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The late Judge Silas Bryan, the
father of William 3. 13ryau, once bad
several banie stolen front Itie smokes
houee. He missed them at mice, but
bald nothing about it to any oue. A
few daps later a neighbor came to Lino
"Sey, judge," he mid, "I hear'd yew
had boom hams stole t'other night."
"Yes," replied. the Judge, very confi-
dentially, "but don't tell any one. You
and I are the rally oues who know it."
—Succese Magazine.
It woo at the Cliff Dwellers, Chi-
caga'a literary elub, awl one ofthe
members bad just anode a terrible,
irremediable break about another—made
it in his presence and that of several
other members,
"Whet ought 1 do -now?" asked the
breakmaker, much embarrassed.
"If I were you," euggested rxed
Itichardson, the Artist, who had heard
the whole proceeding, "I should go out
and 'wiggle my ears and eat smother
thietle."—Suoess Magazine.
I waa talking svith a Dakotan the
other day. "Speaking of farms," he
said, "we have some sizable farms out
irt Dakota,. Yes, air, I've seen a man oo
one of our big farms etart out in the
spring and plow a straight furrow till
fall, Then he turned arouud and har-
vested back."
"Wonderful," said 1. - •
"On our Dakota 'farms," he went on,
"Ws the usual thing to send young mar-
ried. eouples out to milk the owe, Their
bring back the milk."
"'Wonderful," I repeated,
"Once," he said, "1 saw a Dakota
farmer's family prostrated with grief.
the evoraen were weeping the dogs were
barking, the children were squalling and
the tears ran &oval the farmer's cheeks
as he hitched up hie twenty -mule team
and drove off."
"Where Was he going?" said I.
"He was goinghalf way across the
farm to feed the pigs."
"Did he ever get back?" I asked.
"It isn't time for him yet," wee the
reply.—ECousekeeper.
The big man in the purple shirt. no -
costed the studious little man Who was
waiting for the "L" train.
"Beg pardon, neighbor," said the big
man, as he opened his paper, "here is
something I don't understand."
"What is that, sir?" raked the little
man curiously.
"Why, it states here that •Colonel
Roosevelt shot o dig -dig • What is a
dig -dig?"
The little man smiled.
"My friend, a dig -dig is an animal
that digs. When the dig -dig starts to
dig the other dig -digs dig deeper than
this dig -dig. Then this dig -dig digs and
digs and digs until--"
"Hold on! Which dig -dig?"
"The first dig -dig. The other dig -digs
-dig and dig to catch up with the other
digalig's digging. Then the first dig -dig
digs till the other digoligs—" -
But the big raa,n in the purple sbirt
covered his ears with his hands and
fled. And all day long the "dig -dig"
rang through his brain until he yowed
Teddy wae an enezny to mankind to
discover suck an animah—Chieago News.
. —
A little man slunk out of a. house on
the avenue, glanced up apprehensively at
its front windows en darted down the
Street, says Bronthen
Life. Before he
had traversed twenty steps, however, he
found himself in the clutches of a huge
policeman.
"Let me go officer!" he pleaded, as
the grim eustlellan, of the law held him
fast.
"Not muck 1 won't. What're you act-
ing so suspiciously around here for, eh?"
"I live in that house there," was the
discomfited man's explanation. "Don't
hold; let me go, I say.'
"Oh, you live there, do you? Conte,
that's too thin. You just walk back to
that house with me and move it."
"But my wife is getting ready to
spend the day out; you'll get Me in a
fix, officer!"
"That's what I'm paid for. Step
lively now, and we'll see what your
game is."
So back they went, the officer tightly
°hitching his protesting °barge. When
the front door of the house in point was
reached an upped window flew up and
a wornanas head popped out.
"Oh, was he trying, to sneak off, Mt
Policeman?" she sweetly asked.
"Ile was, ma'am. He says he Eves
here."
"Ire does, officer; thank you; he's my
husband."
e The policeman stated.
"But bring bine in," she eoritinued.
want him to button the back of my
dress before he goes down to his office.'
Whett you run face to face with your
tailor upon the street and he turns a
old, beady eye upon you and says:
"Excuse me, Mr. Bump, but whattutve
you to say about my little bill?"
