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| lunch. Can't you come around to m,
; room tonight and have q smoke talk 2"
Maybe" replied Frank, "and VIC
GU, go around TO the club later. You
VIII meet some good fellows there. and
we always make up q game of draw
small limit, you know. Say, old man.
ne added interestedly, 'how do Won
like Frye?"
AS that worthy happened to be out
just then the two friends had q good
chance to exchange opinions. Albert's
Is already known, but, for reasons. he
oid not care to express it to Frank Mt
this time.
FRYE is shrewd lawyer, 1 pre-
sume,' lie answered, land so far I
nave no fault to find. He takes good
care to see / have work enough. but
that is what am hired for, and have
Deen rather lonesome and glad of #"
Ihen TO change the subject he added:
i want to thank you once more.
frank, for getting me the place.
Things We're in bad way at home,
and needed it."
"You may thank dad, not me" re-
Piled Frank. Il was just going Off OH
a trip when your letter came, and
turned the matter over to him. Frye's
MI .orney, you see"
!. arc you personally wekI acouo,,,
with MIR. Frye?' asked AiRcrt, havtnu
an object in mind. 'ins
Ne, not ut all, except by Sight.
W2E TIC answer. 81 believe he 10 49,
0Sasyery sharp lawyg and al.
Sably wins his cafes No.
as lEinRTs. q B. FAINT representi6g tneoan, an
the heHaw''>'~~V,E4A him and is |
not overscrupulous how he does it.
They say he is rich and skinfiint.
He always reminds me Of hungry
buzzard."
Albert thought of Burns apt Gym
icism just then and wished that Frye
might for one moment see himself as
others saw him. He felt tempted to
tell Frank just what Frye had said
and what his opinion Of him was, but
wisely kept it to himseff.
"Well, must be going" said Frank
at last. 1--WE got date for the mat.
this aft, SO ta-ta. I'll call round some
rye. at your room and take you up to
the club"
When his friend had departed, Albert
resumed his rather monotonous copying
the gist Of lot of decisions bearing
upon case that Frye had pending
just then, and when he went out to
lunch it was, as usual alone aud to
cheap restaurant.
"Its nice to have n rich father, a
yacht, plenty Of money and nothing to
do but spend IT," lie said to himself rue
fully that night as he sat In his cheer
less room smoking and dwelling upon
the picture Of gay life rs disclosed by
his friend. "But we are not all born to
fortune, and perhaps, after all, might
be worse off," which, to say the least,
is the best way to look at it.
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8H2i;a>s@A 81

When the cat Is away she will prob
ably come home in day or two bring
ing kittens.
When - IS in tight place 1t
sometin: : .n..kes him little crooked.
The only thing about his wife's dress
that a man is interested in Is the price
of IT.
The touch of green in his wife's
Easter bonnet looks wonderfully like q
greenback shade to the average man.
AS long as you can count your money
you can't count your friends.
All busy day signs fail when you
ask the average man out to take q
drink,
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more disgusted also each dny will
his employers cynical indifference t.
oil sense of honor and honesty. com
Ing to the conclusion that he was nt
| better than thief at heart.
Beneath Albert's disposition to adam
| himself to those lie mingled with In,
| vein of sterling good sense, fine
honor and the energy of self sacrifice
IL necessary. and Fryc's attributes
were so obnoxious to him rs to be
SIMPLY repulsivc. At college he had
never indulged in much "larking," and
just why the bond of friendship be.
tween himself and the good natured
self indulgent, happy so lucky class
mate, Frank Mason, had been cement.
ell Is hard to explain, except upon the
tncory OF an attraction of opDosites.
Nnen, Il few days later, that young
man appeared at the office Just before
closing time and suggested they "go
out for nights racket" as he phrased
IL, Albert was not inclined to accent.
"hat are you up to?" he said as
thcy walked away from the office.
and what do you mean by q racket
Ii It's likely to be expensive, count
ihc out, Gun AFFORD It,"
"Well," answered Frank lightly. "you
are working too hard and need shak.
ing up, so l thought I'd drop round
and do 1t. We will dine at the club.
then go to the opera house, where
there Is burlesque on and no end
or pretty chorus girls. l know two
or three of them, and after the show
we VIII take them out to supper"
Its all right except the cnd-up."
answered Albert, "ard on that l think
you had best skip me. AS 1 said, it's
diversion l can't afford. I've no
money to spare to buy wine for ballet
girls"
"Oh, that's all right" responded
FRANK cheerfully. "I'vc asked YOU ont.
and it's my treat. I'll pay the shot
this time"
snail pay my S, IRE If I CO." as
serted Albert firmly, "but would ratb-
er omit the after part. We will have the
evening together, and then you can 90
and entertain your chorus girls, and I'll
go to NV -oom."
IL was laudable resolution, but II
came hard, for beneath all AIberts
good resolves was lurking desire for n =
little excitement to break the dull mo.
notony OF his life. He had been to the
-hcater only twice since he came to
eoston, desiring to save in every way
le could, and only the week before had |
sent Alice one-third Of his first months
salary. AT the club Frank introduced |
'lm TO several OF his friends, and of
course they were asked to join them in
social glass. which did not tend to
trcnGthen Albert's resolution. AT the
heater the eXhilarating music and the
litter OF stage full OF pretty girls
ad their effect. and by the time the
now was over he found it impossible to
eslst his friends urging that they GO
rot I'D stiii ui.iiur-> door and meet tho
iris "Iu III TO the stataA lips of titb them.
LIS he had invited to sim - of ~
fro RE covr,v,, aiet p
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THE COSSACKS.
A FavOrfte Camp story Through
Which Generals Are Criticised.

