ILLU5TRAI10N5 COPYRIGHT 1908 THE COPYRIGHT 190Q THE SYNOPSIS. Count HI Rnerim, the Italian amhas iiulnr, Is at dinner with diplomats when a messenger summons htm to the ern tnuiny. where a beautiful young woman mki for a ticket to the mibonsy bull. The ticket Is made out In the name of Miss Isabel Thurne. Chief Campbell of IIih secret service, and Mr. Orluiin, his )n ml detective, are warned that a plot Is bri-wlnv In Washington, and Orluiin goes to the state ball for Information. Ills at tention Is culled to Miss Ixahel Thorne wlui with her companion, dUiippcur. A shot Is heard and Senor Alvarez of the Mexican legation, Is found wounded. (IrUiilil Is assured Miss Thome did It; he vlalts her, iluiuundlng knowledge of the affair, and arrests Pletro Hetrozinnl. Miss Thorne visits an old bomb-maker, nnd t lie v illsi'UK a wonderful experiment. Fifty thousand dollars Is stolen from the office if Senor Kodrlguez, the minister from Venezuela, and while detectives are In vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne ap pears us a guest of the legation, (iilmui accuses her of the theft: the money Is restored, but a new mystery occurs In the disappearance of Monsieur Rolssegur the French ambassador, Elusive Miss Thome reappears, bearing a letter which states the.t the ambassador has been kid naped and demanding ransom. The am biiHxador rtvturna and again strangely dis appears. Later he Is rescued from an old house In the suburbs. It Is discovered that i'letro Petrnzlnnl shot Benin- Alvarez and that he Is Prince d'Abruzzl. Orlmm (Inures In a mysterious Jail delivery. He orders both Miss Thorne and d'Abruzzl to leave the country: they are conveyed to New York and placed on a steamer but return. Orlmm's coffee Is drugged end upon regaining consciousness he finds sympathetic note from Isabul Thurne. CHAPTER XXII. The Compact. A room, low-ceillnged, dim, gloomy, sinister as an Inquisition chamber; a inglo large table tn the center, hold ing a kerosene lamp, writing materi als and a metal spheroid a shade larger than a one-pound shell; and around It a semicircle of silent, masked and cowled figures. There were twelve of them, eleven men and a woman. In the shadows, which grew denser at the far end of fhe room, was a squat, globular object, a mas sive, smooth-sided, black, threatening thing of Iron. One of the men glanced at his watch It was Just two o'clock then rose and took a position beside the table, facing the semicircle. He placed the timepiece on the table in front of him. "Gentlemen," he said, and there was the faintest trace of a foreign accent, "I shall speak English because I know that whatever your nationality all of you are familiar with that tongue. And now an apology for the theatric aspect of all this the masks, the time and place of meeting, and the rest of It." He paused a moment. "There is only one person living who knows the name and position of all of you," and by a sweep of his hand be Indicated the motionless figure 01 the woman. "It was by her decision that masks are worn, for, while we all knuw the details of the Latin com pact, there Is a bare chance that some one will not sign, and it Is not de slrable that the Identity of that per son be known to all of us. The rea son for the selection of this time and place Is obvious, for an Inkling of the proposed signing has reached the Se cret Service. 1 will add the United States was chosen as the birthplace of this new epoch In history for sev eral reasons, one being the proximity to Central and South America; and another the Inadequate police system which enables greater freedom of action." He stopped and drew from his pocket a folded parchment. He tapped the tips of his Angers with it from time to time as he talked. "The Latin compact, gentlemen, la ut the dream of a night, nor of a decade. As long as fifty years ago It was suggested, and whatever differ ences the Latin countries of the world nave had among themselves, they have always realized that ultimately toey must stand together against ainst the other nations of the world, ills idea germinated Into action ""ee years ago. and since that time gents have covered the world. In Its interest. This meeting Is the fruition a" that work, and thla," be held