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and jumping, but the men on their
lives didn't dare to let them break
away, for Patterson carried his pistol
in his left hand, and they had just seen
what had happened to their partner.
They got to the old mans wagon.
Hitch 'cm up said Patterson, and
the fellows had to hitch those plunging
horses to the wagon, with the whip fall
I ing on them as a reminder when any
thing went wrong. At last the horses
were harnessed to the wagon. Patter-
son made the two fellows stand at their
heads until che horses had got-quieted
down. Then he said to them:
"'Tm going on to the Bill MCGOWAN
camp. If see either of you two hounds
there I'll kill you on sight. Now git!'
AT his words the two men turned
and ran as if they were glad of the
chance to get way, looking now and
then over their shoulders to see If Pat
tcrson meant to turn loose on them
with his pistol. They didn't mean to
take any more chances. but kept right
on running as long as we could see
them. Patterson spoke just once more
to the old man.
"If they ever bother you again, come
to me- he said. Then he walked, as cool
as if nothing had happened, to where
his horse was, mounted and rode on his
way. But he carried with him pint
flask of whisky that dropped into his
coat pocket before he started. The two
fellows that Patterson had whipped 1
never saw again, but the old man and
his family got to the mining camp all
right, and they started a boarding
house and did we'll.
Patterson died with his boots on,
as most men do who take to the gun.
He was sitting in BARRIERS chair being
shaved when a man came behind him
and shot him in the head He rose from
the chair, staggered to where his coat
was hanging. got out his pistol and then
fell dead with his pistol in his hand."-
n. Y. Sun.
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WOMEN m LIGHTHOUSES.


A Life That Is rOt At All Dcs1rnDle-
Brave ida Lewis.
If life in lighthouse is so monoto-
nous to men thai it sometimes drives
them mad, what must it be to the hun
dreds of wives and daughters who spend
their years in the lighthouse along the
ocean and lake coasts of this country
Net all the lighthouse keepers are
able to have their wives with them. In
lightships or in lighthouses not on
shore the presence of wives and families
is forbidden by the lighthouse board
regulations, and in such cases the mar
ried men have a home for their families
at the nearest available point on the
mainland.
Under the most favorable circum-
stances the life of woman in light
house is not to be envied, and house
keeping isn't fun. - f..s B.
A great many of the keepers are mar
ried, and whenever possible they like
to have their wives and families with
them to keep them company in their
lonely vigils and long night watches
during calm and storm.
Woman long ago found a warm spo,
in the landsman's heart because of her
talents as light housekeeper, and she
has won a warm place in the heart OF
the mariner because of her faithfulness
and reroism, demonstrated in more
than one instance, as a lighthouse
keeper.
Ida Lewis, whose heroism in Newport
barber many years ago, when she put
eff in boat alone in a tempestuous
storm from the lighthouse of which her
father was the keeper, will always be
remembered, has worldwide fame,
but she is not the only female light
house keeper. In fact, she is only one
of the score of good women and true
who hold such places under the govern
ment and whose fidelity to that service
ranks favorabIy with that of the men.
In addition to Ida Lewis, whose name
now is Wilson, there are about 20
women who take charge of the lights
that warn and guide seamen all round
Uncle Sans extensive coasts.
The lighthouse keeper at Fire island,
the first light sighted by incoming
European steamers, Is a widower.
whose daughters come from Long
Island and take turns keeping house for
him for half year, and the rest of the
time he has to tend to the housekeep-
ing himself. The two assistants have
their wives with them and their young
est children.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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! PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Men are usually most grateful ia
these who help them to deceive them
seltes.-Fiiegefdc Blaetter.
Clearly Defined.-"What il typical
spring weather 2" "Any kind of weather
we get when we are not looking for it. ;"
Chicago Record.
Buckeye Loyalty.-"A man never
makes any mistakes by being born in
Ohio" "How do you know?" "I've
tried it."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
s -Concha- snow, there is a cigar that
can conscicntiously recommend"
Bouquet-"If il is all the same to you,
I'd rather have one you can 4conscicn-
tiously smoke. boston Transcript.