Which Generals Are Crlticiseu.
Unlike other Russian soldiers, the
Cossacks are very intelligent In MILL
tary matters and DO not hesitate to
criticise their generals freely among
themselves. They have bitter tongues
and a genius for satire. There is IA
yorite story which has been told in
Cossack camps for generations. 1t is
handed down from father to son, the
names being changed to fit the mill
tary commanders Of the day. Freely
translated, it runs something like this:
The war god of Russia was asleep
In heaven one day when he was awak-
ened by the confused clamOr Of two
hosts in battle on the earth beneath.
He shouted to the Angel Gabriel:
"Look out and see what my Cos
sacks are doing"
"They are fighting the Turks, and
Prince Potemkin is leading them"
"Oh, that's all right .Asaid the war
god. "Hes good man."
So the deity went asleep again, only
to be awakened by another turmoil.
| "What's thatT he asked sleepily.
| "They are fighting the Turks again
under Suwarow."
Hes fine fellow. They'll do all
right"
And 80 the story goes on intermina,
bly, around the campfire, each man
adding the name Of his favorite com
mander until at last one Of them
makes the Angel Gabriel mention the
name Of some general who happens tt
be regarded by the CossacEs as n duff
fer. Then the next man makes the
war god reply in accents Of grea
alarm:
ooh, my beloved Cossacks! They
must be perishing under that man! 1
Is time I interfered. Hasten, Gabriel
and bring me my long boots, for
must go down Mt once and save them.
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| A school inspector, explaining to his
klass that the land Of the world was
not continuous, said to the boy who
happened TO he standing nearest to
him:
"Now, could your father walk round
Vie w,rld?"
"No, SIR was the prompt reply.
"Wlv not?"
"Beause he's broken his leg" was
the altogether unlocked for response
Chum,
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II am glad" he said cordially, "that
your friend has hunted you up. knew
he was away on his yacht when you
came and was going to suggest that
you call on him as soon rs l knew he
was ut home. AS l told you, cultivate
him all you can. He will serve as
door to get you into good society. When
did he call?"
"It was one day while you were
out" answered Page. "and he invited
me to lunch with him at his club"
(Which, Of course, you didT SAID
Frye.
"No, sir l knew l shouldn't have
time for 1t during my one hour, ana,
then, you had given me lot OF work to
do that day."
| A shade of annoyance came over
Frye's face.
"Well, that's all right, of course" he
said, "but when he calls again take al
the time you need IL he asks you out
and" with a scrutlnizing look at Page
"as ] said, cultivate him. It's Dusl
ness. His father is my most valued
client, and the more intimate you he
come with his son the sooner you vii
have an acquaintance that Will be O
value to you"
Page could not quite fathom all this
but the more he thought of what Fry
had said the more certain he becam
that kindly regard for his own welfar
did not enter into that shrewd schen
sgs cascQlattous. He wea more aH
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On the Other Hand,

Lawer-Your case would have been
stronger, Mr.. Mcguire, If you had acted
only III the defensive, but you struck
first. If you had let him strike you
first you would have had the law on
your sde. Mr.. McGuire-Yis, Old had
tn Law on my soidc, but Old "a had
him OH my chest a-poundln' tn loife
ont nv mo
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lie Hnd n Way With Him.

