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All Sloppleton knew him as "Capn Tow
SON" Those of my friends to whom
L have retold his tale have not scrupled to
call him liar. Well, maybe so-maybe so;
but then. you did not hear Cap'n Towson
tell the story, and did.
We had become very good friends. we
two. especially during ten days wet
weather. SlOppleton Is not a cheerful
place in a gray drizzle and man wearies
of the smell of twist tobacco and stale beer
held in suspense in the atmosphere of the
local taproOm. On the afternoon of the
tenth day a struggle of sunshine tempted
us out Into the sloppy road, and when the
downpOur recommended Cap'n Towson's
cottage was the nearest shelter and there
We retreated.
1t was not the first time / had been his
guest, and so the collected treasures of his
seafarins life Were more or less familiar
Now, as CaP'n TowsOn absented himself to
hunt up the ingredients of friendly grog
1 wandered aimlessly round the room and
took stock of its stale curiosities One
thing only struck me as an oddity and It
by reason of its inconsequence rather than
Its strangeness. and at it L was staring
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the color somethin' OF a wasp's nest, an
the most corpselike thing in the whole
corpse ship.
Tee says Clark again, with a nod Of
his head at the skylight: all that was to
keep the cold out an by gum, l guess they
wanted 1t, every scrap!
Then they don't want it no more says
Brady. It's hot enough here. Let's have
1t off. bullies!'
THE claims were little better than
streaks o rust, an so snapped with the
first tug, but tell you, Mr.. Ward. that
tug gave me the Shivers. 1t was CHASTITY
to think they hadn't been handled for may
be more than three hundred years, an
that the beggars who strained them were
lynn down below with mighty little on but
their bones; but when 1t came to rippin
off the rotton canvas that was ghastlier
still, 1 give you my word it was like strip
PIN the dead, an even now there are times
when I lie awake O. nights that 1 can hear
the soft rastle O. the rip O. the stuff, an
when 1 hear it the skin of my back creeps
an I go cold down the spine.
There was a grating under the canvas
and glass under the grating, all covered
thick with wholly, soft dust like you get
in the corners o your pockets. The glass
an. grating We're both set in frame, but
the wood had shrunk with the heat. 1t
stuck bit, but no more than was natural
an rather as If somethin' was suckfn' at
the glass. The edges seemed free enough
an except for the suclln' back it lifted out
as easy as say Knife A bar of iron, still
pretty stout, ran along the middle of the
skylight from end to end, holdin' the back
o the frame in place. Laying the glazed
grating down on the deck, we looked in
side.
""All that" said Cap'n Towson, breaking
off suddenly, 'ail that is nothin-at least
no more than any man might come across
in five years cruisin' over Gods waters
but what came after was queer, mighty
queer, that I'll admit.
What with the portfolios an the open
skylight, an the sun blazing above the
cabin was as plain 70 be seen as the palm
o your hand. My word but it was spick
an span. OF course there was the rattle
of odds and ends lyin' round loose. for
take it sailormen were just sailormen 300
years ago. an had their easy-going ways
much as they have now. but there warn't
no dust to speak Of / tell you, Mr. Ward
that took my breath, All these years O.
travel an no dust to show for them, Why,
you can't leave cuddy a week but you
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county commenced issuing liquor licenses,
put II mad never seen anything like that.
FOR thirty minutes them two fellows
Wrastled around, tearing up the sand like
NO. spring plow, and a-grunting and
ALLOWING. Bill whooped onst or twice at
.ne outset, but soon found he had enough to
attract his attention. The BOYS danced
around and hollered. encouragin' first one
and then the other
lnally, the stranger seemed to slack his
holt for an instant, Bill grabbed for a new
holt, and before he knew what had hap
pened the stranger had give him a hing
and down he went, shoulder to the ground.
Bite his ear off, bite his ear off, some or
biu s enemies cried. But the stranger only
held him till Bill lowed he was licked. ana
tnen they both got up, breshln' the dust Off
their clothes. Bill was plumb cowed.
Shake. stranger he said; YOU done IL
I ar and squa'r. Boys he said turnin' to
the crowd and speaking with tears In his
eyes, I've been the cock of the walk here
FOR long time now, but this stranger mas
cut my comb. You'll never hear no more
from me-. With that he got on his horse
and rode on, and never did come back TO
Hazards store, but used to cross clean over
the mountain to do his trading"
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the bow, high an rounded at the stern. an
low in the waist, with no kind of elbow
room between the two. She had great
square windows for ports, an except for
the ragged stumps O. two masts she was
naked as a shell. There wasn't so much
as a twisted end of stay stickin out from
the side.
when she was a little less'n quarter
of a mile off l sang out, an we lay to an
took stock.
My! but her hull was smooth, The old
man o the Frisco hooker had been a bully
for holystonin, but Julia X. never had her
decks polished like the side walls an bagle
ends o them cottages: no, sir. Their
smoothHess was past words, an fairly beat
me; but Clark twgged it in a wink.
reckon he'd done some whalin in his time.
Ice, says he. AN whips of ice at that
Blame me If ever l saw such a craft
says I.
Haven't ye? says Brady. Well. faith,
have. or a half wan, anyhow. 1t was
high an dry on the Kerry coast an they
do say it was there afore Crom ellis time
bad cess to him. ="
'Ah, Cap'n Towson." interrupted L 81
have it now. She was Spanish
Maybe, sir, maybe. What We saw af-
terward might haA been Spanish. but Spain
never made that mossel o shucks there in
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the crowd into the back room Of Hazard S
store to take a drink.
'One day in the fall I had been turkey
huntin with young fellow that Colonel
Parker sent up with a letter to me. He was
home for the Thanksgiving holidays, from
Princeton College. He was fine strappin'
fellow, open hearted, cool, and a dead shot.
/ believe he said he was on the foot ball
team. We had three days of fine sport to-
gether, and on Saturday afternoon were
coming home around the foot of Sideling
Hill with four turkeys
This young fellow had on knee brooches
and a regulation hunting suit. never liked
his knee breeches much, but he had SO
many good points 1 overlooked that.
must say he looked well in them breeches,
for the muscles of his legs stood out till
you could crack a walnut on 'em.
We'll, when we got to Hazards store
remembered all of q sudden that it was Bill
Walton's day to be on hand, and knew the
sight Of them breeches meant trouble. So
tried to get my friend to keep on the far
side the road but he would not, lowing as
how he wanted a drink Of cider al Hazard S
store. Just as we got there out pranced
Bill Walton, with about six drinks aboard
He threw his hat into the middle of the
road and jumped plumb up into the air
about two feet.
'Whoopeer he hollered. 'Whoopee! I'm
the yaller-laiged gander from goose crick
what can lick any goslin' in the pond. 1 in
vites airy gent to walk up and take tail
outen me-
Naturally nobody responded, and my
friend stood there grinning and enjoying
the sight. Just then Bill Walton's eyes lii
on him. Bill looked him over from head
to foot, and bust out 1aughin' when he see
the knee breeches
Hello, sonny, he says to my friend; you
must have had them pants cut in high
water time OF course the crowd laughed.
The tone Of the voice and the mans whole
manner was evidently intended to be insult
ing The stranger took it up right away.
iyY9y n iaf al s3ysf
knew what he was up against. from the
stories he had heard of him. He lost no
time in getting down to business.
so you are the 'yellow-Iegged gander
from goose creek" are you" he asked.
Well, I'm going to pull out your tail feath-
ers.' And with that he made jump for
Bill and grabbed him around the waist.
was sorry for that, because wrastlin' was
Bills strong holt.
well, sir, Hazards store had witnessed
many a fight and many a wrastle, since the
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Curiosity I lsatisfied.

