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riTTSli()lU),ClIATHAM COUNTY, X. C, THURSDAY, JULY I, 1807
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f til l I'TI-'K MX.
Paxton's linger was upon the trigger
ol his u iiin ii, v. In n Marion Unkliiiin
ilppi'lll'i'l hi Ihe door through which the
.man v!iu was I in- object of the detect
ive's pursuit, hud II' ii.
'I lie t nshi. r's daughter was in deadly
peril in' In r hie at the instant wln-il she
H-.---i.-lM c. 1 horscll 1. 1 lure Puxtoll.
Had I In- diii iliv.-'s linger involuntari
ly colill'nole I even to tile least extent, n
bulbl w mid hive lift ii wilt speeding
(ill Us mi.-, urn ei deaili.
I i Tii-nate was il that the detective's
vt n'im lull d'-i-hai ged.
Aiuuzciii.-i.t nl (lie 'iv-i lien of Marion
Onkl-ui n. nn I n -1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 at In I' cuii
Juet in int. i jm .-il.i tu favor the escape
of tin- xiippu-i d assassin, lor the instant
held tin- detective I I.iijii, and lie
recoiled
Hi- ',ni mentally dazed by this sturt
ling ilein hi, 'ii,, nt .
'I In' though1 that tie- fugitive, whom
nf nil things lie desired In arrest was
B.i' i in-..'. 1 -I Ii - Hie spell ulnin.-t in -slant
I v.
"Maud le id,' .Mi
tire imp' ,Iim " I In- en
llil, i n i in .' with in,
tu V duly," In- said
s .K ln k! You
list- of .justice, ami
III till! discharge nf
taking a forward
Btl-p.
A:t he made this adv.inee, Paxton's
in-ill,' i ui r.iughl III" sound made !y the
closing ol a do, r somewhere in tlm rear
,f (lie building, and almost simultane
ously he In aid a low wlii.-llo frolll thu
same dilei tii II.
Paxton tan
I till" whistle was in-
tended a.- a signal.
. As it' miilcr-lninling it, and as though
m-ting in ohedii nee in a sieiet mandate,
Hie naiiiii nl I he hi-lli' snimded Marion
l iiikhui ii low i i , d 1 1 -- weapon, with
which sin- liii I nun, I the detective,
uml sprang aside mil of the doorway.
it wa-of euiiisi-all important to cut
olT tin' scape nl l fugitive.
'i'hinl. in ,' inily "l nv eri.iking him, Pax
ti'ii dal leil through lie- interior door and
I'li-lied through a passage beyond the
lie.M iip.ulmi nl.
At the end of the passage a door con
fronted hiin. hut le lure it open uml
I'll-hi'il . -ti ' into Hie open air.
Saul II. 'Id. Ii elo-cly followed.
The di lei tive and his companion
found Ihciii.-oive.s in the dense gloom of
he jmpi iieliiil.li! nighl.
lint Puxtoll wus provided for such nn
run rgeiii v, ami he produced a pocket
lanleru, lighted it, and then Hashed its
light al., ml him.
A. narrow alley in Hie n-iirof tin- build
ing wlin-li thev had just Ji II was before
them.
It was fully t i think of pursuing the
supposed a-.-as-in, lor it was utterly
impossil.le to tell iii what direction he
had Hi .1.
llcali.-.ing t lt.it failure ha l again over
taken I, mi, I'axiou I an hack into the
house.
lie ti n i i ii that .Marion I'ukhiirn might
lllso elude him.
His apprehension proved to ho well
founded.
li'eiieliing the room in which he had
left (lie i ashiel 'n daughter, lie found it
deserted.
"'loo late! She nl.-ti has eluded me!"
rrieil 1'aM'Ui.
The ngeit woman who had admitted
the cashier and his companion was un
Whelo to he diseovereil.
The idea o.-ciirred to Taxlon that Bho
nml Marion might he eoiiceiiled soni"
While in the laiildiug, and he hastily
fean lied the pieini-i s. assisted hv Hed
den. They soon assured themselves that
the house was de-i lled.
I'e-pile the ailveise result of his un
dertaking when success seemed utmost
v ithin his grii-p, I'axtou attributed his
failure to oi-ciii i i in-es against which he
could not lino' guarded.
Had lint Marion Oaklmru appeared to
cover his Might, the hunted uii-.u of whom
the detective was in pursuit would not
liuvo escaped.
l'lixtnii was disposed to accept his de
feat on lid- ih-nis on more philosophic
ally than might have hceii expected,
liiller as his ,ii- ,-U' eiiilnieiit iimlouliteillv
was.
, " I here's many a slip 'Hvixt the cup
nd the hp, ami never was the truth of
that adage mure toivildy illustrated than
liuw," he said.
I The search of the house had been eein
I'letcd. I'axloii ami bis companion were
htauding in the front apartment which
they hail llrsl entered,
t "llalk! '' exi laiiued Keddeii ill a warn
ing tone, as the detective spoke, mid lie
held up his linger as . sign for silence.
The two i ii ii listened for B nioineiit.
1 They heard seveial peeuliiir whistlea,
uud t tie sounds eimmateil from various
directions.
Heddcn'ri lace assumed an npprohon
Bive exiHessioil.
