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Show MOST THE TRANSCRIPT. BEAUTIFUL mind that he committed MUSIC-STAN- Structure In Golden Gati Park, San Francisco. San Francisco can truthfully boast of having probably the largest, mod expensive, and most beautiful music-stanin the world. It is constructed entirely of fine granite, and is located in tbe famous Golden Gate park. The center, or music-stanproper, consists of a square, towerlike structure rising nearly eighty feet high above the foundation. Though massively constructed, It has a light, airy, jind very graceful architectural effpct. On the front side is the vast sounding shell, or concave, over fifty feet in height, under which the musicians sit on a platform capable of accommodating over 100 musicians. Extending north and south are two long, winglike colonnades, each about 60 feet in length and 45 feet high, and each supported by thirty-twbeautiful Corinthian columns 36 inches in diameter at the base and tapering gracefully upward. Leading up to the base of these polished and shapely columns are broad, massive stone steps. There is not a stick of timber, or bolt or bar of metal, In the entire structure, everything being built of California granite and sandstone. The cost of the structure was $75,000. Falryilke JJLHDI DUSK, FobUatOb TOOELE. - - - - UTAH. The corn husking liar Is up against a crop of nearly 2,800,l'u0,000 bushels this year. The latest fashion decree provides for pockets in women's dresses. They will never agree. Washington is to have a woman's hotel with an electric hair curler, of course, in every room. Every good citizen is opposed to bossism, but very few of them have the nerve to tell wifey so. It would seem cruel to kill a scorching chauffeur without giving him a few moments time to repent. Mistakes are banana peels on lifes highway. They give you a tumble, but you must get up and toddle on. The French cabinet falls .to pieces so often anybody would think it had been bought on the installment plan. A Detroit man has erected a monu ment to Satan. Why didn't he build it in New York, where Satan could see it? Caruso, the tenor, objects to hotels, prefering to live alone. An inheritance from his celebrated ancestor, Robinson? Take this one home and try it on How cold must it be your guesser: to be twice as cold as two degrees above zero? THE FATAL REQUEST OR FOUND OUT L. Hsrris Author oi Mine Own Familiar Friand. etc. Copyright, 18 9 1, by Cat toll fubliohing Company. B$ A-- Copyright, lyStrott 1909, d o MEANT KILL TO MUSIC LOVERS Infernal Machine Found at Door of New York Tenement. Hideous and incredible as it seems, this story from New York city Is true. A bomb placed in tbe tenement house at 64 Leroy street, Wednesday of this week, endangering the lives families, was the act of of, twenty-five frvse France is to be congratulated on abandoning the habit of having crises every time the parliament makes a face at the ministry. . As to some of the gimcrackeries brought to this country from Europe, it is patently absurd that they should pay duty as works of art. Motoring, it is said, eliminates indigestion. For the man who happens to get in the way it often eliminates all other known maladies, also. CHAPTER XIV. Continued. All, though still legible, were more r less Injured by the fiery ordeal to Which they had been In some degree subjected. The fire, which had stopped before reaching the upper part of the body, had been sufficient for this. He ran his eye over them again. 1858. . CHAPTER XV. The New Client. Mr. John Sharps offices were situated off the Strand. And at 11 oclock one morning Mr. John Sharp was seated in his private room, expecting a visitor, or, as Mr. Sharp would have expressed it himself, a client. "'While waiting for the latter to put in an I V The experience of Labrador explor parties shows that lovers of adventure dont have to go up to the Arctic regions to lose their lives. ing Every other day or so now a Rus sian mob breaks into a vodka shop and proceeds to give the world ar object lesson in the cause of temper ance. Eighteen soldiers at a Kentucky fort deserted when ordered to another state. There is no gainsaying that Kentucky girls are handsome. Roch ester Post-Expres- While out hunting with King Alfon William shot twenty-threboars, as against the kings twenty-nine- . It wasnt a very good day for boars, either. so, Emperor e The Japanese government has de cided to issue a new foreign loan of $250,000,000 at 4 per cent. War is what Gen. Sherman said it was, for those who have to pay the cost. One-thir- d now at pairs. of the Dominican navy is the Norfolk navy yard for reIt consists of the gun600-to- n boat Presidente, which hasnt been overhauled before for seven yearfe. Operas are now given as sacred concerts in New York on Sundays. in that town They are so that they consider it necessary when they break the laws to do it under cover. A play is to be brought out in New