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Sharks Get Stowaway.

Philadelphia.-When the British
steamship Annetta reached here from
Jamaica she brought news of the
shocking death of William Brown. a
stowaway. who had been debarred
from landing on the last trip of the
vessel to this port. Deported by the
immigration officials here. he was on
his way back to Kingston and was
nearing the shore. when he sought to
escape by leaping overheard and
swimming to the land.
Hardly had his body struck the
water when dark forms were seen
rushing toward 1t below the surface.
and in full sight of the Mortified crew
a dozen sharks surrounded the help
less victim. He called loudly for help.
but before assistance could be sent to
him the big fish had attacked him and
dragged him under the water. where
he disappeared forever.
Jamaica Furnishes stowaways by
compelling them to work on the pub
lIc highways three months. and 1t was
TO escape this penalty that Brown
made his desperate effort to escape.
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I courteous on my part to fall asleep In
NV chair. | am very hard to awake.
The English girl poured out the
wine and passed the goblet to me.
touched my lips to the glass. and bent
nv head politely. Then | resoluteiy
| proceeded to attack the pheasant and
| ham. I must prove to these women
that at least | was honest in regard to
my hunger. | succeeded in causing a
formidable portion Of the food to dis
appear.
And then | noticed that neither OF
the young women seated herself while
I ote. | understood. There was no
hostility in this action: nothing but
formality. They declined to sit in the
nresence of an unwelcome stranger,
thus denying his equality from so.
,i.l mint of view. | readily accepted
tbis decision on their part. They
didn't know who | was. They stood
together by the fireplace and carried
on conversation In low tones.
How shall | describe them? The
older of the two, the one who seemed
m nossess all the authority, could not
have been more than 20. Her figure
wos rather matured. yet 1t was deli
cate. Her hair was tawny. her skin
olive in shade and richly tinted at the
cbeekbones. Her eyes. half framed
by thick, black.arching brows, remind
ed me of woodland pools In the dusk
~ the evening, depths unknown. cool.
refreshing In repose. The chin was
resolute, the mouth was large but
.banely and brilliant, the nose pos
.e.sed the delicate nostrils character
istIc of all sensitive beings-that Is to
say. thoroughbreds; altogether con-
fusing. bewildering beauty. At one
moment believed her to be Latin. at
The next was positive that she was
Teutonic. l could not discover . ain,
s,s vesk point, unless impulsivenss:!
.Ss,, ~ ~ cslIed weakness; this siSn Of
imbulsivsnses was yi.!ess y, - ~ = .. i.
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FancIfuI Finance.