Answer: "I don't think I have met
your little 13ill, Mr. Suipperton. Indeed,
I didn't kuow you had any children at
While he is recovering from Oda jump
into a taxi and proceed to break the
speed laws.
By way of illustrating the different
viewpoints of menufacturets upon the
tariff TOVISieri, Charters Heber Mark,
writer upon eeonornic aubjeets, told
this dory to a gathering of Pleitadele
phia Manufaeturers recently:
"A farmer in Montgomery County
was the, owner of a good Alderney UV.
A sttanger, having admired the ani-
mal, asked the farmer: 'What Will you
take for your cow?'
"The Montgonieryito stretched his
head for a MinuiAl and then said:
" 'Look a -here, be you the tax as-
seseor or hat she been killed by the
railroad,' "--Philadelphia Times.
The Btitiele Deaf Times prints a
story of two men who were soon talk-
ing on their hand on the top of an
-omnibus. Their oonverantion tan
thus: "I want your adviet." "I shall
be happy to oblige you." "Well, you
know, I'm in love with Mabel. At
last I made up My mind to prbpose to
her. Laet night I made the attempt."
"And ha refueed your "That i
what I am eoming to. 1 don't know
whether she did nor not. You tee,
was tornewhat embarrassed, and the
words seemed to stick on my hands.
And there she set, as denture as a
dove. Finally tny fingers Stuck te-
ther, and I eould not say a word.
hen Mabel got up and lowered the
gas." "Well?' "Well, what Is lxither.
ing MO is thix--why did Mabel lower
the gs---to orreourage me and relieve
21-17 eirtherriteernent, or so thet she
eoulei not itets me talk and ets stop
my proposal? '
Sweet No
me
"Yes," answered the girl. "But X am
.uct sorry I earn', Clifford, for you have
removed such a heavy pain from my
hear t."
.And she added after a Illonient'S
pallSO; "No matter what to mid after
thie, I shall not believe it, for, ray love,
to doubt you would be death,"
"What ael earnest little thing you are,
anywayi" he tried. "Why, 1 thought
you the hind of a girl who would make
a delightful comedy of love, and loi
you ere trying to make a tragedy of it."
"It is isecau.ee x. love you with all my
heart, Clifford," she answered. '‘Xy
grandfather always said of me, lookiag
at me with an expression which puzzled
me exceedingly dread almost to think
of the timNV Oe lt yOUlc heart eholi awak-
en to the deems; of love, my leo; for if
your choice ehould fall on any one Bove
good, honest joe I fear it might go hard
with you.' And when I would sok why,
he would waterer, slowly and thought-
fully: 'With your rtece, trete love was
never known to run smooth. 1 shall say
no more now, but perhaps I may ot
twine future time."
"He was eiraply trying to work upon
your fears, Norine, You mat not be-
lieve such nonsense as this old superan-
nuated grandfather menu determined to
put into your pretty little head. Harki
What noise was that f" he exclaimed,
pausing abruptly and Maiming Intently.
• CHAPTER
"What owed 32 0.0 r repeated Clin
ford Carlisle, stopping short,
"I hear nothing. -What Was the sound
like?" queried Norine.
"Like stettlthy footsteps," he respond-
ed. "I could almost Wear that some-
one was following us. Do the Indians
ever come to the village'?" he asked, stud-
denly.
"no," responded Norine. "The treaty
they have with the Government pro-
vides that they shall never set foot in
Malley. That was boause they laid the
place in ashes on two different woe
Mons."
"Norio°, there la some one following
us," wbispered Oorliele, in great trepa
dation. "And as I have ao relish for
an encounter with one of those fellows,
I propose that we take to our heels and
make a run of it toward the village.
You will have to be fleet of foot to
keep up with me."
"I—I cannot run. I get thort of
breath so quickly," faltered Idealize,
reltaleglY, dinging in great affright to
DIS arm.
"Nonsense I" he cried, sharply, "You
must run if you want to keep up with
me, X say, 3 don't like the sound of
those *stealthily approaching footsteps."
