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BOMBAY MORNING, ALICIA’S COWBOY. A STORY DEALING WITH SOME HAPPENINGS WHEN BUFFALO BILL CAME TO TOWN. It needed no lurid posters spread with bucking bronchos and rough rid ers of the world to announce that ISuf fulo Bill was coming to town. The small boy betrayed an almost pathetic eagerness to render small services to the heads of the households. The fam ily clothesline disappeared under the born to emerge later as a lariat and to violently choke the youngest hopeful employed as a target in default of real wild horses In the family back yard. The older folk were u£>t above being Interested in the matter. Paterfamilias told bow in bis younger days he had known a man who could shoot ull around Colonel Cody. The mother re counted, with a faint blush on her faded cheek, how she had crossed the plains In 187.1 and during a blizzard had been saved from an untimely death by the ministrations of a young lieutenant. In fact, the very bine blan ket under which her husband now took his Sunday afternoon nap In the libra ry was a souvenir of her narrow es cape. Between the two extremes the show wus at once a bait and a reward. It was the peace offering when Strcphon fought with Phyllis. It was a merit badge when Phyllis would not quarrel. Kvon Edward Thurston and Alicia Peyton were Interested in the gaudy pictures as they strolled silently along 111 1 lie mild spring air. Yet Thurston had just asked a certain fateful-ques tion, and Miss Peyton’s “No” had been very decided. "I like you better, perhaps, tlmn any trim I know,” she had said. “Htill, lik ing Isn't love, and the man I love must be someone 1 can respect. You are u nice boy, a good talker and have ail the advantages of birth aiaj position. That is not enough. 1 want to marry a man a real man, strong, reliant like that man there.” And she pointed to the lithographic reproduction of the lloHii Bonhoiir painting of Cody. “But, Alicia,” lie urged, “tills is so foolish, you know. A chap can't ride h broncho and Wear chaps and spurs when a street car or a cab is the prop er thing and patent leathers and black cloth sre preferred. l<et me show yoU”-r She raised her hand in protest. “Please,” she said, “dbii't argue. It hurts me to Say this. Don't make it worse by continuing a Conversation that Is painful.” So be held his peace, but as they walked slowly back to the house front the purk each fresh “stand” of bills and Alicia's evident Interest In them Increased the twinkle which had come In Thurston's eye despite the blow to bis hopes. When they reached her doojir he would not enter, but as lie took her hand lie asked; "May I semi you seats for. the Wild West'- 1 have friends with the organization, and while 1 shall not lie able ,'toi Lie with you It would give mo pleasure lo know you were admiring the Teal man.’” “Donat,"; she urged. “You are not kind. 1 didn’t mean that I w,anted to mu try a eofvbojV merely (hat I was tlreil of jibe cfi'emlimto men of .the cit ies, ihan A'hp never do things, who are eoiitent simply to exist. It Is not your owp fault that you lire not other than yinfiire.’ UJs the fault of our modern \ > Its laughed. “V didn’t mean to ques tion your judgment.” he said. "1 Will send a Imx over for the uiiUlikh*. Then you can 1 ' take tjie little opes, (iood night# He held her cool, slender hand for u moment longer than was strictly good form, then turned and went down the street with a springy stride that argued more strength than was made apparent by the modern tailor’s arts. Thursday afternoon the “show lots," as the vacant field generally used for exhibition purposes was culled, were crowded. Those who could afford to patronize the entertainment were for the most part alcet{dj> histd’e." Those wltjwut the gates were those who, lading the priori, liyed iu the hope that some philanthropist would sud denly happen along and invite them all Inside. Falling that, there was always the noise of the shooting, and the year be fore tlij-ee clay pigeons had’ fallen out side the feni'e, and portions had been cherished In pocket museums of small ho) s for weeks thereafter as an offset to the cartridge shells obtained by the fortunate ones who had seed the show. In a box affording an unobstructed view of the field sat the Peyton family, from Grandpa I’ey ton to Harry, the four-year-old. The younger ones were all impatient for the performance to commence. The band was something, lint bands were more common than cowboys, even though this was a cowboy baud. Whet they wanted were meu who rode horses. Harry in particular was on the ragged edge, and his nurse had difficulty in keeping him from break ing away In search of bis hero. The year before hedmd been adjudged too young to attend. The first band of Indians came dash ing into the arena, turning the upper curve Just beyond the Peyton box. and wheeling smartly Into place. Harry