Haven't you loaned that De Broke
4 good deal Of money!"
mo. I've let him have a number
Of small sums"
knowing his reputation. why did
you give him that last five?"
1T was this way. He said II I'd let
him have 1t he'd pay me something
on what he already owed me-"
"Well?"
$50 let him have the five and he
paid me one dollar on account"
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offer hospitality to a strange man 'his
night of all nights. Think OF wha' Is
to be accomplished"
$50 something was to be accom-
plished? ! was right. then, In dece''
ing them. To accomplish something
on a night like this. far from habita'
ton, had all the air of conspirac!,
Feed him and his horse. ana III
u,dertake to get rid of him before that
detestable Steinbock comes. Besides'
he might prove valuable "ithess !"
drawing up the papers.
(PapersD
"I never thought Of that. lt Will not
do to trust Steinbock wholly. Hre'ch'
ON turned her searching eyes once
more ,non me. I confess that hao
some difficulty in steadying my OWL
There are some persons to whom one
can not lie successfully: one OF tneh,
stood before me. But rather fancy
,,ossed through the ordeal with at least
half a victory. "Will you go your "a'
after an hours rest?" she askeo' spear"
Ing In the familiar tongue.
II promise 1t was easy 10 .aans sor
this promise. wasn't diplomat tor
nothing. ! knew how to hang on 10
dodge under. to go about.
"Follow me-" Gretchen comhahaeu
briefly. 49,. u,,,r,v
We passed through the ap s,oomy my
salon. A damp. musty odor s'.uo .sot .hs M
sa..,a wa. uninhabited, save for TINS
night nisht. three candles burned on the
a'I rious. palpitatins effect. The room room
ssvond @ was the dinins.room, ricn,y
Dsnslsd Dsys in wine-colored mahoganys'
rnas g1as',u "a. better; It was cheerful; =. a
ios ~ orackled in the fireplace. e.. rns rne's :
wore u plenty Of candles. Tnere nv ~. ~.
PIANO. too. This belonged .o sns ~
~; Z heavy tArpaulln cov -.
! a ~! ~. a. ~. ~ sSrrn .( &
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sea-food salad. asparagus Whit. h,..a
and unsalted butter, an alcobol.buruar
over which hung teapot. and besides
all this there was pint Of La Rosa
winch was but half.emptied. Have
you ever been In the saddle half a
day? II you have. you will readily
sent collector of antiques into rap.
lures. and a table upon which lay the
remains OF fine supper. NV mouth
~atered. / counted over the good
things: roast pheasant, pink ham. a
appreciate the appetite that was war.
ring with my curiosity.
Eat" bade she who was called
Gretchen. shortly.
And my horse?"
Where is it,"
iled to u tree by the gate"
She struck a Chinese gong. From
the Kitchen appeared an elderly seryi.
Tor who looked to me more fitted To
handle a saber than carving knife. .
Ut least, the scar on his cheek i'm.
i' h't Win tnlS luea. found
out later that he was an old soldier
who lived alone in the castle as care.
taker.
Take this gentleman's horse to the
stables and feed him." said Gretchen
You will find the animal by the gate"
with questioning glance at me the
old fellow bowed and made of.
sat down. and the two women
brought the various plates and placed
them within reach. Their beautiful
hands flashed before my eyes and now
and then sleeve brushed my shoul
der
Thank you.' | murmured. 81 will
eat first. and then make my apologies. ;
| This remark caught the fancy OF
Gretchen. She laughed. 1t was the
same laughte: | had heard while stand
| ing In the great hall.
VIII you drink tea. or would you
! prefer to finish this Bordeaux" she
asked pleasantly.
THE wine. II you please: otherwise
the effect OF the meal and the lone
hours in the wind will produce sleep
mess. And II would be frightfully dis
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MAD STEER TOSSED WOMEN.
Nan Wild Downtown and Made Good
Its Escape.

fhiladelphia.-Two women were in.
Jured' one Of them seriously, by q
Hiad steer that. escaping from a herd,
ran amuck in the lower section of the
city. On her road to early church
MRS. Helen Zimmerman, OF 1906 South
fourth street, encountered the mad
oehed beast In Tasker square, at
Ihird and Tasker streets. She ran
screaming from the animal. but 1t
soon overlook her. knocked her down
ana was about to gore her when a
large dog caught the animals leg.
turning on the dog. it ran out OF the
square, followed by a large crowd that
mad been attracted by Mrs. thinner
mans screams.
AT Moyamensing avenue and Moore
street, one block away, Mrs. Christiana
Morganstine, II years old. of Second
street and Snyder avenue. was cross
Ing the street and walked directly in
the path of the steer. which knocked
her down and inflicted painful injuries
about the face and back. In the
meantime. the police had arrived. The
two injured women were put in the
Iwenty-ifth district patrol wagon and
hurried TO the Methodist hospital.
Mrs. Zimmerman has sufficiently re-
covered to go home. but Mrs Morgan.
stine is in a serious condition.
After injuring the two women the
steer made good its escape, and when
last seen was going up Tenth street
at gallop.
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pardon me. I have been In tho ,,,s.
Blk hours. l have ridden po.,,,, ao
niles since noon. | am de.d ,,. .S
fatigue. AT least give me time to res,
a Dit before taking up the way again
! admit that the manner Of NV w.
trance was informal; but how w,s :
TO know? There was not avon
knocker on the door by which tn male
known my presence to Won" Tho
truth Is. l did not want to 90 NJ onoa
NO one likes to stumble into an ,dvon
ture-enchanting as this promised to
oe-and Immediately pop out of It. An
idea came to me. serviceable ratbor
than brilliant. Il am an American
MY German Is poor. sneak M
French. have lost my way, 1t would
seem: am hungry and tired, To ride
Six miles farther now is n phvs,c., In,
possiDiiity: and am very fond of my
horse"
lie says he is hungry. Gretchen &"
said the English girl, dropping easily
into the French language as vehicle
OF speech. Il was "A wretch, | know.
but simply could not help telling
that lie: | didn't want to go: and they
might be conspirators.) Resides, ,"
went on the girl. he looks like a gen.
tleman"
we can not always tell a gentle.
man In the candle-light." replied
Gretchen. eyeing me critically and
shrewdly and suspiciously.
As for me. | gazed from one to the
other. inquiringly. after the manner of
one who hears 4 tongue not under.
standablc.
Hes rather nice" was the English
girls comment; and his eyes strike
me as being too steady to be dishon.
est"
had the deccncy 10 burn in the
ears, | had taken the step. so now |
could not draw back. | sincerely hoped
that they would not exchange any en-.
barrassing condolences When alone
women converse upon many peculiar
topics: and conversing in tongue
which they supposed to be unknown
to me. these two were virtually alone.
But. my dear child" the other re-
turned arGumentatively. we can not
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n.conelIed In Police station.

