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stevenson,s stories.

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson has told
Of the circumstances under which cer-
tain Of her husbands books were writ
ten. Stevenson and his wife were
looking over some records of trials In
the Old Bailey court during 100.
Among the papers was N describing
tho trial OF James Stewart for the MUIR
der of q man which Stevenson "read
with avidity." He used much OF the
story In this old court record for "Kid
naped," besides taking out the charac-
ter Of Alan Breck. "David Balfour,"
the sequel to kidnapped" wns writ
ten in Samoa amid very "distracting
circumstances" Mrs. SteAynson says.
with tho natives on the Verge of war
and amid the most Kaleidoscope po-
litical changes, uncertain as to hat
moment his personal liberty might be
restrained, his every action miscon-
strued and resented by the white in
habitants OF The island, the excitement
and fatigue OF my husbands daily life
might have seemed enough for any one
man to endure without the additional
strain of literary work"
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T~rnintnn a Cow.

IT. P.is London Weekly relates how
Major Miles Mallory of Ballydun was
amazed one morning to see from his
bedroom window n little lad driving n
COW back and forward again and again
over n ditch and through II fenco on his
land. Hurrledly completing his toilet,
he rushed out to question the little tres
passer. what are we after with that
COW? Is It to kill the beast We wantf'
"KIll her! Shure, It's to keep her alive
I want" keep her alive" "Shure,
it's taichlng her to get her own living
L am. There isn't n ditch or fnce In
the barony thatll hold her In afther
I've done wild her" Then h major
understood. The COW, in fact, was be-
ing taught to trespass in search Of her
own living.
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Cah Stealing In Asandon.

Cab stealing Us by no means an UNI
common thing In London. A cabman
who has had any experience In the
great metropolis would not take the
risk of leaving his vehicle even for II
few minutes unless he placed n rclla-
hle man Ii control, but the unwary
are frequently robbed of horse and We
hicle. The cab thief usually drives
some distance from where he stole the
property and takes advantage Of some
secluded spot or quiet street to alter
the number Of the vehicle, &c at to es-
cape immediate detection. This done,
he has two alternatives. He either
tries to earn a few shillings in fares
before abandoning tho cab or else he
makes away with the whip, rug, mat
and lamp, leaving the vehicle for the
police to take charge Of when found.
Some thieves actually go to the trou-
bic Of stripping off from the wheels
the India rubber tires.-London Stand
ard.
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Exchanging Circus Rings.

"Circuscs," said the old ring master,
"havc developed, evolved and changed.
From the II ring of the past they
have grown to three rings, plus an elc-
vatcd stage, and there are many other
improvements. But In II particular
there has been no chang" since time
began, and that Is In the dimensions OF
the ring. y circus ring is always the
same slzc-forty-two feet nine inches In
diameter. Go where You VIII. YOU will
never find a circus ring with different
dimensions from that.
a bareback rider can ride best in a
ring of this size. All riders train in
such 4 ring and ali horses arc trained
In such Il ring. There would be trouble
for horses and mcn IL the sizc OF the
ring should be changed. 1t would he
like changing the size Of the baseball
diamond, only worse Minneapolis
Journal
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1,ovs Aaa,n.t Elaborate Meals.

An edIct of Charles TX. of France
dated 1863 made 1t n civil offense to
offer any guest more than three courses
at one meal. If a fourth appeared the
provider of the feast waS liable to a
fine of 200 francs, while the guests who
partook OF 1t could be called upon to
pay the authorities 40 francs each. The
unlucky purveyor was struck Mt still
more severely, for if he took Gp order
for n four course dinner he became
amcnablc by law TO fifteen days inn
prisonmcnt upon bread and water. If
after his severe discipline Upon two
occasions he offended again he might
lie whipped ana driven from tho king.
dom rs a danger 10 the state.
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necai,ing a Mailed Letter.

After n letter Is addressed and
stamped and put into the mail box has
the postmaster any right TO give it back
to the sender IL sender wishes to recall
it2
1t is not only the right, but the duty.
of the postmaster to give back n letter
already mailed which the sender wish
es to recall. He is eve authorized I'm
certain cases to stop the delivery of a
letter which has already started for
Its destination by n telegram to the
postmaster at that place. But he must
be very certain that the person who
wishes to recall n letter in either case
is the one who wrote 1t, and the latter
must bear any expense that arises
from telegraphing, etc.-St. Louis Re
pilblic.
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stonewnIl Jnck.on,s Looks.

