I
A.
V
THE FATAL REQUEST
OR FOUND OUT
By A. L, H.rrl. Aulhorol"Mlne Q r.imll.r Frlw.d.".in.
CHAPTER IX Continued.
1 was ratliur strange, hut the
moment ho put this question the little
doctor shifted his glance, and merely
answered. "Htiinph!" while he seemed
to ho looking at mithliiK In particular
1 "You Know what I mean?" was the
somewhat impatient response. "Hid
my father meet his death throiiKh
tho shock of the collision or bv
the?"
"Your father was not killed In the
railway accident at nil." was the
paralyzing reply, as the giver of it
Ktill avoided the eye of the ipiestloner.
"What!" shouted the latter, leaping
to his feet "What do you mean? For
Heaven's hnko, explain yourself and
do not talk In riddles!"
"What I mean Is this." was the an
I Hwer Riven with great conllde.nce and
decision, as ho oncu more allowed him
Hnlf to moot the other mini's eye:
"Your father was not burnt to death,
ns you feared, and ho did not perish
through the shock of tho collision,
which you hoped might he tho case, as
being tho more merciful death of the
two. Your father was shot! '
Had tho young man received a bul
let wound himself, he could not have
started more violently than he did on
lioarlng these words.
"Shot!'' ho cried- "shot;" Then,
passing his hand across his forehead
"I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Dr. Cartwrlght shook his head.
"No. my boy, you're not dreaming,
oxcopt Inasmuch as life itself Is a
dream. Your father, I lepeat, met his
death by foul play that Is putting
aside the question of Mil "
"Suicide!" cried the young man.
snatching at tho word, as It were.
"Suicide' My lather! Oh, you must
lie- mad!"
Tho doctor shook his head again.
"I discovered, on examining the
body after you had left the church,
that death had resulted from a bullet
wound lu the right temple, which had
"I knew the
traversed the head completely, and
iiuuat have caused lustautnneoua
'death."
"I can't realize it," groaned tho oth
or. "Who could have done it? unless
ho was robbed."
Dr. Cartwrlght shook his head.
"His watch and chain and valuables
wero taken charge of, like those of
tho other passengers, and a consider
flblo amount of money was found upon
lilm. Whatever tho object, it was not
that. The thing will be to dlscovor
'(lf ho had a traveling companion, and
-who that traveling companion "
J Ted Uurrltt brought down his hand
-upon tho table, with a force that made
that article of furniture shiver.
' "I know tho man!" ho cried. "Or,
ttf I do not know now, I will never rest
until I havo found out!"
''phew!" whistled tho doctor. "Then
you know something about the affair?
You havo your suspicions?"
1 "Suspicions!" cried the young mnn:
'''more than suspicions! 1 see it all
It ! only know tho man's name."
! "What man's name?" asked the doc
tor. "What man?" was tho Impatient re
lily. "Why, tho murderer, to bo sure."
I "I wish you would just begin nt tho
beginning and tell me all you know
.about it."
"I will tell you nil I know, as well
as what I only guess. Two days ago
my father received a lotter, which ap
peared to havo a peculiar effect upon
lilm. It Is evident to mo that ho was
expecting tho letter, and that It was
that which made him nervous and
tldgcty and unlike himself. At break
fast tho next morning, to our stir
Viiso, ho announced his Intention of
taking a short Journey; giving no oth
er explanation than that ho was go
ing as far ns Dover, partly on busi
nessthough wo hnd reuhoii to be
lieve that tho business was only an
appointment with a friend."
"And tho friend's name? of course
lie told you?"
"No," was tho answer, "that was
Just what ho did not do,"
"Humph!" said tho doctor, "that
was rather Well, never mind. Go
on!"
"Tho night after my father left
liomo, I was awakened suddenly In tho
mhldle of tho night, by his voice call
lngS'mo. And I answered him back.
Tho next morning my sister May
camo to mo In trouble about a dream
sho'd had the same night. She dreamt
that something dreadful had hap
pened, or was about to happen, to her
ftther. Of course, I made game of
It "
,llpaj
"Of course you did ' Interrupted Dr.
Cnrtw right; ami unite right of you,
too Always make game of this sort
of thing whenever you come across It.
