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The sO4g thrush is almost the best
known and most widely distributed of
all British birds, and if we take into
account iits persistence In singing as
well as fle beauty of its song il per.
haps deserves the first place among
British sbngsters. The only time when
II does not sing, In fact, Is for few
weeks after about the middle of JULY,
In September 1t may be heard begin
ming again in q weak and undecided
fashion. the performers being usually
the young birds of the year, and in
mild. open weather In November 1t Is
often In brilliant song. continuing more
or less frequently, except in hard frost.
until theg time, late in January or so,
when it considers that spring and the
singing season have come In good ear
nest Though somewhat studied in
manner and marked by repetitions In
its phrases. the song OF no bird Ia more
full of spirit and ylgor. and In the
larkening days of November Ii Is par.
ticularly sbeautiful to hear 1t proclaim.
lug, as Ii We're. the sure return OF
spring with almost as much force and
lre as 1t exhibits In its true spring
tong.-Iondon Express.
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Alexander seikirk.

Robinson CrusOe' was published la
April, 1T19. A few years before about
1T12, Woodes Rogers, in his "Yoyage
Round the World" had given an ac-
count OF his calling at the island OF
Juan Fernandez In 1903 and bringing
away man clothed in goats skins.
'.who looked wilder than the first own.
ers of them" His name was Alexander
Selkirk, and he had been ON the island
four years and four months. having
been left thereon account of diff
rerencee-Tby Captain Stradling of the
Cinque Ports. Selkfrk was born at
Largo in Fife, In 1876 All the time
he was on Juan Fernandez he was In
perfect solitude until discovered by
Captain Rogers. Selkirk died in 1923
ON board a kings ship, the Weymouth,
OF which he WAS mate, leaving his eff
fects by will t0ssundry glowing female
Friends" His chest, his gun and his
drlnkingicup. the last made Of q cocoa
nut shell, are-or We're till fately-the
property of his descendants at Largo.
Selkirk has been generally accredited
as the original of Robinson Crusoe.
Defoe, besides reading the account OF
him, may even have seen him person,
ally.
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THE MAN BESIDE HER OFFERED FRIENDLY
IONNERSE.

