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THE AETISrS STORY.
f) TELL you, ladies."
declared handsome
and cynical Wilton
Robeley, the artist.
"a fortune teller
showed me the Im
age of my wife two
years before I ever
saw her in the flesh
and thousands of
miles from the
place I first met
her."
"You are the last man in the world
.whose mind I would think obscured
. by the clouds of mysticism," replied
' the rich Mrs. Austyn, his friend and
patron. "You have never shown any
- patience with the charlatans who pre
. tended to expose and expound the se-
crets that a wise Providence has or
V dained we should not fathom. And yet
' (.yoa are taxing our credulity with .a
statement that would be marvelous,
.5f'true."
1 . "I must insist upon my veracity In
' this Instance," smiled the artist.
"Now, don't stop to argue, mamma,"
. urged the elder of the Austyn girls.
" "There is a story in this, and after Mr.
Itobeley has told it you can reclaim
him from the darkness of his supersti-
tions and air your theories. Now do
' tell us all about it;" and three pretty
iBters sighed their curiosity in chorus.
. "Just so you don't ask me to ex
plain," said the artist with a quizzical
look. "I shall give you the remarkable
facts and leave you to wrestle with
them. Eight years ago I was in Paris,
pursuing my studies, and lived the life
'at a Bohemian from choice rather than
. from necessity. We fellows held the
responsibilities of life very lightly and
laughed at all human phenomena that
0 would not yield to the test of material
ism. I was chief among the scoffers,
and found bare-faced fraud in every
thing from clairvoyancy to the pierc
ing of the future through the medium
of tea grounds.
. "Then as now I occasionally broke
e entirely away from my usual surround
, Ings and was one day sauntering alone
through Rue de Bouges. As I passed
s one of the most pretentious houses I
. -"Was startled by a scream for help and
dashed through the open doorway to
, - And a woman battling with flames that
with great leaps and flashes were con
. suming the white draperies of what
t struck me as a consecrated altar out
. of place. Our combined efforts soon
... mastered the incipient conflagration.
As the woman anointed my hands with
.some soothing lotion I saw that she
was as dark as a gypsy. Her hair rip-
pled back from her forehead In waves
of blue black, her eyes were brilliant
in the same deep coloring, and her
strong, even teeth suggested polished
ivory- She was an amazon in size, yet
the sweeping curves of beauty were'
,. such as to fascinate the artist while
r. her motions were as supple and grace-
ful as those of a tiger.
" " 'You area gentleman,-and there is
but one way in which I can offer re
turn for your services. she said as I
turned to leave. Her voice was soft
. n& the notes of a lute and her accent
gave unsuspected charms to my mother
; tongue. I was born of royal blood in
India. Through study of the sacred
. Vedas and the pure doctrine of Karma
:I attained the power of divination.
T Your people would classify me among
. fortune tellers; but I am poles apart
from the vulgar humbugs that trade
upon ignorance and superstition.
Promise you will come to-morrow, for
, I am upset by this accident. Then I
. .will be both your historian and your
.prophet. . I shall count on you, m'seur.'
"Though I mentally sneered at the
, woman's pretensions and lay awake
half the night assuring myself that I
would never seek her out, I was at
. her door ten minutes before the ap
... pointed time next day. She had either
assumed her professional air or was
WOMAN- BATTLING WITH THE
FLAMES,
under the spell of her supernatural
fcftaiaments. I will not describe the
- "Inner Temple of Mysteries' to which
. she conducted me, but in the weird
effect of its hangings, mirrors, grotes
que carvings and mythical symbols it
., challenged the most hardened skepti
. clsm. Throwing the white light of a
golden lamp upon my face with a pow
erful reflector, she generalized upon my
past life as any shrewd judge of hu
man nature might do. Then suddenly
knitting her brows and leaning closer
. she slowly spelled out 'Marcia Arnold.'
' '"That is the name of the girl you
. will marry,' she announced in a dreamy
" voice, "and there you see her.'
