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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
IN OWL Is H PET.
Woman Describes Him as One of the
Most Interesting She Euer Had.
by Jessie Tarbo1 Beals.

Al owl is a rather unusual pet even in these
days q domesticated lions tigers and bear cubs
E--X came in The nature Of an experiment for
al the wiseacres said he would not eat and that
I could not tame him. Being of a contrary dis
position, made him eat, and We became quite
chUmmy.
Found in an old stove where he had taken ref
UEe from a heavy snowstorm the little fellow
was almost famished. but would take nothing
for several days. Then I forced his bill open
with spoon and poured some water down his
throat I also pushed small pieces of meat
down with q match. AS soon as he got the taste
q il he ravenously took the bits from my fin
gers After that there was difficulty in feed
Ing him.
made q cage with 1-inch chicken wire, and
here he stayed, unwillingIy enough, during the
night flying around the room in the daytime or
Sleeping in the clothes closet up near the ceiling.
A long ribbon around his leg enabled me to
catch him at pleasure.
Binx could see in the daytime, for he flew IN
erringly 10 different favorite perches. From the
gasoIier TO the curtain pole to the top of the
door to the mirror, he would fly noiselessly, like
small gray ghost
In the morning when I took him from the
czge, be always went through a queer perform
ance Of swaying from side 10 side until his
fluffy ears almost touched the perch. opening
his bill with z sharp click and blinking his yell
Low eyes in anger.
As soon as I put my hand under his body he
would quiet down. step on my finger and be
ready for a breakfast Of cut-up meat and water
from Q spoon.
4 dead mouse would not be looked at, but if
a live one were given him he would grasp il in
his claws, choke it, and with two or three gulps
the mouse would go down his throat Once
the wise bird sat on the foot OF the bed for
I've minutes with a meditative look in his eye
and the mouse's tail sticking out OF his bill, as
e II were 10 be used as toothpick later on.
Binx had many cute little ways with him. He
loved 10 be rubbed on his ear tufts and bill,
and when placed on his back would pretend to
be dead, lying for a long time without moving,
except TO open an eye cautiously to see if any
one were watching.
I taught him to wear white hat, cooked over
one ear, with a small pipe in his mouth. The
latter did not please him, but after sundry
tvyeaks Of his nose, and various expostulations
be would hold the pipe Christmas card for
over thirty seconds.
The little brown and gray bunch Of feathers
vas one Of the most interesting pets ever had,
and sorry the day when I took him to the woods,
opened my hands, and away he few, to tell the
other screech owls about his life in a big hotel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
essie Tarbox Beala

classif1er. 1t is the business of this individual
to arrange the bones in their proper order and
Paste beside them the printed description, read
lily readable from a reasonable distance, from
which every point of information necessary to
the student may be obtained.
The material In the Bone Library is so ar
ranged that student may begin with exam
ination of the complete osseous structure of any
animal, and then may proceed to examine each
bone or set of bones more infinitely in different
parts Of the library. For instance one case
contains every bone in the human frame, skull
Complete to the last TOOTH, rib bones, thigh
bones, leg bones all the little bones of the feet
and hands and the bones of the spinal column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

phia and camp for while in the department of
the University of Pennsylvania known the
Bone Library. This odd establishment has
been set up at great expense and labor in order
that students may have complete insight into
the bony portion of the human and animal
anatomy without the necessity of acquiring the
knowledge second hand from books, or obtaining
1t by the less agreeable avenue of the dissectng
room.
structure are compelled to search for their bones
by first divesting them OF the outer covering,
the Bone Library provides everything in the
bone line ready mounted, completely described
and thoroughly cleaned.
The bones for the library are first boiled, then
bIeached in the sun until of chalky whiteness
Then they are mounted and handed over to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
THE READY WIT OF WOMEN.

Senator Depew, at a dinner in Washington,
was praising the wit of women
Against this wit" he said, I'VE men are
powerless. Even when all the right and logic
of an argument are on our side, woman, with
her wit, WILL nine times out of ten, put US to
shame.
Thus a man once found that his wife had
bought a few puffs of false hair. This dis
pleased him He hid in the hall one day, and
just as the lady was fixing the false pufs upon
her brow he darted in upon her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
SO FAR Away FROM HER HOME.

