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OSTRICH TACTICS.
Big Bird That Displayed as Much
Cunning ns an Apache Indian.

Big Bird That Displayed as Much
Cunning ns AN Apache Indian.
A well known hunter and taxidermist
tells this story of personal experience
in South Africa; 1t goes far beyond dis.
pellirA Islander that has long clouded
e fair name of the ostrich:
Arriving Mt one of the monster hills
of the white ant, l climbed upon II and
raised my observation glasses to my
eyes for n careful survey of the region.
My first glance showed me, arising
from the dead level of the plain be-
yond, two objects, each having the
form of Il capital S. These l knew
were the heads and necks of two os-
triches. Though | believed they had
sighted me, l remained immoyable un-
til their necks were suddenly drawn
down TO the level of the tops of the
bushes which screened their bodies.
Then knew for certainty that they
were aware of my presence and would
make quick retreat.
without losing an instant's time |
ran to the spot where the birds had
been standing and found their tracks.
These l followed as far as they were
distingulshable and then took II course
which l believed the birds would nat
urally follow. No sooner had | reached
the top of the ravine than l saw one of
the ostriches climbing the side hill. Els.
timating the distance, took sight and
fired. The ball passed Immediately be-
tween his legs and struck In the sand
of the side hill behind him.
an an instant the bird darted away
like an arrow In the direction of Il
small clump of bushes In the center of
an open space. That he would pause
behind this bush and then finally
emerge on the other side seemed GER
tain, and l aimed to catch him as he
made IL fresh start from behind the
thorn. He flew over the sand Mt a ter
rife rate and reached the bushes. Then
emerge from his hiding, with my rifle
ready sighted so that | could pull the
trigger the second he reappeared, but
finally went forward to rout him out.
When l reached the clump of bushes,
an examination of the sand showed
that the crafty old bird had shifted his
course at a right angle. making the
turn SO suddenly that his feet had
plowed up the sand for distance of
several inches. This wary tact had
placed the bushes between the bird
and myself, and he had made his way
to new cover while | was innoccntly
waiting for him on the other side OF
the ambush. An Apache Indian could
not have executed this maneuycr NOR,
cleyerly, and | smiled ut myself fol
having ever been foolish enough to be
lieve the traditional story OF how thu
silly ostrich buries his head in tn,
sand and believes that he is thercb.
concealed. "-Phiiadelphia Post.
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new and just your fit, sir. Five dollars

new and just your fit, sir. Five dollars
for the night, sir"
"Oh, | only desire 1t for an hour"
the young man said quickly. I'm give
you dollar and half for Its use and
will bring it back here inside of an
hour"
well, | don't know" returned the
costumer doubtfully. THAT isn't much
for such suit, and you're a stran
ger"
at is plenty for only one hours
use" firmly. land, as l am stran.
ger. l will leave my watch as security
until l return the suit. You would
hardly let 1t during the next hour"
mo, | suppose not. II you're sure
to get 1t back so l can let 1t for to.
night. l wouldn't mind. Still you leave
security. Yes. l guess you may take
it."
There was Il large crowd about the
New Willard. but 1t opened readily to
let the princes suit pass through, and
not few adinlring gances rested
upon the tall, soldierly figure which
walked at some distance behind his
companions.
Inside the hotel he loitered for some
moments near the door gazing at the
people outside. After his companions
had registered and been assigned to
their apartments he seemed to awak-
en- to his tardiness and went forward
to the desk, signing the name Fritz
In big, round characters, Then he
raised his hand imperlously to com
placent looking gentleman who stood
near the obsequious clerk and who ap-
peared to be the manager or proprie.
tor of the house.
"Will you be so kind as to direct me
to some bank In the neighborhood
where can obtain exchange" he ask
ed. Il neglected.
The man stepped In front of the
clerk, his face wreathed In smiles.
ANY bank would be delighted, Herr
-er-Baron Fritz" he answered, with
me the accommodation | would be only
too delighted to make the advance.
His royal hlghness Baron" Fritz rais
ed his hand deprecatlngly.
"Ils royal highness, or, rather. our
ambassador would attend to all such
matters, of course. but this IL n pri-
vate affair OF my own. You Amerl-
cans have been 10 Kind that do not
like to tax your courtesy
"But | assure you. baron. It will give
me the greatest pleasure In the world, =
eagerly. Il am delighted to have the
opportunity How much shall 1t be II
thousand. two thousand"
"No. no. Herr Proprietor; You are
too generous. will soon get my ex
change into your money. But just
now, to save the Inconvenience OF go
ing out, | Will accept--er-er II Is SC
hard to reckon in your mOney-say
$50. Thank you No; no MORE" as
the money was counted and passed tc
him and more offered for his accept
ance. Now. II you will tell ME the
way TO the--er er what you call
barber shop"
Certainly. This boy will show YOU
When he left the BARRIERS chair ter
minutes later, the soldierly figure II
Respondent German uniform did mo-
return to the office. but passed directly
TO the street
Three days later the manager of the
New Willard hotel received q certified
| check for 500 from a bank In Texas
and with 1t was short explanatory
note from Il man who signed himself
Fritz Wyatt"
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The Arab Mothers Advice.

