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A temptation to enter assails Dick,
but he laughs at the Idea what ex
cuse could he hare for seeking assist
ance? Because a man, or several
men. walked by and looked up at the
-windows of the house in which he
boards, he must, forsooth, imagine
they mean him harm, and seek their
arrest, when, truth to tell they may
have been flirting with oneof the
.maids domiciled on the top floor.
He walks on.
He has lost track of the two men
whom he followed so far and turns to
retrace his steps. For the first time
he notes the fact that he is In the
-slums of Paris. Around him tene
ments arise, from whose windows, in
jears gone by. has sounded the slogan
of the Revolution, the war cry of the
Commune. Here red-capped men and
Amazons with streaming -hair came
forth from their lairs to form the
mobs that swept the streets of Paris
and reddened the Seine with the
blood of aristocrats.
Interesting as this portion of the
faubourg might be In the das time,
one hardly cares to find himself alone
lere at midnight. Shadowy figures
flit hither and yon they act as
though afraid of being seen by human
jes. Terrible secrets the dens of
lower Paris hide.
"Come, Dick, my boy, it's high time
you were getting out of this." he says.
His hand reaches for a cigar, as
he thinks the odor of one might be
a thousand times more agreeable
than that which permeates the atmos
phere in this vile place.
"Just one left lucky dog that I am.
Now for a match, and then bliss."
This, too, is forthcoming. He halts
to strike a light, and ignites his weed.
In doing so. his face is briefly illumin
ed. It is not the first time a man
has been betrayed by such an act.
Dick Denvers hears an exclamation
close beside him that makes his heart
throb faster than its wont he hears
his name pronounced in conjunction
with a Mexican oath. Nevertheless
he continues to finish the operation
of lighting his cigar it is only some
thing of an extraordinary nature that
can upset this man's nerve.
When he has the weed well in hand
he wheels and faces the speaker. It
is. Indeed, Barcelona who has come
upon him at this moment of all times;
nor is the bull fighter alone, since his
companion, the same whom Dick
tracked with such care, stands at his
side.
"Well, gentlemen, what can I do for
jou." he asks, as pleasantly as he
knows how.
The companion of the Mexican
seems amazed.
"Mon Dieu! how came he here. I
could swear I saw him enter that
house. He is Satan himself!" he
ejaculates in astonishment.
"But you didn't see him come out;
it is my opinion he has followed us
here." growls Barcelona.
"Think, monsieur, it will be for
nothing; we have taken all the risk
tor nothing. If I had known"
"Silence, fool! Accept what the
gods have given you. Here is our
man; what is to hinder you from
earning those napoleons right now?"
Dick hears, and, what is more to
the Doint. understands all that is said.
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even if it is in French. He knows
there will probably be a little scene
presently a comedy, surely, perhaps
a tragedy, when these men attempt
to do him an injury, for he is not the
one to allow any liberties with his
person. No one would ever believe
Dick Denver understood his life to
be in peril judging from the cool
manner in which he stands there
looking at these men.
Truth to tell, one of his first acts
has been to let his right hand drop
back to the pocket where he generally
keeps a revolver, only to find it
empty. It flashes upon him that he
took the weapon out and laid it on the
mantel in the room after returning
home.
This leaves him without weapons,
it is trwi, but not absolutely defense
less, for he has a pair of muscular
arms that can send a blow straight
from the shoulder with power enough
to fell an ox as Tordas Barcelona
has had occasion to learn in times
gonf by.
"Gentlemen, be kind enough to step
aside. I am going down the street,
and the man who dares to lay a fin
ger on my shoulder will have to ac
cept the consequences. Move on, I
say."
While uttering these words Dick
steps forward a pace or two. This
brings him on a direct line with the
men. who separate, causing him to,
pass between. He likes not this idea:
it is almost impossiDle to watch both,
but he has .gone too far to back out
cow, and with a sudden movement
, strives to get beyond the danger line.
A hand shoots out it clutches his
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arm, and the face of the owner, Bar
celona's companion, is close to his
own. With set teeth and determined
mien the fellow is endeavoring to
earn the fat reward held out as a
tempting bait if he overcomes the
American.
Of course he counts without his
host Dick has not his fist doubled up
for nothing; 'he sees his opportunity
has come and makes the most of it.
