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.The Express Case Decision.
Judge W. H. Munger, in his opinion
in thd Nebraska express case, has}
tiiis to say:
“Under the judiciary, act to entitle
a party to remove on the ground of
diversity of citizenship there must to
a controversy between citizens of dif
ferent states. A state is not a citi
zen. within the meaning of the judi
ciary act, but it is argued that as the
’slate has no interest in the contro
versy which entitles it to maintain
the action, therefore, it is a mere nom
inal party. '
"We have juot held in the ense of
the State of Nebraska against the
Hoard of Railway Commissioners
against the Cnicago,_ Burlington &
(Quincy railroad, brought in the su
preme court of the state for a like
purpose and removed to this court,
tbat the action was a removable one
on the ground of diverse citizenship
<cr the reason that the state, though
r.meil as a party complainant, had
a it such an interest as entitled it to
maintain the action and hence was a
mere nominaj party, and that the real
controversy was between the board
■ot railway commissioners, authorized
to maintain the action, and the rail
road company. In this case, if there
in a controversy at all, it is between
the state and the express company.
Whether or not such a coatroversy
can be maintained by the state it is
unnecessary for us to decide. We
are only to determine whether cr not
there is a controversy between citi
zens of different states Finding there
is no such controversy the case is not
removr»-!e on the ground of diversity
of citizenship.
“Without the emergency clause the
law did not go into effect until July
•!. -it is contended, and that the defen
dants were not required to put the re
duced rates into effect until thirty
days thereafter; that the action be
ing brought on the Eth of July was
prematurely brought and therefore
presents a federal question. We can
not agree to this contention. The
mere fact that an action is premature
ly brought cannot be said to present
a federal question within the mean
ing of the judiciary act. If that should
be so in a case of this character it
would be so in every action brought
by one individual against andthtr, pre
maturely to recover on a promissory
nbte or other cause of action.
“For the reasons given, the motion
to remand is sustained and the case
remanded to the supreme court of the
state.’’
Stats Wants Pension Money.
The board cf public lands and
buildings is considering the adoption
of a rule that will compel members
of the soldiers’ homes who receive
more ^haa §12 a month to pay a per
■centage of their pensions to the cash
funds of the homes. Until recently
very Jew soldiers received more than
SI 2 a month pension, but now many
receive more. The policy of the board
was to permit pensioners who re
ceived $12 a month to retain all the
pension money, but to pay to the
home all in excess of that amount.
As few received more than that the
payments to the home have been very
sraali. Governor Sheldpn was not en
tirely in favor of the proposed rule,
but it received considerable support
from Land Commissioner Eaton, Sec
retary of State Junkin, Attorney Gen
eral Thompson and Treasurer Brian.
The rule which appeared to meet with
favor from a majority is as follows:
“All who are members of the home
at the time of the adoption of these
rules, or who may hereafter become
such, who are receiving or who may
hereafter receive a pension in excess
of $12 and not more than $19. shall
pay into the cash found of the home
10 per cent of the amount; $20 and
not more than $23, 20 per cent; $24
and not more than $28, 30 per cent.
In cases where any member Is receiv
ing $30 or more, he shall pay such an
amount as the commandant and the
board may deem just.
High School Qualify.
State Superintendent McBrien is re
quiring pupils of high schools who
take the normal training course to
pledge themselves that they will com
plete the course. The law requires
inem to remain In class eighteen
weeks and there must be ten in a
das9. Each high school that qualifies
will receive from the state $350 a
year. Some of the schools that have
qualified and the number in the class
are as follows: Holdrege, 44; Lex
ington, 34; Hebron, 30; Geneva, 29;
Hastings, 21; North Platte, 24; West
Point, 13; Wisner, 18; Fairfield, 12;
Superior, 15.
.Fire Protection at State House.
The old state house couldn’t burn
now if it wanted to. The water has
been turned on in the new anti-fire
pipes and the hose is all ready for a
conflagration. This was all done out
of the appropriation made by the leg
islature last winter. Incidentally the
building has settled two or three in
ches since the session. Several days
ago a creaking and cracking and
groaning was heard in Superintendent
McBrien's office and the plaster
popped over the door and the floor
dropped at least a fraction of an inch.
