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Show ' THE SALT LAKE TIMES. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 31. 18W. 3 "a lesson to GRANDMAS. " When Mary raiswd her voice and wept For some forbidden play, j. . Jlnmmisaid: "(Some, my little girl, K Don't act that foolish way. Ton know that fretting never makes Mamma give way one bit, You never get the thing you want Because you cry for iti" Mary aged four with Injured air Replied: "Well, if I go . To grandma's, up to Saugerties, She doesn't treat me so. When she says 'ite:' I cry out loud Like that, and you should see How quick she makes Eitza run : And get the thing for me!" Home Maker. David James & Co,, tinners; plumbers, Gas 1 Steam Fitters Dealers in Plumbing Material, Pumps, Pipes and Fittings, Steam Heating Supplies, Tin and Iron Roofing, Galvan-ized Iron Cornice, Guttering, Garden H se and Lawn Sprinklers, Filters, Etc No. 67 I Main Street. Pabst Brewing Col (Forowl PHILIP BEST) Export, Bohemian, Hoffbrau and Select Blue Ribbon Keg and Bottled Beers shipped immediately upon order. TEE FAMILY TJLiDE SOLICITED FREE DELIVERY! TELEPHONE 3351 B. K BLOCH a"d Com 1517C0XXERCI1L ST. , .A-ceiit-a. COHN.....B...ROS. lltLABIEii' WPS lH Berlin anil Sew York Xorelties is 11 rajs, Jackets . and Plash Saeqacs. EXPRESS - BRINGS - US - NEW - ADDITIONS - DAILY Hsmlsomo Wrap in Heaver. Crkcnw ami Silk, elaborately trimmed sad embroidered at 113.00. t.Vtxi. 17.,. .') on so. I $M 30, Hush Wrap at $lrt 50. i'ii.m and fcK.uo. .Mm-kin- Jacket., th best that ran b prodm-e- d la thi country at 13 71 4.50. j.0u. ftitX), 7 (H, N .). HO.IW. (13 l am IS. TO. Latest Style iu Cloth Jacket (rum I't 00 ami upward. 1'hMh Jat'kft. 111. ail to tii.CO. l'lnsh Saatiet, tU.M to 133.00. riuesl Alaska Soil Jacket. $110.00 to I.HW.OO. All Kxccptionul Values. i If you see our Stock and hear our prices you cannot fail to verify our claim to superior assortments and the best values possible to find. mw l. THl-(iOWlS..l- .D WRAPPERS. W are offering a very choice new lot at 110 00 to tW 00. MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S CLOAKS SPECIAL SALE Z'XZra&ZXS!!H!S,t gain, and when told out cannot b replaced. Mie' 1'Uiu Cheviot and I'laid Newmarket, the niot complete a.wortmeol evar hrouht here, at 15.00 and upward. Infanta short Coata. plaid and plain color, two, three, and four Viar. enormou variety, 13 00 to iiO.OO, Hoy' Kilt Suits, for jre two to five, at tl V) and 13 00. Children' Fur Seta at low price. LACE CURTAINS We have Jiiat placed on aalo ahinment of Curtain direct from Glafw and Nottltiffham, and we are iirepareil to offer grea bargain. Thi opporttt. nlty li not likely to occur again ou account of tho change In the tariff V MT.-- r Scotch Lace ( urtaln. haudnm design, all new, at ft 00. H.S.V 11.30. It 73. 13.00. M.ftO. 13.00. M.73, II TO. 13 TO and il 00 a pair. I Hub Point Lace Curtain at I .00. II j TO and 117.00. Tamhoured SwU Curtain at TO, H.Art, l J mi, IIM TO and v'O 00. Chenille Portiere at IVOO, IS.oo, ?S0. .10, 111 00, IU 00 117.00 and 133.00. We are showing Elegant New Designs in SHAWLS this seaso. We arc Sole Agents in Salt Lake City for the cele-brated Dr. Jafier's Sanitary Woolen Underwear and Hosiery for Ladies' and Children. cohTsTbros. Utah Stove & Hardware Co Wnolen! and Retail Dealer la STOVES, RANGES, Stove Furnishings, Mantles, Grates, He. 84 and 3d E. First South St, ' , SALT LAKE CtTY.' ' CorreBpondonoft Soaoitol Salt Italic Transfer Co. PATTEN & GLENN. ill Orders Promptly AUbdIbI t). i Car Lots a Specialty. Office, 116 W, Firtt South U JWCIm Telephone 25 i. S2fir --EXCLUSIVE DEALERS I-N-Solo Acent3 for James Means' ,00 SllOCS- - Spencer & Kimball, 160 Mah Stiset THE HfiM WHMr A.D 31.lCIIl.iiE (MFA.W h.x 'iicc lelffbneSll; ; : 421 WEST n3T SOUTil. r r P. 0. Sn W J. F. Marks, . CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER IrteMan, Salt or (Jan Well Drilled. tt? tv. ri , rroitpecU for Coal ami fllnprtl. fuit I'ru;,. Deep WelU a Speelaltf F. AUERBACH &. BRO. SPECI ALBARGA1N SALE ! siilSlfflfii! Our greatly nlargd Silk and Drcis (!ooi! Drpartttmnl are OVKR-.- i ... . CKOlVDKl) wilh tlio lotust and best Fabric. to'make ROOM 1 We offer a splendid line of newly imported Black Satin R'mdames at 7")c, 9(!c, $1.151.25 $1.50, $I.PB and upwards; every yard worth from 25c to 76o more than price I qnoied. A full line of choxeit coloring in Faille FrancnUo at 11.10; sold where lor $1.50. COMK EAKLY! Black Faillo Francalin, pure Nil k iildngs, atB.