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Slow Horses,

It was during mess hour at a saw
mill camp that the slowness Of horses
came up for discussion.
There's Kelly's old gray; you
couldn't whip her into C trot.' said
one.
"Johnsons black mare will beat
that: she refuses to help herself to
the barley at night, for most times she
isn't through eating her dinner" said
another.
"old Waters spindle-shank takes
the prize" put in third; shes
double -jointed in the knees-she walks
both ways at once"
"I stood out on the road" drolled
Shepard, coming in late for his dinner,
"for twenty minutes talking to Myers;
and all that time his bay mare never
stopped."-San Francisco Chronicle.
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SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE LIMIT.
Neishbor's Borrowing Propensities
Cause Of Protest.

81 don't mind folks borrowing" said
Miss Hodges. plaintiycly. to an old
friend who was paying her a visit,
but I've got an awful trying woman
for n nelghbor just now. She bor
rows such queer things I'm most out o
patience with her"
Shears and brooms and the flour
sitter and ironing board. | s'pose.
said the guest. who had known life
In country town.
Mercy me. | don't count such
thlngs," said Miss Hodges. Nor my
best umbrella nor my carving knife
/ can make shift TO get on withou,
'cm for while any time. But when
she came over TO borrow my diary the
other day. SOS she could keep account
OF the weather and her hens eggs and
so on till her husband came back from
California. she having given him heri
to put down his expenses and sights
In. SOS she could copy her record In
from my book in the right place
declare called It the cap-sheaf!"-
Youths Companion.
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Facts AaaIns. the PessimIs,.

Statistics show that the expectation
of human life has been raised consld
erably in the past fifty years. That
people live longer now than they did
half century ago and that the ten
dency is toward still greater longevit,
is undoubtedly a testimonial In sup
port OF the freer and broader life lived
by the modern girl. Our grandmoth
ere and great grandmothers were
dear. sweet. delightful creatures In
their way. to whom all honor is due.
but they would not compare in attain.
ments for motherhood with the girls
who are growing up in greater free
dom to take their places in the world.
Pessimists may frown and growl. but
the fact remains that the world is In
Its best age and that humanity is moi
retrograding.-Sar (Ga.) News
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"Yes. will tell you why l stayed
SO long when meant TO have re-
turned in two weeks. You VIII won
der greatly when tell you that
lost all knowledge of my own Identity.
my very name. even. soon after ! Iei'
Grovedale. My memory was gone 10
tally. absolutely. What | did. or saw
or where went then. know no more
than YOU do. II was as II had sunk
into a dreamless sleep after left you.
That, Constance. Is the reason ! did
net return
Constance did not speak. and he
continued:
My mind was blank for many
weeks. or perhaps ! should say my
mast was n blank. for somehow man
aged TO support myself. through man
ual labor. perhaps. for when | regain
cd my consciousness | was at work
with a gang OF men in Seattle, Wash
ington."
when" she asked. did this loss OF
memory come to you?"
Il think about the time I reached
Portland. for recollcct some incl
dents OF the journey there in vague
way. but nothing clearly"
DO you recollect a woman's speak
ing to you ON the street before you
took tho cars at Grovedale? She
came out OF the Essex House"
Yes. | rccollect that perfectly. She
was a stranger, a very pretty woman
with curiously tinted hair. almost
green. or am mistaken" he asked.
with a puzzled look
No: they said she had green hair"
said Mr.. Carter. she ought TO have
travelled with Barrum. Well. what
did she want OF you?'
she thought she knew me. at first;
but assured her of her mistake"
But did she not go on the train
with you to Portland. or part OF the
way" asked Constance.
Not that | remember. and yet
stay, That is one OF the vague recol-
lections | alluded TO. II seems some
times as II | did see and talk with
her on the train
You certainly did. vane; the con.
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CHAPTER x-con,Inued.

The man looking at him wondered:
but he did not know Mr.. Hamilton. so
he wondered less. Presently. how
ever, as n culver went through her
eyelids, her husband dropped on his
knees beside her and clasped her
hand In one of his. but timidly, the
watcher thought. and said in low.
hesitating voice:
Constance. my Wife,"
And she opened her eyes and looked
Mt him. vaguely at first. then with a
questioning. half-frlghtened manner.
The man gazed into her face rs II
ne would drink his MI OF Its sweet
lineaments. The eager gaze did not
seem TO please her and she drew
away her hand.
There is much TO explain" she
said gravely. for she was now quite
recovered.
e You are right, Constance, and this
is not the place for you now" and he
glanced at the monument,
Casual as was the look. It brought
the color to her face. and she arose
and drew down her we'll.
Mr.. Hamilton and his wife passed
out together and up the street to their
house. both silent. both evidently con.
strained by deep emotions OF which
they did not speak the one to the
other till they reached the Hamilton
grounds.
Mr.. Hamilton held open the gate for
his wife to enter and It reacted with
a bang that made her start nervously.
"You are not we'll" said her hus-
band, land no wonder
NO. am not well. and. as you
say. IL is no wonder"
They were soon at the door and
they entered the house together. but
Constance with n hesitating step,
Finally. as they stood side by side in
the sitting room. she whirled sudden.
ly about and cried Historically:
why did you leave me? Why did
you leave me?"
Constance. can you believe would
leave you willingly. By heavens! you
are the most beautiful woman | ever
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Mystery of the steamer.

