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Show ta sure to come around with periodi- i.j ivi nui k auQ prospector did not equal hia ability as a consumer of red eye ' so l ILs forced to use his ever ready wits to get his supply. Half the camp was ar bar one day when FPynn walked in and, advancing to tte North burly I sol Dinunoca, threw back his shoulder?, expanded his chest, and demanded? I' "Smash me one. his big fist for a good start and then struck Ned drew back Flynn a blow Lt would have killed a weaker man. It jarred Flynn a little, but he only tuo Idped a minute. a "Now, buy me of the Dff oq t rough-and-tumbl- e ttoarl no Print fsonri, f ! drink. Here, barkeep, said the Englishmen, give this man a Bd set em out all around. Flynn still stared, but from force o habit he drank the glass of whisky t whisky. So did rest, and Flynns departure during the maneuver was not noticed. He , I cjme back in about fifteen minutes looking as jovial as ever, and, seeing tike Castro in the bar, walked quickly up to him. young Englishman still er that! Smash me one: he thundered at him. The rest stared, amazed to see Flynn, a rank Fenian, thus take an Englishmi ho hia into his good nature and acquaintance. The Englishman should have an im Hang. He prepared for a mighty blow; known something was wrong, but he did not. A moment later he was hopping madly around the barroom clutching & arietta wjlsed and aching hand, while Flynn, striding to the bar, was calling for his d in a whisky. When he had drunk lt he explained the mystery by opening his coat f case of ind displaying a heavy stove casting with a sharp ridge in front which be fcize at had tied on his chest for a coat of mail. The Englishman's hand had a broken hone and Wawa had a cherished custom broken as well. For never again was big Flynn smashed for the drinks. hotel in U.u W6re tum-umi- drink, he said. The drink was bought as readily as the blow was struck. Half an hour tried it again on another man. It worked equally well. After that liter Flynn I e became a common occurrence and Flynn had acquired his name. I But the end of the custom came as unexpectedly as the beginning of it. A Englishman used to come into the North Star at night, and he watched I ad wondered at the readiness with wnich Flynn asked and received the stren-- I He determined to try it himself and the entire smashes.1 camp was jous I came in to do it. .jjjent when he I He hesitated not an instant, but, walking, up to Flynn, launched out hia j ht rm and caught the unsuspecting Irishman on the very point of his ribs. Lfflost doubling him up. Flynn whirled as if to strike him. Then a look or I over his features. This was an educated and cultured man who urprise came I one of all the miners had ever tried ud struck him. Not I Flynn gazed at the Englishman in amazement. He men--I (1st blow uninvited. d took D0W somethinS over ten years ago when the Spruce Ridge and Gray the warpath- - There were 5,000 reds, all told, women and . 8caimPered from the agencies and were followed by the troopers Hf b03,8, whom Uncle Sam hurriedly gathered up and sent at double time to front. hioZ!lereuWe,re bree newspaper men who bunked together in a miserable ii neaF the Spruce Ridge headquarters. They were James Halil-,aand Charles Deane, though, of course, among themselves ana to others 'ason they were Jim, Billy and Charlie. ow in order to get their stuff into their papers these three newspaper men were compelled to employ a courier to make the trip daily to Slowville, on northern Nebraska frontier, eighteen miles away, where was situated the nearest telegraph office. The courier left every afternoon at 5 o'clock on one or the other of his stout Indian ponies and returned the next morning. This courier was a devoted little chap named Bob. . as Pretty cold out at Spruce Ridge the winter of that Sioux uprising. The three newspaper corresponds found that a little liquor inside the belt as conducive to warmth of body and warmth of imagination. Their courier, Bob, brought them over from Slowville two bottles of whisky every day. The newspaper boys didnt drink it all. They had friends in plenty to gather in their shack in the evening and help them dispose of their fire water. One day when the Indian trouble was at its very worst a courier came in from one of the outlying camps and told the correspondents that they might expect half a dozen soldier friends the next evening to enjoy their hospitality. "Jim, were in for a wet night of it, said Charlie Deane to Jim Hallida.v. You bet we are, Charlie, answered Jim, our own capacity is none too small and our guests have been dry for a month. There wont be a drop left morning with which to clear the cobwebs out of our