"You look frightened," said Puxtnii,
oliserving this
"So 1 am. lo you know what Is tho
meaning i f these signal whistles for
such they arc?"
I ' I do not . "
i "Well, I do. Tht dangerous gung
Well know it to the police, which Is com
posed of deiiieiis i l this neighborhood,
5 ire assembling. 1 he old female 'fence'
ins given the alarm. I know the giime
the gang is up to. They mean lo sur
round us. "
"Then we most not delay here."
' "No; the rear way is our best route.
Come, we don't want to light against
desperate odds. Tho people have a
jnortal hatred for spies and informers,
as you well know, and if we were sur
rounded and -iverp.iwcrcd we'd stand
but a small chance for our lives."
, " i ll it is'lrue," assented Paxton.
Thev ran to the rear door, gained the
alley, and sped away through tho dark-
jiHftrt.'
lleilden's previously acquired knowl- I
dgo of tin- locality now servcu mm i
Well. Without hesitation tie tlircndcti
the lea.e of narrow alleys that led away
from this the in 'st dangerous of all the
shuns of the great city
The last development the discovery ;
at Marion Uakbuiu in the abode of the
feinnlo receiver of stolen poods, and her
open defense of the supposed assassin of
her own father furnished i'axtou food
f rthu most startling relleciions.
At the same time he was more than
ever mystilied and perplexed.
He had come to helieve with Stnn
inore that Marion had been iibdiieled,
and that she was held a captive by those
who were interested In her disappear
ance. ltut it now seemed to the detective
that he could no longer entertain that
opinion.
Jt appeared that lie must abandon
that theory.
"if Marion Ouklmrn was a captive,
she would not have heen armed, and she
would not have attempted to secure the
escape of the suspected man even at the
peril of her life as t-ho had done."
Thus Paxton reasoned.
Notwithstanding all this, the detective
still entertained a certain vague sus
picion which he had never entirely
banished from his mind.
The idea would present ilself that
Marion Uakburn was governed by some
mysterious impulse, which was a secret
locked in lu-r own heart.
l-'or the time, however, I'axton put the
perplexing rebus out. of his mind, and he
said to himself:
"1 will think no more of thu possible
cause of this girl's conduct nt prt sent.
I have need only to concern myself Willi
seekina to cnpluro In-r and the supposed
ussnssin.
"Thin last defeat shall not. prove a
Waterloo for me," lie added resolutely.
In safety he and his companion
emerged fiom the dangerous locality
into which their ipicst had led them, anil
then they pal t- d.
"No more of this work for nn. To
morrow I leave with my wile and child
tor the Inr West, where I shall begin a
new life. 1 want to leae the old way
behind me forever. We shall never meet
again, i'axtou," said Saul lleddeu, and
then the tun men shook bunds cordially.
"Suece.-s to you. Hodden. Stick io
your good resolution, and life will vet
be to you worth living," said the detect
ive. Hidden turned away, and i'axtou
never met Mm again, Imt some vears
later he heard that, lie was prosperous
and happy in the far Western luud,
where lie had gone in quest of a new
lire.
In the morning the detective met Stan
inore. 'Ilie latter had called at Taxlon's
olllce by appointment.
Stiinmoi'e listened eagerly, and he was
inwardly much disturbed, as the detec
tive saw, despite his efforts to preserve
ids i"iiaiiiniily.
Hut Stanmore's faith in Marion Oak
burn was unshaken by what he heard.
lie was loyal to his belief in Marion's
innocence.
He protested that if the real truth was
ever iincarthe I. it would then be known
that the cashier's daughter was a truo-
hearled, noble girl. Thus ho had always
deli ndi d Marion.
In the course of a conversation which
ensued, l'lixtou produced Uie Idler
which he had abstracted from Hie pack
age of eonespi'iidence which ihe coro
ner had louiid in John lakbnru's sale.
He read the letter to the detective.
Stalimore's face assumed a strange
expression as he listened, and when
I'nxton read the name, "I'-oiiald Way
burn," with which the latter was signed,
he stnrteil violently.
"And what importance do you attach
lo that letter.'" he asked.
"The greatest."
"In what way? l'lease niakt yourself
clear," said Slanmoro.
I'axtou thereupon explained how lie
had put circumstances together and
formed the theory that possibly I ho au
thor of the threatening loiter, Hoiiuld
Wayliurn, and the siispei-led man who
curried the skeleton Keys to Garrison's
oilice might prove to bo one and the
same.
In silence Slanmoro listened until
I'axtou concluded, ami then said:
"Your theory does no! Htrike me as a
probable one. 1 would think no more of
attempting to connect tiiis Wnyburn
with the case, it seems to Die.
"1'ratt and Weeks, as we are aware,
thanks to the discovery of marked
money ill their possession, must, be in
some way coiino ted with -lohn dak
luirn's murder. Through ihem, I hope
the key to the mj steiy will reach us,"
he added.
The conversation soon ended after
this.
The following morning I'nxton was on
his way to his olllce, when, as ho passed
the boimlingliouse wiuue Levi hrodgo
had lived, he saw a rag-icl;er overhaul
ing the contents of an ash barrel stand
ing in a passage, leading to the rear of
the house. Prompted by a now idea,
1'uxton paused for a moment.
