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lc.t twelve sheep through the depre-
dations of a lion.
This lion had twice been seen de
Fouring sheer which IL had dragged
ou- OF the corral, ana it had been re-
Sponsi5le for the death OF no less than
twenty-eight in all.
We'll, VIC huntcu mountain lion on
Pumpkin Creek al that winter. but
we never goJ another .cnanCe at one
Ike that we had over on Cabin Creek.
We heard constantly of lions being
sighted and of their jumping into the
sheep pens and IhrottIing of the
sheep, and we came upon a number OF
their holes and smoked them out.
But We never had much luck with
1T ALL so ia the spring of 80 we gave
It MP and started Oft on Il bear hunt
on the north side oi the Yellowstone.
This time we took ten or twelve
horses along with US two wagons for
tne horses feed and our own provi-
slonsr and a cook and guide Our
trip was to last two months Remem-
hering what hard luck we had been
playing iu with the mountain lion. we
promised Liskr our guide. 500 if he
succeeded in raising a bear for us.
Ire hrst night out we Cam9ed near
the bear country. Great was our de
hght when the hound began To bly
Raising from our blankets and getting
into our shooting togs post haste, we
started 70 follow in high hopes of run
nlnS gown something worth while
There, sure enough, were the fresh
tracks OF ii bear. Not the slightest
doubt that our poor old played-out dog
had raised some sport for us this time
When daylight came we prepared
70 follow up those bear tracks 70 the
bitter end. And we did. But we
never caught up with the bear that
they belonged to.
Bears, if you don't happen To know.
are terrible travellers. Tney never give
up, but just keep going and going.
apc they can keep ahead Of a man
indefinitely
Another day when we were ont 30
saw what We took TO be d mare and
loals travelling along together. Look
ing at them through the binoculars, We
found they were a she bear and two
CUBS SO we made a detOur and came
up with them.
My husband had the first shot. He
hit the old bear squarely in the side.
Failing over, the wounded bear made
gallant and pathetic efforts to shield
her cubs from our rifles. She would
hang al them, first with one paw. then
with the other, slapping them as hard
as she could with her waning strength
10 make them get on the farther side
of her
Now it's your turn. said my
husband
81 fired, hitting her in the head right
through the ear She never rose
again
''The cubs sensing the hard fac
thu- their protector was dead. got ON
her body and began to lap il and noz-
zlc it, doing their best i'm their poor
confused way To waken il to its old
motherly warmth and activity. We
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Brieklayer and Magnatc.

Let us now look at these two men
in Washington. We Will follow them
TO their rooms and 90 the table. aud
see how each OF them is housed and
fed The bricklayer has a little front
room i'm a cheap Toomiug house for
which he pays "a dollar and "a half "a
week. The walls of the cold and
CheCrIess place are of white plaster
much bIackened boy pencil marks and
greasy hands and cracks i'm The plasJ-
or. Some coIored newspaper pictures
and cartoon picture of President
Roosevelt with his bis stick. ready
10 WALTON several trust maEuHJcS. are
the only decorations of the room. uu-
less "a small faded tidy ON the back
Of the rather duapidatet rocking
chair. and a small glass vase on which
are the words. with best wishes,
can be counted also as decorations
During the first week of our brick
layers stay in Washington, while
ne was looking for work, he was OBJ
lged 10 put up with worse than his
present f0rloru-lookiug quarters He
was then So short of money that he
had been compelled during that first
week 20 hire bed In a Mission Home,
at the rate of ten cents "a night Hc
had slept ln a large room with many
other men who were In the same CON
ditiou al himself. some of them sober
and honest but unable Ju uud WORK
for the time being
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Feast for a King.

