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CHAPTER XVIII. Continued.
"Tho deputies'" Doloreu repented
filnwty. The softened color and gentle
expression disappeared from her fare;
sho drew Iter hands away trom Dora's
clinging lingers; she pushed hack the
halt that lind slipped down
nd slipped down on her i
lorohend. Then the deputies had been I
henichltit; for her lather. That was j
what those men were there for that
morning when they stopped and asked
of her where he was.
And If those men of the law came
for hltu when he was not there, when
every hud knew that he was not there,
and fought tor hlfu over on the oppo
site mountain among Its dangers,
would they not om at any time for
him to provo their iaso? Might they
not even Insist upon taking hint over
to tho town In spite of his condition?
. IfnconsdoiiHly her lingers clobed over
tho (lowers In her lap, cruthlug them
relentlessly.
Two soft hands released the flowery,
and ns Dora wiped awaj the red stains
of tho blossoms from her cousin's
hands, Flie. said, with a sweet laugh:
"Dolores, what Is the matter? See
what you have done to the poor, pret
ty flowersyou have killed them:
their Mood Is on your hands, and yout
hands have stained mine.'
Tho ulfcct of her words on Dolores
was startling. She drew away her
Hands sternly and arose to her feel.
A elutchlug the door post to steady her-
.self; her face was white, and her eyes
wide and terrllled. Young Citeen, re
turning from up the mountain, heard
Dora'H last words and turned uway
with a face as pallid as Dolores'.
Dora arose quiikly, and clasped her
liaudK nrouuil her cousin's arm, raising
her sweet, penitent fare to hers.
"Dolores. Dolores, 1 did not mean
that I was only Joking I could not
have meant it I would not have said
such n thing for the world I forgot
you wero not used to me, and "
The words ended In a vloiet fit of
coughing thnt racked the slender
irame. pitifully. Raising her hnndker-
chief to her lips she sank Upon the
Htl'P.
Young Green entered the house un
noticed and spoke to Mrs. Allen, who
raino out at once and sat down beside
Dora, placing her nrm around her with
low, tender words of comfort.
Young Green came out with a cup
of water, and Mrs. Allen thanked him
with a grateful glance, but as" she took
It and placed it to Dora's lips she
glanced Jit Dolores, nnd her glance
was full of hntc; while young Green
himself for tho moment dared not
meet her eyes for fear of betraying
what was in his mind and heurt.
"Will sho lie down nnd rest?" asked
Dolores, presently, still standing at a
illstance from her, speaking as though
Iter lips were stiff.
At found of her voice Dora opened
Jier eyes slowly and looked up at her
with a faint smile; hut Mrs. Allen,
without replying, motioned to Chnrlle.
who, understanding her wish, crossed
over to the bedroom and tapped light
ly on the door. Dr. Dunwlddle opened
tt at once, and after a whispered word
or two ho went out to the girl, whllo
young (irecn entered the quiet room.
.Johnson lay In a stupor among tho
1 pillows, his sunken eyes closed, his
cruel lips apart, showiug the decol
ored teeth within; his short while
board was eoarso and thin, and lent
udilitlonnl repulsiveness to the narrow
lace. Tho young man stood at tho
bedside- looking long and earnestly at
the face of the other, until tho expres
sion of wonder and horror slowly
gave plaro to one of pity.
"1'oor lellow.'iic said to himself;
"poor fellow! Surely he has buffered
f -n ts-'
5a-s:
rfe,
"Dolores, I Did Not Mean That."
enough already; why not leave him In
ncace to Ciod and his conscience;
iForglvo as yo would' bo forgiven
Friend, go In peace. Truly, I have
ned of forgiveness, and should not
pull down the bridge over which I
myself must pass. Hut how such a
womau as sho could have eomo from
Httch a nature as his Is a problem.
.My poor, tender-hearted girl, how she
Buffered Just now nnd 'I could do noth-
Ingtf'
Dr. Dunwlddlo meanwhile went out
to the group In the sunny doorway.
