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Show Tllli MOliMMi 'I - mil of the cup. the eiiuok'ii to . it across m.iii iiiiswi-r- The Auctioneer 1DM. Copyright, by Tdf : ,lhipil By WADE in , MOUNTFORTT ..'-- Hi ! - k-- s a tii-- e , r ; !"--"Xm- 11 . The nsib slopped as though it bud Willi a atone wall. Get out of this yard, every on-- ' nl and as be you!" sliouliil the aiirlium-er-, sisike lie adraiu-cupon tlie fnremosl of the mob. striking xicsmely Willi bis revolver. In twenty seconds thu court liouse yard Wits cleared. d ios lu-- r gentlemen." eald Roberta, "I have here In my hand a solid Oliver, full Jeweled, alem winding hunting cwaa It belongs to the y slier faced grat Immediately there on my left. He ia traveling an' Is sick on' broke. He has a wife an four children in a wagon down here on Balt crack, au' theyve ail got the ager. Bo ho desires to barter, sell an' dlepoat of at puldie vandua to tha bidder this full Jeweled, solid hlglu-e- t sterling silver hunting case watch. Hew murh am I offered to start It?" Fifty cents, piped a farmer. Roberts glared at tha Udder. My friend." he esulalmed, with a sarcastic grin, this object which I hold In my hand la not a bos of gun caps; It la a watch. It keeps time; It lella you when to get tip, when to go te bed, when to take your ager curt an' when to trim your corns I'm offered M cents for tha watch; who'll go tha dollar? At a dollar. Will you make It taro? Will you make It two? I'm offered a dollar; going at two? Do I hoar the live? Who'll gimme live? Who'll gimme live? There'! tha talk! I'na offered H for tha watrh. Gentlemen, down la the valley a wife an' helpless babies are weepln' for the tent Every sparklin' Jewel In these works la a aolibln mother's crystal tear! Men, wholl buy the poor man's watrh? Will you gimme 'm only offered live!" Roberts grew portio over the mother and children who were weepln' In the valley." but fB was all he could get for the watch. Then, with a great show of magnanimity, ha waved tha ragged man away, refusing to accept a fee for tlis ' After tlia nianduil had hski-- liia prisoner in tlio dungeon under tlie ciuirl-li- i went Into the eellar i use Mart llola-rlto. talk to the man. The emaciated one was holding to tlie wooden burs and peering out. They wits hot sfti-- you. ssiil Hnh-rt-by way of ripening up a rniiversuliiui. They never give me any show, said 1 the nisn. aint afcunl of em; I ain't done mullin'." Where did ynu get thnt watch?" Roberts asked. I bought It In Kt. Louis," said tinman. In you hang people In this town for havin wntclica?" Well, Colour) Krimilfcld says that wulch belonged to Ills boy, who was killi-by a thief." Good lies veils!" niistiicd tlie prisoner. Herr, listen lu me. I'm a stranger, an' 1 don't know a soul In the town. I'nt Irsveltu' from Illiimy to Kansas. My wife tin children are down tlmr on tlie crock hunk In a wagon sliukln lu ilcallt with the ager. This lierc'a all a mistake, friend." Where Is your wife an' children at?" asked tlie auctioneer. flown llisr by tlie ford onrtlip crackdown tlmr slanlu' to desiili. innn. An' their puppy kicked up in lilts lude for a murderer! Great goodness! I don't kwr for mysK'f, but issir Llsy an' lliu babies" The ninn wlpi-i- l hla ey ia Willi his bony Angers Kin! giiacd at Ibils-rlllravery and conipuKKion are couipuiilona Roberts pitied tlie wretch. Ikm't worry ubuul your folks." ha aulil. Ikm't you wunt a driiik of waa chre-noinei- r WIIAK1HD Y GIT THAT WATCH?" A roar of oaths swept over stranger. the crowd. Tha town nisrslinl pushed his way Into the Jsm and found a doaen men holding the lean anil ashen faced man. as the marJeff." alsiuted Rmiiilh-iil- , shal raugltl the prisoner ly tlia collar, here's the viper th.il killed my boy! Tluil's my poor Henry's watch!" Brumfield snatched the wulch from the man who had bought It and pressed It to bis lips. Men. you all know how iny pisir buy was shot an' hilled