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The Republican., 1900-08-16
ENGLISH SHORE CRABS.
lueer Way in Which Hungry and
Cunning Rats Fish for
Them.

Besides being scavengers of the
shore crabs prey upon every living
organism near them; and as they can
see Just as we'll out of water as in
it, they will sometimes crawl short
distances out of the sea to secure some
dainty food, and on sea beaches, when
hunger presses them hard, they will
even come above the waves at high
water and hunt after the sand-hop-
porary Review.
These anxious business habits are
very attractive to the children of the
coasts, who often receive their first
fishing lessons in the capture of these
little crabs with thread and pin hooks.
1T is said that rats fish for them in
the same way. using their own tails
as lines and bait. Of this | think
there can De no doubt, the great hunt
ing ground of the rats throughout the
summer and autumn being the coast
line of the sea, and their quarry chief
ly these crabs. Mevagissey's old pier
was built without lime, and it is not
uncommon to see rats, between high
and low water. hunting through this
structure for these invertebrata. On
one occasion ! saw a rat with its
hinder parts sodden with water. while
the tip of its tail was quite white, as
if it had just been used as bait.
These shore crabs, although less
than three ounces in weight, and their
carapace seldom stretching to three
inches, when cornered in difficulties
will face any enemy, However large.
Possibly these fighting proclivities
may have been intensified by the fact
that from the first dawn of existence
they have never had any kind of ma
ternal or paternal assistance, having
had to fight the battle of life alone.
The grip of their nippers is powerful
] have known them to hold on to the
lifting of over so times their OWL
weight.
But, Notwithstanding this strength
and courage, they know well the diff
fculty there is in living near the
shore, with the sea birds. man and al
army of rats as their inyeterate enc
mics. Moreover, in the green light o.
our shallow seas. their chief trouble
is in getting any kind of living food
Hence the whole race, with more thar
human tenacity, cling to mimicry a:
the sheet-anchor of life, and wheI
many of its varied forms of decep
ton fail they have no hesitation il
Stimulating death. On the coasts o
Cornwall, near Mevagissey. the pow
, dered white sea shells mixed with tn
: broken mica-schist rocks give us
/ brown sand. These are often inter
: spersed with white markings from
n quartz pebbles; hence the first act o
/ many young crabs here in the sprini
: is to color their carapace brown wit
white spots.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
He Had Money to Chew.

Andrew Sundheimer, a butcher of
Wabash, Ind, is deploring the loss of
a ten-dollar bill, which he unwitting-
ly devoured. Mr.. Sundheimer is an
inHeterate tobacco chewer, using plug
exclusively. He carried his supply in
the right hip pocket Of his trousers
and last week, having taken in ten
dollar bank note, he thrust it down
alongside the plug of tobacco. The
weather was warm. Sundheimer per-
spired freely, and, the tobacco becom-
ing soft, the bill adhered closely to the
plug. Every time Sundheimer took q
chew he bit off and masticated' part OF
the note. The color of the bill resem-
bling that of the tobacco and adhering
as closely as though it were part OF
the leaf, Sundheimer chewed up lalt
his plug before he remembered the
money.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
SOCIETY OF BOXERS.
Originally 1t Was a Lawful and
Patriotic Organization.
Former German Minister to Peking
Writes About the Genesis of the
Revolutionary Movement
In the North of China.

Herr Moritz Won Brandt, former
German ambassador at the court of
Peking, has just written clear ac-
count of the Chinese Boxers.
"The word Boxers" he says, sis either
an erroneous translation of the Chi
nese name of that society or is a pun
upon that name. The Chinese name is
Tachuan, which means the Society of
Confederate Patriots. Chuan, however,
also means fist. 1t is absurd for the
Novoe Vremya to assume that the men
are called Boxers because they con-
stantly practice athletic exercises sim
liar to those of the German turn
vereins, but 1t is quite possible that
Englishmen have given them the name
Boxers because they spend much OF
their time at athletic exercises. The
motto of the society is: Support the
government; drive out the foreigners
| and therefore it cannot be charged with
| being hostile to the government. One
can readily understand, however, how
| the attitude of foreigners in and toward
| China, combined with a frequently
| puD4lSHeu TepOII WHICH SCShCN ~ Ah1
| ply that the integrity of the empire
was in danger, may have given birth to
a wave of patriotism the result of which
may be seen in the assaults on the two
things which the Chinese regard as the
most important factors of foreign in
fluence-namely, church missions and
railroads.
''It must not be forgotten that for
many years the English Protestant
The Republican., 1900-08-16
COL. MAMIE MORRIS.
Georgia's Girl Warrior VIII ATTEND
the Chicago Encampment of
the Grand Army.