While our friend is laying bricks.
We will SIuntCr hack 10 the hotel and
see what the other man has had for
his luncheon. The nrst man had lunch.
this man has luncheon. he had such
hearty breakfast that ~ ought rot
go need much al noon time But hc
has bccu doing some pretty hard
thinking during the morning about
various business matters. and he feels
the need of something tu prepare him
for his unfinished business later .u
the day. We will sit down where We
can overheaF what Dee orders. AS
stimulaut Co his appetite he starts lu
with a Martini cocktail. and al the
same time DE gives his order for au
oyster cocktail He il not repeating
his order iH any sense. for. Of course.
there is much difference between
Martini and an oyster cocktail. with
tho cocktail ne has some celery very
strengthening TO the nerves
some terrapin SOUP. waiter. is the
next order TerraDin soup is expen-
sive, 80 cents. but the price does not
make any difference 60 him He
glauccs down tho menu card and can
not resist IN" temptation to have red
head duck. He's going. He's going
to have quite a nice little bin for
luncheon. for this kind Of duck is g..
win u he has saited almonds. French
peas mashed potatoes. clarct. and
demi-tasse for dessert When ne has
finished his cofree, The waiter shows
MIN biu for S6.o5. A tip of a. cents
brlngs 1t up 70 $50. Breakfast and
Iuncheon nave amounted TO $3.50
A little before Z. the laboring man
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on hand when he started for his break
fast we would have seen him hesitate
a moment in front of the doors before
starting up the street. He was decid-
ing whether to go 10 the cheaper, or
20 the better restaurant. He is now
working steadily, and yet he feels that
hr ought tO save up a few dollars in
case of a rainy day; SO he goes TO the
cheaper place. 1t Is not as clean as
tie other place. and the food is not
quite 50 good. but he can get as much
food for less money. lie has not "a
long list To select from. ana he wants
tHe heaftiest food for the money. for
he has "a hard DAYS work ahead of
uim
Let mo have some oatmeal" g-
says. Oatmeal and milk bawls nut
the waiter through the little window
whence come the products auu also
the odors of the kitchen ia yhe reaT-
Five cents for our friends first dish
Then he mas a dish OF pork aud beans,
which also costs him . cents. several
slices of bread g centsl, and a cup OF
coffee o. centsj He pays his bill. H.
cents aud starts forth Go "a day OF
hard work AT noon he has a dish OF
beef stew 5 centsD, some bread. -
ceutsl. and his cup of coffee ,3 ceutsJ
his lunch having cost him 10 cents in
4H
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SEA GULLS OF MANHATTAN.

Toll and tumult. conflict and confusion
Clank and clamor OF the vast machine
Human. hands have built tor human
bondage
Yet amid it all SOU float serene:
'irelins, soaring. sailing, swoouing
Iigluy
Down tC CLEAN your harvest from the
wave,
Drifting - your ease across the harbor
You have kept the freedom nature
gave
Even so the NiIdwoods of Manhattan
Saw your wheeling focks Of white and
gray,
Even 20 YOU circled, sailed. and foated
Round the Half-Moon creeping Up the
bay.
Even So your beaded eyes were gIisten-
ing,
While YOU Huttered DER the tidal rips.
Screaming with your thin and trem-
ulOus voices
Round the sullen British prison ships
Children of the elemental mother.
Fearless tiOateTs 'mid the double hIuP
ferries
Many Il longing Loart goes out TO vou
Though the cities climb aud close
around us.
Something tells ass that oar souls are
free.
While the sea guHs Hy above the Hsr-
Dor.
White The river flows to meet the sea-
Henry Van Dyke. i'm Scribner's
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drops into his restaurant. He is tired
and hungry. and country sausage on
the bill OF fare carries him back 10
the days OF his bOyhoOd when he
used To help his father butcher the
pigs for the family's winter use. IL
would cost him nearly a dollar To eat
this evening as much as he used 10
cat iu those days. lie will have some
OF the country sausage, and its costs
bim Z cents but before he orders the
sausage hs has bowl oI vegetable
soup for . cents. Then he has tine
sausage aud bread and coffee. and las
entire oil amounts 10 j. cents When
He reaches his room hc gets a littI,
picture 0f the old country home out ot
las Trunk and stands II on the bureau.
lis three meals Jf tHe cay have cust
him 90 cents.
Occasionally our poor workipgmau
does uJ, spend more imam ~ ,e..,s .. ....,.
Tor his meas. for he can get break
fast ol oatmeal and bread and coffee
for lo cents. and there is one place
u the CITY where he can get "a meal
consisting of soup. meat OF fried oys-
ters. one vegetable tgoJJt0es, corn. or
beansl. bread. butter, and TWO cups OF
coffee all for To cents. This place is
partly Supprted Fy the charity OF the
sitizens of Washington. and our work
ngman does NOT go there for his meals.
except when bee mas been out OF work
for a week or So and b. beginning tU
u- very much pfnched for money.
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Woman Who Successfully Hunts Big Game

