THE RED CLOUD CIIIEE, FRIDAY, SUIT Itt, 18U6.
U '.
f
-
w
ASNAKK-1MTK F1KNI).
WOMAN WHO CRAVES FOR THE
COLSRA'S FANCiS.
aim: s.wo tii vr sin: rt.Nxor mvi:
HIIOIl IT.
Ilr. IT.Hrr, i lie CVIelir.ttiMl Tittntoclil
SI ll(in ti -lurllln; Dunivnrj i;nrt
or tin r.mc .Silil lit Itn I to lit' II 1 1 .t I in
oriiiiii r.niM.
u. I'ltAb-nu, tii-
vvr ll-knovvii toxolo
K '. Ii''" been ex
perimenting for
ye tin with a view
fif litttnmtt'lnir nrw
Y& i1' ', )li Jill. I liulllllls
llio k:iiiii' way t tint
acrlti!itinu Is use!
to prevent Niimll
POX III' iPHSPII tlic
."verily of the altaik. Dr. Fru.ser hti
been working for yam lo find a m't!i
oil of Inoculating men and atilrn t!-.
so that llicy will secure tin- wmin Im
iniinlty from t Jio bite of a iicrpont Mint
vaccination gives from small po.
While making t Jn.?o cxpciiinen'.n In
has Injected snake poison into clogs
ralililtH ami horses, ami oven Into hu
mans. I IIh experiment, have been j.nr
tlally rowan I cil, ami ho announces tlia
he Mion hopon to achieve u success Hint
will lemovo tho terror from it residence
In India.
Snakes kill thousands of persons each
year, nml the death rato among hornus
ami other domestic nnlmnls Ij large.
KITorlH to dPBtroy the snakes have not
been MKTCKNfMl, ami ho Dr. Fruscr has
been looking for an antidote th.it can
he taken hi'for"hand.
Dr. I'rai.er Iiuh aurreedod In making
horses Immune to Riinke poison liy In
oculation. The an. in ils berime Improg
nated with the stuff administered liy
poilcrmlcally, ami when a deadly cobra
do eapello was all.iweil to hlte tl
none of tho UHtinl symptoms were man
ifested. It was much on the same
principle of the dif.eoveiy of null-toxin,
which will render a horse Immune, mi
fartis diphtheria Is connmed.
While conducting lili experiments Dr.
Fraser heard of a woman at Lahore.
India, who had licen making similar
Investigations, and had surrcedrd so
well In her own ease that the hltu of a
cobra with her was r.omethlug to he
desired rather than dreaded. lie vis
Iteil her and learned that Hie utoile
which had hee:i told weio true.
'I'ho woman was a confirmed snake
bite "Mend." An often as once a month
she hnd to ho bitten, or else she be
came nervous, could not sleep, had
headaches, lost her appetite and suf
fered in other ways.
At such times nhe was accustomed
to mhmiio a snake ami allow It to blit
her purely an a therapeutic or as a
morphlnc-cater swallows his pellet. Af
ter sultmlttliiK her arm to the fangs
of tho hideous, hooded serpent, the
woiinii resumed her normal comlltiou
and for threo or four weeks did no!
feel the need of tho poison.
Having learned what she icqulivd.
the woman arranged for her up"i!i-1
supply of poison. As soon as she felt
tho need of l the cobra was seemed
ami. Ilko Cleopatin, nho bared her arm
to tho bite that has proved fat i in
thousands of canes. The poison entered
her blood and she arose from the couch
refreshed and Invigorated.
Dr. Frasor says tnat the snake bite
habit can lie acquired, and that vhen
n person onco becomes addicted to It
nothing but an adequate supply of poi
son at suitable Intervals' will enable
tho victim to live in comfort.
And the effect of the poison on the
DR. FUASKH.
ROneral hcnlth of tho snake-bite fiend
is hcncnclnl. As a delight, the sensa
tions caused by tho blto of a snake
are described as exceeding the delirium
of hasheesh, opium, or the thrill caused
by rye or bourbon.
t is a species of intoxication which
hns much to commend it. The cftVetii
last for wcekri Instead of hours, and if
It lias any deletorious effect a they have
unt yet been observed.