'With that the lights faded to the
dimness, of deep twlight. and there
followed the darkness of a dungeon.
'Opposite me as if in life was the im-
age of the sweet and beautiful woman
you know as Mrs. Robeley. Never be
fore had I been dominated by the len
der passion, but there I was fathoms
deep in love with what might have
been an enchanting illusion or a su-
perb painting. So deeply was I im
pressed that after leaving in a bewild
erment of doubt I sketched the magni
flceat creature so indelibly impressed
. upon my memory.
"Eighteen months later I was in
. southern California enjoying the medi
cinal virtues of the climate, and find
ing subjects in some of the delightful
scenery. One morning I had my easel
at the edge of a wooded precipice over
looking a charming spread of land-
scape. The velvet carpeting of grass
' and moss had failed. to warn me of
approaching footsteps, and when I
Jlamed it was the startled movement
(aased by a half-suppressed scream.
There were two. ladies, the elder anxi
ensly supporting the younger, whose
face was blanched and whose eyes were
listened -upon me as though I were a
terrifying apparition. It was the girl
the Indian sorceress had shown me in
Paris; hM-wkat did she know of me?
As she sank down under the weight
at fear amsUssn I hastened ta a near-
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by spring fcr water, and when I re
turned her eyes were upon me in that
wae flxed and troubled look.
"'What can be the matter, daugh
ter? Ton hare always been so strong
and so vigorous.'
"1b your name Henry Morton?
asked the younger of me, without heed
lag the mother's question.
" It is Wilton Robeley.' I responded
quietly. At that instant it flashed up
on me that In a desire to conceal my
Identity I had given the name of Henry
Morton to. the fortune teller. Then
with the inspiration of an anxious
lover I added: 'But I have a cousin
of that name who bears a striking re
semblance to me.'
"My Immediate reward was a revival
of strength and spirits on the part of
the young lady. The mother intro
duced herself as Mrs. Gilsen. her
daughter as Miss Gilsen, and then said:
'Lucy, we bad best get back to the
hotel.' -
" XucyGUenr and yet it was her
presence that had been conjured up as
my bride to be. She was the girl of
my sketch and my dreams. The next
day I called at the hotel to inquire after
her. I called often. We walked, drove,
painted and boated together. I came
to know through the intuition of love
that she was not Indifferent to me.
One evening as we drifted lazily
through the water lilies she handed
me a sketch of myself and asked: 'Is
that a picture of Henry Morton?'
"'It's perfect,' I answered though
dumfounded. A shadow of anger cross
ed her face, and she was about to tear
the picture to pieces when I caught
her hands and suddenly showed the
reproduction of herself that I had made
in Paris. It was her turn to be sur
prised, and when I told her of my ex
perience at the fortune teller's on Rue
de Bouges, giving her the date, she
quickly exclaimed:
" 'Why, I was there with Marcla Ar
nold. Mamma and I did Europe that
reason, and we two gins visited that
Indian princess just for a lark. That
was where I saw Henry Morton, whom
I was told fate had decreed as my fu
ture husband.' r
"Before we rowed home it was all
explained, and the sequel of our
strange experience was a happy mar
riage. The dusky prophetess who had
confused the name of the two girls
was a cultivated fraud. It was all a
trick of the mirrors, ladies."
Heliotrope Per fane.
A delicate odor, heliotrope, is ob
tained in small quantities from the he
liotrope hedges of the Riviera by the
process of maceration a quantity of
very pure lard being placed, in a cop
per vessel with the flowers and melted
over a slow fire. The flowers are then
strained away, a process repeated till
the fat is sufficiently flower scented,
when the liquid fat is poured through
a sieve, and the greasy flower paste
subjected to hydraulic pressure. Since
heliotrope .blossoms must, be used as
soon as they are gathered, and the
melted grease carefully kept at the low
est temperature that will maintain it
in the liquid state, the perfumer ac
cepts as a substitute heliotropine, the
white light crystalline powder obtained
from the ground pepper. Even if these
difficulties of manufacture were avoid
ed by the nyrogene or enfleurage sys
tem, pure heliotrope essence could nev
er become a popular perfume. Heat in
jures Jt The direct action of sunlight
destroys it. Artifice replaces it with a
mixture of the spirituous extracts of
vanilla, ambergris, rose and orange
flower, to which are added a few drops
of essential oil of almonds. Chambers
Journal.