When an Arab damsel gets married,
her mother gives her the following adj
vice for securing her future happiness:
"You are leaving your nest to live with
n man with whose ways and habits
you are unfamiliar. | advise you to
become his slave If you wish to be-
come the absolute mistress OF your
husband. BE satisfied with little, en-
deayor to feed him well and watch
over his sleep, for hunger begets an
ger, and sleeplessness makes man
crossbrained Be dumb MS to his Sc
crets, do not appear gloomy when he
is merry nor merry when he Is sad,
and Allah shall bless you"
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Good SDiritS.

The mystic is ever attractive. and
the question of spirits and the best
use to be made of them when they APP
pear Is one that may well be treated
with thought and elaboration. TO
some modern families they do not be-
long. People go through this life with
twenty-four hours to their day just as
others have and, so far as one may
trust observations, are never by any
chance favored with the apparition of
good spirits. These frown at the
world, and the world, not to be out
done in pollteness, frowns back ut
them. When they meet folk whose
houses are haunted by cheerful spirits,
they destroy these spirits, so far as
chey can, and go off with gloomy tri-
umph no richer themselves and leav-
Ing the other parties to the encounter
bankrupt and lonely.
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s,ntistic. of Thundcrstorm..

Statistics In regard to the frequency
of thunderstorms In various parts of
the world are given as follows by a
German periodical: Java has thunder
storms on the average o. days In the
year; Sumatra, SO; Hindustan, 90; Bor-
neo, 81; the Gold Coast, 81; Rio janet
TO, 81; Italy, So; West Indies, SO; south
Guinea, 81; Bucnos Ayres. Canada and
Austria. %; Baden, Wurttemberg and
Hungary, %; Sllesia, Bavaria and Bel
GUM, II; Holland. IS; Saxony and
Brandenburg, II; France, Austria and
south Russia, 16; Spain and Portugal
10; Sweden and Finland, 8; England
and the high Swiss mountains, Z; Nor
way, 4; Cairo, 3. In east Turkestan as
well rs In the extreme north there are
almost no thunderstorms. The north
ern limits OF the thunderstorms are
Cape Ogle, northern part Of North
America, Iceland. Novaja Semelja and
the coast of the Siberian ice sea.
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gloomy house where her two energetic
sisters were always criticlslng, COM
handing and forbidding
She threw herself on the bed and
tried not to cry.
Harriet stood in the doorway, and
Gwen had jumped to her feet.
"Gwendolen, Mr.. Warde Is down
stairs, and he has asked for you"
"IIe probably wants me to go and
visit old women" said Gwen. 81 shan't.
! hate old women"
But Harriet had gone down stairs
again to talk to the young assistant.
Gwen followed slowly.
Francesca looked up first when Gwen
opened the parlor door.
"Mr. Warde has come to ask us all
TO help with the services during Lent,
Gwendolen" she said briskly. "He
wants us to sing In the volunteer
choir. told him you would like to
very much"
Gwen bit her lip and looked straight
ahead.
Mr.. Warde waited politely until
Francesca had finished, then he turned
to Gwen. you know l have charge of
the Lenten services, and | want them
TO be as beautiful as we can make
them" he said. his eyes OH her stead.
lily, II want to get some one to play
for US too. Can't you help me to find
some one. Miss Gwenf"
"Oh, Mr.. Warde, let me play"
For a moment there was stunned
silence, while poor Ovens words rang
back to her shrlly.
But Mr.. Wardc was smiling. ut
will be great pleasure to have you
take IT," he said.
His answer broke the spell. Fran
cesca and Harriet rose as one to pro-
test "Why, Gwcndolen, what thing
to ask Of course she couldn't, Mr..
Wardc"
"Why, certainly she can do IT, Can't
you, Miss Gwen"
But her fine fare Of courage was
gone. 81 don't know" she stammered.
"NonsenSe. child. or course you
can't. She'll be very glad to sing with
MS, Mr. lvarde." Harriet smiled for
all of them. chiefly for Gwen. who had
shrunk into herself again.
Mr.. Warde looked at her keenly.
Gwen changed color when he took her
hand at parting. His eyes looked into
her frightened ones as II he under
stood
That helped Gwen to bear the criti-
cism that followed with more compo-
sure than usual. She even smiled q
little as she went down to the village
after the evening mall.
But her eyes filed as she thought of
the afternoon. She knew she could
play on the big organ after weeks
practice. She had done 1t before for
the Sunday school. She would do 1t
Just because Mr.. Warde had asked her.
She gave a scared start. A black coat
ed figure had stopped before her.
"A1ay l turn back with your Mr..
Warde's Kind eyes pretended not to
see the tears In Ovens. Il want to
ask YOU when you will come over to
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Charles Dickens. though he married
Catherine. one Of George Hogarth's
three daughters. in 1886. was later de-
votedly attached to her sister Mary.
Why he did not marry Mary In the
first place is not certainly known UNI
less It be that Mary, young woman
OF great loveliness of character, had
successfully concealed her own affec-
ton for GATHERINGS betrothed In order
10 save her sister from disappointment.
Percy Fitzgerald, friend OF Dickens,
expressed this idea in an article in
Harpers Magazine entitled Dickens
In His Books"
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Points About n Good Horse.