As the electric fluid leaps from the
clouds in a thunder storm, so that
good right arm of his sends out a
sledge-hammer blow. It smites the
astonished ruflian of the Paris fau
bourg on the side of the head and
seems actually to lift him off his feet.
He lands with a crash against the
side of a building and from that min
ute conceives the greatest respect
for the muscular American, who has
tripped him up as neatly as ever a
swiftly careering ball did a ten-pin In
the alley.
Barcelona has seen it all he has
tried conclusions with this man be
fore, when Dick Denver came out of
the encounter first best Hence Bar
celona has been well content to let
his tool have the first show at their
intended victim. Had there been a
dozen men with him foolish enough
to long for an encounter with the
Yankee of the strong arm, Tordas
would be just as willing to let them
experiment while he held himself in
rserve, ready to jump in when the
enemy had become somewhat wear
ied. His turn has come now, and he
leaps forward to the battle. As Dick
turns from sending that right hand
of his against the second fellow's
head he finds himself suddenly clasp
ed In the arms of the bull fighter it
is just such a hold as Barcelona has
long wished to get upon his old-time
enemy, and as his hands meet behind
Dick's body he gives vent to a shout
of fierce delight, which, however, ends
in a shriek, as fate gives bim a cruel
blow fate, aided and abetted by Dick
Denver.
When Barcelona makes that fierce
onslaught he manages to take Dick
so much by surprise that the latter
cannot get in his work; his arms
are powerless to beat the enemy off,
and weapon he has none save such as
nature gave him.
Barcelona has just begun to set his
tremendous muscles, with which he
intends to hug his enemy until the
latter turns black in the face, when
the cool American checkmates his foe
in one move. He raises his hand to
his mouth, takes out his cigar, which
from constant puffing is fiery red at
the end, and with great deliberation
jams it into the eye of the athlete who
encircles him with hands like steel.
Hence that shriek, that unclasping
of the arms, the mad leap backward.
Barcelona is amazed, tortured, be
wildered, where he was certain of im
mediate victory he meets a terrible
defeat.
The pain of his eye rattles him, he
loses his presence of mind and for
gets the resolve once taken never to
invite an attack from the fists of the
American ex-horse-tamer again. With
a roar of rage and path combined he
rushes at his hated foe, rushes as
though he were a hurricane from the
West, and meant to annihilate all that
dares to stand in his way.
In another instant he strikes a snag.
Many a noble craft has been wrecked
from the same cause, and history will
ever repeat itself. Barcelona is a
terrible man in the bull ring, and an
an all-round wrestler and athlete his
equal has never been known In Old
Mexico, but when it comes to a box
ing match. Barcelona is hardly in it.
Of course the snag he runs against
is a hard-knuckled Yankee fist, driven
forward to meet him on the way. and
with all the power Dick's muscles are
capable of producing. The collision
is a fearful one. Barcelona goes over,
strong man that he has always proven
to be, as though in the present in
stance he were a babe.
Dick knows the folly of remaining
in such a section unarmed; a score
of ruffians may rally to the assistance
of the Mexican desperado, and then
the case will, indeed, be a hard one.
He scorns to run, but at the same
time leaves the spot and walks quickly
down the street, casting a glance over
his shoulder now and then to make
sure he is not being pursued. If such
should prove to be the case it might
be policy on his part to run. but
whether Dick would do this In any
event Is an open question.
Fortunately his two enemies have
enough to do just at present in look
ing after themselves. The first man
still crawls and rolls away from what
he believes must be a dangerous
neichborkood, while Barcelona has
drawn out a huge red silk handker
chief, with which he seeks to stanch
the flow of blood from his nose.
In all his life he has never experi
enced such a sudden reverse. The
pain is maddening, and if he could
only see where to run be would be.
after his enemy in hot haste, weapon
in hand, eager to do murder, so that
he avenged his wronss; but the af
fliotpd ve into which the hot -end
of the cigar1 went Is -nil of
tears; It affects the remaining orb, so
that he cannot see two yards away,
arid, can only dance and roar in impo
tent rage.
Dick soon places considerable dis
tance between the enemy and him
self. He chuckles inwardly as though
amused at the outcome of the little
adventure, and believes be Is lucky to
get off as easily as bas been the case.
