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Crazy Tales.


The Duchess of Pomposet was wrthing,
poor thing. on the horns of a dilemma.
Painful position. very. She was the great
est of great ladies, full of fire and fashion,
and with purple blush (she was born hat
color lung bangly arms round the neck of
her lord and master. The unfortunate man
was a shocking sufferer, having a bad I'M
earned increment, and enduring constant
pain on account of his back being broader
than his views.
"Pomposet," she cried. resolutely. 'Duky
darlingw
when first married she had ventured to
| apostrophise him as 'ducky," but his grace
thought it mira dig, and they compro-
missed by emitting the vulgar "c.'D
"Duky.' she said. raising pale distin-
sn,shed , eyes to Chppendale mirror. 4
Don't" expostulated the trembling peer
You are so rash."
What is more, 1 have made up yours"
TO ;, make up the mind of an English
duke, he remarked with dignity, requires
no ordinary intellect; We; l believe With
your feminine hydraulics you are capable
of anything, Jane"
THAT this aristocratic rib of bis rib
should have been named plain Jane was a
chronic sorrow.)
Don't keep me in suspense" he con-
tinued; 'in fact. to descend to a colloquial-
iSItl, iHSlSt on your grace letting the cat
out of the bag with the least possible de-
lay"
LAS you WILL" she replied. your blood
be on your own coronet. Prepare for a
shock-a revelation. l have fallen! Not
once-but many times"
"Wretched woman!-I beg parlon.-
wretched grande dame! Call upon Debrett
to cover your
Il am madly in love with
by my taffeta and erm.ne, swear
Peace, peace" said Jane. Compose
yourself, ducky-that is Plantageaet. For
give the slip l am ag!tated. Ny mind
runs on Slips
The duke groaned
"Horrd. awful Slips!'
With a countenance of alabaster he tore
at his sandy top-knot.
Il have deceived you. 1 admit it. Stoop-
ed to folly"
duke staggered on his patrican limbs
With womaniy impulse-f:ngng caste to
the winds-Jane caught the majestic form
to her palpitatirg alpaca, and, watering
his beloved features with duchessy drops
cried in passionate accents. My king! My
sensitive plant! Heavens! It's his unlucky
| back! Be calm, Plantagenet. l have-been
-learning-to-bike! There! On the slyr'
The duke tapped a reviving toe, and
squeezed the august fingers
Il am madly enamored of-my machine"
The peer smoothed ruffled top-knot with
ineffablc grace
Likewise am determined you shall take
lessons. Now it is no use, duky. / mean
to be tender. but firm with you"
The potentate gave stereorous chortle,
and, stretching out his arms. fell in a
Strawberry-leaf swoon on the parquet floor,
his ducal head on the lap of his adored
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Man Neighs Like a Horse.

From the Chicago News.
Frank Desoin is locked up at the Harrison
street station pending an examination by
the city physician as to his sanity He is
on Italian about thirty years old and ar-
parently has no home For a month past
residents in the neighborhood Of Indiana
avenue and 18th street have been awakened
early IN the morning by what seemed 10
be the neghing Of horse. 1t occurred
sometimes in the afternoon. but usually
at night or in the early hours of morning.
and il would sometimes last an hour. The
matter called to the attention of the
police, and Policeman Olinger was detailed
to look out for the horse. Sunday after
room he was patrolling the neighbohood,
when he heard the sound, but he was un-
liable 20 find the supposed horse. Meanwhile
the noise continued, and as the officer came
around the corner of Indiana avenue and
18th street he ran into man who was
loudly ne!ghing. All the policeman could
make out of the mans story was that the
man was in love with servant girl who
works in the neighborhood.
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From the London Telegraph.
The earthquake recently felt in Rome has
already produced a result that to any ex-
cept an italian would seem incredible 1t
has augmented materially the receipts of
the national lottery. The occurrence was
so unusual that gamblers saw their oppor-
tunity, and quite series of figures became
popular. The first shock was felt on No
vember l at 4:3S pm One, four and thirty
eight were obviously factors in the lucky
series. And then the lottery manual helped
the gambler out by supplying him with
other figures, chiefly II, 80 and 30, SO that
among the six success was certain. Eleven
was most run on. as 1t was equivalent both
for November and Earthquake" and also
represented the fete of St. Martin, a saint
very popular since the battle of San Mar
tino. In fact, the lotteries received such an
impulse from the earthquake that the
offices had to be kept open on All Saints
day, contrary to all usage. When the win
ming numbers were actually exposed to
view. not one Of the popular six was in the
category.
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4 REMARKABLE DOG.
The Intelligent Assistant Employed
by Texas Livery Stable Man.

