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STORAGE.

STORAGE and Distributing Warehouse.
so South Second street. }. c. Resdman.
Telephone, Main los.
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CHOY CHUNG co. No. i4ls Second
Suits to order at short notice. SIS and
upward.
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DEXTER HORTON & Co. BANKERs

Correspondence IN all the principal ciue'
in the United States and Europe
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advertisers desiring display advertise
n1snfs changed for the Sunday issue must
Ia nd IN copy BY / o'clock Saturday 70 r.
POST rNTEI.LIGE%CER 60.
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S ,SALE-Tn n.
Superior court Of the state Of Washin~ss
ton, for the county of King. HerhaTt
:. Gr.gss, plaintiff. v. +. NJ. Charc6
and PhShe J Church' ms wife, the Kirk.
land Land and Improvement CO.
George W. Fischer and +. T. Fischer
cO-partnerS doing business under tAs
firm name of Fischer Bros, defendsnis
No. p 1881.
Under and ny virtue Of an order OF saa
and special execution. isued out OF ha
above named court in the above emitted
action. and 10 me directed and delivered
1 have duly levied upon the following de-
scribed real property, situated in King
county. Washington, to-Wit:
All of tract / OF Cormode's fve-acrs
garden tracts, as numbered and shown
on the plats thereof. of record IN the 81.
nee OF the auditor of said King county
al in King county, state OF Washington
Notice is therefore hereby given that On
Friday. the 10th day Of January, 1855 al
the hour of ten o'clock a. IN. OF said DAY
at the front door OF the courthouse, In tie
city of Seattle, in said King county, | will
sell the above described property AZ
public auction. 70 the highest ans best
bidder, for cash.
Dated this the eth day Of December. Ieh
A. r. VAN DE NANTER, Sheriff.
Herbert s. Gr.ggs. Attorney.
NOTICE or SHERIFF"S SALE-rn ,As
superior court of the state of Washing.
ton. for the county OF King. Maggie j.
Beck plaintiff. VS.. j. NJ. Boyd and Fan
ME A. Boyd. his wife, Geo, W Nc:
pheters. and Austin N. McPheters and
Annie J. MePheters. his Wife. defend
ants. No. 20.659,
Under and by virtue of an order OF sale
and special execution, issued out Of ;h-
above named court. In the above entitled
action, and 10 me directed and delivered,
I have duly levied upon the following de-
scribed real property situated In King
county. Washington, to-wit:
g IS Ia tn
Q0), In block one "a. IN the Sander 80maa
Real Estate Company's first addition .
the city Of Seattle.
Notice Is therefore hereby given that on
Friday the S1st day OF January, lS8 u
the hour Of ten o'clock a. m OF saic day
at the front door OF the courthouse, IA
the city Of Seattle. in said King county,
| will sell the above described property AZ
public auction. 10 the highest and hett
bidder. for cash.
Dated this the 9th day OF Deeembet
1895. A. T. VAN DE NANTER,
Sheriff.
Blaine & DeVries. Attorneys.
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NOTICE OF SHTnTFF"S SATE-In the
superior court OF the state Of Washing
ton. FOR the county ~ King r. J. Glen
non. Vlaiutif W. Chin QugnC F1pk and
q I'm You Ling. CO-paTturTs under the
firm name - Gee Lee a. Co. NJ. u.
Packus. Fredo,in WHaelm and Regina
Win.lm. 4 HANBACK,. NJ. NJ. Cara her.
receiver VI the Rainier Power and Rail-
wav Company. and ne Rainier P9wer
end Railway Company. defendants. No.
Is sof
Under ard hv virtue ~ an order ~ sale
ard special execution. issued out 81 the
cause. nd 70 me directed and delivered
: have duly levied upvu All the interest
~ tae a~tnrdaufs Griu Quouz Fo0k and
Gin You Ling. no-uarfrrTs as Gee Lee a.
Co. % virtue of au ta1enture 81 lease
dated November iltb. &Na3. between the
7efcndants Fradoliu Wilhelm and Regina
IS lhetrn. as iessoTs. and said Co-partuer-
Ship - Gee Lee & Co. as iessees in and
% the easterly sixty hy sixty (ssxsU feet
of lrt t3v- a. iu block sixteen 0sB Nav
r. -i's plat 10 the tr@n fnow rifyl az Sa-
attic. together with t1ree-stgrv hriex
bsitdfnE ard basement situate within ne
.t-rtfs - said ict- aut wing ard tsrirg n
Sotire IS therefore, hereby given nat ~,
Friday the 8isl day - January 1895 AZ
fh= hour % zen O'Clock a I'd o. sa.a "A.
~ the front door % the court 9.oT,ss IN
fh.- cltv % Seattl~ in said King ~o,lrt,-
pH9-ic suoti0n. 20 the highest and best