ma parchment aloft, "Is the Instru ct that will unite ua. Never baa a aiplomatlc secret been kept as this nas been kept; never has a greater reprisal been planned. It means, gen- etnen, the domination of the world- a y, spiritually, commercially and rt s ical y; t mean that Eng,and M United States, whose sphere 1 i T has eded around the th. Wl" be beaten bac. that sv 8 ? the LatIn countries will ffieLftKnn Ver l08t WweiatoM. It ffins all 0f tnat) and more .. V.lce. had sen as he talked thiiui, o'u vioraoi witn en- "A. ?m QUlck' 8harP A" this, he went on. "was never Svu Ul thwre years a0' when over 1 J V th8 were given Counts yearS ag0 a feI1w- IZZT ' mlne haDDeni to be New v t electrcal exhibition In d .C't5r and there 08 w,t interesting experlment-a that n fenestration. of the fact ltTJD- m'ne may be wireieL y the U8U of 'no Marconi wcU'i'r- He was a pract,cai Kred i ? mself and tno n- erimen 8,mlnd two 08 0- h edl and "na'ly this result- "d held . d up the motaI spnerold " It stand fr thelr 'nation. i v. " U 18 ab8lutely perfect L' coumI0' 8UDremacy to the navie. n, ,t beCause 11 place" a It Is a . the moTli at our mercy, eercussio? n of the well-known anS tCttP ,r tu88 y nlch 1 "Th8a"d torpedoe. are exploded. O ennii. ..IV. . ... the then;.; ' 01 u B"npl. as art Or All hTtaa h lH..s.t tun & . toown ont. . . 8 construction Is om ,oyt0 ,u nventor-a man of itnt the I k hear1- U ' merely i ""a mechan m v., ,at t,n Marconi wireless - iuos will are th (JACQUES f UTRELLE by M.G.IHrvKf- ASSOCIATED SUNDAY MAGAZINES J30BD3 - MERRILL COMPANy cap. In other words, this cap Is tuned, If I may use the word, to a certain number of vibrations and half vibrations; a wireless Instrument of high power, with modifying addition which the Inventor has added, has only to be set Id motion to dimibargo It at any distance up to twenty-live nillos. High power wireless waves recognize no obstacle, so the explosion of a sub' marine mine la as easily brought about as would be the explosion of a mine on dry land. You will readily see Its valu.t as a protective agei.-cy for our seaports." Ho replacod the spheroid on the table. "nut Its chief value Is not In that," ho resumed. "Its chief value to the Latin compact, gentlemen, Is that the United States and England are now concluding negotiations, unknown to each other, by which they will pro tect their seaports by means of mines primed with this cap. The tuning of the caps which we will use Is known only to us; the tuning of the cap which they will use Is also known to us! The addition to the wireless ap paratus which they will use Is such that they can not, even by accident, explode a mine guarding our sea ports; but, on the other hand, the ad ditlon to the wireless apparatus which we will use permits of the extreme high charge which will explode tholr mines. To make It clearer, we could send a navy against such a city as New York or Liverpool, and explode every mine In front of us as we went; and meanwhile our mines are Impervi ous, "Another word, and I have finished. Five gentlemen, whom I Imagine are present now, have witnessed a test of this cap. by direct command of their home governments. For the benefit of the others of you a Blniple test has been arranged for to-night. This cap on the table Is charged; Its Inventor Is at his wireless Instrument, fifteen miles away. At three o'clock he will turn on the current that will explode It." Four of the eleven men looked at their watches. "It Is now seven teen minutes past two. I am Instruct ed, for the purposes of the test, to place this cap anywhere you may se lectIn this bouse or outside of It, in 'The TO) -N Latin Compact, Gentlemen, Is Not the Dream of A Night, Nor of a Decade." a box, sealed, or unaer waier. ine purpose Is merely to demonstrate Its eflleacy; to prove to your complete satisfaction that It can be exploded under practically any conditions." His entire manner underwent a change; he drew a chair up to the table, and stood for an Instant with his hand resting on the back. "The compact Is written In three languages English, French and Ital ian. I shall ask you to sign, after reading either or all. precisely as the directions you have received from your home government Instruct. On behalf