-i- c, $1.25, $1.50 and J2.00.' A complete a sortment lu colo-e- (irosCriin Silk, worth $1.10, , 75o. A dotib e warp Lyon's Marveiiloux, retailed In New Vork (,My at $4.00, fur per yard. The greatest bargain k er offered In N Ik. TricotinevW hip Cordu in l'olka Dot effecU, and many high novelilu in Silk for Street and Fe lin wear, at I Special Sale Prices 1 T 300 pieces of black and colored Silk Velvet at 0e, 7fe, $1.00, $1.25, $1 50 and upward to UtO.OD per yurd. I'rlcet which can imjer in ui der the new TAEIFFLAW. i no wonder that utir window containing SPECIAL OFIFEIIISra--S In latest Dre Patie:n, with Trimmirifr ti mutch, attract crowd of buyers. Mich price n $2.75. $150, $7.00, $1100, $11.25, $12 15 and $15 ticKe'.son Now and Stylish Suit give the rich and ihone not 'i favored by lortune the opportunity to drew well and tylilily at mall Our line'f French and Or imn Broadcloth at $100, $1.05, $.'.2 and $2.75 in black and choicest color are the bunt viilne ever offttrod, LoU of other bargain in DrewUoodi we hive n i pare to nionlion. OUR NEW DEPARTMENT ! & For CMnaks, Ladies' Su t, Wrapper. Ktc. ha roub'ed it former sales Thn great variety of iyi-!t- , tl e wii (ct lit an l tin nIi of our (far-me-and beyond all, our "ONE i'KR K," the lowe.t pimtible, retain our old friend and bring new jmtrou In large number to our well nStiec:a0'ilidiiC(!iiipnt in a t of Li.ter Heal Pluh and Axtrachan Tr,mmd C:ik with Tulw nt f 50. $10. $12. $15 and $.'0, lm4t half price LadieV find Mi-- e' 'n!)l y .Jackets. In all lh bent dyet, arid it test Fabrc trimmed in I'cilati Laub, Real A4trachan and Krimmr nt price rat g'n in ra $3.25 to $45 each. UNters and Newmarkets at $5. $7 50, $9 and npward. Children' and Minces' (oaks, a;e 4 to 12 year, in the m wt Ukinir iyie and coiorinjf. at II to $15 i . Lndie' biiitif. Wrappei and Tea Gowim, Children's Ureses. Infant's Cloak. Ktc, stylii-- and chenp. The Latest Parfeiaa S'ovdtj ! Ostrich and Cock Feather Boa a at at the "Hon March," thn leading hop In Pari. One of our .briirhteat and most tylmb ladit just from 1'arU admit the above. 8ae nionev by buying your Genu' Furni.hin(rs. your Hoy and Youth Suit amf Overcoat, vour BisnkeU and QiiilW, your Carper an ) Cur-tains, vour Fur Set and Trinitniog. .Nellie Biy aps, B v., in our Depart menu. f)nr first luip'-rtatio- of Ladie and Children Hosiery aad I'oderwear is a'.mot exhausted by the late cold spell, but new arrivals in that line r makinc our assortment nein foinpletc. and our I'KICKS 1A Wt.lt THAN EVER. NO TROUBLE TO S1IOW GOODS. MAILOKDEiW PROMITLY FILLED. ONE PRICETO ALL! , ESTABLISHED. 1864! WE ARE NEVER UNDERSOLD I F. AuerbachBro, THE ISCHWEITZBRj CLOAK and SUIT 55 Mam Street. Salt Lake dtp The Only Exclusive Cloak and Suit House in Utah. NEW GOODS I NEW STYLES I mend ctuna or glass mir unslaked j lime with the white of an egg, and having the edges of the broken parts quite clean, put the paste on with a splinter. SAUypffY Sights and Scenes in and Around the Inter-Mounta- in Metropolis. Useful Information for the Eome-seek- er, the Investor and the Visitor. A GUIDE TO THE TOUBIST. Salt Lak3's Location, Attrac-tions and Climate-Garfi-eld Beach and Other Resorts. city of I The city of Salt Lake ITha iBkt. a (am8 vh!cl) a,, the world. The population Is about A5.00J, and is increasing at a rapid rate. It la situated at the base of lh i Waiatch mountains In a lovely valley, rich in agricultural resourc and la eighteen miles distant tram Groat Salt Lake. Its elevation above ?a level Is 4, fret. There are many points of Interest to vis-- t rs In the city and near It. Here are some of them: I Th. Thts magnificent cream-whit- e granll structure was begun April 6, IS 3. His liOrJuO feet, the walls are 1W fest high, and ths towers, when com-plete will be. X) feet In hel?ht Over 3.rw.. (XX) has b en expended on the Temple, and It Is now neirlng completion. In the same square wt a the temple la tho spacious build in? called I The iter-- I Here are held the ser-2i- J vices of the Mormon church, aua these are attended every Sunday by Im-mense couKregat.ons of people, both Mormon aud Gentile. The structure Is oval In shape, seventy-fiv- e feet high 860X1M feetln length and breadth. It t&i a seating capiclty of IS. 000 people, and here may be heard what Is