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Show downed. BANNER t lesson. s 2 i. i 1 8 A Long-Eare- Shot- - 0ot I gartine in the National & F Bi- - Banner seems the article been badly hurt &a on the this in journal appeared d under the November sav of In issue its A Wise Paper. t, -- Blmetal-Tfi- e pistance and Gets a Catting d Editor- - Throw - T- Wi4 the National pidlcal t0 l V taught a PAPER nAsHV1LlE 4 The Nashville by1 h- - to cap-JO- '''w.n, n- is a screaming organ of the nropaganda published in Chicago There f L? , & ;ci- x n. f r, 1' ?NW 2S U sayS: - I - r COv low-gra- de scare- - prints the oppressed pictures showing of the ogre heels the under laborer h it , iij ,'roW as a means of iialists, and urges, matters, the bringing of the ,reIing up toiler and the jaily anc multi-millionai- ld 213 bat limited coinage of Syrup of con. HCtfcyy silver at the ratio foregoing is reproduced for the of the ose of enabling the readers a to make mental Bimetallist Vonal Ornate of the dignity, ' tiniQj bnt ' Jy the all-pervad- ing ci. flacy and accuracy mark the ydi ( of expression great campaign in, the money. rterest of "sound one word has crep(t into 'the g of this paper even remotely of restoration silver that thq Lid bring the; and same or the to toiler plane, daily 3 s tenancy. they re t&' to now 'tual 11 demagogy in socialism, ott ins deal ai.i - those CS i "W Bimetallist. It is penny pamphlet concerns the National le. - rtf call sug-Istin- era ostratioa ake re multi-millionai- D everybody rich and happy, it has edi-ri- al latirely escaped the notice of the Bi- -' National management. The Metallist knows fully as well as the lake C c that under any system , of 5nance there will be rich people and tor people. .But, differing from that vanced (?) and progressive (?) jour-sa- l, it is not able to perceive the mer-- ! Vof i system which is constantly ls converting ddening the gulf whir a into millionaire ie fanner, 6 for II. 1 corgtja, ' centi. multi-millionai- re daily toiler into'a pauper. There is so much of demagogy the In see no merit in a jus paper that it can monetary system by which the valud, lit is the purchasing power, of the is all the time dollar increasing, ins swelling the wealth of those who vn and control the money of the world th. ow- - sell 4 ' L ! h able ?w y debtors. kind of demagogy. in the article which sd L " the toilers, producers We pleat! guilty to just of '.tthe expense iat I brings a wail Banner attention the to its claim that under i distress from ! directed as ' currency would be re-aand at the same time 50 cents. on the dollar, aiy be worth "he particular language .used by the nner and criticised by this paper was coinage our in volume ree krita wr vereColdi ie use of CigEreffc prom'net, ire, FREE, id Signature, iy ed following: he free coinage,' "Under the $500,000,000 extant would shrink to df that snin in powerlto purchase, and re would be no other money in the silver now ! but silver. rantry or you applj York City, 25s, each. Jj ORDRSi reproducing a portion of our rdcle tbe Banner proceeds to defend self, which it does in the following uteel, intelligent (?) and satisfactory After v. i statement quoted from the Is not in any sense new. The prime Ban-- r Tbe tory. PHIK riNCi and catln? ,15-1- 7 ISIS it from Union li per Day are that the country That all that is said in this extract from Banner editorial. Under the silver andard a silver dollar would be worth gnments against free coinage .would drive gold from :d cause a Repudiation of debts. ; weight in silver, as a gold its S :ly ICE :j that is ry. worth its "weight in gold; only half the present value now is Bar silver dollar. tbe not say that there In the country extant. The state--- t there would be no other money country but silver which is Banner did "The "M be no other money t the silver now i3 tbe a 1 different. j Secretary Herbert is also miserably Represented in the Bimetallists ar-- - ' used confederate money to He -t- ' rate the ta futility .and. db re is alar to TH -- 4 ?iLCX u trmI , PrK ',rM MElt t&bllity rltowtoD p.O. a3 t tbe E pa-pap- In the Confederacy, confederate money soon drove ioth gold and silver out of circulation because the confederate money was cheaper. For a little while this money passed at par, but very soon 'just as soon as it became abundant it began to cheapen. What does the Banner think Secretary Herbert meant by that? If he did not mean that silver would depreciate as soon as it became abundant and in consequence of; its abundance, his illustration was wholly pointless. Buc the Banner Yirtually