was innocence or audacity with which
she had to contend lie was cheerful
ly continuing the correspondence and
did not notice the start of surprise in
her eye.
The rise Of the curtain relieved the
situation. aud the girl abandoned her.
self Ia the play with an excited inter-
est, due 10 the fact that her lover,
Robert Messiter, had written 1t, with
herself as the heroine.
A wide mesa was disclosed bounded
by range OF blue, snow strea ked
mountains. In the foreground were a
couple Of stunted cottonwoods a
bunch or two of cactus and mat1ing
of dull range grass.
Presently ''Sorreltop" Flanders wan
dered into view, dusty aud hatless,
spluttering range epithets at himself
for his folly In allowing the ponies to
have escaped. tIe finds time TO explain
to the audience that he and Miss
Rhoda Esterly are lost on the desert
before that dGshlng young woman
comes lmplng across the stage.
llihl 1 ne MaNtIlCh lb lOYt
drama, full of the humorous extrava-
gance and exuberance of the west. Ia
at once apparent The COW puncher
and the colonel the Indian and the
Mexican. are all very much in owl
dence.
Both the daughter of civilization and
the son of the desert gave divided
but extremely alert attention 10 the
progress OF the play. That her own
love story. dramatized by her lover,
was being enacted faithfully before
her eyes was surprise enough ia claim
her interest.
But more than once when a remem-
bered phrase slipned here and again
from one of the actors her eyes swept
round to the man beside her. Once
their glances' met, and she felt her
cheeks burn.
When the curtain rang down the girl
drew long breath.
The man beside her offered friendly
converse.
"rhat's the range, all right He's
certainly been on the hurricane deck
or DronchO. the fellow Ghat wroIe
that. Looks % me as II the scene was
the Rubble mesa close TO the Arapahoe
buttes. Ever been there, ma'amY'
The girl met his bold eyes. Eyes,
I've been there"
Here, too" he assured her. 'eThls
here story's founded on life, ma'am. |
know the fellow thai wrote 1t. Mem
him used to be thicker than peas In a
pod Yes, ma'am, shore have Ridden
over that mesa heap with Bob Mes
sitter lie was an educated fellow
harvard. | think-come west for the
bugs We'll, hes strong as muie
NOW ma'am, ! reckon you don't know
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him"
This seemed to demand an answer.
and the young woman gave II prompt
".
i've met him"
"You don't say Then q light an
peared to penetrate. Ills hand came
down with Il resounding SLAP on lis
knee. by thunder. ma ain. you're the
lady--the very ono that old Bob Mos
sitter got lost with and got Llsself en-.
gagged TO subsequent Iilsnew III seen
you somewleres Don't you all re.
member Jack Robins of the K. T.
ranch? I'm him, ma'am"
The young woman regretted without
enthusiasm that she could not remem-
ber Mr.. Robins just as the curtain
rang up for the second act.
1t was at the next intermisslon that
the gentleman from Cattleland deliv-
cred monologue to his new find Ia
twentietb century maidens.
Eyes, sir. Me and Messlter was pards
two or three years back. We rode the
range together and bunked together
and sat at the tail end of the same
chuck wagon. How j come to know
him was some comical. Bob lie had
Just come out Of Harvard and was wa
ter hearted. Consequence Is he went
around rubbing soothin' salve OH the
calves after we had branded them.
Oncet he got his salve bottle out and
was getting ready to do the doctor act
when Sorreltop Jones one reck-
on whose name Messiter chose as his
hero of this here play-heard some
thing buzz about q foot from Bob's
hand. The bullet out of Sorreltop's six
shooter arrived short fraction of q
wink before that rattler's poison"
The man stopped and found the dusty
hat under his seat. II reckon. ma'am,
l got to be going You see, one of them
actor fellows is sick, and got to stand
around in his place this next act"
''Then l suppose that explains, Bob
Messiter, why you are all rugged out
like this" said the girl coolly.
He laughed. 'That explains 1t. Elsie.
But didn't know you would recognize
me after my taking all the trouble to
mislead yen. fancy I'm not such q
good actor as have been thinking"
MY dear boy" she mocked. Bob
Messiter was to sit in this seat il his
train arrived in time. Naturally was
looking for him. 1t did not take me
long to discover that you wear a wig
Besides. I've seen too many of his let
ters not to recognize his writing when
1 see 1t. You'll have to do better than
that before you can deceive me-
II see Isshall. Well, I'll have to take
it out on the audience. All my friends
are here. Watch me fool them"
Perhaps you can" she laughed,
blushlng. They're not engaged to
you"
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To Measure Tiny Space.

An apparatus for measuring the
seventy-millionth part of an inch
has been made by a professor of
Nottingham university, England. 1t
works upon the principle of electric
touch and consists of a fine microm-
eter screw and six levers. The APP
papatus is so sensitive and delicate
that it is impossible to manipulate
it before an audience. 1t is hung by
rubber bands, covered with thick
felt and must be worked at dead of
night, when there is no traffic or
factory working. The smallest dis
tance thai this mechanism measures
is about the distance between solid
and a liquid moIecule.
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EN- MASQUE
BY william Henry Esder
Copyright, 1908, by Ruby Douglas

1t was the first night OF ''The NAV.
erick's" week ut the Denver Opera
House. and, despite the white coat of
snow that was being slfted over the
city, the theater was filling rapidly.
Among the later arrivals was q young
woman of the upper world. exduisitely
gowned, breathing cultivation. yet with
the frank air and lively eye of nice
boy, now bold, now shy. but always
vivid. Her seat was in one of the low
er boxes. and beside her was vacant
place. apparently for her delayed es-
cort.
The young woman had come alone
and had sat alone till the orchestra
was nearly through its overture. Then
the vacant seat found an occupant.
He came strlding down the aisle, a
splendid specimen of man. Hundreds
of amused, interested eyes took In his
magnificent picturesque bulk. breathed
deeper at the outdoor atmosphere Of
big spaces he radiated and warmed to
the untamed. fearless spirit of the van
fishing west that looked out of his face
of bleached walnut.
The click Of the high heeled. dusty
riding boots into which corduroy trou-
sers fitted snugly, the worn felt hat held
negligently In great leather cuffed
hand. the handkerchief knotted loosely
around the tanned throat proclaimed
more loudly than words that he was
denizen OF the COW country.
The blond giant from the desert fol.
lowed the usher to the vacant seat be-
side the daughter of civilization. The
girl hastily gathered the skirt of hes
gown out of danger and devoted hei
self to studying the cast Presently
she fished silver cased pencil from
somewhere and wrote line ON the
edge of the programme. The direct.
impulsive side of her was just then in
dominance
"Sir. this seat is taken" he read
after she had with apparent careless.
ness maneuvered the paper into his
line of vision.
You're right: it is. mn'am." his pen
Gil answered on his programme
II mean by II friend Of mine"
''rhank you. maap. That's real
kind and friendly"
A hot wave of color swept over her
boyisl face She Slanted n covert
glance Mt him to discover whether it
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EIahtx Ihousand In Purses.