ny u ISa1S Livery Stable Man.
From the Galveston News.
Capt w. l.. Burke has returned from the
region of which Leon county, Texas is the
center. He served processes of the district
court of the United States over a district
forty miles square.
At Marquee, on the International and
Great Northern, he hired a horse and bug
sy, and after getting off from town he
found that dog had volunteered to ac-
company him. The drive was ramified and
led across farms and through lonely for
ests. but the dog, with cheerful alacrity,
trotted ahead and gave warning banks
when nearing bad bridges and particularly
bad places in the road. The people to be
served, in some cases, resided in cottages
far from the main road, causing much
painstaking in opening gates hung on
homemade hinges and secured with rope
tied in hard knot. AT such times the
dog whined his sympathy and watched the
horse and buggy until The difficulties We're
overcome.
When Capt. Burke took meals and fed the
horse the dog was remembered, and when
there was any delay about his portion he
let the fact Re known. When the long
drive ended and the deputy United States
marshal returned the horse and buggy at
Marquee the dog gave satisfied yawn and
curled up in vacant stall The owner eX-
planned. He said: Il always send that dog
along when l hire an outfit to a stranger
l wish had a dozen like him..
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HOW TWAS DONE.
Hand CT Four Aces Which Was
Beaten Easily.

From the Boston Post.
1T happened in this way, your honor"
said Carl Z. Carlson to Judge Burke yes
terlay.
Go on" said the Judge. filling in the
pause made by the witness.
Well and he looked a little Hurried,
my friend William Lowe and 1 were on
the train, sir, the train from SGugus to
Boston, that afternoon. When short dis
lance out game of whist was proposed.
That man. pointing to McGovern, land
his friend came into'it.
When the question of cards came up,
McGovern took some out of his pocket,
saying, Here's a euchre deck. It's all 1
have
HE said that he was in the habit of
playing euchre with his wife, aud-well.
that accounted fol- his having them with
him.
Let's make it a euchre game said he,
taking the cards and beginning tc shuttle.
His friend said, All right. but l objected.
l told him that knew SO little about the
it sufficiently well TO keep up the interest.
They agreed to help me out.
We'll. after few hands had been play
ed, and just as another had been dealt out,
Say, l have a poker hand here that 1
would like to bet little money on
Same here replied his friend.
Then they asked our Indulgence to sus-
hands. McGovern. after looking over his
cards very thoughtfully, said that he
would go So on his hand. His friend seemed
agreeable and then two 50 bills were
placed upon the table and pushed over to
me fer safckeeping.
THE frier d won.
After that we resumed the game of
euchre. sir.
well, we continued 10 play erohre for
while, and were fast approaching the
Depot, when MoGovern's friend, looking
casually It my cards, remarked
What a poker hand You have
Il looked and saw that 1 had four aces
and king 70 '''-'-' '
Il said didn't know much about it.
Let me see it, said friend Lowe I
passed it over. After inspecting it he re-
turned it, saying, An exceptionally good
cne
"'Worth $40 any time was the enthu-
siastic comment of McGovernS friend.
Il never bet said i.
I'll bet y6a So. just to see what you
have said McGCvern.
II didn't like it, but, encouraged by his
friend and the sight of my hand l de-
posted the money.
We'll, what have you got" asked Nc
Govern.
-Four aces and a kirg,' said 1, showing
my hand.
1t will take straight flush to beat
that remarked McGovern's friend.
And that is just what l hold said Nc
Govern, throwing his cards On the table
and reaching for the money.
Just then the train pulled into the de-
pot McGt vern and his friend disappeared.
and then began tic realize that had been
swiI died.
McGovern declined to testify Judge
Burke thereupcn fired him $40. He appeal
ed and was held in s.oO for the upper court.
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SAME FROM EITHER END.
Why He Was Particular About tb,
Number of thc Hotel Room,

