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CHAPTER I.
THE EAVES-DROPPERS.
It was near.tljte hour q nine at night
In the city of New "York, some years
ago, when Luke Hammond, a money
broker, entered his house on Blank
street, and proceeded to his library.
He was a tall, thin man, full fifty
years old, and with a harcl, dark face,
deeply marked with care and schem
ing. Seating himself at his desk, he be
gan to read from a paper which he had
drawn up with great care during the
day, when he was disturbed by the en
trance of his housekeeper.
"You might hare knocked, Mrs. Har
ker," said Hammond, snappishly, and
sliding the pajper into ,a drawer.
"I tame like a cat, that the mice
might not hear," said Mrs. Harker, a
thiu and sallow-faced woman, speaking
in a whisper that did not hide the
natural sharpness of her voice.
' Come, speak plainly," said Ham
mond, wheeling his chair to face her.
"You remember the young carpenter
who repaired that desk?" replied Mrs.
Ilarker.
' Yes you mean James Greene. What
of him? Has he come for his hammer?
Why didn't you give it to him? I told
you "
"Won't you wait, Luke Hammond?"
said Mrs. Harker. "You're a "hasty
fool, with all your smartness. James
Greene hasn't been here to-day for his
hammer he's forgotten all about it, I
suppose. But don't you think some
thing else than a hammer might draw
him here;"'
"What else? Tell me what you want,
and then go about your business," said
Hammond.
"Isn't there something in this house
a young man would like better than a
hammer? There's Miss Elgin, now,"
whispered Mrs. Harker.
"Ah! You don't mean to hint that
James Greene has. been, here to-day to
s-?e my niece?" said Hammond, rising
quickly and growing white.
"That's what I mean. James Greene
has been here this morning, and he
and Miss Elgin had a long talk in the
parlor."
"He has! The impudent rascal!
What can he and Miss Elgin have in
common? Why did you let him in?
Why didn't you turn him out?"
"I'll tell you what they have in com
mon," whispered Mrs. Harker, drawing
nearer, and pushing her sharp face
close to Hammond's. "Miss Elgin has
taken a desperate fancy to James
Greene and he to her. She let him in
at the front door she must have been
watching for fiim, for he was in the
parlor talking to her before I knew
anything about it." .
"I will not believe it. What, Kate
Elgin, my niece, take a fancy to a
poor carpenter a journeyman, too!" ex
claimed Hammond. "Why, it's only
three weeks sjnee he repaired that
desk, and Miss Elgin saw him but for
a moment."
"She's niej: him often since, and
don't you spak so loud, or they'll hear
you."
"They? Who?" demanded Ham
mond. "James Greene and Miss Elgin.
They're in the parlor now," said Mrs.
Harker.
"Fool! why not tell me so at once?"
exclaimed Hammond. "I'll go and or
der him out tliJs instant!"
"Hasty again, Luke Hammond," said
Mrs. Harker, placing her back to the
door, "Hadn't you better creep on
them, and see if they aren't talking
shout something else than love mat
ters?" .
Mi. Harker's eyes seemed so full of
mystery that Hammond paused, and
grew as white as a sheet.
"About something else!" he stam
mered. "Yes; I heard her tell him she want
ed his aid in finding out what makes
those groans and noises in the eastern
Part of the house sometimes."
"But she -has always believed that
part of the house haunted. I have made
her think so," said Hammond. .
"Well, James Greene has too much
sense to believe in ghosts," replied
Mrs. Harker. "Miss Elgin has told
him about the strange noises, and he
has laughed at the idea of ghosts and
such like, and so they are putting their
heads together to master the mystery.
Now, if they do that, Luke Hammond,
you and I had better begin to look
for a hiding-place."
"Hush! woman; walls have ears!"
said Hariirnond, greatly agitated. "If
Miss Elgin is once alarmed, she will
never stop until she has satisfied her
self. But come we must hear what
tbey are saying."
