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Show STORY OF BOLD BILLY. 1 . i HERE HE CVME from and how he happened to zander Into Satan' Camp no cne could s.swi ttn- - He was a boy of about fourteen, freckle faced. wlld-ejeand so very timid that be would jump If spoken to suddenly la a loud tbne of voice. - Is Uet, to con fee the whole truth. He vat none too wril supplied with gray matter." although h ya act o d, ' -- fool, outright Satan' Camp was the wlikedest town of iu size la. the tcT'tory, It was the Uoaut of Its Inhabitants that more men had been klled la Satans Camp than in any other town of t;a age west of the Rockies. Not a Terr "heal thy" plate for a d ltd to stray Into. timid, And It happened that the first building bo entered after strlklrg thejunn was "Murphy's Hole, tie mo.t disll reputable gambling den and la Satans Cdmpr A tough gang always loafed around Murphys, and ItjvaB on hand when the boy appeared, .Whoop!" crld Red Jlutrh, ns his eyes rested on the lad. who was hesiWhat 'a this I tating near the door. see? Is It a kid? Wall, I'm derned ef a kid haln't come In hyerf Then be pounced on the unoffending .boy and dragged him fofwarfHnto the middled the room. - There the boy was quickly surrounded by the ruffianly crew, who began to make sport of him. half-witte- g'.a-mi- He did not dare. Somehow, for all of their general Camp cgUnea,the toughsOldnf SatanunmolestGrim had come to leave ed. They regarded him as a harmless old herteH who somehow managed to live, end they would have regarded It as a dlsgrate to pick a quarrel with him. Hat they made sport ef Hold Billy whenever the hoy appeared In the place. One day Hank Iiloodgood came Into Satans Camp. He straightway started In for a rack' et. The jlquor to be obtained In Satans Camp was rank, and Bloodgood was soon fighting drunk. He had a record, and long one,, too. " More than one good man, a well a3 more than one ruffian, had fallen before Bloodgooda guns. He was not destined to get out of the town without shedding blood. The quarrel occurred In Murplys. and Bloodgood shot Red Hutch deyd. Then be started out to run the town, ' . and heran It for awhile. a Satan's Camp was not place one man. could run Ion j?. however, and Iiloodgood was soon obliged to get out or lose his scalp. He gat out, but on his way out of town he stopped long enough to shoot Old Grim. Then he went on his drunken course, leaving a terrified boy weeping "and walling over the body of the man who had been so kind to him. An hour later Bold Billy came rushr ' ing Into Satans- Camp; told he excitement the In greatest them what had happened, and then be entreated them to pursue the murderer and bring him to Justice. They laughed at him. exhaumion. "I have brought him here tied. Now keep your part Of the agrer ement" He bad stopped In front of Saints Rest a he uttered these words- Every loafer there was on his feet Hooray fer Hold Billy! cried one. Derned ef he aint done it. though 1 duflno bow he ever succeeded!" Wall, 1 kinder reckon we ll her ter keep our part of the contract, eh par da? said. Bully Briggs, a he came down the' steps. That s right! shouted the crowd la unison. Three minutes later Hank Bloodgood, ibe killer J. w a swinging Bom the limb of a tree. Bold Billy watched the work completed, then he swayed, put out his hands, and fell in a senseless heap. The men hastily bent over him. Grat snakes! shouted Bally Brig?. Hes got two bullets in thcr left shoulder! Hank done some shootln, but this j ere boy took blm all the same! Whars Doc. geldon? The. doctor was on hand, full to the chin with bad liquor but atill able to extract a bullet. The Job was done. Bold Billys wounds were bathed and. bandaged, and be was taken to a nearby hut. And there be lay for weeks, nursed by the ruffians of Sataas Camp nursed with all the care aud tenderness possible from masculine bands. Doc. Seldon attended the boy, and the miner and roughs fixed 4t so the doctor could not get a sup of liquor in the camp during the entire time. From a street row or saloon brawl In which hs had killed a man, a citizen of the placewonld go to bis Jedsldo of Bold Billy and play the Solicitous nurse. And they pulled the boy through. When It was all over, with Bold Billy restored to health, they Were all happy that he discovered Old Grims secret Tound the hermits cabin was built Over the mouth of a rich lead a paying vein. Satan Camp was proud of him. The rough and tough citizens stood by him through thick and thin, and when Bold Billy sold his mine and departed, all regretted his loss. He bad sand In his craw," Bolly wall he did! Briggs was wont to say 1 saw It In his eyes when I let him hev my gun. Do 1 know what became o him? Wall, I heard as how he went ter Frisco, got inter business, married, settled down, an