admits that money cannot he scarcer and cheaper at the same time by its puerile effort to evade the logic of its own statement, although unconsciously, it seems, it repeats the same absurdity in the article given above. But let us pursue this point a step further. Suppose we were to adopt free coinage. The Banner says we would have nothing but silver. Where would our paper curbe? Would we not still have the rency greenbacks, the treasury notes and na tional bank notes? If not, where would they go? The cold truth is that the Banner deliberately tried to deceive its readers. It intended to make them believe that under free coinage '$500,000,000 in silver would constitute jour entire stock of money. Else why was that sum so specifically named? jlf it meant simply that gold would retire from circulation and that our only metallic money would be depreciated silver, why did it not say so? The trouble with that great public Instructor (?) is tht it completely overreached itself by trying to prove too much. Being detected and exposed, it tries to divert attention from its own preposterous statement by calling the National Bimetallist names. The declaration that there is no country where silver coinage is free that has a per capita circulation of $10 is another illustration of its fairness and intelligence in argument. It seeks to convey the imprejssion that the small s per capita of money in iDdia and China-iowing to the fact that they use silver, and that we would drop to the, same level under free coinage. It omitted to explain how those countries could have increased their money supply by abandoning silver and adopting the gold standard. Is the Banner aware of the fact that if all the gold coin in the world were thrown bodily intb China, it would only make about $10 per capita? Does it know that if divided among the people of China, Japan and India, it would make less than $d per capita? Does it know that the entire stock of gold in the world is less than $3 per capita of the world's population? Does it think that there is no difference between a Chinaman and an American except that the former has the silver astandconard while ours is gold? Such of to staff the clusion might apply well not the Banner, but it certainly does fit the American people generally. If the editor of the Banner in good conscience thinks that the backwardness and scarcity of money in silver the poisonusing countries is owing to we can only of (hat metal, ous influence of the interest patrons urge him to the iead s a Child to History of his paper of the World. The same advice may be very profitably acted upon by all who attempt to uphbld the gold standard supply of by pointing to the limited The money, in silver, using countries. standard very circumstance that gold countries have een compelled to eke out their gold frith large amounts of to silver and uncovered paper, ofought. the gold demonstrate the insufficiency as a standard supply and its instability of value, even to the confused intelliHowgence of the Nashville toBanner. is enlighten, if ever, as our mission its present that paper will keepwe upshall be very style of discussion, comment upon its glad to occasionally can imaphilosophical utterances. We our 100,-00- 0 in which gine no other way be can given so clear a conreaders ridiculous of all most ception of the on bethe ridiculous claims put forth half of the gold standard. j j J er ! 4 1 -- 1 ons t- Uis pd to show what kind of j , being circulated in be- free coinage cause. ! f7v0r Banner may rest "te and scholarly soul In never suspected him Sale of Historical Kelics. v relics a new idea; nor for '77:33 An important sale of historical " 'tfr cf having any ideas at all curios will take place in Edinburgh ' e below the surface of the and month. The about the middle of next be to brought to which is collection, net wras merely published of the the hammer by direction Roberttruces f nted' of the for upon purpose Mr. Stamford tn ridiculous and contradic-"ict- -r of the late embraces over 120 lnstrue1t daine, of the average argument of torture collected on e silver. of coinage spam; the ? leople claim, andithe Ban-it- h rtrocipnted by Gustavus Adolphus, king in them, that upon the es-- f to Sir James Lumsdaine free coinage gold would ?e?r Alerter Selkirks (Robinson retire from our circulation very rare old buhls musket; cYusoe) 7llar would drop to 50 cents. Lament and the manuscript of true, then until the prints tr the stock we would only diary 1664. Loaon t is now in existence. AsHhe Nerve. Paderewski of the mints Is said to was in Richmond