of the three greatest Latin countries, as special envoy of each, I will sign first." He dropped Into the chair, signed each of the threo parchment pages three times, then rose and offered the pen to the cowled figure at one end of the semicircle. The man came for ward, read the English transcript, studied the threo signatures already there with a certain air of surprise, then signed. The second man signed, the third man, and the fourth.. The fifth had Just risen to go for ward when the door opened silently and Mr. Orlmm entered. Without a glance either to right or left, he went straight toward the table, and extend ed a hand to take the compact. For an Instant there bad come amazement, a dumb astonishment, at the Intrusion. It passed, and the hand of the man who had done the talking darted out, seized the compact, and held It behind him. ' "If you will be good enough to give that to me, your Highness," suggested Mr. Orlmm quietly. For half a minute the masked man stared straight Into the listless eyes of the Intruder, and then: "Mr. Orlmm, you are la yery grave danger." "That Is beside the question," waa the reply. "Be good enough to give methat document" He. backed awajr as ha aooka. kicked the door closed with one bed, then leaned against It. facing them. "Or better yet," he wont on after a moment, burn It. There Is a lamp In front of you." He paused for an answer. "It wr Id be absurd of me to attempt to take It by force," be added. CHAPTER XXIII. The Percussion Cap. There was a long, tense silence. The cowled figures had risen omin ously; MIbs Thome paled behind her mask, and her fingers gripped ber palms fiercely, still she sat motion less. Prince d'Abruzzl broke the si lence. He seemtd perfectly calm and self-posxossed. "How did you get In?" be demand ed. "Throttled your guard at the front door, took him down cellar and locked him In the coal-bin," replied Mr. Grimm tersely. ."I am waiting for you to burn it." "And how did you escape from from the othor place?" Mr. Orlmm shrugged his shoulders. "Tho lump Is In front of you," hu said. "And find your way here?" the prince pursued. Again Mr. Orlmm BhrtiKg d his shoulders. For on Instant longer the prince gazod straight Into his In scrutable face, then turned accusing eyes on the musked figures about him. "Is there a traitor?" he demanded suddenly. Ills gaze nettled on Miss Tborne and lingered there. "I can relieve your mind on that point there is not," Mr. Grimm as sured him. "Just a final word, your Highness, if you will permit me. I have heard everything that has been said here for the last fifteen tnlnutt s. The details of your percussion c.-.p are interesting. 1 shall lay them before my government and my government may take It upon Itself to luy them before the flrltlsh government. Tou yourself said a few minutes ago thut this compact was not possible before this cap was Invented and perfected. It Isn't possible the minute my gov ernment Is warned against Its use. That will be my first duty." "You are giving some very excellent reisons, Mr. Orlmm," was the delib erate reply, "why you should not be permitted to leave this room alive." "FLrther," Mr. Orlmm resumed In the same tone, "I have been ordered to prevent the signing of that com pact, at least In this country. It seems that I arn barely In time. If It Is signed and It will be useless now on your own statement unless you mur der me every man who signs It wlU have to reckon with the highest pow er of this country. Will you destroy It? I don't want to know what coun tries already stand committed by the signatures there." 'I will not," was the steady re- sponse. And then, after a little: "Mr Grimm, the Inventor or this little cap. innlgnlilcant as It seems, will receive millions for It. Your silence would be worth JuBt how much?" Mr. Grimm's face turned red, then white again. "Which would you prefer? An In dependence by virtue of a grt at for tune, or or the other thing?" Suddenly Miss Thorne tore the mask from her face and came for ward. Her cheeks were scarlet, and anger flamed In the blue-gray eyes. "Mr. Grimm has no price I hap pen to know that," she declared hotly. "Neither money nor a consideration for his own personal surety will make him turn traitor." She stared coldly Into the prince's eyes. "And we are not assassins here," she added. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Tolstoy's Intensity. We quoted the other day an Inter esting description of the count by an eminent Russian writer. Everything In Tolstoy's character, he said, attains Titanic proportions. "As a drinker he absorbed fantastic quantities of liquor. As a gambler he terrified his partners by the boldness of his play. As a soldier he advanced gayly to bas tion four, the bastion of death, at Sebastopol, and there he made dying men laugh at his witty sayings. He surpassed everyone by his prodigious activity In sport as well aa In litera ture." London Times. A Sussex Egg Collector. Mr. A. J. Jon-Inge, a tradesman of Dltchllng, has a bantam which lays ber eggs In different parts of the yard, but his cat never falls to find them. She takes the egg between ber teeth, carries It to the back, places It on the step and rattles the door handle with ber paws until her mistress arrives to take In the egg. Not one uf the eggs has yet been broken. London Dally Mail. For the v.. o Guessing Contest Repeated. In response for many requests for contests, I repeat this one, hoping all our readers will keep It for future use. ROMANCE OF A SHIRT-WAIST. Her lover had persuaded her to be bis, and they were about to slip Into matrimonial One day be re proached her for ber coldness to him, and she replied: "I cannot wear my heart on my always." and while ber golden head rested on bis manly he forgave ber, end presented her with a pretty for her dainty Life Is not al ways what It for after be be came a golfer, he was on the most of the time, and she began to fear that she could never win him to his former devotion. In deed, she often felt she would like to him. but she decided to him Instead, so she put on a bold.... and told him she would break the He began to and haw, and Invited her to go to a concert Then she knew that she could......... him. Although there Is much red about such matters, one Is apt to get the cold In stead of two loving arms about one's They went to the concert and came to the conclusion that their rromlses were still Each bad bnen on the but now they are married, and are for life, white the plays on. Key Yoke, sleeve, bosom, belt, waist, seems (seams), links, back, cuff, collar, front, tie. hem, band, but tonhole, tape, shot lder, neck, binding, wrong side, bound, band. For a Scotch Affair. Those wishing to give a Scottish flavor of the feast will be glad of these recipes. Decorate with plaids, use the thistle for centerpiece Scotch Haggis The liver, heart and tongue of a sheep; the weight of these of minced, fine suet, and also of oatmeal, with black pepper, allspice and salt Par-boll the first lugredl ents. When cold, mince them as One as the meal. ' Mix all well together dry, and fill Into a muslin bag or a Simple TI'IE first would look well In slate gray poplinette. The skirt has a slight fulness gathered In at waist and has an added piece at foot, cut up In center of front; this has pieces of satin sewn in the cor ners and buttons and loops sewn each side. The bodice has a box-pleat taken down each aide of front and back, below the shaped piece of satin which surrounds the yoke 'of spotted net; buttons trim the box-pleats and satin bands finish the sleeves. Hat of Tagel to match, trimmed with bows of black and white striped ribbon. Materials required; Six yards pop linette forty Inches wide, one-half yard satin forty inches wide, one and SOME NOTES ON FLOUNCING Remnants Will Be Found Useful Lingerie Hats Are Made of Short Lengths. Now's the time to pick up remnants of embroidery flouncing that can be used for various things. The little piece of two, three or more yards will he of great use to you In your dress making days of early fall. The embroidery ruffle on the under Hrt Is always attractive. In either blind or eyelet work It looks well and outlasts lace. Fine batiste can be combined with lace and the wdy of the goods matched and tucked bands Incorpo rated with the embroidery to form ex quisite blouses. Lingerie bats for young girls, for lit re tots and for older women are east ,y lashloned of short lengths of One mbroldured flouncing. Edge