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“That story don't go down nohow,”
said the man. “You're on my horse
stranger. This is the fifth case 0
hoss stealin® in these yere parts in the
last three weeks. we've got on
to who's doin’ it there'll be no more
Now
Scientict of it. Reckon you'll dance whar the
grass is teco short.”
The girl cast a glance at the pro-
He N Escape fessor, who had not the faintest con
e INarrov wly Canes § eption of what thay all meant. ther
Hanging 3 a meaning glance at his captor, tap-
x ping her head with her finger, indicat-
% Ing that the horse thief was not in his
i By F. A. MITCHELL * right mind. Then. riding up to Mart.
* as she called him, she said in a low
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Professor Dibbley was in his room in “He's goin’ to Hutton's cave, he!
University hall examining some theses says, to hunt for the bones ©’ people
of students on the antiquity of man thousand o’ years old. That's evidence
when a sweep entered and deposited a enough that he’s went daft.”
box When it was opened it was Mart concluded to ask the professor
found to contain a lawbone and a let a few questions himself:
ter | “What ye expect to find in the cave?”
Professer Dil y dropped the letter “A treasure worth more than millions
and snatel » the bone. | of dollars.”
*“Tha heaven, the teeth are pre- “What kind of a treasure?”
served!” he remarked as he flashed his | “The bones of a man who lived when
eyes on they. and, taking up a mi- | the plains down there were covered
croscope. he brought it to bear on hy an ocean.”
every tooth. every protrusion of the “That'll do. Sal.” sald the interrog-
bone. i ator to the girl. *} don’t want. to
There was a knock ‘at the d0Or- | hagp any more. But we can't let a
several knocks ‘before the professor | gepjay jike that go browsin’ about by
heard any -of them, so intent was he ! hisself. Come, my friend,” to the pro-
on his treasure. Finally he bade the | pagoor. “You'll have to go back with
knocker’ enter. Professor Hollister | me”
came in. , ’ : 5
ollie” ‘ated Dibblsy excitedly. | k;SRN't Qo thet” replied Dinbley. |
“what do you suppose Bowers has sent
us? The jaw of a prehistoric man.
They've struck one of those caves that
abound in Europe and have added
one jawbone—the first discovered in |
America—to the world’s collection of
relics of the men of the old Stoo !
age.”
“What race?” : |
“Very like the Neanderthal.”
“How do you know ?” : |
“By the teeth. They are all in place.”
“Let me. see, where do you archaeo- )
logic gentlemen place the Neanderthal i
man?’
“He flourished at least 25,000 years
ago; probably further back than that.”
“You'll have to go out.there and ex-
amine the cave yourself. We must re- |
port the matter at once.” !
“There are explicit directions as to '
the location of the cave,” replied Dib- |
bley, taking ‘up: another paper which
he had not noticed.
Professor Dibbley reported the find
and the same evening was on a train
speeding westward. So long as he
was in a car undér the care of the con-
ductor and the porter, with a dining
car next forward from which to draw
food, the professor was all right. He
was so engrossed in bones and stones
~—thé students called him Archie, which
they considered an abbreviation of
archaeologist—that he was utterly defi-
cient of the common affairs of life. A
facetious sophomore asserted that he
must be of the canine species himself,
he was so addicted to bones. But
when Professor Dibbley was put out’
ef the train in the Rocky mountains to
shift for himself he was like a child
who had not learned to walk. There
were a few houses near the station,
and before one of them a horse, sad-
dled and bridled, stood without a mas-
ter. A rough looking man came along,
and the professor asked him if the
horse could be hired. The man gave
him a glance such as a cat would give
@ mouse and assured him that it could.
“A brief interview followed, at the end
of which Dibbley gave the man $5 and
took the horse on which to ride to the
cave.
The professor mounted the beast
with difficulty and set out on a jog
trot, stopping occasionally to hold his
directions up against his glasses. He
bad diificulty in following them, and,
meeting a girl of the country mounted
on a mule, he appealed to her for infor-
mation. An interview ended in her
offering to show him the way.
“What y’ goin’ thar for?” she asked.