IIAI-TKIt XX.
Tho detective halted, bocimso at that
moment he saw tho rag-pinker draw a
pair of boots out of tho ash barrel.
Ho Instantly thought of the tracks ho
had found under tho window of Garri-
sm'sollice.
As the rag-picker drew up tho boots,
Paxton sprang to his side.
Tho Italian tor such ho was evi
dently fancied he was about- to bo robbed
of his prize, for ho clutched tho old hoots
tightly in one hand, while he brandished
his iron hook in tho other, menacingly,
as the other came up.
"Mo tl ml a tho bootV.me keepa," tho
rag-picker said.
"Precisely so, my friend. You will
sell the boots, thougli?" said Paxton.
"Mo Boll a. You give a tho mou."
"Here Is half a dollar."
"You take a tho boot a."
The exchange was made in a moment.
Paxton would cheerfully havo given a
much larger price for those well-nigh
worthless old boots, for as the Italian
held them up, ho had caught a glimpse
of those soles.
Ho had observed that tho soles of the
boots were encircled by double rows of
nails in a peculiar manner, anil he bo-
lieved ho had diseovereil the boots which
nail mane me iiiipiuim tut iu eitiut mi
the window of Jason Garrison's
olllce.
Paxton took tho boot which had thus
fallen Into his possession ft his office.
ami upon icsiing iiiem, no louua mat.
hie supposition was correct.
Tho bonis worn a perfect fit for his
casts, mid the rows of nails were tha
same in both easts and boots.
Of course the presumption wus, that
the boots had belonged to Kn-dge. Hut
regarding this piiiiiu the detective de
sired to positively convince himself.
Puxtoii called upon the landlady of
Kredge's late boiiiding-boime, and from
ha ing seen them in his room, a cham
bermaid ideiitilied tho boots as belong
ing to Levi hredge.
This sullied! to prove, to the detec
tive's entire satisfaction, that, Levi
Kredge entered the olllce of Jason Gar
rison on the night of .lohn Oakburu s
. niur ler, through the rear window.
lint meanwhile the trial of Stuart
Hurliind was concluded. .
All that men could accomplish in be
, half of Ihe accused had been done by
his attorney and friends.
I The result was a verillcaUoii of Lawyer
Say brook's prediction.
The jury had failed to agree,
i 'i hey were discharged, and Stuart
1 llarbiiid wiis remanded to prlboii to
await Ihe process of Ihe law.
In his case, u new trial would now bo
! necessary.
lint llailaml was not destined to re
main in prison until he was again placed
on trial for his life.
The young man was admitted to bail
in the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
His wealthy aunt became his security,
and signed his bail bend.
l'.dmi Garrison, ami Stuart's friends,
who had latterly dreaded a conviction,
were rejoiced at the result of tho trial.
Hut Stuart was himself dejected uml
gloomy.
Ho was iiwnio that public sentiment
was agiiiisL him, and ho felt that ho
could enjoy no rest or pence of nimd
while thouwful shadow of doubt rested
upon him.
After his release, Stuart called upon
Paxton.
The detective received Ilai land very
j cordially, and the hitler said very ab-
1 11 1 11 1
" Paxton; I am determined to take n
part in tin- work you have undertaken
b-r my salvation. Tell mo how to help
you. I must do something.
"1 understand how you feel, and I
honor von for your inability to rest
u lido others are laboring to unearth the
mystery in the solution of which you
have a vital interest, ltut you lire i
novice in the business," answered Pax
ton.
"Hut I have an interest to work as
no other man can feel bound to."
"True. And you would be more likely
than any one else to recogni.o the man
who exchanged overcoats with you, even
if he were disguised. You might under
take a search for the villain on your own
account. Chance may favor you," said
l'nvton.
I le saw that the young man was in
clined lo brood it 'ni his misfortune,
and he wished to divert his mind, even
though he had no great hope for the
it-suit .
I'ioiii that day Stuart Harlan, I seemed
to have but one object in life, uml that
one motive was to llnd tho mull whoso
aciuiiiutiim-e hu made ou the train on
the night of the mui'dor.
Paxlou bad resolved to attempt to
take up the trull of Marion Oakburu
and the suspected man from the house of
the female "fence," whose name, by the
way, was Mrs. Kills. Paxton, person
ally and through the iiislnnneiitality of
his agents, acquired a surprising fund
of information regarding the woman.
Among other items, the detective
b iirucil that Mrs. hilts had acquired a
Kindest f rtiino in the pursuit of her
nefarious and illegal business. That
she was III.- owner of real estate In the
neighborhood where she dwelt, ami that
she employed a rascally old drunken
lawyer by the name of Ajax I'rawlcy to
transact all her business.
Tho circumstance was discovered by
one of Paxlon's agents that, on the last
night of every month, Ajiix Crawley was
in the habit of visiting the old woman
and arranging her accounts for rent and
the like.
Mrs. Kilts was ono of those women of
whom the notorious Mother Mandel
baum, the temale "fence,'' of whose
career the newspupers at the time of her
exposure and flight from New York, gave
an account, Is a type.