the seal 'cps with lace or race the entire brim with ruffles or net Although we are thinking of the last rose of summer, there -vlll be many occasions that will Hostess WW mold. Cook for two hours, and serve piping-hot. Haggis No. 2 One fourth of a pound of One minced suet, a handful of oatmeal, four onions sliced and one cupful of sweet milk. Cook the minced suet and scalded onions to a nice brown, then sprinkle In the meal to 1 consistency of dough, keeping It hot Keep stirring the pot until you have added black pepper, white pepper and salt to taste. Then add the milk (one cupful Is not quite enough). When It has stood tightly covered It will very soon require, say, one cupful of hot water. Stir often, taking It from the bottom of the pot with a fork. Then cover, and steam for about one hour and a half. Scotch Scones Two cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow der, one teaspoonful of salt, one egg, three fourths of a cupful of milk and one tablespoonful of butter. Ilegln by sifting flour, salt and baking powder. Add butter, chopping It In. Then add the beaten egg and milk. Make a cough stiff enough to roll out Roll about one-half Inch thick, in a round shape. Cut In four or six divisions, as In cutting a pie. Dake on a hot griddle about twenty minutes. Shortbread Fourteen ounces of flour, one-half pound of good butter, two ounces of rice flour, one-fourth of a pound of caster sugar and a lit tie baking powder. Sift flour, rice flour and baking powder; beat the but ter and sugar to a cream; add flour gradually. Make Into a round piece, and roll out the size of tin. Pinch around the edge, prick over the top with a fork, and baka tn a moderate oven. Currant Ilun Two pounds of cur rants, two pounds or raisins, one fourth of a pound or almonds, one fourth of a pound of orange-peel, one ounce or ginger, one ounce or cin namon, one ounce of allspice, one pound or flour and one teaspoonful of baking powder. Some raisins and mix with currants; halve almonds and cut peel In small pieces; sift flour and spices. Mix all together with sweet milk Into a stiff mixture. MADAME MERRt. Dresses one-half dozen buttons, one-half yard net eighteen Inches wide. This will be round ample. The BCcond Is a dresa of bordered material, and Is very pretty and ef fective when made. The. skirt Is about two and one-balf yards round foot, and has the fulness arranged to form a panel front and back and flat pleats at sides. The yoke of the bodice Is of piece lace, with strap cut In. that la carried down the outside of sleeve; the material part of bodice Is cut so that the border Joins each side of sleeve; buttons with braid loops trim the front. A sash of wide satin ribbon Is formed Into double bows at the back of waist. I demand a pretty dressy hat espee dally In the evenings. Yokes can be made of flouncing, the remainder of a bodice made of tucked material. The same Idea can be re versed and plain tucked yokes com bined with embroiderer1 lower por tions. For finishing combinations a nar row flouncing of fine lawn or batls' la not to be Improved upon. Corse; covers also can be :nale entirely of flouncing with straps of embroidery or lace. As for edging bureau scarfs, making pin cushions, etc., the opportunities are without number; the clever wom an should be hampered not a paucity of Ideas for the use of odd pieces. For Perspiring Hands. A tonic made of four ounces or al cohol and hair an ounce or tincture or belladonna Is excellent for perspiring hands. If the course of true love always ran smoothly people would be mora careless going over the course. 1 iftffi OUTPUT OF BEER ON DECLINE Vienna Journal Estimates Decrease at Nearly Million and Half He-.tolltres Important Dat. The world's output of b. er during the year 19U9 amounted, according to the estimates annually compiled by a Vienna Journal, to 300.892,000 hectoli tres, as against 301,330,000 In 1908 a decrease of nearly three and a half millions. The hectolitre equals 22 galons, so that, stated lu English measure, the 1909 output was rather more than 183,000,000 barrels. When this total comes to be dlvMcd among the different nations, America Is cred ited with the largest output namely, 101,000,000 hectolitres, or over 0110 third of the whole America being taken to Include the whole continent of North and South America. ThA output of the I'nltid States alone Is under 70,000.000 hectolitres. The figures for the Germun empire are 70, C90.000 hectolitres, nnd therefore, oc cupy first place. Tho l ulled King dom comes third on tho list, with &5.S87.0O0 hectolitres. No other coun try approaches these three. The fourth Is taken by Austria Hungary with 22,009,000 hectolitres, Helgium coming fifth with 16,485,000. and France taking sixth place with 14.238.