Stoncwnll Jackson's form was tall,
gaunt and angular. Ills feet and hands
were large, and bis walk was singular
ly %ungrnceful. He always spoke quick
ly, in short sentences devoid of orna-
ment, but to the point. A habit Of "bat-
ting his eyes added no little to the
popularity Of his appearance. Ills
eyes were gray and ordinarily dull and
expressionless, but when excited by
drill, which always seemed to rouse
him, especially when charges were
fired, the whole man would change, as
IL he were transported by he roar OF
the guns to the exciting scenes Of an
actual field Of battle. - Thomas NJ.
Semmes in Century.
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en-. never come into this horrld school
room again. The bright drops shone
III her eyes like dew on forgetmenots,
her cheeks were flushed TO II wild rose
pink the girl was shaken, puzzled,
hurt. The village boys she had tcuGcd
II ruled ut Will. For the first time
she had found n man impcrvious alike
to her anger or smiles. From the day
that lie. Il stranger, had met her eyes
In calm %conce she had uncon-
sciously resented the fact. Now the re-
pressed wrath OF weeks found vent.
Il hate YOU" she reiterated stormily.
The next Omcn she had dashed
through the door and was gone Ray
mond, oddly depressed in spite OF his
victory. followed slowly.
The world was flooded with the tran
quill glory Of the moonlight as he went
out. a narrow path led to the rond
where Il row of naples lifted their
lcafy branches to the starry skies, and
raymond, fancying that he caught the
gicam of II white dress there under the
trees, felt his hcartbcats quicken.
Somehow he had been looking forward
to walking home with the girl. Then
MS he turned from locking the door Il
dark flgur" rushed hy the corner OF the
sch nonhoISc, there was Il wouiau's shrill
scream, Something heavy struck his
forehead, and Raymond fell.
1t must have been nearly an hour
later when Raymond and Miranda
stopped at the gate of the girls home.
Hearing footsteps. Mrs. Hcmming
came out to meet them.
lkT.i - rI,D call sc -. 49,
been having trouble with Mlrandy.
Tom was here In quite IL state and
wanted me to interfere. But 1 Judged
YOU knew how to run your own game"
comfortably. Did We meet hlmT" Ray
mond, feeling the bump left by the
stone on his forehead. laughed.
YES, VIC met him. he said whim-
Sically. And he left us In no doubt as
to his opinion of me-. Indeed, l might
say that he left Il decided impression.
IL It had not been that Miranda, sus
pecting there might be trouble, wait
cd But. after all. l do O know that
1 blame him much," he went on. "IIe
could not appreciate that 1 IA acting
in Mirandn's best interests with mis-
chievous emphasis. Miranda, very shy
and conscious, flushed. Mrs. HemmIng
lifted her hands.
what ever am L going to do with
hat girl2' she calculated. REALLY,
she's growing fairly unmanngeable. IL
she only had n fathcr!' The young
man became suddenly quite grave.
"NNill you intrust the task to me,
Mrs. Hemming?" he asked. II think I
understand her better now"
Trust you," cried Mrs. Hemmlng.
"Why, we're nothing but n boy your
self. How could you be n father to
herr regarding hin In pcrplcxed as
constituent. Raymond bent and pos
scssed himself of the girls slender
hand.
mo. l suspect that l couldn't be a
father to her." he agreed, "but she has
just promised to marry nc"
MeH.otinti's Memory.
Cardinal Mc"Hofanti had Il memory
Iittla short of miraculous. DIR. RuSSCn
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ly back to her seat. Inc whole school
which had dropped all work to listen
to the passage at arms between Mi
randa and the teacher. fairly shivered,
and Tom Carruthers. a big, loutish
chap OF nineteen, shot a sullen look al
Raymond. To scold Mirandal To the
~Quivering excitement Of the school, the
time until 4 o'clock appeared fairly Ia
fly. Would teacher really keep In MI,
| randa2
When the others arose, Miranda also
sprang to her feet. Then something In
h teachers expression caused her to
sink back In e seat, tlngfing and
abashed. 1t took an unusually long
time for the pupils to dispense that
day, but at last they were ell COMO.
you need not think that I shall
study that lesson" she declared with
sharp emphasis. Raymond nodded.
Gas you please" he answered. "Oniy
here we both stay until you do"
And I'm not to have any supper7'
incredulously.
'tNot until you learn that lesson"
"But''-- burst out Miranda furious
ly. Then she closed her lips with @
snap and leaned back, her hands tenn
%pestuously folded before her. Ray
mond picked up a book.
Take your own time" he snid pleas
antly.
But somehow the book did not prove
very enthralling. Between his eyes and
the printed pages persisted the vision
Of a willful little face set In It's tangia
Of wavy hair. Yet ne must not be
beaten now. His whole future hung
oil this issue, he thought. The shad-
heightened, the sun dropped be-
hind the hills. Miranda, who for some
time had been stealing furtive glances
at the quiet figure behind the big desk
smiled prettily.
"I'm-1'm hungry" she wheedled.
For an instant Raymond wavered.
This new sweetness was strange and
the door was flung open and Tom Car
ruthers appeared on the threshold.
Bent We comm home to supper.
Mirandy 2" he demanded. Eyer ma sent
me fer ye," darting Il suspicious look
at her jailer. "Ain't ye commit I'll
look out fer ye."
Why" began Miranda feebly. Ray
mond, a sudden, unaccountable resent
ment surging into his heart, frowned.
"Miss Miranda Is In no need Of O
CHAMPION" he declared stif1y. "She
can leave when she chooses. You may
60" And Tom, after au fnstant's
scowling hesitation. went out, banging
the door. Miranda bit her lip.
IL will never learn that lesson" she
repeated stubbornly.
There was another long silence while
the shadows darkened. At last the
young man rose and lit the lamp.
ut Is nearly . O'clock" hn said brief
ly. Miranda, now close upon tears,
looked back still defiant.
and IL I say it you'll ret me go?"
"Ccrtainly."
With rapid, choked u~tterances she
flung the text at him., not pauslng for
question or comment. And then
II hate YOU" sheicHcd vehement
~; hate you, hate You! And I'll new
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19