Ills grave, dark faco w.-ib full of kind
aiess as he bent over the frail girl,
and spoko to Mrs. Allen.
"Sho must He down at once," ho said,
"and bo kept perfectly quiet for a
while. No. you must not walk," as
JOHNSON'S
i-j tho Voir li lit .Sur-i A Smith.
Coiwtesj. at W ...ti nston, I). C.
she uttempted to tine. "Allow me, Miss
Johnson '
He raised her in his arms as though
she weto lit truth a child, and carried
her to the settle between the south
windows. She did not speak until
Mr Aipll i,rnim!u imr lim.f tea and
foil i.,,- ...IM. .,,,,,. ,.,.. iimn imir
rutin; among the pillows, whiter than
they, she asked faintly with a wistful
no?s In h6r ees that sent an nngry
pang tluough the woman's heart:
"Where Is Dolores Nuio Allen?
I want Dolores."
Alts. Allen called sharply In a volco
that caused Dora to look up nt her In
woudor:
"Come in at once, Dolores; Dora
wishes you."
Dr. Dunwlddle hearing the words
ami catei.lng sight of tho woman's
face, irot-esd the room nnd hpoku to
Dolores, his volco low with kindness.
She started when he addressed her,
and turned obediently with one swift,
startled glnnce up Into his face, nnd
entered the room half hesitatingly.
Dora put out her hand as she
crossed tho room.
"Dolores!" Bhe said, entreatlngly.
Dr. Dunwlddlo turned quickly nwny
and entered the Inner room where his
friend was waiting tor him.
lly unit by, when she was better,
Dora sat up among the pillows, and
drew Dolores down beside her, hold
ing her hands caressingly between her
own, smoothing the tense, slender
lingers now and then with pathetic
tenderness as though to atono or
soften her careless, wounding words.
She leaned her pure, pale faco against
the gray window casing that tho soft,
low wind with Its subtle odor of pines
should blow upon her. Her largo gray
eyes, grown black with a half shy
love and pleading, rested on her cous
in's gtave face. And sho did not
know that the slender shred of palo
blue ribbon lay safely hidden in tho
depths of the doctor's pocket as ho
re-entered tho sick room beyond.
They talked long thero at tho cool
south window, she, smaller girl, hold
ing her cousin's hands closely in hers,
telling her of the world beyond the
chained mountains, of the life that
throbbed and pulsed out of her sight.
Dolores listened in silence, wonder
ing moie anil more how this girl could
caro to love her, could eare to have her
for her cousin.
"Wc will paint together, Dolores,"
she said, "and sew and play. You
shall sing and I will accompany you
on my guitar, and you shall sing ami
in company yourself, for tho guitar
will just suit your voice; and how you
would look in an old gold gown with
warm colored roses about you, play
ing a guitar, Its broad ribbon across
your shoulders, your eyes just as
they are now. Oh, such a soul ns
there is in them at this minute, Do
lores Johnson! The men will love you,
and Hip women must. Dolores, Do
lores, I cannot wait. 1 wish 1 might
take you right now."
Site paused, breathless, smiling, sit
ting erect, holding Dolores by her two
young arms, her sweut face flushed
with excitement.
At that moment Dr. Dunwlddle
opened the bedroom door and spoko
to Mrs. Allen, and sho entered with
him, young Urecu coming out.
Dora flushed as she saw him, and
she nroused from the settle, shaking
her head sunnily.
"Mr. Green, 1 bog your pardon for
detaining you I do, indeed. Truly, I
did not think."
He smiled reassuringly at her.
"It has been pleasant to me, Miss
Johnson so pleasant that I had for
gotten the ease on at eloven nt home.
It Is now ten minutes of that hour,
nnd if ou will pardon my leaving you
I will send the carriage for you nt
any time you name."