- 000 hectolitres. Russia's output Is estimated at 8,000,000, Sweden's at 3, 160,000, Denmark, 2,790.000, Switz erland at 2,610,000. and Holland's at 1.508,000 hectolitres. Italy, Norway, Spain, Roumanla, Ilulgarla, Greece, Servla and Portugal among European countries follow In the order named with quantities ranging from 460.0W down to 24,000 hectolitres. Australia and New Zealand together produced bout 1,400,000, Canada about 1.148, 000, and Natal and Cape Colony to gether about 136,000 hectolitres. The last named Is Just half the quantity now brewed In Japan. The number of breweries Is greatest In Germany (14.870), the t'nlted Kingdom possessing 4,642, Helgium 3, 379, Rrance 2.776, Austria-Hungary 1,- 289, Denmark 387. Sweden 222, Nor way 43, Holland, 462, Switzerland, 160 Russia. 320. and the United States about 2,000. In Germany, Bavaria takes first place In regard to con aumptlon per head of the population which stands at 283 litres, though Salzberg Is a good second with 231 II tres. Belgium stands third with 223, the United Kingdom following with 133. Denmark with 106. the United States, with about 80, Sweden with 61 and France with 36 litres. These facts Indicating the power and extent of the world traffic In beer furnish Important data for study by temperance reformera and students of sconomlcs everywhere, but may by no means be regarded as ground for dis couragement In the world-wide cam palgn against the liquor evil since the whole trend of modern times among all nations is set steadfast and over whelmlngly against the tido of In' temperance. ENGLISH WATER WAGON NEAR Consumption of Wet Goods 8hows Re markable Decline Gratifying to Temperance Lovers. The statistics of beer and spirit con sumption contained lu the latest an nual report of the customs and excise commissioners must be Kratlfviiia- reading to lovers of temperance. Al though during 1909-10 the consumption of beer was only 412,000 barrels less than In the previous year a decline of approximately 1 por cent. It makes a total decrease of 3,653,000 barrels In the last decade, every year of which shows a fall In the per cap ita consumption. For every fifty glasses or beer drunx by John Dull in 1900-01 he consumod only rorty-ong last year. Tho annual drop In the consumption of spirits Is much more remarkable, amounting In 1909-10 l as much as 33 1-3 per cent. one glass out of every three. In the ten years the quantity of srlrlts drunk at home has fallen from 45,402.600 to 26,008,200 gallons, a decline of 43 per cent; while the con sumption per head had fallen over 47 per cent. one glnss of spirits in 1909- 1910 approximately taking the place of two In 1900-01. Effects of Education'. An encampment of citizen soldiers was reiwntly held tn Wales, and at Ita close the following encouraging re port was made: "Not a single case of drunkenness was reported, not a single man was brought before thd officers, and not a single man was seen to be under the Influence of drink. It Is notable also that. Judg ing by the proportion of men who pre ferred to be suRPlled with mineral waturs to beer or oifr Intoxicants at moals, more than 60 per cent of the men are abstainers." Certainly the education of the people respecting the Injurious effects of alcohol Is be ginning to tell. No Liquor to Employes. The Northampton Traction com pany has Issued a notice to all li censed hotels and saloons along Its entire line from Easton to Nazareth and Rangor that no Intoxicating ' drlnka shall be sold or furnished to ; .ny of Us motormen, conductors or ' -Inemen who are In uniform. The transit company In Its notice states that such employe who Is given drinks will be discharged, which will bring a damage suit on the license by the ranillles of the employes. Gravestone With Whisky. What science teaches of the deadly effect of all Intoxicants gives force to the following story: After some search among boxea and trunks,, th baggage master dragged out a demi john of whisky. "Anything more?" asked the man. "Yes," said the bag gage man, "here's a gravestone. There's no name on It But It ought to go with that liquor TUTUPUflTD MOTHER (F005T There Is a dnplorahlo lack of literary merit In tho Mother Gomsu Khynita.