Ere Norine could reply, a burly figure
sprang directly in the path in trout of
them, and a voice which she instantly
recognized as belonging to the half-breed
who had reeently been turned out of
the express office, exclaimed, gruffly:
"So so, my pretty pair. A nice find
I've
'So,
this time, to be sure! A pair
of leveret Ha, ha, hal"
"Go quietly along, my good fellow,
and; I will see that you have enough to
get youzvelf a gime of something good
and hot and strong at the village tav-
ern," said Clifford Carlisle in a voice
which certainly betokened fear, despite
his attempt to speak carelessly.
"Ha, ha, hal" laughed the fellow,
coarsely. "That's goodl Sony I can't
accept your wonderful generosity. The
fact is, I must have all the cash that you
have about you and after you have
complied with that consideration„ why,
then I'll tell you what else I want of
you." •
"For shame!" cried Norine, turning
indignantly upon the fellow. "I know
you, and I shall lose no time in report-
ing this disgraceful conduct to my
grandfather, Daniel Gordon, and he win
Oke means to punish you severely, as
you deserve."
"Oh, ho! So your companion is little
Norio, the little beauty of Hadley vil-
lage, eh?" he cried, with a brutal laugh,
turning to Clifford Carlisle. "Well, this
is luck, Now, look here," he added,
"Turn over what money you have about
you, and leave the little beauty with me
peaceably, and you can go on your way
tumudested. If you try to resist, I'll
have your scalp danfing at my belt in-
side of a minute. 'ye sworn thee the
little beauty of Hadley village shall be
mine—ay, the bride of Jack, the half-
breed. No one living shall thwart me
in my desire."
Tho effect of these borribIe words
upon Norine can better be imagined than
described. With an awful cry of terror,
she threw herself into Clifford Carlisle's
012%
She tried to frame the 'words: "leave
—lave mei" but xao sound issued from
her white lips; her limbs refused to hear
the weight of her body, slight as it was,
ond she slipped to Clifford Carlielees
IGO all in o heap.
"She has swooned!" exclaimed the
half-breed, with st, muttered curso.
"So much the -better!" retorte4 Car-
lisle, "for now we can talk unre.straln-
edly."
Beth Carlisle and the half -bred had
made a fatal mistake. Norio had not
iwooned. It would have been Lotto for
her, perhaps, if Heaven had but been
thus merciful to her. She toy there, still
as death, in the mow, listening to every
word that fell front their lips, unable to
utter the slightest sound.
Even. as she was gathering hile scat-
tered moos together, Clifford Carlisle
WM Slaying, in a voters which betrayed
great perturbation:
"Theret now you have revery red cent
that I have about me, / assure yout
Itow let me go, will yout"
"You eon go as quickly 215 yon tike
after you have given tue orte little -bit
of further information. 3 must know
In what potion oftthe village the peo-
ple keep their firearm. I might as well
ketone you that our people intend mak-
tug a raid upon lfactley within twenty-
four hours. After that tint., riot it
roof will, he left etotullog In the pleeee,"
A cry of (Remy broke from Clifford
Carlielest lips. Ile was all meant cow -
Ord, sted he lamed in motel terror -lef
st threatened meatier° by the fUriolla
raWIlesa.
"Item me out," embalmed the half.
breed, "and If you are willing to fell In
with my plen, you will have nothing to
fear, fee your life will be sieved hy rny
people."
"Nein* the eonditionel" eried
le, liosittely, "I have no relish for
baing messaered out here in this hea-
thaalsh wllcl west."
"We need 4 leader who knows that,
onghly the ways of the white men in
battle —dee Who knows where their
o hold is, send will guide vs to it.
• underatetsidt"
en asic inc to gime my OWIY raee
hsaide---to aid you 13 esseetin.
tbsenl" muttered Carlisle, ponder-
; and you uni tho ThrY Oen
whomwe expected to find to do this for
use" replied the half-breed, coolly. "Do
you want to know why?"
"Yea." assented. Carliele, the fear still
inilie° voice.
ge.
"Betiwe have seen you accom-
plish one or two daring hold-upi on the
mountain road. Do not attempt to
deny It, stranger, for we are sure Of oar
ground.We folloWed you to your home
—the big stone bourse thot. ilt 40W11 tlie
road, We admire your daring, and the
Pawnees went you Will you come to
us a* I have described, or wM you be
massacred along with the teat! Make
your cloSiee here and now. Shall we add
your sealp to the rot, or will you
save yourself I"
dorsal as she Reamed to Ole blood -
The horrible agony that Norte* en -
curdling proposition wos .intense. Of
course, ber noble lover would spurn the
offer with righteous indignation. No
doubt he would fell the daring half-
breed with hie strong right arms, Making
hia very life pay the penalty of ouch
an atrocious proposition.
