HOW Hf OOT A STORY.
a Haws paper Man'a Paraalt of Om
rrtmU la Defalk
Tbe other evening the head of tbe
m ataf of a local daily wm standing
Id front of the Palmer House. An ele
fantly dreeeed young woman suddenly
stopped before him, mad with evident
a bans lenient Inquired th way to the
Dsatno. The direction waa given and
the newspaper man added that the
place' waa canard,
"Closed?" echoed the woman Id sur
prise. "Tea; tt hasn't been open for several
montha."
"Oh, weU," ahe continued, "I guess
tt la all right, anyway. I am a stranger
la tbe city; a gentleman and him wife
from New York asked me to meet them
at 8 o'clock ki front of the Oaslno to
go to tbe theater. I supposed we were
toinc to tbe Casino. My friends evi
dently are going to some other theatet
and asked me to meet them where they
thought would be most convenient for
me."
She thanked him, gave hdm a smile
which he remembered afterward, and
passed on. A minute later lie news
paper man threw away the : eia nam t of
hie cigar. A bit of aahee, caught by
the wind, fell upon his coat lapel. In
brushing It off bis hand accidentally
touched hia cravat. The soarfptn which
had neat led there a moment before waa
gone.
"It wasn't worth a dollar, anyway,"
he said to himself consolingly, "and
he's welcome to it; but I'd like te
know how ahe did It There's a great
story la that woman if I could only find
her again and make her talk."
Hia Intended visit to the theater wa
givea-ap forthwith, and he began pa
trolling the down-town streets in search
for that story. An hour later be came
face to face with the woman tic- was
looking for. She evidently bad seen
him first, but she made no attempt to
avoid him;
"I want you," he Bald bluntly.
She laughed. "Well," she said, "1
suppose all of ua sometimes want what
we can't get."
"And some of us," he added, "11
seems, help ourselves to whatever we
want."
"Oh, did you miss It, really T h
asked, smiling like a hourl "I couldn't
help taking It, you know; really I
couldn't But It wasn't worth keeping
.after all. You'll find h in your left
hand overcoat pocket."
And he did. "Come," be said, "there'i
a restaurant across tbe street I w
..you a dinner." . ;
When the loot particle of tbe broiled
lobster had been washed down and six
had told a fairy story which he mental j
ly concluded would make at least a col
umn they arose to go.
"Do you know," she said, "you were ;
pretty lucky tonight? Well, you were I
When I was talking to you on the street
I tried for your watch. Your coat wa
buttoned, and It covered tbe pocket hc
tightly that I couldn't get tbe watc
without your noticing tt See," she
continued, pointing to his tightly but
toned (utaway. "I couldn't get mj
band under there without your know
lng It. Notice bow tight tbe coat li j
over that packet. There's a pointer foi J
juu unaft &cv cwi uuwuun
An a crowd. Then you're sale."
The newspaper man offered to escort
nWi companion to her hotel. She de
clined, lie insisted. She hailed a paes-
log hansom. Jumped m and was whirl
ed away. . He lighted another cigar ami were not ordered to wash, but request
t rolled toward, the theater. He won J ed to do so, and that they left of their
dered if be would be In time to see tb own accord. The men, however, assert
second act I that It was an Imperative order, and
What be said when he reached for hi , that they refused to obey It because
watch couldn't be printed. Chlcagt , too many men were required to use the
Times-Herald.
Prowling Wolves Increasing.
