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RESURRECTION
OF WIGGETT
(C017 right, IJodd, Vekd Uoiupuij,)
Mr. Sol Kotchmald, landlord or tlio
Ship, sat la IiJh snug bnr, rising oc
casionally front IiIh boat ly tlio tnps
lo minister to tho wants of tlio cus
tomers who Bhsrotl this pleasant re
treat with htm.
Forty years at soa heforo tho mast
had inado Mr. Kotchmntd an nuthorlty
on affairs maritime; flvo years In
command or tho Ship inn, with the
nenro8t otuor llcoiined linuso live miles
off, had raado him nn autocrat.
Twico r6contly hnd ho found oc
casion to warn Mr. Ned Clark, tho vll
lago shoemaker, tho strength of whoso
head had been a boast in tho village
Tor many years. On tho third occasion
tho Indignant shoeniukor was Inter
rupted In tho tnlddlo of nn Impas
sioned hnranguo on froo speech nnu
bundled Into tho road by tho o3tler.
Aftor this nobody was safe.
To-night Mr. Kotchmald, mooting
bis oyo ns ho ontorod tho bar, nodded
curtly. Tlio shoomnkor had stnyed
away thrco days as a protost, and tho
landlord wns naturally Indignant at
such contumacy.
"Good ovonlng, Mr. Kctchmald,"
said the nhocmakor, screwing up his
llttlo black eyes; "Just glvo mo n
small bohlo o' lemonado, If you
plcaso."
"Go and got your lomonndo somo
whoro olso," said tho but sting Mr.
Kotchmald.
"I prefer to 'avo It horo," rojolncd
tho shoemaker, "and you'vo got to
sorvo me, Kotchmald. A llconsed pub
lican Is compelled to servo people
whether ho likos to or not, olso he
loses of Mb license."
"Not when thoy'ro tho worse for
llcker ho ain't," said tho landlord.
"Hero's tho 'ealtfi of Honry Wlggett
what lost 'Is log to savo Mr. Ketch
maid's lire," he said, unctuously.
"Also tho 'oolth of Sara Jones, who
let hlssolf bo speared through tho
cheat for tho samo noble purpose
Llkowiso tho hoalth of Capt. Potors,
who nursed Mr. Ketchmald like Ms
own son whon ho got knocked up do
ing tho work of flvo men as was
drowned; llkowiso tho health o' Dick
Leo, who helpod Mr. Kotchmald cap
ture a Chinese junk full of pirates and
killed tho wholo 17 of 'cm by 'Ow
did you say you klllod 'em, Kctch
mald?" Tho landlord, who was busy with
tho taps, affected not to hoar.
"Killed tho wholo 17 or 'em by first
telling 'cm yarns till thoy fell asleop
Utors
wu fjt
Bundled Into the Road by the Ostler.
and then choking 'oin with Henry Wig
gett's wooden leg," resumed tho shoe
maker. "Understand, Ned Clark," said tho
Indignant Mr. Kotchmald, "I don't
want your tnonoy In this public house.
Tako It somowhoro else."
"Thank'eo, but I prefer to como
hero," said tho shoemaker, ostenta
tiously sipping his lemonado.
"IVj you dlsboliovo my word?" de
manded Mr. Ketchmald, hotly.
"Why, o courso I do," replied tho
Hhoomaker; "wo nil do. You'd soe
how silly thoy aro yourself if you only
stoppod to think. You and your
sharks! no shark would want to eat
you unless it was blind." .
It was about ti week lator, Mr.
Kotchmald had just resumed his soat
after serving n customer, whon the
attention of nil present was attracted
by an odd anil regular tapping on the
brick-paved passage outsldo. It
stopped at tho taproom, and a mur
mur of voices escaped at tho opon
door. Then tho door wns closed, and
n loud, penetrating volco called on tho
same of Sol Kotchmald.