If Dr. Fraser's experiments become
successful, the blto or the cobra, ho far
from tilling a resident of India with
horror, will become one of tho luxuries
of life, and an Invitation to "sample"
one of a private stock of serpents will
occasion no moro comment than an of
fer to "open n oinall bottle." Then tho
Htiako cngo will occupy a place on tho
sideboard, und tho victim of alcoholism,
accustomed to "snakes," will conjure
up some other hideous object to fright
en him In his dreams.
.Mink llniil.li Sniilirt.
Water moceuslns wero formerly
numerous In tho legion close to Taylor,
La, In recent years thoy havo become
scarce, whllo minks have Increased In
numbers. Old hunters there say thut
tho mink Is tho deadly enemy of the
snako and that In a light tho quad
ruped always comes olf victorious.
New York World.
'.1 No
to-XT"' J"
'ft, $& -V
v ''' .A "sir
CHAINED ANU CACGE:.'.
rlfrllllnir i:inrlniirit if it M III lcn:t Irn
Sueur I'lillltnr III Srtll I'rillll'l'rin.
Jnnies Campbell, the mlllioaalro su
Kar planter of lloiioliilu, who mysteri
ously dropped out of jlglit foi two days
lecently, says he was Imprisoned and
robbed by Oliver V. Wlntlirop, who at
tempted lo obtain the capitalist's sli
natuie to a $110,000 check ih the price
of his liberty. Wlntlirop, who waa tiled
and acquitted hist year on the Hnirj?"
of iiolsoultu: a woman in liurol Hill
cemetery .of which he was as-dstanl su
perintendent, has dlsappeaied. ;.'o
traco can be found of his tonfederate.
(!ampbell sajs Wlntlirop decoyed
him to his Iioujp on u slluht prntet.
Ktidricnl), he sajs. a masked man
lushed Into the room and. pointing a
revolver at Campbell's held, o-d-reil
him to throw up bin hinds. Campbell
says he leaped at his assailant and
lelled blm to the Hour. The man was
hted, almost stunned, but, leveling his
pistol at Campbell, dre,. The million
aire says thr bullet Krae-1 hln temple,
passed thiomth his hat and Inn led It
"elf In the wall. Campbell npians at
his man again and before he could
renrh him lie was knocked down l,y
Wlntlirop, who struck him over tho
head with some heavy' Insttiitneni.
The two men then pounced on Camp
bell mid bound, handcuffed ami i;jKned
him. They lifted him from the lloor to
a bed and strapped him to It. llh
mAkfr v i
V-iil Wtfij
-m,At
(&&&
'' yfi'gn
-yp
s . s
.-
N v.
.s;; ,
.
"i r.'j f
i m
si''x )T m
,-.1 .min
"i, H l
U i
jami:s cMp'ni:LL.
feet and hands were tied lo tho
cornera of the bed and a chain
four
a no
pawed over ills body and fastened to
staples driven In the floor. Captain of
Detectives Lees, in his Investigation af
terward, found the evidence of this.
Cords were passed around ('nMpbetl'ri
body so tlKht that he could not move.
For twelve hours Campbell was kept
in this position, (lie Sai; being in his
mouth all the time. The net mornlui;
the gag was removed with the caution
that he would be killed if he made any
noise.
He was told that ho would have to
"Ign a cheek or order for $0,000 bo
fore be would be released. He was
shown a document, which they -iskod
him to sign, and he was ulau ordered
to write a note to his wife, askln:; her
to cash tho check and give the money
to the bearer without asking any pies
tlons. Campbell says he refused to
even read the paper, telling his cap'nn
that he did not care what they did
with him. When the newspapers pub
lished the fact that Campbell had dis
appeared, the millionaire says hi cap
tors became frightened, and after dark
released him. The police have a in
scription of Winthrop's confederate,
but no clew to his whereabouts.
A FATHER'S REVENGE.
shut tint Mini Who lluil llccrtiMl Ills
ll.iuslitttr.
