VOL. XXXIV
T. H. BURTON'S
Greatest Sacrifice Clothing
Sale 6ver /Vldde in 13utl<?r.
COMMENCING JAN. 7th con
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350 MEN'S SUITS, 300 BOY'S SUITS,
400 CHILDREN'S SUITS, 150 OVERCOATS.
1,000 PAIR OF PANTS Hat?, Caps, Shirts and Um'erivcar. This
is no take sale— Reason a change in business April ist.
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And get a Suit or Overcoat at Manufacturer's Prices.
DON'T FORGET THE DATE AND PLACE.
T. H. BURTON,
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ft HAPPY NEW YEAR
Is assured all who buy their Footwear during 1897 at
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I in, ,■ a ■ | HEAVY SHOES
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I Ji Womm's at 85c, ii.oo, $1.25 and $1.50;
~ 1 Misses' and Childrens'at 50c. 75c, SI.OO
\ •;and it. 25 in Kip, Oil, Grain, Crack
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'•W \ f JUST AT THIS TIME
tj || ' —> W| You may want Rubber Shoes; we have
g; —-v I ; them at 18c in Woman's, Misses' 26c' 11
31 N. j I ff£' to 13; Children's 15c, 6to Men's at
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\_ JA. / ; Shoes for the old folks; perhaps it is
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Great reduction in slippers left over than shoe?, they give pleasure or pain
from our Great Christmas Sale. You according to wluit they are. Otir foot
may want a pair of Leggins or Warm wear presents that pleasant combination
Ovcrgaiters; we have them at 15c, 25c, of excellencies which are so welcome
50c and 75c. when present and so regretted when
Men's and Boys' Fine Shoes in all J lacking. You want something that fits
newest lasts up-to-date-Bull Dog and > exactly, is soft and easy on the foot,
Coin Toe, heavy soles, Scotch edge, j looks handsome and stylish and will
Drop in and see these bargains. It will j wear long enough to earn its cost, we
do ycu good. ' have wliat fills the bill.
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GLOVE SALE
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Black Cashiner Gloves 9c were 25c
Black Cashiner Gloves 29c were 50c
Black and Colored Kid Gloves 75c were SI .OO
Black and Colored Kid Gloves SI.OO were $1.50
Black and Colored Kid C. oves *1.25 were #1.75
Black Siik Mittens 390
Black Caslimer Mittens QC were 25c
Jllack Cashmer Mittens 19c were 40c
Infants Mittens 9c
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7 .
«r A ».c<nar> . Intervene*.
Barry--
ICopvneht iSflv rv Rotwit Barr I
CHAPTER XVI.
Edith Longworth was a.stonished at
I herself for giving the address to the
i young woman, but she gave it. ami
Lady Slavey departed in peace, saying
j by way of farewell: "I'm not going-to
I write up your household, after all."
When the new offices of the Canadian
| Mica Mining Company, Limited. wer»
completed, Kenyon took charge of
| them. He was somewhat overpowered
by their grandeur, and he thought that
unnecessary expense had been incurred
in t.he fittings, but as they were now
! in for it, he said nothing, although a
I ihiver of fear ran over him when he
j ;hought of the possible failure of his
scheme, leaving the rapidly accumu
lating debt hanging over him. He oc
cupied a desk in one of the back rooms,
! while a clerk in the front office gave
j awav prospectuses to all who called,
and furnished useful knowledge to an
inquiring public. Most of Kenyon's
callers were newspaper canvassers who
wanted advertisements, which John
at that moment was unable to supply.
An oily young man, whose cast of couri
tenance indicated that he belonged to
a shrewd, thrifty and money-making
race, said he was commissioned by the
Financial Field to get particulars
about the mine, and this information
Kenyon readily supplied, feeling glad
that no advertisement was asked for.
Longworth was seldom at the new
offices. He was busy seeing acquain
tances who would take, stock in the
new mining company. He constantly
cautioned his partners against being in
100 much of .a hurry, and he amazed
Wentworth by informing him that he
had overcome the objections and se
cured the cooperation of Melville, who
had reported sdQ^r.favorably about
the mineral, thus showing that any
thing coul4 be accomplished if you
took your time over it. A Mr. King,
also connected with the china works,
had promised his assistance.
The first meeting of proposed share
holders was set for Monday afternoon,
and Longworth expressed his belief
that the forming of the company would
be accomplished before the week was
out..
One day when Kenyon entered the
office the clerk said to him:
"That young gentleman has been
here twice to see you. He said it was
very important, sir."
"What young gentleman?"
"That gentleman—here is his card—
who belongs to t.he Financial Field,
sir."
"Did he leave nnv message?"