p you ask Mrs. Evelyn J. Cam
eron, C. Custer county, Mont.
Il what she has got out of her life
OF camping and hunting she viii
probably laugh merrily and reply:
rheumatism. chiefly"
Mrs. Cameron is the EnEliShwomau
who introduced the divided skirt into
that part OF the country i'm the days
before you could buy pattern for
one iu any department store. Ever
since she was "a girl on her fathers
place in Surrey, and elected to put i'm
her time shooting rabbits and grouse
with her brothers instead of doing
fancy work and going 10 dances, she
has been devoted 10 hunting.
Tradition has il that Mrs. Cameron
never did her own hair before she
struck Montana. And uow2
1--WE spent January and February in
"a tiny Indian tent" said Mrs. cam
erou. with the mercury 90 degrees be
low zero. and our noses and chins wer'
aU h.iztared with the cold. And I've
had ms hair frizzled by lightning so
that it made a cracking sound. and
the people al home asked me how 1
came % burn il. And I've had the
tent blow down on me in "a hurricane
and have slept night after night with
only a blanket between me and the
frozen ground.
But the great hunting days are
over in Custer county, and the ranch
man and granger will see TO it that
they never return About all that is
left 10 the sportswoman today is TO
hunt with the camera.
My first experience I'm hunting big
game In Montana was In 1899, when my
husband and / came out here on our
honeymoon and started in 20 hunt
deer, antelope and mountain lion on
Cabin creek. We took an Englishman
along 20 cook for US, and had as our
guide John Montague, one of Custer's
old scouts.
one day the three of ms We're ont
when we succeeded in starting a fine
large lion. / had The GEst shot. t.ut
missed. Ny husband and were stand
ing ou the top of wa-hout at the
time
.The terrified animal rushed past us
ana into the hole i'm the washout for
safety. Monty ran below TO dislodce
il. when frightened past all sense Of
prudence the lion dartcd ont of his
hole and Jumped right up where we
We're standing.
"lt was then our turn 10 be scared.
not only for ourselves. but for The
guide a shot from my husbands rife
brought down the lion before ne had
had time to do any mischief. however.
Tine lion measured six feet from
zip to tip, and tn taxidermist in Man
dan who set il Up for Us said it was
the largest he had ever seen.
.-Thc mountain lion is big enough
Iud fierce enough 10 provide sufficient
lN eNciUH" sport for the average
sportsman or ~ror,swouan, II was
With no little satisfaction that my
husband ana Q accepted an invitation
t' hunt on Puupkm creek. where
lri,ud OF ours had few days before
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= F the relative merits of men
could be determined by the
amount Of money which thTy
spend a week OF "a year Tor their
food. the man who spends the
largest possible amount for this
purpose would be- equal 20 about
ssVsnty-t1ve honest and hard work
nE men who are Obliged To- live as
eheapIy as possible And it one could
take the total living expenses of these
two glasses Of men as represented lu
the city OF Washington and mako
these expenses q standard OF the com
parative merits OF The men them-
selves. the proportion OF relative val
use OF these exertme classes would be
still greater
We will take the daily living eN-
penses OF two men, both honest and
honorable men, both Woodworking
men, but i'm widely different fields,
the one a brickIayer. we viii say. the
other president of some large corpora
ton. These men 1--we within a tew
blocks of each ether, both within q
few minutes walk Of the Capitol of
the United States, on the one aaud-
and the Treasury, ON the otHer hand.
They may he seen walking along Penn
syIvauia avenue every day of the
week, almost side by side, within
few feet of each other.
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BlackSmith's Daughter
Became a Copper Queen

