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lie blueeye9 Nelly Warden. And we
saw that he scowled blackiy at times
as he rode honle oven the border.
And SO the days passed away until
one night Jim Warden-that was
Nelly's eldest lorother-carne to my
shanty in q high state of excitement.
Dick" he exclaimed. dropping into
from his face. I've got a most eNtraor-
binary bit of news for You. Juan Sofa
is going to elope with Nell"
"I1lope With Nell." 1 roared. "You
mean she's going to marry him? Has
She
Steady, old man" said Jim, with a
smile. Perhaps / hadn't ought to have
put it that a But now listen-I'm
serious. | was down at San Roca
about some horses today. II who
should l meet there but Pete, one of
Sola's servants. You remember him?
The man 1 dragged away from that
mad bull last year?'
L nodded.
well. the old chap seemed con-
4 lsed at seeing me, and it seemed to
me somehow that he'd get something
on his mind. AT first. when asked
him what was amliss, he tried to pass
it off, but then he suddenly turned to
me and told me that he wouldn't have
1t on his conscience to deceive a man
who had saved his life. OF course, |
asked him what on earth he meant
about deceiving me. Then out came
his whole budget. | promised him I'd
see he didn't suffer, and came straight
on to see you about the business. To
put it in a nutshell, what he told me
vas this: His master has got tired of
hanging round Nelly without result.
and he has resolved to kidnap her, take
her across the border TO one of his
e%stancias in the mountains, and there
get a priest to marry them, while We're
hunting around for our poor girl"
Good ~heavens.' cried, for, although
wild doings took place on the border, l
comprehensive as this. And when
does this galne come off,"
Jim leant forward.
Tomorrow night, my boy" he said
impressively. Juan Soda and two
servants are to wait for Nellie as she
rides across to Mellor's for her music
lesson. She always goes alone, as the
villain knows, and the job can be done
as easy as winking."
She mustn't stir out, that's ALL" 1
we do to the fellow?"
My dear chap said Jim, "if we
simply content ourselves with keeping
Nelly safe under lock and key we can
do nothing to him, because we lack
proof. But I've got a scheme"
He broke off and chuckled.
out with it. mani l cried, for his
merrilnent nettied me.
wv must go through with the kid
mapping business, that's all!.' he said.
becoming suddenly sober.
What! Let Nelly get taken.' I cried.
Yes and no. a Jim, his eyes dane
ing with meri.1nent at my bewilder-
ment. Juan shall kidnap somebody, if
he can-but it won't be Nelly. See?'
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BXWlroR PIT kEThlEY..

Copyright. 1905, by w. h. Hearst.)
Nelly Warden Was the belle of james
county,; there could be no doubt OF
that. Some said in the whole of Texas,
but that was more probleinatical.
No one denied, however, that she was
one of the prettiest little maids that
ever stepped--laughing i eyes,
the least touch of brown where the
fiery Texas sun had kissed it. And
there wasn't "a boy in the section that
wouldn't have given his right hand for
that same privilege. But She would
have none of us, though goodness
ranch i'm a most disgustingly obvious
fashion. Her three big brothers never
| wanted for chulns and her poor old fa-
taer positively couldn't move without
having some OF Nelly's suitors buzzing
round him. For, you see, we We're all
so keen on geeting her tina we couldn't
afford to let the other fellows steal q
march on us b. making friends at
court. But in spite of all our efforts,
Solomon himself couldn't have told
which one of she favored-if she fa-
Vored any one at all.
She had q laugh and q smile for eV-
cry one of us-but as to a preference!
Some of the married men, just to
worry us used to say that the right
man hadn't arrived yet, and we boys
would feel for our nistois and hint that
if he wasn't a born and bred James
county man, the stranger would find
things unhealthy for him.
There We're, | should say, about eight
of us boys who wanted to marry Nelly
Warden, and in spite of our rivalry,
we We're all pretty good friends. With
one exception. He was Juan Sofa, q
Mexican, from over the border-a reg
ular fiery Spanish "greaser" Of the old
style. He was Z magnificent norseman,
and to see him come laundering up to
the Warden ranch-big silver spurs,
silver worked saddle and bride, and
jaunty hat-made US fellows green With
jealousy when we thought of our sorry
steeds and string and leather equip
ment. Still. Juan didn't &c on amy bet
ter than the rest of us. He was all
ways welcome. SO We're we. He stopped
to dinner OF to tea; so did we. And
he went away no forr'arder.