A moment that seemed the length of
eternity passed ere Clifford Carlisle
spoke.
"I will give you just one moment to
think it over," said the half-breed.
"I have thought it over, and, on the
condition that you will not attempt to
hinder me from gettiog out of this tta
cursed country when this affair is over
I accept your terms," replied (Miffed
Carlisle, 'marmite
Her lover's treacheroue words was
the last sound that Norine heard,. The
world seemed- to 'suddenly, close in
around her, and she knew no more.
To save himself from the murderous
half-breed, he had turned away, eowarde
ly, and exouseing Ids horrible act with
the words: "Self-preservation is the
first law of nature," turned and fled
rapidly back to Barrison Hall, niter the
arrangements had been eatisfactorily
concluded with, the half-breed.
Ohowsky, the halfbreecl, did not waste
time °moldering his next etep, but
stoopiag, quickly gathered the frail fig-
ure of Norine let bis stalwart arms, and
turned his face in the direction of the
steep, rugged mountain.
"At last I shall have my glorious re-
venge upon the express agent for turn -
111g. nee out of a job," he ollioquized.
"Joe Brainard loves the beautiful Nor-
ther, and I shall make her my bride be-
fore bis very eyes. I told my people to
watch ,hint carefully, to see that he did
not make away egith himself, for my
vengeance was not yet complete. Be-
fore twenty-four hours nave elapsed,
the town of 11a4ley will be lying lunett-
es, the express agent will be put to
death, and the bonny, pale -faced maid-
en will be all ray own. Ay, it will be a
More glorious revenge. Let those who
Incur the hatred of the Pawnees be -
:ware!"
With these words, the half-breed eorn-
menace!, his ascent up the steep, peril-
ous mountain, incline with his haplese
burden, hurrying Norine onward to a
fate nsore cruel than death.
OltatatTER XXVIIL
Gloating rendishly over the glorious
revenge andel he intended to take upon
Joe Brainard, the captive express agent,
Choevsky, the half-breed, climbed rap-
idly up the steep' slippery' mountain
road with his stillunconscious burden.
"I swore to him the time would come
when he would bitterly rue looking an
enemy of me, and that tour le hear at
hand. I will strike his heart through the
aleface maiden whom he loves eo dear-
F.rb
. What greater revenge than that the
ould be forced to become Ohowsky's
bride before his very eyes. Ah, what
grander revenge than that!"
The half-breed disliked the girl al-
most as much as he did the express
a,gent, for the reason that her grand-
father had ono offered him an affront
and ass it is the Indian nature to never
forget an injury, either fancied or real,
he bad always thought of it vetenever
he beheld the beautifun Norine.
The old grandfather's heart would be
pierced by her abduction, and her fate
quite as much as the yoduger man and
It would be virtually killing two birds
with one gone.
Just as he had traversed three-fourala
of the distance, he noticed that the girl
was beginning to &ow signs of return-
ing conseiousneee. He felt a trifle an-
noyed-- over this, for he had hoped her
Lethargy would last until he reached the
Indian settlement, for the reason that
she was less trouble to him in this way.
He knew she. was nigh -spirited, and
would "offer great resistanee. Not that
her puny strength would amount to any-
thing in hie herculean grasp—she was
like a fluttering butterfly in the power
of a forest lion—an intent in o giant's
hand.
By this time he had reached the edge
of the foreet, some five or six miles ale -
tent from the encampment, and he con-
cluded that he might as well rest there
for a few momenta.
Slight as Norine was, she was no light
burden, even to his ottusettlar arm.
There was little OT no now under the
heavy growth of trees, and tenet -tit
theta he Owed her, flinging himself
down to rest at some little distance
from 'her.