I always do myself, on principle. If I
didn't. I should have hair the parish
sending for mo whenever they had
the iilghtninro. At the same time,"
he added, in a tone of concession, "I
admit that it certainly was a coin
cidence. An thing more I can't ac
knowledge my reputation won't al
low It."
"Yesterday morning." resumed the
young man, "we received a telegram.
II said Hero It Is you can see for
yourself."
Dr. Cartwrlght brought his spec
tacles to bear upon tho document.
'Humph! Ha!
"'Am returning today by tho 4:30
train. Shall be home to dinner.
Friend accompanies me.' "
Wo read it through twice before re
turning II. "And you say you have no
Idea what the name o' this friend your
father wont to meet was?"
"To my knowledge I have never
heard It mentioned. I thought I know
all my father's friends, but this one
must have been an entire stranger to
me, and my father must have had
some reason for "
He stopped abruptly, respect for his
dead parent hold back the words upon
his tongue. Hut Dr. Cartwrlght ai
parently guessed tho remainder of the
sentence.
"You mean, your father must have
had some reason for concealing the
fact of his previous acquaintance with
tho man he went to meet at Dover?"
The young man's face Hushed.
"I tell you, no! I won't believe it!
I won't even listen to such a supposl
tion for a moment! I tell you but
there, ou never knew him!" And ho
turned his head away.
"To return to our subject," said the
doctor. "You Insist on connecting this
same unknown personage with the
man," he cried.
mysterious circumstances of your fath
er's death?"
"Who else could it be?" exclaimed
Tod. "You yourself have put the mo
tive of robbery out of the question!"
"Certainly," was the reply. "Hut
having disposed or that motive only
makes It the more necossnry to pro
vide another."
"And there again you supply it your
self," burst out the other. "You hint
ed of the possibility of my father hav
ing something discreditable in connec
tion with his past life "
"Not discreditable," Interrupted tho
doctor, "only indiscreet."
"Now," proceeded the other, "re
verso your implication. Apply what
you have said of the one to tho other,
nnd there you havo your solution or
the mystery your motive, and what
ever elso you require."
Ho paused, hreat bless with the vo
homonco with which he had pro
nounced these last words.
"Well," said tho doctor, wagging his
hoad sagely, "l don't deny it. There
you have a motive of a sort not a
very strong one. Hut, before you enn
proceed further with It, you have to
establish the important fact ns to that
other occupant of tho carriage. And,
when you consider that the Individual
In question, even If ho did travel by
that same train and In that same car
riage, was actually the recipient of
an Invitation to your own house, there
seems to bo something so Improbable,
so coldbloodod about the whole con
cern that "
"And Is not thnt exnetly what It Is?
A coldblooded, dastardly outrage upon
one who never injured a soul, and
who was one of the kindest and host
of men. Oh, Uird! I can't stand tho
thought of It."
"Now I've started him off again,"
murmured the doctor, remorsefully.
"Why couldn't I havo left well alone?
Anyhow, I must be going now."
So, drawing hlmsoir up and squar
ing his shoulders In his most military
style, ho remarked, falling back Into
his ejnculatory manner, "Must be off
now. Found tho wound In your fath
er's head to-day. Tomorrow look for
tho bullet that made It. Good-byo.
Can't stop another moment," and ho
was gone.
CHAPTER X.
The Fourth Carriage From the En
gine. The noxt morning, being Sunday,
ovoryono from far and near repaired
to tho church, which contained within
lis walls (ho materials for such a fune
ral sermon as, In all Its ancient his
tory, It had never before seen gath
ered together there.
Tho remains, now nil decently In
closed In conins, still lay within the
precincts of the chancel, where they
must rentnln until after the Inquest
on the following dny.
The church, which was of no groat
size, was tilled to overflowing. For
not only were there many mourners
present, who had come post-hasto
iroin all parts of tho kingdom, but
Grangers for miles round, attract oil by
the morbid curiosity which draws
crowds as with a cart-rope, wherever
there Is a prevalence of tho ghastly
element, blocked tho aisles, filled the
porch, and own occupied tho pulpit
stairs.