But as time went ON we began to no
tice that the Mexican was not exactly
contented with the progress he was
making ia his wooing. He was one OF
those impetuous natures which brook
no obstacles, and it CALLED him to think
that he. Juan Solo. owner of a big
ranch, the handsomest man in the Dor
der: who could have had any dark eyed
Mexican senorita ne chose for his wife
could not make Roadway with the lit
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The Lock Step.

From the CIlCaSO lIlpulle.
The p~enitentiary is coming to be re-
garded more and more as a place ior
men to become penitent. The efforts
toward prison reform begun by John
Howard Elizabeth Fry have been
carried on by other philanthropists I'M
til the idea of punishment has yielded
to the idea of preparing prisoners Tor
future usefulness. The comfort or the
Improvement of the prisoner was a
thing of no Importance so long as the
thought was to prevent crime by the
terrors OF Jail life. When 1T was fully
realized that no terrors or the law
would keep men from the commission
of %offenses, attention was directed to
the reclamation of offenders. Heredity,
environment and other predlsposlng
causes were given their full weight,
and the view was taken that in all
sanc men was q germ OF good winch
might be developed. h physical,
mental and spiritual needs of prisoners
we're considered. Without losing sight
of the fact that the safety of the COM
munity requires the seclusion of those
whose criminal impulses cannot other
wise be controlled, all we'll ordered
prisons now aim at the reform of all
prisoners capable of reform.
Under the old theory it was desir-
able tina q man who had once been
i'm prison should be easily recognizable
when released, so that all might be on
their guard against him. h close
, cropped hair and prison pallor marked
| g man when first released, and the lock
step, which had become second nature
TO mis- muscles, showed its effect In IN
stinctiSe movements Which an expert
enced eye readily understood. The man
was branded as truly as ii q brand
were on his brow.
Under the new theory a man is given
every chance to prove that he is wiser
and stronger than before. He is al
lowed to go his way among men like
other men. The lock step has been
abolished. The released prisoner has
no mark to distinguish him from Other
men. He has his chance. The need OF
the lock step for the protection OF the
prison guards is no longer felt. WITH
increased care in the custody of pris-
oners escape is so ~infrequent that 1T is
not taken into account. The stripes
are abolished, because it is not neces-
sary to be able to trace Il fleeing con-
Wet, and the possibility of an ORGANIZED
rush for liberty is provided against b!
4 other means than the lock step. Here
J after a released convict need not bt
haunted by the fear that his Uncon-
scious movements will betray his pas
to those who know him only as an nom
est man. Ii it proves unworthy, Tho
law concerning habitual criminals i!
applied With all the severity necessary
to protect the state. bat the punish
mcnt is for the new o%tfense, not fol
the old. Accounts are squared wher
the prison is left behind.
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The Brazilian Coffee Trade.
From TIVE Review of Reviews.

From tAAn Review OF RcNlGWS.
EraZilis total exports in 1904 amount
ed to $l9l. $50, 0G0 CAmerican gold, of
which coffee formed slightly more than
one-half, OF $69. 000, eco. This means that
the coffee crop alone brings u larger in
come to the country than Chile and
Peru, together, realized from their total
exports, that it is three times the value
of P~ortugal's exports. and six times
those of Greece. 1t exceeds the entire
output of mineral oils from the United
States, is nearly three times the value
of our tobacco exports, and quite five
siXtls that of our iron n steel. 1t is
worth more than Canada's foreign
trade in wheat added to Austialia,s
wool, and SURPRISES the entire tea out
put of China, India, and Ceylon. Such
is the valu to Brazil of a little shrub.
called by courtesy Il tree,-which, in
trOduced as an experiment but Il CEN
fury and Il half ago, has become the
staple crop of q vast district, clothing
her hills and valleys with rich Verdure
and ever bearing, mgrudgingly, the
precious bean so in0iSpenSaole TO mans
olnfort and enjoyment.
OF course, these are hard times for
the coffee planter, and careful manage
ment is needed to make a profit at the
low prices prevailing; furthermore, the
soil i'll many localities. especially in the
Rio Janeiro district. has become eX-
hausted, causing the a~Gandoninent OF
many great estates. Then there is the
cxport tax to be met. the hauling to
the coast, and the far-distant markets
to be reached. and even the unneces-
sary whims of the consumer to be hui
mored, such as the dyeing of the bean
black 10 suit the South Africa trade.
But with an abundance of cheap labor
and the limitation of production now
strictly enforced by til government,
added to the steadily increasing de-
mand. it is to be hoped that conditions
win rapidly change for the better.