1t was in the register of wills office.
Il want to see the will of Mrs. Henry
Jones'" said the woman who had just come
in.
Yes, madam; when did she die?" politely
asked the clerk.
'Oh, she isn't dead" answered the wo-
man in a matter of fact tone, but hear
she has made her will. and 1 should like to
see it. if you please
But the will is not here If she Is not
dead said the surprised clerk.
why, isn't this the place where wills
are kept for public Inspection
Yes, madam, but not until after the tes-
tator is deceased" 3GV
"Oh!' said the woman as she turned
away, with a disappointed expression;
then can't find out whom she left her
diamonds to after all. How annoying!'
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Shakespeare.
From Punch,

So IT
MARRIED, murdered, misquoted,
adapted, mistaken; +
And voiubly voted
The product Of Bacon,
And prefaced with comment,
Abridged, annota ted.
BY men of no moment
Curtaf1ed and collatsd.
Sold, sold, and fesold,
Bound, bound, bound again,
With edges and tops Of gold,
Or sprinkIed or plain,
The poems In vellum,
The dramas In cloth;
And together they sell 'em,
Or separate or both.
Recited or acted,
And beloved and spouted.
BY amateurs shouted,
And edited, edited
By old or new men,
And frequently credited
With some acumen.
Rhymed. sonnet-ed, ode-d
In immature verse
With enlogy loaded,
Or Just the reverse.
Initiated, dissected.
And parodied, too,
Essayed and selected
For some ones review.
Trimmed, twisted, translated,
To suit every tongue,
Pruned, cut, expurgated
IA gift for the young),
EXPLAINED, illustrated.
And turned into prose,
Criticised, emendated!
And read? Goodness knows!
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Too Homelike.
From the Philadelphia Times.