Thomas .1. Stapleton. a weaythyfarm
r, llll.Ml hisHon-ln-la.v, Charles Dcrste,
lull or bullets at Anderson, lnd.. the'
other morning. He also shot oir the'
i.siit ear of Charles Stanley. Staple
ton la In Jail. The trouble dates back'
tt the time of Derste's marriage to1
Miss Stapleton. It seemed that It was'
against her father's will. Dernte de-l
uted his wife. They met recently In'
AlcNundila and had some words. Sta-j
pleton went home, got his gun, and'
waited for Derste to pus en route
home. When the buggy j;ot in front!
af the Stapleton home ho stepped out,'
snd, aiming Ills gun at Derste. nulle.l.
i he trigger. Stanley was in the buggy
with Derste.
Sniilliiiritil ll r( Tfi'tli.
T. It. Sehultz, of No. Itia Uwmg street.
Liooklyn, through swallowing his false.
teeth, was unable to help himself In'
:ho watera at Hockaway lleach the oth-1
er morning, though in shallow water, I
ami was inyond help when dragged
ashore. Schultz was a baker, who'
Mved wltli his wife and children over!
his shop. Near his late home lives
"I'ljl .Ilia." a civilized and, In winter'
time, tedato islander, who in the sum-1
mer reaiimes his war paint and club1
and stands la front of a theater at
Uockaway lleach. He and Schultz
tero tiwltnnilug, when the baker gasp
t. aim hastened to his assistance.
When he tlnally got Schultz asliote It
was discovered that' Schultz was dead.
Ills false teeth had lodged in his
throat, and he bad been drownej by
the water he had swallowed.
Itev. .Mr. Smith stU nivnrro.
ltev. Joshua S. StulMi has llleil a pe
tition In tho circuit conn at Independ
ence, Mo., asking a dlvoive from his
wife, Nannlo Smith, whom, the peti
tion rocltes, he married at Stlllwa'er
Ok., In April, 1S!)3. The plaintiff .
Icgen that his wife gprea 1 the report
among his congregation at Stlllwnter
that she wn his common-law wifo, jy
this act ho lost his position. At Oa
vvcro she spread similar reports, with
a llko result. In addition, ho alleges,
alio one day smashed the windows In
their houso and threw his valuable
theological library Into tho street.
When ho tried to pick tip tho volumes
she threatened to hoot him, and ho
was dually compelled to call In a po
liceman. ,
ivy
M
'
TJI1RTKKX A 11(301)00.
WOMAN DISCOVERS WHY THE
MOOHC 11ROTHEHS FAILED.
I'iiHI Niiitilirr mi Thrlr lliinr llnlol
riiTi.i Hutu mnii'iiiir witn (ini'i i.i
Atti'inptlni; lii AiUii llinin to Itooiin
with tint Odd I i;iirn , V
isl
HI prime c.umo of
-. I lie ureal lai'iire
A J V wh.ch ban shaken
I ' .- J)j t'"' f"iiilnt'oii . of
t, ,' l".w Ja id., iiiimi.,1 ..i.i
MIV . I. it, .,1. I,, I ttlJlltl
Is known and Is
about lo be dis
closed to a breath
Iet.s and waiting
piiblle. .Mon'orr,
thin Imiiottaui t'.ls-
i j'j
covr was nude
liy a woman unfamiliar with buslue;s
JiIfnlfH, f.'i.va the Chicago Journal. It
dnot very well to talk about margins
and options and tilings unintelligible
to the lay mind, but the woman who
has unearthed the new theory is .-.mo
of her ground. Moore limit. iceiiplnl
a suite of roomn in vviinn- number the
ominous figure 1.'! appeared.
"I knew their prcr.prrliy could not
Ir.st fotever," a fashionably dres-t.-d
woman was heard to observe In her
friend In a slr"t ear the oilier day.