The London Pail Mall Gazette dis.
cusses the word "diplomatist,' inter
prcting 1t MS zone with Il double duty
and double rcsponslbility'-to his
w country and the country TINT re-
ceives him. The evolution of "diplo,
matist" from the Greek verb FOR ''to
double" is very curious. diploma" a
doubling, was specialized MS II folded
paper ana particularly In Roman times
an official passport or license. Thus
diplomatic science" down to The end
of the eighteenth century meant the
science Of manuscripts and documents
which explains II modern writer's
strange rcmark TINT "tlcrc Ia not a
shadow of diplomatic doubt thrown
over the integrity of the third gospel"
DR.. Murray's Dictionary assigns the
translation to the modern meaning to
Lcibnitz'S "CodcX Juris Centrum Dip
lomatlcus' documentary code of inter
national law and tho title Of a similar
French work. "Diplomat'c' caInc to
be considered as meaning ''intcvnI-
tlonnl documentary" ana then tie
documentary dropped out.
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Hfiranda's
Whinls
BY A. N. DAVIES OGDEN
COPYRIGHT, 1905, os A, N, d. ogden

1t was afternoon OH one of the Inst
Few hot days OF summer. Through tho
open windows came gllmpscs of green
wood bespeaklng n delicious GOODNESS
and the ripple OF brooks, but In the
schoolroom the mir was %undeniably
close. The scratch Of q pencil, the
shufiing OF impatient little feet, the
drone of a lazy bee, all seemed to In
tensify n impression of heat, and the
young schoolmaster stirred restlcssly.
1t had meant II great lea to Peter
Raymond, securing the village school
at Wimberly, Dut he had not found his
task an easy one. Ills eyes, wandering
over the ows of bent heads before him,
encountered the glance of n girl seated
near the door. The girl, one of the old.
er scholars, with n toss Of her curls,
returned to her book, and the trouble
in the schoolmaster's face deppened.
Here was the cruX OF the situation. If
he could win Miranda Hemming to his
side the remainder Of the pupils would
ollow easily enough. But 1t was MI
randa herself. with her great blue eyes,
fetching dimples and coquettish ways,
Y openly led the revolt against him.
The teacher sighed again. Perhaps he
was too young.
, From the very beginning of his work.
however. Raymond had recognized the
primitive instinct OF hostility to the UNI
known in the questioning eyes uplifted
to his own. Now, after five weeks, he
seemed no nearer the solution OF his
problem; indeed, matters under Miriam
da's spirited guidance were becoming
even worse, despite his pointed ignor-
ing OF her mutiny. He touched the bell.
First class in grammar" lie said.
Miranda, with several other girls, rang
ing from sixteen to eighteen, came
slowly forward. 1t was rather n try
ing recitation. Most of the girls stun
bled. Miranda failed utterly, nor did
she care. TO all his questions she an
swered with provoking nonchalance.
evidently Indifferent as to whether he
were pleased or not. Her rebellion had
never before cen quite so openly man
ifest. a sudden line Of resolution
frightened the young mans mouth.
You may return to your seats" he
said. Miss Miranda, 1 shall expect
you to remain after school unit that
lesson Is recited perfectly"
what" CRIED the girl. Involunta-
rily she fell back n step, hardly bclicv-
ing her own ears. That any one should
dare address her, Miranda Hemming,
IN such fashion. Raymond's expression
did not change.
you heard what L said," he returned
quietly. 1T should not take long
For Il moment Miranda, stupeiied,
hesitated, then she hounced indignant
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19
The world end a Twin.

1t is an old cry that tho world owes
