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Show Y t TICTWRESOF-- -. of of 'PEK.IJV THREE words. or'J tht T0 Mid t to. Hfe full -- . 90 Hi I cteerily; NI4 q-- J me ifke some holy irdL1111 ? iUm e py tori , off and dlre Vrtftfui htart that kna cheorda' aka I? , charm harm, not doubt ht wrlJ you nlJ, I knew poorest hint! may a very prince tnay bep,. hi the deepest poverty; loUsh to have U o. the tender knowledge I may . .0 the ,n(r4 Sin, ' .far thrv words taka werde that you seld, 1 (tend unfailing tn my hand, KPeugth Bo lhlllK 1 would not Cara Bi burden I imnt bear; in to80meet a world demand: Duty never (all. uij spirit hw three words ? saka f A Personal. "I 8T LOUISE HOLLAND, oryqtrted. ISO: Dally Story Pub. Co.) I "A boys, theres mors than oat "I getting Jiitetio thii, married nowadaya exclaimed Laurence from the cozy corner of the V hotter, where his tall, graceful kd handsome blonde head were gltoujost from view under the num-er- 8 leets of a Sunday morning smoke from his cigar. I iAroung man, thirty years c I CM exemplary Irablts and good - bitea position, desires acquaint f C,C young lady about twenty- A, hud looking, educated, refin- matrimony. Address -- jt beat all what pet! arc-- , - met fools some j - --- ' could almost see the sparks fly, returned Kate. Did Margaret agree with him; what did Charlie say? asked Maude, trying hard not to look too interested at founrotlemaaa viewa of the "weaker veseeL Of course the didn't agree with him. Why, he Bays the modern woman la as bold and independent as a man. and as for ths restraints of custom and things conventional, ahe utterly ignores them." "Yes," Interposed Margaret, "he grew so much in earnest that be said, why, ladies, to show you how convinced I am that I'm right. I've got a bet of a hundred dollars with a certain fellow who share your antiquated ideas, and tomorrow evening I'll blow that hundred on a swell dinner at the Club; ladies, consider youi selves engaged for Tuesday evening. May 30, and well toast woman, old and new.' How lovely! 1 wonder what the bet's about?" And Millicent clasped her white hands above her head and gaxed up at the blue and silver celling if its Intricacies could unravel tb mystery. Girl. I have It!" cried Kate, who had been idly fluttering the leaves of a book which John Strong had the evening' before brought Marga-e- t; don't you remember, Margie, how John said, 'dont get too personal, Charlie,' and Charlie laughed and said, 'what do you know about personals? and John answere ('Nothing, only I don't think It safe to bet an even hundred to ten on them; and girls, look here o tb of this book. A young, honest, intelligent man detlres acquaintance of young lady of similar attributes; object, friendship; possibly matri- - worm, but, pardon these digressions. In proof that It was sent, listen," and be read from a paper he drew from his poc ket. A' J'OUBg.. honest, intelligent? mas desires acquaintance of - young lady possessing similar attrlbutea; oh- -' Ject, friendship; possibly matrimony. Address L. 425 Niposlnk Club," further than that tbs Personal was 'answered, behold! and he dashed ten crisp tens before their eyes, "which I blow on this dinner, and now. ladle, congratulate the winner. With an audacious look on Ma face, Laurence sprang to bis feet, Ladles and gentlemen, he cried, my contestant speaks truly,' but, and taking Kate's hand he forced her to stand by hla side, "do you think 1 am altogether the loser? . fly-le- af - ffHtnd women, too; for Ill bet sms tetiquated female, will answer that PBonai before night," declared CMhlorrie. Jib. Herewith are reproductions of some photographs taken In Pekin during the Boxer siege of the legations. These pictures are the first' received in this country having arrived , last week. The first shows the entrance to the British legation and how it was protected. The second picture shows the residence of the first secretary of the legation. The next one shows the battered wall erected by the defenders. The fourth picture shows one of the buildings of the British court which was most exposed. Many foreigners took refuge therein. It is almost a complete wreck. The last picture shows Corporal Patrick Collins of the United States infantry, Fourteenth firing the first gun at the Boxers. The gold cross of the Order of Din nebrog has been conferred by King Christian IX of Denmark on Jacob A. Rita, the author. Mr. RUs' father. N. n Latin schoolE. Rlis, a master of Ribe, Denmark, was similarly decorated some years ago In recognition of his services to his country. well-know- Senator Hanna's speeches are never written before they are delivered. Ths senator carefully thinks over his subject, but never makes any notes for , use on the platform. In the Home QfdSirtfer t b A woman writer in the New York Herald thus describes what ihe calls tvnifat Hungarian miners residence in the anthracite coal region! of Pennsylvania: "I had literally to pick my steps so as not to