"One of the Moon; linn, wco u great
friend or my husband':, and I have
ViHlted the olllees several timen. The
moment m ey first Ml upon the i
painted on the oflhe tratifoni I kn.v
that firm was dooined. My husbuid
was once upon the point of renting an
olllce numbered III. hut I begged him
not to do so. and be heeded me lor
once:" and the woman heaved a sigh
of siir-gratitlatlon as she consider'"!
what might have been had h"r hus
band Ignored the advice.
it is utile oiiort of mtonlshing to
note how generally the ancient auper
Htitlon rcg.ii ding the figure 1.1 Is en
tertained. The pi oof of this Is to he
had by observation of hotels, apart
ment houses and to a certain extent
olllce b'lldings. wheie the figure l'J In
the labeling of doors Is conspicuous bv
Its absence.
Many of the hotels especially omit
the iiiidrrilrablc tlgiue, among those o
eschew It being tl. (n.nt ;rl,. nl
hotel. In thn'.e hnsteliles whore the
ratal figures prevail dlfllciilty Is often
experlenceil in assigning the corre
"pondlng room.
Robert L. Oram, clerk in tiie Palme:
house, has had nnicli experience l:i thib
connection. He had on pample ot the
prevailing superstition during the re
cent convention.
The llrst day of the convention a
delegate from Kentucky approached t'ie
desk and asked to be aligned to a
room with a bath.
Mr. (5 rant wrote 21: on the register
opposite tho novviy-liiKcrlbcd name and
as lie did so the man from Kenfilcv
turned pale.
"What do you take me for. sail?" he
gasped. "Do joii Imagine that I will
occupy a room In whore number the
llgure lit appears'.'"
The clerk explained that there v.is
no other apartment provided with a
bath vacant at tho time. All of 'he
liiiasslgned rooms were smaller.
"That makca no difference, sub." In
dignantly retorted tin; southern gentl
ninn. "I am not aeeiwtomed to finch
treatment, sub. 1 desire a room vhose
number Is not a menace to the piny
I represent. I nm a believer in tree
silver, sun, and do not propose to sac
rlllce my print Iples for the t,ako of a
measly bathtub."
The delegate wan given a small up
per room without a bath and then ip
peared to be satbilled.
"I occupied loom ."1:5 lit a hotel in
Cincinnati for several years," said Mr.
Oram. "I never experienced any bad
luck there, but It n a funny thins about
that room. too. One day an Invalid
guest was brought to the hotel and no
other room being available i had the
invalid conveyed to my nnm. No. .".!::.
Although his immediate death was not
ill earned of, ho died within lirteen min
utes after entering the apartment. His
people were positive the number was
responsible for their relative's sudden
demise."
At this point a guest lounging mar
Interrupted with a reminiscence.
"When I was across the water." he
wild, "I remember of being assigned
with a friend to room 111 In a hotel
there. The Individual who saw us to
the room was evidently onto the fact
that there might be n kick coming If
we noticed the number, so he covered
It with his hand as we entered.
"I noticed the action, but my frl-nd
did not. When he discovered the num
ber ho was for moving, but the room
was so much bolter than any othor
then vacant that 1 was determined to
lemaln. My niend finally pasted a
piece of paper upon which the figure 1
was inscribed over tho objectionable
II, after which ho wan content to stay
there with mo."
Afrulil to Wrnr Their l.iurcU.
Ot tho eight young women who re
ceived degrees a: the Yale commence
Pient only four had the eo'irage to
take pan In th comment emeu: pro
cession. Tho others .vielded to their
far of a little gu.vlng on the part of
their brother urekei j fur diplomas. The
four bravo virgins wero treated with
distinguished consideration and along
tin- lino they were constantly ap
plauded. In lieu of the famous and
traditional low Yale bow that all
Miiilentii make to President Dwight,
the young women swept blm a courtesy
without removing their mortar-boards,
a concession permitted by the faculty
on account of tho dlfllciilty In removing
a masculine mortar-board from a femi
nine colffuto.
takbn for ASHoPunrEn.
. I ln I.iiiiUIiis Old Mitu -,tli buiir '
if I'iiII IVrld-U.
'nxcii-p me, hir will you onie thta '
way a niotupu'. sir?" said the shopwalN
er to a stout, well-dressed man of about
0, with a frank, honest face, who had
Jiit purchased a collar, according to
the St. Louis Republic.