There is this much to be said in
favor of the wild men Of the forest"
says the Lanniganville Sage. "They
always smoke pipe of peace; never a
cigarette. "-Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
We'll Matched. - Mother = "You
should consent to let her marry him.
They have two hearts that beat as one"
Father-"Yes, and two minds without
single thought. shall enter no OBJ
lection at all."-Detroit Free Press.
1T was great enterprise, said the
enthusiastic manager. when we
opened with that show we had two
Uncle Toms, two little Evas, two Aunt
Ophelias, and two bloodhounds." 'Yes."
replied Mr.. Stormington Barnes, dream
lily, land two Observation-Disclosures
Star.
-"No," said the old man, as he limped
into the Office with one hand on his
back, and his hat in the other, mo,
ain't deaconin' at the chu'ch no mo-
Whey dey axes man who ben servin'
cyarry cash registah wen he takes
up de collection, it's time for me toe
quit"
His Observation-Disclosures
came in to tell yez, Mrs. O'Flynn, about
your Dinnis. It's sad thing that's just
happened to him, SO it is" Mrs. O'Flynn
-"Oh, worra, worra, and plat is it,
Misther Mulligan?" Mulligan-" Its a
little off he is. Mrs. O'Flynn." Mrs.
O'Flynn-"A little off? And has Dem
mis- losht his moind?" Mulligan--"No.
Mrs. O'Flynn, it's only wan arum, what
got ketched bechune tn bumpers
Cleveland Leader.
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H.
Birds have all sorts of queer adven-
lures, but perhaps what was the oldest
one OF recent days is that which befell
a sparrow at Anderson, Ind. 1t few in
tc knife and bar factory, and, getting
too near small wheel, was sucked in.
The workingmen noticed it go into the
wheel, but knowing that the cylinder
was revolving at speed of 100 revolu-
tions minute, took it for granted that
the bird had been killed. When the
factory shut down at noon the men
were astonished to hear gentle chirp
from the wheel, and 10, there was the
sparrow as well as ever. They found
that the bird had chung to the strength
ening rod of the wheel and was in a
scmi-dazcd condition. They picked
him up and put him on a table, and
thence, after collecting his wits, the lit
tie bird flew to freedom. The wheel
In which the bird rode made 1000 rev.
olutions while it was upon it, and SO
the tiny feathered creature travelled
seventy-three and eight-tenths miles in
the embrace of flying wheel.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
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1t has been written that no man by
giving thought unto himself can add
one cubit to his stature, but the enter
prising Jap does not despair, and an
ordinance has gone forth exhorting the
people to eat more freely of meat, with
a view to increasing the average height
o. the race. Whatever results may fol
low the method proposed, they are GER
tain to be long time coming; but II il
only another instance Of the determines
ton on the part of the Japanse not to
let the slightest chance slip for attain
ing all the advantages which they s<e
Or think they see, in western civilin,
tiop.-St. james Gazette. -.',''
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HOW JACK TAR is euLLED.
Singular Credulity of the Men Who
Sail the Ocean Blue.

Singular Credulity of the Men Who
Sail the Ocean Blue.
81 would sooner face 20 hurricanes in
the open sea-" said Capt. McMullen, of
the British ship Battle Abbey. which ar
rived recently from Calcutta, than the
hurricane of nuisances that assail my
ship every time cast anchor at Quar-
antine here.
1.-The greatest source of annoyance l
have in mind at present is the sailor
runner He makes his living out of the
weaknesses and necessities of the poor
seaman. He is usually employed by
some sailors clearinghouse keeper,
and his business is to board incoming
vessels for the purpose of soliciting pat
ronage for the clearinghouse he rep
resents.
"The competition among them APP
pears to be sharper in New York than at
any other ports have visited. AS soon
as the ship reaches Quarantine she is
besieged by swarm of these runners,
who come out in small boats and clam
Der aboard. If sailor accepts card
from one of them it is generally under
stood that he must go to that house, and
none of the other runners bother him.
