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The End of the Chase.
Two ladles, friend* of the superin
tendent, were visiting a hospital for
the insane. During the noon meal the
superintendent remarked that the door
of the violent ward was being repaired
nnd that the guards would have to be
unusually watchful until It was fin
ished After dinner the Indies went
for n stroll down the beautiful lane
lending tip to the main building. Sud
denly they heard footsteps as of some
one running behind them nnd were
horrified on looking around to see n di
sheveled, wild eyed man pursuing
them One of the women quietly
stepped to the side of the road. The
other, screaming nt the top of her
voice, ran down the road with the ma
niac close upon her heels. At Inst,
spent with running nnd gasping with
fright, crouching In anticipation of the
blow which she was expecting, she
waited her fate. The man, panting and
grinning, tapped her lightly on the
shoulder nnd said:
•’Tng! You’re It.” Cleveland Deader.
Mohammedan Serenity.
A Mohammedan people enjoy one
great advantage over all others—they
never suffer from the anticipation of
thant which Is to come, and, as a natu
ral result, they can always enjoy the
present, although only a few hours
may separate them from disaster or
•von from death. Their Implicit be
lief In an ordained future Imparts n
dignified repose and outward calm to
all their actions. Thus, In spite of the
trials and troubles which threatened
the state during my stay at Fez, a
smooth surface of unchangeable seren
ity Veiled the Inner thoughts of every
individual, from the sultan to the ne
gro at hie gates.-Blackwood Magazine.
London Street Noises.
A hundred years or so ago nA pun
ishment could have been worse than
that of subjecting the victim to the
inferno of modern London noises if
they had then existed. Dropping we
ter on the forehead, torturing with
tweezers, setting food before the starv
ing culprit out of reach all of these
were exquisite nnd retim'd forms of
horror, but they all pale liefore a night
ami n day In a modern London street.
—Town nnd Country.
His Defsnss.
Cobble You certainly have a good
cook By the way. where do you get
your servants? Stone From our neigh
bors When we hear of a good one
among them we offer her more money
to come with us. Cobble But, my
dear fellow, is that honorable? Stone
—Why not? Can you develop n sense
of honor with a poor digestion?- Life.
Quite a Difference.
First Comedian What’s the differ
ence between a beautiful young girl
and a codtish? Second Comedian—
Give It up. First Comedian Ono has
a chance to become a fall bride and
the other to become a ball fried
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The Subaltern’s Retort.
When Sir lan Hamilton was in South
Africa acting as chief of staff to Lord
Kitchener he had occasion to visit rath
er a large dejiot of which a young of
ficer was In command. Going through
certain papers; General Hamilton found
that these were not quite In order and
at last said rather wearily to the of
ficer: “You know this sort of thing
will not do at all. What do you sup
pose your brains were given you for?”
“I am sure I do not know, general,”
was the cheerful reply. “Since I came
here I have worked sixteen hours a
day and more. I have acted as mule
teamster, porter, van guard, supply
clerk, station master, order’,, room
clerk, typist and a dozen other things.
I think If I had not been endowed
with brains I might have managed to
take on two or three more Jobs as well,
but as it Is I must admit I am some
what handicapped.”
Sir lan Hamilton was forced to
laugh, and shortly after the young
officer found himself attached to the
general’s personal staff. - London Tit-
Bits.
Psychic Phenomena.
The Chinese believe that the po is
“equivalent to the supraliminal self,
the visible personality interpenetrating
and indissolubly attached to the body,
the him being the subliminal or invisi
ble self, also Interpenetrating the body,
but not indissolubly attached to it.”
For instance, “the bun of a girl elop
ed with a lover, leaving the physical
body Informed by the p’o only, and
there she 1 In bed, a semiconscious
invalid, for everal years, until the re
turn of a runaway pair, who had been
duly married and were bringing home
a couple of children. While the aston
ished parents were wondering what to
make of It all, the girl in the bed got
up and went out to meet herself. The
two fell Into each other’s arms, and
there and then, In the presence of spec
tators, they coalesced and became one
—one ordinary woman, dressed, how
ever, In two complete suits of clothes.”
—Theosophical Bevlew.
Weighing Touch.