by a burglar twu month ago! Oh, I have prayed for tha time to come a hen I could gll these old hands on Ilia viper's tlironl! Bland back, every Issly!" yelled Jeff Gimme nsun In Williams, tha marelial. gel out With this fellt-r!Tha marshal was pushing Ilia crowd ala There was a sudden commotion In tha and drugRlng the hIiiumi priswees crowd. Old Hiram Hrumltrld pushed hla oner. liruiiillohl and the of was aide foldman who the either whore to niuii. at the ragged ragged way waa struggling to keep his feet while tb ing up the live dollar bill. pr-I- " d i "MY. GRACH if'S. WllAT'B HAPrEX-K- D TO HIM?" s the pluea where down when lie Hie mover's family was camped. Near tlie roadside the iiiirtlnnecr saw a flickering light and heard the fretful cries of an iiiianl. Cuming closer, lie saw an old wagon covered wilh a nigged piece of caiivns. Near l.y sit animal that might horse was tethered to u mice have liccn sapling. A woman ant near the ruiiiplire holding tits frilling lathy In her arms. Hying on the ground and on strips of . were the three oilier cliihlri-nThe woman was tryli to tjuli-- t tlie In s ter?" linls-rl- 11 Imnilcil a tin uup tlirough the liars, and the prisoner drunk us though lie were fitini.-lii-What's your imme?" the auctioneer aaked. d. AND FUN nl s -- crowd. Now, FACTS Tu-?- looking tin: sue; i plnd: I never As God la me j U- -, no! heal'd of liriimfii Id or !"' or anything ais.tit any of line t'.l -t Minutes ago." I believe you. sit' 1 !I stand by yuu." sold Unis i ts. i' An" toy wife ini' I..', V mind. .m'.'1 iid lb, is sis. You keep a smf will lake cure or nps-- r lip " Kois-rtrode lo il.c fool with a farmer who went that way. 1 wihgiil had willed carried a man, closer than tlie uUu-rshollar and waa fighting to etil.-- tlie door. Rols-rt-s planted hlmsi'lf in fnml of the man. The uld anrtiunrci'a eyes Wer alilaw. From umlt-- r bis long black eoat like a Hush of a shining revolver leai-light iilng. I'll kill 'he Kian' bark!" be yelled. on tins Inst mall that sets a JAFANESE LEGEND ABOUT (fllANT TORTOISES OF the GALAPAGOS applied to the same creature. Thera are many vuriellea of the family, ame living on land, others in water. Properly speaking, those on land are railed tortoises, those In the water turtles. The anlinul In the picture la a Galapagos tortoise. Turtles and tortolaes beThey !uy long to the reptile class. eggs, which often take two or three months to hatch. They are very alow and sluggish In tlielr movements and do not seem to feel uln like creature with keener, more lively nervous systurtles and tortems. a. to I lie order railed toises sobs. GALArAOOS TORTOISE. "alapagoo islands, where tlio hugs live. He says of the experience: I frequently got upon their backs, tnd then on giving a few rnps upon the Under part of the shell they would rise ip and walk away, but I found tt very Jfflcult to keep iny balance. Two names, tortoise and turtle, are tor-Luis- ea NEAR AND la a curious fact that very many bits of railway cutting and embankment and the spare fringes of land acquired by the railway company on each side are among the very best and most birds' nesting quarters frequented which large tracts of the country can show. The number of passengers carried on our railways last year was 694.6S1.G3& Tt a increase of 4e,011,020, The total FAR. air as keen aa the notes a l, he slopped talking to et-i a y II of approval w..,. echoed In tho remotest puns . ),,, bn-sil- , ' log. Tlie auclkino-- r saw the , , trluiiipli. and his quick wii tu- -. 1 account. he shouted u lx.- - Gcutii , of voices, this woman un' dren are sick au starvin'. Ti1( . j 1 gut anything in the world I.ul 1. . 7 ail that poor old hoes. Now, g while I talk I'm goin' to h c, an the county attorney p, j. ... you with their hats an' give ic,:-'1 you a cliamif ,to show tbi.t ii.. u Is still in Your human klmliu-sHurrah for Mart liubci'i ; ih,,'.''