rty or fifty millions a year, While Paderewski hlm a and yy follows that for a con- - some dvlta a!rite on the sheepskin a 3 our supply of money musical sentiment. This is what 'ritrd to from five to six of silver, and even 3 ut would only be worth ' dollar, according to tbe -- t I3 subrtantially what a piano player. f Cnrd i no country on sJver is coined 'CU3 J currency were the globe free that has a ' c'plta circulation of $10, and it is Pc table that the same system of 9 would increase the circulation e United States. It would keep the grinding at their full capacity for years to turn out an amount , coin equal to the gold that j :ne itably disappear. fkls article from the Chicago 03 is reproduced not so much r Purpose of refuting Its absurd s 3oio. or a large per circulation if the the Banne- - meant, what It said, and what it now peats. Nothing couid more demonstrate the weakness conclusively of its statement than the quibbling manner iD which it attempts to squirm out of an untenable position; For the 'purpose of this discussion it is wholly immaterial whether it meant that we would only have five hundred millions of silver, or a little, more. The point was that our money supply would be diminished and at the same time cheaper an utter impossibility. The Banner also1 accuses us of misrepresenting Secretary Herbert. We did nothing of the kind. The stated in the plainest possibleSecretary manner that under free edinage silver would depreciate because it would be so abundant. He used confederate money merely as an illustration. Upon this point he said: BACKWOODS MYSTERY DONT know what to think otjt, ma, said Harry Blakely, as he entered the house, with an anxious look upon his face, and carefully hung his rifle in its place on hooks near the open fireplace. I dont know what to think of it, he repeated. Thats the third time that critter, whatever it is, has been around here this week, and every time it has come a cow or some other domestic animal has been killed by it. Its not a bear, thats certain, for a hear dont make tracks in the snow like a wolf; and yet it aint a wolf, for the wolf dont live that dare come alone into the clearing and attack the cattle. Im clean beat out, and it begins to look as though wed have to do something desperate if we expect to save any of our stock. Mr. Blakely was one of the pioneers of northern Wisconsin, having but a year before moved into the country with his wife and boy, from Illinois. He had been forced to leave Illinois because his farm had been taken from him on a mortgage. His present home consisted of a slnall log cabin at the edge of a clearing, perhaps thirty rods across, from which the timber had not long before been cut. The place was anything but a palace, hut it was a home, and this satisfied the pioneers, who were willing to wait for better times. Of late dire misfortune had fallen upon the family, and alsb upon the other residents of the scattering settlement. With the winter had come a strange animal, which had not yet been seen by any one, but which, had made its presence felt by killing stock and prowling about the cabins at night in anything but a reassuring manner. All efforts to lfunt down the animal had proved of no avail, and scarcely a night passed but the settlement was 7isited by the unknown terror and stock killed. The pioneers had tracked the animal to a rocky ledge along the Brule river, now noted as a trout stream, but here all trace ended as completely as though the animal had taken wings and flown into the air. Cant you set a trap and catch the animal? asked little Johnnie Blakely of his father, after the latter had put the rifle in its proper place and was describing to his wife the great damage the unknown creature was doing in the neighborhood. According to Blakely the animal was endowed "with what seemed to be almost human cunning and kept out of sight of the hunters in a manner that was at once Strange and terrifying. on the wall, and then moved back to the doorway. Resting resting-plac- e the heavy rifle across a chair there, he silently waited for the marauder to. move a trifle to the right, so that a better shot could be had. After tearing at the unfortunate cow until she sank lifeless to the ground the panther for panther the animal proved to fce ate its fill of the quivering flesh and then slowly turned toward the house. As the great cat saw the boy, kneeling in the doorway and trembling with excitement and fear, it gave a snarl and crouched low, moving its tail rapidly from side to side. Its eyes shining like living coals In the