IF YOU STILL SMILE.
I>»t others sneer if you still smile
And praise me for the things I do;
I'll still endeavor proudly while
Ail others sneer, if you still smile —
Yta, I'll £o bravely on, and I'll
Be splendidly rewarded, too.
Though others sneer, if you still smilo
And praise me for the things I do.
—Washington Star.
} Romance of 112
4 Geronimo's Daughter. $
# *
The daughter of Geronimo, the most
Implacable foe that the white man
over had, whose visit to the Trans-
Mississippi exposition here is remem
bered, will wed one of the hated race
—that is now authoritatively announc
ed.
I.cla, the "Red Rose of the Forest,"
as her people called her, will marry
Houston A. Ward, one of the wealth
iest and most accomplished young
men in Southern Texas.
And this happy culmination grows
out cf a singularly beautiful romance,
or? scene of which is blood-curdling
end exciting enough to form the nucl
eus of a highly successful melo drama.
It was while flying for life from a
prairie fire and a herd of stampeded
steers that the love of the young cou
ple was first revealed, and in such
dangerous surroundings was their
troth plighted.
Houston A. Ward, who is certainly
eager to become the son-in-law of ono
of the most notorious Indian chiefs
that ever shed blood on the borders
Arizona, is the son of old Shanghai
Ward, a famous mustang king of the
Rio Grande country.
The old man died a few years ago,
leaving his only son a splendid for
tune in lands, mustangs and cattle.
Young Ward's boyhood was divided
between Texas and Illinois. He usu
ally spent the summers on his father's
ranch, and the winters in the north,
where he attended school.
As the result of this simple career
he possessed a fine education and ne
is rather proud of certain trophies won
on the playgrounds and a diploma
won in the class-rooms of the college
at Campaign, 111.
Last summer the grass was scarce
in the Rio Grande valley, and Houston
Ward shipped some 400 or 500 head of
cattle to the Indian Territory.
Finding abundant pasture lands, the
young man remained for some time in
the vicinity of Fort Gill, where he
made the acquaintance of the pretty-
Indian girl who will sone become his
wife.
The gallant Texan frequently sought
the company of the dusky belle of the !
border, often dancing and riding with
her, but he now says that he did not !
know that he loved her until one even
ing he found her fingers in his hair
and upon opening his eyes, in flame
end smoke, he felt the earth trembling
beneath his feet, while his ears were
filled with noise of a cyclone.
Houston Ward had been riding
over the prairie looking at his
cattle, and, becoming tired, he dis
mounted and lay down on the grass in
the shade of a tree, leaving his pony
(o graze at will.
Ho soon fell asleep and his pony
wandered off to mingle with a large
herd of cattle and a big drove of
horses that were not far away.
The grass -was very tall and most of
it was dead and dry. Either some
careless cowboy dropped a match <>:
a spark from a hunter's gun set the
prairie on fire. A strong breeze was
blowing from the north and, as usual
In such cases, it looked as if the
flames increased the commotion in the
air until a wind storm was driving the
rapidly spreading fire before it.
The great herd of Texas steers
t.ampeded the instant they scented
danger and started south, bellowing
with terror. The horses caught th<;
contagion and mingled with the fly-
Ins steers, snorting as if a pack of pan
tilers were at their heels.
There were about 500 full grown
Texas steers in the herd and seventy
five or eighty head of horses.
This moving mass of frightened ani
mals started straight toward the tree
under which the sleeping Texan was
lying, wholly unconscious of danger.
Old Geronimo's daughter, mounted
on a magnificent horse, was riding
across the prairie when the fire broke
out and she saw the animals stampede,
f"o one knew why she happened to be
there or how she knew that the hand
some young Texan was lying under
the bone tree asleep.
She saw the maddened herd, driven
by a sea of flame, rushing furiously
onward toward the place where young
Ward was lying, and knowing that his
hcrse had strayed away and that, no
earthly power could turn the living
wave of terror aside, she struck her
horse with the whip and rode straight
toward the rapidly approaching herd.
When she reached the tree, the
front rank of the mad steers was not
twenty sters away. The flames were
leaping in the air over the backs of
the animals in the rear, and the wind
was blowing a cloud of smoke and
dust above t.iem. Horns were crack
ing and horses were neighing.