Tbe gray wolf, the bane of cattle-met!
and lock masters, appears to muklplj
ami flourish m defiance of the effort
of the hunter and the price set upon hi
bead. Advices from all sections of tht
range country report that gray wolve
are as numerous and destructive at
ever. Range riders are witnesses tt
the fact that the fattest and strongest
steers are frequently overcome by thest
ferocious beasts, while the weak anJ
Infirm surrender to their attacks al
mast wLtbout a struggle. The live stock
loss of Montana from this source can
not n? calculated, but from the nature
of tbe case it must be tremendous
Professional hunters state that thi
gray' wolf Is an exceptionally difficult
animal 'to circumvent Hi' cunning :ls
remarkable and his auspicious nature
causes bim to avoid any localttynrh'icl!
his keen sense notify him has beer
Invaded by hi human enemy. He ii
not a gregarious animal, preferring tt
roam la small bunches, which prevenu
aucb a wholesale killing as could be ac
wmpilabed if a large band should faL
within the power of tbe hunter. He
avoids poisoned baits and dead car
csasea; he la essentially a beast ol
prey, preferring fresh meat at all times,
and when tbe pangs of hunger are felt
he starts out to find something witli
warm blood in tt.
ror these reasons wolf hunting Is an
jajttoartttkPCtng.hMlnff and shooting
in praeflkatty the only methods that
prooace results, and attractive Induce
mesas are necessary' to encourage bunt
en to en gage in that work as a means
of Ifrer5ood.-Benton Elver (Mont)
Cats sag retlectee.
Etfwrter It la said that yourself and
jrsv eeemde, OHocsarty. were cak
AC2 OBscsse. aner use oynanaie ex
flia a tt ttrry. '
tar-Wta, It was loike this.
O rr c Md orUoesmtj was coi-r.-XACjw
Tart -
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' TOPICS OF THE Tl M KS.
A ONC3C SELECTION OF INTER-
EST I NO ITEMS
Co amenta and Crlticlama Baae-' ''-on
ha Happenings ot ttaa lAny aa
torical and News Notes
No sane man will now presume to
dispute the efficacy of a Turkish bath
as a remover of grease.
! The Atchison Globe says that a young
woman of that place "has begun to
look around for means to support a
husband." Whose?
j Cornell University has itwued an elab
orate work entitled "Note on Plums,
Such a treatise ought to sell pretty well
la Washington nowadays.
A Duluth man claims to have seen in
the clouds a mirage showing a bioody
battle in progress. Boll tbe city drink
ing water and use more of it
It is said that strawberry boxes are
now manufactured for one-thirty-fifth
of a cent apiece." But the bottoms
surely ootne much higher than that.
It is at least passing strange that the
fellow who sues for $100,000 for the
alienation of his wife's affections never
values them so highly while be has
them.
"We shall welcome the sweet girl
graduates," says tlie St. Louis Star,
"with open arms." The St Louis di
vorce courts may as well prepare for a
business boom right now.
It is claimed that a pool has been
formed to corner Kentucky whisky and
hold H for a rltse. It is perfectly safe
to bet that whisky will go the other
way, no matter where prices may go.
I A catalogue of the newly discovered
widows of departed millionaires is
about to be printed for the benefit of
the legal fraternity. It will be in six
octavo volumes, handsomely bound in
half morocco.
A Buffalo man the other day refused
to accompany a policeman to the lock
up until a physician had examined bim
and pronounced himv drunk. Buffalo
policemen must be more accommodat
ing than bluecoats ordinarily are.
The City Council of Hutchinson,
Kan., has licensed the sale of "hop
tea." For the information of' those
who are unfamiliar with the peculiari
ties of prohibition it may be said that
"hop tea is an insidious beverage
which koka like beer, tastes like beer
and acts like beer."
Gov. Taylor of Tennessee is expected
to resign bis office soon and again go
upon the lecture platform. The an
nouncement of his purpose has caused
a chorus of protesta to arise from his
constituents, but whether they object
to the resignation or to tbe lecture part
of the program It is Impossible to state
accurately at this distance.
One of the queerest walkouts which
ever took place was that of twenty -two
men in the Lake Shore shops at Buf
falo, who refused to obey the request
asking them to wash their hands and
faces on quitting work at the noon
hour. The master mechanic says they
same water and they were afraid of
contagious diseases. Tbey were evi
dently not willing to acquire godliness
at the expense of thefr health."
