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RECALLS OLD CHIME.
DEATH IN NEW YORK OF A
HEARTLESS BETRAYER.
tie Cntno to tho Ecnpod Murderer n
Wanderer nnd Wim Cnred For
Finally Concluded to Try for tlio
Xlangtnnu'i Itettard.
Thero died In n New Yotk liquor
houBO the other day n man who hnd
drunk himself to death. Ills very body
had begun to decay as a result of con
tinual saturation with narcotics. Ho
was known about tho saloons aa "Jim,
tho Bum," but his real name was
James Lesprnnco. His rcmaliiB wcro
carted away to the potter's field, whllo
his bouI flitted to tho Judgment, thero
tq stand trial for n crime for which
the laws of human government pre
Bcrlbo no punishment. Fifteen years
ngo Lespranco betrayed Into the hands
of tho law ono Luko Phlpps, who on
tho night of August 19, 1S83, shot his
young wlfo on n Detroit ilver ferry
boat. Mrs. Phlpps was In company
with n man, a stranger to the murder
er. No effort was made to shoot her
companion. Tho shooting was done
on tho Canadian side and I'hlpps was
at once arreBtcd nnd held In the Sand
wich, Ont., Jail, for murder In tha first
degree "Whllo awaiting tilul ho es
caped with some other prisoners but
was recaptured in 1'iillman, 111.
At tho tlmo of Phlpps' capture It was
given out that whllo under the Influ
ence of liquor he told of the murder,
nnd revealed his Identity; that William
McEwen, Bon of the then sheriff of
Essox county, who was employed In
tho Pullman olllccs, heard of Phlpps'
unsolicited confession, nnd wired his
father, who rent on deputies.
In n recent conversation with
Detective Andy Rohan of Chi
cago, who arrested I'hlpps, that
ofTleer revealed to a Detroit
detective a story of baroness and
Ingratitude on the part of the Inform
er against Phlpps, that places tho first
version nt naught. It seems that the
wifc-slnyer broke jail on November 20,
of the year of his arrest, with anoth
er murderer named Greenwood and a
thief named Sncr3. They sawed
through tho bars of their window nnd
lost little time In getting out of the
queen's dominions. Phlpps wandered
to the Illinois town, where, In fancied
Bccurlty, ho started a poolroom. One
LUKE PHIPPS.
clay, an old acquaintance, a French
Canadian, whom ho had known long
bofore tho tragedy, drifted Into Pull
man. He was penniless, ragged nnd
half-starved, and Phlpps, ignoring the
first law of nature, took him In and
cared for him. Ho bought him a new
eult of clothes and Installed him as
his right bower In tho poolroom.
Tho vagrant friend knew the story
of tho outcast Phlpps, who was living
under an assumed name, yet tho fugi
tive trusted him. The reward offered
for Phlpps' apprehension finally over
camo whatover qualms of conscience
the fellow might have possessed, and
ho resolved to become n Judas. He
revealed Phlpps' Identity to Rohan,
nnd led the latter to tho poolroom,
where Phlpps was Innocently engnged
in a game. Tho Informer stood in n
recesB of tho door nnd pointed out
Phlpps to the detective. Tho latter ad
vanced and, tapping the doomed man
on the shoulder, said:
"Phlpps, I want you for murder."
Tho latter's completo surprise and
show of emotion nt onco convlncod the
dctectlvo that ho had not been misin
formed. Phlpps wilted. He seemed to
have wearied of the continued exile nnd
dread of detection, nnd he simply
turned to the ofllcer nnd said:
"Well, I guesH It's nil up with mo."
Then, turning to tho mnn who had
bo treacherously entrapped him, he
conferred upon him tho nppurtonnnces
nnd good-will of his pool room busi
ness. He never suspected his Judas.
The lntter was unsuccessful with his
ill-gotten legacy, and became very dis
sipated nnd finally left Pullman In the
direst poverty. Ho never received any
of tho reward money. He drifted to
New York to die n nameless tramp.