Or. Josiah Strong, president Of the American
Institute Of Social Service, recently told this
story OF a Philadelphia who was travelling IN
an extremely issolated district Of the Allegheny
Mountains. In going over the rough mountain
roads something about the harness Of his team
became broken. He was near little hut on the
mountain side and went there to obtain tools to
make repairs. The old woman who came to the
door seemed very glad to see him. perhaps due
to the fact that hardly once a month did a
stranger come that way.
And where may you be from?" she asked,
pleasantly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

Dept. Rectal Diseases y. Y
Send for full Information.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

Founded IN 1896 by z A CHAPMAN, b s.,
10 Boards of n. Y n = Conn etc 30 DER &C
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
TAKING WIND OUT OF HER SAILS.

Cleopatra had just dissolved the pearl.
Doesn't that make pretty expensive drink?-
she inquired.
"Oh, l don't know" returned Antony II have
put a whole mint in julep myself"
And in the silence that fell she thought what
mean old things men were anyway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

Il am from Philadelphia" said the traveller.
"And where may Philadelphia be?" she Ques-
toned
"Oh Philadelphia is fully three hundred miles
from here he said.
oh me: three hundred miles! And how can
you bear to live so far away?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

MARY he said reproachfully, why do you
put the hair OF another woman on your headr
why his wife answered. do you put the
skin of another calf on your feet?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

deity arranged to facilitate study. Having
studied these bones until the general knowl-
edge of the human framework is acquired. the
student may then proceed to a study of the
bones of the head or any other part of the
anatomy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07

p. Polytechnic and Post Graduate Hospitals Licens
Highest references. PHONE 5SI9 GRAMERCY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
Il BONE LIBRARY.

Some Queer Books at the Uni
Uersity Of Pennsylvania.
If one is interested in the study of bones, one
cannot do better than buy ticket for PhiadeI-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

perters. cabbies. etc, were recorded
and afterward put into class BY
themselves. Receipts for the few dol
lars remaining in hM possession were
to he turned over on the morning Of the
23d and the general report was not to
be completed until 8 o'clock on that
day.
He kissed Peggy goodby, told her TO
be ready for drive at Z o'clock. and
then went on 10 find Joe Bra gdon and
Elon Gardner. They met him by ap.
pointment, and to them he confided his
design to be married on the following
day.
"You can't afford II. Monty" explod-
ed Joe fearlessly. Peggy Ia too good
4 girl. 1t isn't fair to her"
I'VE have agreed 10 begin life tomor-
row. Wait and see the result. I think
II will surprise you. Incidentally It In
M to me TO engage a minister's serv-
Ices. It's going to be quiet. you know.
Joe. you can be my best man II YOU
like, and, Gardie, I'll expect you to
sign your name as one Of the wit.
oesscs. Tomorrow evening we'll have
supper at Mrs. Gray's. and among
those present will not comprise q very
large list, l assure you. But we'll talk
about that later on. Just now I want
to ask you fellows to lend me enough
money to pay the preacher. I'll return
Il tomorrow afternoon"
"Wcil, I'm blessed" exclaimed Gard
ncr. utterly dumfounded Ivy the nerve
of the man. Gardner promised to have
the minister at the Gray house the next
morning. Monty's other request-made
In deep seriousness that Peggy
was not 10 be told Of the little transac-
ton. He then hurried on to the Office
Of Grant & Ripley. The bundles Of re-
ceipts had preceded him.
HAS Jones arrived In town." was
his FIRST anxious question after the
greetings.
HE is not registered at any Of the
hotels" responded Mr.. Grant. and
Brewster did not see the troubled look
that passed over his face
Hell show up tonight, I presume"
said he complaccntly. Tho lawyers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
Mrs. Gray met him IN the hslltrdy.

