1 ( Pictorial Eumor J
. OILI rooB out or FIVK.
"One pay day, when a dozen of my
were going into town to have
fun," said Colonel Childs of the
Crescent ranch, "I had a few fatherly
word with them on the subject of law
order. They all promised to be-
sve themselves and avoid trouble,
THEY DIDN'T CO NT.
Janice -Let's scream and run; there
Madge Oh.' no; they're only dudes.
AND HE .NKVKK SMILED AGAIN.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin: It
was 2 o'clock in the morning. Alt
Bight long these two sweet things had
nat in the langorous, dim-lighted par
lor, striving to tell each other, bow
their love was reaching out wider,
deeper, and longer than Infinity. He
was haggard and heavy-eyed. She was
fighting sleep away with all the
strength of her tender nature.
"Darling," he muttered hoarsely,
"you are too fair, too delicate in your
tastes and too ethereal for this earth!
I love you ;and how, oh how can I
hope to provide you with the food set
forth before your fair sister goddesses
upon Olympus? Oh ah ur-rrgh!"
He almost snored!
The fair head drooped. She was
sleep.
Presently she stirred. The tender
lips moved while the young man lis
tened entranced for the words or
poesy that would waft back from the
realms of which he had been speak
ing. She spoke, drowsily, softly, in
the far-off language of dreamland:
r "Papa, please pass the pork and
onions ! "
When he passes up the street men
pause and point at him, saying with
hashed voices:
"That man has seen some great sor-
And truly that's no lie.
Drummer (in train) Is this seat
gaged?
Coy Country Maid No, but I am.
Judge.
BfiSirSXT A
Mrs. Jones 80 you were orer at Smith's last night; I hear they hare
fcssn doing up the inside of their house. What color did they paint It?
Mr. Jones You'll know If you go upstairs and look at my dress coat
l'
lDKirTICAI.
Mr. Pitt "It is odd that the Vec
tnfsr's motto snd the highwayman's
I Br. I" "Wkmt Is their motto?''
Ef. PHIr-'ftasd and deliver."
Caronkle-Tetegraph.
Taj. afraid, my sear, that our trip
to Ckaltor Island will have to depend
1 tk market if stocks go up, we'll
St down. "And ir steels go sown 1
well go up. " Braoujm libs.
and I was easy in my mind till next
morning. Then the foreman came to
me to report.
" 'Colonel, Yuba Jim was struck by
lightning yesterday and Isn't able to
turn out this morning. I guess we'll
have to give him two or three dcya
off.'
are some horrid men.
A CYCLONE.
Customer What's the matter; why
mnvine-?
Clerk Oh! it's nothing. Mrs. Jones carae
awhile ago.
SAMPLE HOME.
,-- -,- ,-,
afltetmt.
Third day after
loping Its no
use; we'll have to
starve; my money
Is all out
"Oh, that will he
sll right, isck,
dear. I h a v e
enough for box
of Uaeeda biscuits
ftw can diss."
Dirk dsds4m to be the ones that
llkelj to corns to light.
IS
.Pi
and s
"'Where was he hit? I asked.
'In the shoulder, but he's doing
well.'
" 'Anything eise?'
'Dan Scott wag alsro struck by
lightning, sir. He had a thumb taken
off.'
" 'That wag a curious stroke, but he
can lay up for a day or two."
"'And Big Jim was hit, sir," con
tinued the man, with an impassive
face. 'He got two holes in bis hat and
a stroke In his leg. I do believe we
shall have to have tho doctor for
him.'
'"lhe lightning must have been
playing all around bim?"
"'Yes, sir, and Tom White he also
got hit. He got a thunderbolt through
the palm of his left band.'
" 'That's another curious thing. That
maHes four of our crowd disabled.'
" 'Yes, sir; but I was going to tell
you of Little Joe. He wag struck in
the cheek.
" 'Mr. Shine,' I fcaid, do you mean
to tell me that five of our men were
struck by lightning on their way back
from town yesterday?"
" 'No, Eir," he replied. 'The lightning
did its best, but hit only four of them,
while Little Joe was fool enough to get
in front o the city marshal's pop
gun.' "
TIIK KINKTKK.