Ward was just beginning to move
when the Indian girl bent over the
side of her quivering horse and seized
his hair.
"Up quick!" shd shrieked, "the
world is on fire."
He sprang to his feet and compre
bended the situation at a glance, he
first thought of ascending the tree, but
doubting whether ho could perform th/>
feat, he yielded to the girl's hand and
quickly sprang ijoot tits horse behind
Iser.
As the noble animal turned the
horna of th steers crushed against tha
tree and several of the big grutes fell
headlong, rolling over the very spot
where the rescued man had been ly
ing. Their carcasses were trampled
to jelly by the sharp hoofs of the fly
ing herd.
The sure-footed horse bore the In
dian girl and the Texan away at the
top of his but more than 500
head of furious beasts were close to
his heels and it was four miles to a
place of safety.
"Ride straight to the river," shout
ed Ward, as soon as he was able '.o
command his voice.
"I know, I know," replied the girl.
"Maybe we can turn out of the way
pretty soon," she added.
The earth seemed to tremble as if
convulsed by an earthquake and the
air was filled with a roar more ap
palling than the noise of the cyclone.
Ward turner! his head and he was
surprised to see the red eyes of the
mad brutes and their white horns al
most at his horse's tail.
Striking the foaming flank of the
liorse with his hat, he shouted:
"On, on, J.ola, or we are lott!"
She turned her head and looked into
his eyes.
"Let me slip off," she whispered.
"The horse could save you; I am too
many."
The Texan comprehended her mean
ing, and in that moment of peril ne
realized that the indian girl loved him.
Fearing that she might execute her
suggestion and sacrifice herself to save
him, ho instantly grasped her in hi*
arms, and it was in that moment of
peril that their tiv. was plighted.
The horse came upon smooth ground
and in a short time he began to
further away from the herd.
"Right there," says the Texan, "1
made up my mind to love that little
Indian girl forever, and I resolved
niat, if we escaped the danger that
pursued us, I would do everything in
my power during life to make her
nappy."
The noble horse eorttinued to in
crease the distance between his hee's
and the sharp horns of his pursuers
until he again encountered rough
ground.
Ward at this moment for the first
time, thought of his pistol, and hur
riedly drawing the weapon he poured
a stream of lead into the faces of the
cattle.
Ha was gratified to see that the pro
gress of the herd was slightly retard
ed by the bodies of the several ani
mals that he killed.
Again the heroic girl suggested th?
idea of sacrificing herself to save the
man she loved.
"If the horse falls," she said, " you
must lie close to him and the cattle
will jump over you."
"It was evidently her intention."
says Ward, in referring to the matter,
"to stand on the body of the horse in
case he fell and make an effort to
frighten the steers while I crouched oy
the side of our exhausted steed."
The horse had no notion of falling
Once more his heels came in contact
with clear ground and he carried his
burden in triumph to the brink of the
little stream.
Ward turned his head and with t
shout of exultation he threw his hat
in the faces of the leaders of the stam
peded herd as the horse plunged into
the water that the flames could not
cross. The Texan knew that the hot
steers would stop to cool their parched
tongues, and when the horse had
crossed the river he pressed a kiss on
the Indian cheek and whispered to
her:
"You have saved my life, and it bo
longs to you."
And he will keep his word. —Omaha
World-l-lerald.
THE MOUNTAIN-LION.
The American Mountain-Lion the Chum*
plon Kougli-aiiri-Tumbltt lighter.
From a story in St. Nicholas we
clip this description of the old-time
mountain lion:
There was a time when the American
mountain lion was one of the most for
midable animals in the world. The cat
is the masterpiece of nature; and the
n'ountain lion was one of the most ter
ribly armed and powerful of the cat
family. It was a compact mass of
bard and tough muscle and gristle,
with bones of iron, strong jaws, sharp
teeth, and claws like steel p;nknife
blades. It was prodigiously strong,
lithe, and quick, covered with a mail
coat of loose skin that was as tough
as leather. It had the temper of a
demon, and was insatiably bloodthirs
ty. Withal, it had the proverbial nine
lives of the cat tribe.
