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Z X~- — ' 014 Enoch -Gray lived 1b Che bow almost forgotten town of Cutaway, on the const of Maine, and his son •"Scat” lived with him. Old Enoch was a grizzled veteran of over seventy years, a relic of the civil war. In which he had done good service as a pilot In the fleets of Dm pont and Porter, hut was now badly crippled by rheumatism, and the re sults of his fifty years' exposure to the wind and weather In, all quarters of the globe. He had long been a widower, and the only one left of .his numerous children, was this son, christened Samuel Carter,-now twenty-two years of age, and as long and lank and homely as could be found on the en tire coast. Because Samuel' Carter had a kind of feline expression and from his earliest babyhood could climb like a cat; anything from the old lib erty pole on ahore to the maat of a vessel at sea when the winds were blowing great guns, and because he bad a habit of making a sort of pur ring Sound, when about to speak, the children had flint nicknamed him "Pussy,” and then someone said "Sent,” and "Scat” it was thenceforth. Old Enoch was the captain of one of the many pleasure boats and now the most sought for, when the sum- 1 mer boarders wanted a man In whose knowledge of aeamsnsblp they had the most Implicit confidence, and wbeoe prophecies of the winds and all possible stuns were so much more to be relied open then "Old Improba bilities.” as they callsd the Weather Boreau at Washington. If the party was to be large aad the trip was to be to one of the many Wends and In cluded a dam-hake and chowder din ner. "Scat” generally accompanied hie father, and many stories were told of bis great strength and remarkable agility, and Jokes were made at the sloe of his Immense feet. It was said bis shoe* were made on a special "last;" and be always insisted oh having tbe sates filled wttb great brass-headed nails. Castaway was In those-days, and may be jet,- the home of many sa loons and drinking places, and the meet them.” Captain Enoch's *eyes flashed—for he himself had been a fa mous fighter In his day, and no man had ever doubted Ins courage—but he answered quietly, "Tut. tut. Captain Dick, we’re too old friends to quarrel about nothing, and anyway you know my fighting days are over.” “Yes, damn yon, didn't I say you were a sneaking old hypocrite, and only fit to sail a lot of dudes and aehool girls?” “Well, I'm going to slap that griz zled old face of yours, and then per haps you'll get up spunk enough to strike back, so I can have an . excuse to throw you overboard.” Cries of "shame, shame,” were heard from the loungers near, for everyone loved Cap tain Enoch—and were beginning to hate Captain Dick—and two of tbe bright college boys that composed the late sailing party hastened back to do what they conld to prevent tbs threat from being put Into execution. Suddenly a sort of purring zonnd was heasd behind then, ks "Scat’s” long body pushed them aside, and in his slow, hesitating, almost gtrl-llke voice, he said; “depute Dick, don’t "SCAT," AS BE LOOKED. street bordering on tbe wharves was lined with them, wnere Jack when ashore was wont to leave not only all his hard-earned dollars, bat his manli ness and happy disposition, and to be transformed Into a fighting and quar- rclsomo brute. Late on an afternoon, as Captain Gray and "Scat” were nearing their landing place, with a party of yonng people, Captain Dick Hardaker, full of bad gin and worse temper, stag gered down to the wharf, and with deep-muttered curses watched them as they prepared to disembark. Years before Captain Dick had been one of the town's best-trusted sailing mas ters and most-respected represents- tatlves but on an unfortunate voyage had rnn his ship on the rocks and lost crew and cargo. In spite of his personal bravery and proof that the accident was unavoidable and through no fault of his, tbe Scotch verdict of “not proven” nad been given, and be had failed to get anoth er ship. This and the mishap ltsslf had soared" his disposition and changed him from a bluff-hearty sail or, Into a drunken, quarrelsome loafer. He was a imn of powerful frame, standing six feet two Inches In his stocking feet, and was given a wide berth by all his quondam friends and shipmates, especially when, as wss- most generally the case, he was under the Influence of bad. liquor. The two captains had been old