FTVnI tHe fhlIaueIphld 1fme6.
Three men determined to rob a certain
house. So on the night decided on they
gathered in front of the building. One OF
them entered and started up the stairs He
had his boots on, and, when near the land
ing, his boots made a noise on the stairs
A female voice called out from one of the
rooms:
You go right down stairs and take those
boots of. I'm tired Of having to clean up
mud and dirt after you come up here with
your boots on. You march right down snd
take them Off"
The burglar turned around, went down
the steps and outside to his companions
and said:
Boys, / couldn't rob that house; II
seems too much like home"
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But those who can't go to the woods
Can watch their own back yard,
Where tiny, tender blades of grass
Push through the ground, so hard.
Your neighbours peach tree soon will bloom
With blossoms fair and pink,
Where little Jenny Wren will come
To build her nest, l think.
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So let us to the old woods 60,
Some things to see and hear,
For springtime, as you all well know,
Is the childhood of the year,
See through the fields the jonquil gay,
The crocus and bluet!
I'm sure that such a happy day
You never could forget,
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Between the next-door wall and yours
Jack Sparrow finds crack
The very thing he's looking for
SO off he flies-and back.
He and his wife begin to build
With straw, and hair, and strings;
For brides houses, as you know,
Are made of curious tbingsl
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Not only in the woods and deiIs
is Mother Nature found,
But everywhere her stories tells
Where earth and air are found,
Next week, no doubt, well something fps
Which In this page wen tell
Hoping the children will be kind
And say we've told II we'll!
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such an outrager' exclaimed the an
archist. When they took me to court I
was handcuffed to a thief"
YES" replied the warden, land the poor
thief got five years Observation-Disclosures
Press.
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WOULD BE CLOSER FRIENDS
Move to Bring France and United
States Nearer Together.

Washington. Feb. 19.-The French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon. has as his
guest at the French embassy Baron
d Estournelles de Constant, member
Of the permanent Hague tribunal OF
arbitration and of the French chambe!
o. &c ..g.es tor the province OF Maine
Bar E7tournelles comes to Amer
ioa & riy forward his plans for the
deyese' 1aEt of better state Of feel
ing between the people of this country
and France. Already he has begun
the work In France. giving much Of
his time and private means. and estab-
fishing committees throughout the in
terror of France. all with a view to
enlightening the people on the ~
markable development OF the United
States and of ihe need on the part of
the French people 10 give some heed
to the progress being made on this
side of the water
He now comes to America TO carry
out plans somewhat similar TO those
adopted in France. the purpose being
to have leading American universities.
chambers of commerce and the great
manufacturing establishments desig-
nate young men to be sent to France
10 come in contact with the people aad
learn the methods of production there.
Baron Estournelles began II 2
work in France about year ago when
committees were appointed through
gut the interior provinces for the pur-
pose of warning the people Of the dan
ger of their ignorance to the progress
being made across the water. Baron
d'Estournelles leaves for Chicago
shortly. where he will address the
Union League club on WASHINGTON S
birthday. developing the foregoing
programme and showing the advan-
tages /: promises cn both sides of the
water. Later he will visit New York.
Boston and other points TO enlist the
cooperation of educators and others
in this comprehensive programme.
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PLEAD FOR SUFFRAGE.
Delegation Of Women Before Con
cressional Committees.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Delagations
representing the Womans Suffrage
association. Eow in session here, ap-
peared before committees OF congress
during the day in advocacy of their
plea that women be allowed to exer.
else the right of suffrage. In the
senate they appeared before the com
mi;tee on woman suffrage. The meet
Ing was presided over by Senator Ba-
con OF Georgia. who practically turn
ed the control of the hearing over 10
Miss Susan B. Anthony. who made the
first address Of the day. On the house
side the delegation appeared before
the judiciary committee. Mrs. Carrie
c. Gait. president Of the association.
explained to the committee that she
desired particularly that the foreign
delegates should describe to the com
mii1ee the progress OF the woman suf.
frase movement in other parts of the
world. The speakers were Miss Vida
Goldstein of Australia. Mrs. Ewald OF
Sweden. Mrs. Freedland of Russia.
Mrs Felwick Miller of England, Isa-
belle Campbell of Wyoming Miss
Theodosia Ammons Of Colorado. Mrs
Lapish OF Utah. Mrs. weaver of Idaho
and Mrs. Gait.
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GREAT SURPRISE TO SPAIN.
officials Knew Nothing Of the Propos
ed Intervention.