"Certainly," was the mii prised reply
nit he followed the young man Into the
private olllce of the head of the firm.
"Air. Ribbons," raid the young shop
walker as h entered, "I hive made an
Important discovery. See this!" and he
pulled ii protruding plcte or led ribbon
from th old man's pocket, with the re
sult that nhntt llfteen yards of It were
hroitgh' to light.
"Vou are rlg'it." said Mr. Ribbons;
"ga and fetch the police at once."
The old gentleman protcilcd that he
was Innaeent of any theft, but to no
purpo;ennd the search proee-vled. Hl
clotlHM were lined with extra pockets
and before long fifty ynnN, of ribbon
of various shtdet, and three pounds of
confectionery, half a doen packs of
playing cards, two dozen colored hand
. ivhlcfs, .som-' small flags, a doznt
orauge.i. a w'lltc labbit. half a bushel
jf artificial flowers, two guinea pigs, a
anaiy in a small cage and some eggs j
were proline'1 1.
The poor old fellow's dimensions had
if course, decreased In size and he look
d a wo-be.;otie mortal.
Just th-n there was an linpatirat
knock at the dior and Immediately a
short, b'.; diets like nun entered ' in
meat excitement.
'i was told I should find you her?,'
he gispe,). -What in the world do you
want to take up all this time to buy n
collar for? Ilut whats the matter with
.vivi, anyway""
"This nu-i has just been taken up a?
a rhop-lifter," sa j, the detective, anil he
pointed to the goods lying about.
'.shaplitting be blowcd." angrily re
piled the rhort num. "lie's the' raa-i
glcian'.s mm at our show and has been
with tii fir yean. How do you expect
the '!!'ji;!iiet or Mystic Novelties' to bo
gone on with and all the other trlckt
without the hotust-lookmg, white-wh!a-kered
old gent sitting down in front
to let things b taken out of him after
they have been put In boxes on the
si'age? It can't b? done and he must
com.' with me."
'Young man," said Mr. Ribbons, as,
the others left the room, ".vou are very
aiele.s and have made a serious nil.
tr.c. lie mare caiel'ul In fuiiiic."
XVIiiitiM-iiint unit Delirium,
"One of t:ie mast wholesome, dell
eloiti and movement ways of using
Lima or other shelled beans while In th"
ireen state Is in a puiee." oabl a mat
ron vho-. llntfrs are always delight
ful. "Cook the beans In boiling water
for t-n miui'tes. then drain, rinse and!
put again into boiling water, plenty
of it, and cook until vcrv tender Tnra
into a pure" strainer and pros:! all th"'
pulp through. Put on to boil again''
and ad. I milk or cream mniicicni to
make It the u.Minl puree consistency.
For etch q'l.irt of the mixture caol;
one la-jji'spaon each ot butter r.mli
Hour together as for white sauce and!
stir It Into the boiling limiid. Sciaan
with salt and pepper. Serve with
wafers. It la convenient to cook a
luge tpnntity of the beans at one
and sin them, then add milk und thick-
mir.g .inly to whatever portion may be
needed fjr that meal, as the pulp will!
ki.-p longer without the milk and but
'". Then It I i but a few minutes
work to preoare a puree for the next
'lay's dinner, or a nourishing portion
If one of Hip family cornea in faint and
hungry and dees not care for or cannot
wait for solid fu id. I learned the valtit suddenly grew ilgld. His features cou
nt this oa.-aly prepared dish one Hum-, traded and his eye.s stared wildly,
mer whoii 1 had a guest who could not bulging from their sockets. His amis
eat solid food, and again when friend.'' uial shoulders bent backward and bis
came in after mealtime, faint ami ex-1 chest was considerably raiaed above
hniiste! front long fasting and aevrnj nirmal. His veins and powerful mus
exertlon at i railroad accident. There! cles were strongly outlined on hl.i s!:in
was nothing else that I could prepnr
and they thought it the boot lun !.'
they ever tasted."
I'mni'lt VVii4tmliitir A'iIk'T.