New York.-Dr. Charles A. Whit
ney. a wealthy physician. was recon.
c,led to his son Lloyd. %, as a result
Of the young mans arrest for begging.
The SON who has lost les. has
been away from home for a year. ow-
inr TO differences with his rarent.
when DR.. whitney informed Magis-
tate Breen that he was willing to
tste his son home the magistrate
.lrued the discharge papers. Then
fihsr and pon met. They were clos.
s5d Tor nearly IN hour. and when
~ qesAol ~ door thsy were arm
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The extraordinary popularity Of fne
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter OF great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary. with the result OF perfect
finish. equal to that when the goods
were new.
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Tripped.

Gunner-So you think the DeBlow-
ers are taking about their extended
European tour?
Guyer-I should say so. They said
there were so many Americans in
Venice that many had to walk in the
middle OF the street.
Gunner-Well?
Guyer-Why the streets OF Venice
are canals.-Chicago Daily News.
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An EssentiaI Lacking.

1.-THE eIopement Is on Tor the pres.
snt," said the girl. firmly.
Whats the matter?" asked the
young man in the automobile. I'm
here on time, the minister is waiting.
your parents have kept their promise
not to be In the way. Haven't the re-
porters showed up?"
"Yes." pouted the girl. but the cam
era man didn't come."-PhiladeIph
Ledger.
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heiskeIl's Ointment
Cures Skin Disease:

For half q century Heiskcirs Ointment has
been used In all cases Of skin disease with
most gratifying results. Many have become
entirely cured who had suffered untold pain
and annoyance for yenrL ono man In New
baltimore, Pa, writes that II cured him when
he wns raw all over. A lady In Philadelphia
cured n case OF tctter OF six years standing
In fourteen days, while . man In Allentown.
Pa, cured his case OF eczema that had trou-
blcd him for eleven years with less than two
boxes oil tho ointment. These md hundreds
Of others hnvo found that Hciskclrs Oint-
ment 10 worth moro than Its weight In gold.
Being n purely vegetable preparation, ucis-
kc!rs Ointment soothcs and heals where
others fail. 1t nllays the itching md burn
ing common to all skin disease, and all yield
quickly to Its magic influence
There arc many varieties OF skin diseases
with confusing titles, but they are nil susccp-
tible to ono and tho same curc-Hoiskolrs o
Ointment No one need suffer long II fafnicted
with my skin disease not OF constitutional
character fthcy will apply this remedy. This
Includes such sk kin diseases as erysipelas, pru-
heSd. tettsr /, ,singworm, 6lnckhsSds. psoriasis.
PIN pies. freckles. In somo cases u 10 neces-
sary TO give some constitutional treatment:
be toned 10 healthy action and tho blood and
all tho secrctions purified. In all cases OF
skin disease cures arc hnstcned oy the use oI
Heiskeirs Medicinal Soa p before applying tho
iivsr %isS Mei.Eels lei Dlood snd Liver Pills.
He,skeirs Medicinal and Toilet Soap con.
taIns in a modified form tho medicinal prop.
critics OF Hoirkells Ointment. and - particu'
larly effective in slight disorders OF the 1kin,
As rash. eruptions and abrnsions. IL cleans
perfectly, and In tho bath Is great luxury.
Heiskelrs Blood and Liver Pills contain the
active medicinal principles Of various roots
and herbs approved in medical practice.
Remember that there Ia no case so obstinate
that Heiskell's Ointment " III not cure u. The
ointment is sold nt 600 n box. soap at &c
cake. Pills ut 25c q bottle.
You can get them OF any druggist, or We
will send by mail on receipt OF price: Address
Johnston, Holloway & Company, bSl Conn
merce ST., Philadelphia. Pa
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The Modern Way.