"Honnnry Wiggottt" gasped tho
lnndloard, as a ninall man with ragged
whlfikoiH appeared at tho wicket, "It
can't hel"
Tho new-rumor regarded htm ten
derly for a moment without ti word,
and then, kicking opon tho door with
nn iinmlHtnknhlo woodcu log, stumped
Into tho bar, and grasping 1Mb out
stretched hand shook It fervently.
"Tho sight o' you, llonnory Wlg
gett, Is hotter to mo thin dlnmonds,"
said Mr. Kotchmald, eciitatlcally. "Ilow
did j on got hcio?"
"A friend of his, Cnp'n Jones of tho
bat quo Venue, gave mo a pnssngo to
London," said Mr. Wlggett, "uud I'vo
tramped down from thoro without a
penny In my pocket."
"And Hoi Kotchmnld's glnd to sco
yju, sir," sild Mr. Hmlth, who, with
tho rest of tho company, had been
looking on In n stnto of great admira
tion. "He's never tired of telling us
W you saved him from tho shark und
'ad your leg bit off In so doing."
"I'd 'avo my other" hit off for Im,
too," salt! Mr. Wlggett, as tho landlord
patted him affectionately on tho shout
dor and thrust a glass of spirits Into
his hands. "Cheerful, I would. Tho
klndost-'oartcd and tho bravest man
that over breathed, is old Sol Ketch
niiild." "You novor 'card anything more o
pore Sam Jones, I s'poso?" said Mr.
Ketchmald.
Mr. Wlggett put down his glass.
"I ran up ngln a man In Rio Juuolro
Iwo j oars ago," ho said, mournfully.
Wiped His Eyes to the Memory of the
' Faithful Black.
"Pore old Sam died in 'Is arms with
your tiamo up 'Is honest black lips.
"When I was laying In my bunk In
tho fo'c's'lo bolng nursed back to life,"
continued Mr. Wlggett, enthusiastical
ly, "who waB It that Bet by my side
'oldtng my 'and and tolling mo to live
ror his sake? why, Sol Kotchmald.
Who was It that said thnt ho'd stick
to mo for life? why Sol Ketchmald.
Who was It said that so long as 'o
'ad a crust I should have first bit? at
it, and eo long as 'o 'ad a bed I should
'avo first half ot It? why, Sol Ketch
mold! "In my old ago and on my beam
ends," continued Mr. WIggott, "I ro
memborod them words of old Sol, and
I know ir I could only find 'lm my
troubles wcro ovor. I knew that I
could croop Into 'Is llttlo harbor and
lay snug. I know that what Sol said
ho meant. I lost my leg saving 'is
llfo, and ho Is grateful."
"So ho ought to bo." said Mr. Clark,
"and I'm proud to shako 'ands with a
horo."
Ho gripped Mr. Wlggott's hand, and
tho other followed suit. The wooden
legged man wound up with Mr. Ketch
mald, and, disdaining to notice that
that voracious innrlnor'B graBp was
somewhat limp, snnk Into his chair
tignln and asked for a cigar.
"Lend mo tho box, Sol," he said, jov
Inlly, ub ho took It from him. "I'm going,
to 'and 'em 'round. This Is my treat,
matos. Poro old Henry Wlggott's
treat."
Ho passed tho box 'round, Mr.
Ketchmald watching tn holpless Indig
nation as the customers, discarding
their pipes, thanked Mr. WIggott.
Closing time enmo all too soon, Mr.
Wlggett, whoso popularity was never
for n inomont In doubt, developing
gifts to which his friend had novor
even alluded.
"1 'ope you'ro satisfied," said Mr.
Wlggett, as tho landlord, having bhot
tlio bolts of the front door, returnod to
tho bar.
"You went a hit too far," said Mr.
Ketchmald, shortly; "you should ha'
boon content with doing what I told
jou to do. And who asked you to
'and my clgnra 'round?"
"I got u bit oxclted," pleaded the
other.