"Yes, sir; he said he would call again
at three o'clock"
"Very good," said Kenyon. and he be
gan compiling the address to projiosed
subscribers.
At three o'clock the smooth, oily gen
tleman from the Financial Field put in
an appearance.
"Ah, Mr. Kenyon," he said, "lam glad
to meet you. I have called twice, but
had not the good fortune to find 3 011 in.
Can I see you in private for a moment?"
"Certainly," answered ICenyon.
"Come into the directors' room," and
into the directors' room they went,
Kenyon closing the door behind their.
"Now," said the representative of the
Financial Field, "I have brought you a
proof of, the editorial which we pro
pose using, and which I am desired by
the proprietor to show you, so it may
be free, if possible, from any error.
We are very anxious to have things cor
rect in the Financial Field," and with
this he handed to John a long slip of
white paper with a column of printed
matter upon it.
The article was headed, "The Cana
dian Mica Mining Company, Limited."
It went on to show what the mine had
been, what it had done, and what
chances there, were for investors get
ting a good return for their money by
buying shares. John read it through
carefully.
"It's a very handsome article," he
said, "and it is without an error, so far
as I can see."
"I am glad you think so," replied the
young gentleman, folding up the proof
and putting it in his inside pocket.
"Now, as I said before, although T am
not the advertising canvasser of the
Financial Field, I thought I would see
you with reference to an advertise
ment for the paper."
"Well, you see we have not had a
meeting of the proposed stockholders
yet, and wc are not in a position to give
any advertisements about the mine. I
have no doubt advertisements will be
given, and, of course, your paper will
be remembered among the rest."
"Ah!" said the young man, "that is
hardly satisfactory to us. We have a
vacant half page for Monday—the very
best jiosition in the paper—which the
proprietor thought you would like to
secure."
"As I eaid a moment ago, we are not
in a position to secure it. It is prema
ture to talk of atyvertising at the pres
ent state of affairs."
"I think you know it. will he to your
interest to take the half pope. The
price Is £3OO, and besides that amount
we should like to have some shares in
the company."
"Do you mean for one insertion of
the advertisement?"
"Yes, that is what I mean."
"Don't that strike you as being a
trifle exorbitant? Your paper has a
comparatively limited circulation, and
they do not ask us anything' like that
price even in the large dailies."
"Ah! my dear sir, the large dailies
are quite different. They have a tre
mendous circulation, it is true, but it
is not tlie kind of circulation we have.
No other paper circulate so largely
among investors as the Financial
Field. It is read by exactly the kind of
people you desire to reach, and I may
say that, except through the Field, you
ennnot get at some of the best men in
the city."
"Well, admitting all that, as 1 have
said once or twice, we are not yet in a
position to give an advertisement."
"Then 1 am very sorry to say that we
eunnot. on Monday publish the article
I have shown you."
"Very well, I cannot help it. You
are not compelled to print it unless you
wish. I am not sure, either, that pub
lishing the article would do u:t any
good. It would be premature, its I
say. We are not yet ready to com t
publicity until we have had our first
meeting of proposed stockholders."
"When is your tirst meeting of stock
holders?"
"On Monday at three o'clock."
"Very well, we could put that an
nouncement. in another column, and I
am sure you would find the attendance
at your meeting would In- very largely
and substantially increased."
"T'ostiibly, but I decline to do any
thing till after the meeting."
"I think you would And it would pay
you extremely well to take that half
page." i
"I am not questioning that/actat nil
I am merely saying v. hat 1 have said
to everyone else, that we are not ready
to consider advertising."
"1 am sorry we cannot come to . n ::r-
Nr. Kenyon,
deed." and saying this, he took another
proof sheet out of his pocket, which he
haiu-t d to Kenyon. "If we cannot come
understanding, the manager has
(' 't.-rmined to print this, instead of
t'. article I showed you. Would you
1 .'1 v glance it over, because we would
like to have it as correct as possible."
Kenyon opened his ey<- and unfolded
the paper. The heading was the same,
but he had read only a sentence or
two when he found that the mica mine
was one of the greale-st swindles <-ver ,
attempted on poor c!d innocent finan
cial London!
"Po you mean to say," cried John,
looking up at him with his anger kind
ling. "that if I do not bribe you to the
extent of £3OO, besides giving you an
unknown quantity of stock, you will
publish this libel?"
"I do not say it is a liliel," said the 1
young man smoothly; "that, would be
« SL,
" Do you mean £3OO lor one ineertion? "*
a matter for the courts'to decide. You
might sue us for libel if you thought we
had treated you badly. I may any that
has been tried several times, but with
indifferent success."
"But do you mean to tell me that you
intend to publish this article if I do not
pay you the X 300?"