Vacancy in Legislature.
Lancaster county has a vacancy in
its legislative delegation, the Hon.
Joseph Burns, state senator, has
moved to Colorado, and at the pri
maries no one filed as a candidate and
no application has been made to Gov
ernor Sheldon to include the filling of
the vacancy in his election proclama
tion. Senator Burns has been missed
from his favorite haunts for a long
time and it developed that he had
moved to Colorado, there to look after
rv young fortune he is tending. By
removal his office becomes vacant.
Nebraska Railroad Case.
The opinion of Judge T. C. Munger
in the railroad cases which are re
fined in the federal court, is in this
language: -
“The question involved in this case
is whether the action may be removed
into the United States circuit court
The solution of'this question depend.'
upon the construction of the act of
congress of March 3, 1887, which gives
cognizance to the circuit court of th?
United Stales of all suits of a civil
nature, at common law or in equity *
* * in which there shall be a con
troversy between citizens of different
: states, in which the matter in eontro
( versy exceeds exclusive of interest
and costs the sum of $2,000.
“The complainants contend that the
action does not come within the
statute for the reason that the act of
congress refers only to controversies
between citizens of different states
and *not to controversies between the
state and citizens.
“The fact that the suit is brought
in the name of the state does not de
termine whether or not the state is
really a party in interest.” .
Judge Munger then qdotes from nu
merous opinions, in state and federal
courts bearing on this question and
on the one referring to the point of
pecuniary interest the state may have
in the controversy. Analyzing var
ious cases. Judge Munger finds that
they are not wholly analogous to the
one in controversy, as in each case
cited by the attorney general, the
state had some sort of actual Inter
est, either of property, or to exercise
police power in direct prosecution or
suit for penalties.
“It is also contended that in case
of doubt, it is the duty of the court
to remand the case to the state court.
This is not the rule of thjj circuit
court of appeals for this circuit.
“But no doubt is entertained that
the state of Nebraska in this case has
no real interest as an artificial per
son and therefore the motion to re
mand will be overruled."
State University Again at Work.
Students are coiling in and the
largest attendance in the history of
the institution is registered.
From the registration so far it ap
pears that the engineering depart
ments are the chief attraction for men
at the university. There Ifas been a
decided gain in engineering courses
ever the attendance last j-ear. The
forestry department also shows an in
crease. The academic college seems
to prove a less and less attraction
every year for the men who come to
college, and this year has been no
exception. The women still outrank
the men five to one in this depart
ment. This year they have taken
more- than usual interest in the scien
tific courses, and here the ratio be
tween the sexes promises to be much
less than it was a year ago. Last
year the academic college was attend
ed by 1,039 students, and the indus
trial by 1,086. There was about an
equal number of men and women in
the two, taken together, but the in
dustrial had a iarge majority of men,
while the academic dre«; a large share
of the women. The schools of music
and fine arts registered more than
609 students last year, and only about
; 3 per cent were men. This year will
show about the same ratio.
Appraising Western Land.
Western county boards are busy ap
praisng the state lands for leasing
purposes, and when the report of Per
kins cofintv, which was the first to ar
rive, reached Land Commissioner
Eaton he was surprised at the man
ner in which land .values of that
county had taken to the toboggan
slide. He had heard of land values
for Perkins county as high as $15
per acre and none lower than $5. But
the county commissioners informed
him that the- school land was worth
only from 40 cents to $2 per acre, most
of it being listed at 50 cents. The
commissioner -will reject this appraise
ment. He refuses to believe the land
has had such a drop in value because
of good crops and plenty of moisture^
Other western counties are being
apprased, and the commissoner is
awaiting their figures with consider
able interest. He wonders whether
other county commissioners will be
willing to put such a blot upon the
land prices in their counties.
Government Janitor Discharged.
