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Mrs. Bowser got out the camphor. the
brandy and roll of plaster and plac-
ed them on the stand in the hall where
he could find them on his return. As
boy Mr.. Bowser had 'shot the skate"
TO some extent, and he had confidence
that the lapse of thirty years would
make no difference in his curley-kew-
ing about. That confidence grew
larger and more liberal every minute
as he journeyed along with Barnes.
and he was not yet halfway to the
park when he gleefully and conflden-
TALLY observed:
I'm not after a prize for fancy
skating, but l think I'll open the eyes
OF the crowd little before I'm
through. I'll play off at first, but you
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ardice, but when our decision not to
support them in massacre was made
known there were smiles and express
sions of contempt. There was every
show that the Indians might work
around during the night and cut OF
the force in the basin by selling the
path. We agreed to prevent any such
movement by remaining where we
were.
An hour after dark the soldiers left
us and went marching in single file
down into the basin. A few gave us
goodnight as they passed, but most of
them were sullenly silent. There were
just 231 of them by count, and they
left a score of pack mules behind in
our charge. / do not believe the first
man had yet descended into the basin
when we suddenly caught sight OF a
signal fire to the right. In couple of
minutes this was answered from the
center and the left. The Yaquis were
not to be surprised. During the next
hour the whole side of the mountain
showed signals at intervals, and then
there was an interval of three hours,
during which not light was to be
seen. We were on the alert for any
movement in our direction, but none
was made. At midnight, from the CEN
ter of the mountain, signal fire sud-
denly blazed out. It did not last more
than minute, and was followed by a
noise none OF US could make out It
was like the roaring of gale In a
narrow gorge of the mountains, and
we had been listening to It for perhaps
rem minutes. when from the dark basin
beneath rs arose such cry as few
men ever heard. 1t was long-drawn
scream of terror, in which hundreds of
voices were blended It lasted thirty
seconds, and then all became still
again.
In the name of God, but what can
It Der" asked each man Of his COM
rade. but no one could answer. Down
there In the midnight baackness some
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thirty-five OF forty years. He was
wondering if he couldn't work that left
knee off on Barnes as an excuse when
bad faced young man who was look
ing on as spectator turned and said:
Don't yer put 'em on, old man"
What do you mean, sir!" demand
ed Mr.. Bowser.
Don't put on them skates. Yer too
fat and loggy. Yer might roll down hill
in bar'l, but yer can't cut no pigeon
wings on the ice."
Mr.. Bowser got mad all over, and
from that minute his determination
was taken. He would skim that lake
as the gull skins the sea, only with
good deal more grace, and after the
skimming act was over he would make
that bad faced young man beg his
pardon for the insulting words.
How are you going to work it,"
asked Barnes, as the skates were ad-
justed and all was ready.
He'll work 1t wild a f1ip-fop and a
dum-dum," put in the bad faced young
man. Say, Gully, when old Uncle
Josh gets out dere on skates dere's
goin' to be a time to beat de band!
Look at de heft of him! Look at de
curves in his hind legs! l wouldn't
miss de sight fur hat full of cigars. :"
Mr.. Bowser was reaching out for the
young man with the firm intention of
wrecking his life when a policeman
came along and interfered. A crowd
quickly collected, and thus there were
fifty people abount when start was
made from the edge of the lake. It
wasn't a graceful start. 1t was a
start of hip-hop and hobble, with
the left leg dragging behind. The
crowd decided that it was a bluff by a
professional skater and the policeman
called OUT
"Our Uncle Eli has got trick up his
sleeve!"
Give him room for his little cir
cus!" shouted another voice.
60 in, old man, and cut de pig
eon-wings!" yelled a third.
Mr.. Bowser would have given one
million dollars in cash, brick house
and yoke of oxen to have been toast
ing his toes at his own fireside just
then. but he was in for it and must
carry it through. AS he wobbled
around on the ice ne tried to remem-
Der how he used to start in to cut a
Roman scroll, but memory failed him.
The shouting continued, but there was
nothing encouraging. He finally de-
termined to get his feet together and
make circle of the lake to drive the
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THE TRAGEDY OF THE BASIN
BY Nj. QUAD.

BY Nj. QUAD.