Kattaf Slewlr.
The opinion that hurry in eating is
a prolific cause of dyspepsia is founded,
on common observation. The ill re
sults of bolting food have been attrib
uted to the lack of thorough mastica
tion and to the incomplete action of
the saliva upon the food. Two-thirds
of the food which we eat is starch, and.
starch cannot be utilized in the system,
as food until it has been converted into
sugar, and this change is principally
effected by the saliva. But there is a
third reason why rapidity of eating in
terferes with digestion. The presence
of the salivary secretion in the stom
ach acts as a stimulus to the secretion
of the gastric juice. Irrespective of the
mechanical function of the teeth, food,
which goes into the stomach incom
pletely mingled with saliva passes:
slowly and imperfectly through the:
process of stomach digestion. There
fore, as a sanitary maxim of no mean
value, teach the children to eat slowly,,
and in giving this instruction by ex
ample the teacher, as well as the pupil,
may receive benefit Troy Times.
A College Girl. Too.
She was a college girl of lofty ideas,
and superior attainments, such as col
lege girls have in their early days.
When she left her family to rest in the
mountains for awhile, she said haugh
tily: "No; I'll not take an evening gown.
And please don't put any of that paper
covered literature into my trunk. 1
have some philosophy to read and I
don't intend to mix with the hotel
people. Nature, my work and serge
frocks are enough for me."
Then she departed. At the end of
four days her mother was startled by
a telegram. It read:
' "Send two party frocks, a hammock
and some reliable face powder at
once."
So easily are love of nature and love
of labor overcome. Exchange.
A Olaeeater.
"The voice of the people," said the
man who was aching to talk about the
coming election, "the voice of the peo
ple is the voice of God."
"Rats!" said the man he had cor
nered. "Beg pardon?'
"Rats, I said; r-a-t-s, rats. Just wait
until, you have been compelled to de
cide a home player out at third a few
times and then you will know how
much ice the voice of the people cuta
Yes." Cincinnati Enquirer.
ThaasatfBl rrovisloa.
Hojack Li Hung Chang always
carries his coffin with him when h
travels.
Temdik What did yon say was the
name af the umpire? New York
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CATCHING A GRIZZLY:
EXCITING EXPERIENCE OP
PARTY OF SPORTSMEN.
Moaatataeen Trie to Gay Them Bat
tba City Fellows Stoat Their Greaud.
Bouad the Farloas Beset, aad Haalej
Ilia lato Caaip,
O CATCH a real
live bear out in the
mountain wilds I
something which
falls to the lot of
but few sportsmen.
The funny part of
the subjoined bear
story, which is a
narrative of actual
experience in Kern
county, California,
this summer; is that there reallyvwas
no intention or expectation on the part
of any one that a real live bear hunt
was to occur.
A party of business men and report
ers from San Francisco decided to go
hunting In the Sierras, and when the
natives learned that they were about to
arrive they determined to "have some
fun" with the party and send them on
a fool's errand to an old bear trap
that wa3 situated twenty miles from
anywhere, on the assurance that they
would find a bear.
The members of the party weren't
all tenderfeet, and the trick was sus
pected. However, as the mountaineers
had actually sent some one to bait the
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Hon of a duel to death between a devil a British brigantine enroute from Cey
fish and a whale. The interesting Ion to Australia. The struggle ended
trap, the trip was finally undertaken,
and to the surprise of all a big grizzly
bear was found in the trap!