was transported. Here wore the In dians. at last, and their painted. Jialf nuked bodies Were et-en more faselbat- Ing than the Images he had been able fiMiSESL uiLriUftnii hia sleepless inn- tnentVln ltis“3imly lighted nursery. ' Band after band came on, each fol lowed by It* chief, and each succeeding body drew Harry nearer to the front of the box. The nurse, fresh from Irish soil, was too much Interested to watch her charge. The others trusted to the nurse. At last came the cowboys, better mounted even than their associates. Six abreast they swept into the arena and came tearing down the stretch. Suddenly a groan went up, a great vol ume of tone like the voice of one Blighty man. There, directly in the path of the riders, stood a fair haired child. The sun glanced from its dainty white dress and lit up the long flaxen curls till they seemed to form a halo about Its head. Alicia sprang up with a fearful scream. “Hurry;” she cried. “Oh, my dar ling, come to sister!” Then she covered her eyes, not daring to face the awful horror she knew must come. The Instant he did so some Impulse compelled b<r to look again, and a ray of hope lit up her strained face. The riders on the inside had turned aside. The one nearest the child Stooped and caught him up, and as a mighty shout went up from the crowd he swung the little fellow to the pom mel of the saddle. The six moved on. They drew Into llielr places, and the child shouted with delight at the nov elty of his position, never giving thought to the danger he had faced. As the horseman stood there waiting for the end of the entree Alicia sought his face, her eyes dimmed with grate ful tears. Bike his fellows, he wore the regulation blue shirt with its sear let kerchief. The brown leather chaps were much like those worn h.v the oth ers, and a huge sombrero threw the face in shadow. He was in nowise different from Ills fellows, yet it seemed to Alicia as if there was something familiar in the figure something that suggested sonic one she had known. It was absurd to Imagine that she numbered a plainsman among her ac quaintances, yet try ns she would she could not lake her eyes from him. Even when Colonel Cody passed on his splendid horse the graceful, well built figure and the tiny white form of her brother were all she saw. The colonel hail made his little speech* lie had introduced fiis con gress of rough riders of the world w ith a sweep of Ids hat, nil Inclusive. The riders had advanced to the barrier, had retreated,ami were beginning the mpsleal ride which finishes the en trance. A! lirst the eowboys were within the circle. Gradually, however, the ranks thinned out, apd on the last circuit they would have lo pass the box. Har ry's rescuer reined up ns the box Was reached and, drawing out. of line, leaned forward to restore the boy. Alicia' started forward to receive him, fully occupied with her- 111 lie brother. Not until the rider w ins la mo tion again did she look Into Ills faee. Th)‘H she sank down, crying and laugh ing all at once. Mild hysterics, worn- universal pnliacen, hud eofhc to liel‘ relief. After the siege of Peking had been raised and the emblem of Christianity had .replaced the banners of pagan ism, according b> the programme, the I'ey ton family were Interviewing a young man who now wore the khaki uniform of a prlvule soldier. Ills filce bus flushed with embarrassment. I’vytou pore regarded him with be nevolent good will and suggested that he had better come up to dinner, Pey ton mere till'd to say something suit able and w ept- quietly instead. The younger Peytons regarded him with uvVe, much ns one looks upon a neigh bor who suddenly achieves national greatness. All this was of Interest, but there was a look In Alicia Peyton's eyes that made htin wish the rest of the family would go away anil leave him alone with her. But v lien tlds wish was granted a few hours later Thurston was sudden ly tongue tied and distressingly self conscious. Alicia raised her eyes, brimming with tenderness, to bis. “Since you won't take advantage of your bravery, sir," she said. “I supimse 1 will have to propose lo you myself." “It's not gratitude 1 wrrrtt; it's love,” I he said gently. “You feel now that I must be repaid for piekiug up Harry.” , “It Is love 1 offer," slie said proudly; “I didn’t know it theh. You scorned 8s inert as the rest of our men. How was I to know- that., vyu had Titklep the rntipe'.-for three years after your he!?lth # bPok# down In College it yon didn't tell me?” He answered with a kiss. “At any rate,” he said, "you have won a cow boy. That’s why 1 wouldn't argue the point with you the other evening. 1 have ridden with Cody's show every jtime it has come to town since I came ] bock from the west. It's like visiting jold friends.” ! 100 pairs of ladies button and lace (shoes. Regular price, f 1.50. Joel's sale price for ten days, SOB cents. 