It was Puxtou's idea that Mrs. Kitts
knew where Marion Oakburu mid the
man, whose e.-capo tho latter had favor
ed, were now in hiding.
itelieving this, his course was clearly
indicated.
Ho must win the old woman's confi
dence. To accomplish this, he hud determined
to iuipersoualo Ajax Crawley, and ac
cordingly Paxton visited the rascally old
lawyer, who occupied a dingy 11 1 1 lo den,
called by courtesy an olllce, in the neigh
borhood of Mrs. Kilts' abode.
It was the detective's purpose lo study
the character he meant to impersonate.
I'axtou invented an excuse for his
call, and during the interview he closely
si in lie I his man.
W hen he left Craw ley's olllco the de
tective carried with him a sample of
Ajax Crawley's peculiar chirograph-,
which he had appropriated, ami in his
mind there was a mental picture of his
living model.
Two days subsequently was tho last
day of the present month, and on thai
afternoon, through the instrumentality
of ono of Paxton' assist a-nts, .Mr. Ajax
Crawley, attorney at law, became help
lessly intoxicated, and he was arrested
and locked up for the night.
ssured that the real Crawley could
not appear upon the scene to thwurt
him ami expose his ruse, Paxton dis
guised himself to perfectly represent
Crawley, ami set out for the den of the
female " fence. "
Ho had appeared before half a dozen
of his agents in his olllce, where his
marvelous disguise wiir completed, and
they had one and all assured him that
there was no possibility of his identity
being questioned.
If such mull, experienced as they were
in disguises ami past masters of all the
arts of their strange vocation, gave the
detective this assurance, he could have
little cause to four the woman with
whom ho had to deal, cunning though
she was.
Paxton arrived at Mrs. Kitts' house at
about eight o'clock in the evening.
lie was accompanied by one of his
men, a shrewd fellow, who had been in
Paxton's service a long time. He re
mained without.
It chanced that this man and Paxton
ha I both acquired tho trade of telegra
phy in their youth, and since they had
I n thrown together in detective work,
they had utilized their know ledge of this
art servieeably more than once, I
After Mrs. Kitts bad seen Paxton's
face through the wicket in the door, she
admitted him without delay.
" Well, yo'i are in timo, Ajax. Here's
an old friend of yours. What's the mat- j
ter with you? Have you been drinking j
' too much tba' you don't recognize him?"
said Mrs. Kills. And she pointed to a
low-browvd, thick-set man, who was
seated a. the further side of the room,
smoking a short black pipe
1 Of course the detective did not know
I the name of this dangerous-looking fel
; low, but he was equal to the emergency,
! and imitating the voice of Ajax Crawley,
i he said, crossing to the fellow:
i "How me yon, old man? Hidn't
' notice win until Mother Kilts spoke."
j " Tolerable, Ajax, tolerable," answered
the other.
! Some conversation followed, and ns
i they turned to a desk, Mrs. Kitts said:
"Well, you may us well get to work,
Crawley.
"All right, I'll tend to business de
facto," uiLswered I'axtou, who had no
ticed that it was Crawley's habit to use
law Latin in ordinary conversation.
Mother Jvitta, as she was familiarly
called, produced account books, and
sealing iiim.-.cif at the desk, Paxton be
gun to busy himself with tin.- aecoiuils.
Mother lill- watched him, and sud
denly her eyes, becamo fixed upon Pax
ton's hand that held the pen with which
he was writing. As she looked her yel
low eyes dilated, and a startled expres
sion came upon her features.
The man wilh the short black pipe
had retired to an inner apartment, and
presently Mrs. Kitts carelessly sauntered
out of the room in which the detective
was at work, and Joined the man with
the pipe.
It chanced that. Ajax Crawley hud
peculiarly long and claw-like hands,
covered with red hair, whilo Paxton's
hands were small, white and shapely.
"Mother" Kitts had diseovereil by his
hands that Paxton was not Ajax Craw
ley. "'I he man in the other room Is a spy
in disguise! I know it by his hands!''
she said to the man with the pipe, in a
whisper.
CIIAI'TKIt XXI.
Mrs. Kitts' companion sprang to his
feet and drew a miirderous-lookliig
knife.
He seemed about to rush Into the dn
lective'H presence, but the woman
grasped his iirm and held him back.
The two whispered together earnestly
for a moment, ami then Mrs. Kitts re
turned to the apartment in which I'ax
tou romniiied, and presently the man
also sauntered in, while tire ib-tcclivo
unsuspectingly continued to work at his
accounts.
I nobservcd by Paxton, tho man to
whom Mrs. Kitts had communicate, I lu-r
startling discovery regarding our friend,
carelessly worked his way along until
he was behind Paxton's chair.
ltut while Mother Kitts ami hereon
federate were, both plot ting against t he
detective, the latter had taken advantage
of (heir absence to secure a letter which
he had discovered at the moment of Ids
entrance partially concealed under a
sola. i-
Paxton naturally surmised that the
mi-sive had been lost by Homo one, and
ho conccJci il. on his person ns Inxph k
ed it iieStteiiding to Improve the llrst
favaflBrupportuiilty to rend it. "
In order to divert the attention of the
detective from her confederate, Mrs.