People who came to gape nnd gaze,
and then, going homo to tho Sunday
dinner, oxchnngod experiences over
the shoulder of mutton and baked po
tatoes, remarking, as they wipod their
mouths, that It was a sad sight, but
one they wouldn't hnve missed for
anything you could have offered them.
At the same time they wore compelled
to own that thero wero not so many
bodies as they had confidently ex
pected, but then, nothing over did
come up to your expectations In this
world.
Ted Uurrltt hnd n seat assigned
him in one of tho front pews. A
glance at his face, on the part of tho
functionary who discharged tho otllco
of ushering the people Into their
places, seemed to bo sufficient to show
to which portion or the congregation
ho belonged.
Ted Uurrltt knew that his father's
body now lay then within tho chan
cel rails, In one of those hnstlly con
structed coffins, which hail boon
roughly put together to meet tho sud
den and unprecedented demand.
It was evident that a certain num
ber or seats had been reserved for
those who, It wns felt, had the great
est claim to them, tor ho observed,
after a short time, that tho same pew
Into which he had been ushered also
contnlned two of his fellow passen
gers on thnt over memorable journey
a poor widow and another woman.
Tho former, It was Imposslblo to
doubt, had found her worat fears
realized, for she still cried silently
and ceaselessly behind tho shelter of
her veil. Tho other woman, whom
ho now guessed to bo about forty
years of age, and who was good-looki
Ing In a sort of hard-featured way,
was also clothed lu deep black gar
ments, but thero was a suppressed
glitter In her eye, nnd that same rest
less movement of the fingers, ns she
perpetually rustled tho leaves of her
prayer-book, which betrayed the ex
istence of some strong but suppressed
feeling, which seemed to be more llko
excitement than grief.
Hut, then, wo are all at liberty to
show our grief In our own peculiar
way.
In the other pews round hlni he rec
ognized other faces those of fellow
travelers or others whom ho had seen
at tho station or In the church In tho
early morning of tho day heroic
Among these there wero, of course,
happy exceptions to tho general rule.
There wero those who had round tho
living whore they had looked for tho
dead, ami who, after a few hours of
torturing suspense, hnd discovered tho
one they sought, either in tho village
or lu some of tho neighboring ham
lets, and wero present on that morn
ing with a chastened Joy and grati
tude uuspenkable.
(To be continued.)
School Children Saved.
In but few of tho cities of the world
are school children examined on en
trance or subsequently to determine
which arc defective with referenco to
applying tho remedy. Kxnmlnatlons
or nearly nine hundred pupils In an
American school or the better class
during the last year showed that 34
per cent wero near-sighted, 12.9 per
cent had functional heart disorders,
5.0 per cent had spinal curvature with
some vertebral rotation, 41.2 porcont
more hnd a symmetry of spine, hips,
or shoulders, 1 t.C per cent hnd nde
nolds or chronically enlarged tonsils.
In over 10 per cent of the ensos letters
were sent to parents, recommending
that medical attention he given to
some physical condition. Kxamlna
tlons of 40,000 school children by
school physicians In the duchy or
Saxe-Molnlngon. Germany, showed
thnt 23 per cent, wero near-sighted, 10
per cent or more hnd spinal curva
ture, and 00 per cent had teeth which
leeded attention.
Protecting School Children.
Tho Minister or Public Instruction
in France hns taken tho lead or all
tho world in measures for tho preven
tion of consumption In tho schools. A
new law requires that an examination
or every pupil shall be made onco In
three months, nnd tho bight, the
weight, the chest measure and tho
general physical condition of every
one shall ho entered on tho pupil's
report. Tho schoolrooms recolvo tho
samo preventive attention. Carpots
are prohibited, curtains must bo of.
cloth thnt may be frequently washed:
no dry sweeping Is nllowed, and dust
must be removed by wet cloths; nil
school furniture must bo ofton
scoured; books are regularly disin
fected, nnd no book that has been
used by a consumptive chfld may bo
used by another person.
Colleagues at Outs.
Yenrs ugo when Lord Anglesoy was
lieutenant of Ireland ho snld once of
tho Irish secretary of that day: "Mr.