Columbus. o.. Dec. 26.-After elect
ing officers, including Edward w
Swisher as president, directors of the
Columbus Driving Park company went
on record as being in favor of expsn-
sion when they instructed the seere-
tary TO ask for dates that will keep
the Grand Circuit eompaigners Of 1907
in Columbus for two weeks from Sept.
l6 10 s7, inclusive. The hoard has
been given 10 understand that no
meeting will be given next fall at Oak
ley park in Cincinnati THEREFORE II
Is proposed to add the week thai has
been oakley's heretofore 10 the regu-
lar Columbus week. About one twelfth
OF one million dollars will be Pfered
Ia stakes and purses. Plans as now
outlined call for the hanging upiOf an
even $4,000
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RISE OF THE LATcHKEY.

Over in England the possession
Of a latchkey has lately been held
In the courts to have an important
bearing on the electoral rights Of a
man claiming to be a householder.
With us the latchkey has grown so
universal as to be no indication Of
a mans status or a woman's either,
for that matter. Not so very long
ago the American wonan's right to
the latchkey was subject for jocn-
lar argument pro and con, but wom-
ems latchkeys are now as common
as mems. For an institution that
dates back only about seventy years
the latchkey has stepped with some
suddenness into its place Of uni
versal necess.ty.-Boston Herald.
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The Kentuckians

Writing in The London Mail in a
series of articles entitled, "Ameri-
ca Revisited" Bart Kennedy says;
"The Kentuckians are undoubtedly
the finest people in the United
States. And in some respects they
are the finest white people in the
world. They carry about them an
atmosphere of manners and breed
ing, and, though they speak with a
very long drawl, their voices have
not the harsAness of the voices of
the Americans in the east"
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LDsrpAL nERo,;tToFp,

Gers the court viii petition the emper-
years imprisonment IN fortress.
Four other ofhaers are sentenced to
short terms of Imprisonment in for
tress, while the remainder are acquit-
ted OF the charges brought against
them.
The trial of Rear Admiral Neboga-
ton and the ohice"s OF his squadron
began in ST, Petersburg on Dec D..
The accused were divided into three
categories: Flrgt, Rear Admiral Nebo,
gatoff and the commanders of the bat
tleships: second. the officers who ad-
yocated the surrender; third, the Off
GERS who did not epdeRvor 10 prevent
the surrender. The first group Of Off
GERS was tried under that paragraph
of the navy regulations which pro
yides for the punishment by death OF
any commander of squadron or ship
who surrenders without fight when
he could save his crew or nhict dam
age upon the enemy.
The sentences passed upon Rear Ad-
miral NebosatoH and the three COM
manders are similar 10 those handed
down in the cases of the naval officers
who We're condemned by courtmartial
for surrendering the torpedo-boat de-
stroyer Dedovi to the Japanese. These
sentences were coupled with similar
recommendation to the emperor for
mercy, and such intercession gener:
ally has proved successful The law
yers for the defense in the Nebo-a-
toff trial, majority of whom are
active politicians, devoted most Of
their attention to the political aspects
~ the case
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Gabrielle D'Annunzio has erected
a monument over the grave Of his
dog. The inscription on it is a
lengthy one, beginning with the
words, Sacred to the imperishable
memory of my greatest and most
faithful friend" The dog was kill
ed by a peasant some months ago.
The novelist prosecuted the man,
who at the trial in Florence said
that he killed the dog because it
worried his hens. The author had
engaged the services of two notable
counselors at an expense of 81 900
to prosecute. He won, and tho
peasant was sentenced to ten days
imprisonment.
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QUEER STORY OF A PRESENT.