claimed to be the finest organ In the world. Puttl encs sang In the tabernacle, and demon-strated that Its acoustic powers are very flue. tit- - uuiuui The Gardo House, or 1 Hou.e. A . palace was buUt bv Brluvham Young who willed that It should be the residence of his favorite wife, Amelia Folsom Young, but since his death it has been used as the oftlclal residence of dignitaries of the church. Bringham Young'. I known asthe Bee. lte.l.M.e... j ,. mi the L,on House are structures, curious from associations. These are situ ated In what was once Bringham Young- - domain, all of which has passed Into other bands, save the large lot In which Is iuiugham Young'. I This can be by posing through the Eagle Gate, au archway in the old mud wall which at one time encompassed Brlngham's private property. One or two of the prophet's wives repose beside his last rsst-ln- g place. A slab of granite covers the grave and there Is space left near by for the graves of his other wives. iert j' This institution issitu-- ' ated on South Temple street, directly opposite Temple square. It contains large numbsr of interesting curiosities, chiefly pertaining to the early history of Utah. It Is well worth a visit - IireIJ3Tl Prospect Hill with its lookout tower command a splendid view of the city and lt surround ngs. I The Timing I The Tithing Building Hnililing ln..am. lntereest ' as b.lng the general depot for taxea collected by the Mormon chinch from its dl wiples. ii.iueriy I Liberty Fark, in the southeastern portion of the city is a beautiful resort and can be reached by rapid transit trains. ' !iiie cimiuoor IimTmhem.Chamber of on Second street, is visited by t tics') who take an Interest In the commercial standing of the city. There are several Urge cases containing specimens of Utah's mineralogy which attract much at-tention. ' is.it LuU I Salt Lake Theater being jeca. This latter place o' amusement was built by Urin'iham Young jover thirty year ago. It Is a latge aud beautl-- I temple and Is comfortably arranged. SiJTl Assembly Hall, near the W'11' I temple, in used In winter for worship by the Mormons, the tabcrnac:e being too large to admit of proper heating. Assembly hall is 120x08 and it cost fiM,om The cell-ing Is decorated with church pictures, among them the Angel Moroni disclosing the hiding place of the golden plate to Joseph Smith. lue xau- - The Natatorium is a I J large circular bathing house, the center of which, under a glass roof, Is a swimming pool. The water Is brought In ripe from Beck's Hot Springs. : There are also a large number of hath rooms. 1 Electric Street cars pjojnnect with every point of interest in the city. The system Is new and the appointments good. Rapid transit Is "l Camp Douglas, three miles i)oiiciB. M,t ot the clty Bna 0,er it feot above it. Is beautifully laid out in the midst of lawns and orohards, and the bai racks and houses of the Officers are built of stone. The post commands aw.de view of the city and beyond where Great Salt Lake lies like molten silver at the foot of the western mountains. . not I Beck's Hot Springs are iiteck I ln tn6 northern part of the c ty about three miles from the business center. They Issue from the base of the mountains, and a,re regarded as a very raluable aid in casesof rheumatism, dysptpslaand gcrofula. The waters are used both Internally and ex-ternally, and there is an excellent bath bouse and necessary appointments for the com ore cf patient. The Wnrm sulphur The Warm n I I pnur Springs are the Hot (Spring and the city about one mile from the postofflce. There I a gnot hotel and comfortable tath house tn "onnectlon with thq springs, aud they can be reached by street railway. wi M..UU-- 1 The Mountains are I in magnificent can-yons, and at least a down of the grandent are within reach of the citr. There invite the tonri; to spend days, week or months among the.r M'.d recesses to Ash. to hunt, to le the peaks and to gather wild flowers by the titles of motgy prinis, beneath the shade of um-brageous pines. Big Cottonwood canyon should be te ;n by every tourist. Here are lake Mary and Martha fro n which Bows the tur-bulent t'ottor.w id river: and at the l.ae of the mountains are lake Blanche, Florence and Lillian. Brides these are Kills tree. Par-ley', Km grition, and City Creeks, canyons, all extremely pictureeqe and delightfully romantic. uii Peasant Diives abound in 