Chicago is making strenuous efforts
to make the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which oc-
ours in that city during the last week
of August, one of the grandest events
of the kind in the history of the or
der. 1t is expected that scores OF
prominent national and state officials
will attend the meeting and review the
grand parades, and that half million
of plain red-blooded American citizens
will lend eclat to the occasion by their
presence. Among the attractions in
The Republican., 1900-08-16
Denth In Their Finger Nails.

The juice of the green and growing
pineapple is accredited in Java, the
Philippines and throughout. the far
east generally with being blood poi
son of most deadly nature. 1t Is
said to be the substance with which
the Malays poison their kreeses and
daggers, and also the "finger-nail'
poison formerly in use among aborig-
inal Javanese women almost univer-
sally. These women cultivated nail
on each hand to a long. sharp point,
and the least scratch from one OF
these was certain death.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
s'z575IllI}I}(I|l!|!!|2|||!I!5Il
~0 -E@Nas%
RHYME AND REASON.

II drink beer, it makes me queer;
II 1 choose ale, it makes me pale;
II 1 sip wine, my joys decline;
ii l sup gin, it leads to sin;
If l take rum, sad sorrows come.
Try what will. from vat or still,
1t gives me pain, and turns my brain;
Therefore I'll join the Templar Band.
And, with Gods help, I'll firmly stand.
Union Signal.
The Republican., 1900-08-16

duchy of Luxembourg. The new Ger
man minister to Peking is native OF
kfort-on-the-Main. His appoint
ment and his fortunes in China will
be of especial interest to Americans,
owing to the fact that Baroness Maude,
his wife, was before her marriage one
of the prettiest bellies of New York city.
On both sides she is descended from
the finest old families. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Won
Brockdorf LIE Vinsen, of New York.
Her maternal grandmother was Mrs.
Cornelius Roosevelt. The baron is
young, handsome and rich. His father
is former lord mayor of the ancient
city of Frankfort.
The Republican., 1900-08-16

"Oh, mammal" exclaimed a bright
little miss of three one morning, II
dreamed | had such cute little pony
and cart!" "And what did you do
with them, dear?" asked her mother
"Oh," was the reply, II left them II
drea inland"
The Republican., 1900-08-16
H,. More Money Than sense.

Miss Elizabeth Smith, of Derby,
Conn. a millionaire in her own right,
has become stenographer at small
salary, believing that 1t is the duty OF
every woman to work.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
Couldn't Draw Straight Line

He could indicate the boy who used
tobacco, sai1 Prof. Oliver, of the An
napolis academy, by his absolute ina
bility to draw clean, straight line.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
Menagcrie Malice.

what ails the leopard"
ooh. the zebra was mean enough to
tell him that big polkadots were all
els IS style. ."--Detroit Free Press.
The Republican., 1900-08-16
Arnnenians.
rnebrie4y and sunstroke.

DR.. w. F. Il. Philips, of Washington,
in very suggestive paper on Me
teorological Conditions of Sunstroke,"
which appeared in the international
Medical Magazine for August, 1897,
gives the following table. The intiu
ence of alcoholic beverages in deter
mining both the incident and fatality
on the affection is as follows. OF SAL
cases examined, 465 had this history:
Using to excess. .140 cases, or 80 per cent.
Using moderately .230 30
Using not at ALL. 95 70
Total ............ .465 lO0
History unknown.376
Total .o4l
And of the 140 deaths that occurred,
the history of 10 is given as follows:
Using to excess =. a deaths or 60 pei. cent.
| Using moderately. % 30
| Using not at all. 10
| 1OIdl ..........'.s ~ A"V
! History unknown. ~
| Total .............lfV
The Republican., 1900-08-16

And of the 140 deaths that occurred,
the history of 10 is given as follows:
The sun., 1900-10-11
STILL THEY CONE.
additional Eminent Converts to Nc
kinIey From bryan.