has some leetle Billies o his own now." - -- lata Mr, flrori "The circumstances on each fore foot, cr fourteen la SETTLED THE E1LL. In his des'rlptlon of it Bisboff Vi a hhjlot says: Each leg terminates la a sort of ThU LOtte VSpmuu U ml Thfn ul a (.o4 Try. fan, and with tbuse the little reptile Brooklyn people are Just tow enjoypaddles the air like a locust, or Ilka ls a partially Hedged bird testing its pin- ing the cleveren anrer in which a ions for the first time. and rich bat somewhat stingy Quaker was outdone by a clever little woman recently. The Quiler owns a THE POLECAT. deal of property In the City of Th lUte of Ono of It Proom great Incledu g many dwellings. Churches, X! lfopitobtiis in Cambridge place, One of these-l- s Is the skunk a dangerous animal? and has teen oe --apied fjr a year or I should say eo," 'remarked Mr. E. P. two by apurstr on a tran'athtntic liner, Ulnae of St, Loufsat the Hotel Page. who was laid oT two or three years I know very many people will be surfor irregular habits. It was terriago prised at the assertion, but there Is mortifying to his spirited little one species of this unpopular tribe that bly w ife, as they had no money laid by Is as much to be dreaded as a rattleand soon became destitute. They got snake, as I learned one jear while so- behind In their rent, and finally tbelr journing in western Texas. One night Quaker landlord, who had up to this In midsummer a party of us were camptime personally called to collect his ing out on the prairie of Llano county money every month, sdered them out hen wewere awakened by the screams after having lost two months real. He of a colored boy who had .been taken then placed the house In the agents along to cook for the outfit He said hands. Three dajs after the purser that something had bitten him, and ex- family were dispossessed a businessamination showed that fals head was like little woman called 4t the office pretty badly torn. There were unmis- and rented th Cambridge place house takable evidences of a skunk in the at $5 less a month than It had been vicinity, and there was no doubt that bringing before, and she moved in the It had done the deed. same. Bright and early on his regular The sequel Is that a few days later rent day the Jamaica Quaker celled ft the boy died a most horrible death of the Cambridge house to get acquainted hydrophobia. I learned that it w as not with the new tenants. What wad his a rare thing for the bite of tke3e miser- astonishment to have his ring answered able little cats to produce that dread by the same pretty little woman whom ailment, and several be had dispossessed a week before. She cases of It occurred before I left the cordially Invited him in and told him state. Some people think that hydro- that her husband had been reinstated phobia finds its origin In these ani- and that they expected to occupy the mals,' house Tight along,- - She did "not forget" to express her pleasure at the reduction In rent. Finally, the old man suggested MONSTER SNAKE. that he would expect the GO for back With Bud mq Big ArounU i W rent, and asked herdfwhe was going to rail. pay It. She went to the mantel and The people of this neighborhood are brought back a sheet covered with figvery much alarmed over the fact that a ures, which she handed to the Quaker. monster snake has been seen at large The footing was $59 60. Thats what THE BIG SEA COW. three all. WILL SOON BE ON EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK Aqatte Doobt rd Manumit That Wilt ven-erab- No fittrUcAttrlrtR 0a eoJiaritta, 6a rUnu Jtx Human NEOFTIIEPRIN-cipa- l attractions at New the York aquarium. In Battery park, which Is to opened next November, will be a manateeror sea cow. The manatee, which is aa mammal aquatic and not strictly a fish, has an elongated body like that of whales, the anterior limbs being Into fins and the posterior limbs wanting externally, and only being represented by rudimentary bones. The head Is conical, without a distinct line of separation from the body; the fleshy nose much resembles that of & cow and the full upper lip has on each side a few bristly tufts of hair. The swimming paws may be used tor cl mbing up the muddy bank of rivers; separate bones may be felt through the skin, and the fingers are provided with small nails. The skin Is a grayish black color, with a few scattered bristles. They Inhabit the eea shores, especially about the mouths of rivers, and feed upon aquatic plants. They do not feed ashore, though they sometimes not Infrequently quit the water, support themselves In a semi-ereposition. Under these circumstances they present at a distance a somewhat human appearance. Increased by the t. Jfiat-ten- ed ct Putnam, attending the death of Mrs. George Haven Putnam, wife of the senior member of the publishing