1i-io- rrire scores around the outskirts of the c.ty; aionkj the quiet country road, and through the lanes dividing of rich green alfalfa and Held of grain; while the majestic mountains are never ntlrely lost sl'-- of. From tn lir the branches of tree and above hedges cf ihe wild dog-ron- e glimpws arecanght of snow covered peaks. A drive to Fort Lo,igls. and then a mile further on to the mouth of Em.gratloo canyon is most delightful. It was here that tt.m sight of the Mormon plonte-- s was first made glad by the vast expause of Halt Lake valley suddenly burt n .' upon their, on the b of July. tX47. in,, i.reat I "I think.' ay Ernest l't take. ingarU, "few person realize bow word-rfnll- Strangely turn 1 til Uls lnl.md sea t"," and speaking of its sun-el- s PhllKiMnson ha said: ' Where have I not ;en sunset, by land and sea. In s a. Africa. Europe and America, and where can 1 say I have ever seen more oaderoo coloring, more electrifying effects thau in the tnnwt on the Great BUt Laki of Utah." Salt Lake U as beautiful a sheet of water a can be found any-where The wave arc a bright bine or green, and as they dance on it ( surfa-- e it would be hard to tell which color prevail. It is dotted with beautiful island, and It afford the flaest salt water bathing in the world. see it all fair and square, but the man that tries to bluff this crowd had better get measured for his coffin first, and make a contract with a grave digger, cause we don't want the trouble and ex-pense of burying him. Now, Tommy,' dropping his hand on my shoulder, 'what'll you do to give the gentleman satisfaction? "By this time I was as mad as a hat-ter, and as reckless as the biggest dare-devil there. . " Til play him either at draw poker or old sledge, and you'll all see fair play. " 'Done,' cried the bully. 'Here's my dollars ready.' " 'Stop a minute, my friend, if yon please,' says I, aa cool aa a cucumber and as polite as a Trench dancin' mas-ter. 'I don't want your dollars. I've dollars enough of my own. You say I've cheated you. If I have I deservs killin'. If you've lied on me you deserve the j same. To settle the matter I'll play you the best game in tlirae for the first shot. If I win I shall hfive the pleasure of blowing out your brains, and if I lose you may do the same to me.' "The men round about us shouted. "'That's your sort, Tommy. That'll settle it one way or t'other, and we'll see fair play.' "Our Arkinsaw friend didn't seem to fancy the notion much, bnt after all his bluster he couldn't refuse just for shame. " 'I'll play you at seven up,' he grunt-ed out. "We took our places opposite one an-other and set to work. The crowd closed round us, and Alston, my Alabama friend, stood at my back. While the three games lasted I don't Jbelieve he once took his eyes off the man from I don't believe he even so much as winked. "Well, to cut a long story short, I won the first game, the bully won the second, and then we set to on the third, the final and fatal game. There wasn't a word spoken 'mongst the crowd, and 'cordin' to the old savin' 'twas so still you could have heard a pin drop. You see, a man's life was at stake, and though human life wasn't thought much of in them diggins the whole proceedin' was so queer that the boys was sorter struck of a heap, and watched us 'thout hardly drawin' a long breath. "The first hand I held high and low; t'other feller turned tho jack and made game. Bo far we were even. I begged in ,the next hand, and the foller, havin' a pretty good show and thinkin', I sup-pose, from my beggin' that I hadn't a trump, give me one rather than run the cards.- - He played ace jor high and trey for low, but I happened to hold the deuce and cut under him. I had gift and low, he scored high and game; the jack warn't out, and we were even yet. - - A TIIAMSTEE'S TALE. On a ranch near San Antonio lives t Thomas Cullen, a veteran of the Texan : , revolution. Ho is indeed the veteran of three wars, having fought under Hons-- . ton at San Jacinto, Taylor', at Buena Vista and Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh. It is the old man's greatest delight to recall the memories of his adventurous past, and he will spin yarns of the olden time by the hour to any one who will do him the grace to listen. Among the rest he tells a tale of the early days of Corpus Christi. "I was a teamster in them days," he says, "and hauled goods for