trample on the pigs, children and ducks playing together in the yard. The housemother was busy preparing goulash, for it was almost midday. She spoke no English, but she She instantly divined my mission. had probably entertained several more such visitors already that morning, for she pointed imperiously to the heaping dishpan of tomatoes ready for paring. She also uncovered six huge black loaves that lay on the greasy board supported on two soap boxes, which evidently served for a table. In order, I presume, to cut the interview as short as possible and to save unnecessary parley, she gave me her greasy pass book to inspect her pass book at the company store. Just then' her great, heavy, beetle browed husband came in, pushing before him a gorgeous baby carriage, and quite regardless of quacking ducks, squealing pigs and crying children. The husband was dressed In his best on strike, and he wore a dazzling gold watch and a heavy chain. The fat, pudgy little baby in Its gorgeous perambulator was also dressed In its berlothes finely embroidered pettiest, a yellow silk overdress and a gay wrought silk kerchief knotted over its head. The man talked broken English and managed to explain that if the strike lasted any length of timeheYOydfl bov his family eitherf to Montana or else back to Europe. There was no sign of worry in the countenance of either of the couple,' They were the' capitalists .of McAdoo, and they had no occasion for worry. Captain John McIntosh Kell, adjuOf Georgia, who died at Sunnyside, Ga., last week at the age of 77, had served in the navy since he was 17. He was In the Mexican war, and was present at the first raising of the American flag in California. He was with Perry in Japan, and was executive officer of the Alabama during its stormy career. He had been adjutant general since 1883. tant general the lorieaat the recent election. They with circulars that under the four years of Salisbury's administration there had been 33,836 more marriages than under the previous four years under the liberal party. It is believed that the circulars had no inconsiderable effect on the campaign. flooded many constituencies ..Extreme frankness characterizes at least one business man of Ottervilla, Mo. He closed up his store and left Gone this notice stuck bn the door: to the street fair at Sedalia. ' Will be back when I get sober. John Burroughs, the critic and naturalist, docs most of his writing during the warm months in the open air, in Reed, being himself a a reclaimed woodland swamp on his most methodical man, likes those about estate, Rlverly, on the western shore him to be as punctual in business mat- of the Hudson river. ters as he is. The other day he reprl-- . manded an office boy for the tardiness of his arrival at the office. Well," said the boy, you said there was nothing flike regularity, and as Id been a if hour late for the past two weeks I didn't like to change my method and come in on time today. A large Brooklyn brewery firm has decided that from this time on no man who has not a letter of credit In the form of a wife will be able to get sufficiently Into their good graces to be set up in business. The late Judge Haskell of the Maine supreme court was a careful student of mechanics and spent his leisure in his machine shop, where he bad built several model steam engines. The Duke dAbruzzi Is expected to open the season of the British Royal Geographical- - society in November with a paper on his arctic expedition. Sometimes it is the cashier that gets the best ofjhe run on a bank.0"'-- " Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, tht agent of the Dominion of Canada In London who showed hla patriotism recently by equipping a regiment of cavalry for the south' Africa campaign, was presented the freedom of his native burg of Forres, ln, thq north of Scotland, the other day The Primrose Dames of JSngland to an artful dodge on behalf of re-ort- ed 1 dont returned believe It, No woman would sell hercheap." self tht ISo tuch do you want to bet? Inqdred Laurence. f feltiou write the peraonaT to be addesnt to yourself (soma fictitious nits, a'tourse), at the Club, and you Asr toihow the answer to the rest of; . that we can be sure Its no bas billet doux; and Ill bet an even hutiredts your ten that youll get an a never hbide of two days." fit's i(o, Now come and help me oujt with lie Personal. It makes a fel lofr feei Le a fool to try and write a deaiptl of himself i fHow vould this suit you?" asked Charlie. 