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Show LOVE ME, LOVE MY plana, Whatever mean, Mr. Roft hoped to read It In the color of my ribbon. But I meant him to read "no," I would show him that a dogr of my breeding could be DOG. ... KtnUvlniOnninifuuin A Kind of Deer Valuable as My nam is Persephone, and 1 am of th Dalmls. caid to resemWe my mother, Pandoia, with northern ChiIn equally Japan, who, as far as her puppies go, certainly something mors than a mere catspaw na, the quadrumana are found further ' holds the traditional sift box. For U .in his'' '''plot' north than in other parts of th globo. my brothers and listen axe I rolled over and scratched until the The sight of humming-birdin the I myself don't go to shows, be came off on and jribbon th of th lay ground, more less or temperate regions I cause am nervous and hate being" I trotted into the garden with it then America North of is not coast Pacific tared at. .and buried it in my favorite cornea-- , so of an the as presence surprising I am proud of being the poodle, r.44 where I hid my best bones. ' of 'race and active prolific monkeys a French one Into the bargain. 'Tis ' I knew I was doing' wrong, but among the pine groves of Japan, says nly Jealousy that make other dog 1 the London Spectator. They arc rathameer at me, just as I have seen human Phyllis wou'ld not really mind, and two. owed Mr. a or Roft er large apes, with speckled rei faces grudge aanalUe sneer at a sale distance. Often when my ribbon came oft I and a most unpleasant cast of counMy young, mistress Is the prettiest from the behavcreature living. I used to thilnkher used to take it to my friend the parlor tenance, and, to judgeIn maid and get her to put It on again. ior of those kept captivity, have ene of the most sensible, until she got So now, as I sneaked down from the considerably more than the average friendly with Mr. Roft, who then wis, boudoir with a yellow ecus in my mouth degree of monkey intelligence. They and I thought ever would be,: my pet and met her at the foot of the stairs, seem quite indifferent to cold, though Abomination In trousered males. sho said, with a laugh. the forests which they Inhabit are frePhyllla and I live with an odd lady "What! Your fine bow off again, quently visited by deep falls of buow. who is fond of us both, but she is very They are largely herbivorous creatrict with PhylliB, who calls her be- Phoney. What an untidy dog!" "I wagged my tall as she tied it on,. tures, devouring tree shoots, leaves, hind her back "the ogre-aunt- " no one, and sh is and other vegetables, and do not apMr. Roft laughed until his eyes were For clviltly lowers pear to Invade the oultivated ground, lost when she first said it to him I a nice girl. Then I sat down on the an do the baboons of South Africa. SHE KNEW. doormat to watch for Mr. Roft longed to tel him what I thought of "Is your husband an inventor?" At last the gate clicked and he came They are adepts at throwing sticks bim, and wondered how he would look a trick "I should say he is. You ought to up the steps with a light spring. But and stones in then. to natI Is the well known hear some of the excuses he invents as his eyes fell on me such a look of as- which Phyllis had been getting very thick tonished which when he comes home late at nights. they frequent. dispalr crept into his face in the forests with this young man. whose laugh' its and such The red deer varieties, that my heart quaked within me and I tartjled me almost out of my skin-w- hen as the splendid stag known as th MANY LAND SALES. head. hung my one day she fell from her bicycle. In Manchuria and Siberia "maral" me as over he He though stooped I was following her when the accion Creek could not blleve his eyes, and as I felt are not found beyond the limits of Removal of Restrictions dent occurred, and Mr. Roft was riding But in the Japanese on my face I rolled the continent. warm his Freedmen' Cause. breath the Property by her side. Something he said made over on to or tlka deer Britain's Far Eastern-allieI.. T. The land compii-le- s texribied in back my Muskogee, her color hotly, then pedal down th possess an animal so handsome, here are still doing a rushing eoming hill with all her might. and excellent in venison that as a result of the removal )t re l.ardy, he murmured, cp. "get brute," "Silly Suddenly she rode over a stone, Have successful Introduction Into strlctlons upon the alienation of Creole its Don't been highly glva you stealing? wcrved to one side, and before I could like that. Phoney. English parks is a matter for congrat- freedmaa. Deeds are being recorded reach hex, fall to the ground with a yourself away He looked at me fixedly without say- ulation. It Is a short, sturdy, strong at the court house in rapid succession heavy thud. deer, and the stags carry and In moet