When the steamer Mt. Washington
WIS launched upon Lake Winnipiseo
gee 1t was great novelty to the peo
pie, who came from miles around to
get view Of 1t, says writer in the
Boston Herald. Among the many who
weat to see 1t land at Center Harbor,
the northern end of the lake. WIS a
MI Hooker. from Sandwich. N. H. He
was greatly excited. and when he saw
1t coming up the bay he looked ut II
earnestly for minute. and then, turn.
ing to his nearest neighbor, ex.
claimed: by gosh, what's that thing
ruE on-wheels or runners?"
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The FaneuiI Hall Market.

The Rev. Edward A. Horton of Bos
ton contributed perhaps the best joke
of the day at n banquet OF the An
cient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany:. "a woman went marketing In
Faneufl Hail." said the minister. "She
stopped before a stall where were dis
played fowl so aged as to seem al.
most unstable. What do you sell
thoge for?' inquired the woman, won.
d,-ing If the proprietor would dare
call them chickens. We usually sell
them for profits. marm,' was the curt
response. Oh said the woman. !
thougnt they were patriarchs.' "--Buf.
Is 10 Commercial.
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CHANCE FOR TIGER No,
So Many Man Eaters In s.,sa
That Natives Wan, rt..r,J

Never have there been nr.
caused by tigers than duri., 1,
six months. In one rilla,. i.
Hoipu region not far irU- I
which can be reached by a.
ship Nanking every two o, ~
from Macao. there is a su,ytI
which has lost ten persons d: 2
of tigers, while in the az,
some twenty more person, as{
the penalty OF their lives o, d
OF these ferocIous anlmals
Why cannot some 0. Il, ~
of Hongkong inaugurate a rrI
and thus clear out these ID
which have become a neria n
Chinese? Innocent womea a., :
ing children would be ionJs &
ful to any one who voal q
them from this curse. vsk.
dread so much.
The Chinese seem to hin ~
in exterminatIng or ca,this 1
willy beasts. or perhaps ihg 4
molest them, lest the ,iss 4
may injure their persons !; y
ture. Be that as Il may. iissl
shame that not more than al
dred to one hundred and tssluI
from Hongkong. within cay |
these wild beasts are psrri.l
carry on their depreiaizi
those who delight to shoe, asl
cent and harmless birds csa
good sized tiger for a target =
Chinese will rise up and al
blessed and immortalire thsr
and deed in verse.-Honssd;s
graph.
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LAND OF THE PARIS cAeMAN.
p. ace to Which He Returns With His
SAVINGS to End His Days.