Paris seem t to be turning the Lip-...
burg garden Into a sort of Frpnch
Westminster Abbey. The latest bo.:!
It Is proposed to set up there Is that
of Salute Heuve. the critic. Fortunate
ly, in the mile or more of avenue be
tween the palace and the observatory
there Is room for all of France's gieat
men. If they are only set clone enaugl'
to each other. '
SOME MARRIAGE OMENS.
The bride who dreams of fair os llio
night before her marriage will be
thrice blesacd.
If the groom carries a miniature
horseshoe in his pocket ho will always;
have good luck.
Ship matriages are considered any
thing but lucky. Get married on land
or don't get married at all.
No bride or groom ohould ho given
n telegram whllo on the way to church.
It Is positively a sign of ovil.
No bride, If she would htivo good
luck, should bake her own wedding
cake. To do ,io Invites HI fortune.
Don't wear an opal In getting mar
ried. Some people declaro that opal:,
are luck. History proves the con
trary.
If the wedding ring la dropped dur
ing tho coremouy the bride may -i3
well wish herself unborn, for she will
always have evil luck.
Kiss a bride right after the cerenioii)
and before the newly made husband
has had a chance to do so and you will
have excellent luck throughout tho
year.
Maidens eager to wed should give
dish water heated to n boiling point
a wldo berth. It means that they will
not marry for a long tlmo If thoy at
tempt to cleanso dishes In water ao
ho
ITIIE FIIJST OX IJKC0IID
THi: FIRST PERSON TO HECOV
ER FROM HYDFO'HOBIA.
lliirtiiM llitn'l Know VFImt tit Mnko nf
tint t'iio. ut ItrcoviT.v Win Ciinilclrrrcl
linpiiMltile I'liiMiiil ,r tlm llltn of u
31.lt! fat.
MAN has had hyd
tophobhi, that a.v
ftii illeae which
doctors ray Is abso.
lately Incurable,
and lives to tell
nbout It -tho first
I n stance, ever
known.
He is Abraham
"jchle'.enger. a weli-
T-ts't7
kuowu business
reati or St. Louis, who was attacked
by tlie malady while on a visit to his
brother and sister at Lock Arbor. N. J.
Mr. Seh!cMnger, who Is a tall.well
built man or forty-six, was bitten one
night last October by a ul?k eat. The
wound healed quickly and nothing vai
thought of It fuithei. Mr. Srhlownrc.T
continued In good health until about
threo vvielts ago, when he complained
of a headache and a nausea about the
stomach. The next tln.v he felt no bet
tnr, but declared be was not sick
enough to need a physician, and so
none was called.
ttl- tlm nftoHt.nr... . t. 'rtll, ...l..
. '.' ktl- ,1. IV. IIIHI.l u till' ItllllJ ii: i
day he began to reel a shooting pain
from the tip of his right forefinger up
his arm and into his head. In debating
cm hit fa range symptoms his sister,
Louise, thought fully temarked:
"K it wasn't that that cat bit you In
the Ion forefinger, Abe, I would be In
clined to think -"
Slut did not complete the sentence
aloud, but It continued in her thoughts
a'; ?ll ''hlenly recalled that the cat
had not bitten him in the left forefinger
but In tho right. Slip was fearful of
.ailing his attention to the fact. At
the same time It Impressed her so
stiongly that she tent for Dr. A. 11.
KoiiiiB, the nearest physician. Dr.
Koluis did not think It could be hydro
phobia after such a long lapse of time.
He could not diagnose the illness
blood poisoning. a.- the outward symp
toms were not apparent. Nor did the
complaint of Mr. Schlcss'iiger suggest
such a dla;;no.sls. He concluded by glv
the invalid tieatment for his stomach
and nerves, as the athletic patient ildl
culed the suggestion that anything clip
might be the cause of the trouble. Tin
leuiedles had no effect further than to
.stimulate Mr. Schlescnger's nerves,
and he was able to come to the supper
table that night. He evinced no appe-
tite. however, only lemarklng that he
would like a glass or fre-.li well water.
