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Show TAKEN BY A GORILLA. HORRIBLE NIGHT ADVENTURE OP AN AMERICAN. Cowboy by tf4 Boost Corrylog Away III Shot Tho Victim WhB Holp Arrivad to tho Kick of Tima la Dorkaat Africa. Kura m UST WHAT IT IS to struggle with a gorilla la the un- enviable ence experi- that (ell to the lot of a Cincinnatian recently (rom returned Delagoa Bay, on the east coast of Africa. My permanent Quarters," he said. In telling the story, "were at the Central, but dinner was served the night I arrived at the International. I was thoroughly fatigued, and after dinner I told the manager I wished to go to my room. "He walked to the door and yelled for a servant in a voice that could be heard above a driving wind and dashing rain. "Out of the black darkness came a negro as black as the night Itself. He took my bag and, with Instructions from the manager to keep close to my guide, we started. The way led through what' I after wards learned was a garden. We had not gone more than thirty or forty paces when I heard a fierce cry and at the same moment I received a head. violent blow on "The forco of the blow almost stunned me, but I managed to whip out my revolver and shoot at my assailant Instantly I was grasped in a grip that seemed to crush my very bones. One hand was free and I fired two more shots from my revolver. Then came another crushing blow on the head. and I lost consciousness. "Three days later I came to myself. My head ached and my body was sore even to the touch. I then learned that my unknown enemy had been a gorilla. "It seems that some friends of Jim Carpenter's returning from the Interior had brought a huge beast as a present to the hotel man. There were no accomodations for the newcomer, and until they could be provided, he. had been chained to a big tree In the garden. By some means he had broken his chain, though it was an exceptionally strong one, and I was the first thing he found to pounce upon. "When I fired the second shot, an American In the hotel. 'Texas Vllson' by name, heard them, and calling for a lantern, he seised his gun and ran out to see what the trouble was. After he had gone about 200 yards, the light from his lantern flashed full In the face of a giant gorilla, who was carrying me on his back. The beast scowled and uttered repeated angry cries. "Wilson was a man who possessed courage of the highest order and the coolness that long experience In the southwest as a cowboy had taught hip. lie was a dead shot and he waited until he could get a chance at my captor without Injuring me. When It came, he fired. The animal fell. He carried me to the hotel and here I am, but no more gorilla for me, if you please. LttiWrltlBg for lloay l'aopl. "One of the best of all times to hold Imaginary conversation with absent friends is when one is doing work commonly called tedious, because it is almost purely mechanical, writes Emma g M. Hale In an article on for Busy People, in Ladles Home When one's fingers are ocJournal. cupied and the conscience is easy, your thoughts should he at their brightest I have never seen any Inconsistency In reading a chanter from Herbert Spencer in the evenlngnd thinking It over next day while paring potatoes for dinner. lietter-writln- g may be the only literary work you ever do, so do not be afraid of obeying one or two fundamental rules necessary to success. It is well known that the beet things you read have not been written once, but many times over, before they meet your eye on the printed page; but I have, promised that you have only Aims to write your letters once, so try thf plan of having good thoughts collected and classified for your absent friends, and you will gradually find that you have no longer cause for thoughts of regret thai you are neglecting those you love, nor they for reproaching you with forgetfulness. Letter-Writin- ('row Gum to Charrh. Mrs. Eugene Daniels .of Canaan, N. II., has a tame crow that Is a curiosity. It is about 18 months old, and has been in captivity from the nest. It talks and seems to understand what Is said to it, and is fond of music. It goes to church every Sunday and waits outside till the services are over. LUd llaadrad Year. I have taken pretty good care of my health and let others do the worrying, is the testimony of a hale old woman in Indiana, who celebrated her 100th biithaay September. How Sh '-- v ONE WAS COLD WEATHER INDEED. I Maiuorta of a Waatara Win tar Ihit Hroka All Record. Mr. President and gentlemen, began Mr. Calkins, according to a story in the Washington Evening Star, "I am not an old man, and therefore the winter I speak of Is familiar to all of you that of 1873. Five of us, with our wives, had gone to Dakota in order to obtain homesteads, and settled twenty-fiv- e miles from the then small village of Fargo, near where the city of Caatlaton Is now situated, but then a wild, desolate prairie, with no neighbors nearer than Fargo, and bands of Indians or wolves placing us in constant danger. The five families, although having sod houses of their own, all lived in one house for companionship and protection. Well, at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday night, Oct. 2, it turned so cold that we could see the walls moving in and the house grow. smaller from the natural contraction caused by the atmosphere. It grew cold constantly until