Kitts began a conversation with Paxton
the moment she returned to the outer
apartment after warning the confederate
regarding lu-r discovery.
The cunning creature conversed about
her business affairs in the most natural
and unconcerned manner in the world.
Paxton replied ns best h- could, but
now that she had detected his disguise,
tho woman craftily shaped her remarks
so that his replies served to coidirm her
suspicions.
The detective sat close to a window
which was closed by n heavy outside
shutter.
While Mrs. Kitts was talking, mid
while her confederate gained a position
In Paxton's rear, the latter heard a
faint, scarcely audible tapping on tin
window shut ter without.
It was only by tho exertion of a su
premo effort that Paxton avoided giving
a violent start, which wi-uld have
awakened a suspicion In the mind of the
old woman that something was wrong.
lie recognized the tapping on the
window shutters us on imitation of the
click, click of a telegraphic Instrument.
More than this, ho recognized the let
ters and wolds for which in the tele
graphic alphabet, these sounds stood.
In a moment, the detective mentally
read the following startling "sound''
messnge.
"You are found out! Man behind you!"
Not u feature of the detective's face
underwent the slightest change, and Ids
manlier remained ns composed as be
fore. lint suddenly ho turned around upon
the man behind him, who contemplated
attacking him, and said, ci'telessly:
"Give mo a chew of tobacco."
As the detective wheeled about the
wretch, who had his knife in his hand,
suddenly concealed it.
He was taken by surprise, and he
stammered:
"All right; es, tobacco. Here's my
box."
As lie s oko lie presented a tobacco
i'OX.
Paxton carelessly arose and reached
out as if to take the box which tlieotht-r
held out to him, but instead of so' doing
he shot his hand by tho box and sud
denly clutched the fellow's throat. With
all his power he hurled him aside.
Then ho hounded to the street door.
Mrs. Kitts hud taken the precaution
to lock the door, and she had removed
the key.
As Paxton gained the door there came
a heavy rap upon it from the street side.
"Open the door, old woman, if you tie
not desire the police force I havo sta
tioned without to break it down," said
Paxton calmly.
Mother Kitts was surprised mid
a jarmcd.
She could not comprehend how Pax
ton had discovered that his disguise was
penetrated, as it was clear to her ho
must have done.
She was alarmed at the coming of the
police, whom she feared, and she did not
doubt that they were at the door in force
and she made basic to unlock it.
Tho man whom Paxton had handled
so roughly picked himself up, and stood
glaring at the detective like soiiu- fero
cious animal that feared to make a leap
and yet longed lo do so.
As he heard the knock on t ho door, mid
also beard Paxton inform the old woman
that the police were at the door, the
desperado suddenly changed his mind,
though he hnd been about to attack the
detective.
nt nt: coNTiNtEu 1
A diamond weighing 400 carats is
beiiiLT cut in Africa, anil it will ni-,,1,.
utiK he !l featJire of Die lint ..I I i
exhibit at the World's Fair. ;
1 In- T'i.v : Talli or I lit- W.iil'l.
"I sh-,i:l I IUe." sai-1 tin v.isj from th(
cii.na r, !!'-,
"I'-, have si- ii lie- w-i-il-l a 1'iM't more.
' WIh ii ih,-y - iiriii-l mi- here I WiH wrapped
up l:giit,
Ji il they s ty it is really a lovely ,-ight."
' e. ' s ini lie- liul- plu-tt r bird,
"J 'luil is e-.ii.-lly what 1 h.iv" hiard.
"Tli'-ri' are ih.-ns uids of tii"',-, ant oh,
hat a -I .-In
ll niii.-l In- .-.in ii Hi.- , 'in, lies are all uliglit
Tin- f it l..i i-ilie.l i-n his other sid--:
"11 Is lint iii the i-ii.-: JiKo ta il, le- ,-in;,J.
'Kvei.t invsi-lf and tie- kite and bull.
Nun-- nf -ni know ut tii" woi'l'l at all.
"Micro nre houses, and iivaicnts hard ,n-.l
re-1.
Ami every tiling spin!' annual," ho said.
"Mill.eliliiei il goes slowlv, 1111,1 BUIln-'liiO s
last.
And oticii it slops wild a bump at lust."
Ihe w I-n donkey nodded his he.id:
"1 had h"iir! tiie World was like that," le
said.
Tin- kit.- and th" ball exchanged n smile,
llllt tlli'V did llol l-pl-llk; il WHS ll' t Worth
While.
Katharine IM- in Kt. Nl- h -la-.
ihe Hull's I nil'.
I'.lobe's little i-ister was goiuebi
I'm til:-Ii a Mow cr and eandy table al a
doll's fair, and ;die didn't know how
lo pi about it. So i;oise li.-.cl It up
for her in this fashion :
She made tin Mower tabic mil of
three einply 'iiier boxe admit four
teen inches Ion;-, four indies dorp and
si in. -lies Hide. 'I hey were so sorted
togt'thi'i' with n darning lucdle nml
thill I w Lie as to h i in three sides of a
square. They wt re to stand np.-ile
down, so 1 1 1 it t the hull i w.iild
form t lie l,-i of I lie tiny tiilde.
