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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-07-31

All the leading brands of -four on hand
and for sale by W. NJ. Duthie
Rudolph Knott returned this week
from months vacation in California.
Johnny Johanson, with his father and
two brothers, left Wednesday for an
outing at Elk Creek.
Lost: Baby buggy wheel, evening
OF the 4th, between Troy and Randall
Flat. Leave at News office. 1tp
Have you seen those Hamilton
Brown shoes3 They are dandies.
Just arrived. For sale at Duthie's
store.
Carl Peterson, editor OF the Peck
Sun, passed through Troy Saturday
enroute to Deary. He returned in the
evening.
Thursday, according to local Their
mometers, was about the hottest day
Troy has ever had 102 in the shade
was recorded.
w. ]. Brooks who was SO seriously !
injured some time ago by being run
over by log, came to Troy Thursday.
He is still sore.
At the Swedish Lutheran church
next Sunday. Aug. End, Sunday school
at p. M, preaching at 4 p. m. by
Rev. Nelson, of Moscow.
F. M. Green is putting up a brick
engine room at the roller mills. The
intention is to make the local mills
first class in every particular.
A movement has been started to put
up signs at all crossroads in Whitman
county, giving directions and dis S
tances. 1t is fine idea ]
B. F. Bush, George Creighton, {
Chas. Swan and L. Summers, all of S
Moscow, were in Troy Thursday morn S
ing on their way to Elk creek for an /
outing.
]. D. Jolly and o. B. and c. E
Hurd returned yesterday from their T
prospecting trip in upper forks of the q
Clearwater. They encountered lots of 5
snow going in. Fishing and hunting '
was fine. I
Scott Schumacher and Miss Eve Dur
bin were married in Asotin, Wash
Wednesday.
John ii. Jones, of Lewiston, a pro-
fessional mining man, was in Trov a u
week ago and examined the Steelsm,tb- .
Brennan property east of Troy. Mr. ~
Jones made several assays, getting re-
turns of s34.35. $50. 90, s4.s9 and SO. 20 "
per ton. He exported the property and n
expressed an opinion that Troy had a "
mine of wonderful richness. he said
that it looked like development would
make some Of the wise knockers scratch
their heads. Since Mr.. Jones was here ri
the boys have cut through a six-foot A
stringer of very high grade ore, carry ;,
ing copper glance and other rich values. u
Ore assayed in Spokane gave fifteen and al
seventeen per cent copper.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-07-31

Have 90, '"'nk About n,
nave you seen those lov.,s -
In the street, 00u'su
Have you tried their iags.a
On your feet, sssu soi'nta
a aave you, you, when you drov. ,A,,.
Had the bou osIss ,b ROCKY route,
In the street7 '0u out
Did you feel as tbouoh
Ice cream to eat7 '0u had
Say, did your
Have you tried to take n,...
Evening stroll7 peasant
Have you had to pull your friend
Out Of hole, - "'eno
And how simple the esn.n rua'n'''
Why, they don't cost fiitv I s.,,.
10 a SOUL S'nS
Don't you think some won.
Rather droll7 saving
Say, don't you?
Tror du icke SAP
Have you thought about what =.
Fire should Gomez
Have you noticed that we'd th.,
Going some? 0'
Have you bargained with mill
For another lumber bill3 m
If you haven't don't wait i'll
Disasters come,
For you don't know when uo,u,
Both house and home. '''
Say, do you?
Sag, gor DUP
Have you tried to keep your Darlo,
Nice and clean?
Has the dirt come in regardles,
Through the scream
Don't you think it would be nic.
II we only had the price,
To wet the streets down once or ,u;..
And keep them clean1
Don'tyou think 'twould add sttr,c,;,,
To the scene?
Say, don't your
Tror du icke sa7
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-07-31

j. NJ. /. Hoyle, Pastor.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-06-11
Najlepsze pIgIItBf * Jake.
kiedy 81