“That cave,” said the professor, in
the beginning remembering that he
owas talking to ignorance, but soon for-
getting it, “contains the bones of a
nan of great antiquity, at least 25,000
years.”
“That beats the old feller in the Bi-
ble, don’t it?”
“Several races occupied Europe suc-
oessively,” continued the professor,
“gome of them being hundreds of thou-
sands of years”—
“Lord, save us! What kind of lookin’
¢hings was they?”
“Something like an ape, small facial
angle, heavy protrusions over the
@yes. But the latest race of men who
Hved in the stone age were not so un-.
like modern civilized men as might be
ed.”
ow old was they?”
“They are placed by archaeologists
at 10,000 to 15,000 years.”
“Qeewlillikins! Was the women that
eld too?”
“Of course.”
The girl looked sidewise at the pro-
‘fessor pityingly. She wondered how
8 person with an upset brain had been
to get off by himself to talk
t people thousands of years old.
ently there was a sound of horse's
Boofs galloping behind them. The girl
turned and saw a horseman coming’
fickety split. 'When he reached the
gwo wayfarerg he reined in. They’
Beard an ominous click and the words
‘ %Hands up!” The professor turned
looked at a ferocious party cover-
fng bim with an immense revolver.
Fhe girl spurred her horse between the
and his enemy and made
glgns to the latter to desist from ghoot-
ing the former, who didn't kmow
enough to put up his hands when told
to do so. |
“What is it. Mart?" said the girl. |
“What is it? Why. he's tuck my
horse.”
She appealed to the professor. who |
explained that he had hired the horse
from its owirer. }
|
voice. not to be heard by Dibbley:
“I've come all the way from New
England to examine this find, and 1
beg of you not to interfere with me.
I didn’t know the horse was yours.”
Dibbley begged so hard that Sal set
about persuading his'captor to let him
go to the cave. which was but a mile
distant,
“Y’ got to humor them lunatics,” she
said “aside to Mart. “If you don’t
they're liable to hurt theirselves.”
Mart yielded to please her, and the
three went. on to the cave. The escorts
watched to see what Dibbley would do.
Dibbley had: brought some digging
utensils with him and began to make
a hole in the floor of the cave. Remov-
ing some’ earth, he picked out flints.
The watchers, supposing them to be
stones and seeing the professor put
them carefully in a bag, saw confirma-
tion of their theory that he was crazy.
Besides, the excavator was constantly
talking to himself, using the words
neolithié, paleolithic and such other
unintelligible names.
What the professor discovered or
what he might have discovered. is not
to be definitely described, for the pa-
tience of the two lookers on was soon
exhausted, and they concluded that he
should be confined in a place: where:he
would do neither himself nor any one
else harm. They compelled him to
leave his work and return with them
to the place where he had pald & man
$5 for the use of another man’s horse.
Unfortunately persons who had re-
cently lost horses were waiting Mart’s
return, and they were not prepared for
the line of defense the professor's at-
tendants were about to give them.
An angry knot of men were talking
about the loss of their horses when the
captive was seen coming, between
Mart and Sal. When the party reach-
ed the station there were frantic cries
of “Hang him!” “8hoot him!” “Kill
him!” mingled with uncomplimentary
remarks. Mart, who had become con-
vinced of Dibbley’s insanity, attempted
to argue with the crowd, but failed.
They all sald that, having recovered
his own horse, he was inclined to for-
give the crime that had deprived oth-
ers of their horses.
Meanwhile the professor had come
bling like a leaf. Then Sal rose to the
occasion and proved that a woman
may be a valuable legal advocate.
“Men,” she sald, arguing from the
rostrum of a horse’s back, sitting
straddle, “ef you'd ’'a’ seen and heard
what we seen and heard you'd be con-
vinced of this yere little feller’s inno-
cence. ‘He's as crazy as a loon. He
said while he was talkin’ that we was
all the sons and darters of monkeys;
that there was times when everything
was covered with ice, runnin like wa-
ter; that kangeroos was cavortin’
around bigger’n any house in this yere
place; that sometimes the sea was
a-splashin’ agin Table mountain; that
there was men on earth before the In-
4ins, He went into Hutton's cave and
was a-diggin’ there, throwin’ up dirty
stones and puttin’ 'em in his bag, 's if
they was silver spoons. If them
things don’t prove him crazy there's
nobody crazy, and they'd better tear
down the madhouses.”