Mrs. Gray met him IN the hslltrdy.
to record the total disappearance Of
Hdwin Brewster's millionhis INA. re.
port to Swearengen Jones. executor Of
James Ssdgwick's will. On the floor
were bundles Of packages carefully
wrapped and tied. and Oh the table
was the long sheet of white paper On
The packages contained receipts-thou.
sands upon thousands Of them--for the
dollars he had spent in less than q
year They were there for the inspec-
ton Of Swearengen Jones, faithfully
and honorably kept. as " the old west.
erner weAN 60 over in detail the count
less documents.
He had the accounts balanced up to
the hour. On the long sheet lay the
record Of his ruthlessness, the epitaph
Of . million. In his pocket was exact
" e7o.es. This was to last him for
less than forty-eight hours. and then
It would 60 to join the rest. 1t was
his plan to visit Grant & Ripley on the
afternoon Of the 22d aud TO read the
meeting with Jones on the day fellow
Ing
just before noon. after his encounter
with Mrs. Gray. he came downstairs
and boldly, for the first time in days.
sought out Peggy. There was the old
smile in his eyes and the old heartiness
IN bis voice when he came upon her
In the library She was not reading
Books, pleasures and all the joys Of
life had fed from her mind and she
thought only Of the disaster that was
coming to the boy she had always
loved. His heart smote him az he
looked into the deep. somber. fright
ened eyes. running over with love and
fear for him.
Peggy. do you think I'm worth any
thing more from yonr mother? DO you
think she will ask me to live here any
longer?" he asked steadily. taking her
hand In his. Hers was cold, his as hot
as Are. You know what you said
away Off yon,lcr somewhere. that she'd
let me live hero II deserved il. l
am pauper. Peggy. and I'm afraid
I'LL may have ia get down to drudg-
cry again. Will she turn me out? You
know must have somewhere to live
Shall 1t be the poorhousei DO you re-
member saying one day that Id end
Ia the poorhouse?"
She was looking into his eyes. dread.
Ing what might be seen In them
But there was no CLEAN Of insanity
there; there was no fever. Instead there
was the quiet smile of the man who II
satisfied with himself and the world
His voice bore traces Of emotion. blu,
It was the voice Of one who has perfect
control Of his vita.
IT'S It all--sons. Montyf" she asked
almost in O whisper
Here Is the residue Of my estate
he said. opening his purse with steady
fingers. I'm back TO where left OF a
year ago. The million Ia gone. and my
wings are clipped" Her face wal
white: her heart was III the clutch Of
Eco. How could he he 50 cain about Il
when for him she was suffering suet
begony? Twice she started to speak
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

BreHstcr sat as one pdrdtUzed.
sound would come forth when he
opened his lips to speak, hut the tones
were steady. natural and cold as steel.
Il am sorry can't tell you about
this" he said. so gravely that his hear
ers were Silenced. ut is business
matter Of such vital importance that
! must ask you to excuse me for an
hour or so. ! will explain everything
tomorrow. Please don't he uneasy. If
you will do me the honor 10 grace the
board OF an absent host III be most
grateful. 1t il imperative that 60
and at once. promise to return in an
hour" lie was standing. his knees as
stiff as iron.
us It anything serious:" asked De-
Mile.
What. Has anything happcned?"
came in hating, frightened tones from
Peggy.
at concerns me alone. md It is pure
ly Of a business nature. Seriously. I
can't delay going for another minute.
1t Is vital In an hour I'll return. Peg
gy. don't he worred-don't he dis
tressed about me- Go on and have
good time everybody. and you'll find
me the jolliest fellow Of all when
come back. It's l2 o'clock. I'll be hero
by on the Dad OF September"
"1.et me 20 with you" pleaded Peg
~ TREMENDOUSLY 40 she followed him
into the hallway.
II must so alone" he answered.
Don't worry, little wsman. 1t will
be all right"
His kiss sent chill to the very bot.
tom OF peGgy's heart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
CHAPTER XXI.

- DON after noon on the pod OF
September Monty folded his RS.
port to Swearengen Jones. stuck
- 1t into his pocket and sailed
forth. A parcel delivery wagon had
carried Off a mysterious bundle few
minutes before. Mrs. Gray could not
conceal her wonder, hut Brewster's an.
swers to her questions threw little light
on the mystery He could not tell her
the big bundle contained the receipts
that were to prove his sincerity when
the time came to settle with Mr.. Jones
Brewster had used his own form Of re-
ceipt for every purchase. The little
stub receipt books had been made 10
order for him and not only he. but cv.
cry person In his employ. carried one
everywhere. No matter how trivial the
purchase. the person who received a
dollar Of Brewster's money signed re-,
ceipt for the amount Newsboys and
bootblacks were the only beings who
escaped the Formally; tips to waters.
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CHAPTER XNETN.