morning, and then remained as it was. What was the degree? some one asked. "To tell the truth, gentlemen, I do not know, was the response. We had thermometers, but they, were of the mercury kind, and mercury froze so solid within an hour that the children used the bulbs to play marbles with all that winter, and until they thawed out the following Furth of July. We had plenty of fuel, and wore heavy winter wraps in the house, In this way After a few keeping from freezing. weeks we became used to it One of the ladies discovered bow beautiful the lcycles were that grew upon the windows. They then wore them as Jewels, and diamonds never looked prettier. There was no danger of their melting, even in the house, and It was actually a source of sorrow to the ladles when the weather grew warm enough for us to go out doors and to melt the diamonds wltV which they had decorated themselves. That was the coldest winter I ever experienced, but I cannot tell Just how mld It was,, owing to having no spirit thermometer. half-a-doz- en A at a I)jli Ma' Kid. n ahead of us bad struck The an open switch and been ditched, and two passengers were killed outright and five or six others more or less Injured, Bays the Detroit Free Press. The killed and injured were lying on the depot platform as our train came up, and among the latter was a professional tramp who had been stealing a ride. After the doctor had looked him over the vagabond, who had not lost consciousness for a moment, smiled I stfcetle Mitla Keen way-trai- faintly and asked: Wall, pard, what's the verdict of the Jury? "Ar my legs off? "No; you are fatally injured, ever. "That means I'm a goner? how- Yes. hurt? No; here he Is. At that moment a ragged, unkempt and typical vagabond came forward and bent over the victim and asked: Wall, Jim, they say you hev to go?" Yes. "How ye fellin over it? "Sorter. No use to kick, Tom." "That's right; you never was no kicker, nohow. Got any friends? No. (Jo-salo- on ng car-an- bt Zem-blal- n, Hin-dostan- Hlht rrerBC full-fledg- ed . "Wall, I'd hev liked to got over this and had sunthln' to talk about and brag over, but I ain't doin no kickin'. My Was he pard was on the car ahead. ut jr C111CAG i are badly hurt, was the reply. "I know that. I was right In the en the two cars cum tosqueeze gether. i as flat as a pancake. Will Ieverti jp agin? "I'm afraid not. You Want word taken to anybody? No." "Kin I do anythin for ye? The dying man gazed at him for a moment in silence and then whispered: Tom, ye ar the only pardner I ever had as knowed the lord's prayer. Jest say it over to me. The old tramp pulled off his cap and knelt down, and as the Bcore of us uncovered and bowed our heads he repeated the prayer word for word and WHIPPING HIS WEIGHT. with such feeling as astonished everyTta Chajnploii Logger Overestimated body. When he had finished he rose 111 Ylatl Ability to III Sorrow. up and Bald: In the logging camps of Michigan That's It, Jim, and kin I do anythin' might makes right and the man who more?" has whipped all comers lh fair fights is Nothing more for him! answered king of his camp. the doctor, as he looked down upon the One of these, said a loger to a WashYour partner Is dead! pale face. ington Star Reporter, wad very boastful HIS HONOR'S TOOTHACHE. ts. He had been the vlc- -i fights and no one cared to II l'roved to H Mor Than th Dea-ts with him but every man Had ItargalBed For. hated the champion. A good story Is told of Judge W. D. one day he of Paducah, a tfc;se babies in Greer, prom'nent lawyer Standard. Once durthe Fadu:ah says I aizjt had a good tight In Mlch-- I a a severe St. Louis he had to visit can whip my wilgbt In dogs, ing a denHe of toothache. attack sought wildcats or Anything thatlbreathes for office and was met by a young tist's I S $100. man who was scrupulously neat and A man took'the bet end clean. The latter bowed suavely and arrangements for the fight were made. the Judge began: It was to take place in a closed room I believe you profess to be able to one week from the time the bet was extract teeth without pain? made. Yes, sir," was the reply, "and if I The day came and the champion do It I'll refund your money. don't called? "Bring on your anlmlle. The The judge was seated lu the operatman who had bet against the king of chair and the last thing he rememthe camp brought in his antagonist in ing bers was the dentist inserting a small a large lack, which had been deposited tube In his mouth. He a dose of gas behind the stove in the saloon where and became uncr 'acious.gotWhen he came been entered Into, the to the the ma young man was under a table, weathei Inning to get cold. The his erstwhile spotless shirt and collar the room, the sack covered with blood and his clothes torn gladiator was em the people crowded up almost beyond recognition. He was see the contest Out at the w the off, saydesperately waving of the three large hornet ing all the while: Getjudge out of here! is of which had been (Set out of here! nests, t revived! He seemed very anxious to have the the nests In swarms Judge get out but he couldn't be inThey man. and 11 He fought duced to leave his retreat under the them two,, then, with a table. Id thrd h the' window, d yell. J Why, young man, what'B the matglass with him, never ter? asked the judge, who didn't unrying stopping until he reached the river, in- derstand