-An-other Kinlm-tit Authority. nr M-n-H-N c-w-k-n. 8h dri'SH.-d In white of llvlnf light, " Th Ivoried Unlit pf funcy; Red as a rusf wus thep rntid nose Of high snd hatiKhty Nancy. And shlnliiK down her whim, white gown With many a golden gllmmor T'.io glory gleamed until It sxitniml That she grow dimly slimmer. Alns, alns. How beauties pnsst How lades each lovely vision! How die, and go each wondrous glow From out the realms Klystan! Long stood she, true, but shorter grew Through some dark necromancy The light she lua.lrt caused her to fad. Hhe died through living-Nancy. RT W-I.-T Wll TM-N. I hymn the beautiful, the brav. the be witching. I sing the allurements of Nsncy Rttlcoat I chant the ruby rosentness of her now, I tell the silver whiteness of her gown. I brnath the all-pervading mystery. I marvel that though she stood long she grew short. I contemplate the spot where she sank Into nothingness. I puft! I snuff the wick. And you! What know you? BT J-M-8 WH-TC-OMB R-l-Y. Utile Nancy Ktilcout s at our bouse to stay To set upon the mantle at th endln' of the day: She wears a little pettlcoal that's mail of somethln' white. An' when her nose Is nice an' red aha gives a lot o' light. But pa he says h hasn't got the leaateat bit o' doubt She'll sputter Into nothln' If she Don't Ut Out! Getting Tired of It. "Well." said Mr. Mediiergraas. pick ing up the card left by the caller dur ing the afternoon. "Silo Contossle makes me tired. Ever since be went to Chicago he's been tryln' to show us folks how much society manners he picked up there, and never geta tired braggln' about his experiences, but I didn't think he'd carry It aa far as this." "What Is It, pa?" nsked Mrs. Med dergrass. "He's been and left bis card, labeled 'Silas Contossle. P. P. C If that ain't the limit! 'Silas Contossle, Pocket Picked In Chlcngo!'" One Thing In Her Favor. "I knjw," said Eve, "that Cain mar ried that girl In the Iind of Nod. and nobody knows what or who ber fam ily Is, but then there is one thing that rather reconciles me to the match." "Yes?" abked the lady from No where'. I "Yes. At least she will be able to give me some pointers on the late styles In some place other than this." Continuing to make a fig leaf ap plique on a palm leaf bodice Eve) smiled happily and thought or intro ducing the first absolutely new rash Ion." The Difference. "This," says the guide to the party of Washington tourists, Indicating the) door or the senate chamber, "Is where) the senate meets. You know It la sometimes called the 'Millionaires' Club.' " "Yes," observes a man with a gren coupon still sticking In his hat band. those fellows over In the House have saved their country, but the ones In here have saved their money." Qualified. Rut you'll not do," said the artist to the applicant who wished to pose. I advertised for a model for AJax de fying the lightning." I'm the man, sir. I'm a teamster. and I've held up ten blocks of street cars every day for a year." Rewarded Him, "There goes that Mr. Wlnnem. who eloped with Mr. Puzzle's wife." "Yes. I remember. Mr. Fuzzla pursued him half around the world." What for? Did he want to kilt him?" "No, Indeed. When he overtook the- eloping pair he gave Mr. Wlnnem a medal and a handsomely engraved watch Inscribed, 'To My Deliverer.'" Stumped Him, Rut," objected the great editor, "t told you to draw me a cartoon ap plicable to the coal trust. Is this the best you can do?" "What better do you want?" asked the cartoonist. "This represents tho devil up a tree!" A Little Woman. Why, Lily Ann, what are you tear ing the leaves from that calendar for?" I Just wanted to hurry along tn March, so you would get nis another new hat. mamma."
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