II is n pecullarity OF Paris. which
every visitor who knows enough
French to tell one dialect from another
must have noticed. that nearly all
Paris cabmen come from the same
part of the country. The same thing
is true Of coal merchants and OF deal
ers In roasted chestnuts, who come
from Auvergne: of the eoatherds. who
hawk their milk about the streets.
who are Breton peasants, and OF many
other trades.
The cab drivers land is probably lit
tie known to Englishmen. II is down
In the Aveyron. and Rodez is Its capt.
tai. tiny village. where the worst
language and the best hearts In all
France are TO be found. The eldest
OF each family In Rodez takes the land
and the paternal cottage. The old
folks live with him until their death.
and the younger sons so to Paris and
drive cabs.
For years they drive about In all
weathers. scraping together sou by
sou until they have gathered enough
to go home and pay for their board
and lodging for the remainder OF their
days. They 70 with the elder. brother
to n notary on the first day OF their
return home. and sign n deed by
which he is bound to keep them Tor
the remainder of their days in idle
ness in return for their savings.
There Is an old priest in Rodez who
thoroughly understands his flock. He
never asks them to enter the church
but chats with them outside II, and
breaches informal sermons as he
thinks fit A few days ago deputa
tion OF men took him plaster statu
ette of st. Fiacre tfalse'y believed to
be the cabmen's patron saint, whose
rake-for St. Fiacre was really gar
dener-they had cut away and substi
tuted tiny cabman's whip.-Londor
| Standard.
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saw" walking away from her in great
agitation. But You are tired. Your
uncle will be here tonight. will
explain all then. Meanwhile. you
must rest Go to your room and
will sit here
She looked at him gratefully. Then
as IL sudden recollection seized her
she murmured something about the
children.
Yes, they will be home from school
soon, suppose. l must wait. They
will find have not forgotten their
commissions" he said. smiling.
Constance stood watching him while
he talked, and then, with dazed,
questioning look in her eyes. walked
toward the door. Il will do as you
say" she said, for am very tired"
His look followed her from the
room. Then. as the swish Of her long,
silken gown died away and the door
closed behind her, he turned his face
away and struck his breast with his
clenched hand, but no word broke the
stiffness.
Perfectly immovabe and rigid, he
stood in the middle of the room for
oSFeIdi uiuuteS L Eeu ne Wdikeu
about examining the pictures, books,
and the view from the window, as is
the way with one who has been long
absent. And upstairs in her room,
with her door locked. Constance lay
on her bed with wide-open eyes gaz-
ing at the ceiling and thinking, study
ing.
At tea-dme Mr.. Carter arrived.
Strangely enough no tidings of Mr..
Hamilton's return had reached him.
and 1t was, therefore, positive shock
to see him sitting there with Perley
in his arms and Clare beside him,
while Constance, with grave, preoccu-
pied gaze, was busy about some
trifing household matter.
"Bless my soul, vane!" he cried,
and stopped, gasping.
vane grasped him heartily by his
hand and said:
You hadn't heard Of my arrival.
then?"
mot word, not one word. Wen,
l IN 9lad. more than giad, to ses you
beek. hey, Constsne45~ vaguely m
sasy * his nieces s&ftInos1. II
Z = -. nncle hut ~ ~ ~
~. M ys!!s II ~ 4 - :! &.
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Humanity and Maehlneg.

Machinery Is the corne's
modern society, the very i'si
on which law, science, ethics
even the State i.self rests.
new that we do not yet knos q
try. We do not yet undefste !
two generations have lived 0es
highway of steam, only one y
the Bessemer converter traias1 y
blacksmith into the master ua
ships and towers. The sss1
chine, the far speaker, the W.
are common things OF TO-DAY. =
as n matter of daily convenleD'S
yet are they teachers oil lls !
Machines that come close ~
and homes insensibly teach ~ -
cision, the adjustment Of ! Y. !,
laws to human needs. respsa y
wise American idea that la'a
is labor release for higher ~. ans
toll. The machine Is the .s. uss' /
in the high school OIL 'u'
Reader.
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CANAL cAvsro MANY cHANoss.
erect on DusInsss World Of the suss
Waterway.

W8S8SWeys
..The effect OF opening the sues
canal" writes william n. Stewart In
the Technical World Magazine. was
SO marked In the first confusion when
IL introduced into the business wor'd
that 1t constituted one OF the prime
causes of the universal commercial
and Industrial panic OF 1878. BY trans
ferriug the distributing points TOT
trade from England to the Mediter'
ranean ports OF southern Europe IL
terminated the vast warehouse DIS
.ribution system OF the former conh.
try and led to the disappearance OF
the class OF merchant princes who
hitherto had monopolized the eastern
traffic.
AS II was with the owners OF Eng
lish warehouses. so II was with the
owners of hundreds OF sailing vessels
and tho dealers In six months bills.
For the Suez canal by bringing steam
ers into use in place OF the sailing
vessels which had been making tho
5OOO.mile longer voyage around tho
cape. enabled cargo TO be sold and
delivered within a month after the
order had been sent and business men
without capital were able to borrow
money Mt low rate and supplant the
told established houses In the eastern
trade"
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In Arizona.

The tourist leaned over the coach
and critically surveyed the natives OF
the desert settlement.
by Jove," exclaimed tho tourist,
"but that is pompous looking indi-
vidual in the scalloped hat and red
handkerchief! Did he ever perform
any great deed?"
"wall, reckon he did" drawled
the tall cowboy at the water tank.
THAT thar 'un helped somebody to go
to heaven"
"You don't sayl Why. he doesn't
look like minister"
Nor he amt, mister; but when
Uncle Toms Cabin was here last they
hired him to haul Little Eva up to
paradise with block and pulley"
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Ready with a Reply, !,

District Attorney Jonn =. .,,,'
Bostor never minced i,a.,. DIS .I Il
speaking of any candidate Ss -, 4
whom he opposed. one ~ ~
pened to be in a stationel, ~, n.
a candidate whom he Wss ss,s
opposing at the time, ~ OO,I u
and privately, came 10 Aps cr,s
ream of blotting paper ~ - -
the size of the order w us,t
asked his customer 10. ,..ss
he wanted such q aa la,s' ~
CHANGING at Moran, ~ a.oau I
voice SO that the latter .sa,I.i Syi [
to hear, the candidate .,..ps .sp M
intended to use 1t in tss,rs ,sa,.s z
ont Of his character. N.Y. |. -
1T will take more tnan ian, \ ~
ting paper and a gallon D.u,t. !
to accomplish that resu.s
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Homemade Lavender Water.