RS. FLORA H. SHATTO. of
M Cleveland, Ohio. once known
as The Copper Queen" is
suing her husband. John NJ.
Shatto. for divorce. and when the
case is heard in Cuyahoga county
divorce court. another chapter will be
told I'm a story which has Included the
wreck Of two homes. the financial ruin
Of a millionaire. and the rise OF the
daughter of blacksmith and wife Of
"a poor telegraph operator TO the pos
session of twice a million dollars.
Mrs. Shatto charges neglect of duty
and failure 10 provide for her. Mr..
Shatto is either in Renova. Pa. or
Baltimore. broken I'm health and. ac-
cprding 10 repute. I'm financial straits.
For the last two years his wife has
been living in a mansion at 100 Tildeu
avenue. Cleveland.
IJ was fifteen years ago that ShatJ0
took his young wife TO Erie. Pa. They
had been married i'm 1893. from the
home of her father. "A blacksmith, i'm
Nounssville, Pa. Shatto was an op-
orator on the PhnadelphSa and Erie
railroad.
soon after his removal to Erie he
was made chief dispatcher on the line.
Mrs. Shatto, introduced into a modest
circle of society, caused a furore by
her beauty Soon the fame of her al
fractions spread into higher circles.
and Mrs, Snatto was received into the
nome OF The wealthiest citizens OF
nurJheTn Pennsylvania
At this time the Shattos made the
acquaintance of Charles NJ. Reed once
vice president of the Lake Shore rail-
road, and hel- 10 50. 600 from the
estate of his father, Gen. g. NJ. Reed.
"A noted PennSylvanidn. soon after the
Shattos moved into the most luxurious
suite in the Reed Hotel, owned by the
Reed estate.
Reed was largely interested in the
famous Calumet-Hecla copper mines
and other mining properties Friendly
stock tips 60 Mr.. and Mrs ShattO by
Reed effected their sudden rise 20 af-
Huencc. But Reeds fortune took
flight through reckless speculation on
The New York Stock Exchange
MRS. ShattO, however, appeared soon
as the owner of stock in the Calumet
Hecla. and as sole owner of other val
liable properties. Her fame sprpad
abroad, and from the success OF her
business enterprise and the color of
her hair she became noted as The
Copper Queen
About four years ago Shatto left his
wife. ana went 10 the home of his
parents. i'm Remove. Since that time
Mrs Shatto has lived in New York
ana Cleveland. with her mother and
sister. Her wealth has apparently in
creased steadily.
Mrs. Shatto bears a striking per
Sonal resemblance to Nine Emma
Eames. the operate star
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caught them without much difficulty.
and having Secured them. proceeded
TO skin our trophy.
We found her astouishingIy fat CON
Sidering that it was n the sprinr
when bears arc usually thin with thei-
enforced fast OF tUa winter. Buf rbq
only food IN her stomach was bin
Of rawhide.
Horses are afraid of bears The
scent of bear is often enough 10
throw them into a panic. some cannot
be induced 70 approach a bear. living
or dead. and the attempt 10 pack
bear carcass on the back Of your many
VIII generally cause "a perfectly gentle
animal 20 become unmanageabIe
We experienced all this and more
when We tried 10 put our bear hide nm
ihe back Of my husbands horse. That
animal Immediately began TO rear amt
jump and when the four of US. using
every resource at our command. Jointly
and severally- had finally succeeded in
strappiEs the hide 10 the saddle ne
began 10 buck and shy So furiousiv
that he succeeded in disIodgine the
hide, which tumbled 10 the ground
bringing down saddle and all After
all our work we had 90 leave our
trophy behind as. as il Was growin..
dark
As IL was, Lisk and I. who at
tempted 90 get the TWO bear babi,..
back 10 the camp i'm safety. lost our
way in the darkness. and had to sfop
while he built d big fire as a danger
signal My husband. who NOT beinr
hindered by our small, toddling
charges, was able to make good time.
had reached camp, but seeing our sig
nal fire, rode back and rescued us.
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The corporation president has large
parlor, two bed rooms. and a bath. He
leans back IN a large leather chair,
and sleeps in a bed which is fit for a
king. better i'm fact than those on.
which some kings repose. The floors
are covered with heavy carpets which
Weld to the tread as YOU walk over
them. The Hoor pt the little room
which we saw "a few minutes ago was
bare. except for "a small worn rug
before the bICkeu-Iegged bureau Tie
rich man does not pay any particular
attention Jo his surroundings, for mis-
head is usually allied with business
schemes There is one thing however
besides business, to which he does
pay careful attention. aud tnIt is his
food Ills wealth Drought with il a
love for rich and expensive viands-
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him siNty-siX times as much as that
OF the poor man, and his room costs
him 1l2 times as much while his COM
bined expenses for the day were eish-
ty-one times as much.
II may be said that no man who
started in as a poor boy. worked his
way up would be so foolish as 10
spend S25 "a day for his food. II is
true that the majority OF men of that
sort do have more realization of the
proper use of money but there are
exceptions To- the rule. and there are
men OF this class who do not stop 70
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New Suit for Divers
ReSiStS Pressure Best