Against such an animal it was hope
less to match dogs. It was said, in
the school books of 40 years ago, that
"three British mastiffs can pull down
a full grown Asiatic lion." Perhaps
they.could; but they would have been
I sorry if tney had tackled a full grown
American mountain lion of that time.
He was not to be "pulled down" by
anything: and if he had been "pulled
down," that was exactly the position
in which he fought best. With his
back protected by the earth, and all
four fearfully armed paws flying free,
i aided by his terrible teeth, and a body
I so strong that it could not be held
i in any position—wall, when he was
"down" was the time that he was most
; "up."
He once was found in all the Rocky
! mountain regions, from the jaguar
haunted tropical forests of the extreme
south to the home of the northern
winter blizzard; but he attained hi 3
greatest size and ferocity on the sub
tropical plateau of northern Mexico,
New Mexico and Arizona.
These animals are no longer what
i they were. The tourist or hunter of
, today cannot hope to find any of the
' old time power or ferucity.
New York City.—Tucked blouses are
In the height of style, and are simply
charming, both In delicate wash ma
terials and such soft silks and wools
TUCKED BLOUSE.
as crepe do Chine, crepe Ninon, pcau
de cynge, taffeta mousseline, wool
crepe, veiling and albatross. The very
pretty May Manton model shown is
made of white Persian lawn, with a
finish of beading run with black velvet
ribbon, and is unliued, but silk and
wool fabrics are more satisfactory
made over the fitted foundation.
The lining is snugly lifted and closes
with the waist at the centre back. The
front of the waist proper is tucked at
the upper portion to give a triple point
ed yoke effect, and again at the waist
to simulate a pointed girdle, but the
hacks are tucked for their entire length
to give a tapering effect. The sleeves
are entirely novel and in the fashion
able elbow length, but can be made
long and the deep cuffs added when
preferred. The upper portions (ire be
comingly full and soft puffs are formed
at the elbows, but between the two the
sleeves are tucked to give a close fit.
The neck as shown is collarless, but the
stock can be added when do*ire«J.
To cut this blouse in the medium size
three yards of material twenty-one
HOUSE JACKET.
inches wide, two and n half yards |
twenty-seven inches wide, two and a I
half yard thirty-two inches, or two,
yards forty-four inches wide will be ;
required.
Woman's Mornlnc Jacket.
Tasteful morning jackets are esseu-,
tial to every woman's comfort and be-1
come aa economy, inasmuch as they
take the place of waists that can be re
served for the latter part of the day.
The pretty May Manton model shown
in the large drawing is well stilted to
dimity, lawn, batiste and all the famil
iar •washable fabrics, but in the origin
al is made of old blue challie dotted
with black, the trimming being stitch
ing with black corticelll silk, and nar
row ribbon frills. Closing the front
and holding the cuffs are carved gold
buttons with a tracing of black, and at
the waist is black iouisine ribbon
bowed at the centre front.
The jacket is simplicity itself. The
fronts are gathered at the neck and
fall in soft folds that are held by the
ribbon belt. The back is plain across
the shoulders but drawn down in gath
ers at the waist line that are arranged
in a succession of shirrs. Connecting
the two are under-arm gores, that ren
der the jacket shapely and trim at the
same time that it is loose. The neck
is finished with turn-over collar and
over the shoulders falls a deep round
one, that gives a becoming cape effect,
but which can be omitted when the
jacket is preferred plain.
To cut this jacket in the medium size
threw and three-eighth yards of mate
rial twenty-seven inches wide, three
yards thirty-two inches wide, or two
and one-half yards forty-four inches
wide will be required.
l?ral<l I.ooiis ami Kings,
A very handsome new silk, loosely
woven and heavy looking braid trims
many of the tailor rigs effectively. In
addition to its richness it curves into
graceful forms. An example in navy
broadcloth shows three rows of black
braid as a heading to the flared flounce.
These end at the narrow front gore in a
loop, each being pulled through a black
silk ring. Three rows are round the
shoulders in Carrlck cape effect, ending
?aeh side the front in loops aud rines.
A loop and a ring also finish the row
of braid that finishes the narrow,
turned back cuff.
Golden Hod Brocade.
Flower designs are beautiful upon
rich brocades. They rival the geome
tric figures as patterns and are much
preferred for satin-ground brocades.