At first some of the party were for
shooting the bear then and there, as
had been done with one of the tribe
that dressed 600 pounds and which had
been caught in a similar trap a dozen
miles away a few days previously.
Others, however, suggested that an ef
fort be made to take him alive, and,
after discussing ways and means, it was
at last determined to undertake the ap
parently ridiculous, not to say impos
sible, task of getting him to camp with
out shooting him. So a detail was sent
back to headquarters for the necessary
ropes, chains and straps.
When the detail had returned with
the various articles needed for the cap
ture the fun began. One man climbed
on top of the log cage and let the aoose
of a stout rawhide lariat down through
a crevice, while others from each side
took tree limbs and tried to slip the
noose over bruin's head. The first ap
pearance of the rope set his bearship
wild. He began to growl and snap at
it, and plunged about the narrow cell
in a way that would have been any
thing but assuring had the log walls
not been of the most solid and sub
stantial character. Finally, after long
maneuvering, there was a lucky -rass,
the noose was slipped over the long,
hog-like snout and back over the ears,
and, in reply to a quick order, it was
tightened like a flash and drawn taut
by two men, who exerted all their
strength in the maneuver.' After. much
effort his forelegs were lassoed and se
cured in like manner and pulled
through the cracks in the roof of the
log trap. The men facetiously ehook
the bear's paw and made merry over
Its innocuousness, the while measuring
it and feeling of the sharp claws that
were attached thereto. The paw meas
ured about eight inches across and was
a very nice thing to see when tied so
that it could inflict no damage.
And now the bear was mad. All his
struggles heretofore had been as child's
play. He bit and chewed and clawed
at the ropes. He threw himself from
side to side and struggled in vain to
free himself. He swung his great body
free from the ground and depended his
full weight from the ropes to which he
was tied head and foot And now the
bear was caught so far as pertained
to his bow end. All that remained was
the stern, so to speak, which was still
free very much so, in fact The man
ner In .which he now struck but wild
lysand blindly with those same hind
legs, with their sharp claws, for his
head was. tied up so closely to the roof
of the cage that he could see nothing
behind him, was certainly anything
but inviting to any one who should
come within, range of them.
It was considered safe now to open
the door of the cage, the bear's head
nnd forepaws being fastened to the logs
at the opposite end from the opening.
tat suae was Mists, and after math j
effort his hind legs were caught as til
forelegs had been. And now the brute
was secure. He was literally spread
eagled; The ropes to his hind leg
were seized by half a doseo men and
the body drawn as far out through the
door as could be. Then each slip noose
was wired or tied so that It could not
become unfastened, and them all hands
stood by to drag the animal from the
trap. The ropes attached to forearms
and neck were slowly slacked tip, and
when all .was ready there wis a quick
and powerful movement, and before the
bear could realize what was .up. he was
dragged out of the trap andinto the
open air.
Then there was a circus. All that'
had gone before visa insignificant by
comparison. By this time the bear was'
furious. The gorge was narrow and
rocky, and the men holding the ropes
disposed themselves about and along
its rugged banks .as best they could.
There was scaatioftUwW and the strng-f
gles of the infuriated bear gave every
man all he could do to keep his posi
tion. The fierce beast jumped first at
one group and then at another. Foiled
in his efforts, he rolled over and over,
bit at the ropes that held him, gnashed
his great jaws till the blood ran from
his mouth, and growled and bellowed
as if the bulls of Bashan had been
turned loose at once. The five ropes
fastened to the animal were held by
one or two stout men to each, yet the
beast slung his captors around almost
at his own sweet will, and every minute
or two made wild dashes at those who
were not quick enough in keeping out
of his way.
DEVIL FISH AND WHALE FIGHT TO DEATH.