bidder for casr
DATED this TIE 9th dav. of nas.ar,f..-r
ls9 A + VAN Or VASTF1R
Dausman, Keileher d Emory. Attorneys.
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Eth t-ttFA ~
For RrHT- lio,s~es. Stones. RATS ard o.
fP-.S i1 3I parts e tns city. Pioneer
Rent aa6 Collection t3.. : RoxNe.l
block Telephone Rel ,pl
FoR lltNr- FURNISHED he,,se. an o~ para.
eeua D. s}l er. >lase tu ua Gas ss-, fl.as-
aHt GoIo. rHt fisHt f.3Et} Sts ana latH
NC WasaWst ap Ffree@-
roR RENT -H1a~c< ~ an localities. re~tS
,o-ee.tti ana property eafefu.Iv &csaAes
aftNr Goodwin. kaSrr \ k>~keu Go. ST
Uaa.r Book.
FoK RENT-Co=oer CESAR AMI E-sh.4
E.k<cf~ rs4r Court eClsS. az ga-ul A.-ea
I"qa-ce ~ 1& Cedar street
FoR KE<T. Houses ana cottages ta al
locations Whn81 L. Hamper. ~ Dexter
Horton bank block.
Fofe a. Notcrn rat. Is rooms. Aa,e
block from Dosto11ce- Inquire - ca
lumota street
toR KteNr-ra.nts-ra ans u~esru.~>.es
hoases- ". y kc>e. e. al New No.k
block
leoR WENr-N.ue-reo.ne4 a-.,-r. rsr-
s.s6e3. Easy assess H. q Et& ~
roit RfNr-Naaeru y e~ 3. r.-..s sa-
tacnea aouse. -ls Sen-.a s.r-~,
sfoR RrNr Houses Joan pat.s s Cs..
n, ans 0.ock
Foe R}Nr-N,a3ern s-rsom a,4ss Beg;
~pr.us
voR RENr-Hocss. ~ RssAe 5itllas.
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DIRECTORS.
f.. c. Neufelder, J. X. Hay9en'
S. Frauenthal, Jacob furIn.
Sigmund SChwabachers
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THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL BANK
OF SEATTLE.
Capital stock paid ln....-.-...s a.ss9
Surplus ...t.--..s.s.s4.. .+...... QiJVn
Jacob Furth Observation-Disclosures. Fresiden.
T.. G. NeufeldeF ..............Ei vice PTeslqehL
4. V. Ankeny. ......,.........-.......C ashies
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ADMIRALTY NOTICE.--In the district
court OF the United States, for the dis
trlct or W Washington, northern division
The Pacihc Improvement Company,
owner of the steamship Mineola, and \.
r. PlllSbury, master of said vessel,
Hoelants, VS.. the steamship Strathnevis,
her tackle. apparel and cargo. In adj
Whereas. a libel hath been filed in the
above named court on the 21th day OF De-
cemoer 1885, by c. d. Emery, proctor on
pany. owner, and 4. F. Pilsbury, master
OF the American steamship Mineoia,
against the British steamship Stra thueVis,
her tackle. etc. alleging that said steam
ship Mlneola left Puget sound December
%, 1895, bound for San Francisco, laden
with a cargo of 500 tons Of coal; on the
next day at about noon, during heaVy sea
with fresh southwest wind. sighted the
said Strathnevis near Destruction island.
flying signal Of distress with ensign up
side down and international signal y. {.
flying, indicating necessity Tor immediate
assist lance; at request OF StrathneVis. took
her in tow, she being seven miles OF De-
struction island with only one anchor,
others having been lost, propeller smart
broken. propeller lost, hawSer ana some
of boats lost and in great danger or gong
ashore and becoming total wreck: toWed
sd id steamer Strathnevis TO Port TOWNS
end and left her at safe anchorage, as
more fully and at large appears ny the
libel on file herein and claiming savage
service of the value of one hundred ana
fifty thousand dollars Nloo,ucO ana pray
ing that said vessel may be condemned
and sold TO pay SAID salvage money Win
costs. Now. therefore. in pursuance or
the monition of the said court, under tne
seal thereof and to me directed. | have
seized the said vessel. her tackle. etc. ana
do hereby give public notice 10 all persons
claiming or otherwise having any interest
in the said vessel her tackle. etc. tAat
they he and appear before the said court
at Seattle on the 18th day Of January,
1896 al 70 O'Clock In the forenoon OF that
day, then and there to interpose their
Claims and make their allegations in that
behalf JAMES G DRAKE,
T. s. Marshal.
BY c. S. BRIDGES, Deputy L. 5. Mar
shall
c. n. Emery. Proctor for Libelants.
Dated at Seattle, December S0th, 1929.
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THE GUARANTEE LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
incorporated 1881 Capital {zbV1c
Bailey building Second and Cherry %
-Transacts a. ..y-s
GENERAL BANKING AND sAFAF''
BUSINESS.
Deposits received IN any amount i.VA
81 upwards and interest allowed tasre-n--
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NOTICE TO STOCK