cases the property is I scampered to the spot and began to ing anything. Then, stooping again, looking ribbon and stuffed it handsome horns, though by no means bringing grod figures. Four-flftn- s of howl for help, while Mr. Roft Jumped he took off my o large in proportion as are those of the allottees are transferring everyInto his pocket. off his machine, as white as death, and That night Phyllis was worse, and the Indian axis stag. In winter the thing but their homestead rights, toopcd over her. And fur is thick and of a dark brown, in and' would probably sell these if ihe no one could understand why. "Be quiet, you brute!" he muttered, the next day Bhe lay silent, looking summer It Is of a bright fawn color, law did not provide that they must glaring at m and I knew that If he out of her window with such distressed dappled with white. spots. The, race bold them twenty-onyears. eould he would put the blam on mo I could not bear to look at Is prolific, end the 6tags are so courthat eyes ra the Indian A arisen has question and say that I upset her. to agency as to whether freed mca, have been known that ageous her. they But, of course, I paid 00 attention to And Mr. Roft did not oome near th fight and kill red deer of whoso property has already been l'.ct-efclm. but howled again, until at last same in size confined the when had which he that park house, really proved under the old law, can withtome passerby cam and fetched a cab good-bywith our native stags. meant draw from, the list, and sell under the and took them home. I could It At stand do last longer. . The fur seals still come to their old provisions of the appropriation bUL The house was very Quiet for many conld .make Mr. Roft Surely thing "rookeries" on one or more of tl 0 which remove their restrictions. J. ' days, and I felt wretched. The "ogra-eunto I would him. go right again. small Islands belonging to Japan in Blair Shoenfelt, the Indian agent, has crept about weeping. Once the I crept silently out one So afternoon y wired Sacrtary Hitchcock for Instrucput her arms round my neck and wept Into th road. He did not llvo far oft. Behrtng Sea, but their number is tions. ever me. I suspected from that that dwindling, there as elsewhere. would have it, I cam and as When the Indian appropriation bill he was getting short of handkerchiefs across fate But it la In bird life that Ihe nathim outside his garden gate was and took care to keep out of her way, signed, there, were about 400 ural history of the islands Is most ie He smiled hen he saw me. of property, listed for sale, for I do not like to have my neck curls pieces "Why, Phoney! Come to see your xnarkable, and the list of interesting about s I was of which was owned aade all damp and untidy. friend." he exclaimed; "you're only species- is by no means confined to Now the majority of freedmen. very neglected. No on brushed me. Just In time, my girt I start tonight." the wild d'";ks and cranes which are by are that they b freedmen the At last I was lammoted to my darasking I wagged my tail and opened my' such a favorite subject In the nation-- I under th of room ia and the My nervously. selling privilege crept glvn ling's art. Among what may b called At his feet I laid the earth-soile- d heart was bating very loudly and my mouth. blue ribbon. He stared at m the popular birds of the country are nw law.' While the government's apeyes were dim with tears of Jey. Such In amaiement praisement is considered fair, still "Phoney, you're a the cuckoo and the "Jenny wren;" and the citizens feel that by having 'h a thin little hand patted ay uncombed brick! You're to tefil me their' It Is somewhat curlems that pubMo trying . voice said: weak a little such head, privilege of competition they been some mistake. I'm coining back fancy has always preferred to delinebetter values for their land. "Dear doggie, do you miss me very with you to make sure. Lead on, you ate the storks, cranes, ducks and get much?" Miss her! Of course I did. imitation Mphlstopheles, and may the geese cf the rice marshes and rivers And with her all my pet titbits, my litHow He Disguised the Act. real one have you If I'm misreading rather than the birds of the garden is e walks, my scampers after balls. So E. H. Gary, chairman of th If field. cranes and a the Judge have the I wagged my tall and smiled up at her. yon! What a race that was! I felt myself religious association, the same caanot executive cr nnnttee of the steel trust, Little by Utile she got better, and1 used to live in the Illinois town cf warm 'g to him for understand- bo said of other water fowls. well enough to comb m and send me really Wheatcn. me so w dl. But every Japanese seems to b a for my ribbons. I knew the colors well ingAnd. when we got to tho bouse, I "One day In Wheaton." Judge Gary florist and ornithologist by