Care 's taken to have the flowers broad
ly apart, well spaced from one another.
The flowers are raised sometimes in
velvet, sometimes by the broche pro
cess. Among rather new ideas in vel
vet brocaded flowers are the chrysan
themum, carefully copied, and spikes
of golden rod. In rich brown and am
ber the golden rod is a superb speci
men of a brocaded velvet.
New Koh© l»ow.
Later and larger than the already fa
vored rose bow for the hair is the new
rose bow which is equally stunning at
the corsage or on a hat. Indeed, three
of these Itows are displayed on some
hats. Most of us, however, would find
a single one would give more chic.
Tightly looped satiny ribbon in a very
pale pink forms the centre, while the
outer, looser petals are of more deeply
shaded ribbon. This gorgeous rose is
the size of a corsage head, and may be
had in any color.
Foliage Hats.
Very distinguished and usually prettj
is the dress toque composed of foliage,
or having a wreath of foliage for ita
finishing touch. White velvet foliage
is very dressy, making a lovely crown
for a white dress or one of dark 01
black velvet, or even a handsome darl;
cloth costume. With green foliage a
toque takes on more general usefulness,
as it does also when the leaves are tha
lovely dead browns with their innum
erable though shaded lights of ashes
and gold and bronze.
Cranberry Hcd.
Keeping up with the vogue of red U
no small matter. Ox-blood, cardinal,
pomegranate, Pompeiian, Turkish,
American Beauty, flame, scarlet, hunt
| ing pink and the rest have all had tlieit
I day; for our latest favorite we hav«
' chosen pale cranberry red. While it is
| good iu very many goods notablj
j those for summer wear —it is just now
! desired in velvet, a rich material which
exploits the shade tremendously.
Misses' Shirt Waist.
Waists with deep tucks at the shoul
ders are iu the height of style foi
young girls, as they are for their eld
ers. Pique, duck, chambray, madraa
aud Oxford make the favorite washa
ble fabrics, but taffeta, peau de sole
and such simple wools albatross aud
veiling are all In use for the cold
weather waists. The admirable model
shown is of white mercerized duck
with handsome pearl buttons, used for
the closing, and is uulined, but the
fitted foundation is advisable for all
silks and woolen materials.
The lining is carefully fitted and
closes with the waist at th.e centre
back. On it are arranged the front
and backs proper, laid in two deep
pleats that extend over the shoulders,
but are stitched to yoke depth only.
The sleeves are in shirt style with deep
cuffs, and at the neck Is worn a plalu
stock collar with a bat-wing tie.
To cut this waist for a miss of four
teen years of age three aud three
eight yards of material twenty-one
inches wide, two and five-eighth yards
HISSES' SHIIIT WAIST.
twenty-seven inches wide, two yards
thirty-two inches wide, or one and
three-quarter yards forty-four inches
wide will be required.
The Brii
remove the cowis,
ing apparatus from the deci,.,
ships, experts having decided that
they retard the speed of vessels.
j Ice will cool down with everything
: else on a cold night to zero or below.
I What should prevent, it.? On a day
| when it is just freezing a block of iron, I
! a block of ice, outdoors will stay at i
|32 degrees. If the weather grows I
j warmer, the iron will warm up with |
i the weather, but the ire will stay at 32 i
j degrees and melt away. Eut if the j
weather grows colder, the iron an-1 |
the ice will cool off, and one just as
| much as tho other.
The wave motion of the sea is util- j
; ized to run an electric-lighted buoy at j
! tho mouth of the river Elbe in the !
| North sea. Tho least, motion of the !
j water is sufficient to generate tho elec- j
i trie current, which when not needed ;
I passes to storage batteries. The sue- i
; cess in this ease and in the generating !
] electricity by means of floats off tin ;
| shore of Los Angeles, Cal„ is encour
i aging to (he belief that the power -if
' the waves will later be made valuable
j to coast towns.
A student of bird life has disco"- <
' ered that while different, species of |
i birds sing the songs peculiar to their j
' species, certain individuals develop !