the situation, in surprise. If to whlchyie jumped. I've done anything I'm willing to pay "Said he could whip his weight In for It anythlngihat breathed," remarked the The young man obtruded his head meek little man, as he pocketed the for a moment, glanced reproachfully stakes, but about five pounds or hor- about at the demolished furniture and nets knocked him out In the first his own sorry plight, wavered for a round." moment and then exclaimed: Pay! You get out of here! It Beemed that the judge under the God la Porty-EIgUi(U(m Influence of the gas had cleaned out ' Hebrew, Eleah, Jehovah; Chaldaic, the establishment and the dentist Elllah; Assyrian, Eleah; Syrian and didn't get the tooth, either. UffSidhAlah; Malay, Alla; Arabic. Allah; Lanfc'tftTSJb'tJf'tfie Milgf.vQrsi; Old HelL Egyptian, Teut; Armenian, Teutl Modto endless hell is a To send sinner ern Egyptian, Teun; Greek, Theod; Creno more over a bin than to corvictory tan, Thios; Aedlan and Dorian, llos; ral the social evil within certain plague Latin, Deus; Low Latin, Diex; Celtic Is a victory over that vice, or to spots Gaelic, Diu; French, Dieu; Spanish, bafrfsh all the Hawaiian lepers to MolDios; Portugese, Deos; Old German, Is a victory over leprosy. The okai Diet; Provincial, Diou; Low Breton, over sin, as over physical only victory Done; Italian, Dio; Irish, Dla; Olotu to cure it not to shut It up Is disease, German and Swiss, Golt; tongue, Deu; In any kind of nether world, there to God; God; Dutch, Flemish, English, propagate and fester and putrefy to God; Teutonic, Goth; Danish and Swedish, Gud; Norwegian, Gud; Slav, Buch; the end of infinite time. Rev. C. F. Polish, Bog; Polacca, Bung; Lapp, Jubl-na- l; Henry. Finnish, Jumala; Runic, As; Teed Atlrart Fotsoa. Fetlza; Pannonlan, Istu; A scientific paper adds these new terRain; Caromandel, Brama; rors to Iced water as a beverage. Tartar, Magatal; Persian, Sire; Chinese, It says the water possesses the qualPrussa; Japanese, Goezer; Madagascar, ity of attracting to Itself the poisonous Zannar; Peruvian, Puchecammae. gases exhaled by the lungs and pores of the body. One of the best ways to purMa and Fat. ify a freshly painted room Is to set Men are made by (jrhgt they Inherit about it basins of iced water, changing and by what finds themT'lIeredlty and them every few hours. The water In circumstances added together make these basins will be found to be deadly fate. Rev. Myron W. Reed. poisonous. mfek-lookl- Instantaneous photogiap.jB realism. In clay, some one has called them. But In spite of her marked success In line little Miss Potter Is not content this GLORIFY SCULPTORS WOMEN well enough alone." And the let to THE GARDEN CITY. most welcome guests to her beautiful studio In Chicago are the children who Thlr Work CH Forth come to her as sitters. 8he chatters Gulu nieadatluB and makes merry with her baby models Sure Th until their hearts are won and they Happily (on.bU.tl About. gladly give her their sweetest smiles Itronght and coyest glances to be reproduced by the pretty clever fingers. Letter.) (Chicago Miss Julia Bracken Is another one of H1CACO is nothing If not progressive, Mr. Tafts pupils who has seemingly fame while original and na- Stepped into tional. There are scarcely out of her teens. In Chicago no sex distinctions fame and wrinkles no longer collaboAnd yet Miss Brackens success L'ti VFf-In the art of the rate. Garden City. Wom- - did not come for the asking. She had iff t 1 en are welcome to succeeded not because of the help of the climb to the very world, but In spite of an assortment of summit of Olym- obstacles to be surmounted that would pus, providing they have discouraged genius even' in the have the talent and masculine form. Miss Bracken came to Chicago from Laurel wreaths there. th pluck to get fit Apple River, 111., when Just 17. to made She are creBt the city's bearing 'ill Blzed heads, with especial lightweight was a delicate girl without Influence or She developed her talent at brands to suit delicate feminine brows. money. This was a wise provision; for the the art Institute In the evening. In the young women of Chicago are doing daytime she earned the money to pay work, both In the arts and professions, for that development An Interesting story, illustrative of that Is a matter of astonishment even Espe- Miss Brackens perseverance, patience to their progressive teachers. cially Is this true In the first and great- and Indomitable will power Is told in Women connection with the work on her est of all arts sculpture. statue Illinois Welcoming the sculptors, until within the past four or Of course she was delighted five years, have been exceptional in Nations. any country, and in America their when she received the order from the names could have been counted on one woman's board. The figure was to be hand. Since the artlBtic success, how- put in bronze and she was to be paid ever, of the worlds fair art In this 82,500 for It country has been established upon a Unfortunately she received two other different basis and America has taken orders at the same elme. She had unto herself an art of her own; whether only three months time In which to for better or for worse cannot be de- execute the three commissions and she In sculpture succeeded In doing this to everyone's cided In this generation. the outlook Is favorable and women are