house, are," says the Critic, "particularly sad. Her husband and two daughters were abroad when she was taken 111. The former was about to leave for home, the latter were to remain abroad to finish their studies, having Juat been graduated with hfiflO? from Bryn Mawr. Mr. Putnam arrived In New York Saturday last, the day after bis wifes death, the news of which ho was entirely unprepared for, her 111 ness front typhoid fever having been very short as wqll as very severe. Mrs, Putnam was most active In all reform and philanthropic movements, and her Influence and practical Interest .will be sadly missed by all her associates. She was a healthy-minde- d woman, and until her last Illness she enjoyed the best of physical health, too, If one may Judge by appearance. She wars woman of sound common sense and cheerful disposition, .and her gracious presence made many a dull occasion bright Mr. Putnam has the sympathy of a large fools. not were him told They they In his severe bereave-men- t Bloodgood was a killer," and there circle of friends waa no one who cared to follow him up. When he found they would not go, for HoFWtvM f'Oilf the boy literally screamed: There Is a college for bousew Ives at Yon are all cowards cowards cowards! Give me a gun! I will fol- Walthanstan, England, where young w omen may Team all the branches of low and capture him!" rehe domestic 'work. Including but at the cookery, boy, They laughed peated over and over that he would needlework, laundry work, and housefollow the assassin if he had a weapon. hold superintendence. The name of At length somebody shoved a revolthe college Is, appropriately, St. Maver Into his hand, saying: rthas. Only ten pupils are received at "Here, ye hev It, kid; now see what a time, In order that each may sene ye kin do. If you bring Hank Blood-goo- d ter turn as housekeeper, chambermaid, here with his hands tied behind lfiundress. etc. As the course of InEh, struction Includes every household him, well agree to lynch him. function, from building fires and cleanpards?" Go fer ing lamps to giving dinner parties, the You bet! cried the crowd, him. Bold Billy, an make yerself fa- graduate is equally fitted for housemous, maid or a house mistress. Not another word did the boy say. PRINTERS INK. With the loaded revolver clutched In bis hand, he hurried out of the camp Tbs bestwd you can get Is none too on the trail of Hank Bloodgoad. good. Thets the last w e'll e er see o Bold An advertisement does not Improve Hed be with ago. Billy," some one declared, skeered ter death ter see Bloodgood. Advertising will not injure the finest You've lost your gun, Bolly." fabrle. Mebbe, returned the man who had Ads, like bread, are easily spoiled In loaned the boy the revolver. , the miking. At sunset a crowd of loafers were An ad must have some push In ordes gathered In front of Saints Rest, the to have any pull, " only hotel In Satans Camp. An ad should be the concentrated essence of sense. Suddenly one of them exclaimed: Look thar. pards! Whos them cornIt Is more Important to watch your in down ther trail?" "ads than ypur clerk. Two critters, one head o t'other United they stahd, divided they fall said a Hands ruffian. business and advertising. hitched behind him, by thunder! GaWhen business begins to slacken, let loot la front is tied! See ther string your ads begin to lengthen. that runs ter tother one! Holy Smoke! If you have anything to tell the pubIts its w hy. It Is " lic, do It ts a telling manner." Hank Bloodgood!" Make your id so pointed that It will Shore's yer born! pierce through the eye Into the mind. Who's t'other critter?'! Yon must have Interest In your ad"I kinder reckon It's Bold Billy bring' vertising U jou want to make capital In back my revolver. said Bolly out ot 1l Briggs, with grim satisfaction. "Why medclne. Very Advertising Is jjk said 1 woudn't ever see thet yar gun often the belief that it will cure you does half the work. aglnr. Bold Billy it was. It Is easier to fill space than to pay He had taken the killer" captive. for lL Waste no words, but weight Straight Into town marched the boy them all with meaning. Silence is not golden In business. and his prisoner. Billys face was deathly pale. Talk, and talk loudly and often, if you Bloodgood right hand had been want to make trade. shattered bya bullet. Business may be done without adverferHere Is the man who killed Old tising, so will grain grow without Grim, the only friend I had," said the tilizers, But what wlirthe harvest bet maters Ink, boy, bis voice weak, as It from great well-kno- If ever a boy was frightened It was the one In the dutch of Red Hutch, demanded 'Wote yer' same, kid? the ruffian, aa he gave the lad a savage ehske Speak up lively!" wae the reply that chattering teeth come through the ot the unfortunate