York with John D. Rockefeller and Ida M. Tarbell as two of the principal characters. Let us hope, in the inter ests of propriety, that there may be nc wig pulling. New Jersey boasts of a man 72 years old who can neither read nor write and has seen only one locomo tive, and that at a distance of half a mile. Only think of boasting of a man like that! Barrel filled with gunpowder and scrap Iron, with lighted (use attached, discovered by a janitor. some revengeful person or persons who objected to the singing and piano playing of three Italian ghls, in front of whose door the destructive keg of gunpowder had been left. Chicago American. Wears Shoes Fifty Years Old. Mrs. J. A. Livingston of Lima, Miss., claims to be possessed of the oldest I air of shoes still in active service in the United States. The venerable lady Is celebrated for having the smallest feet in the state. This fact has enabled Mrs. Livingston to wear the same pair of shoes her father presented to her more than fifty years ago. It was in 1830 that she received the shoes. Since then she has raised ten children, the youngest now 21 years of age. She still w'ears the shoes on all occasions.- Pittsburg Dispatch. - When Sailors Yore Earrings. Sailors dont wear earrings as they used to, said a 'city ship chandler. In the past I had a jewelry case and sold earrings of all kinds. Lately I did away with it, for there is now no money in sailors earrings at all. But there used to be. Every salt had his ears pierced and was as proud of his earrings as a lady. For some varieties I got as high as $50 a pair. A sailor wmuld never wear precious stones, like diamonds or pearls, in his ears. The only stone he would wear was agate. That was a funny fact, wasnt it? Woman Hodcarrier. The sex of this German hodcarrier is unmistakable, though she wears I wild King Alfonso killed forty-on- e pigs while he 'was out hunting with the kaiser. This doesnt mean necessarily that he would be willing to help our Yankee farmers with their pig kill-inif he should come over here. g The amount of letter writing that is done daily in New York is illustrated by the fact that 235,000 letters on an average are collected there every day between 4:30 and 7:30 p. m. And they arent all love letters, either. In order to prove that the eternal feminine does not change with the procession of the centuries, it Is only necessary to point out the fact that every time a woman becomes a great genius she marries a millionaire. Walter Vaughan Morgan, the new Lord Mayor of London, being a bachelor, has selected his niece, Mrs. Hornby Steer, to be the lady mayoress. In the absence of particulars, we are Inclined to suppose that Mrs. Steer is from Texas. There have been 165 accidents among mountain climbers in the Alps this year, of which sixty-fivwere fatal. Lazy people have never been able to understand why mountain climbers should be willing thus to Tick their lives. e masculine attire. It is Interesting to observe that she holds on to the handle of the hod just as she would hold on to the handle of a broom. Not Quite "Priceless." Among the rare pieces which caused hot bidding at a coin sale in New Tfcrk the other day was an old New Hampshire cent of 1776. This min is down in the catalogue as "priceless and "unique." The buyer had to lay down $60.50 to get possession. -- Smith. veiling another compartment behind the first. This at first seemed to contain nothing but a packet of old letters, tied round with a faded blue ribbon. They were his mother's letters, written before her marriage, and treasured ever since. A bundle of old love letters. Was that all? A No. there was something else. photograph, faded and yellow, like the A photograph of a young letters. man, in the dress, that now seemed old fashioned and ridiculous, of twenty or thirty years ago. The features were hardly distinguishable, but on the back was written a name and a date James Ferrers, taken June, I What was that? Something which crackled as he laid his hand upon one of the papers nearest to him. It was a sheet of foreign note paper, much Binged, and written only upon one side. He pushed all the other papers together in a heap. Then, with the burnt letter before him, with an elbow planted on each side, and his head supported between bis hands, he bent himself to the task of deciphering what still remained. At last, after at least an hour spent In this way, he made a gesture of despair. I suppose I must give it up. The task Is beyond me at least, this por0 tion of it. He cast his eye again over the words. They tell me nothing as they are. They even serve to cast some implication upon my fathers honor, and He broke off abruptly, and tbe color forsook his face. What was it the doctor had hinted at? Something discreditable in the past? He glanced at the paper again. But this speaks of something worse He gave a hasty look round, as though he half feared the possibility of the presence of a listener, as he