nature, and and always brought the one she said. said recently, "I took dinner with a th In open the ease of observing the water bin s through But one morning my feelings receiv- crept steaKMly clerryroan id his fam'ly. The clergydoor, entlci g him up. untU we stood ed a shock. Phyllis had a letter and like two thieves within the boudoir, and the decorative character of their man had an son called Joe, determined the and plumage piobatly was very filly about It, kissing It as Jop wai- a very bright boy. where Phyllis lay on a couch by the popular preference for their presence, though it were a dog or "'Look lure, Joe.' I said during the window. on the pools and ponds, hot not only less than I minded that Still. being. course of the dCcner. I have a question As she turned her head to look at also In almost every form of picture If it had boon Mr. Roft. to ask you t your father.' me her ryes fell upon him. and she and decorative Birds of proy deflgn. "Oh. Phoney, listen!" sh whimper!, rrlmsonwl at me. graTeCy "Joe suddenThen 'th drtMght 111 answer your quesas t.he combed my hair, "I am ure ly the Wane quint pale, and Mid In are very numerous. Among thee Is "'All right; a fine sea eagle, not greatly dlfferSr you will unlcrstand, yon Wr old a cold voire: tion.' h a?d. from Ihe B'.lndld Corean nox eag!, from letter a dear such I've thing! "'Wfll.' aid I, 1 want to know if "Good-- venlng. Mr. Roft" one of the largest of Its race. The him- - and he wants my answer, Phonvy the sam fathfr doran't He steppr 1 up to her, and held oot goFhawk aho thre In num- your twlr sometimes.' the answer I would not give the day the ribbon I had given him. bers, rfckfly In the pi 19 said I met with my accident "'Yes. I think he he a?kd, "Is this the rib- trees. nesting Phyllis." was It of favorite the Ihe bird lowered 1 my and cars lie my droppod always holVrs 1ml the scTjd timo bon you put on Phoney that morning?" in old daimlos the at. Mr. meant porting I she days, knew him tail. By from what he dlJ In different She iuml from hlra to me. I crept Roft. But what answer did she allule beneath the courh. but I kept my ears the young were regularly takn from the fir t the nests and bnwght up "at hick." to? I looked Inquiringly Into her gentle much on th samo principle as th blue eyes. T'Yes ." she murmured. "But " M 1 Mm Thinkcth In HI Heart. roe hawk Is or was In Europe. She laughed and kissed me on th Chnrlrn end Ms filstT were playlns The words were never said, far with . DOS'4. They were flown at pheasant s In the and h thought It too a sudden exclamation he threw birns-- lf -You dear old thing! I will read It on his knes by her sid and took her mainly, and also at cranes and crwed . both, but Charles said. to yen. Phoney." which were approached by the aid r f swt1y: in his arms. St Louis Star. And she pulled It from her pock a stalking horse when feeding on bo "Sister, If there Is room enough ia fields and the stubble In hie. your heart for both of us, there Is roma and read out slot of rubbish that rice Russian Cities. of PopuU'o sermrd quite ur.lntrfilitfble to tn. The population of the largest Rus- Vfst time. A very Interesting bird, erarwigh In this room." But. then, I always thought Mr, sian f5ti9 are: Petnborg. LS34. not exactly a raptor, but allied In habRnft half nn Idiot, and wndered at 000; Mojwow, 1.173.MO; Warsaw, ); its. Is a large butcher bird. It pre "I s? you are wrarlT!g my old Phyllis liking him. Then came a few OdW!a. 449.0ftO; Lodi. 351,000; on frogs, and lives mainly br the side ring." words that made me sit up, 1 can tell KWf. Sl.OfO; RiR. SfAf); Charkofv, of reed bds and water channels. The It perfectly lovely t.- t Isnt "Ye; you. 179.000; Vllna. lM00: tnost striking of the Japanese gam eneard to Jack?" 170W; birds Is one of the "copper pheasants" that poodle of yors be made Tlfls. IfiO.ooO; Tashkent, lifiiXV); "Yes lndd! He's so dilirtlovly a brilliantly colored but rather scare serious aU-u- t it. Isn't he?" Detr t 13S.OO0; Klshlnerf, 113, tse of for once. If It Is to bo yes a yellr 000; Uoetow, 120.000. on her a blue ribbon. If creature. Frnc Press. I 1 if and the one. shall call today, But the Japanese variety of th color 1 fcng for on that Mack creature' William rri!Wr. probably th oldest Is also a remarkab common When Sh Pe't Worst. mother one b.rd. In It the splendid green wblch ecjrtive rn rrrxkn la the Unite head 1 shall at once beard the lion and A little gi'l fame to assort my rUhta." be?n killed near Lvl-vllle- . mnmtn and said: "Mama, I don't decorates the neck only of the Statm, has blue! blue FVch "WeSl. that's too MilleT twgan railronfllnf "Phoney, it shall be phwwaat, or the ring narked rtsfMng." said Phyllis, with a Joyrai bad." said Varna, "where do ywu lcJ Chinese upeclesi, Is carried down over fift"-4wjwars ago Willi the Rwtd'ns-- . mile. the whole breast It Is ahw larger Ite tonk th? first Rio Grande engines the won?