"Down, round by the back stairs
tiiis way," whispered Mrs. Harker,' as
she passed into the hall. "They are
sitting near the dining-room door. The
door is shut and locked, but one of
glass panes is broken."
"They must have heard me come in,"
Whispered Hammond, as they crept
down the stairs.
"Not a bit I didn't hear you, and I
ttas listening for you. You know you
lways open the front door and steal
UP to your library a if you expected
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"It is well for us to be carefjjl, Mrs.
Harker." . -
"Now, not a word, Luke Hammond!
Here's the dining-room. Give me your
hand and I will lead you to the right
place."
"It is as dark as a pit," said Ham
mond. "All the better but you see the light
in, the parlor shining through the cur:
tain of the door. Come, your hand, or
you will stumble over - something.
Luke, your hand is as cold and limp
as a dead man's!"
"And yours burns like fire."
"Silence! Here we are listen!" said
Mrs. Harker, as they stood close to the
broken pane of the glass door.
"Dear Kate," were the first words
that reached Hammond's ear, "I fear
you still think these groans, which
have disturbed you so much at night,
are made by other than human means.
You unci? has taught you to believe
it, no doubt, for reasons of his own;
aiid as I know he is too shrowd and
wise a man to believe it himself, I
must conclude that be is a bad man,
and has an evil purpose in deceiving
you."
The voice that spoke was a full and
manly one, and was immediately rec
ognized by the listeners as belonging
to James Greene, a young and self
educated carpenter.
"But, dea James," said Kate Elgin's
sweet and gentle voice, "Mrs. Harker,
the housekeeper, has also told me, a
thousand times, - that such things- as
ghosts, really are, and that she has seen
them."
"I have seen Mrs. Harker several
times," said James Greene, with a light
laugh, "and I know from her face and
the sound of her voice, that she is not
a woman to believe in any such thing,
and that no ghost could live peaceably
in the same house with her. Believe
me when I say I have no doubt she
and your uncle have a bad purpose ia
view or something to conceal in this
house."
"Something to conceal, dear James!
What can they wish to conceal from
me?" exclaimed Kate.
"You have asked my aid to learn,"
said James; "but I have many scruples
in attempting to pry into what does
not concern me."
"For my sake," pleaded Kate.
"For your sake, dear Kate, I would
be tempted to "do many things which
my own mind might leave alone," re-
r plied James. "I am doing wrong even
in being here now unknown to Mr.
Hammond. Katy; and nothing less
powerful than my love for you could
have placed me here. Still, you have
asked ma to call and confer upon this
matter, and our affection must be my
excuse should your uncle enter and
find me here."
"I am not afraid to tellihim, nor any
one else, that I love you, James," said
Kate, placing her . hand, within his.
"This morning I heard those noises
for the first time during- -daylight, and1
sent for you. After you came, that
old prying woman, Mrs. Harker, kept
so near us that I had no chance to tell
you all, and so I asked .you to come
to-night."
- "Well, I will do all I can.tajid if Mr,
Hammond is angry, I wifl ; tell him
what I think of him a man like him
to fill a young girl's mind with such
fancies!" said James Greepe, indig
nantly. "First, hart long- nave you
heard these alarms?"
"For nearly a month," replied. Kate.
"At first I thought nothing -of it, sup
posing the noises came from the street,
or from the adjoining houses. Finally
I became convinced that thqy origi
nated in this house. I. spoke j of it to
my uncle."