Although my crew has signed arti-
cles to remain with me for three years.
most of the men will have deserted the
ship within few days of her going to
the dock. Sailors as rule are easily
gulled. The runner usually carries a
large bottle of bad whisky, which he
offers to his prospective victim. After
rartaking literally of the liquor Jack
Tar loses all distrust. He believes all
the fairy tales told him, some of which
even child would discredit, and by all
manner of arguments is finally induced
to desert the ship.
Sometimes the sailors get the cap.
tain's consent and with it the wages
due them, and sometimes they don't. At
any rate they fan into the hands of the
runners and then their troubles begin.
"The first thing the runner does is to
get Jack new berth. The skipper of
the ship, as is customary, gives the
sailor $50 or $50 of his wages in advance.
This money passes through the hands
OF the runner, and the portion of it that
Jack finally gets is hardly enough to
get drunk with. Then he sails penniless
and bound for long voyage, and when
he reaches port he goes through the
same thing over again."-N. Y. journal.
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DISEASE IN IHE oYsTEn.
The Bivalve Is Fond of TynhooA Bas
c1lli.l

ls =. 4
The opinion ofa celebrated writer q
medicinal subjects is that the oyster
mus go if the hitherto consumer would
feel reasonably secure of his health
The writer goes on to show that more
than 20 years ago, while he was pursu.
ing postgraduate course of study in
biology, he discovered that drop OF
oyster juice contained millions of
putrefacted bacteria. Since that
time he has never eaten an Joys
ter. His opinion is that crea-
ture whose diet consists. of the
offal of the ocean, dining upon material
SO filthy and noxious in character that
it requires unceasing activity of liver
constituting nearly one-half of the bulk
of it's body to protect it from impending
death, can under no circumstances be
fit for use as a human aliment. In the
article referred to it is shown how a
case of typhoid fever in the family Of
the prince of Wales several years ago
was traced directly to the use of the
oyster as food. The health officer Of
Dublin about ten years ago traced IN
epidemic of typhoid fever to the same
source. The British Medical Journal
has given much attention to this SUBJ
ject and reaches the conclusion to which
nearly all psychologists have come,
that where shell fish have been sub
jected to contamination those partak-
ing of such shell fish are exposed to the
grave danger of injection.
Two or three years ago an epidemic
of typhoid fever in Wesleyan university
at Middletown, Conn.,, was traced direct
ly to the use of oysters that had been
fattened at the mouth of a drain, which
drain came from house where a suf-
fcrer from typhoid fever had died. A
fact worth repeating in connection with
this incident q that among those stu
dents who eschewed raw oysters, eat.
ing only those that had been thoroughly
cooked, there was no typhoid. Nearly
all those, however, who partook of the
NV mat erial suffered and several died
In answer to the suggestion that un-
wholesome oysters can be prevented BY
seeing to it that oyster beds are main
tanned where there is no sewage, the
writer insists that to be successful oy-
ster beds must generally be located
about the mouths of rivers and near
some large city so that contamination is
the rule, not the exception. The Ian.
guage of the British Medical Journal
in treating of this subject is:
''The oyster is fond of typhoid bacilli.
1t eats them as tidbit. 1t will not
miss a chance of swallowing millions
of the mischief making germs if the OPP
portunity is afforded and such an OPP
portunity is sure to come to every oy-
ster that lives long enough. Indeed.
this is the very business for which ma
ture designed the oyster SO it cannot he
censured for Us activity in collecting
typhoid bacilli and other germs"
The conclusion of the whole matter as
drawn by the writer is that the only
safety is to discard the oyster from our
bill of fare cftOs ether, that it may be
wholesome End proper food for COR
morants, fish hawks and turkey buzz
yards, but tina. the human stomach was
never intended to be sepulcher for
scavsngers no matter whether marine
or mundane.-Nodern Medicine.
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Br,ck. Of si.<.

The manufacture of bricks from fur.
nace Stag is an important Bohemian in
dustry, the granulated Stag mixed with
saustic lime hardening to a cement
like mass, from which the blocks are
made, weighing about ten pounds each.