Stanley and I do very well together as
companions, but wo differ so totally
about Ireland that I novor mention tho
subject to him." Just how they trans-,
x.'tod official business remains a mystery.
EXPECTING TROUBLE
Tho United States Looking for a
Row With Colombia
PATROLLING THE COAST
Reported Tlml 1,100 Cnlnmhlitiiii llntn
Lauded itt At r. i to Itlter itml Will do
0tr Mountain Vn to lithium
The United States cruiser Atlanta
la patrolling the eastern end of the
Ban Ulna count and is keeping an out
look for any attempt on the part of
tno Colombian government to Innd
troops on the Isthmus. The Atlanta
In endeavoring to ascertain If the
iBthmanlans know anything of the
movements of troow from the Interior
across the frontier and Is seeking In
formation concerning the nllegeil con
centration of Colomlilnn troops at the
mouth of the Atrato river, on the Gulf
of Darlen. Tho Atrato ilver. being In
Colombian territory, the Atlanta lould
not Intorrere with any movements or
Colombian tioops theie.
The report biought to U Gtmlra,
enezueln. by the French steamer Ver
sailles from Siniinllln. thai Colombian
steamers have landed i.uio men near
the mouth of the Atrato river to open
a way over the Darlen mountains to
the Ithmus, cannot be continued.
The movements of the Atlnnta are
entirely or a precautlotum nature and
for the purpose of securing Inclina
tion. The United States gunboat llaneroft
left Colon to patrol the western end or
the Snn Hlas coast lu (o-operntlon with
the Atlnnta. It Is expected that the
Hancrort will return to Colon in a dn
or two to report.
AN ASTOUNDING RECORD
Three Hundred mul Tm-nty-o,,,, I' ,
Killed In Itiillrmiil Arehlt-ntn In Illov
The Railroad Gazette has published
Uie following comparison of tallioail
casiialltles for the year ending June.
jJO.5, kept by the government, w'th the
record kept by the Gazette for the vcar
ending June, VM'.:
i!to::. ion-'
Collisions
IHunnges
Derailments ..
Dnmagcs
Total (lnmnL'Pn
0,107 fi.U42
.?r,ciri,7ifi $i.2sr..t;s3
U7t; ;i,(;:ci
.$:i,osi.2..i $::,r. -1.728
.?i.ri;,!77 $7,015. tot;
Passengers killed
321 :w
mssengcrs Injured fi.'JT.l ?, osi
Kmployes killed .. 3.23:1 ',r,'f,
Employes Injured . .'Ili.oot ItisTIl
The incieaBo is: the eumlier of per
sons uilled and Inji.ie.l j nt'ilhed In
t!i- k eminent bullet in to u,f .
rea.s u number of 1 all road employes,
the l:,rge percenter of nnaki.Mi! em
ployes, tho Jncref.sid nun-bcr or trains
the working or men too long without
Hie,, and tire neglect ot s nut 1. ads to
en.: In their r-pniU i,i v.v: The
railroads or Hreat Ilrit.ilu weie .;ptrat
ed in 1001 without killing a single pas
senger. Kunttjr Uonl I'riiblem to Krtlln
A meeting of tho coal operators and
?MM-im,ner?. f. n11 (llstrk'' f Ohio,
Pittsburg district. West Virginia In
diana nnd Illinois will bo held In
Cleveland.
Tho meeting will seek to lenrn If
some method cannot be devised wheic-
l)V fne nittmit nr ..ni . . .
.n r :";"" v1 LUi" "t,-,l not do cur
tailed. It is understood that the miners
will ho asked to accept a reduction In
waces so that the price of coal may
he v.duccd and the demand stimulated.
Tho miners will probably be reprc-
,C(l by,nt.hoir natlnnl nnd district
leaders. The operators are said to
havo outlined a plan to submit to the
workmen. If tho men accept the prop
osition of n reduction In wages with
out protest tho operators will en
deavor to continue running their
nines at full capacity. If tho proposi
tion Is not accepted it is said that the
operators will rcduco tho output equal
to a month's production from all tho
mines In tho districts named.
Tim Ilea r.lRl.t Mn.t do
A new scheme of reforming Chica
go s "red light" district has been sug
gested by Dr. Walter Dill Scott, pro
fessor of psychology n Northwestern
university. In an address to his class.