. , nif-n- a-- . s hurrah! The din of shouting wua eo 1 ,.,1 t, for once lu his career Mart ris t J not hear himself talk. Hut h- - i 1 just the same. When the nnt.-- i..,j away and the two officials wer- - i.,,,'! 1 voice rims mi: , tho hat Hobi-rts- ' louder, shriller, sweeter tliou cvi- - "y he pleaded with his audience. i,,.vv i ed them, now he threatened a::, ,, lVr'7" exhorted. r There'a a maa just dn.pp i fLI u rtiil t.5oi hir!" he exclaimed. m,... brother! Thut dollar has iNiugi i y,,,, , brightest crown lu heaven. 'j wear thnt crown down thu g;.u.,ri!,. streets of the New JeiiiMih.i.i ik.j surely take off thclr lists to j,,,,. my friends, crowns lu glury are f,.r ... . here!" Tha auctioneer's Iron gray l.au- Wll disheveled, his face waa aglow v u, splratiun and his voice rose und c.n j., a singsong tune for all the world like tl. of a camp ucctJiig shuuler v. uu i..", power on him. "Oh, for a thousand sempli tone j. tt slug of glory!" he shouted. Tin a ened sinner, they suy, but I feel tlie of heaven shinin on my old gmy , tonight! Thera were volleys of frenzied applHiwa as Mart rattled on. He was hums., nut slniost exhausted. The msyr.r im,i t! county attorney dumped douii,. lunil, full of sliver In the womun'a l.ip, i",,a wagon wua driven away, while Rain-riurged the crowd to disperse. Ills cru.lo eloquence had its effect, and in imjf ll hour Martlnsburg had gone to sleep. l;,t ass . a , When Squire Riley opened enurt nett morning tho hullo and thu stuffy iinia courtroom wera parked witli IK'iip!.., James Harrow, the prisoner, wm in to be arraigned. Mart Etols'i-ts- , siiiillt.jp and bowing trlumplianlly was at thi ragged mans side. Mrs. Harrow and ,ed children were on a bench In a ciu r. V The county attorney arose, l.Mii.iiig v. v solemn, and addressed the jnsiiiv ui in. peace. He said; If it please (hr conn we desire' to withdraw tinOn exiiniinluc against this defendant. the books of a watchmaker we fin that this wulch found In the of this defendant was never lit., pruiei-iof the lute Henry unillcld. Then- - Lein not tlie slightest lence iiciiiusl the il.i fendaut, the state asks Unit tin- - c.isidismissed." Mrs. Harrow, sprang up with a sennit and wrapped lu-- arms round her neck. Rhe kissed Ills wrnkl, .J, yellow face and said, Pappy, tlii.i Is yo;:r chill day." In the cheering and the uproar that lowed Mart ltols-rt- s mounted thi- squire s bench and, holding up the uld siltcr watch, shouted: How mui-- ara I offered to start It?" - lu-r- J li - r 11 - san-mn- ruku-in.t- i, dream Is hiding You have only to glance at the gem you wear. And your ship of dreams will once more be lading la lllots Fop Girls. l, chichl-ma- l, cake. Never let a button stay off twenty-four hours. Always know where your things are. Never let a day puss without doing something to make gome one comfortable. Never come to breakfast untidily dressed. tt. Ike World's Fattest Roy. Tho pii lure Is that of Willie Harris, who s the boy on earth. He Is eighteen years old nnd weighs ass iHiunds. He is live feet four high, having a waist measure-im-i- it fnltl Dr. Rabbit's First bed built esjieclally for him. When he inches and a chest got Into hla bed at a lodging house the n Inches round. Ilia thigh first night the bed broke down under measure fnrly-foinches and his his weight. TORTOISE BACK TRAVELERS. e.ilf iwenly-tw- o Inches. The only ready made things he can Ihi iris was born on a form near D11 buy for himself ore collar buttons, ll sktiie.'U herds end (trove of turtnlsi-the mil sl.b of il body i Join when (hi r dries ii head i.ial (jiioin, 111. He has been in excellent nerktlr and pocket handkerchiefs. cuiaiai, like, to thirst at llu- - siviil n.tter sprint:. When leet It, -- Mr in shell. it reuehrs u spring the Rival cre.ilun-pluiigA DRAWING PUZZLE. Its head into the water above I 'listery of the Sr. Fii-its eyes and "greedily swallmc great a of i harai v. no in the mouthful at the lute of about ten iiceiin :..'ii side Up. H.i.I ll will mint-uminute." says Mr. Darwin. It takes a full o' water Insii i l of i Y.