"Well, my boy, and what are you go
ing to do now?"
"Well, dad, I don't know. What I
want is one of these fancy jobs where
you do the least possible work for the
very largest possible fee."
"Guess, you are cut out for a corpo
ration lawyer, my boy."
"No, dad. I was thinking of being
a medical specialist." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
is
everything so upset? Are you
In to buy a paper of pins
TO THK POINT.
Counsel "I insist on an answer to
my question. You have not told me
all the conversation. I want to know
everything that passed between you
and Mr. Jones on the occasion to which
you refer.".
Reluctant Witness-"I have told you
everything of any consequence."
"You have toid me that you said to
him: 'Jones, this case will get Into
court some day.' Now I want to know
what he said In reply."
"Well, he said, 'Brown, there isn't
anything in this business that I'm
ashamed of, and if any snoopin', lit
tle, yee-hawin', four-by-slx. gimlet
eyed lawyer with half a pound ol
brss'ns and sixteen pounds of Jaw, ever
wants to know what I've been talking
to you about, you can tell him th
whole story. "Tit-Bits.
WHY.
Young Mr. Dawdles has become
very Industrious since he decided to
go Into business. His office hours are
from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne:
understand that be has had to raise
his office boy's wages for staying all
that time to tell people that Mr. Daw
dle had just gone out, but would be
in at 11 o'clock next morning." Wash
Ington Star,
1 -1 - nATJXTLXVI.ru
THK CADDY'S PRKFEBKNCE.
"Why do you caddy for Mr. Blckel
hump when be always beats you down
to the last cent?"
" 'Cause It's more fun to watch him
play than a box of tipsy monkeys."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
POESY.
"Nobody understands me" cried the
poet despairingly. "I shall starve!"
For It was against the law to beg.
snd be was too proud to conduct a
series of author's readings Ufa.
OfALS ARE IN VOGUE.
TONE OF WEIRD TRADITIONS
FAVORED BY FASHION.
n Molt Prominent Part In Latest
Dnlgne in Jewelry Cold and Silver
Cleverly Combined In Beautiful De
sign Un(uul for Adornment.
In all ages jewels have possessed a
fascination which few women can suc
cessfully resist; even the unset gem,
lacking the accessories which the skill
of the silversmith has devised for the
better exploitation of its beauties, ex
ercises a potent spell. The modern
woman seeks to fill her Jewel box with
the rarest and loveliest specimens ob
tainable of diamonds, rubies rich and
warm, pearls softly radiant and opals
which burn or glow or in milky opal
escence, full of a charm which some
of the more stately jewels lack. It is
not surprising that these curious prod
ucts of nature should attract attention
and figure in song and story. There
is about them a glamour which chem
istry cannot dissipate, a fascination
for which science cannot account, a
witchery which tempts one to believe
in uncanny spells and weird traditions.
Whether people are outgrowing the
minor superstitions which attach
themselves to gems and such things
or whether there is a large contingent
that is not troubled with qualms of
aouDt regarding the powers of dark
ness, one fact remains certain tha
opal is in fashion. Whether set in the
quaintly fashioned lace pin or in the
diamond set ring it plays a prominent
part in the new jewelry, particularly
in that which follows the "Lalique
models." A luce pin which is a charm
ing conceit has a fiery opal Imbedded
in a mas3 of reddish gold wrougth into
the curious arabesques of Egypt. The
trailing filaments of drawn gold which
radiate from this glowing center fade
into pale yellow prongs, the extreme
point of each being set with the small
est imaginable splint of a diamond
just large enough to give light to the
outline of the design. The opal in the
center is surrounded by tiny diamonds
placed irregularly, and these in turn
have small emeralds arranged to cor
respond, the whole finished with a
cordon of small pearls. The various
stones reproduce the coloring of the
opal, leaving the gleams of red and
blue to stand out in greater promi
nence against the flickering lights of
the smail stones. Opals zoraewhat ir
regular in shape appear in belt
buckles, in combs, In rings, and vary
from the flery, many-colored gems to
the milky, softly tinted stones which
show comparatively little play of col
ors. Gold In the new jewelry plays a
special part and is bandied with great
skill by the modern silversmith. Sil
ver in combination with the more
precious metal is used to great ad