STOCKHDT DERS' MEETING The reg
ular annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Boston National Bank OF Seattle
will be held at its banking house on
Tuesday, January 14th 1896, at three
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of elecring
directors for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meeting.
A. NJ BROOKES. Cashier.
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wANIEn-TO RENT.

W ANTEn Iy gentleman. wife and ona
child. t4Fce or four comfortahie Fur
nishee5 rooWs for light housekeeping ga
private faWily- must Do close ia and req
ronahle ~ ueroOCe given. Address D. Il
acknowledgement.
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF"S SALE-In the
superior court Of the state OF Washlng-
Nelson and c. Z. Nelson, plaintiffs. vs.
i. +. Pratt, Lizzie c. Pratt and ,. W.
Hutchcraft defendants; No I$h.
Under and by virtue of writ OF eXecu-
ton. issued out Of the above named court,
in the above entitled cause. and 10 me di-
rected and delivered, | have duly levied
upon ali the right, title and interest or
the defendants +. r. Pratt and Lizzie O.
Pratt. in said writ named, In and 10 the
following described real property. situated
IN King county. Washington. to-wit:
two e. Of Mob Hin addition TO the city
OF Seattle, north half Of lot six 90, or
beck ~ Of supplemental Plat q blocks
the city of Seattle. lot eight (S). In block
two (2). OF McCauisters addition TO the
city of Seattle. south half Of lot eight 80
in block forty-seven 90, of G. c. Terry's
first addition 70 the city Of Seattle; two
and Oue-half Gla acres of the south
end of lot four a. in section twenty-five
(25). township twenty-five t20 north. range
point on south line OF Pratt street. FRO
duced eastcrly. which point is one nun
dred and nifty $50 feet east OF the east
line Of Dexter street. thence south ninety
three (90 feet thence east seventeen %
feet to the shore line Of Lake Union
thence nOrther.y along the shore line or
Lake Union 10 the south line of Pratt
street produced. thence west sixty-five (iD
feet 70 the point Of beginning, IN section
thirty (2M. township weaty-tivo t20l
north. range four "a east: the undivided
one-haif 90 OF lots one I'D and TWO e.
and the south half Of the northeast
quarter Of section six o.. township TWEEN
ty-three t23) u0rth range eight go east;
the southeast quarter Of the northeast
quarter and the east half OF the south
east quarter of section five 90. township
twenty-siX (2D north. range six 90 east:
east 1a'f Of the southwest quarter Of sec-
tioE nine 90. township tweuty-six (26D
north. range six co east; commencing at
a point 30i 81 feet west and 625 feet south
of the quarter section corner at north
east corner o. lot five 81. Of section thirty
CW. township twenty-five f2D north.
range four a. east. OF ". NJ on section
line section between sections nineteen Gto
and thirty 800. t5-SI51ip and range last
above mentioned thence west Az feet 10
a point waich * the point OF beginning.
thence west fl073 feet. thence south
3il-0 feet 10 north line Of Mercer dona-
tion claim thence east along said north
line Of Mercer donation CAIN 81 - feet.
thence north 22i - feet. thence west 10
feet. ard thence north ninety (s0 feet 10
the place OF beginning
%0tire Is therefore hereby given that on
Friday the 31et dav Of January. 1926. ar
the hour Of 20 oc.ock a. m. Of said day, AT
the front dout Of the courthouse. in the
CITY OF Seattle in said King county. /
VII sell the above described property AZ
public auction % the highest and best bid
der for cash
dated this the Goth day OF December,
1915
4. T VAN DE YANTER. Sheriff.
Rochester q Huston. Attorneys for
Plaintiff
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N>MtTHs-

SIS Second, opposite
Bailey osock. grsnds r4ES.s. saeags, etc,
al sells cutlery.
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Incorporated 1887.