Cheap coffee may be a boon to the
housewife. but it spells ruin for Brazil.
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Were in the Same Boat.

''S''t ~ e'''o - L SSA.
At a recent dinner which was at
tended by a number of clergymen
President Buchham of the University
Of Vermont TOLD the following of Bish-
up Hall, of the Episcopal diocese OF
Vermont, in to some good
1atured chaff about the liberal views
of the Congregational church. and the
ease with which almost anybody could
ioin it.
He said he had heard of a negro whit
lad many times applied for member
ship in St. Paul's church at Burling-
.or. but had not been able to satisfy
the bishop that his state of mind en-
Titled HIM to admission. The negro had,
been advised to pray that his spiritual
condition might improve.
After doing 81 he made a new APP
plication. The bishop said to him:
We'll, Erastus, have You prayed as.
] told YOU to do?"
Vas, indeedy, sub; l lone prayed
an l done told the Lord 1 wants to
jine st. Paul's church, and de Lawd
he say to me:
Good luck, 'Rastus; 1 been tryin.
to jine dat chu'ch TO twenty years
masef."
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Gold Roardinas at Paris.


y I'm tii& tt'N NV .. ~ wv %
Although the annual gold produce
ton of the world is nearly $500, 000, 600,
there is uch tremendous trade activ-
ity iii every quarter of the universe
that capital is in demand as never be-
fore. ONE thinks OF the usually we'll
cleaned UP, bare, in 4 condition of
drought. But then there is greater
reservoir of free capital in France
which is belng tapped by the other
thirsty nations, and which, in spite
OF the drain nn it. keeps we'll filled and
shows no sign of exhaustion. The
Eank of France. the largest hoarder of
gold next to the United St2tes treas
ury, has in its vaults today nearly
$500, 600, 00O of the precious metal; two
years g it had SAGA, 000, 000, and in
1900, when Paris began to slowly forge
ahead Of London as the center of
largest moaey supply, the institution
held only $375,Goo 900.
How has France, a nation indus-
trially inferior To Germany and with
q very much below that of
Great britain, gained such a power in
world finance? The answer is. through
her domestic economy. However lit
actor, one has TO admit that for fru-
gality, thrift, ntcns application to
the work in hand, and the very COM
m~enGable ambition To carve from life's
laboTS enough to make bright the in
evitable rainy day and to cheer old
age, the I'renchman has no peer. To
save is an inherited desire. The poor
est peasant in the least productive par
ish OF the republic manages to put
aside u little each year for e. COM
potency, ana the fishermen Gown on
the Brittany coast would have starved
a few winters ago when the catch was
alnlost nothing. had they not been able
to draw from the savings Of more
fruitful 4 There are Tens of thou
sands of smai1 snopNeepers, innkeep-
cra, scanttly paid government en-
ployes, who are investors. and whose
combined savings nave provided the
funds to finance many u nation and
carry 1t through a lean period.
The population of France is about
100000 people; the wealth of France
is nearly 5000. 000, 900. Robert p.
Skinner, United States consul at Mar
settles, in ON recent statistics, shows
how evenly this wealth is distributed.
The number of estates administered in
1904 was 49,, 1871, and of these, one-half
were for .tiues ranging from less thar
$4,000 to a little under $500, 600. Only
three were owe $40, 00o. 900.
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in q terrlhle panic, and at last he
swerved off and left his master alone,
Sofa, seeing this, turned in his saddle
and fired after him, making h silent
woods ring with paths. And all the
time | was gaining OF him. 1 knew that
if he one got behind a rock there he
could pick me off at his leisure. and SO
| strove my hardest to come up with
him, paying no heed to my burning
wound. Just as he turned to the cor.
ner and stood outlined for a second
against the blue night sky, he turned
and fired on me. AND our Dullels
crossed. He took me just above the
knee. but mine hit him somewhere UNI
| der the breastbone, and he pitched out
| of his saddle heavily. o d cautiously
| lp, but when | saw his face, | knew
| that the danger was past. Juan SOFA
was dead! Quite now l got back 10
the town l did not know. nave
many times, but the good old horse
pulled me through, carried me sale
lv to the Warden ranch, where Tom,
carrying his wounded brother had ar
rived Ions before. BY the time L ar
rived the whole story of the frustrated
elopement was public property, ana
great was the rejoicing when l turned
up alive, though damaged, h general
concensus of opinion having been thal
when / set out to pursue the Mexican
and his two servants l had gone on my
last ride. ,
So poor little Nelly had her hands
full, with two great invalids to LOOK
after. Jim got better sooner than L qua,
having only q bullet across his ribs pu.
that was to my advantage, seeing thal
when he got better she was free to de-
vote more time to me. She made me
tell her all about my chase, and how ]
felt in her gown and hat. tod her a
good edal more, too, a good deal Una.
wouldn't interest you, perhaps. bu'
when we told Jim the result of our con.
versation of course the silly idiot must
slam me on the back and roar: Il tolc
YOU so Dick. l told you you stood te
get something good out of the pusl
ness"
AS 1 often told little Nelly. I did.