There are some points which are val
liable In horses of every description.
The head should be proportionately
large and well set on. The lower jaw
bones should be sufficiently far apart
TO enable the head to form an angle
with the neck, which gives 1t free mo-
ton and a graceful carriage and pre-
vents II bearing too heavily on the
hand. The eye should be large. little
prominent, and the eyelids fine and
thin. The ear should be small and
erect and quick In motion. The lop
ear indicates dullness and stubborn
ness. When too far back. there ~ q
disposition to mischief
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"Out Of the
House Of
Bondage
BY BALDWIN SEARS
Copyright, 1909, bv the
=. s. Mcclure Company

"Gwendolen, is your knee in that
chair? Why, my dear. one would think
you were child of five"
my dear Gwendolen, do stop drum
ming on the window such a lack of
dignity"
Gwen stood up stifily. Il suppose
you mean that you don't like to see I'm
old maid doing anything except old
maidy things she said as euttingly rs
she dared.
Francesca and Harriet looked ut her
at their mother and at each other. "Is
there nothing you can do which would
not be old maidy,' as you call itf''
asked Harriet mildly.
what shall do?" demanded Gwen.
Cant you read to aunt
mo, | can't" interrupted Gwen
flercely. I'm as hoarse us crow from
screaming into aunt's ear trumpet for
an hour"
"Haye you practlced this began
Francesca.
"Practieed?' repeated her youngest
sister, with still greater scorn. ''What
forf Haven't l practiced fifteen years
for nothing? Nobody wants to hear me
play, It's II perfect farce, doing things
Just because other people do them.
shan't do It any longer though" And
Gwen, her tall figure quivcrng with de
Gance, rushed out of the parlor and VI
to her room.
Poor Gwen She was the youngcs
and had therefore never grown out o.
childhood In her sisters eyes.
Harriet and Francesca, aged respec
lively forty and forty four, were 81
used TO managing the housekeeping
their mother, the parish charitable
work, the rector and sometimes the rec
tors assistant, who had only been
there since Christmas. that they nat
urally expected to keep on managing
their little sister too.
Gwen did not agree. She beat help
lessly round In her cage. the great
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practice" he went on, quite as IL 1t
were q settled thing.
II knew that you could play. have
heard you often as l passed the house."
he explained when she looked at him
bewildered. You will not fail me,
will your" he asked, with an abrupt
earnestness that sent the blood flying
to Ovens pale cheeks. Because" he
added, ut would be a great, very
great, disappointment to me-"
No." answered Gwen, scarcely real
izing what she said. 81 promise to
come"
She only half heard what Mr.. Warde
was talking about as he walked back
with her. She was living in dream.
But Mt the gate. as he turned to leave
her, she Gasped, "please dealt tell them
that have promised" and was gone.
But, though she did not see it. Mr..
Warde looked after her as though he
understood.
where are you going, Gwendolen?'
asked Harriet cheerfully. Gwen start
cd neryously and looked around 1t
was O'Clock Monday afternoon as the
elder sister came suddenly into the hall
and met Gwen, who was hurrying to-
ward the front door in n suspiciously
silent manner.
"I-Im going down town." answered
Gwen.
well. wait and will so with you"
Gwen took great breath.
II can't wait, Harriet. I've an
engagement"
Harriet smiled. "An engagement,
ehy" She was always good naturally
indulgent of her sisters childish
ways" And 1t can't waltz"
mo, 1t can't. I've promised Mr..
Wnrde that I'd be there at A.
"Mr. Warde! You've promised him."
Harriet stared. What did this sudden
Independence mean?
Harriet came close to the door. She
was large and fair and had smiling
determination. Gwen did not look up
She knew that one glance from those
large, light blue eyes would defeat her
bravest plans. Suddenly she flung up