"Y IL tell you about il later. dear"
was all that Peggy. pleading.
could draw from him.
4 Al midnight Mrs, Dan had re-
monstratod with her You must go
home. Peggy. dear" she said. 1T is
dsgracefrl for you to stay up so late.
l went to bed at 3 o'clock the night be-
fore WIS married"
And fell asleep at 4 In the morning"
smiled Peggy.
You are quite mistaken, my dear.
did not fall asleep AZ all. But ] won't
allow you to stop a minute Longer. It
puts rings un0er tie eyes. and some
times they're red the morning after"
oh. YOU dear sweet philosopher"
cried Peggy. ''how wise you are. Do
you think need . beauty si"ep!
Il don't want ION to be sleepy
beauty, thnt's ALL" retorted Ms. Dan.
Upon Monty's return from his trying
hour with the lawyers he had been be-
vieged with questions. hut he was clev.
erly evasive. Peggy alone was insist.
ent. She had curbe,l her curiosity until
they were on :he way home, and then
she implored him to tell Der what had
happened. The misery he had endured
was M nothing 10 this reckoning with
the woman who had the right to expect
fair treatment. His dry was clear.
but the strain had been heavy, and 1t
was not easy TO meet it.
Peggy. somotlSng terrible has hap
rened," he fa.tered, uncertain OF his
course.
"TellIne ever, Ting, Monty. You can
trust lie to be brave,
When ] asked you to marry me-" ha
continued crnvelv. lit WAS with the
thought that | could give YOU every
thing tomorrow. looked for a for
tune. l never meant that you should
msrry a pauper."
IL don't understand. You tried to
test my love for you"
mo. child. not that. But | was
pledged not 10 speak Of the money
expected. and wanted you SO much
before 1t came"
"A1d It has failed you?" she answer
ed. II can't see that 1t changes things.
! expected 10 marry rauper, as you
call 1t. 10 you think this could make
q difference"
hut you don't understand. Peggy.
haven't penny in the world"
"Yoa hadn't penny when accept
ed you." she rcplied. II am not AFRAID.
l believe in you, and II you love me l
shall not give you up"
DEAREST" And the carriage was az
the door before another word was ut
tered. hut Monty called to the COACH
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's VII tell you about il later. dear"
was all that Peggy. pleading.
cciIId dra N. from, hi,o
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MONTGOMERY BREWS1 Err.
"It's rather broad, you see. gentle.
men, but there are receipts for every
dollar, barring some trifllng inciden-
tails. He may think I dissipatcd the for
tune, but defy him or any one else
to prove that have not had my mon
ey's worth. To tell yon the truth. it
has seemed like n hundred million. IF
any one should tell you that 1t is an
easy matter to waste a million dollars
refer him to me- Last fall weighed
1S0 pounds; yesterday I barely moved
the beam at 14O. Last fall there was
not wrinkle In my face. nor did
have white hair. You see the result
Of overwork, gentlemen. II will takc
an age to get back 10 where ! was
physically. but / think I can do 1t with
the vacation that begins tomorrow. In
cidentally In, going to hc married to-
morrow morning. inst when nm poor
err than I ever expect 10 he again. l
still have few dollars to 7pend. and l
must he about it. Tomorrow I will ac-
count for what I spend thia evening.
1t is now covered by the 'sundries'
item. hut I'll have the receipts TO show
all right. Sse you tomorrow morning"
He was gone. eager TO be with Peg
~. afraid to discuss his report with
the lawyers. Grant and Ripley shook
their heads and sat silent for a long
time after his departure.
1--WE ought to hear something definite
before night" said Grant, but there
was anxiety in his voice
II wonder" unused Ripley, as II to
himself, "how he will take 1t If the
worst should happen"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
CHAPTER xxx.