Nt-Xl I'.loisc e,,t little -lil-.'lll. . e
paicr parasols, such us call he lioughl
iiluiost anyw lu re fur a cent, ami altir
making holes in the proper places in
Hie top of tin- (aide stuck the slender
sit ins iu I hem, thus forming pretty
ornaments. Aft -r that sin- iiin-le up
a lot of lit 1 1 paper nosegays ami
strewed the table top with tlt"in.
AVIiell the .loll was placed behind the
whole, with two umbrellas on cither
side and two in front, the ei i.eral ef
fect was so good that the little sister
hllllied w it Ii delight.
When llit- lair w a - held small can
dles were. Ii .I,I.V, -I "II Ihehlhlelll litlle
dishes taken I'r.'uii the doll's m-l. d'
nil the display at the doll's fair, that
made by Mini i '- linle -i ler was pro
In tllllcctl 1 he I IcIlicliM-. New Yolk
.) oili'liiil.
111 It il eirr sunn.!-..
A ii V one w ho has blind the Incgii
phone inn-1 have w uudei c, al the c
Iriioiiliiiiirv power of increasing sound
thai is produced by form, nml I would
like to cull iitli-iitioii lo one point iu
connection wilh i-iitting dogs' ems
that I do Hot remember to have seen
mentioned aiiywlicie, that i ', from an
iii'oii! tic standpoint, .-ay s a coiit ributor
to ur Animal I'ri. lids.
I have lately puichii-iil a small
Yorkshire terrier, imported from lai ;
land only a few mouths ago. Its ears
were clipped ill I '.Hj; land, alter what
the seller of the dug (leclaie.l to be
"the very latest sl y le."
The i ill's were liist clipped and then
stillcneil up, with three clltcts on the
dog:
l'irst, Unit the buzz of a bee or lly
causes him to retreat under cover of
safety.
Second, tluii he ducks his head
when about to he putted, n sure si-;ii
of the length of time the pain of Ihe
operation must have la-lcl.
Third, (an t-Hi-cl I bad not ex
pectcili, that he has absolutely no
idea id' the direction of sound.
In the ears of a liiastill'.iinv one who
observe--the .- lu ll like form of the ear
opciiiug 1 1 1 : i i-a.-ily imagine the im
mense pow or of such a trumpet -like
instrument to increase the volume of
soun-l. change in the acoustical ur
rangomciil ol the Mapof the cur would
necessarily entirely puzzle and be
wilder the ow lit-r as to the .lireetioii
of sound, uml this one point on car
culling would seem of itself to con
demn the practice.
Ullil.- I I. I'll oil-.
Every time the circus comes around
nml the big bright posters advertise a
genuine white elephant there is more
or less diseiis-ioii as to whether there
really is such a thing as a while cle
pliant in captivity iu this country.
I'.very one knows that white elephants
have long been worshiped iu linrniah
uml Siani. The people of those
countries believe that when a king
tliis his so ,ii I goes into the body of a
while elephant, ami for this reason
est ry w lute elephant that is captured
is at once pii i chased by the king and
kept iu the loMil court, where it is nl
ten. led by devoted Halites and wur
sloped a- a god. Tiie liiinlt-r w ho i t
loi tiiiinlc eieuili to capture a while
elephant i au gel alums! any price he
wish.-I. a it, log! t In r Willi many titles
of nubility. In some cases be is paid
lis much in s.ltcr as he i- able to push
vtith his lilile lin-;ei' along the smooth
sill lace o I a table. It is said that a
shrewd Chinaman who had a w hilt'
t-ltphuut to st II pr.-i ti. t'd for ct ks
the art of pushing heuvy weights with
his little linger, and when lie ciiuie to
sell his elephant he obtained u fabu
lous sum of mom y for it.
A white elephant is not pure white.
Jts body is u muddy gray, and it bus
a (link color about the ears. I'stmlly,
also, its hoofs arc white.
Only two nr three white elephants
ever have been brought to this coun
try. One of tlicin, ow ned by I,-iiiiiiui,
the showman, perished iu a lire at
Iii idgeport. Conn. The other is a
young animal broii'iht to this country
about two years ago, and now being
exhibited about the country. ----Chicago
Heeord.
j CautiM en Kuvc'lHipie't'.
When (it-Hern! liordoii was a hid at
school he was its mi-cliievoii -- as most
boys; indeed, more so. Ihe follow ing
story is told of him by. Mr. Hixby. who
wan at one 'line at sell-' -I with him.
When the boy.-, b id done anything
wroni' they w.-ic shut iu a largo, bin e
!v furnished r , and ; -et to write
I lines f -mil a La' lu nut imr
j One of t he iuo-1 frequent vi-otoisto
till- loom Wlls the lute gelielal. and he
l.jed frequently lo be nlinoyed by tho
boys who went free coining to the
door, and jeering at him through the
keyhole, telKiii: hiin what i' line after
noon ii was, in.! inviting him to
come mil and "lick" I hem.
Though hi Id not oblige them ill
the fol -iier. be resolved to do his best
for tin i,i n !h. latter part nil Inr. He
borrowed a Inr".- garden syringe from
t he giirueut-r, ami taking it with him
the next lime he was sent l-i write
line.-, went ioiiiuI to the various
disks, ami blieked up the ink into the
syriii;-.'.