Luke Phlpps was hanged Juno 17,
1884, and n grewsome reminder of his
crime nnd Its expntlatlon Is tho shell
of tho stoamer Hope, which lies rotting
nnd moss-grown In a Sandwich canal.
The lint TVIndi of tlio Itnrklei.
Scientists are of the opinion that
hot, dry winds that blow over tho
eastern slope of tho Rocky mountains
depond upon tho presence of slow
moving, low-pressure nreas In that re
gion, and) thonco enstward, accompa
nied by relatively high pressure over
tho Pacific ocean off tho const of Ore
gon. It Is believed that air Is heated
in ita sudden passing from tho sum
mit of the Rockies to Uio prairies below,
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UNHAPPY DY AMBITIOM,
Widows of Noted Men Who Aro How
Mlit-rahln.
Tlio recent death of Mndamo Ba
zalnc, In a hospital In Mexico, removes
tho first of thrco famous nnd unhappy
women whose histories nre closely In
tortwlncd nnd whoso ambitious
schemes have helped to shnpe tho des
tiny of Fratico, Tho other two nre
Cnrlottn, the widow of the lll-stnrrcd
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, nnd
Eugenie, the widow of Napoleon 111.,
Emperor of the French. Mmo. Bn
zalno was n Mexican Indy and the
friend of Empress Carlottn. When alio
becamo the wlfo of Oen. Bszalne, tho
marshal of France, Emperor Maximil
ian gave her a princely dower. 8ho
encouraged her husband's ambitious
projects and remained loyal to him
through all his misfortunes. When ho
was sentenced to be degraded and shot
for having capitulated to the Germans
nt Metz without having exhausted all
his means of defense, his wife succeed
ed In getting his scntenco commuted
to twenty years' Imprisonment without
military degradation. Shortly nfter
ward bIio effected his escape from pris
on and was his comfort and stay until
his death in 1888. Mmo. Ilaznine's
friend nnd patroness, the Empross Cnr
lottn, Is still living In nn lusano nsy
lutn in Brussels. Slio Is the dnughter
of King Leopold of Belgium. When
her husband, Maximilian, was compell
ed to abandon nil hopo of succeeding
to the crown of Austria alio encourag
ed him to accept the offer of Napoleon
III. to make him Emperor of Mexico.
When Maximilian was hard pressed by
the republican troops In Mexico she
wont to Franco and appealed for as
sistance to Napoleon and Eugenic.
Her nppcnl was rtf.ucd and she be
came Insane. It In said that slio does
not to this day know that her husband
was shot In Mexico llilrty-tlnec years
ngo.
Eugenlo Do Montljo, the widow of
Emperor Napoleon III., has been no
less unhappy than her two friends,
Mmo. Baznlne and the Empress Car
lottn. She lives a sad nnd lonely wo
man In Chlsolhurst, England. The
overthtow of tho French empire and
the expatriation and death of her hus
band crushed her ambitious spirit, nnd
her bereavement v. as completed In
1879, when her only son was killed
whllo fighting against the Zulus in
South Africa.
FLOCK OF BUZZARDS.
The Scavcncom of Charleston, and Work
Every Dny Kicept Sund.tr.
Washington correspondence Chicago
Record: One of the curious sights In
Charleston Is a flock of buzzards,
which, six days lnthe week, hover
around tho streets and alleys, and par
ticularly tho market places of that
city. They are tho public scavengers
and aro protected by law. They cloan
the streets of garbage and other filth,
and work from dawn to sunset In a
most enorgctlc and faithful manner on
familiar terms with tho population.