In the Revue de Paris NJ Ray
mond Reconly tells the following:
After the visit OF Nicholas to
France the Partisan press deemed it
proper to make a present to the
ear. They had an aquarelle paint
ed by Detaille and sent the magnifi-
Gently framed picture to st. Peters
burg to be delivered to the emperor.
Three months elapsed, and the com
mittee of the Parisian press received
no answer. The committee began
to wonder. Had the present reach
ed its destination? Frenchmen liv-
ing in the Russian capital were ask
cd to make inquiries, and finally
they learned that the czar had
actually received the aquorelle 1t
even pleased him to such an extent
as to cause him to place it in the
best part of his study. But why
had he not answered? The aston
ishment of the Paris newspaper men
increased. They made further in
qurics and at last found out that
the picture had been sold to the
czar by some official and at a high
price AS the ear had to pay for it,
he did not think that thanks were
due to any one.
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Pleasant For tho Patient.

Dentistry us practiced in London,
with all the latest appliances for
preventing pain and drawing the
teeth before the patient knows
what has happened, is in sharp con-
trast to the methods still followed
in remote country towns among the
poor. \ writer in the London
Standard relates that he went into
an apothecary's little shop to make
some purchase. "IIe did not appear
at once, and | heard two or three
strange muilied sounds coming from
a room at the back, half curtained
off ! tapped smartly again, and
this time the apothecary appeared.
He was slightly flushed and smiling,
and he said as he got down and
wrapped up my goods: I'm drawing
a tooth, and it won't come, | think
it must be hooked up somehow
Then, giving me my change, he
went back to his patient"
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RockefelIer's Income.

1t is impossible to say what is
Mr.. Rockeieller's income a minute.
A congressman has said that if he
were to throw away dollar a Sec
ond, never stopping day or night,
he could not dispose Of his income.
1t is estimated that since 1898 he
has received in Standard Oil divi-
dends nearly $4,000 every business
day. Some one says his wealth in
silver dollars would weigh as much
as two first class battleships; in one
dollar bills it would make a double
girdle around the earth and leave
remnant 1,500 miles long.-St.
Louis Republic.
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Missing Lad Dead.

Marysville, o.. Dec. 26.-Earl Lowe,
son of John Lowe OF Dover township,
who mysteriously disappeared from
home last Thursday morning with IA
shotgun on his shoulder, was found in
the Taylor woods. half mile from his
home by his brother, Joseph Lowe.
He was lying face down, frozen stin,
his shotgun by his side. The young
man was subject to epileptic hts and
IT is thought he was attacked by one
Of these.
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Pen Picture of Hartman.

f. II. Hartman, the railroad
manager and financial power, is
said to be the closest parallel to
Napoleon Bonaparte that lives be-
fore the public eye today. In stat
ure he is small. He is slight and
does not look strong. He generally
wears loose fitting clothes and car
ries his hands in his coat pockets.
He is very quick of movement, also
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0uarreIea uxe, Woman.

Chicago. Dec. 26,-In the presence
OF the four troops of the Fort Sheri-
dan squadron OF the Ninth cavalry,
Sergeant John Griffin Of Troop | shot
and almost instantly killed Corporal
William Taylor Of the same tFaGD.
Bth the men. who are colored, quaH
relied over woman Taylor received
the bullet through his breast and died
on the way to the hospital 4 rigid
investigation has been ordered by
Major Maeomb.
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Tho Strenuous Life.

Frederick Peterson, NJ. d., presi-
dent OF the Now York Neurological
society and member of the New
York lunacy commission, says that
in the life in New York city the
friction is greater than in any other
known existence endured for long
periods OF time by large numbers of
people, Each day finds presented
the proof that more and more we
are yerging on the limits Of human
endurance.
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Jewish Apprehension.

The Jewish year recently closed
will 60 down to history as one of
the terrible epochs of Jewish am
mails. 1t began in agitation. 1t ran
a feyorish course of bloodshed and
terror, and II ended in tho anxiety
and oppression born Of thu fear of
miseries yet to come. - Jewish
Chronicle.
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Denied by France,

Paris. Dee. 25.-An official note was
issued IN which II was announced that
statements published abroad TO the
effect that the French government
sent note to the powers in antieipa-
tion of the protect from the vatican
against the expulsion OF Mgr. Montsg.
mini was absolutely false.
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Defective Switch.