III, 70 l,etc,azsenrliiuA ssle lllsat sl na
nlie.straw1noossc, wydaEan1u pres z1o,.
dwgrlpeaass,ciie #dolar66w, hi tax ME
pomog1o5 dobrze, Dsra Kingssa.
New Life Pills. UWazam q 9
Eletpsze pigu.lllkkii jakape 4 i kiieesdJy bbyysftyy,,
EsprzedawWaaanlleesNs, jp,iissazletB AYeclue,
Ingles1de, \. G Ssiprzeddtaawalni,e5s
pod gwarancyya apiece M. ].
KoWaleWskiego, Csc, N 3#
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-06-11

e .N>e-4 49, - F1IlOe ~
BY to- lego strony bardzo
niee,sszlachetnie. Cyl ldobry
katolik mole sic wahac 2
podaniem ucisnionem wsp6l-
'Wiercy reki pomocnej? Clos
serca mi powiada, ze ojciec
moi, cho6 lyle dotad wycier-
pial, nigdy ME zalowa1, ze
.podal uci6nionym braciom
dlo6 pomocna; j tax do dis
dnia my6li moja: ukochana
Matka, mimo, ze ten wypa-
aaek pociagna} "a SODA taxi
smutne haste pstwa, mimo, 70
matka moja do dis dnia, b6-
lem EN- serca Q d]acac must ten
uczynek mi losierny meza
s j
- Jestem przekonana, 70
Bog wynagrodzi W kohcu jej
wierne poddanie sic wolf Je-
go, - odrzek1a Jadwiga.
- O Panienko, slaba to
bardzo nadzieja. W Nowy
Rok mielismy pc raz pier
wszy wiadomo66 Q dobrym
ojcu. Biedny pewien zolnierz,
kt6ry uko6czy} dwudziesto.
piecioletnia s}uzbe (oczywi6-
Gle rzadki wypadek), powrac
cl{ do swej wioski rodzin-
neij' przez I!gliiny. O.puS5c,il1
wgioske rodzinna jako m1o-
dzieniec, kt6remu sic SWAT
u6miechal; powraca1 jake
starry. .W,',yned.z,nliiiasly kaleka,
lachmanami. S}yszac,
re ojciec moi sluzy W Kau-
kazie, zapyta}, czy jest kato'
jak sic nazywa; mas
tepnrie m6wif, re znal jake
COS Macieja, kt6ry pochodzi
z tych stron, kt6rego widziai
ko6cu W szpitalu W Tyfli-
sic. To dodalo nam cokol-
wick nadziei. Ale wiecie 2.
pewnoScia, Panienko, jak
pospoJitem pomiedzyw}o6cia-
Mani polskimi jest imie Ma
ciej. Mama Panienki pisa}a
do Tyflisu " imieniu mel
matki; ME otrzymali6my jed
nakowoz zadnej %od]powie'd;zlii.
Bye mole, ze ojciec umar}
I ztad to pochodzi, Is ina
ma matke tax pos
tarzala, .blada j wynedznia-
), Jestto oEropnem'; Ultra
ei6 ostatnia cho6by na'dz g ea
=, odrzeklla JadWigea.
-. .l:ls Panaiie1n1:kE'ol',, ME ma
Is ustaaV lezn1lia q
nad1ziei 4 4 dlobroei .':l' a i
szsgoY z y 70 syeie Tie
trwaIIod ty5ko tax dl1t1 Hug, = do
@ se ssE .:.9Ss. & SG ,gs So
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-06-11