Col. H. L. Kinney. There warn't no blamed rail--' roads runnin' all over the country then, and a man that owned a good wagon and team was sure of a livin'. Lord! I mind well how Tesas looked them days I The peraries stretchin' out on every side as far as the eye could reach, just cov-ered with wild flowers of all kinds and . color, and dotted all over with cattle; and maybe a long train of Vhite topped wagons movin' along the road. Some folks think:) it looks a sight prettier now all fenced in and planted, but I ain't one of 'em. "There warn't no way of carryin' goods then, except haulin', and every settlement off the coast had to depend on "" teams for everythiiig in tho way of dry goods and groceries. And, I can tell you, when the teamsters held the road everybofly, stage drivers and all, had to turn out and give 'em room. "Well, as I was sayin', I teamed for Col. Kinney, who was the first man that settled Corpus Christi,' and held the place in spito of Injuns and Mexicans till a sort of a town grow up round him. He ' had a lot of wagons haulin' goods all through the country, and I tell you for a fact most all the goods we hauled was smuggled across the Rio Grande. Lord! how them greasers did cheat their gov- - ' eminent, to be sure! Fine lace mantil-ly- s, Mexican blankets, saddles and bri- - ; dies, all shiny with silver work, besides great droves of cattle and mustangs, all slipped over the river right under the noses of the comisiones, who for the most part was paid - not to keep their eyes skinned too clean. Then they'd take back goods from our side, and not ' " a cent of duty jiaid either way- - "Kinney's Ranch, as Corpus was call-ed in them days, was the headquarters of this trade; and what with teams haul- - in' goods from the river and teams start-in''o- ff with goods through the country, crowds of greasers and gringoes laugh-in'- ,' talldn', singin', dancin', gamblin', drinkin' and shootin', them was lively w times, I tell you, at Kinney's Ranch. ii"' "Specially when the teims. got Jack from a trip with the goods all safely de-livered and the teamsters got paid off. Dollars was plentiful thon, and the way "we made 'em spin was a caution. Gam-blin' was the favorite way of ichuckin' 'em about. The greasers played monte, of course, but the games with the grin-go-was draw poker and seven up. j "I wasn't 20 year old then, a slim young slip of a feller with nary a sign of this here h'arth brush of a beard, and a skin as fair and smooth as a girl's. But I soon got tanned inside and out. I'd . have been done brown enough to eat, and been eat up alive if it hadn't been for some fellers from the states that took a fancy to me, and sorter stood 'twixfr me and harm. They was older'n me and knew the ropes a sight better'n I did.- - '- -'' - ' ' "I dealt the last hand, and Fro, proud to remember now that my fingers didn't tremble any more'n tho bluff Kinney'a ranch was built on. I won't say but a thought of home and mother went through me sharp as the bully's knife could have done, but I'd have been shot, not once but twenty, times, before I'd have shown a glimpse of the white feath-er then, i "He took up his hand. ' I can't for my life tell you why, but I never touched mine. I just set still and stared at the other man. He looked sorter glum, hesi-tate- d a minute, then begged, k "I felt desperate ' and determined to end it one way or the other. It seemed to; me 'twouldip make ho sorter .difference what our cards was." I felt like some-thing I can't say what had taken the matter clean out of our hands and was goin' to settle it for us. " 'I'll give you one,' I said quietly. 'What! without looking at your cards?' - " 'Yes, without seeing my cards.' "He tried his best to keep his face straight and look solemn, but his mouth would grin and his little pig eyes twin-kled. ' - ' ' "With a boastful flourish he led out the king of trumps. Then at last I took up my hand. Ace, deuce, jack and queen stared me in the f face. - Never in my life, before nor since, did I hold such a hand at cardsl "I took his king with my ace, and led back the queen, on which he played the trey. ; : - v: " 'I reckon that's low, anyhow,' said he; but he didn't look quite so pleasant as before. " 'I reckon not;' said I, and coolly Bhowed him the deuce. k "His jaws dropped and his eyeslooked like they would pop out of his head. In a minute more I led out the jack, and his ten spot tumbled to it. Then the man shouted, 'High, low, jack and the game!' "Before the shout half , died away a pistol shot went off with a sharp crack right over my head, and tho Arkansaw bully jumped three feet in the air, aud fell dead with his drawn revolver in his hand. " 'You'd a sharp squeak for your life that time, Tommy,' said Alston, re-turning his smoking gun to his belt. 