John H. Leckliter, janitor of the
federal building, is said to have re
ceived a discharge from the govern
ment to take effect September 30, bat
his friends are moving to have him re
instated. As the position is a civil
service job a discharge must be for
cause. Mr. Leckliter was serving his
six months’ probationary period. At
the end of that time a recommenda
tion for reappointment is necessary
to enable the applicant to hold his
place. In the case of Mr. Leckliter it
is understood that he not only failed
to get a recommendation from Custo
dian Burgess hut that his discharge
was recommended.
Railroad Min Explain.
C. E. Spens general freight agent
of the Burlington and General Super
intendent Byram of the same road,
called on the- railway commission.
They discussed classification and
talked of a complaint tiled by John
G. Hengen of Crete concerning an al
leged overcharge on a car of lumber
from Clearmont, Miss., to Crete. The
defense of the read is that the two
local tariffs were added together as
permitted by the interstate com
merce commission.
Work in Campaign.
Senator Burkett left for Washing
ton to aid Mrs. Burkett in getting lo
cated so that the children can start
into school. He will return to Lincoln
shortly to take part in the fall cam
paign wherever he can be of service.
Food Commissioner J. W. Johnson
is sending notice to meat packers,
meat dealers and all persons selling
meat for use in Nebraska containing
a warning about the sale of short
weight packages or packages which
are not branded with the net weight
t MADE PROBE OF OIL TRUSTS
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AUTO HID REVENGE
GOT GLORIOUSLY EVEN WITH
CAR THAT WRECKED IT.
Affair Closely Resembling a Duel to
the Death Afforded Diversion to
Crowd on San Francisco
Street Recently.
San Francisco.—An electric car, a
gasoline runabout, a willing and over
zealous motorman. two amateur au
tomobile enthusiasts and a chorus of
apprciative street car patrons—these
composed the principals, supporting
cast and audience which figured in a;
one act arenic spectacle put on with
out prior announcement in the middle
of Sutter street between Pierce and
Scott.
The event, which had every element
of a tragedy but at the same time was
replete with delicate humor which
converted it into a comedy, was in the
nature of a gladiatorial struggle to
the death between electricity and gas
oline. As an exhibition of mortal com
bat it was an equal of the melodramat
ic thriller of a 10 cent theater, for all
concerned got it In the neck in the
end. I
The automobile—a one cylinder af
fair—started the trouble; but then, too'
much should not be said about its.
faults for the dear departed should not1
be reviled. Suffice it that the machine'
suffered paralysis in the middle of.
the eastbound street car track and;
that the ministrations of its two occu-»
pants were of no avail. Its wheels'
absolutely refused to go around either;
in answer to the appeal of its own>
engine or when urged by the strong^
arms of its disgruntled passengers.1
Then the street car came up behindj
and stopped.
“Wha ’smatter?” sang the motor
man to the accompaniment of a bell
solo with his gong. 1
“Give us a shove,” came the answer.
“We’re stuck.”
The motorman was accommodating.
He unslung the heavy connection bar
used when a well car goes to the as
sistance of a sick one, and attaching
one end to the front of the car, braced
the other against the back of the auto-'
mobile. Then he turned on all the'
juice.
It was a foul blow. The automobile,
was looking for a steady shove and it
got a slap. The bar flew in the air,
the street car gave a bound, there was
one resounding crash and a couple of
yells, and the automobile was a subject
for the machinery morgue. It had
refused to budge even with several!
hundred volts of - Patrick Calhoun’s
soothing syrup behind it, apd tl}e
heavy car made a scrap heap of it.
But in its expiring gasp the auto sent
back as good as had been given and
evened up the score. Its drive chain,
wrenched loose from the machinery,
writhed out with a hiss of hate, struck
fair and true, and for the fraction of
a second formed a connection between
the motor box of the street car and
one of the rails.
"Bang!" Retribution had been re
ceived. The car demolished the auto
mobile, but the automobile short cir
cuited the whole Sutter street system
in return. And then the passengers
got out of he dark, silent car and
gazed at its lifeless bulk standing
there over the ruin it had wrought.
Only one or two of them swore; all
the rest sat down on the curb and
laughed.
Poured Pepper Into Boy's Eyes.