sissS1sSs NJ SsssSgs ssssfsss u y E!l4kGslESU ,tssltl
Q i PP1allnliilenrlkklo, kt Z : za6lzz]
Viiid i s~pl'r,oWa,d1l,zsiiet tex al'. smut
!. 7ro',z'mt,1lo e1lVa'a ! toc w Rlllljl IiB'
Pl '.l',it rll y ~ nE,liasllalby p,oW65dd %
Il P1E''a afl,i 1sdr'l' g. . ma 81 GU. Y;
lyclhEl= rr,odzilct, s Y, / take Al q isbt j 4 |.
VAN VAN wan jjea ia,kby 4 ~ oy, da--
.rocw,aa1nty. c6z moe .u,o1acz,Y I;
SERGE Pianienki, chyba tros-
IA . owg,ego m1l;aalego ulu ,1l'j'e' !
ca?
Gym Ci to juz ME po,
wiedziala, ze pow6d do
smutku Z Z. dwojakiej PREY
:ozyny2 a. odrzekl | JaldWig;as.;
Z. To6 mi Panienko POI
HErEsE GEzEIE% 90 So -gt3f E&--Ht s&.sS
.wiedzia}a, rzekla Magdale-
IA, ale ia bylam lyle zaro-
i ~niedomySlna, ze
tylko 8 mnym
wlasnym smutku i utrapie-
niu j zezwoliIam nd to, ze
Panienka must sic sauna bic
dzi6 : Swa :,bolescia. Q mai
Panienko, czy mi ME.
otworzycie Swego serca? Je-
zeli krzyz bedziemy dzwigac
wzajemnie, ciezar jego ME
.bedzie tax wielki.
aF- - * w. 49, 10 asE4 ,'E.&FtF.- -9eFa 49,. = GE. Er-r'
- Mnie tylko Bog wsze.
chmogacy moze dopom6dz,
moja dobra Magdaleno, gdyz
On sam zdolen odmieni6
s.e>rca.
Dziewczyna westchnela 2.
wsp6lczuciem. Nastepnie.
%uchwycila drobna reke Jad-
wigi j prosila pieszczotliwie:
Panienka nigdy zadnej
tajem rfin1liicc przedemna ME d
krywa}a, Z pewno6cia ods}oni
ja i ta raza, zgaduje,|
Czy to czasem pan W}adys-
law. ME jest przyczyna trosk
i smutk6w Panienki?
Jadwiga ME da}a ma to
zadnej %odpowiedzi, lecz pod
niosia ma mloda przyjaci6lke9
sliczne swe oczy, kt6rych
barwe krysztalowa przy6-
ciezkie lzy, igfajace ma
rzesaeh j spadaja-
CO powoli pc jsei delikatnYch
policzkach, kt6re ma dzwiek
WladyslawR,a zarumie-
nily sic.
Dawno on jul ME byl
v Iglicy, m6wlla Magda
|ena dalsj iesten jed ''
przekonana, ze SERGE lego il
my5li nal.e ETA DO Pa PAM q
Kto Pannienke ra az; serde'clz
nie polubil, ten Jei to- ME
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-06-11


Gag dalszy
= Achl odrzek}a 2
smutkiem Jadwiga, jakzez
smutne jest zycie zony zol-
nierza, przechodzi ona juz
tn ma iemi meki czyscoww07.
lie to many tych nieszczesli-
Wychy ION, tych narzeczol-
nych, kt6rym wydarto W o
krutny spos6b najdrozszyy
klejnot, jaki je 1aczy} 2 IA.
ziemia? Ich modlitwy, ich
Ivy ME ustana nigdy wzno-
sic sic do Boga a jednak
jak malo, 2 Mich dozyje koh-
ca dwudziestopiecioletnie
roz1aki? Powtarzam, jak ma.
10, DO nawet~ :pi6miennie ME
wolno inn obcowa6 ze SODA.
- Panienka pojmuje to
najlepiei, - a z pewn6scia
ME ma ma swiecie .drugiei
kobiety, kt6raby tax wiele
sic modli}a i tax gorzko p}a-
ka}a, jak matka moja. Dziec-
klein bedac, zostala sierota,
pozostawiona jedynie ma las
CO OLGA mego Macieja, kt6ry
by} jej krewnym, przyjacie-
lem, opiekunem j zywicie.
lem i czuwal mad MIA z mi
}o6cia matki. Me div, ze
SERGE jej wdzieczne odda1o
sic mu ,wYlaoznie 4naaus}ugi
ze u oltarza przyrzek}a mu
iy6 :ylko ola niego i "a
niego umrze6. Czesto tez pc.
wtarzala: - Magdaleno, gdy
tw6j ojciec: :znajdowal sic
PREY mnie, zdawa}o mi sic,
ze mann niebo tn ma ziemi,
a z twojem przyjsciem ma
SWAT bylo nam jeszcze we
selei, Pan Bog mas. uszcze-
6liwil zywym aniolkiem: -
M0akale iednak rozkoszuja
sic, gdy NIGGA W okrutny
spos6b zniweczyc szcze6cie
biednych. Patrzac ma SERGE
rozdzierajace, sceny,: jake
zachodza PREY r~ozstawaniu
sic zony z mezem, narzeczo-
nego 2 oblubienica, zdaje Ci
sic, jakoby okrutnicy sprzy-
eiegli sic ma to, zeby brac do
wojska najczulszych ojc6w j
najwierniejszych MEOW; po.'
wiadaja bowiem oni, ze 2
Mich to maja najlepszych j.
najposluszniej zo}nie-
rzy.Q .
- TAX: dobra Magdaleno,
must 10 bye j prawda. Gdy,;
BY tw6j .ojciec jake ~przyw6dz-
ca owych biednych, ;,syJll,nr,pa
1ych zbieg6w ME byl sic
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-06-11
P0sZukujepOsady

