Show THE SLIPPER TRICK As & Performed by an Amateur Conjurer and a Wise Husband S3HBBHHP was This varnished slipped oft the foot of an exquisite young man at a receptipn at one of the leading salons of Paris My eminently correct readers need not turn up their aristocratic noses at the vulgar lack of delicacy betrayed by my exquisite young man Let him among you who does not adore a dainty foot cast the first stone Octave Latournelle — that is my exquisite young man’s name — was not he possessed only a perfect dancer not only two very nimble legs but two very nimble hands whereof the adroitness was the admiration of all his friends Indeed the most expert conjurer would not have been ashamed to own him for a pupil At his word of command watches passed from one pocket to another gold coins vanished Into thin air flowers grew upon him as if on a magical bush — he drew them forth from his pockets his sleeves his waistcoat his cravat in quantities sufficient to decorate the corsages of all the ladies preesnt and this after having by way of preamble turned his pockets inside out rolled up his eleves and opened his waistcoat In a word he was the enchanter of the best drawing rooms and the spoiled child of the ladies Perhaps rather than the spoiled child he considered himself the petted darling At any rate he was in iove and he made the fact known with the audacity that often gives success ' The object of his adoration was the young wife of Gen Pascalon — it is only the husband’s rank that restrains me from mentioning the disparity of their ages But all generals have young wives which is only another proof that the truly brave do not recoil from dangers of any kind It is traditional in cases of this kind that the husband should be jealous but Gen Pascalon was not so But if he was not an Othello neither was he a ool Trusting in the loyalty of his young wife he cherished no illusions farce He enjoyed many a — with his wife by his side more often than not which was imprudent perhaps — but he also escorted her to balls never pleading his age as an excuse and waited patiently for her till after th$ cotillon and to all appearances his wife was quite content Perhaps she was so But there were plenty of young fellows who would look down at you from the high superiority of their 25 years if you ventured to express such an idea and say “With an old fellow like that! Really you are too refreshing” The general was not to be laughed at He knew his danger not only before all the world had seen it but before anyone else suspected it and he saved his honor like a man of intelligence — which indeed he could have done in no other way And this brings us down at last to the varnished slipper of the exquisite young man I have said that the affair took place in the midst of a reception Dancing was going on in the larger rooms the general was chatting with some of the older guests in a small room adjoining the one set out with card tables He happened to glance carelessly toward the players and started suddenly in surprise “Bltss me” said he putting up his glasses “there’s my wife at a whist table I certainly thought she was waltzing or polkaing or something and there she is playing whist” A Jostle knocking his glasses from his eyes as he reached the whist table he stooped to pick them up and saw beneath the table a slipper a pump from which its tenant had escaped and now shod only in fine black silk hose was lovingly caressing the little foot of the general's wife But he also noticed that the latter constantly avoided the foot that so persistently pursued her S" house came up to ask Latournelle if he would not perform some of his amusing tricks “Certainly I shall be delighted’ he answered nervously preoccupied as movehe was by the extraordinary ments of the general who stooped down just then as if to pick up something and immediately got up and left the group “Well sir” said the lady “give me your arm and I will introduce you Your audience is growing impatient” “Certainly madam in Just one moment" said Latournelle feeling with his foot for his slipper and so recommencing the remarkable jig executed by the general a few moments before Now the other players laughed outright — which they had not dared to do the first time And the mistress of the house stood there surprised at being kept waiting so long and wondering how much longer her escort would keep her in that attitude Impatient ladies came in shoals to add their solicitations to those of thei” hostess Our young man positively had to get out of the predicament somehow He did get out of It but with only one shoe for he also had stooped down and discovered the disappearance of his misguided slipper and he marveled in deep anxiety how he was going to explain such a state of affairs His one shod foot provoked general hilarity then delighted applause and cries of “It’s a trick! it’s Borne trick!” The petted darling of the ladies smiled a weak smile and stammered: “Yes ladies — it is a trick” Applause accompanied by a general clapping of hands greeted this announcement while Latournelle kept saying to himself: “Oh yes it’a a great trick but some one has played it on me and I don’t find it so very funny If I only knew who it was” — then struck with an idea — “heavens! If it could be the general — his singular performance just now — and I saw him stoop down — if it was really he it would be a pretty uncomfortable joke on me How can I make suie?” As he escorted the lady through the room he tried to get near the general lie managed to do so and with the back of his hand he cautiously knocked against the pocket of the general’s coat which he suspected contained the slipper — there was nothing there! He tried tq sound the other pocket but a slight move on the general’s part carried him out of reach to touch it it was necessary to pass around on the side where it was “Where in the world are you taking