Thoy have loarned not to foar any one,
but swoop down wherever they like
nnd carry off all the decaying animal
and vegetablo matter they find. When
tho sun goes down they fly across tho
bay and roost In tho dark groves that
line tho banks of the river. They
never work on Sunday. Charleston Is
a very religious city. The observanco
of the Sabbath Is more strict thero per
haps than In any other place of its
size In tho country. Tho peoplo, most
ly PresbyterlanB and Huguenots, ro
taln tho old-fashlonod ideas about tho
fourth commandment. Even tho vul
tures respect this sentiment, and "Ro
raember the Sabbath day to keep It
holy." When they disappear Saturday
night they are never seen again until
Monday morning, and this has been
their habit as long as the oldest in
habitant can remember.
The American Dnel.
Two German students having quar
reled, decided the earth was not largo
enough for both of them to live on and
resorted to the diabolical practice call
ed an "Amorlcan duel." In a darkoned
room the two young men drew lota,
having sworn that he who drew the
black ball would commit suicide. Tho
unhappy loser went to his room and
discharged a bullet into his broast,
but missed his heart, and lingered far
several days on his deathbed; his par
ents were summoned by telegraph and
besought him on their knees to dlscloso
the name of his antagonist, but ho
steadfastly refused, and died with tho
secret In his breast. Tho students not
only excused his conduct, but praised
his courage, and when his remains
were taken to tho railway station to bo
transported to a tllstan city, they ac
companied tho funeibi rortogo with
torches and music. The st1 'r nts claim
ed ho was not u suli-iilo ft r h"
killed In an honorable duo!, mid i. j
maintained that his opponent v.d not
accessory to his death, because ho shot
himself.
Thunder nnd I.lglitnluir.
Thundor and lightning, thoigh nat
ural operations, are a causo of great
nlnrra to many. It Is seldom any per
son Is Injured who keeps away from
considerable metallic substances and
nvolds Immcdlnto contact with tho
walls of tho house. Tho mlddio of the
room Is In general perfectly aafo, and
tho lowor rooms aro safer than tho
upper. A bed removod at a slight dis
tance from tho walls of tho room Is in
perfect security, oven If the houso were
struck. When lead Is used on tho roofa
of buildings particular caro should bo
taken that It communicates with the
spouts, and by theso means with tho
ground. To detormlne the distance of
tho lightning, count the seconds be
tween tho flash and tho thundor, and
reckon less than n quarter of a, mllo
for overy second.
ASSAILS CAPT. MAUAN
COL. HiCOINSON FLAYS THE
NOVEL WRITER.
He llim Horn n I'nllllml lMiiro for
Muro Tlnin llttlf n Century Com
minuted it South ('iirollnit Hpgtuicnt
During tlio "iir.
Col. Thomas Wontworth Hlgmlnson,
fn his address before tho Twentieth
Century club, In Boston, recently, de
livered a hitter attack on Capt. Alfred
T. Mahan, tho celebrated American
writer upon naval affairs. Col. Hlg
glnson's address was entitled, "Freo
dom," and some of his remarks about
Capt. Mahan wore of a rather peraonnl
character. Among other things ho
nald that "a rawhide In the hands of n
Boer farmer might teach him (Mahan)
a lesson In tho right of self-govern-ment."
In criticising Capt. Mahan's lato
artlclo In the Indopeudcnt,Col. Hlggln
son said: "Capt. Mahau's Idea Is tho
naval board of prize money theory. It
disposes of every man's right to his
own child. Not n farm In New Eng
land, not a set of carpenter tools, not n
block of telephone stock, could be hold
by Us owner under this theory, unless
ho used It with propriety. How su
perbly would President Eliot provldo
for Harvard should he take possession
of all tho property even of Cambridge
peoplo who woro using It Injudiciously.
The result would bo a final swallowing
up of nations, until only two English
Speaking nations remained, with the
necessity of ono swallowing tho other.
"When a truth is well stated It Is
well to havo the opposlto side brought
out as forcibly as possible. It Is un
fortunate that wo have a man, hon
ored In literature and naval service,
who will state an absoluto falsehood
as though It wero tho truth. Capt.
Mahan, In a recent letter to tho New
York Independent, lays down tho gon
eral prlnclplo that neither a state nor
a peoplo possesses any right to govern
itself, or to Independence, saying: "As
to the Boers, the right they havo de
pends upon the use they mnke of their
power, and they havo forfeited that
right."