Medical scientists, and laymen as
well, have been greatly Interested in
a new cure being practiced In Ixmdon
by which wounds of all sorts are treat
ed with oxygen. A home has recently
been opened for patients who wish to
be treated, and tbe system has tbe ap
proval of high medical authority as
well as the patronage of royalty. The
cure, which is something tbe English
have learned from the Zulus, consists
in concentrating oxygen on the wound
In an air-tight glass. Tbe new appli
cation of the gas is tbe work or dis
covery, one may call It of Dr. Stoker,
an English physician of standing. Suf
fering which has lasted many years
has succumbed to this treatment, and
medical men look for wonderful
achievements from it.
From Duluth, the zenith city of the
unsaltcd seas, comes the story that a
wonderful mirage was seen there re
cently, the picture representing two
armies awfully arrayed, bombarding
each other with artillery. The oliserv
ers of this phenomenon took it to be a
reprec mutation of a battle In Cuba, al
though while the alleged mirage was
being gaxed upon a conflict much near
er Duluth was beirg waged, where the
Tanadlan police were shelling Almighty
Voice, the Indian chief of the North
west Territory. It la nearly time, too,
for tlie annual report of the Akwhan
mirage showing the mystic, silent city.
In tbe Popular Science Monthly Prof.
Jordan exploues the last-named fake.
No one has ever seen thla mirage, but
only alleged photographs of.lt. These
photographs Prof. Jordan proves to be
copies from a negative of an nnaocceas-
ful attempt to photograph the city of
Bristol, England. Pbotographe of the
battle mirage of Duluth wUI probably
dm be on the market.
Many lines of trade have complained
of tbe effect of the McycW erase, bat
oae 4 not expect to bear that wbeel
I2j 3 r-ted tbe mating of fonrt
tsre. Tet ?at acaertad by
tt tzr.:erz. T Orxil Xcrlia.
IikmIu for whwliiijC bwone that It
Lui ai-tuall.v iiul-iinlui-d the piid-j
which the hemls of fuuiiltes formerly
took in the. interior furnlshlliKS of their
homes. Iimtftid of furnishing their
houses with artii-kn of taste at moder
ate or wen gn-at cost and constantly
adding to or replacing the good, they
now put the money into wheels. This
is uo guess at the cause of tlie falling
off In the furniture trade, but bus been
determined by actual Investigation.
If this is really so a reaction in the bi
cycle fever may be looked for.
The Mobile Register is at present en
gaged In a very serious controversy
with a writer in Scriimer's Magazine
on the Important subj-t of the origin
of the "Hiss-boom -all." To those very
ignorant iersons who may not know
what the slss-boonmh is. it will lie nec
essary to explain that tills remarkable
combination of sounds is something
that certain colleges, lrt Princeton in
particular, ue at the eixl of their col
lege yells. The writer in Scribner's
claimed for Princeton tlie honor of or
iginating it as a collegiate slogan. To
this the Register objevis and sets up
the claim of the Hon. Gerald Stith, for
merly Mayor of New Orltnn, who In
trodtHvd the skyrocket ejaculation as a
sort of addendum to 'three clieers" as
far back as 18T8. while Princeton did
not make use of It until tlie year the
civil war broke 'out. The magazine
writer lias replied with some warmth
to this claim, and several other men
have taken a hand In the controversy,
which threatens to involve tlie whole
country.
Chicago Chronicle: It was thought
that the Introduction of bh-ycle riding
would work a change for the le4tcr in
the form and color of men's clothes, the
uniform ugliness of which lias been a
subject of a great deal of pain even to
those not esthetes, but the reverse
has Iteen tbe case. It Ui true that tlie
lontf trouser, so inexpressibly ImhI, Iiiis
been to a certain extent superseded by
the knickerliocker, which Is better, but
the cotuiue an a whole is far from
being an improvement. In fact, the
average man or woman upon a wheel
la a fright of so terrible a character
that It Is a wonder that all the clocks
in town have not gone on a strike and
ceased to run. The average man who
rides a wheel thinks it necessary to get
himself up in a costume the ugliest
that can lie Imagined. It is haiMlfs,
and the combination of colors is suffi
cient to give a cat fltu. The materials,
texture and colors of the average cos
tume are simply tdioeklng, and they are
making our streets and boulevards
moving panoramas of hUleouaness. The
women's dresses are somewhat better,
but there is vast room for improvement
lu those also. The ungainly, crouching
attitudes of many riders and the strain
ed expression of their faces add to the
uncouth 1 ensemble and tend to keen
many from adopting this graceful and
expeditious means of locomotion.