“How about his
horse?’ called a voice.
“I'll tell you; he’s not only a lunatic,
but a fool. He got tuk in by some un
that he give a fiver to fur the use 0’
Mart's horse to go to the cave to hunt
for the bones of a man 25,000 years
old.”
“I'm the party as tuk his fiver,” said
a man. “I knowed him for a tender-
foot right off, but I didn’t think he was
80 soft as to pay me for ridin’ Mart's
horse. Here, Mart, take yer money.”
This addendum to Sal's speech
convinced the crowd that the stran-
ger was not only mad, but half witted,
and their anger was turned to sympa-
thy. When the next train passed, go-
ing east, they put the lunatic om it in
charge of the conductor with instruc-
tions to turn him over to the authori-
ties at the terminal.
Before reaching it the professor had
convinced the conductor that he was
sane. But his narrow escape from
hanging deterred him from going
back.
Later it was determined by a con-
clave of scientists that the jawbone of
a Neanderthal man had belonged fo a
negro.
stealin’ Mart's
down from the age of primitive man to
his own tragic situation and was trem-’
KEYSTONE PARAGRAPHS |
The third mysterious fire in three
months on the Diamond Coal com-
pany property in Fayette county oc-
curred at the tipple of the mine for-
merly owned by the Peoples Coal
company, on the outskirts of Browns-
ville, destroying the top of the tipple,
the engine house and the endless
chain tipple service, entailing a loss
estimated at $8,000. The fire is be-
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin.
When a sealed ireight car was op-
ened at the Seventh street yards of
the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pitts-
burgh a man believed to be Robert
Young of Allentown, Pa., came to the
door and said, “Give me something to
eat,” and fell to the floor of the car,
unconscious. He was taken to the
Southside hospital. The car left Allen-
| town ten days ago.
i rite
German pesce proposals caused a
decided drop in flour quotations in
Pittsburgh, 25 cents a barrel being
lopped off the price which is now
quoted at $5.50 or a decline of $1.30
a barrel, from the he me high point, |
It was the general opinion that there
| would be a drop in the price of all
| foodstuffs, in the event of European
| peace.
| The strike of motormen and conduc-
| tore employed by the Allegheny Val-
| lew Street Railways company, was
called off after having lasted seven-
teen months, according to announce-
ment of the executive committee of
the strikers. During the strike the
street car men have operated jitney
busses to handle the traveling public.
Mary Goda, seventeen, a domestic
employed in Swissvale, received word
from Whiting, Ida., saying her god-
mother was dying and wanted Miss
Goda to come to her bedside immedi-
ately so she could make the girl her
heiress. - Miss Goda left for Idaho.
The estate is valued at $1,000,000.
Opposition to the Adamson eight-
hour law and to the government's at-
tempt to fix the wage scale or estab-
lish «working hours' for any class of
labor without applying the ruling to
all classes of labor was voiced at an
executive session in Philadelphia of
the Pennsylvania State Grange.
Following the action of the H. C.
Frick Coke company, W. J. Rainey,
the Washington Coal and Coke com-
pany and other independent operators
in the Connellsville region announced
I'wage increases approximating 10 per
cent, effective at once. About 5,300
employees are affected.
Despite the fact that it is in the
heart of the bituminous coal district,
Altoona is confronted with a coal
famine. The condition is attributed
to the fact that operators are
most of their coal to highest |
and particularly to munition plants.
Announcement was made by offi-
cials of the McClintic-Marshall com-
pany, Braddock, that on and after Jan.
1, 1917, the employees would be paid
on the bonus system. The company
guarantees an increase of 7% per
cent. Over 3,500 men are affected.