"And what did he say, or rather, how
did he look when you spokei to him?"
said James. i
"He turned very pale, and said, 'No
doubt the house was hauntf-d,' " re
plied Kate. "He said he had been told
as much by others people whom ho
knew. I then questioned. 'Mrs. Har
ker. She said it was all (fancy, and
that I dreamed it; but avoNved a firm
belief in ghosts. Then my uncle, with
out any request from in?, had my
clothes, books, etc., removed to the
room I now occupy in the front room
above. For several "d$ys my nights
were undisturbed; but soon after you
repaired my - uncle's 'desk I - heard
groans again, and they seemed to grow
louder, stronger every night. I have
asked my uncle to let me go to ny
father's relations in the cottntry, but
since my father's death, a year ago, ny
uncle has grown very stern and unkind
to me." - i. . '
"Is there' any part of the house in
which your uncle denies you j access?"
asked James. -
"The eastern wing -of tbo nouse has
been rigidly locked, doors and win
dows, ever since my father died there,"
said Kate.
"You are sure there is no one con
fined there?" asked James.
Luke 'Hammond started so quickly
as that question fell upon his ear that
Mrs. Harker whispered:
"Steady! This is no fool, but a clear
beaded man we must baffle."
"No," replied Kate to James. "Why
do you ask?"
1
11 oai -pi,
does ft. thing -without a purpose,' said
James, not answering Kate's last ques
tion, j "He has never spoken of remov
ing to some other house?"
-"Never at least not to me."
"Does he suspect our affection, dear
Kate?"
"I think not, James. He often speaks
of a son of hisV whom I have never
seen.'and has told me that, when that
son arrives, I must regard him as one
who is to be my husband. This morn
ing, when I asked my uncle to remove
to another house, he said we must wait
until Charles Hammond, his son, re
turns from Europe."
"I must tell Mr. Hammond that we
have plighted our loves," said. James
Greene, quickly. "I would have done
sobefore, but I feared his pride might
lead him to answer me with insults,
and cause him to place some restraint
upon you,, dear Kate." "
'He places too much upon me al
ready," replied Kate. "I have to leave
the house by stealth or be abused with
hard and bitter words. This woman,
Mrs. Harker, is a spy upon me, and
no doubt will tell my uncle that you
were here this morning, when he comes
in." .
"Then I will wait until he comes,"
said James Greene. "I will tell him
that we love each other. Better be
frank and open about it, and save fur
ther trouble."
"Come," whispered Hammond to Mrs.
Harker. "I have heard enough. .1
must give the young insolent the inter
view he seeks, or he will hit upon
some plan to fathom the mystery of
the groaning."
Hammond and Mrs. Harker stole
from the dining-room into th? hall, and
then Hammond whispered:
"Go into the eastern room. Hark!
a groan as I live; Silence the noise!"
"Silence it! How? Not forever,
Luke Hammond?" said Mrs. Harker,
and trembling somewhat.
"You know what I mean," said Ham
mond. "Remove the cause to the rear
apartment. Go! Another groan al
most a scream! If James Greene hears
that, he is bold enough to search th?
house away!"
Mrs. Harker selected a key from the
bunch at her girdle, and hurried away.
"And now," said Luke Hammond, as
he strode along Uio hall towards the
parlors, "to end this love matter for
once and all."
CHAPTER II.
LUKE HAMMOND IS DEFIED.
"'Tis my uncle's step," said Kate
Elgin, as Hammond advanced along
the hall, "and he must be in a passion,
for when angry, he treads as if .to
crush something under his heel."
"Angry or pleasant, there he is," said
Greene, rising as Hammond swept into
the parlor. "He must have known we
were here."..
The gaslight of the splendid chande
lier showed the three as they met near
the centre of the parlor, and Hammond
paused somewhat as he gazed upon
the handsome and manly form of the
young carpenter, whose arm was ner
vously pressed by the beautiful girl
at his side.
"Good evening, Mr. Hammond," said
James, bowing politely. "I hasten to
apologize for my presence here "
"Stay!" said Hammond, as his face
grew black with rage. "Are you not
Jim Greene, the journeyman carpen
ter?" "My name is James Greene, and I
have the honor to say that I am a
cai-penter," replied Green-?, drawing
his fine figure proudly erect, as he no
ticed the rich man's sneer.
