Show earthquake carpenters the term earthquake carpenter at first glance might give tho the impression of a person capable ot of doing a job in fast time regular shaking the work together to some persons it might convey the idea of a man whose work was so poor that it vas was likely to drop to pieces at any moment actually it Is a jamaican term and was vas used a great deal in kingston after the disaster there it really means a man whose work Is in wreck ing a man who takes apart the tallew houses and sorts out the timbers the december number of the lar ir magazine contains a remarkable hunting story by herbert quick which while redolent with the breathe ot of the minnesota woods Is ne less one of the most remarkable tales of high finance ever written another 1 story in this number of the pop 1 liar Is stocky brown a complete i ovel by craig middleton comprising i realistic description of a raid on a EL new york gambling house a train areck v reck and robbery an exciting mani on a western ranch and two at girls both interested in ai at n i anly and lovable hero there are besides these two stories installment installments of t four serials a complete novelette ind and six short stories |