From the New York Tribun,.
The citizen solemniy watched the clerk
with owl eyes as he wrott the number of
thSroom opposite the name on the register
linen he carefully scanned TIE number, first
from one side and then from the other 1t
was "tS." He said solemnly: ''S-s-sh. Eat
won't do. Mustn't have so'thin' elsh. 8
won't do"
The clerk looked at him quizzicalfy and
asked what he wanted. The guest replied,
with an air of mystery, such as is attrib-
uted to Sherlock Holmes:
mustn't have somethin' else. Civ me Ill
or BOB, or something like zat''
The clerk took an inventory of stock and
saw that Ill was vacant and he assigned
his mysterious visitor to that room. This
satisfied the man of mystery, and he
started off in an uncertain manner to look
Tor the bar. He found ii, and spent most
of his day there. Late that night when
the clerk was retiring, he saw the bibulous
guest. who roomed in the same hall with
MN, going to his room. He stopped and
watched the manner in which the guest
from the rural districts was making his
way, and wondered vaguely why he had
ASA Tor room with a particular num-
Der. He heard the man muttering under
MS breath as he wandered nonchalantly
from one side of the hall to the other,
peerins at the numbers on the door. The
iiieui "a &c Hds HiulterlnS.
Shixty-tree. Never heard of such a
thlng. Won do. Shixty.three, shirty-six
MUST have EN- right. Know wherein
now"
Finally, he located his room. and he
walked up TO it on one side and muttered in
half-satisfied way:
Musht be it, Sail right
Suddenly great light broke upon the
wondering clerk, and he calculated:
Great Scott! Same coming and going.
That fellow is Napoleon. No wonder he
wanted a room that read the same back
ward and forward. I wonder what room
ne got into by mistake that made him
change his code"
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FASHIONS CLEAN OF SANITY.
DefOrmeO Waists Are No Longer Re-
Earded as n beauty in Women.


Earded as n beauty in Women.
From Harpcr's Bazar.
1t is a matter for rejoicing that fashion
is no longer to decree slender waist as
something indispensable to propriety and
grace. The natural waist of the woman
of average height is about twenty-eight
inches, and any less size is attained only
through arrested development or compress
sion by means of whalebone and steel.
The amount of room inside these twenty
eight inches is absolutely needed for the
proper working Of the machinery of the
internal economy. In spite of this fact,
girls very often bind their yielding ribs
INTO such narrow compass that the waist
measures twenty or twenty-five inches
only, and you will now and then hear some
mother of family. with a very different
waist now. boast as if it were something
to be proud of, that when she was nineteen
her waist measure was nineteen, too.
II Is, however, OF no use to talk to young
people about injurious effect Of compression
On stomach, heart, lungs, liver and the
terlal system. They are not anatomists,
and they do not comprehend the matter,
nor want to do so; they observe that they
feel as well now as they did before, and,
without weighing the thought that it re-
quires time to work ruin, take it for grant
ed that they always will feel as well, al
though they have been told and taught
that In post-mortem examinations it has
been found that wherever tight lacing has
been the rule. every organ was out of place
and seriously injured.
But although 1t does move them a trile
to be told that red noses and eruptive skins
and fiat chests are TO be laid to the ac-
count of the too slender waist yet on the
whole, neither common sense nor auld-wife
wisdom nor doctors have the power of
conviction that fashion does, and when
fashion says that there is no beauty in a
wasps "" st, hut that he iires of mobility
and health made by deep breathing are
ha;
thing rather to be feared than loved. why
then fragility begins to be avoided, and the
lines of the Venus de Milo. of the Diana,
of the Pallas begin to come in.
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From the St Louis Republic.
Among Americas neglected graves is that
of Thomas Benton, in Bellefontaine GENE
terry. A marble shaft of modest proper
tons when compared with the lofty piles
seen near by stands in the center of the
lot, and upon 1t are the family names
Brant and Benton. Al the rear end of the
lot is a line of graves-nine in all-and
above each is a small white stone, a little
more than foot in width and about three
feet in height. The stones have for in
scriptions simply the names of the persons
in whose memory they are placed.
There are no dates on any Of the stones
and nothing to indicate that under one of
them rest the remains of one of the giants
of the early days of the state. The lot is
neatly kept-as are all the lots in a we'll
ordered burial ground-but the graves bear
no marks indicating that special attention
is given to them That of the great states
man is sinking to the level of the ground
about it. and in a short time, if left to it
self, will dissolve its fading outlines and be
merged with and lost in the sod. The lit
tie stone with its brief inscription has be-
come undermined. and unless soon restored
may fall to the ground.
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"HELPING" MEMeRy.
System That Rec uirexi Good Mental
Powers 10 Use at All.
From Youths Companion. I.