Sauntering does not suit him now,
he walks with a quick, firm step, and
as he goes, wonders what Colonel Bob
will say when he hears what a pretty
mess he fell into Colonel Bob, who
declared he must be on hand when
the meeting took place between these
two inveterate foes.
Now it strikes Dick that there is
an unusual excitement around bim;
people rush forward, shouts ring out.
It is "fire!" they cry. He feels his
pulse quicken a fire engine dashes
by. Dick is on the ran now since he
has discovered that the blaze Is in
the quarter where is located the
house at which they put up.
Heavens! the glare seems just
around the corner. Dick pushes a way
through the gathering crowd, and
then utters a cry of dismay, for
flames are darting from the windows
of the very house in which be left
his comrade asleep.
CHAPTER XI.
Through the Whirlwind of Fire.
Dick's first feeling is one of horror.
He has seen several fires in his day,
where the inmates of the house were
placed in extreme peril, some of them
being burned to a crisp, and the recol
lection haunts him still.
What if bis friend, who Is generally
a sound sleeper should fail to be
awakened until it is too bite? To.
Dick's credit as a man be it said he
has not a thought nor a worry for his
portmanteau, and what It contains
all these things can be replaced, but
not so human life, which is precious.
When Dick gains a point close to
the house he finds himself gazing
upon a scene that is horrifying, to
say the least. The flames have entire
control of the flimsy structure they
have already wrapped it in a winding
sheet of fire, and their grasp is death.
Here and there at different win
dows human beings can be seen;
they shriek and wave their hands in
abject despair. Brave men are en
deavoring to rescue them; some will
be saved, but others must meet their
fate which comes hurrying on wings
of fire.
While Dick stands there, earnestly
looking for his comrade, he hears an
exclamation close beside him, while
a hand clutches his arm.
"Oh. Mr. Denver! thank Heaven
you are safe!"
It is Pauline.
(To be continued.)
Hatless Man Here to Stay.
"The hatless man is here to stay."
said a hatter, "and his coming did
not meet with the opposition that the
shirt waist man incurred.
"All but the bald heads were hat
less men last summer. At the sea
shore, among the mountains, automo
biling, horseback, canoing. rowing,
driving, walking, the young men were
invariably hatless. Their faces were
tanned and the sun had given a
bright, coppery hue and a crisp qual
ity to their hair.
"I know a half dozen undergradu
ates of Princeton who took a cross
country walk of 200 miles in August
without hats.
"This new fashion has hurt the hat
business undeniably. On account of
it my summer sales have been smaller
than ever before. Still, I don't grieve.
I like the idea of going hatless. The
fact is, I went hatless myself during
my vacation.
"When the shirt waist man appear
ed everybody derided him. A hoot
went up from one end of the country
to the other. But the hatless man
was received in silence, an approv
ing silence."
No Use for Bargain Hunters.
Fred Sterry of the Palm Beach Pow
er Boat association was talking about
the high prices that motor boats and
automobiles bring.
"For my part." be said, "I don't
object to these high prices. The
workman is worthy of his hire. Fine
things, rare things, would not be fine
and rare if they were cheap.
"I think the laborer is worthy of
his hire and I incline' to sympathize
with a grocer's clerk whom J once
knew in the west.
"This young man bad a very un
businesslike scorn for hagglers and
bargainers. One day a woman en
tered the grocery and said:
" 'What is the price of your cheap
est butter?'
"'Eighteen cents a pound, ma'am,'
said the young man.
"'Oh, that's certainly too dear,'
said the woman. 'Haven't you any
thing cheaper?'
" 'Well,' said' the .young man, 'we
have some soft soap at 6 cents a
pound.' "
Business Secret Divulged.
The character of the late William
R. Harper, president of the Univer
sity of Chicago, was being discussed
in a New York club.
"President Harper," said a million
aire, "was a happy and illuminating
talker. He never lacked a story
wherewith to bring out a point
"He was describing once to me the
aged butler of a merchant. The but
ler, he said, was naive and quaint.
For a certain dinner party he was
loaned to a neighbor and he said to
this gentleman in a discussion about
the serving of the dinner:
" 'Shall I press the champagne, sir?
At home I have orders never to press
it.' "
Unhappy.