! variations of their own, so that tho ;
j close listener may recognize their j
j peculiar personal song. In illustra- j
I tion of this he citos the case of two |
I Baltimore orioles that he took from j
| their nest when they were Ave days I
old and brought up in captivity. They
| developed a novel method oT song, i
| and four other young orioles, which ;
; he put with them, keeping them ail ■
apart from other birds of their kind,
learned this new song and never tried
to sing in any other way.
; The importance attached in Ger
. many to the construction of canals
J and the utilization of rivers as a
j means of cheap transport is bea;
1 shown by the following figures: From
1877 to 1897 the number of river and
j canal boats has increased from 17,653
I to 22,5fi4, an advance of 28 percent.
| The carrying capacity, however, has
increased from 1,400,000 to 3,400,000
J tons, or about 143 percent. If this lat
i ter number, 3.400,000 tens, is com-
I pared with the loading capacity of
i tho German sea-going fleet upon Jan
uary 1, 1898, which amounted to
| 2,400,000 tons, it will be seen that the
! carrying capacity of the river and can
i al boats surpassed tho loading capac
ity of the seagoing fleet by about
1,000,000 tons.
Naturalists will say that New Ze.v
; land is the l3nd of freakish animals
! and birds. The kea, a big parrot, is
j one of these. Its special delight in
the way of food is the kidney o? the
I sheep, and it gets it in a manner that
j recalls the harpies of old. It boldly
I lights on a sheep's back and digs down
| into its body witn its big beak until
jit reaches the kidneys. What the nat
j uralists do not understand is how the
j kea developed this peculiar taste and
j how it knows where the kidneys lie,
j for it digs down directly to them. It
j was not very long ago that, sheep we "a
i introduced into New Zealand, and j>
fore that the kea had to live on her-
I ries and insects, it is probable that
, some accident led - to the discovery
of the kidneys, perhaps in a deai
sheep.
Knrlt.v of Tin I>cpo*ltn.
! It is a curious fact that the known
deposits of tin in the world are far
less extensive in area than those of
gold. Specifically there are about
132 square miles yielding workable
gold deposits to every square mile
| containing commercially available tin
I deposits. According to Dr. Wahl, in
the Journal of the Franklin Institute,
there is scarcely a country in the
j world in which gold might not he
profitably obtained, or from which it
has not been obtained in the past, but
there are at the present time probably
not more than a dozen districts in
| the world where tin is being mined.
The famous tin deposits of Cornwall
are about exhausted, and the same is
true of the deposits of Bohemia, Tus
cany, Southern Spain and the Pyra
: nees. In all the vast area of Asia
! there are but two workable districts
—one in China and the other in the
Straits Settlement and adjacent prin
j cipalities, from the latter of which by
; far the largest quantity of metal has
! been obtained in recent years. Africa
| has no known deposits and but little
is produced in South America. Sever
al deposits have been discovered in
j the United States, but not in profitable
I quantities. Australia and New Zen-
I land contain the most promising new
j deposits, though at present they only
| produce about one-tenth that of the
i Straits.
To Toll tlin Atrn .»r Kcc«.
The following method of determin
| ing the age of eggs is practised in the
i markets of Paria: "About six ounces
j of common cooking salt is put into a
I large glass, which is then filled with
| water. When the salt is in solution
!an egg is dropped into the glass, if
! the egg is only one day old it sinks im
mediately to the bottom; it" any older
I it does not reach the bottom of the
glass. If three days old it sinks only
just below the surface. From five
] days upwards it floats; the older it is
, the more it protrudes out of the wa
ter. —Backer 'aid Konditor-Zeitung
1.
JOE.
Couldn't ko"p the chap in sehoo»-
j Seemed to alius have some fool
Idees of hid own, nn' laid
I *JI iund the river in the shade.
liHvor graduated ner
I K.;ered what graduatin's fer !
Jist packed up one day, an' ho
I to bort o' niucherly
JJ lit ti,:ht on a claim that's jest
aa uuy in tne West.
—lndianapolis Sun.
HUMOROUS.
! Wigg—Bo you suppose crematories
pay? Wagg—That depends upon theii
■ urning capacities.
Tommy— Pop, what's the difference
| between a cook and a chef? Tommy's
j Pop—About 5100 a month, my son.
She —I suppose you think every wom
j ar> wants a husband. lie —Oh, no;
■ some, already having husbanos, want
! the earth.