From Youths Companion.
The science Of mneE,onics, If there is
such a science, consists largely in training
the mind to harg things upon their own
legs. as it Were: in other words, TO associ-
ate one thing with another.
I'm what year waSF Abraham Lincoln
born?" asked a public school teacher who
lad been taking Il course of 1nnemonics
urder specialist
Il don't remember" answered the pupil
Don't remember! Well, you Iaust go
about it in the right way. How many
muses. were there?"
Mine"
''of course. Now double that number"
Eighteen"
Now multiply by 1o0'
Eighteen hundred"
Every good. Hold on to that. How nlilny
sraces We're thele?"
Three"
Precisely. Multiply that by itself"
Nine"
Just so. Now add that to the result you
first obtained, and what have your
Eighteen hundred and nine
We'll, now, there you have it. Lincoln
was born in 1909. Everything depends OIL
gong to work in = proper manner. The
rnemory reeds bi; OF help, that's ALL
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THE UTILITY OF NEWNESs.
A View of the Duties of Women m,
Voters Which is Somewhat Untrue,

Voters Which is Somewhat Unique.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
''Dey tells NE" said Aunt D!nah paus;ng
in the dining room door, and resting her
hsr DIS On her hips; "dey tells me dat de
wimmin is had meetin' goin' on whar
dey jiss spechifys same as de men. Is dat
SOP"
Her mistress laid down the paper in
which she was reading the reports of some
of the brilliant papers delivered before the
Association for the Advancement of wo-
men and tried to explain matters to her.
.Dcy ces got up on de platform, did dey,"
asked the I'D woman, AN speak right out
in meetin'?'.
She was assured they did
An dey kin talk backy'
She was informed that was their priv
lege.
Bless Cord 1 done live to see dis day.
she replied fervently. Il lay III des git
Brer Jones at de meetin' dis very night.
De odder night felt called on to 'zort sin
ners an he say: Set down, Sis Dinah, de
wimmin must keep silence IN de chu'ch.
Dey's de weaker vessel / was hot. an
'sron': Eff dey want no winmin in de
churches, Brer Jones, whar would de ch'ch
be? Who pays de preacher Whar you get
dat fine coat on yo back? Amt it de
Daughters of Zion done raise de money?
Don't seem lax l hear nobody compiainin'
bout wimmin in de chu'ch when it comes
to paSSln' roun de hat
You say de time comm when de VIM
min gwiRe run de town? Dey'li clean UP
things then, sho'. 1 boun' de mayor himself
can't sweep like me, let lone dem upty
pleec'men. Des give me broom an / kin
clean mo- street in a hour dan de commit
tee does in a year.
An wirnmin gwine vote. too? Good
marster. how de worl do change! Fus de
iggers, an den de wimmin. Recon folks
think some dem wimmn what's been goin'
to school an colleges is got most much
sense as niggers now.
Whats dat YOU say? Wimmin gwine
purify politics an amt gwine sell their
votes? Sho, what's de- good of votin' IL dey
amt no two-bits in it? Dis ole nigger's
been plannin' to lay off work an vote fer
all its WORTH
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From the I.and Telegraph.
A country boy who was brought up in
remote region of Scotland had occasion TO
acepmpapy his father to 4 village near
which a branch line Of railway passes.
The morning after his arrival, when saun-
tering in the garden behind the house in
which Trey were staying, he beheld with
wondering eyes n train go by. For a mo-
ne.!t he stood staring III it with astonish-
nlent and then running into tire house. he
said: "Fayther fayther, come DOT! There's
a Srnidt;y ran OFF wi a row o houses, an
its ava doom by the back o the town"
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world. HIS finest horses are OF Arabian
blood, and his favorite mount was beau
tiful Arabsn bay. He often took rides IT
the grounds of his palace, and when Gen.
Lew Wallace was minister to Constantine
pie he and the sultan often rode together.
The sultan Is a good shot, and l was told
that he could break a dozen vases with
revolver while galloping past them on
horseback. He has always been particular
as to the norses of his srrny, and each Of
the regiments which accompanied him to
the mosque was mounted on Arabian horses
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Sure of His Choir.