Ardmore, Pa. — Determined that
Henry Skinner, Jr., aged 12, should
not peep when it came his turn to be
"it” in a game of hide-and-seek, a half
dozen youthful companions held him
flat on his back and poured red pep
per into his eyes. His screams fright
ened the boys implicated in the affair
and they fled, while Skinner was led
home by a neighbor.
The victim is a son of Dr. Henry*
Skinner, and the youths accused of
the cruel treatment are members of
prominent Ardmore families. The po
lice took up the case, but proceedings
will depend upon the result of the
boy’s injuries. Under medical treat
ment his eyes are being gradually re
stored to normal conditions and his
eyesight may not be affected.
Fate of Cow That Ate Dynamite. V
Norwich, Conn.—Albert Scofield is
blasting rocks and stumps on his farm.
He reached a field one morning just in
time to see one of his cows swallow
two of dynamite which had
been left in the cleft of a big stump
over night.
Scarcely had the cow taken the
dainty morsels into her midst than
acute indigestion attacked her, and
jumping the fence she ran through the
village bellowing in pain. Scofield at
a most respectable distance chased
her.
Armed with trusty rifles farmers
joined in the chase. At a distance of
200 feet the cow was shot and killed
and the following sign placed on her
body:
“Do not jar this. It will go off."
Daring Attempt to Steal Body.
Columbus, O.—While the death
watch was seated in an adjoining
room three men made a daring at
tempt to steal the body of Mrs. L. L.
Northstone.
The watchers, aroused by the bark
ing of a dog, hastened to the scene
and found a white man of profession
al appearance climbing into a window
from which the pane had been re
moved. On the lawn stood a negro in
livery, while a third man was attend
ing the team attached to an under
taker’? cart.
The men hastily mounted the cart
and drove away at breakneck speed,
followed by revolver shots from po
licemen who had been attracted to the
scene,
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Mistakes Friend for Deer.
Benton, Ark.—Mistaking Fred White
for a deer, A. Beatty raised his gun,
aimed into the underbrush and fired.
The object of his aim toppled over.
Running a hundred yards to the spot
to where he fired Beatty discovered
the dead body of his hunting compan
ion. White’s head was blown off.
White was a prominent citizen of
Benton.
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ROBE OReRO/LE ROBE OR VZH/TE
RRA16R7; v . liEIEH.
The bell-shaped hat has had a great
triumph, and when one considers the
extreme ugliness of its outline, and
the rarity of the saving grace of be
comingness, this is little short of
amazing. The latest bell-shaped hats
are made of ecru lace, and bound with
velvet or silk, with a full beefeater
crown of lace, tied with ribbons at one
side, while usually a rose is laid on the
left side of t*:e brim. Stitched linen is
also called into service for the bell
shaped hat, and trimmed with a twist
ed scarf of chiffon it looks its best.
Again, it is made of white chip and
bound with black chip, the crown be
ing a mass of flowers sewn closely to
gether. And further have I noticed the
questionable charms of the bell-shaped
hat expressed in colored crinoline
lined with black moire, the sole trim
ming on the crown being an immense
mass of waving feather culled from
the back or breast of the farmyard
fowl.
One of the most effective hats—for
a woman of “certain age”—I have
seen this year was a large cloche of
exquisitely fine “crin,” with a full
transparent crown of point d’Esprit
and a large chou of black satin rib
bon at the left side; just above this
chou there was a cluster of three black
ostrich tips, and jutting from the cen
ter of these a large and full white
aigrette. It was decidedly a large hat,
but so quiet and “lady like” that it
would not attract undue attention, and
to Its fair owner it proved delightfully
becoming. More and more it becomes
the fashion to wear black hats with
white gowns and to accompany these
with fine black spotted veils, edged
and Inserted with fine Ivory lace. One
or two notable leaders of fashion in
Paris started this fashion at the end
of the last season, and it has “caught
on” amazingly; with a pure white
gown and black hat in which not a
single tinge of color is introduced,
looks surprisingly distinguished; and
most women look their best with
something dark on their heads. Some
thing quite dark or something quite
light. This is a safe rule. Of course,
there are women who can wear me
dium tints on -their heads with good
results, but these are the exceptions;
black—in the best and lightest mate
rials—is quite safe for a summer hat
and, besides this, it is exceedingly
fashionable.