Change the color of ilumlnatlon In
those sections," said he, "and thero
!!-! T'1088 ' 1 change n tho
morals of tho community. Hod light
has a peculiar effect upon those con
elnntly In Its presence.
Professor John Quinry Adams cites
!nri?1nenWhcro..a P1,otoKraphlc iac-
prj In I-rnnce. Illuminated with red
light, became so demoralized by the
!hn, .,y of l,he worWRmen and women
that the color of tho light had to be
changed with the result that all be
came orderly at once."
84,000 Veopl,, In linn,,,, Trrrltr.rj
The annual report of tho United
States Inspector for Indian Territory
wys that the five civilized tribes In
be territory, including Indians nnd
rrcedmen. number 84,000 peoplo who
11 ,v.or nln,,ecn million acres or
innd. 1 he report announces a material
increase In population lu the territory
ind calls attention to the duty Imposed
on tho government, under legislation
nnd agreements, to allot In severalty
ho lands of tho flvo civilized tribes
niter town sites and other reservations
have been made, and to wind up the
tr bal affairs, limiting tho life of tho
tribal governments to March 4, 190C.
Denver Acnlnnt Municipal On-ner!ilp
Heturns from 107 out of 204 precincts-
In Denver show that In the elec
tion for charter delegates tho lowest
candidate on the combination ticket
opposed to tho civic ticket received
J9.299 votes as against 9,879 for tho
highest candidate on tho civic ticket.
7 he civic ticket was aupported by the
regular republican organization and
tho Honest Klectlon league and throe
out of tho four local nowspapera. Tho
candidates were pledged to municipal
control and ownership of public utilities.
NEW FOREIGN POPULATION'
Immigration RtatlMlm Show SOn,n09
Morn ArrUnla Tlinti In 11103
TT10 annual report of tho coram!
jioner general of Immigration shows
that there arrived In this cinntry dur
ing the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1903,
157,0)0 aliens, traveling i:i tho stnernpe.
1111 excess over the co-responding fig-'
urcs for the preceding year of 20S.203,
or 32 per cent. Of these SUI.S-tii arrived
at United Stntes continental p'.rts,
10 070 nt Insurnl porM, either Hawaii
or Porto Kleo, anil :t3QJ0 nt Cumuli on
poits.
Of the total s!"rtt; Immigration,
Slt,i07 were Hui'ipeairi and S.'ft.Sfi'J
Arinth'B, wh'Ie I2,.7J camo from nil
other sources.
In ndultlon to 11m stnorago nllens,
there arrived tit 2ii;i cabin passengers,
making an aggrog.1'0 Immigration of
"nl.Hlii. or Hlfi.Oto in excess of the
reati'st number luro:r.fure icpotted
for any year.
The ratio of Increase of alier.r from
cuntrles of nottliHii ami western
Ktirope, us compared with arrivals
from the same cor'trles for tho pve
(edliiK year, was aho it 47 per lent,
..'b'le from the cout.irio. ot eastern nnd
t-outhcrii Kuropo It was only about
2," per cent. In spite of the more rapid
1: 1 reuse from northern and western
i-'urope, the great bulk of European
aliens, number 572,720, came from
the three countries of Austria-Hun-giuy,
Italy and Itussla.
t ruml Jurr IimIIcIi Tnrntr-Ttto
The United Slates grand Jury at
Omaha which bus been in session for
some time Investigating postofllco
bribery cases and tho alleged lllegul
fencing of government lands In west
ern Nebraska, inado a partial report
to the court, leturnluB twenty-two In
dictments. One Is against former State Repre
sentative Klllott 1iwo, charging brib
ery lu connection with tho appointment
ot a pnstolllce at Alma, Neb.; ten aro
against ranchmen charging illegal
fencing and the others wero Indian
eases, mostly of n minor character.
Those against ranchmen Include true
bills against Hartlett Hlchnrds, presi
dent of the Nebraska land ami Feed
ing company, V. G. Conistock, vice
president of the same company, and
Secretary Charles C. Jameson, all of
HllKUnrtll Nell. 11ml fiirtner Mtnt.i
Senator Frank M. Currle, a Inrgo In
dividual cattle owner of Sargeant,
Neb. The other seven Indictments aro
against extensive ranchmen of Cherry
and Custer counties.