brains and enable us to do a days work. IH be dead for a drink in the morning, said Billy Watson, we ought to have sent for more stuff, for as a matter of fact this will hardly go around. Bob, the courier, was standing near while his employers were prophesying woe and thirst for the morning after. You gentlemen has been mighty good of 1 1 ' Pineapple Juice. In peeling a fresh pineapple the oyes and pulp should never be thrown way until they, too. have contributed to the larder. Put these fragments from a large pineapple with six inpeeled greening or other tart. Juicy apples into a saucepan, turn on water enough to nearly cover them, cook until they are soft and drain through a jelly bag. Boil the liquor thus obtained for twenty minutes. Then measure it, add an equal proportion of sugar and cook again for five minutes. Fill into tumblers. If time is scarce an easier process is to cook the eyes and core in water sufficient to cover them until they are soft, and then press them through a sieve and boil the juice with sugar for a few minutes. The flavored syrup will be useful in an apple or peach pie, in a pudding sauce, in lemonade or fruit punch, to serve with a fruit macedoine or with cut up bananas and oranges, and for no end of purposes. Stylish Cloth Suit. blouse jacket is 'astened with two rows of handsome The double-breaste- d ar cal regularity. In the hairy wool materials you see small, almost invisible plaids which are subdued enough to meet with gome success, perhaps, but women who dress in the best of taste are not as a rule fond of plaids. At least not of anything more pronounced than the dainty checked silks. For childrens wear they are especially useful, while in velvets and silk for millinery purposes they are shown In the brightest colorings ,of the origi-- ' nal Scotch varieties. How they will flourish remains to be seen, but it is hardly to be expected with the present Club of Sitka, Alaska, have become elegance in dress that they will find affiliated with the Glneral Society universal favor. since the May biennial held in Los Angeles. The Snanghal organization Pretty Theater Waist is the first club from the Flowery of white silk ornamented Blouse federaKingdom to be admitted. Two rows with o( white silk fagoting and tions have also come into the fold, trimmed around the low neck, down of Federation the National namely, the front and on the outside of the Catholic Women's Clubs (headquarters in Chicago), and the Seattle Fed- sleeves, with motifs of white filet lacs. eration of Seattle, Wash. New York city is represented on the list by two organizations, the Emma Willard Association and the College Womens Club, both of which have a number of Brooklyn members. Application for admission has been made by the Womens Club of Saltillo, Mexico. Mrs. Dimies T. S. Denison of Manhattan is president of the General Federation. The new clubs referred to have been admitted since the present administration came into power and the Increase in membership is regarded as an auspicious beginning by the friends of Mrs. Denison and her associates on the executive board. Satins and Brocades. Next to the sumptuous yellow satins, moires and brocades that rank prominently among the evening textiles to be worn for two seasons to come, the beautiful rose tints stand supreme. In dancing toilets of silk or satin draped with lace and trimmed with satin ribhons, a soft pink gown imparts an exquisite glow to the complexion. Many of the French toilets in cameo, orchid , or pink, and pink alone, are of chiffon or mousseline de soie, over taffeta or peau de cygne of a deeper shade. Other toilets are mixed or delicately toned with reseda or sea green, pale mauve or honey-sucklyellow and also a certain very beautiful faint shade of fawn color. alternating with white chiffon roses or rosettes. The cuffs are fagoted. sea-she- e Furnished Shopping Bags. Shopping hags row must be furnished. New ones of English levant in the richest of colors contain pocket books and card cases of the same s material and silver mounted scent bottles. Spanish illuminated leather and spangled suedes in soft grays and rich browns are used for some of the prettiest wrist bags. Bead bags, too, are holding their own. A new one, round and deep, mounted with gold, has a realistic design of lilies of the valley on tin front. Elaborate rhinestone decorations characterize some of the suede bags. cut-glas- about the young woman with the blue eyes of paper between her hands and looking her with a perplexed expression. What do you wish for, miss? he naked, suavely. ud juttons, and has a fancy shoulder collar of the material finished with a single row of stitching. The sleeves, full at the bottom, are ornamented on