A remarkable Instrument is that used
for the purpose of measuring the sense
of touch. Tills device consists of a
series of little disks, each three milli
meters In diameter, suspended by fine,
delicate thread from wooden handles,
the last being stuck Into holes round
a block. The lightest disk Is taken
out and brought into contact with the
skin of the subject, he having his eyes
closed. If nothing is felt a heavier
disk is employed, and so on until the
pressure becomes noticeable. The
disks weigh from one to twenty milli
grams, and with their aid it has been
proved that the sense of touch in the
average person is conveyed by two mil
ligrams on the forehead, temple and
back of the forearm, five for the nose
and the chin and fifteen for the inner
surface of the fingers.—New York Trib
une.
The Assassins.
The Assassins were a religious and
military order who came into exist
ence during the eleventh century in
Persia and who devoted themselves to
the destruction after stealthy approach
of all who opposed the .Moslem faith
in any way. The crusaders met with
n branch of these desperate zealots In
Syria, and many of the warriors of the
cross were shdn relentlessly and with
mysterious suddenness In consequence.
The Tartars exterminated the Persian
Assassins In 1256, nnd fourteen years
later the Syrian band of murderers
was wiped out by an Egyptian ruler.
But the name they bore remains as a
designation of dread.
Herbert Spencer’s Regret.
Mr. Tollemnehe In his reminiscences
tells this story about Herbert Spencer:
“Toward the close of his life Speneer
frequented a boarding house, and,
chancing to meet a lady who had often
dined within earshot of him, I asked
her if she could remember any wise
sayings of his. After pondering for
some time she answered: ’1 can re
member one of his remarks. He said
that “making good melted butter is a
lost art in England.” ’ ”
The Eccentrics.
“I understand the Neweds are hav
ing trouble,” remarked the spinster
boarder. “Some people take her part,
and some others side with him.”
“And I suppose.” growled the scanty
haired bachelor nt the pedal extremity
of the mahogany, “there are a few ec
centric people who mind their own
business.”—C hicago News.
Unconcerned.
An incident illustrating the placidity,
if so It may be called. of the Duke of
Wellington has reference to a naval
officer, a near connection of the duke.
The ship which this officer command
ed was lost, nnd be himself was drown
ed. When the news whs communicated
to the duke, he merely exclaimed,
•"That's the second ship he has lost!”
Hard to Please.
“Your audiences scented shocked by
the show.”
“At first.” answered the manager,
“but we expurgated it."
*And then?”
“Then they seemed disappointed.”—
Exchange. .
Balm For Fat Men.
Every picture of the devil in human
form represent/ him as very tall, very
•lender and elegantly dressed. The
fat men next all the comfort they can
get and may find uome in this. -Atchi
son Globe
There Is < y. t -ure for public dis
tress and t bile education, di
rected to i»G thoughtful. mercl-
fu. and Just Rusk i (
Where Chess Is Most Popular.
Games may come and games may go,
but chess blds fair never to loss Its
popularity. Nowhere else Is It so popu
lar as it is in the village of Strobeck,
near Halberstadt, in Prussian Saxony.
Some time in the eleventh century
Count Gunnelin, held a prisoner In a
stone tower in the village, amused
himself by carving a set of chessmen
and teaching the game to his Jailers.
The tower, which still stands, Is known
as the Chess tower. The Jailers tafight
the game to their friends, who were so
pleased with It that they devoted all
their spare time to practice. This de
light in chess continues to the present
in Strobeck. Every person plays. The
village hotel is called the Chess inn,
tournaments are held every year, and
prizes are given to the best players. If
a young man goes to an adjoining vil
lage for a wife who cannot play chess
he must pay a fine, to be used toward
the expenses of the next tournament
This subtle ordinance has spread a
knowledge of the game among the
young ladies of all the surrounding vil
lages.
Bruges.