The chronic klcke; was complain
ing. Yes, he had a good job; the best
he ever had. Hours were short, the
taskmaster was humane and the
wages were big.
"Then, what are you grumbling
about?" demanded his friend.
" 'Bout the wages."
"Aren't they all right?"
"Oh! I 'spose they're. all right, but
I can't afford to take a day off."
"Can't afford to take a day off.".
"Nope the wages are so blamed big
I'd he losin too much."
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Points About St. Patrick.
His baptismal name is said to have
been Sucat
i" Little Is known
of him.
He was born at
Nemthur.
Nemthur, Scot
land, is now Bum
barton. He was born In
396 and died in 469.
His father was
the deacon of Cal
purnius. In 411 Patrick
was captured by
the PIcts and sold
into Ireland as a
slave.
After six years he escaped this
slavery and devoted himself to the
conversion of Ireland.
Then he prepared for the prlest
lood, entering upon his mission about
!25.
It was In the year 441 that he was
consecrated a bishop.
Of his writings there were his con
essions and an epistle.
One prominent authority says that
he only thing actually known of bim
s that he existed.
And not a word as to his greatest
leed of effectually fixing matters so
he sons of the Emerald Isle cannot
see snakes!
A St Patrick Cotillon.
A New York hostess sent invlta
ions out for a St Patrick's cotillon,
Iarch 17. Each guest will be asked
o come in Irish costume. When the
nen arrive they will be given tall hats
)f bright green silk and shillelahs.
The women will be given big bunches
)f shamrocks tied with flowing green
ibbons. The music will be entirely
xish airs and some very clever fig
ires have been planned by the leader
)f the cotillon. One is an eviction fig
are, when one man occupies the cot
.age and the other men drive him out
oy pelting him with imitation rocks
-ubber balls. The Irish jig figure, the
Blarney stone, the jaunting car and
other figures will be given.
The favors will be tiny silver pigs
to hang on chains, shamrocks, canes
f green glass, harps, relics of differ
?nt sorts. This season has been one
when fancy dress and romps have
characterized the cotillons and balls
of the society folk. Japanese cotillons
where costumes and favors were Japa
nese. Folly cot? Ions, where any sort
of costume topped by folly cap and
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FOR THE DAY'S CELEBRATION.
Entertainment That Can be Given
With Little Trouble.
A clever entertainment for March
is to celebrate St Patrick's day with
a unique bouse affair, which can be
arranged without much fuss and feath
ers or on as elaborate a scale as de
sired. A church or charity entertainment
can reap a harvest by charging a
small fee and additional for meals, or
a larger one might include refresh
ments. Portieres and window draperies
of emerald green cheese cloth or
crepe paper will pay for the trouble,
and the cloth can be utilized after
ward In housekeeping uses. Irish
Hags should wave from every avail
able space.
Oxalis can be used to simulate
shamrock, and a pot enveloped in
white crepe paper, tied with green,
will be a dainty finish to the newel
post or table center. The green and
white chains of paper, which one can
buy at a novelty store, will come In
handy to form a canopy in the dining
room for the table.
The reception committee, if for a
large entertainment can be costumed
in harmony with the event, the wom
en wearing white dresses, green belts
and stocks, a perky bow or rosette
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Criticises Congressman's Attire.
The attire of Congressman Murphy
of Missouri does not meet with the
approval of the negro messenger who
stands guard over the private office of
the first assistant postmaster general,
Mr. Hitchcock. When Murphy came
to Washington from the Ozarks he
wore a homespun suit. He is still
wearing it One day he had some
ousiness with Mr. Hitchcock. "Hoi"
on, boss, nobody but congress can go
tn dar," said the messenger as Murphy
started into Mr. Hitchcock's office
Murphy proceeded to explain, but the
negro interrupted. "Ah kan't help it,"
Le declared. "Dem's my ohders."
Murphy showed his card and walked
in, leaving the negro apologizing.
'He don't dress like a congressman no
moaner rabbit," was the negro's com
mentChicago Chronicle.
Laughter the Foe of Disease.
Dr. C. W. Brandenburg of the New
York Medical college declares that he
regularly prescribes humorous books
to a certain class of patients. When
'le was a student in Ohio some thirty
vears'ago he was a roommate with
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bells were worn; country cotillons
clown and any sort of bizarre dance,
costume or favor have been the rage.