His ulster Louise aiwe and procured
ll ,or """ w"en the glass bid set a
momc,u he3lde his plate, he leisurely
ra!,"'1 u tov'lll'(l ' lips. Then ntid-
oeniy sei u down without lasting it.
At the same time it was noticed that
he shivered and contracted his throat,
trying to swallow an imaginary mouth-
'"'
I guess I don't want a drink." h
simply said.
An hour afterward Mr. Sclibvonger
jrevv worse. Shooting pains com
menced to cross his head with Increas
ing activity. His brother and sister.
seeing these ominous signs, could no
Linger leirain from comment, hut their
suggestions of hydrophobia only anger
ed him. He declared It was neuralgia.
He was forced to retire to his bed, how
ever, and the doctor was again called.
, ill iv i, i ,u-n .in, .Tfiiif.teimer.-i name
i ' - -- -
There could no longer be a doubt of
the nature of the disease and the doc
tor declared It to bo hydrophobia.
Ho did not tell tho patient his real
thoughts, however. Sehlesenger wa3
told that It was a severe case of neu
ralgia and that tt would cease at a cer
tain hour that nltrbt. After timt ,i,n
oatient iirevv easier. At ttu iumni,,tn,i
hour he had grown entirely well. The
cure is entirely attributed to will
power.
Tlm ICftort IHxrniird-oii.
"If theio Is anything that I covet,"
raid Mr. Spicklc.s' wife, 'it Is a good
voice. I know that It is very wrong
to be envious but I can't help it when
I hear another woman singing."
And as Mr. Splckles Is a notoriously
mean man no'jody wns surprised to
hear him reply:
"That Id perfectly natural. If you
could sing you'd he sitting up there
with tho choir, where you could see
what every woman In church had on
without turning your head." Wash
ington Star.
lilnil.
Cholly Roclly. do you think Ade
laide cares for mo? Mildred Yos, ahe
says hhp prefers your company to that
of any gentleman sho knows, because
It requires suoh a omall mental elfort
to hold conversation with you. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
ii.t i:.nr ,iiii.
'Aunt Eivlry Hobbs never got up
in that rooniatlz spell jit."
'Naw ; pome rolks won't never git
ten bed niong other folks keep a
.chlu' Ice cream to 'cm." Exchange.
Thl VtVatlittr.
Country Harbor (affably to total
frrnngFr) Very tryln' weather this,
ei". Makes ou feol as If you'd llko
t.o body In a pond an' your 'cad in a
i.ublU 'ougc! Fiom Punch.
WILD STEERS WRECK A BICYCLE.
Ititurli C little CUto a Wjntnlns linrlor
H I.'.voly Iturn.
Men who are posted In the waya of
wtvtern range cattle, and especially
those of the Texas bre?d, know It Is
extremely hazardous to approach Wont
on foot or In any unusual manner.
Mounted cowboys rldo through and
around herds without tro ible because
tho animals arc acustimcl to string
men on horseback, but the appearance
within 'clurip range of any strange ob
ject armiaes their cttti'jslty and lr.
Pedestrians me a rarity on cattle
ranchcit; llke.v'se blcye!"S.
Dr. A. M. Hamilton of Laramie, Wyo..
should have known lie'ter than to try
to c:wn tha range nonr a big buti-ij of
rtters on his bb !, , but It joems
he didn't, and now the iVteior Is laid
up with a broken should".- blade, hla
hair is blanched by fright and his new
3100 wheel Is ruined beyond repair.
Tho doctor had occasion to visit n pa
tient on th- Little Laramie river and
was within four miles of Larnmle town
on his way home when h ran Into a
herd of Toxara. It was probably the
first wheelman the cattle had ever seen,
for they pawed the ground and snorted
! viciously for a moment and then made
n concerted ehaige for the doctor, who
; realizing his danger, pedaled away ut
the top of his s.)"od in an elTort to a
cjiie. There aro few living things except a
race horse of high class that can on'-
run a Texaa range stovr when once in
, f"H motion. Dr. Hamilton made a brave
, '"ft- hut the cattle gained on him al
, every jump and lie could feel the hot
hreath of the leaders almost at his si lr
before he had covered hair a mile. Ju.it
r..? he thought one particularly vieioiM
looking beast was aboi.t to pick him off
with his horns th wheel struck a hum
mock and the doctor took a header
which landed h!in safe In a buffalo wal
low, when, he hy quiet while tho cattle
Jumped over him. The steers were tin
der such headway they couldn't stop
and besides it Isn't the nature of west
ern steers to stop when they have once
started on a stampede until they drop
from exhaitatlon.