every man n living. This is n favorite
argument with the lazy and shiftless.
But the world owes none such a living.
If a man will not work he shall not eat
Is a mandate as old as the race Itself,
But there Is another fundamental
sense in which the maxim that the
world owes every rnan q living Is pro.
foundry true. 1t owes every man a
fair chance to earn a decent living
And that is all that any SELF respecting
man asks or wants.-Boston Post.
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Climate and Conaonants.

In a book on his adventures In Tibet
Colonel L.. a. Waddell writes: zone
curious result of the cold should he
mentioned hcre-namely, its effect upon
he speech Of the people. A peculiar
ity of the language of the Tibetans, In
common with the Russians and most
arctic nations. Is the remarkably few
vOwcls I'm their words and the cXtraor-
dinarlly large number OF consonants.
For example, the Tibctan name for
Sikhim is HbrasljonGs. Indeed, so full
of ~consonants are Tibctm words that
most of them could be %artlculated with
almost Scmicloscd mouth, evidently
from tho enforced necessity to keep the
lips closed as far MS possible against
the cutting cold when speaking"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19

In Russia ii Is n mark Of distinction
for n coaclman TO have n very rotund
Ngurc. The drivers Of fashionable car
rlaGcs appear ut first to he ~abnormally
stout. AS II matter of fact this ap-
%pcarance, according to Burton Holmes,
who made some Investigations recent
ly, is due TO the skillful padding Of the
coachman's livery. The padding is
done with cotton, and some remarkable
results are obtained.
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his ~biographer, says that the cardinal
spoke with the greatest ease thirty Ian
gauges, that he spoke fairly well nine,
that he used occasionally, but not with
fucncy, eleven more; that he spoke Inn
perfectly eight and that he could read
eleven more. Taking. I'm addition, the
number OF dialects he used. some 80 d.
verse from the mother tongue as to
constitute a different language, DIR.
Russell says that the cardinal was
master of no less than III different
languages and dialects. His German
vas so excellent that he was taken for
II native OF Germany, while his French
md English were equally pure. DIR.
Tholuck heard him converse In Ger
man. Arabic, Spanish, Flemish, eng
lish, Latin, Greek, Swedish III Por-
tugucso at one Of the popc's receptions,
and afterward Mezzofanti gave him IN
original poem in Persian and left him
to take n lesson In Cornish. He knew
several of the American Indian Ian
guagcs md nearly all the dialects Of
India.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19

ooh, Mr.. Chappcy," exclaimed Miss
Gusch, "why weren't you up on the hill
to see the sunset? 1t was just too love
ly!'
"Yaas," replied Chappey, "sent my
man up to do it for me. He under
stands that sawt Of thing, don't v
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19

Mr.. Close-About how much does an
automobile outfit for n woman cost?
Mrs. Close (excltedfyj-Oh. George, you
are not going to buy IN automobile, are
you? Mr.. Closc-I should say not! I'm
merely trying to figure out how far be-
You'd his income that man Brnssey Is
living.-Brooklyn Life.
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Double Loss,

81 hear YOU lost your heart up at
Miss Swcetlcy's house the other ven
ing" said the gossip.
yes: II worse than that" replied
the practical lover. 81 lost my UNI
brella. I suspect ono Of those brothers
OF hers"
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why Prison Doorhccpcrs Are suriy.