-good drink while K I at II. several of as tlie cork I there them, indeed, for It slays three or four I'l'i r. What litipjieiis cvidi t lly is (hi. Tlio res.-- 'i It days al the springs before nf sea wuti-ii!.uut march bark (id aril llu- l The tor one in i'e for every thirty toises always Have! in I wo litu-seach iicsivi:t. the Isuile t down 3 000 fc-- t tli- on a different path, one I 100 almos- lierc. or pi. ; the springs, the other going aw ay from to the ii.vli. them. All tortoises are i cry fond of Tin- - link ' squeezed together by that water and will go long distances to t eiv.i iid.i-iorce. all tlie air U ii reach It. is ;i.i.ed out. ami it beeonic Tortoise tlmr live in be more iiinM ier.it.': smaller than the neck of than a hundred year old. lake the the bottle, uni admitting the Kill waJoin wilh a pencil line the dole shown in tlie picture, beginning with 1, then ersb arid lobster, this creature carries ter. I, and so on. 11 hen you have finished this a certain reptile will be revealed. si 111 Some one has suggested twelve thing! that every girl can learn before she la fifteen. Not every girl can learn to play or sing or paint well enough to give pleasure to her friends, but tlie following accomplishments are within everybody's reach: Shut the door, and shut It softly. Keep your room In tasteful order. Have an hour for riring. and rise. Learn to make bread aa well as In-a- of If you will give me your dream lo keep I promise you never shall il; Into one Jewel I'll weld them ail. And fast In a chain I'll set It. And I'll hang It gayly about your rk, And whenever the thought of your sleeping. Bo, if you're wise, you will never regret That you left your dreums each day ll my keeping! r ihnil-lle.-i- WHAT THE OPAL PROMISED. With all the lovely and lavish thing That only wake when the world ," i f INSECT. health for the most part of hla life, although at hla birth he weighed only eeven pounds. None of the other members of hla family ia fleshy. The lad is When be reasonably well educated. began to grow there were never any chalra In the country school buildings large enough to hold him. He la obliged to use two ordinary chairs now. At home he aleepe In a up to nine, when there would follow a loud, wailing cry, and llte uncanny count would begin uvi-again. At last the uneasy spirit lussed into the body of an Insect whose somewhat resembled a ghost with Iiiiir. tousled htiir, and In that part of J.ilki q il la considered unlucky to cultivate the rhrysantheniiim. ns the girl's means chrysanthemum. iiunie, One of the most rha ruling works for young naturalists Is Charles Darwin's In litis he Voyages of the Resale." lolls us how he lundr-- on the const of 1 Ichl-ma- l. go-nii- il, che-lont- the Galapagos Islands slid explored them. They belong In tlie republic of Ecuador and lie under the equator In the Pacific ocean, from (01 to 600 itilles west of the imrinhiml. The Islands are of volcanic fur ms I ion. and the pari of the ara a tsu I Ihcm la called Galapagos . Hirlilin-lagoThey sic so sriuiralcd from thn rest of the earth that they to Darwin tu funn a little apim-trckit h vegetable world by I lieinsrlvc. and animal life is different from that elsewhere. Queerest at sll the sniiiinl forms, however, are the iiiuualcr turloises Home of them are so large it require seven men to lift one them. Kince Darwin wrote of them sn many people have gone to hunt them 1h.it they uro now In danger of beetnnlng evil net, which Is a pity. When the famous naturalist landed on t'hatlium Island, one of the largest of the Galapagos group, he was surprised to tlml tiroud, well beaten tracks from the roast inlund and toward the central highland. He could not account for them at first, fur they evidently were not made by liummi beluga. At length he discovered ih.