whispered the words Something criminal! He took up his pen again, and once more concentrated his whole attention upon the burnt letter. The paper before him contained a number of broken phrases the beginnings and fragments of sentences. The uppe; part of the letter had been A appearance, he whiled away the time with the morning paper. At the particular moment to which we refer, his attention was engaged by something in the top right band corner of the outside sheet, which seemed to afford him a considerable amount of satisfaction. "It certainly does read well, he reI marked to himself complacently. cant xfleny that, though I did draw it up myself. I wonder, he continued, rasping his chin with his forefinger, whether the gent whos made the appointment for 11 oclock came from the advertisement, or whether he was recommended? The advertisement referred to was as follows: "Sharps Detective Agency. Swift, WLM I want ywu to do is to the deeo. trace Mm for me or, rather, put me on his track and let me run him down. 'Phew! whistled Mr. Sharp, softly, under his breath. This is something quite out of the common, this is. Suppose," he said, addressing the young man, "that we examine the evidence This is the bullet, you say; and this a photograph you found among the deceased gentlemans papers. Might I Inquire what this is? laying his hand upon the other article. That is the letter I spoke of. which made the appointment which my father kept, and was thus. Indirectly the cause .of his death. It is partly destroyed; but enough remains to show that there was here he hesi tated for the first time something of the nature of a secret between them. Mr. Sharp ran his eye down the he remarked; page. Humph! something vague and unsatisfactory. It certainly seems to hint at something of a suspicious nature between the two. Dont make any mistake, put in Ted Burritt at this point; "whatever there may be of that nature does not cannot apply to my father. Probably not! Probably not! But you must allow a certain amount of ambiguity of cutting both ways. II we could prove the knowledge of some nefarious some here he referred to a sentence in the copy of the letter some criminal proceedings concerning the writer on the part of the er the unfortunate gentleman who was shot something which lay be tween those two alone. Why, then we should be able to see our way. Suppose there was a strong provoca tion. Suppose those two to be alone in a first-clas- s Suppose carriage. that a sudden quarrel arises between them; that the deceased, as I havt just said, is provoked to utter threats as to what he may or may not do Suppose the one threatened, who car ries a revolver, makes up his mind tc silence him once for all by the means of a bullet through his brain. His client nodded. Now', continued Mr. Sharp, be fore proceeding farther, just let us come to an understanding as to what you want me to do? I want you, was the answer, "tc trace this other from the time that he was last seen. Very good, from Mr. Sharp. And to trace his history backwards from that time. And the partys name? Ted handed him the photograph anc showed him what was written on the back. Very good, sir. I think we under stand each other. And you woulu wish me to begin my investiga? tions At once! There was a little discussion here about terms, expenses, etc., which, being satisfactorily arranged, the client rose and prepared to take bis depur Hire. You will can do for you? burned away, and the first word which sure and secret. All inquiries conwas decipherable was his fathers ducted with the greatest skill and disname Silas. cretion. Evidence obtained on any Below this might be read, with subject. All communications regardsome difficulty, the following inco- ed as strictly private and confidential. herent scraps of sentences, in which, Mr. John Sharp promises to all those after all, there, was a good deal of who honor him by seeking his aid the guess work: experience of twenty years and the of secrecy of the confessional. Hve not forgotten on receiving Mr. John Sharp, as regarded his twenty years at once for Dover outward appearance, was somewhat this letter . . . expect to reach . . . There of the weasel order. As he himself is that between us which . . . not often said, Sharp was his name and I ask . sharp was his nature. allow you to deny . . and many . . . you alone can My new clients late, he conIf you refuse I. shall . . . tinued, looking at his watch. He as the criminal . opened a door of communication and that you . . of your youth. put his head through. Beneath this last sentence he cvKiid Jennings! make out what he took to be the Yesir. letter J, which apparently stood for ,rWhen the gentleman comes, dont the Initial letter of the Christian forget to tell him that Im engaged name, but the rest of tbe signature for the moment, but shall be at libwas burned and obliterated. erty shortly; and mind you come in At this moment something again re- when