From The Lewiston JoufnlI.
A peppery parson down east who was as
turhed by his choir during prayer time got
even with them when he gave out his clos
ing hymn by adding: Il hope the entire
congregation will join in singing this grand
old hyrln, and i know the choir will. for
heard them humming it during the prayer"
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Education Pays.

From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Farmer Hayrix-"My boy wants me to
send him to college. but don't believe the
results is with the money, do you?"
Farmer konschock-Yaas. My cousin
.Jakes boy he went to collidge and growed
sich head of hair and SIGH a lot of mus
Gle that he's maxim $3.50 a week as the
wild Giant of Madagascar an only has
to show twicet a day."
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Efforts Made to Prevent the Trans
mission Of Improper Literature.
STRINGENT LAWS SOMETIMES FUTILE
What is Done With the Stuff at
the Dead Letter Office.
R Do CED TO A SH E S
HIS GOVERNMENT

l11o W. LII " AS4A&N 1
has a censor. His
name Is Gen. Frank
H. Jones, and he
holds the office of
first assistant post
master general. His
business Is to deter
mine what sort of lit
erary matter or pic
lures may properly
be considered as COM
ing under the head Of
immoral" OF course.
all such stuff is eX-
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An Effective A1ibi.
From Peck.

From PGck.
Eastern Visitor-"How was it you did not
hang that last murderer? Did he establish
an alibi?"
did. When the sheriff went to the jail TO
hang him, ne wasn't there
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big as your fist, and there are enough
watches, which are set with pearls and
diamonds, to fill two-bushel basket. There
is a golden cradle, covered with precious
ferent sultans are said to have slept, and
counted a dozen hand mirrors, with frames
of gold and settings of emeralds. rubies
and diamonds. There is one arm chair as
big as that in which your grandfather sits
which Is of solid gold. set with precious
stones. and which has satin cushion upon
it which is embroidered with pearls. This
chair Is kept under a glass case, and 1t has
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Promising.

From the othauite.
There's good material for an actor in
Softleigh."
What leads You to think soT"
He shed tears at his mother-in-law W 6
funeral
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Behind the Scenes as Depicted by
Frank G. Carpenter.
ABDUL HhMIDSFEhRO OF ASSASSINATION
A Peep Into His Harem and a
Visit to the Treasury.
HIS GORGEOUS PALACES
copyrighted. 1895. by Frank G. carpentero

S-k w L. - - l. - a .
of Turkey in Constan-
tinople SIX years ago.
Through our Ameri'
can legation | was
able to visit many
of his palaces. ]
wet to the treasury,
ard saw the pecks Of
precious stones which
are there $ tore d
away. l was present
when the u t q n
took his way to the
mosque across the
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During my stay l had a chance 20 see
some of the sultan's horses. He has about
R.00O in his stables. and among these are
specimens of nearly every breed in the
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massive jaws square chins. and high tenn
pies of originality c0unteracte1 the effect
OF the mouth.
The witty mouth finds it's type in the
French woman. 1t is there Tipped. SO pol
ishci and smooth that light glanc's
across it. with corners that turn up. an I
Il color that Is fine scarlet. She viii say
clever. scintillating things. sacrificing hor
best friend for the sake Of an epigram.
SCARLET AND CRUEL
The old Italian legend Of the Vampires.
who had blood lines for lips. makes us
yet distrust very red mouths IL is SAID
cruelty. sensuality. and rapacity are the
traits Of women who have them. Pop
piae owen such n mouth; so did Cleo
patra.
\ full mouth without sensuallty.
broad in the middle. with a deep cleft
under the lower liz. is the maternal one
You can look 10 her for whole
heartedness, generosity, AMI motherli-
ness. She will be- sympathetic in
trouble. children Will cling 10 her
skirts. When To the mouth is mated that
brooding look Of tenderness in the eyes.
it Is the face Of the born mother" the
homekeeper. the silent power. the mouth
from which children learn the Lords
prayer In short. =, is the womanly
mother the highest type Of all. Mrs
Cleveland Il an excellent Illustration.
Miss Amy Bend has the coquottiSh
mouth. Curved upper lip. with quick,
sensitive movement. straight under lip,
and dimpling corners. altogether not very
large. and easily curved 10 archness
The American women have not such
fine cOlOring or surface of the Iips as
foreigners. They are paler and fire.
quently chapped Lips to b. perfect
should have satiny surface, the skin
of a delicate quality. without wrinkles,
and the blood should show easily.
HARRNDELE HALLMARK