What to Eat
St Patrick's Day Card Party.
A card party Is always enjoyable,
and the invitation for a card party
given on St Patrick's day might be
illustrated in water, color or line draw
ing, with pictures of toads, snakes,
etc., jumping into the sea and swim
ming away.
The scheme for the house decoration
should be In bright emerald green,
and it Is very effective and combines
with white nicely. The Irish flag
should be a prominent feature, and
pots of shamrocks on each table
would be very suitable.
The tally cards may be procured In
the shape of a shamrock leaf or they
could be decorated with water color
sketches of Irish poetry, or could be
miniature Irish flags. The prizes
should be wrapped in green paper and
tied with green ribbon.
Appropriate prizes would be Irish
landscapes, framed in green; jewelry
in emerald settings or in frog or snake
designs; St. Patrick's candy boxes, or
tiny ferneries with green growing
plants.
The refreshment table may be
dressed in a variety of ways. Either
with white cloth and green decora
tions, or with green doilies laid right
en the oak or mahogany. A gigantic
pot of shamrocks in the center, and
with low vases containing the green
blossoms of mignonette or maiden
hair or asparagus ferns combined with
white roses.
The following menu carries out the
green effect most admirably:
Fish Croquettes Served on Mounds of
Fresh Peas in Pattle Moulds.
Potato and Celery Salad Served on Let
tuce Leaf with Green Mayonnaise.
Olive Sandwiches (tied with green rib
bon.) Small Cucumber Pickles.
Pistachio Ice Cream. Garnished with
Small Shamrocks Cut Out of Citron.
Green "Punch" Cakes In Green Paper
Cafe Noir, with Whipped Cream, Tinted
Light Green.
Green Bonbons.
There are playing cards with backs
decorated with frogs or shamrocks;
either would be appropriate.
A novel way to determine the first
partners Is to have two tally cards
made in one piece. Cut this in the
center, thus cutting the design,
whether landscape or figure drawing,
just in half. It is most interesting to
see what funny combinations happen
when the wrong halves are put to
gether. in the hair, and on the breast an Irish
harp made of shirred ribbon with
gold tinsel strings.
The maids who serve at the door
or in the dining room should wear
dainty white aprons and caps, each
ornamented with a green ribbon bow.
The men can wear green ties and tiny
Irish flags in buttonholes, or typical
Irish costumes can be hired at the
costumer'8. The stores are full of
suitable souvenirs, from Irish potato
bonbon boxes, clay pipes and Barney
hats to Irish jaunting carts and tiny
pots of imitation shamrocks.
The menu should carry out the
general scheme. Spinach or green
vegetable coloring will produce any
shade desired, and almond, pistachio
and vanilla added to creams and
cakes will produce variety, while mint
ices, bonbons and crystallized foliage
will add daintily to the feast
Small cup cakes or cookies Iced
with white can be decorated with
citron shamrocks, hats ind pipes.
The darkest citron is used for this,
and after cutting in thin slices lay
in just enough to cover and simmer
until a straw will pierce it; drain and
wipe dry; then cut into shape with
sharp scissors or knife. The hats are
cut into two pieces, and it is better to
cut patterns from stiff paper, which
lay on the citron shape. The House
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John M. Pattison, now governor of
that state. The latter, a law student,
was ill and blue one night and the
doctor says: "I read one of Mark
Twain's books to him and he laughed
himself well. Laughter is one of the
best, most natural forms of exercise
I know of. The. idea that side-splitting
laughter may retard the healing
of wounds is. I am afraid, a trifle far
fetched. I really think that granula
tion might be gently stimulated in
stead. Of course, people have burst
their hearts by laughing, but the In
stances were most exceptional."
Politeness.
A school teacher wrote the follow
ing sentence on the blackboard for the
benefit of the young grammar class:
"The horse and cow is in the lot."
She waited quite patiently for some
one in the class to tell her what was
wrong with the sentence. Finally little
Sammy, in the back row, held his
hand.
"Well, Sammy, tell us what is wrong
with the sentence."
"Please, ma'am, you should put the
lady first," was his reply.
WELL-KNOWN SCIENTIST DEAD.
Prof. Samuel P. Lang?ey Succumbs to
Attack of Paralysis.