Every American of us at the Silver
Mines had turned out with the Next
can soldiery to help drive the Yaquis
back to their hiding place in the
mountains. 1t was a case of self-pres-
ervation with US. When the Yaqui
was on a raid he made no difference
between the property or scalp of an
American and a Mexican. He owned
the land before Cortes appeared. The
process of wedding him out has been
going on for two hundred years, but
to-day he is still defiant The rem
nant of once powerful nation has
been driven to hide away among the
inaccessible mountains, but he will go
on fighting until the last of his race
has been slain. The Yaqui is hater.
He hates every other living man
found on Mexican soil. Hating as he
does he never takes prisoner nor
spares = victim. When the mines were
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onel put the muzzle of his revolver
over the prisoners heart with a threat
to fire, and the Yaqui only replied in
contempt He was threatened with
torture and menaced with knives, but
his face betrayed only contempt. 1t
was useless for us to beg for his life,
but he must have seen the sympathy
in our faces. Nevertheless, he lifted
his hand to call our attention and said:
Every man but Yaqui is my enc
my. Had we reached your mine before
the alarm was given not one of you
would have escaped"
AS no information could be secured
from him his execution was ordered.
He knew what it meant when a file of
soldiers drew up within ten feet of
him. but there was smile on his face
He looked around upon the rugged
hills, UP at the sky, and then held the
bosom of his ragged shirt open for the
volley. For three days we fought the
Yaquis before We got them on the re-
treat. 1t was not enough, however,
that we had saved the big mines and
FIVE hundred almost defenseless peo-
pie. Orders came to the Colonel to
push on after the retreating Indians
and hold them up if possible and ex-
terminate them. We went with them
to see the thing through. and because
they had need of our Winchesters and
our sharpshoor;ag. Once among the
mountains the soldiers could no longer
move in a body. There was constant
fighting, but the Indians were contin-
ually forced back. BY and by they
had reached the women and children
and their stronghold, and the Mexican
Colonel rubbed his hands and laughed
and said:
I'VE have got them penned up at
last, and not one shall escape. It is
the best show we have had for half a
century to exterainate them"
The stronghold Of the Indians was a
series Of riffs and caves in the face Of
the mountain. There WAS but one
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first opened we tried to make peace
with them. We thought it wiser to
buy them off than to fight them. We
sent them greeting and presents by
three ENJOYS. Two Of the men they
roasted at the stake. The ears of the
third were cut off, the fingers of his
right hand amputated, and he was sent
back to us with the message:
1--WE will make peace with no man.
Look out for yourselves"
And so when the news came in that
the Yaquis had taken the warpath and
killed or driven off the men at the
Soltalto mine above us we turned out
with the 300 soldiers sent up to meet
the war party and drive it back. A
hundred years ago the Mexican gov
eminent gave orders that no Yaqui,
whether man, woman or child, should
be spared. A hundred years ago the
Eaquis took a solemn oath to their
lying chief that they would never
bring prisoner into camp. Our first
capture took place within, twenty
four hours of coming up with them.
The Indians had come upon eight men
who were freighting ore to the rail-
road. Two of the men had been kill
ed out of hand, while the other six
had taken refuge in gully and were
making long fight of it. We came
up in time to save only two of them,
and lost half a dozen others in the hot
fight which took place before the
Yaquis would retreat. They left a
dozen dead and three wounded. Two
of the wounded were dispatched at
once, but the third was saved for
time. He was a man in the prime of
life and warrior of prominence The
soldiers were eager to torture him, but
this the Colonel would not permit.
The Indian had been wounded in the
hip, and he was placed with his back
to tree while the Colonel questioned
him. He was defiant from first to last.
He was man absolutely without fear.
Twice before the end came, the Col
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MIR. BowsER's TR1BULATIoNs.
He Tries Ice Skating and Feels
Snr.afI,iu~ nrnp


He Tries Ice Skating and Feels
Something Drop.
AS a rule Mr. Bowser sits down af-
ter dinner to his newspaper and cigar
for an hour or so, but the other even
ing he got up from dinner to put his
overcoat on and make ready to go out
rs it your club night?" queried Mrs.
Bowser.
II may go around to the club he
evasively answered.
Perhaps there's ward caucus or
something"
Eyes, mebbe."