vantage, and some of the ornaments
intended for the adornment of card
cases and pocketbooks are exquisite in
design and workmanship. A card cae
which shows the excellent result ob
tainable in the working of the two
metals has a woman's figure raised
from the leather surface. The face is
of silver so treated and so worked as
to present a wonderful play of light
which giva? variety to the expression
and delicacy to the beautiful outlines
of the face The hair is worked out
in the reddish gold and the waving,
flying locks are so perfectly portrayed
as to give the peculiar lightness of
floating tresses. Now men paint with
metals as well as pigments and ver
itable works of art may be bed tor the
asking. Simpler effects in !m and
tfarfpins show female heads with star
Jtudded hair-Bometimeg the full face, i
sometimes the profile only Is shown! I
but in all faces there is the same in-1
jcrutable expression of knowledge or
Df witchery, of something outside the
pale of everyday life, and one stands
fascinated. Curiously Irregular pearls
ubies and sapphires, emeralds and
familiar semi-precious stones are
woven together in a network of vl
Dred gold, producing something lovely
pet elusive. The moonstone get with
(mall brilliants also appears, and the
livery sheen of this stone Is thrown
nto strong relief by the glittering
Ittle brilliants which surround It,
Sometimes the surface bears the pro
file or full face of the traditional "Man
n the Moon," sometimes the faintly
mggested face of a woman. The
Iragon plays a leading role in the new
leslgns In gold. The modern dragon
las, however, better taste than his an
cestors and a more Just appreciation
f the values in life, for Instead of
'eedlng upon luckless travelers the un
:anny beast carries In Its mouth a
earl, a diamond, ruby, a sapphire or
tome other equally pleasant little gift.
-Chicago Chronicle.
Maft-aeloan Dos.
The dogs In central Borneo, it
ieems, when wishing to cross a river,
lave considerable difficulty In doing
10, owing to the fact that alligators
Ind them very toothsome morsels.
They therefore, collect on the banks
md make a terriffic noise by barking
ind yelping as loudly as they can. The
litigators are attracted to the spot by
he noise, and the dogs, as soon as
hey see that their bait is successful,
t oft np the bank at top speed and
-niM higher up. A Borneo traveler
ci tes that be has watched this maneu
s? times without number.
Bom HaM the Mallnot.
On day recently a swarm of bees
00k possession of the letter box at
Cllbrlde, Ireland, and tne rural post-
nan was not able to collect the letters,
is the new tenants strongly resented
iny Interference,
Be loving and you will never want
or love; be humble and you will never
rant for guiding. Dinah Muloch
fralk
THE INFLUENCE OF NOTIOt
Oae of the Chief ('ansa of Dllli
aa fa
Cities.
Very few people realize bow Import
ant a factor noise is in the produetioE
of disease. Although not generally rec
ognized, this is one of the principal
reasons why country life is mori
healthful than city life. The propor
uonate excess of disease in cities ii
not all due to defective dwellings and
imperfect nutrition, although they art
grave contributing causes. It is tht
ceaseless roar and din of a large cltj
that slowly but surely undermines tht
health. Apart from its baneful ef
fects upon the sense of hearing itself
the ceaaeless Babel of discordant
sounds peculiar to large ritlee exerti
a disastrous influence upon the brain
and nervous system, which may with
certainly he catalogued as one of tht
principal causes of neurasthenia. II
is true that the system becomes habit
uated to it, even as the operatives in
a boiler factory becomes so accus
tomed to the clanging of the hammers
that the cessation of work almost
operates as a shock; but, although the
system becomes trained to take nc
active cognizance of It. Its demoralix
ing effects are ever present.
In London the city government ha
recently taken steps to suppress the
last-named nuisance a proceeding
which might be followed with advant
age in our own cities. We are led to
the above reflections by the dischargct
of crackers that characterize the arrl.
val of the all Important Fourth, and
at the risk of being considered defic
ient in patriotism we would raise the
question whether a nation like the
American, which leads the world In so
many important matters, could not
find some more reasonable method of
expressing Its jubilation than by a din
of discordant sound emanating from
fireworks, horns and steam whistles'?