At that moment Norine opened her
eyes, gazing for an instant in dazed
wonder about her, but it was only for
the space Of a brief instant. In the next,
the wildest, bitteteet cry that ever rang
out front human lips echoed through
the dim torest,
"Oh, I remember alli In soy deadly
peril, he deserted lue--lie fled, leaving
nee in your savage poeveri" serettewl
Norio, in the wildest ot affirght, at-
tempting to leap to her feet and spring
past her Olsten
"You colt cry out at much ste you
like, for there is no one on this old
mountain to hoer or heed yen," ex-
ciaimea the half-breed, snezeritigly; abut
If you are wise, you will lEL'Ve your
breath,"
"Why have you brought me beret"
queried Notizie, in on agony of entrety;
"what have I over done to you or youri
that you /should abduct Itie —take me
away from those who love nie, end whom
I levet"
Por an instant the 'omega woe sileut
Them tatting upon her fiercely, healed,
to hoarse, gutterai detente -
"Through you I shall have a glorious
revenge upon those I hate, girl!"
"Take me bock to my grandfather,and
he will .give you all that he has laid by
for a rainy day sai the price of my' !a-
lexia," she moaned, wringing her little
14nTlitiai half-breed laughed, Mookinglet
"Chovrsky can do better than that—
rename IS sweeter than gold to the
hoot of IA Iridian," he replied, taking a
step nearer her, as be added, *lowly and
dela t "Let nut tel you volay I
h sera here. is in) Blake
rb.0,•-•
• ism*.
"Oh, leo, pea aot" shrieked Norio*,
wildly; "better doeth than that; kill me
finite torture rest as you will—ase yea
have tortured *there of my resists at the
etake—but do not Attempt to make me
marry you. Do you hear what I say? I
would throw myaelf headlong over the
preeipiee first,"
""Ihe lovely, palefesee Widen speaks
bravely, but the is like the bird that
beats againet itsiron eages you esonot
avenge the fate that I have merited out
for you, do whet you will,"
"Would it do any good to kneel and
pray to your aolebed the girl, wildly,
"Has not Gocl impleuted pity even In
the
savage boom?"
"Nothing •stande between an Indian
and his eevoge," he answered, stolidly.
"I have said that you Melt be Choweley's
bride, and nothing will chauge -that fixed
parposse,"
As theses worcle fell upon Norine's ear,
her mortal terror can better be imagined
than docribecl. Oh, the horror gf it—
the awful horror of itl She tried td
cry out to heoven to save her from the
fearful fate that awaited her, a fate o
thousaud times more horrible than
death, but the sound died away he a
moan on her mho lips.
She did not ery out to the traitorous
lover who had deeerted her in her hour
Of need, but in that moment elue thought
of Joe—faithful Joe--evite had olways
stood between her and harm, and in the
anguish of her 'soul she exclaimed nowt
"Joel oh, Joe—save me—save reel"
"Ile whom you call amenis powerless
to eome te your aid," cried the half-
breed, sneeringly, "He is-- What
sound Is that?" he exclaimed, without
stopping to finish the sentenee, and as
he uttered the words he threw himself
cli
tusei
llkleYerbuPgenntUtoleotmtuoIt.
wlth his Prae'
Is at handl Oh, thank God—
thank God!" screamed, Norine, almost be -
Aide herself with joy.
"You ere wronto" replied the half-
breed, briefly; "it is an animal—it
mounds like one of our ponies— they
often stray away."
He had scarcely uttered the words ere
the animal galas a loud neigh, his quick
ear detecting the sound of Voices, and
galloped toward Chovrsky.
"Why, it is the terse of our chief 1"
he exclafimed, recognizing the animal at
once. "I am surprieed that I find him
here; he has never been known to wan-
der wan before in this; manner. But
there la a piece of luck in it, after all,"
he added, "He shall carry you to the
encampment." te
"Norine looked as the animal, a -wild
thought surging through her brain the
while. Instead of the little pooy taking
her to the Indian village, why could he
not take her to Hadley?
Chowslcy seemed to interpret her
thoughts, for be said, in the next breath:
"The animal has never boon beyond this
spot; he has a great terror of the mond=
tato road beyond, and seems to be poi-
sessed of the mad desire to plunge over
the precipice which lies between here and
the Main road. He is safe nough with
his head turned the other way."
Upon hearing this, the wed hope that
had sprung up in Norine's heart died
away as suddenly again.
As the reader has probably imagined,
the abitnal wee the same little steed
whom Joe, our hero, had been sue unfor-
tunate as to lose.