additional Eminent Converts to Nc
kinIey From Bryan.
The list Of converts from Bryan to
Mckinley is being daily increased by
some notable additions. An instance
of the number Of these changes Is re
ported from Wyandotte county, Kan,
here Mckinley and Roosegalt club
been organized by former Demo-
S and now has 115 members.
rom Wyoming this list of promi-
t men who have turned to McKin-
from Organism has been received
\ the national committee:
]. NJ. wilson Of Douglass, Malvin
Nichols Of Endenco, Timothy Kinney
of Rock Springs, i. p. Chamberlain Of
Douglass, John Beekwith of Evans
ton, Silas Gullthrie df Mo1rcroft, VIII
liam Daley of RaWiius. Thomas paiut-
er of Evanston y. SI Bunce of Lander,
John Mcpermott of Glendo, a. NJ.
Phillips IF Douglass, pr. N MI Crook
Of Cheyenne, J1hn Cahill Gf Cheyenne,
Frank Bon 6f Cheyenne.
Among lLe prominent mau III other
states who AaTe renouuced Organism
for Mckinley are:
]. VI. Reid of Lewiston. Ida. who
was this year nominated as Bryan
elector.
General JohnC Blank of Illinois, who
was commissioner of pensions under
Clevcland's lrst administration.
Arthur 4. Taylor, Of santa Cruz Cal.
Isaac Parsons If Monon, Ind.
Ex-Chief Justice Morse Of the Michi-
gan supreme court.
Richard 4. montgomery Of Michigan.
jerome BeiTynan of Ashland. Kan,
vice president Of the Stockgrowers
National bank.
DR.. S. S. Glasscock Of Kansas City
Kan, coroner Of Wyandotte county.
]. r. Burton If Kansas City. Kan.
formerly member Of the Democratic
committee.
Il. H. Carln, the we'll known Brook
lyn contractor.
William y. Hornblower, the eminen
New York lawyer, 70 whom Presiden
Cleveland offered a place on the Unit
ed States gtrdmc tcach.
james i. Elair of Missouri, son 0
the Democratic candidate fgr vice pres
ident in 1sas.
Jacob Keone of Athens, Mich,
prominent aNyer
c. ]. DaHials " Athens, Mich, jew
eler,
William ne Ford of salem. Ills.
Horny RurSells of Stevenson, Illa.
j. iii Daniels of Itacaoon, llls.
Jaues BEittinEAal4 It Mount Ne
nor, y. 81
General Charles H. &myth 81 chici
90. formeHls or Governor 4, ]. Tild4M
stair III Ne@ Work..
Julius Dietrich II bloomington, Ills
publisher Of tie Bloomington Journal
Samuel ]. Mcdonald of Newark, y.
James G. Carelton. formerly Dem
cratic postmaster ~ Bedford. Ind.
William i. Baker. cX-prpsident of 4
Chicago board If trade ana of Il
Worlds fair and one of tile leadil
Democrats of Chicago, has made {
open statement Gf his purpose to W
for Mckinley this fall. In a lett
made public recently IL makes 4 po7
crful attack against Bryan, who
says, peEsonifies 1G to ] ana lawles
ness and Is the greatest "lmperialis
since Napoleon Roaaparte.
The sun., 1900-10-11
VIII Hold 4 nazanr.

eirnat preparations arn being mifa hy
Az Wnman'~ AuNiiiaIE of the Y. Nj.
q, AZ "A loiI y @ztar iii Jhe neW f'ol-
tifE 6iilh 9li November r., IS and ii far
tta purpose W raising iind, III iprulish
myly rnctal portion VI their lmilI-
s-. stvclal VI tlie churches ~ INC city
tn akan booths WliIe otlers IRE as-
i5iiug 10 mako ii II success. ono hnillc-
a.d ii III playin4 nllrl til the Young
d,lt'- Christian Association room ana
VIII alft ha4 bean Given III ihe Narra-
thaji Nlachiua Co. of Providence. L.
ilamplct Ias been issued hy GcneMll
Secretary William II. Williams concern
in@ he association which shows the line,
lUs interest which i touches.
The sun., 1900-10-11
Held Nails IL His NInnti,.