.sll,.tsT- ST.
Gospodyni, z dobremrll dos
Riadczeniem, k1t6'ra przez
d]luzszy czas pelniiasobowiaz-
ki, poszukujeposad y. ksie.
dza. Przyczyna a:tEaty: mie|j-
sea bYla 2 powg'oldlu 6mierci.
Maya Yak
Gen. Delivery
Minneapolis, MINI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
MULES OF MEXICO.
They Are Even More Knowing Than
 Our Own Meek Brand.


 Everybody knows that all mules arc brainy. but the mules of old Mex leo have something on other mules for a sort of precedence of their own." said a man who has spent many years in the neighboring republic. "A Mexican mule will do just so much work and not blamed bit more.
 "The riding mule, for instance, is fully aware of the distance, down to a rod, he is supposed and required to traverse in the progress of one travel ing day, and all the sharp sticks or goads or dynamite on earth won't get him to do bit more than what he knows to Do. the correct distance. The Mexicans have got peculiar saying in connection with this characteristic of the Mexican mule. You ask a Mex ican. for instance, how far it is by mule back to such and such a point.
 1.-Two days journey if you are not rushed. but three days if you are in . hurry the Mexican will reply.
 His meaning is that if you don't ask more of your mule than you should ask of him. the mule will be able to make the trip in two days. But if you attempt to drive the brute he'll soldier on you, and in consequence the jour ney will take you three days."-Ex- change.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
Who knowsf

Alice toiled slowly up the stairs. pa- per and pencil in hand, ready to ask questions of the first person she en- countered Being just six. she was at the inquiring age and endeavored to make everybody's life a burden to them.
 The first person she encountered was Bridget, the upstairs girl.
 "Pwease. Bwidget." she piped, "gif me ve letters of ve alfabit."
 Slowly and impressIvely Bridget complied.
 An now. Bwidget." proceeded Alice. "pwease gif me ve letters vat ain't in ve afabit."
 Bridget thought. Then she thought again. She was puzzled.
 Finally she said:
 ''I'll tell ye to1orrow," and went down to ask eook.-London Queen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
The Deceased vgife's Sister.

The law against marrying deceased wife's sister. which caused so much discussion in England. grew out of the ancient tribal law forbidding a fa- ther to sell more than one daughter to the same man when the Briton was emerging from poIygamy and when for 21 shillings of the present money q man might dismiss hls wife or Kill her if ske would not go. As civil law 1t was to protect the living wife and knit tribes closer together by inter marriage. When ecclesiastical law be- came supreme a misreading of some Scripture text was used to put the sister of mans wife among the pro hibited degrees of relationship. This was the act of 1J41 C32 Henry vIID: "A man may not marry his deceased wife's sister or her daughter. but he may marry his first cousin. ."-London Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
ODD USES FOR FISH.
One Naked Good Barometer, Anothe,
 a Weathercoek.

Fishes have been put to many queer uses while still nliye, but probably the strangest was that suggested to the war department by an inventor The propulsion of submarine torpedoes was the subject under discussion, and he proposed that a shark be imprisoned in tube at the rear end of the projec- tile, its movements to be controlled by the active application of electricity. In case the shark attempted to swim away 1t was to be given an electric shock and in this way kept on its course until the torpedo had reached its target.
 Another remarkable use to which a fish has been put is as barometer. The leach is very susceptible to atmos- pheric changes, and when retained in an aquarium is likely to throw itself out at tsac approach of or during any remarkable change of wind or weath. CT, or if in pond or stream will some times jump on the bank. It has been kept alive in aquaria as a living ba- rometer from the supposition that cer- tain movements indicate particular changes that are about to occur in the weather. In Russia the dead body of Cottus gobio, the miller's thumb. is used as a weathercock. Hung by a single thread, 1t will point to the direc- tion whence the wind blows.-Minne. apolis Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
Overzeaious.