friends, and bad weathered many a gale together, but now seldom spoke. That morning Canute Dick had met the .pleasure party' and offered his boat and ser vices, but his habits were well known, and his blood-shot eyes bore proof, only too plainly, of the 'last night’s potations,-which the many morning’ drams had failed to rectify. When ten minutes later the party engaged old Enoch, and one of the boys 'flip pantly remarked, "No Scotch verfljet or bad whiskey for ns,” Captain Dick turned awny with an angry oath and muttered that ho would take bis re venge later. After the boat was tied up and Enoch and his son were leaving tbe wharf, preceded by his party. Cap tain Dick strode oter, planted himself directly in front of the old man. and calling him a Vila name, added; “Don’t you know I always want to kill snakes and sneaks, whenever I THE APPARITION. . yon strike my father.” Captain Dick stared In stupM amassment. “Why, yon ybung fool, clear out.of nsy way. I’ve half a mind to doable you up and drop you overboard, before I do the old man; get out of my way,” he thundered. The pupils of “Scat’s” eyes nar rowed, as do those or his feline pro totype when cornered by some . big ddg, bnt he stood still, seemingly un cornered and looking as ungainly and awkward as If at* a school examina tion. The captain started towards him, with his arm raised and bis powerful fist clenched, and old Enoch hastily grabbed a club that lay on the wharf. But “Scat” said softly “Never mind. Pap—Just you watch me.” Stepping rapidly backward, as the captain continued to advance, he deftly calculated the distance, and as quick as lightning threw a hand spring. Instead of landing on his feet, be shot ont those Immense hob nailed shoes with fearful, force, land ing them both full In the captain’s face, cutting It to the bone In dozen places. Captain Dick dropped as If bit by a cannon ball, without even a groan. A week later, when he slowly dragged himself from his bed, and got tbe first view of his swollen eyes, his broken nose, and his generally cut np and distorted features, ns mut tered, "What a whale of a squall must have struck us.” Then opened his cabin door, walked ont, and the good people of the village saw him no more. DEATH IS A SAW STORM. An Interesting Account of a Winter Spent In the Wilds of Idaho. They Worked the Fraternity, The Grand Regent of the ltoyal Ar canum, of tbe District of Colombia, tells, a story on himself, how after pa tiently urging, persuading and nagging, he managed to get a fellow acquaint ance to loin bis order. This new mem ber,—say Mr. Smith-after Joining was at first delinquent In paying bis dues, and tbe great mogul of tbe fraternity had much trouble In getting him to pay rise, up. After a time, much to bis snrpi Ur. Smith sent bis money In promptly on tbe day It was due; then be sent In his money two months In advance. A short time aftez, Mrs. Smith came Into the Grand Regent’s place of business and said, “Won’t yon please corns around to see Mr. 8mlth, he Is very 111.” Of coarse the kind-hearted Regent went He found Smith very ill. Indeed, so sick that tbe physician had' told Mm his time on earth was limited, and Smith took occasion to thank tbe Re gent for getting him to Join the order to that be might not pass away leav ing Ms family unprovided for. Smith died. His widow then beseecbed the Regent to try to gat her some work to do so that she might support her family. The Grand Regent was again obliging, and by bard work and an nn-„ limited amount of red tape, got her through the civil service examination and she obtained a position in one of the Government Departments. Just be fore receiving her notice to go to work (about six months after her husband’s demise) she 'appeared again at the Grand Regent’s oflice and said: “I want to thank yon for wbat you have, done for me. I have Just re- cetved my appointment, but I don’t think I will take the place; I have something (tetter. I want to ask one more favor, won’t yon please recom mend this party’s admission to your ^WeU, now, Mrs. Smith,” said the Regent, “that is something I can’t do without knowing the applicant.” “Oh, he is «11 right I can assure you,” she replied, "he’s toy husband.” There Is one pawnshop In Paris op erated by tbe government, where the avenge number of watches pawned a day Is one thousand, and where on an average one thousand wedding rings are pawned each week. Eastern