"Yes; putting it crudely, that is ex
actly what I do mean."
Kenyon rose in his wrath and flung
open the door.
"I must ask you to leave this place,
and leave it at once. If you ever put in
an appearance here again while 1 am in
the office, I will call a policeman and
have von arrested."
"My dear sir,"cxpostulated the other,
suavely, "it is merely a matter of busi
ness. I f you find it impossible to deal
with us there is r.o harm done. If our
paper has no influence, we cannot pos
sibly injure you. That, of course, is
entirely for you to judge. !f any time
between now and Sunday night you
conclude to act otherwise, a wire to our
office will hold things over until wchave
had an opportunity of coming to an ar
rangement with you. If not, this arti
cle will be published on Monday morn
ing. I wish you a very good afternoon,
sir."
John said nothing, but watched his
visitor out on the pavement, and then
returned to the niakingof his report.
On Monday morning as he came 111 by
train, his eye caught a flaming poster
011 one of the bill boards at the station.
It was headed Financial Field, and the
next line, in heavy black letters, was
"The Mica. Mining Swindle." Kenyon
called a newsboy to him and bought a
copy of the paper. There, in leaded
type, was the artich" before him. It
seemed, somehow, much more impor
tant "11 the printed page than it had
looked on the proof.
As be read it he noticed an air of
truthful sincerity about the article
that had escaped him during the brief
glance he had given it 011 Friday. It
went on to say that the Austrian Min
ing company had sunk a good deal of
money in the mine, and that it had
never paid a penny of dividends—that
the} - merely kept on the mine at a con
stant loss to themselves in the hope of
being able to swindle some confiding
investors —but that even their designs
were as nothing compared to the bare
faced attempt at swindling contem
plated by John Kenyon. He caught
his breath as he saw his own name in
print. It was a shock for which he was
not prepared, as he had not noticed it
in the proof. Then he read on. It
seemed"that this man, Kenyon, had se
cured the mine at. something like £lO,-
000, and was trying to shove it off on
the. unfortunate British public at the
enorrpous increase of £200,000; but this
nefarious attempt would doubtless be
frustrated so long as there were papers
of the integrity of the Financial Field
that took the risk and expense of mak
ing such an exposure as was here set
forth.
The article possessed a singular fas
cination for Kenyon. He read and re
read it in a di/.etl way as if the state
ment, referred to some other person,
and he could not help feeling sorry for
that person.
He still had the pajx r 111 his hand as
he walked up the. street, and he felt
numbed and dazed as if some one had
struck him a blow. He was nearly run
over in crossing one of the thorough
fares, and heard an outburst of pro
fanity directed at him from a cab
driver and a man on a bus; but he
heeded them not, walking through the
crowd like one under a spell.
He passed the door of his own gor
geous office and walked a considerable
distance up the street before he real
ized what he had done. Then he turned
back again, and, just at the doorstep,
paused with a pang at his heart:
"I wonder if Edith Longworth will
read that article," he said to himself.
CHAPTEIt XVII.
When John Kenyon enterd his office
it seemed to him that his clerk looked
at liim askance. He imagined that
innocent gentleman had been reading
the article in the Financial Field, but
the truth is John was hardly in a frame
of inind_ to fyrm a correct opinion on
what other people had been doing.
Everybody lie met iu the street, it
seemed to him, was discussing the
article in the Financial Field.
lie asked if anybody had been in that
morning, and was told that there had
been no callers. Then he passed into
the directors' room, closed the door be
hind him, sat down 011 a chair and
leaned his head on IIIN hands with his
elbows on the table, in this position
Wentworth found him some time later,
and w hen John looked up his face was
haggard and aged.
"Ahl I see you have read it."
"Yes."
"Do you think Longworth is at the
bottom of that article?"
John shook his head. "Oh, 110!" he
said; "he had nothing whatever to do
with it."
"How do you know ?"
Kenyon related exactly what had
passed between the oily young man of
the Financial Field and himself in that
very room. While this recital was go
ing 011 Wentworth walked tip and
down, expressing his opinion now and
then in remarks that were short and
pithy, but hardly fit for publication.
When the story was done he turned 011
Ken von.
Well," lie said, there, vs nothing for
.. ~.it sue the paper for libelT'
"What good will that do?"
"What good will it do! Do you
menu to say that you intend to sit here
under such an imputation as they have
cast u, on • •>'i and do nothing? What
good will it do? It will do nil the good
in the world."
"We caDn t form our company ami
sue the paper at the WM time. All
our or.: ;.ri<.s will have to t>e directed
toward the mattcr we hare hi hand."