Such bricks will bear, theoretically, Sc
pounds per square centimetcr, though
practically, IS pounds is the limit of the
burden put upon it; hence 1000 bricks
can he safely piled above each other
without. any danger that the bottom
one will be crushed by the weight, and
the broad side of the brick will bear {
burden. d 10000 poupds.-E Y, Sup.
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The Irish language is spoken in the
Bahamas among the mixed descendants
of the Hibernian patriots banished long
ago by Cromwell to the West Indics.
One can occasionally hear negro sailors
in the London docks who cannot speak
q word of English talking Irish to the
old Irish apple women who gather
srcund the doeLs.--Albany Argus.
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An Important Paine

A little girl, aged nine. called her IA
Their to her bedside the other evening.
Papa said the little diplomat, II
want to ask your advice"
wei. M dear, what is it about?"
what do you think it will be best to
give me for birthday presentT'-
Birthday Bulletin.
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Rocked ON the Crest Of the Waves,
The landsman, tourist or commercial trav.
eler, speedily begins, and not only begins
but continues, to feel the extreme of hui
man misery during the transit across the
tempestuous Atlantic. But if, with wise
prescisnce, he has provided himself with q
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
ceare ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth knowing, and thou
oands of our yachtsmen, summer voyagerHt
tourists and business men do know it.
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We recently heard doctor say piece Of
pie was good for person just before retir'
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
no fits after first days vse of DR. Klinc's
Great Nerve Restorer Free 81 tria: bottle 3
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Fhila., Pa.
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Dear mel" exclaimed the fond father.
anxiously. "Whatever can be the matter
with the baby! It isn't crying!'
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why did that rude-looking train-boy
bite the quarter gave him" Hes an ex-
cowboy from Texas, a'am; and they fire.
Quently bite the dust out there"
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Overwork Is q thief of time. -Ram's Horn.
The trouble with worthless people is
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Every time q man looks thoughtful a
long as two minutes at time, his wife BE-.
gins to wonder what is on his conscience.
Atchison Globe.
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Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standiag.-E.
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Any kind of bruise st. Jacobs Oil viii
cure at any time-no matter how bad.
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WHITEHEAD PATTERSON
A Bad Man Of the West Who
Wasn't Wholly Bad
He Did Not XIII Everybody, and
When He Set Out to Right .
Wrong He DID 1t In
Style.

GREAT many men
have gone down in
history as being
bad men in the
early days on the
Pacific SLOPE" said
Maj. Edward Rags
dale, of Topeka,
Kan. "But some
of the most dan
gerous men, who
were greatly feared
in their day, are
little heard of now.
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One Of the most pitiable things in sns
world is the mutual disappointment Of Q
man and wife.-N. Y. Weekly.
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w 4 danger forfesn + half .v0idsd.-N. Y,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

A complexion specials, u authority
for the statement that the best and 81.
c1t animal a. for the skln Il ronss
grease. which Il absorbed quickly nat
closely resembles human adlposa IN
compositioa.
Fruit Il considered by many anlhnrI.
ties a. ono Of ne tesi ads - a|r..-
Acn. Theroiore. lhey aay 4 should -
eaten freely. IT. beneficial eject d
due 70 the malic and other acids uh|.1
are found In The cultivated fruits. sa.a
a. pears. apples grapes. etc.
Thore q a physician IN Paris uhn a..
clares that the milk dlei Usually Is.
dsred In fewer eases Is largely r,sron.
rble for The falling ont Of TIE hats
he believes that q vegolahle dIcl VIA
cure badness or a. any rate wars s
on and he polnu % TIE haIrr S.
who livoa on oai meal az 4 proof 81 81.
theory.
TO Improve the complexion nn
water that has been boiled end rne|
should BE- used. II u soft and rolr. =
ms and should b. used telce ~.
Steam thc face a. nlghi. wipe & AZ.
and dust Il over with dne ,aIntnr e
a powder pua. sieep with Ii On. wa.