1 young, rich, handsome, "Her it is.1 hterestlng, affectionate e and acI 42S Nlpoelnk mony. , Address loving yoag gentleman,, deeiret ms Club.' na Hind that it of paper. Maude; young girl; quaints lovely Charlie must have written this and bet ylph-lil- u type preferred; object-kinaj, yon cad!" cried Laurence on n girl's answering It And here It is." eh exclaimed, as sbs ran her eys angnly, mt do you take me fort' Tt'jy 1 a perfect photograph of i over the Ad. sheet; and. girl. I'v ti the other is Just the kind a great mind to answer it of t gal ;.ou like, said Charlie with 8o that Charlie can win his bet?" n !? look at the others. queried Maude, who was dying to I have hi cried Charlie. A young know if hli Interest In the fair Northmat with A glass eye, cork leg, and erner waa returned by her. tin ur withe to make the acquaintNo! Just for the fun of the thing; ance n young lady likewise endowand tbeh we wont go to the Club dln- ed; m bn politico; even trade; object, ner If be loses." . - t matrimony. " "Would you darsT" asked Millicent. Nov. Charlie, shut up. Laurence, who longed, yet dared not llstet to this, and John Strqnx read Of course I dare," and in less time what ta had Just scribbled on the fly per-le- af lt takes to teU it, n 4 hla book: A young, honest, j fumed missive waa seat to dainty 425 NipoL, man desires acquaintance slnk intelliat Club, with nn Invitation to meet of yoKi lady possessing similar at- K Tuesday 3 p. m in the alcove of the possibly tribute, object, friendship; North room of the Art Gallery, matrlaoay. Address L, 425 Niposlnk e Club. Tu see that qualifying opens m. five The at p. Tuesday, May 20, to you in honorable road tor retreat; Club smoker presented an unusually willth lor gala appearance; flowers abounded, Justil e ticket. said Laurence. were disposed in He i s, Jack, but youre a deep cbslrs and tables convenient form, not bunchsocial, yet one," sM Charlie. . , ed. ns was usually the case; magazines i his bead to think with as He well ask at and drink and talk with; and papers were placed, sot scattered or cic? stub n you'd 4 well to cultivate him, my about, and not -cuspidor Laurence, glad to givs was visible. boy, yd In the dihini room covers were laid Charlie lit for hla too accurate desfor twenty, and at the door, waiting cription o s girl hs admired. Well, I must bq moving," de- td receive the guests, stood winner and f clared Wile, Ignoring . Laurence's loser of the bet; ths former exultant not deshot, thiifyng it well to retire before and smiling; the latter, though he got enther, and he was off, to b pressed, strongly preoccupied.; "I say, old fellow," this from Charfollowed non after by hla companions. i lie, lt's s burning ahame; youre not In n gtl'a dainty blue and silver telling me a word about her. What room wea jeathered n knot of South was she like?. Lady of uncertain age, era debuhdtes to talk over the detail! or Aq airy, fairy Lillian?" of the netball, the experience of the Nether," was the short rejoinder. last one. id to become more inti-- 1 Well, IH have It out of you when 1 mstely ecsu&lnted, with Margaret De- - give my toast. Charlie replied. Laurtence smiled, but made no anland's ga) young cousin, pretty ' brown-haire- d brown-ey- d girl from swer, ns he turned to greet th J first the Norik, who, with her alert, viva- eomers.'; Among tb last to arrive were Marcious and independent ways, formed with a puz-sle- d. quite n emtrast to her quiet, demure' garet and Kate, Margaret mystified look on her face, and and more conservative slaters of the Kata strangely excited.. She greeted South. . Kate Irfng was but eighteen, and Charlie pleasantly but, aa she gave her this visit to her . Southern cousin hand to Eaurence, she blushed visibly, witnessed ot Only the first flight from and bis 'embarrassment was hardly the home nest, but her initial entry less than her own. In fact, on Kite's and mingling trills'" ths Into the social whirl as well; and, to Cbarlig tad to put th her lt seemed a veritable peep into ree times Wasnt she tb Yet ahe carried herself fairyland. rl he ever saw?" before he well, and Nr head was not turned by itly recovered Uf reply In the many flattering attentions she reth Southern gallants the affirmative. . ceived fro 's .. - - Dinner being announced, lt waa whom she met ' In s momentary lull of the details of good or bed fortune, sa the he, to take out Kate who lMaudelitiea reception "gown, Mar- case 'mighthim at the lower end of the garet put question, "Who do you supported table. At the upper end, with Maude think palled last tightFr It couldnt have been John on his right, sat Charlie. The affair progressed merrily, Strong?" Inquired Millicent Dean, n face Charlie and Kate were the rewhose though ind blue Imp innocent girl fcln&ost wllfcd Qj meaning look cipients of many an Inquiring glance. she gave th others as she asked the At last toasts were In order, ana Charlie rose to hi! feet "Ladies" he question. Margaret fluahed, and replied; He said, "to you alone I due this festive was here, hot Charlie Norris came scene. Two days ag6 I made a bet with him and, girl, be was so Jnfattt- - with my unsophisticated friend, who ated with ,Kt he hardly addressed 1 grace the tower end of tbla posting three word to me during the entire 1 boarcL aa even hundred to hie ten that, evening. What win j bojq be send a Personal to the paper wltl Northerner, if sh cornea among us h 'Would redeivk ah