What is flte right pronunciation of
this word? It is usually pronounced
by English people ns if It were French,
with a soft, sibilant g, and in one syl
lable. Is there any Justification for
this? In the first place, why Is It not
Anglicized. like Waterloo? And if not
English, why French? Why not Flem
ish? In Bruges Itself you do not hear
the French pronunciation. It is the
Flemish —Bru-ya. Ask at the station
If this is Bruges (a la Francaise), and
they will hardly understand you. They
will say, “It is Bru-ya.” In Longfel
low's “Carillon,” and also in “The Bel
fry of Bruges,” the word has two syl
lables. Is this Intended to be read
with the Flemish pronunciation (Bru
ya) or in the English fashion (to rhyme,
say, with “subterfuges”)? It cannot
be the French. It may be said that
an American poet Is no rule for Eng
lish people, but the word also occurs, I
believe, In one of Browning’s poems (I
cannot remember which) with two syl
lables.—London Notes and Queries.
Orchestral Oversights.
The snare drummer happened to
catch a selection that called for the use
of half a dozen or more Instruments.
To make the shift from one to an
other he had to hustla in a fashion that
nightly Impressed persons sitting near.
When he had finished the lively Opera
tion he was puffing and blowing and
the perspiration was coming out in
streams. A man Just outside the or
chestra rail leaned forward and, point
ing to the score, remarked:
“That was good work, old man, but
you missed ono place.”
“I did!” responded the drummer in
surprise. “Why, I thought I played
everything that came my way.’’
“No,” the other resumed, “you didn’t
do everything, and I saw the leader
glance nt you. Right there, in the mid
dle of thnt measure, is a place where
it says you should have gone down
cellar and shaken the furnace, and you
didn’t pay any attention to it.”—Prov
idence Journal.
Suiting His Theory.
“When I hear of a new theory,” said
a scientist, “I am reminded of the two
geologists. At a certain summer re
sort one brilliant afternoon the young
er geologist from his bedroom window
saw the older man rolling a great rock
down the side of a mountain.
“He watched the work for nearly
three hours. The old geologist, thin
and little and white whiskered, had a
hard time of It to guide that rock al
most as big as himself. But he per
severed. He got the rock down where
he wanted It Just as the dinner bell
rang.
“The younger man said to him won
deringly at dinner:
“ ‘What were you doing with that
rock this afternoon, professor?’
“ ‘Why,’ the professor answered, ‘the
fact is the thing was 600 feet too high
to suit niy theory.' ”
Willing to End the Company.
A Chicago man who once permitted
himself to be persuaded to back a the
atrical company was seated In his of
fice one day when he received a tele
gram from the manager of the show.
The troupe was somewhere In Mis
souri. nnd the telegram read thus:
“Train wrecked this morning and nil
scenery and baggage destroyed. No
member of company Injured. What
shall 1 do?”
The answer sent back by the Chicago
man was as follows:
“Try another wreck and have the
company ride In the baggage car.”—
Chicago Record-Hernld.
Gently Broken.
“You were a long time in the fnr cor
ner of the conservatory last evening,"
suggested the mother. “What was go
ing on?”
“Do you remember the occasion on
which you became engaged to papa?”
Inquired the daughter byway of reply.
“Os course I do.”
“Then It ought not to be necessary
for you to ask any questions.”
Thus gently the news was broken
that they were to have a son-in-law.
Art of Eating.
Eating Is not merely an enjoyment
It Is a science that must be learned, an
art that must be acquired by Intelli
gent patience. The man who at mid
dle age has not discovered what and
how much is suitable for him has not
finished his education.—Health.
Lots of Reasons.
Robbies—l don’t sec w»jy any actor
should ever be out of a job. Bobbins—
Why? Robbins According to the ad
vertieementa. every good play is ftrl! of
good aftßatloaa.-Excbanga.
Three Royal Toasts.
The ‘'Grevllle Memoirs” tells this
story of King William IV. of England
and the Duke of Cumberland, his
brother: “During dinner loud voices
were heard, which soon became more
vehement. Both brothers had drunk
more than usual, and the duke had
lost his temper and his head. Then
for the first time King William sus
pected the idea which from that time
was never out of Duke Eftest’s mind—
that he ought to be the next king of
England should no male children sur
vive his brother, William IV. The
duke, rising, said: ‘Call in the suit. I
am proposing a toast. The king’s
health; God save the king.’ The suit
came In and drank it. Then the duke
said, ‘May I also, sir, propose the next
toast?’ ‘Name It, your grace,’ replied
the king. ‘The king’s heir,’ proudly
said the duke, ‘and God bless him!’
