u TUN NOKFOUC NKWR : FRIDAY , NOVEMHEK 18 , 11)03 ) ,
TOM JONES ,
COWBOY
iiy c , n. LEWIS J
Ooi/H0M | | , l ) f. I'll T. C. :
Tom , lonrn WIIH n roil I Montana cow
boy , 'the K''milno uttiir. ll > ' "mt | ( |
cieanl ( lint lie WIIH no I'oiiRiiiniillvo win
who linil been wilt out from Hoitim to
try thu wcHtt-rn ozone , nor WIIH lie
ffmhml. of Yale or Ilitrvnnl wlio was
pk'Kiiin up $10 a month to help him
JqiicnU llirniiRh collt-Kc. llo was born
to this biiNlni'HH , Knew all tlio hm am )
< 3tit , . anil no one could boat him at
turnliitf a KtiiniprdliiK herd or thiowliiK
iii IIIHMI. II WIIH wild on all Hides that
? Hire wan only ono thliiK out of l.lller
'tvlui ' 'I'dnt .IOIIOH hi- hail iiHplratloiiK
'if'n | linil aspired to la-op three pum
UootliiK nt onee or to hold four aeeii
In.every oth r hand of poker , he might
La < vo bad the nympathy of liln fellow
V > ttai ! ; , but IIH ! aHplratloiw took a
OIITmmi line.
Tom Jones had read no ICNH than HX !
accounts of eastern lii'lresKon
f ? out wi'Hl on a visit and falling
In love with and marrying cowboys
CowlxiyK had wivrd them from rob-
liers , IndliriH , NtnmpcdcM and pralrln
( Jm , mid their natural gratitude ) mi |
resulted In love and marriage. What
had happened onee might happen
Ogalu. ' Tom's aspirations , then , ran to
tiolnwiH. Ho was expecting one along
ny day In the week and was always
prepared to carry out his part of the
Contract.
c , .
lOvc.n an heiress may como to him
, who wnltH , and In duo time , when her
Qiigagcmonts permitted , Minn ( Jrlscomh ,
Croia Now York , paid a visit to rela-
Ivrs nl Taylor's ranch. Tom hart heard
Qf her beauty and what a pile of mon
ey her old dad had In the bank within
twenty-four hours after her arrival. It
Wan now up to him to bring In tlu <
ferrates nnd start things going. Ho got
( jut bin Sunday togs and greased his
hair us n beginning.
Nor WIIN the labor thrown away. IIo
bad hardly set forth on a hunt for
TOOK TOM 11 M ) 'io diiAii 'iin : TAIT < or
iiu ; ( iiiii/n nonsr .
tray ulcers when far across the plalna
LL miw the object of his aspirations.
The broncho on whose back Mio WIIH
Rented bad stopped to Indulge In the
Wild went business of bucking and
jumping , nnd Tom Imagined that ho
could hear terror stricken shouts from
( bo rider. It was all Imagination , how
ever. When ho had reached her side
after n furious burst of speed and
pegged Iho privilege of saving her life ,
4hc quietly replied :
"IMeastt don't Interfere. I rather enJoy -
Joy thu change. "
Tom Jones was nonplused , but ho
waited. In tliw course of two or three
days Dutch I'etc broke loose on ono of
Ms quarterly Jamborees. Hutch IVtc
kept tin * ile-cgery at Head Man's Cor
ners , uiul when he started out to clean
Uj > thu state he kept bis two guns red
fcut Tom figured that It would be on
the bills for IVte to bear Miss CJrls-
< ) iub away into the mountains , and ho
buvcred ale < > g the Tort Wlngate road
as her protecting angel. His tlgnres
turned out to be way off. Miss ttrls
Comb and Dutch IVte met one mornliig
lit the cross-ing of Lame Wolf creek ,
when the cowboy came up the
bad his hands ruined , and tlio
lrl hud a gun on line with his eye.
che thanked Mr. Jones very kindly for
| be Interest he exhibited , but she really
couldn't think of putting him to anj
( articular trouble.