Civil .Service l'rople Mont
The national civil service reform
leaguo began its twenty-third annual
meeting lu Haltimore. Daniel C. Oil
man, president of tho lengue, opened
the convention win a few npproprlato
remarks. Tho session was taken up
chiefly with the rending of reports and
discussion upon tho same. Amonc
these were the annual report of tho
council and icports from tho women's
auxilllnries.
Among the notable delegates present
wero Carl Sehurz, Edward Wheeler, 1
noincr coins ami Kdward Caroy of
New York. James H. Garfield and W.
K. Ciudilng of Ohio, Hlchnrcl Henry
Dana, sialics J. Honnparte, John It.
Proctor. Chnrles Richardson, Elliott
H. Goodwin, Alfied W. Cooley, Henry
F. Greene, Henry W. Famaui, and
William D. Foulkes.
Will Herd Mnrrlnge I.nvrn In I'orlo Illro
Governor Hunt hns pardoned Fathor
Felipe Vllapoz. tho Catholic priest con
victed of violating the civil marriage
law at San Juan, Porto Rico. Attorney
General Sweet advised against tho gov
ernor extending clomcncy, but Gov
ernor Hunt based his action on as
surances given by tho priest and by
nishop Ulcnk that thero would bo no
further violations of tho law. Tho
priest was convicted of having per
formed a marriage without a license.
I'uro I'ooil l.itw In low
Tho Ktnto board of agriculture of
Iowa has formulated a puro food law
nnd recommended its passage by tho
legislature. Iowa has no such law.
It will compel the labeling of all foods,
and all mixtures will havo to havo
the Ingredients noted. Patent medi
cines are Included under the heading
"foods," so thnt pntcnt medicine firms
will hnve to note contents and Ingredi
ents of medicines upon bottles.
Court Frlrnil of the JciyMi Murtlereri
Counsel for tho defense In tho trial
at KLihlncrf. Russia, of tho persons,
charged with being concorned lu the
mnssacro rf Jews there last April, havo
thrown up their briefs nnd tho prose
cuting counsel nre expected to follow
their example In consequence ot tho
rerusal of tho court to interrupt tho
trial and undertake a fresh prpllmlnary
investigation in order to discover tho
real culprits.
Chlneae PmncKlari Caught
A United States revenuo cutter over
hauled a sloop with flvo contraband
Chinese and two whlto men on board,
near Port Townsend, Wash. Ono of
the whites was u man named Wilkes,
who Is ono of tho most troublrsomo
Chlncso smugglers In tho northwest.
The prisoners were plnved in Jill.
nnmocrMIc National Cnll
James K. Jones, chairman of the na
tional central committee has Issued a
call for tho committee to meet at tho
Shoroham hotel In Washington Tues
day, January 12, for tho purpoje of de
ciding upon tho time and plac for
holding tho democratic national con
vention. Tlmlirr Thieve Terrorise ItrnhlenU
Investigation by the government offi
cers show that rolgn of terror exists
on forks of tho Coeur d'Aleno river In
Idaho. Tho settlers havo been driver
from their homes and settlement dis
couraged, while millions of feet of lino
plno havo been stolen from tho rov
ornment and sold to tho mills. Special
Agent Schwartz o fthe goneral land
offlco wns sent there and has secured
aflldavlts from persons who have set
tled on the lands and warrants for the
arrest of tho alleged timber thieves
have been Issued.
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Adam's Grave.
The grcnlost news story slnco the
whalo swallowed Jonah has evolved in
Missouri.
Till-: GKAVF, OF ADAM HAS HI5UN
l.OCATKD!
I.Ike unto the cat, thereby hangs a
tnlo!
Once upon a time Joseph Smith, he
WIIHIIi: ADAM HI.KKl'irni.
of superfluous matrimonial creed, ato
an underdone mlnco pie and had not
the stomnchache, but a revelation.
In the divine confidence extended,
he learned where tho bones of tho
daddy of us all lie Interred.
l.est unbelievers scoff, a photograph
of tho historic spot has been taken.