"Tut. IIV dear John, don't yon see
t'.;,- ( IT- tof that article? liow can we
f:.- i . our company if -ut-h u lie remains
u: ■ ialleiiged? Nobody will look at
our proposals. Every one will sav:
'W'-at have you done about the article
t';::t appeared in the Financial Field?"
If we s; v we have done nothing, then,
of e >m- c, the natural inference is that
wc are pair of swindlers, and that our
scheme is a fraud."
"1 have always thought," said John,
"that the capitalization is too high."
* 1> ally. I believe you tlrnk that ar
ticle is not so unfair after all. John.
I am astonished at you!"
"Hut if we commence a libel suit it
cannot be finished before our option
has txpired. If we toll the people that
we ha\e begun to sue the Financial
Field for libel, they will merely say
they prefer to wait and hear what the
icsult of the ease is. llv ti>at time our
cUan sof forming a company w : ll !>e
g'::ie."
l-eforc John could reply there was a
knock at the floor, and the e'erk entered
wit! a letter in his hand which bad just
come in. Kenyon tore it open, lead it,
and then tos-sed it across the ta>n3 to
Wentworth. Wentworth saw the name
of their firm of solicitors at the top of
the letter paper. Then he read:
DEAK Sin: You have doubtlens the ar
ticle In the Financial Field of this morn
ing referring to the Canndian Mica Mining
company. We should be pleased to know
what action you intend to take In the mat
ter. We may say that, in justice to our
j epataiion, we can no longer represent your
•ompany unlrrs a suit is brought against
the paper which contains the article.
Yours truly. W. HAWK.
Wentworth laughed with a certain
bitterness. "Well," he said, "if it has
cotne to such a pass that Hawk fears
for his reputation, the sooner we begin
a libel suit against the [>aper the bet
ter."
"Perhaps," said John, with a iook of
pgony on his face, "you will tell me
where the money is to come from. The
moment we get into the law courts
money will simply have to flow like
water, and doubtless the Field has
plenty of it. It will add to their repu
tation, and they will make a boast that
they are fighting the battle of the in
vestor in London. Everything is grist
that comes to their mill. Meanwhile
we shall lie paying out money, or we
shall be at a tremendous disadvantage,
and the result of it all will probably be
a disagreement of the jury and practi
cally ruin us. You see, 1 have 110 wit
nesses."
"Yes, but what al>out the mine?
How can we go 011 witliout vindicating
ourselves?"
Before anything further could lie
said young Mr. Longworth came in,
looking as cool, calm, and unruffled as
if there were no such things in the
world as financial newspapers.
"Discussing it, I see," were his first
words.
"Yes," said Wentworth. "1 am very
glad you have come. We have a little
difference of opinion in the matter of
that article. Kenyon here is averse to
suing that paper for libel. I am in
favor of prosecuting it. Now what do
you say ?'
"My dear fellow," replied Longworth,
"I am delighted to be able to agree with
Mr. Kenyon for once. Sue them!
Why, certainly not. That is just what
they want."
"But," said Wentworth, "if we do not,
who is going to look at our mine?"
"Exactly the same number of peo
ple as would look at it before the article
appeared." -
"Don't you think it will have any ef
fect ?"
"Not the slightest."
"Butlookatthis letter from yourown
lawyers on the subject." Wentworth
handed Longworth the letter from
Hawk. Longworth adjusted his glass
and read it carefully through.
"By Jove!" he said, with a laugh. "I
call that distinctly good. I had 110 idea
old Hawk was such a humorist! His
reputation, indeed; well, that lieats
me! All that Hawk wants is another
suit on his hands. I wish you would let
me keep this letter. I will have some
fun with my friend Hawk over it."
"You arc welcome to the letter, so
far as I am concerned," said Went-
worth; "but do you mean to say, Mr.
Longworth, that we have to sit here
calmly under this imputation and do
nothing?"
"1 mean to say nothing of the kind;
but I don't propose to play into their
hands by suing them; at least, I should
not if it were my case instead of Ken
you's."
"What would you do?"
"1 would let them sue me if they
wanted to do so. Of course, their can
vasser called to see you, didn't he, Ken
yon ?"
"Yes, he did.'"
"He told you that he had a certain
amount of space to sell for a certain
sum in cash?"
"Yes."
"And, if you did not buy that space,
this certain article would appear;
whereas, if you did, an article of*quite
a different complexion would be
printed?"
"You seem to know all about it," said
Kenyon, suspiciously.
"Of course, I do, my dear boy. Every
body knows all about it. That's the way
those papers make their money. 1 think,
myself,as a general rule,it ischcaperto
buy them -off. I believe my uncle al
ways does that when he has anything
special on hand and doesn't want to
be bothered with outside issues. But
we haven't done so in this instance,
and this is the result. It can he easily
remedied yet, mind you, if you like.