He Intel escaped the approaching 'sav-
ages by. dropping flat upon his face
among the deep shadows of the low
shrubs, and was still lying thus, wait-
ing for them to proceed to a distance
that would make it safe to risk their
hearing his footstep,. when he should
push onward. He had shown his wisdom
and knowledge of the redskins in this,
for those who knew the -crafty Pawnees
knew it was their habit to pause and
bend their ear to the ground every few
rods to detect any strange 'sound behind,
as well as before them.
While he thus lay waiting patiently
for them to cover a little more distance,
he had caught, with dismay, the sound
of other footsteps. Again be drew lea&
Into the dense shadow until they should
pass, when, to his intense surprise, they
stopped short, and he beheld in the dark,
shadovry, uncertain light, th enot-to-be-
mietaken form of Chowsky, the half,
breed, approaching, carrying what ap-
peared to be a heavy burden.
Who shall attempt to describe his
emotions when he discerned that the
helpless burden ho carried was Norine?
It was all he could do to keep from
shouting out to her thet aid was at hand
--that he was tear her in her hour of
peril—stud that he would save her or die
in the attempt; that the fiend ineernato
who was terrorizing her so should never
take her alive to the Indian encampment.
It goaded him almost to madness to
Oaths that Norine was suffering, for
every sob that fell from her lips was
keener than a staggered thrust to his own
faithful heart.
He had felt terribly weak a moment
,ince, but now that Norine was in dan-
ger, he felt the strength of a lion within
him to battle for her--etyl he would
have fought his way, inch by inch,
through seas of blood to have served. her.
Tho girl whom he loved better -thee
life itself was in grave peril. WAS not
that enough to lend mighty strength to
his weakened arm and cause the blood
to bound with a row zest through hie
veins?'
Ile forgot how weak he Was from
hies root illness, forgot how weak
from not tasting . food, and his
long tramp through the foreet
after the steed had gotten away
from leim—he forgot everythlag to salts
het Whom he loved as neen seidom Lfyo
In this world.
Ho woe 410 near Norio that be could
Gime, have reached Ow-% hie hand and
touched her where she cricrueleed, in Incr.
tal bettor under the trees.
Bat such on action, he knew,- would
be madame. Ite could not even team hie
ffievalver upon tiro dastardly holf-beeed,
for Norine was ibehween them—the hole
let Would eta° bet&et
/love woe lie to resew her? He moth -
ed that ne meat nib upon some plea
Withal* lo ns of time, fee the hallo:geed,
wees likely to declare hie intention of
lembing on wt aray blatant
Theme was another 4..rovr in uing
firemente—the forest might be alive wi
Niemen telee vowed oleo lii upon them,
A thousand piano swept mirth tite rat
'peaky of lighttiog through luie fertile
brain, miler to be /ejected as irakmeti.
cable, He realized, too, that in the deo-
aerobe Ohowsky he had a footman wor-
thy of hio steel, and it he went to ono
darling lelorken he meat proeeed with
the utmoet oaution.
At Oat moment, m though to eelve
the problem \Moll meant life or dela,
he beards m did Clitowehy, the neigh of
the appeoeching pony, out like a flash
desperate reeolve earee to hiM.
(TO be seuttinued )
d..da
Force Of Habit.
"I understand that alaatar ea* was
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"Yee, they played poorly for • "tarts
Even the life they put into the mob
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merely through omit of them trying to
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phist Buleltin.
To he b.
oth gut& is
MIS att 1 at g this
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Man Short of Strength
Weak Liver So Undermined
His Vitality That He Al.
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tack of sleeplessness foflowbg &II ex-
acting session of eourt, and a nervosa
excitability that later developed, that I
realized fully my condition. My phyei-
Walt ordered complete change and rest,
but zny engagements rendered impose'.
blo this course.
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A Bird's •White Feathers,
The oeourrenee of white feathers in a
bird's plumage is very common, It is,
of course due to lack of coloring matter,
and is liable to appear in both young
and. old bird. I have knoevu of several
old births to exhibit this peculiarity
(mostly in the wing feathers, however),
and it may be due to imperfect nutrn
tion and circulation as the bird ages.