Col. Hlgglnson Is one of tho old-style
abolitionists of Now England. Ills
career has been full of struggle, adven
ture, activity In many linos, and suc
cess In n few. He has now reached tho
grand old ago of 77, yot his mind Is as
quick nnd responsive as It was when
ho was adjutant on the staff of Gen.
James H. Lano of Kansas, nearly 40
years ngo. He was born In Cam
bridge, Mass., was graduated from
Harvard In 1841, and from the divinity
school In 1847, nnd nt once took up tho
pastorato of the First Congregational
church at Newburyport. In 1850 ho
left tho ministry and became tho free
soil candidate for congress. Falling
of election, he took tho pulpit of the
Free church at Worcester, but n few
years bofore tho opening of the civil
war ho discarded the cloth a second
tlmo to devote himself to the agitation
against slavery.
Tho beginning of tho wnr saw him a
soldier In active servlco as n cnptaln In
tho Fifty-first Massachusetts Infantry.
Ho was afterward colonel Thirty-first
South Carolina volunteers tho first
regiment of freed slaves taken Into tho
service of the Union. Ho took tho tbwn
of Jacksonville, but being wounded at
Wilton's Bluff, ho resigned his com
mand In 1804. For fourteen years ho
mado his homo at Nowport, but In 1873
removod to Cambridge, whoro ho has
since resided, Col. Hlgglnson's fnmo
depends chiefly on his articles In peri
odical literature and his poems In his
first volumo entitled "Thallato."
Orchid Dinners.
Ono of tho fads of tho day Is to givo
orohld dinners. All of tho floral deco
rations of theso entertainments nre
wonted out In orchids, nnd the effect
is extremely rich nnd beautiful.
Even tho politicians ngreo that hon
esty is the best policy for everybody
else,
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THOS. WENTWORTH HIGQINSON.
AUSTRALIANS HAD TO OETBEE3
Vthy Their l'lrt Crop of I'lorer Will n
I'ulttirr.
"Yes. sir, some mighty queer things
occur in tho horticultural world," said
tho florist, who had Just been telling
how chryannthomums wero bred very
much like animals and how It was pos
sible to put stripes on them or mako
thorn almost any shade desired. "You
probably wouldn't think that tho pres
ence or absence of hoes would guaran
tee the continued existence or tho dis
appearance of nn agricultural staple
like clover, would you? Of course.you
wouldn't, and If you toll that fact and
tho clrcunutnnres of nn actual caso
to the nverago layman ho will think
ou nre telling him a hand-raised, hy
brid horticultural Joke. It Isn't a joko.
An experiment down In Australia
year ago proved that nothing was
farther removed from fiction. Origin
ally there was no clovor In Australia
and not n bee was to be found In tho
whole country. Tho peoplo found that
clocr would bo a most desirable addi
tion to their agricultural product.
Clover seed was brought nnd sowed.
The climate and soil were everything
that could lio desired nnd a beautiful
crop of clover was the result. Clover
hullers thrashed out tho seed, which
was sown the next year. Whoro tho
seed was bowj tho ground remained
bare. Scarcely n sprig of clover came
up. Tho farmers wero astonished nnd
sclontlsts were called upon for n di
agnosis of tho caso. They soon lo
cated tho trouble thero wero no bees
or other Insects which could carry tho
pollen from one clover blossom to nn
other. This mixture must tnko place,
else tho seed will bo Inert nnd abso
lutely Incapable of reproduction. Bees
wero Imported to tho country nnd thero
was never nny more difficulty about
the growing of clovor In Australia.
Tho bees In seeking honoy from tho
clover blossoms got tho pollen on
their legs and wings and thus carry It
from one blossom to another. It does
n't take long for a few hundred bees
to mako the necessary mixture In a
big field of clover."
OEN. WILLIAM W. AVERELL.