All that you have to do is to pay his
price, and there will be an equally
lengthy article saying that, from out
side information received with regard
to the Canadian Mining company, he
regrets very much that the former
article was au entire mistake, and that
there is no more secure investment in
England than this particular mine. But
now, when he has come out with his ed
itorial, 1 think it isn't worth while to
have any further dealings with him.
Anything he can say now will not
matter. He has done all the harm he
can. Hut I would at once put the boot
on the other foot. I would write down
all the circumstances just as they hap
pened—give the name of the youftg
man who called upon you, tell exact
ly the price he demanded for his si
lence, and I will have that printed in
an opposition paper to-morrow. Then
it will be our friend, the Financial
Field's, turn to squirm! lie will
it is all a lie, of course, but nobody will
believe him, and we can tell him, from
the opposition paper, that if it is a 1?
he is perfectly at liberty to sue us for
libel. Let him begin the suit if he
wants to do so. Let him defend hiv,rep
ntation. Sue him for libel! I know a
game worth two of that. Could you
get out the statement before the meet-
i ing to-night?"
Kenyon, who had Ix-en loo'.ung for
the first time in his life gratefully at
Longworth, said he could.
"Very well; just net it down in your
i own words as plainly as j ns«dble. nnd
five date, hour and full particular*.
Sign your name to it. :w:d 1 u-'ll t: ■ i!
when I come to the meetirg th-s r.f 1 r
noon. It would not be a bud ; lan to
! ! * to those nhn nre here. Thrr.-
is notliii . ht'ng the devil with
fire. Fight a papei vthcr paper!
Xothiug new. I suppose . .
"No," said Kenyon; "nothing new,
•xcept what we are discussing."
| "Well, don't let that trouble you
Do as I say. and we will begin an inter
esting controversy. People like a fight,
and it will attract attention to th-f
mine. Good-by. I shall see you thi*
i afternoon." And with that he was
gone, leaving both Kenyon and Went
worth in a much happier frame of mind
han that in which he bad found them.
"I say, Kenyon," said Went worth,
"that fellow is a trump, llisadvice has
cleared the air wonderfully. I believe,
his plan i<= the Ix-st. after all. and. as
yon say. we have no money for an ex
pensive lawsuit. I will leave you now
to get on with j our work, and w ill be
'oack at three o'clock."
At that hour John had his statement
concluded. The first man in was Long
worth. who rea:l it with approval, mere
ly suggesting a change here anil there,
which was duly made. Then he put the
communication into an envelope and
sent it to the editor of the opposition_
paper. Wentworth came in next, then
••I would let tbexn sti« me If ttoey wanted to."
Melville, then Mr. King. After this
they all adjourned to the directors'
room, and in a few minutes the others
were present.
"Now," said Longworth, "an we are
all here, I do not see any necessity for
delay. You liavo probably read the
article that apjieared in this morning's
Financial Field. Mr. Kenyon has writ
ten a statement in relation to that which
gives the full particulars of tiie inside
of a very disreputable piece of business.
It was merely an attempt at black
mailing which failed. 1 intended to
have had the st: temcnt read to you,
but we thought it best to get it off as
quickly as possible, and it will appear
to-morrow in the Financial Kaglc,
where, I hope, you will read it. Now,
Mr. Kenyon, perhaps you will tell us
something about the mine."
Kenyon, like many men of worth and
not of words, was a very poor speaker.
He seemed confused, and w as often a lit
tie obscure in his remark", hut be was
listened fo with great at tent ion by those
present, lie was helped here and there
by a judicious question from young
Longworth, .and when he sat ooivn the
impression was not so bad as might
have been expected. After a moment's
silence it was Mr. King who spoke.
"As I take it," he said, "all we wish
to know is this: Is the mine what ii
is represented to be? Is the mineral
the best for the use Mr. Kenyon lias in
dicated? Ts there a sufficient quan
tity of that mineral in the mountain he
speaks of to make it worth while to
organize this company? It seems t >
me that this can only be answered by
some practical man goie-r ont there
and seeing the mine for himself. Mr.
Melville is, I understand, a practical
man. If he has the time to spare, I
would pro]x>se that he should go to
America, see this mine and rc|>ort."
Another person asked when t he option
on the the mine ran out. This was
imswerecl by young I.ongw orth, who
said that the jierson who went over
and reported 011 the mine could cable
the word "right" or "wrong;" then
tlu're would be time to act in London
in getting up the list of subscribers.
"1 suppose," said another, "that in
case of delay there would be no trouble
in renewing the option for a month or
two?"