Dolores did not move or speak. Tho
caso on hand. Her ears seemed sharp
to catch and hold such sentences.
Theso words only were clear, the rest
went distant and jumbled. Even when
he spoko to her sho seemed lncapablo
of hearing or replying. That her si
lence was caused by anything he said
he did not Imagine, hut ho was grow
ing accustomed to her silence.
"I wish I i mild stny with you al
ways," Dora said softly when tho
young man hnd gone, "but I cannot
leavo father. Dolores, you know. You
do not blame me, I am fciue. And I
will como over ovory day or whenever
1 can. Father would have come over
with me this morning, but Judgo
Green wished him to bo in court. Thoy
have a strange case ou hand, and I am
so interested in It; aren't you, Do
lores? About the laming of young Mr.
Green's beautiful mare, you know? I
bolluvo they have some new nvldenco
to be heard this morning. Young Mr.
Green was to liavo been thero early to
attend to sonio Important matter bo
fore court opened, and hero 1 have
detained him."
Still Dolores did not move or speak.
In a vague manner the thought pre
sented Itself to her that one of tho
mnrhlo gods Dora had been Celling her
about could scarcely bo moro llko
stono than sho, and sho wondered, too,
In that strange half senso If theso
marble men and women wero capablo
ot suffering as human men and wom
en? And Dora continued In her low
voice, rising and pulling Dolores by
tho hand for her to follow.
"I.at us go out of doors, cousin
mine; It Is so beautiful there with the
pines and the mountain-!. I feol u
! thottgli God wore veiy In the Bt
lenco of the hills, mul 'to be- nlone
with silence Is to bo nlono with God;'
hut I think he Ih somehow nearer In
the henits or his humanity. You hnv6
not even a church here, Dolores. Why
what tlo you tlo with no church, m
schools, nor anything?"
Anil Dolores, driven nt last to speak,
asked meehnnlcnlly: "Why hIioiiIiI wc
have 11 church, rind what Ih ft church?"
CHAPTER XIX.
Time's Developments.
Johnson slowly recovered; the days
passed, and the weeks, whllo ho lln
gored weak nnd complaining. Dolores
presence annoyed him, and drove him
to IHs of temper, until Dr. Dunwlddls
advised her to remnln away from hluj
as much ns possible
Dr. Dunwlddlo regulnrly drove- over
to see Johnson once a week, nnd Mrs.
Allen remained in tho low, unpnlntcd
house In tho mlust of its desolate gar
den, filling tho rooms with her pres
ence, but dnlly growing moro hardened
toward the quiet girl who was winnltiR
Doia's nffcctlon uway from her, Bh
"It la So Beautiful There."
told herself. In excuse for her un
friendly feeling, but tho girl herself,
burled in other thoughts, believed It
was from tho kindness of her heart
that she talked to her so often during
the long evenings of tho life outside
of tho quiet settlement and of the man
ners sho would thero be oxpectetl to
copy, and sno accepted in silence tho
many words of advlco as to her lack
of jirldo In allowing young Green to
soo so clearly her feelings toward him,
and the cautioning uttered with a
kindly smile or soft touch on her arm
against allowing herself to be so in
fluenced by almost an utter stranger
who was kind to her only out of pity,
and who could never euro for her
other than as the merest acquaintance,
she, the daughter of tho blacksmith
who was waited for to prove the mallco
in the laming of his mare.
Tho woman knew well the stories
ndrlft in the settlement thnt had
somohow come to her sho scarcely
knew how herself, nnd of tho girl's
dread of what might follow tho prov
ing of the caso waiting in tho town
for her father's presence. That tho
girl had never dono her harm to cause
this feeling of hatred sho would not
believe. Had she not won Dora'B heart.
In a fashion she could never do? Could
sho accept this unmurmurlngly? Was
there nothing she could do to hurt tho
girl in Dora's eyes? And if thnt wero
impossible and she soon learned thnt
It was was It Impossible for her to
wound tho girl herself In every way
conceivable to a nnrrow mind.