Charles J. Mayer, aged fifty-eight,
treasurer of Cambria county, died in
his home at Johnstown. He was di-
rector and vice president of the Na-
tional bank of Johnstown and a mem-
ber of the boards of directors of the
Memorial and Mercy hospitals.
Notices posted at the H. C. Frick
Co. plants in the Connellsville dis-
trict announced that, effective last
Saturday, the employees of the com-
pany will receive a wage increase of
10 per cent. Nearly 25,000 men in the
Frick employ are affected.
The first coasting fatality of the
season occurred in Johnstown when
Donald, aged six, son of John W.
Yeager, died at the Mercy hospital as
the result of injuries sustained when
his sled collided with an automobile
truck.
Because of the increase in the cost
of paper and other materials the Erie
Times and the Erie Herald, afternoon
newspapers, announced that the price
of papers will be raised from 1 .to 2
cents a copy, effective Jan. 1.
Mike Kisocky, a prisoner in the
county jail at New Castle, became
violently insane, and, procuring a mop
handle, beat “Jim” Hennessy, a fellow
prisoner, into insensibility before he
was overpowered.
Shore, near Williamsport, was de-
stroyed. by fire of unknown origin.
The loss to the lodge and storekeepers
occupying portions of the structure is
$90,000.
¢.ed at his home from blood poisoning.
Henderson's hand was scratched ‘about
a week ago and infection set in.
schools at Derry, Professor James C.
Bryson has induced 166 boys to
“swear off” smoking cigarets.
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh of
Pennsylvania asked for the resigna-
tion of A. Nevin Pomeroy, supegin-
tendent of public printing.
Charles Wolfe, aged ten, of near
Pottsville, was killed ins*antly while
coasting on a hill, when he ran into a
| touring car.
Children Cry
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The large Masonic temple at Jersey |’
John G. Henderson of Aspinwall’
By an honor roll established in the,
From Emeric to America.
The transformations that take place |
In a name as it passes through differ- |
ent languages can only be accounted |
for by carelessness in transmission.
One would scarcely expect the name of
Emeric, the name of a pious Hun-
garian prince of the eleventh century,
who was made a saint, to take the
form of Amerigo in Italian and of
Amory and Emery in English. The
pame in German, but little changed
from the original, is Emmerich. This
obscure Hungarian saint has been a
person of consequence in this world,
for from his name has come that of
this great continent. In the fifteenth
century, in the Italian form of Ameri-
go, it was bestowed upon an Italian
navigator surnamed Vespucci, and this
continent, by a still further mutilation
of the name, came to be known as
America. When King Stephen of Hun
gary was choosing a name for his son
he could searcely have imagined that
| then name chosen was to be the parent
of the word America and that poor old
| Christopher Columbus was thereby to
oe despoiled of a recognition that is
| far from being compensated for by the
| term Columbia.—Indianapolis News.
Both Were Envious.
It was in Cleveland, and the day
was hot. The Mastedons had just fin-
ished their parade, and Charles Frokh-
man, perspiring and wearing the ab-
horred silk hat. entered the box office
of the opera house on Cleveland ave-
nue. Sitting in the treasurer's seat he
| s saw a sturdy lad fingering a pile of
silver dollars. He slipped them in and
| out with amazing dexterity. Hearing
a noise, he looked up and beheld young
{ Frohman "with the tile tilted back on
! his head. The boys’ eyes met. Into
each came a wistful look.
“I wish I had that silk hat of yours.”
said the boy at the window.
“T wish I could do what you are do
ing = with that money,” was the re
sponse of the envied one.
Such was the meeting of two men
who afterward became dominant fig-
ures in the theatrical world. The boy
with the dollars was A. L. Erlanger.
—+“Charles Frohman, Manager and
Man.”
MIilkmaids In London.
At one time it was a common thing
to see milkmaids in Fleet street. Lon-
don milkmaids of past days were
usually strongly built Irish or Welsh
girls, mostly Welsh, but how long ago
it is since one yodeled in Fleet street
it 1s difficult to say. Yet only a few
years ago a milkmaid actually prac-
ticed her calling in the open in central
London. Two cows were attached to
the “Milk fair” in St. James’ park,
near Spring gardens, and a tumblerful
of milk “fresh from the cow’ was a
popular beverage. The “fair,” which
was held by a family descended from
the original holders of an old privilege
granted by royalty, was abolished by
order of the office of works.—London
Chronicle.