To this Kenyon replied that he did
not know. The owners might put a
higher price 011 the property, or the
mine might be producing more mica
than it had been heretofore, and they
perhaps might not be inclined to sell,
lie thought that things should l>e ar
ranged so that there would be no ne
cessity of asking for an extension
of the option, and to this they nil
agreed.
Melville then said he had 110 objec
tion to taking a trip to Canada. It was
merely a question of the amount of
the mint ral iu sight, and he thought he
could determine that as well as any
body else. And so the mat ter was about
to IHJ settled, when young Longworth
rose, and said that, he was perfectly
willing to go to Canada himself, in
company with Mr. Melville, an<L that
he would pay all his own expenses, and
give them the lienefit of his opinion a«
well. This was received with applause,
and the meeting terminated. Long
worth shook hands with Kenyon and
Wentworth.
"We will sail by the first steamer,"
lie said, "and, as I may not see you
ng-hin, you might write me n letter of
introduction to Mr. Von Itrent, and tell
him that I am acting for you in this
alTair. That will make matters smooth
in petting the extension of the option,
if it should he necessary."
[TO HIE CONTINUED.]
Pointed with Pride.
The bankruptcy court can boastsome
delightfully naive rejoinders. "How,
sir, is it possible," angrily demanded
the opposing counsel of the bankrupt,
"to live in the luxurious style you have
affected on S2OO vrnr?" The witness
replied, with an air of justifiable pride,
that that "was a problem to which hi*
had devoted considerable time in the
Interests of social economy, and the re
sults of his lminhto effor's were row
Ilrr Ideal.
For wealth I do not clamor
Nor do J care for fame;
But when I tako a husband
lie must havo a stylish name.
—Chicago Record.
Perfectly Natural.
Willis — Dobbs, in all my life I never
saw a more natural expression of con
tempt than you have put in the face of
this woman. Who was your model?
I>obbs—l used two models at t he. Rami'
time. One was an old maid and the ot h
er had had three, divorces. The paint'
ing, consequently, is a coinjK>site.—Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
A GREAT HUNTING OUTFIT.
The Fltrnalve K«*tlnue of the Khan of
Tartarjr.
Tl»e emperor ha.il> two barous who
are own brothers, one called Boihu.
and the other Minfio; and these arc
stjled Chinuchi (or (.uuichi), which id
a.-, much as to say: "The Keepers of the
Mastiff lK>frs." ICi.eh of these brothers
hath lu,ooo men uciivr his orders; eacU
body of lu.uoo L-< ;ug drevved alike, the
one in red and the other in blue, and
whenever they acimpauy the khan to
the c;ase, they Wior their livery, i-i
order to be recogniwd. l>ut of each
body of 10,000 there are 2.0--u men who
are each in charge of one or m< re
graaft mastiffs, so that the whole num
ber of these is very large. Anil when
the prince goes a-hunt nfr one of those
barons, with his 10,<'■< 0 men and some
thing like 5,1>d0 dogs, goes towards the
right, whilst the other goes towards
the. left with his party in like manner.
They move alontr. all abrvost. of one
nnother. so that the whole line extends
over a full day's journey, and no pn
lmal can escape them. Truly it is a
glorious sight to the workhigof the
dogs and t.he huntsmen on such an'oc
casion! And as the khan rides n-fowl
iisg across the plains you wi.il see the e
big hounds coming tearing up. one
pack aftpr a bear, another pack ttfter a
sta<r. or some Other beast, ;is it mnv hap,
and running the patne down, now on
this side, now on that, so that it is
really a most delightful sport and
spectacle.
The two brother? I have mentioned,
writes Noah Brooks in St, Nicholas,
are bound by tlhe tenure of their office
to supply the khan court from Octo
ber to the end of March with 1,000
head of came daily, whether of l*>asts
or birds, nnd nqt counting quails; and
also with fish to the best of their abil
ity. allowing fish enough for threw
I>ersons to reckon as equal to one head
of game.
OUR ALMANACS.
The Tallin In Thera Are Made bj a Blind
Man.
"I had rather a novel experience last
year in the matter of gathering tables
showing the rise and sett ing of the sun,
the changes of the mcon, high and low
tides, etc.," said a publisher to h Wash
ington Star man. "Hut I am fixed for
thin year. In my experience as a pub
lisher I had printed about everything
that I thought could be printed. Final
ly, an advertising concern wanted me
to get cm it on almanac for them. They
furnished all the copy for the almanac
exoept the almanac itself —that Is, the
tables. I supposed I would have no dif
ficulty in getting there, but I soon
found out that. I was mistaken. My de
sire was to get tho tables correct, and
to have them pre]tared in an authorita
tive way. After interviewing some of
the experts in Washington I found that
they wore all disinclined to take, any
outside work. Finally one of them con
sented to do it, und he did it, charg
ing me S.IOO for the cadculations—s2j
for each month. I am about having a
similar work done this year, and eaune
here for tliatpurpoße, butl learned that
all the calculations for the various
patent medicine and many other al
manacs are made by a blind man in
Pittsburgh, Pa., an amateur mathema
tician and astronomer of considerable
local reputation. 1 sent for the tables
and have received them. He charged
me exactly six dollars, or 50 cents fan
each uiouth. I understand that the
actual work Is done by his children,
who write from his dictation, lie tells
me that he has supplied the sanne tables >
for about 100 different almanacs for
1897."