"Ah! indeed!" said Hammond, with
mock humility, and curling his thin
lips with a deeper sneer. "You are in
the disguise of a gentleman, and before
I should order you from my house, I
thought it best to be sure to whom I
spoke."
"As much a gentleman in my red
shirt and saw in hand as in this suit,"
returned James Greene, with a scorn
of the paltry distinction that abashed
the purse-proud man before him. "And
in either garb much more a gentleman
than Luke Hammond, who takes ad
vantage of his roof and a lady's pres
ence to insult me."
"Insult you!" exclaimed Hammond,
with a scoff. "Leave my house, Im
pudent, fellow!" -
"Yousfchouse!" said Kate, advancing
between her - lover and her uncle.
"You forget that this house and all it
contains are mine, and until James
Greene is told by me to go hence, he
is master here, Mr. Hammond." '
"So! , Miss Catherine Elgin has
stooped to fall in love with James
Greene," sneered Hammond.
"In this lady's presence, Mr. Ham
mond, you utter your insults unpun
ished save with my contempt. - Else
where, sir, I fear even your gray head
would not shield you from an honest
indignation," said James.
"James Greene," said Hammond,
speaking with his- teeth pressed hard
together, "some weeks since I gave you
a job I think that is what you gehtlg
men of the saw and chisel term work.
You entered this house my house as
yet, Miss Elgin here you saw my
niece. Since then you have succeeded
in turning her giddy head until she
thinks she loves , you. You have met
her in secret. You had sense enough
to know that I, her uncle, would scorn
your suit, and so you steal into my
house to make a fool of a weak-minded
girl "
"Now; Mr. Hammond," cried Kate,
with burning cheek and flashing eyes,
"if you were not the brother of my
dead mother, I would call you a liar.
Having exhausted your insults against
James Greene, you now insult me."
"And in insulting a woman, Mr. Ham
mond, you lose the protection of her
presence," suddenly exclaimed James,
advancing with eyes that threatened
quick and merited punishment.
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FADS FOR EVENING TOILETS.
Clusters of pink roses with white
frosted leaves arevery much used as a
supplementary adoriment to the even
ing gowns of to-day. For the evening
headdress a distinct novelty is a"co
carde of silk or satin to which is at
tached a1" cluster of white or shaded
ospreys. Combs of tinted horn repre
sent a popular fad in Paris which is
attracting a good deal of attention.
LONG COATS AND SKIRTS.
With the long ijetfirtg-ote coats' in
stout materials are worn the prettiest
and daintiest of skirts in short lengths.'
Numerous designs are seen with pleats
let Jn under a hip yoke portion cut in
the skirt, these pVnels fanning but
gracefully from the knee down in
walking. But the . skirt is short of
course, less than pavement length in
many cases, for the redingote does
not allow of graceful lifting.
Again, . however, a skirt in quite a
short texture will have a slight train,
though lightness will be obtained by
the way a cloth is manipulated. A
visiting gown in plum-colored cloth
showed two straight flounces cut raw
edged and placed over one another,
one slightly shapTd at the train. - To
keep the cloth from raveliug a bias
piece of thin silk was "stitched just
above the edge of the flounce and un
derneath. Snuff -brwn suede was the
trimming used with this costume,
whose upper garment was a skirt coat
of uncommon jauntiuess.
DON'T USE HOOKS AND EYES.
"The hook and eye is one product of
civilization that Oriental races can
not be educated up to," said si manu
facturer who was discussing export
trade. "Our firm made strenuous ef
forts to popularize hooks and eyes in
China, Japan and India; but we had
to admit- defeat and retire from tho
field.
"We sell hooks and eyes all over the
world, even to the Esquimaux; but
the Orientals don't take to thein. This
is partly due to the mode of dress prev
alent in the far East. Garments are
cut to conform to the figure, of soft,
clinging materials, and after the at
tire has been adjusted it is held in
place by a sash twined around the
waist. Unlike our fashions, there
practically has been no change in the
national costumes of China and Japan
in centuries. The nearest approach to
the hook and eye is a sort of garment
fastener, resembling the frogs on a
military greatcoat, and even its use is
not general." Philadelphia Record.