Prof. Samuel P. Langley, secretary
of the Smithsonian institution and
known as a scientist throughout the
world, died at Aiken, S. C. Feb. 27.
Prof. Langley had a slight stroke of
paralysis on. Not. 22 which affected
his right side. He was gradually re
covering from this attack when on the
advice of his physician he went south
to escape the more rigorous months
of February and March in Washing
ton. Prof. Langley was 72 years, old.
His whole life had been devoted to
scientific work. Though' by profes
sion a civil engineer and architect,
astronomy occupied most of his time.
Several years ago Prof. Langley con
ducted a series of experiments with
a flying machine at Widewater, Va.,
on the Pontomac river, the results of
which were watched with widespread
interest The experiments, however,
ended disastrously. It was a singular
coincidence that on the day of Prof.
Langley's death the question of ap-
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propriations for flying machines came
up incidently in the debate in the
bouse while the army bill was under
consideration. Considerable of the
scientific work done by Prof. Langley
nas related to the sun. its heat spec
tra and other sources of radiation and
tie accompanied some of the eclipse
observation expeditions. Prof. Lang
.ey had been the secretary of the
Smithsonian institution since 1887. He
was a member of scientific societies
ind his published writings Include
nore than 100 titles.
READING HIS OWN SENTIMENTS.
jood Reason Why Speech Pleased
Senator Morgan.
Senator Morgan, the venerable
statesman from Alabama, has that
valuable sense of humor which en
ibles the possessor to enjoy a joke
hen the laugh is on himself. The
other evening, as he tells about it, he
picked up an old copy of the Con
cessional Record while at home and
opening it at random began to read.
'Very soon," says the senator, "I
oecame interested and as I proceeded
I said to myself. 'This man is mak
ing a very sensible talk.' I found
myself quite in accord with his views
and read along with a good deal of
lpproval until I had finished two
oages. I was wondering who could
have made such a speech, but was
too much interested to. look back to
find out But as I turned the page I
came upon an interruption, and there
was my own name given as the sen
ator making the reply. It was my
own speech I had been reading."
RECOGNIZES VALUE OF TIMBER.
Canada Is Preserving Old and Plant
ing New Forests.
While we permit the invasion of
our national forest reserve by chop
pers who want the timber for copper
smelters and while we are but half
awake to the iniquity of the land
frauds that have taken over Immense
tracts of woodland from federal to
private control, Canada is putting a
limit to the deforestation of the Rock
ies and is encouraging the planting
of trees all over the dominion. Can
ada has been quick to see the com
mercial value of her timber and is be
stirring herself not only to preserve
such as she has but to increase its
area. Irrigation has been introduced
in Alberta, and on the plains, which
are naturally treeless, planting has
been undertaken with a measure of
success. Brooklyn Eagle.
Twain's Felicitous Introduction.
Mark Twain on one occasion intro
duced Senator Hawley of Connecticut
to a political gathering in New York
state. Mr. Clemens told the audience
that they could bank on the senator's
honesty, for although his back yard
at Hartford adjoined that of Gen.
Hawley he had never lost a single
chicken and although he had closely
watched the general as he passed the
plate in the Asylum Hill Congrega
tional church he had never seen bim
take one cent out of the plate. In
closing he said: "Now, my friends,
I have paid high tribute to Gen. Haw
ley, but I assure you not one word
have I said of him that I would not
say about myself."
Simple and Sufficient Explanation.
A Washington guide directed the
attention of a party of sightseers to a
small gray-haired man and said, af
fectionately: "There goes one of the
greatest men in the country. That's
Chief Justice Fuller." "Why, he has
no stature whatever," whispered one
of the ladies. "Nor weight." hastily
rejoined another. "And I can't under
stand," observed a man In the group,
"how he has managed to attain so
great a height." The guide answered
him significantly and tersely: "Be
cause of his great depth."
Statesman Unduly Honored.
Congressman Castor of Pennsylva
nia, who died the other day, was a
tailor. When he was first elected a
Philadelphia correspondent wanted to
write, a sketch about him. He asked
a Philadelphian who Castor was.
"Why," said the Philadelphian, "Cas
tor is a 'britches' builder." Where
upon the correspondent wrote a glow
ing article about Representative Cas
tor, "who," he said, "made his for
tune and acquired much reputation as
a builder of bridges."