"And you forgot to toll 'em you'ro
going to Bturt tomorrow to llvo with
Hint nleco of yours In Now Zealand,"
sdded tho landlord.
"So I did," enld Mr. Wlggett, smiting
his forohead; "so I did. I'm very sor.
ry; I'll tell 'em to-morrow night."
"Montlon It casual llko, tomorrow
morning," commanded Mr. Kotchmald,
"and got off In tho nrtornoon, then I'll
glvo you somo dinner besides tha flvo
shillings as arranged."
To tho landlord's great unnoyaneo
his guest wont for a walk noxt morn
ing and did not return until tho even
ing, when ho explained thnt ho had
Ixuinu iuu nil iui uia tlilHl'U CUUUI'
Won and was unable to got back.
The holpless Mr. Ketchmald suf
-i..,l ,.,,! , , ,6,,f vis
Ofe
fered in sllonce, with his oyo on tho
clock, and almost danced with Im
patience nt tho tardiness of his de
parting guests, Ho nccompnnlod the
last man to tho door, and thon, crlm
ton with rage, returnod to tho bar to
tall; to Mr. Wiegctt.
"Wot d'y'r menu by It?" ho thun
dcrod.
"Moan by what, Sol?" Inquired Mr.
WIggott, looking up in Hiirprlso.
"Don't call mo Sol, 'cos I won't have
II," voclforatod tho landlord, standing
ovor him with his fist clonchod. "First
thing tomorrow morning off you go.''
"Off?" repented tho other In arauzo
ment. "Ort? Whoro to?"
"Anywhere," snld tho overwrought
landlord; "bo long ns you get out of
horo, 1 don't enro whoro you go."
' Mr. Wlggett, who was smoking n
cigar, tho third that evening, laid It
carefully on tho tnblo by his side, and
regardoj him with tender reproach.
"Arrangement!" said tho mystified
Mr. WIggott; "what arrangements?
Why, I nln't seen you for ton years
hnd more If It 'adn't boon for meot
Ing Cap'n Potcra "
Ho wus Interrupted by frenzied and
Incohorent oxclamatlona from Mr.
Kotchmald.
"You rascal," said the landlord, in
n stifled volco. "You Infernal rescul.
I nover sot oyes on you till 1 saw you
tlio other duy on tho quay at Burnscn,
and, Just for an lnnorcont llttlo Joko
llko with Ned Clark, naked you to
come In and pretend."
"Pretend!" ropontcd Mr. Wlggett, in
a horror-stricken volco.
"Look 'oro," Bald Mr. Kotchmald,
thrusting an infuriated face closo to
his, "thoro novor was n Hoticry Wlg
gett; thoro novor wna n Bhnrk; thoro
nover wna a Sam Jonos!"
Mr. WIggott rumbled In his pockot,
and producing tho remains of a dirty
hnndkerchlof, wiped his eyes to tho
memory of tho faithful black.
"Look horo," said Mr. Ketchmald,
putting down tho bottlo and regarding
him Intently," "you'vo got mo fair.
Now, will you go for a pound?"
Wlggett took n box or matches from
tho bnr and, relighting tho stump of
his cigar, contemplated Mr. Kotch
mald ror somo tlmo In sllonco, and
thon, with a serious shako or his head,
stumped off to bed.
A week passed, and Mr. WIggott
still gracod with his presence tho bar
of the Ship.
"I shall toll tho chaps tonight that
It was a llttlo joko on my part," Kotch
mald announced, with grim decision;
"thon I shall tako you by tho collar
nnd kick you Into tho road."
Mr. Wlggett sighed and shook his
head.
"It'll be a terrible show-up for you,"
ho Bald, Boftly. "You'd better make It
worth my whllo, and I'll toll 'em this
evening that I'm going to Now Zealand
to live with a niece or mlno there, and
that you'vo paid my passago tor mo.