Set. ei u ii'lier hoys were in duiauee
vile with bini, and liny eagerly await
i d I he a p - .a. -Ii of their tormentors.
I'-y iiint hv they lo-atd stealthy foot
steps c iiig-biwi, t lie p,-isa;;e. Nearer
an l ut-.'iier they eniiie, and al hist
halt. -il .ail! id.- the door. "They're
pi", ping I in ut.' :li li e keyhole," w his
pi'ied the lilt nre geiic'i'l, mid, placing
I he st I lli.ee nt I he kt y hole, h" sqiiii ted
Ihe iii'ile.'iis through with nil the cli
i i.'V I', cud, I in u--t .-r.
There was u smothering exclauin
lion ol ilisgusl, and then an appalling
.- lein-f. Then sonc-ono tumble, 1 with
tin- handle of the door; it opened, ami
iii stalked the bead Inn ter, his lace
black with w i at . i, and his once immac
ulate s h n t front hbicl. v ith ink.
Weekly Ti lc;;,,,,,.
I Kis-. I -mm li.-tii-ral liratit.
One day iii the hitler part of See
tembei, I ',':(, a telegriiui rendo-d the
little village of Plymouth, Ohio, say
ing Unit President (ii.-iiit would pass
thioiiuli that town mi the !.'JH train
bound for the We I. I wn i then a
plump, losy-cl Led lass of twelve,
and I heard the news just ns school
was dismissed.
II i-teniiig home, I ohlaiiu d perinis
sioii of my g rum i nml h-'i', v. ith whom I
was Iniug at thiil time, lo go lo
the depot and gel a p' cp at Hie grci'i
man, if possible. A huge crowd of
nieii, principally old soldier:-, already
had gone to the station, and I iost no
time in following. As I was running
along, fearful of being laic, a neigh
bor lady suggested that I present tho
president withn bouquet ol 'Mowers. I
was ilelighted with t he happy t bought,
ami iu a very few moments she had
ariaiigeil for me 11 large, beautiful
bouquet of bright colored gel animus,
mill igolds, mist m inims and other old
fashioned hut sweet scolded Mowers.
Hurrying on, I soon nu t a schoolmate
and persuaded her to eccouipau y mo.
The train was in when we it ached
the depot al d ( leiicral (Mailt slood oil
Ihe rear p'lit'orni of the reari',
grasping the handsof i.-ienfler another
of his old comrades and admirer who
crowded iitv tii ii, t him, ami greeting one
and nil v ith smilcsaiid pleasant words.
My friend and 1 were somewhat
abashed at the large crowd of men, but
soon some of them noticed us w ith o-;r
Mow crs and a -s.i-.ted iistotl.. -ar steps,
I was iu the lead, and when I tamo
within reach of the piesideut 1 hastu
fully prc-ciited him with my bouquet.
He took it, thanked me, nml then
reached dow ii and kissed me on luv
lips a good, hourly smack, too. Of
course I was greatly surprised, but al
so great ly pleased, at this unexpected
honor, ami although more than twenty
three years have passed sii.ee that day,
"time has not dimmed the memory of
thai kis.-," which has always been re
garded a- my most illiislrioiiskiss. My
iMiiipii'iioii was treated in the sumo
milliner, ami two happier nml prouder
little maidens than we v ote did not
exist in the l uited States at that
time.
Such incidents limy hae been of
common occuricnce with (ieiural
liiaiit. I kino, uol, but I do know
that he posse s.- I not mi'v the heart
of a brave sohliei, 1 nl genial ami up-prcciatiM-hi'.ii
t .,- t. II. nml the litlle
unknown countiy gnl. with her nose
gay of simple li'tine -pi ou n Mow crs, was
tieatctl as '.-alht'itly by the grout sol
dier at though . he hn I been the
daughter of a ilt-t-1 1 and Ii id pi , scl,te,l
him w il 1 1 :i boll 1 1 il i t t 'I 1st i. lost costly
exotic . l,ouisc Strong t'ulp, iu Chi
cago Kt id.
. it; M- ol' t. I n -r.
'I'lie Swis i-.o, i-n 1 1 . 1 1 has sanc
tioned the ni.-i'i a f id ore nml use of
weights made of gl, i .-. They arc of
slightly conical shape with rounded
bottom edge, and prov ide,! mi top
with a knob to facilitate Igiliibilig. The
tic-igmuion is mi oi hi i- I i-ito the knob.
The glass used for the weights is of
special ciiiiiti'siii.'ii, hi-'hly icliiicd,
ami cuieluH.t MiinoiiVd so as to rediU'-j
io a liiii.iuiiiin tii" ilaugcr of breakage.
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Kick ,n ISalt-
To pack eggs iu salt, use "coarse
flue," cover the bottom of tub first
with three inches salt. On this place
the eggs, large end down, far enough
apart ho they will not touch cadi
other or Bides of tub. Then cover
this layer entirely with salt; follow by
another layer of eggs, and so on until
the tub is full. Keep in a eool dry
place. R. G. JJullingtou, iu New Eng
land Homestead.
Kt-inivutltiK I'fitt Iters.