He Had a Way With Him.
ianc Seymour was boasting to Anne
leyn.
Henry has just asked me for my
hd," she remarked.
That's nothing" rctorted the queen,
Q has just asked me for my head"
subsequent events showed both la
Is granted the request.-New FORK
1bune.
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'o ploIM DUE nmY4
Gettinr Ont - I.

What was it your husband wanted
to see me about?" inquired Mrs. New
liwed's papa.
81 think he wanted to borrow a
couple of hundred dollars from you,"
she said. Hes so anxious to get out
of debt."-Philadelphi Ledger.
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An Eye For IN Eye.

"My cook, an old darky, informed
me one morning: Miss Annie, rs goin'
to be married tonight. Is you got a
present for me-?
"'But, Maria,' I said, you've got a
rysband alive and haven't been di
4 - IN ghpr1o-lh- -hn i.1.---. ~ O. .co,
}, q, 9'9pa p!es sH .Sinr LuplS
! 10! .! aSInuo rronr nm, anvil !
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A ThOu4hffuI Man,

l'Ah NJ. Austin, of Winchester, Ind,
'%asSS.aI1fhlS .in.the hour of need.
M M n9. "; sez!ld s seTaa oqA IIEs eur
got relief at once and was finally cured.
Only 25c, at +. G. Dukes drug store.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-04-08
"unstrial Econo,

men, suppose 5 e8T e3 e qqeaE s-s.,.-ss.:....,.
you, and not the company, We're pay
ing the coal bills" During six months,
merely by careful firing, the men
caused saving in coal, over the aver
age consumption Of the engine. equal
to almost four times the amount of
wages paid the men for that period.
The engine was the same; the men
worked ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Work.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-04-08
Makes A Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. OF all the SalYes you ever
heard Of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best. It sweeps away and cures Burns,
Sores, Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, Skin
Ernptions and Piles. It's only 25c and
guaranteed to give satisfaction by F. c.
Duke. Druggists.
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More ImDOrtant,

with your daughter as my wife,
sir, can conquer the world"
"But that isn't the question. Can
you make enough money to keep your
self in clothes T'-Life.
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Not Needed Below.

This is Il funny ship"
"How so?"
"They have no clock in the cabin"
"Oh, no! But they always keep q
watch OH the deck. STRAY Stories.
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Not PrODOhing.

raud-I'm afraid intrudcd when 1
9ppcd in Oh you unexpectedly the
der evening. Mr.. Spoonamore look
I rs If he were proposing. Mabel
fell. he wasn't. He was only posing.
Chicago Tribune.
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Weak?

"Iuffered terribly for IL years.
The dctors said my blood was all
turnig to water. At last | tried
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and was soon
feeliig all right again. Mrs. J. w.
FIala, Hadlyme, Ct.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-04-08

You may be busy, but If you have
time to tell your troubles you are not
busy enough.-Atchison Globe.
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Cutting Him.

"Its cruel Of you to snub him. He's
good sort, If he is rough diamond"
That's tho reason he needs cutting"
Judge.
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CHAPTER V.

HEN, a few days after Frank
had called upon Page. the lat.
ter chanced to mention it to
FRYE, he made note of 1t.
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No matter how long you
have been ill, nor how
poorly you may be today,
Ayers Sarsaparilla is the
best medicine you can
take for purifying and en-
riching the blood. Don't
doubt it; put your whole
frucf in IL 81 20 4 bc.tle.
sAooh III IL. All druggists.
Ask your doctor what lie thinks of this
grand old family medicine Follow his
advice and we will bc satisfied
II Recovery will never be complete
4 the liver is inactive. Ayers Fills
Rre liver pills. Purely vegetable.
J.C. AVER CO, Lowell, Mass.
l. .---
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as follows:
81 was in an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite, growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given
me up. Then l was advised to use
Electric Bitters; TO my great joy, the
first bottle made a decided improve
ment. / continued their use for three
weeks, and am now well man. /
know they robbed the grave of another
victim" No one should fail to try
them. Only SOC, guaranteed at f. &.
Dukes drug store.
Some people are so cheerful that the
teakettle sings whenever they are
| about.
Some troubles are more troublesome
than others; your own, for example.
| Never lose your temper out Of doors
somebody might step on it and that
would make you mad.
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Some troubles are more troublesome
than others; your own, for example.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
FORFEITS BOND
OF A. A. KRAFT
Judge Dunno Is Not Salts
fed With Showing Made
as to Defendants Death