(To be continued.)
PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE DARK.
German Professor Says Light Is Not
Needed for Making Pictures.
Tho light Is not needed for the
printing of photographs Is a discov
ery which has been mndo by Dr. Wll
helm Oswald, professor of chemistry in
tho University of Lolpslc. He produces
the required changes in tho sensitized
paper by tho uso of silver on nega
tives treated with a solution of pcr
oxldo of hydrogen. The prosenco of
silver causes tho elements of tho solu
tion to react against each other. In
a very short tlmo in thoso places
whoro thero Is silver In tho negatlvo
tho solution will disappear; in tho
other spots remain. This invisible pic
ture is then transferred to gelatine
paper and finally developed by iron
Btilphnto In solution. Gallic ncld is
then applied and tho result Is a genu
ine ink picture. Dr. Oswald declares
that in this method tho sensitized
paper will keep indefinitely and tho
silver can he used over nny number of
times, llo says tho process is far
cheaper nnd quicker than any now In
uso, besides requiring no light. By It
any design or drawing enn bo quickly
copied.
One At a Time.
A fond fathor was giving advlco to
his young son tho other day. Among
other things ho Bnld: "If you try to
do moro than one thing nt n tlmo
you can't do nnythlng well."
"Oh, yes, I can," said the young
hopeful. "I've, tried. I did three
things tho other day, all at one tlmo,
and did 'em nil well."
"How was that?" asked tho fathor.
"Well, you bco, I swung on tho gate
nnd whistled and threw a stono nt
Tommy Drown and hit him, too."
Had Often Been Kicked.
"John Jones, tho putlent who camo
In a llttlo whllo ago," Bald tho attend,
ant In tho out-patient department,
"didn't glvo liln occupation."
"What was tho nnturo of his trou
ble?" asked tho resident physician.
"Injury at tho baso of tho Bplno,'
Tut him down as a book aeons."
f6ft-
UNCIjIC SAM'S FORCES
HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Enlarged and Reduced at Necessity's
Demand, It Has Gone Through Many
Fluctuations The Various Com
manders. Tho nnny of tho United States, de
pending upon and governed by the
national legislature moio directly than
tho army of any other country, baa
fiom tho very beginning of our nation
al existence reflected thu necessities
of the country by the way in which It
has expanded or contracted to meet
existing conditions. It may bo doubt
ed If any other army went through so
many fluctuations of sire as ours has
dono.
After Washington gave up his com
iiiaud at. Fruunoo's Tavern In Decem
ber, 178.1, Gen. Henry Knox us senior
officer became commnnder-lnchlef,
holding olllcc until Juno, ITS I, when
ho was mustered out along with most
ot tho army. Tho rest, consisting of
MAJ.-OEN. HENRY DEAnBOIUT.
a regiment of infantry nnd a bnttallon
of foot nrtlllery, was placed under the
senior officer, Major Josiah Ilarmer,
commander-in-chief by brovet as lieutenant-colonel.
Thero wero 701) men
in tho army then.
In 17S9, after tho constitutional gov
ernment had got Into working order,
tho army was enlarged to forty-six
officers nnd 840 men. In March, 1701,
tho army was still further increased
until it consisted of 104 oulccrtt and
2,128 men. Arthur St. Clair was com
missioned Mnjor General, nnd ipso
facto became conimauder-lu-ehief,
whereupon Col. Hnrmer resigned.
In Mnrch, 1792, tho legion was
brought Into our army. It consisted of
four regiments of infantry, four com
panies of dragoons nnd four compan
ies of riflemen, with a total ot 258
officers nnd 5,130 men. Major General
Anthony VVnyno beennio gencrnl-lii-ohief
of tho Army of tho Frontier, a
post which ho held until Dec. 1.1, 1790,
when ho died. Ho was followed by
Mnjor-Gon. James Wilkinson, who re
mained senior officer until July 2, 1798.