watf. Wall, thats a nice Billy Bolden, eh name for a kid like yon to wear around! Billy Bolden Bold Billy. How Is that for a handle, pards? Its great! shouted Red Hutchs sycophants, Hooray fer Bold, Billy!" From that hour the boy was tnawn In Satans Camp as Bold Billy. Before he escaped from Murphys he was nearly frightened out of his wits for he was made to dance to the tun whtle the ruffians of pistol-shotroared with laughter. Shaking like a leaf he finally succeeded In getting out ol the saloon, and then ran as tael and ks tar as hs s, could. Finally, overcome with terror and g exhaustion, he fell In a faint, r.g. heap beyond the limits of ths tow a, and there Old Grim found him. Old Grim was a grouty hermit who ltvei beyond the limits of Satan's qulv-er!n- - Camp. He was something of a mystery. He had been there when the first prospector struck jailer" at the spot whore the camp stood, but the dls-- covery of gold had not seemed to af feet the queer old man la any way. He lived on In his secluded fashion, and the people that came to the mushroom camp grew to know him by sight, bat no other way. He would hare nothing to do with theta. Old Grim's clothes were In rags, and he appeared like a wreck of better times. He spoke kindly to the boy. At first Billy was too frightened to tell hie story, but he finally succeeded. Old Grim listened to the end, and then be said: It is like those human beasts down there. Com with toe; I will, care for you. go be took the boy to his cabin, and. from that day. Bold Billy was Old Grim's shadow where one went the other might be found. While Old Grim lived, the boy never Sgaia visited Old Satan's .camp alont. MANATEE, OR SEA COW. r It cost us to move out and In again," distinct lips, the long whiskers In the on the outskirts of the town tor a male end the pectoral .mammae injho of days, and It is feared that somesaid she, and heres EO" cents to balance female. body will be attacked by the serpent the account for back rent, and she before it is killed or captured. produced a receipt all filled In and The monster was first seen about ready for his signature. The old man HER FACE AN INSPIRATION. three weeks ago by 'Justice Veltor. signed It, and then, swallowing a lump Wot for Its Furtlcuter Beanty, but Since then it has been seen at Intervals In his threat, said: "Verily, thee Is a num-be- Bo-n- an It Look So Bright. New Tork Herald: There Is a face which 1 meet frequently on the street It is not particularly a beautiful face, Jut it ts so bright and so happy that the atmosphere always seems clearer after It has passed. Its owner la evidently a working girl, for each morning she takes a car at a certain corner, and she carries & lunch. And 1 feel like congratulating the firm which has captured that ray of sunshine to light up some dingy office or beam across some dreary dry goods counter at the impatient customers. I am sure she is worth her weight la gold to her employer. Her face but puta In contrast the multitude of gloomy, weary, worried, sorrow-stricke- n countenances one sees the city streets, down and passing up and leads one to wonder why tlum are not more of these exceptions. If it Is possible to cultivate such a disposition as shines out through that pair of laughing eyes, theres a deal of blame attached to those people whose faces have the effect of an August thunder cloud on the community. Lt l Iteiort, Matrimony Im about to be Atchison Glober married, writes a- girl to this office, of Instead "and receiving congratulations I am aware that I teed a defense, and take this means of making it.-- 1 am 27 years old old enough to know better and do better, but I have no choice. The man IS a widower with one child. He liked his first wife better than he does me; I liked a man years ago better than 1 like him, so we are quits on that" He wants a housekeeper; I want ft home. I was brought up to sing a little and play a little, but have no trade. My parents will be glad to see me settled. I would be happier earning 5 ot $6 a week, and taking care ofjrnyself, but I waa jiot Jaught how. There are thousands of women la my position. Every man who brings up bis daughters without starting them with the means of earning a livelihood is responsible for Just such a mistake as I shall make next month, by I. W. Valentine, .superintendent of the Baptist Union Sunday School, and by Dr. 01 Ivy Jones. The latter chased the snake into the woods in an effort to capture it, but was unsuccessful. All agreed that the snake Is about fourteen feet In length, with a body as big around as a pall. Its bead la diamond-shapeand the top Is surmounted by a crest that is shaped like a crown, " , Some tlme ago, Dr, Wood, a resident of this place, died, but before his death he liberated a number of large snakes which he