-i- l they were paths made by huge tortoises that regularly crawled in drink at the fresh water spring. These are situated upon high ground inland. AN A curious tradition exists aliout a strange Insect which Is found only in lliineji, a pretty little town near the renter of Japan. It seems there once lived a rich noble In a castle on the outskirts of the town who was famous for the magnificence of hie dishes, among which were ten bowls of solid gold. In his employ was a maldservupt, to whom waa Intrusted the care of the plate. One day a gold dish waa missing. Blie searched diligently, but In vain, and In despair drowned herself In a well. Her ghost returned each night to the spot and could be heard counting the dishes slowly with Br ALBERTA PLATT THE WATCH THE LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN FOR. A picture of two children a tortoise la a photograph an actual scene in the animal show at tho Bl. Louis fair. Tho ohow lo called an animal school, and tho animals seem to take an education better than some school children do. You notice the boy who rides behind upon tho big creature does tint look very comfortable or happy, which la not strange, for It la difficult fur a human being to keep hlo balance uton the hard, round bark of 1 tortoise. Charles Darwin, tho great naturalist, tried thla kind of locomotion in the ." a . ! Mu ped on pi iaoncr Inside. Mart the stone step a tul faced the mob. Due liush-s-liy- - - Ruls-rt- roaiL - y, "Jim Imrniv." ' h ''You'll nn-;nk you. said I win I dune i:..'.. Au . lav Ix.irow, handing a cml in tlie woll.l lii'sides, 1 uni t t this i, ui.' i' o' moil that bought Iny wutcli will w ::t '.nut." uNiut on the Jtids-rlSt ruts.! l.:a Hu u he lucked up floor u few a,ii, ii at tlie prisoner. Harrow," he Temk me In tin- Mountfnrit Twoscore men preest-close to wln-rBrumfield stood holding the trembling . Genilviiir:i," exclaimed the auctioneer, assuming tils 1 lniriictcrlslic pose,- yuu tin- counllush-ii-lishe bum mi d. have listened to tb- mayor an' ty attorney, an' now I want to ask you Pappy suin' to come pretiy soon. to listen hi me for a few brief ''itoisi evenin', mum," said Ibils-rts- . The crowd was moving closer and massThe woiusn sturTcd up quickly, and at the sound of the stranger's voice the ing around tlie wagon where tlie woman and her children were huddled, them child was quiet. fae.il men gased curiously at tlie woeful Are you Mrs. Harrow?" spectacle. "Yes, sir." You've done about enough today. Your husliand" Mart' cried tin- drunken man, whose "My gracious, what's hHpH nd to him?" cried the woman, now standing civet j tongue was still unbridled. I'm not half through either," replied and holding the child close to her breast. Knla-i'tfcl.im meivil at first and tben Huberts. "Gentlemen." he continued. If ever in blurted out, lie's been arrested!" "Arrtstid?" Slit repealed U10 wonl In all your borndcn days you ever saw a a bewildered lone. your wugiin load of misery It ia "Yes, he's been accused of stealiu' a watch." "When- - Is she exclaimed, putting tlie huliy on llu- ground. Well, ili.n't get fi'iyli tent'd now, mum; don't gel frightened." said Roberts. llu's looked up, but" "lucked up! she gasHil Locked up! Why. nun. Inched up, you say! Don't they know lie's pretty nigh dead wllh thu Sger?" Tlie caught up her apron and held it lo h- -r ota. The clung to lorn skirts, whining pitiuusly. Luck-up!" elti! m.iuncil occr and over again. Ah' toi.iiirrow's his chill duy!" Kols-rtuit tlie wonuiu and tlie cliil- dren Into the wagon. Iduiird up the bony liurse and started for tlia village, till tlie way lie tried liard to urge the iniscrulile horse out i.f a snail-lik- e gull. The mother continued to nob and liman, and tlie crli-children all at once, while the horse crept along us though every step Wuuld be Its last. Ibds-rt- s saw men hurrying along, and mice a party of hors men, uttering loud him st a gallop. He lashcurses, tiaa-iced the horse and