San Francisco Call: We learn from
the Ism Angeles papers that last
month the heaviest consignment of os
trich plumes ever sent from California
was shipped from Paris. This is cou
pled with the report that the Industry
has completely passed beyond tbe ex
Ierinieutal stage and is net only profit
able but likely to Increase. There Is a
prospect that from $50,000 to $70,000
will be added during tbe coming year
to the $200,000 already Invested in tMe
business of supplying fashion with fine
feathers. ' The ostrich ranches being
successfully conducted at Pasadena,
Anaheim. Fallbrook, Santa Monica,
Corona do and Pomono have made sales
this season aggregating $190,000. The
profits of these ventures were for a
long time in considerable doubt, but
now It Is known that so long as the la
dles continue to delight in plumes tbe
industry Is an assured success. There
is no great danger of tbe market being
flooded with feathers, for tbe cost of
starting an ostrich farm in any effect
ive way at all is about $15,000, and a
thoroughly equipped one requires an
outlay of $25,000 to $30,000. This large
investment and the care and time nec
essary to obtain good results will deter
any disastrous rush of capital to com
pete In the work. The prosperity of
this growing business is not only pleas
ing In itself but lias a suggestive fea
ture which enhances Its value! ' It
makes clear the fact that there are al
ways splendid possibilities of Introduc
ing enterprises In California that will
afford new uses for capital and indus
try and thus widen the extent of the
State's resources. Varied industries
constitute a safer base for prosperity
tban restriction to a few, . however
profitable, and tbe lesson of tbe ostrich
farms teaches the advisability of mak
ing still other experiments In the way
of adding to our productive occupa
tions. '
Woman1! CnrlnaUy.
"Why, mother," said Farmer Gray to
his wife, "what be ye hokJn' at John's
bicycle so Ion.' forT
'I was a wonderin', Silas," said she,
'If I couldn't have one of tbero 'ere
things 'that tell how fur you go bitched
to me somewhere, I'm cur us to know
how many miles' I travel In a day do
ing this 'ere housework." New York
Tribune.
Mother's Oalla.
"Mother," said Mrs. Smarton, "says
tbe smell of stale tobacco makes bar
sick."
"Ah," said Mr. Smarton, filling big
pipe.
"So she has concluded, ahe says, thai
be will stay nntil she gets used to M
If It bikes her all summer." Indlanap.
oil Journal.
There's Mae a Mia.
"Is It settled, Mrs. Flyr, that your
daogbter to 4) marry- young BveSjoaaf
"Not at aX " There's ttottaUrf Ml
eriow ttaa aa efCtpt3 13wt3
(i T demand the payment of the
I $10.00 in gold," said Miss Ma
grader, a little testily and quite
determinedly. "I owe this to my niece,
who is about to le married. As you
know, I am her gusrdian, and I do not
wish to diminish her legacy by, any
oversight on my part Just now, when
no one knows just what effect a possi
ble silver victory may have ujmn tbe
financial condition of tbe country.
On-e married, her husliand may do aa
he likes."
"Very well. Miss Magruder," said
Cashier Holt "Your request will be
honored If for no other reason than to
show you that this bank is amply able
to meet all demands."
The lady whom- he addressed as Miss
Magruder was a spinster ot uncertain
age, regular features and a determined
and business like manner.
Cashier Holt, a middle-aged man
with Vandyke beard and curly flax-
rolored hair, had tried vainly to dem
onstrate to his shrewd client that her
money would be safer In the vaults of
the bank than In her house.