ltv,f, I,el.. Oct. q Tlr practice III
halaile nails II hiS mouth caused the
dnath of William IT. Fostcr. i Young
hnskrtmaSe ~ Wyoming. tonight.
Foster who Il il Son of Thomas Foster.
4 @-s on the Delaware Railroad. swal-
laWfl i small nail last Jnly but aid not
naN rneh attention u tho accident.
about ten day ago liz became violently
III. md llr. +. J. Brown began treatment
.ef malaria fever Today thr snffcrihg<
ef The lad beeahe II intense that Br.
.. \. Anderson waS chilled III consulta.
tion. hit thc sufferer died early this
evening.
The sun., 1900-10-11
Flied an Ine!ependent Ticket.

D1yer, Oct. 10 o-William Frazier aud
John g q ooden, respectively chairman
and secretary of the meeting held At
Willow Grove Saturday night, appeared
before G.nrk Of the Peace Doen- v4.tar
DAY and filed the Ind4nendant Demo-
cratic ticket for thn $ XII R4pr nta-
tira district, which contains the na,nrs
II Herman &. tiooian III candidate for
Representative iii The General Assembly
With two Democratic tickets in the sixth
t'e district viii likely Re carried 81
David Cooper, the EEion Republican
nominee.
The sun., 1900-10-11
W0H1y ntFaY FRiGar F,1Fli3.
Ewo Negroes Attempted - Break ii
Factory Where IheY We're
Mnrkfng Alnne,

tW9 10aue- lH 'fna-,lHy evening lGaila
st rtfaG break into hr factory af the
IaliE-0u-l'op Ga.. HI Eleventh ald Union
aet., whert Misses Mary IIas~on ail
BlJirHc taniel, and tWo other yoiug
WalApa were working alone, init their
Iiaus warc frustrated by the plucky
laaMg women. who alarmed several mon
Fiji nearly office ana frightened tAe
i!osrneS AWAY.
fhe elaors were locked for the pro-
taetien ~ the fair operatives, hut Ill
the time stated The yonug women heard
peculiar noises coming from tile direction
II 9ne of the doors. One of the Young
Hainrl looked out AMI -aw two negroes
lmaklng an effort T. force thcir MIN
.q9'etlr through Tie door.
Sll@ @aFe The alarm and. accompanied
tE hrr canlmlions, escaped from tile
guiding tN another dom ald ian aS
elasklN ia possible u thn ntco u s. Il.
ialt9a, ~ loufh and l'nian ~irout4.
Il rt hlaeG Way.
Ee adsas WaanA Werr et@iag aHi
5fa9lilE 'AnrlH,' lllir palt, iii.
Htet.d Aia Git,ptYn a Snplfu FTamil
An. ilMen iaElar ;Ad Ghmtts aH1 Nit
MlstaA HAa Were Iii Mt. tEmil
fsH ic. ina s soaa as thar caaI8
5e farts ffam ha TauHa women
A" 8etad I'll tha 7ireatoi 04 t#e f3a
ilG aa aW tlie faan ap
h'lH tI ttta tte iaeaade5
8tE- lts .apa NH a otlar Wa
E tll@ Ha''R iHnn, FIT rla ipa
AaMa., llr9iae l'HGE .evcra
#aa "aE Mh@e e ea I'll hilina
! 1tsr~ linl ittoNial td taI ll,n
tla Ga'r tut h Iani~9l II
f1t taIHT diTIl N9S TpFFIitist
ta d0 ~
The sun., 1900-10-11

rriaem0cr tnat Iue eiecriun oI CON
egGssIpen Il second in Importance only
10 that OF thp president, and there is
great danger that tile Republicans
may lose the control of the next house
Of representative even though Nc
Kinley might be reelected BY large
majority. The reason of this is partly
because the present Republican ma
jority in the house is very small so
that a gain of nine Democratic votes
would overcome it, and partly because
.he new election laws in several of the
southern s(ates are Of such nature
that the Republicans could not posi-
bir hope To carry 4 single district in
that section and must therefore expect
10 lose several seats from this cause
which must be Offset BY gains IN other
parts of the country Chairman Bab-
co.l; If the Republican congressional
committee desires to warm tile voters
af the neee sity for tanEiag shoulder
u shorlaag aHd workiag Aar! to save
aa hnnae. and especially to impress
lite voters iu the elase aal doubtful
states
The sun., 1900-10-11
saxed Inc Ola Homo.