Il on IN the morning. and rnh & -.
ball Of toilet corate en- over ne
Rub Il IN Cor about q minute end
baby powder over tho FACE.
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WI. P.-PieAse tell me how to feed
an owl. What is the length Of an owls
life, What kind Of a cage should u
havef
Ans.-Thls bird naturally feeds on
mice and small animals. birds espe-
cially. but a. Il takes he food alive a.
hrst Il should BE- 20 provided Il IL
diaAcult TO change the habits OF q Wild
animal. ~ Il viii starve rather than
eat strange food. But after a while Il
may eat fresh meat. and later may b
taught 90 eat cooked meat when cold
Owls feed on mice mostly. Squirrels
and small birds are welcome food. but
they are all eaten alive. and this bird
must BE- taught TO change lta habit In
this respect BY degrees. After this Il
done further change Ia easy. Owls are
long lived: some historical birds have
been said TO have lived over a hun-
dred years. They are not pleasant pets
on account Of their hlthy habits. being
prone 20 v5nlt their half-dlgesied
food. and balls Of hair and feathers
swallowed with a. The cage may BE- a
box OF good size. with a perch hxed
through the center Of Il. and closed In
frost by stout bars Of wood
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wu Ting Fang. the Chinese minis
ter. who IL soon 10 be transferred from
the American capital 20 Tokyo a.
Chinese representative In Japan. "a a
gentleman Of education. culture and
modern ideas. He is perhaps the ablest
man that has ever represented the
Chinese government In the United
states. He speaks English freely. and
Is we'll Informed on current affairs and
the politics OF the world. The minister
Is an English barrlster. lie Is . grad
uate OF Llnooln'a Inn. London, where
he lived for several years. When he
went to Hong Kong he practiced Law
In the English courts there for ave
years. His early education was ac-
qulred In China. where he held several
high positions In the Chinese govern
ment. This Is his hrst mission abroad.
although he was In this country about
twenty years ago on a private errand,
He Il oourtly. afiable chinaman,
and represents the very best class Of
his countrymen. He has a wife and Z
family OF charming daughters. WI
Ting Fang will be succeeded here By
Lee King Ye.
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country, though n Il very rarely that
one is seen. OF the 10000 half-cents
not one has ever been returned 20 the
mint. A few Of this denomination may
BE- found In the hands Of coin collect,
ors. but the whereabouts OF the resi
IL a mystery. Il Il estimated that the
daily supply OF needles for the entire
world amounts 10 s.ooo.o0o Of varying
shapes and siIes. while the United
states alone calls for a yearly supply
Of 800. 0o0. 900. of pins. Il Il aAid that
some Of the large department stores
often order 100 cases Al q time. Each
case contains los dozen papers. and
each paper holds $50 pins. 50 a little
use Of the multiplication table will
show what an immense thing even the
one order means. The yearly output
OF pins from the largest factory IN the
United States. q is claimed. would n
placed end 10 end reach three times
around the world.
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than anything else that he ever ala
while In the house. Bragg gave Bob
cruel blow. and Il took the Tonnes
seean a long time TO recover from H.
In the course OF his remarks General
Bragg said: Il regret much that my
iuty a. a congressman requires that !
oppose the passage Of this act granting
a pension TO this poor soldier Who was
lhot 10 death with chronic diarrhea In
1851 and never found Il out until 1891. "
A a deciaimer his friend Bryan Il
not a marker 10 him While IN con-
Fress Bob got the floor a. often a. the
speaker would allow him. When he
,ouldnt make a speech 20 his fellow
members he would 30 20 the commit
tee rooms and crate 10 the clerks. Il
vas q passion for him In those days
10 repeat the celebrated speech deliv-
sred a half century ago by his famous
uncle. Hon. Langton {. Haynes. which
vas perhaps the finest piece Of oratory
that ever Tell from . southerner's lips.
Il was about the mountains and he
valleys. the streams and the skies. the
sunshine and the starllghi. the grass
that grew beneath the trees and the
birds that nestled among the branches.
Bob always delivered Il beautifully and
tor a long time claimed Il a. his own.