308 Bay street. Just received 100 dozen men’s fancy uatf hose, regular price 10 cents. Sale price for ten days only 3 cents pair. 1,. J. JOEL. 30$ Bay SL THE BEST SERVICE. Jim Carter hss just returned to the city from ’Bis northern trip and is in a position to give the very best ser vice in clothes cleaning to lie found anywhere. He has secured the agency of tnp very best tailoring hou ses and it will pay all /G examine his fine line of samples before purchas ing elsewhere. ' 3T>O njensJ fleeced, lined under shirts fc nil flrawtrs. .AYorih the world tutfij ssptti J I’ijr V'bj dayf /"tly 07 cents suit. B. J. JUEB, the Prior Man's friend. avß Bay street. ■THM BRUNSWICK UAIBY NEWS. WHEN WOMAN LOVES. Her Devotion Changes the Current of a Lawbreaker’s Life. u will simplify matters and lead to a bettor understanding if 1 confess at the outset that I am w hat the police de nominate a “emok.” I aui neither a thief, robber nor burglar, but a finan cial agent for people who have proper ty to dispose of, property acquired In an unlawful way. For Instance, if u burglar comes across bonds, shares, notes, deeds and the like while pursu ing his culling he bundles them up and brings them to me. For a liberal com mission 1 ditqiose of the papers on the open market or deal with the los r dl rect. Now and then 1 handle Jewelry, but the gems must be valuable anil the losers wealthy to Interest me In u case. It may be of Interest to know that 1 was a fairly good civil engineer before 1 became it financial agent. Why I ex changed professions Is a matter con cerning myself alone. Ten years since a friend of mine named Dee got into trouble lii a west ern state. In trying to break away from the otlleers one of them was shot (lend. That meant the gallows for Dee. 1 at once secured tin' best legal counsel for him, but wus plainly told that only u miracle could save his neck. When hts case cimie up, he was convicted without the Jury leaving the box, and bo wus Sentenced to be hung. We nun'" an appeal, and lie went back to prison knowing that he would be safe for eight or ten months to come. Dee wus a man'of twenty eight, a gentleman by birth, one of the hand somest men you ever saw. llniTit been a Jury of women they would have ac quitted him ns promptly as he wms Convicted. A dozen females broke down and wept when he was sen tenced. Though watching things close ly ! had not put myself forward at the trial. Among the'lnterested ones 1 had noticed a handsome girl aboilt twenty, and the trial was not half concluded When I knew Iluit she regarded Dee as nil Innocent man and a hero. When the verdict of guilty was pronounced, she fainted away, and the Incident .created some local gossip. As mulling more could be done for Dee for some lime l was about In leave the city, when 1 received a note asking •me lo call ala certain house. 1 called and met Miss Fay, Dee's courtroom ad talrer and an heiress. She told me that she hud fallen In love with l)Ce and that every dollar she had was at his disposal to save Ids neck. When I re plied that It wasn't a question of mon ey and that he was almost certain to hung after we hud exhausted all legal dodges, she asked me to remain In town until I heard from her again. Dee was a fur better man In all tilings than three-fourths of those shouting their morality, but I felt It my duly lo tell Miss Fay Just where he stood. I admitted to her that lie was a criminal Instead of a hero nful that even If his life was saved through her efforts she could hardly hope lie would marry her and settle down. Nothing 1 could say would dispel her Illusions, and she actually became angry at me for giving her brotherly advice. She did not tell me what steps she meant to take, luit 1 knew liy. the light In her eyes that she would hesitate at noth ing. It wus seven days before 1 met her again,’ anil I w as astonished at the work she had done. Dee was confined til the county Jail, which was as strong and safe as a state prison. He had n cell at the end of a wing, and was so hedged In by bolts, bars, guards and Steel and stone walls tlmt there Was not the remotest chance for an escape. In a week the girl had located the cell, rented a cottage outside the walls and stocked It with tools and provi sions and laid the plan to defeat Jub tlee. The plan was boldness itself. I was to find two trusty men and en sconce myself in the cottage and dig a tunnel to the cell of the condemned. The distance was ldo feet, anil we must gij under the street, under the y ard, wall and then under the wall of the jail. The cottage was one of throe and had a space of only twenty feet on each side of it. The other cottages were owned by- the families occupying them, and the people were bound to wateli any strangers moving la. To dig that tunnel was the work of months, and to run Its other mouth Into a cell was a feat the oldest engi neer and the nerviest sort of a crook might