Now he gave a whispered order to
the only clerk the bank afforded. The
latter turned an inquisitive face, upon
tlie spinster and her comanlon, a
pretty country girl of 20 summers.
When he returned from the vault he
carried in his hand a leather satchel,
which he placed on the counter before
the cashier.
"Here are your ten thousand," said
Mr. Holt, whimsically. "Remember
my warning! Take good care of the
money !"
Miss Magruder was not so easily sat
isfied. She opened the satchel, took
from it a buckskin lag and counted
tbe money, which was In $50 coins.
Then she pushed it all Imek, locked the
bag and left the bank, accompanied by
the clerk, who carried the satchel and
deposited it under the buggy seat. As
the ladles entered their conveyance
they were accosted by a tramp. Tbe
fi-ilow looked anything but prejiossess
ln, and Miss Magruder curtly denied
him aid.
During the drive from New Bruns
wick to the little hamlet which was
their home. Miss Magruder gave vent
to her annoyance over the cashier's
hesitancy to p.y her niece's legacy In
gold. His warning against robbers
was especially distasteful to the spin
ster, who had never been afflicted with
fear of anything. Nora Wilson listen
ed to her aunt in silence. She was not
at all Inclined to share her guardian's
confidence that their house was as safe
as the bank vault; but out of deference
to the older woman she refrained from
expressing her opinion. Even when
the money was safely stowed away
under Miss Magruders bed, Nora felt
uneasy. When bedtime came she her
self examined every window and door,
to see that It bad been securely fasten
ed by the servant. Anxious dreams
disturbed her slumber, which she woo
ed in vain for a long time. In the mid
dle of the nlgbt the girl awoke with a
start. She was not certain at first
whether ber Imagination had played
her a trick, or whether she bed really
heard a stifled noise in the next room.
She hearkened with bated breath, and
was soon convinced that what disturb
ed her were stealthy footsteps.
without a moment's hesitation the
girl Jumped from her lied. A door led
from her room to her aunt's chamber,
but this she would not ojien. After all,
it might only have been the vivid play
of her imagination, and she dreaded
Miss Magnifier's ridicule. So she un
latched the door that opened out Into
the corridor and groped her way to ber
aunt's room. It was ajar.
Nora Wilson scarcely breathed as she
listened. She could distinctly hear tho
respiration of two persons. One breath
ed regularly and quietly, the other's
breath came In short, stifled gasps. A
sweet, penetrating odor eamie from the
room. Then all ber doubts were dis
pelled. There was a robber In tbe room. He
was searching for the hidden gold.
ora was a courageous girl. She press
ed ber lips firmly together, advancing
carefully with outstretched arms. Al
most Instantly she came in contact
with a human body. The manfor It
was a burglar Hutched her around
the waist and held a sponge saturated
with chloroform to ber nose. Nora
tried not to breathe to keep from Inhal
ing the noxious vapor. The girl's fierce
struggle made the burglar resort to
other mean to overcome ber. He drop
ped the sponge and plunged his band
Into his breast pocket
"He has a pistol and be Is going to
kill me!" thought Nora. Quick as n
flash sbe seised his band tbe moment
he withdrew It Her fingers closed over
the handle of a large bowle knife, not
the butt end of a revolver.
The maurauder dragged Nora from
the room, down the stairs and Into the
lower corridor. There he hissed Into
ber ear that he would kill ber If she
made an outcry and did not release
the knife. Gathering all bis strength
he thrust ber Into tbe pantry, tbe door
of which stood wide open.
, Mlsa Wilson made do reply, bat with
an almost superhuman effort attempt
ed to wrench tbe weapon from Mm.
She rucceeded In clutching 'a few Inch
es more of the long hand of tbe
knife, and tbe man ottered a terriMo
oath. Tbe Made bad sunk into bto
band. dnatchlQi bis left arm from ber
wilet, be struck, bar a fearfal blow
wit mi ta,. '
KetUdej, ttai she eoail M iMgs
wpt ICS. Qm fstiar, Kra tarsal
quickly and dashed pest him toward
the door that led out Into the yard.