To be sure tho skull nnd cross bones
of Adam are not discernible on tho
face of It, but a descendant of tho
great Mr. Smith that lives In the vi
cinity assures us all that Is necessary
to prove their presence Is to dig
not in thi photograph, but in tho
earth Itself.
The grave of Adam Is In what Ih
known us "The Garden or Eden." II vo
miles from Gallatin, Daviess county,
Missouri.
Hero a Mormon colony onco thrived
nnd Ichubod Crane-like, heard weird
noises and saw strange npparltlons.
Joseph Smith was onu of tho settle
ment. Tho grave of tho father of Cain and
Abel Is under a spreading vhontnut
iu" nnd naught but a goodly scatter
ing of Igtcous colliders, thnt look In
tho photog )' suspiciously llko ap
ples, marks tho h,ilio, sd ground.
Several of our yellow nuw:pat.'i -aro
greatly Interested in tho matter
ICIIAIIOn-C'llAXI-M.TK!-: NOISES,
nnd ono has telegraphed tho country
editor of Gallatin:
"Rush ns li.OOO words on whether
or no you cun find Evo In tho vi
cinity." A suggestion to comb tho grass
feverishly with n flnc-tooth comb In
nn offort to locate tho apple would
seem to bo lu order.
Lulla-by to a Pug Dog.
Cradle Sunt to u Nineteenth Century
Uaby.
!lock-n-bye, tootale, you're mamma's own
net.
N -itt. , EK
wniiisV a 'WMIIXA
THAT SinMQtM-S " WjfV. i
noise ?-.'- ' Wn R r
W5U3,c 111
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Sweet little doRsle-your none fa qtilto
wet!
Kiss, miizzcr, I'ugRle: you cute llttln
thine!
SmiKKln 11D close now and hear mumm.t
sine:
"Sleep, itlrep, little doggie, tinny!
Sleep, Mleep; nliinilier Hhlp 'Ahoy!'
Slop, li'p, little (IokkIh baby
Munima's llttlo piiK-uog buy!"
I.ulla-by, PiiRRle: your hnlr Is like ronw,
Licked with our tiny, red tongue to a
kIomh
Kiss iiiumma, deary oh my, what a
xniell!
Gnawing a bone, sir! Indeed, I can tell.
Itock-n-liyc, durllni;: those bad llttlo
IH'UH
Are really qultn naughty my angel to
ten He!
Hut lulln-by, precious, and kiss me ones
more
Now to the sandman In slumber you
soar!
"Sleep, nlp, little ilogBle baby!
Sleep, sleep: slumber nhln 'Ahoy!'
Sleop, stitep, llttlo doggie baby
Mainmi't little pug-dog boy!"
Rock-ii-hye, I'iirrIc My! Look at thos
feotf
Whom luivn you been In such mud, lit
tle sweet?
I5urr lu your tall, nnd your ear, I de
el u re,
Has axle-greaso on It, all stuck In th
hair!
Itock-a-bye, Timitle; fortet all your
woes,
Muzr.iT Just loves you from tall-tip to
nine!
Kiss me, my sweetheart, and close thasa
dojt-eyes,
I.ulla-by, lutU-by-off to the sklea!
"Sleep, sleep, little docple baby!
Hloep, sleep; slumber ship 'Ahoy!'
8locp, sleep, little doRRlo baby
Mamma's little pug-doe boy!"
K K n
A Beautiful Thing.
"Love is a beautiful thing," said
tho lovor, leading his Inamorata to
a hillock by tho river side.
"As wo sit hero in tho gloaming,
hand In hand (what's tho matter.
Virginia?). As wo sit hero hand In
hand and dream ot a long voyago
down the Utopian rlvor ot lifo to
gether (whut Is it, doar? Whafa
bothering you, honey?)
"Down tho rlvor of life together,
does It not" (fldgot) or, does It not
1 (slap) do does it ('wow!)
"What's tho ma (slap! scratch)
tor, Virginia?"
nut Just then ho got a bite himself
and tho blto let lu the light, us It
were.
Thov bad. bean courting on an ant
bill I.
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