- - "In arhodV was th He ws 71 ytars of age. Ar,d t walked slowly out of th room prompt rp1r. than either the common or Cfcrnet to the boudoir beyond. Wbn f when and with theasantj, m th Belfast )s th great tea drinking blue ribbon bock h Japan, excluding Formosa, has a these greatly Improves th sis of th . Game-Falc- onry prize-holder- ." s self-defens- . feub-niissio- n. &msI-nes- e e far-greate- e. r d . t" rap-Idl- . : two-third- - atH -- - two-legge- d .b-xi- e p"ah dy," brila " .!., r'es nur--?ry- ge. ft 7f6.-fX)- - "It Jek-trrnwsla- W iit m phaint br "En-alw- fl vrr w-lL- h" 0l " ut crrod But I had loll my population of 40,000,000. 'inl-vers- al their credit or discredit Sunny-facechildren are everywhere about the house, streets and public squares. They attend sohool regularly and enjoy the benefit of re Of their mothet ligious instruction. and father they speak with lor and respect, and though never punished the youngsters seem to compare favorably with the youth of our great American cities, Louisville Courier Journal. d Poor but Honest. Bishop Potter, the head of the Episcopal church In New York is not averj to telling 6torles on himself, and at a luncheon that foil awed a recent deacon ry meeting in his diocese h related more than one that put the laugh on him. Mention being made of hi alleged theft of a toilet set, he laughed and said: 'The story la true. I was on one of my trips and stayed with some friends over night They had made every effort to make me comfortable, among other things placing on my bureau a beautiful silver mounted toilet set. I had my own old set with me, and, being Ilk Kng James In preferring old friends to new ones, I put th silver set away and used my own. "Two days late I received a telegram from my friend about like this: gram from my friend about like this: 'Where is the silver dressing set that was in your room' Then I remembered that I hid not restored the set to Its original place and telegraphed back: 'Am poor, but honest Look in upper drawer of bureau.' They must have found the articles, for I Lav not been arrested tor stealing them." When this explanation had ben accepted the bishop told this 00 himself: "On another trip I visited an o.J friend in an parish. He was a bachelor, whose housekeeper was a typical old southern 'mammy,' whom h had brought north wiTh htm. He mad me comfortable and I went farther a my visitations, stopping again with him for luncheon on my way back to the city. He was a little embarrass 3d at something or other and finally confided his troubles to me. " 'You know,' he said, that I am a bachelor. WelL I have the troubles of a bachelor. When you said yon would stay over night I found that I had no sheets for your bed! I hurried out and borrowed a pair from a friend, without mammy's knowledge. My friend cam in after you had gone and took th sheets back with him. This morning mammy came into my study with rage In her eyes. What's the matter, mammy?" I asked, and she controlled her antfex long enough to say: " " " 'Pears like you have mlhlr quer rf,oP1'' In dal church o' yourr, Marse Georse! Dat dere t'.shop mil's done gone off wlv de vty sheets offeu de bed. dat he has !" "But. as I said before," ccnc'.ud1 the bishop earnestly, "I am really poar, up-sta-te -- but honest Reason Enough. Joseph Jefferson's son William one had a period of being something of a spendthrift On the occasion of a trl? abnrrad his funds, which were snppoPl to be ample), had a habit of glvltg out with mysterious frequency, when it would beoome necessary for him to call upon his father for a renewed supply. These pitiful appeal? for al I were endured patiently an ! responded to most promptly for a time. But at last parental authority bean to exhibit Itself, and instead of remittance, came a "cable" which real: "What for?" Th reply was swiftly cafclad across the wafer: "For Willie." New York Commf-rial- . o we. Uacahed again. Happiness Exist Desplt Unusual Do mestlo Relations. Yqultoa, Peru, is the city where wo- -' men marry on time only. They do so in other towns, but here it is the practice.: Among the 15,001 people in Yqultoa Is only one -- gularly married couple, the German vice consul and his wife. Yt folks live is peace and happiness, year in year out, the city's newspapers contain not JIne of scandal, lawyers are busy with property disputes only, and th pollc blotters record few crimes or offense of violence. There are no shootings, poison mysteries, stabblag affrays, no parents crying for runaway daughters, no young men with love escapades to progeny. city of th United Kingdom. Con?Hertr.g our exports t7 countries, the largest total is the United Klnglora, $324.2r,3.(MX):; the next larg-"- t Germvir. $193442,000, and to Caadma, 1,2S7,000. |