satisfaction, except her own. And Just doing work at once fresh, vigorous and before the time for "casting the Illioriginal; a pioneer work of which only nois, she announced herdeterminattlon Lorado Taft, the of doing It over again. The ladles of genius is capable. Chicago sculptor, has done much to de- the board remonstrated with her, exvelop this movement and aid in the cul pressing their willingness to accept it. tlvatlon of the new variety of virile, But MIbb Bracken was In earnest The feminine genius that Is manifesting It work was hastily done and must be put self in the realistic modern art of the aside. west Miss Zullme Taft, whose The new model was slowly developed thoughtful face and dreamy eyes at and the result was satisfactory even once proclaim the artistic temperato the clever artist herself. And well ment. Is a Kansas girl and a sister of It might be, for she had sacrificed to her Lorado Taft, whose pupil she has been high ideal a trip to Paris, that money for several years. met her studio expenses while at work. With Miss Taft In Paris is her most She had foregone a summers outing Miss at Bar Intimate friend and Lake, which meant so much to Janet Scudder. Together they braved one in her and In place of the fear of seasickness, the horrors of the tantalizing dreams of fresh air, and the difficulties of sunshine and woods, she had, as a realIn the novel themselves establishing ity,' a hot studio, the wetting and hamstudio life of Paris. mering of clay and only that fine, keen Miss Scudders successes in sculpture sense of the justice of her course to condae back to the acceptance of the sole her. statue Nymph, by the art committee y the statue of Illinois WelThe figure of the Indiana building. Nations la pointed out in the coming was one of Ideal grace and elegance the rotunda of the state house at and conspicuous among the exquisite Springfield as the work of the leading decoration of the reception hall. She is woman sculptor of the west. a western girl, born and bred in Terre Miss Carrie Brooks bust of her father Haute, Ind., but because she believes in America and its enormous possibilities she does not refuse opportunities for broadening her culture and strengthening her mastery of the technique of her JUST LIKE TRAMP. Wtr well-kno- home-sIcknes- B, To-da- art. Both Miss Scudder and Miss Taft are availing themselves of drawing lessons in the morning classes of the French mystic painter. Lew Olivier Merson Their spare hours are devoted to serious study of the masterpieces of the Louvre and Luxumburg, which pleasure, however. Is not allowed to encroach upon their professional work, the modeling of strong, realistic busts, that is really the object of their foreign trip. Miss Bessie O. Potter, who has done so much and such excellent work as a sculptor, is also temporarily In Paris, not with the intention of imitating either the classic or the French feel Ing " Miss Potter Is a little mite of a woman, with beautiful great brown eyes and a manner that Is at once slm pie and cordial, the manner that comes to people who are unconsciously great, She was born less than a quarter of a century ago In St. Louis and her quaint middle name Inehatema was given her by Gov. Allen Wright, a full blooded Indian of the Choctaw nation, e Miss Potters bust of the late life-siz- BESSIE O. POTTER. at once lifelike and artistic. The modeling In head and neck is strorg rnd full of action, while the coat and pedestal are treated as It Is refreshing to find an artist who ignores the temptation of putting realistic touches In coats, neckties, etc., but leaves such details where they rightly belong, to the tailor. Harriet Randolph Hyatt, though working along the same line as these clever young western artists, Is a New She was born in England woman. Is a work non-essenti- al. She was a pupil Salem, Mass., In 1868. of Henry Hudson Kitson at the Cowles art school. Miss Hyatt's special talent seems to lie In the direction of the reproduction in Clay of various emotions: Sorrow, pathos, or amusement are shown so faithfully in her Ideal and portrait busts as to give the Impression that the expression is actually the result of human experience rather than the mere handiwork of dextrous finger supplementing genius. There is no questioning the genius and sincerity of these young women sculptors. They believe in tbeir country, their art and in themselves. They Are responding nobly to the demand for a national art, an art possessing American spirit and American enterprise. It remains to be seen whether the demand was a cry froip the heart of the nation ZULIME TAFT. or temporary clamor for a new fad. Prof. Swing, of Chicago, has been called ' MARY A. FANTON. by the critics one of the finest bits oT A Urf FSbIIj. modeling ever done In this country, Miss Potter never Insists upon classic The family of a farmer named Raydrapery or esthetic gowns but models mond, living In Calhoun county, Mich., class. There are pretty women Just as they come to her Is in the heavy-weigstudio in their stylish modern dresses, six sons, and their combined weight and surely nothing could exceed the exceeds a ton considerably over 300 grace of outline and the artistic charm pounds each. Neither the father nor of these fascinating statuettes with the mother tips the scales at more that' their Intense modernity and dreamy 150 pounds. ht |