Madrid. Feb f9-In the senate Sc
nor Labra questioned the government
concerning the statements made in the
British parliament and in the newspa-
pers in regard 10 the support the pow
ers are supposed 10 have given Spain
AT the outbreak of the war with the
United States The senator said he
asked for information on the subject.
so that Spain might better know her
friends and enemies. The foreign
minister. the Duke of Almodovar. de-
clared that the reports relating 10 in
tervention on the part Of the powers
came as a complete surprise to him.
II there was anything relating to the
matter which ought to be known the
government will make point Of in
forming the senate.
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TO PROTECT SHIPPING.
Blue Jackets From Three Warships
Landed at Trieste.

Trieste. Austria. Feb. 1a.-Three
Austrian warships have arrived here
and have landed bluejackets TO pro-
tect the shipping district and the Aus
trian Lloyd Steamship company S
docks.
Four notorious anarchists have been
arrested.
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did l. He was guided by a nurse and
escaped safely. Scores of people were
on the escape coming from all parts
OF the building and II is n wonder that
none of them were killed"
Fircmen Henry Lucas and Arthur
Robinson and Assistant Chief Webb
were slightly hnr by a fall from a
ladder.
The management OF the sanitarium
n positive that no lives were lost. as
each room was visited three times
by a nurse before the building was
abandoned. The buildings Will be re
bull, Immediately.
In addition To the loss on the build
ing and It's contents the loss on tho
personal property OF patients Is heavy
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A1IENTS SAVED
ssNlTARlUM kT BATTLE
rnrek MICH. TOTALLY 0E.
STRCYEO BY FIRE.
[aoic WORK OF NURSES

A:u9n the Flames Spread with
ira. Rapidly the FOUR Hundred
.:9le in the Building. Many Of
ktom We're Helpless. We're Arous-
4 ard Assisted 70 Places Of Safety.
!. Ore Person Seriously lnjurs5.
bate Greek. Mich. Feb. l9.-The
loss Or seventh Day Adventist
taHur, which was located on a
a the highcs, point In the city,
destroyed by fire during the morn.
he property loss is estimated at
p soaa.eAp 20 100000. So far n
De- earned there Was no loss OF
amoas the too people In the san!.
'9hl although one or two are said
" missing and their bodies may be
'ae runs. However. those missing
pe Ia one OF the houses or hotels
ea haye taken in the homeless
sa's Mrs. II. G. Daniels OF Edo.
= nan = the only person known
= seriously injured. She jumped
:" rom the fire escape at the
story and sustained q broken leg.
" nfe started in the bathroom OF
s@nlaflum. probably about the
-ae a still alarm was turned In
~ hFs' company Of flremen called
nv cope with the flames. which
" the elevator shaft to the roof.
~ =, d can was sent In but the fire
"'a beyond control. The water
4'e @ was low and this added to
~ aa'eap Of the fircmen. In two
we building was In ruins and
.l,al es"'al was nearly destroyed. 1t
enno miraculous that the 400
|es s W., inmates escaped with their
krao." "a'chmen dartcd through the
vaa Wa awakening them when the
Ae - a.s,overed. Few Of them had
d esc.t sa'her together any clothing
'pea IN their night clothes.
''0''s Rapidly FIN with Smoke.
i 's s1 Corridors soon filled with smoke
|mpelIoa half of the patients were
! fire. a 70 make their way down
10 was 'Seapes. Mrs. II. c. Daniels.
br. 'ss g. injured. was on the fourth
fire. she ,a was awakened by the cry
tho qua , rushed to the are escape
[elv lve a. fourth floor. n She so rot down down
e ei,hsr is iar ,', as the third story. Dry when
|ows wh,m Jumped or fell. she hardly
d is IN nn,oh. nc She is resting easily
Atlan,t,nn |, no "a danger. Mrs. Oiiiinsham
Eape. 4at saio' city. y. J., describing her
or WAS. v1s in my room on tho nnh
pr. erwin. The n nurse rushed to the
lre yonas in"s fire. The electric lights
! and wo ,nen m but they soon went
: flames Were in darkness but for
Nd was u'ee We our q, heads. Ny aged aged hus. M
V 20 down the Are escsnc' an as A.
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and which we used to import from
them. We export silk to France. tin
plate to Wales, cotton to England. and
our California fruit is making such
headway in Spain as to provoke the
query in Spanish newspaper:
Shall we live to see American or
anges on the Valencia market itself?"
In Belgium, more American goods
are being consumed than ever before.
The falling OF in American exports
Is attributed, not to the goods being
In lss favor. but rather to business de-
preston in Europe, affecting the pur-
chasing power.
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pearson's Resiuration Accepted.