people, said* the old rateer, i he deftly caught a live coal from the wood fire, around which we had gathered after our day’s hunt la the Maine woods, and thrust It iu the bowl of his pipe, have hut little Idea of the heavy • snow falls of the Rockies and tho Sierras, or what damage Is often caused from the ac cumulated weight. I remember welt, he added, bearing my father toll how in York State back to the thirties, that the full was once so great that tho men were com pelled to organize relief parties to dig away the big drifts from many of tho houses, and that when driving along the streets one could almost look, fronts tho level. Into tho second story window. But ns I passed the first twenty yean of my life iu that town and witnessed nothing more remarkable than drifts over tho top rails of fences and the temporary blocking of the scarcely-traveled back roads, I conclude those stories must have gained somewhat from tbe lapse of years. He smoked rapidly and quietly for a moment, perhaps to gather his thoughts u little and resumed, ‘Why tho' fall was so excessive and contin uous once In Idaho Territory upon tho steep roof of our mill, that the large timber of 12x14 below which the en gine had been built, was bsnt almost to breaking. We feared our ex|ra weight would surely break It, but fortunately tho weather changed, the warm south wind blew np tbo puny on and the snow below tho eaves of the building settled so that we could dig ander tho huge mass and by night had caused a mlnatnre snow slide and relieved the strain. I believe, how ever, the timber neTer regained Its normal position. But In tbe mining tom in tho Sierras where I wintered In tUe early sixties, our first snow fell during October and In the morning lay four feet on the level. The storm lasted about forty-eight hours and wc then had beautiful weather far eral weeks. When toe snow had par tially melted, the frame of a ten- horse wagon, from wMch the wagon box had been removed, wab found to be crashed to splinters, even the spokes of the wheels being tom find twisted out of aR recognition. From the.last Of November until May; se vere storms were at very frequept oc currence until, by actual measure ment the snow lay nearly tMrty feet on the level. To travel any distance whatever was of course Impossible, without snow shoes, and every man, woman and child became more or leas of an expert. We used tbe Norwegian shoe exclusively, for with them the sport hi fast and fnrlous. Eleven feet long and about four Inches broad, with a leather band about ohe-thlrd from the toe by which the foot firmly held by Its forward pressure, the toe of the shoe gracefully turned upward, we learned to brag of them and -cherish them, as the rider does his horse, as well we might, for with out' them we were helpless. The bot tom of tbe shoe Is made ns smooth as glass and covered after each trip with a mixture of tallow and bees wax. A stout Mckory pole, cboses with great rare, about six feet long and with a knob, on the and, Ik the guiding rudder, and thw-expert boon learns to pass near, and often be tween. object* where tho slightest miscalculation would menu death. As the speed, down any steep moun tain side, often exceeds a mllo n min ute, the modem cyclist or auto Is not to It Of course In theso deep snows the one story cabin of tho miner would soon M buried, bat cars ,1s always taken to shovel awny as far as pos sible tho accumulations that come with tbe earlier storms. When there are pile* everywhere and shovelling becomes nseless, the snow Is per mitted to He where It falls and - In- gross and egress to the cabin is made by way of tho cMmney. No fires for warmth arc needed, as not a breath of air can enter the cabin and none are made except such ns ran be kept In the large camp kettles, bang In the fire place on a crane. The chim ney Is kept free from snow by means of a wooden roof fitting over Its top. and above It, and It Is absolutely es sential that between it and the roof the snow must bo kept cleared away. Steps aro arranged in the chimney for easy'climbing nnd when the miner enters his cabin he stands bis shoes In tho snow bank a short way from the chimney, a* otherwise bis home could not.readily lie found. Once more lie paused, refilled and lighted his pipe nnd said ns If to him self. And It all happened over forty years ago. Tho two Carlton brothers, veterans of the Civil War from