the outside with buttons and tassels. The skirt is trimmed with seven graduated shaped ruffles, edged with stitching. The girdle is of black duchess satin. Chic Parisien. The stately floorwalker approached baby face who was fluttering a slip I want you to cash young woman, with an air of relief. Hurry, please. You will have to take it to looked a little embairassed. Mr. Snively and have him 0. K. it, Then take it to the cashier and he said. he will cash it for you. That is Mr. Snively. Of course! I remember htm. Why, yes! exclaimed the young woman. She briskly approached the gentleman Indicated and said: Put your O. K. on this for me, please. I am afraid you will Mr. Snively was looking at her with mild surprise. lure to get somebody else to identify you, miss. Oh! said the thin check for me. The floorwalker Why? Im sorry, but I dont know you. I know. You looked like the man who O. K.d my checks, though. That why I spoke to you. But then I guess you will do just as well. I don't was mind. 0. K. it. She smiled in a dazzling way at him and, whether it was the logic of her rsoning or the smile, Mr. Snively appended his Initials to the check and the young woman walked away in triumph. Who was she? asked the floorwalker. I dont know, replied Mr. nively. But you Yes. ? "Well, isnt that rather Of course it is, said Mr. Snively, "but will you tell me what I was to do? is needless to say that he was a wonderful baby, since he was the first It is needless, also, to explain that people generally took it for granted that he should be called Horatio Orrington Good, Jr. Horatio Orrington Good, Sr., however, objected. I You may call him anything under the sun except after me, he said.-1 for mother, the dont mind so much giving up the Horatio, began never liked it except because it is your name, dear. But 1 11 keep tha Orrington. It was here that Grandmother North put In her plea. The scheme of calling the baby North promised well till some one remarked that North Good sounded like a subdivision of real estate. Aunt Louise wanted something and even suggested a hyphen somewhere. For, explained Aunt Louise, he is going to be such a beautiful youth It child. high-soundin- g Beautiful nothing, interrupted the young father. Hell have green eyes like mine, and a short nose like his mothers,. and hell lick every boy on the square before hes 8 But the rest was lost In a storm of feminine protests. David Orrington Good was rejected because of Jhe unhappy combination of Initials. So the youngster was beginning to be generally known by the nurse's ' pet name to him when In sheer desperation he was picked up and Bunny cereborne off to church to be christened. The baptism went off with all due a (as the of Algernon substantial) Idea his fathers mony and John (to suit sev wasn till t name. a It given concession to Aunt Louise) Good was eral days later, however, that a heartlessmend remarked that J. A. G. wasn t a much better combination than the rejected D. 0. G. Were Headed for the Bad Lands. said the boy, and when I takes your telegrams over this afternoon and leave Slowville before daybreak and by the time Ill buy the stuff licker. have awake Ill your jrous Dont you do It, Bob, said Billy Watson. Jack Blue Cloud and a half hundred of his fellow devils are raiding pretty near every morning as you know across the trail that you come by, and if you start before sunrise youll run plump into them. Dont you be scared, answered Bob. Ill get by em all right I kin teach Jack Blue Cloud a thing or two." At 6 oclock that morning, an hour before sunrise it was midwinter Bob, the courier, put three bottles of liquor into his saddle bags, and in the awful cold headed his pony toward Spruce Ridge. Bob covered ten miles by the time the suns yellow face was showing over the edge of the prairie. "No reds this Tve passed the worst of it. The thought was morning, thought Bob. a sandridge, 200 yards to his left, came a body 'around before formed scarcely of mounted Indians. There were about ten bucks in the bunch. They saw Bob as quick as he saw them. The courier's trail lay straight ahead. The Indians turned their ponies heads and took the hypothenuse of a right angled off. triangle and endeavored to head the boy 100 yards to the rear of the flying The reds turned Into the trail about race. On, on and on a was it Than straightaway rider. courier pony and its a little, expecting every moment to they went. For three miles Bob gained hear the piDg of the Lullets about his ears. No shots came. Four miles more. It was an awful ride, and his pony fairly staggered. Theofreds were within a ridge one mile were on the crest fifty yards of him. Pursued and pursuers from the goal. At that instant six dismounted