Judge Dunno yesterday declared the
bonds of A. A. Kratz, in the sum of
$4,000, forfeited, and ordered a bench
warrant issued for his arrest. The sure
ties are Mrs. R. NJ. White, a sister of
the defendant; v. Kratz, his father. and
Attorney Hugo D. Newhouse.
Kratz was arrested, with his brother
William Of the defunct commission firm
of the Donandt-Kratz Company, on a
charge Of felony embezzlement, the
amount reaching over $4,000. William
was tried and convicted and sentenced
TO serve five years in San Quentin. The
defendant, a. A. Kratz, was waiting
his trial when it was reported that he
had been drowned at Long Beach on
the night Of September Is.
At the last calling of the case Attor-
ney Frank j. Murphy for the defendant
read aff1davits from employees of the
bathhouse at Long Beach to the effect
that the defendant had hired a bathing
machine, and although warned of the
danger from the undertow he took a
swim in the surf and had not been seen
since, the belief being that he had been
drowned. When the case was called
yesterday further affidaVits were read
to the same effect Murphy asked for
time to get more affidavits and said
that the beach was being patrolled for
Kratz's body.
Assistant District Attorney Whiting
said that the aff1davits developed into
a case of guessing as to the defend
ants death. 1t was impossible for the
prosecution to bring forward evidence
that he was alive. 1t would possibly
take weeks before it could be deter
mined whether he was dead or alive.
He would again move that the bonds
be forfeited and bench warrant issued
for the arrest of the defendant.
Murphy objected to the forfeiture of
the bonds and asked for another weeks
delay. but the Judge granted Writings 3
motion and continued the case till
October % to be set for trial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
SPECIFICATIONS
QUESTIONED
Supervisors Conclude Inves-
tigatiOn Into the Contract
for Repairing PayementS

The Supervisors Joint Committee on
Finance and Streets yesterday resumed
its investigation into the contract for
repairing Of bituminous and asphalt
pavements, which was awarded to T.
NJ Yorke & Co. by the Board of Works.
The line Of questioning pursued by the
committee appertained to a clause in
the specifications leaving it to the dis
cretion Of the Board Of Works as to
whether asphalt or bitumen should be
used on streets paved with a wearing
surface Of bituminous rock. The COM
mittee held that such clause would
operate in favor Of a bidder who might
be on the inside" as asphalt costs
more TO lay than bitumen. It was ar
gued that such a discretion would work
a hardship on a contractor who would
Be ordered to use asphalt entirely.
Horke's company had never been so
ordered, although it's bid was less for
repairing asphalt than bitumen
4orke would not explain why he had
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
SOLDIERS TO co,
OTHERS COMING
Cavalry and Infantry Troops
Are Getting Ready to De-
part for Eastern Posts

The Twenty eighth Infantry. Colonel
w. L. Pitcher in command, will depart
from the Preside November 5. Head
quarters, band and ten companies will
go to Fort Smelling, Minnesota, and two
companies will go to Fort douglas.
While they are sorry to leave the coast,
they are glad that they are to be sent
to Smelling, as it is one of the finest
posts in the Union. officers and enlist
ed men are already preparing them
selves for the rigorous northern ch-
mate
The third squadron of the Ninth Cav
airy, which has been at target practice
at Ord Barracks, left there on Sunday
and is now marching to the Preside.
The squadron is expected to arrive here
by Saturday night. The command will
be stationed here only for a short time.
as on October % the entire Ninth will
leave here for Eastern posts. Colonel
E. S. Goodwin preceded his command
from Ord Barracks and came UP by
rail. He and his wife are at the Occi-
dental
General Henry C. Corbin, who is now
on the way to this city, will leave here
for the Philippines on the steamship
Mongolia, sailing october 13- On his ar
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Bic Judgment Entered.