THE PRINCE ALBERT COAT.
The bolero double-breasted, slightly
bloused in front and eollarless, with a
deep-stitched belt, is modish. With the
return of close-fitted garments, that
is, the garment that shows the outline
of the figure, has brought with it the
long, tight - fitting Prince Albert coat
following the lines of those made for
men. These coats fall midway
between the knee and the ankle. They
are especially appropriate for women
with good figures who are inclined to
be stout, but they are not becoming
to vei-y slender figures. They are
without ornament and fasten with
bone buttons. In eA'ery case coat
sleeves are tight from the elbow Ttowu
and in the long coat they have very
little fullness, even at the top.
Elbow sleeves are one of the fea
tures of loose coats. The kimono style
is especially . suitably to this kind of
sleeve. In this case the sleeve is held
in place by some" mea,ns at the elbow
and reveals beautiful undersleeves of
costly Irish crochet. The sleeve in
stead of running over the shoulder
in the usual kimono style, is shirred
into" the neck and pointed in a yoke
effect in the back. It is slashed in the
side seams and up the seams in fact,
around the entire garment is a three
inch band of a braided design in black,
gold and white.
WEDDING FINERY.
At her matinee de contrat Mile. Mar
guerite de Broglie wore a pretty dress
of pastel rose crepe de chine, The
corsage was incrusted with cream gui
pure, and was gathered into a high
ceinture. liuchings of rose ribbons
and quantities of lace adorned the
full skirt. ; - r
Later at her marriage to the Comte
de Lubersac the entire audience, which
filled the Church of Saint Clotilde, was
in magnificent attire, from the bride
at the altar in her laces and satin to
the last guest. The Princess Amandee
de Broglie was a fine figure in apricot
veloui's mousseline, her corsage coat
being beautifully embroidered in sil
ver. There was also a trimming of
guipure ancient.
A magnificent Empire dress of emer
ald velour was worn by the CountesSe
Odon de Lubersac. Her hat was of the
same regal material. It was trimmed
with zibeline, and her stole was of this
same imperial Russian fur.
So many dresses of velours were
worn! .
Champagne-colored velours was worn
by 'the Princesse Albert de Broglie. It
was trimmed with pleatings of narrow
Valenciennes. TheDuchesse de Bro
glie was in violet velours. Mme. Henry
Say was in this same beautiful ma
terial, her very successful dress being
trimmed with guipure Venise and
ermine. v . : "
La Du.chesse de Brissac was In white
Orsu) ssuple, tlio beautiful clotli la tbe
us. use
coat supporting trimming of white ga
Ion and guipure d'Ireland. An exquis
ite moonlight effect was suggested by
the long Louis XVI coat costume worn
by the Baronne Ernest de la Grange.
It was of pastel gray satin souple, and
the coat was trimmed with fine old
guipure and beautiful chinchilla fur.
Philadelphia Record. ' y
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RESTING. -
When one has something particular
on hand for the evening, it is advisable
to "rest up" for it during the day, and
here is a formula for that 'process sug
gested by an excellent English nurse:
First lie down in the afternoon with
only a loose gown on, so that thelfrody
can relax properlj Next take a quick
warnr bath, afterward rubbing' the
spine with eau de cologne.
Next the face is to be gently washed
in water softened with braD, as hot
as can be borne, then rinsed off with
cold .water to which a dash of toilet
vinegar has been added. To brighten
the eyes, give them a bath, by means
of a teacupful of slightly salted tepid
wrater. Dress with deliberation, and
if possible have some one to do your
hair for you, if you do not keep a
lr.ivid.
-It is a great aid to a successful toilet
to' have all your things laid out. ready
so that you 'do not have to rummage
, in bureau drawers or turn out boxes
or Amble in closets at the last minute.