Not Drastlo.
Of the unconscious humor of wit-
nesses the following is not a bad ex-
ample:
Magistrate—I understand, then, that
after heckling the candidate the de-
fendant became very violent and abu-
sive?
Constable—Yes, sir.
“And so,” continued the magistrate,
“you used drastic measures to remove
hia?”
Constable—No, sir; I used my club.
Creased Ribbons.
Orushed ribbons should not be iron-
ed; it makes them shiny. Dampen
them aad then fold them smoothly and
tightly around a rolling pin or empty
bottle. This will reinove slight creases.
There is nothing for very bad creases
but to iron them.
The Difference In Dogs.
You can keep a real fine dog in food
at an expense of about $10 a month,
while a real sorry dog can get out and
make a living for himself.—Fort Worth
Star-Telegram.
No Initiative Wanted.
Rich Man—My daughter, sir, has nev-
er wanted for anything. Poor Suitor—
Then for heaven’s sake don’t make her
begin now! She wants me!—Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Mocking Him,
“Fortune will smile on you some day,
my boy.”
“Maybe so, dad, but just at
she’s giving me the laugh.”—.
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the
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lengthwise. Take each end of
the towel in the hands and
twist in opposite directions. This
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Pre ects In France.
Mayors ave appointed in France in
much the same way as in England,
but the prefect is a permanent gov-
ernment official, with intinitely greater
power and of much more importance.
He is the supreme head of a depart-
ment—of which there are eighty-six—
and it is his duty to see that the laws
passed in Paris are carried out prop-
erly in every commune of his depart-
ment. He has control over the po-
lice and even over the military should
their services be required in an indus-
trial or political dispute. He sees that
the taxes are collected, and every pub-
lic improvement scheme is submitted
to him in order that he may decide
by whom the cost should be borne.
The post of prefect is well paid and
often leads to higher things. For in-
stance, M. Paul Cambon held three
prefectures before he was given a dip-
lomatic post.—London Spectator.
“A Thief of Health.”
“The man who coughs or sneezes in
your presence without covering his
mouth with a handkerchief is a thief,”
the bulletin of thé St. Louis health de-
partment says.
“He 1s a thief of health and com-
fort,” continues the bulletin. “Of
course he does not know it, and he
does not mean to injure his friends
and companions, but he does that very
thing every time he coughs or sneezes
without protecting his mouth and Jose
with his handkerchief.
“Watch the people who are afflicted
and take note of how few persons use
a handkerchief when sneezing or cough-
ing. They scatter p germs in of-
fices, wprkshops, stores, and within
twenty-four to forty-eight hours thou-
sands of persons are infected. Nobody
seems to think it worth while to use
a handkerchief.”
Conclusive,
On one occasion Herr Steinite, the
famous chess master, was discussing
political economy with a distinguished
professor in England, and the Mal-
thusian theory came up. After the
usual arguments the veteran chess
player thus wound up the controversy.
“It's all nonsense what they say.
You tell me a poor man has no right
to have a large family. You say his
doing so is not honest, is a positive in-
jury to his country and to humanity. I
tell you you are wrong, and I'll prove
it. My father was a poor man—e& very
poor man. My, father was an homest
thirteen children,
world, 1 am the thirteenth!”
Gamest Fighters.
Sparrews are proverbially pugna-
cious, Sometimes a tree Will be a
sparrow batt! and for ten min-
ates it will be as'lively asa dog fight.
in the
Probably the finest fighter
world, guadruped or biped, is the game-
eock. © He is a match for anything his
size im the world if he gets 4 fair fleld
and no favor. He is as quick as a flash
of lightning, and his spurs are terrible
weapons, quite as effective as a pair of
bayonets, and used much more scien-
tifically and forcefully.—London Tele
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word in question—among other things,
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sons were learned and before they
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