A NOVELTY in the way Of div
~ ing apparatus is The invention
a OF N. De Pluvy, prominent
Hydros7a phic engineer Of Par
is This invention is one which prom
ises TO he Of great value in salvage
operations A DE Pluvy has had
many years experience in diving on
eratoHs there is no doubt Jhal ua-
apparatus is OK practical value. lie
uses metallic diyiu. Suit which is
made somewhat on the plan OF the
ancient coat-of-arms. being built aI
light and strong sheet metal having e.
thickness VARYING from o. to 03 inch.
according 60 the position of the pieces.
The joints ana coupling points are
made OF pressed leather and rubber
and "A special form Of hydraulic Joins IS
employed. ON the top of the 4rusr
is dNed the helmet which is the rgsa-
ciptl feature of the apparatus. Iue
air is not brought to the diver from
tie outside, as usual, but the air ue
breathes is sent by a tube into a spe-
CI1l regeneratng chamber containing
certain chemical products which re-
new the supply OF oxygen and the air
is then sent 10 the interior of the he'll
met by another tube
The uir-rcurWing apparatus is con-
tanned IT. a pair of cylindrical cham
bers attached 10 each side of the hell
met. Regulating valves keep the air
pressure within the helmet at the
right amount and always constant. no
matter what the depth may be below
the surface Mounting and descend
ing are effected by a drum and cable
worked by an electric motor. At the
same time the cable serves to carry
the current which is needed for the
respiratory apparatus The diver com
munieates with the surface by a tel--
phone ana a number Of wires Iun
from the armor up to a set of cOIored
lamps, showing how the different parts
are working. There are many advau-
tages To be secured from the new APP
paratas, and We expect to give d more
complete and Illustrated description
of this interesting device NJ. dc Pluvy
has personally been able 10 go down
10 great depth, and during the Il5
descents which he has already made
with thu new diving suit he reached
depths varying from 1J0 TO 500 feet
This far exceeds the depth to which an
ordinary diver can go.
Besides the new diving dress NJ. de
Pluvy is also the inventor OF a col
lapsible caisson which may be used i'm
connection with the diving suit.
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consider the fact that By their reckless
extravaganza they are placing them
selves in the same class with the
rhoughtless sons Of rich men who
have no appreciation OF the true
source and right use Of their in
herited millions. They do not stop 20
consider the miserable existence OF
the poor men who have added bit BY
bit 70 the immense pile OF their great
wealth.
VIII the day come in this country
when il viii not be possible for one
man 10 spend 40 cents a day for his
eals-and another man. who Is no bet
ter in many ways, S2J2
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How Wheat Is Turned
Into Tires for Wheels
NEW substitute for rDbber ;