I don't llko tolling any moro lies, but,
seeing It's tor you, I'll do it for a
couplo of pounds."
"Flvo shillings," snarled Mr. Kotch
mald. Mr. Wlggett smiled comfortably and
shook his head. Mr. Kotchmald raised
his offer to ten shillings, to a pound,
nnd finally, aftor n tow romarks whtcu
promptod Mr. WIggott to state that
hard words broko no boncB, flung Into
tho bar and fetched the money.
Tho news of Mr. Wlggott's depar
ture went round tho vlllago at onco,
tho landlord himself breaking tho
news to tho next customer, and an
overflow meeting assembled that ovon
Ing to bid the emigrant farwoll.
Tho landlord noted with ploasuro
that business was brisk. Sovernl gen
tlemen stood drink to Mr. Wlggett,
and in return ho put hls-hand In his
own pocket and ordered glasses round.
Mr. Ketchmald, In a stnto of somo un
easiness, took tho ordor, and then Mr.
WIggott, with tho nlr of ono contor
ting Incstlmablo benefits, prdduced a
luck halt-penny, which had onco be
longed to Sam Jones, and Insisted
upon his kcoplng It.
"This Is my last night, matos," ho
said, mournfully, as he acknowledged
tho drinking or his health.
"In my lonoly pllgrlmago through
llto, crippled and 'avtng to beg my
broad," ho said, tearfully, "I shall
think o' this 'appy bar and thoso
friendly faces. When I am wrcstlln'
with tho pangs of 'ungor nnd belttg
moved on by tho 'oartlcss pollco, I
shall think of you as I last saw you."
"Hut." said Mr. Smith, voicing tho
general constornatlon, "you'ro going
to your nloco lit Now Zoalnnd?"
Mr. Wlggett shook his head and
smiled a sad, sweet smile.
"I 'avo no nleco," ho said, simply;
"I'm alono in tho wot Id."
"Ketchmald told me hlssolf ns ho'd
paid your passago to Now Zoaland,"
said tho shoomnker; "ho said as 'o'd
pressed you to stay, but that you said
is blood wns thlckor oven than friend
ship." "All lies." Bald Mr. WIggott, sadly.
"I'll stay with plcnauro If ho'll glvo
the word. I'll stay ovon now If 'o
wishes It.
"Ho don't llko my bolng 'ore," ho
Bald, In n low volco. "Ho grudgos tho
llttlo bit I cat, I s'poso. Ho told mo
I'd got to go, and that for tho look o'
things 'o was going to protend I was
going to Now Zealand. I was tbo
broke-'eartod at tho tlmo to caro Wot
,ho Bald I 'avo no wish to spongo on
no man but, seeing your 'onost fnebs
round mo, I couldn't go with n Ho on
my lips Sol Ketchmald, old shipmate
good-byo."
Ho turned to tho speechless laud
lord, mado as though to shako hands
with him, thought bettor or It, and
thon, with a wavo or his hand toll or
chastoucd dignity,- withdraw. Ilia
stump rnng with pathetic InBlstonco
upon tho brick-paved passago, paused
at tho door, and thon, tapping on tho
hard road, died slowly away In tho
distance. InBldo tho Ship tho shoo
mnker gave an ominous ordor tor lemonado.
THE EARS AS
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The natives who are employed in diamond mines are not allowed pockets
n their clothing, for reasons that are obvious. So It has come about that they
pierce their ears, and, Instead of wearing earrings, carry various things In the
lobes of their ears. In the first of our photographs, for Instance, the native
has a cigar through the lobe of hlo ear; In the second case, the native has a
tooth-brush In the same position. Why should not pocketless women adopt
some similar plan, and wear, In place of the ordinary long pendant-earring, a
chatelalno earring o.' tho typo suggested In our border?
BIGGEST
SIX MONTHS OF PROHIBITION AT
WORCESTER, MASS.