incorporated 1881
capital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - S..o.as
surplus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1919. LPS'f
esident.............e,A A. Denny
Vice President. ...p....M. NJ ladd
Manager y. Il. AAuhe,
Cashier .-...........Fa r. van TuyL
Sight exchange and telegraphfc ,fEns
fers on New York, Chicago, ST. Paul san
Francisco, Portland and various pouu |"
Oregon and British Columbia.
sight bilis OF exchange on Londoa avail
able elsew here in Europe.
Collections made at all points on faFO''
able terms.
Bonds. stocks and other valuables IT
ceived on deposit for safe-keeping
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental block. Seattle, WASH.
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tfNas

Transscts a savings bank business
Clusiveiy. go
Deposits received from s. 20 to,s1 ~
Interest allowed per apnum "a
cent. on term deposits, per
ordinary deposits. -, al
Dividends declared last days OF A Va u
November. Loans made on real eS.s
approved c0llaterals only.
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MONEY LOAN OFFICE-Oldest estab-
ASbment IN the city: Uncle Harris loan
ofnce, 5l3 Second street corner fesler
avenue: liberal advances on diamonds,
watches and jeweiry: lowest rates.
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FOX WARRANTS or loans on improved
city property see Seattle Savings bank
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PERSONAL.

MAY f. SPICKLEMIRE has LEFT my bed
ana board and must not be given credit
on my account. as | VII not be respon-
siole for any bills contracted by her
". L. SPICKLEMIRE.
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MERCHANT TA3LORs.

Blaine & Devries. Attorneys.
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HONEYNAN & MBRIDE. Second street.
Portland. or. Dealers IL netInEs.
fwiues lines hooks aui gear rope
twtnes and coreage every description
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Blaine 4 DeVries. Attorneys.
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EMPLOYMENT WAsTED-MALE.
YOUNG MEN for various kinds % work
will be furnished at Gospel Mission. l&js
Third avenue.
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PATENTS.

STIN. successor .. Gray, 215
General repair shop. every hing
cheap.
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FOR RENT-EleEantiy furnished roons,
& and upWa r4s. baths. steam heat. 10
a. Ferguson. Front and SeCeca- Mrs
Ferguson prOprietress. Furnished rooms
for Egft Housekeeping.
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MEN YORK. HARTFORD. PHILADELs-
pn.a and London money-We represent
over 1890 90 capital consequently we
arrays have absolutely the lowest inter-
est rate on market: 8. 90 10 Saa.I9; no
IaFm loans. TIE Thomas Investment
Co, StarrB Boyd building.
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Under and by virtue of an order OF sale
and special execution, issued ogt Of tbs
above named court, In the above entitled
action. and to me directed and delivered,
I have duly levied upon the following de-
scribed real property, situated In Ming
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-20

KANDAHAE uNniA> RUG.

pictures. Mecca rugs, with u small shawl design ill the center and the rich est of borders, are very popular and givo most excellent wear kaZacS are simply indestructiHlr They have an immense ly thick rather than long pile and are perhaps less soft ill c0luring than other varieties.
 Daghr>tan rugs, woven in a province in the Caucasus, arc among tho most desirable Gf the smaller rugs They come usuall., about 3 hv 5'., and arc very reasonable in price. They are made in fast C"lurs and uf guud wool
 Rugs arc easily cleaned and handlrd and for this reason moths do not have the opportunity to get in their destruc tive work as upon an ordinary carpet. But even i'll the cleaning there is right and d wrong way. They should be swept with long, regular strokes the way of the nap, and they must never, never be shaken violently from one end, as this, soo@CH or llter, loosuas tho tioltest warp, and if the rug is III old unu it is only matter of timo for the weak spots to become holes. To thoroughly cleanse them lay them on the lawn, face down, and beat them with many strilsaS, using long, slender rod
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-20


 price, so that at this date oriental rugs are within the reach of many persons of moderate means. It remains only to Se lect the best for q given price. If you are within reach of a reliable dealer, you can depend upon his word to sup plement your ignorance, but there arc often opportunities to purchase at sec Ondhand, and for such it is wise to aC- quire beforehand d certain amount of knowledge on the subject. This is to be obtained first and best by the inspection of some large stock, but if this is out of the question send for catalogues and read all that you can find appcrtaining to rugs, with u view tn assisting the uninitiatrd. A writer who has studied up the subject describes some of the more popular wcavcs in Il letter to Modern Priscilla. Sho writes:
 The Cshak carpets are among the most desirable, provided you get one of the best, but unfortunately i'll that dis trict ill Asia Minor several worthless grades are also woven. Bukhara rugs arc great favurltrs and generally come i'll small designs and rich shades of reds deepening to black. They have d long and extremely lustruuS pile. Similar 10 these are the antique Afghan carpets, which arc comparatively recent addi- tion to the new world markets, having only been brought into notice since the r,llroad penetrated to Bukhara and khivE
 The kaudahar rugs are noted for their choice culorings and are made only of
 
 reproductions of tho most ancient car pets.
 The Anato!ian prayer rugs can he compared to nothing so well as to the finest stained glass. They arc vcritahle
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-20
The Tee-he Girl