her head, her eyes sparkling. Il have
|
now" And, fiinging open the front
door, she rushed into Mr.. Warde's arms
as he walked up the steps.
ooh, Mr.. Warde!' she began.
"Why, Miss Gwen, what is this? he
asked. with some alarm, for she was
sobbing Historically and clinging to his
sleeve.
At that moment he saw Harriet. In
stantly he turned and bent his head
close to Ovens, and, holding her hands
firmly In his, he said softly: "Gwen,
had not meant TO ask you yet, but
Gwen. will you marry me some day.
Answer me, dear, before YOU look up
and then we will go In together"
And low as her answer was he smiled
when he heard It,
YES" said Gwen tiff Harriet viii
let me-"
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The English house Of lords has never
been particularly kind to Its fair Wis
itors. Long ago. in the days when
duchesses sold their kisses for votes
the house of lords forbade them to ell.
ter, and battle royal cnsued between
the ladies' and the peers. The lord
chancellor had sworn that he would
not let them in. and the Duchess Of
Queensberry had sworn that ladies'
,hould come In. This being reported"
we read In an old dairy, ''thc peers re-
solved to starve them out An order
was made that the doors should not
be opened till they had raised their
siege"
These ainaZons now showed them
selves qualified for the duty even Of
foot soldiers. They stood there till )
In the afternoon without either sus-
tenance or intermission. every now
and then playing yolleys of thumps,
kicks and raps against the door with
30 much violence that the speakers In
the house were scarcely heard. AT last,
by strategy worthy of d general, the
ladies call rushed In and placed them
selves In the front row OF the gallery"
where they remained till an hour be-
fore midnight applauding or Kissing
TO their hearts content
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TWO ODD FISHES.
fhe ChangenbIe Pink Hind and the
Rainbow Hued Parrot Fish.


The clear, llmpid waters that sur.
round Bermuda and the West Indies
lie above coral reefs covered with
plants and animals, many of which are
brilliant in color as n rainbow. They
look like glimpses Of fairyland, and as
your eye wanders from one wonder to
another you catch yourself striving to
peek just around some corner into Il
strange nook. half hoping TO see Il
bevy of mermen and mermaids sport
ing and playing within the crannies.
Here Is patch of pale green sea let
tuce, there II group of great purple
sea fans, yonder some golden corals
standing out like a shelf or branching
like tree, while among them all
swim lovely fishes that take the place
of the fairies that should dwell in this
magic land and fasclnate you by their
gorgeous colors and their graceful,
wayy motions.
There Is great green parrot fish,
us brilliant In color as his namesake
the bird, showing himself boldly and
swimming along slowly, secure from
any assault. His scales are green as
the fresh grass of sprlngtlme, and each
one is bordered by u pale blown line.
His fins are pink, and the end OF the
tail is banded with nearly every color
of the rainbow. lie Is snowy, but this
showiness serves him q good purpose.
His flesh Is bitter and poisonous TO
man and probably SO to other fishes rs
well, and they let him we'll alone, for
they can recognize him afar on thanks
to his Eaudy dress.
Underneath the parrot, lying ON the
bottom, Is II pink hind" You notice
him. and as the parrot passes over him
he suddenly changes to bright scarlet
and as quickly resumes his former
faint color. Had the parrot been look
ing for his dinner and thought the hind
would make good first course this
sudden change of color might have
scared him off, Just as the sudden bris
Ting of Il cat makes dog change his
mind. When the hind Is disturbed at
night, he gives out flashes of light to
startle the intruder and send him away
In fright Professor c. l.. Bristol IL
st. Nicholas
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Manners In Rerlin,