If you have ever been annoyed by a too enterprising barber. you will ap- preciate the little incident that left one of them rueful and crestfallen the other day. Having shaved the customer. he ran his hand over the mans head and said insinuatingly:
 Have q hair trim today. sirr'
 Do you think need itf'
 "Yes; 1t looks pretty long"
 Well. how is the boss barber on hair trimming? Is he pretty goodr'
 "Yes; he's pretty good. all right. But whyT Well. he trimmed my hair yester- day. Philadelphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
OUR TIME STANDARDS.
The Four Sections That Divide the
 United States.

United States.
 Every nation has its own time stand ard, but the United States has four. These time sections, as they are called, were introduced in the year 1SS3s chiefly for the benefit of the railroads, and are known as the eastern, central, mountain and Pacihc. The eastern section extends from the Atlantic coast to an irregular line drawn from De- troit to Charleston. S. C.; the central includes all between this line and an- other extending from Bismarck, N. b.; to the mouth of the Rio Grande river; the mountain extends from here to the western boundary of Montana, Idaho, Utah and Arizona. and the Pacific in- cludes all the remainder of the coun- try to the Pacific coast.
 The difference in time between ad- joining sections is one hour, so that when it is 12 o'clock in New York city 1t is II o'clock at Chicago. 10 o'clock at Denver and o'clock at San Francisco. The true local time of any place is slower or faster than the standard time, according as the place is west or east of the time meridian. Thus the local time at Boston is sixteen minutes faster than eastern standard time, while at Buffalo it is sixteen minutes slower.-Harper's Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
WINNING A COAT.
The Clever Scheme That Was Worked ss- by French Thief.

The Clever Scheme That Was Worked esr. by French Thief.
 A Frenchman had been attending tine Comedie Franchise. and after the per formance he took q gloomy byway in order to make short cut to the Bou- levard Montmartre. He noticed as he hastened through the dark slight tug on his coattail, but to this he paid no attention. When he reached the bright boulevard, however, he found. to his great modification, that one tail of his clawhammer coat had been cut of. He notified journalist of his loss. and the next morning an account of the odd theft appeared in the Figaro. That afternoon a man in a blue uniform called on him.
 T come, monsieur" the man said. from the bureau of police. We have captured suspicious character who had in his pocket a piece of fine black cloth. Let me have your mutilated coat, sir. If the piece fits it, we will know that we have apprehended the man who robbed you"
 The other surrendered his coat, and from that day 10 this he heard no more about it. The pretended official was. of course. the thief. who had adopted that aduacious means of getting the coat in order to atach to 1t the pur- Joined tail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
Making Hubby Appr,si,,ix,.

A doctor tells of q note be received from a woman saying that her bus band. who wes about to make him professional call. found constant fault with the dinner she prepared for him. ske appealed to the physician for aid. The doctor e-amlaed his patient. who had slight attack of indigestion. and told him Co cut out lunches. to eat nothing but a slice of toast and a cup of tea The scheme worked excellent. ly. of course hubby returns home in the evening. eats everything in sight ard rotes his wife's cooking even bet. ter than mother used to make.-Bos ton Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
HE LACKED TACT.

Bad Breaks of the Man Who Wee
 Trying to Sell SpeetaeIss.
 'The meanest job of my lean days,s said millionaire, was spectacle ped- ding. still see the sad and scornfuI looks, still hear the reproachful oaths. which that work brought down on me.
 Tt was at the seashore. I had a case of spectacles for every age from forty-tive up. I paced the beach and the board walk.
 Once I walked up to lady and gentleman seated close together on tha sand.
 Sir and madam I said, would these interest you? The best and cheapest brand of old age s|ectacles on the market. This pair would be your size, sir-fcrty-nine years. Lady, will you try these fifty-four year onesr
 They reddened. and the man told me, with an oath, to move on. I remem- bered es moved that he had been holding her hand. A seaside filtration. Of course they hadn't liked their thoughts brought down from love to old age spectacles.
 "0n the board walk I accosted a pretty girl leading an old man by the arm.
 Would your grandpa be interested in these, missT I said. Best glass, warranted. eighty year size, price
 Tell him to go, Billy said the girl. And as I went a hot corn man chuckled:
 That, you dub. was Gobsa Golde and his young bride '"-Los Angeles Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
M0HAiR AND ALPACA.
These Fabrics Come From Two En-
 tirely Different Animals.