Springfield, H.. Dec. ga south
bound passenger train on the Chicago,
Peoria & ST. Louis railroad was wreck
ed at Gardner, eight miles west Of this
city, by defective switch. Engineer
Edward c. Eberle Of Springfield was
badly scalded and his leg broken. He
is in critical condition. Fireman
Phildon Phelps OF Chesterfield. H..
was also scalded.
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Died In Gotham.

Gallipolls, o.. Dec, 26.-Lot Talbot,
a telegraph operator, 80, was found
dead in bed in New York in IA fur
nlshed room. In his hard was found a
letter pltiful in its terms from his
mother in this city, telling of the
death OF his older brother on Dec. Z.
Talbot lad died apparently from nat
ural causes and evidences We're found
of internal hemorrhages.
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Whea sehooIlns Was ehssa.

The head master OF the fashionable
school as he sat in his offiee said;
hAt Elton. the famous English school,
where some boys spend $4,000 or
$4,000 year aud where It Is hardly
possible 10 get through on less than
III 800, 1t only cost, in Queen Eliza
heth's time, s25 annually" He took
down little book.
''This is copy" he said. "or manu-
script, stLii preserved in Deyonshlre.
that S.7o5 the Eton expenses OF the
two CONS of Sir William Cayendlsh.
Among the Items are: 'MendIng a shoe,
Id; an old woman for sweeping and
cleaning the chamber. I'd; breast OF
mutton, 3D.; small chicken, 4d.
"Aesop's Fables" 4d.; two punches Of
candles, ID; weeks board 5 shil-
lings.' The total minimum expenses Of
an Et0n boy Ia 1914 beard. tuition,
everything were $50 a year"
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colored couple crematsd.

New Orleans, Dec. 2G.-The charred
bodies OF Lewis Philips and his wife.
both colored, were recovered from the
debris of their home here. Lewis wa
so and his wife 60 years old. II is he
lieyed The woman was smoking pipe
in bed and that II dropped from her
mouth and sci fire to the bed cloth 'ng.
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Prominent Attorney Indicted.

Helena. Mont Dec 26 IT. II. Bra
dy, prominent Great Falls lawyers.
has been indicted by The federal grand
Jury IN this ely for having illeeally
fenced l3.lG7 acres Of public land in
Valley county Brady gave binds for
his appearanc II is said other prom
fnent persons are involved
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struck bv = Freiqht Train.

Springfield, o.. Dec 26.-An east
bound Big Four passenger train. No.
20, ran into the rear Of a freight train
in the western part OF the city, The
!i%t Of injured includes Is passengers,
none seriously. The crew OF the pas
senger train jumped. The most seri
ously injured are: Mrs. Alice King.
Osborne, o., cut about face; Susie
Kalilsr, Osborne. o.. back injured, and
cut about face; Mrs. Mary Redmond,
Osborne, o., hurt about legs. Three
freight cars were demolished.
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areat Lack.

81 had great luck tonight.
didn't have to hang on a strap goinl
home"
slots of room, eh?"
"No; couldn't get in the ear."-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Dual Traqedy.

New York. Dec 26. John j,
o'Rourke, 2S an electrician, shot and
seriously wounded his wife Lillian, "a,
and then killed himself. al their home
in Richmond Hill Long Island. The
shooting, The police say, followed ii
quarrel. Mrs. O'RoWke's injuries
were pronounced not fatal.
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Another kiIlina.

Columbus. O.. Dec. 26.-Henry Herb,
an iron worker. was hot and killed by
Constable r. j. Jeffries in saloon
in South Columbus. Witnesses of the
tragedy say the constable acted in
self-defense. The constable had been
asked to quiet Herb. who was disor-
derly. Later Herb returned and at.
tackled the constable. The officer.
who is a smaller man. was foored.
and while his antagonist was pummel-
ing him managed to draw his revolver
and fired a bullet into Herbs heart.
Jeffries was arrested.
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stahhed hu Soldier.

Fort sip okla. Dec 26-Earl
Northup ~ was probably fatally
stabbed dung saloon quarrel BY
Private Howard of Troop X. Thir-
teenth cavalry, stationed at Fort Sill
Howard was arrested aud is in jail in
default of bond.