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uncomfortable. and my gown wouldn't
set right somehow round about where
| had got my Two trusty six-shooters
tucked.
/ didn't feel happy. / knew that
away dow the trail somewhere Jim
and Tom Warden were waiting. their
pistols on the cock The old servant
had told Jim pretty exactly the spot
where the ambush would be laid. and
Jim and Tom had arranged so as to
be on hand when wanted. Still. things
might go wrong, n # so ] stood TO
get q couple of leaden pellets through
my llea& instead of leading little Nelly
Warden TO the altar. For Juan Sofa
had a way of shooting or sight when
he got mad. and then his Vicinity be-
came distinctly unhealthy.
Hark! What was that? A scurry in
the underhfush, a rush of men and
horses, and a cloak had been thrown
over my head and l was dragged back
ward off my horse to the ground Some
Very unladylke cXclamations which /
let drop as l struggled to escape we're
fortunately lost in h confusion.
Then came the thud of hoofs. and !
heard jim voice demanding What was
amlss. For answer came an oath in
Sofas voice. and a rough 10
stand out of the way.
whats that behind you?" cried lin.
Great heavens, you villain, is that INV
sister,"
Apparently he made one step toward
tho Mexican, who threw out his avn,
and fired at him, and with a groan
poor Jim dropped. Quick as lishtnines
Tom Warden fired on Sofa. but IrissaT7
and ] began to think it was time / as
sisted in the fighting. l was lying on
the ground entangied in the horsecloal
and as l struggled to rise Sofa sudden-
" se!Zed me by the arm With the in
%tenticn of pulling me to my feet. In
the darkness he had not yet discovered
the deception.
l threw off his grasp and sprang to
my feet, drawing my revolver as j did
so. x strange figure / must have
looked standing there in my blue skirt.
My big flop hat" hung round my neck
by its ribbon and my wig had fallen off.
One searching glance the Mexican
threw at me, then he realized the truth.
'.Fooled!' ne shrieked, ana let drive
a bullet ut me. ! had ducked at the
flash, but a hot, tearing pain in my
left arm told me that his aim was
good. | fired at him but missed him
badly, and in q second he had mounted
and turned TO fly, his two servants rid
ing beside him.
Mount and after Them" roared Tom,
who was fat and heavy. Il must look
after my brother"
l needed no further incentive.
leaped on to my horse-Nelly's horse
and in a ome l vas after them. My
mare was fresher than theirs, and |
gained rapidly on them. Suddenly, in
obedience from an order from Soda.
one of The servants turned back and
rode at ms, u a bullet from my Colt
took him in the shoulder, and he rode
off bowling in a direction at right an
giles to that in which we We're gallop-
ing.
The second servant was apparently
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Hrw Much Sleep is Needed?

From the London Mail.
"Woanen. l say without hesitation.
need '}ess sleep thar men. and ] say
that after observation of many UNI
dreds Of them"
DE. Josiah OldGeld, the well-known
specialist, anne account for the fac
but yesterday he told u Daily Mail rep
resentative that whether they are cd
the working classes or of higher sta
ton lin life, wome need, II their ma
ture is satisfied with. less sleep than
their husbands or other male relatives
demand.
Meantime man differs as to what he
needs. The following are experiences
or advice as to the duration OF sleeE
sent to the Daily Mail by distinguished
men:
The Bishop of Ripon: When young,
take as much. sleep as you need, when
old, Us much as You can get.
Sir Frederick Treves: The average
amount of sleep for myself is seven tc
eight hours.
Sir George Lewis. the We'll known
solicitor: | think eight hours sutii-
cient. | sleep min hours.
Mr.. Vincent Hill, general manager OF
the Southeastern railway: Think it
is Well that people should sleep as long
as they can, II that is my practice.