dark. With a murmured prayer, Johnnia took a quick aim and pulled the trigger. The animal gave a leap into the air toward the boy, uttered a savage scream of rage, which echoed far and wide, and fell hack dead, with a bullet in its brain. It was some minutes before Johnnie dared approach the fallen creature and when he did he was more than astonished to find around its neck a broad, leather strap, which had evidently been placed there by human hands. While Johnnie was wondering what it all meant and how the stfap came there, Mr. and Mrs. Blakely drove up. The mother was too frightened to speak, as she gazed at the dead panther and thought of the danger in which her boy had been placed. The father, after making a critical examination of the animal and the collar around its neck, at once set out for the home of his nearest neighbor.1 On his return he announced that the mystery of the panther would probably be cleared up on the morrow, as a party intended to make a search for the lair of the animal and find if it were to be found. Little Johnnie pleaded to be allowed to accompany the party, but could not gain consent, as his mother entered a firm and emphatic protest. In the early morning hounds were secured and a small party of the settlers took' up the trail of the panther. It led to the ledge of rocks on the Brule river, where the animal had successfully hidden so many times vfhen pursued by the hunters. This time the hounds kept the scent and it was found that the home of the creature had been in a cave almost hidden from sight, which could only be reached by leaping over a deep cut in the rocks. As the party entered the den, which ran back into the rocks for some distance, the smell of smoke greeted their nostrils. Almost too much astonished to speak, the men slowly advanced and at last came to the fire. Near it was d seated a Indian, fondling two small panther cubs, evidently the young of the female which had been killed the day before by Johnnie Blakely. The Indian jumped to his feet as the men, with their rifles at their shoulders, approached, and made a dash for the opening of the cave. He never reached it, for a rifle was discharged, probably accidentally, in the excitement of the d fell on his moment, and the a terrible face, blood pouring from wound In his chest. Everything possible was done for the sufferer, but it was seen that he was mortally wounded. As he was placed tenderly near the fire on a pile of furs he gasped painfully once or twice and then spoke. He had come into the neighborhood the previous fall', he said, bringing with him the female panther, which he had captured and tamed In half-bree- no use, replied Blakely, The brute knows too much moodily. to run into any trap. It seems as though it were the Evil One himself, and with a scowl on his face the father turned to his supper. The whole settlement was in a state of terror .and but few dared venture from their cabins at nightj for fear of the unknown creature, which could be heard now and then in the1 woods, givn howls, which ing vent to ended in a curious, cry. Search after search was made for the animal, but without success. The winter wore on, and at the opening of Michigan. spring there was not a settler in the In this cave he had lived alone, with a- heavy loser from not was who region only his savage pet for a companion. the depredations of the animal, which Here the cubs had been horn and he was endeavoring to train them as he had trained their mother to kill and bring to him whatever came In her path. Human bones were found in the body cave, but when the was taken to the settlement, along with the cubs, no mention of these bones was made by the men, who decided thatjao good could come from it. The body was given a decent burial; the cubs were killed after being on exhibition for a few days, and the reward of $50 was paid to Johnnie Blakely, who is now a business man in a Wisconsin city and who higly prizes an muzzle-loadin- g rifle and n a tattered panther-skirug, which occupy positions of honor in his home. Twas he who related to me the story as here given. Nothing was ever learned concerning the identity of the although inquiries were made, PULLED THE TRIGGER, some declared was a panther, while oth- and it is more than probable that he less crazy, had raised ers insisted that it must be an Indian had been more or from a. cub and had old anan the name for panther devil, the woodsmans Wisimal of the cat family which inhabits wandered from Michigan over Into as said. he consin, the north woods. of $50 reward There was a standing Cant See the