Thero wan fear nt a war with
Franco, nnd VuBlllngton, who had left
tho presidency fifteen months earlier,
was mado lleutennnt-gcneral nnd com-mnnder-ln-chlef;
nnd on March It, 171)1),
tho army was enlarged, and tho rank
of general was created for him. Ho
never was commissioned In thnt rank,
however, and died lieutenant-general.
Tho army had boon enlarged mean
time, its nuthorlzcd strength being
placed at two reglmcnta of artillerists
and engineers, four regiments of dra
goons, forty regiments of Infantry
nnd ono regiment nnd ouo bnttallon of
riflemen. Its totnl wns 2,117 officers
and 49,24-1 men. Major-Gen. Alexander
Hamilton was senior ofllcer.
When tho danger of war wns over
tho nrmy was cut down with great ra
pidity, tho act of May 14, 1800, lopping
men off right and left, until only two
regiments of nrtillorlsts nnd engin
eers, two companies of light dragoons
nnd four regiments of Infantry remain
ed; nnd of theso James Wilkinson
again tonic command ns senior oillcor.
Tho army consisted then of .118 ofll
cors nnd 4,118 men; but only a year
later this number was further reduced
to ono regiment of artillerists nnd two
regiments of Infautry, with n Btrength
ot 241 officers and 3,010 men.
Tho army remained at this slzo for
lix years, with "Wilkinson still in
command, until on April 12, 1808, tho
strength wns plnced nt 771 oHlccrs und
9,147 men, divided nmong a regiment
of light artillery, n regiment of artll-
tmto..ars.v josiah haiuur.
Icrists, a regiment of drngoons, seven
regiments of Infantry and ono regi
ment of riflemen.
Gen. Wilkinson was rollcved as com-mandor-in-chiof
in January, 1812. Gen.
Dearborn succeeding him for tho wnr
with Great Urltaln. Mnuy additions to
tho nrmy were authorized during thnt
war, tho greatest strongth readied be
ing 3,495 officers nnd 59,179 men, In
ono regiment of light nrtlllory, a corps
of artillery, a regiment of rangers and
sea fonclbles.
At tho end tho war tho strongth
vas fixed at 074 officers and 11,170
men, In n corps of engineers, a regi
ment of light artlllory, a corps of ar
tillery, eight regiments of Infantry,
and ono regiment of riflemen; and
Mnjor-Gen. Jacob lit own beennro
senior oillcor.
After another six years the nrmy
was reorganized, with a staff rorpi,
four regiments of aitlllery and seven
of Infantry, the total strength being
510 olllcera and fi.riSii men. When Gou.
llrowu died In ISL'S Gen. Mncomli was
directed to tnko command of tho army
-tho llrst oillcor ordered to that duty,
tho earlier eoiumanders-lnchief, ex
cept Washington, being merely seniors
tor tho time being.
Macomh hold olllco for thirteen
years. In 1832 n bnttallon of mounted
rangor.1 was nuthorlvcd, the strength
of thu army being f89 olllcors and
ti.fi 10 men; In 1S33 tho rillomon wero
discontinued und a regiment of dra
goons enlisted, tho authorized strength
being placed at 099 ofUcem nnd 0,595
men; throe years later, when n Bocoud
regiment of dragoons was provided,
tho stieugth hoeamo 017 officers und
7,310 inon, nnd two years later still, in
1S3S auotherti (eighth) regiment of
Infantry having been formed. It was
placed at 735 oflleerrt and 11,804 men.
Tho Mexican war wns fought very
largely by volunteers, but tho regu
lar army was Increased until It con
sisted of 1,353 officers nnd 29,512 men,
In three regiments of dragoons, a regi
ment of mounted riflemen, four regi
ments of aitlllery, sixteen of Infantry,
nnd a regiment of volunteers. This
last body was not tho saiuo as tho
state volunteer organizations. Gen.