Mrs. Bowser didn't press the sub
ject, and after an interval of five min
utes Mr. Bowser turned to her with:
''I'll tell you where I'm going. I'm
going up to the park. With Barnes.
He's been at me for a month to go
with him some night, and I've finally
consented. He wants me to show him
a trick or two"
~ dICh VI Two dUOuL Wudt.
ice skating. He's got 1t bad, you
know. He's been out every night
since the lake froze over"
But you-you don't know anything
about ice skating" protested Its.
Bowser
Excuse me, madam" replied Mr..
Bowser, as he drew himself up, ''but
I beg to dispute you. I don't say that
I have had any great practice, but I've
looked into the theory carefully, and
think l can show Barnes and all the
rest of EN- few wrinkles
Are you going to take an ambu-
lance and a surgeon along%
THAT will do, Mrs. Bowser. You'd
oppose me, of course, but don't try
to be funny. I am going to the park.
shall put on skates and cut pigeon
wings, figure Fights, Grecian crosses
and all sorts of scrolls. 1t vii, not
only be an outing for me, but will
take the stiffness out of that left knee.
You needn't sit up for me.
iiIS.xo, are badly injured I suppose
they will take you to the hospital and
notify me?" she eueried as Barnes
rang the door bell.
Mr.. Bowser choked back hot reply
and put on his hat and passed out, but
before settling down for the evening
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watch my zig-zags when get down to
business. I'm pretty heavy for a swan
or a gazelle, but l think l can cut
few dodges-just few"
1t was moonlight night and the
park lakes were crowded. 1t was not
until Mr.. Bowser saw the jam that he
felt any loss of confidence Most of
the skaters were young people, and
moving with grace and agility, and it
suddenly occurred to him that he
might have grown a little rusty in
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weakness out of his knees, and then
the end came. At his first move his
heels shot forward, his body dangled
in space for an instant, and then he
came down with crash and a concus-
sion. The conclusion took place when
the back of his head hit the ice, and
it was just as we'll for his peace of
mind that he lost consciousness for the
next sixty seconds and didn't hear
what was said. When he came to he
had been dragged to the bank, the
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real growth of the town did not COM
mence until after the victory at Maiuba
Hill in 1881. johannesburg is the
center and home of the Uitlanders--
the nervous, adventurous element OF
the Transvaal. But Pretoria is es-
sentially the center of the pastoral
Beers. Tropical flowers and plants
cover the valley in which it lies, aud
willows grow in every direction.
Nearly all of the buildings are white
in color. On the. dome Of the capitol
is golden statue of Liberty. The
Witwatersrand mines, which yield
800, 900, 900 annually, are but short
distance from the capitol. Howard
@. Hillegas, in Harper's, mentions the
universal prevalence of the bicycle in
Pretoria, of the telephone and the
electric car. The Boer congress-the
volksraad-meets at Pretoria, and
President Kruger has lived there for
fifteen years. American goods are
largely in evidence in the shops OF the
town, and the American shopman is
already there in large numbers. Pre-
toria does not and has not encouraged
the presence of Englishmen, but Ger
mans and Frenchmen are welcomed.
The streets are broad and clean, the
water supply fine and ample.
In spite Of its bloody war with Great
Britain the South African Republic
had time to plan and complete build.
ing at the Paris Exposition and to
make it ready for the Transvaal ex-
hibit. Every visitor to the great ex-
position will be specially interested in
this display. The chief feature of the
exhibit is . collection of native min
erals, including the gold ores of the
Rand and uncut diamonds. The ex.
hibit also contains specimens of the
agricultural industry of the Transvaal,
such as fruits and cereals. A collec'
ton of hunting trophies, including
the skins of lions, leopards and Other
wild animals, shows what the Beers
have had to encounter in their marches
north through the wilderness. The
building has two stories, with q cen
trail tower and cupolas on the corners.
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phone connections-not only with each
other, but with government buildings
in Pretoria. Searchlights are mounted
in each structure so as to command
the surrounding country at night. The
magazines are underground and are
reported to be mined. Report has it
also that the near approaches are mined
and that the electrical construction is
such that considerable portions of an
enemy's army might be blown into
eternity before surrender came. For
food, in the event of siege, enormous
quantities of maize have been accu-
mulated-enough, it is said, to feed
the army and the population OF Pre-
toria for FIVE years. The supply OF
ammunition is calculated to be suf-
ficient for two years.