Let us speak now of 'rthe new
sleeves which are set in folds or pleats
from shoulder to elbow, and which
then extend in mitten fashion right
down to the wrists. These sleeves are
leaping into favor with the Parisi
ennes.
The sitting figure In the sketch
which accompanies this article shows
sleeves of this order, and are to be
recommended to those who do not
care for the ultra-short sleeve and
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Bears Preparing for Hard Winter.
Jim Tompkins, the Mount Hood
woodsman whose predictions last fall
of a hard winter was verified, is again
out with a pronunciamento to the ef
fect that the coming winter will dis
count that of last year and will in ef
fect be a “peeler.’ Mr. Tompkins
again bases his prediction on the hab
its of the bears, which he statfes are
more numerous in the lower valley
than last year and are foraging almost
in the dooryar«#s of ranchers to fatten
up for a “powerful spell of killin’
weather.”
“Them snowstorms we had last win
ter,” says- Mr. Tompkins, “won’t be
a marker to what we ll ketch this
winter. Every sign known to natur’ is
hollerin’ it loud, and the bears cornin’
in close to town is a sure sign. Anoth
er is the bark on the trees. Whenever
it gits as thick as it is now look out.
Git plenty of wood, friends," conclud
ed the woodsman, “and git it quick,
fer you’ll have use fer it mighty sud
den.”—Hand River correspondence
Portland Orgeonian.
Crabs chew their food with their
legs.
Heredity.
Fond Mamma (a little anxiously)—
Don’t you think the baby is a trifle—
well, high-colored?
Tactful Family Friend (inspecting
the lobster-tinted infant)—Oh, he's
only what one ought to exi>ect from
the offspring of such a literary man as
his father.
Fond Mamma (brightening) —
What’s that?
Tactful Family Friend—He’s just
well red.—Baltimore American.
Wine Sold on Time Limit.
In the south of France wine is now
sold by the half-hour. On payment of
two cents one can go into a wine cel
lar and stay there for half an hour.
Large Sum for Amusement
An English statistician has just
demonstrated that England expends
annually on theaters and music halls
almost $38,500,000.
Glasses Cure Stammering.
Cases of stammering are reported
by English opticians to have been
cured by fitting glasses to correct de
fects of the eyes.
who find the half-and-half business
rather dowdy. Sleeves similar to
those in the sketch look exceedingly
well when carried out in crepe de
Chine and Maltese lace—both mate
rials being in a pale shade of beige.
The lace of Malta is in great favor
this year; the kind most used on
summer dresses is rather coarse and
made in silk; it Is—^as a rule—in a
very pale shade of beige and it har
monises deliciously with Tussore silk
or with crepe de Chine in the same
shade. Filet net, inset with Irlande or
ornamented with applications of white
linen, continues to enjoy a triumphant
career; it is effective and pliable, and,
above all, it is new. I am not. and
never shall be, an admirer of filet—
except for certain trimmings, but I re
alise the possiblities of the net as a
background.
Fortunately there is no indication
that gown sleeves will attain unwield
ly dimensions, such dimensions as
they did a dozen years ago or less
when the upper sleeve resembled
nothing else so much as it did a small
balloon, and when the tallest and
slightest of women with the narrowest
shoulders could • wear them and look
older than a monstrosity.
The loosely-fitting coat which reach
es above the knees, and is cut a _.y
round in the front, shows an ever
increasing popularity. The latest edi
tion of these shows a seam above the
waist, and a broad outlining of galon
which extends round the wide armhole
and appears again at the base of the
full square sjeeve. Such a coat have
I seen in reseda green with braiding
in black, worn with a high-walsted
skirt, over a shirt of filet net, and
crowned with a big black bell-shaped
hat made of tightly-stretched silk,
adorned with a panache. This is des
tined for autumn wear.