Several hours were consumed in
dragging, guiding and driving the bear
to the top of the hill, and in being
dragged, guided and driven by him in
turn, and when he got there he was so
nearly fagged out that there was little
difficulty in wrapping him about with
robes, loading him into a wagon and
hauling him through the forest to
camp. There he was securely chained
to a tree, the ropes removed from neck
and limbs, and he was allowed to re
cover from his exertions. His captors
were likewise in almost the same state
of collapse. But all the efforts of the
party of bear catchers went for naught
The animal was chained to a tree,
nights, bitterly bemoaning his fate,
while his free companions on the
mountain side answered him from time
to time and apparently encouraged him
in his desperate efforts to escape. Then
he gave up the job in disgust and com
mitted suicide! He climbed up the tree
on one side of a limb and started down
on the other side. The chain was not
long enough and the result was that
the bear strangled to death.
A Colony of Vegetarian.
At Oranienburg, near Berlin, a col
ony of vegetarians was started some
years ago, and is growing slowly but
steadily. Founded in 1893 by seven en
thusiasts on the subject, there are at
present 47 homesteads, where 37 famil
ies and 10 single men have built houses
and raise their cabbage. Outside of the
vegetables necessary for their own food
they have planted 35,000 fruit trees,
and 15,000 berry bushes, and have
fenced in the entire property, with a
hedge of hazel nuts.- From a financial
standpoint they are doing very well,
because they realize excellent prices
for the products of their truck farms,
the quality of the vegetables raised by
them' being the best to be obtained.
From Her Folat of View.
Both were very young. They stood
gazing into a store window, admiring
the pretty frocks that children so love,
and turning to look at the ragged fig
ure beside her, Marjorie said compas
sionately: "Little girl, poor little girl!
are those your uestus clothes?"
"No," the other responded with a
solemn shake of her head; "my bestus
clothes is wored out" Boston Herald.
She Went Up.
New Girl (just going on the stage)
"Is it true that if I go into the chorus I
can never rise? They say I'll never be
able to get out of it" Old Stager
"Don't you believe It I got out the
first week, easy." New Girl "Oh, how
did you do it?" Old Stager "I was
fired." Judge.
There are soma bright lads in New
Jersey. A schoolboy in Newark was
asked to name five of the great "il4
iu the world; and he promptly an3
ueuaeea, as first on h list; "lbs all-
fcjtary caaal." s
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SNAKV POISON.
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Daring the past year ISO,-
own serpents have been cap-
ia three departments, and the
la suppotad'to ha eorrespeud-
fgreat In athtt farts of the eoun-
::Mr. T. Praser, an English special
isms in aave Been, we nrax 10
the prahlem at immunizing hu-
m -beings and other animals against
of serpents. The serum
he uses is known at antiveneae
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ing slowly and gradually accustomed
to the poison. The horse is, par ex
cellence, the best laboratory for the
preparation of this remedy. What is
remarkable about this discovery is the
almost mathematical precision with
which the antidote can be used. In
order to neutralize the action of a
small but deadly dose of poison (the
quantity of poison necessary to kill
varies greatly in different cases) a very
small quantity of antivenene Is suffici
ent, due regard, being had to the size
and strength of the animal bitten, but
each subsequent dose of antivenene
must be steadily Increased. For this
reason Mr. Fraser concludes that im-
in the death of the whale. The battle
between the mousters of the deep las
ted three hours.
munization is rather a chemical than
a physiological phenomenon. After a
certain time has elapsed between the
inoculation of the poison and that of
the remedy say thirty minutes the
amount of antivenene necessary to pre
vent death is much more considerable.
Mr. Fraser calculates that not less
than the enormous dose of 330 cubic
centimetres would be necessary to pro
tect a man against the bite of the ter
rible cobra-capello in India.
To Prereat Rait.