I LAST OF FRENCH ARISTOCRACY.
Princess de Valmsnt Claimed Dtetlne
tlon on Her Deathbed.
The old French aristocracy dies
with me," cried the Princess do Val
mont on her deathbed. She was a
bitter old soul who, bora of a long
line of uneontarainated ancestors and
married to a noble of equally super
fine strain, had, through her hus
band's death in financial diflcaltles,
to 'marry her Ave children to 4'abonv
inable persons" of high character,
but with the blight of trade or indus
try in their blood. Her last years
we're made mournful to her by this
pitiful descent, and just before her
grandios last utterance, looking with
a bitter smile at her children and
grandchildren in tears round her
deathbed, she broke silence in the
following terrible reflection: "We
have here," counting on her Angers,
"representatives of carriage-making,
wholesale grocery, confectionery, coal
mining and the stock exchange, and
all grafted on the old tree of the Da
Valmonts." New York Herald.
FAULT WAS LACK OF BOLDNESS.
French Military Authority Criticises
Russian Commanders.
Gen. De Negrier, at one time commander-in-chief
of the French army
and a high authority on military mat
ters, has been studying the history of
the Russo-Japanese war and has pub
lished in a leading review an article
in which his conclusions are em
bodied. They deserve the attention
of those who are interested in the
subject to which they relate. In Gen.
De Negrier's opinion the great mis
take to which more than any other
influence their unbroken series of de
feats is attributable was that of con
tinually acting on the defensive. The
French writer does not say so, but this
is a criticism which applies with
equal force to their operations both
on sea and ,land. Philadelphia In
quirer. THEORIES IN TENNY'S DEATH.
Boxer's Relatives Maintain That He
Was Poisoned.
Three theories have been advanced
in explanation of the death of Harry
Tennebaum, better known as Tenny,
the prize fighter, who died at San
Francisco nine hours after a gruelling
battle with Frankie Neil. The dead
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man's relatives cftarge that he was
poisoned; his trainers think he died
of epilepsy, and that Autopsy Sur
geon Kucich declared that death was
due to hemorrhage of the brain, the
direct result of a blow or fall.
Which of these theories is correct
will require further time to deter
mine. The stomach of the dead boy
is in the hands of the city chemist
One Use for Waterbury Watch.
John Wesley Gaines, who has been
called "the inventor of perpetual mo
tion In conversation," went to Con
necticut some time ago to deliver a
speech. He made a hit with the cit
izens of the nutmeg state and they
presented a Waterbury watch to him.
Mr. Gaines was talking about it and
wondering why they gave him a
Waterbury instead of a gold watch.
"They had read about your habits,
Gaines," said a republican friend,
"and they gave you that watch so
that you would be kept so busy wind
ing it up you would not have time to
make any speeches in the house."
Libel on State of Arkansas.
C. E. Speer of Fort Smith says
while the average Arkansas citizen Is
good-natured and slow to wrath, there
is one story which Is sure to make
him fight. It is about th stranger
who got off at a little Arkansas town
and found a gathering of citizens of
the place in the public square.
"What's going on here?" he asked.
"Is it a fair or a celebration of some
kind?" "Nope." said a resident,
"'taint that but Judge Brown's son
is 21 years old to-day and they are
going to catch him and put some
clothes on him. Chicago Chronicle.
Should Cultivate a Mustache.
Because of his youthful appearance
Congressman Dawes of Ohio has been
a victim of embarrassing circum
stances more than once since his ar
rival in Washington. The other day
he was struggling through a crowd
which hung around the main entrance
to the house when an assistant door
keeper called to one of the attaches:
"Say. stop that young fellow. Don't
let him in there." Explanations fol
lowed and Mr. Dawes, looking fivo
years younger than ever because of
his blushing cheeks, hurried inside.
Helen Keller Needs Complete Rest.
Helen Keller, whose career has
been watched for a decade all over
the civilized world, has broken down
under the severe strain of her studies
and her efforts since leaving college
in behalf of the deaf and blind. The
doctors say that it will possibly be
months before slie will be able again
to undertake the work she has mapped
out for herself In behalf of her fellow
sufferers. It is said that she i3 now
mentally alert and cheerful, but re
alizes th necessity for absolute resL
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