PASSING OF THE WATCHDOG.
Peacocka Supplanting Towner aa the
iionachold Protector.
"The place of a watchdog on the farm
or country place," said State's Attorney
McGuire the other day, in mu.kingsome
observations about luud dogs, reports
the. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, "might
be very well taken by peacock
guinea fowls. 1 long since adopted pea
cocks alono to guard any place, and
nothing can come around the premises
night or day without causing an alarm
from them. They are more watchful
than any clog I ever owned. My experi
ence with guineas has not been, so ex
tensive, but I bed lev e they are also
sure to give iui alarm, or rut her a good
many alarms, if any strange man or
l»en«t s'liiould venture near them by
night or day. Perhaps the. days of the
watchdog would be nulnbercd if Itwtfre
generally known how well peacocks
and guinea fowls would take his place.
Then, certainly, with fewer dogs there
wouJd not be so many cases of hydro
phobia."
The statement of Mr. McOuire us to
the watchfulness of |>Ciu-ocks was borne
out by numerous Howard county farm
ers, among' the numlxr In-inff County
Commissioner* IIet«, Dorsoy and Smith,
and Mr. J amen L. Hobbs, who superin
tends the forming operations of Ken
ator Gorman. Mr. Ilobbs stated that lie
lunp ago discovered what excellent pro
tection i>eococka afford aiwut a place,
an<l down on the senator's farm he al
ways keeps six or eight of them to
guard the premises. 80 it appears that
[K'licwks are useful as well ne orna
mental.
Geology.
The scientific beginnings of geology
are said to have l>een treated of in
Chinese works long before the Chris
tian era. Some degree of gvologieol In
formation Is displayed in the book of
Job, several passages of which liave
been held to indicate an exoct knowl
edge of the different strata of the earth.
The science is treated of by Aristotle,
rimy, and Theoph'astus. Geology did
not become wliat may be called an exact
science until the present century.
A Itllni! Mayor.
The Abe r a von (England) town coun
cil lately unanimously elected as mayor
Mr. Ilenry Richards, who Is totally
blind.
Others.
Do songr birds, dey hab lef de Ian";
Wo doan' know whah dey's at;
But de eafflo Is a srreamln' an'
Do tuhkey'a gtttln' fat.
—'WasFilngton Star.
AN l*N INTENTIONAL KKHI KK.
r & )S
~i i j 111 If
k i WML 1 -* Jwa
"Thanks for a very pleasant evening,
and good night, Ilerr Professor. I'm
forrv to have to leave you so early."
"Ach, Frauicin, when you come to
tee us your stays are always so rhort!"
—Du Manrier. in Loudon Tunch.
N"o. 4
GREAT GIRL.
bhr PifiiSM th« Mri at the Hoarding
I loaf ■
"Greatest pitl at our boarding-houst
jou ever su-.i," declared Quirkly, with »
giggle, according to tie Detroit Free
Press. "Never -ays what you expect
her to say. and you'd be disappointed
if she did, after hearlug her.
"Dry p-oods clerk -s opjwsite her and
asked the other d.iv if she really
thought th re were bargains in th«
matrimonial lottery. 'Of course thert
are." s.;e answer <i. with a laugh. 'I my
self luivc been marked down from 3;
j to 25.'
"Old bachelor that sits next to her at
the v.ule .-j iliitl his ice cream in hef
lap. SI,.- never screamed nor ran away,
but effusively took him by the hand
j and congratulated him on the coolness
of the entire proceeding-.
"Dude boarder h:id the nerve to pro
i pose to her and she took half an !.oui
explaining to him how it was all she
| could possibly do to support bermothei
and herself. When she thought of tak
ing- on any more oblations she would
certainly have another talk with him.
The chump went around telling i\ proud
«•* a turkey gobbler.
•Ileal estate fiend wen tad U- il her
a lot for twice what it v.n ;•. r - .'he
closed the deal by offer. 'i; t. hall
his commission and frhc !; iin quit
claim to the lot Ilesti:: sc-.it -s his
head and looks at her from the t inters
of his o\"es.