MaJ.-Gen. William Woods Averell,
whoso death occurred at Bath, N. Y.,
recently, was a prominent cavalry
leader on tho Union side during tho
civil war. Gen. Avoroll was 07 years of
age. Ho left West Point In 1855 and
gained an envlablo reputation as an In
dian fighter, being severely wounded.
When tho civil war broko out Gen.
Averell received tho appointment of
colonel of a Pennsylvania cavalry regi
ment In tho army of tho Pbtomao. In
GEN. WILLIAM W. AVERELL.
March, 18C3, he began n scries of raids
whleh made his namo famous. In
1804 ho was given command of the sec
ond cavalry division in the army, and
was wounded at Wythovillo, but re
mained on tho field. Gen. Averell re
signed from tho nrmy at tho closo of
tho war. For three years subsequently
ho held tho ofilco of consul-general at
Montreal. Ho had been prominent In
business circles In Now York city of
lato years, being heavily interested In
asphalt pavln?.
TEN COMMANDMENTS
FOR THE AID OF CENSUS
ENUMERATORS.
An tfnninrlnl Supplication to the ArtI
rtilttiralliitt to lo l'rrpurod to Anmver
All gupntlnui rrnniptly Motel aiothud
of liiitrttotlnn.
1. And It shall come to pass In Juno
that n census of agriculture bo taken
by tho chosen men of tho nation, who
number two score and ton thousand.
2. Upon n parchment, yet upon n
cpnrato parchment, which Is called n
Bchedulo, tho chosen men shall wrlto
the chief things and the little things of
tho farm, and tho vnluo of them.
3. But neither the wlckod, nor tho
nssossor of many tuxes, nor tho col
lector thereof, bIiiiII nerve with tho
chosen; nor Khali ho look upon tho
returns to know any man's proi jrty.
4. The anointed only from tho oen
mis shall lay hands on tho returns nnd
know tho writings thoieon. Whoso do
oth mnro than this surely shall bo pun
ished. Thus salth tho law.
5. Tho chosen people of tho lnnd,
tho enumerators thereof, shall, swear
ing solemnly, write upon tho parch
ment, yea, upon overy parchment, tho
length nnd breadth of every crop;
voilly, tho trim shekels' worth of nil
things upon tho farm In 1899 shall bo
summed up on the blanks which tho
king of tho ceiisuH glveth out. and they
shall bo kept foiover and ever In tho
temples at Washington, whuro ninny
nations tuny behold the correct mens
me of thu strength of the land.
0. Alld all till' llvo Htiudi ni'twit'illttP
to ngo, nnd all the poultiy, and all tho
hives of bees whlrh tho husbandman
hath shall bo counted, nnd they shall
be written In value n the law wilth
and preserved In the temples.
7. And tho length ami breadth of
the farm, and the value thoreof. nntl
the value of tho houses and barns for
shelter thereon, nnd tho value of tho
machinery and Implements nnd chari
ots which man UBoth shall likewise bo
written and laid forever In tho temples
of truth. Thus salth tlin law.
8. He who lenscth land shall answer
nil things to the elect Ilko unto him
who owneth it, for the king of the cen
sus hath said that ono man shall not
be called and nnothor left.
f. Thus salth the king of tho census
to his people: "Thou shult this day
write upon n tablet nil the things of
the farm and tho vnluo of them; the
vnluo of all thou hast oaten nnd all
that thou hast sold and exchanged,
nnd bo rendy; for In nn hour yo wot
not next Juno tho enumerator cometh.
Bleasod bo he that makcth full and
porfect nnswora quickly."
10. Send thou unto the king of tho
census, at Washington, which is the
King s homo, or unto tho high priest of
tho consim of agriculture, and thou
wilt receive light.
'JONES"TOO MUCH FORTAOAL8
Thero ! No "J" la Their LnngnBicu or
In flpnnlih.
Major Samuel B. Jones of tho regular
army is now quartermaster at Boston.