The Irish lace coat, long or short,
usually boasting a sacque back, lined
with mousseline, or unlined is having
a great vogue, and very pretty indeed
it looks. Altogether, I notice a ten
dency towards wearing coats which
differ from the skirts, and the voile
skirt of a light color Is accompanied
with great success by a short, or three
quarter, coat of glace, voluminous lace
frills on the sleeves, and lace or net
jabot.
Symptoms.
“Maybe that boy of 4 yours will be
famous some day,” said the friend.
“I shouldn’t be surprised,” answered
Farmer Corntossel; “he does like to
wear curious clothes an’ say thingsi
that sound more surprisin’ than sen
sible.”—Washington Star.
Wooden Soldiers Found in Egypt.
Among the objects found in recent
Excavations in Egypt was a whole
company of wooden soldiers fifteen
inches high.
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f DAVID T
I DAY *
Or. David Talbot Day has boon chief of tns mining and mineral resources
division of the United States Geological survey since the year 1886. Ho mads
the great petroleum investigation for the government.
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HER BODY A SHIELD.
ONLY CARE OF CALIFORNIA WOM
AN WAS HER CHILD.
Run Down by Automobile Mrt. Kirch
ner, of Los Angeles, Thought of
Nothing But Protecting
Little One.
Oakland, Cal.—Carrying her infant
child in her arms ‘and leading an
eight-year-old daughter by the hand
Mrs. C. R. Kirchner, whose home Is
at 411 Summer street, attempted to
cross the street at Broadway and
fourteenth street when she was run
down and hurled to the ground by an
automobile driven by M. T. Vance,
who lives at KJ2G Alabama street, San
Francisco When struck by the ma
chine Mrs. Kirchner forgot her own
laager in an effort to protect her lit
>!e ones from harm, threw her daugh
■ er almost cut of the path of the ma
. bine, at the same time interposing
her own body as a shield to the child.
The force of the collision hurled
her from her feet to the ground, but
clutching her babe in her arms she
turned as she fell in suen a way as to
protect it from contact with the hard
avement with her own body. Before
Vance could bring his machine to a
stop the front wheel of the car had
passed over Mrs. Kirchner’s lower
limbs, inflicting a number of painful
bruises, and her little daughter was
painfully bruised by coming in con
tact with the corner of the automo
bile. According to witnesses of the
accident, Vance lost his head after
striking the woman, and after bring
ing the machine to a stop reversed
his engine and once more the front
wheel of the machine passed over one
of Mrs. Kirchner’s legs before she
could get out of the way.
Policeman Conroy was a witness of
the accident and he at once placed
Mrs. Kirchner in the automobile and
took the injured woman and Vance to
the central police station. Mrs.
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Kirchner refused lo be taken to the
emergency hospital. After she had
given an account of the accident to
Acting Capt. Brown Mrs. Kirchner
was taken to her home in the ma
chine by which she had been injured.
Vance was not arrested, as Mrs.
Kirchner declared that she did not
care to prosecute him.
Vance declared that as he started
to turn the corner Mrs. Kirchner
stepped directly in front of his ma
chine, which struck her before he
could make a move to avert the acci
dent. He said that he was running
very slowly at the time of the acci
dent and was sounding bis horn as
he turned the corner.
Black Cat Kills Child.
City of Mexico, Mexico.—Genaro Go
dinez, an infant three months old, was
killed while lying In his cradle by a
large black cat at Plateros, the home
of the Godinez family.
The baby’s mother had gone away
from the house to see a neighbor, leav
ng the little one sleeping in his
cradle. There were no others In the
house at the time, and though some
of the neighbors heard the baby cry
ing they thought nothing of it. as the
screams of the child lasted but a short
time.
N.uen the mother returned home
she was horrified to find the infant
dead. The cat had chewed the baby’s
face almost completely up, and had
terribly lacerated his arms, breast and
legs. The shock has left the mother
in a very critical condition, and fears
are felt for her recovery.
Girls Sail to Get Husbands?
Liverpool.—The remarkable exodus
cf marriageable young women from
this country to the United States and
Canada is emphasized by the depart
ure of 1,000 unmarried women on the
steamer Baltic alone, while several
hundred more were among the total
of 5,000 passengers carried on three
trans-Atlantic steamers.