To obtain speedily, without the trou.
bic OF distillation. and at any time Of
the year, Independent Of the flower
growing season. a toilet water impreg.
mated with the odor of sweet lavender,
put dozen or more drops of oil OF
lavender and lump Of sugar into a
pint Of spirit Of wine, and make the
ingredients well in glass phial with
narrow neck. This water, though
noe distilled. is pleasantly fragrant
Exchange.
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ductor says SO: but she did not 20 as
far as Portland"

ductor says so: but she did not go as
far as Portland"
Did ~"
Yes
Il thought so. That lis about the
only thing recollect distinctly"
"Vane," said his uncle. suddenly
do you suppose any of your actions
were questionable mean unlawful?"
Il hope not" said Vane. looking
startled; still | don't know. | know
was doing good honest work in Sc
attic when | came to myself Any
one can be assured of that by writing
to Barnacle & Co, Seattle. Washing
ton. There is something back of your
questioning, uncle. What is it."
''Vane, you are looked upon as de-
faulter here in Grovedale."
"a defaulter! Why. did not take
one penny of the bank funds when |
went away. remember that per.
fectly."
Yes, but Tony Osborn declares you
came to the bank on the twenty.sec
ond, at about seven O'Clock in the
evening"
He must have been mistaken"
mo, he is positive; and besides
there is proof of it,
What proof?"
You spoke to him. 'Hullo.' saws
Tony; you said the same, and that he
probably didn't expect to see you SC
soon. He said he didn't. and passed
on. You opened the door with you,
own key and went in"
STRANGE! What does It mean? Dif
I come here?"
NO. you evidently came as far a,
the river bank, and there all trac.
| seemed swallowed up. We though
you might have been drowned. 4
man was found in the river-his re
mains, I mean-and Constance ha,
them buried at her expense"
But how do you know I came I.
the river?"
Your travelling cap and one Of you
shirt-studs were found there, the las
BY an Italian employed on the rail
road, the hrst BY Tony Osborn. An
other shirtstud was found on Ii,
desk ~ the bssk the mcsning alta
y6u entered fk.'s 4
s<WEo ~ so1y
fyeQln00f n ~ q ;9.s =. n q.
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FIGHT WITH HUGE SEA BAT.
Fish That Leaps Into the Air and
Turns SomersauIt,