He served with distinction until re
cently In tho Philippines, says the
Philadelphia Post. A curious local
custom In Luzon authorizes a native to
tnko and uso a foreign name, gonorally
Spanish, in addition to his own Tagal
patronymic. This accounts for the
multitudes of such sonorous names as
"Agramonto," "Urinrte" and "Polo
blcja." Tho major had won tho gratl
tudo of a native, who announced his
determination to ndopt tho American
family name of Jonos before it oc
curred to him that thero was no equiv
alent for "J" in either Spanish or
Tngal. Ho had it written out for him
by a soldier, to whom he gave a box
of cigars for his trouble, and then da
parted from tho camp. Somo tlmo
after tho native came Into enmp and
was addressed by his now namo. Ho
looked worried and called his Inter
locutor asldo nnd explained to him his
troubles. "PlenHO don't call me by
that name," he said, plaintively. "You
see, I took that wrltton name homo to
my village and showed it to my rela
tives. Thoy were much pleased, but
when they tried to read it no two pro
nounced it alike. Rather than havo
trouble In tho family I am looking for
a brave American whoso nnmo is com
prehensible!" IIli Adilrei.
The following, from nn English
paper, will bo onjoyod by speakers who
havo found themselves called upon to
address audiences already wearied by
excessively long speeches: A certain
mnn was Invited to speak nt a local
gathering, and holng nobody In par
ticular, was placed last on the list of
speakers. Moreover, tho chairman In
troduced several speakers whoso names
were not on tho list, and tho audience
was tired out when ho said, Introduc
ing tho final speakor, "Mr. Bones will
now givo us his address." "My nd
dress," said ,Mr. Bonos, rising, "Is G51
Park Villas, S. W nnd I wish you all
good-night."
HTlutt lllni Money.
Mr. Whoatplt My failure Is the talk
of the street! At tho meeting of my
creditors today I arrangod to pay 10
cents on tho dollnr. Mrs. Whoatplt
(after a momont's figuring) Oh, Hen
ry, Isn't that lovely? Then the foO
hnt I sent homo today will only cost
you ?5. Llfo.
Mnklntr n Living
First Swell They say this fellow ac
tually earns his living with that voice.
Socond Swell Is that so?
First Swell Yes by collecting tho
things that aro thrown j1 Skai. Ally
Sloper.
WILD ANIMALS
Ilrefl In Cnpllvltr Itnvrlnp Ferocity In
Hpltn of Trnlnlnir.
Thore Is a current tradition that wild
animals horn In captivity do not attain
the savngeuess of thouc bred In tholr
native Jungle, nnd thnt the toth of
such animals do not develop as they do
In tho wild state. Mr. Alexnndor Day,
assistant superintendent out nt tho
zoo, whose oxperlonco with wild nnl
mals has bron almost lifelong, says
that ho has not found those assertions
to bo true, llowover Innocent nnd ap
parently tame tho cubs may appear, ho
says, thoro Is n time when they nttaln
savngoness apparently from Instinct,
nnd show all tho characteristics of tho
animals whose homo has always been
tho forest or tho plain. As for tho de
velopment of teeth, Mr. Day points for
Illustration to full-grown lions which
woro born mid reared In cnptlvltr arnl
mny bo scon any day cracking bonis
of ment with which they aro fed with
evory evidence of possessing the most
sound teeth possible. Tho only w.,y
In which wild animals In captivity us'i
nlly suffer with their teeth Is thlit
when they nro fed they mny grab at
the ment which Is pushed through tho
bars with n big Iron fork nnd break a
tooth on tho fork, or thoy may fn
Jumping against tho bars InJuro a
tooth nnd suffer afterward from Its
loss. Tho little lions, when baby culM,
tiro shy nt first; then hecomo as play
ful as kittens. For the first year of
their llfo usually they may bo treated
ns domestic animals. At tho ago of
about twelve weeks the cubs aro taken
from their mother, but In the mean
time slio has taught them to out meat.