i'rc.itiea, oct til Whetl sheriff
WHARTON stst@tlay rJr rp flf salr Tho
-nla,tIe 1a.ia f NeNrn5rwa IlrwHHum.
laaa aiii ah ,l,a Mldleown Trn-
sl'i. ytnrlGiE was .t'priScd IT thu
tilngarauet af handsome wanmn 3rhn
a'ira tba hiaFla hil auI pnid $f.525
on tlo Ila"a. lht waman proved III IL
Ai5. Itn@i'iani'> sister. who lad come
@nai Galirnia u nul;e tiJe purchase
af h.r od l@ae. anl r"arhad hero in
iiiaa - itarent its nassiu@ inta thc
Nu,i~ o. Strangers. AIr. Rnwnham'S
p@ltli ha haea failing far some time
1l owia phrsienl disability III WAS
pMventcd from booking after his hnsi-
asr intHn 4. which have become IN
valvcd,
The sun., 1900-10-11
Mckinley On Imnerialis.n.
See what tile presidents own ideas
on imperialism are About a year ago
he said:

See wlat tic presidents own ideas
on Imperialism are About a year ago
he said:
That the PHILIPPINES Witt hc retained under tie
benign sovcEcigntE u the United states ! do not
permit mysalf q denlt. l'Gat tay WIFI pfoye
rich a7l iBtH}at'tsa haritasa .erl assHrsl. That
congress WHIT nfoEidr far tl5m government
which VIII lr,a9 then htssings, Which sell pro
motr taei 1s E4l sta.asts As s. advance
their people il iia pa.i cigii2aUaa ani intel
liganee J oaaiafntls p liae4 Thcy will MT he
gogsnin9 as la-itis - sa9e. tleg Will
haya a8n l9 tI#ma atsisnt pi l59eftS, toEli-
lated ls iets, honestly 5ia4as. fed, Wtlout W.
pra.sifg p3lsft t. t4aati wts5at tyranny ius-
lice Wtt4#Gl NIi5o, aalafi u @itae1t distinction
Al s5e#I eruaifias fr I of rlisi4is "ar.ip
aal Traseciisa d l!ie liQeftS ana tae pirsuit q
AapgiHe4s,
President l,cEialeg said last spring
also:
Tbsra can la r7 i-faa..z.isu,. r rl9 t.ar
ii 5gc a4.inst IL Ia r5ta aa3a isitl = 'ta is,
p.lGEa afa .8ta.t it tlat taM Is universal
al,f #rFaHte If I. aH3 rduiHaas eaH sitl8A ta III
Uus .&iv aif Il uoa Il tH8t tIa,e WAl dp h1t 1sFee
Witl us ha5e Eo i9itA III ie Nttne ar eafltitg Fl
higH ptTnG-efs aa7s i#ifN af tli free reapie as
citiiiaus ags S Nsi5s Ne heseEe iAas tAe een-
tury IF frec armeut wach ,ie American pe1-
BID raye enj8yed ha- pot Icndald them iTesoute
anl aitlle.s, tiit ILL., fitted talm fof the great
tain, ii ittiue un aii assisting u bhtter condi-
lions aud lalg,r lilpttv hosG distant peoples who
through tic izne Il tattle have aeealHe onf
wards. Thc liheratlrs will ncfel .eeome ing
uppress3rs. 4 self governed people Will nefer per
lHiJ dtspotign in any government which ,hey los
Ter and defend. II i not possible that %,
100000 ii American freeinen are ufatle 70 estab
Il libertY anu justice and good government II
+ new possessions.
The sun., 1900-10-11
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Tho ccnsus Of Wilmington bos beon
tabulated by The Census Bureau at
Washington and IS result this city
Will tt clHsscd among those of the first
elass ana it y The duty of every bust
iless man IN Wilmington 10 arrange his
business 81 as 70 compete with those
u other first class cities. We take
pleasure n announcing to the public in
general ana our patrons in particular,
tlht we have completed onr arrange
mentS and IN the coming fall we will be
N position 70 compete with the largest
houses Of the largest cities. We are
receiving the very latest fashions Of the
faris Exposition styles for embroid-
cred waists. long fraks, also 1901 Rus
sian blouses. The best workmanship
guaranteed. Call early ana avoid the
rash. The best reference can be given.
Give lis a call.
NEW YORK LADIES TAILOR.
101 West Eighth Street.
The sun., 1900-10-11
How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot DC
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY y CO., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known +.
]. Cheney for the last ID years, and be-
iieve him perfectly honorable in all busi-
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST \ TRrAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, @.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken intern lily
acting directly upon the blood and muc-
ons surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by
AL Druggists
IlaIl's Family Pills are the best.
The sun., 1900-10-11
Rnrhcr,s Union Officers.