'If I'd been a second later you'd have been lying where he is. The mean cuss! he's gone where he may cheat the devil if he can, but he won't ptoy no more tricks in Texas. We play on the square here. Beckon he knows it by now.' " New Orleans Times-Democr- "Weil, as I was sayin', when we warn't teamin' we were gamblin' most of the time, and rough as the crowd was, I will say for 'em that in general they, played on the squar. . Fact is, I've noticed when guns are pulled on such short notice folks generally mind their eye and are mighty cautious how thoy step'.' Anyhow, thorn that lost, lost by want of luck or skill, not by cheatin'; and we'd rather; any of ns, been stood .up agin a tree and riddled with bullets than caught in any tricks. "One night I was havin' a tremendous run of luck and the other fellows was looldn' sorter blue; but they took it - quietly, bein' used to ups and downs cf that sort. Just as I was doin' my level best there walked up to our camp fire a big six foot feller from Arkinsaw. He " warn't a teamster, but belonged to a company that Col. Kinney kept on guard at the ranch. He was a quarrelsome, bullyin' sorter feller, and none of us liked him very much. To-nig- ht he was chock full pf whisky and just spilin' for a fight. - . "Ho set down close by and begun to brag. He could do this and he could do that.. He could back the buckin'est broncho on the ranch; he could hit the eagle's head on a dollar with a bullet at twenty paces; he could carve live meat better'n any butcher in Texas; he could bluff any man alive at draw poker; he could plank down two dollars to any other man's one. "Nobody paid any 'tentiou to him, and seeing he couldn't stir up the crowd, he jumped on me; partly, I suppose, be-cause 1 was young and green, and he thought, I was safe game; partly because it riled him to see nie rakin' in the dol-lars so fast. . "He swaggered np, put down his dol-lars and began bettin high. He lost agin and agin, which didn't sweeten his temper a bit. All of a sudden he brought his big foot, downon the ground with a thnmp that made1 uie jump. "T won't stand this any longer. That young bo;k ain't won bis money fair, and lain't goin' to pay nary 'nothercon-tinent- al red. Lookye here, young feller, just hand back that money you've cheated me out of, or it '11 b9 bad for your health.'. . "At the last word his pistol was out, but quick as he ras, the men round bout was quicker. Before his gun was well pulled a dozen cornered him. Yon I emghter seen how cowed he looked. They'd got the drop on him and no mis-take. 'A dozen agin one ain't fair play,' he muttered, thrusting the pistol back" "Well see fair play; don't you be skeered of that, my buck,' says a chap named Alston, from Alabama. 'We'll Pleasant fur Dodson. Jonesby, who allnded to a lot of soar-ing owls as a "flight of stares," spoke of the resemblance between a bannister and a barrister in that with either a man could slide to destruction faster than by walking down. American Grocer. Exposure of One's Weaknesses. A special weakness of a man is ex-posed by his indiscriminately accusing others of the same defect When a per-son, in criticising the character or dis-position of others, applies with a certain blind persistency one or two common faults to them all, now perchance hitting the mark and eow flying far wide of it, we may be sure that these very faults are possessed by the critic in a marked degree, though they are often in a meas-ure concealed by the complications of his own character. They seem to stand before his mind's eye as glasses of various colors, giving corresponding hues to whatever is viewed through them, as he who looks at the sky through a colored window will seo it red, yellow, green or other-wise, as the case may be. One who rid himself cf faults will do well to scrutinize himself in this respect, and if he finds a tendency to harp on some particular weakness of human nature he may feel assured that there he can apply the pruning knife. Xew York Ledges |