Think of laying my own fortune nt
, tier foot. Haven't the slightest idea
that she will accept and for that very
reason am inclined to think that she
i will."
DOWN ON TOBACCO NOW.
lie Went l p with It. However. When the
Stock HOMO.
••Nicotine," said the moralist, accord
log to the Washington Star, "is a ter
rible drug."
"I sometimes think that it doesn't
hurt a person who indulges in modera
tion, ' responded the Star reporter, who
was smoking a cipar.
"That's the danger of it. It Is the
more pernicious becatise of its many
insidious phases. If I had my way I'd
abolish every leaf of tobacco from the
markets. It's a constant temptation
to waste, and I am thankful that I never
squandered my resources in any such
way."
"You never smokeMP
"Never."
"Nor chewed?"
"Certainly not/*
"Nor used snuff?"
"The idea is preposterous!"
"I supjKxse you must have saved a
preat deal of money, then? These
small expenses count up very rapidly.
But, of course, a man must invest his
money to pet tus comfortable an income
as you appear to enjoy. A friend of
mine, was telling me about how you
laid the foundation for your fortune.
It was a small speculation, was it
not T
"Urn—yes, it was."
"Would you mind telling me just how
you managed it?"
"Why, you see, a friend of mine who
knows all about the market pave me
a tip and I bought some stock in the
tobacco trust."
ON SLIPPERY STREETS.
The Only Way to U'nlh to Keep from
itilling.
There are l ight and wrong ways todo
most things, and walking on icy side
walks is no exception to the rule, says
the New York World. Many people
follow the wrong method, and as a re
sult they often make exhibitions of
themselves more pleasing to the specta
tors than to the exhibitors. Falls ar;
frequent, in New York city during the
winter. Some of them are absolutely
danperou.s and many axe painful.
The dangers of slippery and icy pave
ments may be reduced tonminimuinby
using caution w hen walking. By going
on tiptoe and I coping the heel of thei
shoe from striking the pavement until
the fot.f is !in:ily in ; :i slipping is
avoided. If, on the contrary, you start
with the heel and toe gait jiopular with
pedestrians your heel will slip from un
der you and you fall before you have
had time to select the safest spot.
This is readily explained by the fact
1 that when the bull of the foot is placed
on t lie ground a large section of the shoe
touches the pavement and the body
must necessarily be pretty well bal
: anced on the foot. Hut when the heel
I comes down first only a small portion
I of the shoe touches the pavement,, and
often the foot is well in advance of the
■ body. Try it once and be convinced
I that the mincing walk of the typical
dandy is sometimes safe If not grace
ful.
Bnre Sufoßuard.
Among the. numberless stories of the
quick wit and felicitous sayings of l>r.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is one connected
with the breakfast given in his honor
by the publishing tirm of Houghton,
Osgood & Co. 011 the occasion of his
seventieth birthday, says the Youth's
Companion. Not long after the break
fast he met a friend who had been a
guest 011 that mc-morable occasion, and
had written one of the many bright
|Kxns which formed part of the en
tertainment. In referring to the late
festivity, the doctor said to his friend:
"I knew there would be a good many
things said that would be calculated
to draw tears. I was resolved that I
would not cry —that nothing should
ninko me cry; and so 1 went to tho
breakfast determined to maintain a
rigid upjier eyelid!"
A Oontle Rebuff.
It is stated that recently a young"
unbeneficed clergyman in an English
subtirbau parish received a spontane
ous and unsolicited offer from a lady,
member of his flock to her "heart,
money and hand." In repl- thespinater l
was advised by the unsentimental cleric
to give her heart to the 1/ord, her money
to the prior and her hand to the man
who asked for it.
A Tribute.
The worried-looking business man
turned in his chair and gloomily looked
after the clerk as he went through the
door.
"That," lie said, in tones of suppressed
emotion, "is the most reliable man in
this establishment."
"Why, hc':> one that's always making
trouble."
"That's it. Whenever I give him a
piece of work I can relv Implicitly on
his doing it wrong."—Washington Star.
A Sorlou* CMS*.
Mrs. Briske —Johnny, did the doctor
call while I was out?
Little Johnny (stopping his play)
Yc.i'in. lie felt my pulse an* looked at
mv tongue, and shook his head and said
it was a very serious case, and he left
this prescription, and said he'd call
Ofain before night.
Mrs. Hriske—Gracious me! It wasn't
you I sent him to sec; it was the baby.
—N. Y. Weekly.
A MKMKI Failure.
When, to plfrnal the conductor, a lady
waves her fan.
Anil wildly shnke* her parasol anil muff—
If tho conductor doesn't uco her, nor yet
the motorman,
Hho has mnde a "slpmal failure," sura
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