The lower we descend in the scale of
humanity, the greater we find the
partiality for noise, and reasoning
from this standpoint, the present
means employed in the celebration of
popular events Is by no means compli
mentary to the boa-,ted breeding of the
nation. We can not avoid the con
elusion that in a nation of gentle
men the disease-producing din which
is an accompaniment of present city
life would be conspicuous of it3 ab
sence. Health.
LIQUID FUEL EXPERIMENTS.
Two Very 8eriou Objections to tho V
of Oil.
A subjeet which is always of Inter
est in connection with all marine ma
chinery is the use of liquid fuel. Its
obvious advantages in the way of con
venience of storage and rapidity of re
ceipt are in Its favor, while the much
higher calorific value than that of coal
and the close fire regulation possible,
as well as the Immediate effect of its
combustion, would all commend it very
highly. Experiments have been made
In many countries to determine its
daptability, and some very Interest
Ing experiments made In Italy about
1S92 showed that a common opinion is
erroneous, namely, that the use of
steam for spraying the oil would be
Inadmissible on account of the Urge
amount required. The Italian experi
ments showed that a high efficiency In
the use of oil could be obtained with
an expenditure of less than 2 per cent
of the amount of water vaporized. This
would be the simplest way to secure
the spraying of the oil, as it would
do away with the somewhat compli
cated machirery needed for compress
ing air if that were used. There are
two very serious objections, however,
to the use of oil. One is that there
are relatively few places where fuel
oil could at present be obtained, along
with the fact that any extensive de
mand would probably raise the price
so as to make it more expensive than
coal. The second objection, however.
Is the more serious one, namely, that
thus far it has been found impossible
with liquid fuel to obtain as great an
amount of power from a given boiler
as when good coal is used. National
Gazette.
rroferaional Viper Killer.
Anions the strange and hautrdous
ways for earning a livelihood which
men have devised perhaps there Is
none more unusual and curious than
that followed by M. Courto!, an official
viper killer in the perfecture of Haute,
Loire, France. M. Courtol has grown
gray as well as expert In this peculiar
service. It is estimated that be kills
on an average of B,000 vipers a year.
His enumeration U Scents a head for
each one slain, and be manages to
make quite a comfortable living out
of his unique and dangerous employ
ment. Whn a"t the work be may
be seen attlied in a hunter's suit,
made of tbe skins of the snakes he
has captured. His evening dress and
court attire Is also cut out of the
nake' skins, and Is patterned afUjr
the style of Louis XV. His bead ;'s
crowned with a gorgeous cap, faat
loned from the same extraordinary
material. Chicago Rccord-Ksrald.
One of Kalanra Trk-ka,
It Is well known that many Insects
bear a close resemblance to leaves,
twigs and other things, and there Is
no doubt that this Is for their pro
tection against, or their . concealment
from, their enemies. One of tbe most
remarkable casot of this kind waa re
cently made known to the Entomolog
leal society of London. It Is that of a
spider that lives In the rocks near
Cannes. A certain kind of moths In
habit tb rocks also and their case
sre to be found all about. It was no
ticed tha. the spider, whan at rest,
looked exactly like one of the mot
case. Chicago CbiODlcle.
BAILROAD NEWS.
MR. 8EA0RAVES LOCATES 200 FAM
ILIES IN COLORADO. .
a frost Norther Europe
Sugar Ileet.
to Balsa
Mr. C. L. geagraea, passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, has returned from
the sugar beet district of Colorado,
and completed arrangements to locate
two hundred families from northern
Europe, the first fifty families to lo
cate near Holly, about October 20. Mr.
Seagraves said:
"The leader of the colony Is an ex
pert agriculturist, and has visited and
carefully Investigated all sections of
the United States, and pronounced the
Arkansas valley the most promising of
any section visited, on account of the
superb climate, rich soil and the most
perfect irrigation system In the world,
backed by a reservoir supply with suf
ficient water to irrigate all the lands
for two years without a drop of rain,
thus insuring the farmers against fail
ure of crops. After the first movement
tbe balance will follow as fast as
homes can be provided for them."