me?” demanded the lady on his arm “Why — er — to the head of the room” and as he was now pn the right side of the ’general he wanted to try the other pocket Here was a new obstacle that he had not foreseen the fact that the lady had the arm nearest the general made any attempt at exHe offered the ploration impossible other on the pretext of an old wound paining him and was able at last to This time repeat his former tactics he was satisfied “It’s there!” he murmured and he did not enjoy the reflection that the husband of his adored one had discovered his maneuvers under the table “Well I’m in a pretty mess” he concluded Everybody had crowded into the room there was an expectant hush and all were on tiptoe for the promised trick There was no way to retreat “Here goes" said the imprudent lover “1 must take the plunge come what may” And he plunged “Ladies” he said "I have lost my I have not got it concealed slipper about my person my pockets are empty” — he turned them inside out — “nor is it in my coat” — he held it open — “nor in my waist coat” — he unbuttoned it—1 L“nor in my sleeves” — and he turned them up to his elbows “You own see ladies I have nothing in my hands “Hum” said the general taking in or my pockets I must find out then the situation at a glance “the fortress I Is attacked but it is well defended have arrived Just in time" Then smiling calmly as if he had seen nothing leaning over his wife’s chair questioning and advising her play he de- German Scientist’s Theories Not Flatvoted himself to a feat that would tering About Fair Sex have furnished a dramatist with an Irresistibly comic theme considering the Dr Edgar Hoffman the German sciThe gendifficulties of the situation eral had undertaken to draw toward entist declares that women can only him with the tip of his boot the aban- reason up to a certain point after doned slipper provoking every Instant which she “sees blind” or in words sudden jerks from jostled feet protesloses sight of the question at issue tations from disturbed players astonWhen women the German argues ished looks from those who could see show more than usually acumlnous inthe extraordinary movements of his tellect they are really not applying his remonstrance from leg and the either knowledge or experience but wife: are simply making haphazard shots by "My dear what makes you knock the machinery of intuition my chair about so? You are giving me And says Hoffman when a woman a headache" shows an enduring and consistent in At this moment the mistress of the where the lost article Is Nothing is more simple I have only to make a With slight cabalistic calculation” this he covered his face with his hands and assumed an attitude of profound cogitation Then without removing his hands he counted: “One two three four five My slipper” he cried "is in the left pocket of the sixth person to my right” This was the general “Not bad!” the latter exclaimed under his breath and in obedience to the universal cries of “Search yourself' search yourself general” he drew the slipper from the pocket indicated A storm of applause was evoked ’by the brilliant success of the trick Then after much whispering several voices cried: “Oh the general is his confederate"“Yes' yes” came a chorus of voices “he’s a confederate” The conjurer protested “Do it again then!” some one demanded and everybody took up the cry: “Yes yes! Do it again!” "Oh” said a lady “the general has just been whispering to M LatourAnd the cry went up again nelle” that he was a confederate The general affirmed that he was in no sense furthering the conjurer’s devices “But you were Just now whispering with him” insisted the witnesses of the conference “The exact truth is this ladles You asked the conjurer to repeat his perI Just this moment told formance him that it was one of those tricks that should not be tried a second time — did I not sir?” said the general significantly “Precisely general and I shall follow youi advice” replied Latournelle “It shall not be repeated” " And R never was Are Bachelors Cranky? Rev Dr F M Foster pastor of th Third Reformed Presbyterian church in New York recently preached a ser mon especially for young men Hi said “When we look at the many bach elor men walking alone and at th many bachelor maids walking alone we may seriously inquire if the prin ciples on which our social life pro ceeds are the very best In countriei not blessed with Christian civilization nearly all of both sexes are married “Judged by results with thousand! and thousands of girls of undeflnet age trying to make the world believi they are happy in their unnatura bachelor sphere and with thousands and thousands of men living in hal rooms and dodgiiig behind ash barreli lest their heart in sight of some visioi of beauty should rise in mutinous re bellion we are not sure we have im proved on methods of the far east At all events it is said that men bach elors die early and it is well they do for they are a cranky lot and havi not the grace to make others happy The young women should drum then out of camp!” FOR BEST CLOTHING THE SALINA FIRST STATE BANK OF SAUNA Satina Utah N E Snell President A — J Lewis V A IIuisu Cashier i $25000-0- CAPITAL STOCK Drafts drawn on all the principal cities ot the United States and Europe jJigfFour per cent interest paid on time deposits — —————— —— Slogans Scored One on the Judge Lord Esher who when president of the court of appeals used to keep up a running fire of “chaff” on learned counsel sometimes got a Roland for his Oliver— as when a young barrister in the course of argument stated that no reasonable person could doubt one particular proposition “But I doubt it The very much” said the judge not one whit youthful advocate abashed replied "I said no reasonable person my lord” The master of the rolls could only gasp “Proceed sir proceed" tsFREE has Lovely! 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