It wag open, but on the threshold the
girl stumbled and fell prone to the
floor. When she awoke a few moments
afterwards from the stupor caused by
the fall, two men were bending over
her. They were grappling, and by
their voices Miss Wilson recognized
In one of them her aunt's gardener.
Tbe girl, brave as ever, came. to bis
assistance.
Their eomlHned cries for help
brought one of their neighbors to the
scene of the struggle. The marauder
was soon overcome, ami when the ser
vant maid apjieared with a lamp, Nora
and the gardener recognized In him the
tramp who had accosted them in tbe
afternoon in. front of tbe bank.
"Take him to prison," commanded
'Miss Wilson. "My aunt and I will lodge
complaint against him in the morn
ing." While the two men carried off their
prisoner, Nora hurried to her aunt's
rooui. By this time the effect of tbe
chloroform had disappeared, and Miss
Magruder was acquainted with the
events of the night. The little satchel
with Its precious contents whs fnoved
a considerable distance from where It
had originally been placed, and tlie
splnxter admitted that the cashier was
right after all In admonishing her as
he did. To relieve herself from fur
ther .responsibility she sent for her
niece's betrothed early In the morning.
In the meantime the prisoner had a
preliminary hearing before tbe Judge.
Miss Wilson deposed that she had met
tbe man in tbe afternoon; that he had
seen the satchel which they carried
from tlie bank, stowed away under
the buggy seat She then narrated
her struggle with the Intruder and his
final arrest by a neighbor and ber
aunt's gardener. Tbe latter corrobo
rated her statement Tbe prisoner
firmly declared his Innocence, even in
the face of these grave charges. He
denied having struggled with the
young lady in her aunt's room, and
said that he had sought shelter In Miss
Magruder's woodshed for the nlgbt.
When he heard Miss Wilson's cries for
help, he Uiougbt a Are bad broken out,
and rushed from tbe shed to aid in
suppressing It
Without a word Nora Wilson. point
ed to the prisoner's right hand, which
was bandaged with a dirty rag. The
judge understood ber meaning and
asked tbe tramp bow be had Injured
his hand.
His answer was that be bad cut
himself with an ax, as he cleared the
place In the dark to find a comfortable
spot to lie down In.
His statement was not credited, and
be was remanded to jail.
An hour later Nora and her betroth
ed were on the way to the bank. They
had with them tbe satchel of gold,
ready to again entrust It to tbe custody
of the hank cashier.
"Good morning, Mr. Holt" seld tbe
girl "Here Is the money! You were
right some one did try to rob us last
nlgbt"
"Ah, ha!" cried Mr. Holt, coming
close to the cashier's window to receive
the money.
A penetrating odor of chloroform
waa noticeable. It came from tbe
clothes of tbe cashier.
"Oh, James:" cried tbe girl, still pale
and nervous from lx-r terrible expe
rience of tbe night
"My name Is Cliff," said James. "I
am Miss Wibmn's fiance. Permit me to
lead her to yonder conch. She Is not
well. A little rest will soon restore
her."
Holt was not Inclined to grant the
request to admit tlie two young people
to the back room without opposition.
"It's against the rules of the bank,"
he remarked stubbornly.
James Cliff paid no attention to bim,
but pushed tbe door open and led the
young girl to tbe leather sofa In the
"ADVAKCIXe CABriLl.r WITH OOT
TRBTCHID ABM."
bank room. Kora was far from faint
ing. Her mind bad never worked more
quickly and to the point A sudden
oepk'lou that not the tramp, but an
other tried to rob them of her fortune
flashed through ber brain. There waa
tbe odor of the chloroform, and be
side the cashier bald Ma head estv,
eal4 In bit one pocket. ..
"TTtl la rSt mat9 with mr kand
"My band? I sprained It last night
while trying to move heavy piece of
furniture. I have been bathing It with
arnica aud must keep It tmndaged."
"Won't you Ik me see It?"