“A dead silence followed. Then the
king, collecting all his energies and
wits, stood up and called out, ‘The
king’s heir; God bless her!’’ Then,
throwing the glass over his shoulder,
he turned to his brother and exclaimed,
‘My crown came with a lass, and my
crown will go to a lass!’ Every one
noticed that the duke did not drink the
toast. He left the room abruptly.”
A Kind Hearted Waiter.
A surprising experience was that of
a lady who received a bit of advice on
table etiquette. She is sufficiently free
from vanity to tell the story herself.
She says:
I know that I am not a person of
impressive appearance. I am inclined
to be short and stout and to dress
plainly. Still, I had hoped that I had
an air of acquaintance with polite so
ciety. But now’ I shall be more mod
est than ever in my idea of the impres
sion I make upon strangers.
At my first meal at the hotel where
I passed last summer I was pleased
with the face of my waiter. It was
radiant with kindliness and good na
ture. I began my dinner with soup
and fish. As the waiter set them in
front of me he glanced at the persons
of fashionable appearance who were
my neighbors at table. His kind heart
was suddenly struck with the fear that
I might make an unfortunate Impres
sion on them. He bent down and
whispered in my ear:
“Eat your soup first.”
Grooming.
Anciently man thought more highly
of his horse than of his womenkind.
But woman, as it chanced, was crafty.
“Why does he esteem his horse be
yond his wife?” she asked herself and
resolutely faced the task of finding out.
Her first answer was: “The horse
will carry a heavier load.”
Her next: “The horse doesn’t talk
back at him.”
But neither of these, somehow, im
pressed her as being correct.
“Most likely,” she declared at length,
‘‘lt’s In the grooming. Well, I’ll just be
well groomed myself and see.”
It was a lucky guess, and from that
time forward woman’s position rose
relatively until In our day the horse
has scarcely a look in even at the
horse show. —Puck.
Her Darling’s Desire.
"My darling,” said a fond mother,
who believed In appealing to children’s
tender feelings Instead of punishing
them, "if you are so naughty you will
grieve mamma so that she will get 111
and have to lie In bed In a dark room
and take nasty medicine, and then she
may die and have to be taken away
out to the cemetery and be burled, and
you”—
The child had become more solemn,
but an angelic smile overspread his
face at his mother's last words, and,
throwing his arms about her neck, he
exclaimed:
“Oh, mamma, and may I sit beside
the coachman?”—London Queen.
The Age of Man.
It Is generally admitted by scientists
that men lived on the earth contempo
raneously with the big nosed rhinoc
eros, which became extinct about the
beginning of the glacial period. That
period, so high an authority as the late
John Fiske assures us, probably began
not less than 240,000 years ago and
came to an end 80,000 years ago. How
long man existed on the earth prior to
the glacial period we have no means
of knowing.—New York American.
Puzzled.
Mrs. Gnswell—Who is that man who
looked at you as If he knew you? Mrs.
Highsome—He is a man who has done
some professional work for rile once
or twice. He’s a chiropodist. Mrs.
Gas well—Chiropodist? Oh, yes; I’ve
heard of them. They don’t believe in
foreordlnatlon, do they?—Chicago Trib
une.
To What Base Uses. Etc.
One of our State street brokers re
ceived a note from a customer bear
ing the cryptic message. “Richard HL,
act 1, line ISS.” Turning to the pas
sage he read. “Now, by St. Paul!” and
next moment be had given the order.—
Boston Transcript
Useless Prayers.
An earnest young preacher in a re
mote country village concluded a long
■nd comprehensive supplication by say
ing, “And now let us pray for those
who are dwelling In the uninhabited
portions of the earth.”
Willing He Should Know.
A certain boastful man asserts that
he knows how to play on two cornets
at once, and the neighbors say that
they do not object to his knowing bow,
but that he had better not try to do it.
The man who la always trying to
find out what people him Is sel
dom happy.
-- ■ jflr
Bl I I II l H I I i I ■ ,*« '■ *8
! Fixing Things j
For Arthur. |
By HENRY BERLINGOFF.
I Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated ?