you hear me bang the door, and called to him the mysterious words ask if I am disengaged and can see which he had heard the night before the gentleman now. the funeral, and he looked round for a The faithful Jennings performed his duty to the letter. "I think, said possible interpretation of them. His eye roamed from one object to Mr. Sharp, rising and referring to a another, and his tongue repeated the memorandum, as tbe gentleman was words The spring at the back of ushered in, "that I have the pleasure What recess? Where? of addressing Mr. Burritt? Will you the recess! He rose from his chair and took a be good enough to be seated. The The visitor admitted that was his sharp turn round the room. recess! What was meant by the re- name, and took the seat indicated. cess? Something I can do for you? Inhe said, as though ad- quired Mr. Sharp, placing the tips of Father, Show his fingers together interrogatively. dressing some one present. He drew'up his me what you mean. The new client, who had with him chair and resumed his seat; but there a small leather bag, opened it, and One Thing to Avoid. was that in his behavior which sugproduced three articles, which he Yes, said the great man, I am gested one under the control of some placed upon the table before him. mesmeric influence, or who walked in They consisted of a square, flat packgoing to write a book of personal rec I think I am prominent his sleep. age, a photograph and a ball from a ollecftons. enough to do that, dont you? Immediately ito front of him, his revolver. Oh, yes, youre prominent enough, "Suppose you begin from the begineye rested upon a small door. To his surprise, he now observed for the ning and tell me all about it. I shall but Id like to caution you about one first time that the key was in the not interrupt you, said Mr. Sharp, thing. lock. He turned It and saw papers as he opened the note book and moisWhats that? For the purposes of publication, within, tied up in bundles and en- tened a stump of lead pencil with his dont recollect anything about promidorsed. Some were quite yellow with tongue. He kept his word, though he made nent men now living. age, and some were more modern. But theyre Just the people I want He went to work deliberately until copious notes, and for some moments he had quite cleared the space. It there wag only the monotonous sound to write about. Those are the kind was not very large, but now that it of the one voice, as the new client re- of reminiscences that will make the book sell. was empty it formed a sort of capitulated all the circumstances He did not finish the word even in which had led to his seeking Mr. Oh, well, suit yourself, but rememhis own mind, but began to pass his Sharps assistance, and which have ber that I warned you. Whats the danger? fingers over the panel at the back, already been fully gone Into. When he had finished, I thought Why, Just as soon as you begin to lowly backwards and forwards, an the name seemed familiar to me," said recollect things about them they will inch at a time. At last, something seemed to catch the other. "To be sure, I remember begin to recollect things about you I hadnt thought of that, remarked his nail something which projected all the circumstances connected with ever so slightly. the sad affair. And so you think you the great man. Cincinnati Post He pressed it the spring at the have hit upon the guilty party? Women Inventors. "I am certain of it," was the deterback of the recess firmly. There I believe I know his The United States has granted 3,500 was a little jarring sound, and the mined answer. back of the partition fell forward, re- - name, and have proof in mr own patents to women. ...... ... ... ... ... I FOR BAD Rheumatism end Other Blood eases are Cured Dis- by Dr. Williams Pink Pills. In the lead mines I was at work on my knees with my elbow's prn.sse.d against rock walls, in dampness and extremes of cold, said Mr. J. G. Meukel, of 2975 Jackson aveune, Dubuque, Iowa, in describing his expel lencH to a reporter, and it is not sui prising that I con- tracted rheumatism. For three yean, I had attacks affecting tile jjiutsof my ankles, knees and elbows. My auki,-and knees became so swollen 1 conld scarcely walk on uneven ground and a little pressure from a stone under my feet wonld cause me so much pain that I would nearly sink down. I was often obliged to lie in bed for several days at a time My friends who were similarly troubled were getting no relief from doctors and I did not leel encouraged to throw mouey away for nothing. By chance I read the story of Robert Yates, of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., of Dubuqne, who had a very bad case of rheumatism. I decided to try Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Palo People, the remedy he had used. In three or four weeks after beginning to use the pills, I was much better and in three months I was well. The swelling of the joints and the