The cashier hesitated, but when he
pulled tbe band from the pocket at
last, the bandage showed other stains
than those of arnica.
With a bound the girl stoofT before
him.
"This Is Wood, James," she cried.
"A sprain could not liave caused tbem.
The smell of the chloroform, his voice,
his look; and the hairs wrapied around
the button of his coat! Do you recog
nize theni?"
Her lover snatched the overcoat
thrown over the back of the chair la
tbe mom In which they- were.
"They are yours, Nora," said James
Cliff, carefully loosening them from
the button that held tbem confined. "I
would recognize tbem anywhere!"
"This is tbe man who broke Into our
house, with whom I struggled, and In
the struggle he cut his hand," said
Nora, firmly and menacingly.
"I wish I had killed you," muttered
Holt, now blind with rage over the
girl's discovery.
They called the clerk and sent for
the sheriff, but James Cliff was com-
QUICK A8 A FLASH SHE SEIZED HIS BAUD.
pelled to keep the desperate bank cash
ier at bey with the point of a revol
ver. At his home were found a bottle half
filled with chloroform, a blood-stained
cuff, a bowle knife, a bunch of skeleton
keys and other paraphernalia belong
ing to the light-flngered gentry.
Years afterwards, when Nora Wilson
and James Cliff celebrated their mar
riage anniversary they learned tin?
cause for tbe crime of tbe bank cash
ier. He bad been In love with the pret
ty country lassie, and aa James Cliff
waa then an Impecunious attorney be
thought If lie robbed her of tier fortune
the young man would not marry her.
"But you know better, dear wife,"
whispered James Into tbe pretty mat
ron's ear. She nodded her head In si
lence, and wound ber arms around bis
neck
The 10,000 in gohl were deposited In
a larger bank, and the Interest has
been piling up from year to year, mak
ing a nest-egg for the three tittle cbll
dren of the Cliffs. St Louts Republic.
The Poor Children or Cities.
In tbe I Ad Wn' Home Journal Edward
W. Bok makes an earnest appeal that
the poor children of tlie cVtles lie given
an outing hi the country during a part
of the heated summer season. He
heartily commends the work In that di
rection being done by the various or
ganizations, and urges that they be
given heartier support and greater co
oteratlon. "Strange as It may seem
to some," he rays, "the word 'country
is only a meaningless sound to count
less waifs In our cities. Of a winding
stream, of a running brook, of a hill
higher than a pile of refuse m tbe
street they know nothing. The only
water they know is that which flows
past tbe city piers. Of a run In a field
white with daisies, yellow with butter,
-iiiis, or red with clovr, they liavo
t:ner even dreamed. Their only piny,
ground is the not and ill smelling pave
ment Even a clean bed Is unknown
to tbem; tbe fire-escape, the roof of an
uncovered wagon are then ab-eplng-pkvees
on the hot summer nights. Tbe
ouly glimpse of Clod's beautiful ky
tltey ever see Is through the city's
smoke. And yet how many of us think
of tbeee little ones? Think of them w
msy, perhaps, but what do we do for
them? Do we ever stop ami consider
how much we nafght? bow much others
are doing?
"Ten cents will keep a sick baby for a
whole day In the country or at the sea
shore under the direction of sotui one
of these assodatlona One dollar will
bring untold happiness to n child for
five days. Three dollars will keep a
child In the country for thirteen days.
Why not look Into the work of the fund
or association of summer work for
children nearest you, and, before yon
take your own children to the country,
leave or eend something, even though It
be but ten cents, to one or more of
tbeee Fresh Aid Funds? It will bring
lie 1th and happiness to some little
child whose mother cannot afford to do
what God baa made h possible for yon
to do for your tittle ones. It Is not se
much that many of us sre disinclined
to be cbarltaMe; It Is rather that we
are apt to take the trouble to find out,
or. to know how much we ran do with
very Mrtle. We would give If we but
knew where and how to give. The no
blest offering we can make to God Is
the saving of the life of one of Ills Mb
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