A City of 140,000 Population Where
No 8trong Drink Is Sold Re
sults as Viewed from
Both Sides.
Worcester, Mass. Worcester Is con
siderably moro than "nlno miles from
a lemon." In fact, tho nearest lemon,
not In tho modern slang Bonso, but In
that of Sydnoy Smith, la a dozon miles
awny at tho first wot town reached by
tho electric cars.
A town of 140,000 inhabitants can
llvo without excellent art of any kind,
as forty or fifty such In tho United
States domonstrato, but can such a
town llvo and flourish without tho sale
or strong drink? This Is tho question
that Worcestor has been trying to
solvo In practice for tho last six
months, and tho city's third distinc
tion and tho ono just now attracting
most attontion lies In the fact that
sho Is tho largost dry town on earth.
Worcester Is tho Bccond city of Mas
sachusetts, tho third of Now England.
When It wont dry by a majority of
about 1,000 In a total vote of 22,000 in
December last the town had 128 ordi
nary licensed drinking places. Thero
wcro 17 inn-hoklers with first-class li
censes, tor which thoy paid $2,000 a
year; 75 common victuallers llcensod
at $400 a year; 32 wholesalers lioonsod
at 2,000 a year; two browora at
$3,000 a year, 44 druggists at ono dol
lar a year, threo alcohol doalers at one
dollar a year and 14 special clubs at
$100 a year. Tho 180 licensed liquor
Boilers of all classes paid $220,000 a
year Into tho treasury.
Whon tho dry law wont Into effect
tho salo of liquor wns In theory dis
continued In Worcestor, oxcept that
tho browerlos went on mnklng boer
to bo sold to tho outsldo world, and
eight druggists were llconsed to sell
strong drink for medicinal purposes.
With tho closing of theso places nbout
1,000 parsons woro thrown out of
business.
Aftor six months' trial or local pro
hibition Worcestor Is about to voto
again on tho quostlon or wot or dry
tor tho noxt year. For sovcral years
tho town has been pretty closo to go
ing dry nt times. The wots had It
thrco or tour yeara ago by a majority
of only about 100. Thon thoy won by
nearly a thousand, and so It fluctuated
until tho town wont dry.
Tho possibility that a narrow ma
jority voto may put tho liquor dealers
out of business at any time has tended
perhaps to throw tho control of rotall
liquor celling In Massachusetts towns
Into tho hands of tho browers. Few
mon or small capital could risk tho
possibility of being driven out of busi
ness on a few months' notlco.
In Worcostor, as in other towns,
many Bnloons woro ownod In tho wholo
or In part by tho browora and run
by their ngonts. Now tho hrowcra aro
still In business as such, and thoy
havo a continuing Interest In kooplng
tho town wot So havo their agonts,
dopondents, business frlonda and the
llko.
All or thoso such retailors and oth
ers as havo sulTored or bollovo that
thoy havo Buffered loss of trado by
reason of tho town's going dry, bollov
ors In personal liberty, a good many
'of tho foreign population to whom pro
r'Mtlon la a doctrine running counter
to all exporlenco and tho chronically
GOODS - CARRIERS
DRY TOWN
thirsty who arc personally Inconven
ienced by presont conditions and 8itch
politicians as found open saloons con
venient places from which to influence
voters, are hopeful that tho towp. may
awing back to tho wot column In Do
combor. The most active dries aro somo or
tho faculty nt Clark university, most
or tho local clergy, many zealous wom
en nnd other reformers or various
kinds. Thoy look tor Bupport rrom
voters who havo round personal gain
or moral advantago In tho chango rrom
wot to dry, business men who havo
prosporod or beliovo they havo pros
pered tor the same causo, .employers
or labor who find their employes moro
offcctlvo than they were In wot Boa
sons, perhaps from tho oxpress com
panies which carry liquor Into a dry
town nnd tho railway companies which
carry tho thlrBty to neighboring wet
towns.