On motion of Attorney William M.
Abbott for the United Railroads, a.
judgment was entered yesterday by
Judge Seawell against the city
and county of San Francisco for
$685. Az 28 without costs or in
terest. The sum represents the
amount paid by the company un-
der protest for taxes levied for new
school buildings and a new county
hospital. When it was found that the
assessment, levied in 1902, was illegal
the city and county decided to refund
the taxes. The United Railroads had
one of the largest items and sued in
dividually
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05

bid four cents per square foot for re-
pairing with bitumen and only three
cents for asphalt, despite the assertion
that asphalt costs more per ton than
bitumen, saying it was his own busi-
ness. Later he stated that less asphalt
was used to cover a given area than
bitumen, there being much sand used,
which costs nothing.
Horke said that when the contract
was awarded on July IA, 1904, the COM
pany was composed of himself and P.
Nj. Gopcevic, the company being after
ward incorporated.
j. NJ. Mcdonald Jr. said it costs more
to lay asphalt than bitumen and gave
figures in support of his assertion.
After Chief Deputy Andy Donovan
and /. Schwartz, a clerk in the Bureau
of the Streets, had testified that de-
pendence was placed on Inspector
BoCne's pencil report as to the area re-
surfaced with bitumen, from which a
demand was made for the payment for
the work. Chairman Brandenstein
charged that there was not a single
employe of the Board of Works who
exercises any supervision over the fig
ures as returned by Boone, although
there was a mass of redtape so far as
the signing of the demand by an army
of attaches was concerned.
r. H. Countryman, attorney for the
+. NJ. Yorke Company, told about the
incorporation of the concern. The in
vestigation was concluded and the
committee retired to deliberate and
will file a report with the board next
Monday. It's findings will bear on the
right of the Board of Works to direct
whether asphalt or bitumen shall be
used and if so why it does not require
asphalt to be used since the Yorke
Company's bid for asphalt was less
than for bitumen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
scandinavian Churcb Fair.

A bazaar and entertainment will be
given by the Scandinavian Lutheran
Ladies' Aid Society at our Savior's
Scandinavian Lutheran Church, one of
the Oldest in the city. The entertain
ment will be held at Howard street.
near Thirteenth, on the afternoons
and evenings of Thursday, Friday and
saturday of this week. The pastor of
the church, the Rev. o. Green's
berg, will be in charge. Donations for
the oooths VIII be thankfully received
and all are invited to attend. The
proceeds go to the church building
fund.
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Professional Mystic Is
Seized While He
Exhorts.
Speaker Wears Stolen
Garment During
Talk.

take chance of recovering any money
that it had paid him. However. Mr..
Riley had about completed arrange
ments for the transfer of his family
and household goods to a new domicile
next Friday. and then he would pay
Mr.. Schaefer all the rental due, but not
cent more.
Mr.. Schaefer seemed to be both
pleased and surprised by Mr.. Riley's
declaration of intention, and the Judge
continued the case till next Saturday
In order to give Mr.. Riley opportunity
to prove that he meant to carry out
his programme.
While industriously plying his voca-
ton at Market and Powell streets Mon
day afternoon Albert Whiteman, alias
"Tangle the Newsboy," was struck on
that portion of his neck colloquially
termed the Adams apple" by an an
cient tomato which some mischievous
hand had hurled. The impact was so
sharp as to burst the vegetable and be-
spatter "Tangle's' entire front eleva-
ton with crimson pulp. Blinded by an
ger, he rushed around the corner, logic
ally deducing that the missile had been
cast by some person in concealment
there, and the first man he encountered
was Patrolman Joseph Tuite, whom he
punched and cursed until the officer re-
covered from surprise and arrested him.
Il don't tink dat dis cop trew de to-
mato,'' said ''Tangle" to Judge Conlan,
"but 1 have line on de identity Of de
guy wot did it, an if you give me
chance I'll get him. 1t was a dirty
trick, Judge. Was yer ever hit in de
mug wild rotten tomato?'
His Honor had no recollection of hav-
ing experienced that luxury.
Den yer can't appreciate wot it is"
sighed "Tangle."
He was given two weeks in which to
find and bring to punishment the per-
son who threw the tomato.