At first tho culm suck n bone or a scrap
of raw meat which tlio mother tenia
off for them. Often they may bo seen
gnawing upon n bone which the moth
er lion holds In her Jaws and paws.
When first tnkon from their mother
the cubs nro given finely chopped meat,
the plecea being gradually made larger
until they nre Ivon bones, upan which
they sharpen nnd develop tholr teeth.
In tlmo the lions can crush tho bones
with onse. From VI to II months of
ngo the young lions are, It Is said, so
cross as to be almost iiumaungeable.
At tho ago of 18 months or two years
the cubs are taken In hand by tho
trainer nnd then, having reached tholr
growth, they nro ready to bo perfected
In tholr tricks nnd to bo exhibited. It
Is said by thoso familiar with Hon
taming nnd training that lions which
have been brought up as pets nro tho
tinniest to train for performers. They
do not seem to take tho training seri
ously, nnd nro not so easily mastered
as those which linvo grown to maturity
without potting. Baltimore Sun.
GOV. ROOSEVELT'S BRIBE.
I'rtld SIO for it Miot nt it Wounded
Chnrirlnir Hrlitly ftenr.
"A friend of mine," snys a New York
or, "told me the following story about
Gov. Roosevelt that I had never heard
boforo. Tho present governor was out
with a guldo after grizzlies, and if
one was found the agreement was that
Roosevelt should take the P. re, shot,
and If ho missed, tho socond was to
go to tho guide. Tho govomor, you
know, Is near Blghted and has to wear
glasses. They finally got a shot at a
grizzly and although the governor suc
ceeded In winging him tho hear was
not fatally wounded, nnd camo charg
ing down on them ut n terrific rate.
Now, big gamo men unite In Baying
thnt, hunt tho world over, nnd thero
Is only one form of sport to bo found
more dangerous than grizzly hunting,
and that is n cowboy who has gono
wrong, and thnt he, and ho only, Is
likely to givo you a bettor run for
your money than a grizzly bear. Well,
to return to tho story, the bear was
coming down on them like the Empire
State Express nnd emitting loud, rude,
belligerent snorts at every Jump.
Roosevelt's glasses had been knocked
oft by the recoil of tho gun, nnd whllo
ho could locnto tho bear by the row he
was making, he wob without the limit
of accurate vision. Nothing daunted,
however, nnd with evory drop of sport
ing blood in his veins a-tlnglo, ho
yelled nt tho guidq: 'Say, Bill, $10!
Is It my shot?' and upon that worthy
falling a victim to bribery nnd cor
ruption Roosevelt laid his heirship low
when ho arrived near enough for him
to sco where to put a shot in a vital
spot."
Involuntary Ttrltchlnsi.
A norvo specialist stated, not long
ngo, that ono way to Judge of the con
dition of a person's nerves was to
watch his thumbs. Ever since that
time, says a correspondent, I found the
greatest fascination in looking at peo
ple's thumbs, Tho doctor said that If
they moved Involuntarily outward It
was a sign that tho nerves of that man
or woman wero not In tho best condi
tion. I find myself now sweeping tho
lino opposlto mo In a steet-cnr, and If
that doctor's test Is a good one, ther
Is n surprising number of peoplo
whoso nerves need looking nfter. There
aro few among tho women who do not
Involuntarily move the thumbs out
wanl nt Intervals of overy few minutes,
and when your nttontlon has been onco
attracted to It, tho process of watching
their gloved hands grows very Inter
esting. I havo found tho habit much
less frequent among men, but take the
nvorngo number of women In n street
car, and it will bo n surprise to you to
sco how mnny of them Indulge uncon
sciously in this llttlo hnblt. I only
hopo It might not mean anything so
serious as It might indlcato, ff that
nerve specialist's diagnosis was' a good
ono.
A Fine Cleaner,
Mirrors and plato glass can bo
cleaned very thoroughly with alcohol
on a soft piece of muslin or flannel.
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