Whatever you -sire going to neru in the
way of clothes, stockings shoes, hand
kerchiefs, gloves, fan, etc., should be
where you can lay your hand on them
when you want them.-
As a last touch, the nurse suggests
for n capital pick-me:up, Mrs. Grover
Cleveland's recipe a glass of boiling
hot milk with nutmeg sprinkled on
top. Springfield Union.
When a girl is climbing a fence her
clothes have more ways of getting her
into trouble than there are words to
describe them.
Never clean -the nails with a sharp
instrument, as , it roughens the nail
on the inside .apd causes dirt to ad
here, thus keeping them always dis
colored. To clean felt hats, brush and remove
dust, then brush again with a good
stiff brush dipped in, spirits of am
monia, to remove spots of grease, etc.
Serge and cloth may be treated in the
same way.
A charming silver wedding anni
versary memento which has been erect
ed en the lawn of a country house is
a sundial. It is set on a stone pedes
tal, bearing the inscription, "Sunshine
and shade by turns, but always love."
Let no debutante make the mistake
of thinking courtesy means familiarity.
Good manners do not mean less ex
clusiveness. Geniality dots not mean
hobnobbing with Tom, Dick' and Harry.
The successful girl must learn to be
polite and yet, keep those at arm's
distance whom she wishes kept at that
length, says the Philadelphia Tress.
FANCIES
. Einoroidery maintains a conspicuous
place among the accepted decorations
for gowns.
Chinchilla and sable -are especially
beautiful trimmed with flowers,
shaded from pinks down to the deep
est reds.
The demand for lingerie blouses has
brought out machine-made ones, mod
eled upon the same simple lines as the
hand-made ones.
Opera bags of dark red cloth with
purse of the , same material swung
from the drawstring are favorites with
the matinee girls. . .,
A transparent collar and some form
of transparent -yoke, "are the rule, but
the sheer blouse is worn over an un
derblouse of thin India or China silk.
Exquisite rose-strewn organdies are
in evidence for girlish evening frocks.
In sorae the roses are nothing but tiny
prim buds, in other great nodding
heads. , "
, The long, shoulder effect has had its
day, although some of the new models
have inset lace and embroidery yoke
designs which, of necessity, come well
down upon the shoulder point.
China silk, embroidered with shirt
waist designs in wash silk, makes
mighty pretty blouses, which are
more serviceable than any other kind
of white silk waists, because they can
be washed and washed. ,
Nine out of ten blouses fasten in the
back, a thing demanded by , the in
tricate trimming of the front, but
there are models buttoning down the
front with tiny pearl buttons on a
plain band between lines of open work
stitchery, "embroidery or lace inser
tion. " . -
A new purse is long and has adjust
able h.andles that push out of sight
or "pull up when you want to carry
it -wrist-bag fashion. The prettiest
'little "evening purses" are made of
beads, in all-white, .with gold mount
ings, to bring out th beauty of the
Qll-ffWitei
NO. 40
A dispatch from Clmstiania states
that at Nesdal, north of Bergen, re
cently, a mass of rock slipped into the
Leonvand Lake. A wave of water
twenty feet high, which resulted from
the fall, swept the neighborhood, car
rying away houses, people and cattlj.
Edward Donohue, superintendent of
plumbing of the City of Peoria, 111.,
was recently granted a patent on" an
improved compression stop and waste
cock which is designed to prevent
waste of water resulting from the
slight wear of the parts of an ordinary
faucet. The principle ia said to bev
applicable to street hydrants as well as
domestic faucets. -
The Congress of Naturalists and
Physicians, which recently met in
Brcslau, strongly condemned the
"goose-step" as practiced in the Ger
man and some other armies. Dr.
Thalwitzer read a paper on the sub
ject, in which he showed that adop
tion of this ridiculous step accounts
for numerous knee and foot complaints
among the troops. Sixty. per cent, of
the sores on the feet of the men are in
consequence of persistent adhereneo
to this antiquated step.