Scott had succeeded Macomb In IS It,
and held olllco until Nov. 0, 1801, when
he retired.
After tho Mexlcnn war tho piping
times of peace- returned and tho army
was cut down by two-thirds, so that It
consisted of 882 officers nnd 9,435
men. In 1855 It was Increased to
1,010 olllcots and 17,278 men. This
was tho strength of tho old army.
It was Just alKiut doubled for tho
civil war, reaching u total of 2.009
olllcors and 37.204 men, divided
among a staff corps, six cavalry, live
artillery and nineteen Infantry regi
ments. Tho end of tho war did not
cause a reduction, howover. Instead,
tho army was increased until, In tho
staff corps, ten regiments of cavalry,
five of artillery, and forty-llvo of In
fantry, It had 3,0.10 olllcors and 54,011
men.
Threo years later, In 18C9, twenty
regiments of Infantry wero disbanded,
and the nuthoti.od strength was fixed
at 2.277 olllcors and 35,030 men; and
In 1871, with tho same number of
regiments, only 25,000 men were
permitted.
Twenty-four years passed without a
S4
UAJ.-OKN OEOIXOB II. M'CLCLLAX,
chango In tho nrmy strength. In
March. 1S98, two regiments of artil
lery was added, tho olllcors then num
bering 2,137 nnd tho men 20,010; and
six weeks later tho strength was in
creased for tho Spanish war to 2,240
olllcors and 02,173 men.
This was increased in 1899 to 2,285
ofllcers nnd 05,000 men, nnd then, In
1301, enmo a reorganization which
has given us, besides tho Btaff corps,
fifteen regiments ot cavalry, a corps
of artillery nnd thirty regiments of
infantry, with 3,820 olllcors and n
maximum enlisted btrength of 100,000
men. Tho actual strength nt present
Is fixed at 59,800 men.
Since Gen. Scott retired, tho nrmy
hns been commnnded by Mnjor-Gon.
McClcllnn, Major-Gen. Hallcck, Gen.
Grant, lieutenant-general and general;
Gen. Sherman, Gen. Sheridan, as lieu-tonnnt-gcneral
and genoral; Gen.
Schollcld ns major general and lieu
tenant gonernl, and Gen. Mllos ns
major-general nnd lieutenant-general.
New York Sun.
Salmon and Sermon.
A clergyman In tho north of Scot
land, having finished his preparation
for Sabbath duty, went on tho Satur
day afternoon to recrento himself by
fishing In tho river which flowed with
in a bhort dlstanco of bis manso. Hav
ing caught a flno snlmon, ho wns pro
ceeding homo with It. when ho mot
ono of his parishioners, to whom ho
nald: "James, I've dono a good day's
work to-day: I'vo finished my sermon,
und I'vo caught a flno salmon." "Well,
sir," snld the parishioner, "for my
pnlrt I wud ralther hao tho salmon
than tho sermon."
Hardly Diplomatic.
Mrs. Fltz-Dllo Of course I know
you do not caro for mo. Why, you
oven forgot my birthday. Fltz-Wlo
A bit,of dollcacy on my part, madam.
I did not fall to remember that you
hnd como to tho point whero your
birthday ought to bo forgotton.
Married Sixty-three Years.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tlllotson of
Orango. Vt nro declnred tho oldest
married couple in Now Kngland. Mr.
and Mrs. Tlllotson liavo been married
Bixty-throo years,
Reward for Long Marriage.
Tho Russian government gives u
goldon medal to every couple that col
obrates its golden or diamond wed
ding. Last year G14 couples roculved
medals,
HIS SALARY $200 A WEEK.
Lores Grlnn Highest Paid Child
Actor on tho Stage.
Lores Grlnn In paid a weekly salary
of $200, milking him tho highust-pnld
child actor In thu country.