well hesitate over. 1 ridiculed the whole plan at once, but Miss Fay took it up point by point, and so well did she argue that after three or four hours I agreed that there Was one chance 111 a thousand that success might be achieved. Tlie, lirst move was to find a family to occupy tlie cottage. It was not very difficult for me to get hold of an oldish woman who would assist us to carry the. scheme, through. She opened a boarding house, but took in only three men of us. We were supposed to be railroad men and to come and go be fore daylight and after dark. Now and then we did come and go. but it was only to deceive the neighbors. As soon as we settled in the house we began work on the tunnel, and we never put In less than fourteen hours out of the twenty-four. The two men with me knew what they Were being paid for and could be depended m>ou. The cel lar of the cottage gave us room for the dirt excavated, and It seemed as If luck was with us from the start. It was winter, with but few people pass ing on the side street, and the ground being hard frozen there was less dan ger of the roof of the tunnel falling In. One can run a ditch on the surface as straight as a rule, but When you come to run a tuuuel It is a different thing. We had sewers and gas and water pipes and beds of rock to look for, and the far end must reach a cer tain cell Inside the jail. To say that I sweat blood over that job would be drawing it mild. We wont .over or un der the pipes in the street, made a couple of elbows to avoid big rocks, and finally reached the prison !!. From the wall we were to go under u coal shed until reaching prison wall, and there should be no chance to take sights above* ground. For tunately for us we Struck an old aban doned sewer, and this saved us at least a month’s digging. We followed It up to the prison wall and thCn we were twenty-five feet from the spot we wanted to reach. The jail had a cellar, but under only two-thirds of the space. The new wing rested on a bed of rock and cement In the difficult work we had to get around the pipes we progressed only by Inches. Toward the last of our work Miss Fay called at the cottage of a night and even crept into the tun nel. She made tlie arrangements for the future, and 1 alone was taken Into her confidence. At last there came a night when we began work on the flagstones forming the floor of Dee’s cell. 1 had got a note lo him. and he knew what we were doing. It was two nigbjs later before we broke through and he dropped down among us. As we emerged into the cellar of the cottage I halted lo tell him the story of ihe girl, and when 1 had finished it I said: "You must make a choice. You must either marry the girl and settle down to an honest life, or I will give you up to tlie prison authorities be fore you can leave the house.’ lie did not hesitate. He was touched by her devoHcm and glad enough of tn opportunity to drop his profession. In an hour be was at the appointed place. Flic was there to greet blip and a clergyman was there to marry them. Then they went away Into hiding, and It was months later before they crossed the sea to make a home in a foreign land. The escape ami the tunnel were discovered, of course, but the cottage was empty and the late occupants could not lie traced. While I rejoiced over lice's good luck, I really felt more solid satisfaction over the success of my tunnel. The newspapers, on the au thority of the city engineer, pronounced it a splendid piece of work, and added that tlie designer must have ability of no mean order. I had come out to an Inch of the spot aimed at. and 1 had taken a prisoner out of one of the strongest jails in the world. For Sale Steamer Wilmington. Beligtn, 90 feet; breadth, 31 feet: hold, (! feet depth; stern wheel. Fas singer list. Till; excursion list, 350; car ries 350 life'preservers. Built of nest yellow pine and white oak limber*. Will sell on easy terms. If interested, address, AUGUSTUS OEM BUR. Care Isaac (J. Haas, Savannah, Ga. Use 03d Standard Grovel Tasteless Chill Tonic has Swood the fcesi 25 years. jftSSghA and Average an- I fgttDßßi 5 nual sales over ■l|ajs' . One and a Half mmmk bottles. Does this re- * me cor( j 0 f merit* . appeal to you? Enclosed wibh every bottle * * f is a Free Ten-Cent Package of fkf a, <&*** GROVE’S BLACK ROOT I^lo , LIVER PILLS. No Pay. 50c. v For CHRONIC CHILLS: In these cases where a stronger chill tonic is preferred take GROVE’S CHRONIC CHILL CURE, a thin spiritous liquid of a pleasant aromatic bitter taste, which cures the chills that other chill tonics don’t cure. No Cure, No Pay. 50 cents. Always be sure its GROVE’S. ——————————— ,1 THE COOKBOOK If the pastry be slow in browning, throw a little sugar on the oven shelf. This will expedite matters greatly. If the skin of a beet root has got bro ken, sear the part with a redhot iron before cooking it. This will prevent the beet from