XONTY. YOU are breaking my
wi heart" was the first and OH
ly appeal Mrs. Gray ever
4 L made TO him. It was two
days before the cd. and It did not come
until after the secondhand store men
had driven away from her door with
the bulk Of his clothing in their waR
on. She and Peggy had seen little of
Brewster, and his nervous restlessness
alarmed them. His return was the
talk Of the town. Men tried to shun
him, but he persistently wasted some
portion Of his fortune on his unwilling
subjects. When he gave $1,000 in cash
to a home for newSboys even his
friends Jumped to the conclusion that
he was mad. II was his only gift to
charity. and he excused his motive IN
giving ut this time by recalling Seds-
wicks injunction to give sparingly to
charity" Everything was gone from
his thoughts but the overpowering
eagerness to get rid of a few trouble
some thousands. He felt like an out
cast, a pariah, a hated object that In
fected every one with whom be came
In contact. Sleep was almost impos-
eible: eating was a farce. He gave
elaborate suppers which he did not
touch. Already his best friends were
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of putting
him in a sanitariunl. where his mind
might he preserved. His case was
looked upon as peculiar in the history
of mankind. No writer could find
parallel; no one could imagine a COM
parison.
Mrs. Gray met him in the hallway
Of her home as he was nervously peck.
citing the SEQ be had received In pay
ment for his clothes. Her face was
like that Of ghost. He tried to an
swer her reproof. but the words would
not cor.e. and he ned to his room. lock-
ing the door after him. He was at
work there on the transaction that wns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28
CHAPTER XXXuI.

VERIFYING seemed like
r dream to Brewster a. he rushed
OF through the night to the Of
~ fee Of Grant 4 Ripley He was
daxed. bewildered, hardly more than
half conscious. A bitter smile crept
about his lips a. he drew away from
the street car track almost as HE hand
touched the rail of a car he had sig
nailed. lie remembered that he did not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

did not tell hiLa that all the kilograms
they had sent to Swearengen Jones in
the past two weeks had been returned
to the New York office as unclaimed In
Butte. The telegraph company report
ed that MFR. Jones was not to he found
and that he had not been seen in Butte
since the Sd Of September The law
yers were hourly expecting word from
Montana men to whom they had tele-
graphed for Information and advice.
They were extremely nervous. but
Montgomery brewster was too eager
and excited 10 notice the fact.
"a tall. bearded stranger was here
this morning asking for YOU Mr.. Brew
ster," said Ripley his head bent over
some papers OH his desk.
"Ah, Jones, I'm sure. I've always
imagined him with long beard" said
Monty, relief in hts voice.
at was not Jones. We know Jones
quite well. This man was a stranger
and refused to give his name lie said
he would call at Mrs. Grays this after
noon"
collector" asked Monty. with a laugh.
HE looked very much like tramp"
"Well. we'll forget min for the time
being" said Monty. drawing the report
from his pocket. would you mind
looking over this report. gentlemen
Id like to know II 1t is in proper form
to present to Mr.. Jones'"
Grants hand trembled as he took
the carefully folded sheet from Brew
ster. A quick glance Of despair passed
between the two lawyers.
"Of course. you'll understand that
this report IL merely a synopsis Of the
expenditures. They are classified, how
ever. and the receipts over there are
arranged in such way that Mr.. Jones
can easily verify all the figures set out
in the report. For instance. where Il
says cigars I have put down the total
amount that went up in smoke. The
receipts are to serve as an itemixed
statement. you know" Mr.. Ripley
took the paper from his partners hand
and, pulling himself together. read the
report aloud. 1t was as follows:
New York. Sept. q. IA.
To swearengen Jones. Esq. Executor I'm
der the Will OF the Late James T. Sedg
wick OF Montana:
In pursuance Of the terms Of the afore
said will and in accord with the instrue
| tions set forth by yourself as executor
present my report Of receipts and dis
bursements for the year In my life endinf
At midnight on Sept 90 The accuracy Of
| the figures set forth in this general state
msnt may be established by referring Il
the receipts which form h part OF thi'
| report There 10 not one penny Of Edwin
Peter Brewster's money in my posses
sion. and have no asset TO mark II!
burial place. These figures are submitte.
for your most careful consideration:
Original capital ..................tl.oo 900 900. o
Lumber and Fuel misfortuns.... 1850 q
Prize hGht misjudged ........... 10000
Monte Carlo education ......... 10000
| Race track errors .............. 100
Sale Of six terrier pups ........... 1900
Sale Of furniture and personal
enects ........................ tO.bO0O
| Intofeat on funds once In hand, 1910 O
The Topeka state journal., 1905-07-31

If man only felt broke oftener he
would not be broke so often.-Butte In
ter-Mountain.