The bicycle did not es.'ape. It lay
directly in the path of tho maddened
anlmal3 and was crushed Into a worth
less wreck.
Liilioiirhrri, on Tj! vitlnn.
Henry Labouehere Is always latere ti
ing If not original. Here is Ills Idea
of a sound system of fixation:
IJvery one ought to be allowed tc
accumulate during his lifetime whai
lie pleases, but when he dle3 -.hero
ought to lie a maximum that he may
leave to relations or friends, all in ex
cess of this maximum colim to the
i ntnt0 TaU(i for 1:iHt':iI1,Vi Mp As(0
It Is said that ho po?ses-es about i'.ftv
million pounds sterling. Evidently he
cannot spend the Interest of "thL
aniount. In a given number of years
therefore. If this money from genera
tion to geneiatlon remains In the
hands cf one single Individual, It wi!'
become ,".ui) million pounds sterling
Neither the Individual nor the commu
nity will benefit hy this. Therefore. 1
would meet It by binding Into the pub
lic treasury most of Mr. Astor's llft.v
million pounds sterling on his death
How would this harm him? He would
have ceased to exist. If the atate took
till per cent of his money on his death
he would Mill have one-half million
pounds sterling to dispose of anil c-n
this sum his heirs or heir might rur
on very comfortably.
C'ycllir- iiii.t SiiiMlrnld-.
Cyclers seem to po-ess in a large
measure Immunity from Minstroke
There was one prostration Saturd.ij
:n the big cyclers' parade in Cincin
nati, but It is an exception that icrvej
tnly to prove the rule. And the tea
cons for such immunity are not Irani
to find. Habitual wheeling tones up
the system, brings out the perspira
tion, produces what is equivalent to a
constant breeze, and as exertion tinder
finch conditions results in Increased
evaporation from the surface of the
biker's body, he -beds the hot ray ot
Hie .sun as the otlod feathers of water
fowl turn aside the pafering shotj of
! rain. Louitvillo Times
NOTES OF DAY.
It has been found that nearly all the
rivers in west Afiita, within 1,000 mlb-a
east and west of Ashaute?, yield gold.
A doctor says that half the deafness
prevalent at the present time Is proba
bly the result of children bavins their
ears boxed.
Platinum wires havo been drawn so
fino that two of them tvvltitod together
could bo Inserted In the hollow of a
hi' man hair.
At the boginnlna: of the century tho
population of Iondon Inei eased yearly
20 per cent. It increased only 10 per
cent from ls$l to 1S91, and now the in
creato Is still less.
The most callously nude soap In U3j
la that .supplied to the stations of tho
London and Northwestern Railway
Company, which is made from the fat
un grease washed out of their meat
e'oths.
At one of thu unlvesity unions an
orator declared that tho Uiitl&h lion,
whether it is roaming tho deserts of
India or climbing tho forests' of Cana
da will not draw In Its horns or retlro
into its shell."
In a coroner's Jury empaneled In
London tho other day there wero 12
Smiths, one Jones and ouo Hrovvn. To
complete tho cycle it 3 only necessary
to mention that tho doccasod'a namo
was Robinson.
It Is a curious and bowllderlng cir
cumstance that In a world and lu an
ago where progress is ono of the lnvn
of existence the violin should bo today
as to torm and nil essential dotalls ex
actly what 13 was Borne 300 yeaw ogo.
1
t
77i3:."J .
4&7
;niwsM
1? . "-- -t .-. .3ff--".'-V"t W " MMlt "tl,tt"J-'frr.A--N.