Then Tom Jones prayed for n cloud-
bunt. Lame Wolf creek had Its rlso
VP tti thu mountains. At 0 o'clock of a
Summer morning It might bo a tnero
tflTUlet dossing the stage road. An
fcour later a flood wave six feet high
might bo booming down as the result
4f x doudbnrst up among the peaks ,
burst came as prayed for. Miss
was on the west side of the
Croeic when caught by the flood , anil
011 cKcapu neemcd cut off when the
Cowboy t-.ime tearing around Bull bend
(6 rescue her. Three minutes later the
flrl WUH rescuing him. Ills broncho
got tunglctf up with a mass of drift-
tfrood and was drowned , and poor Tom
( bad to grab the tail of the girl's horse
ml bike a tow to the bank.
"Ton had better go homo and change
yonr dotUcs , and I hope you will be
careful In future , " was all the
a lie got as the heiress rode away
find left him to hang himself up to
dry.
dry.Teoi
Teoi Jooea felt that ho had made a
failure of It thus far. but ho hoped for
e stampede to change things. In one
0t tlio atorini hit bud read a cowboy
knd unved an hotrfxn from n ntninpcd *
mid won her nndylng love In ten min
utes. There were 5,000 steers eovtrlng
lie plain between Taylor's ranch and
.nine Wolf creek. If they would only
; et a move on them at the right time ,
le would be there to do the hero's part ,
'ho steers More cheerfully willing.
Ono morning soon after the heiress had
mused down the road they lowered
heir heads , threw up their tails and
lampeded. The move wns not expect-
d by the cowboy , but by great good
tick he was on hand to mix In. It
cents the easiest thing In the world
or a hero to cut across tliu front of a
tampcdlng herd of steers and Hiiateh
n helrcsM from her Huddle and bear
icr away Io safety and win her eter-
ml gratitude , but Tom .Tones didn't
ml It MI In practice. As a matter of
act , In1 WIIH rolled In the dust and
valked on In a shameful mannrr ,
vhlle the heiress saved hrrself , ami
vhen the herd had passed she helped
Iiu to llnd the remains of ts ! hat and
dvlsed him Io go home and keep quieter
or a few iliiys to avoid nervous fever.
There was only one moie hope for
he cowboy hero. If be could rescue
illss ( Irlscomb from a prairie lire , all
night yet be well. A drunken Indian
irouglit things about an he wished , It
vasn'l an overgrown spectacular ills-
ilny as fnr as llames went , but there
vas a heap of Hinoko and a grand op-
lortnnlly for yelling , and In due tlmo
'om Jones started In on his work of
oseno. Whllo he was dashing through
ho billows of Hinoko and frantically
ailing upon the heiress to bo saved
ho had already saved herself , and It
ut him to the quick to have her re-
nark MH he llnally rode up to her that
ho didn't like thu smell of slugud hair.
The cowboy had played his last card ,
nil , weary nnd hopeless , ho sought out
ho Diogenes of the tloclc and stated
itn case.
"My son , " said the old man when ho
lad hoard the Btory , "did you over
icar the saying of 'up to date ? ' "
"Of course. I'm there myself. "
"And there lies the cause of your
allure. Miss Uriscomb Is moro up to
ditto as a girl than you are as a man.
'on had bolter etop making a fool of
yonrflulf and uustlo those ulcers
around. "
MASTER OF THE VESSEL.
A Story of 1'nrrnKiit Iti Coiuninnil
AVlirii hut TuclvcVnrn of Ane.
The story of a boy of tw-elvu years
it'll UK as commander of a ship BCCHIS
rather wonderful , yet Parragiit was
nit twelve years and four days old
vhen he was put In command of the
la relay , n prl/.o ship taken by Captain
'orter. In consideration of bis tender
ears , says thu author of "Twenty-six
Ilstorlc hliis , " the former lOngllsh
mister of the vessel was sent In her
or the possible benellt the young prize
mister might llnd In his advice. Kar-
agnt tells the story of the queer ill-
Islon of authority In his Journal as
ollows :
"I considered that the day of trial
lad arrived , for I was a little afraid of
he old fellow , as every one elbe was.
till the time had come for me at least
0 play the man. Ho I miHteivd up
'ourage and informed the captain that
desired the main topsail tilled away
n order that wo might close up with
he Ksscx Junior , lie replied that he
would shoot any man who dared to
oneh a rope without his orders. He
voiild go his own course and had no
don of trusting himself with 'a blasted
uitshell,1 and then he went below for
its pistols.