Ono 04 tho savings banks of WorceB
tetr furnishes an interesting compari
son of deposits In tho quarter onded
October 1, 1908, under dry conditions,
and that ended October 1, 1908, under
wet conditions. Tho dcposltB In tho
dry quarter wcro $20,522,2G4.&0, In tho
wot about $5,100 moro, but tho fact
that tho hard times Intervened bo-
tween tho two quarters seemB to show
that tho chango from wet to dry Is at
least not unfavorable to saving.
JUSTICE RULES HIS VILLAGE.
M. A. Ernst of Boqulllao, Tex., Wields
Much Power in His Town.
El Pnso, Tex. M. A. Ernst or I3o
qulllas Is proving himself a powerful
potentate Ho owns a store horo and
holds tho ofllco of justice of tho poace,
and as such officer ha3 full Bway over
a territory ns largo aa an average
Blato.
noqulllas Is Bltuated on tho ' Rio
Orando, tor down In tho Dig Dend re
gion or Texas. It is 100 miles rrom
Roqulllas to tho nearest railroad point
Tho totrltory over which Mr. Ernst
presldeB borders on tho Wo Grando tor
moro than 100 miles and extends
toward tho Interior tor 75 miles. It is
occupied ulmost exclusively by Mexi
cans. In former dayB this romoto and
wild region wa3 tho placo of refugo or
decpernto criminals. Most or theso
outlaws havo boon cleared out, and
to Ernst Is duo tho credit for accom
pllshlng much of this good work,
Tho Mexlcann on tho upper bordor
look upon him as the absoluto rulor
of this llttlo kingdom. Thoy go to
him for advice when In trouble, and
should ono of them commit an offenao
against tho statutes or tho Btato they
know that ho will receive desorved
punishment at tho hands of tho border
Justlco or tho peaco. If tho prisoner
In tho caso merits leniency, Ernst
givcB It without regard to tho testi
mony nnd law.
Ernst officiates at most of tho mar
riages In that part of tho Rio Grando
bordor region.
Large Skeleton Found In Indiana.
Whltostown, Ind. A lurgo skeleton
of a human being was unearthed whllo
mon woro at work In a gravel pit
north or hero. A slight cave-In ro
voalod the skoloton, and It was ro
moved tit almost pertoct condition. It
Is thought to bo tho skoloton of an
Indian of unusual sho. Tho bones or
a small animal, supposed to be a dog,
wero found noar tho largo skeletou.
PECULIAR CHASE IS ENDED.
Sack of Malt Pursues Cruiser All Over
Pacific Ocean.
Seattle, Wash. Aftor chasing tho
cruiser Milwaukee up and down the
Pacific coast from Pugot Sound to
Panama and hair way across tho Pa
cific and back, a Back of Icttors which
started rrom Now York sovorat months
ago wan delivered aboard tho cruiser.
That thoro was Joy aboard goes
without saying, tor thoro wero loiters
In thnt sack rrom tho girls back homo
which had been long nnd auxlously
awaited. Tlio snek reached San Fran
cisco several days ago from Panama
on tho steamer Nowport only to find
that the Mllwattkeo had ulready aallod
for Pugot Sound navy yard. Tho oacfc
started front Now York tor Soattle.
When It reuched hero tho MUwaukoo
had stilled tor Honolulu.
Tho mall was forwardod, but when
It reached Honolulu tho Milwaukee
had sailed for Panama but a few hours
before.
Tho sack took tho noxt boat In pur
suit; when It reached Panama tho Mil
waukee had gono to Amapala. Tho
mall sack took tho trail. From Hon
duras tho Mitwaukco canto to San
Francisco and tho mall Back followed.
Hy the tlmo tho letters reached the
Golden Gato tho Mllwaukeo bad como
north to Bremerton to go in reserve.
Thero the much-traveled mall sack
caught up with tho cruiser and the
letters wero delivered.