I
La Moult—They say some of that
I barber's talks are very interesting. La
I Moyne—No wonder; he illustrates
| them with cuts.
Blcbbs—Your friend Spender is
something of a magician, isn't he?
Siobbs —Well, if you lend him a $lO
| bill he can nia'-.e it disappear,
i "Yes, he is a great man for advanc
| ing theories." "And yet he is not as
; popular as the little man?" "No; the
! little man advances Xs and Vs."
j Hook —you may say what you please
1 about Borrowell, but he is very sym
| pathetic. Nye—l guess that's right.
! He even seems sorry for his creditors.
"The picturesque i:; passing." "Think
| so?" "Yes; look at this picture of an
j old witch. Instead of the traditional
1 broom she is riding a modern dustless,
| pneumatic tired carpet sweeper."
| Monahan—Poor Clancy! Donegan—
| Why, man alive, 'tis great luck he's
| in. "Phwat! D'ye call it luck to have
! wan o' yer legs cut off?" "Av coorse.
| It'll only cost him half as much now
j tor shoes and pants."
Dr. Young B. Ginner —Did I under
| stand you to say you were never sick,
| and therefore didn't have any regular
! physician? Krusty—Not at all. I said
| we didn't have any regular physician,
j and are therefore never sick.
1 "What sort of a young man is your
| daughter engaged to?" asked Mrs.
j Muggins. "Oh, he seems just like an
i everyday sort of fellow," replied Mrs.
; Buggins. "An every night sort of fel
! low, I guess you mean," growled Mr.
\ Buggins from behind his paper.
"We cannot accept your story," re
marked the managing editor of the
daily newspaper. "It is very good, but
J we never print Action." "I don't know
I about that," replied the disappointed
author. "It seeins to me that I have
| read the weather indications in your
| paper."
HIS "nITHMETIC LESSON.
How All tli« ( U-rku in the Corner Gro
cery liclppfl llim Learn It.
"This is a straight story," said a gro
] eery clerk, whose veracity has never
I been impeached. "It happened in our
] siore. A little boy came into our Mar
j ket street store and waited for some
one to notice him. He carried a sheet
| of writing paper in his hand, at which
| he glanced from time to time. One of
I the idle clerks came to him finally, and
1 the boy, reading from his paper, an
! nounced in a sing-song voice: 'My
| mother wants 10 pounds of rice, 15
j pounds of sugar, 12 pounds of oatmeal,
I 20 pounds of ' 'Hold on!' interrupt
i ed the clerk. 'Not so fast. Suppose
you give me that paper and I'll fill out
, the order.'
; "But the boy insisted on calling off
i the articles himself. Two other clerks
were pressed into service, and the
| three men proceeded to do up the vari-
I ous packages as the boy called them
; off. He wanted all kinds of things, and
! he asked the price of each article as
: they went along, making a note of it
,on his paper. The clerks had the
I counter stacked with packages when
I the boy wound up with 'lB pounds of
| flour.' One of the clei\;s called out the
> price, and the boy continued, in his
; sing-song voice, 'And how much money
j does my mother have to pay for her
; groceries?'
; "One of the clerks counted up the
i total and announced it as $18.73. The
■ boy made a note of it and started out.
j 'Come back here; where are you go
• ing?' cried the clerks in chorus.
" 'Why,' said the boy, as he made for
i the door, 'that's jest me 'ritlimetic les
j son fur Monday. I have ter know it,
! or I'll git licked.' "
t'unflil mlleßlitiiß.
The man of millions looked up at
the neatly attired youth who stood
hat in hand on the porch steps.
"Well?" he said.
"I am looking for employment," re
marked the youth,
j "College man?"
"Yes."
There was a brief silence. The mat,
of Trillions yawned.
"I'm using all the college men I
can give employment to,"he said and
turned back to his paper. As the youth
wearily moved away the millionaire
looked up.
"You can call again," he said. "One
of them might resign or something."
"And may I ask what line of work
you offer them?" inquired the youth.
The man of millions grimly smiled.
"You can see 'em over in yonder
sornfield," he said. "I'm using 'em
nil for scarcecrows." —Cleveland
Plain Dealer.