" 1 called my right hand man of the
crew and told him of my situation. 1
ilso Informed him that 1 wanted the
naln topsail tilled. He answered with
1 clear 'Aye , aye , sir , ' In a manner that
was not to be misunderstood , and my
conlldeneo was perfectly restored.
"From that moment I became master
> f the vessel and Immediately gave all
lecessary orders for making sail , no-
Ifylng the captain not to como on with
ils pistols unless he wished to go over-
loard , for 1 really would have had
very llttlo trouble In having such an
order obeyed. "
WHY CUBS ARE KILLED.
Vrlioii I.lfo Often Hobs Animal * of
Mntrruul Spirit.
Among the huge cages of the carnlV-
orous animals the lithe tigress , the
treacherous and soft footed leopardess
and frequently even the generous lion
ess herself- the life of a baby wild ani
mal becomes sometimes a tale of blood
shed and tragedy. Nagged and galled
Ity prlbon bars , by narrow conllnes that
make exercise Impossible and by the
excitement of throngs of sightseers ,
these naturally nervous and hlgli
strung brutes become overwrought tea
a pitch where they satisfy an unnat
ural cannibal appetite on their own
flesh and blood.
Like llttlo bundles of sunshine the
kittens of these ferocious brutes ap
pear , mewing plaintively with tight
shut eyes and groping In the darkness.
Thousands of them have been born be
hind the bara of menagerie cages no
fault lies with the stork himself but
most frequently the Irresponsible , crazy
mothers pounce upon and devour them
or else injure them beyond hope of re
covery. When the watchfulness and n
pitchfork of a keeper succeed In rescu
ing one of these kittens , It Is given in
charge of some big mother dog , which
adopts the stranger and roars him.
Now and then , however , some strong ,
healthy , intelligent member of this
ferocious faintly ceases to worry anil
fret at captivity , and , the maternal In
stinct cropping to the fore , the care of
a litter of cuba becomes a welcome re
lief from the stem monotony of prison
life. A. W. Kolkcr In McClurc'a.
Like \Vomnn. .
"If you'll notice. " said Flnnick , "the
poets Invariably say 'she * when refer
ring to the earth. Why should the
earth bo considered feminine ? "
"Why not ? Nobody knows Just how
old the earth la. " Philadelphia Ledger
* N > < W *
My more having < voucbe / a source
To make mo hunger more.
Shakespere , Macbeth , iv ,
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The more Uneeda Biscuit you eat f ;
the more you want.
<
The more people eat them I
the more people want them.r
t * r . , *
The more people want them
the more we want to make them
better and better.
It's just a case of more and more. ;
Uneeda
The
Crackle
, You Hear J
Is the Sign
They are Fresh
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
DANGER IN SODA SIPHONS.
They May Kxploile niul CIIIINV Injury
Io TlioNi * Who Slay Ilr Nt'iir.
Do yon know that the siphon bottle
Dnllnarlly iwed for vlchy , soda water
mil other effervescent drinks Is usually
charged with a pressure of from ll0 ! to
ll ( ! ) pounds to the square InchV The
danger likely to result from an explo
sion of one of these little household ar
ticles is by no means Inconsiderable ,
mil yet the average person handles a
siphon as though it were the most
larmless thing in the world.
There are two or three things to re
member in handling siphons : Never
keep your siphons near the range , for
tlio unusual heat Is more likely than
anything else to cause an explosion.
Don't subject the bottle to any sudden
change of temperature whatever. For
instance , If you keep your siphons in
the Ice box and that is the best and
safest place for them don't grasp the
.jlass part of the bottle with your warm
luind , for the sudden change of temper
ature Is apt to cause an explosion. The
best way to carry a siphon at all tlmc-s
is by tlio metal top at the head of the
bottle. It Is needless to say the great
est care should be taken not to drop n
siphon , for an explosion Is the Inev
itable result. When empty , the siphon
Is , of course , quite harmless.