J Literary Press. j
fil l llltl g , |t t T - T T _ T - . rt
Arthur Lynwood looked longingly
after Irma Shelby, and Dick, his small
brother, glanced up shrewdly into his
clean cut face.
“Mushy,” he said shrewdly, “why
don’t you marry her?”
“You scamp!” began Arthur. Then
he paused. Dick was only twelve, but
more than once the busy little brain
under the thatch of red hair had helped
the big brother through a tight place.
“I wish I knew her, old chap,” he
went on in a different voice. “I’m not
mushy, but—well, you know how it is
yourself. I can’t very well force my
self on her, and when we have no wo
men folks to call on her I don’t se©
how we are going to make it.”
"They certainly are hard folks to get
next to,” admitted Dick. "They’ve
been here a month and two days now,
and even gabby Mrs. Pitkin can’t get
in with them. I guess there isn’t any
chance for us, Art, just the three of
us men.”
Arthur smiled at the phrase “us
men.” But, after all, Dick was one of
sOJUr
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bWI 11
"I WANT HIM TO MAURY A TOP NOTCHER
MKB YOU.”
the three who had been very lonely in
the big house since Mrs. Lynwood had
answered the call of the great beyend.
So, with an affectionate pat on the
back and a brisk “Never mind, old
fellow,” Arthur watched Dick turn
into the schoolyard.
Dick swung around suddenly after
Arthur and tugged at his coat sleeve.
“Don’t worry until I see what I can
do for you,” he commanded, then turn
ed and sped back as the last bell was
ringing.
The promise cheered Arthur oddly.
Dick was fertile in Invention and
could be trusted to bring about even
this coveted acquaintance if it could
possibly be done.
The Shelbys had kept very much to
themselves since they had come to
town. Inquiring busybodies had been
told by the maid that Mrs. Shelby was
too ill to receive callers as yet.
She begged to be excused for a few
weeks more, and the girl—Arthur bad
discovered that her name was Irma
had shared her mother’s seclusion.
Despite bis confidence in Dick, Ar
thur was rather surprised that even
ing when Miss Shelby came running
out of the house as he passed. Evi
dently she had been watching for him,
and Arthur paused uncertainly as she
reached the gate.
“You are Mr. Lynwood?” she said,
with questioning inflection.
“And you are Miss Shelby?” he re
turned. “I am at your service.”
“It's about your brother and my
brother,” she began in pretty embar
rassment “It seems that your brother
made an entirely unprovoked attack
upon mlye after school this afternoon.
Poor Robert was badly treated. He
is not accustomed to mixing with boys
—and he knows little about fighting. I
understand that your brother promised
him another thrashing tomorrow.”
"I shall speak to Dick this evening,”
promised Arthur, but Just as he gave
the assurance Dick came tearing out
of the Lynwood house, and Arthur
called him across the street.
He came promptly, for Dick was not
a boy to shirk responsibilities. He re
garded Irma with mild amusement as
Arthur repeated her statement.
"He started it.” Insisted Dick stoutly.
“I guess no fellow’s going to he.anhis
brother called names. Your broth; r
said mine was a dude and a nrettj
boy. and Art ain’t that It’s different
being just good looking.’’
“Never mind that.” ordered Arthur
hastily. “That is no excuse for you to
hit him.”
“That wasn’t all,” supplemented
Dkk. "He called you a big stiff and
said that if you had any get up and
get about you you'd get married and
give me another mother to keep me
from being lonely, and I told him that
there wasn’t anybody good enough for
you. and he said anybody was good
enough for you, and then I lammed
him a good one. and there was a fight
It wasn’t much of a fight, though,” he
added, with contempt. “I had to chase
him four blocks to get in one punch.” •
i “Do you understand that you will be .
thrashed if you lay hands on young
Shelby again?" demanded Arthur sori
ously.
"I’ll lick him if lie talks about you,"
declared Dick truculently. He then
proceeded to address l.is remarks to
Miss Shelby.
"An's Just the best ever." he
plain,d. "Ev.-r since hmtiicr di. d bi/iflgglß
i 1 ...:.,- everything for ni". ami 1 ain't
ing to have any boy call him
and say that any girl is good
for him to marry. When lie marries
want him to marry a !■ p mm lier
you.” AMU
The girl’s face went crimson at
praise and its suggestion, but she /fl
smiled into the freckled face before
she turned to Arthur.