troopers came from behind some scrub spruces. The Indians turned loose one wild volley at the fleeing knew the unmounted soldiers could boy, and then spurred to the rear. They not follow. Bob's hand went to his side, where an awful pain stung him. On he went and fell from his pony at the door of the correspondents shack. They had heard the firing and were outside. What is It, Bob? in his arms. Billy Watson picked the fallen boy up to me, Sp6&k boy. The courier opened his eyes. "I brought your stuff for you, boss, he said, no more messages. and then his head fell back. The courier boy would carry floor of the shack, men standing at the There were three solemn-faceThen one of them. he went to said of bottle whisky. a for life "A boys and bottles broke them on the three took saddle bags the pony and from the forever. And the frozen ground. No more of this stuff for Inme, he said, Record-HeralB. Clark, Chicago Amen said comrades his d - Woman Burnt Note Expert , t of United States Treasury division of Mrs. A. E. Brown, the "burnt note expert of the redemptionwhose of sixty odd, Is a placid lady States Treasury, United the in her life, now happily pasc. features bear no evidence of the hard times with her husband, both of them Twentv-flv- e years ago she went to Washington llfe one incapacitated for work through failing health and the other Mr. Brown was a minister of New York state, but haJ entHely Inexperienced. account of sickness. elve ud work on h.a as they arrived in Washington, Mrs. Brown put her shoulder to ", Wlth much difficulty she secured a post in the Treasury, where she fractional currency then in such to counting sh inplasters (as the uL was known), which at that time were received by wagon loads in Tl1 stages of dilapidation. For a year or more Mrs. Brown counted cent ones. fnd was delighted when she was promoted to count twenty-fiv- e and again as the years went by, she at last attained her enviable8 place and reputation as burnt-not- e expert Perhaps it shoo Id present sweet-lookin- I. restaurant and the waiter had just finished a littls altercation when a customer came in and selected his favorite dishes from tha The proprietor of the elaborate bill of fare. 0 said the waiter. Then what does this bill of fare mean? This Is a hum the waiter, In loud, firm tones. Say ill tell you said runs man them bills no bought what aint an it restaurant an the manwhat a joint that of fare cheap from the printer that had em lef on his hands by s Sy busted cause lt give people suthin to eat fer their money. an taller. hide Its flea for a skin d He reason. never go bankrup' fer the same You can't git enough to poison you an thats where you re safe in orderin. ' If you see the way they fix the grub came up. Here you. he said to the The man in the white waistcoat You can waiter. Take your hat and coat and get right out of here quick. come around in the morning and get your money. ( i I believe, said the customer, rising, that I'll go, too. Aint got them, X M cen-ce- t So inumaiB a few 8craps of charred paper which no one else the national ba hanv-note- s she can pick out enough to permit much if not could tell wer to be redeemed for, he It understood. Uncle Sam stroyed all of the "y Iu face value where any fragments of It can be always "dawn J Pwere the claimant can account for its destruction. . The shown to exlst n the wrinkles in the notes, any minute figure color and texture of the ashes tQ Mr8 Brown. ihtwill8ber seen that Mrs. Brown proves herself a friend to the careless Thus name i. legion. country wd their Some New Hair Ornaments. Tortoise shell combs are worn as much as ever and the usual set includes three or four, the extra one being a pompadour comb, which is placed In the hair entirely for service, as it does not show when the coiffure is completed. The newest combs are certainly designed with some idea of comfort, for the rims are rounded down in the center to fit about the flat knob on the top of the head. Even the larger comb, intended to keep up stray scolding locks, is curved after the same fashion. This, by the way is narrower than formerly, and doe3 not give the head so broad a look as the heavily rimmed ones that have been the correct thing. For evening wear there are jeweled tortoise shell combs, in sets of three and four, but for the street nothing is quite so pretty as rich ruby shell, plain and polished until it glows. General Federation Roll. According to a list which appears in the Club Woman, the organ of the General Federation of Womens Clubs, 117 organizations have been admitted to the General Federation since April. Kansas contributes 35 to this list, the largest number from one state, and California is second, 20 being the numThe ber