4 NEW substitute for rubber has
" been found. and II the claims
n of the inventor prove 70 be
well founded We shall some
day see motorcars and bicycles with
tires made of whear. golf balls that
once were kernels OF maize, pavements
Of barley and IlolejsTu that might
have been rae bread
British Patent ONCE records show
thar some 30 inventions Of substi-
tutes have been filed. not one Of which
has attained succas
Tho new claimant is William Thred-
fan Car. OF Wemb!ey. He purposes
20 make artificial ul'ber from cereals.
D. is said that a syndicate Of capital
- interested in tire manufacturing
have offered hIm Sl.-50.000 for his pat
e1t rights.
Tho invention of artificial rubber
vas 9rOphesied at the recent meeting
of tho British Association. and The in
dusLrial world has been eager for L
ever since the motorcar and bicycle
trades threatened to exhaust the sup
ply If the natural article
AIr- Cars substitute is obtained by
treating any cereal with phyalin. a
Well-6r0wn chemical substance that
acts IN solution as f-rment, turning
the starcby matter in grain into dex-
trose Another chemical is used IN
the process 10 Checn the fermentation
at any desired staze. This makes II
possible 10 produce the artificial rub
ber ia several different strengths.
The inventor proposes TO make the
substance in six grades from a uduId
solution suitable Tor Waterproofng TO
a hardness suitable for golf balls. IN
which form il is said to possess the
lightness OF cork and the toughness
of chilled steel In other grades Il
viii be serviceaLle for tires. tubes.
Hnoleum work and slabs or sheets
for block paysmcnts
Mr.. Carr intends 10 visit Canada and
other grain-prOducinE countries for The
purpose of arranging for .-,Splics Of
cereals IN quantities sufficient 20 cope
with the operations contemplated,
NJ nen ne WAS asked IL his invention
mIshC not have the effect Of increas-
ING the Srice OF food he replied.
There is no danger The new linO-
leum viii be a reserve food supply
ih ihe event of a famine d. can be
boiled and TeeDuyerted into food
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Contrast in Rooms.

We viii now walk up 20 the New
willard ana see the other former
farm lad enscouced I'm his elegantly
furnished apartments. lie has large
apartment ou the front corner OF tar
building. for which ne pays s-l per
day. This would pay the bricklay-
cr's room rent for one hundred and
twelve days
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Rate. $3.50 a Week.

In the course Of a week, this rate
OF living would cost $3.50. Our poor
man spends 40 cents "a day for food
or $3.50 per week, and his ex-
pense FOR week for room and board
is 1870 The rich man at his rate of
living would spend as much in one
week as eighty-One OF our poor men.
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Pinch OF Economy.

Possibly. we should first have seen
what ou poor friend had for his
breakfast. for ne had finished il twa
and "a haif hours before the rich one
left his morning bed If we had been
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DON'T DISPUTE 1T.

OF men who cry. 81 told YOU sou
'IiS easy 10 be rid
The shortest way is just 90 say:
That S So pf course. you did
Catholic Standar dHud Times.
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Defender 80. 1905
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TIL WASHINGTON TINES MAGAZINE
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NOVELTY in the way Of div
ing apparatus is The invention
OF N. De Pluvy, a prominent