"I shall see that Robert is punished
if he repeats his offense,” she prom
ised, "and I don't blame such a loyal
■ little hero worshiper for defending his
big brother. I don't blame
aiMMfl
j. r n [•••■■ i f r :<n instant on
gr.tv.-. It.indsome fa.ee. “1 shall ''m?
to s ■.■ y 'ii should you care to be
b >rly, Mr. Lynwood. Mother is im- 1
proving, but she wi ties to be stronger «■
. before site faces the influx of the kind- ’ 1
ly and the curious.” ]
“I shall be glad to run.in this even- J
ing if I may,’’ was tbejijuick response, 1
and Arthur was too eat. r for an
m win
i with wliii '.i Dick favored him.
' The girl gave assent promptly, and
the big and the little brother bowed.
I lek hung back at the Lynwood gate.
"I got something to do,” he ex
plained reproachfully. “You were late j
this evening. You always come home ’
about 5.”
“A client came In at the last mo
ment,” explained Arthur. “Were you
waiting to see me?”
“Only about an hour,” answered
Dick. “I figured she would lay for you
at the gate, and I wanted to finish off
the job. I'!’ be home in about an hour.
Art.”
He dashed off clown the street and
by a circuitous route reached the rear
of the Shelby bouse, where the plump
and > •.""what clierubic Rober, v. ,
playing by himself.
lie started to run when Dick ap
peared on the scene, but the more
active lad had ills victim pinioned by
the arms, while one mittened hand
was clapped over the squirming one’s
mouth. ■
“I ain’t going to hurt you—now,” ■
promised Dick. “I just want to talk mJ
to you. You told your sister that I 1
punched you for nothing, didn’t you?” B
“That’s just what you did.” wailed J
Bob Shelby. 1
“That ain’t so,” corrected Dick. “I
did punch you for something, but I
ain’t telling you what for. I told your
sister that I licked you for calling my
brother names, and if you ever dare
E say that it ain’t so I'll get you In a
corner where you can't run away and
! —you'll know how !t-fee!s to ba in a
I dynamite explosion. I can do. it, can't
I'.-” he added fiercely, nnd the
Ing lad assured his lord nnd master
[ that he certainly could.
( “I don’t want to have to do it,” ex
plained Dick. “You're so soft that if
. I beat you much you’ll get ‘out of
shape, and you ain’t got too much
' shape as it is. You'll,make a fierce
brother-in-law, Skinny, but I suppose
. that I’ll have to stand you, for I’ve
been fixing things for Arthur and—
well, I guess you go with the family.”
I ■
i So Near and Yet So Far.
“I've lived for twenty years in New
York apartments,” said a man who
, would rather pay rent than shovel suow
, around his own home, “and I've en
i countered some extraordinary wrin- t
, kies in that form of existence. But the
queerest thing of all happened a few
• days ago.”
[ “Rent reduced?” asked an alleged
humorist.
“No. In the apartment over me has
lived for four years a family whicA I
came to know pretty well. While iot
■ on visiting terms, we met often a.id ’ J
. agreeably. The head of the house was
a fine fellow, for whom I entertained a
. sincere liking.
“Well, sir, this man. a familiar ac
quaintance, living in the same house
with me, died suddenly and had been
buried nearly two weeks before I
beard of his death, and then I learned.
• of it quite accidentally through a
. chance remark by the elevator boy.
• “A neat commentary on New York
; life, isn't it? I wonder what they'd
think of it down on the old farm?” —
> New York Globe.
A Canine Marvel. ’
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the case of a lioss-sliire
wli- _-e collie was unfi rtnmie enough fl
to be caught in a steel vermin trap. sB
! | The gamekeeper, gun in band, was fl
soon on the scene, but In the short ~
time the dog had become quite infuri
i i ated with pain. Having nothing suit-
• I able for muzzling the animal and scar-
! ing to place his foot upon the trap
: i spring with the dog’s jaws free, the -
| gamekeeper placed the gun barrels in
■ the dog's mouth and held them there
> ‘ while easing the spring. With a vi-
‘ cious snap the teeth < lased on
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