answer. inside of and carries o( the handsomest man In two day my admiration and obsertownT r vation of th fair sex leading ms to i"OhCSlgkt! Why. girls, he and that you always have an eye to Margaret got Into tack a heated dis- the main chanc-- !a fact, yon are like eU cussion on r Modern Woman, you that early bird bo . U ' j- tp. -- YAQUIS AS TRAILERS. IndduSs lllwtnUsx Thatv Gsm ( Seeatiug. "The Yequi Indians Lan-rence- f ' - " tn r. SOME MINERS HOMES NEAR LATTIMER EACH OCCUPIED BY TWO FAMILIES .J - be-lle- va r wonderful nstursl'trallere," said n former iexl-ca- n trader, relates the New Orleans They ought t make the best scouts In the world. Bom years ago 1 waa stopping at a pises called Ysletl, ' near the east .coast ol Yucatan, when my cabin was robbed one night of several hundred dollars tn gold, I hired n very intelligent Ya-qnamed Pedro to help me chase the thief, and we started at once. . Ths thief who did the job, bad, fled on horseback.'striklng northwest, and before long my guide had a pretty accurate Idea of hla personal appearance He pleked up hla Information a scrap" at a time, beginning with the discovery that ho was undersized. When I asked how he knew, he pointed- - to s willow tree from which one of the lower branches had been recently broken. Ths rascal had dismounted there for a rest..; and several flak stones were piled on the ground under the broken branch, Pedro surmised that he wanted n whip and had to stand on ths stones to reach ths limb, I which waa really r not very high. mention this incident because it seem- ed to me at the time to be very farfetched guessing, but it turned out afterward to be absolutely correct. He knew the colors of the man's saddle blanket from n few ahreda caught on a thorn bush, and learned that he carried a native water bottle by Its print In the soft dirt sear n spring. What astonished me especially, however, wu tho ease with which he followed the train of the horse over flinty, stretches, where not the faintest sign of its passage was visible to my blunter vbion. We caught up ' with the thief oh the Second day, and all of Pedro's predictions were verified to the letter. He was a prowling and when hard pressed had hidden the money under s log tn s dense thUket. less My .Indian located I time than it takea to tell the story, and laughed contemptuously at the ethers lack of finesse. Yet he was not an exceptional trailer. I have met dozens of the tribe who were equally clever. Times-Democr- at aun-cak- ed half-bree- d, ost Llsmt's rt onallty. The best impression of Liszt's appearance In 1854, writes Dr. William Mason In the September Century, Is conveyed by n picture which show him approaching the Altenburg. Hla back is turned; nevertheless, there Is a certain something which shows ths man as he was, better even than those portraits In which his features ar Th clearly reproduced. picture and his gives his gait, his flgur There la hi general appearance. tall, lank form, his high hat set a little to one side, and his arm n trifle akimbo. He had piercing eyes. His hair was very dark, but not black. Hs wore It long. Just as be did in his older days. It came almost down to his shoulders, and was cut off square at the bottom. He bad it cut frequently, so aa to keep It at about the tarns length. That was appoint about which be was very particular. As I remember his hands, hts fingers were lean and thin, but they did not impress me as being very long, and hs did not have such a remarkable stretch on the keyboard as one might imagine. He was always neatly dressed, generally appearing In n long frock coat, until he became the Abbe Liszt, after which hs wore a distinctive black gown. His general manner and his face were most expressive of his feelings, and his features lighted up when he spoke. His smile was simply charming. His face Wa peculiar. -- On could hardly , call it handsome, yet there was in It a subtle something that was most attractive, and hla whole manner had a fascination which it Is impossible to describe. -- - SUB M - A Soetal Farmitty. What do yon propose to do with this man?" said the stranger in Crimson Gulch. We ain't goin' to do nothin' to him, said Rattlesnake Pete, only Jes' show him that we don't feel under i no obligations whatsoever. We're going to take him out an ttaod. him up In a wagon under n tree with a rope aroimdhJa neck. An then we're goto to drive off an not ' have any more sociability with - him. WashC ington Star. s Jtllaooa'a Memento of Toon. Christina Nilsson cherishes - Jn a unique way .momentos of her triumphs on the concert stage. One Of her rooms is papered with leave! of musie taken from the various operas . in which she has appeared,,. Another Is decorated with receipted hotel bills mads out in her name fluring her 1 tourf. Ballmia Owm4 by Slot. At preseat all-thrailways in th colony of Queensland are owned by tbe state, wlthone exception a Ene to tbe Chillagit tin anti copper raids ' e far-fam- i? & t |