held captive. The snake which has been seen is believed to be one of them. The monster is referred to by the people hereabouts as the " " Ktng of Snakes. d, Qni wad Salr:lonlt Queen Sophia of Sweden, whose S9th birthday has just been celebrated with much pomp and ceremony at Drothiningholm castle. Is one of the most enthusiastic friends and supporters of the Salvation Army, a distinction which she shares with bef niece, the queen regent of HolBoth queens pubIlclycounte-nanc- e land. the work of General Booth, sending liberal subscriptions to his various funds and.expressing the cplnion that on religious and political grounds It 13 wise to encourage a form of worship which seems to cult the masses and finds the way to their hearts. But the Empress of Germany and the emperor, too, give evidence of the most undisguised hostility to the Salvationists their army being by Imperial order subjected to annoyances and persecutions by the police. Philadelphia Ledger: Reminded of HU Youthful diligent helpmate." The clever little' woman bowed him out, closed the door and sat down to have a good cry. FLOTSAM. Precious beyond price are good resolutions. Valuable beyond price are good feelings. If you wish to appear agreeablo In society, you must consent to he taught many things which you know already. Theres nothing like sticking to a thing when you apply yourself to it, as the fly said when it alighted on the fly paper. The early and the latter part of human life are the best, or, at least, the most worthy of respect; the one is the age of Innocence, the other of reason. The intellectual worker should hava at least two seasons of complete rest every year. The freshness of his work will show the advantage of following such a course. Anything that adds to the neatness and beauty ofthe home and Its belongings not only Increases the owner3 pleasure, but fosters refinement and real betterment of the household. As the next thlrgto'havlng wisdom ourselves is to profit by that cf others, so the next thing to having merit ourselves Is to take care that the meritorious profit by us. For he that rewards the' deserving makes' himself one of the number. There are few characteristics mere valuable than that which gives a reputation for absolute truthfulness. On may decline to express any views oa a given subject and not be open to criticism; but whatever is said should be unimpeachable and as frankly uttered as possible. Dmy. NEW PROVERBS. If you want to live to a good old age, The wise man lets time work his do not buy pr try to drive a borse that has ever belonged to the fire depar- venges for him. tment A friend who comes into market three times a week some time ago got such a horse, and the animal did well enough until one nlfiht about 1 o'clock as ke was coming In with, a load the fire bells rang aa be was passing an engine house. The old horse pricked up his ears and threwjjp his and when the engine came out he tail, A Fo3fWlng:d rwf. took after It at a gallop. All efforts to The curiosity of tropical Africa Is hold him were in yain. He was &lng the wonderful flying frog, first de- to the fire, and he got there, too, as scribed by Blshoff, of the Equatorial soon as the engine did, though he left African Expedition, which returned to some of his load on every block on the Europe in ths fall ot 1894. This oddity road. , Of the reptile family is about the size of a common bullfrog and resembles Thl Tima Protects Cyclist. other members of the order of batra-chiaIn everything but Its feet, each At last a place has been found where of w hleh Is webbed and enormously en- the poor bicyclist is protected. It is In larged, so much so as to form splendid the town of Chicopee, Jass., and any substitutes for true wings. The crea- person found throwing into the street ture has five toes on each of the other ashes, glass, crockery, scrap-irotacks, nails or anything that might Injure the two, which make four separate membranes on each ot its hind feet and tires of bicycles will be prosecuted. ns n, re- A good neighbor Is one who minds own business. " . Its a lueky husband that can live up to his record as a lover. Woman's weakness is a polite term for womans willingness."" . When a habit becomes too strong to break it is a bad habit "In the game ot life the pooresLhand-ofte- n takes the most tricks. The woman who returns a kiss for a blow makes a bid for another blow. A constant dropping will wear away the percentage of the best ball team. The homely woman geta fat, while, the pretty one simply grows stout Most people feel assort of sneaking satisfaction w henever a good man goes his -- Wrong. The woman with bony shoulders usu- ally finds her affliction more than she can bare. Mans scheme of happiness Is too spt ' Is out ot to include something which his reach. I |