The silk production of the world for
1003 is estimated at 39,897,000 pounds
avoirdupois, not including the home
consumption of China and. Japan, the
amount of which is difiieult to esti
mate. China still leads 4n this indus
try. Its exports of silk amounted to
14,010,000 pounds, as against 10,138,
000 pounds exported by Japan. Per
sia, Turkestan and Ind& together ex
ported 1,9G9,000 pounds. In Europe
Italy is far in the lead in silk produc
tion, the amount for' 1903 being 7,757,
000 pounds. Turkey iu Asia and Cy
press together produced 2,990,000
pounds, France 1,043,000 pounds, and
other Europea together
2,051,000 poun
In 1873 1' ijO mTtTT-" rodent,
named Dinomys was discovered in
the Peruvian Andes. But a single
specimen was found, and this is now
preserved in the Berlin Mm eum. Last
spring Doctor Goeldi of Para redis
covered the Dinomys in the lowlands
of Brazil. Its natural habitat is now
supposed to be the almost unexplored
regions lying among the foot-hills of
the Andes, between Brazil, Bolivia and
Peru. The animal is described as re
minding one of an immense rat, well
advanced in development toward a
bear. It is about -two feet long, with
a bushy tail nine inches long, thickset
and has a waddling gait. Its charac
ter is "a combination of leisurely
movements and supreme good nature."
It seems well provided for digging,
but "knows absolutely nothing of
haste." Doctor Goeldi keeps a mother
and her young "ene in a cage.
Taleof a Rnsglwn Shell.
The offending battery at St. Peters
burg which fired case sh$t at the Win
ter Palace by accident or design ha
recalled an anecdote ofvanother Rus
sian battery. It was ar- the siege of
Warsaw, where a Russian Marshal or
dered the battery to concentrate its fire
on a certain point. Nothing came of
this, and the- Marshal rode up to the
artillerymen in great wrath. "What
imbecil? is in command here?" he de
manded. "I am," said am officer calm
ly. "Consider yourself under arrest.
Your shells are no good." "What can
you expect?" retorted the other. "They
won't explode. See for yourself." He
topk up a shell, lighted-the match, and
held it out to the.Marshal, who stood
with his hands behind him waiting the
result. If the shell had burst both
men Avould have been blown to pieces.
But the match went out, and the Mar
shal remarked simply: "You are quite
right." London Chronicle.
KicU'racTi Dnisle?.
iiickrack is white cotton braid woven
in points, and. of yore much in request
for sewing into elaborate designs like
a coarse lace.
Now oneof the charming new lineu
dresses for misses shows a nuinbei
of daisies en applique, which are noth
ing but our old friend rickrack. There
are fifteen points to each of these-1
daisies, which m?ans that the opposite i
fifteen points have been strung on a
thread and drawn under a small white
crochet motif that serves as the hear!
of the daisies.
A liberal sprinkling of these daisies
on th blouse and on the yoke and
front panel of the skirt transforms
it into a handsome dress. Any girl
whose mamma cannot afford such a
dress for. her can easily 'make them
herself and put them on a dress that
would otherwise be plain.
Could Not Agree.
It was at one time arranged tba'i
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his brother
William and Swinburne and George
Meredith" should live together in a
certain house. Meredith happened to
see Dante Gabriel Rossetti at. break
fast and changed his plans. Meredith
himself tells the story: "It was past
noon," he says. "Rossetti had not
risen, though it was an exquisite day.
On the breakfast table, on a huge dish,
rested five thick slabs of bacon, upon
which five rigideggs had slowly bled
to death. Presently Rossetti appeared
in his dressing gown with slippers,
down at heel, and devoured the dainty
repast like an ogre." That meal was
too much for Meredith and he sacrl-.
ficKl three months' rent rather than see
it repeated. Kansas City Journal,
l)t Ctiatlam Record
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THE CARELESS COALJIOLE.