 "The other day I heard a couple of men arguing about mohair and alpaca, one of them gravely asserting that they were different names for the same fabric" said New York importer.
 "The assertion was very far out of the way. The cloth known as alpaca, If genuine, comes from the wool of the animal of the same name. which thrives only in the Andean regions of Peru and Chile in South America. The alpaca, or paco. which resembles the llama. looks good deal like our domestic sheep and has most beauti- ful fleece. Great flocks of them browse on the highest ranges of the Andes and are the property of the native In- dians, who shear them once a year. Many efforts have been made to breed the alpaca in different parts of Eu- rope and Australia. but without sue cess. A cargo of them was brought to Baltimore some time in the middle of the Inst century, but the experiment of raising them in the United States was likewise failure.
 ''Thc cloth known as mohair comes from the Ansora goat. a very different animal from the alpaca. Tho angora is foand in South Africa, but the lar gest 1ocks nre found fin Asia Minor."- Exchanre.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
A Curious Army Toast.

Of all the British regiments the Welsh fusileers have the most curious army toast It forms part of the cere- mony of the grand dinner given annu= ally on St. David's day. After the din- ner the drum major. accompanied by the goat, the mascot of the fusileerx. bedecked with rosettes of red and blue ribbon, marches around the table, car- rying plate of leeks. Every officer or guest who has never eaten one before is obliged to do so. standing on hiD chair with one foot on the table. while the drummers beat a roll behind bis chair. He is then considered a true welshmsn. All the toasts are coupled with the name of St. David It is in much this way that the toast with highland honors is drunk. Each guest stands with one foot on his chair and one on the table. and the pipers. a-pip- ing. parade the room. sae%s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
AN ANGRY LION.
Movements That Always preeede the
 Animals Spring.

Movements That Always Preeede the
 Animals Spring.
 A lions first signs of anger are as follows: Its tail rapidly twists from side to side. the bottom slightly raising and the black tassel at the end beat ing the air. It lowers its head more than usual and growls, at intervals showing its teeth. Then its voice be- comes louder. 1t roars, shows its teeth and lowers its ears, the movements of the tail increasing all the time.
 At the time of charging-that is, at the height of its anger-the tail rises in the air until 1t is almost vertical, the black tassel continues to move, the ears are nattened completely, and the animal comes toward you at a slow trot, then at a gallop, and finally springs forward with open mouth and extended claws. .... .-
 Sometimes 1t shows these various symptoms without charging. restrained by prudence, but 1t never charges with. out showing them. When the tail rises the hunter can bring his rife to the shoulder and await his opportunity. In hunting man who is on his guard Is worth four.
 A charge is extremely dangerous, al- most always fatal when unexpected. either because of the dense vegetation or other causes. but if you see the ami nal getting ready flight is useless. Stand your ground. The only thing to do is to keep cool and trust in your weapon. If you have no confidence in yourself it Is prudent to avoid measur- ing your strength against these ami mals.-Exchange.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-24
TRICKS OF WRITERS.
A Ruse by Which kipIins Piqued His
 Readers Curiosity.


 "When I first began to read Kip ling,'' said an admirer, my curiosity was immensely piqued by the scraps of verse with which he usually headed his early stories. They were all cred ited to poems l had never heard of in my life and were just such salient striking fragments as would naturally whet ones appetite for the remainder. For over a year I tried hard to locate those mysterious poems and enlisted half q dozen book dealers in the search. At last one of them wrote me that I was wasting time and that the alleged quotations were merely MT. Kipling's little joke. Tn other words, he manufactured em to order and stuck them at the top of his tales for the sake of the odor of erudition they lent to the production. was mad for while, but when cooled off had n good big laugh. Of course you know Scott used to do the same thing, and so. for that matter, did Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was really the worst quotation fakir of the lot.
 He would write wise sounding de- tached sentences and credit them to imaginary German philosophers with long, outlandish and impressive names. However, don't know why the thing should be punishable. The business of a writer of fiction is to create an illu- sion, and as long as he does it for one am not particular what means he employs to contribute to the end.'- New Orleans Times-Democrat.