That these bottles are considered a
great source of danger is evidenced by
the fact that the courts inevitably hold
the bottlers strictly liable for all dam
ages resulting from the explosion of
one of them If even the slightest defect
In the manufacture , of the bottle can
bo shown. Washington Times.
Cnnlno Intelligence.
A striking instance of canine Intelll
gence Is reported from Paris. A male
schoolteacher named Dlllaz was way
laid one evening near Gharcnton bridge
by two roughs , who set upon him and ,
after rifling his pockets , flung him Into
the Seine. A collie dog that happened
to be near , without being encouraged
to do so by any person Indeed there
were none who saw the circumstance
at once plunged Into the water and ,
catching the man by the coat , aided
him to keep afloat until the river po
lice , attracted by his cries , arrived to
hla assistance. M. Dlllaz was subse
quently able to furnish the police with
a description which led to the arrest of
his assailants.
IlellKlitfnl Frocpect.
"Do yon , " said the learned counsel ,
"swear that you will tell the truth ,
the whole truth and"
"Oh , how lovely 1" the fair witness
Interrupted. "Shall I really be allowed
to talk all the afternoon If I want to ? "
-TIt-lMts.
Good money Is faithless. It leaves us
almost as soon as we get It. Bad mon
ey , however , sticks by us to the bitter
end. Baltimore American.
.Sin'cr.lni ; In tin1 Orion ) .
Many savage and hemlclvillzed races
of the orient have some curious cus
toms regarding tlio sneeze. When the
sultan of Monomtopa snoozes , for In
stance , the fact Is made known from
the palace by n certain signal. Instant
ly every subject within hearing of the
signal sets up a shout , the cry is taken
up by others and so extends until it
runs through the conllnes of his em
pire. When the sultan of Senaar
sneezes , on the contrary , every woman
In hia harem or within hearing turns
her back on him and mulct's a sign of
contempt by smiting her hips with her
hands disgusted that so mighty a per
sonage should have to sneeze like un
ordinary mortal.
Dlnrncll anil Lord Itiirj- .
When Lord Bury , afterward Karl of
Albemarle , Joined the church of Homo ,
ho went to Disraeli to confess.
He began by saying that a dllllculty
had arisen , quite unconnected with
politics , and that he was afraid It
meant party embarrassment and that
ho therefore placed his resignation in
his loader's bands.
Lord Beaconsfleld ( laconically ) A
lady ?
"Well , if yon like the scarlet lady.
I have become a Catholic. "
Lord Beaconsfleld But how very
convenient ! A relative of mine has
Just taken the same stop , and now you
can tell mo , what was terribly puzzling
me , the appropriate thing to say in
congratulation. Maynoll's Biography
of Beaconsflcld.
CttUes an Love Letter * .
The Hungarian gypsies use cakes as
love letters. A coin is baked into the
sweetmeat , which Is then thrown at the
lady as she passes by. If she eats the
cake nnd retains the coin all is well ,
but If she should fling back the silver
It would be fatal to the lover's hopes.
Among the savages of the Arabian
desert the girl Is approached without
ceremony while pasturing her flocks.
She resists strenuously , attacking her
suitor with sticks and stones. If ho
succeeds In driving her into her fa-
tkcr's tent she Is his , but If she should
resist him lifelong disgrace would be
his portion.
Curb the Temper.
The peculiarity of 111 temper Is that It
Is the vice of the virtuous. It Is often
the one blot on an otherwise noble
character. You know men nnd women
who are all but perfect but for an
easily ruffled , quick tempered or
"touchy" dhpos.tlon. This compatibil
ity of III temper with high moral char
acter is ono of the strangest and sad
dest problems of ethics.
A Onp nt It.
Teachsr ( of class In grammar ) What
do you understand by "parts of
speech ? "
Tommy It's It's when a man stut
ters. Chicago Tribune.
Good Second-Hand Organ
At a Very Low Price.
0\ir Record for 1903 to Date :
| 23 Pianos Sold , 45 Organs Sold.
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SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY !
We still do watch work at the old
stand. The greatest drawback
with our watch-work is that it al
ways gives satisfaction.
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