Gentle Jane walked up a road
Where an empty coal-hole showed.
All unheeding in a minute
Gentle Jane was strictly in it.
. V THE STREETCLOCI.
"Hey sonny, is that clock right up
there?" ' '
"Cert, It's right up there. Did you
t'ink it was down in de gutter?"
Life. -
WILLING TO OBLIGE.
Fenman "Have you read my latest
book?"
Brokely "No; lend me $2 and I'll go
out and buy one." Yonkers States
man. TROUBLE AHEAD.
Magistrate "You are bound over to
keep the peace towards all his -Majesty's
subjects." ; ,"
Prisoner "Then heaven help the fust
furriner I meets." London Tit-Bits.
REAL ACTING.
Old Friend "Is your part very, very-1
difiieult to play?"
Barnstormer "Well, rather! I'm liv-'
ing on one meal a day and playing the
role of a man with the gout!" Detroit
Free Press. "
USED TO IT.
Jones "I see that Gaggsbay was
overcome by the heat yesterday."
Brown-"That's strange. I sup
posed that his intimacy with hot air
had rendered him immune,
bee (Me.) Journal.
-Kenuo-
NO ROOM FOR HIM.
Dusty Rhodes "What are ye heaclin'
fer Plunkville fer? Don't ye know dat
de jail dere is chock full of hoboes?"
Tired Tiffin "If de jail is chock full
dat oughter be a good town to head
fer." Pittsburg Tost.
THE STRENUOUS SHOPPER.
"Here is a lot more advice to the
early shopper."
"What rubbish! What would be tho
fun of shopping if j'ou couldn't get
into a . jam and use your elbows?"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
NOTHING NEW.
Miss Noozey "You didn't know I
was interested in business now, did
you?"
Miss Belting "Why, yes; I supposed
you were, as usual; but I didn't kuow
Whose." Philadelphia Press.
ENOUGH.
"I hear there's been an addition to
your family." ,
"Yes a girl."
"And is that the first addition?" ,
"No, it's the sixth edition, and we're
hoping it's the postscript, too." Phila-"
delphia Press.
WHERE BALMY BREEZES BLOW.
"He lived in a low, rambling
Louse "
"But I understood you to say it had
only two rooms!"
"That's-true, but this was in the
cyclone district of Kansas." New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
A KICKER.
"What C'.d her father say when you
told him you wanted to marry his
daughter?"
"He kicked."
"And then what did you say?"
"I asked Mm to kick my hat ou
too." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
FLAT TERMS. ;
"Five hundred 'dollars for my vote?"
6norted ths crooked legislator. "Sir!
.how dare you offer me this great in
sult?" .
"Pardon me," replied the lobbyist,
who knew his man, "this offer is not
gross, but positively net." Philadel
phia Press. , ...
BOSTON THINKERS.
Beauman "Still in a brown study!
Always thinking about something!"
Wyse "?o are you, but it is always
about you;- clothes. The result is ap
parent In the case of either of us. I
get creases in my forehead and you
have them in your trousers." Boston
Transcript.
THE ATTRACTION.
Prim Mother "My son, I am afraid
you are going to make a mistake iu
marrying Miss Easy ways. Both she
and her mother are fearfully lax house-,
keepers."
Son "I know it, mother; that's what .
caught m?. It's so comfortable over
there, you know, I can sit down any
where in the parlor without being told
that I'm mussing things up." Detroit
Free Press.
' . A DEEP PLOT.
Si Whitcomb (reading sign) "Gun
ners trespassin' on this land will be
prosecuted to the full extent -of the
law. What's that for?"
Farmer Kute "That's to make 'bout
?50 a season fur me."
Si Whitcomb "Shucks! There ain'1
any gunnin on,your land."
Farmer Kute "I know, but the city
gunners'll think there is, an when I
ketch 'em trespassin' I'll make 'em pay
me tew let 'em off." Chicajro Trl
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