A practical machinist cays he has
found the following mixture Tery ef
fectual in preventing machinery from
gathering rust: Melt together one
pound of lard and one ounce of gum
camphor. Skim the mixture careful
ly and stir in it a sufficient quantity
of fine black lead to give it a color like
iron. After .cleaning the machinery
thoroughly smelt It with this mixture,
and allow it to remain thus for twenty-four
hours. Then go ver it with
a soft cloth, rubbing it clean. Treated
thus machinery often retains its
Uprightness for several months. Bicycle
riders would find this preparation of.
value.
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Something Lacking.
"There is one thing that is badly
needed in our post office," remarked
Wheeler, as he opened another dun
ning letter.
"What's that?" timidly Inquired his
typewriter.
"A 'Post No Bills' sign." Truth.
WHAT WOMEN TALK ABOUT.
Regular redingotes are being import
ed for autumn wear.
Fresh lime in the cellar at this tea
son is said to prevent malarial trouble.
To clean straw matting wipe it off
with a cloth 'dampened: in warm salt
water.
Soft tulle, over a scarf of colored silk
or satin, is employed as a new dinner
table decoration.
Don't dress the little folks up In
fussy fashion if you want them to en
joy their summer outing.
On English afternoon tea tables art
seen iced asparagus and white wine in
lieu of the conventional tea and muf
fins. Despite all the attention that has
been paid to woman's athletic educa
tion there is hardly one in ten that
can run gracefully.
To be sure of wearing your clothes
well yon must possess at least three
different kinds of corsets to suit
different cuts of cloth.
The small sleeve shirred to the
shoulder and augmented by a little
puff, is not bad, but the coat sleeve,
unadorned' and severe. Is a trial to the
artistic eye.
The black skirt and shirt waist
combination is all very nice, unless
the skirt is a heavy one, when it be
comes as uncomfortable an rrsosJ
mtai as ytu ttsld iaamt.
CBBjen
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THEFIBSTONRECOfiD
THE FIRST PERSON TO RECOV
ER FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
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was to make f
the One, M
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cat.
by the f
MAM Us hat hyd
rophobia, that aw
ful disease which
doctors say la abso
lutely iacurahle,
and lives te ten
about it the first
instance ever
known.
He is Abraham
ftchlesenger, a well-
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knewa business
man of SC-IiulsTHRTwii-attaeltBd
by the malady while on a visit to his
brother and sister at Lock Arbor. N. J.
Mr. Schlesenger, who is a tall.well
built man of forty-six, was bitten one
night last October by a sick cat The
wound healed quickly and nothing was
thought of it further. Mr. Schlesenger
continued in good health until about
three weeks ago, when he complained
of a headache and a nausea about the
stomach; The next day he felt no bet
ter, but declared he was not sick
enough to need a. physician, and so
none was called.
By the afternoon of the following
day he began to feel a shooting pain
fromt-the tip of his right forefinger up
his arm and into his head. In debating
on his strange symptoms his sister,
Louise, thoughtfully remarked:
"If it wasn't feat that cat bit you in
the left forefinger, Abe, I would be in
clined to think"
She did not complete the sentence
aloud, but it continued in her thoughts
ts she suddenly recalled that the cat
had not bitten him in the left forefinger
but in the right She was fearful of
tailing his attention to the fact At
the same time it impressed her so
strongly that she sent for Dr. A. B.
Kohns, the nearest physician. Dr.
Kohns did not think it could be hydro
phobia after such a long lapse of time.
He could not diagnose the illness
blood poisoning, as the outward symp
toms were not apparent. Nor did the
complaint of Mr. Schlesenger suggest
such a diagnosis. He concluded by giv
the invalid treatment for his stomach
and nerves, as the athletic patient ridi
culed the suggestion that anything else
might be the cause of the trouble. The
remedies had no effect further than to
stimulate Mr. Schlesenger's nerves,
and he was able to come to the supper
table that night He evinced no appe
tite, however, only remarking that he
would like a glass of fresh well water.
His sister Louise arose and procured
it for him. When the glass had set a
moment beside hie plate, he leisurely
raised it toward his lips. Then sud
denly set it down without tasting it
At the same time it was noticed that
he shivered and contracted his throat,
trying to swallow an imaginary mouth
ful. "I guess I don't want a drink," he
simply said.