bleeding. ’ f The next time tomato to up is plan ned for the family dinner try adding a few slices of orange just before serv ing and-'enjoy the pleasant flavor which they impart. Eggplant is most palatable when broiled. Cut into thick slices, with the skin on; dip In olive oil seasoned with salt and pepper and cook on wire broil er over a clear tire five or ten minutes. When a cake contains too much flour or has baked too fast, it will sink from the edges or rise up sharply, with a crack tu, the middle. If cake has a coarse grain, it was not beaten enough or the oven was too slow. If you like coeoanut pyramids, beat the whites of two eggs tijl light and stiff; mix with two cupfuls of grated coeoanut, one cupful of powdered sug ar and two tab# spoonfuls of flour; make into pyramids and bake brown. TVr ShnrlSNS Lived City. Which of the large cities of the world had the shortest life? In the ancient world the answer Is Palmyra. The period of its prosperity extended only from 117 to 273 A. D., 15U year*. In the fifth century B. C. l’C’.si,)Hills was the capital of the Per sian empire for thirty years only, but this was merely an Accident* of war and politics. Curtilage was the shortest lived scat of empire, for it only en dured üboutSOQ years. In modern times the answer would be Amarnpurn, the former capital of Burma. Founded in 1781, it had in 1800 a population of 173,000. Sixty years later the seat of government was transferred to Man dalay, ami Ainarapura is now repre; seated only by a few ruined temples and bamboo huts.—London Answers. Whfll’H In n \aim f Her name is Margaret, but all her friends call her Daisy. It is a pet nainu she has been known by since slic was a child. There is a pretty, bright, charming freshness about her wfiileb the flower suggests. But not withstanding the appropriateness of the nickname the girl, w ho has recent ly attained the dignity of nn eiufnge ment ring, has discarded It once and for all, and no one is a friend of hers who docs not call her Margaret. It is all on account of the new unmo she Is to take. She will eventually lie Mrs. Field. “Anil it Is a very nice name, too,” says the girl, "luit I do not intend to lie a ‘daisy field.’ ’’—New York Times. Homemade Huromefer. A convenient barometer for the kitchen may be made with an ordi nary glass jam jar and an old oil flask. Fill the jar three parts full of water, and after cleaning the flask place it in the jar neck downward. The rising of the water in the flask will indicate §flfc weather. Unsettled heather will Tic foretold by the sink ing of the water. Qoim! MfiniiKer. “You seem in manage remarkably well on your housekeeping money.” “Yes. The tradespeople haven't sent ilieir bills In yet.”- New York Herald. i CLAY AS AN ACTOR. HOW THE GREAT LAVYLYER WON A BIG CASE THAT WAS HOPELESS. - An old and well known traveler, who has recently settled iu Chicago, while coming in from Pewee ' alley the other afternoon told an iuiercsiing story about Henry Olay, the great Kentucky statesman. The story teller in has youth lived In Mr. Clay’s district dur ing the time when Henry Clay was at his prime as a lawyer. “A man was once being- tried for murder," said the narrator, "alid his case looked hopeless Indeed. lie laid without any seeming provocation mur dered one of his neighbors to cold blood. Not a lawyer in the county would touch tlie case. It looked had j ew t rtrlu thr-ts ptwtiori of m,v j barrel*!- * \ "ThcPman as a last extremity ap- ’ pealed to Mr. Clay to take the ease for him. Every one thought 'that Clay .Would certainly refuse, but whan the celebrated .V;. 1 r looked into Tin- mat ter his fighting blood was roused, and. to the gnat surprise of .dh he oecei^^ etf. :{!!■' “Then ca n a trial the like of whMfe UK rjkal on the ease, and it looked more* and mure hopeless Tlie only groan^H r.-i; loan had looked iffHß with- a fierce, murderous took^^H t> qfcr *•} I ■ p ! ’ SwW < . r . y I • All tii. ii, ju-i as- be, was about' t<", £ l ist uud card. Moekes^^^^H and carrying undying hi it that Iso ever seen, 'geuti^^Hg - If a should look at you I what would j do?’’ j “That was ali lie said, but enough. The jury was startled, some even quailed on their seats. Judge moved uneasily on his bcnclU* After fifteen minutes the jury <i!i slowly buck with a ‘Not guilty, yojkr honor.’ The victory was complete. - “When Clay was congratulated on his easy ..victory, Ue-said; " ‘lt was not so easy as you think. J. spent days and days in my rojtu) be. fore the mirror pr act Icing thsit look. It took more hard work to give that look than to investigate tjie most ob tuse case.’ "-s-Boi.iisvihe Courier-Jour nal. * To Raffle His Horse. K A. Silver.! Is raffling off pis fine horse and buggy and hiW is ft Chance for some lucky man iu. wip a.,-goon animal Mr. Kffvcra'if dlW<wh'; of his horse because ho leaves on tbo-FJth ha - the north to he., altsent several weeks.