 I know little maiden, but really, on my
 word, You would sooner think this person was a
 tee he bird.
 For no matter what you say,
 If it's sad or if it's gay, This silly maiden answers you with ''Tee, he With a ''Tce-he, teehe, tec-he-hc." She's quite a pretty little girl, with bright
 and smiling eyes, And in some things I understand that she is
 very wise.
 But though she knows her letters,
 No matter what her betters Or her elders may remark to her, this little
 maiden, she Is sure to end her answer with "Toe- -he-he, |" With "Tce-hc, tec-he, tee-hc-he." If you tell her that your pocket is just stuffed
 all full of toys, If you tell her you've q headache and she must not make Il noise,
 If you tell her she's your pride, Or if you scold and chde It really is the samo to her so far as can see For her answer is a gigglc with "Tee-he- he, :" A "Tcc-he, tce-he, tee -he-he." have heard this little maiden say that she was very tired; have heard her ask for lots of things she very much desired, But to everything she uttered, Or mumbled forth muttered, She tackled that scnscless gigglo that is quite devoid of glec- That foolish little habit of a ''Tee- he-he, v "Tcc-hr, tce-hC, tce-hc-he!' sometimes feel quite worried lest an elf of whom I've heard should come along and change this girl into a teU-ha bird, When, ill all sorts of weather With each curl turned to a feather | she'd have to sit the ivclong day alone upon tree, Just calling out 10 folks below her Tee he hC!" Her ''Trc-hc. tee-he. tce-ho-he." Ella Wheeler Wilcox in St. Nicholas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-20
A CHAPTER ON RUGS.
ThE ARTISTIC WORTH AND DURABIL-
 ITY OF ORIENTAL RUGS.

A Reduction In Duty Brings Foreign Rugs
 Within the Reach of Persons of AIOd-
 crate Means-Comparatiye Merits of Pop
 ular Weaves-Care of Rugs.
 The housewife is annually agitated with doubts as to whether rugs or car pets will best suit her purse and sur ronndings. If she decides ill favor of rugs, there then remains the distracting problem of domestic or oriental to be solved. There are floors so uneven and badly laid with boards so stained and patched as to surface that rugs are out of the question, but on polished floor, or on one of narrow, even, well matched boards tastefully stained and vanished, there is no handsOmer, more artistic or economical floor covering than oriental rugs But even among oriental weaves there are rugs and rugs. There are over ITO different weaveS, comprising differ ent degrees of excellence, both as to wearing qualities and beauty. There are also the new and the antique, and those persons bitten badly with the rug mania will have none of the new weaves, but will pay immense sums for the old.
 The recent reduction i'll the duty i'm posed on foreign rugs has resulted ill a decrease of 25 per cent of their former
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-20
He Didn't Dare Drown,

A fat, middle aged woman, with a voice between grunt and a groan, sat on bench at Piedmont with her 12- yearold boy and watched the bathers splashing and spluttering around the tank. The heat was sweltering, and the boy begged and pleaded to be allowed to go into the water. He promised to pull all the weeds out of the garden, to carry ill wood for week without being told and to wipe the dishes every night "NO. I'm afraid you'll drownd," de- clared the cautious mother, but there were evidences of indecision in her voice. If she had said "Shut up. You shan t." the boy would have known his fate was sealed.
 ''I'll wheel the baby every morning, :" he added by way of further bribe.
 The fat woman mopped her perspiring face, looked at the crowd and snapped:
 Well, go on, but if you drownd you cant blame me.
 The boy was soon splashing and pad ding around. He had assured his moth- CT that he could swim little, and she eyed him narrowly to find out if he had been lying The boy had got out into deep water when his head went under. His mother thought it was merely one of the boys tricks and kept her seat. He came up all right, but looking fright ened tlOundered a moment and went down again. He was under little lon ger, and bubbles came up where his head ought to be. Up he bobbed again, splaShing and trying to cry for help. He was just sinking for the third time when this mother sprang to the edge of the tank, and shaking her fist at the boy screamed:
 "You, Simon Peter Bates-don't you dare drOwnd, or I'll skin you alive
 The boy saw the fist and heard the threat. and with his face contorted with fear kicked out desperately and kept atloat till some of the bathers lifted him out. The terrible threat saved his life He didn't dare drown. San Francisco PHNt