Turns Somersault.
Imagine jet black bat of fifteen or
more feet across, with a long, slender
tail, the fms rising and falling like
wings with motion the perfection of
grace; wings Jet black above. pure
white below; flashing alternately
black and white as the fishes turned
and swung alone. standing out against
the mauve tint of the bottom with
wonderful distinctiveness. They bore
a remarkable resemblance to bats and
were the bats of the sea.
AS the dinghy moved nearer | saw
that rare spectacle-a huge ray turn
completely over. throwing somer-
sault as 1t swung around, a picture of
grace, yet never losing its position.
presenting for few seconds beautiful
lines attuned to perfect grace. was
fascinated by this singular perform.
ance, characteristic of these giant
fishes. and might have remained in
active had not the dinghy reached a
point when it was apparent they must
see us.
permitted one. two, three to 20
slowly whirling on, then, selecting
one that was headed up the lagoon in
the direction OF the cul-de-sac, hurled
the quiyering grain pole into the black
shadow Just as it was about to turn.
| heard the quick thud, saw the pole
leap from the socket. heard the In.
dian plying his oar to head the dinghy
up the reef, and then the very bottom
OF the sea seemed to rise into the air
as the great batlike creature rose
bodily from maelstrom of spray. Of
fering vision Of beating wlngs that
deiuged boat and occupants; then It
fell with resounding crash. The biz
waves from the impact careeniug the
dinghy. Metropolitan Magazine.
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mo. he does not. He and Con-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were the
only ones who believed you innocent
Henderson, too. thought as did; but.
OF course. we were Obliged TO settle
the bonds"
.pondsf Did It go SO far as that!
Then something was taken from tho
bank. II must have been burglar
who entered and deceived Tony some
how"
NO. not that Nothing was actual
ly missing. and the pass-books were
all right. But IL was the notes, one
OF Bowies 4 Estes. the other OF c. b.
Cotton"
What OF them?"
Simon Low declares you presented
those very notes. ! mean Bowles
Estes. which he deposited In the Ma.
tional Bank, and he says that he paid
you five thousand dollars for II on the
spot as collateral. The note was but
dve hundred dollars originally. until
the amount was altered"
He got up and walked the room In
great agitation.
What about the other note?"
THAT was presented in the samo
way. the face altered to read four
thousand dollars instead OF four hun
drod dollars. The cashier could not
swear II was you. but he supposed cy-
erythinG to e all right. LOW declares
he could not have been mistaken. for
he knows you as well as do"
hut Ia
lieve he has been deceived. l will
see him and talk with him. Nine
thousand dollars, Is that the sum-"
Yes"
And my bondsmen had to pay it,
Yes"
We'll. II shall be paid back. every
cent OF II. II It can be really proved
that II was | who took 1t. But as the
matter now stands, II looks to me like
a foul conspiracy TO rob me of my
good name Though why any one
should want to do il can't conceive.
Tony must have been mistaken. 1t
must have been burglar
so we thought until we heard from
Low"
Have you had detectives at work."
asked Mr. Hamilton, after a period OF
deep thought
Yes. two of them: private detective
Bruce. and Swan. OF the police head.
quarters in Boston"
Swan followed the river affair.
You were thought TO have been
drowned or murdered. And Bruce
looked up the defaulting matter. He
fancied at one time that he got on
the trail of you, or some one that
looked like you. In the West. man
named Ashley"
What sort OF a man was Ashley"
bad sort; bank swindler. Bruce
saw his photograph: looked like you.
Bless my soul who knows but he was
the man Low saw"
Il thought OF that; but II seems too
for belief"
Ashley had wife named Lenora."
said Mrs. Hamilton. Is the name new
TO you?" she asked. keenly.
ut Is. | never remember to have
heard it."
And yet you said in your dreams
the night before you went away. 'Le-
pretty name"
He looked at her in amazement.
Are you sure?"
yes; and the green-haired woman
who spoke to you was named Lenora,
and she was Ashley's wife"
Il have no recollection of any such
name. Dreams are hard to explain.
But how do you know all this about
Ashley and wife named Lenora?"
at was brought out by Bruce's in.
vestigations." said Mr.. Carter You
see there was reason for suspIcions."
so 1t seems. This Ashley may be
my double. Well. | shall look into the
matter. talk with Low. and II find.
beyond doubt. that l have been guilty
of altering notes and other question
able acts, will set them right"
ITO ha continued
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What Happened to roml,n.

We have always claimed that the
farmer was the most independent man
on the top side Of earth, but We are
constrained to say that there il such
q thing - carrying Independence too
far - was done one day last week
when Ezra Tomlln. from ths Hushy
Hill nslghh0rheod, shot our sanctuua
door full q tefq slBot because ~ ~
\ - -. ! 4 a.ss q q
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81. vina. an ingenious Russian. is
rting to attempt to accomplish what
Prof. Langley and Hiram Maxim failed
ln-the navigation of the air by aero
plane.
Instead OF launching himself from
railway or boat, the Russian will try
a flight IN the machine shown In the
Illustration. II is n motor tricycle.
fitted with wings. n propeller and a
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purIna the Record Race.

The dark-goggled, leather-1acketed
chauffeur lowered his head like q
ram and chuckled with glee.
I'VE are now going at 100 miles an
hour!" he shrieked.
Great Herculesi" gaspcd the nov
Ice at his side. Isn't there chance Of
m accident r. 4 L
ysar notl pon't you - that ~
eArry eHgergeney tifeef'' 81 :s
n Z. M n ~ lsfs 4
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rudder.
The wings or sails arc .,.
gearing rims with the motor. VII, /
by liquid fuel. The trlcyels !,
at full speed with the sI,r !
proper angle to make /, ~
resistance.
No account of NJ. vl.,, .
ments, II he has made an, a.
received in this country.
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c.I. Iled win GIVE \ J

The following sto,y ,Ty,,rSsrtsis
ward P. Paige 0, .,"rs ~
and has never pelo' M
print. ..,,cv.membs
along one Of the Sitl
Concord, in compsn.o ssos'
came upon : ccn d " I -
fsIsphons systsIa
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n mo1iysd.

0reen-They say ohsrps $780,
upon hi wtts ~ ! 1fyoljl n n I
Brown 1h6fs0 3 i151i1 - .
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