Fifth grade next year. johnny"
Eyes. sir"
"Ah. you'll be in fractions or deci-
mails then. no doubt"
NO. sir; I'll be in bead work and
perforated squares. s."-Washington Her
aid
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lN,s,i,y OF Europe. tells how the
.Ipr grand duke had tried to find
Ftals,,5 for his rebellious niece. the
sss uiIdagarde. finally dccreeing
81 wed the Prince OF Doppelkinn.
!. IN old widowcr. ruler OF the neigh
e,,incIpnIity. Though he had been
~ sonntry for six months the Amer
!. ,o,s,,I had never seen the princess
|sSrs horseback riding In the country
", oysrtakes him. and he seeks accom-
fil.ion in a dllapldated old castle
~ seeking admission he Is startled
". hs,ntIfli voice breaking into song
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Know how to give without hesita
ton. how to lose without regret. how
to acquire without meanness.-George
Sand.
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A man who lends money to friend
will never more see his friend nor his
money.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
CHILDREN TORTURED.
Girl Had Running Sores from Eczema
Boy Tortured by Poison Oak
Both Cured by Cuticura.

"Last year, after having my little
girl treated by a very prominent ply
sician for an obstinate case of eczema,
l resorted to the Cuticura Remedies,
and was so well pleased with the al
most instantaneous relief afforded that
we discarded the physicians prescrip-
ton and relied entirely on the Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Gu
ticura Pills. When we commenced
with the Cuticura Remedies her feet
and limbs were covered with running
sores. In about six weeks we had her
completely well, and there has been
no recurrence of the trouble.
TN July of this year little boy in
our family poisoned his hands and
arms with poison oak, and in twenty
four hours his hands and arms were a
mass of torturing sores. We used
only the Cuticura Remedies, and in
about three weeks his hands and arms
healed up. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas,
Fairmont, Walden's Ridge Tenn, Oct.
Is, 1905"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

TientsSn. China.-Here is the place
to come to learn "the other side" of
foreign missions. This city and
Shanghai are doubtless the two
creates: centers OF anti-missionary
sentiment in the world. The criti-
clsms of missions and missionaries
most commonly heard have to do with
china and with China's capital.
lhree out of four stories rejecting
upon missions are located in China,
and two out of three are likely to CON
Germ Peking and its neighborhood.
NOW, that means Tientsin. The for
eign population Of Picking is very
small, including few persons besides
legationers and missionaries. But
Tlentsin, the port of Picking and of
North China, has the second largest
foreign population in the empire 1t
Is city of imposing European build,
ings, of foreign stores, of modern
streets and homes, of clubs and
churches-in short, it is a BIT of the
west which greets a traveller like an
oasis in the desert of the east
A Missionary Charged with Graft.
On the ship between Chefoo and
Tientstn I was talking over variety
OF far eastern topics with a British
merchant who had lived for more than
20 years in Tientsin. He was plainly
a gentleman, a man of family, OF
breeding and social standing, and in
all respects his views had been TEN
perate. Without his knowing my in
terest in the subject, the conversation
drifted to missionaries. Really. some
one should look into this missionary
business. 1t is not what people al
home think it is. You go up to Pc
king and you will find the mission
aries living in compounds as big as lie
cations. And during the Boxer
trouble they looted frightfully.
"Therc was one missionary, Mr.
Blank, who was made interpreter to {
British punitive expedition, with ths
honorary rank of second lieutenant
At every village he would demand {
large sum of money. in the name o.
the commanding officer. which ht
would quietly pocket himself. A
length word of this reached the Brit
ish authorities, and the missionary
was asked for an explanation. HI
fatty denied everything. Then he wa!
given his choice of standing a fail
court-martial. with the assurance tha
no would be shot If found guilty. o.
of being deprived of his rank and o
being dismissed from the service IL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
GIFT NOT ALL A GIFT.
Generosity That Was Purely the Re-
suit of Accident.