Why Prison Doorkccpcrs Are Surfy.
"Why are the doorkecpers of prisons
always surly2 L guess 1t Is because
they AVE to answer so many foolish
questions" said n prison doorkccpcr.
"Only this morning n ring comes at
the bell. L halt in the middle OF my
breakfast. i tramp down the long cor
ridor. 1 unlock my fifty ton door with
my twenty pound key. outside stands
a tough young man. his hat IN the side
OF his head, who says:
"'Boss, whcnll Joe Mace get out2
Me and another fcllcr's got q bet on It,
people come here and ask me when
this prisoners trial and that prisoners
trial take place. They come here with
out permits and demand to see Il pris-
oner with the same air as you'd go to n
friends house and demand to see your
friend. They bring presents to prison
crs-boxcs of cigars. bottles of rum
scarfpins and poker dice. 1t Is the con-
slant rcbufing OF all these foolish per-
sons that makes the d~oorkcepcr OF n
prison Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
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Fuddlc-You know Stocks. don't you?
Doctor-TCs. indeed. He is now q pa
tient of ralM". Fuddlc-Pretty wide
awake ma9. isn't he: Do"to:-I should
say 50. I'm treating him fo- insomnia.
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Taking Him In TIme.

Mr.. Newlywed-By the way, dearest,
did I ever tell YOU about that beautiful
heiress who once wanted me for q hus-
band? Mrs. Newlywed-No, dear. You
have never told me a lie yet that /
know of.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-19

Everything great IS not always good.
but all good things are great.-Dcmos-
themes.
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Must Re In,

Would lie Musician-Do you think
there Is any music in me? Professor
There ought to be, sir. 1 have heard
none come out.
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Horace Greeley ana an Autograph.

In his "Recollections of q Busy Life"
Horace Greeley tells the story OF how
he once dealt very effectively with a
persistent autograph hunter. A gush-
Ing youth wrote to Greeley as follows:
Dear Sir-Among your literary treasures
you have doubtless preserved several au-
tographs OF our country's late lamcntod
poet. Edgar Allan Poe. If 80, and you
can spare one. please incloso It to me and
receive the thanks of yours truly, -.
To which Greeley replied:
Dear Sir-Among my literary treasures
there happens to be Just one autograph OF
our country's late lamented poet. Edgar
Allan Poe. 1t is q note OF land for $50.
with my Endorsement across the back. 1t
cost inc exactly $50.75. including protest.
and o may have It for half that
amount. Yours respectfully.
HORACE GREELEY.
The autograph was found among
Greeley's possessions after his death.
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receiVe tho thanks or yours TRULY, -
To which Greeley replied:

We wept when we came into he
world, and every day tells us why
Goldsmith.
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Mezaotnnti's Memory.
Cardinal Mc"Hofanti had IL memory
little short OF miraculous. DIR. Russell,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-25
ASKS FOR REHEARINC.
Attorneys Want the Natural Gas
Cases ReoDened.

Frank Doster this morning filed
two applications for rehearings in the
two natural gas cases which were de-
cided against him by the supreme
court few days ago. one of the
cases is that of the state against
Judge Smelling. to compel Smelling to
issue warrants for the arrest of per-
sons caught tearing up the highways
to build pipe lines. The other is the
State VS. The Kansas Natural Gas,
Oil & Pipe Line company.
Judge DOster explains in the latter
petition how it happened that he was
on the winning side of the only Kan
sas supreme court case which was
cited by adversaries in the gas case
to sustain their position. This was the
telephone case, in which the court de-
cided that the erection of telephone
poles along the highway does not give
persons owning property abutting a
cause for damages.