Mr. Seagraves advises that the farm
ers in the valley are very pnerous,
and as that section will be densely
populated and brought up to a high
standard of cultivation, it will in fivo
or six years become tbe richest and
most prosperous community in the
country.
He says:
"Sugar beets are a very profltablo
crop for the farmer and the only draw
back Is the laborious work in the thin
ning season which lasts about two
weeks. This feature, however, is be
ing overcome by labor brought into
the valley from New Mexico, who con
tract to thin beets at so much per acre.
"In the vicinity of Rocky Ford,
where the land has been cultivated ex
tensively, It Is possible under only fair
conditions to raise twenty tons of
beets to the acre, while thrifty and in
duatrious farmers grow from twenty
five to thirty tons to the acre, and In
some instances as high as thirty-live
tons.
"The price of beets is determined ac
cording to their sugar content, the av
erage being about $5 per ton, Tbe cost
of growing beets, Including all labor,
seed, as well as harvesting the crop
in the fall Is about $25 per acre, leav
ing the farmer 175 or more nroflt an
acre for his beet crop.
'The Arkansas valley of Colorado Is
considered the ideal sugar beet coun
try, as they grow more tons to tho
acre and contain a larger percentage
of sugar than beets grown anywhere
in the world. The Rocky Ford fac
tory Is now rearranging somo of its
machinery, the beets being so rich
than wrili m rA aiiltmlt irk tha liaiiul
methods employed at tbe other fac
tories. "Cantaloupes are also a very profit
able crop, and many growers estlmato
they will pay $100 an acre net I saw
two and one-half acrea near Rocky
Ford that yielded the grower one
thousand dollars. This was on rented
land of -which the owner received one
third of the crop. This may be rather
an exceptional case, but It proves what
intensive fanning will do.
"Alfalfa, as well as small grains, do
well and are profitable crops to grow.
Vegetables of all kinds, poultry and
dairy products command good prices,
and a ready market in Denver, Colo
rado Springs, Pueblo and the mining
camps.
"lands In the vicinity of Rocky
Ford, before the erection of the sugar
factory, that sold for thirty-five, forty
and fifty dollars an acre, are worth
today from one hundred and fifty to
two hundred and fifty dollars an acre.1
Tbe question is what Is land worth'
that will net over and above all ex
penses from seventy-five to one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars an acre?
"Lands in the Holly district and tbe
very choicest In the valley and under
most perfect system of Irrigation,
with a never falling supply of water, a
perpetual water right going with the
land Is selling at thirty-five dollars per
acre, with ten per cent down and tbe
balance In seven years at six per cent
The company will also build houses,
barns, etc., on which they require fif
ty per cent down and tbe balance la
seven years at six per cent.
Tbe Dunkards and Mennonltes are
now colonizing large tracts of lands,
while other settlers are pouring into
the valley from all over the country,
tbe valley from all over the country.
Topeka State Journal, Sept. 2, 1901.
Where Entoa Came Worn, '
Dr. Edward Dwlght Eaton, the new
president of Belolt college, Is by pro
fession a congregational 1st minister
and was formerly tbe pastor of the
Newton, Iowa, Congregational church.
Brooklyn, If. Y., Sept. I.-The OarfMd
Tea Co., manufacturer of Garfield Tea,
Garfield Headache Powders, 'Garfield Tea
Hyrnp. Garfield Belief flatten. Garfield
Digestive Tablet and Garfield Lotion, are
now occupying tbe large and elegant office
bulldlngand laboratory recently erected by
them. Tor many year tbe Garfield Kern
edlea nave been growing in popularity and
their soecaas is weU deserved.
Money Invested in knowledge pays
the best Interest
WISCONSIN FARM LANDS." '
The best of farm lands can be ob
tained now In Marinette County, Wis
consin, on the Chicngo, Milwaukee ft
Bt Paul Railway at a low price and on
very favorable terms. Wisconsin la
noted for Its fins crops, excellent
markets snd healthful climate. Why
rant a farm when you ean buy on
much cheaper than you ean rent and
la a few years It will be your own
property. For particular! address
r. A. Miller, Oeneral Passenger Agent.
Chicago, Milwaukee fit, Paul Itali
an Chicago.