A missionary bishop told this story
about F. Marion Crawford, the famous
novelist:
"Mr Crawford went to school," he
said, Gin Concord, and one day he was
taken to call at a Concord clergy
mans.
THE clergyman had a missionary
box on his drawing room table, and,
time hanging heavily on the boys
hands, he amused himself with try
ing whether a silver dollar-it was
all the money he had in the world,
and he had converted it into that gil
gantic coin for safety-would go into
the slit in the box's top.
ut was close fit, but unfortunate
ly it did go, and the coin slipped out
of the embryo authors fingers. There
was terrible crash of silver falling
among the coppers-and then the boy,
as the novelists say, knew no more
when he came to himself he found
the clergyman and his family in rap
lures over his generosity"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

Inc wiser way would be for the
missionaries openly to disavow re-
SPohslolllty for the course of all ex-
cepC BONA Tide members of estab-
ilsHeu missions; and Hospitality to
meet honest criticism with frank ex-
plantations and with respect for the
motives OF the critics; instead of
maintaining an attitude of silence So
cluslon and self-suff1ciency. In the
matter Of the gulf that exists between
Ihe foreign community and the mis-
slonar1es, the latter appear to be more
DiameWorthy than the former, for it is
thelr business to be friendly with all
men and to guard the good reputation
or their work. Yet in truth they some
times seem the more censorious of
the two Some of the sweeping asser-
lions OF the missionaries concerning
the evil lives of missionary for
eigners are as unfounded as many of
the criticisms which the latter make
OF the missionaries. Investigation re-
veals the fact that i'll Tientsin more
effort is put forth in behalf of the
young men and for the reclamation of
those who have strayed, by the non
missionary residents than by the mis-
siOnaries themselves.
Where the Missionaries Are at Fault.
An interested critic could probably
prove the charges Of narrowness, ex-
| clusiveneSS and consciousness
| against many members of the mission
airy body here. admitting the note
worthy exceptions All this might be
comprehended within the phrase, gen
| eral unfitness for missionary work in
| port city. 1t is singular lack of
| perception on the part of the mission
boards in America and Europe which
often put in the open ports mission
aries who by social gifts, intellectual
equipment and by temperament are
| least likely to do the most effective
work there, both among the natives
and the foreigners. No end of misun-
derstanding and Misrepresentation
would be escaped by wiser method
! on the part of the boards.
The frequently expressed policy of
the missionaries, that they have come
to work for the heather and not for
Europeans, is mistaken to the point
Of absurdity and folly, as in a case l
ran across here. The best single mis-
sionary enterprise in Tientsin is the
work of the Young Mems Christian
association in the Chinese city proper.
1t is almost entirely self-supporting, so
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21

ignominy. He chose the latter, thus
practically cGnfessing his guilt. Mis-
sionaries all say: Poor Mr.. Blank
and look upon him. as martyr; al
though the board that employed him
took a different view. of the matter,
and discharged him. He lives in
Tientsin to-day. and is a rich man"
Trouble Through Ex-Missionaries.
Now this attitude of many English
speaking residents of the east toward
missions means something. 1t is not
a sufficient answer to fling charges, as
missionary supporters commonly do,
at the moral character of the white
communities in port cities. The man
above quoted is, rs has been said,
a1 honorable man of position, and his
statements were specific.
In the particular case he cited, an
investigation showed that his state
ments were warranted, except as to
the attitude of the missionaries toward
the alleged culprit in question. What
tho merchant said was mildness as
comnared with what the missionaries
said to me. They seem to have
more intimate knowledge OF the crook
aaness of the ex-missionary than 9th
ers. and they have the additional
grievance that he has brought dis
grace upon their calling. Similarly,
tho missionaries went farther than
o+bers in condemnation of another
notorious character in this city, an
ex-missionary now in corporation
service, who is commonly alluded to
as 1.-The prize coward of the Picking
siege" and whose business methods
are reputed to be devious.
OF this attitude of the missionaries,
apnarently, the community is unaware.
In it's sensitiveness to criticism the
missionary body presents a solid
front. making no explanations, and
the world does not know that the
black sheep have been cast out of the
flock. 1t appears that this place. like
other port cities, contains number
or x-missionaries who have been dis
missed from board service, or who
have of their own will retired to en-
ter business. There is nothing dis
honorable in the latter practice, al
though it is clear violation of &C.
cepted missionary ethics. The onus
of the shortcomings of all. these, who
are naturally still called mission
aries" attaches to the missionary
body, the members of which, | have
been repeatedly assured, look with ut
most disfavor upon the entrance OF
any one of their number tRto money
making pursuits.