An hour. afterward Mr. Schlesenger
grew worse. Shooting pains com
menced to cross his head with increas
ing activity. His brother and sister,
seeing these ominous signs, could no
longer refrain from comment, but their
suggestions of hydrophobia only anger
ed him. He declared it was neuralgia.
He was forced to retire to his bed, how
ever, and the doctor was again called.
At 10 o'clock Mr. Schlesenger's frame
suddenly grew rigid. His features con
tracted and his eyes stared wildly,
bulging from their sockets. His arms
and shoulders bent backward and his
:hest was considerably raised above
normal. His veins and powerful mus
cles were strongly outlined on his skin.
There could no longer be a doubt of
the nature of the disease and the doc
tor declared it to be hydrophobia.
He did not tell the patient his real
thoughts, however. Schlesenger was
told that It was a severe case of neu
ralgia and that it would cease at a cer
tain hour that night. After that the
patient grew easier. At the appointed
hour he had grown entirely well. The
cure is entirely attributed to will
power.
She PaMoatea n Him.
Last week Gllhooly went to the coun
try to catch fish. He got dinner at the
ranch of Macbeth Simmons, a granger
living in that vicinity. While at din-
,ner Gilhooly remarked:
"Isn't this rather early to be killing
Digs?"
"Of course, it's the wrongiceason of
the year to kill hogs. Who'is killing
hogs such warm weather as this f'
"Why, I've heard pigs squealing ever
since we sat down to dinner."
"Pigs squealing? Why, that's my
oldest daughter practicing her singing
lessen." Texas Sifter.
The Ketert Dbcearteaa.
"If there is anything that I covet,"
taid Mr. Spickles' wife, "it is a good
roice. I know that It is very wrong
to be envious but I can't help it when
I hear another woman singing."
And as Mr. Spickles is a notoriously
mean man nobody was surprised to
hear him reply:
"That ie perfectly natural. If you
could sing you'd be sitting up there
with the choir, where you could see
what every woman in church had on
without turning your head." Wash
ington Star.
Kind.
Cholly Really, do you think Ade
laide cares for me? Mildred Yes, she
says she prefers your company to that
of any gentleman she knows, because
it requires such a email mental effort
to hold conversation with you. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Mer Easy Jen
"Aunt Elviry Hobbs never got up
rom that roomatix spell yit"
"Naw; some folks won't never git
juten bed slong other folks keep a
fetchin' ice cream to 'em." Exchange.
Remember that Irish potatoes grated
and applied as a poultice Is a qalok aad
sure relief far scalds aid karat
WILD STEERS WRECK A SrCYCLnV
Mas who art petted la the ways af
rasas cattle, aad especially
of the Texas Weed, know it.w
laaardonsta
ea foot or la any uni
Mounted cowboys ride through and
around herds without trouble hicaant
the animals art accustomed te satins;
men on horseback, hut the appearance
within dose range of any strange ob
ject arouses their curfastty aad Ire.
Pedestrians are a rarity on cattle
ranches; likewise bicycles.
Dr. A. R Hamilton of Laramie, Wye.,
should have known better than to try
to cress the range near a big hunch ai
steers on his bicycle, but it stem?
ha didn't, and now the doctor la laid
up with a broken shoulder blade, his
hair la blanched by fright and his new
f!HWBs;m:rnwmnV
The doctor' had occasion to visit a pa
tient on the Little Laramie river and
was within four miles of Laramie towa
on his wsy home when he ran into a
herd of Texans. It was probably the
first wheelman the cattle had ever seen,
for they pawed the ground and snorted
viciously for a moment and then made
a concerted charge for the doctor, who,
realizing his danger, pedaled away at
the top of his speed in an effort to es
cape. There are few living things except a
race horse of high class that can out
run a Texas range steer when once in
full motion. Dr. Hamilton made a brave
race, but the cattle gained on him at
every jump and he could feel the hot
breath of the leaders almost.at his side
before he had covered half a mile. Just
as he thought one particularly vieious
looking beast was about to pick him off
with his horns the wheel struck a hum
mock and the doctor took a header
which landed him safe in a buffalo wal
low, where he lay quiet while the cattle
jumped over him. The steers were un
der such headway they couldn't stop,
and besides it isn't the" nature of west
ern steers to stop when they have once
started on a stampede until they drop
from exhaustion.