Mr.. Beerhohm Tree: i should say
in my case eight hours sleep is better
NiittAa ~ Si's tSbiA' AiiiiS iioSAio 'S1NIA iLNSi
eight. i take nine hours whenever l
can, and invariably sleep for that pc
Rod when on Il holiday, and as near to
it as possible at all times. Further, L
consider sleep before any effort, with
the power TO go to sleep at any time,
most valuable. / nave cultivated that
power, and Invariably recuperate by
its aid before the eXhausting strain of
Il first night" or before playing a new
part.
Sir Edward Ward. permanent un-
dcr-secretary for war: | find six and
manage nine or ten hours with an oc-
c~asional wake up; but l ehould call
that "slaching."
Dr. Josiah Oldfleld: 1t is certain that
every man must have a certain mini
mum of sleep per twenty-four hours.
Most find that minimum eight hours,
but an enormous number are satisfied
with five and a half hours. l always
sleep eight hours and regard that as,
on the whole, the proper minimum for
q Certainly FIVE and g half hours
is not enough.
Sir Robert Ball: Don't expect an
astronomer to confess how MANY hours
of the precious night he wastes by
staying in bed.
The Earl OF Aberdeen, lord lieu
tenant of ireland: | find that much
can be accomplished i'm either direc-
/ ton by training and habit. But as to
the saying that one cannot burn the
candle at both ends | have heard the
suggestion that it is one of he ways
of making noth ends meet.
During the six months which Charles
Frohnlan, Ghe theater manager, spent
in London recently his hours of sleep
averaged nat more h five. He rose
at $50 a. m, and rarely got to bed be-
| fore 9 a. M, sometimes later.
At the Bank of England g. high Oil
cial said he liked twelve hours when
ever he co,fld get it-that is. between
Saturday and sunday. Other days /
don't get enough"
The principal of a leading firm VI
Stockholders said "Melnbers of Ily
profession steep we'll because we have
easy oonscicnces. L myself find nine
to ten hours sufficient"
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Modern Martyrs.
from Harper's Weekly.

An Episcopal minister was going
through the mountain district of North
Carolina. He stopped at the door of a
humble dwelling and Knocked. The door
door was opened by q yellow faced
woman. She nodded. ct is a peculiar
ity of these mountain people not to
speak unless spoken to.)
my good woman" said the clergy
mar "can you tell me if there are n
I.piscopalians around here?"
MY sen kills all of them kind o.
varmints," she said. and their skins
is all hangin' up on the back porch.
You kin go out there and see if you kin
fin one er thenl."
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'Im hanged if j do.'' / said. who
should he take if not Nelly?'
We'll provide someone" said Jimmie.
You blockhead. Don't you under
stand? Somebody must play Nelly for
this occasion only. Then when our gay
we chime in and trot out our part
of the ~'ay. And, by Jove!" he
added grimly. I've got some mighty
pretty lines in my act"
Dawn was now breaking in upon me.
But who is going to pretend to be
Nell?" 1 asked. Its going to be a
mighty unpleasant part. sofia not a
man to stand any monkey tricks, n
he's very handy with his gun"
shot, and he's more than likely to get
mad when he realizes he's been fooled
and wont be able TO show his nose this
| side of the border again. 1t can't be a
girl, Dick. It's too risky. She'd be just
as likely to stop a bullet as one of US,
if | know anything of the %greaser-'
Yes" said L. Tina rather beats us,
doesn't it?"
Not a bit of it. replied Jim. Then he
looked at me critically. I've got it,"
he cried. You shall play Nelly, Dick"
Me" l said. and my voice was so
strange that Jim roared again.
"Yes-you,' he continued. you've
got q slight, glrlish figure, my boy
don't hit me!-your face is innocent of
hair, and you'll make an Al girl when
we've done with you. Well borrow one
of Nelrs gowns n her big flop hat.
and a wig out of the box that we had
for the theatricals last spring, and your
own mother wouldn't know you"
Don't talk rubbish, JIM" [ said.
hotly. do you think l am a fool?
What sort of freak should l look got up
like that?"
Were playing for a big stake.." said
Jim, becoming grave again; and if
we come out all right you ought to
stand in for something. I like you,
Dick. and I should like to see you get
our Nell. Don't o think if you and
/ pull this through it'll send you up
in her estimation? You do as I tell
you. my boy, and I'll be our best mar
yet"
From that moment l was as wax in
his hands.
The time had come. Miss Nelly
Warden, otherwise Dick Travers, at
tired in her pretty blue print gown an6
her big flop hat, Which effectually con
cealed her face, set out on her BLACK
mare to ride to the house of old Ma'am
Morrell, who gave music lessons. Miss
Nelly ode side sa~ddle-but between
p &c. Ia