin aries, Markoffski dipped a match in to the ink and traced in gigantic characters the following inscription on a sheet of paper: let no ovk lie vrnEi of nt n Ml rui u: j : I AM TIIIKDOK MV l.lr'KI nml. hkp two hrritltPM. j j WE I'EKISH 7'0(i ETHER! i Markoffski pasted the placard on set cry the the wail nnd lighted a match to tint to a brazier lull of charcoal. "Heavens!!!" was the onlv that escaped from tho lips of horrified tailor. Then, bursting open the door, he bounced out of tho room, triad to iret nwnv Irom n cus tomer who had such a strange fash ion of paying hi. debts. .Mnrkoiiski never lienrd of him U!?ai!l. Stunned by an Editor's (enerosity, "I onco had another experience," the old editor continued, "not fnr from the samelocalit v.between 2nnd 3 o'clock of the morning, after I had got out from my night's work ut tho editorial desk. In a solitary and dilTllv lighted rmrt. of Frank fnrt street through which I was trudging I became aware, unexectedly, that somebody stood in the shadow of an old building. 1 was suddenly con fronted by three rough-looking char acters, one oi wnom brought lus face close up to mine, and sau in a low, harsh voice: 'Got nnv mnnnv. niin. ter?' 'Money!' I replied, whilestnnd- mg as cool as a cucumber, Money! Yes, I've pot a pocketful;' and I jin gled some silver in the pocket of my trousers. 'How much do you want?' 1 asked. 'Got a quarter about ye?' he gruffly snid, us he stood beside his two pals. ,A quarter, you fool!' I replied; 'a quarter! take a half-dollar and cro away.' And yon, 'I said to each of the two others, 'here's n half for you, and go away from me!' The men were astounded, took the money, cried 'Hurrah for you! J hank you.' nnd decamned nlnnir a side street. 1 suppose that if I hud not done as I did 1 would have been knocked down nnd robbed; but, as it happened, I saved myself from that fate, and am waiting for other ndventures after midnight." Xew York Sun. A Florida Sfory From the Starke Telcrom. A farmer while cow hunting near Sampson Lake saw a big flock of buzzards, among which, judging from tho birds' strange behavior, something of interest must be going on. The buzzards were gathered around a large ded alligator, and oneofthemhud got his loot fastened in the carcass in some way and was unable to free himself. Finally his comrades bit the foot off, which caused its owner to scream pite ously, but released him. Upon exam ination the farmer found that the stomach of the carcass contained a huge alligator turtle, which had been swallo-ved while the saurian was alive. A hole just big enough for the turtle's head hnd been made m the 'gator's hide by tho birds, by which the turtle had b.wn able to enpture its unsuspecting victim. Al though crushed out of all ahana bv the gators teeth, the turtle had l . " , . " ",D mum nau lost nothing of the pugnacity peculiar w ibs aiiiu, Too Inch ap. Nobody understands thedisndvant nges ol a habit of going to sleep in the wrong place so well as ho who has unsuccessfully tried to hold his jw on tnrough a sermon, the one who bus fought drowsiness through the prolonged call of n tedious even ing caller or a certain Maine woman who went to Boston recently. This woman didn't intend to go to Bo f IOJrnw ,rom Bangor to Northportwn.nllshe had in mind h,,e tftfd' But ,n ftn n- i v uo un, B uertn. and 1 shouting TklM, om.booV was I ff?L ? TleFooetfMd i uc wrr lliuiuais c flourish with cotuparJ change of diet; not so w demands food not only its actual gross nature, ly prepared. Jn a v.ord ent nervous impulses, o digestive, processes del projKTly supplied, it hu2 essary that a variety of pulses (through the evi palate) reach the nerJ atruning them to harmJ they shall act, yet not n one another. Cooking greatly alteri al condition, and, in the fluvor, the digestibi nutritive value of foodJ trate: meat in its raj would present mechanici the digestive fluids perm completely; an obstacle, far greater magnitude ill most vegetable foods. certain chemical compoij placed by others, while s wnony removed. As a is not a good form of moat, because it withdnJ salts of importance, but n me extra' tives nitrod other. l$eef-tea is vnlnl liecause of these extractii it also contains a little gl min, and fats. Salt ineil less nutriment, a la rye J been removed by the briij stnndinjr. all persons nt some frequently, find sni ly beneficial, the effect hi less not confirmed to tin tract. Meat, according to tlH ployed, inn v be so cm tain the greater part oi Wltllin it. or the re vers high temperature (O.V to ouiHiiiein roasting may ly hardened nsto retain From "Digestion and Hi tions," by Wesley Mil the Popular Science Mont tooer. Circus Hand Made Wo l'liilinli-lphiu Timit - i ne sciicme of man artificial monst rosities for purposes," said the old ici versa tion with me on the day, "originated, like so id clever notions of the shoJ in the teeming brain of P shortly after he had oncn museum in .New lork, nil ngo. The story of an allJ who claimed to have Wif off the Fiji Islands, giving nt initial and detailed ncct mermaids he had seentheia going tho rounds of the attracting general nttentia "Barnum saw that there a barrel of money in exliilii only genuine Fiji mermaid sented to the amusement how to get tho mermaid, tho question. Ho mcntionc ter to n n ingenious you it inventor, who instill hvu York, and the tesult was t punier mnche, rags, wire bones, the dried eyes of a t the tail of a codfish were transformed into a very re looking mermaid, which ex a dried preparation in nri proved a splendid enrd lor anu won nun ins nrsi pre. as a showman. Their achievement of tho menu boldcned Iturnum and Iiis friend to attempt the con ot other monstrosities and in facture and sale of them mooi a well-established branch oft business." To Soften Wet-Stiffened H "The women have a no vaseline," observed a Fifteen! drue clerk, ns he jerked histM his right shoulder in the dirl a well-dressed lady who wua the store after having made chose of the petroleum comj "What's that?" "They are usiiur it on tM now." "On their shoes?" "Yes. and tho ladies must credit for having made a .-iiufirtvurv Tim infrl-iwIwmMO hnvn n tvnn.lnrfnl cffiict. on til er, and it is fast taking the J all the compounds mnnumcu noftpnino- rim shoes. Take IV shoes that hnve become stilt comfortable by constant wei min nn.l nnn'l. n xnnt (if rtltitiinir it ill unll with fl tU in a short time the leather as soft and pliable as when n from the shelves of the sli ?r. Yes. indeed, this rainy has caused finite a boom in linn frmlp " WiiMliinirton 1 III Ilest Rudely IlroU From the Cliiniro Tlm '. An express struck nn lowil arho had irono to slevi) on Mid hoisted him twenty feed tho engineer stopped his 'rj 'lished back to nick un the 1 found the man sitting up nil ng like a pirate because ne a liatiivlixl liafnra tirenkfll eadr. Either the Iowa fnrj rery retrmrfcable person or i i r""" uuurnai. iponuent is a ueauiiiin