"JOKE" MARRIAGE PR0VE8 REAL.
Each of Victims Engaged to Another
But Knot Is Sound.
Sunbury, Pa. As tho result of a
"mako-bellovo" wedding, celebrated
hero as a Joke, two young peoplo And
themselves man nnd wife, whllo both
nro engaged to be mnrrlod to others.
" At tho wedding or Miss Sarah Mas
ser nnd Joseph Crawford woro Miss
Maude Elche.'borger, daughter of a
prominent Lewlsburg hotol proprietor,
nnd Arthur B. Orr, son of a Pennsyl
vania railroad official at Pittsburg.
During tho pranks played by members
of tho bridal party Mr. Orr and Miss
Janet Houtz of Phllllpsburg woro jest
ing about marriage and planned what
waa thought to bo a big joke.
Tho couplo went to the courthouse
nnd took out a marriage llcenso In the
regular form, Orr giving his right
nnmo, whllo Miss Houtz gave her
namo as Matilda Smith.
Later the sensation camo when Miss
Elchelberger took tho placo of Miss
Houtz and agreed to go through th
wedding coromony with Orr, both firm
ly believing that as an assumed nnmo
had been given tor tho prospective
bride, tho joko would then bo com
plete. The ceremony was according
ly performed by Justice of tho Poaco
Shlpmnn, and now tho couplo have
found that thoy are legally married.
WANT8 CONSUMPTIVE TEACHER.
Children on Tubercular Hospital Boat
Being Denied Education.
Now York. Tho board or education
has need or a tencher afflicted with
tuberculosis. In addition to tho posi
tion thore will bo an opportunity tor
her to recclvo beneficial treatment.
Out in tho East rivor, off tho grounds
or Bellevuo hospital, Is anchored a big
torryboat which doos duty as a day
camp for tubercular patients. Thero
aro many grown persons who pass
their days on tho boat besides 35 chil
dren, ranging in ago from six to 15
years.
Many parents, howorer, objoctod to
sending their children to the camp for
tho reason that thero Is no provision
tor their education. The authorities
say that there would be no barm In
tho children attending school, but that
to put thorn In the regular publlo
schools would be dangorous to otbor
pupils. Thcreforo tho board of educa
tion has been asked to detail u teacher
to the boat, and tho suggestion is
made that a teacher Buffering from
tho samo affliction should bo selected.
BABY NEVER KISSED.
Parents Draw Up a Set of Rules For
bidding Osculation.
London. Living with his pnronta at
Bradford is a nlnc-month-old baby boy
who hus nover been kissed. Hanging
In a conspicuous placo Just Inslda tho
entrance to the house Is a set of rules
addressed to visitors and slgnod by
tho father and mother. Tho following
nro extracts rrom tho rules:
"Don't kiss the baby.
"Don't handle tho baby unless your
hands nro very, very clean.
"Don't bring bnby's race close to
your own or your hair.
"Don't allow baby to touch your faco
or hair.
"Don't talk, breathe, whistle, blow,
cough or sneczo into baby's faco. Wo
want him to llvo.
"Don't use your handkerchief to
baby'B hand?, fa--o or mouth,"
At tho foot of tho rules is written:
"To Bomo theso rules wll) appear
comical or -stupid, but they aro not
written as a Joko or without thought
Therefore, any person Infringing theso
rules after having read thorn will Incur
our rilspleaBuro oxtromoly."
Dog and Cat Funerals Noar.
Chicago. A 19-acro contetory for
aristocratic dogs uud cuts or Chicago
is a near reality. At tho request of
John J. Millar, who claims to havo an
option on a site, Mayor Buuso has In
structed Assistant Corporation Coun
hoI Howard Hayo3 to draft an ordi
nance making tho burial ground pos
sible. Tho proposed location la not
disclosed, aa Mr. Millar fears some
of tho pooplo In the neighborhood
mleht object
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