Chicago. Feb. l9.--M meeting OF
the executive committee of the board
of trustees of Northwestern university
it was decided To accept the resigna-
tion of Professor Charles w. Pearson.
whose criticisms of Biblical miracles
has provoked so much discussion.
This action of the trustees will take
effect Immediately and they have an
nounced they will not consider the
matter again, unless public opinion
demands 1t.
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AIMED At AMERICAN GOODS

Proposed New Swiss Tariff Given 20
the Public.
Rerne. Feb. 19.-The proposed Swiss
new tariff. just published, is aimed
especially at American goods.
The tax on fine shoes is raised from
130 TO 175 francs per 200 pounds. while
the rate for peasant Europen-made
shoes is unchanged.
The tax on preserved meats Of all
sorts is increased 100 per cent. The
agricultural machinery tariff is ad.
vanced 33 per cent, and new taxes
placed on electric and other machin.
cry
Switzerland has no commercial
treaty with the United States.
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IN PiTiA6IE CONDITION.
Aged Couple Overcome by Gas ard
Terribly Frozen.

Fremont. o.. Feb. i?.-Mr. and Mrs
John Closer. an old couple. were
found In their home in piiiable con.
dsiion. They had been overcome by
gas several days ago, After being
Frustrated their fires went OIL; and
they have been lying cold and helpless
since last Saturday. They We're 50
badly frozen that the arms and legs
of both must be ampu,ated. Neither
10 expected TO recover.
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TRAFFIC is RESUMED.
Severe Snow Storm in the East Has
Abatec.

New York. Feb. l?.-The snow fall
which began in this city soon after
midnight Monday has ceased and the
streets have been cleared fairly well
and there is little delay 10 traffic. Sur
face cars and the elevated trains are
running on schedule time and the rail-
roads entering the city report only
slight DELAYS.
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GAGE WILL SUCCEED HIM.
president Stewart Of the United States
Trust Company Resigns.

New York. Feb. 1?.-John a. stew
art president of the United States
Trust company. rendered his resigna'
ton at a meeting OF the trustees. ~,
Stewart recommended that lyman D.
Gage. former secretary OF the treas. :.
ury. be elected to succeed him anu ),
was understood that Mr.. Gage woulu
he elected as soon as the necessary
legal requirements had been comp"ea
with
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THE ShAMAkA EARTH0UANe'
Bodies OF Eight Hundred Victims Re-
covered.

ST. Petersburg. Feb. 1?.-The bodies
of 500 victims Of the earthquake at
Shamaka. Transcaucasia. have thus
far been recovered. The treasury mas
given 10000 roubles for the reliei ol
the destitute. In the villages sur
rounding Shamaka. % persons were
killed
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VICTORY FOR FRIENDS OF BILL.
Minnesota Tax Measure Recalled
From Committee.

st. Paul. Feb. l9.-By practically
unanimous vote the house recalled the
tax bill from the committee.
This is victory for the friends OF
the bill. as the motion to recall was
made by the minority OF the commit.
tee favoring the bill The fight on the
bill is now in the house.
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SUICIDE CLAUSE HOLDS.
Attempt OF Widow OF Iowa ma" 20
Break Provision Fails.

st. Louis. Feb. IA decision mas
heen rendered by Judges Caldwe'i,
Thayer and Sanborn OF the untea
st.tes circuit court Of appeals. re-
Teasing the Mutual Life Insurance
company OF New York from the op,,. -.
satinn OF paying $500 to the WIDOW
- Edward s. Kelly. one Of It's pohcy
ho,dars who committed suicide III
ro,fax In on Feb. 81. 1895.