This little chap, now nluo years old,
Is tho sou of a prominent organ manu
facturer of Cincinnati, and has been
on tho stage ever since ho wns four.
In tho last threo years hrt had ap
peared In all of Charles Fnilunnn'n
productions lequliing tho services ot
a small hoy In tho few years of hlfl
Hinge caieer ho lints aaveil enough
money to purchaso a piece ot real
estate In Cincinnati that brings him
in a llxod iucomo of $30 n month.
This Master Lores Is permitted to
spend on clothes, for It has ulwayx
been his unibltlon to bo tho best
dressed boy on Urondwny. For two
seasons this little Iloau llrummol has
actually sot tho fashions for hoys
clothing
At the Children's thentro, Cincin
nati, he was paid $50 a performance,
which is u fiir gi eater amount than in
usually paid to grown stars on Urond
wny. He also has an enviable reputa
tion of platng string instruments by
ear.
Canary That Talks.
A Hlackhum man has a retnarkablo
canary which novor sings, but enn
"tnlk" us fluently and distinctly ns
any parrot. It reels off qulto artic
ulately sentence nftor sontenco, Mich
ns "Protty 1'olly Crossed In green,
coming homo to boo tho qucon."
"Folly's sick; run for tho doctor,
quick." "Whnt do you want hero?"
Theso nro only a few samples of tho
linguistic attainments of this wonder
ful little bird, which Is certainly tho
feathered marvel of tho ngo, nnd Its-be.
llovod to bo tho only authentic In
stance of a talking canary known.
Largest Tree In the World.
In the public squnro of Nassau, tho
capital of thu Ituhumii islands, thero
is'only ono tree, but that tree literally
flllB the square and spreads Its Bhado
over all tho public buildings In tho
neighborhood, for It Is tho largest troo
In tho world nt Its baso, although It
Is hardly taller than a threo-story
house. It Is usually known as a ccibn,
or u silk-cotton tree, but tho people or
tho low lslnnds of tho West Indies call
It thu hunienno troo. 12von tho old
est negro In tho Island can not remem
ber when It wua a bit smaller than It
Is at present.
At School in Egypt.
Tho schoolmaster and his pupils
squat on tho ground outdoors.
Incident of Maxim's Boyhood.
Tho lMscataquls, Me., Observer of
April 20, 1800, contained tho following
legal notice: "Freedom notice: For a
valuable consideration, I have this
day relinquished to my son, Illrnm
H. Maxim, his time during his minor
ity. I Hhnll clnlm none of his earn
ings or pay any debts of his contract
ing nftcr this date, Isaac Maxim. Wit
ness, D. D. Flynt Abbott, April 18,
1800." Tho lad who wns given his lib
erty Is now Sir Hiram Maxim, of Lon
don, Kng., tho great inventor of rapid
lire guns nnd airships.
Philanthropy Indeed.
"Well," said tho dripping fellow cit
izen to tho other dripping follow citi
zen on tho twenty-ninth day of tho
rain, "thero's ono thing nbout this
weather. It's good for tho crops." And
then nnd thero tho othor dripping fol
low citizen did rnlso nnd otherwise
elevate his umbrella, nnd did with
tho said umbrella slay, murder, kill,
destroy and othcrwiso eradicate the
first dripping fellow citizen, and II
wns a blamed good thing.
Hen Lays Enormous Egg.
A hen owned by Dwlght Fish ot
Avon, Conn., rccontly presontod him
with an egg measuring &V inches in
Hh largest clrcumferonco by 0
Inches In Its smaller circumference.
Gave a Baby, Parade.
Tho tenants of a Now York resi
dential block resented tho criticism
that they were "babyless nnd mem
bers of tho rncosulcldo society, and
gave a baby parade, 200 strong.
To Prohibit Smoking by Boys.
Tho Jopanoso houso of representa
tives lias pnssed a propoBal to pro
hibit pcoplo below tho ago ot 20
from smoking.
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