mutlm-oaths s gainst the inlsilibf he knew was on foot. Finally when the outlandish rig had turned a corner into the main thoroughfare of the village Huberts saw the glare of a fh-on the public equure and heard volleys of cheers and yells. Martlnsburg whs gundhig Itself to bloodthirstiness. The auctioneer stood up and best tbe At lust, under a horse unmercifully. torrent of blows, the animal broke Into a I'M GOI.V TO SEE THAT THEIR run. Far down the atrect the bonfire PAPPY GETS A SQUARE DEAL! glared fiercely, und there waa a tumult of shouts. eyes right now. This here woman an 1 As the vehicle passed a group of men these helpless lit tin rhlldren are the famone say, We can't do Ilolieris ily of thut poor ragged feller that la locksheriff's tlie till after midnight; anything ed up In tlio courthouse over yonder. I on the lookout." want every man of you who ever had a To this another replied, We'll get hint mother or a sister or a wife or a daughter aa soon as the crowd gets worked up to look at these poor, miserable, helpless, right." starvin' huntun beluga Men, the only Roberta pounded the old liurse and hope an' strength that tills little bundle drove into the throng of men that had of ran is got in all this wide world U gathered near tbs auction stund. The locked up in thut jail over there, an' you county attorney and tits mayor were on an; pant in' .an yelpin' for his life! the bog side, ny side. The nuiyur wua Men, I dont know that man over there haranguing the crowd and begging the In the jail no inore'n Adam; I never saw homes and let the him In my life till he came up here topeople to go to tln-llaw taka its uuursc. Some of the day. I never saw hla wife an children cheered for the mayor; others till two lioui-- ago, when I found 'em Jeered at him. Roberta drove the dag- down by the creek bank cryln' an' waitin' gering horse dose hi tlie speaker's stand, for their pappy to come home an' bring and. Imping from the acat, he tore off 'em something to eat. I brought 'em the tattered wagon cover lliut hid tlie here, an' I'm guln' to take care of 'em! woman and her children from view. Mrs. I'll tell you something elm I'm goin' to Imrrow's face was as pale as a corpse; do; I'm goin' to aee that their pappy gets her little ones wi re huddled close about a square deal! There ain't goin to be no her. and the baby whs still crying. lynchin In Martlnsburg tonight! If there Tlie nudliinecr mounted his stund. The Is, 1 give you my word of honor that tbe red light of the bonfire lit up his familiar coroner of this county will be tlie busiest face. man hero tomorrow! Roberta voice reverberated In the narIhsiniy fur Mart Roberts! yelled half row streets und rung out upon the night of the crowd. I In- s . 190-1- fant. wild occasionally she glanced toward ilr;. Brumfleld caught the stranger by the marshal Jerked him along toward the throat and growled. Wbar did y git court house. that wulch? flang the mill'd rer! Hung him!" man. The ragged man tried to speak, but bawled a half druiik.-d. HrumArkl wua choking him. There was Mutk iti.lx rt turn.d ni"n th- - vociferlooked .n l.lt.i timidly at first; Harrow him ous oiic and rnuklilc pustn-fury in the old man's fare. .. '.n.gi ime tuc cool tin'll he slured Men." shrieked Uruiufleld. 'Tvs got a Hut tile drunken man s cry did its work efi-a me .'om of , gr.iy of "l.jr.ili That watch murderer to Instantly there were shouts "no "Mail to man, ti"U," Mod Rola-rtmy murdered boy! Git the watch, men; him! Hang hint!" front downs of thnwli. Imy?" lyin' did you kill l:r tlie eourlhuusi rea git It. I'll hold this snake till sumo of Aa Wllliiinia hnl.iclf up. still Tie, prisoner " diHir he made a Iuiue,- - and, pushed the you git the watch!" r in the eyes, and bony horn had bran led from the auction Mock, and hart Roberta was about to step down from bis stand when a ranged man with a yellow fai-nd sunken eyes touched him on tha arm. The ragged man