Maine, where they claimed to have Bomo snow storms of their own, lived In a -cabin some Uttle tlistnu.,- n„m the main street. The huge hanks of snow had long since covered It nnd, like many others, for several weeks they had arawled In and out of it through tbelr chimneys. This was their first win ter In these mountains nnd .they had been often warned to keep the place below the chimney clear from snow, lest tho top be covered some night nnd they lie smothered. But they Bad laughed good nnturcdly and said they were old backwoodsmen and were not afraid. After n storm of unusual severity which had lasted several days the question was asked In the loafing room of tho hotel (a lilg three story building where a half hundred miners made their homo). If any one had seen or henn) of Alf. Carlton, his broilior Jim having snow-slioed to an adjoining town the week before. No one had. nnd the former spokesman added. “Well, you know he's a tenderfoot mid isn't liny too careful about keeping the chim ney open, ns he should lie.” few minutes Inter the speaker rose and moving to the window (we entered and departed from the sec- Aboirt ten minutes later tho boy gilded up to the wiudow, opened It and called out, “Pap says all of you come over quick, bring lots of snow shovels anil a couple of blankets. Let some of the women get one of the bed rooms warm and make some hot soup and coffee.” It don’t take much time for us old fellows whoso lives are full of tragedies and start- llug episodes, to get ready for almost any kind of contingency; and before the boy had stopped talking, more than two dozen strong and willing men nnd several of the otUer sex, not always tho weaker sex In a mining camp,, wore gliding over tho Interven ing half mile. It was a beautiful morning after the storm and la tho light, crisp air of that great altitude every object stood out as clear and distinct ad If nil nature rejoiced, and no thought of death was possible. The green branches of the- many pines were heavily weighted with, the late ly fallen snow, and tho level expanse of Meadow Lake with 11s white cov ering glistened In the bright sunlight like an Immense mlrroh Not n word was spoken nor a sound heard In the still ah; except the- swish of our snow shoes, as wo glided rapidly toward Carlton’s cabin. This was built, ns I have said, a lit tle distance from the more thickly settled part of the town (although now very many of the smaller cabins were burled out of sight and upon our arrival, nothing could he seen to distinguish its position, except a huge ipound ofe'Bnow nud the ends of two snow shoes; presumably where the chimney wne. Two dozen willing hands were soon hard at work, clear ing away the huge drifts, and as soon as the cMmney was uncovered we found, ns we feared and expected, that the space around it bad been jicrmlttcd to lie nud harden. It was but too plain that what had fallen during this previous storm had rapid ly filled the small spaco below tho chimney cap, and tlio cabin been her metically sealed. As soon ns the opening was made, a couplo of us climbed down. Poor Carlton stood, leaning against tlie bricks of the chimney; fully clothed, even to his blue.army overcoat, and the air was thick with • dose, foul' odor. There were no matches In the cabin or up on bis person, He had evidently slept taffr toad soundly gad realised from his aensatlons when he awoke and be- oame partially en—clous that he waa being smothered. That he had become bewildered and bad wandered aimless ly around the cabin was evident by the articles strewn upon the floor, and when he finally found the chimney, had been too weak to make the ascent and had gradually fallen into his last sleep. Wc Judged he had been dead for forty-eight hours or more, and as the storm waa raging so fiercely at that time, It is by no means certain that be could have been rescued, bad his condition been known. The body was wrapped In blankets nnd tenderly carried to the hotel, nnd prepared at once for burial. Tbe grave was dug near an old pine tree through twenty-four feet of snow, and steps had to bo cut to lead down to the ground. There was no minister In the comp, bnt ono of the women brought out a prayer book and the burial service was read nnd probably each one of us sent up some sort of a prayer, that, he might make a hap py landing on the other shore. Over a hundred men and women on snow shoca accompanied the body from the hotel to the grave, the wind singing a soft requiem as wo laid the body away in that great while sepul cher and commented upon tho singu lar fatality that had carred him Bafe- ly through years of bloody strife, to at last meet his death In that strange manner 8.000 feet above bis homo of eariy days on the rock-bound shores of the Atlantlc.