Joke. for the head of the unknown beast, and to a fortune like seemed amount Her Is the serious manner in which the how often who thought a big London daily and a sedate Lonlittle Johnnie, e he could be if would only don magistrate treated an delightful it As he his in A lay American joke: strange, society earn all this money. he dream did that little the hearto was during that bed night light brought the ing of a case before the Thames magbefore many days he would earn setfrom the win praise istrate. Several men were charged reward and and coolness bravery. with stealing a watch from a sailor and tlers for his Johnnie were all discharged except Alexander One Sunday afternoon while and his father the in house, alone was Fullerton, on whom were found a post-offiatsavings bank book for 49 and mother having gone to the village to he heard the in church, of membership with a curious card a tend a meeting which the cattle, title. It bore the following inscripa commotion among near small house a National Liars Association. tion: were inclosed in from the door Having been a member of the above asthe house. On looking size sociation, and finding you a bigger liar the hoy saw an animal about themore and than myself, I must congratulate you of a large dog, only longer n a an attack upon on relieving me of this card. It must active, making was bellowing pit- be gratifying to the East end comcow, which tribute to Fullereously as she endeavored to escape from munity, as well as a that he found no tons own abilities, the creature. him of the of uphad one relieving evidently jumped worthy The animal tearremanded him was behind The and card. magistrate on the cow from animals neck, from which for Inquiries. ing at thewas pouring in a stream. For the blood was powerless to Hla Wild Prophecy More Than Fulfilled. Johnnie an instant realized that before him Joseph Bell, the engineer of Stephmove, for he ensons Rocket, has recently died at was the unknown brute which had 83. He heard Stephenson been causing so much trouble among the agetheof wild make prophecy that trains the settlers. fifteen miles an hour, and at run would to senses him returned ciowly his to a run for hundreds cf train lived took his fathers rifle, and cautiously he o minute a mere at mil? than which he knew to he loaded,' from its miles A traps half-bree- long-draw- half-hum- an - half-bree- old-fashion- ds ed half-bree- d, old-tim- ce half-grow- m Wl.o In tl I ( 1 o i Benny. Oli, pile's my frl-rsumption nrul ju-- t s rt d, r t c f.uDd ;uv.v. Hi-- ' mother lit ard of it, r.id t rv d ,y would dihe up in h r c.urii ' a: i spend two or tlnee hours with him. It was the first time she'd emm in tl -whole six 3 cars, and I fee ghd 11 at she had to call on me lirst. It ladylike, is it, Benny, for the hiide to call on her husbands folks before they call on her? Benny said he wasnt quite Fare, as the customs changed so frequently. Well, she was a very sweet woman, r t Before Brook went on the New York he Lad a pretty hard time of it as a Philadelphia newspaper man. Ho had been on the local force of tbe . But going to fires, and wed the dings, and funerals and hangings seemed a bit out of his line. So ho went in for special work. He wasnt a brilliant success at special articles he was only paid for the space his stories ouccupied when accepted. And so here he was, on this June night, with just $1.11 in his pockets, as he moodily walked Into Logan Square and sat on a bench. This June night it was too hot to think. So he closed his eyes and lazily to the car bells and to the hum of the insects, and wondered if life was always as prosy as he found lit-en- eJ It. 6 isnt Warm, Benny, roice at his elbow. Hullo, Kate! What here? it? said & brings you Breath of air, she answered. Then Husband died last week. lron dont say? said Benny. Wfiy,' didnt know you were married. six years. Yep. Been married Bay, she broke in quickly, still reporting? No; Im doing special work now. Writing anything writable. Well, I got a good story for you. Give me half of what it brings and Ill tell it to you. Its a go, said Benny. I need money badly now. Fire ahead. Well, lets go on the river, Benny, tts cooler there. Cant afford it, Kate. Ive only got few i pennies over a dollar, and that fvouldnt go far, you know. Thats so, she assented. Well aere goes for the story, then. First, Benny, you must understand that I fvas a great deal prettier six years ago :han I am now, and I wasnt so er r weR I was different. There were two TeTlows that wanted me both g fellows, and moved In pood society. I was pretty tame