pulled an old silver watch from ills pocket and handed it to the auctioneer. Roberta straightened up, took off his hat and faced tlia crowd, which had begun to melt away. "Gentlemen." he shouted, "let me have your attention again fur a few momenta." A hoy amnd near the goods bos holding a iray which bore a glass of whiaky and a glaaa of water, hart Huberts' eyes glia. trued as he beheld the liquor. Holding tlie glass aloft a moment, be exclaimed. This la on the gent with tha atanding collar that bought the gelding!" Then ho gulped the liquor down. "No, sonny, ho said, shaking hla head. "No water with that. It's aa smooth aa the velvet of a queens robe. No water with that!" A ruar of laughter went up from the hat HR 2"., UNHAPPY WAYFARER. AND A SILVER OF AN STORY THE U(1)LN, ITTAll. M NUAV MOKMNd, OC101JK1! fcAA.Ml.NLl!, aid Last Potlcat ieiily-on- e MMv-seve- ur a -- HU-- qro-ncl- e . 11 e. i . - eon-t.ii- Ihe sea hoMoni lias been chanced by way . et.ne superintendent of elections, all outstanding wn a CUPit.ilizai ion of Chinn men born In this country nre number of casualties to person w.is Th foilcwing Is a translation of (or the railways in iho qualified to vote If they comply with 16.361. of which 6.81 advertisement In Hie principal 1 lliu- represented the the Imposed on other Amernumber of person killed and 7R.."..'iS ilio p.ipcrof a small town in ANnee: "The Wn:,:. : to s supreme court Judce. ican citfotis. number Injured. commune nf Hn singcr requires a capaar :; waves nui.v be ruled, From Do; 10 1902.' Inclusive, our total The reappearance of shark In the ble iu;,n 10 wind and look uflcr the whi!i si extend over half a excess of exports amounted to the alBaltic ski after an absence of l.Trt yesr clock. No salary to lieciu witli, Je.ir a:- i over pichleen most incomprehensible sum of 33.116.-nul- l. Is causing speculation among natiir.il-Ist- s. but this will soon le doubled if servme: b. Tfind, an average of some $.'.'0,000,000 year 1602 was proilin live . One explanation is that the fishes ice satisfactory." of P i opinion la Hint no i. a have been led to return by ilo leceut The number of persona on Hu payl I effect on tbe habitual year .133 passenger were killed ;lliy unususl dims lie condition, .turn her roll of our railway ill 1!H3 7, Ci and 8.231 tnjuied 011 T'nited Plate railIs the that The value of the amount of rail conjecture configuration of l'nJer opinion of the New Yoik way us compared with S4 passengers r.ip-i-- c. rlhqu.tkt-K- i;.Mip.-W'U.i.-- .v. r- i.-- nt 1 vil-l.'i- ue . 1 s 1 313,-J3- . pun-ii'ii- ye-ir- :! Yes, doctor, X think it's a sore pul ate, but If you'll step inside I shuil know positively." Took Him at His Ward. wag Gerald's tenth birthday. IJi' father and hla uncle from Australia were discussing the advantages of 1" In Australia. When you have lived a certain thnt In Australia you get ten years younger, said the uncle. Gerald, who waa Bitting under the I bio, suddenly called out, frightened, Why, then I ahull be nothing'." It killed and 6,683 Injured during the previous year. lands. Captain Bernier, who common'! the ship, announced his Intention The commerce of the Philippine Is- trying to reach the north pole In land Increased more than 31.0v0.000 sequent trip by drifting serosa Berin during the last fiscal year. Tor the sea In the Ice pack, his plan being eir-first' time since American occupation liar to that of Nansen. f the T'nited Btutes leads In the amount A partridge which was wounded en of merchandise sent to the Islands. unable to fly had attached to one at it The steamer Arctic carried the Canaa clod of earth. This was brok'V dian expedition under Major Mnndie, legs and placed under a bell glass. up which expects to remain in Ihe Hudson It remained for three The years. buy region for three year to collect inwas then placed In an open formation and take po session of aictic cighty-iw- o plants sprang from It- ti.-i- !. |