One of the leading tenors in Berlin
was engaged to sing at large soiree
by a distinguished lady in society
When he had finished, there was much
applause. and number of ladies' SUI
rounded him. Compliments to the sing
err were being enthusiastically paie
when the hostess came up, Joined !,
the chorus of thanks and recognition
and in the presence OF her guests hand
ed him a closed envelope. The tenor
did not lose his presence OF mind. but
quietly opened the envelope, took out
some banknotes, counted them over
slowly and carefully and then said to
his hostess "Many thanks, my lady
1t is quite correct!"-LondOn Answers.
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A Why Old Acaunintances Have

at is too bad" said the visitor from
home, but people who acquire wealth
are not the same to their old friends"
perhaps there Is a reason for that"
replied Mrs. Cumrox reminiscently.
"People who acquire wealth have feel
ings the same as any one else, and
their old friends sometimes have very
superior way Of saying: 'Humph! |
knew them when they were as poor as
Jobs turkey! Washington Star.
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REDUCED RATES TO SAN FRANCISCO
AND Los ANGELES.

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account I'm.
perIal Council, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
On account of the Imperial Council, Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine, at San Francisco, Cal
June 10 to IA, 1902, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to Sar
Francisco or Los Angeles from all stations OF
its lines from May 26 to June z, inclusive, al
greatly reduced rates. These tickets will be
good for return passage within sixty days
from date of sale when executed by Joint
Agent at Los Angeles or San Francisco and
payment of fifty cents made for this service
For specific rates apply to Ticket Agents.
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THE HOLY CITY,.
Jerusalem sim Resembles "a Great
Fortress of Middle Ages.

Fortress of Middle Ages.
Jerusalem is literally "builded upon
its own heap" Below the houses,
courts and paved streets of the pres.
ent unkempt city are the distinguishes
BILE remains of eight older clties-those
of Solomon, Nehemiah. IIerod, Hadri.
an, Constantine, Omar, Godfrey, Sala.
din, Suleman-wrltes Walter Williams
from the Holy City to his paper In Co
lumbia, Mo.
Jerusalem has been besleged twenty
seven times, record of ylcisstude I'M
paralleled in the history of the world
cities. 1t has been burned, sacked,
RACED to the ground, Its inhabitants of
every faith put to the sword, all the
woes uttered by its own prophets
against 1t have come to pass, yet Jeru
salem still resembles great fortress
of the middle ages. Seen from the
Mount of Olives. It's massive gray
walls, It's Hat rooted houses, Its
mosques and churches with their con
spicuous towers and mlnarets, present
a marvellous picture. beautiful, sub
lime, unfadIng. from the picture gal
lery of the mind.
The city itself has narrow, dirty
streets. The water supply for its TO-
600 people comes In four inch pipe.
The open courts are few and small,
and the houses are punched together
with no regard for room or cleanliness.
Some houses are underground and 9th
ers on top Of the high inclosing walls.
The people are fanatical. ignorant,
selfish. There Is much to detract from
the ideal city, but despite all this and
more Jerusalem from the Mount of
Olives Is the same in Its essential de-
tails, the same In the framework of Its
setting, the same In fascinating sug-
gestion, as the Jerusalem of which Da-
vid sang and over which Jesus wept.
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IN ROYALTY'S
SHADOW
BY Frank II. Sweet
Copyright, 1909, by the
S. s. Mcclure Company

.
AS he stumbled down the steps he
almost ran into the postman. With a
muttered apology he was brushing past
when the postman touched his arm.
"A letter for you. Mr.. Wyatt" he
said.
The young man took ii mechanically
and slipped it into his pocket, noticing
as he did 50 that 1t had been forward
ed from the Raleigh. Two weeks be.
fore he had been guest at the Ra.
leigh Now he was leaving a small
back room on G street because he could
no longer pay the rent.
But as he turned the corner and
went up the avenue his pace began to
slacken. He had nowhere to go, SO
there was no haste Presently he took
out the letter for want of better occu-
patton and carelessly tore Off one end.