then, md I acted awful innocent and spoke grammatical. But1 six years of bad company can change anybody; cant .t, Benny? Yes; I guess It can, he answered. Well, Walter Baring and Joe Davis were the two fellows. Bqring got lilied in Fennessys. Remember that light, Benny? You got around juet ifter the shooting, and I hustled out :he back way just before the patrol and her and Joe cried together an awful lot. She said: Oh, Joe. if I could only get you out of these dreadful lodgings. And Joe said: No, mother, my place is by Kate until I die. He was a very affectionate man, was Joe, and a perfect gentleman, to, Benny. Wasnt that gentlemanly' in him not to leave me and go with his rich folks? Yes, it was, said Benny. Well, he lingered for four months, and then he died. I was off on an excursion with the Glen Social club, and wTe were gone two weeks. He died the day before I got back. Carrie said she wars the only one in the room with him and that he asked her to get my wedding ring from the bureau. You know I never wore it on excursions, for Its so conspicuous. Dont you think wed- I ding rings conspicuous, Benny? They are, indeed, said Benny. When Carrie brought him the ring he put It on his finger and then kissed it. For better or for worse, he said, and his face lit up wonderful; and he told Carrie I should be sure to kiss him when I got back. Then he fell, alseep and died. Poor, poor fellow, said Benny. But I gave him a splendid funeral. Joe was a very nice fellow, and I thought Id do my duty by him and bury him right. And I just covered the coffin with flowers. That was a I was out drivweek ago, and y ing with Canton he was Joes friend, you know and he said I certainly did the square thing by Joe. What time is It, Benny? Just 10 oclock, said Benny. Kate got up from the bench and, linking' her arm in Bennys, they walked out of the square. Im going down Race street, she said, and I suppose you are going down Eighteenth. When are you going to use the story, Benny? Remember, I get half what it brings. Why, Kate, said Benny Brooke, I dont think Ill use the slowly, story. Wrhy not? she asked quickly. Well, the fact Is, his folks were-ver:ame up. decent, and hes dead now. II Baring went in to drag a little lower girl out of the dive, didnt he?H seemed to be a gentle sort of fellow, Yes; It seems that Baring was one true as steel to you, and honorable a all the way through and a s )f those that wanted to gentleman him now would be a about sa the world. He went In to tell the story small rather fellthing for a fellow to rlH'to come out, and one of the ow He write. struck her, and Baring struck always was good to you, him. Then some one fired a pistol, Kate, and you ought to be good to him now that hes dead. ind Baring dropped. Yes yes; I remember now. So Yes, I guess youre right, Benny; Bating was one of the fellows that but I though you said you needed oved you? money. So I do, Kate, but I dont need It Yes; but Joe Davis married me. lee told me all about it afterward, that badly. item seeit was this way. Joe and BariJust as you say, she responded, . Goodng- were chums, and both loved me. and she held out her hand. Antfher friend of theirs, Harry Cant- night, Benny, and try and drop around onand see me some time. The insurance Iman? I will, he said, as he took her the one with the big whiskers. hand. Good-nighKate. Weil, as I was saying, Canton saw And BenDy Brooke walked slowly pvi!ek way the wind was blowing, and dovn the street, thoughtfully jinglihg . ie went around prying. Then he the loose change In his pocket. Joe and Baring up to his house ne night, and isaid something Dke ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. You fellows both love the same lh?p: pirl, and are chums. In olden times of a Norwegian Sailor roid settle who loved her the better Reports Arouse British Interest. !y rihooting at each other. Whoever Three great British scientific socieWjnnt killed would marry her. But ties are agreed that it is the duty of kt e civilized now, and Im going to the British to fit w hich of you Idiots loves her. government oqt an exfor antarctic expedition thorough Td die for her, said Baring; but ploration. In November, 1893, the rot. didnt say anything at all.1 Well, I dont think either of you Royal Geographical society appointed want her, said Canton, for I found a notable committee to inquire Into u something that will surprise you. tho propriety of such an expedition He mother Is in- jail now, and her aafl report. They reported In favor of father was shot for stealing horse's having the government send two suitu3 