admitted from that state. American Women's Literary Society of Shanghai, China, and the Womans A Meringue That Never Falla, ' Never use a wheel beater for a meringue. Only with an egg whip can one obtain good results. Use a deep plate. Take the whites of two fresh eggs, add a speck of salt, and whip until the whites are frothy; then add as much cream of tartar as would make a lump the size of a common bean; continue whipping until you have a dry froth; fold in lightly, two level tablespoons granulated sugar; If flavor is desired, add lt before whipping; spread on- pie, and set In the front of the oven with the door open; turn it once, and let it stay for at least two minutes, then push into the oven, shut the door and brown This meringue is always slightly. be good when several perfect, and days old. It is dry on the outside and tender within. Hair Ornaments. Odd effects rule in hair ornaments. One comb of shell has the upper edgs thickly set w'ith brilliants, from w'hich extends a claw-likdesign of brilliants mounted in silver. Brilliants and pearls are both used in another shell Lace Tunics on Gowns. the pearl finishing the edge and comb, Lace tunics are appearing largely brilliants appearing In a raised the are on evening gowns; they a capital ribbon design below. way of renovating a skirt, the thicker the lace the more a la mode. A Fruit Wine. feature in the modes of the berries with the hack of Bruise the moment is the wearing of gowns that strain through a flannel and a spoon are suited for evening in the morning, bag. Add 1 pound of sugar to 1 quart and now satin shoes, with of juice, stir well and cover closely, stockings, are to be seen at it stand for three days, stirmany of our fashionable resorts. All lettingwell each day. Pour off the clear ring linis vanished from skirt stiffening wine if cared add and juice ings, except Just at the hem, to the for. Bottle and sherry use in two weeks. depth of three inches. Sleeves expand at the elbow, skirts at the hem. Ostrich Plumes for Winter Hats. Ostrich plumes are to be characterCoarse Laces at the Front The coarse laces, such as Russian istic hat trimming of winter, and lt and Cluny, are at the front in modish now is a stylish trick to wear white shade off at the tip Into trimmings. A white crepe de chine plumes that some tint appearing in the costume. two has dress flounces pattern deep formed of vertical Russian lace Insertion and strips of the fabric. They are finished at the bottom with a narrow edge of the same lace. Small motifs of the face are inset at intervals in skirt and waist. A black Chantilly lace pattern gown has a Spanish flounce of applique Cluny lace motifs of large, bold design. e d Plaids in Wool and Silk. Plaids in wool materials and silks have made their appearance once again, but they are never a pleasing revival, in spite of th fact that they CARRIAGE AND OPERA WRAPS. To boil cream the day before enhances the richness of the coffee Into which it is poured. To Take Stains Out of Knives. Take a piece of raw potato, dip it Into brick dust, and scour the blades with it Red tablecloths keep their color If a little borax Is added to the rinse water and they are dried inthe shade. Lay rusty keys and locks in paraffin oil and let them lie covered for some time. The oil yill loosen the rust, so that ft can be rubbed oft. To Prevent Rust. To prevent ar tides of iron and steel from rusting, immerse or wash them for a few moments with a solution of carbonate of potash or soda. To Whiten Linen. A tablespoonful of turpentine in a clothes boiler will whiten l(nen, take out the stains and render washing easier. Flour is very cleansing and will clean the goods as well as soap; rinse well afterwards. 4 -- 7heJZate$t Ideas prom Paris' Flower boleros represent the latest idea in . floral garniture so much la favor this and last season. Some of the newest combs for the hair are surmounted by artistic decor tlons of fruit or flowers or foliage. Long sweeping paradise plumes have returned to favor, but instead of waving over the top of the bat they generally appear beneath the brim. A wrist bag of suede frequently has the ordinary chain handle replaced by a narrow ribbon of the same shade as the suede. The ribbon is doubled and tied at one side in a bow. Ecru Valenciennes lace is usedagaia this year on gowns of white organdie, though preference is given to the pure white laces as a trimming for the new gowns of this dainty material. .The rage for green this season la carried out in laces, dyed In several shades of this vivid color. A Mat trimmed, with green and white shows a crown and brim of pleated white tulle, draped with deep green lace. A bow of dark green and red velvst is placed at the back. |