The center of the system of forts
lies about 5000 feet to the westward
of the northern end of Pretoria, and
has radius of something more than
1000 yards. The center OF the city is
only about IL, 900 feet, nearly due
south, on the fort on Signal Hill,
which is about 400 feet above the
plain on the west side of the railway
to johannesburg, and about $4,000
feet from the fort on the hill to the
east of the railway and the Aapies
River running to the north. Between
this fort and the river are the foun.
tains that furnish the water supply Of
Pretoria. The distance between the
forts on either side of the railway il
TOO feet. The railway station, where
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There Is a boy scholar in one OF the
downtown grammar schools. Philadsl-
phia, who has set his teacher wondsr-
ing whether he is one of the un-
sophisticated students of the age or
real humorist. At a recent monthly
examination one of the questions In
physiology the pupils were called upon
to answer was: What is the patella,
or knee PAM" The answer Of Young
Innocent, or joker, was as follows:
THE patellas or. knee pants is trousers
which extend from the waist to the
knee, and were worn by grown up men
during George Washington's. adminis-
tration. They are not worn by men
In the present time except bicycle rid
ers and men who play golf, but arc
only worn by small boys. Every boy
IL glad when he Is old enough to take
on his patellas or knee pants and 80
into long pants, which extend from the
waist to the ankle
lie WIS Ready.
A truthful and humorous explana ton
of success Is given in this little dialogue
from Puck:
Isaacstein-vell. you vosn't oud ven
Fortune knocked at your door.
Cohensseiu~-AEein fricrdt, she didn't
hnf 20 knock at all, ~cs hoitis' DE-
,iees opsA yalstH' Scr hek
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A Naeging Rainbow Trout.

A distinguishing characteristic OF the
rainbow trout is its fondness for scrap
ping. There was an illustration of its
ways In this particular the other day
at the Aquarium. A number of rain
bow trout weighing from one-half to
three-quarters of a pound each, which
had been received from the State fish
hatchery at Cold Spring Harbor, were
placed at the Aquarium In display
tank, In which there was already a
rainbow weighing about half pound,
which had been there for some time.
The new trout were received In good
condition, but they were tired after
travelling, as fish always are, and they
wanted a chance to rest. The old trout,
however, Immediately began to hustle
them about the tank. 1t would dart
up to one Of the new fishes, which was
swimming slowly along, and bite at 1t.
The startled fish would start up and
hurry off to the other side of the tank.
AS likely as not the old fish would not
pursue it, but would wait for the next
orc to come along, and then bite at
that one, and start 1t up. Sometimes
the old fish would follow up its attack
by dashing after the sEaer around the
tank, and kept tufs up increasingly, nag
ging and nipping the others until they
were more tired out than ever.
II, when they were put into the tank.
they had been as fresh and vigorous as
their pursuer, they would have turned
upon it very probably and made short
work Of It. AS it was, the single trout
bossed sll the rest, including fish half
as big again as itself, and hustled them
about 1nmercifully. In aalf a day it
would have worn them out and wearied
| them 70 death.
But the scrai.yy little rainbow didn't
get that opportunity. 1t was scooped
out with dipDet and put into another
tank. a reserve eslk. There was rain
bow trout in this tank, too, but this one
was not tired With travel. 1t was fresh
and vigorous. And 1t was also lfg
enough to eat the scrappy one If 1t tried
to cut up any capers there.-New York
Sun.
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CHAPTER Xxx.

A few hours later Peter Lennox opened
his eyes and found himself lying in
charming room. AT first he was puzzled
to know where he was, and what had hap
pened to him; there was dull singing in
his ears, a strange confusion In his BRAIN
a queer uncertainty troubled him as to
his whereabouts, heavy kind of wonder
and pain.
He looked about him: 1t was an artistic
room. In all his superb mansion there
was nothing like it. Then his eyes fell
upon the figure of a woman kneeling by
his side. Gradually all returned to him,
and he knew that he was looking in the
face of his wife Grace; he knew also that
he had had a narrow escape from death.