West. The girl has the instincts able vessels to explore the south polar f oth, and some day it will crop out. regions and keep them at it for three is as true as God is above me, yeurs. The report was adopted and oys, he said. Pretty mean In hirtf, transmitted to the royal society, alnt it, Benny, going and finding which, In turn, appointed a powerful committee which in May, 1894, reuf the family secrets ? was said it and ported strongly in favor of the proDenny pretty mean; die girl went on with her story; posed scheme. At the beginning of Well, Baring jumped up and caught tho present year the council of the Canton by the hand. Thank you, old British association gave the plan its . nan, he said:Tm done with her. But vigorous Indorsement, and it doubtfoe just sat still and quiet like. Wei less took further action on it at its refoe, said Canton, what do you think cent annual meeting in September.. The plan of .Dr. Johp Murray of the f her now? I love her, said Joe, very quietly. Challenger, who addressed the Royal 1 love her. Canton; and what Geographical society on the subject was or mother is doesnt make two years ago, was to send out two I love her. difference. suitable government steamships of tny Well, they tried to talk him out of about 1,000 tons each, have them start ovfng me; but they couldnt; and me in September, land a company of ind Joe got married. That was his about ten men somewhere south of fray, you know, always quiet; but Cape Horn and another In Victoria tvhen he decided on anything you Land, and have these parties spend louldnt mov ehim. two years or more ashore, exploring His folks took on terribly when we the antarctic continent. The ships got married. He was In his father would land the shore parties th first Store sort of partner, you know and summer, visit them the second and his father broke up the partnership take them off the third, and would and wouldnt have anything to do with spend their own winters and all their ns. So we got a couple of rooms, and available time In sea and other Joe gave me nearly $4,000 to put In observations alongdep the outer margin, the bank. But I lost the money some- of the antarctic ice. how or other, and Joe felt awful about What may be found on the antarctic It xriien I told. him. He didnt scold continent no man can say. AnlmaL me, Benny. He just said it was unlife In abundance was found last year-a- t fortunate. CApe Adair by C. E. Borchgrevink Why, how In the world did you a young Norwegian,. who sailed there--acome to lose it? queried Benny. one of the crew of a whkler, and . Dnnno. Suppose I wasnt strictly whose account of his experience exsober at the time, and wasnt used to cited great interest at a recent geo so mhch money in my clothes. I ought graphical congress In London. Mr. to be excused on that score, oughtnt Borahgreyink wants to go back, and; I, Bnny? writes to the London Times pressing I suppose you ought, he said. for further and Immediate research Well, then, I got to like some of the within the ant&rchtic circle. It i fellows pretty much, and Joe found held to be possible that a new race-o- f me out. He used to take me in his men may exist somewhere withiA arms and reason with me, but I sup- hail of the south pole, and that such pose theres something in that law of creatures as the Ichthyosaurus may seas. hered hered 6 till survive in the antarctic . are abundant Seals and sea birds Heredity? hazarded Benny. Yes, thats It. There must be some- there; what else no one can say, but thing in that law, for I felt the very many Inquisitive persons want tr devil in me at times, and Id go off Frederick Cook,, and leave Joe for a week at a time. Our countryman, Dr.out an American fit to But he was always patient, never greatly desired out this to start scold, never seem cross only hurt. He south pole expedition rumnext antarctic the catch ana much. too fall often paid that he loved me in that direction He was the patlentcst man I ever mer but bi3 efforts soem not yet to have com to anyknew. he will do better Didnt he ever say bsd made a mis- thing. Perhaps at any rate, ther but, year; take, Kate, in marrying you? that a1 serious real a prospect f?eKs Never once, Benny. lie was very out find to whatever be sorI attempt considerate of my feclinsrs, and Continent-wil- l known the about antarctic widow. a ter fttl sorry now tht Im be made before the prerent c a Le di 1 1 iccful, Benny. Carrie B endd. Harpers VecUy. tuxr r. :! he ' at c'C smiling. to-da- pood-lookin- y goody-goodie- t , t, in-rltf- -d - j -- bet-fathe- r -- i s en-oth- c.-y-i .. r" |