- At RaJputna, India, Is one of the largest artificial lakes or reservoirs In the world. This reservoir, covering an area of 21 square miles, known as oucl story) said, “I reckon-my hoy and the Great Tank of Dhebar, is used for I will go over to Ids cabin. If we Irrigating purposes. need any help I’ll semi the boy hack.” LADIES THIS Handsome Fm scaif GIVEN AWAY i and address cad wvwlll send you st*pa!d 24 pieces of e a each. Everybody you f how them the $2.10 and we will at Handsome Fur Scarf know you will be more than pleased wiih It When you receive It we know you will say It ip the most eleggnt and thoroughly good fur* you have ever seen; Nothing similar to this scarf has ever before been offered as a premium; it will give yeara ofrsatisfactory wear. Jj gives a stylish, dressy effect to the.wearer's appearance; Tbe only reason we can offer tbcntls we hid • large number of them made up for UP by one of tbe large furriers during the summer when trade was quiet; this is the only reason we arc able take advantage of our offer without delay. sold. It costs you nothing to get tblfcfur. Address, COLUMBIA NOVELTY CO.. DepkGSS. Cast Boston, Maas- Sew Walk For Women. From London conies startling re ports of a new figure and n now pose which’have been called Into existence by the winter fashions. Women who hare for tbe last year been lightly tripping In the short “trottolr” skirt have found that they must adapt tbelr style of walking to the now or der of thhlogs, A slow, languorous movement of the limbs Is therefore cultivated, as being wore conductive to grace when wearing the long “red- Jngoto” coat and the newly Intro duced princess styles. The new walk Is Just a little sug gestive of the "Gibson girl," but In a modified form. The figure Is held up right at the shoulders, with the slightest forward bend-at the waist, the head Is eHect, the chin In and the legs swing from the hips. The cor rect poise is not attained all at once— according to the London Express—nnd at the physical etflture schools, where society Is now graduating In the art of how to walk In n “redingoto," some very drastic orders aro given. The practice of sleeping on the back or one side Is fatal to the new poise. If the woman of fashion would look tall and stately she. must sleep face downward, with a' pillow tightly wedged under her chto In Order to avoid suffocation. ~- Climate in the Philippines, Major General Leonard Wood In a report to the War Department says that In his opinion there la no subject upon which mors nonsense has been written than that of the bad effects of the Philippine climate on the health of officers and soldlera. Returns from California show that the value of the orange crop shipped out of that State last season was $23,- 925,000. Of this sum the'growers re ceived $14,500,000 and tlie railroad and refrigerator lines $9,425,000. (* Briefs from Everywhere, No Intoxicant! were allowed Hus- aian prisoners in Japan. A carved war god supposed to bo over a thousand years old has been found In a cave In Colorado, Ono ounce of rndinin contains pow er enough.' If It could .be utilised, lift ten thousand tons one mile high. The Arabs claim that Eve’s grave to In a cemetery at Jeddah wmch was closed for Interments over a thou sand years ago. -' - The Denver nnd Rio Grande Rail road to employing Navajo Indinns ns section bands, finding them . letter workmen than South Europe laborers. The herring Is one Of tho most mig ratory of fish. They are only caught as a rale during the spawning Reason. Where they go to after that is not known. . Tho now postage stamps which Ja- pan is printing for Korea show a chry santhemum. emblem of Japan, n plum blossom, emblem of Korea, and two pigeons, symbolic of the postal ser vice. - In 1718 a French scholar named Henzoln published a work about giants, beginning with Adam, who ho asserted was 123 feet 9 Inches tall. Eve being only five feet shorter. The railway scrap heap of tho country last year reached tho value of Sl.fi.TO.obO. 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