I have also noticed 11 111 young birds
In a number of instances. The phen-
omenon, thus, cannot be said to weir
Imply as a. result of old ,age, but is
rather one of those slight changes in the
bird's system, the owes of which we
do not fully know. There is this much
more to be mid, however: When a young
bird starts mit with it feW white hale.
ors, they are usually retained through -
life, molting each tiro in a similar
manner. Old birds may exhibit this loss
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A new qualified judge in one of the
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was an old dorky whoewas chorged. with
robbing a heueoop. He had been in
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then acquitted.
"Well, Tom," began the. judge, "I see
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"Yes, sah," replied the dinky, "the
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asked the judge.
"I ain't gat no lawyer this time," an -
layered Tom. "I'm going to tall the
truth."—Beltimare American.
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- imitators of the Rattlesnake.
At least two ebservere, Mona Its B.
Loomis and da.A. Harris, have within the
last two years noted the curious tact
'Hutt the brairle doh or burrowing owl
sometimes imitateett a mat realistic
way, the rattle of the rattlesnake, Among
whose dens they are often found. When
the owls are disturbed they utter this
warning sound in such a manner that
even experienced hoses are startled and
deatived by it. Mr, Harris suggests that
this trick Is intendsd as a measure of
self-protection. Even young birds, 110
MY'S,. Inks the same annul when taken
from the nests.
4,*
The favorite song of the bushest
man Is "In the Sweet Buy and Buy,"
RELIOS tO,000 YEARB OLD.
Many Rimer/WA. Discoveriee Me •
by Assyriologists,
The Rev. Q. W. If. Johne, while speak.
ing on Asayriology yesterday at the
Royal /Institution, showed a number of
pictures and plod* of crude soulpture,
which archaeologisthave aseigned to
44 remote o period AS 6,000 or 8,000 B. C.
The lecturer, dceeribing a great find at
SIIKAin 1004, *toted tbai: for 4 long time
explorers were uncertain what such an
enonnous amouut of booty could earl -
donee. It wa,e settled that the
artielo were a deposit at the founds, -
tions of a great temple. There were Into-
drede of gold °biota 400 eilver, 200 teed,
statuette, jewelry, 1,300 brouze objecte
and an entaxmoue quantity of artielee of
atone and clay, as ,well tee preelows
stone. They were of great beauty and
variehy, and all apperimtly belonging
to pen period, IWO 13, O. There were
ehildren's toys which had evidently been
put with the deposit 44 a votive offering.
The explorations in Ample, and Baby -
Ion had ehauged. the outlook of human
history; we had doubled the length of
the period winch we oiled historie.—
From the London Leader.
-
Followleg n moot-
•i--eteeizas the wow
Women Hanged in Canada.
ed eine° Confederation, 1867, in Canada;
Phoebe Campbell, at London, Ont., May
018, 1„8.12; Elizabeth Workman, at Sarnia,
Out., May 23, 1873; Cordell% Visit, at it.
Seholaatique, Que., March .5, 1809; Emily
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Mrs, Walter Barr, Mountain Grove,
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A Pessimist
There are two kinds of people in the
world—those who look on the bright side
of things and those who do not, Each
sort is sure to extract his or her own
atoral from everything.
Two old ladien both of. whom were
even caredfor, were °me, eonversing
about their affairs. One was a jolly old
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en, well," said the potty one, "it's
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places, the tenderest morsiels--"
"Yes, yes," sighed the other, forced to
admit that her life was an easy one,
"that's all very true, but evhatee the nee?
We can't be old but once,"—Youth's
Companion.
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EMBARRASSING,
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"You must have struck it riela, old
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told the chauffeur to drive me around
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and when I awoke I did not have enough
money to pay his bill. So I've got to
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William, had just returned from col-
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For the duehees 'went to Hondeles music
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In the evening of that morning, into
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41. ribbon Of open road
Beneath It SIIMMer aky;
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From beyond the dim horizon,
Where green and azure meet,
Comes a muffled throb like a, choking sob,
Or the hem of a busy street,
'Tis the song of the mighty motor
And the drone 01 the whistling air
There's a hand of steel on the steering wheel
At the rein of the Speed God's mare.
, .
Th strength of a hundred stallions
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The crowd leapt back from the, dusty track
As from one of Satan's brood.
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WW1 a crash and sigh It flashes by
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