On washday when the boiler has
soapy, steaming wuter in it place a
stick across the top to help support
tho bed, pillows or whatever contains
the feathers. Arrange the bed nicely
over the boiler; it can easily be done
by doubling. Turn the bed, that tho
steam may thoroughly permeate all
purls, then hung or expose in the sun
mid air. This will not enliven feath
ers, but surely exterminate moth.
Nice Way ti St-rt-e llrmigt-s.
Here is a nice way, though just a
little troublesome, perhaps, to servo
oranges. Tduke a rich, thick syrup of
sugar and water in which you have
boiled orange peel till it is tender,
'ut the peel aside to use when dried
for seasoning other things. Select
large, lather tart oranges, peel and
divide them into single sections with
out breaking the skill. J)rop it dozen
or so of these sections into the boil
ing syrup at h time, leine a few min
utes, and then lay on a sieve to drain
oxer a deep dish. Tit-lit all the sec
tions this way, mid by the time you
have finished the lot the first butch
will be ready to dip again. It will
take about half a dozen dips all around
to do the business. When cold serve
piled up in litlle glass dishes.
Ti nt. ICiil.-lor ('.x.Miig rnliiliii-s.
So simple a thing as n potato is in
sulted by half th" t ks iu christen-
iloin. When polatoi i. are to be boiled,
pure ami simple, only a aiidal will
peel them before iking. Potatoes to
lioil should be of uniform, medium
size, so that one will be nil that one
person wants to t it I ; ami not any more
t him u hctlt I) v nppot ilo will tb-mainl.
Cutting them injuies the llavor for
boiling. They ; limild be sue ml h ami
plump, ami should he scrubbed with
a ebiili Seagrams brush (hat is u-ed
for no oilier purpose. They should
soak for half an hour ii Id water
before being put iu boiling water, and
should Imt cease a good steady boil ill
a covered vessel until they are ready
to serve. Pour off the water, uud set
mi the hack part of the stove with the
lid oil' to let thein dry thoroughly be
fore serving, ami then you will have a
nice, mealy potato well worth the
trouble you have taken. The sumo
rules should he observed for baking.
The oven should he moderately hot,
increasing to a good heat rapidly.
When done, which you ascertain by
testing w ith a fork, hike in a napkin
and break the skin mi one side, to let
the slcani escape, drop u lump of but
ter in t ho break, it' you like, and re
turn to the open oven for a moment
or two, till ready to solve. Washing
Ion Star.
llei-iit'M.
Oravy Omelet iMrs. McK inley's re
cipe) .Make a plain omelet, fry, and
dish it up upon u hot philter; have
ready one large cupful of g 1 heel
gravy; h.-at this very hot; add one
teaspooiiful of lniiiced parsley; pour
over the omelet and Serve.
Cai'ilanioin Cookies Three eggs, one
pint of sugar, half a pint of shorten
ing (half butter, half drippings may
he used', one saltspoonfiil of salt, one
fourth of a pint of milk, two teaspoon
fills of baking povvder sifted in wilh
the Hour, two tahlespoonfiils of cur
daiiiom seed, Hour to roll out thin; cut
into rings, mid hake a delicate brow n.
These proportions will make a week's
supply.
Haked Asparagus Boil until tender
two bunches of asparagus; when cold
cut into inch pieces; lay iu a buttered
vegetable or pudding dish; cover with
a sauce made of two tahlespoonfiils of
butter, rolled in two of lloiir; pour
t wo ciipfuls of boiling milk over this,
and season with one-half teaspooiiful
of salt; sprinkle three tablespoonfuls
each of grated cheese and bread crumbs
over the top mid bake a light brown.
Orange Jelly To make a clear
orange jelly, soak one-half n package
of gelatine in one-half cup water for
an hour; strain one cup and a half of
oi a u go juice into a bow I ; mid one cup
ful of sugar, one cupful of water, the
juice of olio I e nit ill and the beaten
white of an egg; put the mixture into
a saucepan, with the soaked gelatine,
and heat until the sugar and gelatine
are dissolved; strain through u course
cloth into a mold; u nice way to serve
this jelly is iu huskets made from the
orange peel.
Southern Hatter Bread Three ciip
fuls of cornmeal, half-cup of boiled
nee (cohll, one pint of boiling water,
one teuspoonfu) of salt, one table
spoonful of bird, three eggs, one cup
ful of sour milk, one-half teaspooiiful
of soda; silt iiieitl, salt and soda to
gether, stir iu the boiling water and
beat in the lard and rice; now whip iu
Ihe beaten eggs, lastly the sour milk;
pour into a well greased bread pun
am- bake about thirty minutes iu a
mo ei ate oven.
Ham Macaroni (Quarter of a pound
of macaroni broken into inch bits ami
boiled slightly ill salted water till
tender; drain, mid place iu (ho dish in
which it is to he served. Make a gravy
of one level tahlcspooiil'iil ()f butter,
the sumo of Mmir, mid three fourth i
of a pint of milk; when smooth add
one well beaten egg, season with half
a saltspoonfiil of red pepper mul ono
of mustard; lastly, ndd half a pint of
finely chopped lean ham; mix this
sauce with the macaroni and brown on
the top iu the oveu.