Grace" he said fecbly-and his voice
seemed to come from a distance-it had
a faint, feeble kind OF sound--"tell me all
about it again. / cannot imagine that it
IL really true"
She repeated the story to him, and he
listened with new wonder.
$50 have a son." he said-"the hand
some, noble boy whom Beatrix loves
He is my sonny own Son? Oh, Grace,
how shall I learn to believe 1t? Can it be
true-my own sonT'
He repeated the words over and over
again to himself-his own son, and how
should he believe it, Then after q time
he turned to her.
"Grace," he said, Il should like to see
my son."
$50 you SHALL" she replied. II have a
surprise in store for you, II you are bet;
| ter this evening"
he asked In q low, trembling voice, as
though he were half afraid of making the
request. She bent over him.
"Yes, will, Peter" she replied, earn
| estly-'T will indeed. l am sorry thai
things went SO wrong between us. will
say now what l have never said before
that I wish with all my heart matter,
had been different-that had been oldel
and better, you wiser and kinder"
She kissed him, and great calm ligh
came over his face-the stern, grim fac,
that had known 80 little brightness.
contented smile played round the lips tina
had smiled SO little, and presently Pete
Lennox fell into such a sleep as he hat
not had for years.
It was nearly evening when he awok'
again, refreshed, invigorated and almos
well. His valet stood ready to attend t
him, having been summoned by order o
his wife. He went downstairs. His wifi
met him In the ball.
She opened the door of the drawing
room and led him In. There he saw Bea
trix, Lady Ailsa and Beltran. A mis-
swum before bis sses. He trerpbled %
irus In strong wind. Then Hentrii
! Hehs ~ 70 blHs ssA eissrsa ~ sra
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CONAN poyle,s n.rriare M.xlms.

Conan Doyle is not Only skilled
physician and writer of most fascin-
ating detective stories, but has also
some very sound and sensible ideas
on matrimony. The following are a
few Marriage Maxims" credited to
him:
Never both be cross at the same
time. Wait your turn.
You were gentleman and lady be.
fore you were husband and wife.
Don't forget it.
A blind love is foolish love. En-
courage the best.
If you take Liberties be prepared to
give them. ..
There is only one thing worse than
quarrels in public. That is caresses.
The man who respects his wife does
not turn her into mendicant. Give
her purse of her own.
If you can't then you had better do
without q wife.
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distance Of 81. 900 feot from the city.

distance Of 81 900 fect from the city's
center. There is q powerful redoubt
to the southwest on the range of hills
through which. the transport road tc
johannesburg passes. This com.
pletes, with various Garth batteries,
the circle of the larger works defend.
ing the Boer capital. Behind the
great redoubt are tho principal maya
zines, one excavated out of the solid
rock, with q bombproof roof, and the
other built into the kloop, also bomb
proof. Communication between the
redoubt and the aforementioned maya.
zine is by means Of covered way.
Roads connect all these forts with the
capital, and they have pipes laid fol
water, as well as electric lights for the
search lights.
The Beers call the ranges about Pre-
toria Magalies. The town was laid
ont after 1886 by them and named
after Pretorius, one of their first and
strongest leaders. He was the first
President of the Republic and Com
mandant General of their army. The
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How He WAS Compiimented.

"John," said Mrs. Harkins, u heard
a nice compliment for you the other
day."
Mr.. Harkins put his paper down,
twisted up the ends Of his moustache
and said:
'Well, that's nothing so remarkable.
l receive compliments nearly every
day."
Mrs. Harkins went Oh slipping her
tea, and her husband waited for her to
resume. Finally he said:
"Well, why don't you tell ME what 1t
was? Who was it that complimented
mer'
"Oh, you couldn't guess in week."
"Mrs. Deering" he ventured.
mo-
mot Bessie Fallingtonf" he rather
eagerly suggested.
NO"
"Oh, well, of course, IL there's any
secret about 1t don't care to hear
what It was or who said it."
'sThere isn't any secret about it,
Mrs. Harkins sweetly replied. "Mr.
Hannaford told me that every time he
and / met he became thoroughly con-
WINGED that you were a man Of excel,
| lent taste"
John Harkins then showed his hands
into his pockets and walked out on the
veranda to ruminate.