THE .Tonrnpymen Barhers' Interna-
tiona! Tnian has fl .ced a permanent
nr,anization nv the election Of the fol-
lowing officers: Presidert. George i
wilhelm: vice president, .Tohn T. Cole;
z corresponding secretary, Jacob Stein; re-
cardinr secretary, Henry Sill; treasurer,
y Il Valentine.
The sun., 1900-10-11
Special Low Rate Excursion to BaIti-
more via PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

On Sundays October IA and %, the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company will
run special low rate excursions to Balti-
moro. Special trains will leave Chester
1T S,S7 II. iii. Wilmington 900 a IN.
Round trip rate s1.25 from Chester, s1.00
from Wilmington: returning, leave Bal
timorc JFnion Station $50 Tickets
gaod only on special train in each direc-
tion.
The sun., 1900-10-11
4 Goo.I Slzcd Estnte.

Letters teatamontarv IN the estate of
Joseph VI r. WATSON, ate II Newport,
"nre granted vestprdav to Mrs. Martha
7, Watson. - nnhic hfquests were
made. It, said that the estate Is valued
A aHou; 33o 600.
The sun., 1900-10-11
look out FOR the Sext Congress

The special interest felt in the cleo
tioa Of the president naturally tends
to dwarf other matters Of importance
connected with tile election. But the
Ypt.@ eYelG N here Should 70. f1.! to
The sun., 1900-10-11
DELAWARE ATHLETIC CLUB

s-al.5i
urn5'ls
The sun., 1900-10-11
TO THE DEAF.

4 rich lady, cured of her deafness and
noises IN the head by DIR. Nichelson,s
4rtlhclal Ear Drums, gave $4,000 to his
institute, SO that deaf people unable TO
procure the Ear Drums may have them
Iree. Address No ll7S, The Nicholson
destitute $50 Eighth avenue, New York
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-11-14
ONLY a CROOKED CENT.
When the Young Woman Thought Ta
Was Gold, She Got Nervous.

When the Young Woman Thought Ta
Was Gold, She Got Nervous.
The car had just rounded dead
mans curve" at Fourteenth street,
when a daintlly clad young woman
swished something out of her hand
which as 1t struck the street was fol-
lowed by sharp metallic sound.
what was that you threw away, my
deari" asked her companion, another
girl about the same age.
Money" laconically responded the
thrower.
Money! continued her companion
In Mortified tone of voice. "Why, II
sounded like gold"
''My gracious" shrieked the thrower.
"Have | thrown away one of those
goldpieces?'
BY this time several of the passen-
gers had arisen from their seats and
were looking In an indignant way at
the conductor for not stopping the car.
He, however, was one of those high
collared, stoical young men who boss
things on the Broadway cars, and the
cAClte1ueuL cTedtcu by the money
thrower did not cause him to turn q
hair. All this time the car was bowl.
ing as merrily along rs Broadway cara
ever do bowl, and 1t was getting far
Their and farther away from the mon.
ey. One or two Of the passengers were
about to jump off the car, but then
they thought better of 1t and turned
their gaze anxiously on the young wo-
man, who was hunting frantically
through her purse. Just as 1t seemed
the strain would be too much for the
excited passengers to bear longer the
fair thrower looked up smlllngly at her
companion and murmured sweetly:
ITS all right, my dear. 1t wasn't a
goldpiece after ALL"
"What was it, them" asked the Sec
ond young woman.
"Only a crooked penny" replied the
thrower. 81 always throw away crook
ed pennies for luck"
Then both girls softly giggled. while
the other passengers looking both fool
ish and disguised, resumed their seats.
New York Tribune.