tenderness disapjieared, I oould work steadily and for eight years I have had no return of the trouble. My whole family believe in Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Both my sons use them. We oousider them a household remedy that we are sure ahont. What Dr. Williams Pink Pills did for Mr. Meukel they are doing for hundreds of others. Every dose sends galloping red through the veins, pure, strong, rich, blood that strikes straight at the cause of all til health. The new blood restores regularity, and braces all the organs for their siieeml tasks. Get the genuine I)r. Williams Pink Pills at your druguisls or direct from the Dr. Williams Medicine Go., Schenectady, N.r. s His Literary Preference. a Chit ago business man who In answer to the question. What It was book has had the greatest influence on your life and been most beneficial to you? sent the following reply: Bradstreets. USE Til FAMOUS Red Cross Bnll Blue. I.iuve 2 n? puckasre 5 cents. The ltuss Company, South Bend, Ind. A Mans Opinion. We call the English language our mother tongue, making it feminine, probably because it in so full of Incon- sistencies. TEA Comfort, tea comfort, actually costs nothing; good tea is cheaper than no tea at all In every p& kuun of hillin' booklet: ilow to Make IhwkI Tea. Host Tea 1st Cannot Escape the Assessor. The taxpajers of eastern London are complaining bitterly of the rigor of their assessment. Tbe case is cited of a man who had his assessment raised because he erected a cucumber frame in his hack garden. leave me this the dethe photograph and your copy of the letter? Ted Burritt assented and replaced Submarine Cables. the other articles. I shall make a point, said Mr There are 376 submarine cables in Sharp, of going through the report the world, the length of which of the inquest again to refresh my amount to 178,919 miles. Most of memory, and in case there should be these belong to private parties, only any little fact that may have escaped 25,000 miles being owned by the varichecking ous governments. All, however, bring yours. You have to prove the items off on his fingers First, daily orders from every land on the y that the man we want wrote that let globe, for Pillshurys Vitos, the food. ter; secondly, that he was the othei passenger, and, thirdly, that he fired Chinese Moth Is LargesL that shot. The largest moth known is tbe The answer was firm and concise: Giant Atlas, found in China, the wings I dont require you to prove the murder so much as to trace the man, of which measure nine inches across. and, when you have done so leave To Prevent Chapped Hands. . him to me! Many women who do their own work are (To be continued.) much annoyed in winter with chapped hands. This mny be avoided bv using Ivory A Yankee Trade. Soap for dish washing and toilet purposes. the hands thoroughly each time after The old Yankee skill at driving a Dry have been in water, and rub with a they oatmeal-water woman lost. A is not nr some good lotion. little bargain being ELEANOR R. PARKER. visitor at a fashionable resort on the Maine coast last summer went to the Dinner In Diving Bell. Universalist church In the place the bell was some years since A diving and of her first Sunday morning stay, was politely shown to a seat. There utilized as a kitchen to supply a rewas no hymn book, however, but the past for half a dozen convives who, occupant of the pew behind her for a wager, undertook to cook and reached over and placed one in her eat a dinner of half a dozen courses hands. At the close of the service the beneath the water. visitor turned and thanked the person, saying as she was to attend that church all summer she would like tc Well, said the buy a hymn book. Moneyback makes our adother woman, I guess you can have that book if youll give me a pair of vertisements true. Schiblack gloves, No. 7. Very well," said tbe visitor. The next day she llings Best is best. went to Portsmouth, purchased the No Your grocer returns your money if you dont 7 black gloves for $1 30 and duly re think so ceived the use of the hymnal in exChinese Fertilizer. change for them on the following Sun Bean cake is the chief commercial day. Bobton Herald. tective indicated "Something COOD BLOOD ail-da- TEA fertilizer in China. TEA We owe you good tea, and are paying our debt. How do you like it ? Your grocer return you money If you dont like Bchlllingi Best. Salt Along the Congo. Along the central part of the Congo river there are a number of salt marshes. The Africans dig shallow holes in these, whence issue- - streams of hot water which, on being evaporated, leaves a residue of salL A round trip rate of $50 to California will be in effect all winter via the new See and popular Salt Lake Route. nearest agent or write for information to J. L. Moore, D. P. A., Salt Lake City. Value of Eastern Ferries. The value of the Pennsylvania ferries between Jersey City. New York. Brooklyn and the Bronx is $5,698,000. - |