HER LOVE FOR DOG WAS STRONG.
Woman, After All, Could Not Bear to
Have Pet Killed.
Indianapolis.—A woman, poorly
dressed but of respectable appearance,
went into police headquarters with
a bulldog about as friendly as the po
lice had ever seen. Even before the
woman spoke the animal was wag
ging her tail and making friends right
and left. There was a friendly expres
sion in the dog’s eyes and the mem
bers of the department present could
see at a glance that the dog was of a
disposition to be trusted.
"What can we do for you, lady?”
asked Desk Sergeant Crane.
“I came to get rid of my dog,” she
replied sorrowfully. “You see, I can’t
afford to pay the tax.”
i'Do you want to give the dog
away?” the sergeant asked.
“Yes, if some one would have her,"
came the reply. “But, oh my, no one
wants her, and I guess the only thing
to do is to have her killed.”
With this the woman burst into
tears and between her sobs she de
clared her dog was the best animal
that ever lived.
“Why that dog is everything in our
little household. 1 can go away and
leave the doors open and it is only
necessary to tell her to stay there and
watch. She is a protection against any
one who means harm to me and the
children. But I have no money and
can not pay the tax, and 1 might be
arrested If I don’t.”
’’I’m sorry, lady, to see you lose
such a pet,” Crane told her. ”If you
have decided to have the dog killed
Humane Inspector Smith back there
will do IL”
The dog jumped and cavorted about
as she followed the woman to the
humane office. Smith asked several
questions, and then told the woman he
would kill the animal. She went with
the inspector into the basement in
order to coax the dog there. Coolly the
inspector selected a bottle of deadly
poison from a cabinet. Two or three
drops' of it causes instant death to
dogs, and Smith started toward the
bulldog with the bottle in his hand.
"My God, stop," the woman cried
dramatically, and with large tears run
ning down ‘her cheeks. “I’m very poor,
but I’ll go back to the washtub and
rub my hands off before that dog shall
be killed. What’s two or three days’
work compared with the love of a dog
like that. Come on, Fanny, we’ll go
back home.”
Before the astonished Smith could
speak the woman kissed the dog and
ran up the stairway and out of the
building. She did not leave her name.
Love is the greatest thing In the
world—and, incidentally, the most ex
pensive.
*
Yellow Jackets End Picnic.
Women Tear Off Skirts and Fight
Swarms of Insects.
Ardmore. Pa.—la a fierce running
combat covering three-quarters of a
mile, in which women ripped off and
used their skirts as weapons of de
fense, and children ran pell-mell like
a routed army in full retreat, yellow
jackets broke up the picnic of the In
fant department of'st. Paul's Luther
an Sunday school, held in Harsch’s
grove, near • Narberth, and sent the
pupils and their guardians scampering
home to Ardmore—stung.
It was the annual outing of the lit
tle folks, and about 50 youngs ters, un
der the caro of a number of women,
had spread their lunch. Several mis
chievous boys at this juncture stirred
up a colony of yellow jackets, and the
angry insects swarmed in a cloud
about the tables. Panic reigned.
Divesting themselves of part *of
their skirts, the women stalled in to
do battle with the bees. Bravely they
fought, but were soon conviuceu that!
their safety depended upon precipitate
flight. Dash they did, fighting as they
fled, until they had cleared the woods,
leaving behind them part of the
edibles intended for their feast. In
Ardmc*e, the children had their
wounds treated.
The pupils had rallied sufltclently
next day to attend a session of the
Sunday school, but a shudder ran
through the ranks when in making up
the class schedules the secretary
called for a report from the “Busy
Bees.”
His Hands.
Nice—There’s one unmistakable,
sign of a gentleman* and that is that
he keeps his hands clean.
Kidder—But sometimes it isn’t pos
sible ior a gentleman to keep his
hands clean. Now, I know one—
Nice—Nevertheless, he’s not a gen
tleman if—
Kidder—But this man employs 250
of them in his factory.—Philadelphia
Press. 1