The bicycle did not escape. It lay
directly in the path of the maddened
animals and was crushed Into a worth
less wreck.
Laboachvre ea Taxation.
Henry Labouchere is always interest
ing If not original. Here is his Idea
of a sound system of taxation:
Every one ought to be allowed to
accumulate during his lifetime what
he pleases, but when he dies there
ought to be a maximum that he may
leave to relations or friends, all in ex
cess of this maximum going to the
state. Take, for instance, Mr. Astor.
It is said that he possesses about fifty
million pounds sterling. Evidently he
cannot spend the interest of this
amount In a given number of years,
therefore, if this money from genera
tion to generation remains in the
hands of one single individual, it will
become 500 million pounds sterling.
Neither the individual nor the commu
nity will benefit by this. Therefore, I
would meet it by handing into the pub
lic treasury most of Mr. Astor's fifty
million pounds sterling on his death.
How would this harm him? He would
have ceased to exist If the state took
99 per cent of his money on his death
he would still have one-half million
pounds sterling to dispose of and on
this sum his heirs or heir might rub
on very comfortably.
Cycling and Saaitroke.
Cyclers seem to possess In a large
measure immunity from sunstroke.
There was one prostration Saturday
in the big cyclers' parade in Cincin
nati, but it is an exception that Genres
enly to prove the rule. And the rea
sons for such immunity are not hard
to find. Habitual wheeling tones up
the system, brings out the perspira
tion, produces what is equivalent to a
constant breeze, and as exertion under
such conditions results in increased
evaporation from the surface of the
biker's body, he eheds the hot rays of
the sun as the oiled feathers of water
fowl turn aside the pattering shots of
rain. Louisville Times.
Desperate Keasedr.
"Darling," he said, "you must, you
shall be mine!"
"Say," she retorted, placing her fin
ger upon the button in the wall, "do
you want me to call the police?"
Then, with a wild, hunted look in his
eyes, he grabbed his hat and ran.-
Cleveland Leader.
Tab) Weather.
Country Barber (affably to total
stranger) Very tryin weather this,
sir. Makes you feel as if you'd like
your body in a pond an' your 'ead in a
public 'ousel From Punch.
NOTES OF DAY.
It has been found that nearly all the
rivers in west Africa, within 1.000 miles
east and west of Ashantee, yield gold.
A dtctor says that half the deafness
prevalent at the present time is proba
bly the result of children having theii
ears boxed.
Platinum wires have been drawn so
fine that two of them twisted together
could be inserted in the hollow of a
human hair.
At the beginning of the century the
population of London increased yearly
20 per cent. It Increased only 10 per
cent from 1881 to 1891, and now the in
crease is still less.
The most curiously made soap in use
is that supplied to the stations of the
London and Northwestern Railway
Company, which is made from the fat
an- grease washed out of their meat
cloths.
At one of the university unions an
orator declared that the British lion,
whether it Is roaming the deserts of
India or climbing the forests of Cana
da will not draw in its horns or retire
into its shell."
In a coroner's jury empaneled in
London the other day there were 12
Smiths, one Jones and one Brown. To
complete the cycle it is only necessary
to mention that the deceased's name
was Robinson.
It is a carious and bewildering cir
cumstance that in a world and in an
age where progress Is one of the laws
of existence the violin should be today
as te form and all essential details ex
actly what It was ttmt Md years ago.
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